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Old Hongkong
Sir-Your crrespondent
Mr
N. Crather, your ksue of Jna, 24, erterring to Government Home, has in mind the third, mul permanent, site.
Hongkong's first Government House was erected' at Wachol.
in the locality known al that Use to Spring Gurdas. Th building was acquired eventually by Mr (late Sir) H. N. Mey and was known until 11 Wa demolished as Mady's Godown.
The Jerality of the pond can be identified m Licut, Collin- Son's Ordnance Survey Map of 1846, d whs known as the "emporary Government Hous
I przed into the hands of the firm wned by Mr Augustine Heard and eventually way coupled by Messrs. Buiterfield & Swite. Mr 6. 1. Belilios bought primises ft, Kether with the below, to which he gave Ope aunt of Beaconsfield Arcade, in heur of Mr Dis rall, menditzed by Mr Croucher. The latter place was pulled down
natively recent times.
<con
Mr N. Crouche?' rays quite) Correlly that the Missiona Etrangerco
equired The)
building. They rebuilt and eventually sold it to the Hong- hong Goverment badly 14:1 years ago. It is now used by the Education Dpt.
The third Government ours.)
in the Albert food site, was not
bull until the 1850's.
J. M. D.
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Sir, Hop.rant the article on Hurst Racing, In your issue of Jun. 21, Air Luft wenld have done well tez read Mr Dowbiggin's artil. on "Heres
Racing i11 Hongkong." in the Humukong Busines Sumbasium, where there is a wealth of interesting incammation. For instance, be- sides Sir Paul Chater there were quite a few prominent and suc- cessful owners.
Mr Luff menas that there Fed to be "at least two hugsts i
W
from poring stablis. 120 Tiky." The circumstances' that i bfcnght rhwng the enforcarent of this ruling might have been ment- ed. The story is told that Mr Fraser Smith, they rebrand newspaper proprietor and editor. referred fe wh. Mr Luff hos frequently, entered two horsts
-
la à certam race and there were no other starters, The starter rofured to start the race but Fraser Smith WTS deterred and ordered his jackey's to ac
themselves. betweon They finished the ecurse upon which the Triumphant Usner
Thorneycroft
In Hongkong
Mr Peter Thorneycroft, former British Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, arrived this morning i by air after attending the) Commonwealth Conference in Palmerston, New Zealand, He will remain in the Colony
four days. Before making
Tokyo. six-day visit
Mr Thorneycroft said he will res turn to Hongkong after tha visit to Tokyo as he plans to return to the Ualled King tom by way of Peking and Muscow
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POLICE WARNING ON THEFTS
Motorists Advised To Keep
Their Cars Locked
There have been so many thefts from cars in the Colony last year they averaged 40 cases a month — that Police today issued
• a warning to motorists.
christod motorists not tu leave anything in their ents. "If articles must be left in cars" he said, "thes they should be kept ent of sight and the doors and windows 御 the vehicles sreurely locked,”
The Police spokesman said it would be better if items of alue were locked up in the boot of the car and he advised Confer-motori-is to make it a habit of ence discussed politicat and locking their
when left comomie affairs, he said. unattended.
The Commonwealth
cars
TOP: Mr Butyena Heft) and seeing him off, Mr D. R. ACT. Netow, the Norman family -Chiru Mail Photos.
3 SENIOR GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS GO ON LEAVE
walked up to the trophy stand, The Hon. Claude Burgess, Colonial Secretary,
fucked the cup under his arm
and marched off with it complete sany froid.
OLD BILL.
A monthly average of more tho 40 costs of theft from arid cars occurred during the
1 year, mostly caused by cur nets leaving clothing and articles of value in cars which had not been properly seedred.
Another case was reported to- day: a sum of money was stolen from a private car parked in Sports Road, Happy Valley, yes- terday afternoon.
COMET MAY ARRIVE
TOMORROW
The Hoac.
which was
Cómet 4 Jetliner. scheduled to ar-
rive in the Colony today on
its first roule proving (light
to the For East, is now ex- peeled to arrive here some-
ilme tomorrow,
A spokesman for the altline said this morning that there was no fixed schedule an proving flights and that planes sometimes prolonged their stay at various airports.
