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The Duke-'A Pretty Smart Cookie
MR M. H. SLOCUM
He found the Duke mighty
"a smart cookie".
An American building ex- perl who showed the Duke of Edinburgh over the Bhakra Dam during his Indian tour, today, described Prince Philip n "A pretty smart cookie."
Mr M. H. Slocum, sakd that when he showed the Duke over the dam, he asked number of Inteligent and pertinent questions, "Ele's a good fellow, belleve me. The Dock knew pretty mitch what It was all ́about," said Mr Slocum.
Mr Slocum arrived this morning from New Delhi on his way to America. During work on the Bhakra Dani, Mr Slorum has shown a number of world personalities around the site. Among them are Butganin
Khrushchev, and
Marshal
Tlb and Lady Mountbatten. Mr Storum passed through the Colony quite regularly on BIN
way to and from America, He
eald that during his time as 41) engineer lie Ная bullt dann, power stations, funuels, subways, bridges, "and even houses."
Mr Shein said that his vialis to the Colony had no connec- tion with the proposed new dam to be bullt.on Lantao Istend. al #
HK$220,000,000,
cost
of
TWO NEW TELEPHONE
EXCHANGES FOR HK
Hongkong is to get two new telephone exchanges - a big one at North Point and another to replace the existing one in Waterloo Road.
My H.R.M. Cleland. Chair-making a total of 85.391 by the man of the 18ingkong Telephiae end of the year.. The Increase in Co. Ltd., told shareholders at telephone stations over the Inst the company's annual meeting two years had been in excess of this morning that the impid -10,000 each year. In 1923 and stevelopment at
North Print 1928 the Increases were 1,157 and had shown the need for a major 13, respectively. exchange in this area and plan- ning had started.
Slmillurly the present CX- change in Waterloo Road was instales in 1930 and was com ing to the end of effective
lifo
Mr Cleland's statement con- red: The first 2,000 1:nés on the new-Mongkok Exchange will be brought into service by the end of September and the Arst 2,000 lines on KowiDon City Exchange by the end of the year. These two new ex- elunges will give much nieces- sary relief to the areas they are designed to serve.
One A Year
In future, the company will publish telephone directories ammutally in June of each year Instead of "ball-yearly. Supple- mentary issues will -be made when required.
During 10,588 telephone
The
year a further
stations were j
added to the company's system
The profit from the working account showed a substantial in- over lost year of $2,231,250 due to the increased number of working lees.
crease
carrying
final net profit showed increase of $1,094,365.
After
forwardi $1,367,32-1 from the previous year, profit available for appro- priation is $9,412,578, with Anat dividend of $1.75 a share.
Mr Cleland, Mr D. Benson and Mr F. S. LI were Ir- elected directors at Mesars
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1959.
Piracy Of Books On Chinese
HONGKONG
HIGHLY
Literature PAINTABLE!
Disclosure
By Importer
STAFF REPORTER
Pirney of Chinese. Itern- ture, especially educa- tional books, is being carried out on a large scale in the Colony, it
An American free-lance art director, Mr Walter Steinhilber opened a three-day exhibition this morning of some of the water-colour paintings he has turned out in ten months of travel through central Europe, the Middle and For East,
SHEAFFER'S
WIH!
Turkish Minister In HK
The Turkish Defence Minis- tor, Mr Ethem. Menderes, arrived hero this morning from Ankara, on his way to Korea on an official visit at the invitation of the Korean Dofanco Ministar.
Minister had visited Turkey
Earlier this year, the Korean
STERLING SILVER TIP.
From the Files
ВЧ
25
years AGO
ULLETIN from Govern. ment House, Tuesday March 20: His Excellency the Governor exchanged Mr Menderes was
official calls with Vice panied by two uldgs, Air Force Admiral Shanjiro Imamura, Captain Turgot Duyul Morar, Commander-in-Chief of the Adnan Third Fleet Imperial
Japanese Navy..
ani
accom-
Roer Admirat Kuynur,
Mr Menderes will remain
leaves for Scoul.
was learned this morn. The exhibition is being held in the Cultural Centre here will tomorrow, when he
ing.
There has been and stl is
regards
B
of the USIS.
considerable amount of piracy as Mr Steinhilber, who at 02 Is
English
German still and books, but at present, the greater wrestler. number of book Leing are Chinese.
an netlye amateur has been in the plated Colony for nearly one month,
An importer told the China Mail today: The centre of piracy ¦
and has
in Macao.
spent a short period
In the Far East is Taiwan and a "My wife and I were rather Int of Taiwan plated books are unlucky with the weather," being sold in Hongkong." A late sale yesterday, "I rained lot whea we first arrived, of these books were being sold by mail.
und so I was not able to pain DS much 29 1 would have liked."
50 Per Cont
Pirated books, he said, spil at about 30 to 50 per cent less than the criginal, the reasons being
'I Was Wrong'
"I have always wanted to
that no royalties are paid to the come here and I thought one author and the books are turn-month would be long enough,
ed out cheaply and on poor but I was wrong." quality paper.
The most vielous form of booit piracy going on at present in the Colony was that of duplicated sheets of text books.
Mr SteinNilber, who classines his art as "reportorial" Onds both Hongkong and Macao "highly paintable,"
In 1954, Mr Steinhilber and He said that pages from text his wife Julia, completed books were typed out, some of 45,000-mile
caravan
n
trip
the original words being throughout the North American changed, and then put through content, in a specialty designed a duplicating machine.,. These station wagon. pages he vald were then clipped For 13 months the station together and then handed to wagon was thel: studio and students instead of the regular home, while they toured down text book.
the Eastern American staboard, crossed to the West coast, and continued North until they reached Klondyke in Canada, and then returned to their starting point.
