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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY, 1, 1950..

New post for

Board of Inquiry finding. Frank Groves

on Harbour collision

Malaria now a notifiable disease

Malaria"largowa notifiable disease, according to a' dè- claration by the Governor-In- Couriol yesterday."

placed

The , declaration matarle in the Infectious dis anse ostegory.

As a result, the' inpidence

of 'inalarla 'must' ba' reported

'20'the Bealis Department.

Correspondence

| A Board of Inquiry investigating the collision on June 9 Between the my, Lung Mon and the Star Forry launch Night Star censured the mastery of both vessels and the second pilot of the Hong Kong Macao stoomer. The finding of the Board, with Mr. F. W. Skutij sitting as President, was released yesterday by the Marine Department:

The Board found-Lui Chih- The master erred in judgmont ize, master of the Lung Men, in positioning himself on the guilty of an error of judgment: bridge at the Engine Remote. Leung Chow, second pilot of Controls where he was in conse the Lung Men, did not main-quence unable to control his own taln

Hind hip and to maintain a personal cflclent lookout; Touzn Fat, coxswain of the hip was being navigated" starp lookout alt, especially when his Night Star, gülity of an error foremost Into a crowded and busy of judgment.

waterway.

"We and both vessels are at fault and apportion the respon- sibility three-fifths Night Star and

The Editor fakes no responsibi two-fifths Lung Men" the finding

"FOREIGN, LEGION DESERTER"

T

lity for sinos sxpressed in letters | statod, by correspondents, and by no The Board recommended that micans" sotstari" agress will the certificates of the three men them

be consumed.

would like to place on record our appreciation of the straight forward manner in which both the maters of the Night Star and the Lùng Mah give their evidence

and the publia spiritednets of Morers. D. H. Stewart, A.G. Johnstone and N. P. Downle

who came Independent forward -nessep...also the promptitude with which several meter boats answered the Night Stars amer gency signal and

which were Instrumental in saying tha

Sir, I would like to point out certain facts which I hope a cer- tain "Friend of the Foreign Legion" will be enlightened and calm down in his outburst.

The reason Legionnaire-was-becauso I want- ed a job-one which I look on the prompting of a Freach labour officer. I needed a job badly just after my release from POW Camp aftor serving on farms In England for two years as a POW. Being the eldest son of family of mine, I had to help maintala The French officer told me or good work" in the Legion. That was the first time I had ever

why I became a

them.

of the passenger of the launch

Inefficient Jackout

second pilot of the Lang Men wh

Tho

The lookout maintained by the

was stationed aft' was not emelent and he failed to warn the Bridge of the close proximity of the Night Star until a collision was inevitable.

master of the farry launch was guilty of an error of judgment because the avoiding nation taken by him when hel first observed the Lung Men Founded and at the time he first two short blasts, inadequate.

WAR

Tof He maintained" "his course tapproach unili fih' was in

whoi docition collision was In-} evitable and further avoiding

that the may

action was the

μα πιο

mazier's

'the' better

who fell or Jumped overboard. have been partly influenced by his It was revealed that the Night desire to maintain the schedule in Star left the Kowloon Pier at 225 the interests of the travelling pan. on June 9 and proceeded to public, but we considey that th wards the Island Pier. Al about interests of

the "good salary, good food, and 2.30, the Lung Mon commenced 191mary colety should be of

cost

110

from

consideration and not the

"We further consider that the

Mr. Frank Groves, Vice President of the "Amarjorn Expres Co. Teo., who has been placed in 'charge of the organisation's administrative and financial gotivities in the Far East, “Indja," Pakistan, Bouth America' and Bouth Africa. Formerly Vice-Pre sident and General Manager for American Express in the” Far East and India, with headquarters in Hong Kong, Mr. Groves has been trang- ferred to the executive office In New York tp sum bis new duties.

Mr. Grove and,

native of London,

joined American Express : In Europe in 1920. - Ma hold positions in Bombay and Cal. outta þefore going to Hong Kota as Far Eaplaro Gattaral Manager. From January, 1942, to February, 1945, he and Mrs. Greves were intern- ad by the Japaṇise' as pris, soners of war the Banto Tomas Internment camp in Mahlia, After” hla (1bération Mr. Groves returned to Hong Kong to rebuild · American Express buplonge in the Orlant.

