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MONDAY, MARCH 1 By Air Formosa, Jayah, U.§.A.. O Buring, India, Pakistan, Fart Great 300 LIN
pm.
By Surfac
post
CA
CHINA MAIL
OUR · AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER
A New Strike
Looms Ahead
From H. KING WOOD
Sydney, Feb. 28.
A new strike that is looming may not be quite so spectacular but could, if it really gets under way, be just as damaging as the wharf strike which Sidate has just ended.
Furope,
Philippines, N. Boruco, 4 pm Malaya, Les lon. Aden. Muddle East,
4
MIDOU,
P.
TUESDAY, MARCH &
By Air
Thailand, A.
indo-Cuna, France, 10 a 13
Peking. Shanghai, Kunming. Bany kow. 10 am.
N Boro, Australia, New Zealand.
Noon
Qu. Bawall, 1 ya
Philippines, 1 pm
Thailand. Burika, India. 2910
Malaya, Ludotesta, 2 pm
Philippines, pr
Thaifund. Estursin, Indies. Pakistati
Mdle East, Afited threat Britans the
Kuempio, p
Japan, pu
Korea, & p
Canada, pro
By Burince
China, People's
AIN.
Concerned in the threat this time is the pastoral industry, which is controlled by one of Australia's most powerful unions-the Australian Workers' Union.
Shearers say they will not offer for work after March 4- the day before a new award comes into force that cuts their pay by 5 per cent.
#
November gave shearers
cent per
cut of 10
w.r for travellers, and the men who control sea, land avid nie transport qre waging #t.
The main war
is the traffic lanes
Melbourne and
This will place all States on i I a The same bials as Queensland where
10st award new
a wage which brought them from 5
per cent above to
per cent below other States. That award esme
into face on January 1 and since date shearers have not offered for work in Queensland. carry out their
10 so that Hepublic.
Indo-China, Thailand, 11
Macau. pm
North Borneo, Itabou!, Australia,
Japan. 3pm
Mapen. 6 p.in,
SATURDAY, MARCH 19 By Surface
תדירותIf the
threat and clown shears March 4 untold harm would be done to the nation's economy for it is
relatively only the high price still being paid for 10 30 wool that keeps our balance of | payment figures from looking
like the national debt.
Formosa, ↑ *.10.
China, People's
Republic,
1.1.
Malaya, West Africa, Parcel Logos, & Goki Const, Parcels Acer, Noo
via
VIE
p.
1 p.m.
Jan. 2 p
Philippines, 4 pm
The new shearing rate will be £6.18.0 Main Indin. Pakistan (Por-sharn-a reduction of 7/8,
for every 100 sheep Indo-China tuguero India. Parceis via Katacht).
An average shearer, who heared 100 sheep a day, five રા week. earned about £36.14
werk
under the old award. After March 5 if he works he will earn £34.12.0 ja week, but the majority of shearers do for better than 500 sheep in five days.
Chinn. People's Republic. 0 pm Масло 6 р
JAYWALKERS FINED
Flyc
Chinese were fined $5
ench for Jaywalking, while another turce, who did not ap- pear in Court, had their ball of $10 estreated, by Mr F. X.
Ceutral D'Almada
this
morning.
Fung Kin, 31, Mo Chol, 38, Fong Koon-man, 18. Fong Ming.
27, 20, and Wong Sik-hung. were all
walking от caught Main Street West, Shaukiwän, during
They ปาด week-end.
on
but
idays
I
is
It is said that the Government far more worried about the
of the threat
sbearers' strike than it was strike. wors
worst
romes
zone
fram Sydney 10
超好
when you into it, the prize is worth while, Every day 1.600
men, women and chlidren buy a ticket from Sydney to Melbourne and the
name number from Melbourne to Sydney.
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1956.
Bank Opening
New Offices
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corpora- | tion
will open
their new North Point office at 410, King's Road, for businesg next Monday.
Primarily. undertake
קת!
رده
The luxury liner Kungsholm caught by a stult photographer'a camera this morning ns the huge vessel began to move up to the No. 1 Kowloon wharf, with the Victoria Peak providing the background.
