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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1960.

COLONY AGAINST

AGAINST Trade Fair delegation chief meets ex-HK man

CHESSMAN'S DEATH

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

And of us? What do WE in Hongkong think about the execution of robber, rapist, hoodlum Caryl Chessman? As in New York, London, Paris and even Moscow last night, Hongkong was abuzz with the same question: should he or should he not have met his death in the little green painted chamber?

REDUCTION

IN

GAS CHARGES

The Hongkong and China Gas Co. Ltd., is to revise its system of charges, resulting in a seduction of amounts payable by both domestic and industrial consumers.

re-

The Charman of the com- cents which was seconded by

Mr J. pany,

I. Morden - Mr N. V. A. Croucher. nounced this at the annual meet Mr J. L. Morden and Mr

Croucher were ing today.

N. V. A. elected as Chaleman and director respectively.

Mears LowŁ Bingham and Afatthews were re-pointed auditors,

The scule of charges for remained unchangert since 1950) when a revision resulted in a general reduction of charges to Tre consiMYK,

The new revision will bring into force the use of a new Unit -100 bir feet of gas-s basis.

Minimum

zum

dour wall be u monthly standing charge for the Even us for 700 cu. ft) and a graduated scale using the und as a buds, for consumption

that minimum.

VISIT TO CARRIER

About up students of the Busy Bees School, North Point, this morning spent two hours tour- ing the USS Princeton, un air- craft carrier on u recreation

Meter rentals will be abolish-visit here. ed although rental::

for appll- During their visit, the students

were treateri

with tee ani cokes.

anews on hire will be continued

The vision will make the system of charges easier for the coprumer to follow.

"But in any eas we have been able to make not only a

sunal rethelion In the amount

payable by the average demes-

The Princeton left early this afternoon,

Last night a Yorkshire man www beard to shy in n bar “I've Rever heard so much about the some thing since England beat Australia In the test matches."

Today the China Mail took a general census of opinion, Al- though not extensive, com- ments came from every walk of life and it was fairly represen- tative of Hongkong opinion.

of the people asked one thing was certain, European or Chinese, Hongkong did not want to see Chiessman die,

Too much

Father Voth of the Catholle Centre told the China Mull that all the Catholic Church he was re had the same sentiment as the Pope who appealed Chessman's life,

for

"I think that the man had undergone loo much," Father Vath said, "Waiting for death eight times in 12 years la un- reasonable no matter what the standing law says"

And of all people interviewed they agreed to the man that justice and the American law system rulfered n grave blow when the pellets were dropped into acld under the chair of the smiling Chessman.

Still keeping the issue in mind some have gone so far us make a hero out of the dead criminal.

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But cream

big one

Chinese businessman said this morning. harbour "He was very brave to die in the way he did. He was killed but he didn't kill anyone."

Macao, May 4. Magr D. Manuel del Resurie,

Determined

Shown beside a huge photo- graph of Hongkong harbour and the City of Victoria are Dan 'X'. Danilov (right) a prominent Seattle lawyer and former resi- dent of Hongkong, 'who is dis- cussing trade fair matters with Col H. Owen Hughes, leader of the Hongkong delegation to the International Annual Trade Fair in Seattle.

ile consumer but a more appre- the Catholic Bishop of Manila,

A Kowloon travel agent add-Ninth clable one for the large com-arrived here yesterday. While mercial or kiddustrial use."

Macza: he will be a guest ofed: "I'm not sure

of quarters of the American Law

Me Marden also proposed the Msgr D. Policarpe, Bishop payment of a dividendl

of 80 Macan

#

large

of

selection

Drip dry dresses

from $6500 up!!!

full range of :—

that some

A former student of La Salle

wins award

HK artist coveted

coveted American Award,

a

Elliott who was told last night of that at bls win Bald today design

first he didn't believe it.

comunuaity were determined to College. Howloon, and graduate A Hongkong artist has won

him die Str

because of the

of the Univeralty of Washington hotes he had shot in

their Law School, Danilov is (LM) system."

active leader In community

A European businessman add-work in Seattle. He is standing

ed that he always thought the American system harsh but very fair.

"But one has to change his Views now," sald,

"Nothing but a downright miscarriage of justice.

"The thing that keeps getting ray back Up is the fact that ho didn't even kill anyone.

for Congress later this year.

REQUIEM MASS

Bay who yesterday received is Robert Elllott of Repulso news that his desian of the Hongkong stand at the gala Seattle World Trade Fair had won Krst prize.

The Canossians Sisters this morning celebrated a Solemn The stand which

was divided Requiem High Mass for their

In three parts was designed by departed friends and Sisters nt the Roman Catholle Cathedral.

Elliott some months ago. The Rev. Fr D. Bazzo, parish Elliott, 371 Australian

Hongkong arrived in priest of the Cathedral officiated "There are men la the same rence Blanchi gave the Absolu-

at the Mass and Bishop Law- years ago, works as a head designer for a Colony adver- prison who have killed not tion during the service.

lising agency.

one but two people and they

are serving life, not a cruel

execution spread over

years."

