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Temperature Falls

24 Degrees

16 Hours

In

In 16 hours to 7 o'clock this morning, the temperature fell 24 degrees when a cold wave passed over the Colony during the night.

Yesterday's

maximum lan- perature of 80.4 degrees record- ed at 3 pm. yesterday after- noon, was the highest ever re- corded at the Observatory since they began taking observations in 1881.

The previous highest 70.3, in Jamanry, 1905.

Wins

But this morning minimum temperature recorded was 55.3 degrees between 8 and i 7.

forecast by The cold front the Observatory passed thưrongh the Colony at 9 p.m., and the temperature began to drop, and by

was morning, there difference of 10 degreas

yesterday's Aween

ahin temperature and today's.

be

This afternoon, a spokesmaki for the Royal Observatory saki, the maximum temperature should be about 68 degrees, anil the outlook for tomorrow As again cooler weather.

Street Thefts Suspects Held

H

the

3

Seven people, including

held by boy. are being Pulice

for enquiries into number of street thefts on both sides of the harbour yesterday.

The boy was detained after a Europeia hurl tost a sum of

Pikem

in

Chairman Of

Public Services Commission

Mr R, C. Lee, has been appointed by Ils Excel-

lency the Governor to be Chairman of the Public Services Commission with 22, effect from January 1939 in plaes of Mr J. R. Junes, who has resigned the chairmanshly follow - ings appointment as a member of the forth- Commle- coming Salaries sion.

Mr Jones has been con- nected with the Public Services Commission since 1951,

Mr Lee has been a Commis- member of the

sion since 1952 and han neted as chairman on pre- vious occasions.

No

CHINA * MAIL

Parcels Go Across

The Border For Gaoled

US Bishop

Among ten Red Cross parcels

which wore possed

over

the border this morning for five Americans dotain od in China were two for the Roman Catholic Bishop, James Walsh. Nothing has been heard of him since last October, The parets left the Peninruja

Hildebrand, American Red

futet in the care of Mr Jacul Cross field director who flew in

frem Marilla yesterday. Mrs F. J. South, Branch Officer of the British Red Cross accompanied him.

An agreement on the parcela was reached in cable negotia tions between General Alfred M. Grunther." American Red Cross President in Washington and Madame Li Tel-chun, Pre- sident of the Red Cross Society In China,

contrined 13

parcels

food.

6.

The variety of concentrated cigarettes, matches, powdered coffee, cube sugar, a plastic spoon and can openers.

Bishop Walsh is head of the Maryknoll Mixton in Shanghai, but it is not known It he is still in the city,

Police Seek Pickpocket Victim

Police are trying to locate a Chinese woman, about young

10, who lost money when her pocket was pleted at the fron stop in Hennessy. Road, near the Eastern Fire Station, en Wednesday afternoon.

The woman, who has wavy hair and in about 5 feet 3 inches tall, was wearing a grey

Decision wollen jacket and a pair of

On Bell

Visa Case

Established 1943

FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1959.

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

Blind People Are MAN ON WOUNDING From the Filos

Given Clothing

COUNT DISCHARGED 25

Mr Justice C. W. Reoco at thỏ Criminol Sessions this morning discharged d prisoner, Mui Yau-kwong, 24, uncm- ployed, who had been accused of participating in an attack

woman.

This cume when Mr G. R. Sneath,

Crown Counsel, la-

dicated that he was offering no further evidence against Muf after His Lordship had ruled that a statement Mui made to the Police was not admissible as evidence.

Mul

had been charged together with 01 30-year-old hawker, Lau Leung-shini, with wounding Koo Ling-ying with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Denial

The offence is said to have taken place in Koo's house in Kowloon City in August last

year.

Another man. Chau Chai, had pleaded guilty on Wednes- day to charge of assault, oc- casioning actual bodily harm.

Lau, who had been Identi- fed by the complainant as one of three men who attacked her, festet on his own behalf to- play.

Lau denied this. He claimed waited outside the house while Chau

and went inside beat the woman with a torch.

Hearing is continuing.

About 130 blind people were given used clothing and he

Blind at the shoes by the Hongkong Society for the Society's room in the War Memorial Centre, Southern Playground, Wanchai, this morning.

Mrs Ruth Kirby, the Society's Hon. Secretary (scen above), and several members of the Blind Welfare Section

of the Social Welfare Department were present to help

in the distribution.

Silverware Recovered

Chinese-style fawn coloured Police have found a quanilly trousers al the time.

