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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1901.
GROUP REVEALS NEW PROJECT
Help for women lepers
at Hay Ling Chau
A physio-therapy room and wing for women patients suffering from tuberculosis as well as leprosy at Hay Ling Chau, make up the new project of the Marianne Reichl Aid to Lepers' Group, it was announced this morning at the monthly meeting held in the South China Morn- ing Post boardroom.
Chinese musician
leaving to claim U.S. jazz prize
The first Chinese jazz musician to win a scholar. ship to study in America will leave tonight aboard the s.s. President Wilson for Boston.
He is Mr Joseph Koo, local Juzz plants, who recently won ja scholarship le study compusi- tion and arrangement at the Berkice School of Music in Bos- ton, Massachusetts.
The scholarship was offered by the Jazz magazine 'Downbeat.” At the request of the founder of the Bakkie School of Music, | Mr Lawrence Berk, who was recently in the Colony, Mr Koo
Joseph Kao on board the 8.6. President Wilson.
submitted one of his own con positions in thp-recordings with the help of the Hongkong Jazz Club.
In Jure he reecived a letter
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"Anyway I became interested Enough then to go to my friend Ray Del Val and for the next jew months he taught me all 1 know. I also studied books ard listened to many records before forming my own sty]0," hu added.
Mrs J. W. Devonshire, Chair- man of the Group, explained that the object of the Leper. Fair held every year in December was to help with running costs of the Lepresarium at Hay Ling Chau. This year it is hoped to raise $50,000 as the Group's contribution and In additiona substantial sum for the new project, for which permission had been obtained.
She said that the physio- therapy work prepared more patients! for surgery. Many more operations to restore use of disabled hands and feet out success- after fully
the manipulative work and therapy treatment.
CAR HUNT
could be carried
Details of the "Grand Scavenger Hunt" planned for Friday, August 28, were dis- cussed. Cars leave the Royal Hongkong Yacht Club at Kel- lett Island at 7.30 and will pick up clues at various points in Hongkong including Shek 0.
The Chairman said that the buffet supper and dance of the Club afterwards would include the prize-giving ceremony.
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Death sentence
commuted
to prison term
The Omeer. Administer- ing the Government, after -taking the advice of the
Executive Council, has de- olded that the sentence of death parsed on Ko Tak- wing on June 28 this year, should be commuted to a term of 20 years' imprison- mant,
No, aged, 10 years, was found qulity of the murder of Chiu Wai-wing at Trun Wan on April 1.
Court told
of struggle
in
a lift
T
From the Files⠀⠀
25
́years AGO
August 1936
HE major part of the Tnow Jukong Wharf at Shanghai is expected to be finished before the end of the year, and sea-going vessels will be tying up there starting in January, accord- ing to reports.
The Wharf, which is cost- ing $5,000,000, will to # 'great extent do away with many of the difficulties of docking ships such as encountered at the present time.
ara
The project is under the A private tutor told the auspices of the Bank of Victoria District Court China. Offices and godowns this morning that sho are rapidly nearing.com- struggled in a lift with a plotion, and work on other young man who is parts of the huge wharf is charged with robbing her being rushed. of a necklace and a wrist watch.
The
man, Mak Man, 23, pleaded not guilty to a charge of robbing the tutor, Miss Tum Pik-yin. with violence, in a
"After the course, which lasts for one year, I may return to tiengkong and then I would like to do composition and ar ranging for movies. Alroady I have had some experience of this and would like to follow and other valuable gifts," she
given, including plenie hampers July 23. up when I return."
*
Berlin.
nil yesterday, of the
Playing on the whole a bet ter brand of football than was "Lovely prizes have bcen lift at No 9 Leighton-road, on generally anticipated in face of superior opponents, China
Britain
by two Mins Tam told Judge K. R. lost to great
after- He is the second local must-un at Titius are sur le home after doing some shopping noon in the first
added. Tickets still avaliable Mactee that she was returning goals clan to have won scholarship Cormic, telephone 76-1051.
when the accused knocked at Olympic soccer championships to Berklee Last month tenar-
after a scoreless first half. Mry F. R. Ashton was thank the door of the lift, sex artist Coonie Greco left to cd for aeting iccasurer She opened the door 10 let Lake up * similar scholarship during the absence of Mrs F. him 15, and as the lift rose, wen. In an earlier contest spon- Scales who would be returning the accused punched her on the sored by the same magazine. to the Colony in November.
shoulder, snatched the necklace, and pulled the watch from her wrist, Miss Tam said.
08
2 HKU graduates given scholarships by British concern
'SAVE LIFE'
The thrilling contest which opened at 6.30 pm was toit- neased by over 10,000 assocía- tion football enthusiasts.
Britain's two jnning goals were scored in the second half
11 the
minutes the
great
resumption and She shouted for help, Bridon, 10 minutes later. arcused assaulted her again, and In the last 25 minutes of warned her that he would kill | play China exerted her if she called any more. She efforts in retaliation, but three- disregarded the warning, and excellent chances were missed. shouted "Save life," reptatedly, On the Chinese side, Tam she said.
