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Woman denies abortion charge
The trial of a 35-year-old woman, on a charge of using instruments to procure a miscarriage for another woman, began at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
The nocused. Lam Sau-M, was alleged to have used in- struments on married woman, Yau Choi-kwal, to procure a a flat in Hen- nessy-road In February. She denied the charge,
Bus ride cost miscarriage, in
him $20
A young man who tried to rvade paying his 20-cent ban fare
fined 100
times that
morning.
Wha
amotn
Es
Pollen said that the de- fendant, Llu Chi-ming, 24, of 1 Hollywood-road, first Avor, Central District, was travelling on a bus from Weat
Happy T'oint to Valley at, 12.45 on July 8 when an inspector saked for his ticket.
The defendant produced for the a monthly ticket previous month.
Mrs Marian Dale
laid to rest at Happy Valley
Mr Dents Remedios Crown Counsel, told the jury of three men and four women that Yau Chol-kwot Was а married. woman with four children and worked together with her hus- bond in ballroom.
In December and January, she began to feel unwelt, and cn Feb. 22, the, legsther with another wOMENI,
the saw eused in a room of a building in Hennessy-road, Mr Remedjus said,
RC-
There the accused examined her, und nid she had been with child for at least 70 days, At this stage, Yau said she
Counsel said.
Mr Bo On (right) shown receiving the C-In-C's testimonia! from Wing Commander R. C. Rotheram at the Royal Air Force Station Commander's office at Kai Tak this morning. -Staff Photographer.
Children learn
traffic safety
Bay School.
would like to "get rid of it," A Traffic Safety Week started today at Quarry One of the playgrounds has been turned into a road, with pedestrian crossings and traffic lights.
She paid $20, and was told to pay the balance of the fecs in two instalments by March 15. She was also given an in- Jection before she left.
She returned to the premises next morning, and was again examined. She then left, but returned that evening with servant.
THE FEE
The funeral of Mrs Marian Ellen Dolo, who died at the Canossa Hospital an July 4, took place at the
There the accused allegedly committed the offence. She also Colonial Cemetery, Happy gave You an injection, Counsel Valley, this morning. said. Yau was further advised
During the week films on the subject of trafe safety will be shown to the children, who will also show puppets they have made of policemen pild pedestrians, and design friezes and cut-outs in their art classes on the same theme.
After the Traffle Safety Week at Quarry Bay School, where its 300 children will participate, the materials used will be sent to North Point (Chinese) School
A large number of Amer-to main there for the night. for use in their Trac Safety can, British and Chinese
friends attended the ceremony, On the following morning, which was conducted at the Counsel continued, accused groveside by the Rev E. J. aguia examined1 Yau and said Hopkins, of the English Metho- the fetus was at least 70 to 80 dist Church.
en old Yau then returned
Mrs Dale's sister, Mrs Mar-ne. garet Zumwalt. flew from: Two days later, You fchl Fresno, California, ti altendatench pains and her hus
Mr Samuel Gilstrap. Ameri- band, obtained two
the funeral.
аб with
can Consul-General, neted one of the pallbearers, Mesars Robert Newton, Angelo Poquado, Jerome Marlow, H. Sperry, A. Henalngsen and R. Talbot-Jones,
Wreaths were sent by local antl
relatives Overseas
and friends of Mrs Dale, who was the wife of Mr Paul Iloss Dale, Far East Manager of the International Telephone and Telegraph, US.
-
pills from
the accused. That evening, a re- port was made to the police and You was sent to the Queen Mary Hospital. The accused was ar- rested on Feb, 27 and
in her room were found certain drugs and instruments.
The hearing before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes is continuing.
The accused was represented by Mr Patrick Yu, on the in- structions of Mr Abdoola el Arculi.
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Woman caught
with heroin sent to jail
Seaman jailed
on charge of
smuggling gold
A 49-your-old sooman was jailed six months by Mr Derek Cons at Central Magistracy this morning for importing gold without a permit.
Tenancy Tribunals hear exemption applications
From the Files
25
years
·AGO-
July 1936
THE THE monthly water re-
turns of the P. W. D.
A 19-storey structure for Yaumati, one 13 storeys high for Shamshuipo,give the total contents of - and a nine-storey building for Mongkok, were new schemes laid be-the Island reservoirs at the
fore Tenancy Tribunals this morning in exemption applications.
Mr. J. R. Oliver, Tenacy Tribunal President, silting with ond infmbers, Mr A. K. Minu Mr Ho Ka-cheuk, heard plans by Mr Steven, S. L. prepared
Yue, for the redevlopment Nos 405-407, Nathan-road, Youmati, by the erection of a 19-storey shops and apartment block costing $1,450,000.
of
Mr Gerald Hasio, instructed by Seu and Llung, appeared for the applicants, Mr Chow King and Mr Li Chi-ho, who own the premises at the junction of Nathart-roud and Mon Ming- Jane.
