1953-02-20 — Page 10

THE BEESTON BOILER CO., LTD. Heating Equipment, Boilers, Radiators, etc.

ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT COZHTD; II.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. 27720

British

Flood

Disaster

Fund

CLOSING AT NOON

SATURDAY

FEBRUARY 28

Previously acknowledged;

Sterling £103...

Australian £5.

US$40.

Anonverb

HK$52,037.23

10.00 1.1. Col. E. ME

Dawe.Sterling; £5. 0, Qd,

Mr Pierre A. Huet Olivier & Co.

Mr & Mrs P. F.

White

Hongkong

Mill Liet.

Mr C. Y. Wong Mr 3 Y. Wong Mr 2. 1). Wou Mr

100.00

Castaways

Rescued

Manil. Feb. 10.

Three children and their worried parenta-castaway! on a lonely seaswept inland

In the Baltamas

rescued today by

were

ед.

plane and own to Miami Beach hotel.

owner

Newton Crumley. 42, Srolel

ol Eikl, Nevada, his wife and three cicis were forced to abandon their foundering #3-foot yachi north of Nassau [31 Wednesday night by 50-mile per hour winds.

"Fortunately, the winds blew the yacht within 30 or 40 yards of the shore," Crumley sald, "and Four crew members on yacht could help us ashore In a dingby." -

United J'resu.

(H.K.) L,

250,00

Mr & Mrs W. I. M.

Stevens

100.00

Sterling Cotton

£2.#. Od.

500.00

100,00 100.00 50.00

Official

Mrs W.

Melrose

100.00

Mr & Mrs T. F.

Stainton

20.00

Mr & Mrs J. B.

Wilson

Airs H. L. Biggs

160.00 50.00

Total at 1 aan.

Luckay

HK$33,547.20

Sterling £208, 7. Ud. Australian £25. US$40.

Legislative

Council Vacancy

by

A vacancy in the Legistative Council will occur shortly reuson of the departure from the Colony of the Hon. M. M. Watson, I was

announced the Gazette this morning.

The Gazette adsted that Un- official Justices of the Peace are invited in submit nomluations of one or more of their num bers to be considered fus ap- polutment,

that in the

should be signed

more Justices

Appointments

Notified in techy's Gazette are the following offein) pointments:

19

CHINA MAIL

French Ship To Sail To Red China

Paris, Feb. 19. Authoritative sources sald here tonight that the French government had made no objection after consultation with the Eco-

Bureau nomic

of the Foreign Ministry to the de-. arture of French freighter Yangtze due to sail to Com- manist China on February

The provisional suspension of the cargo destined for Com- munist China is due solely to commercial reason, the same sources sald.

The Yangtze is expected to mail from Dunkirk on February 25 as scheduled.

Under an agreement conclu el with Chinese Communist re-

presentatives in East Berlin, the Yangtze is to carry a cargo of 1,500 to 2,000 tons of "non- strategic" goods to Taku Bar (Port of Tlentain) where she will load ten and other foodstuffs for return voyage.

Strategical gucds" ure for shipment to Com- manist countries under ogrce- ments among Atlantic countries.

The export w handling the shipment indicated that the Yangize carried a cargo includ- Jameng metal plates for Communist Chinn which had not yet reached Dunkirk.

Mr R.W.S. Winter, Magistrate, to net as a District Judge during the absence

Mr of Reynolds,

Mir Cheng Chen-juan, MA.

to act as a Sunior Education

4 Offeer during the absence of

Mr William John Dyer,

Mussra Percy Lowe, Douglas John Albert Taylor

Henry Tyler anci Morricon to be Superintendents of

Fini White, Alexander Arsistant Puller.

Mr William Collins Bell to be an Engineer, Pubile Works Пpartment.

