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Alleged demand for $20
to repair wires
Two employces of the Hongkong Electric Com- pany Ltd, an electrician and a coolie, charged with attempting to obtain $20 as an induce ment for repairing electric wirings, appeared before Mr K. A. S. Phillips at Causeway Bay Court this morning.
Father who
beat boy, cautioned
Jailed on second charge
A 39-year-old father who was charged with ill- treating his 10-year-old sou by beating him in a manner likely to unnecessary suffering or injury, was cautioned by Mr Derek Cons at Central Court this morning.
causa
But, the man, Yeung Chi- chau, living in an unnumbered Lut on Mount Davis, was seal to jail for one month for breach of deportation order. He was deported for ten years about
ight years ago.
Referring to
a report from the probation offeer, Mr Cous aid although Yeung's son vas a bad boy he
should not have boutin him in such a way but should have reported to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs or the Welfare office for proper advice.
Mr Cons, however, discharged Young on the "cruelly" charge taking into account that Young had toen delained In custody for several days,
The Proscention had stated ma previous hearing that a patrolling policeman found the boy crying in Queen's-rona! West al 3 am fast Wednesday, He retured to go home and suld that he was frightened of being
The elcetrician, Wu Kun, 42.
I of 164, Queen's-road East, second floor, pleaded not gullly through Miss Helen Lo, ef D'Almada & Mason.
The coolie, Cheung Huon, 32, living in en unnumbered hut, on the reef tes of a building in Lockhart-road, alio pleaded noi fully. He is not legally repre- sented.
Both are on bali of $500 each,
STOPPED
Lee Kin, a partner of the Sun Fook Hing barber shop at 251, Wanebai-road, testified that on February, 13, at about 0.45 am, ! he discovered that the electricity supply to his shop had stopped.
He then went with two of his colleagues, Cheung Wing-cheong and Lo Po-kou, to 15, Morrison H-road.
There the three saw the two defendants working en electric
wires in a fuse box.
Lee Kin said that he heard one of his colleagues, Lo, ask the first defendant to fix the wiring of their shop.
edly replied: "Neighbours gave To this, first defendant alleg-
$30, at least you can give $29."
TOOL BOX
Lee Kin said that he saw Lo put $10 In one of the two topl boxes which were near the defendants, He also heard first- defendunt say that $10 was too Hi!lic.
Lee then ordered Lo to. take the $10 back. He then went by taxi 10 the Anti-Corruption Bureau to report the incident.
Hearing is continuing Detective inspector J. T Kennedy is prosecuting.
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1961.
JAPANESE FREIGHTER SINKS OFF COLONY
RESCUE SHIP
STERN OF
OSHIURA MARU
This dramallo picture, shows the Yoshlars Marú, in the last moments before she plunged to the bottom stern-first, off the To Toi-Islands yesterday. A rescue`ship is lying off, waiting to pick up survivors.
SUNKEN SHIP, CARGO
WORTH $700,000
The 500-ton Japanese ship which sank off the Colony yester- day and its cargo were worth a total of about $700,000, it was learned today.
The
corpo ship,
Yoshluta live: oll and four tons of gen- the cral cargo, according to Chief Officer, Mr Mitsuyoshi Hasegawa, 40.
RESCUED
Maru No. 5, sprang a lesk and went down southeast of Hong kong near the Po Tol islands at about 12.30 phú yesterday.
The ship was valued at $400,000 and the cargo, $300,000. The cargo consisted of 400 tons of serp iron, seven tons of cad
Youth who allegedly
took letter with cheque remanded
beaten again by his father, who A 17-year-old youth who allegedly intercepted a
had beaten him on many pic- vicus occasions.
The reason the father gave
for beating the boy was that whenever the boy was given money and asked to buy things. he went to a cinema or bought comles.
1
letter from America containing a cheque for US$250 and then disappeared to Macao after trying to cash it, appeared before Central Magistrate, Mr Derek Cons this morning.
Li Wo-shun, employee of the Detective Insp J. A. Necholas, | Victoria Tailor Company, was prosecuting told the court that charged with embezzlement and on February 2, two letters were The boy was sald to have larceny by servant. Additional been beaten
with a rope and charges of fraudulently retain- was found to have bruises on Ing letters were also submitted his body.
to the court for consideration,
for the latest in
Spring
visit
Fashions
Paquerette's
dresses
separates lingerie
and swim-wear
́SHOP LATE MONDAY'S
com- the
sent by airmail to the plainant,
Tam Bing-ho, tailor shop proprietor, by his son-in-law in America. One of the letters contained the cheque. Tam's daughter left America and arrived! in Hongkong on February 3. When i handed only one letter to Tam on Feb. 6. Tam's daughter became zus- pielous.
