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No. 37563
Established 1845
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, · 1960.
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FOOD FROM
Indian youth
THE FARMS jailed for
wonders of
Hong-
Kong's machine age and two years
the prominence they have
gained in the beadlines of
the world's preas
have
Laken so much of the time: An Indian youth-member of the Eight
light in recent years that
the Colony is apt to over- look the rural revolution that has accompanied it. Statistically it may be less spectacular but the results of intensive farming Auch that today Hongkong is feeding a large number of its population in several Important lines of food.
are
Gur
It could be called the triumph of the Territories. China Mail reporter David Lan is now telling the atory in his excellent series on feature page. The articles are timely. This weekend at Yuen Long the annual agriculture show takes place and behind the display of sturdy stock and prime story is a succEBA сторн which Hongkong has 13 much reason to be proud of 15 anything accomplished by secondary industry.
NCE the Yuen Long show mainly displayed what n local commentator described as freak specimena cul- tivated by gentlemen farmers. The Bishop's gonts may sell be there but David Lan's articles point out the small-bulder as the back- bone
the Colony's agricultural community to-
the day
Court Lennis farmers who must have the greenest fingers on earth to extract such a vast quantity of produce from the arable land available. And on top of natural limitations, the Colony's harsh climatic extremes pose added hard. ships ELM last summer's deluge only too clearly
Ahowed.
Tigers triad society--was sent to jail
for two years today.
And in sentencing him Mr I. T. Morris, Central Magistrate, hit out at the corrupting influence of films.
MICHIKO
ENTERS
HOSPITAL
PRINCESS MICHIKO
Tokyo, Jan. 12. The Imperial House hold Board announced to- Princess night that
Michiko, wife of the Crown Prince of Japan, was about to give birth to The Colony's food problem
ahould be well known
a child. tu still rely We everyone. greatly on imports of fresh vegetables, rice and live- stock but the efforts of our local farms have done much to reduce this dependency. Remember, too, that our birthrato now exceeds
It WAS expected the Princess would enter a
tomorrow, hospital Reuter.
100,000 a year and while we Man berserk,
may never be self-sufficient the
our
contribution farmers make to the feeding
million
make the
people more
of three would sophisticated, mechanised. scientific farmer elsewhere grap with admiration and amazement.
H
TONGKONG'S great leap
forward on the farma
has to be maintained if the community is to keep
rice bowls topped up
its
with
locally grown produce.. Out-
put, particularly rice,
has
to be increased. Prices have
to be guaranteed. And like
the
the OK
primitive Hongkong,
the
plough,
to
to
the local farmer has
kept yoked
tries to
stab judge
New York, Jan. 12.
A 58-year-old etaman went berserk during a hearing in the Chambers of Federal Judge John M. Cashin today and tried to stab the Judge with a pen- knife.
The scuman, husky Cecil task in the face of the Rhodes Holl, slashed one of two
be
most destructive storms
away from
11 court attendants who seized him and the most determined and dragged him dumping by China. Govern- Judge Cashin. They led him from, the Courthouse and turned ment's ability to keep them in the fields and to maintain him loose.. Hall their booming output is one
of the crucial tasks of the new decade.
The
ran to a sub- way entrance and vanished.
1ion
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
notified
the of agents, isatlack, traced Hall to his home
and arrested him there,
farmers' progress annually reflected in our agricultural show. If there is any wish we could make could
it is
that
Hall insisted he had drawn the penknife merely to pare his this display palle. He was held in $100,000 A apokeanau for the he held each year in bail. the city in a permanent ex- Federal Attorneys' Office sald a hibition hail so that all the motion would be made today to people of this Colony could have him committed to Bellevue know how much they owe to Hospital for mental observation.
owe.to ratch-
Judge Cashin had beer, at those who till our
Hongkong work acres,
tempting to negotiate a settle- work salutes the splendid achievement for a $10,000 personal in- ments of the farmers which jurs salt brought by Hill for Buffered aboard a will be seen at Yuen Long Injuries this wookend. This show has freighter in 1957. become one of our proudest
Hall, apparently angered by and most successful dis-what he considered an unfair that brand of settlement offer, suddenly drew plays of enterprise for which Hong the kolle and lunged at Judge
Cashin UPI.. kong is famowa.
"It might possibly be a good thing if we had more time based on traditional fairy tales," Lald Mr Morris,
The Indian was Abdul Majid Hamid, alias Shek Kon-ki, who admitted at a previous hearing being a member of A triad Fociety.
