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Housebreaker tells Judge
he wanted to
"raise a little money
A burglar told a judge today he robbed a house in Island Road because he wanted "to raise a little money to start a
business,"
William Holden
the
· artist·
HERE SHE IS Elizabeth Moore
William Holden, who plays
the part of an artist in "The World of Suzie Wong", is having all the pictures ha will paint in the film done for him by a brilliant young London
artist. She is 25-year-old Elizabeth Moore, who is now in Hongkong.
Producer Mr Ruy Stark gave Elizabeth her first big break.
He heard about the young artist while he was in London, asked to see her work and the next day Elizabeth had a job.
Never forget
"I never forget the day he asked me to see him and a few
minutes later told me that he wanted me to come to Hong-
kong" Elizabeth told the China
Mail.
"At first I was so thrilled I thought I would fall but once
poses for artist Bill Holden. In London she operates small studio where she makes her living solely from portrait work.
Small profits only in
shipbuilding
"I was unemployed," explain- ed The Shang, 35, who had five previous convictions and a "shocking and disgusting re- cord" according to Judge W. F. Pickering.
He told the judge at the Vic- toria District Court this morning. that following previous convic- tions he had been under police supervision..
Dismissed
The Police visited him so often that his, master, dismissed him. Judge Pickering, who noted that he had already served terms of 21 and 24 months, sent him back to prison, this time
The Chairman of Taikoo Dock
yard and Engineering Co Ltd, Mr W. C. G. Knowles said in his annual report today that competition for new orders for for 30 months.
He ordered Tse to be placed
ships is so keen that "to vhunder police supervision for two tain them, it is necessary to quote at price levels at which little profit from buliding cza be expected."
years after he had served the
sentence.
Chief Inspector C. L. Smith said the accused broke into the house 37 Island Rood, fifth
28, while most of the occupants were away,
Mr Knowles added that the directors considered it best that, floor-on the afternoon of April sufficient orders should be book- ed, even on this basis, to ensure that the company's skilled ship and engine-building teams would be kept in employment.
A dividend of $2.80 a share was declared. Net pront for the year ending December 31, 1959, was £385,553.
At today's annual meeting the director's report and accounts were adopted.
Lowe, Bingham and Matthews were re-appointed auditors,
To the kitchen He went to the kitchen, took a chopper and
a pair of tweezers and entered the middle rocm.
However, a man who lived in a rear room saw him and he crept out of the house and summoned the Police..
The accused was arrested as he was leaving the house,-Insp. Smith said.
dear sir
The Summit
Re your editorial of May 16: That Mr Herter's Dulleslan stand should fill you with awe is not surprising.
What is surprising, though, is that the your Arcadian belief
Market report
For some time now I have been puzzled and not
A little
exasperated by your reports concerning the Hongkong Stock Exchange.
In last Friday's issue (May 6)
forthcoming summit meeting "up which, on page 2, gave a resume to last week stood good chances for the week, it was stated that of ushering in a new era in East-West relations."
on the previous Monday (May 2) the market had "opened with Is it possible that you should signs of profit-taking which re- have already forgotten the nice sulted in a slight weakening of Lies Khrushchev has promised us prices". This was in fact com- on his recent tour to Southern pletely misleading as the market Russia, if we would not come to had opened on a strong and terms his terms on the active nate with at least 17 Berlin issue?
stocks making good gains during the day (most comparing Major, crises within the Soviet favourably with the previous Union have always inspired Friday's closing rates), while Khrushchev and his worthy pre-others remained arm, and only cess to instigate crises in a few lost ground fractionally. the Free World.
The relationship between the "Berlin issue" and the mass
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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1960,
Sheaffer's
PICTORIAL PARADE
ABOVE: Mr and Mrs Jon Von Essen who were mar- ried at the Union Church, Kennedy Road, last week. The bride is the former Miss T. Horinėki
RIGHT: Group photograph of those present at the laying of the foundation stone of the S.P.C. and Family Planning Associa- tion Centre at Ma Tau Chung Road last week.
HK FILM
SHOWN AT CANNES FESTIVAL
1
not be known until this wook- gad.
