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CHINA MAIL
DAY AND NIGHT PATROLS ORDERED
No Confirmation Of Chinese Ships
"World Champ"
Hairdresser Arrives
The "World Champion" hair-
A
In HK Waters
by a China Mail Reporter
A spokesman of the Royal Navy said this morning that there had been no con- firmation of Communist ships entering Hongkong territorial waters recently. He added that when Hongkong fishermen had been interrogated after being involved with Communist vessals, cither they did not know exactly where they were, or did know and would not say where.
"If they choose to fish in Communist waters, then that is their lookout."
A $750,000 College
Dr the Hon. S. N. Chat will The new building of the
dresser for the last two years,
Ships of the Hongkong loent Loui Marchart, French flotilla and the Royal Navy are coiffeur. Arrived In UIC 011 constant patrol day and Colony this morning from night, both in Hagicong ter Tokyo by JAL.
torial and International "watersOxford English College at Mon- Hut their primary duty is the
The six-storey bulling which outh Path, Wanchal tomorrow.
Ile has been invited here by
Mrs M. Belen-Lelgh, to give Kreurity of Colony wnters," cost about $750,000, consists of
demonstrations of hairdress-
ing.
Buid.
It Depends
Ele Bald
there have "always Marchart openg 16 days Louring
Japan, and said that Japanese patrols, but he would not women were very gifted in divulge any operational details. the art of hairdressing.
The spokesman said the num ber of vessels required for ade- į quate protection of the Buna!- kg shing Beets depends on of vessels !!! "Opposition" turn out,
Gimble's Stores the number
Chairman
Mr Bernant Gimble. Chair- ing of the Board of Department
Stores
Cirable's vl
New
York, arrived here this morning PAA from Tokyo, in the contesis of a world tour.
لوٹا
The Marine section of the Hongkong Pollee also have their Town patrols.
Fined $400
I Wan, 28. uf 2. Connaught second fear, was しば seven weeks by
Road, West, But $400
Mr Glable is making an Mr A... Leathleen at Central
imquction trip of
ment stores. and
11. his
this morning for Possessin
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big depart-Magtracy will spend | ho vingt Juur days here, before con-pakeis of Chinese tobacco
which no city has been paid. thing his tour in Dangkok,
Paquerette's
Sale
is drawing to a close
FURTHER REDUCTIONS
on
REMAINING MERCHANDISE
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Gloucester Clock Stops WOMAN WINS
JUDGMENT FOR $10,000
According to one face of the Gloucester Hotel clock, But it stopped at 17 it is time to go home. minutes past five, due to an electrical fault, a few days ago.
Two or three days ago, engineers went to mend it but it stopped a second time. The engineers are hack on the jub again today, and hope to have it Gixed sometime this afternoon. Parts of clock have to be replaced. Meanwhile: Time marches on.-China Mail Photo.
the
Hongkong Worth Over
$382 Mil.-In Rates
by a China Mail reporter
A new valuation of the Colony shows that the rateable value now exceeds $382 million. A quarter of a century ago it was just over $39 million.
In the report of the Commissioner of Rating and Valuation, just issued, the latest figure is given.
A kule shows that the rate- premises was first introduced in Able value of the city of Vic- 1845 td since that the rates fari on April 1 this year was have been an important Item in $145,270,176, against ainiost $129 the Colony's revenue.
million last year, $84,2 million "In reccnt years, revenue from In 1952 and $24.8 million in 1941. rates has continued to mount and Outskle Victoria the rateable in the Budget debate in Legis- value has increased from $4.9 iniative Council, the Financial 1941 to $63.2 million this year, Secretary remarked; If the pre- which is more than double the sent rate of development con- value of $27.9 in 1952.
tinues, i difcutt to Image In-Kowloon the rateable value that before many years arę past has risen from $10.8 millka in rates may well become our most 2941, to $40 million in 1852 important single Item of to $98.7 million last year to revenue.!"
$113.8 million this
year, and
New Kowloon form $3.4 million in 1941 to $21.4 million in 1952 to $43.5 million last year to $52.4 million this year. The New Territories The fures show that the rateable value of the New Territories has changed little since 1952, rising from $7.925 million to $7.929 million.
Figures also reveated in the report, show that the cost of houses and new building of tals in the Colony took another leap forward, rising from $102.0 million In £036-57 lu $134 million last year.
Cost of building offices and shops was down from $19.0 million
to $12.7 M 1956-57 million last year.
Disorderly Conduct Alleged
September 25, 26 and 20, were the days set by Mr A, L. Leathlean at Central Magistracy this morning, for the hearing for the case against Louis Y. Iroprictor of Louls Y, Lu Tailor Shop, Fenwick Arcade, of Yuct Yuen Street, ground floor, and James Tung, manager and proprietor of Tours Inc., living at 41 Kimberley Road, stcond floor.
Back From
World Tour
MR LASALA
Mr R. P. de Lasain, Chair- man of John Manners and Co. the Colony
Both of the defendants are freing charges of disorderly con- Lid, returned to
Mr Justice A. D. Scholes at the Supreme Court this}
morning, entered judgment for a woman plain- tiff in a claim for the return of $10,000.
