1954-02-17 — Page 100

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CHINA MAIL

́ ́ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1954.

Cars Drive Across Frozen River

"An icy scene! near Culemborg, south of the town of Utrecht in Holland as cars are driven across the frozen river Rhine-London Express.

Scelba Cabinet's

Programme

Rome, Feb. 16.

Mario Signor

Scelba's new Italian Coalition Gov- ernment approved today a programme understood to include measures to combat tax evasion to meet the salary demand of civil ser- vants and to reduce un- proposals, he employment. "The hope for an curly conclusion of the state treaty.

Mr Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, appealed to Mr Molotov to withdraw demand for the retention troops and sign the treaty as it stood,

Mr Molotov's said left

"SHOULD SUFFICE"

his of

Mr Eden said that Dr Figl had assured the four Ministers that Austria did not want foreign troops on her Boll after the treaty was in force und that Austria would free herself from foreign military influence.

"That surely should suffice for us oll," Mr Eden declared.

Mr John Foster Dulles, the United States Secretary of State, suid that Sovlet actions on the Austrian treaty were another illustration of the "unwilling- ness" of the Soviet Union to restore genuine freedom and in- dependence "in any area where It ha

goiten its grip through the use of its army

or other- wine."

they were

All three Western Minister's and Dr Figi told Mr Molotov ready to sign the treaty as it now stood after the West had last week accepiedi the Soviet form of five articles which had been disputed for several years, But they all refused to accept Mr Molotov's amendments.

2 Whacks With Flat Paddle

For Unruly Boys

New York, Feb. 10, The beadmaster of the Cathedral of St John The Divine Choir School has advised parents that an- ruly boys will be discip- lined

DY"

whacks on the most administered with a large flat paddie.""

The headmaster, Canon Darby W. Betts, said that the punistusent

would be out

strict meied

under supervision, two

whacks for each demerit recorded against * The

boy's rebord programme, details of

during a 24-hour period. which have not been officially

He ***ld that the disclosed, will be presented to

paddling Parliament on Thursday.

system was An its main new feature is ex-

expression of "one of the pected to

bill providing

means that De a

God uses Keol terms for tax evaders, who

tavo ur"! by chastising US

"for estimated to cost the coun-

out own good," United Press, try 300,000 milion lire (about £173 million) a year,

are

for

also

little

The Government may explore the possibility of meet- Ing the long-standing demunds

of evil servants

higher salaries. The

previous government, while admitting state employees were

underpaid, said could be done if inflation was

be avoided. to

Coalition The

Government, it is believed, plans to find the additions!

through revenue stiffer taxes on joint stock com panies, alcohol, advertising, the national football pool and other forms of betting.

Financial circles estimate that 80,000 million lire (about £40 million) would be needed to grant the pay rises planned to state employees.

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Fog Lifts:

to

Ships Arrive

Reversal Of Decision Sought

Song Lam, alias Song Ling, merchant, appealed before Mr Justice Reeco and Mr Justice Gregg at Supreme Court this morn- ing, for a reversal of a de- cision by Mr Justice Wickn whereby Wong Ki-chi, mer- chant, was allowed to continue business at pre- mises he hired from Song Lam

Sheafferr SNORKEL

FULL COURT DISMISSES APPEAL BY DRIVING SCHOOLS PROPRIETORS

Holding that there was ample evidence on which the learned Trial Judge could have convicted, the Full Court of Appeal in a written judg ment this morning dismissed an appeal brought by two men convicted of conspiracy and corruption in a learner-driver case heard before Judge J. Reynolds on December 11, 1953.

The appellants were Yeung Kwok-hon, 32, proprietor of Chung Wah Driving School and Mak Po-hon, 34, proprietor of Po Kwong Driving School. They were found guilty by the District Court Judge and sentenced to three months' hard labour.

