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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1957.
Bushfires Destroy 16
Homes Near
Sydney
Sydney, By Airmail.
In one hot, blistery day last week when dry westerly gusts reached 70 mph, fierce fires tore through the bushlands on either side of Sydney and in a few hours destroyed 16 homes and other property worth scores of thousands of pounds. HEAR YE AcquRthe Hardest hit was a holiday area, Gray's Point, within 20 miles of the
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THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERKY COMPANY LIMITED
Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per share on the Company'a been Issued Capital bus declared in respect of the year ending 31st December, 1067.
Dividend Warrants will be available for collection at the Registered Office of the Company, 144-148. Des Voeux
Ist Road, Central,
Floor, Hong Kong, or will be dealt with in accordance "with standing Instructions, on and after Tuesday, 22nd October, 1957.
Notice is also given that the Share Register of the Company will be closed from Saturday, the 12th October,
city, where 12 homes went up in flames.
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22 By Air
Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle Fast, Africa, Great Britain & Europe,
4 p...
Canada, U.S.Ap.m. Hawaii, 6 p.m.
By Entface Japan, Canada, 5 p.m. Mican, ↑ p.m..
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 By Air Formosa. Okinawa, Korea, Japan. It ..
Philippines. North Borneo, Noon. Indo-China, France, 1 p. Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New
Zealand, p.m.
p.m.
awa, S.A.. Canada, Formosa, Korea, p.m.
By Surface China, People's Republic, 7 alin.
Malay Persian.
an: Gulf, Parcels direct), Iraq 11 am.
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Macao, ◊ p.m.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24 BY Alt Peking, Shanghini, Mankow, Kun- muting, Holhow, 7 min,
Thalland, a.m. Jayan,
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Philippines, 1 p.m. Indo-China, France, 2 pin. U.S.A., P.10.
by Bartsc
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By Order of the Board
LAU CHAN KWOK
Managing Director. Hoogkong, 19th Sept., 1967.
AGENCIES REQUIRED
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Maçao, 1 p..
Macno, & p.m.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20
By Surface
China, People's Republic,
Formosa, 04.11.
Buena, India, 30 m.in. Macao, 1 p.m. Macno, & p.m.
n.
China, People's Repubile, 4 p.m. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2
By Surface Macao, p..
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trach), p.m.
Macao, p.m.
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BAGGAGE:
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Thursday, 24th October, at 12.00 Noon for the UNITED KINGDOM, via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Aden and Port Said.
and
With the Slate facing son average of six a day worst drought for 15 years, wherever possible it is an on- with the grass stback (inder the-spot job. dy and the bushland lush after iko many good sensong, the fre danger throughout NSW Quetnslund and Victoria this year suic to be the greatest
ever.
Good TV Progress
State Govern-and
JAPAN BUILDING
LONDON'S BIGGEST.
GIANT SUBMARINE? BOAT SHOW
London, Oct. 22.
London.
A statement by Field Show records have been Marshal Viscount Mont- gomery, deputy Supreme Commandor of NATO, that the Japanese were building
was
66,000-ton freight- dismissed in naval circles carrying submarine
here today.
broken three montha ahead by the Fourth National Boat Show, which will open on New Year's Day in London for an 11-day run.
Nearly 250 exhibitors have booked space, making it
kind An Admirally, official sald get exhibition of its
ever held. the Admiralty had no know- ledge of such a project.
The three floors of Empire will be alled different
the
Viscount Montgomery made Hall, Olympia,
stalement during a speech with more than 200
There will be -ocen at a Trafalgar Day lunch yes craft,
cruisers,
high-speed terday commemorating the an- racers, niversary of Britain's #reat power boats, sailing dinghies, hydroplanes, Water scooters, naval victory of 1805.
Shriners' Donation To
Cripples'
tasting caravans a whole vast Shriners from the Afifi Templo
Gun-
Today, The Naval correspon-indoor harbour to bring dent of the Daily Telegraph shine into the winter. said that unconfirmed reports earlier this year stated that the Total Area Japanese were considering " submersible of possibly 30,000 tons."
At the end at its Aral 12 months operation In Sydney Melbourne commercial Already the ment has clumped down on television had made remarkable fires of any type outdoors. There progress, according to a report can be no burning of rubbish in by the Australian Broadcasting the backyard, no bush plenies Control Board, and bolling the billy.
