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GOLD PILOT ON LEAVE

Captain 1. F. Cosgrove-the Gol Carzo Pilotett This morning by Swissair for a six- werk Holiday In Europe. lle was accompanied by his wife. The vacation h2% fern made Catalina paksille because the

aircraft of The Macao Air Transport Company is under- going jr overhaul. Mean- while. thir uure-weekly gold

will be low by Alopment chartered aircraft. Captain Congrove (above) sald would

first hla

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10 Europe IEL Blur years. jined the local company 3 1917 and has flown the gold shipment regularly between Hongkong and Macaintplar phutu.

TOMORROW'S

OUTLOOK

to.

There is a possibility of less

frequent showors morrow, a Royal Observa- tory spokesman said this morning.

Between midnight and noo today, 6 inches of rain were

Tive reci del

will weather

for the rest remain uhveitird

with mensional day.

At th

heavy rhinvers.

A minimum temperature of 73.8 degrees was recorded

tween 7 .. and 8 m. Loday.

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Louey Shooting: Hearing Begins

Charges Outlined Against

Eight Accused

Committal proceedings against seven mon and one woman on 10 different charges in connection with an attempted robbery at the residence of Mr William S. T. Louey began before Mr John Way at the Supreme Court building this morning.

in these charges, the police alleged that the men had conspired for four days to commit a robbery. The Police also alleged that one of the accused had threatened to murder Mr Louey and that he had fired at a police detective with intent to resist arrest.

HK Textile Mills

Praised By German Visitors

A German textile industrialist praised the high output and skilful workers he had seen in local textile mills during his short stay.

He is Mr Canter Schulze, one, " one of the factories, the of thyr Gerinan texfile Indus-quality was lower than similar trialists who arrived on Sun-products in Germany," he con-

The course of a tour tinued. evaluating the textile industry

tw Far East.

day

The eight accused are Lee Cheuk, alias Kwok Chuen, atlas Le Kung-wan, 45, unemployed; Ice Tak-sum, allas Lee Yun, alias Chan Shu, 48, unemployed; alias Ngni-tsai Le Wing-you, Ler, 30, unemployed; Lee Yu, 25. unemployed; Leo Lok, 45, unemployed; Shum Kong-ting, alina Shum Yuk-hing, 52, un- employed; Ho Tol-keung, "ailas lo Keung, 38, unemployed; and Chan Slu-chun, alles Chan Mei- lan, 42, housewife.

the

The fourth, nth and eighth accused were represent- Messrs P. L. Lam and Co.

d by Mina Victoria Woo, of

Det. Insp. T. E. Monnington proscented.

The Arst seven accused are

have conspired be alleged tween December 18 and 21 lust year to commit An ormed Asked about the possibilty of robbery. Other

the eharges against iicreased Hongkong textile ex- ports to Germany, Mr Schulze first six accused are attempted Mir Sebulze said shortly be said, "I'm not definite but there robbery at No. B Waterloo December 22 Inst if your Roud Du is a great possibility one the group's departure for Tokyo by PAA this morning,

with year, shooting at and wounding prites ክሮም competitive

Mr Louey with intent to cause "We could not pass a

general ours."

passes- hudgment because of our short

German industrialists grievous bodily harm,

R revolver and six stay.

visited unly two medium stan of factories in the Colony Cunag rounds of ammunition without a licence, robbery with nggrava- another lion. and wounding their short slay.

Other members in the group

man, Lu! Ylp. were

Mr Reinhold Ammann, Mr and Mrs E Bottcher, and De Ollie Maler.

"Bul from what we have Keen, though the machinery in e mills we visited is rather old, the output is very high and the workers arc very skitful.

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57 Rounds

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to

Lee, Cheuk, the first accused, and the woman, Chan Slu-chun, were charged with possession of two revolvers, an automatic pistol and a total of 57 rounds of ammunitica in A fint Hunghom on January 26.

Lee Cheult was additionally charged with thucatening murder Mr Louoy by writing n letter on January 22. Te ras also alleged to have shot at DPC Yuen Ying-wai in Wing Kwong Street on January 26 with " tent to prevent his lawful oppre hension by Delective Yuen,

After the charges and the proceedings were explained to the Accused. evidrace WDS called by the Prosecullon; Hearing is continuing.

D

Prize-winning Stamp Designs Go On Display

the

Prize-winning stamp designs

for the competition or ganised by the Hongkong Government last year, are now on display in the Hongkong Tourist Asso- ciation's office at Star Ferry, Hongkong. The competition

ganised for the Colony's now issue of stamps for 1962. A Hongkong artist, Mr Cheung Yat- man, wan soven of the 35 cash awards offered for world-wide competition.

Was or.

Boarding House However, the stamp designs

Theft

Cash and jewellery valued at 31,736 were stolen from the Luk Hol Tung Boording House, Connaugh! Road Central be- tween 8 p.m. on Sunday 1.20 p.m. yesterday.

and

Revolver Found

A revolver, in a deteriorated

condition, was found on a build- ing site at 185 Argyle Street yes- revolver, terday morning. The which was loaded, was Fin- covered by a driver of the Fuk Lee Construction Company.

