1949-07-14 — Page 3

Woman Journalist Denies She Suspected KLM

Would Be Sabotaged

Plane

Reminders

Today

Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Union Church, ladies' guild meet- m. Helena May Institute, 2 1.023.

Frich National Day, reception at The Gilpps, HK Hotel,

Kowloon Rotary Club, talk FJU

"Wing over Balwall" By Mi J. G. O'Donnell, Perinsale Hotel, 12.30 pm

Mrs. Dorothy Brandon' of the "New York Herald

Tribune" who, with Mr. William Matthews, publisher of the "Tucson Star," was one of 13 American newspaper, correspondents who did not board the ill-fated KLM Constella- tion plane at Botavio, told the "China Mail" that, contrary to reports, theirs was not a l'ast minute decision.

She said that when she left New York on June

13, her plans were already made to make a three-month tour of South East Asia before returning to the United States, and had taken out visas for Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Canton.....

"An this talk, of our having to make a tour of the Far East Shanghai Loan & Investment Co. any premonition of penting as orginally planned. before re-

Lad, Shougħni-Sumatra Hub-,

or that there was turning to New York., Bil 1, trafordy,

now on his way to hardy suspicion of sabotage, is | believe, SCM Post

sheer nus," Said Mrs. Alanda, if not alreatly there," said

Airs. Brandon,

Y'

$1,

Ta

Estates, JE.

Brandon

Mr. Brandon, who arrived here fasan Canton on Saturday non- Barnsinting aften visiting Singsgions wil

raceting. Fm, 11.15 at 1 non

Men's Chal Lace Night, South Bay Beach swmuntag

Andrew's Chak games, Church hall, 7.30 p.m. Barustett Eurotran YMCA, Wed femore, #, pan. Jolly Variety Show for the Troops (Ahmad .com Teet

Coming Events

TOMORROW Swimming Gulo and Dance. En-

ropean YMCA, Kowloon

St. Paul's College, Speeets Day,

33. Mardommell Hoel, & pom,

SATURDAY

Bangkok, was resting in her room at the Hong Kong Hutel, just res euvering from the shack she res fate that and felved over the betullen her outpontons on the dredonesia ter, when flu "China Alar" viespondent called.

"Hib (Mr William Matthews), and I held the group at Batavis

General Festing

VRC, Chiarse VMUA, » Inspects Recruits

swamming Bulo, al

swizuzinot prol, 9,30 pm.

Soviets fu The Pubretong

Children, Flat Day.

NEWSPAPER

PUBLISHER FINED

VRC

Yeung Wai, editor, publish, er and proprietor of the Wah, Sing." Chinese newspaper. was summoned in the Justices of the Peace court at Central yesterday charged with pub- Bishing noterial of insherat nalec

Also summoned for printing the material was the Wing Sing Print- represented by ing Company, Art's manager, Ip Saf-chrung.

Bath defondanta plen arity through their counsel, Mr. J. E Stewart, who in mitigation plendi od that the publisher had been in The new paper business for mare than 20 years with a clean record, A fine of $250 was imposed on carb defendant.

River Steamer Collides With Junk In Macao

The Bong Kang-Maeno river sleamer Kwong Sal was reported last evening to have callitied with

"Most of those poor chaps had never been out to the East; this was their Arst trip,-They are leav- big behind themi al feast a dozen fatherless young children," said Mis. Brandon, deeply moved us he spoke of the three-week tour they had together so recently,

Bendiga tera

Tuesday tell bighs

Tu Wateja nycruits On training.

their

visited

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 14, 1949. 2

Presents Certificate

The Governor. Sir Alexander Grantham, KCMG. shown here giving a graduation, certificate to one of the boys at the prize-giving in St. Stephen's Collège yes- terday. "China Mail" Photo.

Prize-Giving At St. Stephen's College

"Most of us havò a deep affection for our school When we arò in it. When we have left our school, we forget all about it, but not so are the old boys of St. Stephen's College," said Sir Alexander Granthàm, KCMG, Gov- ernor of Hong Kong, at his speech at the annual prize-giving of St. Stephen's College yosfèrday.

"They have

A particularly

|

'A Forgotten Woman'

The five-day run at the King's Theatre of "A Forgot- ten Woman", first production of the local Great Wall Movie Production Company. ends today, not because of lack of patronage but Because of a mutual agreement.

Among

tha

specially invite: guests on Tuesday night, were the Governor and Lady Grantham, Mr. Justlos E. H. Williams and Mrs. Williams, and Mr. and Mrs, D. G. K. Hawkins.

Undoubtedly,

have

the distinguished guests as well as the other patrons been impressed by the striking progress which has been mude in the production of movie filma by Chinese producers,

As far as Chinesa movių filma go, "A Forgotten Woman ranks among the few best produced to date. But like all previous, pro- ductions, it, latul- of technical taulis,

The fin was completed in a very short period. Haste apparently ne count's for the comparatively poor choice of background and lock of appropriate scenes.

