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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1980.

Contractors' sons foil attempt at armed robbery

The courage and resourcefulness of a building;

contractor's two sons which lod to the oppre hension of an alloged robber in the Tung Thu Villago, Kowloon, on Novembor 15 last, was told at the Criminal Sassi¬ng yesterday. In the dock before Mr. Justic, Williams, Senior Puisne Judge, and a jury of six men and a woman stood the alleged robber, Lam Ki and five others.

Boy sentenced for larceny attempt

Weekly Health Return

Fifty gight deathe from tuberculosis, four from diph therla and two from ontario fever were reported during the week endid, January 14 according to the wookly Health Return release you. terday..

Total Hantha from all causeR in the same week were 325 as mgafrist 1,282 births.

U.S. destroyer leaves for rendezvous with freighter

An Amorican - Naval destroyer, USS. Dausoll, on

Sunday loft Hong Kong for the Yangtse river

EN SEN WE EN BANK HERE: The FAO Far Eastern. Re gional Office announced 'yester- day that Miss Florenco Reynolds,

Organi Deputy Director of the sallon's' Information Divisloh,hos." arrived in Bangkok to serve

area to meet an American morchant shipPersonalia which intends to break the Shanghai block- ade, a reliable source said in Hong Kông yes- torday ***The American merchant ship, the ss. Brooklyn Heights, discharged some cargo in Toku Bar, North China, last week-end, and is now heads ing South for Shanghai. Two weeks ago, the Ameri- can navy officially stated that they would provide naval pro- tection Tor American ships o

CAT halts HK-Taiwan

service

The accused are Lam Kl. H» Shek, St Wah, Cheng Ming. Tai Kiu-wai and Li Ng-kwal. No Civil Air Transport air-the high seas, but would not All are charged with robbery. craft departed from or arrivInterfere with nor escort ships Chinese territorial Fourth and sixth accused areed at the Colony's Kal Tak air-inside charged with conspiracy to port yesterday. rob, while first and sixth are additionally charged with pos- session of arms and nmunis

tion.

Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crm Coun- sel, prosecuted, arsiated by De- tective inspector D. Taylor.

According to the prosecutio the alleged robbery took place SA Lai Chi Yuen in the village concerned, where Ng Chien-yin, the building contractor, stayçıl.“

A 15-year-old boy was sca. d to 12 strokes and six nonths by Mr. Thomas Tan at Central yesterday for at tempting to steal a lady's hand bng on January 18 at the Win On Company. He was also r commended for banishment.

Sub Inspector C. Y. Chao sairt; that on January 18. the com- plainant weht to the Wing Ou

were pair of shucs. ompany to buy

She placed her handbag on a Chor while folklor with They

*

When she turned around the Tag Was ROTO and she saw the defendant vunning nway with 1.

A salesman eatight the defen. lant and two others who had third the buy to take the bủy which mutanos! HKMD1 แย

of jewellery values at about HK$700.

My

All the Von Proverei

and jewellery

DICH. 1. Wing-Inter apers 27 td Ho Yung, aged 26. Cove changed. WILAY olding and

ting the lat,vuy at his for bremses of digir ballen orders.

1. was sentenced to six months and regolamented for re-bandph- ma 11 and Ila was sentenced to 15. swaths and alas (remismunagi fo.

banistinent by MI Lar

Court Brevities

Tackled by song

At the time, the lady of the house, her three son and daughter, were present. Three of the robbers two of whom armed rushed upstairs where the erns were, but wore tnokled by two of the sons in apite of the revolvers the rob. bera held.

As a result of the scale that followed the roubers turned and led, leaving the first acquod at the bottom of the stairs. The la1- ter was tied up by the would-be vietins, and eventually over to the police.

banded

The rest of the alleged latru- ders were laley arrested.

Originally, one CAT alrerant was expected to arrivé herd Icdn Holbow en route 15 Taiwan. How ever, she failed to appear.

waters.

tor.

Revolt in West Java led by Dutchman

be-

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to observer at the meeting of Hon-govertimental organisations to be held in Bangkole between February 8 and 11.

