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Ballet show at
the Tai Ping
"Hansel and Grotal, the ballot, based on the im- mortal fairy tale will be presented at the Tai Ping Theatre on April 11 at 5.30 p.m. undor the patronage of Sir Robert Ho Tung. The performers will be the pupils and staft of the
Carol Bateman School of Dancing.
In
This Ballet was first. presented
Shanghai In 1930. At that
time and for many years after Curoi Bateman (one of the faw
women in the Far East holding Acid tragedy
the London Diploma) and her sister, Audrey King (the well known ballerina, teacher and choreographer) were joint prin-1 cipula of the Bateman Klog School of Dancing.
This
school included among Its pupila Margot Fonteyn,' pri- ina-ballerina of the world famous Sadler's Wells company, Jund Bruc, another Sadler's Wells stur, and many others.
-The school produced many *Iccessful ballets, but shortly before the war Carol Bateman' came to Hong Kong lo establish school here. The hostilities, however, interrupted her work and she became an Internce of Stanley. Comp.
Many local residents, who were interned with her, will re- member with pleasure the 'won- derful shows which Carol Bate- in camp, Out- man produced standing were her two ballets, "Bother" (1942) and "Ghenghis Khan" (1944), in which the corno- graphy, decor and performances achieved professional standards.
Following the war, Carol Bate- man renewed her contacts In London with the stage and ballet World and returned to Hong) Kong in 1946 to re-establish her School.
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Unstinting efforts
noso have
efforts.
in the Ginza
Tokyo, April 4.
Fifty-five
passengers were burned, 18 of them seriously, and one worker was killed when a truck, carrying al- phuric acid, collided yester. day with a tramdar erswded with rush-hour passengers on Tokyo's main shopping
thoroughfare, the Ginza,
Boreaming passengers, splashed by the wald, fought to escape from the swirling surphuric acid fumes In the compartment. Many slipped on the mold splashed from the trampar and suffered further
burne
It took firemen two hours to make the road safe from the half ton of spilled bul- phuric acid. Fifteen fro an. pines and several-ambulances wore rushed to the scene. Router.
Assault in dance hall
her unstinting By
Peter John Gallagher, age Carol Bateman has done much 22, a cock in the Army Cater- to stimulate the Interest of the Colony In
dancing, classical
ing Corps, was yesterday given embracing, as it does in ballet the option of a line of $200 the fields of music mimic and or six weeks by Mr. J. Rey- theatrical presentation. As a nolds at Central when he was result, since the war, the Chi- found guilty on a charge of displayed auch in assaulting Misa Winne Chau at terest in this form of art that the Lido Dance Hall. they now form nearly three quarters of the student body.
Albert Arthur Long, aged 26, For the past three months Trooper of the Royal Tank Re- Carol Bateman, her staff and giment was fined $100 or four ruplis have been working assidi- weeks on charge of assaulting ously to perfect "Hansel and
Denis Victor, Manager of the Gretel."
Lido Dance Hall. Defendant was ordered to pay Victor 260 com- Carol Bateman has enlisted lai pensation. Instructress of the ballet classes
.
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and
Personalia
Mr. Harold John Hughes, At- torney General, Brillah Honduras has been appointed to be a Putane Judge in British Guiana.
He was born in December." 1804, In Grenada, and educated at Queen's Royal College,* Trinidad, and Imperial Service College,, Windsor. lie was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1027 and, after practising 15 Barrister-at-Law, was appointed Magistrate and Coronor, St. Vin- cent, in '1930. He transferred to British Honduras na a Magis- trate in 1938 and was promoted Attorney General In 1944, ́
Mr. John Gutcht, OBE, former- ly. Principal Secretary, Palestine, || !. has been appointed Colonial Se- cretary, British Gulana. He was born in Cambridge in 1905 and educated at Aldenham School and Gonville add., Colus · College, Cambridge. He was appointed
to the Colonial Administrative | Bervice in 1928 ng Assistant:Dis- trict Commissioner, 'Gold Coast, and promoted to "bo Assistant Colonial Secretary "In ́ 1934.
He was transferred to Palca- tine in 1930, os Assistant Secro- tary and promoted to the post of Principal Assistant - Seérétary in 1944, in 1947 he was seconded for service
the Colonial Office and in 1948 to the Foreign Omce for service in Cyrenaica. He was awarded the OBE in 1947.
