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Rape Charges Three Men Charged

Against Chinese

Two mon, Lau Chon-kwong

and Chow Shu-yun, waro arraigned before Mr Jus- tice C. W. Reece at tho

Criminal

Sessions thin

With Robbery

Of

Colony Flat

morning on charges of The trial of three men charged with

rape, assault and indecont

assault,

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The two men were chuirgel with having carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old European girl or January 5,

First accusci was additionally charged with assaulting

14-year-old European giri necasluting her the metal bodily harn ant second secured was additionally charged with indecent assault on the 14-year-old girl and attempting to strangle her with Intent to commit an indictable

offence.

that

robbing the occupants of a Percival Street flat, which they allegedly entered on the pretext of delivering Mr before some goods, started Justice A. D. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

were

A fourth man, Lee Ha-sun, 28, unemployed, is charged with receiving stolen property.

Accused of inking part in,

robbery are Lau Sau, 30, Hot Sin-yue, 31, and Hau Shiu-

Mr DE Greenfield, Crown chl, 22. all unemployed.

They

alleged to have Counsel, told the Jury that at robbed Mrs Wong Shek-chun of about 3 pm. on December 25, a wrist watch, a cigarette lighter man-alleged to have been at spectacles at 24 the third accused-appeared st fand a pair

Porcival Street, third floor, an the dour of the house with a December 20 last year; and to cardboard box, saying. It was

taken from Mrs Wong's from a Mr Lam. Mr Desmond Mayne, and Mr, Chery Wal-hing, another Counsel, wrist watch, a gold finger ring

Det, and K$1.

NOT GUILTY PLEA They pleaded not guilty to the charges.

A Jury of six men and one woman was empanelled.

D. G. Willis, Crown prosecuted, Ossisted

تلافا

Insp. F. Indge-BuckinghaŢI,

Mir Mayne told the Jury that the two girls went for a walk on a Kowloon hill on the after- poon of January 5 and camel

Cross the two acetised.

The first

MINOR

accused allegedly CLASHES IN

affered them om finwers which they declined.

He later produced a knife and the two girls Indlented to them they had no money.

Shortly allerwards, the two men approache! the girls and the Arst accused was alleged to live assaulted the 13-year-old girl while the second accused allegedly attacked the girl,

SUBMISSION

uther

CYPRUS

Nicosia, Mar. 25.

Seized

The amah took the box to her mistress' room. When she returned to the door, the third accused seized her trim behind. A struggle ensued and two other inen came in.

sald Greenfield

The unc ul

Mir

Crown's case was that these was the second accused, and the other, who had his face covered, was the first accused.

Mr

The intruders, one of whom had a life, threatened their two victims with death if they Cypriot Greeks today cola- gave the alarm, and proceeded from various articles brated the anniversary of to take

After tying the two up, the 1821 Greck uprising than for

Independence with the men left.

The sald Greenfield demonstrations evidence

that show would peacefu!

shortly after the incident, all four accused met in a hut in Kowloon.

woman named Choy, who was also in the hui, that the second would testify accused gave her a finger ring She pawned it for $3, and guve the money and the second the ticket HWD

A not

Mr Mayne said I was alleged by the

Crown that incidents second accused had made any physical 'atthek on the 13-year- old girl, but the Crown mitted that he Wes equally guilty of the offence,

Hearing is continuing.

and processions. Only x villages in the troubled island reporled minor of clashes between right and left-wing Cypriols,

In the East Cyrus village of

nist to pawn. sub- Aylas Serghlos, during a

fight between right and left- wingers, a bomb exploded in a lekt. Hut.vlilagers said It was accused. only set off "to frighten Com-

Suspects Detained mugsts" and no one was hurt.

Two suspects have been de tained by the Police, one for attempting to Plent from

Des Voeux Road, Central,

and

the other following the loss of

The Governor, Sir Hugh Foot, said tonight that the day was "3 day trkamph for good sense and good humour and goodwill.

