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"Dangerous Agitators" Sentenced

Remarking that he had formed the opinion that the three defendants were "dan- gerous agitators" and were "a constant incitement to disorder," Mr I. T. Morris at! Kowloon this morning sen- tenced three former coolies of the Hongkong and Kow. loon Wharf and Godowns to three months for besetting the company's coolies living quarters.

In his judgment, the Magis- trate said: "I may say at this stage that peaceful picketing is. of course, permitted under the Ordinance, and la cases of dispute, those employees who bave

grievances either real imaginary-have, the right to attend the premises of their employers for the purpose of peacefully obtaining

or

tion,

or

even

persuading any

Informa-

peacefully person

to

work or to abstain from work-i

ing.

Mr Morris held that the three

had been properly, dis- į by their employers, and that

dismissal they after deliberately remained on ..the fcr the Company's premises purpose of creating trouble,

They were

overly truculent

when spoken to and continued In attempts to disrupt the work carried ca by other employees. Mr J. R. Olive: of Messrs

appeared for

Descons

Prosecution.

DIVORCE

PROBLEM

the

(Continued from Page 1) In divorce, precision about the marriage to be dissolved was essential and a matter of sub- stance. The Commissioner who heard the case could only be taken as intending to decree that the marriage alleged and proved to have taken place was dis- solved

Dismissing the case the judge gave

permission for leave to appeal

He had earlier pointed out that after the 1963 divorce the former Marchioness went through marriage. ceremony

CHINA MAIL

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1955,

One of the most popular attractions at the traffic exhibition which has been organised by the Hongkong Police is an automatic test for learner drivers. On a But the board are different traffic signs with numbers and numbered answers. answers may be under the wrong sign. If the operator pushes the right sign for the right answer, a bell rings. Picture above by staff photographer shows visitors

to the exhibition testing their driving knowledge.

Boatman Cross-Examined

In

Lighters

Claim

-STARIS INSTANTLY NEVER MISSER

SHEAFFER'S

BIBLE INCIDENT Case For

IN

COURT

At Central this morning Charles Joseph

Supreme

Court

O'Neill, who faces committal proceedings for at- Orders of certiorari and tempted blackmail, asked Mr J. E. Durling whether mandamus were granted by he could put to the witness he was cross-examin- the Full Court this morning ing "a personal question."

to the Attorney-General in On receiving permission from the Magistrate, de-an ex-parte application arls fendant asked Mr R. V. Lederhofer, Managing Director ing out of the dismissal by of Shewan, Tomes, and Company, "what is your religion" Mr. H. H. B. How, Kowloon The reply Roman Cathelle" brought O'Neill to the Magistrate, of an application witness stand in three quick strides and he reached for the by the Director of Com- merce and Industry for the Bible.

With the Holy Book în one hand O'Neill pointed out that forfeiture of 60 tacks of it was a Protestant Bible and that as a Roman Catholic Mr gold seized on board the ¡vessel Wing Sang on Lederhofer was not bound to tell the truth.

September 16, 1954.

Taken aback Mr Lederhofer also crationed defendant on his saared the Court that he con-unorthodox methods of cross-Justice T. J. Gould (acting Chief sidered himself under oath. Just examination.

The Full Court comprised Mr Justice) and M Justice J. Wicks

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as the Magistrate was about to Defendant elected to drop the (acting Pulsne Judge). Becomes A

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send for a Catholic Bible the witness Interrupted with: "I have sworn on two bibles." He held up the Bibles and O'Neill retired saying that he was satis- Red Neill

32-year-old teacher charged with three London, is counts of demanding money menaces, He is alleged to have, on December 21, 1934, uttered a letter demanding with~|| ̄menaces”~$1.000′′

o from -George another

of

with

and Thomas Palmer

from Palmer by letter on The ecember

27, last year. third charge allcres that he uttered a letter demanding with Radolph menaces $2,500 from Victor Lederhofer on December 28, last year.

