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William & The Ascot

A

Tips Affair

CHINA MAIL

Left Husband: Committed Offence

Last October Yeung Kow signed a $160 bond to ensure

LONGSIDE William, the "The police save suggested." | the good behaviour of his

"that you principal characters in sald the magistrate,

went into a publle house with the story that had been this man to make a bet, is that told in the Clerkenwell court 607"

"Pech, no," said William * paled into something

bel this way." He pulled out a verging perilously close to letter from a bookmaker the Insigniflent.

THE RIDDLE

WILLIAM noticed hus ASMA

Mr T. F. Davies, alertest of magistrates, whese strength of

tips had not been return- personality is undeniable. Was

bench. on the

jed. “Excuse me," he mid, "but A 1 1 1 %% si] ra M*f m selor named Alfred, who gave

ave it you're keeping that slip of as good as he got, was the paper, Rood luck, sir." duck. Two Scottish plain-clothes pelicemen, gifted with words ns most of their countrymen, in turn catered the withes-ix, to tell of seeing Alfred, as they thought, taking bets in between selling papers.

Then it was William's turn

"Do you want

cali to Mr Davis

witnesses?"

Alfred.

uny

asked

There was a sharp burst of opplause from horse-lovers In the public gallery. "Silence in court," called the usher.

William stood down The magistrate farned again To Alfred who, in the dock.

to beginning negle+vid

was

little

"I can't say I'm without some doubt in this case," said Mr Davis. "I shall dismiss the case, but, as it will not inconvenience

£10 to be of good

"Yes. I'm calling William," you, I shall bind you over Alfred sterwered

ENTER WILLIAM

WILLIAM'S name

W

outtalde

Chu

was called

courtroom There was no answer. His name was called Inside. There he was. standing in the public gallery. just under a notice which stated that witnesses should be outside. not in.

A policeman showed Willam

a frail, Jolly mun of 78, to the wkness-box

"Now what do you went to say?" the clerk of The court asked.

"Quite," said William, man standing there,

there, he runs a bookt.

"Runs a book?" "Ts. tv.

"That Alfred

wald Wilhoin in self-

rebuke. "Reclam I've got book

makers on the brain after all we've heard this morning. What 1 menn is this man uns a pr sinod, and he doesn't take bets, Won't take bet4-! know that."

"But this slip of paper frund on him," said the magistrate. "It says 'Ascot,' and then there are some names-are they the names of horses?"

"0

NAMES OF HORSES

course, they're the nomes of herses," said Williure.

ns II he wire amazed that any- one should think Ascot were inhabitet by anything but ruce- horses

"Were they good ones?!!

"I hope we,' yard William, with a chuckle.

When

was Ascot ** the magistrate asked

William Boked more amazed than ever. "Ascot. he said, coldness. is this

with Wock,"

some

the sum of behaviour.

wife, Wong Wal-chun, for a

year.

On June 26. Wong, while leaving Me pul-patients' word at the Sai Ying Poon Hospitni,

steal tried to

a handbag con- Taining $13,90. Three days later the appeared before Mr Hin- shing Lo at Central Magistracy and was scruterteed to four weeks

She for simple laeveny.

WAR Turther ordered to pay $150 or serve an additional month for Die tavuel of a bond which shr hush also algues, in October.

Her husband,

Kow Young was given seven days to try and rabe: $150 to pay for the bond which he had simed to ensure the good behaviour of his wife. This ring Yeung appeared betore Mr. Hin-shing Lo, with- 4:42 14

officer butt

the past 27 the Hong- and

that

A prosesciation that Young had for years worked with Government kony

to his wife three weeks prior In

the offence. committing

she had left his house. He was left children, to care for their two and when the offence was com milted she was

fact not

"Yes, sir." said Alfred. and, with William hard on his heels. The weat away to contemplate

the mystery

f ticing bound over not to do what the couri had found he had not done.

