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FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1958.

LABOUR GOVERNMENT FATAL

FOR BRITAIN SIDE GLANCES

Macmillan Predicts Large Scale Unemployment

London, May 9.

The "wild and extravagant" plans of

another Labour Government would send taxation soaring to new heights, Mr Harold Macmillan, British Prime

Minister, declared today.

Mr Macmillan in a message of support to the Conservative candidate in a Londi paelia- salary by-election stated that We present, Government's aime now were "consolidation of the country's guins and progress in the future,"

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return of Another Socialist Government would be Fatal to all hope of that pro- Hess he added.

Their plans "combined

with

Naturalisation

have been stung by a blue nationalisation and re-imposition The type of jelly-fish, believed or controls, would undermine to be the poisonous Porta-confidence in our currency over- guese Man-of-War at the seas."

Chung Sing Bathing Pavilion, Kennedy Town, last evening.

The bather. was scul to the Queen Mary Hospital about 11 B. and was detained.

victim

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flat

prices would rocket at home and with them mur industrial

Certificates Granted

Government Gazette) announced litis morning that the following had been granted certißentes of naturalisation:

Mr Ke-lung Chon, known as couls would amount to a point | Kents K. Chen, Bank manager, where we could not hold ou76 Village had, second floor; place in world markets,

Mr Chon Gim-kheng, known as Charlie Chan, clerk, 15 Sun Hing Street, first floor, Cheursgehou; Mr

Lee Slong-ling, clerk, 07 floor: Mr Hsuch-chl Tao, known as Kai- yu Tao, known as Edwin H. C. Tao, engineer, 20 Ming Yuen Street, Well, third floor; Mr Djuo director Sing-ming.

King's Rowd, third tinder

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Old Shadow A Government spokesman said this morning the wus stil! being kept

"Inevitably that would mean hospital care. Apurt from_saif- return of the old shadow, of fering from discomfiture, large-nrule unemployment,” mon was not on the dangerous The Pime Minister said his Ist as I was believed.

Government would not be a The first attack by this new party to any weakening of the type of jelly-fish occurred In national defences but would and manager; 27

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Wei-yuan. company assistant manager, 6 Jordan Road, third

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AMENDMENT

TO PRESENT LAW

Alleged Smuggling

KNA AIRLINE

PILOT QUESTIONED

Seoul, May 8.

An Australian pilot of the Korean National Air- ines is being questioned on the alleged smuggling of some US$3,000 from Hong- kong, police sald today.

The police identified the pilot B Kenneth

Bezz. 33, of Bankstown, Sydney, and sald he was at under formal arrest,

Begg has been flyktig for the Korean airlines for a His family lives in усат. Hongkong-United Press,

Government

Appointments Gazetted

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

Further Evidence In Claim

For Damages

A jointer of the Hongkong Electric Company, who was in an HKEC van involved in a fatal acci- dent in which Mr G. A. Neves, of HKEC, was killed, testified on the accident in a claim for damages brought by Mr Neves' widow, Mrs Millie Neves, before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Supreme Court this morning;

Mrs Neves, of No. 73 Caino Road, ly suing Chan Ko-kok, a merchant and the former owner of a commercial lorry, and Led Nee, the driver of the lorry at the time of the accident and In the employment of the first the defendant,

Mr Tang said he had not seen the lorry before the accident.

Cross-examined, witress said that this was one of many occasions that he had travelled on the van. On that occasion, von was travelling from West Point and be had not paid

21.appening on the way.

the

He denied Mr Yu's suggestion that he was not seated next to the driver but in the body of the van at the rear.

The fatal accident occurred in any attention to what WO# King's Road on December 1050

Plaintin claims that death of her husband who was at the me of the accident driving a delivery van of the BIKEC was the result of ine negligent driving of Lai Nee, the lorry driver,

Denial

The defence deries that the second defendant was negligent as alleged, and cluins on the other hand that the deceased was negligent,

He said when the van overt turned, the driver was caught in the seat and he, the witness was also pressing on him,

He said i would be difficult for him to open the front door and that the easier way out of the van would be through the body of the van

J

Statement

he

Mr Brook Bernacchi, Instructed.

