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Training Centre Escapees Get

9 Months' Gaol

Three young inmates of the Cape Collinson Boys' Training Centre who were acquitted yesterday of the murder of a camp leader were each given nine months this morning for conspiring to escape from lawful custody.

Yau Kin-wah, 20, Ng Tak-wai, 21, and Chin Siu-kai, 20, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy charge before Mr Justice R. H. Milla-Owens at the Criminal Session.

Government Rubbish Appointments Thrower

Gazetted

The

Fined $210

The three had been found not guilty of murdering Sa Shiu-ber, a camp lender on the night of November 16-17 last year.

A fourth accused, Choi To. who gave his pge an 19, was ulane found

guilty of murder yesterday. He was remanded un- next Tursday for medical Evidence on his age.

Six Charged

The Crown's ease had been that ihe camp lender Was

Government Gazelte Kun Kuu, a 62-year-old man, beaten to death with, bricks in- xday nutilled the follow-of 31 T Hong Lane, ground alde a hut.

Boor, was this morning fined

Mr DNE, Ron. Crown Coun- ing appointments, post- $210 with the alternative of six set, said today that altogether ings, transfers and pro-

weeks and two days by Mr T. six people were charged with from the Yong at Central Magistracy, conspiracy to escape when he pleaded guilty To centre Grege. | charges of throwing rubbish in Semlor the street and corruption.

On May 13, Koo went out of

motions:

Mr Justice J. I. Palene Judge, to be Puisne Judge.

Unc

of the six,

had been convicted of murder. Two had already pleaded guilty to con-

dealt with,

Mr G. 3. Grimths to be Edu-his house, and threw rubbish inspiracy to escape and had been cation Ofeer.

Mr Jack Woolfenden to be Education Over (Technical).

the street.

A sanitary coolie, Wong Ming, who was in the vicinity, wurned Miss Joyce Malleson Macken- | him and advised him not to do zie tu be Mistress, Education. Deptunent.

The sanitary coolly asked his

Er Ling Churn-sheng. Mell-me and Koo become angry,

eat Beer, censed to act as Chief Port Health Ofleer,

Miss Beatrice Chan, nurse

When the coolle invited him to go to the Police Station, Koo offered the ecolle $2 and said Here is te money, please do

and antiwife. to be Acting not arrest me."

Sender Sister Tutor.

Miss Wynelte M. C. Krushka

to be Nursing Sister,

Mr Alistair Finlayson. 1o b

Air Trafic Control Ofleer, Class

H, Civil Aviation Department.

New Streets

The

a!reets

namus u! four

new in the Takwawan Dis-

Mr Tsang Yin-Bank. Assistanttrict, Kowloon were published

Structural Engineer, 10

Structural Engineer.

Mr Lee Pak-fong. Assistant Engineer, 10

be

Structural

in the Government Gazette ta- Gay.

These

onc

Mr Res said the camp in question was

in which young men were taught trades. They had considerable freedom after some thine inside and were entitled to weekend leave.

Crown Counsel sold all six in- males had been seen on a atra-

ber of occasions talking together In low tones shortly before the incident.

The Plot

On the sight of November 10-17 the escape was carried out, in the course of this, the camp leader was killed.

wrily after not far from the

All the cecused were arrested

centre.

Writings found on paper in streets are Ming Lion of the three accused Street, Joining Tokwawan Road pointed to the conspiracy that and Chun Sun Mr S. Young, resumed duty Chun Sun, Hin

Assistant

Engineer.

05

Printer.

Street,

and had

them.

Yin and n Government Yon Streets three parallel sheets foining Mataukok Road Mr W. Dunean to be Market- | und Marine lot at the sea- ing Officer.

frant.

Name Changed

U.S. Consul

The Governgent Gazetta

The name of the Hongkongnotined today

thal His Ex-

been plotled between

Mr Ren said the first accused previous conviction for

had

possession of a forged document. The second had a conviction for lareeny and housebreaking, and the third tot possession dangerous drugs.

