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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1957.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
$160,000 COMPENSATION AWARD Government
Malayan Financier's JOHN LUFF TAKES YOU ALONG
Scheme For
Wanchai Approved DETAILS OUTLINED
C000
▪OMPENSATION approximating $160,- was recommended today by Tenancy Tribunal comprising Mr W. F. Pickering, President, Mr Chen Lin-chon and Mr R. A. da Silva.
TO MEET
FRED ASTAIRE
T'S not how you be- come a star that in- trigues me, but how you remain a star. And who knows more about
that than Fred Astaire?
The houses figuring in the exemption applica-So, what better than go tlon just approved are Nos. 32/40, Lec Tung along and find out? Street, Wanchai, which will be replaced by a six- storey structure costing $225,000.
We spoke first of those grent London successes
which heralded Fred As- taire's fantastic burst into
Amounts to be paid in the preparation of the case settlement to tenants will by Mr W. 1. Cheung (of) filmdom; Funny Face, The total nearly two-thirds of Messra P. H. Sin and Com- the building costs. Average pany who was appearing
was $32,000 for the owner). compensation to each house.
Mr. Pickering remarked upon the vast amount of work which had gone into
Visit
AOC To
Singapore
The Air Officer
Bathrooms
Gay Divorce, and Lady Be Good. And then, as I re- membor it, a trailer an- nouncing a new kind of film, the Hollywood Musical. The President said that the Roberta, for ever to snare Tribunal
particularly on its celluloid strip the grateful for the considerable assistance
given, whereby 60 winkling feet of Fred As settlements had been reached taire and Ginger Rogers, when the case had come to and the haunting refrain of court, the majority of which Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
approve,
were
The Best
the Tribunal had been able to felt so nostalgic, but not
ile added that he and his so Mr Astaire. Command-colleagues were satisfled that Lag, Royal Air Force Hong the scheme was in the public kong, Air Commodore A.D. Messenger will leave Hong big on Monday for Singapore where he will be on. temporary duty unill September 3.
He will be accompanied by Mrs Messenger,
The dullies of Air Officer Commanding, will be assumed by Group Captain A. J. M. Smyth, while Air Commodore Messenger is away.
|
and
interest
of the owner's financial ability to carry 11 out. The President, on behalf of the Tribana! expressed a strong Opinion that
six-storey building costing $225,000 should not be erected. without full Lathroom facilities,
3
the
He said that this was responsibility of the Building Authority, but that their re commendation would include this comment.
To Be Struck Off teet, had said that the sanitary
the uff
. Generous
"1 am always looking for ward," he said, "I don't even look at those old films, not even on TV, and I don't even listen to the music.""
I reminded him that lots of that old stuff was very good stuff indeed,
"True," he agreed, "but I ne always looking uhrad."
film I
We go down to tulking about The filst you will see next week, "Silk Stockings."
Mr Astaire esked me what I
by script
Replying to my question.. Mr Astaire says he hopes to stay for about a week, and then
return home to the Slates,
I asked him what his plans were for the future. He replied he has to make a picture for Paramount, but that the story is not yet chosen.
Any other plans? I mentioned- TV. Fred Astaire said it was either one or the other, but not both at the same time; and
for the moment it is films,
Modesty
As far as I can see, judging from the popularity of Fred Astaire's latest films, he'll have to go on making them for ever.
But I wonder at the amazing vitalily of the man. You can Judge for yourself after seeing some of the dance routines in these films about to be shown; Funny Face and Silk Stockings, And remember, it is not only the show. you ste, but the half dozen relicarsals that preesde it. FRED ASTAIRE photographed at Kai Tak
Well, one way and another, I have met quite a number of Remembering some the The question was passed people who are famous in their yawns I've let loost. In the back to me. What kind of fashion, but one characteristle movies from time to time, I wish script with a Hongkong back- I have found in common with a few other stars would take ground
are considered great: their art ng seriously as dots Astale? Fred Astaire, and themselves tess seriously; as he does.
Hongkong
of
would suit Fred who
modesty.
