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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1960,
Yes say travel men, no say
HK HOTEL RATES
Dearer than Japan says tourist
Hotels and tourist organisations today had a tug-of-war over the issue, "Are rates of some top Hongkong hotels too high?"
Travel agents and the Hongkong Tourist Association said "yes" while the
hotels said "No!"
Mr and Mrs Philip Walker..
Husband-wife
camera team for Zurich
The first man to film sequences of Macao's famed gambling casinos left here today after a two- week visit.
"American cùmeraman-Philip Walker and his wife Florence (above) were given permission the the authorities and casino owner, Mr Fu Tok-lam, to film scenes of the tantan tables and other gambling.
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The couple left today by Swissair for Zurich where they will make the final scenes of à short ten-minute, colour, sound film on Swissair services in Hongkong and Bongkok.
cameraman
In addition, Walker was able to bring up- to-date a fim he made on Hongkong some alx and · half years ago called "Hongkong --- Bamboo Curtain Colony."
"We were working on an 'ex- tremely tight schedule here
this time, but we managed to get most of the scenes We wanted. The weather was not always with us in Hongkong, but when we went down to Macao and over to Lantoo, the weather was perfect and we goi some wonderful shots."
From Indonesia
Mr Wolker arrived here two from Indonesia
offs
weeks where
be and his wife had spent nearly two months taking another festure film similar to the Hongkong film.
"The trip throughout Indo- nosia wes very successful. It is really wonderful country and the people are very friendly and helpful. We managed, to
get some shots of Indonesia and
dear sir
Dirty lane
the
Ap American tourist, man who really
pays, said: "Surely they are dearer than
In Japan and USA."
Mr Gaddi, Manager of the Peninsula Hotel, called the complaini "unfair."
"Our VIP suite is HK$100 a day, whereas in the Waldont
Another
U.S. carrier
here for
scrapping
The 24,000-ton
Mindoro,
the biggest of the seven U.S. escort carriers told to Hongkong for scrop- ping, arrived today.
At 1.30 pm she dropped an- chor in Gindrinker's Bay.
Mr M. C. Lee, Manager of
Astoria It is about US$100 || Dah Cheong Hong, the buyer,
(approx. HK$600) a day," he said.
is
"For a single occupancy, the average price in America about HK$210, to HK3240 A day.
Nonsense
Spokesmen for Hotel Miramar wald their luxury fulle is HK$100 a day. "One would never get it
America in
for the price."
same
Mr C. P. Conteloc, Manager of the Gloucester Hotel, called the complaint "nonsense."
"In London, or New York, double sulle will be HK$300 a day. In Puris, HK$100 a day pls 12 per cent government 10xes"
Ex
A spokesman for the Astor Hotel said their rates are about the same in the Imperial Hotel, Japan, "For HKsi20 a day, you can have a de luxe sulfes in our hotel.”
No luxury hotels
Mr G. Hamilton Dick, Direc-
tor and General Manager of
the Hongkong Tours and Travel Service Ltd, sald "The rates here are higher than you would "Expoet in comparison with other parts of Une world."
Mr Harry Adam, Manager of Everett Travel Service said, There Bre no real luxury hotels here. The charges are a kile high for value received with similar
In
comparison hotels abroad.
"And the recent increase in their rates bears down hard on the travel
agents who had oxered tourists abroad the old
rates,"
The lane between the front of the P. & O. Building and the rear of the General Post Office is easlix the dirtiest and the most unitary one In An American tourist who the whole of the central dis made news headlines in the past trict, and 1 am surprised that few days, psychologist Mr Harry this disgusting siste of affairs Belkin, and who has been stay- is allowed to continue un-ing in two top hotels here. told the China Mail, "Your rates are checked,
very high."
