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LATE FINAL

CHINA MAIL

No. 37523

Established 1845

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1959.

Price 20 Cents

SAVE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WITH PAN AH'S NEW "FAMILY FARE" PLAN TO THE U.S.A.

For full particulars, phone 37031 BAN AMERICAN

SEQUEL TO

TO ALLEGED FIGHT ON

ON SALVAGE TUG WELSHMAN

Of The SEAMAN TO

Day

ACKNOWLEDGED

WITH THANKS

LE

kong. who have for years complained that no other nation helped pro- victe for their refugves, send a warm xin of Chanks 10 Britain America for their recent! donations. Both countries know thaf in terms of our overall needs these contri- bution will form only n small part, but this is al Hongkong expects and we

grateful tire

for their interest and concern.

Nor are they simply Trea- sury hand-outs, ministerial decisions made by the mere signature of a pen, taking one or two drops out of the of funds fit. their

disposal. This money repre sents a labour of love that countless people have per- formed. And it in the hes! kind of charity boenuse it retired effort, time and i undoubtedly somo personal

inconvenience too,

T is a pity that De Stumpf

I had to describe the

donation as "disappointing-

We small."

ly

should wond Approve

encourag every attempt to help. Also

this is a first instalment |

'Never Involved Accused

In Serious Rows-Captain

Brian Leslie Fenton, 20-year-old deckhand

of the salvage tug, Welshman, charged with manslaughter, was committed by

Bursts

Into Tears

Mr K. A. S. Phillips at Central Magis-in a dramatic scene in the tracy this morning to stand trial at the Criminal Sessions.

Cold Weather Expected

Colder pected in

weather is ex-

the next few days, a spokesman of the

Royal

Observatory

this morning.

Air

sald

cold A weak surge of

North China from during the night brought nlp to the ale this morning, bat it warmed up again as the morning pro-

cressed,

+

dawn

this Just before morning. the minimum termiterature was $7.5 degrees, but by 11 am, il had riven to over

75

degrees. Yesterday's maximum

73.2

de-

Walsh conspiracy trial today, one of the accused Lily Lea burst into tears) as she accused a witnes of giving "*fictitious” avidenca "to into trouble,"

get

her

in wer to R cautioned statement Mr J. R. A. Mac- Callum, Fenton's counsel, pleads e not guilty for Fenton.

Fenter is alleged to have un- lawfully killed Leslie George Metcalle. 38-year-old ETCHSCT, Joed the Court to allow Lee

witnessr

Judge T. Crendon

then ad-

on board

the lug in Hunghom to compose herself. the Bay in

curly hours of

Earlier Lee's questions direct-j Novembar 20.

The Bat of 11 Prosecution kwin, fired into hosted argy- ed at the witness, Chan Ping- gave evidence

this ment and she was warned by morning. He was Captain EJudge Creedon to restrict her Bond, towing master of the tug cress-examination to question.

He sakt both Lentom and Me-ing. cafe were members of the wew of the tự when it arrived in Hongkong en November 19.

a

On

Cheerful Person Cross-examined by Mr Mac Callum, of Wilkinson und Grist, Captain Hond said Fenton was ɔ Brst class scuman und was very cheerful person.

Witness said Fenton got I well with every crew member and had never been aggressive. "He had never been involved in nny serious Tows with other members of the crew," he added.

witness Regarding Metcalfe,

13 COUTD snall arguments, chd was mere when drunk. "But apologised when he was sober."

and there is every Indien RUSSIAN DEMAND loved

tion that Hongkong will re- ceive from Britain all that it has been promised. Of course, more is always wel come as the Governor made clear in London on Monday, and our thanks go out to Christopher Chataway, MP. and his colleagues of the. Bow Group,

rescisel who this novel venture to focus world attention problem of displaced people.;

on

the

The hope is that Dr Stumpf's statement is not regarded

in Britain as ingratitude.

U.S. Troops

Must Leave Korea

United Notions, Nov. 25.

He is himself tireless Russia said on Tuesday that

Д

worker for the refugee

people and realising

more

clearly than most how

much there is to be done,

may feel that nothing short

Koreo will remain divided

so long as American troops

remain on Korea soil.

A

Western spokesman

de-

Experiments May Prove Trap For Murderers

London, Nov. 24.

Sa

he

BECAME UPSET

When Mr Patrick Yu com- pleted his cross-examination of Chan today, Lee, using her right to question Chan, immediately aceised him of talking a lot of rubbish."

She became upset when Chan- repeatedly denied questions she regarding an directed at him alleged meeting between

Chan, Chow and herself.