Got up early

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asked

An army officer who that his name would not be used said that he got up early yester- day to get the first papers to see If Chessman had died,

"Criminal or no my heart sank when I read the papers."

dear sir

Football pools

who four

like this would happen," he told the Chian Maß.

"I never had any idea anything

"I put a lot inio but I only regarded it as a fairly routine Job.

"I must have been very lucky because there are big repre- sentations from Just about every country in the world." he added.

It is not yet known what EI-

flott's prize will be.

HIT 'SOMEONE QUITE OLD'

IN DARK ROOM

A 21-year-old factory worker on a charge of murdering an old woman, claimed this morning that "someone quite old" had struck him in the dimly-lit room and he retaliated.

He said he did not then know, He was arrested in! Silver who that "someone" was. but Bl Bay.

was later told by the police

that he had killed an old woman, Cross-examined, Tong denied Leung Mui-chai, with whom he that when be struck the per- had shared a racen ilat light.

that he **# son, he knew

The worker, Tang Lot-king, striking at the deceased woman. pleaded not guilty to murder-

Hearing is continuing.

Tang ts represented by Mr R. W. 5. Winter Instructed by Mr D. L. Strebelt. of Menara Bruttona Afr D. E. ¡termedion, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting, assisted by Del. sp.

G. 1. Batts.

The Government's announce-ing Leung on Lantau Island on ment that permasion has not yet | January 31. been approved will be received with pained surprice, expaintly

Testifying in his own defence,

men and four women.

by those who have invested large Tang sald he went to Lontan sums on the assumption that the Jaland on January 30 and spent This esra is heard before Mr Jus- Articles of Association having the night in the house of a 20- Bee C. W Iteece, Acting Senior been approved by the Registrar year-old woman, Tang Yu-Pužne Judge, and jury of thre

to catch on Misses - Junior & Half Sizes of Companies, it was all right to kam, as he had

go ahead. I understand shares following day.

early ferry for Kowloon the have been sold, and large suns coliceled from Sub-Agents who the first flour with Leung Mul- He said he shared a room on

TO-DAY AT

Paquerette's

Macao, May 4. A newly formed choral group

are to be pald 2 per cent on all chal, who had moved in from a entirely composed of monies collected, which if one

cents neighbouring house.

win 400,000 for 10 con must be considerable.

According to reports all the Kalfongs throughout the Colony and New Territories without ex-

ception are strongly opposed in

the Chinese

Shortly after midnight, he got out frown his bed and heard

outs of "Thich"

Ho When BAW

young Bosco

students of the D. College is scheduled to give their first concert abroad,

Unter the leadership of

PORTUGUESE JAILED ON THREAT CHARGE

A

who

Sheaffer's PEM

Ibn For Mon

THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN

BIG

TAIKOO FLATS SCHEME

Plans for building throq 11- storey blocks containing in all 594 flats to house

From the Files

25

1years AGO

May, 1935

Recurring earthquakes have

continuously

sinco,

their employees were sub-shaken northern Perria mitted to the Tenancy almost Tribunal this morning by April 12. Today towns bor- the Talkoo Dock and dering the Caspian Sea and

the province of Mazanderan Engineering Co, Ltd.

have, as a result of the in- ceasant shocks, been reduced ta shambles,

They will cost about $4 million and should be completed by the end of next year.

The Company, represented by

Already 483 bodica have been recovered from the rains

Mr W. C. R. Carr, of Johnson, of buildings in Suri and Stokes and Master, is applying Astarabad which have been for exemption for houses built the chief sufferers.

by it in 1900 in Tai Cheung

Street and Tai Foo Street, Sai Wan Ho.

"Television is to be

667 HAT the coming of

Of 792 opponents of this a dreaded rather than wel plication, some 400 had entered into formal agreement with the Company, said Mr Carr, to ac- cept accommodation in new Bats

At present nearing completion.

Two of these blocks are at Quarry Bay and the adjoining Tal Cheung

Sai Wan Ho,

Dormitories

comed" was the subject of the last debate at Wah Yan College.

Wong Yul-hing, opening for the affirmative, said any inven

that is tion

certain to be other misused and

this included Street, television-could not be wel-

comed.

All the plans relating to I were made with the intention of adding still another pleasure

Rentals to employees wero to life. There were too many $25 a month for the standard pleasures already. I others type of flat and in certain cases were added, people would think, for higher grades of employees of nothing but pleasure and better flats at a rental of $50 elvilisation would suffer. were agreed,

single

In the case: of employees dormitory accom- modation at $5 to $7 had been arranged. There were over 100 of those single employees

and only three could not be accom- modated because they had a re- lative living with them,

"Who in there who knows the kind of violures that are shown in the oinomas at the present time who would wish Lo see them introduced into every house for several hours #night," Baked Wang, Opposing the motion, Wong Wen-kit pointed out that the The new flats will be served wo inventions which had by lifts and they will have am- brought most comfort to the home were photography and the ple verandah and drying space.

