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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1961.
GOVERNOR AT CONGREGATION
HKU graduates told to 'search for truth'
MURDERER HANGED
He Chun-yuen, aged 36, who was convicted at the upreme Court on May 29 of the murder of Ho Kwai- lan, and whose appeal Lu
Full Court the
missed on
was etir
THAIH
July 19,
fanged at Stantry
18is morning
Prison
decision of the
to grant
a
was
The Geverner no!
101 свое reprievs in tiken on November 7, after the prisoner's priition fer perial leave 10 the Privy Connell had been refused on October 24
Jailed for
triad activities
A 35-year-old cant worker
Minh Vilit. Na
W
Mr J
99 Kick
Tau Kok
ntenced to 18 months her
F. Dargan at North Kow-
I Court
being
the morning
nirmber
Yee triad society.
Sur
of the You
B Mas also ordered to
JAR under police
years
D SuperVÍ Joh following has
thy tree other counts of th tinuation he was sentenced to
1.4 monthy The sentences are 10 2014 Conurrently
Delix Live Inesperdat Chang Chun-bun san that defendan was arrested on Novrier 7 Fook Wah Village
He admitted that he joined the Luen Ying triad somety in 1947 and gave $30 to his pan- Fectors. In 1952 he was
pro- moted to 426 Rvd Pule office
varer
NEW SOCIETY Following his prometim be, together with three other men- beys of his society, went through a ceremony and forted a society called the Ying triad society of which I be came chairman
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to
During the winter of 1955 he forced a contractor Yin She join the society threatening hum
a beating
he refused. man joined and paid $35.
with a
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"Golden Jubilee" graduates of the University of Hongkong were told by the Governor, Sir Robert Black, that the search for truth must al- ways be their goal.
intellectual
Sir Robert speaking in his is not lead To Capacity AS Chancellor,
at the arrogance and detachment. Annual congregation, also He urged thein"For good. advised the graduates to try toness sake"—not to go out think- make sure that wisdom growsing that the world owes them a knowledge is gained and that
being conscious
H
something.
"You have a legacy from the estate of the spirit of some subject man, and it may be that you
of knowing
eat deal all
Mr Peter Ng Yuk-lun being conferred with his degrer
by the Chancellor. Sir Robert Black at the Hongkong Uni- versity congregation this morning.Staff photographer.
PORTUGUESE FAIR
IN KOWLOON
"Arroio!" -- a Portuguese fair will be held in the grounds
of the Club de Recreio, King's Park, Kowloon, on Sunday, November 26.
The fair will be On Portu- galese communny's biggest fund
event SPO the last Tausig "Arraial" was held a 1956.
It is being held in and of the Schools Priest for the Portu- glese Commomts Schools corporated
man
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Portu- Chair-
My Fernande Hainan, guese Vice-Consu! and
organising the fair's committee Stud! thus morning that the proceeds would be used to improve Escola Cammies, the primary school in Cox's-road, Kowloon, and serve us "part of the foundation" for a proposed secondary schoo
He did the same to another Escola Canes ha man Lam Kam-wah
OUT 200
collecting pupils and is open to children. $10 and the following year did of all nationalities the same to another man, Cung The air will be gay and Song. collecting $16 and 80 colourful, with s.de-shows in-
cents.
cluding
miniature
Mucan
New Arrivals!!!
SLEEPWEAR
face
circuit.
Grand Prix
and Portuguese novelty stalls.
Portuguese food will be served and a group of Portu- Buese folk dancers from Macau will perform throughout the day and evening.
A hand will pro- vide musle for dancing.
dear sir
Post office
When responsible thinking is so desperately needed, the Gen- eral Post Office at Central dis- trict needs a new look,
At present, the GPO's building is attracting all the walks of with a sad sour look, facing the impressive water
front.
From time to time lots of com
plaints had been lodged about the sad look of the GFO building at Central.
So far, no important debate, or i
any essential meeting has ever been held.
vacant sites There are lots of
further up near the Hongkong Ferry Pier. Instead of put- ting in a place, the present Clly Town Hall, the GPO new building should be erected in į the first place.
If the PMG bere were able to take a trip to the lion city (Singapura), there and then, he can at least see for himself the magnificent structure of the best GPO in the Far East. Finally, the vast majority of the population in this pearl of the orient, still belleve that time is running out for an up-to-date new look of the GPO in the not far distant future.