'The judgment was read by Mr Justice C.W. Reece: who sat with Mr Justice J.R. Gregg in the Full Court. "We are of the opinion that it is im- possible to say that there is not sufficient evidence to support the convictions," Mr Justice Reece said, "and we see no reason for interfering with the victions.

"We see no reason to interfere | convicted on two separate counts, with the sentence which we con- of corruptly recolving, for him- slder very lenient.".

self and others sums of $500 and $600 respectively 13 a reward The two appellants with five for or otherwise on account of other accused were Jointly a police officer giving preferen- charged and tried before Judge tial treatment to two members Reynolds with conspiring with off the public, viz. Lam 'Sau- others not in custody between king and Fang-Kwok-tuen. June 21 and August 17, 1953, to give money to Sub-Insp. R.G. Ibbitson, then Testing Offeer at The Kowloon Traffic Office, as a reward for preferential treat- ment to certain members of the public in passing them in their driving tests.

The seventh

Po-hom Was

con-

Inspection Of Public Works

On, conviction the appellants were sentenced each to three months' imprisonment with hard labour on the first count. On

His Excellency the Governor, the fourth count they were each

Alexander sentenced to two months Im Sta

Grantham, prisonment with hard labe

* GCMC, labour to

accompanied by the run concurrently with the Hon. T. L. Bowring, director of Four of the other five accused sentence of three months, The Public Works, toured Kowloon were also found guilty

and Shatin for about two hours Mak and appellant, given various terms of impri- sentenced on each of the 12th this morning, and inspected Bunment.

accused and 13th counts to two months various public works. was discharged.

imprisonment to run concurrent

The Governor first went to with the former sentences, Both appellants have appealed against works on the extension in width Hunghom where he inspected

of Wuhu Street and Ma Tau Wel Road. He stopped at Wuhu Street near a temple where the house collapse September

occurred in Juxt Governor then went to Ylm)

year. The Fong Stroot and inspected works Fo

on the road,

Appellants were represented by Mr R.W.S. Winter, In structed by Mr Alfred Hon. Mr D.F. O'Reilly Mayne, Crown Counsel, appeared Crown.

for

jointly

the

their several sentences.

convictions and

AMPLE EVIDENCE "The grounds of appeal may be shortly stated to be that there was no evidence to sup port the convictions

on the several charges,

Proceeding to

Shamshuipo,

THE JUDGMENT

The Full Court Judgment read:

were "The appellants

con- victed on an indictment which "After a careful consideration charged them

with of the evidence on the record is 'Excellency observed works others between June 21,

1953, we are of the opinion that there on the site formation of the Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, in-

and August 17, 1953, of con- was ample evidence on which Kowloon Secondary School near. structed by P. C. Woo, was for

spiracy to give divers suma to the learned Trial Judge could Sai Young Chol Street. He also the appellant, and Mr R. W. 5.

a police officer,

Sub-Inspector have convicted. The Trial Judge watched the reconstruction of Ibbitson, Winter, instructed

Prince Edward Road between as a reward for or in his by Ford,

the reasons accepted Kwan and Co.

otherwise on account

Nathan Road and the of his evidence of the witnessing

railway for the respon-giving preferential dent.

treatment the Prosecution relating

bridge. to the to certain members of the charges now before this Court public in their driving examina-

and refused to accept the state- tiona.

ments made by the appellants from the dock.

was

was

for

that

"They were further convicted on a joint charge of corruptly this Court is not a Court of re-

"We need hardly state agreeing to give rewards

trial: we do not retry a case that Sub-Inspector Ibbitson

да

to to

their The ap was also aside the verdict,

Suicide Solves

Mystery

"We are of the opinion that it Is impossible to my that there is rust sufficient evidence to sup port the cervictions and we see no reason for interfering with the convictons.

At Yau Yet Chuen, (another village), he was Mesars U Tat Chec, Robert Der, received by

Shum Choy-wah, and Hul Yeung-sing, prominent local residents, and stopped at Yau Yat Chuen Club for a while, overlooking the whole village..

