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FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1958.
HK Wins RAF COLONIAL OFFICE SIDE GLANCES
Association Fund Trophy
London, Jan. 23.
The Hongkong branch of The Royal Air Force Asno- antiori na
the trophy for ralung tlie highest average Battle of Britain week's proceeds for the third year running, it was announced here.
Runners-up were Trinidad uncl Tobago branck. - Iccuser,
PEACE IN ME.
Russia Should Call On Arabs
Tel Aviv, Jan. 23. Israel today told Russla that,
it could assist in promot- ing peace in the Middle East by calling on all Arab countries to start "direct negotiation for the con. clusion of a peace treaty" with Israel.
REJECTS
MP's PROPOSAL
London, Jan. 23.
The British Colonial Office today rejected a proposal that a committee should study the working of a rule that the government of a Crown Colony, pro- tectorate or trusteeship should not take part in party politics.
The proposal was anode in the House of Commons by Mr Graham Page, a Conservative.
Mr John Profumo, the Colonial Under-Secretary, sald he regarded it as Important. Iha the poiltica impartiality of the public services in overseas verri- tories should be beyond dispute,
Zaroubin To Set Precedent?
"I have no evidence to sug- gest that local rules, which are The based on local circumstances having regard to practice in this couldry, require investi. gation," he said.
Often Hampered
Mr Page urged the Minister to relax restrictions on officials giving advice in colonial terri-
Washington, Jan. 23.
Soviet Ambassador, Georgi N. Zaroubin, witi pay a farewell ceremonilal visit to Vice-President Richard M. Nixon at the Capital tomorrow, it was learned tonight.
Observers herg believed the violt was without said they
precedent,
Mr Zaroubin, who is leaving the United States next week for Moscow to become a deputy to the Foreign Minister, Andrei Gromyko, requested the courtesy visit.
a reply to last month's tories where colonial govern- 10 Suvjet move to all member ment was progressing towards countries of the United Nations, self-government. He said pro- Israel said Russia could greatly gress was often hampered, und help in promoting Middle East government actions und inten- pence if it were to call on all tions falsified, because of these
ations in the region to main-restrictions. tain peaceful
and co-operative co-existence
and respect the Mr Profumo said he was not rritorial integrity and sover-nware of any such difficulties. eignty of all nations in the aren. It was part of the normal duties of administrative, information
understood that Mr It was STRONGLY DESIRED and other officers to explain Nixon asked the State Depart-
paleled government
to the ment about the propriety of the general public, be added. request and recélvéd approval. Reuter.
"Israel demands nothing from her neighbouring countries ex- cept peaceful co-existence Ull the basis of the principles so forcefully
by put forwardı” Russia, It said.
Israel also "strongly desired” to establish closer economic and cultural relations with the Soviet Union.
Apart from the reference to Russia's possible positive role in the Middle East, the Israeli note was couched in the friendliest of terms.
It expressed "full agreement" with what it termed the "con=" structive principles" contained in the Soviet note.-Reuter.
JUST
Resettled
London, Jan. 23. Home Secretary R. A. Butler
UNDERSTOOD
When asked about the possi- bility Mr Zaroubin might bring up the possibility of 'n Nixon trip to Moscow, one source close to Mr Nixon said: "We don't know what Ma might bring up."
cere-
said today that about 2,100 Bri-
But, he added, "It's a Ush refugees from Egypt after monial visit in the ceremonial the Suez crisis were given offee."-United Press. assistance country and 1,200 were helped to to resettle in this
emigrate.
Butler was answering a ques- tion in the House of Commons.
-United Press,
MORE DAYS
TO
Paquerette's SALE!
and it really IS something
to wait for
VANGUARD LAUNCHING
Washington, Jun. 23. Persistent rumours were cir- culating in Washington tonight that the United States Navy would launch at any moment the "Vanguard" roekel carry in American arucial satellite.
The Delnice Department neither confirmed nor denied
the rumours but informed
gullmet
By Galbraith
11-20
TM VAPEL OF,
1961 by Aaron, be:
"Oh, I don't mind my mother-in-law-she's nice! It's my husband I can't stand!""
