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LETTERS BROKE
TO THE EDITOR
..Imbecilos?
Sir,-Hols
crities
L oft
The music
5 LAWS Visiting Hongkong
Ends Up In
Radio
Shop Window
of both the South China A young Chinese woman learner-driver who borrowed a friend's
Morning Post and The China
Mail who, despite the magnitude #nd fame of the Vienna Phil- harmonic Orchestra, were brave enough to speak up and say something which has been fore- mnost in the minds of most of us
car without permission and broke five separate traffic laws and was involved in three accidents early in the morning of September 3, appeared before Mr W. F. Pickering at Kow- loon Magistracy this morning.
who attended that concert and The magistrate deferred judgment in the case until tomorrow morning, to
those
of other visiting artists
BM
recently. The Progimme selec- tion! Unless one knows who 15 responsible for the choice of programme it is hard to put the blame
anyone's shoulders. But are we forever to be treated i like musical Imbeciles, like musical ignoramus', like children just about being taught thei first introduction 10 music? Every single Visiting musical body plays "down to us". Suen pieces like the Fledermaus Over- the Emperors Waliz Tore and
can be performed very ade- quately, even nicely, by aur own || Tiongkong Concert Orchestra and we have to pay only $5 to hear Them, But tor the price that we paid to hear the famous Vicuna! Philarmonic Orchestra, we cx-!
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anute
give him time to consider the facts.
'CAIN AND ABEL
RELATIONSHIP’
CHURCH LEADER
TELLS COURT
peeled to hear music worthy of The chairman of the Hongkong and Kowloon Pentecostal Mission admitted in the Supreme Court today that there was always jealousy between himself and his brother.
That Orchestra, music that they would play to an audience Europe,
Waltzes, not Waltzes and the most commun of all Austrian marches as an -encore. We were given 10 understand that the Orchestra's tour was under the auspices of
The woman,
Chan Lin-fon,
25, of 44 Cameron Road, eighth floor, pleaded guilty to charges driving of ducgerous driving. without the owner's consent, causing damage to private pro perty, driving without third party visurance, driving without Jon instructor and driving without
"L" plate.
A charge of diving while under the influere of drinks was dismissed when the pre- secution offered no evidence,.
A Party
Inspector Kam Yu-oi, pm- secuting, sald defendant, after a the party with some friends in
2 which lasted to the small hours of the
evening of Septemb
following morning, decided to take her friend's car parked nearby at Kimberley Road.
The car, a Chevrolet, bad been used by her on certain occasions the of with the permission friend.
Here is what happened.
with a 'where she collided
Hliman, causing damage to
The Austrian Government, s Mr Sung Sheung-hong told Mr Justice J. R. Gregg She drove it to Un Chow Street
surely culture and real music were the thoughts behind it.
that there was a "Cain and Abel relationship".
very
the in
that after this experience in November
you are not keen to preach in the Kowloon church anyhow."
He then said that unless some cfort is made to get the opinion. of what are the real owners of This property, the active mem- bers of the mission, he could not see that any lasting arrangement could be made.
Sir Oliver and Lady Simmonds, of Nassau, Bahamas, arrived here this morning in the ARL passenger liner Pre- sident Wilson from Yokohama, on a two weeks' visit to the
Colony.
Sir Oliver, who is the founder of the Simmonds Group of Aircraft Accessories and Equipment Company, a world- wide organisation, will be doing a little business" during the vit
Bir
Duddleston Oliver was Copiervative MP for the Division of Birmingham, from 1931-1945. He la seen in this photo with Lady Simmonds, in the Royal Buite of the President Wilson. Intplar Photo.
Electricity Commission
(Contioned from Page 1)
"In the view of the Commis- xion, this right is only in secor- dance with natural justice; and will 11
whereas the Commission
not have the right abused, is hoped that this part of the procedure will help in the as- and certainment of the facts; that, after all, is what we are here for." the Chairman sald
wanted to
Referring to certain points raised by Mr Wright, he made it clear that while he was sure get that everyone through with the enquiry na ex- peditiously
possible. the Commission considered "that factor must be sub- the time
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both care. After the accident, she asked a Chan Sau-pak. Laxi driver, to drive her car, The request was refuacks and 'she drove it into a one-way street sad on turning round the corner into Taloo Road, drove onto the pavement and nerom a traffic island she nearly collided with an- other car in that street, but on turning to the function of Prinon Edward Road, passed a red light and collid-base our recommendations." od straight into an Airways
NO REMINDING "I don't care, Mr Sung, which
bus. side wine in this matter so long as it is the
abe failed one
the collision. supported by
to stop, and crashed into a the majority of the members of
radio shop, damaging about the mission.
