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MONDAY, JULY 14, 1958.

TRAFFIC SAFETY WEEK BEGINS

Pedestrians The Biggest

On The Roads Problem On The

INTERVIEW WITH 'Mr MORRISON

The Traffic Safety Wook organised by the Hongkong Police Traffic Branch is now well under way with Mr Zebra as its star. He, with the aid of public address systems in certain places, is giving simple and effective advice to motorists, and more important-pedestrians.

Mr Zebra telke you, "See me,, the reason for this, Mr Morrison Use me."

is an inerview this muchong, the Divisicaui Superintendent of the Traffic Branch, Mr Alexan- der Morrison said, "Pedestriaus are the biggest traffle probice we have in the Colony and

difficult to is very them."

educate

He said the main theme of

this Trale Safely Week is

conittet of pedestrians C

roads at ul Urnes.

e

The

of the

The most common cause accidents in the Colony is pedestrian who walks out from bychaud # bus or tram Mer olighting from I, straight into the path of oncoming vehicles, Children who are it taught by their parents often run onto the roxida without warning from between parked cars and lorries, he said,

Lessons At School

In the near future, Mr Multi- son kuld, the Trafie Branch is going to plek on a school, and they will thoroughly teach tha pupils all about' road laws and João sense. They will then use this as an exaraply for others to follow.

"The Leaching of school children has not been as success- fuf us it should be, and I feel it would be a step in the right direction I schools” added some form of teaching road sense to their cufrleuluan."**

Do you know that the ma- jority of fatal road necistents hap- pen to children and older pro- ple? As regards the chlidren,

sald. is that parents are not teaching them road sense,

A BAD START

driver A bus

of the Calna Matur Bus Company got off to a bad start this morning is tho Traffic Safely Cam- palen, while a policemani received a rude shock. The traffic constable

sel for the

WIZA

During the Trac Safety Week, 109 additional may have' been added to the foren of the Trable Brancit in Hongkong and Kowloon. Al of the Traffic Branch vehicles will be patrol- log the Colony's roads to ca- sure that pedestrian crowings

and used correc.ly Medical Department vehicle equipped with loudspeaker will

breas vitlt re-sellement

£1 Kowloon where the many bou- sands of people can isten Trame Brawh broadcasts.

are

Very Different

a

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During the peak hours, in the morning, chilme and evening sit the small force which the Truc campaign as he Branch have at their disposal pulled his illic box out to will concentrate Bi Central Dis

middle of Chater Roautrict, in Hengko and in the around 8 a.m. from the front Star Ferry area la Kowloon,

After the peak hours will move to the outer areas.

Ulic

of Union Hullding where bir Zebra stood guard Dver # pedestrian crossing.

After he had taken great pains to place his box in the exact

In addition to Police vehicles being used, a tramcar has been est by the Hongkong Tramways ..nd the Traffic Branch have middle of the road, he found attached a large Mr Zebra to it wobbled. So with a smile

both sides, with appropriate on fits face ho sauntered over to a site under demol-logans, In Kowloor. a bus has similarly treated. Both

bcen

on to find a sushably mzeu are supplied with public ad- stune to put under his box. Jiccss systems, and Truffle Jusi ar he had reached the site, Branch

inspectors will repeat there was "Boom" and the slogans while travelling round! screech of brakes. A China the Colony. Mortor Bus had driven right The problem of teaching into the trafflo box and pedestrians in Hongkong is very carried it along Chater Raod different from the rest of the for about seven yards. | world where people learn road 'The constable's box is of little sense from a very early age, Mr

Line now. It received a large | Morrison said. hole in one side.

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New Star Ferry Traffic Plan In Operation

The new Tsimshatsui Star Ferry traffic plan (as)

illustrated in the above photo) began operat- ing this morning with buses pulling in to the permanent Star Ferry covered way and dis- charging passengers,

SHEAFFER'S

MHÁILABLE AS ALL GOUR STAMIS

STERLING SILVER TIP

HPE (A 1 M

New Traffic: Arrangement In Kowloon

European Bound Over For Disorderly Behaviour

Douglas John Bassett, a 40-year-old European, of

From the Filos.

