CHINA MAIL
25-YEAR-OLD
AMERICAN WEIGHS 800LBS
Fishhook, Illinois, June 27.
Have you ever wondered what it is like being possibly the fattest man in the world?
Robert Earl Hughes, 25, who lives on a farm with his father near this West Central Illinois town, weighs over 800 pounds and believes he is the fattest man alive.
scales.
at
of coughing may have disturbed the growth-controlling glands.
Onc of his ever-present englon trip to a nearby county problems is knowing his exact fair is a big occasion
When you weigh 600
LARGE BABY weight.
Robert was a large baby plus you do not walk into the bathroom and step onto the birth, weighing 11% pounds, but he blames a siege of whooping the rough when he was three months Robert has to weigh on
scales at the gen- oil for his present bulk. He sald commercial
him the paraxysms cral store in Fishhook. That doctors told a job for his two brothers or father during the black farm
In any event he was aversize Ils great bulk can't be at iwo and hit 375 pounds al oge He quit school in the So he 10. into a car. squeezed. is loaded into the back of a seventh grade. His 550-pound
"and sits
bulk was 100 great for the walk truck
on a special lov, reinforced bench.
and from school. He
passed the 800-pound weighed since, has not several pounds.
Chinese Reds
Attacked
By Guerillas mark last spring. Although he
he
Iew
Twenty-three Communist sol-thinks he has gained a diers were killed and
His beita nine-foot others wounded by Nationalist plus strip of leather is a little Luerillas, when they were attack-ughter. His
other
measure- the same--20 inches aaround above the elbow and 33
inches around the knee.
ed in the vicinity of Shaokwani ments are
June. according to
vernacular press report
It was reported that seven Cargo, bonis under
#1
Communist
FURNITURE PROBLEM Robert is six feet tall,
lo be
shorter.
but He
ק!
Five years ago he reached 710 been pounds and the gain has gradual since then.
Robert has tried dieting but His father says it doesn't help. says he is hearty but no exces-
aive cater.
A pokesman for the Ameri- can Medical Asociation said Robert's 800 mounds put him
are
in a very rare weight bracket, but that heavier persons listed in medical history: arnied escorts from Cheng Yuen
So far as is known here, the county en route to Shaokwan, appears were fired on by party of wears size 11 shoes and finds biggest on record is a man born tennis shoes the most comfort-in North Carolina in 1799 who able.
reached seven feet, eight inches
height and weighed 1,000 pounds. A medical Journal In 1888 described
a negro wɔ- Maryland, man in Baltimore. who weighed 850
Nationalist guerillas as the craft were within a few miles of their
Furniture tlestination.
The Communist soldiers re- problem.
the are and a sharp dinary exchange ensued for about half use to him. He
fored no hour.
turned
Is an every-day Mast pieces of or- construction are of po USCs a roin- bench for a chair fund
with heavy springs,
Five Communist boats are re-sleeps B a sturdy double bed Associated Press. ported to have been sunk and only two succeeded in reaching Shnokwan,!
RADIO VALVES
Travel
and strange
1
places
are not much of a fure at his
800 pounds..
over
pounds.--
LANDLORDS
Established 1845
THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1951.
Between sets
DRINK
Coca-Cola
Refresh!
Can't Stop Hiccupping Prison & Cane Mail
Jack O'Leary, 26, looks over the 600 letters thai Since reached his home in Los Angeles on June 18.
the third anniversary of his non-stop hiccupping on June 13, he has received 19,000 letters from well. wishers. All the letters suggested means of curing He Jack's illness which plagues him night and day.. hiccups at least once every second and has dropped in weight from 135 pounds to 82. With him in the photo- graph is his sister Darlyn.-AP Picture.
Lane, Crawfords
Seek Eviction fatiguing. ROUNDED UP
weight. Doorways often are too narrow. A rickety floor collapse under Mere walking
impossible.
is
CONFISCATED Ordinary train or car travel is
$100,000,
to
hirm satne
More than 12,000 landlords in Kwangtung, who fled to Canton for refuge following enforce- ment of the land reform pro- gramme in the province some time in April have been rounde.] un by the Communist authorl- tles, according to
Press report.
Chinese
"You are liable to a fine of | Robert's clothing is made to It takes more than five and three years Im-order. prisonment as well as
of 30-inch material confis-yard's cation of the goods under the nuke
one shift. A pair of regulations," remarked trousers made for Mr Hin-shing Lo at
#go have n 110-inch Central time this morning when a sailor Ho waist, 128-inch seat, 02-inch Tim, 26, of the ss Kwong Sal thigh axi 46-inch knee.
It is said that these landlords was charged with attempting to On the clothes Tine his shirts
look like tents:
overallsregistered under assumed rames export prohibited goods.
and were engaged_ Defendant was caught when tike deflated-blimps.
