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OF CONTINUOUS RAIN YIELD 3.6 INCHES
TOKYO
PANAMERICAN
Queen
Of The HK SOAKED IN DOWNPOUR Spends
Day
A SOCIAL EVIL
Tover the Colony-tha:
THERN is one notice=xect
is ignored more bintantly and more frequently than any other. That is the one which says "No Spitting." And the regularity which
is ignorent illustrates both the serious
non
willa
of the offence and the lack of public understand- ing of its consequences. It is also a subject which more surely gets the fureigner's goat than any other of the petty grumbles which form. the subject of correspon- dence to newspapers. And justifiably. It is a thy habit. If it were nothing worse it would perhaps be tolerable. But it is, as must people know, very winch
Landslides Reported On Island
By CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Eighteen hours of almost continuous rain
have drenched Hongkong, causing a number of small landslides but the Royal Observatory spokesman today predicted a slow improvement in the weather in the next two days.
CHILD BORN
worse than a disgusting WITH
oriental practice, In Hong- kong it helps tuberculosis to claim more lives than any other prevalent Illness. So it is a social: evil of the first magnitude.
Ow does it spread tuber-! That is more i
Hulosis?
Interesting: an infected pen-
THREE LEGS
IN NT
son who spits--and invart A three-legged baby boy
ably may do, carolessly--| apits out tuberculosis bacilli. Even if the germ makes no immediate human contael, it
into a new
11
was born to a farmer's wife in Yuen Long, New Territories, on Saturday. 1 still dangerous. As becomes dry it assumes
five
pounds and Weighing reating phase, Then it is crying very loudly, the baby, carrled, perhaps on dust, otherwise a normal child, enter- environment-ed the world with an extra leg such DA humen hose growing from the mid-left of his mouth where it becomes chest. active again. As most read. The father, Chow Yang, 29 addition to and the mother, Lau Kuan-kiu, ern know, in pulmonary or lung tuber-20, were married early last year. culosis, there is also the skip variety, caught mostly
by bare-footedl
scantily-
A doctor said that an opera in tion could not be carried out an The baby for removal of the extra teg until it was four years
clad children playing
Break where spitting provalent.
B
old.
OPERATION
of
stronge
The rain, often heavy, ylelled a total of 3.00 Inches since began at 8 o'clock last night.
Most of this fell between mid- night and noon today and rain- foll in this period was 3.17 inches.
It is not n pleasant subject tol The parents' families have no
discuss, but unless some previous record thing is suid, and said births, The young husband is regularly, there is a danger working both as a former and
In Yuen scavenger of this evil dragging on for}
and The wife looks tall and healthy. ever,
# days During
pro-wor
Poverty, dirt
of
Long.
squalor are not the inevit farmer's wife in another village able accompaniment
nearby, gave birth to a three- spitting: that is to say headed child. However, it died. spitting cannot be excused
because of widespread social conditions that are
almost
beyond remedy. Poor peuple DEBORAH
are sometimes the dirtiest, the least educated and hence almost socially unconscious, but to suggest they are in- corrigibly resigned to hard- ship and suffering fantastle ползелке. They are as eager as anyone improve both their lot and their lives.
s
to
O suggest that there should Tegul or severe
fines
SEEKS DIVORCE
Santa Monica, Calif.,
July 6. Film star Deborah Kerr, separated from husband Anthony Bartley for more than a your, today filed for divorce charging him with crualty. Because
for offenders only tends to make an already difficult life) more bewildering and per- plexing. Education, such as triangle, the Urban
of an International involving her friend- Council
inship with writer, Peter Viertel, branded conjunction with the Heath the tion was on Department now carry out, complaint to a divorce sult, fled la the best method but it by the actress a year ago.
Asker. If she would abide by must be intensified. Posters
Collfomia divorce laws, which and mobile eluems in which require
walt before a year's
both the unsociability and remarriage, Miss Kerr sald she
the danger to health of this would.
practice can be stressed are needed in greater number. Public transport concerns. must
ENTICEMENT
The rain was general over the southern coastal areas of Chino, Macau reported 12 hours of rain at noon this morning. The cable said some parts of the city were under water but no casualties had been reported.
