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JOHN HASTIE & CO., LTD.
SHIPS STEERING GEAR,
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT (G., 4TD, H.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. #7789
CHINA MAIL
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1957.
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
HK Window PEAK TRAMWAYS WIN CASE
Dressing
Competition
By A CHINA MAÏL
REPORTER
The Inauguration of "Tho Best Dressed Window"! annual competition to take place from October 21 to 26 inclusive, is boing sponsored by the Third Annual Festival of Arts 1957.
Challenge cups presented by acme of the Colony's leading business arms, will be com- peted for yearly,
1/2 circles,
Costs Awarded
Against Graphic Press
District Judge K.R. Macfoo this morning
dismissed with costs an action brought by the Graphic Press Ltd, against the Peak Tramways Ltd.
The object of the compell- tion will be to st.mulate com- a. in the Colony and mer. 8.
The claim, amounting to 33,7 | The Judge mentioned the Festival organisers are anxious 402.19, was for work dore and procuring of a German inter- that there all Le no divia.ons material used in pursuance o proler for Mr Welss to give between the business and artis-verbal agreement that the Peak evidence in German alter the Не said This that Tramways would buy up a 10-first bearing. but rather
seemed to the serve stock of ticket. Alterna-) interpre.er
t.vely.
the plaintiTs claimintį "hithly competen.", but despite demoges for breach of the his presence, Mr Weiss showe verbaj contract and coats.
tender.cies In the Cer.y sages of his evidence to re- pot to floke his evidence in English
cach
other.
may compliment
At this time when tourist ot- Liselions are μια subject of much thought here, aristic The Defence denied that window display is one of the there was any
verbal euntruet first attractions noticed by s aleged. visitors in the business cen.res.
Plaintif company was repre» emphasised that tne smaller shops should feel fred by Mr Lawrence Leong, instructed by Mr D. L. Holland- to compete for
no finn Inby
Roberts, of Hastings and Co. enter more than ore w.now.
PRIZES
Mr R. H. Hindmarsh, of Dea- cors, appeared for the Peals
ramway.
12
The regulations will Specif that local art and normal trade | goods must be used in the competition, and no special materials or design impo.tel for the purpose.
D
In his judgment Judge Mcfee KÉRAS HIL & Djec, matter of the con.rec. Was a quantity of tickets printed by the pisir.titis curing uspeziea periods in 1956 and 1957.
He said that for many years prior to the priming of these part.cular sickes, the Tamways
bought ticke company had
from The printing company. ryoring various Emaunts from time to time since 1981.
102
Judge at unuodi
that k
A
"The
The services of the interpreter not east had the enect o. low-
up what ppened to be Mir Weiss Laturti vertosly, and to | that extent, if to no other, was i of use.
"la making there foregoing
.., 1 co no with it be thought that I am in any way alparaging Mr Wess an Inalvidual. I am solely con- cerned with the weight of his evlacnce," Judge Macfce sold.
Admission
10
0.5
CAPTAIN J. W. HURST
WOMAN TELLS OF OFFER
OF MONEY TO
POLICEMEN TO 'YAM CHA'
Evidence of an alleged demand for money by two Police constables, charged with corruption was given before Judge Macfeo at the Victoria District Court this morning.
The Dccused are Hui Chi- shuen, 23, and Ko Pun-kit, 27, who
alleged to Aro
have soilclled and received molty from a mar.ied womah, Keung Cal-ching, as a reword for for- In considering this matter, he bearing to carry out their sus continued, it first and foremost respect of three
abor Jons incrged that Mr Welas made logedly committed by Keung. no attempt to specify with any
Me V. L. J. D'Alton, in- degree of exactitude-or Indeed uucted by P. L, Lam and Co., at all-what Mr Andrews salds detending the two accused. o him or what he said to Mr Chlet Inspector W. P. Apps, Andrews on either of these two assisted by Sub-Insp
D. G. at one sage that he did not re- Branch, is proseculing. occasions. In fact, he admitted MeNeil of the Anti-Corruption
Andrews used.
would expect "No one
a
to the exact winess to slick
Hongkong Affair'
Shooting Over
SUNNING PIRACY HERO TELLS HIS STORY
By J. P. PRETTEJOHN
Death took a holiday whenever Captain J. W. Hurst was in a tight corner, either shooting it out with the China Coast pirates against heavy odds or being bombed out by both Japanese and Germans alike in the world-wide theatre of
war.
