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GILMANS.
Comment Of The Day
RECOGNITION
FOR TRIADS?
THE WEATHER
Moderate rusty east-south-east, winds, trafi In exposed places. Cloudy with showers, heavy at timos. Noon Temp: 80 degrees. Noon Humid: 92 p.c.*
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POLICE OFFICER, WIFE ON Tremors Recorded
CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY
Chinese Woman
Detained
In Custody
THE Police Lay Hongkong has A British Police officer and his wife, to-
THE
the
450.000 Triad members. Mr. Brook Bernacchi, puts figure at nearer a milion. But whoever is right there can be no doubt that Hongkong has a frightful problem an ti hand. Perhape it would be better to accept the
alarming figure as the most likely-at least there will be le chance then of any pubile or official complacency. But in grasping the particular nettle, just where do we begin?
moro
Mr Bernacchi advocates registra
tion of one or two societies a a trial measure. The Civle Association once proposed a
Triad rehabilitation centre emphasising moral reganera. lon and Rocial rehabilitation. newspaper The Police
and
commentators have been call. iny for the strongest punitive con. action. With all theNe
where flicting views,
do we begin? The answer may te In compounding all these aug. gestions into one plan nction.
Main Cause
ONE
cl
gether with a Chinese woman appeared
in Central Court this morning charged with conspiracy.
An application for a three-day remand by Crown Counsel was allowed by the Magistrate, Mr I. T. Morris.
No Right To Stand
In
Street
London, Aur. 18.
A man was told in court here today that he had no right to stand in the strcci -- only u walk up and down.
The man pleaded not guilty to obstructing a policeman in the execution of his duly after refusion to move when asked to to 50 He was told by the magistrate that the law stuter "you have only the right to walk up and down, not to stand
NE of the main causes of the
there." of societies In proliferation
three-i tho recent years # pronged evil of poverty, po- pulation and unemployment,
The man was ordered to pay a 67 £2 with custo with an alternative of 14 days
In this fortiin environment imprisonment. He was allowed
of
rackets Bourish and the Triads And an obvious niche. This the same
underworld organisations the world over and where Triaus exist only of criminal for the rewarda
Intimidation and exploitation Tho Police and the courts cannot ignore their existence.
The most Important first step le
to sentenco convicted Triad members for far longer periods than they are given today, Ond or two yeara plitfully mail Rentence for people who enslave in prostitution
wonten and bleed
14 days to pay. - China Mail Special.
STORM IS
HEADING
FOR HK
The tropleal depression which is
causing the
present unsettled weather likely to affect the Colony for at least another 24 hours, a spokesman of the Royal Observatory sald this morning.
students white. The pron. priman pect of ten years in would at least scare off the and the members" "fringe
He expected that the depres- dabblers And those gapleg
sium would este more frequent should be put to work in con- fined areas in the New Terriwwers later this evening,
tories on a farming or develop. mant project. The main thing to ensure Is that they are removed for as many years possible from the polsonous environment in which they previously thrived.
Rehabilitation
At present the storm is just over 200 miles south-south-east of the Colony, and moving west- north-west at eight knots, rough-
towards Hongkong.
one
The form is not a big the spokesanan said, and winds kof up to 22 knots have been re- corded north-east of the centre,
law- As
Kirk Douglas In Tax Case
Washington, Aug. 18.
Adrian
The flier, Francis Walsh, 30, and his wife irene Shein Walsh, 20. are on Police ball of $1,000 and $500 respec- tively.
Their passports Enve surrendered to the Pollce,
been
Walsh Is Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police of Bay View Police Station.
The Chinese woman, Lily Lee, de- lias Lee Wing-mui, 40, is fuined in Police custody. No plea was taken.
Chian
The Charge
on pc-
The charge states that the de- several dates be- It ndants on tween August 1, and August 18, 1959, conspired together cor- ruptly to sulfelt payments from
Chun Chun-kwong and Ping-kwun'allus Chan Kang as a reward or otherwise count of Francis Adrian Walsh, of the Hongkong an officer Pulice Force. forbearing pro- perly to take action In respect club of certain activilles of # known as the Takt Kee· Cóma any, having premises at Em- pire Apartinent, 12th Floor, 293- 299 Kings Road, North Point.
Walsh and his wife, whose address is given es 2 Ventris Band, are represented by Mr George Liang, of M. K. Lam and Company
Third defendant, Lily Lee, of 26 Percival Street, second floor, was nut represented.
Transferred
Crown Counsel, Mr D. O'R Mayne said that Police investi- gations were still being carried
and asked for a command. He said that the case would taler se transferred to the Dis- trict Court.
