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David Vanishes
A'
11
the
BOVE the dockers, like the gang with it, and couldn't black, outward. At them. So I went to
ship, and they wasn't there. leaning wall, the ship's hull] Then the temptation reared, making midgets of great for me." the quay, yet
the men on
who too
"You are a single man, and linking them, by the thin you were being paid about £14 week, and the temptation was great?" the magistrate
thread of
a derrick's rope, too To the whole adventure and naked. romance of world commerce.
As it was the
afternoon
pay day, the gang of
of
LESSER EVIL?
duckers | THAT'S right, sir." David sali, sounding relieved to
were less interested in romance
and adventure than they might have the mutter put so suc- have been at other times.
They
primarily སྙུ་ཛཱMg*
clactly
In-
The gang held an informal he's bud
that,
"You were robbing your terested in getting their wages fellow workers," said the magis. with as uttle inconvenience to
trate. "Al the world over, theirselves as possible.
mun descends to when
bad I think the bo time has come for you lo of their number, a dark-hatred sent to Sessions,"
nanel Davki, Lo coileet! they pay-packets for them all They could hardly tuve picked
conference. They deputed ones
worse.
LOST-
DAVID strolled many
He sentenced David to throw months prison on the charge of being found on enclosed pre- mises: un that of stealing the pay-pucketa he ordered him to be sent to Sessions for No netence.
Thank you, sir, thank you,"
seeing him go, so emirely. David said. At least he had
and ensunt, could have guessed how bla mind was working os he threaded hin way among hawsers and bollards and rail-seeming way trucks towards the office.
not been faced with his former workmates. Ho went away contented. Someone, wages once, had taught him, perhaps,
to count his blessings.
WIN working
Hut his mind fast He
putting WIN
touches to a plan
Anni
10 rob htA
HARBOUR
colleagues of their wages. TUNNEL PLAN
1.
He collected £104 6. ild. ne ca contained 101 seven Ange-
Then, instead of packets. turning to the gang, he unter ed ont of the dak gates. Aller that, to all who had known him, Davki vanished.
FOR
-FOUND
nearly
six months. nothing was heard or scen
of David by anyone interest
with
(Continued from Page 1)
(with purposes recreational gladium and so on) then a cheap abct rapid form of transport TA that would
needed. respect, only, would 1 advocate
be
such an kea.
"One must bear in mind that truing and cars cannot be run in the same tunnel, and It
In his whereabouts would which, within a few hours his disappearance, include country's police forces.
Etn
of
the
two Hol- from
other night, Late the policemen on patrol near born heard sounds coming
should basement area that have been empty at that hour.
investigated
11
A
ark-haired
under
and fount MAJ crouched
At
The
-
CT1-
4 re-escape-Daviet. He
wua charged Clerkenwell court next ing with being found on closed premises for an unlawful purpose, and was remanded for to be made inquiries
inore about him.
When next David was brought into the dock, there was another
CHINA MAIL
Established 1545
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1955,
New Territories Car Accident:
MCC v. Victoria
NO PLAY
REFORE LUNCH
Melbourne, Feb. 11.
A saturate outfield pre- vented play before lunch on the first day of the match between the MCC and Vic- toria here today.
was
The Melbourne cricket ground wont tor MCC practice yesterday after heavy thunder- storms the previous night and during the morning,
A decision on which bowler will be omitted from the 12 MCC players named will be left Douil just before the
be expensive lu con- struct a funnel accommodating both forms of transport. Some- one will have to prove that the demand is sufficient to justify sucti
a step." Just to wind things up: a begins. recent correspondent advocated
the
linking whole Colony. What do you think of the idea?
"Well, bothing is impossible from the enginer ring
point of view, of course, But I thinic that such a form of transport, in a sinut place like Hongkong, would not be a paying proposi tion."
