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Comment 25 Die In Weekend Fires Temperature Drops

Of The

Day

THE BRIDGE

Y the end of next year By perhaps even before then

Hongkong will know whether it is to have {1 harbour bridge. Certainly the weekel announcements i by Government and Hong- kung Really suggest thart there is a good chiner it

will be approved, providing

the result of the survey sic not Curl up tou my unforeseen dieullies, {4“ suming the inevitable snaps

Aurel are surmountable finance can be arranged. These are three big ifs but

if

the condence with which

Firemen Killed OAG Visits Factory HK, KLOON

By Explosion

Twenty-five

New York, Aug. 23.

wero killed and persons scores injured in three separate fires which broke out today. Two of the blazes were in the United States and the other in South America.

One of the fires which occurred in the Toms! River county prison, New Jersey, was followed by an explosion which killed eight."

In Pampa, Texas, a fire swept through an! apartment killing live members of a family.

At least 12 firemen were crushed to death! in a cave-in following an explosion in an eight- storeyed building in Rio de Janeiro.

"overeto a ceil"

the Wheelock Murden group. The Toms River County gani have always discussed this pro swept the prisposal, coupled with the boarding in the wake of recent eight lakhs they are pred pleas for expansion of facilities. pared to spend on the preli Seven other prisoners, seven indiente tenen and a sailor who joined nina that they are in no doubt the reseva vitng's about it becoming a reality

Surveys

were ove

chaling three women umates, conte by molt. Nino perao,

NOVERNMENT'S state emale prisoner, the sallur n

meat shows 11t it i; Tour Bremen were hospitalise, now Bibbling at the idea one apparently in serious con-

There

was one other with interest where before dition.

Go

et the victims Wis General Paiersen. He had been et arged with being drunk and duidents.

Originator

it was cally aloof. It is a prisoner in the building.

She was not injured, Bow committed to repaying?

ret Hongkong Realty part the

of the #148

aurvey. conditionally of course. Also it now discusses the passi- bility that even Government buikl the might

bridge Shraiff Marty wherens its previous atti-, "everything!

was that the bridge; nempänt of a padded poll_25 itado

the originator if the are. "did not appene to warrant the expenditure of public man had been transferrect here resources on any large scalesterday after wrecking a cell either at the present time the Municipul

Dr in the forestraints ! future."

For Government

.

[1

Rav

sold

print"

nearby Lakewonů.

The

Gial 11

Hip aid the four rubber in the plded cell acted as fuel repeat for the are and turned a minor aranedy. He this statement on Saturday incident into

an earlier statement border's

centradiction stucted On

in the light of the condi-hat an explosion followed the

*** frv.

tional undertaking it has "I there hadn't been spon-

new mude

to the Realty ucos combustion, this thing have happened,” Company. The plain fact ist would never that Guvernment not be he said.

The blaze formet County - disinterested in a project of

transfry must the this kind. If I refuses to clal: fo spend a cent on the bridge Te amor 57 prisoners to other itself, it still must be vitally ele in the state,

nor offeners or only a few concerned in the Constays left to serve were released, quences for trafic, the

The Canty prosecutor's offer, the State Department of Instita-

vision of parking facilities,

Others with

the improvement sud widen- tions and Agjencies and the local | ing of access ronds and the

police are squad began imme-

main city highways. And diate, on-the-spot investigations besides it decision to build of the Bre

111

the

bridge will have decisive bearing entire future development of the Colony. COVERNMENT

الزاد

Te

Converted

put in Pampa, Texas, ktl

Globus the right to us bitten the

Sacrificed Their Children

New Delhi, Aug. 23. A village officer, wife and six chituren have been sentenced to death for marrifelor three child- ren before the Goddess of Wealth, reports from Vizagapattar said today.

ow'n

The reports sald the wife wanted to please the god- dess to ensure her

In 1- bright future, and laboration with the rest of the family killed the three children and later threw then into a well.-UPI.

DID THE

Mr Claude Burgess, Officer Administering the Government, watching a worker at the United Shirt Factory, Castle Penk Rond, during a tour Lories this morning. (Story on Page 10).-China Mail Photo.

of fac-

Attempted Mass

Prison Break

PANCHEN In Cyprus Fails

LAMA REBEL?

Nicosia, Aug. 23. Four prisoners were injured today in an attempted

mass prison break.

