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Man Fined BAILEY'S CHARGES
$50 For Careless Driving
A private car chauffeur, convicted of careless driving by Mr Thomas Tam at C'en (ral this morning, protested repeatedly that he was really "innocent”.
The Crown plleged that about October this 1219 pm
year, defendunt, Chan Shang, of 101 Jahreston Road. Kroid
private T How was driving N+. 9777 at the Junction of Hennessy
Lauatel Houchs where he knocked down and seriously injured 17) elderly woman pedos Ur Blas
Evidence S injured women
given
by
i eye-w|10% of the Revidert whunne night aft
stitk Wats
in
AT COURT ON BILLS OF LADING
was
The trial of Albert Francis Bailey, 33, mer- chant, charged with three counts of libel, resumed before Mr Justice J. Reynolds at the Criminal Sessions this morning, with the accused continuing his evidence.
Bailey is alleged to have maliciously publish- ed defamatory libels in the form of letters to Messrs P. H. Sin, Y. H. Chan and S. K. Yee.
Mr Arthur Hooton,
is contiueting his own
The company
would
Q.C. previous letter. Solicstor-General, and Mr D. R. informed him they had made a E Hea, Crown
that they Counsel, are · mistake, und prosecuting. ussister by Del, contact the Bank.
of the fact that the Insp. It. Dudmani
I show Bailey
Bank were in perversion of the defence.
ardiers, delivery
which they con- Brined in qute of their letters to him. Bary went on, he would submit that all matters pertain- ang to the bill of lading in ques- them of the 4.3. Hoogkerk were known to the Bank.
The trial had been adjourne yesterday
morning on Mr Hooton's application in order that photostotle copies of over 500 documents could be sorted but so that the members of the
L'A=
Handage This Jury could have complete sets of
the documents before them,
PHOTOSTATIC COPIES Sub-Inspector C. D. Muyger,
for the witness box tha Prosecutor, revealed that Chan
refeited to vorka- haul ne previous conviction of, Ing. Baley speeding and another of driving photostat ples of documents! without dar care and attention Turning in particular for a bell uf indg KATIK 1.11 VACIN voyers, he wald there were lok
After finding Chun guilty, the Magistrate fried hun 350 or 14
of vit goes involved in that days and ordered his driving | document. De k Flated to Beener be endorsed. Chan was 50 toner and the other reatest ja further ordered to pay $100 cum.
i40 odd togs pensation to the injured woman
Settlement Agreed
An action for possession of a Kowloon
Brst lot arrived in Hong- kotid. but the second IKVAR arrived, continued the accused, In order to bain Judgment by fraud in the actions relating 16
thaal
CargoCS, the United Chinese Bank concealed from The Court
fact the
that the cargo which did arrive came on at entirely different
document. This other bil いず inding.
staled.
absolutely Kowe prenses which was valley led was
were mude Puisno o appear vald to the Cours by Great
Court suppression of the real one. It the Supreme
was as absurd as saying that he wux settled on
The terms were had taken bus and then pro
ducing a tram ticket to back up later announced in Court.
Plaintif
was Chan Sheung, that statement, he added,
Austin married woman, Avenue, second floor, und Flamed
possession of the ground Austin and first floors of 2 Avenue
fang Ho-wa
Justice
Judge, In
this morning
agreed terms.
R.
married woman.
uf 2
she
NOT OCEAN-GOING
Homing is preceding,
1
M.C.C. Hits Out At Melbourne
Melbourne, Dec. 14. The M.C.C. were 101 runs nhoud, with sever wickets in hand, when the luncheon ac Journment was taken on the last day's play of their match against Victorin today.
The scoreboard M.C.C. 312 und 128 Victoria 277.
When WAS: for three,
wicket,
Despite a crymbling the MC.C. tourists went for the bowling from the start und scored at the rate of a run a minute.
Fireworks started with the first over of the day, when very Hutton (12 not out overnight) and Bailey (two not out) took ten runs off the first three balls from Carr. But the lifth ball one that never rose-shuttered
Balley's wicket.
HUTTON GOES
Bailey's contribution was (1/28).
