1960-03-10 — Page 1

CHILIPS

SUNSHINE

ALL THE

YEAR

ultraphil

GILMANS

THE WEATHER

Light-south-went-winds. Fair and warm. Cooler weather and occasional light rain expected to reach the Colony about midnight. Noon temp: 84. · Ñoon humid: 62 p.ç.İ.

CHINA

No. 37610.

Established 1845 THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1960,

LATE FINAL

MAIL

Price 20 Centa

FLY PAN AM

JETS

TO THE USA.

4 Tilghts weekly via Talya for reservations, * Phone 37031

Judge: I cannot have sympathy at all with you 4 YEARS FOR SOLICITOR'S CLERK Fraud involved HK shipyards HK Electric Co protests

Comment

Of The

Day

Wet and Dry

IT is ironteal, yet not sur- Hongkong

Irising, that

over a

million dollars

Sentencing a former solicitor's clerk to a total of four years imprisonment for fraud and larceny involving $1,700,000, A Judge B. J. Jennings this morning told the 39-year-old accused, Lam Chan-kit; "I cannot have sympathy at all with you.

should have had the wettest summer on record last year only to be followed by the driest winter; and that Hevere water restrictions, which seemed auch a remote ponsibility six months ago should have assumed auch serious proportions today. Lam, allas Slephen C. K. Counsel concluded by point Yesterday's Rows of Laun, earlier pleaded guilty being out that Lam had a wife February's weather records fore the Vietoria District Court: and three children. tumbling and the heat of the first days of March must give the authorities cause for concern about the rest of the year.

"The fact that you exploited a particular money lender who was anxious to get easy money, does not make you any less a criminal," he said.

There is of course no certain-

ог

on

of conspiracy,

Mr Gittins and Mr Oswald to 33 charges

cheques Cheung, appeared for Lam obtaining money

of Mr J. M.: by false pretences or en forged the Instructions

D'Almada Remedios. Mr A. forged docemente ulering a flotinent, and larceny by Zimmern, instructed by Mr P. H.

Sin belds watching brief on) servant.

He pleaded not guilty to 19 behalf of Mr Ma Shiu-pron.

charges,

was

ty that the extraordinary ¦ other conditions which have re- acquitted on these when the wulated the weather until Crown offered no evidence.

will persist. The sum- Judge Jennings sentenced him mer ralna may still come in forged document, and four to three years prison for ulter- on time and in abundance

on each of the other 32 but

tlione

looked years

charges. All the prison terms

now

who

askance at the Governor's were to run concurrently, stati- expression of hope for water ing on October 5, 1859, when from the

Chinese ball was withdrawn. reservoir just across the

new

border may today be

ing

his foresight. Hong- kong will have noted that

receiving

Trusted firm

Macho has started water beenuse he was working under i

supplica of

and there is

more

Judge Jennings said the ne cused was able to succeed only no logical the cover of a reputable firm. reason, unless it is based The vetin had not trusted the on political considerations, accused, but his firm,"

The fraud was all the why the Colony should go short if the same offer is celery stock plore

solicitor's office. This is the extended to us.

type of firm in which the public INSTEAD the hope must be should feel safe," he said.

that as 1960 may prove a

Mr J. Bedly, Crown Coltr

that Mr Ma disappointing year for rain-sel, said earlier

the money lender, fall, moves will be made to Shiu-pom,

had lent $1,785,000

aoon

Nepalese

Premier

slips off

to China

CHINA MAIL REPORTER

a The Prime Minister of - Nepal, Mr B. P. Koirala slipped out of Hongkong this morning under cloud of mystery. One report

says that to accused Koirala left Hongkong with his wife by train

bound for t Peking.

get Chinese water under the impression it was for as possible. The prospect

This arm, Meširs Wilkinson und¦ of a four-hour-a-day supply

is bad enough but a two- and-a-half

hour

Grist,

Mr

A second report stales that

In mitigation, Mr Victor he was driven to the border in Gilting, presenting Lam, sold the Governor's car which was

met by two coaches.

which may yet be that of this total, about $845,000

if

raj

source.

This amount was about 85 per cent of his shore,

Varying rates

does not fall soon, had been paid to the accused's The accused and emphasises that we must confederates. take water from every pos- kup: $017.700, and had paid back sible

The hardship $783,020 to Mr Ma in the form applies not only to private of interest. Individuals but to farm he said, and to factories and it is Government's duty lo en- these growing that sura demands are satisfied.

