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KMT release British ship after 24-hour detentian

Shark caught at Stanley

A shack, weighing more

than 200 pounds

caught at Stanley šestor- day by fisherman of the Hap Kee Junk.

} It was caught in

not

put out during a routine

excursion.

The shark was cut and sold In the market.

Two Chinese gaoled on arms charge

Two men, Pang Pat-lun and Yeung Chun-yung, were each Huntenced to seven years hard Jabour by Mr. Justice T. J. Gould at the Criminal Sessions yesterday for posseunion arms and ammunition.

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tha

Yeung was also given strokes of the cone, Pang got off because he was certified medically unfit for caning.

Outlining the case for Crown, Mr. M. Heenan, Crown Councel, told the Court that thu Police ruled an unnumbered hut near Kowloon Tong Village on May 13, on information received, und 14 men, including the accus- ed were taken into custody.

The British-registered constar Torino, which was intercepted and seized for nearly 24 hours by, a Nationalist, warship in the Formosa Strait on Monday, is expected to arrive in. Both Wheelock Marden Company and Holly

Hong Kong today, it was learned yesterday Steamship Company, owners and charterers of the ship respectively, stated yesterday that the 600-ton ship was intercepted and seized by a Nationalist warship on Monday night. A brief message received from the ship's master yestar day informed these companies that she was released on Tues- day afternoon and was pro ceeding towards Hong Kong. The messazte further added on board the that the cargo vessel was intact.

An offeint of Wheelock Marden

BATU ANAM RUBBER ESTATES

THE CHINA MA

Reminders

No Today:

NAAFI Club, Snooker Tourna. The case for the prosecution closed yesterday in

THURSDAY, AUGUST

Prosecution closes case

against bribery suspects

Thirst, too, accks

quality

CocaC

ment, 7 p.m. dancing clos

740 p.m.

Untas Jack Club, tombola, 7.30

ip.ms

Nigo Dragons Services Clut Hame competitions, 7 p.m.. HKC Women's International Club The

whist drive. for Forces, 7.36 p.m.

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Mr. Peter Teang's one-man exi

hibition of photographs, at Photograplile Society of Hong Kong, 21A, Trinco'a Bldg, 10 mm. to 7 pan. Legislativa Council meeting, 2.30

ทาน

of Recorded Music, Concort

Diocesan Boys' School, B.16

Hotel

Kowoloon Rotary Club, closed

meeting Peninsula" 12.40 p.m...

* Dim

Coming events.

TOMORROW

Club,

Services

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the case in which qui'American and four Chiness are charged with offering a bribe to Mr.Thonds Clinic Assistant Superintendent of Police, Traffic Department. defendants are. Ng Toʻping, aged 40, travel- ling trader: Charles Joseph Murphy, aged 34, unemployed American; Ngal Wan-man, aged 28, unemployed Thomas Cheng, aged, 37, muster of the Hankow Store, and Tsong Tat man, aged 40, partner and supervisor of the Yat Yuet Electric Bulb Workshop.

TEBONG RUBBER ESTATES

A disappointing year with poor results was reported, at the annual general meeting of Club, the Tehong Rubber Estates,

|Limited, yesterday. •

A net profit of HK$21,129

NAAFT Club, dance, 8 to 11 p.m. Company, when approached by was made in the year ended Union Jack Club, taimbola, 7.30 the "China Mall" yesterday, sald that they had no information.an on March 31 by the Balu to whether the ship had been Anom (Johor) Rubber Es- Nine Dragons

tales, Limited. This was dia tombola, 7.30 p.m. shelled.

·SATURDAY The Torino left Hong Kong Late closed at yesterday's annual last week. Hor destination was general meeting of the Com-Nine Dragons - Services reported to be Amoy, a port at pany. which she had called many times previously. She was fired on ni struck with machine-gun bullets by Nationalist warships near Amoy in mid-July,

Warning shots

on

In

that

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. W.A. Welch, said that the output for the year was only 2,000 pounds below the estimate, which is most credib Taipeh able, In view of the difficulties and shortage of the owing to security

inbour towards the end of the Monday financial period. This was caused

by lab

labourers

leaving to work on where they can native holdings

aliare bass than earn more on a they can on European owned estates.

most gratifying, he added, to be able to report that the costs of production for this were about two financial year conts below. the cost for the pre- vious financial year.