LUXURY LINER
IN
PORT
The 22,000-ton Swedish luxury liner Kungsholm entered port this morning in the course of a round-the- world cruise from New York, bringing with her 376
in tourists, mostly Americans, for a three day stay Hongkong.
This business alone is worth more than £10-million a year,
You can go to Melbourne by four different airlines, by Luce different bus companies, by four trains or by a ship miling once
this Office whil 4 week.
current nccount. Airlines are offering no less savings bank account and fixed than 20 lights
to Meldeposit business. a day
Safe deposit bourne the fastest lanes doing box facilities which have been the 432 miles in } hour 50 held
pending Brrival minutes-for which they charge equipment wilt be available
£0.0 each way,
later, but reservations for boxes Express business, comfortable may be made on opening, when and air
travel all relevant information will be conditioned, through the night taking 20 available, hours for the
Applications for 554 miles bul
telegraphic
On arrival today he tourists The Kungsholm has a crew charging only
single or transfers and draft remittances divided £4 a
of 434, and the Commander is groups for £7 retüm.
will be accepted frum COM excursion trips Kowloon and Captain John Nordlander. Other stituents of that Office, to be the New Territories and to officers include Mr H. Solje, dealt with by the Queen's Rood
Hongkong Island.
Chief Officer, Mr D. Emirea, Office.
Radlo Officer, Mr E. Chief Engineer, Mr E.
MOTOR VESSELS
Five interstate motor vessels
THE OBJECT
new office
lo
about the whartiore on the run and the two-day The Bank's object in opening
to trip will set you back $9.12.6 this
is mainly servicemen can be put first or you can get out of it for assist
firms in persons and £0.10 second but here you might Tapidly expanding on the wharves to man-hundle
by strike a waiting list. whereas they are likely
draw and cargo
enabling them to to make a terrific shambles of
shearing sheep.
WAGE REQUEST
ruise
Area
In addition, 20 of the passengers left the ship at Singapore by air. 11 of whom arrived several days ago to rejoin the ship here, while the other nine flew on to Japan where they will re-board the Kungsholm.
into two
This 13 the
Kungsholm's Chief Purser, and Dr
second post-war world cruise. She left New York on January and by the time she returns there on April 13 she will have called at 21 foreign ports.
The longest stay in one port
deposit cash without being on this cruise was at Bombay
one
on
The railways aren't being left behind in this race, In spite of subjected to the Inconvenience where the passengers hind the break-of-gauge hurdle. Next of travelling the central week to vialt India.
to month -- just before Easter - @ district Victoria. The Bank or The 396
passengers diesel Daylight Express will also dies
feels that safe deposit board, 378 are Americans while come into service, covering the facilities will be of considerable the rest are Canadians and other 590 miles in 134-hours 44 assistance to residents in the nationalities, They consist mostly of businessmen or retired area.
their wives
ns soine
of the name trains There Will be no formal businessmen and
opening ceremony largely and families.
Another battle by the unions is going on in Melbourne where those conneeted with the metal had been told by the Police to traders are asking the Arbitra-mph average, which is as good
the basle wik
on Court 10 the footpath persisted in walking
the wage alrendy £12.15 in NSW overseas. on
by about £1.15 a week. ond.
This is
sirenuously being
groups of opposed by various
11 State Governments age represented at the hearing.
Radio
...
Hongkong employer organisations and the
Commonwealth and
because the Bank's office being The train people say they in
La felt rented premises-It can make this service pay on thet any such ceremony would £0.1 Brst cless and £9.17 10-- be inappropriate, and in- turn, rats which are likely to convenient to other tenants make he bus people sit up and the building.
Structural
take a lie notice.
been
in
alterations and It is only years ago that there interior decoration have the Court that a £1 a week rise was only one rain a day to carried out under the supervi- would cost the Government of Melbourne-and then not even sion of that
days a week, and with the con- Turner. Architects.
Victorian barrister has tok
State £0 m a year. so
it is safe to assume that it woulding of the air age we had a flight cost NSW at least an additional to and from
£9 million
year and the Com- day. monwealth £12 milion or more,
ILA..
