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TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1961.
The most popular screen shows of 1960 judging by Hongkong box office receipts
YOUR 10 BEST FILMS
Barber stole watches, rings
for girlfriend
By means of a spanner, a barber broke into a lady's bed.
room and stole valuables worth $837.
The barber, 20-year-old Wong Man, alias Wong Task- man, of 53 Wong Cheuk-street, ground floor. Shamshulpo, was charged this morning before Mr T. Yang at Causeway Bay Court with house-breaking and Iclony,
He pleaded gulty.
Detective Sub-Inspector A. G. Wilson told the court that the chon, complainant, Ho Ying
zelurned to her house at 131 Wanchai-road, 10th floor, shortly after noon on December 10 last year and found her bedroom window had been forced open.
Arrested
and
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Super colossal religious-sex spectacle wins
By ANTHONY FULLER
"Then on December 28," In Here are Hongkong's Ten Top Films of
Wilson continued, "a woman
Wit
arrested by police when she was found in possession of the-masing Rolex watch."
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"The woman said the watch was given her by a man with whom she was living, and later in the day defendant arrestedt," Insp Wilson said,
To raise $217
Imp Wilson sald defendant admitted steeling the valuables| and brought the police to two: different places in Kowloon, where all the stolen valuables, and the except live bracelets pures, were recovered,
"Defendant also told the police that he used an unadjustable spanner to break open the win- dow and enter the bedroom," Insp Wilson added.
was adjourned to Saturday, when defendant would be allowed to raise $217 to repay the pawnbrokers.
The case
1960.
From some 211 first-run films drawn from
three continents, Hongkong's cinema fans, backing their judgment with hard cash, have chosen:
1. Solomon and Sheba
2. European Nights
3. South Pacific
4. Pillow Talk
5. The Football Fiend
staggered through. "The Fugl- tive Kind" (Orpheus Descend- Ing) dropped dead.
Other
in the "stek enti jes
little better. fared parade" "Psycho"
Hitchcock's Albert Alm got by on a great publicity gimmick, but Alfred could not place his entry in Hongkong's has first ten; the first time he entered and failed to do so.
"Peeping Tom," and "Oscar Wilde," the British entries for The most outstanding feature the pervert show, died on their about this year's choice of the feet. This in spite of the fact top ten is, every Ahm listed that "Oscar Wilde" was a fine marvellous per- above is made in colour, and nim with a
by given
Robert
6. Can Con 7. The Miracle 8. The F.B.I. Story 9. Oparation Petticoat 10. Giant of the Marathon.
She then opened the drawer
table of her bed-aide discovered valuables-o lady's Rolex watch, а box cun- Moining
Indy's n
Omego watch, a platinum finger ring nd six small platinum brace- is and a wallet with $57 in
every film relies upon spectacle formance misalny, wp d. She informed the pollee,
end situation, although "Pillow Moric Talk" starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall,
"Operation Petticoat and starring Cary Grani, Tony Curtis, and Joan O'Brien, had wise-cracking scripts.
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The editor insists that I give my film of the year,
some
quite frankly, nothing that has been exhibited for public performances is world, in my "Solomon and Sheba" while
opinion, mention for 1060. bad. Yul Bryaner, Gipa
That is, bear in mind, my Lollobrigida, and George Sanders leading the east, came critical, not reviewing opinion."
But I have seen
Aims from Unlied Artists, and was due to be shown early in 1981 colomal Super-Techstraa which rank with the great films and Technicolor
religious-of cinema's heydays. #x spectacle, It Dond And the last word is this, towards the $500,000 mark, Hongkong is the only cfly in the which is very good money world where the cinema audiences have increased since the advent of TV. When I told a Tokyo TV audience this, they almost swooned.
anywhere. "European Nights" relied on no stars, was not fancled by its original backers (who still feel mighty sore at letting it go) and the was subsequently led Into ring by a Continental stable. By showing the variety tums In Europe's famous night haunts,
it has made an individual and a company's fortune.
Another outsider romped into Alth plaze, "The Foolbail Fiend." This French
Alm was
hawked around the Colony, found no backers until the
To attend
university
enterprising S. T. Wu Founced conference
проп and filled the coffers et the Royal and State Theatres.
An entry which was well in front and then taken out of the
race,
"The waz Beauty." This played the Royal only, and took $10,000 a day while it was showing,
"South Pacific" and **Can Can" were special booking at increased prices, and while their box office figures entities their appearing in the top ten, neither was a successful film, and on attendance
nol alone would have justified their being re-
tained
Its Waterloo
Austin Coates to write
book on Macao
Mr.
Austin Coates,
First Secretary of the United Kingdom High Commis sioner in Malaya, arrived here this morning to gother historical back- ground facts for his new novel about Macao.
Mr Coates who was a District Oficer in the New Territories Hongkong Administration several years ago prior to his present appointment, ·Baid m arrival by Buac, that the theme will be old of his new novel Macao, reaching so far back as 200 years ago.
