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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1959.
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NEW
Lady Sheaffer
ARRIDGENT fountain TAHIN
„VNITED PAPER DO, LTD
MAN ON TOMMY GUNS CHARGE
Pleads Not Guilty To Possession
Last Night's Concert At Loke Yew Hall
AN EXCITING EVENING
ONE
By D. E, GRAY
NE is always on dangerous ground when' one alleges that the effort of someone is "the best he has ever done". But on looking back over the years, many will agree that last night's effort of the Hongkong Philharmonic Orchestra at Loke Yew Hall was probably their best effort so far. If attendance is any guide, the Hongkong public would appear to be in agreement, because the hall seemed to be completely full.
The
She is
all expectations. was, to
lost none of her brillant tech nique, and her interpretation of the 4th 1 liked better than most of those we are accustom- ed to hear on records.
big attraction Beethoven's 4th Concerto, for Piano and Orchestra, a favourite with so many people. The solo planist was Amarosa Tadle. Miss Taddel (now Mrs Viol, we all know from 1936.
Great things were expected of her, and she certainly come up!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Music Criticism
It was
PROSECUTION TELLS
OF VISIT TO SHIP
A shop-owner pleaded not guilty at the Victoria District Court this morning to possession of eight Tommy guns and 16 auto- matic pistols without a permit.
Lau Yiu-nam, alias Lau For-sang, 47, also denied a second charge of
having control of the firearms.
In the Brat charge, Lau is additionally accused of posses- sion cf 18 45 magazines for the sub-machine guns, and 32 .45 magazines for the pistols. fore Judge B. 3. Jennings.
The care is being beard be-
The accused, described as owner of the Lau Sang Li Shop in Shanghai Street, is defended by Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, in- structed by Peter Mo and Co.
Errand
In his opening, Inspector T. W. Wheeler said evidence would be given that on Novem- ber D, 1057, nu instructed two of his fokis to accompany him
on an errand.
1
a
went to Ther
pier in Jordan Road. Together with a fourth man, they boarded
which took them motor bont to a ship in the harbour.
The fourth man boarded thr und lowered three vessel canvas bags and two tins - was
to the bont.
o real privilege to hear, this brilliant young planist again.
For those who did not hear, her, there will be an opportuni- ty to do so on Htudie Hongkong on Friday evening, since this part ut the concert recorded..
on
On returning to the pler,
Some coolies were hired to carry the bags into a car, and these were driven _pway.
The "th" makes no great Inspector Wheeler said, the tins inclnleaf drmands on the and bags were unloaded. orchestral wide. One the
Philharmonie had plenty reserve, and for most of the time (especially throughout the second movemet) one was only conscious of that equal partner ship essential to the portrayal of a great concerto.
The accused, it is alleged, ordered his two fokis to carry the two tins to the shop. On the way they were stopped by Police consteble, who took the two to Yaumati Police Station.
Opened
There the tins were eventual-
Two Hongkong Waifs Fly Home With The Longs
Three small passengers, Taffy. 2 three-year-old cocker spaniel, Bill and Naney, two cats both two-and-a-half years old, flew across the Pacific from Hongkong to San Francisco by JAL yesterday.
They each travelled in a ralian basket, complete with a door front and rear windows.
Tally was bought in Hongkong by Mr Richard F. Long, Naval, Liaison Officer at the US Consulate-General, while the two cats were picked up in the streets of the Colony by Mrs Lang during her three years' stay here.
The Longs left by the same plané Jor San Francisco pester- day. Mr Long was on transfer to Washington where he will join the Naval Department as a dotian oficer.
ROUND THE WORLD
ON A BICYCLE
By TONY MYATT
T last I've met a man, to whom money matters little. He is 31-year-old
Indian
globetrotter Amarenda" Roy, who in January last year set cut to see the work on a bicycle,, by opened, and each was found with only 27 rupees (HK$15)' to contain revolvers and magn-in his pocket.
Inspector Wheeler raid
zines.
that:
Rc-
He relics more on the on November 10. 1957, the generosity of the people in the various countries he visits and police raided a house in clamation Street and found the so far, his cash chorlage his «ub-machine
Puas and thelr proved no great handicap. magazines.
Lau was not arrested unt December 8. 1958, in the New Territories.
