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MONDAY, SEPTERBER 22, 1958,

MOONCAKE PROTEST

CONTINUES

Tea House Doors Shut:

Canton Blamed

A small crowd was still gathered outside

a Kowloon City

toa house this morning, loudly demanding delivery of mooncakes they had bought through subscriptions during

the year.

Splash Of Water Brings Them To Court

A splash of water brought two women into court this morning.

Troucruling. Sub-Duspector 12.

when the complaina1,

Bat the doors of the tea hotee Distribution began laat week. were cloed.

but only 1,000 subscribers were

A fok of the shop fold re-able to collect, porters today that the delay inf

delivery

The proprietor of the tea was regretted, and hruse was still not available

placed the blome of bakerles for comment this morning.

Canku.

"We remited the subscription

money, but the consignmails of numcakes hove got all arrived yut," he explained.

The foki added at the shap last xpected to receive the shipament on Thursday or Fri- day-the Moon Festival being on | Saturday,

Ugly Mob

frate subscribers, who had contributed $3 a month on the promise of delivery of 10 boxes fncakes, formed an ugly

the

house paid str

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Seven Days For Two Mooncakes

A man who was unemp syed. had no money and had no! eaten for two days, stole two mooncakes from a Wanchal

bakery yesterdas.

Centrul This morning at Magistracy, the wa Sul Chi- squads kit, 32 and living on the roof of twice to dis-ar 25 Sharp Stive, East, was sentenert to seven days' im- pelzomment by Mr A. 1. Leath- tean, for impato lareny.

Min told th Court that on Sep-jaczterday afternoon.

Police ember 21, 1h two we test were]

emergener their house; were called out Rachen ut

Work 1. The them. Se turned on the water tap and! Some 3.000 pxople, it was the water splashed on the des learned, had subscribed to the Jendant, Wong Nui.

Instalment plan. my ancake

A quartel rose between them and the defendumt picked up a watte dipper and threw it the complabant. It hit her og the hand, injured her slightly,

The complainant reported i the Police and the defendaal was

rrested.

Wong Nui, 27, living at 20 Johnsten 'Read, Bist (kor, was ned $25 by Mr A. L. Leathlean

Central

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Visit To Kowloon Resettlement Areas

Shell Executive Off To Manila

M. Patten. Mr Pailip K. Shell Company's Area Maneger for Hongkong, Jan and the

His Excellency the Governor, Philippines, left mekong after Sir Robert Black, accompanied a one-week routine visli

for

Patten was formerly ein-

the Commissioner for Re-Manitu by HKA Vincourt. settlement, Mr J. P. Ascrappa, | visited two resettlement areas in ployed by the Asiatic Petroleum Company, and while serving

with them was stationed mang parts of China. prived here from Tokyo week

Magistracy This Kowloon this morning. morning for assalting & Zellow tenan!.

The resettlement areas visited

She was also ordered were the Wong Tai Sin Reselile- ment Estate and the Chuk Yuen Resettlement Area,

to be bound over in $50 for one year,

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Ho last

Pictures Of Yesterday's Outery

Two

IWO scenes of yesterday's "Mooncake Protest" taken by a China Mail photo- grapher. A police Emergency Unii van (top) comes to a stop near the crowd. The bottom picture shows policemen dispersing the throng,

Alleged Sewing Machine Trade Mark Forgery

Chow. Kwok-wah, 19, an iron pol St. George's Bullding. Hong-sewing machine had two legs. worker, and Chan Yan, 28, a kong, sold by had been working but the exhibits had three, he sewing machine repairer, ap- for the company for five years. cald, peared before Mr P. F. X. Leonard at Kowloon Court this morning on charges of causing trade marks to be forged, forgery of die and forgery of documents,

When he was shown five in- He added that a genuine voices by the prosecutor, the machine has "Made in Great said they were false, but were Britain" stamped on it, which similar to the type of invoice the exhibits had not. Asked they used to use,

by 5.1. Ma to compare a gowhe machine with the exhibit, he |sald, "The quality of the false machine is much Inferior to ↓ genule Singer nachlae."

