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Official Appointments Gazetted

The following

pointments

were announce

Government Gazette

ap-i

CHINA MAIL

JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK.

Different Christmas

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fow electric-light

bulbs," Ernest said.

"Where d'you get 'em?"

Bought "cm."

"Where?"

CHRISTMAS makes itself! Just

felt early in the courts. this Before the most brazenly the morning.

Mr Sidney John George Burt precocious bands of infant have begun their to be Sentor Education Officer, waits

witi door-to-door campaign with Education Department,

Wenceslaus, the stream effect from December 10, 1962.

Mr David Whinfield Barclay Baron to get as Deputy Colonial shoplifters appearing

Secretary,

with effect

from Marlborough Street,

Ernest abandoned the lie. "Took

'em

trom the place

where I work," he said. He

of

at

has

was arrested and brought next morning to Great Marlborough Street, where he pleaded

guilty

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Established 1845

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1952.

Sheaffers TM SNORKEL

Rosita Shooting Sequel: Inquiry Into Death

Of Captain Robert Adam

The attack on the British ship Rosita, which resulted in the death of her

December 8, 1952, during the become a sensonable flood. to stealing Fix bulbs, valued at master. Capt Robert Adam, earlier this month when off the China coast near Foochow, was recalled at the Supreme Court this morning when an inquest was. held on Capt Adam..

absence

notice.

of Mr Harold Glles At Bow Street, from the Richards, QUE. unt further

lips of those charged with Mr James Wilfred Cockburn offences like being drunk or to act as a Senior Education using insulting behaviour, Omeer, with effect from Decem-

the excuse: ber 2, 1952, during the absencecomes pat

season,

of Mr Peter Donohue.

"Sorry, sir, festive Mr Robert Willian Primrose sir." to be a Deputy Clerk of Coun- cils with effect from December J0, 1852.

Mr Bernard Lay Bickford 10 be a Deputy Registrar of Births: and Deaths with effect from

November 20, 1952.

+

US..

also asked the magistrate, Mr Paul Bennell, VC, to take into consideration other petty ing from the hotel--€20-worth of small items of electrical equipinent, plugs, dex, sockets, switches, that he had stolen to the year he had worked there.

from his employers.

•

The magistrate to

1

But Christmas also casis - kind of shadow over the courtsELL me about him," said at Umes. A family man sent to

the prison now for a month or police officer in charge of the

Christmas 20

jai | cuse. longer spends gool Hu probably deserves to: "He's a married mon. sir, but how

hollow and cmply

ve children, two of them with his be for must the festival

grown up and married, the have family, who, as a rule,

others aged eight, ten and 24. done nothing to merit punish His wife's an invalid, air, and ment.

be gives her £5 weck out of his wages of £7 33,

ild. FRNEST'S is a

the officer "I understand,"

in his spore went on, "that He is #

time this man does electrical repairs on his own behalf...." With four to feed, and one of those an invalid, with rent to pay and clothes to buy, it seem cu reasonable,

Ernest that should try to add to his income by working free-lance in the evenings.

case in point. decent-looking

Mr Archibald Ritchie to be Administrator of Japanese Pro- perty, with effect from December .8, 1052, in pursuance of Artleles 3 and 20 of the Japanese Treaty of Peace Order, 1852,

Ukum E (Special)

Inspector Ahmet Ramjohn to be a (Speclui)

fman of 49, who for most of his Assistant Superintendent Police,

Constabulary, life has worked as an electri- Special

in theatres and Alm with effect treen December 12, cinn

studios. For the past year he has had the job of storeman And

electrician's mate at a West End luxury hotel.

Ernest was on his way from his job to his home, which is The Governor in Council has utar Waterloo station, when bo appointed Tuesday, June 2, was stopped the other evening 1953, and Wednesday, June 3, by twp policemen. 1053, to be additionnt general "What you got in your poc- holidays, it was omelally

ankets?" one of the policemen lounced.

asked him.

1952.

Two Additional Holidays

Little Furs Make

Big X'mas Gifts

AN

ENTIRELY

NEW

PERSPECTIVE

FUR

Luxurious gifts she'll adore.

value that will delight you.

