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CHINA MAIL
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1957.
SHEAFFER'S M T
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
PILGRIM SHIP LIMPS TO HER END Court's
Blue Funnel
Steamer To Be Scrapped
by A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
HE Blue Funnel liner Phemius limped
T to her grave when she arrived in Hong- kong last Saturday. Her last voyage was to the break-up yards.
One of her engines broke down when she was less than a week out of Liverpool and she steamed the rest of the way on half-power.
Phemius is 31 years old now less than four months, Five days and her owners have told her for scrap.
The Hongkong Salvage and
Co. (managed Town.ge
by Messrs
bought Mollers Ltd.) her and took delivery at Hong- kong,
DIESELS
after she left the United King dom, one of her twin engines broke down and could not be repaired without docking.
She limped along across thousands of miles, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and finally arrived in lengkong last Satur- day. She travelled en hef power A vessel of 6,050 cross tout 82 knots throughout the Phemius
bull! by journey. Was Scoils of Greenock for the
the
pligrimi trade. She was launch- Captala C. B. H. Goodman,
|
ed as Alcunous, At cao time, sic | MBE, commanded her on her carried us many ne 1,200 pil- lav, trip. The Phemius had on grims from Maluya and the East board European officera and a to Mecen
who hast Chinese crew
been signed ca in Hongkong to take te back, Cant Goodman and the officers will be returning tu the United Kinguom tomorrow by the BOAC.
Powered by diesel engines, she way the sistor ship of Stentor which was torp: dod and sunk during World War II, and the Phrontis which is still at se At her prime of life, she could de 12% knots.
The
ડા
Phendus scrved as trooper in the many theatres of the World War II.
She left Liverpool on April 6 and her journey took a week
Sometime This afternoon, be towed from Phonns will
to the ships' Hold's Wharf
Latchikok where graveyard at she will be broken up and made into steel building bars.
He's Going To Open His
-Own Restaurant
MR EDDIE BRASIL
FROM JIMMY'S
TO BANGKOK?
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
NOTED JUDGE SAID: 'YOU'RE Coolie Stole $522
AUTHOR
HERE
R Norman Vin-
Dent reale, noted
American paštor, au- thor and broadcaster; arrived here in the sa President Wilson this morning in the course of a Pacifle tour. Ile
Was
accompanied by Mrs Peale, his daugh- ter, Margaret, and son, John.
Dr Peale and his family. will] spend four days here before dy- ing to Talpei where they will be the guests of Madar Chiang Kul-shek. They will rejoin the Provident Wilson in Japan,
Dr Peale is the guest speaker
VERY LUCKY'
18 Months Becomes 6 Months
From Doctor
A coolle who
returned to the The decor was too busy at the time to make a report to the home of his former employer tenci stole $522 Was this Police. morning sent to prison for
when three months
he pleaded guilty to three counts of theft
before Miss.
MUSS. D. K. Serie at Central Court.
Two traffic convictions against Woo Yu-hop, based on regulations which have been repealed, were declared a nullity by Mr Justice C. W. Reece in the Supreme Court this morning. One of the The decendant, Chen Chum-yee, regulations was repealed ten years ago.
Judgment In
NT Theatre
Case
Senior Puisne Judge, Mr this
at today's Hongkong Rotary Justice T. J. Gould Club luncheon. On Thursday, morning gave judgment in Dr Peale and his family will be favour of the plaintiff's in n the guests of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Grantham claim for possession of the
Wu Theatre at lunch at Government House. Shek
al Sheung Shui, New Terri LIFE OF CHRIST
tories.
Aull:or of The best-selling He clo ordered defendants book, "Power of positive think to pay mesne profits to plakatifts ing and other books. Dr Peale at $1,500 per lunar month from said he took the vacilon to en-May 12 last year to the date of
book, Judgment end cast able him to complete a "Life of Christ for Trenagers."action. which will appear in the Christ- mas issue of Look magazine.
During the voyage, his daughter, Margaret, peted as his secretary.
