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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1960,
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Mr. D.C.C. Trench sails on leave Jailed for
To take up new post in West Pacific
Mr D. C. C. Trench, former Deputy Colonial Secretary left in the rms Chusan this morning for England on a short holiday before taking up his new post of High Commissioner, Western Pacific Terri- tories.
Mr Trench is accompanied by Mrs Trench and
their four-year-old daughter Kate.
MA TRENCIE
U.S. CARRIER GETS A NEW COMMANDING OFFICER
In
Mr Trench came here January 1950, and was Deputy Financis Secretary and Com- missioner of Labour before he was appointed to his last past in January 105).
He will spend six or seven weeks in England.
Then he will return to Heng- kong by air to pick up ship of the Australia-West Prete Line for the British Solomon Islands.
His job
His office will be in Hostara, Gundalcanal. Mr Trench will be la charge of three governments of the British Solomon Islands, the Gilbert and Ellice Ishnd and the New Hebrides.
Prior to departure, he ex- preazd his regret of leaving Hongkong, "I love Hongkong and enjoyed my stay here very much," he said.
A large number of high- officials, ranking Government
and friends went on board the ship to say goodbye.
NEW MPGI
THEATRE
A charge-over ceremonyet connmanding officers of the air-
Mr Loke Wan The of the craft carrier, USS Hornet, took
and General ince this morning un board the Motion Pictures vessel moored in the harbour.
investment Company of Hong- Captain E. E. Christensen, kong, and head of the Cathay who flew in Hongkang by com- Organisation, flew to Sibu for opting of his luxury mercial airliner yesterday, took the
Sibu, last over the command of the car Cathay cinema rier from Caplain U. C. Richard-week. sun.
will re- Captain Richardson
the USS Hornet to lurn with the United States where he will Le sent on a new assignfacht.
in
This is the 33rd new Cathay in South- Organisation cinema Last Asia to be opened in the last five years. It has a seating capacity of 800,
and NOW:
Box pleated
Tartan skirts
matching Jumpers & Cardigans
and the latest in
Vico's
our wonderous
This photograph shows Mr Knowles being introduced to Mr Mok Hing-thig by Mr Michael W. Turner. Standing at Mr Knowles' side is Mr M. Gotfried-Ching Mail photo.
AUXILIARIES COMPLIMENTED ON
'HIGH
LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY
Mr W. C. G. Knowles, Manager of Butterfield and Swire, who took the salute this morning at an Auxiliary Police Force passing-out parade
at Aberdeen, said that the Police Force was the first line of defence
of Hongkong security, and the Auxiliary Police was its first reserve.
Mr. Knowles, who was accom- Golfried, panied by Mr. M. Superintendent (Auxiliary) and
Letters from you to the editor
What about immature
Your
adults?
of
Jeader, "Corruption Youth," breaks no new ground and spalilgbts but one facel of the many-faceted problem. Firstly, centering one's attention on youth" would make one forget that the problem is an that all-pervading one and
emotionally. Immature many "adults" are Just as vulner able to corruptive Influences and no more discriminating. Secondly, sex and violence are the twin monsters, certainly
trouble but
Is the
most moralist-crllies always content themselves by seeing only the obvious, and do not investigate the matter more thoroughly. Portrayal of sex Haelf is n
abominable; it Js the cheap exploitation of sex that makes it abominable. As to violence, to use critio
Derek Fil's words, "It is (on the screen) sometimes dramatically just!- flable; but even when it is not, 1 has never been shown that 1ts Influence is more insidious than, say, the glorification of war or the relentless emphasis on material values."
dear sir
"rullable" reading matter for the public? Lip service is not enough.
N. T. CHOW.
dear sir
Shocking
1 recoil at the irreverent temerity of the sentor Roman Catholic spokesman who ventured outside the grounds of propricly adversely erilicize the Queen, hend or the Church of England, for her sartorial habits on public occasions.
This realleman would be well advised to confine his interests to Godly and spiritual mal- ters as one would expent of a member of a respected re- ligion.
ASTOUNDED.
dear sir
Much of the so-called middle- You made an excellent sugges
of
brow, "wholesome" entertain- ment facilely accepted by the critics is just as harmful in that the kind of escapism › li dispenses inevitably dulis thought and imagination and benumbs one's sensibility to the realities of life. Thirdly, you have mentioned the cinema and TV. You could have mentioned more. I am not thinking of the rock-'n- rollers; rather, I am thinking of the dutifully broadcast soap-operas and the contents Chinese most "popular" newspapers that have become no established as to have se quired respectability. Fourthly, your leader should have made at least one sugges- tion as to how to combat the "seductive methods." "Censor- ship would seem the obvious answer, but it is at best a negative approach, as suppres• slon or prohibition can never really solve any problem. Serious, responsible criticism that would serve as the public's ald and guide is heeded, but precious little in
"Suedalope" Jackets and Coats this direction has been done
Exclusively at
Paquerette's
160 Des Voeux Road, C.
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na far as the local press is concerned.
