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OLD MAN'S SEARCH FOR 'LUCKY' GRAVE SITE ENDS

Body ALLEGED found

after

4 days

The body of 76-year-old Ko Cheung-lau, senior officer of the Sincere Co. who has been missing for four days, was found on a hillside in Shatin yes- terday afternoon.

of

The man, who was said to be fem bellever in Fung Shuf (neumuncy or the art of divina-

configuration tion from topography) was looking up a "lucky site" for his prave on Sunday

future

He went on the trip of ex- ploration with a friend, Wong Chcong-kwan, 70, who was sold to know a lot about Fung Shui. The two men set out in the morning and reached the site wh.ch

Won finally called

"Wild - Koces - homing-on-the- eneck."

So happy was Ko that he composed a poem on the site.

Then the two old men parted

company

tired, Shatin.

as Wong

decided

to return

to

THEFT IN

POLICE STATION

A young man pleaded

not

guilty before Mr Derek Cons

at Central Court this morning to sicaling $120 in cash from the Upper Level Police Station on Tuesday. llcarrg was fixed for Tuesday.

The defendant was Ng Sal-

20.

next

On- of M Yuen young, street, frut floor, Fanling, New Territories,

Detective Inspector Chan Sik-kwong is in charge of the

A

Hotel chief's

warning

on future

competition

tho

First low-cost housing estate

plan announced

The first Government-bullt low-cost housing estato for people in the lower income groups is to be con- structed in the fast growing new industrial town of Kun Tong, it was officially announced today. The new estate, consisting oft. seven blocks each of seven storeys with accommodation for between 5,000 and 6,000 people. is expected to be completed to- wards the end of next year.

new housing

The sile of the estate at Kun Tong covers on area of about 187,000 square feet next to the Kun Tong >olice station now in the course of con- struction. Access to the site

i will be from the new Yau Tong-

road.

Tenders for the site formation are called for in the Govern- ment Gazette today. Piling work is expected to start about the middle of May, and actual construction is scheduled to be- gin by August this year.

Each block in the estate will have single living units placed

BOY WHO

STOLE

A WATCH

·FINED

Court told:

Police car chased fleeing policemen'

"writis fashion ricwa." "DAYSvenue

NEW

Lady Sheaffer

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Gola panta

UNITED PAPER OD,ÁTEN

HER TASTE FOR CHINESE FOOD

One reason for coming to HK

"One reason why I came to Hongkong is that I adore Chinese food" Miss Jean Allso, new fashions' buyer and ladies' department manageress of Lane, Crawford Ltd, said yesterday.

"Another reason was a very

Three police constables in a car which was alleged to have bean drivon away good article on Hongkong in a without the owner's con- London newspaper in the excit- sent, word chased and | ing cities' series. I was already when read the intercepted by a police brainwashed

my present vehicle, Mr K. A. S. Phil-advertisement for lips ot Causeway Bay appointment coinciding with the

Hongkong atory, so here I am." Court was told this morn- ing.

This was stated by Insp J. R. Johnston, prosecuter.

The constables were Chan Kam-kwong, 24. of Western Police Station, Yuen Yu-kwan, 22, of, Aberdeen Police Station, and Lee Chuen-wa, 27, of 417 Lockhart-road, ground floor.

Chan Was charged with driving without a licence, dils- obeying traffe signal and driving without lights on the night of March 8 in Morrison

street.

He was additionally charged with the other two constables of driving a car without the owner's consent, driving with- out third party risks. All pleaded not guilty.

Chan was granted hall of

A 16-year-old student who || $1,500 while Yuen and Lee were

was said to be fascinated granted ball of $1,000 each. by mechanical gadgets was fined $100 for steal- ing a watch, by Mr Dorck Cons Central

at

Court

this morning.

The boy, represented by Miss who was At the annual meeting of on each side of a central corri-Helen Lo, had pleaded guilty at

and dor. The Hongkong

rooms will have a a previous hearing and was re- balcony while commanded until today for a proba- Shanghai Hotels divi- Private

+

munal cooking and toilet fuel- dend of $1.50 per share ities will be provided,

tion officer's report with bonus of $1.50 per share was approved.

THREE HOURS

At a cafe there Wong walled for three hours without seeing Ko return. Thinking that Ko might have returned home by another way, Wong left for home

also,

But Ko did not return home, nor to the offlee the next day. The family inally notifled the poller who with the help of Wong found Ko's body on the hillside. Hs body was naid lo have been found near the spot he had selected for his grave.

