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congress Illegal parking? I blame 25

WOMAN DEFIES of learning

STAIRWAY THUG

(Contd. 'from Page 1) 'The ceremony started with the formal procession ol University members of minii. Mumbers of the Court, and Honorary Graduands, the last carrying their new hoods. The Chancellor was preceded by the Mare. After this had been fixed in position the first six bars of the National Anthem

declared the Congregation open. The colours of the various acuderale robes, the robes of the Chief Justice and the pur

of ple worn by the Bishop Hongkong, the Rt Rev R. O. Hall, contrasted with the muted background colours of the Loke Yew Hall.

Two women who offered resistance to a robber who stole money

and gold ornaments from them on stairways last month, are played and the Chancellor were commended for their courage in Kowloon Court this morning.

was 70- and to her Hurging said: "For a 70-year-aki Batly to do

galds for I think that mention."

One of the two year-old woman, Judge A. A.

Borne

The

iwo

year-old

man who robbed women as well as a

tubourer

the

04-

WAS

Luk

Won, 29, who

was given

five

เย three charges

years when he pleaded guilty

with violence.

of robbery

SERIOUS VIEW Chief Inspector T. Wheeler asked the Court to take a werlous view. Ite sald: "The Police are most concerned in tite increase robberies."

During the robbery when she'

threatened resisted, Luk Wan Tis aged victim saying "I'll beat you to death!"

UNCONSCIOUS

The second robbery was on December 15 when he robbed a Go-year-old labourer of a wrut walch and $25 after pacos- knocking his victim sclous in a side lane in Kow- loon City,

Then, on December 20, Luk Wan followed a young woman up the stairs in a building at Junction-road, and robbed her

of a purse.

het

heard Two detectives cries for help, chased and ar-

Swedish

Count to

lecture

Colony

on

rested Luk Wan as he was try-Count stairway

ing to escape.

Judge Huggins said it was not

without hesitation

not order corporal

that he did

punishment.

$200 fine for

ile said he did not do so because off-course betting

he was taking into consideration the fast that Luk Win had no previous emivletions for violent crimes.

Mr Wheeler said that the ac- cused fnllawed 70-year-old

wasi Cheung Kiu-mlu us she climbing the stirs to her home

A 27-year-old shop foki who engaged in off-the-course bet- ting was fined $200 by Mr D. Court this HI Central Cons morning..

Kong Slu-tong of 99 Des Central, ground

in Tan Kung-road on December Voeux-road

4, and robbed her of a gold fin-foor, pleaded gully to keeping ger ring.

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Airlines Scandinavian System's passenger sales development in Sweden, arrived here last night by Thai International from Tokyo to gather facts on Hongkong for a

1ories of lectures.

a frequent Count von Rosen, traveller to Africa, has been touring Scandinavin for the past four years, lecturing on saforts and other aspects of the African continent.

"Now I want to concentrate on the Far East. I had

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wonderful time in Tokyo and am looking forward to my stay here.

"In the three weeks I have available I plan also to visit Bangkok, Karachi and Cairo," he added.

This will

only be a preil- minary tour to find out the most interesting delalis. I will be making another tour later this year," the Count said.

A keen photographer, Count von Rosen will tour the Colony extensively and will make a trip to Macao. He plans to spend Ave days here.

Stove causes small fire

dear sir

ated

Your correspondent SABETY Pedestrian" (China Mail 3-1-01) 1 fully Justifled in do- hts indignation at the plorable elization regarding the legal parking of privato cars in Austin-road and the tho apparent inability of Authorities to đa anything about it. Ilowever, I should like to take this opportunity to point out to "Angry' PedestrianTM* any others who may be con- cerned in this matter that the entire blame does not lie with who the private car owners

the park their vehicles in vicinity although it is admitted The eminent men honoured

of ears today were each

that the majority presented by

legally parked are privately the Vice-Chancellor, Dr LT

SE owned. Ride, to the Chancellor,

site- Robert Black, after their tlon was read by the Chairmon of the Jublieb Committee, Dr A. M. Rodrigues.

DEGREES

of

of

There is ample legal parking space in Austin-road for the ears of ownern residing in the vicinity but this space is un- falėly and almost wholly monopolised by the car sales firms operating there.

This parking problem has been

1

car sales firms

var

cause of the trouble in the "hogging" of private car park- ing space by the car sales

a constant cause of friction and frustration to the private car owners in the vicinity siden tho

firms les Orms “Ogmamioneta, oporations early this yeng and numerous Ietters to the Polleo and personal in- terviews with other Authorl- ues have resulted in nothing but further, frustration The owners of the premises con-

cerned haYO even becar ap- proached on, the matter but their only concern appears to be fasocial and therefore the the car films ·remain sud

arta owners resident in the have to continue to resort to Begal parking to the defrt- ment of pedestrians and tramo alike.

The honorary degree Boolar of Laws was conferred on Lord Bridges, son of the late Poet Laureat of England. Dr Robert Bridges. Lord Bridges in Chairman of the British Connell and Chan- cellor of Reading University, This degree was also con- terred on Sir Douglas Logan," Principal of the University London: Sir A. Lakshmanas warni Mudallar, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Madras; Mr D. J. S. Crozier. Director of Education, Hongkong: and Dr Houses in which a roof collapse occurred during rainstorms last June, were the subject of exemption proceedings, heard by Mr B. V. Rhodes, Tenancy Tribunal President this morning. Other members were Mr W. L. E. Miller and Mr D. W. Skinner.

told Counsel, were The President

Due to the congeallon caused in the road at certain times of the day, a number of as- eldents have been caused (one occurring on the day of pub- lication of "Angry Pedest- rian's" iciter) and the root

Roof collapse house

to be pulled down

C. T. Yung, President of Chung | Chi College.

od

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The degree of Doctor of Let- ters was conferred on Professor Vice-Chancellor H. Buiterfeld, of the University of Cambridge

The degree of Doctor Science was conferred on Pro- Tessor Hou Pab Chang, Pro- fessor Emeritus of Pathology.

