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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, ∙ 1954.
U.S. PLEDGE TO HELP GERMANY
Loose Bolt Found On Comet
London, Oct. 28,
A court of inquiry was told today that on the day before Comet airliner
A
crashed in the Mediter ranean last April 22, quar- ter inch balta on its port wing were found to loose.
The panel to which they were attaches had been taken off during a routine check at London airport Just over a week before. The panel had not bren Mr Erte properly refilled, Newton, chief Investigation
pfinistry officer
of the Civil Aviation Accident Branch, told the inquiry,
The
found
Iloine
of
were
al
bolts loone
an engineer by
airport where the panel was correctly crsityed took off before the plane
to disaster.
British Overseas Alr. taken dl- WAYS
had ciplinary action against the traintenance and
insper.
tlon personnel responsible for the loose bolts,
The inquiry, oni its six4]1
day, is investigating
ihe
loms of two Comets in the Mediterranean this year. which led to the fleri belug grounded-Reuter.
Eisenhower. Adenauer
Issue
Communique On Talks
Washington, Oct. 28.
President Dwight Eisenhower and the West
| German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer today hailed the recent agreements between West Germany and France as a particularly encouraging step toward Jasting peace.
The two government chiefs also expressed agreement that the reunification of Germany must be achieved by peaceful means,
Federal There were two of the points, United States and the
Jousit trade i
communique | Republle of Germany Together of the the Rovernments Issued afte talks between Elsen. I with
wine is Adenauer, hower and
Valte Kingdom (Britain) and 4221 2021 official «tot, visit, France. Other fighlights of the ente malaque were
the
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS
43 1715- Putinection we The President assured Dr changed views
Jalest On the Adenauer
the 1141
United
Soving note it is our initial view Sties would support efforts to that the toes not stein to offer oblalu beralkon of the greatest
Teat any new proposal on the part of membe
German of
Union-It appears Suviri military and vivilian prisoners till held in the Soviet Unior. Essentially sa reiteration of the i
taken
y Mei MN position. and theXPANDVER President The
Molotov (Vyncherlay!
the 1 Choucolle exĦunset views on
conference in Bettin regarding the latest Soviet note concern -
¡Germany and Europeau security, ing European pecurity und the
nee-Pe**** thimin and Austrión questions. NERIOUS SITUATION During this morning's vestors,
1. ed the
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470703-
are i
convinced that with the coming Ilo effect of the ngreements weekend, the U.S. Comment Onged this past
rom! Lowarkis 根 strong Vietminh Action Furge
Min
paved. "We
We view
and
will have been i
The understanding
the
govern-
Washington, Oel, 20. reached between United States declared ments of France and the today that the Communist Federal Republic
of Germany milltary regime
North as a especially encouraging | V
would be guilly of step tonvard lasting peace in retrum "dagrant violation" of the Indo-continental Europe, This under- Chinn
greally furthered truce it forced the standing was
Borrmmen Nevyifat ✔
The dotted lines show the
course the ears will lake of Grand Prix on the Mação
George Liu, our special representative cover- ing the event says:
Hunday.
History will be made Sunday.
M. Espartero,
when
Admiral J.
Governor of
on
Itear-
Macao, starta
of
Lo
19 car on the first lap
the Macao Grand Prix-the first molor
race
ever
be held on the China Coast. In afternoon Tomorrow
Macão.
24 drivers
with
Hongkong 'Nylon' Shirts Were Rayon: U.K. Firm Fined
A London firm, which sold
London, Oct. 28.
rayon shirts United States Consulate in by the cominlinient on the part bought from Hongkong as nylon, was fined £25 of the United Kingdom to main-here today and ordered to pay £100 costs for Hanoi is in the northern part the use for a European com- applying a false trade description to the articles.
Huo
10 lose
which
of Vietnam uccupied by the Communists.
now
continent.
<n the tain forces
munity bus thus been establish-
Mr Henry Suydam, State 'ed " Department Press officer, said
Conued inferts' in any by Consulate in support of this community American the
asked the United States was reiterated. Hanoi hnd not yet been
Germany,
The firm, the Pollshon Trading The suminonses were brought Company of Wardour Street, by the Retail Trading Standards four Association after they received pleaded guilty
a complaint accompanied by # summonses.
pro-shit bearing the words "nylon"
Mr Michael
All
Eastmon.
prevalent
in the case or
by Communist Vietminh forces Together with the strength ed seculing, said "misleading trade and "superior quality." North Atlantic Treaty Organisa descriptions are very
NO NYLON WHATEVER to leave,
"he said, "It is obvious, tion, now to include the Federal at the moment
Mr Eastman said the yarns of But
the Far East and the shirts were discovered to be we cannot maintain it if Republic of (West) that
in North theer new agreements will, we 50cds from the military regime
other countries."
"There was a type of myon. rein- serve to we convinced,
whatever" Vietnam forces us nut,"
absolutely no nylon the Free force the defence ot
in them.
