1960-10-24 — Page 10

CLARK CHAPMAN & CO., LTD.

STEAM & ELECTRIC MARINE WINCHES, PULVERIZED FUEL EQUIPMENT, "HIGH" PRESSURE STEAM BOILERS, ELECTRIO› MOTORS AND GENERATORS.

ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 208 Chartered Bank Building, Tel. 27789

More local news on P.

CHINA MAIL

Established-- 18-45

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1960.

Click, click, click... the sound he heard

SHEAFFER'S

IMPEREAL. HE

Sheaffer quality features 20 kgat mabarata prior

Lord Perth

sees HK

THE GUN THAT MISFIRED resettlement

Cinema manager tells of encounter with armed man

A cinema manager told the Criminal Sessions how he strug- gled with a man who allegedly attacked him first with a pistol and then with a dagger in broad daylight. The manager, Mr Kan Ying-hon, of the Peiho Theatre in Shamshuipo, .was giving evidence at the trial of two men, Mak Fu and Law Ping,

on a charge of possession of arms and ammunition.

Bus and

tram in

a jam

A driver trying to extricate

his bus from a collision on! Saturday evening caused the damaga tram thon in the original accident.

more

to

Muk was additionally charged | with attempting to shoot with Intent to murder, wounding and

xsuit.

Both accused pleaded not guilty.

Carrying a bag

Witness continued that the stronger then pulled out a knife from inside his Hawaiian shiri, dashed forward and stabbed him in the shoulder,

Witness said he pushed the In man away, turned and ran. the middle of the rond, he fell down. He also noticed that the man had also run away and he shouted "robbery, arrest him."

Treated

Mr Kan told Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr and a Jury of six men and one woman that short- ly before 11.30 am on July 27, he was carrying a bag contain ing the previous day's taking of

Some time later, he said, ho the cinema to a bank in Nathan-was taken to hospital where he was detained for four days for road.

treatment of the stab wound.

Mr Kan Identified the first as the mas Locused, Mak Fu.

While walking towards a bus slop in Cheung bawan-road, he felt a hard object at his back, he said,

"I turned round and saw, who had attacked him, stranger," Mr Kan sald;

"On

Mr Desmond Mayne, Prinal-

second look, I saw he was hold-pal Crown Counsel, told the jury

A No 10 bus travelling casting a gun."

Kan said the stranger Mr along Des Voeux Road, outside Wellcome's, brushed

against. told him not to move and and became kicked with a tram walk "over there." heart in the same direction.

The bus and tram were jam-

med tight and no amount of montauvring could extricate the

bus.

Finally the driver drove for

As the bus moved wards.

of

it pulled out the main wooden support of the driver's cabin on

Small ^ne

to

that police arrested, the second accused in a room in a Sham- shulpo boarding house and small automatic pistol with tight

of ammunition rounds found underneath a bod,

Д

W35

"I pushed away the gun. It was a small gun. I only saw the barrel," Mr Kan said.

Having pushed the gun away, Mr Kan walked on but the man front of him and dashed

in

the left-side of the tram and painted the gun at him again, metal plate from the front of Mr Kan sald. tram.

"I caught hold of his hand and pushed the barrel towards

tion ground,

la the original accident the side of the bus and tram were scruped and scratched.

about 6 pm.

The

.sounds

sion.

of 'click, click.

heard click

The accident OCCUTTED at from the gun in quick succes- gun at that time was pointing in the direction. of my

A musician, Kwong Lau, 31, of A4 Jordan Building. seventh; Boor, was fined $25 by Mr E. Carbally at Central Cour! this morning on a charge of, giving false information braker.

The

thigh.

Two more clicks "I delivered a blow to the lost balance to a pawn-man's chest, He

and stepped backwards two or On October 23, the defendant three paces. He pointed the gun pawned a watch for $45 at the at my stomach and I heard two Tal Sang Pawnshop and told the; further clicks from the gun." broker that he lived at 8 Lee The gun did not go off pro- Yuen Tung-street, second floor.perly," Mr Kan added.

See the

at

New co-ordinates

Paquerette's !!

- a terrific selection of

Blouses

Tops-

Skirts and Slax

New shades New styles

in just the right weight for now.

The first accused was also ar- rested later.

