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STUDENT | Car Wrecked In
FINED $500
A University of Malaya
student, Choong Kim-kow,
Collision: Police
Officer
Sued
18, was found guilty of A claim for $2,576 against a Police sub-inspector
dangarous driving and fined $500 or two months" imprisonment by Mr. D. N. E. Roa at Central Magistracy this morning. In addition his driving licence was endorsed.
Cheong was seen overtaking | Land Rover and two other Jurries 15 they WITC i- ruching blind bend along Wongrelchong Clap Rond o February b.
for damages caused to a private car in a traffic collision at Island Road on December 16 last year, was brought by a fisheries company, owners of the car, before Judge K. R. Macfce at Victoria District Court this morning.
The defendant iR Sub- and make Inspector Li Ho-kui, of Central damage. Police Station.
The plaintiffs, the Lock Hlug of 33 Queen's Fisheries Lld...
that the Road Central, lege clefendant Wind negligently Trus ineldent was [[]] by driven his ear and enllided with Mr A Morrison, Sendar plaintiffs' stanṭionary car park- Superintendent of Palice wheed on the rough ground betwe
scctifed at a previous hearing un May 2,
estinate
of the
Mr Shiu Bald print to the accident, the Vanguard was in good condition, having been tested by the Trame Branch in October last year.
apology.
DAMAGES
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He said since the accident, the the pavement and the roadway defendant had not approuched outside No. 71 Istand Road, him on the question of damages
enusing considerable | ant bad not tendered 'Mr Morrison, in his evidence, Aberdeen, stated that at the point where damage to the plintiffs' car,
The plaintiffs are represented Cries-examined. Mr Shiu defendunt actually overlook the two lorries, lus, vision was by Mr C. E. Histed, of Messes said he had not been asked by The defendant denies the Police to give testimony in Dearuns. limited to 20 yards.
The "blind spot at the bend the claim through Mr. A. respect of this accident and, s na aetion had greatly restricted defendant's Arculli, of Messrs A, el Arculli far as the knew, vision and he would have col and Co. lud with
vehicle uny typproachlug from the opposite direction after be hail overtaken the two lurries.
EVIDENCE
Mr Skin Wal-tsoi, mamaging Cheung, according to his de-director of the plaints arm, feice counsel, Mr Patrick_Yu, Rotified
the
tisat
of F. Zimmern and Co, was in Vanguard, No. the colony on a visit.
Sub-Inspector J. MacKenale prosecuted.
beer
taken against the owner of the Austin.
was
The
Re-prainined, Mr Shiu said the Vanguard was tested by the Trail Branch when it transferred to his company. He plaintiffsided the value of the car was 11K3400, was then estimated at $3,000.
at was now a complete wreck.
Mr K... Tsui, mechanic of Leader Motors, produced a copy if an estimate of damages to the Vangoard. He said the esti mate was a fair one,
parked utally
on iL rough ground beside Island Road and in front of No. 71 1shanel 1). At about 1 am on December 16 lust, he was awakened by a friend and was informed of an accident fnvolving his cum- to the pany's car. He went seene wit found the car parked iti front of the Vanguard,
and the John
Vanguard 20, damaged, Clemson Stuart,
uway mechanical engineer of 11.M.Silself pushed 15 yards Voyager.
remanded 24 from 1s original parking place.
Sailor Remanded In Traffic Case
was
hours by Mr W. F. Pickering The Vanguard also sustained
at Central Magistracy yesterday heavy damage to its chassis and
on three traille charges,
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Stuart is
licence, without
by third-parly
Cross-examined. Mr Tyul said the list id been prepared by his toki who had examined the damages, ond he himself had checked the various items on the list.
Hearing is continuing.
Handbook On HK Industry
Mr Shia said he also found the defendant's car, an Austi
model, Sorts
No. XX2044. "A Handbook of Hongkong nearby.
has been There was no driver Industry"
compiled and pubished by Economic In-
engine.
motor-cycle
accused of driving
without
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being covered
Inturince, and
owner, on Tuesday in Roud,
inspector N. prosecuting,
without the consent of the
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the same time, a repre-formation and Agency. It con- native (f Lexier Motora talns systematic and compre.
thensive and undertook
information on Reynolds is appeared
remove the damaged Vanguard Colony's Industry.
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Terry Beach Sets (Jacket, Bag and Scuffs)
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all at
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(of course)
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1958.