Mr. S. A. Gray, Editor of the "Hong Kong Telegraph" left for the United Kingdom on Home leave by BOAC yesterday. He was accompanied by Mrs, Gray,
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A keen group of about 40 young singers connected with the Chinese Mathadist Church,
·They will pandër Wanchal, who will give their first performance on Good Friday at.B' p.m.
The eplolate will be Mr. Lal Koon-tum (tenor) and Mr. Wong Taat- Stalnor's “Crucifixion". wal (bass), The Chinese Church is equipped with a Hammond organ. The concert," will be "the first of a series of musical avahta.
Th
PROBABILITY OF A DEMOCRATIC JAPAN
Among the others who left for Mr. Burton Crane, veteran. New York Times"
the United Kingdom yesterday by BOAC' were Messrs. V. J. Parker, M. Meeuwig. F. G. Maunder, T. D. Sorby, and Mr. O'Conner.
correspondent in Japan, in a talk on post- war Japan at the Hong Kong Rotary Club yesterday, said there is no-immediato chance of that country roverting to the 1931-1935
of militarism. terday instead, S. Buchanan. He said this in answer to the question asked by
Departures for Singapore yes- by BOAC included
A. S. Trippe, W. J. Wallace, J B. Brooks, Major W. H. Harris, Major W. H. Hurris, Major D. J. Power-Jones, and H. Gidumal.
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'Mr. F. W. Williams' and Mr. R.
G. Ouselet left for Japan yester
by ss, Antilochas,
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Poole, Mr. and Mrs. J. Follett, Mr. and Mrs. N, D. Meffan, Captain ·D. I Richards, and Mr. J. Prig left for Singapore yesterday by the "gs, Patroclus.
so many people in the world today-WI democracy last in Japan, or will she revert to her old ways once the Americans leave?
Russian pilots go into action
Air-trip to the BIF
The Hong Kong British In- dustries "Fair':Committee an- mounted yesterday that an unfereceon development has sccurred which prevents the running of a special plane to convey the visitors to the Kair.
effort is being made.
Passengers on the normal BOAC service
April, 28 and 28 and May 50
tommodate the intending
The · Ameritans and the Bri- tish were merely. "kidding"". themselves when they said Japan had all along been pre- påring for world' conquest, 'be said. It was just propaganda,should
was presented with, the notorious
when
All visitors who have,regle tered for the especial plans
should contact Mr. J. W. For. rls of the Department of Com-. morce
and Industry › (Tol. 90260) Immediately, and give their preferenco:In regard to the dates mentioned.
New hotel
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What actually happened i Japan before the war was that The official Nationalist Central there, were two strong forces, a Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Monday included Miss News Agency said more than a moderate constitutional element Mayis Seth, Messrs. J. H: Mar- seor
score of Russiant planes were as- and a militaristic caste, Since 1694 chal, E. S. Fuerst, J. Walther, Rod, ambled ni Shanghai's Lunghwa, the constiutional element dominat Relsinger, A. S. da Silva, R. E. fleld
in mid-March
but were ed the country most of the time. Fisher, H. McKay and Colonel C. moved to Suchow
move
after soven Mydans.
It was only now and again that were damaged on the ground und Asia Merconlova (Mrs Martin Thomas Dalton, aged 24, .or
one shot down by the Nationalists the militarist element came to the such as in 1013 when China Hanson), a former pupil of the the 14th Field Battery
Among the new arrivals at the during a test hop. It cald this
in Kowloon to 100 Shanghai 21 Demands, and in 1931 Bateman King School of Dancing Stanley Pressdec, aged 23, private Peninsula Hotel on Monday were plane set fre and
School of the
American of the 1st Battalion KSLI, were Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hand, Mr. and buildings when it crashed. It add- Manchuria was attacked. In the Ballet in New York.
discharged by the magistrate Mrs. N. Wood, Misc R. Linskie, ed that many
Personnel specially trained Soviet technicians intervening paried the militarists for three months to provide owing to insuficient evidence Miss J. B. Košak, Mr. and A. were killed. Asla Mercoolva is a Shangha against them on the charge of Multowald, Miss G. L. Johnston,
went into eclipse.
careful services for. Its guests, girl who has been dancing pri- resisting a police officer in the Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Nicholas, Mrs. 'Taiwan ARP ma-ballerina roles since the jago execution of his duty.
forms one of the many innova- What is now happening in | A. Tong, Miss A. Wing, Messrs. of 15 and is considered by many!
