'OFFENCE SERIOUS,' CHIEF JUSTICE SAYS
Appeals Court
Court doubles 2 seamen's sentences for possessing drugs
Two Singapore seamen who appealed for a reduction of their sentences for possessing and importing dangerous drugs had their sentences doubled by the Full Court this morning.
in the Oreunustan eh WE DE Kurri the sentences. as entirely insufficient to being in the ac- usert and to others the serums nature of the offution, the Chart Jucture. Sa Michael Hogan
Flue Court increased the Jetace a Law Vinhet,
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voirs to four years, that on Low: Be clog. 42. Ironi
on year to two years
They were charged with ph sesstag 15 pounds of raw opruim with importing the drag ante Bar
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Day druk. scorealed on the false bol- tout of two milenses and was Giseovent at Ka Tak Airport when the two men were tying from Sangajate to Japan
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Injured
Sue Fuit Court that
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He claimed he started smoking. the drug after he had been me
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know that it had a false ballon:
and that be was carrying gam
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After hewing the men.
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to think
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The Chief Justice told the sew FR that the court concerned with the validity of the conviction, cake the tonces It was a serious offence. The District Court Judge re- Karded le as The prime mover an the offence which resulted in nearly 16 pounds of opium best ported to Hongkong. Thu Wins
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The
COTEEN
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Proper course
Court felt La proper was to marrase the sent Tour Sears on
of the two charges, the Evitestet jo be romautzent, and on Law to two years on
bath charges. The
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Mr Jushee AD Scho1% Mr Justice W.A Blair-Kerr
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with the Chief Justice to
muise the Fiul Court,
New invention
Photo shows (left) Mr S. Exopar photo
Y. Fong, and Mr Saburo Miyata. |
More power for
your car: inventor's claim
"Successful and conclusive tests" conducted in America
By
on a revolutionary method for improving the perform- ance of combustion engines will be repeated in Hong- kong this weekend.
Established 1845
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1961.
News from the Gazette
The following Adentistrative Officers have been appointed Official Justions of the Peace: My Peter Bishop, Mr J. W. Hayes. Mr A. J Shephard, Mr J. w. Sweet- man, MI D. M. 1. Thomaa. Mr D. 8. Whitelegge and Mr Hugh Williams MN F. Cragg has also been ap panked an Official Justice of the Pesce for the period of his service with the Social Welfare Department
MI M
Girean har been grovhsonally recognised, as Consul- General for the United States { America at Hongkang,
Mr Thierry Raiset has been ac corded fonts recognition as Vice- Consul far France at Hongkong
Mr Tsunetoshi Sada nad Mr Kanto Minesaki have been accorded formal recognition as Convuls for Jupon at Hongkong.
Mr Toleh Got 1024 Mr Masao Kajčnuma Have heel atured furimal recogniWon H Vice-Comauin,
for Japan.
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(mdr A. J Bowden has been ap polled to be Commanding Office of Hongkong Royal Naver Reserve LieutCmdr o. k. Turville ceased fu zai AS Commanding Offer HKRNA
Let D Н Jordan formerly of Hongkang Regiment has been pisted the Royal Hongkong Detence Force Reserve of Officers.
A
Sir John Kinloch ceased to act as Commissioner of the Essential Ser vies Corps on the return of Mr J D Bruce.
Major M
A
d'Almada Nemedios. Of the Royal Hongkong Defence Force, has been awarded
Sheaffer's PEM
Pen For Men
THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN
Visits Chinese Training Unit
First
One acquitted,
has
ante Eetency Decoration Sgt Fisher, u of AHKDF heen awarded the Efficiency Medal
MA Henderson reased to bre
Menther of the Port Executive Comitee ou the felur of Mr
F M G Forsgate
MI S ↓ Cooke has freen real poiled a Member of the Authorised Auditors Board for a further TWO เปรย
3 soldiers
sent to jail for assault
were
Three British soldiers jailed today for attacking three New Zealand સ સ D ITS (or TIO
reuson.
