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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1958.
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1958 Assizes Opened By
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The Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice T. J. Gould, in opening the 1958 Assizes this morning said that crime, serious in nature, had shown some sign of a reduction in the 12-month period.
Monsoon Signal
Up And Down
The strang молиюн signal-the black vall was hoisted at 5,20 a.m. and remained holsted till 11 1.m.
During these few hours when the signal was up, the Royal Observatory re- corded rusts of winds with a maximum speed of and 32 knols
the mean speed of 22.
US Airman Guilty Of Manslaughter
Athens, Jan. 21.
airman Marion American
Musilli was sentenced to Len months' Imprison ment
here today for knocking down and kill ing Greek wor hero Stephanes Soraphis eight months ago with an auto- mobile.
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of the Eight months tencer was reduced because he Jas been under detention Inr that period. Under Greek law he then was allowed to pay US$50 fine in lieu of the re- maining two months and Im- mediately freed.
COMPENSATION
The 22-year-old Benwood, West Virginia. airman, 01: whose behalf US Rep. Arch A. Moore (Republican-West Vir ginia) gave evidence today, was ordered to pay Mrs Marion Soraphis, English-born widow at the dead man US$600 for "physical compensailon."
She was injured in the ne eldent and was unable to at- tend court to give evidence.
Mushi was found guilty on charges of involuntary nan- daughter negligence and causing bodily injuries. The charges carried { possible
peratly of between three months and five years Impri- sonment.-Untiled Press,
Two Arrested
Two arrests were made by The Police in Kowloon yesterday In conacetion with larceny offences.
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His Lordship said that while, there, it in fret been some reduction in, for example, such zxrlous offences as breaking and entering and various types of larceny, there appeared to be no room for complacency us I was probable that the redue- tion was not unconnected with the drive made by the Police Force against members of trind societies.
Turning to the proposed plan to build additional mguutes courts, the Acting Chief Justier
soute progress gid that
ing A magistracy of been made, three courts was to be built at Causeway Bay, near the new Public Swimming Pool, and further building or three courts 011 the old Western Police Statlon site. On the Kowloon side, a new building with four courts would be built off the Talpo Road near the junction with Castle Peak Road and un- other of two courts at Fanling
near the cross-roads.
Piling
His Lordship added that was hoped to commence plling operations on the Causeway Day site very soon and to commetice building In April,
Thai The Acting Justice said during the year the volume of work in the courts had been substantiri.
•Beckled by over 54,000
Henry Ma (Acting Clerk to the chief Justice).
Sitting in the Jury Box were District Judges J. Wieks, R. H. R. Maclee Mills-Owens, K.
and T, Creedon.
were
At the Counsel's table the Hon, the Attorney General, Mr Arthur Ridehalgh, QC, the Salleitor General, Mr Arthur Hoolon. QC. the Hon. Lee 'Almada e Castro, QC, Leader Bar, and Mr John of the MeNeill, QC.
Also Present
Also present at the opening of the Assizes were members of the Legislative and Executive Councils, Urban Council, Con- sular Corps, members of the Legal Department and, the law profession, and their ladies.
Moncur in
Chater
As part of the ceremonial opening, religious services were enriler held in St John's Cathe- dral and St Joseph's Church, Following the services, the Acting Chlet Justice inspected Guard of Road.
The Guard was drawn from the 1st Royal Tank Regiment and was under the command of Cupt R. G. L. Osborne and Lieut J. R. C. Watts (second In command), accompanied by the Band of the 1st Battalion, the East Lancashire Regiment, under the direction of the Band- master, Mr E. J. H. Moore.
Guard Of Honour
Turning to the magistracies Mr Justice Gould said that the number of defendants brought
Shortly after the Guard was the Kowloon courts
drawn up the Supremne
Court those Justices, accompanied by the the Registrer, Mr C. d'Almodo, ar- charged or Lummoned in Central Mugistracy. In Hong- rived in procession which hong, the lutal was 63,753 and
led by the Mace Bearer, Mr L. in Kowloon 115,002, Of the 54,- Alkree. 000 difference some 49,000 were
The
Justice Chie!
then to be found in only three cale-
inspected the Guard after which Kories of crime-hawking, ob- | he took the solute at the struction and minor tramc
march past. fences.
Attorney-General .
In his address, the Hon, the Mr Arthur Attorney-General,
said that the Ridehalgh, QC, first report of the Law Reform Committee, appointed last year, had been duly made and its recommendations nccepted by Government.
were
On the question of legal oid being made available to persons charged with serious erline, the Attorney General said that the Bar Association and the Law Soctely were consulting together with view to formulating n scheme and when that had been done, it would be submitted to Government for constieration.
the Bench Scated The Acting Chief Justler, HE the Commander Briush Forces, Lieutenant-General Sir Edri Bastyan, the Acting Senior Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, the Puisne Judges, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg and Mr Justice A. D. Scaples, Mr L Po-kwai and the Police Com- missioner, Mr A. C. Maxwell,
The Judges were in their ceremonial robes with full- bottomed wig.
Forced Door
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SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
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"His teacher has a Master's degreo, but he admits the musle Arthur composes is too doop for him!"
ON
STANDARDISATION OF WEAPONS
NATO PRINCIPLES
Bonn, Jan. 21.
The Defence Ministers of West Germany, France and Italy decided at a meeting here today to "carry out joint development and production in the field of armaments based on Nato prin- ciples and with the aim of standardisation of weapons."
This was announced in a com- munique Issued after private talks between the three Minis- ters on the possibilities of joint research and development of arms, mainly in the fields of tank design, aircraft production and anti-aircraft weapons.
worth Property
Was $150
Sources close to the French stolen when thieves entered a
Embassy said the three Minis- tenement house nt 531
Lock-ters had
drawn up a list of hart Road, fourth floor,
working groups, which would time between 7 p.m. and 9rst meet in Rome on February p.m. last night. They gained entry into the flat by fereing open the front door.
Fender Stolen
4 and 0.
No omelal spokesman was wing to say, what weapons had been discussed by the Ministers. But while they were la their 24-hour session at the Defence Ministry, a West Ger- Two thefts of articles from
man defence spokesman said parked vehicles were reported to West Germany had in mind the Police yesterday. in one co-operation in developing ontl-
stolen case the fenders were
tank and auti-aircraft rockets. from a private car in Tai Hang These would not carry atomie Road and in the other the rear
heads. light glass covers were removed from a vehicle parked near Sunning House
Cyclist Hurt
A 27-year-old Chinese cyclist A 16-year-old Chinese boy Is
sustained serious injuries in a being detained on suspicion of
collision with a private car in having stolen a sum of money
Waterloo Road al the junction from another Chinese boy in
of Soares Avenue- yesterday Sal Yee Streel. A man is being
morning. e Castro (Registrar held for the larceny of a purse
of the Supreme Court), Mr P. containing $250 from a Chinese Clear
bon, Water Bay R. Springoll, Mr William C. Road near the Kat Tak Airport Law, and Mr G. 5. Edwards main gat
(Deputy Registrars), anıd
woman
ia
Below the Bench were Mr C. d'Almada
The injured man, Lee Shun- of 436. Canton Road, ground floor, is detained in hospital for treatment. Mr
GUARD OF HONOUR INSPECTED
The. Acting Chief Justice, the Hon. T. J. Gould, inspecting the Royal Tank Regiment Guard of Honour at the opening of the 1955 Assizes, this morning...... China Mail.
The meeting was held at the invitation of the West Germon Defence Minister, Herr Franz Josef Strauss, a Ministry spokesman said.
Might Be Possible
The spokesman said that the German" side felt that great financial savings might be possible if weapons were stan- dardised and produced in greater quantities.
He said other Nato Govern-
INVESTIGATION
OF RED
STERLING SILVER TIP
From the Files
25
years -AGO
JADE and antique rings valued
at niore than $5,000 10- nether with $60 in Hongkong entency were stolen during the weekend from the Caravan, an Oriental goods shop in the ground floor of the Peninsula Hotel
The alarm was given by the proprietor, Mr C. M. Hall, when he entered the shop at 10 yesterday morning and found Wat approximately 180 rings of various designs and settings ha been stolen from a glass case in the centre of the shop.
Lausanne: Captain W. It Hope, who has been conducting a search for Squadron Leader Hinkler all this week in the re- mote houe that he might attit be alice, has decided to adan- don the search owing to the adversc weather conditions, making observation almost in- possible.
DESCRIBED as a Russian sub-
ject, D. M. Sledoff was charged before Me Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy with defrauding the Kowloon-Canton Ballway over the week-end by travelling from Canton to Hong-
without a ticket. kong
A further charge of entering the Colony without a.volid passport
Was
also preferred. It was alleged that defendant was dis covered on the train after it had left Canton and on ità arrival in Kowloon he was handed over to the police. A fine of $25 was imposed.
A pair of Chinese porcelain
pheasants of the Chien-lung period were sold last week at Christie's for 430 guineas, They
of the property were Richard Faget, of Crenmore, Sheption Mallet,
BIBLES are now being exten-
sively smuggled Into Hussia, according to the Rev. Willam Fetler, founder of the Russian Missionary Society, In the course of a lecture in America he said; "We are smuggling thousands of Bibles across the Russian border by night.
The Bre adopting religion more rapidly than any other country in the world."
SPY NETWORK people
Borlin, Jan. 21. Hore Franx Amrohn, a deputy mayor of West Berlin, sald today that West German criminal police had been called in to investigate reports of a Communist spy notwork within the West Berlin police.
in
were news
tion.
"democratic police
NEW YORK: George Herman
Ruth says he is not going to play any more baseball unless
ine New York Yankees change the salary figure mentioned in the 1993 contract they sent him today. The "Babe will not play for anybody for a mere $55,000 a season ho told the
The reports were first made
West Berlin newspapers management in a letter today. which said that police officials He has been drawing $75,000 a Dent a mimeographed season, but depression has hit the Yankees and the attendance sheet by
Bo-called a
Just reason dropped off. organisa-
The newspapers said that the Information contained in the news Ehects Indicated that there was a leak in a very high position
in
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✩ London: Cobtree Manor, near Maidstone, which
the Dingley Dell" referred In Dickens's "Pickwick Popera,” Christmas was burnt early on morning. No one was hurt,
Herr Amrehn told a press conference that there was no proot that any secrets brd
Arrangement can be made leaked out to Communists
the Hongkong public will East Berlin though it had been shortly have the opportunity at established that the leaflets sceing a whale at close quarters, were priated there.-China not a live whale, but silii a real Mail Special.
whale, a monster weighing 00 tons which has been embalmed for show purposes. The whale Is at present showing at the Manila Camival, and after being exhibited there will be brought to Hongkong, according to present plans.
ments had been invited to join Freedom Of
In the planned German-Italian- French co-operation. Asked whether Britain had been in- viled, he said, "Yes" and added: "It is entirely up them now what they will do."-Reuter,
Confidence Vote
Capetown, Jan. 21.
Nationalist Goverement faced a vale of confidence in the House of Representatives today on its polley of "apartheid" racial scgregation.
Press In Nicaragua
Managua, Jan. 21.
*
Herman Reese, father of the
President Luis Somoza of summer-time idea, had died at
Goslar, at the age of 73. De Nicaragua signed into law | ceased, who devoted much of today an Act of Congress his time to the problem of annulling the law that calendar reform, was the ori regulated the freedom of pinator of summer-time which In 1925, was first introduced in the pross.
Germany. The Chamber of Deputies had in December
Premier J. G. Strydom's voted favourably
on the project submitted by rare Sheere Co. announces. that a man walked into the, President Samoza to that end.
The Senate President Somoza immediately the Accounts Department with acted today and store yesterday and presented
| signed_the_measure,
$10 in payment of an old ac Prealdent. Samoza acted to count which accading - to his void the law, in accordance with report dated back ever ten years. the promise he made to the Inter-American Press Associo-
The Nationalists, who have a comfortable 33-vole majority, were sure winners. But Parlin
before the actual vote ls taken.
Tho no-conadenco
mentary, sources' predicted a tion in its Washington meeting] Kowloon le now to have s. atormy four days of debate last year..
foreign dentist of her own, '¿Dr With the abrogation of the John Lanchester, who come motion, law full freedom of the press from South Africa, has com announced today by Sir D has been given legal recognition, thenced practice at 32"* Nathan Villfors Graaf, leader of the United Press.
Road, first floor.
Opposition United Party, accused
the Government of imperilling relation between Whites and
Printed and published, by Perth Penny" for and on negrocs by lis racial segregation | behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3. Wyndham policy---United· Press.
Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.