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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1957.
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IMJIN HERO HONGKONG DOCKYARD CLOSURE 4-LEGGED From the Filas
RETIRES
London, Dec. 1. The Loddon Cazvito fonight uns.ounced the re- Laxnent of Colonel' J.-P. of Came AV.C., leader the Glucester Regineni's helofe stand at the Imjin River battle in Kores in 1981 and a prisoner Commmblats for two years. Colonel, Came, aged 51,
Britain's
highest
won
1b0
award for gallantry--the
Victoria Cross-at the
Imin battle-Beater,
Colonial Secretary Questioned
In House Of
Of Commons
London, Dec. 3.
Mr Alan Lennox - Boyd, the Colonial Secretary, answered questions in the House of Commons today about the Admiralty's decision to close the NavalTM Dockyard at Hongkong.
"This is of course spread over two years and I can assure you
will be rendered in this case
Sir R. Black responsibility for the consequent that every help, we can give
Starts
Leave
Singapore, Dec. 4. Singapore's Governor, Sir Robert Black, left here this morning by alr for England on two months leave prior to taking over the Governor's post in Hongkong.
Ho said that the Briush Government could not accep!
redundancy but that did not menu it would not do ali i could to supplement efforts made locally.
Mr John Rankin, Labour started the questions by asking what proposals had been made by the Hongkong Governmen! to provide alternative' employ- ment for the 40 electricians declared redundant in the Royal Navy Dockyard.
In
Mr Lennox-Boyd said they were arranging for on employ ment advisory committed to bo appointed in the Colony and an employment liaison officer was being seconded to the dockyard to give what help and advice he could to workers secking other employment..
Not The
Casa
Mr James Griffiths, deputy cider of flie Opposition, said: Let it be remembered that this is a decision of the Government. we understand that the Government will not give any help in this
Mr Lennox-Boyd replied tha! the Hongkong Government had offered to help to put these touch with electricians passible employers. Several wees
ngo the dockyard Du management had made a similar offer, but only five of the ms availed themselves of it. Ten Sir Robert, who spent two more found new jobs before yes in Singapere as Gover- they were due for discharge. nor, will pass art of his hol-
Serious Position day in Swl.zcand and Italy. Ho will be succeeded here by Sir William Goods, formerly Sungapore's Chief Secretary.
Before kaving Sir Robert told the Fiess he was locking 107- wurd to his new assignment in Hongkong.
fic described hic stoy in
"turbulent Sagcford is
and exciting."
Mr Rankin said that since his question was fabled, a most serious position had been resched and that the 40 clectricians had now become 4,700 workers threatened with redundancy,
cept
matter?"
is not the case, it is much more Mr lunch-loje; "No, that frank to say that we clunos ne
responsibility but that does not mern to say that we thall not do all we can to sup- plement the efforts Ecing made loerily to find other em- ployment,"→Reuter,
SUSPECTS DETAINED
A man was arrested by the Police following the theft of
from | some money.
a Chinese pedestrian in Canton Road last
"Can the Colonial Secretary say what plans have been made to deal with the situation and what steps are being taken by the Government of Hongkong in Essociation with
the British Government to deal with this problem, in view of the fact that unemployment now is so wide-night. spread in Hongkong" he asked. Another man was arrested Have any consultations been at a bus stop in Nathan Road held with the trades unions con- shortly after midday yesterday corned?"
cu suspicion of trying to strol a fountain pen from the pocket of a Police officer in plain clothes.
Sir Robert, who was accom- panied by his wife and 18-year- old daughter, were seen off at the airport by the Chief Minis ter, Mr Lim Yew-hock, and other Ministers and Government omell. He lù due to arrive in Hongkong early in February.— | fully aware of the latest dis France-Presse.
closures about that position...
Mr Lennox-Boyd sald he was
Not a blue red
Not a true red
but an utterly new red
it's
"Red Caviar"
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at
Paquerette's
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TGA DES VOEUX ROAD,
GOVERNOR VISITS
ΚΑΙ ΤΑΚ
HE the Governor made à
two-hour Inspection four
of the Kai Tak ́airport
development scheme this
DC-
morning. He WES companied by the Direc tor of Public Works, the Hon. A. 'Inglis, and the Deputy Director, Mr H. W. Forsyth.
The various aspects of the scheme were described to the
J. Governor by Mr K. M. Henry, resident partner of the consulting engineers, Measts Scot and Wilson, Kirkpatrick and Partners, and Mr A. W. G.
Villiers, Chief Ilesidert
Engineer.
on
Unemployed Charged With Rape
On Hillside
A. 27-year-old unemployed Northern Chinese, Tong Shui-ming, appeared on trial before Mr Justice C. W. Reece in the Criminal Sessions this morning charged with rope.
The Crown alleges that Tong had carnal knowledge of Au Chuan-tai. a 30-year-old grass cutter, on a hillside in Shatin, without her consent on Septem ber 20 last.
