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MACKINNON MACKENZIE
SHROFFS ATTACKED
Two On Attempted Robbery Charges
Sotakindad 1847
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1958.
Six Months For Stealing Car Radio
Was
six
| A ̧ 22-year-old unemployed|
man, Lau Chun-chung,
schtencod to months' gaol for stooling: a car radio by Mr A. L Leathlean of Central Court this morning. Defendant, residing, at No. 7, ground Tsap Chuen Terrace,
Two shroffs one of whom was carrying a bag containing large noor, admitted the offence.
sums of Hongkong and British currency were attacked by three Chinese in Central District on the afternoon of June 28, the Court was fold this morning. ·
Two of the three alleged assailants came before Judge H. H. B. How in the Victoria District Court this morning, charged with having as- saulted Choi Hak-leung, a shroff, with intent to rob him of a hand bag containing HK$16,000 and £202 10s. at the junction of Connaught Road, Central and Pottinger Street.
Defence Force
Appointments Gazetted
The accused were
Ng Ming.
| 24, unemployed, and Lam Hak-
wab, , wrth coolie,
Chief Inspector C. L. Smith,
of
į whe prosecuted, fold the Court inat Ches and another shroff, Tu Yu-lau, were employed by the Compradore Department Mackinnon, Mackenzie and Co. Their jobs were to deliver money to various places in Hongkong. From Behind
Aboul noon on June 28, the
The appointments of Sub-women let their office. Chai
was currying a bag which con-
They
walked
the
Lieut (SPK J. Wu Chi-| Csued H&$10,000 and £202 10s. luun to Lieutenant (Sp)
along Connaught Road, und Able Seaman A. B. pavement of
ut its junction Central, und to Acting Salt with fottlager Street, Weller
three
Sub-Inspector G. Ma saldi that pt 10 am. yesterday two detectives unw defendant walk- ing along Tunglowan Road near Jones Street, with 裁 Parcel under his arm.
Questioned by the detectives, he told them it was a car radio stulen from ear at King's Road, near the Jackson Dry Cleaning Company at 1 am. that same
morning.
Defendant had three previous convictions,
Man Gaoled For
Demanding Money
With Menaces
Lieut (Seaman Specialisa-mic con from behind and While pleading guilty to six counts of
tion) in the Hongkong attacked Chol with Hals, at- Volunteer tempting to snatch away his Royal Naval
Smith Reserve have been ap went on.
Chief Inspector
proved, according to the
But Choi grasped the bag with Government Gazette pub- bis hands firmly and pushed it lished today. The apgainst the wall, covering it with
his body. pointments from July 1. The Gazelte also announced the following promotions in the
Hongkong Regiment,
Look
effect
To the other shroft, then haled: "Snatching, satching".
Chief Inspector Smith said -the- three men" then started to run Royal away having. fulled to get the
HKDF: Second-Leutenants B. bag.
Thompson, G. IK H1, Golby, E] Two of them escupid), but the
F. Ho, G. H. Perkins, J. H. third man was arrested by Tis t Duthie and 15. V. Williams, to point near the
faeutenants, effective from July
ກ.
Captain I. G. Daniel of the Royal HKDF, who has been on the Reserve of Officers, hay been reposted tuz his foriner unit, Farre Headquarters,
from July 15, the Gazette also an- nounced.
Brigade Building.
Central Fire
a
demanding money with menaces, young man broke down in tears. He said he had been a “victim of financial circumstances.' He was sentenced to 22 months in gaol, by Mr T. L..Yang at Kowloon Court,
Axe Head Found
Upon information given by thu
arrested, who was the Police. later arrested another man near Pereival Street.
Hearing is proceeding.
New JPs
The Gazelle notited also that Flying Onlleer K. C. Searle and Mr P. P. Hutton, Mr G. M. Plot Offleer G, J. C. Geerisema | Guldsuck and Mr R. G, L
of the HKAAF have been per-Oliphant have been appointed mited to resign their commis- Unofiels Justices of the Peace alon in the loyal HKDF; and the for the Colony, according to the appointment of Pilot Officer R. Government Gazelle published
Jeffect from July 17.
B. Johnston to be Flying Ofleer, Įtodny The appointment took us from July 12.
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Lette Passarette
On Lantao
1.3 the
The defendant, Wu Kam, 25, unemployed, was charged with demanding a total of $3,050 on six occasions, both at the point of a knife and with threatening Jetters.
