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Large Quantity Of Explosives Found In Car
Police seized a large quantity of explosives
from a car which was stopped near the
41⁄2 milestone along Castle Peak Road last Saturday.
Following the seizure.
Ave
men were subsequently arrested and they came before Mr J. R. Oliver at Kowloon this morning charged
with possession
dangerous goods.
01
LEOPARD
They were alleged to have IN SHATIN
3,109 sticks of gelignite, 4,000 detonators and 40 coils of fuse wire.
The leopard which was Aral seen in Shalin on the night of Dctober 22. re-appeared in the same district aftur four wecks
The defendants were Chung Chol, 30, a coclle residing in Sai Tau Villege: Tostog Mau, 26, ane other coolle Bving in Ngou Chỉ Won Village; Lou Maii-chuen, of roaming about in the hills in allas Lou See-sang, 43, a shop the New Territories during the keeper of 3 Tung Chang Street, weekend. ground
WAS last Scen
1:
Since Door; Lùng Kanhilg. 28, driver, of 530 Shanghai | farmers in the NT found signs Steel. second floor and Ngai that the leopard had roamed to fun-sat, 28, a watchman living Saikung, to Talpo and then re in Ngu Chi Wan Village.
appeared in Shatin, all remanded till They were Friday for further investigation.
Comet In A Hurry
"What a trip! Speeds up to 570 mph at heights up to 48,000 f. You can't tell you are
moving. And it was Singapore to Blighty In Just under 24 hours," came from LAC The note Dawson, RAF Signals (Hong- kong) who has just flown back to England In an RAF Transport ---- Command-Comet II.
Thefts From Cars
Two tradicator light covers were stolen from a private car perked in Canal Road, Wanchal and an electric clock was stolen from a locked private car which was parked in Kennedy Road.
in Last Saturday, a farmer Shatin saw the animal near his house and early next morning, another farmer found the carcass of a pig which had dis- appeared from the pigstye the previous night.
Fleet Leaves
CHINA MAIL
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1957.
SHEAFFER'S
Skrip
GOVERNOR PROMISES SUPPORT
FOR TUNG WAH Sir Alexander Pays Last
To Hospital
Lleut-General Sir Edric M. Bastyan, Commander British Forces Hongkong (left) saying goodbye to Air Commodore A. D. Messenger, Air Officer Commanding, at Queen's Pier this morning. Air Commodore Mea- senger left by air with Mrs Messenger for the United Kingdom having completed his tour in the Colony
China Mail
AIR COMMODORE
LEAVES FOR UK
Visit
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexandor Grantham and Lady Grantham this morning paid their last visit to the Kwong Wah Hospital in Kowloon.
of
Wah
10 Chelt targe-scale with nearly 1,000 in-patients in They were met on arrival by ultion Mr Wilson T. S. Wang, Chair- medien! work. No one should a 500-bed hospital, What the man of the Board of Directora i need any reminder of this, but Kwong Wah and its sister of the Tung Wah Group
will always hospitals in the Tung iny wife and I Hospitals, and members of the treasure the unique gift which group have achieved, in meet- Board, Dr G. Graham-Cum- you have so kindly presentesting the appalling problems that ming: Acting Director of Medi- today: It will be a permanent, consequently arise, reflects very cal and Health Services and Mr vivid and detalled memento of great credit on the staff and on J. C. McDouall, Secretary for all the Tung Woh Hospitals' sucecalve Boards of Governors. Chinese Affairs.
many practical achievements.
Mr Wilson Weng, on behalf of his Board of Directors, presented the distinguished couple with a ching tenset as a token of op- preciation of their keen interest shown during their time in Hongkong.
Regrets
1s
Wisdom
From the "iles
25
years -AGO
an endeavour
to
escape from the wrath of his mas ter, who accused him of theft, a cook-boy of Au Tau District, Jumped into a pond near the Yuen Long Market and appena- ed to have been drowned.