Landslides
The report, by Reuter, added that rice crops in parts of the Pearl River delta on the China understood 10 mainland were
have been hit by Hash floods.
No casualties have so far been reported in Hongkong and damage so far has been light,
In
Landslides
were reported In Aberdeen, but no damage or obstruction was reported, Po-Shan-Rocd Hongkong, there was a landslide and traffic was reduced to a single lanc,
On the Peak, at the junction
Cave-In At Ice House St
A yawning cave measuring 151 feet by Eve feet in the road- surface at the function of Ice House-Street
and Lower
Albert Road appeared over- night and greeted 'pedestrians and motorlels this morning.
subsidence, reportedly caused by the collapse of an
of Stubbs Rond and Magazine The Cap Road, a tree was reported down and traffic was reduced to #single lane.
Subsidence
A drainage tunnel in Ice House Street at its junction with Lower Albert Road collapsed and some soil beneath the road also gave way, thereby endan- gering the entire Junction (sce picture right),
This morning the outlook at the Royal Observatory was for
showers continuing
possibly during the next two days, with a slow improvement.
underground drainage tonnel, ---uppeared · as if a little earth- quake had shaken up. that portion, making care in and sinkelahi foot.
The wide gap exposed a broken drainage pipe, a sewage pipe and a gas, malu.
The cave-in occurred at the end
of a streich of the road now undergoing resurface work by PWD Ale rond opening was fenced off danger ares to traffio
police.coustable snd A
there to been posted the 'traffic flow; Chips Photo:
дв A
has divert Mall
Detectives Describe How
Shot At In Louey Case
Two plainclothesmen described at the Criminal Session this morning how a man suddenly whipped out a revolver and fired two shots at them when challenged to halt.
Pacing
The cause of the heavy rujas was a fresh burst of the south-
three shots in the The storied by the
detectives were Elving "I fred west monsoon
over evidence at local storm which passed
the trial of seven direction of the accused, An- number of other deteclive D.P.C. 367 the coast of China to the south mea
charges connected with of Hongkong yesterday.
then ran after him." alleged robbery attempt at the Witness said that later the houre of Mr W. S. T. Louey, 81
he saw Lee Cheuk same day Waterloo Road, on December 22 again at No. 1 Wan Fat Street. last year.
fourth foor, Delective Pulice Constable Yin Yuen-wn testified that he was on duty with another plainclothesman on January 20, petrolling along Wing Kwong
The south-west monsoon was partly the cause of last month's four-day 30-Inch deluge which caused such havoc and suffering in Hunghong.
STOP PRESS Street, Hunghom,
Cross-examined by Lee Cheuk, Yin said he was not In. uniform at the time, but in plainclothes.
Identified
The two were walking In the
Lee Cheuk asked whether the direction of Ma Tau Wet Road, Policemen identiaed themselves
The first non is additionally ac- cused uf sending letter to tr 12 threatening On January Louey
shooting D murder, and with detective with intent to avold arrest. Mr Justice I. IL M-Owens and a jury of four men and three women ard fearing the case.
Mr V. L. J. D'Allon is appearing for the fourth and fi
Mr D. N. E. Res, Crown Coulee, assisted by Detective is proseculing Monington. inspector T.
Hearing is proceeding.
PLANE CARRYING
when he saw a man and recoge after the order had been given N-BOMBS CRASHES
nised him as Leo Cheuk (the | to halt..
first accused in the indictment). Witness sald that his com-
Drew Revolver panion--the cne who had, shout- Witness told the Court that ed out to Lee Cheuk to stop
had identified himself us being
Shreveport, La., July 6,
An Air Force. C-124 cargo plane carrying unarmed nuclear weapons crashed and burned at Barksdale
he and his companion had pre-from the police. viously been shown a photo- Corroborative evidence was graph of Lee Cheuk by thetr given by Yin's companion, Ma on takeoff today superiors.
Kem, DPC 494. Yin said his comrade called "The
out to Lee to stop.
