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No. 37262
tablished 1845
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1959.
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CHIEF JUSTICE OPENS ASSIZES AND DECLARES...
Of The SERIOUS CRIME FALLS
Day
NEW NAMES
FOR OLD
"ONGKONG seems to have
Hxhausted one familiar
way of honouring distin-3
guished personalities. Few
Narcotics And Triads Still
A Problem
The Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, in
new ronds and streets are being built and then only $12 outlying anet newly developing area, and the fashion for some yeaks pust has been to perpetuate pro. minent names by asgorating them with some substantin public buildings. And the fashion has gained wide neceptunee. Sir Cecil Bus
Clementi
opening the Assizes of the Supreme Court this morning declared that the incidence of serious crime in the Colony during the past year "has actually fallen,"
excellent LAE we are also Is well
The Landskap said that for no doubt grenity only indelted to the high standards
mantregiel AS, associated with a popdar police pare hill path but 15 sehela stest, muttunk Sir Alexander Grantham. That we should not forget it, Queen Mary and Elizabeth
arr
remarkably
Qumen
law-abiding com- | nature and to the high moral
memorited by hospitals. character of the great mass n
But ronds easily outhve the
buildings on them. Queen's? Road as existed from the Colony's earliest days, Con- naught Rond for more than 60 years, similarly Desi Voeux Road and though
Blond the
the Chinese Hongkong.
Dhakaltaart:
During the year in the Courts, the Chief Juslice salet Digt
trifta nk Unes that seemed to work was tending to fall away. but the overall figures Indicated a substantial increase
The Chief Justice said tha: Murray Barracks ham the secret cetely and the traile time, in narcoties were a problem and
to the rule
по present-day building, presented an immediate lin1.
school
tr
DI
hospital has lenge chance In this age langkung
of rapid Krowth and development of becoming as permanent a
roud.
fixture as
21
Case For Revision
THE
or
exer
of law
Threat
In
The Hon. The Acting Attorney- Arthur Hoolen, General, Mr QC, said that a potential thrent to tw and order in the Colony was still presented by those
who hooligans Rigs f
used together
are
in tripdi I
the of their must despicable the effect they features was may have on young persons by dncing them to these cri and ways, he added.
BOAC Object
To Colonial Airway Plan
BY A STAFF REPORTER
BOAC was today reported to have objected to Eagle Airways plan to run fort- nightly flights between London and Singapore. Eagle later plan to ex- tend their runs to Hong- kong and have applied to Government for a licence to call here.
The Eogle fures to Hongkong would be £138-13-0 compared with £224 tourist, charged tay DOAC for the satne Bigki, T the London-Aden run they are energing £59-6-0 agaifist Boar's
121, Tourist,
4
THERE IS ease for le
vising many road names dedicated to the memory of
A Reuter cable received from officials in the leure
London tuday quoted Eagle Army, Navy
Aviation as saying that
BOAC $1 Hooton said that plier mini of latter years whose action over the past yrar had had lodged an official objection ngaliai Engle Airways' proposal fals of gallantry und been
Praskterable intensified
10 operate
Landon-Aden- public spirit have long been against the mendiers of these
Singapore route. forgotten. Thus, Shelley societies, more of whom had Street,
after, been caught
prosecuted
DIVERSION Adolphus Shelley, auditor. than in the previous year, general and Clerk af The Attorney-Gene.al reveal- It had objected to the Aden Committee, wir transport licensing authority rd Councils in 1844, and Sey-
the That
to
and on Use appotest
ground that the now
Le
service would inevitably cause feasibility of reducing a scheme ut exal
diversion of trattle from BOAC's scheduled services, according to Eagle.
mumed
+
examine
pour personNS
mour Road), after Admiral Seymour of the late 1850 who did nothing vid and advlee for notable for Hongkong in
JO buth rivit and criminal his two-year term in the eases, expected shortly to make China Station.
interim cecommendations.
Then there is Jervous Street.
who directed Engineer fre
Inspection
Mr L. Alltree (Mace Bearer)
the leading Justices of the Supreme Court onto Statue Square, where a Guard of Honour was inspected, Behind Mr Alltree are the Hon, the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan; the Senior Pulsne Judge, Mr Justice C. W. Reece; the l'uisne Judge, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg and Mr Justice A. D. and Mr C. Scholes ; d'Almada
Castro, Supreme Court Registrar.
(Staff Photographer)♪
EJECTION FROM
PLANE
The Peers Felt Very Strongly
House Of Lords Defeats
A
Government
London, Jan. 21.
Conservative, Lord group of Peers headed by a
strongly tonight "Reading, felt so
that Peeresses in their own right should be allowed to sit and vote in the House of Lords that they forced a vote on a motion and defeated the Government.
few months
ago, "fe" Pecresses whose titles die with break Elt centuries-old tradition and
UNDERWATER Uem were allowed to
The
London, Jan. 21. Royal
Navy
to-
Ind vote in Britain's second
chamber.