Ko was head of the tobacco department of the Sinetre Co

Lid. for many years.

A Government spokesman rad the tody was found behind Tek Ting Village, near Shatin at 4.15 pm yesterday.

Denth

from was

natural causts and no foul play was spected, he added.

London, Mar, 23.

!

chair-

Mr Horace Kadoorie, man, said that the net prot for the year ended December 31 was $4,302,810,11 an increase of $409,038.51 over last year.

ly

Mr Kadourle warned share- holders that in future the com

any would have to face great- inercased competition and this could only be met by con- sation and renovation, if the fine trued exproditure on moderni-

reputation of their hotels was lu be maintained.

Retiring

He said that Mr A. Sommer- felt was retiring at the end of the month. He thanked him for his loyal support and re- corded the appreslation of the A man was badly burned cmpany for his services wtien £ blazing oil heater during the many years he had exploded as he was carrying it been with the company. from a house in Greyhound-. Mr J. G. Oliver has been re ́d, Fulham,

appointed to fake

his As the o

heater flared up duties. the man wrapped it in sacking and ran with it into the street.

The

over

reports and accourts But the heater flared up again were adopted. Mr J. L. Marden as he reached the door, spray-, was re-elected a director, Peat, ing

blazing 0:1 over his Marwick, Mitchell and Co. clothing-Lendon Express Ser- were reappointed auditors for

vice.

the coming year.

DRUNKEN SAILOR FINED $60

David Ronald Clarke, 22, able seaman of HMS Tamar, was fined 300 by Mr Derek' Cons at Central Court this morning for behaving in a disorderly manner when drunk, and assaulting + Star Ferry inspector.

Clarke pleaded guilty.

Imposing the fine, Mr Cons said having taken into account the probation report and the mitigating circumstances sub- mitted by Miss Lo at the last hearing, he would not send the boy to Jail.

The Prosecution's case was that the boy stole a watch from watch stail at the Watches and Clocks Exhibition on the

night of March 15. He was stopped by a foki when he tried to walk away and the watch was recovered from him.

News from the Gazette

Mr G. Hampton, of Hastings and Co, represented Chan and Lee: Yuen was represented by Mr Peter Mo of P. Mo and Co.

The trial was set for April 14.

Government

appointments gazetted

The

following appointments, promotions,

transfers....' And

Miss Also, previously buyer for the House of Fraser in Edin- bungh where she specialised in active-sports wear, women's and children's fashions, said she had received managerial training. with the Lewis group of depart- ment stores in Glasgow.

KNITWEAR

In the Edinburgh post she bed undertaken continental buying for the firm travelling to "Zurich, Dusseldorf, Milan, Turin and Rome, but on the spot in Scotland sho acquired a basic knowledge of fine knit- wear.

Before all this, tho was In the Women's Royal Naval Re- serve finally reaching the ap pointment 13 Adiniral's 09- sistant which

post

she held cofil demobilisation.

With sailing as one of ter favourite hobbles, "I had racing dinghy at home", Miss Also looks forwurda tu somų

д

yachting in the beautiful waters Is a around Hongkong. She squash player and played for

the

She to

Miss Allso

GOVERNOR

TO MEET VISITOR

From the Filos

25

years AGO

March 1936

Hor, Sir Andrew Chide- FIS Excellency the Gover-

cott, Hon Commander G. F. Hole, Director of Air Services and Hon Dr A. RI Wellington, Mr E. Nelson (Superintendent of the Kai Tak Air Port) were among the large crowd gathered at the aerodrome yesterday morning to witness the arrival of the Imperial Air- ways liner Dorado from Penang with 16 bags of mail and a passenger, thus inaug- urating a direct service front London to Hongkong.

The Dorado landed at 11.35 and taxied into the shed.

A

оп

Captain Lock and his crow welcomed by His were Excellency who warmly con gratulated them on the suC- cess of their flight. Burprise greeted the lookers when they found that the Dorado which was

trip, had a passenger. to carry only mail on this

her country of Midlothian, also the World Council of Young Mr Peter Myers, President of WRNS.

Men's Service Clubs, is to be Apart from the happy asides received in audience by the

This was Mr Ong Eee-lim, to sea that It is easy

Miss

Kuala Governor at Government House of

Lumpur, un most absorbing occupa- today. Aliso's

enthusiastic amateur flyer tion is her job.