Det. Sub-lasp. K. Y. Ma, ef A sales engineer of the Singer CID Mongkok, was prosecuting. | Company of Hongkong, Mr R.D. The office manager of the Monis, considered the machines Singer Sewing Machine Com- thown in court WeC not any, Hongkong, Mr Martin Lee, genuine. A genuine Singer

THEATRE ROBBERY: -APPEAL FAILS-

SHEAFFER'S

NEW RALLIENTE

WEICI SERVIRINI

KOMILABLE AT ALL

6000 STORES

STERLING SILVER TIP

PLANS FOR From the Files

KOWLOON 25

TENEMENTS

Plans to build four, eight- storoyed blocks of tono. ment riats in a busy area of Shanghai Street, Kow- loon, wore put before a Tenancy 'Tribunal this morning in an exemption application

years

AGO

Bird's Eye: She "This is an ident apot fer a picnic."

He "Fifty mition an's can't

concerning be wrong." Nos. 58-64 Shanghai Stroot.

Mrs Chou Yuši-lum, the appli-

the Tribunal that she ho

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cant and registered owned AFTER running his car on to the permanent way brought the property for $291,-at the Shatin level crossing" 1000 wicht the intention of re-during a blinding rainstorma

placing them with new bulid-

yesterday afternoon, Mr Mr Leslie Weight in- kucted by Messre Wilkinson E. 1. Leitao, of China Under- and Griet represented her. writers Ltd found himself The Tribunal presided over by in the peculiar position of Mr Derek Cons, assisted by Mr

W. C. Stanton and Mr Lee Ul-standing by, inactive, while chong received: plans prepared the by Mr. S. Tam, architect,

FIRE HAZARD

No. 19 train from Shumchun ran into

vehicle from the rear,

Fortunately the occupants

the

of

the

In a report, Mr Tim described the cor, Mr Leltan, his wife and the existing houses us beuf two friends, hud -alighted. Mr dilapidated, und in some cases Lelino was returning from constituting a fire hazard be- Country Club at Fanling when cause of dark wooden staircases. the accident happened. Ono at the houses, No. 58, he Mr Leltro later told the bald has been re-instated in re China Mail he mistook the per- Inforced concrete and is in manent way for the highway better condition than the other end came to a standstill firmly three houses.

the sleepers, wedged between The cacvelopment project completely blocking the ling comprisca four buildings providing

In

eight-storeyed

for a total

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Among the donations received for the Cheero Club was one of $2,000 from the longkong and Shanghai Banking Creporulion

of 28 Bats and four shops on the floors, Floor area, will ground be 14,834 sq. f. compared with 6,137 sq. f

the existing houses.

Tenants who are opposing the and three of $250 from H., application include the proprie-The Governor, His Honour, Mr fors of several grocery shops, J. R. Wood and Mrs Wood and tea shop und rice shop. They Str H.E. Pollocek. In the C are represented in the hearing by Mr Gereld Basto, instructed nete section Tan Shtu Kia and No Wal cach donated $1,000 by P. Remedios and Co.

and Ho Kam Tong, Leung Pat Hearing continues this after-

Yue, T. N. Chan, Mak Kan Sang, Kwok Stu Lau and C. Ah Yiup each donated $500.

noon.

RAPE TRIAL BEGINS

Mountain Lodge was the scene on Saturday afternoon of a.pleasant ceremony when Hi Excellency the Governor, Sir William Feel, Chief Scout of Hongkong, and Lady Peol, Chief Guidc, entertained 500 Bov

The trial of a 31-year-old Scouts and Girl Guides to tea

unemployed man, Young and games. Kam, accused of rape, commenced before Mr Justico C. W. Rocco at

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Criminal Session this I tout Hongkong will

moming.

seems obvious to me

be

Yeung pleaded not guilty to most important link in having carnal knowledge of a future air services between married

Chan woman,

Fa. China and Europe," suid Hearing of the case is con without her consent in her Air Marshal Sir John Hig

stone-but near the Junction of Kam Tin and Untong Road, gins, Chairman of the Board New Territories

of Directors of W. G. Arm-

Unuing.

