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CHINA MAIL

TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1957.

70,000 CARS BY 1967?

NO, SAY THE SALESMEN

RADIO Hongkong

6.30 pm, Thus far Children Pre- sented by Elizabeth; 5, Time Signal.

Prenosne uretry, 6a, 1 rate Greece and Haly: 419, Greek Yolk Orchestra: 1. "Spotlight on Sang"

Europo Staging"-Programane 1

Song: 0.30, David lose and his

The Regent Light Opera Company; 19). Flat liearing presented by Ilonald Decent; 750, Weather Ne-

port: &. Time Signal, The New:

Commentary: 8.18, Sunburnt Gal

on the Racks, or Norway Hevisited

by Eric Linklater; 0.45, "The Musld Makers Aldeburgh

Festival

Musto and the Arte 1958 (Children's

Estimate - 58,000 NOW READ WHY

A man who is in the "inner circle" of the motor car trade in Hongkong said today he did not think there would be 70,000 vehicles on the Colony's highways in 1967.

Mr W. Nichol, Manager of the Metro Cars (Hongkong), Ltd. estimated the figure would be about 58,000.

A little more than 12,500 passenger cars pur- Concert: 0.15. Latin American chased during the period of 1946-55 would have

Rhythm; 2.45, Letter from America

by Aursale Cooke: 10 Ted Heath been off the road altogether because of old-age.

and his Muste: 10.30, "Look Whit

I've Found A record miscellany This, he said, would have to be taken into con-

presented by John Wallace; 10.50,

Weather Report: Time Signal, sideration.

Radio Newsreel; 11.15, "Look What I've Found" (cont.): 18.30. Close Down.

REDIFFUSION

3 p.m., Mualost Matinee; 330, Part ner Sing The Mills brother The Story of Bottle Castle; 4.16, Tea Time Rendezvous; 4.30, Vocally Your-Songs by Louis Armstrong and Ela izgerald; 5, Children's Comer-Presented by Auntie Ray;

"We in the motor car busi- nese are sitting

Prof. Davis Off To The Jungles Of Brunei

He's Going To Make A Film About HK

By A China Mail Reporter

Professor B.G. Davis of Hongkong University will travel into the jungles of Brunel States next month to undertake field work with a team of about 00 geologists.

The figure, he added, con-

He will leave Hongkong cerned only British-make cars.

In the second pretty now,"

week of The actual number of cars Mr Nichol said. “But there will going off the road then would come a time when we cannot be greater, taking into con- get rid of our trade-in second- sideration American manu-hand cam and will have to scil factured vehicles purchased them as junk." during the saine period.

Mr Nichot arrived at his es- timate by assuming that the average life of a British-made private car in Hongkong was 12 years, 5.30, Progressive Jazz: 0 Turch The colony's cilmate was a Tonics Sidney Torch and his Orches prime factor tra: $23, Dirthday Mailbag: 6.20, car's life-span, After that time,

jin assessing Bandcall-The Muse of Harry James and his Orchestra, with Helen

Mr Nichol attributed the great Increase in sales of motor vehicles to the increase of in- ternal wealth of the Colony, During 1950-57 trade and local industry expanded tremendously,

He said.

rest, Bob Mario and the Starlight would cost more then it was scrious trafile problems at pre-

7. Personality Parade-Danny Kaye; 7.10, Burtimer Evening forenade: 130,

car in

worthwhile to keep working condition, he added.

Smaller

figure

A Programme of Mo by Mansovani; 740, The Mystery of Nurse Lorimer: B. Time Signal and The News: 0.09, Weather Report, Annomcements and Interlude: 15,

3. "I Love & Mystery":

(Traffic Department 8.30, Kendall's Corner: 9. John shows that about 700 motora Diamond Adventure, Episode "B"-- "The Cimg": 0.30 Bloods In Music: vehicles were either taken off 10. Musle Hall Varieties; 10.30, Lay the road or expected in 1050). rence Walk Show; 11, Date with

Mr Nichol said at any given Dreamland: 11.30. Prelude To Mid-date the actual number of cars night: 12 Mitnight, God Save The on the roads was smaller than Queen; Clore Down.

the number of vehicles Hcensed. He said he knew of quite a number of people owning more than one care large one for family use during holidays arvi

TELEVISION

5 pm.. Children's Cartoons: 5.5,

At the Puppet Theatre; 8.30, Come dice: . Close Down.

