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TRIALS NEW BUSES BEGIN SERVICE
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Proliminary trials of the Locond annual Police Dog Championship compotition began this morning at the Hongkong Government Stadium, Sookunpoo.
One just-minute change in the Royal Ar Force dings catered, was the substitution of Franz handled by Cpl Kay, in place of Beri hantle: by Cpi Elder. Franz with Daminie Sad Rajah Comprised the RAF team,
1900 Police
Blackio,
Champion. Satau and Texa were the Hongkong Poller dag! enferi, Tibet, WH and Hansom were the Army's entrants,
JUDGES
The Judges were Acting Chief Inspector A. J. Devereux; Cap-; tain S. G. Campbeli. RAVC, and Group Captain W. G. Parry.
First of all the dogs
100 bought for STAIRWAY 'International
Kowloon,
ROBBER'S
New Territories APPEAL
The first eight of the 100 now light-weight |
buses for the Kowloon Motor Bus Co Ltd have gone into service in Kowloon. The KMB bought the new fleet for £350,000 (about
HK$5,600,000).
The chassis were built by When all the new buses have were Albion Motors Ltd of Glosgow | been "ren in” they will be dividi- examined for general conditionid the bodies were all built la led up that part of the Nest: and grooming. They were then Hongkong with aluminium suwill serve Kawicon and part of pul through the paces of ele pit by British Aluminium
Ltd.
imentary drill with commands
The only feature of the new from the ring steward. The food test, and recall on the march teet their light weight," said
Mr Willars Luuey. were the subsequent tests.
Manager Innrdiately before the com-
morning.
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mencement of the trials, the Band, Pipes and a Guard Honger of the Hongkong Police
ceremony of performed the Beating the Retreat with Mr W. 1). Foster as director music, Sergeant Li Hong Drum Major and Inspector J. It.
as
In the preliminary trials, the Polter dogs took first place while the RAF and Army dogs tied for second place.
General
the KME,
this
This means less tear and wear and a longer lite span for each bus in service."
More expensive
The new buses are a little
ان
Harkens Guard Commander. more expensive than the older types in use but in the long run it will be a more economica) proposition."
Each
the light-weight bures can seal 12 passengers. On the outside it is painted in red and looks just the same as the older type.
The KMB will ot
eight light-weight bises into servic, sometime next week.
In the Police team were Salon, Blackle and Texon, Satan was handled by Corporal Sta Wah of Pat Heung Police Stallon.
The show starts tonight 0.30 pt and the Police Band will beat the retreat at 8,30 pm.
put mother
it, the New Territories.
Powered by 94 hp Lesterad 0.350 diesel engines, these light- weight buses arrived in
the Colony about six weeks ago.
Taipei prisons overcrowded
Talpel, Jan. 30. Prisoners in. Talvel pri- sona are fighting for beds these days, due to over- crowdedness.
According to
convict who was recently released, there are now more than 1,200 conviola crowded in the cells originally designed Tor 600 only.-Reuter,
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FAILS
Wan Kan, who had pleaded guilty to attacking and robbing three womon on staircases, lost his appeal in the Full Court this morning against Jon- tences totalling 3 years and 9 months, and eight strokes.
Mr Dermot Ren, Principal Crown Counsel, said that there had been a serious Increase of this type of offence, which was normally committed by younger men on old women.
In this case the ages of the women were 48, 40 and 60,
"There is great difficulty in
detcellan of these staircase robberies," said Mr Rea, "due to the case with which the ac- cused can dispose of any pro-
seized perly
and I think you will
that agree cowardly and indeed sometimes brutal attacks.
these are
HIGHER COURT
"It may be in the future that Your Lordships w agree to the 2 cases appearing before a higher court."
He was addressing the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan;
with the Chief Justice were Mr Justice C. W. Reece and Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kest,
"It is significant," said Mr Rea, "that In this case the ap- pellant, when asked. If he had anything to say, said:
If I had known that the law took a serious view of this kind of offence i would not comunisted it,
have
sen-
"He appeals against a tence which amounts for the three charges to three years y months and eight strokes,"
lie attacked a woman aged 48 on a staircase at 48, Waterloo- rozd and took her by the throat, banging her head against the wall. She became scious and fell and regained consciousness two rings missing from finger.
UNCCA- when she found her
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The second attack was on sick women, aged 40, on a stair- case at 409 Shanghai-street. The |=ppellant had come up from behind and struck her on the head. He took a ring of her hand by force.
The third attack was on
an
old woman of 66 who was walk- ing along Ningpo-street.
The man had 37 previous convictions for various offences, including those against deporta. tion orders,
EIGHT STROKES Another man. Wan Kan, aged 25, convicted of a staircase rob- bery of an
old woman of 04, appealed against a sentence of Ave years' imprisonment and eight stroken.
crook'
confined to
two years
cells for
An "international crook” who committed robberies in Hongkong, then dis- posed of his loot in Macao, then robbed in Macao and sold in Hong- kong, will do no more travelling for the next 27 months.
MURDER
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APPEAL
Chan Sang, 43, of no fixed abode, was sent to jail for this period on three charges: pos- session of an inplement at for
burglary and housebreaking, larceny. He was sentenced ne months on each charge, sentences to run consecutively,
Inspector Ko Po-kwan told Central Magistrate Mr Derek Cons that Chan was a frequent
Three fined for REJECTED fined
Jay-
traveller between Hongkong and Cheng Oi, who was convicted Macao.
Then Inspector Ko told The court of his practices.
CLEAR RECORD Whenever the defendant stole something would depose of it in Macao.
In Hongkong, he
After he had spent the steal some- money, he would thing in Macao and then return to the Colony to sell it.
It was by doing this that he maintained a elcar record, said Inspector Ko.