The plot is not new-abandoned girl, forced to take the easy rund

to support her illegitimate son, Ands herself charged with murder before her first love judge.

Miss Pal Kwong, well known

Chinese actress, in the leading role puts the entire cast of co-stars in the shade including the leading

Yon

Form U: Cheng Shin China, Ma Pior | mag,

Form Rei Ching, Yam Chi Min

For I Lee Tin vier, Albert Mao, In his report. Mr. E.W.L. Mar-

willated uildings had been -

of

Chin-

St.

Chin

The emotional seting by Miss Pal Kwong compares favourably with that of some leading Western nctresses. The production was well directed. Technical improvements would have made it the best Chin ese picture produced in Hong Kong.

YIH

DEATH OF RADNORSHIRE SEAMAN

Mir, Brandon said the decision of the party to visit India stem- nel fitin a joint personal cablederpaffection for and grati-ha, Edgar Kwan. Mr. Neltru requesting special tude to their alma mater." Sirchan Tris Tui permission" "Tur

"AL continued. chartered Alexander plane to traverse India so that any rate, they have certainly Wong Cheng Ling.

could have an opportunity repald their debt a hundred- at soberylewhg, the Indian Per-fold. I hope that you boys off said that war damages to the tuit The decision was made the present generatiou'

ve, the objectiour of KLM which appreciate the advantage

at a cost of more than felt that since its pinney had been St. Stephen's College.

$200,000. The Government user flentioanl General F. W. batrest from Inaba sitice. Uie be-

ese students are notoriously the school for 10 months during Festing, CB, CBE, DSO, Gen. [gaming of the year, the fight

1945-40 for police training, and and are very i good students, eral Offlger-in-Chief, Land would be inadvisable, However,

In the old spent $40,000 in ficu at rent. The old boys.raised $30,000 for desks Forces. Ion Kang. visited he wishes of the correspondents keen on books.

days, they have been accus-

and

furniture. Hong Kong Defener Forte prevailed,

During the tour in Indonesined of neglecting the activities

Last year, twen new hustels class-room, the outside the

were erected (each) $180,000). This The unrespondents

three mor key points and interviewed lead-Stephen's College has won the year, thre

buildings are Lens of Use vagious political far football competition this year."

being erected, a hall for the pre- Sir Alexander then said that paratory sch

school

Mr. William Brewis, leading ($150,000), "They did a very workman he would not hope that St. swimming pavilion and the first seaman of the British steam- like job of it, and were eager Stephen's would go on winning half of the chapel. The old boys Radnorshire, collapsed_sud- to return home to place the the competition. "You may feel have raised $50,000 for the pavilionly while on duty aboard facts of Indonesia before their that it is unkind of the Governin

ion, intending it as a present t the ship and died before pro- readers," "sald Mrs. Brandonment to express such o senti- the

the school

for the coming Jubilee. | per treatment" could be Pen- who added that the tour watment,

fur but it is

the simple The Chance! ($72,000) represents dered. Initiated and sponsored by the reason that it is not good for subscriptions fro

from many friends either the

the young or the old to of St. Stephen's College.

Other prominent residents be always on the winning side,"

Born in Wallsend-on-Tyne in Sir Alexander explained.

the colony present at the eere- 1002, Mr. Brewis was a bachelor. Sir Alexander continued,

included the Very Reverend mony

It was learned that the 47-year- good to

to learn the lesson when R.O. Hall, Bishop of Victoria, Mr. old scaman hari just turned up for is better to Mok Kon-song, and the Hon. Dr. bis regular duty at 6.30 am, and you are young. 12 lone cheerfully and honourably S.N. Chou.

|wns giving routine orders on the then to win by unfair means.

ceremony, music rain deck when he suddenly The Boys hace fortunato was played by the band of the collapsed. In that they can follow the Buffs. traditions built up by their predecessors."

He spoke to a number of in- divisional aperuils, garrying 4111 Depot Training. He also spent Sure time with members of th Hong Kong Regiment, who, hàv- for passed out of the legat are undergoing Advanced Training.

- Among the Volunteres he was interested to meet agam are two

embers who had served with Busmo. when he was

the 30th Division, extaranding

The General showed great Interest in the latest

training alds which were

employ being in carrying out the various phases of Instruction,

ed

At the conclustan of his visit

he stated that he was favour

trons.

Ditch Government,

Insurance Policy Before leaving New York ench of the correspondenka was prev, sented with a US$10,000 insur-

nee polley with the compilments: of the Netherlands Government. Mrs. Brandon was particularly touched by the

death of Jack

ably impressed with the keen. Werkley, formerly of the "New

parade.

sqricks

undergo training.

cachi

York Herald Tribune," Washing- Jon Bureau, who was representing "Time" Magazine on the tour.

