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Hitchcock holds court
"What? an extore for a pack of pimply
foced grandchildren? No, not nie. P stuy where I am."
And of his work?
"Now you're talking. My latest film
iz
a real horrible thing. It's called
Prucho."
Movie actors
"Those snivelling, temperanientat ... they're just plain, common, ordinary children. I can assure you, I don't want to become an actor."
HITCHCOCK TALKS HK needs
ABOUT HITCHCOCK
FEAR of policemen —
contempt for movie!
by Steve Dunleavy
eir infernal husbands who
actors big taxation "And then it will be spent by - all topped with I'll never see, genius,
Who?
"The story of Little Red Riding Hood. My goodness wolves and such terrible things. Hor rifying, simply horrifying,
central bank'
CHINA MAIL REPORTER "Hongkong needs a contral bank," said a spokesman for a leading Chinato bank,
And this seems to be the con- sensus of opinion of many Chinese banks in the Colony.
"There are now over 60 bänks in Hongkong." said the spokes- man.
everything smoothly it will be all right but in case of unusual circumstances, may get underway and there may be a rush on the bunks.
The one and only master "No, I'm happy where I am ana!
doing what I am in Califor-"Although I must admit that of thrill and suspense Alfred nia.'
with Cinderella I would have Hitchcock.
put a little bit of blood in and nad д few bodles, lying a rumour around,
Circus, sideshow and the Oxford! Then cane the question that
Leen Hitchcock has
usked many times over the period of many years.
dictionary all rolled into une gives you a fair idea of what one hour with the tubby, un- Amling director is like.
It must have been 15 minutes before he unfolded his arms at the press conference yes- Lerday.
Then he revealed his No. 1 pet
aversion.
Ghastly
1
"it's those ghastly policemen
Kentlemen," he droned. "Do you know, my boy. that I was 11 years in America before
I got a driving licence just
because I was frightened of
getting a ticket from one of those beasily looking chaps," And so he spoke. No revel-
tions. no plans for movies in
single Hongkong, not newsworthy item, but
who cared? Hitchcock
one
way holding court That was enough.
My money
"Yes, I do earn a lot of money, hmm....now I come to think
of it what u ridiculous ques- lion. Of course, I earn a lot uf money,. "But my irtend," he leant back in his chair, "the main bene- factor is the naughty old taxa- in department.”
Why don't you move out like other Hollywood people do tv save taxation and build up an estate?
"What?" he asked with n sur- prise gesture, "build up my estate indeed just to leave it to a lot of pimply-faced grandchildren.
Have you got any ambitions
become an actor? "An actor inderd, hmph.
have you know that I wouldn't sloop as low as to become un actor. "Those
a
Do you ever get nervous your- to self?
"*1*2) extremely sensitive,
nervous gentleman, yes I'm very nervous, like I told you about these policemen," Anyway what are you doing ou
your world tour? "Travel, wonderful,
tempera-
rnivelling, mental.. they're children, pluin
ordinary common chlidren, No
don't like actors as a whole, and I can BESUTU you I have no umbi- Ilone to that's that."
become
glorious,
fantastic travel. I love, have
loved it since I was a little
boy.
und
Quiet boy
And of his work which needs no you mightu't beileve it but I
introduction to movie-gour or tele-viewer.
Horrible
ha. now that's more like 1f," he added with relish. "My latest tim, ho ho, that's a
real horrible Alm.
"I couldn't make it in anything eise But black and white colouring. Too much blood; you know. Film is colled Psycho."
What do you do to make up
plots.
A
"I don't know I must have
warped mind, it all comes out of here you know. It
must be weird to keep up with my reputation.
are you
"But horror and thrillers
prevalent than
was
quiel little boy. Nothing
think. like people you know, stick pins through beetles and such. "rently don't know how I've got myself in this terrible role as a weird high priest, of my- stery and horror. "When you come to think of it, it's most terrifying." And on he went, quipping here, re- proachlug there, but all the time having his audience doubled up in mirth unul he slowly rose to his feet and sighed.
Happier
CHER.
the smaller
"In that banks will be the first to suffer,
"Most banks hers keep si much as 40 to 80 per cent cash
on hand. This is Idle money which could have been Invested," he said.
He suggested the central bank should
placed under the be direction of Government.
The subject was brought into focus when Chinese bank earlier received
E
a letter from the foreign department head of
a leading commercial bank in England.
Preferable
The letter had said that Hong- kong needed a central bank.
Another banker said a central bank ts preferable to an Industrial bank whose function the central bank may well take
over.
Approached by the China Mall, Mr R. G. Oliphant, Hongkong Manager of the Ilangkong and
Shanghai
Bank, said, "A central bank is an expensive luxury for a place like Hongkong,
"It would
require somebody
"Well, that seems to be all, gen-
Beinen. Thank you."
to run it a staff at high salary Then he walked from his chair to keep it going." he said. more
besliated, thoughtfully grabbed "After all, we are performing think,
me by the orm and queried: purt of the function at the "What "Even in children's stories the
are the policemen | moment," he added. villain always ends up
fellows like here?" by coming 10 some shocking I told him and he seemed death,
happler,
Defence counsel says at murder trial:
'Boys who took hammer
were out for revenge'
Two boys who had taken a file and a hammer after running away from a boy with a flick knife, were out for revenge, Mr A. Zimmern, defence counsel, said at the trial of a 13-year-old boy for alleged murder this morning.
