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are
up as
a doctor
in from the London A 36-year-old woman hoping to get experience in medi- cine and eventually tho necessary qualifications, sot herself up with a medical title and received pay- ment for practising medicine,” a court was told to- day.
premiere of "The World Of Suzie Wong," and Oh dear!
A fortnight ago. I asked you to keep your fingers crossed for Nancy Kwan, our local girl, playing the starring role in the film. Maybe you forgot, maybe you double-crossed them. At any rate, the good luck I wished her on your behalf was not enough... Read the reports for yourself.
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Saya Leonard Mosley of the Daly Express:-"As Alm, "The World of Suzie Wang
Bore qudies for the title of
of the Month."
Que sentence laity, he says:-- "I started yawning over Nancy Kwzo
after
Ich Ininutes.'
first
Nor does Dilys Powell of the Sunday Times take us feel any more cheerful:"If I had to judge the piece on its narrative and characterisation 1 should say it was infantite, even fcr ever-the-twaln-shall-mect #im-though if Miss Kwan welc lo abandon playing in the style of an amateur table-tennis team
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I might break down and merely
es It sub-normai."
Unkindest
I walked
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Dee Wells comes along with of them unkinüest cut the all... I found this senil- mental never-never-jand alush about a street girl (urned nfee girl so offensive to whatever intelligence rational
I nearly boast that oul." Later in the same article, speaking of the portrayal of Suzte Wong:-"And she herself, played by Nancy Kwan, is a vision of virginoj prettiness. A bit too pretty for the role. And certainly too virginal for a sad little oiphan who had been on the streets since the age of ten."
And of the fim as a whole- "I've seen a lot of feather- brained films in my time, but this one really takes the cake."
We all fakt Nancy Kwan was lucky when she obtained the role of Suzie Wong. first held by France Nuyen. Now I'm at least not so sure.
THREE NEW
-AND
NANCY KWAN
copped the lot
FRANCE NUYEN ・・ First 'Suzie' saved by Ifizess
SAND DEPOTS PRICE GOES
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Three new sand depots will came into operation at Kun Tong, Tai Lim Chung and Shalin as from January 1. to cope with Increased demand for Government sand for building purposes.
DRUGS CASE
Detective used spy-glass
Criminal A detective told the
Sessions today that he had used a telescope to observe a
In Deepwater house
Bay where heroin is alicged to have been anufactured. Dotcolive Sub Inspector Joseph Patrick McMahon said that earlier he had looked over the house from a slope above It, but the windows were at covered with blinds and he could not see inside.
The house is situated at 10 Shouson Hill-road.
Four men
are charged with manufacturing heroin there,
They and a woman are also charged with being in possession of heroin and assisilrig in the
where management of a place the drug was stored.
Del. McMahon said that after observing the house..with a telescope, he and other detec- tives had gone there on Oct. 9. NO ONE ANSWERED
They had surrounded the house and when no one answer- cd their knocking, they broke in. He said he found the five defendants in the house, where there was a strong smell of ether.
The Crown
alleges that the defendants were In possession of 13 lbs of heroin.
The tour men are Hui Yik- ho, 29; Chen King, 36: Chau Kwong, 38; and Chan Ping-kul, 11. The woman is Lam Muf, 41. They are represented by Mr H. H. B. How, instructed by Hastings & Co.
Mr Howard Hobson appears
for the Crown
The trial is being held before Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr and a jury of six men and one
woman.
New Year's day
At the same time, direct de-, To meet recent complaints The Band of the Auxiliary liveries will be discontinued. about quality,
Arrangements Fire Service will give an open have been made to increase air concert on New Year's Day, The price of and supplied by greatly the capacity of the con-at the MacPherson Playground, Government for building pur-|tractor's washing and sereening Kowloon, from pm to 5 pm poses is being in creased from $8 plant, and washed and screened provided the weather is favour- to $9 a cubic yard ex-depot as sand wll be available at all able. Free seating accommoda- from the New Year.
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WINNER
The woman, Wing Lal-yung of 703 Nathan-road, first floor was bound over in $1,000 for one year by. Mr K. A. S. Phillips in Causeway Bay Court this morning.
Another charge of possession of part polson was dismissed when the prosecutiun offered ́ne evidence.
EMPTY BOTTLES
Went. represented by Mr W. c. I. Cair, pleaded gúlity to using a title implying she was medicine qualified to practice and
receiving payment for
practising.
His gold
was only
copper
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From the Filer
25
years AGO
December 1935
Extract from the SCM Post's 25 Years Ago Column; "Among the many functions which are given during the festive season one of the most. enjoyable is the annual dance given by our local guardians
the peace, uf
31-year-old unemployed man, Wong Tat Man, who
"The whirligig of time produced a copper bar and claimed it to be "a gold bar brings many chunger, yet year from Thailand" to obtain $500 after year the hospitality din from his neighbour, was sen- poused by the members of the tenced to 18 months in jail Hongkong Police Force finda by Mr I. M. 8. Donnell at little change. The same hos- North Kowloon Court this pitality and genial bonhomio morning.
which characterise the mem-
taining money
Wont pleaded cult to cb-bera of the force when of by false pre-duty was as noticeable last Inight, at the ball as when en-
in their vaged
open-air Sub-Inspecter G. M. Dorman
partimea. The decorations eald that the complainant, L! Ching and Wong lived at Na, were simple but effective, con- Dlenthus-road ground cor.
sisting principally" of | flags, evergreene and pot plants, and the hands of Serata. Wilson and Stuart, were most toate-
lenses.
IN
Man charged with fully carried out.
$800 theft
""St. George's Hall was re- served for dancing, supper being nerved in St. Andrew's Hall, while the other room ad- joining St. George's. Hall and the verandahs were made ez- comfortable for.sit- before ting out.
A barber, Wong Man of 28,tremely
Del-Insp. Styles who told the court of the woman's ambitions, of 53, Wong Cheuk-street, sald a police search of her re- ground floor, appeared sidence incovered 4, larga;num- Mr T. L. Yang at Causeway Adjoining these TOOMIR WAR ber of used vials of penicillin Bay Court this morning on the card room and beyond and empty bottles of drugs and housebreaking charges. syringes.
From her patients It was learned that they paid $1 for treatment,
Said Insp. Styles: "She has not made any money from the treatment becouse the money
to the goes
purchase medicine"
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that the bar.
He was alleged to break into i To the atrains of excellent the dwelling Mr Yinzmusic aupplied by the band of chan at 131, Wanchai-rond, 101sthe 13th Rajputs, under the floor where he stole two valu- baton of Bandmaster Coke. able watches, platinum ring and bracelets, and a wallet with dancing was kept up with vim $57 In eash, totalling $337.
until a late hour. Chief Inspec- He was remanded to January |tor Baker was the President 3, next year.
of the ball committee.
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