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FULL COURT REDUCES SENTENCE Katchen
Surcharge Down From Today
The reduction In the electricity surcharge-from
18 to 18 per cent went into effect today.
The surcharge is subject time to on the
torovlston from
time, depending
price of fuel oll.
In March the Hong- kong Electrio Co Lid. and the China Light & Power Co Ltd, raised the then surcharge of line per cent to 18 per cent,
Woman Found With Opium Gets 3 Years
"Laws to be good must be uniform and that applies to sentences which must be uniform," argued Mr Richard Winter before the Full Court this morning when he successfully appealed against severity of a sentence passed on his client for possessing eight pounds of opium.
Mr Winter cited three recent cases in which con- sentences imposed for drug offences were
BOY SCOUT siderably less than the sentence passed on the ON CHARGE appellant.
OF THEFT
A 17-year-old boy scout, Godfrey Marshall, was manded 24 hours for a re- port by the probation officer by Miza B, K. Scurlo at Central this morning, when he pleaded guilty to theft. On July 23 it was alleged Marshall took $22.55 from the Scout. Den in Sports Rund. The Thatide was reported the police and he was arrested. When cautioned he
theft.
admitted
to
The appellant, Cheng Ah- man, 55,
was sen- a woman, ineed to four years and a fine or $5,000 in default imprison. ment for a further 12 months
possession of
for unlawful
Her semence was reduced by
GN
of
Counsel said there was great disparity in the sentence pasard her and the sentences three cases he elted
The Chief Justice asked G. It. Crown Counsel, Mr
lis- expinin the Sneath,
sen- between the crepancy
10
taels of raw opium. the Full Court, comprising the tence passed on the appellant Chief Justice, Mr Justice M. J. Hogan, and the Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Heeee, lo three who years and a fine of $5,000.
Mr Winter, who was instruct-
G. Stevenson of ed by Mr Stewart and Company, said that there was no question of the appellant being in the drug thetrame proper beenuse the Trial Judge in pronouncing sentence In Court yesterday defendant said: "If there were no carriers, pard I tuck the money with the there would be no smokers." Intention of putting back."
Defendant's father WGS in Court and said he was willing to pay back the money.
Marshall had three previous convictions, two of which were similar.
DANCE
TROUPE
ARRIVES
the 21
MISDIRECTED
submitted
Counsel
that In that using the expression in manner the Trial Judge mis- directed himself in the magni- tude of the sentence which he should impose.
and that
anofl:cr passed on
had appellant who
appeared earlier before the Court and was given three years and lined $5,000 for unlawfull
10 of 20 lbs and possession Cunces or morphine.
Mr Sneath riid that there was nothing he could say to support the discrepancy.
dis-
Ho thought that the crepancy was greater than in- dicated by the Court because the three
for given WAR years porsession of a large quantity of heroin pills.
He said that the Courts had dealt with heroin offences with considerably more severity than they had dealt with
oplum offenes, In view of the much more harmful effects of heroin and the far more serious habit forming effects of heroin,
HEAVIER
The Chief Justice remarked
...that
"She (the appellant) Is 65 years old, a country woman, and has been in Hongkong for about fa year, and has had no previous
conviction," said Mr Winter,
He said that it was the prne- The semulader of
thee of the Courts in Hongkong Katherine Dunham trolipe,
sentences in members, arrived on the Viet-to impore revere
The drug cast: connected with Nam this morning,
They were mit at Kowloon raffe, but in the prescut case did not Wharf by Miss Majorie Scott, the sentenco imposed
compare with the generality of secretary to Miss Dunham.
sentences passed in drug cases Miss Dunham had arrived carller with an advance party the Colony, and was exces and is staying at the Glouces- sive in the extreme. ter Hotel,
The troupe is scheduled ku
pro-
Wis
NO POINT
WA9
US Sailors
On Picnic
Ferry
Tour
a
on
A party of about 300 visiting
Acticor sallars went 011 round-the-Island plenis cruise cn a vehicular ferry today in eclebration of the fourth au niversary of
of the Servicemen's Guides organisation. Tde sallors 11 Fenwick Pier ut 11.05 a.m. and cruised through Lyamun Poss
Stanley thelr way to Aberdeen. They were to re- turn to the pier at 3 pm, Accompanying them
Chaplain Donald C. Means. The sailors took pictures of scenic spots along the way. and drinks were provided by several well- known firms.
