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FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1958.

COLONY CAR HIRE RACKET

Measures Needed By Govt, Says Kendall

Hongkong car salesmen were selling cars to members of the public as "investments" and then arranging for them to be put to work as hire cars and this practice had reached the stage of a racket, Mr F. W. Kendall, motor car insurance adjustor, said today.

Speaking at a Lion's Club luncheon, Mr Kendall urged Government to take steps to stop the racket by licensing proper car rental agencies on the same lines as those in other parts of the world.

Mr Kendall said many of these hire cars had been damaged — often heavily in accidents be cause people using them, although Heences, holding valid drivers' were not owner themselves and hence were out of practice.

There are rarely less than and a monthly 'kick-back' from three persons or more than six the broker who hundies the persons in the car at the time cur. of the accident.

MOVE TO MARKET GAS COMPANY SHARES REVEALED

Mr G. E. Marden, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Allied Investors Corp. Ltd., in a printed statement at the annual general meeting of the Company this afternoon, said that the Board hoped that discussions on the possibility of marketing the Gas shares would bear fruit and, in such case, it would be in- tended to make an interim distribution.

To Borrow

"He takes no risk whatsoever

Mr Marden

that on stated owner foreshadowed "On the other hand the owner but the

in his Statement poor gullible is more often than not 'woman faces the possible risk of last year, there had been a fur- whose gross tamily Income "total loss' accident and on in- ther issue of shares by the Gas The Agures issued by Govern- rarely exceeds $400 a month. autunee company with a harden- Company. ment showing that there were "The owner and her family doing heart who refuses ability on July 31, 83,085 licensed drivers

not posses driving licences. owing to the unusual clrcum- and only 23,555 private cas -- Their car. Is on hire purchase stances which the owner could showed "that there was a blg | with monthly payments above never dure admit in court should

live jh

cars in the $450. They have a paid driver the sue für recovery.

who gets $150 monthly with or without buard and lodging.

the time of the

market Colony.

Why?

Mr Kendall asked: Why have the insurance companies been compelled to increase our motor car premiums by 15 per cent? Are The Esurance companies getting rich at our expense?

"Quite the contrary, moty have been losing money because of the large number of private vehicles operating Regally on The roads of this Colony."

Way

*Tho ca

accident invariably shows not less than 80 miles per day on the speedometer since the car was purchased,

In one recent case, the car was three months old and the speedometer reading was.0,000 miles.

Guarantee

"Let us now

go back to the

In a recent case the owner of u $10,000 car was a vegetable hawker with aling and un- employed as a husband She could reither read or write. "Hur car was Involved in a the loes' accident and 'total insurance company denied liability as It was found that her signature had been forged both on

the insurance proposal form and the accident claim form.

important side-line

"Ail

to

was due to

of our year,

Government

Appointments

Gazetted

HK WOMAN

PILOT-GIVES

UP FLYING

The first woman flyer ever to graduate for an "A" class International pflol's licence returned to the Colony after five years' study of business administration in America.

"In order to take up our pro- portion it was necessary to bor- row from our General Manager's ara og will be seen from the Balance Street an amount ex- ceeding $1,100,000, them at the end Since then a dividend of come The Government Gazette to- $480,000 received from the Gas

day notifies that Mosses) Company has reduced the ad-

V. E. Silva and D. T. vance, but It is regretted the cash position still precludes

Smith have been appointed sa Jennie Tsal, who graduated an interim distribution such as Assistant Secratories to: that made after the receipt of the Urban Council and the dividend In previous years."

Mesin C. Wong, H. A. Mr Marden continued.

