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Man Fined BAILEY'S CHARGES

$50 For Careless Driving

A private car chauffeur, convicted of careless driving by Mr Thomas Tam at C'en (ral this morning, protested repeatedly that he was really "innocent”.

The Crown plleged that about October this 1219 pm

year, defendunt, Chan Shang, of 101 Jahreston Road. Kroid

private T How was driving N+. 9777 at the Junction of Hennessy

Lauatel Houchs where he knocked down and seriously injured 17) elderly woman pedos Ur Blas

Evidence S injured women

given

by

i eye-w|10% of the Revidert whunne night aft

stitk Wats

in

AT COURT ON BILLS OF LADING

was

The trial of Albert Francis Bailey, 33, mer- chant, charged with three counts of libel, resumed before Mr Justice J. Reynolds at the Criminal Sessions this morning, with the accused continuing his evidence.

Bailey is alleged to have maliciously publish- ed defamatory libels in the form of letters to Messrs P. H. Sin, Y. H. Chan and S. K. Yee.

Mr Arthur Hooton,

is contiueting his own

The company

would

Q.C. previous letter. Solicstor-General, and Mr D. R. informed him they had made a E Hea, Crown

that they Counsel, are · mistake, und prosecuting. ussister by Del, contact the Bank.

of the fact that the Insp. It. Dudmani

I show Bailey

Bank were in perversion of the defence.

ardiers, delivery

which they con- Brined in qute of their letters to him. Bary went on, he would submit that all matters pertain- ang to the bill of lading in ques- them of the 4.3. Hoogkerk were known to the Bank.

The trial had been adjourne yesterday

morning on Mr Hooton's application in order that photostotle copies of over 500 documents could be sorted but so that the members of the

L'A=

Handage This Jury could have complete sets of

the documents before them,

PHOTOSTATIC COPIES Sub-Inspector C. D. Muyger,

for the witness box tha Prosecutor, revealed that Chan

refeited to vorka- haul ne previous conviction of, Ing. Baley speeding and another of driving photostat ples of documents! without dar care and attention Turning in particular for a bell uf indg KATIK 1.11 VACIN voyers, he wald there were lok

After finding Chun guilty, the Magistrate fried hun 350 or 14

of vit goes involved in that days and ordered his driving | document. De k Flated to Beener be endorsed. Chan was 50 toner and the other reatest ja further ordered to pay $100 cum.

i40 odd togs pensation to the injured woman

Settlement Agreed

An action for possession of a Kowloon

Brst lot arrived in Hong- kotid. but the second IKVAR arrived, continued the accused, In order to bain Judgment by fraud in the actions relating 16

thaal

CargoCS, the United Chinese Bank concealed from The Court

fact the

that the cargo which did arrive came on at entirely different

document. This other bil いず inding.

staled.

absolutely Kowe prenses which was valley led was

were mude Puisno o appear vald to the Cours by Great

Court suppression of the real one. It the Supreme

was as absurd as saying that he wux settled on

The terms were had taken bus and then pro

ducing a tram ticket to back up later announced in Court.

Plaintif

was Chan Sheung, that statement, he added,

Austin married woman, Avenue, second floor, und Flamed

possession of the ground Austin and first floors of 2 Avenue

fang Ho-wa

Justice

Judge, In

this morning

agreed terms.

R.

married woman.

uf 2

she

NOT OCEAN-GOING

Homing is preceding,

1

M.C.C. Hits Out At Melbourne

Melbourne, Dec. 14. The M.C.C. were 101 runs nhoud, with sever wickets in hand, when the luncheon ac Journment was taken on the last day's play of their match against Victorin today.

The scoreboard M.C.C. 312 und 128 Victoria 277.

When WAS: for three,

wicket,

Despite a crymbling the MC.C. tourists went for the bowling from the start und scored at the rate of a run a minute.

Fireworks started with the first over of the day, when very Hutton (12 not out overnight) and Bailey (two not out) took ten runs off the first three balls from Carr. But the lifth ball one that never rose-shuttered

Balley's wicket.

HUTTON GOES

Bailey's contribution was (1/28).