Detective-Insp. J. S. Howarth is for the Prosecution. Continuing his

cross-

question

Hearing is continuing,

APRIL WAS

A WARM MONTH

SEY'S

The Royal Observatory, in an mikhough official report rainfall for April was above average, nearly all of it fell during the 1st and 2nd when an active cold front moved south across the Colony.

This morning application

sought (1) an order of certiorari remove Into the Supreme Court and to "quash an order

10

Sporting, to dismiss an applica-

don for forfeiture Fold, of

of which

was the

of certain

Yeung

Senior R. MARTELAN

of

Lam- made

by

Playwright

Most people — at one

Inspector Rtime or another have Allen on behalf of the Director been afflicted with the urge Commerce and Industry, to write, and young Lui which was the subject of a case beard before Mr HH.B. How at the Kowloon Magistracy on 22 last and (2) an order April of mandamus for the Magistrate to bear the application.

the

Kam-to is no exception. The only difference is that Lul, who works on the technical staff of the SCM Post Ltd., has managed to "sell" the efforts of his work to Radio Hongkong.

one-bour play. "The Tragedy of a Young Violinist, " will be heard over the Cantonese networks of Radio Hongkong t

TUw evening. Of the 1-4 roles, dive will be played by Lul's col- agues which include a chief

how many applications we mm), was a new record hourly/Defence Regulations, 1940, and leagues wallenmorskor and a

the

"BAD IN LAW””. The grounds of the applica- don were that the order of the Magstrate was bad in law ag Hig

on the face of the appeared record and in the reasons given in support examination of Mr Lederhofer Mest of the rain on these days by the Magistrate

was associated with thunder of his decision, that the ap

plication was properly made from earlier this week, O'Neill

under

Regulation 84 of asked him whether, he recalled storms and the rainfall between 6 and 7pm. on the 1st (67.6 received in reply to an adver-

that the Magistrate had juris- maximum. for April Andiction to bear the application. tisement.

La's urge began some three Withness repBed that be per trough brought further rain

Appearing on behalf of There (5.8 mm.) on the 7th.

of the SCM Post could not remember but when

Goog.. that was little further precipitation Attorney-Generna, Mr J. W. D. months ago when he joined the defendant put it to him

An avid rise neader and fan of Chinese plays, the recurds of the South China apart from some light rain and Hobie Counsel, said Sports Morning Post showed over 70 drizzle accompanying a surge of the circumstances giving applications he agreed that it cool casterly winds on the 18th to the application were as fol- he decided to by his hand at

bows: On October 12 last year, beir a plavuicy mis hand

playwright Au Yeng Mr

the Chair application was made' was likely,"

The month was a warm orie, ja *SIFTING**

Humid air reaching Hongkong behalf of Asked whether a lot of "sift-from

south

Industry for for the

at merce and gave

ot certain

The gold. ing" had to be done before the enervating spell

of weather Leitura company decided on employing from the 13th to 17th,

The application was made under Re defendant, Mr Lederhofer ex-maximum temperature was gulation 84 of the Defence Re- plained that there was always a recorded on the last day of the gulations. After bearing argu- great number of replies to ad-month at the end of a pine day mont on a preliminary point as the Magistrate to jurisdiction, 72.vertisements in the Press.

Cross-examination by Mr Leslie Wright of Leung For-kun, head boatman of Lighter No. 22 which was sunk during the typhoon of September 2, 1953, was continued at the Supreme Court this morning at the hearing of the case between the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., plaintiffs, and Wang Kee and Co., defendants.