FIRE IN TSUN WAN GODOWN

event of more than one nomina- A small fire broke out in the tion being crevived, an dieetion | gedoen of the Shanghai Textile will

Nominations Ltd., lactory at the 913 Mile held,

or Stone, Castle Peak at about 8.30 by twa should bear this morning when several bales by the a rertificate

nomlace of cotton were burnt,

The fire was put out shortly that he or she assents to no mination. They should boj after

arrival of a fre lodged with the Clerk of Cou-Appliance from the Tsun Won cits at the Colonial Secretarial Fe Station. More than ten bales before ncou on Saturday, Feb. of cotton were damaged by fire ruary 20, 1953.

the

and water.

What's New?

There's Always Something New At

MODE ELITE

Just Arrived by PAL

QUALITY SHOES IMPORTED FROM U.S.A, and UK. COMFORTABLE GIRDLES BY LILLY OF FRANCE, BIEN IQLIE and FLEXEE. SUPER-SUPPORT BRASSIERES by PETER PAN. BUILT-IN CONTOUR BRA by LADY MARLENE. DEEP-PURGE BRA by LILY OF FRANCE. FINE and ELEGANT ACCESSORIES from PARIS and NEW YORK.

ALL WINTER COATS, FURS, and DRESSES at HALF PRICE. PARTY FROCKS from 20% to 30% discount. HATS at HALF PRICE..

22, Queen's Road C.

Tel: 24052.

Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICK GRUNNAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

NOT BANNED.

It is said that there was no ban on the shipment, but only a temporary suspension due to administrative causes.

The export firm said: "The export to Communist China of these fine plates for the manu-

facture of tins for canned goods. containers and other motal articles had been negotiated, as It is every time such a case

on

arizes with the authorisation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, But, the Indications of dimen slons .given the letter of credit which has just been sent from Peking through London did not tally with those given. in the order."

The arm added that this was why the operation had been suspended in order to avold possible dmculties of payment on delivery.

Only 23 small part of the vessel's cargo is destined for Communist China, France Presse.

Promotions-

And Awards

The following promotions in the Hayal Hongkong Defence Force were announced by the

Gazette this

Pilot morning! Office Gerald Graham and Pilet

Omeer Stanley

aley George Smith to

be Flying Officers,

Also announced in the Gazette were

the awardic

Established 1845

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1953.

Britain's Latest TV Mast

This picture shows the up part of the BBC's newest television transmitting station which is at Wenvoc in South Walts. It is the most powerfu“ television, transmitter in the The mast to 750ft high and the site is 480ft above world. sea level. The photograph shows the cylindrical section Ja which the slots, which may užimately form a very high fre- quency aerial, can be clearly seen. The two rels of four vertical folded dipoles forming the combined

sound vision aerial for the television xfallon are also visible.

Delay In

Prosecuting Criticised

and

Return Of Gold Appeal Dismissed

Hawker Given

15

Years For Manslaughter

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

Living Language

Why we say In Queer Street.

To be in "Queer Street" is to have money difficul- ties so that others are to advance credit. The phrase is supposed to have origin. ated from the query sign which a tradesman puts against the name of a customer whose solvency ho is sure about.

Fifteen years' imprisonment was the punish-unwilling ment inflicted at the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing on an unlicensed hawker who pleaded not guilty to the murder of a doorman of the Ko Shing Theatre on the night of September 15 last year, but guilty to the charge of manslaughter.

Lo Ling, 31, had been remanded from last month's Sessions after a Jury trying him for the alleged murder had been unable to arrive at a verdict.

The accused admitted killing ed the seriousness of the offence, Law Cheung. the doorman, but saying he did not think he claimed that Law had attacked could give a shorter sentence. the however, that him first, and that he last tils He added. head

remission and stabbed Law with a prisoner could get a kalfe he always carried in of sentence for good conduct in

prison, liis pocket,

Evidence had been given at

Fruit

the trial that the doorman had,

Incident,

the night before the refused to allow Lo to enter the theatre free of charge, s bad been his custom before.