Accused
bution of the lift to go down,
Kong-pak, the loft full-back,
then pressed Unc drew the most applause but Miss Tam pressed the one the spectators by his creclient to go up. There was a struggle, play, while Tao Kwai-alting, the and the lift kept going up and right wing was in his worst dowa, Miss Tom said.
form. Being closely watched, Two top Hongkong University engineering gradu-
Lee Waltony was not able to Finally, the 11ft stopped at ates have been awarded scholarships by the the ground foor, and the accused da much. Associated Electrical Industries of Britain. ran into the street, chased by Mics Tom. Neighbours and They are Mr Tso Shiu-kit, sity graduates who have recent-Calfong members who heard who honours degree and will pursue degree course in electrical and and
classly completed the first post-war the shouts joined in the chase,
police constable ap IFFICULTIES for the un electrical engineering course mechanical engineering,
Five-Power Conference, Cheung Shing-tal, who obtained at the ABI in Rugby, and Mr
The accused disappeared into
the autumn, A Darrow inne, closely chased arranged for by the constable and was later are foreshadowed by the arrested
newspapers as the result of Hearing is continuing.
the increase in the Russian. Chief Inspector W. P. Apps Army resulting from the is proseculing.
obtained 4 first
a first class Renours degree and Williamson Prize,
will und pursue a machanical engineer- in Manches-
ter.
trom 'Downbeat' tells himing course at AEI that he had won top prize for composition and arrangement.
MAY RETURN
"I can tell you I was very surprised indeed to learn that I had won. Only eight yentS BEO, when I first became interested
in
pling piano I could not read a note of music. It was all a matter of playing by car,"
Join the Mail's 17/21 Club
Mr Tso is expected to leave ¡by alr
Mr on August 24, and Cheung on September 21 and they both will return in 1003.
EACH YEAR
to
Each year, the AEI awards number or scholarships young men who have obtained a good degree m elther electrical or mechanical engineering.
The scholarships enable the candidates to gain engineering experience and receive practical training at AEI factories In Britain for a period of two years under
praduate training conditions
Each scholarship Is worth abbut $27,000.
year, two awards word
photo contestanted to Hongkong Univer-
Calling all young men and
women in the Colony between
the ares of 17 and 21,
Are
you going to enter the China Mall's exciting photographle competition?
You can win an expensive Mineita camera if you are be- tween there PKAN Ankl member of the China Mall's, 17/21 Club.
If you are already * member, ret busy with your eamers and sand in your entries to- gether with the entry form which the China Mail is publishing every day.
Fined for not
paying duty
on cigars
A 29-year-old Grook, Trantes Eleftherios, was fined $750 by Mr K. A. 5. Phillips at Central magis- tracy this morning for Im- porting, and passosting dutioble commodities,
flovenuo Inspector C.
If you are not a member. you Kerswill
can Jaln by sending pe * Revenu membership form you will
told the court that officers yesterday
And in 17/21 Glu) section of boarded the motor vessel Allis Haturday's China Mall,
at. Buoy 18 in Victoria Itarbour
and found 2,000 Burmese
We have three classes; portraits, eigars contained in Jocked
pota and coneral. You mytan in the engine room. pend, in sa many entrics
you want. It does not mal- The duty on the cigars was ter if they are all in the pame) $430.05, Insp Korswill added. diane.
The compsution will close
October 2,
Moslem leader
murdered
Bono, Aug. 15. The Grand Multi of Bone
peared.
TV PERSONALITY
Lowls known
D
Berlin.
lowering of the entrance age for recruits.
The stop is regarded here as creating an altogether new situation, and the the to newspapers. ехргела of Redston "TV's opinion that the political Children's Hour for her puppet events accompanying it
(East Algeria) was stab- Shari bed to death by a terrorist viewers here today.
aggressive character of Rus-
The local Mosien religious and ventriloquiem programme leave no doubt of the teader, Bencimihoub Abdelaz, on Thursdays arrived in was attacked by the terrorist Hongkong by air yesterday.
sin's armamenta incrase. his offies, under the outaido
Miss Lewis, whose children's
The Berliner Tageblatt show for NBC is one of the most arcades of the grand mosque,
Rushed to hospital in a criti-popular in the United States, declares that the danger cal condition, he died shortly will appear on RTV's" "On The from the East is now greater
Spot" programme tonight. after admission-AFP.
POP by com
·DON'T TELL ME THEY'VE STARTED. A ROCK AND ROLL NIGHT DOWN AT THE BRITISH LEGION!
than ever.
Ah! Carlsberg It is worth
waiting for
Carlsberg
DRINK,
Carlsberg
BEER
Prised and published by Tarnes Conocés Nailande France for sod on behalf of 'South
City of Vistoria su the Colony of Hongkong.
OUTS
The defendant, second engineer │of the vessel pleaded guilty,
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