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BLIND BEGGAR COFFEE CAMPAIGN FOR HK Filme
LOSES APPEAL Government •MISS HONGKONG'
Mr Justice C. W. Recce told a blind beggar in the "You must Appeals Court this morning: remember your handicap. As you are blind you cannot see a policeman coming down the road and duck into a shop doorway like other beggars."
$500 FINE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING
Thik- The blind man, Tang Fhing, appeared in court in a Ineat rult, bow ile and walking
Mick
! He was appealing against a magistrate's two-month sentence
appointments This year's contest
The
gazetted
Government Gazetto notified today the follow- ing appointments, promo-
transfors tions,
and postings:
Mr K. 8. Kinghorn ceased to be Commissioner of Labour and Commissioner of Mines on pro- reeding on leave; Mr R. M. Hetherington 10 he Commission-
for playing a harmonica in Deser of Labour and Commissioner
Voeux Road Central on February
25
The judge said that the magis irnte had given him a chance on February it when he had bound the defendant over for a year for beating
the und playing harmonica.
"And then on February 23 you
for
SMIC the WATC caught offence," he observed,
Tang used to be given an- other chance and pronisel to take his family to a charitable
Ho Foi was fined $500 by
Mr. 1. T. Morris at Control ¦ Court this moming when institution, he pleaded guilty to don- gerous driving.
was
Very lenient
the Mr Justice Reece said
been magistrate had already very lenient with him, by over- looking his breach of bond, and had said in his report he had reluctantly come to the conclu
of Mines; Me D. M., Sellers to be Deputy Commissioner of Labour and Deputy Commis- sioner of Mines.
Miss A. F. Roberts to be Education Officer; Miss M. M. Jordan 1o be Mistress, Educn- tion Department.
Mr F. J. Wakeford to be Mechanical Inspector, Class I; Mr Itum Thed-klung to act as Chief Engineer during the ab- sence of Mr 2. Alexander,
Dr J. W. Wylle to act as Pri- elpal Health Officer; Mr Eugene Cheong to be Dental Surgeon.
Mr J. D, Duncanson to act as Director of Information Services during the absence of Mr J. L Murray.
D. Habesch Mr G.
be to Marine Officer,
Mr P. J. Clouch to act as
ol Commissioner
during
Inspector M. R. Atkinson, pro- ! secting, said defendant travelling along Percival Street fowartie Hennessy Road Febeaury 16, behind when the traffic lights changed
Another car in Hennessy Road i sion that the only solution was the absence of Mr G. A. R.
to red.
two cars
was turning into Perelvol Street when defendant, despite the red Bight, sudenly accelerated and turned his car to the right onto the wrong side of the road.
TURNED LEFT Defendant turned loft spain and carne face to face with the er turning Into Percival Street. Bak drivers hnd
brake vlotintly in order to avoid a
head on collision.
Mr Morris said that was unly by the Intervention providence
to send him to prison for months.
EWO
Assistant Headquarters,
Police,
Wright-Nooth.
Mr P. Lowe and Mr A. Morri- Bon to net as Senior Superinten-
"I am very sorry for you." His Lordship said. "You have all of my sympathy, but I cannut indents of Police. terfere with the sentence.
FINED $50
07
Lam Yip, 34 hawker, of Jardine's Bazaar, ground floor, was 6ned $50 by Mr Cans when
of | he pleaded guilty to cruelty to
unitnals.
thot a serious oc-
cident was avoided.
Mr Morris also said that cla
Insperior Yip
said the de fendant kept a white chow dog
fendant, in a hurry to pass twin a small mesh chicken crate at veltic les in front of him, waa the Scokunpo Market yesterday. prepared to take chances when he should have walted.
"The offence of dangerous driving is a particularly serius uffence and defendant can con- sider anself extremely fortun- ate that he is not on D K101
more serious charac."
IN DANGER
He added that defendant had placed others in danger by committing the offence, but be cause his record was good, he did not consider sending km to jak.
Defendant's licence ordered to be endorsed.
Mr E. M. Gemmell resumed duty as Chief Officer. Prisons Department; Mr F. Ainsworth, Principal Officer, ceased to act ns Chief Omeer.
in aid of charity
Another "Miss Hongkong" besúty contort is to be
hold this year."
the at
'the winner will be Oolony's representativo the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant at Miami Beach, Florida in July who will compete for the Ulls of Mies Universe, 1060.
The local contest is being sponsored by the Wah Klu Man Po and International Films Ltd and net proceeds from functions in coRVICE- tion with these ooniesla will be given to the Wah Kiu Yat Po Fund for Under Privileged Children,
The conicat is open to young women between the ages of 18 and 28.
finals
The winner of the will be given a complete a free first- wardrobe and class Boac return itekot to America, spending money. and hotel accommodation meals in America.
While in America she will also be the guest of the United Nations and the White House in Washington.
and
Miss Michelo Mok Last year's winner semi-finalist in Miss World contest.
The winner of the Miss Universe tille will receive a prize of US$5,000 in cash and a US$5,000 service contract.