A PRIME
OTTO PREMINGER
TO VISIT HONGKONG
The famous Hollywood producer, Otto Preminger, to due to arrive in Hong- Long on June 1, a spokes- Films of Columbia told the China Mall this mornlog.
spa
on
10%
Mr Preminger is at pre- Jent In Singapore looking aver the locale for his new Dim, "Ways of Salvallon," baned
award- winning Bovet by Plerro Boulle.
Mr Preminger's second visit to the Colony will coinelde with the screening here of his latest produs- flon, "Bonjour Tristesse."
Visit To Wanchai
Centre
Sheaffers
UNIT BALLPOINT „WITH EXCLUSIVE
STERING SILVER TIP
MINISTER LEAVES
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of the Federation of Malaya, left this morning by air for a state visit to Japan.
The Prime Minister, boarding a CPAL plane at Kai Tak, is seen saying goodbye to Mr. J. H. Grieve, ADC to H.E. the Governor, The Prime Minister's wife in seen on the far left.
The distinguished visitors flew in yesterday from Singapore and rested here before continuing their trip this morning.-China Mail Photo.
DRUG CASE CONTINUES
COTTON WASTE WAS ROTTEN SAYS WITNESS
A broker told the Victoria District Court today that cotton waste offered to him for sale by an Indian merchant had turned out to be rotten.
The broker. Yam Wal-isan Verma told him through an of 4 Man Hing Lane, Hong-Interpreter a certain amount of kong, was giving evidence in cotton waste had arrived and the trial of the Indian and sald he would give him some another man who have been samples. charged with conspiracy to deal in opium.
The
Indian
merchant,
Verma sald his selling price to Yum was 45 cents a pound.
"I said I would wait to see
Lady Black Visits Welfare Institutes
From the Files
25
years ∙AGO-
ACK HIGH
JA
writes about Lawn Bowls-by virtue of the their present position in league, the clash between the hitherto undefeatext teams, tho Police Recreation Club and the Kowloon Bowling Green, wilt provide the attraction of the day tomorrow (May 20). The match is being played on the Peninsula
the and although Kowloon players will have Q elight advantage of ground, the Police are confident of Being the first to lower the colours of their rivals, The Polles have the bet- ter record of the two and vie- should secure their third tory,
While a taflor was sleeping on a seat at Blake Pler recently, his shoes were atolen,
He was
fold by a man nearby that they had been taken. On Monday, the tailor saw his "informant" tearing the shoes and had him Orrenteil. Pleading guilty before Mr Wynne-Jones in Court yesterday (May 18), the de- fendant was sent to prison for one month,
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FOR the Arst
time in the history of the Supreme Lady Black, wife of His Ex-Court, the Mace occupied 11 collondy the Governor, position in front of the Judge's visited two welfare institu. Bench yesterday (May 10) the Criminal Besolons tions In
Kowloon this when
opened. Previously the Blace, morning. She was accom- which is of solid silver, hrit panied by Miss Daphne been kept in the strong room Ho, Assistant director of at the Court and was only taken tho Chief Social Welfare (Special out for use when
Justico was engaged in swear- Wolfaro Services).
ing-in of a new governor of the Lady Black frat visited the Colony. In future, the Mace Hongkong School for the Deaf will de brought into Court al Diamond H. She was mel every time the Criminal Sess- o arrival by Dr Irène Cheng, ions sits and when the Full Bducullon Officer, and Miss Li Court of Appeal is in session. Luk-wah, principal of School.
the
Before entering the School,
Previewer, writing on taliḍer, Lady Black inspected scouts of the seventh and tenth Kowloon quotes"Hongkong, the Riviera of the East." So says Douglas Group.
Lady Black later visited the Fairbanks whose impressions of the Orient have just been pub- Little Sisters of the Poor Ilome
Ushed by an American magas for the Aged, ut Ngauchiwan. On arrival, she was received by,!. Doug passed through the
Colonu in October last year on Mother Superlor Sister!
a lile game hunting expedition Estelle de 31 Dominique.
to French Indo-China, Inside the Recreation Room, Lady Black met a group of old men, who were all aged over
the
Board members of the YWCA visited the Child-
War Mohindra Verma and Pul Sa the samples before giving my 60. When Lady Black was told | ren's Playcentre,
1ung unemployed seaman, Memorial Centre, Southorn have pleaded not guilty tu Playground, Wanchai, this charges of huving conspired to morning, and the North deal in opium between October Point Hostel and voca- last year and February this tional training premises year. in King's Road,
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They also have denied charge of having had possession at 1,0764 pounds of the drug on February 22.
