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Gets 3 years' jail

Established 1849

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1961.

REJECTED SUITOR THREW

Woman fined $400 for traffic offence

ACID AT NURSE

A tubercular refugee, who threw diluted acid at a sanatorium nurse be- cause she refused to marry him, was sentenced to three years by Mr Justice I. C.-C. Rigby at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

He pleaded guilty ta charges He was discharged in August, A woman driver who plead-ur throwing corrosive acid and the following year, mod was

ed guilty to * summons wounding the nurse.

taken on as a truining nurse in for careless driving, was The refugee, Wong Yung the sanatorium. However he fined $400 by Mr 1. T. sung, 31, had been in the Haven had a rempse in October 1900, of Hope Sanatorium for treat- and again became a palient at Morris at Causeway Bayment of uberculosis since 1957. the tanatorium. Magistracy this morning. Her licence was also en- dorsad.

Tai Chiu-tong of No. 12 Leighton-road, fourth four, had eblaned the driving licence for unly one month when she com- mited the offene on February 16.

Inspretur . Haigh said that on the afternatom of February

10, defentiant was driving along? Upper Albert-road in an raster- ly direction. When she reached the main gate of the Botante

Garden, she made a left furn.

After turning, her car mERENT- ed a pavement on the right and knocked down a Chinese woman, The won suffered serious Injuries on her left side. She was detained in hospital fọc 12 days and could not work for three paths.

The defendant fractured inr own kf what we at resalt of the arcicnt

The defendant said that she had intended to turn left into a path lending to Gorelcn-road, While rink. Blu had An swerve the car in order to wyold

Eleven apply for two scholarships

tenable at HKU

Eleven applications have been received from

!

While h Was In the sanatorium, he become acquaint- cd with the nurse, Miss Chan Shu-ngor, and there appeated to be an attachment between them, the Crown Cous, Mr W. S. W. Davidson told the court.

PROPOSAL

Miss Chan met

On April 7, the 'nccused, who proposed to her. However, she said sie wonid not marry him because he had tuberculosis.

The accused then throw some hydrochloric acid at the nurse from a bottle he suddenly pro- duced. He also cut her hair with a knife and In doing acciden- tally cut her

The accused said he had

after seeing the

there with a man in her room

that afternoon. He drank (wo

graduates in Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, become angry New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom and Zanzibar for two Com-bottles of beer, and then went in monwealth Scholarships tenable at the

Uni-search of the giri.

He said was when the girl

versity of Hongkong, states the Director of refused his marriage proposal Education.

for the Aprit- In his report Jupe qumpter, the Director of Edumtion artily thing the Hong, kong Commonwealth Scholar- ships Selection Committee in- interviewerl six applicants for Commonwealth scholarships 1-ffered

by

Auricola

hitting a black dog, and this led Zenland, Matayo and Nigeria.

to the necident.

Food for weeks-in a pocket

Washington.

TOR two weeks a research

has lived

Chemist food bars smaller than pocket watch.

on

a

The chemist, from the Mid- West Research Institute ut Kansas City, has been testing the

which have been developed for possible use after anatole attack.

AUSTRALIAN AWARD

were.

The Selection Committee also Interviewed four applicants for Contmonwealth scholarship

Auxiliary Police

to hold parade

and said that he was a "dying man" that he poured the acid on ber.

'HIDEOUS'

Miss Annic Skau, Matron of Hope Sanatorium, and the Rev Suas Chung, Assistant Pastor

of the Lutheran Misston, gave evidence about accused's charac- ter and spoke highly of him.

Miss Skou said her assistant was prepared to take him buck, though not to work in the saing

sunutoritim

Two applicants recommended Sir Michael Turner, Com- by the Selection Committee for

mandant of the Hong- the Australian awards

kang Auxiliary Polico,

Mr Justice Rigby enld he neralented.

will take the saluto at a could not overlook the "hideous passing out parade of nature of the offence.

"Short of murders there are four squads of Auxiliary few worse offences than throw- Polico Chinose personneling currusive acld on a person, at the Police Training he said. School in Abordeon on Saturday morning.

3

uffered by the Government of | Malta.

One of the candidates was granted an award for a course of dentistry at the Royal Uni- versity of Malta,

The parade will be command- vel by Mie Karium Shum, Assise Listal

Superintendent of Pollee

(Auxiliary).

