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Hongkong people approve end to conscription VOLUNTEER PLAN WELCOMED
Comments by local residents
Government's plan to replace compulsory service with the volunteer system was warmly welcomed in Hongkong today.
Mr H E Alers, Secretary of Mr Silvapa
fur 10- Tay, The Employers" Federation of stance of the Civil Aid Ser- Hongkong, said this morning views, sand he would definitely
with the services that "there may not be much continue difference. Probably the em-after Hongkong abandons ployers will be just as sym-compulsory system. pathetic as before."
He explained
the that in
interests of the defence of the elty. employers would not
their Krudge
employees chance to volunteer.
the
The Manager of Gilman Motors, Mr J. D. Milner, ex- claimed "This is much better."
Encourage
Calling the plan "a step in the right direction" he said that he would encourage his employees
volunteer under the
system.
new
be
"One always prefers to do as one wishes and dislikes to told what I do," he explained. A former reporter who bas been in the RHKDF for years said, "It's a good idea. I know of lots of people who have been ducking out if it just because compulsory service forces 3012
to do something you don't want to do."
The time
"Then there are people who i cannot afford the time," he sakl "Even though allowed the time, Some Employees could only attend four hours in a month! plus one weekends which make it impossible for them to learn anything."
Ga the other hand, he saló, ther should be T fear of shortage of manpower.
Chinese
"Many unemployed would like to join the servicist
as volunteers and thereby not only render a service
No interference
the
The training time comes in the evenings and on Sundays when "it won't interfere with ray regular employment.”
"And there is the allowance in addition to regular income.
"In actual facl," he painted out. "The CAS has been TC-
more and eviving members,"
Itis hrother. waiting list of
more new
Peter, on the Auxilary Air
Force, said "The tendency will be an increase of volunteers."
in the number
PLUMBER TO
STAND TRIAL
FOR ACID
THROWING
Central Magistrate Mr K. A. S. Phillips today sent a 47-year-old plumber, Kam Kau of 9 Marsh-road for trial at the Supreme Court on a charge of throwing acid.
to the The defendant is alleged to
community but make something;
for a living."
con-
There are also many scripts who are pledged to re- join the services as volunteers after the change.
have thrown concentrated
nitric acid on the facc
and neek of his wife, Liu Yuk-ying, 37, on February 13.
President John F. Konnedy (control is prosented with o gold card as honorary "Barkor" in Varioty Clubs International, by Edward Manuel of Philadel- phio, International Chief Barker of Variety (loft), and by protty Columbia star Miiko Taka (right) who was selected as the one artist to reprosant the industry. Milko Taka is ono of the four geishas in Columbia's now comedy "Cry For Happy." Tho White Haute presentation culminated tho colobration of Variety Clubs week which marked the 34th annivamary of this 10,000 members organisation. Drawing its membership from the ranks of the entertainmont industry, Variety Clubs havo, raised over US$80,000,000 to achlovo its goals of help for needy and handicapped children in five nations.
I
Princess Amina's
clothes stolen
Belly-dancing, star Princess Amina had a suit-
case full of clothes she uses in her act and make-up stalen in the carly hours of this morning.
Her husband, the Hon Tony Moynihan, said that the clothes would cost several thousand dollars to replace "but I can't see they'd be of much uro to anyone else."
Princess Amino and Mr Moynihan were visiting friends in Champagne Court after her three nightly performances, The suitcase was left standing in the hollway outside the friends' apartment.
It was gone when they come out.
"The police are trying to trace it,” Mr Moynihan said. "I was very impressed with the prompt way they took action,"
Left to right, Mr A. 1. Khan and Mr A. Rab at this morning's ceremony,—China Mail photo.
