7
CLARK CHAPMAN & CO., LTD.
BTEAM & ELECTRIC Marine wiNCHES, PULVERIZED · PURL EQUIPMENT, HIGH PRESSURE STEAM BOILERS, ELECTRIC MOTORS AND GENERATORS.
| ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
208 Chartered Bank Building. Tel. 27789 ·
CHINA MAIL
Established 1945
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1960.
Freedom in Formosa BOY ADMITS
I am shocked at the angry way
you wrote about Free Chiria
and President Chiang
Ka
shek in your editorial of Sep-
tember 23. Your anger may be
understandable, but hardly commendable.
北 contempt of couri to comment on a pending case? Of course, you are in Hongkong and the case is in Taiwan and so you are protected from the law.
Firstly, don't you think
But, as a practising fournalisi, don't you think it is at least unethical to do so, expecially when Taiwan is so near to Hongkong, within hearing die- lance, we can even way? You had asked if political fere- dom is restricted in Taiwan. Of course, it is. Where else is political freedom not restrict- ed in time of crisis? During World War II, didn't Britain lock up ir Mosicy & Co who had enjoyed full freedom
In
time of peace? You may say Britain was at the time fight- ing a real war and there is 239 real war in Talwan now.
There may be no real war' in Taiwan, but she is delinitely facing a greater threat to her security than some of the Bri- tisk Commonwealth countries, such as Pakistan. Ghans, Cry- lon and Singapore.
The Chinese Communists have repeatedly proclaimed Taiwan as their immediate target for conquest and are shelling and killing people every other day in the offshore islands, Can anyone deny that the emer- gency suation in Taiwan i
than greater
In the Cour Commonwealth countries Just mentioned? Yet, in many ways there is not much less politl- In cal freedom in Taiwan. fact, in some ways there is alore freedom in Taiwan.
Take
press.
freedom for instance, Talwan is no second to any of the four countries. Firstly, the
Jaw b press Taiwan is less nevere, The main complaint against Taly wan's press law is that f gives government the power lo ban newspapers without going through the courts, This is nothing new.
In Hongkong, the Governor-In- Council has the power to re- yoke the printing, licence of
newspaper without going through the courts, In Sing pore, not, only can the govern. ment bau am offending News- paper without going through the courts, It can also ban ike other non-offending papers
published by the publisker.
same
the for
And, Instead of berating Vilnese government restricting freedom, you may have to berate them for allow- Ing too
unrestrained much freedom leading to lawless -
11✶95.
You seem in disapprove at the sedition charges against Lei Chen and regard them any a
"prelex!" to suppress politica) opposition, I'don't know what was the basis for your state- ment, but if you were pre- suming or guessing, I would
dear
Muggest you wait till after the
trial and soc if the govern• ment can prove His case,
Every country has a low againal Mosition and there is nothing slucking in arresting someone for sedition. The feat in in whether the charges can be proved,
A
Iva said the "must repugnant feature" of the Lei caNE WAS "Chiang's insistence Un court marfint instead of a civil heuring and the delay In bringing him to trial,"
J
President Chiang 'din' Inslat,
He doesn't have to. is th
that says Lel shall be tried by a military court be cause Taipel is a martial law martial district. As I said. law is a ling inposed in Pakistan and all newspaper- Inen arrested
Bedition, ол subversion and other charges are tried by military courts. As regards the "delay" Let was
arrested on September 4 and you complained on September 23, a difference of only 15 days, Don't you think that your complaint is rather too hasty? In Hongkong. people are 36metimes remanded for 19 or more days pending completion of investigation.
If the Chinese government were to try Lei Clem at all, they would be doing quite well. In
and Hongkong
many British Commonwealth coun→ tries, security risks Ar de- tained
without for months charges and trial, under the emergency regulations.
One well-known
case of
pre-
$254 THEFT FROM MOTHER
The mother of a 15-year-old Chineza boy told Mr J. E. Dargan at Kowloon Juvenile Court this morning that the no longer knew how to control her son who refused to be taught how to behava properly.
Woman
tells of slashing
threat
Tsui Yuk-wah told a judge today that when she left hor lover, he swore he would slash her face and disfigure her so that she would never work' os a dance-ball girl again.. The woman wok gushed for times on The eyebrow and checks in an early morning at- tack in Nurst Chun-street an July 20. Her escort knocked down the assailant, who wielded a jagged piece of metal. Charged with wounding be- fore Judge W. F. Pickering are Chan Ming, accused of the slushing, and Tsang Hon-nam, the abandoned lover.
Bolli
ventive desilon Is Jugan pleaded not guilty.