Stewart and N. M. Taylor, coused to be Assistant Secretaries to the Council.

that

Mr Kendall said his estimates were about showed that there 500 private cars In the Colony for bire. The Increase about 15 new cars a month,

This did not include #31) lmost equal number of privated in addition be gets a per-hote toxis."

the hire money, centage there cars "Alternatively, he nuy And

Arising out of the discussions on the possibility of marketing claimed paid driver as he is the the hire citr rarkret ure the the Gas shares, which was still key to the whole hie cor racket,small un-registered HTT un-continuing, and as a preliminary He does get $150 monthly from censed

that garages

A huve 110

possible placing, My Mr J. R. Lee, Superintendent, the owner but trus is his guanin spring up all

to be Acting Assistant Govern over Kowloon Marden said, it had been agreed leed minimum. The car is actuand Hongkong.

that the present shares of £1ment Printer as from August 1 ally his custody at all times

These garages somehow gel each be spill into three, having and during the absence of Mir

8, Young. majority the

ofa par value of 8/84.

"It is considered that this

Accistant accidents Cor suspected hire

thewill result in a price per share grossly over-charge.

Mr Kendall said

are both licensed

of

and insured guarantee the owner the amount insurance companies for when quoted in Hongkong And were of the litre purchase monthly damages bolh factual and dollars both convenient and

payment plus ixed or perferioni. an aceldent centage earning.

not intended for hire.

as private vehicles

"In the case of

to such a vehicle the onus

"This pad driver

IS, nay {M? proof-les-with-the-Insurance she actually company that the vehicle was handling es many as five cars!

at one time. on hire at the time of the ac-

this when cident," he said.

evidence of

for

In the Provision

as

Dr Lu Tsun-yan, Education Deer, has been op- pointed Education, Officer from June 21. attractive in the local market,” Mr A. M. Niamatullahı has he said."

been appointed clerk of the ur broker, Storage Charge The market value of the Cor- Airport Obstructions Compen- "It is not uncommon for-there poration's other holdings renin-zation Tribunal, with effect We had recent datages to charge the insurance cd depressed and the Provision from July 11,

Contingencles established Dr G. Graham-Cumming hús thred company for the preparation of

for Doubtful Medical Counell as from August "What hope has the Insurance owners arvolved in decidents, all un estimate but also for storage last year had now been absorbed been appointed Member of the charges while the car is waiting Debts in the Profit and Loss Ac-7, in place of Dr V. A. Grifith, company of proving case claimed the same pald driver.

count and had required a further "In no case was the so-called for adjustment. The storage, in- eunnot do so, except under very paid driver in the car at be/cidentally, is on the public high-s80.600. This asset now stood at been re-appointed a Member of way is the garage has only room Line of the accident. It

$18,000, Mr Marden added.. either a 'r;end' or a village for one car at a time.

afford con- Garages

The Profit venient meeting places for The Accounts showed the "It is my contention that the brokers and cur salesmen undront for the year ended March "In the past three years i hire car racket thrives on the orc more often than not the 31, 1958, amounted to $318,228, have Personally

information Investigated gullibility of the ignorant and source of

on new which together with the balance several hundred accident claims giten nocent car owner. Here clients.

of $41,722 brought forward is how it happens.

time these small from 1997, made a total avell- involving suspected car for hire

"A motor car salesman finds garoges were licensed by the ble for appropriation of $307,- and a fixed and constant pa!-

that Madam X has a small capt-Foilce and under some sort terh

emerged.

tal of say, $1,500 to $2,000,

when our Traffic Department

speelai circumstances."

relative', Investigated

"The driver is between 25 to 30 years of age. He is a clerical worker in an income bracket of about $200 monthly,

"He rents or 'borrows" a car about once every three weeks. He has been *good friend of the owner for at least two years but can rarely

describe this person, his family or his busi-

ness.

Was

**These

one

supervision,

"He contacts this unfortunate "It is a great pity that this man and persuades her to buy procedure was not continued as a ear on the promise that I will it is my opinion that many of bu a good investment and that them are incompetent he, the salesman, will fx

of 850.

After deducting the interim dividend of 25 cents per share paid on July 31, 1957, which absorbed $312,500, there remained a balance of $45,450 to be carried forward.

Mr Marden

the proposed adoption of the Report and Ac- was unanimously counts which carried.