Mies Reynolds is well-known and highly regarded in the in.

the formation Beld in

States, where Blio-served similar capacity with the

United

in A

of Price: Administration mul tar United States ·

Department Agriculture before joining

stal of FAO,

of the

9

·

Messrs. M. Gautler, E. Pechge

This was announced after the

(Continued From Page 1) the Brooklyn ship of sister

werd unable to tako official cogis- Arrow. heights, the Flying I was seriously damaged in interance of the revolt because their

headquarters in Djakuria regat-rand *According 20 д

national waters while intending: Vernacular evening pagar yesterday. Major General Chire L. Chennault's CAT has since yesterday, sun mended its air cerviço Between bare and Talwan. The paper further reported that

for CAT ald

pat give why the

the Hong Kong- service was Fueled

"

and PC. Pullor left the yesterday for Salgon by Air France. 10 break the Shanghai blockedo, ed it as an internal security mat-Colony

Westurings forces Were by two Nationalat worships.

Arrivals from Szigetry Alx Less than 20 per cent of the

Included tho Brooklyn Heights US$8,000,00. lieved to hate made simucous

attacks on Indonesian army posts France a Sunday arge was reported to have been throughout West Java, assisted in Rev. Frs. J.A. Blaneu. G. Arce. P Dar Ul Islam Alfonso, F. Barbaro, Messrs. D.P. loaded at Take Bar.

In tile harbour sunt eaves by The ship whi

Currey, Thomas Nayyuys, and (Moslem bands. three days.

Communications with Djakarta, Tang Minh. American Stato Though the Department has warned bli Athe-

wore bad and the situation out- elde Bandoeng whe confused.

aren

o merely mentioned that yester-rican strips that the Yangtee river storing was believed to have Dr. Yu Tinn-hugh, President of day CAT has temporarily stopped

La considered danger inntrated commando groups into the Chin Research Service, wi despatching aircraft to Talwan and that American ships hould

address the Y's Men's Club tun Dakarta but to have withdrawn arcon on Thursday, at the Hoof from Hong Kong.

hot attempt the tradewith „Mang-

HIR Doesn't know

hat, one American Company has their tast night. Last night an chicial of CAT, cunthued to attempt 'the Shang- when contacted by the "Chhad blockade..

The Company is Mall, denied any knowledge of Isbrandtsen Shipping Line. ot

New York

the suspenskan.

roost

He said thai CAT is not plan- Ноня Карк- ning to stop the Talwun irtife

"To the beat of my knowledge," "our aircraft failed to he said, atrive fom bilt

PI- bably because of technica) trou- ble."

By Mechaloni trouble," he meant bad weather or engles trouble

After evidence from witnesses yesterday, the trial adjourned un-either

il this morning.

Britain asked

to seek release

of CAT men

The America State Depart- ment

has asked the British Foreign Office to try and effect the release of detained Ameri- ; can airline personnel held by Chinese Communist officials, an unconfirmed according to report yesterday.

An officia! of the American Consulate would που commen! yesterday on the report.

Last Filday, Major General C Sentence of six months' bord|1. Chennault. president of Civil fur assist-

In our Wine imposed on Hung Air Transport, Appealed to the

17-year-old unemployed, American Consulate

Chiang.

tho Hans

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Observers thought he might Garden, long Kong Hotel, be waiting for a suitable op.subject will be "Duality of the portunity to strike. In Djakarta, mau Mind". Th the Indonesian Prime Minister

Week-end departures from the sold that "co-ordinated action"

Fenitisal Hotel Included Mr. and takan. Would be

A. Cabinet C, Triple, Mra M.F. During the past three months.

Sual: Hove Spokesman

Mr. Tweedie Me"? Humble, ave isbrandtsen ships have suc-

ruthlessly suppress all disorder.

"MYS EWd) Mund Mrs. cessfully traded with Shangha!.

ly elements in Bandoeng."

MN Hagemann, Mrs. R. C. Three of the ships the Flying

Westerling, who speaks Eng-right. J Chirch, Mr. Cloud, the Sir John Franklin and fish with a Canadian ascent, entera Holmes, Mro. A. the Flying Arrow, have béén

served in Admiral" Lord Louls Cresswell Mesars N Veloso, H.A. damaged by Nhttčnalist wurdtrips:

Mountbatten's bodyguard in Bur. Stelmuth, Cia Filingame, C.E. Report tout a Butterfield and in. He joined a Dutch brigade in

Faye Thelter Molter, D. Swire river steamer intends to Wolverhampton. Staffordshire, Curry, A.G.D2 Lee, Frank Robert- to Canton on Thursday was deni.

