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End Of Import Restrictions

Of Sterling Notes Into UK

London. Fab. 20.

The Treasury last night Announced the end of mi

restrictions of the Import to Britain of staring in bank

notes,

The restrictions and to- day and it will be the first time since the beginning of World War Two that travel. may carry Into the United Kingdom sterling in banknotes they wish.

much

In recent years the Im- port quota for the British banknote has been £10 por person. No restrictions In nalghbouring countries provent the cancelling of the limit, the Treasury said,

Compatent British quar- tore sald tho DOW move might produce some Inter- esting results since a great amount of paper ateriing Ja known to exist abroad and particularly оп the European Continent. City circles hope thet those who have tucked abroad noise away against ปีก

emergency will

hoarding them,

ол

had

One reason which stopped the authorities tak- Ing this move before is that a large number of falab nota were clrculated by the Germans during the last war-Franco-Pranse.

There was no change in the local rate this morning, which remained at $15.56 per one pound sterling.

New Street

The Government Gazette an- nounced today that the following thoroughfare will be known in

uture as described hereunder:

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CHINA MAIL

1049

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1958.

CASE IN

Objection To WHEELOCK Appointment

German Consul

Of CHAMBERS

London, Feb. 27.

The suit for $960,000 dam- ages against Wheelock Marden and Co., Ltd, which started on Feb- ruary 20 before Mr Justice C. W. Reece at the Supreme Court, was dealt with in Chambers this morning. The

plaintif

Mr Alexander Kwong, trading s Roland and Co., of 22 Tsat Tse Mul Road, Brs foot. He was A Labour member, Mr Arthur) He was "ried at Nurember represented by Mr Brook Lewin, had asserted in the and suspended by the West Bernacchi and Mr Richard Huasc of Commons that Dr German Foreign Office in 1956 Winter, instrueled by Mr M.E. Brautigam was a "high offfelal for investigation into his warves, of Peter Mo and Co. in the Nazi Government” and time activites," he added,

"connected with the liquidation of Jews."

The British Governmont`said today it saw no reason to object to the appointment of Dr Otto Brautingam as Consul General of the Federal German Re- public in Hongkong.

Was

Sale Of Land!

In Kun Tong

Crown land of about 178,830 square feet in Kun Tong. restricted for certain in. dustrial purposes, is to be sold by public auction on Monday, March 10, at 3

the Crown al p.m. Lands and Surveys Office, Lower Albert Road. The upset price is $894,150, The lot is rest:leted for in- dustrial purposes excluding any offensive, noxious, noleume or

busin.css unhealthy trade, manufacture,

rent is The

annual Crown 1,000. The building covenant is $2,000,000 In 24 months. The lease is for the residue of n term of 21 years, from July 1, 1055 renewable for a further term of 21 years less the last three days thereof,

or

Mr Lewis urged the British Government to tell the West German Government that Dr Brautigom was inacceptable to the British Government as German Consul in Hongkong.

Expelled

Mr Ian Harvey, Joint Foreign

Under-Secreary, replied:

"1720 appointment of Dr

Brautigam

Consul- Otto General of the Federal Republie of German in Hongkong was announced to the Foreign Secretary by the German Am- bassador in January.

"Dr Brautigam joined the German foreign service in 1020. He was also for a time a mem bar of the Nazi Party, but

cm informed that he was ex- pelled from it

Ι

"He was not tried us a war He rejoined the criminal, foreign service in 1953.

"In January, 1950, the German Government ordered on enquiry

accusationa into

which kad bcen published against Dr Brautigam's conduct during the war, and he was meanwhile suspended from all functions in the Foreign Ministry.

Incorrect

The enquiry concluded that

Kim Shin Lane Commencing URBAN COUNCIL Brautigam were incorrect, and

at its junction with Castle Penk Rond about 100 feet north-cast of Fuk Wah Street running in an easterly direction for approxi- mately 570 feet and terminating at e junction with Cheung Wan Street,

Mr D. C. Readmon has been appointed an Assistant Secretary to the Urban Council, it was notified in the Gazelle today.

Government

the type of Clothes

that he had in fact done all he could to assist Jews and people persecuted by the Third Reich.

"The Foreign Secrelary sees no reason to object to the ap- pointment."-Router.

Who

Wheelock Marden and Co. were represented by Mr John McNeill, QC, and Mr Oswald Cheung, Instructed by Mr F.G. Niget, of Johnson, Stokes and Master.

of

DAMAGES CLAIM

In his action, plaintiff clalmexi damages in respect of the value the motor vessel, Lady Wolmer, und general damages for the ship's alleged detinue and conversion by the defendant

company,

Wheelock Marden

and Co..

Ltd., denied the claim in their sintement of defence, but main- tained that should the calm be

aurecssful, the defendant firm was entitled to a set-off in respect of various items set out In a counter-claim which they led to the extent of the amount clpimed.

