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CROWN MOVE AGAINST RECORD CHINESE NEWSPAPERS Alleged Contempt of Court

The Full Court this morning granted applications by the Crown to take action against two vernacular newspapers, the Wen Wei Pao and the Ta Kung Pao, for alleged con- tempt of Court.

PROFIT

The Hongkong and Shang- hal Hotels Ltd last year made a net profit of more than $3%-million- post-war record.

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In his annual report and sintement to today's ordinary yearly meeting the chairman of directors, Mr Horace Kadoorie, told sireholders that the

tion of a Dividend Equalisation ruserve of half-a-mlillón dollars, the payment of

a dividend of $1.50 a share

and a bonus of

This was the result of articles published in the newspapers on January 27, directors recommend the crea

1959, referring to a criminal case still pending before the courts,

of

The Crown asked for leave · Inspector In charge of CID which referred to the arrest to apply for orders of writs of branch, Kowloon City Police Lee Cheuk and purported to attachment to be issued against; Stallon, dated April 4, 1959, in give the history, character and the newspaPUTS,

which he said that be arrested ¦ ässociates of Lee Cheuk, Lee Cheuk on suspicion that he had been concerned in a cive di

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In accordance with procedure

this mutter of

nature, the newspapers' representatives alleged attempted robbery of Mr were not present at this pre- Willam S. T. Lours en Decem

minary stage of the proceed-22, 1858, ni No. 31 Waterloo Road. On the same day he inga today.

charged Lee Check with the

The return date of the ap ylleations will be fixed by the Clerk of the Court. The par- ties is question are to attend Court on that date.

Louey Robbery

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offence and with a number of olher offences,

Mr Monnington in his affida- vit said that on January 27 he was present in Kowloon Magik- tracy when the charges were preferred before Mr Leonard. No evidence was given, Lec Mr Deamond Mayne, Senior Cheuk was remanded in custody Crown

the and the cone was still pending, Counsel, said grounds

applications the alkavli stated. for the were that the items in the news. papers were

of

ko Then, a contempt Court, that they tended to inter- fere with the due course of

Justice and that they tended to prejudice the criminal proceed. ings now pending against p man, Leg Cheuk,

An afdavit of Mr John Chao-

Sub-Inspector in the CID headquarters, Kowloon, was next referred to by Mr Mayne, Mr Tseng-sold that he

went to the offices of

regir-

Ponding

Mr Mashe said that from the certified translations there were long references to the matters published in the newspapers in

connection

și a share.

Mr Kadoorle announced that un extensive programme of renovating and refurnishing

the Repulse Bay Hotel had started, the new fittings being chosen to entance the advan- tage of the old building. with the

Today's arrest of

meeting confirmed the Lee Cheuk and he submitted appointment at two new direc→ they were contempt andtors, Mr Leo D'Almada E.. Cas- fended to prejudice The fairtro, and Mr J, L. Marden, and tria of Lee Cheuk.

re-elected Mr H. R. M. Cleland. He added that at the time of the publication

proceedings against Lee Cheuk were pending or sufficiently pending to form the basis of contempt proceed-

ings,

TWO BOYS

Left to right: Mr Fung Ping-fan, Mr Lee Fung-kung, art tutor, Mrs. B. Richardson and Mrs Fung Plog-fan, who culs, the ribbon at today's opening of Mrs Richardson's art show at the U.8. Cultural Centre-China Mail Photo.

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An unusual exhibition of Chinese painting, con- tributed by women of four nationalities, was opened at the United States Cultural Centre this morning.

Committal proceedings against Lee Cheuk had not yet com- Не menced, said Mr Mayne. sometime in May and that the understood that they would start trial would not take place unl!! trar of newspapers and obtained June or July, if it did take

Two boys the first eight certified copies of the news-place. He added that the meat

years old and the other aged papers of January 27, 1959, The

important matter was to ensure

10. were knocked down and fidavit went on to say that the

corx that between now and the date injured by private contained articles of trial there

should be no separate occidents, one closely further undesirable publicity of following the other, in Queen's this kind, and primarily for this Road West yesterday. purpose the present proceedings The younger of the two lads Chinese painter, who airo has a Tribute To Dutch

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TUBERCULOSIS

TUE

is in- creasing in Hongkong despite the efforts by local Health authoritics to keep the incidence down.

Last year's figures are the high- One of five people arrested est éver recorded.

by the Police on Fel Morlollly figures over the last ruary 26, in connection f year show that tuberculosis with a dangerous drugs deaths have steadily increased and taking the figures for the seizure, was sent to guol first three months of this year for four months this as an averago there will be al- morning by Judge most a hundred per cent in- H. H. B. How, at Kow-crease over the figures for 1924. loon District Court.

