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Established 1945.

TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1960.

DISTRICT OFFICER QUESTIONED ON LAND CONVERSION

Sheaffer's

DIVORCE

"I would be exceedingly APPEAL

Mr Hilary D. Miller, District Officer in Tsun Wan, told the Victoria District Court in cross-examination this morning he would be "exceedingly surprised” if farm land in Tsun Wan owned by Messrs T. O. Wong and Company Ltd., could be converted to industrial land,

Mr Miller, first pro- secution witness in the Rumjahn and Ho conspi- racy trial, was being questioned by Mr Henry

tions by Mr Litton that he had Litton, Counsel for Ho.written the elter on the same Replying to a question day as a letter produced by put by Mr Litton, another Counsel. He was prepared to witness, Mr Eric Cumine, accept the signature on the local architect, said he letter.

"Did you write that remembered receiving ature?" asked Counsel. letter from the District i Commissioner to the effect į that land owned by T. O., Wong and Co. in Demarca tion District 446 in Taun Wan, could be converted.

witness

'I wrote it'

surprised" tells court

basis on T. O.. Wong's land had Colony, witness, said he again with land conversion, and that been agreed.

He had dis-Ho would charge his own fees. employed him. "It would surprise me ex-missed Ho on December 18, 1959. Mr Cumine said land copyer-

sions often involved consider ceedingly," Mr Miller, replied.

Mr Eric Cumine, the Hong- the

Mr Cumine said he had known able negotiation, and he person- kong architect, said he had an Mr. T. 0. Wong in Shanghai. ally did not want to get in signs-ployed Ho from when he left Witness said he had replied to a volved. school until accused went to letter from Mesars T. O. Wong Canada. On Ho's return to the 'saying that Mr Ho could deal

"I should say that I wrote it," witness replied. "I have no reason to believe I did not write It."

Replying to another question, Mr Cumine testified the letter Mr Miller said that his signa- was written said in effect that Government ture on the letter

with a ball-point pen. The

would be prepared to regrant signature would therefore be a two square feet of industrial ille different as he had to make land for the surrender of every slightly different strokes with a Ave square feet of farm land. ball pen as compared with a dip

The prosecution allege Rumjahn and Hò conspired by forgery or corrupt means, to get a letter from Mr Miller in con- nection with the conversion of Tsun Wan land owned by T. O. Wong and Co. Ltd.

Denied

They both deny they conspired between September 24 and November 24 last year to obtain a letter issuing or purporting to Issue from Mr Miller 10 effect that certain farm lands.in Tsun Wan could be converted to building lands,

the

Judge W. F. Pickering, who is hearing the case, adjourned the hearing yesterday so that Mr Millen could produce a letter he rent to the Sai Kwong Chemical Works in Tsun Wan,

реп.

Mr Litton then asked wit- ness to write three specimen signatures on a piece of paper using a ball pen..

Mr Miller later said he went on long leave on Chinese New Year's Day.

on

"Do you remember saying in

the court with reference to T. O. Wong land that conversion meeting was not possible--in

May 19 with Rujahn 1959?" asked Counsel.

"I did say that witness said. "Is it your opinion now that the Conversion of the T. 0. Wong land is slil not possible?”

Not possible

"It is still not possible," Mr Miller replied.

Mr Miller agreed he wrote in Mr Litton had alleged that a letter on September 23, last Mr Miller's signature on 3 year that no decision would be Jetter 10 the Sul Kwong aken on the T. O. Wong land Chemical Works was a forgery, until a surveyor's report had

When the hearing resumed been concluded, this morning, Mr Miller

Mr Litton asked witness if he duced a letter from his file. Mr would be surprised if he heard Miller said in answer to ques-that a land exchange on a 5:2

Dro-

JOINT DIPLOMA

EXAMINATION

Another step will be taken towards raising the level of the Colony's post-secondary colleges to university status when the three colleges will take part in the first Join! Diploma Examination early next month.

The

three are Chung Chi, 188 papers from which each can- New Asia and the United Col- didate is required, to take four leges which have been awarded papers.

Government Grant for capital and recurrent expenditure.

Controlled by a Joint Diploma Board, their first such examina- tion will be held from July 6 10 12

Queen Elizabeth School, Kowloon.

al

It will lead to diplomas in Arts, Science, and Commerce. The examination for 1960 will

With a view to improving the standard of the examination, the Board has decided that a can- didate at the examination will take five papers next year and six papers in 1902.

the

All enquiries about examination should be ad- dressed to the Secretory of the Joint Diploma

Board at "G"

Kimberley Mansion, Kimberley

have 13 subjects with a total of Road, 13th floor, Kowloon.

English

Burmese beauty wants to be

a doctor

disc jockey goes in

for Chinese programme

Listeners to the English- Janguage. network of Radio Hongkong are familiar with. the voice of Ted Thomas, commentator, Interviewer and disc Jockey. But mül now his audience has been restricted to the English speaking meth- bers of the community.

