G. & J. Weir Ltd. Feed Pumps, Condensing Plants, Evaporators, Feed Water Heaters, Marine Auxiliary Equipment.
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENU CON LTD.
Shanghai Bank Bldg. THE
Two Drivers
Committed
For Trial
Manchester. Mar. 26,
Alfred Willams, a 40- drive: of
year-old bus
Hurnage. Manchester, and Lance Corporal Eleon Hawarden. 19-year-old
Royal Military Police
driver at a Aring vehicle, were at Manchester today commilled for telai at the gest Manchester Ansizen. charged with: the
man.
slaughter of live children. The case diose from an accident between a double: deck bus and an Army vehicle following which a quene of children waiting for Another htt -struck down.
were
During the wo-day Court bearing. evidence 374 Kiven by school eljiidren who
thele saw live playmates killed, Hoth drivers, who have reserved their defence, were allow eel ball-Reuter.
SCIENCE
"
Britain's New Weapons
Production To Be Speeded
CHINA MAIL
Edjablished 1845
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1952.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
London, Mar. 26. The "super priority" pro- gramme to strengthen Bri- tain's defences — announced by Prime Minister Winston Churchill recently will Include production of Bri- tain's first four-jét "Vicker Valiant bomber. radur tanks and guided missiles, it was announced today,
Atomic work will rank on purity with the "super priority" list of weapons, but not above them, Ministry of Supply official told a press conference
here.
Other aircraft which will be ziyen "super priority" include a jet bomber, the Hawker Hunter, claimed to be he world's fastest jet fighter; unch
V ka? Superinarine plane, also in the
MAKES NEW class.
DİSCOVERY
Washington, Mar. 26. Science has at last found a substance of specifie cura- live value against
the
700-mile-an-hour
Two all-weather night fighters will go on the Hist. They are the Gloster GA-S, details of which are still secret, and the De Havilland DH-110, a sleek twin-jet model incorporating the wept back "fying wing" principle, Also
on the list is the Fairy
Cannes, twin-cagined turbo let strange illnesses caused by plane equipped with the latest atomic radiation.
electionle devices for air and Setentats shit that the fea"war" substance could be isolated und
The
Mr official
F. C. Mus- produced in quantity it would grave, said the top priority list take some the dearthuntess out air included animunition for or alumic warfare.
is, aircraft, equipment needed for radar network, Centurion tanks, guided weapons and cer- fain mine equipment.
Little
known about the substance ex. at is manufactured in cept that t the bone marrow of animals.
disclosed Its existener for the first time recently with the publigation of testimony given before the House Appro- priations sub-C): mmib 17.
Dr Shield Warren, destor of the Atanti Erergy Cemisrien": Division of Balogy and Medicine, reported the "mulsion of bone margw" h
effective Puved
effects when against in!
jeste inte laba story animals. He said the mystet s wargand- ed the belief that "wx cught to be able to get a Spenile shenfient sub-tance fren bone marrow "which will work against radia- Air"
10
This priority will be effected ave a her work whether exports, defence or home it must inter- production, but tere as title as possible with exports, he said.-Reuter,
Car Cleaner
Smashes Up
A Lorry
For diving a motor vehicle without the owner's consent,
The discovery was made by Dr Egon Lorenz of the National Cancer Testitute staff in vesearch Yu Yin, 40, car cleaner, was financed by the AEC. He found fined $50 or so weeks by Mr
of the still Poon Yan-hoi at Central that tiny amounts
this unidentified material
lielped Jaboratory animals recover from morning.
sickness. United radiation
Press,
Insp. J. W. MacDonald, pro- secuting fold the Court that shortly after 1 pan. yesterday: the defendua!, while cleaning a caval lorry Inside the trans- Royal Navy Dockyard, started up the e!)}- gine and drove off.
Fisherman's pot compound.
4 Offences
Due to his inexperience, de- fendant was not able
to stop the kirry which crushed headon Pleading guilty to four counts into a brick wall of the Yard
T. M, Rog. U. th. Pat. On
Cap. 1952 by KEA Service, ine.
"Mom keeps sending me tubes of salve arid stuff-—she's always had the silly notion that I might get hurt!"
