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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 1958.
LANCASHIRE URGED TO BE FAIR Gen. Festing
Economic Expert Sent To Investigate
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Colony's Cotton Industry
London, Apr. 28.
Following the lively discussions, which have taken place in the Financial Times and in British textile circles regarding the exports of Hongkong gray cloth to Britain, the Im- perialist British Daily Express has sent its economic expert to Hongkong to carry out an on-the-spot investigation. Today, F. Ellis writes from Lancashire. There are only 33,000 Hongkong under the headline-indies equal to but "Be Fair, Lutapashirë."
He said, Mill owners in this British Colony are angry aboul suggestions by Lancashire vol- 1on interests that Empire pre- ference
should be withdrawn cotton
from Hongkong-made goods entering Britain.
Earnings
a single
spinning combine la Lanenshire. MURDER TRIAL But the mills work round the The Chinese workers clerk
10 cul have legeted an offer
shift in Britain, only a th single unit is worked with the weekend off.
"Tonigh! every spindle W |Hongkong is turning, To gain the advantage of Empire pre- ference the longkong mis "Lancashire bases its attneks must antisfy severe British cut--
wages and slave ms regulations. Other Hon on starvation
painted out conditions in Hongkong mills, kong businessmen allowing them to undercut Lan-Best Hongkong in muying much cashire.
Lancashire-barn more from Britain than it ship: A and trained mill-owner told me home. And they are worried workers teo about the threat from the today that the lextile
European free trade plan.'
are among the highest paid in the Colony."
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He said, "Colton workers in Hongkong earn about £7 month but got free lodging, sub- ridised meals and advantages such as free medical treatment. This raises wages to around
12 108 3 month,
"You cannot compare Hong- kong living standards with Bri- 1ain. What would Lanenshire say if the Canadians or Ameri. cans damanded euls in British exports until living standards and wages in Lancashire had been raised to North American standards."
Scrapping Plant
Ellis Was taki by another Hongkong mill owner if the European free trade plan gors through it will hit us badly. But we are ro: squealing about it
ke Larenshire, We are not sitting down and doing nothing about it,"
WITNESS DESCRIBES STRUGGLE
Mrs Tao Fung, a Prosecu- tion witness in a murder trial, told Mr Justice A, D.! Scholes in the Criminal Sessions this morning that she saw a struggle between
Shung- Lam
Leaves
General Sir Francis Festing inspecting a Guard of Honour drawn from the 1st Bn The Cast Lancashire Itegiment at Kal Tak this morning prior to his departure for the United Kingdom.--Staff Photographer,
DRUG CASE
ming, alias Lim Ching DOCUMENTS
PRODUCED
man (the accused), and her dead husband, Lam Siu-ming before last Christmas,
IN COURT
Accused, 43, unemployed, was nileged to have had a quarrel Elly concluded, "The mills in with the deceased on December Hongkong are scrapping old 19, following which secused tool plant machinery-soine of it knife and murdered Lam Slu-Various godown documents only installed in 1948-and re-ming, otherwise known as James the latest Ling at his residence, No. 1 with equipping
Lancashire Road, Kowloon Tong. machines. The mll owners will
Representing the accused, The writer continued, "Hong- 10ght the free trade threat by kong's cotton Industry is inycreasing emclenty and lower compared with the vast mills of ing custe."-France-Presse,
LACK OF
MUTUALITY IN
TARIFF ARRANGEMENTS
London, Apr. 28.
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Mr H. v. instructed by Mesars d'Almada and Muson. Mr 1. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior Crown Counsel, who ls assisted by Divisional Det.-Insp. F. Indge- Buckingham, la prosecuting.
HEARD NOISE
word identified this morning in the case of an Indian and A Chinesa charged with conspiracy and possession of danger- ous drugs before Judgo H. H. B. How at the
F.E.COMMANDER BIDS FAREWELL General Sir Francis Festing said before leaving the Colony this morning that "Hongkong is very importantly con- cerned with military affairs in this part of the world.”
The
former Commander-in- Chief, Far East Land Forces, is proceeding to London to assume his new post as Chief of the Imperial General Staff.
the past few days,
He has been in Hongkong for making a farewell tour of the army unita Victoria District Court, 'stationing in the Colony, are Mohindra Before The accused
boarding
RAF Verma, 30, of 11B-1 Macdonnell Harting that will first take him Continuing her testimony tum Road, and But Sal-hung 35 to Tokyo en bis way to the yesterday, Mirs
Kingdom, Tao said when unemployed, of 173 Wing Lok | United
General she heard a noise and came out Street West, second floor.
