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TAILOR JAILED FOR 'BRUTAL' ATTACK
AIA to pay
64 cents
on each share
A dividend of HK$0.64 per share was approved at the twenty-sixth ordinary general meeting of the American International Assurance Com- pany, Limited, at its Home Office this morning.
WORKSHOP GROUP REOPENS
The Garrison Players Work
At an extraordinary general meet which followed, a re- rointion to papitalise a sum of
100,000 of undivided profits, in the form of 200,000 bomis i zhares with a par value of 10 hings to be issued in the pro- 10tion of one share for every five shares held by shareholders, war also approved.
In his Chairman's report, Mr
W. 5. Younginan, Chairman of the American Horne Assurance
Company, said that 1861, the 30th anniversary of the Com- shop Group meets of 8 pmpany, had been "mes success- the King: fiel with significant guins re- Kistered in both the Life and George V Holl, Missions
General Insurance Divisjons,"
tomorrow
in
to Seamen, Gloucester. road.
The Group was stated in July of last year to give members of
the
He pointed out that new Bie assurance sales increased by 24 per cent over the previous year, and that the life assurance on
Carrison Players an op- ; the company's books as of Dec. purity of meeting together 31, 1960, amounted to £44,010-
s
the
summer
months,711, an increase of 18.5 per cent.
give would.
when plays are not usually pre-
sunted, and to
be producers and actors
a chance to try-out at infonnal: merlings.
Subjects covered over the
MORTALITY RATIO
The mortality ratio had re- mained favourable, with benefits
PICTORIAL PARADE!
• Every do-it-yourself boat-builder must have dreamt of building his craft drcom can como truc. now hos an outboard
in the morning, sailing it in the afternoon. Now his Photo shows two people afloat in the dinghy, which motor attached.
The newly formulated resins used to make glass fibre laminates for the and dinghy, cure very quickly at room temperatures, without the use of ovens, also harden quickly. In boat-making the makers of the retins claim that the process can be reduced from perhaps a week to a matter of hours.
The boats have the added advantage of boing rot-proof and weather- proof, have built-in colour, and are strong and light.
Youth jailed
for stealing
past year were basic acting paid to policy holders and their from friend
iraining, voice production, move ment, producing, stage lighting. the and making of special techniques of radio net ing and production.
scenery
INFORMAL
Workshop Group meetings are mfornal and newcomers are al- ways very welcome, All mem- bers are encouraged to take a fully active part and the Group works with the direction of n sub-committee composed of Mr Michael Talbot, Mr. Murin Ferras, Miss Ruth Kirklee, and Mr Stephen Wales, who also represents the Workshop Group on the generat Carrison Players
committee.
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amounting benefielartes
£542,293, an increase of 24 per vent over 1959, he added,
Mr Y. 5. Chen, Vice Presi- dent in charge of agencies, was elected to serve on the Board of Directors in place of Mr A. B. Henningsen, who resigned in February 13, this year.
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Cheng Shut-kwong, a
year- old unemployed youth, was sentenced to one month's jail by Mr
to re-
T. C. Chan at North Kow- loon Magistracy this morn- ing for stooling $130 from The re-election of Messrs C.V.
his friend. Star W. T. Stanton and Tsuyee Pei lo, the Board of
He wan Directors i
also ordered was also approved at the meet-i turn the $130 or serve another iny.
month in jall.
Inspector Wang Hel-man, pro- Directors present at the meet-secuting, said the complainant. ing were Mr W. S. Youngrau, sul Chal-fan, and the defen- Me Hobert C. Ayers, Vlee dant were friends and had President of AIA: Mr Gwyn M. known each other for about Hughes, President and Manag year. ing Director of ALA Mr Kán Tong Po, Chlef Manager, Bank of East Asia, Limited; Mr Tsuyer Pel, Director Shanghaj
a
At about 10 pin on May 26. the defendant visited Tsul at his residence at an unnumbered hul in Tsun Wan. They then went for a walk and later re-
At tomorrow's meeting, the Art of this season, futuro setin vities will be discussed and Michael Talbot will be casting therelal Bank, Limited; Mr C. V. short one-net play-The Apollo · Starr, Chairman, C. V. Sterned to Tsui's home where the
Coin-
of Bellay by Jean Giradoux →→ and Company, Inc. and Mr K. which will later be presented at K. The President. American In- private social gathering of iernationel Underwriters For olher Garrison Players members. East, Inc.
