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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1957.

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

MOTOR VESSEL LAUNCHED ATTACK ON FACTORY SERVICÉ MEDAL

CORAL QUEEN

Lady Grantham Performs Ceremony

WORKER:

MAN SENT TO GAOL

A man who pleaded guilty in the Criminal]

unlawful Sessions this morning to

wounding of a follow factory worker was said to be suffering from an attack of schizophrenia when the crime was com- mitted.

The Coral Queen, a sleek 97-foot twin screw motor vessel, built by the Pacific Islands Shipbuilding Company, Ltd., for the High Commissioner, Western Pacific, British Solomon Islands, was launched this morning by Lady Grantham. The launching ceremony was attended by His

This was the opinion of Dr Asked what the accused's men- Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander

Cho fi13). Medical tal state was at the present, Dr

sald that accused Grantham, Mr J. H. Vaughan (Managing Cheung

Superintendent of the Medical Cheung Director of Pacific Islands Shipbuilding Co., Hospital who said that when needed follow-up treatment by Accused might Inta hos- Ltd.) and Mrs Vaughan, Mr W. G. Robertson he took over the case on June the hospital.

the accused was in a state of not need admission

pital but he had to be watched (Managing Director of Hongkong Transporta-chizophrenie defect, which was of recovery from

over and observed from time tion Co., Ltd.) and Mrs Robertson, Mr A. G. State

schizophrenia with residual to time. Parker (Director of Marine) and Mrs Parker, symptoms. He added that the His Lordship told the acet- Mr R. K. Collings (Assistant Director of accused now needed follow-uped that efter having listened to to say what Dr Cheung had treatment by the Hospital.

The accused, Si Leuk-eheung, about his (accused's) mental Marine) and Mrs Collings, and many others.

30, factory worker was then condition and menial His Excellencz and Lady "The Coral Queen, has been sentenced by Mr Justice C. W. ground it would seem that at Grantham arrived in Lady, constructed under the survey of Recce to two and a half years the time when the attack was might Maurine at the shipyard 21 30,30 Lloyds Register of Shipping hard labour during which time committed the accused

would bo given the met on and the Hongkong Government he

have been suffering from one of Marine Deportment. Through prescribed treatment.

these attacks of schizophrenia, their assistance we will be able to deliver the vessel to its owners five to six weeks under the specified time.

m. and they were arrival by Mr Vaughan and Mr Robertson.

I'rior

to the launching: Mr Vinaghan srid the Coral Queen was the first vessel the company had

constructed for "This vessel has been coT

zinc the Solomon Islands although, pletely shotblasted and "we have in the past construct- sprayed with .006" of pure zine ed vessels for other British as a protection against corrosion, Territories Including Hongkong This precess will be most help- and would like to announce ful as the urea where the Coral

soon Queen wilt operate construction will commence on a 97 ft vessel for ducking fccdities." His Excellency the Governor of Borneo.

that

From left to right, Me J. H. Vaughan, Mrs J. I. Vaughan, H. E. the Governor, Lady Grantham and Mr W, G. Robertson are seen walking down the dala after the launching of the Coral Queen at Pacific Island yard, Ngan Tau Kok, this morning. The picture above shows the Coral Queen silpping down to the sea.-Chios Mail Photo,

TYPHOON

LATEST

Okinawa, Oct. 23.

Waisted States oficials

Ouinawa island tonight issued number typboon warning three as typhoon Judy con tinued to move Loward .island at 18 knots.

American Air Force weather observation tracking the

Another Shriner

HK Passengers

On 'Canton

G.

Engines

Afterwards, Mr said that since nor's term cf olico unfortunately

has no

It was alleged that, the ne- used attacked Ngo Hin-fong at the Wah with a crowbar Chong Metal Works, Wing Hong

Da, March Street, Kowloon, last,

Satisfied

the

Fast Asleep

back-

The Judge said that he had read the deposition and it would seem that when accused altacked this man, the latter asleep on was fast

the fcor amongst a group of other work- during the men, "killing me lunch hour as 11 were."

