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PICTORIAL PARADE 25

ABOVE: Sceno from

"Tho Willow Portern"

ballet, a highlight of the programme held on Sun- day at the State Theatro by the Patricia Denholm School of Dancing.

ABOVE: At the stondlaying ceremony of the new Hip We Primary School (1-x): Dr E. E. Walline, Mr C. H. Chong, Rev. John Chan, Rev. Peter Wong and Mr N. J. Chien.

ABOVE: At the annual meeting of the St Paul's Alumni Association last week (l-r); Rev. G. L. Speak, Dr W. K. Fok and Mrs Speak,

ABOVE: Mr Antonio Corros, President of the Y's Mon's Club of South-west Los Angeles (right), and Me D. Y. Lee, president of the Hongkong club, socn at a banquet for Mr Correa at Winnor House last week.

ABOVE: Mrs F. I. Traung cute the ribbon opening the display of Chinese paintings at the United College. Mr Chow Yet-yee is on the left, and Mr Loh Sun (right).

LEFT: Miss Deborah Hurlbatt on Sunday bccamo tho bride of Lieut. Simon Scott RN, at the Thomas, Roman Catholic Cathedral. She is soon

hero arriving

ot tho

church with her father, Mr J. C. Hurlbott,

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RIGHT: Business is brisk of the stalls during the fair held at

at

ono

the YMCA boys' camp

at Junk Bay.

"Pan

$15,000 Fine

Am" Appeal Against Goes On

There was no suggestion thai Pan American World Airways knew there was unmanifested cargo

(a muitcase of narcolles) on their plane, the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan observed this morning at the hearing of an appeal by the Company,

But there was that a servant Anew.

a suggestion, something without caring what of the company the consequences might be.

There was no evidence of any

knowledge by Pan American was Airways of this cargo being on cargo buard the plane which was on a flight

"Someone knew there unmunitesten

and some slep must have been criginating from New York and taken to see that the cargo was terminating In San Francisco,

not manifested by an employee | Mr d'Almada said,

of the company or someone cise," the Chief Justice said.

Pan-American are appenting to the Chief Justice and Justice J. B. Gregg against conviction and a fine of $15,000 Imposed by Kowloon Mugistrote Mr 1. M. S. Donnell on May 12

chloride.

In reply to the submissions of

ment cargo were pushed to freight office on a cart.

the

PLANE IN SEA ONLY

SLIGHTLY

DAMAGED

the The general manager, of the Hongkong Aircraft Engineer- Ing Company, Mir T. C. Dickens, sald this morning that the damage to the Royal That Air Force C-47 which toppled-off-the-laxfway---yes-- terday luto the sex. WIS negligible.

The evidence was that suitcase was handed down from the hold and very shortly afterwards its detached handie

bearingbel saying it was- being sont from London Honolulu) WIR also huntea down.

to

He said that the plane was one suitcase also There was only

undamaged during the Counsel for the appellants, Mr

and it would be a very simple salvage operations, Dermot Reu, Crown Counsel, re- ferred to the declaration form matler for an airway official to signed by the pilot of the plane. decide that the handle was ob-

the form similar viously part of the mullcase.

A cargo coolle testified that a and

This was

to a statutory declaration

the

However, he said, as the alt- craft has been in salt water they engines are dismantling the

all completely, washing wings and fuselage and opening up the plane so that a detailed Inspection for possible corrosion cari be made.

Airline Executives Leave For Europe

Six Australian and New Zeh- land airline exccolives who arrived from Sydney on Satur day on on educational and evaluation visit, feft this morn- ing by Swissair for Europe, to continge thelr fact-finding mission.

