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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1958.
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CMA PROBE ON FIRES CONTRACTOR
But Cause Not Yet Established
The Chinese Manufacturers Association have not yet established the cause of the three fires at the Exhibition, since it was opened on December 4,
A spokesman of the CMA said this morning that the Security Department of the Association were conducting an inquiry into the cause of the fires, but as yet, he had received no report of the results.
A
Hanging At Stanley Gaol
Lee Lam, aged 40 years, who was convict- ed of the murder at Pang Ying Choi at the Supreme Court ал November 12, 1958, was hanged at Stanley Prison this morning.
Tram Knocks
Down Man
32-ver-41d
(FR Day
Mal
Nraturt
The Pre Brigade for Chana Ligh
Cu weid Power | 141, with cherken the viertzien
treats, would ruke any com- PE wharts asked. Si sig sl the res
Up To CMA
When asked to comment un reports that old or second- hond wiring had been in- stalled b
Borne of the dis- plays, Mr C. . Wood, General Manager of China Light said, "We always Inspect the wiring, Ju1 I Guliol Bay whether the wiring is good, bad or indifferens. It is nut
up lo and to say anything about It. I leave it to the Chinese Manufacturers sociation."
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MAN'S SUICIDE HK CAST TO BID RECOUNTED PLAY IN
FINED FOR DEFECTIVE
AT COMMITTAL SINGAPORE WORKMANSHIP
PROCEEDINGS
A man charged with the murder of a former Cantonese opera actross allegedly said in
a statement to the Police that he had twice tried to commit suicide after ! having stabbed the woman.
The man, Chan Wai Kung, 47, advertising agent of No. 1 Berwick Street, Third floor, appeared this morning before Miss B. K. Searle at the Supreme Court in committal proceedings.
He was charged with hay bing ArcTed Ako
Wun Sau October 22 Just at the
ndures.
wit
Je
in a statement to the olive tead by Mi Sun Kwok Cheung interpreter attached to the Chu, Kowloon, Chan Wai Kung was alleged to have subt that for two years Ho, a tenant in bus build- ing, had begged his fas
50 An presence
purposely to me feel write me and make angry,"
Laughed At Me
"On October 22, Ho saw #TAS! building walking past In the and she covered her mouth wind taughed at me," the statenat real,
"About 15 minutes later, asi 1 returned home, she again laugh- ed at me and 1 tell very angry. "I decided go to the vinema returned p.m.
Tip To Police
Was A 'Double'
Dallas, Dec. 13. Policemen A I. Edwards and Thomas Taylor gut a hot tip curly today that burglars were going to break lato a place call- et Rita's Lounge. The tip was 200 per cent securate.
ut 4.30 home but I was still angry, 1
Wher
and 1 un her cubicle.
Edwards and Taylor went to two men the place and caught I wamei tu told my wife that Chare her and die with her. I streaking out of the back door also took some spirit-tranquillis with $25 in change from vead-
M. W J German, Officer of the Fire Brigade, stand was the Fire
Brigade was conducting kancked down and angured by an investigation and bad taken
Voeux Rond Cin-
photographs of the fires, "but we als junctio wild
have not conclutied it yet." he Jubilee Street yesterday
added. The man You Sum of No. 7 Wing Lok Stren, gland floor. by receiving Treatisent la Quers Mary Hospital.
lie said that as was a pri- ung lublets, but I was still angrying machines on them.
vale concern,
nothing at this stuge.
could
SHY
AL The Extution. the Security
the Department f
Suspect Detained se Manufacturers Associa
The Pole have wriied Chinese following the shatching!
sum 4+2
1pon DROPS
Huropean Princess yesterday
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1
conducting then own investigation into the cattses of the tes
because, I think, i was always thinking of what
she had done La me and to my
wife in the past. When I opened my cubicle to go out I lost control of my - self and stabbed her.
Suicide Bids
outside
the plug. WARNIN Theatre, Nathan (toud.
promise her.
anything...
but give her
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*** then tried 10 commit sadd}; 1 attached a wire lo my fool and put the other end [ trembled all over for a few seconds but the wire came out of the plug and I put it back agam, trembled for a few more seconds but the wire carne out again,
"I then thought that it wus Heaven's will that I should not Idle.
"I then toki tay wife what nad happened and decided to go
Asslaton!
to the police and surrender."
Mr C. J. Chancy, Superintendent of Police is pro- secuting, assisted by Divisional Det. Insp. Chan Kim-wan.
Certified Dead,Lived
To 100
Dublin, Deo. 15.
at
A woman who as a girl of 17
certifled dead from Was Lyphold fover has died Kilmainham fast three months short of her 100th birthday. She was Sister Delphine do St Paul (Keush), of the Little Sisters of the Poor at St Patrick's House, Kilmainhamı.
the f
The pof:eemen Look
headquarters burglars te after seeing
ir.to them safely guol, drove their squad car by Ritu's again.
They caughi thave mor
la tine trying to burglars,
open a window.-U.P.1.