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The Man Who Went To Dinner
A 33-year-old man who order. od a dianer costing $20.80 and then, after caling it failed to pay a bill, given three weeks' gol by Mr Hin-sling Lo at Central Magistracy ila morning, The man, Cha Cha allas Chan Wang-do, of no fixed address had a clear record and pleaded guilty. The Prosecuting Officer, Sub- Inspector Yeung Po-chi told -the Magistrale that some- time after 5 pm, où Wed-
MacKENZIE
OPENS
LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTRE
Dr
D. J. M. MacKenzie, Director of Medical and the Health Services, at opening ceremony of the Lutheran World Service, Medical Treatment Centre at 29, Cameron Road this morning, said that a full medical service for all, irrespective of race creed, was the aim of all "concerned; --
ог
"Great strides have been
made in recent years and even
greater developments are "However, planned," he 'sald
there is a long way to go und
all engaged in medical work welcome the many and variet contributions tint arc belog made by the voluntary bodies lo augment the services pro-
vids by Government."
Dr MacKenzie was welcomed on arrival by Rev, L. Stumpf, Director of the Lutheran World Federation, who made the address.
NEEDY FAMILIES Dr MacKenzie, in his opening address, said:
On the night of July 6, Chau
his wife and three children.
'Two
children IROZE
sleeping on the pave:nent out-months,
side.
on
ricky, the defendant went: to the Kong Bo Restaurant In Queen's Road Central where he occupied a cubicle all by himself. Defendant then ordered Yood. Ho also sakėð for olgarettes, brandy, bear and Chinese, wine, Inspector Young added
After he had finished his dinner, he sat there until I am the next day when * foki handed him a bill. Then Chan told the waiter ba
had no manay.
Asked if he had any frionda or relatives who could motilo the bill for him, họ also re- piled "no". Tollen wera
then suragioned and defendant was arrested. In Court this morning, de- fendant told the Court that he came from Canton fire Years ago, He claimed he TVAS
a landlord and owner of several tenement build- Ings, adding that he had spent all his money..
Mrs Chestnutt, wife of Brigadier J. M. A. Chestnutt, Commander, 11.K, and Kowloon Garrison, congratulating Janice Critchley at the speech day of --Gun-Club-Hill School this morning. Mr A. J. Bryan, the headmaster is behind Janice,China Mait Photo.
Arms Conviction
Quashed By Full Court
The Full Court this morning allowed an appeal against conviction by Choi Lang-hung, 30, shop foki, who had been convicted by a Special Jury of possession of eight automatic pistols and 16 magazines without a permit.
From the Files
25
years -AGO-
FIRST G.H. WAS
SEL
IN WANCHAI
CUR HARRY POLLOCK wrote to the author of "Old Hong- kong," € column regularly published by the South China Morning Post 23 years ago, io sny that "the first Government House was i Spring Gardens, Wanchai, and that the residence of the fist Chief Justice was in the same locality, whilst closo by were the houses of the two thipons of Jardines at East Point, In the Couneli Chamber there is now an interesting old picture, belonging to the Chater Colles-
Lion, which shows groups of pedestrians of many races and a few Europeans an horseback in the vicinity of the Happy Valley monument, in the early days of the Colony.
Prior to 1899 there was a large round pond, at the northern end of the land in- closed by the race track, which was led us in that year for the convenience of golfers, who started the Brst Hongkong Golf Club there in 1889 (now known as the Royal Hongkong Golf Club).
BURNT CHILD.
WITHFIREWOOD
FIVE year old girl presented a pluful sight in the Poltee court when she appeared in a case in which a nurried woman was charged with treating her, The girl was seen waiting with her father in Tung Lo Wan Road with her father who complained to a constable that the girl had been beaten on the thighs and
oher parts of her body by her The girl was foster mother.
During the past three years, the Lutheran World Service has been rendering free medicul to needy Chinese W. G. services Sub.-Insp. Dot.
families in Hongkong. It has Lawrence said the first
to the SCA for medical sent comTM sliced agreements for low
The sentence of three years, verdict. At the second trial, after examination and found to have plainant was Chau Kec, priced treatment with three imposed on Chol by Mr Justicen lang retirement, the Jury at a bruise on the temple, a burn prietor of the Kin Hin Fire- (Continued from Page 1) worky Factory, of 2110 Fuk haspitals, five doctors, a dentist C. W. Reece at the Criminal first disagreed also, but after op the chlu, a bruise on the lef
and two optelarus. Wah Street, ground floor.
