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PAINTINGS EXHIBITION OPENED

In the above nielure, 31 re Diften is seen cutting the ribbon. Beside her on the right slands Professor Wang Chi-wan, while on the left is Mandarin film star Shao Feng-long, with her mother. Behind Mrs Dillon is Mr Robert Clarke, Director of USIS-China Mali Photo.

Mrs T. P. Dillon wife of the Execu| Floral studies and scenes of New

tive Officer, US Consulate- General, opened an exhibition of paintings and calligraphy re- presenting five years' work by Professor Wang Chi-wan, at the United States Cultural Cen- tre at Ice House Street this morning.

GETTING WARMER

are

(x-

Temperatures pected to get slightly war- mer this afternoon, hat it will will remain cold, a spokesman for the Roya Observatory said this morning.

The minimum tempera- ture recorded at the Observatory this morning 49.5 degrees, com-

Was

pared. with yesterday's

The

minimum of £2.4. maximum reading yester- day was 55 but it is ex- pected

to reach the Gos

today.

The outlook

and tumorrow

with fair periods.

York-State were among the varied works admired by the numerous guests attending the opening ceremony. They were welcomed by Mr Robert Clarke, Public Affairs Officer and Direc- tor of USIS; and Mr Norman Barnes, Cultural Affairs Officer.

Appeal Judge Terms Sentence

'Grossly Exaggerated'

Mr Justice C: W. Reece at the Appeals Court this morning allowed an appeal against a sentence of 18 months for assault brought by a bicycle passenger, Wu Kuen, and reduced the sentence to a bond to keep the peace and be of good be- haviour for six months.

that Mr Justice Retro said having regard to the second 're- port on the use by the trial magistrate, he considered the sentence of 18 months to be a grossly exaggerated punishment. The oppellant had been driven to communit the offence by desperation and it was the complainant who started the Bight, he said.

TC- to

the case at a previous hearing had been ordered to be mitted to the Mogistrate ascertain the facts of the enSE, These facts and now been hod

for today

ascertained and a report cloudy 13

been sent to the Court,

From tlic report, Mr Remedios submitted, it was quite clear that the assault took place only after very consider-

BURGLARS ON PEAK

Three wrist watches and ensh amounting to $800 were stolen inter broke into No

by Perking Rond, ground noor, Jartline's Lookout, between 3am, and 8.30 a.m. today.

Mr Justice Reece sald he able provocatión. would have thought

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MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1959.

Warning Of More Violence

In Africa

London, Mar. 1.

+

The British Minister who

helped Ghana get inde pendence warted today more violence might occur in Africa unleas something was done soon. Mr James Grifiths, former Labour Government Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs, said that the Africans must be made, to believe that they were not being sold out to the whites. The situation will continue to deteriorate if this conẞdence is not restored," he said in an Interview.

The situation is serious, It is the greatest folly to let It deteriorate further. There is no time to lose,” Tho 08-year-old Socialist

spoke against the background of spreading nationalist violence

In many parts of Africa.

As the Labour minister in charge of colonial affairs of 1950 and 1891, he had Arathund experience of the growth of African nationalism.

Too Strong

too powerful to resist. He said This nationallam, he said. Is that the West should not make

the same mistake with it as it has with Arab.nationalism in the Middle East by seeing it as anti-Western,

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Squatter Blaze In Kowloon

Two firemen were sent to hospital after they received injuries in a blaze which broke out early this morning in one of the last squatter areas in Sham- shulpo, Kowloon, shown above. Over 500 squatters were made homeless, but there were no other casualties. The squatter huts where the fire is believed to have started surround a timber yard off Tong Mei Road, China Mail Photo.

BARRISTER OVERRULED

IN TOMMY GUNS CASE

From the Files

25

* years AGO

THE

TW

Portuguese com- munity of Hongkong, has suffered a heavy loss by the death of Mr J. M. de Castro Basto, of Messrs Noronha and Co, Govern- ment printers, who passed away at the age of 80 years at the Canossa Hospital yesterday.