The
A private car, contain- ing a family of Ave, including a baby, yester. day afternoon felt nearly 70 feet from the Castle Peak Road, but mira- culously,
no one Was
seriously injured. Picture shows the damage done to the car as a result of the accident. -- Staff Photo- grapher.
He Collects Miniature Bottles
After a four-day visit to match Hongkong, which has been his ambition for many yearš, Mr R. A. Ross returned to Penung in RMS Carthage this morning.
the 12 bowlers In
rule
are
Notices
The intest
times of porting shown below are those for un registered correspondence posted at 0.7.0. Hongkong. The latest porting times elsewhere which, In general, are ourlier than the OP.0. times can be ascertained by enquiry at the local office.
The latest Dating me for registered artictex are generally one hour earlier than the times shown below. Particulars regard- Ing parcel mall CAD be scor- Leiked by enquiry at any post olare.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I By Air Japan, USA, Canada, 6 pn. Malaya, Indonesia, Austrilia, New Zealand, Ceylon,_6_ ́pan.
By Surfac
Macao, 6 pm.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 Thailand. Butina, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Afrion, Great Britali & Europe, am
Philippines, 22.01.
@ p.m. Formues, Canada, Okinawa, Korea, 0 p.m. Japar & USA, 0 pm,
By Burface China, People's Republic, 0.30 2.17. Formosa, B am
Indo-China, 9 am, Macro, 1:30 pm.
the Installation of a complete Tyson, Bailey, Louder, Appleyard and Wandle, Statham may be the subway system
to drop out so that he can rest a damaged big toe.
"I think Hongkong is the most if the doctor
that fantastic place, not at all as I Ross Cowdrey is not sufficiently re-imagined it to be," Mr
Injury, sold. covered from his nose
Japan Canada. 6 p.m. Boychelles, Br. East Africa, (N. & Compton will deputise.
"The thing that amazes me
9. Rhodesia & Mozambique P/P via were re- Hutton and Evans
most
13 to find big modern Balus), 0 pm. united
with their wives,
China, People's Republic, 0 p.m. who western buildings in what I had
Масю arrived here today by air from imagined would be an entirely
DAZBRUARY 19 Fremantle.
By Air oriental setting, The 12 chosen for today's
Philippines. Guam, nearly 50.S.A.1. P.. Ja not
Hawaii "Singapore natch
Cowdrey,modern." were: May,
Indo-China, France, 1 p.m. Simpson, Graveney Botley,
Mr Ross is the assistant man- Philippines, N. Borneo, 6 p.m. Wardle, Edrich, Tyson, Statham,
ager of a
Indo-China, large rubber and
Malaya, Indonesia, Acstralia, New Zealand, 8 pm. Appleyard, Andrew and Loader coconut plantation in Perak
Ceylon, p.m. ~Reuter
By Bartoco Macio, 2 p.m.
charge against him-of stealing Arrest Warrant
the pay packets.
DAVI
TEMPTATION
AVID pleaded guilty to both charges, and the police told the magistrate, Mr T. F. Davis, '
his that since
had
Issued
Saarbruecken, Feb. 10. An arrest warrunt has been of at- disappearance tempting
a man Issued, accusing
to
Herr murder Johannes Hoffman, the Saar Premier, by sending him 0 parcel containing explosives, the Saar police announced to-
last summer, David working, under another In a browery.
been
name,
"There are six previous con- victions, the policemen sakch and gave some details. For the inst six years. David had divided his time between Jobs and prison.
odd
to
turned The magistrate David. "What do you wont to
ay?" he asked.
"Well, regarding the money," David began. "I went back to
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talks
secret.
The estate is called Cher- sonese and is 9,000 acres in all. About 1,200 tom! men gre hired to do the work.
It was Mr Ross's life-long ambition to work in the Far East and when he was offered this job three years ago he agreed at once,
1
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Sheaffers "SNORKEL"
HK's £120 Mill LETTERS TO
'Bank Balance'
In London
Our Own Correspondent
Feb. 10.
