EURASIAN GETS IS MALTA UP
A
FIVE MONTHS
FOR FORGERY Dockyard May
27-year-old Eurasian, Charles Erwin, of 19 Wongnolchong Road, socond floor, was en- tenced to five months' Imprisonment by Mr Hin- shing Lo at Contral Mogis- tracy this morning when he admitted forging a valuable security and en- deavouring ho money to be paid on a forged document. Etwin, who had one similar
offence ordered
COLEC
in 1952, WAS also be placed under supervision for two years fter serving the sentence,
Police
Divisional Detective Inspector -R. A. Dudman, prosecuting, said that on November 1, the authorities received from the
First National
report City
Bank of New York that they had detrined Chinese mali, Taul Chof, for suspected utter ing a forged document.
SENT THERE
Police coquiries revealed that Tsul Chol, a metal worker, was sent there by n Eurasian (de- fendant) with a cult to collect a of $1,100. The chi stim
was purporting to have been signed with a chop stamped below by n Mr J. T. Prior, who was later contacted by the Police, He identifed the chit as a forged one. Taut Choi wes then laken back to Police station for enquiries.
The defendant, however, was arrested by DSI R. E. Quine later that day and after en- quiries. It was revealed that the defendant had forged the chit.
12
Boy Killed In Traffic Accident
Be Bought
By Vickers
London, Nov. 8. "Is George Cross Island for sale?" Daily Express science editor Chapman Pinčhor writos on Friday.
There are strong reasons for asking
it especially after the revealing speech on Britain's new strategic policy made by Defence Minister Duncan Sandys in Parliament last night, says Pincher.
All signs now point to the near certainty that the Govern
nent is trying to give up the greater
the part perhaps whole of the big naval base in Malta and virtually to clear out of the Mediterranean. Consider these facta,
fratly the British
firm of
Vickers Armstrongs
been has
ap- proached" by the Admiralty to discover whether it would be interested in taking over naval dockyard at Moita conversion to repair yard merchant ships,
Secondly two representatives of the firm have visited the dorkyard and prepared a report on It
the
for
of
The firm's chiefs have con- sidered conditions under which it might be worth their whlie to acquire it. They are now waiting for a definite offer from the Admiralty.
Thirdly
Thirdly
I
talks on Malta's Twelve-year-old Tang Man-future as part of the Empire in fal sustained folat "Injuries | which the dockyard question is when ho was knocked down by the pivot issue is in progress lorry in Bonham Strand between the Government and shortly before noon yesterday. Dom Minter, Maltese Premier
who lived at No: 111, he is in London. Donham Strand East, died be fore reaching hospitul.
importance. So the Novo! Dock- yard, which employs 13,000 men and is a vital factor in Malta's financial life, has been thrown onto a chopping block as an al- most certain candidate for the economy, hatchet. This is a sad reward for Malta's 314,000 people, who braved borbing and blockade for six years.
Sorry
I would be sorry to scuttle for Britain because Me Mintoff's warned the Government that if It gives up the dockyard,
it
insisting that the Government gives up Malta-forever. He's
must provide some alternative would otherwise be sacked, employment for workers who
Hence the
SCUITY to find someone willing to take it over. Acquiring the finely equipped Malta dockyard for merchant ship. repairs when foreign orders are being turned away because British yards are full, is sui attractive proposition, especially 'the Government was willing almost to give It away-a3 9ooms likely.
transport
But because of Last night Sandys stressed costs operating a merchant ship that Britain's future go it alone repatr yard in Malta could prob- va commitments will be ably be made 10 pay only if Eust of Suez-in areas based on cheap labour were available. Singapore. and Hongkong.
Persian Gulf
A inbourer, Wan Chiu-gning, sustained serious injuries when alighting from a lorry in the Kai Tak Development Sebene uren. Wan, who lives n1 No. The future of so-called "Eri- 29, Ma Tau Kok Road, fourth fish Medilerropean Fleet" was floor, was admitted to the Kow-not mentioned loon Hospital.
except
in
Maltese
Committed
Midwives Board Malta's Grand Harbour consists he's insisting that any alter-
Miss Margaret Lee has been appolirted A member of the Midwives Board from November 1, during the absence of Miss Lucy Yip. It was notified in. 10- day's Gazette.
hetablished 1845
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1957.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
FOR SALE? Tenancy Tribunal Government
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
18-21
Tag US Faż, Off,
© THE DIREA Servies, Sir. -
"Why be so fussy about how I look, Mom? Even tho teacher in my class doesn't know I'm there!"
