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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1959..
Gets A Spruce Up
The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank is getting a spruce up for the Duke's visit. In this picture taken
by a China Mail cameraman, workmen are seen cleaning the face of the building.
END OF FOGS lan Crouch Inquiry
PREDICTED
An end to the morning fogs which have been affecting the Colony for the last five days, is in sight.
A spokesman of the Real Observatory.
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tablished that it had been re- gistered in Formosa,"
Mr Sneath stated, "It is there fore a matter of deduction that
this other ship which had just been sighted is also Formosan- registered,"
(On Wednesday, the Board of Inquiry was informed that n French ship had sighted a Fox sugain prevented the stranded voxel on Swallow the China Dion Castle liner Arundel Cus-Reef which appeared told
10 be Mail this this morning.
le from entering harbour this aground and forsaken." there is no treat morning. She is to be broken up Board then authorised for change in the weather outlook by the Chip Hua Manufactory reconnaissance to be carried to for tomorrow. It should be Co.
establish that ship's identity.) cloudy with drizzle.
But anun
Kai Tak Chaos
This erin. thechiles al Kai Tak were again turned into i
Ne rarat were able t ehave.
and unt 12.15. But two planes did manage to take off during i the morning, one at 9 am, and the other two hours later.
Shell Helps Graduales
Sicer August of last year, the
Notified
The
D
Mr Sneath said that in the plaion of the Director Marine, the vessel was not the
of
vessel
would appear that the was not quite the game as the Ian Cruch, but he had request ed Mr L and Mr Sneath to try and obtain if possible more de- fulte information.
Murder Trial:
NEW BALLPOINT
EXCLUSIVE
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From the Files
years
ACCUSED TELLS 25
OF QUARREL AFTER ROBBERY
A 30-year-old man involved in a murder case told the Criminal Sessions this morning a quarrel had occurred between his two accomplices after they had robbed the inmates of a flat.
The man, Yu Ming-shing who is charged with the murder of the woman Yu Wan, denied being responsible for the killing.
He told the Jury this morn- log that Kwon Cheung-inl another accused in the case had quarrelled with Ah Chan, the cus- third accomplice (not in tody), as the latter was about to leave the place after having shared the money.
Ming-thing said that Kwan had then told Ah Chan: 'You are not felthful."
Killed Lator
"Ah Chan.replied on his way ou! You are faithful'. Then Kwan said: 'You have made a fool of me'."
Yu sold that the next day he had been convinced from the reading of newspaper that Kwan had interkilled Yu Wan. "I was net Gur criginal intention to kill
anyone," said.
he
Mr
Mr R. M. Crouch, managing director of Jon Crouch, Lid, was questioned this morning by Mr H. Caine, of Johnson, Stokes and Master (representing the schooner's owners).
Cross-examined Asked whether it had been D. N. E. Rea, Crown Counsel, his desire or recommendation Yu said that he was not pre- that Mr
travel rent Graig should
when
Won Yu also on board the schooner, Mr | stubbed. Creuch replied in the negative.
by
WAS
Mr Rea: "Dki you read in
He added, "Very repeatedly, the newspaper that Kwon went
and over a long period of time,
I had advised and requested Mr Graig to proceed to Australia by niv.
"H presence here was ren- Ian Crouch, but that the Direc-dered unnecessary, more parti- tor wished to knew the Board's cularly as I requested him to view as to what further move,
excente work in Australle for me Tang, should be taken.
at a date as carly as possible.
His Advice
being
Mr Justice J. R. Greg, Shell Company of Hongkon Board President, in announcing Ltd. has been generously making the Board's view, Bald the Aft Royal
"He chose to override that ad- Observatory staa Krant of $500 a month to
(Royal Navy) Commander-in- nerdy graduates of the Aberdeen Chief. Singapore, was
vice and request, and apparently tions reported around 12.30 10-
boarded the vessel." day, that log Wis gradually Tred School now undergoing |
Questioned about the TM75 notified accordingly. disappearing.” But all moroituit, I training as mature engineers At the cutset
installed ou
radio of today's Hunter
equipment the lan Crouch, witness said that that type of radio had first to be approved by the Commonwealth radio officer.
