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SHANKS & CO., LTD.

SANITARY EQUIPMENT.

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CHINA MAIL

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955.

Hongkong Mystery Man's

Weather-Making

SEATO Agreement Reached

Manila, May 5. Delegates from the eight Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation countries will sign the framework of a collective defence arrange ment today for the protec tion of the "area against Communist aggresion.

This brings to an end the 10- day conference of military.j planners at Baguio.

the i The Chief of Staff of Philippines Army, Lieutenant- General Jesus Vargas, said de- finite commitments had been obtained from the Manila pact nations about the defence of the

area.

The

defence arrangements worked our during the con- ferece will be submitted to: the SEATO chief military advisers mecting at Banzkok on Jure

Recommendations agreed at the conference are understood to include:

1/

1.

The Philippines, Pakistan and Thailand to provide

the

core of manpower requirements for the collective defence force with

possible contribution a

from Australia and New Zea-

land.

NAVAL AIE POWER

Lo

2. Naval and air power to be stressed considering the geography of the countries be defended with an air defence triangle extending from the United States base north of Manila to Singapore and Bang-

kok

of

Claim

No Details: Says It Is

'Most Secret Project'

Washington, May 4.

Water-hungry, rain-making Hongkong may be interested to know that among its 2,500,000 people there is one man who claims he can make "severe weather."

T

And that not just for a few minutes or "for an hour or two but for "any length of time."

for his name has not been revealed

This "mystery "genius"

made his claim in a letter to an Advisory Committee concerned with rain- making experiments and whose Executive Secretary is Mr Charles Gardner.

Mr Gardner referred to the letter from the Hongkong resident în the course of a survey of rain-inducing experiments.

AUSTRIAN TREATY

Russia Makes Big Concession

Vienna, May 4. Russia was reported to- day to have made a big concession in talks here on Ari Austrian treaty. which had signs of slow- ing up in the face of East- West disagreement,

Conference

sources said

after today's four and a half hour session of the Big Four ambassadors that the Russians had dropped their opposition to changes in a treaty article limiting Austria's armed forces to A total of 58,000

men had They

earlier op: posed changes sought by Austria. But the sources sald the Soviet delegation announced today it had received new to agree to certain modi- fications to the article Reuter.

instructions

3. The immediate organisation Marine Says

a combined staff to

plement military plans. The main headquarters co-ordinating the movement of forces would

depend on the type of warfare, but Thailand and the Philip pines are mentioned as alterna- tives.

4. The United States. Britain

And France to guarantee the

organisation of the defence

He Will Be

AB

Executed

Washington, May investigating official of

or any

The Hongkong man gave no

Another would

pipe water details of his ability to make from *the Mississippi and

Missouri Rivers a sunny sky weep.

and *Lake He said in his letter that he Michigan to drought areas.

Thi would be expensive, he how to put the United knew States

other place cdristed. but not as costly as under "a spell of very severe loss of the land. weather for any length of it also has been suggested time. Only he, he wrote, could that the Army Corps of En- direct this "most

secret pro-riner cut

ditches pro-gineers

ENDITOOLS through the Rocky Mountains his overall survey,

Mr

trom

West to east to channel Gardner said that rain-inducing air-borne moisture from the

which began to Facific coast experiments,

to States east of drop off somewhat after 1951, the Mountains.

Some picking up again.

A man told the committee he Americans have come up with knew how to divert the Gulf

ject

are

larg

from the Gulf of

some new moisture-producing Stream from its normal course Idicas, some of them pretty far-northward retched, he added,

Mexico along the Atlantic coast The Biggest year for the rail and then east to Europe. But makers was 1951 when tests he decided not to reveal how to covered an area 12 or 13 flames do it. Mr Gardner said, "105

then

covered by fear was

that we might put it to Most some evil purpose." irrigation at that time,

DIVERTING HURRICANES of the areas that were irrigating then are still irrigating.