35.929 worth of radio
It is quite obvious that music He was giving! evidence in Mr Justice Gregg; “I suppose lovers only were going to pay support of an action he has the price of the tickets for this brought in the Court of obtain concert,
and music levers, of
an order declaring that which there are numerous In
Tabernacle Pentecostal this, town, have tastes more Waterloo Road, Kowloon 13 mature than what was served the property of the Pentecostal up to them. When will the Missio
of musle in promoters
this Mr Sung and Mr Wong King- Celony ever let visiting artists fong, secretary of the Mission, know in advance that Hong-
also BTC
another asking for kong's standard of musical edu-Court order that would make calton and knowledge is high, Mrs that the No-called "native" population, the Chinese, know as much about music and love 2 us much as European noisseurs, and above all that Hongkong is a civilised, cul- turea, nature place,
Carver Orchestru for Syrn- even
for orchestra
minor The musical fare re-
own
"Walize And
phony wolks.
Wong So-ching, Lee treasurer of the Kowloon branch church, execute a declaration of trust of the property favour of the Mission.
in
In addition they want her to accounting CT give Lhem on with Mission funds from 1950 on
10 us
wards.
Stopped Preaching
vently dished out
by Mrs Lee claims the Kowloon visors such as the Vienna Philharmonie and
Jan Peerce church congregation refused to necept Mr Sung as head of the (whose selection was
nutt Mission, following the death of worth ittening to by an adult his father, the former Pastor of mysle lover who came to hear the Mission, last October. She on Opera singer) was such that no claims the Kowloon church
I feel it is high time we mislead is Anancially self-supporting. ly minded (and prepared to pay fer ) residents went on strike and demanded that promotem in Future publish the intended Brogramme before placing tickets on sale.
Mr Sung has alleged that he was prevented by force from preaching In the Kowloon church list November.
DISGUSTED (VIENNESE) HONGKONG RESIDENT
He said in Court today that Mrs Lee came to his house on October 28 last year and told
him that he should not
Kowloon to preach.
Broker Promised
Bus
Job,
Only Then
"When you have this opinion of the members only then can we arrive at a decision.
"As things are going now I en see that it is only a case of incrimination.
on those who are members
of
"You should concentrate only the mission by baptism, and le: their views be obtained by neutral Individual.
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After
If Only
ordinate to the ascertainment of the full facts upon which to
Mr Mould added, "The Come mission needs no reminding that they, not anybody else, it, is who have been appointed to institute this enquiry: theless persons who come with- in any of the categories men- tioned in Section 6 of the Corn- POWITS Ordinance missioners
never-
we have a duly
Mr Edmund Cheung, of Peter Mo and Co., who appeared for defendant, caid in mitigation have rights under the Or- that after the first accident with dinance, and
these rights. To the Hillman, she had asked a to see to it that they are not taxi driver to drive, but he had deprived of
own phrase, we are refused,
the use your
not here to clip-anybody's wings
"In other words, I wont 趁 favour. certified 1st of memberi who
and old mission."
of
asking $50
after
for
his mis-
the taxi driver had been where these wings have been
car for expressly provided by Law." the
Mr
that have been baptised in the church willing to drive
Wright sald the members
the defendant
collision
* were under clients with the Hilion, perhaps apprehension as to the role The Judge then adjourned nothing else would have hap played by those parties, and The court while Mrs Lee's pened."
now that the Chaimman had Counsel. Mr Brook Bernacchi,
indicated clearly what the pro- and Mr R. W. S. Winter, for
cedure was, they would accept A.
go ta
Mr Sung. discussed
Company Sentenced To Gaol
Chau Tat-hung, a "manager" of a firm who claimed he could get a job in the China Motor Bus Company for a friend for $700, was sentenced to four months' gaol by Central Magistrate Mr T. L. Yang this morning.
matter.
