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Frash gusty-south-west winds, overcast with occasional showers, thundary at timas. Noon Temp: 79.7 degrees.; Noon Humid: 93 p.a.

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CHINA MAIL

No. 37381

Established 1845

FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 1959.

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TORRENTIAL THUNDERSTORMS BRING FOUR INCHES OF RAIN

Of The WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN HK

Day

The Commission

IKKE men have been

THREE

appointed by Govern- ment to throw light on the workings of Hongkong's - 1wo electric companies

This is not to say that they are dark and sinlater in- stitutions which have to be exposed-though many seem to believe that this is the

sole purpose of the Com- miuslun.

Public criticism in recent

years hu found fertile. ground in the reluctance of!

Colony's New Subway

Closed Down

By CHINA MAIL REPORTERS

Widespread floods were reported throughout the Colony this morning after torrential thunder. storms brought over three and a quarter. inches of rain in two hours from 9 a.m.

these concerns to be as ex. Landslides orgurred along the plicit and informative about : Castle Peak Road and at Stubbs their operationa they loud. None of these were hip stop traille entirely, are in other parts of the enough world,

The reason for this reticence

--and therefore their

sensitivity to public opinion

Smah depression moved along its. front causing i to move

The Colony South through about 1 p.m. This caused a of seven drop in temperature degrees, gusty winds und Just The recully-completed Con- short of one inch of rin be bought houd subway was flood-twen 11 pm, and midnight.

The trough moved north

but in all cases, traffle has been restricted to single lane only.

ed nnkle-deep in water at 10,45

Then al

is largely that in long-m. A Government spokesman again at 3.30 am, and 130 kong they are private enter said this morning thus the cause temperature rose again.

pussed prise monopolies respons- of the subway tooding was 10 a., the trough ble to shareholders, whereas choked ruins. The flood water through Hongkong once more. elsewhere suppliers of cascaded down the ramp of the! The temperature fell several and during electric light and puwer fire subway from the seaward side. degrees this time,

was closed down one of the early morning squalls, mostly state controlled and The subway

drained | o gush of 52 kuois was recorded directly accountable to the until the water was

at 10.10 a public for the way in which at 12.45 pm. they are conducted.

Cars Stall

A Difference

A

The steep slopes of roads on the Island provided massive

waterfalls for the rain, causing numerous cars to stat One

As for the outlook, the spokes- man said, the weather will re- main unsettled. Frequent showers and occasional thunder- PART from the difference

terms can be expected until the treugh moves farther north of of ownership between

the Colony. "Nu sustained the public company and driver in Kennedy Road, neat improvement in the weather can the State corporation there the function of Macdonnell by expected for the next 48 Is this

further distinction: Road was caught in a rush of ¦ hours" the spokesman sald, one sets out to provide a water which he described as a public service with the aim waterfall." One point along! of being as 'profitable and the road was submerged under efficient as possible, the two feet of water, ether seeks to maintain the

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Rivers poured down the hill-

Landslides

Landslides occurred at the 9,

never

12 and 15 milestones. Half' same service content usual-sides in the Deep Water Bay the road was covered with mud ly

can avoid a deficit. area, and one resident reported, and rock washed down by the it

traffic was 1 in absolutely sonking out rain, but a public company here." Bo that when

completely stopped. Treft like China Light or Hong-

lone controlled single At the height of the rain- Police kong Electric comes under Are for high charges, aur-storms, a delivery boy had just traffic through these points,

rounded the first corner of At the Wong Tal Sin resettie- charges and excessive e- Macdonnell Road from Kennedy ment area bus terminus, serious ponitu,

entire profit-lead when he dropped some of fooding occurred. Bus pussen- making structure is being his hardware goods. He tried

gers received a soaking near called into

Water lco Rond ini Nathan question. to retrieve them but in vain.

foot Criticisms of this kind ar The unfortunate boy just stood Road, which was nearly

tolerated

und watched them deep in kenerally

only there

water at one time. from shareholders and the bouncing down the hill on the The roundabout at Mauiauwel-

flood water.

Tokwawan-Chatham Road was complaints of the consum-

also flooded. ing public have been very largely ignored.

iL

Mr Ruttonjee

IN

The Trough

in

Li Li-hwa's

Flat Robbed

By Four

Masked Men

On Hongkong, there were two Jandslides. The first WAS at The thunderstorms, a spokes-Stubbs Road and the second on Pokfulam Road. Blocks Ankl man of the Royal Observatory

carth were said, are being caused by a low.

washed onto the By CHINA MAIL REPORTER TN some' wILYM it is a pity pressure

and roadway, has trough which

both cases, that the chairman of the passed through the Colony three single lane trame was centrolled Commission has n slate itmes in 11 hours, bringing with by the Police. corporation background. It changes of wind and tem- total of 4.30 The electric companies may perature and a well feel that this ches of rain since p.m. last

night, will

tell against them.