Wen, who had brought an appeal against wentences total- in 18 months on three driving charges, told the Judge he and nothing to complain about any ntore when the sentences of six The invalid Diontha on each of
aside conviction were set Thank you," Woo sald
A conviction on a rematuing charge was upheld and a ren- ience of six inonths way con- firmed.
"You are very lucky," said Mr "You should go Justice Recec. to prison for 18 months." WHILE ASLEEP
Woo had plead guilty at th: Magistracy to charges or driving without a valid licence, without third party risks insurances and driving without consent of the car owner.
"Mr Jusilee Recee noted from the record that Woo took the car wille the owner was asleep at of the night,
Ho teld the appellant that he was lucky not to have been charged with thei
30, of an unnumbered hut in Holy Cross Path Village, pleaded guilty to stealing $320 from his former unployer, Dr 1. Vaughan Rees, at 365 King's Road, Brst floor. The defendant also sole a sum of $202 from an office boy, also an employee of Dr Rees, Dr Rces, a medical practitioner living in his clinic, placed $300 in a desk drawer in his bed- room and locked the drawer. leaving the key on top of tie deck. In the morning, of Juno 28, he found $200 misalny from the. money in the drawer.
On July 6, Dr Rees found $120 missing frem his travelling
trunkc and told his amah to make a report to the Police,
Assurance To Witness
A building foreman was assured in Court this morn ing that he was free of any threat of prosecution for lending a car to a person not holding a valid licence over two years ago, because the time limit in which action could have been taken had already elapsed.
The foreman, Leung Moon- hung, hud bean, subpoenaed to give evidence on behalf of a widow in her action for damages before Mr Justice T. J. Gould at the Supreme Court against o Police constable and a mer- chant.
The suit was the sequel to a motor accident on Island Road. Aberdeen, on June 18, 1964, in which Wong Lam, a Govern- mant-employed gardener, waa fatally injured.
NEGLIGENCE
The plaintiff, Yam Yuet-ho, who Is sdministratrix of the estate her husband, alleged in hor claim that the accident was caused by the negligence of the constable, and that the merchant permitted the constable to drive without third party Insurance.
risk
One week later, his office boy, The constable, Lo Hung, of Fung Wang, found that $202 155 Island Road, first door, did were missing from his trousers not appear in Court, Second pocket which he had hung in defendant, Leung Moon-chuen, his wardrobe the night before.merchant, of 190 Lockhart Hood, The Police making enquiries represented by Mr Oswald
learned that the defendant had Cheung.
instructed
by F. been employed by Dr Hees as Zimmern and Co.
a coolie but had been dla-
The widow is represented by
charged due to the unsatisfac-Me Ter
Terence Shurlock, instructed tory nature of his work,
were made to locate by P. L. Lam and Co. Attempis
The foreman testiñed this the defendant but they fati-
that morning
he wis the ed.
brother of the second defendant, On July 28, the Police received who owned car No. HK1402. cer.ain information and the He said he had used his acfendant was arrested near brother's car with his permis- the Metropole Hotel. Defension on June » 19, and somo dant later admitted the thefts months before, to transport from the doctor's office,
workers. The maximum number of workers he carried was six. WARNING
COMMUNISTS SENT
ME BACK TO HK
Leung Moon-hung said that on June 19, he lent the car fo someone else;
At this stage, Mr Cheung sug- gested to the Court that the wiiness' should be warmed that he may not answer any question which he considered might in-
Man Tells Appeal Court himself.
Mr Justice Gould told Leung that the law was that if he per- mitted comebody to drive a car
een was not ceased to drive that particular type of vehicle, then ho was committing In offença in permitting that per- Lesson to drive.
