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"Guaranteed" A Pass In Driving Test-Gaoled
A 28-year-old driving instructor, who obtained $550 from a
"student" by falsely pretending that
he had made
arrangements with the testing inspector for him to pass to three months' a lorry driving test, was sentenced
imprisonment by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Magistracy this morning.
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Defendant, Chan Fai alias Chan Siu-fai, of 183C
Kowloon City Road, third floor, faced two charges of attempting to obtain money by
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1958.
false pretences and obtaining money by Why Quemoy
false pretences. He pleaded guilty.
Slowly Dropping The first charge was that between September 9
The water storage post- tion is slowly falling, and morning the latest this storage figure was 0.778 million gallous. A spokes- man of the Water Authorl- ty said this morning that the storage figure has been dropping. from Just short of 10,000 million gallons since October 2 or 3.
Rainfall during last night up to noon today was 0.1 of an inch. Minimum tem- perature last night was 75.3 degrens Farenheit,
The Royal Observatory forecast fresh gunty winds with occasional rain and showers for the rest of the day,
and September 15, with intent to defraud, de- fendant attempted to obtain $550 from Ma Wing-heung by falsely pretending that he had made arrangements for Ma to pass lorry driving test.
The second charge said that he obtained from Ma $550 by falsely pretending he had made with the toning arrangements inspector for Ma to pass a forry diving test,
"Guarantee'
Detective Sub Inspector Cheung Ping-sun of the Anti- Corruption Branch, pro:ecut-
that ing, told the Court September 9, Ma went to ace the defendant for a lorry driving test. Defendant told
OLD WOMAN DIES FROM INJURIES
An 82-year-old woman was knocked down and fatally in- jured by a tram in Johnston Road, near its junction The old with Thomson Road yesterday morning. woman Lam Chan-sze of 4 Thomson Road, top floor, died a few hours after admission to Queen Mary Hospital.
Ma that he him to pus only if Ma $550.
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would guarantee lorry driving lest was willing to pay
Bombardment
Failed
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Frunsports trom
and L.M,C. landing on the beaches.
The only serious damage in- later, Inspector fleted on Quemoy and Little Cheung said, Ma went to see Quemay resulted from the den- defendant agai
Two duya
and was toldsity of the fire, which Bnally that a date for his driving test destroyed entire villages. had been fixed.
Mn fotled In the driving test on September 15. Defendant told him that this was because of "some trouble" with the testing insperlur. But he again guaranteed that Ma would pass In the next test within a month, Inspector Cheung stated.
Casualties
prulceled by sand bags stood up even to direct hits from 212 millimetre shells.
Mr J. F. MacGregor inspects а squad of Auxiliary Police at # passing out parade at the Police Training School in Aberdeen this morning. He later took the salute nt a march-past.
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Hongkong Benefits Through
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Mr J. F. MacGregor, J.P., at a passing out parade at the Police Training School, Aberdeen, this morning, praised the appearance and bearing of the Auxiliary Police which reflected, he
From the Files
said, not only hard work at the Police Train-B
ing School, but also great credit on their in-
structors.
Mr MacGregor took the salute from four squads of Auxillary Pollec (non-Chinese), consisting one gazetted officer, flye Inspectors, five. sub-inspectors, 10 non-commissioned officers, and 167 constables, under the etmmand of Mr R. S. Hownen- Meek, Azistant Superintendent of Police (Speein1).
Reception
On arrival, Mr MacGregor was received by Mr B. F. Sleven, Staff Officer, and Mr M. Gotfried (S) S.I.
The Police Band, under the direction of Mr W, B. Foster, wes in attendatice.
Mr J. F. MacGregor, in - his address, said. "It gives me very real pleasure to be here today on your passing out parade and I would like to congratulate ́each and every one of you on and bearing your appearance which reflects not only the very hard work which you have put In during your brief stay here at the Police Training School, but also great credit on your instructors.
Hardship
"I am fully aware of the hardships occasioned 10 01 by attendance at Camp, Em- ployers are asked to allow members of their staff to be vbsent during the camp period -or at best attend to their office duties only during late afternoons and employees are
asked to leave the comfort of their homes and offices to live
hard and trein hard in order to be of real help to their regular
The number of casunltles was however relatively xznali because the underground shel- ters of reinforced concrete andStatements made in answer to charge of wounding
road
at the Criminal Sessions today in the trial of twa mon accused of taking part in an armed attack upan a group of others in a too- put to very good use
Insp. Cheung said, Ma passed
The shells which fell al his second driving test in Kow-random on metalled roads in loon and as a result of which, he
the country or at crossroads handed over $50 to the de-rarely caused any holdup to the fendant. But this was ob- served by a detective who ar rested defendant with the money still in his possession.
Own Use
Intense traite unless they scored a direct bil on a vehicle because special mobile teams Bed In the craters almost as soon as they were made.
About 80
of per cent
the Nationalist vehicles irreparably damaged
destroyed by drivers who were in too much of a hurry to leave the roads when they came under fre
were
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house.