Tine Signal and Pru- Krage Summary; 8.03, Stock Market Report; 8.00, Peter Party (Studio); 30, Australian Catalogue. The Fortnightly Review of Aus- trailon Industry; 0.45. "Bux 200 Bert Gilet
at the Organ (OB); n.M), Weather Iteport; 2, Time Signal and the News (unden Relay); Klection Talk by Candidates for the Urban Council, 7.09,.Dr Wou Pak. Foo (Civic Association): 7.15. Mr J. Grenkam (Civic Association; 7.20, Edmundo Rom and his Orchestra. A programine of Latin American Musle
BBCTS);
7.45
Stanley Black plano) and the Ace of Hearts Orchestra: 8, "Viewpoint". A Weekly Magazine devoted to the Arts; Edited and Introduced by Janet Torabiin; slice of the cake. 8.30, Music for you. Julle Shelley. Juifan Breant; Eric Robinson and Dictatra (BUCTS);
his
Concert
Yet in epic of our
Melbourne
each
There sems some tru h in the statement that publie transport climbing cost if living and the frighten | between these two cities 18 Ing sound of these figures, top thicker than any in the werid. union tireles my confident that they are going to get
STILL MORE RAIN healthy
Messrs
Palmer &
B. Somenius.
la The cruise manager
Mr
Arthur B. Johnson. Shore excursion trips aro being handled by a staff of American Express Company men.
The
זע
Kungsholm leaves for Kobe on Wednesday at 0 p.m.
Dr Tadashi Furuno, a Japa nese lecturer, Is boarding the ship here and will give lectures on Japan during the voyage to Kobe.
COURT REJECTS APPEALS
BY TWO MEN
|
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY ISSUE
Colonial Secretary May Be Called
Give Evidence.
To
There was talk this morning of calling the Colonial Secretary or his representative to give evidence before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg and to in- troduce diplomatic communications in the hearing on the question of sovereign immunity at the Supreme Court.
Two witnesses called were Mr P. R. Springall, Re- gistrar of the Supreme Court, who produced share scrips of the Union Insurance Society of Canton Ltd, subject matter of the action, and Mr Cheng_Moo-hou, manager of the Bank of Communications defendants in the action.
Plaintiffe aro the Midland (diplomatie representation did They were Involment Co., Ltd., of room not enter into it.
Bank 001 Pedder Building. They are not contending that the
by Mr represented
John manager was representing the and Mr Leslie Chinese Government, McNeill, QC,
Mr McNeill sakd that tho Wright, both instructed by Mr
Bank manager in his affidavit P. A. L. Vine, of Deacons.
Mr Percy Chen
had said that the Bank was not and Mr Brooke A. Bernacchi, instructed functioning on behalf of the by Mr H. L., Kwan, of Ford, Chinese Government. He more
to hear from him Kwan and Co., are representing wanted
Was not of that
the Bank of Communications, of that ho personally
functioning on behalf Prince's Building.
Mr Bernacchi said, he would
Plaintiffs' claim
the bo
on behalf of anyone,
Mr Mr
DI
for de-governnient, Uvery of 20 scrips, relating to 1,048 shares, which they claim be calling a representative are their property, or damages the Colonial Secretary on other matters and Mr McNeill could In lieu thereof.
Defendants flied a preliminary cross-examine him on this point, notice of motion, asking for an
Mr Chen added that they onder that the writ be set aside anywhere
were not calling anyone from to establish that Mr on the ground that the Court
or was not acting had no jurisdiction to entertain Cheng was on the sovereign state of China, the action because it impleaded
McNell sald that the other letter to which and for an order that tho share
Mr Bernacchi objected was about scrips in the custody of
whether there were means by Supreme
bailiff Court
which affidavits could be sworn released to defendants,
or affirmations could be made After Mr Springall had pro-
by some Brilish representative duced the share scrips in China. There was a letter McNeill referred to two letters
the Colonial Secretary on from contained
It In the affidavit
matter, but it
was not Mr Vine regarding to statua, of
plaintifts constitered it neces- Mr Cheng.
sary to ask the Court to ascer... tain through the proper quar- iters the status of the Bitish
Charge-d'Affaires in China,
NO OBJECTION Mr Bernacchi conceded that this was a matter of common knowledge and it
was not a matter on which he would take objection. He also conceded that the question of the Representa ton of Foreign Powers Ordin- ance did not come into the case.
the Colonial Secrewed
by the defendonts, the
COUNSEL OBJECTS Mr Bernacchi objected to saying that he could not cross- xamine. If the letters word demitted he might want to ask Mr David some questions on the matter in amplification, he sald.
