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AYAMADIE HOW AT ALL LEADING STORES. MAUROCIVICITY 14,1 (
DESI
February 4 Is
40-CENT ROBBERY Upright-Egg Day
Young Soldier Charged With Attack On
Rickshaw Man
A rickshaw puller, Chu Shek-chuen, des- cribed before Judge K. R. Macfee at the Victoria District Court this morning how another rickshaw puller had struggled with a European who was allegedly found to have a gun with him. Chu was testifying at the trial of Gunner Brian
FOG COVERS
HONGKONG
Kai Tak Holdup Until 10am
CHINA MAIL REPORTER Widespread fog covered Hongkong this morning. Visibility at the Royal Observatory was re- (luced to a minimum of 200 yards at one stage, and no air movements were possible at the airport until 10 a.m.
Man Who Gambled Embezzled
Leslie Sutton, 19, of 74 Field Battery, 32 Money Goes
Artillery,
Medium Regiment, Royal charges of robbery and assault. Sutton is accused of rubbing The gun had no trigger.
a rickshaw puller, Chan Kim- of 40 cents, nesauition Chan, and possessing a revolver and ve rounds of ammunition without a licence.
on
To Gaol
The weather today is slightly cooler than yesterday, but muggy conditions continue.
All during the morning the humidity has ranged between 90 and 100 per cent.
Temperature Down
Temperatures today are two or three degrees below yerler- day's. This morning's minimum temperature WAA 65.0 de- grees, and the spokesman suid
thr
the maximum temperature 10- Today is "Lap Chun." —
the day thould be abou: 72 degrees. Advent of Spring la
Calendar. He said that
Chinese Lunar all the Ob-
According to Chinese belief it servatory stations in the Colony
Is the only day of the year and at Woglan Cros-examined, the witness A 29-year-old cashier who reported fog,
10
when an egg will stand on said he had not discussed the
$610 the visibility; dropped after collecting ene with Chan before he testi-,
for his employer, gambled yards today, fled. He id he had not seen Chan before the heldent.
He in defended by Mejor 1. 1. Bearing is continuing.. Bowman, Army Legal Sec-|
vipe.
Revolver
The Prosecution, conducted i
by Ing. T. W. Wheeler alleged
that Sutton had hired Chan's Tieksbow in Kowloon on night of December 16,
the
In Minden How, Chian asked Sulton for the fare but Sutton allegedly drew to revolver and took 40 cents from Chat.
Sutten vent away, it Wit alleged. ind WHR followed
rickshaw puller, by the
were near
1
Grand
gol onto the rickshaw uphin and when they Hotel, Sutton stopped and
huge fellowed." 1 subsequently arrested.
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war
Chu Shek-rhuen said he raw Chan grab Sellon while he was
in the rickshaw and both o'ted
to the ground.
He also heard Chan shouling that Sutton had
bl
agin
Hongkong Boy
50
The outlooks for tomorrow, he
л lot of coastal
[og,
it all away, was given said, is much the same as today. three months by Mr with
Derek Cons st Central cloudy with patches of drizzle. this morning.
The cashier, Kottg Chi, living
in 31 Aberdeen Street, second!
Dees Well In U.S.nor, pleaded guilty to embezzl-
Jim Th-Ming Loh, sot of
Hamon Loh of 1 Somerset Rd.,
a student at Eastern Michigan College, USA, has been elected
Konit was employed as eshler by Hudson Chan Wood in the Foul Wo Tobacco Com- paty, 85. Queen's Road, Cen- tral.
I mbership in the Stoic On Monday, Kong reported Saclety, oldest bonerary or. to the Central Police Station ganisation on the campus. Memand admitted that he had bership in the raclety is limited | embezzled the $610 which he to rophomore students with high scholastie average. Mr Loh is a DPS old boy and is work-
ing for a B.S. degree in physics.
Flats Burgled
* had collected earlier that day.
He said he had lost it all gambling.
