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MONDAY, APRIL 29, 1957.
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OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
THREW SULPHURIC ACID THE RALPH SHIELD WILL THAT OPERA
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
gulhanh
374
© 1961 ST NEA bermas, dre
"How about some of that Red Riding Hood stuff tonight, Crandma? I'm in the mood for soap opera!"
RIOTING TRIAL
AT WOMAN, CHARGE
A 37-year-old woman was accused at the Criminal Sessions this morning of causing| the permanent facial disfiguration of a female fellow-tenant by throwing sulphuric
acid at her.
Wong Hing, described as unemployed, is being tried by a Jury of six men and one woman before Mr Justice T. J. Gould, Senior Puisne Judge.
She pleaded not guilty to unlawfully and mali- ciously throwing corrosive acid at Mok Ching, the complainant, on September 2, last year, "with intent to burn or to do her grievous bodily harm”.
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Mr Collins, Government chemist, testified that September 3 he examined earthenware pot and found it contained some sulphuric acid.
Mr G. R. Sneath, Crown caused by a corrosive subalance. Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted Sulphuric acid came within that by Det. Inspector D. R. Harris.category.
Mr Sneath told the Jury that the facts were very simple, The alleged offence, he said. took place
at 253 Tai Nam Street, second floor, Kowloon.
The accused, as well as the complainant and her husband and two children, had lived in the premises for some years. Over the last two or three years, there had been constant trouble between the two women.
On the night of September 2. Crown Cound
the went on, complainant was sitting on her bed, g some $10
bills. The accused appeared at The entrance to complainant's cubl- ele, holding an enamel mug.
Some worth were spoken and the accused threw th, contenta of the mug at the face of the complainant, The sulphuric acid which was in the mug caused the
Further Crown evidence was; tuentificalico was not recorded, taken when the trial of Yam He said that he made a state Po-t, 20, enamelware worker, ment to my officer in plamclothes after the Identification, although re- facing a charge of rioting sumed before Mr Justice A. D. not at the time he was pointing client to be "terribly Scholen and a Special Jury in out accused, the Criminal Sessions this morning.
A Polico witness, PC Ko Chuá
testified that he identified the decused as an identification parade as a man he saw carry- ing a
Marge Chinese Nationalist flog outside the Puo sing cotion mill on October 11 last Mr M Morley-John Crown Counsel is prosecuting. ussisted by Det. Insp. P. J. Clancy.
Accused Is defended by Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, instructed by Mr P. D. A, Remedios.
CARRIED FLAGS
Ko Chot Police Constable said that he accompanied his superior ofeer, Inspector Moss, to the Pao Haing cotton mili on October 11. They travelled in a Police car.
On arrival witness Gold he saw a number of people carry- ing Chinese Nationalist lage. Some carried wooden poles and some had stones in their hands. Others were burning vehicles.
Witness said he told the people go away, but they took no notice.
to
the
Whilst be walled in the Camp
FOUND ON LEDGE The necused turned and left. mess room to be called, witness Later she was found on a ledge said he did not pay any atton-up on the roof. She was rescued on to people brought into the by the Police and Fire Brigade, yard, Then were thousands of and was also found to be suf- fering from slight injuries caused people in the Camp at the time,
by acid splashes.
· He agreed there were people brought into the yard for their meals, He did not know that among them WETO 42 persons who were subsequently in the room where he made his identi- Acation
Witness sild he did not know that the people were called out by their names for the purpose of having their meal,
Hearing is continuing.
Inconsiderate
Car Driver
Chan Sum of 337 Section 'D', Hing Wah Village, Chai Wan, On October
was this morning flaved $30 and 22 at Chatham
had his driving licence endorsed Food Camp he tented accused at tifi identification by Mr Thomas Tam at Central parade as a man he saw carry » Court when he pleaded guilty 10 -ing a big Chinese Nationalist driving without reasonable con- fing outalde the Pao Hsing cot-sideration for other road user, ton mill, and "walking to fro,"
and
The court was
Some of the neid had also
splashed on the complainant's little daughter, Mr Sneath con- Unued. The two women and the child were all taken to hospital. The complainant remained in hospital for some time.
Dr O. L. Thomas, medical offer at Kowloon Hospital on September 3, gave evidenes that
He also examined an enamel mug and found a few drops of sulphuric acid at the boilum.
Hearing is continuing.
