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ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT COL CTD. H.K. & Shanghai Bank Bldg. Tel. 27789
Employee Juggled With Account
Books: Crown Charge
A clothing firm employee had juggled with account books to falsely increase the cost of pyjamas, so that the firm could obtain Imperial Preference certificates, Victoria District Court was told today.
proper cost, the firm would not have been entitled to the certi- ficates.".
Lee Wing-chip pleaded not guilty to conspiring to effect public mischief with three other
en by fraudulent means and Mr Li said that on February 11 dishonest devices to obtain from documents were seized at the the Department of Commerce factory which proved the falsity, And Tustry Imperial Prefer- of the wages in the statements. ence eertificates, between Jan- The statements alleged that uary last year und Januarypyjamas had been produced at 31 this year,
$10.85 a dozen, when their real eozi wes $7.80 z dozen.
The three other men have intrendy pleaded guilty to the
charge and have been facd total of $120,000.
Narrow It Down
a
Mr Simon I. proseculing, told Judge T. Creviton that in the charge he would narrow t down to between April 1 and September 30 last year.
Mr I sakd that no pyjamas had been produced from April 1 to September 30 last year, and they were never in stock. although the stock books said 10 dozen para existed.
Cost Raised
Mr Li said that other
the words
coxt had been
Mr Id said that on January 31 bis year an
raised application had
to gain the necessary been inde on behalf
the of
cost of production for Imperial International Clothing Factory Preference certificates. for Imperial Preference certi fleates.
hart been
The application mupported by papers, including statements of production and unit costs, particulars of known Empire costs, direct labour ex- pnses, and factory overheads, all eerthieti by the manger of the factory.
"On February 2, these parti. culars were examined by the Department of Comineree and dustry and approved," Mr Li suit.
Not Entitled
"We say that the accused in- Bated the direct labour cost, and I brought back to the
unce
LE
The hearing is unfinished.
Lee is being defended by Mr A. Zimmern, instructed by P.
H. Sin and Co.
To Visit Mainland
A group of 21 young men and trade women from Australion union organisations arrived here by Qanina from Sydney this morning en route to attend
Seventh the
World Youths Festival in Vienna,
CHINA MAIL
Katakliked 1549
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1959.
Path Of A Landslide-
The path of a landslide is shown clearly in this photograph taken this morning by a China Mail cameraman. The scene is Chatham Road, Hunghom, where workmen are busy clearing the debris after the weekend deluge.
Drunk Girl On Probation
A 17-year-old girl, Cheung Wai-ying, who was found drunk outside St John's Cathedral on Saturday night and
remanded
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fill this morning for a report from the Probation Omeer was placed
on probation for two Years by Mr T, L, Yang Centro) Magistracy,
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MR LESSIONSKI
SOVIET
DIPLOMAT
IN COLONY
Mr
Vielor salonski, Soviet diplomat who went to Can- berra lo prepare the ro- opening of the Russian Em- bassy there, arrived here this morning by Qantas from lo Bangkok Sydney en route where he is serving in th secretariat of the Economie Commission for Asla and the Far East,
He said that he was retum- Ing to his post in Bangkok after completing la mission in the Australian capital. Не acded
that for the time being, the Soviet Embassy in Canberra wruid be under Mr Ivan Skripov, Charge d'Affaires,
Mr Lessionski is leaving for Bangkok tumorrow.
Snatcher
Caught By
SHEAFFERS
WELL PRAY
MPARABLE AT ALL
DETECTIVE WAVED REVOLVER TO SCARE PEOPLE
A detective corporal, who waved a revolver in the air to scare people away in the street, pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct and was fined $100 by Mr J. E. Dargan at Central Magistracy this morning.
Ying Boi-chl, 35, attached to the Anti-Triad Squad. was also bound over in $500 for one year after admitting to assaulting a man with his fals.
A further charge of assaulting
a woman was dismissed when Chief Court Inspector C. L. Smith accepted defendant's plea
of not guilty and offered evidence against him,
With Friends
no
Inspector Both told the Court that at 10.15 p.m. on May 24, Wong Yat-choen, the complainant, was sitting out- side No 1
Ming Yuen Street, North Point, with his friends. Defendant went up to len and asked him where a man called Fu Tak-thing was. Wong replied that he did not know,
Inspector Smith said a mis- understanding took place due to the different dialects they were | speaking. Defendant Was ปี native of Shanghel while Wong was a Fukienese.
Defendant struck Wong on the mouth with his fists and then drew out his revolver and waved it in the air to scare the peuple. "Everyone
the in ran away," Inspector
vicinity
Smith said.
Report Made
MISS GIFFORD
U.S. Women's
Group Arrives In HK
STERLING SILVER TIP
From the Files
25
years AGO
IITTLE Michael Fafne
WRA
tho victim of the one of
most ex- traordinary outrages over witnessed in Hongkong when an apparently dement- ed Chinese
seized five European children yester day afternoon and threw them into the nullah adjoin- ing Murray Barracks.
The five children belong to service familles stationed in the Barracks.
The names
arc Michael Paine, 8, who died in hospital Last evening, Mary his twin sister, Norman Stone, 7 years, Tony Flood, 5 years' and 'Fay
Bromley.
The deceased child was swept through the
the nullah into harbour nuar the Victoria Re- creation Club where he was rescued in an unconscious con- dition by Private O'Kelly of the South Wales Borderers.
The other children werd rescued by various European and Chinese before they were swept into the enclosed portion of the nullah which, ted by yesterday's forrential rainfqil, was running high.
These children are suffering from shock and exposure.
An unknown of
Chinese Was sued from the mullah at the same time as the children.
A group of 152 women of the
General Federation Women's Clubs of the United States arrived here this morn Ing from Japan for a three- day viaft.
