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ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. HK. & Shanghal Bank Bldg. Tel. 27789
JOHN
CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Two's Company
THEN you reach DX- 'tremes of loneliness you do not pick and choose for friends, you grab eagerly at any offer of com- panionship, however Uл- promising.
So. Margare when she left the cute, near King's Cross, and was holled by a stranger on the pavement, suminosed up a smile that leab something like sweet-
DEJ
to her gnarled old face. "Good evening." she said with
î
SHAUKIWAN BLAZE: 2
DEAD
fire
Two small children were burned to death and four persons injured in a which broke out on the top floor of
three-storey house tenement
at 164 Main Street West, Shau- kiwan, at 11 a.m. today.
Six fire engines rushed to and brought the the scene blaze under control in about 20 minutes. The other floors
prim formality, lo the man who and the adjacent houses were had greeted her. He was wizened little man, named Sam, not affected.
upon whose leathery face many
Neighbours said two loud
prbon sentences and much idle-reports like explosions were ness had left their mark.
A WALK
be
ET'S go for a walk," Som sugusted. and Margaret, because she had nowhere to go, and no one to talk la or with, nodded agreement. A walk would help to pass the long empty, night hours.
The man led her to a passage by rome flats, in which a molor- crete steed shrouded in B
terpaulin which he began remove. When he had it off he folded
it neatly over his arm. moved
and to a car 11ear by helped himself to the waterproof sheet that covered Its bonnet Margaret watched, incurious
"We'll go on now." Som said,
heard.
The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained,
Postpone Test Resolution
London, Apr. 3
The Labour Party tonight united in a clear call for post- ponement of the nation's H- bomb tests at Christmas Island, thus avoiding an open conflict on the Parliamentary Parly's attitude to
to future nuclear tests. Earlier. 战 two-and-a-half- hour meeting of Socialist Mem-
broke up
of bers of
panting beneath the weight the sheeting. Within seconds he was relieved of his load Two policemen had appeared: "We're charging you both," they said, "with stealing those wheels.”
A BAD SPOT
"I wasn't fire woman."
Sam
cried, with ne gallantry. "You leave the woman out of JU"
fle sald the same at the Clerkenwell court, later in Bie morning, after he had pleaded gulky to
Parliament
without deciding on any united polley on the H-bomb issue and announced that the controversy would be taken up again next week.
CHINA MAIL
1949
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1957.
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, displays lively interest in a model of the North Point low-rent housing estate during his in- spection of two development projects this morning.—— Staff Photographer.
H.E.
Testimony
INSPECTS LOW-RENT On Behalf Of HOUSING PROJECTS
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, was conducted this morning on a two- hour inspection of two of the Colony's biggest low- rent housing projects sponsored by the Housing Authority.
The Governor first visited the But the Party lender, Mr Hourlug Authority's headquar Hurgh Gultskell, unexpectedly tera in the General Post Once Weather
mustered
moru moderates
of
"shadow be inspected
Ali-
2 Accused
tra
A factory personnel manager
behalf of two of the 15 men at Txun Mr
cave evidence this morning charged with rioting Wani Jaat October before Special Jury at the
Justice
Sessions.
J. R. Greer and a Criminal
SHEAFFER'S
DMIRAL SNORKEL PE
APPELLANT CHANGES Property
HIS MIND
Lam Ping who originally lodged an appeal for the reduction of fines totalling $2,000 or four months' imprisonment: changed his mind when he appeared before Mr. Justice T. J. Gould in the Appeal Court this morning.
་
He told the Judge that he had spent so long in prison that he had almost finished his torm and asked for leave to abandon his appeal.
Company's Dividend
A net profit of #171,227.05 for Dzatmber 31, the year ended
1956, was reported by Mr. B. C.