Hearing continuing,
$4 BRIBE
COSTS WOMAN $100
A policeman,
wontan
the
whs arrested a hawker, after she had offered tim a bribe of $4 to slay away from an area where a periäin quantity of dollablo tobacco WIK to arrive from Maors, whe com- mended for his good work by Central Migletraio Mr 1. T. Morris this morning. The defendant was Chan Tal-
Detective Sub-Inspector M. H. viewed but 11 was found that he mul 49. She was found guilty Groome aald defendant was was underweight, introduced to Lo Yung-kwong.
of offering a bribe to a police Lo then demanded his money officer and ned $100 or 14| who wanted to join the Ching back on many occasions without days. Motor Bus Company.
He said he would help for $700. Lo agreed to pay half and the rest when he joined the company.
Inspector Groome said that
success.
Chan Fong, PC, 2002, testißed thethat at about 1.49 pm
LUNIK III's CAMERAS
Moscow, Oct. 27.
The camera inside Luník III which took photos of the moon's hidden face with carried two longes Deal lengths of 200 and 1,500 millimetres.
Tho 200-milimetre lenso was used to take a full photo of the funar SUTTACH and the 1.500 millimetre lense to ro more detailed views.
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The cama need special 35 millimetre Alm with an automatie timing adjuster --AFP.
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Ends In $500 Fine For Chinese
Kenneth Cheng Koon-shing,
53, director of the Tai Hing Co., was fined $500
by Central Magistrate Mr E. Corbally this morning, for obtaining credit by fraud.
On August 15 fast year Cheng and a 32-year-old house- wife, Chan Shu-mul, ellas Annie
From the Filos
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TR
years ∙AGO.
MRAW Boon-haw, the
well-known Chinese philanthropist has returned to Hongkong after a flying visit to Hainan. A Canton gunboat was sent specially by General Chan Chai-tong to Hongkong on Monday to
Chan, charged Jointly with Cheng, received from a German convey Mr Aw, his nt- merchant, Mr George Maxtorney, Mr Ip Kwal-chung Koemer, 487 cartons of beer for which payment was due to be made by October 8, 1958.
Mr
money.
Koerper received по
Miss Chan, who was sequitted this morning, testiñed at Д previous hearing of the case that whatever money she received for beer sold, she handed to Cheng
Mr Corbally mid he believed her story and that he felt that Cheng had obtained the beer from Mr Koerper 07 credit, with fraudulent intentiona.
Mr Walter Hon of Alfred Hon and Co., appeared for Miss Chan. Detective Sub-Insp Ko Chuen prosecured.
Judge Rejects
Against
Appeal
Maintenance Order
and Mr Chow Shing-name to Holhow. -
On arrival in the afternoon the party were given a tremendous welcome.
Mr Aw and party visited the Leper Asylum which was donut- ed by him, hospitals and schools. as he had in mind a scheme for Industrial and commercial pro- motion to Klungehow,
The name of Dr Edmund- McMahon has been added to the Dental Register. He ik joining Dr Burton.
* EXTRACT
HMS Kent
ILA
from 25 years ago: presents a fine show in the Naval dock which, already announced in our columns, she entered yea- terday to undergo a general clean up.
She is the third vessel to enter the new day dock and the first large cruiser, so that the holding capacity of the dock for vessels of the size of the cruiser was thoroughly tested,
What strikes the layman
peculiar is that there has been no official opening ceremony in connection with the opening of this great naval enterprise in Hongkong
The appeal of Au Hung-fat against an order made by the Kowloon Magistrate for maintenance of Lam Lai-ha, a woman to whom he had been married for seventeen years and who had borne him eight children, was dismissed by Mrwell and truly laid with pomp Justice Scholes in the Supreme Court this morning,
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had
It was stated in court that gown beside the appellant, and Lam Lal-ha had left the eppel- | claimed that a ceremony
performed according laut on account of his cruelty been and had subsequently claimed Chinese custom whereby she maintenance for herself and the became the appellant's wife.