She began to argue bitterly with Chan and Mr Simon 14. Crown Counsel, said: "The stute- ments by the accused and inter-

ions have now developed into

STAND TRIAL

Family Of Seven REPORTED CAPTURE Occupy One Bunk

A man, his wife and five children aged 12 to three years occupled a single bunk in a Wanchai tenement, it was revealed in the Tenancy Tribunal this morning.

The man, Yu Ting, a casual worker who earned $120 a month, paid $10 for the bunk.

It was the middle bunk and other familles occupied the lower and upper bunk.

Another family of six occupied a,bunk space. They paid $4 a month for this. Living in the bunk were an old man of 73, his daughter and son-in- law, and their two sons and a daughter.

The owners, Mr Au Kong-tim and Mr Lau Man- cho are applying for exemption of four 40-year-old houses at 2-8 Cross Street, Wanchai, so that they can be replaced by four modern tenements with bath.

rooms.

A total of 161 are opposing the application. Most have occupied the premises for between 12 and 15 years and are in the lowest income group of $50 to $120 a month.

TWO ON FORGERY CHARGE

Thought Investment

Was For

Christmas Cards

Printing

preted to the witness a que A farmer, accused of conspiracy to forge bank- notes, had been asked to invest in the printing

un argument."

Judge Creeston ordered Le

to restrict het cross-examination

to questioning

Laler Leo burst into tears and told Chan: "You have made up this etion just to get me into trouble."

she

Sobbing and wringing her, handkerchief,

added crnotionally:

"I have got three children

..

CALM DOWN Judge Creedon, then adjourned the Court to allow Lee to calm

down'

Chan, former manager of a now defunct gambling club, was testifying in

OF LONDON TERRORIST

London, Nov. 24. Scotland Yard today arrested a 27-year- old soldier believed to be the "Scarfaced Mick" suspected of a series of Jack- -the-Ripper type assaults on women,

and possibly one or more murders.

WAR

1

The suspect was arrested at ! the. Pirbright Army camp near

suburb of Woking the London after one of the most intensive manhunts

recent London history. He

taken to Chelsea police station where authorities planned to question him about a series of nesaults and murders dating back to three years,

Police declined to give out his name

say except to

they believed he was the man they had been looking for heavy- drinking Irishman with a sear en bis nose.

Special Squad

Last weekend, with a special squad of 120 detectives and uniformed police on his trail,

of and millions

Londoner looking for the "man with the scar." Mick apparently broke into four houses in the Chelsea area.

In two houses the intruder woke sleeping couples, then fled. Police believe the women would have been attacked If, they had been alone,

At another house, the burglar

helped himself to de glasses of fighter and some jewellery.

Rin-and-vermouth and took

S. African

of Christmas cards and it was only on the UPI and China Mati Special. day of the police raid did he realise that the de- signs involved backgrounds of banknotes, Mr Brook Bernacchi, Counsel for the farmer, told the Victoria District Court this morning.

Bernacchi was outilaing ! "It was only then did he the case for the farmer when actually know that the designs He opened the defence.

jinvolved backgrounds of various The farmer, Lam Hin-son, 38, bankroles." is jointly charged with a 40.. year-old

Mr

electro-typer.

As Lani was looking at the Wong plates, the police arrived and Shum with conspiracy to forge he was apprehended, Counsel Hongkong and Filipino bank-said. roles, possession of and making Both implements of forgery.

Victoria District deny the charges. clared that the United Nations Two English doctors were

of massive international aid cannot give up its responsibility

will be of much use.

But Hongkong people

got used to the fact

as custodian of Korean rights

from this Refugee Year, on

total donations from

parts of the world are

inta

the

uf

The results if successful wilf, they hope, revolutionise crime detection throughout the world -by establishing the exact time of death in human bodies.

The secreL experiments are

NOT COMPLETE

Court against Lee, 40, Sub- Inspecter Franc's Adrian Walsh, 30, and his wife, Irene Sheile,

The trio have denied a charge of congiring to solicit payments from Chan and Chow Chun-

| kwong as a reward, for Walsh forbearing to take action against the Tat Kee Co. club, in North Point.

another Lee has also denied charge of receiving $2,000 on

of Dr

forbearing to carry duties towards the club.

out

Crown Case

P

The Crown alleged that in a rald on the night of August 11 at Block "E", North Point Buliding, second floor, police scized number of, metal plates with the impressions of HK$100 and 10-pesos Filipino banknotes, The two accused, who were la

a room each holding a plate, were arrested. Earlier in the morning, a sub-

his Lam had no case to answer was over-ruled by the trial judge, Judge B. 3. Jennings,

