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UNIONISTS PLAY HOST TO COMMUNIST DELEGATIONS
FROM H. KING WOOD
Sydney, May 1.
Australians, whether they like it or not, today became hosts to dele- Russla and gations from the world's two top Communist countries China.
Members of both delegations will visit the industrial centre of every State, except Western Australia, and when they finish they are likely to know more about the heavy industries of Australia than is known by the average Australian.
controlled
The
The delegations have been!
fxpansion plans involve the brought here by four of the spending of £21-millos, bring biggest unione in Australia ing the post-war expenditure to the Building Workers Industris) £48-million. Union, the Boilermakers Society,
£ 9-million the Sheet Metal Workers' Unloc
company's and the Miners' Federation-all prott is not being met with of wtdich
Communist-cheers by a large section of the community, partlearly Labour Leader of the Op- They wili hold confereixes politican pmong themselves and with position, Dr Evatt, said that Sydney trade unions,
Holdens could be sold at least The delegations are made up £120 cheaper and the amount of four Chinese and four Russians by the Company was a shining and they will inspect the heavy example for the necessity of an
ot Newcastle and exetes profit tax. Part Kembla, the bit railway workshops in Sydney, the Snowy River scheme and industries in other States.
Industries
One place not on the itinerary
the Woomera rocket range.
HOLDEN'S PROFIT
General Motors-Holden's Lid inkers of the Australian car. the Holden-is in the gun again for making a profit this year of £9,842,001, which Is £81,000 le than last year.
The Company is paying a 280 per cent dividend to its Ameri-
Parent
for company
Con
the ended December 31. The dividend da the largest ever paid by an Australian com- pany for one year and compares with the 280 per cent paid last year.
£27 times the total
be may
Which
but the the cheapest Hoken is by far car in its claus and is rapidly gaining dominance on Australian roadly.
year.
the
keeping abedutely aloof from them.
His appointment, made by the Liberal Government, has been widely welcomed.
Amateur skin divers with more than £3,000 worth of equipment began at dawn on Monday the
of second
Operation stage
of the Galore-Te Whisky
mos! Anusual salvage world's jobs.
Their target Is UD0 tons whisky believed still in the holds barque Scottish Prince of the which mank 09 years ago near Southport, on Queensland'a South Coast,
ot
So far live intact bottles whisky have been recovered but none of the skin divers so far have beep
1. game to touch With the added tax burden on President of the Underwater the motoring public, it will be Research Group Lyle Davis said
stink bomb. Interesting to see if this carning it smelt like rate is kept up in the coming
But the Queensland Gove
Govern- the Already motor inment Analyst's report on dustry la complaining of
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a
"Seventy-seven per whisky ts: rapid tightening and the Ford cent proof spirit. Quite in ac Co. is laying off
with most cordance
day present capital cllies.
whisky" Other companies are holding present staffs, but not placing them as they leave.
POPULAR
men
Te-
Mont people welcomed the news this week that Sir William McKell will be the Australian on the commission to Malaya to Malayan Con-
which will go recommend Q stitution.
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The divers are hoping to get
better nips from the old wind Jammer when they go deeper
into the protective sand layer.
MARINE DESERT
Lyle Davis, a former RAAF púot, took up a Tiger Moth to search for the old barque last November. He fixed her position from the air by special compass bearings.
Since then he and his mates
been have
assemblying their equipment, but last week-endi eight divers went down and found the Scottish Prince in an In the midet under-water desert.
The Company is putting aside member
£6 million for more than taxation and close on £5 million
into goes
the carry-forward.
He is a former NSW Labour which takes this fund to
Prember and followed the Duke million or 12
Gloucester of
Governor pald capital.
General, holding that office surprising feature of from 1947 to 1953. He took the Company's annual report is Vice Regal office the statement that only 15.7 per of a great outery but within a
Davis reported that they had weeks had proved
to cut their way with matter of that he would make a job of tomahawks through seaweed and when
the present Prime and marine growth and each Minister, Mr Menzies, replaced time they hit
with the late Ben Chifley the two their choppers fish came racing became very good friends,
cent of the 84,415 new vehicles
sold during the year were pur- chased on terms indicating that hire purchase is not such a great fector in the car feld as was anticipated.
Target output of Holden cars Is 100,000
Leaving the job at Canberra,
a year and is ex- Sir William McKell carried on pected to be reached towards the the good work by not only not re-entering politics, but also tay
end of 1957
Invitation!