Free Sessions on May 28 was con- further direction from the Judge hand, four scurs on the loner The Gruzhit family (mother,
medical treatment has been sequently quashed and Chol they retired again before" re- part of her right leg and two. father and five children) rewas sleeping in the cuckleft with given to 8,766 patients and 281 was discharged,
turning their verdict of guilty. on the left leg and other injuries, gularly vialt Lentro
patients have received hospital Mr Justice J. R. Gregg and
All the injuries were alleged to A. Bridgeford,
Had Erred Suest of Mr
for many Mr Justice A. D. Scholes com- were care, some of them
have been caused through the prad the Full Court. manager of the Lantao Develop
The ment Company.
greatest emphasis has,
Giving the Full Court's deci-defendant burning her with a been On Sunday, July 19, Carl Jnc.,
on after-care.
Kerosene Tin sian today, Mr Justice Gregg Piece of firewood. The woman One minute
was sentenced to three months' before midnight however,
sad the Trial Judge had erred was walking along a path
hard labour. the defendant entered the shop Two visiting nurses and four Lantao with Mr Bridgeford and with a knife in his right hand. care workers have paid 4,283 The evidence at the trial was by not directing the Jury that his father, when he found the lie threatened a snop foki, home vidts. As a result of these that Chol was stopped by a mere custody was not sufficient axe-head.
who he mistook to be the pro- visits, family members depend- Police constable while carrying to prove possesalon, and not suf- Its stronge shape attracted him,prietor, saying. "Do you wanting on a wage carner under sealed kerosene in near the icient to shift
Prosecution to so he picked it up, cleaned of those children sleeping out there? medical treatment have received Jordan Rood ferry. The tin was proof from the the dirt and when he returned 11 so, par me $200."
support where necessary in the later found to contain the pistol the accused.
Pointing out that the kerosena way of nourishing foods, cash and magazines. grants
arid the payment of
Chol said in his defence that tin had been scaled. His Lord- he had been carrying the lin ship said the Trial Judge also rents," Dr Mackenzie said.
from
ship to the shop in omitted to mention to the Jury the tin was In Shanghai Street where he work that although
at of the accused ed, on his employer's instruc- the custody tons
to Hongkong took it to his next
duor neighbour.
A quick examination confirm-
To The Cockloft
The toki explained he was not
ed that the piece of stone was unusual and that it bore a re- the proprietor, and led the de-
fendant to the cocklot. He
semblance to s Stone Age xe threatened Chau in the same MAN AND BOY
heud.
Air Bridgeford said, "It was manner, but Chau said he had prouably exposed by the recente money, heavy faintüll”.
Defendant said he would take
The wrist watch instead.
Try it on! Now... reach Close Examination Trilated, Chau refused to part
for the sky! Suddenly ... freedom! It's a one-
bra revolution. This bra acconds your every mo- tion..
museum.
CA
INJURED
A middle-aged man and
the burden of
✩
“MAMMY” HİTS ·
OUT!
Walter Winchell, Broadway the time he was stopped, it diarist and dean of gossip
At the hearing of the appeal could still be in the constructive writers who specialises in open- ing closed secrets, received a on July 7 and 8, Mr Brook possession of bis employer, Bernacchi, representing the ap- Had this point been made. blow on ur sear his chin from pellant, said Choi had been only clear to the Jury, Mr Justice Al Jolson, Broadway and Holly- singer, For acting under instructions, with Gregg indicated, the trial might wood "Mammy"
omen Winchell had no come- with lils watch and told the de-12-year-old boy were injured in out any knowledge of what the well have resulted in the ac
back, Jolson's friends said he acckients trame Cart then took his and to the fendant to "clear on".
quittal of the accused, Kowloon in contained.
exception to the The uccused then turned and University
of Ilongkong
Among other things, Mr Ber- Mr Bernacchi and Mr Patrick had taken
material of a scenario written There, Miss Mary ran out of the shop to the bicycle yesterday.
