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Established. 1845
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1959.
TIN EMPTIED ON MAN'S HEAD
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SERVICE TO
TOKYO'
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A Big Nyet
Of The ACID MURDER TRIAL To West's
Day
CHEAPER
AIR FARES
Air
T Licensing
It
decision
Airways
Transport
Authority's
to grant Eagle
IL
Heence
to
Man Accused
Of Teahouse
Killing
operate a cheap fare route A 10-year-old man, Leung Chau, who was alleged
from London to Hongkong,
is one which necords with popular feeling. It is also one which, short of reject- Ing all three
applications
to
for excursion fare services, will cause least offence Bone. For what has been; approved though this has yet to be ratified by Londen
than
to have killed another man by pouring acid onto him on New Year's Day, faced trial be- fore Mr Justice R. H. Mills-Owens at the Criminal Session this morning on a charge of murder.
Leung WEB alleged to that on the morning of January have murdered Fong Kim- 1, this year, a number of people wah, after the alleged acid were having their morning ten throwing in a tenhouse on and among them was Fong. January I.
Chased Out
110 once fortnightly
vice in an aircraft which is not only appreclalsiy slower but also less concerned with the high standards of cater Ing and passenger service those of the bigger airlines,
might be said that the two unsuccessful appllenats Hunting Clan and Airwork
jeopardised
charge, lung is represented by Planting mat guilty to the Mr Victor Cittins, instructed by Miss P. Loschy of Russ and Co. Mr G. I. Sneath, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, asskated by Det. Insp. Runt,..
YOUTH GETS
A Jury of two men, and Ave winer was empanelled,
Oullining the whatever
rase for
The Mr Sneuth • Bald chance they had of secur. Prosecution, ing fleences by applying Jointly and by promising to employ such modern air- craft
the Jetprop Britannia, which เส in many respects superior to. and faster than any other plate after the Comet on the European-Far Eastern route. Possibly the Licensing Authority
Air did
take these factors into con-
sideration, but the reason
it
gave
for
refusing
DEATH
FOR MURDER
licences was that all the Cho! To, who was last Thurs-
traffic expected
*
fur excursion service would be aborted by one airline.
THIS
day convicted of the mur- dor of So Shui-bor, a camp loader at Cape Collinson Boys' Training Centre on Novembor the night of 16-17 last year, was son- tenced to death by Mr Justice A. D. Scholos in the Supreme Court this morning. The
passed
HIS is of course not JL tenable viewpoint. (leur- ly if an airline sus services at approximately half the existing tourist fare using the most up-to-date aircraft there would be consider- able diversion of traffe to after two doctors had tostilled cheaper airline, that the age of the accused was, despite the lower standards in their opinion, definitely over of its cabin service. And it 18.
the
sentefice
was
is a fair guess that if all Dr and Suncrassim told the three applications had been | Court that after having ex- granted. Bone would have ned Chol To and tallced with been forced to ruisce its him for a certain time, he was of the opinion that the age of services to Hongkong dras-
the accused was between and 23.
tically. Thus the ATLA's decision Is
well-balanced,
diplomatic
OVER 18 YEARS
20
and above all one that gives the excursion services a Dr William Wong who also opportunity of proving deve evidence said that the ac
mand
cused was between 21 and 22
without seriously years of age. affecting those
of the Both doctors agreed that the fjor Internationalfice of Chul: To war definitely carriers. Needless to say over 18.
after Hongkong's decision Mr Shum Fal, a member of
and similar one bite stant the tugistrar Odier "Aden” recently — it would grid that occurding to the
AL
teahouse in Shomshulpo,
about 8.30 a.m., Loung went up to Fong with a tin and emptied the tin over his head.
Leung then took out 2 knife, but was chased out of the teahouse by other people.] He was inter arrested by police constable in a nearby Kireet, Counsel cald,
1
Meanwhile, Fong was taken to the hospital where ho died later.
fluid
the
Mr Sneath, sald Leung had allegedly poured on Fong was uitle acid.