"Nuberly worked

are

Wärden Leaving

рода

During the

SHOULD STICK TO HIS LAST

of

DI the Volunteers on

explained to him that what he saw was merely a normal ves

more inter- Sir Alexander revealed that evening's training and that skuilursively than Jack who sensed the Mr. E.W.L. Martin, the Warden

his assignment,"

of the College, was due to leave importance of night of the week with the ex-tribute to Bert Huelin, foreign day;

said Mrs. Brandon, who also paid for Australia today for a holi-

Wu Tin, aged 44, cobbler, of 28 exption of Saturdays and Sundays editor of the "Christian Science

(Mr. Martin is leaving for Aus- Shanghini Street, Second Floor, Monitor."

tralia today in a plane belonging was senteneca to nine months' Mrs. Brandon, Manila-born and to the Qantas Airlines. The hard labour and deportation by out East most of her life, has been College Council had asked Mr. Mr. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday in the newspaper, business for 35 Martin what he would desire for larceny from person.

On learning that The prosecution told the court most of all. After she left the party Mr. Martin would like very much that defendant stole $30 from the Chau Muk, aged 20, unemploy-it Batavia she wenl on to t, was charged before Mr. J. Singapore and Bangkok, arriving to visit Australia, it booked the left pocket of complainant Mr. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday with at the latter place on July air passage for him.) larceny from person.

Before which happened to be the birth-

PICKPOCKET SENTENCED

The prosecution fold the court

a junk at Macao on Monday after that at 10.40 a.m. on Tuesday at

01.

The Government Wholesale Mar- ket on Reclamation Street, defen- dant put his hands into the right pocket of complainant, Chun Sang, and stole $80.

Complainant, however, noticed

According to the, local agent of the vessel the Kwong Sai was entering the Portuguesé" Harbour upper when her stern struck the how of a sailing junk.

Damage was negligible.

It is not known yet whether any one was injured,

Dutch Liner

Anives From Rio

The faxurious Dutch passouger lier Ruys arrived here froin Rio

de Jamere yesterday with only

years.

tho

Gra-giving,

R. M. Sturzi, barman of ss. Presi- Sir dent Cleveland, when the latter day of her married daughter whe Alexander

unveil was standing outside a pork shop was born in Bangkok, From ed tablets in memory of three at 83 Peking Roud buying pork.

Complainant noticed that a there she took plane for Cunion, friends and associates of the Coi- and came down to Hong Kong by

hand was put into his pocket, and lego, Mrs.. Kathicen

L. Martin, seized defendant The latter, how- river steamer.

wife of the Wurden, the Hoover, succeeded in freeing him She said she was not super- Cha Siu-ki; and Mr. Tam self, and ran down the street. etitious and had never been, but Cheung-huan,

teacher

of the Two passers-by called a police- while on the subject it did seem College who diod during the inau, ond arrested him. , and seized defendunt. The $80 coincidence that the porty left Japanese.

occupation. was

found Inside defendant's New York on June 13, that 13 At yesterday's prize-giving, the pocket.

correspondents were involved in following were awarded Gradua Defendant was sentenced to the crash, and the news reached tion Certificates: Ang Kian-an three months Imprisonment and her on the morning of July 13. (Credit). Chen, Boon-hul, Hsia Epng-ham, Dum deportation.

FISHING JUNK

MISHAP

Mrs. Brandon will be remain- | Rong-chal, Gan ing in Hong Kong until Satur-Rute-yang, Walter Jeong Alex

HEAVY LOAD ON BICYCLE

Carrying 72 cmpty bottles,

day, July 18, when she will take Kan, Khoe Ven-Kie (Credit), welching 40 pounds, on the back

1

plane for Manila to carry on with Peter Lam. Lau.Tak-Hof his bicycle involved a youth of

Hon-chl (Distinction),

18. Ito Fuk in an accident which

The funeral was held at fappy Valley last evening.

D

W. Shakespeare, ship's surgeon, went imunediately to his

aid.

It was reported that the senman died as

he was being taken to his cabin.

The cause was given as cerebral haemorrhage.

The Radnorshire, now lving alongside Holr's Wharf, arrived here on Sunday from the United Kingdom.

Armenian Dies After Macao Shooting

Macao, July 13. Wounded during the attack on General Ng Hong-nam last decorator, Mr. Vardan Petros Sunday night, an Armenian. Ter-Ovakimian, died of in- testinal injuries yesterday.

