A
ZINCIA=
HINA MAIL
To
SIDE GLANCES
FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1957.
By Galbraith
Company's Profits
An increase of $418,311,86 in the working profit W. Leadbetter to be adron Class II; Mr R. W. Bell reflected the tourist traffic which was passing through to be Superintendent Radio- the Colony, of which the company's two hotels had grapher; Mr Crawford Robert-cured their fair share, it was reported by Mr Horaco sen Held to be Senior Auditor; Kadoorie, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mr W. Segue to be Acting Assistant Commissioner of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd, in his statement Police; Mr A. L. Gordon to ho presented at the company's Annual General Meeting
at Telephone House this morning. Acting Senior Supe
Police; Mr M.
Bendent
ΟΙ
resumed Counsel duty as Senior Crown on return from leave; Mr J. C. McRobert closed Senior Crown Counsel; Mr
Acting Deputy
to
Bell to be Act
H: Maynard
act
-
tor, Royal Observatory; M. R. W.
to be
Assistert
The chairman reported that the construction of Peninsula Court was proceeding satisfactorily and that It was expected to be ready for occupation about middle of the year.
the
The statement was as follows; Extensive re-piping will have Before dealing with the se- to be undertaken throughout the Establishment Office (Executive counts for the past year, Its hote
hotel and work on this has al- and Clerical
my duty to make reference ready started; in addition about Tun
hich occurred since we ing units have reached the end which met lust
Sir Robert hau of their useful Life and year. a Director of this Com- have to be replaced. boen
the From pany since 1930 and we sadly miss his guidance and advice. taking into
The construction of Peninsula that Court
Hing satisfac- $2,000,000,00
Establishments); to the death of Sir Robert 11o 25% of the small sir-condition-
Colonial Secretariat Sub
Intendent
A.
of
Colonia! Secretarial; Mr B. Bickford to be Chiet Clerk,
Inspector Matthew O'Sullivan to be
Super- Acting Assistant
Mr Police; F. Cochrane, Mr A.
nad M- Bagroit
H. McCreion, all Assistant Superintendents of Pullee, to bo Superintendents of Police; Mr J. J. Swaine to be a Deputy Clerk at Councils; Mr D. D, Waters (Education Omeer), Dr Wong Yue-Um and Dr J. G. D'Almada‡ (Alodical Officers) confirmed to the permanent and pensionable e tutilishment,
Brewin Trust Fund Committee
tolly one.
foregoing,
account there Was
connection
will
and
the fact still some outstanding 13
Peninsula with Indications court at the end of 1956, which | are that the building will be
in Included in the ready for occupation about the
figure of middle of the year.
$3,322,112.90 Sundry Creditors and Credit Balances, it will be it was not the in-realised that the Company has Originally, tention to provide versuram in
this
building: your Dire Hors. however, have reconsidered this
the Hh of present day de mands from tourists, and it wa beelde i that Op2 Is
Accessary will bac air- Frelses Conloned throughout the year and wit At about 180
persons, elmand Fo uf this amounts to $340,000.00,
Last year reference was made to alterations which would ther
be put in hand
The following have been re-
members appointed
of Brewin Trust Fund Committee with effect from April 1 this year to March 31, 1959, the Gazette reported this morning:
The
In the Peninsula Hotel after the Hongkong & Shanghal Booking Corporation have moved into their new pre- The Social Welfare Officer; miss. This crea will provide the Hon Lo Man-wai, the Honadditional accommodation for Ngan Shing-kwan and the Hon airline offices. Kwok Chan.
Game Wardens
RENOVATIONS During last summer extensive renovations were carried out at the Peninsula Hotel as a result
16 bathrooms of which
arc
heavy programme of expendi- ture to micet auring the current year, but your Board la satisfied that the proposed expenditure is Completely justified."
Accounts, which The
the usual form, urawn up in Lail 1UT little explanation.