Another writer said that his Mr Gardner said that com- work with

solar energy has petent meteorologists co not proved that hurricanes can be claim actually to "make" rain, diverted and re-routed. He also but attempt rather to increase could cause rain, drought, smog, the amount of potential rainfall, tornadoes, hurricanes, or even

EVALUATING TESTS

earthquake or far as 10,000 The Advisory Committee is miles away, he said. now attempting to evaluate how

from Pennsylvania effective the dry ice and silver sad he could create weather at

A' maz

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$3.17

Exp. 1943 by KLA Bersin, thà

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Rope Manufacturing Co. Meeting

SHEAFFER'S

H

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

Denies Being Afraid Of Getting Into Trouble Witness Cross-Examined In Lighters Claim

A suggestion by Defence Counsel that the witness was afraid of getting into trouble, and was giving the Court an entirely different version to his original report of what had occurred, was denied by a sailor in charge of a China Provident Company lighter at the Supreme Court this morning, when hearing of a claim for damages brought by the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, continued before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg.

longer

but

next to moorings had was never

she

be declared. He said two

Kee

had

lighters of the Wang

The withess admitted having | lighters mcored by the Citos. made a report to his employers, With the approach of daylight. but said that since then he had the typhoon began to abate and an opportunity to refresh his witness went to sleep after memory and what he was now getting his own lighter into (alling the Court was the truth. position among the το ότι

Sitting with His Lordship as Lighters. There were no Wang Assessor is, Mr J. P. Hewitt, Kee lighters among these craft, Senior Surveyor of Ships, of the he added. Witness Marine Department,

repeated he remained Plaintiffs, represented by the calm throughout the storm and Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr said there was no risk or danger M. A. Sturlock, instructed by in moving his lighter back to

18 Mr R A. Wadeson, of Messrs join

He agreed that

part Deacons, are claiming damages when his ropes began to totalling $70,533.15 from Wang he sent two of his crew aboard make their way to Kee and Co., stevedores and the Citos

No. 18. merchants, of 34-37 Connaught

By this time, No. 20

berthed Road Central

arising from was no

13 No. as her of four of their broken. the sinking lighters and damage to three others during the typhoon in the drift, Colony on the early morning broken adrift

This occurred September 2, 1953.

before 5 3.ID. His own A Net Profit of $363,189 for the year ended alleged negligence on the part of

No. lighter,

broke 13,

Loose defendants,

about 6.20 a.m. when the wind December 31, 1954 as compared with 3525,467 the

Co., are re-which had been blowing from Wang Kee and year before was announced in the Report of the presented by Mr John McNelll. north-westerly direction, chang

Witness had Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co. Ltd. A divi-victor Gifting, instructed by Mred to the south.

instructed by Mr Hig anchor

it was down, but Y. K. Kan, of Messrs Lo and

dragging. It eventually held when he managed to get along- In their claim, plaintifs side No. 18.- alleged that by the negligence

their ser

MADE A REPORT. of the defendants, and

lighters agents,

Witness agreed he had made vants belonging to defendants were a report to his employers to the. adrift and bore down and collid-effect that his lighter broke loose ed with plaintiffs lighters, at 5 am, and passed the bows of sinking four and damaging the Wang Kee lighters. He also three.

agreed he had said the Wang Chan Kan-tai, No. 1 sailor of Kee lighters broke

their ropes of Accounts for the lightLoan and Mortgage

No. 13" of the China about 6 am, and drifted away. Mr Wright: The story you Ltd on September 1-2, have just told His Lordship is

dend of $1 free of tax was declared.

In a printed statement the! The Company held its 66th Chairman of the Board of Annual General Meeting at 9 les Directors, Mr G. E. Marden, ex- House Street this morning.

Saying that he had nothing plained:

This figure takes into account useful to add to his statement the loss of $83,027 incurred by which had been circulated to- our new factory in Singapore-gether with the Report and Ac- the Chairman, Mr an outcome which was to be counts,

proposed that the of operation-also the higher depreciation because of the new ment branch as well as the increased year

anticipated in the early stages Matrale Report and State

ended

December

31,

Plaintiffs

#

lodide cloud-seeding has been. the turn of a dial....by the dis bank interest. Having regard to 1954 together with the approp | 1953, had given evidence yes- completely contrary to the ver-

It expects to have some pretty covery of a means of turning the cicar answers by June 30, 1958. cosmic energies of the iono- The committe itself does not sphere into acting over wide conduct tests. But all "rain geographical areas." United

and "rain increasers'

Press. jare required to submit detailed data to the committee for study Mr Gardner, said that there art four commercial outfits

arrying on several

operations simultaneously, 20

20 carrying or at least

and

others

one videa of

Operating

in co-operative ventures,

force, the United States bearing the immigration service today Mest of these are using silver

the major part of the burden.

5. Strategy for the defence of 15 take intu, account the area the deterioration of the political situation in South Vietnam be- closeness of the cause of the Associated States of Indo-China to Thailand, one of the SEATO countries-Reuter.

