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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 By Air

.....

Indo-China, 4 p.m.

Fermo .S.A.. 8 p.in.

An Amnesty

Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10. Gengku Abdul Rahman, who was sworn in today as Chief Minister of the Federa- tion of Malaya, said in a radio broadcast he would offer Communist terrorists | a form of amnesty in an at- tempt to end the long emer- gency.

He pointed out that guerilla warfare had been going on in the Malayan jungles for almost

Phailand, India, Pakistan: Middle Fast, Cispat Butain. Eurose. 6 D eight years.

Japan, 23.222.

By Surface

Philippines, 4 p.m.

Macua, 19, J.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1

By Alr

Malayu, 1 anu

Cispod, Hawal, USA., 2 pun.

to

"Suico guna have failed settle it, we have to find what- ever aneans possible to bring it to an end" Rahman

gold.

re-

He did not say he would cognise the Malayan Communist Party, however. A Singapore

Poles, Atıstralia, New Zea newspaper last week had quoted

Janet, 2 p.m.

Pakistan. Middly East Africa, Great Billain & Europe, 6 pan.

By Nurface

Chins. Prople's Republic, 9.30 am.

blache, 2. p.m.

Hubsul, 4 p.m.

N. Burnew, 4 p.m.

Mardo, di p..

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 By Air

m.

Formosa, Japan, Korea, 10 3,4,

Thailand, Burma, indis.

Indo-China, fi a.m.

Forausa, 8 p..

Pakistan,

Middle

Britain

&

Philippines. 2 p.m.

Burma, India,

East Africa, Great

Europe. pm,

Philippines, 0 p.m..

Korea, Bp.m.

Radio Hongkong

K.K.T.

stra

as saying that he would. Expressing parilal satisfaction with the present constitution, Haliman stressed!! that Alliance

Party would

his

persevere elected

in its aim of a fully legislature. He emphasised that the Party would work un- ceasingly for self-governament and independence by constitu- tional means. He set no

Ume

limit for accomplishment of those aims.--United Press,

Assassination Investigation

Havana, Aug. 0. The authorities began an in- vestigation today into the my- sterious assassination of three persons, including a Cuban Army

U pan, Time Signal and Progyamu Summary: 0.1, Lucky Dip-Variety Requests presented by Jean (Studio); 7. More Autobiographical Tuiks vfficer, a

St. John Ervine No. 2: The Right younger bienes.

"and the officer's

Thine for Authors' (BCTS); 7.15, The three were machinegunned

Musical Moments-with Joe

Elbaz

and Trevor Jones Recorded): 7.30.

Written "A Life of Blbs" Godfrey Harrison. Proditeed

by

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Leslie Bridgmont. Part 15 (BBCTS); 7.89, Weather Report: 8. Tune Signal and The News London Relay)! .00 Comumentary London Relay) or Hecial Announcements: 9.15. Com- Doser of the Week-Bolaktrev: 8.43. Gypsy Night: P. Time Sterial. Concert by Ruby Woo (piano) and Esther Chow (Mezzo-soprano) with plano accompaniment by solde Abwee (Concert Hall): 0.30, Roger Livesey and Ursula Jenns In Charles Lefcaux

to death

in the small mining town of Placotas, Santa Olara of Lieu- province. The bodies Icrant Angel Cortado Rodriguez, Paivalo Guido Francisco Rosales and Vicente Cortada Rodriguez were found in a bullet-riddled car abanded in a street.—— United ProOG.

Carolina" by W. Somerset Maughara Time Bomb Wrecks

Produced by

(BBCTS):

1050. Weather Report;

11. Tune Signal, Radio News Reel (London Relay): 11.09, Goodnight Music: God Save The Queen: 11.30 Close Down.

REDIFFUSION

5 p.m. Children's Cerner-Conducted by Auntie Val: 3.30, Wednesday Re- quests Presented by Batty; 0.28, Birthday Malbag: 43. The Cocktail Hour 7, Personality Parade. Maria Benson 7:16, Primo Scala and his

7.30,

Consul's Car

Salgon, Aug. 9. Terrorists tonight blew

up

the Belgian Consul's car which was parked outside one of Saigon's smartest nightclubs.