Armed Robbery In Hillside Hut
Described To Jury
·For Hospitality --
Serve Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Green Island Cement
Had
Το Contend With World Inflation
SUCCESSFUL YEAR IS REPORTED
The effects of world inflation on the Green Island Cement Com- pany was commented upon by Mr F. C. -Barry in a printed statement on the Company's activities during the past year presented to-the share- holders at the annual general meeting at Telephone House this morning. Mr Barry explained how inflation affects the working capital of a concern like the Green Island Cement, particularly in the replacing of stocks.
A dividend of $2 per share free of tax was declared. Profit for the year amounted to $2,791,375,50.
totalling $1,200,000.
*The chairman's statement, previously printed and circu- I do not think there is any- iarised to shareholders, read: thing in the Balance Sheet re- The year just ended has been quiring elucidation. The addi- one of marked inflation through-tion during the year to Floating out the world. Inflation affects Craft and Motor Vehicles re-
a manufacturing Company like
ice presents the purchase
of the which must by the steel lighter referred to last nature
of its busines carty year and the additional expendi
| substantial stocks, in two ways. ture on plant is in respect of A non-recurring inventory pro-items
for No. 2 Kiln shipped 1 stocks bought during the mado earlier at cheaper prices.
but
year,
together with of our own erection costs
At
وا
when the cheaper stocks are such
Garrison
Players
Good Show
areas were incurred during the the Vicarage” -- on for an- Last night's "Murder, at
exhausted an amount in no char
old contracts
tion
have shared
increased
The value of the stocks carried at the date of the last Balance
that the
at
same faults, though
Coca-Colama
Living Language
Why we say Keop your pecker up.
You tell someone to "keep his pecker up" when you want him to keep up his courage. The "pecker" is slang for the mouth and to hold the mouth high Is to hold the head high, but beyond that is the image of the perkiness and alertness of the humble sparrow, or "pecker."
Mail Notices
Latest mes of posting at G.P.0, and
Post at Kowloon Dice.
and registered Articles parcel malis close one hour earlier than the ordinary mali
mes shown below:
THURSDAY, MARCH 21 DJ Alk Indo-China,'.3 p.m., Air Vietnam. Philippines, N. Borneo, pim.. C.P.A.
By Surface Macao, 12.30 p.m.;-0 p.m.în Lee HongfTak shag
FRIDAY, MARCH 28 By Air Canada, U.9.A.. $ ...
Pakistan, Middlo East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe. à a.m., 3.0.A.C.
Burma. India, 10.30
a.m., Thal
Formosa, Japan, Noun, C.A.T. Formosa. Okinawa, H.K.A./N.W.A.L
Japan.
via C.P.A.L
Slam. | India.
p.m..
Maloya, Indonesia, Ceylon, India, 3.p.m., B.O.A.C.
Philippines,
Hawall, Cuam, U.B.A., Canada, 5 p.m., PALE
N. Borneo, Australia, New Zea- land, 8 p.m., Q.E.A.
By Surface Macao, 12.30 p.m.; 6 p.m., is Les Ilong/Tak Shing,
China.
8.30 People's Republic, a.m., train via Canton.
Philippines, 2 p.m.. as India. 'Siam, 10 a.m., zs Anno Reed.
Burma, a.m., sa Kellos.
is
disappointing to tess than the inventory profit, period. It
three nights have to record the serious de- other
- re- and usually considerably more,
the delivery
this vealed that is required to pay for and carry lay in
the Garrison machinery. When it was order-Players are the previous volume of stocks at ed. by your Board In November, neck and neck with the now running the greatly
prices 194
1948, we were promised that t there is usually unreg white would be ready for shipment in Stage Club, which they
usually a time lag while
18 to 21 months from the date were very far from doing before 1 run off selling prices are adjusted to last Sections did not arrive In
the order: In fact, the a year ago. of placing
Not that the Stage Club have meet the new costs of proud Hongkong until this January.fallen back; definitely, in fact,
And Companies usually that in real terms their Work- hope
current year have they progressed. And odd-Airways. ing Capital is no greater and will at last see its coming into ly enough,
the latest produc- often considerably less at the operation.