Shaw Bros, who have entered the big screen Eastman Colour Today, Wednesday May 11,
Film "The Shadow of the En- under your front page headline
chantress" in the Cannes Film "Stock Market Frenzy" you I got the pencli in my hand I exodus from East Germany
Festivaly have heard that it was alright."
not fortuitous; Its importance-state, inter alla, that "There
was well received by a pack- were price increases in banks, Elizabeth has sketched and to the Soviel Regime — can be
(sic). If
jed audience last night. painted all the portraits of measured by Khrushchev's rabid hotels and cement”” Nancy Kwan who as 'Suzie' drive to "settle" it, and by Com- your reporter would refer to The film has also been praised munism's typical and there the official Stock Exchange List.
by critics of London papers. fore no longer esoteric →→→ (or even to your own page 2 manoeuvres of diversion such prices) he will And that Banks The decision of the jury, will as the "revival" of Nazi anti- moved down from 1290 to 1285. Semitism, of German militarism, The one share which appeared the India-Ching border "Ind- first at 1285 did not constitute dents", etc....
a board lot and in any case was "direct business" Banks' fluctuated within exactly the where her next meal was com- sand into India's spinning-wheel. and 1285. Where may I ask is same limits yesterday ie, 1290 ing from.
and the carefull; planned exhi- the increase to which you refert This job has been great for bition of Chou En-lat's un- my prestige in London and I relenting attitude, but to provide know things will be much dif- Khrushchev with a bargain; his
Although I om in the ferent when I return.
terms on the Berlin issue against fortunate position of being able to check the farby, there are many who may gain a false im- The import of Mr Herter's pression, and I would therefore stand is appreciated; and as 11 šike to draw your attention to has been taken from a position the discrepancies which have
Great for prestige
Income was extremely errotic and Elizabeth never could
sey
For what other reason, indeed, was China instructed to throw
"I'll never forget Hongkong his making China toe the line?" and 'Suzie Wong' for what both have done for me."
HK fourth biggest film maker
Hongkong now ranks sa the fourth largest film producing country in the world.
First is Japan, kecond, Hollywood, and third, Indla
of strength, it is the only one appeared in your paper, the
that may Inspire some · sober rest of which I enjoy, - thoughts to Khrushchev and his
SMALL INVESTRESS, cohorts.
It may be used, of course, as a pretext to add some fire to the cold war that has been rag- lng on since Camuólem has come into being. Pretexts, how- ever, are not causes and, there- fore, no amount of diplomacy aimed at preventing the occur= |rence of pretexts can ever pre-
vent war.
It is the cause, the source, that must be checked.
PLEADS NOT
GUILTY TO
GEM THEFT
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Mr Raymond Chow, of Shaw Broe said this morning that while his company nol entertaining too high hopes for a major sward, the recep- tion the film received is grati- fying because this was the first time a Hongkong film has been entered in a European festival,
msfor
PHOTOGRAPHIC
SOCIETY FILM
PREMIERE
The Photographic Society of Hongkong will hold a gala premiere of the film "Solomon and
Yul Sheba" starring Brynner and Gina Lollobrigida. on - Junė" 23, at 9.30 p.m. at the Princess Theatre, Nathan Road, Yuen Chung-kwpoz. 48-, Kowloon,
Neither the fear that death year-old merchant, this morning might follow an operation nor pleaded not guilty toax The society."are raising, funds. the knowledge that some pra charges of larceny by bailes and for the constriction of permane -Hongkong my text or other will be found to
Larceny
precious Bones munte premi condemn them, prevents doctors valued at more tail $400,000–
produced 200 major, pro- * ductions. Most of the filma "are" ("In Mandarin dinivel, “with 'g" smaller number in Cantonese for distribution lookily,
of
to carry. out their solemn when he appeared before Judge The President of the Society
duties.
Two Royal wedding
films
By ANTHONY FULLER
China Mall Film critic
** The Royal wedding films, "Wedding In Springtime." (Ranks) and "May Wed. ding," (Associated British- Paths) have arrived in the Colony and both will be on show at the Royal and State Cinemas, beginning today.
The films
capture in colour ́tké zlamour of the cocasion, the pomp and circumstance that is a830- elated with such an event, and at the same time, tha , many 'aatdes that give the personal touch to much evenis,
The huge crowds which lined the route; the bean-
·ful dawn that broke over London last Friday; the wise ones who made themi- selves comfortable
UDOR
the pavements and crawled out of their blankets and toasted the day”, în, hot. coffee.
All this, is there besides the Sovereign'a éscort, the solemn mérents' in West- 'minster Abbey, where, for the frei Ume, the movie cameras, were allowed right..... Inside to" catch the sunre intimate moments of. ike wedding ceremony.