And that is the quality that truly possesses.
that has been
a
I could'nt think that one out quick enough.
we talked Instead
of the films already made here, or are in the making here. And was Fred Astaire who posed We started talking about the question I've been longing Hongkong. This is Fred Astaire's 10 ask. Why is it that every itrel trip to our delightful film, bar one, Colony. He said it, and I bellere made with a Hongkong back- it, "I would like to live here."
ground, has dope running for I told him it was a similar
ito plot7 "What waste of sentiment that caused quite a
beautiful scenery,"
Was Fred few of us to stille down hire. Astaire's significant comment.
At that moment, a delightful
I asked if Miss Ava Astaire young lady, with charming
was Interested in a Aim enreer. grace, cutered. Mr Astaire in- Her father answered that one.
reduced his daughter,' Ava.
"She is at school, and apart from taking a part in her began to talk about shops and chool productions,
the
nerve to say I am almost flat-- fooled wating cutside
delightiul Hongkong shops."
My next question was, had Fred Astaire
busines reasons for coming to Hongkong jeet of
Bny No, it is just a pleasure trip.
Knowing that one can often mix business with pleasure reked if he was
considering making a film in Hongkong,
I put the question: "What do you consider was your be Mr Wong Co-tong, the archi | Alm?”
The answer was characteristic facilities planned, of the Asian of the man "The next it was notified in the Govern, could easily have a shower am going to make."
installed. ment Gazette ils morning that the fallowing companies will urless cause is shown to the contrary, be struck
In his opening address, Mr. register of companies and will Cheung had said that the houses thought of it. I said I naturally be dissolved in three months had been bought in November ; judged a time. The China Bristles and last by Me Oen Yin-choy and Fortunately I was able to prove And would you bellave, we Produce Co., Li, M. Pestonjec that as well as the five aguring reelt in the opinion that Silk shopping. And I hadn't the shown no interest."
Urat
I had already committed And Co, Ltd. and the Van In the application, the owner
trusses and Menou (Fur East) intended to develop a further Sladdings" is a very fine script. six houses in the saine street, Fred Astaire said he wished as objective, He said that the Indlord in every writer was been generous in his terms of land mentioned
eminent settlement and that sonie journal whose film critic treats been every film as if it was a political Americanares, where
documentary: "For" said Mr Astaire, my only concern is to see that I provide good enter- tainment. That is my sole interest in making a flim.”
Ltd.
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The 14,700-ton
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Mr S. Ng Quinn of Messrs tional visit. The Worchester Where two weeks ago when Brutton and Company hot ap. she brought in a group of peared in the early stages of the American naval reserve officers case for
in their Far East four.
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MAY USE
CHARTERED
AIRCRAFT
The Civil Air Transport may use DC-6 type aircraft chartered from Northwest Airlines for its services be tween Hongkong and Tai- pel, it was revealed in the Government Gazette this morning.
Two applications for fresh licences to operate scheduled adr services have been sub- mitted by CAT to the Licensing Authority and the routes pp- plied for in those two applica- tions are Seoul-Hongkong- Bangkok and return, And Secul-Tapel Hongkong and retum, carrying
freight and malls.
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These applications are for
Hectices to replace those granted
on July 5, 1957, and if granted
our
Chopsticks
h25
Appointments
Gazetted
JOHN CLARKES
CASEBOOK
The Man Who
The following appoint- Wanted A Good
ments, transfers, promo- tions and postings have been approved, it was an- nounced in the Government Gazette this morning:
Night's Rest
THE lodging-house porter Mr L4 Yun-gun, Super- I was making his morning intendent of Malls, promoted round, going from cubicle to assistant. Controller of Posts to cubicle, rousing their
Dr. Koh Boon-cheng, Dr
Daniel Chan Pul-sck, De Wile occupants. Ho came to Kwa Wal-hung and Dr Lam cubicle 168, opened the Sim-toon, appointed. Medical door. "Now then," he cried. Officers; and Dr. Katherine Tang wakey, wakoy Medical Officer. Yuen-isang.
He
appointed Woman stopped short, and when he Dr Cheung King-ho, Mala-spoke, again his tone was riologist, consed to act as indignant. "What are you Senior Health Offeer on Dr doing here?" he demanded Ccombes resumption of duly.
Mr Wong Tel-woo, Assistant of a tousled man named Labour Officer, has been ap- Eustace, who lay on the pointed acting Labour Officer in bed. the absence of Mr Ip Che.
been
Mr Lawrence Kadborie has "I been sleeping," Eustace
re-appointed member of raid, simply. the Council of the University of Hongkong for three years.
