1958-12-15 — Page 10

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CHINA MAIL

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1958.

SHEAFFER'S

NEW HAM

WITH I

AYABABLI AP ALL

CHRISTMAS MAIL DELUGE BEGINS Man Wins

On WOMAN WITH New Power Station To

"All Hands

Hands On Deck" At

Post Office For Next 10 Days

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Today marks the beginning of the Post Office's annual Christmas rush. For the next ten days it will be "all hands on deck" and late night work to clear the counters of outgoing mail.

morning

the

This

Deputy In Postmuster General, Mr

thot Hogarth,

in the coming ten-day period will see a stepping-up in tempo of work, and the full staff of the organi. Fallon will be working long hours to clear tons of reall

Mr Hogarth sold that if the follows the posting this year

last year more same trends as 4eople wil be posting letters

and kill

parcels by

Second

tea

year': comparison Agures. There has been an 11 per cent increase to the Untied Kingdom, and a 20 per cent to crease to the US A.

sald, "In all," Mr Hogarth over the Christmas period our There is a 309 work tripled.

Over increase

the cent normal amount of mail "

For some unexplained reason, Mr Hogarth said, there has been 25 cent increase In re- He could give stered hems.

Class Air Moll, rather than hyno explenullon for this. surface mail.

Holding Back

Second Headache

From now until the first week

be working Then they

double"

70 WOUNDS:

MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER

The death of a middle-aged woman who was found in

a Kowloon Hat with more than 70 wounds all over her body in October, was recalled before Miss B. K. Searle this morning at committal proceedings

in which a man in charged with murder.

The proceedings were heard at the Supreme Court bullding.

The defendant is Chan Wai- kung, 47, advertising agent, re- siding at No. 1 Berwick Street. third floor. He is allesed to have murdered Ho Sau-wan, al the sume address on October. 22.

Mr CJ Clancy, Assistan Superintendent of Police, jpro-, secuted, assisted by Divisional

Det. Josp. Chan Kim-wan.

Dr

M. Tech

Forensic

Appeal

Be Against

Opened At North Point

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

The Hongkong Electric Company's new $25 million power station at North Point will be opened this afternoon. Chairman, Mr B. T. Flanagan, will per- form the opening cere- mony at 4.30 p.m.

The "B" Generating Station will begin operating immediately.

Kilewalls has been installed. So for one power unit of 30,00

The station has been designed te accommodate four more simi- Jar units.

The generating plant has been assembled by the English Electric Co of Londoa.

Main

nub-contractors

were

Babcock & Wilcox Ltd, who mip- plied bailer plant, British In- sulated Cullender's Cables, cable and wiring, and Messrs George Pathologist of Police Headquar- Wimpey & Co Ltd who carried ters, Lestified that af 0.45 pout all the civil constructional on October 22, he went to the work including the power station scene of the incident.

bulidings, and foundalon wurk.

On the following morning, he went to the Prisoners' Word at Kowloon Hospital where he ex- watamined the accused.

rus:

"I would seem from our ex-of January, the Post Office will perience of last year, that more their people are holding back mall so as to be able to send it by air to arrive sometime near Christmas."

To date, the Post Offer has dealt with 16,479 parcels for the U.K.. 21,034 parcels for the USA and 11,213 parcela for Conuda. There nre only the main figures, but there are many thousands of other pavels for other countries too.

The average increase of Christ- man parcels going out of Hong- kang this year, so far, is seven und half per cent more than Jast year.

"WE the with have of PORTIN Wiree weeks Chinese New Year,

Then

scoond

As result of his examina-

headache added Mr Hogarth, lion, he made a report to the

Water Colour Exhibition

An exhibition of water colour

Mr Chul puintings by

Hung Sang was officially opened this morning by Mr Luis Chan J St John's Cathedral Hall,

exhibition includes paintings which from landscapes tu portraits.

in-

The recent

also been a There ha crease a kiters posted abroad.

B2

range

Chief Inspector Frank Roberts,

A 1 a.m. that day, he went to the Kowloon Publle Mortuary where he performed a post mor- tem on the deceased.

Dr Teoh said the body was that of a thin-bulit woman four fert 11 inches in height.

External examinatica showed

a total of more than 70 wounds on the head. face, arms, chest, abdomen, back and lower limbs.

Hearing is continuing.

And Your Turn To

Charm Old St.

Nick in a Charming Creation from

Paquerettes

The bulle of this season's social whirl will surely be the stylo-wiso woman who makes her soloction from Paquerettes fabulous collection of party and cocktail dressos,

Special Gift Vouchers

have just been issued

at

Paquerettes

- OPEN TILL 6 P.M. DAILY ...

16 Des Voeux Road, C.

Construction of the present plant started in August, 1956. Then it was estimated that it would not be in commission until the end of 1959.