She is planning

Interests, such

who came up to Hongkong complete reorganisation of

as the 'Save the fashion floor with the the Children Fund, and the to meet his brother. Ho

and introduction of boutiques

foundation of a Chair of Race holds the distinction there is also the possibility of

Relations at the University of being the first passenger to a buying tour in October next Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, land in the Colony from an

for children of various countries, Imperial Airways plane. are among the activities sponsor- ed by the World Counelt.

year in search of fashion mer- chandise throughout the main cltles around the world.

ITINERARY

The itinerary will probably take her to Italy, Switzerland,

also holdiday exchange schemes

*

postings were announced. in France and the United King-body of the Young Men's Ser- | Legislative Council

today's Government Gazette:

M. A. D. Uhomhail to be Senior Research Oficer, Co-opemlive De- velopment and Fisheries Department.

Mr G. J. Skelf to be Chief En- gloger, PWD; Mẹ D. L. Maxwell to be Inspector of Works, Class 1.

Mr K. Milburn to be Acling Senior Surveyor Bi Supe and Examiner of Masters and Mates.

Mr B. V., Williams to be District Oficer, Sai Kung.

Mr Chu fark-keung_to be Acting Telecommunications Oncer.

TWO HURT IN ROAD ACCIDENTS

Insp. G. D. Carter told the court that at about 11.45 pm yesterday, Clarke approached the First Class entrance of the Star Ferry Pler and tried to enter without paying the fare. Clarke, who was drunk at he the time, was stopped but

to climb attempted

over the turnstile. He was again stop

Mr G. O. W. Stewart has been ped by a Star Ferry Inspector provisionally appointed to be an

Unomcial

of member and he became abusive,

The police were informed and Executive Council during

An M. W. Turner, while waiting for. transport, absence of Mr Clarke struck the inspector, Mr the Government Gazette DO- Kit-in, of 61 H. M. Close, on the nose knock-nounced today. ing off his glosses.

the the

c.

The appointments of Mr Clarke was taken. to Queen Cairns and Mr D. C. Bray as Mary Hospital and certified to be Special Magistrates have been

revoked. drunk.

Mr R. H. Hughes has been reappointed an Honorary Game Warden.

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School bill

A bli for f'e lacorporation of the Council of Heep Yunn School will be introduced in the Legislative Council by an Unofficial member of the Council in April, Mr C. Y. Kwan, solleitor for the school council, said this morning,

Particulars of the bill wore published in an advertisement in today's Government Gazetio, Messrs C. Y. Kwen and Co, solicitors for the School Coun cil, in the objects and reasons accompanying

stated the bill, that i was the desire of the Church Missionary Society and of the School Council that the property be held in the School's own name,

Since the School is not a cor- porate body and cannot hold any property in its own name, It is thought desirable that it should become д corporate body in order to enable it Lo own property in its own name and to carry out its almu and objects more effectively. Not 'Leing a corporale body it is ako handicapped in other ways in the carrying out of its fune- tions,

The present registered ownera of the school property are the Church Missionary Trust Asso- Elation Ltd.

eight-year-old girl, Lau Hennessy-rond, first floor, was injured when she was knocked down by a motor- at Lockhart-road near cycle Luard-road, at about 3.10 pm yesterday, The injured girl was admitted to Queen Mary Hospital.

A 45-year-old woman austain-

dom as well as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Contacts have been made with Jacques Fath and Schlaparell and during his recent visit to Hongkong M. Claude Beguin the Associate of French manu- facturers, called on Miss Allso to discusa 'new trends in Paris.

To get back to the Chinese food. Miss Allso finds it even better here than in the most expensive Chinese restaurants in London

STRIKE

SETTLED

Bristol, Mar. 23. An unofficial strike of 1,300

men which

hat

paralysed Avonmenth Docks here for over two days ended after a mass meeting today.

The men voted to go back to work immediately 50 that negotiations over a claim for

Mr B. V. Williams has been ed injuries when she was knock-"dirty money" by men handling appointed an Assistant Collectored down by a private car at the a cargo of ammontum phos- Junction of Jordan-road and phate in the 3,229-ton West been Canton-road, shortly after 11 pm German ship Leapaut could

yesterday. The injured woman,ale place.

of Stamp Revenue,

Mr A. T. Clark has appointed Clerk of Councils.

Mr Shuzo Tehikawa has been recognised, provisionally, as Consul for Japan at Hongkong.

Ho Chun. of 2 Pine-street, Since the strike began, more second floor, was admitted to than 30 ships have been idle. Kowloon Hospital.

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