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VISIT TO ABERDEEN CAMP.

GOVERNOR HITS THE TARGET AT POLICE REVOLVER RANGE

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black, proved himself

a useful man with a revolver at the Auxiliary Police Advanced Training Camp at Aberdeen today.

During on spection of the camp Sir Hoberi took a turn with serior auxiliary and regit lar police officers at the revolver range.

15 yards. His score: two hits in the body and one in the nem,

probable KIH.

The Police Commissioner, Mr Using a 38 police revolver Sir A. C. Maxwell, showed he was Robert fred six shots at a smal-not out of practice, Jer-than-life-sized figure from

Five of his six shots hit the body of the target. "A certain ki," said muskelry instructor

DEATH OF Sub-Inspector F. H. Nartacute.

FORMER HONGKONG RESIDENT

Till death occurred at Rutherglen, Glasgow,

of Mr yesterday

George resided in Dunennt, who Hongkong from the begin- ning of the century until he retired from Kowloon Docks in 1938. His wife died in July this year.

Mr Duneun first came to the Colony in 1900 to join Kowloon Docks, and unt his

retire-

The Governor arrived at the camp with Mr Maxwell.

He was pet by the Hon. M. W. Turner, Special Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Auxiliary Poilce Force, Mr E. C. Yun Helden, second in 'com- und of the Auxilliary. Force, Senior

Superintendent U. of the Leys, Colunandant

ollee Training School, Senior Superintendent D. F. Sievin, re- Eurplice

officer in charge of auxilliary training and the cump Commandant Mr Henry

Eu.

A hundred anxilliary aspec- tors and NCO's are in the camp for two weelts training.

amp is the fourth

summer.

The present group clustly identified out on Saturday inent WOR with St Andrew's Society. He

was, for many years, respon- sible for the tasteful decora- dons which always featured the annual Bull of the Society.

Awarded MBE

The

held this

will pass

The Riot

Robert Before leaving, Sir watched an auxilliary riot squad battle

mob of imaginery an rioters.

During the First World War,

The squad'a Arst line of men Mr Dunean took an active part

the armed with botons, raiian suicids in organising and running Heather and St George's Day and steel helmets moved against Fairs, which were held for the the rioters" but after purpose of raising funds for the air were beaten back. the welfare of the

Services. His work this connection was recognised by the award of the M.B.E. in 1025,

Mr Duncan was one of the Colony's offelal representatives at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley

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The squad's avond line of tear gas riflemen were brought for- ward and, after a warning over

magaphone to the "riolers", they fired a volley of tear gas shells into the mob.

Suspects Arrested

In Robbery

Two

armed mon gained entry into No 186A, Tolpa Road, fourth floor, . Kowloon at fivà o'clock this morning ond stolo jowellery, cheque

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and some cash,

. One of the robbers WAL ormed with chopper and the other with small fruit knife.

Two

•

suspects have

been arrested by the Police.

'Generous

Offer' To Tenants

Compensation offered to tenants opposing an' exemption, sp- pikcation concerning a corner house at 78 Fa Yuen Street, Kowloon, this morning was described by the President of Tenancy Tribunal, Mr Derek Cons as so "extreme- ly generous offer.""

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Mr J. A. Anderson und Mr Fung Pong-fas assisting on the Tribunal beard the applicant, Mr Mo Yai-sam offer compen

fred and $600 for a bed-space,

the

However an ofleer reported was becoming A keen volunteer, Mir Duncan that the mob beld

the mereasingly chngerous so commission in machine-gun section of the Scol-third line, armed with shotguns,cation on a basis of $18 a sq. ft.

and forward

*

tish Company of the Hongkong move Vulunteer Defence Corps (now volleys Into the crowd. the Hoyal Hongkong Defence Force).

He leaves three softs, Andy, who is in Glasgow, George, who Is in Sydney, and Cubby, who is with the Union Waterboat Company in Hongkong.

Then The stretcher bearers collected the casualties.

