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Erfshihad 1945
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1959..
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UNITED PAPER DOLAYIN
|_ PICTORIAL PARADE
RIGHT: The first air- conditioner mado in Hongkong was introduced to the public at a cock- tail
party yesterday. Hora, Dr S. N. Chou turns on the controls. Scen ore (l-r) Mr Jamox M.H. Wu, Miss K. Yu and Mrs Lynda Reeves.
LEFT: Lt. Gen. Sir Edric Bastyan (left) groots Mr
John Oscar Cramer, Aus-
tralian War Minister, on
his arrival at Kai Tak Airport yesterday,
ABOVE:
The Duko of Edinburgh inaugurating the construction of HMS Dreadnought, Britain's first atomic sub.
marine.
From the Files
25
years
AGO
QUIR, I had two shower-
baths yesterday morn ing one at home in tho bathroom and the other in the bus. The latter bath The was most thrilling. water dripping down my neck produced a sensation Indescribable. The cost was only 10 cents, as 1 had the bath all the way from Kowloon City to the Star Ferry-WATÍ A RYDE,
RIGHT: At the cocktail porty marking the open- ing of Woods Photo Sup- plies in Kowloon recently (-) Messrs T. K. Wood, P.---W. Sweeny, E. Huebner and Dr 8. Petzoldt.
LEFT:
For Prince Philip's birthday
his 38th, was a gift from a Paddington pub-a gold framed oval portrait of the Duko's great-grandfather, Prince Louis
of Battenberg.
A better idee of the work done for the lepers at Tai Kam Island Hospital was gained last Saturday by a trip to that colony, by well known realdants who went there at the invitation of the Rer, and Mrs John Lake,
There are about a million lepers in China, most of whom
are found in Kuang- tung. In view of the large number of people afflicted by this dreadful discase the Rev. John Lake has succeeded in catablishing a leper colony in Tat Kam island, which was a gift from the late Dr Wu Ting-fang.
He has also received Anan- oial support from frienda' in the United States and other parts of the world.
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ABOVE: Mr and Mrs Ko Fook-wa after their wedding
at St Teresa's Church yesterday. The bride is the farmer Miss Ng Pik-ling.
ABOVE: Mr Halleck Rose (left), President of the American University Club, toasts Mr John M. Stooves, new US Consul-General, who was fated by the Club yesterday,
woro
ABOVE: Oddest beauty contest for some time was organised in the Finnish
All entrante town of Turku,
the winner, grandmothers, "Here is Mrs Anna Kohonon boing awarded her prizes.
ABOVE: Lucille Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz, soon with their family shortly after arrival at London Airport recently for a short stay before returning to the US after a holiday on 'the Continent.
Battle Of Waterloo Recalled Denies Checking Awaiting
Ceremony
At Stanley
Fort
Το commemorate the part played by their forbears of the 30th and 40th foot regi. ments in the Battle of Waterloo, 1815, the first battalion of the Lancashire Regiment (Prince of Wales Volunteers) held a parade at Stanley Camp this morning. They wil mark the event this event with the besting of the retreat followed by n cocktail party.
This morning the decoration of the colours with Jourel wreaths was carried out by Mrs Cotre, wife of the Commanding *Officer of the battalion.
Laurel leaves were then given by Mr Cetro to all officers, who in turu gavo m laurel leat to each man. The _men__wi}_wear these in their.
hats all day.
con-
Mrs F. O. Celre lying on' the laurel wreath at the pikehead of the colour' ensigni
nt today's Blanley Fort Ceremony —China Mall Photo.
Lancashire and East
cashire regiments, wear laurel leaves on this day in memory of the triumrkant entry Into Paris, after the batile, of the 301 and 40th faut regimenta wearing laurel leaves in fheir atakos.
Rising Waters In China
Figures In Certificate Case
A man charged with conspiracy to obtain frau- dulently Imperial Preference Certificates had denied checking figures which allegedly in. flated a clothing factory's labour costs, Vic- toria District Court was told today.
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The Crown alleges that the They had been subnutted to man, Lee Wing-cmp, took part the Department of Commerce in increasing the direct inbour and Industry and approval was costs of making 10 dozen pairs given for the issue of Certi-
ficates. of pyjamas.
