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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1958,
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Paul Massie in a scene from the film "Orders to Also Kill," which will be coming to Hongkong soon. in the flu are Eddis Albert, Lillian Gish and James Robertson-Justice.-20th-Century Fox Photo.
OFFICE BOY GETS
PRISON FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
A 49-year-old office boy, who embezzled $801 from the Chai Wan Kaifong Advancement Associn- tion, appeared before Mr A. L. Leathlean at Central Magistracy this morning.
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Wan Yat-wo,... who please Bungy to three f charges of (NIDCZZament, was
three nontua
sunteneer to
Janson.
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Sub-bu-pucle
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Ma
ne
Aptes! tha arkadant was employen by the Choi Wan Kanting
michi Association as it ofthe boy the methly wage 1 $70. His pub wan to codeet mont.Jy rex Trean the mermers of the Association.
New Members
TEE:W
Gaoled For
Possession
Of Dagger
A 23-year-old unemployed who was arrested mian. for possession of n dag-
a Police Ker, told Com-
NE
In August this year, three new bonautice members of the Association were ciretet. Chi, 38-year-okl mittee member, when checking the account of the outgoing As- socio, discovered that the defendant Bad embezzled
tutul of $801 of the members" fee for his own usage
New Screen Discovery
By A China Mail Reporter
Hongkong will soon be seeing a new British screen discovery. His name is Paul Massie, and he is a six-foot tall, 25-year-old, handsome French- Canadian.
But Hongkong is already familiar with the face although the name has been slightly changed. Three years ago, a young Artillery Officer attended a Hongkong Stage Club audition for "Dial M for Murder" in 1955,
Former HK
Resident
Dies
In France
The play was produced by Miss Janet Tomblin, who Im- mediately on hearing his efforts. cast him in the play, and has never regretted the decision.
The young offieer was 2/Lieut. Arthur Massey.
Massey; born in St Catherine's, Ontario, went to Britain atter
drama scholarship,, winning In London he began to taite small parts in plays. It was Covern- then that the British ment stepped in and drafted him into the Royal Artillery.
The Inst year of his army ser vice was carried out in Hong- kong with 173 Loenting Pattery, at Lyemun Barracks,
News has been received of the douth at Wingen Sur Moder, France, on August 13, of Mrs Queenie Wei-produced mostly lington, wife of Dr A. R. Wellington, for many years Director of Medical and Sanitory Services in Hangkong before the
In Hongkong, Mossey's drama was limited by his Canadian accent, because the Stage Club British plays,
ut "Dini M for Murder" proved to he just right for him.
Wor.
failure. Dr
an
This play turned out to be an overwhelming success, with Cynthia Nixon, another profes- sional dramatist, and Noel do Guingard,
Only Appearance
Mrs Wellington died of heart
It was Massey's only stage Mrs Wellington
the Colony, appearance in int Hongkong 10 Fituary 1929, when Dr Well-though he did take part in a speech recital at the British inton assumed the Pest of the Council Library, and helped the Director Of
und Medical
Stage Club out with a number Sanitary Services, He remain
of plays broadcast over Radiu ed in Hongkong until 1837 when
Hongkong. he retired at the age of 00. Thuring his service here, he was also a member of the Legislative Council,
In 1924, he was awarded the C.M.G.
Before ruming to Hongkong, Dr Wellington Fd served in the
departments con- nechel
he was carrying the dag-tion af Malay State in 1928. ger to ussault a man. Defendant, Yip Kai-sun, of
Street West,
Defendant told the Court this | 271 Main morning that
third
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when he dest pour, Shaukiwan, was given worked for the Association, his prison term of fine months by 3s A. 1. Leathlean at Central wage was $50 monthly.
This $70 to the blagistracy
120ing for wage was used to
year 1855.
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COURTING COUPLES
This morning Miss Tomblin said of Massey: "He was ű very talented young man,
and atill far. But he is should very young. He certainly knew his stuff from A to Z."
