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THURSDAY, DECEMBER", 27, « 1956.
1,500 Poor SOUTH AFRICA'S
Children
Entertained
More than 1,500 poor children aged between eight and 12 had a jolly time yes- terday afternoon when they were feted at 21 grand Christmas lunch given them by the Rosary Church Catholic Young Ladies' As- Hociation in the compound of the St Mary's School in Chatham Road, Kowloon.
For more than an hour be- fore the lunch the eager child- clad in padded winter
ren,
turn to enter
clothing, but happy, jam-packed The gates and pavement along- side the schoo
waiting their the
compound. Most of them were accompanied by their mothers, many of whom carried younger babies on backs.
their
In addition to the lunch, von- meting of Chinese nag
chicken, meat and vegetable stew, the children enjoyed a per- formance by a magician and a Christmas story told in Canton. es by the parish priest. Rev. Father Henry Beretta.
On hand to assist in the lay- ing of tables and serving were members of the Catholle Young Lactics' Association Inching their President, Miss Elizabeth Wong and the Hon. Secretary. Miss Mary Fon
Each child was also given a Christmas Tree to take home. it consisted of rice, biscuits.
sweets and a toy.
STUDENTS' FORUM
Four Hongkong University students Lefl by PAA for “Kendia on Christmas Day to at-
the third Asian students' am in Bagulo. leaving were My Yun Kar-
Miss - Mr Hul Kul-fun, cky Chan and Miss Pauline Cheng-
which
of
At the conference, opened yesterday, discussions will be held on education, cul- science economy, ture, social atoms for peace, problems unemployment and matters re- anted to the United Nations.
After the conference, ends on Now Your's Eve. party will co on a one-week study tour of the Philippines before returning to the Colony. The ottier member of the Mr John Choa, left for party, the Philippines yesterday.
which час
False Information
Koo Hon-wing, 20, was fined $20 by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Cen- tral yesterday fór giving false information to a pawnbroker in the Shaukhwan district on Mon- day.
Defendant, who gave an allas and a wrong address when pawning a fountain pen, sald he did not want his family 10 know about the pawning.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 By Air Philippines. 1. p.m.
Pakistan, Middle
East. Afric.
Great Britain, Europe, & p.m.
Korea, 0. p.m.
Thailand, Ceylon,
0 p.m.
USA. 4 p.m.
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By Surface
ma, India,
Philippines, Korea. 4 p.m.
"Cacao, &
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· By Sartade
China, People's Republic, 7 am. STAUSTALA de New Zealand. 11 2.
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PUSATURDAY, DECEMBER #
By Burdien
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Bese india panosin via Karsonijs
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91 For One At Stumps RICHARDSON
LBW AT 117
Johannesburg, Dec. 26.
South Africa replying to England's first innings of 268 in nine hours and ten minutes hit up 91 for one wicket in 155 minutes on the second day of the first test here.
Opening batsman Peter Richardson, the main- stay of England's innings, took his score to 117 today before he was out leg before wicket to Trevor Goddard.
playing in his
He had batted eight hours, Alistair Taylor and 46 minutes one of the first tent and left-hander
stowest Test centuries on record but of great value to England. South Africa begun with openin stand of 54
on
between
Godearch Taylor was stumped after scoring 12.
UNBEATEN
He and Goddard who was unbeaten with 49 at the close up the innings to 50 in 97
Radio Hongkongmuick compared with the two
12.30 p.m., Programme Summary: 12.32, Nothing But Music; 1. Tine Signal; 1.18, News, Weather Report and Special Announcements: 1.30, From the Shows The Music of Jerome Kem; 2. Clone Down.
8.30. Programme for Older Child ren presented by milzabeth: 15,55, Stock Market Report; 8, Time Big- nal. Programune Summary: 0.07,
Portuguese Half Hour: 6.30, V.0.A. Hi Parade; 839, Weather Report: 1. Time Signal-The News: 1.09. Commentary OF Stop Press Item;
7.10, "A Lale of Bil → → (HBCTS) Written by Godfrey Har- rtson, produced by Leslie Bridg- noel; 7,45, "Box 200" Bert Ollieft
hours and 48 minutes taken by England.
Ater Taylor's departure Goddard found on onber- prking partner In Hendley Keith, Together they put on 37 for the unfinished wicket partnership. share being 29.