Personalia

on the Time Table her berth

Pler, canted heard about the Legion and its East side of Douglas

Admiral Sir Patrick Brind, existence, I was only 17 years old her stern to port and backed out mester should have observed the

storn

first into

of the Lung Men Commander-in-Chief, Far the stream turning movements

East when I joined up, to begin a new to the Eastwards, and before put-earlier, an he was in his eight for Stallon, lett for Shigopore by n life in a peaceful world.

astern soundell the ting the

whole of the Night Star Royal Air Force aircraft early justo.

passage from Kowloon, three short

yesterday morning. According to evidence.

"We therefore And that both the was about 400 feet vessels are at fault and apportion Night Star Cordi

responsibility three-fifths from the Star Ferry Island Pler the when the bow of the Lang Men Night Star and two-fifths Lung

away from

Men," the fuding stated. the und

Training at Saldo was all right. Everything went en nicely. Then I was sent to Indo-China to fight against the Annamese. tions in the regiment became worse and worse every day. It was like "heil."

So rather than carry on under such conditions, I risked my life -fire from both French and An- |namese- to escapo into the tree world and rejoin my family now at Cologne, Germany.

I have said nothing new about the Legion. Feople, I understand, know about "the_conditions of the | Legion." What I had sald was only a personal experience and there was no attempt je claim to, glory whatsoever.

I hope the "Friend of the

stand and perhaps sober down.

FRANZ GORETZKI

came

Douglas Pier.

Reduced speed

of

At that point the Night Star bounded two short blasts, made a slight alteration of course' to port and reduced her speed to one quarter speed, The Lunpi Men

did no

not reply to this sighti nor make any other sound signals other than the initial three short:blaste.

Pl consular officials arrive

The first Philippine Ale Attache to Nationalist China" arrived, froin Manila by the Philippine Air Lines

yesterday.

Captain Patrocinio D. Lapus, of

Three men charged with conspiracy to defraud HK Gov't

Raids carried out by the Police six months ago on the Inland Revenue Office and other offices resulted in the appearance before Mr. 4. Royngids at Central' yesterday of an qu- thorized puditor, a clerk and a proprietor of a shop.

The three accused, Ip Shing. fat alias Arthur 1p, aged 30, Fùng Kin-loung -"alias" Peter Fang Yam-tong, aged 33. clerk and Wong Chee-sing. aged 38 proprietor of the Wing Lee Hardware Shop of 154 Wellington Street wern charged with conspiracy to defraud the Hong Kong Gov ernment between March 24

Robbery

suspects in Court

and, April 22 by supplying the Committal proceedings Inland Revenue Department against three unemployed false Information in respect of men, Lam Shing, Chan Chou the business conducted by the and Chan Hau, who were al- Wing Lee Hardware Shop leged

to have been involved during the year ending De-in a robbery at the Chung Wab cember 31, 1040..

Lau Restaurant at 18' Pak Tal Mr. C. Kwan represented IP Street on the evening of May while Mr. Y.H. Chan was for 18, began before Mr. James Wong. The second accused was Wicks at Kowloon yesterday. not represented while the case for the Rolice was conducted by ASP Show.

The non, facing two counts of armed robbery and possession of arms and denumition, were al- Mr. Kwan on behalf of Ip ap- olled to the Magistrate to allow leged to have robbed eight cus-

tomers of the

the restaurant of $1,405, and five rings Anger Kwan said that the books nf watches. his client who is an authorised

Detective Sub-Inspector P auditor has been taken away from Lowe in his opening told the Cours him many months ago. This was that at about 10 p.m. on May 18 the outcome of raids carried out four men, came into the restau on the Inland, Revenue Depart- rant for meat. After finishing mont as well as other offices same their meal they got up and pre- months ago.

tened to go to the cashier to pay In the course of one of these their bill but, immediately spli raids. the book of his client had up, and took ap different poskiond been taken away. Some of the in the premises, three of them books have been raturned in biți, producing revolvers while eno while other books are being kept produced a hand-grenade, by the polleg

bail. In making the application three

•

`Application' for bail

"After holding tub the customers thoy escaped with the valuablen Into the hillside.