☆
Only one lot of Crown land was put up for sale at over- day's auction at the P.W.D. offices, it comprised an area of about 6,820 square feet siinated at Ma Tou Chang. It was sold for the upset price of $5,115.
Another hole in one has been achieved by a local poifer, Mr G. F. Rees, while playing with Mr JL. McPherson on the old course at Fanling. He did the third hole from the tee.
For Regatta Air Commodore A.D. Messenger, CBE, for the poor and medical facil-built, and a fourth one aspired thank you, Sir, and your fel-yesterday gave a picturesque
Royal Navy ships in the har- bour this morning steamed out will to Juni Bay where they assemble in preparation for the Fleet Regatia which starts 10- Horrow.
Air
Mrs
Commanding, Officer Messenger and their daughter left for the United Kingdom by air this morning on repatriation.
the impending departure of the
a
ledged Government's financial
office here as Governor.""
the
of
Over
The Governor and Lady
WHILE detained at the Sheung- Grontliam
the then toured
"I was especially glad this
"No one could question the Shut Police Station for en- warch and conversed with the morning to hear again about the
inquiries, Lee Tung, 20 as unem- educational work which the present Board's wisdom
attempted to ommit patients. They also visited the turses' quarters in the ad- Tung Wah Hospitals have been pressing for a complete rebuild-ployed, It is most
beller-planned suicide by hanging himself with ing of a new, या- ministrative
building of the promoting.
The attention of a hospital.
couraging that in the leat to and much larger Kwok Wahla blanket.
and no one could Station guard was, however, at- years the. Tung Wah has in- Hospital,
question the Board's manifest-tracted and the attempt wa creased by three-fold the num- quere for the Tung With Hos-Erustrated, ber of Hongkong pupils whom
choulder "as much as pitals to can accept in its schools. It
tho cost of this even more satisfactory that possible of you plan to double your present gantic undertaking. I can also figures before the end of 1050. sure them that they will have the sympathetic and substantial I have no doubt that you will
support of Government. succeed, as you deserve to.
sincerely with them every suc "The Tung Woh Board of ces, both for the continue Mr Wang, in a short speech, Directors is also to be con- good name of the Tung Wah recounted the progress of the gratulated on its school building Hospitals and for the benefit of
W. Brown, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, programme; three complete new the people of Hongkong.
PROFESSOR
speaking at the Rotary Club both in the feld" of education schools already built or being "Finally and once ngain I timin at Gloucester Building
ties for the under-privileged through the generosity of Mr low Directors both of
description of a voyage he had for notable present and the past He thanked the Governor for his Kwan Kal-ming, is
undertaken in 1920 to Samoon past support and expressed achievement. Your Chairman help and support that you have Islands, the resting plase regret and that of his Board it in his speech fully acknow given me during my team of Robert Louis Stevenson. There
was a large attendance Governor and Lady Grantham. and other help. That help was
which Mr P. S. Cassidy The Governor told the Chair- given gladly, but it does not in
sided. man and Members of the Board any way detract from the value of Directors of the Tung Wah and the magnitude of the This aporting event, arranged They were given a big On his arrival shortly after Hospitais group that no one tributions made by the people for the Far Easton Feel, in- sending-off by ADC to His Ex- 012, Air Commodore Messeng could question the Board's wis- of Hongkong and successive cludes vessels from some Comcellency the Governor, Lealtor inspected a contingent of 48 dom in pressing for a complete Tung Wah Boards of Directors, | monwealth countries, will last | lative and Executive Council nirmen drawn from the No. 1
110 November 30. About a dozen members, officers of the three (Field Squadron),
a new, better- Nor should Hongkong ever for- RAF Berebuilding of
and much. larger get the heavy and conumous warships and Fleet auxiliaries Forces, the Police and many !ment, (Malaya), while the planted
Band of the Hongkong Regl-Kwong With Hospital. In this administrative burden which Tung Wah Hospitals they would have the sympt thetle the ment played.