The young man never com-in the city to camouflage their
He's bright, interested identities. ss Kwang Sat yesterday with plains.
Like
to bave reported They are eight
humoured. radio valves in. his ond good
many big men he has a hearly been held by the confiscation chuckle. He reads a great deal for evading payment
for disposing of their of the radio valves which and likes to write letters and and
Usten to the radio.
grains and forms. An oc-
going up the gangway of
possession.
Mr Lo ordered
were worth, $200,
the
his
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JAEGER-LECOULTRE
PIONEERS IN UNEXCELLED CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Of Tenants
For Men Who Notices RobbedWomen
fugistered articles and parcel mail close one hour earlier than the ordinary mall times shown below:
THURSDAY, JUNE 2
By Air Siani, Malova, Indonesia, p... via .C.P.AZ
India, Pakistan. Middle East, Great Brilzn. Europe, 5 p.m., B.O.A.C.
Affies
Sentences totalling eight years' hard labour and 12 strokes of the cone were passed by Mr Justice Scholes, Acting Puisne Judge, at the Crimi- Loy/Tak Shing.
FRIDAY, JUNG 20
By Surfsch Macao, I p.m.; p... A Tat
Canada,
By Air U.S.A.. 8.30 ... via Formosa, 10 p.m., C.A.T. Indo-China, France, French Noril & West Africa, Grest Britain, 10
Japon, 2 p.m., P.O.AS. Birm Burme, India, Pakistan, Bilddle East, Africa, Europe, & p... Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, 3 p.at.. Formoss. p.m., H.K. Airways, B.N. Darned, Australia, New Zea Jant, p.m., Q.E.A.
By Burlaca Meca, 1 p.m.; ... Loy/Tak Shing.
nal Sessions this morning on each of two men, Wong Lung-wah, alias Wong Chi-ming, 20, unem.PAL ployed, and Ng Kwok-keng, 25, unemployed, who had pleaded guilty to charges of robbery, with Air France. aggravation and assault with intent to rob.
Both accused admitted robbing two aged wo-.0.A.C. men, Li Sam-kiu, 74, and Li Lam-sze, 69, of a gold .A.C. finger ring at the Ka Miu Tong Temple, Ko Po Village, New Territories, on April 26 last, and of assaulting one of the women with intent to rob.
I was the case for the Pro- secution that the day before the robbery one of the women told the fortune of the accused, who went to the temple accompanied
American
by two companions, and predict- Criticises
ed that they would be in trouble with some officials. The four men brought otth man back to the temple on April 28 and ask- ed the women to treat their friend, whom they sold was 1. When the women discovered the man was not ill, they were held at the point of a revolver, gagged and bound with
up
ropes,
Tai
China, People's Republic, 9.30a.m.. train vin Canton,
Indo-China,
Maersk
10 a.m.,
Grelo
Malaya, 1 p.m.. Tol Wong. Philippines, 2 p., Benattow. Australa. New Zealand, 8 p.m.,
To ring.
Action
Iran Govt's Flares Up In
Action
Pittsburgh, June 27.
Korea
and a gold finger ring taken An American oil execu- Eighth Army HQ., June 28. ·
from one of them.
The other
-on
area
old woman put up a struggle and tive said the Anglo-Iranian The Korean battlefront
into action was very seriously bruised and dispute is not one of "na- flamed knocked about and pushed on tionalisation," but of "ab Wednesday night and this to the stone floor.
rogation of contract."
morning from southwest of When the alarm was raised,
Mr Charles Harding, director Pyonggang to the the gang was pursued by of Middle East operations for
generally northwest of villagers over valley and Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., said:
That activity subsequently rounded up by the "In point of fact the Irandan Yanggu. Police and the Military,
interpreted дя government has always owned could be Two other men, Ng Fukts o reserves. The concession either
20, and Ng Kom-sing, it made with Anglo-Iranian is or defensive action.
4
a
cheaded not guilty to similar tract with that oil com Darry
32,
for
were
an enemy offensive
counts and the trial is pro- the development of the
Some of the enemy attacks
of battalion veeding.
strength. country's oil. The oil industry
However, en Eighth Ng Fuk-cheung told the Court Iran was developed by men
Army briefing officer said the enemy he was taking a walk back from and money from another coun- Shatmukok on Apr 26 when he try acting
on faith in a con activity was not of the same was suddenly arrested for no tract."
type such as has preceded apparent reason. He was later
The Saxony executive point-previous Chinese attacks, questioned regarding a robbery, out, in a speech to Pen- It was generally believed here. but said ho knew nothing sylvanka oil men,
that Iran's that the action was an effort on
the
to about it.