Wore badges
Sub-Inspector R. G. Laurel told the Court that members of the society wore their badges openly in Wanchai,
In his judgment Mr Morris raid, "We have all, from time to me, been horrified to learn how vicious ♫ stranglehold triad rocfeties have on certain sections of the conumunity and we must not underestimate the number of young people who follow and are prepared to flight und work for this movement.
"There should be`mo let up' "25" "combatting the' activitinn.-62 these foul creatures who hayo s malevolent vitality and it must be realized that they hold u strong and infamous place in the underworld of this Colony.
A good thing
"It is thought in some quar- tere that the answer to this troublesome tried question can in part, at any rate, be found in the claim sometimes put forward that there are far too many un- desirable films showTI in the sadistic thrillers, con- fected romances and cheap sex dromes.
good
Colony
"It might possibly be a thing if we had more films based on traditional fairy tales!” Mr Morria also placed the youth under police supervision for two years,
Triadman promoted in prison
A tried ofBeer who admitted he
his gained promotian at a triad orre- mony beld Inside Stanley prison was sentenced to two years and six months by Central Magipirato Mr T. L. Yang this morning.
Cheng Hong, 31, broker. fiving at 60. Tanchal Road, pleaded guilty to a charge of ad member- skip.
Delective K. G. Laurel,
Chenz prosecuting, sid joined the Tung Sun Wo irind society in 1949, and was promoted to the officer rank of "Straw Sandal" while serving a sentence in the Stanley prison in 1950. The promotion oeremony was held inside the prison, added
Sub-Inspectar
Laurel.
promotion
Binos his Chong had recruited three naw members to his trind society, said Sub-Inspector Laurs!
Cheng had nine previons convictions.
sub in
K GIVES GRANDPA FROST A HAND service
Grant tells press
Cary
tried to
like
'I
be
Noel Coward'
By STEVE DUNLEAVY
The greying, sun tanned man strode into the room, unloosened his tie and asked, "Well how about some tea?"
Obliged, Cary Grant started the press conference. One hour later the stack of the room with gathered reporters left their notebooks empty.
No secret revelations, no strange quirk of character. In fact it took a lot less than 60 minutes for the mid man- nered Mr Grant to explode any popular myths about actors and their eccentri- cities.
Truth" he thumped his fist down on the table to emphasisé, "is what I love most of all."
"Truth in a woman is what truly makes her beautiful truth in a man makes him likewise attractive."
CARY GRANT.
this?"
ha likes honesty.
And with Unt as his platform "Good Lord, what's
Не
he continued in a way that if "Nothing, personal old chap but ever there had been an "Oscar", I'm afraid I can't oblige." for the most trank, natural and. patised, "not nly medium you don't be- truthful actor in Hollywood, he know, I'm afraid I would have won it hands down leve talking about myself.
"Faults? Now let me see," he
NO PLUGGING: atroked his chin ruefully. "Oh
"Reporters can write about yes! Well of my many acting Zaults 1 had one particular one me if they want to, but with tapes and things It sounds too when I was a young actor.
emulate "I tried 19
Noel much like I'm plugging myself." Grant. continued: Unzufled Coward to a T... so much so
Yes about. that I had my right hand thrust,Where were we?
the film, well in my pocket so much: that. I'm this girl and sure people thought I was try Hongkongites will be pleased ing to hide a deformity... yes that once again their city will
many be in the nows again, indeed I treely admit my
"The girl part although she Cault"
The purpose of his seven day won't do much talking will be a good one and that's just about Visit7.
ali 1 can tell you because the screen play has not yet been completed.
Death sentence that for beautiful Chinees' giri
may
Mr. Nikita Khrushchov (left) and President Kli-
Stockholm, Jan. 13. Soviet Russia has launch-
ed its first atomic sub- marine and stationed it in the Baltic Sea, it was learned today.
In addition to the already launched submorino, another is under construc- tion and four are planned, according to the Swedish Marino Calendar for 1960, published hore on Tuesday night.
•
The Swedish Marine Colen- dar is known to be very well informed. its edition for 1960 **y* the Russians have stationed their first atomic sub- marino in the Baltic Sea. However, question marks ap- peared after the numbers in the atomic submarino. column.
The Russian atomic sub- marines are said to havo a-displacement of 2,800 No further informa- about them Was given in the Calendar. UPI.
tens.
tion
POISONED
VILLAGE
menti Voroshiler (right? SEALED OFF
help Grandfather Frost, the Communist Fother Christmas, to
distributo
gifts to children invited to a party in the Kremlin on January 9.-AP Photo.
