1959-01-20 — Page 10

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Kai Tak Dredging Company Is Sued

The French dredging company employed on the Kai Tak scheme was sued by a Chinese sub-contractor for $5,438 be- fore Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in the Supreme Court this morning.

LETTERS TO

THE EDITOR

Old Hongkong

Sir--The better querying my rial ment regarding the Butter- hi and Swire site us one of 1 Carliest occupied by the es Cant cellers in Hongkong, is rument. I thould have said thei ite necupied by the farmer of Butterick and Swipe. I have no records to tell

them befor ar win e super Butterfield and. Swup arrived in HusrhoN.

My cortis tell me that at herth Butterfeld and Swire Ar an old established Far East Itut Corne ta fn, they did Hongkong until 1870. Perhaps and Swire's could trüel. tell us something about this.

The sum is alleged to be the balance of money owing for removing overburden from thej Company's quarry at Cha Kwa 14 and Ling between August September 4, 1950.

The plaintin, Wong Tin-lung is reptisented by Mr Oswald Cheung instructed by Mr B.S. McEncy.

The defendant company, Societe Francaise d'Entreprises et de Travaux de Dragages

is represented by Mr Public, Brook Bernacchi, Instructed by Me 1.F.G. Dennis.

STOPPED WORK Arding to Mr Cheung, in July, 1956 the plaintiff took over a sub-contract for removing the overburden at $1.00 per cuble | yard when the original

Anancial

Contractor difficulties.

Into 101

sub-

He worked from July 6 p August 4, and the amount due under the sub-contract up this time was about $14,000, but only pald Was the plainti $1,488 by Teng Yat who had the

from contract

I do not wish to be dogmatic, original

lost during

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ALLEGED AFTER-HOUR DRINKS

Police Officer Tells Of 2.05 Visit

Sub-Insp. G. Phillips of Bay -View Police Station, testified at the hearing of bar a charge against å manager of selling liquor after hours that he saw n European customer re- ceive a

beer glass of across the bar and, hand over "what I thought was a $10 note" in the early hours of December 5. Defendant, Albert Wu, 40, of 11A North Point Road, second dear, Manager of the Arizona Bar, North Point, pleaded not guilty.

He was represented by Mr L. J. D'Almada Remedios,

of Almada Remedios and Co, Sub-Insp. Phillips told Mr 1. T. Morris at Central Magistracy this morning, ut about 1.30 a.m. went to the bar with another Police Sub-Inspector in plain clothes,

Woman's Voice

At 2 a.m., he noticed the main light in the bar and the fute box

and switched off

heard a woman's volce shout "time".

At 2.05 a.m. a party of five Europeans entered. They went

of Euro- up to the bar and five minutes

another party tu efter

peans arrived.

At 2.13 a.m., Sub-Inspector went to the Phillips said he lavatory and saw a European, whem he later discovered was C. L. Cooper, receive a glass of beer across the bar and hard

ver to the barman

He then went outside and thought was a $10 note,

View nhoned the Bay

Police Station.

arrived five

the

A Police party minutes later.

what be

bid on the question of the defendant company.

riginal water front, think I Tac plesati stopped work on rin correrl. The gravating August 4 breause he was not 1hing is, so many reeds were Retting paid and two days later the Japanee ce-Tang pals han further $2,400; capotion, so the Land Oflee, if there was still $7,000 or $8,000 they retain their records, which owing.

the the only people 1 Coubt, are

Mr Cheung said that who could put us right.

pressing the were workment 1 am working from an od pleinii for their wages and as sketch map, and such references he was not wealthy enough to go

Another witness, SAC C. L. which remain. Regarding Ped-co paying his ren without re-

the Cooper, RAF Little Sal Wan, der Street, the writer

ceiving payment himself,

to the bar with 1er probably know this-- plaint went to see the de- said he went

did not know the Lieutenant Peddler RN, lived in

Mr Iriends bul fendants' quarry master, Boele, together with the pon-time. He noticed the jute box traster, Tang.

was switched_off.

of

the

are

house just about where the Dairy

Farm premises Rituated aLove Wyndham Street.

