CHINA MAIL
Queen's
Ratshishad 1945
FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1959.
Pier
This is the scone of the Duke's arrival this afternoon, taken this morning by our staff photographer after the mist cleared.
The area which the Guards of Honour
NEW DAM AT
Morning
MA LAU TONG
TO BE BUILT
A new
mass concrete gravity dam is to be built near Afs Lau Tong Village to Impound both stream and salt water to provide the Kwun Tong Re- settlement Estate with water for flushing purposes.
The
The dam, about 320 feet long ut crest level, will have a capa- sily 14 million gallons, maximum height of will be about 70 feet,
the dam
During the rainy season, it wil store storm Water from a stream un widel the dam will be built, but when the stream flow is low, sen water will be pumped up from a pumping station un use shortine of the
Kwun Tong Reclamation,
Work is expected to start Sometime-in-Apillund...will.) take 18 months to complete, it was revealed hi the Gazette to- day.
New Reservoir
Work will begin in the middle of May on the construction of a 5,000,000-gelton sali water Service reservoir to provide water for flushing purposes in the Wong Tai Sin Resettlement Estate,
Tenders for the work, which will take 21 months to complete, are called for in today's Govern ment Gazette.
Fog Likely
Tomorrow
A heavy widespread fos is forecast for tomorrow pening. Prince Philip is scheduled to take the salute of a combined, see- vices parade review at Hal Tak, beginning af 9
However, the fog is ex- peeled 10 clear
AWAY around lunchtime, and the Buyal Observatory forecast
*'
falt periods dur ..the
afternoon.
This morning · Hongkong wake to and the Colony abrauded in a heavy mist,
Air-
craft landing at the port unifi 11.30 a.m.
The log should return again in the late evening today.
This Morning
,and official guests will occupy has been. 'closed off by barriers.
And the royal procession route is draped with flags and decorations. Ships of the Royal Navy are dressed overall.
Man In The Two Killed
Car Fined
$600
In Traffic
Mishaps
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
Death Of Mr. S.W. Minshall
Mr S. W. Minshall, Senior Officer of the Sworn Men- surers' and Weighers' Office, died this morning at Matilda Hospital at the age of 55.
Mr. Minshall joined the Blue Funnel Line..in 1910, and re mained with them until 1925,
From the Files
25
years AGO
The following appoint- ments have been made by the Colonial Office for
when he joined the Indo-China Hongkong:-Misa G. Gough, Steam Navigation Co.,
Lu. Assistant Mistress, to the cer Education Department; Mre
obtaining Jils master's uncate, two years later.
(MR MINSHALL
Mr Minshall Joined
the Sworn Measures' and Weighers' Omec"In 1930.
He is survived by his two guns, both
born in Hongkong, his and
wife, Mrs Molly Minshall, who is at present Uving in Broadstairs, Kent.
Mr Minshall was admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke ten days ago. He died without regaining ccnsciousness. Mr Minshall recently suffered an nitack of doublé pneumonia.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Music Criticism
E. M. Clark, Senior Mistress, to the Education Depart. ment and E. B. Nelson da Assistant auperintendent of the Kai Tak aerodrome.
ENRY Pa Yi, former
HE
Boy Emperor of China was enthroned yesterday as Emperor of Manchoutkou (tho Manchu Empire). The ceremony took place in chilly iweather at Changchun, "the
new Manchurian capital.
· Only troops and trusted oMcinta including Japanese wero present. The Daily Telegraph's comment: "Though the British Government does
not recognise Manchukuo, (ow Britons will be so churlish not to wish the new Emperor length of days and П happy reign,"
The discono has not yet reached epidemic proportions, said Dr T.. Ware, the acting Medical Offcer of Health, when interviewed on the qucation of the recent outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis in the Colony.
✩ ✩ ✩ QIR A. Knox MP, asked the
SIR
Secretary of State for the Colonies why Russians wore employed in the Hong- kong Police Force when there were a number of Bri- tish ex-servicemen un- employed in Hongkong.
Mr Malcolm MacDonald: I am informed that Russians are not normally employed in the regular police force of Hong- kong on ordinary land duties, although a number are serving as anti-piracy guards under the control of the Police Depart- [raint.
Sir.I did not attend the Two constables saw Wong
concert, performance, show or Man-kee sitting behind
A man and a boy were killed turn" given by the Golden Sinco 1930, only a very few the driving wheel in a car in truffle accidents in Hongkong Gate Quarlet. But in view of applicatiogs have been received the two letters on the subject from British ex-servicemen un- parked in Mercer Street yesterday. The boy, eight-year- 4.45 a.m. this morning. old Chan Shau-ban of 190
(one from "Nobile") appearing employed in Hongkong to take In the China Mall on March 4, the place of the Russian guards. They questioned him and he Queen's Read East, 1st floor re- ceived fatal injuries when he
1039,. I was prompted to rcod and in no casq We the said he had just taken his em-
again way knocked down by a private
your.., music - eritic's | applicant fitted to undertake ployer home and was parking
review. It does not stem that the duties he would be called car in Queen's Road East, near the car before going to bed. Ita
the blame for her being fooled upon to perform. I am advised McGregor However, less than half on Street.
junction with
can be attributed to the artists, } that there are no employable hour later the same two con- Hu Trk, nged
who presumably performed in Bellish ex-servicemen at present 33, of 54A, stables, saw Wong ugain. this
their usual manner. anyone unemployed the Colony, time driving the car from Mer-Chin Shui Ma Tau Village, was
is to blame it, is surely the fatally injured when he
Further, the cost of such Street through Bonham
Was agents for publishing a pro- suards is borne by the shipping knocked down by a private car
Street:
cer
Strand Fast Into Queen's Road in King's Road, near Kam Hong relation to the
gramma which "bore little companies, and it is unlikely
ventele.
