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Dr Mackenzie Off To U.S.
Dr D. J. M. Mackenzie, Dirce- "tor of Medical and Health Ser
vleys, left Hongkong by air this morning to attend the Second World Conference nt Medient Education in San Francisco, where he will represent the Hongkong Government.
Dr Mackenzie will return September 15 by PAA.
Return From Leave
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Mr J. W. J. Kane, executive assistant, Harvey and Associates, public relations consukants, re- turned this morning in the Presiden! Hoover from Manity. after a leave-and-business trip in The Philippines,
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CHINA MAIL
Mr Barton Tells Annual Meeting
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'Not An Easy Year For Trade In HK'
The past year had not been an easy one for trade in Hongkong, Mr H. D. M. Barton told the annual meeting of Far Eastern Investment Co Ltd today.
Presenting the n
report
and uvements, Mr Berton sale the severe shipping depression | had persisted throughout Hnancial year with is evitable effect in Hongkong's commNOECD,
He announced a dividend nine per cent, one per higher than last year,
Agitation
f
cent
Br Barton said there had beca increasing agitation abroad for a curtailment in the export of Hongkong manufactured Loods. despite the urgent neces- a livelihood for xity to provide
a tonny of or one million re- fupera as pasitain.
"On the other hand, the rapid und the Eoropean recovery in
| North Ameriem economie situa- tion during the past year has contributed to the rise in Hong-
long exports," he said,
Tourists
the
"it has also netites tourist trade, which in its im
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Shek Pik Tunnel Scheme
Development of the $220,-
000,000 Shek Pik water) supply project on Lantav Island is to be carried a; stage further with the construction of over
30.000 feet of supply tun- nels from the side of the earth dam at Shek 1' to Silvermine Bay,
Tenders for the construction work, expected to start towards, the end of this year and take, alt 40 months to complete, are called for in today's Gay-
pact on retail stores, local in-ernment Gazette.
past year
He was met of Arrival by Major it. C. Harvey, the managdustries and hotels, is beeting ing executive.
nereasingly important foeler Hongkung's economy." Mr Barton said the had seen a substantial influx of funds into the Colony from Southeast Asian countries con- sidered
have less to
Glable Governments and prospects.
Secretary Takes Holiday In HK
Officer
to
The private secretary Boar's Chicl Public Relations Tully, Miss Margaret arrived
by Bo here
this morning for
three-week 40 holiday.
Vacation In Japan
Mr and Mrs John Cheung
res
and their son Alex (II) turned this morning aboard the President Heover from a three-week holiday trip in Japan, Mr Cheung, son of the owner of the On Lok Yuen Co 144, Hongkong, suld this was their first visit to Japan.
Official JPs
សr Li Fook-kow and Mr Jolm Hogarth Grieve have been
"Contrary to the expertence
of recent years a smaller pre- portion of the money has gone into real estate, the hoom in which
to have seeins
been i halted, at least_temporarily," he said,
Mr Barton said the net profit for the year was $588,078, com- Bared with $331,804 Inst year. The report and accounts were adopted.
Mr M. W. Lo was confirmed
as
il
director,
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28; 1959.
This Funny World
"Ecceck worms!!"
Hongkong Delegate Leaving For Vienna Fair
Mr Ian
Tomlin, Export Man- ager of Swire and Maclaine Ltd, who an official mem- ber of the Hongkong trade delegation to the Vienna Fair will leave for Austria this evening by CPA.
One of the tunnels, measuring Mr G. E. Morden, the leader of 25,850 feet in length, will be the delegation and a number of built from Shek Pik to the pump other delegates, Including Mr
slution ing
near Pui O, from E. G. A. Crinnvood, Director of a similar tunnel, the Ilongkong Government which point
Br T. N. 4,770 feet long, will be construct-Ofice, London, and ed to the filtration plant near Leigh-Bennett, Trade Officer of Silvermine Bay.
the DC & 1 will go from Landon to the Fair.
Both tunnels will be seven feet three inches in diameter
along their unlined portions.
A valve tower and a footbridge will be sited at Sbek Pik.
Naturalisation Granted
The Government Gazette Inday director, and Mr. Leonotified that the following have 'Almada, QC, re-elected!reen
was
granted Certificates: ຍ Natunalisation under the British Nationality Act, 1640;
Miss Cheung Suk-feng, known ole as Julienne Chrung. Assis- inni Youth Welfare Officer, Hongkong Government, of 210, Prince Edward Rood, second flcor.
MORE LOCAL
NEWS
appointed Oilleial Justicos of ON PAGE 2
the Peace, the Government Gazette today noted.
