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TENANCY TRIBUNAL
An exemption application concerning Non. 95, 97 and 99 Main Street, Shaukiwan was brought before R Tenancy Tri- bunal this morning.
The Tribunal comprised Me W. F. Pickering, (President)
with Mr L. Goldman and Mr J. Choy,
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MINESWEEPERS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1958.
SEARCH AREA
OF EXPLOSION
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
Experts Examine Damaged Ju
Yaumati Ferry
Applying for the exemption Royal Navy minesweepers were sent to the area where the
were the joint owners of the property, Mr Yan Cho-chol and Mr Kwon Mui, representing them was Mr F. II. B. Wong of C. Y. Kwon and Co.
The
ferry Man Ho was damaged by an explosion believed to have been caused by a 'mine" yesterday.
authorities,
"
however, The Hongkong
or neces-
were satisfied that the water- The -existing two-storeyol houses, stated to be aver to ways were safe for navigation years old by Mr S. S. L. Yu, and that no further action was
feasible rehllect, are to be replaced by considered iwo techient blocks of six ! sury." storeys. The building work wil cost about $150,000.
and Yaumati
Ferry Company's ferry Man Ho sothwest of Kau 1 Chau Island when the vessel was returning to Hongkong from Cheung Chou and Pig Chau was on isolated
has been definitely
Case.
Hanpitong and Youmali i the Ferry Company, owners of the terry, said that the Man Ho was in the Hongkong Shipyard The cost of repairs and the time required to put the forry and Police ex-back to service was not known. 14
A Government source sald established that the explosion peris had since carried out an
that only one of the four per-took place in the water as the examination of the hull of the
in ferry was Travelling towards Win-ferry and came to the conclusont injured was detained
slon that art explosion bad oc- hospital for X-ray examination the Calony.
but his condition was not curred in the arcn as the vessel
thought to be serious. was steaming near it.
Opposit tenants were TA- presented by Mr Richard 1er instructed by Brutico Co.
nd
No settlements have yet been reached and the bearing is to continue after inspection of the premises has been completed.
Royal Navy
A Government spokesman said this meralog that the make of the "mine" could not be deter- Inárcel.
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Royal Navy minesweepers had been sent to operate in the area and the ferry services will resume their norit routes.
1 was stated this morning by the authorities that no fur- ther action was considered feasi-
ble or necessary',
Slight Damage
The explosion occurred 12.16 p.. yesterday when the ferry was about one mile south- west of Kau Chau Island but damage to the vessel was slight, and it was able to return to Hongkong without assistance.
Passengers on the boat stated that a fountain of water and black sinoke shot about 20 feet into the nir seine 30 feet distant from the ship's port quarter.
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WOMAN KILLED IN
CAR ACCIDENT: DRIVER FINED Government As a result of a fatal traffic accident in which a
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AVINZASLE AÍ ALL
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STERLING
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Policeman Guilty Of Demanding With Menaces
Sit Kit, 31-year-old traffic constable, was found not guilty of perjury, but
demanding $200
guilty of
menaces from a driver,
with
and was
given three months' hard labour by Judge K. R. Macfee at the Victoria District Court this morning.
The perjury charge alleged
that Sit, being a witness at the
trial of Wu Sai-kit, the driver, LIBEL SUIT
on charges of obstructing
Police officer and of dangerous
driving, on December 10 at the ADJOURNED
Kowloon
Magistracy, mode
statement in evidence that
"afler the car stopped the driver opened the car door and ran away-been off into Chi
ם
FOR WEEK
Wo Street towards Gascoigne At the Victoria District
Road,'
Its Honour held that there had been insuffelent evidence to prove that that statement was in connection with an incident in- volving the constable and the driver, Wu, on November 20, last year.
Crown Case
Mr Patrick Yu defended the constable, instructed by Mr P.T. Yu, of F. Zimmern and Co. Mr. W. S. Colller, Crown Counsel, prosecuted.
Court thia morning, Judge James Wicks ad- journed for one week the hearing of a libel suit brought by a liaison of- cer of the Hongkong Rennie's MILL Refugee Camp Relief Committee In respect of an article published in the. Inside Observation Daily News. The adjournment was granted
The Crown case was that on to allow defendants to obtain November 20 Wu was stopped legal advice, in Jordan Road, near Gascoigne The Road, by the traffic constable while Wu was taking passengers to Kal Tak in his private car, Wu got out of the car, and he and the accused walked together towards Chi Wo Street.
plaintiff is Mr Young No. 2 Liberty Sheung-ki, of Avenue, ground floor. Homabtih, Kowloon. He is represented by Mr C. Y. Kwan, of Mesars C. Y. Kwan ahd Co.
