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RESERVOIRS TOPPED UP BY NEW RAIN
The Water storage position in the Colony `reservoirs is being maintained near the 10,000-million gallon mark by the recent rains.
Since the tropical storm began affecting the Colony on Monday, a total of 2.87 inches of rain have been recorded at the Royal Observatory.
New Convoy
Steams For Quemoy
may
Toipci Sopt. 11.
The third Nationalist con- Yoy was sicoming today towards beleaguered Quo-| Islands under American seventh fleet escort after a two-day break in convoys because of rough weather.
The relief ships set out from Formosa Straits port of Minkung, in the Pescadorės, at a time when the Communist shelling of the Quemoys had apparently stopped,
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The last report shelling issued by tio Nations Hist Defence Ministry was early yes- terday evening,
Throughout the daylight hours yesterday the shelling of the islands was light,
Reports chrealated here suit today's convoy had turned back but this was denied by Ameri- can milliary sources.
The sources said "up to late this morning we have had no reports of the convoy turning back,"
the
Veil of Secrecy
Under its
nominal schedule convey would heaet:
after mid-day.
A spokesmen of the Water Authority said this morning the Intest storage position was 9.983, millin gallons, The re DINOFS on the island and Ta Lam Ching un Kowloon were not overflowinit. At the big Kowloon reservoir, the water level was some forir feet below The top of the dam.
Still On 24
urens to the
Colony
Most are sul on 24 hours supply, but certain arus on the Istand are only
16 hours, receiving the spokesman said.
The Observatory reported that a.m. the tropical storm was heated within 60 miles of a point 300 miles SSW of Hong- kou, moving slowly N.
Storm Sigil No. 3 was lower- ed this mornings
The Observatory forecasts more showers for the rest of the day, with guy winds, strong i exposed situations.
Storm Report
The Observatory
made Jo10 following poet on the tropical storm:
Winds have been Strong 1 Waglon and Cheung Chau during most of the time since Tuesday afternoon, but wind-typeeds have been mainly less in the harbour. Highest gusts were 53 knots al Waglan and 47 at the Observa tory.
Rainfall socialed with the storm has amounted to 2.87 inches up to noon.
Local storm signal Number just | One, firet hoisted at 10.20 p.n
loc time on Monday and re-
A heavy veil of secrecy has placed by Number 3. at 10.23
been placed over the whole con- jam. on Tuesday, was lowered ut
voy operation and both the 8.20 a.m. thus nirring,
Nationalists and Americans are
under Instructions not to talk
to the press about the movement
of ships,
Typhoon Helen
Tripei, Sept. 11. Typhoon Helen with 80 mile-
It was learned here the prin-an-hour winds near its centr elpal supplies being taken into was reported today to be head- the beleaguered island grouping in the general direction ate ammunition and petrol.
Formosa,
of
The Weather Bureau said the strong Pacife gule was located early today about 885 miles south-east of Formoca's capital
of Taipei,
With
No official informtion hos been released here on how the Natioiwlists are keeping other other Hulle islands in the group supplied with ammunition,
Uno Metal Information has been confusing with some sources anying litle boats are making Journeys at night and others saying no boatu Dru going acoras now but smaller The Weather Bureau warned islands have big stockpiles of all ships off Formosa's east coast shells Reuter.
to take precautions,-Reuter,
a radius of 80 miles Helen was churning up the sea in a west-north-westerly diree- lion at a speed of 12 miles an hour,
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THE COMET ARRIVES TODAY
De Havilland's Comot 4—Britain's challenge to the big American jet is due to arrive in Hongkong sometimo this afternoon,
Like all new planes coming to the Colony for the first timo.
it will give demonstration flights on Saturday afternoon to "by-invitation-only" passengers.
The Comer is coming to Hongkong for the official opening
MAN IS CHARGED
TENANCY
WITH WOUNDING TRIBUNAL
HEARING
of the new Kai Tak airport tomorrow afternoon by CHOPPER ATTACK RECOUNTED
His Excellency the Governor, Sir Robert Black, Flying in the blue and white colours of BOAC, the Comet will bring Hongkong within 24 hours flying time of London. It is due to begin regular services to the Far East in about ning months timo.
Mr Simmons (left) and Sir John Williams (right). -China Muji Photo,
Newspaper Fishermen Executives
Here On
Rescued
By Tanker
Short Visit Eleven
executives on a trip to the Far East 10 study conditions in this part of the work. arrived here by PAA from Bangkok this morning for a short visit.
Two newspaper
Sir John
Williams, manag- ing director of The Melbourne
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Chinota fishermen belonging to the crow of the
Hok, ms Ban Formosan registered Vossel, were rescued by a Norwegian oil tanker off the Arena Island in the
Sulu Soa tast Saturday.
Herald and The Sun News Pic way to Hongkong with 15,000 The tanker, Castor, was on its (also of Melbourne), tons of fuel e) from Blikpapan said he wanted to see condi- when the rescue operation was
made. ons first hand.
torial
After several days in Hong- kung he will leave to Tokyo, then Manila before returning
Corne.
