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Student Fined $300: "All For
For Fun"
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70mph MOTOR BIKE CHASE Off On Big
Court Hears Of King's Road Encounter
The story of a motorcycle chase between a Police Sub-Inspector and two Chinese mon along King's Road at a speed of 70 miles an hour, was told at Central Magistracy this morning.
Thun How-yew, Malayan Chinese, 188 Cheung Sha Wan Road, ground floor, Kowloon, pleaded guilty before Mr K, A. S. Phillips to driving his motorcycle dangerously. He was fined $300 and disqualified from riding a motorcycle for 12 months.
The other men, Shlu Chuk - During the wild chase, in- y, of 15 Sai Wan Ho Streel, sperior Aplin was put in a very ground floor, had been found dangerous position as the road gulity by Mr Phillips on Sep-near the Tattoo Sugar Factory tember 22 on a similar charge. I was'under repair. In action to his $300 sine, he Was disqualities from rid it a motorcycle for 12 months.
Thun was abant on Septem- uer 22 (the original date" xed for hearing) and as a result of Police enquiries, he was finally located and appeared in Court this morning.
Very Close
Sub-Inspector R. P. Style, pro- secuting, told the Court that on
a.m., June 30, at 11.40
Sub- Inspector Derek Aplin was on mutorcycle patrol in Shlu Kuk
Polni. Street, Nurin
He saw two men riding motorcycles pass him on King's Road from west to cost.
They travelled at what ap- peared to be a very high speed and "very close" together.
Inspector Aplin then turned left into King's Road and gave chase, From 15 mph he c celerated to 60 mph. but was unable to catch them up lessen the distance between them. The Inspector then in- treased his speed to 65-70 m.ph., at the same time switch- ing on its siren. ile was then keeping up with the defendants
still falled Lut
20 overtake them.
Siren On Continuing, Inspector Style said that Shiu Chuk-yin, stopped his motorcycle near the Old Ritz Buliding, but Thun, the Malayan Chinese, ignored the siren and went on even faster in an at- tempt to get away.
He overtook a green taxi and swerved violently to pass u tran island. In so doing, two people had to jump back to avoid being knocked down by the clant,
Later, rezehing the Union Metal Work, King's Road, ther defiant was forced to slow down because he was obstructed by a lorry in front.
Inspector Aplin managed to catch up. ut In front of him and forec him to the kerb. Meanwhile, the other man, Sblu also followed up and Inspector Aplin took the two to the Shau- kiwan Pulice Station.
When cautioned, the defend- ants said that "t
was all for fusa."
Suspect Detained
A suspect has been detained for questioning following the theft of some clothing from private ear parked mütside 14,
long Lok Street.
Car Thieves
A portable radio was stolen from a private car packed t the New Queen's Pier car park shirts, yesterday, while three Valued at $25, were stolen from a car parked in Nathan Road, near Bowring Street, as about midday yesterday.
Watches Stolen
Three wrist watches, valued int a total of $645, were stolen Hang Road, on Sunday night. from 4, Chun Fai Terrace, Tai
Gold Ring
A gold finger ring. worth about $50, was snatched frun a woman in the Tai Hang Tung Resettlement Aren at about 1 o'clock this morning.
Australian
Trade Group To Visit Hongkong
An Australian Government trade mission will be visit- ing the Colony in Novem ber and again in December this year, in an effort to stimulato trade between Australia and countries of the Far East and tho Pacific.
For
a perlod of some 11 October beginning on weeks,
mis- Australian trude 28, the ision with tour the Far East in
The
Peclic Australian West
Line vessel, m.v. Delos.
On the outward Journey up
the
Lancashire Dislikes
Tour Of London
Hongkong's Fashion Houses
Terms
London, Oct. 13.
