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111lbs Of Opium

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Found In

His Cabin

A 58-year-old oil merchant from Pakistan, Currim Rahim, who was found to have bag containing 111 lbs of raw opium worth about $100,000 on his arrival from Karachi, was sentenced to three years and 3 fine of $5,000 or an- other six months for possession of the opium by Judge B. J. Jennings at the Victoria District Court this morning.

A nolle prosequi was entered by the Prosecution Three RN

CRIC,

on two charges of conspiracy to deal and im- purt raw opium against the accused.

Two other accused

the Fatchali Latha Ebruth, ve, Lextile merchant. of and Tse Tak -erings, Tanganya,

Matthew Choy. 30, assistant manager, charged with

conspiracy were remunderl Bus iternoon for their lol.

Euribo

additionally AVILA charged with the opiumm posses.

to

Pleading guilty to the posSCS- alon charge, Curr through his Counsel, the Hon. Lou d'Almada, Q.C., unfolded a long story of how he came to be in passion of the drug.

Bag Left

On

He suld he came to Hongkong with Ebrahimi

" business transaction and while on the trip from Karuel by sa Vie- torin, Ebrables allegedly placed

bag Cuntung the Fulider bis bed. bis cabin.

Dolman sleeved

Ebradim, it was alleged th the ship at Colombo to fly hongkang, and Currim did not 14/01 4 presence of the upitala to de ship's officers for itat of satir cultsequelices,

M d'Almada said when the

Ships Arrive

Police enquired about the opium OTHERS HELD

when the ship ducked long- kung, Currim had assisted them in their enquiries

Mr Desmond Blayne, Crown Counsel, told the Court trust the

UP BY FOG

My PhAET] was found in Currim's cab on the Victoria when the The British

Ol

ship arrived in Hongkong September 25 The cabin had boon shared by Ebrahim during The journey trum Karachi to

Colombo

Knew Of Drug

The

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M Mayor uld there was

Currim suggestion had anything to du with sigglers

there oplum evidence

that he knew the presence of Bie drug prior lu The goods

arriving in Hong-

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JUDGE ORDERS BROKER

TO RETURN

$91,150 IN SHARES

An elderly Chinese merchant this morning obtained judg- cruisar Coylon

ment from Mr Justice C. W. Reece in the Supreme Court (photographed,aboral, destroyer Cavalier and the

for the return of $91,150 worth of shares from a stock- frigato Chichostor arrived in port this moming.

broker who was said to have fled to Japan with his wife. They are rec of the seven

Far East

The plaintiff merchant Blation ships of the due to spend the Christmas flou Leung of 9 Landale Street.

He was represented by Mr vacation in Hongkong.

Instructed by Because of heavy log outside Brook Bernacchi, the harbour, the arrival of the four others the aircraft carrier Albion and

Mr P. C. Woo.

was

The plaintiff said that on Agrell | charge made by the Bank and 20 the Hotel shares were worth he also ordered that the defen- $17.90 each and the Docks, $43.00 | dent return the other 1,000 each. Yesterday the shares had Į Dock shares and 3,600 Hotel rison to $21.40 and $46.50 shares to the plaintiff or, alter- respectively.

natively to pay him $91,180 (the The broker, a member of the Mr Justice Reece ordered that value on April 28) teas tho Royal Fleet Stock Exchange, way Raymond the 500 shares be returned to volue of any shares returned to Auxiliary ships Tidesurse, Cltung, alias Chung Han-wah of the plaintiff subject to any ithe plaintiff (at the same value). Reliant and Resurgent were 5 Tung Shan Terrace, top floor. delayed until this afternoon, Both he and his wife, formerly HMS Albion, wearing the Gag Betty O'Hoy, were named us

Second-In-Command, contest the action.

Par Daal Station, was to have led

quantity volved was ut il of Rear Admiral V. C. Begg, Flog | Jefendants, but they did not large amount, which would de | Omcer, ehntheus larm to these people who were induced in dings.