BOAC NOT TO CANCEL ORDERS
FOR BOEING 707
London, Aug. 18. The British Overseas Airways Corporation is not considering cancelling its order for 15 Boeing 707 Jet affliners despite the series ut nishaps which has afflicted the 707 recently, a Bone spokes- man sald today.
The uirliners costing some £44.000.000 are to be delivered to Boac starting in December.— APP.
U.S.
In Petrol
May Take Four Killed Action On HK Explosion Textile Imports
He told
questioner at
Washington, Aug. 18.
Kansas City, Aug. 18. Four firemen were killed and about 100 persons In- Jured some of them seriously when seven or cight burning petrol atorage Lanks exploded here today.
Fifty-six remen were among
the injured taken to hospital,
und several were believed to be
In Hongkong
In the last four days, the Dejamograph at the Royal Observatory has recorded Seven separato carth tremors, including one Baturday which tasted near- ly two houEN.
on
A spokesman at the Ob. within servatory said that the last few days there has been an exceptional amount of earthquake motivity, The recordings made on Monday and Tuesday, he said, coulă have been after shocks from Saturday.
a
On Saturday a massive
flattened earthquake whole town on Formosa, Tho ahocks from this were teli in Hongkong at about G PULL
Two people reported feeling the tremors. They lasted two hours.
On Monday five tremors, none of them of any great strength' were recorded. Yot- terday a further 'quake was felt, and I was judged to have ort thated some 400 to 1,000 miles Bouth-east of the Colony. The pokeman sald the position why vory vogne.
150 Trapped In Montana Quake
J
Yellowstone, Montana, Aug. 18
Mr Frederick Mueller, the new United States Secretary of Commerce, said today he believed the Hongkong textile manufacturers had "over-reached themselves" in the US. market. in a critical condition. Many of Mountain-shattering earthquakes. Last night aid today
policemen. the injured were industry spokesmen havo called The entire area
was evacuated i press cofurence he thought that for manditory import quotas if before the explosion.
Jongkong manufacturerB
Flames from the vast blaze are unwilling to adopt
self-leapt 200 feet into the air, and Secretary of International Affairs, had suc-imposed limitations on their ex- Immediately engulfed a block of reeded in convincing Hongkong ports to the U.S. market. manufacturers that unless they curb thi "xports to United States, Congress might take action.
Mr Henry Kearns, the Assistant the
for Commerce
ALARM
the
dentic culton The U.S. Textile lustry hud expressed alarm at the sharp increase in United States collon textile im- Spine Tengkong. ports from
The
Husband
Who
Forgave
A
Oconomowoc, Wis.,
Aug. 18,
"Wo had nine wonderful years together, I am not going to throw that away for one bad une."
With these words, Clyde Pfeifer, 32. promised today stand by his wife throughout her trial on charges of conspir- ing with her married lover to strangle klm,
ertxum.
On Friday night, Pfeiffer's wife, Mangle, 27, asked him to He buy her some ice want to his car, and as he got in, full
tighten t steel wire around his neck.
The wire supped, saving Pfeiffer's life. Ile struggled with the man hiding in the back of his cur, broke free, and scrambled through a window.
RECOGNISED
Pfeiffer, a lumber company truck driver, said he recognised Edward A. his former friend, Dunn, 43, a square-dance caller from Milwaukee, as his would- be killer.
Dunn, proiesting his nocence, is awaiting trial on charges of altempled first Mrs Pfeiffer, degree murder, who has signed a confession
Fined For Spitting admitting a murder plat, is
OUPLED with this long sen. Lonce should be the Civic Association'a rehabilitation project. The need is to make
it The Goverment has led the Telad
14 people useful community. This means they tax case ngalust retor Kirk Dou have
their place in glas and his wife, charging they to tako the Colony's life
owe $149,419.99 on their 1955 abiding, respectably employed tax bill, ft was disclosed today.
Med An appen! by Douglas
Thirteen men and two women people. Jobs may be short
cannot with the U.S. Tax Court reveal pleaded guilty to spitting in a .new. but the Colony contemplate this situation pered the internal Revenue Service public place in various parts of each They were manently. Trade and industry had accused them of deducting Hongkong.
came $203,794.54 too much on their tax | fined $30 by Mr 1. T. Morris at must in the years to
Douglus Central Magistracy this morning. -openings .. provide
retium for that year. for many
has Two other, men who had been more and we must look to the is contesting the case and
asked for a hearing in Los Ane detained by the police were prospect of increasing em.
geica-UPL ployment as a part solution to thol rehabilitation.
cautioned
It Simply
charged with conspiracy.