On paride will be 03 con- stables, 16 non-commissioned

"You worked in a sanatorium the and no doubt you knew possible effect of throwing acid, and the ghastly disfigurement it could cause. It is a dreadful type of uffence which requires the most exemplary punish- tacl,"

He told the accused that the

London. A sergeant barked to his re- erulis training on Berwick's Elizabelkan Wails, Northumber-

land: "Jump to it, fall in,"

And 10-year-old Private officers, three sub-inspectors, an sentence would enable him to James Spencer, of The King's: inspector and a gazetted officer. be taught a useful trade or oc- Own Scottish jumped,

He fell 30L. down to a cereal bar, one-inch | fracturing a wrist, square and half an inch Lalek.

-(Candan Express Service).

While is family ate a three- course meal the chemist sut

from

The band of the Hongkong cupation, Borderers,

Police Force, under the diree- "I do sincerely hope you will of that up- walt en of Stuff Sergeant 11 Poon avall yourself a

Man-hing, will be in attendance portunity," Mr Justice Rigby throughout the ceremony.

isald.

"writes frokion news" BATE VOGUE

NEW

Lady Sheaffer

SKRIPULAT" FOUNTAIN PEN

UNITED PAPEN ÖDÜLTO,

A construction worker shown after he had been pulled out of the harbour by a crew member of the Oriental Star while the ferry was travelling to Hongkong yesterday after-

The 18-year-old man, Chau Kit, had been a passenger in the second class of the ferry. He was taken to Queen Mary Hospital and discharged after treatment,

noon.

dear

Diabetes

in your edition of September 2, you published an article en- titted, "If You Have Diabetes Don't Be Afraid" by

Cedric Carne.

Dr

sir

oneself a simple urine sügar test. Your doctor, by the way, uses these same klis.. The article also points out that not all diabetics show sugar in the urine, so that if you lavo symptoms which make your doctor suspect that you have diseart, he will be prompted to give you the glucose tolerance test.

حاطة

From the Files

25

years -AGO-

September 1936

MACED with a deficit of

3,398,910, for

1937 the Hongkong Government proposes, inter alia, to con- tinue the levy on Civil Ser- vice sularies, introduced in 1936 and estimated to pro- duce between $250,000 and $500,000 to increase the tax on motor vehicles by from 30 per cent to 40 per cent when licences fall due; and to transfer half a million dollars from the 1925 Trade Loan Reserve to the Colony's revenue account.

These facts were reveal- ed at yesterday's meeting

Man didn't of the Legislative Council

pay duty

when the Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr R. A. C. North, introduced the Estimates for 1937.

Departing from the usual

on tobacco practice of discussing the

changes in each depart- A 48-year-old unemployed' ment's commitments, the man, Chau Yoo, of 78 Colonial Secretary tabled a Cross-street, first floor, memorandum dealing with

increases was fined $700 by Mr, the

and reduc. A. J. Sanguinetti at Cause- tions in departmental ex- way Bay Magistracy this penditure and confined his morning when he admitted, speech to matters of Eart Ubell also has this to say: possossing nearly soven special. Importance. "Susceptibilty to diabetes E pounds of dutiable Chinese Memoranda prepared by Inherited. But obesity, multiple

the Colonial Treasurer and propared tobacco. pregnancy. cortisone វាំង-

Director of Publie Revenue Inspector Y. F. Koo the jections and violent stress cat told the court that the defendant; Works were also tabled. Are up Intent diabetes. I

was stopped by Revetiue 'offeers there is

The estimated history of the at the junction of Cross-street for 24

revenue disease in your family, check and Wanchat-road at 12.10 am$28,760,250, an increase of amounts to

with your doctor",

д

COPY

today.

1937

11 Gnd it strange that a physician, who should know better, has unwittingly gone out of his way to minimize the serious- ness of diabetes, 11 H yel incurable disease, Because Dr Carne's article may have created a wrong impres- ion, I would recommend to those of your readers who

that they Ruspect

may have

The defendant had the tobacco $2,088,405 compared with become diabetic, to read the Finally, please accept with my

complimen (s article, "The Continuing My-

the approved estimates for of the with him.

Inspector Koo added that the 1986. This figure includes stery of Diabetes" by

American magazine mentioned Earl

elght similar the $500,000 it is proposed Ubell appearing

the above so that you, Mr Editor, defendant had September

of 1961

may read for yourself the In convictions before.