Button was next in go, when he was caught behind by Mad dex off Loxton for 25 (32 for Iwo).
1845
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1954
Tornado 'Hits London
The wall of this house in Lendon was taken clean off by a freak lornado which hit the West London Suburbs, leaving a trait of damage, injuries and terror. It tore the root off a Railway Station, sucked roofs off houses and blew out doors and windows. A boathouse, boaty, cars and trees in its path were sucked up and thrown yarda sway. The last damaging tornado in Britain was June, 1934, and the worst
WDS ta 1708, when 8,000 people are believed to have been killed in Southern England by collapsing buildings and flying debris.
-London Express Photo.
ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE TO THE ROYAL YACHT
Portsmouth, Dec. 18.
His Lordship esked Bailey if he was saying that the bill of lading did not relate to the car- from
Ac- Lots of 39 tons and 40 tons.
the bill of cused replied that Mr Patrick Yu, Instructed by lada die no
not cover un ocean Me F. X. D'Almuda, of Messrs voyage. He said his argument
to 17 Almada and Mason, appeared was that in order
obtain for plaintiff, and Mr A. J judgment by fraud the United
Queen Elizabeth's £2,100,000-yacht Britannia, which Culford, Bestructed by Mr P. J Chinese Bank represented the
brought Parliamentary controversy over its cost, is under- Gruths, of Messrs Wilkinson, document to be an ocean-going
going modifications here, it was learned today. 201 Girl, represented the bill of lading when in fact they defendant
were not.
The changes are aimed parti- Plaintiff claimed abe let the Balley and
Peter May and Cowdrey then cuturly at eliminating "singing" began a bright stand which has 10 dufendant ull, know penalser
Copies
delivery so far produced 74 runs,
in a propeller, which set up December [.
with reverberation in the vessel. 1949,
order of the cargoes were in May of 46 and his partner 19. monthly tenancy of a rental of the hands of the Bank because
May drew frequent applause the they Terminatet
spokesman $700,
Admiralty produced were
with crisp strokes to the sold the "singing" was only tenancy by notice to quit given | Court.
boundary and
and the never appeared evident at low speeds Defendant April 30, 1953
When the accused went on to troubled by the frequent changes work was being done during the Kill cccupation AKI
refer to correspondence between in bowling-Reuter.
Britannia's first reft. plaintiff claimed mesne profils himself and Jebsen and Co., Mr from June 1. 1953.
anti Hooton rose em
und asked the Court delivered up if the matters contained in the passion
correspondence were relevant.
accused sald he Wit
10 Way
wit
ant costs
Announcing
The settlement, Mr Yu said the following term tund been agreed between parties:
the
(1) An order by consent for posression to be given by de fendant to plount!! on March 91, 1955; (2) plaintiff to waive all claims for arrears of
rent and/or mesne profits up to and (3) including December, 1954; defendant to pay mesne prolita of $700 per month for January, February and March, 1955, such payment not le constitute tenancy; (4) defendant under- takes to give notice to quit through her solicitors fo all occupiers and sub-tenants by the end of March, 1905; (5) each party to pay their own costs: (0) defendant under- takes to use her best efforts, if
assist the plaintif required, to
il
to obtain vaennt possession after March 31, 1955.
LETTER TO
THE
EDITOR
Smokers
Sir, I notice that
passengers.
boord
some
crowded
11
Tho
slightest foundation" Court never
The vi the
in
calling people to give evidence on these matters in due course. Continuing, Bailey referred to
letter dated September
aber 7. 1951, from him sent to Jebsen and Co. In which he asked the
m about bills
inding of concerning the 5.2. Hoogkerk, Jebsen 1 Cu. wrote bim asking if he had forwarded the bila The United Chinese Bank
CONTACTED JEBSEN Accused said he immediately conturled Jebsen andl more and
10
Co, once
ceferred them to his
Jadinya
Mail Notices
The Lafaxi
An
THE BRITANNIA
Japanese Deportee Arrives
LI
Radio Hongkong
BKT
Sheaffer's “SNORKEL”
VIETNAM TROOPS Welcome Pocket
CLASH WITH WORLORD'S ARMY
Saigon, Dec. 18.