He was sent to hospital suffer- ing from a fructured akull and his condition was reported to be serious late last night,
A report was later made to the Bay View Police Station and Sub-Inspector Rother was insisuoted to investigate. Defendant honded an unload-| ed revolver to Inspector Rothur,
The group, came in by four Six rounds of ammunition were airliners-Air India Internation- found in defendant's pocket. fal, Japan Air Lines, and Port Inspeelor Smith told the Court Amerlenn-Airways--and is under that défendant, in his statement the leadership of Miss Chloe in answer to the charges, said Gifford, of Lexington, Ken-
did not know what bad tucky, President of the General tiskt nasal planes from HMS
he
happened.
He added that defendant's re-.
good.
Wedding Dinner
Mr Hin-shing Lo, Instructed by Messrs Stewart and Co.. represented the defendant.
Federation of Women's Clubs.
It now transpiree that Bri-
Miss Gifford said the group Eagle were mainly responsible cord in the Police Force wasis on a world tour to foster for the rosene of the Shuntien understanding among women pirates' captives. They had to and to make personal contacts use persuasion and dropped a with women's clubs throughout warning bonili near the the world.
pirates junks when they After leaving here they will showed signs of flight and go to Manila to attend the Con- fight. One plane was fired on He said the defendant had ference for Asia Women begin by the pirates while she was attended a wedding dinner ning on June 20.
reconnoltring the country. before the looldent occurred. "My client whe 'victimired' by his friends who offered him many drinks," Mr Lo said.
Mr Lo explained that the ren son why hig client brandished bis revolver was that he was afraid that be would be attack- ed by the other people, "He wanted to scare them away."
New
Species
Of Birds
Reported In Hongkong
Alleged False
Trade Mark
She returned the fire.
view of the general Nollection
the Canton-
The licensee of Camily Per- of the Canton-Kowloon Rail
Co., of 44 Lalchikek way with Road, third floor, Lai Hing- Hankow Railway, as
fumery
pro-
ngo, was summoned before Mr posed in commercial quar 1. M. S. Donnell at Kowloon ters in Hongkong, the Court this morning on Urre
meet
counts of possession of goods Chinese delegates who are for the purpose of manufactur- to
representatives ing certain. goods to which of the Kowloon section of trademark "Fond?” had been the Canton-Kowloon Rail- falsely applied.
way for a revision of the The complainant was Mr Frail agreement, are reported
W. Kendali of '212-213 Alexan-
dra House, Hongkong. He is to have instructions not to represented by Mr. R. Turnbull discuss the joining of these
two lines.
of Deacons,
A Revenue party, acting on
Information, raided the defca- The crux of the coming dant's company on April 18 and negotiations, says a Canton re-
TANY people find Hong- seized a number of Jors and jarport, is the sharing of the
MA
kong rather lacking in tops to which trade mark, profits by both sides.
"Ponds," had been allegedly
bird-life. But during 1968. falsely applied;
con-
no less than 223 different The defendant denied the kinds of birds were seen in charges and hearing is
tinuing. the Colony. Seven of theso had never been recorded
Pedestrian here before,
Interesting dietells-of-the- activities of the Hongkong Bird
A 30-year-old unemployed watching Society are given in man, Young Hong, of no the "Hongkong Bird Report fixed abode who pleaded 1950." The report has just been guilty to snatching and released and it contains dates and localities where the various assault with intent to re-birds were seen.
OVOT
sist arrest, was sentenced· A survor of the breeding birds to nine months' gaal by in Hongkong shows that Mr P. F. X. Leonard at the years the Colony has gained more species than it has lost. In Kowloon Court this mamn fact the only certain loss la ing.→→→
kind of albatross which is prob Detective Sub-Inspector Losbly now extinct. Ying-yuen, prosecuing, sald
The Hongkong Bird Watching that on May 20-at-about-10-am-Society is now a Utto less than. complainant, Cheng Sul-hing. two years old. It was formed was going up a staircase of "Y" in "August; 1957. Block, Shek Kip Mel Resettle Included in the report, is an ment Area," when defendant article on the nesting habits of Tho approached from behind and the Chinese Tallor: Bird. matched her purse which con- Artlela was written by a mem- tained $5.38 and ran downstairs, ber of the Society who was The complainant shouted fortunate enough to be on the anatching" and a pedestrian, spot when two `of the Tallor Tp Ting-sun, heard the shout | Birds began building their home. and chased the defendant. I This publication may be ob-
· Defendant, who was holding a tained from. Kelly and Walsh or piece, of water pipe, hit:Ip!" on the Swindon Book Shop. It is rehend, but p overpowered the Society's first attempt at defendant...
Turning out a roport, and it is
i
The present ratio: la 68,per cant for the Chinese section
and 35 per cent for the Brush section,
EUROPEAN WOMAN
A
SEES COBRA
EUROPEAN Woman kad a nasty shock this morning while walking her dog in Island Road, near Turtis Cove, Mrs P. 8. Elsinga sold thing at 10.45 sami, she was walking with her dog, across the road bridge just before the steps leading down to Turtle Cove.
The dog w a, black wako and began to worry, 16. | The unike, believed by lla deæription to have been a -cobra-reared-up:
TÓLD POLICE
Mra Elings' said the pulled the dog back, and no she was returning home she met a Polloo van.
She told the Pollen where she bad won the snake.: This morning. Mrs Elda's described the suake. Il was black, three feet long and when 13 roseed up aho could see the hood.
She later notified the HKSPCA.
Printed and publined by Terence Gordon Newlands PEARCE Mr Leonard commended Ip as hoped to produce thể gryblication | for and pr hedalt of Boutliḥ China. Dorning Post Limited at 1-3 "'a'anan with courage."
Wyndham Stresi, City of, Victoria in the Colgay of Hongkong
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