Mr Wright alleged that it was Lighter 22, belonging to the Godown Company, which hit a sister lighter, No. 72 and straddled its bows and then shortly afterwards Lighter 72 sank.

is

This was denied by the witness. The ease is being heard by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, who sitting with the Assesser, Mr J. P. Hewitt, Senior Surveyor of Ships, of the Marine Department. Plaintiffs, represented by the Major Fielding, who d'Almada, wint med inner petition, and Hon. Les dimode instructed plaintiffs' lighters, sinking wor Lord Bath similarly went

Vietor Gittins, instructed by Mr position, aller Javing gut his Y. K. Kan, of Messrs Lo and Lo. family off the Lighter 22 that

In their claim,

hit Lighter plaintiffs the lighter alleged that by the negligence straddled her bows and shortly of the defendants, their ser-afterwords 72. sank.

be- fighters vants" and, agents, longing to defendants were adrift and and collided with

meru

This the witness denied The case is proceeding.

1956

on

Wadeson, R. A. by Mr

of and damaging three.

NOT VERY BAD through a ceremony with Vir-Messrs Deacons, are claiming

Leung de

declared he knew that alnia Ternant.

$70,533.15 damages totalling Lord Bath, now 50, is the from Wang

Co., that the No. 5 Typhoon Signal Kee and

was hoisted at 2.30 am. owner of Longleat House, Wilt-

stevedores and merchants, shire, one of the most famous

his lighter from No. 1 the stately houses of England 34-37 Connaught Rodd Central, September 2 but he did not

arising

the sinking from

of move

hatch of the Nellore to under now opened to the public to help pay for its maintenance, and of four

because the weather was not today the ship's bows until 3.30 a.m.

of

OL their lighters and

a vast family estate in the south damage to three others during

of England.--China Mail Special the typhoon in the Colony on

the early morning of September Palleged 1953. Plaintifs Mr G. M. Tingle has been 2,

the part ot of the negligence en a Member appointed British Universities Selection defendants.

vice Mr D. C. Committee,

Government Gazette today.

Public

Holidays

that

first

20

discarded

and

Ping,

Director of Comm man of the Drama Group,

the completed play one month after Lal started writing and decided that it was good enough performance. Coples of the manuscript were sent off to Radio Hongkong

for a public

and

ally obe. day in March a

Was

after

“Assuming that there had been dry period, with an average gave his decision on April 22 | reply was received from Radio

sunshine duration of 9% hours, during which the Colony

fixing a date for its broad- held he had no jurisdiction through lack.. of

dismissing cast. The Drama Group enrolled qualifications and of the remain-was under the influence of cot and made an order

tinental

Pacific mali

a cast, and began rehearsals the application. ing 10 some three or four might

which lasted for

the cyclones. be interviewed.

Asking the Full Court to

applicatiem,

Mr day's Q. Did you divulge your in-

Typhoon Anita was the only grant the tentions in regard to my duties tropical cyclonic disturbance to Hobley cited authorities in sup- to others the company before

the April weatherGranting the

orders in the leave? going on

The storm formed SSE of Yag. Full Count ardared that it be lerms of the application, the on the 17th and moved slowly retumabio at 10 am. on May NNW, taking 10 days to reach 18. MT

A "Yrs. The hierarchy of authority were informed of your position and duties.

Asked to pin-point,

~know

apptur on charts: for

the West Pacific,

an area about 150 miles SSE st Okinawa where it dissipated.

The math's figures and te- parteres from normal were Sunshine Rainfall

Cloudiness

€2%

Barty, it was announced in the presented by Mr John McNeill, for instructions. There were Chinese New Year's Day. Tretions the witness said that the 80%

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the

a safer position.

the

It was notified in the Gazette Lederhofer said that Mr Parsons ribe following was aware of O'Neill's duties.

not however will He did then very bad. Earlier on he General and School had considered the position; by be observed during 1956 Avery whether Mr Palmer was also

Sunday:

would be No. 1 hatch a safe one:

week-day in cognisant but be

astonished if Mr Palmer had mo Witness said he went on duty January, Monday, at midnight expecting to Year's Day,

