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Over 8 Inches Of Rain
Since the present rainy period began on July 16, a total of 8.19 Inches of rain have been recorded at the Royal Observatory. From midnight to noon, the Observatory had recorded 0.06 inches of rain,
in
CHINA MAIL
Two Claim Winning Sweep Ticket
ACTION IN- SUPREME COURT
An issue as to who is the lawful owner of a winning cash swdep ticket worth $873,180 was heard before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice C. W. Reece, in the Supreme Court this morning.
The ticket won the special
the cnab sweep on
Pearce Memorial Cup held by the Hong- kong Jockey Club on January 25, 1950,
A Special Jury of seven men was empanelled,
Special Jury.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1958.
Trade Mark Infringement Case Before Court
A claim for damagos and for an injunction in regard to infringement of trado marks was heard before Mr Justico J. R. Grogg, Acting Sonior Puisna Judge, at the Supramo Court this morning,
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
He Links The Natives Of Polynesia And S. E. Asia Through...A DISEASE
By ANDREW SLOAN China Mail Reporter
present in the
Colony preparing the text of a report on findings which
expedition through
he uncovered during a 12-month Polynesia, Melanesia and Papua.
Mr William Albert Robinson,
From the Files
25
years -AGO
SHE SOLD
HER BABY
FINE of $50 or six weeks' hurd labour, was imposed on two married women and $25 or free week each on two other married women, who were con- - victed by Mr Schofield at the Central Magistracy on chargez of having taken part in a tron- Bellon to transfer the posses- of a male child, A Nut, aged six months, for a valuable Bangkok, where he stayed for consideration. The case was that six months to arrange all the tho Brst defendant who was the Information they had collected, mother of the child, had pre- It was during this time that Mr rented the child to the second Robinson was interviewed by lefendant in lieu of a loen, and Life magazine which curled a had on a later date resold the feature article about the work child to the third and fourth they were carrying on.
defendants,
The weather is ex- pected le
remain
Mr. d'Almada Informed His The plaintiffs are the Colibri
A well-known author and traveller is at in Lighters, Ltd., of 69-70, Warren cloudy, with a possibi-
Lordship that he had no lity of rain tomorrow
Serest in the trial of the issue, Street, London, They are asking Plainuff was Lee See, a former but he would have interest in for an injunction fo restrain the morning. The tropical
National Cur- labourer of the Royal Naval the matter of any order which defendants, the
Street, depression has now be Yard and residing at 138 Shang- His lordship might make acporation, of 00 Jervols ~come a severe-tropical-hol-Street-He was not representcording to the verdict of the first floor, from Infringing-the plaintiffs' registered trade marks storm, and
ed by Counsel.
"Monopol" and "belo," and are The Acting Chief Justice told claiming for damages or on ac- plaintiff that at his (planiff's) count of profits, as well as de- Instirution pome months akuilvery or destruction of all the this action was instituted. He marked goods (cigarette lighters). was then represented by Mr
Kam-low, sole. Mr Ma Brook Bernacchi, instructed by prietor of the defendant firm. Lo and Lo.
infringement but disputed the claim for damages. He told that the defendants were not prepared to pay any lam
now situated about 50 miles East of Amoy, moving North East very slow- ly.
At noon the tem- perature at the Royal Observatory was 83 degrees Fahrenheit, and the relative humidity was 80 per cent.
No Interest
Tang Chilt-yan, ȧcialmani, was named as defendant in the velion. He was represented by Mr John McNeill QC, and Mr D.A.L
Wright, instructed by Rugs and Company.
Special Jury
admitted the
In conjunction with a French doctor, plane to show that the natives, of Polynesia and South East Asia are related by a very pro.cirangt Bak-that of a disease.
During his visits to the islands of the Pacific, Mr Robinson and the French doctor have becu taking blood samples of Poly- resten natives who are sprinkled among the islands from Tahlil to New Guinea. They have been able to trace the disease, filariasis, from the ex- poiltion's starting point to its conclusion.
The Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC. instructed by Johnson, Stokus As a result of his represen-ages and added that the goods and Master, was in Court on tres | Plions Image at the institution had not been sold in the Hong-West half of the
Hongkong Jockey of the action, an order was kong market. Club,
made restraining the Hongkong Jockey Club from paying out junds to a man who claimed to be the winner.
MP WANTS REST DAY FOR OUR WOMEN WORKERS
London, July 21.
A Labour MP Mr Frank Allaun, asked in the House of Commons today what was to prevent the Government immediately enforcing at least one rest day a week for women and girls
in the Hongkong cotton mills.