Sentencing the accused, Judge Jungs Suld attempts had been made to shag vui opium in Hungdung. Prosecutions had Joven frequent but those

volved WITC mostly mere carriers.

the visiting feel from Singapore, “ The plaintif testibed that up But because of the delay of his to April last year he had been nagship. Admiral Begg boarded | buying and selling shares had an the Chichester to arrive in port through Chung and this morning.

Curtim was represented by Me d'Almadu und Mr S. V. Giluns, instructed by Mr F. X, d'Almada, Tse was represented by Mr Patrick Yu, on the in- siruction of Mr Victor Lam, uf Messrs Ford, Kwan and Co.

AMERICAN

RETURNS

Private Richard G. Corden, utie of the American soldiers

taken prisoner of war in Korea

arid who elected to stay in China after the ceasefire, cross-

ed the Hongkong border cerly

this afternoGGAL.

He said he hoped to be back

America for Christmas." never intended to stay in China permanently, I was just waiting for the most suitable time to return-and this is it."

arrangement with him whereby This is his first visit to Hong-Chung would deposit his shari Kong amce he took over from scripts with the Hongkong und Vice Admiral L. G. Durlacher 11 Shanghai Banking Corporation and obtain advances for an up Singapore on December 2.

to 50 per cent of the value of the shares,

Triad Man

Gaoled For

18 Months

A 40-year-old member of

E

In Wife's Name

The plaintif said that Chang told him he would deposit the shares in his wife's name and obtain the advances through her because he did not want to mix up the plaintiff's money with lus because he also had Inciller ut the bank.

Last December Chung bought

A

MAN KILLS HIMSELF BY

FALLING UNDER BUS

man who throw himself in front of a b. in an attempt to commit suicido on July 7, this year, was the sub- ject of an inquest at Kowloon Court this morning. The man. Lau Shum, 39, un- employed, had his thigh pinned under a wheel of the bus. The Incident occurred at the junc- tion of Lung Kwong Road and Prince Edward Road. He was admitted to Kowloon Hospital, where he died on July 12.

is being The inquest

hoid before Mr T. Creedon sitting as Coroner.

A jury of two women and one man returned a verdict of

"by death

his own

hand,'

on his behalf 6,000 shares in the adding that the driver was in red society was sent to prison Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels no way to blame. for a period of 18 months when Ltd, and 1,500 shares in the membership of a triad society Co Ltd, said the plaintiff. he pleaded guilty to charges of Hongkong and Whampoa Dock

and criminal

Intimidation, bú-

Driver's Evidence

The driver H. O. Wong, en-

Bus Company testified that on July 7, at 8.18 m. he

Jore Mr 1. M. S. Donnel at He said that in April is played by the Kowloon Motor Kowloon Court this morning. year he decided to settle ac- The defendant, Ng Hung,counts with Chung so he sold alius Tai Shaw, unemployed, 2,500 Hotels shares. On Apri: 24 driving his bus in Kowloon

Lot to see her again.

the Police on Chung handed was arrested by

him three December 15, on a complaint by receipts. Onc was for 1,000 prostitute, Ng Sheung, who Dock phares and 1,500 Hotel alleged that he threatened to sharos which were held against Kowloon Sub-Treasury kill her after she had told him an overdraft of $30,000.

One day as she was coming The plaintiff said he accepted downstairs from her room, she this overdraft as being for his The Kowloon Sub-Treasury saw the defendant waiting at benont. situated at No. 457, Nathan Hond the buttom of the stairs. He Is to move to new premises at was armed with n trianguler No. 35, Argyle Street where Ole. business will

To Move

be conducted

New Road

#s

Work will begin coon on the construction

of an approach road to the new Milliary Ceme-

tery at Cape Collinson.

