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CHINA
ZOOM 8
No. 37888
Comment
Established 1845
MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1961.
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Low loses appeal against conviction
of the JUDGES ATTACK INTERPRETERS
day
GET A MOVE
ON!
was on March 23 last
I'your that the Colonial
Secretary, Mr Claude Bur-
announced in the
Legislative Council tho
attitude Government had decided to adopt follow- ing the report of the Commission of Inquiry. He and then that the con- panies "are now exploring all possibilities to find a formula which might cover most of the recommenala- tions of the Commission short of nationalisation.
"The aim is to ensure, fijat
Government in given maximum decree of control
the consistent with
re-
Th
tention by the companies of
the incentive to efficiency and expansion."
Mr Bur-
formula must be presented "against the background of ultimate amalgamation and integration of their genera- ting capacity."
Law Society should
set about putting
house in order
Two Supreme Court judges today attacked the present position
of interpreters in Hongkong solicitors' offices.
GUARANTEES
FOR SHIP REBELS
Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 29,
geas went on to say that the The rebel-held Portuguese
liner Santa Maria was to night reported cruising outsido Brazilian terri- torial waters while waiting for Tuesday's inaugurai tion of President Janio A further seven months pass-
Quadros, who is said to ed before the electricity
favour the robals' causo. companies
Newspapers here today quoted put before Government their alter Mr Janio Quadros as saying that native proposals and it hate if Galvao brought the liner into n Brazillon port "I will give taken Government another him all the guarantees hc three months to decide that needs." they are unacceptable and General Humberto Delgado, to say why. Rightly Govern- Portuguese "chief of state in ment believes that "there | exile," issued a message here would be grave dangers in tonight advising Captain Hen- any precipitate conclusion" rique Galvao, who seized the Santo Marla last weekend, to but it scome that a lot of remain in international waters time could have been saved until the inauguration. if Government had said last March what it said in its statement issued on Friday night.
T
THE blame for the long delay does not le entire.
ly with Government becausa the companies indicated that their formula would be all embracing and it was
But when not.
FIVE MILES
Mr Justice C. W. Reece said that "something is . rotten in the State of Denmark, and it is time, the Law Society set about putting their house in order."
لأخي
Mr Justice Mills-Owens, des- | cribed)
innicrioue" the system whereby interpreters in- troduced business to the Arns of. solicitore employing them and obtained co-called "broker-
the clients age" from
and commissions from their firms.
two judges, with Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kem, were the delivering judgment on appeal by Hongkong solleitor his Robert E Low against
of
conviction on nine charges corruptly receiving gifts.
The appeal was dismissed by twa-to-one majority, Mr Justice Mills-Owens dissenting.
a
Unsatisfactory
In his majority judgment, Mr Justice Beers recalled that the trial judge had said: "It has even been surzested
that some interpreters carn more money from their notl- vilies than the pariners in the firm of nollettors... "The state of affaire revealed is unsatisfactory to
the ledet
Mr Justice Recce sold he would go even further.
say
"I take the view that such a state of affairs reveals that 'something is rotten in the State of Denmark' and it is Earlier
radio lime the Law Society set about Q Brazilian station had reported the 20,000-putting their house in order and ton liner 20 miles off Recite, ensuring that the honour and
profession northeast Brazil, and quoted repute, of the Captain Galvao as saying he maintained at the high level of would stop the Santa Maria Ave Integrity which it has always miles off Recife to parley with enjoyed," he said. Unitext States
cffctats.
and
Brazilian
(The Tunis magazina Afrique Govern | Action reday quoted Galvan as mont's directive is loose saying he and his 70 comrades
enough to allow them to
formulate the most ud. vantageous proposals for themselves and their share- holders it is unreasonable to accuse them of pre- varicating.
PLANES LOSE SANTA MARIA
Recife, Jan. 29. United States recon- naissance planes today lost track of the rebel held Portuguese
finer Sania Maria.
Eight planes took off at 1330 GMT to continue tracking the Ilner-seen yesterday about 120 miles of Fernando Noronha
A conflict of intercata exists. The companies are anxious to retain as much freedom as possible and can hardly be expected to impose upon themselves shackles which will satisfy management and shareholders on the one hand, and the consum ing public on the other, And
long
this
Island. correspondence haggling continues with Government refusing to spell out clear terms what it deems desirable, this conflict will defy solution.