Cold snap
grips Brifain
Snow up
London, Jan. 12.
to seven
inches deep covered many parts of the country today after heavy falls during the night.
• Hard
frost added to nood hazards, and motoring associa-
more
Ashby-Parva, Jan. 12. This Leicestershire village of 130 people was sealed off from the world to night following an acci- dent in which enough potassium cyanide was dropped on the main street to kill one million
people.
The deadly poison come from three drums which fell off the back of a truck passing through bure! the town last night and
day open. Firemen spent the hosing tho poison of the streets.
Tonight a Leicester city analyst warmed the population to stay away from areas whers the water and poison had mixed. FATAL GAS
The combination of the twc. he said, produces a by-product of carbon dioxide giving off prussie aeld gas which is fatal.
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Polico and experts from tions reported that many roads, Britain's Imperial emical In- dustries firm were immediately though passable, were "difficult.
rose slightly summoned to neutralise Temperatures early today but weathermen said mixture of water and potassium another cold snap and
cyanide in those areas where sbow was on the way.
traces of it sull remained,
Meanwhile, drivers in the Snow and ice tripped 20 coun- tles this morning.
arca were warned to examine their tyres for traces of poison and the local residents side of the
warned to avoid drinking water trom local wells ar pun ps.~* Reuter,
up
The snow belt stretched right
the easter country.
Thousands of miles of roads were lead up-Reuter.
were
Dali's Columbus causes furore
The
New York, Jan., 12,
taday Salvador Dali unveiled
his mural size painting of Christopher Columbus dis- covering America, and now Ameries must discover why Dall's Columbus looks itire n refuges from a Turkish Erin. surrealist moustached painter discarded the tradi- donat concept. of Columbus garbed
L 15th century Spanish allire.
bax Jia roprosented the discoverer as fourle-haired Youth shoot-liko draperies stepping ses propice
out of a stemmny by nude youths,
MANY BEAUTIES "You are quite right I'm look-
"What else?" Of other actors. "Don't see much of then it's who will play in One Arabian
strange Night' a movie that will start not that I have London, Jen, 12, production.in. Hongkong some-theories about mixing with them) Three
it's just that most of my friends, The alleged espionage time next year," he said. øgents, sold to have been train- "I don't think that it will beopen to be lawyers, doctors.
«- search and writers." ed in. Hongkong and to have necessitate organising plotted to purby out explosions party, there are many beauties in China, have been sentenced in this wonderful Colony,AL to death, the New China news that stage a popular radio an- !moan relaxing 'I love horse rid agency reported crops Canton fiquncer today--Reuter.
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His favourite pastline? "Acting of course but if you
(Contd. on Back Page, Cal, 7)
a recording |ings afmply love it.
microphone under his newG,
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188-square-foot painting Who khowers after the
and time to art exports palcons and the pros at the galleries of Franch and Co Dall created the painting fet, the gallery of maddex art | which millionaire Huntington
Hartford plans to open in 1962 on Columbus Circle here. The painting reportedly cost in the Delebbourhood of $250,000. It took two years to paint and tho. 55- is considered one of year-old
Spanlah
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masterpieces, comparable lis paintings in the Metropoll- tan Museum and National Gallery of Art in Washington. is not the principal Columbus
ligure in the allegorical paint-
Ing. He carries ■ benner bearings Lifeilko imago of the Virgin of the Immaculato Conception, Patronens of
dominates the Spain, which fumingualy - painted · ORDYEA Dall's wife, Gais, posed for this furs.
Amandons l The Atlantic Ocean foam or
Dently' 'sposid. the hips of the
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upper portions form an "in- the visible" portrayal Crucifixion. The symbol of the cross is endlossly repeated throughout the painting. As Columbus
stens onto
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terrace decorated with what Dalla an "atomic** anemone, he sad his flagship, the Santa Maria, aro biased by a transparent figure of Bi the Patron of Natiamus, Spanish provbion at Gerona. Dall insists that· Coluzzikua was born in Gerons and not in Cenon, Italy.
The only section of the paint- ...ing that will satisfy - trad)- tionalists in a mystic, numb
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fight in the top. centre portion. It encloses a some of ColumbusTM being received by King Ferdinand and 'queOLA ~~* photographically pačítad: wide · Embells in heaven, Columbus bathers carrying banners, |-- is property aliired in Qunbist предго
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