Accompanying him is Mr W. A. S. Simmons, managing director of Straits Time in Sing upore.
arc ex-
The shermen who are being brought to Hongkong, pected to arrive on September 15. The tanker's (ageni, Mestrs Wallem and Co recelupda cable saying "All" but it did not state whether the sunk or Ban Hok had been disabled
The fishing boat is owned by
The whole trip will last Buam Keng and Co. and lis home port is Kao Hseng in Formosa,
three weeks,
Suspect Detained
A man is being held by the
Pickpocket Victim
Police for queslöning concern- A man walking in Fa Yuen Ing the theft of a purse from u Street had his pocket picked man outside "Q"
Block, Land a sum of money stolen at
› Cheng Uk Resettlement Estate, about 10 am, yesterday.
Szeto Tsang, a 25-year-old dockyard worker, charged with wounding a woman who had ordered him to stop visiting her daughter, appeared before Mr A. L. Leathlean at Central Magistracy this morning.
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TUURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
By Alr
Philippines, 3 p.m. U.S.A., o p.m.
By Burface Rabaul. 3 p.m. b.m.
MACRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
By Air
Japan, 8 a.m.
Indo-China. Indla, France, 10 a.m. Okinawa, Kares, 18 .FL.
Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia, 10
in
SURF, 1 n.m.
Sub-Inspector Robert Ma, pro- secuting, stated that defendant had been employed by the com- plainant Lee Mui, woman, in the Wang Hang Vilinge, Shauldi- wan since October 1954.
In October last year, com plainant discovered
nancy Tribunal comprising
Mr Derek Cons (President), Mr Osman Sadick, and Mr F. IL Mody, heard an applica- tion for exemption of Nos 52, 54, 56 and 38 Fuk Wing Street,
Shamshulpo, this morning. The plans submitted by the applicant, Tang Hing-yue, married woman and owner of the
From the Filės
25
years -AGO-
friends learned with
Hmuch regret the followin
an operation for compileated appendicitis, Mr F.C.E. Rendati. the well-known policitor of Messrs Russ & Co, passed away yesterday at the War Memorial Hospital. Mr Rendall was 37 years of age.
After a period of comparative calm, the dispute between Japan and the Soviet over the Chinese Eastern Hallway has agale fared up, following reports that Man- chulo plans a complete change In the Adulnistration, Sharp nutes of protest have been addressed to the Soviet Am- bassador in Moscow and tha Imperial Government at Tokyo, A tense situation exists near the Manchukuo-Soviet border.
TETT La According to Japanese sources, Soviet troops are masalip there and tear pouring in supplies Blagoveschensk. Manchukuo have been officers police
the hurriedly despatched to border.
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AN Indion under the influence of drink in Nathan Road near the Mongkok Police station was pelted with alones by a orowd of Chinese. This was re- vealed when one of the mob wce arrested and charged before Mr Wyrme-Jones in Kowloon Police Court. He admitted throwing
property, called for the erection of a new nine-storeyed building at a cost of $320,000.
According to the architect, Mr Au-Yeung Kul, the old hc had houses
four-storeyed were buildings—nil 25 years old.
The proposed new building will have "four shops on the Blones. ground floor and 32 tenement flats on the
upper floors. The period of construction is about
had relations with her inarried She daughter Chan Lai-chan
their discharged him, and warned him not to visit her daughter,
Complaint
|
Magistante: "Proud of it, ore
you?"
The Police officer remarked he
there". The man was remanded With regard to finance, Mrs until Monday Tang had $300,000 in the Bank examination,
for Ingdicat
of Canton. She was also owner of much property.
The opplicant was represented by Mr Leslie Wright patructed by Mr Aitred Hon.
On August 2 this year, her 12 months including the demoli-thought defendant wea "not all daughter's husband, Lau Chingtion of the old premises. che, went to see his mother-in- Jaw and complained that the de- fendant had ögain seen his wife
Compintnant then called at defendant's house. 60, Work Hang Village the same day. Defendant suggested they settle the matter at the Police
Station.
to the On the way Shaukiwan Pulice Station, de-
the tendant wounded plainant with a chopper.
Completrant was then sent to for the Queen Mary Hospital treatment. She was discharged un September 8.
com-
the
Szelu pleaded guilty. Mr A. L. Leathloun, Magistrate, remanded the case for a day pending a report from the Probation Officer.
ACCOUNTANT
HW, USA... CHARGED WITH
Philippines, Australia, New
land. p.m.
Lood, p.m.
Formosa, & pằm.
Burma, Pakistan,
Zea
Middle East, Africa, Great Britain and Europe.
vali, &
m
Cambodia. 6 p.m. U.S.A., Canada, d p.m.
By Surface
Ching, People's Repubile, .m Thailand, Laos, Pakistan, India, Iraq, (P. Indle via Karachi & Mahe via Bombay; (Kuwait & Bahrain P/P Direct), Noon.
Aden. Egypt. Great Britain Europe, Noor.
Formoss, 1 p.m.
Macao, 1 p.m. Macao, p.m.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 By Air Philippines,, 0, km. China, People's Republle, 8.30 a.m. Thailand. Malaya, Indonesia, Cey- lon, 13 a.m.
