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MONDAY, JULY 17, 1961.
Stole from two residences Kowloon
BROKE INTO Burglar gets 8 months" jail sentence
A 33-year-old unemployed man, who broke into the residences of Mr Leo d'Almado, Q.C., and Col. Horace Hardy in No. 12 and No. 2 Kadoorie-avenue respectively was sentenced to eight on July 6, months jail by Mr.I. M. S. Donnell at North Kowloon Court this morning. Mr Donnell also ordered the accused Lai Choi, of 374Q Block, Shek Kip Mei resettlement area, 5th floor, to be placed under police super- vision for one year after his release from prison.
Course in
This
English
summor. New Asia Collage is conducting an Extramura! Course
in Intensive English. Tills course is being held in the college's buildings on Faria- road. It is being staffed by six students and one teacher from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., U.S.A. and by one New Asin College English teacher.
Enrollment in the course is free with the exception of the cost of books and a refundable deposli Because the course had inore applicants than places (160 total applicants), a selez tion hind to be made in order to obtain those students who could benent most from this sort of programme.
The applications pre now
He also gave $25 to the de- fendant's wife from the poor
that box and instructed
heri family be taken care of by the Social Welfare Department.
Defendant pleaded guilty to charges of burglary, larceny fcm dwelling and house break- ing and committing a felony,
Det. Insp. Michael Quinn raid on the morning of July 6 Mr d'Almada, living at 12 Kadooric- avenue, reported to the Kow-
loon City police station that be-
am that of his house
tween 3 pm and 4.50 day the window had been forced open by same- one and $100 in cash, one set of Parker pena, one ballpoint pen and two cigarette lighters had been stolen,
SOLD WATCH CASE
At about 10.30 on the same day Col Hardy living at 2 Kadourie-avenue, first floor, also reported to the police that the window of his house was forced open and a wristwatch had been stolen.
closed and no new students are being taken into the course. However, if any people in the
At about 2.45 pm on July 12 Caluny
Interested are
detectives acting on Information In
arrested the defendant outside observing the method used and the use of the laboratory, the his house and he admitted the College
will welcome their offence. visits.
Chaplin in Paris
4
He told the police that the two cigarette lighters and the bait point pen he had sold to an unknown-person for $5, and the watch case be sold for $10. The watch mechanism and the Cumedium Charlie Chaplin, Parker pens weTC recovered, his wife Ocna, and their sen The $103 had been spent. Michael, arrived here by air
Paris, July 16.
today from Geneva route to Insp Quinn added that the Tokyo,
15-storey building planned
A 15-storey building to re- placo Nos 550-552, Nathan-road, Mongkok,
was the subject of exomp tion proceedings oponed this morning before the Tenancy Tribunal,
by Brutton and Co, appeared
Mr Leslie Wright instructed for the applicants, the Kowloon Investment Co, and presented plans prepared by Mr Seven S. L, Yue.
The new structure costing from 0.000 to 42,000 square feet $700,000 with increase floor space and will comprise shops, oflees
and fats.
Mr J, R. Oliver, Tenancy Tribunal President, sat with members, Mr G. D. Smart and Mr K. S. Lo. Hearing is con- Enuing.
Acquitted of
conspiracy charge
ovidence against them.
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Govt offering Malfunctions
scholarships
for dentistry
The Hongkong Government is offering a number
of scholarships for the study of dentistry in Australia leading to the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery.
The scholarships are tennole at the University of Melbourne and University of Adelaide. The course, which normally lasts for five years, starts early text year.
In a public notice, the Dliec- tor of Medical and Health Ser- vices invites sujjable candidates to apply for
the scholarships, which are at the rate of $4,000 for the first year and $4,500 for the remaining four years,
allowance
dear sir
VERY IRISH
United
lic
in DC8 reported
Denver, July 16. Air Lines öfficials reported 91 soparato in- cidents involving hydrau- system malfunctions on its DC8 jet airliners in the past 18 months, the Denver Post said today. of 27 "hydraulle Irregulari- tles" reported this year, 17 planes in United's DC8 feet were involved, the Post said,
The $5-million airliner which crashed here last Tuesday, with a loss of 17 lives, had such a inalfunction shortly before ap- proaching Denver's Stapleton
rfield for
Inves a landing.
In "Debate Held On Modern tigators now are attempting to Literature," Mr Anthony determine what caused the ac-
NO. RECORD
Lawrence ciled instances of eldent. books like Lady Chatterley's Lover and Lollia being read not from a literary standpoint ot
but for sensationalism. Well, The newspaper article said a would such booki be widely report by UAL told of one plane года (for sensationallam) having hydraulle troubles On without the publicity they four separate occasions alrendy
this year. gained from censorship?
An additional $2,500 will be made towards the casts of books while return air or sea passages will also be provided,
Applicants, who must be re- vidents of Hongkong and not over 35 years of age, must have satisfied the minimum entrance requirements of the University of Hongkong.