NEWS has just been re- ceived in the Colony of the death of Mr John Alston, who was for many years in the service of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. He came to Hongkong in 1914 as senior assistant in the Bank and served here for. several years.

Within a few hours of their arrival in Shanghai, the two younger daughters of the noso British Minister, lo, China, Sir Alexander Cadogan, were found to be auffering from measles.

CROWN MOVE ON WITNESS CAUSES PROTESTA kong's building deve-

peoples on the road to in Victoria District Judge B. J. Jennings this morning allowed a Prosecution witness to stand down before starting her evidence, overruling a protest by Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, Defence Counsel.

dependence" he added. -"AI evidence is that the emerging African leaders do speak for their peoples, and aro not fanatles without troops.

"The fear of South African apartheid is to dangerous that i threatens to make a colour bar reverse, You cannot dis-

Ir

cocinte little rock from Ghan?," he said.

nerve

"The colour bar is the exposed of Africans, All thus hurts their dignity-they want to be treated as equals. are determined to be masters of

They

their own destinies."-U.P.I.

GENERAL

BASTYAN RETURNS

Lieutenant-General Sir Edric

a

t fine Secondly, there was no re-panied by Lady Bastyan re- would be adequate in this case cord of the complainant having turned this morning from Tokyo but the appellant and been de suffered any serious injury. It by Pan American after. Ioined custody since De-way also quite cember 2 last,

In the circumstances; he biding citizen. would order the appellant to enter into a bond for

months, he said,

Mr P. d'Almada Remedios, representing the appellant, said

clear that the appellant was essentially a law- The appellant had been in custody tinco December 20 and from the Magistrate's report, it was clear that he had got much the worse of the fight.

Another new shipment of

courtesy visit to Honolulu,

Meeting them was the Air Omor Commanding, Air Com modore P. D. Holder and the Commander Highgkong and Brigadier Kowloon Garrison,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Advice To Voters

and

Sir,-After perusing the list

Me D'Alton, représenting 1 shop-keeper charged with

possession of eight Tommy Herbalist

guns, 16 aulomatic pistols and a number of magazines, had challenged the Crown's right not to call the woman at this stage.

com-

After the woman, Lee Mul, had taken the oath last Thurs- day, the defence had brought up the point about her petency to give evidence. This question was scheduled to have been argued this morning.

NOT NECESSARY the reading

election'

The accused, Lau Yiu-nam; spetches of the candidates for allas Lau For-sang, 47, owner

this year's four vacancies in the of the Lau Sang Lt Shep, of 679 Urban Counell, I would cornest-Shanghai Street, also Inces

Can't

Pay Debts

FEATURE of Hong-

lopment is the rapid growth. that is continuously taking place on: the outskirts of Kowloon Prince Edward Road and Kowloon Tong are

fast becoming the residen- tial districts of the Colony. Last year saw the completion ni Repulso Bay of the replica of Edinburgh Castle, erected by a well-known Singapore mil- Ilonaire.

In a review of building.... activities In 1033: the SCE Post said the new Stock Ex- change Building in lee House Street and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank constitute the mater building operations now in hand. But several other sky-

under conten..

A Chinese herbalist, Chu Hoch-scrapers were

ko, who had declared his plation. inability to pay his debts,

WAL

ong Government's

The Hongkong

scheme provides

a reselvlag City Building granted order for his estate by Mr for the rebuilding and re- Justios C. W. Reece at the placement of practically every this government office in the business

centre of the Colony.

Bankruptcy

症

morning.