They are William J Hum- phreys. 22; Anthony Reardon. 22. and Charles Edward Ken- nedy. 23, all attached to British Millary Hospital, Mount Kel-
Jett
for
in
Humphreys wos jailed This was revealed today by Hy passing El electw months and Rearden, was
reventor. Mr Salmira Miyata curred through the fuel in the sentenced to one mooto's
Mr S Y. Fang, an overseas cur, teleurs the piston heads
$rument. Chum businessman, who will soud of course, ather parts of distribute the new invention, the car which are affeeted by
Carbon
Rigorous
"
thue
the carbon deposits are clearest away. power is in- enessed and more miles per gallon achieved. These only two of Rs attributes and R
Perussing his invention. Mr
i revolu Miyata Sa10. bears idea en 1e feather of For instance the gasoline Tuchs in a car is treated by a physically one of its applications.
haus rather than by chemical
miditives,
—CASUAL FASHION IN KNITS-
A SPARKLING COLLECTION OF COTTON KNITS IN
JUST THE RIGHT WEIGHT FOR "BETWEEN SEASONS
SLAX
CAPRIS
TOPS
CARDIGANS
AT
SKIRTS
PAQUERETTE'S
16-A Des Voeux Rd., C..........
Tel. 21-157
Attack
Kennedy, who apologised 10 the court far what he had done, was jailed for 15 days.
Jusp A. A. Gosden told Mr A. J. are
Sanguinetti at Central
that Magistracy
three
New Zealand
sailors
were
ap- proached by a group of six, in- luding the defendants, some- line after midnight last night in Tackhart-road. The Manned arguing with sailors for no reason, and the
cers went away.
be used in a sugar-refinery boler for instance
He explained that it had bren TpoLusty tested for alimust two years In Japan and t- cuted a final test by a well- known American Jaboratory testing (m.
Three years ago, after al In st 30 years of labour in the field of magnetic separation, 1 finally was on the right track. ti was
a matter of trial and error in hundreds and hundreds of tests."
Dubious
"When I took it to the Los Angeles laboratory men, they were very dubious at the start. They checked oui a 1959 Chevrolet and fitted my system and the tests began. When t was over they were astounded," he added.
Mr Miyala, an American Bitizen born in New Jersey, has since he
att inventor began working for a Japanese porcelain combine as their con- Sultani engineer, Patent наб been granted the
new system
in America and it has patents pending in all the principal vities in the world.
(Mr Miyata has patents for some 150 of his other invention: ranging from cement mixing processes 10 coffee-brewing equipment.)
Initial road tests of the car which will be used to test Mr Miyata's invention, will begin on Saturday morning. When observers have been satisfled with the running condition of the car, i will be filled ank during Sunday, Monday and Tuesday morning it will be run over the same two-hour course around the stand.
On Tuesday afternoon it will
be checked over in front of the -same observers, both in fuel consumption and the late of the piston heads.
group the
Half an hour later the three sailors were again approached, and were attacked by the group of six without any reason.
The police arrived and ar In ted the three defendants, while the athers escoped. The
Sailors
were slightly
bruised.
Passing sentence, Mr Sanguinetti said the defendants acted like Teddy boys" and this crudd not be tolerated in Hongkong or anywhere in the world
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549
:
three to face
murder charge
38, shopowner tenart (of 13.
Hi Sai-bung.
principal Mand Chung Shun-street. Afth flour, one of finer persons who was
harged with
murder by abur- Tim, was this morning acquitted by M A M McMullin at North Kowloon Magistracy herause of insufficient to evidence
Air Commodore B. Roberts (RAF, reid) shown during his visit to the Hong- kong Chinese Training Unit
Al at Lyema.
right Is Captain L. H. Trimming. Staff photographers.
Training Unit
members
meet visitor
R.
