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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1959.
COLONY FISHERMEN The Fantastic
As
TO
GET NEW
WEATHER SERVICE
from
tomorrow
Colony's fisharmon
tho
will
get up-to-date information on the weather conditions in the
main fishing
grounds of the China Sea.
Announcing this today, Controller of Broadcasting,
the! M.
C.O. FOR ANOTHER
YEAR
D. E. Brooks, mid that shipping The appointment
vice.
yenT
the
of Major
have been tremend- ously important ones for
When the forecasts especially provided by Hongkong.
as Commanding the Reynt Observatory will be R. S. Capell embargo all but
con-broadcast four times a day by Officer, Hongkong Home Guard demned the city to death Radio Hongkong's Chinese Ser- has been extended for a further
ля from October
Government The need for this service, was according to by cutting off its main
the Gazelle today. source of livelihood, the Investigated recently by
The Gazette also notified that Agriculture, Fisheries and Fores- Colony began a long slow try Department, the Royal Ob- Sub-Lt 7. P. Inglis of the Hong fight for survival against alors and Rade Hongkong kong Royal Naval Reserve has After discussions with manly been appointed Lieutenant had terrific odds until itoshermen, it was decided at that Acting Lt-Cdr F. S. Well emerges today, a boom-forecasts should be provided for stead end Lt T. F. Lewis of the the following areas; local waters. | HKRNR have seen permitted to ing and prosperous in-waters earth of Flongkong, soul tesign their commissions.
of Swabu, south of St. John's dustrial centre.
1stand, the south-east coast, of Hainam island and the southern
But the struggle is far part of the Gulf of Tonkin, from over, and with the dawn of a new decade will lay
**The Печ weather reports stress on the positious
Morms, uf tropical
exported!
and surges, active
ele," Mr Brooks
Hongkong's public is cold fruits, asking: "What's going to roughs of low pressure, wide- happen in the 'Sixties?d for
said.
Three thousand wildly
writes fashion ne
NEW
SIND VERVE
Lady Sheaffer
SKRIPSENT YOŮJČrnut pais.
“UNITER PAPER, KO, AVIA
Shakespearianas
cheering Indians leapt GLOBETROTTING GROUP rate and ove
to their feet. They clapped, they whooped and screamed. The ap- plause was tremen- dous.
No, It wasn'i a political meeting... пот
religious
rally.
It was
a
SHAKE- 黯 simply SPEARIAN PLAY-performed in
the wilds of Hyderabad before a crowd of nerce looking tribes-
men,
FOUND BIGGEST AUDIENCES IN ASIA
By STEVE DUNLEAVY
were
6.0
hove
Kethil's HOUD formed all over Europe,
"Even 9,000 feet up on Hirgalayas," he put in,
EVERY NIGHT
DCT-
the
-the
on
"We have travelled bicycles, horres, camels, donkayi and even walked to get to places where we have been booked to perform.
"Often we have to play every
From the Files
25
years
AGO
Decembar, 1934
to retire three night of the work. ber.
RE good
"I've tried
A former Hongkong re- "From 1946 the company itself sident in the person offer, « audience
in times, old boy, but I just had to sa anywhere
told together with the Kendalls have London, and what's more si-keep on coming back,” he
couldn't
me as he stroked the beginning | travethod thousands of miles." A.. K. Henderson, for may though half of them
English of a beard, even -speck broke
Kendall and that the revdla- years in the service of the Among the group are two full tion that the famous Stratford, Hongkong Tramway Co þan they could understand every
blooded Indians, atsd one Ger- On-Avon Company had played been elected a Magistrat of thing that was going ok, "By the end of the play it was { rrants.
That, stengely enough was Kendall said. one de c #reatest iheatrical twills" he said.
before a record house coVOEDK
period of time, had moved him Fourock, where he has jeen
recorkt
"Oh the subject of records I would mer that the company" tas than a
Played. before moro million people," he said.
* * *
Colourful Englisliman, Geoffrey Kerfall, stunned at the response, the open "air bounded nerOSS
thank his audience.
a sincere, intelligent Budience "It would really take a book stage to
to go through our experiences," to make tally of his company's living since his retiremen 17. But he might not have bothered that choored uue to the echo.
.. none of them could speak English anyway.
"And the ridiculous part of the whole thing is that they understood every part of the play." Geoffrey Kendall told me at his hotel the other day.
"What's more they know twice as much about Shakespeare then the average Englishman,
Hard as it may be to belleve, Gooffrey Kendall, globetrotter and actor extraordinary, that he has proved time again thd to be correct.
Waterloo Rd To Be Reconstructed
The
says
anki
To play to those people is but just fantastic, nothing else
cathurine aastastic," he addest tically.
-'Fantastic' a word, that aptly at the spy theatrical from northern England.
