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SPECIALS PARADE High Standard
Of Efficiency
Mr W. Stoker, General Manager of the Hongkong Electric Company, took the salute and inspected four squads of European and non-Chinese auxiliary police at a passing out parade at the Police Training School in Aberdeen this morning.
He was met on his arrival by Mr B. F. Steylo, S.S.P., Staff Offer Auxiliaries and Mr E. C. Van Helden (3), S.SP.
In his speech Mr Stoker said he had been very impressed with the efficiency of the drill movements on the
Patide
ground and was glad to lean that all those on parade had done so well in the study work connected with the Special Constibulary.
"I know you have attained a high standard of...cfficiency during your training period and this reflects great credit on your instructers who have never lost the enthusinam in everying out
suid.
were under the command of Bir U. A. Rumjahn (S), ASP.
The band of the Hongkong Police, under Mr W. B. Foster, Director of Music, played during the parade.
Lady Grantham Opens Art Exhibition
Lady Grantham this these training programmes," he morning opened an exhibi- tion of paintings by three "During the course of my young Hongkong Chinese work I meet many visitors artists, Messrs H. K. Chau,
Colony, tourists, commer- cial and industrial without Tsang Chi-lau and Florian these visitors have Chow, at the Cecil Arts always commented upon the Gallery, Alexandra House. very high standard of your
• the
exception
parent body the Hongo public from 10
The exhibition, open
Hong-
a.m. to
to the 6 p
Police Force. We in kong have much to be thankful dally until Saturday, consisted for in the knowledge that we or 47 oils and 43 water-colours have such a fine force who, to with cach artist contributing an my mind, are the embodiment, equal number.
of tact and quiet efficiency they hold for you a fine precept and example," he said.
Band
Mr Stoker also recalled the Ane work done by the Auxiliaries during the emergency last October. "We hope no further trouble will be caused in the future, but I am sure you will give a good account of yourselves should you be called upon to do your duty." he said.
To concinde he said he greatly appreciated the Commandant's -Invitation to the parade and anid I WRE an honour which he appreciated. "For the future Avish you well," he added.
On parade were one Gazetted olcer (SC), two inspectors
The artists are all in their Mr Chnu is a early twenties, former pupil of Mr Lee Byng, the artist who now resides in Canada; Mr Tsang studied under Mr Yce Ben, another Artist who has left the Colony 15 ม and Mr Florion Chow student of Mr Luls Chan, local artist,
Wrist Watches
A
Snatched
11
man snatched wrist watch froin a woman pedestrian in Yim Po-tong Street early yesterday morning.
Another Chinese snatched n wrist watch from a woman in
(SC), five sub-inspectors (SC), Queen's Road Central, near the 11 non-commissioned officers Central Theatre, at about 3.30 und 129 special constables. They | pm yesterday.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1957.
Inspeeting Police
Mr W. Stoker, inspecting the Special Constabulary passing-out parade at the Police Training School, Aberdeen, this morning.-China Mail Photo.
FOUR YEARS FOR
OLD OFFENDER
A 22-year-old unemployed man, Li Hoi, who pleaded guilty to housebreaking and larceny of money, valuables and personal belongings to the value of $500, was sentenced to four years imprisonment with hard labour by Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Most of the arilcles have since been recovered, but only a small proportion of the money stolen was found, it was stated
·
belongings, all valued at about $500.
Mr D. E. GreenBold, Crown Counsel, said that in 1954 the Focused was convicted twice Li was charged with breaking for letechy, housebreking and into and entering the dwelling burglary. He was given n sen- house of To Fat-hung at Huttence of two and a half years No. 24, Snl Man Lane, Tai Hangend was placed on police super- Sai, Kowloon Tsai, on July 1 vision for further two years. and stole a suitcase containing $360, a gold necklace, a fountain pen and 14 articles of personal,
RADIO
Hongkong
6.30 p.m., "Women Only”—A week- jy magazine introduced by Wendy Colbourne? 6. Time Signal, Pro- Framme Summary; 602. Lucky Dip Listener Requests presented by Margherita: 1. Record Foundabout; 7.30, The Song is Over programune of songe thef nave stood the test of time; 7.58, Weather Report; 8, Time Signal. The News: 8.00, Commentary: 0.1
On Supervision
Crown Counsel said that i the present euse, necused gained access to the premises through door which was somewha! loosely bolted. He added that the offence Was committed while accused was on police supervision,
Accused had told the Police that after he had served his sentence he had been working as an odd job earth coolls and that he committed the crime | "for lack of money,"
Crown Counsel said that the accused sold the necklace for $173 and pawned the fountai
en for $14.
