Katablished 1845
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 1960.
Sheaffer's PEM
THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN
sues the boy Hongkong granite for
Boss sues he promoted
A Managing Director won an action against his employee at Con- tral Court this morning for leaving his employment without giving him one month's notice.
Mr I. T. Morris, Magistrate, ordered S. C. Mok of 85 Queen's Road East, second floor, to pay $120 compensation to Mr Wu Tse-wei, Managing Director of T. W. Wu and Co. Ltd. of Prince's Building.
dear sir
Corruption
his family must lead-ter existence" is all that it can be called.
This unfortunately, 1A 110 isolated case. Many people are in similar straits.
is Jittle wonder. therefore, that the streets are a full of beggars, and illicit dope running so ram- pant. For the extra money mas iîn come from somewhere.
Wu had testified at a previous hearing that his company were paarmaceutical manufacturers supplying the Hongkong Govern- meat.
He told the court that he first employed Mok in January, 1858, as a delivery boy and because of his honesty and conscienti- Qusness he was transferred to the factory to receive special training.
Mok gave every satisfaction and later two men were ap- pointed to work under him.
Wages raised
Mr Wu added 'that Mok was originally appointed on probatlon and as his services were satis- faciory he was, after three
In many cases, however, is months, transferred to the per- surry state of affairs could be manent staff and his wages in- solved by employer-parlieu- |creased to $130 a month. farly Chinese employers. I know On February 1, Mok told Miszi afane Chinese
export Arm Kwong Wel-ching, a qualified pharmacist employed by the company that he wished to leave his job immediately as he had secured another post.
Your editorist of March 26 on corruption will be whirly en- dursed. I do not think you meant to be exhaustive when you mentioned only the press and numbers of the Legislative Council as having pressed for positive netion agaitist corruption but I do not think it inopper- tune al this stage, when the matter of corruption is receiving publietty. to point out that the Reform Club has, mure than any other group. been persistently vocal in its denunciation of ext- which employs four experienced ruption. Whatever personal and highly qualified clerks for views your readers muy enter- up to 18 hours a day. They are tain about this association it paid $200 a month, despite the must be admitted that The Re-fact that the one man business form Club has pursued this topic makes $1,000 a day. Worse still, with tenacity and sincerity.
ploughed The prots are not The most articulate un the
back to provide work for others. Mr Brook bees subject has Bernacchi and it will come as a surprise to many that the new heated bry the comitive Attorney-General does not in elude Mr Bernacchi who has long advocated reforms in this Aeld. Or is it, perhaps, incuberishilp of the Reform or Civle group is a bar to appoint- The slang expression "I'm all ment by Government to com-right Jack!" seems to sum up mittees outsicie the Urban the feelings of too many local Council? Fearless critielsin of Chinee for their less fortunate
brothers. Rennstructive nature ought to be encouraged by Govertynent,
RAYMOND FROST.
Low wages
that
Yet again, I heard recently of a group of Chinese people who 10 save #movement nuanced
While eals from destruction. this may be a very worthy cause,
feel the money and the effort would be far better employed saving the lives of their own kith and kin.
While this attitude continues we can hardly expert people in jother countries to dip deep inte their pockets for such things as World Refugee Year, when part of the problem could be solved on our own doorstep. Incal
Come on Hongkong! Where la What your conscience?
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with A Chinese labourer wife arit ve small children was earning $75 a month,
cart was told itst week.
A
a pitiful existence that men and '
P. W.
STORE-WIDE INVENTORY
SALE
AT
Mode Elite, Ltd.
KOWLOON BRANCH Ocean View Court, 27 Chatham Road
NOW ON!
500 pairs of shoes
Heelets and Flatties
by JOYCE, CAPEZIO, HAYMAKERS IN ODD SIZES-VERY GOOD QUALITIES AND STYLES. FROM $35 to $50.
100 pairs for the Teenager by WAYNETTE in odd sizes at $19.50.