Unemployed On Charge
Of Extortion
A 32-year-old unemployed man, Cheung Wan, alias Ko Wai-lim, was arraigned before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Criminal Sessions this morning on a charge of threatening to accuse a person of an abominable crime with intent to extort money from that person. Cheung pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Outlining the case for the Prosecution, Mr Simon Li Crown Counsel, said that the complainant; Mr Chow Tim, re- ceived an unsigned lotter on November 19 last. The letter asked for a loan of $100 and threatened to Inform Chow's employer of an alleged in- cident if Chow did not poy.
The complainant promptly reported the matter to the Polico and was given certain
That evening, he instructions. went to an address in Chatham Road as indicated in the lotter and dropped a $100 banknote wrapped In a cigarette packet on the ground.
Accused Arrived
"The accused turned up. He sources said it was probable the was seen pick up the cigaret
"Vanguard"
launching.
was ready for packet, take the note out, pociect it and throw away, the packet,"
The "Vanguard" carrying the first American satellite exploded
Mr L said.
Portuguese Ship Owners Expanding
Appointments Gazetted
The
following postings, transfers, promotions, and tho appointments. In
an-
various Government De- partments were nounced in the Govern- ment Gazette today:
Administration
Mr D. M. Sellers, appointed Cadet Omeer, Class 1, with effect from January 15. Mr Sellers arrived in Hongkong on January 15 on transfer from the Federation
of Malaya Mr Sellers wus
appointed Labour Officer on the same date,
Modical and Health Dr David James Masterton Mackenzie to be Director of Medical and Health Services as
from January 15. Dr Mackenzie arrived here on January 17 on transfer from Nigeria.
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ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
ALLEGED ATTEMPT TO PROCURE MISCARRIAGE
A mother and daughter were arraigned before Mr Justice A.D. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morning on a charge of using an instrument to procure a miscarriage on a dance hostess,
Kcung Chi-cheung, 54, and her 34-year-old daughter, Ho Sau-mel, were alleged to have committed the offence in a roar cubicle of No. 2 Russell Street, first floor.
A Jury of five men and two women was empanelled.
Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, Dr G. Graham-Cumming, assisted by Det. Sub-Inspector Deputy Director of Dicdical and T. Chalmers. Mr H. tu is Health Services, ceased to act defending both accused, in-A as Director of the Department structed by Mr W.I. Cheung, on assumption of duly by D of PH.. Sin and Co. Mackenzie.
Dr G.V.A. Griffith, Assistant Director of Medical Services, ccased to act
Deputy Director.
Dr S.H. Moore, Senior Medical Officer, ceased to ect Assistant Director of Medical Services,
Snowstorm Sweeps Texas
Chicago, Jan. 23, new snowstorm swept the Texas Big Bend country today, blocking highways and marooning travellers. The storm piled up snow II niches deep in the State's south- west corner.
Torrential rains
of the outline Giving the Crown's case, Mr Blair-Kerr sald the abortion actually started on October 27 and con- tinued the following day.
The dance hostess on whom laced with hail hit elsewhere the miscarriage was alleged tom south Texas, sending streams have been performed, Lamover their banks.
It WOR the Ching 24, and another dance
second major hostess, Ting Shing-man, would winter onslaught in the coun- Mr K, W. Forrow, Senior give evidence on the eventity's mid-section within a week, Executive
Officer, Class I, leading up to the incident. following a near-bilzzard which
paralyzed be Principal Accoun- tant while on leave as from January 24,
ceased 10
dustry as
Treasury
:
to?"
'Still Doing It"
the asked her,
the mid-west and ef 55 persons dead.
MIGHT SPREAD
Web:her forecasters said, the
Lew sirom, centred in tho lato
across
Mr Blair-Kerr said Ting Mr F. Crabb, Senior Execu- would give
qvidence that on tive Officer, Class 11, to be October 24, she spoke to Acting Principal Accounian first accused and and ceased to get us Principal "Are you still doing it?" Keung western Gulf of Mexico Accountant.