Wong Ping. 28, and La Sul- wah, 20, both unemployed, are charged with wounding Fung Yiu-kan, Leung Hing. Cheung Tim, Mok Yat-ming and Wan Chuen with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The accused are
When cautioned, defendant admitted the monegawas for his own use and that, in fact, hs did not know Arly poller in-
all,
alleged to spectors
Inspector The American experts Buid Cheung concluded.
gang of the most significant lessons were have been among o Two boys were injured in knocked down by a private enr
The Prosecuting Officer also those drawn from the air fight-men who attucked the Ave com- traffle accidents in Hongkong in King's Road, near its june-asked the Court to take a seriousing over the Formosan Strait.
plainants in a teahouse in the that and Kowloon yesterday.
saying
Tui Hong Tung Resettlement Both un with North View Sirvet, low of the case
Death Knell
Area on May 11. lads are receiving treatment in while the other, Lam Kan-you this type of offence was hospital.
of 36 Haiphong Road, 2nd floor, prevalent" in the Colony,
They pointed out that while been "In miligation, defendant said the Korean was hit by a private car
war had wrong. He nothing but small-scale ro- Cinton Road, near its junction he knew he was with Navy Street.
asked His Worship to impose polition of the second world war him a ne Instead of sending him to gaol because he had five on the tactical level, the aerial engagements above Quemoy and children and a sick father to
even over the Chinese coast had support.
sounded the death-knell of con- ventional strategy.
One of the boys, Sze Lan-kil,
of 10 Java Road, 1st floor, was
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Ho Wang, 50, Hving at 110, Second Street, third floor, was sentenced to 12 months" prisonment by Mr A.L. Leath- lean at Central Magistracy this morning after pleading guilty to possesstan of heroin.
Prosecuting, Sub-insp. R. Ma told the court that at 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday, const bie who WAS on beat duly at Sutherland Street near Des Voeux Road, West, intercepted the defendant who was walking tlunk.
On searching him, the de- fendant was found to be hold-
The appearance of the Side winder air-to-air missile during the last few days before the censefire had put an end to the two dog fight tactics of the world wars,
The danger involved in the
use of these missiles of shooting
down friendly aircraft or even the Ipunching plane made it necessity for planes to fly parallel and never to leave this formation.
The Nationalist pilots who were kept informed constantly ant with the utmost precision by the giant radar installation in the Pescadores, had only to slow down). when they wers three or four miles from the enetuy.
Only 4
The Sidewinder fired at more than 1,200 miles an hour un- fallingly reached its distant target within e few seconds heat of the
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palm of his eight hand. He was engine. then arrested and charged with the offence.
Ho hid 10 previous similar convictions.
The, heroin was confiscated,
Lee Mei In New York
American military circles asserted with the support of nims, that only four of these mlasiles were used Altogether 26 other MIG-17's were shot down allhough their pet- formance -WEE belter than that of the American-bulit Sabres and Thunderjets.
NO OBJECTION
Mr Justice A.D. Scholes and a jury of five men and wo women are hearing the case. are bearing the case.
Detective Sub-Inspector Liu
Police Station, testined that on May 15 he charged Wong Ping. He made a statement in answer.
Shih-ling of CID Shumshulpo
Wong lold the Court he had no objection to the statement being admitted in evidence. The
translated statement, which was
read out, was as follows: "I did not take part in going there, I do not know."
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police colleagues,
"From what I have seen here! Lacas, however, I am more than satisfied that the time has been Indeed.
and that the Colony will derive real benefit from the sacrifices which have been made.
A Pleasant
Surprise
For Miss
Dibden
Aliss Mildred Dib- den, Superintendent of the Shantlo Babies Home, received * pleasant surprise yesterday afternoon when she visited the Minden Row Services School.
Misa Dibden visited the school to talk about the werk
of the and aims Bables Home, and after her talk, the head boy and girl presented her with 100 tina of milk, and a checVO for $50 for the children in the Home,
Later, A schoolgirt re presenting the rest of the schoolchildren presented Miss Dibden with further $15,
which they bad raised through "Bring and Buy" sale, or- sanised
them. amongst selves at home,
Following the presenta- tions, Min Dibden asked ive all girls from the Babic Home to sing their thanks and appreciation In Chinese,
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members of the Hong-
Y a large majority the
#u-
kong Golf Club last evening defeated a motion to thorise the committee to proceed with the construc- tion of a new Club House and swimming pool at Fan- ting at an estimated cost of $350,000,
Mr K. S. Morrison presided. The discussion which followed the proposal brought out many criticismu. chief umong them that the time was not oppos- tunc to embark on such a pro- Jeet,
Mr Stanley Dodwell, a past president and past Captain of the Club said that nobody pic- sent would like more than he to see the present monstrosity of a Club House" disappear, búl as a merchant he, could not support the motion and added that the present moment was a most in- opportune time to start project,
C
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the
B. do Mille's "mighty human drama of a love that has outlived
| 2,000 years” The Sign of the Cross was to bo shown at the air-conditioned Queen's Theatre.