The prosecutor
stated
that
was the Grieg Holdberg String: there had since been proceed-
'This is good must-1
correspondent Sir, Your
The programune was an am- 'Nobile (C.M. 24.2.50) is being bitious one. Rossini's William rather silly-and contradictory. Tell Overture, with his trying He starts by saying that your cpning Solo for the cello music critle is entitled to his | (the nightshare et many a or her opinion," and then goes profesional orchestra) opened bate virtually deny that right. with some hesitancy, as faulty cello intonation is the "bogey," The statement that "A appears to be the vogue in Hongkong to
But with the entry of the brass lant the amateur and disparage and the gain takra at proper, the professional" is certainly mca, the performance was a
very ereditable one not the impression that I have
for an or gained a matter who is spon.
chestra of this kind, suring them. It stands to reason The only number in the pro- gramme which I did not like that a professional must be sub- jected to more searching eribe- 1501 than an amateur, and canno! be allowed to "get away with" Heaven any technlent fits. knows, professionals are stccty when referring tu enough amateurs, though perhaps less so in the musical profession than in the drammatic profession. Many amateur performances have had some real pannings" from the critics at one time or 4acher, perhaps more harsh (who do it for than couleurs love) deserve. Whether the con coin quest on yns good bad or d.ffereal des not conceur hier but I will stcully delend your critic's right to criticise and give her views to the public, and, in my humble opinion, she very well qualified to do sv
seems
AMATEUR.
Big Tanker Launching
In Formosa
Already in Hong kong, a local frm have presented him with a new cuc on which to continue his Journey. But he says he will try to take his "old faith- ful" along with him as well.
SPECIAL LEAVE
of which an order for As a youngster, Roy wanted to see the world and learn as much as he could about other
Sulte.
7 ings in a higher Court, as moder composer
form result in reviving the classical suite. But forfeiture of the arms had been it takes a good deal of rehearsal, | made, and this
сод- wurk required
ed
Mr F. A. Ewins, ballistics countries, especially the people
On
He was granted special leave from his post as a clerk under, the Part Commission In Caleutia to make his tour.
siderably IDFC preparation expert nt Police Headquarters, and their ways of living. than appeared to have been testified that at 2.m. gven to it. Weaknesses In the November 10. 1957, he examin- decend violin and cello sections
16. pistols nt Youmat were apparent here.
Police Station,
Each contained a magazine for each pistol.
The Orst-half-closed with
Smetana's Tone Poem fol- There were 32 spare magazines and so far has been to Burms,
He left India on January. D Maluya, Singapore, Thilland, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and
dau". This was very well-play ed throughout. This work innde the greatest technical demands Good Order-Hou of the orchestra and al section showed up well. The well-known Rando and Rustic dance were particularly pleasing.
☆ ☆ ☆
tion and
said.
He
"I tested them myself and The different languages have found all to be in good condi- proved no problem either.
he learnt a few important words in working order,"
ench lerritory but on some The following day, Mr Ewins occasions had to make do with went on. he examined
right sign-language,
NO FOOD
could and sometimes went for He Identified the frames o! doys on end without food.
exhibited weapons
111
In Vietnam he was involved sald they
accident with a were an an
The second half of the pro- Tommy guns and found then Kramme was devoted 10 niso to be in good working He took shelter wherever he i Beethoven's Piano Concerto, order. which was introduced by the
composer's Egmont Overture these
I rather liked the idea of each Court, and
Fall the programme com-complete at the time he which kept him in hospital for
mencing with an overture.
examined them.
But The Problem
Is How To Ride Two!
AMARENDA. BOY
Thefts From Parked Cars
An umbrella and a woollen pullover were stolen from a the private car parked outside lorry Government Stadium, Sookunpo,
yesterday afternoon. A speedo
atolen 10 days, but, the mishap made meter, worth $20, was
'from a motor-cycle parked in Li See-lt, motor best cexswain, him famous in that country. last night had 55 players, the tested that on November »;
Otherwise his tour has been Sel Yueng Chol Street. biggest it has ever been 1957, at 7 p.m., four men hired without incident. bictory. I have nothing but his boat at pler In Jordan praise for the able manner in Road. 1 which it has been trained by its conductor, Arrigo Foo..