NOTICE
Mr Luke Kwok-tok, known also Es Alfred Charles Luke, 1. and E. Assistunt, of B. Peking Road. second floor.
Paquerette's Sale
of
Transitional & Winter
Skirts
Dresses Coats
Jumpers, Cardigans & Dressing Gowns
Friday
Starts
28th Aug.
Doors open till 6 p.m. daily inclusive of Saturday
Government
Appointments Gazetted
The
Government Gaxetto today announced the fol- lowing appointments, pro- motions,
and transfors postings: Mir A. A, Rugging, Magistrate, to be a District Judge os from September 8.
Mr B. J. Jennings. Magistrate, to be a District Judge.
Mr D. F. O'll Mayne, Crown Crown Counsel, to be Senior Counsel.
Dr G. Graham-Cumming, De- puty Director of Medical and Holth Services, to be Acting Director of Medical and Healty Services during the absence of Úr D. J. M. Mackenzie,
Dr F. H. Teng, Assistan! Dirculor of Medical Services, to
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Leaving The East After 30 Years
By Our Own Reporter
Going home to England with mixed feelings of glad-to- be going and yel sorry-to-go, is Mr James Laurance Mount, former manager of Thomas Cook & Son Ltd. in Hongkong.
A Scoteman by birth be halls from Leith -- Mr Mount left his homeland thirty years ago to travel to the east in the service of the famous travel
agents.
years
He spent many
In Shanghul, end came to Hong- kong after the Communists took over in 1950.
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During the war he was 10- terned at Wellsten in Shantung. "The conditions there were quite good," he said, "better than they were here I think."
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the whole he preferred Shanghal as n station.
Mr Mount is married and has two sons aged 18 and 20. fe on Tuesday leaves the Colony
and after a six months leave will then rellre and live in a small cottage which he owns in the New Forest in Hampshire.
TOURIST TRADE
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the
"The tourist trade is improv ing here every year," he com~ mented, "with mostly Americans and iterly people from Continent and Australia. Their coming here helps bring trade into the Colony for shops and hotels but that's about all
in Hongkong is as sightseeing very limited."
the
A member of many of local, clubs Mr Mouat belonged the to the Hongkong Club, Cricket Club. Jockey Club and Golf Club and of them all his favourlie Sports
lawn Were
bowls and golf.
MR J. A. MOUAT
From the Filos
25
years -AGO-
Tutch was resumed on THE interport lawn bowls
the Police Recreation Club ground at Hongkow Park (Shanghai) where Shanghai beat Hongkong by 22 shots to 15 after the scores had been 10-10 yesterday when rain Interrupted play.
Playing for Hongkong werd A.E. Contes, R. Ansa, H. Beer and U.M. Ómar, for Shanghai, C. M. Sequira, E. B. Beaton Smith, J. E. Harvey and C. W. Porter.
D. Rumjahn of the Craigen- Hour C. C. qualified for the final of the Open Lawn Bowls Singles Championship yester- day when on
the Kouloun Bowling Green Club's green, he eliminated A. Chapman of the Yacht Club,
to have been
AIRPORT EVIDENCE of a brutal mur- FREIGHT kong Golf Club premises at
BUILDING
"Violence No The new freight building at
Solution? Man Told
Kai Tak Airport will be
.ermmitted in the early hours of yesterday morning at the Hong-
Happy Valley, was forthcoming when the badły mullated body of a man employed as a motor Aractor driver to the Club was discovered at about 0,45 today.
The body was found lying in
opened towards the mid- the Club House yard outalde dle of next month, when the Locker room.
it is hoped that construc- tion work, road forma- tion and cable and pipe- laying will have been
completed.
Mr Tomlin said this morning that the objects of the Hongkong delegation were to promote the Colony's European markets and give an accurate picture of the
Mr T. L. Yang al Central Colony to the Fair visitors,
of Magistracy this morning bound Mr Tomlin added that
be Acting Deputy Director was also intended
Health Service, over a 28-year-old shop fokt provide trad- Medical anal
who had admitted slashing his vice Dr Graham-Cumming. Ing information which will 26- sist European manufacturers
Dr G. C. Franklin, Senior wife with a razor blade on the and merchants to
Medical Officer, to be Acting forehead. increase
Wong Siu-kam had wounded their exports to the Far East
Assistant Director of Medical Services, vier De Teng
his wife last Sunday when she through the Colony.
Dr Rajinda Singh Gill to be refused to go to Macuo to look
after their children.
