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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1957.

NEW CBF TAKES OVER

Calls By Naval And Air Commodores

GUARD REVIEWED

The new Commander British Forces, Hongkong, Lieut-General E. M. Bastyan, officially assumed his appointment this morning and received calls from the Air and Naval Commodores at Flagstaff House.

RADIO Hongkong

6.30 pm. Time for Older Children presented by Elizabeth; 4, Time Signal, Programme Summary: 602, 1'eituguese Hall Hour: 6.30, V.D.A. 1st Parade: 1. The Naturalist-Inter- duced by Maxwell Knight-Geese", James. Fisher and Peter Sentt: 7.15. The Fioza-With Fixie and Doris Watere: 7.45, Short Slury-"Habit” by 9. W. Rainbird, Head by John Wallace: 7.30, Weather Report: Time Signal. The Newa; 0.09, Com mentary or Slop Press item; 8.15. The Laugh of the Party: 9. The

Be succeeds Lieut-General Sir Willan Stratton, who left yesterday for London to become Vice-Chief

the Imperial

Genern). Staff,

Under n

nsight drizzle, General Lustyun reviewed guard of honour provided by the 1st BaltaRon The Green Howarda (Alexandro, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment).

He was necompanied by the Chief of Staff, Col M. V. Fletcher, and Military Assistant, Major P. J. Howard Dobson.

Talks To Reporters'

The Kuard consisted of two allleers, 40 olher ranka, la Regimental, Colour party, and Hiree drummers.

The

drummers replaced the

the heavy downpour.

The rain cased just the start of the Inspection.

before

Signal: At the Opera Degimental band because of Lantermoor" (Donizetti), Acta 13 2. Principala with Orchestra Rnd Chorus of Magrio Musicale Fioren- Uno conducted by Tullio Serafin; 10.10. "Patterns of Progress"-A Series of Programmes on the needs and pressures of the age and the International

to them, responses Prepared by the United Nations Iladio, No. 11 "The Most from the Sinallest"; 10.30, "Cavalcade DancePaul Whiteman and Palala Roynle Orchestra: 10.5, Weather Report: 11, Time Signal Radio Newsreel 12.15 Goodnight Marie: 11.30, Close Down.

REDIFFUSION

his

3 p. Romantle Cycles

"Oh Rosa

Selections from Linda", a modern version of Johann Strauss' light operetta "Die Fleder. maus";

Novatine Festaring the Airlane Trio, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Hugh Waddull and the Nava. tine Tela: 4. The Story of Bottie Castle: 4.15, Tea Thine Rendezvous: 436. Vocally Yours-Mel Torme and Gale Storm; 3. Children's Corner- Presented by Auntie Tiny; 5.3. Teen Time-Presented by Betty Souza: 5, Tropicana: 0.28, Birthday Mathag 6,30, Waltz Time: 7. Personality Parade Nellie Lutcher: 7.15, Sau venir Songs: 7.30, A. Programine__of olusie by Mantovani: 7.45, The Mystery of Nurse Lorimer; 4. Time Signal and the News: 8.05, Weather Report, Announcements and Inter- lude: 1.15, Capitol Show: 8.30, Philia Vance in "The Million Dollar Murder Fattoring Jarkkon Beek as

Vance; 0. Gould and Silane at the Hasunand Organ and Plano: 9.14, Music Time-A Programme of Classical Music, produced and pre- sented by Charles Harvey; 10. Late Night Theatre, "Forbidden Cargo“, Episode 10; 1030, Ted Heath and his Music: 11 Date with Dreamland; 11.30. Prelude la Midnight; 12 Mid- night. "God Save the Queen"; Close Down.

TELEVISION

Alter, General Easiyan spoke to reporters. He said General Stratton had told him of the co-operation the Press had al- to the Services, ways extended and he was confident good rela- Lions would continue.

Be added "I'm sorry I couldn't tio anything about the weather but you probably could do more scout it than 1,"

Visits By OCs.