YOU
ARE INVITED TO COME AND SEE A DISPLAY OF
SCIENTIFIC & EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS of the combined...
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at the .
WORKS OF WEST GERMANY
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173, Des Voeux Road, C., H.K. (Educational Dept., 2nd Floor)
From May 9, to 31, 1956. Hours: 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Added Attraction!
daily 2 ZEISS IKON film shows
1.15 p.m. & 5,10 p.m.
ADMISSION FREE
out
the mags
1040.
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1956.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
TML. AUB. Pax, CHE
5 1996 by JKA BOVEN, WHE
JEL
"Mom sald if we get to go to that movie we'll have to seize the bull by the horns-ses, she's moving in on Pop now!"
Appeal Adjourned Pending Magistrate's Decision
Hearing of an appeal against the decision of
a magistrate, Mr Hin-shing Lo, who dismissed a Crown application for the condemnation of 596.1 taels of gold, was adjourned sine die by Mr Justice J. Reynolds in the Appeals Court this morning.
It was alleged that the gold was found on board a motor vessel at Connaught Road West on October 7, 1955.
The claimant to the gold, Wong Wing, was represented on appeal by Mr John Clifford, in- structed by Mr Peter Mo,
Mr Clifford said that the Court
reason.
US Subject Acquitted
|
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
INSPECTOR TELLS OF POLICE RAID
Evidence of a Police raid at 109 Caroline Hill Road, third floor, where paraphernalia for manu- facturing dangerous drugs, and a large quantity of the drugs were seized, was given at the trial of four men before Judge K. R. Macfeo at the Victoria District, Court this morning,'
The accused are Yue Foon- a key that atted the door to the sum, alias Yue Wing-hol., Kuk premises. He kept the key. Tel-chlu, Kuk Nga-chiu and At 5.20 am. he left the pro- Wong Wah.
mises and went to the cockloft The first charge, against all of 20 Jurdine's Bazaar, where four, alleges that on February 21, he saw first accused sleep in a this year, they had possession of room. He left a detective there 120 grammes of morphins hydro- and returned to the Caroline ohloride,
of Hill Road address. 170 grammes diacetyl-morphine hydrochloride
Hearing is proceeding. and 26.4 litres of diacetyl hydro-
solution. chloride
The second charge, against all Bemused,
ts that they conspired to manufacture dangerous drugs between August 1, 1955,
February 31, 1858.
ad
In the third charge, second and third accused are charged with possession of 168 grammes of morphine hydrochloride on
ary 21, 1958. February
The fourth charge, against the first accused alone, alleges that he permitted his premises to be used for the storage of danger- ous drugs.
Mr Simon F. S. 14, Crown Counsel, is prosecufing, assisted by Divisional Detective, Inspec- tor JM, Gurney.
Mr Y. H. Chan, of Lau, 'Chan and Ko, is representing first Locused Par 3. C. Stewart is defending second, third nad fourth accused).
ho
RAID DESCRIBED
Inspector Gurney this morning
Divisional Eastern
WBM
Detective Division.
gava évidence that in February
epoctor, About 8.50 am on February 21, which raides 109 Carodne Hill
was in the Police party
Road, third floor.
Witness sold he knocked
ot the door for about a minute.
reply, the Receiving no
door was forced open. He saw third Rocused standing in the sitting room in his pyjamas.
Through a Police interpreter, he asiced third_accused where he slept. Third accused took the party to a rear bedroom There second accused was seen lying in bed in his pyjamas. He was awake.
Reservoirs Gain 3 Mill Gallons
and
The
From Our Files"
100 Years Ago
To the Editor
Sir,-Referring to the letter
In the last tenure of the China Mail on the subject of the un-
deductions drawn fair
from
the
In
the evidenco takes by Bowring Pray
Praya Commission their published report, I beg my testimony leave to record
of the views and
in corroboration
to
of the writer of that letter, to state that my evidence given that Commission neither warrants nor justifies the inter- pretation that the report puts upon it, but in some respects the very reverse, whilst on one material point nothing whint- ever is said.
the sea
con
To illustrate my meaning I give the following extract from the
report, which from the Colony's reservoirs marginal note appears to be gained three million gallons based entirely on my evidence. "Another witness, also a marine in the 24-hour period ending lot holder, was perfectly satis at 8 o'clock this morning.
fed he said that he had received Total storage is now 1204 very recently an encouragement million
The gallons.
yield from the Governor himself to en- from streams and catchwaters croach upon
share in yesterday was 24 million gallons front of his lot and reclaim it.