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1471
5 ON DRUG-MAKING CHARGES
Witness tells of leasing house in Shouson Hill-road
--
A witness at the Criminal Sessions, Choung Chi-kwong, this morning described how he had agreed to let No. 10 Shouson Hill-road for a period of one year from August 13 lost to Hui Yik-ho, who is accused with four others of manufacturing heroin there.
The others charged are three mest, Chan King 30, Chair Kwong, 30, Chan Ping-kul, 41, and a woman, Lam Bul, 441, AJL are also charged with being in possession of heroin and assist. ing in management of a place where heroin was stored.
that
Cheung Chi-kwong said his mother had owned the house at Shouson Hill-road for about two years. He handled trans- setions in respect of the property for her.
Handed over
Cheunis, said he was present when the keys of the house were handed over to Hul and when J. the latter paid a deposit of $3,400 in respect of the lease to a solici tor. He identified Hul in Court this morning.
Fingerprints found on ballies equipment and Jars and other found at 10, Shouron Hill-road, were stated by an expert this morning to be those of the pri- onero. There were fingerprints
On these, of other people also he said,
Yeung Bik-man, who was em- as a gardener at 10, ployed Shouson Hill-road for 14 years, sald he had left his cecupation about six months ago. When he left the house it was unoccupied
In August to just
he said that Mr Cheung Chim Prong had instructed
Mr Coates is to soc Mr J. M. Braga here, who, he said, is the best person to give him the in- formation he is seeking.
The new novel, he said, would be about 400 pages But I'm trying to cut it down over 900 pages"
He added that he hoped to by a New have published York firm at the end of 1001.
The name? I can't tell you that, because I haven't given the book one yet," he said. "You always write a novel and give it a name after it is completed, you know,"
Mr Austin Coates is the author of a novel on Hongkong entitled "The Road.
He will be in the Colony for about three weeks holidaying and gathering his material for the new book.
Police find heroin in
him
to hand the
EUROPEAN FINED FOR CARELESS DRIVING
From the Filès
25
years
AGO January 1936
IGERS are by no mone
unknown in south China and the story that one has appeared in the vicinity of Kowloon is in no sense any- thing out of the way, says the N.C.D. News.
It is imo that appearances of these animals in the southern colony are somewhat rare, but there must be many China handa who remember isimilar reports.
The tiger which was slain in 1014, after having killed Ian Indian, toas
probably the beast which cctually visited the island of Hongkong in 1915, and 1008 D. Whineray, of 12, The reported to have laid quietly Peak, Hongkong, was fin-on the Peak for some days ed $100 by Mr I. T. Morris before swimming across to the of Causeway Bay Court mainland and preater scopo this morning for coreless for his activities. driving. He pleaded guilty to the sumMONI.
There is also the story of the group of sportsmen roho Sub-Inspector M. R. Attinson pent one night in a tree, with a goat tethered at the foot, told the court that at 0.50 waiting for a chance of a shot ori November 11, 1960, the
at the tiger.. defendant was driving á car, AB2282' cast along King's-road.
One of the men having On reaching the opposite side thoughtfully brought a bottle of the entrance Mount Parker- of the "crathur"' along, it was road, the defendant suddenly duly consumed, after which swerved the car to the right to the group fell asleep to wake
the wrong side of the road.
up in the morning and find their bait gone.
the left hand After passing keys of 10, Shouson Hi-road bend of an up-hill climb, the to a perron that he had with car hit the fret pillar of a west- him there. He had handed the bound tram island. keys over to Huf, whom
donned in the docks this morn ing.
Day's notice
he
ono How it happened no over ascertained, and there is still a great difference of The car proceeded along the opinion as to whether the track of the westbound tram tiger just drified along and and again bit the front off-side grabbed the goat, or whether of a stationary tram.
the goat merely got tired and Then, the defendant swerved ambled off on its own account. Yeung Bik-man, said that he back to the eastbound driveway.
They managed to live the was given a day'a notice to
atory down, but only after quit after he had handed over He drove the car diagonally some months of quiet chafing. the keys. He had later visited across the road and hit the seat 10, Shouson Hill-ood once to at a stationary cor, XX2042, see if there was any mail for him parked at the kerb of the east-
but had been pushed out, though bound roadway.
hay
could not remember spoke to him.
who
Mr H. H. B. How is counsel for the defence, instructed by Hastings and. Co. Mr. Howard Hobson appears for the Crown, The trial is being held before Mr Justice W. A. Blair Kerr.
workers' flats GOVERNOR OFF
Police who raided a cubicle in flats block of workers' found heroin hidden in the bathroom, the kitchen and under the bed, Victoria Dia- .trict Court was told today, Chan Wal-kuen, of 1, Sheung Fung-lane, pleaded not guilty before Judge K. R. Macfee, to possessing 1 lb 13% oz of heroin Chief Inspector C. L Smith, Educationalists
univer-prosecuting, told the court that sities and higher educational on November 10 a police partyi insiliutos in the British Com-added Chan's cubicle at Sheung monwealth arrived this morn Fung-lane.
in Colony
from
of
Ing by air to attend a confere ence of the Association Universities of the British Commonwealth Executive Council Members.