Mesars Mck "Ying-kie and "I am told by one authoritying Hok-nin were re-elected that the necessary charges Im-

and do not properly, repair the vehicles; prokter to look after the car under their care." and put it to work.

Denting with the suggestion that there should be licensed cur rental agencles, Mr Kendalı said:

"His take is a commission on the sale of a vehicle; a commis. slen from the insurance policy

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Directors and Merste Peat,

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posed by a projer car rental Marwick, Mitchell and Co. were Icappointed Auditors of the agency would be too high for

Company. the average driver as suck an agency would have to pay Gov- ernment for the tranchise,

"Why should there be franchise and why should Goy- ernment make

a pront from Kuch R venture? Roilable garages should be encouraged w enter this business and com- petition will keep the price down.

A Solution

"The Insurance companies also have a solution to the problem but are unlikely to introduce It unless Government completely lets them down.

Shut In Shop: Man

Dr Chaun Kwok-wing has

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Monkey Seen In Mid-Levels

Garden

1

large monkey was seen winging An the trees bordering a Bowen Road garden carly this morn- las.

The monkey,

which was

reported to be two and 點 halt to three feet high and coloured fight brown, has been seen a number of times in the

The

monkey--the typo could not be determined ***was frei seen. playing among children's swings in the garden at about 7.30 am.

When disturbed he fled to the trees and 'swang from branch to branch

and Daily disappeared in the dense foliage, which surrounde the

urea.

It is assumed the monkey is an escaped pri but Inquiries

carlier this failed to bring to Hight any owner.

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Novel Feature

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From the Files

25

years

AGO

Dutch Harbour, Alaska, } THE 20-ton ketch, Taimo

THE

shan, manned by five British naval officers, which left Hongkong on May 30, to sull to Great Britain ar- rived from Japan yesterday.

She will continue her voyage tomorrow via the Panama Canal and the West Indies.

The five officers

are, Lleut. R.F.D. Ryder, of H.M.S. Olympus,

Lieut. P.C. Francis, of H.MS, Otus,

G.B. Licut. Salt of HM.S. Oswald, all at- tached to the Fourth Submarine Flotils, Surgeon Ident, Cdr. Ommanney-Davk, of H.M.5. Bridgewater and Lieut. Cdr. Sherwood of HMS. Hermes.

by

the

All the officers are on service leave and are sharing equally the expenses of the voyage. The Tempahan was designed and built

Mr H. S. Rouse,

ot Vice Commodore Royal Hongkong Yacht Club, Chief assisted by Mr E Cock, Manager the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company, Lid, who constructed her,

Her Arst Irials took place at the end of March. The voyage is expected to take about eight months.

Дося

☆

for her International licenco five years ngo at the Hong- kong Flying Training School, Jud the ambillon to fly solo around the world in her own plane. However, five years la America has changed her mind. She graduated from Chamberlain College in Busi- ness Administration, and hon now decided to turn seriously to business. After Miss Troi left Hongkong

she made a world tour and A new Government Primary mid-summer's multi-coloured

then went to college in America. The pilot's licence she had gained in Hongkong expired, and Miss Tool said this morning at Kal Tak that she had not renewed i She has no further plans to continge flying, now that she has returned to Hongkong, she said.

10 PEOPLE

a

BECOME

BRITISH SUBJECTS

School

history repeat itself? There are times when it ap- At least in fashion pears to. there is one chapter which comes up with persistont pularity and yet seems to perennially new, it records that black has taken its place, in

School to be built on a glory.

TE- be

North Point hillside will True, black does something have a novel feature-an wonderful to a tan. It seems to Jinka the sun-bronzed *kin underground playground glow. Perhaps that is why i Dwollas....one on the has an ever-ready welcome rooftop:

This season, we were fairly well prepared for its advent, for it has already proved itself a style favourite,

On this underground play Found there will be a basket ball court,

Tenders for the school were There is a difference between called for in today's Govern- the black of a month ago and ment Gazette, Work is expected that which is coming in nota, to start in the middle of next however. Lust season the month and the school will take novelty was linen, now it is about four or five months to build.