Second prize will be US$4,000, third, US$2.500, fourth, US$1,500 and fifth. US$1,000,
Ten semi-finalists will be given US$280 each, and the .55 remaining contestants, US$100 each,
Further details of local contests will be given later. Application forms rules and regulations will be released shortly.
Hongkong Philharmonic
Orchestra in good
in good form
By D. E. GRAY
Murder trial IT is gratifying to be able to say that at last night's concert in Loke
Yew Hall, the Hongkong Philharmonic Orchestra played uniformly
The trial of Chung Yau-hine, well from beginning to end.
charged with the murtiT of Wong Cheuk-lam at 3 Maidstone Lar, ground floor, Kowloon on December 10 last, was fixed to be heard by Mr Justice K. R. Macfee, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
No plea Was laken. will comunCITEC
⚫ was trial
21.
also
of
Why
for the
Items
programme Crown Counsel's
authority
his 104
They were well led, Arstly by seleelion of programine. Mnyn Rea and laterly by Dr did those responsible
of the S. M. Bard. They have a good building Arst violin and very good bass choose three consecutive
linc horn section, twa
players between which there was littic (who were towers of strength or no contrast?
Zorahayda is very beautiful. The throughout the evening) and the on March first oboe and first bassoon are yes, but the Enchanted Lake is
1op-notch.
of this dreamy class of The new first clarinet is a
music. That would have been great improvement-1 nearly be enough, but the situation tended to by shorp at the end Hayan Symphony gave him full marks, until he would have righted ftosif it the had been of the Zorahayda, Is it not
almost any possible to adjust clarinets as symphonies, but not number the evening progresses and the 491 This is not Haydn at his temperature in the hall rises?
brightest or best. He either had There are orchestras of roughly the same composition in many cities
cast of Suez- Cal- notably Karachi, Bombay, cutta, Madras and Singapore. But one will be hard pressed to
But this is no reflection on And a better orchestra of its
the orchestra who played type than this Hongkong Phil- harmonleAND ALL THAT AT everything uniformly well
The importance of programine NOT ONE PENNY'S COST TO
cannot be over- THE HONGKONG TAXPAYER! building
Now that the 1 take pleasure in saying thank emphasised. you to Professor Fos. Dr Bard orchestra is such a neat, com. well-trained body of and the Hongkong Philharmonic pet, nd Orchestra for their efforts. musicians, It is a tragedy i the does not The programme got off to a Philharmeule Society good start with Rossini's Over-futn ity obligations in pre ture "The Thieving Magpie." It wenting * properly balanced was good to see Dr Bard on the programine, rosirum once again, after such The orchestra gives only a
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a bad temper or a hangover when he wrote it, and coming close on the heels of Lladov's Enchanted Lake, it tended to Juil the audience to sleep.
Gazette The Government nolined today that Mr D. N. E. Itea, Crown Counsel, has been
dear sir
Corruption in the
Government service
We have had a letter in the press from a prominent citizen (Mr R. A. U. Todd) making out:
AMERICAN
HAS PLANS
TO LAUNCH
ESPRESSOS
25
years -AGO
March, 1935
mancan "LONG ago it became
obvious that this businostmon will return | Association had come
start
paign."
to
a strong case for an impartial }A middle-aged commission of inquiry, support- ed by an editorial in the China Mail which gave rise to a quastion in the House of Com- mons. The ugly rumours are not likely to be stilled by the Atalement that the Governor duc not attach as much im-
Mr Swindler told the China who presided at the annual portance Lo the
newspaper editorini as does a member of Mall before his departure that meeting of the Kowloon parliament,
the he was convinced that "a quick Residents Association held sssurance that the matter is be- fortune can be made by coffee at St Andrew's Church
and coffee shops." ing kept under constant review, The British civil service should nol only be above suspicion, but thould be manifeally shown to
to Hongkong in June to stay; and a glance at the "coffoo com-report must, I think, con. vince even the most sceptical He is Mr C. M. Swindler who of its uses," remarked Mr left by Booe this morning for Leo D'Almada e Castro Jr San Francisco.
be so.
nor by
One would think that A question in parliament about Hongkong was of some im-
I portance and interest here. should be interested to know readers whether any of your heard this mentioned on any news broadcast,
JOHN MATTHEWS.
Not French
"I'm not giving away any yeste day. business secrets or idean. there's room enough la Hong- kong for a 100 coffee shops," held.
Hardly one
was was the
"When
1 I arrived amazed to see that there hardly a coffee shop in whole place,
"Espresso bars, most people here haven't even beard them," he added.
of
He said that the Orient is folowing the trend of the becoming more
world and
"coffee conscious,"
"Even the home of dedicated
Mr D'Alamda reported "An made by your attempt was committee last year to improve traße facilities, at the Stor Ferry Circus by asking for_the demolition of Messrs Alex Ross premises on their vacating it.
This would have widened
the bottle neck at this dan- gerous point and added to the capacity of the car park, How- ever, this was not to be, the Post Office having been moved over to this building.