The Colonial Secretary, Mrquested from the Hongkong Gov- Alan Lennox-Boyd, replied that fernor nine weeks ago. the proposed legislation on The Colonial Secretary re- working conditions In Hongkongplied; was being pressed on with vigour.
CONSIDERATION
The Colonial Secretary replied that consideration was proceed- ing in Hongkong in consultation with his Assistant Labour Ad-
viser.
"As my
Further, His Lordship
Enid;
Was
Chik-yan was the rightful own- er of this ticket.
Counsel
A List
The defen-
To Trace Origin
In Mr Robinson's words, "The setentiile purpose of the trip to trace the origin and of migration of the people Polynesia Through traces of
Was
WILLIAM ROBINSON Author and Traveller
Gov
His Interest's Speaking to Mr Robinson recently, I talked to him about the many voyages he had under- taken, and he summed them up by saying, "All the voyages have made, have been with д purpose. This is, mainly study people. I am immensely interested In people, races and cultures,
lo
"My Interests are not limited," he went on to say, adding that he was also extremely interested in architecture and medicine.
The report he is now propar-
The an-
Fight With Lunatic
(Continued from Page 1)
སུ ། སལཝ སུ
LICENSING
CABARETS
it is understood that legisla- sion to provide for the Hcensing of local cabarets or dancing- Balls will shortly be presented to the Legislative Counell, Ita not proposed to draft a new ordinance to govern the regula- tion
of cabarets. And amend- ment to an existing ordinance is considered suficient,
TURNIP
In
STAKES
were
éleven
The plaintiffs are represented as a result of action, taken by by Mr S. V. Giltins instructed the claimant. Bow the defen- by Mr E. S. C. Brooks, of dant in the action, a man called Messrs Haslings. | Táng Clyk-yan," an order"
Mr Gi.ting told the Court'
à disease. Polynesians inhabit made in Chambers on April 23 directing that the issue be tried that the deferents had supplied Islands all through Mclanesla book was a great success, and ing will eventually be published
they have the new editions are still sell-in six months or so, as to whether plaintiff or Tang Messrs Hastings with a list of and Popua, and he intringing acis,
thropological, medical report will danis had also revealed that the probably come from South East ing well.
Asia and parts of India.
In 1931, Mr Robluson
was be released through the Peabody
sumaned at the request of the
A Special Jury bad been profits made on a number of
Mr Robinson is the author of drawn back to Tahi which ho Museum in Massachussets, and contracts at regard to the sale three books, each of them con-had visited on his, world irip, the medical results of the ex- defendant in
of the imitation lighters hacerned with his many travels by lil those years he will fut the pedillon will be published by the order to try the amounted to $1,749.04 which was boat, once around the world and urge to retums to his home town University of California and the isso framed by defendant's solicitors
about seven per cent of the cool. the other trips he has made, and do something worthwhile, Institut de Recherches Medicales and plaintiff's then The invoices they had suppiled The latest of these books is It was for this season that he de L'Oceanic Francaise, soleltors
showed that they had im called, "To The Great Southern established
Shipyard in Tahiti. It's Lordship sald that
parted £1,135 worth of goods. Sea, which tells of a 11- Ipswich, Massachussets, in order plalatif unfortunately woo now not represented by Counsel, The plaintiffs' agents in month, 15,000-mlle voyage in to revive the famous ship-
PIECES of turnip, each used to Plint told
buliding tradi-ion of that area."
represent ten cents, the Court Uni Hongkong. Messrs O. Keer and the 70-foot brigantine, Varua,
In 1952. Mr Robinson left After the war, he sold the in view of the fact that there | Co.
producted before Mr Wynne- (HK) Ltd., would show WAG
Jones no Counsel representing that or the same kind of goods Tahiti, where he had settled shipyard and settled down per-
in the Central Police down, in the Varua, His crew manently him, he would like to ask for Un
in Tahiti with his
Court when a fishmonger was plaintiff's loss of profit consisted of his wife, a beauti-wife and three anall girls. While Labour)án-aljournment for two weeks would Assistan
charged with running a gambling be $7,612, Mr Gittins
ful Thai-Chinese woman, his in Tahill, Mr Robinzon become
school on the ground floor of the Earlier, Mr Douglas Jay. Adviser is at present by Hong-during which period he expected mid
adopted daughter and two interested in a sense which
Central market, and with ten Labour, had asked what further kong discusing this report, is to engage Counsel,
Ho headed arided that the Polynesten ellors.