OR
Tsui textiled she was working at the Miramar bali- room at the time of the attack and living at 204. Castle Peak-
Nath Saha, New Delhi cor- Pakistani respondent of the
Dawn, who has been paper delained in India since May 4. 1950
charges of **spreading
One-sided road, false. and misleading information and wha conducting pro- paganda" against Jammu and Kushmir and "in a maliner
bring calculated
into 10 hatred
the and contempt," government of India.
LEFT HIM
She said she had lived with Trung for more than a month, but left him despite his repeated threats that he would slash her, After her attacker had scized her face and gashed it, he fled, escaping from Mr Lau hong, the woman's escori,
Sheaffer's
Newest
BALL POINT PEN
AVAILABLE AT ALL BOOD STORES.
A REAL Former Colony
TONIC TO COME
TO HK
of
Lady Qimmani, Mamber
"¿Parifament for Horney, Lon- don, said, on departure for Tokyo this morning that sho.
09
was very much impressed by whai sho had 'seen during her three day's stay in Hongkong. The boy is freing three before the war and now found
·She' said she had been here charges of theft frem his own the city
wonderfully mother, stealing a sum of money changed and full of skyscrap totalling $254.
Sub-Inspector P. Alcock told that she could compare it
with New York, the ecurt that the boy's mother
"And the people here are so made a report to the Kowloon busy. Everybody seems to have City Police Station on Septem- an object in life," she said. ber 26. 1080, after discovering that $220 was missing from her home.
BOUGHT CLOTHES, The boy admitted the theft and said he had spent part of the money on clothes.
He also admitted stealing a total of $34 on two other oc- casiums.
The defendant was remanded for six days for further en- quiries.
LUNATIC
SURVIVES
ROOF-TOP
JUMP
Perth, Sept. 27. A 24-year-old lunatic dived from a rooftop into high tension wires before a huge crowd here today and sustained only a broken leg.
The 24-year-old mental hos pital patient defied pollee and firemen for more than an hour from a house-roo!!!
He had ripped a part of the roof away
ammunition against his pursuers.
19
A policeman gained the roof Kee-hrough the hole he had made. Mr D. G. Willis, Crown Caning of water on the man with fire Firemen kept a strong stream sel, sald Tsang was
the street
hoses. at the time of the ailack and it was the Crown's case that he old-
In mentening the Common- wealth countries in the way I did, I am not implying any Oersonal objection to what they are doing. In fact, 1 agree with them that emer- Rency powers are necessary ined and abelled it. emergency situations,
What I am trying to point out in that there is nothing world- shaking or history-making in what the Chinese government is doing in regard to Lei Chen. I think we would do more Justlee
"He (Tsang) had the auda- city to go up to the victim and enquire as to what had hap- pened. On being accused by the complainant of having prior knowledge of the matter. he fled from the scene," Mr Wills said. The womm, her face stream-
to justice if we would not passing with blood, was Laken to any Judgment on the Let case Kowloon Hospital where she was or use the case to Impugn the treated for three days. Chinese guvernment in
Hearing continues. way unth after the trial,
CHANG KUO-SIN
Paquerette's
COLLECTION
OF
Cocktail Hats
(fabulous)
New Shipment Now On Display
priced
from $20.00 up!
Paquerette Ltd.
16a Des Voeux Rd., C. Tel. 21-157
AD
Printed and published by TERENCE GABON NEWLANDS PEARCH for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham reet, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong:
German forces may train
in France
Paris, Sept. 27.
But
the policeman approached him he dlved from the roof.
There were great arcing blue fushes as he spread-cagled the wires, bringing them down with. him in his fall to a lawn below. The wires went dead when a nearby fuse blew out.
man Was taken hospital with a broken China Mail Spesial.
The
leg.
Claim against Moss fails
London, Sept. 27,
to
A London court today rejected a claim of £170 made by a Bri- tish engineering Bem agains ave driver Stirling Mons.
HOW DULL
She said she had been to several Communist countries and "when I think of how dull and boring life is over It is a real tonic to Hongkong."
She
there, come to
by the
was impressed agricultural projects going on in the New Territories.
Lady Gammana, who is the wife of the late Sir Alfred Gam- mans, is going to Tokyo to at- tend the conference of the Inter- Parliamentary Union, opening Lomorrow,
She will visit Formosa after the conference and will
then return, to Hongkong on her way home.
Swiss MPs
through
pass
to
A 12-member Swiss delegation the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference
In Tokyo passed through Hongkong by Swissair yesterday.
The delegation included Dr | Gabriel Despland. President of the Swiss Senate, and Dr Emil Duft, vice-President of the Swiss Lower House.
Dr Duft, when asked to com- ment on Mr Nikita Khrushchev's tions be moved to Switzerland suggestion that the United Na-
or Austria, replied that it would be best for it to stay in New York.