In an article headlined "In-
By a China Mail: Reporter
dustry Dislikes Hongkong Tomorrow a big local department store
Terms", the Times cor- respondent in Manchester writes:
"Reports from textile tratte enetes m Hongkong today that the Colony's textile industry will agree to the Lancashire in- dustry having about 75 per cint of the British home anar- ket to itself for the next three years have brought no pleasure so the trade here,
"Leaders of the Hongkong in- dustry are quoted as saying that agreciment un cotton quota was reached in principle with the Cotton Board delegation (o
Hengicong. And that 'Lancashire
has driven a hard bargain'. The Lancashire Industry at present in a somewhat bitter meod, would, in fagl, consider any such par- belling of the market to be a particularly bad bargain. The weight of opinion within the in- dustry would be to have 110 truck with it,
Unilateral
"The statement by the Hong- kong industry was unilateral, as
Cotton Board spokesman em- lasised today. He said nothing was concluded at the talks in the Colony during the last three
there
Mr P. Donohue, Assistant Director of Education, opening the new Government school at Hanghom this morning. With hia are Mr Richard Lee of Mexirs Chan & Leo (left) and Mr Poon Shiu-pang, head-weeks, although master of the morning school. The plolure below shows the new school-China Mail Photos,
EDUCATION
DEPT.
TAKES OVER
was B
basis for further discussion.
"Lord Rochdale, the Cotton and Ute Board's, Chairman
other two members of the de- legation have carefully avoided comment since their return at the week-end from
Far the East before they report to morrow to the Colton Board
Com-
Cotton
and to the Consultative mittee of the Board,
"Sources close to the Board believe that nothing con- clusive is likely to come from tomorrow's meeting because the Hongkong terms, although they may have some appeal on the A new Government School at principle that half a
Jonfis Hung Hom, at the junc- better than no bread, will not tion of Gillies Avenue and suit the militant spirit prevall- Fat Kwong Street, was Ing in Lancashire.
"If Loncashire is to have 75 taken over by the Educa-percent of
home the British tion Department of an market do TVC assume that informal ceremony this Hongkong has the other 23 per- cent? And if so, what will
morning.
From the Files
25
years -AGO-
A REPORT from Wynd-
ham (Australia) said Me C. T. P. Ulm with Mesars Allen and Taylor (co-pilots) and Edwards (navigator) landed at 12.15 a.m. completing the flight from England in six days 17 hours, 45 minutes and beating by 11 hours the re- cord established eight days age by Air Commodore Bir
is sending a representative to Britain to buy the latest range of ladies' and childrens' fashions. The fashions for Charles Kingsford Smith. the 1959 summer season will be on Ten high-wing display at London's big Fashion Houses chine was formerly used on during this month and next month.
Mrs Isabel Sedgeiman, manageress of the ladies and children's wear department in Lane, Crawford Lt.. will be touring London's best-known fashion houses with a substantial" budget, to bring back the latest British styles to Hongkong.
Mrs Sedgeman is the first fashion buyer to be sent to Britain for Lane, Crawford since before the war. The decision about what to buy for Hongkong's ladies and children rests solely with her.
WE BUY BRITISH
She will be away from the Colony for a month, watching fashion shows and buying summer wear, bench wear, evening clothes, millinery, and shoes, in fact the whole works.
Among the British fashion houses, Mrs Sedgeman plans to visit are Blanes, California Cotton, Lady Court, Linzl's, Atrimi'e, and Bully Shoe.
Mr A. A. Dean, Superintendent of Lane, Crawford, said this morning that they were continuing to "by British" because they have found that British goods have a better finish than American products, He sald there was no doubt that Britain was becoming more fashion conscious than ever before. The merchandise which Mrs Sedgeman is going to buy in Britain, Mr Dean said, will bo on sale in the shops in February, March and April next year.