There you will find unauthorised Parking of cars, motor-scooters and bleycles unlicensed hawkers of fresh fruits dipped
Complaint
"Back in the States, Hongkong in Bithy lee water, resulting has the reputation of being a
In the ground being usually shopping paradise' where every- wet, damp or strewn with thing is cheap and of good quali- fruit peel; vendors of stalo ty. But the only complaint is meat. the Jatter, being, quilenbout hotel rates," unzuliable for human con- " Miami, Rome, Paris and sumplion; large gatherings of Mexico, hotels charge exorbitant office messengers and coolles rates."
said she may be scrapped either in Gindrinker's Bay or the com pany's scrapping yard at Ngau
'Tau Kole:
The crap will be sold to Japan
The Shipley Bay is now the only carrier that has not arrived in Hongkong.
hotel TOO
men
Nigger in
woodpile
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had
I am asking you. You not dismissed him on account) of the transaction regarding the Mr David Chuang of the Sing Woo-read property. After Hongkong Rolling Mills Ltd.ceipt of the letter, what was your attitudo to Lam?-It re- said the ship developed boiler mened the same. trouble and a leak when pass- ing through the Panama Canal Zone into the Pacific.
Allemopted repair werk failed, She was towed back into the Pinema Canal Zone and is now lymg at Balboa,
Yung Dick
That means you have nothing| against him?—Yes.
SHEAFFER'S
IMPEREAL, HE
Sheaffer quality features at moderate prišt
HIGH?
Texas oil millionairo and hunter of the Abo- minable
Mr Snowman; Tom Flick (left), arrived In the Colony yesterday by CPA from Taipei. In this China Mail picture ho is seon with Mr Frank Robertion, well-known foreign correspondent.
Watch · dealer leaves
Mr W. L. Lee, a local watch dealer left here by Swissair for Geneva today for a three-week tour of Swiss watch factories and offices.
You-have mentioned that 'you only saw Yung Dickin the Bir Lec, who is general office of accused on April 27, manager of Woh Ming-Hond 1959 and you also said. sub- said he would be looking over sequently that you suspected new models. Yung Dick, Did you yourself He was seen off at the air see Yung Dick after the occasion port by Me Howard Chol, as- In the office No.
As the towing company de- manded US$350,000 and Rod Pick Corp. of Miami, the seller, disagreed on the amount, the carrier is under detention by the Canal Zone authorities.
Mr Chuang
Did you try to approach him? known when she will be de--Yes, I tried to look for him. livered in Hongkang,
When did it come to your notice that charges had been Inid against Low?-I read it in the newspapers that he had been arrested, in London. -**
sald
it is not
Extradition hearing adjourned
Do you remember the approxi- mate date that Low's extradi- tion proceedings started?—No.
sistant manager pany.
of the
Roxy tie-up
com
The Majestic Theatre, Kow- loan, is to become a first-run cinema as from the beginning of October, and is pairing with the Roxy, Hongkong, to show 20th Century-Fox films,
Mr Mak Kau, No. 1 messenger at Wilkinson and Grist, identi-
fed a mamlar of cheques. Ho This completes the new pat- sald Lam Chun-kit had given tern of the Colony cinemas, and him the chequés, to be' cushed. the new line up will be:--Lee After cashing the cheques, he and Princess; King's and Broad- way; Hoover and Gala; Royal, Extradition proceed returned the sums of money to
State and Queen's; Roxy and ings against a 27-year- Lam.
Majestic.
on а
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old Indian, S. L. Dagn, Mr. Mak also identified
ictterw coples of *. arrested
warrant number of
which had been initialled by: issued in Bombay 'for
Lough alleged criminal. -con- spiracy, was further ad sonally given Lom the originals journed in Central Court of some of these letters, address-
He silded, that i had per- Irma weakening
Appeal by
From the Files
25
years AGO
September 1935
▶ASSENGERS aboard the
former P and O Hner Cathay
policeman dismissed
which arrived here yester day from England depre- cated the widespread talk of trouble in the Mediter-
ranean.
