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Promissory Note Claim Upheld

Judgment for the plaintiff with costs in a claim for $39,168 was delivered by Mr Justice T. J. Goold, Senior Pulsne Judge, at the Supreme Court this morn. ing.

Plaintiff was Lau Mow-log, married woman, of 23B Robin- on Road th floor, She was Tepresented by Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by Mr P. Chun, of Lau, Chan and Ko

Defendants were the Ying Leẹ Cale, of 23 Connaugh! Road Comiral, ground floor, and Zlow Dean, managing partier. Secund defendant ald not appear in Court

The statement of elaun re- vealed that the amount wued for comprised $34,000 os balance of principal due and owing under

A promissory note for $40,000 || dated December 7, 1034, payable in plaintiff one your aner that date; and $3,168 ́as interest dur thereon.

$40,000 DEBT

Plaintiff also ela med interest at four per cent per month frum the dale at the writ unit pay- ment or judgment

Plaintiff Testified that Dictanber 7, 1954, 24015 Drun was indebted to her in the sum of 840,000 He

Kave 1107 promissory nole in that amount, Second defendant had since re pand her $4,000, and $36,000 was Still owing.

saich a nature, that the onus fell cond defendant t prove the facts #

thuve *.lt set pleadings.

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CHINA MAIL

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1956.

Sir Alexander Grantham

Opens

Education Directors' Conference

A conference of Directors of Education from British territories in Southeast Asia was opened this morning by His Excellency the Governor Sir Alexander Grantham.

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Southeast Asia.

The conference will last for wilch this three days.

These present Included MessSTS

Juve

Bus Hits Hospital Federation of Malaya; and G. phleally and racially

T. kya, Oct. 21. Japanese police reported herr tonight that 40 persoba were de jured, some wernusly, when bus in which they were travelling skidded

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red and crashed into a hospital in Kyoto, western Japun

bjured

www.e detained hospital.--Ruter

Woods, Deputy Director; J. M. Wilson, Director of Education for North Borneo; M. G. Dixon, Director of Education for Binga- pore and D. McLellan, Deputy Director: D. J. S. Crozier, Direc- Lor of Education for Hongkong; Morgan, Deputy and G. Director,

that

mental

BINDING FORCE Those, De I say, are formid-

which able tasks, but the success with they have been so far undertaken gives sound поро for ultimate suCCESS.

And it is well to remember that if our get the right propies do not kind of education they will be forced, however, unwillingly, to accept an interior brand that may have equally far-reaching. but disastrous, consequences.

SHEAFFERS

ADMIRAL SNORKEL

PEN

HAWKER'S STALL SAVED WOMAN'S LIFE

A bamboo and canvas hawker's stall saved the life of a woman who was dropped from a building 50 feet above" the street, a Jury in the Criminal Sessions was told this morning at the trial of Ng Ho-cheung, 21, apprentice, for attempted murder.

The structure broke her fall and the woman, Au Suet-ying was not badly injured. She escaped with severe shock and a number of bruises.

Ng is on trial before Mr Justice C. W. Reece and a Jury He

of six men and a woman.

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19 accused of attempting to murder Au Suet-ying by throw- ing her over the balcony of the second floor of No. 18 Johnston Road to the street below On May 7, 1936.

Mr D. E. Greenfeld, Crown Counset, la prosecuting, assisted by Divisional Detective Inspec- tör A Anderson.

A Young Pianist Of Many Attributes

recital in Hongkong on Saturday night at the University The young planist Fred King gave his first full-scale

Loke Yew Hall; the performance was repeated last night Mr Lawrence Leong, Instruct- at the Queen Elizabeth School hall. The programme was ed by Mesars P. Mo and Com-interesting and well-choson, and on the whole not too pany is defending the accused,

Opening the case for the Pro-

ambitious for one who is, after all, a very youthful player, secution, Mr Greenfied said that aptly described as “one of the best young student planists

May 7 this year the accused of the Colony." picked up the complainant and dropped her over the parapet of a building in which they both lived in Wanchai, to the street below.

The height from the building Lo the street was approximate- ly 40 foot, Crown Counsel said. The floor was described as the second floor, but in truth there was a mezzanine floor on the first floor which made upper floor higher.

the

Accused lived with his parents on the top storey which served as quarters and accommodation with a certain part of it opening on to tho roof which had parapet.

