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WOMAN DENIES SHE WAS 'COACHED FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION
The mother of a boy fatally injured in a car accident denied in Victoria District Court today that she had been coached how to answer cross-examination questions.
She is Leung Chu, 56, whose son, Lo Choi-yan, aged six, was crushed to death against a wall by a reversing car in Lee Garden Road on December 30 last year.
DAY AT THE RACES ENDS
IN 2-YEAR GAOL TERM
A nian who walked into Hongkong Jockey Club on Easter Monday vular in out-of-date badge, picked the pocket of a Chinese man watching the races From the sixth floor.
The man turned out to Sub-Inspector Chan Fook-rkrung, who was off July.
Turned
Inspector Chan and caught the min, 53- year-old Shung Kwong- wing, and today Shung was sentenced to two years by Mir Derek Cons at Central Magistracy.
Accusation
Moscow, March 31, The Soviet Union today ne- ened West Germany ut "distort- ing the Soviet Union's position on the German and Berlin prob- leme
The charge was contained in 7 note handed today by Soviet Foreign Minister, Andrei Grʊmy- ho, to the West Gernun Charge D'Affaires In Mercow in reply to the West German note of March 26-France-Presse.
Berlin, March 31, Serge Mikoynu, son of Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Miko- yau. Tudny criticised Anwerican entertainment.
Cheung Lai-shek, 50, bust- a tragic condition that I didn't nessmaty, has pleaded nol, know whether he was alive or guilty to a charge of danger- not."
court any
ous driving, causing the death Mr Cheung: "You are quite of the boy,
unwilling to give the To Mr Oswald Cheung, de-answers sther th30 the se fending, rung Chu admitted answers you have been giving in that 3.30 p.m. yesterday she the last few minutes, You are had been talking to a man determined nol to help the wearing a red lie, who lived in | court?" there some sircet, cutside the courtroot,
A Talk?
Mr Cheung asked: "Was that gentlenian coaching you how to Doswer inconvenient questions from me in cross-examination?"
Leu Chu repiled: "No,'
Mr Cheung: Last Thursday, after the morning hearing, diti you talk to your niece at 8000 as she let the witness box?"
Leung Chu: "No",
when Mr
She also denied that the couple were actually whisper- ing to ent other Cheung walked out of the court.
But she
admitted thint the Crown Counsel, Mr D. G. Willis, had subrequently spoken to her "within the next minute
or two."
on not
Tragic
Leung Chu: "I have sold that my boy was planed in a very single condition."
The hearing is unfinished. Mr Willis lo being assisted by Sub-Inspector P. J. Cullen, |Traffle Accident Inquiry Ofeer. Mr Cheung is Instructed by Mr Peter Mo and Co.
NEW HKRNR COMMANDER
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1959,
Last Night's Concert At Loke Yew Hall
By, ERNST GOTTSCHALK
LLIANCE Francaise, by
courtesy of Mr Harry
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
A Chance Glance Through Window
Police Catch Triad
Men In Middle Of Initiation Ceremony
From the Files.
25
years
AGO
A Tuesday afternoon in
Ta'meeting held on
the Hall of Queen's College, attended by nearly 200 local
teachers, representative of
Odell, presented last night A chance glance through the window of a resettlement block by a patrolling police party on Saturday night led to the arrest of three Triad society members in the middle of an initiation cere-all mony.
at the Loke Yew Hall an cert extremely interesting con- featuring French violinist Brigitte H. de | Beaufond and
Boprano Barbara Fei. The intter WILA outstandingly well assisted at the piano by Moya Ren, while the violinist had the co-operation of the Hongkong Philharmonic) Orchestra under its con- ductor Professor Arrigo Foa,
The concert was
of such
起
great interest because in it we made the acquaintance of violinist of distinct personality und in it 'young singer, now studying abroad, "showed" that she is going to fun the pro mise she showed
when, two Yours ago, she was the star- pupil of Professor Chso Mel-
p3.
Miss de Beoufond has a very masculine conception of Mozart which is distinct by freshness of approach to such a familiar work as the violin concerto in d-major, K 210.