The Magistrate ordered the to transfer from the 1925 teresting and wkich.

Informative "Pageant" magazine

Lobacco confiscated and gave the Trade Loan Reserve Ac- article in question. cmong other things, give the

defendant the alternative of count. The closure of the VICMOT. as itching, Litrat, symptoms

spending three months a jail, frequent urination, loss of

gambling establishments at weight, fatigue and angar

Shum Chun is anticipated the urine. It also tells the

to cause samics of sovera) urine sugar

tion test kits such as Clinitest, Clinixtix. Galatest and Tes- tape with which one can give

PICTORIAL PARADE

in Issue

ka

dear sir

UNO fast

Without prejudice, Victor Ma- mak seems to interpret that

short fasting was meant for weight reduction, but only that

Land thought

useless brings profit

a $125,000 reduc- in the revenue next year of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.

Revenue from duties is estimated to

produce

$6,415,000, an increase of $1,080,000 compared with

Recovery of land on Chu the current year. This in-

crease is due to the heavier duties

Lap Kok Island, in areas thought to bo agricul-

on liquor, tobacco turally useless, has as- und motor spirit brought sisted the Refugee Farm into force in 1936. Project sponsored by the Hongkong Christian Wel-

An old adage remains a true Es ever."JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED" Mr Mamak ADDEDTS to overlook the fact that fasting invariably clears the mind for better thinking. As another renegade of Alcohollo Anonymous I skip my lunch but partake of my Secretary of the Project, reports is

Lions

sun with a clear rested mind to solve problems.

fare and Relief Council, to

☆

general

movement to

make striking Executive Singapore" in the near future | bring about a "Brighter Mr S. Y. Lee,

ap

dally dazen Scotch. The partial fasting and the inhibi- that tenants have made up to 8 foreshadowed by the

rives me sound sleep $2,000 on a $500 investment in Proval granted by Committee No. 4 叫 the Municipal Com enabling me to rise before the two months' time.

mission The 12 familles now working

of plans for a new dance hail at Telok Ayer iceny weeny on the land will be increased to

14 by October, and it is Reclamation, Raffles Quay, an However, what is one man's

anticipated that by the end of open-air talkie cinema at the drink could be another man's the year there will be 1060 Sea View Hotel, and another pelson.

farming refugees accommodat- ¦ open-air cinema in Alkaŭ Gar- JOJO GUTZ ed.

dena, Macpherson-road.

my

POP by Goo

I CAN HEAR THE

SEA!

arlsberg

I would rather

.miss the tram

than miss my

Carlsberg

National loadars from all of the five Continente met at New Collago, Oxford, for a five-day conference on "Tensions in Dovolopment." It was intended to help new and under-developed nations by frank, unpubliclied dis- cussion. Outside the coffego ware notices: "Closed to Visitors. Positivaly no Admittance," But Sir William Haytor-ax-British Ambassador in Moscow, and | now Warden of Now College—taid: "I think private exchanges can produce an excellent cross-fortilisation of Idoo." And Mr Paul Hoffman--the American managing director of the United Nations Special Fund, largely responsible for calling the conference—said: "We hope that out of frank unpublicised discus- sions, thoro will come some good common sense,” Picture shows from left: Mr. G. Nohta (India), Mr K. Pramej (Thailand) and Mr K Kirkwood (Great Britain); another delegate; than Munalaur 'd'Arbouratur (Senegal) and Signor Ortona (Italy); another delegate; then Mr S. Adsba (from Nigeria, wearing robos) and Sir Andrew Cohen, a British Colonial Governor,

U.S. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson is Chair- man of the Advisory Council » formed · to plan the World Economic Progress Assembly and Exposition, to be held in Chicago In November 1962. He has presented Invitations, in the capital at Washington, D.C. to Ambassadors from every Continent. He called on people, everywhere to “fjpín in now world-wide partnerships for economis progress. Until people everywhere no longer want for food, shelter, clothing and education," he said, “we will always risk angther Berlin, another Laos,” Picture shows Vice-President Johnson (right) (banding his Invitation to the World Economic Progress Amimbly and Exposition, to; the British Ambassador in Wäshington-Sir Harold Cecelo.

Drink

Carlsberg

BEER

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