I WAS A STERE DOGRELO, ||["aad;"the" sherwing) of these? right to the aftermost paria at the earth; thèse Hims of W.F. Pickering at the Victoria Mur Li Fook-hing saldiawe || a happy Zmily occasion,
hope the citizens of Hongkong will help the Society by mak» Hearing of the case was fixed ing this Gala Premiere
And so it must be when the District Court,
cerned, s
life of all Humanity is
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HENRI J, BALLERAND.
for June 20.
[are 'an, shows
LEFT: Mr and Mrs Cyril Gordon -- (seated, centre), employees of the South China Morning Post, Lhd., - shown with Friends after their wedding at St. Mar- garet's Church last week. The bride in the former Miss Maureen Tong
BELOW: Mr A. K. Khon, Pakistan's Minister for Industries and Power (left) arrived this week and vas
greeted by the Pakistani Trade Commissionary. Mr A. Rob.
No prima facie case against two drivers
Judge T. Creedon in Kowloon District Court this
morning discharged a RAF corporal driver and a Chinese driver.
Newest
BALL POINT PEN
25
years
AGO
May, 1935
FROM the SCM Post's 25
FRO
Years Ago "Britannia weeps. A great sorrow has moved her to tears. The death of King Edward is a national calamity and sons of the Empire in all climes are plunged into the deepest mourning how
To us in distant Hongkong
the sad news has been broken- »
with almost tragic suddenness. But a few hours since we bask- ed in the sunshine of the bene volent rule of King Edward the good, fondly innocent of the grave condition of His Majesty's health
"The first news concerning the Royal invalid was received with incredulity. It was untucked by official knowledge. Un happily, corroboration came all foo soon and the utmost con- cern became manifested by every class and crued. Telegrams of deepest sympathy were des patched. Nevertheless the end was not expected babe so 'nest' "It was therefore a tremend ous shock, to the whole of QUT cosmopolitan community, when. about noon on Saturday, the deplanblé intelligende, - strived that our beloved citizen King had passed away "
TTONGKONG celebrated
Hthe Silver Jubiles
yesterday and made the moet of the happy occasion. The Colony was in holiday mood. Everywhere a blaze of thousands of lights seem- ed to shine with added brightness turning night into day. Some of the illuminations were bright 'and expensive, others imora
simple.
But all were animated by the same spontaneity, and fervour. One toast was on everyone's lips: "The King: God Bless Him!
It was forally pledged in Hongkong in Messen, and Canteens of the services, in ships, clubs, hotels, and ́ homes with a thousand:glasses.
More than 500,000 people Uned the main: thoroughfares by day to witnew, that: Chinese procession; an sequal "number lined the Praya by night' fo witness the freworks and jiluminations.
Yet it was
an orderly and comparatively well-behaved crowd remarkably, so for a city in the Far East. Cinemas, cabarets and hotels, despite the counter attractions, were well. patronised. Restaurants and tea-houses did a roaring
trade Not the least noteworthy of the celebrations yesterday were
the Thanksgiving Services the Anglican and Catholle Cathedrals and at other places of worship in the Colony, Prac- tically every race and creed
the
offered prayers of Thanksgiving for preservation of His Majesty and thanks for happy anniversary,
the
Impressive addresses were The judge told the court that cused of dangerous driving given by Bishop B. O. Hall at the charges were dropped be- causing the death of pedestrian the Anglican Cathedral and by cause there was no prima facie Wu Wing-cheong the prosecu- Bishopi HValforta at the
tion entered a nolle prosequi. | Roman Cathalie Cathedral.
case.
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Corporal A. L., Moffat and Wong Lin-cheung, difias, of a private cat had been charged with dangerous driving causing the death of six-year-old Chan Kit-ying on March 9 at the in- tersection of Waterloo Road and Boundary Street.
Crown. Counsel Mr D.. E Greenfield 'earlier alleged that a case of dangerous driving had been established against the de- fendants by, the evidence of the witnesses and by the statements of the defendants themselves.
Difficulty to say
At yesterday's tearing, F1/Sgt Ronald Eston' of 'Kai Tak told the court that after examining the scene it was difficult to say which of the two vehicles was going faster before the collision. In answer to Mr. Leong fre» presenting Wong) Fit/Sgt Raton said that if Wong's vehicla had been stationary at the time of the accident it would have over turned.53
"All I can say is that the two cats were locked together," be told the court
Both Mr Leong and Hampton (representing Moffat) maintained that the prosecution" {find falled to prove that there was sufficient evidence of dangerous driving, an
2 On a second charge in which | for and both Moffat mnd Wont werTA ́BC- Wyndham
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