Revenue Surplus
Government had a re-
of $3,137.- venue surplus 019.83 for the month of September, bringing the general-revenue balance-to- $377,156,330.05 at Septem ber 30, 1957, the Garcilo nouifted today.
Oman Air Chief Said Killed
#
TWO BARS OF GOLD MISSING
Application
On Old Building
Appointments
Gazetted
The following appoint- mienta, transfers, promo- tions and postings wero
A. C. Clarke, appointed Assistant
The suggestion that the exemption ap- Gazetted today!
plication should have been made by Mr J. T. Wakefield, appointed the Luen On Tong and not then Cadet Officer Class 1 Mr trustees of No 31, Jervois. Street, Superintendent of Crown Lands; was made by Mr J. H. G. Way, during Tenancy Tribunal proceedings this morning.
Mr' F. I. 'Zimmern of Messrs F. Zimmern and Co., eppearing for the applicants, said that the Tour officials
tho were not landlords, but he would pro- duco evidence to show that it was the desire of the Tong lo redevelop the property with the approval of the legal owners.
Mr Way remarked that if officials of the Tong association were joined as co-applicants, they could be made jointly ro sponsible and this
would strengthen the position from the
tht: point of view of ponents interested in compen- sation.
Old Building
op-
Tribunal members Mr H. Graye and Mr W. P. Birtwhistle | sitting with Mr Way, President, heard the case concerning a 00-
building year-old
of three storeys, sald by Mr Chan Wing-
architect, gee.
be in D dilapidated condition. Plans were cut forward for new six-storey premises costing $60,000 to be erected on the site.
No News Of Alleged Slipper Piracy
MF. J. D. Duncanson, appoisted
Deputy Public Heintions Oficer, Mr JH. Grieve, appointed an
Assistant Buperintendent of Police; Dr Georgo Ching Hong- you and Dr. Chang Kock-tio, appointed Medical Officers; Mr. C. G, ́March, ogasod to act as an Assistant Superintendent of Police, on proceeding on leave; Mr G. A. R. Assistant
Commissione Police, resumed duty on return. from love, Mr N. G. Rolph, ceased to act as Assistant Com- missioner of Police on Mr Wright-Nootin's resumption of duty; Mr D. H. Taylor, ceased to. act as a Senior Superintendent of Police; Mr B. I. Barlow, ́ép- pointed Assistant Colanisi Secre-
A spokesman for the Chinese tary; Mr. R. A. Bates, appointed Manufacturers' Associa-Commissioner, of Registration tion sold this morning that vice Mr R. Thompson; Me I. the Association had not Agafuroff, appointed a Senior Accountant. Waterworks: Omen, received any complaints Pubile Works Department, yles from Japan concerning the Mr Tong Shin-choong Mr. H. J. alleged "piracy" of
and a Carlyle
Mr. G: A. plastic slipper design by a
Harknett, appointed acting Assis Hongkong factory.
Mr Chan
tant Superintendents of Police
Blu-yu, Appointed acting Agricultural Offlear, vico The charge of the piracy was Mr Wright; Mr K. S. Kinghom, made by Mr Kichiro Shibata appointed Acting Commissioner plaints in the Japan Times. He Mines, vice Mr D. C. Trench, of Osoka who Usted his 'com- of Labour and Commissioner of alleged that he had patented tho on proceeding on leave; Mr La design of his plastic klippers in W. Tenants who had fled. op-
Brace, appointed Chlef posing applications were repre- July, 1954, and that a Hongkong Omeer, Prisons Department, sented by Mr R. H.-Hindmarsh manufacturer had.......pirated vice Er. A. W. Hircock, retired; of-Messrs-Deacons and Co., Mr-some time in the following year. Mr A L Tokicy appointed acling Assistant Chlof Provon- The Chinese Manufacturer' ive Officer, vico Mr Millington.. Association spokesman sold the Assoolation could not find out
A box containing two bars P. C. Woo of Messrs P. C. Woo of gold, which was part of and Co. and Mr J. La Lenn of
a consignment to Hong-Messrs P. L. Lamm and Co.
