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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1959.

ANOTHER

SHEAFFER'S ACHIEVEMENT

THE POPULARLY PRUCED

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Imperial

OPENING OF ONE-DAY CONFERENCE AT PARAMOUNT

'PUT OUR

D. Clagne

and

Above: Col. J.

addreasing delegates.

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China Mail Photo.

See story

U.S. TRADE

OFFICIAL HERE

(Continued from Page 1)

sul in restrictive action that would be undesirable for your preducers and SKICES."

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One other subject which Mr Kearns said he hoped to discuss with appropriate and intrested parifes in Hongkong, is The growing tourist fratie, the state- ment added.

Mr

Kearns recently presented the .S.

Bento meeting in

sst

re- the

Development.

Pala

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also attended the

JACK J. STUKAS

PEARCE SWEEP NEARING MILLION MARK

By a STAFF REPORTER

Today Is Friday the 13th, Is it your lucky day? Heuld be your chance to mBon- become almost

aire. AL noon today the big prize for the Pearve Memorial Cup stood at $907,200. Ticket sales for the

amatinted 2,000,000.

sweep

to

That low are I seemi superstitious because ticket safes, arcording to a Jockey Cluh spokesman, were much better than yester-

day,

However, if you miss the jackpot, you can always Lake the 'consulation' third prizes second and Bangkok,

which at noon today were an Trade, Industry, and Natural

And $129,000 $252.200, Resources

respectively.

Sale of tickets will close at 8p.m. today. The Pearce Cup race will be run off at the Jackey Club's Eighth race meeting at the Valley a: 3.30 p.m, tomorrow.

Jerence in Singapore.

On Monday he will leave for Tokyo where he will hold talks oficials with Japanese textile with regard to their voluntary re-adjustment of the Japanese textile quota to the U.S.

Mr Kianis Is necmapanied by his wife nnd Me Frank Hefner. Chief of Economics Development Division at the State Department.

They were met at the airport by Mr Thumes I'. Dillon, Acting U.S. Consul in Hongkong and Mr Edward Freed, Head of the Economies Section of. the U.S. Consalate in Hong- kong.

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JUDGE CRITICISES WITNESS IN

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Mr Justice C. W. Reece in the Supreme Court this morning criticised Mr Arthur Garcia who appeared for the Official Receiver in bankruptcy case, for producing an account book in evidence without knowing who owned the book.

The incident occurred when Cheung Ho-fun, a creditor, pre- duced evidence an secount

book at the public examination

Chan: "I don't know, I have never heard about him."

Mr Justice Reece; "And you

of a bankrupt named Chan Tal-paid him $30,000...look, if you sun, which was held before Mr keep telling lles T'll commit Justice Rzece.

Mr Justice Reece (addressing Mr Garcia): "Where is this book

whom from. and belong?"

you for perjury."

Later, Cheung aceated the bankrupt of telling more lies.

Chan: "You can say what

dees IL

you like."

Have His Money

is

Mr Garcia: "It is alleged that the bark belongs to the bank- rupt,"

Mr Justice Reece: "It alleged? But haven't you check- ed it? Are you sure of 11?"

When Mr Garcia did nut answer, Mr Justice Reece went on: "What? You are appearing for the Receiving Oftleer and you don't know any more about this book than the Court clerk?" Mr Garcia: am very sorry, My Lord."

Who Is He? Later when Cheung Ho-fun put to the bankrupt that he had A European woman at her partners, Chan Tai-sun denied it. handbag snatched by a man whilst walking in Yau Yat Chuen, Kowloon Tong yesterday. afternoon.

"On one page of the account book, it is recorded that you paid to a certain Ta Ki $30,000. Who is he?"

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ALTAR

HID HEROIN

Plea To Sales Executives By Col. J.D. Clague

years AGO

THAT the attention

The

of

United States is

turning to the Pacifle and the Orient and that Hong- kong and the entire Far

creased tourist trade during

Colonel J. D. Clague today asked delegates East will share in the in- of the National Sales Executives Inter-this year is the opinion of national conference to "put forward Mr James King Steele, Hongkong's case in the United States executive secretary of the

I'hilippine Tourist Associa and encourage as many Americans astion, who arrived on the possible to visit the Colony "to soc President Lincoln, en route things for themselves and to tako advantage of the facilities we have to offer".

He said this in the course of an opening address of welcome to the American delegates. Colonel Clague is Chairman of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,

The National Sales Executives International, Colonel Claque observed, is dedicated to ex- panding world trade "nowhere will its views be more heartily endorsed than In Hongkong." He Also observed that another American had arrived in Hong- kong this morning whose objeel the restriction of certain Hongkong exports to America.

WAS

|INDIAN ADMITS EMBEZZLING $117,000

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to his home in Manila,

After sitting on the top of a 76-foot pole at the To Chien insement resort at the corner of Route des

6

Socura and

Avenue Foch, Shanghai, for days and one hour "Smoky Bill" Lafay came down last

week.

QITE preparations have

advanced to such stage that the actual work of constructing the magnt- ficent new Government Civil Indian Hospital at Pokfulam Road 25 year old Naretambal Durlabhai Patel will be commenced within Its of pleaded guilty to embezzling three or four months.

$117,687.50 before Mr Derek seven floors containing a Cons at Central this morning,

On January 9, his employer, total of 500 beds, the new Mr Sobantal Golyun, usked him hospital, when completed, will rank as one of the to collect this amount from number of banks.

teative trifts or quelos, and allow all an equal opportunity of competing in our market,

Learn Something

The seizure of almost 8 lbs of

heroin from

"Our trading community is secret conpari- ments of a Chinese altar on a dedicated to the principle

many fishing junk late last month free trade and, unlike was recalled when a 40-year-countries who pay lip service to old Junk

Leung this principle, we have no pro mistress, Kam-ho, faced (rla) 011 D charge of possessing danger our drugs in the Victoria Dis- trict Court this morning.

