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TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1960.
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MURDER GAY NEW YEAR ASSURED
APPEAL CASE
An apology
Im yesterday's Late Final edition in a report published on this PRET, the China Mail stated that
a barrister, Mr A. IL. Sol- Ond had been reprimanded by two Full Court Judges
for remarks he had made
against The Crown
murder appeal.
A
We now learn that titin
was not the case, that the Judge's remarks referred
to grounds of appeal which not proceeded with Kaflad which Mr
were and asked to be allowed to withdraw.
Mr Justice C. W. Reece congratulated Mr Sumed
on this move.
The China Mai! tenders Sumad apologies to Mr
and to Mr Justice Reece and Mr Justice Gregg for thin
report which WAS based on a misunderstand- Ing of the proceedings and regrets Any einbarrass- concern that ment und the report, caused.
The China Mall also tenders apologies to Mr Kuflad for publishing remarks attributed to him In the course of the ap. pral which he did Make
not
APPEAL TO
PRIVY COUNCIL
An application by
tha Director of Public Works
Heavy spending marks Chinese celebrations
By a China Mail reporter
The Chinese community will celebrate the lunar New Year in
a happier and more prosperous way than ever before, a China Mail survey today indicated.
It was estimated their total seasonal expenditure may reach $130 million
-three per cent higher than last year.
staff.
on
(the February 2 Seventh Day of the First Moon). Meanwhile a gold rush is on. Their pockets bulging with New Year bonus pay, workers, parti- been cularly women, have fucking to the Colony's gold
And this is all because of aj 8 am, profitable year of business, in- dustry, und trade,
Many banks, exporters, and factories Arc giving several months wages as bonus to their And Government's new sala- ries seale has come into force and many officers have received back pay.
Government
bank and business concerns will cluṣe for the holiday. Restaurant
offices,
Bri
tealiouar workers will start their four day holiday from tomorrow,
Barbers will charge mare throughout this season.
Bus services
Public transports will extend services.
The Star Ferry will run an alt night strvice toinorrow - New Year's Eve-and New Year's Day while on January 20 the survice will be extended until 1a.m.
The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co. will also run their Ferries up to 3 aan. tomorow and Thursday night.
There will be changes in the schedules of ferries for the out- lying districts.
Trams and most buses ou Hongkong island will keep on uniam, on New Year's Eve, Is Kowloon,buses Nos. 1, 2. 5, 6, 7, R. P. 11, 12 and 13 will, run up to 3 am. on New Year's
and a landlord for leave 'Eve.
3
to appeal to the Privy Off to China Council against Full Court decision last December
granted by the Full Court this morning.
was
Tens of thousands of people have crowded the Tsimshuisui station of the Kowloon Canton Railway since dawn on Satur- day waiting for trains to China.
In view of the overcrowding, the KCR have put into service special train every morning which larves for Lowu at 0.04
Acting a..
On December 31 inst, the Full Court, comprising Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr and Mr Justice R. H. Mills-Owens, Puise Judge, upheld on appeal by the tenants and sub-tenants af four houses in Temple Street and reversed a lower court's order that the landlord could evict the tenants because of a rebuilding certificate issued by Director of Publie Works.
PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
Private parties and celebra-¦ tions are musts" for many firms and familles - particularly the traditional Chinese "reunion din-j hers" when, family members gather on New Year's Eve,
On New Year's Day, very close relatives and friends will pay each other visits. Other visits Applying 'ter leave to appeal are made on the day after.
the Privy Council Thin |
DI
And when a child bową, say- morning. Mr G.R. Sneath, ing "Kunz Hey Fat Choy," It is Crown Counsel, who appeared eusten for married people to Director Publie Rive him red lakee" pucket, for the
containing cash. Bachelers are Works, submitted that the sub- Ject matter of the appeal in spizza the cutlay. volved a question of great public importance,
Me Patrick Yu, representing the landlord, Mr Kwong Siu- lau, supported r Spenth's submission,
The tenants were represented by Mr B.A. Bernacchi on the instruction of Mr Cheung Wing- in, of PH. Sin and Co,
And the crackers And watch out for the bangs For 100 milion drecrackers have reportedly been sold and more sales are likely in the next few days.
Firecracker manufacturers in Hongkeng and Macno have already exported $20 million worth abroad.
Three
and jewellery shops for finger- RAF men
rings, tangles, bracelets, neck- laers and other ornaments,
The New Year bazaars-One
In Victoria Park, Hongkong and the other in Tong Mi Road be- tween Prince Edward Road and Mongkok Road, Kowloon, are open for business.