The Cathay was closely. followed through - the Sucz
Three appeals against, convic-Canal by a large Italian tion and one against sentence troopship, but the soldiers were dismissed by the Acting aboard her appeared to be Chief-Justice, Mr J, R. Gregg) | excellently disciplined. When this morning.
the ship reached Bombay,
Yung Kwok-ming, 23, who the passengers, found excit was formerly a member of the ing stories in the papera Police Force was sentenced on concerning a shot which - July 28 by Mr Justice C. W was alleged there to have Reece, to six years joli. The been fired across the bows of other two men, Chung Shok
kwal, 35 and Li Kel, 31, were the Naldera while she was sentenced by Mr. Justice Reece passing through the Canal, to five years.
but they found it hard tö
They had been found guilty believe them. of breaking into the home of a wealthy resident of Yung Shu
There were a number of
Au village, in the New Terri- local residents aboard the torkes, ол March 29 last and ship. They included Mrs B. tying up three women, making Kennedy, Mrs 1. Newton gc- off with HK$619.50, US$20 and companied by Miss C. and rings and valuables worth more Master Newton, and. Mr M.
than HK$600.
The first and second accused. J. Haricins, appealed this morning, against conviction and sentence and the third against conviction,
Yung Kwok-ming maintained that the confessions which had
That the catablishment of been admitted as evidence, at an air link between Hongkong his trial had been obtained by and Panang is not only pro- force and that he had been bable but practicable, was the assaulted by the police,
view expressed' by Capt' W. The Judge dismissed the ap-Armstrong, of the Imperial peals, Saling with Mr Justice Airways, yesterday
after- Gregg was Pulsne-Judge Mrnoon, immediately after he Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr.
had Janded at Kai Tak aerodrome.
3 months for
possession
Capt Armstrong, who is accompanied by First Officer IN. Richardson (co-pilot), Mr D. Hands (engineer) and Mr. W.
Chapman (wireless [operator]' has just completed. the first of the experimental Highte intended to lead to the with the
of tobacco linking of Hongkong
Imperial air route at Penang:
Two coolles Mok Wah, and Pang Yiu, who were found guilty of possessing 320 LARGE number of die-
fos of dutiable Chinese A tinguished, en rest
prepared tobacco, were dents collected at". Queen's sentenced to three months' Pier at 10.15 am on Satur jail by Mr D. Cons at Len- day to say farewell to Lieut. tral Court this morning. General Ở. G. Borrett who
Evidence was given on Mon left the Colony at noon by day that defendants were ar- the P and O liner Rajputana. rested while they were in a car General Borrett is vacating
The car was stopped by He Commanding the British officers and two sacks Troops in China, being re and five paper parcels conten- lieved temporarily by Major
rolling along Bonhom-read." the post of General Officer
Venus
this morning by Mr E.ed to Kwong Sang Loc Godownmiles from Hongkong at 10 aming the tobacco were found, Corbally.
Daga, who is a native of Dinaal, Rajasthan, India, is facing a charge under the Fuzi- tive Offenders Act of 1881.
His defence counsel Mr. P. J. Grifiths, of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, told Mr Corbally at that the In previous hearing
procedure of the case "wrong and defective."
WOK
1
Mr D. N. E. Rea, Crown Counsel sald this morning that his reasons for applying for
at all hours of the day. He hoped Hongkong would another adjournment was that chatting, arguing, spitting and, not follow in their steps.
he was still waiting for deci of court, blocking the
spokesman for the Hong-alon from D Supreme Court entrance to the Gro postkong Tourist Association stuck judge on the point whether the box section, to the in- to what Major Henry F. Stanley endorsement of the warrant convenience and annoyance of had said at the Kowloon Lions for the arrest of Duga was all box holders.
Club Luncheon last Friday: sufficiently authorised. "Rates are higher ihan war "When we know the decision,
we are very 'pleased with the on rainy days, the situation is ranted in relation to Inter-we can save a lot of Ume in the
results," he said,
During the winter months, Mr! Walker lours America giving lee- | tures with the various Alms he has taken, to travel-ininded groups and institutions. Among the soones
the team in
took in Hongkong were shots of
WOYBOmintt
being almost in-national standarda deterrent hearing of this case," Mr Roa possible to push one's
through the perspicio and noisy humanity taking shalier
just inside the GPO premises.
to our tourist trade.".