Vietnam troops elashed with a fierco “dissi- dent" 2,000-man army and killed_57 and wounded six in an amphibious operation in the swampy West Cochin China, it was announced today,
The Army announced sent the first stage of operations to nino battalions with Marine etoun out Colonel Bacut's pri- support, againṣi.“dissident“ mem- vate my has been comp.cted. bers of the Hoa Hio sert who United Picss have been in virtual control of the West Cochin coast since the end of the Indo-Ching war.
The Army said that the force was Inunched last week and now
Irish Fireman
Gets
Month's Gaol
An Irish fireman on board HMT New Australia, who pleaded that he missed his ship because he made a mistake about its sailing time, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment by Mr C. Cairns at the Marine Court this morning.
armoured ring
ARMOURED RING Now Vietnam troops tightening their round tho bandit Warlord Bacut in his mountain stronghold near the Cambodian frontier and will "liquidate" him, an army spokes. man said
today
Money For HK Refugees
Last month the China: Mail printed an exclusive story on 51 refugeen being taken on as extras for the
filming of "Soldier of Fortune."
They have been on the job in batches of six and eight for five days of shoot- ing up to date.
To the refugees who have come into the Colony penniless, the $15, they are now getting for a day's shooting is "heaven-sent” pocket money.
No 7 Signal Goes Up For U.S. Film Makers
With nightfall
today
Unofficial reports had snld earlier today that the Viet- namese Army was calling off the expedition 85 miles southwest of typhoon signal No. 7 will be Saigon after meeting flerce re-hosted at Blackhead Point!
.
sistance from the Warlord com- mander of 4,500 men who broke away from the private army of the Hoa Hae religious sect
These
reports said the army andered its main aim had boon achived by Dr Ving Bacut to the hills and the operation was now classed as a "punitive expedition."
GUNBOATS USED
No, this is not a 'weather story and the Observatory has not let you down.
NG TYPHOON There is no typhoon in Hong- kong but "Soldier of Fortune" and the weather requires one people have kindly obliged.
Filming of shots outside the Peninsula Hotel was held up this
4o the morning owing
sun'a reluctance to be helpful! Herman, Assistant accosted your reporter
out for a few minutes
Hal Director with
Gunboats were belag used on the canals, armour on land and there were anck parachute regi-please, could you coax the sun ments in action as well as in-
Bacut's be
henvy mortars had bombarded the fishing port of Rachgia on the gulf of Stam and
The defendant, Joseph Lamer, fantry. 41, was Biso ordered to confined in the house of detention after having served
with
movie
and
MOVIE EQUIPMENT The Peninsula Hotel, austero was surrounded and dignifled
equipment the gaol term until arrange the esmy had been forced to
curious people all morning. ments for his repatriation could take retallatory action.
Yards of wire, huge are-lamps, Cambodia has recently pro- be made.
cameras and the "peeping Tom" Larner was charged with tested to the Vietnamese
van were arraigned all about it having
wilfully or negligently Government about alleged atro- remained in the Colony
after cities
Cambodian to the consternation of the Police Dgainst
who had to keep an eye on it trooper.minorities in Rachgia the departure of the Ho pleaded guilty of
The Vietnam spokesman sahill. the
ship by mistake.
Bacut, wtw nearly bled
During the day shots of Mr death after a clash two months Gable, Mr ago with another rebel band, Logue, was hardly out of his sickbod "back", entering and leaving the before he launched his attack hotel will be Alined. against the national army.
missing
On
The Prosecution fold the court this morning that the Now Aus- tralia left port at 12 noon December 7, Larner reported to the ship's Jocal agents, Mac-
and kimmon Mackenzie
Com- pany and the Marine Police yes- terday. He lived in the YMCA. all the time from the time the ship sailed up to his surrender. to the authorities.
SAILED AT NOON
the ship sailed carlber at 12 noon.