Mr McNeill contended they were admissible. The usual way in England to prove status was a letter from some official in the Foreign Ofice saying whether Mr So-and-So was or was not
The Manager of the Hongkong on the diplomatic list.
branch of the Bank of Commu- Under the Representation of nications was called to the wit- Foreign
ness box: (Control) Ordinance no one could func-tween Mr McNelll and Mr Ber- There was an argument be- tion on behalf of a foreign nacchi as to who should examine government without the consent
Powers
witness so the Judgo took over of the Governor, said Mr McNeill Ore letter was
the questioning. to show whether Mr Cheng had been secorded this recognition,
Hearing is continuing.
Mr McNeill said that the Returns From Leave
Young Girls Full Court this morning that he was, according to his own admit a
Injured
A Chinese girl received head injuries in a collision with
dc-
had been allowed to cable on instructions
An appellant was informed by the President of the Bank statement, at least 20 years old and under no circum-therefore the two letters as to Welfare Officer. stances could he be treated as a juvenile.
On1
Det. Insp. F.
then handed
sentence
and
to
the Fullspector (Div. February 22 Court comprising Mr Justice JIndge-Buckingham)
Mr Blair-KETT Wicks and Mr Justice J. Rey- nolds, in considering the appeal the statement up to the Court. The weather is still with us, private car in Caine Road, near by the appellant for reduction SEARCH FOR SITE
and not one day in the past fort-Old Bailey Street, at 10 a.m of sentence asked if the ques- reduce the
Appellant asked the Court to 8. Time Signal. Off the Derie Bustling US hetel executive night has gone without heavy yesterday. The girl, Yuen Wal-
The stuation is that one king, anted ten, of 6, Shelley Fung Woch-ho, alias Fai Taal, to He appealed to be given a Track presented by Timothy Birch
tion of sending the appellant, date it from the date of arrest. John Houser (Studio): 9.30, Quintet in A Major
new luto
lown rain,
automatically reaches for
to an Street, 3rd floor, was taken (Mozart); Clifford Wilk at weeke looking for come-
a training centre had been con- chance in order to turn over a (charlarti. Airigo Fun (violin), Sulp.
umbrelin before going out in hospital, where she is now where to
of erect cne
new leaf. the
sidered. fame Hilton Hotels and a £5-
the open.
tained for treatment.
Mr Dismissing the appeal. The floods have gone down, Another ten-year-old
Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr, Senior Justice Wicks said that gift, million contmet in his bag to
the cover the cost of erecting it. - leaving their trail of ruin, but Chan Wai-yin, of 24, Haiphong Crown Counsel, replying in the Court had carefully considered
the the appeal Rond, 3rd floor, sustained leg negative
The circumstances He went over to Melbourne in every district rivers are still injuries when she was knocked Court that when questioned by of the case were most serious. to see what was offering there, running bonkers and
the appellant. people down by privale motor cur the Police
hadIt was in fact a case of piracy. Road. near In Haiphong
Can-given his age us 17
years
The only difference being that it Appellant was sentenced to occurred in ton Road, at 1.40 p.m. on Satur-
the waters of the day. The injured girl was re-soven years by Mr Justice J. R. Colony.
for moved to hospital, where she Gregg
robbery with aggravation and possession of is now detained.
arms, and ammunition. It was the [alleged at the trial that
mon Barel (violin); Ely Aves (viola). Frank Huang (cello), (Con- gert Italy; 10. Anton Karas (Zither) Eduard Mrazek (plano), Vox Bin- tonlelta, Viena: 10.30, The Goon Show Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan in "The Canal," Repeat of last Saturday's _ Broadenst (bbers): 10,59, Weather Report: 11, Time Signal. Hadio News Feet (Rs. corded London Relay); 11.15, Good- niglit Musfe; 11,30, Cloze Down,
REDIFFUSION
but reports Scated back that living along the banks have, Melbou.ne was rude to him. J. H.baga packed ready to leave at a sld nothing of the sort, but moment's notice. here is a fooling around that he only bring polite.
