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Comment AFRICAN VILLAGERS RIOT
Of The Day
WASH THE
ROAD HOG
VER, the years rekis
of
correspondence have been written by frale motorists complaining nhout EVOTY thing over ur hear macndam which has led to accident*.
thr
The questions of the roul
Two Shot Dead A VISITOR AT BALMORAL
In Clash
With Police
Pictormaritzburg, Natal, Aug, 16.
can
Two Africans were reported shot dead by armed police in riots at the Afri- village of Sobantu near hero when
schools three African destroyed by fire and the fourth badly damaged last night.
were
hege, the white line over The strong police force sent to Sobantu prevented
takers, the state of the
roads, the police. Truffle
lights, street lighting, and
other matters have been alred to the full,
the rioters from wreeking a recreation hall and
an African administration building but a new sewage project in the village was completely destroyed.
There has been no question; The three schools which were that many of these prob- i deg troyed accommoilated more tems have been of great an 2,000 puplin, importance and that they have been tackled by the
Various
Government fle- partments concerned to the best of their ability ahl where necessary improve ments have been made within the limits of de partmental budgets.
One African constable was re- ported injured in the clash.
Meanwhile all was reported quiet at Harding, about 75 miles south of here, where police and ormed civilians have mounted constant patrols since
Katherine
Cheuk
Friday night when Maci tribes- Back In HK
men inarched on the local gaol
This process is continuing alin un attempt to free
though it takes time, availability of equipment,
and materials and last, but
not least, trained engineers and contractors capable of doing the job.
Rate Mounts
TEGRETTABLY the ncei-
RE
dent rate has continued
women prisoners,
African
Reinforcements
Armed police reinforcements
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
1
hostess, Miss Katherine
were rushed into the area yes. The former Hongkong air terday bui patrols last night found only three small Ares on two fumus which were quickly
Otherwise all Jan K. qe test,
Wan
Today the men were steeping out a cue they were called
gain tonight to patrol with
to mount through the years poller.
but this has been in part
caused by the heavy in- i Several hundred African men crease in our population and were involved
Sobantu. Reports
the rig
said
silcks and
they
the vast number of vehicles made a surprise attack on the on the roads, roads at police with
stones built to carry auch heavy before being dispersed.--Reuter.
JAM We are 1t*⪜W* }
trattle
experiencing.
But many accidents, which could have been avoided, are due to the thoughtless driver who insists un travelling alowly and on or near the crown of the road and is completely heedless of the traffic backing up behind. This type forces the other
drivers into a procession,Į ignoring the fact that he should maintain
a renson-
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able speed in relation the clrcumstances. The mult in a series of jumpa nɛd jerks.
No Law
limited arens
I speed
minimurn
can be enforced,
There is no law against the
slow driver on the pe
road and if he wishes
maintain a slow speed
must be allowed to do so.
to
ke
Finds His
Mother After 19
Years
Sydney, Aug. 17. A 24-year-old Englishman who believed his mother and two sisters were killed in a German. air maid in 1940 has just learned they are alive and well in England.
He is Mr Vernon Long, now living at Dungog. Now South Wales Country centre, HIS family lived for a time in Hast-
The answer to the problem in ings, Sussex, but when the alr many cases would be to raids began they moved to Chi- change the roads to fast chester,
Mr Long sold he was about motorways but because of the Colony's peculiar geofive years old when
he was separated from his mother
tel
graphy little can be done sisters, Zena and Heather, in an to implement such a scheme, air raid. However,
is time that: action was taken to force the slow driver over to the left and also improve
He was placed in a Barnardo, home and came to Australia int 1947.
the
His mother had been looking for him "somewhere In Aus-
standard of driving in the tralia bit could not get any Colony. At the moment it in lead on his whereabouts until he for from good. In fact it is was traced by an Australian
bank.-China Mall Special... appalling.
