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CHINA
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1960.
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NOW TAI LAM IS FULLHK share the F
But no guarantee Another
new
of bonus hotel for HK for all
Tal Lim Chung Reservoir was filled to overflowing yesterday afternoon. Colony's bringing the
total water storage to the full capacity of 10,469 million gallons,
This is the first time thus year that all the reservoirs in Hongkong have
Howing.
over-
Colony
of
Asked if the whole will get Thel day supply
water, Government spokes- man told..the Chim Mail this morning that the situation will depend on consumption, ther and ditration capacity.
CONSUMPTION
we-
"If the consumption Bgure fgh rains are scanty and iration facilities eunnot cope with high consumption In spite ut all reservoirs overdowing.
full day supply with not feasible," he said.
be
"However, at present many districts are receiving unoill- al Lonus supply all day round,
and such districts vary from day to day," he added.
Essentially there is no sub- stantial change in the officiul supply hours for the Colony, uc- cording to the Water Authority, This morning's downpour will # to waste.
RAINFALL From midnight last night to 3 nt today, 044 of an inch was the Royal Obser-
recorded bl vatury.
The heaviest fall occurred be- i tween 6um und 7 am,
Another new modern hotel to add to Hongkong's tourist accommodation will spring up in Causeway Bay in 20 months'
time.
It is the 15-storeyed Waldorf Hotel which will be built ut n cost of more than $3 million.
Construction will start in about two months' time, The old hotel on the same site has been under demolition since mid-July.
In another week's time, the alle will be all clear for new .foundation work and construction,
According to the management, the rooms will be planned on ultra-modern lines.
There will be a restaurant on the first, second and third Boors.
The first bar will also contain a night-club.
The other floors will be taken up by rooms, 180 in all, There will also be a roof garden.
Pilot
tells
fled from
how
Indians on Court hears of
forgery
charges
Two Indians appeared before Mr D. Cons at Central Court this morning charged with uttering forged US$20 banknotes and possession of forged banknotes.
Mion
23, of Mohammad, Murray Barracks, and Abdulla Lockhart- Runque, 32. of 67
policeman's violent struggle
fod, second floor, faced eight A policeman and another man tumbled 25 to 30 feet down a hill during a violent fight, the Victoria District Court was told this morning.
counts of uttering forged docu- ments and two charges of possession of forged 'banknotes., The case has been transferred
to the Victoria District Court.
The defendants were alleged
to have committed the offences
The fight following a narcolles in Honantin
at various places in Hongkong raid on house between July and
August this village. year.
Belgians
Congo strife
A Hongkong pilot today gave a first-hand
rebellion.
airie
account
Chief Inspector C. L. Smith was outlining the prosecution's case in the trial of the man, 44- year-old Lee Ching, of Hut 150, Soction 14, Homanin Village, City, charged with Kowloon possession of opium, and for assisting in the manufacture of opkuen.
Chief Insp Smith said the court would hear that after a brief struggle, Lee got away from the detective.
However, the policeman later caught up with him, and on-
of the Congo's nightmare other struggle took place.
He is Captain Kenneth Begg, kft with just what they were of ripe and beatings
now, stapiling up in Australian-born oir ace
Cernall "Many flying for the feuding
of the passengers 1 to Brussels had been charter
Continentale cried
of the trouble in in the centre Deutsche.
Captain Bugg all during last Lulutorg.
"Some
of them were stil month helped in the mass ar- it of refugees to Nairobi who suffering from shock and many of them collapsed on the plane hub fleet from the strife
from sheer exhaustion." Congo.
Like buses
torn
Up to 7 am today, a total of 1 have never seen anything 15.28 inches of rain had fallen in like it in my life" Begg fold the the wake of tropical storm: Ching Maili Elaine since Monday tant werk..
Add the total since January was 68.57 inches as against 08.23 Inchies average for this time of the year.