The Consul, M. Dercudre, was inside the club Macabane when the time bomb went off just after midnight, Concert The car was badly damaged.

Reuter,

Accordion_Band: Favourites; 8. Time Signal and the News (London Relay): 800, Weather Report, Announcements and inter- Jude: 0.15 Honky Tonk Fiaño: 8.30. Diamond Music Show the latest in Fopular Music 2. Adventures of Maiale atarring Ann Sothern; 9.30, Forces Quiz; 10. Battle Castle; 10.15. Felix King. his Piano and his Orchestra: 10.30, The Hour of Charm

Security Council

New York, Aug. D. The United Nations Security Council, will meet in private on

CHINA MAIL

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1955.

Ancient Tomb Inspected In Kowloon

Further Excavation Work Today

Further excavation work

on the

centuries-old

tomb which was uncovered in Li Cheng Uk Village by yesterday is expected to continue this afternoon PWD workmen under the supervision of Professor Oriental of the Institute F. 5. Drake, Director Studies at the Hongkong University and his students

This morning, the area sur- rounding the Comb was fenced off from thousands of curious

while two silxtents: onlookers look rubbings of the inprints on the bricks and another student

-festuring Phil Spilainy and his All- Thursday to consider its report pped out the structure of the

Girl Orchestra and Chole; 11, Dale with Dreamland—featuring the to the General Assembly, which Emile Cole Singers; 11.35, Prelude will convene in New York on

Midnight. Popular Concert

Melodies; mid God Save September 20, it was announced

here tonight--Reuter.

to

Queen. Close Down,

SIDE GLANCES

L

By Galbraith

"This is going to be a heck of a vacation! How can ajguy:

kill a bear, like Davy Crockett, at the seashore

Printed and published by WILLIAM, ALICK GRINHAM for and on behalf of South China Morning Poet Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,

tomb.

the

of

*

Professor F. S. Drake, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Hongkong University, this close morning made examination of the ancient tomb and other relics un- earthed in Kowloon yester day by workmen carrying out site formation near the Li Cheng Uk resettle ment area. Picture by staff photographer shows Pro- fessor Drake, surrounded by pressmen, studying Chinese characters found

the tomb.

Robbed His carved on the entrance to

Mother

Professor Drake said

Pleading guilty to fraudu- spherical ceiling of the tomb

to his own lently converting appeared to be the style common use $60 given to him for the in the sixth century.

account of his mother, 22-year- He said he had found several old Lam Min-hang, broker, of

Street, West, characters on the potteries taken 146 Wing Lok the tomb yesterday and he second floor, was sentenced to

found the characters of the "Li six weeks' Shu" type, (commonly used dur- Mr Hin-shing Ing the Han Dynasty which pre- this moring. eeded the Six Dynastics),

imprisonment

No

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

Restitution Without Payment Appeal

TWO MAGISTRATES' ORDERS SET ASIDE

be

'n Dell:

You might think that 'to

big

name band leader

is just wonderful. In some cases you would be perfectly correct, but many very 'clever

musicians have

discovered

band working. In recent years trend in 'Pop' public been towards the

Orders made by two Magistrates for restitu-hat it talons quite a lot to tion of pawned stolen goods to their owners with- keep the name alive and the out payment to the pawnbrokers were set aside by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, Acting Senior Puiane Judge, when he delivered his decision on two appeals in the Supreme Court this morning.

In dismissing the Magistrates': Orders, his Lord- ship said that it was in his view important that all observe the Magistrates should in future carefully terms of sub-section (2) of Section 28 of the Pawn- brokers Ordinance when making restitution orders of the kind before him.

The judgment read:

Important

opinion has

le stars and the band boys

more

have had to bo content with the leaner pickings. Recently how- ever thore has been a tendency for the public to pay a little attention to the bands they know are good, and the American organisation which the interests of the men who front the bands, the protects Dance Orchestra Leaders of

are America,

holding * in convention

Chicago next promises to be month which one of the most cheerful for a long time.

appilars that the recent tours of Guy Lombardo ond Sammy Kaye have been so suc- cearful that the other leaders that the right Sammy serica

maybe they business

dance

are

In after all, Kaye has just completed a of 40

dulcs and he brought in a total of US$150,000, breaking attendance records in three of the spots he played at, CONTRASTING REASONS

The appeals were brought by 1gard to the record of procred- the Tol Shing Pawnshop and Ings, that he was given sufficient ne Tak Tai Pawnshop who had opportunity of being heard in appealed against the Orders by accordance with sub-section (2) the Magistrates for the resiltu of Section 28 Di the Pawnbrokers tich of a watch and a typewriter Ordinance before the extitution to the owners without payment order was made, and the ques

tion of unlawful pawning was to the pawnbrokers.

Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by not decided on sufficient evidence.me beginning to think

CARE IN FUTURE Mesars Mr F. H, Lostby of

"It Is Russ

In my view Company appeared for and the appellants.

Magistrates should in that all

carefully observe the Crown was represented future The by Mr J. W. D. Hobley, Crown terms of this sub-section when Counsel.

making restitution orders of the For the kind now before me.

I ani satisfied "These are two appeals, Nos, reasons stated. 93/55 and 105/55, from restitu- that in this case also the Magis- order cannot tion orders made by Magistrates, trate's restitution which involve articies pawned be allowed to stand and it is ac- with pawnbrokers. Crown Coun-cordingly set aside. sel has not opposed in either "I make no further order in either case. It is of course open In appeal No. 93/55, the to the polles, 12 they see fit, to Magistrate made his order under make a fresh application to a Section 48 of the Magistrates Magistrate for a fresh resiitu- Ordinance (Cap. 227), which tion order under Section 28 of empowers Magistrates to make the Pawnbrokers Ordinance, or restitution orders in respect to for the owners of the articles in property held by the police in question themselves to take such connection with any criminal action as they may deem appro offence

This Section, however, priate. Is subject to the following -im- portant qualification stated in sub-section (5) thereof:

case.

other

(5) Where by any enactment it is provided that any particular property or class be of property should or may fortelted, destroyed or disposed of, then the provisions of such enactment shall prevall,''

Charged

With

Murder

Ng Po, 32, unemployed, re- siding in Cheung Ming Yuen Village, came before Mr D. Cons at Kowloon Court this morning on a charge of murder.

It was alleged that accused, on August 7, attacked Ip. Koon- yau who died from his injuries yesterday.

VIEW FORTIFIED. "Thus it seems clear that if as in the present case, the pro- perty stolen, is properly which has

the been pawned, Magistrate should exercise his under restitution

Ng Po was formally remand- powers of

three days In Pollet, Section 28 of the Pawnbrokers ed for Ordinance (Cap. 106), and not custody for further investiga- under Section 48 of the tion. Magistrates Ordinance.

This view is to my mind fortified by Section 47 of the Magistrates. Ordinance, which deals with restoration

of pro-

perty unlawfully pledged, and

which expressly stipulates, under Section (2) thereof that 'nothing in this Section shall affect pawnbrokers."

"Section 28, sub-sections (1) and (2), of the Pawnbrokers Ordinance read as follows:

'28. (1) In each of the

Alleged Armed Robber

The

reasons advanced for this sudden upswing in band popularity are interesting and the two main ones are certainly quite violently contresting. On the one hand it

said that more Ls dance band dists are hitting the

Hit Parade' ("Cherry

being a good example)-and on the other hand, many American

organisations aro en-

and

using members to dance," thinking that this will attract them away from Juvenile delin- quency.

Those of you who saw heard

the orchestra of Xavier' Cugat when It was here will be pleased to know that it's doing very good business in New York and now it is on the cards that the rest of the name bands will bo on the gravy train 100. That would almost certainly seem to indicate one thing for certain.. there will be more than one or two new bands formed in the very near future. Watch out and so if there aren't a few new

on names appearing labels quite soon,

CROSBY JUNIOR

record

It coms only a little while ago that we first hoard Bing introduce hin oldest son to us all, on the Brat record the young Crosby ever made. Remember "Simple. Melody" Now the eldest Crosby son is an execu 110 with Dacca Recurda avad kə sounding off attle attitude of corinin people In the busin

about the

He doesn't like those people who are more cornered with their own Wong Yiu, 28-year-old_unem-|

personal Httle projects and who are ployed, of no fixed abode, was

to ignore the main aim of charged before Mr Hin-shing Loanybody budnom, namely at Central this morning with getting the best records made and committing robbery

out on to the market. In perticular ho with an

talere to those who decry a ceriatri offensive weapon. He was re-

type of music. The rhythm and bluce manded for three days in Polles chool for mstance have a stalwart. custody for further enquiries. defender in Gary Crosby who mys tim if this type of music appeals to It is alleged that on July 27 large number of people, as Licence following cases that is to say the accused robbed & Mr P J. Dentaloky doen in the states, then (a) if any person is convicted Eitzen of a wrist-watch after the second comparties should stop