Perfect order

Mr Mayne said a ballistics expert would say that the pistol was in perfect working order but the ammunition was a bit old."

"That was why the gun mis-: fired," he said."

Counsel added that three dis- charged rounds of ammunition were found in the vicinity of the attack and evidence would be given to show, that they had been discharged from the seized pistol.

Hearing continues.

DRUGS SOLD

ON ROOF

Letters from you to

the

editor

Wanted: A fighter

for people's rights

dear sir

havo

or

If you or your readers

read A. P. Herbert's "Uncom- mon Law" with an Introduo- tion by Lord Atkin, it will be recalled that a Mr Albert Haddock would merrily rush into litigation to defend ensure his right as a citizen, thus rendering a great service to the public who have little or no knowledge of their rigtit and are therefore having thetr liberty slowl but steadify nibbled away until they and themselves in doubt they

if

Kolyes

"Your obedient ser. vants' when they are nothing of the sort!

there is any Mr Albert Had- dock (or any kind of queer fish) who would be a 'public benefactor by becoming

single drop of Portuguese bloed and despite the country of his adeption, he slit kindles that spark of respect

for his Macao and love Portugal.

or

areas

The Earl of Perth, Minister

From the Files

25

years

AGO

October 1935

of State for Colonial- Affairs, and Lady Perth ROM the SCM Post's 25

Years visited a squatter area

Ago column: and multi-storey re- "Quite a little furore has settlement estate in Kow-boen created in the camp loon this morning. They of licence holders of the also Inspected the Colony. The trade is great Housing Authority's low-ly, agitated, and would like cort housing estates at to have some definite pro- 56 Uk and

Kennedynouncement from the Gov Town.

ernment as to its intentions towards them.

Lord and Lady Perth were now companied on the visit by the "The notice sont out the Resettlement other day announcing a de- Commissioner for

of the Licensing Mr J. P. Ascrappa and the Act-claion ing Commissioner for Housing Board not in any event to Mr J. R. Firth.

The party Arat, visited the renew certain licences after squatter area at Valley-road, In November 30, 1916, with the Hunghom district, where a the court threat that upon disastrous landslide occurred any ground whatsoever they

have to pay for the air they public, Litigant (nt His own Alike a bit of the Mediterranean during the heavy rainstorms in may terminate any of them

breathe. Now, if in this Colony we have clitzen ko a public-spirited Mr Albert Haddock who would occasionally take some legal actions against some of our public utility concerns for

offences

for the following which they should be held re-

sponsible, he would earn our

gratitude:

Passengers having their clothes burni or singed by cigarettes carelessly hold by fellow passengers, or their eyes. hurt by, burning ashes carelesly fucked about by Such thoughtless amokers. burnt or singed", garments at the should be replaced

he wil

"f

expense, of course!) recolyo the eternal gratitude of much harassed public, particularly that scellon the populace ralled off from the Queen's Highway. Mean- while we must sheepishly obey the law while knowing, that it is an asst

ENRY RED 'ERRING.

dear sir

Macao Bem Vinda

cost of the transportation Thank you for your excellent editorial. Angio-Luso friend- and concerned,

ship will ever remain eternal. Allke that famous fable "THE

company

medical expenses for treat. meni of the hurt eyca should also be borne by LION AND THE MOUSE" both have been and wilt al- them.

ways be of equal useful value Elcetrie, 'companies whose ・ to each other.

power supply la suddenly Sorrowful at the British surren- out off, leaving people der stranded la lifts or trams, thus causing" them." Incon- venience cr possible tose ufi business due to inability fo reach destination In ilme to keep an important appoint. ment, resulting in financial losses.

heavy

transplanted' on "to", murky June waters, Macao friendship and

than the hustle

rather

last year, destroying 14

mention of compensation belleves in wooden huts and killing six before that date, makes no

tranquility people.

party and is therefore considered and

From Hunghom. the bustle of commerciallam, yet went to the Shek Kip Mei Re very arbitrary step and everyone in Macao appears to settlement Estate, which is the one which may mean heavy of the re pecuniary loss to existing be happy and as it had sur- largest and oldest

estates built by licence holders, vived through much viscist- settlement

It Government. tudes throughout centuries

"It appears that out of Built on the site of the worst will continue to be "Maro

Hongkong's history, the seventeenth hotels in Sempre" in peace and friend-fire in

Shek Kip Mel has a population the Colony only eleven have ship with all and sundry.