Led To Arrest From the conversation she heard bulween the four men, Crown Counsel sald, the woman

Chinese at a bus stop outside 44 pray it may be a turning point Gathered that a place in Hong- in establishing better relation-kong had just been robbed. She some articles being pissed ships and understanding for the the fourth accused. Two future."-Reuter.

them dis- days later, she saw tributing money among them-

n, fountain pen by a passenger on a tram in Causeway Bay,

purso containing cash was stolen from a Chinese woman on

a tram between Hennessy Hood and Des Voeux Road.

at about 8.30 o.m. today.

Central,

$2,000 Street Theft elves.

Chinese

A handbag containing $2,000 was snatched front a woman in Soy Street, near Fa Yuen Street, last night,

ar-

Investigations led to the rest of the four men on Decen- ber 30, Mr Greenfeld stated,

Hearing is proceeding.

Lanz

A pretty flirt

of a dress in a French

knot cotton by Galey & Lord. Pale pink, blue or boige with white.

exclusively at

Paquerette's

(of course!)

16 Des Voeux Road. Tel. 21-357

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1958.

CAR TURNS OVER

A private car turned over following an accident in Tai Hang Road near the Wesley Resettlement Village shortly after 2 p.m. yesterday. The vehicle was travelling down Tai Hang Road towards Causeway Bay when it swerved off the road and hit a building. The driver, the only occupant, was injured and was taken to the hospital-Photo by Cheng Hin-ming,

NORTH

POINT

WHARVES

RECORD PROFIT

The North Point Wharves, Ltd last year carned a record profit of $1,282,995 and Major S. M. Churn, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said this morning that this was equivalent to more than double the profit of the previous year.

The company has available for pppropriations $2,011,012 and at the 10th annual general meeling this morning in the boardroom of the Union Trading Co.. Ltd: Major Churn said the Board of Directors recommended payment of a dividend of 75 cents share, absorbing $528,375; trans- fer to General Reserve, $500,000; bonus to staff, 500,000; pay provide for taxation for 1938-59. $149,000 and to carry forward to next account, $782,637.

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Addressing the shareholders, Major Churn said:

"The profit for the year 1957 was $1,282,995, equal to 18.21 per cent dividend. This is over double the proft carned in 1958 -$529,659 or 3.47 per cont dividend-and is, of course, record for the company.

Tonnage Increase

The

Mikoyan Keeps Silent

SHEAFFER'S

'EW BALLYHYENI

WITH EXCLUSIVE

AVAKKÁBLE AT ALL

BODO STORES

STERLING SILVER TIP

SPC Floral Competition

By JILL DOGGETT

A delightful array of floral decorations and distinc- tive table arrangements are on vlew at Govern. ment House today, spon- sored by the Society for

From the Filos

25

years -AGO.

of tha the Protection of Children, THE Feconstruction

Tung Web llospital in Po Indy Black will present Yan Street, which may require prizes to the successful con- the expenditure of over $500,000, testants al & p.m. today.

is having the sericus considera- Early this morning arrange-tion of the new Board of Direc ment in 10 classes were being tors under the chainmanship of composed of fragrant blooms Mr Pun Hlu-cho. The Directom and foliage, gleaming crystal have contributed over $70,000 and napery by active compett- | towards the scheme, but the tors each absorbed in their strong support of the wealthy creative art.

residents will be needed to find Floral arrangements massed the further amount required to on pedesini included an out-make the work possible. The standing composition in flame-three Chinese representatives on coloured tropical blossoms, the Legislative Council, together entered by Mrs F. G. Nigel, with Sir Shou-son Chow, have Nearby

Masteful been working most energetical- cluster of hydrangeas, azealeas, ly with the hospital Directors, usters, delphinlumns, scabious, and they held a meeting earlier irises and hollyhocks in tones of this week in connexion with cyclamen, liloc and lavender, by the scheme.

Slepp, was exciting

a most

Mr R. much comment.

