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'MOST MODERN U.S. PORT
Traders urged
to
make use of Long Beach
Hongkong businessmen should make use of the Port of Long Beach "America's Most when they ship goods to Modern Port" America, said Mr Charles L. Vickers, General Manager of the port this morning.
Mr Vickers, who is one of the four-member trade inístion from Long Beach, California, inelyd- ing the Mayor, Mr Edwin W.
Hongkong. which included cot- ton, oranges and old newspaper; he added,
The Port "1 Long
Beach
Wade to southeast Aslan consturted 50 years ago with five-
acre, two-berih port.
Mayor Wade
tries to acquaint businessmen with the advantages of using
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Now it
covers 1,000 acres and hes shipping facility of 53 berths.
Other members
yt vent more than 1034 million fons in eommerce worth i more than US$800 million, were handled by warehouse facilities vla 1,877 vessels and over 65 shipping companies, Mr. Vickers vald,
Mr
W.!
Travelling together with Vickers, is Mayer Edwin Wade, of Long Beach. members of the group are Mr R.A. Held. G sember of the!
CHINA MAIL
sweep
Cash
prize over
Established 1845
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1961.
To await sentence
$1,000,000 2 U.S. SERVICEMEN
The Boyal Hongkong
Jockey
Club expects to reach a new record this year as more than 2,200,- 000 tickets have already been sold on the forth- coming Hwangtung Handi- Cap
"This is a Hittle better than the number sold this time last year." a spoken- man said.
The Kwanglung Handli- cap sold a record total of 3.250,000 tickets last yCAY. "At the raie people are how buying the tickets, we this will break the record year," he said.
The first prize now klands
at just above 51 million," he said.
The race wit be beld on Saturday. November 11, 1901,
2 British sailors
charged
with robbery
Other Two sailors of HMS Lin. coln appeared before Mr A. J. Sanguinetti al Causeway Bay Magistracy this morning оn a churge of rubbery by two
Long Beach Harbour Cranmis- ! slon, and Mr Robert H. Metzgar public relations director for the port.
more. At the press conference 10 ser the Port of Long Beach, speaking at a press conference the party were Miss Lena Woo and Miss Judy Chang, the 196!
at the Peninsula Hotel.
They are Eric
or
Frederick
He said that the Port of Long and 1862 Hongkong participants, Baines, 19, and Peter Greatrix.
best Bench at present had the
trucking and railway facilities
In the United States, but many people are not aware of that.
"Although Long Beach Is one uf the world's largest ocean ports,
and handles twice the cargo tonnage of San Francisco, It is not well known.
"Our mission is to make otir port popular, not only abroad but also in the United States," Mr Vickers said.
Export figures
"Shippers should realise that they can save as much as ten days they want to send their
Francisco goods from Sun
Chiengo via our part, instead of
Charles Vickers
shipping it around the U.S. via in the Miss Universe contest the Punarna Conal."
which is annually held in 'Long bench.
He said that. local exporters should make use of the part when they want to ship goods mect to various
Slates.
Hongkong
government
ant-
While here, the group will
with ports of the United cials and various businessmen,
exported
about i
US$3,000,000 worth of goods to Clock hands stolen
Long Beach last year, mostly textile goods. Others included plywood and artificial Mr Vickers said.
Bowers.
Long Beach exported about US$2,000,000 worth of goods to
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It is alleged that they, gether with an unknown Aineri- woman can, robbed a Chinese
La Pui-hung of a handbag con- Livining 589 at the rooftop of 54 Hennessy-road yesterday.
They entered no plea.
Both Baines and Greatrix
for waived their application bail and were remanded seven days in all custody for further enquiries.
Firm manager on charge
Loi Ming-sum, Manager of
the Reliance Trading Cor at Room 118 poration
Building, Wang Hing Queen's-road Central, ap: peared before Mr D. Cons at Central Magistracy this moming
charge of fraudulently converting $13,930 from his partner. Lai, residing at 134 Leighton- $oad, *J* block. Haven Court, second floor, was alternatively charged with three counts of simple Jarceny.