Mr D. E. Greenfield,
Crown
six men a woman that the alleged offence tock place near the vic- A number of appeals against | tim's hut in a village on a hill,
sentences were dismissed by Mr Justice A, D. Scholas In the Appeals Court this morning.
APPEALS DISMISSED.
BY COURT Cunfold the Jury of
In the case of Cheung Chol, 22, unemployed, however, the Judge ordered that the sentence of 18 months imposed for picking pockets be dated from the day of arrest-October 24.
Cheung, who was convicted by Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon Sir Alexander visited the Magistracy, hadi told the Court quarry the foot of Kowloon that the sentence was sovero. Hills, the asphalt plant, the His Lordship agreed with the remix plant in the airport alte appellant, but pointed out that and inspected the progress of such offences were prevalent and the pavement work the also that he had a previous con-
viction of unlawful pawning. taxi-way and the new runway.
Although he would not inter- The Governor also saw the
fere with the sentence, the dredger Maintena whero Mr
Judge continued, he would dute Henry explained, the
future
it from the day of
arrest. the programme in
extension
Another
arpellant, Wong Kau, pleri
43, seaman, who had been given seven months for posses- sion of dangerous drugs by MF J. R. Oliver: at Kowloon, ploaded thrt his mother bad gust
From China and needed someone to look after
b
Lady Grantham Visits Blind Children
**Lady" 'Grantham attended a party given for 90 blind boys and girls by Mr and Mrs F. T. Meiwani. President DI the Hindu A
at the Hindu Temple this
ber.:
อน
LICHT SENTENCE
Ind
The woman was married, had two children and her husband had been away for some months in the United Kingdom, Crown Counsel sald.
Cutting Grass
CAPON FOUND
A four-legged capon was discovered among a crate
of thickens which the Hop Wo Loong poultry stall. in Central Market
:
25
years
AGO
had purchased from a A FORGED note was present
Led to the Hongkong and wholesaler yesterday.
Shanghai Bank at Kold the Bote being one of those issued In fongkong. The woman who
her son sont it to her.
"Imagine my surprise when I
this,"
manages of the stall, said this presented it falls the police that morning as he was recounting his unique discovery to the Chino Mall. I have been in the poultry business for over 20 years and this la the first time I have seon a thing like that,”
Competitors in the same market immediately offered Mr Ko $80 for the bind. This was leler increased to $100.
And this morning a Mr Au- yeung telephoned, him and made an offer of $203.
But Mr Rols not selling not unul someone offers a more attractive price.
CONTRIBUTION
And he is seriously thinking of making a contribution to selence-donating the bird to the University to find out why it has four legs. eufting grass alone on Septem-a3s, the bird supports its body Although the capon has four
ber 20, when at about 5 p.m.with the customary two, accused ́ ́ upproached her and walking or moving, the two then seized her from behind.
Au was out on the hillside
A long struggle ensued Luling which she lost her sickle and was unable to use it to protect herself
Eventually the two rolled down the hillside and at the bottom the acetised produced a kulfe and held it to the woman's throat, The alleged offence then took place.
The accused ran away after- wards and disappeared up the hill.
Shouted
village
Au shouted for help and one of her two brothers-in-law who had seen the struggle come words bor. She told him what had happened and the man gave chase, followed by a cider The accused was finally caught Mr Justice Scholes told
In the meantime the com- prisoner that he had five pre plainant met her other brother vious convictions, and the sen-1-law who would say that she tence passed had been a very locked pale and was weeping light one.
sald Crown Counsel,
Hearing is continuing.
the
Lau Sang, 52, unimployed, in nine months imposed by Mr appealing against the sentence Oliver for simple larchy, sald The children from
he had three young children Honeyville Home sang, cargia and an old mother: to support, while those from the Hongkongle asked if ration cards for Music Training Center for the tree rice could be issued to his Blind presented * programme children who, he said, were in which Including a string quar danger of starving. tette and choir singing.
The
Judge pointed out that
While
Brigadier-General Sir Samutel
Permaneno H. Witron, the
of State for Under-Secretary the Colonics arrived in Hong kong yesterday from Malaya the Pand O liner, aboard Ranchi. He sold that his visit was not an official one and that he came at the suggestion of the Secretary of Siqte for the Colonies.
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Fancted from the beginning of the season as being strong extra legs, which are slightly contendera for the League of the First www championship storier than the others, touch | 201 the ground lightly to maintain Division 'cricket, the KCC balance. While standing still, received a drawback by draw the extra legs are retracted but less they win their remaining
ing with the Royal: Navy,, Un protrudo at an angle from the
four matches, they will lose the body.
shield this season.