Lee, Chairman of the Associated Properties, Ltd, at the annual meeting of the company held in nis bening. Edinburgh House,
The profit, together with $27,770.34 brought forward the Profit and Lons Lam was fined on January 30} Mr Justice Gould explained from by Mr Hin-shing Le for using a theft and attempted theft and Appropriatlon Account, made
available for radio communication station said that the evidence which the $108,887.30 and possession of radio
com Magistrate believed was that Ippropriations munication apparatus without Was seca to stretch his hands towards a person's pocket in In diamissing his appeal,
Mr which there was a pair of gloves. He held that the evidence as Justice Gould allowed his sez.. tence to run from the dale of a whole, was sufficient to war- conviction.
rant the conviction.
ilcences,
Tho
Judge also dismissed another appeal brought by ip
A dividend of $4' per share on 43,200 shares amounting, to $179,040 was declared leaving sim at $25,957.39 to be carried forward to the coming
Q
year,
Man, 27 against his conviction 9 Months For November last year all Kases
for
attempted pockel-picking,
Ip alleged that the Police gave false evidence against him and asked for an explanation of the
between difference
theft and attempted theft.
With seven previous convic- tions for similar offences, he was sentenced to 18 months by Mr Cons in February.
Judge's Reminder To Clerks
Possessing
Daggers
LEASES RENEWED In his report Mr Lee said in
expired and an offer was made to existing tenants for a further term of three years upon
the sume terms and conditions, which offer was accepted. Therefore, the rental receipts for the next three
aş at years would remain present, he said.
The entire Board of Directors, comprising Messrs R. C. Lee,
For possessing two daggers Wilfred B. B. Wong, C. K. without a valid licence and Larard, K. C. Johnson-Hill, M. being
member of an unlawful Jebsen, J. T. Prior and Dr T. Triad Society, Au Yeung-1o, 20-P. Wu, were re-elected.
Mcasra Wong, Tan and Co. year-old earth coolie, tenced to months in prison were re-appointed auditors.
nine by Mr Derek Cons at Central
this morning. Magistracy
was ca-
The Police said that defen-
dant
WAS arrested on March 24 when a Police party, acting on information, raided the Yu To Sang construction site. Being cautioned, Au showed to the Police two daggers which were
this morning's Mexrs R. C.
Lee,
"Send Me To Prison" Plea
Present meeting were Wilfred
fred Wong, C. K. Larard (also representing China Naviga- tion Co.) K.
K. C. Johnson HUL British (also representing In the Appeal Court this
American Tobacco (Hongkong) morning Mr Justice T. J. Gould
Ltd), B. Jebsen, J. T. Prior, Dr reminded Magistrates' clerks of
T. P. Wu, J. S. Lee (represent- The accused are Wong Chung-the procedure of keeping all concealed in an air-conditioning ing Atims Realty Ltd.), P. C. yuen, 33, carpenter; Woo Fong exhibits in a case until an appeal funnel and he admitted owner-
Wong (representing Wong. Tan you, 27, weaver: Yuen Chuen, has been lodged or the
and Co.), H.. W. Lee and Dr period ship Holds Up 39, carth coolic; Law Ching, 42, for appeal has expired,
and of
Defendant was then brought Joseph Yu. tallyman; Tong T-tak,
28, transmitting all exhibits to the back to the Police Station where weaver Mak Ping-chau,
28, Registrar upon notler of appeal. further coquiries revealed that Mercy Plane
Weaver:
Keung Chung 31.
His Lordship noticed in an he was a member of the Wo Yeo | 666 enamel worker; Young Kwel
brought by Sucn San-lam Tong Triad Society which was appeal 41, farmer; Chiu Kal-yuen, 26, that a certain letter exhibited In
In very active in the Western Dis- mechanic; Ho Yuen, 38, earth the case had not been forwarded trlet. coolle; Liu Yick-chol, 30,
cook:
to lus Court and it appeared This morning before Mr Cons, Wong Chou-fook, 27, mehanic; from the record that it had been defendant denied ownership of
Chi-wing, 24, rubber returned to some unknown per- the daggers. He said Fung
Nam Kel-ting, 42, son.
