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THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1958.

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ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

POLICE LECTURE TO DRIVING INSTRUCTORS

Importance Of Highway Code

Stressed

The Traffic Department is stepping up its campaign for Road Safety and to ensure that Hongkong will in future have only good and considerate drivers, Mr A. Morrison, Senior Superintendent, Traffic, this morning held discussion groups with the driving instructors and sought their assistance.

"A mere working knowledge of traffic signs is not

sufficient," Mr Morrison said in the course of. his discussion with some three hundred in- structors.

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"When you leave here.today, invitation of the Tratlle Depart-

[23 this morning each of you will be given a mert copy of the highway Code. ⚫essions. There will be further ank you to sudy it again, ant discussion groups tomorrow for

who

unable to la apply that knowledge to the hose greatest advantage when you attend this morning. are teaching your pupils."

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Mr Morrison urged the Instructors examine them- selves whether they were satis- Herk that they fud given adeguato and proper instructions to "their

Mr Morrison addled that 05 driving instructors, they were regarded as experts and were thus paid. by their pupils for the impartir of their know-bulls. lesle.

"You are being paid for your Job and in my opinion, if you are not teaching your pupils are oblaining properly, y money by false pretences." titl Tut

is nguratively speaking, of course."

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He mited: "Are you retain that you have kept yourselvin up to rate and fully conversan with the requirements of good driving couchet and road safely? That you know your Highway Code thoroughly?"

Professional Drivers Mr Morrison add' nu ута

There are more than 700 professional instructors they should

the attald fessional driving Instructors in bave

highest "That is your duty and responsibility to yourselves, your pupils and the community," he added.

the Colony and some 300 at possible standards. tended the discussion 相关 the

Name On Godown Changed

· Evidence Given At

Supreme Court

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Road Manners

Mr Morrison also stressed the importance of red manners. One of the greatest traffic, hazards on the roads today was the considerate driver.

"In your position us instruc- tors, surely a great part of that instruction should be devoted to emphasising the very great need be considerate and display good manners in driving," he saíu.

Driving instructors at a lecture given this morning by Mr A. Morrison. — China Mail

Photo.

Man Found With

Razor

Blade In His Mouth

A detective Police constable, Chung Ming-kwong, related at Cen- tral Magistracy this morning how he found a piece of a razor blade stuck between the upper jaw and lip of a man whom he noticed acting in a suspicious manner on a tram.

DPC Chung was texilfying ba- fore Mr Tin-shing Le against a 30-year-old unemployed man,

ADJOURNMENT Chiu Fong, charged, with pastess-

FOR

SETTLEMENT

Mr Lo remanded accused in anul custody until tomorrow. He was allowed ball of $1,000.

Sub-Inspector Yeung Po-chi

ing an instrument. At for an un-prosecuted. lawful purpose. Accused pleaded not guilty.

Wilness said that 2: about 2,30 pm. on Monday, he and two other detectives were patrol- ling along Johnston Road near Gresson Street, "In Wanchai in a Hearing of an action for police

car. He now recused possession of the Tavern standing at the rear of the third of a west- Hodel, in Hennessy Road,class compartment has been adjourned until bound tram, and recognised him as a former pickpocket. Witness Saturday for a settlement saw accused acting in a sus- to be arranged.

plelous manner, "peeping from The adjournent order was right to left." made by Mr Justice C.W. Reece the Supreme in chambers at Court this morning.

Plaintiff is Chan Chang-kut, rerchant. of 80 Bonben Strand. He is represented by Mr John McNeil, Q.C. and Mr Gittins, Instructed Lo and La

chambers,

terms

The detectives Aram.

to

Australian Teachers Leave For Japan

Power,

and

Mr William Governing Director,

SOLDIER DIED AFTER FIGHT

Disclosure By Army

From the Files

25

years -AGO-

NSWEHING before Mr

Jones at Central, a'

Aged $10 und wund over in a'

A British soldier, who was buried on Tues-43-year-old Chinese broker, was day, died after a fight between a bond of $100 for 12 months for

authorities have

number of servicemen at the Naafi club, asiting his concubine, Dem Kowloon, Army revealed.