He said he remembered by Mr P. C. Woo, of Mesas P.C. Woe and Co. is appearing for the had made a statement to the Fulico shortly after the neèdent plaintiff. The following appointments, The defendants are represented but denied he had told the postings, transfers and by Mr Patrick Yu, instructed by Palics that he was seated at the

B. Moore of Messrs rear of the van, promotions in the various Mr R. Government departments Deacons. are announced in today's Government Gaziite:

Administration

Mr R, M, Hotherington and Mr G. C. Hamilton, Cadel Officers Omeers Class II, to bo Cadet Class as from April 1.

Justice Mr E, W. L. M.-Corbally Victoria District Judge H. H, B. How ruled this morning that there was no legal duty on the

end Mr I. M. Stevenson Don- Prosecution in a District Court criminal case nell, to be Magistrates as from to furnish the defence in advance with the 43, the day prior to their

nient in the Colony. purticulars of evidence, nor to make an open-| ing of its case.

Judicial

Hearing is continuing.

BIG LAND

SALE

Mr Thing Tak-wan, testified that he had been a jointer of the Hongkong Electric Com- pany for 34 yours. On Decem- ber 21, 1056, he was in ali HKEC van driven by Mr Neves. He said he sat next to the driver and there were three other people sitting in the body of the van.

proceeding A large plot of land, eastward along King's Road and prising 000,000 square feet, will was about to turn into Hing be sold by publle auction at the Fat. Street, He said he noticed Crown Land Onļee, PWD, on the driver making a signhi with August 11. his hand by stretching his hond out of the window at the wif The lot, noined the Kowloon side.

Inland Lot No. 7007, is aktualed

The vиa

was

Mr J. Bodilly, Crown Cout- sel, to be Acting Sentor Crown His Honour udutar""Falike to jás a master of courtesy and net Counsel as from Max B, duri witness said he then heard of do so, however, must inevitably

prosecutor con- the absence of Mr H. A.

of a sudden Live rise to delaya in the trial,sidered he had any obligation Barros Botelho, as the defence, wherever taken to do 50.

by surprise, could reasonably apply

for, and expert 10 be granted, an adjourner.t."

ないじます

Judge How highly

the because

Polico

Civil obation.

de

"boom" and "all the van overturned."

Adjacent

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com-

along Chuntham load, Pea hilly locality just about opposite of the Hunghom Police Station and is north of Valley Road,

The upset price for the lot is And the

only,

The purchaser must spent building in 14

So far us trial in the Dis- Sub-Inspectors Chan Cheung- trict Court was concerned, the choun, M. S. Milnes, 1. C. Wells

He said the van overturned fixed at $9,450,000. Judge went on, he thought it and H. A. Giblett to be Action its tight side and he wen: ind is for residental purposes

Superintendents aj It would was clear from Section 29 of the Assistant sald

through the body of the van, desirable

that from May 1. thai District Court Ordinance

opened the rear door and came Resettlement---- to tegislature intended be given the conzadeneion should

Mr J. P. Aserappa, Cadet out. He was slightly Injured $20,000,000 on by the legislature to the in- bring it as much in line us pos-

to be Acting in the waist and neck, he add-years. uxuction of procedure sibie with a trial in the Supreme Onleer, Cluss II. whereby, in the absence of Court.

Commissioner as from May 10, ed.

He sold as he came out of the He added: "There is no ex-vice Mr A. St G. Wullon, depositions, the defence may

Marine

van, he saw a lorry parked ad- cleve particulars of the press provision, however, either

At that MORE LOCAL Winesses at the Prosecution In The Ordinance itself or in the Mr J. H. Gould, Master Jacent to the van. mended to call and the kind rules made thereunder, for the Mariner, to be Marine Officer as time, others in the van also got out but Mr Neves was trapped defence to be given any pre-from May 1 on

NEWS ON of evidence they would give.

in the vehicle. His Honour hinn reserved 'sliminary acquaintance with the

Later, in order to release Mr decision on this matter-descr. evidence which the Prosecution

Mr F. R. J. Lillywhite, Air

the van Neves from the trop mulier of the proposes to call, and depositions Traffic Control Omeer, Class II, was lifted upward

PAGE 8 ed by him 43

and placed highest importance"n Wed-do not require to be taken by

Ik be Acting Airport Com-back on its wheels. thic magistrate's court before nesday.

niandant as from April 28 and transfer."