Increased On being requested to consumption slightly to 21 million gallons descend to particulars, he stated
that the
Governor in question Rainfall was light. Only .02 wa
that Sir was Sir G. Bonham of an inch was registered at G. Bonham had told him in Tytam Tuk but the position answer to his questions, that he was better in the Shing Munk had no power to authorize (New Territories) catchment intended
ог purpresture area where .67 of an Inch was make
"title him any recorded.
the land when he should have reclaimed it, that all he (the Governor) could say was, that unless his (the tenant's) neigh- complained, Government bours
him would not prosecute for the and that `In his ETL private opinion (the the tenant would be "all right" but that the tenant must under- stand that what he might do would be done at his own risk, and that he the tenant must hold himself responsible consequences?
Thefts
On The
Island
Two casos of larceny. from the person on Hongkong Island were reported to the Police yes terday.
At 2.30 p.m. a Chinese mate stole a wrist witch from '@ Chinese female pedestrian in Johnston Road near Ship Street,
his
to
to
for the
NO CONCEALMENT
The italics are my own, and, mark At 8.30 pm. o Chinese male the portion of the paragraph not stole cash from the pocket of a julfed by my evidence, Finet, as sailor as the sailor was about to to bequested board a taxi in
to condescerică
to particulata." It may be taméTII~
near Jaffe Roadmal Street berod that at the public meeting
Fold to conuider the Goverrument
strongly-
He then went into a frost bedroom, Inspector Gurney want an, and saw fourth accused. He tuned by the Police in connex-meet the views of His Excelency was in bed in his underclothes, and was awake,
Mr WS. Collar, Crown Co- sel, appeared for the appellant, the Delor of Commerce and Industry.
Do Hing-tom, 61, an American might feet it best to adjourn subject, or 02, Connaught Road hearing and he was applying for Central, top floor, was acquitted adjournent for the following by Me W. F. Pickering at Cen-
tral this morning on a charge of Witness raid he noticed, that There was at present a case failing to notify his departure the eyes of all three men were before a magistrate, Mr FX from the Colony to the Registrar Inflamed and watery and that thero wia G very stromu D'Aimada, on whose decision it on
Representing Do, Mr. P. A. L. chemical smell in the premises. was the intentions of either the Crown or himself taking the Vine, of Messrs Deacons, sub
DOOR LOCKED case before the Full Court on a mitted that Do had no case to
submitted Prince point which Counsel said he answer. Ho
would raise before, the Court there was no evidence suggest- now.
"There were all sorts of fish
Including bus gropers up to 301b, gaily coloured rect fish, cod the size of calfa and clouds of smaller stuff.
"And every darned opening old Scottish in the seems to be, the home of a wobbegong shark. Some we saw were 10-feet long. People say they're harmless, but we don't trust them"
****
as that of the Queen versus The case before the magistrate
Lau Lam. The point which was The underwater group expects a question going to jurisdiction that thorough exploration of the was whether general notice No. Scottish Prince will take many 81 of 1954 was an amendment or interested an interpretation of the Emer
are
that
J
Motor Cyclist's
Accident
Both vehicles were proce@ling In the same direction along,
the whisky--the goncy (Importation and Exports- { "istendant had sent a notification the top of an electricst from Bonham Road
wecks. They mainly In curried
of | (lon) Ordinance. 4,000
to the Immigration Department Counsel said that if it was a Scotch and Irish whisky, dozens
of his intended departure, dur- amendment then af casks of Scotch-and 37 question of drums of soda--but they are also it would be argued more fullying early April. interested In
the rest of the before the Full Court so that it would appear to be wasting the cargo which, 09 years ago, was
time of the Court to argue the valued at £19,000.
matter before it now.
SILENT ON POINT.