MAYOR WANTS

reported today to be carrying out secret ex- to unity and independener,

periments that may trap 20. K. have! Soviel delegate

hundreds of future that Tarinov, speaking in debale

murderers. UN before Koren

commúlter,

renewed all political

Communist the long-standing net demand that all foreign troops likely to exceed $40 million, get out of South Korea. if they reach that figure.! U.S. forces form the bulk And the responsibility for foreign milltary

units remain-

being carried out at Sheffield August 10 as reward for Walsh mission by Mr Bernacchi that caring for these people ing in the Republic of Korea, and integrating them

If there is no withdrawal of University by Dr Andrew Brad- our society will then, as American troops, it will be imey under the direction before, fall to the local possible to secure conditions for Gilbert Forbes, the University's people. We must therefore bringing the two Korean states reader in forensic medicine. closer together," Tugariney said. look on the Refugee Year)

NOT SELFISH only as an expression of Sur Pierson Dixon, British de

Dr Forbes told reporters international sympathy and Jagate, told the committee that day: "We have been doing this be grateful for the smallest the West was not maintaining work for nearly a year, It is offer of help.

forces in Korea for any selfish still not complete and we cannot

30 yet draw any finat conclusions. by America and Britain He welcomed the withdrawal published yet. We have kept them to ourselves and have not Chinese Communist pose a challenge to Hong-of kong. People here have from North Korea last year, but even told the learned societies, would be "unreasonable" but I can say that It may mean undoubtedly done much for said

accurate assess- to call upon the UN command much more the refugees in many ways.

ment of the time of death." Hardly a week passes with- to withdraw trum Korea until there was an agreement based out some bazar or fete deon United Nations principles, signed to help some charity, He said there was no Social welfare is organised for optimism about a quick or on a grand scale. And in easy Korean solution. taxes and other kinds of The Korean people, he said, Hongkong people have the right to "a real and provide perhapa $200 million enduring peace

or nationalistic interest, but

to-

TINALLY, the gifts made See that UN principles are we do not want details to be

revenue,

held.

based

on

troops

room

the

a year for direct or indirect unity and independence of their expenditure on these people.

The Refugee Year fund that!

country."

CUSTODIANS "We are the custodians of

is being organised locally that right," he added. "We can

to sacrifice it just We are tired of this

Dr Forbes would not elaborate further beyond saying that they were investigating a toethod Involving a micro-chemical examination of the muscles, China Mail Special.

Rehearsal For U.S. Moon Shot

EQUALITY

FOR HIS

MACE-BEARER

Ipswich, Nov. 24. The Mayor of Ipswich worn- ed any would-be banquet givers that from now on, it's "feed me, feed my Mace-Bearer."

Outlining the cops for the fur- mer, Mr Bernacchi said Lam was the owner of a farm in Taipo and a flat in Shawldwan Sometime in March or April, Larn was introduced to a Mr Chu Yau-sau, who he was told was in business with a certain printing works.

Took Concubine

Counsel said Lam·later de cided "to take a concubine, a Miss Let,” and being quite triendly with Mr Chu; he was given a room at Mr. Chu's fat in North Polni to house Miss Lee,

Hearing is continuing.

German Planes

To Operate Through HK

Governor Seriously

Pretoria, Nav. 24.

The South African Governor-

Prisoners Escape

Two prisoners on, minor charges escaped on their way to Cen- Iral Magistracy for trial this morning.

At about 8.30 am, a prisoners* Van entered the compound of Central Police Station carry- ing primers,

It was

found at the roll-call before prisoners left the van that two had escaped, A search

began immediately bul up to 1 p.m. no seresta had been made.

Fire In New

Newspaper Office

London, Nov. 24, Fire broke out Tuesday night in one of London's newest landmarks, the partly completed 14-story Daily Mirror building.

The fire started on the second floor and sent smoke clouds billowing over the city, Lon- don's financial district, Thirty pumps and 130 firemen stopped It spreading and brought it un- der control in little over two hours.---AP.

General, Dr Ernest Janson, Catholic Priests

•has contracted pneumonia and his condition is giving cause for concern, a buf- letin issued by Govern- ment House said tonight. The bulletin sold the condition Is 78, had of Dr Jansen, who

| suddenly taken a bad turn when

The West German airline, he contracted pneumonia during the weekend after I good Lufthansa, will be operat-recovery from a recent liness.

ing through Hongkong to

Thy bulloin sad he was

Tokyo sometime next "very - wesk.”

Dr Jansen was first appointed year, one of the airline's

| Governor-General in 1951 and board members said this his term of once wae extended morning prior to his de-for five years in 1956.-Reuter. parture for Singapore.

air-

Dr Max Adenauer, son of the West German Chancellor, who

the board of Luf- thansa Airlines, sald his line had been granted licences operate into and out of to Hongkong and Tokyo.

