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Man charged with rape of
childhood friend
A 26-year-old labourer was alleged at the Criminal Sessions this morning to have raped his childhood friend in the New Terri- tories early one morning last December.
To Kin-cheung, of an unnum- bered stone hut in Luen Fung! Streel, Fanting. pleaded not guilty to having carnal know Tedge of To For-la without her consent In Fanling Wel Village on December 18 lust.
The case is being beard by Mr Justice C. W. Reece.
A jury of two men and five;
women was empanelled.
Mr Simon F. S. L. Crown Counsel outlining the case, sald the complainan was mar- ried and her husband was England.
Bolted door
HK difficulties
quoted in UN
New York, March 2.
in Hongkong was cited today as an example of a British dependent territory which had “passed the point of take-off into self-sustained econo- mic growth."
She lived by herself ini 'ZI stone house i Fanling Wes
Village. At about 8 p.m. on December 17 she retired to bed after bolting the main door of the house.
At about 1 11.mn. she was awakened by the thickens in the kitchen. Getting out of her
bed she went to investigate. At the entrance to the kitchen she saw the pecused.
Crown Counsel cald
By xoon
Es she saw him she tried to close the kitchen door. The ac- cused grabbed her neck and prevented her from closing it.
Covered face
Words were then exchanged. "I did not lake long for ber to Bad out what was the ac- cused's intention," said Mr Li.
Mr Li said the accused eventually dragged the woman from the kitchen into the bed- room where be covered her face with a voal and raped her. After the seered húd gen. she raised the alarm and her parents and mother-in-law wore jold.
The netused YAS Bnally located and taleen to a police station.
evidentes Mr Li saki Unt would also be called as to the
Airman
Mr T, B. Williamson of Bri- loin sad this in opening a do- bate in General Assembly committee on economic concit. tions in dependent areas
D
might
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1960.
writis fashion sawa" BATHNEEVE
NEW
Lady Sheaffer
ARMIPMENT POUNTAIN VEN
UNITED PAPER DOLÁTIS,
New pilgrim ship was once a trooper
Accom-
dear si
Water from Hongkong?
Above is the Gunung Da new pilgrim ship | converted from the former Empire Orwell, troopship, by Taikoo Dockyard. It can accommodate 1,962 pilgrims, it was learned this morning.
The arise, Mr
dockyard in Hong- A problem Williamson said, if a territory kong made a lot of changes. built up its industrial production It will be able to to a point where it could coin-modate 200 more people nate successfuly with the finished
industrial than the old trooper. products of older
The ship, cruising at 17 day's Chine Mail of China's countries where production costs were higher, for then markets knots, will leave the Colony new Shumchun Reservoir with must be found.
on Monday for Indonesia 15,000 people working on it
It strikes me that the scene James Maguire, 21, LAC of
government to restrict, by where it will pick up pil-in Egypt long, long ago
when RAF, Little Sai Wan, appeared
thousands of people were before Mr A. J. Sanguinetti at quota, the import of cotton tex-grims for Mecca.
The conversion took three they slaves? I cannot remera- Central Magistraey this morn-flies from Hongkong as well as
trom India and Pakistan.
months.
ber-bullt the famous pyramids inst
with obtaining charged
for the Pharoahs, could not have Crit by aud.
bemi very different.
denies charge
He pleaded not gully to the charge.
exLine
to
Young Tin-yau, wolter of Cafe de Nice, $33 Hennessy Read, testined that Maguire
Testouri the Tuesday and ordered for a dish of chicken. When
nished the dish, he complained that the food was no good and refused to pay.
Lish
He cited pressure on the Bri-
It was no exagerration, he thought, to say that the sudden impact of low-cost manufactures Is becoming a major problem in international trade In the free world in our time."-Reuter.
Maguire Church-hotel
Maguire sold, in evidence, he for Honolulu
went to the restaurant thinking that he had a $10 note in his pocket. It was only when he
Honolulu, Mnr. 2. Honolulu will have its first
Four years
jail for death of
That was A very striking photograph you hed in Mon-
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY
IN N. TERRITORIES Hearing postponed
Abdul Aziz Rumjahn, 56, and Ho Hit-po, 29, this
From
the-Files
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25
years -AGO
March, 1935
RE. Cock was re-elected.
President of the and Hongkong Boy Scouts
Mr T. N. Chau, vice- president at the annual meeting at which His Ex- vollency the Governor, Sir William Peel, Chief Scout, appealed for more support during the ensuing year su that the $521 deficit could be wiped out.
The following were elected 10 the Council. The Rev. N, V. Howard, Commisioner, Mr E. Cock, President, Mr T. N. Chau, Vice-President, Messrs Lo Koon- hung und Lo Koon-kon, Tres-.
and surers, Messrs Thomson G. S. Dunkley, secretaries, Mr A. ei Arculli, Mr C. Champkin, Dr Chau Wal-cheung, Sle Shoason Chew, Lt-Col. H. B. L. Dow- biggin, Commodore F. Ellisit, the Rt Rev, the Bishop of Hong- kong, Sir William Hornell, Mr T. H. King, Mr R. H. Kotewall. Mr A. J. Lane, Mr Lau Ping- choi, Mr Li Gow-som, Mr R. C. H. Lim, Mr Justice R. E. Lind- sell, the Chief Justice, Mr A. J. A. MacGregor, Major C. M. Man ners, My H. Phillips (HM Consul
General, Canton). Mr G. H.