NO AGREEMENT

In those days. the present They dis.ug:ed the matter Shell House, The China Mail but no agreement was reached Ofices, and the King's Cinema then, on August 6 1956, because alles were all part of a big the plaintiff wanted $2.20 per rock which jutted oul to the cubic yard of overburden while

Mr Boele zaid he wanted To

to his

commission A Lieutenant Pedder had to follow

600.

come

wharf, deduct

a path which ran around the

cunts for himself.

to

No Charge

He asked for a drink, wit~ ners continued, and was given a glass of beer. He handed the barman & $10 note but did not receive any change.

He did not drink the glass of beer, but passed it to a friend Mr W. Gilroy, a merchant sea- (1 20 man.

When asked later what hap- pened to the change, Cooper said he forgot to collect it.

Tang and the plaintiff saw M: Brele again en August v. Cheung. .The discussion, and brought hun continued Mr

highest point of the rock under

Lut a position scowhere plaintif said he was prepared

near

hy the Queen's Cinema. the

rock formation

up

11

that cimerly coupled to start work again if Mr Boete

draw Here would

proper jutted writen contract and pay him

$2.20 per cubic yard of over- burden. Mr Boclé agreed to do this.

out diagonally towards the site of Jardine's Offices, and it is under this site that the remalna of Pedder's wharf are buried. Sketch maps are rarely ac curate regarding scale. I hope inter to publish one and it will surprise many. newcomers to realise how near Queen's Hood the sea used to come, as point- ed out by the interesting letter we received from our corres- pondent, AH.P.

3. L.

Films Sir. One can't let pass with cut protest Mr Anthony Fuller's observation that "if such a pre- 10. ("The Old Mon & Tho Sea" was considered of doubtful audi- interest for Hongkong cnces) is true, then the long- kong audience must reckon it- self insensitive to culture." As a matter of fact, the picture the didn't exactly bowl over Drillch or the American audi- ences, either. Does that indi- cate they are insensitive to cullure, too? *

Literature is one thing, but the cinema is a visual medham, and even "culture" of tho highest order must express it- self' In essentially visuat terms. I bellevo the picture alle main- ly because of its too-iterary genre, and that is no reflection

Mr Cheung said that eventual- ly the plaintiff accepted $6,900 from Tang in final settlement of owing for his the previous work and Tang paid this money to him in front of Mr Bosle.

amount

ANOTHER MEETING

Mr Cheung then spoke of Bather meting with Mr Boels at which were the plaintiff, bis friend, Tang Ching-shan, Tang, ni Tang's brother and a man employed by the defendants, called Sat Ben-ching.

The case is proceeding.

$2,000 THEFT FROM HOUSE ON

BLACK'S LINK

intruders broke into No. 4,

Hearing continues this after-

noon.

Book Display At King's College

Mr

MACAO PRAYA GRANDE, BY GEORGE CHINNERY

AVE

Photograph shows: one of the oil paintings in the Ho Tung Collection,

Attributed to the famous

British artist, George Chinnery, who spent the majority of his working life in the East, the painting shows

the Praya Grande of Macao looking from the south.

HAN SU-YIN STORY TO

BE FILMED

IN NATAL

Edward Dmytryk, Para- mount Filmas director, arrived in the Colony thin morning accompanied by his wife, from Tokyo by JAL. en route to

Natal.

He is going to Notal, he said, to seek, locations for the shoot- ing of the movie, "The Moun- tain is Young," based on Han Su-yin's novel.

Shooting would begin some- time in October, and the film is due for release in 1960.

Mr Dinytryk refused to name the stars selected for the leading roles.

Man Gets

6 Weeks On Heroin

Charge

Far East Paintings On View Tomorrow

Possibly the most interesting collection of paintings ever

to be shown in Hongkong depicting life in the Far

TO STUDY WORK FOR

BLIND IN

East during the 18th and 19th centuries will be open BANGKOK

ed by His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black, at St John's Cathedral Hall tomorrow morning.

The Collection was assembled by Mr David Mintore in London and later purchased by the late Sir Robert Ho Tung in 1932 ..who presented the paintings to the Hongkong Government in 1935 for eventual display in the new City Hall Art Gallery. After the ceremony, the exhibillon will be open to the public. Admission is free and the hours of vlowing are: on January 21-from 1 p.m. to 5 pm on January 22, 23, 24, 28, 27, 29 and 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 v.m., and on January 29 and 31 from im. to 5 1.7.

Experts have had some difficulty in identifying many of the 64 paintings which include eight watercolours, two gouaches and

ails.