Evidence would be given that Leung had frequently purchased small quantities of acid in the course of his business, and that A few days before the incident, he had bought a quantity of acid worth $1.
Hearing continuing.
Princes Strove For Her Hand
An imminent crisis be- tween two Arab States-Morocco and Saudi Arabia
- has been solved in a way reminiscent of the
Arabian Nights naturally enough.
The crisis started because the CDL of the Kings of two countries both fell in Jove with the come girl — Lamya Schl, 20, daughter of an ex- premier of Lebanon.
King Saud sent o special emis- sary to speak for his -201 Prince Mohammed; and not to be outdone, King Mohom- med of Moruceo sent his Cairo Ambassador to speak for his
Prince son.
Abdullah. Tho Iwo Ginbassadors got their kings to
to letting agree Lamya chouse for herself.
So she got a present each from the two Princesa £15,000 diamond ring from Mohar- med, and a £5 locket con- miniature Korun taining o from Abdullah. But this was Inscribed "I shall always love
and you;"
the rumantic
touch' won.
iamya will marry Abdullah, with whom she studied at Sorbonne. Both prices in-
cidentnily are 24-Express
⚫ Service.
Rush
It Was A
Free Parking
For Space
By CHINA MAIL REPORTER
There is a rush for free parking space in Central District now that park-
Family
Vigil At Dulles Bedside
Washington, May 18. Cancer stricken John Foster Dulles, former American Secretary
of State, was under
stood to have weaken- į ed rapidly this week- end, in spite of an official bulletin stating that there was no change today since the decline in his con- dition last Friday.
Parcel
Russia today
Plan
Geneva, May 18.
today attacked
the Western package plan as "completely unrealis- tic" but offered to discuss certain parts of it if they were taken out of the "parcel".
As I See
The Talks
By JOHN EARLE
Geneva, May 18. Andrei Gromyko, Soviot Foreign Minister, revealed at today's session of the East-West Foreign Minis- fors' conference what parts of the Western peace plan he thinks may yield pro- lator private gress
Dulles received another short visit from President Elsenhower Mr this morning, at the Walter Reed Military Hospital, where his family are gathered in day and night vigil round his bed- side.
After his visit Le Dulles, Eisenhower went on. to pay short calls on two other famous invalids in the same hospital- Ceorge Marshall, unother former Secretary of State, who is com- plately paralysed as a result of Two strokes, and General Nathan Twining, Chairman of the Joini
The meeting, marking the Chiefs-of-Staff,
alert
the who has just
conference's been oporated on for cancer of undramatic, with both East and
second week
was otherwise the lung.
at
meetings among the min- istors, diplomatic observers said tonight.
of
0
States Mr
Sources close to the Dulles) West condemning along family said there was
"Title; familar lines the plans and hope that he would Kye.
proposals of the other. AFP.
Though
United spokesman described Gromyko's speech as "disturb- 12 and disquieting," some Western officials said it could have been worse.
Dashed Boy To Ground
ing meters are here.
thrown to the ground ded This morning the Central reclamation, and all the free parking areas nearby were full. Parking meters were largely shunned,
Along Connaught Road from the Dockyard Lo the muln Government Car Purk, only недел cars, were buying for their parking space.
But the meters were doing better further along the water. front, where there is now little or no free parking space.
A
Full Up
-AL-1-om the two Govern- well full up. The Star Ferry ment car parks were pretty Park's first two floors were full
10- and there were many cars
ON
be extremely unreasonable cords, the accused was born the roof. The smaller car park
if London were to refuse to
January 11, 1930 ot 130
allow the cheap flights to Queen's Road East, 1st floor.
start.
NHERE is one final talking;
THER
point: a London report
on page 9 of today's Muil
Chol To was represented by M: Benjamin Liu instructed by Brutton and Co.
quotes Bose Chairman, Sir I'm Only 52!
