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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1960.
Building_company Clean break
to be wound up
More than 200 people, mostly women, who claimed to have paid deposits
with colonial
past
London, May 26.
for the purchase of the unfinished Peony House, attended the Supreme Mr C. J. M. Alport, Minister Court in a petition by a creditor for the winding up of the Peony House West Block Ltd.
They at first opposed the peti- tion on the ground that they did not recognise the re-organised name of which company, the had been changed from its ori ginal name of the Hongkong and Kowlcon Housing Associates Co., Lid.
Mr Justice W. A, Blair-Kerr granted an adjournment lasting nearly an hour, during which
company in such a move.
Mr Justice Blair-Ker later granted the petition and also ordered two former directors, Lee King-chiu and Kwan Chin pang to submit statement of the company,
debts. He asked for the com- pany to be wound up.
of State for Common- wealth Relations, today said the right approach to the problem of emergent countries "is as far as possible to make independence a clean break with the colonial past."
Mr Stevens said the name of the company
was changed in May last year, and two of the old directors of the original board, Lee King-chiu and Kwan
There was no objection.
Chin-pang, against whom these
He was addressing the Royal people had considerable resent-Commonwealth Society here. Several policemen, and police-ment, were removed from the
"Any attempt by the United and time Mr C. S. Stevens, appear-women were posted in the court Board and were replaced by Mr Kingdom, however wise
supervision of K. B. Allport and such other far-sighted and commonsensed ing for the Official Receiver, ex-under the
Superintendent Fong Fick-fal. representative of the latended may be our motives, to carry the plained the position to them.
purchasers.
colonial apparatus forward into the era of independence is like- ly, in my view, to be self- defeating.
Explained
the
Mr D. R. Harris, of Commer-
When hearing resumed, Mrcial Crine Brunch, was also
present. Slovens explained how change of amne came about and said that these people could be
atured trickery directer
that there
was no
on the part of any individual of the
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London, May 26. Cases of cruelty to children in Britain rose last year to their highest since World
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The petition was made by Mr. Ng Shing-chuen, a merchant, of E Mody Read, ground floor.
He claimed that the company
Doubtful
At the commencement of the hearing, Mr Richard Winter, ounsel for Ng, said as the people in Court had entered their notice of opposition and as they had no legal representative, he suggested that they elect a representative to speak for them.
Not trickery
was not
"Therefre. I think these people could be given an
that absolute, assurance
the change of name
* trickery
any on the part of director or individual but was old name to get rid of the which had come into such bad odour and to start the scheme
fresh.
"Unanimity between all these prospective buyers of fists was impossible to achieve, mainly because of the high degree of suspicion built up in their minds After 30 adjournment, Mr about the transaction in general, Stevens. who supported the and hence it is my submission petition, fold the Court that the that the only way of trying to 'group who had opposed the get the scheme of these fats petition were doubtful of the through is under the super-
manner in which the change of | vision of the Court, name came about.
said during last year, Mr Stevens said this was still thest pople were becoming the same company, but with a extremely restive and werc new name.
whatever seeking
assistance
they could to institute criminal' proceedings against the promo-
tors and diretors of the cam-
The Court then heard evidence
by Mr Ng and a number of wit nesses, and there was no ob-
chasers of the building.
REAL THING
"Independence must be seen to be the real thing by the men and women of the emergent countries in its early days of existence."
task
Mr Alport, who defined the of the Commonwealth Relations Office * making independice within the Cen- monwealth a reality, said some- thing short of Independance was not acceptable however, limited were the resoureca of the emergent territory concerned. China Mail Special.
TALLER IN MORNING
London, May 26.
A person wanting to increase his height by half an inch to
War II, it was reported | pany where no progress of the jeelion by the prospective purget a certain job was told by
.herc.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to child- ren announced that it helped more than 106.000 youngsters
last year.
Of these, 67,000 children were suffering from neglect, and
Ur assault
ill- 11,000 from treatment.
Yet the society took only one per cent of the cases to court,
sit cunsiders separating child from his parents only as a last
resurt
INCAPABLE
building of Peony House was mode.
This came to the notice of Harriman Realty and Co, who were willing to put up capital in order to build these flats for those people.
Not a charity
"Naturally, Harrimang are not a charitable organisation and these people will in any event have to contribute some further sures to be spread over a number of years to pay the capitol advanced to them.
When parents are "necpcble of affection", the NSPCC fects
"When Harrimans wanted to that it is better for children to do this, they consulted their be removed from them.
olicitors, Messrs Deacons, and "Separation from his parents I have an assurance from both causes a child emotional shack, Harrimans and Deacon's that it the traumatic effect of which was at their instigation that the should not be under-estimated, name of this company (then but so too does the abominable the Hongkong and Kowloon and wicked behaviour on the Housing Associales Co. Ltd.) part of his parents," the society should be changed." said.
Inspectors from the socioty was indebted to him in $0,416.50 visit homes in England, Wales in a Supreme Court action in and Northern Ireland-China 1958 and that the company was insolvent and unable to pay its Mail Special,
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Mr Justice Blair-Kerr said he was catisfied the company was unable to pay its debts, and crdered its winding-up.
New Police Station
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The police stations at Tai Po and Sheung Shuf, in the New Territories, are to be enlarged by the construction of new buildings for use as barracks and canteens.
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Jaguars buy Daimlers
London, May 26. Britain's Jaguar car company announced It has bought out Dairalers, one of the nation's oldest and best known car Brms. Daimlers have made limou- sines for Britain's kings and queens since royalty first became car conscious.
Jaguars said the lake-over will enable them to boast pro- duction of their fast saloons and sports cars. It added that pro- duction of Daimler cars, buses and armoured vehicles will con- tinue.
Price of the deal was not dis- closed.-AP.
London, May 26. Governors of central banks in the Commonwealth will have informal meetings at the Bank of England here next week, il was announced today.
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