In mitigation, Larmer explain- ed that he left the ship at about 7 a.m. on the same day the He said there was "not
the
ship saflod with the thought in for prese
mhid that it would leave al reports that experts were try-2 o'clock in the afternoon. But Ing to reduce the "roll" on the ship to meet the degree of com- fort required for a Royal yacht. "She does not roll badly at all and, In fact, she is very stable from that point of view,"
he said. The Britannis, launched by Queen Elizabeth in April 1953, le due to leave dock here on Wednesday after her cigirt weeks reft.
FURTHER TRIALS Then she will undergo further sea trials before being used by Princess Margaret during her
British tour of the
Caribbean islands beginning on January 31. Commenting on reports that "finishing touches" were now being put on the Britannia, the Admiralty
spokesman said: "Alterations and additions" were always made during a refit,
He could not give details of tny additione currently being made.
Buckingham Palace announced last week that the Britannia will joln in combined fleet exercises with the Duke of Edinburgh, on board in the Mediterraneani next March.
£200,000 SPENT
The Parliamentary "watchdog" committee on public accounts revealed recently that the Government spent nearly £200,- 000 extra to get the yacht ready
timo
10 bring Queen
in
and the Duke of t home from Tobruk
In May after their Common- wealth tour.
tom of borting shown below are those for un- registered cortespandenes posiad at 0.2.0. Hongkong. The latest posting times elsewhere which, In general, aro earlier than the G.P.0. times can de Recurtained by enquiry at the local ofice,
The latest posting times for
6.43 Programme Buminary: 148, registered articles are generally
London Palladium Orchestra: 5,05, one hour earlier than the times
**Ellswatha** : {Coloridge-Taylor). khown below. Particulars regard.
The Hongkong fingers cond. by Di ing parçal mallı can be securtain-
T. Ride. From the Great Hall of ed by enquiry at any post office,
the University of Hongkong Intro- duction by Professor Edmund Blun- den (Itelay): 6.45, Richard Crean and justification" for allegations of But they said there was "no TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14
his Orchestra; 0.58, Weather Report; By Air Indo-China, 6 pan,
Ishijlarta,
WOB who
1.00. Time Signal, and World News wasteful expenditure Formoss, Japan, Okinawa, U.S.A. ondered to leave Singapore by
(London Relby); „7.10, Commentary Britannia's construction, & Canada, p.m.
tiro Immigration authorities London Relay) or Special At The ship is built so that it nouncement; Ku · Interluda -lifor there because of his connection Mule with Elton Hayes (BITS): can be converted to a hospital
wartime at a. with the Japanese intelligence 30 Forces Favourites (London Ho ship in service in Singapore in the fast Demi-Heure Francalle between £180,000 and £200,- (Studio); #30,"Rambling · Rose'' • A serial biory in Eight Episodes by 000-Router, John Jowelt, Episodio 7 (Recorded) Cast: Donald Ransome. Neville
Blen Philip Peerce.
Lloyd da Lampley. Dorothy Ravelo; Mr
vehicles in Hongkong with lighted elgarettes dangling on their lips. This is a sourco danger to other passengers,
There have been several in. Aud
of
p.m.
eldents where, on a sudden jerk of the vehicle, people have been in the neck by a person
anding behind with a lighted
cigarette on his lips.
The utility companies would be doing the public a great Justice if they would simply tell their conductors to .request thosr
passengers smoking cigaroties to put them out when boarding a crowded vehicle.
MALCOLM KAYE
Yuichi
By Riface Macan, p.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 By Air Thailand, .. Indo-Chine, m
war, onrived here this morning Formosa, Japan, Korea, Canada, a aboard the cargo ship Seiko
Maru Indonesia, Malaya. New Zealand, Ceylon. Ishijima refused to seo re- Bismillus, 0_p.m.
Bwitzerland. Denmark, Norway, & ponters on arrival and sold that sweden, 0 p.m.
· The equid not speak.. Japan, 6pm.
By Surface China, People's Republic, 0.30 a.m. Maero, m
Burma, India,, noon,
Philippines, 1° 5.m. Korea, 3 p.m.
Macag, 0 p.m.