She boarded

Union Leader Coming Here

Mr David Macdonald, Pre- Steel- the United of silverware and clectro-plated | sldent of

of Americn will be bound nickel silverware, believed to workers tor Shaukiwan without know-be stolen property. Police atcoming to the Colony for a ing that she had had her poe-Central

short holiday on February 3. to trying

R

tram

are

The offence was the owners. ket picked.

by an off-duty Police

the

The Philippine Consul-reen'

who arrested Mr Street, General, Eduardo Rosal, constable,

offender. said this morning that na de-

Eastern Police are. inquiring. purse cision had been made regard- has her natched from her at the Cen-Ing the issue of a visa to Time

money Kowloon.

A womar

free turket wille a fetan- magazine representative James Year's Gaol For

Road

tain pen was stolen from a man Bell.

visa Mr Bell was refused a walking In Hennessy Rond, near

the the its junction

into with Canal

Philippines by West.

Concul-General last week.

However, the Foreign Secre- Another case concerned the

Mr Felixberto Serrano, anatening of a $3 necklace from tary,

his has ordered the Consulate in a baby being carried en mother's back in Mongkok Read. Hongkong to restudy the case. Mr Rosal said that it is not A purse, containing money, was snatched from a weman in Fukkely that a decision will Wing Stret, Shamshuipo.

madé today.

be

A

Struck Off

The names of

Consolidated

trace

Holding and

Industrial De-

struck off the company register 60-year-old widow, Chanas from January 30, according Fang-kiu, living in wooden to the Government Gazette to- hut on the rooftop of 121 Con-

day. uught Road, Wesi, who pleaded uilly to possessing 7.8 ounces of heroin in 50 packages was sentenced to one year by Mr D. Cons at Central this morning.

RC Li and The Drug Offence velopment Co., Ltd. have been

Tomorrow's the day

the

to shop all day at

Paquerette

SALE

open till 6 p.m.

More and More Bargains

added in all depts.

call in and see for yourself

16- Des Voeux Road. C.

The Gazette also stated that

unless cause is shown within

three months from the same

date, the name

He is at present in Singapore where he held talks with Mr Lim You Hock, Singapore's Chief Minister LLERI fr Labour,

Mr Uning

Macdonald,

Minister

Government

Appointments Gazetted

on

Thorneycroft Visits Resettlement

Areas

D

years

-AGO.

THERE is a short private

Rond

pathway off Robinson lending to Elliot Crescent, writes "Colonial" in "Old Hongkong." This is almost the sole com- memoration today of the first Administrator of the Colony, Captain Charlen Elliot. Glencaly } # ro- pinced the name of liot's Vale, and Elliot Battery was done away with some irs ago on the realign- ment of Pokfulam Road.

We find a recollection of the

The Rt Hon, Peter Thorney-o'd firm of Russell and Com- visited the i pany, merged in Shewan, Tomes croft, MP, Wong Tai Sin Resettle-Street, a private lane running

and Co of tocny, in Kee Cheong

ment Estate, Shek Kip parallel to Forbes Suvet (closi Mei Resettlement Aren, to Belchers Streel, at West Kee Cheong ly the and the Cheung Sha Wan Point.)

| Chinese name for the old firm, Resettlement Factory, at and Forbes was one of the part- Tonkin Street, this morn-ners. ing.

A name destined to pass out He was necompanied through- or local commemoration la Out the tour to Mr JP. Reinarker Street, now known as Aserappa, Commissioner for Re- Mui Fong Street. It was named

ond Mr settlement,

Ching perhops after an old resident, Chuen-man, Insepctor of the Re- who for a time held the post of settlement Area.

Chief Clerk to the Treasurer Mr Thorneycroft was met and was Inter (about 1807) set the Wong Tai Sin Resettlement

ing Treasurer, but departed Estate by Mr Yung Cho-yim. from the Colony somewhat supervisor of the Estate.

hurriedly under a cloud. Mr Thorneycroft inquired about living conditions and on the estate.