Naval quartore yesterday admitted Nationalist Navy prevented the Torino from reaching Amoy with cargo from Hong Kong, adds an Associated Prose report. The

Torino, they declared, Ignored signals to halt.ng she was approaching Amoy and Instead tried to carope. Southward.

Warning shots were fired, Nona struck the ship, which suffered neither demago nor cantalles.

As a result of investigations following the arrest one of the arrested men; not the accused, led a police party under Sub- Inspector Howlett on May 22 to a

The Torino was brought to halt spot on a hillside. near the hut, and there they dug up a tin con- near Tungshan Island between containing a fully-loaded Japa- Amoy and Swatow and a naval nese-type hand grenade. Under-party was sent aboard.

Instructions from neath the tin. (wrapped up in a

Naval per pureel, was a revolver codquarters in Taiwan, the ves. lended with six, rounds of am-sel was released and turned back munition.

to Hong Kong, the Associated Presa report. concludes... my. Swallow

The police party returned to Shinshulpo Station and the ac- cured were informed. Statements were made by them, following which they were charged, and they made another statement.

The first accused had already pleaded guilty on Monday. An all-men jury returned a verdict of gully against the second accused who was not legally represented,

Engineer on

Con

tomboln, 3.30 pm. Cheoro Services Club, tombola,

7.80 pm..

The first charge against the Arst four accused alleged that on Jine IL at 48 MacDonnell Road, ground floor; they did promise Mr. T. Clunte, Trafie - Superin- Lendent. $8,000'ns dn'inducement tax his endeavouring to obtain oficial approval for the issue of motor vehicle leences.

-- "Pho-vegond charge,- against all the accused, was that they gave $6,000, to. Mr. Clunie, while the third : charge, also amalfist_all accused, was that between May 20 and June 18 they conspired to offer the bribe to Mr. Clunie,

The comparistained a neg loss of HK495,705. Low output All the accused were represent- caused by very low yield of led by Mr. YH Chan. Mr. A, A. trees, labour shortage, and had w

conducted the cusu for

NAAFI Club, tombola, 7.30 p.m. Wah Yan Past Students Asso-

ciation, talk on "Mercy Kill

bean Itoom, BK Hotel, Mr. W.-A., Welch, Chairman,

sakk Pam

ing" by Dr. F. Bunje, Jaco weather were the calmes,y we totheatlant Superintendakę.

that costs are high and there lion

chance of reducing these

case I being heard at Cential before Mr. Reynolds. the Bend" by Jonathan Sty, until such time as some of the prosecutions WORD, aid that European YMCA, "Round the is no

West Lounge, 8:30, pan. :

THE "BRAINS" SURPLUS IN HONG KONG

FI

come Into bearing It L VRail,"@necessary -

Chalt Shing-lot, the last of the

rubber on the betate bis

telephone, was 37484

to he was the manager of the Jeep

Casa China Building. The number of 133 áeren

on with KEIFFEL Lea Corporation-at Room 217

are at

and another Baerch are in the course ob" Being replanted,' The upkeep of these areas has caused

Opan conversation

A: European by the name of graat dinculty and it has not Murphy camu to Bis office zaveral beer casy: to eradlaste the various times but did not make use of noxious growths which cang, the telephone. However, on one anmediately the areas were gol soned and the old trees began to occasion, in June, Murphy asked HI pension to add the tele- die and let the sublight phone which was granted.

The original Inten on Was i

With the recent increase in the

There is at the present time: price of rubber, the Directors will a surplus of "brains" In Hong corisidar whether to plant Kong which is begging to be

Murphy told him, witness said. some new rubber. and. perhaps

the about 12.30 p.m. some other cultures on this re-used. It represents the typel replant serve land. In December, the. En of knowledge, experience, and cuming your. But avinir to the that he was expreuing a call at tote started to sell its rubber in skill without which civilisation henvy upkeep programme in the At the appointed time the call the form of liquid latex to Dun-as we know it cannot survive, present young aduce this re-not in Witness raid that he arena, It has -now came through but Murphy / was been decided to; lops, and this is still continuing, says USIS.

planting to 214 aereal The Estate answerett the phone and told the A survey by the and the contract appears to be

American will not be an economic alt until par

mia- to cing again in

in diva operating satisfactorily.

