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FASTEST DELIVERY
O
TO LEADING
MARKETS
OF
THE WOSID
Of The TUGMAN: TWO MONTHS' GAOL
Day
KEEP YOUR
TEMPER
must be apparent to any
one who has driven n cari
in Hongkong: or anywhere else that once the simple mechanics of driving arej mastered, good driving is simply good manners.
And so, by the same token, it must be just as apparent to most car drivers in the Colony, that good driving is at a discount,
It la dificult to understandi why people, whose mannera | --would be impeccable in a
drawing room, or at a cocktail party, go absolutely steering haywire oneen wheel is in their hands. Many drivers in Hongkongį say that there is no profit In being courteous, That once they give way and allow another motorist priority at a crossing, l
11 roundabout, they ro stalled for minutes, while people less courteous than themselves. accelerate and selze more favourable places in the line of traffle.
Perfectly True
N°
TOW that is perfectly
true,
and while no one
who starts off by being courteous and finishes. sucker, can be
A
Coldest Pleads Guilty
|
Day Of Winter
The temperature dropped 10.5 degrees yesterday to record
the
lowest mlaimum this winter--52.7 degrees.
And it's colder, a
going ADOKSAMAA
to
Kel for
Royal Observatory sald this morning,
The spokesman and he expected the temperature To drop to about 50 de-
tonight. grecs
The maximum temperature ex- pected today should be in the region of 65 degrees,
"I should remain cold today and tomorrow.
As
for Christmas Eve, I think the weather should be cool and fine, but it's difficult lo say.'
Reports are xiii) coming In on Typhoon Gitda, anel a ship near the centre noted winds of 60 knols. At 8 a.m. It was about 100 miles off the Indo-China and was moving west or west-north-west al
knois.
roakt
14
Claim For
Alleged Libel
To Charge Of Manslaughter
In a Supreme Court trial lasting only 45- minutes, 20-year-old deckhand Brian Leslie Fenton, of the ocean-going salvage tug Welshman, pleaded guilty this morning to the manslaughter of fellow seaman, Leslie Goorge Metcalfe, and was sentenced by Mr Justice W. A. months imprison- Blair-Kerr to two
ment.
Metcalfe
died from a brain in "technicality of our low" in fight withthrt the time-honoured manner Injury following
the of rettling disputes between men deck of Fenton on the Welshman in the early hours of November 20,
Crown Mr
BEGINNING
TODAY
A special Christmas
feature
THE FIRST
NOEL
by Jim Bishop. author of
The Day
a
Christ Died.
of Asticulfs, being technically an assault, is unlawful, und that a W.S.
death occurring from such Collier, Counsel, told the judge after fight, even in a esse of mutually parties, consiitutes this consenting was taken Fenton's plea
of man- morning that the deceased ap-the criminal offence pented to be given to quarrel- slaughter. ling especially when he was drunk.
The overall pleture is that the deceased was very drunk on the night of November 19, There is evidence of a slight argument between the accused and the deceased over the tug's towline earlier in the dny.
Had Knife
"It appears that the deceased EVCTFORD with almost argued sboerd that night and he did haye kale-over which there was a scuffle.
clear what "It is not
the
humanly Parts of a letter written argument which led to the fight was about, but whatever it was
immune from irritation, wel
ask can any good come of losing your temper on the road?
During the past few months, we have become aware of tho efforts the Traffic Department has made to obtain efficient and courte-
Qus driving on the roads of
the Colony,
Both on the Island and the Mainland, signs have been
the right lane before approaching a traffic diver- alon.
of
There were very extenuat- ing circumstanete. These men had been together on " long voyage of 79 days on a small vesel
leave. without chore Tempers were frayed and dis- putes rent and imaginary, be- came sometimes intolerable,”
Mr Gitlins then read letters of character reference from the aceived's parents and friends--- Fenton was all of which said net an
oggressive type who tended to fights. -......