The Peninsula Hotel had an- other
record year; the addition of calorifer to the Air- Conditioning Plant has made it possible
the to central heat areas which previously could be cooled only. This is a popular
feature with American visitors
in particular, and proved a boon during the recent prolonged cold spell.
for
'Gacidi's' continues to attract
discrimination patrons of whom only the best is good enough
The Playpen with its new were bar continute to do well and
The following have been re- appointed Honorary gama completely modernised. The wardens for three years few tho walls were retiled, new mosaic purpose of amisting in carrying foors laid, and new bath; ele.
out the provisions of the Wild we
were installed; In the majority Bird and Wild Mammals Pro- of coses the sanitary fittings
tection Ordinance, 1984, the Gazette reported this morning:
Mr A. St. G. Walton, Mr J. D. Romer, Mr Wong Bor, Mr R. Sleap and Mr F. X. D'Almada e Castro,
1
Banking Advisory
Committee
Hon.
AL
JUST UNPACKED NEW Cruise-blooming COTTONS !
in beautiful fine woven cottons with tiny frostly flowers
dated back to the opening of the Hotel.
The present Intention is to continue this work during the summer months ahead, and it is hoped that the end of 1957 will see all our bathrooms complete- ly modernised.
It is now advisable to boot a table in order to avoid dis- appointment
A GOOD YEAR Repulse Bay has had a good year and there is little doubt that the air-conditioning of the front rooms and the reintroduc- dion of the private bus service are paying dividends,
The verandah with its magni-
galhmuth
A-15
TM. Arg. U., Pet. Dit 1957 by MEA Berzine, Ind.
"The tiffs you and Dad have are mostly about money -George and I have promised we'll never mention the word!"
35-Day
Ordeal
In Mastless
Sailing
Boat
Talcahuano, Chile, Mar. 28.
A starving British general and his wife fought 30-foot ocean waves to reach civilisation again after their yacht lost its mast in a hurricane off Cape Horn when sailing from Melbourne back to Britain.
General Miles Smeeton, his wife Beatrice, and a youth named John Guzwell left Melbourne in January after the Olympic Games, sailing the ton yacht Tzu Hang of London.
15-
ficent view a very popular, Al Repulse Bay en extension particularly at the week-ends, Last month, they were about country house of Mr Jack Sweet, has beca built on to the west and unless the weather is very 5,000 miles out of Melbourne..in a British businessmen. side of the main block. This bad, guests
be the South Pacific and approach- can generally will provide a new main en-
of Magellan. seen enjoying themselves in ing the Straits trance to the Hotel cod will also
what can rightly be described) Hitherto, the voyage had pro- house the office of the Manager,
as one of the world's beauty ceeded as planned and every WHI the Reception, etc., which
spots.
thing was normal.
As the tiny Tzu Hanz stood in towards the wild
2000
of the Hongkong Hotel site, has been more than offset by this
increase.
The second portion of the Profit and Loss Account con- tains
Reservo for Extra- 題
coast of
веда
When the Tzu Hang is ready for sea again, General Smecton in Canada, plans to stop off
816-year-old where he has daughter-United Preza
NEW! SHEAFFERS
Feathertouch
BALLPOINT
WITNESS SAYS ACCUSED "DIRECTED OPERATIONS"
A factory-worker testifying in a murder trial against his fellow- worker, Chan Hon, 30, alleged that Chan was "directing operations” during the Tsun Wan riots last October.
Before Mr Justice C. W. Reece and a Special Jury, Chan is accused of the murder of Lam Tak-san on October 13, 1956, the day Lam succumb- ed to injuries received two days earlier during the Tsun Wan riots.
