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Convicted man asked for life sentence
A man with 26 previous convictions in an appeal befora Mr Justice R. H. Mills-Owens in the Supreme Court this morning asked for a life sentence when his appeal was dismissed.
The man. Choi Ho-ping, op- pealed against convletion and a sentence of eight months for He said criminal intimidation.
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New post for I.D. Bruce
The appointment of Mr 1. D. Bruce as Director of Man- power and Commissioner, Essential Services Corps is announced in today's Government Gazette.
The appointment of Mr Bruce, who is a local businessman, as Director
Manpower, of Governement spokesman ex- plained, represents a return to the previous practice, hulitute?
HK CANNING FIRM ended quilty to the charge when the Compulsory Service
UNLIKELY
TO OPERATE
IN OKINAWA
Naka, Det, R.
The application of a Hongkong canning POT- poration to establish Canning plant here is like- ly to be turned down, f
was reported today.
The Amay Canning Cor- paration, one of the biggest canning companies in the Colony,
fited
application with the Okina- Wat Foreign Investment Board to build a plant hers. The plant would can ment vegetables, fish and other marine products, dried bananas and pineapple,
The Foreign Investment Board has conferred with Die
Okinawan Economics Department fishery section with regard to the packing of fish and other marine products.
The fishery section sald it recognised the necessity of a processing plant, but foreign uf was critical Investment in the canning industry Веснике shortage of flus.
the
As for pineapple process-
ing, there are 30 many Pineapple processing pianis in Okinawa, it was reperi-
ed,
IC-
Under the circumstances. the department will commend disapproval of the application filed by the Hongkong corporation, the report said.-UM,
To attend Toyko
conference
Macho. Oct. 28. Dr Bento C. M. Rodrigues, chief of the Macao meterologl cal service left today for Tokyo to attend the international symposium on numerical wen- ther predelion scheduled
take place from Nov. 3-AFF.
to
cnneted, WON
of because he was told to do so Ordinance by a police detective.
appointin: a prominent member Mr Justice Mills-Owens ob- of the community from outside served that the nagistrale in the Government service to this renleneing Chol had recom-post, mended that Chol receive Psychiatrie treatment in prison. MENTALLY SICK
who claimed to be Choi. mically sick at times, admitted he had been receiving trentmuni in jail.
Mr Justice Mls-Owens re- Jected Chol's appeal, and before Chol was led away, advised him to try to beneft by the treat- ment in prison.
dear sir
Status quo
congratulate you on your of the yesterday's comment
"A Visitor's entilled
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Support
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viewpoint
the
of
those who oppose any dis- ruption of the intus quo in Ilongkang.
I hope that the odvocate of
constitutional
have change noted and digested your com- ments.
VICTOR MAMAK.
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Weather
warms up
Hongkong weather warmed up
little as the temperaiure elimbed back to 69 degrees at with 8 am today compared the low of 03.5 at the Bame time yesterday morning.
It is nevertheless, still lower than the 74 degrees F at 8 am en Wednesday,
"Recovery is due to the fact from that the cold current China has passed through and that the winds have become easterly," said a spokesman for the Royal Observatory.
"By this time of the year, it ihould remaln rather cool but us the clcud broke this morning. It became wormer,"
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1960.3
Thousands visit cemeteries
and
climb
hills
Thousands of Chinese climbe
ed hills in the Colony and visited cemeteries today in celebration on the Chung Young Festival,
They climb the heights to nveld evil spirits and sweep the and friends tombs of relatives
and ke token gins of
to party the dead,
Trout 3,000 people went up
the Peak by the Peak tram this morning.
.
deep. Barlier, crowds, six queued up in the car park at the lower Peak tram terminus wait- ing to board the tram.
Jardine Matheson & Co Ltd, Flowers, joss sticks
Jardine Dyeing and Finishing Co Lid, Harry Wicking and Co Lid and is also a member of the Board of Governors of Matilda Hospital.
The post was previously held by a Goverment omelöl, Mr J. F. Coyne,
Mr Coyne has left Govern- ment service un expiry of his contract.