The name of the school is the Cheung Hong Street Primary School. It is near Fortress. Hiji

It will

accommodate more

satin,

APTAIN George William Sincair, master of the than 2,000 students in two S.S. Chung On, passed away sesalons. The four-storey build-at the age of 64 at the

inc will have 24 classrooms.

on cách

of the four

There will be six classrooms Italian Convent Hospital, floors as curly on Saturday morning, well as three smaller rooms for having been admitted there

such

Described by the Police as an "Army boxer", John McLoughlin, 20, of the The Hongkong Signal Regi- ment, was sentenced to one month in prison by Mr A. L. Leathlean at Central Magistracy this

Mr Law Yam-pao, known ast morning for assaulting a Nam M and Mo Chun, civil bar boy and a walter at servant, of 72, Fuk Lo Trun the China Fleet Club Road, first floor. yesterday.

studied 6pecialised

handicrafts woodwo.k,

Government Gazette Jamestic science, notifies that the following have been granted Corti- ficates of Naturalisation under the British. Nation- olity Act:

Chief Inspector A, E. G. Wheeler, prosecuting, stated that the defendant went to the China Fleet Club Dar yesterday and insisted that he had left an un-| finished,glass of beer,

Man JUMPED OVER

Fined

Mr Chao Kwang-chi, known as Casey Chan, merchant, of 18; Monmouth Path, first floor.,

Mr Chung Chung nhan, mer chant, of 9, Magnolia Road, Yau Yot Chuen,

Mrs Shek Sau-yung, known as Linda Bhek, of 0, Leighton H Rood, ground floor.

Mr George Arthur Lee, ac- countant, of 260, King's Road, top floor.

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and the previous evening.

SOLDIERS

FOR FINED

FIGHTING

Captain Sinclair was well- khowa to China coastal, and river shipping. A native Aberdeen, Scotland, he was con- nected with British India Ship- ping Company for over 20 youre before his arrival from India to take over the pooltion with the Sai Hing steamship company,

the

Bay

For the eleventh successive Three soldiers of the Hong-time, Shanghai beat Hongicong kong Signal Regiment, for the Kesolek Cup in their who appeared before Mr annual interpori polo encounter. A. L. Leathlenn at Cen- Shanghai four beat the Colony

At Klangwan yesterday, tral Magistracy this representatives, who werd morning, were each fined handicapped by inferior mounts, $25 or five days in gaol by 11 goals to one after lead- on & charge of disorderlying six-nil at half-time.

The game

was uninteresting When he was told that there

conduct by fighting. due to the fact that Shanghal was none, defendant hit the bar

'Defendants were Joseph Brian were much too strong for the boy, Lam Cheong. He jumped ae Kwong Ho-shau, clerk, of 85. and Fotor Hughes Ritchie, 21. for the number of fouls. Eleven Mr Kwong Chiu-kit, known Matthews, 21. Terry Mason, 20, visitors, but it was noteworthy over the bar and continued to Wellington Street, second floor. They pleaded guilty to the hit Lam. Defendant, at the

were registered against Shanghai Mr Mao E-Juan, known as charge. "This would be the endorse-`

same time,

and four against Hongkong. also assaulted Lam Karmond Mao, shop manager, nient on each policy for specifled A 29-year-old shop loki who Slu-ling a waiter of the China of 90, Junction Road, third floor.

FEW DRINKS

Bird's, Eye: A doctor drivers only so that if any, other resisted

cre arrest when Poilce Ficot Club,

Air Yang Twon-ohen, known

Chief Inspector A. E. G. that bad-tempered people than the specilled driver or conalable was pushed into and

disease. Defendant had one previous as Johnson Young, accountant, Wheeler, prosecuting, stated more musceptible drivers were involved in an ae- ahut up inside his shop, eldent, the polley

was conviction of similar nature on of 154, Lockhart Road, fourth that the three defendants went Just another care of the surly would be fine o total of

to the China Ficet Club with bird catching the germ, $300 by Mr July 24 this year, on which he floor. volded.