NO TROUBLE

FOR RIL IN

INDONESIA

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

gallet 5-2

© 1947 W KIA Berlin, Ire

"Jim wants to come back from Wall Street and raiso pigs it's the same letter we get from him overy spring!"

ACCUSED DENIES PUSHING WOMAN INTO THE SEA

Leung Kwai-ming, 44-year-old textile worker, on trial for alleged murder of a married woman, denied this morning that he had pushed the deceased into the sea after he had injured her with a chopper.

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ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

SINGER SUES SIX

PAPERS FOR

ALLEGED LIBEL

Six local newspapers, their proprietors, publishers, editors and printers were sued by a singer before Judge James Wicks at the Victoria District Court this morning for alleged libel.

The singer, Miss Lou Sing, of 44 Kimberley Road, third floor,

AT THE UNIVERSITY claiming $3,000 against auch

Last Night's Two Plays

By JOHN LUFF

of the newspapers. She is re- presented by Mr Charles Ying. of Messrs Hastings and Co.

The newspapers are Wen. Wel Poo Ltd, Yu Hung-slang, pro- prietor and publisher, Leo Tse- chung, editor, and Wen Wel Pao, printers, all of 4 Percival Street; Yuet Wah Daily News, Lo Sau- king, proprietor, Tso Kal-cho, publisher, Hung Lul-mon, editor, all of 142 Connaught Road Central, and Shong Kee Press Ltd, printers. of 14-15, Lee Yuen As if arising out of all the Street East; The Gentlemen Yat Lai-wah, proprietress, Po, Lal - wordy warfare that has

publisher and editor, of 51 Gough characterised this past Street, and New Asia Printing week's gossip, the Stage Co., Printers, of 49 Gough

Ping

proprietor, flung into the teeth of we

publisher and editor, of 84, who attend to pronounce | Hennessy Road, third floor, and Judgment on their plays, Sheng Kee Press Lid, printers; "Antigone" and "A Phoe- Hung Look Daily News, Yom Wu-fa, proprietor, Fung Taul- nix Too Frequent.” For wah, publisher, Yam Tat-nin, of this I am certain; any cditor, and Golden Bridge Co., who attend to judge this printers, all of 21 Bonham

Strand East;

and Hongkong play will find the play Commercial Daily, Li Stu-hung, judging them, thus show proprietor, publisher and editor, ing that he who haunts of 140, Connaught Road, Cen the theatre will find the tral, and Nam Cheong Printing theatre haunting him, Co., printers, of 12 D'Agullar

Street. Both plays returned to the They are represented by Mr Greek theme, where our Western Peter Chan, of Mesars Lau, drama was established by that Chan and Ko.

The plaintif claims that the

Club stepped forth, and Chung

Street: Ching Fo Daily.

courageous kind of thinking in

which the humans challenge the| defendants published articles the accusations ngainst Dr Mr A. H.. Veltman, Manag.

gods in dialetical combat, and on May 10 last, allegedly in- of the two playwrights, Chris- juring her reputation and bring- ing Director of Royal

He is charged with the mur- topher Fry cocks a snoot at the ing her into pubile disgrace, Interoccan Lines,

Leung made the denial while who

and deltics, scandal, ridicule, hatred under cross-examination during der of Ho Ah-kwan, 32, who established Olympian returned from a business his trial before Mr Justice A.D. was alleged to have been his while Jean Anouilh, underlines contempt. trip to Indonesia yester-Scholes at the Criminal Stasions, mistress, on November 23. The and in fact underwrites the pre- At Mr Chan's request, the body of the deceased was found miso that mon, in knowing the claims were adjourned for a day, said this morning

the seabed penultimate will nevertheless die week, that Dutch shipping in

by the police on about 40 yards from an emfor the ultimate. It was so in Indonesia with the excep-

and is so in bankment in Tsun Wan carly ancient Thebes tion of KPM Royal

on the morning of November Eastern Europe.

(Contd. oi Page 8, Col.-7) Netherland Steam Packet

20. Company's ships Was quite normal,

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The reason for this, he said,! w39 due to a difference in trade. "Our trade La from abroad Into Indonesia while theirs is between Indonesian perts."

From

cariler reports Mr Veltman said he expected to see things "in a topsy-turvy condition. However, he added, As far as he could see Ufo wa quite normal and their ships received good dispatch from various ports,

MORE EFFICIENT

Government

Appointments Gazetted

Mr Terenco Shurlock, in- structed by Messrs. Deacons, appears for the accused, Mr WA. Binir-Kerr, Scntor Crowni Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted by DDI G. Fergus,

Farewell Party

For Saville

To Threaten Cross-examined, accused sald that the chopper in question Kowloon and New Territories

used to threaten tho

The staff of the Post Omen,

The Government Gazette to day announced the follow ing appointments, trans-was

deceased, because he intended will say farewell to their Post- fers, promotions and to leave her but she would not master Genaral, Mr L. C. He added that he also Saville, ED, and Mrs Saville, at agree.

hold at a dinner party to bo Colonial Secretariat wanted to know about her re-

Princess Garden, Kowloon, to- Mr R. W. Primrose, to belationship with another man.

morrow night. mcan Assistant Secretary, Colonial | Asked what he would Secretariat, and to be a Cadet by saying, "something serious Officer, Class 11, cu trial,

postings:

Mr

Sanitary Services

E F. Warburton, to be Deputy Superintendent of Banl tory Services.

