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APPRENTICE: I WAS TOLD TO MIND MY OWN BUSINESS'
An apprentice engineer who served in the my Sonio testified in Supreme Court today that he was asked to mind his own business when he joined the ship. And that was why he took no interest in some people who "disappeared" from the ship on a voyage to Bangkok in 1956.
Mon Tin former Crew
of eight
members of the
Sonia who bre suing the ship's owner, Henrique Leitao, for a total of $32,000 in back wages, tares to plus the cost of air
Hongkong from Bangkok, where the ship was held two years by Tha nuthorities.
Leitao is counterclaiming for $32.00 He alleges he lost that amount of money because his ship was seized by Thai authori ties, who discovered
the
crew had been sunggling illegal
Ingrants,
of
Ebe two
The apprentire engineer told Mr Richard Winter, counsel for the owner, that a number persons Were taken abonti Sonia in Macno waters on voyages she made to Bangkok in thaummer of 1958, However.
he said he did not know they were illegal immigrants.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1959.
DIRECTOR
IN COURT
The director of the Tai Hing this Company and a servant morning appeared before Mr T.
L. Yang at Centrai Magistracy charged with obtaining credit by fraud
Accused, Cheng Koon-shing,
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alias Kenneth Chan, 53, of 2 The Espex Road, and Chan Sit-mu), Alias Annie Chan, 32, of Yinin Villa, Pokfulam Road, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
They are alleged to have ob- tained $7,928.36 from Mr George M. Koerper, incurred as In debt or ability, by means of for other than false pretences.
Hearing of the trial was fixed for Octuber 21.
Detective Inspector Ko Chuen His appearing for the prosecution.
WOMEN LIKE MEN WITH A PIPE!
"EVER
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
WERY woman everywhere in the world likes to see her man smoking With this in mind the manager of a big British pipe manu- a pipe.' facturing firm is making a world tour of his company's markets.
He is Mr T. J. Reekie, general manager of BB33 Pipes.
Tom Heckie arrived hero A Friday on his sceen stop at the fbeginning of his six month.
something thework tour. oyer attempted by any member
for his Arra.
Tim spid that m The serond voyage in August, 1956, which ended with the Sonia's detention
Bangkok, people taken aboard ship Macao "disappeared" about half-way to Thailand,
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In Macao Waters
never
This merring the China Mail talked to Mr Heckie about his warle trip and his views on pipes moking versus cigarettes.
I did not know what hap- pened to them because when I board the ship was wked
mint fu
may business," he tied,
The witness agrecti with Mr pipes."
Dwa
He said with a big grin, "I an trying to get the women of |the wrld to unite in a campaign
to their men To moke
Winter that the ship's company ; There is no dould that tb was questions in Hankok by cigarette the police. But he denied sign-weapona. ing a confession that he had halter by Leon involved
snuggling attractive. Blegal Imanigrants.
prefer their
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Gazetted
Government Gazette notified this morning the following appointments, transfers, promotions and postings:-
YCUDE
Doctors Fu Cho-tang. Chun-ming, Wu Mo-ping, Hou
and Dr Abdul Hamid Mehal, to be Medical Officerá
But Plea Fails
Helch Ben-ying, So Wai-in, Canadian Chinoso, Harry Chan Yin, alias Chan Ping-yin, explained why he tried to bring illegal immigrants to Canada by marrying a Chinese woman with three "sons" when he already had a wife in China.
DT Chow Ki-kit to be Specialist (Obstetric aral Gynaecological) and Dr kleu Halang-lien, Woman Medical
Ofoer, ceased to net as Special- ist (Obstetric and Gynaecologi- cal) on assumption of duty by Dr Chow.
Mr R, C. Clarke, Superintendent of Crown Lands, P.W.D., reamed duty on re- turn from leave,
This
He told Mr Justice J.R. Gregg Assistant
the Appeals Court in morning "I was making every- body happy, Hongkong is over- Canada has plenty crowded,
Mr W. L. T. Crunden, ceased to act as Assistant Superinten dent of Crown Lands on re- sumption of duly by Mr Clarke, and assumed Autr as Senior Estate Surveyor.
Mrs Muriel Christine David to be Librarian, City Hall
Mr J. Caldwell, to be acting Omeer in Charge, Training centre, Prisons Department, during the obstace of Mr J. E. Burns.