These things that he stole, suppose he would use them for his private work?" the magis traté asked.

said, "Yes, sir," the officer "He has lost his job, of course."

•

HE magistrate sighed and THE

turned to Ernest and ask- ed what he wanted to. nay.

"All I got to say is I'm sorry

I made a fool of meself," Ernest |sald.

You've done

thinn magistrate said, criminal of

the

Q

more

yourself.

"I think that employees who steal from their employers are cne of the worst kind of thieves. But for what I have been told about your wife's Illness, the sentence would be very much heavier. You will go to prison for one month on the Arst charge, three months on the second, the two sentences to run concurrently."

by

Carroll,

Living Language

Why we say Cancel.--

This word takes its meaning from the Latin cancellus, a grating, for when one cancels-out or obliterates a mistake one usually makes two strong`dowa - strokes followed by two hori- zontal strokes. These four strokes make the pattern of a grating.

Mail Railing To Notices

Mr James Wicks sat as Coroner without a Jury. Proceedings were conducted by Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, acting Senior Crown Counsel, assisted by Det-Insp. C. J. Askew and Det-Sub-Insp. W. S. Paton, of the CID, Mr D. G. MacPherson, Director of Criminal Investigation, also attended.

The Rosita, of 700 tons, isi 0 inclined slightly upwards covered but it looked like a owned by the Carfung Shipping | after point of impact. The 20-milimetre cannon. Company, who were represented other bullets had a very bigh "The second boat was the

Mr A. H.

and incline.

bigger, of the two. It had a chartered

Wah by the

On Witness said he was present poop

and oll the machinery, at the Kowloon Public Mortuary bridge etcetera were aft. There Shipping Company.

After Mr W. R. Hilver, when Dr Teoh extracted

wis an open

well

and

there It Senior Marine Officer. (Marine) | bullet from Capt Adam's body, were soldiers down there. had given tomat evidence of He examined the bullet and had a bamboo awning. It was

a Chinese-type the ship's registry, Dr

T. M. found it had a polished surface

bullt bont. neting Police Surgeon, caused by passing through glass, afty men came on board. They Teoh,

"The boarding party of about deposed to the post mortem he Adhering to missile was a

the substance conduc

which looked like were all armed, some had Sten said that the

late white pain

same white guns and some had automatic palal. That WDB A heavily substance was present Captain Adom

on the pistols.

"The Rosita did not

curry built European and aged about woodwork of the Rosita.

was six foot

The bullet, in his opinion, arms. I did not know at that

time that Capt Adam had been cently occurred, external was fred from the same wea- examination the doctor said

said pon as bullet No 2,

killed."

60. His height IWO irches.

EWO

Ол

CLOSE RANGE - FIRING

-dis- had that rigor mortis

MEN DESCRIBED The face, LOTS, appeared.

Mr Blair-Kerr: If you were foonails were fingernails and

Wine said the men wore khal There was a bullet told that the body was found all blue,

coloured -uniforms com“ entry hole on the left side of lying on the port side. Just be- mustard

pring long sizcks handle of the cabinckets. He did not notice the but low the

and uniform door would you be of the chtat

1. Through the window glass on the bridge deck board on the side the wheelhouse forward door post;

FOR a moment Ernest rocked which continued through the

the

opinion that bullet No. 1 killed

him?

ions on Uicle jackets, Some wore

petked cams, but witness also did not the cap badge. One of the boarders were blue civilian clothes. None of the man had the red star on their caps as war tisual with Com- muntet soldiers, but at the same time:

about

18

Prevent Accidents

A rail is to be erected along the edge of the praya wall from the Naval dockyard to Gilman Street to prevent accidents similar to those which have re

This

between

rescinded.

The latest times of posting shown below are those for un← registered correspondener posted atur,o., Hongkong. The "latest which, posting times elaqwkére In general, are earlier than the

O.P.0. times, can be ascertained by enquiry at the total amer; The latest posting times for registered articles are cenerally one hour earlier than the times shown below. ParticularO, ES- Karding parcel malis can be ki- cortained by enquiry at any post, ouice,

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 By Alr Indo-China, France, French North to be & Wat Africa, 4:30 pm. "Air Viet- Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, URAG

Long Service Medals

nam.

formes), Okinawa, USA. (Seattin de Westom States) Canada, è p.m.. H.K.A./N.W.A.L.