The ip were the perused were apprehend-

The next morning, the custom- In applying for ball, Mr. ers were led by the police to the „Kwan said that accused was various stations and to the border,

born in Hong Kong, family is well known in the ed In La Wu attempting to cross Colony.

the border. Some of the stolen Hong Kong in his home and property was recovered from the there is no question that he willersons of the accused, who later the Philippine Air Force, is ex-be leaving the Colony. He is an led the police to a hülside where pected to leave for. Talpen on authorised accountant and there the arms were found.

! ถว Monday.

evidenca After entroborative no possibility of a man with According to the captain, he is that profession leaving the Colony was given by several witnesses. Chan said, that he asso-hearing was adjourned to July 5. the second air attache whom the

with the remarks ernment has sent abroud.

emselt out jobs carrying on 4 bis How could a Ms. Kwan. Washington."

-

who is man business leave the Colony" Today, to the

arrivals from Masilla yester- people would like to come, to

there

House-breaker Sentenced

Two new Philippine Conday by CPA" Included Mr. and Colony and not to leave. **'*'*'*"" sular officials. Mr. Vicente TMG, A. Wagner and Mr. and Mr. Show said that he was only The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd. Foreign Legion" will now under- was about 150 feet from the end Ramos,

When the bow of the Lung Men Singlan ада Mr. Antolio MR. E. Fivey. They are on asking for three days remand ande story of how a man,

arrived from Manila their way to Bangkok.

not three months. He said that the under the pretext of 'doing of Douglas Pier she commenced by the Philippine Air LinesMiss P. Sterling,

polite still making Inquiries repair work in a house and on PUBLIC_HOLIDAY-1st JULY, 1950.

Messrs. J. and starboard with to turn to

port yesterday,

might be additional being admitted, hid himsel | engine full speed ahead.

Lancashire, Pale='Chan-yong and

for a whole day." was told by While the Ling Men was replace Dr. Jose Rodrigues, the Kong on

The new officials are here to Uu Chai-hang returned to Hong charges against the accused.

Mr. Reynolds in refusing ball Inspector Harry Brown at Cen- executing this manoeuvre and present PI Consul-General in Tainan which was recalled wille charge and remanded the threa

Thursday by the sa. said that this is a very serious) Iral yesterday,

Before Mr. Reynolds, . 42- and Mr. Ben on her voyage to Inchon.

'hère.

accused Ull Monday when the year-bid fimm (was charged with question of ball will bo decided house breaking and simple inr- ceny Ho pleaded guilty and was sentenced to be

to a total of 15 gionthe

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NEW MAGAZINE OUT TODAY

The first issue of the Hong

Kong,

when the bow of the Night Star Hostà, PI Vice-Consul

was about 100 feet from the end

Kong "PIC News" which of course nor tid she

The new

Hong Kong for

of the Star Ferry Pler the two Dr. Roderigues, will be replaced Miss L. Junk and Miss D. L. vessels came wlinin "15 feet of

of by Mr. S

Mr. Singlan

wherchs Mr. Sennhenn left each other. The launch sounded Bautisth will be replaced by Mr-ralgon by the swinen yes- two pinsis but did not make any Ramos.

terday. PI Consul-General speed further, or reverse was formerly PI Consul for her ebgines.

Departures for Japan yester- Amoy and for three months to lay by the ss. Shanst included The two collided. The port 1943 he was PI Vice-Consul in Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Kirby, Mr. quarter of the steamer came into Hang Koug contact with the launch amidship Mr. Ramos was formerly PI and Mrs. L. Chadwick-Kew, Mr.

MAD. Cafe,

in permanent form. "PIC New reduce the force of impact and retains the popular features or

its prédečekaor, such as the foen- Age Quiz: the Lucky Star Com-

avert a more serious accklent.

At the time of the accident the tide was flooding with a strong

petition ($200 cash prizes) and Ensterly wind blowing.