Alt Commodore B J Roberts (RAF reid.) this morn-
the visiter ing
Hongkong Training Unit Lyemur and discussed problems
completion today facing locally enlisted pen on their retirement from active proceedings
Service
The others, two men and a woman, were committed to stand Chinese trial at the next criminal sex- sions after of committal against them.
and other
Major A Girdwood, Com- They are Chu Kin-sang. 55. inanding Oficer of the unit, shopowner of 9 Aihan:bru build- welcomed the Air Commodore Ling 7th floor. Nathan-road.
was accompanied by Mr whuui Tsang Wai-man. 45. Chinese J. D. M. Grenham, President of herbalist of 419 Shanghai-street, the British Legion first floor; and the woman, Lee: Legion officials. Kim-kam, 38, Chinese herbalist, Captain L. H Trimming, They are alleged 10 have training officer, Captain B. N. E murdered a
Lai a woman,
Sap. Fox and other officers of the by using instruments on August HKCTU staff were presented to
the visitor. 19 this year.
Mr C.P. Lai held a watching brief on behalf of Chlu
The two others are not legally represented. Sen Det insp JW Currie, is in charge of the case.
Government
appointments gazetted
The
following appointments, transfers, promotions And postings were announced in today's Government Gazette: Mr M. Heenan to act as Attorney General: Mr J. Bodilly to act an Solicitor General; Mr J, W. D. Hobley to act as Principal Crown Counsel; Mr J. C. McRobert to be Principai Crown Counsel.
Mr. Hambidge to set Labour Officer: Mr Chan Cheong-wing to act as Chief Labour Inspector.
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Suggestions concerning liabi lity and retirement pensions were examined by Air Com- modore Roberts who is Secret- the British ary General Commonwealth
- Services League.
Then he went to see men at various stages of their training. After leaving Lyemun, the Air Commodore visited the come- teries at Sai Wan and Stanley before going on to the Chinese War Memorial in the Botanical Gardens.
the
He is
with Junching Governor at Government House.
Crown land
to be sold
Two lots of Crown land in King's-road, North Point, for Industrial, godown or garage purposes, wil be sald
at the Crown Lands and Survey Office the Central Government Offices on January 2, nexɩ year. Each lot meaures 7,555 square for feet and the upset price Mr B. Martin to acl as Printios cach piece is $750,000.
Mr. R. Dunning. Mr B Stevens, Mr Augustine Lim Kal-mo and Mr M. A. Ringer to be, Assistant Superintendents of Police.
Mr A. J. Brayicy ceased to be an Interior of Schools
Superintendent.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I DID SAY — MEET ME FOR LUNCH AT THE OFFICE!
In
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ANY TIME
ANY PLACE (
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KEEPS YOU SMILING
U.S. flagship visits Colony
From the Files
25
years AGO
December 1936
19-YEAR-OLD Chinese was brought before Mr K. Keen at the Central Magistracy yesterday an charges of hawking without a licence and resisting ar-
rest.
He denied the chargea and referring to the second count, said: "Policemen are like tigers to hawkers; how dare 1 resist arrest?"
After evidence had been heard, defendant was asked if he had anything to say and replied: "The meat is (on the block, it is up to the
chopper to mince it."
The American heavy cruiser Saint Paul. flagship of Vice Inspector A. V. Baker, Admiral William O. Schoech, prosecuting. said: "He Commander, US Seventh Fleet,means it is up to your Wor- arrived here this morning on a six-day visit.
Prior to assuming command
of the Seventh Fleet in late October, Vice-Admiral
was
ship to decide the case.”
Accused was sentenced to
Schoech a fine of $3 on the first
Deputy Chief of the count and a fine of $50 or Bureau of Naval Weapons in six weeks Washington DC. In 1959,
im-
rigorous he prisonment on the second
served in the Far East as Com-
mander Carrier Division 3 and count, which Mr Keen re- Commander
serious the of
Seventh ferred to អន # Fleets Carrier Task Groups.
Capture
offence.
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