Sayer, Sir William Shenton. Mr
N. L. Smith. Lady Southern, Mr
F.
to
Tim. Mr Tang Shlu-kin.
: morning pleaded not guilty before Judge W. Pickering at the Victoria District Court conspiracy to bribe a District Officer of the New Territories' Administration.
not
Rumjabn also pleaded guilty to Sve other charges of corruptly offering money to the District Officer while Ho plead- ed not guilty to two additional charges of obtaining money on
forged document and one of uttering a forged document.
Hearing of the ense was fixed for June 16 at 10 am, and both accused are on ball of $10,000 each.
I am also struck with an idea for World Relugte Year. What about Government enlisting some of the 1,000,000 refugees we have in Hongkong to build the Shok Pik Dam of some other glant reservoir? Of course It won't be slave labour, BOT will there be taskmasters erck- Ing the whip over them. They can be given the usual scales Mr D. E. Greenfeld, Crown of pay for different gendes of Counsel, sold the District Officer, work.
Mr H. D. Miller, is at present in I should be very surprised if England and it would cably 15,000 able bodied men who baelt to give testimony at the trial came
to rapid and have no jobs among our guests trial.
from China,
There will be 22 witnesses for dramatic conclusion this
to the Prosecution, Mr Greenfield It's not good hospitality. morning when the accused make your guests work, but a added, and the trial is expected ploaded guilty to the welcome guest is one who offers to last for three weeks. manslaughter of a woman his services around the house. on the Queen Elizabeth And It would be a nice gesture at this particular time when
woman
extent of injuries suffered by complained to the walter abraut ontnch-hotel in the heart of A criminal sessions murder
the complainant. She had bruises
or the arms, scratches on the eye-lid, and various parts of her head.
Hearing is continuing.
the chicken and asked for the bill that he found the missing.
money
The Magistrate reserved judgment until this afternoon.
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IL famed Welk beach area. will have all the facilities of a plush hotel-except a bar.
The Reverend Norman Hammer, pastor of the Prince of Peter Lutheran Church, saya permission has been granted to form a corporation to build a $2,500,000 combined church and hotel,
According to present plans, the 13-storey hotel will have 278 rooms and will be located at Kalulant and Kon Avenues,
we carmot find at least twice take one month for him to be
Hospital site on Novem Hongkong people and the rest Saville Row
ber 24.
of the world are giving their Accused, Mok Me, 32, was hard-carred money to the re- sentenced to 4 years jail Mok fugees that the refugees do had carller pleaded not guilty something to help themselves. to a charge of murdering Then, perhaps, we will be in position lo sell water to China!
the midst of Honolulu's tou-woman, Tse Ping, at the hospla rist and resort area.
The church will use the 12th floor for education and social i purposes, The 13th floor will become the sanctuary-AP,
Ital site.
When the court sat at 10
am today, Mr Oswald Cheung Tiger's head
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Pope takes part slaughter, and Mr Justice W.A. head used to be on diraisy in
in ceremony
Rome, Mar. 2, Pope John XXIII, reviving an old custom, went this Ash Wednesday to Rome's basilica of Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill and walked in a re- liglous procession.
It was the first time in 200 years a pontin had participated in the Santa Sabina cerDONY merking the start of the 40- day. Lenten
period of penance in preparation for Easter--AP.
Tate purchase
London, Mar. S.
per-
The Tate Gallery has chased an important work by the Russo-American setfiptor Alexander Archipenko, it was announced today.
M
The sculpture,
small bronze, entitled "Woman com- bing Her Hair". completed in 101%, is the first work by this artist to enter the Tate-Chint Mail Special.
defending accused, sald he understood Mok wished to With reference to the article by John LuR on the "Fanling change his ploa
Mok pleaded guilty to man-Tiger", it was stated that the Blair-Kerr. directed the jury the old HK, Museum: This was to accept the pica.