"You must control yourself," Mr
told defendant Yong Mus A. C. Hoblyn to be a "violence and force will not of the past few months. Nursing Sister,
solve troubles."
The Fair will be open from Sontember @ to 13.
When the Fair closes Mr Tomlin
Swire and will visit Macinine agencies In Europe and the United Kingdom,
JOBS FOUND
FOR 150
a Medical Ofcer.
Dr Ms Chen Meng-hua to be a Pathologist.
Mr Thao Chung-ins. Ecalth
ot
Inspecter on resumpllon duty by Mr Yeung Kam-011.
Mr C. T. F. McDonald, Chief Officer, conred La nct 43 Superintendent of Prison on resumption of duty by Mr II. R. Tappenden
Jobs have been found for about
140 Itongkang people the Employment Assistance Scheme which was Inaugu- rated earlier this year. the
Secretary of the Hongkong Offlecr. CottDell of Social Service, Misa C. Madge Newcombe sald today. Writing
Returns To HK
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Charging the Special Jury in the retrial of the Nuliah The now freight building, which will be used as a tem Outrage cane at the Criminal Senioms yesterday the Chief porary terminal buliding, was to have been opened earlier this Justice Mr A. D. A. Mac-
a pre- month, but had to be postponed Gregor again made because construction work was timinary announcement that delayed by the heavy rains in
all conscientious objectors to June and the generally un-
Bhindd punishment weather favourable
conditions capital
notify the court before being When completed, the new. Korn und they would be building wit house airline exempted from servico. offices, shops, a restaurant, ek movement and permit oflices and the VIP room,
STORES Meanwhile, today's Govern
After 23 Yearsment Gazeite calls for tenders
Mr K. L Zape, Assitant Chlef Ofear, ceased to bet as: Chief Officer, Prisons Depart- Re-visking Hongkong after ment, on resumption of duly by 23 years is Mrs Lilyari Reed, Mr McDonald.
from San Pedro, California. Miss B. M. O'Rorke,,
Cadet She arrived this morning in the Officer, Class II, to be o' Labour APL passenger liner President Hoover from Sun Francisco Mr Alan Eric Hare to be a and will spend "the precious Rating and Valuation Surveyor. hours" (until 3 m. tomorrow) Mr E, A. Hutchinson, "frantically busy, shopping."
Officer,
She will alsɔ visit friends Mr Council's Executive
Class, bulletin, Miss Newcombe snidesed to al us Principal and Mra J. Steelman. some who had praatienily given Accountant (Establishment) As the Hongkong scene came
Treasury, on up hope of finding work had
resumption of into view this morning, Mrs duty by Mr K. W. ForTOW, Reed exclaimed that had "The been placed in suitable employ-
Mr D. T. Smith, Senior Peak not been the same I would iment.
She said there
Executive Officer, Class II to not have recognised It-nor the vacancies for womes apprentices Class I.
Senior Executive Officer, water front, which has changed in an air-conditioned'
beyond belief." factory, with free hostel accommodation,
the Ju
were still.
in the New Territorica.
There were also vacancies for mate apprentices and mis- cellaneous workers in a weaving fuctory in Kowloon, and fur apprentices and workers in a textiles frm in Kowtoon.
Meal Tickets For Beggars
flow
The Hongkong Council of Social
Service is considering a scheme to help berrars-to provide them with meat Uchela...
Writing in the Council's Latast bulletin, Miss C. Madge Newcombe, the Secretary, said: "What is needed now Is the assurance that such "ments could be provided ond enquiries are i belnig mode now to ascertain how
they can be produced.
"The scheme would start us a pilot project in the beginning and the number of meals would not be large at Best, The idous
at present include the possibility.
byn
office, ground
The case in one in which a $8-year-old man in charged with the murder of Michael
Pine by throwing him into a nullah.
the construction of I At the provians trial the motor transport garage and
jury elected failed to agree equipment aec-
and a retrial became necessary. Lion hazardous stores, drum storage compound and other facilities Ira the Airport
The construction work forms the first phase of the reallyn- ment of buildings of the Hong- kong Aircraft Engineering Com- pany's maintenance and over- haut depot.
maintenance arcs.
The new garage, consisting of a covered area of some 1,000 square feet, the stores section and drum storage compound will be siled inside the Airport south of the realigned Clear Water Bay Road and west of the new nullah."
Saturday and Monday
"We haven't had a haul Jiko this for
a long time," remarked Mr Wynne Jones at the Kowloom Magistracy yester- day when a gambling case come up before him. A. 68-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man are fined $30 for keeping a gaming house, while the peo- prentisca ple found
on the were fined $2 each.
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