M. J. M.
will make the world your debtor by what you do for your fellow mon," he said.
will "Certainly, you
make mistakes as your predecessors have made mistakes; but it is your purpose that counts, your determination to execute that purpose; and you have this ad- vantage, since you are richer in experience, the experience won boin in success and in fallure by your fathers and your fore- fathers."
الله
Lady Black was present the Congregation for conferring of degrees which was heid al the Lake Yew Hall of the University
Sevenleen men and winnen were granted Master's degrees and 229 Bachelor's degrees
Sir Rober said that the Jubilee Year lent an aura of history to the conferment
The awards which you have Curned by your scholarship whic by your industry,"
He likened the graduates to greyhounds in the slips, strain- ir:g
the start of ugon
new Careers, and wished them well.
PURPOSE
He said that to many, ready to undergo its disciplines, educa- tion may seem to be the key to everything but itat "even although it should lead on to in tellectual growth. tu a keener moral perception, to a quicken- ing of the senses, to a foster-
ing of the personality education, in the formal sense, is not the be-all and the end-all.
Th
which education
we zhould seek to acquire is one which carries with a sense of purpose related not only to the search for truth but also to the fulfilment of our obligations to skely
As
for truth must The search always be your goal, but try to by sure that wisdom grows
be knowledge is gained, try to rure that being conscious of kik wing
deal about A great me subject does not lead to Intellectual
arrogance and delachment," he said,
Drove car while disqualified- jailed 2 months
! A man who drove a car last Mondy while still disqualified from driving was sent lo
jall! for 2 months this morning by! Mr A. Garcia at South Kow loon Magistracy without the option of a fine.
The driver. So Lin, 30, ot 3. Po Man Village, Talkoktsul, was arrested in Shanghai-street by police as he was soliciting passengers travel in his private car.
For this offence, he fined $30.
to
He was additionally $200 for driving without party insurance,
POP by Go
Driving
summons
A summons of drunken driving against Dorothy Anne Saunders, of Flat 6, Nairn House, Argyle-street, W25 heard this morning by Mr A. Garcia at South Kowloon Magistracy.
the
The summons alleged that at 12.38 am on Sep- tember
11, she drove pri- vate
No.
In SAT.
XX51 Hankow-road,
Dear
I. Chang-street "while under the influence of drink drugs to snch an extent as to be
be incapable of having
control proper
of conti motor vehicle."
couri, She was not in and her solicitor, Mr John Mo, entered a plea of noti guilty and asked for a date to be fixed for hearing.
Hearing was set for De- cember 11 and 12.
Inspector G informed
there will
Goulden,
the court
that
be 15 prosecu
tion witnesses.
MURDER CASE
Widow gives
evidence
against son
A widow gave evidence before Mr Justice W. A. Bialr-Kerr in the Criminal Sessions this morning
against ber charged with the murder of a mahjong school foki after a quarrel.
the the
The son, Lai On, 30, of 17 Stanton-street, second floor, is alleged to have murdered foki, Chan Hung, outside school at 44 Gage-street on July 24. lie denied the charge.
The widow, Mak Hei, testified
the nigh! of July 24 | that on
she was awakened in her sleep
noises from outside by
her cubicle. On emerging from her cublele, she saw her so the accused) in the corvidor.
Witness said she then fell un- conscious because she was frightened.
Asked by Mr P. F. X. Leonard, Crown Counsel. why she was frightened, witness said she was pushed by some che.
Witness said when she gained consciousness she pick ed up an object that seemed to her to be a piece of iron from the floor. She threw it into the! kitchen.
Questioned, witness said she did not take anything from the accused before she fainted.
OBJECT
who
35
Earlier, Lee Wing-on. lived in the same address Mak, told the court that about midnight on July 24 he saw Mak snatching an object that seemed to him to be an iron rod from
the accused.
Witness said Mak Пnally managed to snatch the object from the accused.
was
Roed
Accused is represented by Mr Heory Litton, instructed by Mr E.F. Shea.
thirá
Hearing continues.
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10-YEAR-OLD HONGKONG PIANIST HAS
A FANTASTIC TECHNIQUE
By D. E. GRAY
Last night at St Paul's Co-educational College, David Oei presented a 'farewell' piano recitat. He is about to go to the United States, where he is to continue his music studies at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore.
Etudes,
the great "Arpeggio" Op. 25 No 12 was by far the better This is a very differit work and considering that the piano was not just as responsive an instrument as one could have wished for, the ac- curacy and speed with which he played those uns was quite amazing.
The net profits of this concert Chopin are tu be used towards the grant of a scholarship for is outstanding child pianist.