A married woman
and a police officer facing a
SUITABLE, PASSES charge of conspiracy_word
They must also have passed or acquitted by Judgo R. H. gained exemption from the sub- Milla-Owens in the Vic-jects of chemistry and either toria District Court this physles or a branch of mathema- morning when, the Pro-tits at the advanced level at the
Mitriculatih Examination, secution offered
These qualifications may also The accused were Yuen Put-be gained by suitable passes in hang, 33, a married woman, and the University of London Gen- Kam Yiu-hol, a police inspector. eral Certificate of Education They were alleged to have con-
Examination or the Cambridge spired to frustrate the due and Overseas School Certiffente proper administration of provisions of the Road Traffic
the Examination. Ordinance.
Successful candidates will be required to pass a medical examination and to sign on agreement which includes an undertaking to return 10 Hongkong after graduation for at least four years. They may be required to serve the Hongkong Government for ព. perlod пов exceeding wo
Kam was represented by Mr Y. H. Chan, of Messrs Lau, Chan and Kos
Mr Howard Hobson, Crown Counsel, prosecuted, assisted by Detective Inspector M. E. Davis, of Anti-Corruption Branch.
Sent threatening
year.
Application forms are obtain- able from the Secretary of the Medical and Health Depart ment at Tower Court in Hysan
be returned not later than 12
letter to woman Avenue, Completed forms must
defendant bad seven previous A man appeared beforo Mrnoon on Aug. 16.
They will leave again to- convictions Including two morrow. Reuter.,
similar offences,
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Derek Cons at Central Magistracy this morning their applications as having been on a charge of sending a letter threatening to kill or murdor a woman.
Applicants not interviewed before Sept. may
consider
The 34-year-old man, Lam Sau-fong, of. 117 Pak Tai-street, ground floor, Hunghom, describ ed as the proprietor of the Wing Shing Co. was remanded until further Inquiries.
last
unsuccessful.
3
Attempted murder
Fong Wul, 34-year-old fuc tory worker of no Axed abode,
He alleged to have wound-
It is alleged that on a day appeared before Mr I. M. &. month, La maliciously Donnell at North Kowloon cour! sent a letter to Chan Lai-har this morning on a charge of at- khowing the contents thereat tempted murder. and threatening to kill or mur- der her.
No plea was taken.
to murder him on May 18. He Detective Inspector J. A. was remanded in police custody Necholas in charge of the for three days for further en-
quiries.
Conc.
Mir Timothy Birah reminded The plane which crashed here The Rev Fr T. Sheridan that had no previous records of the Irish writers had to leave such a malfunction, the Post their own country to produce anid. their worthwhile works. Did Hydraulle systems in the big Air Birch also remind Fr craft enable the crow to raise Sheridan that such writers ss and lower the plane's landing Yeats and Synge also had to gear, control its allerons and
their own
other country to perform their worthwhile functions.AP.
Jeuve produce works?
It is, refreshing. however, to read that Sheridan and Wilde are still thought of as great writers.
And, speaking not as a "protes-
Blonal" critic, but a
ад
amateur, I believe that a book need not be "serene” in order to be truthful, and that the degradation of standards Is sometimes brought about by writers who write within the
restrictive' codes of literature and for, commercial gain.
N. T. CHOW,
New building
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BING'S
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JILTED
. San Franelson, July 16,
MINH Elizabeth Ann Cronby sali today she, does not want anything more to do with Bir H. Frank Jones who, falled fo'farn up to marry her last Friday...
Mr Jones, who disappear- ed from his flat at the time the ceremony was to hayo takon place, returned yesterday and explained to. reporters: told her all along I wasn't sure."
He said he would call Miss Crosby, But he added:" "I have a las of thinking to do Aret."
Miss Crosby, 27-year-old daughter of bandleader Bob Crosby and niece of Bing, was told of Mr Jones" Intention.
"He needn't baller," she retorted. "I never want to
or hear from him arain."--Reuter.
acc
Threaten militant
action
From the Filos
25
years
AGO
July 1936
TRASCIST
and anti- Semitic violence, par Licularly in the East End of London, and the difficulties of the police in coping with it, was the subject of n lively debate in the House of Commona, Reuter reports.
Mr George Lansbury, Labour former
leader, described the "real terror amongst the Jewish popula tion cast of Aldgate." Fas- cista have persistently insulted Jewish traders, he said, and had incited others to attack them. He pro- phesied that if such a state of affairs was not stopped it would lead to terrible re- prisala, Other members described personal attacks of Fascists on Jows.
Mr A. P. Herbert, the Salisbury, July 16. humorist, remarked that he Throats of "militant action had never been attracted by to overthrow white rule any political party whose and tako'' back from the aim it was to wear under- whites this country clothing of a particular which bolongs to us" colour, calling themselves woro made here today by Black Shirts, Blue Braces, speakers at a rally of the Pink Pants or Dirty African National Demo- Drawers.
