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SHATIN
TUNNEL
STARTS
IN MAY
The driving of the mile-}
long motor tunnel through the Kowloon Hills will start towards the end of May,
The first stage of the work includes the formation of ал opproach road and portal to the tunnel
entronco.
Tenders for the work ora now being called for by Government.
CHINA MAIL
Estabilibed 1845
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1961.
Sheaffer's PEM
THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN
MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF DRUGS
From the Files
Court told of world's biggest 25
years
MAN WHO KILLED WIFE Government seizure of LAGO-
appointments
FREED ON $500 BOND gazetted
A frail, bespectacled Chinese man was released on a three- year good behaviour bond in Criminal Sessions today after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of his wife;
asked how he pleaded to the charge.
told him,
The actual cutting of the "I admit I threw a wooden but she was dead on arrival," | half way home that the police
tunnel, connecting Kow-block at her and she died,” said | he said. loon Tong and Shatin, is
53-year-old Ko Wing when
Blair-Kerr sald The cause of death was found Mr Justice 10 be fractured skull and he could not see much paint In expected to take 22
brain injuries.
a sentence of imprisonment in months to carry out..
this case. The tunnel entrance will be situated about 300 yards to the north of the junction of Lung Cheung- road and Ede-road.
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Rubber company's profit
The Rubber Trust, Ltd, an- nounced net profit of
Mr Justice W. A, Blair-Kerr said he was not sure whether that constituted a guilty plen or not, and told the rourt inter- prefer to read the charge again.
HIS PLEA
This time Ko answered “Yes". Asked what he meant, he sakl,
plead guilty".
Remedios, Crown Mr Dennis Counsel, fold the court that Ko and his wife occupied a bed space in the passageway of the ground floor of 59 Tung Chol- Ftreet, Kowloon.
-
The necused returned home following a family quarrel volving his wife and daughter,
Mr Remedies said the quarret became worse and the accused chipped in a few words, His wife then turned on hira and scolded him,
$3,035,769 for the year deceased
Soon after this, he said, the
ended September 1960,
30,
was seen to take a jchopper from the kitchen of the
of the annual premises. meeting of shareholders at Marina House this afternoon.
was
"STOPPED
"According to witnesses pre- sent, she was either trying to A final dividend of 45 cents attack the accused or to ask him
share
also declared,to use the weapon on her," Mr which together with an interim Remedios added. brought the total dividend to 40 cents.
Thu balance to be carried forward amounted 4917,011,
In a printed report. Chairman ef the Board,
Lo
was
However the deccased stopped by her younger brother who took the chopper and kept it. The accused and his wife were separated and kept away the from each other.
Mr Shortly afterwards,
Mr
Rendlos went on, the accused was seen at the doorway of the house and suddenly picked up a
W. A. Welch, said
six i the estates owned by the company proceed 0.180,700 the of rubber last year
against 3,773,280 lbs in 1052, the first year after amalgamation.
.ils
The report and accounts were į adopted.
Messrs Lawrence Kadooric and W. A. Welch were re-elected directors ntid Mersrs Lowe, Dinghum and Matthews reap- pointed auditors.
Present at the meeting were Mr Welch (Chairman), Messrs 1. Kadoorle, H. R. M. Cleland
and
C. Elett (directors),
Mr K. H. A. Gordon (re- presenting the Secretaries and General Managers, J. A. Wattle and Co, Ltd), and shareholders representing 1,852,004 shares.
block of woxd near the entrance. He threw it at his wife who was just inside the house,
The block of wood hit the deceased on the face and shc fell down, striking her head on the concrete floor. She beenme unconscious and bled.
SERIOUS
"No-one at the home realised how curious this was and the accused left to attend to his stall In Reclamation-street, Mr Hemedios said,
"The woga was attended to by her daughters who called the police. An unbulance ar- rived and took her to hospital
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Mr Justice Blair-Kerr com- mented: "It sounds awfully like bad luck to me. He seems to have had no Intention except
to throw this block."
Mr Remedios pointed out, Lowever, that this was an un- lawful act.
Ko admitted the facts as stated by the Crown.
"All this started as a result of my effort to mediate in the decensett quarrel between the end our daughter," he said.
INTENTION
He said he was treating it on the basis of a fairly serious assault, and bound Ko over in the sum of $500 to be of good behaviour for three years.