The Collection is full of interest both topographically and his- torically and present a general pleture of life in the Far East in the 18th and 19th centuries when East was meeting West in the Treaty Ports and the British and Portuguese possessiona of Hongkong and Macao.

How To

To

Export

Prawns To US

Mr M. A. Salter, an exccutive officer in charge of the Certificates of Origin Office at the Department of Commerce and Industry, testifled this morning on an agreement between the Hongkong Government and the United States Treasury on the export to the States of certain goods presumed to be of Chinese origin.

tain

A man who was shot and Wounded by a polico constable after breaking

Mr Saller was testifying at goods could be exported from Oway from custody on Saturday, was sentoaced the trial of three businessmen Hongkong to the United States to six weeks' gool by Mr for allegedly conspiring to ob- subject to a certificate of origin

comprehensive certlicates and a certain procedure. Derek Cons of Central of origin to expam prawns and this morning, for possezz-shrimps to the United States by A display of books by the ing haroin.

fraudulent moans and dishonest Education Department Lou Wah, 35, of 50 Belcher devices.

The case is before Judge B. J. was opened by the Deputy Street, ground floor, was ca- Jennings at the Victoria District Director of Education, oned on a second charge of

intent to assault with this arrest. Mr L. G. Morgan, morning.

The display, which will end tomorrow, is at the gymnasium

of King's College, Bonham the Road.

Today's opening was attend-

resist

Court.

From the Files

25

years AGO-

XTRACT from the

ESCMP's 25 years ago

column: "Kowloon is at present suffering great in- convenience but residents of that quarter do not com- plain, realising as they do the great importance of the | railway to the future prosperity of the peninsula.-

"The raising of the Hinghem water-front levels by como three feet is a source of con- siderable danger to those who have to pass along that way, bul precautions have been taken to keep the road free of ob- structions as far us possible consistent with the pushing on of the work.

rum D

"The appearance of this neighbourhood is destined to undergo a complete revolution within the next twelve months "A brond new roadway is planned to take the place of the present narrow pathway. It

we understand, will, abnost a straight line from the end of Cameron Road to the vilingo of Hunghom, thus eliminating the tortuous curves which at present take traffic #ruund the base of Gun Club hill and the back of the electric light works. One of the im provements is a steel bridge

nullah there.”

which is to be thrown over the

✩ ✩ ✩

Meara

H.BL. Dowbiggin,

added to tho have been committee of the Hongkong Horticultural Society which is arranging its annual flower and vegatable show

at Volunteer Headquarters.

Hongkong friends of Cap- tain T.T. Laurenson, former joint branch secretary of the + China

Coast officers guild, will regret to learn he will not be returning at the expiration of his leave which he is now enjoying.

2

MAN whose lorry col Mr Stephen K. Shao, A

of the lided with a rickshaw Hongkong Music Training in which Mrs E. G. Benson Centre for the Blind, left fur of Claremont Hotel, Austin

Bangkok today by CPA for a

two-week survey of welfare | Rond, was injured, was work for the blind in that sentenced to two months' city.

hard labour for dangerous Agraduate of the National driving by Mr Wynne-Jones

Conservatory of Music in at Kowloon Magistracy. Nanking, Mr Shao is on the teaching staff of the Training Centre. While in Bangkot ho will be the guest of the Bangkok Blind School,

Mr

Airline Chief Leaves

Trade in presumptive goods was considerable between Hong- kong and the United States. Mr Salter said, and if this particu

Poul Benscater, Vice President of Northwest Airlines, Iur form of export was fluenced, a great deal of peopic left the Colony this morning by in Hongkong who depended on Swissair for Bangkok after a exports to the United Slates short slow In Hongkong.

In

Second Charge would be deprived of their

or

The Prosecution's case was The three accused are Lee Po- Ilvelihood, that Lau was seen smoking on, director of Pan Asl Supply This would also affect the heroin by PC Lai Ying-lam, on Company, Ling Hon-wai, altos Imperial preference for goods

staircase of a house

in Hen Ling, manager of the com- exported to the British Belcher Street.

pary, and To Tat-ng, export Commonwealth territories. Lau was arrested but on the manager of the company. ed by MDDy teachers and way to the police station, tried Ling is also accused of cor- students from the teachers' to escape. A violent struggle ruptly training colleges.