Festing told newsmen this
has a knife in his hand." drug on February 22.
Witness
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sad occasion to say goodbye le Hongkong as the Colony seemed
to him like his second "home
of her room on December 19, The two are alleged to have morning that it was always a she saw her husband and seconspired between October Just cused embracing each Uther in of year and February 22 this year Oght. Then she heard her hus- to deal in opium, and to have Conservative MP Mr Charles Fletcher-band say, "Don't
come near. possessed 1,076 pounds of the Cooke, complained in the House of
sinted that she did The Crown case is that the Commons tonight about the "complete up to them and caught hold opium was concealed in bales of 1 her husband to sepetute him cotton shipped to Hongtong on lack of mutuality” in tariff and quotation the accused. Then she three occasions between October arrangements between Britain and tell u pain in her body and later and February India and other Commonwealth coun- tries.
possibility
Referring to the Imports into to the
of some Britain of Hongkong gloves, he scheme of voluntary limitation. said it would be much kinder "Conversations between repre-
to say a limit should be set now, I sentatives of these rountries
when
it was
amit are due to start in Lion. known would have to be set scene time. Join with
Debate
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"If you disembarrass yourself
He
was
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of the problems aware
Varma is represented by Mr Mr John McNeill, QC,
The General added that this was the third time that Horn- kong had come under his mili- tary command and he hoped to return one day as he found the Colony very stimulating, full of Life, full of enterprise and vitality.
A Tonic
Ships Fired On By Accident
SHEAFFER'S
NEW HALLAMİNİDƏ
WITH ENGLUJURI
MAGARARLE AT Ait #GOR STORES
STERLING
SILVER TIP
Drug Trafficker Says He
Paid Off Police
A self-confessed heroin trafficker alleged in the Criminal Sessions this morning that the first accused (a police sub- inspector) demanded $60 from him because he was selling heroin, and that after some bargaining he offered $40 which was accepted.
Lo Kong-Un was testifying } ta cross-examination, witness before Mr Justice J, R. Gregg | said he had a nickname which and a Jury.of five men änd two was Tau Sah
women during the trial of a Witness adraltted he had three police sub-inspector, three previous convictions in connec- constables and a broker, charged tion with smoking oplum and
obtain taking heroin.
So that you.
with conspiracy
periolle payments from persons Mr d'Almada:
deuling lut dangerous drugs.
The witness declared that this cum of $40 was pald on four different occasions to alleged agents of the first secused,
On Trial
not only deal in this commodity you’use it.
Witness: Yes, all along I have been taking heroin.
Change your take By way of a oplum now and again? - Yes, because I have some discomfort with my breathing.
On trial are Au Ping-yau, 22, Witness further" adimitted that police sub-inspector, Tse Shiu-in 1048 he was convicted for as- ming, 27, police constable, Chauull causing bodily harm and Ling-kwan, 24, police constable, sentenced to
Ho one month, Cheung Wat, 27, police con- said that the man "kicked my slable, and Chu Cham, 36, wife on that occasion." broker.
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WG.S
It was stated that the first He disagreed that he accused was oficer in charge bellished his story in the wit- of the Dangerous', Drugs Squad pess box as agatrist that which at Eustern Police Station and he gave in the Police court. He the three constables were a cold that the reason why cer tached to the Squad.
tal statements he had made in The Hon, Leo D'Almada the witness box were not re- Q.C., and Mr Patrick Yu, in-corded in the deposition
the first ac-
ing in a low volte-he was in cused.
-health-and ho was not The other accused are repre-heard by the interpreter. sented by Mr V. L, J. D'Alton and Mr Terence Shurlock, in- Would Not Do structed by Hostings and Co.
Mr Stewart Collier, Crow, Counsel, assisted by Detective
Bayless, pears for the prosecuilon.
structed by Peter Mo and Co.. probably because he was speak- are appearing for
Sub-ins. R. B.
Carpenter
Witness agreed that he him- apself had never honded money over personally. He passed the money to his foki Laung Sik who then pald the caller. He was present when such payments were made.
Lo Kong-tin said he was
The money was held by his (formerly a carpenter and the wife and after he had obtained became a heroli seller. He was the required sum from her he „_„Tokyo, Apr. 29.
arrested by Brst accused in gave it to Leung Sik. The US Army reported today fined $100 for selling heroin.
