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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1958.
Telephone Company Expansion Plans New Issue To Be Made
In
Kowloon:
The Hongkong Telephone Company will make a new issue of one million at $10 shares, plus a premium of $6 a share at one for three, in the last quarter of this year,
At an extraordinary general meeting this morning, a reso lution was passed authorising the company to in crease enpiful from $30 million to $50 million by the creation of two million extra $10 shares and issue the shares when the company considered necessary,
He
The
In a short speech to the nesting before the resolution was put; Me D. Benson, the Chairman, said the Company was carrying out a considerable development pro- To
gramme.
The building of new exchanges, one in Mongkok and one
in Kowloon City with a total utimate capacity of 32,000 lines, had already started and orders had been placed for the necessary exchange equipment and underground cable,
said it was not possible to finance these two projects out of the company's present resources and additonal finances would be, required,
sum of $2,792,418 had already been obtained by the sule of the majority of the company's depreciation reserve investments, but a further $15 million would be necessary by the end of this year, he said. obtain this, the directors proposed to make a new issue. These shares would rank for dividends declared in the financial year ending December 31, 1959,
"This will absorb $10 million of the proposed increase of $20 million in the authorised capital and it is not proposed to issue the remainder until future develop- ment made It necessary,
"The Directors have made this statement of their inton- tions as they feel it will be of ulvantage to share- holders to bo given early notice of the prospective offer," Mr Benson said.
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"After a careful review of the estimated earnings of the company, they are of the opinion that the present dividend may be expected to be maintained on capital of $40 million provided that there is no un- foreseen delay in bringing new equipment into ser- vice,"
'Dead Man Not Positively Identified'
Barrister Wants Fingerprints To Be Compared
A body claimed by police to be an allegedly mur- dered harbour pilot had not yet been positive- ly identified, as the missing man, a barrister said in the Criminal Court today. The barrister, Mr D. A. L. Wright, asked that fingerprints taken from the dead man be com- pared with the print on the pilot's identity card.
Mr Wright is appearing for Cheung Yue-wing, 52, senior hurbne pilot, who has pleaded not guilty of the mur- der of Chan Yuen, 34, on March 7.
Divisional Detective Inapes | but the identity
card showed
tor George Junca Batt of the as 5 1 6 fiches, 31 Wright Marine Police, told Mr Justice. Scholes today that ingerprints had been taken
bolly alleged (to be that of
Yuen. The
frum
He added that if the skin on Chan the fingers of the body hud
peeled greatly the police Inger-
ngerprints, however, prints expert might not be able
and never been compared withi
to make comparison of the
the print on Chan's Identity prints.
card.
WO SPES
Mr Wright applied that the|
at prin be compared by se parling Migerprint expert,
i think it is a matter of very $!! simportance,“ Mr Wright sind.
"Nobody has really yet said that they can enthy tus man By the face.
They have identified various APKS winch Bi
common
at ks vaccinations pork."
in people--a wall, ứ
The Height
Subject 10 evidence being given by the expert Crown Counsel Mr D. O. R. Mayne closed the case for the Crown.
The Court adjourned for the Expert 10 appear.
A
Motor-Cyclist Injured
20-year-old Indian,
Mr
Abdul Rahnd Gatook, was - jured-wisen - the motor cycle he
The police pathologist, De was riding collided with
T. M. Tech had said thuit the Įvate car King's Road near
fee of the body had been Tia Chiu Streel, "North Point, swollen and dreomposition had
Mr Gatook, who hires at No.
set in when it was taken from 70, Model Hotany Estate,
the water on March 18,
Fourth four, King's Road, is
The height of the body given detained
by the doctor was 6 ft 8 inches | pitul.
"The
$29,000 TIN OF ‘TEA' FROM
HONGKONG DISCOVERED
Manta, July 3 It was reported last night that Cebu City customs and postal
Authorities had uncovered an attempt to smuggle morphine Into the city through the mall from jongkong.
Customs and postal officlals,
the Philippines News Ser. vice reported, yesterday
seized 850 grams of mor phine found kleden Inside a in of te sent through the post..
The morbike was valued at
about HK$29,000.
JEWELLERY THEFT
A box containing jewellery valued
*
at
about $1,000 was stolen from
European's home at 25 South Bay Roud, ground floor, be- tween 8.39 a.m. and
6 p.m. yesterday.
EVIDENCE OF ARREST OF ALLEGED ABORTIONIST
Customs.
police two weeks for someone to claim the goods before the ordered Contraband was seized yesterday.
