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ATTEMPT TO
Born In HK
Spinster Returning
Plymouth, Jan. 10. After working in a bank for 38 years, a middle- Suffolk spinster, nged Miss Kathleen Martin, to- night salled off on a five- month
retirement
icip
round the world which will include Hangkong.
Am looking forward
to seeing Hongkong again,
"That Miss Martin said
is where I was born and brought up. My father, was x sex captain on the. China run...”
She came to Britain in 1914 and eventually be came a bank clerk at Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk.
Who was the only passŊon- ger on board the 7.568.con Ully of Coventry here, and companions I the
hirr
tender were tight." Lascar scammen, going to Join the
will take
crew.
Her Journey
her across the Atlantic to New Brunswick, Canada, then to New York, Panama
and Hongkong.
The ship will bring her home by way of Singapore, Aden and the Suez Canal. ---Reuter.
All Lies
'Gstaad, Jan. 19.
Milford The Marchioness Haven today emphatically term- ed as "lies" reports that her son, the Marquess, was going to marry Eva Bartek,
"My son and I are devoted to cach other," she said. "Now everybody is trying to spread those les, and I don't want to hear any more about this story."
United Press.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1958.
DEMOLISH
BUILDING FRUSTRATED
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Two attempts made since the beginning of this month to demolish the Golden City Theatre building in Gloucester Road by the architect, acting on behalf of its owners, have been frustrated.
no exits to safe- It was learned this morningly there was that construction
The fence company guard public safely. workmen who attempted to was removed and performances
wooden fence around ; continued. the building prior to demolition work, were told to desist by persons unknown.
erect
Mr D. Walters, architect, acting on behalf of Miss Aw The last attempt was made Slan, owner of the building, told morning on Saturday when under Police the Chinu Moil this supervision. requested by the that when he went back abou architec!, #
Was Dum on Saturday after the hoarding
hoarding had been errected, he successfully erected.
Soon afterwards n Fire Bel- had to make a hasty retreat from his hod
alighting without warned the gade officer theatre
vehicle because a crowd, which stop management to performances because teclmicaf- he believed to be hostile, was
surging towards him.
Youth Kills Brother
A Police spokesman said that Police were called out Yast
Saturday when the hoarding
erected. was being
"But as far as the Police are concemed, the disputo is purely a civil matter. We were there to see
of the peace," the spokesman said.
With Arrow that there should be no breach
Madison, Jan. 19.
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An 18-year-old youth fired an arrow into the heart of his brother and killed him in
accident during archery practice in the basement of their home. The victim, Dunle Alery, 12. was pronounced dead on arrival at a Madison hospital.
Denial
A spokesman of the theatre- management denied
that there was anything hostile in the dis- pute.
Mr Slu, House Manager, sald it was a civil matter and nego- tiations were still in progress
Authorities said that Daniel between the building owner and and his brother, Thomas, were
the tenant-management con- testing their bows and that Thomas aimed at a board that Serning the legal aspects of the Danell held in front of him.
tenancy.
Daniel dropped the board Mr Siu. added: “We are law accidentally just as Thomas abiding citizens. We will obey loosed the arrow and it pierceda Court order for demotion." the younger brother's heart-But he said that was no such United Press.
an order.
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Japanese Textile Exhibition Opened
The Kansai Textile Trade Promotion Association opened their exhibition at the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce this morning. (Left to right); Mr H. Tsuruga, Japanese Consul, Mé A. Kawai, President of the Association, Mr Ko Chuk-hung, Chairman of the CGCC and Mr K. Konpo a member of the Japanese delegation-China Mail.
HK FASHIONS Recognition
TO BE SHOWN AT US FAIR
High-fashion women's styles of Hongkong silk have been booked as the chief public attraction of the Seventh Washington State International Trade Fair, April 11-20 In Seattle. It will be the first time Chinese fabrics and fashions have been fea. tured here.
Of Egypt By France?
Paris, Jan. 19.