THE EDITOR
Smoke Nuisance
Si rend with interest your leader on anoke mulance legislation but fail to understand why Governant is only com cerned with
aman-controlled harped for aircraft. "Surely it is far more important to consuler
of Hew of pubile health
in the industrial areas
this legislation from the overall
Hongkong holds a "bank balance" of tendency of mills ote
the
to provide employees with
Is to
This come quarters
and build promises
million in London according to an estimate by The Banker, a British economic review. pares with a balance of £33 million held at the end| clover to Industrial areas. of the war.
upon thousands are to inhale the smoky
The British authorities maintain the usual atmosphere at night when banker's secrecy about the individual ownership windows, are obliged to
people
open
Factorife seem to of the so-called sterling balances, but the 1945 make a habit of belching forth figures were published in a report by a United their fumos aridi smoke much moro so at right than during States House of Representatives committee, and the day, presumably because these have now been brought up to date by The they want to make sure no Banker.
Ita estimate
of Hongkong's holdings throwa interesting
light on the Colony's capital position. It shows the extent to which Hongkong's persistent deficit on merchandise trade. amounting to over £300 million the nine years from 1948 to 1934--has been offset by its surplus on "invisible" trans- actions.
On this side of the account the Colony benents from its merchanting, banking, shipping and other commercial trans- nctions. Income from the maintenance of British troops In the
is another big Colony invisible Item
But the growth of the sterling balance also reflects, the move- ment of capital into Hongkong. An important factor here was the big influx of funds that sought refuge in the Colony when the Communist armies were overrunning China,
Today's Gazetted Appointments
no
Inspector or Government official is about to notice this type of mulsance FLOK thereby causo them any capital expenditure or fine.
If I am not mistaken I believe the Manchester City Council experimented come years ago on abating the smoke nuisance in one particular area with boa- siderable auCCESA Why cannot our local Government experi
fool mont in a similar fashion?
if careful guidance by Government is given ... Lactory Q. A. R. Wright-Nooth, M Senior Superintendent of Police, owners on how to bring about gradual if not immediate has been appointed Assistant abatement of smoke or vapour Commissioner of Police, it was nuisances, they will effect the
Government announced in the
to their necessary adjustments Gazette today.
Mr
of
It was also notified that Dr Plants provided they are within K. H. Uttley has been appointed son, and thus reduce the health riaka involved with Director Acting Deputy
benefit to all concerned especial Medical M
and Health Services, ly bearing in mind our climatic vice Dr Liston (on transfer to | conditions
Dr Uttley's post Tanganyika). as Acting Deputy Director
gestion. Medical Services, has been filled by Dr G. V. A. Griffith, while
S. H. Dr H. Moore takes over es
NOVEMBER Acting Senior Medical Officer.
SURPLUS
1
Total revenue in November last year. amounted to $29,574,- 093,92, leaving, a surplus of
to according $2,744,021.32, financial statement published in the Government Gazette today.
The General Revenue Balance, of the month, ts at the end stood at $309,177,798.65,
The largest portion of revenue
Miss Betty K. Searle has been authorised by the Hon. the Act- ing Chief Justice to exercise all the functions of a Tenancy. Tri- bunal for the purposes of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance.
in
PRESIDING OFFICER
the forth-
and housing con
SOMERSET.
"Targets" Words
Sir-May I be permitted. to draw your attention to number of Inaccuracies in the puzzle “Targot" which appeated In the edition of tha China Mail" dated Tuesday the BiH of Other appointments gazetted February, 1855,
The compiler, were: Mr. R.A. Rates to be the solution in last night's edition, giving the presiding officer, at
cites the
"frit" "gofer" coming Urban Council Election fetor" and "orfe" De constitut
words March, 1955; Mr A. D. Breingun to be a Member of ing part of 46 possible words, a careful scrutiny of the Pharmacy Board, vice Mr Despite
1 failed to Mr A. P. three dictionaries bo Assistant
No mention is made in the Secretariat;