Right: The new power station at North Point.-China Mail Photo.

BID TO SET ASIDE $48,900 AWARD

Two motions one seeking to set aside an arbitration award and the other seeking to enforce it were heard by Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Supreme Court this morning.

Mr Ho Kar-lau, formerly In the early part of 1955 the tors but subsequent to Mr Ho Fchaco with- compradore of Fehaco, Ltd., is question arose in Fehaco as to leaving Fehoco. asking the Court to set aside an supplying a firm, the Standard drew from the scheme without award of $40,058 made by Ma Shirts Factory LiA., with raw consulting Mr. Ho. At the end

Lederhofer

от credit. to Fehaco, poplin R. V.

Standard of July, Mr Bodeker served Mr terminating Ltd on March 22, 1988.

Shirts had factories where they Ho with a notice In the second motion, Fehaco, made raw poplin into shirts, his compradoreship and Mr. Ho left the firm on August 31, 1956, Ltd, is seeking an order from Counsel added. the Court to enforce the award.

Not Responsible

Value Of Goodwill

Fchaco, Ltd. originally claim ed $250,000 from Mr Ho under un agreement between the Com- as Chinese pany and Mr Ko Manager of the Company.

There was a meeting between Mr Wai and Mr Mr Gettmer, He at which they decided to

After Mr Ho had left, Fehaco, Mr Bodeker's instructionis, sive Standard Shirts credit upon to $150,000. Some months later transferred the Standard Shirts Mr Wal won approached by debit in their books to the com- Standard Shirts to buy poplin pradore's account and claimed | from o local firm for cash and payment from Mr Ho, Coun-

to sell it to Standard Shirts on

eci enid. Ultimately the matter. credit..

Dispute

Loitering

STERLING SILVER TIP

From the Files:

25

years AGO

"arrest at Loa

Conviction T Angeles of Red O'Rior-

den, a noted Detroit gange-

Mr Justice A. D. Scholes at ter, under an indictment for the Appeals Court this murder and on suspicion morning quashed the con of being involved in the viction and sentence of tragedy of the Lindbergh three months against baby last year, has brought

Ng 30-year-old

to light the fact that among Tung-yuk, on a charge of the recent victims of kid- being a suspected person nappers is Mr Charles

found loitering.

παπ,

Mr. Justice Scholes held that Chaplin.

The comedian, according to a in the case appellant had statement made by a Depart- Justice investigator, was kidnapped on the night of

the main evidence was that the attempted pockets.

to

picit peopment of

"But this is an expresion of August 25 and was held captive cpinion and we do not know for 12 hours, and then released what it in alleged that appellanton payment of £4,000, ransom. complaints to the netually did that constituted the. He made no

pelice but hired private ide- offence.

tors.

Avtor

"In my opinion there is insuf-tectives to run down his abduc ficient evidence to support the

Chaplain was returning conviction," his Lordship sald.

Mir Justlec Scholes also home late at night after escort- ing Mias Paulete Goddard, the months leading lady in his forthcoming to her Beverly · Rili alm

his car residence when accused crowded to the kerb and he was

allowed arr

appeal against

sentence

brought by Ho

nine of

Ming on

that the

a

to

Wis

charge of possession of heroin. Remorking had a clean record, his Lord-seized by a number of men. ship reduced the sentence five month

AM afraid as regard His Lordship dismissed three other appents against sentence of the Colony, that we close and one against conviction.

"I the trade and business

The appellants in these cases the year under a heavy were Tang Wing. sentenced cloud of depression, but I to six months. for heroin hope that cloud will it to possession,

Yiu - man, Ng

some extent during 1984," sentencod to ono year for

or said His Excellency the theft, Lam 'Dong, sentenced to

10 months for theft and breach Governor, Sir William Peel, cf police supervision, and Leung addressing the members of filing, tentenced to three months the Legislative Council yes- for conviction on a charge of

terday. hervin possession.

Armed Robbery

"

Creditora of the Hongkong

Cream Manufacturing Company Ltd which recently went into voluntary liquida tion held a meeting in Bank Annexe Building to receive a roport from the Liquidator, Mr S. N. Chat.

A Chinese armed with a knife robbed a Chinese woman of a purso containing 2 B of mancy on the staircase of No. 68 Junction Road yesterday,

The Police have arrested a Chinese following the snatching of a sum of money from another DEHABILITATION of Chinese outalde No. 10 South silver in the United States at a price well above wall Rood last night.

world parity and ratification of the London Silver Argot-

the latent sensational deve-

Name Changedment by President Roosevelt

An extraordinary meeting of topments in America's Na- the Board of Directors and share- tional Recovery Drive.

holders of China Provident Loan

2

& Mortgage Co. Ltd., this after- zoon unanimously passed a re-

against .. PROTEST solution that the name of the A the

of Issuing company be changed to China

summons without giv- The meeting was held in the ing details of Provident Co., Ltd.

the Was made office of Union Trading Co., alleged offence Alexandra House.

by Mr. W. A. Mackinlay when he appeared before went to arbitration under the Thefts From Cars Mwynne-Jones at the

arbitration clause in the ogree- ment.

