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CHINA MAIL
Established 1943
FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1960.
Sheaffers PEM
THE BOLD NEW PENIM, DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY
FOR MEN
Waterfront road open in March
dear sir
Speeding cars
With reference lo your Com- ment of the Day on Wednes- day concerning the bicycle menser; thick the essence of your article. Hes In the lan! few words, **faster and heavier vehicles in Hong- HOA Harrow and.
over- crowded streets". This, of enurse, Includes Kowloon, and I think a word should he said In defenre of the cyclist and the pedestrian.
It is not UNCOMMON 10
velleles breaking the speed ilnit on any road you pure to meniton, and dangerously. so. The fact that the streets are overcrowded shonkl be reason
- tinugh to inclte drivers to slow down to a moderate pace, Taxis the main offenders
In this case, also some of the heavier vehicles and to see
one careering down the road
al breakneck speed, is truly frightening.
Furthermore these "speed
**** constitute A
far
greater danger to the peilest- rlan and cyclist than vice versu.
One of the greatest boons 10
road safety Is the zebra- crossing, and despite the great amount of publicity given to this on the annual road safety
zebra crossing week, the apparently disregarded Hongkong (by motorists and pedestrians alike) unless there is a puttcemen standing over I to direct traffe.
is
tn
Greuter stress should he made
of für zebra crossing in the Bɛlway Code although mont motorists appear to disregard the motorists' bible' after Javing passed the test. In it that the
easier to walk across a zebra- crossing safely iban, as Ix
WORK WILL DISPLAY OF COLOURS OF
BEGIN IN
NOVEMBER
sxually seen, an imitation of Construction of the new 3,000-foot long
the "Swan Lake Ballet" through fast moving trasile. providing the motorials were "road mannered" enough to stop occasionally and let them do ko.
Zebra-crossing are at frequent
enough intervals. along the road to avoid puiting peuple out of their way. Any setlon now will be too late to kavaj the many needlessly sacrificed, but with an ever increasing population nath prople and vehicles it would save the obituary columu a lot of space in the future.
dear
G. L. DEAR.
sin
Stamps wanted
In order to raise money to sup
port the urgent work which is being one in our laboratories we collect used foreign and Cummonwealth stamps from various sources and sell them to dealers. It has vccurred to us that any of your readers might be willing to send us batches of stamps and we should be most grateful if you would ask them
send
parcels of stamps to: Appeals Dept.. imperial Cancer Re- search Fund, 49, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.€.2, Eng- tang.
cycllits and pedestrians have a special responsibility 11.7
to
In
road through the newly released H.M. Dockyard area is expected to be com- pleted in March, next year when it will be opened to traffic.
Unusual
job for
HK girl
Shirley Shen
Bono'k
(eri Lane we inatorists feel that If this could be
sure that I would benefit us
A girl with a head for figures greatly. We are now facing | ju IOS study hig nt the immense task of building, | London headquarters for a very
London, adjolning the unusual job, Royal College of Surgeons, the She is Miss Shirley Shen, 26, mast advanced салоег ro- of College-road, Kowloon search centre in Europe, und Tong. And abe Is in the for this vant undertaking
We final stages of a six-week light need the widest possible Pup- eperations courac.
Not only is Shirley believed to be the first Asian girl to enter this highly skilled air transpors job, but she is one ofthe low women anywhere to make it her career.
Not in appear prejudiced 1 may
also add that pedestrians like wise should be made to realise Chat They would cause, less anxiety to motorinis and. themselves 1 they made a habit of - using Li zebra crossings, or refrained from standing halfway across The road whilled waiting for a bun, causing the bus to do the same while they hoard.
One way of enforcing this so to
port.
Sir CECIL WAKELEY
Chairman of the Council. Imperial Cancer Itesearch Fund.
Replies to correspondents: MNC: See yesterday's issue, London, it is logically far front page.-Ed.
'sprak, would be to clamp down ou Jay-walking an in
"Dog-gone it!
Why didn't
me ?"
tell
*
Explaining Miss Shen's work,
Beac spokesman said today her duties would involve plan- ning flights for aircraft flying out of Hongkong.
Tenders for the final stage of this work between the Naval Boat Pool and Arsenal-street are called for in today's Govern
nent Gazette. Work wil begin In November.
Construction work on the first section of the waterfront road between Murray-rond and the | present Boat Pool started two incnths ago. Progriss so far has | been satlifactorý ánet completion. of this length is expected in December according to plen.