Fenton, Mr sentencing Justice Blair-Kerr' raid:
"Manslaughter is an offence,
In
the seriousness of which varies tremendously with the circum-
No Intent
"I am
this case satished in that the accused had no inten- tion of causing hurt, in any care
by Mrs Beatrice Church, they went on deck to settle it instances of each case. and published in the the time-honoured manner-the which being that Hongkong Tiger Standard result
djed of Cerebral on June 30, were alleged Metcalfe
haemorrhage." Mr Collier said. to be libellous by Mr
He said it was not a case of Patrick Yu in the Districla ravage attack and there B no evidence of any heavy blows being throwWYL
"There is evidence by
Court this morning. Mr Yu
the represents
Arm), of 005 Commercial House, 35 Queen's
the
Plaintiffs, A & A Company (a fourth, Engineer, David Turner Read that the bosun, Kermeth Dron, Central, publishers of a buck-sald; "Leave them alone, this has been coming up for some and 03 "Around
"This could
let
known
About Hongkong," which is the time," he said.
Mr Blair Kerr:
placed in strategic positions official organ of the Hongkong mean that the deceased had telling drivers to get into Tourist Association.
They are claiming damages en asking for trouble for a
long time." for libel amounting to $5,000,
Mr Colller: "Yes. This was end costs, from Mrs Church later repeated in evidence who is chairman and managinip
Court commitint director of the Advertising and Publicity Bureau, Ltd., Marina House, Hongkong.
The Weaver
Bare all aware
Mr
the District proceedings.
Technicality
Yu alleged that Mrs "The accused has been given UT in spite of that, we Church had falsely and mall- good character references by the of the cicly written and published, master of the tug who said he drivers, particularly tax and caused so be written and was a first-class scaman and as drivers, who weave from published a Jeller concerning an individual would sooner help one lane to another in order the plaintiffs, in the way of their than hurt anybody. While of to obtain an unfair ad- business and in relation to their Metcalfe, the master said he was conduct concerning the booklet just cantankerous and inclined vantage.
"Around and About Hongkong. to be argumentative, especially
INJURED
when drank.'
Cones are placed in the road! in the fond and foolish
Mr S. V. Gittins, for the ac- cused, said Fenton was caught in
In consequence, the plaintiffs hope that they will deter had been severely injured in the, selfish motorist from their character, credit and re- overtaking at dangerous putation and in the way of their
business, and had been brought |6
corners, or approaching into public scandal, odium and traffic island at a dangerous contempt. speed, but every morning, Counsel referred to the de we find these cones knocked fence file, and said that Mrs the Church admitted writing over.
letter, but submitted that the re- Long unbroken white lines levant wordts in the letter were are drawn down certain "fair comment," made in good roads, warning the motorist faith and without malice, on a that he must not cross them matter of public interest.
Mrs Church is represented by
to overtake. But they are Mr O. V. Cheung, instructed by crossed by the arrogant Mr A. S. C. Comber of Hastings driver,
with
considerable and Co. Daril traffic.
to
the oncoming The hearing before Judge K.
Only Human
I
is only human, therefore,
to ask ourselves, why wo
should allow the other chap
to get away with it.
The reason is this. He docâ Beem to get away with it, but it is only a matter of: simple arithmetic to stata that it won't always be the case, and neither will the other driver if ho
allows himself to be goaded into retaliation.
The Hongkong roadhog is a viefous beast. Leave the bad driving to him. Retain your natural courtesy. Let hlin break his own Billy
neck Don't let him break Youth
R. Mecter continues.
STOP PRESS
"Stumbling
Sailors"
Fate Undecided
The two American saftoes who "lambled", Indo China CAME back yesterday marning with unexpected "Christmas" "gifts" -they were in Chinese cloth- ing which they do not have to return,"
M
Asked what happened to their ald clothing, Mr Roy Heinecke, Prees Oficer of the Americars Consulate-General,' said: "They brought it back in their bags,"
Mr Heinecke said this OTR- ing that the two were taken away from the Consulate last night and were now in custody jaboard a ship.
"They will probably be court- martialled by the Naval Authori ties," he went on. "However the instructions from higher up won't be forthcoming, until a couple at daya.”
The venturesome seamen were Jerry' Lee Muntrada of Las Vegas, & rating on the USS Mouro, Ed Hay Denford Barzeli of Houston, TEXAS, a rating on the USS Bauer, both
pect to cause in
respect of an
TURN TO P 6.