In the Appeal · Court · This worker;
named
On Chal asked him to morning, 20-year-old Lee Kwok- weaver; and Wu Dit-keung, 20,
Sentenced to three months for keep them on his behalf. He spinner.
unlawful pawning of a also said that On Chal had kat told Mr Justice T, J. Gould Mr M. Morley John and Mr quilt, Suen appealed against his already been sent to gaol. He that he objected to going to the training centre and asked to be W. S. Collier, Crown Counsel.ecnviction by Mr Simon Li.. He asked the Court for teniency as given a light pritun sentence in- are presecuting, assisted by Det-claimed that another man pawn- he said he had two old persons
ed the quilt and challenged his at home to look after,
The Judge refused his re- Inspector P. J. Clancy.
identification by the paw- Mr Cons ordered the
quest, saying that perhaps the youth did not realise the ad- Crown and defendant to be vantage he had in the train- placed under Police supervision
Ing
eentry over what would' Mr Justice Gould refused the for one year.
his lot es a prisoner serving appeal. He said that the ap-
hard labour pellant was found in the com-
Lee,
Tho North Vietnam authorities have now given petraission for the CPA to land in mercy plane Hanol, but the aircraft was still in
this Tourane
the
the members once building where he was wel.
und tonight
reconciled
comed by the Hon E.B. Teesdale, and Lett Wingers
Mr G.T. Rowe, Miss E. Bedwell, with a new clause to the official Mr W.E. Collard and Mr Hue motion, which had called for Kon-sun, of the Housing
all tests through thority. abolition international agreement,
whilch Mr The Arst housing project to The new clause
and the theff. Morgarel Gaiiskell
his
was the Cadogan "Did you Cabinet" had drawn up called Street scheme where site fama- pleaded Not Guilty. think those sheets belonged to on the government to postpone tion is in progress on the slopes
morning waiting for overlooking him?" he was arked. "Didn't temporarily the tests pending a of Mount Davis,
weather at Hanol to clear. arrival there, Interested Smithsfeld. On you think he might be doing response from other
by
The plane, carrying the Governor wrong, taking them?"
governments.
Mr J. Forbes, acting
frou fung of Public Works, and Mr T. S. C. Feltham, the architect who drew up the plans.
"You
10
was greetcas
640 FLATS
THE MOTION "I never think wrong of any.
The motton, as passed in Its body." Margaret replied, quietly.
this That Anal form, said: "Well, you've put yourself in Party meeting, conscious of the
said Mr T. F. dangers
of the a bad
humanity SpoL,"
of nuclear the magistrale, \
continuance
explo Davis,
On the site was a model of must have known he was doing sons, reaffirms previous decision wrong." Murgaret said nothing. | of the Party calling for the
the project which showed that H-bomb tests of to abolition She heard Sam sentenced three months. The case against
af ilve blocks her was dismissed. She left the through international agreement, the scheme called for the com
strongly urges H.M. Gov-struction emment to take an immediate averaging 10 storeys in height,
putting initiative in
containing 640 fats. forward and effective proposals fer this pur-commodation has been designed pose to the other governments for about 4,500 persone, concerned, meanwhile post-plan also provides for a three- poning the tests
centre, 10 for a limited storey community
and a mumber of period so that the response of godowns Children those governments to this initia- shops, playgrounds and recrea
tive may first be considered."- tional open spaces. Renta will vary from $65 to $90. The cost United Press.
of the project has been cetimated at $7% milion,
court alone. Lonely agzim
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
0, Tune
Older 3.30. Tune for presented by Elizabeth; Signal. Programme Summary: 0.02. Fortuguese Half
0.30, O. A. Naturaist
"A
Car Driver's
Offence
Ac
The
The North Point project at Java Road covers about six- and-a-half acres the biggest of Its kind and has been de- signed to accommodate some In 1,955 self- 15,000 persons contained flats.
at
from Hongkong for the newly-arrived
Vice-Consul British Hanol.