Wanderers
ΟΣΟ
many
HERE
too motorists who have a
Bet Results.
tendency to wander; thy In $25 Fine
cross the
white lines; negotiato bonds as though they are seeking a safe passage into Lyemun and up on the invariably finish wrong side. There is no single remedy for the road toll. Better ronds, heavier penalties, improved driving would have a bone- ficial effect, but in the main
Chouk, arrived back in tho Colony by air carly this morning.
The 20-year-old girl had com- pleted her prison term in the Philipisines following, her con- viction for altempling to smug- xle US$55,000 in a sujicate frum Manila to tongkung.
Her sentence of two months bad been reduced on accounti
of goud conduct and she was released on
coon.
Saturday after-
Miss Cheuk had insisted that the suitcase cɔnalning the US dollars was given her by an un- known woman for delivery to certain Mrs Lee.
Miss Cheuk was reported to have left the Philippines im mediately after she was set free. She was unavailable for cum- ment this morning.
A
The Prime Minister of Ghana, Dr Nkrumah, visited the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh who are now on holiday with their children, at Balmoral Castle. He had gone to discuss possible future ar- rungements for a Royal Tour of his country. Picture shows the Duke of Edinburgh posing a question to Dr Nkrumah over the walking slick which he carries, Princess Anne can be seen with her back to the camera.-Central Press Photo.
7
800 Picnickers
Stricken With
Food Poisoning
WOUNDING ALLEGATION:
Pregnant Woman Lost Her Child After Stabbing
A pregnant woman lost her child when she was stabbed by a man, it was revealed in testimony before Judge T. Creedon at the Victoria Dis trict Court this morning.
On trial was a 28-year-old unemployed man, Chan Tung- yuen, on two charges of wounding the woman Yu Kam-ling and her three-year-old daughter Cheung Choi-kam.
to the
Chief Insp. C. L. Smith, pro- Yu said she then felt pain in secuting, said the, necused stab- the abdomen and fell bed the woman in Lee, Tung ground where, she said, she
stabbed by again Street on the morning of June was 20. About half an hour later, accused. the accused surrendered himself
the
She was later taken to the
at the Wanchal Police Station Hospital. before the Palice had discovered who the woman was.
MEDICAL EVIDENCE
Dr K. C. He, of Queen Mary Hospital, said he attended the woman when she was admitted to the Hospital.
The woman had two wounds the abdomen. One had penetrated the womb,
The woman, Dr Ho said, was about seven months in pregnancy and the child, which had died of usphyxia had to be taken out by Caesarian operation.
The woman was treated in the Hospital and was discharged on July
FELL IN LOVE Yu Bald
stabbed Chan had her because she would not live with him, although he had ack ed her many times.
She admitted she had fallen in love with him on boat trips they used to take at Causeway Bay typhoon sheller.
"But I didn't want to marry him," she said.
Cross-examined by Chan, Yu denied she land told him he was
the father of the child she was cxpeeling.
She conica that she had it him with a worden clog after give her
he had refused money.
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Yu admitted that last year
Dr Y.-S. Cho, another medical officer of the Hospital, said he altended to the woman's three-she had bad a photograph, take year-old daughter, Cheung Choi-of herself and Chan, but denied that she later sent it to Chan's wife.
kam.
The child had several wounds The which had been sutured. chlid remained in the Hospital until July 6.
The woning, Yu Kom-Ung. testified that she had been mar
lcd to
Cheung Plug a man, and the three-year-old girl was their first child.
In March, this year, she said, she was divorced from her hus bond ng he had often beaten her. She was then already in pregnancy.
KNEW ACCUSED She said she had known the nine eigh or
accused for months.
Hearing is continuing.
Socialists Will Ask For China's UN Admittance
London, Aur. 17. A Socialist government would
DEEP WATER BAY LAND MINES DUMPED
The six anti-personnel land mines found on Drop Water Day yesterday after- noon, were dumped into deep water later in the day hy the Police Baltic Oleor.
The mines of British origin dating back to 1041, were dlecovered clone together, near a nullah at the east end of the beach, Workmen found them A few feet under the sand when they were carrylog out extension work on the nullah.
