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Mother Gives Evidence In Trial Of Son On Murder Charge

A tearful mother this morning gave evidence at the Criminal Sessions this morning at the trial of her 30-year-old son, Ghan Chi-kam, who is charged with murdering an old woman.

The witness, Li Sup, who was cuted by the Prosecution, burst into tears as he identifled her Non in the dock.

The trial Jucke

Mr

Justice

of

R. 11. Mus-Owens, told her that everyone appreciated the post- tion she was in but all she had to do was to say what had hɛp- the pened

the day ог Incident.

have Clint Wis alleged to thrown an old warnan, Chan Kiu, over the verandth of a third Noor Mat in Wo On Lane, un May B. 1956.

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'Air Fare Reduction

Should Be Possible

In Next Few Years'

WS certified World airlines should be able to reduce fares within

dead on arrival at Queen Mary Herpital.

Not Guilty

He ended not guilty to the Pharge,

she and Li Sap testified Isa! THE SOFT occupied a room on the third floor of No. Wo On Lane. About San. on May 8, 1966, a naise she was awakened by and saw her sou lying fut on the ..T felt him, he was ground. cold," she said.

"I then heard him talking to himself, "You're dying... Na, dun't die yet, you mother

have

Threw Bucket

"He then woke up."

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the next few years when expansion of their jet plane fleets results in increased traffic, Mr Louis Lesieux, General Manager of Air France, predicted today.

te came to Hongkong for a fairliners, capable three-day visit after altending traffic. the 15th annual meeting of the Air Tinnsport International Association in Tokyo.

Mr Lesieux declined to com-

the deliberations of ment ex Iats, but he did express some the personal opinions about future and cost of al: travel.

CONVINCED

convinced ail airlines reduce fares reach agree

"I fum

to willing are when they en

he said.

Li Sap said the accused thenment on a sound business bastu," threw a bucket of water at her

She

which injured her head.

to supranon the

on downstairs

lace and returned later with fur olleemen.

Then she saw dreased in the kitchen.

Accused, who was also in the with his arms kitchen, stood

Al the akimbo and shouted policemen, witness sald.

The policemen then dispersed and let the fut, she said.

Mr Justice Mills-Owers asked; "What used the policemen to disperse?"

Very Confused

Witness replied: "My son was

Confused, and then very pollement did -not know whether or not my son had any- thing such as a knife in his

hand,"

Then he added that a reduc- lion of fares will be practical when airlines acquire more jet

HK Dumping In Switzerland

Denied

The Switzerland has joined the ranks of those who charge the Far East with dumping textiles, but in Hongkong this morning. a local businessman de- cribed their charges as "groundless," 口罩 for as the Colony is concerned.

When the polleemen Jett, 11 Sap said she hid herself under- neath her bed. From there, she saw the accused dragging the old woman from the kitchen to- wards the verandah, witness said.

While being dragged along the ecrridor, Chan Kiu was heard to say, "I have not done anything wrong to you."

The accused made no reply, witness sald.

Earlier. Acting Senior Cour- sel, Mr M. Morley-John, told the Jury the accused threw Chan Ku from the verandah and went downstairs, There he was overpowered and arrested by the Police,

'Mental Sickness'

was

When the accused charged with murder in August, this year, he said he was suffer- ing from a mental sickness at the time of the incident and did not know what he was doing, Mr Morley-John sald

The accused is represented by Mr I Llu, instructed by Mr

Crown

A. d Areulli. Mr Morley-John) and Mr D. G. Willis, Counsel, are prosecuting.

Hearing is continuing.

Quarrel Over Money Ends In Wounding

per

over

45-year-old pvolle who wounded a friend with a-chop- during a quarrel money was sentenced to eight months by Mr T. 1. Yang si Contral Magisiracy this morn- Log.

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Yesterday it was announced that the Swiss Government In- 1oduced import controls textiles to combat this alleged dumping by Far Eastern coun- trics.

Commenting on this move by the Swiss authorities, the busi- nersinan, who wished to remain un-named, said, "These allega tions arise from time to time, but they are groundless.

"I the Swiss authorities care to look into this more carefully they will find out for themselves that the claim is groundless."

STATISTICS

of increasing

"I think such a reduction will come within a few years," he said.

By way of lustration, Mr at pre- Lesleux explained that

airline sent his own

operates six French-made medium-range Caravelle jets and expects to accept delivery of its first U.S.- bulli Boeing 707-320 long-range jet this week.

"But

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have crdered 14 Boeings and 24 Caravelies, and they will all be delivered by October of 1960," he said. "As a result, our traffle will be In- to 3,500,000 passengers a year creased by more than 30 percent

by next spring."