Dental and city detectives walited
"Andres T. Gomes" of Hong- kong was the name given by the sender of the tin of Lea, which was consigned Lo "Frdro
of Gomez" Capitol Road, Cebu City.
Manita cusionis aspectors
dincovered the contents of the can on June 16, They sent the package to Cebu
11 pm
and lipped off the authori- Lies here.
The Cebu Clly address turn- ed out to be a vaczni loi and the addressee known.
customs
LT-
secret The Cebu
Bervice chief revealed that a similar package was also sent through the past some two months ago.
It was sent by "Pedro Gomez" to "Marin Teresa Gomez," also of Capliot Road. The package, however, did not contain contraband but
pure tea.-U.P.L
RAID
POLICE
BY
And Today 21 Are
Fined For Gambling
Twenty-one people appeared before Mr A. L. Leathlean at Central Magistracy this morning, on a churge of gambling in a common gaming house,
A 30-year-chi stable groom, Ho Shing, living at the Hong- kong Jockey Club stables quarters, was fined $150 or six weeks' imprisonment for keeping the common guming house.
Another man who pleaded not guilty was discharged when
no evidence was offered against him.
The 19 other defendants who all pleaded guilty to gambling in the gaming house, were fined various sums ranging from $10 to $50.
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RUSSIAN POKER
Queen Mary Hus- Formal evidence of the arrest of the accused was given by a Police witness when the trial of a 62- year-old woman,
It was stated that a police party raided 12, Min Fat Street, Pang Yuk-lin, charged with
second floor, last night at 11 p.m. using an instrument to Some of the defendants were found to be playing mahjong while others were gambling by playing Russian poker. They were all arrested and charged. Justice Reece in the A total of $61.60, which was seized, was ordered to be Criminal Session this morning.
Rae Johnstone Story"
Written by
The Rae Johnstone Story, a brutally frank expose of the race tracks in Europe, begins in Saturday's Mail issue. the great jockey, it is the most sought after account in recent years, and has been secured for China Mail readers because it is an honest often sensationally honest →→ story of his life on and off the race tracks.
Rag in a fast-moving narrative, writes about "The Big Bribe £10,000 to Lose This Derby," "How to plant a Winner," "Fixing A Race How It's Done."
In "The Rae Johnstone Story," the China Mail has obtained the hottest book to come out of racing. It's a MUST for any- one interested in the real facts behind the "sport of kings.
Begins on July 5th exclusively in Saturday's
CHINA MAIL
and
procure continued
miscarriage, 3
before
Mr
The witness, Detective Ser- geant Chung Hon, attached to CID, Eastern Station, said that! he end a party of police, led by Det. Insp. T. Chalmers went to is hotel izz Wanchai,
>
Chung said he saw zocused enter the hotel and followed her
to a room where the complainant,
a 22-year-old woman, who was
lying on a couch, identified her
formed her.
confiscated.
Sub-inspector R. Ma prosecuted.
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WITH EXCLUSIVE
STERLING SILVER TIP
Roman Catholic Seminar
Dr Rodrigues'
Advice
To Students
Dr the Hon. A. M. Rodrigues, addressing a seminar of the International Catholic Leadership Training Course at Ricci Hall, University of Hongkong, this morning, stressed the importance of an awareness of the scientific and cultural achieve- ments in the world,
Dr Rodigues was speaking on "Cultural Formation of the Catholle Leade."
To hove 211 influence over the world, one must respect whatever was of genuine value in it, Dr Rodrigues said. There must be keeping abreast of all that was good in either selence or the arts.
To ignore or minimise what is being done in art, literature, or science is to render your elfarts ineffective as an apostle in the modern world.
Alive
"An intelligent Catholle is one who is alive to his Catholle re- ligion and alive to the world in which he dyes. To know e, une must five it," Dr Rodrigues added.
To achieve this, Dr Rodrigues
said, it was important to live Dr the Hon. A. M. Rodrigues one's life well and to give good
example by one's daily be- haviour. The growth of a Catho lie Intellectual life was fostered by good reading.
While are directly con- cerned will modern culture much can be learned nnd gained by reading and the study of past culture, and art, for, in this, at least in the Catholic contribution has been very Influential."
Rich History
The delegates at this seminar came from different countries in Southeast Asia.