Defendant was arrested by Three European men al 2.30 am on January 12 when he seen coming down from
was the
drain pipe of 30 Robinson-road,
They
him and arrasted
10 brought in
the Polico Station. In his possession were a torchlight, a spanner, a pair of pliers and a pocket knife. stealing $100 and a lady's watch Under caution, he admitted
valued at $1,500 from 11 Kelewall-road on June 10, and a dinmond ring.. a blue stone ring and $2,000 from 22 Conduit road, first floor, on April 27 last year.
JAILED FOR STEALING PORK
A 21-year-old youth, Lam
Tit-won,
of No fixed address, who stole 140
of murdering a woman at 65 D'Aguilar-street, on December 22, failed in his appeal against sentence in the Full Court this morning.
Mr H. H. B. How, for the ap- pellant, raid that he was appezi- ing against sentence on the grounds that there had been in- suffelent evidence for convic tion,
The appellant claimed that be hatt slipped in the cubicle und fallen on the dead woman, Tal Sul, accidentally hitting her with a hammer be happened to be hoking.
walking
T
From the Files
25
years AGO-
January 1936.
mark the impending
departure of one of the Colony's oldest and best known residente, the General Committee of the St Hongkong
Andrew's Society met in the Jacobean Room of the Hongkong Hotel on Wednesday evening when a presentation was made to Bir George Duncun who is going Home on re; tirement on February 12.
Mr Duncan, who has for many years been in the ser- vice of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co Ltd, has during his lengthy residence in the Colony figured pro- minently as a member of St Andrew's Society in which connection he has rendered yeoman work in designing und superintending the decoration for the yearly bull.
from
Despite the month-long road
An amazing escape safety campaign along Police custody was made yea- Queen's-road East, Won- terday morning by a man who choi, many pedestrians was handcuffed and tets were still dashing across under Police escort. It ap the road and not using the pears that Lee Chan-king pedestrian crossings, Mr|aged 50, was being taken from T. L. Yang was told at the Thun Wan Police Station Causeway Bay Court this to Hongkong for trial in the morning.
Court of the District Officer, Three pedestrians including a South. 16-year old boy, were arrested
He and a constable crossed
The Chief Justice, Sir Michaelarly this morning and charged the harbour by the Yanmati Hogan, said that the Court was
with Jasswalking." They We Furry and when they reached Wong Chan-kuen, 21, of 12 I entisfied that the jury had evi- the appellant guilty of murder dence on which they could find
and he dismissed the appeal.
Situng with Sir Michael Hogan were Me Justice C. W. Recee and Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr.
GETTING COLDER
The temperature is expocted to drop oven lower tonight than last night a spokes- man for the Royal Obser- vatory said today.
"We are still in the grip of
catties of park, was jailed the cold surge that came in yes- for six months by Mr T. terday thorning," he said. Creedon at South Kowloon Court this morning when he pleaded guilty to being
"Temperature as low an found in enclosed premises degrees may be expected but to- and three counts of sim-morrow the cloud should break pla larceny.
a little."
"There is litle likelihood for the cold to B within the next 24 hours,
Inspector Alexander Lew sald thuit the management of the Sun Ya Restaurant found a shortage of pork recently and tokis were instructed tu admit Sir
sold: authorised "This is another of those esses storage room. where an aged woman 'of over į
Michael Hogan
64 years of age
no
tun-
person to the cold
At about 4.30 pm on Friday was attacked last week the defendant arrived
by a young and strong man on with two baskets, and said that
a dark staircase. She had
ring snatched from her finger
and received some injuries
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he had come to collect same pork.
a result of the attack."
A tok! became suspletous and The man had a previous con- reported him to the police,
Later viction for simple larceny in
Lam admitted the 1059 and subsequently for offence and also admitted that possession of dangerous drugs between January 13 and 23 a on August 20, 1950,
total of 140 calties of park The Chief Justler said:
valued at $500 had been stolen "The sentence of imprkcon- by hlin from the cold ment for five years is a sub-room.
storage
stantial one but in all the eir The youth had seven previous cumstances we cannot reduce it. convletions of a similar nature, Having regard to sentences in- Insp. Lew added: fleted in comparable cases... we have decided to reduce the number of strokes from nine to four."
Term of office extended
London, Jan. 31.
Jeweller robbed
Brussels, Jan. 30. Three armed inen staged a holdup at a Brussels jeweller's shop in broad daylight today The Queen has approved the and made off with more than extension of the term of mee one million franes in gems and of Lt. Gen. Sir Charles 20,000 francs In each. Gairdner as Governer of Weat- While, one of them hold the ern Australia for a further shop owner at gunpoint, period of two and a half yours | two Volhard egiplied The starting Nov. 6, 1961, the jewellery boxes and the Commonwealth Relations Omice box before they made a suc- announced today.-UPI.
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cloudy and cold with moderate! Forecast for today: Remaining northerly winds.
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THERE'S NOT MUCH YOU CHAPS CAN TELL ME ABOUT ATHLETES,
FOOT!
BY
Wing Woo-street, 2nd floor, who Hongkong at 10 am the pri was fined $10, 18 year-old toner gave his escort the slip boy who also pleaded gulity Land made good his escape 171 and was fined $40 and a 27- the crowd. Year-old man, Chiu Yu-yueng
The peculiar feature of the of 87, Kings-road Arst floor who incident was that the man war was fined $50.
Inspector J. R. Johnsten raid handcuffed and got away with that for the past month trade, the handcuffs on his wrist. polico
constables had been
using low-speakers in giving instructions to Wanchal pedes- frians along Queen's-road East on road rafety,
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through without jamming, of the Union" message went
ficials reported today.-Router.
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