BURGLARIES -$10,000 STOLEN

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Cash and valuables to the total value of $10,000 were stolon in Hongkong and Kowloon yesterday. Thieves broke into the Urd flour of No. 15 Kin Wah Street, North Point, and stole a sum of money and quantity of gold ornaments to a total of $5,000

With More Rain

Heavy downpour this morning produced almost an inch and a half of rain,

And the forecast is possibly another 24 hours of rain. The rain brough; lower temperatures to the Colony. Yesterday's high was 2 of a degree short of the 90 mark. Today at 10 am, it had dropped to 76.8.

Overnight conmemption of water however resulted in re- servoir levels generally being lower than yesterday.

Yesterday's storage figure was 10,391 mtlon rallens. At 8 am, today it was 17 million gallon Jess at 10.374 million.

Tai Lam Chung reservoir is reported to be the only one below full capacity.

Rain In Hongkong was not directly caused by typhoon Iris, but by a trough of low pressure along the south coast of China,

Landlord Takes Action

Against District

Chamber Of Commerce

between 11 am, and 9.30 pm. A landlord in Victoria District Court today started

yesterday.

The owners who were away

on a day's outing found the loco

on their return,

Found missing was $2,000 in Hongkong

US$450. notes, brooch worth $50, a gold neck

gold tace valued at $100, x rings worth $230, a golden cross, and other small itens.

French Couple

was

1

In another case, US$502 stolen from the 13th door of 23 Chatham Road between 10 am. and 6 m. yesterday,

The scre was the home of a French couple who had gone to the Philippines on vacation.

The man and her husband left the premises at 10 am.

On their return at 6 pm, they found the amah's drawer had been forces open and a package. containing US$502 was missing.

Police In Clash With Africans

TWO SHOT

proceedings to evict the Shaukiwan Chamber

of Commerce from its premises.

Chan Tin-chua, of 18 Kam Wah Street, first floor, claimed that the building at 6 Kun Wah Street was

the excmpt from Landlord and Tenint Ordinner, The Shauklwan Chamber of Commerce's offices art on the second floor of the building.

Mr Patrick Yu, for Chai, safet the bullding should be exempt because:

It was an entirely new building; and

•

The building permit was issued on April 30, 1946.

He said the case was the first of actions which of a werles would come before the District Court;

REBUILDING

Mr Yu said plans for I- bullding the house were sub- mitted in 1947, and the new building

1048.

WOS completed in

"Part of the old foundations were used, but otherwise every..... thing was new," said Mr Yu.

He submitted that it did not matter how much of the old building was incorporated Into the new one.

The owner, Chan Tin-clu, told the court he had bought the sites

GAOL FOR BOGUS LAND SALE

MAN

A 31-year-old man who obtained $7,800 worth of goods and cash by soll his protending to

to "grandfather's land" another man, Was coa- tenced to 11 month gool by Mr P. F. X. Leonard

Kowloon at Magistracy this morning. Tang Yuk-on, of hul 42, Sai - Lan Kek Village, Tour Wan also pleaded guilty to three

at 2-18 15m Wah Street in counts of uttering forged October 1947.

Some of the buildings had documents and three counts of

forgery. beer bombed,

He was sentenced to six When he first inspected them months on each charge, but the

he

stones from the wall.

Sw people taking away sentences are to be served con- Cross-examined by Mr Brock currently.

Bernacchi, for the Chamber of

Capetown, Aug. 23. Two African policemen were shot today when police patrol car was at

Detective Inspector W. H. incked by an angry

Commerce. Cham said he be Groome, prosecuting, said Tang Mussoorie, Aug. 23.

crowd of Africans

leyed the people

were looting told Tool Lum-sang, a building The Dalai Lama said here The four were injured as they off-duty prison staff Members Nyanga West, near Cape-the promises.

contractor, that he was taking from a 15-foot | returning to the neene.

lie

with today in a special inter Jumped down

town.

Mr civil action to get his grand- disagreed

that father's land. suggestion view that there

Other prisoners armed them- was wall in Nicosia's Central Prison.

The policemen were taken to Bernacchi's They www captured. Two selves with pieces of smashed

and leghere was no looting in Hong- hospital with arr every possibility the Pan-, hired prisoners in all fook furniture, broke into prison wound..

No English The reason for the king after October or Novem- offers, chen Lama had been ar- part in the unsuccessful break.

cul telephone Tizes,

ber, 1945. utluck

nol immediately

little KT/CWS very Chan denied that the walls of Chinese and no rested by Chinese

The attempted break began smashed windows and set fire

known.

English," In- when the prisoners set fire to o dining room furniture. thorities in Tibet.

cloned No. 1 were still intact when he spector Groome said, The patrol car was their furallure and then staged

that all

"So when Tang handed him and stopped and three African inspected them, and an all-out riot,

were taking was European the people

various policemen, led. by

documents purporting word. The crowd constable, got out.

to come from the District. Office Mr Bernacchi is assisted band bearing the office chops, le Frew in size and gunshots were

Mr A. H. Sumad.

Hearing is continuing

au-

He said the Panchen Lama was, after all, u lama, and that his feelings about his religion, race.

Police used tear gas to dis- pers the rioters and called In

When the police arrived ther used tear gas when the pri sonors refused to surrender.

Two prison warders were hurt

Was

and entry could be British Military police to help by stones thrown by the rioting red from it.

quell the prison break attempt.

An official statement said that the break appeared to have been organised,

strong. The Dalai Lana sald Tent used the Panchen Lama as long as they the Chiness

wanted him and might now consider him unsuitable for ther plans to change Tibet, The mars creape attempt took religiously and economically. place while prison oflicers were He raid it was characteristic of talking to a delegation of pri- to be grateful to soniere representatives about their complaints against prison Loud, anyone for any good act.

In the fire that swek s

other Il' y live, seventeen sidents escaped from the burn- been a bridge even if it is treated from a buspital into

an nyartment seven years ago. nically feasible. We orgel The fire victims were Mr and om thing: a prompt deci- M Louis Stone and three of Three other children. sion. Government is going their ahead with a second vehieu Stone children escaped-wo by Ins ferry scheme which will jumping tom a top-storey win- not of course be affected by dow and the third by any bridge announcement, rap. Two are in the hospital

with minor injuries. since it is planted to cure! The live victims died because into operation by the begin they apparently tried to put on

1961. But the their

clothes alter being ning of thought of entpetition of awakened by the landlady. Fire this kind must fill tenderers men found the bodies in various for a second ferry with stages of dress.

some reluctance. A promise

of compensation should the

bridge transpire is there

Chemical-Fed

a fire

In Rio de Janeiro, a duzen

fore needed, It is bad firemen batiling a chemical-fed enough having to wait until fire here today were killed in

which caused heavy 1961 for second vehicular cave-in

casualties.

Fifty persons, including 20

service without having the

tenderers develop cold feet. firenen, were injured by the, The China Mall was, it will loze. Many of the injured were

be recalled; the frat to in serious condition.

revive this idea of erosi

The fire started in an ink and

spread

barbour communications plastics warehouse and quiet. publicly in a "Comment, of y

to two adjathing

well as several

the day" almost five years bulidings, as ago. We discussed at some residentit apartments.

length

bridge and al 籍

Twelve Brenen rushed into

tunnel scheme.

Mr

ไม

novell

them not

The Dalal Lama added that the Panchen Lama's father was

feelings nation The

be

prisoners.

The attempt followed recent suggestions by local newspapers that #11 prizeuers-including nun-political ones-should released in view of the change of government when Cyprus becomes

independent republic next February-UPI.

an

Grivas Supporter

SCALED WALLS strong-willed http whose The prisoners built a platform

Nicosia, Aug. 23. for the of chairs and tables in an at- patriotte

A Greek Cypriot Lishop, sup- were well-tempt to scale the walls, which Tibetan

of Cyprus นาย 11.

Chinese had were covered at the top by porter of the idea

union with Greece, expressed subjected him to broken glass. evidently

former torture and humiliation, which Only four of them made It, at the hope today that night in turn have caused the the expense of sprained ankles underground leader Gen George become prine they were Im Gilvas would Panchen Lana to rebel, the and cuts, but Dalai Lama said.-AFF. mediately taken into custody by minister of Greece soon.-UPI.

600.000 Year-Old

Fossils Found

Human Fossils

Since then eight-storey building next Dr Louis Leakey, one Watson Ken

brought to light a

10 the warehouse and were Aghting the blaze when a re- mendous explosion buckled the project for linking teland walls and sent the roof crashing and mainland with a cause down on them. way along the line of the

uld harbour, defence boom,

Our attitude today is

the

Pre-Dawn The fire started in pre-dawn aame ne it was then: it is darkness and every ́available) Immaterial what we got no Are unit had to ba ummoned long as it is the best. to the scene to cope with the Ahead of us is the year of roaring flames. I took seven decision. If the bridge hours to bring the fire under) proves best and there are ΠΟ insuperablo problems either technically or final

get clally then let's with it quickly.

kuman found the his wife fossils among animal remains

Gorge Olid wal In the Tanganyika on July 17.

found Crude tools were also

spme form) which suggested

of kuntan culture, he said. 'A reconstruction of the bones

Leopoldville, Aug. 23.

of the anthro- leading world's pologiais, claims his wife had found human fossils about

old 600,000 усала Tanganyika which rany the earliest

known trace man.

world's La bo Reputed

Errätest living expert on East Dr Africau anthropology,

for Ins Leakey

searched lo provo many years 'bellef that man originated la

Africa

In bo at

the

WHE Loo

or

(By comparison, the Peking Man, one of the most famous of preblitoris

relics,

WAS

estimated to have

lived

control.

Damage was estimated in the Now curator of the Croydon millions. All that was left of Museum of Naturst, Ristory the warehouse and the two nd- in Nairobi, Kenya, he told the on joining buildings was.

Pan-African Congress of pre- chorred

that history here yesterday rubble-UPI.

shared

estimated

saknil which

to late from

second half of the pleistocene

600,000 yenes são

500,000 years ago,),

Dr Loskey and his wife have boan searching in the Olduwsl Gorgo on and off for MANY years" and "bavo 'already found ·

Two Africans were arrested. --UPI,

ROCKEFELLER HONEYMOON

DELAYED

BULL STAMPED

ON HIS FOOT

Madrid, Aug. 24. Antonio Ordonez, 27-year-old brother-in-law and rival of Spain's top matador, Luts Copenhagen, Aug. 24.

Miguel Dominguin, joined the Steven Rockefeller and his ranks of the country's con- prelty Norwegian bride, valescing matadors yesterday- Anne Marie, had their when a bull stamped on his foot. Doctor's at San Sebastian honeymoon trip to the ordered him to stay out of the United States delayed for ring far six to 10 days after diagnosing sprained ankle. three hours, from here. The big Scandinavian airliner The accident occurred at Dax,

France-Reiner, -in which they are travelling from Europe to New York, after nying here from Norway last night, was held back for repairs when smoke was smelt in the cabin as the aircraft was on the runway.

NEW FUEL?

Berlin, Aug. 23. Steven and Anne Marie, to-

East

German university gether with Governor and Mrs

students were told the real Nelson Rockefeller, just sat it

renson the Soviet's moonik out behind drawri curtains la the fossil remains of the rear seats of

the aircraft, penetrated farther into space extinct glamt pigs, sheep and while mechanics repaired a fuse than American moun rockets.

"The philosophy of the work-

thero

AS were oxen, The sheep

African large as ibe modern Buffaloes and the pigs as big as hinoceroses.

Gave

is explorations in East Afrion added considerably to the world's knowledge at the of the human species. origin Ills most important discovery, which created an international sensation, was in 1948

when

in the electroïlles zystam.

The

airliner took minutes later-Reuter.

or 30ing class, dialectie materialism, formed an important part of the the

fuel

moon

of the Sputniics of

rocket," mathematician

Mail For Israel Dr Klaus Swelling wrote in a

Seized

Fort Sald, Aug. 23. Customs authorities today confiscated eight mall parcels He and his wife, who also from Australla destined for an archacologiat, found the faracl

Communist weekly newspaper, -UPI.

EXPOSED

*Trai

did not know they were forged." Two contraels were drawn up and Tang received certain sums of money and goods to the value of $7,800 from Tsol.

Time passed and nothing hap pened to Tsoi went to the D- trict Omeo and produced the

documents. There he was told

they were forgeries.

Falso Trails

In the atatement he made, Tang sald he got the forgeries from a man called George Lo who works .In the District

"There was

Omice.

George Lo in Groome the oflee" Inspector said, "but he was not concerned in Tang's offairs."

"Then Tung offered to point cut the person from whom he had got the forged documents,” he continued, "and took us to Shunshulpo where in a cafe he pointed out 'n man called Lo «Yung-fal"

The man wa arrested but later released when he WAS found to know nothing of the

case.

Pleasure Boat Missing

Holyhen, Aug. 24.

A small pleasuró. boat with about twelve people on board s reported missing in the Irish Sea after setting out from Holy- head on an "hour cruise,"

The boat was hired by a grotip of tourista en Sunday afternoon and

The then · disappeared. when he Holyhead Lifeboat put to red to

Milan, Italy..

for

A begrar posing de a deaf

skull of Pro-Consul climited The Norwegian vessel Tarn to be 25 to 30 mliliɑa years untended the parcels

here

old. This ape creature had reshipment when it changed its mule was arrested ansComicst

more course from Genoa to Marseilles. became involved in a dispute nearch for the missing craft and

with a streetcar conductor Living The parcels weighed sppro-

started yelling. ximately 130 lbs-UFI,

features

heuran than in My

spo-Hentor.

and | all chips in the area have been

I asked to keep, a look-out-AFP,,