I am told that this orchestru
"I cannot new remember any
FERRY WAITER FINED $1,000
<
FOR GOLD SMUGGLING
From the Filos
25
years AGO
of the beat likked
O members of the Hong-
kong Police Force, Inspec tor Ernest Bloor is due to sall Home shortly on re- tirement on a well-earned
A waiter on the mv Tai Loy who pleaded pension. Joining the Force guilty to illegally importing 151.3 taels from Home in 1911, In- spector Bloor was promoted of gold into the Colony was fined $1,000 Inspector in 1927. He has by Mr Derek Cons at Central Magistracy since been in charge of this morning.
Defendani was Peon Sang, 44, of 315 First Street, Fu Mei Vil- inge. He Was représented by Mr G. E. S. Stevenson of Ste- wart & Co. J
Revenue Inspector Y. K. Wong who prosecuted told the Court n party of that on Wednesday Revenue officers saw defendant on the Tal Loy and asked if he had anything to declare.
Defendant said 'no.
A search revealed 20 bars of gold hidden in a food cabinet. $200 A MONTH
In mitigation, Mr. G. E. S. Stevenson said the accused wes
walter and his basic salary was $30 a month with tips would earn up to $200. He had a wife,
and three four sons daughters, all dependent on him. Mr Stevenson asked the Magistrate to be as lenient as possible with the defendant,
Another defendant, Yung Kim, 37, of 472 Queen's Road West, second foor, who was charged with the same offence was acquitted,
The prosecution offered evidence against him.
MYSTERY
EXPLOSION INQUIRIES
no
The Police are atill making
Inquiries into A
mysterious explosion which resulted in
Chul
Crewmen's
Contract
Unusual,
Says Judge
various District Stations.
4
tico-man camera team from Fux-Movietone engaged in producing the well-known Magic Carpet travel series, passed through Hongkong on their way to North China, saying they planned to add Hongkong to their acrica sometime next month..
TWO
TWO of Hollywood's luminarie's Grant and Virginia Cary Cherrill played a new role today
at tho Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in when they formed a partnership Westminster Register Virginia In London. the Supreme Court this Omeo morning described a Cherrill acted as the blind girl
Charlie Chaplin's guarantee document sign-
Lights." ed between the Everett Steamship Corporation and members of the crew
in
"City
on board one of its ship Antonio Luis Alver, late of as "rather unusual from 41 Granville Road, Kowloon
the legal point of view." Mr Justice Scholes was re- which ferring to a document provides for cash guarantee to be paid in advance to the com- pany by members of the crew against any as a protection detention or delay caused to the vessel, on which they
real
who died on January 10, 1934
local estate left
valued ас $382,000. Letters of Administra- Hon have been granted to Laura Irene D'Almada e Castro, sister of the deceased.
has
work, as a result of any mal-IS Honour, Mr Justice
on beard practice
or McGregor, who cuspected.
been appointed Chief The document was subject
taken
to a discussion in a civil action Justice of the Colony will by a motorman against arrive on Thursday morn- the Everett Steamship Cor-ing by the P and O liner Chitral to take up his new duties.
poration.
SHIP DELAYED
1
Meanwhile the last appear-
The motorman Cheng Hsuch-arce of Mr R. Wood as acting Chlel Justice of the Colony, the death of one man and in- kwong who had been dismissed Juries to six others,
from the ms Bradeverett with from which post he is retiring few days, was attended En a No information is yel avall some others, is suing the con- uble from official sources re-pany for the return of $20,000 yesterday by menert, of both garding the Incident,
which ho bad paid as cash branches of the legal profession
when regrets were expressed at guarantee upon employment.
his impending departure. Yesterday
evening,
The Defence sald there was a Kwok-fal, whose age is about nine-day dolay of the of Bradeverett at Chittagong by hear which was parked at customs men in September re- the junction of Nelson Street | sulting, from the seizure of 200
The death of Mr Oscar Ger- and Tung Choi Street, Kow-bara of gold' and that the com- Icon.
pany had suffered a IDEA mano Ozorio, aged 63, occurred amounted to $109,998..
in. Mongkok. Azsexplosion occurred: Chul Mr Justice Scholes said that The came day's paper
Aloo hed “just attarded his final the document was rather rich, ¦ reported the death of Mr F:RC evening classes at the Tak Yan and that a man could lose his Ribeiro of the American Ex- School, Nelson Street. Hs money because of someone else's
30, went open the door
The six injured were taken
Hearing is continuing.