Ever since he left his teenage behind this seafarer has been walking the tight-rope that divides here and eternity and his exploits earned him three decorations from his King for exceptional courage.
He was one of the two officers who formulated the plan to ro- capture the 6s Bunning from pirates some 30 years ago. Ha reflected the other day that he never felt "ro cocksure
On
Attracted by her cries, Mr Beatty hit him again and broke the only rifle they had,
Here is a man who bas prota 40 revolver and ammunition who had been hit by the Second bly been in more China Coast among the dirty washing in the officer. The man was regaining "incidents" than anyote alive cabin of the Second Engineer, consciousness and was moving
1 Mr W. Orr. Mr Hurst then went a case his aching body! today and if his record challenged, ho will at
cast on the bridge with the two re- thevolvers and transferred them to quality for being one of luckiest men alive now.
drawers in the chart room,
He and the Chief Officer then discussed plans to
After further fighting the re-take the ship.
They Arat tried to dope the pirates sent a deputation suing asked thaï pirate chat with whisky but 40 peace. They
away unmoles.ed in a ship's licboat. had downed three quarters of success in my life as the tied when they observed that leader they be allowed to row
of the precious quid when he and his colleague were a glass
This request for on armistico about to put the scheme into they desisted an at that rate was refused. execution.
the pirate chief might lose his tenses and start fooling t Now a master mariner com-random. mating the sa Golden Gamuna
The next plan was
to wait Capt, Hurst, a native of Sunder for a moment when there was Duo, saried his sealarga min.mum number of pirates as a camet in trouper during
+
26th Birthday
that
He
on
ם
So the
The Oght then continued.
Ship On Fire
Confusion reigned as the fire The fourth, and only
lowered. In it wets
the wire wo quartermas.CTS, Jos orator, Mr Lok, Mr Dun san, the Third Engineer, Mrs Prokovera and Mr Hurs. They were later picked up by a Norwegian steamer and tran ferred to HMS Verity and
en to Hongkong.
Cups for presentation prizes have been donated by Messrs Lane Crawford (First Prize Cup), Hongkong Airway'
The pirates set fire to the ship (Second Prize Cup) and The
the Saloon desk and treno smoke the defenders ou, Lut Dairy Form (Third Priza Cup)
World War I. He obtained a slams the iron gril to shut off the of.cers succeeded in steer- The prize-winners will in cach
master's certificate at the end the pirates re-iniorcement.
ng the vessel to windward and case relain
of the war, and in 1934 he came the cup awarded
This isn they vectoed on but she plates were burned by the for one year,
out East and joined the sa principal witness on behalf of
owing to Compettors will be used to the dolendant company was Mr
misunderstaLougie of their own making. bundling as second Officer,
Mar E. dress their windows during the welas, as managing director. He
Capt. Hurst recnded with
McCormack, the Chiel week October 21 to 20 inclusive, alliged
pride the episode that earned Engineer, siamned the grill at
Lep-ead. made en ocal and full particulars and enty contract with
the wrong moment when him the OBE. forms will be available shortly acting on behalf of the defends Mr Andrews,
officers were not yet ready to remaining ilieboat not destroy from the Festival Commitee ant company, that the plint member the actual words Mr
act. The pirates got suspicious ed was and herded the whole lot into Headquar.ers, British Council company should keep a stock of
the captain's Library, Gloucester
Under Arrest?
cabin. A lot of He could Bullaing.tickets
remember in hand. co behalf of
required to expiration Wes Hongkong.
the defendant company for the
piracy very well for, he sala, convince the captors that it was Contruir g her evidence trom (China Mail Reportar) price of which stock the defead-words of a conversa.lon w.lea yo..e.ony, kung paid that after
is occurreda on November 14,
accident." 26th birihany, 1024, his
"Just an -neanpny w to be liable. I tork place over ave yara ag, leaving a flat
"Hongkong in Des VotLX
Affair"
was on duty on the briage that cers were again allowed the Two Discussions but he might at least have given Rond West, in the company of wound up its shots on loca-afternoon. It was drawing near me freedom of movement,
accused ind her Buster, she ion yes.erday, when scenes 4 p.m, and ho was expecung walked toward the direction of
Chjet by the were filmed at the Kow- Officer, Mr T. Beatty. the No. 7 Folice Station.