Mr D. N. E. Ron, Crown Coun sel, is prosecuting, assisted
by
Dei. Sub-Inspector Connelly. Mr
H. L. Hu
is defending Chao,
instructed by P. L. Lam and Co,
The witness,
Trong Chung.
sald that
group
В
the
nocused
of men to break everything in a workers' library and then led a group of bound
workers towards Taun Wan threatening to beat them to death if they did not repeat
witness before Tsang, an employee of the South Yim
by
A
TRIAL OF 15 ALLEGED RIOTERS CONTINUES
Police Constable Leung Hoi, of Taun Wan police. station, testified at the Criminal Sessions; this morning!
the accused, Chiu, Kai-yeum, that he heard one of calling out to a mob to burn a wagon during the Trum Wan Riots.
* PC Leung was testifying at the trial of 15 men charged with rioting at the Pao Hsing cotton mills in Taun Wan on October 11, last year.
"The accused Koro Mr the far side of the van. The Justice J. R Gregg and mob was mostly on the far side Special Jury are Wong Chung of the van, he said. They over. yuen 33, carpenter; Woo Pong- turned the car and get it on firs.. you, 27, weaver; Yuen Chuen, The van was later put back on 39, earth coolle; Law Ching, 42, its four wheels after it hars
Tro-tak tailyman; Tong
28, 28, caught fire, he added: Mak Ping-chau, 28, Having seen the car burning,
Koung
31, witness said, the Police partý.... entunel worker; Yeung Kwel, was att
wel, was attracted to something more
sula, he saw
his slogans.
The also SCES
Texule Factory, Chan-idt, disclosed in examination that the accused had been bound over in $250 to be of good behaviour for two years
Magistrato before,
The accused once led a band of about 15 men to attack some 100 factory workers who were on a plenic on Tsing I Island and for this he was charged be- fore a Magistrate, Yim said.
He denied that there was bad blood between him and the ac- eused because of this incident. A HUGE CROWD Tsang Chung-fun, a spinner, said that from the library of the Federated Trade Union on October 11 last year he heard
mar M. Morley-John and Mr nalets co
coming neurer and nearer W. S. Coiller, Crown" Counsel, from the road at about 6 pm, are prosecuting, assisted by ASP Very soon the noise reached the D. E, W. O'Brien. clinic. He looked out from the
Mr V. 1. J. D'Alion Instruc- BOOK REVIEW Ubrary and saw a huge, crowd. ed by Mr P. D, A. Remedios, Someone in the crowd said is defending the second, fifth, "Lot's attack this place," and sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, immediately
the twelfth and the thirteenth ac- sound of breaking glass
and cus
cused The other accused ure doors being battered with iron
barn
there
Someone said "Get kerosene. We will set fire to it.” Soon a
the library and people
neation of flames was seen in d, to snout save ured People are being killed!" the witness
terified.
He continued that soon after there was the sound of steps
41, farmer; Chiu Kai-yeum, 20, important and rushed to the Pao mochanie; Ho
Yun, 33, earth
He Haing Colle; Liu Xick-cho, Su, coox: the 13th accused for about five Wong Chiu-fook, 27, mechanic; | minutes. He added there WETO Fund Chi-wing, 24, rubber other people blowing whistles, wurker Nam Kel-iing, 42, but he himself only saw the weaver; and Wu Dh-keung, 30, 18th accused with a whistle in spinner.
his mouth.
not represented by Counsel.
PC Leung testified that he was with a Police party outside
Hearing is continuing...
Emile Zola Masterpiece
the Pao Hsing cotten mills on Translated
a riot
October 11, last, when was in progress,
Among the mob, he said, he recognised the ninth, 13th and 14th accused,
"BURN IT"
The ninth accused was calling out to the mob, "Barn it, don't
"THE AUBE MOURETSIZ
by Emile Zola. Tyanaisted troj the French ("La Faute de Mouet") by Also Brown. Books Lid., 24 Great James Street, London, WC+L.; 18/-a:met.) -:
atruld" Witness added
This is not an easy bookc ninth accused was calling to the to review from the point of mob to burn. car near the New
view of the ordinary reader. China Enamelware Factory. The
We know before we start that ninth accused was then stand- Ing in Castle Peak Road and a masterpiece of 18th cen wiutess Was about six yarus tury French literature. As we away from him.
He said he road, we are sware of the ex- cellence of the translation by then saw the car in flame.
But it is very Alco Brown The 13th accused was starică-
Roman
Catholic pries
The first part of the book sels the scene and introduces us to player in this moving the
coming up to the library and then he heard bangs on the door. He and his fellow-workers used tables to barricade themselves in. Banging on the door continued and then two men, one of whom was the accused, entered the library from the balcony.
"DON'T MOVE" ORDER
The
Tsang said that the accused, Gazetic notified this
who was his fellow-worker at morning that the following had been appointed members of the
the South Seas Factory, demanding in front of the gate of the nearly impossible for the aver ed "What are you people do- mill when witness first saw him age layman to understand the Banking Advisory Committee for
ing here?" The accused ordered He was blowing a whistle and extraordinary attitude towards one year, with effect from April be reached without walking The increANO of $418,311.00
them not to move and went over was waving at the mob to ruan sex displayed not by the sen through the main dining
itive in the Working proft refects The
to the barricades and opened the into the mill. Witness said he Financial as at present. There will also be the
the tourist
traffic which is Tierra del Fuego, one of the re- Radio Hongkong
door. About 20 persons armed himself was then standing at the who has to try to live up to the Secretary (Chairman); Mr Kana Ladies Beauty Salon and a
tenets of his faith, but by his Tong-po, Mr H. R. M. Cleland, shop where pharmaceutical and pasting through the Colony, of gonal Antaretle gales terror of
6.30 Time For Torn-Agens pre- with iron bara and wooden poles door of the mill. which your Mr R. P. Moodie and Mr E. J. Į photographie equipment may be
two hotels have all windjammers in this area
The 14th accused, he said, was associates in Church and vil Banted by Elizabeth; 8, Time Signal: entered. "Break up everything secured their fair share.
ate. When Jage. It is
swept up.
Programme Bummary: 60% Popu- her
the no
accused Thompson
obtained,
ordered end outskle the The shrieking wind snapped jarity Poll presented by Ted Thomas: C
the Police told the mob to dis- gratifying to note that the re
ast while musi
angry
0.30, Asian Club; Songs of Hawail his gang set to.. duction
And the in both rent
The accused ordered him and perse, the 14th accused allegod- interest, following on the sale smashed the rudder, Thirty. Sung by Gladys Kabani; 7.15, A Life
of Bliss. Written by Godfrey Harri- his colleagues to go down the ly aald, "Don't be afraid, when foot waves swept away the
pon: Produced by Lelle Bridgmont
the witness. I was holding a gun, he (polat- meagre food store, as the nearly-apers: 748, Going to the Pictures stairs, continuet
The Critics discuss the pictures As he descended the first step, ing at witness) was not a police tragedy; and here the character exhausted trio manned the
of the young priest is beautiful-; they have this week, Chairman, the accused, who was standing me You" and Timothy Birch; 7.59, Weather Re• ****
PC at the door, pumps around the clock,
Leung saldi ho later ly drawn in its simplicity, and gave him a kick. port; 8, Time Signal; The News: 8.09 tater smashed in the cabin hatch,
Mission to Lepers Fing Day Appeal At the bottom of the stair-case identified the three acctised at religious sincerity.
different Identification DRIFT 35 DAYS
by Dr N. D. Fraser: 8.15, Mitte
The accond part develops the ordinary Repairs and Renewals When the gale had blown itself Lover HourClassical Requeria pre was a man on either side of the three
door, holding iron bars,
paradis. sented by Alleen. Dekker: 9.15. In
the dawning of love between CROSS-EXAMINED of $400,000.00, the creation of out, the mastless Tzu Hang was Chancery by John Galsworthy.