The plaintiffs are the owners of the theatre, Cheung Yan- The Magistrate senicne.d Woo An appellant with ten previous convictions for re-and it turned out that that per- lung and Cheung Ka-ku, repre- to six months on each charge and turning from deportation told Mr Justice C. W. Reece in
addition sented by Mr Oswald Cheung, in
disquaßed him
the Appeal Court this morning that the Communists sent bestricted by Mr D, Cheung. tom driving for four years. His son, John, is in his final
The disquailleation was also him to Hongkong and that he did not intend to come here. The defendants Were year at Washington and Lee
the reduced to a year by Mr Justice
Sentenced to a total of three, in and another mau, University, after whleht he istetunts, Yeung Yim-ining and Rece Joining the Union Theological Young Chi-ling, represented by
Before Woo nade his applica-bus, possession of opium end
yeats for pocket-picking on a Chung. Bernacchi and Mr Seminuiry in Richmond, Vir- Mr Brook
on, Crown Counsel, Mr G. breach of a deportation order,"
HIRED THEN PAWNED Viele Gitties, bistructed by Mr girtin, to study for the ministry.
Sreath, raid that the disquali-Chong Ko-wah, asked for a re- While here the Peales are the. Weng.
ficallon for four years could be duetion of his sentence to turn ct 1 months for pawning three! The woman was given a total guests of Mr William Anderson,
imposed under the Vehicle ud
over a new leaf. Road
sewing machines which she had Traßle Ordinanca in Mr Justice Recce, refusing the hired in May and for stealing respect of a certain offence which
of the National Cash Register Company.
Law Was His Imagination
Therefore, the Judge con- tinued, if he now reasonably. considered that any question, put to him might tengi to incriminato him, tie may not awer that question.
him that
Sold In 1955
saying that he was looking at Mr Cheung interposed again, According to Mr Jus Ice was, in substance, cure of those appeal, said that Chong had not and selling a sewing machine relevant regulations and
taken advantage of an opportun- stand. Gould's written judgment which with which Wos was charged, lly
that it seemed turn over a new leaf Mr Justice Recce called It there was a time limit in which was haud d down this morning, diving without a valid licence.
before. He had three previous systematic stealing "in October,
and pawn the authorities could take action 1955, the
REPEALED free
convictions for similar aftences ing-the machines were pawned against such on defendant sold the Sho Wu
offender, and besides the ones for returning the day they were hired. Theutre to the plain.this. The But in fact this charge was from deportation.
that that period had already Lee was sentenced to aix expired. definden
under the Vehicles and ndents after the date of the laid
Mr Justice Recce also refused months, for stealing three bam- sale atmained
tenunts of
Road Traffle Regulations which
the
CIRL'S EVIDENCE reduce
prison terms boo baskets. He had six pre- "Defendant r:fers
was repealed early this year passed out a woman, Lu Ying-vious convictions for theft. law the plaintifs la respect of the
and which does not exist at all. It there, and the dispute beiwera replaced by a Seelon the under the Ordinance. The eld Is all defendant's own immagina- the pardes centres around
regulation did not carry with It tion," said Mr Thomas Tam at
at nature and terms of thetr
power 10 auspend for tenancy. Central Court this morning be
breach of the regulation. fore he fined Yip Wan-fai $50
10
on as
any
"The plaintiffs claim that they Under the Ordinance, how- or seven days for falling to stop were entitled to serminate and ever, the appellant could be hly vehicle after an accident. did terminate the tenancy by 40 properly disqualified for DIC A Chinese lady, Chan Chi-hours notice to quit and that they your on the second charge, han, of 3 Sunning Road, first are therefore entitled to driving without third floor, testined in Court that she possCASION.
ent near the junction of
14.
middle of the road.
He also said that it' was not
hold
party
risky insurance, gald Crown Counsel.
re-
was involved in a traffic accid- "The defendants say that the
He also told the Court that Johnston Road and Fleming notice to quit is bad because they
a monthly the regulation under which the at Icast upon Road in the afternoon of May nancy and
by are entitled'
third churgo, driving without Defendant,
03
agreement to a five-year lease, censent of owner, was laid, was Spring
and further that the plaintiffs repealed in 1947 and had been Garden Street, "first floor; 'said | #******* that when his car knocked down are estopped from denying such replaced by other sections of
the Ordinance, complainant she was in the agreement and from claim.lg
Me Justice Reece held that as passession,"
the first and third charges had After reviewing the evidence, teen brought under old Jiho Judge held that the issue rulations no longer in existence, restaurateurs is leaving the Colony.