7 have never heard any other child of 10
years show surb technical command of the key- musician- board coupled with ship and insight into the music be plays.
And it is quite staggering to hear and to realize his breadth
In the
of second half
the
of outlook in one so young. In concert, David played the 1st
see
Professor
and
a recilat which touched on the Concerte of Beethoven with the music of Scarlatli, Mozart, Hongkong Philharmonic Orches-
Chopin,
by Seriebin, tra, conducted Beethoven.
Fes Orchestra Prokofiev, Debussy, Kabalevsky Arrigo and Lennox Berkeley,
soloist one
were nu strangers to could undoubtedly
each other, and the Concerto was given a very good perform- The chald soloist ance indeed. was particularly good in the first the movements, and in
was some Ane Largo there clarinet playing by C 1. Wilks In the last movement I think the exuberance of youth per
many
tle of the mind and character of each composer. Sr gifted children just play notes, handivis 可盱 them, Al ever-
increasing tempo. Net so David
TASTEFUL
Oei
two
From the Files
25
years -AGO-
November 1936
to
HILE attempting
rescue a Chinese lady
to steal
It is not cas, for a youngster haps got the better of David and from armed robbers who
To surtein a two-hour recital, and it would indeed have been than surprising if there had not been weak patches. The Scarlatti Pastorale and Capriccio was most accurately and taste- bully presented, but I thought he Touk The Mozart Variations reller fast and the situation got
little cut of
of hand in one of the last variations.
.L
Of the group of Preludes, the General Lavine-Eccentric by Debussy and the Op. 38 No 10 by Kabalevsky were very well- ¦ played indeed. 01
twe the
European denies
traffic
charges
were trying
her
his opening tempo was a little more than he could maintain, and at times he did not keep bag, a Russian youth was demands. the even spoed which a Rondo shot dead at about 12.30 pm one day last week in Shang- hai, off Rue Lafayette.
All sections of the Orchestra
were in good form, and my only criticism is that the tympanist. who is a good player, must be asked to play quieter. There was far too much drum sound for such a small orchestra.
BEST WISHES
But it was
The oldest ketoh in the the world in active service, 04-ton Ceres of Bude, built in a fine evening's 1811, sank in Barnstable Bay music, and young David Oci will early this morning. The leave Hongkong with the best skipper and mate, the only wishes of all music lovers for
his continued musical growth people on board, were rescued
by the Appledore lifeboat,
and success
With proper and careful handling thare is no telling what musical heights he might scale. Over the past two years
bas
developed from
ne
វា
meticulous clever performer into PRESIDENT
a
far
youngster with musical insight
Manuel
Quezon and large beyond his years his party of distinguished mem technique is fantastic, with a bers of the Philippines magnificent left hand, and he is Assembly were among the developing real
power
passengers who arrived here yesterday aboard the C.P.S. liner Empress of Japan from Manila, President Quezon he played will probably
return week by the
His own personailty is be- A European pleaded not guilty ginning to emerge and to over- before Mr K. A. 8. Phillips at lay his interpretations of the Central Magistracy this mor- great masters, ning to three traffic charges. As a final encore
J M
Consolation Pomerantz, of Flat 12, Liszt's 6 Macdonnell-road,
very beautifully indeed Manila next is charged them) with obstruction, driving a car and it was a fitting time to Empress of Asia.
for bring the evening to a close. without a driving licence
that class of vehicle and with- ut third party risk insurance.
Mr Philips fixed hearing for November 27.
Witnesses
It is alleged that on Novem- ber 14 at the Yaumati
Ferry Concourse, Connaught-road Central, the defendant caused a private car to stand on the road in such a position as 10 be likely to cause unnecessary
obstruction on the road.
His further alleged that he drove a car when he was not the holder of a driving Licence for vehicles ef that class and that be was not covered by third party risk insurance.
Senior Inspector G. Fergus told the court there would be seven witnesses for the Prosecu tion.
Mr F. D. Hammond represen- ted Pomerantz, who is on $500 bail.
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Sir-After seeing on television nowsreel last night how the Ghana Police "controlled" the crowds waiting at Apera air- port to see the arrival of the Queen and the Duke of Edin- burgh, I begin to ser why Alexandra made
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special mention of the "courtesy and efficiency" the Hongkong police during her tour. 1 I woull also like to add my own compliments on their behaviour and for their smart honour guard turnout at Queen's Pier on the o0- casion, of Princem's departure,
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