05
in
F'Government has made up
Seven the planes were due to return as 600 28 the liner was spotted leav» ing one to circle the ship. The planes had not reiurn- cd
ucarly seven Bours later-Reuter.
its mind on the extent of protection required for the aboard the Santa Maria would consumera let it now say so "nght unto death" if Portugues and put an end to this pro- or other warships tried to stop creatination. If on the other them.....
hand it is anxious to securo
the companies' agreement
uf
to the controls it propuse then representatives both sides should meet and ottle the matter at the conference table.
Government's intentions aro undoubtedly well-meaning and we agree that a mutual- Jy satisfactory solution is preferable to une im
'with. insufficient
(He also denied robel band were
that
Keynote
Commenting
to corrupt or other criminal con- duet, on his own part.
"Later, in some way which is unexplained, the matter of prosecuting the appellant, the erstwhile witness, was raised. and....he was brought before the District Court on 23 charges... The circumstances, are un- usual, to say the least," Mr Justice Milla-Öwens sid.
WIL...the appellant. -was- a party to the frauds, why was hy not.prosecuted as a joint offender, with Lam rather than requested to ansia the palio ir.thels
опо investigations appear as a witness against Lam?..
"Apparently the prosecu ilen chose to treat him as witness of truth for the purposes of prosecuting Lam, yet
around subquently turning. and charging him in effect as en accomplice," he said.
Mr Justice Mills-Owens said that the convictions of Low could not be supported by the evidence and the appent should succeed, 2, 5
Unscrupulous
He said the trial judga was, gight in" charseterking - Lam as an posetipulops roguo wha was prepared to resort to any form of perjury`to:séctro 'a conviction of the appellant." Lam's evidence
was imbued malles against the op-
is
win
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
Are the Duke and Duchess welcome in Windsor?
London, Jan. 29.
A wealthy publisher said today he intends to petition the Queen for a Royal proclamation that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor are wel- come to live in Britain.'
DISC JOCKEY
FINED
$475
Indian paper
hits UK Press
over
tiger shoot
Now Dolhi, Jan. 29. The Independent nowspaper Indian Express "sold" ́yes- terday that British Press criticism of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh over, the tiger shoot was "wholly out of touch with
general
the
opinion,"
on
Indian
Commenting..
.critical editorials in two London news- the paprs which rakl. that Royal, tiger shoot struck "wrong note" at the start of an Important, Commonwealth tour, this mass circulation newspaper said, the London newspapers also showed a alnigulae lack of knowledge of practices prevail- ing in a tiger hunt”
"This is to be a plea for "Actually there is no law to "Has a single paper in India tolerance," said Mr Donald prevent the Duke and Duchess criticised the Royal tiger-hunt? Barrington-Hudson, who lives from taking up residence here. It so, we have not come acrosa
ear the Thames-side town of but there are without doubt it," the Indian Express said. Windsor and will stand for some people in positions of in- Parliament as, a Liberal ba the fluence who retain opposition to
them. next election,
Still takes place Mr Barrington-Hudson, 52,1 "Meny Windsor people have
Referring to a London News said he will seek the upproval personal memories and 4ssocie-paper's criticism that a tiger of his loca! Liberal Party branchions, with the pure, and there hunt was "the very symbol of for a door-to-door..canvass nest be no conflict of interest or former colonialim, the spart of through Windscr to establish embarrassment. If he returns to maharajas End the English whether the townspeople share live frero with his wife in a pri- gahiba and therefore, particularly his viewarete and a woman
****** vale capacity **** de alijansama
despised in modem Indis,” the" "There is no doubt in my
India Expreza avidi "Agrost Ron Ross, 30-year-old Aus-mind," he told a reporter, that
But Mr Harry Sutherland, deal of Uger hunting still takes tralian-bom disc jockey, the people of Windsor who, was fined a total of $475ke myself, have the utmost another local. Liberal Party place in independent Indis.
loyalty to the Queen would leader, sald he wanted nothing Naturally it is not the sport of.
villagers, for it is a costly by Mr KIA.S.. Phillips at welcome, the Duke and Duchess to do with the petition. "It's a
business to hunt tiger the Queen and thaTo insinuate that a tiger hunt matter for Causeway Bay Court this among them"
morning when he pleaded
guilty to charges.
four traffic
Ross suddenly reversed his pellant and was plainly worth-plea of not guilty this morning through Mr W. C. Carr, of In his judgement supporting Carr and Co. He first pleaded the convictions, Me Justled not guilty before Mr T. LA Yang Recce said that Mr H H on December 21. the How, for the appellant, had Mr strassed the relationship that Inspector J. R. Johnston, pro-) Justice Mills-Owens said that existed with Lam.