Button was next in go, when he was caught behind by Mad dex off Loxton for 25 (32 for Iwo).

1845

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1954

Tornado 'Hits London

The wall of this house in Lendon was taken clean off by a freak lornado which hit the West London Suburbs, leaving a trait of damage, injuries and terror. It tore the root off a Railway Station, sucked roofs off houses and blew out doors and windows. A boathouse, boaty, cars and trees in its path were sucked up and thrown yarda sway. The last damaging tornado in Britain was June, 1934, and the worst

WDS ta 1708, when 8,000 people are believed to have been killed in Southern England by collapsing buildings and flying debris.

-London Express Photo.

ALTERATIONS TO BE MADE TO THE ROYAL YACHT

Portsmouth, Dec. 18.

His Lordship esked Bailey if he was saying that the bill of lading did not relate to the car- from

Ac- Lots of 39 tons and 40 tons.

the bill of cused replied that Mr Patrick Yu, Instructed by lada die no

not cover un ocean Me F. X. D'Almuda, of Messrs voyage. He said his argument

to 17 Almada and Mason, appeared was that in order

obtain for plaintiff, and Mr A. J judgment by fraud the United

Queen Elizabeth's £2,100,000-yacht Britannia, which Culford, Bestructed by Mr P. J Chinese Bank represented the

brought Parliamentary controversy over its cost, is under- Gruths, of Messrs Wilkinson, document to be an ocean-going

going modifications here, it was learned today. 201 Girl, represented the bill of lading when in fact they defendant

were not.

The changes are aimed parti- Plaintiff claimed abe let the Balley and

Peter May and Cowdrey then cuturly at eliminating "singing" began a bright stand which has 10 dufendant ull, know penalser

Copies

delivery so far produced 74 runs,

in a propeller, which set up December [.

with reverberation in the vessel. 1949,

order of the cargoes were in May of 46 and his partner 19. monthly tenancy of a rental of the hands of the Bank because

May drew frequent applause the they Terminatet

spokesman $700,

Admiralty produced were

with crisp strokes to the sold the "singing" was only tenancy by notice to quit given | Court.

boundary and

and the never appeared evident at low speeds Defendant April 30, 1953

When the accused went on to troubled by the frequent changes work was being done during the Kill cccupation AKI

refer to correspondence between in bowling-Reuter.

Britannia's first reft. plaintiff claimed mesne profils himself and Jebsen and Co., Mr from June 1. 1953.

anti Hooton rose em

und asked the Court delivered up if the matters contained in the passion

correspondence were relevant.

accused sald he Wit

10 Way

wit

ant costs

Announcing

The settlement, Mr Yu said the following term tund been agreed between parties:

the

(1) An order by consent for posression to be given by de fendant to plount!! on March 91, 1955; (2) plaintiff to waive all claims for arrears of

rent and/or mesne profits up to and (3) including December, 1954; defendant to pay mesne prolita of $700 per month for January, February and March, 1955, such payment not le constitute tenancy; (4) defendant under- takes to give notice to quit through her solicitors fo all occupiers and sub-tenants by the end of March, 1905; (5) each party to pay their own costs: (0) defendant under- takes to use her best efforts, if

assist the plaintif required, to

il

to obtain vaennt possession after March 31, 1955.

LETTER TO

THE

EDITOR

Smokers

Sir, I notice that

passengers.

boord

some

crowded

11

Tho

slightest foundation" Court never

The vi the

in

calling people to give evidence on these matters in due course. Continuing, Bailey referred to

letter dated September

aber 7. 1951, from him sent to Jebsen and Co. In which he asked the

m about bills

inding of concerning the 5.2. Hoogkerk, Jebsen 1 Cu. wrote bim asking if he had forwarded the bila The United Chinese Bank

CONTACTED JEBSEN Accused said he immediately conturled Jebsen andl more and

10

Co, once

ceferred them to his

Jadinya

Mail Notices

The Lafaxi

An

THE BRITANNIA

Japanese Deportee Arrives

LI

Radio Hongkong

BKT

Sheaffer's “SNORKEL”

VIETNAM TROOPS Welcome Pocket

CLASH WITH WORLORD'S ARMY

Saigon, Dec. 18.