D
Commander R. B. Wood, Such a rather angular MUE, VRD, who has been pro-formance
was the moted today.
more assumes comastonishing as it came from mand of the Hongkong Royal French arilaje, Mr Cheung fold Judge B. J. Naval Reserve during the ab Jennings:
makingsence of leave of Commander Amplication about Mr L. D. Kibee, MBE, VID.
Commander Wood, who has hitherto been) the Executive meer, served in minesweepers and local craft in defence of
Wills.".
Mr Willis told Judge Jennings Mr Cheung had asked him not to allow the lady to speak to
unyane.
fald,
was not conching her," he
Dead Or Alive
Mr Cheung had previously been questioning Leung Chu about her reactions when she saw her son pinned to the wall by the car, Ford Anglia,
She could not say whether she had ascertained if her son was dead or altun,
Fou
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Mr Cheung: "Are you saying that you were so confused that of even new you
no1 know In whethe
wanted to and out whether your sch was dead
"I can only say that I saw my son was In such
In a report on his four the U.S. with his ther January, the 20-year-old Mikoyan said American taste entertainment is at "a very low Icvel." UP.I.
Big
in
or alive?"
She replied:
the Culony In 1939-41.
New Yorkers
Protest
New York, March 31, Some 2,500 municipal em ployees demonstrated in front of New York's City Hall today in protest against cuts planned in the elly's budget for its pubite administration.
The organisers of the demon- stration said it was only a pro- test gesture and there was no question of a. strike decision on the part of the Municipal Em», ployees Union.-France-Presse,
things are being planned at
Paquerette
closed for redecorations until 6th April
Re-opening on Tuesday, 7th April
with exciting and completely new stocks in all
afft Notice
The Police party saw through a window of a resettlement block in Shek Kip Mei a piece of paper with a notice written in Chinese: "Atten- tion to all friends. Nobody is allowed to enter the cockloft."
APRIL 1
PRANKS
ON
THE
AIR
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Today in April 1. April Fool's Day if you prefer it. But the only pranks in evidence during the morning was Radio Hongkong's| Programme Parade.
Applying a broad, sonorous tone-occasionally on the harsh and dry dde and stressing primarily the rhythmic pulse of the music, much of Mozart's delight in pure melody and his matchiess elegance of conception fall at the wayside. Impressed as one was by the highly intense norning and individualistic interpreto jolt. tion, cne was doubtful of the
The orchestra' played its part just adequately, Prof. Fon adapting himself completely to the peculiar style of the soloist.
Imperial Preference
Case Transferred
Suspecting a Triad meeting In progress, the Poilce party in formed Divisional Detective Inspector E, Hunt,
Later D.D.I. Hunt executed n search warrant on the premises.
Kneeling
As they entered the ocakloit, they saw three men. One was kneeling in an attitude of prayer before a red paper on which written the characters "Commander Di the Three Armies."
were
In front of him were burning candles and Joss sileks. Vaswani
The hearing of a summons
against The
D
Subsequent inquitles revealed | Trading Co. (HK) Ltd, three
Indians and
that the man was undergoing an initiation ceremony into the Chinese, accused of con- Luen Ying Tried society. He spiring to effect a public was protected by another man mischief involving Im-described on n 420 (red pole) porial Preference certighter of the Luen Ying ficates was transferred to society. Victoria District Court this morning.
the
"
Conductor
grades of teaching, it was decided to form a local Teachers Association.
The following offfee bearers Were elected: President Pro fessor L. Forster: Vice, Presi→ dents Miss G. M. Cotton, Miss F. C. Wea, the Very Rev. G. Byrne, 9.J., Mr F. J. de Rome, Hon. Sec., Mr W. L. Handycide. Hon, Treasurer, Mr L. G. Mor- ELS, Oxinel!: Miss Arieins, Sis- ter Beatrice, Mist F. M. Hughes, Mize H. D. Sawyer, Mias V. D. A. Silcocks, Mis C. Y. Stark, Mr K. L. Chau, Mr D. J. S. Crozier, Rey, R. Gal- ger, S.J. Mr Hung Chi Po, Mr Lim Hoy Lan, Mr. Leung Fung K, Rev. E.WL, Marlin, Brother Matthine, Mr. C. B. R. Sargent. Rev. F. Short, Mr E. G Stewart, Mr C. Y. To.
tuaro
information of the arrent at Moji, Japan, of the purser ond over a dozen passengers on the Eastern and Australian liner, Nankin has just come to light, with the arrival of the veract in Hongkong yesterday.