"As a temporary and long needed
the of March lea drinkers, England, is com
improvement to In your issue
that
this 17, you slat
Professor ng over to our side and drink-postat facilities
is un- Piccard is a French scientist, | Ing more coffee.
doubtedly welcome, but Gov- "In most international cities ernment must not be allowed May I point out that although
like Hongkong you can hardly to think that with a sop of this Switzerland is a small country it has produced, excellent scica
nature we are going to rest tists and Professor Plecart
content with an indefinite post- ponement or the new building. one of them,
PROUD SWISS.
Executive,
Legislative
Council
Is
appointments
Mr H. D. M. Barton has boon appointed provisionally to bo an unofficial membar of the Executive Council during the absence from tho Colony of Mr M. W. Turner, the Government Goxette notified today.
Mr R. M. Hetherington has
be an official MIC in the place been appointed provisionally to of Mr P. C. M. Sedgwick, the
Gazette
notified Government tuday,
authorised, during the time he is acting as Principal Crown Counsel, to exercise and dis- charge the following rights and duties: Consents to prosecution under the Prevention of Cor-
Mr K. S. Kingborn ecased 10 uption and Summary Offences Ordinances; signing of indict-be an official MLC, the Gazette mertis under the Criminal Procedure Ordinance; entering of nolle prosegul under the Magistrates and District Court Ordinances.
of Board Examiners
and
Mc Cheong Wal-fung hos been appointed to be Deputy Chairman of the Board of Examiners (vice Mr
T. Wakedeld) and to act as Chair
of absence
a long absence, and lo enjoy few concerts each year, and ruan during the
This bright overture, taken as it ❘ they cannot afford to slip up Major H. F. G. Chauvin, the was at its proper tempu,
on matters of this klad.
Ma Wan pier
The Island of
Government Gazette notified to- day,
Mr Cheng Tung-choy has been appointed to act as Deputy Chairman of the Bonry, the Gazette added,
This sprightly musty secmeil to put players and audience allke in a happy frame of mind. Then followed the main work of the evening, the Mozart
Ma Wan, Sinforla Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, with situated in the channel known Arrigo Foa, violin, and E.AR. Alves, viola, as suloists, Like Island and Tsing 1 Island, is to ol the items, this was well have a new pier and approneti within the Orchestra's ability, causeway for the use of ferry and they accompanied well, but somehow the solo parts did not based on the vilage of Ma WAR. guilty to wounding three men,
Gland out as they ought, and
as Kap Sul Mun between Lantao
as well boato
as small craft
Date fixed
added.
Jordan Path
A
linking public toolpath Austin Road and Jordan Read at 2 point 60 yards cast of the Junction of Jordan load with named Cox's Road has been Jordan Path, the Government Gazette notified today.
The name of Mission Road in Kowloon has been cancelled, the Gazette added.
walk a block without bumping Into a coffee shop," he said.
Mr Swindler added that from his observations young Chinese and European people Mr D'Almada proposed that would welcome coffee shops as Mr Li Chor-chi "be the
next
a place to gather instead of President. This was seconded being forced to go to a noisy by Mr Benjamin Wylle. and nightclub or bar,
passed unanimously. Mr J. H. "When I return I hope to buy Shaw was elected Hon. Seco a shop and then really start the tary campaign rolling."
Naval Reserve
W.
The committee for the follow- Ing year, was as follows: Mr Leg D'Almada e Castro Jr. F. C. Mow Fung,
Geldenberg, C. M. Manners, H. F. Un, R. Pestony, B. Wylle, L. N. Murray, Lieut O. R. Turville has been W. J. hattey Lam Ming-fan, promoted to the rank of Lieuten-E. Kern, C. M. Hall, Capt. R. ant Commander in the Hongkong Henderson, Rev. 1. R. Higgs, Royal Naval Reserve, the Gov Lt. Col E. D. Matthews, Mr D. erriment Gazette nofided today. W. Munion and Dr B. de Souza.
Hollywood Vassarette
Urban Council makes the most of you
Mr J. L.. Morden has been re- appointed Member of the Urban Council for four years, the Goverment Gazette nolled to- day.
| Cuban Consul
the music did not seem to dow. Editor interviewed December 23, at the Criminal has been accorded formal re-
☆ ☆ ☆
Ho Hip, 40, pleaded not
Chan Foon, Ho Kvrok-choi and Ho Wal-ping, in Kowloon on
Sessions this morning. Mr Dick Wilson, editor of the
The trial was Oxed for March The second half of the pro- Far Eastern Economale Review: 25, before Me Justice W. A
conslated framme
of three who recently returned from the
Blair-Kerr. ifers, all well played; Svend 12th Congress ot Scientific zen's Zornherda, Iacov's Management held in Australis, "Enchanted Lake" and Haydn's | is Interviewed in Rodifusion "Symphony No. 40" in F minor, Bpotlight tonight at 10′′o'clock,
Korhayda in delightful by Charles Harvey. thing, and the general eruzemble
of the orchestru VO tha The Fishery Mansion of 23 audience' some very pleasant| Main moments indeed.
Struck off
Mr Ignacio Agramonte Boza
cognition as, Consul for Cuba at Hongkong, the Government Gazelle notified today,
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