SCOREBOARD
Becond Keith's
England First Innings
SHEAFFERS
Skrip
GOOD TEST START
Santa's Gift
For Young
Patient
HOLIDAY ROAD TOLL IN HK: 13 INJURED
Old Banta distributes the gifts at the Sandy Bay Convalescent Home on Christmas Day. In the picture above, taken by our staff photographer, Mr H. F. Shields smiles behind his snowy whiskers as he hands over a gift to a young patient. At the right is DES D. J. Watson. The party for the Sanday Bay patients was given by the St John Ambulance Brigade.
(Monday's close 187 for three) EVERYONE
Goddard
Heine
at the Organ:18. Buring Bong-1 | P. E Juchardson lbw (BBCTS), Ronald Bingo and his Orch.; 8.30. Thumday Scrapbook: A magazine entertainment for most T. E. Balley agen, in which there is muxo of a post, meeting with Interesting D. C. S. Compton c Keith b people, various problems in sound,
al manner and
Goddard of trivia for your atraction: 9
Time Signal-The P. B. H. May e Goddard b News and Home News from Bri-
Adcock tain: 9.10. At The Opers: “L'Elisir D'Armore (Donizetti)-Act 2-Prin cipals with Chorus and Orch. of
the
SLICE OF
117
Walte b
GOT A
18
5
0
M. C. Cowdrey e Goddard b
Heine
THE CAKE
59
1
Margio Musicale Florentino D. J. Insole e Waite b Ven ound. by: Francesco Molinari Pra- Ryneveld
30.00, Chopin Waltzes-1903-
de 211;
H. Wardle not out
C. Leker .Adcock
hard Perro (Piano): 10.15, Ro- T. G. Evans C Keith b mance in Song with Dinah Shore Adcock and Eddie Fistver; 10.30, "Anspol
(BBCTS). by B. H. Tyson b Adcock Pavement
J. Howard Friestley. Dramatised by A. Part 3A Becial Occasion J.
Hopest of Lost Bunday's broad- c); 10.09, Weather report: 11.
Radio News Time Algna), 1135, Goodnight Music-Franck Pourcel & his French String; 11.30. Extras (byes four, legbyes Clone down.
nine, no balls three)
REDIFFUSION
Pune
Reet:
1.10.
e Goddard b
J. B. Statham
Goddard
< Walte b
Total:
12:15
p.m.. 12.22. Nothing beet Mu News Weather Report and Special Announcements, 1.30 From the Halne Shows-The Mure of Jerome Ke Adcock 2. Variety Colis the Tunes 3. Romantic Cyclo-Selections troni Goddard
Manchester United Has Two-Point Lead
London, Dec, 26.
Three people
were seriously injured and ten slightly injured, in a series of traffic accidents
on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Elght of the injured Europeans,
were
FJohn Dall
Among the Christmas gifts I received I would number one particular item of news as being the most appreciated.
A good friend of mine and, of many who were in Hongkong before July 1953 has made him-
self a name in Britain. He has
recently been signed up as the resident singer with the BBC Show
Band and has started to
record for Decca.
I won't tell you his name yet although f
I can tell you that the new name under which he sings
Matt Monro Shortly before midnight
If you ever on know him whilst he was in Christmas Eve, a military jeep Hongkong you will remember No 91YJ78 was travelling along him as the man who won more Nathan
Road to Shemshulpo. of Rediffusion's "Cheero Tine" The driver and three passengera contests than anybody else. He were British soldiers,
n150 to Near Mongkok Police Station, Kowloon's night spots as a re- sing at one of It swerved sharply to the right gular vocalist. to avoid another front.
vehicle in
used
ini
He toured the Now Territories many concert parties organised for the entertainment of the troops and was at one time a member of The Aces
As it swerved, it overturned. The occupants were thrown out of the jeep and two were seriously Injured and the other
His voice and personality wo were slightly hurt,
made him a favourite with all As the jeep overturned, It audiences and a particularly caught fire. This was later ex-rousing welcome was given to tinguished when a fire engine him when he went on board the arrived,
American cruiser "Los Angeles” at Christmas, 1992.
All four injured were taken to hospital.