But Peeresses in their own night announced it had right (whoso liles are passed
to their helra) found a safe way of eject-on
ing pilots from under-specifically excluded,
water
鱔
their
aircraft
ditches into the sea.
Trials carried out at the Ad-
Govt Advice
wero
Tonight Lord Reading moved
miralty's request by the Royal a motion la the House of Lords Air Force Institute of Aviation urging that they should be ad- It was carried against Medicine had shown that under-mitted.
Government advice by 09 votes water ejection with safety was
to 51. now possible, a press ence was told.
confer-
This morning a BOAC spokes- mun in Hongkong said "we are In no position to make any comment on this proposal."
At the same time' an Ad- Tourist Agency officials said miralty spokesman said there Lyfimgkong stiould preceded
benefit from was no connection between the the resulting tourist flow if the trials, which had been going on licence was granted "but a lot since 1857, "the" most unfor depends on the type of planes tunate accident to a Scimatur they use", one official added. jet pilot who died last Septem- Another said: "Anything that ber when his aircraft shot over will bring in additional tourists the side of the aircraft carrier
named after the General The ceremonial opening 1,
the Royne Assizes was fighters of two Church Serviers, one in St 1851 who brought a
dis-John's Cathedral and the other astrous bluze in the area In St Joseph's Church, under control, And there AL
conclusion of the are many other examples Church services,
Chief Jualice
of of old history being useless.
honour ly preserved. Government
following should ask the Secretariat opened
Church
the
በኔር
inspected a guard
Chater [211
Rond, which he formally the Assizes in the Courtroom of Th draw up a Supreme Court bulding.
of Chinese Affairs Select Central Committee to
list of dispensable street Seated on the Bench with names and another of the Chief Justice were H.. the eligible contemporary names Commander British
Forces, Sir Commis
as a first step to bringing | Edric Bastyon; the local thoroughfares up to stoner of Police, Mr A. C. Max- well; Mr 1 Po-kwal, JP: the
date.
And Highways
could also
Senior Pusne Judge, Mr Justice
Went and present-day tinguished assembly.
the
in highly desirable.”
it was learnt later this morn-
ing that Engle Aviation Lid plan to LASG Douglas DC-6C alecraft in their new network.
Successful Firing
of
Victorious.-Router.
Speaking Atlas Burns Up
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 21. The Smithsonian Physical Observatory two
Astro- received
atmos-
that
This does not mean thal these
24 Pecresses will now be admitted to membership of the House of Lords. Such a move would have to be approved by of Commons, the the House sovereign body of Parliament,
There the government, if it wished to continue to exclude in their own. right, Pooresses would probably be supported by the Labour Opposiflon, which is against the hereditary principle allowing male Peers to at in the House of Lords-Reuter.
Britannia Has
HK-CENTRE OF WATCH SMUGGLING
RING?
Yokoshima, Jan. 22.
POLICE today questioned
three Chinese, and one Japanese arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of smuzzling 2,600 wrist- watches into Japan from Hongkong.
Yesterday the police seized 908 Swiss watches worth US$55,000 fom the four suspects.
One of the Chinese wAS A
26-year-old caman of the British freighter
Arafura,
The police sald
thanh-
ating ring bere used Chinese seamen to bring in watches from Hong- kons-U.P.I.
Engine Trouble TV Tower
Singapore, Jan. 21. A British Overseas Airways C. W. Reece and the Pulsne Cape Canaveral, Jan. 21.
reports today indicating | Corporation Britannia returred Judges,
Justice J. R. Gregg Mr
The Jupiter
that the four-ton Atlas satellite to Singapore two hours after Intermediate and Mr Justice A. D. Scholes
taking off for London today Range Balistic Missile launched re-entered the earth's The central Courtroom in from here tonight accomplished phere over the Pacific.
following engine trouble, which the addresses were made its maximum trajectory
Scientists had predicted honour was Alled with a large and dis about 1,641 miles, the Army the Atlas, which broadcast Pre-
Among announced,
sident Eisenhower's Christmas londers
The rocket fell in by naming
the ex-message for peace and goodwill, those present were the Ilon. Colonial Secretary, Mr Claude pected target area, main год
an-would burn up today. The Atlee of the Ter Burgess; the
District Judges, ritories and describing them Mr R. H. Mills-Owens, Mr
nouncement added. France was launched from Cape Cana- Mr Presse.
Í veral on December 18-Reuter. Mall Special. as highways-thus the Tal K. R. Macfee, Mr B. J. Jennings po Road could become the and Mr A. Huggins; the Acting Grantham Highway and the Solicitor-General Mr Maurice new road to Kun Tong, our fleenan; the leaders of the Bar new Industrial town, the Association, Mr John McNeill, II Tung Highway, The C and the Hon. Leo d'Almada, Onatle Peak Rond might be QC members of the Executive
and Legislative
named after Prince Phillp. Consular
We Council
the
the
Let's honour the men who Bar Association and the Incor have made notable contri-porated Law Society of Hong- butions to the building of kong, the Services Chiefs and today's Hongkong, and at prominent residents and thei the same time preserve the ladies, best of the historic names. (Contd. on Hack Fare, Col, 1)
Assizes
Church
Services On P.10
Life
12-Year-Old Girl
Slices Building
Ometals at Singapore airport said that the aircraft had engine trouble and the pilot feathered one engine after an hour's flight
Lexington, Jan. 21. from Singapore. The aircraft
20 passengers.---China | A 600-foot television tower carried
crashed down on to a TV tation here today, kill- ing a receptionist and almost cutting the build. ing in half.