Mr Woo 'expressed doubts
duty to be sure of the procedure
help.
kong, disappeared from an about the validity of the pro-whether the allegation was: true aircraft belonging to Air ceedings in their present form. or otherwise and subsequently. France during its journey When asted for his views, could not say what action the Association might take. He added to the Colony.
Me Hindmarshi sald it was his
that the Association would be The Police this morning con-
glad to assist if it was anted to before the court and that he Ormed that "a report was re- eelved from Air France on had not had an opportunity of November 5 in respect of fight studying the decur put forward No.
AF220 which arrived in Di considering the legal Hongkong on October 31 to the Matus of the application He effect that a box containing two added that he would like an bars of gold had disappeared opportunity of investigating the during
the journey between matter. Karachi and Saigon."
LOSS CONFIRMED
No Objection
Missionary Dies
A retired missionary, the Rev. Father Gregoire Bober, prissod away peacefully at St Paul's on Thursday after a long illness. He was 84 years of
Decree Nisi Hospital
Granted
age.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at the private cemetery Mr Lynn said that he had no
A deeren nisl, to be made of the Paris Foreign' Missions 130 objection to the Tong being absolute in three months, was Pokfulam Road. Requelm Mass Mintoff is committed poll-
Mr G. Hoyet, Manager of Air joined as co-applicants and granted by Mr Justlee'. T. T will be held termorrow morning general sentence that Britain cally to plan for raising living
Tokyo, Nov. 8. would have to contribute to Ktandards of the hard-up The British air commander France, declined to give further that he would like to reserve Gould, Senior Pulane Judge, si at 8.30, at the Chapel.
detalls
dis-the right to cross-examine after the Supreme Court this morn-
Father Bober came here from combined naval forces.
concerning the people to something
in `Oman was killed on appearance of the gold other inspection of the premises. ing to Ho Au Ngan Ling, of 220 Indo-China around 1927. Ho This "Ace"" now stationed in Uke the level of the British
Wednesday in battle than confirming the loss and The President ordered an ad- Jaffe Rond, ground floor, who retired chaut 20 years ago;"
a divorce from with Omani Nationalists, that the value of the god was journment for further discussion petitioned for
about £10,000.
and inspection of the slie. her husband, Ho Sal-ming, of the New China News
The news agency quoted an
51 Dundas Street, first floor, on Indonesian Consul Agency reported today, insurance
grounds of gdultery. company as saying The Agency, in a dispatch that a report had been made to from Cairo, said that a "Marshal the South African polise that Simpler (phonetic name from the gold was part of a consign- Arable) died an British infantryment of 20 boxes flown from troops fought the Nationalists on Johannesburg to Hongkong last the Green Mountains of Oman. month.
It gave no first name.nor The aircraft left South Africa further identification of the on October 25, dead British leader: The formation on the halfle, it said, came from a cable reaching the "Oman office" in Cairo,
of two ageing cruisers and lille native jobs must bring dockyard more than dozen smaller ships, workers as much moneyond if [ It is clear that defence chiefs possible moro-than the old have decided that progressive one's. loss of British prestige and power in the Middle East has robbed Malta of almost all strategie
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the Vickers Armstrang dea! falls through will the Government offer to rent. the base to Americans for use by the United States Sixth Fleet which now dominates the Medi- terranean?
78 DEAD
FI
"I'm told that this is possible, says Pincher "I sympathise with Sandys as well as with the Maltese
people. The money which he has been allotted to defend Britain and the Em- pire
being
repectedly
The Agency said that a total slashed by the combined of 78 Britons were killed in assa uit of the Chancellor,
For the battle and that two British Peter
planes crashed mountains.
on the same
Thorneycroft and Rising Price. The ссопоту hatchet must foll somewhere but how ignominious for Eritala
The battle followed Brush paratroopers attempts to land, If it should fall on the very The Agency said. "Meanwhile people who took the enemy's ghting was continuing."
victous punishment so valiantly that they earned their
tiny
Rival Port
In Sumatra
Singapore, Nov. 7. Utusan Melayu, a Singapore
Naturalisation
Granted
The respondent, who did not His Excellency the Governor contest the sult, was ordered to | kas recognised provisionally pay the costs of the petition. and pending Instructions from Mr Victor Gitilus, instructed the Secretary of State, for the by Mr Peter Wong, of M. K. Colonies. Mr R. Kalamat us Lam and Co., represented the Consul for Indonesia at Hong-
kond petitioner.