Light Term

of

In mitigation, all three asked for a light term

Mr

and Kowloon Plumbing Mer-cellency the Governor has re chants Association has been eugnised provisionally and pend-

In passing sentence, changed to Hongkong and Kowing instructions from the Secre- Justice Milla-Owens sajd two toon Plumbing and Sanitary tary of State for the Colonies of their fellow-conspiratora had Ware Trade Employers Associn- | Mr S. Houston Lay as Consul been given nine months each, su tion, the Government Gazette for the United States in Hong- he would pass the summe sentence notined today.

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FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1959,

U.S. General In Colony

General and Mrs Kuter at Kai Tak this morning,China

Mall Photo,

General Laurence $. Kuter, Commander-in-Chief of US Air Force in the Pacific, arrived this morning by USAF: plane for a night's stopover as: the guest of Bir Edric Basi. yan, Commander, British Forces, Hongkong, at Flagatul? House, The General Was accompanied by his wife, The General has been appoint-

id Commander - in - Chlef, North American Air Defence Command and will assume his new duties late in July, Meeling the General on arrival were Col II. E, Kofah!, US Air Force Liaison Officer and Mrs Kofahl, and Major D, G, „OBI, Military Assistant to the Commander, British Forces.

PLANS FOR ROAD

WORK ANNOUNCED

BY GOVERNMENT

Work will start shortly on the reconstruction and resurfacing of the busy junction at Robinson Road and Seymour Road to provide better facilities to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

The improvement will resull in the straightening of the existing dangerous curve in Robinson Road which, in turn, will facilitate the bus access into Seymour Itead.

Provision is also being made pedestrian for pavements and crossings, as well as for the Installation of road islands, to give greater safety to the school children in the neighbourhood. forms part of

BANQUET

FOR THE

VULTURES

Kano, May 14. Thousands of vultures, the scavengers of Kano, grisly napped away into the country-} side yesterday after the szent of carrion, depriving the city of macabre touch of local colour.

The city authorities, fearing that the sight of the vultures along the city wall might upsel the Duchess of Gloucester, dumped corrion outside Vie city. to lure away the birds.

A elty elder commented, "on this festive occasion even "those vultures had a banquet."—China Mall Special

More Reports

Yang at Central Magistracy ihla Of

morning.

Mul Ngan-yip,

(30), of 101

Queen's Road East, ground floor

pleaded guilty.

Defence Force Promotions

The Covernment Gazette notifed today that 2/Licut

P. W. M. Farquharson has been promoted to the rank of Leu- lenant and Captain I. G. Daniel to the rank of Major at Head- warters, Royal Hongkong De- fence Force.....

The Gazette also notified that

Eruption

On The Sun

Munich, May 14,

A sunspot about 50 times 03 large as the earth, within which Kre continuous violent erup- tions, has been under 'ob-

The project the long-term plan to widen Robinson Road. It will not, however, alter the present one- way traffic in Seymour Road.

Work in expected, to take six months to complete.

Boundary Street Today's

SHEAFFER'S

BEW LON

BIG INCREASE IN GAS-CONSUMERS

Annual Meeting Report

Since January 1954, the number of gas-consumers in Hongkong has increased by more than fifty per cent and last year a record amount of over 700 million cubic feet of gas was used,

HK Auxiliary

Police Appointments

at fo-

This was announced day's annual meeting of the Hongkong and Chinn Gas Co. Lid, by the Chairman of Direc- tors, Mr J. L. Marden.

STERLING SILVER TIP

From the Files

25

years

-AGO.

THE

following dined at Gov- ernment House H.E. Major General O. C. Bonett and Mra Borrett, Mr M. J. Qulst, Mr and Mrs Douglas Jenkins, Mr Hires Acino, Commodore F. and Mrs

Алд result of the year's Elliott, the Hon. Sir Thomas and Lady Southern, the Hon. Mr working the meeting declared R. E. and Mrs Lindrell, the Hon.. u dividend of 70 cents (100) Sir Blouson Chow, the Hon. Sir n share on 1,919,320 shares of W. E. L. Sheaton, the Hon. Mr 0/8d ruch.

C. G. S. Mackie and Mrs Mrs Mackie, Mr Justice and Jacks, the Hon. Dr. H. and Mrs Kotewall, the Hon. Dr S.W.

Diminishing

.

Mr Marden said that the in-Two, the Hon. Mr T. N. Chau, The following appointments creased production last year the Hon. Mr W. I, Bell, the Hon. In the Hongkong Auxiliary brought with it a small increase Mr J. and Mrs Owen Hughes, Sie Police

gna unW. E. Homell, Brigadier G. `B. Force,

percentage of offectivo in the

accounted for, but that this Rowan Hamilton, Mr and Mrs from January 30, wore

problem is diminishing with the Eldon Polter, Mr V. M. Graybum, notified in the Govern- gradual roduction of pressure Mr W. H. Evans Thomas, Mr mont Gazette today: in the older mains following Tang Shul-kin.

the partial introduction of the new mains and plant ut Kow- Joon

Granville Road, He said the company is still Kowloon, with a ground area seeking a suitable holder site of nearly 3,000 sq. ft. was

Mr M. W. Turner to be Assistant Commissioner (Auxi- Hary) and Commandant of the.

Auxillary Polico Hongkong Force.

Mr E. C. van Helden to bo (Auxi- Senior Superintendent Bary) and Deputy Commandant. Mr G. M. Goldsack to be Senior Superintendent (Auxi- Hary).

Mesra O. R. Sadick, M. A. de Sousa, Ts'o luck-on, Muk Hing- wing, M. Gotfried to be Super- intendents (Auxiliary).

Mer R. 8. Hownam-Meek, Ramon T. 8. Young, Yu Ki leung, George T. F. Lec, II. 8. Alers, Karlum Sham, Henry K. H. En. Ko Fock-chuen, and Ching fling-chow to be Assist- ant Superintendents (Auxillary). Mr Sheik Hakim Khan to be

Acting Assistant Superintendent

(Auxiliary).

The Gazette also notified that effective from May 11, Mr von

on the island which is now

loon.

to

No.

39

nceded because of the concen- bought yesterday by Mr Mok tration of production in KowWing-yuo at a public auction at Lammert Brothers. The The company's profit for the price realised was $20,500, 500. year amounted (£117,399).

$1,878,387 The property is one of the oldest in Kowloon. An inden- ture of the Crown lease showed that it was built in 1888 and that the late Mr John D. Humphreys was the original ojonar,

Directors

Directors elected for the en- suing year were Mr. . L. Mar- den, Mr R. C. Lee, and Colonel J. D. Clugue.

A total of 1,183,403 shares were represcuted.

Struck Off

The

Government

RESOLUTION that $300 bo set aside as a reserve fund to be placed on deposit in the bank, as the nucleus of a fund to meet maintenance or exten- nion charges, was passed at the Helden was appointed Acting

annual meeting of worshippers Commandant of the Hongkong

Gazelle of the Peak Church held in St Auxillary Police Force during notified this morning that the John's Cathedral Hall yester- the absence of Mr Turner, and tollowing companies would, at

Golfried Mr

-La be Acting the expiration of three months day evening.

from today, be struck off the Deputy Commandant.

The following officers were W. Carr, Inspector register and dissolved: French | re-ciceted: Trustees, Mr.J.W.c. Lid, and sunar, Mr Justice P, Jacks and (Auxillary), was appointed Act- Trading Corporation ing Assistant Superintendent Southern Traders Company Ltd. | Mr T. H. King; Committee, the The Gazette also noted that Trustees, the Bishop of Hong- (Auxitinry) as from Muy &

Jon Tading Co., Ltd, and Wil-kong, the Rev. E. G. Powell, the liam Forbes and Co., Ltd, had Dean (Hon See), Me M. W. been struck off the register and Turner (Hon Treasurer) and dissolved.

Mrs J. D. Butcher,

Eagle Gets Licence

(Continued from Page 1)

He sald, "Only time wili fell whether or not Eagle will be Fuccessful.

Hoac feel that should be permitted to operate Government Gazelle this route without this com-

don't think calls for tenders for the re- polition. I

the construction of the streich af | low-fore service will create đ Boundary

Streel between new traffle, but it will divert Waterloo Road and Grampian traffle from Boac,"

On the other side are the travel agents.

Hoad in Kowloon,

The existing surface of the thoroughfare will be broken up and resurfaced in concrete with a mocadora carpet. Work will

опе begin. In about,

month's time and take three months to complete.

The length of roadway to be regon trugled le about 1,200 feel. The reconstructed Yaad will have a carriageway of 40 feel and ten-foot-wide pede- sirlan paths on both sides.

NT Roads

Two earth rands in the New Territories are to be resurfaced with hard tops to provide better communication facilities to vil- logers,

Mr B. W. Clark, manager of The Travel Adviser said, "On the whole, this is a good thing.

I do not think this *will affect Boac very much, if

* }}"

The low-fare service, he said. will attract another section of the community I will open new postointies for travel to people in a lower wage bracket. Then there were the people on their own out here who did not get paid leave. They too would benefit from the new ler- vice, he said.

Best Thing

"Of course,

we would not like to see the market crowded with low-fore traffe."

servation from the Bavarian { About 3,000 feet of Hong Alps since yesterday afternoon. Shul Kiu Road, in the Yuen

Omells

Mr Fred Clemo, manager of the Observatory Long area, will be levelled and Hongkong Tours at

and Travel

on the Wendelstein mountain resurfaced in tar-macadam. The service is a staunch advocate of said the eruptions had reached

new road will be twelve feat the low-fare service.

to

the highest strength that it has wide and will have a two-foot hitherto been possible measure,

There was no danger for the stratosphere or for the earth's atmosphere, they said, and to judge from the sunspot's size permitted to retire from the the eruptions would be visiblo Hengkong Regiment as rom for ten days.---Router. April 17.

Major G., H. Calvert has been

Social Welfare

The Rev. Fr P. J. Howart son, SJ, has been appointed a member of the Social Welfare

Woman On Drug Charge

vergo on either de,

The other road, which is to be resurfaced in concrete, is the Yuen Long Bund Read, situated batween the ponds at Yuen Long.

When work is completed in about three months' time, tha Bund Road will be about 600 feet long.

Catchwater

:

Another concrele-lined catch-

| ernment ɑnzetle notified today. Fold housewife, of 31 For long, is to be constructed from

Banking Committee custody by Mir T. La Yang at On Rong.

"This is the best thing that could happen," he said when informed that Eagle Aviation had been granted the licence in

longkong.

"Of course, the pamongers will not get luxury, but they will get to their Anal goal much cheaper."

Whether the Eagle Aviation сап operate successfully, he sold, "is another matter."""

"I do not think It will attract I a lot of customers from Boac,"

he nuded.

"Lower paid people should have some assistance," he said. He doubted whether the low- fare service would affect any of the airlines going to London.

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Central Magistracy this morning It is part of the series ok Mr IL Wardle has been ap for possession of, 25.5 lbs of catchwaters which lead down to The Government Gozelis | Tal, 24052-1 polated a member of the Bank-' | burbiione without a Hcence) the reservoir at Tai Lam Chung notifed today that the Second Ing Advisory Committen in the Defendant - was allowed bail from the surrounding bilis. „Clasp1lo Efficiency · Medal was absence of Mr E. J. Thompson, of $10,000, half cash and hälf Work is expected to begin in awarded to WO II (CHM) J. L. the Government Gazette notified surety. The hearing was fixed about two months' time and tako | D'Aquino of the Royal. Hong- this morning.

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