Before leaving Kat Tuk all Have Hongkong top rating as tuuriat Mecca and said that the Colony Is the Ideal stopover centre for European-bound air travellers

Mr R. W. Smith, General Agencies Manager, Ansett --- ANA, Melbourne, said:

"Europe via Hongkong is the traveller,

ideal route for the who has the added advantage of sumptuous shopping before starting a vacation in Europe,"

The x airline executives were photographed before de- parture. Left to right: Mr R. Cooper: Mr T. LeCusson, Over- reas Reservations Section, Ansett -ANA, Sydney: Mr R. W. Smith; Mr J. A. Langley, Over- 6031 Sales Supervisor. Trans- Australis Airlines, Sydney; Mr G. W. Matheson: Mr. Colin Bell, -Intplar photo,

Newspaper Scholarships For Children

In response to numerous re- quests from its readers for free scholarships to be given to pocr children in middle and primary schools the Chinese daily newe- paper, Wah Kiu Yat Po, last year started a "Readers' Movement to Ald the Poor Students" by ap- pealing to its readers for contri- butions.

Since then more than 200 cholarships have been awarded

students In to tour

primary. middle, technical and yocational tchwols.

The Wah Kiu Yat Po has stari- ed the same movement again this year and a considerable rum has Deen collected from its rutnerous renders.

So far this year more than 000 applications for scholarships have been received. All appil cants are students of poor fami- Hes.

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Frank Miles Says

-Goodbye

The above picture shows Major Miles having a last word with Dr Mackenzie. Major Miles' daughter Anne seems entranced by the large number of well-wishers who gathered to say goodbye.-China Mail Photo,

at Holl's Wharf.

afternoon for Japan where the Miles will spend a holiday, They will leave by the same ship for the United Kingdom, Major Miles served in the Royal

Major C. F. Miles. Chief which took them to the ship

Hospital Secretary, Medical Health Department, bade fare-The Glenearn is to leave this well to his many colleagues and friends at Queen's Pier this morning. prior to his departure in the Glenean on retirement after 14 years' ser- vice with the department. Accompanied by his wife and daughter Anne, Major Mules toarded a Port Health Inurich

Mrs George Les (left) 'and Mrs Shirin Foidar of the Singapore Council of Women telt for China by train this

·Qur ́ çameraMAN morning. They will stay three weeks. took this plature at the Trimzhalauk station.

years -AGO-

ASCM Post leader said: "Ac-

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cording to the Police re- port for 1033, motor vehicle and driving licences yielded to Government in that year less than $284,431, According to the estimates, the Petrol Tax produced $660,000, Motor trans- port was tus laxed to the fune of almost a million dollars, or about one third of the entire cost of maintaining the Pollco Department,

"The Agures must provoka serious thought, and in the motorist they will insti dus- Batisfaction at the high cost of his transport and moloring.

"Leaving out the question for the moment of the first cust of the vehicle, garnging costs about $20 a month, wishing another $5, Insurance averages about $0 u month, car registration and driv ing licence $41 a year, or, voy, $3 a month, a total of $34 month... together with

ย

other

charges the cost of ruming a motor car in Hongkong may be put down at approximately $100 a month.

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thero

The

"If in return for this there were many roads unul pathetic official attitude would be less complaint. Trame Department does splendid work, no doubt, and we do not propose to sarp, The general policy, however, is to larry the motorist. He is not even per- mitted to wait in front of a shop while purchases are made. He is moved on".

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Mr George Randali, former manager of the furnishing department of Mesars Hall and Holtz, Shanghai, has been ap- pointed acting manayer of the Hongkong branch of Arts and Crafts Lid.

The Loch Ness monster is again in the London nowa- papers in consequence of а statement inuued by Sir Ed- ward Mountain, claiming that the monster has been Been | 21 times within four weeks.

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Fears

FROM the 'SCM Post's 25 Ago column: "A striking instance of the ignor- ance of administering oaths to witnesses was that at the Marine Tuesday, when the Court on engineer of the Sul On, a Seals- man, expressed his desire to be sworn in the Scottish fashion.

"On entering the witness box he naturally put up his right hand, but was not given time to repeat the oath. This was call-. ed attention to, whereupon the Army Medical Corps from President remarked: 'Does the 1922-1944. From 1944-1946 witness put up both his hands?' he was a Staff Officer in the Insteud of the Scolish oath being said, the English 'one was Army Medical Services. Shortly after he came to Hong- repeated and there is thereforo kong in 1945 he joined the a doubt as to the legality of the Medical Department.

witness's statement.