Pleading not guilty to the altar charge, Leung said the

"trust that during your stay had been given to her by some here, you will have time to learn

she one before

returned

something of our own particular Hongkong. She said he did problems, anil to obtain some not know the stuff inside the Arni hand Information on our altar was heroin.

refugee and resettlement prob- The trial was before Judge lems, as well as some knowledge B. J. Jennings.

of the efforts we are making Clic! Insp. L. Smith, overcome them.

C.

to

ΟΙ

Mr Justice Reecet "Of coarse, he can say what he likes...you

prosecuting said that a party have his money, haven't you?"

Well,

of Police went to the area Chan:

haven't seen

the the Brothers Island on him crying about it."

Mr Justice Reece "Na, nor morning of January 29 and at

1.50 pin. intercepted a junk. jare you for that matter."

Secret Drawer

Later Cheung again accused the Chan of telling lies, after Hatter had told the court that he had paid interest on the money be owed,

Cheung: "Show me the ecipy."

Chan: "I have lost them."

Of Course

re-

Mr Justice Reece: "Of course, be has lost them."'

Cheung: "I believe that Chen is telling lies."

Mr Justice Reece: "I believe so 100, you know!"

Hearing was adjourned to an Indrinilte date,

Muggy

unaided "Hongkong

has fackled the most formidable re- fugee problem in the world in a most practical and effective manner, And perhaps our greatest failing is that we have

alled 'to

sell' Ourselves sufficiently abroad."

A search continued for some time but nothing was found.

At 3.15 p.m., a detective dis- More than 50 local business- covered that a Chinese altar men gathered at the Paramount situated below deck appeured to | Restaurant to listen to the nine- have a hollow base, Later it

man group of National Sales was touc] ta have a hidden Executives. drawer at the base. Inside were nine packets, Insp. Smith said.

A Butle inter, the Police found another secret compart ment at the rear of the altar and eight more packets were found. Insp. Smith continued.

The packets were later taken to the Government chemist und were found to contain a total of 7 13 ozs of heroin.

The Recused, owner of

of the In charge vessel, Insp. Smith said,

WOS

Junk, Day

For Colony

Hot, humid weather is here again. This morning Hongkong woke up with the humidity al 05 per cent, and a temperature of 61.7-four degrees warmer then yesterday.

But this afternoon, according 10 a spokesman of the Royal Observatory, the temperature

should reach the high 70,

Cloudy with odd fair Intervals is forecast for this afternoon, but constul fog is expected to roll into the harbour again, in the evening. The outlook 19 much the same for tomorrow- worm humid conditions, the spokesman said

MAGISTRATE'S WARNING

The magistrate, Mr K. A. S. Phillips, this morning warned drivers he had the power to Guspend driving licences even

for minor traffic offences it do- fendants persisted in committing them.

Mr Phillips zuid this to Chow Wing-nin, a lorry driver who this morning made his third ap- paarance before Central Magis- tracy charged with the same offence of carrying an excessive humber of passengera in his lorry,

Chow was Aned $100.

The

Naturalisation Granted

The

Government Gazette notified today that the following have been granted Certificates of Naturalisation under the British Nationality Ach 1948:

Miss Young Lot-quan, known ee Anna Young, known also as

the Hongkong

Mr Krueger said in his open- ing speech that they were here.

tel not to businessmen how to trade, but that they were here express views on up-to-date methods of merchandising. He added they could tell Hongkong how they traded in the United States.

Why Was The Mine Closed?

London, Feb, 12. Mr Ernest Thornton (Labour) asked to the House of Cum- mons today why the Mountain Lead Mines In Hongkong were closed

the and what prospects were of their being reopened,

Mr Julinn Amery, Colonial

but

Young Tre-mul of Flat C Under-Secretary, replied: "No Causeway Bay Mansion, Patter son Street, 9th floor.

Patel later reported to Police the money had been stolen,

Defendant was represented by Mr F. X. d'Almada of d'Almada and Mason.

Mr

Patel d'Almada Fuld carned $250 a month and com-

milled the offence in a moment of temptation.

Mr Derek Cons, the Magic- case till remanded the rate, Monday

the see whether defendant would be sent back to India.

to

Divisional Detective-Inspector R. A. Dudraan, prosecuted.

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Soong Saut-man, nee Soong, known as Ltd. from 1950 to 1957 were not

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Girdlen Mr Thornton asked: "Is the Soong San-man of 2, Mindenminister not satisfied that there Row, second floor,

Mr Yip Ken Mai, of 23. Ka are some disquleling features

Wah Street, first floor.

about the closing of these mines?

Mr Charles Chang Ling-lee Does he not think there is a of Henry's Mansion, first floor,

case for on independent inquiry? "s it not a matter for disquiet 257, Prince Edward Road.

Miss Lee Shook-ying, known the incidence

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omela, 19 the subject Mr Lau Wing-hong of 180.1 of very severe Bnancial logs? Electric Road, ground floor.

"Is not this the way to en- Mra Chang Chan-kam, neo courage bribery and corruption Chap of 12, Wing Hing Street, rather than to suppress it?" second floor,

Mr Amery silid: "We have in- Mr Deacon Te-ken Chiu ofvestigated very carefully, The NKIL 1993A, Castle Peak Road, official concerned was tried and Tsuen Wan.

punished and there is nothing Mr Lam Leong-song, known more that can be done." ns Charile Lam, of 19%, Nathan | Mr Thornton said he would Road,"second floor.

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