One Killed, Two Hurt
A 23-year-old Chinese, Chan C-krung, sustained fatal in juries when he fell from a
THERE was an extraordinary
mix-up at a wrestling con test in Wellington, New Zen- land, when Musson, the New Zealand Champion, ..., threw. his Australian opponent, Price, over the ropes and continued the struggle outside the ring.
moving lorry inside the Kal number of officials joined the Tak development, scheme area struggle at Musson of...** just after midday yesterday. head-lock on one, who was The man died shortly after only torn loose with the aid of arrival at the Kowloon Hospital the police, Musson was: disi
A bicycle locked down and
qualified. seriously injured
woman, Cheung Hai, aged 54, in Clear: Water
Bay "Road. near the en- trance to Kai Tak New Village,
A profit on the year's woorķçina at about 10 o'clock..yesterday of $20,849 -as-against- $28,89% The injured woman the previous year 1008 reported morning.
RECORDED
CONCERT 25
The second in the series of concerts of recorded music or- ganised by the Alliance Fran-
The children were enterinli-Lau had eight previous convie-caise will by presented by
ed at
is being treated at the Kowloon at the annual general meeting Hospital.
of the Royal Hongkong Gulf A Chinese, Yuen Fat, aged 02, Club. The retiring captain, Mr was struck by a lorry in the L. G. S. Dodwell, presided and Praya, Kennedy Town at about about 70 members were prezent.
p. yesterday, He was admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital in a serious condition.
DURING Sir Robert Ho Tung's
a luncheon party after tions, and dismissed the appeal M. J. Laversanne, in the pre- ISRAELI FIRE Berlin. Sponsored by Siemens
tour of Europe, he visited the famous Kinngilm studio in arrival and inter they were Asked if there was any sub-mises of the Alliance, 46, French
(China) Ltd., Sir Robert made stance in what Lau had said Bank. Bldg-HK on December 4
Ammon, Dec. 3.
a short talkie films and try a about his children, Mr. W. S at 8.30 pm.
Israeli forces yesterday direct speech in Chinese, gave his int Collier, Crown Counsel, told the The Programme: "Le chanted automatic fire for one hour pressions of the country he was Court that the inspector in gregorien" and "Les novates on, Bedrus village in Jordan's visiting. The aim is now on charge of the case would make de la Renaissance."
Romallah district, it was official- the screen at the Queen's enquiries and if necessary com- The public is cordially in- ly stated tonight. No victims Theatro,
given tea and streets,
Mother Anna, Mrs R. Ko, Miss Daphne Ho accompanied the children.
KOWLOON HILL
ROAD TRAFFIC
The access route from the Kowloon Hills through. Kowloon City of the Kal Tak Airport Development Scheme has to be retained for a longer period than
Tong...
SIDE GLANCES
municato with the Social Wel-vited. tare Offico.
Man-wah, 19, casual palater, appealed against the nine-month term imposed.. by Mies B. K. Searle at Central for breaking into a shop and steal- Ing a quantity of cigarettes.
Tong pleaded that tho cigarettes were not actually stolen by him, and that two others had passed them to tit had been originally expected. for safekeeping. Ifo claimed The reason for this is that the that he confessed because the development has been hampered Polleo had assaulted him,
by heavy and continuous rains
this year and is, in consequence,
a month or two behind schedule.
However, this will have no i
NO REASON
Mr Justice Scholes told Tong
effect on the date of completion that he had, pleaded guilty to
of the runway.
The bulk of the work from
tho chorge and had fled an
Kowloon Hills will, however, be appeal only against sentence, completed by the end of Jan- and the Court saw no reason to
interfere with it, uary, 1958, and the access
Appealing against the sen- route fencing and bridges will tence of 24 months, passed by be removed and normal roadMT. L. Yang at Kowloon for traffic facilities restored during three offences of obtaining February..
money by pretences, Chan Ng. 30, earth coolte, said his had aged parents to support. He was told by the Judge that
had
admitted using pa "despicable method of getting VISIT LONDON rolled on him to and jobs for money from people who had
MAKARIOS MAY
them...
Chart had, previous convictions for larceny, and unlawful: pawn-
Now S York, Dec. 3. Archbishop Mükarlos may visit London in the new year, suLACES close to him seld-hard tonight.-
Leung Hung, 48, coollo, who The Archbishop, exiled leader was given eight months by Mr. of the Enosis (Union with over for possession of dan- Greece) movement, has been erous drugs, said he had a lecturing in the United States. young sons......
Was in The souronid the arch- divorced to support. His blahop had many, felenda En Dianisalg the application for London, ineluding overal British a reduction, Mr Justice Scholes Labour MERIVe hoped to see muggled to Crown Counsel them while peming through the that the matter be brought to British Scapital on his way bác
the attention of the Socini. Wels to Albang-Reuter
Macso.
were reported-France-Presse.
By Galbraith
"Into your clothes, Jimmy, and off you
|| thermometer: saye do Asiatio flu todi
(of) Houth,
The Commercial Press. Limits. ed han purchased; a plece iaf. land consisting of 100,000 #quare? feet at North Point and 48::h the Company's intention to spend $600,000
Joy
The construction of a big-printing- factory there,
DR. Stanley Jones, noted.
missionary from Lucknow," began a series of lectured at the Hop Yat Church, Boghaum" Rood, last night before an audience of 900,, the subject of- his lecturer being "Unmerslød Buffering."!
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