Mr Patrick Yu, who repre- sented the accused nt. the trial (instructed by Mr A. S. Ross of Deacons), appeared

Mr G. R. him this morning. Sneath, Crown Counsel, was for the Crown,

this

When Lo's case came up this

morning, Mr Justice

Sequel To Magistrate's Order

Reece, Puisne. Judge, told his A writ nisi of certiorari

Counsel

explain to the

Mail Notices

The latest times of posting shown below are those for un- registered correspondence posted at 0.3.0., Bongkong. The intext posting times "alsowhere which, In general, are surtier than the G.P.D. timer, can be ascertained by enquiry At the local alice,

The latest posting times for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the times shown below. Particulars regard» ing paresl mails can be ascer tained by enquiry at any post olice.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Inda-Cluna, France, French North & West Africa, 4.30 pm. Ale Viel- 60m

Guam,

Philipomer.

..A.. B p.m. P.A.L. Formosa. Okinawa.

Hawai

U.S.A..

(Seattle & Western States, Canada.

6 om. II.K.A/N.W.A.L.

New Zea

N. Borneo, Australia, land, 6 p.m., Q.E.A.

Japan, & p.m., 1.0.A.C.. halaya, Indoncela, Ceylon, afla-

By Surface

dp.m.. Macan. 9.m.;

ss Lco Hong/Tok Shing,

Malaya, Ceylan, India, ́ ́ Aden,

prisoner that if he was tried for returnable on March 10 at murder there was a possibility 10 am. was granted by a that he might be convicted of Full Court comprising the manslaughter Instead, and that Chief Justice, Sir Gerard de art. 6 ...A.. the

could therefore prisoner

Mr Justice plead guilty to this charge if he Howe, and wanted.

Williams this morning to This having been done, Lo's Kwik Slang-go who had Middle East, Great Britain, Europe, been ordered by a Magis- trate to appear personally at the Central Magistracy today to answer a summong concerning salaries and an- nuities tax.

plea was taken accordingly,

Crown Counsel then told the Court that the Crown was pre- pared to accept this plea. This, he went on, was a case where there were no eyewitnesses and the victim died without inaking a statement.

was

On February 2 Mr Poon Yan- hol, the Magistrate, fixed hearing of the summons for today and

that Kwik, managing director of the Ching Slong Land Investment Co. Ltd. and Luna Park Ltd., must appear in person, his representation by Counsel not being suficient.

[5 pm, as Chusen.

Australia, New Zealand. 5 pm,

Changsh

BATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

Pakistan,

Blam,

By Air Burma India,

Africa. Great Britain, Europe, Noon

via 11,0.A.C.

1,6.A.. Canada, Noon, P.A.A. Slam, 4.20 p.n.. Thai Airways, Formosa, 0 p.m. C.A.T. Japan, p.m., B.O.A.C.

By Burface Macao. 2 p.m., a p.m., as Tol L03/

Tak Shople's Republic, 8.30 am. 4 pm.. train vis Canton.

India, 11 am., av Editem Queen. Malayo, Ceylon, Aden, Middle

East. Italy. Great Britain, Europa, 11 m. Glenorchy.

Formosa, 11 am, Wing Sang. Indonesia, Noon, po Tlibanijos, Japan, Noon, ss Norevereti." But South Africa, Noon, se

Tjibodas.

NO PRIOR INTENT Although the wound fatal, he stated, it did not seem 10 have been delivered with ruled prlor intent to kill. The Crown w also prepared to accept the plea that there was, that sum cicat element of provocation.

In millgation, Mr Yu said it could not be doubled that this was # serious offence. But

At the Supreme Court this whion it came to passing sen- moming, Mr Percy Chen (in- lence, he would ask His Lord-structed by Mr P. L. Lam) ship to take into consideration representing Kwik, applied for that people of Le's class were the writ nisl. He said that the often victims of circumstances. relief sough! was an order of Counsel said his client did certiorari to remove into the Mr Griffiths, who previously

not have the benefit of life will: Supreme Court the proceedings, falled to obtain ball for his

parents in his cariler days, and before the Magistrate and to he never client L! Sau-fung, 32, who has Court this morning.

had any proper quash the order made by Mr education.

