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MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1958.
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FERRY SUBWAY: GOOD IDEA' Wedding At Registry
Funeral Of
Comments By
John Stoppa Two Prominent
The funeral of Mr John Charles Stoppa, who died on Saturday night, will take placu
this afternoon.
"The emlege
will leave St
Paul's Hospital at 4.30 pm, uvi
Hongkong Men
will pass the Monument 615 by a China Mail Reporter
pen. and
will bo
service
The Roman
the funeral isel
ut
Mir Slopp
Catholic Cemetery.
years secretary
b-chief
Wix
so
the
for many the editor- Hongkong Standard, and formerly was on the staff of the Chinn Mall. was 50. He is survived by his wife and four song,
le
Mr Lawrence Kadoorie this morning said he was in complete agreement with the Government plan to provide a pedestrian subway from the Star Forry to Chater Road. He described it as a "good idea, in that it will provide what we need."
Mr Karlcoric who is the pro-
uf
El
Mr Hillon Cheong-jeen, Hon.
Sir John Whyattagonist cruss-harbour Sec. of the Hongkong Civle Visiting Colony subway would provide access to ment on the subject, viewed the
unnel for Hongkong, said the Association, when asked to com-
Roid under cover, subway from a different angle.
Mr Cheong-leen, speaking fund he would be very interested | The 24ing Chief Justice of to see the subway carried even from a personal point of view Singapore, Str Jahn Whyatt, left further, right up to Des Voeux said, "What ought to be done, is that Government abould pro- yesterday for Briale via Maulla. Houd.
vide moro information on Hongkon and the United States, reports Reuter cable from
The Mr Kasoorie udded "The sub-goul of the subway outlining Singaporn. [Sir John was form-way will. of course, help the the possible advantages of the erly & Crown Counsel in Hong-traffe situation considerably, in mubway. kong in 1947).
that busy part of town."
the
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Mink Capes from
"If it is planned for two r threu exits, it would have many advantages over uy-over. Until there is more information, we'll wait to see how advantage- ous it is before saying, 'There should be more subways.'"
Returning To HK
The Hon. the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, is expected to return by air tomorrow to the Colony, with Lady Hogan after- six months leave visiting Europe and Britain.
During their leave Sir Michael and Lady Hogan visited Swil- zeriond.
Off To Bangkok
Dr Thomas A. Dooley, Whe young American doctor who has set up a clinic in Laos, jeft Hongkong this morning
Zor Bangkok and Laos, оп Alt
Vietnam.
La Chun, aged 22. of 7A, Prat Avenue, first floor, was hurt when the bicycle he was riding collided with a double decker bus in Nathan Road, near
with its junction
Granville Road at about 6 pm. He was Bimited to Kowloon Hospital.
$75000
Woollen Skirts from $3500
Many other bargains
allat
Paquerette's Sale!
open till 6 p.m. daily
16a Dos Vooux Road, C.
Tol. 21-157
Mr Lawrenco Kadoorio
Mr Hilton Cheong-loen
Alleged Fight In
Restaurant
Louis Y. Lu, proprietor of
at
Louis Y. Lu Tailor Shop, 9, Fonwick Arcade, and living at 9 Yuot Yuan Stroot, ground floor, ap- peared before Mr A. L Leathloan
Central Magistracy this morning, on chargos of disorderly conduct by fighting in a Colony rostaurant and resisting arrest.
He was remunded for three Be days for further inquiries, was also given the option of
$1,000 buil
No plea was taken.
In the same cave, another mui, James Tung, manager and proprietor of Tours Inc., and living at 41 Kimberley Road, second floor, who faced the samo charges and an additional
e of assault on police, falled The second son of the Hen. Kwok Chan and Mrs Kwok
le appear.
His bail of $1,000 was estreat.
ed and a warrant for his arrest was issued.
Outlining the case, Chief In- spcctor R. Mackenzie stated that the incidents took place last night at the Majenlie Re- staurant, King's Road, when the defendants were dancing.
New APL Manager
For Hongkong
Mr Everett P. Morsell, new Managor of the American Prosident Linos, Hongkong, arrived in the sa Prosident Cleveland this morning from the United States to take up his post.