1oon Wharf. The company Mr Huist was u.enly cou
The DEXL plan worked as She Luid she went with
Mr constables
Hural, the has been six weeks getting from by an aried Chinese. antcipated. neither volunter.ly
Ten years later Mr Hurst Axcausing that it was photy, he Chie: Unicer and Capt. Pringle was up to his neck in trouble Lor Involuntarily becauze she the Colony "in the can."
quickly brushed thought be pos.ten was
toe weapon were on the bridge watched onco
more, He
An she was under arrest.
Yesterday's shots portrayed aide and anned down to tell by two armed gua.d. The Chier Admiralty pilot then and was Capt Pringle who was sleeping Officer sighted the ligni 3. sponable for the piloting of nis cerin, but na he saw Chilang Point about midnight the gunboat HMS" Ladybird many more armed man about and he handed has binoculars when the Japanese bombed the he realised that the omcers had to one of the guards. This mao vessel and the USS Panay near been overpowered and the con- looked through the glasacej wuhu in 1997.
his companion · peered trol of the ship had passed into while the hands of the pirates.
into the darkness with naked aed that there would be no re-
When the pirates were sulls-eyes.
Man Killed In Accident
A Chinese pedestrian, Kwok Hon-chor, aged 50, was fatally injured when he
on approximate rendering of it to the best of his recollection," the Judge scid.
Or
the
the finale of the fim as the
...ope runner.
to be relleved
to
Next Plan
The Suoning was later towed.
back to Hongkong.
Was
"Mr Welss
further legal that this contract was evolvei
He even on his own as the result of two discussions
avidence, Mr Weiss some that he had with Mr Andrews.
as to what the The first was in the latter part rather vague
Mr An-rows of March, 1952 during which it agreement with was knocked down by agreed to in unspecified num
is alleged that Mr Andrews was about the stick the plain
Liffs were to car.y; whether it private car in Laichikok ber of tickets being kept by the
was for ELX
Keungcu.tinued that belcre or three months |retching the strtion she begged police hunt closed around thei Road near Pelho Street plaintiffs as stock. The second supply whether it was necused "to give her a chance."
Lmiled at all yesterday.
alleged discussion was in
The accused were allered to
Featured along with Jack The man died shortly after November 1952
Judge Macfee said: "Having when Mi admission to Kowloon Hospital. Andrews is said to have agreed considered Mr Weiss evidence have told her that they could ely the star, is local Michael not be "too lenient" because if Bulmer wito portrays Inspector A 60-year-old Chinese woman, that this stock should not ex- as a whole. and having con- they
sidered his demeanour in the would be
wert to report her they Stuart. Jack Kely and his wife Ng Mel-to, was knocked down seen six months supply.
rewarded
and their are all set to return to the "The sole and seriously injured by a
witness of these witness box, the conclusion I ranks would
It was now or never promoted Mr have formed is that no sufficient Lecordingly. mo or cycle in Talpo Hoid near discursions is Mr Weiss.
States on Saturday morning.
pizmuies officers the freedom of the ship, seeing that it was his chance to is reliance can be placed upon his unfortunately, Nam Chang Street yesterday. Andrews,
uri, Mr Hurst took the deep sca Witness said she then replied Paul Heard the Froducer of Bus Lapt Pringio they gunroed, evider.ce to warrant my holding Ng is receiving treatment in dead."
coun.lng lead and slugged the Shanghai, was ever that the howard the Police give Hungkong · Affair" will re- having detailed an armed mano guards. One hit le deck Kowloon Hospital.