U.S. envoy to Vietnam

Registration of Naturalised Persons

also

enterlup

was charred with On Watch Com- Pony af de Queen's Road Central, second floor and

Transformer valocu

stealing a

27 clockin valued at $529.'

and

corporates the "Hong Kon Film and Theatre News" coines] aff the Press today. It is the first pictorial review of its kind

on the starboard aldo just abaft Vice-Consul In San Francisco.

and Mrs. B. R. Daver, Miss N.

Defendant was also charged to appear in the colony.

the fingel. The angle of impact

E.Bultman, Mrs. The new diplomats were mot D. &. Collins, Ales CM. Nather,

with stealing four diver platest The price is uno dollar. Ia

Full details of the Registration valued at $150, the property of was of about 90 degrees." .covers "a "variety

at the Kal Tak airport by Dr. Messrs. R. Hart and M. Zorgul. For features,

of Naturalised Persons (Consider Leung Tat-kwan which were including sections on peuple, art,

An attempt to avert collision Roderigues who told the Press-

Officers) Regulations, 1949, were recovered on Wedorsday. was made by

the Lung Men, men he is expected to return to photography, sports and films which put both engines full speed PI some time after July A.

Messra.

E. A. Salanger, Lin published in yesterday's "G

"Gov Inspector Brown said that at 8 Perfectly printed by photo-

Hu-pock, Leo Wah-him, A Eement Gazette".

p.m. on June 29 defendant went ahead but while this did not pra- *PIC Naws" 'recaptures Eravure,

etails of the Deprivation or to the Lee On Watch Shop and Fomil and Miss Lim Shoo-poon-||

“Detalls many of the events of the month vent the collision she did no doubt

left for Australia by Quantas Citizenship Rules, 1050, were said that he was going to do Empire Airways.

An official ox-| repair work. Défendant had made. planatoruded

note states that Section repairs provioudly, and it was Mr. and

Mrs. H. F. Gautier 20 (4) of the British Nationality understandable that he was ad- Mrs. A W/ Terrace, Messrs. E Act, 1948, provides that the mitted to the premises. Once biographics of film personalities. The Board found that the mas-

the wholo The appearance of "PIC "News", ter of the Ling Men was guilly of Mr. Donald R. Heath, the. 3. E. Barroit were among those deprive any person naturalised on the premises for marks the firs: constructive effort an error of judgment in casting off newly appointed American who left for the United Kingdom Colonies of his citizenship of the At 12:30 pm, on June 29 de- to give Hong Kong a represent from the whart as a ferry steamer Minister to French-supported yesterday by BDAC.

United Kingdom and Calonics if fondant caine out bi hiding, open- tive pictorial review of its own, on an established and recognised Vietnam, and his wife arriv-

Messrs. Austin Ho, Dents M. he is setianed that that person ed a wooden box and store n depleting life. In the Colony, the route was spproaching. But the likes, tastes and hobbles of the fact that a five-mimits service is ed from Manila by a Fan Tchou, J. A. Robertson, Cartit, has been ordinary resident in transformer. Defendant was later

for a continuous “arrested by the Police, nes Fira Isub which will be on sale launches, gave the master but little Phonicera to se sie being maintended by tour, terry

He must option, the Board stated.

Hempson and Mr. during that period Mr. C. A and Mr. Stewart and their has neither (a) boen at any me three children arrived here yes in the service of His Majesty or 61 terday from the United Kingdom, bo International organisation of by the sa. Actioak

which the government of

any part of His Majestra dominions was 4 member, ng; (b) registered an-mo nually in the prescribed spanner

today.

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·

clipper" yesterday. Always for vigtok yesterday before

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Mr Heath who was as one time America's Minister to Bul KOTIO,

Was appointed to his pre- sent

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He was the last American diplomat in Bulgaria before the two countries broke off diploma

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New air serviceş

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London, June 30.

Two new air Fervlees in Beltain are about to blast, BOAC-will open

Controlled prices.

ats United Kingdom, consulate his Detal Intention to retain is citizenship Madera

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from the

tion under the

the

fid 13 hours. Sulli, derive in the same day as they Foave London.

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in

Janalin from that Gorernment of Hat Kong, and those in feceipt of a pension from my Qg7qu anent in the Common well).

to.

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