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SEQUEL TO
TO ALLEGED FIGHT ON
ON SALVAGE TUG WELSHMAN
Of The SEAMAN TO
Day
ACKNOWLEDGED
WITH THANKS
LE
kong. who have for years complained that no other nation helped pro- victe for their refugves, send a warm xin of Chanks 10 Britain America for their recent! donations. Both countries know thaf in terms of our overall needs these contri- bution will form only n small part, but this is al Hongkong expects and we
grateful tire
for their interest and concern.
Nor are they simply Trea- sury hand-outs, ministerial decisions made by the mere signature of a pen, taking one or two drops out of the of funds fit. their
disposal. This money repre sents a labour of love that countless people have per- formed. And it in the hes! kind of charity boenuse it retired effort, time and i undoubtedly somo personal
inconvenience too,
T is a pity that De Stumpf
I had to describe the
donation as "disappointing-
We small."
ly
should wond Approve
encourag every attempt to help. Also
this is a first instalment |
'Never Involved Accused
In Serious Rows-Captain
Brian Leslie Fenton, 20-year-old deckhand
of the salvage tug, Welshman, charged with manslaughter, was committed by
Bursts
Into Tears
Mr K. A. S. Phillips at Central Magis-in a dramatic scene in the tracy this morning to stand trial at the Criminal Sessions.
Cold Weather Expected
Colder pected in
weather is ex-
the next few days, a spokesman of the
Royal
Observatory
this morning.
Air
sald
cold A weak surge of
North China from during the night brought nlp to the ale this morning, bat it warmed up again as the morning pro-
cressed,
+
dawn
this Just before morning. the minimum termiterature was $7.5 degrees, but by 11 am, il had riven to over
75
degrees. Yesterday's maximum
73.2
de-
Walsh conspiracy trial today, one of the accused Lily Lea burst into tears) as she accused a witnes of giving "*fictitious” avidenca "to into trouble,"
get
her
in wer to R cautioned statement Mr J. R. A. Mac- Callum, Fenton's counsel, pleads e not guilty for Fenton.
Fenter is alleged to have un- lawfully killed Leslie George Metcalle. 38-year-old ETCHSCT, Joed the Court to allow Lee
witnessr
Judge T. Crendon
then ad-
on board
the lug in Hunghom to compose herself. the Bay in
curly hours of
Earlier Lee's questions direct-j Novembar 20.
The Bat of 11 Prosecution kwin, fired into hosted argy- ed at the witness, Chan Ping- gave evidence
this ment and she was warned by morning. He was Captain EJudge Creedon to restrict her Bond, towing master of the tug cress-examination to question.
He sakt both Lentom and Me-ing. cafe were members of the wew of the tự when it arrived in Hongkong en November 19.
a
On
Cheerful Person Cross-examined by Mr Mac Callum, of Wilkinson und Grist, Captain Hond said Fenton was ɔ Brst class scuman und was very cheerful person.
Witness said Fenton got I well with every crew member and had never been aggressive. "He had never been involved in nny serious Tows with other members of the crew," he added.
witness Regarding Metcalfe,
13 COUTD snall arguments, chd was mere when drunk. "But apologised when he was sober."
and there is every Indien RUSSIAN DEMAND loved
tion that Hongkong will re- ceive from Britain all that it has been promised. Of course, more is always wel come as the Governor made clear in London on Monday, and our thanks go out to Christopher Chataway, MP. and his colleagues of the. Bow Group,
rescisel who this novel venture to focus world attention problem of displaced people.;
on
the
The hope is that Dr Stumpf's statement is not regarded
in Britain as ingratitude.
U.S. Troops
Must Leave Korea
United Notions, Nov. 25.
He is himself tireless Russia said on Tuesday that
Д
worker for the refugee
people and realising
more
clearly than most how
much there is to be done,
may feel that nothing short
Koreo will remain divided
so long as American troops
remain on Korea soil.
A
Western spokesman
de-
Experiments May Prove Trap For Murderers
London, Nov. 24.
Sa
he
BECAME UPSET
When Mr Patrick Yu com- pleted his cross-examination of Chan today, Lee, using her right to question Chan, immediately aceised him of talking a lot of rubbish."
She became upset when Chan- repeatedly denied questions she regarding an directed at him alleged meeting between
Chan, Chow and herself.
She began to argue bitterly with Chan and Mr Simon 14. Crown Counsel, said: "The stute- ments by the accused and inter-
ions have now developed into
STAND TRIAL
Family Of Seven REPORTED CAPTURE Occupy One Bunk
A man, his wife and five children aged 12 to three years occupled a single bunk in a Wanchai tenement, it was revealed in the Tenancy Tribunal this morning.