It was clearly manifest to me that the presiding member of the Coppe' mission wished to have it establish- ed that Government had bees in the habit of resuming lot without ather, compensation, than
A Chinese male has been de-notification of 10th November last,
advocated the polar of
tion with this case.
the Governor,, basing my argumenta on the more Interview with Sir G Banham. In · giving my evidence before the Commission, this inter view was brought to my recoiled- Hom, and I proceeded to give the whole particulars · of 31 without any attempt at conesalment, rendering any cross-questioning unnecermeyi Certainly the report would make it appear that had leadet "encourage- ment" to reclaim, and that on the truth being elicited (candepending to particulars) I had merely beord At 0.45 HI, yesterday He tried to open the door to
promised immunity from puntifiment, traffic Bccident occurred in the over that but: mult ing that Insp. J. Holmes, who another room, but found it
for the conse Bonham Road near Centre be responsible. irer of Aliens had described himself as Regis locked. By this time, all three street in which a motor cyclist que la sochris to me about
In his evidence, pecused
Sir George ald nach in the living received injuries PICTO
necessitating passtiment had received an appointment room. Through the interpreter his detention in hospital, His responsibility for the conseqesore from the Governor-in-Council he asked if any of them had the motor, vele collided with the and I consider the word condescent.
xion, quite · inapplicable to my da key to that locked room.
back of a a private car.
meanor before the commission. to hold such a post.
Nobody, replied and be begin Ho submitted that there was
cleanest possible evidence to
barak from the Prosecution that the accused then took a
the
Third door, arak open
switch
The Injured person, Loung box and handed it to him.
Hoon-hea, resides at. No. 9. Inspector Gurneys, said that Tonnochy Road, third floor. after he had inspected what was found inside the room, he decided to arrest second, third. and fourth accused. He took fourth bedrooms and told him he wate arrest for possession of
Summary: .0.03. Mock to be dangerous drugs. been no decision yet in the casa Market Report1-0,08, Junior Recitale He cautioned fourth accused before the magistrate. He felt by Megan Wires through the Interpruter. Four 18 Johnston Road, second floor,
Ng Ho-cheung, 31, residing at decide the that the magistrate. felt bound Miro, Mildred Sin by a judgment. of Mr. Justice - Be Bad accused said something in Can was charged before Me Malleged that in February
stand, Central Bank of the Royal tonese, which the Interpreter Morley John at Central The news given out this week Gregg which held that the Air Tom Conductor 0.8wrote down in his
Wing
(Inspector morning with by the Assistant Superintendent general notion was an amend-
(DBCTB): 7 La Demi-Heure Frad: Gurney's) notebook. of Traffic, Inspector Chasoling,ment of the Ordinance.
cais, Ererentations de 24, Castel The statement was read back Suel-ying, a woman, that 10,000 prosecutions aro Mr Collier. Bald that he could (subo): 7,30, 7rt HearingE pending against NSW drivers not himself much pointed by Max Borde top to fourth accused, who signed balcony to the street below,
various offences has not arguing the matter
100% Wouter Heports Tune Elene the entry in the notebook, Wit-with intent, to murder her. and The News, London Relay); ness said
He was remanded in gol DOW done anything to cheer us up. His Lordship observed that if Commentary. "(London - Rally), or
and the rush of the 10,000 Mr Clifford's submission then thought had been wiped off the whole cabe would may yet corse through the post.
A SUGGESTION DEATH OF ALICE
Before adjourning, the Judge said that in reading over the Alto yesterday lay down to case stated it seemed to him dle, and as a veterinary surgeon that the proper practice would put five bullets into her old be, for Counsel or the solicitor Bignel. Tado Mawang Hesi (London
a brain, circus hands openly wept, concerped to send traft case Relay), 33.15,
Alice, the 110-year old ele to the magistrate. It seemed to 11.00, Come Down phant of Wirth's Circus, lay his Lordship that that would VREDIFFUSION down under a tree, and walled for death to catch up.
They are not quite certain what they will do with the crate of mousetraps and the 67 boxes of clay pipes, if they recover them.
for
NOT CHEERING
NO DECISION YET In answer to his Lòrdship, Mr
Radio Hongkong
·H.K.T.
accused into one of the Intent To
Clifford said that there hach 1. grow. Simal and Pro-quantity of what he believed Murder Charge
mander
On this point I was closely tlomet by the Commission, and al- though, I adduced two came where the calmant, refusing the companat- tices offered, obtained what he asked, the report: is not only an on this portion of my evidence, but actually, "ameris that it rests with the Surveyor General "alone to question DR compensa=
tion.
In one of the cower T adduced, "I
Markin this printed at landende,
Lot No. 13. for, 100 dollies, "thẩm throwing Auod a year after for 1.500 dollars;
over the the sale was annulled by the receipt, price, 180, dollars, being named as compensation.). On› reference to the lesse à poserved it sugulased (that i was to have a “full and bike, pom, poration at a rate to be fairly and Impartially mado - by the Burveyor,!
fotos of pumption Cont
Maybe those bookings that we the 'Full' Court were to uphold Special Annouboerneefa; 1933, "frio, i also aid he and the, Interpreter | custody for a week.