Man Ko, aged 58 of 85, Ta Tit nacchi also mentioned that it Yu represented Choi, both in-
which closely which he had left parked outside Tregeur, the curator, made
Street, first floor was taken to had been a "touch and go" case, structed by M.K. Lam and Co.. Winchell
followed Jolson's career. closer examination of the axe-the shop,
There had been two Trials, her Kowloon Hospital for treatment But Chau continued the chase after being knocked down by a said. At the fret trini the Jury Counsel, on fool, Accused Was later lorry in Po Kwong Chun Road, {disagreed and there WAS no Crown. Why! Tha back, Gan-Lon with Laairs in Pow-Alr Miss Tregear sald this morn-arrested by
The boy, Cheung Kam-put of Fabrio, our exclusive contouring, it was very diflcult to date Pratos Street,
10, Waterloo Road, second alratch knit.
In Shumshulpo Police Station, i the stone properly, "If it is to be dated properly, a find like the Prosecutor sald, the defen, was inocked down by a private this should be dug up. Then Itdant was very helpful. He not car in Nathan Road near Water- He is also being can be dated geologically by an only admitted he had threatened loo Road. examination of the surrounding Chiu, but confessed to five other treated in Kowloon Hospital. rock curata."
.
Mora why: A brand new kind of sideline control.
The cups (frant closed) Curva keeping Waletpoole.
Cotton, Ban on lace, or Padded Now to the "STAY THEREI Birdie for pantie airdio) Front. panelled in Dan-Lon luxury lucu, Keep your tummy flat.
Siden and back whisk
Inchios Dan Lon
=Wxy Why: Dame wonderful
soft as cashmere cool as cotton $41.50.
head.
offences,
two busmen in
Confirmation
floor
Practical Joke The second and third charges The Government
Gazette on, published today notified the defendant was convicted
of the following stated that he demanded $300 by confirmation of
writing a threatening letter to officers to the permanent and a man called Leung Tak-wah pensionable establishinents, with on May 8. Leung took this as effect from the dates shown
"This sort of stone has been found in the Colony before, both In the New Territories and other pars of Hongkong. There nave been a number of reports discovering similar implements. This is the best specimen we have had yet," she added.
Added Difficulty An added difcuity to fixing even an approximate daie, Miss Walting for you right now! Tregear said, is that no one is
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a practical joke and dismissed the thought from his mind.
ceived
Dr Gerald H. Choa, Medical Specialist, July 1; Dr Chang As June 12, however, he re Yun-sun. Medical Omeer, July
recond a
10; NÊU 1. 2. Kendand Auditor, threatening teller which asked for $350, and July 24: and Mr 3. W. Chambers, og hin instructions where Cadet Officer, Class 11, July 16. quite sure exactly what kind of
This time Leung made, a re- Education Officer people Hved here during the port to the Police who told him Neoinhle and Puleollible Ages. to carry out the instructions.
to leave the money.
She said they might have bec, He did so, but the defendant primitive right up to AD times.did not turn up to collect it.
Three- other charges There are still Neolithic tribes
in existence in this present age, taken into consideration. in Australia.
The axe-head will how join
Carl's rapidly growing collection
of stones, which he has both
picked up, and which he hus
+
Recognition
were
Mr G. 8. Coxhead. Education Officer, has been appointed Act- ing Senior Education Offfear as from July 24 and during the absence of Mr C. W. Bargison, according to the Government Gazette published today.
New Bank
to
been given. He has an excel- „Mr Wolfgang Britends has | The Deutsch-Asiatischo. Bank lent speelmen of Japanese been, accorded formal recogni»|has, been granted a licence quartz, a number of arrow-tion ns Consul for the Federal | corry 0% banking Disney heads, and two pieces of rock Republie of Germany at Hong-in Hongkong, according to the from the silver mine ca Lantao, kong, according to the Govern Government Gazette published which boor tracer of silver, ment Gazuito published today. Today,
Desmond
Mayne, Crown appeared for
tho
This Funny World
*1 would never bave achieved this mood if it weren't for my wife.....always behind me....magging,
magging, nagging."
PEKING HEARS JAPAN DEMAND
TT is learned that the Japanese Consul nt Puking has verbally approached the Chinese authorl- Les here for China's recognition of Japanese interests and rights in Manchuria and Mongolia, Unless China's recognition in ob- tained, Jupon will not declare the tbollton
tho "Manchukuo" regime.
** *..
|DEATH OF ‘LION
OF FLANDERS:
Popularly known throughout "The Lion of Germany as
Schroeder died today. "He won fame during the World War as
German commander of the Marine Corps which held the
extrema right wing of the Ger«. man forces in Flanders along
the coast of the English Channel and it was, in this connexion that he received the tide of "The Lion of Flanders.”