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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1959..
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
Three Years For Stabbing Boy Crushed To Death
By Reversing Car:
Sipping Old Clothes For Colony Poor Crown Charge In Court
Noise Started A Row
A 22-year-old weaver was found guilty today of stabbing } room-mate who angered him by making a sipping noise while drinking water. Cheung Kun-kul who pietded nut Luilty, was sentenced to three yous xaol in the Victoria District Court this morning.
He claimed that he had used a knife only "to reare" his room- inate Yad Bo-ebai and that he had stabbed him "aceldentalty" during a struggle which creuerisi later.
60 People
The prosecution alleged that on December 29 last year, buth the cecused and the complainant Aved in a dormitory Tor 60 people located at 20A Sun Shan Road.
At about 10 am. the accused who had just returned from night work was awaken by an plan elck and prevented from going back to sleep by the sip- ping noise made by Yau who was drinking water at the tirer. An argument then followi during which Cheung pashed Yat and spilled the water over the flour.
The presccution further alleg- ed that eight days later, Yau went to do tothe shopping and returned to the dormitory about 16 4.m.
Knife In Back He had just started to progare e mest when the accused joined him in the kitchen and stabbed him in the back after having closed the kitchen door.
Convicted by Judge Mills- Owens, Cheting asked for Bght sentence "go that Iran leave the prison sooner The start a new life."
♫
Kowloon District Court Inspector T. Wheeler prosecut- ed assisted by Detective Sub- Inspector J. J. English.
Weather Will Be Cooler
The weather at the moment
is getting cooler a spokesman
to
the Royal Observatory suid
this morning.
lem-
Yesterday's minimum perature was 084 deg. F'. It was the same today.
The maximum reading yester- day was 1.5 deg. E but it is only exported to reach the mid 70's today,
The outlook for this afternoon feloudy with fair periods, To- it is expected to be cooler and cloudy.
marrow
Week-end
About two lons of old exiline, donated by the American people, were handed over to members of the Presbyterian Church for poor Hongkong propia this morning by the crew of the CSS Southerlami, ai the Kowloon Pabllo Pier.
The clothing will be distributed either today or tomorrow.
Captain Bike Kamslag, the destroyer's commanding ofleer, and Li-Cmdr John Btull were in charge of the hand-over, which is shown in progrem in the pleture above.-China Mali Photo.
FLOWER SHOW JUDGING AT GOVT HOUSE
Lt. Gen. Sir Edrio Bastyan, Sir Tsun-nin Chau and Mrs P. D. Holder Judging table arrangement displays at Govern- ment House this morning.-China Mall Photo.
Leisure Separates
Glamourous Easter Bonnets
Cool, light Spring Cottons
now showing at
Paquerettes
16a Des Youx Road, C.
Tel. 27-157
Government
-House- Flower Show
Crown Counsel Mr G. Willis alloged today that a ravorsing cor had crushed a six-year-old boy to death against a wall,
a
He said this in the Victoria District Court in a case in which Cheung Lai-
shek, 50, of 61 Lee Garden Road, third floor, pleaded not guilty to charge of dangerous driving, causing death, before Judge Jennings.
The boy had been playing with his brother and another Inc.
Mr Willis old the court that on December 30 last year at 10.15 am, three young Chinese boys, including the dead boy, Lo Chol-yun, were playing on the pavement cutside 45 Lee Garden Road.
Fast Speed
"The brother of the dead boy will tell the court that he stw a car, No. XX3001, travelling in I reverse at a fast speed across Lec Garden Road." Mr Willls said,
"The ear mounted the pave- ment and erashed into the wall. The car then moved a few feet forward, away from the wall, and again reversed and emashed into the wall.
The boy will say that when the car finally slopped he saw his young brother trapped under the rear of the vehicle," Mr Willis told the court.
"The other lad will tell how he raw the car crush the dead boy against the wall.
Saw Man Get Out
"He also maw a Chinese mule, later identified by photo- graph as Cheung, get out of the driver's seat,
"A Chinese fanale was sit- ting next to him in the front seat."
The hearing is unfinished. Cheung is being defended by Mr Oswald Cheung, Instructed by Peter Mo and Co.
HK TOURIST PROSPECTS
Mr W. J. Elden
Mr Wiliam J. Elden, Judging at the Annual Flower Treasurer of Northwest Air- Show and Decorated Table Dls- Unes, who la од a visit to play, held in aid of the Society Hongkong to study air travel for the Protection of Children potentialities and the expan began In the bailroom of slop
of tourlam, sald this Government House this morning, morning he hoped Hongkong The judges began their rounds would increase its income from
at 11.30 am, and they consisted spending by American travel-
Ho
Waa
The leader of the Little Orchestra, Mr Scherman (left)
is grected by Mr Harry Odell at Kal Tak this morning- China Mall Photo.
U.S.Orchestra Stole Stockings
To Give
Two Concerts
From the Files
25
years AGO.
(By Our Special Reprosonia- tive on board HMS · Cumber» land): Early tomorrow morn. ing, invading "Blaclanders" To attempt to land on the shores of Hongkong. The "enemy" is now aboard British warships and is comprised of Royal Marines and detach- ments from the Fast Lan- cashire Regiments.
Before dawn, the attacking fores will attempt 072 171-
pererived landing at some spot on the Colony's beaches, which will be closely guarded by machine-gun nests.