Mr Suydan made his state-
Juent in answer to questions Workt. about news dispatches that the Red-led
Vietminh
in Hanol had refused to re-
In
particularly to the
We
are agreed chamber music shall be
question of
We
are con-nounced
dis
and
A represenalive of the whole- salers responsible for the ddressed Appointments And "W. authorities ourselves
Bell tribution Messrs The Promotions Nicholsen of Cardiff-aid it was Germant reunification. cognise the United States Con- demand for a reunited Germany
the first time they had bought sulate in Hanol-United Press.
freedom is viewed by the H.E. the Officer Administering nylon shirts and they relied on United States as the legitimate the Government has appointed the label. They were big im- Last Night's Concert demand of the Gennan people. Mr Henty Harris and Mrs porters of many arteles and in 1963 they received an offer from. that this atm Kwong Lau Lai-yin, to be In- The Sino-British Music Group
firm in Hongkong of men's achleyed only by spectors of Schouls, it was an- have it feat
in
Government nylon shirts. the concert of the season last night pac.ful means.
A certificate of origin WAB the Grantham Training vinced of the necessity of con- Gazette today.
forwarded from Hongkong say- inued efforts towards this goal Other appointments were, Mr College.
such Alan Hugh
Missing that the shirts had been load- Sainsbury, are agreed that A crilique will appear in to-and we
ed as nylon. The firm thought made by the Ritu efforts will be
Mr Henry Digby and
very good morrow's China Mail.
Harris to be Education Officers, they were getting a
bargain. (the firm two
probation), on
For the defence, it was stated Roberts Mr James and
that the retailers had acted Public Whitaker, no Engineer,
throughout in good faith. They Works Department.
had a document describing the shirts as nylon and had been deceived by that.-Reuter.
at
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Plot Ofcer J. W. Ferris of the HKAAF has been promoted to Flying Officer with effect from September 9.
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PORTO
An
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Macao Grand Prix Course
EXTERIOR
participate in the Speed Re.
Trials, zularity
event patterned after the Elimina- Han Trials in the Monte Carto
Kallica and Lisbon the Hero
will be cars started off in groups of six, after a preliminary circuit of the trick the drivers will roar around four more times as fast as they can,
The winner of the S.B.T. will be the driver who not only maintains the fastest
speed, but also the one who can keep
A пр constant speed in every lap.
Lattimore Case
|British PCs
day
DID Help U.S.
London, Oct, 28. The Home
Secretary, Gwilym Lloyd George, told the House of Commons to- that British pollos, acting on their own, had helped American officials neck evidence here in the Owen Lattimore
CASE but that it would not happen again "In any comparable ORGE"
without "high-level" clearance
of
Replying to a question
several Members by Parliament who wanted to know how much the British police had helped the US government pre-
perjury
proseci paro tion against the American professor. Mr Lloyd Goorge said help had been given.
London
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Promptly Sunday, the 12 cars 17 of which are Hongkong en- tries, will scramble away in exciting Le Mans type start from the white line of the four-mile Gals Circuit to begin a greulling four-hour
race.
GP The winner of the will be the driver with the most miles to his credit after that time, He will be followed by class winners- BO- classes being divided cording to the cuble capa- cities of tho engines,
On Sunday evening there will be an official ball and dinner, when the trophies will be presented.
Those in Hongkong who would like to see the Grund Prix
are rendnded
that a special sailing there is schedule on Sunday. The si will sail for the Fatahan Portuguese Colony at 8 am, and the * Takshing make the return trip at 0 pm-thus giving the public ample time to ace the rate return home for the and night.
Partner Firm And Declared Bankrupt: Debtor Absconds
A petition that Weaver Woo and Co., and Weaver Shojee Hsu, partner thereof, be adjudged bankrupt was granted by Mr Justico T. J. Gould, acting Chief Justice, in the Bankruptcy Court this morning. The Court was informed that the debtor had absconded from the Colony.
The pailtion was made by Mr. dismissed from the petition, W.K. Thomson on behalf of Mt Thomson declared that the Official Receiver, Mr Thom-the first act of bankruptcy com- son said the matter before the mitted was on September 13, Court had been long outstanding 1947, and the other five partners and in fact dated from 1947; of Hsu had retired from the partnership on August 1, 1947, and gave notice of this in the Government Gazette on August
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He submitted to the Court the Official Receiver report of the which mentioned, inter alla, that 8, 1947. Metropolitan
a recalving order had been mede
His Lordship observed that a Woo and Co Against Weaver and Weaver Shojee Hau on receiving order had been made 1947, and at the against the other five partners, October 20,
on November 15, first meeting of creditors held by consent,
1947. on September 28, 1948, solution was passed that a sum of $17,000 offered as a com- promiss by the partners. (former partners of Hsu who had retired from the partnership on August 1, 1947) be accepted.