Zealand,

Bomeo, Australia, New

Forman, 11 a.m., Shengking Korea, 11 a.m., ss lydṛalock. Malaya. 11 a.m., is felhow. Japan. Canada, Noon, in Washing- ton Wail

3

N. Borneo. 3 p.m., as Ettrickbank,'

Radio Hongkong

K.K.T.

Programming

Summary: 6.01.

Arthur

Was announced this!

in moming

the Government Gazette, in which it was stated

regulations, that certain cited the Merchant Shipping Loading (Embarkation, Disembarkation, 8 pm, Ala

ол - and

- loading) On Internal examination he

1952, were made found the bullet had pengirated

Regulations, by the Governor in Council, the left sixth rib 44 inches to Witness: Yes, I would say it

An explanatory note reads 6 p.m., Q.E.A.

Japan, p.in., B.O.A.C. the left of the breast bone. The

as follows:

Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, Middle bullet passed into the left chest was very likely,

A rall is to be erected along East, 6 D.m., B.O.A.C. Counsel: All the bullet holes witness could not say definitely that the edge of the praya wall from cavity and then passed through the middle lobe of the right lung. indicate that firing took

By Burface place the cap badge was the Kuomintang the Naval dockyard to Gilman Hong/Tak Shing,

Масло, @kim.; 1.0 p.m.,. m Leo The bullet carried on through from close rango and on the cap badge.

When I saw the chap in divilian Street to prevent accidents simi- the body and lodged in the port side head of the ship-clothes, I thought they were pirates far to those which have recently es Eastern Glory

Australia, & New Zealand, 6 pm, tissue of the right armpit region. Yes.

at fest until 1 saw the soldiers in *** ***

This

BATURDAY, DECEMBER 13 involves the Dr Tooh sald the deceased was

Police photo-uniform behind him." Mr Shakeshaft occurre

By Air Leung Tong,

continued. "They gave me the im- prohibition, except at piers, of Slam,

Pakistan, gave pression of

Burma, India, a healthy man and the cause of grapher, Headquarters,

being a well-organised death was shock and haemorr formal evidence of pictures body; and unst, there were people leading or unloading of cargo | Africa, Great Britain, Europe, Noon,

Such via B.O.A.C. there: points. hage due to injury to the heart taken aboard the ship and at with euthority among them. I would

U.S.A.. Canada, à p.m., P.A.A. say they wéré Hudinintang gueriltär.” purpose is effected by regulation ● Glam, Burma, India, 4.30 pm and lung caused by the bullet. the mortuary.

Asked how long he had been 3, but the opportunity is taken : Thai Airways. He had been dead well over 49 The next witness called was piping the Calcolor to consolidate this new provi-

Japan. 0 p.m., D.O.A.C. hours.

Erie Shakeshaft, Chief Officer is, and had himself been

The had plied there

sion with a revised version of

Formosa, d p.m.. C.A.T. A. Ewing, Ballistics Officer, on the Rosita since August this the Realta for six months last year.

By Surface the regulations relating to em testifled i Police Headquarters,

Macao, 2 p.m.; 6 p.m., sa Tai year. He said that Capt Adam Mr. Shakeshaft pointed 您 the

barkation, disembarkation, load-L07/Tak Shing. that he accompanied a party signed on as master on Novem-polis where he found the body

China, People's Republic, 8.30 am of Capt Adam Inside the wheel- ing and off-loading of personssp.m., train vis Canton. of Police on board the Rosita ber 18.

house from photographs produced and of cargo which were pro- lying in harbour on the night of Witness said that on Novem- by Mr Blair-Kerr.

mulgated in 1948, such cartier December S

her. 27 the Rosita salled for BULLET HOLES Hong Wah which was two days

TOOK CONTROL" regulations accordingly beng Witness said he examined sailing from here at eight

After the men, boarded the ship, the vessel and found the knots. The distance was about witness went on, they took over following bullet holes:

400 miles. Hong Wah was about complete control and started steer- ing the ship with the engines order- 100 miles from Foochow

ed forward. They heated, in a zwrth-easterly direction towards SHIP ATTACKED

Matau laland which, sald witness, is "On November 29, after sail-controlled by the Nationalists.

The men "stayed on board the ing for two days the Rosita wan Rasita

half-an-hour. They The Government Gazette this Children's Broadcast-King 2. Through the window frame attacked by two armed junks then in to set and and moming announced the award "The Round Table" (BBC13): 130, Bydney on the port side of the wheel-with

signalled ....... t... the Ogunboats of the Colonial Fire Brigade's Tom Ballroom withi

Thompson end his :--Orchestra wers which said. "We

Signal World Leng Service Medal to the follow-c18) Wine house. The bullet was embedded

salling towards them and they either side of the Rosita to coma

Nows, Trik (london Re- Îky): 7.15, Variety Favourites; 159, bullet and he extracted this crossed our bow so we altered alongside. They then jumped into Ing.

the two boals and went off without Sub Omeer Lai Shiu-man, Weather Report: 8, Music, is served: second bullet;

course to avoid them. This was saying a word to anyone, at least

843, The Heritage of Britain. "The As soon be wont to the officers, Air Shakechart 3. Through the window glass about 7.20 am.

Eileen added.

ing Fireman No. 7 The

Hots, Produced by David inside the bridge от the altered course they opened fire

Firemen No. 93 Hung Hing, No. (BBCTS): 2.16, Music Lovers diour starboard side and it carried on but the ship was not hit. We He took over control of the ship 245 Wong Fook, No, 201 Ng Yuon, Cu

by through the rear door post on the outdistanced them and entered radioing the Commodore the No. 288 Cheung Chi, No. 112 Lam Sections en

Curth indem (Sjudío); 10.10, Re- same side and through the glass Houg Wah by another channel same time regarding the incident. Fung-ting, No. 250 Tam Lok of the door which was open at "We were flying the Red En-

also Witness sald the men took away sang, No. 77 Fung To, No. 95 Ng the time.

sign from the stern and

Beverl personal belongings et Wan, No. 105 Ng Top, No. 100 Its track indicated that it flying from the foremast

Amambers of the, crew. Witness Cheung Chuen and No. 198 Chau Into carried on through

the courtesy Communist flag, ap himself lost an electric

lew Second Omeer ingles lost a pair of Kwan,, water;

proaching the coast. We flew Binoculars; Capt Adam's binoculars A bullet

penetrated the the Red Ang because they open-and wrist watch were entering: window glass outside the bridge ed fire on us. We have been | Chlet Engineer Alyphon lost a pair of shoes, a raincoat, a fountain pen on the starboard side just in fired at before.

and a pullover, Third Engineer Man side the wheelhouse. It was not "It is the ordinary practico Chong lost a pair of shoes and 400

cigarettes: track of all ports of the world to fly Lucky Sirka

Steward recovered and the

Tong Wah, lost two bath towels and dicated that it also went into the flag of the government con-

gös blanket; Compradore Yu Ting- the water;

trolling the port to which cach lung lost two bath towels and a 5. This bullet struck a metal ship is proceeding on entering torch and two further torches on the upper part of the walk- port within gun range of the belonging to the crew were missin

At Hong Wan this dis- Story together with music way in front of the captain's coast.

Mr Shakeshaft produced the off- all log book of the Nooie in which know and cabin just below the bridge; It tance is about six miles." the general public

Witness said that the Rosita December 1. He added that the ship he had recorded the incident of was embedded in the wood- be presented by the love, will

work of the captain's cabin on entered port and unloaded part entered Hongkong

harbour 'at 033 Hongkong Concert Orchestra at from $ 150.

the Lee Theatre on Tuesday,

port side in front. It was of a cargo of fertiliser and pm, on December 3 and was board- from $

December 16, at 9.30 p.m.

very deeply embedded;

saled for Foochow on Decem-ed by the Police. On December 4. he identified the body of Capt Artan A choir of

ber hundred

bullet passed through This

1 about 9.30 a.m. with 30 in Howlog Public Mortuary. from $7-$12 volees with lighted Janterns

the board fastened on the rail in tens of general cargo.

At about 10.40 p.m. when CORONER'S QUESTIONS will 90.

render delightful carols of front of the captain's cabin on the 13th and 18th centuries, and

the port side and went through approaching the entrance buoy At the conclusion of his evidence- will form'a chorus and back-

Foochow Bar in IntermiChief, the witnces was question- and embedded itself in the wood ground of stage production by work of the cabin. This bullet national waters, about five ored by the Coroner. Roydon House,

was not recovered;

six miles from Foochow, they

Mr Wicka; Qn what do you base sighted a ship ahead and 10 your statement that the boarding com-signalled to the Rosita with party were Kuomintang merillas?

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were proceeding one

at the court's clearly legible in the same door post as the first chino-guns and pom about going to Matsu Island and

in

man on his heels, like a stunned by a heavy blow. Then they-shepherded him-from-the dock. Going, he just glanced calendar.

Ernest will spend Christmas but it was not him I was, thinking of as he was led I was thinking of his family, down Waterloo way; the two young children, the invalid mother, and of haw different this Christmas would be for them from any other they had known.

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the

RIFLE BULLET

to

he

decided Hongkong.

torch;

Something like 100 members of the

the case will be assembled 7. This bullet struck the

the stage In the Anal

pass house on the deck im-

Wilates; Becsurg they, were dress- Tableau of the Christmas Story.mediately above the bridge. It

SHIP STOPPED

ed In Ariny uniform and did not The remainder of the pro-

Witness continued, "We decld-have the red star. gramme will include Music struck on the port side and key- from the Shows and music be-behind the wheelhouse.

That's all?—They did not have the holed into a locker Immediately ed to alter course to go into the

There land and we turned to port. Then (red star se hows the CommandNT fitting to this festival period.

was no exit from this locker; it wa-sighted another boat boaring troops. The public will be able to was a rifle bullet. Witness pro- about the land. We stopped the dication? Just mesative northwest shead between You may-riothing as a positive in- enjoy n filt archestral perfor-duced It

us and mance in a theatre at prices to uced This bullet penetrated the Rosita. We could not get away ass, because I know the badge.

suit all pockets. Tickets are as follows: Dress, Circle $8, Audi- torium and Stall $4, Balcony $2, and are obtainable at the Lee Theatro Booking Office,

INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION

Blotements (0) and 60' TO OT direct contradiction.·• do one themia true.

But, ifta) is true, (2) is fine, so Anne was a post, and f4) 5 Záles, so Kently was a dramatist. And now (0) becomes trila.

Krence (3) is 'futre 'ard (0), IN trie And. sinon, the other des statement are all jutro, a

Anna and Emily were. tha poster Charletts and Marin the the drummiİSE, WES

`Landos Hayrate Bervion.^,/

foremost, through and through, they were too close,

at about a foot below, the top apar;

and

evkitzos?--I cannot swese i aw the

...

"

The second ship opened fire Could they be pirates who had I thought they were just come by Army uniforms? Would you 9, This bullet sdruck

accept that?-No, not as nueil -iti shots. and | warning

We flashed our plined and well armed as that. severed a guy wire attached to Aldis Tamp to the first boat and a foremast at the top of the it was then that the second boat have been boarded by Jave you ever been on a pirated war and it was not recovered only stopped but

fire.

pires before: - Replying to Crown Counsel,

the Bow

do you know that Mateu wliness said that tracks 1 to. 6. still had some way. One boat and is under the control of the were, in his opinion made by kept on signalling and the other Nationalist forces-It is general

knowlodan along, the china coast. bulleis of .45 calibre fred from fring, shock bursts of machine-sllave you anything to add to what sub-machine guns. He formed guir, are. I was

Capt' you have already sald? Just over tuls opinion by their closeness Adam on the bridge. They al, 2009 a pot of sacred the ago the ship was attacked and together, elevation and d side of gut, elbeor all the time. The uner but the crew were and they the holes.

oner that

and another Pathd, on the next trip, ・ when K Thompson type, he added. It was a powered boat, a fled the site, the hip waskine

Lercepted by themeIDO Tracks: 8 and, 0 were. rifio medium-sized Chinese trading which had stopped her before and about to 10 feet in the crew knew the men aboard her.

evidence.

riis loquiry la continuing,

Them wera - BUDS A. of · thì come bikhad been shooting | have been to Motors.

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