Pleifter forgave his wife, the mother of two children for fall-'| ing in love with Dunn, who has four children of his own
*This is not the worst thing In the world," the truck driver said. "He's a good talker and she is very emotionally con- fused."--UPI,
Is Not Done
London, Aur, 18. purple at the sight
There remains the possibility of recognition: only when the authorities get really tough with these people can the dis- Integration and splintering of the Triads which has already started, make useful hoadway. The weaklingu may be forced to retire. A few organisations may be repontant and sonte a return to more honourable way of off his shirt at a cricket match, good summer we've had in ages, life. Then Mr Bernacchi's ides
This baro-chested non-con- Why can't I enjoy the sun and of registration and recognition farmity stone would have beta cricket.**
possibly with the Kalfongs moting ma sponsors and elder cough to win Colins a place
of Collins slip a lits-extra curricular sun. Ex-allor Keith Collins, 30, baking his epidermis in a 70 bathing with the national sport, evoked outraged cries of "cad" } degree sun.
They quickly covered up again i after a warning to watch their and "bouader"
manners "After all," said the who reprimanded attendant
liem; "Lands is Lords"
by
here yesterday Colilms was undaunted. “Ah- doing what in Britain solute rubblab, this enlightened "simply is not done,"
He took age." he said, "This is the Brst
As for his tradition-clothed
in orickeldom's ball of Infamy, crilies, Collins passed them off brothers could be considered, Bul be compounded his crime with one sur comment, "They This in really not sugh, si far
the grandstand | remind me of old English sheep fetched ldes, so long as it la by showing up
don," he said.
+
Bean initio context af concert-
ed action against this by tur
of all the the worst
many evils that Infest this city,
Bi Lorda in shorts,
Tho Bellish press.moved In reinforcements to keep the re-
bellion from spreading.
Baid the Daily Mall in a' front pago editorial:
#'
"“Every pilon' has le custoana and conventions, At Lords, one of thewo... Is that gentlemen. do **The man obviously is n ond The no shirt rebellion first hit not take off their shirts. Thone and a bottader," declared one the cricket field fast week when not willing to conform should spectator who turned silakily I a number of spectators tried to lslay away”—UIZ...
HARMFUL
flats.
The fire was believed to have Mr Mueller said: "I bellove started in a nearby petrol pump that the Hongkong manufac-station.--AFP. furers recognise that they have overreached themselves in this market."
in
1
"Of course, Hongkong is the British Commonwealth and in a little different position because they claim over there
that they have so many
refugees lo support that any restriellon la harmful to them." He added that "Mr Kearns was able to show them (the Tiongkong manufacturers) that unless they do curb their textile exports to this country there Is (L very strong possibility of restrictive action in Congress, which would be frozen fulo legislation."-Reuter.
As Red As His Blush
buried campers alive and trapped an estimated 150 persons, many of them injured, below a cracked dam. Sheriff Don Skerrit of Gallatin ambulances and ralio-equipped water of Hebgen vessels was set in motion to re- County said lake was lapping over the dam move those trapped between the and "gu one knows when it dam and the landslide. might go." The biggest earth
Many compers were trying to silde, from the top of an 8,000-walk out over the slide that fool mountain, was seven miles blocked the only road with piles below the dam.
EVACUATED
000 cit Practically
the residents of Ennis, in the path or the water if the dam should break, had
left town. Newly appointed officers were stationed there to prevent looting.
At least 10 persons were re of rocks 200 to 300 feet high.
killed in ported
Jandslides caused by quakes centred just west of Yellowstone National Part. Mayor Charles Bower of Eenla, 50 miles downstream from the toll might the Dam, said reach 50 to 75.
17-FOOT CRACK Railway signalinch at Chalk-
Et WAS reported well Tower in blushed recently when they un-might be 25 dead in the slide The dam, of furlod a Bilfe-used red ting to below the dam,
fvale and earth and rock all, had a 17- halt presonger
Soviet foot crack on one side but was discovered it bore the hammer-and-sickle,
a
London, Aug. 18.
1
London
"Some blasted joker," a rat!- way afflcini explained today.
UPI.
there
Pilot Paul Thurber of Butte, the lancelidé who flew over aren just before noon, said that, it was "far from over. 1 wili holding water this after-soems to be still shaking in
there ond
of there's a lot noon.
A massive rescue effort invol dust." Others reported loosened ving helicopters, paru-medics, rocks were still falling.-UPI.
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