Hin-shing Lo at Central Magiswas sentenced to 14 days in gnol. This has already been dona tracy this morning.

Milas Wong Wel-tseng, student,

some friends at 3 p.m. yesterday

in Singapore under a modified The accused, Yeung Cheong-fendant was ordered to pay $25 floor.

In addition to the sentence, de of 31, Tung Lo Wan Road, first and had a few drinks. They left and returned at 3.p.m. the same

by plan. There, a motor car policy wing of the Lee Fong Piece to the bar boy, Lam Cheong, and Mr Chan Suk-ban, known as

day, and told the bar boy, Urat THE method used is endorsed for two drivers only Goods Co., charged with

Chinese LESS 30% and if the car is involved in an structing the

to transport Police, resisting pensation.

$15 to Lam Stu-ling, as com-Chan Yim-nung, actress, of 101, they had left some unfinished

drinka' 'behind. Sal Yeung Chol Street, ground

They then pine wood stolen from the accident and any other than the arrest, and using abusive

jumped over the far and started Government Plantation In endorsed drivers is in charge of language against a policeman.

to fight with the bar boys. A Kennedy Road was revealed the car ihère is an automatic Young pleaded guilty through excess of HK$400.

Mr Peter Chan of Messrs Laut, The action of the insuranes | Chan and Ko, to all the charges companies in raising premiums It was stated that yesterday was prolective rather than pre-moming the Police Constable ventive and it the racket con- tried to stop four coolies from

A man matchel a gold neck- tinues they will require still removing the contents of four

Jaco valued at $200 from a more protection and at our ex-boxes which were obstructing the

Chinese woman whilst she tras [pavement of Jervois Street,"

A 31-year-old woman, You sleeping near an open window "You may understand their

serious in- of her house at No. 18, Tal Hum The policeman told the accused Sul-ying, received position beller when

you to remove the boxes from the juries cly this morning in Wah Village, Diamond Hill, at

Öght at her homa ab an un-about 4 o'clock this morning. calise that the gross premiums pavement first.

Theft From Car paid for. all types of motor

A Accused insisted on removing numbered hut in Wan Tau Tong,

handbag was

snatched Tai Po, New Territories. vehicles In Hongkong · during the contents drst, used abusivo The Police, recovered a chop-Ming Theatre;

from a woman outalde Kwong A handbag containing some 1937 was about $8,000,000. Castonguage and when the police per at the scene of the fight, and Street, at about 8 pm, yester was stolen from a car parked in Publie Square money and personal belongings this amount of premiums the man arrested him, put up a have detained the woman's bus- profi was about $30,000, As a violent struggle..

Jaffe Rond yesterday afternoon, brd for questioning. result of ¡the high loss galio on Then a coola came from

Yau has been admitted to motor car insurance some com-behind, shoved the constable Kowloon Hospital where her Printed and published by PETER PLUMBLY for and on panies have given up the inside the shop, and closed the condition is reported to be behalf of South China Morning Port Limited at 1-8 Wyndham buskicán,

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Wounded In Fight

With Husband

7

Bloor.

day..

Snatching

a result of the fight, some

T

tumblers and some aorated, botat the Central Polica Court tles were broken.

this morning when Defendants senion Officer in officer of the Botanical an Court, speaking on behalf of a Forestry Department pro- defendants, said that their

character and the military rosecuted Hi Man, for posses cords had been "very good", sion of the trunk of pino

tree taken from the Govern ment Plaritation.

·

Mr. Twaniow ́ said that, after the tree bad been cut down in the plantation at Kennedy Road, picked up at Moon Stroot, where was floated down the mullah, we sawer into small pieces. The defendant wea, errosted in Electric, Street, where he was actually sawing up the tree trunk, He was diized $30 or one mouth's hard labour,