Judge Macfee said that Mr that any con.ruct
would also be in the form of |inals here for a few days to le
to follow the skipper waerever put the other, who was ap- A private car struck and in-Weles "was not a convincing arrived at with Mr Andrews as
the plain.ff campany alleges. money, therefore, she said, she up the ends before he leaves he went. He seemol to be a Jured a cyclist, Hul Ah-yin, witness,
or Hollywood. "The Impression I gained from | skuli a "give thon a cum lo yam
At Ong atago Mr aged 38, in Reclamation Street rather excitable person, mare
Huret parendy hit on the shoulder, second Mr Weiss is that, es a witness, thu (drink tea),”.
thought of his own .22 revolver red two shots at his assailant, yes erday evening. The injured intent on telling his own ver-
"Hongkong Affair" is pro- that was hidden in his cabin, mark, the repor s ettracted the from Jardine, Matheson for his
Though the shots missed their man was admitted to Kowloon slon of what happened rather he was so loquacious and evasive, and so lacking In certainly on
duced by Caremont Studio. Once went in get hig Hospital.
than answering questions”
altention of the other pirates. or 'Allied Artists. important points, that his "evi-
weapon. But he found a pirate This guard, however, received sitting in his cabin so he took away a tin of cigarettes instead. Two hours afer the change
SIDE GLANCES
silhaith
By Galbraith
8-14
TAMUS, PILDI,
"Certainly they're Lima beans, Louiso! That's how they look before they're frozen and put in a package!"
Begged Leniency
dence is not be relied upon, Reaching, the pavement op- even making all the allowances pasite the station, accused wire for the quantum of evidence in-alleged to have asked witness cumbent upon the party called "how mich she would give." upon to afscharge the burden Witness said she was then told of proof in a civil cast?
Sale Of Goods
by accused that a person who was involved. In an abortion case had to spend $10,000 and had to go to gnol afterward. They thin walked to a edo in the water
subject front where the
of money was brought up again.
Witnesa said, that while Hul went to make a telepho:e call, the again "begged, leniency" from Ko' and that she woula
The Judge found that nene of the einer witnes.es for either side naded much, if anything, Carding Mr Wei.a alegations of a contract wita Mr Andrews, and, as he had jointed out to the plaintiffs' Counsel than once during the unn-cessarily kngthy proceed and
said. wigs, it was essential wikintiff's case at the exta- tence of
ba tablished.
Even
"verbal"
because,
A
contract
contrace
23 Mr
more rather
ore give them money. Ko replied that he had to wait for Hul and his superior officer, with casi
for the sald,
Hul returned and reported
boen
Д
that his superior officer
Death Of
Mr A. J.
WHA
they
tac
and
Though the Ladybird was badly damaged, he succeeded in negotiating the gunboat to the aid of the American ship and picked up survivors and later them iransported
safely
to
Toat exploit ozrned him his
D}" Decorator the -linguished bervice 0.065,
he diso earned the thanks
galit rescue work at tho sveno of the bombing of the A sccnd blow that Boored him company's ship Tuckwo and the appreciation of Butterfield and immediately.
his help when the D. and S.
steamer Tatung was same time on
the
►
Withdrawn
of command, and as the San One pirate who was guarding awira for ning
cap alt's cabin came rush- towards siemnine Hongkong, the sa Anhui, another ing up to the bridge to inquire bombed at the ship belonging to B. and S. and he was shot of point black December 3. Bad past 300 yards away.runge by Mr Beatty. The thre Because of the pirates, the shot was definitely a signal to traditico of dipping the the pirates that something was Ensign to 4 sen.or
master the matter. They came" onto of a sami company was not the boat deck in for.e. Using observed and Mr Hirst said br the Chief Engineer as a shield, thoug..t this b.oach would ba they tried to rush the brioza to noticed by the master of the foll the officers" plan to re-take Mr Alfred John Maitland, - Anhui who would report to the ship, known affectionately by his the office that all's not well ou many friends us "A.J." died discovered later that the Senior board the Sunning. (It was peacefully at Queen Mary Master did not notice the Hospital early this morn-breach of tradition),
Maitland
Wos
ing.
He was 61 and had been for several months.
Mr Maitland, who was
Threat
that
Assuming
Casualties
the Japanese
Colohy.