EUROPEANS HURT
was
Не
DROVE A LORRY
band. His huck was out at first and he had to be content with a week-end job with
Harry Pitch's band at the Homsay he drove a long-distance lorry Town Hall During the week
broadcast from Radio At about 2 am, on Christmas Hongkong just before he left the
colony in July Day, a privates
1993 and when car and lorry
he went back to travelling in opposite
Britain auðl- directioned for a couple of big-name tions, collided at the junction. of Nathan Road and Gescolge Road. A Chinese man on the lorry
slightly injured. Both vehicles were dunged.
At 2.26 a.m. on Christmas Day, a private car, driven by a European with three European passengers, collided with tram island in King's Road near the Chung Nam Torch Factory, North Point, All were injured aul admitted to Queen Mary Hospital,
Injuries.
His first break came when he was signed by Hony Lender as aband-vocalist for a period of six months. At this time came his throt change of name. He be came. Al Jordan. The fob endud and he went back to driving, this time a London bus
He sent private recordings to. various places but not until a file while had elapsed did it come to the attention of a Decen record man,
At about 3 am, a lorry caray"- Manchester United consolidated its positioning soil overturned near the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, Three Father Christmas appear at the top of the English Soccer championship labourers on board were thrown ed by car ΟΠ Christmas table today, drawing two points ahead of Totten-out of the truck and received morning at Sandy Bay for a | ham Hotspur, its nearest rivals. visit to the wards of the Society for the Relief of Disabled Children.
The biggest crowd of the day beat -28,007-saw Manchester
tako 34 Cardiff City 3-1 to points from 22 matches. Totten- ham lost a chance to close the gap hy only drawing 1-1 away to Everton today after beating them 6-0 in the first match yesterday.
Leicester v. Grimsby postponed.
Fulham Huddersfield
Leyton Orient Lincoln
Nottingham
poned Port Vale Swansen
7 Blackburn
9
Notts County
0
Liverpool
4
Shenleid U.
-↑
v. West Hany post-
v. Stoke postponed,
0
& Brito)
DIVISION II (SOUTHERN)
Aldershot
Bournemouth Brighton de IT. 5 Gillingham -
Coventry v. Newport postponed.
Ipswich Town
2 Plymouth A.
Watford
1 Bwindca T.
1 Colchester U.
4 Crystal Palace
0
The wards
were decorated and bid Christmas trees from 10 which Father Christmas IC- plenished blas sack and handed 268 out presents from bed to bed. Wickels fell at 28, 37, 48, 169,
After the tour the red
and Time: 170, 205, 259, 203, and 203.
third Exeter City Arsenal came up into bushy Santa Howling
changed clothes place with 30 points by beating Millwall OMRW and turned into Mr H. F. Shields Chelsea
2-0, while Leeds Norwich City Queen's Park -31 30 of the St John Ambulance As United, promoted only this seR-
2
Shrewsbury 20 0 38 4 sociation and made A second son, shot into fourth place by Bouthampton 28.4 0 51 3 tour of the wards helping the thrashing much faneled Black-U
Brentford 11 3 23 0 chairman
Torquay Mr N.
C. Chan
pool' 6-0,
DIVISION II (NORTHERN) 20 4 300 distribute helpings of the
Accrington v. Stockport postponed. a 2 20 31 "chairman's cake" Christmas
Barrow
4 Curtido Un... · Bradford cake large enough for everyone
Workingien in the hospital to
have slice, and cut
by the matron Mrs D. J. Watson.
the musical Arabian Night, "Ki Watkins met", featuring the Original Brood- way Cart: 3.30.
Tayfield Novatime 4. Ro World--Mary Ann Van Ryneveld Clark; 4.19, Teo Time Rendezvous 430, Vocally Yours: 5. Children's
mances of the
Corner Prewented by Auntie Pamela South Africa First Innings 5.30, Teen Time Prescaled by Belly Souza: 0. Tropicana; 028, Birthday A. Taylor Malibag: 6.30, Songs of the Islands
Wardle.
t Evans
b.
12
40
Hawaiian Melodies: 845, The House T. Goddard not out of Peter McGovern 7. Time Signal and the New; 109, Weather Re-H. Keith not out mit Announcements and Interlude. Extras (leg bycs) 7.18, Benny Goodman and his Or- 8,
chostra 1.45 Singing Strings:
Bowling to date
91
O MR W 10 1 38 0
Personality Parade Deborah Kerr: Total (for one wicket) 8.15, Capitol Show: 8.30, Life with the Lyona; To Signal, News and Tame News from Britain; 0.15. Henry Jerome and his Orchestra, 9.30, Dennis Day Show With Guest Statham Star 19. Cade Continental; 1ölið, || Tysen. Robert Farmon and His Orchestra: Wardle 11. Date
with Dreamland; 11.30, Prelude to Midslant la Mianichi | Laker "God Save the Queen"; Close Down,
SIDE GLANCES
9 0 22
Ð 2 22
5 2 10 -Router.