The accused seemed to have

been acting under the influence of a gang of men with whom he had associated when the at-

PRESENTED

Brigadier L.N. Chalmelor, CHE Commander of the Hongkong and Kowloon Garrison, prt- sented four Loag Service and four Good Conducf medals at the Annual Administrative Inspection of the Six Cora- posite Ordnance Depot held this morning at Kowloon

Tong.

The parade

was under the command ot Major G.N.

Brigadier Cholmeley was wel- comed by Lt/Col. G. J. 5.

Croat Counsel Stewart Cailler told the Court that Ngo was now back at work and that the doctors who treated kim appeared to be satisfled with his present condition,

tack took place and for a Robertson. S pleaded innocent to

Newark, motive which was of the "most Ce Governbetentive charge of wound stupid kind" and one which was waying with Intent to murder, and aliced to have happened a

by Mr rapidly drawing the plea was accepted

year ago.

hed The two men Collier. Detective Inspecter had no quarrel whatsoever be- to a close and colls on his and

C.F. Harbert was in Court for tween them, tne became

his Lordship Lady Grantham's

observed. increasingly heavy it was with the Police.

Called to glye evidence on It was a case of evil associe- more then ordinary pleasure! that today's gathering had wil the mental state of the accused, tion, corrupting a good

Medical and so he would take into cos- nessed Lady Grantham's launch-Dr Cheung Cho-man,

Superintendent of the Mental sideration the fact of accused'a ing of the Coral Queen

illness ink passing The primary purpose of the Hospital said that the accused mental Coral Queen is to act as a come under his care on June 1 sentence. He then rentenced Supply vesset for the movement when he took over frera Dr Yap

of cargo and personnel around who left the Colony on leave.

ma

Im-

His Lordship advised the accused that when he came out of prison to break away from this gong of men.

accused to three years' prisonment with hard labour, the Solomon Islands in addi- At that time the accused was during which time he would be treatment hy the tion

slate of uchizophrenle lven modest but comfortable ha

state of Hospital. Was d quarters are being provided for defect, which the Governor and his staff those who were recovering from with residual when visiting outlying Islands. schizophrenia

"The berth just vecated will symptoms, such as looking a bit not remain Idle long. Our dull. slow, shallow emotional order book is in a very healthy response and occasionally hav- atate. Work presently in hand in slight difficult thinking, the

witness explained. includes a 200' pilot vessel, 180 buoy tender, a 100 salvage tug as well as many small craft and barges.

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"We are also building three Jarge molasses storage tanks for hipment to India for our sister company, International Molasses Limited, which is just now opening up in that area,

Governor's Reply

In reply, the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham said: "On behalt of my wife I thank you, Mr Robertson, and you, Mr Vaughan, as well as the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific, Sir John Cutch, for heving invited her to perform the launching ceremony of the good ship Coral Queen.

"One of the reasons which might have Induced Sir John to invite my wife to perforan this cere...ony is that, prior to coming to Hongkong Governor in 1847, I was High

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Pacific: in other words I am one of the predecesors of Sir John.

Moore. The Meritorious Service Medal to Conductor was awarded B.A.B. Scadding, DAOC, the is seen in the plotura above). Sub-Conductor W. J. North-

esit, RAOC, Company Set/ Major E, A. Higgins, RADC, Armourment Quarterbaster. Szt. A. D. Pearce, REME. and Armourment Quarter- master Sgt. T. E. Fellows, REME, were each awarded with Long Service ала Good Conduct medal.

Man Who Posed As Woman Gaoled

A man dressed as a woman, appeared in the dock, with long, curly hair and wearing a pink Chinese coat and trousers, with a pink sweater, at Central this morning.

The imposter, Yu Sul-ping

Accused asited for the sen-allas Ma Kwong-hei 23, was on a charge of giving false informa- tion to the Commissioner of tence to start from the date of arrest.

Registration for obtaining as When informed that the identity card. cuzed was arrested

on March

In his opinion such a mental state was consistent with an

He had his sex changed to attack of schizophrenia which 7. his Lordship said that that had occurred in the period be- was too far back. He would, female and took a girl's name in

date The sentence his identity curd. fore his examination and which however,

of the had responded favourably to from the beginning

sessions. treatment.