The money had been lent at The Water Authority has cer varying rates of Interest, the

tainly examined

every highest of which appeared to be possible way of increasing $35 per $1,000 per month. The supply. Artesian wells, average rate, however, was $15 artificial rain and distilla per $1,000 per monus, which

was 18 per cent per annum. tion have been explored and found unsuitable for one reason or another. Hong further five

Mr Gitting asked that a transactions be taken into consideration, which its involved $270,000, lity to build dants at Counsel said

Lam China's fantastic rate. We alleged ho paid $190,000 of

must

regret

that

lack the supply of labour, this to his confederates, and

the ability to coerce, the that out of the remaining

חוסין!

anxious over eviction bid

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER massive plan by Government to reclaim 11⁄2 square miles of harbour at Cheungshawon is threatening to force out of business at least 40 ship and timber yards, it was revealed to- day.

Shipyard owners claim that the move will deprive more than 100,000 workers and dependants of a source of income,

say

that the The owner

them into scheme could throw bankruptcy and rob the Colony of big overseas orders.

in

The shipyards specialise the building of fahing junks, pleasure yachts, speedboots and other small craft.

One of the big yards built a coastal steamer which now piles between Hongkong and Macao.

Fighting claims

Three

big solicitor's

are at present

fr775 fighting the

claims for the shipyard owners,

who are

trying to defer

Dvold eviction.

QT

"squaller" More that: 100 factories who rely on the ship- yards for business, will also be affected, officials say.

The dispute staried in May, 1958 when ship and timber yard owners received notices from the Government to vacate their premises within months.

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Owners of the yards asked Government to halt Alling the reclamation until suitable al- ternative sites were found.

had Government

suggested You Tong Bay, but the owners claim that because of their posi tion and size the sites were use-

Jess.

The owners who for many years have been leasing their premises on a monthly basis claim that they should compensated for the huge loss that the reclamation world

cause.

Alternative sites

say

be

at

They

they should from least be given suitable alterna-

same antive sites at the

renlai at have been paying

He arrived by PAA Rangoon yesterday for overnight stop-over before they Travelling into

as China

a Cheungshawan,

Shipyard director of tho guest of Mr Chou En-lal,

it is belleved that the main Wing On Shing Company, Mr purpose of the two-week stay W. K Chan, said today that the

owners in China is to obtain a definíte shipyard

**were not understanding

Govern- China trying to needle the About the boundary between ment unnecessarily, Nepal and Tibet.

"The present proposal by the Mr Koirala who arrived with Government to offer Yau Tong a bir party of VIP's and news-Bay as an alternative site is out men refused to make a stale of the question," he said. ment when interviewed yester- "The cost of reclaiming the day,

site would be too great and for a start, it is not big enough," he

His only comment was: "I

to make preter

statement | added. when I get back."

No wonder

facilities to plan and the $80,000, he had paid $7,200 to she had

concentration of materials Mr Ma in the

form of rebale

to build auch an enterprise and advance Interest.

in so short a time. Bealdes

the Colony has wide perience of

the evils

He had also paid $85,700 In Interest ex-

เบ -Mr Mn on a

between $130,000 transaction

of

jerry-built structures and May 1957 and August 1968, Mr

when an expenditure of $220 million is involved, we re- quire something durable and. offcient.

Cilins continued,

Restitution

He said that the net value of LANS have been made for the realisable assets which Lom

on, was $188,000, In kition

Government's real concern to this sum he held two pro-

4

low

ralofall

is the possibility of an misory notes totaling $42,000. emergency being caused by Lam had cald, however, that he

summer

was not expecting much from before Shek Pik comes into this as the debtor was one of his exlatence In 1904. What the confederates.

There was also a further Item quires is Colony

*** of $20,000 which had been a

tem-

than long- porary, rather

form assistance,

the

the uthor

hund

PRINCESS SUGA A RADIANT

BRIDE

PRINCESS SUGA now a plain MTE

Tokyo, Mar. 10.

Mr Chan claimed that the Princess Suga, youngest and moving of the shipyards to another site would cost com- ponies an inestimable amount of money.

"However, we reatise that we cannot sland in the path of progress sad we would be willing to absorb this loss i

be gald.

of prettiest

Emperor Hirohito's daughters, be- came the radiant bride to- day of a bank clerk. The 21-year-old Princess and Hisanaga solemn-looking tall. suitable slier were granted." | Shimazu, sipped rice wine ce times each frin 20-minute, Shin- to ceremony to become man and Possible chaos

wife. Shipyard owners predlet that movement of the present" pre- The Emperor, Empress Naga- mises would cause chats In ko and Crown Prince Alchilo New York, Mar, 0.

led other members of the Im Mrs Elsa Panico, 35, who sought shipping traffic.