"Immediately. the
taven
accused are, Let Chok. 4; Leg Tak-rum, Lee Wing-yau, 39; Lee Yu, 25: Lee Lux,
Air Force Base.
Freedom
Bid By Young Convicts
Everett, Wash., July 6. Four young prisoners in
A
state reformatory near here today seized more than two dozen hostages, including women and children, in an attempt to win their freedom.
A
Hour
At Dentist
•
Chicago, July 6, Queen Elizabeth spent the better part of an hour in a dentist's chair in a Chicago hotel tonight delaying her arrival at a civic dinner marking the climax of her visit to this city.
to the Sources clone
reformatory spokesman said the prisoners, armed with Queen said that she had
butchers knives taken from e kitchen, Belzed the hostages while they wore visiting the re- formatory and were holding them in a vialling room. least three guards being held.
were
Protection
A1 also
complained aboard the Royal Yacht yesterday of trouble in a right molar and an appointment was made for her to be seen today by u Chicago dentist Dr Nor-
The prisoners have demandedman Olsen.
and a car in which to uscape threaten to take one or mure
of the hostages with them for prolection.
Latest
reports sald the hostages were still being held while reformatory guards, stato police and kcal sheriff's officers ringed the building. blocking all exits,
Rest Period
Dr Olsen has his surgery in The Drake Hotel where the a rest period at Queen spent noon today and tonight received of midwest states Jovernors and mayors of several cities.
I was learned that the tooth to be Bled and the operation had
Dr Garrett Heyns, State Diree-delayed the Queen's departure by about half an hour for the Conrad Hilton Hotel for to- night's dinner.
of Institutions, cald tor instructed the officials at the reformatory not to give on theh,
"It is a case of tempurising trouble- and talking to tho makers,”
Guards were attempting to mount ladders and try to cover the troublemakers with gund the windows of the through visitors waiting room.
There are 840 inmates in the Institution,
Former Riof
The reformatory Was the scene of riot on August 30, 1953. Following that distur bance, a "master riot plan" was put into effect, which included "maximum co-ordination of In- stitution guards, the state patrol und local law enforcement agencies."
The plane's seven crew mem-": bers were in hospital.
Un-
The.
queen, ravishingly beautiful in whilte evening
white stole gown with
and diamond and emerald Wara roda past cheering crowds fo dino with the mayor and 1400
of feading ellixens
Chiengo,
Apparently quite recovered trouble the from her dental Queen rode a State Depart- ment limousine accompanied by the Mayor, Mr Richard Daley.. and the Governor of Illino Mr William Stratfon.
Romb Scare
Polleo received an anonymous phone call today saying an attempt would be made to blow up the Museum of Science and stop on the Industry, next Queen's 13-hour Chicago
Police believed the report to be a prank, but a bomb squad was sent to check the building.
A new $30,000 locking device was installed at that me.
Roger Maxwell, Asalatont{ agenda, Superintendent of the Instlin- disturbance tion. said the started when the tomates look three officers hostage. Some- how, he said, the convicts had oblained butcher knives; The inmates took the formatory ofleers to the visit ing room whleh had about 25 to 30 visitors calling at the time, Maxwell said.-Reuter and UPI.
IC-
Capt. John W. Northern, head of the police central complaint roon, said Police at the muscum were notifed and began a check structure before the of the bomb squad arrived. Reuter and UPI,
Shoot At
Spaniards
Newsmen Covering Royal Honeymoon
Formentor, July 6.
first 45: Stun Kong-ting, 32; and lo Bathorized persons were order: Spanish police guarding Belgium's Prince Albert
accused drew a revolver, Hei Hoi-keung, 38. turned
around and
two shots.
firedre stratees with conspicinged to remain out of the crash between December 18 and 22 in rob arto until wreckage. WAS
ac-
A second accused Lover with
THE "I ducked into No. Wing Kwong Street to take shelter, sted of shooting
and alternatively bodily harm,
and took out my own service Intel to du
revolver,
"The first accused ran into a Balley side lane leading into Street.
with wounding
cleared.
But offcials cold that there The was no radation danger, nuclear weapons were unarmed, The secund, third, fourth, fifth and officials said there was no nocd for evacuation or concern of any kind," UPI:
with. Intent.
and
and sixth accused are charged with silawful porkession of arms brumunition.