Joe 7.45,

A maller for daily use,

Mr Nichol said there were no

sent because of efficient trafic control,

"Eliminate that bottleneck at the foot of Garden Rond and further down fo the naval yards, and traffle will flow smoothly," he said.

There is no traffic jam in the streels like those that exist in Oxford Street in London where at times vehleles are held up nose-to-tall and cannot move." Mr Nichol said.

Excellent

Me R. Fennels, Service Men-

July.

The

trip will enable Professor Davis keep up to date with the intest developments particularly on work being done up. country by oll company gologists.

"We keep in touch with geologists

there," down Professor Davis' cald this

morning. "When they come to

Hongkong they tell us what's

going on and I'm going down there to see what they're doing.

"The trip will also give me an opportunity to work a little more energy off my chest in the field," he added.

Whlie Professor Davis goes upriver

the geologists' feld

camp. his wife, Mrs Elaine Davis will stay in Seria,

Two Soldiers Discharged

this

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

Solicitor-General Tells Court

No Case For Calling New Evidence

EDWARDS' APPEAL

JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK

Early One Morning

JAN

TAN leaves his home early for work each morning,

arc

for his job is one of those that is half done by the time office workers. Arthur sitting down at their desks.

morning when Jan's manager came up to him. Gravely Jan clicked his heels and greeted the manager with a small sti

'It was all early

the other

The Solicitor - General, Mr `Hooton, QC, submitted before the Full Court this morning that Mr W. S. Edwards, former Inland Revenue Depart ment assessor, had not made out a case for calling additional evidenco in an appeal.here's a telephone call for you.

bow-welle from his sidlering days in Poland so long ago.

sakl tho

BADLY HURT

manager,

my

By JANE ROBERTS

Mr Hooton was replying to Mr Hooten contended that the You'd better tako it in arguments by Mr Edwards in evidence which Mr Edwards office.” The manager's tone was Passing through Hong-support of hic interlocutory wished to call could have no solemn. Jan felt a sharp stab of kong recently was a appiication to call evidence from bearing upon the points at issue fear, "There's nothing wrong, photographer-producer- the Hon. C. B. Burgess (Acting now.

sir?" Jan began. The manager director whose independent D. A, Chkiell (Acting Commis

led him to his office. Colonial Secretary), and Mr P. Hearing is proceeding. eforts found favour in the stoner of Inland Revenue). eyes of that movie in- Mr Edwards application was |dividualist, John Ford..

made in his appeal against judgment of Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in his claim for damages against Mr K, M, Almto, Assis. tant Commissioner Revenue.

His name is Michael Gordon. When I talked to him about the reasons for his visit he told me that he had come to make a Bim for a locally based com- pany whose activities since the end of the war have Increased to auch an extent that they feel their shareholders and supporters are entitled to a visual report on what the company is doing.

of

The company in the Hongkong & Eastern Shipping Company formed partly to take care the cargoes of iron and baudle mined in Malaya. It is a COM“ paratively young company in the Far East, having been formed in 1940, but it bas

progressed sumleiently well during the last ten years to feel justifiably proud of its efforts.

A NEWCOMER

Д

Mr Gordon, a newcomer to: the Far East, tecls we are little too smug about our beauti- ful environment and that come- one with the training to pick out the bizarre, the unusual and the sometimes distasteful aspects of an unfamiliar terrain can present it to the stay-at-homes in a more interesting light than

a

of Inland

'IT IS ADMISSABLE'

Fined $50 For Cruelty

To Chickens

Tuis is the hospital," a voice the telephone said. "Your wife has been rather badly hurt

02-

Ho hurried round to the

Jan rushed to the hospital. "No, it won't a motor cident," they told him there. It was another woman who hurt your wife." Jan pingued with urgent questions everyone Mr Justice Scholes had ruled A 23-year-old man Chot around him. that a document which Mr Ed-Kwok-hung, of Hung Shiu

He gathered his wife's injuries wards had asked to be produced Kiu, Now Territories, was had been caused by the wife of was privileged,

their landlord. fined $50 by Mr Derek Cons The Full Court comprised Mr at Kowloon Magistracy this basement room Justice M.

M. J Hogan,

that was their Justice. and Mr Justice T. J. morning, for carrying 109 home. There were distressing

chickens in two

Jan email algas there of a struggle. Gould, Senior Pulane Judge,

Mr Almao, the respondent, baskets.

went in search of his landlord and found him in bed. was represented by the Solicitor

sold the Mr. J. C. McRobert, incasured 2 ft x 2ft x 11⁄2 fl. General and Crown Counsel.

