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TYPHOON DAMAGES AWARD
Barge damaged sea wall
The Freezinhot Bottle Co, Ltd. were awarded $46,104 damages and costs by Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr in the Supreme Court this morning, follow- ing damage caused to their property during Typhoon Gloria on September 22, 1957.
In his judgment, Mr Justice the Dr-Kerr ald be found defemiants, the Royal Nother. lands Harbour Works Com- jany, Ltd., were negligent in that they did not take reason abbr precautions see that
their barge would remalo Inox red in You Tong Bay during the approaching typhoori. |
"I do not think there is any doubt that the barge was carried by the wind and waves painst the walls of the pulowa und the lower part of the bow down on the sea wall scinetimes, and at other times It stru: the sea wali," he said.
came
NO REASON
"But i fce to reason what- ever to conclude that the two blow heard by the wolchmen at the height of the storm were the only blows struck by this bonge that night.
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"The damage starboard bows and the stern and the extensive damage to the wall and godown walis seems to show that there were repented blows over a perlod."
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The plaintiffs originally cluim- ed special damages totalling $47,010.38.
They were represented by Mr O. V. Cheung und Mr H. L. hu, Instructed by Mr C. 5. Histed, of Mecars Deacons,
New dockyard car park
The new park for 165 Caro on the northern part of the duckyard
Was opened this and by 0.30 aan. morning more than 100 cars bad park- ed there.
Motorists can get inte lic E from the Queen's Pler circuit road, opposite the City Hal car park. The plcture above shows the new parking Area China Mall photo
Soldier damaged rickshaw
A European soldjer who pleaded guilty 10 maitelously damaging a dickahaw was given seven days jull by Mr I. M. 5. Donnet at Kowloon Court this morning.
Defendants were represented The defendant was D. W. by Mr S. V. Guns, instructed Tucker, 20, of a Coy, RASC, by Mr. R. A. MacCallum, of Whitfield Barracks. Wilkinson and Grist.
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Hongkong University has been given Colonial Developmost and Wolfare grant of £3,667 (HK$58,672) for a study of the toxaemia of pregnancy.
He was also ordered to pay the rlekshaw coolle $20 or go l prison for additional five days.
Sub-Inspector I. W. Elas pro- secuted, He said that this morning
the rickshaw puller, Chin ling, was passing Whit
when defendant feld Barracks upproached him and suddenly pushed over the rickshaw.
He then kicked it, and shook it with bath hands and lore the canvas canopy into pieces.
Tucker said that he commlited the uftence because Chan had annoyed him.
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Appeal described
as "test case'
An appeal which Counsel described as "a test case regarding the hire of factory workers" opened before Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr in the Supreme Court this morning.
Accused
charges police
Wu Yui-hung, 19, accused with three other youths of robbing an amoh, said at the Victoria District Court this moming that he had been asequited, kicked and punched by the police and mado to admit the theft, which he had not
com. mitted.
flour.
Wu, who is the second secused, Judge W. F. Pickering asked to describe be circumstances
Roy's daily kerosene breakfast shocks hotel
By STEVE DUNLEAVY Rugged London night club performer Roy Do Yong has shocked Hongkong -hotel staff sinco ho has
bean Hero!
Whenever he rings for break- Last service in his hotel he as- tounds the room boy by asking for a tin of kerosene.
"The boy always goggles with amazement as he pictures me taking my kerosene dally for breakfast," Rey said in an inter view yesterday.
"Of course I don't drink the stuff," he added,
Roy, who has been playing in
for Hongkong nightclubs
the
Last three weeks, solves the mystery of the kerosene break- fast by explaining that he's a fire exter.
DAILY PRACTICE
"As soon as I wake up in the morning 1 always do my daily practice spart from the practice it's
thing to a sure -wike you up.
"I usually 'cat' four or five torches followed by bacon and eggs," he said with a grin.
Naturally the kerosene is only for igniting Roy's torches.
"But you should see some of the looks I get when 1 ask for the kerosene," he added.