The Orchests, & TV Follows
Musicale Fiorentino, play operailc muste: 8.49, Wednesday Theatre: “A
· Private World" by Michael Wharton, Carl-The NaTTalor.. T. St. John Barry: Ann, his wife, Anna. Burden; Mr Nicholson. Richard Wordsworth; Major Funnell, Jeffrey, Lumsden: 9.45, The Deep. River Boys; 19. This Week's Composer Mendelssohn: 10.30, Music Round the World; 19.50, Weather Report; 11, Time Signal, Radio Newsreel; -11.15.
dato: 11.30, Close Down,
Royal Tour
US RATING
MISSING
AUS Dayal rating he Jonging to the crew of che of the United Biales ships visiting Hongkong is re- ported miming since Octa- ber 28.-
The fallor, John Crayan, faliră to return to his ship on Tuesday.
Crayan was still mising at i num. today, according to the Police.
MILLION $
SCHOOL SCHEME
NEW! SHEAFFERS
The Sack Dress For Colony Fashion Show
BY A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
The sack dress will appear in the Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children Fashion Show which opens tomorrow night at the Jockey Club.
Morse,
Flight
Mra Molly Fashion Advisor to BOAC, re- vealed this at a Press Confer ence held
Maxim's thin morning. She said that fashions in London were going in the
in
The million-dollar expansion sack directico, and while the sock was only for the very scheme for the Salesian
slender, young and the very School was disclosed by some of the adaptations wer Ray, Father Hercules quite attractive. Tiberi, Superior of the annual school, at the prize-giving ceremony this morning.
Immaculate in cool black and white cotton print sheath dress and jacket with a face- framing wide-brimmed hat, Mrs Morse said that the garments she was wearing h-d not been Mr Lee Po-clun, Hongkong pressed for four days, but as philanthropist, after
the they were lined with creast- Superior's speech presented the resisting man-made fibres, they prizes
to the students and had travelled very well Indred. diplomas to the middle and primary school graduates.
More than u hundred students
duatto lomas. Two
Introduction.
MRS MORSE
conts for theatre wear,
Feathertouch
BALLPOINT
From the Filos
25
years AGO
more than 40 yards farther than the ancient gutlapercha.
THE modern goll ball carries
Judging by experiments recently carried out here. Uslig en
automalle driver, three balls of coch period from 1888, when Kolt was frat popularised in Great Britain, the of, the century, and the present day, were driven. The average length in 1808 was 206 yards; in 1900, I was about 200 yards, and today it is anything, up to 260 yards and even farther.
A
long and mcritorious association with the Hongkong Police force is being stuered on Saturday next, tohen Detective inspector Christopher Patrick Fallon goes on ciglt months' leave prior to retirement after 20 years' service in the Colony.
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SINCE
the
Government appointed a Maiariologist there has been less pubile comment upon the menace of She this disease to the Hongkong cheongsam waa community. There appears in of both Chinese and English After an introductory speech thought the
by Major K. C. Harvey, Mr quite lovely and that crease be a feeling that the problem is and that 'malaria is sections received prizes.
United resisting fabrics were the answer in hand Twenty-one Junior
already in the process of being middie G. B. W. Harrison,
out. Unfortunately, graduates and 81 primary gra- Kingdom Trade Commissioner, for this closely-itting garment.
A planned basic wardrobe wiped
gossip destroys this received school dip. welcomed Mre Morse in her
capacity as fashion adviser, and with supple colour scheme and current
she might be interchangeable separates were complacouce. Reports from the acc that a salu New Territories school
pre-suggested that students
air travel, and see the good senilels for
virulent type of sented bouquet of flowers to able to
Mrs Morse, and she added particularly work done ut one of the cen- Mr Lee. A student representa-
that she would be very happy malaria is taking toll of life, tres of the SPC, whose show it
especially in the Castle Peak to answer any questions from district. On one big construction tive delivered a speech of wel- come and a music programnic Js)
rendern and givo" advice, upon was provided by the
Mr G. Tyler of the UK Trade travel clothing. Queries should project, it is sald, six workmen have died and the same number Commission, sald that apart be written and sent to the
on another. A whole Europeah choir.
from giving help on the staging BOAC office in Hongkong, and family in that district is said to the Fashion Show, Mr then she would gladly render. be it with malaria at the Morse had brought a collection any assistance.
present time. af 18 garments, Including models from teading designers and couturiers in The United Kingdom.
school
of
Mr. DROVE CAR WITHOUT LICENCE
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R H. C. Bywater, the naval critic writing in the Daily Telegraph says: "That: - the Japanese submarine fotilin is ΠΟΙ the most powerful and most efficient in the world, is the claim of Mr Seltoku Ita, who is Japan's foremost naval publicist.