The Captain, Mr M. Nasuyania, 45. has been busy this morning reporting to the Japanese Con- sulcic-General and the Immigra- tion Office.
The entire crew, 15. including the skipper, were rescued by the Norwegian ship, Bronxville and the Japanese ship. Oregon Moru. They are aying at Tai Tung Hotel, Connaught-road West.
As yet they do not know when they would be repatriated.
Fined for
betting on football match
Ho Cho-hei,
a 35-year-old ma of 6 Ching Fung-sucel who pleaded guilty to nccepting bels on yesterday's football match between Tung Wan and Eastern, was fined $150 by Mr T, L.
HK buys three Yang it Causeway Bay Court
million pounds
of tobacco
Hongkong
this morning.
Inspector Y. C. Lam told the court that at about 12.40 pm yesterday a police Inspector saw a crowd gathered round the defendant who was writing bought
about
something down in a book. three million pounds weight
The defendant was taken to of tobacco from Bouthern the station for further question- Rhodesia last year, ́according | ing, where he admitted that he to Mr Calin J. Graham, of ❘ trad accepted bets on the result the Salisbury tobacco ex- of the fcotball match between porters of glemosen Maunder Tung Wah and Eastern which Private, Lid,
- was played yesterday afternoon, in 'The sums wagered were be-
tween $1
Inspector and $28, Lam dald.
Graham,
who the first time Hongkong. for for the Southern Rhodesian tobacco exporters, arrived by Calcutta to-
· Air-India from day.
Mr Graham to Ilongkong more Rhodesian
the' Colony.
said he came to try to sell tobacco to
TENANCY TRIBUNAL
Eventually a report was made to the Police un February 20. It was then found that Li had left for Macao anti that he had tried to cash the cheque the day before he left. Wos nisa found that entries in the tailor
A nine-storey building cesting shop's receipt books had been $360,000 is planned to replace altered. A sum of $10 in cash Nos, 1-3, Turg Fong-street,
had been stolen.
at
The hottest
thing in Europe
The Orlent is about the hottest thing in Europe and the United States," Mr Manuel Dizon, President of the Society of Philippine Travel Agencies said on his arrival from New by Air-India this moming.
LI was arrested on Thursday the corner of Pitt-street in Kaw-York
lonn. moming In Des Voeux-road
Mr W. Aneurin-Jones, Presid- Mr. Dizon, who is also Saks central.
ent of Tenancy Tribunal com- Manager Further enquiries revealed.
of the Philippine that Li had been instructed to Mr H. Y. Hsu,
prising Mr Lo Kung-mok and Travel Bureau, Manila, added this morning that travel agents in Europe post Jotters by his employer. But he did not do so and spent E. Y. Wu, architect.
examined plans prepared by Mr and the United States koll
started a the postage money instead.
special campaign to The applicants, Messrs He popularis travel to the Orient. It was also found that Li had Yu-jom, Wing Chan and Lam fraudulently retained
The Philippines travel agent represented at planned to remain in Ilong.
letters addressed
several Che-kai were
to the shop the hearing by F. Zimmern and kong a few days before return- without handing them over to Co. Proceedings continue,
the addressees.
Mr Cons complimented the two deteclives, Ho Po und Cheng Wui-sink. who appre- hended the youth, and TC- manded Li for seven days pend- ing a 'probation report.
ON WAY TO
CHINA
Mr. K. C, Sharma, wife of Brigadier K. C. Sharma, India'a Military Allacha In Peking,
ing to his native Maniip.
Three generations of
acrobats in show
A family comprising three, The Briltona who are in long-
generations of jugglers, uni- cyclists and acrobats, scho performed before the, Queen' and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1960, arrived by Air-India -from-Calcutta today for a one. 10 three-month .. éngagement In a local night club,
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kong for the first time, coll- aist of Ronald and his wife, their son Deamond and hlá wite and the two-year old Clinton who is the Bontor Brittong grondson,
arrived by Air-Indin today after the family. 92. Mr Ronald Mr David S. Chan, Manager
16A Des Voeux Road, C.
*Tel. 21-157
o three-tuonili holiday in India, Mrs, Sharma planed to re- main in Hongkong three daya before travelling to China jeln her husband, in' Feking.
LO
Britton 51. from Adolnión, Austraila, eleo, entertained the Shaft and the Queen of Iren four moti[ha ingo¦nt the Shah's palace, In Teheran."
of Princess Garden Restaur-- ant, and Night Club, who was Wat the airport medting the Brittons, said the family will appear in his night club be« ginning on Thursday night,
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Official driving schools needed?
Magistrate's view
The human element was the real cause of most ac- cidents and it would be interesting to know the basis on which the tram and bus com- panies selected drivers and what percentage of potential drivers proyed finally suitable, a magistrate said today.