Beture leaving the field the Governor congratulated

the

The oppiicant is represented Its the bearing by Mr Gerald Basto, Instructed by K. F. Wong and Co.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1958. -

The Governor, Sir Robert Black (nearest camera) fires a shot at the Police Revolver Range, Aberdeen this morning-China Mail

Photo.

ANOTHER

SHEAFFER'S ACHIEVEMENT

THE POPULÁBLY PRIČEO

l Imperial

WITH

SHEAFFERS

Cylindrical Gold Point and modern touch down filling.

AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL LEADING STORMS LİGlenma

EXPLOSIVES REPORT

Police Search Factory:

Five Detained

From · the -- Filos

25

years

-AGO

Acting on information that a plastica "TOMMENTING on the factory in Wing Kwong Street, Hung Vehicular Ferry, the hom was being used for the distribution | Colonial Secretary 'sold In of forged currency notes and that ex his budget speech: "Con- plosives were also being brought to the siderable difficulty has been premises, a C.ID, party searched the experienced in berthing building on Monday afternoon.

these large new vessela with the speed necessary

A thorough search revealed no trace of either for a rapid and regular ser-

forged notes or explosives,

Whilst the Police were sill on the premises,

however, one of the informants who had no companied the Police party handed to the officer-in-charge two small old-type incendiary

devices.

ALLEGEDLY FOUND

These, he alleged, he had found lying on a pile

of bricks in the yard.

As a result of their enquiries which led the Police

to suspect that the original information mischievous and possibly inspired by grieva anets arising out of a tenancy dispute and other matters, the Police have detained five persons in custody, Inekaling the two inform- ents,

Police enquiries are proceeding.

ARGUMENTS CONTINUE IN BOTTLE TOP CASE

Further submissions on the question of a lottery were made by Mr John McNeill, QC, Defence Counsel, when the hearing of nine. summonses against officials of three firms, including the Pepsi Cola Interna- tional, continued at Central Magistracy this morning.

submission English language was equivalent of prizes where the publle was asked Continuing his

Cola tops and, upon answering cer- from yesterday, Mr McNeill to the word "compeition," and to collect complete sets of 20 Pepal- sald in a scheme concerning a competition Involved more

tal questions correctly, would be the distribution of prizes, ir

than one person,

given the prizes accordingly, there was nothing which ата entrant could do which couli

affect his success in what he was asked, then it was scheine of pure chance.

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On the other hand, if there was anything the entrant could do in way of knowledge, skill, ingenuity, dexterity or activity for the purpose of ascertaining the answers to certain ques-

tons asked of him, then it was completely out of the realm of chance.

The Question

As to the distribution of prizes depending upon chance, Mr Mc- Nelli submitted that the cm ployment of any knowledge, Industry, skill or activity of any kitxi, would take the matter out of the realm of chance,

Douglas British Run, a director of

The defendants are Anthony

Pepsi Cola International, Ltd, Rinald Ling, partner of Chica Commercial Advertising Agency (Hongkong, and Lo Kwee-reong, managing directer of lengkong Soya Bean Products. Co.. Lid. They are all represented by Mr McNell on the instructions of Mr J. T. Price, of Mesara Wilkins son and Griet, and Me V. K. Kân, of Mestre Lo and Lo

Mr D. E.Greenfeld, Crown Coun

Even if the Court were 10 consider that it was a question, prosecuted, amiated by Mr B. D. of preponderance of skill over

Hiberik Assistant Superintendent of chance, it was clear that know- edge preponderated here be-

cause without the knowledge or the ski!! to acquire the knowledge, the prizes would not have been

won. There was no element of chance hert, he submitted.

The scheme In the present case called upon the entrant to It is hoped to replace the

exercise his knowledge, or if he wxisting 30-year-old houses did not have that knowledge, foto with

a six-storeyed tenement exercise his activity, ingenuity instructor Sub-Inspector A. Blair type building accordance or

skill in finding out the with plus prepared by Mr C. C. Lee, architect,

on the work of his squad.