IO .. Australia, New Zealand, 1 p.m. Philippines. p.m. Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Burma, India, 0 p.m.
Pakatan, Aden, Middle East,
Europe, u
Africa, Great Britain & p.m.
Formosa, Japan, Okinawa, 1 p.m.
ALL SET FOR KAI TAK OPENING
(Continued from Pazo 1)
cratokens,
[take-off, fly-post and landing-|
by nine civil aircraft.
The afternoon's events wiil conclude with the ceremony of alighting position, there will be The aircraft Loking part in "Beating the Retreat" by the a favo-minute salvo of fire-the demonstration will include a Police Band.
DH Tiger Moth owned by Fag After the Governor, Lady East Flying Training Schoo Should bad weather make the Black and Miss Black have been Ltd., a DC-3 (Dakota) owned demonstration flights impossible, greeted at the entrance to the by Cathay Paclite Airways Ltd., a ~ "fication of the programme DC-8B owned by Cathay Pack-in time change will be intro- Civil Aviation, Mr M. J. Muse Airways Lid., a Stratocruiser di 1. The official opening will prult-Williams, the Governor owned by Pan American World nes, however, be cancelled and standad will be, broke and the
Airways "Inc., two. Super "G" any modlited programme will Police Bard will play the No-
Constellations owned by Air definitely Include the Official India International and Qantas opening of the runway and de-
encieure
by the
tional Arther,
Director of
Acrobatics Display Empire Airways Ltd., a Viscount livery of an address by His No After a short dress by His 700 owned by Hongkong Air-Excellency the Governor.
Britannia 314 own-} final decision will, however be Excellency, provided the weather Ways Lid.,
is suitable, the gueste will be ed by Canadian Pacific Air Lines Irken until about noon tomorrow treated to a display of formh-Ltd., a De Havilland Comet IV and members of the public will tices merobatics by a four-man jet airliner brought out special- be advised. of any changes over bear
of RAF Venom V jety for the occasion by British Radio Hongkong and Rediffusion Överseas Airways Corporation, | lunch-time news bulletins and in | firthier plansom, ·
The AF display' will be fol- and a Widgeon helicopter owned Jato editions of afternoon news- lowed by demonstration Sights by the Hongkong Government. Ipapers.
EMBEZZLING
An accountant of the Wellcome Co. Lid, of 97A Des Voeux Rotd Central, was this morn- ing charged before M Ha shing Lo at Central MogiSİTELY with one ceunt of embezzle- ment.
Yuk-lun, Waterloo
At the request of the Police, the accountant, Lee 42, residing at 31 Road, ground floor, was manded until Saturday.
12.
Lee was alleged to have em- bezzled a total of $040.21 on June 30 while being a clerk in the Wellcome Co.
Ho was represented by Mr Peter Chen, of Mosure Lau, Chan and Ko.
Two Hurt In
Traffic Accidents
A six-year-old girl, Wong Lat- chun of No. 76 Johnston Road, third hoor, was seriously injured at about 6.43 p.m. yesterday when she was inceked down by private er in Hennessy Road, near its junction with Luard
The injured girl was admitted Queen Mary Hosptial for treatment.
to
In another road accident yes- terday, an 18-year-old youth, Choy Lin-kam, of No. 6. Third Street, third floor, was hit and Injured by a motor Ecooter in Nathan Rend, near its junction with Hamilton Street The was admitted jured youth Kowloory Hospial.
Thefts From Room
to
A sum of money was stolen from the servants' quarters of No. 22, Essex Crescent between 19m, and 1 am, yesterday.
This Funny World
MAY
"Get that gum out of the WHF.
Tragedy occurred in the home of Miss Hcien Burton, well- known proprietor of the Camel's Bell Gt shop in Peking, wher un amah sufered fatal durna In an explosion which occurred recently whitle Miss Burton was away at her temple in the Western Hills, Mus Burton's home is one of the most beaux- fully furnished in Peking, being decorated with rare lacquer and
furniture blackwood
antise brocades and fine curio which she has been acquiring for some усата. A number of Mian Burton's valuable curios had been damaged or destroyed,
over
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Chinese baby, just a little one year old, has saved its life by swimming ashore, according to a story reaching Canton today from Hal- ping. The child, a boatman's daughter fell into the water while playing in a sampan on the Lowkow Lake. To the astonishn- nient of her parenta, who gave her.up
lost, she struck out, swain over 20 foot to the shore was rescued by exclted witnesses who hauled her up the back to sately. It is stated that the baby had never been taught to swim and her feat has created a profound sensation among the people to Haiping.
The Central Theatre adeer" * tined as a coming attraction, "King Kong."
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THE MCC's instructions
Douglas Jarding, according
to the Daily Telegraph, is that hes not to LỌC body-line bowling during India,
the tour
of
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прото
A slow track was responsible for some big upsets ar the Happy Valley Race meeting on Saturday when the season's was resumed after the The feature of the meeting was the inauguras tion of the merely provided fact- tiky, doubles betting on parimutuel; and the first ex- periment yielded a sensation.
summer recess,
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