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MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1960.

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Fun For Mon

THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN

ALLEGED FLICK KNIFE KILLING Poured

Louise is first

Eighteen-year-old secretary Louise Leung Kun-lai (above) is the first

*Mins to enter the Hongkong. 1080" contest.

Youth stabbed Anzac Day ceremony at Cenotaph

during quarrel,

Police charge

13-year-old boy stabbed and killed another boy with a flick knife after they had quarrelled over a cycling game, the Criminal Session was told this morning.

EMBEZZLED

EMPLOYER'S

MONEY

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Before Mr Justice K. Mactec and a jury of four men and three women, the 13-01- old boy pleaded not guilt o murdering 16-year-old Ng Jiu- chung in Kowicon on Februu: 1. Тие flick knife, which the police said was recovered from cistern at the closci a water accused's home in Hunghom, Was produced as an exhibit.

Outlining the case for the

Crown i Mr L1, Prosecution, Counsel, described the Incident as a tragic result arising out of "scmething moat unlinportant quarrel between two boys," Riding bicycles

On February

pnd

A 22-year-old shroff ein

bezzled $1,744 to buy radioa parts to learn how to re- pair radios, Mr K. A. S. Phillips was told at Cen- tral Court this morning. Chan Shun-shing, o: 24 Davis Street, was bound over in the um of $1,000 for a year for information and

The contest sponsored by the Wah Kiu Man Pe and Interna- tional Film Ltd..

will lead to the "Miss Universe Beauty Pageant", to be held next July giving false

Fe pleaded

at Miarai Beach, Florida, UB.A. cautioned on three counts of Final for the local contest will embezzlement, be on next June 11.

Louise was born in Hunan Province, China. She WES educated in a missionary school In Macao.

Fire ravages famed laboratory

London, Apr, 25. Cambridge University's famed Cavendish Laboratory, where Lord Rutherford split the atom in 1932 for the Arvi time in history, was ravaged by flames last night,

guilly",

On April 20, defendant told the police that somebody had matched $1,750 from film in Java Street, Subsequent quiries revealed that defendant | had embezzled the money.

were

1, the accused a number of other boys riding bleycles in to Laing Hang Street and played game of cutting into the path: of another cyclist,

A quarrel developed between the accused and the deceased. Abusive words were exchanged and the accused rode off with the deceased and his friends chasing him,

at

The Abrao Day ceremony com-

the landing memorating Gallipoll 5 years However, they

Ago by lost sight of the accused and Australian and New Zealand returned to the bicycle shop. Army Corps (Anzacs)

observed at the Cenotaph this morning.

There they met the accused again. Deceased pushed oc- cused's shoulder, Mr Li said.

"Accused then asked deceased whether he wanted to have a fight. As soon as he said that, he produced a lek knife, and invfied the deccased to have a fight.

was

Nine wreaths were lald in the and guard presence of A bugters of the 1st Lancashire Regiment, a detachment frem

Defendant's mother who was in court repaid the money he had spent. Defendant said he used the money to buy the

I.A.A.F. Dersonnel. learn how to repair parts to radios, His employer said" he would take him back,

Record profit

London, Apr. 24. British European Airways of £2 the physics made record prot

A estimated ati million in the Inst financial £10,000, Cause of the blaze year-the most successful in its

Damage laboratory

to

we.s

was not yet known.-AFP.

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Half hlips

Nightios,

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Baby Dolls

Sleep-Coats and glamorous Brunch-Coats !!!

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"Socing It was a flick kalie, the deceased ran into the bicycle shop and took oz a file, pre- sumably to have a fight with him. Another boy took a ham- mur in order to defend himself," Mr Li said.

The nceused then chased the boy with the hammer but he escaped.

The deceased came out of the shop and the two had a struggle, Mr Li said.

During the course of the struggle, the deceased attempted to hit the accused with the le and accused used the flick knife and punctured deceased's body, Crown Counsel said.

Statement

The police took a cautioned statement from the accused who admitted that there had been a Gght. The accused also pro-

duced the flick knife.

Hearing is conimuing,

The acoused in represented by MI A. Zhnment. matructed by Merr Hastings and Co.

Mystery disease hits HK chickens

A stranga opidemic has hit the poultry Industry in the New Territories. More than 100,000 chickens in 100 farms in Kam Tin, Yuen Long and Ping Shan have died over the last two months.

The loss как estimated at $300,000,

The fast spreading plague has puzzied the Colony's poultry experts.

For local poultry farmers "have never Comu across it before." And the disease was considered "rare anywhere in the world."

has hit medium and small- sized chickens the hardest.

Well-proved remedies and antibiotics have falled to down the incidence.

NY SHIP

EXPLOSION

cut

New York, Apr. 24. “

aboard An explosion and fire

the Norwegian troigizer whart -10 Nordpol injured Inbourern al St John, Now Brunrwick today.

Thele wero 12 men in the held unloading her

sulphur cargo when the explosion oc- curred. Fra surend to a second hold of the 4,700-ton ship.==AP.

Nathan Road building From the Filos

will have 'new look’

HMAS ***Voyager" and Compensation totalling $976,156 was awarded to tenants

An

The "Anzac" wreath

was laid Greaves, by Mr G. W. Australian businessman living Mr And Hongkong,

DOIII-

and sub-tenants of a building at the corner of Nathan Road and Lock Road, Kowloon, this morning.

The Tenancy Tribunal recom→

It had been adjourned so that the architect, G. C. Cheng, could redesign the building to include garbage chutes and more space, to conform open

with bullding regulations.

