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ABOVE: Mrs J. Thom
of tho xon, toacher Glonealy Junior School, chats with Mr J. M. M. Alves during tha Day." School's "Open held last week.
RIGHT: Protty movio oc- tress Fong Wah strikes a pose for amateur photo- graphers who flocked to the Riviera Gardens on Sunday to snap film stars posing for them. The event, an annual one, is organised by o Chinese nowspaper.
Corruption Case Dismissed
A case against two polica- men, charged with cor- ruptly receiving, was dis mitted by Mr E. Corbally at Central Magistracy this morning, when he said he disbelieved the av' once given by two prosecution withcasos.
ABOVE: Dr H. C. Hu and Mrs Hu pose with attendants, relatives and friends after thoir wod- ding at St John's Cathe- dral last week. The brido
tho former Miss Dorcas Chau.
RIGHT: At the July 14 -Bastille Day - recep- tion held at the Hong- kong Club (1-r): Mr E, B. Teesdale, assistant Colonial Secretary, and Mr F. Toussaint, acting French Consul-General,
Comet 4 In Kai Tak Night Landing
The Come, Delia Abic, was the first commercial jet alrerafı to use the new runway lighting system.
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METROPOLITAN STAR'S RECITAL AT PRINCESS THEATRE
By ERNST GOTTSCHALK
IN the polyglot world of Hongkong music, American singers have been in good supply in recent years, among whom we have already had the pleasure to hear three stars of the Metropolitan Opera Company.
Last night another lending member of that famous opera house, mezzo- soprano Blanche Thebom, gave a recital of songs and opera arias which, though an- nounced only a couple of days ago, was very well attended and greatly applauded.
Miss Thebom, captivating her audience with her radioni smile and great singe presence, embraced a wide range of music, showing an impressive command of Italian, French and German diction, She displayed too solidly centred, richly coloured and powerful voice-smooth in the lower register, clear, and masily unfurced in the upper cne-and an ample breath sup- ply which she used with care.
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Sterling her recital with Mozart's stylistically extremely dimcult concert aria "Ch'io mi scordi di te" and a group of four Brohms Lieder, I became evident that the recital hall was not quite her ambiance and that the song not her most happy medium, probably because it did
Claim Case Defendant Says:
Lane, Crawford Bill Was $15,000 Higher
not give her suficient time to A coal merchant told the Supreme Court today that
establish character.
in 1957 he had received a bill from Lane,
From the Files
25
years -AGO.
As an example to his people, Signor Mussolini, Premier of Italy worked as an ordinary farm labourer for three hours in a temperature of 94 depreca in the shade. He later drew the union rate of pay for his labours which is equivalent to 20 pence less a farthing for compulsory insurance.
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INCLUDED in the estimates of the supplementary votes to be considered by Finance Com. milter this afternoon is o stim of $10,305 for the purchase of now Humber Pullman Bmousine for His Excellency the Governor, the Crossley car used as ยก official car at Government House being no longer sufflelently eer- vlccable for that purpose. **** expenditure has the approval of the Secretary of State.
Crawford Ltd which was $15,000 higher than in the hearing of an extra-
it should have been.
Lane, Crawford is suing the
However, when she sang orlas from "Carmen" great admira- tion was Justified and that gcrs too for a Spanish song which she gave as an encore. This admira- tion was sustained when, during the second part of her recila Miss Thebom interpreted with great spirit four chanson-like Company, 15 Lan Fong Road
for the recovery songs by Emile Paladhe, a French
merchant, Pong Koon-wah, sole proprior of Luen Sheung Coal
of $02,187.02
composer who is little fur coal delivered in 1957 and known outside his own country. last year.
In this group of songs as well Pong claims to have paid all a3 in D. Diamond's "David the money except $1,072.52- 10 weegs for Absolom" and in the K. T. Chang whom he knew as various Negro Spiritunis the the manager of the coal depori- singer found her interpretativa ment of Lane, Crawford, gifts well matched
Earlier evidence was thai
Accompanist Mr William Chang disappeared with his Hughes, with his Anely iale family in April, last year, when grated playing of the plane, was an expert help her.
Great credit is due to the Music Companion Magazine for presenting such an interesting singer at such short notien.
Letters To The Editor
We
Traffic Signs
when it is becoming a little cooler 41.0, at pra) And Just
are invited to leave then we Therefore with great reluctance we have to return to our crowd- ed dwellings which are ns hot as furnaces during these long hot summer evenings.
was found that $350,000 he had received for Lane, Craw-! ford had not been paid Into the company's accounts.
A Letter
Giving evidence today Pong Identified 29 receipts which he said were given him by K. T. Chang for payment.
He said that on August 20. 1957 he had received a letter
which! [rom Lane, Crawford
:
sakd he owed them $28,040.