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
FULL COURT
REFUSES APPLICATION
The Full Court this morning Profused an application by the China State Bank, Ltd, of Edinburgh House,
From
Files
25
years
AGO
learned
that tho
hero Universities of Chian Commit- tee in London has offered the £775 annually for ten years to the sum of Oxford University
encourage the tenching of Chinese literature and the study at Chinese language with
referener
religion #pecial
for an order, against a CHANGHAL IN has been judgment; -debtor to put up security for the costs of an appeal. The Full Court comprised the Acting Chief Justice, Mr.Justice T. J. Gould, and the Puime. Judge, Mr Justice J. it. Gregg. The appeal was brought by the judgment debtor, Go. Yet wah, against a decision of Mr Justico A. D. Schotea on Decem- ber 11 last year, refusing Go's application for discharge from prison.
and philosophy.
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Paris: Maurice Chevalier and his wife, Yvonne Valice, were divorced today. The court decided that both were equally to blame for the break-up of the
The grounds of the appeal are that (1) there was no evidence marriage. that the appellant had the ability to pay the judgment debt and (2) that there was no, or
ONDON: The beautiful here- josumetent, evidence that the ditary Princess Charlotte of uppellant had wilfully concealed | Monaco, who is at present stay- his interest in property by not ing in Marseilles, had indicated disclosing debts due and the ler desire to renounce Her right particulars thereof, or that he ta the throne. She has writion had concealed account books and to her father, Prince Louis, re- had acted in bad faith. SUFFICIENT
nouncing all her hereditary rights in favour of her son, this boy Prince Rainier, or failing Go is represented by Mr him in favour of her daughter, Richard Winter, instructed by Princess Antoinette. She has Mr A. Y. Hon, of A. Y... Hon also asked that the dissolution and Co. Mr Victor Gitting, of her marriage be announced. instructed by Mr Y. H. Chan, of It has been announced that Chan and Ko, is representing the Star Ferry Company the Bank.
Limited will recommend pay- _his___ pre- ; mant of a $2 dividend and a liminary application, Mr Gituns | bonus of $3.50 per share for the contended that poverty, or year ending December 31, 1832. inability to pay, was sufficient
In bringing Up
to warrant in order against the appellant for security for costa of the appeal.
to
Mr Gitiins maintained that it would be unfair
the respondents to bear all the costs If the appellant were to fall in Blo appeal. Ho sald tho
could appellant
well
បុ ·
T the annual meeting of St
Patrick's Society held the Hongkong Hotel yesterday afternoon, the Secretary (Cap- tain Mahoney) disclosed" tite manner in which the local so havo clety was born OR. March 17 as a nearly Urco years ago. One of
The
France and Britain have settled their conflicting chosen to be the case
Middle-Eastern policies, and reports swept pauper instead, but had not the reasons for the rapid pro- Paris today that France will soon decide dono so...
gress of the Society was the Mr Cutins asked the Full "extraordinary support given by whether to re-establish diplomatic relations Court to exercise its discretion Sir Joseph Kemp," one member
In his favour before allowing said. with Egypt.
the appeal to proceed.
following have been Minister British invasion
In reply, Mr Winter opposed elected to serve on the com- of Suez in French Foreign
the application on the ground mittes of St Patrick's Society Christian Pineau announced the November, 1850.
Cabinet The French
will that his client had a According to McPherson Holt, agreement on Saturday when he
Kemp, Colonel C. D.
Myles Jr, chairman of public events flow home from a day of talks study at one of its forthcoming defend his own liberly right to for the ensuing gear. Sir J. K. Where the liberty of the sub-Captain P. T. Mahony. Messte whether 14 accept for the annual Pacific merchan- with British Foreign Secretary meetings
Egypt's valuation of French Jeet was involved, Mr Winter G. P. Murphy, M. G. O'Connor, dise mort, the full-scale fashion Selwyn Lloyd. spectacle will be jointly pro- The two countries have been property seized by Cairo.
said, he should be allowed to E. H. Willama, B. H. C. Hal defend himself, He submitted lowes, J. Hosford, F. P. R. over many subjects: duced by professional fashion at odds
ESTIMATES frontiers and the
that in the present proceedings, Hames, T. Murphy, R. H. D. experts in Hongkong, New York Israel's
main
his client was still in the post-Wade, Professor F. A. Redmond, and Seattle,
Bagdad Puct were the
French officials believe the ton of a defendant, as far as Dr G. W. Pope und Commander New designs from the pen of bones of contentions.