"Nor, at present, is there any during the absence of Mr OF.

Hamliton. legal requirement upon the The point had been brought Prosecation to furnish the de-

Public Works up by the defence in the course fence with the proofs or state- Mr C. S. W. Day and Mr J. 01 evidence by a detective in-nents of such witnesses they G. Stean have been appolated spector in the trial of an Indian propose to cull,

Building Surveyort, and a Chinese accused of con-

There is deed, no express spiracy to deal in oplum and requirement that the Prosecution possession of the drug.

Brought Up

should make any opening of its

#

The defence led objected to case, although in practice 1 JAL INAUGURAL

the Introduction of evidence think it is invariably done."

about a conversation alleged to Grave Charges

have taken place between that witness and the secunct accused which was not mentioned in the Crown's opening address.

Deuling will the defence

FLIGHTS

submission that there was a To inaugurato Japon Air Lines duly on the Prosecution to extension of their southern On trial are Mohindra Verma, furnish as much information lo route to Singapore, two DC-BB

30, of 118-1 Macdowell toud and Pui Sal-huag, 35, unemploy- ed. of 173 Wing Lok Street, available at second floor.

the defence дл would bo "Pacifc Courlers" will invite a trial on indio-guests from Tokyo, Hongkong, ment in the Supreme Court, and Bangkok to Singapore and am back. One flight feck of yes-

They are alleged to have con-Judge How sald: "While

that it is highlyterday from Tokyo while an- spired to deal in opium between of the view October last year and February desirable that an accused person, other will leave Japan on May this year, and to have been in facing grave charges before a 10. Part of the Hongkong con- left today possession of 1,078% pounds of District Court, should be in no ingent of guests

worse position than an accused while a second lot will leave on the drug on February 22,

May 11. The Crown case is that the person committed for trial

in bales the Supreme

After this, JAL will fly three oplum was concealed

at DC-00 services 10 Singapore

vla weekly

Hongkong and Bangkok.

to

Court, I

am

of cotton shipped to Hongkong satisfied that, as the low on three occasions between Dota present stands, there is no tega)

duty on the Prosecution ber and February.

to

Mr John McNeill, QC, ami furnish the defence in advancz Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, instructed with the particuism of evidenc", by P. L Lain and Co.. are or to make an opening of its defending Verma. Mr Richard case"

He then spoke of the ques-

Exemptions

The following promisés

are

Winter, instructed by Hastings tion of application for a ad-empted from further applica-

und Co., is defending Pul.

Mr D. E. Groenfeld and Mr Journment by the defence and

D. C. Willis, Crown Counsel; ara prosecuting, ussisted by Detective Sub-Inspector G. J. Riddell of the Narcolles Bureau,

Courtesy

Judge How stated in

the desirability of the introduc- tion of a new procedure by the legislature.

don of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, according to today's

Government Gazelle:

The ground, first, second and third floors of Nos. 54, 56, Leo

While overruling. the objec tion to the admissibility of the Tung Street.

The ground and second floors particular evidence, His Honour stated, the Court was prepared of No. 108, Fa Yuen Street. then the light of its decision to

course of his ruling today that give the defence further time. Motor Insurance

in the present

case, Crown it required, to

Counsel did make a very com- evidence in gestion.

prehensive opening of the case and, before'

the trial started, copies supplied to the defence

consider the

Adjournment

Mr. McNeill then applied for the majority of the an adjournment until Monday documents which had so far for further Instructions, Leon exhibited.

Mr Greenfield had no objec- The latter was done how tion, and hearing was adjoumed ever, in Crown Counsel words, accordingly.

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