Hong Kong Tramways building new tramcars
romcars in Hong Kong, like tha motor-car, hava.
succumbed to the craze for streamlining, and bofore the year is out there! will be at least four brand new tramcars on the track, built on the latest streamlinedį model. will be followed by a further 20 of the same type by June next.
They
t unlike builders of motor-cars, the Hong Kong Tramways Limited have started building this new model car not for the sake of better ap- pearance, but solely for greater safety and comfort for the travelling public.
Sequel to fatal explosion
7.
con-
Reminders
Today
St. Andrew'e. Church: Forces',' ex-
cursion. 2 p.m.
Nine Dragons. Bervicea. Club, tombola (Snow Ball), 7.30
p.m.
Ruco. meeting, Happy Valley, 2.
DIR. Round the, Bend by Jonathan Sly,
European YMCA,' 8,30' p.m. European YMCA Garden. Party,
at. Tenia Ground, King's Park; 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 pan. Glory Medicino Co., Ltd., oficial opening of now estabilshrpent: at 61A; Queen's Road. Contral; 11.0
. A "China 'Mail" reporier, while on a stroll along the waterfront between West, Point and Kennedy Town on Wed-St. nesday, saw a barge drawing alongside the Praya.
Coming events
TOMORROW. Toc H Clarion). Concart, 50., Mac- donnell Road, 8.30 p.m. A Jolm Ambalance and Brigado, Wong Kang Sul Shield com- petition, Ellin Endoorie School Soakuspoo, D a.0). NAAFI Club, Kowloon, Snooker
Tournament. 7 p.m. Arinelisir Group, European YMCA, Alin "The Voice of the Deep", 8.46 p.m. Nine. Dengons Services Club, fim Lady Takes a Chance". 8 p.lm.
Unuum Jack Club, tombola, 7.30
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 14, 1050).
Prison industries show Squatter area
high level of output
Prison industries showed a high laxol of output and the quality of goods produced was main- tained, said the July-September quarterly ro- port of the Commissioner of Prisons, Mong Kong.
Discipline in the prisons has been maintained at a satisfactory standard. Outside working parties overaged more than 500 prisoners daily.
Price control removed from certain items
Admissions to the prison. were. Stanley, 1,756, Victoria. 4208; and Lalchifold (females), 407. Total, 6,701.
Of the total, 3,722 (3,310 men and 112 women), were sentenced to imprisonment for poilada of Hess than a month. During the previous two quarters, them were 2:387 and 1,179 auch, ad-
missions, respectively.
Stanley, 2,427; Victoris, 624; La
Average dally population was: (Females), 165: Total
Further effect has been given to the recent recommendations of the Price Control Advisory Committee. In yesterday's elukok "Government Gazette." price 3,210.
This was an increase, of 837.3 control was removed from a number of items in the food-wed an increase of 260.7 over the last quarter, which stuff list.
the quarter ended March 31. A Public Relations Office
At the Reformatory, the average statement, said that price control dally muster was 73, now admis Has been removed from corn-lous 13 and discharges 7.
The general health of misoners, tinned fit, Jums and
has been good. marmaladen, lord, ennned meats
Six deaths oc- other
than corned beef and surred in the pricon hospital; two sausages, canned soups, Oxo, and trom pulmonary tuberculosis atta Vegemite.
bue cach from cardiac. beri÷beri, Juodenal ulcer, haemorrhage of gastric ulcer, and, mallman: malaria.
In it was a brand new tramcar lenking spick and spor. A crane ited it bodily, out of the bange am placed on the track. natorman then drove back to On a cinege of a daubte omir-the Framway sited for the Bul
Louch up Wong Wah-kit alig Wong
There it was christened No. 72, Aai, ugent 38, faces ital proceeding before Mr. and in a fortnight, or sooner, it omar Tam at Central poster-will take to the tracks for re-
starch, gulor servier. It will replace the Accused was charged with old No. 22 which, having reached murder of Wang King-chuen, the age limit for retirement, wit d 16 und Ho Trul-yeo, aged 3 | join its predecessors in the serap August 12 at Aberdeen.