dile not "indispensable,
part of the Chinese
retake Cross-examined by Mr D.E. that the country should not high ground which would be Greenfield (Acting
Crown forget that crude petroleum in advantageous to their defence of Counsel), who is conducting the middle of a desert is of their new supply area around
and
the Prosecution, Ng Bald he Bike value unless it can be
be Kumaong. had been to Shatoukok to look processed into
of material for a friend.
value in world commerce and to consuming nations. suppliESPONSIBILITY
ALARMED & RAN
Ng Kam-sing said he in business
Communists of taxes
ON
AIR
JAEGER LE COULTRE
are also the sole
makers of the
world's
SMALLEST
WATCH
An application for an order for eviction, made by Messrs Lane, Crawford, Ltd.. Telephone House, Des Voeux Road, Central, against the China Indus- trial Bank of Hongkong, Ltd., and 12 other op- ponents of the ground and mezzanine floors of Tele- phone House, was heard by Mr C. Q. Lim, Presi- dent of the Tenancy Tribunal, this morning.
Applicants were represented | Ordinance and all other powerz by Mr P.AL. Vine, of Messrs so enabling and to direct that Deacons.
the order for the eviction of the first opponents shall operate also against the remainder of the opponents and all other oc- cuplers of the first and mcz- zanine floors.
First opponents were repre- sented by Mr Percy Chen, Instructed by Lau, Chan and Ko.
The other oppo
were: Shanghal Téxtile Rebm 1; The New Asia Development Ltd,, Syndicale (Hongkong), Room 2; Frazer and Scott, Ltd., Room ZA; Wu Veng King and
COUNSEL INDISPOSED Mr Lau, representing the first opponents, informed the Tribunal that his Counsel was indisposed
Sens Company Room 3: The and asked for an adjournment, Ching Sing Land Investment Whilst not objecting to the Co., Ltd., Room 4: Dahtoon application far adjournment,
Trading Company, Room 5: Mr Vine said that large sums Dan's Teh Hunz Room of rent were in arrears, and he Bornco-Sumatra (Malaya) Ltd, Room
journment. China Steel Works, Ltd., Room After
Trading
wding Co, could only agree to a short ad-
discursion come
be-
8: J.H. Drawl, Room 0; The tween Mr Vine and the legal Compania Transporte Orienta! representatives of the opponents (Panama)
Room 10; and it was agreed that no order South China
Lidding Corpora
be made affecting the would be Room 11 and all other rights of the fourth and 8fth and opponents represented by Mr mezzanine floors with the ex-Kwan and Mr Woo respective- ception of those parts occupied ly without first
ioniers of the ground
by
and
took
was
A 20
ง
The
was determined enemy
limited ob-
There was virtually no signi leant activity on the vestern flank of the battleline. How- ever. In the area southwest of walking near a military campGovernments, as well as pri Pyongyang,-north of Kumhwa the same day when he saw a rate individuals, must prover northwest of Yanggut, the Com- south of Kumsong and number of people
be running,
responsible pariles," he was,
alarmed and run too. Harding declared. To maintain munists suddenly came to life. A policeman then arrested him that sovereignty includes the All their attacks were success- and
him to a police right to set aside contracts unila fully repulsed by daybreak on station where he was given a terally in not to exalt sovereign-Thursday, but there were some
Later he was taken
a class with temporary beating.
kenty but to put it in a
UN setbacks in the to Un
to find someone minors who likewise are unable Kumhwa vicinity. Fong whom he did not know. He to make binding contracts. denied taking any part in to the civilised world accipis resistance to the robbery,
without protest violation of these fective UN attack along the Accused sald
that when the principles, the international in- Ilwachon Kumsong highway Police fired, he did not know
the economic well-being of the new Chinese supply area around
will be Kumsong. or at the other people running as peoples of the world
The Reds were well.
inhibited, and the objectives of making an obvious attempt to Doth men called their fellow- the President's Point Four pro-defend
supplies known to accused who had pleaded guilty gramme will impossible of be in that area.
testify on their behalf, and accomplishment."
Red artillery Are also in- Wong Lung-wah and Ng Kwokt- Mr Harding sakd the world is creased north of Yanggu, the keng were sentenced by the endeavouring to adopt a higher area where the Communists Court before doing so. Both Wong "order of conduct"
amang na- have thrown their greatest and Ng zald they did not know
tions
"law of the volume of big gun fire since the other two men and declared jungle."
