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SUBMARINE LEAVES AFTER FORTNIGHT'S STAY

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

There ́ He Is!

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hun bern gralifying response from non-registered doctors in the Colony who have avalled themselves of the opportunity obtain registrable qualification.

Until the closing date (November 8) was reached, spokesman said he was unable to giva ilgures of the response but so far it "wan "gratifying,”

Cost Of New Building

During September a total of 152 buildings, comprising houses, Bats, shops, factories and Ho- downs, were completed in the Culony, the Guvertiment Gazette stated this morning. The total cost of the new bulldings was $10,020,271.

STOP PRESS

LEAVES FOR HONGKONG

Talpel, Oct, 25. Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, United Males Chief of Naval Operations left. Talpel this morning for Hongkong after a two-day visit and talks with President Chiang Kal- slick-France-Presse,

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For Taking

Pen

A 22-your-old unemployed, Cheung Ming, who picked

a fountain pen from the pocket of Captain G. Wilson of the as Kembla Breaza, at present lying alongside A-9 Buoy, was contencod to eight months' imprisonment this morning by Mr Hin-shing Lo at the Central Magistracy.

Defendant, who has no fixed obode, pleaded guilty,

The prosecution stated

that

at about 5.45 p.m. on October 23, Captain Wilson was walking along Connaught Road Central, near King's Bullding, when de- fendant bumped into him.

The Captain looked down and saw his fountain pen missing. He turned around and saw de- tendant running away with it, the prosecution said,

Ravo

Captain Wilson then chase ansi caught defendant, who was still holding the pen, and handed him lon traile poller oficer who was near by, j the prosecution ended.

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51 HONGKONG GIRLS AT ONE LONDON HOSPITAL

The nursing staff have a tennis court.

COLONY NURSING

STUDENTS

SCORE IN EXAMS

By DAVID T. K. WONG

London.

A photograph of HM Submarine Andrew leaving Hongkong on Thursday morning for Singapore, where she will pay off and reft. She is een hers flying her paying off pendant. Andrew arrived here on Octabar 3 under the command of Lieutenant Commander A, J. D'A Burdett, RN, who turned over to Lieutenant Commander J. M. Cochrane, RN on October 16.

Andrew is an 'A' Cinus qubmarine displacing 1,700 tone un- derwater and has a complement of sixty. She was completed in 1948 and in 1953 proceeded underwater from Bermuda to the English Channet-a distance of 2,500 miles in fifteen days, using her Snort equipment,

Andrew, which has recently been stramlined has a top She left the United Kingdom In May speed of about 18 knots this year and came out to the Far East Station via Capetown, Mauritius and Ceylon, arriving.at Singapore last month.

-Royal Navy Photo.

MAN ADMITS

ASSAULT

But Denies Robbery · An earth coolic charged with robbery told a Jury

at the Criminal Sessions this morning that he was guilty of assault, but not of robbery.

Cross-examined, Lau saldt he was guilty of assault, but cer- tainly not of robbery.

The coolie, Lou To-hung, 28, and another man, Yau Yung sau, 27, unemployed, are on trial before Me Justice A. D. Scholes,

The two are alleged to have inken part in n three-man | robbery of Lee Tak-kwaf,

clerk, in Diamond Hill on July 18. They were accused of knocking off biz glosses, assquḍt- ing him and making oft with his watch,

Lau faces an alternative charge of receiving stolen property.

Not Intended

Mr D. E. Greendeid. Crown

Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted Dot Sub-Inspector K. E.

Wellburn,

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Two Hongkong student nurses were among those who received prizes at the annual Prize-giving Day at Whipps Cross They

At the outset this morning, Hospital in London last Friday.

Mr Justice Scholes admitted

two cautioned stale- were 21-year-old Lydia Maria Cara Tsao evidence

| ments made by the second ac- and 18-year-old Ruth Hun-ling Lung, cused-cne to " detective in answer to an inquiry and the Both girls scored the The precise number of long-ether in answer to the charge

student nurses in the after his arrest. highest marks among their kong

United Kingdom is unknown In both statements, which respective groups of student because not all of them register were tend out in Court, the nurses in the Preliminary with the Hongkong Students' second accused said he wenl Training School Examina- Office. However, those who with two others to assault some- tions. Lydia, a former have registered number 334. Obody, and that that person's this number, 232 of them are with watch was taken away from its student of French Convent, hospitals in London, and of the owner. scored the highest marks nes in London, 61 of them are for the August to Novem-a Whipps Gross Hospital. ber group last year while Ruth, a former student of Maryknoll, topped the group who took the exams for the first part of this year.

THEIR PRIZE

THICK & FAST

Testifying on his own behalf, the first accused said the incident was not in the nature of a rob- bery. He said he had been in- duced by one Chan Lol to take part in beating up Lee Talk-

Lau sald Chan Loi told him

However, although there rush a large number at Whipps | kwai. Cross Hospital now, it was only as recent as February of 1956 that Lee Tak-kwal was employed that the first Chinese nurse that Lee had arranged for some in a NAAFI establishment, and commenced duty there. Singa then, applications for admission friends of Chan to be transferred

elsewhere. Bach girl received a copy | from Hongkong girls have been of "The General Textbook coming thick and fast;

of Nursing" from the Hon. SC.M., the Mairon at

Miss K. Fogarty, S.R.N.,

The Pre-

Resentment

He admitted having changed his clothes and then tried to pawn the watch, but explained that the reason ha changed his clothes was that they dirty and not that he did

want to be identified.