Two weeks ago, with no publi-

S

elly, Ted launched a new and

hitherto untried scheme to

net-

widen his audience. He open- ed up on the Chinese work with a programme in Cantonese.

Each Wednesday he takes the áir at halfpad seven with hilf an hour of Chinese ebatter and American disos, to compere bla **new “Mp Wal" ar or “Evening..... Clab," and the Chinese Hsteners Just love 18- *From the first - programme the letters poured in, and i ago secretary has had to be de-

cor talled to: handle'ibe respondence.

Ted think that it has some.

thing to do with the way, he

Newest

BALL POINT PEN

AVAILABLE AT ALL GOOD STORES,

GRANTED

Mr John Flanders Coyne, Director of Manpower, was granted a decree nisi from his wife, Mrs Edna Patricia: Coyne, by the Full Court: this morning th

From the Files

25

years AGO

June, 1935

Government has decided to abolish the Driver"

"Privileged system which has

An earlier petition by Mr Coyne in the Divorce Court been in force in the Colony

was dismissed by Mr. Justice C. W. Reece, on the for the last nine years. grounds that the appellant was not domiciled in

Letters from the Police. De- Hongkong.

partment will soon be for- absolute may be made on the warded to owners requesting expiration of three months the return of the "P.D.

plates which have been affixed to their cars above the the licence number plates.

Mr Justice

Mr Coyne appealed to the Full Court on the grounds that the trial Judge erred when he fron today," held that the petitioner's

The Full Court comprised evidence, as to domielle of Acting Chief Justice,

did not show an in- 1. B. Gregg, as President of the Cross-examined by Mr Litton, choice,

The "P.D" system was first witness said he remembered tention to remain in Hongloong Court Mr ustice Wai-Key introduced about 1926 but no

and Mr Justice K. R. Macias.- writing to the District Com-permanently”

Mr A Zimmern, instructed by Me regulations regarding its in- missioner sometime in 1960, re- In their written judgment,. C. B. Slack, appeared for Coyne.troduction were made. garding the conversion of T. O. the Full Court said: Wong's land

Mr Litton asked witness if he remembered receiving a reply from the District Commissioner on or about March 22 1960.

Regrant

"Now it is well settled that in proving domicile of choice it is unnecessary for the petitioner to state in evidence that he intends to remain in a place come what mày.

"No man, in this uncertain life, car reasonably be expected to make such an assertion and abide by it..

Significance

much

Witness said he remembered receiving a reply. He could not remember the axact words in the letter, but in effect the lotter said. that Government would be "Accordingly we are not dis prepared to regrant two square i posed to place quite so Slim, 18-year-old beauty, Mo feet of industrial land for the significance on the words and furrender of every five square if is my intention to do so if I Myint Myint "May, "Miss feet of agricultural land in possibly can' as did the learned Burma 1960 arrived here | DD 446, to T. D. Woog. trial Judge," fast night - from Rangoon by Thai International on her way to this year's Mias Universe Contest in Miami.

She will leave this aftemoon for Tokyo, San Francisco and New York with her mother, who is accom. panying her on the trip. Mo Myint Myint ("Call me

Peggy") won

the Miss Burma contest earlier this month in Rangoon from 21 other Burmese beau

ties.

Mr Cumine' said that. Ho vent abroad three times while he worked for him. He had been lo Japan, Bangkok and the United States.

The hearing continues,

.

The Full Court were not dis posed to regard Mr Coyne's words f 1 possibly can' being fatal his petition.

дя

"For him to state otherwise would, in our view, be to say in effect: I intend to remain here

Ho Hit-po, a land_broke of Room come what may'? which-would 2416-18 Candult Road, faces to be stating an intention to do

detonal counts of obla Wong total of $50,000 from Messe

something more than any

to do,

the

Co, Ltd by forged letter rip-reasonable man can be expected pcredly trued by Miller «

He and facts charge of uttering "Apart, however,

trom this "Abdul Aziz Rumjan, 56-year-old consideration, it seems abun broker of 31 Lee Garden Road, third dantly clear, from the evidence Boor, la additionally charged with taken as a whole, that the peti- aftering money to and tioner has every intention of ruptly Miller in connection with the land conversion.

permanently residing here. all charges.

Both accused plead not guilty to

"For this reason, therefore, we

Mr G. R. Soeth, Crown Counsel, Would set aside the judgment of is prosecuting assisted by Superbe learned trist Judge and intendent F. G. Jenkins of the Anti-grant the dissolution of marriage

Cosruption Branel,

Mr Patrick Yu representing Rum- sought by the petitioner, aim, is "instructed by Mr D. Q

Cheung,

is represented by Mr Gerald de Basto sad Mir Kitton.

Mr B. V. Gittins, is holding a

Silk Mills.