Playing in it were Frederic March, Elissa Landi, Claudettu Colbert, Charles Laughton and 7,500 others,
Said the advertisement: "With Nero's Circus Maximus, Sacrifice the Christians. Fortitude of the Faithful Pomp and Panoply of Noro's Regal court... burning of Nome ... Love of Pagon Chief and Christian Beauty
... Poppaca's milk bathon Incredible, dramatic, passion-swept spec- tacle done by the Master Hand that gave the screen "King of | Kings" and "The Ten Command-
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well aware of the many hours of training and duly that you
The Police have arrested devole, annually fit assisting the regular force In preserving law man following the theft of and order in the Colony and wallet from a Chinese on board on their behalf I would like to a tram in the Eastern District thank you all and wish you the yesterday afternoon, best of luck."
Sir Godfrey's Visit May Be Delayed
London, Oct. 15.
Sir Godfrey Ince, Chairman of Cable and Wireless
is due to leave on Sunday for a tour of the Far East including a visit to Hongkong. But his departure may be delayed due to the strike of BOAC engineers at London Airport.
A Cable and Wireless spokes- man said today that Sir Godfrey was booked in Montreal in a BOAC plane.
leave for Montreal on Sunday. There he will discuss with Cana-
An elderly woman, the mother who has been described as "the of General "two-gun" · Cohen
Power Behind China" met with an accident in Manchester "pes- terday, Her injuries are not acrious.
By a majority of 50 to 22, undergraduates of the Hongkong University rejected the motion "That capital punishment should be abolished" at a debate held last night. Mr R. Woolley, who proposed the motion and Mẹ Y. S. Clian, who supported him, TO-
presented the Arts Association, while Mr S. V. Gitlins and Dr Graduates Association, opposed
N. P. Karanjla representing the
the motion.
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Sir Godfrey is scheduled to 66/MOLONIAL" writing in column entitled dlan engineers, the proposed "Old Hongkong" records The 07-year-old Chairman of trans-Atlantic cable planned for that one of the oldest firms Cable and Wireless toured the 1981. Mr Llu sald that on May 16 Far East last year. Now he will
doing business in Hongkong he charged the second accused, visit, company employees in He plans to arrive in Hong-is Gilman and Company Ltd who made a statement in reply. Hongkong and will meet kong on November 15, after which was established & Lau objected to the adinission Japanese telecommunications spending five day in Tokyo-year after the Colony was of that statement on the ground experts in Tokyo.
founded.
that he did not make it,
Mr Justice Scholes fold the prisoner that was not a valid ground for
the objecting to admisston, and it was a ques- tion of what weight should be
attached to it by the jury.
Read in Court, the statement was as follows: "I took part in going there. I saw my friends being struck by others. I did not wound anybody."
Hearing a proceeding.
considerably HMS Birmingham
In Collision
The success of the Nation- 1.; olists was nitributed to their superior technique and training
London, Oct. 15, in relation to the Communista, The 8,100-ton British cruiser who were still largely un- HMS Birmingham was in cul- familiar with the Soviet jesion in Bordeaux Harbour planes.
last night with the French molor
New York, Oct. 15. Hongkong actress Helen Lea Mel returned to New York | today after a two-day visit to Nevertheless, American mill-vessel Morbihan (4,330 tons), Washington and, announced she tary circles were understand to Lloyd's agents here stated 10- will remain here for the rest of have been highly displeased | day: the week "visiting friends.".
with the excessive seat of No- Sul on the outs with the tionalist pilots, who according Both vessels are understood Jantzen swimsult company, Miss to well informed circles, flew to have been slightly damaged Lee said she will probably over the mainland in search of in the collision, which occurred leave carly next week for Communist planes even after when the British cruiser was. Tokyo, where she will stop for the ceasefire on the pretext of mindocuvering to come alongside two days en roule home to undertaking photographic mis-
as the French ship was leaving Hongkong-U.P.I.
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LANDIN
"Well, old-follow--what seems to be the trouble?".
It was founded by Mr Richard James Gilman, who had been (a tes faster in the Arm of Dent and Company, ono of the oldest pioneering concerns In China, subsequently to go into liquida“
Lion.
pro-
Mr Ollman entered into partnership with a Mr Bowman In 1842, the firm taking mises in the city under the style of Gilman, Bowman and Company. Mr Bowman lator retired and the firm was re- named Gilman & Company. The premisea жете then in Queen's Road Central.
A former partner, Mr W, 5. Young said In a memorendum on the company. "Of the early history of the company there is little to say. Mr Gilman went home in 1858 with a fortune which was subsequently very largely increased and he did not return to China,
"It may be taken for granted that the business continuod fair- ly prosperous for a good many years as several partners in suc- ccasion made money and rotired. "In 1871-72, Gilman & Co, who had been several years establish- ed in Yokohama, as well, DE Hankow, Shanghai; Foochow gut Hongkong occupied o leading position in the East and word doing very large badness.