Hearing is continuing.

were

not

Appeal To Full Court

Fails

bind lad

ond During Mr Keen's tour this morning, made himself conspicuous in the singing. Later, when Mr Keen villed the classrooms, he was pointed out by two Leschera-China Malt Photo.

HERE BLIND CHILDREN

CAN DEVELOP THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS

In a new school in Hongkong, blind boys and girls are being given an opportunity to develop their musical talents.

:

Mr K. Keen, Social Welfare Brolle in both Engilsh, and Omeer bwpected the shool-the Chinese and Bible Study is also Hongkong Masle Training Cen-Included in their daily work, tre for the blind, Kimberley Road, Kowloon-this morning.

Accompanying Mr Keen were Mrs Ruby Ko, Mr Y. P. Ho, of the Social Welfare Department, On arrival, Nr Keen was met

They are taught to play ut least one other instrument other than plano. They can choose from the violin, cello, flute, clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, viola.

There are, alne teachers; four

by Dr S. C. Chan, Chairman Europcon end Ave Chinese, Mr

of the Hongkong Ophthalmic W. E. Tingle is in charge of Soclety, D and Mrs Renald their physical culture, Ching, and Dr.

Jolat Hon. Secretary,

'Felt Notes'

Feng,

Entering a room where the

Public Donations

The centre provides room and board and tuition and the food is provided by the Socia; Wel-

centre,

blind were being taught how to fare Department. Most of the | sing, Mr Keen saw them learn- expenses come frem public. Ing how to use Braille slates. donations, All the teaching staff.

iheir They sang songs by feeling the rive

ilme free to the notes with their fingers.

Mr Stephen K. Shao, musie teacher, told reporter that the blind boys have a very good memory. He Sald that they learnt how to sing a new song

A 34-year-old Pakistani mer-

chant, Mohammed Hus- At present, there are 11 boys sain, sentenced in Kow- and three girls is the centre. Most of their time is spent on loon District Court

on different aspects of music such October 2 to three years as singing, pieno playing, music plus a fine of $10,000 or appreciation and so ca. Another year for dealing in opium and possession of almost 20 pounds of raw opium, lost his appeal before the Full Court this morning, Contesting Hussain told the Chief Justice, conviction,

Mr Justice T. J. Gould, that a Mr Justice M. J. Hogan, and

mon called William Log had "done this to me."

his

enmity when he was seen, in a He said he incurred Loo's

dance holl with the "man's estranged wife.

· Hussaini :alleged that Loo was in a hotel room with him when the Police arrived and was the person nearest to the drugs. The prosecution never produced a sworn statement he made ex- plaining Loo's enmity, he said.

Dependent

Whipps

Chan Lol and his friends had Mrs David Bowes-Lyon, the Cross Hospital, said that on the resented this transfer, and had sister-in-law of the Queen whole Hongkong girls settle decided to beat Lee up. Mother.

down very well to life el the On the appointed day, Lau hospital. However, some of continued, he and Chan Loi aza them do find lirainary Train their

cial wallet for Lee difficulties with one Lee studles because ing School is a language problem..

of the Tak-kwal to pass along the road Police had told the Trade Com- Ho also claimed that the Diamond Hill.

When he missioner for Pakistan "uf- passed, Lực Chal aítücked him.

Accured said Lee Chat pulled Leo Tak-kwal to the ground. In

in

had nothing to do with the case. officially" that he (appellant)

Hussain requested the Court

three - month course to pre- Whipps Cross Hospital has pare student probably the most beautiful nurses for hos-environment of all the hospitals pital life, Dar- London. It stands on is doing so, the latter's watch was to reduce la sentence because Ing those three own 'grounds with lovely loosened from his wrist.

they gardens for the use of

his family was entirely depen- both Lau sald he himself did not dent on. him.

are Riven an staft and patients. It also netually hit the complainant, The Court refused to upset the

such

as

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This is

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OPENED IN 1903

But before he left, he noticed conviction or reduce the watch on the ground.

Ontence.

the son-

cided to pick it up. He return-appellant had had a fair trial

Not Believed -

the spur of the moment, he de- The Chief Justica sold that the

ed, to Kowloon City for pund the Judge's reasons for his 'change of "clothes,

decision were clear, The hospital was opened as d

The Chief Justice, however, lowed by general hospital In 1993 and It

said that the Court would delete three year was considerably extended in

At the Police Station, he the time limit of two weeka set Course leading 1938, Today it has almost 1,000 up to the State beds and is the second largest continued, he told this story, by the Judgo for Hussain to Final Examina-hospital in the United Kingdom.but was not believed. He was my the $10,000 so that he could tions.

Many Sludent nurses are housed in beaten up and forced to make a pay it any time before his first

a charge sentence of three years ended. Hongkongn modern Nurses Home with statement admitting

'of robbery, Lau ·nileged,

It Hussain did not pay it by student nurses individual bedrooms and contral ко оп beyand heating throughout. There are Accused stated that if he had the time the first term ended, Th

to take tennis courts in the grounds and really intended to rob Lab Tak the alternative of a further

· “woukl specialised a golf course and a riding school Kwal, ho would have taken year's imprisonment

the Chief Jusuce ex- courses in sub-are available at quite short dir- from him all his money and his start,

tances from the hospital.

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