"It is a very delicate matter and one which should be left to the Swiss Foreign Ministry. We would be kind to have the var- lous UN conferences held in Switzerland but we would not like to be mixed
up in these International problems as they are now."
"As you know, there ar? already some departments of the United Nations in Geneva," he added,
On the world situation Dr Dust said, "At present we are in a very dangerous polities! situn- Uon and we would like to hays peace."
The Ann claimed that Mosa A failed to pay for four light
A French Foreign Ministry aluminium radiators that
spokesman said today
had
that been Installed in his racing
Franco-German talks on the cars.
granting of supply and training!
bases for German forces in Moss, who is now making a France were "going well" and successful comeback after
Persistency wins pool
Aberdeen, Sept. 27. 20-year-old_Bouth African who came to Britain
two months ago specifically to wis big football pool prize learned today he had hit the Jackpot. AI
Christopher Grit
he thought an agreement would serious accident in Belgium mining engineer from Johan- be reached next month,
this year claimed that the radia~ | nesburg. Woth 172 dividends tors were prototypes and the with his bets on last Saturday's
The spokesman told a press pubilety this firm had received games and won £22,091. conference that the current from the installation of the "I am sure I could do !!" he round of talks began on Septem-radiators in his cars was equal sald. "It is only a question of ber 16 in Paris and would be re- in value to the amount claimed. studying form and applying t sumed on October. 10-Reuter. -AFP.
mathematically."-Reuter.
Tie-less JP shocks Bench
London, Sept. 27.
Railwayman Bill Gridley, J.P., took his place on the Bench at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, court wearing sports coat, flannels, and an open neck shirt.
Now hia
shocked follow the local juvenile Justices are to complah to the "T ALWAYS wer chairman of the Bench.
court. After all, The deputy chairman, Mr C. certain formality-It Gordon Maynard. said: We semide outing." shall quite likely, drop a strong hint hint this kind of thing is not done.
court, said: without collar or tie and said: w bow in "It was a nice warm day. there a would never have dreamed is not a putting on a collar and tie.
"I never pretend to be what
1
of
I am not. Why should I anako
Mrs Dorothy Crick, secretary monkey out of myself dressing
of Hertfordshire Magistrates up when it would not be met
Brom Mra
am always properly Association, anid, "The dignitywi dressed in a dirk suit. I would of the courts vary important calo 40 course if the wen- without in. tie not go into court otherwipe. and from my experience all, ther to fight
"You must have Ittle court officials and men robali 200 Andi Lapt pront decorum. You must draw the trees wear durić „maila, 'collars Griday: "I: Dilok my husband Une Bomewhore-who knowe and: ties.” where these things might and?"
Yooks nice with an open medki But an,
tinabated *** Mr Some of the women magistrates A follow-railwayman, Mr Gridley, a moglabrute for all have low out desason-but George Lindgren, chairman of years, stood at his back door one talks about that."
no
resident now
shipping chief
Mr Mogens Pagh, for nine years Manager of the Danish East Asiatic Co. in Hong- kong, was recently appointed President of the company in Copenhagen.
Mr Fagh succeeds Mr Hakon Christensen who died on Sep- tember 21.
Mr Pugh is the youngest of the team of directors who head the big shipping and trading company.
Born on December 9, 1911, Mr Pugh joined the firm tri Copenhagen in 1921.
MANAGER HERE
He came to Chinn in 1931 as an assistant manager travelling between Shanghai, Canton and Hongkong.
Between 1039 and 1048, he was manager of the Hongkong branch.
From 1040, he was trans- ferrod to San Francisco as the manager until 1952.
The nex year ho was up- pointai sub-director at the head office in Copenhagen.
Mr Pagh was appointed a full
director in 1950.
Pleasant, personable and hord- working, Mr Pagh was also an active sportsmati.
He played good tennis
and
Appointments
in Chinese
church
From the Files
25
years
-AGO
ི་
September 1935 Hadministering the Gov- TIS Excellency, the Officer,
ernment has nominated Mr Alfred Brearley as a mem→ ber of the Court of the Uni- versity of Hongkong for, a period of three years.