The approach road, which

She ran back upstairs

and

Drainage Works (281

For Kowloon

Door Closed

City.

was

When he reached the junction of Lung Kwong Road and Prince Edward Road, be saw the deceased walk forward and drop on his face on the road. about two foot in front of the bus.

The driver said he applled the brakes, but was unable to avold him.

New Feeder Road To Be Built In NT

A ton-foot-wide feeder road is to be constructed to connect Luk Keng Village with the Shatakok Road, in the New Ter ritories.

The now road will be about a mile long and will run zouth- wards from the Shatakok Road, following roughly the shoreline. An old bridge, which passes stream flowing through Chung Valley, is to be enlarged. the protective bund in the Nam

The rebuilt bridge, to be con- riructed of concrete, will have

ovor a

a span of 70 Zeot,

Construction work will take about a year to complete.

Man Gaoled

For Stabbing

Mr Justice A. D. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morn- ning sentenced Cheung Sang, 33, When he got out of the bus a watchman, to three years and ho found a whool was planingpix months and six strokes of the man to the ground by hin the cane when he pleaded guilty right thigh,

to a charge of wounding.

י

Extensive TB

Dr T. C. Lee, of Kowloon

trom Saturday, December 27. locked herself in one of the He continued that the other The Sub-Treasury's present pre-

empty flats, He tried to get two receipta Were for 500 ruises in Nathan Hood will be in, but could not. He was later | Docks which Chung undertook closed on the same day.

arrested.

to return on April 28 and 2,000 Hotels which Chung pro-

Cheung was also ordered to be mised to return on April 20.

"At about 1 pan, on April

placed under Police supervision for one year. Ho had a previous 28 I went to Chung's office at

conviction for falling to report 10 Ice House Street and I found

knowledge of arms in 1952. the door closed," the plaintiff Hospital, who performed a post The Prosecution said on The told the Court. He added that mortem on the deceased, said right September 28, the ac- Drainage and newerage works ho had gono there previously death, in his opinion, was dus cured had a quarrel with will be half a mile in length, to serve the first stage exten-around the same time on many to extensive tuberculosis of both another man outside a hut near will also serve the Governmentsion of the Lo Fu Ngam re-occasions and the door bad al- lungs. Ho sald deceased had the Kowloon Walled City, and Crematorium at Cape Collinson. settlement estate, Kowloon, will ways been open.

tho appearance of being a the complainant, Ng Sheng who The road, starting from Cape be put in hand towards the

heroin addict.

was in the hut, camo out and Collinson Road, will pass | raiddle of January,

told him not to quarrel through tho new Colonial The drainage works are plan-¡tact both Mr and Mrs Chung P. C. 007 Lo Hang-tong of

A dispute arose, and Cheung Cemetery.

Elec to serve four domestic at their residence, but found Traffic Office Kowloon, sald he stabbed Ng with

a carpenter's blocks, with accommodation for they had moved. Since then took a platement from the de

knite. | abut 4,000 people, which will be ho had been unable to trace ceased at the Kowloon Hoita!

arasut, Ng received a erected to the north of the them, but he learned that they after the incident.

fractured skull. existing buildings.

had gone to Japan.

Witness said deceased told him in mitigation, the accused Alt water service reser-

that he had trind previously to said that his right hand

Air Service Refused

He said then he tried to con-

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voir, with n capacity of two The plaintiff cald that he was hang himself as he was suffering withered and that he had been The Govertiment Gazette million gallons, willl also be only able to trace 500 shares de from an incurable disease, adding attacked by the complainant notified today that an applico ulit to supply sea water, for posited in his name at the ankthat he also had no money. first. tion by the Far East Aviation flushing purposes to Lo Fu which the Bank was now hold- Co.. d. for licence to th | Ngam. augurato

Ing pending the outcome of the

Printed and published by TaeNCE GORDON Newlands, Prance once daily service The new service reservoir | action. He obtained an interim between Itongkong-Talpel and will be situated on a hill behind Injunction on Apri 39 to pro- for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-8 return has been retured,

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