The Peak from Pedder: Street now that the old Shell - building" has been levelled, Hongkong residents who walk out of the Gloucester Hotel can look left and Bee Victoria Peak. They have not been able to do that for 30 years. The main peak transport in those days was sedan chairs, and in the lovel parts of Hongkong, rickshaws and the odd horse carriaga, And we didn't need pedestrian crossings for there weren's enough pedestrians, The sçme on the treat has changed a for today”. but nop the Hold hill behind the houses which stande: there, unchanged Iơng:after" the houses fall, and will be there, but unsten again, after new houses rise,—China Mait Photographer,

The present buildings were said by Mr Lee to be budly dilapidated and the staircases steen und dark. Total covered space in the new block will be Increased from 2,704 sq. ft. to 4.717 sq. ft.

A short adjournment wan gronted to ascertain whether settlements could be reached,

The hearing continues this afternoon.

STOP PRESS

Capetown, Sept. 18. Group Captain Peter Townsend has been offered * public relations posi with a Rand Arm of cooking pot agents at a salary £12,000 a year, the weekly news- paper Die Landstem report- ed today.-France-Presse.

Minneapolis, Sept. 17. A metal door used to cover the landing rear of a Jei fighter plummeted 2,000, feet today and asshed a six-year-old girl in the head as she was playing in ber back yard.—U.P.İ.

Washington, Sept. 17. The United Arab Republic. Jordan and Lebanon bayo agreed to scoops a United Na- tioni "watchdog" committee an their voll, a reliable souros said tonight.-U.P.J.

unawcrs.

The question the Court was now concerned with was: bld this announcement Invite a cer- tain section of the public to use its knowledge and were prizes distributed without that know. ledgo? Did the scheme invite the permitted entrant, if he had not the knowledge, to use his netivity, skill, industry to obtaini the necessary knowledge?

Hearing is continuing,

The Pepsi Cola officials are alleged have cured to be published in three Chinese newspapers on May

BESQUITECTŢIent relating to heged lottery.

Tho announcement, the Prosecu ten alleged, related to a distribution

American Allegedly

Assaulted

Musician

Follow

The hearing is before MẸ B. J.

Bennings.

SECRET MISSILE PART MISSING

pre

vice.

"Certain

additions to, the plers have been recommended the Port Development b Hongkong side, but before em engineers, especially at the

backing on this fresh expendi- fure, estimated at a lakh or * Laich and a quarter, Govern- ment has thought it advisable and the cage is about to be laid to seek an independent opinion

before Mr O. A, G. at J Kneller, superinlending Clyst Engineer, HM Dockyard

THE sale of portion of the City Hall site, said the Colonial Secretary, con- stitutes the first stage in u development acheme embracing all the Govern- property - lying

now

Road

Three Hurt tween Queen's tond and

In Road

Mishaps

| Upper Albert Road on the north and south, and Gar- den Road and Ice. House Street on the east and west.

"It is scheme of the first A woven-year-old boy, Lam magnitude involving, inter alia, Chun-wah · of No. 24," "Kikang | the removal of the present Street, Shamshulpo, was knock- | Government House and tho ed down and Injured by a pri erection of a new Government yale car near his home yester-House on Magazine, Gap.. day afternoon. The boy wa "There are two main reasons edmitted to Kowloon Hospital | for the abandonment of the for treatment.

present house and site, the, first being that apart from the ballw Another seven-year-old boy,room, the structure of the 'pre- Wong Pui-kwan, who lives at

pent house is worn out and No. 241, Henny Road, first large sums are being expended floor, was knocked down by a

to keep in repair, the s yan in Lockhart Road-near its

commodation it may be added, Junction with Fleming Road being hopelessly inadequate, yesterday evening.

The second reason is that with the growth of motor truffle, on the hilly roads which surround the house has become las tolerably notay.

of

In the Westem district Hongkong Island, a 30-your-ald man, Leung Shu-long of No. 8, Pokfulam Road,

ground floor, was injured by a lorry near his home.