Passing sentence, he told the accused there seemed to be no premeditation. You did not intend to kill the women.
of course in the old City Hall. However, the head was, and probably stil is, en dieplay. over the staircase at the Central Police Station admin, buliding.
welcomes Tony
Shamshuipo
tenancy application
M. P. Talati, Mr W. N. Thomma
Mr
S. W..Tao, Blahop H. Valtoria Mr Wong Kwong-tin and Mr B. Wyile.
From the SCM Post's 25 Years Ago: "Yesterday morn2. ing, the editors of all the Chinese and English papera in the Colony were invited by Mr D. J. Louia, manager
・of the Palomar Park, Manila, to a special press view of the Four three-storey houses at now famous Samar Twins. 122, 124, 120 ond 128 Yu Chau "In the course of conversa. Street, Shamshuipo, were recom-tion, Mr Louis said that the mended for exemption by the treins which he Tenancy Tribunal this morning. charge of were probably the
The
recom-
was now in
Tribunal also mended compensation totalling greatest prodigy ever seen in
the Far East, $73,129 to be paid to the 23 application opponents of the
"They were joined the samIA for exemption.
as the Siamess Twins. The Four new eight-storey tone-young boys who are now 22 ment houses will be erected on monthe old, are joined to- the site, providing a floor area gether at the hip and were .of 24,975
square feet, that 10 born on the island of Samar, over twice the area of the edsting 30-year-old houses, at "They arrived on Friday a cost of $340,000.
accompanied by their father The building will be comand mother, and Mr Louis is pleted in 12 months. It will staying in Hongkong and ex- contain four shops and 24hibiting the youngsters for one week. From here they
Platz,
The applicants, Mr Cheung Ching
"Mr. Louis emphasies the
Put and others, were represented by will proceed on a tour to the MK. Y. Yung, of F. Zimmern and United States and then on to Co,
Acting for the opponents were Mr a tour of Europe. Benjamin Idu, instructed by Mr Francis Wong, of C, Y. Kwan and Co. Mr Peter C. Wong. Mr C. I fact that medical men should Wong, of P. C. Won and Co., Mr
special point Charles Ying, of Hastings and Co. make a
of and Misa P. Loseby, of Yuas and visiting No 35 Queen's Road..
Central, and such gentlemen Mr will be admitted free on pro- sentation of their cards,"
London, Mar. 2.
choice of Princess Margaret's
Mr Tony Armstrong-Jones as B husband is welcomed by Saville Row, centre of British men's tailoring, one of lis feading spokesmen aald to Co,
day.
Some residents will also recog-
John Taylor, editor of "Tai- "There also appeared to be
nise two old friends. Brst, on thelor and Cutter," declared that fairly serious provocation."
Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown left the late Tim Murphy. Mr Armstrong-Jones gave a Counsel,, who had prosecuted in and next but one to him, Me splendid example of "discreet
Fitzgibbon. the case, sald that necused had made some serious allegations about certain police officers at Youmali police station.
Mr Justice Blair-Kerr sald he considered Mok's allegations of being beaten-up by the police, as "pack of iles" and completely
exonerated them
Sentence was to start from commencement of the crimina! sessions.
Ying Wah open day
The Ying Wah Girls' School and de- open day exhibition monstrallons attracted a large crowd of parents and former pupils this morning. They were welcomed by Miss V. D. A. Silcocks, Headmistress.
Action songs and colourful plays in costume, as well as drill displays and musical items were presented by girls of the pri mary departments.
FATHER WILLJAM,
Thank-you
good dressing in the best Saville How tradition.
"If he is going to do for the uris what the Duke of Edia- May I offer my very sincere burgh is doing for the sciences. appreciation to you. your re- then his appearance is one in purlers and cameramen for the the eye for the long straggly publicity in your paper which beards and woolly ties of the has resulted in many foster Chelsea set," Mr Taylor added. Until his engagement, Mr humes, for children in need of
Wha D temporary care. Many place Armstrong-Jones, 29, menta have been made, which leading London Boclety photo- means that these children for grapher--Chlia Mail Special. the very first time in their lives are now sharing happy homes. *This could not have boon achieved without the Co- operation and interest of people like you. My grateful thanks.
JAN OLIVIER, International Social Service.
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Denial by
W. Germany
Bom, Mar. 2.
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A Government spokesman to day rejected allegations by the Guinen Prime Minister, Sekou Toure, that West Get- many had supported the 310-
University lecture duction of the French atom
bomb.
London, Mar. 2.
Dr C. B. Davies, Manager of He said helther Anancial nor The Lord Mayor of London,
Oll Products Development Divi- technical help. had been given Sir Edmund Stockdale, and the
alon, Shell International Petro- to France. Lady Mayortss. Ieft London by
Tokyo, Mar. 9.leum Co. Lid., London, will (Mr Toure was reported to Train This morning for ап Mr Masamichi Yamaxiwa, give a lecture to the Engineer- ofchal visit to Paris,
Governor of the Bank of Japan, ing Society of the University of have eald in note to U. N. Me Hom- The Lord Mayor is taking new to Austraila yesterday for Hongkong" next Tuesday at Secretary-General, with him as an official gift," a
merajold, that West Germany a 20-day inspection trip of 5:30 pm.
supported Franco in 18 The subject of the talk will had King George III silver calverbanking facilities in Australia,
the bomb).w mado Ja 1703, China Mall Now Zealand, Singapore, Hong- be "Research in the Petroleum Production of
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Members of the Tribunal were
J. Dargan (President); Mr G. Harden and Mr J. T. Lock.
This funny world
"Daddy, here comes that rude lady who never turns around when you whistle to her."
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