Man charged
A
with city
murder
47-year-old carpenter, Cheng Oi, of 35 D'Aguilar-street, ground floor, appeared before Mr E. Corbally at Central Court this morning on a charge of murder.
for
Cheng
remanded WAS four days for further inquiries. He Is alleged to have mur- dered a woman, Chan Mel-ling, in the cockloft of his home yesterday,
No pica was taken. Divisional. Detective Inspector A. J. Lyster is in charge of the case.
Had opium smoking 、 apparatus
A 00-year-old woman who had a complete opium smoking apparatus and was in possession of llb 10oz of barbitone in a conccated compariment above o window in her house, was BCN-. tenced to six months' jail by Mr D. Cons at Central Court this morning.
She was Chan Ying, of 9 Now Market-street, first floor. She pleaded guilty.
Currency in
circulation
Currency. in circulation in September amounted to $803,- 005,908.30, made up as follows: Banknotes: Hongkong and Shanghal Banking Corporation, $327,000,000: Chartered Bank, $70,345,730; Mercantile Bank Lui, $3,003,150; and Govern- med $1 notes, £34,801,487.
Subsidiary notes and coins: $25,075,538.30.
The Hongkong Clearing House figure for September is $1,934,050,734.99.
Feast of Christ
the King
About 40,000 Catholles will mark the Feast of Chring the King at the Sookunpoo Güver- mont Stadium on Sunday from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
Bishop Lawrence, Blanchi will officiate at a Ponilificat :Most, to
be followed by a colourful: pro- cession of 500 altar servct», 350, pients and seminarians, 450 muna and 'lay' representatives
Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, I and a 700-voiced diecoran choir,
There have also been big crowds at the Tsimshatsui Rail- this way Station since carly morning. ། ༴
Carrying flowers, joss sticks and food, people boarded trains to visit the Wo Hop Shek and Sandy Ridge cemeteries in the New Territories.
Chinese cemeteries all over the Colony have reported large numbers of visitors.
This photograph was taken this morning on the Peak. Chine Mail photo."
FINE CHAMBER CONCERT
BY PHILHARMONIC
By D. E. GRAY
THE Hongkong Philharmonic Society's Chamber Music Concert last evening at Grantham Training College was, I think, the best concert of its kind that I have heard in Hongkong. The standard of performance was very high indeed.
It was un al-Schuberi pro- (bass) is a tower of strength in Any combination the pity is gramune, and of the two works performed there is no doubt that composers did not write that the balance between piano more music for this instrument. and strings was far better in the "Troul" Quintet (piano, violin, viola, cello and boss: than in the Trio Op. 100 violin, cello).
Siamese stayed
17 months too long
A Siamese
·man · Peng Wong
· Saephing, 24, was · fined $500 by Mr E. 8. Haydon at Kow- Toon Court this morning for overstaying without permia- Blon.
Sub-Inspector G. M. Byrne
defendant old.
arrived ONL January 31,-1959 and was allow- ed to stay three months.
It was sheer joy tu listen to this music from beginning to end, and all I can say to the (piano. | Hongkong Philharmonie Society is: Let us have another of this type of concer. very soon, for
On further application, his with this performance Chamber Music by
stay was local musicians
extended by has
one taken na enormous
forward month. stride.
At Kaltak yesterday he was about to leave
for Bangkok when his passport was checked.
In the Trio the plan was uttle heavy, especially in the arst movement. But at no time did I And the musle unpleasant.
Taddėl Annarosa
L 00- doubtedly a first-class musicion and every note
SOTILE curs thing to her. But brillant musician that she is, it will take a little time to develop that intimate give and tatie, that intertwining and binding of Sound which, for lack of beller name, we call. balunec, and which is the hallmark of the nest chamber music.
SSAFA centre Kowloon
visit
Lady Hull, Lady Howe, Lady Templer and Lady McLeod In- spected the Welfree Centre of Whitfield Barracks this morn- Ing.
I was revealed he had been in Hongkong for the last 17 months without permission..
Defendant was on $2,000 ball, Arrangements are being made for his departure this evening.