Continuing his

Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge and said he Mr Edwards ignorant about Hongkong laws. from yesterday, quoted from law textbooks and He asked how many chickens

Chief

argumentis

an

The Police

cuges

was

submitied that new evidence

was admissible in

should be put in one cage. appeal

In reply, the Magistrate ad- when it Was B determining

vised the defendant to make in- factor or if it had an important quirice from the slaughter house. Influence case,

on the result of the

Mr Edwards said an Appeal Court would more readily admit fresh evidence where the evidence in the original Court had been evidence on affidavit.

DISTINCTION

STUDENTS

ON TRIAL

The alleged wounding of two

students in an incident. In

do

WHY, WHY?

this, WHY your wife

why she do this?" Jan

cried.

"It's none of my business," the landlord said. "Walt tul I get up, will you..."

Jan walled, and when the Landlord appeared he

pried again; "Why do you do this, why, when I pay my rental- ways and

The front door

was closed on him, and Jan from the pavement, began to shout abuse at the door until a policeman arrested him for using insulting words and bo haviour,

can we who go to England once Appellant contended And also there was always anger of the garage, estimated that

that Queen's Road East, on May At Bow Street, an hour or two every few years, unashamedly there was on

important dis was recalled at the trial of two loter, Jan pleaded guilty to the number of cars in garages about 2,300 cars would go off the Two lance corporals of the Ist in love with Hongkong but en- tinction between under repairs. and licensed roads in 1960.

Bo the Green Howards, Junes tirely unable to say why.

afidavit students before Judge K. B. chargo, latened while a police evidence and oral evidence. In Macfee at the Victoria District | man told his story, then told stcond-hand cars in store in But ench

year salesmen Bendal), 20, and Kenneth Whar- Necessarily a kille uncertain the latter case, dealers' affices

he sald, the Court this morning.

his own. after they had would have to sell not just fon, 20, were acquitted by Mr of his ground as becomes a Brut- original Court had the opport- been traded in for new modela.

Wan Chan-ming and at Konvloon 4,000 cars taking the annual | T. Creedon

Yung time visitor, Mr Gordon expand- unity of noting the behaviour Kom-cheung, both about 20 There were six large garages increase and

as constant-but also morning of a charge of commoned sufficiently to say that when and attitude of the witnesses, -and the total number

years old, were charged with an additional number to make | nssault. vehicles under

he returns at the end of July he

case In the

of am:tavit

and repairs and up for the number taken off the

hopes to have abcorbed suill-evidence, this circumstance did winding Leung Chung-ming,

unlawfully

maliciously roded in was about 600.

roads, if the number of ileense

Mr clently enough of the Far East not arise, To these, h 9.30. Evening Feature: "Hold That added the number of cars under by 1987.

said, must be vehicles were to reach 70,000 Court that they would offer simcsphere to be able to Unued. The Court of Appeals 18 and Wong Song, 21, with Women: 10.30, Late Night Final: News Headlines, Werther lenort repairs in smaller garages all Announcements, Close Down.

7.30 p.m., "Cross-talk"—Another in the series of Engilah and Cantonese language exchanges between Clark and Weng Kam-long Redifusion Newsreel: Ward Colony Events; 8, "The Visitors": 8.30. Tittoor Minute with a Palmer: 845, "Calling Card" with Chinese feature: 0, "Mr Dietricl Attamey-Sizing David Brian;

over the Colony.

For the Budget-wise and Fashion-

minded

during our

•

a visit to

18

SPECIAL PROMOTION

of

$7500 DRESSES

is a MUST!!!

(Last day Wednesday 26th June)

querette

問

ITO.

af

"While this would be an excellent thing for the motor trade, it is rather unlikely that will happen unless the buying it public is considerably increased or considerably richer than at present," Mr Pennels suid.

of

Mr Penncts thought that the comparison of the number vehicles per mile in Hongkong with the United Kingdom as a whole was not appropriate.

More Accurate

"Surely it would be more ac- curate If the number of vehicles per mile in the City of Victoria or in Kowloon, were compared with those in the City of London, Birmingham, or New York," ho said.