Whilst taking the customary sight-seeing trip askore at Maji, the passengera and ship'a Duracre
arrested by Another man was conducting Military Police on the ground Applying for the transfer, Me the ceremony. Desmond Mayne, Crown Coun-
that they had transgressed a the hearing will sel, told Mr Derek Cons that As a result of this raid three rule of the port that photo-
men appeared before Mr T grapha must not be taken, art for Creedon at Kowloon Court this April 0.
boing Afier
Bummoned Vas-morning on various charges con- before Accused early
are Prakash
the Military Com- wani, alina D. Prahosh, 21, of 16 Yun Ping Rand, first floor; conducting
Tam Chung-yin, 24, who was missionar and investigated, inchided the ceremony, was the party which of G. Moliram, 31, of Wyndham
women, was released and the sentenced to 33 months gaol,
Ho Yuan, 30, who Ilved in the Nankin eventually sailed for Walled City and acted as "pro- Hongkong an hour behind sector" during the ceremony, schedule. was sentenced to 30 months' gaol.
day by the radio's team of Some quick thinking yester- broadcasters this morning wolse up Isteners
For 12
to the programme with
a
be
ac-
with triad netly ties.
AT
minutea soine correctness of lis style, which Radio Hongkong's well-known Street, second floot, nasistant would have been more befitting broadcasters ad-libbed, for a work by a romantic or cracked and joked.
wise manager of the International Clothing Factory, 90-93 Larch modern composer.
Tim Birch's clipped English Street, Kowloon: Thawindas, acet introduced some of the alias T. K. Ganshani, 42, of 75 Fongs listeners were led to Wyndham Street, second floor; believe they would be hearing and Lu Wing-chip, 28, of later this evening. Two of fila Cheung Sha Wan Road, cholee contributions were music counts clerk of C. M. Sin and
Co. 4 from the films: "Bless your
It is alleged that between wonderful hide." from the alm "My Fair Gigl," and "Please January 1. 1838, and January 31.ions, Tam 11 and Luc one. don't say no, say maybe," fron and with others not in custody, the police patrol for their work sible the sharp corners on
1959, accused conspired together
The Magistrate commended would improve as far as pos- the movie Macmillan
to obtain by fraudulent means in arresting defendants. Moscow,"
dishonest devices, Star of the programme turn-and
►
in
Im-
Miss Barbara Fei's voice has acquired not only
a greater strength in the middle and lower
also a warmer and ed out to be the arrival incial Preference certificates in ranges but more appealing timbre than it Hongkong of the distinguished respect of certain producter of had two years ago. Indeed, she actor and musician,
the International Clothing Fac- LOTY.
Nick
in able to apply to her voice an Wallace, who arrived here by almost feline, caressing ren- ship this morning."
as she dici Luousness,
In the. group of the very well-arranged Chinese songs, which is mosl charming.
She has perfected already to great extent her purely technical equipment, but, above
four The
accused Werc llowed bull of $20,000 each,
Luk Cheung 37, a tandem
Tthe annual meeting rider, who was being initiated, wag sentenced
of the Mid-Levels Real- to 0 months' geol and put on a $1,000 bond dents Association, Mr A. L. fur two years.
Shields, Chairman, express- He had four previous conviced a hope that Government
half cash and half surety.· Going Wild
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Ted Thomas, reportedly our of the welcoming launches in Lyemun Pass gave an eye- witness account of the proceed- ings.
Mr I. R. A. MacCallum, of Wilkinson and Grist, is repre- Ponted by Mr Peter Sin of P. H.
Sin and Co.
all, she has grown considerably With a background of hooters PASSPORT
in artistic stature. This was evidenced by the choice of the songs and artas which she had
chosen for her demanding pro-
gramme, ranging from a group of German lieder by Schubert, „Brahms and Wok over a grotra 'of songs by"Rovel and de Falla
to two great arios by Puccini, and finally to four Chinese folk-songs.
