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12-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL WINS TEST CASE

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Gambling From the Files

£61 tax rebate for son of den raid: 25

HK

man

London, Aug. 3.

A recent High Court test case decision on income tax and school fees made. 12- year-old Michael Cheetham better off to the tune of £61 Os. 5d. money owed to him by the Inland Revenue,

Central #gure in the case was young Michael, now attending u technicol school in Britain

did not make the fees part of the father's income.

"1. can see no justification for

whose father works for LCI's that view." he said. "It was Hongkong subsidiary.

paid for Michael's beneft, and

and

He is Mr J. A. Cheetham, I do not see why it loses its head of the Dyes, Pharmaceuti-, cals and Fibres section.

The decision, which will be cheered by thousands of Mr parents.

given try was Justice Cross, in an action over

trust a £27,000-a-year

fund set up. by Imperial Chemical In- dustries to help educate the children of their overseas ployees

The judge's ruling: Money

income so paid becomes the

em-

of the child and not his father This means that unless the child hos large income of his own, he can get back all the tax which has been paid 31 source.

£143 BILL

the

3 was said that the scheme was started in 1957 because of the difficulty of obtaining good men to work overseas.

The arrangement was that the fees, less tax, would be paid direct into a banking account in the child's name. The child would then way the school bill through his parent or guardian.

In Michael's case the bill for one term was £143. He actul- ly received £82, the other £61 being deducted as tax. But as a single person resident in this country, he would be entitled to allowances, and would be able to get all that back,

Mr Justice Cross said that while it was true that LC.I did not institule the scheme ou, of disinterested benevolence, thot

For men who enjoy

the best

:

character as his income becomes the income of his father."

was brought on The appeal Michael's behalt by his agents Barclays Bank when the Inland Revenue refused him a rebate. The Crown were ordered to say costs.

Said the Income Tax Payers' Society later: "This decision re- verses the view held by the In- land Revenue. Some years ago a Chancellor of the Exchequer said that any sum paid by an school employer in respect of

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fees was assessable as part of the parent's income.

"The chances are that there will be an appeal, fer it is a very important decision. Many large Arms do this kind of thing."

-(London Express Service),

Allegedly found

with forged

U.S. banknotes

Two Indians, Abdulla Rafique, 32, o; 67 Lockhart Road, second floor, and, Mian Mohamad, 23, of Mu.ray Barracks, came before Mr E. Corbally at Central Court with this morning charged possession of forged, American banknotes.

No plea was taken.

They were remanded two days

for further enquiries.

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PICTORIAL PARADE

ABOVE: Pretty Lana Woo, Hongkong's Miss Inter- national Beauty of 1960, chats with reporters before boarding a PAA airliner for Long Beach, California.

ABOVE: Mr A. G. Crook, Postmaster General,

(second from right)

teen with (1-r) Mr R. B. V. Talbot-Jones, Mr C. G. Folwell and Mr George Howling before he left for London by Boac,

EXHIBITION OF HK WATER COLOURS

An interesting exhibition of water colours by masters and students of the Parkway Art Studio is on vw at St John's Cathedral Hall.

Outstanding are those of Mr and Mrs Kan May Tin, both zelf-taught coal artists, who teach at the Parkway Studio,

They seem to have succeeded in passing on their special gifts to their students, and many of the palatings reach high standard.

Ma

The clear, translucent effects. they achieve are a joy to see,

33 people

in court

A surprise raid made by police on à gambling the rear of a

years -AGO

August, 1935

IS Excellency the Officer

Postaurant at 365-367 H Administering the Gov-

Prince Edward Rood,

ground floor, resulted in ernment has appointed Mr the arrest of 33 people W. J. Lockhart-Smith as who appeared before Mr Assistant Crown Solicitor E. 5. Haydon at Kowloon General until further notice. Court this morning..

A 31-year-old woman, So Pul

of 43 Ming Yuen Sal Street,

first floor, was fined $1,500 or

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three months jail and a further It is notified for informa three months, when she action that a despatch has been mitted keeping B common received from the Secretary gaming house.

of State for the Colonica She told Mr Haydon that she stating that any recipient of had to support her three the King's Silver Jubilee children and asked for a fine Medal may have his name en- instead of imprisonment but

graved on the rim of it at his was refused

own expense if he so desires.

CHILDREN

Mr Haydon recommended her the Social three children to the

Welfare Department,

ABOVE: Seen at Royal Interocean` 'Lines' "Open House" cocktails at Alexandra House last week were (1-r) Sir John Kinloch, Mr P. A. de Loos and Mr H. E van Lohuizen.

BELOW: A hoppy.group

many among the

who attended the Swiss National Day dinner- dance at the Paramount on Monday.

WOMAN TELLS

OF STABBING

Another

two

WH

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amid woman

HILE driving private men were each fined $500 or motor car No. 8969 one month jail and a further along Castle Peak Road on month when they pleaded guilty Friday Morning, Teoi Po-

to aiding and abelling the

woman for keeping the gaming shing knocked down a man house.

near Hoi Ching village. They were Yim Lan, 42, of

55

Granville Road, 3rd floor; The man sustained a frac- Yeung Fal, 53, of 13 Sai Shing tured left angle and was Road, ground floor and Lee Kal, taken to the Kowloon Hos- 47, of 81 Wah Dee Street, 2nd pital by the car.

floor,

people,

Twenty-nine other both men and women, all plead- ed guilty to gambling and were Ained amounts ranging from $10 to $45.