Declares State

Of Emergency

Peshawar, May 4.

recommended Nationalist

turned

that marine

a Chinese rodide particles wafted into the

Dairy Farm Meeting

officer, air from ground generators or The 55th Annual

Cold and

tlor

was

of

account

This

splayed by aircraft to seed Meeting of shareholders of the alleged to be a deserter, be re- clouds. The idea is for moisture Dairy Farra,

to Formosa, despite his

to collect on the particles until Storage Co., Ltd, took place this

the amount of $75,431 brought statement that he would be shot in

results. But

the com- morning at Windsor House,

forward. "Out of this your without a trial.

mitice gets many suggestions

a transfer Directors recommand The Company made a net pro- Licutenant

Wei, for other methods. Hsuan

ONE SUGGESTION Al of $4,538,312.21 last year and of $150,000 to Gerenal Reserve,

We have a arrived in the United States for

programme One man

he could declared a final dividend of said military training in 1952, While

on the old repairs as well as of some plant replacement for our Hongitong preparing to return to Formosa protect the entire United States $1.70 less tax

factory which has had to be against drought by converting Shares". An interim dividend of in 1954, he changed his mind, ocean water into a spray.. The $1 per share less tax was de- claiming that he faced persecu-

hence new provisions tion and a death sentence for spray would be shot 1.000 toclared payable last October.

The Chairman, Dr the Honstruction and $50,000 for plant 30,000 feet into the air, on the statements criticising the Chiang theory that it would fall as rain

N. Chau, saying he had replacement Kai-shek

Thevement.

rothing to add to his printed The examining official based

statement already circulated, solely on Д

the adoption of the legal

the Refugee Relief Act, which

Report, Statement of Accounts he

Balance Sheet and Directors' said did not apply to members

recommendations..

Afghanistan today declared his conten

state of emergency to meet possible threat from Pakistan, the Kabul (Afghanistan) radio reported tonight.

on arid lands.

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

*7

S.

proposed

BAY YOU for factory recon-

of

a

Woman With Varied

Career

Co

Clics

was

seas.

WEATHER WORSENED

rs

ww

my. business.

on

are

the

"

present difficult trading conditions reccartnded be adopted

and that the balance of $117,- terday that when his mooring sion you have given your em- tions, I feel that the result can-

ropes broke while his lighter players. Do you agree? not be regarded with dissatisfac-421.81 be carried forward to the per

lying

the alongside

I agree

gree there next account,

Cilos

at. Kowloon dine because I made a berthed This resolution was seconded The appropriation

Waart No. 2 North, he was mistake at the time. What I' also brings into account a sur-by Mr Tsang Hung-tim and

able to manoeuvre back to have told the Court is the truth uhanimously. plus on sale of land amounting adeptakuhanimo

wards the Prays wall and, tied as I have since had an oppos. to $268,057.

On the proposal of Mr R. V.

another up alongside

of his tunity to refresh my memory. Owing partly to the transfer Leerhofer seconded by Mr.E. A.

Company's lighters anong

What I

suggest is the truth af plant from the Hongkong Tsenin, Mr Albert Rayanend and

row of lighters secured to the of the matter is this: at about factory to Singapore, a portion Mr Horace Kedoorie were

that day, at

at the height of the Hongkong area became elected to the Board of Directors, Wharf under the bows of the 5.30 am.

of the starm when you

say Messrs Peat, surplus to requirements.

Mitchell Marwick,

your ropes were breaking, you disposed

for the and Co. were re-appointed audi- satisfactory price of $327,337 ters for the ensuing year at a Under cross-examination by and your crew left the lighter and the bank overdraft reduced renumeration of $3,500 per Mr Wright this morning, witness and went on board the Citos

Yes, but inter we returned. I the proposal of Mr agreed that between 4 and 5 ordered the crew back to the by General

net proceeds of the sale. num the balance of $712,743 including Baker.

There emerges an available Marden soccoded by Mr T. E. am on September 2 the weather lighter when I saw the ropes

worsened with the waves getting breaking. An officer bigger and the winds stronger: Citos advised against this, but These conditions worsened still I told him if I should die further by 5.30 am, he said. It that was

then raining heavily and not yet daylight. His lighter

· DISAGREES : was securely moored, but was I suggest to you that never being tossed up and down by the happened I put it to you you abandoned your lighter at 5.30 Despite efforts to secure the am. when your ropes snapped, lighter, continued witness, it but I am not saying you were broke adrift in the storm which wrong in doing this I don' by that time was very severe, agree. These and the recommended

When you and your crew. with the winds changing direc dividend of $1 per share, the Mrs Kay Stewart of Denver, same distribution as last year, Colorado, has very definitely had did not frighten witness An-ship and proceeded down the weather conditions boarded he Citos, you left the tion. The bonus to staff and workers, her share of different jobs. provision for profits tax and Starting as a journalist-she No 20, was beribed outside Ehters which were drift, I other China: Provident lighter, Wharf and walled there, watch-

of ing the movements of your small provision for the Chinese studied this lo college--she

his own craft, and there were Benevcient Fund joined a local newspaper, Be Employees' will enable us to carry

some Wang Kee lighters some don't agree. for-ture long she bought two papers

18 feet in front of him and

suggest that wh

when your ward $117,421.

of her own and ran them com-

nearer the Praya. Witness sald lighter broke adrift you were pletely herself.