Defendants are the Inside Ob servallon Daily News, proprietors In the meantime, It. was further alleged, Sit demanded of the newspaper: Wan Tse-ying. Wang $200 from Wu, thrCatening him Hing Printing Press, printers. Mr
woman publisher; and with arrest for operaties Kung Kit, chief editor, appeared private car for hire if he did for the first defendant, while Mr not pay. Wu went to pawn his Chang Fuk-wal, managing part- 60-year-old woman worker of the Taikoo wrist watch. When he returned Dockyard was killed at Main Street West, with the money, however, Sit 25, represented the third defen- near Shaukiwån Police Station on August 11tacted the Trame Office and solieltors. last year, Cheng Wan-chung, a driver, of 4 refused to accept the money. Pleinlli, who is suing for Sunning Road, first floor, appeared before Mr W. N. Thomas Tam at Central Magistracy this morning on three traffic charges. The following appointments, |
fined $300 was
for car had not been maintained in promotions, transfers and postings in the various driving without due care and good and efficient working order
altention and using д motor and properly adjusted. Government departments | vehicle on a road in which the were notified in today's braking system of the car had Government Gazette:
Appointments Gazetted
Justicos
Mr Justice C. W. Recce, Pulsne
Judge, to bo Acting Senior Pulsar Judge. vice Mr Justice T. J. Gould, with effect from January 5.
Mr Justice J. n. Gregg, Pulsne Judge, resumed duly on
Cheng
not been maintained in goud and efficient working order and properly adjusted.
A third charge, driving on a road at a speed which was don
erous to the public, was dis. missed by the Magistrate,
West to East
Sub-Inspector C.. D. Mayger. return from leave on January | prosecuted, said that on August
13.
Sanitary Services
11 at Main Street, West, Shauki- wan, defendant was driving car from HK837 along Shaukiwan
Mr A. W. T. White, Assistant Superintendent of Sanitary Ser-West to East on the way to Shek vices, to be Superintendent,
Commerce
O. Near the Shaukiwan Police Station, the Taikoo Dockyard Workers were coming out at that time.
UNREGISTERED TEACHERS BOUND OVER
den!.
told him he had already com They were not represented by
then.
Clear Record
of
the
costs,
22,
damages of 35;000, with The crux of the Prosecution'satteges that on November case was that Sit and Wu 1057, defendants falsely and walked towards Chi Wo Street, maliciously printed and and that Wu did not in fact published an article concerning run away from the car, as Sit him, in connection with n visit had testined at the Magistracy,
Taiwan Sightseeing Mission in 1997, organised by the refugees from the mainland, No evidence Was nduced of which he was the leader. by the defence, but Mr Yu in The article allegedly Injured his closing address asked the This character, credit and Court 10 disbeleve Wu's reputation and has brought him evidence, saying that the latter into public scandal, odlum arid had told a number of lies in the contempt. previous case In the Magis tracy,
passed
Before sentence was today, Mr Yu asked Judgo Mac-
fee to take into account that his
for Ave years. His conviction,
dismissal,
Sit told His Honour that if he were to be sent to gaol he would |"suffer at the hands of the prisoners, because, as a Police meer, he had been "strict in executing" his duties.
Mr G. R. Sneath at Cen-client had a clear record and tral Magistracy this that he had served in the Police morning bound over three Counsel said, would mean his unregistered teachers for teaching in an unregia- tered school, but dismiss ed a summons against a woman for managing the unregistered school, The three teachers, Lam Sau- In passing sentence, the Judge man, a Modical
woman, Ho Wing-yiu said the circumstances of the Mr B. 1. Bickford, Senior cing the woman, iried to slow and Tang Sau-yau, both men, case were not that a policeman
and knocked were bound over in $200 Executive Omeer, Class I, to down the woman before collid for one year.
each Buccumbed to temptation, Here
an actual demond was made.
Into Account
Mr G. T. Hole, Cadet Officer, Class II, to be Assistant Direc- 'tor of Commerce and Industry.
A 00-year-old wowan, .a worker of the Taikeo, Dockyard, crossed the road. Defendant,
but hit down,
ing with a tram, which was Senior coming from the opposite direc-
be Secretary.
M- M. M. Swan, Executive Officer, Cless II. ceased to act as Secretary.
Public Works
Mr Robert Baillie Hanna to be a quantity surveyor on Janu- ary 8, the day before his arrival In Hongkong.
HM Prisons
Mr. T. Ecob, Assistant OM- cer in charge of Training Cen- tre, Prisons Department, to be Asung Officer In Charge, Train- ing Centre, vice Mr Garner,
Mr R. L. Zajac, Principal Officer, ceased to act as Officer
Training Centre.
the
summons
Naturalisation Certificates
Gazette
The Government
announced this morning that the following have been granted certifientes of naturalisation:
floor;
Mr Thomas Chi-islang Ting, accountant, 124D Waterloo Road, at Boor; Me Shen Kal-ming,
Shen, 19
Zal-kong, known assistant manager, 11 Ashley Road, 2nd door; Mr Chieng: Diemisalig
Sing-lee, known as Chlong Bing- ijon, The car stopped B8 fett against You Yun-ying for man-
Hennessy Road, "In such a case," he con- lee, clerk, a The aging the unregistered Hong- away from the woman.
ground
Mr Gregory woman died immediately, Sub-kong and Kowloon Inhabitants tinued, "I do not feel I can deal Alexandrovich
Bogoslovility, Association School
the matter with much mining engineer, 411 Chatham at with Inspector Mayger sold.