Sunders, New York,
cent below the real value of
M. A BEARING
Maurice Jean Baptist Lord and Taylor fashion hours after a flying visit former
The property. They would
Montargis, the well-known of United Nations have preferred a neutral valua- buyer, will spotlight Mandarin London
Counsel for the appellant | Hongkong" "exchange broker and Textiles under the "Dynasty of Secretary-General Dag Ham on, which Egypt rejects.
stated that Go should therefore | former manager of one of the Hongkong label. Miss Sanders marskjold, who recently held
But Britain has dropped its not be deprived of his right to French banks in the Colony, has talks Chinese extensive
with Arab
demand of a that traditional silk fabrics have been simplified leaders.
BAGDAD PACT and adapted to American taste without sacrificing any of their
Her collection richness. autumn, 1958, will have ils pre Intere at the
Seventh Trade Fair.
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The agreement was reached Egyptian estimates run 40 per the issue was concerned.
to
McCarten.
been awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the President of France,
neutral arbitration defend himself. and France may have to do the Mr Gittins contended that do same, other quarters Bald. In was not in a position of a addition acceptance of the defendant
more. any
His It was not Immediately known Egyptian offers would pave the clients, he argued, were the how far the mutual concessions way for the re-establishment
msn ones who were compelled by went: In the past France has of normal trade and diplomalle the appellat to take part in the UIETLY without publicity or stubbornly opposed any re-relations with Cairo and other
present litigation.
fanfare of trumpets, actual vision of Israel's frontiers and Arub nations and permit France
Giving the Full Court's operations have commenced at. hoa been cool toward the to regain some of her past in-
decision, Mr Justice Gould sald | Shing Mun, whore, in less thinn British-backed Bagdad Pact. fluence in Near-Eastern affairs, the fact that the application had five years, one of the highest "Not only will the produc
There wero reports that į these quarters said.
@ bearing on the liberty of the reservoirs East of Suez will re- tion surpass our previous style Pineau and Lloyd agreed on the The alternative might be
* subject may be sufficient, if the mala a monument to the British showings in magnificence," dald handling of the final phase of collapse of the talles quid possi-Court thought At, to defeat the engineers who are now on the Holt, "but also the styles current negotiations with Egypt ble loss of all French property, ordinary rule that, in cases of field. When completed
Rided. United poverty,
tho modelled will be available im- on the settlement of financial Informants
security may
be Shing Mun Dam will. -rank'na mediately in Seattle stores." claims arising from the French Press.
ordered.
one of the world's' highest and The Acting Chief Justice ex- {will impound 3,000,'mfillon gal- pressed the Court's view that, tons of water, It will cost the in the circumstances, the Hongkong Government some. application for an order for thing in the vicinity of - 30
million. security should be dismissed,
Hearing is proceeding on the appeal proper.
Styles bearing the Dynasty label
were the first alks to enter the United States market after World War II. • They wert introduced to Atterican buyers at the Second Washing don State International - Trade Fair in 1953. Retall outlets 500 top-fight apparel stores have since been found
Said Trade Fair president Willard Maxwell have "We are especially pleased these outstanding Hongkong fashions featured this year. Their national success follow- ing the 1952 Trado · · Fair in something to be proud oK?
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RICE FROM HONGKONG
Manila, Jan. 20. The influential Manila Times today called on President Garcia to disclose whether or not the forthcoming- importa- tion of 50,000 tons of rice from: Hongkong would come Srom Communat China.
· The paper sald that unless Garcia did so, the transzetion with a Hongkong firm would be Interpreted to mean relaxa- lion of the uncompromising Philippine, attitude towards Communist China,--
Garcia in his last press' con- ference said that the capra-rico barier, deal with the Hongkong Arm, which has not boen idan- uded was resorted to nean emergency measure to solve the local, rice shortage-France- PTOLES.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Is notified for general in formation that the Church of St Teresa, Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Tong, has been licensed by His Excellency, the Governor to be a place for the celebration of marriages... His Excellency the Governor' has approved the following pro Sir-Referring to your earlier motions in the Volunteer: De- Lieut Harry news Item of Mr George Ho's fence Corpa: commercial radio broadcasting- Owen-Hughes to be Captain, Will you assis by advising the Leut Stanley Jarvis to be Cap- pubile of the new broadcasting tain.
RADIO STATION.
wave lengther? And technical
style of radiations, AM or 'FM
or both?
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The selection of wave lengths
URING the removal of the
radio mast at the Royal
la an international matter which | Observatory, "and until further. has not been settled. Only AM notice, no time signal lights will radiation-E4
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The Philippines largest un
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