The plaintiff was Mrs Fong Chec-ching, who claimed that she gave $10,000 to the defen- dant, Hot Ming-sam, on Dete- ber 10, 1951 for safe custody,
Denying the claim, Hak sald the plaintify never left any money with him and alleged that the plaintiff was in posses- sion of a borrowing: note for $10,000 said to have been nd. vanced by her to a Mr Chang Bun-tin in October, 1851.
Delivering judgment, Mr Justice Scholes said that he was not impressed by any of the defence witnesses. The de- fendant, In his evidence, Wun very evasive, contradicted him- self a number of times, and in the court's opinion "was not o witness of truth end had no re- gard for the truth."
Mr Justice Scholes went or to say that the plaintiff did not appear to be in any way a busi- ness woman and she germed, on
hove une or two occasions, become a tle muddled" in niving her evidence, "but in my opinion she tried to give her evidence truthfully,"
Extraordinary
HIS BULGING
POCKETS
GAVE HIM
AWAY
From the Filos
25
years AGO
THE Victoria Home and
Orphanage, a well-known landmark in the vicinity of Kowloon City situated on the top of a hill near the junction of Ma Tau Wei Road, and Prince Edward Road will in a short period be demolished.
It was opward in 1002 with 50 girls in the school. The hill on which the Home now stands is to be cut down to provide filling material for the rising and re- grading of the western end of ¦ the Ki Tak serodrome.
Government has allotted the
Victoria Home a sile above the level at the rear of the Riding School premises, within short
each of the present sito.
egga, six For stealing 170
apples, nino catties of oil and six and three-quarter pounds of fresh pork, Lam oume two years ago they were Kwok, cook of the Montal a site opposite the Kow- Hospital was sont to gaol loun Hospital, but this has been for a total of 12 weeks by Cenwal British School, so
Latterly transformed to the new
the Mr Hin-shing Lo at Con- Government has decided to use tral Magistracy this the Schools site for the erection
of the new mental hospital. morning.
The cost of the new Victoria Home will be in the neighbour-
Detendani, Law Kwok, 43, 1voed of $100,000.
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ing at 48 Centre Street, first With floor, had been working the Mental Hospital at High Street for over ten years when "AL
the beginning of this he was caught conveying
foodIN the presence of H.E. Sin case 1 peained to be extraor cul of the side deor of the hos- William Peel and Lady, dinary that one person should pital by a policeman lying in reel and
dis large deposit with another, who was
wait for him. 1101 even cluse relative,
nguished gathering the $10,000
Prosecuting, for safe custody with-
Sub-Inspector Machine Gun Troop of the, out a receipt
or, without any Young Po-chi said that on in KVDC carried out a very acknowledgment in writing.
structions, Del-Corporal Wong But in the special circumstances Kam and kept watch on the interesting programme of of this case I not only think hospital staff for several days 12 Gymkhana events at the that it is probable, that the in the guise of a coolie sitting in Hongkong Polo Club ground plaintif did lo so, but I ex- the guller outside the side door sider that she did in faci do of the hospital. so," Mr Justice tinued,
Scholes
con-
BULGE
AL 10.40 nam. yesterday, the The plaintiff was on illiterate detective saw defendant leave reluged in Hongkong, not the side door in Eastern Strvel quainted with bank and banking holding a Un in his left hand procedure, and she appeared noi
and a cook's apron in his right to trust banks; she inused the defendant who was an old friend His pocket was bulging. of her husband, and she found
|advice and to draw money from
It convenient to go to him for him if she needed it."
He followed Law to the
staircase of 48 Centre Street.
The delective did not arrest the defendant then because he The defendant had admitted was not sure of his evidence,
on Saturday afternoon.
Miss Pamela Scott Hamton WUN the Ladies' Rotten Row competition with a big margin of points, with Misa DR. Alabaster recond and Miss H.M. Knill third, The Individual Tent Pegging coninca to members ut the Machine Gun Troop resulted in a win for the officer commanding this unit, Coplain AH, Potts.
his champlon Mounted skewbald pole pony, Mr "B" Stanton easily atminted for the rest of the competitors in the
in cross-examination that he was But he followed the defendani i Bull and Bucket race,
in the money lending business, back to the hospital and lay in
and although there lo no evi- wait again, dence as to what happened to the $10,000 after it was handed to the Five minutes later, defendant defendant, it is not improbable, came out of the hospital again. in my opinion, that the de- This time he held three upples fendant desired to utilise the in
his pockets his hands and
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Chinese Laws Bowlers may visit Wanstead. They're rapidly taking to the Hai Yah forms
af sport, quipped Bird's Eye.
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M * money for that business," Mr bulged again. The detective THE pressing need for the stopped him and a search reprovision of some form
Justice Scholes said
The plaintiff was represented vealed two pieces of fresh pork by Mr Lawrence Leongand Mr in his right pocket and three of shelter for the street G. A. de Busto instructed by Mr applies in his left pocket. A. el Arcull. The defendant was represented by Mr Oswald Cheung Instructed by Mr J. C. Stewart.