Red

Troops In Nepal?

Persistent

Although he did not expect the service to begin for sonic

Kathmandu, Nov. 25. time, he said, it will be in early

but officially un- 1960. He added they would confirmed, reports reaching here be using the big new American stute that Chinese troops have entered the northwestern Nepal Boeing 707 jet aircraft.

Adoracier, who arrived districts of Doti and Jmla from Tibet.

Lam visited the woman fre-

Dr quently but by the end of July, the two parted company, Mere on Sundity from Bangkok where he had attended the open- Bernacchi went on.

of the Lufthansa service to Bangkok, was accompanied by wite. They left by CPA. Dr Adenauer is also Mayor of Cologne,

During his visit to the fat, Lam came across the other ac- cused in the case, Wong Shum, whom he understood to be Mr

Councillor Richard Lewis, this year's Mayor of Ipswich, sald he Chu's employee.

Early in August, Lam met Mr will accept no more invitations

10 banquets and dinners unless Chu in a teabouse and Mr Chu

his chauffeur and Mace-Bearer told him that he was designing

are invited, too.

Christmas and New

is, however, an extra efort not afford

bed:4322 which makes Especial de debate." mand upon us all. Small The political committee had sums from poor people arej before it a resolution sponsored

Cape Canaveral, Nov. 24. as important as big cheques by 14 of the 10 UN inembers from wealthy firms. And who fought in Korka. It would

towards Ascension Island 5,500 Greasy Spoon. tor objectives the fluest example of all reaffirm UN

"This state of affairs cannot miles away today 'In 'what was Di Korea understood to be a rehearsal for might be

go on," Mayor Lewis said. net by the local peaceful unineation

elecan imminent shot of the moon. "I have such a sense of guilt themselves if through genuinely fre charities

Lions. they turned over all or part

nearby launching tail a about the way my assistants are The sportANTU of the proceeds from their Belgium,

are Australia, glant Atlas-Able rocket stood treated that I have been unable Colombia, Ethiopia, ready to attempt to send to enjoy many of there official flag daye for this year to France, Greece. Luxembourg. 375-pound sutellite into orbit functione, the World Refugee Year Netherlands, Philippines, Thai-around the moon.

"In the future, either they fund. There is not 000 land

Africa, Turkey, South

The moon will be in the most have the same food as the charity in Hongkong which United Kingdom United favourable position, on Thurs. Mayor, or the Mayor does not

eat, either."URI. day.---Reuter, eculd not afford something. StatesUFI,

certain

Mr Chu also sold Too often, he said, he has Year cards.

he was hard up and asked if been inside sipping turtle, soup

would be interested In while his staff chomped a lowly Lam

An Allas missile was fred sausage roll at the nearby financing the venture. He also

and

On

Invited Lam to go to his flot to examine the designs, Mr Der

nacchi said.

Received By Wong

On the avaning of August 11, Lam went to the Bat in

Meanwhile, the Nepalese Goy- ment announced a reshufe of

KOVEZNOT) Bar Fzulm (district posts, indicating an awareness of the need for vigilance on the hortier region.—AFP.

Questioned

On Book

Bangkok, Nov. 24. Police today questioned three

Cathelle priests two French and one Thal-for allegedly publishing book attacking Buddhism--Thailand's national

religion,

The book, police said, criti- elsed Lord Buddha and his teechings particularly with re- gard to reincarnation, Korma and Buddhist discipline. The police have closed a

Already

Catholle press which published the bookReuter.

The Queen's Cousin Engaged

London, Nov. 24. The engagement was an- nounced today of Miss Davina Bowes-Lyon, 20- Katharine year-old cousin of the Quecti, Dalrymple, 53- and Viscount year-old eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Stair.

Miss Bowes-Lyon's father, Sir David Bowes-Lyon, is a brother of the Queen Mother.-Reuter.

COWS SPEND LOST WEEKEND

London, Nov. 24.

drunken cows nt

blissful expressions, to the feeding trough. Sixteen

Morpeth, staggered and | Cause of their drunkeness hiccuped their way was eventually · disclosed through a "lost weekend." by Mrs Anne Potts,, wife

of the owner of a 278 acre farmi.

North Point but was received Sometimes they fell downĮ by Wong only. After a while, Wong invited him la ro to a bedroom to examine Abe plates.

and when helped to their She said: “By accident they feet by farm workers Were given extremely would Bway off with' large portions of barley!.

meal hastead of their regular ration.

“This fermented in their stomachs and made them tigbt."

The cows, non-milkers be- log kept for sale after fattening, were then put on a water

and grase diet. China Mall Special.