This insted for a couple of he did not think he was hemmed caly 18, fost from the Wang Kee I reported last year that we years; then she joined the Santa

as suggested by Counsel lighters and your lighter collided. had opened our new factory in Fe railway as a Hrison officer.

Asked if there were not in

with two of their lighters. - No. I put it to you, from lighter Singapore On March

fact three Wang Kee lighters and 17, "My journalis helped me in Eric Robiitson and his Concert Mr G. E. Marden and

before the Wang Dr 1854. It has passed through the all other jobs she sak, un citos, witness replied he Ker lighters. What I said in

junk named the Tal Lee next breks adrift & Orchestra (BBCTS): 750, Weather has Report; 2. Time Signal and The Chau, the retiring directors, usual difficulties associated with "including the liaison officer.

mistakes did not my report, was a News London. Relay); 6.09,

were re-elected on the. pro-

could im-mentary (London Rewy) or Special posal

After some

not say. He new venture.

Now Mrs Stewart has started

Chins Provi of Mr

junk.

One can well gappreciate why J. H. Hamm delay owing to late arrival of her own travel bureau in Dendentighter No. 18 was tied up you had in alter your story in Announcements;

8.15.

Modam seconded by Mr H. Durant Moods-Peter Munnings at the piano

plant from the United King-

yer, and

and has gone into partner next to the No. 1 hatch of the fit your present story because Studio); 8.3. The Nine Tailors.

Messrs Peat, Marwick, Mit dam, training of local workers, Adapted by Giles Cooper from the

shell

and Co were re-appointed etc. it reached commercial prop with Mrs Florence Strots, Citos, When the storm broke nobody would believe you that Novel by Dorothy L. Sayers. Part

who has the business back No. 18 3 Lard Peter is called. Wrong uditors at a

fee of $12,500 duction in September, 1854, but ground. Mrs Sirots is travelling Preya towards a safer position around the Wang Kee, Highland moved back towards the your lighter drifted conveniently (BBCTS): 2, Time Signal). Spons on the proposal of Maj. S. M. nat in time to make up for with her. Their offices are, 23 and finally, tied up next to five which were in your way, and Review (Studio): 9.15, At the Churn seconded by Mr. Hudson the accrued

the storeys high, and include a Opera. "Orpheus and Eurydice" Chen Wood. (Gluck) Singers with the Glynde

months. preceding The following were present at

reprinting press as well the bows of the Citos: Witness later adrift first-

**** There were dour bourne Festival Chorus and the

Mrs Stewart i also moved back

Join this row Wang Kee lighters alongside Southern Philharmonic Orch, cond. the meeting: Dr the Hon. S.N.may problems to solve, unual offices. Hollywood, May 4,

particularly

still following her journalistic

Citos

Two broke adrift Arst by Fritz Stedry; 10.25

of lighters. "'* Actress Hedy Lamarr was Interlude: Vienna Radio Symphony Chau (Chairman); Mr G. E marketing, but

Die background. on the whole

Witness sued for $18,215 in attorney's Orchestra: 1030 One Night Bland Marden. Mr J. H. Hamm, Mr

the two other Wang. Kep Three Kowloon. fees yesterday in an attachment Waller (plane & Vocal) & B. T. Flanagan and Mr H. D. M.

we think that the Branch The press prints two small to there, he do not notice then, I broke my, mocinas, arid Rhythm: 1059. Weather Report: Barton (Directors); Mr G. Mline on and can look forward to with her advertising suit died in Superior Court

the point of consoilda- papers which help Mrs Stewart Godown Lighters berthed by lighters broke loose.tel

I put it to you it is absolutely Buenos Aires, May 4

Time Signal. Radio News Reel The complaint was

Goodnight and Mr E. J. Cowell (Joint a successful future.

The reason for Mrs Stewart's Whart No 3 South.