during the war, but got tired of

doni A.Ex Crates, and Wham- ed by an official of the Company

"plain soldiering" and volunteer-son inter yesterday,

el for Commando work in Burrou After Burint he camo bock 'to

Among the new arrivals at the Bigland, and was parachuted into Peninsula ter uring the week- Helland for sabotage and attend were Mr and Mrs. M, Gub- killing."

bey, Miss Anderson, Messes. He was parachuted Into Burma CA: Walker: A Dyan," and G.A. in 1948, later joining the British Gritt occupation fores. In 1946 he cum- manded a Dutch Commando furto, wiping out Indonesian guerilias, and after his demobilisation- "for political reasons," he sold-he formed his "Horverly Host" anhy

At present CAT and the Hong Kong Airways are the only two No ships in Hong Kong havo airlines which maintain nir com- | eteared for Cantem thus far. munication between here and T- The ss. Flying Arrow is still won.

discharging her Shanghai-bound of the CAT aircraft for cargo in the North Chinis part of Tanyan were trum Hainan Island.' Tsingtao.

Protest lodged over deportation

of HK schoolteacher

San Francisco, Jánpary -22.

by M. d'Almada at Kowloon yes- anc

ance in the release of five all Quoting a Canton message, Poking Radio report

31.

are detained terday for the tareeny of a purse members who containing $30 fron Mrs. Eliza Mengtse, Yunan. beth Hubley, 2 Jablies Building) The men were in Mengtso to in Notton Road last Friday.

airline station on estubish an Defendant, who was alleged to January 18, when the local gar-{

extractmi the purse

Loon

the Chinese{ rotected to Mrs. Hobley's pocket while she Communist Government and held was crossing the road, was also the men at the airport recommended for deportation,

have

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General Chennault's request ta the American Consul-General is time le bas had to the second make an appeal to effect the re- A man and a woman, Leung lease of his men who have been

charfed with possession of arms and ammunition, wore fined $250

Klu-kar wad Chan Chau-uis, detained by Communist officials. The

Last December, Captain James

or two months by Mr. d'Almada McGovern and his crew made a forced landing in Southern, at Kowloon yesterday.

detained Leung was charged with having Kwangsi, and are still

a revolver and six rounds of am-

munition aboard his junk in the Yaumati Typhoon shelter January 10, whils Chan

on

YUS

14

there.

Because

the American State

Department has no offelat repre-

od tonight that M. Joliet Curie, Chairman of the Intomational Federation of Scientific Workers; had lodged a protest with the British Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones, against "the declaring of the Hồng Kông and. Kowloon branch of the China Scientific Work- ers' Association as "illegal" by the Hong Kong Government.

protest stated that the "suppression of the branch of the Association was "obviously a serious blow against peace, welfare and good örder".

It was not only a blow..to sentation in China, they have no relenting workers in Hong

charged with having 22 rounds means to present in fdrmal request: Kong, but also to those of the Cost of--Malayan

of .38 ammunition hidden in for the release of Ujè men. pillow at 68 Portland Street.

Mr. P. J. Griffiths represented both defendants.

Cho Chăm, unersplayed, WON also fined $250 or three months" for the possession of 34 rounds of Mauser pistol ammunition at 13 Knutsford Terrace on Sunday,

CONSTABLE COMMENDED

world and to scientific freedom,

the protest added.

Peking Radio also reported to- higid that the unjustified de portation of Lu Tung, Principal

campaign

Singapore, January 23. Britain and Malaya paid

An Indonesian· · Army 'spokes- man in Djakarta (Batavia con- firmed that Westerling a forces

Inta Bandoeng had inerched

Wert

and

**

I

Increase in U.S. Pacific Fleet considered

"

which is 120 miles South East of

San Diego, California, Djakarta. He said the city had

January 23. peer attacked by "over six hun-

The U.S. Navy's top Admiral red armed trregular bands who said yesterday that "ways and had begun to shoot their way into means are being considered the city from the North."

to strengthen the Pacific Fleet Thirty-your old Captain R. P. In view of the general inter- Westerling was born of mixed national situation. Dutch, Greek

Turkian Asked at a news conference if parentage. He is of Dutch pa the U.S. naval force in the Far clonality and atves his home | Western Pacific would be in address as istanbul. His undffi- cranted, Admiral Forest P. Sher clal army in West Java is dald man, Chior of Naval Operations, to number between 10,000 and replied that if the Floot wore 16,000. He had declared that he | springer moro ships would Bes could not hold his men beck available for such service. from action against the indo...| nerians.

and

The Indonesian Cabinet was in session in Tjakarta when the at- tack" on Bandoeng began." Dr Hatta, the Prime Minister, inter rupuk the meeting and called in the Netherlands High Commis aloner to discuss the revolt.