Two years Inter, they toured 10,000 miles through Europe for many months fashion.
Nothing New
The importer said, however, that book piracy was nothing new in the Colony and that it would carry on as long as it proved profitable.
He went to say that if the bout was popular it would be | pirated overnight and quoted one Instance when a book was
Lowe Bingham and Matthews, pirated and on the street in The re-appointed uaditors.
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AIRLINE CHIEF LEAVES
Mr E. Sclunldlielny, chairman of Swissair, returned to Zurich after a four-day visit to the Colony. He was accom
anted by his wife,
Like A Snap From Great
Grandmother's Album
A snup from a Victorian photograph album? No, just twenty-two of the world-famous Vienna Boys Choir, passing through Hongkong yesterday on their way to Tokyo. They are on a five-month round the world tour. After an hour at Kai
Tak they took a Boac plane on lo their next destination.
But they are coming back here in May to give two concerts before con- tinuing their world tour to Singa- pore and Australia. — China Mail Photo.
Iess than u week.
in the same
Fascinated
an-
The American artist and de- signer explained how he had become interested in the clent sport of wrestling. "Dur- ing my early years as an artist
down to a New York sporting club where I was fascinated by the nction. I used to sit and paint at the
C.J. APPOINTED TO used to p
ANGLO-JAPANESE
PROPERTY
COMMISSION
Bir Michael Hogan, the Chief Justice, has been appointed British member of the three-man Anglo- Japanese Property Cam- misalon.
The member appointed by Japan la Mr K. Nish) - mura. and the jointly. appointed member is Pro- of
Jessor Holmbach
The work of the Com- misalon, which Brises from an
Agreement made
„_„by the Allied Powers and, Japan in 1952, is to soltin disputes ariaing under Article 15(a) of the Pesca Treaty for compensation of British nationals for pro.. perly, rights er interests left in Japan during the war years.
The sessions of the Commission will be held in Japan towards the end of this year.
*gside.
"I don't know if it was the smell or what, but it got into my blood. I joined the club, -qualified as a wrestler and took part in many amateur competi tions. I managed to collect a number of medals and honcurs, and I am still native today--bui not competitively. Now I coach and help out in the administra- tion of the club."
Mr Steinhiber said he is now waiting for word to go to Talpel. After that he and his wife plan to spend five months travelling through Japan and Hawati.
Left to right: Mrx B. Gabou, 'Mrs J. Cheng, Mrs Steluhilber and Mr Steinhilber after today's opening ceremony.
Japanese Starlets In Colony
Three pollte Japanese Alm actresses arrived here from
Statendam Tourists
Spend U.S.$250,000
the
Luter Admiral Imamura was
a guest with several of his offeers at lunch at Government House. Other guests included Commodore and Mrs F. Ellot, Lady Wheeler, Sir William Hornell and Crpt and Men A. R. Hammick. The next doy His Excellency was Admiral Imamura's gueFL бл board the H.IJ.M.S. Izumo.
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On Saturday, March 24, the Government House bulletin listed the following who dined with His Excellency: Mr Justice and Mrs A.D.A. Mac- Gregor, M. and Mme Dufaure de la Prade, Mr and Mrs N.L. Smith, Mr and Mrs Edwin Taylor, Commander and Mra G.F. Hola, Col, and Mrs J.H. Morris, Col. and Mrs WJH. Büderbeck, Mr and Mrs J.D. Lloyd, Lt-Col, and Mrs D. St. J. Bacter. Lt-Col. A.G. Murah, Lord and Lady Malcolm Douglas Hamilton, Mr and Mra Edgar Davidson, Mr DJ, Lewis, Mr R.D. Walker and Mra E. Newhouse, Mr. and Mira WH. Evans Thomas, Mr and Mrs David Drummond, Mr and Mr A.W. Hughes, Mr and Mrs D. Burlingham and Mr and Mrs C.L.C. Sandes.
☆ ☆ ☆ RESENTING her report
Pat the annual prize dey
of the Diocesan Girls School, Jordan Road on Saturday afternoon, the Headmistress Miss H. D. Sawyer said that if space were available she would make a great effort to extend the building, so that the kindergarten children might be adequate- ly housed with their own play room, also so that the school might have its own Art room.
It was also revealed that the figures for attendance during the year had reached a record for the past 20 years. As many as 921 girls were on the school roll: This compared with 200,
Rome this morning, after at Over 200 tourists, mostly 12 years ago. tending the Japanese Film Week in Munich, Germany, as members of the Japanese delegation.
Lady Southern, wife of tho Americans, left this marn: colonial Secretary, presented
They are left to right: Akiko Koyama, Izumi Ashikawa and Mayumi Ozora. China Mail Photo.
was herself the a handsome
tea
ing for Keelung on board the prizes and the 24,294-ton luxury recipient of linor, Statendam, aftar cosy and breakfast serviette set
a memento of the occasion. spanding
*. *.
approximately US$250,000 in a two-day buying spree in Hongkong,
Mir WP, Thompson Ass The vessélj owned by the atriz Superintendent Holland America Line, and Police, is proceeding on leave commanded by Caplein Dirk to Australia and New Zealand van Dalen is of a world arula by the NFK pleumer. Alani
The Statendam teft New York Maru. Divisional Inspector R. on January 0. Her present
Detective Inspector W. Shan- Shannon, brother of Chief.
non, is proceeding on six months leave on the P and O liner Chitral.
cruise will last 412 days and
cover 27 ports in 23 countries,
Another cruise liner, the EN Coronia is expected, lo arrive on Friday on her annual visit.
This Funny World
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