-Trang said he managed to
Mr priest whose illnces has robbed and out to sea
Adapted for Radio by Muriel Levy, which your Directors have con drifting miles
rush past these two men with- Cross-examined by Produced by Hugh Stewart (UBGTS) sidered advisable in order to well off the trade routes. With
out being hit. orde
He joined a D'Alton, PC Leung said he him, of memory, and the lovely, spread the cost of renovations what tackle remained, Goneral Repeat of last Sunday's broadcast):
9.45 Platter Parade presented by crowd of fellow-workers and did not remember if there were young girl, izolete from the over more than one year. An Smeeton rigged a jury-mast, Nick Kendal: 1050, A Book your they were bound with strips of other policemen with him when world. In kyllic surroundings.
Farm" by
bo first caught sight of the This part of the story is told amount of $181,588.50 has been with one remaining sall. Every Bedside Cold Comfort
Stella Gibbons, Road by Audrey. written off against this and the one was put on
wore against a lush natural back-. the shortest Stendes (Ep. 6: 1045, Ballet from According to the witness the ninth accused. Thero balance of
Studio Musicala Reserve, amount of raticas,
Orchestra pocused came down from the about 80 people around the car, ground which somehow lends a of the
of reality to this For 35 days the crippled 10.99 Weather Report: 11, ing to $218,413.50 appears on
described Now Real The Library and ordered them to fol, which * Signbl: Radio
century the face of the Balance Sheet. yacht crawled dowity northward London Studio Melodie Frank low him to Tsun Wan. On the German van.
The increase in the value of with the Humboldt Current Chack Beld and
Orchestra way he jumped on to a water He said he did not see anyons Galle version of the bewilder Fixed Assets is primarily due to from the Antarctic and the BBCTS 1135, Michael Bulmer pipe and ordered them to sing bring straws, light them and ment of Daphnis and Chloe!
Birds Discures the Runners and form of slogans after him. "I will beat throw them into the car. the construction of · Peninsula prevailing southerly
the Grand National; 12 Midnight
you to Court, which appears in the Ae- After 1,500 miles of incredible Icing-The Grand National cont
death if you do not
He said he could see the ninth counts at a figuro of $7,181, hardships, which show in the mentary by 1 mand Glendenning sind accused was alleged accused who was facing him on 802.32.
emaciated faces of the voyagers,
to have said. The position with regard to they arrived exhausted off the your Company's property in small Chilean colliery port of Shane 14 unchanged out Corona, where many British there is nothing fresh to report engineers and executives are since the date of tho Inst
cmployed..
istrica) 13 - Gongs darting and started to run off. A man Commerce Report
The horror of the young priest meeting.
when he recovers his memory The yacht was towed round to with Jetter "A": The Accounts
and realises the", sin - be has under the large Chilean nava! base here Corner Letein In caught him doing provide for the payment of n
Whale's Waistcoat: 6.30, Friday Ra- swung a bamboo pole towards
committed against his Church is bonus
to the Chinese Staff, tish Consul, Mr James Monke, Birthday Melbe: 8.30. The Top in arm, receiving an injury there. Hongkong General Chamber of subsequent developments some- and is being repaired. The Bri- quents Presented by Betty 628. him. He warded it off with his The Annual Report of the so movingly depicted that the which was duly paid at Chinese took care of the three voyagers, Ferenade: 2. Personality ParadeBob Then "I ran for my life," he Commerce for the year 1956 com- how become creible though
Popular Mundo: 0.45, New Year, As in 1955, DTO. *vision has also been made for a
who are now staying at the Crosby
bines as in previous years a hoot his agony of mind and body bonus to the Foreljm Staff and
of valuable information for the and the young girl's misery and I hope that you will approve of
local businessman as well as for death are fortunately net the this.
the ove
OVERSEES buyers,
kind of situation we expect to "Once again" I should like to
Giving an informative report meet with in this more realistic record the Board's appreciation
on the Chamber's activities, in- 20th century world, of the work of the Management
cluding the work of. Its various and Staff throughout the year.
by
L'Aiglon
New York
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Morning Post Limiites at
the Lokity of Hongkong
the
from Close
REDIFFUSION
2 p.m. Variety Calla the Tune: 5.
cloth.
