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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1957.
Australia SIDE GLANCES Loses Two
From Central Wickets
-To Happy Valley-
́by J. P. Prettejohn
Hongkong is a beautiful city with a record of tremendous
achievements, many magnificent buildings and a good government.
That high opinion comes from a man who was last here 50 years ago.
My Frederick
Thurston
Robson "enme home" lost Mon- day for a week's stay but found himself bust like a stranger in a strange clly.
Jes 77 years now bul When he was 25, he made
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umber of whirlwind visit.: between Shanghal, the Phillip- pines, and Hongkong aver period of 30 months.
When he was Irs the Colony then, he lived in Garden "Road," sharing a fat with two
other Americans.
Very Good Time
of the
"I have had a very good time in Hongkong." said Mr Robson. He was a US army engineer when he come lo Hongkong. He
junior oficials sent to China to help build th Canton-Hankow raff- .way. But that contract feli through and
was one
he wen! inte
business as a civilian.
Mr Robson recalled that his two good friends were
a Mc
Howatt on Mr A. B. Moulder. "They were my closest friendis, Let I can't and them
nore," he säki,
W3x
Lost Friends
tiny
Mr F. T. Robson "returneu konie" aiter au abstnce of 30 years and found Hongkong a beautiful city, "But he was inare leisurely in 1996," he reflected.
ان
Valley Happy September 5, 1905.
Impressed
Bulawayo, Nov. 1. The Australian touring cric
ket team, after winning the toss, lost two wickote for 56 runs by lunch on the first day of their_ro- turn match against Rhodesia hare today.
The well-grassed pitch Tê duced the Australian scoring
rate to a crawl after Les Favell was dismissed for 20 with the score at 39.
Last week Whic Australians beat Rhodesia by an innings and 14 runs.
UNDEFEATED
Jin Burke, undefeated with 83, and Ian Craig, 82, not out, added 117 in two hours after Junch to take the score to 174 for two by ten.
Burke (108) and Craig (100) bath renebied their centuries before the close, when the tour. Isle were 263 for six.
Godfrey Lawrence, with four for, was the most successful bowler to date.-Router,
galbaith
By Galbraith
"Dorothy and Jim certainly are an ideally matched couple they're both crazy about dancing and chil!!"
REDIFFUSION MALINOVSKY TURNS OUT
H.K.T.
11, a..
Morning
Medley;
1134 "The Cruet Hea", Episode 17 Noon, Tune Time: 12.30 p.m.. Three Mes On A Milke: 1. Key board Cappers: 1.13, Weather Be port, News and Special Annoudes, mente: 1.30, George Melachrino and his Orchestra; 2. Saturday Requels year o -Presentedt Bay of 1628: 3.30, By
tor
Moscow, Nov. 1. Amer and the
group of high Top Soviet military figures | ranking Egyptian officers travel- headed by now Defence Minising with him were represents- Marshat Radion Malinov-lives et the Soviet Foreign sky turned out today to greet Ministry together with Egyptian Egyptian War Minister Maj.- ambassador Mohammed el Kany Gen. Abdel Hakim Amer. and military attache Li-Col
Malenoud ei Tohzmy.
Amer, who is here on an oficial visit, flew from Eniro aboard a
ian and Soviet national anthems.
United Press.
then called the Hongkong as it was then," he said. "But And then there
Mr Gymkhana Club and he still has you have many, many magnificent In His Steps, Episode 23: 4, Western
Soviet military nir- A crack honour guard of the the Fourth buildings now. I can tell be-Half Hour: 4.30, Rhythm Parade; 6. Musso, the
Consul-4 programme Italian
craft. Its trip. Is in connection | Moscow gerrison presented arms Unit Requests Presented by Jano held at was
cause I am an engineer. General who was in Hongkong Meeting which
Calling to Army Postal Unit RE with the 40th anniversary, of as Amer and Malinovsky took Tuesday, just before he left in 1900.
6. Birthday Matlong: 4.02, Meet The | the October Revolutton, Which the salute at the airport, A Stars: 0.30. Melody Magle: 7, Bongs falls on November 7.
milltary band played the Egypt. of Dickie Valentine; 7.30, Jaiz Club; A Time Signal and News;
On hand at Unukova Airport | 1.00, Weather Teport, Announce with Malinovsky to welcome
menta and Interlude: 8.13. Strange Tale of Eastermals Episode 3¦ 6.30. Voice of Sport; 9, Shiro Parade: 0.30, Musle From Maxim's: 10. follywood Open House: 10.30 Harlem Nocturne; 11, Dance Party; 12 Midnight. God Save The Queen Close Dowo.