Mr A. A. Chase, present jager in the head office of APL. Manager of APL, will be trans-He arrived with his wife and ferred to Kobe to become Man-twh daughters. ager of the office there. Accom-
Chan, Kwok Wai-kul was married this morning at the Registry Office to Miss Kathleen Yip So-shum, a teacher.
STERLING SILVER TIP
From the Files
25
years -AGO
POLICE action was taken against the host of boot- blacks whose lines had been extended by growing num- bers from the
Queen's Theatre round Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road to as far us emporiums World Theatre.
the big Chinese the beyond
The lines of defence were weakly held and quickly melted before the shock methods of a squad of Chinese plain-clothes police officers who descended upun the company with a sud- denness which took them by sur- prise.
Around the corner out of sight tu Pedder Street Police cap- five van was held in readiness and into this were bundled over a dozen weeping and howling bootblacks. Quick as the Police were, sunie of the quarry were
even quicker and about an equal number showed a clean pale of
heels.
The local fraternity of boot- blacks owed their origin ironical-
Mr Kwok is an engineer who has been working on the Kaily enough to the Police authorl-
Tuk airport development scheme.
Airman Hurt In Scooter Accident
SHEK OLAND AUCTION
des. Originally, two or three boys brought into membership of
the Street Waits Club-bene- volent institution formed by the Police authoritles to help érring but deserving boys who come into their ends were assisted to become bootblacks on the streets, but the number which the Polico had thought to have
Two blocks of residential land kept Imited, was increased by la Shok O will be auctioned other recruits, until it has al-
Central Lined the proportions of
nulsance and a problem.
this afternoon in thr Government offices.
One, lot 60, which haŠ on and area of 5,840 square feet carries a rent of $108 a year,
5. A. C. Fox, aged 23, of has an upset price of $40,720.
Another, with ILII arca of Royal Air Forco, Little Sai 13,000 square feet and carrying Wan was admitted to the a real of $240 a year, has un
British Military Hospital upset price of $18,000. yesterday afternoon after
the motor scooter he was riding crashed into the hillside at Shek O Road,
Going Back To Formosa
and
קומון
A 19-year-old Twoman. Ling Hol-ching, of 402, Ma Tau Wei
Miss Glody's Aylward,
for Road third oor, was injured
missionary t: when she was knocked down many years. a
China
working in by a commercial van in Ma Tau
Formosa, is expected to return Tòa Kwon Wel Road, near
to Taipei tomorrow morning Road, at about 8.50 um. was admitted to Kowloon Hos- after a short stay in tongkung. In the Colony Miss While pital.
| Aylward was involved in a con
She
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Extract from S.C.M. Post Leader: Іть recent years the Hongkong housing prob- lem
dropped Out of dircussion, In fact, it is now denied that a problem salata, or it is claimed that the prob- lum, if any is to find tenants, It is true that there are meny cpty flats; it is als› trus that rents are falling. NewArtheless there is still a housing problem. Alany flats are cuply upon their merit: they las comfort or convenience. The problemi, very old and defying solution, is to house the community in health and contentment-which ulso means abolition of the siunta, In some cities the slums are more or can clearly de-
inarcated. Hongkong 776 24 15
On Saturday, three pedestroversy with 20th Century Fux, trians, including a seven-year- makers of the film "Inn of the old, bus, were injured as a re- Sixth Happiness" which features car to the visitor to be one sull of road accidents. All her life story. The film is now were admitted 10 Kowloonleng made Hospital for treatment.
in Britain. Miss Aylward contends that the pre- The buy, Leung Chuen-hung, ducers did not consult her over
the script. or 1P. Sai Yeung Choi Street, third flour, was knocked down by a private car in Canton
Road, near Pak Hoi Street,
A
Lau
Suspects Held
NEW YORK COUPLE ON “SECOND HONEYMOON”
huge alum, relieved here and Shere with magnificence cicanliness.