Mr I. T. Morris said this when he passed judgment on So Chi- lam, motorman of the Hongkong Tramwaya Ltd, found guilty to failing to stop when necess*ry bi order to avoid impending
do the trament collided with the site of his cur.
From the FilonTM
M
25
years AGO.
February 1936
R Anthony Eden, re- plying to questions. by Mr Chorlton, Conservative for Platting and Dr
MP
E. I. Burgin, Liberal MP for Luton, said that organisers of the British Trade Fair badly denied and the rear lamp influential committee in Bri- Wa In Hongkong had formed an
The Wing of The car
nnshen.
The docendant sáld at a pie. tain to get into touch with denger. So was fined $200 or 7 vious hearing that hy was prospective exhibitors... driver of the framear on the Me Morris in his judgment, day A question but lall
weeks' fall.
supported the suggestion that
failing to stop to avoid ingeind people convicted of serious ing danger,
traffic offences should be requir.
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He had cut off current be-
With regard to the Gov- ermment's attitude towards the Exhibition, the Goy- ernor of Hongkong had at-
ed to attend a driving school cause another tramcar was in first of all fer advice on the front of him. He also saw the cepted the position of patron driving which caused their ap+ Inspector's car outside Prince's and the British Consul- pearance in Court and then to Building, and it was 50-60 feet General for Canton, and the .receive instructions with the away from his tram and said Commercial Secretary for object of Improving their that at a distance, of seven to standard of driving..
UPKEEP
Obviously, in order that this procedure could be introduced official driving schools would have, to be established through- out the Colony and the cost of their upkeep should be met fargely from fees paid by per- cons required to allénd.
was
Chief Inspector J. E. Hidden attached to the CID had told the Court in a previous hearing that on November 12 he driving hia
along Des west- Voeux-road central in a erly direction.
car
As he neared the Chartered" Bank he turned right intending to stop outside Prince's Build- ing but as there were pedes- the road, he was trians on forced to stop and revere his car for about a yard which placed the near wheels of his car on the trom tracks.
His
ihen. car
eight fent he saw the Inspector's South China, had been stationery car suddenly. re authorised to accept posi- verse. He then applied the air tions as members of the brake and the emergency brake Council of the Trade Fair." but was unable to avoid the collision that followed.
Mr A. K. W. Lui of Lo and Lo represented the defendant, who pleaded not guilty.
Inspector M. R. Atkinson appeared for the prosecution.
dear
Counting fingers
A challenge has been issuéd
оп
In an editorial commenting
the Fair project - the Morning Post said it wo08. a commercial vanture and th Fair did not have the fatil support of the Hongkong community. The General Chamber of Commerce said that a
canvas taken by the Chamber revealed that none of the principal firma of the Colony. holding important British agencies had promised support.
to operators of the ancient and noble abacus ta compete against a modern young miery in the And many firma are doubl. stationery, He saw the de-counting of fingers, the latter ful whether a Trade Fair in
using an adding machine. fendant driving the trpancar Come, come, fokta, be on your
the Colony is an effectiva
remained
am proceeding slowly towards Angera! Pit your wits against means of developing trade in him. Inspector Hidden waited the charming adder! Beat her Ching.
for
the read to clear before by a finger tip! moving, but before he could so
SUCABA.
Review of sentence refused by Bench
An application for review of a three-month sentence. passed on a Pakistani police constable found guilty of having camal knowledge of a 15-year-old girl, was refused by:Mr E. Corbally at Central Court this morning.
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If it were, the proper place to hold it would be in China, where all exhibits would be priced in local currency, with duty and all other charges included.
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1000
The Morning Post added in La critical editorial that the
Hongkong Government partly to blame for the mis- understanding in "Britain. "Ofleial patronage of any enterprise should ledve no misunderstanding; preferably such enterprise should be . confined to projects UNA- questionably of a public kind,"
In his application, Mr J. C. B. the complainant appeared Stack of Deacons, sold his client, luctant to answer questions from 28-year-old Abdul Ghofer, 'had either the prosecution or the ocen In the Police force for defence. This. inttitude may more than eight years with a well suggest that she was not clear record.
behaving as she normally would,
PT is notified for general under Mr, Slacic added. He asked the the laws of his religion, to marry | Magistrate to take all these information that dur- more than ong wixc. Mr facts into consideration. Slack said, and the defendant and the girl were very much in love.
Ghafer was allowed,
Mr Slack further
pointed
out that, while in the witness box,
POP by Gogla
ing the absence from the Colony of Mr Geoffrey Mis- Refusing the application, Mr kin, Mr Cedric Blaker will Corbally said all these points had already been
Vice-Consul for considered when act
hg
he passed the original sentence, Sweden in Hongkong, -
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