Though the German teder Were sung by. her with taste end Jine understanding, she come really into her own with the moving Ravel and exclling de Falla songs, surpresing her uchievements with
and cheering crowds, Thomas deserthed the scene as he ship
ripped its way, through the RENEWAL
Pass, scattering sampans to the
left and right, and leave hind it of crange peel and empty ballen"
TALENT PRE
TEES
The crowds on the there are GOING UP? going wild cs Nick Wallace ap- pents on the bridge, in a gold
brocade dressing gown....and.) The Foreign Office in London then the Nlek Wallace Fan Club, announced yesterday that the In its entirety, have turned out fee for renewing Belilah paks- to greet Phel hero."
ports has been ruised by 10 thillings, to £1. The increase Is to take effect from today.
A lone voice shouts out, "Good td Nicky."
Throughout, Thomas is con- Unuslly explaining that it is very crowded on the boot, and, esks a gentleman beside him to step pushing. орста As Thomas reached the end of his plece, the man beside him pushed again, and the broadcaster's voice faded away in a thunderous splash, as he fell off the bridge.
But on immigration official in Hongkong told the China Mail they had not yet been informed of the Increase. "Normally, our ices fall in line with those in the UK,” he said,
las and Chinese folk songs
The cost of renewing a pass- After last night's perform:enco
port in Hongkong for a five. there is no doubt that Barbara
year period is $10, and it costs Fel has a future to which sho
$25 to obtain a new passport.. and her public can icok forward
This is the first Increase in with assurance and pleasure. It all ended with the woman the charge for passport renewals announcer's voice stating in a since October 1931, when the Moya Rea was in great form matter-of-fact tone, that fee was increase to 10 chillings adding much to the great joy listeners wera in doubt as to for a Ave-year renewal. which tho large
audience what they would be hearing A Reuter cable from London, vis privileged to experience this evening they were referred said the fee for Issuing a new and which it demonstrated with to Hadio Hongkong's list of passport remains unchanged at
published programmes.
depts.erous applause.
C-10.
Sick And Tired Of Undercutting
during the period of our redecoration, all enquiries Steal Rate Agreement had
will be dealt with at our general office.
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304-Cloucester Bldg. Tol. 33-095
wy Marbers of the Hongkong, The Agreement issued a notice about two wooks ago te the "alck, and tirod" of
effect that as from March 15, dharatamontargoncarried by. member, lines from Hongkong to Stralis ports;, would be open and quoted on: application to (Individual lines.
** the undercutting-on-isakykit ratese by, non-members,
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spokesman for the Agreement-
zaid this morning.
The undimutting the spokes
- man wash; - has been”going on A report from Singapore-sald
for: years and there-l only |
100g way to atop 11.
that__non-members had pre- viously fixed their rates at 301
per cent below those quoted by the companies in the Agreement.
The Apokçaman... mude thasa,
slattmedis in a comment, on a Reuter report from Singa- pare that an all-out freight "war" had broken out be- tween the 30 shipping com. panies belonging so the Ag700=- ment and the four non-mem bere.
CARONIA LEAVES FOR OKINAWA
After staying five days in
Hongkong, the 34,000-ton Juxury liner, Caronia, left for Okinawasat am today.
Fight of the pasturers will ng to Talpel today for a two-day visit before rejoining the ship ake Okawa wie auferri poem sengers are staying here until tomorrow. Then they will fly to Japan to refain the vessel. ~
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the motor road to Magazine Gap to minimise the risk of accidents and also that through traffic of motor trucks to the Peak would not be allowed.
The following committee wast elected: Mr Shields Chairman, Mr H. J Amstrong Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, J. TA Bagram, Chian Lim-pok, L Dunbar, H. H. H. Priestley, T. A. Martin, D. J. Fraser and C. A. de Roza.
In view of the departure of the Ron W.W-Rogers, the Bishop of Hongkong will in- duct the Rev. J.R. Higgs, a Vicer of St Andrew's Churchi Koldoon, on Sunday at 11 am, The Bishop will preach at this service.
This Funny World
"Bemember, you bought it with the money
Now sofa.
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