There, the milling crowds will hunt
for bargains - Including preserved sweets, flowers, can- des, incerise shrines, lanterns and curios, scrolls of calligraphy and Chinese brush painting.
A tradition
It has been a tradition for Hongkong people to drive to the New Territories to inspect the fresh flowers in the growers gardens and bring them home a couple of weeks before New Year's Eve.
This year, many growers plan to deliver plants.
However, because of warm weather in November and De- cember, many blossoms bloomed before time.
Since last November, a million budding gladioli have gone into freeze in the "Colony's deep cold storage to keep them from blooming too soon and fading too early.
There
fre
about 5,000 branches of peach blossoms in New Territories gardens this about two thirds of year but them have already bloomed and cannot be marketed.
This also happened to all the orrieds, camell and one third of the local noretast.
Corporal broke
window
Arthur Cheetham, 23, a cor- peral in the Royal Signals, nt- tached to Whitfield Barracks. was fined $250 with the alterna- tive of six weeks' jail on a charge of inalicious damage at Kowloon Court this morning. Cheetham pleaded guilly for Mr 1. M. S. Donnell.
be-
$250 compensation to the com- plainant, Chantecler, a restou- rant on Nathan Road.
charged with
$250 damage
in nightclub
Three RAF mer from Kal
Tak, who were allaged to have assaulted two fokis and damaged $250 worth of property at a leading nightclub appeared before -Mr. I. M. $. Donnoll at Kowloon Court this maming.
MRS GABOR
CASE TO ANSWER IN
CONSPIRACY, CORRUPTION
TRIAL
were. David Victoria District Court Judge R. H. Mills-Owens,
The defendants Downham, 24, Michael Smith, 25, both senior sireturimen and William Craster, 24, corporal.
They were alleged to have damaged two sotas, five chairs, 20 glasses, and 10 plates at Sun Ya restaurant, Nathan Road, at 11 p.m. on Saturday.
They were further alleged to have assaulted two fokis of the restaurant, Law Chi-hol, and Marvel Mae, causing them ae- tual bodily harm.
25.
Defendanta pleaded not gulity. Hearing was fixed for March
Tenancy case
withdrawn
Tri-
An application for exemption for two 40-year-old houses to mike way for a modern abc- storey block of fate at 337 and 330 Nathan Road, was with. drawn at the Tenancy bunal this morning. Mr D. A. L. Wright explained that since submitting the ap- plikation on January 11, two other cases of exemption for near the two houses property
Mang-kok and the Chip
this morning held that there was a case to answer against the three accused in the conspiracy-corruption trial.
Picked on policeman's
wife
I meet Zsa Zsa's
mother
By JILL DOGGETT
H paled
From the Filon
25
years
AGO January, 1935
TEARLY 200 Hongkong Namen last night
"
honoured the immortal [ONGKONG'S brocades memory of Robert Burns; as stars before the local celebration being the dawn when confronted held in the roof garden of by Jolie Gabar's appearance the Hongkong Hotel,
There was a large and disa last night in fabulous gold }
Linguished gathering at the tissue.
function which was presided over by Mr A, S. MacKichan, President of the Hongkong S Andrew's Socioty.
The mother of Zsa Zsa, Magda and Eva Gabor, glamorous in her own right, was the centro of all attention at the evening reception given in her honour by Mrs Helly Wood.
T-
The Immortal Memory was foasted at the call of His Honour the Chief Justice, Mr A. D. A. MacGregor, while the loast to the Lazzles was drunk the Call of Mr R. R.
Paying her first, and grettably brief, visit to Hong- at kong after a shart holiday, in | Campbell Sydney with her sister, Mrs At the obicial table last night Geber said how much she were the G.O.C. Moj General would like to make a Jonger O.C. BoTrolt.
day here,
MacGregor,
Mr A. D.. Za Commodore Frank
Mr "I adore this place. It is so Elliott, Mr A. Stevenen, exotic. How can I see it all in Charles L. Hoover, U.S. Consul
the General,
Hon. C. G. S. so short a Ume?
"But my husband misses me Mickic, Mr G. G. Wood, to much; he cables for me to C. Jenkin, Mr W. J. Keswick, Rev. E. G. Powell, Mr G. G. N. Commander Tinson and Pay
come back at once.
He loves me so much, that, would you believe it, he would rather have me thor even sa Zsa, Magda or Eva. And 1 adore him too."
