1959-01-19 — Page 10

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MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1959.

Car Firm BUSINESSMEN GO ON

Salesman Gaoled

A car salesman accused of embezzling $1,100 from

Far East Motors Ltd. AVALL

sentenced to two

weeks' guol by Mr Derek i

Cous at Central Magis

tracy this morning.

EUROPEAN CHARGED At Aberdeen Today

WITH STRIKING

A POLICE

OFFICER

The salesman Lam Sze-wing A 48-year-old European, Bruce Munro-Smith.

43, was also sentenced to one!

your In Raul for breaching a deportation order Lam, who had six previous convictions,

was deported for life In 1951. . Al a previous hearing, Detee- tive Sub-Inspector R. Russell said Lam Joined

L.

Far

East Motors In September, 195", as a car salesman at a monthly salary of $200 plus commission.

The following month, Lam arranged the sale of used Hill- ina car to Lee Dal-yee for $1,300.

On October 11, at Kowloon, Lee Rave Lam a cheque tor $300 is deposit. This was wit- nessed by a car broker who introduced the two parties.

and

The following day, Lam re crived $800 from Mr Lee handed him a receipt.

Lam did not hand the $1,100

le the sales manager.

to the

The court was old Lam hud since made restitution company.

Now

is

the

Time

of 205 Lyton House, Mody Road, appear ed before Mr I. M. S. Donnell at Kowloon Court this morning on charges of using abusive language in a public place, obstructing and assaulting a officer.

He pleaded not gulity to the charges through his solleitar, Mr 1. H. A. MacCallum, of Wil- Grist, Sub-Insp. kinson and Alex. Liu prosecuted.

נזס

Police

puller

a

When questioned, the sald he was waiting for

He gave the puller European, a chance to go inside to find his

nssenger.

Later he came out with Munro-Smith.

the Pollre In- On seeing speetor, Muñro-Smith allegedly said, "What's wrong." The In

Sub-Insp. Pat told the court this morning that he had been plain clothes duty outside the Sportsman's Arms, Cornwall Rand on December 14, with spector said he replied he in- Police party. He said that tended to ust the

sow a hicksaw outside the bar.

The officer id he intended

to arrest the ricksaw puller as he know $207 had no licence.

you

will

that. appreciate those

beautiful, warm wool knit dresses

NOW SHOWING

"

Paquerettes

shop late Mondays

rickshaw

puller. The defendant, the in- spector raid, then replied "Į want him to stay here."

The inspector asked defen- know if you dant, "I want to really ordered the rickshaw Faller to stay here, otherwise I will arrest him."

MY SERVANT

The defendant then became angry, S.1. Pat said, he swore and said, "I am an Englishpan. You are my servant, get away." Then, it is alleged, the defend- ani used the back of his hand and slapped the Inspector across the face.

5.1. Pat said he cautioned de- fendant, saying there would be Erce charges against him, namely using abusive language,

Assaulting obstructing and

Police officer,

ET

"The European then apologi.. sed to me," saying in Mandarin and he was a

be was sorry

Ittle bit drunk, stated the Inspector.

man called for

an Emergency

Mr J. Caler explains procedure at Aberdeen Fish Mar- kei to Dr H today. Mr 1. Peterson is on Dr Bill's left- China Mail Photo.

DR HILL SEES

LOCAL

FISH MARKETS

ANOTHER

SHEAFFER'S ACHIEVEMENT

THE POPULARLY PRICIO

Imperial

WITH

SHEAFFERS

Cylindrical Gold Point and modern touch down filling.

AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL LEADING STORES. Jan

TRIAL Three Charged

With DCI Certificates Conspiracy

From the Files

25

years AGO

Mo shortly be

[R John Thomas Cotton,

celebrating his 50th year of residence in Hongkong told reporters that when he

Three Chinese company executives went on first came to Hongkong as corporal in the Royal trial this morning for allegedly conspiring Artillery, the only muin to get comprehensive certificates, of thoroughfare was Queen's Road which extended from origin to export prawns and shrimps to Wanchai to the Gas Works the United States "by fraudulent means at West Point. and dishonest devices". The three men are Lee Po-on, of 2 Wood Road, was the first in West Point,

second floor, director of Pan Asia Supply Parade Ground used to slope Company; Ling Hon-wai, alias Hemy Ling, but was levelled by the milliary 39, of 3 Homuntin Street, first floor, manager¦ Mr Colton, formerly with

Department, of the company and To Tat-ng, of 46 Haven Prisons

Customs and finally Street, second floor, export manager of the nongkong Hotel Company saf

company.