tions of both groups happen to end of a period of inftation than You will note that the Profit share the it was
at the beginning, not & Loss Account has been crafted in "Murder at the Vicarage" to An account of an armed robbery carried out withstanding that
may with they
Pre-War Provisions 17 a Jesser
degree. They both a slow in a hut on the hillside above Queen Mary Hospital have shown larger profits. We longer required, together with all made
get-away. and this common ex- unanimed Pre-
Pre-War Dividends. there
дя a certain amount of in August last year was related by the Prosecutor perience during the year under | In accordance
modern prompter-dependence among last review,
practice all the Reserves of the night's smaller try. when four men, accused of robbery with aggrava-
Company which
which represent Share- Yet Dorrle Foster, as Miss holders Funds have been grouped Marple of the watering can and tion and receiving stolen property, appeared on
Sherlock trial before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Sheet was just under $2,500,000, the Balance Sheet under the deducing powers of
but by the end of 1951 to carrying of Revenue Reserves, the Holmes, never missed a word Williams, in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
at credit of Renewals the same volume, was costing
although she had twice as much Reserve being to say The Prosecution alleges that two of four men, on the $3,000,000, an increase of no less Replacements
as anyone else. It way than $1,400,000 or
General Reserve, a well-cast group, but she fair- transferred to 50% pretext of searching for opium, were admitted into the
This while Insurance Reserve does not include the cost of any tinues to be shown separately, rather lovable busybody.
сол-ly hut and after searching it stole three finger rings and $22 addition to the quantities, nor At the same time the ether Re-
shone as the perceptive. from two married women who were the occupants.
can very much relief be
REALLY SOMETHING ex- serves of the Company have been pected from lower prices in the The accused were Chan Yul-j not the four men who came to
Playwrights for decades have the re-arranged under The heading had 'coming year, as our stocks are alias Kau Kong-tsal; their hurt that night,
Deferred Liabilities, mini!.
still standing in
deserves as Cheung Yung-ming,
our books at
girl allas
Towards the end of the year much or more credit than any less Cheung Yung, alias Leng Yung;
than current replacement costs. Hong Sang, aling Tor Pul-ngau; and Hon So, alias Ma Put,
They are charged with having robbed Tsui
Cold finger ring and $17
and Poon Kam-lin of two finger rings and $5 on August last year, ng) is Third accused (Hong Sing) further charged with receiving two finger rings, the property of the complainants, knowing them to have been stolen.
Yee
of a
Mr Patrick Yu, Crown Coun- sel, assisted by Det. Sub-Insp. Andrewa,
conducting
the
case for the Prosecution.
The Jury empanelled
com-
prises alx men and one woman,
The Prosecutor said that about 3.45 pm, on August the complainants were in their hut which was on the hillside above Queen Mary Hos- Just pital. The hut was erected
At
13
und
of violating marine regulations, Petrol Pump. As a result, the
wall was Tin-choi, 34, fisherman, wall was
was demolished and the was led a total of $190 by Margy extensively damaged.
Chan
Mr S. Simpson, of the Naval W. Sprague at the Murine
Dockyard, told the Court that Court this morning.
damage Defendant, who was. inter the extent of
done cepted near Lyonun Pass while amounted to over $1,300, en route to Lung Shuir Wan, because of the incident defen- Sai Kung, carly this morning, dant had been dismissed by the
found to be cairying 50; naval authorities. gallons of kerosene.
was
He had no
clearance papers, no permit to
displaying
leave port at night and he, was underway without navigation lights.
وامه
Cin said he teldam came Hongkong and did not know the regulovic... He was buying the kercsene for other fishermen in the village,
17ls 42-pizul boat was cracted to be held until the finca were peit when he told the Magistrate that he was "poorer than the devil" and could not pay.
+
GAVE FALSE INFORMATION
For giving false information 10 the Police, a hawker, Heu Hul-cheuk, 32, was fined $50 or ten days by Mr Oswald Cheung al Kowloon this morning.
PASSING OUT ht
PARADE
Brigadier
Sixsmith, E.K.G. CB, CBE, Chief of Staff of the British Forces Mengkong, took the solute cd the (narch past dur- ing the paring out parade of recruts of the Chinese Training Unit at Lyzmun yester- day morning.
new
During the parade, Brigadier Sixsmith prevented cages to the best endets of the course,
The parade was commended by Captain J. Livemare, dfflcer responsible for the training of new recruits.
