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Stabindad 1949
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1957.
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
HONGKONG EXHIBITION DELAYED FIVE APPEALS
Entry Visas For Singapore
Not Yet Received
Singapore, July 24.
The opening of the Hongkong Products Exhibition in the Singapore has been delayed because the majority of Hongkong delegates had not yet received entry visas, Mr C. W. Chuang, working secretary of the Hongkong Chinese Manufacturers Union, said today.
Students Allegedly Took Car
Two 18-year-old students were brought before Miss B. K Maile at Central this morning, offences. varlour trailo
one day They were rounded for further inquiries,. No plea was taken.
The
defendant, Wong first Yi-kwong, is alleged to have taken a private car without the owner's Conserit,
The second defendant, Lung KA-koưng, is alleged to have driven the ear without a licence without third party insurung? and withabut the owner's
Both defendeuts
The $3 million fair was due to open on August first,
More than 1,300 Hongkong manufacturers are expected 10
play their products ranging from cotton and plastic products to machinery and cosmética.
Mr Chuang suld that 57 men- bers of a 70-man Hongkong de- legation had not yet arrived in Singapore because local Im- migration authorities had asked
Death Of Freddie Rees
The deally in reported in
for particulars of their business The Times of George arma, their roles in the delega-Frederick Rees, late of tion and other personal data,
Hongkong, on July 3 at Clermont Ferrand, Au- vergne, France, at the age of 64.
CO-OPERATION
Mr Churng said that when a similar exhibition was held i Singapore It w
years ago delegates were not asked such questicas.
A
Mr Rees, B.Sc. (Hons) ond Diploma in Education (Wales), Joined the Education Depart- ment in December, 1020 and up He said the assistance of the to the outbreak of the Pacific Chief Minister, Mr Lin Yew war was Mathematics master
tock, had been sought to ex-
of Central British School, pedite the entry of the dele-Queen's College and King's Col-
He served as a Coplain
con- gates.
Were ar-
Singapore Immigration
lege,
al-
on
rested by the police sometim:thorities hed promised their active service with the HKVDC in Island rali co-operation In granilog and was Interned in Hongkong.
early this
morning
Head, Repulse Buy.
H.E. Confers
With Lennox-Boyd
delegates entry permits, Mr Chačng said,—Reuter.
WOMAN, CHILD
KILLED
London, July 24, A young woman
and
After the war he was trane- ferred to administrative work in the Education Office and was promoted to'
st the grade Principal in 1948. Mr Rees went 1950 and IVES on leave in invalided from the Service in the following year,
'Freddie' Recs will
be re-
membered by his many friends for his friendly and charming
a personality. He was both popular and competent in his work, and had many outside interests.
Sir Alexander Granthamamall child were killed in conferred
th.s afternoon traffic with Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd. Colony. the Colonial Secretary. They are expected to meet again tomorrow morning.
An emcial said the talks were expected to be over "con."
oilshaps
in
the
The woman, Wong Ho, 24, of 139 Acclamation Street, second Poor died in Kowloon Hospital after being knocked down by Lorry on the Talkcoktsui waler- Sir Alexander dined with Mr front on Monday.
and Lennox-Boyd
giri Hau A four-year-old last night, Blked with Me E. Melville, Yuk-hung of 142 N Block, Shek
Under-Secretary of Kip-net
Area Rosettlement Assistrot State in charge of the Far East was killed when she Department of Ofice this morning.
was run
He was a keen volunteer and, although his health was under- mined by his experiences as a POW, and
The frustration of having to give up an active life his retirement, he still maintained his cheerful charac
since
ter,
*
ite was a prominent Free- mason and one-time Worshipful Master of University Lodge, His wife, Marion, died in 1936 He leaves one son, Peter, who lo now at Haileybury.