There were no trains, onty rickshaws. The Rope Factory

He also revealed that Murray

authorities.

the the

the Commodore was the first to build on the Peak, Liten and then Sir Robert Ho Tung, He recalled second

the building of the Peak Trumway when ever's

whe carried

by up brick women and small children.

Link, the second is also ac- Mr Mayne said Pan Asia Mr Beillios, cused with corruptly giving a Supply Company of 362 Des Government clerk $1,200 as a Vocux Road Central, roward for assisting their com- floor, was a partnership of the pany by falsifying recorda kept three defendants all of whom by the Department of Com- took an active part in its

management. merce and Industry.

The second de- fendant was the manager and

third was its the

export manager. They specialised In exports to the United States.

In February, 1956, the can pany registered with the DC & for certificates of origin to export shrimps and prawns to the United States. It was agreed

The case is before Judge B. the Victoria J. Jennings at District Court.

The Hon. Leo D'Almada, QC, and Mr Patrick Ya are appearing for the accused on the instructions of Mr Peter Mo.

By Agreement

An editorial in the SCMP said: "Hongkong waite patiently for the day when Imperial Airzaya liners will alight at Kai Tak and provide direct transport to Croydon in

ago.".

☆ ☆ ☆

AMONG those attending

It

Mr Desinoud Mayne said in that the processing of shrimps a time not imagined when Bri- his opening address that by and prawns would be carried fish pioneers established this agreement between Hongkong out at the Dairy Farm Cold Colony Less than 100 years and the American Treasury, Storage at East Point. certain categories of goods pre-

Early in 1957 the importation sumed to be or Chinese or

of

shrimps And Hongkong Korean origin may be imported

USA was stopped, States into the United

prawns to from

but it was resumed in June, Hongkong provided they were

the reunion dinner of covered by comprehensive and apparently since then the

business of Pan Asia had been former students of Trinity certificate of origin

exportation College, Dublin, provided thet

tha fixed almost exclusively certain had

prawns to the been

gone of shrimps and

Hongkong Club, were Dr Meanwhile another Police Dr Charles Hill, Chancellor of the Duchy of procedures

through in relation to the goods USA and its dependencies.

G. V. Griffith, Mr C. G. Lancaster, visited the wholesale fish in order to qualify them.

Seized

Perdue, Dr. R. E. Totten- The various procedures were markets of Aberdeen and Kowloon, the designed to ensure that the

ham, Mr E. H. Williams, According to Crown Counsel, Mr G. S. Kennedy-Skipton, Aberdeen fisheries office and the Kow. goods certified were manufac

in March 1957 in investigation Mr E. G. Stewart and Mr Tured or processed in

into the sales of the company loon Wholesale Vegetable Market this Colony. Mr Mayne sald

These procedures varied. For started and a great number of G. Woods. shrimps and prawns, the pro-documents, accounts and letters morning.

cedures laid down were that were seized at their office, at the commodity had to be landed the Dalry Form and also at theį at Aberdeen Fish Market from Department of Commerce and

Hongkong-registered vessel industry. then sold at an auction ducted by the Co-operative and Marketing Department.

Unit car, and took the de-

fendant

hack to

Police Station.

Telmshatsul

NOT DRUNK

He Was sent to Kowloon Ilospital for a medical ex- umination. A doctor certiße:l the defendant was not drunk.

Mr MacCallum said his client did not assault the Inspector. He submitted the Inspector had not identified himself. He said his client only swore at the officer

Was and

only his making

with gesture hond.

Mr MacCallum said the only the Inspector had charged his client was that

rerson

he

was afraid to Lose fees before

his subordinates.

Hearing le continuing.

Police Flats Robbery: Man

Discharged

An unemployed man accused of A robbery In the police mace rled quarters was dischargeil by Mr Derek Cons of Central Magialency this morning when the Prosecution entered nolle prosequi.