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the fog was thick around Wag-with the Hongkong and Wham-hearing, Mr Justice Gregg had jan. Visibility dropped to only pea Dock Co., Ltd. 50 yards, at many points.
This is stated in the latest told Mr Simon Li, Crown Coun- Tinay is warmer than yes- | report
the Secretary for sel Cepresenting the Attorney- terday, and the aumidity has Chines Affairs, who is Chair- General) that Capt. J. Perks, heen Between 95 and 195 berman of the School's Excective HN, a member of the Board, cent Today's maximum should | Committed. During the securut hari received a cable from the rhout 14 degrees. The half of 1958 the Executive Com- Commander-in-Chier giving the minimum temperature recorded mittee bought some surplus description of the stranded ship at the Olurvatory during the machines from the Royal Naval as seen by air reconnaissance.
The Judge had remarked it night, was 66.5 degrees,
Dockyard for use in the School.
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He said he was not aware
that the subject of approval would be raised at the inquiry, otherwise he would have brought with him the existing Government written approval.
The Flor.rd of Inquiry estling at Supreme Court comprices Mr Justice Gregg, Capt. 3. Parks, Capt. J. Wood, Extra Master: Captain C. W. Osten- Zell Extro Masier; and Mr G. E. Fingalsen, Naval architect.
MR. F. G. Dennis, of Brutton and Co., respresents the dependanta of Capt. Berry, the schoomer's
kl. D. A. Remedios. of Philip
I
was
to the room where Yu Wan was tied up and killed her?"
Yu: "No, I only assumed it. when only present Kwan stabbed the baby boy."
The bearing is being heard before Mr Justler Schules. Mr V. L. J. D'Alten 19 appearing for Yu Ming- ching, and Mr Victor Gittins for Kwan Cheung-tat
(Hearing is continuing),
14 Become
The
British Subjects
Government Gazette notified today that the following have been grant- ed' Certificates of Natur- alisation under the Bri- fish Nationality Act, 1948:-
Mr Wu Balaɔ-wu, known as
Street, ground flour,
Remedies and Co, is representing Wu Chi-in of 1, Fat Kwong the Cheoy Lee Shipyard, builders of the 600-len chocher, which left on her delivery voyare to Port Adelaide or September 20 fast year.
Hearing in continuing.
NEW YEAR
The
WATER
HOURS
will
The Hon. C. E. Terry handing a Chinese New Year gift of money to a blind boy at the Vocational Centre for the Blind this morning. — (Staff Photo- grapher).
BLIND TRAINEES BLIND
GET
NEW YEAR GIFTS
Thirty blind trainees of the Vocational Centre for the Blind this morning re- ceived a New Year gift of money when the Hon. C. E. Terry visited the Centre in Sai Ying Pun this morning.
The money handed to the Mr Wa Ki-gu, inowr Rs trainees represented their first Joseph Wo SI-gu, known also as earnings for work made and sold Y. Kao Wu, of 16, Hanol Road, at the training centre. ground floor,
Mr Terry, Chairman of the
Arelle Kwok-ching of 52, Hongkong Society for the Blind, Centre Street, ground floor.
Mr Lam Yuk-lan, known as
wished the workers a happy New
Allen Lam Yuk-lun, ́nt 54, Mor- Year and urged them to become
rison Hill Road, third floor.
Mr Lo Ching-lten, known as Kenneth Lo, known also as C. K. Lo, of 17. Kotewall Road, second Boor.
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Mr Soo Jung-hsi, known Albert Soc Hung-hi, of 7, Lower Cually Road,
Mr
as adaptable as possible, and to prove to the world that their work: could be compared on equal terais with that of sighted workers.
