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Shot acid at
coat with
water pistol
Magistrate, Mr A boy allegedly shot acid at a woman's raincoat and
Derek Cons,
Established 1845
AUGUST
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1960.-
dear sin
ANGRY
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a curtain using a water pistol, a court was told the tack this morn- ing that she paid $160
today: us a fee "to get rid of my child,"
Th
15-year-old motor Lam Lai-tin, of 30 Gloucester-mechanle apprentice way bound road, was lestifying in committal over in the suru of $300 for two proceedings against 58-year-years by Mr E. Corbally at Cen- uld mun Wai Cheung-sek, of 35e fral Court, Conduit-rud, charged with in-
tent
Tu procure miscarriages, and possession. #f pething
hydrochloride,
It is alleged the offences QL- curred at his residence on Apri
and May 20 and that three women were involved.
Lam said on May 17 she felt pain in her stomach and went to see Wal in his clinie. She said she was not sure where this cinte was.
PREGNANT
After examining me he told nite I was pregnant and asked me
13 wanted to get rid of the chiki. I sild yes," Lan keptá- tled.
She Suid Wal at first charged her $250 for the operation but Juter agreed to reduce 1 to $100. She said she was taken to a house atud was given in injec- tion inside ron.
|
was
The boy, who pleaded guilty, pay $38 also ordered to compensation to the woman, In default he Wong Hart-ylu. had to ge to jail for 20 days,
Sub-Inspector Yip Tal-youı said the buy and the woman i lived in the same fat in Sharp- street East.
The boy's parents, who were principal tenants, had previous- ly had disputes with the woman over rent,'
Weng hung a raincoat outside
ILT
On the evening of August 15,
and cubicle
found it dainaged the following morning. As she had no iden who did it, made to the report. was no
police.
But the same thing happened yesterday when she found her door-curtain damaged by acid. Then she reported the two in-
"When I woke up I felt a pain in my abdomen),“ Lameidents to the polleo. zaid. She added that Wal asked her to drink SVINC "modeine water and she slept until dawn when the pollce came to orrost then.
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Crossed-examined by Mr H. H. B. Huw, who represents 'Wat on Instruction by M." R. Lam and Co, witness admitted she had received Injections by Wal before for
venereal disease.
treatment of
Hearing is continuing.
False pretences charge against
inspector
Inspector Yip said the boy coupled a bed opposite Wong's cubicle and the poiloe found on his bed a tin, containing a toy pistel with corrosive acid inside, The boy then admitted the offence under enation.
Three jailed
on opium charges
Or
that with all Isn't it curious this gabbing about culture
of it in the Colony, your correspondents all seem to think that, like some refreshing can be gulped. drinks, culture
not the, mouthfuls, down by realising that it is something to,
be they be cultivated, not just the listen- ing to sweet musica, chamber or otherwise, or going around staring incomprehensibly al some soldery scrawls dignified with the name of futuristic drawings,
heavy or reading fomes an every conceivable sub- jeci under the sun Junt to be.
thai.one does not miss
sure
something?
Failed to
submit
accounts
We complain that tongkong tacks culture, that we should
libraries, more of have more ts, that and the other to en- rich our cultural life, while all : the time we behave like the barbarians
rude, of Tarlary.
The Chairman of the Hong- Kowloon Tinsmith Three unemployed men were boorish and coarse as the horny.
handed song of the soil, un kong and oach sentenced to four stored in all the finer aspects Union was fined $300 by Mr I. years by Judge P. Raf Bfe, though pretending to be T. Morris at Central Court this Springall in the Victoria genteel to the sickening point of morning for falling to submit the unich's accounts to The District Court this morn-hypocrisy.
Registry of Trade Unions on ing when they were con-
Correspondents may air their line, victed on two charges of personal refinement by writing | . having opium and manag-ong (and, presumably, learn- ing a place where opium edì screeds on the subject of culture, fancying that by flor- was made.
ring their brains they can pro- duce something worthy to rank the Immortal classien among finding a shortcut to fame (or the Preas by the kindness of an Infamy) through the medium
indulgent culter who has our through the ply for wading dally heaps of garbage to sifi the fish head from the cocktail, but they only delude themselves.
The prosecution suid the three men, Chow Chiu, Chan Fat and Lee Cheung, were found on the second floor of 29 Second-street when a police party raided the premises on June 17, The police also found four thels of pre- pared oplum and five pounds of raw opium. A large quantity of utensils for making the opium
was alse seized.
The accused who denled the An Urban Services Depart-charges were represented by Mr Detective-Insp. A, J. Lyster 19: meni asdstan. health inspector Benjamin Liu. Chief Inspector appearing for the Crown.
before Mr. E. S. C. L. Smith, assialed by Inspec- Hayden at Kowloon Court this for J. P. MacMahon, 'prosecuted. oorning on a charge of obtain- ing money by Mize pretences.