14.

Mr Saville, who arrived in

will happen" which was written the Colony in late 1947, will be in a note, accused said that he leaving on retirement ou March referred it to his possibility of committing suicide, adding that he had twice attempted to d himself.

Accused, in

answer to

48-

The

BOAC Cable Network

Increased facilities for BOAC in cable communications will come into effect tomorrow when the Corporation's comprehensive toleprinter system fi extended from Hongkong to Japan.

This extension is a further step towards the completion of a world-wide network of BOAC communications which now ox- tend from London to Tokyo via Hongkong, to Sydney, JohannKOS- burg, Logos and Son Francisco- with many intermediate points, such as Nairobi, New York and Singapore.

Greatest Shape on EARTH

produced by

Cargo handling, Mr Veltman said, is more efficient than last year. Last year, he said, there was more labour untest but nt

Inland Revenue present the military have strict

Mr A. D. Duffy, resumed duty control of various ports and as Chief Asscasor, Inland other question on the 27 chop- they see to it that these ports Revenue Department, on return per wounds, denied that all ate-well run,

from leave. Mr W. Rees, ceased such wounds were incurred by The only thing he thought to act as Chief Assessor on re the chopper. He said that both was affected was the cargo sumption of duty by Mr Dufty. of them could not control their movement which was light both Mr R. B. Wood, to be Acting tempers at that time and they into and out of Indonesia. How-Chief Assessor. Mr R. Hastle, were engaged in a long strug- HOLLY WOOD ever, be said, this affects all ceased to act as Chief Assessor. gle.

deceased had fallen shipping and not necessarily Medical Department

up, and then Mr J. W. Dodds, to be Acting once and got Asked if he considered there Chief Mair Nurse, during the shouted "Mama, Mama." Accused was still a menace to Dutch absence of Mr R, E. Portor. Mr stated that he then made signs shipping in Indonesia, ir Velt Ho Chak-yuen to be Acting to indicate to her to sit down, man said he had an interview Deputy Chief Male Nurse, vice but she was staggering. with Commodore Notair, Mials Mr Dodds. Dr Francis N. Liong Did Not Notice ter of Shipping, and added, "If there were any doubts In my mind these doubts buvo now been removed."

Dutch.

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to be a Medicat Officer, probation.

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While he was engaged in talk Miss M. A. Grant, promoteding to her, accused said that he Matron, Class I.

did not notice when she fell into Police Department the water. However, as 5007, 08 Farmer and Mr she stopped talking, he jumped Mr K. W. C. G. March, promoted Assis-into the water at once to resave wearing

Then ho in- tant Superintendents of Police her, but falled.

Registrar General's Dept. tended to commit suicido him- Wash-proof.

retain-

The Government. Gazette

Mr Walter Hume, to be a self, but changed his mind chorting the fresh look after today announced the exemption

Proper washing. The In too shallow and he knew how ONLY BRAS of the following premises from Legal Assistant, Registrar Gen-v fater, because the water was the further application of the cral's Department, on probation, Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, subject to the stated conditions: Nos, 192 and 194, Yu Chau Street, Kowloon

No. 225 Nathan Road, Kowloon.

No. 10, Mosque Street, Hong-

kong.

Nos. 48 and 50, Johnston

·Road, Hongkong.

Nos 1, 3 and 3, Pak Ho Street, and Nos, 50, 00, 02, and 64, Battery Street, Kowloon,

Nos, 855 and 357, Tal Non Street, Kowloon.

Efficiency Modal

Legislative Co.

the Hon. D. J.

to swim.

Questioned why, he did not called for help from the village to save the docensed, accused wald his mind at that time was very much confused and he had not thought about if

Denial

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Dr Maticonzic, Director of Health and Medical Services, has been appointed an Official member

Reading a statement written of the Legislative Council until June 30, It was announced in by accused, Crown Counsel - V-otte Princess the Government Guretto day.

to-ed, whether it

was corroï't to say that accused had the motive to kill the docensed in order to remove •his ~ hatred, Accused

HONORARY ADC said that he had no such motive,

Lleutenant David Andrew and his willing was done dur

Accupoi also denied. à sen- appolated an honorary aido- do-camp to His Excellency, the fence in his statement runting, Coxhead. REIKDF, hs been Governor, vice Linut-Cmdr M. "I made up my mind to kill ker awarded the First Clasp to the Danlet, HKRNVI, it was an and then I push her into the Ficiency Modal, according to nounced. In the Government water: the Government Gazette" today.") Gazelle today,

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