By Galbraith
very few piits--just some from
how-have poor tas
0
CHRISTMAS
DAY BABY
10
0
away
་
A 21-year-old Chinese woman, Chan To-wah, became a proud mother on Tuesday when she gave birth at Queen Mary Hospital, to the first baby boom on Christmas Day.
The baby girl, weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs, and called "Ming Ming" by the mother, will now receive a gold Sovereign-the gift of an anonymous resident.
The mother and the baby, born at 0.20 a.m.,
were both doing well when a reporter called to see them yesterday. morning.
Incidentally the baby is the. woman's first child. She is the wife of salesman, La Sun-wai, of 8 Victoria Street, 3rd floor, Central.
ICE & SNOW
Leeds could only draw 1-1 to Blackpool yesterday, but in the return match on their home
ground
today centre. forward Harold-Brook scored a hat-trick and his insido-right John Charles netled twice give Blackpool their biggest beating for a long time,
to
Fog, ice and snow inter- with the traditional Christmas Soccer programme and 15 matches had to be post- poned today...
Only about 450,000 spectators braved the weather for the 37 matches yesterday and today only 308,000 went through the turnstiles to watch the remain- ing 31 fixtures.—Reuter. -
DIVISION.I
v Walsall postponed.
4 Hondling
0
Northampton
▸
3
Chester v. Oldham postponed
Halifax v. Hartlepools
Gateshead postponed
2 York City
0
1
Hull City
1 Darlington
4
Mandeld v. Chesterfield postponed
o Wrexham Rochdale Scunthorpe
1 Derby Southport v. Crewe postponed. Traumere v. Bradfort postponed.
IRISH LEAGUE Arda v Glenavon postponed, Coleraine 3 Linfield 3. Crusaders v Derry postponed. Distillery v Bangor postponed. Glentoran
Ballymena
postponed
hem. 4 Cliftonville 1.
AYES
Yesterday's match between Glenavon and Portadown abandoned after twenty minutes play. No goals were scored: ---- Reuter.
Then came another change DE At about 10.23 a.m., an oil name, from Al Jordan to Matt truck swerved to avold an
Monro. oncoming trucit and
near engine trouble. factory in Kwai Chung, Thun Wan
developed
A recording was made, anch a sauce then came his big chance with
the BBC Show Band,
It ran over a pile of broken rocks and on to the
edge
of a pit near the roadride.' As
the front axla a result broken. No one was injured.
Was
nows
AND THE MAN.
I am pleased to hear the because I know 'and 'llko the fellow concerned very much. I am also dellghted, because OVER A CLIFF
when he was in Hongkong I Another lorry carrying soil, expressed quite forcibly the plunged 300 feet down a cliff of opinion that he
a.m.
on
when the one friend.
Jobs
is
was good Kau Wah King, at the rear of enough for the big-time the Lalchikok Hospital, at 11.00 when he got back home.
Christmas Day. The always pleasant to have, one's driver, Ngan Leung, 38, was opinion justified
Especially seriously injured.
concerned is B The lorry had. just emptied a truckload of soil and was back- Now let me tell you what his Ing on to the road when, near name was whilst he served in the edge of the cliff, the ground Hongkong. Cratsuton Terry gave way and the lorry dis- Parsons of the REME ! Re-
over the side append on
member him?. If you don't, then landed on a small piece of watch the Radio Hongkong.