The Gazette notified to: day that six people had been naturalisation. They are:
granted certificates A
Mr Chow Wen-tano, 18 Prat
Avenue, around floor, merchant
navy officer; Mr Tzou Lai- chung, known as Lawrence
Totally
T200, 35 Austin Road, 1st floor New merchant navy officer; Mr Fang
Mainy Language Dally, ale Shao-chow, 110 Argyle Street, Concept
today Indonesia was consider 1st floor, managing director; Mr ing establishing dis own free port King-hong Howe, known as at Pulau Sabang, in Sumatra, King-hong Hau, 188A Boundary
Street, ground
floor, aircraft "A copy of the cable (from 4s à rival to Singapore.
In a front-page story by its engineer; Mr Chuang Kwel-lun, homeland the unique distinction .Oman) has been sent to the Dakarta representative Utusan known as Quincy - Kwel Lun
Oman representativo in New of the George Cross-London York for delivery to the United Melayu sald Indonesia might Chung, 33 Blue Fool Road, Int Express Service
Nations General Assembly, abandon Singapore s port for floor, assistant manager hir
its foreign trade. the Agency adkled.-United The report salds the Indo-liam Wong, 11A Durham Road, Wong Sun-poe, known as "Wile Press
nealan Government considered Singapore to be a centre of company director. smuggling, and a base for sub- versive activities against Indb- nosla.-Reuter,
PEKING MISSION
SEE MILL
KING FEISAL
FOR INDIA
Woman Robbed
al-
RESIGNED COMMISSION
A Chinese woman was Bagdad, Nov. 7.
lacked and robbed last night in. Licut RE. Rend Royal Iraq's King Felsal and Crown King's Park by a Chinese, The Hongkong Defenca. Foro licad- Prince Abaus Ilah will pay an victim shouted for help and a. quarters, has been permitted official visit to India next February,
pizarrby, an employee of the to resign his commisión “in was announced Kowloon Motor Bus Co., went to it
the Force from: October 22, now today.
kor assistance, A man has been the Gazette notified today, The announcement followed arrested;
Pilot Officers PF. While and an invitation to the Iraqi King
PS. Baker have beers appointed and Crown Prince from Indian
Flying Officers in the Hongking President, Dr Rajendra Prasad,
Auxillary - Air Force, -- The exact date of the visit
London, Nov. 7.-. Members of a 20-man Chinese scientific and technical mission visiting Britain con- tinued a tour today of one of Europe's most advanced steel works.
been making
Kadoorie Fund
· Mr D. M. Corbett has been
Since yesterday, they have will be set, later by agreement appointed a member of the
detalled between the two governments. committed for the administra inspection of the Steel Com--France-Presse,
pany of Wales at Port Talbot.
During their visit, due to end
at the weekend, the Chiness aro Decing
of
spme the most modern methods of timplate production In the world.
Britain is understood to bo interested in selling unplate to China and the visit to the com- pany's iinplate milla. Ja being treated with special considera, tion.---Houter.
tlon of the Kadoorie Agrikul«: turnl Aid · Loun Fund from
fied today.
Purse Snatched November 2, the Gazette noti
A man snatched a purse trom
a woman in Yimh Po Fong Street yesterday morning.
Urban Council
The Gazette
MAGISTRATE
Mr. G. R. Sheath has been appointed a Permanent Magis trate from November 4, accords ing to today's Gazetto..
Inspector Of Schools
Another Chinese women.rc-Mette noted today that ported to the Police that a man member of tha: Urban Council 3 Mr Law Chung-kam bias,bten snitched her wrist watch while trom October 31- following the appointed a Sénior Inspeelor uf she was waking in Wha Bata return to the Colong et C31, J. D: Schools - soooeding !: to 1, today's | Road, Ebek Kip Mei Village, Clarus.
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