Airman And 2 Chinese Women Face Charges
Ailan
Henry Harding, 18, a Senior Aircrafismen of the RAF and two
women Lee Wal-har,
Cleely Lig 19, of
22, of 182, Electric Road, third
floor, and
F.
5. Village Road, third floor, appeared before Mr W. Pickerlog at Central Court this morning or charges in connection with a traffic accident in High- nesay Road last Saturday.
Nobody Knows Today Who Was
The Donor
By ANDREW SLOAN
"Donated by a
Chinese gentleman for competi tion in Ambulance work," is the inscription on one of the many trophies in the Kowloon Headquarters of the St John's Ambulance Brigade.
HOUSE EVER BE BUILT?
From H. KING WOOD
Sydney, (By Airmail). There is a hard core of expert opinion that it will be a considerable time before any move is made to start building Sydney's £3-million Opera House the £5,000 prize-winning design of Danish 'architect Joern Utzon.
The feeling is that the Opera House may be started in 10 years to a completely different plan and at a com- pletely different site to the spot marked "X" on Sydney's foreshore.
The experts point out that no samo anc-was kind and prize-winning design sponsored courteous,
by either government or private The visitor would not give his enterprise has been bullt namo but he is a Boer War Sydney for the last 20 years, In veteran and Q former Show that time
prize-winning plane rider and axeman. of five of Australia's biggest | Sydney traffic authorities are architectural
than disturbed
by the competitions have more found
a place in government failure of the tow-away scheme
to cut down parking offences, pigeon holes,
When 1937
£500 first
tow-away was intro-
cars prize
America an international com- duced
dis- petition was awarded to a firm appeared like magie from the of British architects for altera- streets concerned, but in Sydney tions to St. Andrew's Cathedral, the tow-away threat has made been little if any difference in the
streets concerned. In America Sydney
started.
work has
never
סת
in
In 1930 three
the tow-away architects were awarded 2700 charge is only 20 dollars- not In an Australasian
very much in a land where competition for the design of new Sydney dollars are the equivalent of Law Courts, Those plans went about 2/-. In Sydney the mo into
but
tarist whose car is towed away pigeonhole, the same architects have been has to pay about £6.10.0 to asked to design now courts in
BOCUTE Its release. Yet since a different location,
the scheme started on Septem- In 1946 n competition ber 17 the monthly totals
of held for a new Legacy vehicles towed away have risen House but soaring costs were steadily, roponsible for the people con- cerned shelving these plans.
•
was
MODIFIED DESIGN
In October it was 88; Novem. ber 127; December 177; January 196; February 218 and March 279.
71
taice a
motor
It could be, of course, that The same year the well- some of the increase in numbers known architect, Walter is due to the council's tow-away Bunning, won £1,000 for his
team becoming more expert in Rising costs were also responsible for kept by the police in design for a new Anzac House, its job, but the book of explana-
for these plans being put away charge of the Impounding area The Prosecuting Officer, Sub.-
and a modified version is to be shows generally that the mo Insp. J. G. Mansell, told the
oficially opened by the State ists concerned are prepared to court that man, aged 47, had
Governor on Anzac Day.
a gamble that they can park been seriously injured in the
The trophy is the 41-1 This year in the competition
The design for the huge, quickly, do the business which Beddent and was now in hos-
red granite monolith memorial they have to do and be away pital. He said that Police had year-old Ralph Shield. The there was a lie when each area
scored 224 and a half points to King George V, which won again before the tow-away truck not yet been able to get a state-name of the donor is not each. This result was arrived at a first prize of £200 has never comes around. ment from the injured me
man. known. Like many other by four different judges cach go beyond the prize-winning He asked for defendants to be
of acting independently and who
plan stage but in this case the organisations, records remanded for seven days so that
had never met each other be. Government did nothing be the Police could make further early history of the St fore the night of the competi-cause it
was embarrassed by He added that more John's Ambulance Brigade tion. he found the complainant to be inquiries.
the controversy which the plan serious charges may be suffering from extensive full-
pre-in
des- Hongkong were
Now there are two shielda left thickness bums on the left sideferred against the defendants,
the trophy and there is going the defendantstroyed during the Japanese to be keen competition to 200
Professor of
Architecture at At the present of the face and scalp.
charged with driving occupation.
which team can win the trophy Sydney University, Professor H. were without a valid licence and third Little is known about the by getting its name on both of Ingham Ashworth, one of the four judges in the Opera House party Insurance, alding and man after whom the shield was the shields. abelling, public mischief and named, Mr E. R. Relphi, except
Competition said this week that o previous records architects permiting a vehicle to be used that in about 1929 he was
had every reason to doubt that Schools on the road not covered by in-
Inspector of English
the Opera House would be built, "But I feel this project wil be harder to dump than others so many past because singing. Choirs of Bancroft's Boys people are interested in it," he School and Loughton High School said.
