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OIL
CAS METERS,
METERS,
CONTROLLERS & RECORDERS.
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Peak Tram Clerk Bound Over For Embezzling
A clerk of the Peak Tramways Co. Ltd. who fraudulently embezzled $2,858.75 and later returned it to the company, was bound over in $2,000 for two years by Mr T. L. Yang at Central Magistracy this morning.
Li Shul-kai, 54, of 38 Hennessy Road, third floor, pleaded guilty and said he committed the
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CHINA MAIL
Boshdad 1005
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1959.
Fireman 1 E. Falasco of the U.S.8. Washburn is seen
at the British Red Cross centre this morning donating blood. Attending is Sister Kirkwood.—China Mail Photo,
offence because his wife and children were sick US. Naval
and he had borrowed money from.other people.
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The proscention's Can Monday. morning. 1. Unimed le work and collected the key of the company's safe Irun his
Air H. 4. Hart as usual.
ART
u hire in uban six years' time. Learned a nonthly salary of (5450,
My Hart added that the money. bual been returned to the com- uty and the company asked for
It, 1 kl Mr Hart that i lommeney on Ll's behalf.
bar wan not feeling well IEL
arked to see the company's doy-
tel.
Thy was attuned as 1.
Just the office.
Li ellel not
retum anes Ivi
Hart became worried about htt
safety
- He repeated 11is
the police.
Si llur
!
absence to
also clicked the
Police Parade At Aberdeen
Mr. The Yuchuen, Chairman Day Kartong of the Cansonway Welfare Advancement Associa- then, tuck the salute at a pars-
mary st the safe and found! ng-out parade of 100 neo's and 32.858.75 short.
Handed Back
La rettamed the the unice the next morning and handed basis The Tammes saying that he had ted $400, Le's wife later iv- Inled the $400 to the company. In court this morning, Mr Hart informed the Magistrate that 14 | had been a good and insul" rer- vant of the company for the last 13 Va
parade
was
police constables of the Auxi- liary Police Force, this morning. at Aberger Training School,
The officer at charge of the,
Mr. C. Alers, ot Superlatendent Police Auxiry). The senior Seperintendent (Auxillary) Mr A. J. Schouten, and the senior uleer Air 11. 0. Tso received Mr The Yu-chu.
A88.84301
Thay
Nr 1. A. D. Pairy arrived by
Australia Quotas from murning to take up his post as district sales manager of Qantas, Hongkong,
fhe said i would lose his job as well to a pension arounting | new to alme at $10,000 which was due
P.O
R.M.S. "CARTHAGE"
WILL NOW SAIL AT MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY, 27th AUGUST.
Embarkation time and arrangements remain unchanged.
Men Give
Blood
Thirty-one men of the United! Slates attack cargo ship Wash- burn this morning donated blood at the British Red Cross Saciely Centre In Fuar House.
This was the first of about 120 of the ship's company who have volunteered to give blood.
The USS Washburn arrived
A group on Monday with
Okinawa on marines from week's recreational visit.
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LIN DAI ROBBERY: MAN REMANDED
40-yr-old man แดนเท - ployed, Wong Swe-hon, of no fixed abcde, accused of attempt. Ing armed reisbery and posses- son of arms and
ammunition,
was remanded for three days in police custody for further en- quiry by Mr P. F. X. Leonard nt Kowloon court this morning. is alleged that on August The shit is commanded by 20, at dat 5A. 54A Kadoorie:
Avenue. fth floor, armed with Captain F, E. Sellers Jar,
'Fashion Spy'
Cricket Fighting Revival In Macao
Macao, Aug. 25.
The ancient Chinese custom of cricket-fighting is being ravived hero.
The Incul gambling conces slonaire have re-established this form of betting and are spon- saring a cricket-#ghting cham- plonship.
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There are already uver entries for these organised cricket-fighting which will take place at the Ng Chow hotel from now until the eighth lunar month.
Two contestants are put to- gether in on earthenware basin and induced to fight.
Sometimes the night lasts an The laser will jump out
bour.
of the basin with the other in I hot pursuit.
ANOTHER
SHEAFFER'S ACHIEVEMENT
THE POPULARIT PRICED
Imperial
WITH
SHEAFFER'S
Cylindrical Gold Point and modern touch down filling.
AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL LOADING STORES
Lau Shik-moon receives his awards from Firigadier Chestnut at this morning's parade-China Mall Photo. PASSING-OUT PARADE
Chinese Recruits
SEA CHASE
SEQUEL: TWO MEN
For Army IN COURT
In the past cricket-fighting | Brigadier J. M. A. Chestnutt,
bring many people used to from neighbouring countries to And the bats were in Morao. the form of "ronsted plgs" and "thousands of Chinese cokca" as well as money.
The champion cricket will be
with decorated
a solid gold madal. AFP.