Lea

Co-

Dr Bill and Mr Harold Evans, Public Relations Officer to the Prime Minister were accom- panied during the tours by Mr

Cater, Registrar of operatives and Director of Mar- keling, Mr K. W. J. Topley, Director Designate of the de partment.

ป.

At the

Aberdeen fisheries office, Dr Hill was met by Mr L. S. Au. Assistant Fishery Officer and Mr Y. S. Yu, Acting Fishery Officer.

they wen! Later

to the Wholesale Aberdeen

Fish Markel, where Dr Hill was welcomed by Mr C. Y. Tsang, the manager, and Mr I. Peter- Marketing Meer, and sen, other officials.

Here, he witnessed cuction sale.

a ish

U.S. Carrier,

9 Ships Here

The

For Week

40,000-ton

the

con-

The commodity also had to be sold to registered buyers and be escorted to the cold store by

and

prawns

*

The Cuban Government has boon seized by Colonel Batista, the It was found that the Dairy commander-in-chief of

Martial law has been Form had on a number of Ariny.

from cold declared. Colonel Batista's coup Occasions released

Commerce and followed the outbreak of a pen store against Industry forms uncertified cral strike. There is how- ship-ever a widespread belief that

of Batista himself will

overthrown.

under

certificates

soon be

a marketing inspector. At the shrimps and prawns for

shrimps and ment Cold Store, the prawns were required to be origin. kept in specified places separat-

It was also discovered that on ed from any Chinese or uncerti-

Ave separate occasions applien- American ded shrimps and prawns,

tions under DC & I forms for York- The shrimpe nircraft carrier

TOR Sale: 1982 of for a total would then be processed and of 01.000 tbs of Chrimps and F Austin Seven2 model town flying the flag of would Rear Admiral E. E.

prawns had not been dealt with Two new by a DC.I. Revenue officer, In

tyres. Owner Colestock arrived this older to nuke up for wastage in they should have in the stock morning for a week's re-processing, the Department al account kept by the Department, driven $975. Tudor Ford Mr Mayne sold that investiga-saloon in good running order lowed for wastage up to 25 per creational visit.

tions were also made in respect $800. Standard 1980, com- cent.

of the 25 рет cent wastage

The USS Yorktown, is under the command of Captain P. F. Bedell. She has a peace-time complement of 2,000 men.

Account

como from

Α

орет the

allowed and it came to fight that pletely overhauled, $650. The party then erossed the

Mr Mayne sald that the although the normal wastage harbour to visit the Kowloon

Quantity of these Hongkong In the processing was actually

seven-storey · Chinese Wholesale Fish Markel and

Shortly after the arrival of shrimps and prawns would be nearer 38 per cent than 25 per Vegetable the carrier Commodore G. D. A. entered in a stock account. cent, varying according to the restaurant, known as the Kam Kowloon Wholesale Market.

Gregory, Commodore - in -

The exporter had to apply to size of the shrimps, Pan Asla Loong, has been built on a site

to have only

at the corner of Wing Lok Dr Hill then went to the Kow-Charge, Hongkong, called on the Department of Commerce always managed loen British Council Library Rear Admiral Colestock,

and Industry for exportation 25 per cent wastage. The in Street and Des Voeux Road ference being that the difference facing the Sincere Co and the Rear Admiral Colestock will and for a certificate of "origin, where he was met by Mr S. C.

uncertified Alexander, Director.

return the call this afternoon Details of this would be entered had

Crown Sun Company and will at HMS Tarar.

in the Department's register and shrimps and prawns,"

Counsel alleged.

for business before Nine other U.S. ships also the stock was checked.

Chinese New Year. bc Hearing is continuing. The application would recreational visit. They are approved only if there the Taylor, Jenkins. Walker.guileient Hongkong shrimps Fechteler. Plokaway, McCala, and prawns to cover the appll- Fiching. Preston and Ufoden. cation. Once this was approved, by The

Rear Admiral R. S. Clarke, the stock account would Australian Government Trade

Commissioner in Hong-Commander of Carrier Division debated with the amount and They originally claimed that kong Mr K. T. Ridley returned 5, left Hongkong this morning the DC&I prepared another form which was collected by the ex- Lee had stolen a diamond rin.to the Colony this morning from the 45,000-ton aircraft ca-

porter or his agent from the a lady's wrist watch, a fountain four months leave in Austraila, rler Midway after a week's rɔ-

via Singapore, by CPA.

creational visit. pen and about-9600 in cash,

Comprehensive Certificate Origin Office.