was common in the Polynesian The Jury progress had been made with well as the proposed employ-
others gambling at, Pal Kau. was discharged plaintiffs had only evidence of the brig, east from Tahiti, across Islands. He began many experi legislation in Hongkong to con- ment bill, I should prefer to while Mr McNeill made
"I um coming in to quieten Police told the court that when trol working hours.
infringement by the defendants the Great Southern Sen through ments to combat filariasis, and you," he told Mr Peggs facing the mtiket was ralded, between comprehensive viate missions in reply. make a
the "Roaring Forties," on the for his work the French 1950, and ment when she has returned," Addressing the Jury on their between November,
30 and 40 tokia were found par- 1958. The
same course taken by the olderrument awarded him the Legionim half-way up the stairs. retum, His Lordship sald that in January,
plaintiffs
"He started to nim blows at tielpaling. The appearance, of D'Honneur, д ttle which is - Mr Alkun: "What is to pre- their absence it had ünally been would
not dispute that the grain ships,
This nearly proved his seldom conferred on foreigners., the witness added. the effects was the signal for a vent, Immediate legislation re-decided to
goods | Imitation
had .Leen
and only grant plaintiff an
warded of as many as I could, stampede In 1950, with the brigantne Luckily before he got to the top were arrested, quiring at less; one rest day a adjournment in order to enable imported
Germany but doing because they met with a from
terrific storm, and it was only Varua, Mr Robinson set off on week for Wome and girls, him to seek the assistance of would prove that the goods
the axe head came bit otherwise i Surely that is not too much to Counsel and solicitors. He had had been sold in the Hongkong arough the superb seamanship the track of the disease, Alaria
which Mr Robinson had learned, with a French doctor, I should not be here now."
Dr ask when the Intolerable hours decided to give him this request market,
In his many years at sea that David Bonnet, They salled
him At the top Mitchell got are causing so much suffering, Hearing was then adjourned.
commando. grip" was able to gain ultimate west from Tahlt to Samoa, the "in a sort of The Mr Gittins also produced two bot! in Hongkong and Lan-unit August 5, at 10a.m.
and he falnied. cigarette lighters. One of them, victory over the elements. After New Hebrides, Gundatearul, the
When he recovered Mr Peggs ice Solomons, New he said, was the lighter sold by skirting
said he saw Mitchell and Mrs the plaintiffs which was con- regions, they followed the Hum-
Peggs on the bedroom cor and tained In a box with theboldt Current up the coast
was holdig her by the throat. "Colibr!" marking, and the other South America making eight
Mitchell was then alleged to was an imitation
have made them both lie on the A Chinese youth, partially bed and lay there with them for blind, was arrested for begging Ume thinking what to do outside the King's Theatre and nexl.
when brought before Maglatrate Later he asked for a cup of Wynne-Jones was Aned $5 or ten, made Mrs Peggs wash his seven days, Hu Worship Te feet which were Bore and marked that the prison term Mr Robinson, born in Wis-
bruised, dressed himself in one would enable the lad to have consin, USA, has always held a Sze, of 34, Main Street West,
A 00-year-old woman, Luk of the husband's suits cad. final- a bath, hair cut, and food, keen interest In the sea, even first floor, Shaukiwan, was in China Mall Special.
ly drove away in his car, though he set out in life to be Jured at about 10.20 nm. yester-
textle engineer. While he
when she was knocked was sludying to be a textile down by a private car outside Witness said during the in- engineer he was drawn to the the Shaukiwan Police Station. terviews, Mr Ma had agreed to docks where he used to watch The woman was admitted to an injunction and the insertion the sailing ships head out to Queen Mary Hospital. of un advertisement in the sea.
In another trame accident, a local Press,
11 was then, in 1925, that he six-year-old girl,
Bahawal Bux, a Prison Officer Wong Yuk decided to start learning naviga Ying, of 47. Sun Chun Street. Stanley Prison, was cautioned of the Indian Married Quarters, Mr D. W. Yee, Chief nc- countant of the Plaintiffs tien, and an idea to sall around ground floor, was hit by a taxi and discharged by Mr K. A. S. the world was born in his mind. In Tai Hang Road at about 5.10 Phillips at Central Magistracy Lestified agents,
that The
Three years later his dream be- p.m. yesterday. "Monopol" and "Ibelo" trade
The Injured this morning on a traffic sum- girl was laken to Queen Mary. marks were registered in May, came a reallly, 1956. Later in 1950, his com- 32-foot ketch. the Svaap,
In 1028, he bought a small Hospital. where she is being de
The summons alleged that the tained for treatment. pany became aware that the
defendant while driving a Gov- defendants had been selling arti-
I was in this thy craft that Another Chinese girl, aged ernment vehicle, at 10.23 a.m. cles infringing the plaintiffe he became the skipper of the four, was knocked down and in on April 19 in Stubbs Road near trade marks, and a letter was smallest erall to circumnavigate jured by a bus outside her home Liu Fat Terrace, failed to stop defendants on the world under its own sall yesterday. The-giri, Wong Sat and thereby caused damage to wrilien to the May 30, 1957. On the follow-The events of this voyage were Ping, of 29, Java Street, ground private property while the ing day, the defendants replied recorded in his firal book "10,000 Door, was also admitted to Queen trame in front of him came to-a
The Mary Hospital. pleading ignorance of the trade Loogues Over The Sen"
Mr Jay: "As there was a de- mand for legislation in the recent House of Commons
eviton de-cashire?" bate can you essure us that the Hongkong Government will pur- aue this?"