17
Thieves broke into N... with Pokfulam Road 3r dour, be- tween 10 o'clock Monday night Cha said Sutton then got up and 6 o'clock Tuesday morning
jewellery and and took out a un from andis and stole cash,
bottles zof wine, total neath his jacket and struck four Chan on the head while he was Value $1,193.
un the ground.
but
Saw Policeman Sulten
ran Lway
was caught in Nathan Road near Chinking Arcade,
On their way, Chu said, they saw a policeman in Middle Road. When he was told that Suften ad a gun with him, the police man filed up his jack and a gun dropped to the ground.
MAN ON THEFT CHARGES
TRAVEL
WRITER
ARRIVING
A travel authority, Mr Horace Sulton, will arrive in Hongkong
Loday.
end.
This morning, to test this bollet, Mrs J. P. Pickford and Miss 0. M. Ferrolna, tried to stand a number of eggs on end. After many abortive attempts, they
succeeded.
China Mall photographer, S. L. Nr. look the above picture. Try it yourself. The egg must be balanced on a completely flat surface.
IAN CROUCH HAD
RADIOS
ON BOARD
From the Filos
A
25
years
AGO
N SCM Post lender had this to any on Employ- ment Agencies: "Hongkong has for many years lacked a number of facilities which are every day conveniences in other cities. One such lack has been a Registry Office or Employment Agency and another n Real Estate agency for the let- ting of houses.
"In recent months, however, one Jack seems to have been re- medied, and somewhat generous- ly there are now apparently three or four employment agen- cles in competition.
"How successful these are and how much a blessing to the com- munity cannot be judged, but the number of complainis received la ominous and there appears to be cause for official inquiry,
*The system adepted here differs from that elsewhere; so much so that it approaches very near to what in the vernacular is called a ramp or racket.
The bodies of the three airmen who yesterday made decent a record
into the stratosphere were discovered- in the gondnia of their balloon today, says a Moscow report. Their instruments showed they had ascended 13 miles.
DR
* * *
R R. H. Kotewall told the audience at the opening of the new Alham- bra Theatre that this was the fourth theatre which he had opened, the other three being the Queen's, the Ko Shing and the Prince's,
A Government radio surveyor this morning testified before the Marine Board of Inquiry investigating the dis- appearance of the schooner Ian Crouch that atmos-
"At breakfast this morning pheric interference in the area-between Hongkong one of my daughters said to me with fevity which doughters and British North Borneo had always been very serious.
generally
themselves; petralt ["Why, Dad, if you carry on at The range of radio commun-this rate, you can soon hold an
on
the
only on
"The tone
of
Mr Sutton Is Travel Editor of
was Mr Chan The witness
Mr Chan said that on Septem- the Saturday Review, The New
д Post Olive her 20 Mr Collings, (Assistant cations, capecially in the marine exhibition of golden keys."
not depended York Herald Tribune Syndicats Kwok-chuen,
this remarke Director of Marine), told him field, and Sports Illustrated, and in radio surveyor working in con-
with junction
impleation Marine that the owners of the lan power, but also on the type of carried the heavy
bject in considered to be America's lead-
Crouch Ind bought a se from frequency, and the other factors that it was my one Department. ing travel writer.
Ma.ccai a 500-ton the
International he had mentioned.
life to hunt for gold keys. How- The In Crouch. He is accompanied by his
Mr Chan said he had been ever that may be, I hope that the Communications Co. built locally by wife, Patricia, 24, who
Was a Vessel
He tested the set and found working on vessels plying be these keys have unlocked the for Jun Lee Shipyard Cheoy
for the A 30-year-old
prosperity unemployed featured dancer in the Broad-
of Adelaide, left to be in satisfactory working tween Hongkong and Borneo be-door of man, Long Kal-shiu, living in way musical
This was a combined fore he joined the Government, theatres concerned.""" "My Fair Lady" Crouch Ltd,
for Australia on her maiden | order. 111, Ma Thu Chung Road, ground prior to their marriage seven
September 26 last transmilting and receiving set, and according to his experience, Manager of the Hongkong voyage
Interference had three charges of months ago.
and of a type approved by the atmospheric cor, faced
always been very serious. theft when he appeared before
for a radio message British Government. Mr Derek Cons at Center this
The
had transmitter total morning.
following day,
and from
second. Street, ground
were on the International dis tres calling frequencies.