On view were reference books including volumes from the libraries of Hongkong schools, Lau was then re-arrested and

taken to hospital. and a full range of school text- books,

Among the exhibits are la- formalive drawings, and dis- grams to make studies moro interesting.

the educational Apart from

Opening

followed

giving

Government

Approval

and the policeman eierk a total of $1,200 on Avo A certificate of origin carried' fred four shots. One hit Lau's occasions as a reward for assist. jan endorsement to the effaci foot.

ing their company by falsifying that the Hongkong Government records kept by the Department certifed that the goods were

4-DAY REMAND

of Commerce and Industry:

The Hon. Leo D'Almada, QC, and Mr Patrick Yu are appear ing for the accured on the in- structions of Mr Peter Mo.

Mr Desmond Mayno, Crown Counsel, prosecuting.

Mr Salter testifled that he

not considered to be of Chinese or North Korean origin, Mr Salter continued.

Prawns and shrimps were cmong the items of presumptive goods, Mr Salter said, and cer- inin kinds of shrimps such as dried shrimps had not yet been

Black's Link, near Won-value, it accorded facilities to chal Gap, early yesterday teachers to plan their syllabus. Lee Tak-shum, alias Lee Yun, I had been in charge of the Certi-cleared from the United States. Mr Salter then testified on morning and stole silver,

"Thrill"

allas Chan Bhu, 48, unemployed, fcates of Origin Office since the cutlery and a number of

of 13 Man On Street, ground taller bolt of 1950. One of the the various communications his the display, Mr

Department had had with the bottles of wing to the Morgan said that lanchers were

Boor, was remanded in police purposes of the cerunicates was

to enable certain exporters to Pan Aala Supply Company, in total valua of on the publie's judgment. And,

was informed about all interested in books, for Custody for four days in connec $2,000, believe it or not, the local au-

themselves and for the students on with the attempted robbery export goods to territories in which the firm

the various procedures cluding the United States which of and shooting of idr W.-8. T. diences aren't as ignorant as Mri On the same morning, thieves

to "There is always more

Lousy, on December 22.

did not receive goods from necessary to obtain a certificate Koon Kwan know and there is always A

of origin for prawns and Fuller thinks. They didn't con- broke Into the

Three charges were preferred China and North Korea. midorBathing Beauties". Motol Ward Factory at No. 10, stimulus to be found in varied

the defendant. Thor

By virtue of the Foreign | shrimps work of art; it was merely ro- Prays Street, Shair Kel Wan, nd new presentation," he sakt. #gainst

Assets Control Regulations of In one of the communications, garded as popular entertain-and stole a quantity of bronze "There was always secial were, wounding with intent to

Informed the barm

the United States, a wide range the Department

boeni ment. Again, believe it or not.valued at $090,

thrill opening a new book and cause geelvous bodily

possession of a 32 revolver and of goods traditionally obtain firm that approval had "highbrow · Alma huch

thumbing through its pages, six rounds of ammunition, and able in China and North Korea obtained from the special re "Hamlet" always creáte con.

"Even school CPA Director

textbooks can robbery with aggravation, which were presumed to be of Chinese presentative of the Director of riderable interest anfong the

be thrillers. What were dull is an alternative to the original and North Korean origin, Mir The American Foreign. Amets Mr Jack Geifing, à Director, school topics of yesterdas, may armed robbery charge.

Salter said. Hongkong inarlegoers.. BOR-

Control for the firm to export stimulating reading office recapta are;tól.qiways a and Chief Engineer of Cathay Dow make

the The prosecution ly being con- However, an agrooment bo- | ahrlings and prawns to “coluther Bardemeter of publié, Pacific Airways, returned to the under the treatment of our ducted by Divisional Detective tween the Hongkong Govern States, provided certain

pro- Colony this morning by Swissair | modern suthors," Me Morgan Inspector FT. E. Monnington, of ment and the Unded States cedures were obsresved. T. CHOW. from Tokyo,

· said.

Kowloon City,

Treasury provided that these Hearing in nontinuing.

i

“HINESE national anthema

bands a headache. The latest version is the "Party_Song" which is said to be only tem-

until a porary

permanent anthom can be decided on. Every band must meanwhile be provided with the score of the temporary anthem. "This ia the second the Chinese have had in a few years," said a distraught oficial.

This Funny World

“I must be growing up. She's beginning to look goed te ma”

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