Gerard d'Erlonger that the Corporation will for
press cheaper air services throughout the world at the annual fore-fixing, meeting of the International
Air
in
onal Association
in September. He admiti that entrenched opposition makes it unlikely that his beeded." Bppeal will be
perhaps the advent of excursion services may cause second thoughts among other
airlines. Let it be said that the public cares Bttle whether cheap services are provided by the three independents or by the major airlines. The only consideration is lower ones, which Boac air fares,
Boac now helloves
possible.
If the
She Says
London, May 18.
was also doing good business
It is cheaper in the long run
to use the Government although
the two-hour
parks,
rates
Four
ure the same~50 cents. hours at a parking meter costa $1, and for the same
amount
a motorist can leave his car in the Government car park for up to Rye hours.
But within week or two, the 400-odd cars enjoying free parking space on the Central reclamation, will eldher have to pay at the meter, to the Govern ment car
park attendant, alternatively, motorists will just have to leave their earo home.
'.
or
at
This situation arises when piling for the City Hall begins
on the reclamation.
In a statement issued by the Pollee, motorists are able to a fou of $500 if they fail to pay at a parking meter pluce.
Priest Agents
of licences to an Lady Astor, England's Amori-
can-born woman polliiclan, Many
50 years old. to- cluding De
she'l
cut no Nikoal, morrow, but cake that shows up with 10 | Secretary candles
the
Washington, May 10.
priests in Russia, in- metropolitan Foreign Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Church, were agents refuse to admit am more of the Soviet Secret Police, than 58," she said, "even if according to testimony released that does illegitimate."--UFL.
nt will hasten this
will procchs of rethinking among the IATA members, Hong- kong's decision which wa ware happy to announce in a banner headline on Fri- day, is elep in the right direction.
The Central reclamation car park is full, All available free parking areas in Central are also full. But this row of new parking meters along Connaught Road remains unused. This situation is not likely to last, however, because work will soon begin on the new City Hall on the Reclamation, and 480-odd dars will be out of free parking space-China Mail Photo.
THERE WAS A LACK.
A
OF HUMAN FLEAS
→ Birmingham, Máy 183 | Just before the Whitsun holiday traditional for
i advertland circul was
for humart missing from a Whitsun holi- fleas and offered top prices day Monday fair here today. But no one supplied any and ha and showman BI Rayner had to "cratch" his show, an blamed it on soup.
annual attraction, at the last moment/Router.
He told reporters his show had
bcom killed by soap-pink. soap, scented soup, antiseptlo coap, byt abova all cheap
Btti declared: "Everybody, is- so]
1
Holiday Toll
In
At the same time the United States rejected at today's East- West Foreign Ministers Conter- ence a 40-article Soviel draft peace trenty for a divided Ger- many.
Mr Christian Herter, Ameri- can Secretary of State, told the three-hour session-the longest of the week-old conference-that Russian draft held "the seeds of future discord and con- flet,"
De
Willingness
Mr Gromyko refused to dis- coss German reunification AL the conference table here but Insisted that the ministers should concentrate on what he described as "the two pressing problems: A posre treaty with Germany and the question. of West Borila."
However, he sold that Rusala was willing to discuss these points in the Western package hey were extracted and dealt with separately:
A four-power declaration of settlement by peaceful of all interna- tional disputes and
of assistanco
MELIS
REEFERSON.
re-
to
Some questions of dis- armament.
The establishment of a limited armaments In Europe.
голо
Lothar
The only other speaker, Dr Bole, Eest German Foreign Minister, also rejected the Western package plan and warned that the situation in West Berlin might touch olt "military conflicts,
He said the German reunifică- on "does not come under the competence of the foreign ministers conference."