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defendant spent the night.
Al about 6 on the next day, Tsui discovered $130 missing from his trmers pocket, and iso that the defendant had left. Inspector Wong sald that the defendant admitted the offence when he was arrested and told he police that he had spent all the money. The defendant had one previous conviction fighting.
Tribunal hears plans for new building
for
Mr W. Anaurin Janes,
POLICEMAN TELLS
IN
A
OF DISCOVERY
ABORTION CASE
Also ordered to be caned
From the Filos
25
years AGOJ
June 1936
San Francisco.
Danimal lovers, the
Fløishhacker zoo elephant
A 20-year-old tailor who struck a defence- ESPITE protests from
loss former schoolmate with a spade and stabbed him 15 times, claiming it was done in self-defence, was sent to jail for four years by Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr at the Criminal Sessions this morning on a charge of wounding with intent.
"This was no sudden quarrel," said Mr Justice Blair-Kerr, "it was a planned, brutal and un- provoked attack. This was
clous crime which should not go unpunished."
Mr Justice Blair-Ket also ordered the tallor, Lau King- cheung to receive eight strokes. of the cane.
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A jury of six men and one woman deliberated for minutes before returning a un animous verdiel of guilty,
BACKGROUND
On April 27. Lau had tele- phoned his former schoolmate from Vietnam, Fung Po-tang: and arranged for a picnic to Hung Mui Kok, Shatin.
As they were walking down the hills in Hung Mui Kok, Lau picked up a spade from the roadside and struck Fung from behind.
He then stabbed Fung in the chest, waist, arms and head and stopped only when he heard the volees of other people In the vicinity. Fung was detained in the Kowloon Hospital for 10 dovs and then transferred to Laichikok Hospital for convales- cence.
CHARGE DENIED
Sex offender
sent to jail
for 9 months
who trumpled his keeper, Ed Brown, to death at Tues- day was shot this afternoon. The fate of the elephant be came. a widely-discussed issue. Authorities decided he must be shot to prevent possible future tragedies.
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London
For the first time in the history of the Marlow Regatta, " foreign crotu yesterday secured the Grand Challenge Cup for the Senior Bights as, the after a thrilling rese, Tokyo University Boat Club crossed the finish half a length A 21-your-old man, Won ahead of the Thames Rowing.
Shul-wah, who indecently | Club.
14-year-old assaulted
Huge crowds on both sides of girl was jailed for nine
the river cheered the Japanese, months by Mr Dorok
genuinely applauding their Cons at Central Magis-magnificent burst of speed at tracy this morning.
the finish and heartily con- Detective Inspector 3. A. gratulating any Japanese they Necholas said that the girl visit-raw among the spectators. ed her grandmother In a wooden hut in Circular-path on Sunday.
Stroking at the rate of 44. the Japanese eight was slight- About 6 o'clocit the following | ly in the lead at the start, but morning, the girl awoke to find the Thames Club foryod ahead Wan covering her mouth with for nearly three-quarters of one hand and holding her throat the course. At the last minute with the other.
the Japanese bent to their bars, raised their to brilliant &g, and shot past the Thames boat to win. The time was 4 min. D acc.
Won
told the girl to keep quiet or he would stab her to death.
When she returned home, she told her mother what had hap-
Lau, denying the charge, had Fened. The mother informed the stated in evidence that he stab-police.
Wan, known as "Hakka Chal”, bed Fung in self-defence as he
admitted the offence, saying that Fung might that he did it in a moment of was afrak
fight him.
He also said that he had been by Fung and bis
police corporal told the Criminal Sessions this morning that he found blood stains in various parts of a flat in the Fu Kwai Building, Kow-attacked loon, which was alleged to be an abortion friends in Vietnam several years clinic.
22 persons
die of TB
during week
Corporal Mak Ping was testifying before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes against two men, Lee Ho-blu and Chai Wai-wah, who are charged with legally using Instruments to procure a miscarriage.
Mak sal that on the night of Apr 3, as a result of the dis- covery by a sanitary coolie of
a tetus lodged in a drahi pipe at the Fu Kwai Buliding, he went to inspect the building.
On arrival at the sixth floor, Room 609, he knocked on the dcor and second accused died answered
Twenty-eight porsons
of infectious diseases dur ing the week ended on June 10 as compared with 37 in the previous week, according to health figures released today.