ARRESTS IN CAMBODIA
JK7=
appeared
Phnom Penh, Aug. 23. Liu Yu-chung, ilving at the The Government
basement of 84 Kimberley-roud. noyneed the arrest of 15 mein- Kowkon, was remanded for bers
of the Khmer Party's three days in police custody for Communist group on charges of | further inquiries. Possessing leaflets and propa- No plet was taken, ganda violating the royal con- |
Sub-Inspector Del Stitution.-Reuter.
Puun prosecuted,
Albert
for that "snazzy" little
or
Cocktail Hat
a really glamorous
Gown.....
Woman failed to
appear
Now, who was who said to whom: "Too much learning doth make thee mad"? Take heed. ye scribes of pompous miens, your dictionary-scarching
and flick-
Ing of the pages of cyclopaedia will never make you a cultured kentleman, much as you would dearly love to be regarded as one.
To be a truly cultured gentle- man one must first learn how to conduct oneself as a gentleinan of culture, refined, Aberal mind- ed and magnanimous. Possces- ing these attributes, even if you Jack education, you may regard yourself a gentleman of culture, This is the shortest cut. Not by Judge A. J. Sanguinetti
at attending highbrow concerts, Kowloon District Court this Axing a stupid stare at some morning dismissed the case boring hieroglyphics, or brows- against a man who was alleged |ing among dusty tomes on dead 16 have caused grievous bodily data that culture is imbibed. hurm his wife.
The defendant, Leung Chu, who had futlod. to appearin
summons court to answer the twice and had his $100 bail. a previous estreated
He occasion, pleaded guilty. appeared on
this $300 bail morning.
viction for a similar offence Just Leung had one previous con-
year when he was fined $50.
Mainland
China discussed
on
Nearly 50 participants in the First Asian Con- farenco of the interna- for tional Association
and Research in Income Wealth, discussed papers mainland China and Asian economic growth when they met of the University of Hongkong this morning. Speaking of his paper "Social accounting in Communist China," Mr. P. Luey, of the University of Hongkong, said it had been culture-refinement the dimoult to compile data on the result of cultivation: a type of subject, because of the lack of civilisation; te cultivate, to im reliable information sources, prove. Not only improve and to check data which was mind, but, of greater importance, obtained. the character as well.
word
The woman was absent from Learn first the meaning of the court and the prosecution there- fore offered no evidence against the accused.
Mr D. E. D'Almada Remedios, Crowa Counsel, told the court that the woman, Sum Chin, had left hone sometime last week
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By Sylvia da Costa-Roque
Don't.
Meat Lucy Ching. She is blind. She is only 24. Do
you feel sorry for hor? "I have a lot to be thanidul for," she says, "and my greatest unbition has been realised.
A teacher of the blind in Section of the Social the Special Welfare Services Welfare Department, Lucy is one of the most highly-educated blind people in the Colony.
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From the Files
25
years ∙AGO.
August, 1935
From
the SCM Post'a 25 FLATE Age column: "What -
to have been an-or ganised raid on all the Colony, haa, we trust, been brought to an end by the capture of another thief on Saturday
077ing.
St. Joseph's Church was en- tered, presumably"by a con- vert, and the pyx and bronze crucifix stolen. Ho, however, had not gone far before he 1008 seen and a watchman quickly offected his arrest.
The watchmacara was con- mended by Mr Wood for his work in bringing to justice one of the sacrilegious rascals who have been cavalry' no. much trouble of late.
4.
The thief was sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour and four hours' stocka.
It is to be hoped that the exemplary punishment metad out to the two men caught will serve the useful purpose of a deterrent.”
☆ ☆ ☆ THE annual meeting of Tmembers of the Hong-
kong Society for the Blind and other organisations helped to introduce an, ordinance that outlawed the advertising by kong Hockey Club was held unqualified practitkiners of at the Cricket Club with Mr treatment for discuses and in-A, A. Dand, In the Chair. fections of the eyes,)
The following officers were Lucy faces up to the fact that elected for the ensuing year, she is blind and to make sure Messra W. Woodward and that she is treated normally by E. J. R. Mitchell, Vice sighted persons, does things like swimming and eating Hon. Sec., Mr E. V. Reed, normal Presidents, Mr G. Sommer,
Greatest ambition She was educated with sighted children, first at the Sacred in restaurante, Heart School in Macao, and
She believes that it is im-Hon. Treasurer and Captain then at the Diocesan Girls'
Bortant for blind people to of the First XI, Mr J. E. School in Hongkong, She spent behave as if they were algbted. Pottor. four years at America's leading
Lucy thinks that people in school for the blind, Perkins, Hongkong have a good under- where she took teaches standing of
a blind person's course and learned to play the needs, "I appreciate it when organ.