was over three feet from the abluties. On consideration of of these regulations
although substance However, Eddle told me that curb. At least, the offcace was the whole circumstances he was incorporated in the Ordinance. he had been down to Bangkok not so serious, he added. How satisfied that the balance of Faristan Grill at various times early this month and he thinks ever, if the accident took place probabilitics was definitely and these two charges but orders Ho set aside the sentences on during the past few years, has there are possibilities for a good within three feet of the curb 1: substantially in favour decided to open his own restau- restaurmit in the That expität.
of the the convictions and sentence of would be different matter. rant.
| plaintifs, Eddie, who has spent over 20
cix months on the second charge His explanation was described. Where?
years in Hongkong, studied
He found that the icnancy to remain, He also reduced the at by the Magistrate as no had Qis St Joseph's College, He came existent law. "Well,"
bcen determined by a disqualification term by three incrning, "nikybe Bangkok, | here from North China lu 1932,
valid notice to quit and that the years for the offence of driving went back north in 1934, but
Sub-Inspector G. D. Carter plaintiffs were entitled to pos- without third party risks Insur- returned lu 1938.
pros:cuted.
wession.
ONE of Hongkong's most colorful and popularnocked down a person, who was vor. Werations at the probe the conviction on these beac
Dearded Eddie Brazil, Manager
of Jimmy's Kitchen and the
Eddin maid
maybe somewhere else.
"I'm texving at the end of the month on a trip through Europe, and possibly the United States and Canada."
ST JOSEPH'S BOY ....
Asked if he had any regrets about leaving the Coley, Eddie said: "Sure, sure, But they al- woya eny the grass grows greener elsewhere.
ance,
COLONEL RITTGERS LEAVES
Eddie and he kitcided to look "If the worst comer to the Colonel Forest S. Ritigers,
around during his travels, but worst, I can always come back," was #really taking a holiday." - Jha cdded...
Printed and published by PÉTER PLUMELY for and or behalf of South China Morning Post: Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Bicol City of Victoria in the Colour of Hongkong
were now
succeeded by Colonel James C.; He was, Professor cr Military Smee, came to Hongkong., In November 1953,
former United · Stelca Army Linison Officer in Hongong, sailed in the Italian liner View He is returning to Washington toria
at nuor today for to take up his new appoint- Wushinglen via Europe. He ment as Deputy Chief of Staff, Pirmonnel, Departament of the was accompanied by his wife. Col Rigers, who was recently
Army.
Selface at Syracuse University, New York, befors coming to Hongkong
Col. ant Mrs Ridigers will visit their cider son who is with the American Army in Germany before crowing the Atlantic.
to
SIDE GLANCES
© (907) by MGX Bones, |
By Galbraith
6-29.
"I don't know what brings my parents here for a vacation—everybody eating and resting all day long!".
After reading the regulations, His Lordship agreed the time limit had elapsed. He told the witness that, in his opinion, he was free from any threat of prosecution.
Continuing his evidence, Leung, said the person to whom ho lent the car was · Lo Hung (first defendant). The car, he sald, was in good condlifor The tyres and brukes · were in good order.
D
Earlier, Wong Sui-ping, daughter of the deceased, gave
evidence
that she, her father ant 3 small
brother чисто
pinned by a car which over- turned in Aberdeen on June 19. Her father dlock the following day. She and her brother were treated at the hospital.
At the time of the accident, e said, the weather was fine and the road was dry. The cat hit her father first before pin- ning them down.
Hearing is continuing.",
FINED $400 FOR OBSTRUCTION
The manager of Siu Kla and Campany. of. Room --1014, Alexandra House, Honghong, was finet. 8400 by Mr. Morzia, at Kowloon Magistency this morning
the ob
He pleaded guilty to u SUN- mongof causing “'obstruction. | The police" kald thint
struction-wad-catued on fund 8. at 13,08 prn at. Ashley Road, by leaving a quantity of sand, con- creto, betcks and other bullakas Tanlovials povering an area 45,00 - fool:ka:60 feet