Roy, who performs, with a beautiful young Welsh girl, has the only fire eating net combined with adagio dancing, in the world, An ex-bantamweight boxor, Roy cenfounds by populat
theory that are eating is faked. said displaying the inside of his
Take a look at that," Roy.
mouth,
"When I first started are eat- ing seven years ago I would get burnt almost every night.
swallow the brands, 1 just learn- ed through trial and error and often the error was very pain-
From the Filos
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25
years
AGO Februa
MONG the passengers
salling from the Colony on the P and O liner Rajputana tomorrow will be Mr A. R. Sutherland, Assistant Director 'of Education, who is leaving | after 30 years in the Colony..
After 24 years Aurvice with the PWD, Mr W. H. Edmonis will be leaving later this month on the Funwalpindi, on retire. ment. He was a well-known cricketer with the Civil Service team,
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Miss Margaret Mary Wool- ley, captain of St Andrew's Club Hockey Team, was soon photographed with her three bridesmaids, the Misses Phyllis and Iris Woolley and Marjorie White, prior to her wedding to George White at St Andrew's Church on Thurs- day last,
M
Was
J. Pooler, local im- port agent, met with a serious accident last night when a car which he,.. driving ran into a tram car "But my dancing teacher was in Arsenal Street and over- getting a bit fed up with turning up night after night with black eyes, so I decided
Mr Pooler was pirined under then and there to be a dancer."the car and it is believed that
mo
turned.
PAINFUL ERROR "Nobody taught me how to
The only thing that "burns" he sustained a fractured pelvis.
up is when people con- Roy "I'd like to have a cent for
tinually label tiro enting as a Wing Chun-cheun, of that
gimmick. ful." every time I've been burnt. Kew.con Glas Factory, No. 1
"Sometimes
feel Roy said that he first took up "The whole thing behind Bre Serlien, Tokawon, is appeal-eating is just controlling the biking and then combined the sending them up in ing ageinst a ruling by Mr. Iblaze with your mouth,
noble art with dancing.
Roy laughed. M. S. Dennell, in the Magis Trate's Court last October, that
a factory worker, Tao Kwok-fei, of 20, Pal Man 10th Street Tung Tau Village, was a monthly-paint employee wrongly dismissed by the factory in the middle of the mith,
WBS' A
Mr Brok Bernacchi, for the appellants, said the two prin- ciple grounds of appeal were that Tec
dally-pold worker not entitled to notice; and in any event the termina- tien of her services was jus- fed by her refusal to do' certain work that was part of her con- tract of service.
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flames,"
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Government ISLAND ROAD GETS Wong, the President, com-
appointments gazetted
The
EIGHT NEW NAMES
A revised list of proposed names for several sections of Island Road was published in today's Government Gazette;
The list is published as a Goverment Gazette result of a number of objections announced today the receivet to the original pro following appointments, posals for the renaming of Arst published in promotions, transfers and Island Road
June, last year. postings:
The revised proposals are as follows:
Mr T. J. Bedford and Mr B. IL Parker to be Assistant Secre- taries, Colonial Secretariat.
Ho said the mazistale Was wrong in holding that certain conditions of service upon docu- menis provided to the workers by the factory did not represent the terms of employment 'and Judge K. R. Maeffe to act as that because of the number of Pulsno Judge during the absence workers it affeels, was of coal- of Mr Justice A. D. Scholes; Mr derable importanca
W. F. Pickering to net as a Dis-
most
Island Road, Aberdeen, from Aberdeen Trade School and the castern junction with Shoubou Hill Road, to be known, as Wong Chuk Hang Road.
between
The other accused ore chi Shu-kan, 18, Tae Kwong-chuen, 10, and Chiu Ngai-ming. The theft of a camera and some suits was alleged to have been The magistrate, he said, re-trict Judge.