The Board sale that a high barbecues-just no fires of any standard of technical efficiency had been reached; that the The continued dry weather-hours of viewing were steadily there have been no really increasing and that there was a (soaking rains for nearly 12 substantial increase each month ing the displacement figure of be a new British challenger, for
Aort,
no
MANY PROBLEMS
The newspaper
quoted Vis count Montgomery as confirm-
€5,000 tons. "I can give you no other detalls at the ment," he told the newsPAPET. "I can't tell you where I got the information from, but it is
months-has Just about failed in the number of receivers in the wheat crop and it is almost the hands of the publle, certain that NSW this year will
However, the Board was not br an importer of wheat
Enürffel that ali family and instead of a healthy exporter. children's programmes compiled :true,"
Other crops are also suffering.fully with the spirit of special The prices of greens are high scuditions which and graziers say the wool yield them or that licensees or adver-
is likely to foil alarmingly,
Airlines Fight
One of the greatest business battles this country for many years is for control of the privately owned inter-state ak- lines.
Young Reg Ansett who, fortnigh ago, signed cheques to take totalling £3,300,000 over Australian National Air- ways pround a few days Inter and ❘ scooped up shares in Butler Alr Transport to increase his total holdings to 00 per cent,
He took
o going concern, turned
over some
shores
when he bought out ANA, for That company already had
considerable interest in Butler. Then he
went
on the open market und bought the rest to give him a controlling interest
-
It has now been announced that another company,
med, has made
the most generous offer to Butler share- hviders to take over complete control of the airline.
It would SENI, Lowever, that Mr Reg Ansett was backt ing a certal winner when he cald the unnamed company's gesture was "sheer nonsenso."
Not Selling
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"It would be impossible for Lake over any company complete control of Buller," he said, "because we already own 40 per cent of the shares and we are not selling.”
mo
applied to The Naval correspondent said "A submersible of 05,000 tons would present many prob- lens of navigation and docking,
"But Japan has several deep- water beribs which might be used by such a huge boat.
tisers had always given consideration lo the object of perusing matter that was suit- able for viewing by people of all ages and would not produce undesirable effects on children,
200,000 Sets
built
Total area of the exhibition, which is presented by the Daily Express and the Ship and Boat, Builders' National Federation, will be nearly 200,000 square feet.
One ocean rherr, on view will rest summer's Bermuda Race, one of the three great races of the world.
ocean
bonts for liners will make their The newest glass-Abre e
appearance, so will the newest designs in power and sailing craft, such as the twin-hulled calamarans and hydrogoil vessels that lift right out of the water) at speed.
For Women
Divan of Tacoma, Washing- ton, who are on a visit here,
Bay Crippled Children's Can- valescene Hospital this morn- Ing.
Hospital
In turn, handed the cheque to the President of the Relief Soolely, Mr Chan Nam-chrons.
donated a bed to the Bandy | Mr Hogan headed a group of 41 Shriners whiö toured the horplial. They vislled 54 young handicapped children and showed particular in- Lerest in four-year-old Fan
fromy
On behalf of the visitors, Mr Chester A, Hogan, Illustrious Potentalo of the Allfi Shrine Temple, handed a cheque that will pay for the expenses for the coming year for a handi- capped child whe will socupy the new bed. The chequn was presented to Mr George Jones, Prezident of the Dragon Gasis Shrine Club in Hongkong and Mr Jones,
RADIO Hongkong
Kau-choi, the boy who is
suffering
the
inberculosis
Is
of the keine and who occupying
bed donated by the Dragon Oasis. Shrine Club of Hongkong.
The picture above shown otp of the young partients wear- ing a Shriner's Fex during today's visit.
Maintenance Case
(Continued from Page 1) "Her case really is, us I see it, that she was forced to leave her home not because of her husband's attitude towards her but because of her father-in- tow's outrageous behavioUT.