Was
In 1941 the gunboat fleet wal withdrawn from China to Hong- kong and Mr Hurst command of HMS Cicala -when
Bitacked tho He fought in the baitia of Hongkong and eventually had to abandon hia ship when out of ammuntilon. The Cicala was scuttled. (The ship mentioned three wecka ago In the leg and fell down. Thus when a man was involved in
illegal salvaging the pleates were Lo longer pe actually brought up the ship's lected and they susialued heavy gun.) Inquiries casualties from accurate shool-
In the battle that followed, the Chief Engineer was injured
and
manager of Pan Picite Co., of ning, and reflecting on the threat up again for another attack and Commander
the would be made about the Bun Ing. They withdrew. form Mr Hurst, who was a Lieut-
Oth
..
thon,
was takes
en aged. Hui was then alleged assuming that
Lo have said to witness: “What
hed
about," And the replied that estabilized, the action must fail she would give them money
much she would Commercial House, is survived uttered by the pirates that at the this respite gave the two officers Prisoner-of-war. He was coo Hindmarsh Asked how tightly pointed out, there was give e replies that it would by his tro her. Mr Robert 3. sign of any shig spproaching the time to release the rest of thefided in North Point Camp and no memorandum in wraing to be $200 to $300,
Maillard of Mailland and Co. sailsty the
pirated vessel, Mr Hurst and he ofcers · and At prov.sions of
this one of the accused the
that, he as two European it was from here Sale of Goods Orjinalce
A keen sportsman, Mr Malt art the Chief Oficer decided to passengers and to bring them to capod -with - Lieut-Cdc 11. G. was alleged to have exclaimed: nor
"Hocoy! My superior I very lead was a popular member of "mutiny" and lake chance at the bridge.
Thompson, RNR, Petty Officer lad there been any compliance greedy!" Asked by the Court the howloda Cricket Club, the re-capturing the ship rather than
They then counted their odds. Lieut, J. Douglas RNEL
Maxwell Holroyed, HNR, and with any of the relevant pro which of the accused mado the Sports Club and the Hongkong being slaughtered without a They
were urmed with the visions to as to render
remarks, wineas said that it Jockey Club.
original two revolvers plus two tour boarded a patched up bost It was February, 1942. The memorandum unnecessary,
seemed to her both arid it.
Mr Hurst recounted that he more short arms and He was for several On the ques.ion of "pert per- Housing is continuing. formance" of the alleged con-
with the Dunlop Rubber Co. who was in his cabin at the the pirates they slugged. The coeded to Tolo Harbour and Yours drew the attention of the pirate which they had captured from and paddled to Kowloon with and Harvic Cooks and Co., in passing of the Anhul and as the were fighting against 10 metrom there they made contact home-lando, paddles. They pros rach, Judgo Macfco zaid it was
Shanghai. doubt:ul whether such a coc-
# | armed with 10 rifles and 11 ro trine was applicable to this case. The contract alleged by He plaintif
company was for the sale of goods, assuming it to be existent at all.
Judge Macfee decided that the action must fill both in fact
Printed and. published, by . PETER . PLUMBLY for ard on band in faw and - dismissed it behalf of South: China Morning Post Limited at. 1-5 Wyndham | with corta in favour of the Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
defendanta.
Jacket Stolen
CLinco went to misly
arido
When, he first came to Hong- curiosity, be quickly took his volvers which they had captured with Chines guerillas and ware. kong he was with Hearington own revolver and hid it down from the ship's armoury, apartan to China. Eventually they and Co. and latterly with the hii frauenen. |- A jacket was stolen from a
Pan Pacide Co. private car parked in the Roxy
from what they had smuggled mached India and re-joined One small calibre revolver on board.
the forces again, Thea're ca rk in Causeway Maitland, liked to
A well-known conjurer, Mr was not powerful enough to Bay last fight.
As they were taking stock of was wide he was. In antorteln match. the_armenial the pirates
omcer-in-charge of a naval draft children at parties and also gave tad brought with them and the the situation, a woraus pagasts and was travelling on the mbe The Polios have detained a
weapons they had captured from ger, Mr Prokover, ruddenly press of Camber that the i5- susret mllowing the theft of The funeral will take place the ship's armoury, so Mr Hurst called out in alarm in the tarka war, turpedoende. His - Batanguent an umbrella from a car vi | tomorrow. The coriego' will pass 'wanderydsbout the ship As She had deposited here reßon in the rescue work carried in Pennington Streat yesterday, the monument at 5.30 pm.
scrounging for arms. He found seit on one, or the two" pirkies" him a Bar to his BSC.
shown to the forces.