The spokesman explained that

But on the other hand it is the trough had lain just north cult tu see how else the of the Colony during yesterday.

two companies could be

investigated properly with- out the two men whose special experience and knowledge is essential to the whole idea of this inquiry.

The

appolatment of a local businessman and publie Algure of high standing, Mr the third Buttonjee,

AN

member will ensure not only that public feeling is fully! considered but that the poaltive achievements ot the two electric companies. are given due recognition,

The Issue

of course,

la

TIKE issue, Tot whether Hongkong should have electricity up- piled by public companies or by a state corporation, but whether there should be some degree of Govern ment control

'their In activities. The Colony's development promisch to be auch that the extension of electric light and power supply should be a matter for Government to determine. It should also always be available at rates both in keeping with the public's ability to pay and «Industry's need to keep pro- duction costs as low as possible.

Some form of control" does scom desirable and it will be up to the Commission to determine the extent. Ita * Inquiries, and ultimately its report will be followed- with keen interest.

Floods on the Peak occurred at Bobinson Road hear Glenealy, of Kennedy Hond and Macdonnell Road, ond on Garden Renkl opposite the Cheero Club.

(Contd. on Back Page, Col, 3)

This young lady had a very difficult time wading through the water from a bus In Kowloon to the pave- ment outside Mayfair,Studio In Nathan Road.- China' Mail Photo.

Four masked men broke: into the residence of Miss Li Li-hwa, popu- lar Mandarin film

actress, at No. 116 Argyle Street, eighth floor, Kowloon, and

Guy Searls

took away two gold Saves Man At

necklaces, valued at $1,000, early this morning.

One man was armed with a

fruit knife and another with d chopper

Mi Cho

Kwel-lu, 40, Miss

Li's cousin and secretary,

who

also lives In the flat, received

Repulse Bay

By CHINA MAIL REPORTER

minor head injuries while resist- Columbia Broadcasting Corporation's Hongkong

ing the robbers.

The alarm was raised at 5 a.m. by Miss Li's punt, Li Lan, when

she saw four masked men in her kitchen...

Awakened

to in-

Cho, awakened by the shout, came into the room vestigate, but was attacked and hit on the head with a sharp

correspondent, Guy Searls swam through a dangerous undertow at Repulse Bay on Wednesday evening to save a Chinese swim- mer who had got into difficulties.

Searls, hearing the man's crles, saw he was outside the marker float apposite, Seaview. The swimmer's twa friends weapon by one of the thugz were also shouting in the water

The auit grabbed a chopper beside him.

in the kitchen and threw it at the robbers. It is thought that one of the thugs was injured.

Mr Yen Chuen, the actress' husband also came to the rexue. The

moment he entered the room, he was seized by force and herded to the kitchen with the other occupants at the point

of the robbers weapons.

Then the robbers started ran Backing the residence taking two Hold necklaces, one belonging to the actress mother and the olher belonging to her maid- servant,

Also awakened by the com- malion, the actress locked her bedroom door and remained in her room, which the rubberz falled to enter.

Final Dip

his

The correspondent, who sold he was just going in for Anal. dip before going home at 6.30p.m., swam about 60 yorda to reach the min. Searls" said the man had panicked and grabbed him in a bear hug. Ha had managed to break the Chinese man's hold and begun to houl him to the shore. But. the choppy sea caused some dif- ficulties.

As they reached shallower water, life guards and a Chinese girl helped pull the unconscious mun to the beach and into the Arst aid rooITI Searia, said the

It is thought that the rebbers mon was conselous for some must have catered the premises me, from the roof-top and left by the back door.

The broadedster, who is a re- gular swimmer at Repulso. Day

GUY SEARLS

said, "The undertow: was the worst I have ever encountered at. Repulse Bayi: In about ono hone I think at least six peoplo were pulled out of the water by the guards,"

Alone pedestrian makes his way through the flooded Connaught Road- subway this morning before it was closed down (top); Water poured into the subway from the Star Ferry concourse, due to blocked drains which could not cope with this morning's down..

pour.

The recently-completed subway was closed down until after 12.45 p.m., when the water was drained away (side).-China Mail Photos.

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