Two days ago, Mr Robson went to Kowloon In the hope of three sons of Mr Boding the William G. Humphrey who owned a business that name. "These three fellows were aboul my age. We went around to- gether way back 30 years oxo. But 1 was unable to find any- thing about them now," he said. Mr Robson thinks life is too fast in Hongkong how, qlte unlike the leisurely pace in the good old days.
cars
There were no motoh "Anyone, who wished to travel about
In those days had 10 travel either in rickshaws or sdan chairs," he added;
And he said that to go to Happy Valley from Central 50 years ago WBS 3 Journey that took more than two hours. would lake a day to get Repulse Bay.
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H. E. the Governor, Sir Matthew Nabhun, Admiral Sir "1 am very much impressed Gerard IL U. Noel together by the cleanliness the roads." with Major-General Villiers he said.
"Perhaps they were Hatton, Rear Admiral Assheton not so clean before." G. Curzon-Howe sund Rear Admiral Charles G. Dicken
were the Patrons of the Club.
recalled that he Mr Robson visited Macao 1:1 1900 and narrowly missed a big prize in the Macau lottery.
He bought ticket Nu, 3987 and
winning ticket he
was 3988, the prize was $50,000.
On another occasion at Juck at tied his Macao, he Fantari and was more lucky. He "And this was a Won $3.000. very handsome amount in those days," he said.
Mr Robson brought with him An album containing "photo- graphs which the late Mrs Rubsun took while in Hongkong and a number of Chinese coastal
The other day he went over ( cities, to Kowloon and found it had developed so much that "it is The beyond my imagination." harbour,
cbanged. too, had Though there were many ships at archer and dischargling ears goes 50 years ago, there very few small boats engaged in cross-harbour services,
Club Then
Jockey
were
Bank Account
Mr Robson used to have an account with the Hongkong and Snanghal Bank In 1903. went to the bank the other day to inquire about it and I was told that ali records had been lost or destroyed through taese years and the wars in between," he said.
Concern publie utilities in
Mr and Hongkong,
Robson sald there were single deck city trams "and of course the Peak Tram-I used to take it to the Peak quite often."
There was the Star Ferry pler built of wood, with a matshed roof, steum-ariven ferries
a few steam launches for the shipping companies, and the rest were junks and sampans.
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Recalling his happy days here, Mr Robson said he Was member of "The Bowling Club" and he produced a receipt to prove it
"I can't find this club any more now," he said.
Mr Robson was a member of
the Jockey Club which was
"Nowadays traveling is dit- feren), I can see in one hour as much as it took me 10 days to see before!" he said.
Mr Robson sald when his ship entered the harbour last Mon- cay, he was very much Un- pressed by the many a bulia- angs doited about everywheTC. "And I read that you are going to have a huge block containing some 1,000 mts. Where do you the money from?" te get all asked.
Mr Robson came to Hongkong with his sister Mrs Sutherland to show her the clly where he spent many happy months 50 years ago. On Monday the two will leave for Japan and the
California Via 50 home Honolulu,
But yesterday he fold the China Mid: "I must congratu late the Government and the people of Hongkong for Ineir From what I have 1 can say. you are
progress.
observed,
well governed, 100."
Leaves Tomorrow
Admiral Sir Alon Scott- Moerist ho retiring Commander-in-Chief, Fer East
Station,
TELEVISION
p.m., duy Lombardo and s Orchestra: 2.30, Criokot Comuned- tory From the Bangkong Cricket Clib: 3.30, Cantonese Film: "Murder Case Or No. 83: 6, Child- ren's Hour Cartoons: 6.15, Chud- ren's Songs: 5.20, Children's Films d. Close Down 7.30, Gina Carlo 7.45, Newareel: 0, and His Hand: Cantonese Film:-"Fading Flower," Pert 2; 4.30, Altred Hitchcock
Homeler and Jourke Woodward; á,
Show. flosemary Clooney
Guest Bushkin faxe plonist) stars: Joc and Dani Crayne (blende starlet); 9.30, Broderick Crawfort in "Tigh way Patrol"; 10. Evening Feature Fil The Black Pirotes,” starring Anthony Dexier and Martha Rell 11.09. Late Night Final-Newi Itradlines, Weather Report and An- nouncements. Close Down,
NAMESAKES
who has been in the Answers: 1 Justice, Opera, Colony since last Friday on an 3 MachCath, 4 Musician, B unoMelal farewell visit, leaves Beggor, ( Theatrical, ↑ Comedy. Hongkong оп Sunday nc.
of the John Gay (Author companied by Lady Scoll- "Beggar's Opera"), Moncrieff, in RMS Chusan, Admiral Sir Akun and Lady Scott-Moncrieff will leave New Queen's Pter 10.45 am.
The new Commander-in-Chiet Vice Gladstone,-look
Admiral
Sir
ovor
Geroid the
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