Her greatest ambition was like to be given the opportunity readers that they "make life
people offer to help me, but I
Post suggested to realised a year ago when she of doing things for myself. was asked to join the Depart- ment. "Ever since I was a child. I wanted to work for the blind, mako myself „really
useful."
But with the realisation of one ambition, Lucy, developed another To make sighted peo- ple reailse that blindness doesn't necessarily make a person use Jess or mentally unit. I want educated blind people to be given a chance to work with sighted people."
Her hates
An advertisment Morning
the
casier" and under an illustra-
a
tion of a young lady reclining
bedroom comfortably in Her greatest hates? "People chair ran the words "Telo- coming up tʊmʊ 'Guess who!'; people who tiptoe Portable chair
and saying, phone from that nice COM- instead of in and out of rooms in the bellet that I can't hear them; or who standing out in the hall - a hall is speak Indirectly to me, Asx telephone in the Lucy if, she will, etc., and those splendid for general use, but who yell to one another, 'Look, how much nicer it would be she is bind "
to have one in the boudoir She gets upset by people who when you make those personal offer to direct her when she is calls and the cost for this in the street, not simply by tak-extension about 10 centa ing her arm and guiding hor, a day."
but by loud instructions such as,
"To the left, a few more steps xerted by the Hongkong Tele- The Advertisement was in- front, then turn right, ete."
Same chances She wants others to have the same chances as she, auf thanks the Department for em-In Mr H. T. Oshima, of theploying her, "By that action I
etinal accounts for the study of and their capabilities."
Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, hope other employers gainod discussed his paper on Na more confidence in blind people
Aslan economic growth.”
During the latter half of the morning's session Mr Eckstein, of the University of Rochester, New York, laid hig
and had not returned since. The about the value of culture;
To all hypocrites who sing accused was Chiu Wing-vin (28), thou and do likewisel at 428 Shanghai-street, third
ficer, Kowloon.
ANGRY CULTURIST:
Judgment reserved
Judge K. R. Macfee in the did not
remember what
Lucy was born in Chungshan County, normal sighted child. But when a few months old, her eyee developed an infection. Her parents took her to the paper on "Mainland China's village "quack."
11 went to some moun- tains to gather special flowers, Ife treated me with them, and blinded mo,"
If sighted people treat the phone Co Ltd. blind like that, It is obvious they consider them laterior, and it seema rather hopeless
that such people would offer a R D. S. Edward per blind person a job.
"The vocational training cen
for the Blind
M formed a good golf fent tres set up by the Hongkong on Monday at Deepwater Society
arc Bay when he completed 18 wonderful, but, as I said before, holes in 60 playing with my greatest ambition is to see Miss Curtin. First time linded and sighted people round WIS 32 and the working shoulder to shoulder, and with employers inking on a second time round, he equal-
the
national product 1052," Mr Eckstein's esper Is part of It' larger study which is to be hact published in book form shortly. Victoria District. Court happened on the day of the Delegates to the conference this morning reserved alleged attack.
will be attending the inaugural
(Hongkong was safeguarded blinded person as a matter of led the record for the course
Course, Bot by
Д остре of by registering -28 on Judgment in the trial of a
of, meeting DI the.
Hongkong against "quack" eye-doctors, as Shanghai tailor, facinga irtangdar file.
at the from last year, when the Hong-sympathy and duty."
homeward run. Econetic Association Hongkong Club' this evening, charge of wounding D Mr D. G. Willis, Crown Coun- The speaker at the meeting sel, prosecuted, and Yimm was will be Professor J, Tinberge), The taflor, Yim Cheung-hing,¦ delended by Mr Lawrence Professor
'the Economic 50, testified, yesterday that he taong,
Research Institute there,
woman.
He denied the
charge wounding Kwong Tai with
of
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Mr Tagg reviews the Auxiliaries this morning-China Mail photo,
.
Be firm but courteous'
Mr G. T. Tazz took thé salule at a passing-out parade of 180 members of the Auxiliary Pollen Force /this morning, Thers were alx sub-inspectors and 10 NCO parade with 144, police constables, They had trained for 11 days ‘at the third camp to be held this year for Auxiliary Pollen, their senior officer being Mr O. R. Badick.
Mr Tigg wan accompanied on his inspection by the Sentor Staff Oficer, Mr A. J. Schou- ten and Me Badick.
importance of being firm but courteous at all times, and helpful to those who have: fleed of your guldonce and ad- vice...
The commanding officer of the
parade was Mr 11. E. Alors, | "The citizert "Mi always turn to Addressing the Auxillaries, M: Tags anda.
"Now that you have completed
your course of training I would' like to impress upon you the
the Police in time of need if
ho has faith in their ability- and integrity. It is your duty 144 to help them and to justify |
their faith fa you,"
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