25

years -AGO-

extraordinary story is re-

A ported from Lyons of

man, 52 years of age, who set out to commit suicide. Dotcr- mined to hang himacit, he swung a rope around an iron pole on the edge of a precipice overhanging the river Rhone, supped his head through the noose and jumped. Doeth did not occur instantaneously as he had expected. Ho could hear people approaching and, Scar- ful lest

they would frustrate ils plons, he shot himself in the head. This did not end the mat- ler either, as the bullet grazed o skull, leaving only a skin wound. But in consequence of the friction with the rope, his celiulold

collar burst fames, sot his clothes on burning through the rope letting the suicide drop a siderable distanco, where at last he mot death from his burns,

hta

Nie,

and

con-

An ex-constable in the Hong- kong force who had been twice commended by the Governor, want through the baggage of a sumber of men being deported and took $920.75 worth of their valuables and honey, deserted but was later arrested, charged, found

puilty and gabled.

A

NEW eight-storey hotel Is being built by the Luk Hol Tung Intereals on the new, praya on Wanchal, It is cusily the tallest structure in the district.

it is made of reinforced concrete

1 Ice House Street, was bound over in $50 for throughout, has 251 rooms, cold

and hot water services in add!-

tion to the usual Bush water

one year by Mr A. L. Leathlean at Central Magistracy this morning for behaving in a dis-system. Bulit at a cost of eight

The eastern arm of the Star drainage werics and the con- Ferry pler in Kowloon which atruction of bus bays and

orderly manner. bas been completed for several passenger loading platforms, months, was also put into use During the past week while Sub-Inspector G. Ma stated for the first time this morning, the wooda covered walk that Sub-inspector Lomas of Bay The western arm of the pler fronting the Wharf, was being View, went to the Arizona Bar, was closed down at the some removed, the buses pulled in to 361 King's Fload, exound lime and the wooden staircase their respective boys where the floor on Sunday at 2.10 am and cover leading to the fret passengers alighted and made eluss pier are being demolished. for the western arm of the pier.

This morning. many passen- gers who have been used to climb up the wooden staircase at the western arm for the past year were at a loss temporarily to the to locate the entrance eastern art.

Taxis Restricted

Along Salisbury Road opposite

More Showers Forecast For Colony

Defendent, who was a cus

temer and appeared to have consumed "quite a lot of alcohol", asked the Police Officer why hé was there, Defendant's con- versation, was a littlo blurred,

Sub-Inspector Lomas replied that no more drink was to be served at the bar at that time,

Worried

Defendant

stand why not come

the Kowloon Post Office, there Last night 0.13 inches of here a month ago." The

In-

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French National

Day Observed

lakhs. It represents the most ambitious undertaking of the kind by Chinese Interests so far lu Hongkong.

Sup-Inspector H. W. Fraser of the S.C.A. prosecuted a woman before Mr Schofield at the CCTV tral Magistracy yesterday for having falled to pay wagés to a registered mul tsal, it de stated that the girl complained to the SCA that she had been beaten

the by

defendant's youngest son, who was 14 years old.

★

don't under Many distinguished guests

attended a cocktail party : On many occasions when I was travelling in a bus are two long markings restrick-

held at the Hongkong in a rainy day, I noticed that rain fell on the Colony spector replied that he was not ing all taxis to travel in one

Club this morning in some of the stats were wel and lanc. The remaining traffic lane and this morning a num-n Bay View Police Station at

bor is now used as an approach for

celebration of the French passengers were refrained from of small

fbat time. showers

Defendant said to the Inspec-

making use of them. The bus privato

National Day, ears and for public served to cool down the tar that he

conductor seemed to take no wanted to know vehicles discharging passengers

The French Consul-General, notice of the matter. For the air slightly.

why the Inspector was there. at the first bus bay platform.

M. Gerard Raoul-Duval, and sake of convenience 10 the The new arrangements are in At noon the temperature at He also sald he was worriel Mme: Reoul-Duval, received public, will the bus company conjunction with the recon- the Royal Observatory was 80 about the Anti-Corruption Lawa, the guests.

supply the conductor of cach struction of the new concourse |degrees Farenheit and the Sub-Inspector Lamas replied

His Excellency the Governor, bus with a towel for the purpose which began about a week ago. relative humidity 70 per cent, that he need not worry about Sir Robert Binck, attended with of drying the ovala? The project is being carried out This is slightly cooler than it the Anti-Corruption law, nad he Lady Black and Miss Barbaru In stages, and will also involve has been, and more showers are

★ ✰ expected during the afternoon.