Cuary the day Monday,

knowledge whatsooves of de

"dútles. Wang Kee and Co., are retinue to load cargo and waited

Tengara me to further the Tuesday

ques In answer. C. Mr. Leslie Wright and Mr instructions to continue. He

(adverse) report made by Mr waited until the weather wor-day, February 14; Good sened and then moved Friday, March 30: the dawn Palmer-was-requested by Mr lowing Good Friday, Saturday,

Persons rod he could not remember whether it had been QUALITY WASHABLE FROCKSung said that the mooring March all Easter Monday, Mon- lighters together under day: April 2; the Birthday of Her

written or verbsl. bows of the Nellore provided April 21: Whit Monday, Monday,

RESIGNED Majesty The Gracen, Saturday,

"Did Mr. Palmer leave your protection

May 21: Mr Wright asked him whether July Monday, July 2; the first missed," asked defendant.

Brst week-day in

employ shortly after I was dis he agreed, as an experienced Monday, in August Monday lighterman, that by shifting his

Receiving an affirmative re- August 5: the 30th day craft to the outside of No. 57

of ply O'Neill pursued with "Was under the bows of the Nellore August, Thursday, August 30 he dismissed or did he resign?"

Mid-Autumn Festival Chinese would get no protection from each

he

He resigned." Asked for the reason of Day, Wednesday, September 18, any westerly or northwesterly.

Mr winds.

the third Monday October,

Palmer's 15; the day hesitated Monday, October 15; the

witness resignation, Witness replied that when be

sought direction Remembrance Sunday, was at the side

following of the Nellore

November 12; Christ- the mooring ropes were per-mas Day, Tuesday, December 25; not see in what way, the ques

Mr Durling said that he did pendicular. By lying alongside

of December,tion was relevant and reminded the bows of No. 37 he would and the 28th

Wednesday, December

defendant that everything salá still be moered to the Nellore

School holiday--Empire Day, was being taken down and would and the ropes would not be per- Thursday, May 24. pendicular. Moreover his.

.in

deposition.. He new position he would not be of bumping against the side of the Nellore

$49 and $68

MANY IN LONG TORSO styles! ALSO AIR-DELIVERED

SUPERB MODEL GOWNS

from TOP. COUTURIERS in LONDON & NEW YORK CITY including ELEGANT SPORTSWEAR and SWIMSUIT COLLECTIONS "FIRST SEEN”. HERE ALSO UNPACKED

in danger

Mr

The

mas

in

28

NATURALISATION:

The privilege of Brith to naturalisation -nearest to

Wright pointed out that three lighters

the

wharf

•he Nellore

has been con-

from the Magistrate.

remain on the

Appointed

77

under the bows of ferred on the following persons, Acting Director

stretched out the Gazette today announced

o breast to

to the full width of Miss Cheung King-yin, known

the

Wieucizi Gazette kottaya

VÄT SUOS (SENounced: in

Others: pppointmenzhe gazetted Ko Yin-yue Chairman, Board were Mr. D. H. Khöz, Senior

HE. the Governor has ape the Nellore's beam so

that as Agnes Cheung (qualified pointed Mr O. Hamilton, Lrung's Ughter being the fifth midwife); Mrip Chi-chiu Acting Deputy Director of Civil and the cutside one would have (Police Sub-Inspector); Mr Aviation, to be Acting Director

force of the wind. Dai-tschen Dachu (or Chu of Civil Aviation during

of" WHITE LEATHER SANDALS AT $22.50, Leung said that even If he (merchant); Mr Leung Kwal-me

Muspratt $25, $29.50. Also at $49.50 and $59.50 in had remained by the No. 4 yee known as Leung Sing-

batch he would also have the vick (managing director); M: HO SPECIAL AIR-CUSHIONED "HEELS by full force of the wind

COULDN'T DO XX of Directors); Mr Abduí Hustin † Reventie Inspector, to be Deputy "JOYCE" Our better clothing, footwear Wright put it to Suleman, known as Abdul Chief Preventive Officer, Miss and accessory collections are TRULY Dess that he would not have Husein Sermin (merchant): S. Booth to be Nursing Sister, been so exposed if he hatt and Mr Chua Ek-khiani || Miss F, Wirite to be Sister SEEING moved between the No. 1 hatch (manager). WITHOUT, PEER" in South Asia. IS BELIEVING!