Reason why
connection with the last«' Hotel mithorities said the mentioned nuisance, I. ancen latest adjustments were made
the border at Lowe, tailor shops, }· *complained to the GPO to keep up with the payrolls,.24
the airport, the floating res taurants it Aberdeen and "varl-
ous street scories,'
Stole pump and sold it
Lo Shul, 27, crow momber, of 40. Lez: Fat-street, charged with stealing a water pump from n mechanised jünk, was sentengad to aix/months Juli by Mr. E.. Corbally at Cóntral·
thie morning)
altendant who usually 'squate hour service, renovations, re-.
said....!
False declaration
Mr and businessman.
Hearing was adjourned to to
Ma Shiu-poon,
morrow.
Tropical storm Irma was 1,000
todny. It appeared to be dying
Defendants dented knowledge General F. S. Thackeray out, anid a spokesman for the of the contents, saying that, who arrived in the Colony a Royal Observatory..
they were paid $5 each to carry short time ago and assumes command until the arrival Mr Cons said he was satisfied that defendants know what was in December of Major in the parcels and had dall General A. W. Bartholomew berately committed the offence, to fill the post."
The Prosecution allege that Low
Estimated to be 600 miles east St. while being a servant in the em- of Central Lason at the time, picy of Messrs Wilkinson and Orist,
ad fraudulently converted to his Irma was moving northwest at own up and benelit, cheques totall eight knots with central winds FEE $900,000, between • December, of 10 knots, 1965 and August 1568. He is also alleged to have received, sume, óf money from Lam Chun-kit for wit- nowing execuling of deeds of mort- gage and promissory note,
He pleads not gulity to all charges. Mr Bodilly and Mr J. F. G. Hon. son, Growra Couneol, appear for the prosecution. Mr How and Mr Grieve are defending Low, on the instruc- tion it Mr. C. E. B. Stevenson, Mr A. Gera le belding a watching brief Mr. Ma Shiu-poon, a witness, on the instruction of Mr P. IL Bin,
-FANNED THE
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SPARK OF
HER FLAME
Milwaukee, Sept. 14. Mine - Thelma: -- J. Kamuchey,
A 30-year-old man who made 25, was placed on two years
on the Beat floor of the pest decoration, improvement, And a falee desiaration to an officer Probation on charges that sho
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box zévilón.......... He merely sbrusred his shoulders and
offered no
comment,
wonder what is, lie fasetion, if 307.
of the Resettlement Department started ning fres to for the Eastern Economic Review quote bally at Central Court this of her own, fame Aroman..
In their latest issue, the far was fined $1,000 by Mr El Cora spark of romance in the heart
the ranges of daily rates for morning tr
• Miss Kamnichny admitted ‘gho. |a double-rvom rat : some of our
Chen: Tul-wab, of 52. A Block, | bouchodź off the fres and ƒ then- loading holeis na 300-3100; 300-ground floor, Wong Tai Shi Hung around for a chance to Finally, 1 hope this letter $75; 356-75; and 360-300,000-tesettlement Estate, Ploailed routier old boyfriend do his,
catches ike oye of the A similar room at the Im guilty, tunUPL authorities concerned so that perial Hotel, Japan, would be
DSI Chan Büllahun (ld on! remedisi, sction will be taken about 348-108 a day, according August 5 this year, defendant without fari or delay. For 10 a local hotel manager and a toldats offloor of the Mesalite- * stars, T-muggest that an travel agent
ment Department, ChangNeo FAITHFUL COUPLE Footnote report from ping, that he wṛsla" rewident of Bad duly - warped that they Sydney today sald the top price flut 308 Fu), list Village, Kow- would, be "beavily Band, if for 'accommodation" at) the new Toon, Ciky, "The department they "retariado na
Chevron-Hilton Hotel would be found that Chan, Wan vi inṛtact RA320-10 a week, or HKSYB Hvis A Wood Tal Bin Hèrcul la-day.
ment EstateULike
hawkers be
Defendant pleaded guilty a added that he had..., bold the pump for 370 and spook the Palo A money in gambling,
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