The man, Yu Ting, a casual worker who earned $120 a month, paid $10 for the bunk.
It was the middle bunk and other familles occupied the lower and upper bunk.
Another family of six occupied a,bunk space. They paid $4 a month for this. Living in the bunk were an old man of 73, his daughter and son-in- law, and their two sons and a daughter.
The owners, Mr Au Kong-tim and Mr Lau Man- cho are applying for exemption of four 40-year-old houses at 2-8 Cross Street, Wanchai, so that they can be replaced by four modern tenements with bath.
rooms.
A total of 161 are opposing the application. Most have occupied the premises for between 12 and 15 years and are in the lowest income group of $50 to $120 a month.
TWO ON FORGERY CHARGE
Thought Investment
Was For
Christmas Cards
Printing
preted to the witness a que A farmer, accused of conspiracy to forge bank- notes, had been asked to invest in the printing
un argument."
Judge Creeston ordered Le
to restrict het cross-examination
to questioning
Laler Leo burst into tears and told Chan: "You have made up this etion just to get me into trouble."
she
Sobbing and wringing her, handkerchief,
added crnotionally:
"I have got three children
..
CALM DOWN Judge Creedon, then adjourned the Court to allow Lee to calm
down'
Chan, former manager of a now defunct gambling club, was testifying in
OF LONDON TERRORIST
London, Nov. 24. Scotland Yard today arrested a 27-year- old soldier believed to be the "Scarfaced Mick" suspected of a series of Jack- -the-Ripper type assaults on women,
and possibly one or more murders.
WAR
1
The suspect was arrested at ! the. Pirbright Army camp near
suburb of Woking the London after one of the most intensive manhunts
recent London history. He
taken to Chelsea police station where authorities planned to question him about a series of nesaults and murders dating back to three years,
Police declined to give out his name
say except to
they believed he was the man they had been looking for heavy- drinking Irishman with a sear en bis nose.
Special Squad
Last weekend, with a special squad of 120 detectives and uniformed police on his trail,
of and millions
Londoner looking for the "man with the scar." Mick apparently broke into four houses in the Chelsea area.
In two houses the intruder woke sleeping couples, then fled. Police believe the women would have been attacked If, they had been alone,
At another house, the burglar
helped himself to de glasses of fighter and some jewellery.
Rin-and-vermouth and took
S. African
of Christmas cards and it was only on the UPI and China Mati Special. day of the police raid did he realise that the de- signs involved backgrounds of banknotes, Mr Brook Bernacchi, Counsel for the farmer, told the Victoria District Court this morning.
Bernacchi was outilaing ! "It was only then did he the case for the farmer when actually know that the designs He opened the defence.
jinvolved backgrounds of various The farmer, Lam Hin-son, 38, bankroles." is jointly charged with a 40.. year-old
Mr
electro-typer.
As Lani was looking at the Wong plates, the police arrived and Shum with conspiracy to forge he was apprehended, Counsel Hongkong and Filipino bank-said. roles, possession of and making Both implements of forgery.
Victoria District deny the charges. clared that the United Nations Two English doctors were
of massive international aid cannot give up its responsibility
will be of much use.
But Hongkong people
got used to the fact
as custodian of Korean rights
from this Refugee Year, on
total donations from
parts of the world are
inta
the
uf
The results if successful wilf, they hope, revolutionise crime detection throughout the world -by establishing the exact time of death in human bodies.
The secreL experiments are
NOT COMPLETE
Court against Lee, 40, Sub- Inspecter Franc's Adrian Walsh, 30, and his wife, Irene Sheile,
The trio have denied a charge of congiring to solicit payments from Chan and Chow Chun-
| kwong as a reward, for Walsh forbearing to take action against the Tat Kee Co. club, in North Point.
another Lee has also denied charge of receiving $2,000 on
of Dr
forbearing to carry duties towards the club.