THE death bas occurred of Major-General Sir Arthur Dorward, who played a lending part in the Boxer Rebellion,
He commanded British, American and Nussian troops in action near Tientsin on July 9. 1900, and the British, Ameri- can and Austrian troĝps at the capture of Tientsin dity when he received the KCB,
He commanded the ellied troops
in the defeat of the Boxers near Tientsin in Auguunt.
OUBLES champions of Do the Color Cerneat
nine years, S. A. and H: D: Rumjahn gave, their sup- porters a fright when they defended their title on the stand court of the Hong- kong C.C. yesterday after- Ng King-yau, 54, unemployed, noon against E. C. Fincher was sentenced by Mr Derek Cons and L. Goldman, their chal
Central Magistracy ..this
t
From Shop
The "Little Orchestra" of America, arrived at Kai Tak morning to, six months' im- longers for the third con this morning, em a specially- prisonment He pleaded guilty secutive year. chartered Cathay Paclite Air-lo stealing 13 pairs of silk stock- ways DCB from Salgon, to give ings and two shirts from a shop
wo concerts in the Colony. In Queen's Road.
The 52-member group led by Young Fun-kin, 23, also un- their founder and conductor, Mr employed, denied a charge of Thomas Scherman, will be giv-| meriving stolen property and ing their first concert tomorrow was remanded, (night at the King's Theatre at
9.30 p.m.
Their second concert will be ar 11 am, matinee performance at the Princess Theatre un Fl-
day.
Official To Visit
Orphanages
Mr W. Sting King, manber
| of the Board of Christian Child-
ren's Fund Inc., Richmond
USA. world-wide crphanage
organisation, will
urt've
Hongkong on Sunday for w short visit, to inspect he local orphimages of CCE Mr King... į
World inspection tour
of CCF orphanages,
Profit Higher
Mr Lawrence Endoorie, at the Engineering and Construction annual meeting of the Hongkong
Co. Ltd, this moming, announced a net profit of $2,913,261 for 1958- against $2,012,580 in 1957.
Messrs Horace and Lawrence Kadooria were re-elected dires- fore.
After losing the first set with as miserable a display of tennis as they have ever given, they annexed the next three to win the championship for the tenth successive year. The scores were 2-6, 0-4, 6-4, 0-3.
Craster Sale
PROMOTION
More Elife
LTD,
KOWLOON BRAŃCH
Ocean View Court, 27, Chatham Road
March 23rd
200 Pcs. HATS 500 Prs. $HOES 300 Pcs. HANDBAGS
March 31st
from $-10 to $20
"
$10 to $35
$5 to $15
@
$ 45 anch
$ 50
"
$100
R
$ 25
from $15 to $35
European Boy Hurt
(leathor, faille and plastic) A 13-year-old European boy 100 Pcs COTTON DRESSES optimistic that was injured yesterday morning tourism In the Orient would when he fell from his bicycle 100 Pcs. AFTERNOON DRESSES increase. More Americans were in Prince Edward Road scar ila 100 Pcs. COATS new visiting the Far East than junction with Earl Street, Kow- Europe.
of Mrs P, D. Holder, wife of lers. Air Commodore Holder, Lt-Gen | American tourists вреп Sir Edric Bastyan, Commander mors than US5600 million in British Forces, and the Hon, I. the world and countries in the N, Chau.
Orient only got 10 per cent of The colourful entries display- this total, he said. ed, ranged from miniature silver salt cellars to massed flower Arrangements in gili urns. special tables included Easter tea parties and formal dinner örrangements with allver candelaben.
The show will be open to the public from 2 pm, to 7 pm, to-
day,
The
Mr Elden sald there www Kreat need for hotel facilities in Hongkong because of the larger numbers likely to be brought by modern jet airliners..
loon.
The boy, Geoffrey Harrison of No. 510 "E" Block, Lo Fu Ngam Resettlement Area, was admitted to Kowloon Hospital for treat- ment.
100 Words-A-Minute Girl
Flies Off To Bangkok
Miss Elaine Dest, winner of the "Miss Secretary of Australia" tlife left the Colony this morning after spending four days here. Part of her prize is
ling wardrobe, an additional wardrobe, a secretary's copy- ing machine, free entertain- ment at all her ports of call, and finally she will be pre
a round-the-world air-trip,sented with a' A£1,000-eur.
The 21-year old secretary, who wrs selected from 1,000 candi- dates, also receives A £400 travelling expenses, a travel-·
Tig morning, Miss Best left, try Air India for a further stay in Bangkok, Candidates from six. Australian states had to pass stiff short-
hind typing and general knowledge testa, With a shorthand speed of 100 words per minute and a typing speed of 40 wp.m. Miss. Best was adjudged winner of the con- test in January, this year.. She is accompanied on the trip by Mias Bybil Hunter, kecre- tary of the sponebrijg› {com»«» pany.
50 Pcs. SKIRTS 100 Pcs. SWEATERS
SWIMSUITS
GIRDLES AND BRAS DANCETIGHTS, in blue, black and red COTTON DANCE FORMS in bottle- neck, black, red and white ODD SIZED BALLET EXERCISE-SHOES
for kiddies
@ $35 each
from $ 5'up.
@ $20 each
@ $ 15
@ $ 15.
NOTICE: THE SAME.. PROMOTION. SALE -15 carried on at our BUDGET FLOOR, Kayamally Bldg., 1st Floor, Hongkong.
At MODE ELITE, LTD. Main Shop, 22 Queen's
Road, Central, NEW EASTER GOODS are on display. QUALITY SHOES in odd, sizes-on, sala,
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