12 Months' Gaol For Heroin
Offence
A 44-year-old coolio, Tso' Yuon, living at the door. way of 31, Cadogan Street, appeared before Mr A, L. Loathlean at Central Magistracy this morning, charged with possession of 12 grammes of heroin. Ife was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and also additional
"In your respective countries you have also your rich history of art and culture, and you
certainly will
find paralle! instances where religion hus dictated the form of this art and culture," said Dr Rodrigues. "Swdy carefully and under- stand your own culture und learn to unite the values of Western civilisation with those of your own national culture," | fined $1,000 Dr Rodrigues advised.
от ап
three months imprisonment. Learn to adapt the curdoma It was stated that on Monday of the Church to thoar habits last, a police constable who was and customs of your country on speeint duty, stay the de- - which In thensalves are fendant at the door-way of the. atceptable, It ly also impertunt rear lane of 31 Cadogan Street, to know or at least understand with two cigarette. tins. other cultures especially those
When the defendant saw the et your neighbouring country or constrble, he began to run away countries for such unter- but was caught by the constable standing is necessary for who searched him and the uns universal peace."
and found a largo packet in one of them.
Religion Culture
The other to contained
Dr Rodrigues also advised to packets. students to develop an interest
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Dofendent was then arrested
in the affairs of the community and charged,
In which they lived.
"In your own sphere of acli-
vity, harmonise the discoveren Tools Stolen From
A 28-year-old woman cyclist glon,
was fatally injured yester
Parked Car
of scientific research, of his- torical research, of art with truths of philosophy and reli-
A quantity of tools and
wers stolen "Who knows but that from plece of canvas
from a lorry parked in Canton day afternoon when she your efforts you may achieve a
Road be- Catholic
Jordan art and fashion Road near collided with a bus in Tak once again an organie religion-
tween midnight on Tuesday Hang Road near Fat Chi culture," Dr Rodrigues con- and eight o'clock yesterday Stroot.
morning.
The women, Lee Yee-ling of 21 'D' Block, ground floor, Tal Hang Tung Resettlement Area, died after admission lo Kow. Joon Hospital.
(Continued from Pago 1) from Britain
to Canada, from
from Canada to Australià, or He conuments: "Why only Australla to Ceylon, is hardly A young girl and a small child as the person who had por- British? Inasmuch us the par- les simple than from London | were injured in separato traffle an illegal operation on rower routine of past years his to Windsor, from Windsor to accidents on the streets of Kow-
nevertheless enabled her to see Sandringham, or from Sousring-loon yesterday. ·
of life in Britain. ham to Balmoral."-Router. Accused was later arrested much more
than and taken
other parts of the Com- lo Police Station: Chung said.
monwealtii, would it not have been better to put the whole.
activities at this
MANHANDLED
In cross-examination, accused asked witness whether he knew that she had been "mantundled" by four detectives and forced to admit certain things. Witness said he had no knowledge of such allegations.
new
luded.
This Funny World
W
51
epits on Camonwealth Remand For Boundary Street and Wong Lai-
"The
Bucolic Ease
argument is sometires Man Charged
used that she must be domleffed
in one purileulur country or her With Assault
would suffer; but
fumily life this is surely nonsense.
а
"What isrupts family life is A 25-year-old unemployed Earlier, accused objected to perpetual movement here to man, No Ming, who appeared be- the admissibilty of a statement day, gone tomorrow-but this fore Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central which she allegedly made to not what those who would like Court this morning on a charge the Police in Briswer to the to see the Queen live on
of assault with intent to rob, charge. His Lordship over-ruled Commonwealth scale
have in
was further remanded in police her objection. remarking that it mind. was not a valid objection.
successive custody for two days for further The statement which was read periods" of residence In the enquiries. to the court by Mr Foon Yul-different countries, not. fung, Interpreter attached to allernation of bucolie ease with CID Eastern. was: "You have the frantle exertions of unseen my things. I have nothing travelling circus.
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Hearing is continuing,
They visualise
ho
Ng was alleged, together with others not in custody, to have Besaulted Choi Hak-keung, with intent to rob hilm, on June 28 "With majemn communicain Connaught Road Central, Lins, a change of residence
No plea was taken;
Tam Yuk-kin, aged 14 years, who lives in Tai Hang Soi, wai knocked down by a vag
frog, aged five years, wap in-
another jured
van outside her home in Reclamation Street, Both are receiving treatment du Kowloon Hospital.
Pickpocket Arrested
A man was arrested yesterday morning for stealing a fountain pen from a pedestrian in Non Chang Street near Cheung Sho Wai Road, Sham Shui Po.
Later in the day, a woman had her wrist watch matched whilst walking in Cheung Sha Wan Hood.
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