This has now been done and has had the effect of cutting down the number of

fiato in

G. . B. Patterson, Australian mended exemption for 41, 43, 43, Trade Commissioner. The 47, Nathan Road and 4, 8, 8, 10 wreath from the Commander and 12, Lock Road. British Forces, service manders and all ranks British

The premises will be de- Forces, Hongkong was laid by molished by the Ming Man In Col. I. Ferguson-Innės.

vestment Co., Ltd., as part of Air Commodore P. H. Donkin large building scheme to cost carried the wreath for the about $13,000,000, to be built in Now Zealand Combined phases. Services and Capt. H. MU- lar R. A. N. represented the Australian

much Combined

originally. vices

The exemption case this morn→ Sering referred to Phase "B" of the

proposed new building.

740 to 545.

Some of the flats than bigger

25

years ∙AGO

April, 1935

Is NOVERNMENT, it

understood from rell-

hot tar

over

lover alleged

A man was cooking food in a hut on Lin Fa Kung Hill, Shonki- wan, when suddenly "he felt something very hot being poured over his head," the Victoria District Court heard this morning.

"That substance Was tar, Chlet Inspector. C. L. Smith, told Judgo B. J. prosecuting Jennings.

Before the court was' Ip San. # 52-year-old unemployed stonecutter, who pleaded guilty to wounding his wife Li Lin, end a man, Cheung Hon, on February 21.

on

"The man, Cheung, turned round and saw the defendant standing behind him with axe in his hand," the Inspector said, as he hold up a chopper,

"Ah, yes, a small axe," Judge Jennlags observed, as he noted It.in his book.

C/1 Smith cused

said that the ac- chopped his wife, who ran next door and hid. He then sinuggled with Cheung outside the hut, and chopped him.

A film

"A flm called "Po. Lin Tung" was being shown at the Great Wall Theatre at the time," the Inspector continued. "The story there had a similar back- ground to this case.

"It was a film about a man who carried on a clandestine affair with young lady—a scholar was passing through a village on a journey, when ha met a beautiful Goddess." C/I Smith said that, in atato. mente to the police, Ip hád mentioned the infidelity of his wife, and that Cheung had been liva with his wife,

Police investigations, hand ges vexded nothing of infidelity, zie suid,

Higher morals

this phase of the building from able sources, will shortly

"However, the morals of the receive petitions from the Halica people

somewhat will be majority of the members of higher than other people," the Intended the Hongkong civil service, Inspector observed. He thea

seeking relief from the bur referred to BLO den imposed by the aphanged after he had murdered preciation of the dollar in his wife for infidelity. terms of sterling.

barge launched

Shell oil barge

月

An oil barge of 760 tons deadweight, the Fu Yung Shan, bull for the Shell Company was launched at Kowloon Docks this morn- ing by Mrs C. H. W. Robertson (above), wife of the Company's ́Gen-' eral Manager.

The Fu Yung Shan is 144 feet long.

Mr G. M. Goldsack, Chairman of the Dock Company, prosented a memento to Mrs Roberi- son after the launching.

Bed on fire

Fire engines' were rushed to

8 Gutzlatt Street, Central when

Whether the Clovernment will give any further relief than the dollar compensatory basis decided upon by the Secretary of State in 1931 Is, however, problematical.

Under the 1031 decision, salaries of civil servanta were paid in starting at the current rate of exchange subject to a minimum rate of 18 to the dollar and a maximum rate of 23 to the dollar.

cabo earlier where a Hakika man had been

"If I were lenient with you it might encourage others to do the same thing," Judge Jennings said as he prand sentence.

Ip was sent to prison for three months for wounding his wife, and 12 months for wound- ing Cheung. The sentences were to run concurrently from tho date of arreSİ.

SCMA

Extract from the Post's 25 Years Ago column: "The question of the proposed disposal of the piece of land on the harbour side of the new law courts, recognised as the finest site for a public build- ing or garden in the city, was debated at yesterday's mitet ing_of_Legislative Council.

Man leaps into sea

mon corrying large quantitios of barbitone and heroin jumped into the sea to avoid capture, it was stated in court to day.

He was Wan Ful, 30-year-old sampan man who tried to escape from a police rald on his sam- pan last Friday afternoon. Then he broke free and jumped Police caught hold of him.

"His Excellency the Gover- or in reply said: It is a very fine open space what I propose him in a nullah.

Into the sea. Polico finally seized

to call Royal Squarò, 'sur- He was carrying 45 packages rounded as it is by statuose of of heroin and 20 packages of Their Majesties, the King and barbitone.

vious

and

Die- for

Queen, their Royal High- Mr. K. A. S. Phillips sent Wan

tho Prince and Fat to fall for two years T108508, Princess of Wales, and in the ned hum $20,000 or another centre our late revered Queen year in fall. He had ten

convictions, mostly Victoria.It is also necess- drug offences, Jary to provide a pler on either side of the water and I allould also like to see a pier! opposite Royal Square called Royal Pier. That has long

Forgot to

bees in view, but there has turn off tap

been no money for it.

"I should like, if this site be sold, to sarmark a small amount for the erection of:ɑ handsome pier as an approach to this equaTo:

"In view of these, present. a mall fire broke out on the needs I have no hesitation in

For wanting water, Lam Kul, 48, carpenter, was good: 850 by Mr E, A, 8. Palliss | 8 Central Oğurt, this morninë. Bub-Inspector Yip Tai-yini, mold.

large quantity of whierzWAS Ivaná, combing' kuk - from the third floor of 40, Tues Birda, deck wooden bed was damaged Colony is in a position to turn off the tap on a brostona

iforgo ao advantageoné a sale.” |--day [stwn/ work.

second floor of the premises at saying that I do not think this Lam salihified that he furrak, lo 11.20 am today! A double

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