NO EASY TASK ·
The Superior in his address said, "We here in Salesian School are engaged in buliding a big extension which will cost
Mira Morse raid that among a million dollars. No easy task, the garments she had brought you will agree. Government for the Show, was a really ex- has generously granted us &quisite white salin wedding loan of $400,000 but the rest dress from Norman Hartnell, will have to come from the with rich peart applique work. generosity of good friends." She added that matching negil- Mr Lee, In reply, thanked gees and nightgowns would also
Mr Ita claims that the British the school for the great honourbe shown, also items from Ho Fuk-hoi, 24, was this and American submarines. arc they had done him.
Cavanagh and Teddy Tinling morning fined $750 or 10 beyond comparison inferior to the well-known sporta designer, weeks when
Japanese. Even with he pleaded the Asked to define the term man- made fibres, Mrs Morse replied guilty at Kowloon Court to Hawali as an advanced base the American submarin c# would that it literally meant what it driving a motor car with have dificulty in getting into said. Fibres made by man, and out a licence, without third Japonese waters. On the other these included nylon, terylene,
hand, oll the Japanese dacron and the old friend, party insurance and carry-submarines arc capable of
LEOPARD SEEN
IN COLONY
rayon. She mentioned the Bri-ing excess passengers.
cruising to
Hawali end back conditions, and the penetrate to San
tish Man-Made Fibres Associa- On October 17 a constable in under war tion in Londci to which the Boundary Street saw a private best could manufacturers of these fabrics car being driven in a manner Francisco and the Panama Caia). that aroused his suspicion. But before he gave the signal to stop the car stepped to discharge a passenger.
Week In Colony
(Continued from Pare,1) showered the road with rubbelonged. ble.
"The animai
qulio WZO clearly marked .. black spota on a red brown background ** and was probably a small leopard.
The constable counted six per- Mrs Morse said that she was sons in the car-licensed, to carry spending one week in Hongkeng tour, Questioned, the defendant
and then would be going on to
driving licence. "It was hard to say how big Tokyo to the up with the Inter admitted that he did not have a
cational Wool Secretariat, Shows
Apart from the fee, the do- he was during the 10 seconds would be put on in six different or so that I saw him clinging cities and also in Okinawa, she trem driving for one year.
fendant WOS also disqualified to the bank, but he was prob said. ably between five and six feet
Referring to current fashions mendously thick muscular tioned that the fashion world
Ji, J. D. Lowe, A. Reid and E. R. Ducklit saved the Hong- kong Club from a collapse against the Volunteers, and saus the 180 mark holsted on the Licket board before the last fell, The Volunteers made 86 for one wicket down in reply, L. T.'Ride scoring 28.
tony, low and flat, with in London, Mrs Morse men- Theft From Car Tularity of the Hong-
lers."
electric razor
An would have a gay winter with
kong motor cyclo Reliability Trial which commenced at mid and some night on Saturday and finished
The Palice said this morning the accent on colour, particularly clothing were stolen from a pri-yolerday afternoon (Sunday) that they sent out patrols to petunia and lilac shades. She vote car parked near the Bank was evident comb the nearby hills upon sald there was a strong Chinese of Ching building on Monday some receipt of the report last night, influence especially in the satin right. but found no trace of the
To bring Hongkong TV leopard. Goodnight
viewers the fullest and
REDIFFUSION
Tho search Was continued fastest
possible service early this morning, but again cover HM. The Queen and no sign of animal was teen.. HRH The Duke of Edin-
Villagers and farmers were burgh's visit to Canada and | interviewed but norc had the United States, Rediffu-mised any domestic animals
3 pm. Wednesday Concert; 4, Tea sion's TV service here will fowls which might have been
For Two: 4.30, Strictly Instru-be showing newsreel devoured by the leopard. How-
mentalid. Children's Comer.
Prosented by Auntle Ray: 8.30, material
Wednesday Requests Presented by
ever, the Police are continuing from three their search.