29 killed
I do hope this trip (Annacosa, Arrigo Foa and D.C. Honrado) will continue to practice 1ogether and to play. In these three fine musicians we have the best thai HongKong ch offer ample material for weld-centre by Mfrs W. P. L. Lawson, and 091 injured in a total of They were shown' around the Sixteen persons were killed ing together into a first-class wife of the Garrison professional Trio. And let niemander,
com-076 industrial and occupational Mrs T. G. Barker,accidents in September. compliment D. C. Honrado
for Chairman
of the Centre, Mas
Moto.
his beautiful tone in the open- C. Stadward, SSAFA, repre- Thirteen persons were killed, ing melody of the Andante Con sonlative Hongkong and Mrs 644 injured, 158 seriously. In
C. D, H. Wilson, Kowloon 857 traffic accidents in Septem The balance in the Trout SSAFA representative.
ber. There were 200 accidants Quintet was perfect throughout, The visitors also aspected in Hongkong, 803 in Kowloon Ely Alves (viola) was reliable," the clinic where they met always, and A.. Manbein, Sisters E. Jeffery and A. Sykes.
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Beat up woman:
U.S. sailor
jailed
From the Filos
25
years
AGO.
22-year-old American October 1935
sollor, who assaulted a
screaming prostitute was AN appeal for
Aoperation
Co-
between
sent to jail for three parents and teachers was months by Control inade by the Rev G. E. S.
Magistrate Mr E. Cor- Upsdell, Headmaster of the
bally this morning.
The sailor was Ex
Dreyer, a frenan aboard
USS Jason.
Central British School, at annual prize-giving
Alien the
the ceremony which was per
formed by Lady MacGrogor
Dreyer pleaded guilty to the yesterday morning. assault which ceruriod when
Mr Upsdell stressed par- the WOMEN demanded more ticularly the harmful effects money from him after ageing caused by failure of pupils to a fee of $10. Dreyer gave her
ran away.
two blows on the free and thou to do home, work or to bo irregular in attendance, both Tam was sent to hospital and of which militate against la medical examluation showed the progress of the student she had been throttled. Dreyer and cansà inofficiency in was later arrested by Police,
Mr G.
HIS FEAR
S. Stevenson of
school.
"There is a gross blunder
Stewart and Co sald Dreyer hit somewhere and I hope that no the woman only to stop her judge and jury will ever again streaming, not to harm her. He find themselves in such a thought her screams might at dilemma as us stand in to: tract someone who would beat day," said the Chief Justice, kai up.
Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Mr Stevenson asked Mr Criminal Sessions yesterday Corbally to take into considera-when he deplored the absence don that Dreyer had had a few of medical evidence concern- drinks and that Tam had de- ing a man for whose death manded more money than she
had originally agreed to accept, four villagers stood trial for
Mr Stevenson said he under their lives.
and
stood Dreyer would be charged One was subsequently con- by the US Naval authorities and victed that if he were sentenced le 90 acquitted.. days or more in the Hongkor.g court he would be automatically discharged from the US Navy.
Charged with bid
threo others
The Lordship also stated that there appeared to have been a very serious dereliction. of duties in the Medical De- |partment,
ara
The case in question is one in which four Chinese charged with the murder of a 61-year-old man at lower Chukowan Village, Lantan or September. z last year.
GENEVA cable says
to defraud A that 28 nations wern
·
A
man pretended he
<
was
applying arm
embargoes
had
collecting money on behalf or against Italy, nine personnel of the Police Anti- adopted financial sanctions corruption branch, Police including Britain and three alleged in court today, had indicated their readiness
to do so.
Charged with intent to de-
The British financial sanc- fraud another man of $55 was Cham Wal, 40, insurance broker tions include the prohibition 71 Tai Hang Tung Re- of loans and credits and settlement Estate, first floor.
among prohibited goods for He appeared before Central export to Italy are arms, Magistrate Mr E Corbelly to explosives and raw materials including various metals, raw rubber, horsce, mules, donkeys, camels and other transport animals.
day.
He was remanded until Tues- day when he pleaded not guilty, Del. Sub-Insp Chan Sit-shun Prosecuted.
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