Bottleneck
HONGKONG REGIMENT
The colours of the Ilangkong Regiment will be displayed in public for the first time in the history of the Regiment Liberation Day, Tuesday, August 30 outside the longkong Club,
on
The new thoroughfare has been designed to cope with the major part of the vehicular The colours of the Hongkong traffic from the Central City Regiment were presented by Sir Grantham. former aron to. Wanchal and districts Alexander further enstwards, trus re Governor of Hongkong, to the Volunteer Defence lleving the present congestion Hongkong
to the
Regiment
Screams
in the
night
in Me Queen's-road East Corps on February 14, 1951, and "bottleneck" neur the Union were handed
for safe-keeping. Jack Club,
It
from The above photograph shows Connaught-road Central at its the colours that will be on dis-Several residants in the Mac- Junction
Murray-road play. with through the old Dockyard area
will
extend
to Gloucester-road"
near
Arsenal-street.
The new road will initially be
70 feet wide with dual carriage-
CEYLON NAVY
ADMIRAL
ways each 33 feel in width
dividing strip with verges
parated by a four-foot wide IN HONGKONG
on
Government
appointments gazetted
Gazette:
For Men
From the Files
25
years AGO.
August, 1935
SENSATION was,
A caused yesterday when
The following appointments, the head office and branches transfers, promotions and of the Bank of Canton, with postings were announced paid up capital and re- in today's Government sources of more than $40 million, suspended payment. Established in 1912, the Bank of Canton is among the first of the foreign-style Mr J. P. Blocks to be Educa-Chinese banks. Consequent tlon Officer; Mr Tang Yan, Mr
Mr A. Garcia and Mr Chan Tre-chung to be Magistrates.
Wong Yat-hing and Liu Kai- on the uneasiness caused, a Sub- serious run by depositors shing censed Inspectors of Schools.
to
be
occurred at the National
Ltd which waa
Mr D. R. W. Alexander to be Commercial and, Savings Director of Urban Services, and Bank Chairman of Urban Council, reduced to paying only 20
vice Mr G. G. M. Morrison.
Mir D. V. Tonge
A
per cent on their savings
be accounts every ten days,
Architect, Mr A. L. Aylmer to
Seen by a newspaper r0-
act as Assistent Chief Buliding porter yesterday, Mr Li Surveyor during the absence of Tsze chung, manager and Mr. R. A. C. Brown.
cashier of the Bank of Can-
Dr Benjamin Kwan Wai-blu, ton said the depression Dr Michael Mak Shlu-kin, Dr during recent years had Edmund Sheung Man-tal. Dr Ho affected business generally Kum-choon, Dr Peter Wo Hin-
Ung, Dr. Pater Huang Wei-hau, throughout the world and Dr Yeung Ylag-cbenk, Dr Chan therefore remittances from Leong-chre, Dr Ma Pul-ban, overeens and Dr Leonors Lok Sbla-u to shrunk be Medical Officers
of
and
volume.
Chinese had considerably in
a dead-heat
yards freestyle
Mr J. V. Prendergast to be Assistant Commissioner
In the swimming trials for Police on transfer from Cyprus.
Mr D. I. Barlow sensed to be the interport team to travel,..
Social to Shanghai, L. Oliveira won donnell, Kennedy and Assistant Director of Bowen-road areas were Welfare on proceeding on leave. the 50 yards freestyle event, Gitting and H.L.. Mr D. C. Bray to be District with S.V. awakened by the shrill
Otorio coming screams of a woman above Officer. Sai Kung.
The Gazette also noted the for second. the noise of the heavy confirmation of the following The 440 rain, just after 3 o'clock officers to the permanent 2018 won by L. Roze-Pereira this morning.
pensionable. establishment:
Dr Richard Ylu. Dr Dork with A.A. da Roza, second. A China Mail reporter heard Chan Pui-lal, Dr Lee Fook-kay, Roar Adinkrail G, R. M. de Mel, the woman's screams for five Dr Lau Chee-chlu and Dr Chan It will be constructed within Captain of the Royal Ceylon minutes and later heard Po-hon, Medical Offeers; Mr the 120-foot wide reserve that Navy, arrived in his Bagship, whistle being blown. He ICM. N. Holmes, Education Officer runs parallel with the new Malavorm, this morning on his ported
the (Technical), Mr J. Ormerod, The total amount received up police.