Air Commotore A.D. Messen- ger. Air Officer Commanding. Hongkong, arrived at Flagstat! House at 10.20 a.m. and Com- modore G.D.A. Gregory at 10.35 a.m. to pay calls. They were met by Col Fletcher and Major Howard Dobson,

They held separate inspections of a guard from the same re- giment, which consisted of an Vilicer, 24 other ranks and three drummers,

Mail Notices

latest times The

posting shown below are those for wa- registered correspondence posted at G.1.0., Hongkong, The latest posting timea elrowbare wijeb, in general, are earlier than the GUIO. unes can be Ascertained by enquiry at the local office,

The latest posting times for registered Kriščios are generally one hour extlier than the times shown below, Particulars rogard- ing parcel mally can be asces- tained by enquiry at any Dost ofce,

THURSDAY, JUNE 4 By Air Pakistan, Midale Earl Africn. Bas, The Surprise Box; Close Great Britain & Europe, 8 p,m,

3.15.

Children's Hour-Cartoons. Pupjel Theatre:

DOWE 1.30, Indian dancern in Hongkon

7.45, World and Colony Newsreel; 8. Dangerous Assignment"; 8.30,The Happy Family"--A Cantonese Studio Play, starring Ling Ching, Cheung "Pok and Leung Sheung-ying; 3. The Guy Lombardo Show:

U.S.A..m.

By Surface Macaop.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 1

By Alt Tilland, Ceylon. Burma, a.m.

9.

Intita.

Malaya Indonesia,

Germany, 10 a.m. Formosu, Japan, Korea. Okinawa. 11a.m.

Cambodia, 0.30, Prince Philip's Tour": 0.45. Evening Feature -Gambling Daughters": 19.43, approx.. Läter Night Final-News, Weather Report and Announcements.

Gurkhas Return

A group of about 250 Gurkha troops of the 1/10th end 1/0th Gurkha Rines returned from leave in the sa Santhia this morning.

Many were accompanied by

their families.

Philippines, Australia, New Zea lond. 1 p.m.

Guam Hawall, U.S.A., 2 pimi.

· Thaliana, Julia, Pakistan, Middie East, Alfies, Great Britain de Burope, I p.m.

Japan, 0 p.m.

19.A., Canada, . p..

By Burface

Chine. People's Republic, A. Filippines, 7 a.m.

Japan, USA, C. & B, America, Noon.

Macao, 1 p.m.

Maluya, Burma, India, 1 p.m.

Pakistan. Barrsh, 3 p.m. Macao,

p..

ON TELEVISION TONIGHT

Hongkong

television viewers will tonight see a 16-minute fim' of Prince Philip's recent round-the-world tour on the Royal Yacht Britannia, in- cluding come Alms taken by the Prince himself.

a lecture

The aim is based on F he gave to 2,000 British chil- dren at the Royal Festival Hall, London. The narrator is Prince Philip.

He begins by asking the chil

dron: "Can you hear me at the back. I don't want to wasle our time. Then he tells the children: "Not all the ] dims are mine, I don't think

I'll tell you which are which, but if you see some bad ones, you'll know." Speaking about pidgin English in the Pacle Isitnds, Prince Philip says ""They called me Fella belong Missus. Quoon", The Alm will be shown at -9.30 · p.m. and was produced by the British Information Services. Also on Television tonight are the world-famed Indian dan- cere, Fujapa and Azoka, at 7.30 Fujapa and Azoka have been dancing their way" round the world and are visiting Hong Icong before making their way back to America.

Air Commodore Messenger meets the new CBF, Li-Gen,

Bastyan-China Mall Photo.

MAN TELLS OF CONVERSATION

WITH COMMUNIST SOLDIER

Full Court Cuts Four-And-A-Half

Year Sentence

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR ON THEFT CHARGE

JOHN CLARKE'S

CASEBOOK

GUN LAW IN SOHO

the gun

A Government mechanical THE boy with

was today charged with the jas if all of his worries were

A total sentence of four and a half years' hard theft of plastic material small ones and the revolver labour passed on a pickpocket and deportee was valued at $40 from the Gov- he carried was the least of reduced by one year this morning by the Full ernment slipway at Yaumati, them. The gun embarrass- He appeared at Kowlooned him no more than 11 Court, when it held that the original sentence was Court.

cricket bat would have em- "a bit too high”.'