For Poisons

the

Д

Condition Still Serious

You know he is so right that it' is murprising to me that he should ever have bad the reason to make such statements. Tie only reason the record companies make money in because they are able to supply the public with what the public wants venture to suggest that Mr Crosby Junior has at least as much businem solve as fils father even though he doem't have that tame megle voice.

of feloniously taking or frau-threatening him with a knife;ding that team's tile and set that and should concentrate on dulently obtaining any goods, further, on August 1, while again timing out Best class examples, of and it appears to a court or armed with a knife, he robbed that kind of music,

that the same have Liu Kwok-kwong of a wrist- magistrate The part owner of the Hung been pawned with

pawn-watch. Cheong Medicine Company of brot in any proceedings by Jardine Bazaar, ground floor, Lo at Central Wanchal, was fined $250 by Mr before a court or magistrate it J. E During at Central appears that any goods brought This morning, when before such court or magistrate Magistracy A bond of $250 for one year he was charged with possession have been unlawfully pawned aigned by the defendant of a quantity of poison without with a pawnbroker, the court ur The two girls who sustained May this year was ordered to having licence

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from the magistrate, on proof of the owner- injuries as a result of a traffic T. L. stand..

Director of Medical and Health either the delivery or the non-still in Queen Mary Hospital ship of the goods, may order accident last Sunday night are Public

Soffices.

The defendant. Ho Cheung,

delivery

thereof to the owner, Their condition wng "still on payment to the

pawnbroker regarded as serious," 24, pleaded guilty to the charge. told The prosecuung officer

of the amount of the loan ad- stated this morning.

.

VISIT BY DPW

of

order

It was

Earlier, the Hon. Bowring Director Works, visited the scene DSI Collins, prosecuting, told anxi told Professor Drake the Court that defendant did the that the area would be fenced odd job in his mother's shop at off and excavation on the tomb 110 Queen's Road, Central, as the Court that on August 9 DSI vanced by him thereon and the The two girls, Leung Kwok- would be carried out by men he was not doing any business R. A. Dudman led a party of l'interest due, or on payment of sum, 20, and The So-yuet, 19, from PWD under the supervi- himself, On August 2 defen- police on a raid of the medicine any part of such loan or in- were pedestrians and they were: had thair tongue in their chcers, sion of University students.dant, through the introduction shop and seized a quantity of test, or without payment of

of knocked down in Causeway Any further articles unearthed of his uncle, sold a scale to a polsons which the defendant any part of such loan or

or interest, Bay Road by a car driven by

would be removed to the Uni-man, Ho Pak-lam for 300. versity for studies,

The Inspector said the defer was putting up for sale. It was not definite whether dant spent all tho money in

BITS AND PIECES The newest group of four, to ap- pear on a record label have choren their group name, the most ob- vious of all the Four Voices111

Jublica Itecords, a'small indepen- dont recording company In the States, have - Just." released a long playing record and they must hava It is, designed to appeal to nawly wed wives and it la called· ‚“Munic The latest batch of brits sighed by-M-G-M include A Bare who plays of all things, mudeál, gusson Kewin 16 recording la 12. kach LP featuring Christmas carols, from 30 different

countries. It is to be hoped that the giammes are empty before he starts, playing them)

RECORD REVIEW,

court as to the

to nuda Mesin By." Senior Police or magistrate. Mr J. Moore, The goods valued at about according to the conduct of the Superintendent and Mr D.A.R. and Colbourne. ADCI, Hongkong, ship to be corifiented.

the other circumstances of

and atting.

the tomb would be demolished dancing halls in Wanchai instead $70 were ordered by His Wor- | owner and the pawnbroke the who was the only passenger.

by Government or preserved. of giving it to his mother.