University Club of Hong Kong It possesses at lens, 1,500 neres of utes. E reveals that there are now and replanted rubber, neofing war again. Murphy, durated the Later the call came through reds of men drd women hers,

Present at the ringing in age up to 8 years, Mr. W. A. Welch (Chairman), Mr. phne and had a conversation. *** all college or university graduates, H. Kadoorie, (Director), Mr. C.

Cross-examined by Mr Chen, some holding as many as four Abbas (representing the Secre-witness mid that the conversation

employment. degrees, secking perienced in the Most of them are widely ex- taries and General Managers, J. was duite open and that he di

A. Wattle and Co., Ltd.) and not, pay sitendon to it Various as Shareholders representing 1,910-As this singe hearing, was nd- Lessions.They include all kinds.

'shares. 3. of engineers,

Journed to $2,304

pani; today when such... ak ́ cívil,,

the defence will open, their case. mechanitat, electrical, chemical, hydraule, sanitary, mining, rall way, aeronautic and

power Plasti englosers, business, and industrial! executivos, ecotoanld and banking: experts, lawyers, judges, Jour-| nolists and scholars Phero aro énough daueators to staff several! universities with professors phi

The

motor- Panamanian vessel. "Swallow, which Wat sized by a Nationalist war.

Present at the meeting were ship on January 17 as the war

Mr. W.A. Welch (Chairman), approaching Amoy from Hong

Mr. H. Kadoorie (Director); Mr. Kang, is expected to return

ROCC.E. Abbas (representing the here late in the wook. Colon Shipping Company, her 3 Wattle & Co., Ltd.)

Secretaries & Genotal Managers, agents for the vessel, stated yes Shareholders representing 281,000 and terday that the latest message

#shares. they received from Mr. W.D

reported Gordon, master, repor the

ship had, been release by the Nation- alist, navnl

driving charges Companies on August

had no in-

as to whether she had

for

by the Nationalist

formation.d The case against Edward Deor of Communication

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Dr. F. Bunje to speak on Euthanasia

bean Ministry of John Brown, aged 25, eher departure, for Hong Kong #incer, of 14 Dorset Crascent,

The Corapany (@further stated: Kowloon Tong, on two charges that technical dimculties. Includ of driving a motor vehicle

Ing absance of crew mem

tho

Dr. Hermann N. Sander, who a fow while under the influence of bers on board the ship, might candidly confessed liquor and careless driving, also delay the departure of the months ago to the killing of ar was heard before Mr. F. X. vessel for Hong Kong Captain incurable cancer patient, was d'Almada at Kowloon yester. Gordon and three seamen work-acquitted by a United States day.

ing in the engine rogm are the Jury of the charge of murder. Defendant was alleged to have only personnel at present an

The Branch National Council driven his car No. 1850 carelessly board

the v

a vessel, an official,of, the

flquor on the night of July

Instructors.

The American University Club

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Rowell to attend S'pore conference

Mr. T.R. Rowell, OBE, Diree- of Hong Kong has a list of the top of Education, will sell on the people, who are qualified to makes Tairen mbrrok for! Singa

real contribution to the com- munity Institutions, and am pore to attend the abnual courer desiring the services of college ace of Directors of Education trained and experienced men and This meeting will be attended women fire invited to communi by Directors of Education; for cate with the American Univer Borneo, Sarawak slampor, unsity Club, Employment: Senica, Malaya and Hong Kong. The con

Room 104, Edinburgh House, ference will also be attended by Queen's Bond cur

Sic. Christopher Cox, KCMG, the Secretary of Efata'n Chier Educa-

cau Fortes declared tersely, "Euthanasia or so-called 'Mercy Killing-is a pact with Hell."'

while under the inue officers and Chinese crew upon of physicinas round and

Chinese crew mem-animously condemned Dr. Sander's Waterloo Road, near Pitt Stret bers returned to Hong Kong in action when its President. Pro- where he was alleged to have May be, sald zmashed on to a nullah wall The

Swallow a 500-ton conster. seriously Injuring himself. was escorted to Taken after be

Defendant, who is on $500 baiting seized by Nationalist war- is represented by Mr. F.G. Nigel, shire near Amoy. She was no while Sub-Inspector G.F. Watt to have been used by the Natia of the Trailte Department, is pro-alists as a transport

Talwan and Kinman Island be

between

scouting Cheng, of the Kow-tore, she was falsosed.The. I give 'thêm-the right of": "lo

Dr. B

Funeral

tional Adviser London.