Chan Mr
slated that he asked tho radio operator 1150 Morse whether he could code. The operator replied that he could transmit Morse at a slow speed.
Cash
clothing. and value $160, were stelen No. 25 Bridges
floor yesterday.
Pistol Found
The Police found an unser viceable pistol on a hillside at Ngau K Hang in Mong Tseng, Ping Shan yesterday afternoon.
Have you seen the
|
He was remanded until Febru-
ary.
No plea was taken.
It is alleged that Lung, while employed as a clerk in Casey Company Ltd., room 805, Wing On Life Building, Des Voeux Rend, Central, stele, on July 11 last, $1,900, on July 16. $1,200, and on July 24, $5,000 from the
company.
large assortment of
Summer Skirts
the
now featured at
Paquerette Sale?
to clear at $2500
160 Des Voeux Road, C.
<
amazing value!
Mr Sution is on a
combina-year. tion business und pleasure tour. Except
the and was a principal speaker at
there has
the recent FATA Conference in been no word from her since.
Mr Chan gave evidence that Singapore.
on September 18, 1958, he went on board the Jan Crouch to in- spect the radio equipment.
MAN TELLS OF HIS PART
IN ROBBERY
(Continued from Page 1)
First Time
He tested the radio-telephone sys.cm he sound on beard, wes of type not approved by the British Government, and it was the Arst üme he had come across that type of ret.
frequencies-500
llocycles
per
Communicate
two 8304 Both
Witness sald he could not
Mr Chan sald the transmitter determine the range of this set. had four frequencies 2182, He said there were stations 2038, 2760 and 6280 kilocycles between
per
Hongkong
and which the chip The frequency Adelaide with second,
communleate range of the receiver covered could
on the from 540 locycles par second 2182 kilocycles. Der second to about 1,600, which was the frequency, standard broadenst band.
These stations were Hong-
Kwan then said that he was assigned to watch Cheung Bak- fook, a resident in the premises. Cheung Bak-fook had his hands tied behind and was fasing a wall la the betrocm. He checked the receiver and tong,. Manila, Bacolod, Brisbane
"I was then alone with him found it to be in a satisfactory and others
on the Australian but Ah Chan came with a towel condition. He also tested the coust. and told to cut the towel transmitter on all four fre- Mr Chan sold the portable up. I went in the corridor to quencles with the local radio-liftboat radio was so designed do that and then went to watch | telephone station.
that an unskilled person could an old woman who was tied up The power supply won chitek-pernte it, and by an automatic
Hoard A Noiso
Amusements Ltd. owners of the
The Inquiry is being held brtaretheatre was Mr J, M. Noronha, a Maring Board of Inquiry, zom- prieg Mr Julee J. 1. Gregu (PIC+ sident), Capt. J. Perks, RN, Capt.
J. Wood. Extra Master: Capt. C. W
European YMCA Secretary
Ostenfell. Extra Master; and Mr Mr J.11. Hunt who has been
0. E. Fingalen, Naval architect.
Mr 3lmon F., Lu, Crown Cous sel, is appearing for the Attorney- General, to assist the Board in the Inquiry
Mr G. R. Ancath, Crown Counsel,
representing the Director Marine, Hongkong.
there since
Kowloon the building was opened by Sir
Cecil Clernenti in 1925, will be going on leave in April and
The owners of the schooner. I will not he returning. Crouch Ltd., are represented by Mr I. Caine, of Johnson, Stok:
Master,
End
Mr P. D. A. Remedios of Philip Remedios and Co. is presenting for The Chway Les Shipyard.