Mr Richard E. Lee, architect India and Paldetan think about A of Messrs Chau and Lee, hand-t? was a typical retort heard
of the
to Japan and Shanghai," ed over the key to Mr. Poon here."-France-Presse. Telos will visit Hongkong from Shiu-pang, Headmaster November 13-15, and un the return trip, [rom December
LEADERS
A. M. School. Mr P. Donohue Threw Acid
-4-5.
of
commares deten-
CHINESE
Assistant Director of Education, opened the main entrance,
The four-storey buliding has The personnel of the mission accommodation for 2,100 pupils comprises leading representa-in two sessions. There are 34 classrooms, u woodwork room, Australian industry, tires
who a domestic selence room and u and banking.
In addi- have been invited by the Aus-Heneral purpose room. tralian Exporters Federation to
the school also has a root play- represent the groups of manu-
ground and a basketball court. KUZA VAS ZARAZNJEN JH Lacturing or commercial activi-
The school will start on Octo- tres in which their interests lle.
ber 22. It is a feature of the mission that the allegiance of its ment- bera is to the industry they represent, rather
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In addition to providing the relation- apportunity for new ships to be established with o view to increased trading, the mission is designed to promote goodwill between Australia and her Far Eastern neighbours.
During the two and a half month cruise, the Delos will visit Manlia, Hongkong, Shang- hai, the major Japanese ports, Borneo, New Guinea and the British Solomon Islands.
JAPANESE IN
At Four Persons,
Hion to two covered playgrounds, Court Told
Barrister's Claim Is Settled
The Alhambra Theatre Inquest:
Roof
He Fell When Caved In- & Lived
|
Ulm's plane
Spirit
of
was an Αντα monoplane, Australia. The
Australian National Airways service and, although a British craft, is based on the design of famous Fokker, Southern Cross. Kingsford Smith's
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Mr A. J. P. Heard, the well- known local jockey, had a nar- row excape from serious in- Jury when his V 8 saloon car came into violent collision with
a lorry at the junction of Shan Kivong and Village roads about 9 o'clock yesterday morning. As a result of the collision Mr Heard suffered reveral nasty injurice to his jace and received treatmost in hospital. The lorry driver was ulro slightly injured,
to
The German Government bas no intention of attempling Nazify the world. declared Borr Goebbels, the Minister of Pro- paganda, opening the election
campaign in Berlin' tonight.
meeting attended by more than
He stressed an enthusiastlo
ten thousand
ko people and claimed that Germany had done the world no wrong and thei all Germany wanted was lasting
Dence with France,
There was an unusst incident during a bowls match - at West Wimbledon recently. When the last head of a rink game was being played f11 deepening shadows
inatch of nightfall a was it to tridicate the position of the jack.
The match was placed on the jack and to every one's sur- prise the jack caught fire instantly and blazed away jur- iously for a few seconds. It was evidently made of #ome celluloid composition,
25-year-old odd-job worker, Wong Sum, who narrowly escaped death when he fell with the collapsing roof of the Alhambra Theatre in May, testified this morning of his experience, during the second day of the inquest on six A workmen who died in the roof collapse,
Cheung
collapsed, I
workers,” he said.
unable to
YOUTH who WAS charged with stealing a quantity of tar feiting from
The inquest ja being heard by j On the morning of May 17, the Shamshuipo barracks Mr P. F. X. Leonard sitting as he was working on the roof. Was cautioned and dia- Coroner at the lowloon Magis-
"All of s
sudden, I realised charged, and then compli- trney.
the roof was caving in. It then mented by Mr Wynne-Jones The six deceased were Yuen Yiu, 25, Chung Kai-hing, 33, Committal proceedings Lui Lik-song, 20, Leung Ho, 54,
against d 34-year-old Hung Tin, 26, and knife-maker charged with Sheung, 46. The root collapeed
on May 17. three counts of throwing corrosive fluid, commenced
HE FAINTED this morning before Mr E. Wong told the Coroner that he Corbolly at Central was employed in the demolition
of the Alhambra Theatre und bis Magistracy.
main work was the removal of
The
defendant, Lee Lam, is
escape and fell down with other at the Kowloon Magistracy.