I. 5. Assin, R. D. Shecks, J. An earlier unofficial Nationalist Japan is a process of getting the tions: introduced by the Inter- crkles one of the most accom- The prosecution atory was Haber, T. Sorby and A. A, Taylor. report had sald an
country back to the constitutional national Hotel, on Cameron waldentified plished young dancers ever to that the four defendants were
scout plane was seen over Talwan model which is by no means now, Road, Kowloon, which was appear in the Far East.
at the Lido Dance Hall on March Messrs. H. T. Smith, M. Guiller Omelals denied this report but at
Mr. Crane stated:
formally opened yesterday. 30. At 11.45 p.m. first defendant und J. M. Ferrer left for Koe- the same time intensified aft raid
Boys of the hotel were taught In the forth-coming ballet she
Leading the country along this the importance of service and # dance hastest lung yesterday by ss. Shengking precautions in Tulpeh ond else line the Occupation Authorities courtesy, silence and citanliness, will dance to Kreisler's "Caprice approached
..(Winnie Chau). and, without
where in Tolwan;---
have-Instituted ruratreforces sccording to Mr. Myron y Llpg any apparent reason, punched FOOD & FUEL
benefiting In addition to the Nationalist farmers, and encouraged the set- Shanghai's und President of the at least 2,200,000 manager of the Park Hotel in COST
strafing in Hangchow Bay on Sun ting up of the labour union move- Shanghai Hotels Association, day, Air Force headquarters zement which has now a member- has been helping in the prepara- who poried inflicting heavy losses on ship of 7,000,000. These 9,000,000 tons in an advisory capacity 100 Red Junks sighted off the farmers and labour unionists re- hir: Ling was the arst Chinese 16.2909 mainland near Hainan Island.
present at least 40,000,000 of the delegate to the San Antonio Hotel: Conference in America in 2500 .It said Nationalist shuttle population, said Mr: Crafte 1.4219 bombers on Sunday also wiped,
SCAP has also been trying to | 1947, ^! 1.0800 out several Hainan villages held decentralise government by: set-The six-storey building which ting up efty and rural governing houses the International HotelFin 1.186 by Communist remnants."
bodies along democratic lines.
Venois.
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Lydia Hutchison, whom Stan-j ker. ley internees will remember well) for her numerous stage appeer- After the Ineldent Miss Chau The food and fuel index for the week ances in camp, particularly her went to Deals Victor, Manager ended April 1, issued by the Labour dramatic roles as principal dun- of the Lido Dance Hall, andomer, Wort
that she cer in the ballets "Esther" and told him "Ghenghis Khan," will portray struck. When Victor intervened, The Witch,
the prosecution alleged, secondi, defendant punched him on the trained face and broke his glasses...
had been
Zena Mitchell, who under Conheroff In Hong Kong, will dance the Black Cat. Sha When the pollen attempted to will also play "Mainmy-Rabbit" take the first two defendants to to the baby class in their own the station they were prevented "Little Rabbits Dance." In the from doing so by the last two
part of the programme defendants.
second
Zena Mitchell wal dings PET- Deux to the music of. Skrauts
Valsc.
Luba Skvortzov, a former ad- vanced member of "Sokolsky Ballet School" in
will dance The Moon.
Shanghai,
Although so young, Greta Lo in promising and will dance the
Nice and Flour, 72 cattles Vegetables,' 1.0 cater Ralt Cabluze, 0,2' catly 01, 0.7, entty Yes, 0.2 matty Bait Fish, 0.9 catty Puh; 0,4 catly Purk, 0.2 catty Firewood, 10 exities Bean Curd, 14 pieces
Total
9310
0000
1.2660 BGOO
(It was not clear just what was 7000 meant by remnants, since the Nationalists only the day before $14.8440bad, hald they killed or captured to the last mon about 7,000 Reds who invaded Hainan on Saturday,
(A smaller force of Reds: had landed on March 21. However, some of these were wild to have fled to the interior of the Island,
Samagaga rubber's annual meeting
part of the Witch's Bird delight-The
fully. She will also perform in' a difficult acrobatic number.
bard.
Samagaga Rubber Company Limited held its 35th annual general meeting at Marina House
- yesterday in the offices of its Socretaries, J.
A. Wattie and Company Limited.
ac-
but subsequent Nationalist ́counts had sald" they, too, were destroyed from the pit.) Ass ciated Press and United Press.
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sultably located, being in one-of the best and quietest districts on the mainland and also within
· Human rights
easy-reach of the business areas.
It has 65 rooms and suites, all The problem of human rights tastefully fumished' and each was, however, a delicate one, with a batli, or shower, attached. "cald Mr. Cráno, and BCAP bar
Two-toned English rugs in green purposely refrained from laying and rust colours line the flour of too much emphasis on it, due to the entire building, fone of Crmmunism.