Hughes, of 2 Forfar Road, barrassed a contemporary a playing Flat 6, was remanded eix days walking across on ball of $200 by Mr T. L. field. Yang.

Through Soho, which la not MR. W. S. Winter and Mr K. S. the

Defendant was represented by quite unfamiliar with revolvers, boy salled contentedly, Glu, who were instructed by carrying the gun between the Mr W. P. Wong, of Deacons, folds of

The appellant, Chan Man, had been given two and a half years for picking pockets and a con- secutive two years for breach of a deportation order at the Kowloon District Court two months ago.

Mr

Justice M, J. Hogan, himself In Hongkong the Chief Justice, Mr Justice C, W. authorities would not try to de Reece and Mr Justice A. D.port him again. Scholes, Puisne Judges, com- prised the Full Court,

Asking for A reduction of Chan said he had been deported to an island, where he was captured by the Chinese Communist Armý and detained for 18 days.

sentence,

FORCED TO RETURN

Later, Chan said, he was forced to return to the Colony. Appellant told the Court that a Contumist Army man, had told him that Hongkong hind abolished deportations, but had advised him that If he behaved

SHATIN ROAD BRIDGE REMOVED

This picture, taken last night shows the Balley Bridge on the Shatin Road before 300 British troops began the removal operation. The picture below shows the road today, the bridge removed and open to traffic. The Bailey Bridge had kept the road open for the last 11 days while workmen repaired landslide damage-China Mail Photos.

HONGKONG SHIP IN PAY DISPUTE

Chan added that he carried, on a small sewing business on a rooftop. He said he had to steal because, ho needed money to buy a corrugated iron cheet with which to cover his place

of business,

PRISONER ESCAPES

A prisoner escaped from Police custody outside the Hong-

The Chief Justice told the kong Magistracy this morning. prisoner that his story about The man, Chilu Chor Kong, native of Chiuchow having been forced back to the aged 27 a

Court at being taken to Colony did not tally with his statement made at the Kowloon the time. District Court that he could not He was dressed in a grey check make a living in the interior of Hawaiian shirt, grey shorts and

China and retumed.

min or

Information

his where

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newspaper, only partly hidden. No one Wes curious Or for a long time no

Then

one was.

topped the boy,

stranger

you've

"What's that there?" the stranger asked.

got Ho was a policeman in plain clothes. Pulling guite ande, the boy, whose name was Donald sald:

"It's a revolver."

"Where did you get it?" "Chap in a pub asked me to log it for him," the boy gala. "I'm ut sea, see? Went into the pub and this chap asks me if I can sell this,"

The policeman said: "Got a licence for the gun?"

"Course not. I'm just selling it for this chap.

"LENIENCE

had consequently brown canvas shoes,

Anyone with His Lordship went on: "But about this

to communi- NEXT moining at Bow Street we have come to the conclusion | abouts are asked that the total amount of Im-cate with the Divisional Deles-being in unlawful possession of prisonment-two and A halt live Inspector, Yaumati Police an automatle pistol, and to a

years for larceny from person Station. and two years for breach of a deportation, order is perhape a little too high."

The sentence on the deporta- Hon charge was reduced to one year by the Full Court.

Mr Justice Hogan arded that the Court was making no change 19 regards dating the sentence from the day of conviction - April 1.

Windscreen

Donald pleaded guilty to

Wipers in the

Disappear

Another case of theft of car parts has been reported to the Police. The windscreen wipers were stolen from a private car parked in Shelley Street near Hollywood Roed yesterday.

TYRE SLASHING: YOUTH IN COURT

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further charge of having no Hcence for the gun.

His story was briefly told, how Merchant Navy, from which he was on leave, he earned £35 a month, and schi 21 home cach weck to his mother,

"Do you believe his story of how he came by the gun?" thọ magistrate, Mr Geraint Rees, naked the policeman.

the "Yes, I do,"

policeman said, speaking from great ex- perlence of belleving and not belleving.