The appellant's defence had youngest children.
had never been She had produced a photo-been that he graph in the Magistrate's Court through a ceremony, of marriage of herself in a Chinese, wedding with Lam and that their rela-
tionship
ot con- cubinage.
Congressman Here To
Study Problem
Of Refugees
was
Never, He Said
The Magistrate had beld that It was a valld marriage and had ordered the appellant to pay benefit for the respondent and two children.
The foundation stone นกร
and ceremony, but no public ceremony of any kind in connec- tion with the opening of the dockyard has since been pLT- formed.
Though we read of prinecly functions in connection with the docks at home, it appears that the Hongkong dock, which bas cest the nation some mil- itons sterling, is to enter upon. its career of usefulness without any fanfare whatever.
Lance-Sergeant L. V. Barker
the 1008 found shot through head in his room at the Cen- tral Police Station shortly be- fore midnight last night." His own revolver, found tying by The appellant this morning his side, suggested that he did not appeal against the order had taken his dum life. Only a for maintenance of the two young man about 28 years of children but against the order age, Barker joined the Hong-. for maintenance payable to Lam Kong Police Ave years ago. He Lal-ha en the grounds that there was insufficient evidence halled from Edinburgh. that ต marriage had been
✩ proved,
The appeal was dimmyCasect
with
HONGKONG is to have a
new set of postage
American Congressman, coste
Appearing for the stapellant was Mr Michael A. Feighan, or- Vior Giftine. instructed by Mr rived in the Colony this M. Ives, of Mets Peter Mo and stamps next year (1935) to Co.: Mr Henry L. Hu. instructed by | commemorate the King's a two-day! Mr. D. Cheng of Mesas F. Zinmen
He added: "I am very sur- priped and alarmed to Icar that the impression created by my clients last Friday should morning for have given on indication ot visit on board the APL and Co., appeared for the rependent, Silver Jubilee. evasion,"
liner, President Wilton. Mr Wright sold that ha Mr Feighan, who is a mem- ellents had thought that they ber of the Committee
of the
had done everything posibe Judiciary and the sub-committee to help the inquiry even to going of Inraigration and Naturalisa- back many years to get all the tinn, said he is lovestigating the documents available.
and
refugees.
"It has never been my advice problems of immigration and or their intention to avoid
He said this morning he is evade the facts and it such an particularly interested in what impression has been created, is being done for refugers in the was not intended and will be way of re-settlement, through removed by the manner in out the world.
which questions and facts will Mr Feighan who is accom- be dealt with henceforth. 3 a-panied by his wife and son, has sure the Commission that there just crane from the Philippines will be no evasion," Mr Wright and now pions a 20-day tour of Raid.
Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
CREW OF SHIP WHICH
A report was made to police.
In Court this morning, Chau Connaught Road Central when, simed to be a manager of at the function of Gilman Street, firm, carning a menilly stlary he was approached by the wo A group of 30 Chinese crew o 600.
man who said; "a señali quan-
How it out to the on Octo SANK, BACK IN COLONY
Lo then paid Chau $350 some- The charge against Chauthy of tobacco is arriving from Ume In March in the, Lily Cafe was obtaining money by false Macao please go away from this in Leighton Road In the pre-prateneos. sence of another friem.
orms anot
vicinity. I will give you $4 for
Wilhess sald that when put the money into his hand he
Ho bad one previous convic-lea."
for porecesing Lo wrote a letter to the coin-tion
and pany and was granted an in- ammunition
possessing terview but there were no forged clips.
full restitutions to He made vacancies at that time.
was again inter-the complainant. Later Lo
arrested her.
Inspector J. Dempsoy pro- sociated.
The crew left the ship The captain of the Laranah several hours after a members of the Hong- kong-owned ship Laranab, collision which occurred which sarik
off the at 5 am... Philippines on October The 45-year-old ship, of 18, arrived in the Prest-782 dw tons was on her dent Wilson this morning. way back to Hongkong The ship sank after striking from Brunel with a lond
unidentified object. of timber.
an
and the compradore returned by air laat Sun- day. Among the crew who arrived this morning, were 18 natives of Taiwan who will be repatriated to Formoss.
This Funny World
"I guem I owe you some kind of an apology.”
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