Food appeared that the sen- tence passed on the appellant was heavier than in the other case.
Reducing appellant's sentenct by one year, the Chief Justice
anc
NOW MOVING STAIRS IN HK
THE first escalator installed to serve the shop-
ping public in central district was put in operation in the Man Yee Building this morning,
At 8.15 a.m., Mr Colin J. Ure, mehager of Olis Elevator Com- pony, turned on the switch.
Shortly after the escalator began operating, a large number et people gathered, both inside
and outside the building.
Several Police constables were called to prevent a stompede by prospective Joyriders.
THEY RELENT
However, they relented to the extent of allowing
one ride por person,
who People
the catered nrcade to windowshop, however, неге Invited to take a ride, They were assisted on to the
first step and
told
how
European Hurt manage the rest of the fight.
The European driver of
onc
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Old Chinese women and little pig-tailed girls with babies on their backs joined the queue for
said that the Court had con- sidered the case and the sen- tences parsed on other enses and particularly in the sentence | of two private cars Involved in a their first escalator ride, passed in the other appeal be fore the Court,
make the debut at the Eni. Mr Justice Reeve said that it pire Theatre on August 0.
obvious that the Till The show will be the same Judge
overwhelmingly As that given on Broadway. satisfied that the case against The full company here com-the appellent had been proved.
members, plus prices 52
80 The Trial Judge saw no season tons of
and cortumes
to go further than what he said perties.
in pronowiring suitence. Miss Dunhan's dances are Mr Winter argued that the dismissed a plea for a reduction based on primitive West Indian inference drawn from the Judge' of sentence by Ng Chiu-chung, which she has statement wes that he was C-34, a pig raiser, who was sen- forma, round
classical aldering woven a fabric of
the appellest as ballol, Spanish movements and carrier, otherwise there was no tenced to three years and a Ane
for possession the stylised
Java point in wsing roulines of
that particular of $5,000 and Ball.
expression.
lbs and 10 cz of morphine,
a
collision in Kowloon yesterday
un-
Many wobbled as they step- WAS injured and treated at ped on the Arst step.
And faces showed a mixture In the circumstances the more Kowloon Hospital.
The seeldent appropriate punishment would
occurred at the of expressions ranging from fine of junction of Nathan Road and open-mouthed amazement, be three years and a
He is $5,000 or in addition 12 months Gascoigne Road.
Mr certainly bordering on fear, Grimmo, A. E. P.
of the amusement and delight down to in default.
callous indifference, Tathological Institute.
Young Suk Ling, an eleven- and injured by year-old girl, was struck down a lerry in Hennessy Road near Canal Road
She was cd West last night. mitted to Queen Mary Hospital for treatment.
In an cartier appeal the Court
of 20
EARLY MORNING BLAZE IN KOWLOON
Another graphic shot of today's early morning fire in Shamshulpo, takon
grapher.
́à China Mall (photo-
TWO LEVELS
The Man Yee Building Drols Queen's Road, at one.
end, and Des Voeux Road, at the other. As Queen's Road is higher than Des Votux Rozd, the building has two ground floors. The escalator links these two levels where the shops are situated
Ar re revealed that the escalator, which is installed at an angle of about 30 degrees, climbs about 90 feet per minute and is capable of taking 5,000 shoppers an hour. The width is 32 inches.
Escalators are becoming more popular in Hongkong and accord- ing to Mr Ure, several up-to- dale buildings under construc- tion or soon to be built will have them. Mr Ure mentioned Man- son House, the new building that will occupy the site of the old Humphrey's building in Kowloon, the Empire Theatre re development scheme and other projecia.
NEW LIFTS
The multi-storey Man Yeo Building six high-speed Ils and one service elevator. Mr Ure
fully
fald these litis werd the first of their kind ever to be installed outside the United States, The clevators are automatic although they are be ing workert by operators nt present. The reason for this is that 40 per cent of the Hong- | kong public has no confidence in
fully-operated, press - button} elevator and will refuse to travel in them.
These lifts are automatic- control. The elcomanie brain controls the movements of the cary according to calls on the
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Mr Ura revealed that ́his] = company took two months to * Install the escalator and about avamonths for the elevators. The installation work supervised by Mr Tung Choong, and the company's engineer, Mr George Dahlquist who travelled to. Hongkong especially for the
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MISSING PRISONER
CASE
The case of the missing prisoner could have been an ap! description of the situa- tion which arose at Central Court this morning.
