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Established 1845. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1960.
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33 charges of fraud and larceny involving $1.7 million SOLICITOR'S CLERK PLEADS GUILTY
Comment Of The Day
$5 MORE TO
FLY AWAY
Nineteen other Honours for Royal
charges denied
Lam Chun-kit, alias Stephen C. K. Lam, a former clerk in Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, this morning pleaded guilty to 33 charges of fraud and larceny involving a total of more than $1,700,000.
He pleaded not guilty to 10 charges, on which the other Prosecution offered no evidence asgainst him.
Mr S. V. Gittins, Counsel for Lam, also asked the Court at five other transactions be taken into consideration,
THE Tourist Association T, Chairman, M., C. Gerted
Knowles bes protested
He
Against the $5 levy on out going air passengers, is right to do so, It is his business to oppose any- thing that deters tourista from coming
Hongkong. to
mere $5 extra on airline
or
The charges to which Lam had pleaded gulity included con- clieques by false pretences or on forged documents, uttering J forged document and larerny by
SCTVGHI,
False pretences
The false pretence charges slate thal the accused had tickets will hardly do that, coused a Mr Ma Shlu-poon to Mr
pay various sums of money to
says.
In so
Seth
Clarke And he goes on to add that Messrs Wilchison that certain anyone who can afford totalsely pretending that lly by air can pay the levy Property owners were desirous of mortgaging their property for without complaint.
various loans, far ns it affects leave- He is also said to have stolen taking local residents, we are not concerned. But Mrsuticitors' firm on various days. Knowles is right to make The conspiracy charge states his stand on behalf of the that he had conspired with a Yung Dick to commit offences tourist trade.
of obtaining money by false pretences.
He can point out to Govern- ment that there already are too many trying to make money at the expense of tourists, liolidaying visitors come prepared to spend, often generously, but not
pay out a whole
lot
e number of cheques from the
The reading of the 52 charges and tøking the pleas lasted more than one hour.
Mr J. Bodily, Crown Coun-
sel, tufd Judge H. J. Jennings that as soon as these charges were laid against the accused, the accused had furnished the prosecution with a very fuil and
of mysterious, inexplic-frank statement of the frauds.
able charges which seem to be added or hidden
in practically every hill
Not alone
The From
nature of the
they pay and demanded
Hekharges, he weld, it would up-
wherever
They
K.
The pear that the accused had not tourist is tired of being committed all the offences alt touched
The fact that by himself although he was at alone in the court other countries charge such present levica is not a reason why facing these charges.
Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, Hongkong should do the
with whom the accused was same. Rather it is why we
cnployed as a clerit from 1940 should avoid them,
until August, 1950, and during which period the frauds were committed. Jad dune all they could, since The frauds came into their notice, to assist the Prosecution und the police in: their investigation, Mr Bodilly
Annoying
MILLION dollars which this levy will bring in as revenue, can undoubtedly
said.
accused hud abured his position and was able to carry out his scheme.
The mysten used was similar
doctors
and
nurse
London, Mar. 8.
tacugh in each particular case, Honours for two doctors details varied, he said.
Hearing is continuing.
22 RESCUED
IN PLANE
DISASTER
Granda, Mar. 8.
22
and the midwife who attended the birth of the Queen's third child last month, are nounced in tonight's London Gazette.
an-
Mr John Feel, the Queen's abstetrician and Sister Kelen Rowe both of whom attended the birth of the Queen's third child,
been
Sister
All receive appoint the Royal anaesthetist, becomes has
obstetric and ments to the
• Commander (CVO). Royal
gynaecological surgeon at King's Helen Maude Rowe, College Hospital, London, since Victorian Order -an the white-haired 60-year-old | 1936.",
at the Royal honour given to those nurso-in-charge
birth, becomes a Member "oft Mr Hall, also 55, is Dean of who render special ser- the Fifth Class (MVO).