Major. R. Jeriard, Command- Ing. Omeer of the Hongkong Chinese Training Unit was prezent
about 30 yards farther up from the mortuary, and was reached by a footpath.
A
KNOCK ON DOOR The complainants heard knock on their deer and la answer to their inquiry, a mote voice answered and claimed he was an inspecto: starching for epium. The two women were suspicious and refused to open the door, whereupon the man threatened to break it down.
The second complainant, Poon |Kam-Un, also corroborating the Crown's outline of the robbery, said that first accused was one of the two men who entered the hut.
Asked by the first accuseri why she falled to identify him at the Identification parade, witness said that it was because there were so many people in the
became parade and whe frightened. She added that first
wis the accused
one who searched her trunk. She did not pay much attention Ds to whether he was the man who carried the gun or because her child
the
unprofers me, and often the
a case; sho
is
and
our Works Superintendent, Mr other character in the play. J. J. Cameron, resigned from Dorothy Scales earthy Mary FIEST DUTY
Company after 28 years of
Works just such Your Board considers that it loyal service to become Is their first duty to
Manager, Channga Cement Ltd., Dorrle Foster are really some. provide Northern Rhodesta. from within the Company's re-ike to take this opportunity of I would
Jeanne Waterhouse is always sources the finance necessary thanking him for all his good perfectly at ease on the stage, meet this heavy replacement work upon the Company's be-wa
without having to do obligation and we have, accord-half
to
have
thing.
in
very
Oxnevad 36 Mr
overwhelm
A severe
cream
*Malaya. Ceylon, Madagascar. Middle East, Great Britain, Europe,
3 p... as Anchises
BATURDAY, March 23 By Air Sism, Burmo, India, Pakistan. Bahrein, Great Britain, Europe, 11.30 · a.m. via B.O.A.C.
U.S.A., Canada, 2 p.m., P.A.A. Japan, 5 p.m., D.O.A.C. Indo-China, France. French, North 3 West Africa.... 8 p.m., Air France.
Slam, p.m., Thai Airways,
0.30
By Burface Macno, 12.30 p.m.; 6 p.m., #1 Lee Hang/Tak Shing..
China, People's Repubito, a.m.; 5 p.m., train via Canton,
Formosa, a.m., a Wing Song, Slam, 10-a.m., as Hiram, Malaya, Durā, India. 8 p.m., 35 Sirdhana
Japan, 2 p.m., sa Astysnex, Philippines, Australia, New Zea- land, 5 p.m., is Changsha.
Radio Hongkong
I.K.T
and to wish him every much acting. By just being ingly, recommended the apprec priation to General Reserve of success in his new position. We natural, she succeeds most de- an amount which includes the appointed Mr T. A. Williams lightfully. as Works Superintendent in his Thelma whole of this $1,400,000 Batead, to whom and to all well as such further sums as Staff at Head Office and the ing
Price Ridley is cu: must necessarily at this stage Werks the thanks of Shareholders nen suft "If this la good 4. Programme Summary: 8.02. '10' be retained in the business for are due for the year's satisfactory enough for Karachi.... the torch
she in Swing Time: 6.80. Hit Parade
Tune Signal, World News and Newi Unfortunately working
fones fearsomely should anyone Analysis (London Relay: 3.15, Leiter was crying other purposes. very loudly.at the time,
this transfer by no means ex- The
tront Yes, she is adoption of the report and raise an eyebrow.
America by Allstair Cooke The trial is proceeding.
hausts the immediate demands accounts was moved
(Recorded Remy): by Mr good. So is young Alan Har-
7.38. La Demt- Heura Francalie upon the Company's cash re- Barry, seconded by Mr G. B. greaves as teen-ager Dennis, and
(Studia); 7.00. the Weather Report: 8. From sources. In the current year Labrum and carried unanimous-none of the eight others in this Editorials (Recorded Relay); 8.10. demands on Hial Account in y
Bladio Concert, Martiola Kiernan Capital
east are at all bad,
(Piano); Kenneth Dinsity (Plano) respect of
OTHER BUSINESS inal payment and
Nancy O'Connell has pro- Veristions on a Theme by Haydn. erection charges on our No. 2
Op.65E); 0.30, Ray's a Laugh (RECTA) Messrs H. R. Cleland and M. dnced one of the best staged Kiin, electrification of
With Ted Nay, Kitty Bluett and our W. Turner Wharfalde Cranes and the first directors on the motion of Mr B. SON.