Mr Ho counter-claimed for accounts and enquiries in res-

A camera, valued at $150, wos Kowloon Magistracy on be peet

ot dealings between Feheco, Ltd, and three other

Mr Ho maintained that in the stolen from a private car park half of Miss B. Fair who Mr Bernacchi said that Mr circumstances

the transactioned outside No. 379 Queen's was summonsed by Traffic companies and for an BSSCSS- ment of the value of the good- Wal conferred with Mr Gottmer with Standard Shirts had bean Road, East, yesterday. Clothing

Saunders for and they decided to give credit ('faken over by Mr Goitmer valued at $20 was stoken from Inspector will to which Mr Ho claimed

another private car parked out driving at an excessive he was entitled in respect of on such an arrangement-first direct, that he was not respon-

Inter for asible and not even

consulted side No. 34 Lee Gorden Rood. speed-through Nathan Road business introduced. No award up to $150,000 and

(urther $159,000, making $300,000 and it was in direct breach of

was made on the counter-claim. } In all. There was a dispute as the agreement to give Standard+++++++++++ |||||~||~ffufojoje | alt about 6.55 p.m. on:De-

Mr Osvald Choung (Instricted by Mr P. A. L. Vine of Deacons) is appearing for Fehaco, Lid.

Hearing Is continuing. ·

to when Mr Ho came to know Shirts credit for only $150,000. Mr Brook Bernacchi (in- structed by Mr P. L. Lam) for about the matter.

Mr Bernacchi asked the Court. the applicant (Mr Ho Kur-lay) Counsel said that it was Mel to set aside the award, said there was a company in Ho's case that he was not in Holland which had a Hongkong formed of the transaction, that subsidiary of the same name.

it was obviously a risky one, Mr Ho was compradore of the that he would never have Hongkong branch of this firm agreed to it, that it was direct- for a number of years,

ly contrary to the $150,000 Umit Counsel sold the word credit and was in breach "compradore" was peculiar to his agreement with Air Wnd. Hongkong and very generally a Against that it was Fchaco's compradore WRE A person case that Mr Ho came to know responsible for making Chinese connections for the Arm,

Reorganisation

"To drow a porpantage

of

of what was done very shortly afterwards and never expressed any disapproval.

Counsel said that Standard Bhirts crashed and became in- olvent towards the end of 1935, profits of that business as 'com leaving them owing Fehoco mission and in some cases ho nearly $300,000. He said that Mr guaranteed the buskera that Gotimer was replaced by Mr he brought in.

Rodeker in March 1960. Valuablo.

In the early 1950's the Dutch Firm In Hongkong was

organised into a subsidiary by the name of Fyhácó, · Ltd, the controlling interest being still In the firm in Holland.

About this time Feharo nc- agency that quired a valuat Hind belonged to Standard Shirts from a firm called Etof Hansson, After the reorganisation Mr said Mr Bernacchl. Furthermore à Ho continued na compradore firm which was subsequently In- for Febaco,

formed, under an corporated had been Agreement dated January 14, called Lover Shirts Ltd. Intended at least to meat Elof Hansson's

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Ltd

Mr Bornacchi · said that the orders which were for made up events which largely formed the shirts,

dj khals of te müliraŭion occurred Shares in this Company were

in 1935. In 1954 6. Mr Szeto originally held by Mr Bodeker Wal joined Fehaco ne asaltant and Mr. Wal and

compradore under an agreement tives of Mr. Wal.

certain rela-

batwoon himself and Mr Ho. Mr Bernacchi went on to say, In 100 and 1950 the Hongkong that nacheme of arrangemmit manager of Tchaco was Metod been entered into between Standard Shirts and their credl-

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"Got your' dollar ready?”

cember 3, and for dangerous driving in Jordan Road a few minutes later.

Mr Mackinlay pleaded guilty to the first charge and pald Miss Fair could not deny or +++ admit it because she was not looking at her speedometer. As regards the 'second charge he would like to know what` in this

câse constituted dangercus driving before he returned his plen

Hip

Worship registered a convicition on the first obarge, imposing a $10 Ano, but dis- mirsed the second.

Two large passenger tero- planes were brought to the Colony on Thursday' by the Dollar liner President Hoover. They are discharged over the aide of the vessel fato a fighter and taken to the flying fold at Kal Tak for assembly. The machines are destined for service between Canton and the north. They were built by the Stindon Airoraft Corpora- tion at Michigan and are con- signed to the China-America |Airways Company of Canton.

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