-FLUTTERY
F. R. Porter,
Mc
Dr W. B. A. Moore has been appointed to act as Director of Medical and Sanitary Ser vices and Dr D. J. Valentine
The
With charming Auitery Deputy Director, gestures, patting her salt, sh Governor has appointed Mir Blonde hair, adjusting the folds R. 4. D. Forrest to be Super- of her tissue stole, Mas Gabor intendent of Imports and Ex- smiled mischievously at the
ports. Mr B. D. Evana has group of women encircling her
to act as Dir appointed to the men couldn't get near been and murmured conidingly, "Iector of the Royal Observatory love being with women, they during the absence on leave are so understanding, such fun of Mr C. W. Jeffries, and Mr to talk to and so comforting." G. S. P. Heywood to act as
Asked about Hungary, ner Assistant Director. mood changed and there was a moment of silence, before the
Sa result of her car be replied "I can't talk very much about it but one good thing Aing involved in a colli- He ruled that a prima facie came from the Hungarian
alon with an army lorry on been established by uprising. It brought me a blind corner on Reservoir case had 1he prosecution Against Sze husband and
we have already Chin-chun, Pao Chl-chung and hed three years happiness Wong Ying, alias Lily Wong.. together."
The three are accused of con- Count Edmond Szigety, one spiring to offer $20,000 to De ot
resistance nighters lective Sub-Inspector Willlom escaped through Vienna and Ross, of the Anti-Corruption nude his way to the United Branch for the release of two States where he met Jolie men detained in the Chatham Gabor, Road Camp and corruptly offer- ing a cheque for $2,000 to DSI Ross.
the
the
Diamonds in goal settings, emeralds, pearls and jade were gleaming from her throat and wrists as she talked so the con- versation turned to jewels,
Hill, Kowloon on Saturday afternoon, Miss Ann Dod- well, the local lady rider, suffered a cut on her face caused when the windscreen splintered.
Fortunately the injury WŁA only a slight one.
the death thich occurred at We regret to have to record
the Victoria Hospital yeater. day of Mr J. D. Lloyd, superintendent of Imports and
In replying to submissions by A woman who tried to steal Mr Y. H. Chan and Mr A. cl
from the handbag of a Arculli, Sr, Counsel for palicoman's wife was son-Defence, Judge Mills-Owens said tonced to six months jail that none of the evidence put forward warranted the dismissal by Mr E, Corbally, at Cent of any of the charges against the have a shop in New York. Wo Exports and a senior cadet
Magistracy this three accused.
traf
not
morning. Chan Mui, 33, of 822 Canton Rond, first floor. pleaded
a charge of attempted guilty to larceny.
The kuen,
'Other inspectors'
IN BUSINESS
"Yes, I am in the busines, I
surround synthetic emeralds ficer in the Hongkong Civil Death was due to
and rubies with real diamonds,
Service.
In
calima, yesterday's Archbishop Mot should have been Arolideacon Moh. ›
Star dividend
so that women who appreciate double pneumonia. Mr Lloyd lovely things and cannot afford was 51. He said that although the first a king's insom may wear accused was apparently using beautiful 'jowels.” DSI Ross to give money to "two There were the usual compli- other inspectore” it accred suffi- ¡ments about the combination of Sau- complainant, So
cient that DSI Ross should Defemininity and n, good businers He was also ordered to pay which his clients; Mr Chan shopping in Des Voeux Road she was testified that
offered the money and that this head, but Jolle Gabor laughed to fulfills the charge.
herself and said "You should Leo with
her husband yesterday. Whilst
1hlaic prefer- talk to Zaa 7s. When asked on Land Investment Co., wanted to She was loft behind as her hus- At 2.30 am, on Sunday, Chee- demolish had been heard by the band creased the road lu Pet-abic to make some reference to quiz programme how she
combine the other inspectors I do not managed to,
blonde The Secretary for
pull Chinese them and another European man Tribunal and in each case com- Unger Street. She felt a
feel this warrants dismissal of beauty with brains, the replied Affairs and the Commissioner went to the restaurant but it pensation awarded to cpponents at her bag and saw Chan's hand the charge.
How do you know that I am a for the New Territories, have was closed. Defendant shook had been very high.
Inside it. She grabbed her hand
"As to Mr Chan's submission blonde?" In one case at 578-580 Nathan- but she struggled free and was
that there was no joint giving of Major-General L. H. O. Pugh, specified the dates and hours in the iron grill -- to euch an ex-
Road to compensation for the
caught after a short chase.
the cheque which was handed to had
beel around floor only
PC DSI Ross by the first accused,' $60,000.