Inc, aged 38. He in Purotzed by his wife and tho eons, Rene and Hugo,
In Shanghai, the death of
to hospital, among them being che of the night school
Two Chinese were arrested by Mr. Charles Thomas Parsons, teachers and two other pupils. the Police yesterday on suspicion 62, supervisor of the Kingwan and the International of various pocket-picking cind
Recreation Club, occurred.
GENERAL FOOTE
INDISPOSED
Major-General Hj R. B. Foots. VC, The Representative: Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank
the 1st Royal Tank Regiment this morning was indisposed. The paride was cancelled,
The rest of his journey wil Off To Bangkok Regiment who was to inspect
take him to Japan, the Philip pines, Australia, Europe,
ta Mr. E. M. Barber, retired United of these tour men," scid Rome for the 1900 Oympics, Vice-President of the He is also singularly fortunate witness.
Parla, London and America, He Steel Company of America, ani in his leader, for the orchestr
hopes to be back in India by the Mrs Barber, felt Hongkonz this end of 1003 or the first quarter morning by PAA for Bangkok
after a short holiday here.
Admiral Charles M. Cooke, is very well led Indeed by Dr Military Adviser to Presi S. M. Bard, and this first violin
Anchored
any the four "bounded the ship and
Ll sild he took the men to of 1984. dent Chlang Kai-shek, section had a cohesion and ship named "Chão Hang", orrived this morning from strength which is Indispensable anchored off Youmatl. One of the United Statas on his to a good performance by
symphony orchestra, asteur presently lowered three bags way to attend a tanker- or professional.
and two tins, of the type used launching ceremony in
for keeping kerosine. Formosa.
He was accompanied by Dr Mrgnus Gregerson, Dean of the Physiological School at Columbia University, Now York. Both are directors of the
The brass pinyers, so well trained by Mr W. H. Foster ot the Police Band, and by whorn permission they, play in the Philharmonic, them to be ever
The goods were taken to Youmall and loaded ashore, he said.
Hearing is continuing.
Ingail's more at home in the symphony Insurance Group
Talwan Shipbuilding Company. orchestra. atmosphere, and the
good balance between them After three days in Hong- and the strings was very notics- kong they will fly to Formosa able in the Rossial and Smetane
worlds.
On Tour
where they will attend the
Mr G. M. Hughes, Managing launching ceremonies of the An obvious valuable addition Director of American Interna 30,000-ten tanker Shen Yang, to this orchestre is a string bass fonal Assurance (Hagkong). the first ship of this size to be player, A. Monnheim." That left the Colony Uls morning by built at the company's yards. rection is now at a very high PAA for Bangkok to begin an #tandard, and their entries in extensive Southbant Asian tour, He was accompanied by Mr the Moldau and the Beethoven concerto were a rest pleasure. J. Graham, Mrs H. Park and
Mrs M. boards.
Adm. Cooke and Dr Greger- son are accompanied by their wives.
It was an exiting evening.
General Foote arrived hero last Monday to visit the Tank Regiment. He has planned to leave Hongkong en.Saturday.
Flower Arrangement Display In
'
Government House Ballroom
A flower arrangement and de- corated table display will bo held in Government House on March 25 from 2 to 7 p.m. The competition in organised by the Women's Auxiliary of the Hongkong Society for e Protection of Children.
The ballroom, graciously made avaliable by Lady Black, will provide an imposing setting for the formal tables, luncheon,
and no- ipecial tional tables in addition 10
the
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
massed flowers, line, miniature and Japaneso arrangements
stands which will surround.
от
most popular display of "all. The entry fee of $5 for any dis-
entered play
will includq 'entrance to the exhibition in
the afternoon, Fresh, plastie · or other Imitation dowers may be used,
the All tables must be Taid as for a meal, but not exċceding eight places.
This year there will be a special class for buslocas Orms, hotels, There shops and factories. will be three prizes awarded In each of the nine classes and a special prize for tho:
or
Any type of central decoration
such as fruit, vegetables figures as well as or fastand of Dowers, may be used and need not be original.
offences.
This Funny World
The least you can do is help me put them back!"
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