Noble, Mr Peter who is stricken with pollo, is expected in Hanoif this afternoon.
Dr T. Taylor, kong
A Hong- Government In the same aircraft yesterday to attend to Mr Noble,
physician, went
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JI!t Paridej 3, introduced by Maxwell Knight. "Whales". Dr Leo Barrison Matthews and Dr CFTRANT; 110. BBC Variety Parade. Hos Time" 7.45, Short Story. Pollion or Flowie" by Gill Crowe, Read by the Author; 7.59, Weather Report: 6. Time Signal, The New; 8.09, Commentary or Stop Press Item: 0.15, Eddie Fisher-Songs of
Cheung Kon, of 1097 Canton Remance: 8.30, The Live Lang Day. A blending of words and muste on Road, first floor, charged with the Daming hours (Four Parts)
driving without due care and No. 1-Morung. Compiled and in-
attention was this morning fined troduced by Ronald Decent; P, Timo Signal. At the Opera. LaFotze $100 by Mr 1. T. Morris Del Destino" (Verdi) Act 1 and Kowloon Magistracy. Overture (8ung in Italian). Princi pals with Orchestra and Chore of Defendant's licence was also La Scala Opera House, Milan; 240 ordered to be endorsed.
Defendent drove his car along Ballor's Return" (Arm). Principal with the Intimate Opera Society; Taipo Road and at the bend 10. Australian Magazine: 10.16, just before the Carlton Hotel, **Mark Twain" (Portrait for overtook a 'forry, The car was At the North Point project the Orchestra) (Kern). Andre Ko-
Dura. on the wrong side of the road Governor was met and escorted atelaneta and his Orchestra: 10.30.
Thomas "and" Sally" or PRETOR
at
The project also provides for en 18-classroom primary school for more than 800 children, e school clinic and an out-patients clinic, an assembly hall, a past cffice and 73 shops. The total cost has, been estimated at $33 million,
A Book at your Bedside. "Cold when approaching the blind on the inspection tour by Mr Comfort Farm", by Stells Gibbons. bend. Read by Audrey Mendes. Episode overlake two cars
The driver was seen to Eric Cumine, architect, and Mr
just before C. Holmes, Quantily surveyor. 1045. Les Elgart and his Orchestra; 19.50. Weather Report: 11. Time reaching a bend having travelled Radio Newsreel; 11.twenty yards on the wrong side Goodnight Music; 11.30. Close Down, of the road.
REDIFFUSION
Variety p.m..
Calle the Tume:
Romenila Cycles- Selections from "Paint" Your Wagon: 3.30, The Aleinne Izto, Terri Stevesa, George Wright, and the Novstime Trio; 3) The story of Bottle Castle: 4.15, * Team Time standezvous: 430, Vocally Yourse
Tony Bennett and Teresa Brewed 6, Children's Corner-Presented by Auntie Ray: 5.30, Town: Times
Presented by Betly,
Tropicana; 458, Birthday Baliba 030, Waltz Time: 5.45, Thej
Gardener Starring Dick
DEATH OF MRS
LAU TAK-PO
1.
After Tornado
Rainstorms
Dallas, Apr. 3. Several violent downpoura of Mrs Lau Tak-po, widow of the former Managing Director in today struck Louisiana and
of Dallas, of the Hongkong and Yaumati
the region
Texas. following in the wake of Ferry Co. Ltd, who died las yesterday's formado which killed year, and mother of the pre 10 persone and injured more Managing Director of the co than, 200 others.