For example, is il not rather Ironle that the kind of slim you have condemzed is often "recommended" by your Aim ortile at "good of its kind" to the public?
Tako another example: since the radio and TV are recomm- ised as "important" tafuences,
(why is. 16. that they are not sonaldered "Important" enough lo merit-merlona.commentary ? - Why cannot, setrio of the SPAKO devoted to “light” restures be used for, this purpose?, / Or. are Shore {"light" festures. supposed ̈ do / Do: the most
tica in your Comment Of The Day ol yesterday ena titled.
What Now“ when you expressed the view that Government should break away from tradition of selecting men who are at best community Agureheady as MLCs of the future,
own
Mr A. J. Schouten, Staff Ofcer Auxiliaries, said that the Auxt- liary Police Force had a very Important part to play in safe- guarding civilians' way of ille.
"And civilians like myself are glad to know from the evidence of our own eyes on occasions like this, that the Auxiliary Force keeps at such a high level of efficiency, he said.
Foundation "People sometimos belittle the value of smartness and drill. but experience has shown that they are the foundation of discipline, which itself is the fret essential of an efficient Force, and it is evident from tcday's Parade that your Force Is, of high quality," Mr Knowles The total number of personnel on parade were 140, which in-
fald
eluded one gazetted officer, three Sub-Inspectors, seven NCOS and 120 constables.
The parade was commanded by Mr Karlum Shum, Assis- lant Superintendent of Police (Auxillary).
BREACHES
Sailor whe
broke windows
in court
of
Stephen. Thomas Burman,
27-year-old Saman ms Amoria, was bend over in $100 for six months by Mr E. Corbally at Central Court this morning for maliciously damaging two window panes.
two years on drugs charge
Fung Man-fai, 42, broker, at 12, Bit Fat Mansion, Belcher's- street. Was sentenced to two
for years' Juft
possession of dangerous drugs by Mr Derek
From the. Files:
25
years
ACO
November 1935 Cona. In Central Court this EVENUE Officer A. W. Rorinmitt was involved morning.
The prosecuting officer, Sub-in an accident on Tuesday Insp Y. C. Lam said that Cor-afternoon, resulting in an paral Ho Chun-yuch saw him injury to his left leg. Mr. throw something white out of Grimmitt was travelling in The window when he entered the
rremises with a police squad to a rickshaw and when turn-
ing the
the search for dangerous drugs.
corner neur In addition, Sturman was or-.
Sincers Company store in dered to pay $25 compensallon Five pockets' of heroin' were to the owner, Sit Kau, or 14 found scattered in the rear inne Des Voeux-road Central the days' jail in default. Struman immediately beneath the win wheel of the vehicle got elected to go to jail.
dow of the defendant's premises, caught in a hole in the roud- Sub-Inspector Yip Tal-you sold Delective Sub-Inspector way near the tramtrack told the court that carly this J. T. Kennedy who led the where work was proceeding. morning, Sit Kau was reading a newspaper in the sitting room Mr P. C. Lai of Peter Mo & Mr Grimmitt was thrown of his house in Lockhart-road Ca represented Fung.
from the riskshaw. Treat- when he saw Struman break two
ment at the Government window panes with his hands
Civil Hospital was found from cutside.
detained.
As a result, Sturman cut his hands. Insp Yip added that he belleved Strumen had had a few drinks earlier, "threwise he had no apparent reason for doing it."
Asked if he had anything to Lay, Strumian said ho was drink.
A
I
tqued."
PARADE AT necessary, but he was nec.
LYEMUN
From the SCM Post'a 25 Years Ago column: "Mr
BARRACKS Abdoola Arenili JP, one of the
leading Mohammedan gcnlle-
Brigadier W. P. L. Lawson, men in the Calony, has very Commander of Hongkong and Kowloon Garrison, this morn to Queen's a
generously offered to present
False statementing took the ralute at the an- painting's College & large oil
results in $1,000
fine
administration parade of
similar to
the Hongkong Chinese Training King Edward VII, of a size Unit at Lycmun Barracks.
the portrait of parade, comprising a Queen Victoria recently sub- contingent of the Headquarters scribed for. Staff was commanded by Mojor
The
The portrait when completed
J. A. Girdwood, officer com will be hung over the data in
manding the unit, 30-year-old unemployed Accompanied by Captain P. the hall. Webin who made a false Lethbridge and
Mr Ho Kom Tong, a gen». Major Gird- statutory, declaration with in- wood, Brigadier Lawson ine | crous benefactor of the College tent to ro to Canada to get speeled the barracks, the motor and the donor of one of the married, was fined $1,000 or transport depot, the medical scholarships, has come forward four months jail by Mr E. centre and the welfare centre of with an offer to present a
at Central Court the unit after the parade.
Corbally this morning.
The woman, Wong Tsul-shan, of 56A Yen Chow-street, fifth floor, made the false declaration at the Supreme Court in 1958 to support her application for entry into Canada stating that she had, three. sons whereas in fact she had only one.