scouting, told Mr Phillips that, Me low and stated that it on December his view it WEN the
13, defendant car at Gloucester- existence of this system which was the appellant's whole case parked his
road near O'Brien-road, had brought about the frauds that the girls which he received of the
од "brokerage" Bystem,
in
In
case, and the system were in
בא the keynote
Mr
consideration
CROWD. GATHERED
a
and
Lo the assistance which he gave Lam was having an argument with a taxi drive over a trame in- .com in respect of various charges to which the ap-
|cident. matters in veyancing
which rellant laid himself open,
Lam and hir wife were in. "Apart altogether from the terested and which he felt justi- | matter of corruption, the system fed in accepting for that ́ren-
A crowd gathered and they tends to bring about the posi" son.
begen
hostile to shout in tion whereby "assistant solicitors
Mr Justice ecce said he was manner. This shouting take the word of their inter-
abundant "frightened and satisfied there was
exclled" de- preters for matters which in
got into his car other circumstances they would evidence for the trial judge's fendant, who
fading that the appellant was and drove away, Insp. Jobastoni look into for themselves," Justice Mills-Owens saiet.'
"grossly negligent.”
sald, The appellant was a solici the "The tendency is for interpreter to arrange the whole tor who had spent all his pro transaction between the ellents fessional life with the firm of und present it to the assistant Wilkinson and Grist, and as a solicitor as a fait accompli, ex- solicitor if he saw anything! cept for the tiresome recessi-wrong or not being done properly ty of preparation and complet was his duty to bring 1 to
Later that same evening. de- tion of legal documents," be the notice of his sealors so that fendant went to
the Tramel added.
Mr Justice Milis-Owens also the matter might be reetliled."
Office, Hongkong, for an inter- He warned: "It may well be view on another matter. During commented on the actions of
that others in the firm were that interview defendant at no. the police and the other part-
negligent and they may yetimo mentioned or reported the ners of Wilkinson and Grist in
have to pay for their negli accident in which the man way the case.
Hence,"
Injured, Insp Johnston told the Ho raid the court had been')
Court:
He recalled that on his re- turn from England, Low was met told that a civil action had been at Hongkong airport by his partners in Wilkinson and Grist, brought against the Arm. Messrs Cooper and Grimths.
Mr
"One of Mr Cooper's initial his remarks is enlightening.” pirates and Justice Mills-Owens said,
"He exclaimed to the appel- mit the Sintr'a passengers' were
sharing this t-eautiful odyssey lant as to how they were to in- form the police of the forgery with us.")-Router.
after such a delay on their part;
COOLER WEATHER
IN E. AUSTRALIA
Course of conduct
"How indbed was auch a стилю of conduct wiilch might well havo, amäunted to entsprision of a foleny, te be explained?" he naked
He said that a statement made by Low: to the police was made entirely for the purpose of pre- pering a cako zgestist Lam Chun-
In doing so, defendant brush- ed a Chinese man, Hul Tse-chan
lightly Injuring him. Defendant then without stopping.
drove off|
The Inspector said that when! defendant came to Hongkong he.
Beyond doubt held an international driving.
licence had" to On the question of whether licence. The
to a Hongkong changed Law corruptly roocived gifts:) be.
was driving licence after 20 days in Mr Justice Berce said. clear beyond a shadow of the Colony. Defendant failed to doubt that the appellant ad do so. mitted to pelice; that he' had Rose was summoned after the)
Interview.
COST: JOB. ·
BANK SHARES
JUMP $100-
For the ̃ second· · time `sinte.1is favourable report was made known last week, Hongkong Rank shares the local jumped $100 on
*Exdiange Stock Korning, <>.
Opening
this
at business
$1,710, Banks reached a peak of $1,800 before
closing this morning" at. $1,780)......
On Friday, Banks bad closed at $3,200,
an
A total of 194 - sharén were sold at rates varying between $1,710 and $1,800, A sharobroker Bald the big leap in Price was a follow-on to Bank's report
Tuesday revealing record night profis, increased dividends, and the spilling of the \„prepont, 'shares into five
smaller abares
ELECTRICS DECLINE
As a result of govern ment's rejection of the plan submitted by the two eles- trio companies, Hongkong Electrio shares' declined by $2, closing at: $10, -
China Lights dropped by $2,40, closing at $35.00. **
gained Both”: sitares round as business pro- gressed this morning, Eleo- trics had opened, at $204. while Xights had opened at
There was another read turnover
this morning---. 'the'total rezohing spprox". "Imalety `$6,700,000.
Britain
Differences
other members of the Royal Family," he said. -.