There were also burns on the left upper arm, forearm and hand, the right leg ånd scattered areas of the trunk.
Dr Thomas said all the in- juries necessitated skin grafting|surance. and would leave permanent dis- figuring scars,
EYE-LID SCARRED Witness sald the pallent was unable to close her left eye bc- scarring on her eye- cause of Id Inflammation had resulted from this inability to close the сус,
on
and Director of the Technical Radio Hongkong
As the
records
of
No pleas were taken. Defen- Institute. dants
on $100 the Education Department were were remanded bull each.
else also destroyed Ettle
known.
Consul-General To
Give Lecture
is
was
In 1910, Mr E. R. Ralph, was appointed first Assistant Com missioner of the St John's Am- bulance Brigade and in the
shield same year the The complainant, Dr Thomaв
donated and named after him. told that on sald, was at present under the
FIRST COMPETITORS February 3, the defendant care of the opthalmic surgeon.
Mr Torsten Brandel, Swedish drove his private
of He did not think she wanted an car out
The first competition for wili Consul
give a General, the petrol station at Murray operation, he said, but unless
and it was held in 1910 Chater
the Road. He that eye was operated on and Jecture at the Alliance Francaise
*Police Road near
won by failed to give any signals and cured, she would not be able to tomorrow. The subject will be: na a result a car
Both Kings and which was closed the eye again and would "A tour of Sweden" and colour Ambulance Division.
over it slides will Illustrate the speech. the accused.
had teams entered for the recognised
In a Police to swerve across the road to always.
All persons Interested
did both Shown the record
the Scandinavian country HKYMCA witness avold crashing into the defen- Witness stated that the injuries | beautiful
the Identification
Chinese book, agreed that the reason for dant.
were consistent with having been fare cordially invited,
CROSS-EXAMINATION
in cross-examination, witness Mr D'Alton that at the time he identified the accused
told
he had stated the reason why❘ravelling past the station had have to wear a patch
he
WELL, DID YOU EVER...
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WHERE?
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in this on as
16A Des Voeux Road.
Tel. 21:157
(Open until 6.30 p.m. on Mondays).
coused
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for Girls 6, Time Signal. Pro-
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When they come outside and and their car missing they get a taxi down to Benelong Point
area)
storm impounding mightily about democracy in its worst form or that they never the day etc, etc., pay £8.10.0, thought they would live to son drive away and more often than not, park in the same place to- probably with tho thought that lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
morrow
As the tow-away system is the most drastic form which traffic authorities can think of to deter motorists and to help keep mali streets clear of park-
6.05, Highlights What is aroying architects is ed vehicles, they are getung in Variety: 050, Classical Requests that they feel the Opera House extremely worried that the present d by Aileen Dakker:47, Cocktail Time. Claude voire and has become a political football system is quite definitely break- the Radio Geneva Orchestra; 7,30, and although many members of ing down. Talking about looks. "Where Mon-
Moona
Moore,
Memes
edited
by, Donald State Parliament are completely People," by sold on the idea of its erection, Malcolm MacDonald, Reviewed by they and being swayed by fear A.TR. Jackson 7,48, "Quiet Larten- of unpopularity in electorates
it | Ing." Hector Chauvin at the Hans- was mond Organ; 756, Weather Report; where the major problem is the
Time Signal, The News: 6.00 shortage of houses. Reserve Commentary Stop Press Item:
Queens
8.13, "Banjo on my Knee-Old It is expected that the State Time Minstrel Songy; 8.30, BBC Jata Government will shortly launch Club; D, Time Signal. Movie Mage
a pubile appeal for the project vine. Ediled and Produced by Timothy Birch; 9.30, Isolde Ahwee and a poor response to this would and David Blake (2 Planos). The be sufficient
the excuse for Sumex Milk Mid (Thiman): But: Opera House Plans being neatly YMCA.
termilk Point (Reel) (Trimble);
(Ferguson); tled with The shield consists of a large Farilla for Planos
30. "Somnathing Continental centre-piece of beaten silver-no: Popular Successes from Far: 10.30, away. locally made and it is surround-me Marimba Masters; 10.58.
and
ed by 20 smaller shields.