Chung Wal-en, the boy with the hammer, who testified as a ed out, "Do you want to fight? also safe. Mr Zimmern asked
He sold the accused then call Came out!" The accused also produced a flek knife.
Chung said he told Ng to run
Chung
away from the accused, he was why the witness should look for
LEARNER FINED $250
The constabulary
"My pet aversion. I'm terrified of policemen. Spent 11 years in America before I got a driving Heence because i was frightened of getting a ticket."
MAN
Cinderella?
blood and
"Should have had some bodice in the story.... some fairy tales are horrible, terrifying things. Villains meeting with terrible deaths, brrr, I'm a nervous man.“
WHO FLED
FROM PRISON
WITHOUT BARS
BACK AGAIN
A man who escaped from Chimawan prison on Lantuo Just month and who was rocaptured on Sunday was today sentenced to nine monthi jall.
Ho
had been in prison only a wook when he mada his
oscope.
This morning he appeared before Mr K. A. 5. Phillips at
Central Court.
The prisoner, Yun Kwok-choi, alias Yun Man, 28, pleaded
guilty,
Yun had been sentenced to six months' imprisonmont at
Kowloon Court on February 25 for eimplo larcony.
On
March 3, he was sent to Chimawan prison, an open prison without bars at Lantos laland, where he made his excape a week later, Sub-Inspector Kong Kung- chuk said.
Unregistered
school
ignores warning
COMPLETE
CRIMINAL'
JAILED FOR
TWO YEARS
From the Files
25
years -AGO-
April, 1935
The Duke and Duchess of Kont arrived in London this morning by air from Paris on their return from their honey- cruise in tho Weat
moon
1 Indies,
new
After visiting their London home this afternoon they will drive to Windsor Castle where they will spend Easter with the King and Queen
AMONG
the passengers aboard the P and O Naldera, which is expected here this morning la Cap- tain O. G. Sedgwick, auc- cessor to Commodore F. Elliott as
Commodore in charge of Naval Establish. ments In-Hongkong.
Captain Sedgwick is already well-known in the Colony, hav ing been in command of HMS Berwick, giving up that com- mard after two years with the China Fleet when he was suc- eceded by Captain E. CO. Thomson,.
The Harbour Office has been notified that a torpedo hoa bren lost on being fired from one of the warships of the A man who has a record of Ching Fleet. A reward will 15 convictions involving the torpedo which was lost in be given for the recovery of dishonesty, housebroak-
a position south of Taitam Ing.
and drug Peninsula. offences, WAS this morning described by a
TN the person of Mr Philip Hongkong magistrate as
Jacks, the Colony will "an accomplished burgbe losing one of its senior lar, a thief and a pugna- residents and most highly cious law-breaker.""
Triad
IN
esteemed Government ser
"He possesses, so it seems, vants today when he leaves every gift that goes to make
a complete criminal," Mr 1. T. for Home on retirement by Morris said as he passed a sen- the Empress of Canada, ac. tence of two years on the man,companied by his wife and Tse Wah, for attempted lardaughter.
ceny.
"Although there'
are skilled
Mr Jacks will thus be sover-
gangs of blackmarket operatorsing service with the Hongkong and such like in the Colony, the Goverment which has extend-
ed over 4 real criminal classes are largely
period of almost 80 years for the composed of men like the de- which he has been Land Ofleer. greater part of fendant now before the Court
He has also on several occa- -зncak thieves, pickpockets, clons filled the post of Pulse back street receivers and bur- Judge in which his keen legal acumen has been of great value.
glars,"
Morris said, He added that the long sen- Six men and a woman were found teaching in a
tence passed on the defendant; school which had been warned by the Educa- was intended not only to pre- tion Department to close down because of un-fence but also to deter others ties bo empowered to demand vent him from repeating the That the Sanitary authori suitable premises, it was stated in Central who may be tempted to commit a full report of all dogs cont Court this morning.
similar offences.
to Mataukok for destruction Insp. H. V. Brown told The for observation, from what- The six me, Chan Shek-taf unregistered schools in the Court that Tso tried to pick never source, we the recom cang, Chau Wal-wah, Paul Ho Colony and with police assist-pen from the pocket of a passen-mendation
the of
Jury ger on a crowded west-bound empanelled in the Elphinstone Kar-ining, The Huk-ki, Chan unce, Is taldng acilon against
tram in King's Road on April 12. inquest, which concluded at Kar-you and Cheng Kam-suen them whenever possible."