New army
portrait of HM King George-
V of a similar design to those already painted."
+
recreational IR Thomas Southorn will
A
centre
recreational
again take the oath of office at an Executive Coun-
cil meeting at 10 a.m. to- Detective Inspector Ng Yin-
morrow when he resumes fan said the two children were
centre con- the post of Officer Adminis- in fact sons of Wong's cousin siructed by the men of Com-tering the Government. who was poor. Wong wanted to mand Workshop, Reme, will be The Hon-Mr D.-W. Trat- opened at Shamshuipo Camp on
assist her cousin by bringing the two children to Canada to make a living.
$100 fine
for caning
OF LABOUR boy aged 3
LAWS
Among the
52 labour heard by Mr. A. Garcla at Kowloon Court this morning was the Art Key Metal Work Factory of 20 Wing Kwong- street, ground floor, Kowloon, obarged with employing three girls under 14.
Labour Inspector D. Chow proseculing said the proprietor had one similar previous con- viclion.
A 44-year-old man, Tang
Friday evening by the Comman- man will be sworn in to not der, Hongkong and Kowloon as Colonial. Secretary. The Garrison, Brigadier W. P. L. Hon Mr N. L. Smith will re- Lawson.
vert to his former position for Chinese Brig Lawson will throw the jas Secretary first bowl in the Skittle Alley in Affairs, from which he was 2 games competition between 32 elevated to the head of the Medium Regiment, RA, and Command Workshop, Reme.
Government when. Sir
Thomas Southorn and the
Besides The full length skitiles alley. the Centre in- Hon Mr Tratman were cludes a gymnasium and boxing stricken by illness six weeks facilities. volley-ball court, jago. basket-ball, table tennis equip-
ment and a stage for concerts. ☆ ✩
The Centre has been con- From the SCM Post's · 25 Chiu, who assaulted a three structed to provide facilities for Years Ago column: "Yesterday year-old boy with a feather the soldier to train and play
duster, was fined $100. and energetic games in the campmorning, at the offices of the bound over in the sum of $500 during his off-duty hours, for two years by Mr E. Cor- batty at Central Court this morning.
Sub-Inspector Yip Tal-you said the boy was the son of defendant's co-tenant.
Hongkong Telegraph an in- teresting ceremony took place {when Mr. J. P. Braga, former- ip business manager of the paper, was the recipient of an illuminated address and hand- Mr W. J. MacDonald, Inspec-sume silver bowl. Mr Bragt,
Leave in Scotland
On Monday evening, the boy tor of Works, Roads Office, and who has been with the Tele accidentally spill bottle of President of the Hongkong roya sauce belonging to the Amateur Boxing
Association, graph for a number of years, defendant.
saed in the ss Chusan this is severing his connection, and Wong picked up a feather morning on nine months leave his colleagues showed their duster and struck the boy on which he will spend In Scot appreciation in a very tangible
way,"
Another factory, the Far East Enamel Factory of 84 Shamehun- the back. street,
Kowloon, Was also charged with employing two
chlidren in an Industrial under- taking.
Both factories were fined $750 each.
$1,200 fine
The Lal Sun Garment Fac- tory Lid of 7 Castle Peak-road, was fined $1,300 by Mr A.
·Garcin at Kowloon Court this morning for employing five women after 8 pm.
The factory was represented by Mr T. C. H. Tung.
I would go further by suggest- ing that each community be allowed to cicct its representatives to the Legis- lative Counell by secret ballot (under Government super- vision of course), and I will wager that a man chosen in this manner will turn out to be a genuine representative of his community and not one to pomposity given
who thrives in seeing his name in print and docs nothing more useful than to attend numer ous cocktail parties and din- ners, always on the look out for a photographer lo snap him talking to some person of real merit and distinction. Instead, he will be a modest, unassuming individual who will always be himself whe- ther he is speaking to the governcy or to a less, dis-. tinguished person. He will The Chief Executive never say an unkind word to International Banking in the any one and will not hesitate' | San Francisco head often of the to go out of his way to help Bank of America, Me" Roland another who
not as Pierotti, is due to arrive In fortunato es himself, without Hongkong today in the course hope or thought of reward of a trip during which he la being content to remain - visiting all of the Baril's Far ways in the background, Perhaps some, of your readers Eastern branches.
Mr Pliroti will be ECCO- may think a person with such high ideals non-existent but, panied by the Basics San nevertheless, I know of ons Frencicca Hoad. Offee's Vlogs who has such qualities and I Proudon in charge of Fur have no doubt that there are Eastern Relations, Mr George
handful of such man in Curran, every community.
VICTOR J, DA MOTTA,
U.S. bank chief due today
for
They will remain, here unti Monday next.
POP by God'
land.
ANY OBJECTION
TO MY TAKING
THIS STOOL ?
OPERATION
WHATEVER THE SITUATION..
Carlsberg
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