Tmang said that near the Kapok Bakery there was A
he
aluu Matinee: 5.50, Brake up the took to see Chamber Of
4 The Story of Bottle took the apportunity to escape. 4.15. Tea for Two; 430, | He managed to break his bonds,
this and
Children's
Showtime
7.15.
Concert Miniature: I said. 7.30, 4dle Tlatsen with Axel Btor- saidi's Orchestra: 1.40) The House of Peter Motovar-A Glory of Fatally
New Registration odoo Mion to Levers Appo
Rules
Hearing is proceeding.
Merchant On Serious Charge
DE #
resolved in this case through the the example of Nature in vegetable kingdom Instead of by human (or mythological): intere vention,
MOVINGLY WRITTEN
by Dr X, D. Fraser; 8.15, Weather Report": Announcements: 9.17. Track Talk --- Tips for Tomorrow's Races: 830, Pastings, the Duckcom.
This book is interesting to New rules making it an conducted by Prof Wimple with a
commlitees, the book contains The results now before you offence to make false state. panel including Paul Drew Stephanie Arrested on a warrant issued some vital statistics on the year's three reasons first
it is a scholarly transla becsure have only been achieved as ments or entries upon forms er. Jerry Lewis, and Daphrys
their loyal
Newnan; : By Boxing result of
Comment in August, 1948, a marcharit, imports and exporta." co prescribed under the Trado
Óf special. On the main events of "the Annual Poon Ping-nam, alias Poon Sin-
theflon of an eple work of a great interest to French writer which many of us operation.
Unions (Registration) Rules British Legion Boxing Tournament
overseas buyer is the section then aid of the Earl Halg Fund Direct y, caine, before - Mr', he tealkg.with"
ere not capable of routing in the have been mader by
Broadcast from the Queen Elizabeth - Huggins At Kowloon this
Hongkong's local in Counoll, it was Stadium, Muterneton Playround, moming charged in connection motion of the development of
originadi:
E because Panel Appointed Governor
cilón industries, which includes a minim with grant franknees. notified in the · Gazette this Kowloon 10, eciation : @pedias
The theft Interview with Me Lance chansen, the defendant was allégod to heavy industries in the Colony which, whatever
of $1,105,440.
problem of male charity morning.
The explanatory note states to me: A Prostemme of have compared to ither with
BENCHMARK] views, is of academic one,
Inferent lit that as the rules stand at pro del muro, produced and others at various dates between Capt. George Irvine Lawson view of the attitude towards it
a person may with "im- sented by Charles Harvey, posturing poses, of Regulation to Pur punity submit untrue parti-orchete the Hora Oper, July 10 and 21, 1948, tool has been appointed a Member of the Roman Cathoke Chaard he Emergency " (Detention Order culars to the Registrar of Trade House, Covent Garden, conducted by this money from the fi in Hün of the Board of ExamineTIDE OF: Arf thirdly because, the transin- Robers irvine Lilly Bate with breame interpedia Company, Camarena Pubis Lences with effect ion has faithfully conveyed the Unions.
*Pribude 3-ložištidnight for and on Regulations, 1950, it was an
The new rules are cited as FMidnight, Racing, rod (Grand On the reguet of the Poloe, from March 31, vico Capt. B. 22 | poetic quality which in so much Wyndham Bounced in the Gazette this the Trade Union (Registration) nine from tetraat 150 Car Ca
National
Commen er 27 nemend the defendant) was exeunded" "Bidwell, the Garrita hošined a gentilew of the middle portion
this morning. (Amendment)› Ruins, (1057,
of the book.
Mr L. D. Kibbe, Sir John Kinloch and Mr B. G. W Weldon have been appointed members of a panel for the pur-
morning.
sent
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