The accused. Lau Viu, 30,

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of 8 Kwong Ming Street, ground NOT many people in Door, pleaded guilty to two Hongkong recall that charges, the first, possession of the present King and Queen ene sixth of an ounce of mor- of the Belgians visited the pline and three ounces of bar-

were brought, As far as he is Tae Kwok-shal, living at No.number of paintings on dis- knew there had been no further 1, South Lane, Afth floor. The play. references in the newspapers.

other Is Chan See-wal, who The Full Court comprised the gave his address as No. 9, Kwal teaching the International group Mrs Richardsort has been Chief Justice, Sir Michinel Heung Street, second floor. Both

In honour of the famous bitone, and the second, posses Colony in 1982, in the course Hogan and the Puine Judge, are

for six months receiving treatment At

at her home Dulch conductor whose death sion of one quarter of an ounce of a Far East tour. Travel, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg

Queen Mary Hospital.

where she gives instructions on occurred on April 19. Radio of morphine," how to master the different Hongkong is, broadcasting "A } Chinese techniques.

Tribute to Eduard van Beinum" He was represented by Mr tonight at 9 pm,

Patrick Yu, instructed by Mr F. Since 1918, van Beinum had X. D'Almada. been chief conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Two other counts of posses- of Amsterdam, one of the leading

slon and dealing in dangerous orchestras of Europe, and for drugs were withdrawn by the

prosecution.

Doctor's Evidence

Leads To Acquittal

Of the 45 paintings on dis- play 17 have been contributed by the pupils. Among them are several studies of bamboo, orchids and fish,

DESIRE TO LEARN

One of Mrs Richardson's pupils raid that

the group's interest in Chinese art had sprung from desire to learn more of Chinese culture and to take home something from the would

The exhibition will remain

The evidence of a Mental Hospital doctor this Chinese people which morning led to the discharge of a young man never be forgotten. accused of unlawfully and maliciously wound-open until Saturday. ing another man in July last year.

Dr Chung Cho man 1estifled:

At the trial of Law Wing-leung, 25, of 8 Pak Sze Street, ground floor, Cheung Chau, before Mr T. L. Yang at Central Magis- tracy,

Low pleaded not guilty to wounding Jeng Chun-tak ot Cheung Chau on July 27, 1958, Dr Chung testided that be had been in charge of Law's treatment since his admittance to the Mental Hospital on July 28,1848 the day following the alleged offence, Dr Chung sold Lay had berdetained in the From Cosmine-mouth and halla

was now fit for discharge.

Mrs Fung Ping-fan performed the opening ceremony,

ling Incognito, as the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, the then Crown Prince and Princess of Belgium arrived. hero aboard the Messa- gerles Maritimos Jiner Georges Philippar, and curl- a time was associated with the

ously enough it was on tho London Philharmonic Orchestra, Tho drugs all in which he conducted in the co-packets,

emat same return trip that the were found on the liner caught fire, with large defendant's person and in tins, loss of life. Pon of 1948-49.

Tonight's programme will be when the Police raided the introduced by Irene Yuen.

ground floor of accused's address on February 20.

Hearing is continuing.

Detained

Two Chinese were detained as a result Police enquiries into pocket-picking offences in different parts of Kowloon yesterday,

FINE PRODUCTION OF

DIDO AND AENEAS

By OUR DRAMA CRITIC

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14 JURORS STAND DOWN

(Continued from Page 1) The accused in the case were Yau Kini-wah, 20, Ng Tak-wal, 21, Chin Slu-kol, 20, Choi To, 10. They are charged with the murder of So Shlu-bor on November 17 last.

During her brief stay in Hongkong, Princess (now Queen) Astrid went shopping and made several large pur- chases of silk goods and curlos. It was reliably stated that one of the purchases Included a jade necklace costing $20,000,

While the Princess spent two hours in Hongkong shops, the Prince went on a sightseeing tour of the Colony.