"Thousands of people crowd ed the airport waiting for the planes just as they would a bus. "Sume of them lost thousands, of pounds. Most of the familles
Atrocities
Captain Begg told the Chiro Mad that from his observations not a Buetion of the stories of atrockies reached the outside world.
while "In cases where, the population laid down their arms during the trouble the incidence
!
was dis-
The two men then fell 25 to 30 feel down a hillside near the village, and were both taken to Kowloon Hospital with mul- tiple cuts and bruises,
ALLEGATIONS
Height limit for
Kai Tak buildings
Two 30-year old; four-storey, houses at the corner of Prince Edward-road and Fuk Lo Trun-road were the subject of an application for exemption at the Tenancy Tribunal this morning.
boom
boosts
company holdings
Boom conditions on Stock Exchange pushed the market valuc of Hongkong
25
years AGO
August, 1935
CENATOR Huey ✪ Long, ▷ Louisiana Dietator, was the shot dead by Dr Carl A UP Weiss, a Baton Rouge sur firm's investments geon. in the corridor of the from just over 30 million to State Parlament House at more than $15 million,
Sunday Baton Rouge on today by evening.
This was revealed the Chairman of Hongkong and
For Eastern Investment Co Ltd, It is expected that the Mr D. 1. Bosanquet.
curious "dictatorship" that in Huey Long created Louisiana will collapse with his death, and his "Share the Wealth" political move- ment may suffer the anme fate.
He tolt today's annual meet. ing that the company's port- follo consisted of just over 98 per cent of shares In Hongkong registered, companies.
The nettal rise in
Invest- ments was from $1,308,904 to $15,170,055
30 this on June
year,
-He described the rise ដន unprecedented.
He continued: "While it is true to say that the strength of the local share market refects continued faith in the Colony's future, much of that strength has been derived from the con- tinued substantial infow of funds to Hongkong from some Southeast Asian countries;
The chief obstacle to Pre-
Roosevelt's sident
re- election has been removed by Long's death. On hear- ing the news of the crime, the President expressed his regret and denounced it as "not American".
The family of Dr Carl A. Weiss Jr, who was himself instantly slain when he fired at Senator Long, is un- able to give any reason for the shooting.
"Such funds can be quick to gusting.
Mr D. A. L. Wright, instruct-move in the event of any dis- "The whole atmosphere was
ed by Mr K. Y. Yung, of F. Zim-couraging news or if alternative one of complete fear and panic.
Judge Pavy, father-in- There would be evidence, to mern and Company, is appear opportunities for more prot "None of the air crews in the the effect that the detective was ing for the applicants, Mr Leung able employment arise, and it law of Dr Weiss and bitter
unable to walk after his fall, thehun Yee and air Leung Fong should come as no surprise to ever quite sure
Lin
anyone if the present level of opponent of the Long fac- Mr Wright explained Congo were what was going to happen when Inspector said.
that local share prices proves to tion, said the shooting had wanted they landed.
they
to develop this have been unduly high,"
nothing to do with Senator the maximum valuable site to
The net proti for the year Long's proposed bill to de- hoight allowed, As houses 382 and 304 Prince Edward-road are amounted to $712,794, compared prive him of his judgeship. near Kai Tak Airport, they were with $500,078 the previous year. A Anal dividend of Give only allowed to be six storeys high.
cont WEB A spproved.
The report and accounts for the year were adopted.
Sir Tsun-nin Chau was elected a director.
Mesors Poat, Michell were
"They never knew who was in charge of the airport and were expecting any moment to be arrested when they landed. "Many people. I carried told how they had virtually lost fortunes overnight.
One time prosperous bust- Brussels nessmen arrived in ufter the airlift with just the maximum amount of money allowed to be taken out of the Conge $US 100," he added.
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A baby health and beauty content-will commance · in Hongkong tomorrow and will be open to all babies under two years old.******* This was announced this morn- ing by Mr Stephen Lakas, Far Eastern Manager of Parke Davis International Corporation,"
Mr Lukas said that 50 babies would be selected from all the entries, and that the Anals
Chief Insp. Smith said he was this summary of the giving events, because he had no doubt that ailegations would be made against the police.
The raid
WES
one of two
carried out in Homantin Vit lage by Sub-Inspector J. P. Mac- Mahon and the Dangerous Drugs Squad in the early morning of July 7, he said.
The new building. Lo coutain per six shops and 30 domesile flats, would cost $300,000 and be com- pleted in nine months.