Vietnam troops elashed with a fierco “dissi- dent" 2,000-man army and killed_57 and wounded six in an amphibious operation in the swampy West Cochin China, it was announced today,

The Army announced sent the first stage of operations to nino battalions with Marine etoun out Colonel Bacut's pri- support, againṣi.“dissident“ mem- vate my has been comp.cted. bers of the Hoa Hio sert who United Picss have been in virtual control of the West Cochin coast since the end of the Indo-Ching war.

The Army said that the force was Inunched last week and now

Irish Fireman

Gets

Month's Gaol

An Irish fireman on board HMT New Australia, who pleaded that he missed his ship because he made a mistake about its sailing time, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment by Mr C. Cairns at the Marine Court this morning.

armoured ring

ARMOURED RING Now Vietnam troops tightening their round tho bandit Warlord Bacut in his mountain stronghold near the Cambodian frontier and will "liquidate" him, an army spokes. man said

today

Money For HK Refugees

Last month the China: Mail printed an exclusive story on 51 refugeen being taken on as extras for the

filming of "Soldier of Fortune."

They have been on the job in batches of six and eight for five days of shoot- ing up to date.

To the refugees who have come into the Colony penniless, the $15, they are now getting for a day's shooting is "heaven-sent” pocket money.

No 7 Signal Goes Up For U.S. Film Makers

With nightfall

today

Unofficial reports had snld earlier today that the Viet- namese Army was calling off the expedition 85 miles southwest of typhoon signal No. 7 will be Saigon after meeting flerce re-hosted at Blackhead Point!

.

sistance from the Warlord com- mander of 4,500 men who broke away from the private army of the Hoa Hae religious sect

These

reports said the army andered its main aim had boon achived by Dr Ving Bacut to the hills and the operation was now classed as a "punitive expedition."

GUNBOATS USED

No, this is not a 'weather story and the Observatory has not let you down.

NG TYPHOON There is no typhoon in Hong- kong but "Soldier of Fortune" and the weather requires one people have kindly obliged.

Filming of shots outside the Peninsula Hotel was held up this

4o the morning owing

sun'a reluctance to be helpful! Herman, Assistant accosted your reporter

out for a few minutes

Hal Director with

Gunboats were belag used on the canals, armour on land and there were anck parachute regi-please, could you coax the sun ments in action as well as in-

Bacut's be

henvy mortars had bombarded the fishing port of Rachgia on the gulf of Stam and

The defendant, Joseph Lamer, fantry. 41, was Biso ordered to confined in the house of detention after having served

with

movie

and

MOVIE EQUIPMENT The Peninsula Hotel, austero was surrounded and dignifled

equipment the gaol term until arrange the esmy had been forced to

curious people all morning. ments for his repatriation could take retallatory action.

Yards of wire, huge are-lamps, Cambodia has recently pro- be made.

cameras and the "peeping Tom" Larner was charged with tested to the Vietnamese

van were arraigned all about it having

wilfully or negligently Government about alleged atro- remained in the Colony

after cities

Cambodian to the consternation of the Police Dgainst

who had to keep an eye on it trooper.minorities in Rachgia the departure of the Ho pleaded guilty of

The Vietnam spokesman sahill. the

ship by mistake.

Bacut, wtw nearly bled

During the day shots of Mr death after a clash two months Gable, Mr ago with another rebel band, Logue, was hardly out of his sickbod "back", entering and leaving the before he launched his attack hotel will be Alined. against the national army.

missing

On

The Prosecution fold the court this morning that the Now Aus- tralia left port at 12 noon December 7, Larner reported to the ship's Jocal agents, Mac-

and kimmon Mackenzie

Com- pany and the Marine Police yes- terday. He lived in the YMCA. all the time from the time the ship sailed up to his surrender. to the authorities.

SAILED AT NOON

the ship sailed carlber at 12 noon.