Of the lotul. 22 died of Tabgrautasis, tour of enteric fever (typhoid) and one each of diphtheria and amoebiasis.
In the same period, 186 fresh
cases ní tuberculosis were notified, bringing Lo 4,390 the total number of tuberculosis cases reported since the be- ginning of the year.
BLOOD STAINS
When ho went in, he saw blood-stomed blood stains and papers inside the toilet.
nge. He
added that
he and wanted to "wreak
Vengeance" for a long ume, but he was afraid that in a straight fight he would be no match to Fung.
Impulse."
Indian arrives
to lecture
French painter on Radasoami displays works
at Alliance
the
A
☆
N increase in the duty per gallon of petrol by five cents, to 30 cents, was
pproved by the Legisla-
Council at their meeting yesterday.
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the
Three unemployed Chinese, Cheng Mak, aged 24, Wong Fat, alias Wony Man-auen, Maharaj Cluransingh, leader of aged 28, and Cheng Hop, aged Radasoami Faith from 25, were charged before Mr Beas, Punjab, arrived in the Q. A. A. Macfadyen at French ner Vietnam this Kowloon Magistracy yesterday morning on the course of a with breaking into a store in lecture tour to the Far East. He had visited Burma, Thai-ing several articles.
Whitfield Barracks and steal- afond, the Philippines and Japan where he gave lectures on the
An exhibition of paintings
opened this morning the
Allianco Francaise, Franch Bank Building.
They are by Jacques Halpern, a native of Paris who has spent the last six years in Salzon.
Elegantly painted tapestries
In the sitting room, a woman for mural decorations are A was lying on a bed. She gave feature of the show which in her name as You Kwan-yen, cludes R number of highly Carpomi Mak said.
original studies in oil.
When he went out to the vor- andah, he saw the first accused and another woman. The woman was alco lying on a bed, witness added
There were also blood stains and blood-stained paper near the bed, be continued.
He later made a telephone call and "few minutes after- wards" a party of policemen arrived. The two women were then taken to hospital, Mak raid.
Tenancy Tribunal Pre- Births registered in the sident, heard plans for Chilony totalled 1,004005 in Hearing is continuing. the replacement of Nos Hongkong, 1,038 in Kowloon and 106-108, Kilung-stroot, 251 the New Territories. Shamshuipo, during
There were 327 deaths from ali а
causes-111 In Hongkong,
160
new exemption applica-in Kowloon and 27 In the New tion this morning.
In accordance with A new cheme drawn up by Mr Chan Wong-on, authorised archkeet, a new nine-storey house cost- ing $100,000 will take the place
Territories.
Govt issues
of the present three-storey more licences
tenements. If exemption is ap. proved.
the Commerce
Import licences issued by the Trade Licensing Branch of and Industry Department in Atay numbered 1.860 as by
compared with monthly average of 1,725 In FOGO. Would
The applicant Mr Leung Yue- hing, was represented by Mr Benjamin Liù instructer
K. F. Wong and Co, who said that the redevelopment increase available floor arca from 5,020 square feet to 13,750 square feet.
Export Hvences sued during the month totalled 27,271 as ngainst a monthly 20,005 in 1960,
average of
An adjournment was ordered Or these licences. 1,306 were to allow compensation termn issued by the Kowloon office with-23 temunts to be discussed. ¦ as compared with 017 in April.
Woman charged
with assaulting two policemen
A 28-year-old woman hawker, Chan Yung of hul 160, Yan Oi Village, Word Tat Sle, appeared before Mr T. C. Chan at North Kowloon Court this morning on two counts of assaulting poller of officer in the execution their duty.
She bad picaded not guilty to both the charges, and Mr Chan Axod bearing for July 20.
Sho was nileged to have assaulted Police Constables Ng Chik-kan and Ko Man-chi al Pet Ho-street near Thi Năm- street on June 20.
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faith.
Sentener of eit montha' hard labour was imposed on During his two days' stay in Hongkong, he will give similar first defendant, and second lectures in the Hindu
accused, who was found to Temple and Sikh Temple.
have, broken a bond into which Accorapanied by his secretary, he had entered recently, was Mr R. N. Mehta, Maharaj (erntenced to three week's hard Charansingh will leave in the labour for that offence, and to same liner for Singapore on four months on the present Friday,
offence.
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