At Southern, the YWCA play- centre supervisor, Miss Lau Siu- atul, greeted Mrs Li Shu-pul. Miss Shing Tak-hing, and Mrs Kwok Chan as they arrived at Yam Wai-tsan told the Court the playground and took them today that he went to the offer to the room where 25 boys and of Associated Enterprises. 01 girls under eight years old were which Verma was proprietor, vaiting to welcome them.
sometime in December pr Jan- uary.
After displaying their skill in threading coloured beads; the children gave a programma of amusing games and songs in- cluding one of ducks waddling happily to a pond.
Miss Shing, general secretory of the YWCA, said that this playcentre was the first of its
kind in the Colony catering for youngsters
years.
from tour to eight
FACILITIES
From eight years onwards they
can join the Boys and Girls
Clubs Association.
At the hostel where 26 work-
ing girls have clean, airy sleep-
Children
Badly Hurt In Accidents
Ing accommodation and social Two boys, a girl and a
and educational facilities for $12 per month average about 40 cents each.
In the morning, young child- ren receive primary education In the premises while the girls ate working.
womon wore seriously in- Jured in traffic accidents. in-Kowloon yesterday. All are receiving treatment in Kowloon Hospital, The injured are; Fung Fung- The board members wero shown equipment for the vocaling. six-year-old girl, of 70 Ngau Chi Wan Village; Chan tional fpetities Including eight Yau-shun, 10-year-old boy of sewing machines which are kept 587, Section 14, Homintin; L Chun-wah, 13-year-old boy of 440 Prince Edward Road, ground 32, floor, and Wong Ying,
in active use.
President Hayes woman, of 20 Bection three, First
In Dock
District, Homintin Resettlement Arca.
On Hongkong Island, 046- year-old man and a nine-year- old girl were seriously injured The President Hayes which when they wore knocked down private cara near their nrrived in Hongkong yesterday by noon after having been stranded homes.
The man, Ion Tin-wing at for about a week off the Paracel
ground floor, Islands, is now in drydock at 24 Island Road, the Talkoo Yard.
Aberdeen, and the girl, Kwan Water is being pumped out of Yuen-chl of 2 Holy Cross Path, receiving the dock and a preliminary ground flour, are
at Queen Mary survey will be carried out later) treatment today.
Harpitul.
for
VARJED programme DI price," Yam told the Court,
tnt there was an old man, Fu events has been arranged Vorma said he had about Yuen, whose age was 95, she
the third annual sports went over and shook hands with meeting of the Indian Recreation Later when 2,900 pounds of the waste.
Verma brought him.
Club which will be held on some samples from the godown
the Club at Soakumpoo on Sun- they turned out to be rotten
The day afternoon (May 21), cotton, Yam said.
meeting is taking place later in
He said he told Verma the samples were worth only five vents a pound.
Verma replied: "I will not all {{ a&w || Yam sald,
Yam told thic Court rotten cotton was useless.
The hearing la proceeding.
that
SIDE GLANCES
Cameras Stolen
Ten cameras, valued at $3,388, the year than formerly and the Sub-Committee have were stolen from the Cheung Sports Ming Shop, No. 150 Des Voeux wisely reduced the number of strenuous events, The One-Mile Road Central, between 8 p.m. Race, which has always at-
on Monday and am. yesterday. The thieves gained entry into tracted the shop by forcing open the entries, front door.
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large number of has been cut out on Becount of the warm weather and several novelty events have been put in.
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Abigall, In the Women's World writer pujamas-The
about. по
beach beach Dujamas can be practical and plain, they can be severe, they can be smart and they can also be adorably silly. If you wish 10 be tailory and stern, try natural shastung trousers with a per- fectly plain dark blue jacket.. In that pet-up, there
to could be only one answer Westa Tliley's question: “Boys, will you be there?"-They wit
TiLess
"AIRPLAY" writes to the Editor:-Sir, Recently. I read in your paper of the grest expansion of our Police Force, Increase In personnel, new Biations, new instructors, new uniforms, now motor cars, new mutor-cycles, new medinis
decorato to
the manly bosoms of the force; and now now shot guns and all the incllltles of a big game hunt, except that the anilmal is the domestic dogs Ye Gods, what echievements, what thrilling experiences lo writo Konta from the wilda of Chi
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the question Was not very serious, it would be amusing: poor old doggie, for long the friend of man, now the sport of men. -
The Harbour Office have TE", ceived notification” from
the Naval authorities and issued: a. notice to marinste-advising that one of the HM. Ships, while undergoing Aring practice, load a torpedo, The lost torpedo is a Whitehead Mark V. 21-inch, and la marked ANTT No. 184,
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