Mr F. Alsworth, to be Act- ing Chlef Officer Prisons As for modern day Hongkong, new fancy shapes are proving Department, during the absence popular. In the early part of of Mr C. T. E. McDonald.
Dr not so thin year, business wa
Ling Chuen-sheng. good. But 11 19 begining to Medical Omet, to be Acting Port Health Officer pick up again now that winter Chief and cooler weather is setting in. during the absence of Dr G. B.
The reasons too appear to Smart. have a big effect on sales. In- creases Arc noted around Chinese New Year and Christ-
ma.
of wide open spaces, By taking these people to Canada I would relieve the overcrowding.
"Besides the whole world is God's country and we are all God's children and it would be Just like His children in Hong- kong visiting their brothers In Canada. I saw nothing in it."
Approached
wrong
Chan aid he was convinced of th's by a gng of immigra- tion brokers who cpproached
wher
arrived htm
1:cım he Canada last July, is only re- lative in Hongkong, a neg.how who was always asking him for money, introduced the business to him as a moneymaking pro- Jent,
He later agreed that he had also made himself happier to US$2,000
two
for
at
Dr Teng Pla-kuí' has been appolated a Member of the Medical Council for three years as from October 14, vice Dr G. Chan was sentenced to Graham-Cumming, according to years by Mr T. L. Yang today's Government Gazette, making a false declaration
Mr J. C. 1. Gillard has been the Marringe Registry. He said appointed on Inspector of he was a widower and married Schools. today's Government a Chinese woman. He then ap- Gazette notiued
plied to take her and her three Mr H. M. Munro has been "son" to Canada. wurst appointed
not related Examiner of The boys were I am going to Engineers, Бо
necording to the either to the weman or among practically planeer pipe-sales Government Gazette today.
¡themselves, but were people who
wanted to get into Canada.
After his trip in Malaya, he is going to face a tough task -selling pipes in Australia, which until recently had strict controls placed on imports and business was relatively low.
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there is a city-to-city cainyalgn. Now that the controls have been eased there should be a good market for pipes, which I hope to break into."
Mar: Tira said that after mak-pipes." ing a statement to police he and
Then with tre gravity. he other shipmates * Tow
were said: "There is als no doubt the Bangkok that given relief by
150 pe is the hast poitre.
The company, Adolph masculine weapon left to show Frankau
Mr Rockie will end his tour of London, has been with "Have you any idea why other man's independence."
extensive visit stablished in the UK for nearly Canada and America, their two members of the crew had to sell
Mr Reckic will be leaving 113 years, and has had cun- largest markets. spare parts in make their live here on Monday
Tuesday for neetions
with the Fur East. ing?" asked Mr Winter.
taking a great interest in meet-
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Malaya and Singapore. He is mainly China, for 48 of those Of his favourite hobby-pipe-
years.
Suys,
Baturally-he smoking "There is nothing like it in the
"No." ruphed the witness. Man Tim alan denied that ¦ing people in the Far East, both when he returnest to Hongkong his company's agents and their In its early associations with work. I have been smoking a in July, 1957, he told Leitao he,enstomers, because, he said, the For East, Shangiwi and a pipe for the last 40 years and I had confessed to being involved the Far East probably ranka number of olher large
mainly
in smuggling.
Hearing is continuing.
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MAGISTRACY
BUILDING FOR
FAN LING
A two-storey building, to be known as the Fan Ling Magistracy, is to be con- structed by Government at the Fan Ling roundabout. Designed by the Hongicong Grm of architects, Palmer and Turner, th new bullding will provide accommodation for two mardstrates courts und juvcalle court,
The magistrates courts will occupy the first floor while the juvenile court will to located on the ground floor.
The whole building will be air-conditioned and there will private entrance for
be
magistrates.
A four-storey building con tabing 30 flats for married Government servants, will be erected on the same site for the accommodation of stant members of the Judiciary, the Police and the Commerce and Industry Department.
Pling work
both the magistracy and the quarters will begin
ond next month actual construction work will start towards the end of the year. The whole project is ex- pected to be completed in twelve months.