Lee has plended not guilty be- fore Judge T. Creedon tɔ con- spiring with others to obtalų į fraudulently. them the Com-1 merce and Industry Department Imperiat Preference Certificates between January 1, 1958, and January 31 this year.
Executive Guilty
Thiree executives of the
Did Not Agree
The statement said that „jatar, a Comiaros_and_Indus
try Department inspector had rone to the office to inspeel the account books, and had alscovered the wages did not agree with those on the cost lists.
.
Loe said in the statement International Clothing Factory that he had told police he only pleaded guilty to the same checked the accounts according charco last Monday, The to the cost lists. Emanager was imprisoned, for
He said he had not checked six months and all three were the, figures for the pyjamas.
The hearing is unfinished.
fined a total of $120,000.
The court has been told that Mr. Simon is prosecuting. on February it documents bod Mr. A Zimmern, instructed Citation Read
been seized from the factory, at by P. II. Sin and Cò, la defend-
Te citation of events
Macno, June 17. slowest speed to prevent the 90-92 Larch Street, fourth floor, Ing.
which proved the falsity of cerning
Rising waters in Kwanglung | breaking of, any dyktes. the Regiment
At the end of this special rivers ind caused Communist at the
wages recorded in the statements Thore Battle of Waterloo was read by ceremony, Brigadier Chestnutt Chinese authorities to issue a
séemed to be ta
the company had submitted to the junfor regular subaltern, presented a Long Service and
severe property damage but support an application for the Boy Knocked Down
auded that the Certificates. P.S.. Good Conduct Medal to Staff Werning to boat trade to pro the reporta Second - Iputenant
coed of a deadalow speed in Thompson, and the regimental Sergeant Tony George Carter, of order to prevent breaking dykes reached their dangerous mark preter, told the court today he knocked down and injured by
rivers' water *level have Wang Fuk-tung, a police Inter- A twelve-year-old boy was. band under the direction of R.E.ME. who is the armourer along the river banks, accord-following a recent WO.1, EH. Moore, played for attached to the Lancashire Regling to reports reaching Macao deluge in the western part of when Lee had been charged and its junction with Kwel Lin heavy had interpreted on March 24 a cur in Yes Kuk Street near the mare post. The Comuman-ment.
today. Kowloon Hongkong and
This medal marks olghtcen
Kwanglung province.
Sweet, Shamabulpo, Garrison, Brigadier JMA. years service, Sergeant Carter The warning advices all vØS- In Chungshan cilastrict, it was -After being charged-Loo had | 0.45 pm-yesterday,--The-bey Chestnutt, took the salute. having Joland REM.E. at the sela from ports along the West reported that mainland written a statement, in which | Tang Kan-yin, who lives at The men of the Lancashire age of fourteen as a boy-soldier, River and those travelling on authorities have mobilised he said that cost. Lists of the No. 28, Kwel Lin Street, first Regiment, which Is
"He has seen service in Indin the Pearl River between Canton large numbers of workers to factory had been handed to him floor, was admitted to Kow amalgamation of the South | and Korea,
and Macao must run at their Bght the rising water-Router. to calculate.
Icon Hospital for treatment.
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cautioned.
at about
Orders
residents will re-
MANet to learn of the
death of Mr Williain Klinck, who passed away at the Kowloon Hospital on Fri- day at the age of 55 years.
The late Mr Kllack who was a son of a former manager 'of the Hongkong Rope Manutac- turing Co Ltd had been ill for lengthy period with tuber- culosts.
He had
been a resident of the Colony for more than 40 years and was widely known and much respected.
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Mr D. L. Prophet, of Messrs Linstead and Davis, is now out of the War Memorial Hospital, following his recent operation. He is convalescing on the Peak before returning to his home at "Seven Sla-
Geneva, June 17. Mr Andrel Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister, was believed by Western ofelals today to be consulting Moscow for instructers," North Point. tions before giving his con- sidered reply tomorrow to the Intest Western proposals on Berlin.
Mr W..S. Glendenning, out- side manager of the Hong- But Western delegates ** maineti pessimistic about thn kong Tramways Ltd, accom. chances of the five-week-old panted by his daughter left for Foreign Ministers conference Shanghai and Japan yester- achieving anything but 1 day on the Blue Funnel ship
Patroclus. Poedy lamination. Reuter.
This Funny World
"We're not home, Dad, I'm in 'charge hari.”7:
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