3 Personality Parade Miyoshi pany, Mr Lau, Chan-kwok, dicd
of the Islandj. 7.45, -The House
Umeki; 1.35, Souvenir Songs;* 1.20, late last night at her residence There were no casualties as a Peter McGovern Of Time Bignal at 19 Cooper Road, Jardine's result of today's heavy rains,
Born in Hongkong, Mrs Lau but one material damage
and the Nawal18.00, Weather Report, - Look-out,
Announcements and interluder: 6.15)
Capitol Blow; 8,50, Philo Vance
Vanos; 1. Presenting · Could "and Bilano; 2.15, Muso Time-a
Prom
caused
ane hour satüler than the times shown below. Partieslare regard- ing parcel mally can be ascer» Lained by enquiry at any post *GGET.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4 By Air Pakistan, Great Britain, Europe, & p.m.
Thalland, Ceylon, Burma, India, &
By Burface Macao. 6 D.M.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3. By Alt U.S.A.. ami,
Middle East Africa,
Cambodia, Malaya, Indonesia.. Germany, 10. a.m....
a.m.
Formosa, Japan, Korea, Okinawa,
Noon,
Indo-China, France, Noon.
the
;
Chinese
two
Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, in- broker. Suen had seven pre- daggers to be confiscated to the structed by Mr P. D. A. Reme-vious convictions. dlos, is defending the second, APPEAL REFUSED fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, 10th, 12th and 13th accused,
Wan,
of
DUE · CARE-
stend
bo
convicted on two, charges
IN THE FACTORY
pany of a man on whom was DROVE WITHOUT
oftheft and breaking into a found the pawn ticket, but an
shop with intention to steal, was Sin-sun, personnel employee Mr - Ma
the pawnshop mrusger of the South Textiles formally identified the appellant
cautioned by the Magistrate, Mr fectory at Tsun
gave as
Lo, and ordered to Hin-shing D. T. Badham, of 8 Havelock the person who had pawned evidence that he saw the second the quilt. This identification Terrace, Kowloon Dock, was this be sent to a training centre. necused in the factory
on the took place originally, according morning fined $25 by Mr I. T.
UP TO HIM afternoon of October 11.
to the evidence, at a rather "In- Morris at Kowloon Magistracy Baying that the caution was formal Identification parade when he pleaded guilty to a intended to be more of a verbal Witness said that he looked where there were ten persons charge of driving without due one than a sentence, Mr Justice out through a window of his including the accused and the care and attention,
Gould sentenced the appellant ** man on whom the pawn ticket
The Court was told the de- to the training centre as he was was found.
fendant drove his car along of the opinion that this was "It would have been much Canton Road on February 1, what the
Intended. Magistrate better if evidence had been given and having passed the function Ho told the appellant that thà by the person in charge of the of Jordan Road, he made a time he spent in the training parade, but as the identification" turn. In doing so, the offside centre depended on his conduct car collided and although the maximum that anyone was definite and the person con- front part of his Mr Ma sald wanting to go out of the mill cred was not cross-examined with the rear side handle bar period was three years he could
by appellant
the
botore thejot & motor cycle.
be released efter nine months during working hours had to Magistrate 1 am not prepared to Damage was caused to both at the discretion of the Com get a permit from the super-
the conviction on that vehicles.
missioner of Prisons.) Mr Justice Gould
Pao
the dig- office and could see turbances outside the Hsing cotton mil some distance away. On one occasions, second accused came and also looked out through that, window.
Intendent before he could gw|account." that the procedure
past
the watchmar.
He
also
Witness produced a record followed when the character of book showing no entry to. M-
the
appellent was
was put in gue Idicate that second accused left at the trial was not
correct the factory that afternoon,
The accused called a witness Mr Ma said he saw a woman and elicited from him evidence being beaten by a crowd outside of his own good character. The the Pao Hsing factory. He did prosecution
Wa officer
then not see second accused among permitted to cross-examing this the crowd.
witness the question of pre-
on Asked if he had any reason vious convictions of the accused. to believe that the second ac-This was like, having a Police cused went out at any time be officer present a list of previous tare 6. pas, on October 11, wit-convictions which was not sufi- ness said the record kept by clent in law unless he had some of the the watchman shoved he did first-hand knowledge not leave and therefore it was convictions.