July 1997 and convicted and
Then she said her husband original of Ure warrant, he said. sitated his subsequent "disap- the Army in a special announce- I two occasions,
Women Strike
Asked by the Court why he
Truc Version
Arat:
I have given a
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
that # Japanese cablo Witness said that after leaving did not hand the money over repair ship, under contract prison a man with a long face himself, witness said: "That to the US Army, and an took him to a cafe where he would not do, because the usual American mine sweeper that first accused demanded $60 pay this kind of money."
met the first accused. He alleged practice was for Leung Sik to "occidentally" come under from him "because I was selling Mr d'Almada: You never anti-aircraft fire on Man-heroin." He offered $30, saying handed over any money to any- day off the Korean count, business was poor.
| body yourself? The Army said that the Witness further alleged that Witness: Correct. Because 1,850-ton Chiyoda Maru, hired first accused then told him that have no power as I was a drug for the repair of a submarine even 1 approached by an addict with a great yearning for Fuw blood dripping from her!
cable between Japan and ordinary policeman he (witness) drugs. right shoulder.
Korea, and her escort, the mine would have offered $1 and that And for Hea?--I never lled: Al that tline, accused fan | V.L.J. D'Alton, Instructed by
sweeper USS Phoebe, reported an inspector "rated higher." I suggest that this evidence of from the corridor to another P. L. Lam and Co. Put is de
receiving fire from the vicinity After that he offered first yours of your meeting the first room, withem said. She Bit
"The people here are always of Pusan about 4 p.m. Monday, oceused $10 more which was accused is completely untrue.— fended by Mr Richard Winter, wanting to forge ahead and this
The Army said that two sholls accepted, witness sald. He added Every word is true," her son, Magon, beaten up at instructed by Hastings and. Co. Is kö 3 tondo to me," Sir the back. Then her husband
were reported to have struck that first accused then told him GODOWN WARRANT Francis said, adding that he
the water near the ships but no to pay to any person who mid rushed out from her bedroom
wished to bid farewell to his holding a bamboo bedside lamp,
Mr D. E. Greendeld and Mr many friends in the Colony once parted from either vessel.
casualties or damage were re- he came from the inspector.
Five days later a man called with which, she said, her hus-D. G. Willis, both Cruwa Coun- again.
And that whatever payments "Investigation by the United and he asked his foki Leung Sik members la hoping band hit the accused. Later she sel, are prosecuting.
Aboul his departure
might have this States Army Indicates that the to pay $10. This man was paid you It was "not good enough" for that these discussions are suc- found her husband lying on the
made lo Chan Situ-man, book-keeper morning, General Festing top of the accused; on top of her of the Nam Lai Loong Godown, called his
re-fire had come from a Korean twice.
anybody Government to say it hoped to cessful."
had no connection first experience, ta anti-aircraft artillery unil In "quite convinced" husband was her servant, named West Point, testified that a docu-1947 when he "left" the Colony the Pusan area engaged in tar-turd accused who came, saying neused. I have not lled at ali
The third occasion it was the whatsoever
with the de this by agreement.
"You don get ngreement that Pakistan End India were Ah Hing.
ment shown to him was a copy by a dying boat. The plane get practice at a sleeve target he was from Inspector Au (fest in this Court. with able bualnos men ke the fully
PHONE POLICE
warrant. The failed to take off and this neces- fowed behind an airplane," said accused). He was given $10 on true version, of a godown Chinese in Hongkong unless you which this particular subject to play," he excated for the Lancashire dot- have some cards
was Issued by his godown to the pearance and hiding" in the ment-United Press.
Hearing is continuing. slid....
| ton-industry— Reuter.
called out a-her "diul 999 Wo Tai Hong-Arm.
New Territories for 24 hours to quickly." The Police and the Handed another document, impress that he had really de- ambulance arrived shortly after-witness Identified it as D parted! As he boarded the wards and took the witness, her gedown form, bearing a speci- Hasting, he said he hoped, this son and husband to the hospital. men signature and chop of the time history would not repeat
Seoul, Apr. 20, Students Shown a triangular fly, wit-Wo Tal Hong. The representa itself.
Sukmyung ness sald she first saw it when
tive of this firm who came to
Women's University here went Guard Of Honour her servant named Ah Ho pro- the godown to
on strike in an effort, to forec store the goods duced to the Pollen.
mentioned In the warrant
the resignation of the Univer- Before leaving this morning,sity President, Mrs Im Sook Jai. In answer to the Court, she affixed the signature and chop General Hongkong's unique visitor, stated that when her husband to that document.