out
Crown Case
P
The Crown alleged that in a rald on the night of August 11 at Block "E", North Point Buliding, second floor, police scized number of, metal plates with the impressions of HK$100 and 10-pesos Filipino banknotes, The two accused, who were la
a room each holding a plate, were arrested. Earlier in the morning, a sub-
his Lam had no case to answer was over-ruled by the trial judge, Judge B. 3. Jennings,
MAYOR WANTS
reported today to be carrying out secret ex- to unity and independener,
periments that may trap 20. K. have! Soviel delegate
hundreds of future that Tarinov, speaking in debale
murderers. UN before Koren
commúlter,
renewed all political
Communist the long-standing net demand that all foreign troops likely to exceed $40 million, get out of South Korea. if they reach that figure.! U.S. forces form the bulk And the responsibility for foreign milltary
units remain-
being carried out at Sheffield August 10 as reward for Walsh mission by Mr Bernacchi that caring for these people ing in the Republic of Korea, and integrating them
If there is no withdrawal of University by Dr Andrew Brad- our society will then, as American troops, it will be imey under the direction before, fall to the local possible to secure conditions for Gilbert Forbes, the University's people. We must therefore bringing the two Korean states reader in forensic medicine. closer together," Tugariney said. look on the Refugee Year)
NOT SELFISH only as an expression of Sur Pierson Dixon, British de
Dr Forbes told reporters international sympathy and Jagate, told the committee that day: "We have been doing this be grateful for the smallest the West was not maintaining work for nearly a year, It is offer of help.
forces in Korea for any selfish still not complete and we cannot
30 yet draw any finat conclusions. by America and Britain He welcomed the withdrawal published yet. We have kept them to ourselves and have not Chinese Communist pose a challenge to Hong-of kong. People here have from North Korea last year, but even told the learned societies, would be "unreasonable" but I can say that It may mean undoubtedly done much for said
accurate assess- to call upon the UN command much more the refugees in many ways.
ment of the time of death." Hardly a week passes with- to withdraw trum Korea until there was an agreement based out some bazar or fete deon United Nations principles, signed to help some charity, He said there was no Social welfare is organised for optimism about a quick or on a grand scale. And in easy Korean solution. taxes and other kinds of The Korean people, he said, Hongkong people have the right to "a real and provide perhapa $200 million enduring peace
or nationalistic interest, but
to-
TINALLY, the gifts made See that UN principles are we do not want details to be
revenue,
held.
based
on
troops
room
the
a year for direct or indirect unity and independence of their expenditure on these people.
The Refugee Year fund that!
country."
CUSTODIANS "We are the custodians of
is being organised locally that right," he added. "We can
to sacrifice it just We are tired of this
Dr Forbes would not elaborate further beyond saying that they were investigating a toethod Involving a micro-chemical examination of the muscles, China Mail Special.
Rehearsal For U.S. Moon Shot
EQUALITY
FOR HIS
MACE-BEARER
Ipswich, Nov. 24. The Mayor of Ipswich worn- ed any would-be banquet givers that from now on, it's "feed me, feed my Mace-Bearer."
Outlining the cops for the fur- mer, Mr Bernacchi said Lam was the owner of a farm in Taipo and a flat in Shawldwan Sometime in March or April, Larn was introduced to a Mr Chu Yau-sau, who he was told was in business with a certain printing works.
Took Concubine
Counsel said Lam·later de cided "to take a concubine, a Miss Let,” and being quite triendly with Mr Chu; he was given a room at Mr. Chu's fat in North Polni to house Miss Lee,
Hearing is continuing.
German Planes
To Operate Through HK
Governor Seriously
Pretoria, Nav. 24.
The South African Governor-
Prisoners Escape
Two prisoners on, minor charges escaped on their way to Cen- Iral Magistracy for trial this morning.
At about 8.30 am, a prisoners* Van entered the compound of Central Police Station carry- ing primers,
It was
found at the roll-call before prisoners left the van that two had escaped, A search
began immediately bul up to 1 p.m. no seresta had been made.
Fire In New
Newspaper Office
London, Nov. 24, Fire broke out Tuesday night in one of London's newest landmarks, the partly completed 14-story Daily Mirror building.
The fire started on the second floor and sent smoke clouds billowing over the city, Lon- don's financial district, Thirty pumps and 130 firemen stopped It spreading and brought it un- der control in little over two hours.---AP.
General, Dr Ernest Janson, Catholic Priests
•has contracted pneumonia and his condition is giving cause for concern, a buf- letin issued by Govern- ment House said tonight. The bulletin sold the condition Is 78, had of Dr Jansen, who
| suddenly taken a bad turn when
The West German airline, he contracted pneumonia during the weekend after I good Lufthansa, will be operat-recovery from a recent liness.
ing through Hongkong to
Thy bulloin sad he was
Tokyo sometime next "very - wesk.”
Dr Jansen was first appointed year, one of the airline's
| Governor-General in 1951 and board members said this his term of once wae extended morning prior to his de-for five years in 1956.-Reuter. parture for Singapore.
air-
Dr Max Adenauer, son of the West German Chancellor, who
the board of Luf- thansa Airlines, sald his line had been granted licences operate into and out of to Hongkong and Tokyo.