Boy struck
by car
A 16-year-old boy
WAS infured when he was knocked down by a private car at Wylle- road near Waterloo-road, only intended to stop her from shortly after 7 pm yesterday.
The injured
boy, Poon Kee-
"When I
chasing me."
threw the block I
lie said at the time he did many of 905, Canton-road, frst not know his wife was dead,floor, was admitted to Kowloon and it was only when he was Hospitul.
GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH
The Chief Justice, Sir Mishel Hogan, President of the St Patrick's Society, this morning laid wreath at the Cenotaph on the occasion of St Patrick's Day.
The brief ceremony was attended by many members of the Society. Among them were Professor Stan Mackey and Professor B. Harrison, Vice-Presidents (seen in the above photograph with Sir Michael), Messrs D. J. B. Crozier, II. D. M. Barton, Dongjas Bland, W. J. Gorman, F. M. Roache, B. Slovin, J. C. M. Grenham, J. P. MacMahon, Misa E, Kelly and Mrs E. M. Hetherington.
Four buglers of the Hongkong Police Band were also in attendance.
Earlier, at the Marriage Registry. Supreme Court build- ing. a couple wore shamrocks as a sign of good luck at their wedding. They were Mr and Mrs Sun Yung-tsu. The brido is the former Miss Wong Chau-kwan. Mr Sun is a merchant.
POP by Go!
ONCE HE'S
GOT THE COAL
AND COKE IN AND NIPPED ROUND THE HOUSE WITH
THE VAC - HE'S
ALL IN
Tho following appointments, promotions, transfers and postings were announced in
morphine
today's Government Gazette: More than one million dollars worth of
Me J. M. Wigglerworth to bc Plannhag Officer, PWD; to be Act- ing vinjet Electrical and Mechanical Engineer: Me Yuen Shao-tang to be Acting Asasiani Cluet Dincurical Engineer;" Mr F. K. Short ceased to act an Assistant Chief Eng.heer: Mr A. 5. Webb to be Acting As- Fistant Director of Public Works.
Mr F. L. Edimann to be Acting Sentor Radiographer, Dr 8. H. Moore to be Acting Deputy Director of Medicat and Health Services; Br G. B. Smart to be Acting Assistant Director of Medical and Healthy services (Urban Services): Dr Ling Chuen-aleng to be Acting Principal Medical and Health Officer
P. Edwards to be Act-
Heath).
(Port
Mr D. L ing Assistant Director of Marine (Port Control); Mr J. M. Ebbe to act De Sentor Marine Officer.
Mr G. M. Tingle to be Aadstant Director of Urban Services,
March 1936
The death has occurred in
Admiral
Lord
London after several days Beatty at the age of 06. He
Winess
| 1eas Commander in Chief of the Grand Fleet during the greater part of the war;
✩
ORD Hewart, the Lord
drugs including morphine, morphine LChief Justice of Eng- hydrochoride (a salt of morphine) land, gave some examples prepared opium and raw opium were seized from a ship on its arrival here from Bangkok last December, Magistrate was told this morning.
Revenue Inspector C. Kerswill told Mr Derek Cons at Central Court that was the "biggest seizure of morphine over made in the world," when be applied for the forfeiture of
REPORTER
45:5 lbs of morphine, 293.5 lbs ALLEGEDLY
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Mr A. Tode to be Extablishment of morphine hydrochoride. Oferr and Principal Amirlantbs of prepared, opium and 703 Colonial Secretary: Mr 1. M. Light-lbs of raw oplum. The *p-
a
of legal problems when the annual speaking at dinner of Chartered In- stitute of Patent Agents.
"It does not often full to my lot to try patent cases," he said. "I am far more frequently concerned with the question of a stationary motor
into car coming collision with another stationary motor car,-when each was on its proper side,
hody to be Assistant Eatouilshtuent plication was granted. IMPERSONATED well lighted and was keeping
Officer and Assistant, Colonial Secre- tay Mr D. C. Dray to be Assistant Secretary. Colonial Secrétariat.
Airs study Hung Hen-tu to det as Principal Social Welfare Offcor (Child Welfare) during the absence
of Miss Jenny Cheung.
Mr P. R. italilwell ceased to be an inspector of Schools; Mrs Kwok 10 Kau-an to be a Sub-Inspector of Schools.
Sir John Manson to be an Inspec- tor of Dailers,
Mr Charita Lee Yah-kwong to be Assistant Registrar: Mr Tunn-mu Hui-ch' and Mr Li Yuet-lin to be Registrars of Registration of Per-
BOT
Mr C. W. Norris to be Estate Duty Commisioner and Collector of Stamp Revenue.