T
signed it,
Padio Excerpla sung by die Fourth accused back to the living ing Star-Vera Lynn: 6.59, "Bourth Inspector Gumey said he took stpals and chorus of tim Broadway Production. Orch...000d. by Salvani roont.. Tore Dell, lola; 9, Time Signal. The Musku
This procedure was repeated Colour Louder Heade interview with the second and third -ed by Totes Wallace (Bhadio); · 10, Mode by Manueel and Orch: Accused in taking cautioned
10, Continental Dance Orchestra statement from them. 1030, Washer Report. Up Thre
Goodnight Music:
BOY KILLED
Q
DELUDED
· I submitted - the hardship of the cass to The Actingg Attorney At
3.401
•p.m. yesterday General: who replied that the com three-year-old Chinese boy was peraation must be fair and equil
that I could not be compelled to killed as a result of a traffic abit, which the offer was not, and, RECEIPTS FOUND
accident involving a commercial accept it. The report informa: the A soarch was made of the shan Street, Nga Tsin Wal rublic, deluded into a very extras loary which occurred in. Da Shok public was thus with many others at the simple and;, confiding Living room. Inside a wardrobe Village digg
ordinary error. It such be the case were found five rent receipts The deceased Yu Ton-ying. I don't think that any one will cludlog all fects and Indings of THE MOURCHEW Mormons and six Hongkong Electric Co. resided at 8 Tre Man Village, again be deluded, into the folly for She was one of Australia's ww which both parties wished to wordthe Moty of Emires, receiptar in the
Freddy!
name of Tue West Street, King's Park- most famous circus performers bo Included. It was the usual queens for @weden;g khá 29a Time | Wing-hoi" (first accused), 1. Wi and had been with the clrous so practice at Home and he felt
produce a proper cave stated
ER-PAITA Variety
Comer-Condicted by
long that not even the oldest that in other cases before Magis / Chavos; 4.30, Vocally Yours; ness alt he then went back to
hand could remember her "com" tratea it should be done
futurro, pr
ing.
Woman Thrown
Aunts Patricia 35, 37,80 Progressive one of the bedrooms and found Fred Hanth and Ddmundo - For"Or« With the last-minute hope of
Mr. Clifford said that some stranga (20, 209 Birine giftbag:
9.20. · Londons | Studio; Melodings, causing a spark of life in Alled, mangletrates
preferred to make personally Parade:Anna, porsells another
elephant, ....... Hill, was up their own case. In the prosi 7,195 Buy Anthony and bien de token to the scene by lorry. Hill sent case the question was not i shestrigued,AD WERE FINAL Xen
THE % BLOTS of a Mother's Course2 stool patiently a few paces away, raised in the lower: Court, kjo uzima iginal and the New LAS wwinging, his head, but Alice did Hearing war adjourned; sine Westhier, FR Report any Announcement not responden
| die "with" "liberty to restore. ;
and interlude; .15, Mdoda:js Mtimkaj
The Bycdo-Epidots nigley, willy á. Patse vludin
That vethroid: "Old age, bad, caught up, be
esurgent who he could cot the WATCH STOLEN
have taken a srádic to die. There was nothinit I could do but thoot her
"It needed a special, gun and Ave Bulletes
7.6% 4 pm, yesterday & Chinos" male ortole a weleh wanicki WELLN |#709/0from #^- Chinnan. Vinale pedestrian at Prince Edward Ffondement, Bil Yes 'Stree
Over Balcony
WOMAN INJURED
Srecting
mibstantial trading taken from bằd" by a Glovertiment whome-legal adviser, not only, pro- pounds butaitvocates, such a mon- vehitysus doctrine.
in, this all where it, can-1be:
din donolualon, I have to ahatà; Ty
1. At: 8.20 p.m. yesterday obtaining the views of the pubele traile accident occurred in Salou at an organome
evidence before 'N OORNI Yeung Chol Street-near Mong-, to mandag is drinky start (auki Monch kok... Rond Involving a private mor sill in Butare, ha pročitars car and Chinige Lampade za
mos-attende meal of 3), WANDA pedestrian.
6. COMITURjny, no micf),
The injured person,
A 65-year-old woman, Chan
www killed, after being wing, 31-years-i and throwns-over the hospital mifiering!
of the third floor of juries.
about: 8 yo'clock, thiá vé, ePrinted and.
behalf
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