Shouling to the Police Officer, Typhoon Winnie,

defendant said; "Come here, i

A TOAST at 7 am.

It is now aiz years since the you to coma here". M. Raoul-Duval proposed a famous Blue Funnel liner Yang- morning, was reported

to order 20.5 degrees North, 127.3 Inspector did so, and the defen- toast to the Queen and the te

was sold to owners in dant repeated the same quer Governor responded is

with Manila and renamed Macoria for degrees East, that ESE of

tion.

toast to the President of the Formosa, moving WNW at

Sub-Inspector Lomas asked French Republic.

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NEW ENVOY

this

Lo

TO CHINA

left.

knols. This places the the defendant to go to the Bay]

one of the biggest of the

Block.

paneral service. Many will be interested to hear that she has Among the many guests were just been sold to Japanese scrap- about 720 miles from Hongkong. agreed.

View Police Stalku, Hej members of the Legislative and pers She WIS QUIC of the Executive Councils, service | steamers built for the Ching commanders, Consular corps Mutual Line before it to

United Press International re-

Hot and Company.

ports from Manda, that two Wanted Cigarette and members of the. French | amalgamated with Merzra Alfreð persons were reported to have: In the charge 10cm, defend-, community. drowned, as typhoon winds and ant kept shouting. He asked for rains continued to batter theu elgarette saying that the Police Philippines.

were bound to give him one.

Flood unteur were Snee- Defendant further refused to deep in about two-thirds of the take the medical examination in lower secticus of Manila and Queen Mary Hospital or to give Toss in public works projects His Angerprint to the Police. was expected to run into fun-

dreds of thousands of dollars.

Early Reporta from nearby Three Injured

Cavile and Bulacan provinces stated the combined" typhoon damage there in crops, gover- ment and private properties was approximately 240,000 pesos (US$120,000),.

In Traffic Mishaps

His Excellency Shel G. Perth-U.S. Admiral LA six-year-ol

asarathy, newly-appointed Am- bassador of India to China, arrived here from Indin' In the French finer Vietnam thin moning en route to Peking to take up his post,

JA

In Colony

Rear-Admiral P. H. Ramsey,

Chinese girl, Was knocked down and injured by oblcycle In Cheung Sha Wan Tond near Pei Ho Street, Sham Shui Po al 2 pm. yesterday.

This Funny World

Some three hours later, USN, Commander of Carrier man, Lal Kwan, of: 2405 Among thoon so groot the Division 1, arrived in Hongkong Block, fifth floor, Lễ Cheng Uk Amb neander on arrival this this morning on board his flag- Resettlement Aren, was knock- morning weTO

B. P.ship. the aircraft carrier ed down by a commercial, van Adickar, Indian Trade Commla- | Hancock.

in Tai Hang Tung Roast, ricar sioner in Hongkong, Mr H. N. On arrival, Rear Admiral the entrance of Yau Yat Chuen. Harilela, President of Indian Ramsey changed courtesy call Both are receiving, treatment Assocation, Mr 1. P. Gohal, with Commodore G; D. A. at Kowloon Homplia). Chairman of Indian Chumber of Gregory. Commodore-in-Charga,, · On Hongkong island, a woman *Commerce, Mr. H. T. Beams, Hongkong

war, injured yesterday morning President of Nav Bharat Club, The USS Hancocks, Recom-when she was knocked down by Mr R. N. Kaul, District Mara-panied by four destroyers in bicycle in Catchick Street near ger of Air India, Mr F: T. Uhlmánn, Kidd J. R. Craig, Smithfald Ready. The woman, Motwani, President of Hindi | and Perkins, le on a rocron”, Cheung (Wah-hing, who lives at Argociations and Mr. Lonal visit to the Colony. The 06 Cauchilek Street, and Hour. Printed and published by PETER PLUMBLY-FOR Thieman, Secretary of Indian fleet will leave port next Moti» was admitted to Queen Mary | behalf of Bouth China Morning Port Limited at Dan see Chamber of Commerce,

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