SHORT-SIGHTED VICTIM

COULD NOT IDENTIFY

MEN WHO ROBBED HIM

An early morning robbery near Kai Tak was the subject of a charge against two men before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Commissioner for the Western Prosecuting Crown Counsel, Mr D. E. Greenfield told the Jury that identification of the accused was almost impossible because the victim was very short-sighted and the robbers knocked off his glasses.

who

The following passengers, now en route to Hongkong on

"Another connection that The RMS Canton, are due to Hongkong has with the Western Preife High Commission is in Mr Carlyle Brock, the second arrive on November. 10: Ceremonial Master of the Im-Mr4 O. Allan and child. Mix Mr Robert Minnitt, who, until

The accused on trial arej was that one of them wore a perlai Divan of the ABB Shrine, Arthur. Mrs S. Bateman, Mey A. 3. his transfer there in 1952 os

this Belcher and two children, Miss Chief Secretary, was a Cadet in Lau To-hung and Lau Yung-white shirt and blee trousers.

Lee, xported the matter to arrived here by BOAC

LM. Best, Mr 1 Bloravik. Mra themorning from Singapore to Join Me D. Erazier, and two the service of the Hongkong sau. The first accused also the police and was treated in

the other 41 Shriners already in children. Mrs A. Bryant. Mr W-Government.

faces an alternative charge hospital for minor injuries- Hongkong.

Carruthers, Mrs Carrullers, Mrs.

"I in one of those Mr Brock was met by 10 Caiter and child. Mr D. J. Carty,

Mr Greenfield s3ld that J. Clinch and child, Mr 16. W. I expect that most of those who Outlining the case, Mr

hour the sume Shriners at Kai Tak en arrival, Chul lies F. Clay, belleve that ships have souls. I of receiving stolen property. cuts and bruises. and he will afro attend the Coates, Mrs Coutes and two children,

that the within an

morning the first accused took banquet with his fellow mem-er and Hiree chudsen, Mre D. have this belief, but few land- complainant, Lee Tak-kwai, the stolen watch to pawn in

Mr M. Cockbur Mrs. M. Cot- are concerned with the sea do Greenfield sald Cromshaw, Mr L. G. Crowe, M Jubbers such as myself are of was a clerk who lived in Kowloon City not for from the bers tonight,

The Shrines will be leaving Crowe and child, fra R. Curran and

Diamond Hill, Kowloon place where the robbery took two chuitren. Mr M. De Ville, airs that persuasion. Hongkong 10morrow.

De Ville, Me H. E. Downing, Mr Downing and three children. Mr E.

City," harmless sort of place. The pawnbroker notified the Police and the first accused As was his wont, was arrested in the shop. "Helding that beliet T regard person." the launching of a shlp ason the morning of July 18 A resident in Kowloon City

ceremony, he almost

typhoon's progress reported she will probably strike the Ryukyu island chain.

Typhoon Judy was positioned about 500 miles south-west of Okinawa land tonight.

Her maximum windforce was the excess of 140 miles no hour with zome gusts exceeding 190 miles an hour.

The weather experts

sald

steady winds of over 50 miles

an hour extended over a radius

of more than 175 miles.-Reuter.

Ring Snatched

An unidentified man snatched a fold ring from a woman in the Botanical Gar

Mr M. W. Fleming, Rev.

The Extinter. Alre Foster and child.

Mr M. T. Voulger, Mr W. M. Das,

J.

Suspects Detained

Mr M. W. Gingies, Mrs Gingles, and

pedestrian in Arthur Street at about 16 o'clock last night.

Mr Hrath end child, Silas M... Hodkinson, Air L. Hollingsworth, Bir D. B. Hamner, M.Ü.E., M.C.. ED..