Police had considered it "the Investigation of A the criminal charge"
in which they tybe accustomed to alding other ho voluntarily, nations zaid.
taken by action the Metropolitan police in this case was so much re- garded as a routine ponse to a request for help from the police of country tion of a criminal charge that
the matter was
not brought to the personal noilco of the Coramis- of Police sioner
of the nor was the matter
the reported to Home Offloe," S Lloyd George, United Preas.
metropolis
In the inverte
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Mr P. C. Woo, of Messrs P. C. Woo and Co., appeared for the other five partners, Messra Woo Sung-lewol, Nin Kee, Ngau Kee, Chan Kee and Wong Tsun-ki, and applied for recision of the receiving order made against them and for their dismissal from the petition.
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\XILKIE'S job was, for a
W
long time, one that brought him often to the courts. He was a kind of ambassador- at large for places of entertainment'; in the West End. Or, to the the cruder phrase the police employ, he was a tout for near-beer clubs.
Regularly the poller, seelag Wilkie at work, noting." the annoyance of some of those hè invited to sample the club's delights, arrested him on the charge of using inmulting ‘be- haviour. Regularly ho was charged, fined, and set free again,
Then, for ♫ time, Wilkio seemed to disappear from the Scho scene. Until a recent even- ing when two policemen, who had perhaps been worrying over his welfare, had their minds set at rest by seeing him at work again.
THE
watched him
HIS COMMISSION,
THE policemen
persunde a lonely service. man into a shadowy side-street doorway that was the entrance to a near-boer club, They watched the tout emerge, look- ing pleased with himself, earn- ing the s.-per-gucat commission They heard; him he received,
ho
approach a passing group of Hey, gents, men and say: want a good club, with wonder ful drinks and women?" They heard the muttered threate Wilkie received in reply. They arrested him.
So far, events had pursued their normal course. It was when Wilkie was shown into
the dock at Bow Street later in the morning that the change CRITIC. For he from normal pleaded not gulity,
THE
DRINK AND DANCE ́ THE polico told their story to Mr E. G. Robey, and to- wards the end of it, one of them said: "In the prisoner's possession were 83 of these cards, They are all identical
The from a specimen card: "Drink magistrate read aloud and dance through the night at the Club" Ho raised his eyebrows and turned to "Wilkie. Do you want to give evidence?"
"I want
adjournment" Wilde and with dignity, 1 have an important witness I wish to call."
he asked.
an
His wish was granted, A, week or two later the caso' was resumed. "I call my witness," he said with a flourish as ho stopped into the dock.
PROFIT SHARING. YOUNG man took the oath and and that though he was no more, than an acquain- tance of Wilkle, he did remem- fish- ber sharing a table at a. bar with him on the night and around the time the police under claimed Wilkie had been,
The resolution was that this
be distributed
propar- tlonately among all creditors, dales on irrespective of the
Mr. Woo said that when ho which those debts arose. Mr was served with a copy of the that the Offcial Receiver's report he did Thomson pointed out resolution was not binding upon not recollect that a receiving observation creditors who were not premat. order had been made against The report further said that his cliente. After the receiving the earlier receiving order did order had been made against
"Now Bald Wilkle, wish to give evidence the other partners
myself" Woo and Co., and Weaver and they were entitled to be Weaver Shojeo Hsu, Counsel had "I don't tout any longer he
had said, negotiated with Mr. M. A. da Silva, acting on behalf of the petitioning creditor, Chuen Chong Hong, and it was agreed that the sum of $17,000 should be paid to him and that the five persons Mr Woo repremmted be released from the proceedings.
not effect
By Galbraith
RECEIVING ORDER
Unfortunately, said Mr Woo. his clients did not have the. money at the time and it was agreed that a receiving order should be mada zainst, then and that they could subsequently apply for its recision.
His Lordship abscryed that tho petitioning creditor win "not re- - presented" in Court and sold h 'did not think he could · go,on In his absence,
when the brief formalities were over. "I keep these cards have 100 in my pocket naw), to give restaurateurs for their customers. -For every
card that presented at the club,. I get
2s. 6d. and the restaurateur pots Thé
'He turned to the same." magistrate. "Let's say you're a restaturatour” ho- mid. " "You have people who say they want a nice time."
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THE PLUG
WILKIE drew a deep breath, Wand had tumor, towards the public gallery! "I tell you," be said, you can have a real' good time at the Club, and not- too expensive? It's ■
■ real nice
place,
"You mustn't advertise, the clab hare" the magistrate mid."
With a sigh, Wilkie, swliched Mr. Woo said he had served off the smiles-nike #dons no both Ma Silva and, the Official | touting - thất: night,” hơ Receiver with copies of his "That's all petition. Apparently the peti But the tioning creditor had not seen it proved.
to appear, but Counsel did not to he think his position would be pre too disp Judiced by his absence. In fact, who ho added, since pigment of the theo $17,000 to him, putitioning crailtor was no länger. Interested. injhis cliania,
Mr Thomson Informed, the Court that? that
the hands)
charge
Tikcia "was finød~40%"
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