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He pleaded not guilty to the charges through his ounsel, Mr A. Zimmern, instructed by Mr M. Wang of Deacons.
Hearing is continuing.
Det Insp R. B. Rayless of Commerical Crimes Office is prosecuting.
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FOUND ROBBERY U.S. Sailor
Two American servicemen were found guilty in the Victoria District
They
Court this afternoon of the robbery of a $100 finger ring and a $40 watch from a Wanchai bar hostess on September 21.
were
remanded 1 later this afternoon for senience, savo after character witneSACK been heard.
The men are Lawrence Fran- · els Popłaski, 21, a private in the U.S. Marine Corps, and David James Walden, 17, an apprentice seaman In the U.S. Navy, Both pleaded not guilty to robbing Leung Bi-ling of the watch
in a Wanchal hotel' and ring FOOM.
Threatened
Leung told the court she was menaced and threatened with a broken wooden coat hanger and the articles were taken from her
to have almed blow at her with the broken hanger and to have thrown it at her.
Lost her temper
DANCING GIRL SCRATCHES
CAR WITH 10-CENT COIN
-PUT ON $400 BOND
by Poplaski, Walden was alleged An 18-year-old dance hostess who scratched her boy friend's private car with a ten cent coin following a quarrel with him, was ordered by Mr A. J. Sanguinetti at Causeway Bay Magistracy this morning to sign a $400 bond to be of good behaviour for three months.
Paplaski claimed the ring and watch were given to him by the girl as souvenirs. Both he and Walden denied the girl's story of the treats and robbery.
At the end of the defence for both Case, Mr G. C. H. accused, submitted that there was no case to answer and both men should be acquitted.
.
Satisfied
Judge B. J. Jennings said the girl impressed him as an honest witness and he was satisfted doubt that beyond reasonable
hanger Poplaski used the cont to threaten her.
He was satisfled the girl gave him the ring and watch because of the threats.
He did not believe the version, told by Poplaski or Walden that the articles were given freely.
Chief Inspector Apps, proseci- tor, said nothing was known about the two men,
In reply to the Judge, he said there had not been any recent offences Involving similar
American servicemen,
In mitigation, Mr Hills asked the Judge to take into considera- iton the ages of the men and the f fact that they had been in close custody since they were arrested.
Both also faced the possibility of being discharged from their Services,
The court was then adjourned.
School marks
anniversary
Prosentations of gifts by students school-leaving
and principals of other schools were a footura of
17th the
anniversary celebrations of the Golden City Middle
Tong Fung-1m of 85 Lockhart- road. Arst floor, pleaded guilly to a charge of malicious dam- nge.
She said she committed the offence at a moment of anger,
Prosecuting. Inap Y. C. Lam sold the complainant, Lau Sik- wa hnd known the defendant for some time. They quarrelled on October 28.
Two days later, however, de- fendant saw complainant's car parked
outside the National Theatre in Marsh-road. Wanchai, She then scratched it with a ten cent coin.
Man fined $150
for causing
Morris
a collision
Grossman, of 3 Cascia-road, first floor, You Yot Chuan, ploaded guilty before Mr P. F. Leonard
Kowloon The total damages amounted
Magistracy this morning to $30, the court was told,
to coreless driving and Mr Sanguinetti ordered de tendant to pay
was fined $150. $25 compensa- tion.
An
U.S. professor
to take up Philippine post
professor, Bowman, arrived in the Colony to- day aboard the President Clavaland route to Manila to take up
senior
American Leonard L.
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post with Philippines university.
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recently Mr Bowman, who retired from the Pubile Schoo! System at Santa Barbara, Coll- School,fornia, said he had been ap Nelson-street, Mongkok, pointed dean of the Graduate School of the Central Phillppine this morning. The school supervisor, Mr University at Ilo 1o. His term of office will be for three years, Chan Ying-kam, spoke at the
rembly of 500 pupila.