His Worship The tar felting isn't worth anything is it? He lost consciousness, he add-} don't think you can steal any- ed, and when he came to found thing that is worth nothing. hanself at the Kowloon Hospital Inspector Shaftain-This tor with slight injuries.
felling is very good for lighting a Are.
The Inquest In conducted by Truspector D. J. Carthy. Mr Ro- bert E. Low of Wilkinson and Grist Is holding a watching
Hearing is continuing.
Magistrate.It was of no use in the borracks was it?—I don't think so.
charged with throwing sulphuric iron scraps from the roof tops lo brief on behalf of the architects should be passed to him for do-
held at four persons, Chan Yuk, Wong Kin, Lee Kee and Ha Yee, at 2G Main Street East, "ground floor, on January 30, with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
October 14, 15 and 10, have been fixed for hearings, at which
The case of a claim for $3,517 by Mr Lawrence Leong, Barrister-at-Law, 14 witnesses will be giving evi- against J European dence.
woman was settled before Det. Sub-Insp.. Ng Yin-san, Judge B. J. Jennings at of Shaukiwan Police Station. Is the Victoria District conducting the proceedings. Court this morning.
CLOTHES TESTED Both parties agreed to pay Mr Edward Collins, govern- their own costs.
ment chemist, sold that on Judge Jennings ordered that January 31, he received from the amount
of $3,217 having the Poltec, 25 articles, mostly Two Japanese men, Retkleht been paid into the Court be clothing. As a result of exumi- Nakuno, 30, living at 99, Robin paid out to the defendant,
nation, he had found that many
son
A FIGHT
Roud, third floor, and In the claim Mr Leong, offer the clothes were contaminated Yuhero Yoshikawa, 20, living 113, Mountain View Apartment, with sulphurle seid.
that on In each of the two bottles he leaked had received from the Polica
of the for examination, witness said
at 54, Tin Hau Temple Hload, ground floor, alleged third floor, were each fined $10 June 13 water had by Mr A. L. Leathlean at through the first floor Central Magistracy this moming, house and had caused injury to the found one-fifth of an ounce after pleading guilty to dis- his clothing. orderly conduct by fighting,
of sulphuric acid, in three- Mr P. L Lam, represented quarters of full strength. They were also bound over Mr Leong,
Sulphuric acid 'at such
there
} In $50′ for one year.
Mr C. E. Histed, of. Mestre strength, can certainly come Prosecuting, Sub-Insp. R. Mn Deacons, represented the defon- within the meaning of "corrosiv? told the Court that at 11,25 p.m. | dant, Mrs D. Kulper, of 113 duld," he said.. last night, the Police Hadle Mountain View Apartment, Thie general Andings were Control received a report that ground floor, the Peak.
quite consistent with the was a fight outside the When the case was over, Mr wearers of the clothing having Hongkong Restaurant, Hennessy Leong sold a donation had been been splashed with sulphuric Rond.
pald the defendant to the acid at such a strength, Collins An Emergency Unit van wat Hongkong Society for the_Pro- | added. despatched to the scene where | tection of Children at his ros Hearing of the cure is con- the defendants were arrested, quest as settlement,
Unuing.
the ground.
This Funny World
"Come on in, Willie, we wore just talking about yout"
Well I think a vote of thunks
ing a public service, don't you. agree?
Looking fit after leavo in the Homeland, the Very Rev. Alfred Swann, D.S.C., A.A. Dean of St John's Cathedral was welcomed back at a large- ly attended "At Home" given by the Cathedral Council to members on the Electoral Roll and their friends in the Cathedral Hall yesterday afternoon, the Bishop, the Ri.. Rev. R.O. Hall presiding.
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Diocesan Boys! School playing cricket against St Joseph's tron early when they scored 14G against Joey's 43. J. Fong htt up 52, W. Rapier teored 81, G.T. Lee, 21, R. Broadbridge: 11, | John Prettejolin, 7, and · Archie Zimmern (former KCC explain and shortly to be called to the bar In London) a duck.
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