The Japanese have huge ships before. During the The influence of women's
will be war two 05,000-ton battleships, tastes
seen in Gyer each with a main armament of catching displays of the latest
$.30 p.m., Over the Hills and Far nine 18-inch guns, served as the fashions and
Away, Introduced by Mavis: 545 accessories for Listen fo Lullaby-A selection Japanese flagships in It is estimated that there are ties of Midway and Leyte Gulf.
the Bat-beachwear and holidays, afloat. muse for Lullaby Tune" 6. Tune "I think the inther-in-law Motor cruisers nearly 60 feet Program Summary: 6.0, during the conversation he hart A now nearly 200,000 TV sets in
Ln Dami lleure francaire with the complainant on the 11th use in NSW and Victoria and was damaged by bombing while boats in
third 85,000-ton battleship long wilt be among the biggestation de M. Lavenne: 0.30, that generally the type of plein harbour."-Reuter.
the show, compared Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 7 day after the marriage, no doubt with dinghies small enough for "you're the Top" 750 "Continen: became rude and overbearing Golde ARD of Papuler Song-forgot himself and probably ture being received is excellent.
ja tar roof. What the Broadcasting Board
report did not reveal however SLIGHT RISE IN
Is that the commercial stations
Ате spending money
quicker than
one cen spend
franes in a Paris nightclub; that TRAMP FREIGHTS
advertisers are extremely wary of the TV. medium-not that
they do not believe in it but the
London. Tramp shipping freight rates higher cost of both production have and viewing for the relatively couraging improvement recently. shown a slight but en- small number of viewers makes
The recovery has been silmnu- catch-as-catch-can 0 position and that at least one
prolated by a seasonal increase in Europe's winter deinand TV
for commercial licensee
American grain. Rates for scratching around for
Bome heavy rain
from the United ready cash. Twenty-one pounds States Gulf to the Continent of for 10 seconds of commercial Europe have risen over the past time is str
stu big money Australian advertisers.
for month from 415, to about 35s.
per lon.
Shipping circles are unwilling to forecast how far this in- provement in freight rates may go, as the increased demand for trump ships so far has been con- centrated largely on one, trade,
con-
Advertising circles do code, however, that if the TV people can hold on, it is only # question of time before they will be Uning-up-in aqutuo waiting for viewing time.
Exporting Snakes
Prices will range to £10,000.
8
Cone Weather Report;
disclosures concerning
The from 210 Commentary: 0.18. Rosemary Clooney stress of emotion caused by the News; 0.00, and, although he was under the and The lil-Low: 8.43, The Muse sudden Maker-String Quarter In Dinajor, KV. 499_thorart) 9.15, Letter his daughter-in-law's past, I do from America by Alistair Cooke: not think that the complainant 9.30. The Worshipper at Noon-The Fife story of Franz List; 10.30, was justified in leaving her wrongly, in my that he was
INCREASE IN US MERCHANT FLEET
Washington, Oct. 21. The United States privately- owned merchant fleet was In- creased by 23,000 deadweighi toas last month but had a net American Merchant Marine In- reduction onc vessel, the
stkute reported today.
al
REDIFFUSION
Lawrence Welk and is Champagne
home having Mink: 10.30, Weather Hepert; 11, opinion, assumed Tuno Signal. Radio Newsreal; 11.10.
Goodnight Musle;
about to strike her.. 14.30. Cloo Down,
"Before I can make this order the Court must be satisfied that the defendant himself behaved so badly towards his wife that she could not be expected to re- main with him and that she left because he intended to put un end to cohabitation. 3 p.m., Munical Mailnen; 3.30,
"Having now considered all Partners In Sangs-The Four Ace the evidence given In this case
Teatime Rendezvous; 4.30, Vocal very carefully I have One "Super" tanker of 20,000 Yours Teresa Brewer and
arrived deadweight tons and one special Tony Bennett: 5. Children's Comer at the conclusion that the com- purpose (Wine) tanker of 13,300 Fronted by Auntie Ray: 6.30, plainant is not entitled to refler
Jazz: & Touch Pines --- deadweight tons were added to Sidney Torch and his Orchestra: the provisions
in the light of icelded cases and the U.S. fleet
of this In September 22, Birthday Malihog: 8.30, Band from new construction.