Sydney's rainfall of 21 inches 1. has lef: now, and gene is the highest ever recorded for East looking for three or four the first seven weeks of a year. sites. The Mayor of one We have to go back nearly 80
morc
COSTLY LESSON
then
Informed
SIX DEPENDANTS
•
The appeal against sentence of with two other Fung Woon-ho was sise, dianised by
Fung Youstal: a co-defendant with persons robbed Cheung Hung the Court,
2 p.m.
Variety Cells the Tune: a. Crline Does Not Pay--Starring lalph Forbes: 1.30, Musle by Lopez; 4. Tea for Two; 4.30, Guest for Toi day Catherine nowe, Soprimo
of our rather famous spots, years to get anything like it Countess Of Cavan appellant Recital of Songs from the Operis of
Manly, claims that John Houser 18.56 inches in 1873, Jean Baptiste Lully, arranged for has picked Manly as the spol
Hirterly the Harprichord; 14.45.
for his £5-million pub, and lostrumental; 0, Chudfen's Corner- Conducted by Auntie Pairlcle; 8.30, whether that is wishful thinking
Requests-Presented Monday
cr fact remains by
be seen. to Betty: 0.13. Birthday - Malibag; 6.16,
But La Musique Francaise-Presented by
whoever gets the glass Jeannette Piry; 6.45. The Final Year: and steel Hilton palace will, sce zome
set
for
Jast Athlet In Melbourne
£375 from Mr weekend stole
Tran Van Khlem, a Vietnam pollee cfflelal,
Mr Khiem is studying Aus- tralian police methods under a
Colombo Plan arrangement.
Visits Hongkong
Among the RMS Canton's cruise passengers arriving here. this morning was the Countess of Cavan, widow of the 10th Earl of Cavan, who joined the- ship at Colombo.
STREET THEFTS
on
of 700 teels in 120 bars of gold to the value of $184,000 board a fishing vessel off Lantao Island on August 31, 1956.
later re-. (Twenty bars were covered.).
or
1 Time Signal and the News 7.09, from all accounts,
MO'S REPORT Urban Counsell Election Broadcast Candidato Dr Woo Fak-Foo of the thing rare in the way of hotels Civie Association: A15, Urbe in this country.
This morning the President. Counell Election Broadcast-Candi- Building up a nice mirage in date Mr. Grenliam of the Civic
The money was taken from The Countess of Cavan was of the Court, Mr Justice Wicks the Court Association: 7.21, Weather Report what is practically a desert of
lady-in-waiting to. Princess told appellant that and Announcements: 792, Felix King hotels, John, Houser said the his hotel room. and Orchestra: 7.30, World of proposed model for
Later Mr Khiem called on the Mary from 1918 to 1922, and had received a report from the Sydney JALE: 0, Personality Parade-Eddie would have
the medical officer (Stanley Prison) 400 or 500 bed-
Victorian Police Commissioner. cxira lady-in-waiting to
who 'slated that the appellant Cantor; 8.15. Special Spoilighten
"The way Princess Royal.. Charles Harvey Interviews Lody rooms each one would contain He said afterwards!
Was over 21 years of age, and Helen Claughton, Adjudicator for
the Victorian police investigate a radio, a TV set and a phone the crime will be very instruc
possibly between 22 and 23. the Hongkong School Bit: Annual
taking Festival;
Gypsy recording Muken!
whether this 4,30,
Asked to aby, ative to me. CATAVEN 9. The Nine Tailor
messages when guests were out.