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Tenders for the construction work are called for in today's Government Gazette,
Typewriter Co Executive
In Hongkong
Arking the Court for a shorter Chan term of impericolument, said he was 67 and had Uved in Canada for more than 47 years us an honest citizen.
that
It was his first visit to Hong- kong and he did not know the lass here. He was told there was nothing wrong in the scheme. He had told the Police about the immigration brokers and they had made arresto,
He Know
John Crown Counsel, Mr Bodilly, said that Chan had re- celved US$2,000 in advance and Yos promised another US$2,000 if the plot succeeded
There was no question but well that he know perfectly that he was taldng the first steps towards bigamy and to- warda the contravention of Canadian Immigration rules.
Although he was elderly and had given all the information he had to the Police, the Crown still took a serious view of the offence.
Chan's appeal was dismissed
TWO-LANE KUN TONG
BRIDGE
A bridge to cater for two-way traffic is to be built across a nullah adjacent to Tsul Ping Road, in the indus- trial township of Kun Tong, on the eastern shore of Kowloon Bay.
The bridge, linkding Kun Tong with Chakwoling, will have a total length of 60 feet with an overall width of 120 feet. 15 will have a dual carringbway with two footpaths and two cycling tracks,
The bridge will be supported
walls by nullah
resting on reinforced concrete pile founda- tions,
Provision will be made for the construction of stormwater drains and gully connections in the vicinity.
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Work on the whole project will start by the middle of next Mr Arrigo Olivetti, Vice-month and take President of Ing, C. Olivetti and months to complete.
this Company, arrived here morning in the course of a For East tour of company offices and agents. The company's factory in Ivreay, Italy, produces type- writers, calculators and book- ing machines.
Bank Licence Cancelled
Licence No. 29 of the Kung cancelled, Government
to the
Mr Ouvetil, who arrived here Yue Bank has been from Bangkok on Pan Ameri-recording can, was met at the airport this Greoite today. morning by Mr R.FB. Olivaiti's Far East Hepresenta- The name of G. Nieolis Com- tive, and Mr J. M. Soun, of Gu- panờ, Ltd, has been struck off maria, Ltd, local agenta.
the cormony register, according
Simone,
Mr Olivetti Leaves Hongkong to the Government Gazelle to- i on October 11,. for. Japan. (red day,
Ran Out Of Magic
From the Files
25
years -AGO
ALLANTLY
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battling
against mountainous seas, but with the British
crumer Adventure standing by as an assurance against disaster, the Hongkong tug Taikoo, fears for the safety of which were entertained Wednesday night, is
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now considered safe.
Leaving Hongkong on Wednes- HMS Adventure day morning, reached the struggling vessel at 2 a.m. yesterday after racing through a gale of near typhoon Intensity In response to distress signals.
In addition to the Captain J. T. Thiriwell, there are on board Captain J. M. Clare, chief officer, who joined the tug for the trip to Prates, Mr T, H. C.
Braydeld of Messrs Carmichael and Clare, Mr A. McArthur,
engineer
salvago <xpert, Mr Murray Scott, Chief · en-
diver.
Member of a trind society,gineer and Mr H. G. Babbidge,
lold how a magic Lui Yuen, formula werlood this morning.
Appealing against his sen- lence before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, he said that in 1951 he paid $35 to join the society. He was told then that he would never be attacked if he, reelted the numbers '1449,"
One day he did so when a strange man approached him
of
The Inspector-General Police, Mr E. D. C. Wolfe whe leaving the Colony on re- tirement next week, inspected the Hongkong Police Force
at a farewell parade held at the Central Police slation
compound yesterday. Mart than 200 men including
Police Reserve.
the
and he was not molested,
Lul was given a total of 14 months by Mr B. V. Rhodes for Hongkong being R triad member ant paraded under the command of Mr T. H. King, deputy breach of a bond.
Mr Justice Gregg refused to inspector-General, reduce the term.
Dockyard Fire LOCAL
estate
valued
under $543,600 W48 left by the late Mr Lo Three reels of high tension wire | Cheung-ahiu, alias Lo Shak- were damaged by a fire which ki, alias Lo Wing-to, who broke out in the open ground died at his home at 62. of Naval Dockyard at 9.55 Conduit Road, on June 30, this morning.
The Fire Brigade sent four appliances and put out the fire at 10.05 .m.
No one wit Injured. The cause of the fire is under in vestigation.
Was
Probate uged 67. granted to Mrs Edna Ho Leung, widow, daughter of deceased, Mr M. K. Lo and Mr M. W. Lo, sons.
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