For $70 We'll
Fix It'
A group of mon approached people queueing for identity cards and offered "to arrango" registration for $70, it was alloged at Central Magistracy this morning.
The report also revealed that net revenue from rates for the year was $65.1 mittich, or 38 duct by fighting in a Colony res-this morning by PAA from million more then the year taurent and resisting arrest. The Tokyo after a five-month round- The men approached people before.
business-pleasure asking whether they had travel second defendant also faces an the world The report says: "The raising additions! charge of assaulting a trip, inspeeling. his company's documents of rates on lande, houses and police officer.
agents and oflees abroad.
New Post For Jimmy Froud
The
Rev. J. Froud, former Chaplain
St of
John' Cathedral will begin duties Assistant Priest at a famous Lolor church uex? Sunday,
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Mr Froud who was ordained here left Hongkong early this
year and has been reading at Cuddesdon College, Oxford, prior to taking up new ap- polutment, The London church he is going to 19 All Hallows-by-the- tower which is the guild church of Toc H, run by its famous founder the Rev. Tubby Clayton.
All Hallows is the oldest church in London I has recently
been restored. It was there
JIMMY FROUD
Defendant admitted having taken the food from the hospital without permission for bis own consumption.
A search of defendant's pre- mises on the same afternoon re- vealed an enamel bowl contain- Ing more fresh pork, il basket containing eggs, a jar and a small tin bath filled with oil.
NEW BOAC
SALES MANAGER
sleepers in Hongkong was emphasised by the Rev. N. V. Halward at yesterday's
Club
at timn Rotary Gloucester Building.
In the couse of his address, Mr Hulward sinted that when a census of street sleepers was taken In 1028 it was found that in the upper levels, the Western and Central districts and in Wanchai, there
wero more than 2,000 sleeping out.
He mentioned that sanction had been given for the use of St Peter's Church which was temporarily closed for worship, as a shelter end said that the organisers 10gleed for operation end moral support Ilom all organisations In the Colony,
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As a result of complaints re-
BOAC has announced the celved, the Trafle Police are.
appointment of Mr John
taking action against motorists parking their cars in Welling-
R. Combe as Sales Mana- Ion Street. ger, N.E. Asin, based in Hongkong, identify them, and
IT is learned that following if not "guarenteed that for $70
Mr Combe WILS born In sympathetic discussions the identity card could be inued Weybridge, Surrey, and was between Mr Wynne-Jones
—or no money is required."!
Delective
been
This was revealed by Mr Hin-educated at Sodburgh School, and the Inspector-General Yorkshire: The Royal Military of Police, the local bootblack shing Lo when he read out a statement in court presented by College, Sandhurst; and Mag-
dalene
Cambridge,menace" has College,
now Che Sub-Inspector Hok-shing of the Anti-Corrup-of Arts degree.
where he abtained a Bachelor circumvented. tion Branch.,
Special pasANT with photo- that William Penn, the
Mr Lo said people did not
graphs attached, are to be isqued Quaker pamphleteer who later nerd travel documents to be
La 23 Chinese youngsters and Jounded the American state of
the alles allotted by
Pollco Pennsylvania, was baptised.
authorilles from which the boys will not be allowed to stroy.
Underneath it
Itomen rood,
registered.
Three men in court
OVERSEAS
wete After service with the Sara-
cold placed under a $1,000 bond such wake Government and the Royal runs
on behalf
of
and preserved to ensure their good behaviour Air Force, Mr Combe joined The three local flima matutabi
for two years. He also ordered | BOAC foundations of there are the
STI 1947. The great ing bootblacks
of shoo old Roman shops and a wall, the men to be put under, Police majority of his service with the well-known brands
supervision fur the same period. Corporation has been at Over-pollch will be permitted to havo. Mr Froud, in addition to bring The three men, Mr Le Cx-sens Stations, Including Cairo, six boys each, wille paasen will unattachedi Assistant Priest
and Japan. be allotted to six at All Hal-plained, were not charged with Logos, Singapore, lows, will be Chaplain of any offence because of bwuffl- Mr Combe was stationed in boys, Durning Hall, started in 1884 clent evidence against them.
Hongkong for a short period in as a welfare
They were. Ng Ho, 20, un-1951-52, and returns thousands of lonely and needy employed, of 30 Shunning Road, area from his most recent prople who live in the mur-third floor; Ng To-chor, 24, un-appointment on Sales Manager,
employed, of 317 Sal Yee Skreol, Middle East.
centre for the
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this
roundings. "My job is to show something| Ofth door; and Ng-Hung-choung,
Accompanied by his wife, Mr of Christ in these dismal sur-la, 31-year-old unlicensed Lotter roundings," Mr Froud wrote writer, of hut No. 10, Cheung Combe is expected to arrive in to a friend.
Sha Wan Road,
Hongkong in early September.
There ir no (TI In the report that Mr Eugene Chen contemplates resignation from the South-west Politieal Council, says
He Canton report. returned to Canton last night by train from Hongkong.
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