PRIZES

Some of the policemen in Brighton are new equipped with pocket wireless sets and white A third attractive pedestal walking on heir beats, they can display in ivory of roses, filles, Usten to essaPEK broadcast camalious, and snapdragons by from a powerful transmitter et Mrs R. W. Mills was effective the Town Hall

against the black velvet bock-

ground. These three entries

wero awarded first prize, honour-

able and special mentions res-THE Diocesan School Old Boys' Association has been form- pectively in their class.

of which the Bishop of the Rt Rev. Ronald

Lady Bastyan, Mra A. E. ed, Arnold and Dr Li Shu-fun Victoria, were the Judges with no Hell, is the Patron and Mr Chan enviable task to decide between Yue-teng the President. The Was the beautiful 3nd

constitution vario Association's artistic contributions.

adopted at a ten party at the The simple line arrangements Exchange Restaurant yesterday alernoon when enrolled as included a Japanese entry of (March 17)

roses by Yulto several old boys red and cream

Mr Chan Yue-Leng Matsumura, and 租 Japanese members. pottery boat containing mauve presided and he was supported Zimmern (Hon. Bauhinia by Mrs Louisa by Mr W. A.

Secretary), Messrs

C. B. R. Callaghan,

All Ingeniously contrived Sargent (Headmaster) T. M. and W. N. kler's web with wild wood Wong, R. Drude rose by Mrs Rose Eu, and Mrs Thomas Tam.

T. Prior'a honeysuckle j bamboo container were also

3.

Moscow, Mar. 25,

Deputy Premier, to- Soviet

Anastas Mikoyan, night baulked all attempts by the press to obtain in- formation from him as to the present series of talks between United Nations additional cast of

Secretary-General, Dag Hammarskjold, and Soviet machines, previously referred to, is reflected under the head-

lenders. ing, cranes, vehicles, etc.

"Sundry debtors show an t-

Cornered by reporters at a admired. cropac

lakhs. over two

collections Substantial

have reception in the Greck Embassy

in honour of the Greek Na since been made, and the re-

tional Day, Mikoyan was asked in adequate. Fervo

If Hammarskjold had come to "During the Klusman

the Moscow to try to persuade the resigned

Government to take Board, on his retirement from Soviet

the wurk of the UN part in Disarmament Commission.

"That would

produce

Asked

questions had been discussed, Mikoyan said: "Ask Mr Khrushchev, He is the one who talked with Ham-

of

year Mr

from

A.

the Colony, Mr K. II. Carree was appointed in his place,

"The overdraft at bank shows

a substantial reduction," Major Churn concluded.

results", Mikoyan replied. what

NO SCHOOLING marakjold".

FOR CHILDREN

Manila, Mar. 28. More than 500,000 Filipino "Tonnage handled again show-school-children may be refused cd an increase. Our properties admission to elementary schools woitted to full capacity through this coming school year because out the year and more vessels of limited funds, Education used our facilities.

Department officials slated yesterday,

"Our connections with ship- ping companies have been well maintained, and when our new 30,000-ton godown is completed about end of March this year, we shali be able to increase the transit area, which in the past has also been used for storage, thus more casily accommodating incoming cargo.

"The new godown, sited im- mediately behind the existing transit sheds, is of the most modern type, Its design his been studied and favourably commented upon by visiting port officials from places as far afeld as Korea, Australia and Germany. Most of the addition- al machinery recessary for the operation of these premises has now been received, and there will be no delay in bringing this project into fill operation.

"Charges per dollar earned | again showed o satisfactory

decrense.

Satisfactory

"The excellent and satisfactory service from our staff is to be commended. Their careful atten- tion to the interesia, both of the Company and out incrossing clientele, has contributed to the successful results attained.

"Our properties have been well maintained throughout the year. Dredging of our wharves, fast done in 1948, was carried out during the year and a safe depth of 32 feet at low water spring tides has been established. The new Kai Tak runway, ex- tending into the harbour, would not appear to have affected the whurves.

"Turning to the balance sheet, the increase under buildings l the cost to date of the new godown. On this godown there is $730,000 due to be paid in 1958. The funds for financin this project have been loaned to

Us by, our parent company, which accounts for the increase in the loan accounk

Repeated representations # Congress by school oficials for additional appropriation have fallen on deaf ears, the officials said.

LIKELIHOOD

по

"Will you go to the United States the summit con- ference takes place there?" reporter asked.