"Well, I'm going to deal wita you very leniently, said the magistrate to Donald, "I aball discharge you conditionally, but It is foolish to trade with fire. arms, especially if you have no Beence....

I like the law's correctitude. criminal intent when he com- about guns. It is wrong and mitted these offences, in Whitty Street between 7.30

dangerous to lote a gun around "He was more in p.in, and 9.30 p.m. on April 3,

of the town the law seems to pay. Chief Inspector

medical attention than a prison But it is much more wrong to Hidden sald when the defendant was In

sentence," said Inspector Hidden, do. so without a licence, Western Police Station he was caused widespread damage to The defendant had in fact searched and a pocket knife and vehicles by his action.

D

found in his

valve were pockets. The defendant admitted that he used the knife to slash the tyres.

ONLY ZO

Chief Inspector Hidden said Tsui

was 20 years old and

was employed by a friend of his father as a foki in a fruit

"As the

Macao, the Police suggest that thefendant's parents are in ho should return to his parents

and receive medical treatment there," said the Inspector.

ADJOURNED

ROBBERY AT TSUN WAN

A Chinese man was waylaid on a hillside behind the Hon Yip Weaving Faeory in Tru Wun by two robbers armed with bamboo sticks at 10.30 am, to-

The men robbed him of cash

Mr S. Ng-Quinn, of K. L. store. The defendant's parents Wong and Co., respresenting the day.

defendant, asked the Cours

are in Mação,

five

The man, who lives in the Chuk Lam Monastery at Tsun Wan, was beaten about the head, He was later sont to the Tsun Wan Clinic for treatment,

"When the defendant was 13 to adjourn the case for one day and rings to the value of $480 years old he was knocked down.

suffered so that be could get the defen- and the victim by a lorry in Macao and after | dant's employer to appear in wounds, that accident he was vexed Court tomorrow to guarantee with motor vehicles in general," that the defendant would return said the Inspector,

to his parents. "Some time in April this year he was again knocked down by a motor vehicle but he was not Injured. Again some time ofter, ho was knocked down by a motor vehicle and again he was not injured,"

From then on, the Inspector said, the defendant began tako revengo by slashing motor car tyres

HUMANITARIAN VIEW

thort

The defendant admited he was responsible for all the tyre slashings This year, sald the Inspector.

Chief Inspector Hidden said he was instructed by his superior that the Polico intended to take a humanitoriası view of the case beczuAC die feridinari had nelamlly no

the

US Information Centre Opened

The United States Information Servios's new Information centra was opened this morning.

It is in the Hing Fat building, Duddell Street. The centre oc- cuples two floors.

A

The centre provides a trect library with 10,000 publications in English and Chinese, a res search reference library, movie theatre with 100 coala, a lingury whore fims, recordings": and slides are lent, and a students scholarship advisory service,

Mies Searle then adjourned. the case to tomorrow morning.

SIDE GLANCES

INT MA

By Galbraith

The theatre will be available Singapore, June 5. Chincue crew, all recruited in of the ship's Singapore agents to local organisation for meet-

"Those are the girls who have been writing Jimmy Marine Police boarded the Hongkong, had stopped, work | plso went on board,

Ingr, concerts saxi exhibition. 2,151-ton Heliiton in Singapore following a dispute, over pages

Once a week a member of the notes do you think he's romantically inclined?!" harbour today, when the master ment of a bonus.

The Hongkong registered Centre's star will conduct a signalled that the crew refused. The depute so cleared in Indonesian ports, he arrived

Helicon then nailed the story hour for children.

Printed and published by PETER PLUMBLY fog", "and" an The Centre is open from 10). behalf of South China Morning Post. Limited, at 1-3 - Wyndham Police wald

the ⠀⠀ dd-mma} Boom after volstaa w representative' | tere two daya ngozistenter. jem. to 7 p、m, on wreak dugu?à Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.

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