Death Of Admiral Halsey
Washington, Aug. 16. Admiral William F. (Bull) Halsey, 76-year- old retired World War II leader, died at Fishers Island, Long Island Sound, New York, today.
Admiral Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval Operations, announced the newn in a statement issued to reporters, but the cause of death was not immediately known,
The statement said: United States Navy and every “Every man and woman in the veteran of the Pacific theatre of World War II joins me in mour- ing Halsey. His passing is profound loss to the U.S. Navy,
and the our country
free world
Amiral Halsey commander the U.S. Third
Fleet in the Feelße during the war.
a
It was aboard his flagship, the battleship Missouri, in Tokyo Bay, that the Japanese formally accepted unconditional surrender to end the war.
The cause of lus "death 'wa3 not officially known. He was taken to hospital in 1957 with a mild cerebral haemorrhage.
Admiral Halsey led the Bret big mavel offensive of the Pacifie War in 1942 when he struck at the Marshall and Gilbert Islands.
He was in command of the Elkhart, Indiana, Aug. 16.
then press for the admittance of aval force from which
Lleutenant-Colonel James Doo- truck with food for 3,000, left standing in sun
Communist China into the
little led an nray bomber United Nations, A Labour from dawn to noon, was suggested today to
mission against Tokyo in 1942, have been the cause of acute food poisoning
Party pokesman said today.
the fret American strike against David Ennals, a professional the Japanese home islands of which broke up Miles Laboratories' Company asked her if she was free and party
worker and forcin sald the uftairs specialist, pienic and sent at least 800 persons to hospitals. she replied in the negative.
After the war an estimated this step DA On June 25, when she was socialists regard
million New Yorkers Κανο Ambulances, buses, trucks and taking her daughter to see
essential to ensure Chinese.com-Admiral
घ Halsey
roaring President stallon wagons immediately be deelor, the accused stopped her pliance with agreements to ban welcome - honte.
the street
nuclear tests and wespons. gan ferrying the ill to hospitals.in
and made
Harry Truman elevated him to Ho snid the sociallats Still others, trying to mike appointment with her at 8 am.
permanent Ave-star that K determined home, becane ill in their cars.
the following day. She refused, confitent
Admiral of the Fleet, for Commu- told the sick to Radio stations
On the following morning, Yu British campaign
After his retirement, Admiral turn on their headlights, pollee
Chinn's, admission to the Halsey became Board Chairman
vin the support of of All-American Cables inter- UN would picked up scores and fook then said, he she was going to her rist
mother, she was again
In the Radio, and Mackay Radio to hospitals.-UPL
cepted by the accused who took a two-thirds majority
There
Telegraph Company, her to Lee Tun; Street.
General Assembly.
Д was He doubted whether the President Elsenhower in he asked her what she
form Koing a toll her mother about United States would use its statement issued at his him. She refused answer velo in the security council, to
block this. --UPI. him.
The Indians Health Commis- sluner, Dr Andrew Off soki he felt sure lack of refrigera- tion Was responsible but I would take until Tuesday before an officiat
analysis could be
U.S. Gift Of $1.160,000 For completed.
HK Refugees
Mr Richard R. Brown
None of the stricken, however, appeared in erilical condition.
NON-REFRIGERATED
James Do Boni, who provided: most of the erred food, said it i was picked up from his Elkhart headquarters By members of the who Miles plente committee, took il, in non-refrigerated company trucks, to the private preserve Miles had rented at Angola, Indlana.
"When we ship ourselves we always use refrigerated trucks," De Bont saki, "This is a tragic situation but I do not feel we are responsible,"
Sunspots Hit
HK Cables
Sungpol netivity guin dis- rupted cables to and from Hong- kung this morning but a spokes- man for Cable and Wireless told the China Mall that only press the Paclite route cables on seemed to be affected.