When. Massey left une Culony, and was demobbed in 1950 le
In went back to the stage in Lon-
SHEAFFER'S
JĮ
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
PROTEST MEETING ON SEALING-
About 1,000 people; including the relatives and friends of the Chung Hwa Middle School's teachers and students gathered this morning at the school basket- ball court in a meeting of protest after the school's main building had been scaled off by the Police. Picture shows the people listening to someone making
(China Mall Photo). a speech over the public address system.
Search For Missing
HK Launch Called Off
THE
THE air-sea search for the missing Jovich, with three Europeans and one Chinese on board Was called off fast night at darkness.
The 16-foot launch, a converted life boat powered by an outboard moter, left the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter for Taipo at 11 a.rti. on Friday. The boat never arrived at Talpo and has been missing ever since.
ага The four on board Mr Robert Brown, Guper- intendent of the Ajax En. gineering and Construction Co., Ltd, Mr A, Jones, an enginear of the Company, Mr Norman McQueen, re- ported to be a Chlof gineer of the Indo-China 5. N. Co., Ltd, and Choy Yu-kin, a fitter,
en.
Mr
The Palica have, however, requested Naval, Police and Government launches, and ships to keep a lockout for the missing boat.
Houses Said
To Be
Tried To Help His
Friend, Appears
Before
Court
A 17-year-old youth who impersonated a police officer in an attempt to help his friend, had no conviction recorded against him when the Magistrate exercised his discretion and dis- missed him, because the youth hopes to travel to America under the Refugee Act.
The defendant, David Yang Chao-leg pleided guilty to hopersonation of a police Mer before Mr T. L. Yang nt Kow- loon Court is morning, and the Magistrate, after listoving to a plea in mitigation by dele dam's solicitor," decided instead to place the mother on a twc- year $300 bond,
Det Sub Insp R. A. Lee, told the magistrate that the defen- dunt frequently went to Ruby's Restaurant in Champagne Court, Kowloon. There he became no- of the with quainted
one walters, Tsang Choi, the ac- into ᄆ quaintance
growing strong friendship.
FLOODING FEARS ALLAYED
From the Files
25
years
·AGO-
THE robot-scientist came
THE
to Hongkong this morning. Secured to the ilor of the President Gar- flek . this 'unpretentious looking instrument is tak ing recordings on the most penetrating ray known. Relence the cosmic ray-- measuring its quantities in all parts of the world.
to
With an exterior resemblance to a large bomb, this Instrument may revolutionise selence, for up to The presen! the cosmic ray is prretiesily an unknown quanity, ulthough since it was discover- ed seme tive, years ago, it has praved to be 1,000 times more I powerful than any existing ray.
Two gradunies Irem Yale Uni- vergity, Mr Charles E. Bedaux, and Mr Henry W. North, are re- companying the Instrument on its work leur, and will tako scientific data.
The Instrument automatical- ly records on a Alm, the vorlance of these mysterious rays which ae bombarding the earth from outer-space.
The detector was installed on board the vessel by Dr Robert J. Millians of the California In- sthule of Technology.
✩ ✩ Kord, Chun-troke re- TWOK Chun-hang's 100-
cord of 73 seconds, estab- lished at the Hongkong In- ternational Amateur Swim- ming Association's Cham-
pionships has been officially recognised by the Associa- Lion, and was confirmed at the Council meeting of the Association held last Wed- nerday.
Kwok, who is a member of the South China Alhletic Asso- clation, is attempting to break the British National record for the 200 yards breast strollo the Association Championships. at the Y.M.C.A. pool tonight,
a
Gold quotations reached new record on the London Stock the Exchange yesterday when price soared to 130/80 per ounce the highest price in lits- tory.