Acting
Following yesterday's
From the Filos
25
years -AGO
leading
Hongkong
A business woman who
left last July gave the fol- lowing interview when she was in Brisbane.
She made rome interesting observations regarding the
| women of China,
She sold she had made friends in all circles, but she never mot a facr mon thon Chinese village alderman. He was 74, had alne wives nid 62 children, yel they all lived happily under one
roof.
In China, she said, the head wife had the selection at the next wife.
The modern Chinese women, said Mrs Thompson, drove cars, worked in shops and offices and early were starting out in business in
at Costle many directions. chase General Officer morning cea
Mr T
10-
unemployed,
Commanding Land Forces, Peak, two men appeared before L. Yang at Central took the salute at the Magistracy this morning charged passing-out parade of 21 with importing 3,000 is of recruits of the 30th Intake dutiable Chinese-prepared of the Hongkong Chinese bacco without a licence.
The men, both Training Unit at Lyomun Led Woon, 28, of 75 Battery Barracks this morning. Street, first floor, and lu Cheung- The parade commuvier wash, 32, of 14 Pitt Street, recoid Major R. R. Greaves, Northamp-floor, were remanded unit to Prescot, Aug. 25.
Regimen, Command-morrow. Lonshire Elizabeth Wilcox, 30
No plean were taken. of the 11.K.C.T.U.. the same day, defendant had in yours old and tour feet seven ing Officer This possession a 33 Smith-and- | Inches tall, was put on proba- and Captain E. Morgan, Train- Commander, led Company Wesson revalver with
Ing live tion yesterday for striking a
six-foot, rounds of ammunition without a
170-pound policeman the marching. with his own helmet.-UPI. The band of the 1st Battalion
The Lancashire
Reg. (Prince of Wales's Volunteers) was in attendance.
a revolver, he attempted to rob | Miss Lin Dat.
I is further alleged that on
Miss
Demoted From
Paris, Aug. 25. Allractive 37-year-old Maria licence.
Kastner Sruber, an Aus- trian journalist, is in the Roquette prison Petite here awaiting interroga. of tion on a charge fraudulently imitating Paris fashions it was; learned today.
She was nerested in a luxury hotel in the Champs-Elysees here on July 31 by the French police.
The police said that Miss Stuber was for seven years the spy of "pirate" fashion shop companies in the United States. Under the guise of covering fushion shows for a Viennese
weekly paper, she made light ning sketches as the models
paraded before her, iL was alleged.
She thus sketched now | signs
by Gres, Revilion, Christian Dior, Nina Ricel. She had them sent to New York via Vienna. In New York they | were photo-copied and distri- buted to a number of Arms making ready-made gowns,
End of Season Clearance
at
Paquerette's
Everything at give away
Dresses
Skirts,
Slacks
Separates
Lingerio
prices!!!
Rain-coats and
Maternity-Wear
. ` . . . ...
DOOR-BUSTERS
120 Dresses @ $95.00 and under
60 pairs Drip-dry Slacks @ $25.00 20 Hats
@ $10.00
10 Summer Belts
@ $ 5.00
All at
Paquerette's SALE
- doors open till 6 p.m. daily
Superintendent To Constable
By PERCY HOSKINS
London, Aug. 25.
After an inspection of company,
the
Brigadier Chestnutt
Lo Re presented two plaques
Lee ertit Lau Shik-moon, of Cheng Uk Village, Shamshulpo, out as Champion
who passed
Recruit and Champlon Shot,
Principles
In addressing the
Brigadler
recruits,
Chestnut said he wanted them to remember cer- tain principles.
A SCOTLAND YARD detective super- the Queen
intendent, formerly
mand of the CID
second-in-com- quarter
over a
of
London, has been reduced to the rank of constable.
The first was loyalty"loyalty A
and the country which you serve and loyalty to yourselves."
turn
Secondly, they should out martly on or aff duty,
Brigadier Chestnuli saki most
of the recruits would be posted to 56 Company RASC for driver-
He is 51-year-old Superintendent Leslie Davies, training and would soon be driv-
a former member of the Murder Squad, who played an important part in the 1955 Ruth Ellis case.
The principal allegations against him are that he
ACCEPTED a gift of a pair of cult-Unka,
COMMITTED
na offence over à "reference" for a woman contrary to the Bankruptcy Act, and
CARRIED pn unauthorised persin in a police car.
act
effect that a complaint to this was "covered up" by the police. At the Scotland Yard inquiry Detective-Superintendent Joseph Kennedy was appointed to Ds "prisoner's friend"
Superintendent Davies gave evidence completely denying the
wit~! allegations, and several Resses were also called to refute ! them.
very Leslie Davies was popular man with the force, and was looked upon as "one of the kindest of chicks,"
ing vehicks in the Colony.
He urged them to drive safely and courteously.