Before the court was Man-chong. 31.

Road. second floor.

Continuing the tour, De' Hill went to the Ric Range, north of Kal Tak Airport at noon where he met men of the Lon cashire Regiment in camp there.

arrived today for a wock's of 5 Hospital

Folice had alleged that Lee rebbed Yim Kin-hing, at Rooin 114. Block 2, police married quarters, Hollywood Road on Jimary 10.

Plan To Replace 70-Year-Old

Houses In Yaumati

were

ΟΙ

The top half of this form was presented to the cold storage who released the quantity of shrimps and prawns shown.on the form

After these had been export. ed, the exporter completed the bottom half of the form and handed it in together with ship- ping documents the Cam

to

Motorist Hits Car,

4 People, Fined $100

A motorist who knocked down four pedestrians after hitting another, car was fined $100 in Central Magistracy today.

Mr K. A. S. Phillips ordered

his licence to be endorsed,

After hitting the car, Wong overtook it and knocked down four people.

His car then mounted tho pavement outside the Metropole Theatre on the south side of King's Road and hit a lämp post. The owner of the damaged car stopped and spoke to Wong

The motorist, Wong Kwal-who said that his brakes did not tim, od 8 Eagle Rood, third work.

Examined by police inter, the

Yaumall Louses Mr Rudy Lau, Architect, Hastings and Co. represented prehensive Certificate of Origin floor, had pleaded not guilty trakes were found to be sound Five houses in the district, which were estimated cald that the houses were in the applicants,

Tenancy

It is proposed to

due to

Omce.

of carries driving at a pre- The four people. Wong. hit to be about 70 years ok were dilapidated condition

The 39 opposing tenants are

This office prepared a certivious hearing but reversed his suffered ällght Injuries, PART the subject of an |exemption | their age.

represented by Mr Lawrence

Mr A. al Aroulli (for Wong) application before

Leong, Instructed by PC. Wong cate of origin in quadruplicate, plea this morning to guilty.

The original' end a copy WOTE The prosecutor, Sub-larpettor asked the court to take a lenient. Tribunal this morning.

orect Ave, and Co; Mr H. L. Hu, Instructed

and Co, and given to the exporter who sent R. Webster said that on October view of the case ar Tong bad The Tribunal presided over | six-storeyed blocks on the site by Ford, Kwan by Mr J. H. G. Way with Mra at a cost of $250,000, - and M. X. Lam and Co; Mr Gerald the original to the importer in 19, last year, Wong was driving a clean record since 12006 E. L. Sommerfelt and Mr R. M.teking a year to complete. Basto, Instructed by Peter Mo the United States and the cops wong Peacock Road behind an,

Mrs Yeung Suct-pe, one of and Co; Mr P Chan of Lau, to a bank for lotters of credit other car. Schroff received 'plans for the

sent to the Miss P.A copy was also ********* | proposed building scheme to the joint applicants and owner Clan' and Ko; and

United States Conmilate Printed and published by Tratner GORDON NEWLANDS PEARCE replace No. 347-333 Shanghal of houses 251 and 303, ap- Lowby of Russ and Co.

peared on behalf of other spe Hearing continues this after Cienoral and the last copy was

retained by the Department, for and on behalf of South China Morning, Port Limited of 1-3 Btreat, Kowloon.

! `༞ *། Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. In his report on the existing plicants. Mir G. Hampton of noon.

160 Des Voux Road C.

Tef. 27-157

Trying to avoid hitting the car, he had⋅ madhi tari zerror ‘of About 30 feet from the junc- ljudiment and knocked down on of King's and Pergock Road, the four people, Mr Arotill wild. Wong was given 24 hours to Wong's car hit the rear of the éke in front,

pay the fine. 20

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