The previous all-time record 1932. set in November, token the price was 130/- bif.
was
Correspondents' fears that the new Connaught Road pedestrian subway would be flooded during a heavy rain-storm, were allayed by the Acting Director of Public Works, Mr A. M. T J. Wright.
the return of Sikorsky flying boat to. Hongkong from Manila yes- Mr Wright was asked what terday, marked the comple- was being planned to prevent
the
Transfer Early this month the waiter fold the defendant he was to be flooding and he replied that "ention of another stage in to the Hongkong adequate drainage system has the projected establishment ansferred
Heben designed" to lake care of of a Shanghai-Hongkong- hranch of the restaurant,
Manila air route. that he did heavy ratails. told the defendant
Asked if there was any danger
At 1.15 p.m..
machine not like the prospects of such a move, and asked if the defen-of seepage of seawater into the came to rest on the water in dant could do anything about subway where it is lower than front of the Kai Tak serodrome Eze level of the hour, he and the aviators, Messrs Bixby," defendant said that this has been allowed Grooch and Ehmer, came ashore
Mr Bixby gald the flight was an experimental one, and as such had been a complete.suCCESS, The trip bad been uneventful, except that they had dropped Manila newspapers on the deck of the S.S, City of Elwood.
stable in replying to the Sarawak, Malaya and Singa-don's West End changing his the controver- cautioned statement, thatre, and was Acting Praicipal Hame to Paul Massie. His first
Medical Offer as the Federa-big part came
sial play by Tennessee Williams, "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The Arst performance of this play was received with rather mixed reelings by the critics.
Massle is One wrote: "Paul
und absurdly cailuw
unpre- pared for a searching test like Brick." This scathing comment offset by, "The perfor- mance of Paul Massie is a source
A friend told the of pleasure... catches the al-
that he could approach the for in the pening and design ONE FOOT LONG
tention and extorts the admiro-
manager in the guise of a police of the new subway. tion of the whole house."
officer and so try to prevent the Sub Inspector
Ma,
30.* who
to Correspondents:- Wong Chuke-en,
Klassie
Replies played one al the Two houses described as transfer,
letter on "Let's Take for prosecuting, stated that the de Asked
courting couples feading parts hi the play, that
being dilapidated and With this ought in mind te The
has sal ho had a
fendant was arrested on Atigus molested
a hillside in Hemantin, was sen-
the of the crippled son who drinks
went to see
manager of Hongkong's Word For It' 21 outside house 519 Juffe Road,tenced to 21 months in geol by it.is troubles away because he is
death trap in case of fire Ruby's on August 13, Mr Jim been forwarded to Mr R. W. family of eight to support,
Mr T. L. Yang at Kewloon afraid to face in himself an were recommended for Shing. He was wearing a Police | Thompson. Magistracy this morning.
emotion which
seemed
exemption by a Tenancy tie-ellp, and a lepel insignia of Defendant pleaded guilty to neule, but How Alls him with
Tribunal this morning. the Hongkong Police. He asked When replying to the cautioned
the charges of larceny from per- | shane. statement, defendent sald that 2m and impersonating a poltee man Cha Ilang owes him money The for when he asked Cha money back, he was silted. “I
Wan and returned the monoy
Chal to Uue
Won Advancement Association, De-
fendan further
leniency, h
Kaifong,
BROADCAST ON
SWIMMERS
To mark
visit of the the Australian
Tearn Swimaning which includes maty world record holders, Radio ilongkong will be broadcasting descrip- tions, Interviews and commen- Victoria Park laries from the Swimming Pool where the team will be taking part in a two days Swimming Carulval this cveping.
when he was found to have a dagger, (about one 1001 in (length) in his person.
oflcer.
Palier said that on August 21, and complainants Wong Ngai
am going to assault him." defen-Szeto Keung, were courting f dant said in the statement.
Special P.C. Gaoled By Bench
A former corporal
o!
a hülside In Homantin when suddenly defendant touched Szeto's shoulder und said: "I am
a police officer."
Talent Scout
actor
The strlying young wus seen by a talent seout of British Lion Films. Soon after he was offered a part in their film in the face of stiff com-
The girl, Wong Ngan, sed petition from other well known
defendant for identification. his then changed Defendant
1one and said that he was a police informer. Ife then sud denly snatched away the wrist watch from Szeto Keung's band, and ran away. iLo was theater arrested after a chase.