"Other elreults appear to be
working normally and ordinary
services are warking
Miles omcials meanwhile publie called a special conference to normally." prepare a company statement,
It only was minutes after yesterday's
lunch
bam
sandwiches, barbeened chicken, European Hurt
potato salad, boked beans and chocolate cake when the first of the stricken fell ill
Budden,
to
A few days before the in- eldent, she said, the accused had
un
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SPACE SHIPS IN 1975
New York, Aug. 16.
re
The United States is reportedly preparing to use
energy released by atomic bomb explosions to send up immense space ships, the New York Times disclosed today.
The newspaper
the war.
rank
of
and
and
in Gettysburg. said that in the death of Admiral
Enisey, he Chad lost "personal friend"
and "all
ono of Icoders."
Americans have lost their great natural
"His (Halscy's) great personal contribution to the successful campaign's 'in the Pacific and the exploits of the forces under hly command are a brilliant part of American military
history," the president said. Reuter & UPI.
Swam 30 Miles
*
'SWOIT
cald research, explosions. The project, known as Mr P. B. A. Morley, of No. had proved extremely encourag- the "Orion" project is currently under study by a Government
New York, Auz. 16. 21B. Sek Kong Vilinge, Newing.
agoney headed by Ray Johnson Diane Struble, 20-year-old Territories, was injured shortly
nigk Some American atomic uelea which was ret up on July 2, 1948 blonde mother of three, after ten o'clock last SUDDEN ATTACK
nil
when the motor-scooter he was dists predicted that exace ships Johnson stated it that me that around Manhattan Island today. of a Then,
riding was involved in a collins large as ocean liners might be a contract for $1,000,000 and completing the gruelling tap in General 11 hours and 38 minutes. She lo everyone slaried to feel it."
sien with a private ear in malding trips to the anoon around [ been signed with the
Dynamics Corporation to study the first woman in history to Mrs Ann Randolph, a Miles lub
"You'd be Waterloo Road near Pui Ching | 1975, the newspaper cald, lochnleinn said,
It was expected that these the project.-AFP,
make the 30-mile trip-UPL Me Richard R. Brown, a mem- talking to someone and they'd Road.
Mr Morley was admitted space ships would be powered by suddenly at you and Depori- loold bor of the U.S. State
Kowloon Hospital for treatment. I a succession of controlled atomic ment arrived here this morning double up in pain." to discurs with consular officials, the method by which a gift of US$200,000 (about HK$1,100,- 000) is to be distributed to re- Privalo Peter Jenson, 22, at fugeas in the Colony. tached to 5. Field Regiment, who bet a friend he could swim The money was given by the wing of the Star American Government as part of Ferry pler to the other ap- the World Refugee Year. peared before Mr 1. T. Morris
Me Brown, Director of nt Central this morning on
Refugea Ollies and Department of Migration of the American Stato Department, who arrived here this morning by Pan American from Tokyo, sold to would be spending a week here.
from one
charge of "alighing from ferry other that through proper exit."
A
д
it bolls down to common Defendant won his bet but senso, and more particular was fined $25 for Jumping off ly good road mannors. It is time the road hog was
washed,
the Northern Ster while sho.wos berthing along the No. 3. pior at
11.30 p.m. on Saturday,
the
After his discussions in Hong- kong he will leave for Talwani
Snake Raising-New Industry
a
Macao, Aug. 19. Snakeralaing has 'broome w industry in Macao. A refugee facer who got the himself a piece of land fu reclaimed area near the outer harbour in. Msono started largo woaio snakeraising and breeding for commercial purpoweS.
eatable other.
They are of five different fugee farmer is raising a few
types und
of thousand young snakes which kinde ho has parled from many makes, poisonous and
wire. parts of the China mainland on
Since ancient times, enako different occasioris.
dishes. have been a delicacy in from anakce
throp China, Young
Exproially during the willer Inches long to a three-fool cobra are among the three lui sesson, enako soup mado, of In A plot of land of a fow four thousand replites confined three different kinds is a highly squaro agres the
Chinese
rela the urea,
revered luxury--AFF,
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