riat; rules,
of the use of improper
tho view of this, may In
rules. be amended to this practice or alter- instituted a ruling
L. C.
in November came from Internal ichardson resigned heate these examples,
to
revenue ($11,503,518.31). Other large revenue heads were: Duties Secretary, Colonial
T. H. W. King to be Acting Office Mr T ($6,819,070.31), Court 4fees ($2,341,545.72), Post Office Chief Health Inspector: Miss words such as the foregoing.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
6. Time Signal and Programme Summary: 6.03, Children's Half Hour
($2,203,816.75), Revenue from E.S. tand and rents (91,557,035.71), and Land Sales ($1,480,823).
Óil
Lighters
Launched
Lucken to
be Acting Senior Education
Officer (Wo- said man); Mr
Coleman R. W.
to be include Acting Senior
natively Surveyor of
of Ships. It was also announced that Mr
"vetoing"" gume, A. A. Show has ceased to act as
•
J.D. PEEVERS.
Senior Superintendent of Police. [Three of the words quoted
Oxford
It was notified that HE, they the correspondent are listed
in both the Concise Governor has appointed Mr. E. B. Teesdale to be a compotent Dictionary and Webster's Now authority for the purposes of International Dictionary. They regulation 3 of the Emergency oil (Requisition) Regulations, vice Mr A, St. George Walton." :
com-
frit-moaning materials from which glass is made
Tetor strong offensive smell orto a variety of... yellow goldfish,
The Conciso Oxford contains
Enfer thin cake stamped with honeycomb pattern (from GovernmentFrench gaufre honeycomb-
Ed, China Mail].
WAS
t
Moscow, Feb. 10.
Two self-propelled presented by Joan and Valerie and Lighters, the my Lung Shan Fresh contacts between Soviet
His main hobby is collecting
our Guest. Pamela (Studio); 0.50, The wanted man
is Matthias Foreign Minister V.M. Molotov miniature bottles of different Popular Song Parado; 0.59, Weather and the my Fung Wong Shan.
British Ambassador
for the Shell Company sorts of whisky. "I spent most Report 7, Time Bignal and World bullt Heinrich Goebel, a resident of and
William Hayter of my time
the Talkoo H.E. the Governor has per- Munich.
Moscow Sir His procent where-
in Hongkong tour montery London Relay) of spectat (HK) Ltd., by
or Special have been made within the past
Engineering mitted Lieutenant J.K.H., Cocks the fourth word and abouts are not known
ing and the
the shops, buying these Announcements; Artist of the Week Dockyard sources fald small bottles," he said. Hong-Carl Dolmetsch (Recorder) Joseph Company, were christened in a to resign his commission in the Saar police have asked the West week, informed
here tonight.
Saxby (Harp);|7,30,__“Viewpolau"-A double
Mias RHKDF Headquarters, It kong seems to be a paradise for
ceremony by German Police and Interpol to
Weekly Magazine Devoted to
the Rosemary
of announced in the Molotov-Hayter
Frost, daughter the search.
collector like myself. 100
Arts Edited and Introduced by help them
were considered as top
"And bollevo H
General Gazcite today. or not
B. Y. Frost, Janet Tomblin Book;_Reviewed by Reuter,
They were beloved here to be DON'T ike whisky-in fact I Paul Scott Japanese Theatre by f
Manager
of the owner Bowers. An Interview with Mirs part of the diplomatic exchanges loathe it."