PAKISTAN DAY
FLAG RAISING
Allegedly Kabayao a young
made false
statement
A class "A" niter of the Water Works Department pleaded Derck not guilty before Mr Cone at Central this morning to making a false statement to a police officer and hearing was fixed for April 4,
The 40-year-old man, Wong Sai-woon, was alleged to have knowingly made a false report of the commission of an offence at to Inspector Poon Bing-lit the Anti-Corruption Branch on January 17.
accomplished
violinist-
By D. E. GRAY
WE heval that TIE have had so many visiting pianists in Hengkong
From tho Files
25
years AGO
March 1936
connection with the of the London-Hongkong air mail service via Penang, by Imperial Airways
with
Iugurtin
the departure of the Dorado from
carrying. Penang London malls of March 14, due tomorrow morning (March 24), it is interesting
in that the service is violinist, Gilopez Kabayao last night, was a welcome being officially subsidised
change.
and that this Colony is ex- Choice of programme is al- Moya Ren was a tower ot pected to contribute its ways a subject on which very strength at the plano at such quota. divergent views are held, and moments. Nothing could shake
In the memorandum ne- Detective Inspector Lam one can usually only express a the steady, tempo of the music
but for my while she was there.
the Air companying Muk-shing briefly told Mr Cons personal opinion, that Wong reported to Insp Poon taste, the Vitell Chaconne was
Kabayae played the Adagio Estimates for 1986 issued on January 17 that he had paid a sound enough choice for an
movement of the Concerto very early this month it is stated opening number except that beautifully but, at certain money to a person as
times, we do hear it very often. or favour reword
for his promotion.
The main work of the even-hough there is no doubt he that with the decision to had the ability to do so, he establish the commercial ing was the Mozart Concerto somehow failed to produce the air service to Hongkong and February 0, Insp Lain in G major, K.216-the accom added, Wong contradicted story by making another ment to him.
On
hispaniment for orchestra having great breadth and evenness of
lone that the movement called Penang, "provision has state-com 'reduced' by
Girl kicked in! shuttlecock. mishap
man
-IÙ OTHOS
ar-
aro
been made for the necessary FRnger for plano. A plano for-it is such a lovely tune,
Subject to these little points, subsidy and the Govern- reduction is never a satisfactory
was a joy to listen to
the ment subsitute for orchestra, and it
of Hongkong was an unfortunate choice for sparkling beauty of Mozart's being invited to make a composition from this young
contribution towards the accomplished violinist,
cost of the service."
a main work.
The Chausson Poeme was very
and popular with the audience indeed it was beautifully played. But it is a rather long-winded piece of music which seems to say very Httle.
The Paganini Caprice No. 2 is not one of the composer's better known caprices and, of the 24, it is not by any means one of the best.
A young
accidentally kicked a six-year-old girl to the ground while playing shuttle cock outside the Kau U Fong Public Health Centre yesterday The Gllere Roraanza appeared evening. The girl was admitted to be built on a melody of great to Queen Mary Hospital.
beauty and the beautiful tone of As a result, the 20-year-old Kabayao was shown off to best shoo-maker, Chan Fuk-chung advantage in this delightful litile of 108 Wellington-street, Orst work.
appeared before Mr. Derek Cons at Central Court this menning on a charge of playing a game in e public The programme ended with a place so as to cause obstruc- Fantasin 'Carmen' melodies tion.
assembled apparently by Wax- but man. This the type of was remanded seven days until violinistic nonsense which was
full extent of the girl's very popular in English draw Injury is known.
ing rooms thirty years ago.
Hour,
the
Chan
pleaded guilty
JAILED FOR STEALING FROM SLEEPING MAN
A 25-year-old unemployed man, Lo Chi, residing at the Fort-street, garage of No. 17 who was arrested for loitering at night and then admitted to a detective that he had stolen $69 from a street sleeper, was jailed for a total of eleven and a half months by Mr T. L. Yang at Couseway Bay Cour! this morning.
Lo
A few very pleasant melodies from the Bizet opera are ex- panded into a kind of Brework display which does not de Mir Waxman any credit and I think budding virtuosos Ike Kabayao would, at least before a Hongkong audience, do well to avoid such works,
до
We in Hongkong, entertain the highest hopes for this young violinist. There is doubt he has received a very
impres- fine training, but the sion he gives to the average listener is that his left hand is more efficient than his bowing
ATM,
who picaded guilty to
and of
Pakistan Day was observed in Hongkong with a symbolic loitering with Intent
hoisting this morning of the national flag at the larceny was also ordered to be office of the Pokistani Trade Commissioner in { placed under two years
supervision Hongkong, Mr A. Rab.
Mr Rab addressed about 100
ct typhoon and
floods
members of the community afv- which caused widespread loss
lug them a review of the past of life and damage in Novem- Students give your in Pakistan, the achieve- bor last year.