Sub-Inspector Mayger further 365 Jaffe Roud, first floor, Meleniency." said that examination showed Sneath said that there was no that the brake shoes of the car were not properly adjusted and the foot brake had to be pumped
get efficient braking action.
Below Standard
to
Main
sentence.
what
48
El Lordship added that he Rood, 1st floor; Mr Mak Wun, clerk, .2. 1349 Chuk Yuteri
Kowloon; evidence to show she was taking would take into account
Nên chu by part in the running of the had been said in mitigation, but Village,
ap-¡that
he thought the circum- Kwok-cheong, known as Curice school, although her name
of the peared in. some.
docu-stances called for a prison. C. Chiu, bank clerk,
Kimberley Road, 2nd floor, ments seized by the Policec.
The school was found to be session when two. Inspectors of Mr J. C. Stewart of Stewart Bchools and Police Officers went and Co., appearing for the de- there on October 25. A number fondant, told the Court that it or articles including prospectus, was the defendant who firat text books, students reports, time drove "that" particular car, Accounts books, fce receipt Mr J. W. Ferris to be Score-He said the defendant did not books were relied, as well as a tary vice Mr L, S. Smith, with notice the brakes were defec-sign board bearing the nume
tive until he was coming down of the school. effect on January 20.
the hill.
in Urban Council
Messrs Henry Wong Chak- ming, Wong Lung and Wu Ting- chun to be Resettlement Areas Inspectors,
Secretary For
Chinese Affairs
Mr Eric Peter Ho has been Luthorised to exercise the func-. tics of the Secretary for Affairs under Sec- tion 29 of tho Land-
Chinese
IN SESSION
NAVYMAN OF YEAR
Marketing Advisers
Joe Harvey, who won the nomination at the US Naval
The Government Gazette this Bose in the Philippines, as the morning announced the re-
Mr. Stewart further admlifdd
"Navyman of the Year", for his appointment of the following all-round high standard and
members of the Marketing_Ad- ellent was a driver. that his
Mr G. L. Hooton, Assistant popularity, arrives here by
visory Board for one year: Nev. whose Retion was below those
Registrar of Schools,
gave Hongkong Airways from Manila Fr. K. O'Dwyer, Mr Kenneth required of a standard driver.
Tuk-cheung, Mr Yuen In addition to the senteure, evidence that there was not re- on Sunday, accompanied by his Lo
Ching-pak, LA-Col· H. Owen- defendant's licence was ordered alstered school under that name wito..
-the Hongkong and Kowloon His trip is being arranged by flughts to be endorsed.
Inhablients Main Association the WarldWide Travel Service Leung Stu-mul, the woman, School,
of Manila as the prize for his owner of the car, rosiding at
A Detective Police Constable, achievement in winning the 406, Lockhart Road, was fined Chu Hon-wan, said
avidenco title, the free return air ticket 323 by Mr. Tam fos using You was not in the school pro- having been donated by HKA,
motor vehicle on a road in which the braking system of the Inspectors found the school in mises when he and the School
Emergency Panel
session.
University Court
Mr W. C. G. - 'Knowios · has U1
There were 30 pupila War Memorial Fund been appointed a memper
and two teachers at work when
Mr
the Police called at the premises.
Mr Sneath in binding over appointed
the three feichern såld-ho took
the Court and of the Counell of E. P. Ho has ticen the University of Hongkong for Secretary to the three years from January 14, lord and Tenant (Amendment) Mr R. A. Joscelyne and Mr the view that they had taken up Hongkong War Memorial Fund 1958, vice Mir J. A. Blackwood,
Committee, vico Mr. J. W. resigned, it was notified ka to-- Ordinance. 1989, it was notified | Fung: Hon-chu' have been up their jobs without knowing
Chambers.
day's, Government Gazette.. in the Government Gazelle pointed members of a panel for whether the school was register- today.
The purposes of the Emergency ed or not. Similar authorisation, of Mr (Datention Orders) Regulations.
Printed and published.. by PETER PLUMELT, for and on James Tinker Wakefield has | 1900, ..., it was notified, in the in mitigation : they were not behalf of South China Morning Post, Limited at 1-3 Wyndham been revoked.
Government Gazette today... · qualified or registered teachers, | Street, City of Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong.
The threa
teachers admitted