Festing Inspected the The school's student manage- the white python that is called warned her, "Don't come near,
Guard of Honour drawn from ment committee voted to back a Chan sald the document was the 1st Bn The East Lancashire University Foundation "Sernia" or "Miss Swissair", He has a knife in his hand, ac- chopped and signed which had attracted huge crowd cused did not say anything unt presence.
his Regiment under the command mendation that Mrs Im resign Sir John Barlow, another of admirers during her short did not make a denial.
of Major M.LD. Shewes-Cox. from her position because of old Conservative. sald the forth-siny here, left by Swissair this
Asked by the Judge if the per- The Regimental Colour Cross-examined, witness said son who did this was a Chinese, carried
was age and poor health. She has coming talks between India, morning for Bangkok.
by Licut that she only knew that accused witness said he was, but he Fitzpatrick
LF.E. refused to accept the Founda- were class-added he would not be able to Batallion's Band and Drums Press, her husband
The ton's recommendation-United sentatives about exports to Brl- Her owner, Mr Peter R.
recognise the man again, as ho tain of grey cloth might indicate Ryhiner, estimated this mornings in Viele school days. the Brst solution of problems that Serata's admirers In Hong that in 1940 to 1947 your hus work at the time.
Deferice Counsel; You know himself was engaged in secounts were also on parade. between Britain, the Dominions keng numbered incre than band and the necused were both
doing smuggling business? But there representatives from
Witness: I know he was a Mr Ryhiner sald he would be businessman, a proper business the East should not think they' could "take the whole of our returning to Hongkong with
man. I never knew that he was textile market at home from other inaller animals In
doing snuggling business. us, let alone all
fle thought Онг export future.
IN ARMY markets,"
Hongkong had no Zoo, the popu- Mr Cuthbert Alport, Under-lalion here, specially the child-
for Commonwealth ren, would appreciate Secretary
sceing Relations, said the President of small animals, the Board of Trade, Sir David Eccles, had emphasised that the Government altached the greatest importance to the principle of Commonwealth free entry and intended to preserve
of all your cards and say under no circumstances will we take government action on this, then,
of course, you will not get agree- ment,"
Mr Fletcher-Cooke was speak-
delsite on Common ing in u wealth economle affairs,
Pakistan and Lancashire repro-
and the Colonies.
it.
PYTHON LEAVES
100,000..
the that as
Girl Injured
A nine-year-old girl, Wis "Me Alport went on; "But the Wah-ying, of Wong Chuk Hang Government has over the last Village, was knocked down and Jew month encouraged the injured by a bleycle on a path cotton Industry to initiate dle near her home yesterday over- cussions with the Indian anding. The girl is being treated Pakistan industries with a view at Queen Mary, Hospital,
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and
In
The next witness was O Mung- wa, manager of the godown. Witness identisted a document shown to him as a duplicate of a godown warrant. The writing on it was made by him. He used a carbon paper when writing on [ the original.
DID NOT KNOW
Robertson,
Economic Planning
recom-
Visit Studio
London, Apr. 20. Prince Charles and Princess Anne visited a British Broad- casting Corporation television stuillo hore today to watch the televising for a children's pro- Mr Alvin H. Hansen, Lucius gramme. N. Lillauer, Professor of Poll-
Queen's children had Ucbl Economy (Emeritus), driven from Windsor Castle and thne, she replied that she only O sald the purpose of the Harvard University, who is at were accompanied by members knew he was working in the original was that it should be present vialung the Colony, will of the Royal Household.
person who de-address the Economies Society. During the ylait, Prince
Asked if witness knew accused was a colonel in the array at that
army.
Hearing is proceeding.
to the given
University of Honglong Witness denied that her hus-posited goods in his godown, to band and accused were very in- prove that the goods were in "Economic Planning in USA and timate friends,
fact stored there. The copy of India" tomorrow at 3.15 p.m. in the warrant was kept by him Room 230, 2nd floor, University
Main Building, (witness).
Members öt the public are Cross-examined by Mr Mc-
cordially invited. Nell, O said he himself did not personally examine the goods that were mentioned in the warrant us cotton. On the day A Chinese boy is being held he made the entries, he did not following the snatching of a know anything about the goods purse from another lad outside other than what was mentioned the Ray Theatre, Western Dis- in the warrant. titet, yesterday,
Hearing is proceeding.
Boy Arrested
The
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television was playfully peeked cockatoo, and tried his at a violin and cello,--
Charles handled camera,
Rcutor,
House Theft Pen Stolen
Property valued at $340 was A fountain pen was stolen stolen from No. 14, Hol Ping from a European yesterday Bload, Afth floor, yesterday whilst be was walking in Non- afternoon,
king Street, near Nathan Road,
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storet to confess-doop down Inside I'm 5
the bralny typet"