yard,
Now a few words about this According to the prosecution of 10 ain, there was an explosion | now 'model. Externally it is of 67 luland Rous), first Bour, the same size as the existing car, e explosion killed a 15 yeur; but inside there is tuore space and
boy
three-year old seating accutaudation. The up- per stock has an extra raw of the time of the explan seats. family were having their rning meal. Beensed $y*rtU#
In appearance it is a decided improvement on the existing type, parcette streamlining giving it a smooth apped in gewapapers into the look from the outside. usu. Smoke van een coming | of the parcel. The family ran the door, and tried to escape
à accused stopped them. There
in an explosion and as a result
o were killed and five ther ured.
After two oiler withew: hod en evidence, hearing of the se was aljourned
19
August
Opium divan keeper sentenced
Wong
Safety device
The keynote, however, is in safety and comfort, and the first safety device, is the automa- the shutting and opening of the dopeu. A small lever in front of the motorman will enable him to shut the doors before
getting on after the tram starts or of people getting off before
MONDAY Crown Land Auction Sale, PWD
offles, 3 pm.
p.m.
p.m.
Whist Drive, European YMCA, a
TUESDAY
In the Dental Clinic 179. EX“ and 44 fullrigs were
This step in Justified by the supply position, but it is never- HK Rotary Club, luncheon, Rooftheless expérimental,, Government Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. will have no hesitation. in re- NAAFI Club, Kowloon, table ten- imposing control it unjustified tractions
als tournament, 8 p.m.
price increases should result. The effected. Bridge Drive, European YMCA, position will be carefully watchi-
ed, added the statement.
3 p.m. Nine Dragons Services Club, whist drive, Cash Prizes) 7.30 p.m. Cheero Services Club, Whist
Drive, 8 p.m.
Piracy trial at Sessions
the
The piracy trial at he starts the tram. This wiCriminal Sessions entered its eliminate any risk of
people seventh day yesterday with the fifth of the seven accused giving evidence on his own be- half before the Senior Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice Gould, and a jury of four men and three women.
It stops.
As an extra precantion there is affixed also a inirror above the front door for the motorman to ranke sure there are no people still trying to get on the tram at the back before he starts the car, though normally he does not stort until he gets a ring from the con- ductor.
A Chinese man was charged fore Mr. F. X. D'Almada at owloon yesterday with keeping Next there are the steps which!
oplum divan,"
ure now so constructed that pas- Wat-loong, aged 22, wassengers inay gat, on or alight o charged with possession of with much greater case, and with
oplum and possession of legs risk of silpping, spared
An addi- oplum pipe.
tional precaution hère is the in- He was sentenced by the court stallation of electric lights both in six months imprisonment with front and at back, so passengers rd labour.
can see clearly at night, where the street lighting is poor.
Chree other persons, See Kai, ed 30, Leung Kum, aged 43, and Hoi, aged 25, were charged th smoking in Best defendant's
van.
The climb to the upper deck has Bkewise been improved by making the stairs less, steep,
The seals on the upper deck Except for See Kai, who had. evious convictions, Leung and are fixed, so that standing passen-
The accused are Lam Hau, aged 34, travelling trader; Lam Yuk-ming, aged 38, unemployed; Tam Kob, aged 40, travelling frader: Tang Kai-ming, aged 30. travelling trader; Wan Chung win, aged 21, greaser; Kwok Chting-kwong, aged 40, coxswain; and Chung Chun, aged 57, ecok.
According to the prosecution. the seven men took part in th Kwong, Hei Lee, which was sail- piracy of a Chinese coastal vessel, ing from Hainan Istand to Canton on May 20. One person was kill- ed and another wounded.
The ren
are alleged to have intercepted the vessel which was carrying, various goods-including in a motor boat, and towed the vessel to the island. The passen- gers were eventually released, and made their way to the Colony.
The cargo was disposed
The policy of simplifying the 1st by prescribing a Youximun retail price for each category of gools instead of for each indivi- dual brand is followed for tinted butter, cooking oats and corned beel.