TENANTS
П
Tenants include a tailor, hairdresser and steam Ioundry proprietor. Also on the premises are a school and a doctor's con- sulting room. The new plana will increase the floor space from 15,000 to 78,000 square feet.
Mr W, Ancurin Jones, Tenancy Tribunal President, with Mr A. M. Prata and Mr George Y. K.
dear
THE QUEEN'S
ENGLISH
As an American, I couldn't help noticing the item in your July 1 Issue under the heading of "An Appeal" which apparent ly was directed to your 17-21 Club Members. It said:
"Today, we make an appeal against Americanisma, Re- cently your stories have been full of them--Tex and re- member that you're in P British Colony, and speak and write the Queen's English. You can't do better thán that"
Sun, as Tribunal members, heard the scheme planned by Mr Lo Kwong-yiu, architect, to replace it may come as a great shock Nos 16-10, Nanchang-street, Shamshulpo, by a 13-storey block
of flats with business premises on the ground floor.
This is estimated to cost $620,000,
for
to some of the British, but we Americans
regard
the language we speak as the "Queen's English." And some of it sounds much closer to what I have heard the Queen speak on the radio than the British dialects I have heard Identifled as Cockney, York. shire and Devon. And incidentally, if the writer orea. Eloven
of settlements were handed to the President at the commencement of the pro- ceedings.
Mr Peter Wong appeared the applicants, the Kwong Fung Investment Company, and sold that there was already a great deal of property development in
REDEVELOPMENT
The President of Tonancy Tribunal, Mr C. Q. Lim, and members. Mr Lee Chen-che and Me N. Hart-Baker, examined plars by Mr Steven S. L. Yue, architect, for the redevelopment of Nos 55-57, Sal Young Choi- sreet, Mongkok,
your appeal had bren American, he or she would have begun the third sentence "Try to remember...." rather than "Try and remember..." Actually, I can sympathise with appeal to a your
certain degree. Despilo
DWT 113Y patriotism. there are certala British terminologies I con- alder far superior to Ameri- "Tram" for instance, is much better than "street car." The latter, technically, could be applied to any car which travels on the streets, where
As
can.
sir
Inter-
end of June at 996.32 millions of gallons an against 1,023.55 last year.
The consumption in the City and hill district during June was 397 million gallons by, an estimated population of 437,000, making a rate of 30.3 gallons per head per day.
growing and developing means of communication. With the
Kowloon districts enjoyed Increasing means of national travel, the exchange a constant stream during of radio and television pro-last month though Hongkong grammes, etc... undoubtedly was limited to n 15-hour there will be far greater ex-
changes of national colloquial- supply. In June 1935 Hong- Isms. l'erhaps someday, there kong had a six-hour supply will ba even 다 language up to the 18th, and a 10- amalgam of
develop hour supply thereafter, which will be fairly consistant whilst Kowloon
stricted to the 18th, enjoy-
Borts
on both sides of the Allanilo. But while this Is taking place,
to
Was re-
let me answer your "appealing a constant stream there- with the explanation that after, "Americanisma" developed in
Rainfall recorded to the the natural growing process of the English language in the end of June by the Royal United States as people sought Observatory is 24.86 inches
communicate
cash with
as against 28.50 during the other.. There was nothing first six months of last year. slakater about it, and certainly no anti-British intent. All language
development has produced a certain number of oddities. I think the intent of both Americans and British should be to keep the langu- BRC meaningful and under- Landable, Let's keep our
50 YEARS AGO
Extract from SCM Post
sense of humour, and kid, each 25 years ago column.
other
when thero are well
taken
points. But let's not, bellie or and fault just for the sake of argument.
AMERICAN.
LICENSING
JUSTICES
TO MEET
+
6 ANOTHER Hongkong- A born Chinese has gained distinction at home. Mr Wu Chao-chiu is the only son of Mr Wu Ting- fang, LL.D. formerly Chinese Minister to the United States, and known in Hongkong as Ng Choy, barrister-at-law, where acted as magistrate.
he
Mr Wu Chao-chu passed the final examinations of
as "tram" denotes a specifle A meeting of the Board of students of the Inns of
type of vehicle. Another ex- ample could
Cheng Ming, sailor on the oler junk "On Kee," admitted the offence. Another man, The four-storey tenements Wong Yiu, 30, coxswain, who may be replaced by a modern pleaded not guilty,
structure was dis-nine-storey
costing charged when the prosecution $105,000 and more than doubling offerred no
term evidence against the floor area for accommoda-
tion. him.
"elevator." A woman was given a 31⁄2- Reverue Inspector C. G. Mr Carlos Remedios appeared
for the
"Britishisms" applicant, Mr Li Kin. year jail term by Judgo T. Kerswill told the court that ot Croodon at Kowloon Dis-5 pm on June 20, a party of The 39 tenants who had fled Revenue officers acting on in- opposing applications included trict Court this morning formation, boarded the motor owners of a printing works and for possessing 20 ounces junk "On Kee" at the Quaran-sewing establishment. of heroin.
tine Anchorage off Stonecutters Negotiations for compensation | Island and found 44 gold bars, settlements are proceeding. A realdent of Sheung Shui, weighing 265 taels and valued New Territories. 42-year-old at $15,000 concealed in the ex- Li Ling, produced two packets haust trunk of the engine 100m. Lof the drug when stopped by The defendant had a convic- police in Laichikok-road onion in 1058 for aiding and abetting illegal Immigrants,
June 29.
She told pollee that a man! Inspector Kerswill added. named Chun had promised her
$20 for carrying the across the harbour.
packets
T. W.
Chief Inspector Wheeler said this morning that Li Ling, took the police lo several places to try to locale the man, but falled to do so,
The woman hud several con- victions for drug offences loltering.
And
A.A. Barros dies
Augusto Albarto aged 54, died
at
Colony student
wins scholarship
A student from Hongkang was among the recipients of scholarships from Dal-
fox, Nova Scotia.
Two soldiers
on charges
Two British soldiers wore re- manded two days by Mr T. L. Yang at Causeway Bay Magistracy this mom- ing on charges of mali- cious damage, disorderly conduct and assaulting-o police officer.
housie University, in Hall-webb, 27, a corporal of the The wo Are Ronald John
RASC, whose address was given as garage of the Commander, British Forces' residence, and Terry Brian Robert Latter, 23, a lance-corporal of the REME of 13 Ting Shan Terrace.
President
E. Y. C. Lu, whose home eddress is in Kowloon, has cam- picted his second year for the Barros, Bachelor of Science degree, and 4.10 was awarded $500 out of a total this morning
St value of $12,000 extended to 44 Teresa's Hospital, Kow- was announced by
students of the University, it loon, after a long illness. A. E. Kerr.
He is survived by a daughter,- Mrs E d'Almada Remedios: á zon. Mr Alfred Barros: three sinters, Mru P. Castilho, Mrs E. F. Brown, and Mrs A. Luizi and a brother, Mr C. Barros.
The funeral will take place 10- day at the Cotholle Cemetery, Happy Valley, tho coricge passing the Monument at 8.30
Din.
DEATH
Mr Yang said No remanded the two defendants in military custody to that their defence counsel may gather witnesses,
*SOLDIER THREW
ROCK AT LORRY
James Robert Common, 20, of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, Murrey Baracks, was this morning fined $102 by Mr. T. L. Yang at Causeway Bay Magistracy for malicious damage to a larry.
Ile was also ordered to pay rond, breaking its side window.
compensation to Kwan • liỏ then ran away, but WAS Trung, owner of the lorry. | chased by the driver who, help-.
At about 2.20 am yesterday ed by a policeman,
DARBOS-Augusto, Alberto, beloved | $20
father of Anids and Alfred, pamed away at Hi, Tarona's Homi julia) today. Funeral takes placa Ledar al Catholic Cemptory Cortage passing monument at 0.39 .m
for Court and was winner of the Licensing be the British
Justices Hongkong, Kowloon and 100 guineas a year student- Now Kowloon will be ship tenable for three years hold at the Urban Coun- offered by the Council of eil chamber in the Con- Legal Education in their tral Government Offices, Trinity examinations. West Wing on Sept. 15
Mr Wu, who is a son-in- at 2.30 pm to consider law of the Hon. Dr Ho Nal, liquor and is twenty-four years of licencos and club liquor age, will go up for his final licences for issue or ra LL.B. examination of the newal from Oct. 1.
London University in Sep- Application forms are avail-tember. It may be mention- able from the Secretary to the Board, c/o the Secretariat for
Instead ol
matter of fact, some
have
found their way ta America. E remember how we Used to "In up" in the Slates—now we "queno up" instead. One could go on for pages with Hats of comparisons between the way English is apoken in Britain and the way it is spoken in America. Some of them can be a bit amusing. As examples, one can note the differences In British and American mennings for the expressions "out house" and "attapenders."
upplications
for
Chinese Affairs, Fire Brigade Building.
All
completed application
The main point is that the Eng-forms must be returned to the Hsh language British or Secretary to the Board on or American is a constantly before July 22.
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caught the
the
Uie defendant picked up a rock, defendant In Areenal-street. and threw it at a lorry parked Defendant admitted,
at Arsenal-street near Lockhart- | charge.
POP by Gog
•
“YOU MAY SCOFF-
BUT HE GETS FIVE- HUNDRED GUINEAS
PER PICTURE!
ed that it is some thirty years since such distinction has been won by a Chinese, the last being Hon. Dr Ho Kai, who won two legal scholarships."'
Carlsberg
On the ball with the beer...
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