He Was Private Alfred Hawkes, 20, of the 1st Battalion, The Groen Howards, who died in the British Military Hospital early Sunday morning.

Hawkes und

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GARBLED

REPORTS

fendant plewind that the woman was out all day and night gam- bling and repeated requests by him for her to pay more atten- Hon to the home and the chil- #tren were

WIN ignored. It alleged he took her into a cubi- cle, locked the door, and beat her severely on the head with a deep stone pillow, causing a garh. Defendant stated that his wife gambled continuously and one mornkig lay to bed osleep and ignored the cries of the youngest

child for its mother. As a consequence the breukfast table was not cleared and the floors were not cleaned. Taikoo Dockyard ofcials this Enraged he beat Els wife but Happy morning refused to comment on felt ashamed to come to court milltary the protest demonstration which to have his trouble aired. He was staged outside the dock invited als Worship to Inois at gles yesterday.

the wemon, and to judge by her

number of other servicemen were involved in a fight at the Nauf Club in Chatham night.

Road

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Saturday ON TAIKOO

PROTEST

After the ght Hawkes was taken to hospital where he died

a few hours later.

Har Wis burled Де

Colonial remetery,

Valicy with Iull

honours on Tuesday.

Two Years Ago

the

Hawkes, a geoetal labourer, came from Thornaby,

Mr. F. K. Pattinson, the Acting York-Manager of the Dockyard refer shire. He arrived in Hongkong red this morning to the "garbled with his regiment about accounts of the incident in the two years ago, an army spokes-Chinese papers." man said.

facial appearance whether she was good or bad.

Sir: At the week-etul, after a Army authorities have not He did not want to comment busy and tiring week, I wished further on the incident because to enjoy the sunshine and yél disclosed if any other men

he said they did not want to get healthyr bathing at Repulse Bay were injured in the incident.

Police 'are

lilly bouch-basking investigatingvolved in a lot of discussion and was

when suddenly to my UNFFTC- Hawkes death assisted by mill in the Press,

The demonstration was staged ment and consternation, X TEXELS tary authorities,

by the welders of the Dockyard awakened by the thunderou who were protesting agalust, the Loire resembling cannon-fire dismissal of two men employed and Ouns, Steaming at full

welders. The

were aced

through the alarmed and earlier I tho week, which nong piria cume a speel-ba ended in a' frħl, Both were emitting rours and amoke, f deem this on outrape committe÷f The left-wing Union, of which | by irresponsible people OT1

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TAXI SMASHES hivolved in a personal quarrel bathers including women

INTO

dinissed.

PRIVATE CAR one of the two men was a mem-reaceful bathers. Where our

ber, Insisted he be reinstated, This demand was refused by

Residents of Macdonnell | the management of the Dock-

Road, near St Pauls Co-ed yard. School were awakenod about half an hour after midnight by the sound of

a vehicle crashing into a wall.

A tax was preceding alongt Macdonnell Road past the Wo-

the men's Army Corp mess when it Mswerved to the side of the real.

slided, struck

park- end

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then

SUSPECTS DETAINED

Found Carrying Dynamite

In The Street

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Water Pollee surely they can ante a strict warning and keep a sharp lookout on those who do disport themselves to the consternation of other people YNG.