Appearing for

the

Court

Omcial

The new City Hall probably be

pell-

by

blown

wili

erected on the told already prepared site of the old

and

Military Sagatorium, which was

to House

down in

the

1923

M. Bastjan, Commander, Bri-ly request that the voting public charge of having control of fire- tish Forces, Hongkong, accom- when making their choice of arms.

representative be guided in principle, by the following

At the outset today, Mr D. F. Receiver, Mr T. C. Chan quotation which can be found O. Mayne, Crown Counsel, told the Court that this was a In the book "Education" page the Court that since the last tion for a receiving order

57.

hearing, the Prosecution had the debler who had filed

totyphoon. This site overlooks The greatest want of the decided it was not necessary at declaration of his inability

some of the prettiest country assets In the Colony. world is the Want of men; men the present stage to call the meet his debis. His who will not be bought or cold woman he witness were estimated at $1,535 Therent Government... man who in their Inmost 'souls

liabllules amounted Mr Mayne said he therefore his

will, I present plans | J. M. A. Chestnutt, who have are true and honest; men who proposed to withdraw her for

$18,000.

mature, be brought into service respectively been acting Com- do not fear to call sin by its the time bela

Ha drew the Court's atten-

a City Hall, but work will inander British Forces alid Bet rigtig stepdad - that time be-commended-ou ing Commander Land Forces | selence is as true to duty as the It it was found

necessary ||ésimated assets of the debtor the constructieo of a comblacd during General Bastyan's needle to the pole; men who will afterwards to have her, test!= |were not sufficient to pay a City Hall and Administrative.

stand for the fight though the mony, be added, he would apply dividend of 15 per cent on his buliding. For 4his purpose

to call her, and the question of Habilities, and submitted that practically the heavens fall,"

whole But such a character is not her competency could be argued the Court had discretion in bounding B. John's Cathedral the result of accident; It is not then,

granting a 'receiving order. due to special favours or endowment of Providence.

absence.

Storm Hits

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Mr D'Alton tinted that he did

A noble character is the not think there was any au- result, of self-discipline, of the thority for withdrawing the subjection of the lower to the witness in this manner. "She higher nature, the surrender either called as a witness, or of self for the service of love not called at all”. to God and man,

Bahrain, Mar, 1. American and British naval vessels and planes search- ed the Persian Gulf today for survivors of an 80-

Sir, I must say I like the was objecting, Mr. D'Aston said milo-an-hour storm which colourful street lights in Gerden he was not But, he said, the , slashed "across the tiny Road. They have obviously woman had already taken her Bahrain islands last night.. been painted for the Duke's visit, oath, and he was entitled to

but is there any reason why they cross-examine her on what:: The Baldin state police said cannet be maintained this way evidence she had to offer, the storm was a complete sur aftor he leaves? The place. "It is in the interests of prise and there was no way looks a whole lot brighter. If justice that the witness's com of telling how many casualties necessary, let's have them all petency... be argued out now," were caused,

Three bodies over the Colony. There is so Counsel said. have been found, an

drabnem in Hongkong much Helicopters from the British particularly in the back streets Petroleum headquarters at Das hat the colour would do ur Talarid also spent the day:etur- | good. chine the gulf 'near the group of idlands which dorms the British protectorate of Brain,

A. W. FIPER. DIE NOT OBJECTING Lamp Standards "Asked by the Judge the

Heralded by the howl of fast-riding winds, the full force of the storm smashed into the islands late last night, blowing

ANTROBUS.

European Robbed

·A"wallet: containing a sum of:

down froes and ripping money and cheques to the dwellings to pieces."

Mud-built homes were knork-value of US$1,400 was stolen

Mr. D'Alton said that when the hearing was adjourned last week, it was made clear, that the matter would be dealt with today

He added. It a very

is embarrassing for the defence to bu told at this stago, that the witney would be withdrawn for the tímb being and possibly re- called later if necessary.

EXTRAORDINARY

"It seems to me to be a most added

ed apert, and the big wooden from a A European woman (out- boats a used by: Bahrain's pearl side, the Princess ingatre, Extraordinary procedure,*** ha fabarmen were caught along. Nathan Road, & about 3.39 m. the exposed seafront and drahedy palerday, 5 jun

to bite as net fatties and corm two young bogs wornar-

salad retserday afternoon to The seafront was littered with fowl the then for a wreckage today in the after- money from two math of the SBAYREUS Storman outside the Ming Blari

Jennings sald, by would permit the winess to be støpd": and, the® Crown Inay, ADİ

will be used.

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