was approximately correct But he must have a sneaking Enlaodo 2-Lord Peter 1 Cafled
five In each bathroom there would Into the Kunt,” Adopted by Giler
wwed | feeling that at £975 It is rather Two cases of. Inreony from the ppt appellant said he was towel be suntan lamps and Cooper from the novel by Dorothy
When person were reported to the years old
his parents 1. Hayor; 9.30, Monday Concert
warmurs. Most Important, he a costly lesson. Hour-Entire presentation devoted to
Police in Kowloon yesterday. A died. This was during the first works by Teliatkowsky,
year of the Japaners, occupa- "Capriolo
Chinese malo stole a pair of ton of Hongkong. Hallen, Op. 48" ployed by The Danish National Orchestra, ron- ducted by Nicola! Kalko. "Andante Cantabile, Op. 11" from String Quartet No. 1 played by The Mark borough Symphony Orclientes, "Con- renta" for "vislin &,orchestra in D major, Op. 30" played by: Burgiero.
at 8.15 m. yesterday, resulting woman who was waiting at a could he be treated niert, with The New Hymphony
There's been a war going on in extensive damage to both bus stop in Taipo Road, in the juvenile. To added that the Orchestre, under · the direction of Bir Malcolm Bargent: 10.30 Murio between Sydney. Melbourne and vehicles. The driver of one of Shamshulpo district. A suspect Court would hear his appeal from Gaddi's: 11, Dals, with Dream- Brisbona for sometime now that, the cars received slight Injuries | has been detained by the Police against sentence. At t
and 11.30,
connection Prelude to Midnight, although, it lacks; the actual and was, treated at the Naval | in
"with" •thin, Appellant sak ho had maise' a' Popular Corkert avourites; is mid shooting, is deadly and all out. Hospital, night, Cluse Down,
matching ofonos,
A longthy statement to the "In-
assures that that the tariff can be taken inn strido—but maybe he. hand'in', mint the 100-dollar a night place he controls in New York-the. Waldorf Astoria.
¿A DEADLY “WAR"
CARS COLLIDE
car-rings from a Chinoco wo-
men walking ar Reclamation
His Lordship | said that - ap- Strett, Taumati, at 648 p.m. pellant on his own statement
12,80 p.m., a plekpockol. was at least 20; years old; and:
Fung You-tal was sentenced to five years for' robbery willí aggrava- tion.
lie asked for reduction of sentence on the ground that bis family, con
wife and sisting of his parenia, three children were all dependent on him. Since he lost his freedom they had had very little to eat and at times only had congee for their meats.
In reply to the Court, appellant at that the lart: appellant Grung Woon-ho was not his adopted, ion, He did not take the responsibility-of- locking after him, another person, Fung Kam-fook, took care of him on the same junk he weld.
Mr. Justice Wicks remarked that the junk that they were on had its bass at Casio Peak. It was a good
for which appellant firing Junk could obtain living for all on board,
"BROKEN JUNK”N Appellant repied that it was, a breken junk.
The President otherved that it WRE' good enough to carry out "this -tperation against another Junk.”
Mr. Blair-Korr zuid that a spoed boat, was used.
Apperant saket that the speed boat belonged as to mother- people who
Two private cars collided at burso : from a Chinese that under no ekzoumrlapoeslonged it: lo thith,,
Jardine's Corner, Stubbs Road,
"
Mr Kenneth Keen, Sociol status should be admitted.
returned from Loave in the United Kingdom JUDGE INTERPOSES this morning by the RMS The Judge declared that the
Canton.
Mr Keen who hus detendants сабе was that they been away for about nine were holding the scrips on be months, was accompanied by half of the Government of Mrs Keen and their daughter
question of Katherine,
China
and the
SIDE GLANCES By
Galbraith
"How did you, ever manage to dress in time for any thing in the Návy?: You've been there 20 minutes.
debating which of those new ties you'll wear lidh
Fila Lordatsip én dismissing the ap bucation mid that the Couri had bonsidered the appeal and in the circumstances of the cass and the circumpotanows mittounding; appel-
· Printed; and published: by "WILLAM? ArgOK/OAIKRAM/TOT Sant's living before the incident cow curred, the Court consklered that and on behalf of Bouth China Morning. Polt Lämited-1UES. Linteo, was on the light side., Wyndham, Bireet, City of Victoria,: In the Colony of Hongkong.
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