King's College Hospital Medical vices to the Royal house-
School. hold,.
becomes
J
All attended
Spanish relday to have
reported reached
survivors
The trio honoured tonight all Mr John Harold Peel, the attended the Queen at the birth huddled in fog, rain and snow in a wrecked United Queen's obstetrician and gynae- of her two other children, the Wales and Princesa Knight Prince of cologist, transport Commander States Navy
the of
Order Anne. crashed near (KCVO). plane that
Mr Peel, 58, is one of Bri- here yesterday.
Mr Vernon Frederick Hall, tain's busiest obstetricians, He Two other survivors of The crash which occurred in the rugged Sierra Nevada ranges nearly 40 miles east of here had Arst reported the crash after o six hour walk to the village of Goudix.
All but four among the passengers and six crew iained injuries.
18
sus-
The military version of the DC-4 was bound from Naples to the American naval buse of Rota, on the Mediterranean coast-UTI.
Drought affects
Taipei's power
KISTA DAN FREE OF
ICE
By SIR VIVIAN FUCHS Aboard the Kista Dan, Mar. 8. The Kista Dan, carrying men of
Jaland the Falkland
depen- dencies survey team, in ex- pected to reach the open sea tonight.
Taipei, Mar. 8.- Curtailment of power and light for home users may be The U.S. ice-breaker Glocler extended from 15 minutes to reached us on Sunday and yes- half an hour a day if the pre-terday we made six miles in sent drought in Formosa con-heavy ice after being set fast
sinucs.
The interruption has been in effect since March 4 because of the drought which has affected Formosa's hydroelectre power.
Industrial users have had cut by 20 their power supply
He said these frauds were committed by virtue of the be usefully spent. We agree position which the accused held that every little bit extra in a reputable firm of solicitors counts and that tourists and it would be seen how the per cont--AP.
contribute relatively little
to the Government coffers.
Ta
Ja Macao, hotel and restau
rant bills carry a charities
tax. At least Hongkong
can say it has nothing like thia.
also Hongkang does wall out of tourists. The Indeed. well
Association
са- Tourist timated that they spent day almost $1 million a
very
Inst your. And they aro undoubtedly contributing handsomely to the Colony's prevent prosperity.
By Imposing small "inciden- tala" auch A $5 wirport
to dig
Weather
records
tumble
Jovies we add to the reputa- tion this Colony is getting
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER as a place where the tourist is continually anked to
Hongkong, now facing its driest winter into his packet. And though the lovy itself can be damaging the cumulative on record, made new weather records in effect of beggars, pimps, February.. high-charging shopkeepers, unofficial
guides and the
an hardly
Not only was it the driest February since 1911,
host of hangers-on which but it was tho tourist trado. attracted
·ba
LA becoming
increasingly annoying and
potentially harmful,
the sunniest since records started in 1884; the least cloudy since 1884; the warmest since 1915.
The Weather Bureau in its report on
If Government insists on the February also said that the average maximum
need for this revenue It
should ralne it by a maa-
70.2 degrees was a record.
aure less blatantly directed
And the absolute maximum --- 81.8 degrees.
at people who continue to was second only to a temperature of 83 degrees in
bring so much business to 1958.
our shops, restaurants, hotels and airlingo, and
la the pack for two weeks.
Mist Inter obscured the leads (tracks in the ice), but a, heli- copter reconnaissance from the Glacier led us to a point where the freeze is up to three inches. We have now reached an area of small, loose floes which is fairly easily navigable.-Reuter.
Decisive
talks on Cyprus
Nicosia, Mar. 8.
The kindly Sister Rowe, # highly trained midwife, is at present caring for the Infant Prince.
The
ot other doctors
the Queen's confinement were Lord Evans, 57, and Sir John Weir, 80, her physicians-Reuter,
CHILD KILLED
EIGHT HURT
IN COLLISION
By CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Star Ferry made
bid for second vehicular service
The Star Ferry made a bid for the second vehicular ferry service between Kow- loon City and North Point.