Bremen, Feb, 10. It spite of all this, | Poon that Kwik appear per- been detained since January 14,

Appellant was represented by he stated, Lo had Д

Hasim C. Mardin, owner of o clean sonally or else he would issue Turkish ship which was caught pending deportation proceedings,

a warrant for his apprehension. after a three-hour chase in the record up to now.

"Since the case came up last time there has not been the An appeal made by Wong slightest Indication as to when Yuk-kong for the return of the statutary interview is to 1,020 taels of gold, confis- take

place

complaince Mr cated by the Director of P. J. Griffiths in the course of a-renewed application for hear Commerce and Industry, Ing before Mr Hin-shing Lo at was dismissed by Mr Justice Central this morning.

Williams, Senior Puisne Judge, at the Supreme

said he would be applying for Mr H. Caine of Messrs Johnson, Master, who con- a subpoena for the responsible Stokes and authorities to come to court and tested the decision made to explain the reason for the Kowloon in September Inst year case not being heard.

by Mr Horace Lo.

the of

at

Counsel stated that "It was about time some light, was Mr Caine alleged that it had Efficiency Decoration in regard banishment cases", adding that all the metal confiscated was in- brown on these confidential not been proved in Court that

his client had a considerable

bore similar

to the Hongkong Volunteer De- tence Corps to Major G. H.

one bar had Calvert and Major B. C. Field, business. In the Colony and that deed gold. Only

due to the delay in deportation been analysed by the Govern- The First Clasp to MC.

the proceedings her ilvelihood is ment Chemist, and the fact that Efficiency Medal Lieut R. S. going to ruin." Mr Grimths Capell, and

the Second Clasp concluded that he fully realised

other 211 the 10 the Emelency Medal to that the Magistrate's "hands were markings did not entitle the Lieut A. P. Pereira and CSM tied and that the matter lay Court to assume them to be the G. J. White,

Lolely In the hands of the same metal. It had been up to Secretariat for Chinese Affairs,

Prosecuting, Det, Insp. J. W. the Director of Comunerve and Macdonald applied for a further Industry to prove that It was remand of 10 days, which was gold-u metal he was entitled to granted by the Court.

confiscate.

The Volunteer Reserve De coration award to officers of the Hongkong Royal Naval Volun- teer Reserve were awarded to Lieut-Cmdr -J.C.M. Grenham (retired), and Licut-Cmdr H.P. Balley (retired), Cmdr R.J. Vernall (retired), OBE, Cmdr B.J.B. Morahan, Lietit-Cmdr L.D. Kilber, Lieut-Cmdr C.A.L. Bickett (retired), Lieut-Cmdr A.C. Ford, and Lieut R.B. Wood.

· FAVOURS UN

OFFENSIVE

and

(Continued from Page 1)

must contribute a mara proportionate share of the con- duct of the

Korean overall

UN

Chinese Seize Burmese Town

TAKEN ASHORE

The metal in question part of a 4,000 tret land

In passing the 15-year-ten- tence, Mr Justice Reece stress-

Consular Appointments

The Gazelle announced this morning that the Queen's Exeque- tura kmpowering Mr Julian F. Harrington to act as Consul General, Mr Frank J. Wathen to N. Nomen, Jr., to act as Vice act as Consul, and Mr Douglas Consul for the United States of America at Hongkong received Her Majesty's signature on January 5, 1953, ›

The recognition, provisionni-

ty, by His Excellency the Governor, pending Instructions from the Secretary of State for the which

Colonies, od Signor Guido Relli

was

the appellant had caused to be Rangoon, Feb. 10. taken aboard the ss Sin Klang Burmese newspaperS today in July last year, with the ob- reported that 300 Chinese [ject of exportation. It had been Nationalists overwhelmedi hidden in various parts of the small Burmese garrison nt Kyuhkok, the last border out- engine room by greasers, but post between Burma and Yun- afterwards the 1,020 tocks in nan Province, and holsted a question were taken Nationalist China flag only ajagain and secreted in a wooden few miles from

om n Chinese Com-box in a certain house in Hong- munist outpost.

