THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY
1959
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FRENCH COMMUNITY CELEBRATES
-BASTILLE DAY-
7ITH a variety of orante, Hongkong's Franch
Wcommunity observed their National Day July 14. From gay parties of home and special school plays, to stately official receptions, they remembered Seen ABOVE are Monsieur F. the Revolution of 1789. Toussaint, acting French Consul-General, and Mrs Toussaint (second and fourth from left, respectively), greeting guests opera iter Blanche Thebom and Mr John M. Stoaves, the U.S. Consul-General; ABOVE RIGHT is a scene from. Madame Vivienne Mok's production of Moliere's play "That Scoundrel Scopin" at Maryknoll Convent School; At LEFT is Jeen the four-foot Eiffel Tower in Icing which was the contre- piece of the decorations or the official reception.
BELOW: Mr Kwok Chan addressing the inaugural meeting of the Chineso Medical Universities Gra- duates Association held at the Ying King Restau- rant recently.
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·ABOVE: The British akip Empire Kittiwake this month rescued a crew of 34: at the Japanese-sur- vey ship, Dalkatsu Maru, aground on a reef off North Borneo. Hare os the survivors look on, the British captain, P. L. Armstrong, shakes hands with Mir Sadar Ikeda, director of the survey operation.
LEFT: A CPA aircraft this week tented` the night-tanding conditions of Kai Tak - Airport's new landing strip. Picture shows the airliner flights above the runway) com- ing in for a landing.
ABOVE: Two kangaroos arrived this week by! QANTAS and Malayon Airways for the Lalchi- kok Park Zoɑ. Mr A. Burgess and Mrs J. King, of Qantas, are seen with one of the animals.
ABOVE: Queen Elizabeth School's head prefect, Chang Sai-wah (left), presents a farewell gift to retiring headmaster Mr Cheong Wai-fung, at a dinner party held lost week.
ABOVE: A Cuban' good- will and trade mission passed through recently en route to Tokyo. Seen
here are two members of the mission, Mr. A. Bobi- lero and Dr E. Guevaru (first and second from left) with Cuba's Consul- į General in Hongkong, Dr Miguel Angel Campos/
BELOW: Le 1. F. Bird and Mys Bird seen after their wedding at the Registry last week. The bride is the former Lt Jean Eileen Smith, QARANG,
ABOVE: Prizes were presented to winner of the 1959:- Tree Planting Festival poster competition by Mr W. J. Bleckie, Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and. Forestry; recently. The winners; Leung Pui-kam, Chan Yim chow and Moursi Lee (front row) are soon, with, Mr Blackie and Mr. P.A, Kennedy, Senior Forestry Supervisor.
New Refrigerator
styling that fits in
to look built-in!
ABOVE: A bystander is fascinated by
"The Thing" British Battle of Hongkong mins wash- ed up at Shek-0 recently; The mine was found to be harmless.
BELOW: Mrs Terry Thor man modelling the lemon face and evening, gowa lent by Miss Naylor for the YWCA Fashion and Auction Show held this week at the St John Am-. bulance Headquarters.
ABOVE: Even Generals .... must get wet when it ruins, though it may be difficult for sodden sol- diers to imagine such a thing. But officers and men of the 1st Battalion, 7th. Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles, say Lt-Geni Siri Edric Bos- tyan, Commander 'British' Forces, Hongkong, jet a sooking while, ̈ višiting. them recently. He Is seen talking to one of the men during the downpour...
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