Having bid farewell to their and substantial support of Gov- there planning and to Three courtesy calls and
smooth of thoir friends at the Pier, the departemment, he said
guard-of-honour Inspec- Sir Alexander referred in ing family boarded the AOC
tions took place ono after launch for Kai Tak as the Band warm terms of appreciation to the manifold good work under-
the other in the Flagstaff Two European, well-known played "Auld Lang Syne,"
taken by the Tung Wth Hos- Those Present
House compounds this in local sporting circles, pitais-in the fields of medical services rendered by Hong-
morning.
were in Involved in a "rough- and educational work, by kong's them off at the Queen's Seeing
Tung Wah Hospitals In the first one, Vice-Admiral house" at the Pauline Dancing Mr C. J. de Wil- charitable relief and in the up- tend sometimes to overshadow Sir Gerald Gladstone, the new Academy late last night. It is Pier were loughby, ADC to the Governor, keep of a number of traditionti their other activities. Although Commander-in-Chiet, Far East alleged that after forcing their
temples.
these other activities are not Station, called en the Com-way In, despite strenuous op- the Hon. the Chief Justice, Mr
He said it was the desperately generally on the same Justico M. J. Hogan and
scale, mander British Forces, Hong-position from the door-keeper, Hogan, Lieut-General Sir Edric overcrowded Kwong Wah, even they constitute important kong, Li-Gen. Sir Edric Bastyan. they cha..Enged most of the meni
The Admiral inspected' a 48-in the room to fight them. Bastyan and Mrs Bastyan, male than the Tung Wah Hos- scries of services to Hongkong,
guard-of-honour drawn the meleo chairs "wero the Hon. E. B. David, the Ilon.pital itself, which brought home The best known of them are of man
Chat, the Hon. most vividly to every visitor, course the Hospitals relief wolic from the 1st Bn 10th Princess glasses and crackery broken and Sir Tun-idn
need for those for destitutes, and the provision Mary's Own Gurkha Rides, window panes amashed... Quiet and Mra M, W. Tumer, Com the pressing
Gregory and medical services the three hos modore G. D. A. Mrs Gregory, Group Capt. pltals performed.
Address
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Three Courtesy Hongkong's rat
Calls At Flagstaff House
vehicular ferry, the Man Kung, launched from the slipways of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company Limited yester day. The ceremony of christen: ing and launching the boat was performed bu Mra W. T
Southern, wife of the Colonial Secretary.
In
upset.
burial of those whose relatives H. F. Burrows.
cannot afford a funeral But There is another service which
of proper facilities for free under the command of Major was restored later
WELCOMED
when they
left.
Mr H. S. Mok has been elect=" Some
minutes later, Gen.
cd the
the new President Mr and Mrs K. A. Bidmead, In his address the Governor is less widely known. It is the
management of the historie Bastyan officially welcomed the
hin- Brigadier and Mrs L N. Chol- Buid: meley, Brigadier and Mrs L. T.
Man Mo temple and of seven new Air Officer-Commanding general committee of the Wah Hospitals "The Tung
ese Recreation Club. "Messrs Luk other temples entrusted to the Air Commodore P. D. Holder. Kang-cheang and Lau Man-kui Ride. Licut-Col T. F. C. Iamil-Ordinance permits and Tung Wah Hospitals by the Air Commodore Holder in were elected Hon Secretaries ton, Mr Justice T. J. Gould and courages the Board of Directora Chinese Temples Committee. I spected a 24-man guard drawn
with Mr Ho kai-chi as Hon Mrs Gould, Mr John McNell to promote any form of chari-
Treasurer. Committee members and Mrs McNeill, Col M, V. table work for the benent of the have been very glad to hear of from the same Gurkha unit.