A

Fred King has

many attributes Each half of the programme con- which should be of great advantage cluded with a Liszt work, frat the 10 him Ho ins a modest and Rakoczi March, and to end the pra- pleasing manner, a clean, neat and granne the sth Hungarian Rhapsody. delicate touch, extremely flexible Those are works designed to demon- and supple wrists and fingers, and strate the brillant technique and an obvious feeling for and musical virtuosity of the player, and I feel approach

to the

works he plays, that performances of these fireworks if memory Nerved ti

well are better left to more experienced roughout this long and exacting plantsis. Lisa's Concert Gludies, or programine, with only ene lapse works such as "Venice and Napies" which he covered deftly. He

or some of the song arrangements, ceived a rousing & deserved wel- are more muted to young players. come from his ätilencers.

I hasten to say that this là mơ The programme opened with two personal opinion, because I find some Scarlatt Sonatas, which were play of the Rhapsodics rather empty and ed with pleasing dmplety

and shows, except in the hands of The main work in the Kentner or a Petri. criaprices.

we Beethoven's Sonata There is no doubt, however, that No. 1 in D minor. This was a good Mr King played these works with Sonata to choo: It has no planisce great abilny. He was recalled many difficulties which are insuperable to

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one so technically able as Mr King, times and gave as encores another and it is a dramatic work of great Scarlett Sonata, and an "Ecossaise" beauty

by Chopin and contrasts. The Row

It is well that Fred King is being movement of a Beethoven Sonata is

enabled to carry on him wtudies "in always a test plece, for if taken 100 rope, for however gifted a youn slowly it becomwe dull; a lyrical in-

(or she) ist terpretation iş

essoniial, and Mr player may be, he

have standards" of comparison, and WRE King's naturally "singing" lone

against a must "live" his music appropriate. He was particularty

musical background,

connot successful in the urgent and hurry cently find himself until he does so ing last movement, which requires We are certain that Mr King will much variety of expresion to keep this it from sounding like an exorcise;

carry the good wishes of Hongkong

with Lic-lovers

him for was altogether A promising performance.

future.-X.X.

RESPONSIVE CHORD

ATK

RAN “BOOK" AT THE RACES

His Excellency was introduced to the members of the eight-man conference by the Director of Education, Hongkong, the Hon. D. J. S. Crozier, and made a short speech of welcome.

Sir Alexander stressed the t It gives me great pleasure in discuss those problems on this creasing child population yot

from the educational problems, which are open the Seventh Conference occasion

circum- offering good standards of Directors of Education of ferénce rather to be considered by the confer-t

than from the¡ tencbing and seccommodation. territories in centre of the region. erce, of providing education for Commonwealth

It must prepare for dianging Fundamentally, I ecems to me, La rapidly increasing child popu- Southeast Asin, and to welcors

otates of society in which in- We our aims also are the same, dustrialism, encroaches on older multi-racial societies: to Hongkong the delegates from preparing them to find places in all over, vus erritories repre- are of one in striving to promote

forms

of economy. It must in Mr Justice Gould sold the changing society; yet acting sented here and the represent-educational policies that will multi-racial communities respect onus had been on the plaintiff | with

The Commissioner- ultimately place education, 1st for national ative due respect

nationa cultures without de to establish the amount owing. cultures; and

IIoud basic

first half educa-triment to social solidarity. Ami, not overspending General of the United Kingdom Irast tion, The pleadings uired by defens available finances.

within the rench

uf naally. it must be ochloved that dants in their defence

will

ade- ensure was of

within the financial means This is the fir t occasion on

facilities and quate

high annual Conference standards of instruction at nil

that are avaliable. been held outside Sing-evels; and that, through a regard pore, one while this departure for moral as well as ence, judgment would be given felle Smith, Representative for travel, I am sure that a change rising generation a respect for

Involved you in longer values, will create

A CLEANER among the guist him.

the Commissioner General for of venue will have its compen-air and decent conduct and a

The victim of the alleged at- Ue United Kingdom in South~

lack was one of several women *** | sations, east Asia; E. M.

belief in the free way of e. F. Payne,

responsible

cleaning for

the Director of Education for the Hongkong Hes bolh Reogra-

GREAT CHALLENGE

Greenfeld said premises. Mr that she went up that morning on the fringe of Southeast

If our Governments are muc- Asia. To

to clean the premises and pass achieving these aims cessful extent It provides ü

ing accused in a room asked slightly different perspective; they will have secured the grent

whether he was going to work. and

test, and indeed the most essential

He was stated to have said he tune's Ballads, opus 10, are prob the ingredients of erast

ucational problems differ

condition for social, economle and

ably as near to "progrenene masso” had half a day off. Educations can be a binding political well-being. In thià part

je Brahma evde kastes The Balod their proportions from those

The complainant then went in D minor is eloquent and diametle, of the world-more perhaps than forre: it can also be a disruptive out and thut prevail elsewhere.

started to sweep the and some chord In Fred King's tem- any other-education is the great one. It can create true know- But throughout the area, the need and challenge of the age lodge: it can

premises. It was alleged that Rament responded to the youthful also compound of our problems T's

All our peoples are thirst for it truth. It can help to establish | her, caught hold of her and played," which was beautifully

so pervert the the accused came from behind appeal of its impetuous and power

A Chinese broker, Chung Yin, The Addressing the conference, Sir substantially the some, and it

The Intermezzo opus 116 was fined $150 by Mr F. X. goodwill and mutual tolerance deposited her over the edge. Alexander Grantham suídr

No. d was taken rather too slowly, may be of some value to you to

can also breed hatred and Mr Greenfield said that very but showed the contrast between d'Almada at Central this mort

the prejudice.

and emotional Brahmying for running a "book" at the fortunately in the etroet into and the older and more philosophical Hongkong Jockey am sure, therefore, that in which she was dropped were a Brahma of many years later.

Club Inst your deliberationa

will number you

hawkers' stails

Saturday, while a second de- The second part of the programme fendant, Ho Tong, beer these alternatives in mind which had a light bamboo and King, wer not guite happy with the $50 for placing bets with Chung

Was mainly devoted to Chopin. Mr

wns Aned and realise that what is to be canvas structuro over them. Revolutionary Study, but showed a Yin considered is not merely the One of these broke her tall and remarkable discipline and control provision of education,

the but

was not bodily injured. She and almost mosięrly abdity le, the would

extremely difficuli C minor Study education of the right kind,

say that she got away

from the Second Book, The Kittle of bruises.

minor is a pleasantly waiful Item in D minor, a tle-known, work This was followed by the Polonale which could be heard, with pleasure | more often in concert programmnes; and three. Preluder. Then came the sharp minor Scherzo, and this received the best performance of the eventing. It is a complicated and dimouk work, and Mr King showed that he has the basis of a ine come by have received a three carat Mr Greenfield said that every The phrasing was not always entirely from Sir Emest

mand and, grasp of the requirements. dawless blue white diamond person war presumed to be sane lactory, but there was some unless he was proved insane and lovely wrist and finger work in the

the present case the Jury quickly descending impid passages, lung, on their diamond wedding must consider accused was sane hand seems more powerful than h

Curiously enough, Ms Kings left until he had been prøved other-right, which needs to develop more wise and the

in passages burden of proof strength, especially that he was not Sabo Woe on where the bass has a strongly marked Agure, and the treble mover awitily. Ila cross-hand work was always Ruent and neat.

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But on educational system of the right kind confronts oli our territories with formidable tastics and reconciliations, To begin with it must be as cx- tensive as possible, catering in most places for a rapidly in-

Radio Hongkong

R.K.T

0 pm. Time Signal and Programme Summary: 0.03, Stock Market Ro port: 0.00 The Waikiki Hula Boys; 4.30, Australian Magazine; 0.49, "Box Gllett Al the Organ: 7, 200"

Requests

Presented by Aileen Dekker: 7.30, Donald Wolfit In Martin Chuzzlewil" by Charles Dickens Episode 8: "Tom Pinch Beeka his

London' Fortune in BUCTS); 7,59, Weather Report; d, Tune Sanel and the News: 0.00, Commentary or 8top Pros Item; Bid, Evening Star-Amparo Ilurbi (Piano): 130, Grand Prix Preview. A Special

Macao Grand Prix Edition of Motoring Magazino in which some of the Drivers, Entrants and Pit Managers, discuss The PrO- pects for this Year's Racing; D Time Signal, Robert Farnon and his Orchestra (BBCTS), 9.30, Fare- well recital by Barbara Fel (Bop. mane) with Piano sccompaniment by Maya flea

(from the Concert 11011) Verborgenheit (Secrecy) Długo Wolf), (Morike Linder No. 12. composed 1089). Standchen (Serenade) Op. 17 Nó, 2” (nichord Straum), TIE Madness (from

Marriage

Figaro") Mozart), Chanson Triste (Henri Dupare), The Years Festivals, Bow can not. Think of Him (Chao Yuen Ten; 9:40, Andante Splanato 4 Grand Polonalo Brillante, in E Flat Major for Piano & Orch, Op. 22 (Chopin); 10, The Goon Show-

ארדיין

of

Evidence was given that two Chinese detectives saw Chung Yin accepting a number of bets

ting slipt in his possession, that when arrested, he had: bet-

Handsome Present

Kimberley, Oct. 21.

I wish you all success in this with sovere shock and a number i posthumnous Nocturno la Csharp near the Members' stand, and Conference, in the study of your Crown Counsel caid that im comman problems and in the modiately after the alleged act clarification of their solutions,

the accused told his step-mother And I Look

forward to that he had just thrown the your practical recommendations complainant over the parapet. which will no doubt follow in due coursS,

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 2 By Air Buma Indio, Pakistan, Middle with Peter Bellers, Karry Gecombe East, Great Britain, Europe, B. p.m. and Spike Milligan in "The Mighty

By Barface Wurlitzer (lepent of last Sater- Indonesia, 4 pa

Mauritius, P. Bakt AtriCA,

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day's 'broadcast) (BBCTS);.: 10.30, Yugoslav Rhapsody: 10.5), Wosther Afries, Bestil (Argentine, Parceli Report; 11, Time Signal

Radio direet), N. & B., Rhodesia, Nynega- Nown Reel; 11.15. Goodnight Muste: land,. Pardelt, via L. Karques,, 4 11.00, Cloao Down

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REDIFFUSION

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ZP OCTOBER 23.

By Air kow, 74.m

Faking, Shanghai, Kunming, Han- North Borneo; Australia," Now Zealand, Noor

Indo-China, France, 1 p.m. Philippinee, X. pim.

Malaya, Indonesim. a p.m. Cluarn, Hewall, U.B.A., 2. p.m.

INSANITY ISSUE

the Defence,

He said that there was a pre- vious history of medical insanity In the present case. He would leave that, aspect of the matter to his friend it he wished to bring it up.

Crown Counsel said that uni less accused proved to the satis faction of the Jury that he was insane they should assume he was June and that a normally sane person was presumed to be responsible for the ordinary out- come of his natural acts. Hearing is continuing.

Reservoirs Lose

44 Mill Galls

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The Colony's réservoira lost, 44 million gallons of water over the weekend. The total amount of water in store at 8. o'clock

Pamela: 8.30, Monday RSCDOMS mond, India, Pakistan; } thig morning was 4,483 million

p.m Variety Calle" the Tune: 9, Secret" of Beolland Yard -Narrated by Clive Brooks; [3.39, Music by Loper in With Quest Artifls; 4. Romances of the World -Lout XV: 4.35, Teo for Two: 4.30, Strictly Instrumental, 8, Children's Corner -- Presented by Auntie Presented by Betty: Birthday Mailbag: 0.50, 24 Musique Francaise Presented by Jeannette Purr 78 Personality Parado-Cleorge Guslary: 7.15, Foil King and his Orchestra Popular Dance Music... featuring Barry Hent; 7-30. Mddie Planer with Axel Bordarim Orchestra:7,45, "The Final Year The Story of Mother's Courage: 0.2ime Binal and the "News; 149, WeatherBo port. Arbouncements and Interlude; 1,15, The Muse of FTANN "JONG! Haydn: 230, Guilly Party-A-Panel of Experia solve a problem' soe hy Edward J. Mason, de "portrait in Olle 9, I Know What E-Like; -0,30,

· Monday" Concert ****Reformation" BymphonyBymphony No.; B. Jn 2 minor". (Mendelmonn); (Flored-by

Thailand,

Middle East, Africa, Great Britain,

rope. 6 p.m.

1.8.A. Canada. 6 p.ft. Philippines, N. Borneo, 3. pim. Stupor p.m.

By Surface

Th1land, 21 a,m,CA China, People's Repubile 2. a...

Canadi. 1 p.m.

North Borneo,.4 p.m.

· Macro" # 'p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 247

China, People's Republic, 7 a.th. ¿Burma, India, Noớn,

Maono p.m. Redo-Chins, £\p.m/

the ondon, Philharmonie Orchestra, POINTHURIDAY, OCTOBER 2ỦA

· condue

gallons.

Consumption during the two days amounted to 71 million guillons and the......... intaldo, from Atreant and extchment areas W

*27 million gallons. The following to the Water Authority's

Lho figures for weekends.

at 8 am total stordre 4,503 million gallons, constanption 35 million gallone, Field 11 million gallons loss of 24 million gallon folal

Monday, at 8 am storogo4483 million gallons,

consumption 30 million gallon,

20 million gallon PZKOSEN KjNo raints/was anglstered by the Water Arthority in the pet

SIDE GLANCES

have

Mr and Mrs E. W. Weather-

Oppenheimer the South African diamond

anniversary,

Mr Weatherby is one of the foremost diamond authorities. in South Africa. He recently cele brited his 85th birthday. China Mail Special

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