Sacred

Abered à

walked from

his

Two children, Mrs J. Goldsworthy

would testify that between 7,50 and two children Mis R. Halstead somewhat like baptism when the residence along Hammer and 8 a.m, that day the first The Police have detained a

and chlid, Air E. itancock, Mrx 31- cock and child, Colonel T. W. Har ship is christened and sent out

Iill Road

on the way to accused changed clothes in his man suspected of having stoleney, Mrs Harvey, Mir 13. W. E lesu. Into the world on the bosom of work, his glasses on and his house. The Arst becused was

fountain pen from

Mir Hari. Hes Hart and two children the ocean.

wearing a white shirt and blue trousers, "As regards the Coral Green, pipe in his mouth.

and although this I havo little doubt but that she Shortly after 8 am he was dress was common in Hongkong Two Chinese are being de- and Amata. Ms J. M. Howarth and is the best vessel ever that the suddenly attacked by three men, it was consistent with the wom by one of Up tained by the Pollee for ques-children, air by High Commissioner has had, They knocked off his spec- clothes

J. Janing regarding Chinese thefts

robbery, said Crown Counsel, attempted icely as 11. M. Kenny, Miki and I know that the 1 well trcles. fountain pens yester- A. 1. 2. Lom, Mrs 2, M, Lawson, found, for this yard-a Hong-

The other accused was not In the first Mra I. P. Lynch, Air T. I. Kalynn,

very high dons at about 8.30 p.m. yesterday afternoon.

arrested till about two months Mr S., C. K. Mayor, Mrs Mayor and kong yard-has a cas, a man tried to steal a twa drut Me W. AreColi, Mra reputation.

the later, he continued. On the day.

A. "No wonder that the.berth

broken, His wrist watch❘tiven saw his in a cafe in Kal

and the spatched

man Tak and questioned him about mado off.

the robbery. As a result of lus Lee retrieved his spectacles, statement he was charged,

not Mr Grocofield fold the Jury which, fortunately, were damaged. But by the time he that the case against the second put them on and *DW hia nccused depended entirely on amilants, they were about 200 his statements to the Pollee, yards away. All he could tell The trial is proceeding.

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purte

Neilson, Afra Neilson, BE AT E.

Kicked

LAC was thrown

An elderly Chinese woman,

fountain pen from a European Mocalf and two children, that the Coral Queen hea just round and kleked His pipe evening of September 17, detec. in Des Voeux Road Central, Mccoll. M 3. M. Moore, Mr while walking in Tri Yuen

Osborne and "three vacated will soon be filled and was discovered Willo in the second case, ati Osborne, Mra Street yesteriny,

pocket had been cut atteinpied theft of a fountain children, Mira A. 11. Potter, child that the yard's order books is in was that her

and infant, Bir B. T. S. Hoss, Ma pen from a Chinese way mado | Hora, and three children, Mr G. L. a healthy state. and

containing $0

Bauer Nine M. Sharrets Mai K. "The Coral Queen will be‘a stolen.

Mrs 11. Shurlock. Mics D, Senn Tand, and child, Me W. D. A credit to the builders, to Hong Turker, A. Villers, M.B.Ekong, and to the Western Paciüc Mrs T. Wilson Mr F. G. Wilson, High Commission, Assuredly, she Hay Wilson and chin, Miss KPM has many useful years of faith- Wong, Mus K. A. Wright, Mr 8. W rul service phoad of her."

in Canton Rond.

Printed and pubilshed by Pezen PLUMULY for and on behalf of South China Morning Port Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.

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The Magistrate, Miss B. R. Scerle sentenced Yu to four weeks' imprisonment with the alternative of a $100 ANC.

Detective Sub-inspector W. Boxall prosecuting, said, de fendant was taken back to

the Eastern Police station on incrning of October 21,

He was suspected of being a man but posed as a woman. He was then inken to Queen Mary check Hospital for a medicat and was found to be a man..

Yu has five previous convle- tions of a similer nature. The

defendant was brought up as a

prosecuting offer added that woman.

Yu pleaded gulity to the charge.

SIDE GLANCES

HK To Take Part In Trade Fair

Individual firms in Hongkong are to display some of the Colony's products at the 1958 In- ternational Trade Fair in Washington Sinte, re- ports Mr Willard Max- well, President of the Fair, in Seattle.

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Mr Maxwell had re- cently made an observa- tion tour of Southeast Asia which included stop-over in Hongkong. The Fair will be held from April 11-20 in Seattle.

By Galbraith

925.

"We may buy the house next door, and I thought we'd ́ visit around and make sure our neighbours wouldn't

be the troublesome typel"