Mr Chri Ping-shing, Azis- tant Resettlement Officer, met Mr Thorneycroft at the Shick Kip Mei ures toured "R" Block, and visited the Boys and Girls' Club,

Catchlek Street was formerly Chater Street, When Chater Read was named on the new Contral Praya, confusion was avoided by taking Sir Paul Chater's other naime for the Kennedy Town lang

Wing Lok Street was many years ago Bowring's Proya. When the Western Praya came the place became

He then went to Cheung Sha Won Reseltlement factory, where to be built, ho was met by Mr Chengan inland thoroughfare, and the

Kwong-chai, Supervisor,

Victory

the Factory,

name was

changed-no doubt in order also to prevent con- fusion with Bowrington at Happy Valley. The nume new

Mr Thorneycroft visited Loong Glove The Government Guzette Wah

Plastic Factory, Yick today announced the

Hing Rubber Factory and the calls a former Governor of the following appointments, Lok Sung Weaving Enclory.

Colony. transfers, promotions and Later Mr Thorneycroft was postings:

the guest DI honour st a luncheon party given by Mr E. B. Teesdale, Cadet Hon. M. W. Turner and other

Mr D. C. C Trench, Cadet

the

the

A most enjoyable Australia

Madame Lottie Gordon 7008

7 Labour Officer, Staff Grade, to be Act- Unometni members executive from Pitting Colonial Secretary during Executive and Legislative Coun-Day Concert, organised by burgh, Pennsylvania, in 1950 the absence of Mr C. B. Burgess. cits. was Secretary and Assistant to

of the vice-president the United lineworkers of Amert-

Following his stay In the Colony, Mr Macdonald will go to Japan.

Mr Thorneycroft will leave held at the Helena May on Officer, StaT Grude, 10 beHongkong for Tokyo today. Saturday evening.

of Sir Ceri Gaol, Cane For

Your and Son Ltd will be struck off the company register.

Resumed Duty

Deputy Colonial Secretary.

Mr F. E. L. Carter, Director of Audit, tesuined duty and has also been appointed on Special Duty as Member of the Salaries Commission.

Mr A. Hooton, Solicitor General, ceased to act as Alfor-

Young Snatcherney General on resumption of

A 19-year-old foki, ふでむ Sling, living in a cooked food stall at Ha Heung food, who Today's Government Gazette snatched handong containing notifed that Mr K. T. Ridley $176.90 and a fountain pen from remmed duty as Australiana woman on Wednesday was Government Trude Cominis sentenced to one year and six sioner upon his return from strokes of the canc by Mr D. leave and consequently Mr K. Cons at Central this morning. Le Rossignol ceased to set in Ils capacity.

Church Trustees

duly by Mr A. Ridehalgh,

Mr M. Heenan, Sentor Crown Counsel, ceased to act as Soli- citor General.

Mr. Morley-John, Crown Counsel, ceased to act as Senior Crown Counsel.

Dr James Lamble to be a Medical Oficer.

Miss M. J. Buxey to be a Nursing Slater,

Education Board meer, Class

The R Rev. R. O. Hall, Bishop of Hongkong, has been Mk Seto Heang and Mr Hore-appointed a member of the Wol have been

appointed Board of Education upon his Trustees of the Church afreturn from leave for one year Christ in China, Wanchal, acending December 31, 1050,

Governinent notified in today's Government

Carette.

cording to today's Gazelle,

This Funny World

"Quers who?”

as

Mr N. M. Taylor, Executive to be Acting Senior Accountant and Secre- Lary, Commerce and Industry Department.

Mr D. II. Knox. Deputy Chief Officer, Preventive

resumed duty.

air Ca La Nillington, Asasiant Chief Preventive Officer, cease'i to act as Deputy Chief Preven tive Officer.

Mr F. G. Carrol, Senior Re- venue Inspector, ceased to act as Assistant Chlef Preventive Officer.

Mr Robert Koban

Cheng. Printing Offeor, to be Super- intendent, Printing Departnient. Mr T. A. Birch, Programme Assistant, Class I, to be Acting Senior Programme Assistant, Broadcasting Department.

Mr

F. T. Moor, Assistant Superintendent of Police, to be Superintendent.

Me Two Chan-you to be Senior Inspector of Schools and Me Choung Bhiu-long to be Inspec- ter of Schools.

The confirmation of the fol lowing ofcers to the permanent and pensionable catablishment has been approved, as notifed in today's Government Gazelto; Mr II, D. Miller, Cadet Omeer, Class 11; Mr J. 11, Knapy, Min- ing Engineer; Ming AT. C. Hattle, Nursing Sister; Drs Rudy Khoo Clan-kang, Young Ying-young and Misk Eim, Radiologists,

Mr G. B. Baeath ceased to bo a Director for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Widows' and Orphans' Pen- alon Ordinance as from January 11 on the return of Mr B. A. 46 It Botelho, as notified in today's Clovernment Gazette,

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