the end of their Jast abortive they had not taken part in the
a small offensive.---United Press.. robbery,
whether they were firing at himment and irade required for | Into What is bellaved to be the
10
Magistrate
being notified Increases the land and Mr Lee on be-
the applicants Kincheng Banking Corporation. Mr
Second, Third,
sixth and half of their clients agreed with the applicants that in the event
ninth opponents were rep for an order for the eviction of
ed by Mr H.C. Lee of
Wilkinson and Grist; the fourth the first Dogenents becoming
C.Y. Kwan; etico opponent by Mr
effective, their clients would the Afth by Mr P.C. Woo; the agree to the Tribunal making a seventh, eighth, tenth, twelfth cons
consent order under Section
ንዑ
and thirteenth opponents by
by 23 for their eviction sub- Me F.G. Nigel of Messrs Ject
Jeet to the completion of Johnson Stokes and Master; the leases between
their
,respec- Fleventh eppanent was absent | tive. clients
מן
arrears
the
and was not legally represent-plicants. The terms of which ed
had been agreed partly in writ- Applicants claimed inter alla: ing and partly verbally between that rent for April, 1951, due to the solicitors representing the the applicants from the Brat various parties concerned, sub- opponents was now
ject to the approval of the final for a period exceeding 30 days; form for the leases, with liberty that first opponents were
event of any com- to apply in the mitting a continuing breach of difculty arising, and it being condition of the lease (entered understood that in the Into on July 8, 1940) In falling of the lease negotiations break- the consent order to ensure that the 12 other ing down, opponents entered into sub-lease could not be made.
Hearing was adjourned agreements providing that such sub-lease shall in all respects July 3.
be subject lo the terma
of the lease,
event
to
Applicants sought an order Plano Hits Mountain for the eviction of the frat
opponents under sections 18 (c)
-- Madrid, June 27.
(d) and 20 of the Landlord and Three soldiers, three cadels Tenant Ordinance, 1947; for the and the plot were killed when
eviction of the
the ninth and a Spanish Air Force Junker
cleventh opponents under crashed into a mountain early today about 40 miles from 20 of the Ordinance; ond the applicants further asked Savile,
Bection
the Tribunal to exercise theThe plane was power given by section 23 of the manoeuvres-Reuter
*
on night
Fine
than the
"The greatest hope nation has for its own survival,"
valld and lasting agreements with large
A small
.
the
he said, "is that it can make Oil Field
nations.
nation which denies the sanctity
of
contracts is undermining the one principle of international Saying that a nominal fine of conduct which says that the not be ruled by $10 did not seem to act as a world thall deterrent, Mr T. B. Low at the force alone."--Associated Press. Marine Court this morning ned a 20-year-old fisherman, Chol Tak-man, $40 for mooring his sampan within 600 yards of 'a prohibited area.
Defendant was found fishing 45 yards east of Green Island yesterday, He was warned several times to go away,
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Radio Hongkong
T.K.T
0.00, Programme Summary: 6.02. "Jazz For The Moderne" Presented By John Waring.studiol "Hit Parade"; 7.00, Film Favourites: 7.30, La Demi-Heure Francaise. (Studia): 8.00. World News And News Analyæla. (London Relay):
Pumps
Stopped
(Coinned From Page 1)
course-
will avold the dangers of the present
and continuo operation of the oil industry," Bald Mr. Acheson.
of
"If it is, not possible at this time to agree upon a long-range bosts for suitable collaboration, I I sincerely hope some interim arrangement can be made which will not prejudico the
Position either side but which will pend- ing development of something of more permanent 'nature, per- Tenor) With Plobe Accompaniment. mit British technicians to remain By Belty Drown: .30, Southern in Iran and production and ship- Fantasy: 0.45, "Sports Time" Br
8.16, Studio Concert. Lens Yin
Mezzo-soprano) And Alan
But Filipe (Studio): 9.00, From ment of oll to be continued The Editorials Recorded Relay without interruption.".
9.10, Weather: Pal, Thuray
Mr Acheson said the present Serenade" A Programme Of Con tinuous Music Arranged By Betty atmosphero in Iran made it Drown. 920, Dock Falk by Bath "most dimcuit" for any foreign Kirby Studio); 9.49, "Atina? Up
to
the The Curtain Excerple From "La techniélanis Traviata" By Verdi Elizabeth petroleum industry, He said: Schwarzkopf (Soprano) And Mur-
of threat This atmospheresults from
.which
operate
ray Dickis · (Tetior) BBC Theatre Chorus And Orchestra Conducted and fear, By Walter Goehr (Bors): 1635 hasty efforts to force co-opera "Window On Iloland" A Sound on in implementation of, tho | Picture Of Life In The Nether-
lands. (BBCTS) Written And Pro- nationalisation: Jaw, cannot but duced By Leonard Cotierell 11.00, seriously affect the morale of ndio Nows Reels (London Relay); employees and consequently 11.45. Goodnight Muske; 3129, Wei-bakk ther Report. God Save The King their willingness to remain in
Iran."United Press. 20 Close Down.
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