the
Mr Lennox-Boyd; "Details of proposed legislation are now being worked out. They
be submitted to Mr Lennox-Boyd: "Yes, Sir." will have to
Advisory Bourd. Mr Allun asked if the Mis-he Labour
That is bybug pressed on with ter hnd nuw received the report
vigour."--Reuter, an working hours which he re-
Cool
Battery Stolen
A battery was stolen from a lorry parked in Fuk Wing Street, near Yen Chow Street, during the early hours of this morning.
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the Antarctic
in a box with "Ibelo" marking. Lima, and-Panama,
Mr Brooks testifled that after
Uneventful
Di
Guinea
and
one contained stops which included Valparaiso, Three Hurt
In Traffic Mishaps
to
the service of the writ on the The voyage north was follow- defendants in April, Mr Ma had led by an uneventful trip from several interviews with him on Golapagos Islands back the master. Following each in- Tahiti with the trade winds terview, Mr Brooks sald, he mode notes of what had trans- pired.
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Hearing Is continuing.
A Good Investment, She Admits
Hongkong Mines Suffer Loss
Street Thefts!
| 19-year-old_boy outside
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THE PARACELS · OCCUPIED
the
A Nanking report says the Foregs Office has received tele prams from many public organi- sations requesting that a strong protest be lodged with French Government regarding
of the occupation
Paracet islands shows that they have been Islands. The history of the in China's possession for several hundred VECTE. In 1883 a German survey party virited the area to map the islands, bui the a strong protest from Chinese Government was made, with the rende that no further action was taken by the Geman Government,
An admission that a pro-represented in the hearing by The Hongkong Mines, Ltd. posed building scheme would be Me A. Y. Hon of Hot and Co. suffered a loss of $30,562 last HONGKONG BOY a good business investment for It is proposed to replace the year and Mr G. Abbass, the A 16-year-old Chinese boy a Inndiord was made by the | existing) - out-dated buildings Acting Chairman of the Board was arrested following the theft applicant in Exemption pro with two six-storeyed blocks of of Directors, sald at the annual WINS THE 440 of a cinema ticket from another coeding brought before a domestic flats, accordance meeting his morning that he the Tenancy Tribunal this aming with plans placed before the could not promise anything bet- Paramount Theatre in Sal Yeung
Tribunal by Mr C. C. Cheng, ter for this current year.
Fred Wolf, a former Hongs, Chol Street,
The Tenancy Tribuna 'com- } architect,
Prescating the annual report kong boy, distinguished himanif Mr prising
Derek Сила Mrs L told the Tribunal that and statement of accounts, Mr at the Leath Anglo-French Chinese woman walking along (President), with Mr R. A. tio sild not have sufficient Abbass sald mining operations athletic content at the White Hospital Road, Upper. Levels, at Lobo and Mrs E. B. Ho were money to finance the scheme continued under the same re- City by solaning the quarter about 0.46 pm. Jesterday. Abearing an application concen but her husband was prepared strictions as reported before duo mile event for Great Britain in
Shoto the situation of the mine. 49 2/5 seconds. purse was also stolen from aing: Nos. 17 and 19 Tai Yuct to help her if necessary. Chinese woman in Wo Hop Street, Wanchial.
admitted that there had been a Street the same day. A man was Mya La Cheun-ming, the appil- great deal of development in Printed and published by Ferza. PLUMBDix for and on ubsequently detained for ques cast and registered owner of the this area and rebuilding would behalf. of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3. Wyndham tionlog.
two: 33-year-old house be a good investment.
| Street, City of Victoria in the Colony, of Hongkong.
A purse was stalched from a
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