Court holidays
The Easter vacation of the Supreme Court starts on March 31 and ends on April 6, both days inclusive, it is announced In the Guvernment Gazette to kday.
Insp Kerswill stated that act- ing on Information a party of Revenue officers went on board the 8 Bradeverett on its arrival here on December 12 last year and found the drugs concealed Inside a large quantity of tenk Scantling ends and teak boards. OWNERS?
POLICEMAN
whose occupation was man given as a newspaper reporter appeared before Mr Derek Cons at Central Court this morning on charges
a good look-out".
☆
✩
✩
FIFTY YEARS AGO
From the Morning Post's 25 Years Ago March 1911: That most useful body, the
of Hongkong Chamber of Com-
this
attempting to obtain money merce, celebrates
year
Insp Kerswill added that ex- tensive enquiries were made to locate the people who imported the drugs but without success, Mr Cons also granted an- other similar application for the confiscation of 1,078 lbs of raw oplum seized on board a cargo bost, the ss Prominent on its arrivat in Hongkong from Bangkok on November 30 Ngo, who was allowed ball of Every matter of importance jast.
$300, was alleged to have regarding the commercial life Insp Kerswill said the drugs attempted to oblain $100 from of the Colony has had careful were concealed in a similar Lou Ying on March 15 at 32 consideration and the Chẩm- manner and were found after Gilman Bazaar, first floor, byber has stood as a rampart the cargo had been unloaded falsely pretending that, he was of defonce for the mercantile
a police offleer of the Hongkong|
community. Police Force.
by false pretences and in-the fiftieth anniversary of personating a police officer. its existence, i
"It is hardly necessary for 'The 34-year-old man, Ngo
Kwong-to, of KIL 4, Fuk Lo us to point out the many and Chuen-road, first floor, pleaded arduous questions which have for April 10. not gulity and hearing was fixed come up for discussion and
settlement
body. by this
from the boat.
"The Chamber of Commerce teas inaugurated in the year 1861 and today has a member-
LAD WITH FASCINATION Handbag stolen ship of one hundred and forty
FOR MECHANICS
WALKED OFF WITH WATCH
A 16-year-old student who, was soid to be fascinated by mechanical gadgets appeared before Mr Derek Cons at Central Court this morning on a charge of steal- ing a watch of the Watch and Clock Exhibition last month.
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The boy pleaded guilty.
he had a Lalent for tearing Detective Inspector Chan Sik- things apart and putting them kwong told the court shortly back again. after 9 pm on March 16, a foki of the Wing Lee Cheong Watch Dealers at the Watch and Clock Exhibition saw the boy pick up a watch and try to walk away. The fold immediately caught hold of defendant who wns searched and the watch was recovered from him.
Miss Helen Lo who repre- sented the boy Sald, In mitiga- tion, the boy had always been fascinated by mechanics and
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On the day in question, Miss Lo said, the boy want to the shop and was fascinatd by anti-magnetic watch. He took it and wanted to "ind out more about it.”
or
Miss Lo added that the boy fully intended returning the watch after he had found out something about It because a director of the shop was a friend
"rather
a clansman" of the boy's father,
Miss Lo further told the Magistrate that the boy's par- ents wanted to send their son abroad to study. She then asked him to exercise his dis- eration under Section 35. of the Magistrate's. Ordinance not to record conviction against him so that he might go abroari to further his studies.
Мг Соль тremanded
the boy
for seven days pending a pro- batlon officer's report.
PIER FOR AN
UNINHABITED
ISLAND
Government proposes to build a small reinforced con- creto pier, together with ani approach causeway, at Shek Kwu Chnu, a small uninhabited laland situated about two miles to The west of Cheung Chou.
Dr A. M. Rodrigues, Choir- min ef, a' society for helping
drug addicts in rehabilitation (which is yet to be registered)
said their society plans to bet
one and the
majority have expressed their will- A handbag containing $159.70) already in cash and $070 worth of ingness to participate in Jewellery was stolen from a celebration of the event. 35-year-old woman by a man "We feci sure that none will ni the staircase of No. 22 be found missing upon the
Chun Fat-street, Kowloon City,
at about 7.25 pm yesterday. A auspicious occasion which, we man has been detained by the understand, is to
take the pollce for questioning.
form of a dinner,"
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