Pong said that in fact he had have the right to owed them more than that, On respondents express their views if they do September 4, he had received not infringe on comanona reminder for the same amount Poisney or offend pubile taste, which also stated he would have
to one and the editor in the
to
Mr pay interest of one per cent Judge whether letter is worth per month retrospective to May of publication, even though 1 may not rejsent his personal view,
cannot
we NIC agreeably
agree with
samicone's
Pong said he went to Chiang about the interest charge
to po
Consul Arrives
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SENSATIONAL development
dition case before Mr HamBion at Central occurred yesterday afternoon when shortly after the beginning of the proceedings the Magistrate suddenly adjourned the Court for ten minutes, while Police officers conduclid a scerch of the crowded audience nt the back of the Court for weapons.
When Mr Hamilton resumed he said that the Police autho- rities had suspicions that there were son10 undesirable charac ters among the spectators and hence the adjournment. No arms were found.
In order to eliminate the danger of passengers stepping of tramcara straight into a line of traffic, the Hongkong Tramways Lid are construct- ing about 14 islands at points where pedestrian traffic is most congested.
"We look forward to the
WE
Joao Pequito, the
day when every child in Portuguese Consul-General of
просе Hongkong, arrived by PAA this Colony shall have
in which to play free from dan- from Europe this morning. tee
Mr Pequito, who entered the ger to himself and others. These had served In the joyment. We don't want you Portuguese Foreign Service 10 rounds are provided for your years ago,
to play in the streets where you as a secreinry.
are liable to be run over, by He had previously been a secre- Paris. Embassy cry with the Portuguese mission motor cars We welcome you all Heid--the, more, the merrier," TE- at the United Nations
marked the Colonia). Secretary, quarters in New York.
He said
that the Hon. Sir Thomas Southern this morning he would work for the tradi-y
the declaring
Wanchat tional close feeling and triend- | Children's Playground ship which exists between yesterday. Hongkong and Macao.
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A Boac Comet 4 made a number of successful take-
Sir,The letter signed "Plain offs and landings at Kai
Businessman" which appeared Tak last night during the in your issue of July 14 was current series of tests to most interesting, and since it familiarise crews with would appear that it is my firm night-flying conditions at that is spoken about as being
If the authorities have ope ad the local factory making baked these playgrounds with a view
What we need today 19 趄 the new airport.
enamel,
spirit of tolerance, and if we and Chang advised silk-sercen printed
to taking children off the streets
the money as soon as possible |signs, i fell that I should reply,
and at the same afford the Kow- well-established are
loon residents a place to enjoy
ideas or his points of views, and he would ask the manager makers of such signs and have some tranquility and fresh fir
at Uberly to differ to waive the interest.
Pong said he had paid $10,000 without feeling all in reeerd of making over 1,000 away from their crowded dwell-
October 3. 1957 and The defendants were Cheung
The plane was commanded 000
finished loved enamel
hot and bothered, The
two on ventivnen King-fai, 25, PC 3317 and Yeung by Cupl. R. C. Alabaster with signs in Hongkong. Others Imings, may we be permitted to Bik
who criticised Mr had later pald another $12,000, why the Urban Council do not Sal-chiu, 27, PC 4370, both at Cupl, R. G. Ballantine as co- part them. Some
Chow so strongly in their letter spray-paint take steps to allow these two
Increased tached to Shaukiwan
Pulice pilot. They
are both
yesterday must have found the and even brush paint them. In playgrounds to remain open until
that rather Station,
heat intolerable enptalis of the Bone Comet fact many newly crecled traffic 0 pm or 10 pm during the hot
On October 12, he received Appearing for the Arst and fleet and were down in from signs are definitely not baked summer.
upset their, one would presume, second defendunts were Mr Peter C. Wong and Me F. X
ford saying that his outstanding lleve Government specify such grounds at Victoria Park in any case, to invite other 'anti- D'Almuda respectively. Detec-
their balance was $37,040, Members of the Department | Anisht
to express Causeway Bay remain open until N.T, Chows' Live Sub-Inspector W. M. Ruse of Civil Aviation noa Bouc, in-
opinions would seem to sug- "On checking my figures I The disadvantageu of non-midnight. Why this policy of two
discovered the actual out prosecuted,
cluding Mr M. J. Muspratt baked enamel signs is: after weights and two measures? Wigest that they entertain a Mr Wong submitted that the Williams, DCA, were on board exposure to strong sunlight for the chairman of the Urban Coun- strong resentment against the standing account had been in
for creased by $15,000." Pong said. evidence given by the civilianus observers. Me W. Knights, about a month, the curface bell be good enough to ieric an witnesses
He went to Lane, Crawfords for the prosecution CEC representative for the new comes dull colour pigments officist explanation as to why his was contradictory.
ngala and saw Chang who told lighting system was alto present, gradually come out on top and department look down on Kow- Mr D'Almada said he agreed
colours change slowly from the loan residents. Let us hope our It is feared that in expressing him to pay as soon as he could with Mr Wong and added that
original. Their nuximum life prayers will have an answer this his perenal view on this mat- according to his own figures. there was no evidence at all to
fa about one yeur. Baked me.