Govern- problems faced
iments of the present Iment and the
by it. He made particular men- tion of the launching of the five-your plan and the ratinca- tion of the Indus Water Treaty with India.
Mr Raboke of Pakistan's general foreign policy as well
blood
as the institution of a kind of
A blood duration by students democracy in strata from vill in the New Asia College, Form- age level upwards.
Kowlcon
this road,
began He spoke of the necessity for moming when a team frum
де
The launching of educational Pakistanis in Hongkong pot the Blood-Collection depol reforms and the introduction of
inly demand their rights but Fung House, Hongkong went busle democracy in the country te be conscious of their respon- out to attend the volunteers, were touched on by Mr Rab, siblitics and to reflect honour Mrs K. S. Phillips was in as well as the natural calami- and glory on their country. charge of the collecting group.
Plastic manufacturers see Hongkong factories
A group of European plastic manufacturers returned homo today after an extensivo
tour of local plastic factories.
Japanese
of Hongkon
The group had spent five days | "One of the points that im- inspection tour There visiting a number of fac-pressed mo, was the high effl- and
factories, *X- [tories sludying methods of pro-¦ clency of the workers. In changing ideas and studying
duction and equipment.
Europo we pay workers de new methods and equipment,' Shortly before leaving by rending
the quantity of Swinair today, one of the nine goods produced, but here o1" can say that all our dis- members of the group, Mr Gmost all the workers receive a caichs have been very useful Suhner, and engineer and gen Axed salary, and enclency, re telp was a great success."
and interesting. eral manager of a Swiss rubber mains high. (and pinstien manufacturing firm, "Some of the members of the The nine Industralista
He has a most lovely vibráto which gives his tone great rich- ners. But he seems to require a great deal of bow for any parii- cular purpose, and on a number
when -occasions,
executing back bowing passages in the first and last movements of the Mozart Coligerio, he had a ten- dency to increase suddenly the
ibus and it tempo,
became erralic for a few bars..
POP by Goa
HER
HUSBAND MUST'VE GOT A
BETTER JOB
NO-
SHE'S JUST GOT A BETTER
HUSBAND
AZALEAS
IN BLOOM
Azale. In the Colony have reached their Full glory since the warm days early this week and have attracted many
visitors to the Bolanio Gardens,
The lovely apricot and petunia shades aro mak- ing a brilliant splash of colour admired by motor.
Late
and
passers-by along
Garden-road.
During the pasí 1wo weeks Dr and Mrs Arthur Woo
have enterts*"ed many Hongkong restuents and visitors from overseas giving tea and luncheon parties while
the azaleas were blooming in their tiered hillside garden Conduit-road.--JD,
FOG HITS
AIR SCHEDULES
In
in Hongkong
Air movements
were disrupted this morning
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The Morning Post published a photograph of Mr D. L. Prophet and hio bride, formerly Miss Helen Mary Knill, leaving the Hongkong Union Church after their. marriage on March 18. Mr Prophet was attired in a kitt and the happy couple emerged from the church and passed under an arch of croesed hockey sticke
》RESIDING at the unnual
PR
gener meeting of the Hongkong Jairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage. Co Ltd' yesterday, Mr S. H. Dod- well stated that the com- pany's herd of cattle is now certified entirely free from tuberculosis.
He added that there are. probably not more than six herds of a similar, size in the world that come under such classification, and claimed that this highest of all standards constitutes a real advance in the pure food movement.
Reference was also made
by the heavy blanket of for to the installation on the which covered the Colony.
premises of the Wharf and L'P to noon today only three Godown Co of a cold storage
left Hal plancs
Tak. Not installation built primarily one plane landed,
for the purpose of providing Japan Airlines and Air India facilities for the storage or
Bights Into Hongkong from trans-shipment of cargo. diverted. A Bono fight from within easy access of the Singapore was dolayed.. main wharves at Kowloon.
Okinawa and Bangkok wero
Carlsberg
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Printed and published by TERENCE GORDON NEWLANDS PRANCH for and an beliaig of South'
[said he had been very impress» | group,” he continued, "are sup- accompanied by tour leader, Mr ed with the factorien he had pliers and. some customers, Werner Mulier, of the Hapag- seen here,
We have been on a two-week | Lloyd Agency of Frankfurt, China Morning Posi Limited at 1-8 Wyndham Strest, City of Victoria in the Colony, of Hongkong, .