John Casson; 8, lobert Stolz con pany, at Quarry Bay today. of view that Britain is engaging
ducts the Tonhalle Orch., Zurich;
The
Shan 6.10, Short Blory read by Timothy with other interested powers on
Birch: "The Question of Latt" by the Formosa Straits question,
Guy de Maupassant (Recorded)) 80, British informeri
Bebe Daniels and Ban Lyon in #life The ships, to be used for with the Lyons Episode 20Back bunkering of vessels in Hong- in the Autumn" (DBCTS); 9. Time Signal Music Lovers Hour-clamp kong harbour, have an overall Maclean (Studio); 10, "Around the cal Requests presented by John length of 135 feet, a beam of 24 feet six inches and a depth of World on Hundred Dollars A talk
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Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICE GRINKAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited, at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,
Heved Sir willar
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sources told Molotov
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on Formosa, without. Chinese Nationalist
Urban Council Election
conference
An election to all two seats in participation would the Urbio Council will be held not be accepted by the United next meeth it was announced in by Otto Zall, a young American Bludert (Recorded) 10-17, Boule States and was, therefore, un- the Government Gazette today. yard Cafe: 10.35, appro-Record Nominations will be accepted | Round-About; 10.52, Weather Report; acceptable to Britala-France-
until 1-pm, co February 23. If 11, Time, Bignal, facio menzion Presse.
(Recorded London the
Balny);.11.158, Cumber
candidates Goodnight Music; Cod Save. The ex nominated does not exceed the Quem 11.30, Close Down. number of vacurries, the can-
SEINE AGAIN. disintes nominated will be declar
RISING
Paris, Feb, 10. The Seine was rising toward
ed to be elected; if mat a ballot. will be held under errangements which will be notified at a later date,
The Heywoods Leave
Mr G. S. P. Heywood, Director
the danger point for the second SUMMER TIME companied by Mro. Heywood.
to
The accompaniment of fire-SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
crackers,
POSTHUMOUS AWARD
Her Majesty the Queen hos approved the posthumous award gallantry to Mr Cheng Kin- chung, it was announced in the Government Gazette today...
of the Royal Observatory, of the Queen's Police Medal for solled in the RMS Carthage at time this winter today and win expected to rise 10 Inches per
Summer Time in Hongkongnoon today for the United King-
The Bate. Mr Cheng, a Cor day between now and next will begin on March 20 at 3.30 dom on long leave prior to re-
poral in the Hongkong Police Saturday the river weg barga traffic onam, it was: anæounced in the firement:
will probably
have
Mr to Government Gazelto, today.
Heywood who joined the Force, was killed when a Police flaunch was stolen from Baikung be stopped.
will end at 3.30 am, (Summer Royal Observatory in 1932, took, Police Station on July 20 last Outside Paris, evacuation of Time) on Sunday, November 0, with Mrs Heywood, a great in year. He body was found", in residents was reportedly begin= | 1955..
terest in the Colony's social the wea on August 22. ning in the Montereau
welfare during their stay hero, which has not yet recovered from
A host of friends word,on the effects of last month's floods
couple.... France-Presse.
area,
| The, warrant at HAL, the Governor, ... mopointing Mr. Law
|
magistrate, has been revoked us
board NATURALISATION -
rence Leans to be a permanent War Memorial Tenders Invited. Tenders for the sale of re- from December 31, 1954, It was Fund Committae freshments on Urban beaches in announced in the Government.
H.E the Governor háa ip-i for the summer sos Clarette today. the.Colony
pointed, the Social Welfare son, were called for in the Gov ernment Gazette today. MM. Mr. G. 8. Edwards has buen Officer, or "hir
Tondent, are also invited for appointed Deputy Registrar of to be a Member of the Hire of plessure, boats, at the Supreme Court, it was longs: War Memorial Middle Bay South Bay and announced in the Government Committee it war muined in
Government Tytam Bay (Stanley)},"
er, Gazelle koday,
HE the Governor, with the of Approval of the Secretary Bixte for the Colonies, has con ferred the privilege of British Naturalisation on the following, „it was, drinounced, "in
Gov
́ernment - Capeite, today,,UR
There Cooker Chan : Bunk-wing
“Me Pun You-hung- M Frank Long TR) Dr John Hei Ming
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