COUNSEL'S QUIP fantastic if we believe your who Musle, God Save The Queen; 11.30, Managing Directors); Mr A, A. - In the Balance Sheet the visit to Hongkong is that yearly

You appraised the Argentitia Chamber of Deputies said he had been remained to

Close Down

When Mr Weight suggested to, situation amly

Mimly and drifted Bremner, (Secretary); today called for the separation collent the fees

Fixed Assets in Singapore after she runs an Aloha, tour of the Shareholders present were depreciation are $2,830,179. The Hawailan Irlands and next year witness that two high officials of back to join No. 18 I don't of the Argentine Church and attorneys Jerome

Jerome Rosenthal and

Mr Hudson Chen Wood, Mr H actual new expenditure during they hope to extend this and the plaintiff Company had agree

crossed the Durrent Mr C. L. c. D., Sade,ing the remains payable some $24,000,

Mr the year was $938,104 and there come to Hongkong. They are testified there were four China

taking movies while they are Provident lighters among the row of lighters from the Wharf, and & Shanghal Bank, Stocks and Stores have been

ich they will show on of lighters under the bows of secured, No. 13 to the end of the (Trustee) Lid. Mr valued at cost or market value

that wi

Citos and asked if witness said return. The office has a The "Peronis, who sup actress were released when she Joaquim Rosario Santos, 64, of Lo Wing-long. Miss M. T. de whichever is the veteras isirs Stewart is aiming to d'Almada laughingly remarked afraid of

this

they were mistaken, METRO HARU TERO, you that you are........

W put: port President, Juan Peron, posted a surety bond guarantee 43 Nam Kok Road, top floor. Figueiredo, Mr D. Black, ge Each year I as

getting into trouble. mumber 158 Deputies out of sing payment if the should lose was remanded for four days on penting. Mesers Peat, Marwick, fitting, to the loyalty and zeal of sell her Alcha tours in Hong- this was verglog on intimidation and don't like to admit vita total of 183-France-Presse the suit United Press. Vt] bodi of $500 by Mr. T. Creedon at Mitchell & Col

collided Hart

with two of the Mr. Lam remain as high this year as ever take Mrs Dorothy Printed and published by WILLIAM ALICE GEINHAM for a charge of impersonating a King-fak (Chuen Tak Son Co. and I trust that the proposed Baker with her. This, how given by others might have Wang Kee lighters -- No. L'um

Elusions as there not afraid of any troubYS and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited 4, 1- Libole Officer on Testay. HojLd.), Maj. S. M. Chorn und forms to staff and workers will ever, will be later on in the bem-due-

Som Mr Je Wole. Wyndham Street, City of Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong, pleaded not guilty.

The hearing is proceeding) have your approval.

were two other Chiria. Provident years

"This

thren

Programme

of allied armed forces.

The

examining officer noted in The radio said that the Afghan

that the Chinese Consul- Defence Ministry had ordered a

in Chicago advised him 6. Time Signal and mobilisation of three that Lieutenant "general

Hsuan Sed by Robert Acheson (Studio); Summary: S, Jazz Half Hour pre- uge groups of Army Reservista. faced a maximum of

6.30. Protuguese Half Hour (Studio); The Defence Ministry sald

years' imprisonment In Formosa 7. mesta la Madrid. Orquesta step had been taken as

and that his death sentence Zarzuela de Madrid: 1.30, Music for security measure inasmuch as Pakistan is resorting to actions statement was "entirely ground you. Julia Shelley, Julian Brea

less." ghanistan."

endanger the secu- Afgharelations

between Strained Afghanistan and Pakistan re- sulting from mob attacks on the In Kabul. Pakistan Embassy exchanges between the two countries.-France-Presse.

which

rity int

Lieutenant Hsuan Wei the right of appeal to the migration service-Reuter.

have caused sharp diplomatic HEDY LAMARR

Want Church &

State Divorced

SUED

The pro-Peron, bloc in the attorney William Drought by (London Heley); 11.15,

Samuel

State resolution urged that Lamarr,

The

the Constitution: should be im- mediately changed:

fellow

to whom. Miss

brought against properties. belonging to

Attire indebted

Impersonation Charge

Come

Seconding the proposal, Mr C. D. Slade, congratulated all concerned, especially the Joint Mr G. Milne and Mr E. J. Cowell Managing Directors,

The motion was carried un- animously,

RE-ELECTED

B

now

USUAL DIFICULTIES

expenses of

There re-

regard

Is

which

purpose.

six other lighters under the so you have to say they broke

the

No.

P... | Kowloon Court this morning On Me Woo Chrison, the Company's employees, which | konís; and is also hoping to of the wilonated to the evidence you your lighter, or, Wint

Wstereus