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New Way To Track Big Storms-Not For Hongkong Yet
Local weathermen will watch with interest the plans of scientists on the North American Eastern seaboard to drop into the contro of hurricanos electronic oquipment to help them plot their course,
The latest tdeu is now being
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the centre of the storm and be carried along with it,
While this is going on, the
transmitter is giving out signals, from which it can be deler- nuned the position of the storm.
Dr I. E. M. Watts,
Director
o the Royal Observatory sald this morning, that this proposal Jas been under discussion in
meteorologieat circles for some
years now.
to
The equipment they plan Live for these experiments, is
HOL NEW.
tested
the US. Weather Bureat, it am Beach, Flerida. They plan to By recoñaissance planes above the whirling winds, drop raho-sonde transmitters
He added that the Roya Ob. attached to a deflated balloon Into the "eye" of the hurricanes.servatory have been using the Al a determined height, prob- | zame equipment for. weather ably about 5,000 feet, the balloon orecasting since October, 1958.
However, Dr Watte said, they will inite. The gas will be re-
to keep the balloon at have no plans yet to place any Bulated
It is hoped at this equipment Into the "eye" Toughly that level, Lit the balloo11 currying, the y tropical storms in th Transmitter will be kept inside area,
Macao Commander's
ADC Weds
Waiting For New Engine
Captain "Chuck" Bunfe, the Ameriem plot who is trying to
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CHINA MAIL
FIVE HURT IN ROAD MISHAPS
A 15-your-old boy was knocked down and In- jured by a private car in Queen's Road East near its junction with Hennosty Road of 1.40 a.m. today, The boy, Lam Kam-chai of 15, Landula Stroot, ground floor, was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital.
Lis Slu-ching, 19 years of age,
who lives at & Cheng Sing Street, ground Boor, Aberdeen, sust-in- fed injuries last night when the bicycle he wra riding culled with the stone railing in Inland Bond. Deep Water Bay, near Shouson Hill Road,
A 10-year-old boy. Ng Kwa yuen, who lives in the Wong T:: Sin Resettlement Area, was In- jured at noon on Saturday in a fall from a commercial van in Argyle Street, Kowloon.
HE FELL
In the afternoon, Chan San- tee of 221 Prince Edward Road, sustained injuries Drst floor, when he fell from his molor- cycle 10 Sha Tin Pati; near Wong Tai Sin.
On the same day, a seven- Tak-cheung
ear-old boy, Ho Mucao, Vel, 5.
Misa Maria Elina Naturiu
-
came the bride of Lieutenant
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the
J. R. Buteliu Gaspar wedging
ecremony Marão Cathedral yesterday, The Wishap of Macao oft- ciated the ceremony.
Leutenant Gaspar is the ADC
to 11.E. the Commander-in-Chief of the local garrison.
The newly-wers will spend Their honeymoon in Jupul France-Presse.
US Executive Coming
On Wednesday, an American business executive of the Was
State Trade Fair, Mr
hington
Frank L. Gilbert, will be arriving liere
to bring Ц
welcome for local exhibitors to lend the Fair next Spring.
The Washington Trade Fair is the oldest such exhibition m
the United States, and is the only one devoted exclusively for exhibiting the products of the countries bordering the Pacide.
Camera Stolen
fly round the world in a single- engine afterall, and who mode bn-successful attempt to
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leave the Colony on Friday for Japan and Honolulu on the last leg of his light, Is still stranded
here.
He is now waiting for a new engine to be flown out to replace the faulty one. His aircraft is sitting in the Hongkong Alteraft Engineering Company's hangar,
Theft Of Watch
A wrist watch and cash, to the total value of $180, were stolen from No.
round floor, early morning.
2, May Road, yesterday
Trousers Stolen
A ebromium
pinied window
b 29, Belcher's Street, second floor, was knocked down by a bus near his home in the Western district of Hongkong
island.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1958.