FAMILY INCLUDED
An actor since the age of 19, Kendall
the globe
known as
trotting
started Company
restrict this! "Shakespeariana" in 1946,
the Kendall, his wife
"We are the most compact, mobile and completely nomadic theatrical group la the world.
"We just go where we think people will attend showings.
"We make craigh money to travel with and eat, but that's about all.
"Money is no objecę to us..... dr, what I mean is that we can't afford it to be an object become we have been completely dist broke on many occationé," he two added with a smile.
NOT ONLY INDIANS "But don't junt Shakespartian education.10
When the Kendalls and his daughters were in the group. Indians," he explained.
"Everybody in this Carully Shakespourtanon move they pack "The majority of my big
they can't up their theatre in 40 cubic audiences have been in Asia and does something
get away from it".
fect. Bʊneo. "Early warning will be given
.**That's all essential props and decking of the
**Just open
pushed Now his younger daughter recently We Το find one answer. of the onset of northerly winds
Waterkon Road, be-through swBOTICAS
and rivers in who is only 13 is the youngest outfits. The rest we beg, brow China Mail reporter David In the winter 90
or buy when we get on location,” thal Ashingmullah in
big in the troupe of 11.. tween Nathan Road and the Southern Borneo to reach a
bridge
The oldest is an elderly but he said. Pence series of vilinges. Lan spent months in Inter-vessels may return to port and railway
"And
you
could well "We finally got to them and very experienced "stage dog" completed has been views and research on a roil wind strengths will be given
William Wheatley, imagine how hard that and work will start soon 'on the played "Twelfth Night" before known a the solu in the Beaufort Scale." gion that holds
some of the places we get." A pamphlet on
aged 90. reconstruction of this section of them tions to mart of our vice being prepared by the Waterloo Road. The length of problems--the Naw Ter-Royal Observatory and will be roadway involved is 1,850 feet.
will The reconstructed road eltorias.
Issued to local sherinen soma
fave a dual earringoway, caca time during January.
37 feet wide, separated by a six- fool wide central strip which will be turfed.
The first of ton chapters appeara on Saturday, Fur- ther instalments will be published on Wednesdays and Saturdays,
the new ser-
Contractors Deregistered
Also in the giant week. end edition is the first chapter of the stariling story in condensed form of
2352 Government Cazetle the film with a grim Tues- sage for the 'SixtiesONotified today that the following
contractors have ceased to prac-
THE BEACH," now t as registered contractors showing in Hongkong. end their names have been re-
Our Aim critic, Anthony Fui- moved from the register: ler, after much digging into Hongkong cinemas box-office Bles, has completed a list of the ten top flms as acclaimed by YOU the public.
And that's only a few of the highlights we have in store for your weekend reading pleasure. Also:
Sammy the Bizzier.... five minutes with the American singer, clown and actor, Sammy Davis JT:
Radio Supplement. your whole week's radio, Rediffusion and television programmes in a special lift-out section. ... Plus all your favourite comics, cartoons," puzzies, three full pærer of дета pictures, articles for the housewife-and glamour girl, the best in sports reporting and comment and ail the latest news and views.
Take home a China Mail
on Saturday!
THREAT TO STAB GIRL'S FAMILY
At Central Magistracy this morning, a hawker who was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for having carnol knowledge of á 13- your-old gid, threatened to stop the girl's family on his release from prison. The Magistrate, Mr A. J. Sanguinetu, told defendant, would be hanged if he committed
this act.
ho
Détendant was Ng Tin-chun, 47, realding at an unnumbered hut in village Road, Happy Valley..
Ng committed the offence at his hut on Decquiber 2.
Ng denied the offende and stated that he was the girl's swom father mid had takuzi her this hut in en effort," 10 find her copturment în afac tory,
Det Bub-Inspectie Log Mut-
Avenue,
near
Pavements, ten feet wide; will be provided on each side of the rord and adequate provision has been made for bus stops and parking places.
Long Service
With B. & S.
Government
Appointments Gazetted
and Chang
W.
Tenants Appeal Upheld
The tenants and sub-tenants of 230 to £38 Temple Street,
had Kowloon,
their appeal against qvistian unheld by the Bupreme Court this morning. They were also awarded oosta. Giving judgment, Mr Justice A. Bizir-Kerr, Acting Puline Judge, reversed a lower court decision that the second respondent; Mr Kwong Slu- land.ced of the Crown-leasted MUDCTLY concerned, could evict the tenants. because of a In-building certificate issued by the first respondent, the Directer of Public Works
Koom
The Government Gazette announced the following appointments, promotions, transfers and postings: In Johnson Chi Chin and Construction Amalgamated
Wong Wah-ting to be Medic=) Maintenance and Engineering
^
messenger of Butterfield Officers of Schools. Co., Ltd, 220, Man Yee Build-
Drs Lee Liao Kwok-yung, ing: Kin Sun Construction Co and Swire, Mr Chung Yue-MENI, 178 Tung Lo Wan food, ground was presented by Mr W. C. G. Wang Wing-lee, Yae Kwong floor; Lee Chung Trading and Knowics, manager of the com- King-chla
C. 72 China pany, with Construction
watch on theming to be assistant Medical Lurn On Building occasion of Mr Chung's retire-Offeers of Schools. Buliding: Contractor, 04 Soy Street, ment after 37 years of service,
Mr Lam Tai-man, Mr Shum Cheng Mr and Mr Knowles thanked ground floor; Mon On Con-
Mr Chung-tzu struction Co., 22 Hong Fook Chung for his loyal service to Kwok-Yam to be Health Street, ground floor; Yundar the company.