This was revealed by the Star Ferry Co Ltd Chairman, Mr H. D, M. Barton at this morn- ing's annual meeting.
He said: "The company is. anxious to improve and expand its services to the public and, accordingly a bid was made to secure the franchise to operate the vehicular service between Kowloon City and North Point, unfortunately without success.
[The franchise was awarded to the Hongkong and Youmati Ferry Co. Ltd.]
"However, efforts will be made in other directions as op- portunity presents itself."
MORE PASSENGERS An increasing number of passengers showed they pro- ferted to sit downstairs in the second class section of the fery.
Railway
wage shock
London, Mar. 8. The smallest of Britain's three railway unions ex- ploded a bombshell in rail pay negotiations for half- a-million railmen today with a demand that all in- creases should be hack- dated to August 1958: The British Transport Com- In 1958, 12.8 per cent win! mission, which runs the nation-
alize rallways, has so Arst class and 67.2 per cent promised to backdato an in- second class while last year terim dve per cent increase to 40.2 per cent went frst and
January 11, 1960. 59.8 per cent, serond,
Mr Barton said that in 1050 although the ferries carried 37 mution posengers - 714,240 mare than in 1958 there was a further drift from the 20-cent
to the 10-cent turnstiles,
Mr Barton told the meeting
that this drift was coming to
ball and that a new railo
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DEMAND
ME
But the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Fire-
about 40 per cent First Class demanded that the date for all
to 60 per cent Secondi Class had been reached,
Mr Barton also revealed that the all-night service which was introduced at Christmas, New
men (membership 05,483) today Increases should be August 1958 when the Guillobaud Committee on rail pay began Its Investiga- flors.
The committee last week re
A four-year-old girl was killed and eight year and the Chines New commended increases of eight to
people received varying degrees of why the first occasion in 20 per cent for railwaymen, sc
Hongkong's history that Vic-cording to their skill and re-
Kowloon toria and
had been sponsibility. injury when the car in which they were
continuously linked by a re- Leaders of all three reil unions travelling crashed with an RAF lorry
port Commission'an Thursday to shortly after 7 o'clock this morning.
discuss the recommendations. The accident occurred at the junction of Boundary
Street and Waterloo Road.
The child's name is given üs Chan Kit-yin.
The private car, which was extensively damaged, was tra- velling along Boundary Street from Shamshuipo towards Kow- loon City in an easterly direc-
tion.
was in
The military bus Waterloo Road travelling from Kowloon Tong towards Prince Edward Road,
Force of impact
The private car was hit in
EXPRESS
DERAILED:
14 injured
Paris, Mar. 9. Paris-Marseilles
press has
ex-
been derailed near the station of Serezi Da Rhone, according to
the middle on Ite left side and The was carried for a distance of Dave- about 20 feet onto the ment just outside tho sub- slation of the China Light and Power Company in Boundary Bireel...
Car
forco of
gularly scheduled ferry service will meet leaders of the Trans-
for a 24-hour period,
BIGGER PROFIT
The other two unions are the National Union of Hnilway Mr Barton, sald the Star Ferry men, with 355,440 members and Company's first result for 1953 the Transport and Salaried Exceeded The 1958 Agure by Staff's Associallen,, with 87,322. 1.$147,533.
-Reuler,
Dividend
had been increased by 50 conto-from $9 to $9.50.
The report and stalement of
accounts were adopted,
The appointment of Mr M. W. Lo and Mr G. T. Tagg as direc- (ors was confirmed: Mr H. D. Benham was re-elected.
Pent, Marwick and Mitchell were re-appointed as auditors,,
New ADC
messages received in Paris to Queen
early today.
Three coaches of the express
appointed
London, Mar. 8,
Plane carrying Churchills
diverted by
poor weather
Gibraltar, Mar. 8.