They argue that a big per-perial Family in, witnessing the treatment at Frooklyn Jewish hoeplial to-centage of the Colony's small closed-door event.

The ceremony reached its day becauso "my feet hart," craft building (aome for export)

the same day to gave birth healthy tripleks, two and a boy.

sore feet

emergency

A hospital spokesman said Mra Panico, wife of a Brooklyn truck driver and the mother of a four-your-old son, had had

a carried out in Cheungshawan, climax to the walling of flutes, They claim that their indus- beating of drums and the harsh, Iries are vital to the economie phinking sound of the ancient lito of the Colony and their lute,

million dollar scalo.

annual turnover is on a multi- In marrying the 25-year-old Shimazu, descendant of one of but familles Mr Chandled that many Japan's noblest

post owners feel that the Coven now a commoner under

the fun-loving no knowledge that she ЧАГОВ ment's prosent scheme could be war reforms, pregnant.

varied to allow the shipyards to Princess became a simple house- wife and will live with hor The realdent physician who continue, examined her nching feet and

"It would not inko a great dent mother-in-law-AP.

If on deposit on a transaction which vB hail fallen through, but again there

ero Lam was in some doubt as to beard her acknowledge that she of design to change the present

is no short-fall in supply, whether it could be recovered. had been gamlag weight lately, pinn and allow the shipyards he Judge Jannings asked if Lam had a suspicion, however, Ho access to the son even after re- tions. As was prepared muke, my de- puggested an X-ray extunden-soution ho maid.

additional water uked to case restrictions, wo pointed out carller, we Import food from China. What objection can there be therefore to

tion, and spotted the triplets right away.

Ha added that

shipyard

ownern feel that the Colony

"will more than fool the in-

-1013

fur

Tangible evidence

finito fonn of compromise or re-

Bournemouth, Mar. 0. stitution to the victims of the

The youngsters weighed. 4

Mrs Edith Hicks was fined £3 frauds

pounds, Mr Glitins sold Lam war un- pounds, 7 aunces; 3

mediato sovering of an IL importing able to do this, as he was not 41⁄2 ounces; and 3 pounds ployraenė moUDCE."

Iltering yesterday after Whatever

tues, police found a box she had ure which of the two parties ounces, a total of 11 pounds, 6

ounces, quito enough, the business men

ant employees thrown onto the rond. The box for will lose heavily by mich had her name and address on hospital said, to account their mother's core feet.-UPI. drastic scheme," Mr Chan sold. | 11.—UPI.

wator so long as it in ro garded as a bonus and not sao of our canential or per manent sources of supply.

he should compromise with --- la fin, Wilson and Grist, or Mr Ma.

.wny

it

at Government "freeze"

Government's decision to "freeze" Hongkong Electric's assets and divi- dends "prevented the directors from carrying out their normal policy of applying increased profits to the benefit of consumers and share. holders." The Chairman of Hongkong Electric Co. Ltd., Mr G. T. Tagg said this at this morn-

ing's annual meeting.

The Board was in close touch

aspects of the case were being studied by Council in Ladun.

Mr Tugg also said the pro- posed terms of compera sa tiion which the Commission of E- quiry had suggested for acquisition

the of were "quite inadequate."

with Government, and the legal

the

compatry,

COMPENSATION

"Government is undoubtedly enlilled to acquire the compatry should it decide to do so, but the compensation must, in faizmem

Home offered

to boy who

fled from China

New York, Mar. 9.

to shareholders, be for cash," he A New York business man and his wife have

mid.

offered a home and education to a 21-year-old Eurasian repudiated by his American father,

it was disclosed today.

The boy fled from China to join his father.

Baked that

"It would be Inequitable to compel shareholders to take a fixed interest stock, in exchange for an

1 rapidly equity in expanding industry."

(Government froze aspcs Trui dividends of the two electrify supply companies in the Colony following publication of the report of the Commission of youth's plight through a United Press International picture and Enquiry which

urgod tionalisation of the two con- story and yesterday made their cerns and their replacement by offer by telephone to the San Francisco relatives with whom an Electricity Authority.

T-

The couple, who their name be withheld, learn-

the Chinese-American

(The commission said that the boy, Alfred Herbert Jr., 19 Lotal

compensation of $208 staying.