Royal Assent For Anti-Smog Legislation

London, July 5. Stronger mellow to reduce air İz other large British cities Wis The made possible today with granting of the Royal Assent lo a "clean air bill.

pollution in London

of

The bill is the result of an систу which followed the death in December 1982 4,000 people Buffering fron respiratory aliments during four-day "sinog"-a poisonous mixture of smoke and tog.

The bill bans the anission of most dark Industrial smoke and orders the emission of grit and dust from all existing factories to be reduced 214 much FIN possible,

living with him,

in

Mr Hishlag Lo cautioned Young but ordered his previous signed bond to stand.

Building Boards

Established

<E

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1956.

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

5.24

TM. Rrg U. Pal on

ID TINA KO NEà Bertan, Ina.

"I'll bet you four bits he sends this back!"

DENIES RECEIVING $200

GIFT FROM CONTRACTOR

Counsel Criticises Hongkong Law Society

SABAH

COMMITTEES NAMED

Ho Excellency the Omeer Administering the Government has appolated the following to be members of tho British Universities Selection Commit- tee for one your, the Government Gazelle notined this morning-

The He

Hon the Director of Education 0r hie Deputy (Chairman), Mr W.

Regletrac

G

N. T

Criticism of the Hongkong Law Society was voiced by Mr V. J. D'Alton this morning in the chair fourth day of the hearing of an appeal by John Tam. Mr M Tingle, the of the University of Leslie Lynn, a solicitor who was ordered to be Hongkong, the Representativo struck off the roll by Mr Justice C. W. Recce on of the British Council, the A-

Director of El tont

Education May 16.

(Inspection), and Mrs M. Allin-

The Gazete also announced

Standing

members of the Committee

on

Mr D'Alton said that the Law Society made son Lynn wait five years before they told him the con-th the following have been ap ditions under which they would not oppose his pointed to b application for admission and then made conditions which were hard, if not impossible to carry out in Training for one year: a place like Hongkong.

Mr D'Alton is appearing for he had a written approval of

is asteing the Full the Law Society, Iyan wits Court,

the comprising

Chief Counsel went on to refer to Justice, Mr M. J. Hogan, further correspondence regard-

Mring this other esclationi

Judge,

should be

Technical Education and Voca-

Mr. B. Trevor (Chairman), the Commiastoner of Labour of his

representative, the Director of Public Works or his

repre rce:inlive, the Director Education or his representative. he Director of Commerce and Industry or his representative, Mig Paulloo Chan, Mr Ho In-

Mr A.

kwong, Mr Lam Chik-suen, Mr W. S. T. Louey, Mr C. D. Silos, Storror, Mr U Tat Clice, and Mr Cheng Man-kam. He The Secretary 18 10 be Society's nominated by the Director of

Education. association

and Puline Justice J. H. Gregg, to set aside He argued that in consider- Mr Reece's order and to ordering the undertaking the Court

new trial.

swayed by the Lynn claims that the Trial reasonableness of it nad the Judge wnA wrong in law

and possibilty or impossibility of that his judgment was unreason.

carrying out is conditions, submitted disapproval with Peter Mo and Co. entirely unressamble,

Hearing is continuing.

able and could not be supported by the evidence. He alleges that the Trial Judge wrongly rejected evidence which caused

wrong or miscarriage

Justice,

The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr Vielor Gitlins, instruc-

and the

the

that

of the

DETAINED

WAS

ted by Mr G. H. H. Golby, of TWO SUSPECTS

Johnson, Me ers

Stokes Master. Is representing Incorporated Law Society of

which

the made original application before Mr have Lynn struck off

Mr R. A. Bellamy, clerk of works of the War Hongkong,

Department who was supervising the resurfacing Justice Rocco on Aurl: 26 to

of Route Twsk at the end of 1953, denied before

The Society claimed that he | Judge K. R. Macfee at the Victoria District Court had broken an undertaking not this morning that he had ever received the sum of to practise on his own and that this constituted professional $200 or anything to this value from the contractor misconduct amounting to rea

onable cause for being struck announced that His in March 1953.