His Excellency then proceed- ed to Shatin where he observed. the works on the construction of a new bridge at Tai, Wal. The construction of the bridge began in May last year and la expected to be completed by the end of June. The

brläge will be 120 feet in length and 40 in width.

Returning from Shatin the Governor went to Laichikok Amusement Park whore he in-.- spected work on the Laichikok dis-Bus terminus and other, works

around the park.

"Wo see no reason la interfere with the sentence which we consider very tenient "The appeals must missed."

be

Mr Bernacchi told the Court that by an

dated agreement September 1, 1950 the plaintiff hired the whole of the business of the Great Shanghai Hair- dressing Saloon Co. at 10 Bow- ring Street, ground floor, to the defendant for period of three Inducement for or otherwise on

an has been properly tried, is there After having been held up by years at a rental of $800 per account of his giving preferens sufficient evidence to support thick fog oulsite the harbour for ( month. The defendant

tial treatment to certain mem-

the finding of the Trial Judge more than 24 hours, the British given licence by the plaintiff to bers

and there has been no misdiree- steamer Mozaffari, carrying 1,511

of the public. in' premises and to driving examinations. occupy the

tions then this Court cannot sel troops of the Indian Custodial carry on business.

pellant, Mak. Po-hon, Force from Korea en route bbc, The plaintiff, entered port shortly before noon before Mr Wicks, claimed that in the action today.

defendant was in arrcars of. The Indian troops, part of the rant for three months and said force who had been guarding the by terms of the agreement if prisoners of war in the Korean

this happened the defendant demilitarised zone for the last was to forfeit the premises and five and a half months com- business to plainút. Another

(Continued from Page 1) prised the 3m Garhwal Rines, term OTHER MEASURES

of the agreement the 8th Jats, Brigade Head that it did not create the post- gave him money and treasured The Prime Minister is

expect quarters and detachments of the don ed to adopt his own a series

of landlord and Field

tenant, his love letters.. Engineers and of the ma of economic para

and social mea-Mahars machine-gun battalion. and plainti claimed that How much she and her prim, sures already proposed to Par- Among

even if it did the defendant had mother those meeting the

about his by his Signor Amintore Fanfani, when was Mem, 9. Mani, toony tection of

predecessor, troops at Kowloon Wharf today deprived himself of the pro- smuggling activities is something

and the he presented his short-lived missioner for India in Hong-

police are Tenant Ordinance.

still plecing together. But some guns and ment last month. all-Christian Democrat govern-kong.

Plaintiff claimed possession ammunition are believed to have Another troopship which en- fixtures and fittings

of the premises, return of all been found hidden under the tered port this morning was

and the roof where 19 or 20 old folks 200.000 familles, now living in time-expired

A five-year plan to house the Georgic coming

ejectment to fetch

of the defendant. were irmocently and peacefully troops to the

Judge Wicks gave Judgment dozing their last years away. caves and shanties, at a cost of United Kingdom.

for the defendant. - tension 277,000 million lire (about £100 and the calling of a five-power million).

The 10%, which began

GROUNDS OF APPEAL... conference

blanket the approaches to Hong- with China.

Communist 2. Special measures to hall kong disrupting sea and air The plaintiffs appealed this

closure of steel

and en communications shortly before morning on the grounds that the and to boost 6 am. yesterday, began to lift in trial judge wrongly assessed the gineering works Their output for export.

the vicinity of Waglen Island at value of the premises by con- 3. Loans to small

and 9 in today and by 10.20 sidering a figure which was medium industries to help them visibility returned to Increase production.

normal, principally o hire fee

Then sometimes ho called at according to the Royal Observa- 4. Construction of new roads tory's Kal Tak meteorologist,

business; that the respondent the old folks home and created was a trespasser; and that the noisy scenes Neighbours believed cost 270,000 million Bre (£155 militon).

respondent was not a person he was demanding money from protected by the Landlord and his wife and mother-in-law. Tenant Ordinance.