CollTomy Dorsey and lance. Orchestra and Perry Conta; 7. Per- "Intention is often a
unality Parade 9tdioni: 7.30, But three vessels of
Icas Evening Serenade; 1.43. This story of inference to be drawn from tonnage were removed from 8.09, Weather Report, Announce and, in this case, I am satisfied of Jane Amitage: . B.B.C. News; the spouse's conduct generally
by ments and Interlude: 8.13. Strange
Ordin-
matter
They point out, however, that U.S. flag documentation with so many pre-war and war- soles or transfer abroad during Tales of Eastermain-Eplace that the husband most definitely
me-built vessels laid up, any the period.
8.30. Yours Sincerely Vera Lynn Intended his wife to remain A Queensland man has increase
gings: D, John Diamond, Adyen- with him. In demand for the
The U.S.
turer-Eloo Ang privately-Road"; 0.30, foods in
25: "The staried an export business in fewer ships now available will
Long
"I am not prepared to accept which he has
Munie; 30. owned fleet no competition, have a correspondingly greater
(Ocean-going Music Hall Varieties; 10.30. The the inference
the which level et vessels of 1,000 gross tons and Hour and yet la
of Charm Phii Spitalay solicitor for one of Australia's effect on the world
the complainant and his All-Girl Orchestra: 11. Date fastest growing
aver) totalled 1013 vessels on with Dreamland: 11.20, Prelude To has asted me to infer that the dollar in- freight rutes.
October dustries.
They totalled Midnight; 12 Midnight, God Save husband will deliberately go to 13,019,304 deadweight tons. The Queen. Close Down. United Press.
It
is estimated that 240,000 As the managing director ofĮ Australian shakes to America. gross tons of British shipping, for instance, is now laid up as a result of depressed rates,
exporter
is
is the export of deadly
Auselt Airlines and ANA and The
Heary with a nice fat finger in Butler Hohnke who mys there seems Airways, Mr Reg Ansolt already to be a bit of a craza for Aus- Australia's greatest-trollon snakes among Ameri- ecommercial transport organisa- | cans. tion.
Controls
Not only does it comprise air routes covering the continent but includes a string of hotels and
the very well-known Pioneer Tourist Service which is now
NEW JETTY
He returned this week from QUIET OIL TANKER FOR TANKERS
most
MARKET
London,
London. Tankers will be able to dis- charge up to 8,000 tons of crude oil an hour from Petroleum Company's new jelly British at Finnart, Loch Long, when I
completed by autumn next
TELEVISION
A p.m., Cartoons:
Children's Hour- 8.15. Couldren' Film
Festival: Close Dout
Film:310
any length to avold carrying out his obligations.
"I decline, therefore, to make any order in this case and the application is dismissed."
Stole Radio
Prison terins
totalling three
7 pan, Zaglish Television Talent months und 24 days were Newsreel of World and Colony employed, Time-All Winnery Final: 745, passed on Chan Ming, 54, un- Events; 8. Cantones
by Mr Hin-ahing Slaters-in-law" (Part 3); 3.30, zu Lo at Central Magistrory this. Palmer: 8.45,
Calling Card morning for stealing a radio torney" starring David Brian: 9.30,
Altrom Tsang Fook Plano Com- Evening Feature Film: "Private Pany, falling to report to the Information" 10.30 Late Night Police while being under Polico Final:-New Headlines, Weather
hunting expedition with some of the world's
ankes which are added export to America next week.
Bis bag included. talpana,
The oll tanker charter market
Chinese); 9. "Me District brown running to all parts of Austral, death adders, deadly even through the Centre to Allee makes, and huge but harmless was, if possible, even quieter Springs and on to Darwin.
last week than in 'recent weeks, Henry Hohnice says his big and rates remained at depressed Butler Airways is mainly gest customer is Mr 6. V. levels. concerned with State air-routes Ernest who owns a reptile and but it does run to Queensland alligator farm and NSW. It has an up-to-date Angeles. Beet of Viscount, Elizabethan und
Douglas DC3A.
carpet, snakes,
Cheap Labour!