SHEAFFER'S
JHKMAMI KI MAL
ANOTHER AUSTRALIAN TOURIST SHIP
ARRIVES
IN HK
More than 300 Australian
tourists arrived in Hong- kong this morning on the 11,004-Ion Australian pas- senger Iner Kanimbla, This is the second tourist ship to visit Hong- from Australia
September kong recently. On 27, the 20,000-ton .cruise ship Orsova brought 1,300 Australian tourists.
A spokesman of the Everett travel agency said about 150 tourists planned to go on toure
Their during
Two-and-a-half days' stay in the Colony.
The programme includes ex- curslons around Hongkong Jaland and the New Territories, luncheons at Repulse Bay Hotel and dinners
the Roating restaurants in Aberdeen.
In addition, many passengera plan shopping tours of Kowloom and Hongkong.
on
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joined the present company 10 The Konimbit left Sydney on years ago, and has been the September 10 ал a 42-day commander of the Kanimble for round-trip cruise to the Far the last 18 months. From 1939 Eas, She colied at Rabaul, to 1940, he was in the Australian Yokohama and Kobe prior to Navy as Lieutenant-Com- her arrival in Hongkong.
mander, commanding HMAS The vessel, owned by Messrs Ipswich, Kalgoorlie and Bun- Mellwraith McEacharn Ltd. of xaree, and saw action in various Melbourne and · commanded by parts of the world. Captain J, S. McBryde, was The Kanimbla will leave built in 1938,
Wednesday Hongkong an
at noon on her retum voyage to Australia, via Madang.
Captain McBryde, of Scotland, has been at sea for 45 years. He
SOLDIER'S SIX-MONTH
ASSAULT SENTENCE
IS CUT BY HALF
A young British soldier who lost his head and behaved in a stupid fashion" (assaulting two Chinese girls in Wanchai) had his sentence of six months reduced by half by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Ap- peals Court this morning.
The
soldier
was Private
Dunn was found guilty by Mr
rim was stolen from a private James Anthony Dunn, 20, of 8. J. Jennings at Central Mogis- car parked in Yee Wo Street, Shepherd's Bush, London, and tricy on August 26 of assault
Attached in the Intelligence ing two sisters, Chan Tai-muj Causeway Bay between 7 p.m. un Friday and 9 am, on Satur- Brunch, Headquarters Larid and Chon Sai-nul, a Luard day.
Forces.
Road on August 4. Major D. J. Hughes-Morgan, The Proseculion's ct5e Wos
Assistant Deputy
Director, that the brother of the two Army Legal Services, HQLF, girls, a blind man, had been who represented Dunn today, sleeping in a side lane when he described
05 0 was disturbed by Dunn, The "muddled affray" arising out of two girls inter ed and a language misunderstanding.
saulted. Appealing against the six- month sentence, Mator Hughes Morgan sold there had been some conflicting evidence as to what actually happened,
On Friday, a pair of trousers, a fountain pen ancia cheque A Chinese boy stole a camera, book, valued at $70, were stolen valued at $140, from a European from a private car parked out- In Kimberley Street, Kowloon,side army playground in Soo- at about 9.45 atn. on Saturday, † kunpoo,
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While he di noi intend to deny the assault, he went on, he pointed out that the injury received by one or the girls was the Was very minor and result of
random blow rather than a forcetut one..
Major Hughes-Morgan said would appear from the evidence that one of the girls threw a tin El the appellant's forebend during the affray.
Another soldier who tried to stop the scuffle was bitten by of the complainants, he slated.
one
was a case of a young man who lost his hond and then acted in a stupid fashion.
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The Kanimbia.