Police so far fonight had not revealed any motive, for the murders-Router:

The Ministers are due to mcet again at 10 am GMT on Wednesday in secret session in the Soviet Embassy in East Berlin to resume their dis- cussion of Far Eastern problems under point one of their three- point agenda

international reduce

- measures

to

In the afternoon, they will be- turn to item two-Germany and session. European security in normal

Wednesday's meeting will be and Armly led him out. When the last in the Soviet Embassy.

had

ho gone and the door was The final meeting on Thuradey shut on him, we could still hear will be held in the former his ranting.

"Lies, lies, lies, a damnable Allied Control Authority building

session was held.

West Berlin where today's

racket, all iles," he was still bellowing. And it sounded like distant, thunderous, wild poetry

INSUFFICIENT APPLIANCES

in

Hamant

These included:

the

w

5. New plans for the coun try's shipyards, now threatened with unemployment, because of their high production costs.

6. Drainage of hundreds of An American spokesman an-

squbro' miles of marshland, at nounced tonight that Mr Bulles the north of the river Po and would have a brief meeting with

reclamation project in Bardinia. Dr Konrad Adenauer, the West Tax relief and other help

for smallholders Reuter. German Chancellor, at Wahn airport, netr Cologne, West Ger-

many, on Thursday night after Intent To

to

Queen Mother

To Visit US

the Landlord

of the

knew

Chesney in recent years used to frequent taverns in Chelses, Landcu's art colony, once moce calling himself "Milner, wear. ing his earrings. He drank and told swabluckling talks of his adventures

Radio Hongkong

HX.T.

Variety

Mr, Bernacchi said there was a very evident personal agree ment between the respondent end the appellant that the respondent was to take over the appellant's business The rent for premises,"

said: ho

should Washington, Feb. 10, bo legally allowed rent without Plante are being made for taking the personal agreement Queen Elizabeth, the Queen into consideration: Part of the Mother,

to visit the United money was for hire of premisesented by far ther States some time this autumn, and the other part was for the o the British Information Service hiring of the business for three and the World confirmed tonight.

years he contended...

[Bay}}},"or" Speciel Chi-yeurug. 31-year-old cinema the trip, was expected on The 1800 & monta was fent paid

Young Stu-kel, alios Pout Biunounced an ad. He said thine if the agreement, Crew

giving details of was not a tenancy one, but only The West German Parliament employee of 11 Sat Pin Street, possibly

licence t

America It did not arise at all. Mr A. G. Parker at the Marine | will hold a special session to Diaspool Hill appeared before a Horld not give the nature of [for hiring :At the business and

tomorrow, f Sub-Insp., K41 T. Wong, prova cordeigned. Parliamentary circlés | morning changed with ultering af o vilt but it was presumed 'other, collatorni:fights, in respect -› Accseng

discuss the results of the Berlin Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this

forundrection purporting thegor Me 3.6. Churos Manor

For having insufficient life- saving appliances on board. his.| craft, Po Koo, 41, master of i fishing boat, was fined $50 by

Court this morning.

* secuting, said “that

defendant

he leaves here by ale to return

to Washington---Neuter,

SPECIAL SEÉSION

Bonn, Feb, 16.

Defraud Charge

to „be,

A

Her Majesty would,

was intercepted on To aid Hére today which of the Esthe Overseas, Ltd,, with The White House: 313.yutifier qusiness" was worked." Mr Bird

when he was proceeding to will be held in session,

ideld in about two weeks. intent to; the Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will

Castio Peak.' On" inspectie maken, statement.” concerning.

life appliances or

Police found that defendant the conference, and disclose. Like

had prepared ela

<

Jackets, being four: Jackets Loud - plain, the m

"star" "the required numbering) | Freesta

of the President of the premises on which the

to confirm or

cheny No to elleted to The Queen Mother last vitt Hearing continuing.

The United States lögether «Umberi (Jude, 15 and with her husband, the late King

days In Police cristody

worded Londo

Chow

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith