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CHINESE CREWS UNDER FIRE-
Hongkong: Greatest Lad Admits
General
Store In The World
Mr and Mrs Wheeler.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Film Views
Sir, Sorry that I am un- impressed by Elizabeth Taylor's "it" in "Cat On A Hot Tin Hoof". In my opinion she re- mains throughout the spullt young thing and never the wil ful, sensuous Maggie The Cat whow love for Brick is at once rapacious, passionate and pure poseful.
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Paul NewinRUJE us Brick "callow and absurdly unpre- pared for such searching test", and Burl Ives sechs
iniseval temperamentally Big Daddy. The homosexunity and suppresseci, Brick's problem appears that of! "Iminuturity" and the real Ircuble between father and son that of "non-communienblily". These is little doubt as to where Big Daddy's affection hes, and cne wonders why they take such a long time (and it entally doesn't need the help If Big Daddy's concer) to reach their "reconelllation".
I admire
less even
Susan Hayward's award-winning per formance in "I Want To Live?", which strikes me 3 shallow, self-conscious, speelous and
to
Maybe the script is partly blame: it is dieult to be in- terested in the fute of a girl so immersed in sin without know - lug the exact reason
why she Jas, in here bud and at t sume Urne persuaded that she is inespable of a tour murder,
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besn't make much sense: if Barbara Graham is really Innocent then It hirdly a suitable case for its argument.
pishinen!"
On the other hand, it she is guilty we don't Bed why the deserves more consideration or mercy than the other two mur- derers beckuse she is
young. attractive and female;
N. T. CHOW.
Site your front page a nouncement of the engageinent of Prince Albert of Belgium 10 | Italian Princesa Paola Ruffo di Coltório; as a Belgian I rejoice
at this news but deplore the fset that your news item refers to our beloved Queen Astrid, the mother of Prince Albert, as Princess Astrid.
No one has yet replaced her as Queen of the Belgians,
DENISE BRABANT
Ferry Tragedy Four Drowned
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London, April 13. Four people were, drowned. today
car, luking when a elderly woman to a hospital on the Scotllah muinland, from Kyleakin, Ile of Skye, foll oil
'n ferry boat into the sea,
Those dead fhcluded
the
patient, two-chlidren, and a
事
younger woman.
escaped.-U.PL
The driver
Me Elmer Wheeler, who came to Hongkong with the tag. "America's Salesman Number One", summed up his week's stay with this tribute: "Hong- kong is the greatest general alore In the world." Hales
expert Wheeler, on his "round-the-world trip-back- ward" (I started from Mexico City on March 25 and ends In New York on June 113 is "completely sold" on Hong- | kong as a top centre for tourints "with
accent On shopping."
wife,
Theft: Report
To Be Made
Union Leaders'
A youth who admitted stealing four type- writers and claimed to have lost all his money gambling was] Mr remanded for seven days at Central Magis-
tracy
this morning
pending a report from
Criticism
Of Shipowners
“Cheap" Hongkong crews are being used by shipowners to cut costs, the American Labour leader, Joseph E. Curran, says. Curran, President of America's 40,000 member National Maritime Union, is attending a meeting to combat use of "flags of convenience."
the probation officer. He suld
"flag of con-union wages in the country The unemployed youth, a venience" meant a ship lying a where is owners reside.
Axed nd-flag of unother country in order! Stu-ping, 18, of no
Referring to the growing
dress, is incing charges of to esende taxation and higher; practice of shipowners to use office-breaking and cominitting
a felony and simple turerny.
The charges alleged that he stole three "Underwood", "Royal" and Halda", typwrliers from three different offices in the Man Yee Building between March 5 and 30,
A fourth charge alleging that he stole 33 "Olympia" type- ; writer (tem a house in Mac- donnell Hrad on January 28. wis taken into consideration.
even-
Deletivo Sub-18spector R.L Russell said that on the ng of March 20, the office boy ut C. K. Chol, Accountants, lo Man Yee Building was the lust person who left the office after the windown and seeing all doors were cload.
Glass Broken The office boy returned to the ofter on March 31 after the Easter Holiday and found A pane of glass had been broken. And Elmer Wheeler, who is ac-
He then discovered an "Under- companied on this Irans-
wood" typewriter was missing. world mission by hla
The typewriter was found. In Beth, has coined yet another ja pawnshop in Wanchal the Wheelerism to add to bis ex-following day. A pawn-broker tensive Wheeler vocabulary;
sold I had been pawned by a The time-honoured cliche, "A Chinese man who had produced
busy as a bee", now becomes an identity card in the name of "As busy
Hongkong the defendant, fallor" and says Elmer, "that's really moving, Kucan."
Laden with gifla from the many well-wishers with whom he had come In contact during his "Lel's Bell Hongkong And Blig" mlinton,' the Nell T genial Elmer left by Swissair, The Wheelers trans-world tour
selling selling -
On April 10, seling on in- formation, police arrested 1 Siu-ping at the main entrance of the Mun Yee Building. He admitted the thef under caution, Sub-Insp. Russell said.
The stolen typewriters were al! recovered from varlous
Identified pawnshops and
by their owners.
The defendant had pawned selling" wIE provide ran the typewriters for over $500, terial for Elmer's latent book le said in Court this morning un "Round-the-world travel", he had lost the money gambling. |
This Is What They
Were Looking At
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Crowds in the Glouce ster Arcade gathered around a big display win- dow.'. Crowde gathered to see what they were looking at.
On show were these kittens in a wire cage. The dis- play was arranged by the Socloty for the Protection of Animals with the aim of finding homes for the kittens, China Mait Photo...
Printed and published by Terence Goasón NewLANDS PEARCE
Electra Arrives
Attended
Royal Wedding
Mr Troendie
The Swiss Ambassador to Japan, Mr Max Troendle, who had a brief stopover here this morning, en route from Tokyo to Zurich, by Swimsir, sald he and his family had alight- ly delayed their departure on home leave. In order that he and his wife could attend the marriage celebrations of the Crown Prince of Japani and Milos Michiko Shoda. Mir and Mrs Troendly were pre- seng at two of the principal functions, which took place "in the true Japanese oern- monial tradition.” ...... Intplar Photo.
Talks On Oil
Hongkong and Japonese crown, Mr Curran maid this was "unt another" method to evade their
responsibilities.
A Hongkong crewman gets about US$30 a month, while a European would receive about $75 and an Amerlaan $350,” Mr Curran added.-U.P.I.
Hongkong Figures
According to inquiries in Hongkong, there has been a alght increase in the number of local Chinese seamen employed on British vessels,
From 1957 to March 31, 1859, the number engaged was 27,523 as compared with 2,622 from 1918 to March 31 this year. There has however been light decrease in the number of Keumen discharged.
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In the year ending March 31, 1058, 20,005 seamen were dis- charged lin comparison with 20,502 by the end of March this
your.
Local foreign consulates, who employ Chinese seamen Од board their vesselä were unable to give any figures at the mo- ment.
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Nobody has yet claimed the
billy goat which attacked number of school children in Happy Valley yesterday
morning. The goat was cor- nered by an inspeolor of the SPCA and is now confined in the Jockey Club Stables, A spokesman of the SPCA szid this morning that if the goat is not claimed by anybody, It would have to be sold to defray the expenses incurred } in keeping the goat at the stablos.
Ile wald that a Beenes la re- quired to keep a goat, and
to claim it.
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From the Files
25
years -AGO-
CINCE it was founded. in
1841, Hongkong has experienced two disastrous rain storms, writes "Cal- ontal" in "Old Hongkong.” Each involved a heavy loss of life and enormous dam- age to property. The first occurred on May 7, 1845 and the second on May 29, 1889. Writing on the 1889 storm, Colonial said:
It started at 2 am, and by 11 a.m. Queens Road was 123- passt ble. Nobody could walk to the Club or the Barracks. The huge drains became rur- charged, and every amalt lane to the Praya was transformed into a channel washed by rush- Ing yellow water,
The rainfall between ? am and 10.20 m. was 3.2 inches and between 10.20 and 12.30 it was 6.4 inches, or 11.8 inches In all-more than two inches An hour.
The Perk Tramway Was smushed by the rushing torrents belleves somebody must have owned it, because it is which provoked a landslide higher than quite a valuable animal. But about 100 yards no one has come forward yet the point where the cars cross, the About a quarter to 12, cars at each end were empty Yesterday an inspector of the and stationary, when suddenly SPCA saw a crowd of school without any signal being given, children at Link Road, Happy the lower car began Valley. He
roat swiftly up the slight Incilne and chasing them, trying to buit at the same time the car at the them.
top began to move downwards. The Inspector roped the shaggy- An investigation was at once haired, 80-lb animal after a nade and It was found that an struggle and later took. Immense mass of earth had long to the Jockey Club allpped down the hillside, press- Stables in Happy Valley. Ing the cable out and causing
the movement of the cars,
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Laichikok Uproar
Two young soldiers, who caused an uproar at Lal- chikok bench on Sunday afternoon, were each fined $500 or one month in gool when
Man Falls Into
Sea, And Soldiers
they pleaded guilty Sea,
to behaving in adis- orderly manner.
Are
Fined $500
-swam
10
the
to run
The cable broke, but the emergency brakes presented serious damage to the cars.
At the Peak, eight men' ware killed by a Rosh of lightning about noon,
They were lying in a mat shed, four in the top room and
Thỏ - Nghin four below. airuck the roof, penetrated, the door and killed every one of them without leaving a single external markt on their bodies. On the following day, the rain was still falling heavily. The centro of the town was almost a complete wreck. By 3 a.m.
every gradient terrent
Shop slants wor ked through the night in an endeavour to secure the stock
The soldiers, Michael Edwin Sawyer, 23, and Allan Young Wilson, 20, of 32 Medium Regi- ment, Royal Artillery, Gun Club Hill Barracks were charged with behaving in a disorderly man water, and the remainder were, ed to set about the other and furnishings,
Europeans on the beach. ner to provoke a breach of the on the beach.