Other items are routine. One brand- of margarine is up by 1 cents, a pound; a brand of fresh ham is down by five cents; "Lac togen" is up; "Glaxo" is down and sweetened condensed milk i up from $1.05 to $1.10, partly due to the Lioplate positi n.
Court Brevities
four offences.
Watch snatcher
sentenced 1
A 20-year-old Chinese youth was charged; before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at. Kowloon yester- day with larceny from person on two counts.
Yuen
Tak-wah, unemployed. was arrested on October 9 after he
had snatched a wrist watch, - salt. to be valued at $80, from Chinese womos.
According to the prosecution, defendant thatched the wate from the woman while, the latter was walking along, Jordan, Road near Canton Road.
After snatching the watclt, de- A fine of $1,000 each was im- fendant ran into a side lane whore, posed on two men who stood be
he was arrested by a dolective." for Mr. R. W. S. Winter at Kowloon yesterday charged with He pleaded guilty to the charry
and was sentenced to thre The charges were: Possession of duliable Chinese liquor; Fos-months Imprlionment and thre session of distilling equipment; strokes of the cane. possession of fermenting materi On the second count of larcen. al and distilling spirit without a from person, the prosecution sal valid licence.
ол
An
that on September 15, at abou of six months, for each defendant was also imposed noon, a mortled Chinęso wwnan,
whlic atrolling along. Nankin and aged 30, Wong Kong,
Street near Battery Street with her Cheong On.
The men were arrested after friend, had a wrist watch matched. their premises, located in unnum from behind by a man whom thị hered huts In Sal Chow Wan woman identified during an idan-
Ling,
tification parade as the defendant. ralded by revenue officers acting on information..
e were each ordered by Mr. to when the tram lurelies
gera can have something to hold Kold bars of Nam Pang Island Vilage, Cha Koo Almada to pay a line of $25 or weeks' imprisonment areas. See Kai was ordered to fine of $250 or eight weeks* risonment,
a
st defendant's opium divan, ed at 27, Fuk Taun Street, ti floor, was raided by a rty of police on Thursday ening,
One pipe, two lamps and 31 is of opium were found on the emites. They were ordered by e court to be forfeited to the lice for destruction.
DONATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGED
ventilators The provision of above the windows on both' decks will let fresh air in when the windows are shut when it rains, At present passengers have either to cuffocate or get wet.
Lighting on both decks la alao Improved by the provision, of nearly double the number of lights, as, compared with the existing cars.
These, in short, are some of the outstanding features of the new trumcor, one of which, No. 131, has been on the run for some
time.
Modernisation Bullding of new car bodies on the latest model is part of the
Public berristian to the fatig our Hong Kong Tramway Company's Memorial Fund received between overall modernisation programme,
ibber mit 13 are:-
The decision was made löst year.
* 190.00 and a first model was built No. kelved ra October 6, 1950 3,775,287.60 120.
Total
of here.
The defence put up by some of the accused, was, that they were members of the Nationalis blockade force operating from Nam Pang Island in the
Pear! River delta,
Yesterday, the fifth accused claimed he was a member of the crew of the motor boat which in- tercepted the vessel in question. and denied any charges of piracy. The trial was adjourned until Monday.
MANGHAI ROBBERY
About HK$5,000 worth of cash and valuables were taken
With No. 120 ng a basis, certain 33.776.617.50 further improvements were made,
and a final design was then drawn from the first floor premises of 275 Hennessy Road, Wanchal, The Tramway Company set to
about 2.30
e Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis soup and approved. on ratefully acknowleitgen then fol
nk dobations to the Fian Day Fund work at once to build four of these by three men armed with, pis
the 8th China' new cars, and placed a contract tols and daggers
realved through
ning Post up to hetober 13, 12,024, with the Taikoo Dock, and the p.m. yerlerday. nivel through the Wali Kiu Yat. Po Kowloon
The men gained entrance into the house on the pretence of visi- ting someone.