spector at Schools; Construction Co., 3, Queen's
Tao Chung-kil Mr Chung, 72, joined D. & G. Dr Katherine In 1922.
be a Medical Officer Road East, ground floor.
censed to ef Schools as trom June 30.
Bir Tang Shui-kan erased Lo be a Health Inspector of Schools as from March 1.
ABOVE: When a turkey farmor in Rast Anglia was „looking for a place to expand his business he found a famous country seat empty and for sple-Great Witchingham Hall, • 16th century manor hours in Norfolk. Soon the turkeys were being hatched in a monorial setting with huge paintings of a former equire a children still on the wall. Some of the turkayı Kre shown being coaxed down the 16th century staẩr-
r
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Used Cards
tractive an
are Bre
NE of the oldest. ind-
"For the greater part of the ONE of the the Bro-
pastoraces I have participated! mowelt, so that kicks up my re- penn cord."
section of Quea's Road will disappear erly And with all this behind him in the New Year. The what's Geoffrey Kendall's ambis tion. In fet tardom?
་ ་
Come allotment which has an fres of 200,000 square feet was recently purchased at giblic
“No, I-Jost want to keep on
fuck
kpacking around the world auction by the Hongong with the group," he said.Land Investment Compry.
“Would like to get down to, Australis, and try our
It includes the whole, the wild came of the sberiginais Queen's Road frontage beween
they tell me that I might | the St Francis and Horton have a bit of a job before må hotels. Demollahers' will com -- but it would be worth trying." | menor house-breaking
pera- What then?
tions on it on Jamiary 1,
He shrugged his shodders and with, a drwriate flourish of who In hande ?To be or not to be, that
1 is the question"
salood
$58,000
Most of the present thants, noice to have received quit before December Bi have
site ocoupled the
for many years.
The
central portion if the building was for many years known as the "Marine House.** The property was hid by
Awarded In Messrs Linstead and Days who
Compensation
sald to have received a high price. It is understood that plans have been prepared by the Hongkong Land Invest ment Company for the erection Compensation tolailing Over of a modern skyscraper, the 355,000. Wax *warded by the ground floor of which will be Tenancy Tribunal ihla neorn-jused for banking purpõies and ing la 69 opponenia of an 32- the remaining · floors for offices plication for exemption for or apartments,
22 16.45, Parland Sleeni, How- Joon.
Exemption was recommended by the Tribunal,
The
existier
Sir-We, have been, whether there is a use for old Christmas cards. The answer is yes, provided they are at
four-storey
A Christmas Ball was given mainly have ple- thirty-year-old houses will be by His Excellency the Gov- flowers upon them. The replaced by two eight-storty
ernor, Sir William Peel and buildings costing $170,000, with res
Lady Feel, at Government shops on the ground. Epoor and not really weful. Those
House last night when about very plain, just worded ones
tenement flats above. Uled by Bettlements and Clubs for various reasons. They The building will be com- 500 pucsia were present in- can remake them into tags or
pleted in eight-and-a-half | cluding the following His oneraž and scrap books
Excellency Major cars, make other-things-
The -- applicants, - the - Chương 0, G. Borrett" and sur Bot-
Lon and Investment Anyone wishing to give these Sing
rett. His Excellency Admirdi Ltd, the Settlements
InvestmenĖ. Co..
Sir Frederic Dreyer; His Mr. 1. direct to
organisations can obtain | regresented by
Callum,
Wikichnson and Honour, Mr Justice. A. D. A. other
MacGregor and Mrs Mac- the addresses from us by tele-
Frank Commodore the phoning 21706 or it ender bring. Grist,
About half of the opponents| Gregor, them to our Office at 47, David
were represented by Mr H., C. Elliott and Mrs Elliott;, Mr / House, 4th floor,
M. J. Quist;} Mr and MTB Ho, of Peter Me and Co.
The Tribunal consisted of Mr
Between the time of applice- Bon for the rebuilding certi- ficate in June 1956 and the time It was granted in October 1957, the relevent section of Landlord and Terming Ordinance Mlas Helen Wong_Sheet-plar | had been repealed. and Miss Maureen Patricia UD to be Nursing Sisters,
on
Cautioned
For Breeding Mosquitoes
The manager of a construc-
tion company, found guilty of allowing mosquitoes to. broed a building site lo Condult dis- Road,, was cautioned, and charged by Mr I. T. Morris at Central Magistracy this morn- Ing.