They stopped him and again questioned him. Wong claimed that his friend had lent him the He was taken to the Police Station for further questionlag. There he was found to have. which prevented any arceveral keys at rom that he had no permission from the owner to use the vehicle.
Before Mr K. A. S. Phillps at Central Court this morning. Wong, 25, unemployed, of' 102, Jervois Street, third flour, was charged with three counts of driving without the owner's consent, without being covered by third party insurance and failing to attach his signature The Government Gazette nati- | to his driving licence. fled this morning that His Excel- He admitted all three counts has been and was fined $300 or and ency the Governor pleased to authorise the awards month on the first, $300 or an-
Emelency Decoration and other month on the First Clasp to Capi, F. Y. P. Lee, chargy and cautioned on the First Clasp to Efficiency Descent count.
E.D. AWARDS
•
second
The reservoir will be situated on to Major S. M. Bard, and↑ "He was also disqualified from next to the existing Diamond Third Clasp to Efficiency De driving for 12 months. Hill service reservoir above the cocation to Capt. F. V. V. beiro, reseltlement estate. The top all of the Royal Hengkong level of the salt water reservoir Defence Force. will be 290 feet above sea level.
FUEL PRICES REDUCED
-
Marine fuel all prices, which have been dropping steadily over the past few months, wera cut by a further seven shillings and sixpence, the Shell Petroleum
Auditors
Mosers B. Johnson, Ng Tze- choy and Sanford Y. T. Yung hove been added Lo the Authorised List of Auditors, the Government Gazette noti- ned this morning,
Architect Registered
songs
sung, that those companies would bo etc...." If the advance willing to pay wages on a scale In Kowloon, 20-year-old Ne publicity misled your critic, higher then those adequale for fan of 20 Hung Focic Strees, sen I think the must share Russian guards so long as the
2nd floor, was injured yesterday morning, when he fell from a part of the blame for being present arrangements' fulfi thele van in To Kwa Wan Road, near Jean aing with her to the k
fooled by taking pre-conceived | purpose.
its junction with Ma Tau Wal Rozd. He was taken to Kowlcon anyone exceps a critle. Hespltat fer treatment.
Thefts From Vehicles
A Chinese man was arrested
"performance\""excusable--for
The headstrong insistence However, Dr Gray certainly of the Prince to marry Miss makes some telling points in Patzek is said to have been her critique. One wonders just a great disappointment to what quality voices these per-
the Government and the formers really have that they require two microphones and Royal Family. Films in
two sets of loudspeakers be- which Miss Patzek haa minor parts are drawing large crowds at ·every AMATEUR, cinema.
by the Pollee yesterday follow- tween four of them, bearing in ing the theft of a door handle mind that the acousties at the from a lorry parked in Tung Tau Loke Yew. Hall. are good. Village Road.
t
Clothing valued at 323 was stolen from a private car parked in Duke Street, near Its Junellop with Nathan Road yesterday afternoon.
J.P.8 APPOINTED
Mesars Russell Walle and R. F. C. White have been ap- printed Offcial Justices of the Pence, it was announced in the Government Gazette this morn ing.
The Government Gazette notified this morning that Me 3.A. Prescott has been added min, following the matching of The Police have arrested a to the register af Authoriseik ja pair of gold earrings from Architects in accordance with Chinese woman in Fa Yuen the provisions of the Buildings Street, › car Mongkok Rond Ordinance, 1955.
yesterday,
TWO RECORDS IN FEBRUARY
Company announced in London Februáry'a
yesterday.
The reduction is to loke effect from tomorrow in Far Eastern ports, according to a cabled res port.
The Shell Co. of Hongkong. Printed and published by Turancs GORDON NEWLANDS FRAKCE said that the spot bunker price „for and on behalf of South Ching" Mórning Port Limited of 1-9 for marino fuel oil, now stands
Wyndham Strest, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong [at; 107/- per long ton,
weather provided ari Inch more than the pre- ps and downs in rainfall, ivious highest total recorded humidity and temperatures, in February, 1800. The rain- and two new records were fall was also 0.52 Inches pot, according to the monthly abové normal. report of the Royal Observa- The second now record was Lory.
the maximum temperature
The first of these was the rain-recording. In the cond foil. A total of 3,28 inchos; week, of last month,. 'the of rain fell, which was 35 of highest maxlinum #tempara" |
ture on record was noted. The new record stunda 01.2 degrees.
We had an average of just
under cae (hour of sunshine for each day to
February. The sunshine recorder, at the Obervalory registered 27:0
•hours of sunshine, which is 70.5 hours below normal.
This Funny World
"And I suppose you left.