Nanyang Says: No Personal Differences
Singapore, Dec. 15.
The
-FILM
By DAVID T. K. WONG
Singapore. Merdeka Bridge, Singa- pure's M$8,000,000 landmark, will provide the beltground for a tragic-romantic in in Cantonese aimed at the Hong- kong market.
The
11
la
about
Alm, entitled Love on Merdeka Bridge, young love and in the popular Chinese movies tradition of will be a real tear-jerker.
will star Cantonese actress Lim Fung who will be coming here with a cast of about 20 from Hongkong in February for shooting.
Mr Chau See-luk, the director of the Bim, is already here looking over the location. He said: Thus aim will be an experiment as i will be the helm- Jest Cantonese film
d on Malayan location with a Malayan plot. We expect 11
to be a great success both in Malaya and Hongkong."
is expected to The tim
Shaw Brothers about M$55.- 900 to produce.
FOOTNOTE;
Merdeka Bridge
is 2,000 feet long and is sold to be the longest main mad pre-stressed
bridge concrete outside the United States,
16-Year-Old
Held On
Charge Of
Killing Five
New York, Dec. 15. Sixteen-year-old Cart Eder, Lought for three days for the brutal slayings of a mother and her four childron, was captured by an off-duty patrolman to night, polico reported,
Eder confessed almost im- mediately to part of the crimes of which he is accused, police sald
The El
New
The Nanyang University to- doy denied that "personal
Chief, Cajon Police differences" had led to a Joseph O'Connors, said that an former tutor Professor Fon off-duty policeman given a tip Kio being forced to leave by an unidentified woman cap- the Colony by immigration York, opt Mission Beach, Call-
türed Eder, formerly of
fornia, near San Diego.
Professor Fan who received a
who O'Connors,
subjected "leave or risk detention" order Eder to rigorous questioning tol from the Immigration depart lowing his return here, said the
authorities.
ment last week said on arrival
woman had seeb the ianicy
ut Hongkong "the immigration suspect lottering in the neigh- wuthorities are not responsibic | Lourhood. for this unhappy incident.
the
Eder fled after the slaying of "It is personal differences be- five members of the Tom Pen- tween me and
University dergast family here last Friday. authorities that have forced me to leave,"
Pendergast, Aimon frantic with grief after discovery of the The Executive Council of the bodies on Friday, was confined
unti
his release
Nanyang University today in a to a hospital psychophatic word atatement denied the Professor's for two days allegations. The statement says today--U.P.I. the Chairman of the University, Which 17, Sister Delphine Tan Lark-syc had personally was certified dead from lyphold written to the Singapore Im- fever and her cooln was migration
authorities for visa closed.
extensions for Professor Fon
At the request of her slates, and other tutorial staff.-U.N.).
it was re-opened so that she might take a last farewell. It was then that Sister Delphine's eyes
opened,
From that day she decided to devote her life to the service of God through the aged poor. Many years ago she lost her eight, but a pelest predicted that she would regain it, and the die
Sister
Delphine was the oldest member of her order. China Mail Special.
Majority For Menzies
Sydney, Dec. 15. Mr R. G. Menzies Liberal Country Party coalition Federal Government in Australia was given its first Senato (Upper House) working majority since 1985 today, when the Commen- wealth Electoral OMes confirm-
'Flu Deaths ed that a Country Party canill
date had won the last of the New South Wales seats to be Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 10.
counted after the recent cleç- Hospital attendants are being tion. rushed from here to Trenganni
Wrong Direction
New York, Dec. 15. Lester D. Strom, 25, a barglar
under a seven-year
term, made a rope out of towels, lassoed a pick axe and pulled It through the window of his zaol cell in Greenville, Texas. He went to work on the con crete wall of his cell and by labouring all Saturday night eight inch hoie managed to dig out a six-by- before he was Interrupted yesterday.
The man who Interrupted Strum was gooler Howard War- ren, who told him he had dug another cell- his way into U.P.I.
Theft From Flat
The corillion now hun-31 woate produk dan State, North Malnya, where 23 Jis the 60-rest, chamber, wiifch Cánh and three watches to a persons aro reported to live was previously Beadlocked at flotni value of $240 were stolen diled from influenza Bince 30-80 in party line voting run. No. 35 Becond Street, iat October-touter.
foos yesterdaar.
Reuter:
From the Filos
25
years AGO-
Tai has reported to
driving a car from West Point to the Great Ching
the vehiclo skidded when passing the Tang Shan Hotel, along the Praya and fell into the
PUN
the police that while
A building contractor pleaded guilty to a Hotel in the early hours of
summons for defective workmanship in Saturday, the construction of reinforced concrete beams for a school building and was fined $500 by Mr H. H. B. How at Cen- tral Magistracy this morning.
Mr
How gave
defendant at some month to pay the line.
The contractor, Pong Cha was the proprietor of the Tak Cheong Construction Company. ut Sun Street, ground floor, Wanchal.