There are 23 opponents, "In- cluding the proprietor of a bil- The police party found the lard room on the ground floor 362. and a maternity door of Hut 322 open, and they of No.
busi- saw the accused in the kitchen. home, as well as other Evidence would be brought nesses. that pots and pena and other Mr B. V. Rhodes is President Tribunca; the equipment used in the manufac- of the Tenancy ture of opium, were found in other members are Mrs Tseung the hut, the inspector said.
Ts'o Lai Kee and Mr C. H. W.: The hearing continues.
Robertson,
auditors.
Te-
TROM the SCM Post 26. Years Ago column "While (August 1910): Marwick, rummaging among the ruins re-appointed caused by the recent fire at
Jervois
large Street, a wooden box, scarcely touch- ed by the fire, was discover- ed containing about $1,500 in 20-cent pieces.
dear sir
U.S. LIFTS BAN Interim Dividends ON HONGKONG
IVORY EXPORTS
"The box was taken to the police station where the contents - were subsequently demanded by the relatives of
Through the kind courtesy of one of the deceased men, to columns may I whom it was stated that the
your valued
be permitted to draw the 24 box belonged. tention of Board of Directors
of
several firms including
"Mr L. D'Almudu watch-
China Provident, Hongkong ed the money being counted Telephone, Macao Eteatrlas yesterday morning and also that interim dividends would the opening of the safe, in be most welcome. Such firm which it was said that a
dividend only once #
number of notes and a large
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The Director of Commerce and-Industry, announced to-
day that the United States Treasury Authority have widows, aged people and pen- quantity of gold was de- agreed to the resumption of exports of ivoryware to the USA undor a revised procedure with effect from tomorrow.
Any factory wishing to regls- dustry was primarily a cottage ter under the revised procedure
would be televised on Sunday, should apply to the Comprehen. type outworker's industry. There
October 18,
PRIZES
The winning baby will re- selve HK$600 plus a two year supply of ABDEC Drops,
Second prize will be HK$300 and an eighteen month supply of the drops.
sive Certificate of Origin Section were about 2,000 workers pro- of the Commerce and Industry ducing ivery goods at home and Department for detulis of regis-selling them to local factories, tration.
Factories previously registered with the Commerce and Indus
under the try-Department ivoryware procedure which was suspended at the request of the
on March 31 U.S. authorities 'ffils | 1950, will be required lo re- was the first time Parko register under the revised proce- Davis had held much a con- | dure. test in Hongkong.
The third prize will be HK$150 and a year's supply of the drops.
Mr Lukas said that
"If this is successful, we in- tend to hold it annually" ho hold,
Judges for the content will be two local doctors, a repre- sentative of Parke Davis, and (a local business man,
Suspicions
WAS
The temporary ban brought about by U.S. suspicions that analnland Chinese ivory- ware was finding its way into the US, market with tho itong- Mr Lukan said that be kong product, haped for about 10,000 en- U.S. Investigations started late tries, "I hope I am not last year.. being too optimistic."
Ho Baki that application forms for the contest could be collected from any drug store.
Big deal for
cinema group
This netumal ban started on March 31, 1960 when the Com merce and Industry Department cessed to issue "vertiñcetes of Į origår for Ivorywore for export to Americh.
Moanwhile toent Investigations wont on and found "nothing?
Differs
Mr S. T. Wu, !of_the«Queen's, Royal, and Slate Theatres has The now revised: procedure signed a contract with J. Are differs from the old procedure thur Rank Overness Film Dis- mainly in inat certificates will tribution, Paramount, and Wall be fanied for only thom pro- Dianey Productions, to show ducks made on the factory, thole Bima in Hongkong'on. a premises but not for pooska
remade by outworkermi three, theatre simultaneous lease.
Formerly the ivoryware in-
sioners depending upon posited.
WA
"The cause of the serious outbreak has not yet, learn, boen discovered, but
dividends
iheli' sub- far Kistence would And that an interim and a final Dividend would sult them very much belfer than to wait for it is thought that the col lapse of the house was caused by an explosion of gas,"
whole long year to get merely ono dividend:
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