In mitigation, Larmer explain- ed that he left the ship at about 7 a.m. on the same day the He said there was "not

the

ship saflod with the thought in for prese

mhid that it would leave al reports that experts were try-2 o'clock in the afternoon. But Ing to reduce the "roll" on the ship to meet the degree of com- fort required for a Royal yacht. "She does not roll badly at all and, In fact, she is very stable from that point of view,"

he said. The Britannis, launched by Queen Elizabeth in April 1953, le due to leave dock here on Wednesday after her cigirt weeks reft.

FURTHER TRIALS Then she will undergo further sea trials before being used by Princess Margaret during her

British tour of the

Caribbean islands beginning on January 31. Commenting on reports that "finishing touches" were now being put on the Britannia, the Admiralty

spokesman said: "Alterations and additions" were always made during a refit,

He could not give details of tny additione currently being made.

Buckingham Palace announced last week that the Britannia will joln in combined fleet exercises with the Duke of Edinburgh, on board in the Mediterraneani next March.

£200,000 SPENT

The Parliamentary "watchdog" committee on public accounts revealed recently that the Government spent nearly £200,- 000 extra to get the yacht ready

timo

10 bring Queen

in

and the Duke of t home from Tobruk

In May after their Common- wealth tour.

tom of borting shown below are those for un- registered cortespandenes posiad at 0.2.0. Hongkong. The latest posting times elsewhere which, In general, aro earlier than the G.P.0. times can de Recurtained by enquiry at the local ofice,

The latest posting times for

6.43 Programme Buminary: 148, registered articles are generally

London Palladium Orchestra: 5,05, one hour earlier than the times

**Ellswatha** : {Coloridge-Taylor). khown below. Particulars regard.

The Hongkong fingers cond. by Di ing parçal mallı can be securtain-

T. Ride. From the Great Hall of ed by enquiry at any post office,

the University of Hongkong Intro- duction by Professor Edmund Blun- den (Itelay): 6.45, Richard Crean and justification" for allegations of But they said there was "no TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14

his Orchestra; 0.58, Weather Report; By Air Indo-China, 6 pan,

Ishijlarta,

WOB who

1.00. Time Signal, and World News wasteful expenditure Formoss, Japan, Okinawa, U.S.A. ondered to leave Singapore by

(London Relby); „7.10, Commentary Britannia's construction, & Canada, p.m.

tiro Immigration authorities London Relay) or Special At The ship is built so that it nouncement; Ku · Interluda -lifor there because of his connection Mule with Elton Hayes (BITS): can be converted to a hospital

wartime at a. with the Japanese intelligence 30 Forces Favourites (London Ho ship in service in Singapore in the fast Demi-Heure Francalle between £180,000 and £200,- (Studio); #30,"Rambling · Rose'' • A serial biory in Eight Episodes by 000-Router, John Jowelt, Episodio 7 (Recorded) Cast: Donald Ransome. Neville

Blen Philip Peerce.

Lloyd da Lampley. Dorothy Ravelo; Mr

vehicles in Hongkong with lighted elgarettes dangling on their lips. This is a sourco danger to other passengers,

There have been several in. Aud

of

p.m.

eldents where, on a sudden jerk of the vehicle, people have been in the neck by a person

anding behind with a lighted

cigarette on his lips.

The utility companies would be doing the public a great Justice if they would simply tell their conductors to .request thosr

passengers smoking cigaroties to put them out when boarding a crowded vehicle.

MALCOLM KAYE

Yuichi

By Riface Macan, p.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15 By Air Thailand, .. Indo-Chine, m

war, onrived here this morning Formosa, Japan, Korea, Canada, a aboard the cargo ship Seiko

Maru Indonesia, Malaya. New Zealand, Ceylon. Ishijima refused to seo re- Bismillus, 0_p.m.

Bwitzerland. Denmark, Norway, & ponters on arrival and sold that sweden, 0 p.m.

· The equid not speak.. Japan, 6pm.

By Surface China, People's Republic, 0.30 a.m. Maero, m

Burma, India,, noon,

Philippines, 1° 5.m. Korea, 3 p.m.

Macag, 0 p.m.