Onco, inaldo, they drew
out
The men were arrested Wednesday,
were
Defendant pleaded not guilty onto this charge claiming that h
hud not snatched the woman's watch.
Standing in the witness box Leslie John Frost, aged 20, the woman revealed to court RASC driver. appeared before that she had a good profile view Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central of the defendant,· yesterday on charges of danger- She further revealed to the ous and careless driving Gaun-had rpatched her watch. He ran court that after the defendant Represented by Mr. G. ter, defendant, pleaded not guilty immediately into a slide alley, in
Inspector J. the meantime putting the watch,
Howarth
both onducted, the case for in his mouth,
the prosecution.
A police officer conducting the Defendant wa
was alleged to have identification parade told the driven, a motor, àmbulance in a court that the woman picked the dangerous manner on July 20, at defendant out without any Hennessy Road by knocking hesitation from a group of eight down and killing a Chinese moit.
Hearing of the case was ad-} journed to October 17.
been
*
Pablo P. Bulabag, aged. 26, a Filipino ceaman, was sentenced to two weeks hard labour by Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yesterday Defendant was charged with entering the Colony without permit, being abrent from his ship and with being a vagrant.
He was also ordered to be sent
away at
at the end of his sentence.
Dock for odd, af
Defendant was a member of the to October 12 $1,09.10, De, the Hon them to build 10 cars,
crow of me. Harta Marsh. The Chau 3100, Mr. Leo Yung $10, Blatt
The first of the four built at
•ship left the Colany on September Relanda af blom. Tak hing the Tramway Company's works,
23 and, ho, did not, leave, by the Ma Mun Chiti $100, dir, Wong Man set, tak and Friends of On Ping Co. No. 191, was completed some time their weapons, ordered the acqu- ship. He made a report to the RE, and K. Flestels Huppilers Abgo and was at one put into pants into a room, and ransacked immigration officer on Thursday. tion $100, The Religious Päitlõíopkleal service. No. 122 is^^now, having the house, making off" with | lletje *140, Mears. Tong' es
130, the final touches put on her and
US$200, and some gold
Kellery,
1. Tiop Ker 120, 11.1, and K. Pawn will be put on the tracks next and
Association 2:04, Sial and Friends week. Nos. 123 and 124 will pre- Three toy pistols were later Chi 1100. The Tun Chun Food Probably be completed by early De found on the stairs leading to the
Mesra, Yes Fuar Wing 100, 'ale, Leung W
cember.
ving Co. $50, KK; and K. ́014 Clothin relante Amsociation $31, Merry Wa
The four cars built by the or Co. sot, Mr. Woo Chor Man $100, Tramway Company ato for, addi- Tam Che 316 $0. Ria and Eriants of tion 16. the, fleet, which is 10. xe. Fares Ku: Leo, Bio, "The Kath Bonnin jat 124. The 20 bullt by the
are for
flook.
The police was, motiled.
SIAM RICE The Department of Commerce
TORINA UNABLE TO, ENTER AMOY
actria Bunpliers #20, -Mr. Rap $10, Mr. two Dock Comp and, Industry, angoupced yesterday, /, reaching.Amoy this, ›
or Ke Nam$400, Students of the placements.
and Tung Koun Free Bchool $37.55,
mers, Leung Chak, 240. Total an at ober 18, 2030, 18.10825!
2
FRESH FISH PRICES
Fresh Bakarbragt prices realised
Hong Kong Tiah, Wholesale tarjet, tingly, Then, retarday wore
low Croaker
Ingo Fub
Grauper
First Rally Ayer
price befo
Patrolling gunboats of tho Nationallet Navy, enforcing, the
of blockade, Communist
niste, ports alen", the China, Const. jupyenleg
e British freighter Toring from
week, The new car delivered on Wed-that, in View of the easy supply.
The Tyrian refined to port nerday, it was learned, was from aliion, no further import licenses, yesterday will her cargo intret. tie Taikoo Dock who expect to wit be issued, at present for the
wad Ichrned that the vessel deliver at least one new cat a commercial Importation of rice was en route to the Communist month. The Kowloon Docks from Slam except in respect of post when, alx hours of the expected
to make, their first de-gutinous rice and 100 per cent destination, she noticed a caval livery next month..
Bo despite the fact that the fore whole rice
for travel on the trams the
chespent in the Colony, the
BROWN SUGAR
Section,... Supplies.]
* can," Tramway Company, Id, upendingi The Food
$1.02. kad imalions of dollars: to improve, tha↑ Branch, Department of Commeren, service for the better comfort and and Industry announced yesterday, greater, safety," of the, traveling that duymaktho
1,00
・・
1.43
1.10 1
YING:
· 1.45·
1.04
public
tramway.
jaraft;nhend/ranking
The Torina: turned, round her. spurgo and heated for the Colony
persons.
Defendant claimed that he had
In the Colony for 27. days. On the second count of the larceny charge defendant ordered to be imprisoned, for three fronths and to receive three strokes of cane
wns
He was also ordered to be banished.
ADENAUER ON ARMED, FORCE
Bonn, October 11... Dr. Konrad Adenauer, the West Gertian Chancellor, said "Tonight dt he had told the Allie Lake only the West German Parliamen canid decide whether dereierly was to reisd divisions for Wezitro European defence
That could only be after the Alllos hind shads a formal request for Germany to do so, he sayda
"h A'radio broadcast to the de many people "dis both sides of the frún Curfuld,"!; the West German Chancellor
the, Allles, going to make a quell when Reutgr="
GALL FROM TRUMAN
85 Louis, October [A]man iji'a tidtal Thoro, was no further incident picked up a teleg
CHIMNEY FIRE
IN HK CLUB
to
stor
to be cleared:
Governmänt lína "authorland. the clearance of a big squat- tor arch'ai 'North Point,
The, area, is bounded, on the North East.
t by. an imagin ary line drawn from the Junction of,
King's
Street and.
Pro
to the South Waat boundaries of Inland Lole 5030 and 6020, and Jestat to the 270 fact, contourt. on the East, by the 220 fast: contours. on the South, by, an Imaginary no drawn from King's Road, along the South ofn "boundary''df" Inland Lot 0100 and projected to the 270 face contour; and,on the West by King's Road.
Quarterly report
PEEK FREAN'S
ENGENH BISCUITS
of Fire Brigade VITA-WEAT
a total of 100 fire alarms dur- The Fire Brigade answered ing the three months ended on September 30, said the Kong Fire Brigade. quarterly report of the Hong
The total included 10 false alarms, four of which were given with good intent.
In the period under review. Ave persons were killed and five Injured ́ ́ in fires before the ar- rival of the Fire Brigade.
There were no Ares of a seriour The Brigade did not nature. suffer any casualties.
The Brigade continued its ne- tivity"in"fire" prevention. In this connection 1,804 Inspections wer carried but; 141 building plan were referred to the Department for comments.
The Brigade took out 109 sum- monses against offenders 10 breaches of the Dangerous Goods Ordinance No. 1. of, 1873, the Gunpowder and Fireworks Or- finance No. 14; of, 1901, and the Miscellaneous Licenses (Timber Storea) Ordinance' No. 25 'or. 1933. resulting in dnes amounting te $27,405.00 being imposed and the confiscation of 150 gallons of kerosene, 080 gallons of dieselin 170 gallons of gasolone, 590 pounds of fireworks and seven pounds of yellow phosphorus.
To provide better fire-cover for 'he Peak District where some roads and bends are inaccessible to the Brigade's major fire ap- bliances, a 13-cwt. lorry, has been converted into a fire, tender. This tender, known as F.D. No. 11, ¿quipped with a Trailer Fir Pump and ancilliary equipment and has proved to be an effective. unit after extensive road and ather tests.
PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OUTING
The outing, of tho, Hong Kong Photographic Society will tako; place this Sunday, October 15, at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Ernest. To. The outing was originally planned for Saturday, but, owing to Races on the day, had to be postponed.
Members-are-requested-to- meet at Queen's Pler on Sunday at 2.30 p.m.
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