GOOD THING

Mr Lesieux also said that re- duced fares and increased jel travel will benefit the cause of world understanding.

"I think it will be a good thing for international relations for people to be able to travel from place to more and get

place faster," he declared,

ABOVE: Sir Hudson Fysh, Chairman of Qantas, and Lady Fysh arrived recently for a short visit. Soon at the Air- port are (1-2) Mr D. 1. Bosanquet, Lady Fysh, Sir Hudson," Mr and Mrs G. Howling and Mr C; J. B. Thery,

ABOVE: Captain and Mrs Gooffrey Richard Tucker Hargreaves poso for a photograph after their wedding at St. Barbara's Church, Stanley Fart, on Saturday. The bride is the former Miss Charlotte L Stoneman, of

Winnipeg.

ABOVE: Mr Kwok Wing, one of six, Cable and Wireless employees retiring after various lengths of service with the company, receives a souvenir from Mrs W. Roc, wife of the assistant manager during a farewell party hold at the C & W Sports Club recently.

LEFT: The HK Command Pay Office plaque seen over the bed which the unit has "adopted" at the Sandy Bay Children's Convalescent Home. "Mr M. W. Tumer. (left) and Col E. C. BrewET (Command Paymaster) are seen here with little Tong Oi-hing.

'RIGHT: Capt. R. B. Carrall, Royal Signals, leaves the 18th green after winning the Hongkong Amateur Golf Championship recently.with a total of 224 for the 54 holes.

Another Big Building Plan For Nathan Rd

$1,500,000 SCHEME REVEALED

A plan to build a seven-storey block costing $1,500,000 on the site of seven one-storey houses at 643 to 661, Nathan Road, was revealed at the Tenancy Tribunal this morning.

Henry C. Leong Estates, Ltd.

are applying for exemption for the existing buildings, which they intend to domolish

The time required to com

building would plete the new be 18 months,

have

Restaurant The new building will nine shops on the ground floor, a restaurant on the three next Trade statistics show that floors and offices on the Boors last year Hongkong exported

bove. only HK$1,888,000 worth of

The members of the tribunal, textiles goods, On the other who are Mr J. E. Dargan (Presi- the Colony Imported dent), Mrs Ruby Chững cửal Mr HKS0,000.000 worth of wimallar M. I. de Ville, later this mon- Swiss goods.

ing fespected the existing pre- A number of Swiss business-ses, after which hearing of the

case will be ontinued. man said they WITO very su prised to hear of this move by their own Government.

kand

Neither the Swiss Consul General in Hongkong nor the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce would make any statement on the matter,

announcement

An

Berne said:

CERTIFIED

from

Applicants are represented try Mir W. C. R. Carr, of Johnson, Stokes and Master

The opponent are represented by Mr Patrick Yu. Instructed by Messe Philip Remedior and Co. and F Zimmern and Co.; Mr

Benjami u. instructed by Brut tots and Co. and Hastings and Co.; Mr W. 1. Cheng, of P. H. Sin and Co.; Mr A. H. Buted, instructed by Mosses Peter C. Wong Co.

Mr E. F. Shen, of Lau Chan and Ko; and Mr David Ezelo, of Brus- ton and Co.

Closing Address In Sonia Wages

Claim

Case Begins

A Second Scholarship

Won By HK Student

A former Hongkong student, now in his third your at Stanford University, has won a second scholarship . worth HK$3,600,

.HC is Charlen Bartlett, formerly from King George V School.

In September Last year he' W38 awarded at honours scholarship worth HK$1,800. HIS latest success same when he was Awarded another honours scholarship sponsored by the Celmerton Education Founda- tion.

The award is made anually to students exceptionally of high academic standing. Charles is studying law at the Californian University, and the results of his third year will have a great bearing on his quallications for entry into a graduate law school. In 1037 he captained. Stan- Mr Victor Gittins, appearing for eight former crew ford's Second XL scoes ten Last year he was voted the most members of the my Sonia who claimed $32,000 valuable player in the First

in back wages, began his final address to Mr Eleven. He is also a member Justice A. D. Scholes in Supreme Court today. Council

of the

University's Sports Charles father is: Mr T. J. The eight crew members also "There has only been talk Bartlett, Welfare and Labour claimed the cost of air fores that it. was detained and Officer of the Talkoo Dockyard and Engineering Company Ltd. back to Hongkong from Bang-arrested" he said. kok, where the ship' was de- "The only direct evidence tained for twp years.

was that given by Mr Leitao that when he arrived in Bang- Owner of the Sonia, Mr Hens kok in August, 1087, there was rique Leitno, contended the crew no sign that the ship had been was not entitled to the money | arrested." because they amuggled legal

Brownies Help immigrants to Bangkok in the

"Certain calegories of tex- tiles from certain countries," By doing uma jobs and ser- would be permitted into vices for poople, 10 Brownies of Fuck have Switzerland in the Talure, the 11th Kowloon only if the price of the goods | raised $200 to buy medical sup- Lc. If shoplies for Mrs Elsie Eillott's Mu we cerified. Swiss authorities have a gus- Kuang Medical Clinic in Kow- rantee that the goods will be loon. City... Y. Yip,

Browba Owl Mrs wold at prices not regarded as

Timothy,

member of the dumping.