Pro ground abonit 300 ft. below, hav-grammes in the next or mg turned, several somersaults, weeks. There is 3 distinct The driver was found to be still possibility of there being a re- In his seat, but unconscious. broadcast of the farawell pro
Seriously injured he was gromme given by Terry a week taken to Kowloon Hospital, before he left the colony,
Uncontrollable Temper
เล
On
PASSING. THROUGH
Curielmas Eve I was kickcy enough to find myself at a table in Maxim with a group of very populer musicians, in fact two groups. They actived at Kai Tak in the afternoon and were scheduled to leave the following day, they dropped in ta Described as a man who could i see an old friend who has been on tour with them. Terri King. The not control his temper, 31-year groups were Freddy Bali and he old Lau Chung-hing, was fined Bell-Boys and the Platters, $160 or three weeks Mr T. L. The boys all regretted: that, their Yang at Kowloon Court yester-stay in Hongkong was such a belat one and when Berb: Reed of the day for wounding. 2 Chiclses
Plellers beard The Police said he lost at a
from "on" Bilva Sunderland Ppetponed
that, sales of › the Platters LP ba 1 Manchester C. D
mahjong game on December 21
reached a thousand in this part of Lee avoman, Tottenham Hot. Leeds Un 3 ́-Kilackpool | Wal-chun, who claimed to
o debt of $15. When be and incurred Luton Town v. Portsmouth postponed victim of the recent Shoung he was pressed for payment, he Newcastle U. Manchester U. 3 Cardiff
Bhut fre, was cautioned by Mr quarrelled and drew out a knife BW. Brom Albion & Hin-shing Lò at Central yea
and wounded his creditor. In the struggle he also injured a peacemaker outside 131 Temple Street The injuries were not sorioHOT DIENAS
PARENCIANA
Arsenal
Aston V v. Bolton W. Everton
STOLE SWEATER
A 42-year-old
on
Preston
Humley Sperheld Wed. v. B'ham postponed, terday for stealing a baby swea- Whampton v. Charlton postponed. ter from Lane, Crawford's Christmas Eve. Sho was dered to sign a bond of $100 to
DIVISION I
Barraley Bristol Rover ö Doncaster
1 Rotherham U
Bury a Middlesbrough
the world he wanted to go out and with, everybody in the neOSTUM Happy Happy Christmar
I was surprised to fod that Freddy quite a serious follow who like the Bell, young ..., and -- handsome (SWAR
musle of the masters. · Sils]favyazrite composers hy Chopku and Verdi-but of course, nook and roll means lot to to the eminence he enjoys today.m
him because/15-hay brought him
be of good behaviour for one vious conviction for disorderly his type of muske wa BO V DOTEL
year,
ONE MAN SHORT BUT LONDON XV
HOLD SPRINGBOKS TO DRAW
Landon, Dec. 28;
London Clubs 6, Combined
A gallant London Clubs side | South African Universities 6. playing with. 14' men for mont
of the match held the
South African-
powerful Univerzition
Ruby Union touring team to a 6-8 draw at Twickenłam today."
-There was no score
at half A
time.
The game was played under wintry conditions but even after losing one of their forwards in the fret tale London Clube twice took the load only to be pulled back by the fast running South "African#===Chin Zall & peck
Ola
Bhullaris
London
Aberavon 3, Nouth 6. Bátám 20, Old Blues 3.7- Bedford 0; Old Paulines d. Bridgend 0, Maestego. 3. Bridewater, Albion Crow exp
Cardin 1D) WIND 0.
Perk D
The defendant had one pre-
conduch in 1953,
Snatched Wallet
* When I asked him welly he thought;
lar kupave but one resede: 28 beat.,, ile zalea, muggested think tha older", members of "the pubile: wijo tend tacanderan in the facto“ should İsations Emelt», to be, daya hot sha Charleston, and he tolle me that he da not see the fim ; Das'c Kebak the Rock", NA TRENERA For anatching a wallet com- He makes bout $15,000:00:
pan than verin, drin taining $1150, from a school girl year from It Work, thas, out in In Wing Kut Street on Christ- Hongkong dollars mas Day, Wong Hung, 38, appearance on stage, at this rather The Platters ›, didề nót, put" fri) sin. employed, was reentericed to pral Docasion because the micro bothree months hard labour by phone set-up was not the one need Hin-shing/Lo at Central for their not butt neddy and Patr yesterday:
boya "gaya tha srowd a simple the guide Dias riade tilem' the stam of fillock | Around) tha: Click"!! 2014 TAN SONU shulz | Zobodda, istinto thotmisda
Bracons 27. Woodford G. Oxford 6 Esher. 0.75-Con Ten domes were cancelled cause of fag and snow. Reuter
LEAGUE
London, Dec. 20. of today's Rugby
Castleford'
Re
Dulilo
this Euro
andez of
„fan, myself, but?