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GANG of Chinese, in tho course of one of the most during raids within Hongkong ely limits for some considerable [time' past, resorted to a terriblo threat when, pouting keroseno oil over their

they vletims,

fine of $750 or two weeks threatened to set them alight. was imposed on a 33-year- The affair which took place in old watchman, Tai Fu, by the Chun Hag plecegoods shop at 170 Des Voeux Rond Cen- Mr A. L. Leothlean

tral, yielded a record haul in Centro! this morning for cash and Jewellery, assessed at possession of a quantity of between $10,000 and $11,000. A

treacherous employee, who.de- explosives.

camped with the gunmen, short- The Prosecution told

thely after 3 o'clock opened the Court that a Police constable on dvor and admfied six men. bent duty wear the Violet Peel) They brought an armoury of Health Centre on Monday after- soven guns to bear on the shop-

numerous noon sow the defendant coming keeper, his

Could Not Reply

followed the John Carroll, the College Prin- It Despat of Power Coaching College o AL tho otop in

of Sydney.

by onto the pavement, erashing into A left today Voeux Road Central near Ice

Hongkong Airways for Tokyo. the wall of the WAC mess. Victor House Street, witness and

The taxi, which fortunately all After a short visit there, Mr driver tears this boste

detective boarded other

the

Power will return to Australla was not carrying any, passengers, by principle at the autsel, a good

Messrs

tram.

via the Philippines and Mr was extensively damaged, but Further evidence for the habit will be formed and un

Asked what his name was, Carroll to Singapore via Banz- the driver escaped uninjured, plaintiff was given before Mr Foxumple shown for others to

DEFENDANTS

nccused could not reply proper- kok.

The parked car the taxi collided the follow." Justice J. R. Gregg at

The defendants are Li Hong-ly. Witness asked

accused

with before hitting the wall was Supreme Court this morning in

chit, Hun Shun-hong, Yung open his mouth. A small pleco

The purpose of their tour is also badly damaged. Alr Morrison printed out to Kam-po and the Tak Shun- the suit against the Kwan Tai

to investigate education generally of a razor bluze was stuck be- Godown

of 42 Belcher's the instructors the mistakes he hong, all of the Tavern Holel. Co.,

In Asian schools and universi- tween the upper jaw und lip. damages for alleged had noticed the fearner-drivers First defendant has ulready Street, for

made whilst driving and in submitted to judgment

When asked to remove it,ties so as to be able to under- Trespass,

The instructors to

accused tried to chew it, and stand the problems confronting

on arrival settled

Asian students The plamut is Mr Ka Man-him, pressed

later spat something out the or 17 Leighton out. ground floor, correct them, He also explained

Mr Richard Winter is repro-window. A piece of a felse tooth Australia. and registered owner of 12 Belcher's the rystents of pedestrian cross-

Witness Start He is represented by Mr

Mr Power Both

and Mr Uswald Cheung, instructed by Messings that are being used in the senting the other three defend-fell out of his mouth,

|ants, Instrueled by Peter Mo and I picked It up and found a small Culony.

GO for visited Ca.

piece of a broken razor blade Carroll have

Singapore, Malaya, Ceylon, Three men were detained by Plaintiff clelmed he was en- stuck to it. Mr Morrison concludes: "It

India, Pakistan, Burma, Thal-the Police in Kowloon yesterday The plausti's case is that on May will be difficult to improve con- titied to possession of the Tavern

following several cases of survet thefts. Accused was taken to Queen The Power Coaching Col. In one case, some personal Магу Hospital, where an lege of Sydney, Austra papers were stolen from a man examination revealed other lio, prepares Asian students in Nathan Road, Dear Nelson pen was small pieces of metal. In his in full-time classes of restricted Street, A fountain

numbers for university en-stolen from a man waiting at a trance examinations in Aus-bus stop in Yen Chow Street, tralia. Accommodation is also near Un Chau Street, while in arranged for students in Aus- another ease, an attempt was tralla, because this is necessary matie to steal a sum of money to obtain an Austrailan student į from a Chinese at a bus stop in

11, Chan anti Ko.