D

PANSIES

Cemeras have been supplied Cxperimentally to some of the In the miniature class Mrs Berlin trafic officers in order

Holder had arranged that M. E.

they may obtain im delicate tiny blossoms in 0

in street accidents or other or- silver thimble, and Mrs N. s.mediately photographic evidence Schroff was building a walled currences, garden for a child's wonderland.

ONDON Wonderful robot On a wisp of turquoise chiffon railway sidings, which are Mrs Sleap had a small pedestal the second biggest in the world, of flowers beside mindature gold have been opened by the Lon- scissora.

don and North-Eastern Railway at Murch in Cambridgeshire. The sidings are able to accom- modale 10,500 trucks and vane. arrang The vehicles are drawn to the Ing pansies, snapdragons, mari- top of a hump where they are golds and freesias with their recontrolled by a switchman in a flection in the mirror hanging centrai tower. The waggons above.

then free-wheel down the humo bloom into their appointed sldings, was shown to greatest advant-being sorted by automatic age by Mrs H. C. Browne's controls, with the assistance of scheme of tawny roses, African electro-magnetic Fall brakes. daisies, freesias,

and Formerly 100 men, working for autumn leavca,

hours, were employed to do the work which a few unskilled men arc able to do in 25 many

Mrs J. Tancock was

The beauty of each

smilax

In-

Unusual contributions eluded the Indian floral head-

"Why should I be the one to go?" Mikoyan replied.

Questioned as to the Ukeli- hood of a Soviet Governmental shakeup during the forthcoming dresses of fresh buds and tinsel minutes by using the latest sersion of the Supreme Soviet, crented by Dr I. D.

Adarkar,

which robot,

can shunt ·60 Mikoyan commented: "Walt till and the wax lotus and hang waggong into their respective March 27 and see for yourself." Ing bells lantern from Thalland sidings in six minutes.

He indkated that the session by Mrs V. Chulasikiwongse. of the Supreme Soviet would Three outstanding table dis The Education Department

last for four or five days. It plays were entered by the Wins-

The BBC'# new organ in Instilute, with Dsked for funds for an additional

fresh Broadcasting House is rapidly Was

meanwhile teamed that ton extension classes but 20,000

members of the Goverment vegetables massed and trails of taking shape, but it will prob- were granted by Congress only had given a dinner this evening parsley and radishes with Manila ably be well into the enough for 3,500 such classes.-in honour of Hammarskjold-mats and lettuce green napklus; before Hongkong listeners can France-Presse.

SIDE GLANCES

France-Prosse.

By Galbraith

2-22 V... Pul, Ost.

D: 1946 bị NEA Bundes, ins

"Young man, you're awfully concerned over what `eize'

I should wear! I'll be my fest that hurt, not yourul”

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SIMMET

Miss Janet Pope's clever casual hear it. The organ will contain arrangement of a table when over 2,300 pipès divided into 31 the meal is finished of green touer. The organ wolti be elee- and langerine colour scheme,trically driven and the organit and Mrs Eitzen's special will be able to play to from a occasion display with Tey distance. linen, pewter beakers candlabra with, massive green candles, centrepiece of lobster and conch shell,

and

Easter parties for children were very popular, and the most edible of all the displays for children seemed to be Mrs T.P. Dillon's Noah's Ark of plak and brown marzipan, animal shape sandwiches and cookies, colourful and tempting.

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The display is on view from 2 p.m., admission at Government House, şi each and the prize- winning ceremony at 8 pm.

THREE HURT

They are Wong

of

Three pedestrians, two them children, were injured in separate traffic accidents In Hongkong and Kowloon yester- day.

Cheung-chau, an eight-year-old boy, of 474, Lockhart Road, ground floor, a ten-year-old girl, Sou Slu-yin, of $40 "D" Block, Tal Hang Tung Resettlement Estate, and u 35-year-old man, Shun Fuk, of Shui Wai Village, Talpo.

All three are now receiving treatment in hospital.

POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER

"Now remember, Maudis, we're visitors--so please leave all the witty, éracka about Dulles to them, and concentrate on Selwyn Lloyd,"

Maudle Littlehampton

In America Mr. Osbert Lancaster has loft for New York, Periodically he will be reporting back, 27.

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