Mr, Rowell Will return to Honk Kang.on September: 8, accom-

added. The idea of an incurable Mr. Norah Stuchburypanied by a C. Chr, who wil c' Professor Andre Lemaire alstase is today inadmisible"

More than 40 persona at spend some three weeks in the the infoty establister to landed the funeral of the late Colony not sufficiently

to Mrs. Norah Evelyn Stulch - Mr. M.G. O'Connor will act in loon Hospital. giving evidence lease of the ship has been there- sold that When defendant was silt of repeated protesta lodge death, was the opinion of Pro bury at St. John's Cathedral Mr. Howell's bac

yesterday afternoon and cert admitted to the hospital he found by Mr. M.-Guillen, Panamanian fessor Henri Mondor,

monies at Colonial Complety him to be under the Influence of Minister in

with the In the light of these statements, after the service.

it was the monthly: luncheon or Won

She was the daughter of Mr. Yun Past Student Asiociation and Birs: George Witchell of on Saturday. In the Jacobes Hong Kong. This may

Thres--former-Water Wor Rooms, of the: Hong Kong Hotel The Right Reverend Bishop R. Department coolin on

assisted by, the Reverend J. E. policiales of arma indi ammuni Sandbach,

tiòn,, were, "committed to stand"

Howloon Festerday"

Wallonalist Government,

In his cross-examination of Dr. learned.

iquor

Chung, Mr. Nigel Higg to

his client was suffering from

accident.

Inspector Watt

when he visited the scene of

Sentance of a month's 1h- that Like prisonment was imposed on Hua

of more than ordinary interest.

ROBBER SUSPECTS COMMITTED

dux amnesia at the time of the YOUTH SENTENCED will bring speaker and 4 topic O. Hall, conducted the servicen counts of armed per

*** | Ping-chi, öiiged, 19, by MY, Whiter

the accident at 11.p.m, on July at Kowloon yesterday' on for honour on this ocepsion and Mr. D. J. Fraser was the ar-trial by, Mr. ! Jamal: WORKI

possession of an

2, he found the front part of charges of being in suspected defendant's car-badly, smashed, pason found" "Tollering, and for with tha Instrument board th uninwful pushed in and the lower part un rella. of the stearing whast bent int Ha was informed that driver of the car had been taker head, defendant at the taken to the hospital. Yaumati Police Station. s

sitting on

ward,

anist

or

Dr. F. Bunte will be the guest

his subject le "Euthanasia" "Mercy Killing".

my. ANKING

Malaya 10 Bear Pahang. $5,000 in chale KDLES..

Mrs. Stutchbury was the vicolited Eat Tốt Chai Wahr and tim of Malayan torrorless who Chan Ying Ware il merged win abdualed on August 15 inia | robblur the occupants. terrorist' ambush. Her Body was numbered but of Castle found

on July 17, while the A 6,000-ton new vinotor-vessel A special plana brought Ser defendants frriva malaka on Tuesday. for Butterfield and Swire, this remains to

Kong from charged with, robbing #ke proprietor of here today, from the United Her husband, Mr. Al D, Stutch-of 185, a watekit a chair and that he was smelling pocket, one of the pawn, tickets Kingdom on her maiden voyage bury, Bilish District cara pens in Old Talpo strongly of liquor, Inspactor Watt relating to an umbrella which to the Far East ETERNAS. Bentong was present at the sor-2 anid that

that then defendant, who is he had pawned for

She will ply regularly betwem viceret, say 1 Detectiva

the

defendant on Monday night was According to Inspector, Orem found looking into, be...para at the car park in Salisbury, Boat have thren, pawn: tickets--In, bis

on acquaintance of blo, co had umbrolig for its rightful owner: learned

of his, recognised The palce are holding the Hong Kong and Bingapore, it was 1Mjs, Blutchbury had lived in calle is in charg him and happened

to rub his

Brown then began to

stomach and

go

agreed

to witness's

sugestion to return to defendant

the Bos pital. At the' hospital We to the prisoners Ward. He did would have to that bu

not agree to this and was brought back to the stallon, where he was charged and released on hill, -K Hearing was adjourned ithell October Se vorent

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