Sergeants H. C. E. Bruce and LL. Pomeroy the Hongkung Regligent have been promoted to be Second Lieutenants in the Royal Hongkong Defence Force,
Toothpaste Stolen From Parked Lorry
"But how did you get in?" the porter said fiercely, "you're barred from here,
ren't you. I'm going for the superinten dent."
BARRED
THE superintendent sent for the pollco and a few hours later Eustace pleaded guilty at the Glerkenwell court to incur ring a debt of the price of a night's lodging--by fraud
This man must have slipped in with a group of others," B
Six dozen tubes of toothpaste policeman sald, "He's been were stolen from a lorry park-barred for many TCRSONG - ed in Kowloon City yesterday. gambling, using tanguage abusive
In Hongkong Island, a licence to the superintendent,.. holder was stolen from a pri vale car parked outside the Hongkong Football Club yes terday evening
"Had he ony money on him?” asked Mr Frank Milton, the magistrate,
"He had is. Bd," "Supposing he had offered to
It is the hallmark of greatn Watch Snatched was there unlawfully."
From Woman
*
A Chinese Fratelled wrist
You see, I slipped in a Hitle question just before I left. I mentioned I had long been an echnicer of Peter Lorre, ever
ince be made the first The Watch from a woman in Sal Ye Man Who Knew Too Much" for Street near Boundary Street Alfred Hitchcock. I mentioned last night. that teenuse Peter Lorre in! Two Chinese were detained by playing in "Silk Stockings."?
the Police following the theat of cash from a man critside the Pelto Theatre yesterday, An other Chinese Was detained after a woman reported that her But my admiration was out- wrist watch was snatched in
Carpenter done by Fred Astaire's: "He is
yesterday a great fellow," he said, "n evening. great fellow to work with, and Jull of fun.”
Full Of Fun
That is what I shall always remember about Fred Astaire. 'So we returned to the sub- An artist so great that he takes
Hongkong. Did they the off to praise the per The Chinese food? Yes; they formance of his colleagues. I like Chinese, food all right, but come whereas daughter can manage world isn't such a bud place,
away feeling this old the chopsticks, father can just 're along,
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Youths Who Attacked
Woman In Lift Are Given A Chance
Two youths charged with robbing and attack ing a woman in a lift. were sent to the Training Centre by Mr Justice A. D. Scholes at the Criminal Sessions this morning,
The Judge told the accused, Wong Wal-ma 19, and Lau
Hok-yiu, 20, at this was the Industrial
chancs to tum over a new leaf. He reminded them that, the maximuni zentence for that sort
of offence was life imprisonment and 10 strokes of the cane.,
Peak Tram
Case Adjourned
Further hearing of the cage between Mr Karel Weiss and the Peak Tram- ways Co. Ltd will continue on September 4 ut 9.80 am, The date was fixed by Judge K. R. Macfee in the Victoria District Court this morn
Landing
For Sale
Itoad
"I'm sure, but is that obtain. ing credit by fraud? If someone comes and sleeps on my sofa they've committed all sorta ot things, trespass, eay, but credit by fraud," Mr Milan seld, He and the learned clerk diyed deeply into learned books of law,
not
At length: "The gravemen of this case, the magistrate said, "is attempting to avoid payment, nothing else. You can't steal night's rest". He turned 10 Eustace, a lean man of 34, who roams the country doing odd jobs when the spirit moves him to..
NOT GUILTY
STOP PRESS "I DON'T think very much
OUT OF CONTROL case
Calcutta, Aug. 22.
The 5,086-ton Panamanian steamer "Tropalofores” wa reported today to be drift- ing out of control toward the south Indian port of Madras. The óbip reported yesterday that it was. în distress and was drffilog in
of Benzal along India's eastern coast.
Another steamer has sall- cd to Its smuistance from Visakhapatnam, 400 mlica south of Calcutta and 500 miles east of Madzar, Mean- time, a tug has been sent. from Colombo to take the Panamanian vessel in tow.