Indutasim, & pm;
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 By Air
in the
cost of
Evans: Hose Blaker Tall Bus Competition Closing
Date Changed
of
| Chump, Dorothy Scales, Mr Disker,
The Hongkong Council John Mille; superintendent Talliyeg, Reginald Glanvila, Sergeant Common. Social Service has changed the Alts Elorrio; Mr Gunn, Paddy It is understood that he will shan; Frank (TT, IMTs), closing date of its novel-writing be allowed to go shore during tile Produced by Patrick Butler Competition from December 18, the ship's stay here. The Selko for the Garrison
9. Time to January 81.-. Bignal. Concert by Mifs, Janing Ane Mary will sell for Japan to- is open to all girls and boys morrow afternoon.
Tiny (plano Concert Hall); do, from 14 to 18. Hereft
It bras alleged that tohijima Boral of Light anal of mind. A prize of $1,000 is to be
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kls presence Chore was made mozdad i fandor, eliz)'ill" Goods awarded at an unkys' quality
night Musery Clod Save The Queen hould be outstanding. known,
to
News of the fighting has been censored from the Salgon news- papers-Reuter.
Compensation For C.P.A. Airliner
Rennie and Miss Susan Hayward's
IN EGYPT
DEATH SENTENCES
COMMUTED
London, Dec, 13. Mr Robert Turton, Foreign Under-Secretary, said today the
Cairo, Dec. 13. £307,000 Chinese payment of
The Egyptian Revolution
Council ost Command
today commuted to life imprison- ment with hard labour the death sentences passed five members of the Moslem Brotherhood yesterday by the People's Tribunal,
The
Council also conarmed sentences passed on other mem- bers of the Brotherhood at the trial.
A representative of the ship's compensation for shooting down
British-owned eirliner agents said this morning that the company
received a cable Halnan Island in July covered:
master from the ship's
that Loss of the aircraft and the Larner was absent. The com- consequential expenses incurred pany sooh referred the matter by the Cathay Pacific Airways the Shipping Company: Lots of freight and to the Police, office as well as the Seamen's baggage: Loss of life and com- Mission, Larner did not report pensation to survivors for in- until yesterday afternoon Jury and distress.
Larner replied that he stayed. The cheque had been handed all the time in the Y.M.C.A, as to the British Charge d'Affaires but had not been he intended
to "ship out without at Peking
received in London. bringing anyone into trouble".
Mr Turion said the He said he did that three years
when he missed a ship. pensation covered all those in Although he Whs & passenger volved, including foreign na- from Okinawa that time, he tionals..
the same thought he could do
Ten persons lost their lives now by leaving on his own ne-in the air attack on July 23.
Reater. cord without troubling others.
SIDE GLANCES
COM-
By Galbraith
HAL'S
STOCK OF ON.
INEAL CHRISTMAS
to fare wor
this
year, dost"
on
In addition to the live death sentences four were sentenced to hard labour for life, ave to 18 years' hard labour and 17 to ten year hard labour.
A People's Tribunal found the accused guilty of complicity" in a plot to overthrow the exist ing regime and participating in
activities of terrorlat
tho Becret Brotherhood's
organiss
ition
Ten others were acquitted, Six Moslem Brotherhood leaders were hanged last Tups- day for plotting to overthrow the revolutionary regime. Hansen el Hodelby, Buprene Guido of the movement, Wah sentenced to death with them but reprieved---Reuter."
Lady Grantham at Art Exhibition
!
Lady Grantham spent half an hour this morning" "vlowing the paintings at the British Council "Exhibition of Paint- Inge" by the Hongkong Artists*
which was opened, yes» ·
She Woo welcomed A. In
"Genes and M
by Mr
ལ་
representatives of the Council, and shown round the exhibition by: Messty Luli Chan and Loo Byng, artists, exhibi- ing their work. 1
Mrs. M. Gladstone
Arrives
Mr M. CHładztórie, “wiło (of "Rear-Admiral G."V.“ Gladáterio, Flag Officer""""Becond-In-Com- mand, Pue, East Siation, arrived here in the my Changwth this morning Australia to Jola hur husband baggy
Mary
May'. Gladstone,
Zander, had bedni irisiting Berre-
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