Passengers in the car were Mrs J. H.. Ruttonjee, her daughter and Dr D. K. Samy who was being taken to attend Mr Ruttonjee; who is recovering from an Sub-Inspector operation, at his seaside Albert Poon Ping-lit said early bungalow in Tsun Wan.

*Detective

FANTAN

yesterday morning he and a party of detectives issued 1 gambling warrant at the rear

portion of the restaurant,

On entering the room, they sow games or fantan and dice in progress.

TR

MR. John Robertson of the

Hongkong and Kow- They then made the arrests loon Wharf and Godown and scized $308.80, the table Company, received a nasty tops and the gaming equipment, injury to the head on Thurs

Cromwell,

Russian

relations

Moscow, 3.

day when he was knocked down by a tramcar at the junction of Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Cen- tral.

The accident occurred at about 7 p.m., Mr. Robertson being in the company of Mr E. S. C. Brooks and Mr Jus- tice Lindsell.

A book just published in Mr Robertson was helped A 32-year-old housewife appeared before Mr K. A. S. Russia throws new light on the into a ricksha and taken to Phillips at Central Court this morning on a charge tions in the time of Cromwell, where he was attendea by Dr history of Russo-English rela- the Colonial Dispersary

of unlawfully and maliciously wounding a man,

The accused, Shek Sui-dong,

I specially liked Janet Young's of Hut 35-Wun Sha Street, had "still life" a pair of comfort- a husband and children, Sho able looking Hongkong-made pleaded guilty-but said she was white canvas shoes, while Kan only defending her husband.

are well worth a visit.

She told the Court that around

MI KI's "Lilies" and landscape 11 am, on July 4, complainant, Lau Kit, came to her hut and until Saturday, August 6-M.P. asked her why she did not go to

work.

The exhibition remains open

VICAR WARNS: I WON'T BURY YOU

London, Aug. 4..

A vicar of a country parish church warned Bank holiday motorists last week: "Kill yourself in my parish and I will refuse to bury you.”

And he added: "am get ting at the raving drunks and show-offs who would land up in court if they lived.".

•The Reverend

suicide and should not get Christian ticket to heaven."

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The Archbishop of York, Dr

"I was then with my husband. He said to Lau that it was not

his business whether I went to work and told him to leave the mut.

"But Lauwould not leave. And after exchanging strong, words, they plunged in- to a struggle.

"During the Aruggle, Lau he'd my-husband's neek. I feared that he would strangle my husband. so I gra bed hold of a pair oe-scissors and stabbed. Lau in the back.

"I only meant to stop him Michael Ramsey, said: "The law from killing my husband. I ddes require clergyman to Anthony give a parishioner a Christian him so hard, for I was then in did not know how I stabbed Hazard, 46-year-old vicar of burial unless # coroner has Osbaldwick, near York, has declared him to be a suicide." a frenzy," she said,

{ave children—and drives a car,

In his parish magazine he

-{London Express Service).

Hearing la continuing.

says that a driver who kills · CHURCH GUILD HOLDS SALE

| Himpulf wantorfy is committing

Д crime just as much. 1s, a deliberate suleide,

[A person who' cominits nuleide cannot be burled in consecrated "grozmd] ·

Mr Barnard writes of such drivers: "If it should happen that they kill somebody within the parish bounds, ✯ would be my ot to give Christian burtal and what consolation I can.

"If they kill themselves, I Shall regard it to my duty to reture Christian burial5 persons who die by their own. bird,”

He said: "Anyone who wilfu ly thrown away his life in such a way. is morally guilty of

FOR DEAF GIRL'S SCHOOLING

The Ladies Guild of the Union Church, Kennedy Road, raised about HK3500 at a`ssio; this morning. It will go towards paying for: 8-year-old 8o. Lal Yoo to slay at the School for the Deaf at Diamond Hill This ameant was realised from sales of children'autora, food, domestic articles and many other girls from the members | pf the Ladies) Guild, "sta

her progress as the school in excellent. She will now be able to enjoy the new world she discovered 211⁄2 years ago, when she was “adopted” by the Guild. Taken from squalid circum

stances in Ping: Shan this litte ...thil; who is both, deaf, and. dumb has been enabled to develop her abilities noder the onre of Mine LW/II ud her

Bring and Buy Bale Male-devoted stag at Diamond HILL, morning. A

Bo Lai Yer's reports slate that

through the efforts of the

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The book, a unique manu Ho. He received a nasty cut script of notes on the visit of the on the back of the head.. Russian Ambassador Gerasim Dokhturov to England in 1845- 1646, includes reports of meet- Manila, Aug. 4.

ings with members of the Crom- tropical storm capsized and

Strong waves caused by a well Government and other new

data.

Mr and Mrs S.: H. Dodwell Tass said the manuscript was yesterday for Chingwangtao and Miss.-Diana Dodwell left sank three fishing boats yester- day. Ninteen people are re-found a few weeks ago in a ported missing in Central collection of old books by a summer holidays and will Philippine seas, the Manila Yaroslavi teacher-China Mall return to the Colony towards Times reported today-AP. Special.

the end of September.

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