Betty: 0, Melachrimo atualeale; 6.2 separate sources for this Mr J. D. Romer, Pest Control Birthday Mailbag: 11.39 Dick occasion.
Oncer, told the China Mall this Jurgen's Show; 72 Personality
Newercel material of the Royal morning that "It is extremely Shep Fields Show: 7:30. Eddie visit to North America is being rare to see a leopard in the Fuler with Axel Stordant's Orche town to Rediffusion from the Colony," sira: 7.45, The Story of Jane, Annli
Parade - Dean Martin; 7.16.1 This
'ONLY VISITOR
Age: 0.0.1.C. News: 8.09, Weather BBC TV Newsreel Service, the Teport Announcements and Inter.) Independent, Television News lude: 0.18, The Tops In Popular and also by the British Common- Music: 6.38. Diamond Music Show wealth International Newstim
Ecueating Arelile - A With Peler
However, according to A Brough and Archle, Andrews: 9.55, Agency, and it is expected that rellable source, the presence of
The Golden Butter 10, The
Final Rediffusion's TV newsroel will copards has been reported Episode "Tha Firalle Players in American include Royal visit items on about three times in the past, Asulto and Novelty Tunes; 10.50. daily basis for the next 18 days although tigars were reported One Night Stand: 11, -Data With On Saturday evening last, tele-seen more frequently. The same Dreamland 11.30. Prelude To Mid vision showed the departure from source said both the leopard and night: 12 Midnight,. God Save The
London Airport and arrival at Queen, Close, Downs
the tiger were not residents Uplands Amport, Ottawa.
of the Colony but "visitors" This week Rediffusion will The last report of a leopard show thu loyal couple's visit to having been seen in the Colony Jamestown, Virginia and their was in August, 1953, when it subsequent reception and activi was recorded in the South China ties in Washington and Now Morning Post that a local resi York City.
TELEVISION
6 p.m...Children's Hour-Cartoons; 5.15, Puppet Theatre; 15.30.
"The
Adventure of RIG Carion": "Recla Dow
7.50, Plano
Woman Injured By Bicycle
my Miche! Hoder: 1.45.. Newe-e neel: Cantonese Film The Sister-in-law"! :(02art-3319, Tay- ourite atorg The Lady and the A. Chinery woman, Lai Kami Law.
with Adolphe Mantou; 8. aged 82, was knocked down and
Fiction Theatre: -10.30, Chinese Feature Film: The Mon seriously injured by a bicycle sier With Nina #hev": 11, Lale in Nather, Bond, near Talk Shing
DM prindit - News Headlines Street, at about 10.30 am yes
Harport and
terday
dent saw the animal in Ceme- ery Hill (the old No. 7 Ceme- lery) just off the Clearwater Day Road.
Though the presence of a leopard ka Hongkong, is said to be very uncommon, it is not improbable. The Encyclopaedia geographicni says that "the
ranks of this animal cinbraces preclically, all Africa and Asia from Palestine to China.
:
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith
1067 by NBA Barat,
"It's great to get back to the office from vacation, Miss after a month working to get that summar
oottage in shaper
in the fact that hundreds of people gathered on the Kowlons Car Park on Saturday to sae the competitors leave. A
large erowd also witnessed 'the Anish, There were 34 entrants, bun of this number only 27 started and only 13 completed the COUAC. Most points were lost is the
attempts to climb the test bill; J private road leading about half way down Lafchlkok Hill to Waterworks Hill,
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Their picturesque · costtimen and variegated turbans adding | bright-splashes of colour to the
beflapped grounds at ', Whitfielik - Barracks, the 'Hindu, section of - the famous Jat. Regiment, held the religious festival of Durehra or Jejci Dashmi on Saturday. Their festivitier lasted 12 hours,
* CHEQUE for £100 ha been sent by HM the King · towards the expenses, of the Mount Everest." Expedition, which is to leave England porly hext year, A, letter "expressing His Majesty's good. wishes for the success of the expedition Rays it was with grost satisfaction that the King heard that Mr. Hugh Rutledge. been appoined Commander.of the Expedition, as his;, #now~ ledge of mountaineering and his Intimate acquaintance with the' Himalayan people and Tibetana renders him eminently. Afted for
Morris Cowley cor, Number 41, the property of Me J. Staðar. of the Public Works Departs ment, war stólen, in Kouloon on Aaturday night.
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