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CIR:-With reference to tho recent case in which the No. 1 Coolle at St John's Cathedral summoned a Privat in the South
for Wales Borderers
41-year-old man, Chucn-sun, of No. 30, 10th Two Chinese have been de-assualt, I desire to point out Street, Tung Tau Village Retained following an attempt to that in attempting to prevent seltlement Area, was hit by aaleat a wallet from a Chinese soldiers from loitering in the lorry outside De Whampoa woman in Queen's Road West Cathedral compound at night, panied by his family, Mr Chase Mr George L. Crow, Passen Docks while Cheung Lal, aged and the theft of wallet from the coolic was acting under the will leave In the President Jer Traffle Manager of APL in
of Dean down by a a man waiting at a bus stop in instructions 30, was knocked
Swann. Hoover on August 30.
Jongkong. returned with his
Fuk This, I am advised, the coolie had Mr Morsell's last post
was wife and son in the same liner the 4-milestone.
motor cur in Taipo Road, near Yen Chow Street, near
Wah Street.
a perfect legal right to do, seeing Assistant Freight Trole Man. after a holiday in Japan.
that the property In the Cathedral compound is, by section 8 of Ordinance 2 of 1930, vealed in the Church of England Trustees appointed under that Ordinance, and that tho only right which the publie posses over that compound apart from altendance at Divine Bervice, is a right of way only and that right of way is limited the North Bido of the Cathedral only. It la to bo hoped that, in future, the trespasses of soldiers on the Cathedral compound at night will not retur, more particularly as one naturally looks to the Services to maltain law and order, H. V. Halward Acting Chaplain, St John's Cathedral,
Little Boy Lost In Search Of His Dog
London.
A HEART-BROKEN,
tousle-haired
boy
has vanished with the dog he cannot bear to part with.
Twelve year- old Marinus van der Bom, who lives with his parents in top-
was insleting that har tenants kept to their agreement of "No pots." Bom Bom sald nothing. But he held on to Laszlo as the tears streamed down his cheeks, The two of them went to his bed-room.
By 8.30 on Sunday morning, Bom Bom had run away with Lausic. There Word 110 mosuagoa. No food mlaxing. And In his haste Bam-Bon floor rooms at Central For two days police have been
forgot to take Lassie's lead.
Hill, Upper Norwood,
South London, had
on the look-out for the boy in blue jeans,
wanted a pet of his own. Or Laura Darlow, the landlady,
Four months ago hia wish came true, 'With a 10s. note and 10 worth of allver. In his pocket "Bom-Bom" went to choose his dog. And he chose caro: fully.
He visited Croydon, Brixton, Catford, and Lewisham before
A two-month-old black
He called her Labels. ·
and
who lives at Mitcham, Surrey, sald on the telephone:
had no idea the little boy was oo fond of this dog. And if the only way to koop him at home is to keep his dog he will gunt have to keep it."
he found the dog he wanted. Thefts Reported tan bitch with floppy earn, a A spare tyre was stolen froin Shantung n lerry parked curly tall, and appealing eyes Street,, near Tung Choi Street, The two became Inseparable. while six spanners and a scrow
driver were stolen from told that Lawala must go. She motor Ecooter outside No. 108. Boundary Street, on Saturday was growing tos bij. Apart from that the tandlady night.
'But lent weak) Dom-Bom was.
And
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Mr J. David Stern, retired publisher and formerly ownor of New York Pest, a New York evening news paper, and Mrs Stern, arrived here in the ss Presi dent Cleveland this morning on "a second honey- moon" to the Far East.
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"Old Hongkong": A corrCE- pondent enquires as to the origin of the word "godown" for a wharf-elde warehouse, used in this column from time to time. The authority I shall quote is the new Oxford Eng- fish Dictionary which pointe out that it is an adeplation of the Malay
word godong (gudang) meaning a warehouse or store for goods used through- out the East, and first adopted 1588 by East to English in
India merchants,
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Printed and published by The 72-year-old newspaper publisher said their present Feier Plumbly for and on behalf cruise also served to celebrate their golden wedding of South China Morning Post anniversary which will be in the coming November. Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoris in the Colony Mr Stern retired from newspaper business 10 years ago. of Hongkong.
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