Consul Leaves

on display are likely to be

B

HONG

HONG KONG LÀ

altered in the final issues. ! A special committee is being formed by Govern- ment to decide on final designs for the stamps. In this picture taken by a

China Mall photographer this morning, Mr Cheung Yat-man's design for the commemorative issue, can be seen at the top-left. The Chinese artist's other succossos were for the low denomination stamp de: sign (B2), design for the $2 stamp (not. In picture), design for the $5 stamp | (E 1), and the design for

the $20 stomp (not in picture). The large do. sign for the $20 stamp (bottom right hand cor nor) was submitted by an American artist, Leonard Buckley.

From the Filos

25

years -AGO

By, a curious' coincidenco tomorrow's bridegrooms have Zurnance that ord almost identical: Mr "V, F. M. de Souza will be married at St Margaret's Church to Stella Sprinkel, while Mickly de Souza of Mickey's Melody Maker's fame will do married to Billy Field at St. Theresa's Church,

UITE a crowd of us land lubbers straggled and pushed our way

on board the Empress of Japan yes- terday morning before she salled for the North, and bade farewell to our friends, with the usual envious thoughts and crocodile tears associated with these occa- sions.

On board I saw quite a large number of well-known Hong- kong folk who seem determined to get away from our hot muggy *oumines.

There werd Mr A. Zola Shields,

director managing Showan Tomes and Co Mrs D. M. Biggar, wife of the manager of the Chase Bank, Mr Churles Pryce of the Canadian Pacife Steamship Co, and Mrs Pryor, Mr A. T. Hamdi- ton who was farewelling his wife bound for Canada,

Then there was Mrs S. Dieke, of the Hongkong Land Invest- ment Agency Co and wife of Mr Drak of Gordon's Ltd who was salling for Shanghai,

Othors were Mas L. Forster (for Japan), Mra C. A. Middle- ton-Smith, Mr and Mrs D. W. Tratman (for Japan), Mr and Mrs G. Duclos, Me and Mrs D. B. Judah, and Mrs H. C. Gray, wife of the sub-manager of the Union Insurance Society.

*

The second tallest man in

the world has arrived in Pek- ino on a sightseeing trip. His name is Chin Fu-kuel, Born in Rorca 29 years ago, Chin is the youngest of a family of

seven sons.

He stands

over nine feet

The stomps will remain on high and weighe more than

display until May 18. 300 tba. They will then be moved

to the Tourist AssociaTTER many friends will be tion's Kowloon premises H pleased to learn that in the cast wing of the Miss Jean Mackie, one of tho Peninsula Hotel prcade.

keonest local lady filers, has They will be on display obtained her "A" certificate there for a wook from May 25,

NO SIGNS OF NEW

QUEMOY CRISIS

"By RALPH HARRIS

Washington, May 18.

United States officials Today said they saw no immediste sign. that another "Quemoy crisis" was brewing, dospite the Chinese shelling of the Matsu islands.

NATIONAL

COSTUMES

AT CLUB FUNCTION

Attractive Norwegian co-

There was a tendency to discount the shelling 13 R with the "nuisance" raid,

de- Chinese Communists monstrating that they had the capability to break the lull in ike Formosa strait whenever they chose,

No special siert has been ordered but it was unsurned the military authorities werd reviewing the state of roadiness of the 7th Flool, tbe which is charged with defence of Formons, and the neighbouring Pescadores la- land group.

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Under the terms of its trenty the Nationalists, the tumes wera worn by soma with guests at the reception in United States hae assumed

commitment' for the defence of honour of Norway's Quemoy and Matsu, but last national day held in the year the 7th Fleet escorted No- Hongkong Club this morn- tionalist supply vessels

boleaguered Quemoy and Pre- ing.

sident Eisenhower warned that he would not permit Commun- ist aggression to go unchal lenged.

The Governor, Sir Robert Black, proposed the health of King Olaf of Norway after Mr 1. Melhuus, Consul-General for Norway, had proposed the last to the Queen.

Desplie Mr B. M. Sarafie, Consul for

the wet weather a Greece

and large number of guests attended 14 Hongkong manager of Raili Brothers, Lid the reception.

́ left this' morning by' Bwissair for The Union Jack and the fog Athens, thence is 'Europe. After of Norway with its blue and a business vialt to London, Mr white cross on the red back- Baralia will return to. Atbens ground were side by side in the for consular, discumions` with amembly

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Until the Communists show their hand, the United States can do little more than make certain that the 7th Fleet is alert and waiting-Reuter,

Off To Tokyo

'Genera) Morris "Two-gun"

hall which was Cohen, one-time bodyguard "of the Greek Government,—Intplag lavishly decorated with god, the late Dr Busi Tat-son, left by' gbale.

white and blue blossoms.Y A Boac for Tokyo- this morning.

६.

for flying.

Miss Mackle who is the daughter of the Hon. Mr Gordon Mackie of the. Lægis- lative Counell, now holds the distinction of being not only the first lady in the Colony to receive an "A" certificate, but the first member of the Hong- kong Flyg Club tó gain this, distinction.

The Government is font- ing a 14 million loan and $0 million has already

key up. This in part of

$25 million loan for public works, the balance of which soill be floated later,

This Funny World

"Now, stop me if you've heard this..

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