terr

4

ادا

The Government Gazette thi morning Excellency the Officer Adminis tering the

Mr Bellamy was being cross- Government Birs appointed a Board for the pur-examined by defence counsel at Posey

Army officers the the trial of two Halldings Ordinance. 1955, and

contractor on 3 civilian

of conspiracy and cor- charges sisting of the following:-

Mr John Ewart March, Mrruption. Szeto Wai,

He admitted, however, that he Mr Eric

By did receive a model airplane kit Cumine (Authorised Architects), from the contractor in Septem- Me Alee Michael John

Wrighter 1952 when he first came 40 (representing the Building Au-Hongkong and before the Route thority) and Mr Willum Alus TWSK contract had been signed. taly Blair-Kerr, Aelling Sohelter He added that he intended to General (Legal Adviser).

pay for it,

A Conductor's Bond to. Purposes

of section 8 f the put to Mr Bellamy, Mr John Buildings Ordinance, 1955, has Clifford, defence counsel, said

fes Before these questions were

been appointed.

the toilowing:

ensisting

over: £10,000 and tracts of part 2, under £10,000 and part thui 3, maintenance. He said Route TWSK would come under Part 1, the contract being Over HK$100,000.

Hearing is continuing.

Government Appointments

The

following

appointments

of he wanted to make it clear that | have been approved by His Ex-

พระ

he was not attacking the charac- | cellency the Officer Administer- Mr Lam Chulk-ho. Mr Ho Ka-ter of the witness.

ing the Govermem, it The accused are Chau Chung- ming (Registered Contractors).

-notified

the Government Gazette this morning:

Local authorities any select areas within which, subject to certain exemptions, at will be Me Sven Erik Faber. M John eng. 38, managing partner of an offence to cut emeke of any Francis Howorth, Mr William the Shun Hing Construction Co., kind.

SUMMER LINGERIE

The

anch

Major Donald Peachey, 47,

WRONG FIGURES

in

off the roll

STRONG EVIDENCE Going through the offidavits the correspondence Mr and

sald D'Alion

that thre Law Society's affidavity gave the im- pression that it initiated en- quiries from the Law Society of

This

Housing Scheme Contracts

The following particulars of contracts awarded by the Hong- kong

Housing Authority orc published for general informa- tich in the Dk-

Government Gazette this morning

Housing scheme at Java Rond, North Point: Main building con-

A plekpocket stole cash from a Chinese woman at the Mercury Street Market, Bay View triet. at 8.55 am. yesterday. A suspect hus been detained in connection with this case.

$24,93

A Chinese stole 4 wristlet latet. Cheong Lee Construction watch from Chinese woman in Co.,

rooling sub- Jacks & the foyer of the Oriental Theatre contract,

Co., at 11.15 am. yesterday.

LAC.. $150,805; doors sub- contract, China Traders, Ltd., Purse containing cash, was 95.000; acoustic tiling & plan

ter sub-contract, Ken Tal & Co., $

$15,181.00; electrical sub-

Winsome contract.

A

suatched from a Chinese woman in a side lane near the Tai Ping A suspect

Theatre last night. has been detained.

NO TRACE OF MISSING CHILD

Eleanor

Stewart,

aged

13.

$718,500; windows sub-contract, Canton Metal Window Mfg. Co.. $1,085,185.48; locks & hardware England, but actually 1 was

kub-contract, Shewan, Temes & Lynn himself who did k

Co.. Ltd., $114,679.61; perspex dome strong evidence against 1 reported missing from her home Western

lights sub-contract, Truding Co., Ltd, since yesterday, had still not

£1,837 0s. Och been found up to noon today, ac- Housing scheme at Cadogan

Street, The

Kennedy giri left her home, formation,

Mel Road, $783,230. p.m.

WIS

legations of fraud, develt str

dishonest conduct.

He referred to 14 Letter cording to the police.

the

Durhum

by written in May, 1955 appellant and the Law Society Bloomboid," and remarked that this was five Kowloon Ting. at 9,30 years after the appellant tried yesterday. when she was last

laid

on the

but

опо

unrellability of could

to get admitted. Great stress seen. was a the appellant,

from the correspondence

Small Girl Hurt

Mr Richard Thomas Daven sout of the conditions im-and injured a

Senioration." The

Town: Sito

花 Hon

Ca,

Japanese Property Administrator

that he informed the Hongkong A motor forry knocked down Clark Shewan (AU-

port Ledward 10 be Political

thuee-year-old in England and that even Chinese girl in Wanchal Road Architects).

Capt. Harry Curtis, 48. both of Advisor on temporary transfer, 1 repre- of the Building Au-

Mr after he had given his under- near Johnston Road at 9.15 last

Sidney Samuel Gordon the Regul Engineers, attached to vice Mr P. G. F. Dalton; Mi

has been appointed Administra- Blair-Kerr the RE Works Services,

John Whiteley to be Education taking demanded by the Hong-night.

only Ofeer on probation; Mr E. A.

Society, the kong Law

The pedestrian, Choi Fung-tor of Japanese Property, vice ho reply Chater, Senior Health Inspector,

received was that agor, of 30, Wanchai Road, is Mr D. Robb, the Government would now consider his be Chief Health Inspector; Mi

now detained in hospital for Gazette announced this morning. The undertaking treatment. M N.

It was also nolined that Mr Whitley. Executive Officer Cisas I, to be

Rohb was given for the Law Society

censed to be a member Secretary, Education Depart. 10 do something not to oppose

of the Board of Inland Revenue, ment; Mr Luk Ki-chuen, Execu- for Execu-his

Warrant Revoked his admission-it was not given

conscquent upon the acceptances The warrant of His Excellency

of his resignation by His the Governor whereby Mr W.S. Excellency the Offers Audini Collier was appointed to be a ministering the Government,

Mr D. Back has been ap- Government pointed a member of the Board, of Inland Revenue,

BEST

the

Live Officer Class II, ceased

them 10

to consider doing

such a

Wyllie The Goverment bos sold thorised the previsions of the bill would entadive be brought Into force

Mr within thority,

Legal Adviser). I two years.-China Mail Special,

The Gazette also stated that the following have

In answer to Mr Clifford, Mr been appointed

to serve on an ap Bellany said that the smaller peal Tribunal,

the stones used in the surfacing Building Ordinance:-

work, the more bitumen would Hon. Leo d'Almada e be required, and that the figures Castro, QC (Chairman). Mr In the Royal Engineer supple- Sven Erik Fatzer and Mrmentary pocket book show him Richard Charles Lee.

were for the correct mixing of partment; Mr W. W. E. Collard, any civil contract if the parts. He said that it less Executive Officer Class 1, too considered that they had broken bituumon was used than the cor- Acting Secretary,

Hongkong the agreement. teet proportion' It would cover Housing Authority: Mr Thomas [the stones but it would not bind | William

am Carr, Executive Officer

REAL REASON and the cohesion would not be Clam I. to be Acting Secretary. It would transpire that the No rainfall was registered by

correct.

Urban Services Department; the real reason for this delay Was the Water Authority in the 24-

He said he 3d not remember Hen B. C. K: Hawkins, to be that the Law Society was writ- hour period ending at 8 o'clock clearly that Major Peachey was Commissioner of Labour and ing to the Law Society in Lon- this morning, when the total in hospital In December Commissioner of Mines, during done asking for advice and storage was 2,500 million gai- 1953.

the absence of the Hon P. C. M. guidance, and in the meantime In reply to Mr Yu, Mr Bel-Sedgwick, in addition to as they were holding on to this The reservoirs lust 21 million lamy said that no one had duties as Secretary for Chinese undertaking and keeping Lynn gallons in the same period, con- approached tim ro to make Affairs.

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lons.

remarks in

han streams and catchwaters Following re-examination by

set as Secretary, Edu

Education De- something, Mr D'Alton said. In

revoked, be thing happened It would be permanent magistrate has been

John Hobley, Colonel SIX GRANTED

sumption

unfavourable yesterday being 42 any million gallons and the yield the work dary.