The magistrate. Mr His
shing
Lo called for the
defendant, Tang Muk, 23, who was represented by Mr Peter
Mo of Peter Mo and Co.
No
one answered the call. Again the name was called and
again there was no nuswer.
Conquers The
Piano
'MUST start by saying
that I enjoyed last night's concert by Julius Katchen very much more than the previous night's. Those of you who read my critique in yesterday's Chinn Mail may recall that I thought that Mr Katchen was trying to get more out of his instrument than out of the music; this was, in fact, the case. Last night, however, wo heard some well-modulated playing and much more fluid inter- pretations.
There is an explanation for the this; I understand that
was plano which Mr Katchen
a new instrument using was and the upper register in par- ticular was not at all respon- Prison
оп the first sive. Therefore Inspector
night it Was necessary to "pound" the instrument in er-
Then the prosecutor, Revenue Inspector E. R. Wake stood up and sak that he believed that the defendant was detained at the Victoria demand However the Court said that the defendant had been allowed ball,
HE TURNS UP
After hearing this Mr Mo, the defendant's solicitor, siced up he had and said that the tast heard of his client was that he had been detained at the Remand Prison, His client bad been allowed ball n: $2,000 bul had been unable to afford that nmount,
After the defendant was found and brought before the magistrate and charged with illegal im- port of oil.
short adjournment
bten The defendant had downstairs in the cells all the time.
ONE MORE
It was announced today that Jullus Katchen will zive another recital at the At 12 Queen's Theatre Roon on Sunday.
Bookings at the theatrs open tomorrow at 10 a.m.
der to get It to respond bur at the second recital, after several hours hard work by M: Katchen, the instrument was responding more favourably. when he gives his By Sunday
the instrument: third recital, should be very much improved.
The first half of the pro-
The case was remanded until i grammos corcisted of two solo Себаг the first was items, September 13,
Franck's Prelude, Chorale and Fugue. Of all the items which Mr Katchen has played in these two reeltala 1 found his per- formance of this work and of the Emperor Concerto the most Perhaps satisfying musicaly.
Steward Found
With Gold
A steward of one of the ship: which plies between the Colony rud Macao was this morning fused $1,000 by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Court when pleaded guilty to illegally im- porting 41.2 taels of gold.
the temperament" of the plane was not such a draw-back in this work, anyway Mr Katchen produced a fine, understanding interpretation of this work and every credit is due to him.
half
he Schubert.
The other item in the first was the Fantasia in C Wanderer Fantasia"); by This again produced a chance for the soloist to show. hia superb technique and great virtuosity, but this was temper ed with good musical sense so that the result, on the whole, was a delight to listen to. I suy on the whole" because I felt that towards the end of this Under the defendant's bunk, item perhaps Mr Kalchen was with his in the cabin the Revenue officer having more trouble found a packet of yellow metal instrument and the louder play- which was wrapped in a pro, Ing became slightly heavier and
mechanical. tective rubber covering,
The steward, Chan Lai-cm, 41, of Woo On Lane, ground floor. was arrested by Revenue Pallee Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle) on July 31, in the chief steward's East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe, cabin of the es Fat Shan.
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The Concerto
a
The piano concerto No. 5, L. E flat, otherwise known as tho Emperor Concerto by Beetho ven, Was eurely Atting elimax to these two recitals. Our soloist was joined in this by the Sino-British Orchestra conducted by Arrigo Foa and
cad by:5, M. Bard,
It is a continual source of joy and wonder to me that a Colony the size of Hongkong can produce orchestral or piano accompaniment worthy of the greatest artists who visit us,
Last night the combination of Julius Kätchen and the Sino- British Orchest gave us an excellently balanced and well- graded performence; orchestra and piano took over from one another and matched their tones and tempi, z well that there was no trace of any hintus In the modulation between the two.
Having heard this concerio by Beethoven, it is with great de- Hight that we receive the now that Mr Katchen is to give mi- other recital on Sunday at noon, the programme of which will consist of four Boolhoven Sonatas.
I must apologise for havka spent rather a long time talking about the unsympathelle piaro, but it does have considerable bearing co these performances. Mr Katehen must be congratum lated at overcoming this di culty and is to be thanked for;' providing us with these two memorable evenings, I'am auro, that we all look forward cager-, ly to his third recital.:
R. A. BONES