Honeycombed
Mr G. R Sneath, Crown Counsel, told the Court that an
the building inspection of Inland Last No 1. Aberdeen, was carried out by members of the PWD on September 3,
The reinforced concrete beams were found to է: "honey- combed",
mould. which The wooden had been badly put together had not fulfilled their function and allowed some of the wet cement to run away.
The concrete mix itself had been much too wet, said Mr Saeath.
Because of this discovery, Mr
PWD Sneath said, the
had ordered the total demolition of the beams.
WEJ
Lo
Danger
Exhibition By Famous Chinese
Photographer
States
harbour.
The driver and the pasSCH Kers, three
in number escaped with nothing more serious than an unpleasant ducking,
constable is ro- A Chinese
in the ported to have jumped water and assisted in the rescue work. The car was salvaged later in the day.
Mr Harria Levin, a Jewish minister who left £5,170 directed that his daughter, Miss Rebecca Levin, of Mon- chester should love £300 which he bequeathed to her if she did not marry a Jew before she reached forty years of age.
CHARGE of cutting Phry- pium leaves at Bowen Road
admitted
did
The
Dr Chien Mu, President of New Asia College, this morning opened an exhibi- tion by the world-famous was brought against a coulle, Li Chinese photographer, Mr | Fong, before Mr Balfour in the Chin-San Long, at the Central Police Court yesterday. United
breaking Cultural Defendant Contro, Duddell Street. the foliage, but staled he
not use a knife.
Brennan: Inspector damage is $1.00. The leaves are sold al five cents a bundle.
Mr J. R. Carr, of the Forestry Department, said yesterday was Winter Solstice and De- At first, he took up journal-fendant had
the gathered lam for a profession,” In 1020 leaves for wrapping up rice for the Shanghai Times enlarged its the festival. A fine of 925 or
Mr Long three weeks was imposed. pletorial section and
Mr Virtuoso Chin-San Long. famed as the most outstanding Chinese artistle cameraman, has been devoted to the study of photography since his boyhood,
He drew the Court's alten- tion to the fact that the building
house school. If the defective workmanship had built up a reputation as China's not been discovered there would certainly br
the danger to children,
Asked by the Court, the de-abroad,
foremost news-cameraman.
His pictures have been frequently exhibited
the
in salons Sir This
morning's
fendant said he had been in On display at the exhibition papers carry the report of a
the business for
years
the last und und received complaint about his work,
fie asked the
be Court to lenient,
HE GOT HIS
CHRISTMAS
WISH
Chicago, Dec. 15. Judge Joseph Hormes played Santa Claus to- day and gave helper Hugo
Kosmel (48) charged with vagrancy, his Christmas wish-a holiday gool sentonce for the third straight your.
"I like the Christmas dinnor they serve at Bridewall gaol,” Kosmel said. "Besides, I get a chance to take a bath." ---U.P.I.
or
32 this morning were about 50 coolle arrested for cutting no photographs. The exhibition is Phrynium leaves in Bowen open to the public from 10 am Road, the value of which is to 7 pm until Friday.
given as $1.60. A fine of 325 im- three weeks was posed. Further comment would be superfluous but it is sincerely to be hoped that all concerned
this smart and humane bit of
Compromise
In Supreme
with
Court Action work enjoy their Christmas
A compromise the arbitration
settlement in Award dispute
dinners.--X
wns announced when hearingΜTHE "Codex Sinaiticus" THE "Codex Senate not resumed betore Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Court this morning.
Supreme
the oldest Bible manuscripts Mr Brook Bernacchi (in-in the world, which has structed by Mr P. L. Lom) for been bought at a cost of the applicant suld the proceed £100,000 for the British ings had been settled.
Museum from the Soviet Two motions arising from an Government, Ís being arbitration award in favour of Fchoco Ltd against Mr Ho Kar- brought from Russia by lau, its former compradore were special courier and is before the Court.
pected to reach London" on Christmas Eve.
Ho
In the first moon Mr sought to set aside the award of $49,950 made by the Arbilrutor, Mr R. V. Lederhofer on March 22, 1958,
In the second molion Fehnco Ltd. asked for ar order enforce the award.
This Funny World
“You're sure this is intended for my nga group?"
to
Ex-
The new Testament contains two books additional to those of the present authorised version namely the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepherd of Kernca
puce
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Fresh trouble has broken out in the Nazi Christmas Church readting in Bishop Hoassn= felder and his extreme collca. tho Tesigning from ecclesiastie ministry of Reich- bishop Mueller. Bishop Hosnetk felder is an ardent Názi Chris- tian and has long been at loggerheada with the leaders of the moderate grekps, Bodela- wingko and Niemoeller,
WHEN Sir John Ellerman died Win July it was. ealimato in City circles that his fortuna would prove to be in the neigh- bourhood of £30 million. It is now learned that the tolat Eller- man estate will be found to ¢x- ceed £40 million. This will necessitate the payment of more than £20 million to the Stato.
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