At first her parents were not

keen

on her going to America, but after dis cussing it among them selves, they saw the other side of the story.

watching brief on behalf of Mayer Peggy's burning ambition is Terence Shurlock, instructed to be a doctor, and if she by G, Nigel is holding

watching brief on behalf of other should win any prize of Tam Wan land owners, the Miss Universe Contest, ahe will try to convert it to a study grant for dri American college,

She is now in her high school finals at St Mary's Dio- cesan Girl's High School in Rangoon,

Both the young beauty queen and her mother hold round-the-world'. airline tickets and they plan to continue round the world following the contest. Intpiar photo (left) shows the

Burmese beauty

queen holding a huge bouquet of orchids presented to her

at Rangoon airport by Thai International "Staff."

Bully boy jailed

Discretion:

"Our discretion is accordingly

Eye doctor Governor,

leaves for

America

The badges were originally jerned to care puned by the Commander-in's Chief, General Officer Com manding, the Commodors, Members of the Legislative and Executive Councils and senior members of the con- sular body in Hongkong.

The "PD." plate on CATA was introduced in the main for the assistance of Police officers in recognising offi• cial car's at public func- tions and to give the ownera special consideration as, for instance, in the matter of going to or departing from a parking place.

IT is notified by the Officer

.Administering the Gov- ernment that the Hong- kong Travel Association has been formed and the follow- ing have been appointed to the first board of directors of the Association: Mr Wil- liam James Carrie. (Chair man), Mr C. H. Benson, Mr M. K. Lo, Mr Ma Man-fai

Dr Edward Lilu (above), a young local Chinese doctor, left Mr Norman J. Perrin, Mr here by Swissair for Zurich and James H. Taggart, Major America today to begin re Reginald David Walker. sidential practice at Pennsyl-

!

vania University.

opthalmologist

exercised in favour of the specialist and plans to spend The following have been ap- petitioner in regno his dis two or three years si Fennsyl-pointed Justices of the Peace: cretion statement Decree pisivania University, before return- My Thomas Aitken Mitchell is therefore granted to the peti ing to Hongkong: toner. Application for decree photo.

Intpiar and Mr George Clinton Pel-

ham.

Old woman

to be told

how to spend

$700

representative of the Social Welfare Department will this afternoon ad- vise a blind, old beggarwoman on the use of $700 which she is to re- ceive from the owners of a building which is up for exemption before the Tenancy Tribunal,

MR

TR Rupert Baldwin, or

ganist and choirmaster

at St Andrew's Church and Mrs Baldwin, who have been on home leave, are expected back on the P and Oliner, Mantua, sailing from Lon- don on August 9.

His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern- ment has appointed Mr Ed-

She is Tsang Chun, soe of the The opposing tenants are i The other members of the ward Newhouse to act 92 tenants of 285, 267, 260, 271, being represented by Mr Tribunal tre Mr Lau Mon-tiem Director of Public Works in 273 and 275, Tal Nan Street, Lawrence Long Mr Richard and Mr Howard Teng Chong- the absence of Mr R. M. Hen- Shamshulpo, Kowloon,

Tsang was brought into court this morning by one of her clansmen.

Compassionate

On seeing her, the President of the Tribunn! Mr B. V. Rhodes, said that he would ask the Social Welfare Department to help her and to advise her on the use of the money.

The owners of the building, Shung Tuen Land Investment Co. Ltd, agreed to pay Thang the money on compassionate grounds

The investment. . company

speaks the language he Lam Toi-kwai, better known plans to replace the present

thinks that the programme would lose, its chief attrac tion, ila humour, if he spoke it better.

His theory is that it always

sounds funny to hear soIZIO-

as "Hak Ko Chal", found three-storeyed tenements, with that his age (25) was a nine-storied building which against him ~in the bege building they bave already re- will be next to a nine-storied ging profession,

developed. He decided that it was eager It will cost $540,000, and will murdering your own to bully

In boys at the Roxy be completed about 10 mother tongue, So... after Theatre car park into giving months. randing at the efforts of his him money instead.

---Mr-Rhodes asked the Manag- non-English. acquaintátices to On June 23 two of the boys" ing Director of the company, speak English, he got the complained to the police that Mr LI E-cheong, why the ides of making the joke pay while they were engaged in proposed new building would off in entertainment, value, begzing at the car park Lam not have lifts.

one

So für the joke, has succeeded demanded 59 cents a day from

for better than anyone had them.

hoped. Already the (club i

Tam denied the boys, allega

running competition to tions and the CID began design à eith bad c... and inquiries adidas de another race to see which

At Central, Madrasy this -member--~--osa sinn most morning Lampieaded guilly Lat

members — (champión "no" Ing¦ derponding money with, memi Myra Sun with Swanky-three and was senter nanket)-and-each day brings | Fall by Mar

Ted Thomas

* Dew crop of Jetters--and He wi

Don't like lifts

In reply-Ma Li said, “Chinese 19/like using

to a your tea

ople to

aced undo

are being re

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