Every basement in the town Sawyer and Wilson, with a The soldiers in the boat off- peace, Beirut, April 13. Det. Insp. E. P. M. Hunt, number of other soldiers not in chore,
bench, had been flooded,
and Mesara Kelly
Walsh's were attacked Lord Monckton, Chairman of prosecuting said, that the defen-cuabody, caught hold of a boat where they too the Iraq Petroleum Company, aunts and others not in custody, in which a middle-aged Chinese by Chinese armed with cars. establishment had been fortified by boarde ond sand and most had a more than two-hour with seven other soldiers were gentleman, was allting. fully-Seven of the ten soldiers were
aved. meeting
of their stock was today
injured. with Iraqi at the Lalchikolt beach on Sun-
Meases Cruikshank and. Co's Premier Abdel
Wilson, the second defendant, Karim Kassem, day afternoon.
They bugari to rock the boat,
broken. Into.by Baad Radio reported.
Two other soldiers were in and the man either fell, or had was injured after being struck premises were
The flood and notwithstanding The radio said, the discussions boat about 100 yards off-shore to jump overboard. He was by-moore-mats of the ampio were conducted in a cordial
The defendants and a number soaked from the chest, dawn. When the magistrate asked
it was completely. atmosphere.U:P.I..
of other soldiers were
There were nearly 30 Chluese them to explain their action, in the
en hour or the counter torn on the beach, the saw, the lo- | Sawyec, bud nothing to say,' but cident, and angered, they start-Wilson added, "I deserved I down the show-cano smashed
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FOUR MONTHS
FOR STEALING
COPPER WIRE
A 20-year-old hawker and a 28-year-old fisherman were sentenced to four months' imprisonment each by Mr Derek Cons at Central Magistracy this morning when they admitted stealing 60 yards of twin-core-copper wire at the Radar Station in Mount Davis,
Defendants were Chan Hung- Chan admllled the theft to- kl, of 0 North Street, third floor, gether with Slu and another and Siu Ping-wah, of 1 North person not in custody. He said Street, ground floor. They had they 'used, a pen-kalfo to cul nino previous convictions each. the conductor's rubber, cover,
Blu, the fisherman, was addi-
a result of Information tionally sentenced to one month given by Chan, Slu was arrested in gavl for being a member of in North Street, and the stolen the Wo Yes Tong Triad Society, property recovered from The sentences are to run con- Marine Dealer store, currently.
Found In Hotel
Scrap Price
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The first of two turbo-prop
It was found that the stolen
had been Electra aircraft ordered Divisional Detective Inspector property
sold for W. R. J. Boxall, by the Hongkong airline, told the Court that the watch of scrap copper only.
prosecuting, $18.00, being the market price Cathay Pacific Airways, mon of the Military Security Inspector Boxall adds that arrived here after midday Seption discovered 60 yards of Siu was a member of the Wo today, after an 8,500-mile (win-core dynamo copper con- Yee Tong Triad Society," hav- delivery flight from Lock-dudter missing on April 12.. Aing joined it in 1982, Blu went
a formal report was subsequently, made through heed Aircraft company, to the polica.
ceremony and had mixed with - Califòrnila.
Later the same day, the police the triad elements since then, regelved" information, and foest- · Defendants were placed under ed_the_first defendant, Chan, In police supervision." for two a hotel room in West Point.
The aircraft was down to the
for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limlled of 1-3 Calony by wor of Honolulu, Wyndham Street,, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Wake Island and Tokyo,
initiation
dressed.
More Storm Pictures
The above pletures appeared to the 'London Graphiè 'on' July 20, 1000); The top one shims the overdew of the serviós". tank of the Triam Waterworks after the stormm.) Kalow-lo, ki scene in quown's Koad, showing the barriondas mutat de MoaRES Keily and Walsh's book, shop, Much of the rock, was myId: "by the foresight of the manager, fal taking these protautions:
and
wrecked
the thick plategias windows breken.
Their godown near Matheson and Co's offico was also flooded and thousands of dollars worth-
also
of stock damaged. Mesra Juli
destroyed.
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Hoijz' stack
BUMS.
Sand three feet deep piled \ip al tho foot of Zeiland Street,
The raging torrent between, the Clock Tower and the Fort Ofte washed away a number of Chinese who were however rescued. The stops at the top of Duddell Street were like . cataract and at the junction of Ice House Lane and Battery Path, pedestrians waded wairt deep in water.
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Considerable carriage Wed done at Wanchal. Three houses bear the Soumen's Club were completely wrecked. A Euro poan lady, Mrs Leslie, had harrow oscape. She heard an, ominous rumbling and rushed, into the street In: night attire. A few minutes later the, earth' gave way and the three houses collapsed like a pack of cards. In the Upper Levels, co parativoły lille damage” sÜRE done. Garden Road was torn lap and a few landalips occur. redd.
During the 24 hours, anded 7 t.m. on May 30, 24 inches of rala fell. Mr W. St. John ̈‚H. Hancock estimated that thes total weight of water which tell on the Colony was fiya and Sa
half million tone ce-1,224,988,
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the captaity, of - Tytam. Hestra VOLE.
200 gallons about two thirda.