The
defendant, Kwàn, Mui, Manager of the Sang Hop Construction Co., committed. the offence on August 18, at 27
·Conduli Road,“
For those reasons he had to uphold the appeal and award costs in the Supreme and lower courts.
or
kry very |
months.
of
WHIT Mac-
HK PICTURES
G. L. Hoover, Sir, Thomas and
C. G. Alabaster, the Hon Lady Southern, the Hon Mr Sir Shouson Ghow, the Hon Mr C. G. S. and Mra Mackie, the Hon Mr R. H. and Mrs Kotswall, the Hon Mr. T. H. King, Sir William Hornell, Squadron Leader T, R. Keary, Capt Erol Manners, HMS Navy, and Mr Justice Howa of Singapore.
SHOWN BY Stk. Captain Opan, U.3.
We have also beex sack, Mr Justice Blair-Kerr sald that the circumstances of the since Rediffusion are giving out
the W. r. Pickering (President); case might have been different the details for us, about
certificate if the
been Investigation Cards to give to Mr Huo Pao Teal and Me E C. had granted before the repeal of street beggar or door enquiries Van Helden.·.· the law, but as it stood the-eerste of handing them tasty, tifcate had been famed after. The recipient can if he wishes use the opportunity of. fuil wards.
need. involgation into his There is no need for the street beggars to beg in the streets as has been said repeatedly.
Most of sympathetic and easily moved but if more peope would try using the Investigation Cards which aro easily obtainable from? 47 David House, or by telephoning 21700 it might be possible to sort, the ones who
London, Dec. 31 need from those who do not, Oxford University students exhibition Further Information will gladly have organised an be given
which is being shown; through- out the United Kingdom C MADGE NEWCOMBE behalf of the WorldTM Refuges Executive Secretary, HK Coupe.
of Social Servien
RESETTLEMENT
HOMES ··
FOR 48,000
Work will start In'about two on the months' time second stage of the re- settlement housing scheme at Kun Tong, Kavicon. Tenders for the construction Prosecution witnesses.sisted of 18 H-blocks and the I-block, defendant had been served with as well as hawker stalls
for
u notice, on August 23, to take the new resettlement area, are stops to prevent the recurrence called for in-today's--Govern- of breeding mosquitoes on the alle. Defendant-falled to-do -so
within the specified time of 48
hours,
Mr H. F. G. Hobson, Crown Counsel prosecutod. Mr Franc Wong of 6. 1. Ewan and. Ch appeared' for the defence,
Pearl Areas
Notified
STUDENTS
Air Corps To Launch
Junk
of Various sections
the exhibition are given to photo graphs depleting [different The 30 71 juni Odin, belong- experts of refuge problema, in ing to 20 Independant Récon Hongkong, Europe, Korea and kisance
-AN Flight, Army alnewliers.*....
15) | Corps, which is to be timed - ky The idea was conceived and the latt-for- mcreational trips. enacted by young men and and exercises, will be lauzicject wonder at the University ...whp | at Stanley Villaise tomorrów, voluntarily gave of their time The certiñony will be carried The Government Gazelle to- | and energy to the cause. The out by. Mrs D. Bourne, wife of blocks, each saves day declarak the following exhibition was dret on show at WOL BosTER, ERME, who is in storeys high, will provide a place areas within which | Oxford and other, provincial | chargjo at. the Shatix Afestrip
for about 48,000 five pearl oysters may be cul- cities before being brought to Workshop, zna commodation
London, where it has been ex-v people. They will be erected on tivaled;
alte to the north-east of the Bam Mo Balc
Bek (Jones Cove hibited at the headquarters of The Rev. P. Mallett Chap *NOTLIVOUKE); Jozice Cove tha Royal Commonwealth 1. About 50 classrooms will be (South); and Too Fong Wal Society--IPS.
The ústolte also nailed that
ment Gazette.
The
Kwun Tong reclamation.
provided on the ground floors
',
of apeljocks, while there witopilenión to oprsté la muy of
will -blows
lain to the Forces, the vessel.
On Bunday the unit cru #611. “Odin"m" "god"
NT_Magistrate ⠀⠀ Walstre centre on the docem men should be made to Returning Officer mythology from on
[pointed, a Special Faccordinir: to today
Small DOPAR
Chaubey
Mound Boor, of another block.!
| the Dinactor of 3 Agriculture 15h han, ken made., für Tabocity and › Formerly, Kom
Will have about 500 oon.
Nom