Strong cross
winds today prevented a BEA Vis- count carrying Sir Winston and Lady Chur chill from landing at Gibraltar.
the So great wes Archbishop Makarios said to-Impact that the left side of the
was pushed in are reported to have capsized. day Cyprus could become an privato
Serezi Du Rhone is near ladependent siate before while the front seat who sticking
Ilescue workers have Easier if a conference open-out of its bumper and mid-Vienne.
been rushed to the scene of ing here today produces a guard.
the derailment...... quick agreement on British
Further reports from the Alr. Commodore Hughle milliary bases.
Idwal Edwards, on Äus- tralian kolder of the Vic-
The plane changed course for toria Cross, Has been ap-Tangier after making two at- pointed an Aide.De Camp temple to land here. to; the Queen, it was an |?,nounced: tonight.
In an exclusive interview on the, eve of the first conference
10
The military bus sustained only slight damage to its bumper and mudguard.
Normally, there is
deraliment said tcene of the traffic that two people were scriously. include potatoman on duty at this junc-injured and 12 slightly injured; started! Six of the roaches of thes0%-
PICE, when tho accident occurred, 1.
which left Paris lest Greek and Turkish delegates, clon, but ho find root
sedan, enlarged
President-elect Makarios saki:
די
"It wo cannot come to an An unbulance rushed to the night had been detalled,feu
soon after the fatal ter. agreement by Saturday, how-poena ever, there will be a complete mishap and the injured, includ deadlock
and indepenbeeing the car driver, were sent to will not be possible before May, Kowinon Hospital, an
were wha Two This week will be decisive."
seriously were Two hurt and detained Tak, 41.. and a woman Leung Yuk-ying, 19,
The RAF and the Police are
UPI.
Match factory blaze
...
Kuala Lumpur, Mar. 1. The Sincere Match Factory
.......
Inquiring into the acident,
Miners trapped
Charicaton, Mar. J. Elghioen men were reported cut off underground behind a
Father watches as family die
Dad weather had already caused one diversion earlier in the flight from London to The announcement In the Gibraltar. London Gazcito said he would succeed Air Vice-Marshal R. N. plane landed at Madrid Bateson, who relinquished, the look on extra fuel. job on promotion.
Air Commodore Edwards won his Victoria Cross in 1041 for
Owing to heavy winds
the and
MOST DIFFICULT
chill spent 40 minutes aboard
Sir Winston nd Lady Chur-
remarkable daring in leading the airliner at Barajas airport,
|daylight, attack on Bremen,
He was the first mon to win
the fight Dulalde Madrid, bafors resuming'
cruise.
Now York, Mar. 0.1 the combination of Victoria The Churchilla were on their A train hit a stationary wagon Cross, the Distinguished Service way to Gibraltar to go aboard today, at Berlin; Connecticut, Order (DSO) and
the Distin Mr Aristotle Onassis yacht killing Mrs Emily Whitaker and guished Flying Cross (DFC) in Christina for a trons-Atlantic seven foster children ranging In World War II. age trom seven to 14.
In 1958 he look over commatid. The accident occurred near of the central fighter establish
taker's husband John, who had Ale Commodore into today that just seen the children off for who is 45, was educated at
Weatem looks awfully school, was watching in horror Perth,
Australia as the train struck--AP.
China Mall Special.
a West Virginia coal
Edwards,
the Whitaker home. Mrs Whi- ment at West Raynkam. Hongkong's record breaking weather is concaught fire today and about two fire in Whone spending makes up tinuing into March. On Monday, the day's maxi-million match sticks were done mine today.
Police sald one of our biggest and most mum temperature of 85.2 degrees was an all-time troyed. Firemen Important Invisible
record. porte.
In-
reported match was responsible for start "the ing the US$3,000 blaze-UPI.
picturu dark" for them--AP,
The Gibraltar airfield under the los of the Great Rock is one of the most difficult to land on, particularly in cross windo
Sir Winston Churchill's piano Inter landed at Iteuler,
Tangler
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