ALSO
20 WEDDING DRESSES
originally $500,00
now From
30 SHORT FORMALS sizes 9 to 16
Mus Kwong told Mok thai under the terms of his written contract be 'was legally bound to give in employer оде monik's notice of his inten- tion to leave.
his
However, Mok left employment on that day.
Cargo delayed
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Mr Wu added that because of
suddety departure, Molt's shipment of goods for Malaya was delayed and the company suffered as a result.
Mr Wu told the court that he had personality trained all the workers employed by his com-
and that they were pany
highly engaged in, work of a techreul nature and that Mok in brcalping the terms of his contract had "eet a bad example to the other employees."
DOCTOR'S WIFE LEAVES FOR EUROPE
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Mrs Eberle, (above) wife of Dr A. J. F. Eberle, left by Swissair tbie morning
for Zurich. Mex Eberle will join ber daughter Charmian Gstand for the Easter holidays. $100.00
Mr Eberle will stay in Europe @ 50.00 Charmilan finishes school and @ 25.00 then they will both return to $ 25.00 to $ 50.00 the Colony in July for the Sum.
$ 95.00
50 CREPE DRESSES, sizes 10 to 182
30 Cotton Dresses from
20 Swimsults
20 Shirt Blouses by HAYMAKER
registered at $42.00
20 Gabardine Weather Coats,
Sizes 14 and 16
20 Sheer Plastic Raincoats,
mer.
now $ 10.00 each Snatching: man
@ $ 50.00 each
Sizes Medium and Large ....... @ $ 15.00 each 10 Nylon Raincoats in Navy and Light Blue
in court
KAMAYAO
Filipino
violinist
to play
in HK
Gitopez Kabayao, brilliant young Filipino violinist will be presented by the Music Society on April 8 at the Loke Yew Holl at 9 p.m.
The accompanist will be Erle W. Smith who will be playing in bia Orst public concert since arriving to Hongkong.
Booking for ibis concert China opens on March 29 at Engineers Ltd.'s show room at Alexandra House Arcade.
Glloper Kabayao who comes from a highly musical family of three generations, Juma scored
an impressive series of musical triumphs in relativoly short
Career as a concert violintis.
Recently, Ghopcz Kabayao appeared as guest soloist with
the orchestra
famous "Grosser Musikvereinsszal"
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three
a
| Vienna,- performing on
consecutivo evenings before capacity audience, His BTCDCES was outstanding and the critics of all Viennese nowspapers were
in unanimous
their praise,
The ooneeris which this young virtudeo gave in Tokyo prior to his recital - here In Hongkong established his reputation as a first-rank artist also in Japan.
Tramways pay $2.4m royalties
Australian church
St
A picco of granite from
John's Cathedral to to be built into the altar of a new chapel in Sydney, Australia. The chapel belongs to the Royal Australian Navy shore base, JIMAS Watson.
The contribution from St John's Cathedral Is one of many from Anglican and Protestant cathedrals and churches over the world.
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In the altar'is' also a plece of cort from Zanzibar Cathedral and a pleco of grey marble
The new naval chapel, from Calcutta Cathedral, Other pleoc come ·from Singapore Cathedral, U.S: Naval Academias Chapel Anapolis, and from building near the.Walling
Well in Jerusalem.
Protestant churches from =1
over 'Europe have also con- irlbuted pieces of stone work. The St John's Cathedral Chap- lain; the Rev. John Foster fold the China
Mail this Watson morning the HMAS
From the Files
25
years -AGO. March, 1935 THE local Government has in hand a larger programme of building and engineering development than perhaps ever before in the history of the Colony. In spite of a falling revenue this has been rendered pos- sible by the satisfactory state of its surplus balances, and it is a matter for con- gratulation that we have been able in this way to as- siat trade and employment during the present period of depression,” he said.
The above remark was made in the
course of the speech given at the annual dinner of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuikters of · Hong- kong inst night by HE, the Governor, Sir William Peri, Hon President, in replying to the toast of His Excellency's health.
bad asked for a contribution Inst October by jetter, "Muth to our surprise a young Mr S. T. Williamson, Pre- man catre to collect it two sident of the Institution, In re- days later. Of course it was viewing the activities of the Impossible to let him have it
past year said that conditions 24 such short, notice. -
generally were on the quiet "We took a piece of the original side, but he was glad to slato
granite
from one of the that there wort indications vestries—this is possibly more that general improvement could than 100 years old and after be expected, putting another plece back, we sent the granite slab down by a Butterfield and Bwire ship."
Leading Swiss hotelier
here on
A veteran hotel owner returned to Hongkong after 30 years yester- day as part of a "senti- mental journey".
Jack
He Swiss born, Mr Gauer who in 1931 was the Maitre d'Hotel af the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels,
A year later he was the As- sistant Manager of the Wagon Lil Hotel in Peking,
by
Nostalgic
When he arrived yesterday Swissair be had a warm reunion with one of his oldest friends and well-known Hong- kong identity, Mr Leo Gadal, General Manager of the Peninsula Hotel.
Exemption
of Mongkok
building sought
a
Ile
sentimental
JACK GAUER
journey
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☆
From the SCM Post's 25 Years Ago column:
"The Daily Colonist of a re- cent date states that
among the saloon passengers of the Weir liner Suveric, which ar rived at Victoria,, British Columbia, were J. Eling Hongkong's official hangman,
and wife.
Elma hanged four white men, and two Chinese during his term of office, getting but $12.50 for each man into aternity
swung
Hia baggage included the ropa used in his lant execution, His last victim was ወን
has to be singularly treated. American, hanged for the "If this disappears tourism murder of a woman from can become extremely cold and Manda, whose body he hid in useless," he added.
Mr Gauer said that he was trunk and placed on board "slightly critical" of the Ameri- the steamer Monteagle. can'a concept of tourism,
"Everytime I visit America 1 learn something new in the organisation of hotels and tourism," he said,
"But too many hotels Jack individuality or character.
Advice
HE
Rev. Christopher Birdwell Roussel Sar- gent, Headmaster of Dio-
cesan Boys' School, will be ordained priest by
the
"Go from one resort to an-Bishop of Hongkong in the other and you will and that the school chapel on Monday at hotels although Invish In
7.30 a.m. different ways and degrees, are basically, the same." he said,
He advised thal Hongkong hotela should concentrate on what he described as "fuco", "Something that stamps
Among those prestait will be a number of clergy and Miss H. D. Sawyer, Headmistress of the DGS. Mrs Luord, Mrs Nash, members of the staff and
different to Swiss, American or also the school préfects and even other Hongkong hotels.
members of the Matriculation
"Once this is provided there class.
is no telling how fast this colony will attract droves of tourists."
The Rev. Mr Sargent is well
nostalgically recalled that Mr Gađől was the Assia- tant Chet of the Peninsula Hotel when he worked kere last,
1ut Air Gauer is not in Hong- | known for hia, taiks over the Mr Gauer has owned the kang to promote tourism
radio on classical music, and Schweiserhof, Hotel, which is Interest in his homeland.
also in the field of sport. He one of the leading hotels in
is a cricketer and has played Switzerland, for the last 20
for both the Hongkong Cricket years.
Club as well as the KCC.
Feature of the dazzling hotel
Mrs Lat Lau Kwan Yin and Mr is the exotic Chinese reum Cheng Chung Fan were co-where acme of Europe's leading applicants this morning for politician's, statesmen and exemption of 197 and 199 sportsmen have difed.'
Tuar Cho Street, Mongkok,
at the Tenancy Tribunal
It was stated in court that the
His secrets
ur
"I'm just kere because was homesick, like a senti»
mental Journoy you know,"
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INDIA PLANS TO SELL
Mr Gauer revealed that the MACHINERY TO COLONY
co-Epplicants had between them leader of the Swiss secret ser- $150,000 the bank, but that
vice during the World War II, Mn La's husband owned conBrig. General Masson dined in siderable property
Hongkong Tramways Ltd
paid Government
and was $2.4
million in royalties lost
your.