The Calcutta Port Commis
· slon "wireless station 'said it * was unable to contact the
Рапапь
vessol.com France-Premo,
Mr Welts is the Managing- BODY IN DRUM
Director of the Graphic Press Ltd., of 4 Queen's Road Central
fit
Two lots of Crown land at which is suing the Peak Tram- He wamed them that if they Kun Tong Reclamation and ways for $3,482,10 for work committed robbery again they will be sold at a public auction done and material supplied would te dealt
to be held at the Crown Larida pursuance of a verbal agreo- with very stvercly.
and Survey Office,, in the Cen- ment that the Peak Tramways tral Government Offices, on would buy up n reserva stočk Suitable
Monday, September-2, at 3 pm. of tickets. Alternatively the
Kun Tong Inland Lot Nos. 01| printing firm claims
damages and 82, measure about 9,875 for breach of a verbal contract. enable the CAT to operate postponed last Friday after they6,370. The land is restricted instructed by Mr D. L. H
Sinfonce on the two lads was square feet each.
The plaintif Arm is repre- different alrcraft en different pleaded guilty on arraignment.
The upset price for each lat sented by Mr Lawrence Leong, timetables
The flights in which CAT pro-held up A, woman named Lec
According to the Crown they to industrial development. poses to operate by DC-8. air- Chilug in A lin craft on charter from Northwest stabbed her when she called Airlines are Taipei-Hongkong for help and took her wrist
Friday marming Hongkong-Taipei on Saturday HK$100 and US$11. morning.
will
on
Roberts of Hastings and the da fendant, Peak Tramways, by Mr R. H., Hindmarch of
Union Registered Deacons,
It was molded in the Govern-
and watch and handbag containing ment Gazette his morning that Sent For Trial
New Police Post Tenders for the construction of a polica bost at Silvermine Public Works Deparment, it Bay have been called by the way revealed in the Govern ment Gazette this morning.
the Hongkong atid Kowloon This morning, Mr Justice Workers Union. had been re- charged with committing araon, Machine Stone Crushing Trade A tailor, Lam Sin-lee, DA, Scholes raid he had received Fistered. a report from the Commissioner
with intent to defraud, Tyán The Gazzite also notified: the committed by Mr Simon F8 of Prisons that the two boys name of the Hongkong and L at Central Court this morn were suitable for the Training Kowloon Union of Free Working for trial at the Criminbl Centre,
er'in cumstances. the best course, kong and Kowloon Cinema and to a taller op at No. 33, Wall-
the Film Industry had Sessions, He decided that, in all the been changed to that, of Hoog Lam is accused of solling fro was to send them to the Centre Theatrical Enterpries instead of to prison.
Free Ington Street, ground floor, on General Association.
June 34, 1987.
Chiengo, Aur. 22.
The neatly dissected body of a “fully matured. Wonka" was found tonight seated in @ 55-gallon steel drain float- ¡Eng in the harbour of a yacht club on Lake Michl-
Whoever
did this dia- seling did a good job."" Police mid. "The head was severed at the noch, tho toro Intot,' and lhe other paris severed at the Jolists.”
Elted PTOSO,
LENNOX-BOYD'S
CONDITION
Louden, Aur, 22. Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd.
· Secretary of., Bisie, for, Lian Colenton,/ was in "quits. salefactoryTM condition £«* night following a rail- bind- der operation, cariler, today, it' was "niated at hia Landon
• HervitaL-Renfert
of you," said the mogis- trate, "but I don't think you're gullty of what you are charged. with. I'm changing your plea to not guilty and dismissing the "Thank you very much," said Eustace, and he went away with a lock of simple piety that must have been very liksome to some of those ground him as lie went;
Two Hurt In
Traffic Mishaps
A 12-year-old Chinese boy, Lam Hon Pok, was knocked down and seriously injured by a private car in Western Street yesterday.
The boy is being ircatat in Queen Mary Hospital. A. tram knocked down and in- jured 72-year-old Wong Pui in Main Street West, near Tal Hong Street, Shaukiwan; last night. The mans was admitted to Queen Masy Hospital
Senior LMS Missionary
It was notified in the Govern- ment Gazette this morning that the Rev. S. Withere. Green has been appolatok Beelden Vall sionary in Hongkong of the London Missionary Soolely in the place" of Dr F. R Ashton
$45,000
Award
The Wei Yit Vaditum Flask Manulatory ave been award- od compensation of $40,000, to quit its factory Bife at Nos. 80 82, 84, 50, and 88, Sai Yeo Skeet, ground
Boors, it was
nouncos, in the Government putatle tike morning,"
the Landlord and dinance ant will he foll the construction building