05,000 people of more than

In 28 malu-storey far received notice, and Defenceless, yet it has dignity to housed

the trade is greatly exer face and streumvent mis- blocks.

cised in its mind as to why fortunes. Let brothers and

the notice is not a general cottsina squabble but pray

From Shek Kip Mei, tho God that Macao will always

the Housing one, why in fact, flesh has remala Macas and peaceful perty went

guidance Authority's $50 million housing been made out of one axl under the benign

In at So Uk the fowl out of another.

district. When middle 0%

Crossed harbour

to

"There are also 46 clubs existing and not one of these has been threatened."

of Bandeira Fortuguesa and estate let us really hope that when- Cheungshawan ever eur Macao Governor completed by the Senhor Jaime Margnes Visits 1002, the estate will have 5,300 Hongkong he will always find self-contained flats for the ac

of some 32,600 the Lusitano Club wholly in-commodation

Unrudy Wolomo tribesmen taci and as his embassy where people. be may officially receive his After driving to the Kowloon Publio Pler, the party crossed

encamped outside Addis guests here.

the harbour to visit the Housing Ababa demonstrated outside JOJO GUTZ.

Authority's $8 million Salwan Chuen estate situated in Cado the fortified house where the gan-street, Korpedy Town. This Italian Minister is confined, This meny shots. estate consists of five hull-ring storey blocks and houses some Police were unable to restore 4,200 people in 638 fats,

dear sir

isle 1 emerald of this made hasty retreat 10 Macao. First British subject. there. montas and months before the first contingent of

could refugees

wend their Way there. Macao certainly an asli in the desert. WILE Soon after the arrival of the Brat or second contingent, there was an entertainment Please do not insult Hongkong by saying it will elect "The for refugees

Last Days of Pompell" one of spirit. from

the top ten films of the year, Mr Film Chile,

by

of

to bolster their

The Government who deny the public the right to use Queen's Highway the having them railed such highway, reserving it His Excellency Senhor Gabriel for the exclusive' usD matorists, thus showing fay- ourilism at the hurt of Iesa fortunate pedestrians, such denial of the use of the highway resulting fit loss of personal liberty.

then the GovernÓK," Texeira, appeared on the stage and in extending his armis wide open, he assured that Macao will resolve refugees

avery colour, creed and nationality and in his own words "you shall eat what we have to eat" and "Bem Vhidos todos." whereas Our Lord Jesus made the miracle of the loaves and fishes for a multitude of a few hundred once only, Macao

of the

God with

blessing caused the miracle to be re- peated three meals a day for about five years,

Even today, fifteen years after

Insult

N. T. CHOW.

P. S. I wonder if the New York "out- critics will elect the standing" "Portralt In Black" one of the top ten alms of the year,

dear sir

Refreshing

י.

The Education Department for not providing sufficient schools to meet the need of the publle for which it Ex contracted to đn AJ DE- partment Government.

of that la financed by the pub- lic as tax payers, thus deny- Wong Hung, 26-year-old

Ing the public the educa- unemployed man, living

tion to which they are entititd.. the roof top of 15

the war, there are camps in Your forthright Comment of

harbouring Macao 'charitably

the Day in your Friday issue New Market-street, was one can ro on indefinitely quot-

CRINO 28' 2 refreshing breath refugees from all parts of the Ing cases where the liberty uf two years | sonfanced to

Far

long suffering East and

of air to a irrespective the subject is seriously curbed

community, jail by Mr E. Corbally at

without good reasons and whether they are Portuguese Central Court this morn-

ob- the Government

citizens or otherwise, where Ing when he ploaded

employment under It is verlly and truly said that

as long as anyone ha false pretences, styling them- guilty to possession of 63 packets of heroin.

on

Sub-Inspector Yip Tal-you, prosecuting told the court that at 6.40 pm on October 21, Sub- Inspector Keanedy and a con- slable went to the roof of a ten house at the corner of Wing Lek-street and Bonham-stränd West.