Ah Indonesian spokesman in terprotest this to mean that the Dutch army nuthorities would tales action to curb Dutch deser

known? to be operating with

the attackers.

The Dutch army still has divi slonal headquarters at Bantoeng. Police flown

from Djakaria Thirteen Dulch army planes 18-

of the Heung To Middle School in $115,000 for each Chinese Kowloon," by the Hong Kong Communist diled for captured day law, 250 Indonesius special police from Djaithrta," the Indo- Police Constable 1548, Wat Government on January 6

had Indignation last year in Malaya,

paslan capital, to Bandoeng! to Ming-cheung, attached to the evoked... widespread

During 1949, security forces keep the airfield open Eastern Police Station was hipong Chinese residents of all

killed B12 and captured 330d man in Diskaft said that An Indonesian Defence Ministry commented by Mr. Hin-shings perle bondcast said, "Besides The Government says the war Bandoeng was quiet this after

Average of 2.0 h day. the British colony. to at Central yesterday for his devotion to duty.

at the Hong

It was mainly through Wala

protest against the Reds' in Malaya is noon, according to information)

On a charge of importing 18 bars of gold weighing 30 theis, Fod. Sol-foo, aged 28, was cau- tioned and the gold ordered to be efforts that Leung Sik-hung, aged i connacated by Mr. James Wicks 21, appeared before Court yes at Kowloon yesterday.

terday charged with larceny of h Defendant, who came here by gold bracelet from the person on

air tron Hollow, hid the gold Saturday evening and sentenced En-lal, Heu Luo, Milster of Edu- Kiegimont have Been fully; trainca dindet" the service. The Crited

Held jew carṛler, posi albiy the Oriskany, would be sont to the Pacifié to replace tha Carrier Boxor," "How asalgrted to the Western Pacific, when ther

Boxer la withdrawn. Operating of the Boxer, Admirgl Sherman said, would not oriented with respect to tho Chinese Nationalist stronghold of Taiwan: Headded it would be part of the Navy force in the generatiaren

conferred

Adzhirál. Sherman ·

bribly here with "Adeniral Arthur W Redford, Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Flock and Vice Admiral1 T♫ L. Sprague, Commall- der of the Pacific Fleet'' Air Force.--Associated Press.

Prasad as first President of India

Constituent songibly

to-

New Delhi, January 23, The 60-year-old president of the Government, Wang.

Brought in by aircraft, though Indian Constituent Assembly; Dr And there still Hou Shun-ying. Yeh Ting-costing $300,000 a ciny

art. como: 4,000 telephone communication

with RB1ndra Frasad, is expected. io in 1.50 Chinese cu bandits fet" the ji on Kong, sported

sijungle ? elty had been “cut”.

After making two regular fights be elected, uncontested, first Pre- One hundred members of the

sident of the India Repúblic by Minister, Chpt

Singapore Volunteer Corps Liaison to Bandoeng today, the Indotestan the Forging

Government owned airlines/us- In a false bottom of a duftense to 1 months

gation and Hoshang-hing did are ready to participate in

Dr. Prasad's nomination, pro- and told the revenue officers that Detective Sub-Inspector R.G. Director of the Commission any mobilisation or anti-Com Nations Commission for Indonesia to had no gold to declare when Laurel cald that at 7.30pm on Oversens Chinese Affairs, in the

munist terrorist

campaign in said today they had no inferma posed by Prime Minister Nehrit he was asked at the airport:

m-tion from their three observais, and secondled by the deputy Prime Saturday Police Constables War following telegram.

cor- Singapore, the regiments | Mr. J. C. Stewart represented - Ming-cheung was son patrol duty

manding

Lieutenant one British and two Americans, Minister, Mr Patel, was under

tobet havo reached: tho ip: Bandocug?