Among

Hothered at many Queen's Fler to see Major Miles off were Dr D. J. M. Mackenzie, Director of Medical and Health Services, Scottish oath has come to be at Mrs Mackenzie.

recognised In recent years and The harmonica bund of the is preferred by those who, Queen Mary Hospital Chinese having a regard for their health, Staff Welfare Club was also object to kissing the greasy In attendance.

Court Testament,"

ASSAULT ACTION REJECTED

"It is a matter of no smalt comment that. such ignorance should be displayed in a British Court of Law, specially as the

Executions At Stanley

Two men who were convicted! at the

on Supreme Cour! February 7 of the murder of Judge T. Creedon At lieVic-Yu-Wan-and-whose appeals-to-

toria District - Court

this the Full Court were dismissed an Relion morning dismissed

On April 13, were hanged at for $2,012 for assault.

the Stanley Prison this morn.

The judge held that the actioning. was further civil proceeding for the same cause which had

The two were Kwan Cheung-

been dealt with in a Magistrate's tal, aged 29, and Yu Ming-shing, Court in a complaint preferred aged 30. by the plaintiff, Tam Chiu.

No Extension Of Cotton Pact claimed that on April 20. he was special leave to appeal to the

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have

Yu Ming-shing's petition for The defendant Hui. Fal, had convicted on a summons of Privy Counell was rejected on assault by the plaintiff and had July, 27. been Alled under the been fined $10 which had been paid.

He claimed that he

and Attings are expected to be Larenshire will have scorganized kong in 210 milion square yards fore released from the present Returning To HK

The electrical wiring, motors

the most affected.

Guld they

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Offences

for importing unmanifested the pilot had declared that the PAA vilicial. Mr Ho, told him munitest was a "complete" list which was transit cargo to be cargo,

Customs officials found the according to his knowledge, Mr reloaded and which was for

Itea Enid,

Hongkong to be removed to the suitcase contained 74 pounds of

(Continued, from Page 1) freight office. raw oplum, four pounds of Mr Rea sold that on that

celling. crude morphine and seven particular plane there was very

Crown Counsel suggested that

"By end of January, 1902, The annual for pounds of morphine hydro-tie cargo. Most of it consisted the suitcase got to the freight

under 'the of diplomatic bags and the rest office because "obviously it was

aud there will be no more justi-of

The action cotion pitergoods.

Mr L Ka-it, Public Rela- were a few things like That being smuggled and there must The Chief Justice said that the

Mr Dickens be some connivance at the purt

will Reation for" renewal of the pact spokesman said the orders turn-Agalist the Person Ordinance.

If the defendant in the pro- tion Officer of The Shell Com- fact that the cargo

was drugs silk and newspapers.

of destination." By a process of not know what work will be for the voluntary celling oned down may be even more than had nothing to do with

the 30 million square yards this sent case had been charged by pany of Hongkong Limited will the Police before a Magistrate, be returning to Hongkong by charge which was of bringing the very heavy builcase and he duction he submitted that the involved, the cost of this work, Hongkong textile, sald

destination must have been did not know how it came to Hongkong.

or the length of time the airpokesman...

Col. J: D.. Clague, Chairman a very different aspect would Boas Comet, flight tomorrow craft will be grounded until this

of tho Hongkong General have been put the case," after six weeks He made his remarks on the escape attention.

He said that the routine was inspection had been made.

London with. Shell, Chamber of Commerce, who the judge added, portion of the company when Mr Rea sald that all the cargo for the luggage in this shed to he Mr Leo d'Almada QC, leading was removed from the hold and chocked from the manifest so

the negotia- The Royal Thai Air Force will) Hongkong has already turned also took part courtsel for PAA contended there the transit cargo remained on that any article not on the be carrying out its own investi-down orders from Dritain for long was also of the opinion threo ycard la "ample was no evidence of the company i the ground by the plune to be manifest would escape attention gation into the accident. After about 30 million square yards of that "winking" at or by any other replaced in the hold while the of the authorities.

Inspection, Hesco will proceed cotton plecegoods for delivery time" for Lancashire 10 means allowing someone to do Hongkong cargo and irans-ship-

afler October because quotos things out. according to their instructions. 1

in unmanifested cargo.

the

There was nothing clac Ukse

The appeal is proceeding..

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course in

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