-UNTIE STRINGS
A French spokesman sald there was no progress what- Mr Gromyko expressed in Ever at today's ccasion which terest in pursuing
further the had "only conflemed the funda- Western plan's proposals for a mentol contradictions between non-aggression declaration, for the positions of East and West," disarmamen! and European --Reuter, security, and for the East-West German Committee-providi the Western untled,
package plan is
Rochester, N.Y., May 18. A University professor, Charles Gorbel, was charged with manslaughter today when a six-year-boy whom he had hospital.
Goebel said that he had lost his temper
because six-year-
But before the session started old Michael Sorce was teasing the Westem Powers In a joint and pushing His sinull
statement reiterated that they George, aged three. He picked were not untying the package, up Michael, held him over his Observers believed they would head, and dashed him to the not contemplate doing this unl! ground A stick which the least private meetings with little boy was holding in his Mr Gromyko disclosed whether hand pierced the child's left the present conference hap eye and entered deeply into his
of making progress.--- ¡icad.— AFP.
chances Reuler.
PASTERNAK STILL LEFT- IN DISGRACE
Moscow, May 18.
Russia today rehabilitated its chief literary
GENEVA SIDELIGHTS
Geneva, May 18. In the scramble for texta ot the Big Four sperches today, an excited newaman lost his pania. Buttons popped amidst tho wild daily jostling at the Mal- son De La Presse news head- quarters, when the man's pants were down to knaɑ level.before. the blushing reporter could' free his hands from diplomsey long enough to deal with pro- priety-UPL
*
Geneva, May 18, U.S. Secretary of State, Christian Herter, today let it be known he is an ardent gour- mes.
statesman,
The American who may owe his highly cul- tivated gastronomic taste to the
fact of his births in France, has
renegades but left Boris Pasternak in dis- trying out all the best
grace.
restaurants in Getteva and neighbouring France, # U.S. spokesman said,
The Arst All-Union Soviet frustrated," he said, The He does not often eat at le Willers Congress in five years "cartain writer" was obviously villa Whenever he ko no returned to office such one-time Pasternak whose novel won official engagement, he cak outcasts as Ilya Ehrenbourg and him great acclaim in the West out to a different restaurant Konstantin M. Simonov.
each day for lunch with one or Pasternak declined the Nobel two, aides.-AFP. Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev prize last year after Khrushchev sat among the 2,000 delegates in led the Soviet attack, ob Dr the Kremin as a third major] Zhivago, They claimed the
እኔ
ex-non-conformist, poet Mar- book strayed from the Leninist Mickey Just
garita Alllger, was elected to principle that authors must the Secretarist of the Writers' terve the cause of Socialism. Congress. Khrushchev himself Pasternak was expelled from had denounced her.
The Congress.
But the lesser offenders were back today-UPI.
NOT PRESENT
Pasternak was not present. The author of last year's Nobel prize-winning novel Dr Zhivago apparently, remained still on the "outs with his fellow Bo- vict authors,
Policeman Got In The Way
.
* Milan, May 18.
Alfredo Cadeto told the court
mean to
Talked
Santa Monica, Cal.,
May 18.
.:
Mickey Rooney was divorced by his wife, Elaine, today and he immediately an- nounced he planned to murry blonde beauty con- wiriner Barbara Thomason, in a year, and a day,
test
First Secretary Almusey Surkov of the Writers' Unlea referred to Pasternak indirectly London, May 18. la a recech at the riteln he certainly did not
Rooney was divorced after Altogelber 23 persons were
pour poup on a polleeman from his wife of six years told n and
The 731 Injured on
expectations of renc-his-bedroom window.
Judge he used to talk Saturday and Sunday ontiquary, imperialists aroused by "I meant it for my nephew,tinuously when they had guests the undignidest conduct of but the policeman got in the and when ha ran-cut of talk'io certain "writer were complately › way."—UPL..
would go to bod.--UPI.
clean these days It's Impossible | killed to get human, flaxa; . '-
Dtake my sung today by the Senate Internal - "They, are the best for a cirque British roads, It was announced
Security Coamliteo.Router .. becke they learn so qulekly." | tonight--AFP. ---
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