Guilt of St Helena which spon- Though no countries were sors the Clinic, bas sked if the up a chopper and wounded Stu

the Berne com-giris can go to the Mu Kuang Wah-chlu, on Sunday at Central | ramed in

marcus, med Bobool or Clinic to make per Market when he accused Lammuntque, official

aired sordio promontation to Miri of having squandered $100 be they believed ti was

mainly ut China, Hongkong and Elliott. The date and time will had given him.

be announced interio Japan.

Sub-Inspector T prosecuting, said defendant, Lam Kit of 401, Block A, Shek Kip Mel Resettlement Estate, picked

Defendant pleaded gulity, «

-

Convicted

summer of 1958, and were thus Mr.Gittins said the onus was responsible for the ship's deten on the defendant to prove, that tloir: from September of that foreign law (the Sonia is re-

gistered in. Panoma) fear until summer, 1958. P

from English

was

Tourist Company

Manager In HK

Mr. P. P. Ohri, Manager of Messrs G. C. Nandu and Sons, tourist and travel agents, in He also fled a counter-claim different

In Singapore, arrived in the my for 300,000, alleging he Ipet that otherwise Yoglish law prerjiwang this morning. en route, to Janen on a business-pleasure amount of money, because he valled could not "charter the ship The only way a seamen could trip?

During his visit. in Japan, Mr during her detention... be penalised with his wages

Evidence has been given that under English low was if he Ohri will look into the pomial- the captain and some of the was convicted of smuggling. fitles of opening a branch office

ad-there... hip's officers were arrested mich No evidence had been questioned by Thal authorflies, duced that its crew members Mr Chri, who is vice chairman of the Singapore Tourist Ad- about the alleged amigading, were convicted.

visory Committee, will alko dip" bungtourist Himpopore.

Mr Giltinamidstodmor it had 1: The hearing is continuing. 5 not boen proved thy the #ip: Mr Richard Winter apple was arrested in bengkongan peering for the defendant.

CHARLES BARTLETT

From the Filök

25

years -AGO- EXTRACT from the SCM 25 Years Ago column: "We understand the question of the disposal of the city's garbage will shortly be raised when now proposal regarding the scavenging of the Colony will have full consideration. "The Governament contem- plates doing the work itself, and ot dispensing with the army contractors who have far been fattening on the profis and giving very poor service for the monopoly granted them

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"This is a novel move for Hongkong, but it is one which should have the support of the would community, What wo suggest is a properly equipped incinerator which would cost the outside no more than $10,000. This could be not only in consuming the fuse and garbage of the torm,

from but the offai

the cattle sheds.

"The initial expense would. undoubtedly be heavy, but even granting this, the cost of upkeep would be inanitesimal com- pared with the hlavy outlay for barges, towing Sanchow,

on-

acers and crews, not to men- fion the risk of collisions, typhoons and other hazards which have to be taken into con- sideration.

"Every up to date city has Stu refuse destroyer but Hongkong in which should be in the van the way of improvements is content to jog along at the rate of half a century ago, notwith- standing the frequent references made to the subject."

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N Intensely bitter at- tack on the late. Earl Haig and the late Field Mar- shal Sir William Robertson for the slaughter of Pas- chendaele, is the outstand- ing feature of the fourth volume of Με Lloyd George's

Memoirs, published today.

War

The war-time Prime Minister vividly and ruthlessly describes Paschendaele

as "one of the blückest borrors of history; one of the greatest disasters of the groot war."

He said that 400,000 British lives were squandered in the quagmire in order to satisfy the vanity and fretane egotism of Earl Halg.

"The Field Marsbed wilfully and skilfully misled the Cabinet nd withheld frets which would have ended the futile destruc- tion," ld Me Lloyd George.

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Hongkong harbour, yester- day presented a pleasing sight to shipping men when they what is perhaps the greatest number, of ocean- going vessels assembled in the considerable port for somLo

time.

The total number of mer- chantmen was Alty.

Of these 22 ore British, sight Japanese, and, three American.

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