THREE
EUROPEAN,
CHINESE ON CONSPIRACY CHARGE
STERLING SILVER TIP
From the Files
25
years AGO
THREE European mem-
bers of the Armoured Car Company, HKVDC had a narrow escape on Sunday when involved in an accl- dent during firing practice In the New Territories,
Three cars were travelling at about 30 mph fring at the tax- get when No. 1 car bringing up the rear, left the road and fell into a wet paddy field. The car weighing five ani half tons, rolled heavily over on its side and came to a rest in soft mud. The turret dropped off, and the three-man crew including the driver, who were trapped within, were able to
rawl out through the hole,
Although the car had drop -ped about four feet, none of the crew was injured beyond I shaking. The crew comprised PL N. Mathieson (driver) and Pls JH. Bradford and Edkins. L. Wright was in charge of the section and at the time of the mishap was watching the firing practice from a spot 200 yards away,
burnin
pboard
at a Chinese infant, the temporary
European and serious injury to
B
The case against a European and three Theroism of a handful of Chinese on a charge of conspiracy to steamer, the inciteration obtain money by false pretences was mental derangement adjourned until tomorrow by Mr I. T. two other persons were features Morris at Central Magistracy, this an outbreak of Are, aboard morning at the request of the Prosecu-seriously threatened the whole tion.
Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, repre- genting one of the defendants,
the
Meeting
A major
the oll tanker Callforula, which
of the Texas Oil Company's installation at Teun Wan yester day.
catastrophe was asked the Prosecution furnish Evidence would be given by averted by the bravery of the officers and engineers of the Defence with the alleged man, Keung Sea-cheung, and California who, when the ship "overt acts" which the Prosecu-two other people who would caught fire, bravely stuck to tion would rely on to prove Buy that they met one or all of their posts and fought the
the defendants an various occa domes. the charge. agreed, but added that It would take some time to prepare the particulars. He suggested a day's adjournment.
Outline
Insp. Lim also gave an out- line of the Prosecution case..
The defendanta are Joha Joseph Melavish, 33, manager
Det. Insp. Augustine Limsions between July 15 and A tragic feature was the August 20 in connection with mental derangement of a sea- the employment of seamen on man named H. Schyer who board the ship as Arkon Trader. was the only actual witness of At these meeting, money was the start of the fire. Schyor's parsed and on August 20, Keung condition is attributed to the fast received a receipt from the that he was one of the few Centaur Shipping and Trading survivors of á previous tancer Apart from some minor Army
Company, for $4,200 after hav- "disaster," which commenced offences, he went on, Dunn was
ing paid the deposit money for through a fre. a person of good character. In
the seamen he had recruibed. One of the crew, C. Wheeler, the Intelligence Branch, only
Of those seamen he had re-jumped, over the side of the ship people who were trustworthy of the Centaur Shipping and cruited, some were introduced on to the wharf, breaking both were employed.
Trading Co. of 44 Carinavon by the third défendant, Insp. ankles. Major Hughes-Morgan said Road, third floor; Cheng Wal- Lim said, that the sentence appeared to sum, 35, Chinese manager of
On August 21, Insp. Lim took be much heavier than those the same company, living at 5 party of detectives to the usually imposed in other assault Kworg King Terrace, Bontum Centaur company and seized a cases that had come up in the Road, Lo Hing, 97, broker, of number of documents, During Magistrales.
Resettlement Area 534 "D" block, Tal Hang Tung the visit, a sintement was also the record just established by and Teul obtained from the Brat defen- Sir Charles Kingsford Smith has Lal-dong, 47, broker, of 30 daat,
made an excellent start and le Hangkow Road, second floor.
The defendants later, went to already several hours ahead of Crime Office his rival's time, says a Reuter
cable from Karachi.
He sald the Magistrate in the present case imposed the term os a deterrent not only to Dum, but to other soldiers as well.
It was most unfortunate, the Major stated, that much a deter- rent sentence should be passed en à man of good character.
Mr
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D. G. Willis, Crown Counsel, said he thought that the Magistrate had taken into account the place where the incident occurred-an area pre- dominantly Chinese.
Mr Willis said he did not dis- pule Major Hughes-Morgan's "I ask your Lordship to look contention that the sentence ap- "m ditted peared to be higher, than those affray' eau scri by langinge usually passed in assault cases.