Indutasim, & pm;

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10 By Air

in the

cost of

Evans: Hose Blaker Tall Bus Competition Closing

Date Changed

of

| Chump, Dorothy Scales, Mr Disker,

The Hongkong Council John Mille; superintendent Talliyeg, Reginald Glanvila, Sergeant Common. Social Service has changed the Alts Elorrio; Mr Gunn, Paddy It is understood that he will shan; Frank (TT, IMTs), closing date of its novel-writing be allowed to go shore during tile Produced by Patrick Butler Competition from December 18, the ship's stay here. The Selko for the Garrison

9. Time to January 81.-. Bignal. Concert by Mifs, Janing Ane Mary will sell for Japan to- is open to all girls and boys morrow afternoon.

Tiny (plano Concert Hall); do, from 14 to 18. Hereft

It bras alleged that tohijima Boral of Light anal of mind. A prize of $1,000 is to be

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kls presence Chore was made mozdad i fandor, eliz)'ill" Goods awarded at an unkys' quality

night Musery Clod Save The Queen hould be outstanding. known,

to

News of the fighting has been censored from the Salgon news- papers-Reuter.

Compensation For C.P.A. Airliner

Rennie and Miss Susan Hayward's

IN EGYPT

DEATH SENTENCES

COMMUTED

London, Dec, 13. Mr Robert Turton, Foreign Under-Secretary, said today the

Cairo, Dec. 13. £307,000 Chinese payment of

The Egyptian Revolution

Council ost Command

today commuted to life imprison- ment with hard labour the death sentences passed five members of the Moslem Brotherhood yesterday by the People's Tribunal,

The

Council also conarmed sentences passed on other mem- bers of the Brotherhood at the trial.

A representative of the ship's compensation for shooting down

British-owned eirliner agents said this morning that the company

received a cable Halnan Island in July covered:

master from the ship's

that Loss of the aircraft and the Larner was absent. The com- consequential expenses incurred pany sooh referred the matter by the Cathay Pacific Airways the Shipping Company: Lots of freight and to the Police, office as well as the Seamen's baggage: Loss of life and com- Mission, Larner did not report pensation to survivors for in- until yesterday afternoon Jury and distress.

Larner replied that he stayed. The cheque had been handed all the time in the Y.M.C.A, as to the British Charge d'Affaires but had not been he intended

to "ship out without at Peking

received in London. bringing anyone into trouble".

Mr Turion said the He said he did that three years

when he missed a ship. pensation covered all those in Although he Whs & passenger volved, including foreign na- from Okinawa that time, he tionals..

the same thought he could do

Ten persons lost their lives now by leaving on his own ne-in the air attack on July 23.

Reater. cord without troubling others.

SIDE GLANCES

COM-

By Galbraith

HAL'S

STOCK OF ON.

INEAL CHRISTMAS

to fare wor

this

year, dost"

on

In addition to the live death sentences four were sentenced to hard labour for life, ave to 18 years' hard labour and 17 to ten year hard labour.

A People's Tribunal found the accused guilty of complicity" in a plot to overthrow the exist ing regime and participating in

activities of terrorlat

tho Becret Brotherhood's

organiss

ition

Ten others were acquitted, Six Moslem Brotherhood leaders were hanged last Tups- day for plotting to overthrow the revolutionary regime. Hansen el Hodelby, Buprene Guido of the movement, Wah sentenced to death with them but reprieved---Reuter."

Lady Grantham at Art Exhibition

!

Lady Grantham spent half an hour this morning" "vlowing the paintings at the British Council "Exhibition of Paint- Inge" by the Hongkong Artists*

which was opened, yes» ·

She Woo welcomed A. In

"Genes and M

by Mr

ལ་

representatives of the Council, and shown round the exhibition by: Messty Luli Chan and Loo Byng, artists, exhibi- ing their work. 1

Mrs. M. Gladstone

Arrives

Mr M. CHładztórie, “wiło (of "Rear-Admiral G."V.“ Gladáterio, Flag Officer""""Becond-In-Com- mand, Pue, East Siation, arrived here in the my Changwth this morning Australia to Jola hur husband baggy

Mary

May'. Gladstone,

Zander, had bedni irisiting Berre-

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