The

kong. Press, which has ́ In- creased its attacks on the

On July 11 revenue officials presence of Nationalist Chinese had found the remaining 2,980 In Burma reported a general. incrense

tacls of Chinese pressure

, and confiscaled them.

on shore

effort.

The members of the should now give and for that elsewhere In Burma.-United This was reported in the Press, matter should long since have Press, given definite consideration to ways, and means of completely depriving the Chinese Commu- isi government of the where- withal to wage continued aggressive war against tho United Nations in Köres.”

He applauded Secretary of State Dulles' statement made on Wodnesday that the State De partiment is making an intensive study of possible actions to re- duce the flow

of goods having military value to China, Includ- ing blockade Associated Press,

INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION

Since 9 represents' some other digit, and the square of u does not end in B, 9 must represent 9, 3, 4, 7 or P. Of these, and 3 can once be rejected, since the aquares of 94 and 25 aro numbers" of s digita

The edgarce of 44, 77 and 88 are respectively 1030, 8020 and 1744"

Bo

6381

and 85 represents 13. The duverence ja 17, which t Delinda's vodo la es.

"London Express Bernion,

61 7/6 Tpresenta $920;

and the appellant had gone to the Police and reported the absence of 1,020 incls. The greasers when interviewed toll where the rest of the gold, had" been hidden, and this was con- fiscated.

Me Willems sald that this evidence, and the fact that the bar to Se enalyzed had been telisted at zandem from over 200 similar burs, entitled the Court to believe all the metel to be geld, and the Director of Cem- merse, and Industry was entitled to confiscate it.

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115

Italy Consul-General for

Aut

at Hongkong was an- nour

as · also

the nounced, recogation, provisionally, of Mr Jerome K Holloway as Vice- Consul for the United States of America at Hongkong.

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

3. Prostanno Sumarlod 67 Bally.

0.02, Chil dren's Hair Hour Ann (Studio). Names that mode his- Composer Carelcatie-Ceorge Gersh tory (BBCTS)—Lord "Anson:" 8.30,

wini 7. Time Bignal. World News and Now Trik (London Inlay: 7.16, Talking about Hongkong by Dr B.G. Davis and Rev. Father T. F. I Ryan (Recorded}; 7,30, · London Studio Melodiest Mantovani, and his Orch. with John Mcifugh (Tenor) (PECTS); 7.60. Weather Report: B. Brusie served, Robert Farner and his Orch and the Hollywood Studio Orch: 0.9, King George V: hrs Late, and Reign=23 (bbers) "Constitutions) and Pollical Problems” A. Beries of falks by Harold Nicoison) 9:28); 25usto Levers-Hour Clamiesi Requests

nied by Curus find on ahdol 10.35, The Human BodyTracer substmoos (BBCTS). A Tosture Pro- gramme edited by Proter 8 Z CB, TR9, (Final);

Bangin

with Danny Kaye 10.50, weather Raport: 1. dio News Rect fite corded London Relay): 1146, Good. night Music, Cod Siva The Cruen: $130. Close down,

Burma, Noon, sa Hai Hing. Indo-China, 1 pm. is fun On. North Barnea. 1 p.m.. ## Bew slam, Noon, as Hiram,

Sang

PLACED UNDER OPEN ARREST

Mr Chen said that his grounds river Weser, was tenight placed of application were that Mr under "open arrest" here and Poon's order was wrong in law forbidden to leave the city limits and in excess of his jurisdiction of Bremen, and also contrary to natural, Justice.

His ship, the 7,000-ton tanker Raman, secretly slipped her moorings at a shipyard here Counsel asked for all proceed-¦ two nights ago and was mp- ings to be stayed pending the tured at pistol point by river hearing on March 19.

I police-Reuter.

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77-19

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