The broadcast will start at quarler past seven this evening nd during the half
an hour Special Constabulary, who Defendant had seven previous programmes, it is hoped to in falsely claimed he was married, convictions, the Police slated in troduce several members of the and collected a married team and at least one of the pay while attending functions of itam, coaches,
man's Court.
The Special Constabulary, gain-
ing an extra $844, was this morning sent to prison for six
Staircase Robbery months.
New Member
British and American actors.
Death Traps
Mr
the manager not to transfer the
Suspicious
The Tribunal comprising Mr waiter. Detck Cons (President), with Mr Donald Black and Chau Kwan-nin heard AA Mr Shing was suspicious, to application concernligt 57 and he called the Police, and two 50 Woo Sung Street, Kowloon.detectives came to
arrest the
It is planned to replace the defendant,
In mitigation, the defendant's existing houson with Lwo
olicitor, Mr Arthur Liu, of Lo modern six-storeyci blocks,
his client sold that costing $100,000, they will and Lo,
a foolish not, lake eight mont to complete, had committed
but that he had no intenttori of demanding money or using He was threatening language,
carry out the
50 YEARS OLD
thal
In this tim, "Orders to Kil,” he plays A young American who is brought to Britain to be tater sent to war-time Paris with orders. to kill a man. Mem-
Mr Boon Sui-cheung, archi-only trying to bers of the First Aid Nursing weet, fold the Tribunal that the wish of his friend, Mr Liu added Yeomanry Corps (F.A.N.Y, present buildings were well over are informed of this and their 50 years old, with no modern defendant and his family were jou is to see that everything | sanitation and that the wooden intending to go to Americo for his journey is ready, and staircase would constitute under the Refugee Ael, but all the smallest details taken death trap ki the event of fire, that the authorities would not with a criminal admit anyone care of.
Mr Y. II. Chun of Lou, Chan record The British Lion flim will be.
Sun released in Hongkong by 20th and Ko represented Mr Century Fox in the near future. Cheung-wal, the applicant,
Also starting in the flu art Mr R. A. Edwards, F. 11. A.. A Chinese woman had her hing, 28. of 24 Sai Yee Street,
Opposing terunts were wrist watch and purse snatched first floor, was convicted by Mr Secretary of the Kowloon Hos Eddie Albert, Lillian Gish, and presented by Mr Richard Win- ier, intructed by Hastings wid by a man
on the staircase ofT. L. Yang at Kowloon Court pital, has been elected a mem- James Robertson Justles. No. 90-70, Junction Rond at this morning on three charges ber of the
of Royal Society
Co,, and Mr P. Wang of Peler C. about 18 p.m. yesterday. A man of obtaining money by false pre-Health, Its WOR learned this
Wong and Co. has been detained following tences.
Many opponents agreed
terms out .of compensation Police enquiries into the ease. The magistrale said that he Mr Edwardn has been in the
took into consideration the Medical
tho Department of
In yesterday's "Comment of court, on a basis of $500 for a
cubiclu. Ata.m. the tropical depres- Camera Stolen fret that defendant had a clear Hongkong Government for near- the Day," the following scnicace bed-space and $1,000
record and that he had boch ly 21 years and is also a high appeared:
The proprietor of the Kwong sion was centred within 60 miles
sada fountain. of 10.2 degrees north, 114.8 de able to make full restitution. ranking offer in the St John "The vo'e has rendered the Lee Arm,
and was private car parked in Gascoigne (This was the reason he bad Ambulance Brigade, in which Security Council unworkable...the ground floor of both houses, grecs east
Information was awarded $43,000 compensa-stationary. Rood during the lunch-hour, Imposed the light sentence, hohe 1s Superintendent, Mainland The word "yote" should have
Arco.
tion by the Tribunal, been "yoto,"
scanty near centre, yesterday.
A camera was stolen from a
fal
The defendant, Tong Liu-
inorning
WRONG WORD
He then asked, the magistrate to uso his discretion in the re-matter and not to register a
conviction und cr cumstances.
on
Lio
Depression
cir-
ONE
probably
WON
at once,
This Funny World
JUST
MARRIED
高松
what's not the one I meant,"
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