Is alleged to have replied with nursday, might spread rain words to this offect, "How amor snow
much of the
and doing country's eastern 1 going to eat if I stop
south Central areas during the next Crown
that 24 hours. It appeared headed Counsel stated
the Ohio Valley, the Lam Ching would say her hus-for
weathermen, said, band had left her, and in the
Thunderstorms rumbled along circumstances she decided to
the Texas Gulf cost. Corpus get rid of the child she was
Christi got two inches of rain bearing.
and quarter-inch Lam and Ting together went Heavier rains pounded
hallstones, рела the rear cubicle of the southwest of the city, flooding accused. Lam asked the first low-lying streets, and highwaya accused how much the opera- The Paclic northwest...niao ilon would cost, and Keung said sampled stormy weather. Heavy $200.
is pushed along the Walking- ton coast, driven by 40-puliarine hour winds United Press,
Com, and Industry Me J. Coler, Cadet Omeer, Class II, ceased to be Assistant Director of Commerce and In-
24. from January Marine Dept. Mr G. T. McGruer, a naval architect, to be Surveyor of Ships as from December 13,
Mr H. Torrance, Surveyor of Ships, consed to act as Senior Surveyor.
Mr K. Milburn, Surveyor, to be Acting Senior Surveyor of
Audit Dept.
Mr Brian Henry Tucker to be Senior Auditor on transfer from Ghara os from January 13.
to
It was agreed that Lam should return an October 27. On that day. Mr Blair-Kerr continued, she went there and put $170 on a table in the cubicle. The second accused picked up the money.
Crown * Counsel described briefly some treatment given by Keung to Lam. Second laccased John 26sisted her mother in holding Production on electric torch.
On the 28th the Police raided
Mr Goh Kim-toon, ceased to act as Senior Auditor on assump-
·Lisbon, Jan. 23.
tion of duty by Mr Tucker, Portuguesa ship owners ara
Public Relations investing more than!
LI
Lawrence Roy $60,000,000. in t ship Wraight to be
Post Office
ASP Relinquishes Appointment
Mr Hul Sal-fun has relin- quished his appointment as an Assistant Superintendent of Pollee (Special) with exfect
The relinquishment was ap proved by HE the Governor, according to the Government Gazette today.
building programme de- | Offer In the Public Relations tigned to give them a Onice, with effect from Decem- | the cubicle. Evidence would be bigger share in carrying here on January 15,
ber 17. Mr Wraight arrived given that as the door was broken
from January 24... down. Keung was seen to throw Portugal's overseas trade.
something out of the window. Major Henriques Jorge speak ing in the Portuguese National
Instruments Assembly, said that since the beginning of 1D57 orders have been placed for 15 vessels, value of which was estimated at 1, 000). 725,700,000 escudos (500,401,-
tendent of Mails, to be Acting Mr. Mak Sil-luen, Supeain-
Assistent Controller of Posts, vice Mr D. A. Hynes who is on leave prior to retirement.
PASSENGER Labour Advisory
Two of the ships will be
The accused was immediately passenger liners in the 20,000- | Board Appointed
on the ground during its first arrested.
test on December 8.-France-
¡ Presse.
ton class which will operate on the route between Lisbon And Portuguese Africa. The ships! will be ready by 1901.
NEW LANGUAGE writing of the accused Jorge pointed out that 99 per Commissioner of Labour
FOR CHINESE
A certain speelmen of the
Today's Government Gazettu accused's handwriting was ob-
announced the following ap- lained, and the handwriting Ordera have also beer pointments to the Labour A- expert would tell the Jury that placed for cargo freightert. visory Board for. 1030: In his opinion, the specimen
was cent of Portugal's exports and Celaitman) ex offlelo; Commo identical to that in the threaten- Imports are carried by sea but dare Superintendent, HM Dock- ing letter, said Mr Li.
that of this aniount only 8 yard (observer for the armed ptr cent
handled by forces) ex officio; representing employers: Messrs Tsung-yuan Portuguese ships,
He said that Portugal was Ting, Lawrence Kadoorie, C. F. long millions of escudos worth Wood, Paul Lau Pong; repre- of foreign currency in fces venting labour: Mossre Au pald out to foreign shippers. Yuen-kel, Hilary L. Hel, Fung United Press,
Hol-chiu, Wong Yiu-kam, and a Labour Officer (secretary) ex officio.