The conference will be held at the University of Hongkong Todá-AO_met_Its_Waterloo|from January 4 to January 10.” in Hongkong. This is becausó
Found in pot
Some of the herola was found in a copper washing basin on the bathroom floor "and" 'some was found in
the a poton kitchen shelf. Chan produced more from a shoebox which had been concealed under the bed. the exhibitors went the wronk Whilst here, they will join in
Sub-Inspeelor M.G. Farnham, way about showing this kinil the golden jubilee celebrations
who lend the police raid, sald of film. In spile of Hong-of the University of Hongkong.
that the top shelf of a chest Kong's
the huge population,
Those who arrived by Air of drawers, he found $1,721 in number
of regular cinema
India and Boạc this morning uro low denomination notes, Koera is about 30,000 people,
Dr V. S. Jha, Director of Com- Should all 30,000 attend one
Unit La cinoma for 30 "House Full monwealth Liaison
London; Sir Dougica Logan, nights, they would not repay
Principal of the University · of 1300 cuct of altering a cinema,
IL 0. fitting a now screen, and fustel Melbourne, Professor ling the costly equipment. For Buchanan of the University of Dr J. W. Cook, Vice that reason we are unlikely to London; ace "Ben Hu In Hongkong Chancellor of the University of unless a cinema already equip Exeter Sir A. L. Mudaliar, Vica pod manages to get MGM to Chancellor of the University of
Russians to visit Japan
A party of 22 Soviet Jurisp
offer a certain booking rate Madras: Professor H. Butterfeld, Pasood through Hongkong this with a Imited run
Vice Chancellor of the Univer-morning by Air India for a 12-
As MGM me empty Taking it) ally of Cambridge; Professor day tour of Japon
in, and "Ben Hur looks like P. W. G, Groenewoud, Rector The visitors are chiefly school running for ever in the com- und Vice Chancellor of the Uni-teachers. paratively few cinemas showing versity of the Orange Freo
It they are not worrying about State, Dr A. Oppenheim, Vice Hongkong.
Chancellor of the University of Another peculiar fenture con- Malaya; Professor W. G, Button, ourning Hangkong'o appreciation Vice Chancellor and Principal of films is that all the pictures of the University of Witwater- which I dubbed "nick" dropped srand, Johannesburg.
dand.
Staggered
Tourist talks
Major HF. Manley, Executive Director of the Hongkong Tour- They were met on arrival by Fat Association, air Lorenzo Lo Dr L. T. Ride, Vice-Chancellor | his assistant and Mr F. Ciemo, If Tenno VV1lliaans kas of the University of Hongkong | a director of the same Associa« any artistio misgivings, then Professors B. G. Davia, 13, Karel- | lion. Tam by How this momcilog to Hongkong muri "Just about beson, J. E. Glock, A.J.6. Morad |attend the conference of Pacifie be broaking his heart.
zean, G. B. Endacott and Mr. A.. | Ares Travel “Amsociations. "Buddenly Last Summer" Rowo-Evans of the University of "hald taler this month to Hono with its homosexual theme Just | Hongkong."
TO SINGAPORE
Owners win salvage
race
*
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CHARGED With keeping a
gaming house in Kowloon patronlord by children only, mon arid a women were ined $50 by Mr E I. Wynna Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. Detective Sergeant Duls cald that the defendanta run a kind of horse racing game, which was played by children only.
The wimmer was given odcht of five to one; the second, two to one and Yo third even children bought money. The counters to bet with, and these could be exchanged for money, or sweets and books.
His Worship (to defendenta): What do you mean by swindling children like this?
Defendants replied that the were changed for counters sweets.
His Worship "You make a been good thing of it. What ball are
they on?
London, Jan. 2. Winning the salvage race to the abandoned Indian Naviga- tor (7,000 tons) burning about 60 miles off the Scilly Isles, her sister ship Indian Success was to, pul
a boarding The Governor, Sir Robert today able Black, left by CPA this morning party on the stricken freighter, agents of the to attend the annual conference the London
owners the India Steam Ship of British diplomats, governors, administrators and high com-Co, of Calcutta sald. missioners of Soulineast Asia, Previous attempts had opening in Singapore tomorrow.unsuccessful.
Government Gazette Ex-
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Dolective-Sergeant Elle: $50 was cach, your Worship. after
sardinary announced that the The Indian Navigator Colonial Secretary Mr C. Rabandoned on Saturday
Ad-fire Hurgess would be Officer
followed by explosions. ministering the Government In Only one, seaman of a crew of piciced up was this absence,
107 was lost--AFP.
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His Worship: Fined $50 each, The aim of $2.30 which was placed in the
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