Ho cratic Party.
strongly appealed These threats were made as against violence exercised the white Government had air by stewards armed with and ground forces in anti-riot knuckle-dusters and chains manoeuvres near Salisbury In at Fascist meetings, and mechanical anticipation of racial violence
next week.
urged that the force, of the On July 23 Africans are law be applied to pantaloon holding their referendum
to politics and that interrup- reject the new proposed con- ters be only ejected by the stitution for Southern Rhodesla
Police. and July 18 the Southern Rhodesia white Government is holding a referendum on the same proposals put forward in
Joint expedition
.
to try another way
Rawalpindi, July 16,
The Home Secretary, Sir Johri Simon, agreed that the Police were confronted with
a British white paper.
"Militant action" was urged | A by George Silundika, General Secretary of the African Na- tlonal Democratic Party ted by
Nehru arrives
The joint British_ Air Forco- | Joshua Nkomo.-AP!
Pakistan Air Força Karu- korum expedition has abandoned plans to attack Mount Baltistan. (K 6), from Ngamal Glacior after reconnaissance of the Ngamah face accord-
information ing to
ceived here.
ro-
Plons to demolish Nos 25-29,.
A message from the expcdi- Cedar-street, Shamshulpo, tion Jender. Group Captain and build о
A. G. M. Sinyth sak the ex- -12-storey modern block on the site, near the Congollsa glacier to pedition will set up a base camp wore laid before Mr C. Q. make another reconnalasanco. Lim, President of Tenancy Group Captain Smyth's mess- Tribunal, this morning. age said the expedition had The three 30-year-old lene. found a route along a narrow
ments owned by Mr Kong Tak-the face. This
rib running diagonally across
for talks in Kashmir
most difficult task, but legislation would be required to permit pollco to act 28 stewards.
He appealed to the people attacked to help the police, but Mr Herbert pointed out the difficulty confronting an interrupter who was being assaulted of taking the names and addresses of his assailants.
the
Sir John Simon, con- tinuing, admitted Srinagar, July 16. The Indian Prime Ministor, difficulty and declared that Mr Nohru, arrived in the the police were making the Kashmiri capital today greatest effort to deal with and began talks with the the situation. Stato Promiot, Bakshi Ghulam Mohommad.
Mr Nehru dow here three days after Pakistan's President
Ayub Khan raised the issue of could offer i Kashmir with President yan are to be replaced by a block of five shops and 55 flats possible way to the summit, but Kennedy in Washington,
waa exposed to costing $870,000, if the cxemp.
avalanche A communique en Thursday danger. tion
zaid President Kennedy hoped application is approved. The architect is Mr Sieven S. L. In view of this, and the dan-India and Pakistan would make
ger that
a climber might get progresh in solving the problem. weather on the Mr Nehru. has brought his The applicant is represented caught in bad by Mr Patrick Yu instructed by rib, they abandoned plans for Foreign Secretary Mr M. J F. Zimmern and Co. Members attacking
peak from Gesal, with him on the four day Ngamah Glacier-Reuler,
visit. Reuler,
Yus.
of the Tribunal are Mr H. Noronha and Mr J. H. Liddell.
the
ed Chand Boden with intent 2 opals worth POP by Goog
MISSILE EQUIPPED
CRUISER ARRIVES
The USS Topeka, a modern and powerful light cruiser equipped with the Terrier anti-air warfare missiles, arrived this morning on a week's' recreational visit.
The Topeka, is flying the Angi She is also armed with aix
comprises
A £2,300 found
(Bydney, July, 15.
Two opals worth, an ealniated A£2,300 have been found at Lightning Ridge, 600 mlita northwest of Sydney. Mrs A. Dawson found the two opais on a field near the town, Lightning Ridge Is know for Ita opal fields:
น
.. Police have...reported "sizeable" increase in the town's population since the find.
Amateur diggers arriving i
Ridge have only rudimentary equipment and
Chiris Mail Special few are bothering to sink shafts.
Lightning
250,000 trout killed
of Rear Admiral Kenneth five-inch gune for protection of Voth, commander
US the Beet against air attack, and
London, July 18.) Destroyer Flotilla Seven, whidla six six-inch guns for defence An estimated total of 280,000
|_destroyer-type'} against surface targets.
trout haye, dlød in ships' with 'San Diego as their fier capacity of, 750,000-gallon Lincolnshire, as a result of rivet home port. A
fuel oil enables her to steam, half-poifuttob The cruker curries vor 100 way around the world without
of the Terrier missiles, which refuelling
Withern,
Huge mounds of dead * trout | have = been scooped up from Bro iwo-stage kolid - propellant The ship's complement is over breeding ponds. The pollution rocket capable of speeds over 1,000. She is under tie 'com-le believed to have been caused twice the speed of round to mand of Captain Trederick E. by farm, allage-China | Mall ranges of about 20 mlies, ;
Janney
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China Morning Pow
Arrested on the complaint of Sir William Hornell, Vice- Chancellor of the University, Lau W, 29, unemployed, was charged before Mfr C. B Burgess at the Central Magistracy yesterday withi hauing damaged trace at the University.
A fine of $50, in default, air weeks in prison, waa imposed.
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