,

Insp Yip said Insp Kennedy through saw the defendant binoculars on s roof talking Chinese men. with five other

tained

Exemption application doubt

In response to an application for exemption the President of Defendant went to the corner the Tenancy Tribunal, Mr B. V.

and handed to one of the men,

of the roof took out something, Rhodes, this morning mid he Later Insp Kennedy, and the doubted whether a. arm incor-

porated

CarsTM in chain

collision

опе

Four cars were involved in a

chain.. collision when s

Stubbs-road burattare in ntar "Queen's-road East 9.30 pm yesterday.

car

at

An occupant of the first car,

So Cheung, 20, suffered con

The four private cars were before the existing among the long line of cars constable scarched the roof and

Landlord and Tenant Ordinance ocming back to town from Re- found drugs in a hole,

Defendant had 10 previous had power to apply for exemp-pulse Bay, convictions including, larceny, tion to redevelop a slie,

Assault and breach tlon order.

of deportu-

Disappointed with new cars

Mr Walter Sulke, Managing Partner of Zung Fu and Director of ZF Garages Ltd, who returns ed from Europe, on Saturday fald, aftorvisiting the London and Paris Motor Shows that he was "very disappoluted at the Very few improvements and now models appearing this year.""

Mr Sulke said he hired, the views of the majority of motor

The

·the applicants are Bincers Insurance and Invest- ment Co, Ltd, of Des Voeux- road, which was incorporated in 1948..

They want to demolish Nos 505 to 811 Shanghal-street, Kowloon and build a six-storey tonement flat building with shopd on the ground floor. "IL would cost $270,000.

All four cars were damaged,

Record takings

at fair

dress takings at Saturday's Mioksolmas Fair at 81 John's Cathedral --wwerrei 'mers--fhan -855,000, the chaplain,” 116 ZLOV. John Foster said this morning. pia was a record for this annual event.

Mr G. H. H.. Golby, of Jobti- clon, Stokes and Master, sp pearing for the applicants, anid that though the Memorandum of Association of the company, dia not categorically state that they could redevelop the alie, it was BoLast year's figure was more understood that such redevelous than 244,000,! PALATAG ment was ineldental to) the con

for church work in the Chlopr duet of their bustriesaur

The Fair is held to raise furidi

Printed and published by Tinance Cordon NEWLANDS PEARCE for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 ing correspondente on this suba Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, just, BAY KARY, MEGA, Kearing continues,

TONE

It is to be hoped that you will continue your efforts in furthering the cause of the publio against pelty 'officialdom and red tape.

rated it

FAR FROM BEING

GRUNTLED,

POP

BE WARNED.

IF A BOY EVER

TELLS YOU HE'S

A DREAMER

Mr Eugene Melville, Assistant order and the Imperial Guard Under-Secretary of State at the was called out and dispersed Colonial Office, meanwhile went the tribesmen and arrested on a helicopter flight over the several of them. The Emperor Colony with Mr D. C. C. Trench, ordered the 25 ringleaders to

Mr Melville later vislied the be fogged. Public Works Department the Main Wing of the Central Government Omees in Lower Albert Road.

Soldier

charged

Lov

☆ ☆ HERE to help the Hong-

tion

kong Travel Associa

make- Hongkong famous, Mr Bonney Powell, the Far East editor of Fox Movietone News studios, ar- rived hero yesterday by the President McKinley to sur- vey the Colony preparatory to his "shooting it'

Mr Powell stated that he Pte John Joseph. Tlemey, 23, attached to the Northumberland, had visited Hongkong 11 Fusiliers, Stanley Fort, charged years ago, but from what with disorderly conduct, and as he had seen from the ship stult appeared beforeMr E.

he judged it had changed a Corbally at Central Court this as it came up the harbour morning,

Tierney pleaded not guilty to good deal since then.

After looking round both the charges and Mr Cor-1 bally fixed the date of bearing thoroughly, the actual tak for October 27 at 10 am,

Tierney was alleged to have ing of photos, for a news behaved in a disorderly manner, reel showing the city will in Gloucester-road near Lugard- commence, probably, within road on October*23.

a very short time. He was further alleged to Elther one or two camera- have assaulted a Chinese man, Tung Poon In Gloucester-road men are to arrive here

within the next few days. on the same day.

By GOG

OPERATION

WHATEVER THE SITUATION

Carlsberg

KEEPS YOU SMILING