MODE ELITE

22 Queen's Road, Central,

"Printed and published,

·and; on behalf of South Chiria Wyndham Street, City of Victoria

and the stem of the Nellor

Leung said he could not do

that in view of the proximity

of the other lighters at the bows

MEDICAL BOARD

HE the Governor has ap pointed the following: to be

He denied that he was in Members of the Medical Board that position when he got his for a term of three years, it as Tel: 24052

family off the lighter by announced in the Government having them cross to the other Gazette today: Dr. H. L. Loo, Dr NHAZOT lighters and a to the whirl, Wu Th-pio, Professor LG (tedat 19 Me Wrighd put it to him that Kilborn (vice Professor Gordon

ôngkong | it was whethe way in this King);

to

DENTAL BOARD.

HE the Governor has ap- pointed the following to be Members of the Dental Board lean of time years, it was announced in the Government Gazelle today: Dr Raymond S.E. Lee, Dr. Laut Tal-chi, Dr Poos Lam Feng Dr. Raymond KW.

1744 hrs. 605 hrs. above normal 173.8 nun. 37.4 myth, above gormat

·13% below normal Relative Humidity

5% below normal Mean Martin Temperature

**8*32*1.7°3′ above normal- "Mean Temperature

11*7 above normal Mean Minimum Temperature

65.27 0.1°7 below normal Mean Dew Point

64°T 2* below DoyIDAI Maximum Temperabute" of: 83.347 was recorded on the 30th,

Minimum Temperature of 37.7 was recorded on the 400,

Nursing Board

Work

The

SIMPLE PLOT simple plot revolves a young overseas student around that his only way of making a who returns to Hongkong to find Hiving in through his violin. He falls in love with, a "mizried

woman, whose husband di terr

her for

tion to announce

musch

The coupl

couple

Intention of get- He married, and meet with HE. the Governor has ap-tig

the man's pointed the following to be violent objections from

The

heroine Commits Members of the Nursing Board mother.

suicide in despair, and the for a term of three years. It

young violinist heartbroken over his was announced in the Govern- violinistears

ment

Gazette today: Misses tragedy gives up what promises. Lau Mei-yuk, Grace Hui, to be a budding career, as a Florence Wong, Irene Rose

Hasler, and Francis White on geniusan of $85,

"Kul, who la

It was also announced that is rather dazed by the success Dr Daphne Chun has been ap of his weak "I'm just interest- pointed by the University of ed in plays,, and, never thought

I'd write one,” he said."[4 Hongkong to serve as a "mem-

Naturally he hopes it will be ber of the Nursing Board for

three years.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

Briereabout eight "Here's his cowboy run, Mc

you just shoot him and carry him in to bed

Town Planning

Board

HE, the Governor, has ap- pointed the following to be Members of the Town Minning. Board for a period of one year

1955, as from April

It anndumeed in the Government Gazette today: Public

The/ Hon Director

the Hon.

(Chapman), the Urban Chairman

the Assistant.

the

Püblic Works® (Buildings) Assistant Director of Pühnú Works (Engineering), Profesor R. G. Brown, Mr S, E, Faber, Mr. Gin Dith, and ME RR Hughes (Secretary) JAMA

Claimed To Be

Reporter

Claiming to be a press to. porter 24-year-old Kwok Hung allas Kwok Shiu-hung, *vallas George Kwok of 37 Sha, Do Hoar, Cane before Mr Tra

Crees don at Kowloon this morning charged with being a suspected

found loitering

that the

ont was found, on the nighf:

May 5-6, at the staircase of

24 Junction Hoad tention

Hon for the