Mr Li said he was not sug- gesting for any moment that There was any truth of the al-
"We do not know," be
Tokyo, Jan. 24. China officially
publish- loged abominable time in the od for the frst time on letter. Wednesday u written language saddi for its largest minority group-- the Chuang people of western Kwangsi Province the New China News Agency reported today.
The 32-letter
alphabet for
Frightened
Mr Chow Tim, an employee New Streets At
of a Foldsmith shop, then gavo estimony, He said he Wad
the Chuang people is similar to tightened when he read
the Latin alphabet, the agency contents of the letter and
the
Tai Kok Tsui
1-
Company Dissolved
The name of the Industrial
said, It was first created in ored to the Police. After The Govcirument Gazette 1954 and approved by the State having dropped the cigarette notifed today that the follow- Council last November after packet containing the $100 to Ing thoroughfares will be and Commercial Trading Co., several revisions had been the ground in Catham Road known in future as described Ltd. has been struck of the made in the first version,
that night, he returned to
Hearing is continuing.
"With a population of more shop.
than six millan the Chuang people had no written language in its long history. They greeted the creation and populerisation | of the new language as good tidings comparable with the Jani reform and (collective | farming
movement," the
Agency sald-United Press.
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New Consuls
|
Exemption
his hereunder:
The Government Guzelte today announced the exemption from further application of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinanes subject to the stato conditions, of the following promises: Nos. 1 to 22 (odd numbers only), Havon Stront, and Nox. 1 to 27 (odd numbers only), Caroline Hill Road, Hongkong.
the
The Government Gazelto.an- nounced today that the Queen's Exequatur cmpowering... twa
The compensation' to consulr at Hongkong, Mr Harold tenants amount to #407,050, W. Jacobeón (United States of
Also exempted are the follow- ****** | Amarica) and Mr. R. Katamating premises; Nos, 25 and 20, Printed and published by Pazz PLUMBLY for and on (Indonesia), respectively, has Mongkok Road, ground. 1st and behalf of Bouth China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndhams' received Her: Majesty's " olgna- 2nd doors; and 95 Wongaal- Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong,
emang Road, ground door,
1ure,
register, and the company dis-
Fok Man Street: road com-solved, it was noted in the mencing at its junction with Government Gazette today. Tai Kok Tsui noad about 75
feet north of Foo Kwal Stroct
running in a westerly direction Medical Council
for approximately 340 feet and terminaling at tho mastern
Dr G. Graham-Cumming has boundary of KML 32 RP.
resumed, his appointment as a Ka Shin Street: road com- member of the Medical Council cacing at its junction with of Hongkong, and DT G. V Tai Kok Tsui Road about 255 Grinth has card to be feet north of Foo Kwal Street member, it was notifed in the running in a westerly direction Government Clozetto today, for approximately 310 foot and terminating at · tho costern boundary of KML 32 RP.
Naturalisation
Board of Examiners
Messrs Leung' Fung-ki, Law The Government Gazette an- Chung-kam and Leung Ping-nounced this morning that hia have been appointed, mem÷| certificate of naturalisation - has bers of the Board of Examiners, boen granted to sur Dumas wasnotified En today's Duba Sta-soơng, mupervisor, Government Gazette.
518 Nathan Road, Est floor.
it
of
Evidence of an operation was A number found in bucket. of medical instrument were vized,
Lom Ching was lying down in the cubicle at the (ime.
Legislative Council
Mr Blair-Kors sold that later Dr. D.J.M. Mackenzie has been the same day, the dance hostess appointed an Official Member Cave' birth
Queen Mary of the Legislative Councij vice Hospital to a dead child whose Dr G. Graham-Cumming, the
Governmen. head was missing,
Gazette notifica today. Hearing is proceeding.
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