Los
year,
Chinu Mail Entertainment Guide
The new jelly is about half Report and Announcements. Close supervision and feiling to report One broker commented:
a change of address. "We a mile south of B.P.'s present | Down cannot expect any change in tanker jetty and installation. It these rates until the balance is will have two shore arms, each affected, which
would
180 feet long (60 metres). One either mean more charterers in them will carry a road-way for market or fewer tankers avait-light vehkles and the other a able as 4 result of the con-pipe-truck
Olt discharge will be through One of the strungeat pieces tinual process of laying-up.
two 24-inch (70cms) Transatlantic erude el rates connecting with four new stor
pipelines of news
to como our way for many a long day is that
on declined by about 5 American manufacturing com during the week to British tanks now being built and Ministry of Transport Seale the four tanks at the present Which is nonsense of course, Bany hopes to take
of
installation. cheap
labaur minus 60 per cent from Cube linked through the existing All the tanks will but this indicates that Mr Anacti is very much indeed on the al Cust and ship to America
beans to Britain or the Con- machinery parti
tinent of Europe,
This was due pumphouse
(92kws) Austinlin.
to the fact there was scarcely
As the Russian Ratellite dow over. Sydney one day last week
the crowd said:: someone "Pretty good, aren't they? flex Ansett has ordered al hem."
Passengers are requested to send ALL BAGGAGE to the Hongkong & transport ball. Kowloon Wharf Co.'s Godown No. 2 GATE, CANTON ROAD ENTRANCE, By Noon on Wednesday, 23rd Octo ber.
Scooterised
Australian
advantage
It makes In
points
to the 57-mito pipeline to B.P.'s Dyke, the 13-year-old Vico any inquiry and owners bed to Grangemouth refinery on President of the Oliver Cor- accept two cargoes of heavy Firth of Forth. poration, of America, which crude oit at the lower rate. makes earth-moving and agri- cultural equipment said this la Sydney this week after a vint to New Zealand,
a New Zealander, said he bei loved it would be possible to
Because of the number of parking matters in Sydney stroats SPECIAL NOTE: With the exception of hand packages the City Council is to provide
carried by passengers themselves, lis meter mechanic with a motor Mr Dyk, who incidentally is ALL BAGGAGE must pass through scooter. the Wharf Company's Godown. for loading on board by ship's slings only.
EMBARKATION: Passengers should embark between 0.80 and 11,00 a.m. on 24th October, 1957.
"BURUKCE TO ALTERATION WITH OR WITHOUT NOTIER
SHIPS LOST
THE ASTURIAS
Southampton. The 31-year-old liner Asturias, London. jót 22,448 gross tons, which had There are sightly more than make certain parts of his com The world merchant fleet lost carried thousands of emigrantë 100 meters at present in opera-pany's equipment in this coun= | 108, ship), segregating 243,535 and servicemen, is to be broken tion and they have proved so try and ship it to America at a gross tond, during 1030 as a up at Faslund on the Clyde. She. bountiful to Council Anances cheaper fate than could
of be result
casualty. Lloyd's Fan formerly a luxury servied planned to Instel achieved over there
Register of Shipping statistics between Southampton and South that it is pnother 600 In streets on the
have become so used to show that this represented 0.34 [America. people complaining about
world the per cont of fatal fringe of the city.
Another Southampton troop. high labour costs in Australia | fonnage,
ship, the 0,628 zrósa tena Expire parking that Mr. Dyke's -ennouncement Bellih cardmltima
2400, blt in 1928. getha maters are fairly imperamental comes as an unusual tribute by vedoule, totalling 32,720 tons, or German liner Ubenia, will soon for the mecharle has to repair] an American.
(0.17. por cms of the U.K. foot, be broken up..
Apparently these
wero
WHAT'S ON TONIGHT
HOOVER & LIBERTY: "The Vintage"; Two brothers who were fugitives from the law, descend on a vineyard at vintage time. Pier. Angell, Mel Ferrer, John Kerr, and Michele Morgan.
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "The Garment Junglo":"
About the rackets in New York gormant contre, KING'S & PRINCESS: "War and Peace": Tolstoy's masterpiece brought to the screen. Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and Mel Ferrer. ROXY & BROADWAY: "The Dearalayor" - Jaines Fenimore Cooper's "Adventure classic presented in CinemaScope and Colour De Luxe. Lex Barker; Rita Moreno, Forrest Tucker, and Cathy O'Donnell.
STAR & METROPOLE: "City Beneath the Sea":
starring Robert Ryan, Malá Powera, Anthony Quinm and Suzan Ball.