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Comment Weighty reasons for thorough examination OVERCOME

of the MORRISON

day

Circle line for

Hongkong?

R Ken Watson's plan for

Mirele tine unter

ground railway linking the island and Kowloon will appeal to thousands who are seeking a solution to traile parking problems, congestion and the unde- quacies of public transpori. It is the best answer that has yet been proposed. It is also a very expensive one. and for that reason along, is likely to be treated with extreme reserve.

Careless driving charge

Alexander Morrison, Senior Superinton- dont of Police, Traffic Branch,

was acquitted by Mr I. T. Morris at Causeway Bay Court this morning on a summons for careless driving.

The public is aware that an exhaustive technical report on a cross-habour link will be in Government's Bands noon. Mr Watson's own con- 4 that

oferr."

Morris

Thirte: witness were coll- in support of the ente which lasted for three days,

In his judgment, Mr said: "There were weighty rea- sons for a thorough examination of the allegations made against and 1 was higiaty Morrison Lundesirable that members of the public should, pork: ps, think something Wis netrat tribution to this proposal covered up because the person was the imaginative Western ! concerned was a senior police

Approaches scheme as alternative to a centrally- situated tunnel or bridge, It is not known whether his new plan for a railway is based on the knowledge that this scheme will be re- jeeted, but reports have been heard that the Police are opposed to any form of rond Ink between island and mainland because of the

it will on Central District and parking areas. The railway alternative avoids that problem completely.

Jarray

I pity that

Cause ronds

is a pity that the "Tircle

ward before the consulting engineers nude their recent harbour

Knowing Hongkong it will be years before another is undertaken. The hope is that Mr Watson will press the idea so that the seed ke planted in his Round Table talk on Monday will take root in a few influen- tint and enterprising minds. !

the time Hong- Perhaps by

kong decides to consider i the "Circle line" project, the development of satellite towns 077 the mainland const artt the growing residental

the southern side of Hongkong island may force considera- tion of a much more exten- sive and expensive scheme. Government, with all its heavy commitments, is un- likely to be able to run such n system on its own.

Area

12

DUT a consortium mude

BT consortiune mic

and 3 or

port companies Icw

financiers big banka would be able to bring into being a Hong- kong Railwaya Development Corporation to finance and build either a tube railway or 41 overhead monorail system.

Morrison was summonsed us a sequel to a collision that teok! place after 2 pm on October 14 in Queen's-road East near the Wanibal Market. He was riding

Bulce motorcycle when the machine struck 58-year-olti woman who was crossing the red at that time.

Satisfaction

Mr Morris further said in his judgment that "the court harr noted with satisfaction that it Is to his (Morrison's) credit that the officer decided to enter the witatss box and give his version of this most unfortun-

in

"He has with etinplete sat Jour given, a statement on oath which he has admitted he was wrong in certain respect; parti- bully in removing the motor-

American task

force

chasing

Santa Maria

London, Jan. 26.

The elusive Santa Maria steamed across the

ACQUITTED BY FUMES

a

The Queen, who is on State visit to India with the Duke of Edinburgh, is seen receiving the traditional vermillion "tilak" mark of welcome on her forehead, in the Palace at Jaipur-Ex- press Photo,

Not in act

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cast

Warren O'Hara, manager of

New York, Jan. 27. Two bandits sneaked back- stage in a Broadway, theatre on Thursday night, held up the manager, and made off with the $8,300 payroll for the Atlantic towards Portuguese West Africa to-The Sound of Music." night, trailed by one of the biggest American naval task forces ever called out in peacetime, and with three warships of the Portuguese Navy heading out to meet her at full speed. The Portuguese frigate Pero, trolling the ship tonight, as they Escobar is expected to interceps sped eastward at 20 knols, the missing liner at dawn on Friday.

The Pedro Escobar is the Portuguese Navy's newest nad fastest frigate, with a range of 4,000 miles.

The British

the Lunt-For:anne Theatre, sald he was in a narrow hall near his backstage office when the hold-

up men, onc brandishing a pistol, ordered him to hand over the payroll.