Both the boy and the man are detained in Queen Mary Hospital,

Plane Crashes Off Singapore

Singapore, Sept. 17,

"Then we have the problem of Mountain Lodge! No one think will deny that it is very inaccessible and therefore in- convenient according to moderns Ideas of communication,

"Moreover despite the pro- vision of central heating the house cannot be described RS pleasant to live in in the months when it should be, a real relief to the Governor and and his family to escape from the stufincas of the lower levels.

New York, 'Sept, '17. The New

York Journal- -American reported today that

army intelligence ofeers searching for a "super secret gulded misstle mechanism, be-Naval Base tonight. lieved lost in the Elizabeth, New Jersey, train disaster last machine were rescued by a moved by the pich to spund

"The new sile therefore needs A twin-engined Proctor light | to be lower than Mountain aircraft on a flight from London Lodge and higher than the pro to Australia, crashlanded in the sent one also quieter.

"But these sea 200 yards off the Singapore

Monday.

The newspaper said the device was being carried by en Army counter who peris ed wich 40 others when the train plunged of a raised drawbridge · into Newark Boy.

The device was said to be tiny transistor radio capable of berming signals from an earth satellite in outer space,

The newspaper exid the body of the counter was recoverød bit

Crown Counsel had asked the witnesses if they had read the questions long before they had gone to answer them, Mr. McNeill said. "I. don't mind it. they did," added. "I don't

L. D. Vello,

u 47-year-old mind if they had year, be-

American businessman of 19 cause if they did not know the Catheron Road, Apartment 128, answer, they would have to go appeared before Mr I. Donnell to history books und find out.

at Kowloon Court, this morning You must exercise industry, skill and knowledge in order to on a charge of common aamult,

He pleaded not. guilty his name was belog withheld.-- get the prize."

throughcounsel, to assaulting Reuter. Summarising his argument, a Filipino musician, Mr A. S. Mr McNeill said the Court Garelo,

at Luigi's Hestaurant, should not

on September The Cameron Road, CG15-13 ordinance, in such a way as to 17. lead to an absurdity, If the Defendant's ball of $150 was word "contest" in the Gambling extended to the new date of was fixed for Ordinance meant every kind of hearing which

including Echolarship October 14, at 10 am. He was contest

Mr Gordon examinations, that would lead to represented by

Hampton of Hastings and Co absurdly he salu test" in the normal use of the secuted.

Ha sold that the 'wold ""con=" Sub. Insp. S. L. Kong pro-

A

Wheel Cover Stolen

A wheel cover was stolen from a motor scooter parked outside No. 30, College Road in Kowloo between Tuesday night and yes- | berday morning..

ACCUSED'S PLEA TO MAGISTRATE

Stop The Press, He Asks

Chinese. nevolisi, facing agmostad.

charge of indocent assault on

a femala, this morning asked the magiritalo, Me T. Grecian to prevent the From, from publishing details of the onse until he had obtained legal advies."

The novellak Chieng - Tim«ma, 38,' at 9. Oboervatory: ¦ Deerk

floor, pleaded ‹ bol} defendant line Quilts in Kowloon Court to -legal-advice," "Indecently assaulting... ...¡ Shao

oblala

Ping, on September 15, at 41 When the defendant made his Mody Road, Fourth ・・floor,

plea to the muglaizato, Mir rear endielo.

Creeden replied, that he had no furlediction over the polas, but asked the Prem to publish Pho: details 'of the story 40° varsiely.

Itin half of $500 wàs exjended: [unili Monday when 'the' chao (will be Edard again, to allow

The three men aboard the

Malay night fisherman. and brought ashore.

considerationm are met by the Magazine Gap site and any misgwings aa, to accessibility should be re-

$00,000 on widening Magaziio - Gop .. Hood. (Government One man had head Injuries, House, despite the 1989 budget and the others were suffering debate, is still in the same place from shock-Reuter,

today as it was '25 years ago.)

This Funny World

VALLEY DRIVE

IN RESTAURANT

--Drive-In restaurante, drive-in movies, drive-in banks lii-don't we ever get put of this darn car??

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