Mr Law Houng-jam, lecturer The defendant had two pre-

in Chinese History in the Uni-vlous convictions:

versity, also visited the scene Mr Lo ordered the restitution EXIT · ·AN ··

and after a study of the im- of the scales to the mother who

the bricks and that was to return printa on they were similar to those of buyer.

the Hap Dynasty, especially the

picture of a dragon.

He recalled that In spring,

1949, a similar tomb of exactly

structure wos

Un

covered in Yellow Flower Hill

the same

car Canton car*

the $00 to the

TEXTILE CORP. PROFIT

OBSTRUCTION

The rectangular water stórago tank built at the junction of Prince Edward Rood and Waterloo Road for emergency purposo is now being removed. The tank, about dve feet high but study of tus The Directors of The Textile tomb terminated when the Com- Corporation of Hongkong Ltd and built of bricks some two munists entered

the

city,

The announce that the profit for the year ago, has been the cause of from motorists exact period of the tomb, there-year ended March 31, 1958 complaints

obstructs because it

vision. fune, could not be established, amounted to 4810,000

Some

two months ago sovorul The only difference between the In order to conserve the

correspondents voiced their dis- two tomber was

thecus resources of the Company

of the large-sizo Canton tomb there were im- they propose to recommend to approval

structure being, erreated at the prints of hands signifying the the forthcoming annual general function of two busy thorough- wanting off of des

of devils whereas meeting that of the amount | fares. Until its removal: which in the Kowloon

tomb there.

avallable at the credit of the started mole days ago, s traffic Was no such imprint..

Pronts & Love Appropriation Professor Drako mat the tomb Account at Mardt, 31, on Boint-duty man had been appeared to be one of a country $820,000 bo transferred to De assigned to direct traffle on top

of the tank.c epileman. The potteries is prociation Reserve and the Only about do fest of the remains ** covered were not of a supreme mbining #843,704 bo carried brick works.

forward. quality, he added,

levalled,

that in

An

To Visit Missions

case, may seem just and

No such ordar' shall no made by the cosìrt or magistrate unless the pawnbroker and the

To Seamen owner have been given

"The Ballad of Davy Crocketé". Lady Granĺbum will visit The opportunity of being heard.""

Missions to Seamen Institute at To review this record i father. Uku MAGISTRATE ERRED

telling girl that she's a Lenvale, Gloucester Road at 10.15, to-

You must all have heard it and if "I am of the opinion that the morrow morning.

you like 4 then you have only to learned

She will be accompanied by Magistrato erred ... In

imake up your mind wilch versjon you prefer. There are so many that exercising his power of restitut- the Bishop of Hongkong the

A list of the singura "and labele tion under Section 48 of ADC, Mr High, Barton and. Mr "Weald All the rest of the colunin.i the

Magistrates Ordinance and, c. G. Smith, and will be intro- for myself and speaking simply k a roviewer, I can only say that the that being so, the restitullon duced to some of the staff and

popularity of tile diạo in the stater order made by him on May 12, people staying there

server to prove that TV: N & VERY POWERZAł Insons of selling anything- Bokie. 1955 is hereby set

Venmo to app the.. "I- now

because - 10 - my rolád - the · Tareas Ju8s nothing. The record sold and 105/65. In this case.

Sentence Reduced

** still sellipe in Ameries, because of.... cused • person was sequitted; A middle-aged woman, Mary

the TV show, in which I'll heatd. the Magistrate Lee, charged with looping a

V? Somethings · Gosta," diys”—Somes ocio has had the bright, toen, of a restitution order, ap brothel had her sentence, re- majie

Bulong around the; Lime writing parently on the ground, that the coed from a 2500. čine be three hematred problem of what happene article in question had in hip meeaths/-impeksovinent

immovibla (OD MAKILATRATATION (RASTA been opinion

br two months when she plaode your the sort approach they&maich unlawfully

ed In ́mitigations befors - kurz Da Kana the vendor Lihavehaned withe person":

who wa

was | Const Kowloon Court this cows.by www.olden Boy of Amma Lean onderudbly

the pawnbróker's; morning "that "khe had given. presentative was present in food to Bellsh Pows during the Court at the time the order" was Jupatrese occupation 'made, 'I do not think, having re="į kong..

nevertheless

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