Launch
Caught In Typhoon
100 Missing
Manila, Dec. 21.
in excess of what one would ex- Some 100 school teachers aboard a motor launch were reported missing to- day in Philippine waters where
ordinary serious assault.
"However, he did,set out to teach the deceased a lesson and again, 1 am satisfod he in- ended to give the deceased a
That is un- round thrashing. doeMely an unlawful act and one in which in this case had: tragic results.
"It will no doubt be a lesson to the accused to keep his tem- IT in future.
THE 'KING'S WIFE
HAS HER DOUBTS
CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Self elected “King of
·
the World," American Homer A. Tomlinson revealed on his de- parture from Hong- kong today that his wife doesn't believe his claim to being "king".
"King" Homer left this morn- for Okinawa ing by JAL after proclaiming himself "King Of Hongkong” yesterday in a
ceremony in front of Govern- ment House.
He
saft shortly before leaving that his wife although she
be a belloved him to preacher she itid not accept hils the calm to be "King of World."
"No matter how I explata i to her she still doesn't believe me," he said.
"King" Tomlinson said that only 300 members of the 150 million members of the Church of God faith, noclaimed him as "King of the World."
REFUTED
He admitted that the rest of his faith refuted his claim and come even challenged his right to be Bishop.
"However I'll prove"everyone to be wrong; just as David in the Bible was a king to am I," he said.
"Hongkong and China are the 91st region that I have become king of.
"I will next bocome king of Japan and will travel through another cight countries before becoming fully the King of the World.
"Don't ask me why I'm King of the World, I'm not mad or a crackpot. I just feel that possess a God-given gift to be- King of the World of
Gilda come typhoon struck on Friday.
attend
King Homer doffs his eraton in farewell to Hongkong.---
China Mail Photo.
"Don't for one minute think that I'm not qualLfod
"For instance I've written 41 books on religion and 1 lecture
theology it
at Yale and Harvard Universities.
"I have been voted next to Billy
Graham, the best preacher in the United States, you see what a very big background 1 have behind me," he added with a few nourishing gestures of his hands.
до
Bishop Tomlinson told a China Mall reporter that, he is going to be the next president of the United States,
"And after that I ara golng to ido for the world what Frarðin
D. Roosevelt did for America.
PRESIDENT
Gales Hit Scottish
Coast
:
London, Dec. 21. Storm cones went up around Scotland and the west coast as winds ranging between 50 and 70 miles an hour blew in from the Atlantic today.
sales
Peace
"Just as Jesus came to bring "Then everyone will have to peace nearly 2,000 years ago, 90 | proclaim me King of the World have I come to do the same
fact that not The "Despite the
postponed for job.
many people believe my claim another day at least relief of the they will come over to my way storm-bound island of Fouls, of thinking when I bécomě pre-porth of Scotland. The 50 Inha- bitante were now in the 48th Kingsident," he said.
day of isolation.
FEELS A KING
The Philippine News Service said the teachers were scheduled 22 convention t to Samar Island, in the Visayan Island chain on Saturday.
"I feel and kriow I'm which just as five years ago I felt that However the launch
the teachers to 1 was Bishop. was ferrying Samar from nearby Zumarraga "Fifteen million members of then assembled to Jaland had been unheard of my faith since Friday.
Dass a- resolution to refute my It two dating
"He has been in custody for one month. The only appro- prints rentcnce in these clrcum- stances is a short sentence of imprisonment and I therefore sentence the accused months imprisonment
20
from the beginning of the pre- sent sessions, (Friday, Decem- ber 18)."
was also reported that claim. typhoon Gilda left 12 persona dead and property damage estimated at US$2,500,000 in its wake-UPI.
"They did just that, but three years later they gathered to make a resolution to accept my claim.
He added that the three hun- dred people who believed him to The island shop has run out of be "King" were themselves made tobacco cigarettes and was down presents of faith by God.
to its last supplies of sugar, but- And it appears that they in ter and margarine.
Of the Devon coast a lifeboat turn pass their gifts on.
The US$2,000 travel and Uv-picked up a Belgian-born fisher-
had been adrift 24 · Ing bill financing Homer's trip man who bas
by these paid
800 hours in a 20-foot motorboat
UPI. people.
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