A chorus girl and a stage hand walked up, and the bandits forced the three to lie on the floor. Then the holdup men fed.

U.S. officials said the latest report showed her heading to wards Dakar, in Mall, which

Star Mary Martin and other borders Portuguese Guinen, members of the cast did not see Such a course would also take die holdup.—AP. her near the Portuguese Cape Verde Islands,

As the

U.S. Navy moved No lights: $100 fine

to

1150

woman driver, A Chinese Taul Sheko-yee of 11A Empire Court, was fined $100 by Mr Bay

Alexander Morrison The great advantage of Mr

Admiralty said additional planes from Europe Watson's plan is that while

cycle to the side of the road tonight the frigate Rothesay, to Afrika

08 accident and he it would cut into the re- after the

the Governor refuelling in Trinidad, is now reinforcements, further stated

would of all the main

that it venues

Angolo, Portuguese West public transport companies, have been better if he had left out of the hung" for the seized ef

Africa, where Captain Galvno it would also in several it at the scene in order to assist liner.

was uree, stationed, announced T. Morris at Causeway

Court this morning which she cases reduce the huge pres other police officers," Mr Morals in the ensuring investigatian by

The American nuclear sub-in Lisbon that all security pleaded guilty to driving with-

one of eight | arki defence measures that may Bures to which they are ant

marine Seawolf,

out headlights and tail-lights on continued.

naval craft taking be roquined for the case were at 11.25 pm on April 2 in present subjected and add

"Since the last hearing I have American to their efficiency and popu had an opportunity

We do King'n-road. examin- part

wartime-style taken a few days ago. made contact with not, fear any circumstances"— larity.

Moreover, anyone ing my notes very carefully and operation,

ami-Salazar rebels con- Reuter & AP. offered the chance of fast, I have come to the conclusion the cheap transport to and from that the circumstances of this work would prefer this to case reveal that the defendant'a 4 driver was bringing a car through conduct

consistent with a reasonably that when

3.

Hongkong's traille-tortured prudent driver and

roads with no guarantee of this lady was knocked down ho

a parking place at the end wan, I believe, driving properly

of it.

If the bridge is not koing to

be built, Mr Watson will be doing the Colony

good

turn to press this project

and there is no evidence bofore

the Court that he was driving at an excessive speed.

proper

Using duo caro "Ho was, in my opinion, until it gains official recog- using due care and took all nition and support. If the

precautions necessary Wenteru Approaches scheme in exigencies of the In- accidents and is adopted instead of acident to avold central bridge, it may be injury to others and T. anyone found that an overhead hesitations in monorail would be a muil- able and certainly cheaper alternative to the under- ground,

GURINOND."

(Herinsing thie

Mr IL Chino, of Johnach, Blokes and Marter, represented Morrison,

Mr D. N. E. Bew, Crowa Counge), wisted by Detective Burpector A. Ti postley, proPITALER.

in the

Inspector prosecuted;

M. R... Atkinson

Labour splinter group

London, Jan, 20.

A proposal for a breakaway leftwing Labour party will be put here on Bunday to a group of Mr Hugh Gillshelf's the erities pointing " up continuing deep divisions of the Socialist movement over leadership and défonce' laques, The move takes the form of a

resolution for the artritisk ' meeting of the "Victory for Boolaliam...group, which is compered of Bectaliate outside Parliament, ⋅ he well Ca Joft-

wing Labour MPs who con. demn Mr Galtakell's defanco of the party Annuai con- ference's renunciation of the Il-bomb.

The resolution — to be moved by Ail Individual non- parliamentary member, Mes

defying decisions."

Labour conference

The Central London group of Socialism" will "Victory for present a resolution-proposing that Socialist

groupe shoald be set up in tradem unions to organise Mappart for the Lab- our conference decisions,

In-group

Sybell Crimp call on all | Parliamentary, members of tho members of the group mediately to form their own paritamentary party. They should do this, it says, tic- cause Mir Gaitskell "and his rightwing clique ara openly i

the doring

recent Christman-New Year holiday

· campaigned in the country for obedience to the confer- ence's' ban-the-bomb decision,

kleuter.