Frenchman
Fined $350
Both Her Husbands
Killed Themselves
Chesterfield, Aug 25.
woman
of
27
whose
the movie Ruan Colombo, examining a man in a friend's. star and radio ernoner, while
accidentally shot house, was
in the left eye. He died after a air hour fight to save his life. One of his best known
of compositions is "Prisoner Luve."
Although Hongkong hos two Police
13 Courts, Kowloon
With the served by only one. growth of the peninsula, more and more work has been thrust on the Kowloon Magistrate, who has had to accomplish alone what two magistrates have to do in Hongkong,
of
Government is erceling a new Magistracy for Kowloon in Gascoigne Rood, and work clearing the hit for the pur- already commenced, but it will nearly two years before the new Magistracy will their be able
lo discharge its func- fleas.
two husbands have both compose has mitied suicide-the
second only a fortnight after marriage was "too upset" lo attend court, a coroner sald here.
Dor:
Mrs Mavia Reeves, of Lea, Derbyshire, lost, her insti husband eight months ago. It was decided then that he had gassed himself,
St. Voln's Cathedral Ro- The coroner, Mr Michael view for September is out. Swarwick, recorded a verdict Among other interesting mat- that her second husband Royter, Mr L. Forster, writes on Reeves, 33 had also committed the gambling at Shum Chun.
suicide by gesing.
He commented "this is a very tragle case and the second tragedy for Mrs Reeves." -- China Mail Special.
On Driving Award Winner
The decision of the dis- ciplinary board of three sentor oflcers. presided over by Assistant Commissioner Douglas Webb, come as a severe shock to the majority of London's He can still qualify for his
10,000
of poller, although a superintendent's pension toughening-up policy on over £1,000 a year-by serving A
dlo-
at least three months in the ciplinary matters was enticipat-
rank to which he has been reduced.-Express Service.
cd.
Family man
Superintendent Davies has 'n right of appeal against the sentence to the Commissioner, Sir Joseph Simpson, within the next 14 days, and further to the Home Secretary.
years ago.
Superintendent
married
with Man
Taiwan's $200M
Flood Damage
cord
Taipel, Aug. 25.
If both appeals foll, he will resume duties in the ranic in Nationalist China was be- which he started on the beat 30 lieved today to have suffered much greater damage than Davies, A originally estimated in the re-
a family
flood which hit central ilving ut Hendon, was a key Formosa August 7. executive of the No. District A joint survey made by the of the Metropolitan Police, with Sino-American Commission headquarters ut Paddington.
rural reconstruction and the This district
Agriculture extends from Provincial
and Marylebone north to Elstree Forestry Department disclosed and west to Greenford, embrac- that damage in the rural areas ing Wood Green, Golders Green, alone amounted to inore than
Wembley, HK$192,000,000,-UPI.
Sloke
Newington, Ruislip, and Harrow.
The superintendent was 613- pended from duty on May 22 and placed on half-pay pending un inquiry.
It then became known that the Commissioner had instruct- ed Chief Superintendent Her- bert Kannam-who has sinca retired to investigate allega- tions contained In a letter from a man in gaol.
'Kind chief'
Already Exploded
London, Aug. 25.
on
Counts
At the Supreme Court yca- terday the Chief Justice Mr A. D. A. MacGregor admitted Magsaysay Award winner for Mr C. E. R. Sandersin, of Journalism Mr Low Yong. Russ and Company to prac Editor
of the National in life as a solicitor. Mr F. H. Rangoon, arrived here this morning on his way to Manila Leseby of Rugs and Co. and Mr D. L. Strollett, of Geo, K. be made on Hall Bratton and Co. were
preeent.
to receive the prize. Jacques Frenchman,
The award will Arnoux, 28, Managing Saturday. Director of Inter-Con- tinental Company, at 26 Mody Road, Kowloon, second floor, ploaded guilty to driving without a licenco and third party Insurance.
He was fined a total of $350 and disqualified from driving ony vehicle in the Colony for 12 months by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Kowloon Court this morning.
Defendant was stopped at Pak Won by polles corporal 3611, Lee Wing-lin, on August 23 because there was no lleones on the windscreen.
Questioned, defendant
She
WOM
unable to produce a licence. He was brought to Std Kung polica station, where he admitted he had no licence.
Brown Milk
Bottles
Copenhagen, Aug 25.
New brown milk bottles-
trap vllumina C-
Bomb disposut experts here designed to today completed a 17 feet shaft have started rattling off the factory behind the Tate Gallery, home production belt at a
to replace conventional of many British art treasures, bere and found that a muspected un- clear milk bottles. This man alleged that aj exploded bomb they were neck- Scientists here have decided woman living in North London | Ing had already exploded. that sunlight on ordinary glass hed committed an offence by The aquad are now searching rubs milk of 79 per cent of obtaining credit without dis for a second bomb whose provitamin C, while the loss with closing she was an undischarged wolice was reported by a former brown glass is only 1.3 per cent, bankrupt. The letter alleged 'gardvner-Chino Mail Special. Chian Mall Special
This Funny World
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