Mr R. F. G. Dennis, of Meners Brutton and C.. is representing the dependente of Capt. Berry, the mrater of the Inn-Crouchs
Hearing is continuing.
Leonard Edderburn, an busíncaanian English
from Shanghai, $7 years of age, disappeared and is believed to have gone overboard from the NYK vessel Tatsuta Maru just before the ship docked today from Japan, His brother,
Charged With rangely enough, disappeared
Robbery
Of Woman
in practically identical cir- cumstances four years ago, while travelling aboard a ship from Dairen tv Shanghai.
✩ ✩ THE following
officers in the bathroom. She was try cl. I was drawn from storage keying device he could send
A 37-year-old unemployed
were elected for the Ing to loosen the bonda on her batteries. The charging creuit auto-distress signals.
man, Low Kwal, of no axed ensuing year at the annual legs, and I told her not to move. was found not to be working, Questioned by Mr H. Caine
abode, appeared betere Mir Derek meeting of St John's Cathe She nodded. I did not harm her but on a subsequent visit he of Johnson, Stokes and Master, Cons at Central Magistracy this in anyway and I did not assault found It to to in working representing the
dral: Ian Crouch's morning on a charge of robbery her."
erder.
owners, Mr Chan add be had with aggravation.
Representatives to the Bourd heard about another vessel bulit It is alleged that the defen- of Trustees, Messra P. Jaelen, by the Cheoy Lee Shipyard, by dant, with others not in custody, and P. S. Considy, the name of Wongola.
robbed a woman, Chu Kin-yung, Representatives to the Dio- This ship had also the same of $50 on the staircase of 590 Can Conference: Messrs A. S. of radio equipment on Lockhar! Road, Wanchal, on Abbott, F. Austin, W. C. Clark, board, but he did not inspect Monday.
L. Forsler, D. 8. Harley, C. A. F. King and Herklots, T. H. He had been, Instructed by
Mason, and Mesdames Swann, Davidson and Wolfe und Miss Buckwell,
The Range
any
type
11
No plea was taken. Ila was rémmanded for three days in
for custody
Mr Woodward of the Marine Police Deportment specifically to enquiries. Inspect the Ian Crouch's radio, paying mecial attention to s power, and i was then that Mr Woodward mentioned to him about the Wongela.
further
No Arrests
Kwan old! that by them heard a meine curing from the Mr Chan said that on the 2182 bedroom. "It was the sound of kilocycle frequency, the range breaking glass," he said, "then was dimeult to catimate because en the I heard the sound of scissors everything depended being manipulated and I heard time of day, the scason, and the the sound of something hit by a conditions of reception, scissor blade...
"For that type of radio equip Kwan said that he then sawment and for that time of year the second accused come out of September I would the bedroom followed by
Ah the range was about 160 miles," Chan.
cald wilness. "There was blood on their "Atmospheric interference bodies and their hande," he would grow worse and worse
To Extend
Police are still making in- added. "Some of the biced came if the ship went nearer the
Asked it it would surprise quiries into the fatal, stabbing into contact with my body. 7 equator. This would reduce the became afraid."
range even further."
him to know that the Wongola, of a Chinese
in Surrey Hearing is cortinaing.
Mr Chan sald, that he suggest which had since sallod from Lano near Cumberland. Rond, ed to the ship's operator that the Hongkong, had managed to ex- Kowleon, lost night, equipment was of a limited fretend its frequency range for The man. was attacked by quency range and power and more then 150 miles, Mr Chan two men while out walking told him that there were only replied that it would not our- with his girl friend. Two boys, two girls, youth few stations keeping watch on
price him. and two women were injured the 2102 kilọcyclo bänd.
Seven Injured
in trafle accidents in Hongkong He suggested that a portable and Kowloon yesterday. · All - lifeboat radio equipment would were admitted to hospital for be very useful. This suggestion traatment.
was accepted and compiled with.
min
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