Corporation profit tax for the eeming year will be $1,040,000,
Proft for the year WER $8,804,403, the company's balance sheet rovealed.
At the annual general mést- Chan Lin, 47, of 67 Caking this morning a final divid
ond of $1.40 was declared, Street, 2nd floor, appeared be- fure Mr 1, M. S. Donnell
originally $110.00 now $25.00 Rowison Court this morning on @ $ 5.00 each charge of snatching $10,402 from a man named Au Nam yes- terday myrning In Argyle Street. No plea was taken and the defendant was remanded four
50 Straw Hats from America
and many more special BARGAINS.
Seo for yourself
Come Early
NOTE: On Budget Floor, Hong Kong. Kayamaliy Bldg., 1st. Floor, Special Sale of 500 PAIRS OF ODD SIZED SHOES from the Main Stora.
Kinya.
A small are broke out in the kilchan of Flat E Leishun Court, 12th floor, Haven Street, Cauaga way Bay, at 11.20 this morning, The Fire Brigado extinguished the blaze by 11.37 am.
-There were no casualties.
Mr H. D. M. Barton, Chair- mon of the Board, proposed the adoption of the report and on- counts. This wee seconded by Mr Wong Tape and carried.
Menses G. T. TORE, M. W. Lo, f H. D. Bonham and Li Fook-shu' were ro-elected directors an`a proposition by Mr Fok Yen- sang, seconded by Mr Teang | Hung-tim,
Meats Lowe, Bingham and were re-appointed Matthews auditors. This was proposed by Mr H. Sidbury and seconded by Mr Wong Taps.
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willing to mortgage some at this, ble porte om at every possi India will soon supply Hongkong with up-to-date_mach!-
if necessary, to meet cosis of a proposed new building and pay compensation
existing
.נ.תתחי!
to
uppurtunity.
ile once told me that only when he wrote kis memoirM would it be known how many world
determining decisions
and discussions were made in
nory, an Indian Trado dolegation predicted today.
certain to big, trade Ex-+
who The delegation
have India appeared been on a world tour for the prosper from Indian Engineering Export changea,
the room," Mr. Gauer told a Promotion Council added that CX- press conference today.
Ho added Hongkong would be an
with a smilie:- cellent market
their "You have'oflett for Mr Gauer, who is an expert.
heard about machinery. than on tourist Travel and Arst class
selling refrigerators to but The party consisting of thred Bakimos
finally
the
The co-applicants, whe are represented by Mr. Philly. Re- medios of Philip Remedios and to bulld 皰 new Co., propose block containing more couble the floor space of the hotels, predicted today Casting 30-year-old houses and soon tourist trade would be the men who have been in Hong« [nogotiated the sale of sowing lo cost $140,000. It would be world's leading industry. completed in about a year,
There are 32. opponents
that
Caroful
"With this trend in mind,
all but six have ogreed on a settlement, with the applicants.
Opponents are represented by Mr Peter C. Wong and we have to bo very careful, J. M. D'Alinada Remedios, of warned.. D'Almada Remedios and Co.
President of the Tribunal
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Mr Lảm Choo Quan, with Mr Georgs Room and Mr Chen Lám- chon.
Hearing of the application continues
wo
kong for three days lett Kal machbues la the United States. Tok Airport this morning by Air India.
"Our trip could ́ not "love They were Merits M. L Alto, been more successful because K, Chowdhary, R. D. Vidorahl, everywhere we went, we had as- trade of big hotel owners and tourist heads who over the past weeks have suzances
visited 10 countries including the increases, both in Importa and
exporta," U.S.A, and Canada.
Delegation, lender, Mr Chowd- Mr Chowdhury did not raveni . ry said that in all the coun- what kind of machinery India
the delegation visited would sell to Hongkong
"By this I mean that they should be wary hot to make tourist travel and touriages Er general. liko ́s
produck,
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mass produces
trios
Pricted and published by Tenenca Gonton Newlands Pranch "A tourist must be treated as for and on behalf of South China Morning Port Limited at 1-8 Someone who { Wyndham, Bireel, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
on Individual.