ter, your humble correspondent Mr Oswald Cheung Instructed show that his client (second de-
opposite, enamel is Just the
upon his by Mr P. A. L. Vine is appenr In drawing the fire fendunt) trad received any
A diamond ring, valued at The surface remains fixed and
feels that in for the plaintiffs and Mr own person, but he
Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr mcnity flats the Police he $1,300, was stolen-front-No. 5
thefroodon of the Press—elan ife colour bright, durable and pointed out furi a $5 note had Merllo Street, Lecond floor, 'yes- ¦ Inst for
treedom of Gerald Barto-instructed by Mr concedea similar least four 10
C. P. Lal are appearing for the been found on his client but terday. The theft cccurred be
expression on the public
defendant. that none of the prosecution tween 2 a.m. and 9 nm. yester
wzinesses hind Identified
London for the one-und-a-half enamel fishexi, ofthough I be We understand the play-urual spirit of goodwill. In another letter from Lane, Crew-
hour test.
day:
Ring Stolen
FUNERAL OF
MR ARTHUR LOFTS
the late Mr Arthur Charles Ipfis
The funeral of
rlil this Colchil
five
A GROUP OF KOWLOON RESIDENTS:
years even in this climate, and REPLIES TO
the surface is hard to ratch CORRESPONDENTS
In view of this, we wonder
why Government specify baked
enamel Baish and continue to? Mr Chow: Your letter was necept and pay for signg, which given to Mr Filler but there is are not so finished?
unfortunate Mc Chow reasons which it is hard to understand.
PERCY LARKEN.
The case lo being heard be- fore Mr Justice A. D. Scholes. PS The two gentlemen Hearing is continuing. concerned at least have our respect for signing themselves,
despicable no public interest in this argu- unike other
and cowardly anonymous allackeri who hide behind their nom- de-plume or initials.
A sample sign can be seen at ; ment.-Ed. the comer of Ice House Street and Queer's Road Central. This is still as fresh and bright to the day it was put there- over one year ago. Wo have
He sold surgical instruments made signs for another govern-
Critics Critic
Sir-Kirslly permit this cor-
press his personal view on the Jotter in your fasuo of yesterday criticising the views of a zegd. lor Correspondent in your
was for John D. Hutchison & Co.ment department who have ex-respondent a little space to ex-
R3 well morning
themselves st
pressed The..
The Rev. J. W. Foster officlated | satisfied with our work. Cemetery, Happy
at the ceremony at the grave- Valiny. He died at the age side.
of 80.
Those present at the funeral were Commander J. F. Harvey,
MANAGER.
Sir,--The Fowloon peninsula
Singapore Austerity.
Hits Partygoers
Singapore, July 15.
.
Treat Rats Like Terrorists
Kuala Lumpur, July 15,·, Kuala Lumpur's current all- but war against rats has been compared with the nationwide campaign against Chinese Com- munist terrorism. columna. Early Closing
Singapore's new People's Ac- Dr L. S. Sodhy, the municipal BẾP M.. Chow writes tion Party government, at pre- health chief, declared that the The late Mr Lofts is survived RN, Mr A.D. Breingan, Mr J.G.
Interestingly, and on a variety of sent in the midst of an austerity best way to eradicate both is by four rons and a daughter, Elmonds of the Hongkong Bank posscopos at least two nice chil-subjects, and his cominand of campaign, has issued Its senior by the method of starving them
Vanessa, Trustee, Mr F.A. Broadbridge, ¦ dren playground attuated in the English
language uvakes civil servants with instructions out — the strategy formulated Mr J. D, Claque, Col, H. Owen-
Chathani and Sabury Roade, admiration, as It indicates the on cocktail party attendances. by Gen., Sir Gerald Templer, Hughes and Mm A, Harper. which are very popular judging correspondent's high sucedard of The Finance - Minister, Dr. former director of Malaya's
Those who sent wreaths were by the attendance but un-oducation. Whether or not other | Goh Keng Swoe, said in a anti-Communist war.
the users readers agroo with Mr Chow's circular that at future official Under the "Temples Plan”, Arthur, Martin, Vanessa, Gra- fortunately most of ham, and Lesile Lofts, the are grently disappointed and views is besides the point, and receptions. permancht SECRO-Severe measures were enforced. Management of the Gloucester frustrated by the fart that Mr
Chow's style of welling laries and heads of department which cut off the Communist Hotel, Directors or John. p. I we
these may be peculiarly his own. could be present only it. their terrorists from their sources of
time! What is Important is that cor- minister was there too--Reuter, food mapply/-UPI,
Arthur, Martin,
Graham and Lezile,
1
The late Mr Lofts was
д
Singapore-ico: manufacturer's repotcntative, who come Hozakon in March. He did ut the Matilda Hoopitit on Tuesday,
Hutchison and Mrs A. Harper,
have
10 vacate
playgrounds
at
Mr
open
who Pequito,
Sir Thomas expressed regret bachelor, will remain in Hong- at the unavoidable absence of kang. for two years.
Mr M. K. Le, 'President of the and He was met at the airport by Hongkong Rotary Club the acting Consul-General,..Mr Chairman of the Executive M. Ribeiro and Men Commalttoo of the Children's de Ribeiro.
Playground Association.
This Funny World
DELE
"I wish you'd wring out the wash before you hang it.”
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