Picked
Up For Soliciting
}
London, Jan, 21:
A 12-year-old girl was taken to police station for soliciting in London's
exclusive Park Lane, Chelsea Juvenile court heard today.
A woman police constable the wifi had run away from you anythingA
the court that, the girl, home adveral 'Umex. [] neid she was not plaking up
told
Two other people were re- ported to have been injured.
Mr Fred Gregg, owner of the loval station said: "The big tower whipped around in the wind and then fell directly across the centre of the station,"
Damager
A spokesman for the station faid the dead woman, Mrs! Bujah. Graziey, hid worked Then the chairman read all there about three or four previous
remand home report(months. He estimated damage: men "only, keeping her, 17-year- The mother added that she on the girl which secured her at between $200,000 and $400,- old friend company (2
was at her "wita" end" and did of using "Obscene. and.
blasphe 000,
"The two. Injured were The friend has siso been not know what to do with the mous language taken to the police station for girls
Deolaring that the report was woman bookkeeper for the wolleiting in Parke Lane), whien The 12-year-old, before the the worst he had ever been, the station, and man who h runa Kiong Hyde Park,
court as be in need of care | chairman' - want the " girl 'to. all been, Handing in, front of the The women, pollos sobriable or protect. A laid the ghaire remand, hoteli for a fortnight building we both were taken to
hoepita ---Flaster,... said: khas the mother told Kee, Man] "İ...... am not going. So tell ⋅ for special reports-Reutime.
Ply to:
79
lands the
world around with
MERIO
Mikoyan Was Prepared For Worst
Argentia, Newfoundland, Jan. 21. Soviet Deputy Premier Anustas 1. Mikoyan took off for home today after an 18- hour forced stopover at this top secret U.S. Naval Air Station.
He was stranded here over- night after the plane taking him home from is-U.S. tour had in mako on emergency landing.
The forced-down S.A.S. plan landed on only two of its four engines. One caught Are in the and another foiled as the aircraft limped elong on three.
air
Good Spirits
None of the 35 passengers was hurt.
Mr Mikoyan was reported 10 have risen in good spirits after spending the night in The officers' meSI and breakfasted ότι tomato juice.
Canada Wants
To Deport
Ex-Batista Man
Ottawa, Jan. 21. cheese Senor Leo Assirio Labrada,
omelette. bacon, wust and coffed
The
high-.anking Russian loured neighbouring villages and the base's housekeeping instal- ILions. He chatled with th- listed men in their
mess hall
and officers' wives in the com- mismury, but didn't get near any classlited material at this northern defence
outpost.
The weather-enowing when arrived, bright sunshine when he left-and the snow! covered scenery reminded him, Mikoyan sald, of home.
No Trouble
guest, said the Navy,
friendly, "no trouble
As Mikoyan
was
operative and
former Security Officer with the Batista regime in Cuba, has been order- ed to be deported from Canada where he sought refuge this week, the Canadian Prese News Agency said today.
It added an appeal had been mado against the deportation order.
Senor Labrada сате to Canada carlier this week from the Dominican Republic on a temporary visa to visit his daughter.
co-
Xe at
· unde
Mr Mikoyan told reporters he was unconcerned about his own safely when he learned of the engine trouble last night. "But
did think of the safety of the other passengers and in particu lar about the small children,"
He added through an inter-
preter:
"As far as I'm concerned I've
had a full ute and would have
the whatever
con- accepted
that
have might sequences Lefallen me." Mikoyan is 63.-- U.P., and Reuter.
was ordered deported section~~~ of -- -- the immigration Act and released under bond pending hearing of the appeal.
Meanwhile in Havana, Senor Humberto Sori Maria, Cuban
and Agriculture Minister,
a member of 1%. Army's Legal Department, said today that trials of war criminals would begin tomorrow ot Havana's
ports palace.
He added
that 1,400 people were awaiting trial in Havana. -Reuter,
Test Tube Babies
Condemned
Johannesburg, Jan. 21. The South African Academy of
Arts and Sciences today called test tuba babies as morally objectionable as abortion.
In & report drafted for the guidance of the medical pro- fession, the Acadamy sald artificial __Insemination of women in litride the practice of medicine since it does not
restore a husband's fortility. The report added that, in view of the limited white popula- tion, In Bouth Africa there is a real danger that a test tube baby
might marry n' haff sister or half brother.
In its 1951 census, South Africa had 2.6 million white people and 10 million non-white- U.P.1.
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