The Comet 4 is at present in Calcutta. The spokesman kald they are still awaiting word of the plene's definite time of arrival.
She will stay in the Colony for 24 hours before leaving for Tokyo. Thca she will ly to Singapore and back to London.
No Flu Epidemic
Medical De-
The Hongkong partmen! sid this morning there were no indications of a was among a number of high ranking Govern- epidemic in the Colony ment officials leaving Hongkong in the Italian liner Victoria this morning on home leave via
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Mr Burgess was accompanied by his wife. During the absence of Mir
Mr E. B. Burgess. Teradale is acting Colonial Sceretary,
Another official was Mr C. J. Norman, Cotuissioner of Pri- sons, accompanied by his wife and
two-and-a-half-year-old
daughter Kirsty.
The Normans will tour Spain and Portugal before returning next October.
Mr G. R. Pickett, Assistant Commissioner. arts AS Cam- missioner of Prisons during Mr Norman's absence.
Caters Leave
Also sailing in the Victoria on home leave was Mr J. Cater, Registrar of Co-operatives and Director of Marketing. He wan accompanied by tis wife and three children.
Mr K. W. J. Topley acts in Me Cater's port during his abrence.
COOL CHANGE TOMORROW
"There were les cases of in- week than there fluenza last have been during the last nine months," a spokesman said.
From the Filos
25
years
They Married In HKLAGO
Lillian Kok
SEPARATE
MURDER
TRIAL WANTED
separate An application for a
trial was made when two men, indicted on a charge of murder, appeared on triat be- for Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in the Criminal Sessions this mording.
Mr V.L.J. D'Alton, Counsel for Yu Ming-shing, 30, un- submitted that evi- employed, dence that may be ndeed by the first accused, Kwan, Cheung tal, 29, tallor, may be přejudiciāl to his defence.
His Instructions were that his client did not admit that he was present at the killing of the de- ceased Yu Wen on September 16, 1958, as alleged by the
Mr D. N. L. Hea and crown.
Counsel. outlet it spretne M. W. Gingler.
WIB
Beret soused,
defended by Mir S. Gstime. in
ructed by I.. Kalewall of Wilkin non and Ca ́t. Mr D'Alton appeare Victoris Won for Yi on the instructions of Micr
Hearing is continuing.
The Stones Leave
Mr L. B. Stone, retired Gan-
cral Manager of the Union In-
An end to the present wirm | suranos Society of Canton Ltd. spell is in sight, according to left with his wife and daughter the Royal Observatory this } Suzette in the Italian liner Vlo- morning. Yesterday a hot sun) (òria this "morning, sent the figher thara
Observatory The Slones were seen off by expected. A maximum large group of colleagues and reading of
degrees was friends, noted.
lad
temperature much
the
70.7
They also received the tradi Today will remain practically tlonal rend-off of firecrackers the same, it slightly cooler. set off from a barze witch ae The Colony is still being companied the liner up to Kow- affected by Bie warm, easterly toon Bay.
Fee Meng
DON'T BLAME
US, SAYS
'DRACULA' CINEMA
STAFF REPORTER
(a
month
ago) To Avoid
Publicity
A
YOUNG officer on board the destroyer HMS Verity, Sub-Lt D. E. Gillespie, was found shot dend. The officer WAS well-known local yachtsman. Report has it that his death was due to suicide.
Mr A.D.A. MacGregor, until reccully Attorney General of Krupa, left England for Hong- kong on January 19 to take p his dutira as Chief Justice.
TODERNISTIC in every
MODE
es;
detail, with its striking facade and neon illumina- tion providing one of the features of Nathan Road, well-known Hong-Kowloon, Hongkong'a new- und latest cinema kong man has just re-
theatre, the Alhambra, vealed his marriage to opens its doors to the a pretty Chinese girl general public on Thursday. from Kuala Lumpur. They were married in theatre, together with the price of the land, is estimated to have Hongkong two days!
cost Mersrs Hongkong Amuse before Christmas inments over 5000,000. the Hongkong Re- gistry-"to avoid publicity."
He is Vee Mong Shaw, 20. eldest son of movie magnate Nun Run Shaw. She is Lillan Kok, 22, eldest daughter of Mr Kok Hoong. wealthy Malayan tin miner, rubber broker and
Fechors owner.