He encouraged them to taker
Не is accompanied by his wife and son Bruce who wil
st
ordered
to
His licence was be endorsed.
Inspector D. J. Collins, pro- secuting, said that at 5.30 pm on August 5 this year, defen- dan! wis driving his AA2700, along Nathon-road from south to north in the Inner lane, followed by another car proceeding in the outer lane about 15 feet behind.
CAT.
Inspector Collins said defen- dani's car suddenly made a U- turn outside the St. Andrew's Church and the car behind col- tided with his car.
Buth damaged.
vehicles were slightly
Floating opium
den raided-
9 persons fined
Police raided a floating oplum den inside Yauma!! Typhoon Shelter last Monday and ar- rested nine persons smoking oplum in the unlicensed sam- ban.
This morning the nine drug addlets pleaded guilty to the offence before Mr P. F. X. magistracy,
pride in their school, to help to study business administration Leonard at South Kowloon keep order anat to learn to serve ; and "economica
at the Univer- the community as useful citizens.sity,
Miss Luk Mohar, head- mistress, gave a report on the school's progress and welcomed the guests attending.
Celebration ceremonies w continue throughout the day,
trumpeter uncovered POP by Coc
London,
The "phantom" trumpeter recently heard blowing "Revelllo" and other Army calls in the Oliver's Mount area of Scarborough is now revealed as the leader of a York dance band, Mr Johnnie Sutton.
Recovering from an illness i Scarborough nursing home ha went out each morning to prac tice at the top of the Mount. His time was between 7.30 and 9 am, Just when most people werd having breakfast or rush- ing off to work. Many heard the calls but could not explain them, nor had they time to Investigate.
Mr Button says he just want el to keep In pracileo and thought he would not ba dis- turbing anyone be that area at that time of day. One of kla favourite calla was "Come to the
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They've been purged.
Mr Leonard Imposed Anes Lunging from $25 to $100, ac- records and cording to their ordered the confiscation for destruction of one oplum pipe, nine lamps and 59 opium pots.
Too Late ! But don't worry cool down with
a Carlsberg
smashes taxi window
From the Files
25
years AGO
November 1936
THE Empress of An American sailor. Wil-Trada arrived from
Ham Robert Hughes, 19, Vancouver yesterday morn of the USS Renville, thising and left last evening for morning admitted smash- Manila. She had a parti- ing the rear window of a cularly full passenger list, Mercedes-Benz taxi with partly owing to the suspen- his fist.
He pleaded gulity to a charge of malicious damage before Mr A J. Sanguinetti at Causeway Bay Magistracy.
Mr Sanguinetti reserved sen- tence until 2.30 pm today.
son of the sailings of the American ships.
Among those aboard for Hongkong were:
Sir Henry Pollock and
Insp. Y. C. Lam sald defen-Lady Pollock; Mr and Mrs dent was walking across Fea-A. L. Shields; and Sir Elly wick-street at about 9.55 pin Kadoorie.
a taxi with his fist. This broke the loss, and caused serious injury to his right hand."
He tried to walk away, but was arrested by a police officer at the scene.
yesterday when he suddenly Mr and Mrs W. Hadley; hit out at the rear window of Mrs B. K. and Miss B. M. Archbutt; Mrs E, J. Burch; Mr and Mrs B. H. Church; Mr and Mrs N. V. A. Croucher; Mrs P. Lee; Mr P. T. Kwan Li; Mr S. Mckay Mr and Mrs W. G. Defendant told the court that Percy; Mr R. A. Stilwell; he broke the window because Miss V. Forker: Mr W. the taxi driver Chung King-Locke; Mr and Mrs F. Van chun called him a foul namo.
Defendant was drunk at the lime, police said.
Chung however denied this den Arand; Matr. N. Van He asked for $270 compensa-den Arend, Mstr. A. Van den Arend, Mstr. P. Van i den Arend.
tion for the glass.
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the Colony this morning on the L. R. Bevan; Mr and Mrs J.
Brown; 8.3. President Cleveland, on his F.
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