Mr C. K. Larard is the archl- telephone for they reminded us tect of the proposed new build-f absent friends.

Television combined the two. and ing's

was present at the Every invention may be abused Tribunal this

morning with Mr D. M. Moore, housing manager its abuses but by its services to but it should be judged not by

of the Taikoo Dock gineering Co., Ltd.

und En-

man.

Оп 0 vote being taken, the Some of the opponents are repre- sented by Mr Terence' Shurlock,

motion was carried by a major- Instructed by Peter Mo and Comity of five votes. pany: Miss P. Leseby, of Rurs and Co; Mr H C. He, of P. L. Lam and Culmpany; Mr H. L. Hu, of P. H. sla and Company: Me Walter Hon, of Alfred Y. Hon; and Mr C. H. Wong. of P. C. Woo and Company. Others are unrepresented, Members of the Tribuned are Mr 1. E. J. Dargan (President): Mrs Ruby Ching and Mr Chan Hing Wo

Nancy fails to

appear

Hongkong beauty Nancy Kwan has been brought down in London with a bad cold,

Miss Kwan, 20, star of the "World of Suzie Wong" was scheduled to arrive by PAA this afternoon.

A big reception had been planned at Kowloon Pler for the arrival of Miss Kwan but it is thought now that it may be cancelled.

Holden, witi

However William male lead in the movie arrive with his wife and party on the scheduled flight.

NOT ON LIST

Mr Grady Johnson, Paramount 23-year-old Portuguese, threatened to throw acid publicity agent who is in charge of public relations for the movlo told the Cidna Mell this morn- his common law wife, was sentenced to four months falling that Miss Kwan was not on

Mr A. J. Sanguinetti

at the passenger list. Central this morning.

by

He said that Ming Kwan had

Eugenie Tavares, unemployed, been brought down by a bad of 363 King's Road, third floor, cold arut for precaution'a anke admitted two counts of criminal was told by producer Ray Blerk Intimidation.

to remain in London until the recovers.

NEXT TIME

Mr Sanguinetti, in warning Q permn Maestro Rev. Fr Cesar Brianza, Tavares said, “If you threaten prosching and was struck by SD, the group will alng on your wife after your release The latter with an object. the Pools, a arc

It be |tive night of May 9 at the Wah (from prison, you will "That person struck me three Yan College auditorium Hung-sent to fall for four Members of Council, if the Un- or four times. I snatched that on

months. official Members vole against the object HWY

You would be transferred to a and

haft buck amendment, will Government twice," he rald.

higher court and the maximum override them? If not, these whe Ho added he did nant lentow

semberce 13.15 years,” have bought shares etc. have in who the person WAS. There my opinion bivested 1

was kille light from the win- illegal enterprise. Perhaps one of dow. Printed and published by TERENCE GORDOn Newlands PEARCE your readers versed in inw will | for and on behalf of Sauth China Morning Post Limited at 1-8 | Inform me if this is so. Wyndham Strest, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong

16a Des Voeux Road, C.

Tol. 21-157

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$25

He mid he then went down- İstairs and later left the house

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Visiting hors during the week-

Detective Bub-hispector H. C. and was Mr Edwin Elfwendahl Yeung, sald Tavares and the of the consular staff of the complainent, Ckung On-lee, Swedish Consulate General in lived together for six years and Hongkong-AFT.

had two children,

Mr Johnson added that Miss Kwan probably caught the cold; while doing some work in the rain Jn London.

JADE

HORSES

ARRIVE

IN UK

Hongkong's wedding gift to Princess Margaret-e pair of prancing, carved jada horses arrived safely in London last night, Boac said today.

According to a cable from London airport, the gift box, flown from the Colony by Comet, in the care of the captain, wan handed over to Boac's cargo chiefs shortly after the

touched down yester aircraft day moming (0.35 p.m. jost night H.K. Summer Tima) ›

It was then given to an cont of the Royal Family at the at- part who took it to St James's Palace.

The remainder of the Colony's weekting present of HK$50,000 wilk bo devoted to local charities at Princess Margaret's request.

U.S. displays nuclear arms

The

nour

Washington, May 3.

U.S. Army today paraded before President Eisenhower an awesoTNO arooral of nuclear well- pons for foot soldier sup- port. They included the spectacular

Davay Crocket!"

abort Kango alinle guns,

"Davy Crockett" dwarts in Arepower anything wo sayo over known In Immediate area of the battle, line," said tha At this one there is no in- U.S. socretary of the Army dication when Miss Kwan will Wilbur Brucker. arrive. Paramount sidios in a

The President brrived by lot cable release today annouseed atritor from Washington for a that the gala reception planned took at how the security i for Miss Kwan has been called ing Trained in

thla off unilă a later date.

age of

It was thought that the fisht would worsen Mlan Kwas's condition.

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