а not expect Univerelty of Hongkong and on that tenants of buildings in bad fentrent-type; and Dr. A. Oppenheim, Vice-Chen-condition could cellor of the University of security of tenure. He con- Moloya.

sidered the compensation' offer of $13 per square foot made by Mr the applicant's solicitor. A. Y. Hon, reasonable circumstances.

Sir Lakshmanaswami Muda- llar addressed the Congregation on behalf of those receiving honorary degreas.

He said they were conscious re- that the honour they had ceived was not one which they could claim on their own merits, but that it was a gesture of goodwill and a sign of faith in the organisation of the Assoola. tan of the Commonwealth Uni- versities.

GREAT NEED

There had never been a greater need, he said, for training of the future genera tion in view of pressing world problems.

of

He quoted the preamble to the constitution of Unesco,→ "since, war begins in the minds of men, it is in the minds A small fire broke out in the men that the defences of peace kitchca of n new concrete must be constructed." bullding ot 23 Queen'e-road He mentioned the value of a Fast, Bfth floor at noon today, Vice-Chancellor of a University It was quickly extinguished by being a medical men,

lie Dr firemen who arrived in four fire L. T. Ride. Sir Patrick Manson, who had had much to do with a the Faculty of Medicine in Hong- kong, had made a contribution not only to this Island but to the world in the field of tropical medicine.

engines,

The fire was caused by

kerosene stove.

Wrong drink

Havana, Jan. 8.

A kvoiter serving hun-and- coke drinks at the Sevilla Hotel bar here was reported today to have been arrested when he told the cashier to charge up two "Cuba perdidas" (lost Cubas) Instead of Cuba Libres.-UP.

POP by

NOT TONIGHT!

HE WON'T BE ABLE TO BIT HIS ELEVEN PLUS EXAM IN THE MORNING!

Ho congratulated the Univer alty on the celebration of its Jubilee this year.

in the

Mr Hon said his client, Mre Sheung Wal-chun, owner of the property, was prepared to con- additional payments in sider cases of hardship..

$14 AND $12

Mr H. L. Hu, instructed by Philip Remedios and Co, asked it there had not been ofters of $14 per square foot in, that area. The President reminded him that there had also been offera of $12 in a case where a house had to be shared up. Mr Hon said he thought his clier offer was more than reasonable.

Mr Terence Shurlock, in- structed by M. K. Lam and Scu ond

and Mr Peter C. Liang, Wong, appeared

on behalf tenants who had fled opposing applications.

Chinese would be

replaced by a modern nine storey structure costing $400,000. The hearing in continuisy.

years

ACO

January 1936

I think that. "Angry Pedestrian" Two tigers which have been would agree with me that it reported prowling about the ong, owns a car then one may New Territories' recently noere reasonably expect to be a010 acen by

a patrol of Indian park that car within policemen shortly after mid- reasonable distance of where night on Wednesday, accord-

De lives.

01

As for using the public transing to a mensage from Taipo

port, although I am one of Police station

The Indians wéro-within d the car owners residentin the area I am forced to make few yards of the beat but maximum

of pubile before they could open fire transport almply because the tigera leapt to pome is an absolute certainty that bushes and were spoj

'lost to

So

Use

no parking space for my car

would be available on my re-sight.

turn in the evening.

accept "ADETY

that

all Do

please Pedestrian " private motorists are not e

of

:

REVIEW. off trade in

tirely indiferent to the plight 1986 published in the the redesirianwe may Morning Post sald "The tale yet be able to persuade some is the same for most of the one that the parking problem commodities-1935 has been in Austin-road requires some Immediate

attention and a poon year, and China's who knows? We may one day high

get th

"ANGRY MOTORIST"

Settlement for

teahouse

.

tariff wall, the es- tablishment, by, the Kwang- tung Government of cer- tain monopolies, and the fluctuations in the exchange value of the Hongkong 'dol- lar, have been adverso fac- tors.

A settlement of $45,000 was "The rice trade has agreed for the Yu Hong tea-almost passed out of exis- house, shortly after Tenancy tence; and even the once Tribunal proceedings concerning flourishing industry the 87-93, Mutauwei-road, opened manufacture of firecrackers

this morning.

is seriously affected by Mr J. R. Oliver (President).} Mr A. Q. Cattanach and Mr keen competition outside D. C. Lyth, Heard

an applica, the Colony. tton brought by Mr C.H L

"In many lines, dealers and Mr KČ.. W. Wong, proposing the replacement of the 50-year- have barely paid their way modern and in some they have. lost old property by a

Etructure costing $360,000.

of

AN EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION

Mr Ernest Y. Wu, architect, said that the existing 30-year- old and four-sturey houses were in a dilapidated condition. They

Stole pigeons

A hawker, Taul Kim, 33, re- The University of Hong- | sjöing in wooden hut No D, Fuk kong bad, he mid lighted a Tung. Ngar Choi Hong, was fire of learning in this part sentenced to six weeks' jail by of the world and would bring | Mr. K. A. S. Phillips at Cause valuable training to future way Bay Court this morning for generations who would serve stealing four pigeons in a bam- the communily,

boo cage worth $30.

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