21 million gallons.

Mr

NO QUOTA

(Continued from Page 1)

RESTRICTIONS

Mr

of

this delay remarked "Instead helping him to get a job, to get a start in life, the Law Society D. S. M, Orchard Chief

delayed a matter which started In 1948. Two months after tha Engineer of the Royal Engineers, Land Forces, Hongkong.

demanded by the undertaking Scolely calted to the witness stand.

was

nothing given, COL'S EVIDENCE

The Government Gazette an-

that it was on Septem- Col Orchard

who sald honounced this morning that the ber 7, 1955 when the Law Society

Was

NATURALISATION

In & supplementary question, Mr Doddy asked if the President 1954, 9ld that the New Terri-certificates of Naturalisation:

torles

two

come to Hongkong in March following have been granted finally replied that they had

wat

aware

there

thing under five

was some

greatly arcas-East and West-in con- Jant, of 21 Seymour: Read, topor Lynn joining Peter Mo and

per cent of

decided to approve admission Mr Hsici Ching-chi, account-but that they did not approve was divided into concern abo:< the

floor: Miss Wong Hang. alco increased importation of cotton hatch attawe's Coder si de ministrative assistant, of 20 Shan on on th

with service work and known as Ellie Lynn Wong, ad- Co, although this was no reflec This and if he was sausted with the situation,

of the Royal puty commander

Kwong

Road, Happy Valley; Mr

DIFFICULT.CONDITION In his reply, Mr Thorneycroft Engineers who was a major in

Wong Yong-ming, general man Mr D'Allon suggested that the rank. sald i looked as though seme- He said the Western area hadi Factory, Ltd, of 20 Shan Kwong. Mr. Mo to be a new, solicitor, nger of the Hongkong Match reason was that they considered the United Kingdom production twe Garrison Engineers and one Rond, Happy Valley; Mr Lee But at that time he has been in was represented by Imports. Ife of them was in charge of Sck Shing-chau, vdded that while there may be on and who, was known as James Lee, clerk, of 6.St Francis pelo for six years 3D se, another partner, Mr Ives, some concern, “1 do not regard

Streat, accond floor: Dr Since the time when he first Joen-tche, physician, of 208 the solicitors in Hongkong were Lou in his firm. Sixty per cent of that as a condition in which I

como to Hongkerig unil the end Prince Edward Road; and Mr those admitted since 1047. The should take some action."

of last year, Major Peachey was Sim Ming-dot, also known AS the DCRE and Capt. Curtia was Irving M.D. Sim, merchant, of G2 under Majce Perchay, he 20 Plikem Street, ground floor.

Given Recognition

War

said: adding that Curtis His Excellency the office holding this position until the Administering the Government present proceedings started.

has recognistil Mr-Peter. M.-F. Cal Orchard said that 214

also

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wherein was usual. In England there were thousands of solicitors, but in a small place liked Hongkong It would be most dimcult to carry out.

Mr D'Alton said that when'

Sichol Coneuk for the United Chief Engineer he spent 1 Mr B. A. Bates, Registra- the Society disapproved of this States of Amerlet and Mr Mom large part of his time in head-tion Officor, announced in the first association, Lynn made a Rajawongro

awonge Seniphrom Kamalat quarters and that there was no Government Gazette this morn-round of the solicitors, but Viec-Coraut for Thailand,} fixed system of inspection. ing that, the Yaumati Govern- | many would not like the risk

and-pending provisionally

He dald service work covered ment School, Kowloon, and the of being disapproved by the So ontructions from the Secretary construction, nocommodation, Central Reclamation have bechciety, since most of them word } <![Printed and published by Rosin Grange HUTCHEON for and an of Siate for the Colonien, It'wan | utilities, fraining and road Cerignated for sum as, polling admitted *only* Mirce 1047. behalf of Bouth China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham noiiged in the Government works which were divided into stations for the Urban Council Eventually H. Woo and. Co.,

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