Stero defendant, while Revenus Inspector In Lockhart Road near Canal

Cachel RIW. Watson-Wyatt, Indonesian Defence Ministarint of the Constituent Assembly F. Fowler prosecuted;"

slated::

ter left the Cabinet meeting to Carly

Unfriendly act

Road, West. He heard atery; för at help and saw the defend and run the Hong Kong Government, nuig towards the waterfront Wals wiikbut giving 'nny reason, des Chang L-ki, aged 25, earth anally caught the defendant, and

immediately gavo chase, nadi

ported Liling. Principal of the coolto, was committed for trigt at a gold bracelet valued at HK$rag Heung To Middle School from the session for an attempted mur-was found in his hand, der of Chòng Kl-wun," aged 34.

VIOLENCE IN LUZON

confers with military exports 'oni

Constituent Assembly

the situation in Bandoong. It was Secretariat has received ho bther thought they might also consider domination Reuter

measures to prevent possible din

turbances in the Dlakarta

Colonel, Sadikiji,

tilltury comminador in Bindoeng,

oh Korig on the morning of unemployed, by Mr. Thomas Tate woman complainant.

The bracelet was returned to Jalary 5. We held that this is a

Jondary":235 hofcloudly act

such unreasonable

Latest reperie Truth the trouble with such at Central yesterday.

ретвесицей We deeply foal the zones in Larzon today said a 1st has broadcast "na appoll, to the difficulties

running schools here, or 12 persons were killed in week. People of tlie city to remain com Besides uniting gether eau end encounters between governs and have confidence in his forces. joinly lodging in string protest ment forced and Hukbolshap and

Union and acting Minister Netherlands! with the Hong Kong Goyerampat place lead were six Constabulary had heard reports of Westerlinge

disidents

Health Affairs, said today that he at the deportation under be te-

Accused was alleged by the prosecution to have tnflicted "11 wounds on the head of Chong with a chopper on December 5 a an unnumbered but on the hill alde in a. place known as Sang Th Just below Pokfulam Road,

SLOWDOWN IN BERLIN

in

Berin Jaminry 28. 1. Dotectiva e Sub-Inspectar Ą. F. Soviet frontier guards enforced called, we report Life matadr to soldiers and 40 dissidents. The Cochrane conducted the case for a flowdown: 20ring on American you. We hope you will negotiate wounded were no Chrisiabplary anxiety though he had not ab

bacer and no enlisted men and military trains and German truck with the Hong Kong

16.

Fin hy order, na macrownumber of disident traffe to Berlin,

the prosecution.

On a charge of obtaining

In apparent retaliation for last and the

Kong

by false pretences, Wong Kwong week Bunian-American squab-i

unemployed was..ecntenced to 10 ble over occupancy of 'n ardilway i fundatne o

loving

imonths' hard labour by Mr. James building i Berlin, Soviet authori-lov Wicks at Kowloon Yesterday ties delayed *

Defendant, was sollbjod to have much' as 'n 27 BRA ATB

obtained. Whovorcast and two | Trucks from Berliste West ting of milk to the total valia Germany were allowed to ones He of 10% from Wong Yuk-ching 48 Soviet zone checkpoint we atalina Tal: Nam Street, on January 17, tedt, at the rate of sargh hour,

Cruz

pf the

their Mots cools

and

- SPITFIRE CRASH IN MALAYAL

Government spokesman said yesterday that official comment ou the Poklog brosdcast war hot available. He killed, tour admitted that Goverzuhant had re-era

on the prstence that he was sent Elght talelkek wore backed up at "eufved a protest agairt: the race We

by complainant's relative whib, wai'i the frontier this jin need of medical treatment.? | ciated From

descalier anfuntinin "deportation of Bleu patrézay

the school teacher:

march into Bandoong with great roceived any offelal confirmation, adds even stensfakce, from the

# Hogue

"I knust strongly condemn this action," he said, because I fore- tee that itheanasutioncos cannot be otherwise than fatal for n donesia."Dog ana

Official circiter painted but that Forca, pilot was Mr. J. HrVan Maarssvpan/Minis The Bolture ter for. Union and, Realm Adutro: TOLON D'ORARY simsnow in Diskarteziona alfört crsona fiks from white,They said he had undoubt, Copiar; edly kind talks with the Indonesian