re-elected plays we have had.-SUE DAW-
Fred Yale; D, Sports Review by Eli Phillips (Studio); 0.15, At:tis Õpoga. stage of the rehabilitation
La Traviata Act 3 by Verdi. With Wong Tape, OBE, seconded by our third Raw and Cement Mills Mr Lo Yuk-tong.
Principali, Members, Charua and Orehe tra of the Opera House, will, in the absence of undue
Rome.
conducted by Vicenzo delay in delivery from
Bellezza: 9.45, Book Talk by Ruth Kirby, (Studio): 30, Ichard Crean total $425,000 and a further sum
and his Orchestra. Guert | Artist: will be required
10.30 London Jeanette MacDonald; of $1,650,000
Studio Concer (BRCIE) thủ BỤC for the purchase of raw material
Scottish Orchestra conducted by and other stocks to complete the
Jan Whyte; 11, Radio News Reel programme outlined to you in
thecorded Relay): 11.15 Goodnight my speech last year.
Music: 1120, Weather Report, God Save The Queen; 11:30, Close Down.
Soviet Citizen To
Expelled
Be
George Beteniz, 24, who claimed to be a Soviet subject, was ordered to be expelled by Mr Poon Yan-hol at Central this morning for illegal entry into the Colony.
Pleading guilty to the charge,
defendant sald he was born in Yokchama and asked the Court not to send him back to China, from where, he said at a pre-
of
were
On the motion of Mr E. II. P.
Horne, White, seconded by Mr Fun HK Tramways
fee
of
Meeting
Kwok-sun, Messrs Lowe bing- ham and Matthews were ap. pointed auditors at a $4,000 for the coming year.
Present were; Mr F. C. Barry (chairman). Mr H. Kadoorie, Chew, I. Houma, L. Tse of Hongkong Tramways Lid. Messrs W. A. The annual general meeting Stewart, H. R fong (directors) and Mr J. S. C. adopted the Chairman's report Neel, general manager and and the statement of accounts framed with particular care secretary, as well as the follow-this morning.
ing shareholders: Mosers Hudson transfer proposed
Chen Wood, G. B. Labrum, B General Reserva of $1,050,000
Your Directors recommenda- tions with regard to Dividend and other Appropriations of Profits have, therefore, been
Tho
to
Police Officers
Farewelled
At KalḥTık this morning, a
two Chinese
to the who are proceeding United Kingdom: for IX-
them farewell.
The door was eventually open- ed and the two women saw four Insp. Jones said that the ne men standing et the entrance. used dialled 900 last night re- Two of them entered the hut, one porting an armed robbery at holding a gun while the ether. his home on the ground floor of had a torch in his hand.
The proposal war made by Wong Tape, OBE, Fung Ki-cheul, the Chairman, Mr E. F. Watts, 4 Athley Rood. When the Poilce After searching the hut for vious hearing, he had been may be regarded as made up Fung Kwok-sum, Le Yak-tong, and seconded by Mr Chow Houtrage party of Post-inspectors arrived there they found only a some time, the two men took the dri
driven by the Chinese autho en between the rings and money from the women rities,
of $1,400,000 required, as al- going
ready explained, for stock rt. W. Brown, E. H. F. While, Ing. Included in this meilon
Jimmy Trol, Lee Shiu-chung, anal dividend of $1.00 per share, the courte gathered to bid. Defendant was charged with
was a recommendation that a And lost
placement
000 for Ragnar Dahl, and Li Feok-pul.. The hut was rather dark and legally entering Into the
other purposes: also the complainants could not see Colony without
free, of tax, be paid. a permit a further
το transfer
the the men clearly, the Prosecutor from_the_Immigration Office on Chinese Superannuation Fund of
Soldier To Pay bury, reconded by Mr E. Grant. Wing-yla and Chan Wal-man. On a molion by Mr.H. Sid- The two departing officers 'caid.