The trainees are learnlog rattan work, sewing and knitting at the Centre which is operated jointly by the Society for the Blind and the Social Welfare Blind Welfore
Water Authority 271- nounces that a full supply of water will be available over the Chinese New Year holidays. An uninterrupted supply
Ong Liu-hong of 27, be given from 6.30 a.m. to-Soares Street,
Mr Chan Sau-ping known as Department's until 19 a.m. on Mon- day, February 0.
Chan Mang-kwan of 10, Pok-Section. Thereafter the Colony will ulam Road, second floor. revert to the present eight hours' dolly supply.
Incrrow
Mrs Chin Li Yuk-king, nee Li of 418, Castle Prok Roud,
The Water Authority confirms ground floor. that there has been a temporary Mr Cheung Wah-wae, known disruption of water supply Inus Cheung Chan-hon of Bi Mac- the Hung Hom and To Kwa Donnel Road. Wan occas of Kowloon this morning which resulted in many households receiving no supply at all and in low pres- sure in other parts.
Alternative sources of supply have been arranged" and these people who did not get water this morning are advised that water will be available from 2 p.m. today Instead of ot tho normal time of 4.30 p.m.
New Post Office
Mr Kwok Put-yu of 400, Port- land Street, first floor,
Ir Christopher Ng Yue-wei of 14, Hillwood Read, top floor. Mrs Bealtice Wang nec Chen known as Chen Ping-tsung of 17, Tat Chee Avenue, You Yat Chuen.
Dr Theodore Chanz, of 1, Chinese Medical Officers' Quar- ters. Queen Mary Hospital.
Site Formation
The Society's aim is to place some of the blind workers in local industry when they reach a sufletently high standard of cffelency, and to have enough trainees ready to enter the workshop for the sheltered bind, which it is proposed to bulld during the next two years.
Indian Boy Dies After Accident
Site formation work will start A four-year-old Indian boy A new post office it to be towards the end of March on was fatally injured just before bulit at Sheung Shui to serve another rection of Housing Zone three o'clock yesterday after- the residents of the northern III in the new township of noon when he wos
kmocited part of the New Territories.
Kwun Tong, on the eastern | down by Alorry in Electric The Port Omce, which will shores of Kowloon Bay.
Road near its junction with
be of two storey will bo Tendors for the work, whitch | Mercury Strost, North Point, Bituated about 250 yards north Involves the removal of earth
station.
of the Sheung Shul railway and rock to form sites for hot- The boy, Harnak Singh, of ing and community ure, are No. 143 Electric Road, recond called for In today's Govern- floor, died before 'admission to
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Plc D. C. Dunkericy of the Hongkong Regiment has been promoted to the rank af Lieutenant.
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DEGRET is expressed by
a writer in the Japan Chronicle over the match in
Hongkong between the local side and the visiting Austra
lian Universities team which is now in Japan play- ing a series of matches. The writer comments that the game here took the edge off their visit.
T.D.W. Bannister, who was in the Colony at the end of last year cominents upon the high standard of Rugby in Hong- kong, and ronsiders I was to the credit of the Australian Afteen thu they accepted the invitation extended by Hong- kong.
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was once as
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"Old Writing in Hongkong", the SCM Post's correspondent "Colonial" describes the area, then known as Spring Gardens, "a kalubrious locality aituated at the castern end of Wanchal, named from a nearby
and the apring gardens which the early Europeans had planned”.
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We now have n Chinese slum quarter covering most of the locality and Spring Garden Lane -Gome years ago of most un- Savoury repute is all that recalls the old days. Yet the area, con- Unues "Calonlar", was select In every way in the Forties, and must have been a fashionable suburb approximating 10 the high-class repute later attached to residence on the Penk.
one
For many years, the heads of of the principal firms, Jardines, had their dwellings on the East Point hill.
In Spring Gardens 1selt wete several fre looking houses and well kept lawns with a water- front promenade such na tho Colony has never known since; owing to the acquisition of all seafront property for roadways ar rallways,
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