Conservative Party and Lab- our Party leaders sided with Mr Sutherland. They said most Windsor residents would have -nothing to do with the petition.
-AP and UPI.
Murray Pde Ground
test-boring
Test-boring to find out
about the nature of the
sub-soil on the Murray Parade Ground parking site is going on in pre- paration for, a possible new telephone exchange in Central District. The composition of the sub- soil has A bearing on coble laying.
The exchange may be necom- modated in the basement of the |five-storey car park planned for
the site.
A new exchange In Central District will be necessary in view of the foreseeable deve lopment in the Naval Dockyard land soon to be auctioned, the Marco Polo, Hotel and the many new office bulidings in vicinity.
-the
་
would remind us of the daya it of British rule and that should have been avoided, at the all costs, is to verge on ridiculous.
fact independent India prides itself in having retain- ed much that was worth keep- under ing when India was allen rule,
•
No ban
Today there is no ban of tigor hunting on the ground of it being the very symbol of former colonialism' it 19 res garded as a sport and often a necessity," the Indian ExprOfS added. China Mall Special:
Hole blasted in British tanker
London, Jan 29, Explosions ripped a gaping hole in the side of the British tariisor Esso Durham. 100 miles west of Gibraltar. today.
The ship was reported steam- ing slowly towards Gibraltar at live knots.
Tho tanker's owners, Esco Petroleum Co, reported one man was injured. it the chain of blasts that rocked the 23,602- ton ship
The Esa Durham was calling from: a
British trefnery
to
The Hongkong Telephone Co Kuwalt in the Persian Gulf at Lid ́had: no: comment on the the time, th rubject as there oru poveral Morsaros ropching: the Esso alternative elióny for the now company in London- from the exchango,
etippled. lanker did not say what It was understood that no | caused the blast. But aj spokes- deviajon, had been taken on the man said that ins the tanker is new exchange,, and that the carrying only ballast there. Ly-B project was all in thọ -con- { danger of explosion from oli
idwallon rago,
Humes-AR.
and Channel Islands
snow and
received aboni $50,000 from Lain, and there was no UK! the payziente gestion that were in consideration for his having given conveyancing an-In mitigation Mr. Carr'nald siitänen to Lantern that 'defendant's "ally action" In Mr Justice Mlis"Owzoria, wald | running away was prompted by the comparatively small amount the hostile action of the crowd, of the gifts was in the appel-
no serious injury
· There was fan's favour,
Involved when the man was hit on to the companie
Sydney, Jan. 29.
"At most,” he recalveg 180,000 by defendant's car,. Mr · · Carr Eartom Australia was in the
over two and a half years, jakid, N problems, But Wo do grip of, a healwave over kit, a former. Intorpreter with
· Landon, Jan. 29. belleve
could hnya weekend but it turned "cooler Wilkinson and drist, at grocent whereas the feads mounted to Mr Carr sold that def hdant grow, sales, and rain ent-Brittan Bailways now 1990-ton boen settled, or brought tonight bringing relief to most saving a four-year sentence for nearly a million dollars.
Mr Justice Blair-Kerr's sup. had bulls himself into, a filghly.: dangered: shipping, and trants much nearer a settlement if areas.
Jockey and that conspiracy, larceny and faire. Government had made its Sydney's oficial maximum pretences, gerling Judgment for ciamissal popular disc
Gamagh 750 and ... diwapiosi attitude clearer in the temperature today was nearly It was this statement on which of the appeal was not Ime the offences had already cost port, caurod/?it: widesprend first place, instead of this summer but readings in other cors against Low
107 degrees-te' highest th the Crown largely failed in their mediately avaliabio
The court ordered Low's two- Carr then asked theateräsg artarnom sport : im St xopa" period na she wan:10hys magistrate to take that into con Britain, and the Channet rather tealous exchange of parts of the stato were up - to The statement reads Yer sentence to run from the lon, and deal with defor Idoss which is now, taking 110 degrees.
dant leniently, though:11 were mado with oster date of kid conviction. place and which has given The lient buckled somó rali, dose and without any appro
"Defendians;wne, slag? diequal)- ⠀aino" to surprise, impatience" way this, caused signal faljuret skóry whatever, on, the past, MegaBodury Crown Courel, N. Asd From "driving vehicle foc
and bewilderment.
and, delayed many traine=AT;| appcllant that he virus cup
M
alumíniod it daww) ANIMA
mail' steamer, Casasten, : WLARK
gales
"Brian Tapioé, 28, was towered
38 Wontongers, damaged a puppy hrupipes there,? Ho "vran "landing · zisgo" whin" & "ubsool:
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