But. In any event no harm dono by this cross- examination because very little was allelted from the witness and in his Andings
the Magiairate mid he disregarded what was ellefted in that cross- examination, Mr Justice Gould sald, diamissing the appeal,
Philippines, Australia, New Zea-his belief that second accused
had not gone out...
land, 3 p.m.
Qum. Hewal, U.S.A., 2 p.m. Formosa, USA. 6.p.m.
Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe.
10 p.m.
Canada, 8 p.m.
By Surface". China, People's Republic, 7 a.m. Масло, 1 от Philippines Thailand, (2) p.m. -Basso, 0 p.m.
"SATURDAY, APRIL 4 By Air Poking, Shanghai, Hankow, Kun- ming, loihow, 7 m,
*
DON, NIGHT SHIFT
A CARELESS DRIVER
Me Ma said the ninth accused was an after employed by his factory. He was on night shift on October 11, starting at 7 p.m. The records contained no entry that he had left the factory that evening.
Cross-examining
Collier Mr asked witness if it was 'possible and Malaya, N. Borneo, In- for a worker to connive with the donesia, Australia, New Zealand &
watchman and get out of the
M. J. Subilican, of 122 A Philippines, — p.m.`
factory without the personnel Thaland Indians, Middle Afrion, Great Iritain & Europe. Ma agrood it was possibit.
urope, manager knowing about it. Me Waterloo Road, charged with driving without due care and $ p.m.
Kores, 0 p.m..
Mr D'Alton told the Court that attention was this morning Mega Indonesia, Australia, New he thought that line of cross- fined $25 by Me 1. T. Morris Zealand, d. p..
Sno-Chine; France, 6 pm,
0.8.A. Canada. e p.m. axamination was entirely hypo at Kowloon Mingistracy,
theUcal and therefore valueless, Sub-Inspector J. P. Wilson, Formoss, Japan, Okinawa,“ 0 p.m. Mr Justice Gregg observed prosecuting, told the Court that
by Burtzen Como People's Republle, 7.m. that it was a matter of common the demon was driving a Road from such a thing was car
Ceylon, 11 an. Was
In The Midway Murder Case" was 72. She was the daughter The tomado yesterday de- athering: Jackson Back Philo in-law of the late Mr Lau Chu-trou
stroyed' numerous buildings tend former Legislative Council left more than 500 people homo- pak, sramme of Clasical Music promise is survived by two sons, were left without electricity and jcm. Altogether, 65,000 homes by Charles Harvey: 19, Late Night Theatre Forbidden Cargo: 10-30. Chan-kwok and Chan-yah, two Toc lent mid the Muse return daughters, Mo-yee and Mo-lin, 1000 telephones mopped work- Roza and Dante Leur Date with two grandsons, Ting-yuen, and ing in the city of Dallas alone, Damigo was estimated at more grand-
than $4,000,000.
Vocalisty
"Valentine,,
ond
Dreamland: 150 - Pralidadlo Mid-Ting-chung and night i mionight "God Save the doughter, Shuk-hing. Guren”, Close Down
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Of the 200 persons Injured 108 were today, silli in hospital and several of them were în a soglous condition. France
Mono, pan
Austraila, New Zasised,
senzo
possible, and that this possibilty south-to-north had been admitted. Hord this 2
The Junction
Melnya, Grent Britajar, “ Europe ishin added that hobody was | Bulger BFM/ On January 19
Indie, a..p.
Germany (Netherland de Directie Elp.m.com
Chios, People's. Hagu Minoso, e pi
ont part of Farcas actually attacking the watchman tus car hits, against the roar
pect of another, car, causing. 0p.m
file clame/aw, to boli villèles,
inhla duty mit A
Hearing is continuing.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
"rich customers don't stop har
come to my desk are the
need tonnel!