Boac Comets Found To Be Radioactive
Beas
und Princess-Paola-today-fired at photo
graphers chasing the Royal couple.
It was the second time since across the bay, and took a the Royal couple arrived here French photographer into cus- Inst Thursday from their wed-lods.
newtmen.
ding in Brussels that Spanish Police pleked up Paris Match police have turned nasty with magazine photographer Hervo Lamare Terrane. They put him The police, who have thrown a into a car and drove off. It was whether he was light cordon around the young not known lovers on orders from the being detained as a warning or Spanish Government, picked up whether he would be forced to an Italian photographer yester-leave the island.-UPI,
Today, police stationed on
tion of a boatload
of photo-
A Summit
In June, Bariley, a former enfores prohibitions Royal Air Force fler, hled rigidly the best way is for "enticement" charges against Inspectors to lecture offend-Viertel in London At the time ers publicly. In every oflee, Viertel denied charges of steal-
"The Radiological Protec day. employers might do as oneing the actress' love, saying it
London, July 7. 1 "Tests showed that part of from one of the Comets is to British lady has done: stop was utterly ridiculous."
Mrs Virginia. Viertel fled it by the simple expedient for divorce here last February,
The Daily Herald reports the radioactivity was, caused be. Ant to the works of its tion Service-sponsored by
a the Medical Research Coun-shore around the newlyweds today that
makers, Rolls-Royce, for British Over- by Strontium 90.
ell and the Ministry of Henith rented honeymoon chalet, fired UK To Push For of haranguing offenders.
occusing her husband of wild
"I would be surprised if check. Airways Corporation to be desertion and extreme cruelty.
Comet jet airliners have been the amount of radioactivity It added: "It is considered has been checking high-t least four shots in the direc And finally it has
London, July 6, Bartley also asked that tho
was sufficient to be harmful. that the engine, working like flying British aircraft since graphers pursuing Albert and found to be radioactive. obvious realised that no
couple's two daughters, Melanie,
a giant vacuum cleaner, may an American Boeing 707 jet his 21-year-old Italian bride:
Britain will seek to cut short The thots splashed harmices- overall result can be expect 11, and Francesco, 4, be made
Part of the radioactivity, it But as a precaution. It
ly in the water.
the statomated Geneva Foreign ad in the foreseeable future, wards of the court. Since then says in a front page report, recommended that the wings have sucked in radioactive was found to be radioactive
fast February." fly- is thought to be due to should be regularly washed fallout from t-tests while. The newspaper quotes
photographers spun Minister' Conference and push So it in useless calling the girls have remained in the
Ing eight milch up. of their father In Strontium 90, the death dust down. for campaigns of five, ten or custody
caused by The newspaper quoted a Rolls-Royce and Boac en-spokesman for the service as around and headed in the oppo- for an early summit meeting at. September, informed government twenty years duration, Ifa- England.
The red-haired actress, born H-bomb
Boac spokesman as saying gineers want to find out if saying that the amount of alle direction. Water skiers in the end of August, or carly
con contamination found was less the area sped away.
A short time later, Spanish sourées sald today.. in Helensburgh, Scotland, mar- It quotes a scientist who that no danger to passengers any radioactivity la
The East-West Foreign Minis- that because of the contriel Bartley, on November 20,
centrated in the engine than a tenth of that to which police showed up at the For+ found contamination on ono or crown was involved. munity's unrelenting efforts, 1043, at St George's Hanover
The Dally Herald says that and if It could be harmful to workers at atomie plants can mentor hotel, headquarters for term parity will resume a week spitting tended to disappear squara Church in London. They of the Comets as saying:
their jobs-Reuter.
over the honeymooners chalet "cooling off recess."-UM.. March, 1900.There was contamination of as a result of the discovery, maintenance men working on safely be exposed as part of newsmen maintaining a vigil from today after a thros-week, In Hongkong In the latter separated
the olly surface of the wings. la completo Avon jet engine it. part of the 20th century,
tory might record, however,
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