CHILDREN'S GOLF TOURNEY OPENS
Hongkong's
in a the Colonial over by n private car at 8.30
Hast night in Pot Hu Street,
SCHOLARSHIPS
The Philippine Consulate issued a reminder today that qualified Hongkong and other Southeast Asian students may apply for one-year scholarships in Held of the humanities and social sciences in Philippine. universities.
the
SIDE GLANCES
OFFERED
The purpose of the scholarship
promote
is to programme understanding and neighbour- Aslan peoples liss monj through educational contacts, personal cultural exchange, friendships, and to develop an awareness of the way of life. of the nations of Asia,
By Galbraith
20
TALE TURPO
"Well, one way to look at it--if we're losing a daughter, we're gaining an icebox!**
+
Nine Months'
Gaol For
Triad Man
Pleading guilty to possessing arng and being a member of su unlawful socloty, Cheung Wing 20, of 122 C Block, Tei Wan Resettlement Area was SCT- had tenced to sine menths' labour together with two years police supervision by MẮT T. Creedon at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday.
At 3.30 p.m. on July 7, at the above adress defendant Was engaged in a domestic dispute with his godmowner and 19 a res sult defendant produced G "fighting iron" and threatened his godmother. Later defen- dant if the premises and his godmother made a report to the polico.
Defendant was arrested On July 21, On being questioned defendant adamities to being a member of the Luch Hing Triad Society,
The Governor's Broadcast
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham 18 broadens:Ing över the BEC from London toclight Sir Alexander will be the guest speaker in the BBC's regular
International Press Conference In the London Colling Asia pro- grer me.
His Interviewers will
Alexander Kendricle of the
Columbia Broadcasting Syalçın,
by a China Mail Reporter
70.
And organisers of the compell- Hon reported that the junior division-the even to nine- year-olds
keen знете mustard.
а
DISMISSED
Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in the Appeal Court this morning dismissed five appeals from the Magistracies.
Two of them, against convic-| to report thereafter," Ko cx-. tion, were brought by Law Yau-plained.
The Court held there were no
sony and Slu Chi-kil.
ྣ ོ - -
Law, who was fined a total grounds for reducing the en- of $1,000 or ning montha by tence.
bss B. K. Searle at Central
fur possession of dangerous drugs and breach of a bord, claimed that the Pollee "tramsg" &um.
He denied that he Who nn addict and claimed that the Police took him to an address and made him, wait until they came down with a tin of some- Using. They then made im sign a poper,
HEROIN
The Judge said that the ovidence given and believed by the Magistrato
that a Was cigarette tin containing 21 packeta
after his
LETTERS
TO THE
EDITOR
Threats From Our Obedient Servants. of heroin was found in” Law's Trouser pecket by the Police,
Sir,I should like to draw Law was led out of Court attention through your valuable
unsuccessful
growing mixup in appeal columns
had Government minds und practice. While the most senior officials Sentenced to nine months by continue to sim themselves ob-
"Your sequiously
obedien! Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon for
other Government servant scaling a wrist watch, from a
Slu
Jetters sleeping woman,
are becoming almost
who abusing the polico been witnes at his trial,
alleged
give
that the woman and the other offensively rude.
the witnesses
Compulsory Form & of conspired to false evidence against him be Service Ordinance, which is the one that calls you up for medical cause he had quarrelled
before her
examination
Joining one of the Defence Stylees, concludes;
with
In dismissing the appeal, Mr Justice Scholes said the appel- lint was caught red-handed."
DRUGS
"Failure to comply with the requirements of this notice constitutes offence, and renders the offender able to a line of five thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years."
"Low and order had to be kept," said the Judge as lie refused to reduce a sentence of eight months passed by Mr T. L. It seems to me that this lo un- Yang at Kowloon on Chro Men necessarily strong language", for matching a wrist watch. even for this breed of "obedient Chan ploaded "force of servants" upon whose reguin- circumstances," but the Judge dans, lists, and ledgers, our lives. noted it was his third offence of increasingly depend.
theft.