He was arrested on the spot. und the woman, Lail Kit-bing,
Kowloon Magistracy appeared before Mr 1. T. Morris
yesterday afternoon. summonses in connection
The originality and skill of The inquiry was held to but he de-School was demonstrated at the attending the death in the
on
Cheng Kant-suen, one of the unregistered teachers, told
Mr
tho
with the unregistered schont Morris that he knew the school i students at tho Clementi Middle) probe into the circumstances
Saint Kwong English Tutorial School at 17-21 Lalchikok Road.
They pleaded guilty.
Insp. P. Style, prosecuting, said the school first applied for registration on October 22, 1958. The application was rejected when the Bullding Authorities found the premises unsuitable,
A certiilenta was
of imsuitability sent by the Director Public Works on November 21,
of
the
A learner driver, Leung Itung. 1950. On December 12,
kee, 117 Prince Edward Education Department cent # Road, 3rd floor, WES lined letter to the school asking for $250 or 21 days imprisonment immediate closure by Mr T. C. Chan at Kow. mises were found unsuitable.
As the pre-
loon Court this morning for Оп July 2. two Education not complying with hls Department inspectors found lleence conditions,
the school Bill functioning. They were met by Paul Ho The defendant admitted int Kar-ming who then said he was while being a learner driver, to the head teacher. drove without displaying an "L" plate, driving at a time
Rejected
and place not specified in his Licence, carrying two passengers, called upon to do so, Calling to top when he wan The following day, the Educa- driving tion Department again warnett without third party insurance the school. and driving without a qualified Instructor.
Was
sentio
was unregistered Pended on the money, he re- Open Day this morning. ceived to support his family,
In all ecctions visitors admired Kowloon Hospital on March "If the school is closed down, the standard of work achieved 31 of Mr.J. A. M. Elphinstone, I am jobless. If I am Jobless, under the direction of Mr C. C., aged 26 years. He was a vic cannot support my familly," he Lo, headmaster.
ould.
Mr Morris reserved judgment], to Friday April 29 at 11 am.
Govt wins
tax claim
The Full · Court of Appeal this
morning
gaye judgment in favour of the Commissioner of Inland Revenue who cisimaed $3,138.72 business profits_1x for 1954/05 from Wah Fens and Co, importers of 30 Des Veonx Road Central, and Mr Chuang Fo-chlor. The Moje proprietor.
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prosecution witops, dented the allegation.
I hammer.
The case arose from the non- A new application for "Revenge had not entered myy
Payment of tax by Messrs K. K. gistration zulnd." he said. '
Chung said he had not intend»
The prosecuting officer
thoLu and Co Ltd, who wore part- told Education Department on July nors in a joint venture. The prosecution alleged that jaway and he did. Accuseded to get the hammer. It just tho
after him and in the camo to his mind naturally, he morning.
Court that carly in the 7 which was also rojected, the accused had stabbed 16-chased
of October 22 last Insp. Style and
Execution of Judginent On July 14, year-old
to course of the chase tried to stab said. No Blu-chung
year, the defendant was told to the Education Department again stayed for two weeks. No order death with a flick knife after they bad
bridge | Informed the school that it must, was mado as to costs. had a quarrel in
He denied that he and the step under the railway "I then ran away and return-¦ deceased were out for re-
in Boundary Sirvet, Hunghom on February 1
close immediately. This WAS ed later with a hammer from a
Mr J. C. Ignored and the schoot con- for the Commissioner of Inland McRobert appeared Chang, who had festifled yes-bicyclo shop," Chung baik
vengo. "In fact, I never saw
He failed to do so. the file," he added.
tinued to function until terday, was cross-examined this He also demonstrated the poni-
Revenue, and Mr. Brook Berme- morning.
The abandoned at
Can Jator lons of the three boys at
found February 10, 1900, when the two chi, Instructed by Mr P. Wong, ife said when he and Ng mot time of the alleged encounter.
corner of peptors inappeled the
school of Mossra Foter C. Wong and Co, the accused in front of a bleyela
and found ex classroomne out of apposed for the respondents. Mr Simon 14, Crown Counsel, nce Edward Road end Bal shop after they had kod a quar-| Mr Zimmern, said that
Yeo Street.
nine all functioning. when is prosecuting, assisted by Det. rel, Ng pushed the accused and Ng raà ina the bicycle shop Insp. Ip Cul-chisa asked why the latter should from the accused, he was Ir: Mr Zurunern is instructed by aburo his mother,
safety; and that when Chung ran | Messrs Hastings and Co.
tho
Hearing before Mr Justice K. H. Mucleo is continuing.
the
The 'dofiradent "was' sum- moned and appeared in court this morning,
Prowldont of the Court was the
tim of rabies.
This funny world
SCHOOL
FOR UMPIRES
"Congratulations, Hogan hara's your whisk breena.”
In concluding, the Inspector Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice. said that the Director of Educa-J, R. Gregg, who sat with Mr for and on behalf of South China Morning Post. Limited at 1-8 Printed and pubished by Tanance Connor NEWLANDS PEARCE Flori” “Im pertinced at the number | Justion W. A. Blair-Kerr. Wyndhain Street, City of Victoris in the Colony of Hongkong
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