Red
Troops In Nepal?
Persistent
Although he did not expect the service to begin for sonic
Kathmandu, Nov. 25. time, he said, it will be in early
but officially un- 1960. He added they would confirmed, reports reaching here be using the big new American stute that Chinese troops have entered the northwestern Nepal Boeing 707 jet aircraft.
Adoracier, who arrived districts of Doti and Jmla from Tibet.
Lam visited the woman fre-
Dr quently but by the end of July, the two parted company, Mere on Sundity from Bangkok where he had attended the open- Bernacchi went on.
of the Lufthansa service to Bangkok, was accompanied by wite. They left by CPA. Dr Adenauer is also Mayor of Cologne,
During his visit to the fat, Lam came across the other ac- cused in the case, Wong Shum, whom he understood to be Mr
Councillor Richard Lewis, this year's Mayor of Ipswich, sald he Chu's employee.
Early in August, Lam met Mr will accept no more invitations
10 banquets and dinners unless Chu in a teabouse and Mr Chu
his chauffeur and Mace-Bearer told him that he was designing
are invited, too.
Christmas and New
is, however, an extra efort not afford
bed:4322 which makes Especial de debate." mand upon us all. Small The political committee had sums from poor people arej before it a resolution sponsored
Cape Canaveral, Nov. 24. as important as big cheques by 14 of the 10 UN inembers from wealthy firms. And who fought in Korka. It would
towards Ascension Island 5,500 Greasy Spoon. tor objectives the fluest example of all reaffirm UN
"This state of affairs cannot miles away today 'In 'what was Di Korea understood to be a rehearsal for might be
go on," Mayor Lewis said. net by the local peaceful unineation
elecan imminent shot of the moon. "I have such a sense of guilt themselves if through genuinely fre charities
Lions. they turned over all or part
nearby launching tail a about the way my assistants are The sportANTU of the proceeds from their Belgium,
are Australia, glant Atlas-Able rocket stood treated that I have been unable Colombia, Ethiopia, ready to attempt to send to enjoy many of there official flag daye for this year to France, Greece. Luxembourg. 375-pound sutellite into orbit functione, the World Refugee Year Netherlands, Philippines, Thai-around the moon.
"In the future, either they fund. There is not 000 land
Africa, Turkey, South
The moon will be in the most have the same food as the charity in Hongkong which United Kingdom United favourable position, on Thurs. Mayor, or the Mayor does not
eat, either."URI. day.---Reuter, eculd not afford something. StatesUFI,
certain
Mr Chu also sold Too often, he said, he has Year cards.
he was hard up and asked if been inside sipping turtle, soup
would be interested In while his staff chomped a lowly Lam
An Allas missile was fred sausage roll at the nearby financing the venture. He also
and
On
Invited Lam to go to his flot to examine the designs, Mr Der
nacchi said.
Received By Wong
On the avaning of August 11, Lam went to the Bat in
Meanwhile, the Nepalese Goy- ment announced a reshufe of
KOVEZNOT) Bar Fzulm (district posts, indicating an awareness of the need for vigilance on the hortier region.—AFP.
Questioned
On Book
Bangkok, Nov. 24. Police today questioned three
Cathelle priests two French and one Thal-for allegedly publishing book attacking Buddhism--Thailand's national
religion,
The book, police said, criti- elsed Lord Buddha and his teechings particularly with re- gard to reincarnation, Korma and Buddhist discipline. The police have closed a
Already
Catholle press which published the bookReuter.
The Queen's Cousin Engaged
London, Nov. 24. The engagement was an- nounced today of Miss Davina Bowes-Lyon, 20- Katharine year-old cousin of the Quecti, Dalrymple, 53- and Viscount year-old eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Stair.
Miss Bowes-Lyon's father, Sir David Bowes-Lyon, is a brother of the Queen Mother.-Reuter.
COWS SPEND LOST WEEKEND
London, Nov. 24.
drunken cows nt
blissful expressions, to the feeding trough. Sixteen
Morpeth, staggered and | Cause of their drunkeness hiccuped their way was eventually · disclosed through a "lost weekend." by Mrs Anne Potts,, wife
of the owner of a 278 acre farmi.
North Point but was received Sometimes they fell downĮ by Wong only. After a while, Wong invited him la ro to a bedroom to examine Abe plates.
and when helped to their She said: “By accident they feet by farm workers Were given extremely would Bway off with' large portions of barley!.
meal hastead of their regular ration.
“This fermented in their stomachs and made them tigbt."
The cows, non-milkers be- log kept for sale after fattening, were then put on a water
and grase diet. China Mall Special.