The hotel has a Clipper Bar The some attitude was being which is adjacent to the begutiful by the Chinese hotel lobby, with its gifts, shops, adopted in Taiwan Nationaliste
and u spacious roof garden for has falled, however, in big parties and meetings, SCAP,
the anti-trust movement
The
International Hotal's
In
It has not succeeded manager, Mr. Herald Linz, has because the history bad wide experience, lami hotel lence of this movement management. He operated a num- and experience of
Japan are not the same as in bert of hostels and plots in the United States.
China for foreign tourists for system, andre than 10 years. SA PRE The apprenticenipsy
The chef-do. cuisina, is... Me eventual" Charo: the business in
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The character-part of "Hansol" will be interpreted by Noreen Maycock, while Kirsten Rummus- sen, who is well known to many) here. for, her acrobatle dancing, Mr. W. A. Welch, the Chair"Some, 127 acres of rubber were will cast "Gretel
man, in his report, said the earmarked for replanting in 1949. Lovers of ballet will be in- not profit for 1940 Was Unfortunately, work was delayed terested to sco John Caywood, HK$29,398.
by the very wet weather - m- The Soviet Union and the Mon- nearly always much more than who was previously with Sadler's
perienced during the year. Since gollan People's Republle (Outer the
the salary or wages, is too strong Wells and is now serving with Loglalation in respect of war the end of the financial year, the Mongolia) have raised their diplombudded the most world the RAF at Kai Tak.
damage claims has at last been replanting has progressed
ermatic representatives, from "Miniz- very The corps de ballet comprison passed, he said, and, the Compeny satisfactorily.
tors to Ambassadors, a Tans des able way it is the
form of
of capitalism which cushioned off the bumps the younger pupils who are ob- is swalling assesment, The Aguro) 15 19 not intended, to replant in / Patch From Daoscow said' today. colt in offer: oviíntries when al-do- viously keen and have worked for compensation can be agreed 1950, but a further area will be Tass said the present: envoys prendom came, s kad, avoids the
[Y] within the next 12 months.
undertaken in 1951. Rain Inter who have been promoted to An-mowball effect as was the case in Upon the operations for the year fored with production during the bandora are Yuri Prikhodov, Americo in 1928-1832. Mr. Welch said:
year and, In addition, there was representing Russia n shortage of labour during the Bator, and Idamizhab, Mongellar "In common with many other badi harvesting seasɔn.. As-are- representative in Moscow, Aaso- and ME, rübber" - companies in Malaya | sult, the output was 78,000 lbs ciated Press.
resotireos have all been 'n below the estimato whose henylly drawn on for rehabilita-
Owing to flooding due to that tron, your company found itself in overflow from - the Guvernulent |
rather critical position in the main drain, which has not middle of 1040, when the price of deepened since the war, mult rubber fell to 31 Stráls cents per necessary to build bunding to prɔ- doct the low-lying areas of the At a special People's Service in pound. St. John's Cathedral, Garden As soon as the price roso to plete and is reported as being trotan publie pnicials and pro- take responált
Estate. This bundna
bunding is, how
How com Road, at 9 am in Good Friday about 27 Salts cents, it was de effective, p
*The orchestra will be under the direction of Mr. J.. H. Howe. RAM. ARCM and stage, management in the hands of,” Mr.-/John (Allambri with Mr.IN. L. Sclater,' assisting with the lighting.
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femoved › from, the Huk dutinwg blacklisting
St Matthew's story of the Cruel effed to sell some rubber forward The socurity position of the Es-minght ciuzens and markbig them for Axion will be read in, dramatic in order to secure the general ex- Late has been satisfactory: no inhe list, contained the names of
execution, ELKODI It will be on the lines of a perisce and capital expenditure, if clients being reported. There is an Passion Play Creept What the SIE Stafford Cripps bad not stated amate guard of 12 special.com Preident Quirino, Senate players are heard and not accou
so emphaUcally's that, the pound clables. The Estate is managed by dent. "Máriano The characters in the Bible would not be devalued, the Diggs Mrgh Helas Warburton, z- and our Speaker
will be vividly brought Back to tore would have waited: Cider Albanke, now (due to him and his Might. Manuels taldi pulente ilfe and the alledikant term or had been? na stavmili
faubordinato istan, for?
their work those who hated Him and the dowaluation had been long Onlays calm Voice of Jesus will be pond 'ads the price of rubber mgAL HIVE trayed,
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