Their First
The
construction of
this
Scals will coat middle stalls, cents, back stalls 55 cents, dress circle back, 70 cents, dress etrele middle $1, and loges and boxes $1.50,
First attraction will be "Gold Diggern of 1933" with Warren Willlain, Aline MacMahon, Ruby Keeler, Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, Guy Kübber and many others.
News of their marriage came CTEAKING at the annual from Singapore where they
speech day of the Diocesan have just made their first public | Bova School. His Excellency the appearance. The Shows and the Koks are old friends and busi- ne's asscelides.
Governor, Sir William Peci, cnid "I hope that at no distant date it will be possible to 21ablish workshops and give When Mr Shaw went to Lon-
some technical training in the den to study law, his father told school, for I think that this is him to meet Lian, who was che studying to be a chartered countant, writes Nan Hall the Strolls Times.
of
the most important B-branches of education. It is inimpossible to get away from the fact that in these days when the struggle for livelihood boy education grown more severe,
more
The two brcame fast friends. Neither Wood English cooking
utilitarion then in the past."
So Lillan often used to cooks of necessity be Chinese dishes for Vee Meng.
"When I found she washed
The annual report submitted her own clothes and cooked like by the Headmaster. Mr CBR, a dream I decided she was the Sargent reveals that a critical girl for me," Mr Show sald,
120 Dresses
position on account of ananelal culties has been su-mount- ed by the School,
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Hall who to Chairman of the College Council, took the chair. His Excellency was followed by the following members of the Counell: Mr A. H. Compton Hepulse (Vice-Chairman), Mr E. H.
"We wanted to avold publlelty 10 we weng married in the Hong kong Registry Office two days
Christmas and held quiet reception afterwards at my father's house at
beloro
Lilian sold che had 120 new
The Management of the Les Theatro made it clear this morning they could not be Bay," he sold held responsible for any ilf-effects the film "The Horrors of Dracula, from Hongkong. might have on patrons, especially children.
dresses in her bridal trousseau, half of which had still to come
She
Willams (representing Govern- Correspondent and Secretary), ment), Mr H. C. B. Way, (Hon. Mr C. H. R. Sargent, (head- master), Mr G. S. Archbutt, Mr added that she had P. S. Cassidy, Mr E. Cock, the thought of taking job in Very Rev. the Dean of Hig Singapore, but her husband pre-kong, (Dean Swann), Professor 1. Forster, the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, KC, the Hon. Mr R. H. Kotewall, the Rev. W. W. Ro- gers, and Mr J. M. Wong.
"We have advertised both inferred that she should not. English and Chinese newspapers
"Most of all I want to be a that this Is not aim for dutiful wife and please him in nervous people or children," a everything," the cald. spokesman said.
He added that parents are warned at the Booking Office
not to take in their children.
There is no speciaă sale tleke19
of
for children, he sold, and therefore could not give nny definite figure of the num- bir who the the atm daily.
'A European resident G. Vers- Iuut, who went to see the Alo at the 9.30 pin. show, said in a letter to the editor, that he counted more than 80 children whose ages ranged from sight months to 15 years,
800 Ballots For Stalls
More than 100 ballole were drawn this morning for the allocation of stalls for Chinese New Year Fair.
the
The draw was chi publicly in the compound of the Hawkers Licensing Offices, Leighton Road.
The 800 stalls is on increase. aly stream froin the Prelle.
Mr and Mrs Stone will travel, of more than 200 over last year's But the cold front north of through Italy and Francs with nunibet. Hongkong Is gradually being the Blakers and will arrive in The increase to dus mainly to Printed and published by TERENCE GOUN NEWLANDS PEARCE Arshed couth and it is likely to the United Kingdom next April. the additional fair site at the for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited of 1-3 | affect the Colony tomorrow { They will stitie down in East New Reclamation on Connaught Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, i afternoon or evening.-
Anglia,
| Road.
|STOP_PRESS
REFUSED
AB-
Mr. Justice Scholes in the Victoria District Court this afternoon refused #31 plication by Mr Allon that two apoused be tried moparately.
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