Island Road, Repulse Bay, be- committed on November 24, at Jected much of the respondent's {~...
tween Wonencteliong Gap Road No 12, Third Street, second evidence,
be the Miss E. F. Keating to be an
to ExXxducation Officer;
John and Headland Road, Mr defendant' · evidence and placed deuidant's accountant, relianto almost entirely on the Duan to be Master, Education known as Repulse Bay Road."
Island Road, Repulse Bay Department; Miss J.'E. Miles to be Mistress, Education Depart and part of Island Road, Stan- and Headland ment; Mr L. C, IL. Grifths to ley,
be be an Inspector of Schools; Mr Stanley Village Road, to Lam Tat-lau to be a Sub-known as Stanley Gap Road.
Island Road, Tytam and part Inspector of Schools; Mr L Felix-Jones coased to be an In-of Island Road, Chal Wan,
bolween Stanley Village Επ spcctor of Schools,
Chai Wan Road, to be known as Mrs Edith Wu Ms Chun-ye Toi Tam Road. to be a Nursing Sister; Mr A. B
Part of Island Road Chai Wan, O'Connor, Radiographer, ceased between Shaukiwan Road and to act as Senior Radiographer the coastline at Chai Wan, to be on resumption of duty by Mr known se Chad Wan Road, B. E. Willmott.
of his arrest. Wu said he had
The apper was adjourned to a been asleep when a detective date to boxed. pulled away his blanket and asked him if he had done the Third Street job. He had denied doing it. The detective had used the "phoenix eye" fist and struck the accused on the chest, saying “You still re- fuse to admli?”
VARIOUS THREATS
Incorrect tax return
The second Becused described A well-known the various threats used and sold the statement he signed had not been given voluntarily but under duress.
ac-
the first Chi Shu-kan, cused, also stated that he con- sidered his own signed sinte- ment should not be used as evidence against him.
The rat and second accused aro not legally represented, Mr Den- jamin Liu is representing the third accused, willis Mr Terance Sharlock Mr represents the fourth.
her, Mr
Mr Pickering adjourned the hear Stad una thim afternoon, to comulder the evidence.
Macao holiday
Macho, Feb, 19, March 4 will be a public holl- day here, because of the
celebration in all Portuguese territories of the fifth centenary
More milk
stations planned for Hongkong
Diocesan Old Boys As- sociation dinner held at the Chinese Merchants Club on Saturday evening Mr J. M.
mented upon the progress by the Association and thanked members of the committee for their help during the year.
A large number attended the function including Mr J. M. Wong. President The Rev. C.B.R. Sargent, Mr P. H. Sin, La Colonel M.B.L. Dowbiggin, Mr E. Woo.
The
ofico
year, Hongkong
Cock and Dr Arthur
following were the bearers for the ensuing Patrons: The Bishop of and the Hon. Mr. K. H. Kotewall. President, Br* J. M. Wong, Vice Fresident, Mr Sargent (ex oleo) and Mr Peter H. Sin, Hon. Treasures, Mir A. Crawford, Hon. Secretary, Mr. T. S.W. Chan, General comi | mitice; - Dr Arthur Woo Messrs J. L Young Sayo, Kwok Chan, B. C. Randall, Peter The Church World Service is Wang, W. N. Thomas Tum
planning to open ten to 20 Kenneth
Suk Chan, Wong, more milk stallons la remote chung, W. C. Hung, S. V areas, Mr S. A. McGeary. Guns, P. H. Power, and George. Assistant Director of CWS, Sho.
said this moming.
At present, 50,000 needy children dully receive hot milk and biscuits from the 10 CW6 milk stations in the Colony. Much of the milk is served in roof- top schools.
The most recently opened milk station was at Chicen Eliz- beth Playground on February 4.
Committal proceedings
Committal, proceedings, against
milk station distributed milk a 24-year-old metal worker, and blocults to almost 1,000 necused of demanding $10,000 vielims of the recent Sham-fem a factory proprietor with shulpo are,
Island Rond Aberdeen, be-This morning at 14 Cheng Uk resettioment area, the CWS Die B. Fi Barlow to be Assistant Itween the junction of Pokfulam Cantoneso Director of Social Welfare. Hoad and Victoria Road, and Mr D. C. Barty to be Deputy | Aberdeen Fish Market,, to be actor and operatic singer, Director of Commerce and known as Shek Pal, Wan Road. Leung Shing-por of 12 Industry.
Island Road Aberdeen, be- Tak Shing Street, ground
Mr 3. Cater to be Director of tween Aberdeen Fish Market Marketing.
on the western end of Aber- floor, was fined $500 by
Mr A. J. M. Prata to bo dern Trade School, to be known Mr B. V. Rhodes at Kow- Principal Accountant, Treasury as Aberdeen Main Road. loon Court this morning. Headquarters.
Island Road Deep Water Bay,
for furnishing an incorrect Mr Lin Hislag-okih to be an between. Shouton Hill Road and tax return.......
Ho 'pleaded guilty through Hin-shing Lo, instructed by T. X. D'Almada of D'Almada
Assistant Superintendent Police:****
of Пopulse Bay Road, to be known
an Middle Island Road,
Mr F. J. Young resumed duty as Chief Stores Officer; Mr F. T. Winterton, Bentar: Stores. Officer, censed to act as Chief Stores Inland Revenue Aspessor Mr Officer; Mr H. R. Warten, to act 11. Finney told the cost that as Benlor Stores Officer,
and Mason
vice
the defendant furnished to the Mr Wintertes on leave prior to Inland Revenue Department of retirement... incorrect return · for busines
profit tax for the year! 1050-00
by understaling a sum of $30,-
ELEPHANT INJURED
TRIBUTE TO BLUNDEN
| menaces, was fixed for March | 3 1 4 by Mr. Derek Cons at Central Magistracy This
morning
Chung Wal-ping, of 181 Kow- loon City Rood," fifth floor, is alleged to have, together with At 10 o'clock tonight over another person not in custody,
uttered a letter Rediffusion, Mr Marvia Meyer, $10,000 from
demandisiz Cheng Wing-chi, publisher of Japan's leading cul- with menaces and without any tural monthly "Today's Japan,”
will pay opecial tribute to Pro-reasonable and probable cruse Lemon Edmand C. Blandon, Heed ou, or about February 1, 1980. of the English Department of Detective Inspector Chan Hongkong University, who has Kim-wan said the esse was Become a reveres logend in the transferred from • Kowloon Japanese eye").
Court,
Two mora blocks, "providing
resettlement accommoda-
is to be built in Salyingpun,
A Government primary school
Three temporary Goverment on for about 2.800 people, are buildings will be pulled down to to her bullt at Id Choi Uk, minke way for il,
| Shammhuskpo,
A Yono Circus elephant was 700 received by him hiring the provisionally appointed to be her 14, Police alleged in Central Mr Kwok Chan has been indured through dangerous blast- Ing in North Point on Decem- year ended March 31.
an Unofficial Member of the ' །
Exboutivo Courel during the Court this morning.
Kom Yiu-ho, llcenace of the of the deall of Princo Henry, Work will begin shortly on beenco ct D7 9. N. Chau, the Luen, Hing Construction: Ca, or pioneer of Portuguese voyages the laying of a new water main
Government Gazette notified 83. Queen's Road Central, firat today. Prince Henry, the navigator, reservoir with
Sanguinete a dangerous
Printed, and published, tỳ Terence GơRDON NEWLANDS Pranch was the third man of King John Filtera altuated at the junction to be a Member of the Execulating summone I of Portugal and his wife, of Bowen Road, and Stubb the Colony of MF ME. W. Turner. hearing was fixed for March 1.
Live Council- on the return to Kam pleaded not gulity, and | for and on bahalf of South Ching Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Philippa ATP,
Roid.
Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
of discovery in the XV century, to nk the Bowen Rodd bezvis© [Mr H. D. M. Harton, eonard //oor,; appeared "before Mr AJ
ibe Eastern
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