☆
Mr R. A. Gerrard of $8 Hillwood Road, top floor, was reversing ear 3100 at Salisbury Road when it col- lided with car 4008, causing minor damage to both cars.: The following changes are an-
While attempting to park nounced in the pastorate of private car 8310 in Gascoigne the Sheng Kung Hut (Chinesʊ Road, Mrs E. A. M. Ribeiro Anglican Church) in Ilongkong of 14, Stafford Road, Kowloon and Macao,
lamp Tong, bucked into Archdeacon
standard and caused damage to the rear of the vehicle,
These
wore among tragic accidents' reported to the Police,
Leo Kau Yan
leaves All Saints' Church on October 31 but continues his
active work as Archdeacon. He will be succeeded by Canon Chung Yan Laap now Vicar of St Mark's Church, Macao,
Canon Edward Lee Ying Pui
was a member of the Craigen- loaves Holy Trinity Church on THE
Kower Cricket Club and Hongkong Club.
th
THE Colony today mourns in widespread grief the the September 30 to resume his death of Aubrey M. Bowes-
Diocesan worke as
Canon
SPEAKS CHINESE Missioner. He will be succeed Even now he is the Chairman ed by the Rev. Peter Peng Yan of the Danish Lawn Tennis As Cheong sociation
Copenhagen,
Smith; with profound sym- pathy for Mra Bowes-Smith
and for Mr Bowes-Smith's parents in England.
He died after a short illness yesterday evening at the War Memorial Hospital.
Mr Pagh is also a member of The Rev. Loong Gon, at one the Scandinavian Airlines Sys-time in charge of the work at tem Board; and member of the the Holy Carpenter, Hunghom Atomic Energy Commission in and now in New Zealand, is to
A very sad feature of his succeed Conen Chung Yan Laap passing is that Mrs Copenhagen.
Bowes- He can speak Shanghai dialect in Maeno in December.
Smith, who had been surton- and Cantonese.
ed from England, and had Не
The Rev. with two
Stephen Ko who made the journey from
Calro for the last 14 years has been to Singapore by air, is due in children,
Vicar of the Church of Our the Colony
tomorrow by Saviour in Oakland, California. Tasman. iz to succeed the late Canon Paul Ts'o at St. Paul's Church, here (Glenealy, in January, 1981.
is married
INDECENT
ASSAULT
ON WOMAN
A young unemployed man who indecently assaulted a 24-year-old woman inside a car at Mount Butler in the early hours of Septem. 'ber 6 was jailed for six months by Mr E. Corbal- ly at Central Court this morning.
The man, Chan Wing (25), of 16
Square-street, first floor, pleaded guilty.
Mr
Was BOON
the
Bowes-Smith arrived In 1920 and known to a large circle of Mbe Rev.
friends Andrew
and admirers Peng Wing Cheong now in charge of promise. He was acting Hong- young man of extraordinary St. Paul's Church has
of 1981.
been
os a
Сот-
appointed Vicar designate of kong manager of David Sas- the new Parish of St. Peter's, soon's till 1923 and during that North Point and will take up period he served. on the Boards that appointment in the spring of Directors of the Hongkong
and Shanghai Banking poration, the Hongkong Tram- ways Co, the Hongkong Fire Insurance, the Canton Insur- ance Office, the Hongkong Central Estates Lid and the Hongkong Land Reclamation.
Later he took over the seat of Mr. J. E. Joseph as an Ex- change and Bullion broker in partnership with Mr S. S. Perry. Latterly he hos been a Director of the Prince's Building and. Land Co in 1928 und of the Hongkong Land Investment Co in 1028.
Had forged
WD pass
pass
A 31-year-old unemployed man pleaded guilty before Mr E. Corbally at Central Court Detective Inspector Cheng Ka- this morning to possessing a choung told the court that at forged War Department 1063 about 1 m on September 6, the but denied uttering the woman, Cheung Ah-ying, was with intent to defraud. approached in King's-road by Chan and another man
He was Tse Yue-wing, of 180 in 1
Lockhart-road, top floor, stolen car..
Hearing was Axed for October 12 at 2.30 pm.
Cheng Ah-ying was offered
ft to Wunchal,~-
Instead of going to Wanchal, Insp Chong said, the ear was driven to Mount Butler where the woman was indecently at- tacked by the man
Insp Cheng Informed. the Magistrate that the other man who was then the driver, was the subject of separate pro- credings.
POP
BY
He was an author and wrote a well-reviewed book in Hong- kong entitled "Four Years the Western Front" based on his
On
experiences during the Great War.
He was also a witty writer of light verse and a vigorous iceturer and his chief recrea- Uve Interest was music.
As a planist his highly cut- tivated talent reached an ex- ceptional standard. Но рго- moted and energised the Hong- kong Musical Society.
Among the Chinese,
Partu
Death of Mrs Kew guese, and every nationality he
Mrs Beatrice Rose Kew (nee Ablong), wife of Mr Hope Kew, passed away this morning.
GOG
OUR SON M
A ROCKET SCENTIST? THIS REPORT MERELY SAYS THAT HE SPENT
THE TERM GAZING
INTO SPACE!
was active, Inspiring generous and ever cheerful. His compa- riots were proud of him. His friends will hold him forever in their hearts,
WHATEVER THE SITUATION..
Carlsberg
KEEPS YOU SMILING
14A18