"We were in Hongkong last million should be paid for the

HK Electric company and this year, and things are just awful should be in %% bonds re-out there," the would-be foster

wanted at i mother deemable

said. "I the end of 35 years.)

adopt them all, it seemed to us

by Government

EPIDEMIC THREAT AVOIDED

an opidemio to

Mr Tagg told the meeting that any boy who had it in him that the Company's peak load to get himself here deserves a bad risen from 75 mw to 85 mw tle help. last summer and this reflected the large increase Im conditioning taking place in Hongkong.

Dir-

Sides of current increased by 10.0% compared with 1990 and had the number of consumers Increased by 8.7%.

SALE OF LAND

Mr Tagg said that a total of 110,000 yards of cable was lald sub- during the year, 20 new slations were equipped and put into commission. An exira 806 street langs were brought into operation,

NO CHILDREN

"The uncle said he would talk it over with the boy, and we ex- pect to hear from han somesime next week."

The couple have no child of their own although the husband has a grown son by a previous marriage.

Young Herbert made his way last September to Honghung from China were he lived with his Chinese mother and 12-year- old sister.

The elder Herbert, who had

China gone to

on U.S. Navy service and Was imprisoned hare by the Japanese during Mr Tagg told the meeting that

World War II, said he had no negotiations were proceeding for intention of seeing the son who

the sale of three areas of sur-

He said

phus land which should be had sought him for 10 years,

the ceremony with concluded during

present which he was united with the

year.

the

"It is anticipated that sub-boy's mother was not a legal marriage and that he had long stantial margine will

would age told the mother be from these sales," he said,

"Shareholders will understand not see her or the children if the necessity to retain the funds they come to this country-UPI. accruing therefrem for the ac- quisition of plant and equip- ment and the financing of present Installations."

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our

The report and account were adopted.

NO RACE

Walthamstow, Mar. 9. Judges at Walthamstow

Agadir, Mar. 9. Moroccan medical Al- ficials said here tonight tint the serious threat of

appeared to have been avoided as a xe- sult of the strict disinfec- tion operations being out in this earth- shattered city-

carried quake

Reuter.

DEAR SHAH:

I WANT TO MARRY SORAYA

Rome, Mar. 9. Prince Raimondo Orsini to

day sent a letter to the Shah of Persia, asking for an audience to discuss his possible mnrringe to Princess Soraya.

Prince Orsini, just back from a holiday in Austria with Prin- cess Soraya, made five points in his letter:

"Firstly, I am willing to come to Iran to discuss your objec- Would you receive me?

Mr H. D. M. Barton, Mr W. A. greyhound stadium declared ations,

G. T. Tagg race vold last night after two Secondly, if not, would you Stewart and Mr

men leaped onto the truck and please inform mo of the rea- were re-elected directors.

chasing the dogs, sons for your objections to tho Messrs Pent, Marwick, Mitstorted

were re-apparently in an effort to hurry marriage? Thirdly, would your chell and Company appointed auditors.

up their favourite.--UPI..

The Queen orders

special licence

for Margaret

London, Mar. 9,

The queen sent the Court Clerk, Mr Henry J. Fisher, the order to draw up the official request for a spools. Royal marriage Hcence immediately after the announcement here today of her younger alster's marriage date.

Following the tradition for marriages within the Royal family Princess Margaret must address the request to Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England.

Mr Henry Fisher, a specialist on wrjung on parchment, drew up the same request for the marriage of the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, with the Duke of Edinburgh. Ho had been holding in readiness for à work the speelal vellum for Prince Margaret's request.

The ancient tradlífonai intters were drawn on the vellum with a soono guli) in the style used for Royal documents alooo the year 1800. After eight bours' work the document was attached with the big meal of the Court of the Faouillem ánd uddressed' to Mr David Varey, cork of the Atchblahop of Canterbury, who registered it recording so outom>=AFF.

objections have anything to do with the paternity sult that has been brought against me in the Italian Court? Fourthly, are you opposed to the Princess marry- ing anybody or are your objec- Lions lodged specifically against met Fibly, I am enclosing full details of my family background and my financial ability to sup- port your ex-wife." - London Express Service.

Britons drink less tea

London, Mar. 0. Britons, famous for their tea- drinking are starting to drinks tess toa and moro coffee.

The British Commonwealth Economic Committee repuried today ten consumption last year was 0.7 pounds per capità com- pared with 9.9 pounds in 1980.

Meanwhile, coffee consump- tton moved up tó 1.9 pounds per head, compared with 1.7,--AP.