Weather Report; 11. Time Signal, Radio Newsreel; 11.15, Goodnight On a centre-piece there is a Music: 11.30, Close Down.
large figure of St John-patron saint of the Brigade and above
it, to the left and right, are
3
Muzical
Matinee:
red lape and
EASTER SHOW ENDS
put
Sydney's Royal Easter Show came to a close with the millionth REDIFFUSION
visitor going through the turt Thorahul and stiles somewhere about lunch figures of the gates to Bethlehem his Orchestra, featuring the Bnow-time,
3.30, and a description of the early fakes 4, The Story of Baltie Chatia: ambulance work of the Brigado.trumental: 6, Children's Corner down on last year and judging
Attendance figures Tew for Two; 4.30, Strictly In-
Stories of the Kingdom *** Final
· Episode: 6,30,
are well
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MONDAY, APRIL 29
By Al Burma, Indi, Pakistan, MINĒM. East, Great ritain, Europe, pos
By Nurface Macao 0 p.m
TUESDAY, APRIL 30 By Air Peking, Shanghai, Kunming, Hon. Monday Requests by the number of letters opkow, loow, am. Mailbag: 0. La Musique Francale the main cause for this is Presented by Betty: 0.53 Birthdaypearing in Sydney newspapers Thailand. Cambodia,
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the
HIDDEN AWAY
When the Japanese occupied Hongkong, the current holders, a team from the Confucian Divi- Top In Popular Music: 3.45, A Mo high price now being charged to sion took the shield and hid Parade:
ment for Melody: 7 Personality enter the showground itself and
7.15, Concert Miniature; in the Confucian Association | 2.30, Eddie Tisher with Axel the fairly undisguised floccing
takes place
once
the
Headquarters in Hollywood Road Stordahl's Orchestra: 7.45, The Mr which
stery of Nume Lorimeri 5 Time visiter gets inside, the, re- Report, Announcements and inter- Certainly this year the Show
of
Shaw's
'
best
where it was safely kept from signal and the News: 8.00, Weather the Japanese until occupation.
lude: 6.15, Show Case Selections has enjoyed possibly the fram "My Fair Lady In 1945 the shield was re-adaptation
musical weather Bernerd
on record and with turned to the St John's Ambu- "Pygmalion": P. A Life of lies! Stato population many thou lance Headquarters by an Am- 936, Monday Concert-Mudo of the sands greater each succeeding Masters; 10. B.B.C. Jazz Club; 10.30, bulance officer. The man who One Night Standi 11. Date with yo It is strange that atten- had previously hidden the shield Dreamland 1150, Prelude to Bald- dances are down to the tune of had escaped to the mainland and night: 12 Midnight, "God Bave the about 280,000. had not returned to assume duties as Divisional · Superinter-
Queen". Close Down.
dent of the Division. Changsha Has
After the
the Brigade
WDS re-organised and it was Engine Trouble
declded in 1933 that the trophy
would again be put up for com
The ind Changsha (Chino
u
One final Show highlight: In cach of the last seven years, visitor to the Show has given £1 to the attendent on one, of the arena gabon
He does it because it was èrie (öf- his' wifa's, last requests be-
petition but by this time the Navigation Co. Ltd.), carrying fore she died. For many years Brigade had grows much larger. 130 passenger soft
the couple never missed a Show,
Maisya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand & pan
Formous, 0 p.m. t
Thefland, Game, India, Pakistan.
Me List Alries, Grens Britain, Europe, D.,
Canada,
P
Philippines North Borneo, & pm. Hawaii, U.S.Ap.m.
By Surface
China, People's Republic, 7 a.m. F. India, Paroola via alarmskon 14.m.
Maono, & p.m.
Macao,
p.m.
Strong Wind Signal:
The strong wind black ball) was boisted at 130 It was
decided therefore that for Systey Last Friday, but and the attendant on that par this morning. It was lowered the competition should be be returned yesterday to do ticular gate not always the 12 noon. tween teams from the Mainland gine trouble. and the Island.
The vessel, which had hick The trophy is now competed | engine repaired at Taikoo Dock, for, for, First Aid and has been leta. for. Sydney: again this won twice by both "areas,
noot:
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