October 3 last year,
$100,000
in exceas of the
Sub-Inspectors Wong Some
time later. informa-
on
The Prosecution alleged that
amount paid during the year, tion received, the Police arrest defendant came across the hor which will meet in full our revised commitment in respect of past years' service.
brother of the accused and former Aerant of the house.
The accused pleaded that when the saw a large crowd in his com he thought was in armed robbery.
INTELLIGENCE TEST Let's speed de m miles an hour and, miles per hour. Then
1:
sm
П
1
on
1.... 5111
So when D reaches Acorn, Phas covered ave-sixths of the distance Now 3. speeds towards him at a pace_which is five-fourths or "D's. lé. T is covering three miles while
covers two.
So they moet
3
1
of the total 6 distance from Acorn, L
Taree and a half miles.
: London, Exeresa Berpion,
Printed and published by STEWART ARTHUR "GRAY", "for 'and, on behalf of South China Momlag Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, In the Colony of Hongkong.
ed the four accused... State-der to the New Territories and ments were taken from them and since then had been living in huts. He had no means to lica to two goldsmith shopa support himself,
later third accused took the Po-
upon
Queen's Road and there, inspection the, books, the
of Pollec discovered that
On the
10.
He was arrested by Police near King's Building on March The Procution asked for an
following dard fing in the robbery sed expulsion order
if
"NO NO
androposed is
Compensation
Connor,
21;
compensation to the Star Ball-
Smith, the Hor. Sir Man Kam
Lo, Mr J. D. Alexander and They left by BOAC at noon, Pto Thomas
ng center Police officera. Mr B. F. Watts were re-elected Among RAOC was ordered to pay $30 Directors.
present wero Mr. I. M. Irwin,
P. OC Kowloon and New, Terri- These Appropriations Involve
It was propose by Mr Leung torles, Mr D. B. Smith, ASP, Mr by Mr Yau-shiu and seconded by Mr A. Shaw, ASP, and other col- no drain upon the Company'sm of Nathan Road, liquid resources, since all these wald Cheung at Kowloon this N. G. Beale that Messy Lowe, leagues. The Police also pro-
Bingham and Matthews be re -Reserves aro at the moment inorning.
vided a guard of honour, held in
in the business.
Connor although
was charged with
appointed. Auditors,., causing malicious damage to the Company is in a * over
Ho Fresent were Mr E. F. Watts CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE position to afford it, it is your property at the Ballroom, not been recovered because they
Directors' wish that the Super was found yesterday afternoon (Chairman), the Hon. Sir Man
ANSWERS were melted down soon after by Fines of $20 each were Im-anmiation Fund be placed out in the tollet with cuts on his Kam Lo, the Hon. Sir Shouton the shops.
1. Montezuma, 2. Norway. 3. A window pane and | Chow; the Hon.: P.-S.: Cassidy paced on Lal Lo, 44, and Ipalde, the Company in the hards hands.
The fog is down to the ground. The strength of the case for Sang. 15, mistresses of cargo
of independent Trustées,
rome lead pipes
and Mr H. D. Benham (Direc--| 4, An ethe's the Prosecution, Mr. Yu
denies the and 127V sald, Junks 270V
The only payments out re-
of broken.
Messrs tors), Lay In the statements
Sidbury existence of God. An agnostic taken spectively, by Mr W. Sprague at 'our cash balances will, there- Four other soldiers similarly (representing Jardino, Matheson neither denies rar amrms God's from the accused, an
the Marine Court this morning fore, by us ouro, you will ap: Magistrate when the prosecution feung, E. Grant Smith, N. Gappiled to unrhymed or rhymed
be the Bonus to Staff, accused wore discharged by the and Co. Ltd.), Chow Hau-existence. B.
Japan, G, A torm Tsul Yee, the first complain for causing an obstruction + în ani, gave corpborative evidence the Yaumat! Typhoon Shelter prove, and the recommended offered no evidence against Heale, Lo Kau-wing and Col J. but said that the accused were | fairway on Wednesday,
Dividend of $2.00 per share, them
D. Clague.
by each shop,
The rings had
there were
H.
VETKO
which is free from conventional metrical structure."