"Be that as it may, however, we do think that the increase in vehicles will prove to be con- siderably less than as stated," Mr Pennels said, “Our estima tion for 1907, Is about 58,000 which, admittedly

is a lot of vehicles, but not as many as

·70,000,"

Edwards 'con-

wounding

The soldiers were discharged when the Police informed the

intent to do them grievous evidenco 3.9 the two com- start shooting his documentary had the same

opportunity of

bodily harm. plainants In the case were travelogue straight away.

seving the aidavlį” in the santa absent.

Both Wan and Yung factă un The snag seems to be a com-way as the original Court bud, The defendants were alleged potent cameramana challenge Mr Hooton submitted that additional charge of unlawfully

snd naliciously to have assaulted two Chinese for our amateur men in a rear lone of Shanghai here, as he appeared

photographers Edwards had advanced nothing Street on April 22,

to think in this portion of his arguments ung and Wong on May 4 in that only in Malaya could he which should convince their Queen's Road East, And the still he wanted.

Lordships that Mr Burgess and D. E. d'Almada Remedios of Mr Chidell should be called to

d'Almada Retedios and Co. give evidence at this stage.

Chief District Court Inspector J. Hidden prosecuted,

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What's On Tonight

HOOVER and LIDERTY:

"Victory At Sea":

A camera's eye view of the activities of the Allies and their enemies in the second World War. KING's.and PRINCESS: "The Lebanese Lady": Crime and passion in and around Beirut. French, with English dialogue. Jean-Claude Pascal, Jean Servals, Gianna Maria Canale, Jullotte Greco... METROPOLE

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and STAR: "Fort Yuma": western. Peter Graves, Joan Vohs, John Hud son, Joan Taylor. QUEEN's and ALHAMBRA: Their Secret Affair": The General falls for the newspaper columnist and lola drop some inilitary secrets, ROXY and BROADWAY: "The Magnificent Mata- -dor: Bullfighting without the bloodshed. Photo- graphy good, acting good, direction not so good.

The Solicitor-General said that as he understood the ap- pellant's argument, It was Mr Edwards' contention that he had used reasonable

diligence to bry to

additional obtain the evidence by why of стосу examination

Colonial at the Secretary, at the trial before Mr Jurilco Scholes, but that he had been unable to do so,

'NO BEARING'

Mr. Hooton asked, the Court to assume that he (himself) was your of the Western style dress, One of the reasons given was conducting a case and wished to on a certain that the latter permitted maro bring evidence treedom of movement and that point, and had, say, three wit- attention was needed to Tosses to call; he decided to rely

on one of them only, I

Icsa posture.

To this line of thought may

If, he continued, it turned out recommen that these young that that witness did not estab- Chinese girl, reflect a little bolish what he had sought to →fore following this trend in at establish, he could not come to tro. If they do a little visual the Appeal Court and say, "Oh, research it would be apparens two other witnesses and not this I really should have called those to them that the average Eng one. Please let

lish

American wornan is now." faceld and inelegem as opposed

to the spritely upright carriage

of the Chinese, woman,

me call them

The dicongsam with its high He Picked A

neck band and gmceful cut does much to embellish the general-

ly alim net graceful figure of the Chinese giri ans) -1 truly hope that the acceptance of the

Policeman

Westan aithe is but a passing yesterday, Polleo have detained In obe casca of theft reported

fancy.

“TERMINUS A QUO"-

Cyclist Injured

#uspects connection with flye. 1. One man, was unfortunate 'in his choice of a likely victim...

He turned out to be a police. maa on plain clothes duty the Lei Chi Lok. Amusement Park.

In another

CO{}~

A cyclist, Wong Yan, aged 98, of. 2: Shum Chun Street, ground plaimant was a pavement sleeper. toor, was thrown to the street An American sailor was another when he collided with a lorry in couplatant in an allegod ther Mongkok Road near Tong Met of cash from his pocket, Rond yesterday, afternoon, i

He was admited to the Row 1000 Hospital for medical treat iment

4A matcher ziola' a gold chain from a child which was being cried on its mother's back in Queen's Road West,

"Well, you'll be discharged conditionally," said the magly- trate, Mr R. H. Blundell, you mustn't take the inw into your own hands, you law, though I agree it must all have been very upsetting.

+

"Upaciting," gulped Jan, and he went away with a deep sigh for the English gift of under- statement,

Yung was represented by Mr Theft From Lorry

SIDE GLANCES

SAYINGS

A Jacket was stolen frohu ́a torry parked In Connaught Road Central yesterday afternoon.

By Galbraith

"Now, Richard, don't be nasty! Let the nlos man take your piggy bank-you can trust him to put the pennies

In the vault 20

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