Complainant's husband, (Total compensation was Chol Puig-chicung, who arrested three people might agree to give a sum of money and It might be $230,00).
defendant, corroborated her evi-
given by only one of the con- | spirators but all are still respon- Kosible for
money.
handing over the
Inspection tour
andi
which recrackers are to be let
In Hongkong, Kowloon the New Territories, Arecrackers ern be let off from 4 p.m. on January 27 to 4 p.m. January 20 and from 8 am, to
2nd King Ed-off. Colonel of the ward XIIt's Owns Curkina files, arrived in the Colony this morning. This afternees he will inspect the unit at 3ck Kong
on
tent that he broke a window. causing $250 damage.
few He was stopped” by a pedestrians ari later arrested by the police.
Sub-Inspector I, W. Elias pro- secuted.
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In view of this his clients dence. did not think it worth while to
Detective Sub-Inspector proceed with their own scheme, Po-kwan, prosecuting, asked the since 337 and 339 were magistrate to take A ECTIOUS sidered an even beller sito view of the case as many simi- than 578-680 Nathan Road, and lar offences had occurred lately they thought compensation at the Central area, He said would therefore probably be Chan had five previous convie- higher.
liona.
Indians celebrate independence day
Mombers of the Indian community in Hongkong are today celebrating the 10th anniversary of "their country's Independence.
ol
the
"Mr Arculli. suggested that who holds himself open to car 'you can't corrupt police officer
ruption; In this respect DSI Ross was acting under instructions and was not actually accepting bribes but was trying to trap the corrupt giver; and you may have a comust giver but 50 jenecem receiver.
Judge Mills-Owens mid this could very well after the whole position of the case,
He said the position of the third accused was highly am- biguous and the second accused has done KID to Ceriolerate
the evidence of DSI Row. Very different
Todd-AO in Colony
The Directors of the "Star" Ferry Co Ltd announce that at the forthcoming annual meeting they will recommend the pay- ment of final dividend of $6 A share for the year ended Do cember 31, 1059.
With the Interim dividend of $3.50 paid on August 29, 1959, th's will make total payment for the year $0.50 a shara,
Children's party
Todd-AD has arrived in Hong-
kong.
A party for the children of full Chinese ratings serving in HMS are working Techniolans
abeed at the Roxy and Broad-| Tamar is being arranged for the way erecting the giant screens afternoon of Wednesday, Febru and installing equipment to ary a. The party will include show "South Pacific" oun cinema show, alde shows and February 11
a display by Chiness acrobats.
will
Woman killed.
A Press Conference this morning, Mr S. K. Chan of the Ruxy Cinerna said the cost of installation would be $200,000. and two workmen were injured A woman was killed instantly
"South Pacific
be seriously when part of a wall screened at the Roxy and collapsed at a construction alte Broadway' twice a day, The Li Cheng Uk. Village, Kow- Rim runs for three hours, and loon, this morning. there will be an Interval mid- The woman was Li Kam, 80. way between each show. "The first accused, is it a very The film will have a long run, Indian
different position in that a cha- | and box odice, pricos will be
was increased.
B: Two cultured, prarf necklaces, This was followed by the que signed in tiks nome
Mir Chan said that prices while wrist watch and a sum of. phrying of the national anthem hauled to DSI Ros
"Apart from that I feel there rangs between 32:40 and $10. | money to a total value of $200 by the 100 people present,
le can to naawer agains, dil | Tila works out better than | were stolen : from: 70A, Mac- Thatternoon from 4.30- to three and feel I ought to hear London where poate cost · from donnell Road, first floor,yester- Bo'clock the Commissioner and the facts of the case,"
| day afternoon/ Mrs Karall, will hold «. rou Hearing continuing: ception at Repulse Bay Hotel, Mr D. N. E. Res, Crown Coun- Tealight, it- 0.45, Mr Kainath | kel, and Chief Thepoctor C. D. will give a talk over Ita do Smith, appeared for the pro-
secution. Prasad, Itongkeng about India.
The celebration started at 0 President o'clock this morning with the Republic, hoisting of the flag.. The ceremony...took placY at the residence of the Cominiloner of india, Mr F. M. de Mello Karrath, at Jerding's Lockout; ',
The
Indian Commissioner then read a cabled message of good wishes, to' Indian nationals
Rajendra from Dr
| 912-10 $17.
Pearls stolen
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