Mr Brouk Bernacchi, Instructed by d'Almada

Bemedius mind Co., 18 replemating the gods nu

wers denied to a bir Un Kin-sang but

Belcher's Street promises fillions without your co-operation Hotel, which he let to first de- Hospital Examination land and Hongkong,

for three years on fir undertakin

that it would not be sub-lek.

a great deal can be done fendant for a term of five years

If you accept my advice in the from October 13, 1952,

Piskitur etains that the premises spirit and the itter and apply

were subsequently found to have

been sub-let to the godown company-

Pang Siu-mui, of 10 Leighton

Road, ground floor, sister of

the plaintiff's wife, testified

Letter Threat mouth, witness suld.

today that she held a power of ON CHARGE To Kill: Man

attorney from the plaintiff to

act in certain matters relating

to his properties,

OF MURDER

Conservancy Bills Tsoi Shu-sal a 47-year-old

Witness said rent in respect lorry driver of 26 Yen Chau

Fined $30

A professional letter writer

of 42 Belcher's Street was at Street first floor, was reminded Who wrote a threatening letter first paid by a representative for four days in Police cuslady to his female pen pal after she of Arm known as the Toi an

charge of murder, by Mrhad stopped writing to hun, was days, by Mr

Fung long at 17 Leighton Road. T. L, Yang at Kowloo Courted $30 or first floor. She collected the

rent from the representative

there.

this monang.

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7. Yung at Kowloon Court Uits morning. He was placed on He was alleged to have mur-a bond of $100 for one year.

Between 1952 and 1905, Pang dered Tsol Wan, at Nam Chang continued, she went to the Street on July 8. No plea was Belcher's Street address about taken. once a year, for the purpose of handing over conservancy bRL to the occupants.

On a subsequent occasion, wit- Dess said, she went to the pre- mises on instructions of the plaint to see it There was n flrm known as the "Kwan Tal"

occupying it.

The defendant, Lau Wab-san, clius, Lau Sing-1, 90, of 5 Shing Yip Village, Kowloon, was charged with welling letters Det. Sub-insp. T. E. Mon-threatening to murder, uinjeton is in charge of the case,

In 1954, the defendant be- came the pen-friend of a girl, Yiu Shu-yce. They wrote regu- larly once a week to each other for two years. In 1056, the girl asked defendant to stop writing, but he refused and continued t

Watch Snatched

A man aratched # wrist send correspondence to her.

Pang sald she saw the charac- watch from a woman pedestrian On Juno 20, this year the ters for "Kwan Tai Godown" Just before midnight last night girl received a letter threatening

whilst she де walking in to kill her because she had stop

newly painted on the doors.

That was the arst time she Felho Street, near Fuk Wa Fed writing She made a report saw those characters, she added. Street,

Before then, the characters for

"Toi Fung Co." had

painted on the doors.

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Cross examined, Witness Indicator Light

denied that from 1955 onwards she had re' med to secept rent from the. Tal Fung firm. What happened, she said, was that that firm stopped tendering tho rent.

Hearing is continuing.

to the Police and defendant was arrested.

Purse Stolen

A man has been arrested on Two indicator light covera suspicion of stealing a purse valued at $15 were stolen from | from a lorry parked in Sai a private car parked in Cameron Yeung Choi Street, nour Nullah Road, Kowloon, on Tuesday Rood, shortly after midday. night.

yesterday.

Asked if he had anything to soy, accused said his wife, who was also in Court, had already engaged a solleltor to defend him and that counzel would ap- pear in Court tomorrow,

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Castle Peak Bead.

The new Aberdeen floating Restaurant "Sea Palace” opened last night by Major F. II. Blanjoy, Executive Director of the Mongkong Tourist Association-China Mail Phole,

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held with

out of O'Brien Road with aand firee other fokls. parcel. He was acting in man also

do-hand a dagger, Euspicious manner. The fendanti

and was approached the parcel was found to contain 10 silcks of gelignite, two de- Lonators and a coll of safely tuse,

family

Each his other'

Accord to an announcement by the management, the prices of admission to the World Theatre The defendant told, the Police are now as follows; 2.30 and that he had been given the 5.15 pm, 10 cents, 20 cents, 35

to parcel to be delivered

cents 7.15 and 0.20 p., 20 cents, certain Asherman near the 35 cents and 55 cents. Prices Vehicular Ferry Pier.

are inclusive of Amusement tax.

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