Education Offeer, Misa V. Tto the present for the Hongkong boundary wall at present under first visit here.
Browne. Mistress. (Education) way find is $828,481. The frigale Mahaweng, waS DC- It is understood that the Mr V. A. Ladd. Assessor, and The WRY committee companied by the occan mine, woman found two men having Mr Patrick Sham-pak, Scientiae received
from the $310.70 sweeper Parakrema. They will a fight a Macdonnell-road Omeer.
students of the Chung Chi leave for Yokohama on Thurgal, and was unable to break
Students Union, $18.75 from Mr. John R. Kilthoff and $100,00 from Mra G.,M. Atherton.
The northern and southern edges,
construction,
Band concert
The Band of the First Batta-day. lion, The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers will give an open air
concert al Victoria Park
it up.
the
WRY Fund
to incident
Her screams attracted the at- Births registered in July tention of a patrolling police. including 9,127 man who summoned reinforce- CHEEWAY Bay On Sunday, from totalled 9,240,
Chinese and 119 non-Chinese.ments and an 'ambulance, 5.30 pm to 7.30 p.m. provided
Deaths totalled 1,688, including the weather is favourable.
Free seating accommodation | 1.009 Chinese will be aveliable to the publle. Chinese,
Blind
and 20 non- The two men were injured,
and taken to hospital,
singers give concert
for U.S. Consul's wife
لله
This would entail gathering -weather formation und in terpreting the winds at various helchis, determining the best
The 17 mombers of the Hongkong Music Training Centre for the Blind in Austin- altitude for the pilot to fly al, the length of light and bow
road, Kowloon, gave a concert for Mes Julius Holmes, wife of the American much fuel the plane aliqută.carry i
Consul Conoral, when she visited them this morning. having regard to the load the
The musiciens, plane is carrying.
former She has agreed to be patron Mrs Holmes admired the 40
Third Shirley, who has been with beggars who have been train-of the
Anniversary banners displayed at the centre, which will be the which were presented during Bone for five years, was-a scere-ng at the centre for more than Concert"
contribution 10. tary in the airline's fight opera- two years, sang excerpts from centre's
the the students' tour of Taiwan Handel's "Messiah,”
Sixth Hongkong Festival of the last month. tions department at Hongkong.
Then they song a hymn, "To Arts.
Accompanied by Mrs F. Balcer She liked her job so much that
of she studied privately in flight Love the Lord", which had been
the Hongkong University The concert will feature.music | Institute of Chineso Studles nightspecially written for the occasion operations, navigation,
by one of the trainees, Peter compositions written by planning and other subjecta,
the and Blina Welfare worker, Miss Chow.
students, and will be held in Vivian Chiang, MIH Holmes Mrs Holmes described it as "a Loke Yew Hall and at the was met by the Principal, Mr thrilling experience,"
[Queen ·5. zabeth School.
Stephen Shao,
Her ability and enthusiasm, won her a place on the course London, and soon she hopes to return to Hongkong to put to work the technical knowledge she has learned,
Shirley, student before Jola- ing Boac, is on her first visit to England,
MLC appointment
Mr D. R. W. Alexander has been appolated to be temporarily an Official Member of the Legis-
somebody live Council during the
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absence of Mr C. G. M. Morri- son, the Government Gazetle notified today,
Consul-General
Mr Alvaro Bernardino
has
| been_recognised provisionally us Consfil Gomeral for the Republie of Dinics at Hongkong, ; tho Government Gazette noilleib io-
ckag
Vegetable sales ⠀⠀
Fresh vegetables marketed at the Government Wholesale Vegetable Market: Kowloon, lotalled 7,129.93 tons in July, Fish marketed Jotalled,698404 tons,
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Captain (Miss) A. Reynolds has been appointed as Com- manding
the Hong-will be remembered at Mattins Officer
St John's Cafficdral.....oh kong Women's Auxiliary. Army in Corps, the Government Gazette Sunday. The Dears, the Very notified today,
Rev. B. D: TUI will preach the Lieut-Cmdr K. Milburn sermon.
Sir The Governor, formerly
the Hongkong Robert Black will read the Royal Reserve, has been posted second lesson and the Com-
to
of
tho Royal Hongkong mander British Forces, Lt-Gen. Defunce Forca Reserve of Sir Roderick MacLeod, will Officers, the Gazette added, read the first Icsac
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