Ghost Cops

New York, April 14. Capt. Robert V. The first accused was defend-trame supervisor of the New Annott, ed by Mr A. Zimmern, Instruct-York State Police, said yester- Pri by Fard, Kwan and Co., the day some of the traffic cope. Do not know how many, but in the

second by Me CPU HENTO, people how down for on Now grouping the standard found in scenes one structed by Dacons; the third York highways aren't really? miles it to from farisert chiccis.

www.patructed by there, Kowloon-but-l-do-lenow guishing out of secret love through her rather

Romulo WooTortolinaan äberjey and Master, and –– Annert dulu spurt, unfinned” that the performance of for Aeneas.

capricious the fourth by Mr Benjamin Liu, police cars are regularly park- The source of mood with the dismissal Of Dido and Aeneas, given by grlet is immediately guessed by Aeneas:

instructed by Brutton and Co. the Borld, "Away,

ed at intervals along the high- Mr Mayne was assisted by ways just Dr Chung recalled that on the the Diocesan Girls' School Belinda who with considerable away! Then she

jurns

to. Det, Insp. W. Boxall.

to retard patential day Law was admitted to hospi- yesterday evening, brought which breaks into a chorus of which everyone in the audience skill introduces the theme Belinda and sings the farewell

lapcodsters--UP.I. tol, he was not capable of ferm- all the original charm of Court maldens. "Fear no evli Ing "a criminal intent" but suf- Purcell's opera across the to ensue," fering from paranoid schizo- phrenia.

Dr Chung added that Law also heard voices threatening him and telling him bad things.

Not Capable

On the day of Law's Ach- mittance to hospital, Dr Chutig

Now Fit

G. J. Batts prosecuted."

Bets.

will recognise, "Remember me, Apart from a little but ah, forget my fate." Miss breathiness due to nerves, the Woo rendered this beautifully na if realising that all she has

Last night, we heard 11 per- cross harmony of this chorus formed more or less as it was was rendered with rare balance previously performed walts written; and it was performed of tone as the melody was toss-upon this moment. In such a manner that I coned from section to section.. sidered myself

follow with

Woo

Rosario fortunate to

as Dido, adu | went on, Law did not reallse have been among the company Ivy Mack (save for a tendency to The setting is beautiful, I what he had done; he did not who witnessed this dress reforce the tone) achieved a rare cannot say more, and after the remember his act of stabbing a

tears).

beauty of interpretation In their madrigal effect, of "With droop- person and he did not know As An opera, Dido and parts. Upon the Court selling ing wings," the curtain falls. what he was doing was wrong.

Achens is easy to remember out for the glafes, the witches. Nancy O'Connell Is responsi because the meaning and plotting against Dido take over. ble for production, and North melodic line fit so well together.

Edwards, for the music. It seems Dr Chung told the Mogistrate This often leads to the fallacy

Jittle short of a miracle that so that Law was it for discharge that being so full of perfect from hospital now but he added melody, It la enzy

This was more dramatic than that they have interpreted the much has been achieved, and to perform. that the case would be followed A great mistake.

usual, The roles of

to due

Bamo clever beauty of this opera so faith- up from time to tirac,-

Dido and Bellada are exacting was with the music, Ida Leung,

stoging. But the real drama fully. Mr Yang then discharged and prolonged. They ranges the Sorceress, has Law.

The Diocesan Boys' School omong the drummatic recitative voice of considerable

a rich Orchestra Divisional Detective Inspects and the sustained molody; they and the took up the invocationformance,

will be playing the range, overtures during the pubile por Baroque tendencies

with artistleski, Lam Chow-lo, fana

while Holen Wong, Iris Lai, period, yet remains true to the especially In the duet motit three clever platiists from the The echo chorus, "In a deep DGS, accompany the singers, vaulted cell," was inest effective Brian O'Connell is stage mana- because the echoes were donager, and Wally Hampton It The eet, designed by. Lesley off stage.

with Watts, takes us to the court of laughter chorus will, I think, ed by a whole host of helpers.

the looking after, the lights, auki, Thieves broke into the fourth design is colourful, yet austere, trose

the Queen of Carthage. The stand out in the memory of '1 say sincerely as one who who come new to the know every nole of music of floor flat of No. 81, Wong Nel avelding the lavish on one hand, pera "Haste hasta to town,” Chong Road, Happy Valley yet giving a sense of cool rich-y own favourite, was a little years of history that takes into tils open, that in the hundred some Ume between 11:45 pm. ness sa suited to the theme.

too besty, and a little breathless account the educational and and 4.30 pm. yesterday And The costumes are designed by and ragged on that account; artistic progress of this colony, stole a pair of blaveulars, a young KGV girl, Mackdkie i was the sailor, chorus: "Come this must rank ay one of the camera aud, an exposure meter. O'Connell. The articles are valued at uchievement of this is not only The return to Dido's palace was with such musles and nest productions, - staged · ne :it In the design of the, costumes saw, the production return to fartistic beauty,

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