SU
our the
And in a place like Hongkong Mr Justice Scholes also re- where we were not all brought Zused to reduce the sentence of up speaking English alx mcalhs and four strokes for mother tongue, or with Wu Pak-yuen, but allowed the Englishman's inuri disregardi sentence to date from bis ccu- or official innguage it is even viellon ca Juno (.
more important to have these Wu was sentenced by Mr T. forms a little more manneriy." L. Yang of Kowloon for snatch- Can you imagine the con- Ing money from an eight-year-sternation at a Chinese break- old girl,
fast table when the Lord and Mr Stewart Collier, Crowns Master, who has recently ap Counsel, told the Judge that the plled to join the Hongkong
of the
with complainant Volunteers, is threatened. (aggravated the offence,
"Ave thousand dollars AND im- "He also said that the appellant prisonment for two years."? of the competitors--
WJS Hongkong residenta' sons and had two previous convictions in daughters at school in Eng- connection with drug offences. land-have not yet arrived in
DIFFICULT the Cololly. They are ex. pealed to arrive by plane in the next few days.
Junior coffers- four iron breezed around in Many 16 of them-today took part competition that will continue until the end of the BS school summer holidays. then about 60 boys and girls from seven to 17 arc expected to take part. Down at Deep Water Bay Golf Club this morning pintsize players using, in many caser, cut down clubs swung like veterans, Eight-year-old Richard Collings using a cut down and a Jizzer (someDiing like ស cut down
CHILD FOUND
WITH HEROIN
On the evening of July 23, a policeman on duly in Sampan Street near Cross Street noticed a little girl holdfur something in her hand,
He stopped and searched her. She had in her hand 12 small packets, the con- tenis of which were inter found to be 0.5 grams of heroin.
FATHER CAME
He took the gief back to Eastern Police Station pril sometime later her father, Tso! Kwal, come to the Station in search of her,
Ai Central this morning, Troi was fined $569.or thren weeks by Miss B, K. Searle when he pleaded gulily to neglecting to exercise control over his chlid.
The child will be brought up before the Juvenilo Cours tomorrow . for oor. rect supervision. She · Is Boven years old.
Suspects Detained
Three suspects have betrt' des
Richard Harris of the London tained by the Police in the last Times and Andrew Shock 24 hours connection with of the Financial Times,
The Interview will be relay complaincat
alleged casos of theft. One
was G Chinese ed to locul listeners by Radio woman who lost a watch and n Printed and published by PrÌM PLUMELY for and on Hongkong and through. the inother caso o man leported, his behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham | Rodiffusion "network" at 10.35, pocket cut and cna stolen at Street, City of Victorie in the Colony of Hongkong.
Fiber Daichik Amurement Park,
Sentenced to a total of eight months for falling to
report to the Police and failing to report
Prizes are being awarded in change of address while under
cach division.
their supervision, Ko Ying asked the Appeal Judge to send him to prison or put him on a bond
that let rather
him remain under Polles supervision, "It is very difficult for me to report to The police every day," he said.
The competition la belug held In three divisions 14 to 17-
year-olds who will play 18 The above holes; ton to 12-year-olds who will play 14 holes and seven to nine-year-olds who play nine holes,
plotures, taken by photographer ibis BİLOW Hongkong's
on the fair
will
our staft morning, young golfers ways.
LADY GRANTHAM'S
NIECE ARRIVES
Lady Grantham's niece, Mra Fanny MacBride, arrived from San Francisco by P.A.A. this morning to spend a few weeks as guest at Government House,
Gun Club School
Day Speech
The Gun Club Hill School heta
its annual speech day this mo Mr Justice Scholes noted ning, and 60 children received that Ko had not reported to the prizes from Mrs A. J. M. Police at all istace. January 27 Smyth, wife of the
and this was the fourth time he mandir, Kal The Station Com-
had been before a Court for Mrs Smyth was given three failing to report.
rousing cheers by the children, Ko said that the last time he and presented with a bouquet of hurt himself working in the roses by Linda Fairhall, Kowloon godowns and, because The headmaster, Mr A. J. ho was in bed and could not Bryan, sald in
his ancial move, he could not go to the Pollen
The Judge noted that although be could not move, Ko
report that the constant changes in a Service school were un bottling but they were also a had challenge to
its staff and administrator.
She was accompanied by her two daughters, Alice changed his address several
Maurine, 14, and Suzanne, 12.
times during that period.
"Wadia I failed to report the
They were met at the airport by Mr R. White, ADC to that time, I became frightened
His Excellency the Governor.
The speech day, concluded with a short, concert of songs and verses.