Shortly after, Gen. Bastyan
were Mears No Sce-kwong, Fletcher, Mr J. A. Blackwood, Chinese of Hongkong Past and the striking and sweeping in-
which have been returned the Air Commodore's M. W. Lo, let-lau, Y. K. Mr and Mrs S. E. Faber, Mr present Directors have not been provements
and visit. Outside the Headquarters Mok, Wong Pin-futh Pang Mrs C. B. Burger, Mr blow to develop this privilege of nude to the appearance
Man Mo bullding, he inspected a guard Teming, Lee Yu-wing. To Fung Ping-fan and many service to Hongkong by under-management of the
temple. I was equally glad to of honour comprising 62 mem-Chung-un, officers of the Royal Air Force taking many educational, social hear that the same care and bers of the Royal Air Force F. H. Kwok, La Man-kwong Wong Kwok-fong, and their wives.
and charitable activities in ad-attention has been paid to all (Malaya) Regiment, under the and Yung Chung-man.
and
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other temples in the charge of command of Flight-L A. the Tung Wah Hospitals.
"So far I have only made the references to
briefest passing the most widely known and probably the most important of all the Tung Wah's services -- the three Hospitals' medical work. It is fitting that I should end with a special reference to that.
Last Visit
Snatchers Active
AFTER a hearing which labted A four whole days, the Waller bribery case was bought to a close at the Criminal Session before the Chief Justleo (Sir Jospeh Kemp) yesterday when the jury after a short retiro~ ment returned n unanimous verdict of "Not Guilty." The
· A Chinesa snatched a pair of central figure has been Acting- géltearrings from a worn in Sub-Inspector Herbert Waller, Canton Road, near Mongkok who was charged with receiv "My wife and I are very Road at about 7, o'clock yestering $50 from Ho Hong-sang at glad that this, our last visit, in day evening.
Taipo Market with a view to to the Kwong Wah Hospital. A woman reported to the dismiss a prosecution. For it is the desperately over- Police that a man snatched her crowded Kwong Wal, even handbag as she was walking in more than
the Tung Wah | Connaught Road Central and a Hospital itself, which brings Chinese women, while shopping home most vividly to every in Shanghai Street yesterday #tolen from the residence of visitor the pressing need for morning, discovered that her Mrs Cousine Sai Wan Terrace. the medical services which the pocket had been cut and her Shaukivan. The cook boy was three Hospitals perform, and purse stolen,
the valiant way in which al- most Insuperable difficulties are tackled. Other hospitals may
IC-
Jewellery valued at $300 was
arrested.
UNAHK TALK
A
SHORT-WAVE transmitting station capablo under fav- ourable conditions of sending
be able to refuse all but the very gravest cases when their wards and beds are full:
Members of the UN Associa messages as far as England was | selzeď by. the Police in a raid jected patients Inevitably go,
tion of Hongkong are reminded at 09 Pokfulam Road on Tues- If indeed they are not in fact that a talic will be given to day. The operator, who was firmly referred to, one of the night at B:pm. at UNAHK fined $1,000, told the police that Tung Wah Hospitals as a last Headquarters, Wyndham Street, he sent messages to Nanking. bope. None of tho three by Mr G, H, Moore, bond of
* Hospitals suffers more than the the Hongkong Universityfa De- Kwong Wah in this respoct. partment of Extramural Studies. For posscasion of 586 tales of Other hospitals, despilo [any
Mr Moore's tople will be onlum, man and a woman, Li shortages of stair or of funds, "Political Development in the Cha and Chan Mui toore such sty helped in their afforts to
British Colónits," "Al, UNA | Amed: $5,200 or one year, maintain acceptable standards members and their friends are fore Mr Butter at the Kowloon
cordially invited to attend. .: by the limitations they
Magistracy normally place on the number jot patients accepted. The
can
· Printed · und ‹ published by Puran” FLUMaty for rand::on Kwong Wah is expected 10 | behalf of South Chips: Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham strive for those samo standards Buroet, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongketa.