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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1959.

PICTORIAL PARADE

ABOVE: Mr and Mrs Felix K. M. Ho and their attendants after their wedding at the Church of St Francis of Assisi last week. The bride is the former Miss Sophio Mak.

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RIGHT: Mrs Edward do Jong, wife of the Hong- kong manager of the Bank of America, scon on arrival from Amstar- dam recently.

ABOVE: Centenarian Yip Tsin-fa, who celebrated her birthday with a party at the Hame for the Agod yostor- day, soon with gifts from admiring youngsters.

ABOVE: At a farewell party for Mrs Steeves, wife of Mr John M. Stoaves. U.S. Consul-General, (I-r] Bro: Mrs Steaves, Mrs J. Chappell, Mr T. W. Ainsworth.

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the

ABOVE: Two Harvard professors addressed luncheon meeting of Hongkong's Jaycoos at The Paramount last week. Seen (1-r)-are: Dr S. N. Chou, Mr Y. C. Kwok, Mr J. Mackenzie and Prof. H. L. Hanson.

Nothing like it

Ever before !

Evening Dresses

from

$2500

at Paquerette's SALE

doors open till 6p.m.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Road On Stilts

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

TEARFUL PLEA FOR LENIENCY REJECTED BY FULL COURT

A dance hostess tearfully pleaded for leniency when sho appeared before the Full Court in an appeal against a sentence of two years for throwing acid on A man.

She sald a man had threaten-

ed her and had forced her to

commit the offence.

She added that this man had also taken away all her clothing and she would not have any- thing to wear when she came out of prison.

Support

she her

Asking for a reduction, said she had to support mother and her younger sisters. Rejeeling the appeal, the Full Court sald "the crime is a musty one and could cause very severe injury.

"You have clearly done a very great wrong and in the circum..

gfance the Court will not inter- The Court, However, allowed

fere with the sentence."

the sentence to commence from the date of her arrest in April.

The Full Court comprised the Chlef Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, and the Senior Púisne Judge. Mr Justice J. R. Gregg.

Boac's First

Boac's

Pacific Flight Delayed

first trons-Pacific service has been delayed in Honolulu and will not arrive in Hongkong today,

a Corporation spokesman

said this morning.

The Britannia 312 tong-range |jet-prop airliner operating

turn.

FULL COURT REJECTS APPEALS

BY BANISHEES

From the Files

25

years -AGO-

THE effort to obtain

TH

pawnshop monopoly in Hongkong offends the com- mon sense of fair play in trade, and a leader in the SCM Post.

There аге nt present 01 pawnshops in Hongkong-a

heavy reduction from 150 in 1931, due to the economic slump.

is apparently ronaldered that the Coly could be more economically and effelently served by even lewer of these "conventences" and the iden 13 to save operating costs and im prove the general solvency by THE Full Court comprising the Chief Justice, Sir reducing them to 40 or 60, under

one ownership

but in- Michael Hogan, and the Senior Pulsne Judge,terest rates are already un- Mr Justice J. R. Gregg, this morning dismissed unconscionably high and the loan schedule miserably mean and appeal brought by a life banishee against a sentence it is not t be supposed that

the elimination of three years for breach of a deportation order.

of compotillon would make for better terms to the unfortunate people who patronise them.

Sir Michael said that in view of the accused of the history and the nature of the offence, the Court could not say that the Arlal judge had imposed a sex- renee which was so excessive as to justify interference.

The appellant, Lau Sau, had a number of previous convictions including one for robbery 1050.

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Representing the accused, Mr B. A. Bernacchi sold he could not agree with the trial Judge's remarks that there WAB pasibility of the deportation order being rescinded and that a deterrent sentence was neers- sary in this case.

Every Hope

He said there wan every hope that some kind of con- sideration would be given by the Governor-in-Counci

Revival In Land Sales?

To make the plan attractive to Government, it is intimated that, whereas the present pawn- shops pay $180,000 in tax a. year, the monopoly will be able to pay $300,000.

At once fears are raised that this will be accomplished by throwing employees out of werk and by Exploiting the public.

There was an indication of

a light revival of activity eurred yesterday when little

A distressing accident oc in land sales in Tocont Guy Hollands, aged 10 years, weeks, the Chairman of the son of Mr W. E. Hollanda, Hongkong Realty and of the Public Works Depart- Trust Co. Ltd.. Mr I. L.ment, and Mrs Hollands, fell Marden said this morn-into a nullah and fractured his

skull, dying later at the Gov ernment Civil Hospital,

for

ing,

n decision on the order.

He added that tha trial Speaking at the annual meet. Judge had misinterpreted a Ing, be said the decline in acti- statement by the police that vity amongst the major develop- the Commissioner of Policement groups was a depressing was not "al proment" in a factor which continued through-

the

position to recommend the

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A STRONG protest was voiced al the Central Magistracy out the year and had been

by Mr P. S. Cassily, puriner of Iclt by Harriman Messrs John D. Hutchinsou and Co Lid "where the Co, against the action of the Imports and Exports Depart-

order be rescinded. first service developed a' faull in one engine shortly after tak- The appellant was deported severely

a sentence Realty ing off from Honolulu early In-after he had served day and the plot decided to re- for robbery in 1950 but the order volume of sales handled wag a was rescinded in 1850. While

mere fraction of the two pre-ment In summonsing the firm

for failing

furnish the De- vious years."

partment with dectoration of imported goods willin the re- quired period of seven days.

Mr Cassidy in admitting the offence in

respect of 17 cases of buliders hardware imported on the President Cleveland from New York on July 23 sold tho,

and

the

con-

It was decided that an engine under police supervision, he was of being change would have to be made. arrested and preused

A new engine is being flown involved in another robbery. He

Though land transactions had from San Francisco, and Hong-was. tried acquitled He been reduced there was no in- kang and Tokyo bound passe- was arrested again for conßden- dication of any let-up in the gers are being accommodated in tal deportation, and sent to building industry

where | Honolulu at the Corporation's ex-

volume continued to be In Macao, Mr Bernacch! said.siderable. pense.

job but the appellant had a found it insufficient to keep himself and returned to the aldiary of Pressure Piling Co. change of staff, returns having Mr Mardon snid the new sub-failure to declare was due to a Colony. At arst, he worked as (Hongkong) Lid had a very But rather behind the

A fine of $20 was imposed.

It is expected that the Arst service will be turned round in Honolulu to enable it to com- plete the Honolulu-London por- tion of the journey on schedule.

The first irons-Pacific service Into Hongkong will now arrive al Kei Tak on Thursday at 4.05 on p.m. The first eastbound service lo London via Tokyo, Honolulu, San Francisco and New York will leave the Coloy on Friday at 12 noon.

Sir-In your

editorial cross-barbour roules, you kind- ly referred to the Western Ap- prouches scheme, which you described as a "eauseway" link- ing the island to the mainland. As this term may suggest to your readers o solid embank- ment such as the airstrip or the rizid to the Yacht Club, may I explain that what I have in mind is a concrete road raised above the water on stilts, similar to the 15-mile Sunshine Sky Way across Tampa Bay in Florida U.S. A. This would have little of no adverse effeels on the tidal streams in the harbour and would obviously be very much cheaper to bulld It has been estimated that the entire cost of the Western Ap- proaches would be between $60 to $80 million.

i have no wish to embarrass the sponsors of the Bridge, but if there is any possibility of Government using public funds to help to bulid it,' It owes it

a

Drowned

Sapper Buried

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a coolle and later found a job in successful fira! year and all its

a plastic factory.

Sl: Michael observed that the

accused had flouted the order.

Nationalist

The Full Court diamissed another appeal agaitist a wen- tence of three ycare for a similar offence brought by

Ngan Wing, who claimed to Nationalist

former

rigs were booked up for some time shend.

The astounding allegation

Hongkong Realty's net profit was lower by $1,100,000. Pros- pects for the coming year were that a Chinese doctor called however satisfactory.

to treat a woman bargained The report and accounts for for nearly half an hour for the year ending April 30, 1959 his fee while the patient was were approved and adopted. dying of opium poisoning, was made by witnesses at the con- Messrs Ellis Hayim, J. L. Ctinued inquest on Chan. Tai- carce, R. C. Lee and C. Y. hay of 1, Tai Ynen Street, Kwan were re-elected Directors, who died on July 14. The offence. The reason of his being déport- ed confidentially was because his chell & Co. were

Messrs Peat, Marwick, employer haxi owed people auditors.

be + officer. Ngt said he had boen in Hongkong for 10 years without having committed any

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money.

He said he was sent to Macap but the Mano police authority did not allow im to stay there. Sapper John Moore Peacock, stay during which he had

After extending his period of regular soldier of

54 Indo-ccessfully tried to obtain dbc: Field Squadron, Pendent

RE, ments for Fortnow, the Martio who was drowned last Friday police told him to board a Ban while swimming near the 18% frg jumit and go to Hongkong. milestone, Castle Peak was

No Opportunity buried at the Colonial Cemetery this morning with military honour. He was 10.

to the taxpayers to investigate Sapper Peacock was the son

an allemalive route which hos many advantages, not the least of which is thai it may cost only a third of the price,

K. A. WATSON.

FEAF CHIEF IN COLONY

Air Vice-Marshal C.D. Candyy CBE RAAF, Senior Air Staff Officer (Designate), For East Air Force, arrived in the Colony on an official visit to Royal Air Forco units by RAF dircraft yesterday accompanied by his wife and dauditer.

Air Vice-Marshal Candy will. following a series of visits to RAF and RAAF Stations in the Far East, take up his oppoint- ment on August 31, Air Vico-Marshol

Candy ataying at the Repulse Bay Howel,

of Mr and Mrs A. Pencock of

12 Rayon Rond, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

He added it was his inten- Hon lo surrender himself to the police in Hongkang but he did not have the opportuni- ty to do so as he was arrested the following day.

hc

Chief mourners were Major He said he was a captain in J. E. Colbeck, IE, Officer Com-the Nationalist army and fought manding 34 Independent Field in Burma during the War. At Squadron, and Major H. P. one time, he said, a group of Qualirough, RE, representing British Boldiers Wend zur- the Chief Engineer, HQ Land (rounded by Japanese and Forces,

went to their rescue. He sald The

Rev R. C. Symington, he anvid the British soldiers Minister of the Union Church. but he lost half of his men in Kennedy Noad officiated at the the encounter. ceremony...

He asked that he be allowed In stay in Hongkong...

Boy Injured By Bus

Diamond Hill Burglary

A four-year-old boy, Leung 5-wah, of 972, Portland, Street, Fround floor, Was knocked down and Injured by

bis in Nathan Road, near Diamond Hill, Kowleon,

Thieves broke into a House In early Atrax Street, shortly before Zyesterday morning and stole o'clock yesterday afternoon." money And

The lac ix receiving treat-lewellery to a total" value of ment in Kowloon Hospital.

$810.

quantly of

Mit-doctor admitted bargaining, re-appointed but claimed he delivered an

injection first.

This Funny World

"Ground rule! Lights on for all night games."

Frlated and published by TheNCE GORDON NEWLANDO PRANCH for and on behalf of Bouth China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Vistoria, in the Colony of Hongkong,