In difculties on both sider, not one
reducing the term, Mr
ot
this case 25 л
fourth
Mr. D'Allon is representing the Commercial the second defendant on the where first defendant made an- instruction of Messrs d'Almada other statement. The third and Remedios and Co., while the fourth 'defendants also made defendant la defended statements as a result of which by Mr Terence Shurlock, In- they were all arrested. stricted by M. K. Lam and Co. No Authorisation Metavish and Lo are not legally represented.
"Your Worship
will hear
It is alleged that between July | evidence that the $3 Arkon 15 and August 20, the defen- Trader does not appear in the dants conspired to obtain money Lloyd's Register, which keeps by false pretences from people up to date all known sea-going who would later be employed | ships in the world, The Pro- as crew inembers of the ship secution will call evidence to
prava that no authorisation was' given to the Centaur Bhipping and Trading Co, to recruit sea- men for the Arkon Trader," Insp. Lim concluded.
ss Arkon Trader.
All defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Insp. Elm said the thing and fourth defendants were brokers
in which the appellant had Justice Gregg took into account obtaining employment for sta- deliberately set out to assault Dunn's character and the sub-men in the Colony,
mybody," Major Hughes-mission about
the severity of
Morgan went on.
the sentence. "All parties
the reduced were arguing Ho, also ordered loudly and Dunn thought como- sentence to start as from thing was going to happen. It date of conviction.
the
COURT DISMISSES
י
THREE APPEALS
Two appeals against severity of sentence and one appeal against conviction were dismissed by the Full Court this morning.
Wong Wing-cheong, with 22, three years for larceny and re- previous convictions, who was ceiving stolen property said he sentenced to three years for pleaded guilty to the offence larceny from person asked the and asked the Court to take a Court to help him obtain em- lenient view. to reduce his sen- ployment after his release from tence. prison.
"I promise I won't go back to crime, I have been in prison
The Chief Justice observed that appellant had a bad record (Wong's record 'showed he was
so often that now I am scared," convicted 14 Umes for larceny,
ha zaid,
-house-breaking, etc) and unti
Dismissing the appeal, the he received the sentence of Chief Justice uld that the three
your had been deall
Court saw Do reason to inter- with leniently. Ho dismissed fere with the sentence. He told the appeal.
the apellant he had to apply to "Ah pypeal against conviction the Commisslorier Prisons in brought by Wong Tak, who weES regard to employment at the sentenced to three, and a half end of his santenço,
· Wong - -¬Kam, "sentenced
years for robbggy with aggrava-
to Ilon was dismissed.
Hearing was then adjourned to tomorrow, at 10 a.m.
This Funny World
"Would you mind letting go of my arm? I don't want peopis to get the iden we're friends,”
Charles Ulm, who is flying to Australia in an attempt to beat
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TWENTY-Ave years ago, the South China Morning Post also published a Twenty-five Years Ago column, So now we dashback to October, this extract from the five-year- 1008 for old paper: "A gentleman whose business relations keep him in
close touch with Chinese offi- clais states that the latest craze is for the installation of wire- less telegraphy in various parts
of South China.
"The marvels of this innova- on never cease to appeal to the official mind. The intro- duction of other scientific deve- lopments is in vain just now at Canton; they are enamoured of wireless telegraphy.
"Still we are not prepared to cavil over this desire
be up- to-date, particularly i the system inaugurated were effec- five in the capture of bands of pirates that will haunt the waterways. The cruisers оге equipped with the system, and should be in a position to do x great deal to suppress thi 'practice of piracy.
*We understand that a wire- lem telegraph) installation has recently been in coures of erec- tion at Woosung for the Chinese Government. The work is now completed and a trial' has beɛj mado by „German man-of-warj which was cruising near Nani king. · The results were sails, Lectory."
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A certain hospital · patient's challenge, at ́every, Eknock on' the door: "Who goes there? Friend or enema?"-"Bird's- Žyo,
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