Reorganisation of Hongkong Regiment

The army element of the Royal Hongkong Defence Force is to be reorganised and the role of the Hongkong Regimant will be changed from an infantry battalion to reconnaissance squadrons working in different parts of the Colony. These changes follow an of the Headquarters of Order made by the Governor the Hongkong Regiment. which is published in the Gov- Aka under command of these ernment Gazette today.

Headquarters will be a recrunt/ | holding company and the Bund and Corps of Drums.

With the adoption of this new role by the Hongkong Regiment, which is the largest unit in the Defence Force,

★The

Explaining the reorgablation proposals, the Cenunandant of

the

Royal Hongkong Defence Force, Brigadier LT. Ride, sald time today: "It has for some been felt that the organisation of the army element of the Royal Hongkong Defence Force modern demands and the did nes conform entirely with de-

has been decided to make number of incidental changes, the immediate effect of which is summarised as follows:

Infantry Battalion As such and disappears Is replaced by a reconnaissance reximent consisting of a head-velopment of modern weapons. quarters, probably three recon- "For example, the Hongkong Regiment has had the task of nadssance squadrons, and one

providing an infantry battalion support compuny;

10 Lusist the regular forces in reconnaissance the defence of the Colony. As

battalion it has been armed weapona which were

Each

squadron is to be similar in organisation to the existing with reconnaissance unit but will already standard equipment at have slightly

men and the end of the 1939-45 war. wili eventually be provided with more motor transport to make it fully mobile;

more

The support

Best suited

ON SHIP

Two tank cleaners cm- ployed by the owners of the ship, Kuala Lumpur, wero 'overcome by Tunes while 'cleaning' out a space under The bunkery bi Talkoo Dockyard about 10 c'clock this morning.

The Fire Brigade arrived quickly on the scene with special rescue apparatus, They were anxisted by the Taikoo Dockyard Fire Rescue Squad.

Chder

difficult condi- fland, they removed the men from the compartment and sent them to Queen

Icsplial Mary

by ambulancs.

The two men, Chan Kee, 41, and Lee Kuen, 32, were not employees of Talkoo Dockyard),

They were conscious on admission to the hospital where their condition was be "not Log reported to bad,"

"It wat μL CAFO of asphyxiation," xald Coctor,

152 murders in Britain

last year

London, Jan. 26.

The number of murders in Britain in 1950 reported as known to the police was 162, Mr R. A. Butler, the Home Secretary, told the House of Commons today in reply to a question. Thin compares with 141 for

.

"Many of these weapons are campany of course now. out of date, and will, in, the first pince, even where they are not due for take over the existing, Medium | replacement immediately, there Machine-Gun Pintoor, the 3- remains the disadvantage that 1059, and 120 in 1958.

Mr Inch Mortar Platoon and the neither the weapons themselves 4.2-inch Moriar Troop. Later nor

Cyril Osborne

Fald that

(Con- rince

the procedures applied to Ervative) on it is planned to provide, this them conform with the weapons December 1, 1050, there had company with modern weapons and procedures now current in been more than 50 murders in and transport so as to make the Regular Army. a striking unit capable of su porting the reconnaissance squadrons; and

Platoon,

an

emergency.

the

Britain. This makes the Hongkong As a consequence there was Regiment, in its prosent role, "a mounting feeling In dificult to integrate as an adell country," that the death penalty The existing Intelligence tional element in the regular should apply to all people of mind who committed Home Guard foreca in

In our war demonds "three awful murdem," be cald, and pool of staff officers and addition, modern ground Balson officers, who are a very high standard of Atness Mr Butler said nobody coula

essential increment und

the anxiety an endurance from Infanity, underestimate to headquarters Land Forces, and the authorities have now this score but he could not in- will bo retained but will come to the conclusion that it is dicate when there would be

como under the command

(Continued on page 4. Col. 3). time for a debate-Rester,

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