Barrister Admitted

Three men convicted of taking part in rob- bing $14,466.68 from the Prince's Theatre, Nullah Road, Kowloon, unsuc- Mr cessfully appealed against their convic- tion before the Full Court this morning. The appellante were Wu Ah-case appeared to have been ming, 20, LA Wing-kwan, 35, and based on

statements of the Lam Hung, 35, all unemployed. accused

Kowloon District Court Judge Mr Mayne said it was possible RH. Mis-Owene ori July 17that

the appellaris may have found them guilty of participat- ¦ thought at flist that the laws of Ing in the robbery on February Hongkong were such that such 19, this year.

statements could not be used against an accused person.

They were each sentenced to Ave years hard labour and re commended for deportation atter serving their terms,

He added that it may well be

Two others also convleted | might have not appealed.

Denied

that the "legal advice" that pri- zoners in remand were frequent- ly open to from their comrades have subsequently tanged their minds on this point.

Mr Mayne and that provided the Police went through the

procedure J

Laking

To Bar

A Jury of six men and one strong Whitworth Aircraft woman has been empanelled. Ltd when interviewed by a

Outlining the case, Mr G, R. Sneath, Crown Counsel, told the S.C.M. Post representative Court that the complainant lived on Saturday,

with her three young children He is confident that willbirt in her hut. Her husband, who a short time a direct als mail. worked in Kut Tok, only came service will bo established be- home once week on Saturdays, tween Hongkong and Eng-

The event concerned Look land.

sleeping

place curly on the morning of "It seems to be most desirablo June 13, which was a Friday, that tho projected Imperial, while the complainant was Airway route to Australia Leslie George Scarman,

should be linked with the Far. QC, was approved, ad-

The hearing is proceeding. East, and the most practicablo Mr Sneath mitted and enrolled as a Detective Inspector E. R. Moss, airline

Bssisted by way would be for a subsidiary. trom Hongkong, con- Momber of the Bar of The accused is not represent-nocting up with the main Hongkong by the Chief ed" by counsel, Justico, Sir Michael Hogan in the Supramc Court this morning.

The application for Mr Scar. man's admission was made by Mr Arthur Hooton, QC, Solicitor-General, on the instruc- tions of Mr R. E. Moore, ef Messrs Deacons,

Mr Hooton said Mr Searman was called to the Bar of the

Middle Temple in 1938 d call- ed within the Bar in England in 1957.

Me Scarman was therefore The Full Court comprised the proper Chief Justice, Sir Michael statements, he did not know of

experienced and distinguished Hogan. and Me Justice J. R. other rules which would reader member,

such statements Inadmisible. Gregg and Mr Justice A. D.

The Chief Justice sald It gave There had been evidence him much Scholes,

pleasure to approve, Crown Counsel slated; upon admit and enrol Mr Scarman as which the Judge could come to the coelusion that the state-1 member of the Bar of Hong-

kong. menis made wire voluntary,

There was also evidenKE of gambling, free spending and the Thurskry wik appear as Coun- falting of a holiday in Macao,el for an Indian merchant in sn he added.

appeal before the Full Court this afternoon;

All the appellants dented aving taken part in the rob bery. Wu claimed The evidence against him had been fabricated by the Police.

Li maintained that he was inside another theatre in Kow-. loon when the robbery at the Prince's took placo. He said the Follco had forced him to sign a statement.

Same Story

Mr Scarman whe arrived here ΕΛΟΤΣΕ the United Kingdom on

The appellant was convicted last July at the Victoria District Giving the Court's decision, Count of possession of over 1,000 the Chief Justice did the pri-pounds of oplum and sentenced hadronera had told the same story to dve years and fined a sum of

to the District Judge and had 750,000.

Lau pleaded that he been looking for a friend Aberdeen when the robbery

was committed,

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boơn diaboliovedì,

The District Judge found thin their statements had been made The Chief Justice remariosd voluntarily, and the Full Court to Mr D. F. O. Mayne, Crown saw no reason to difer from his Counsel, that the Prosecution concitadony, Sir Michael wpid.

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