The funeral of General Ng Hongman, former Commissioner of Police, Chungaban District, too% place yesterday., The,remelys wore. sent to Bhek-ki in Chungshan,

Polico agents- mingled with the crowds during the funeral proces-

General Ng'was shot while wait. fug for a lift at the Central Hotel

sion.

| her-three-month assignment tour-in. Lim How-tau, Lim Siu-ling, résuited in injuries to two children, on Sunday night. The socond civi-

A 100-picül fshinig Junk caught, South East Asia.

20 passeneres, of whom 10 dis- by a sudden rust of strong wind, embarked here.

was turned over on her starboard

She had 1,289 tons of general side in Aberdeen Harbour yester. enrgo for the Colony and 5,349 day morning. tons in transit,

The occupants, two men, three

4

The Ruys left the South Amerie waren and baby, were thrown ean port on May 5. She left into the wafer but they were all Manila on June 1 for Rongpicked up by a passing junk. Korig.

No one was injured..

Most of her

passengers had

disembarked en route, when the 8,064-ton liner called at several ports.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY

WOR

A remand of three days granted by Mr. F. X. d'Almada qt Central yesterday in the case of Troi Liu, aged 33, Yu Kit, aged 23, and Ng Keung. The charge is that on July 12 at the Economy Cafe they conspired to commit a rob- bery. They are also charged with passession of tivo flaggora.

XMAS IN JULY

We have placed our' orders for CHRISTMAS 1949, This is our- assurance to our many customers Lot, M. Targe collection. of NEW

HOLIDAY merchandise.

It was extremely hard work, thinking of Xmas In July, but yug,bellevetla better to be onely than late.

THE EVERGREEN

300 Mathan Road,

(See Page 11)

FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

Iso

Ban wounded, Tam Kwok-yln, was only slightly hurt.

The Armenian decorator was buying cigarettes in the lobby of the Central Hotel when he was

bullets.

Kim-an, Kwok withged at Central yesterday hit by stray

Lim Tany-sin, Too Joon-peng, One of the children lost a tooth, Wong, Kal-wong, Wong Siu-yan while the other, girl of signt, sil Sung-chi, and refused to appear in court, (Credit), Wu Wing-yal, and Yao tained a fracture at the base of the Hsking-Ang

skull. The following were awarded The forthcoming weddings have Spécial Leaving Certificates: Chan been announced af Victor Bauk-Man-sec, Koh ham, civil servant, Hong Kong Kam-chuen, Wong Hok-shing, and Government, of Huxley Lodge, 37 Wong Peng-kurg The junk, was brought to an Condult Itead, and Miss Betty even keel and water was bailes Ashman, of 39 MacDonnell Road; out Property WAR recovered, and of Kuri Otta Gustafsson, 1113-Bang Medal) though some sank to the bottom. slonary, of 33 Granville Road,

not Kasyloon, and Miss Frida Livina (Hewitt Medal, presented by Old Boys),

Danielsson.

N DÂN Tháo. Van T

#Baku" Prise-Chu Pah Whực, Chen

Darriage,

serious.

however,

Whs

Brothers Joint Wedding

Chang

of Mr. Chan' Tak-kwong and Miss Wan (left), and Mr. Chan Tak chuen apid.

(right): took place at the -- Kam (Francis Wa's Studio),

Prize Winners

carrying an excess weight, The Macae police are co-operat using him to lose control of the ing with the Chungshian authorities bicycle, defendant was fined $50 in the investigations. Our Own and ordered to pay $300 compens-Correspondent. antion to the parenta of the injured

Dux of: Bebos)-L Hon Chi (Mok Kenchild.

Ying Wit Dux, at Chinese-Tang

IMPORTED GOLD,

Warner story, Brian Han Ch. WITHOUT LICENCE

| Fang Yuan.

Prizes

A 2

Form VII. Li Hon Chi. Walter Jam

Yao Helank, Sang, Ang Hian Àn. gy

Form VA, Chú | Poh "Vrbye, Chen Fárt Lan tại chú Thoon, Yrang ÔNG TH Chew Blow Ming..

Form Villa Kho Bhel Kle, Chi Hox || Keng, Trosk þar 'Mimer. *.......'>

«<Form-17; Chan Thịu Ting, Wing Kin

Hang, Teak Ting Wal, James Lee, Beni-

tutto, BaLo Ching, (8poblat Prise).

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Form 11 klia Lee, Chan Tela Yul, Tang Yoo Test, Waos Leong Wo, Low { Hong, ByteToy

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DANGEROUS. GOODS

A number of summonses for atorage of dangerous goods with- Department we heard, at Chitral out a license from the Firà Silände

yesterday in the Justices of the Charged with fpporting gold Peace Court. without a licence, Kwok Chan, a Tsui Kwal-long of the Dlaward shop faki, failed to be present at Steel Works, Hoonz No. 507 Chifis Contral yesterday.

Building, was fined $1,000 for stor- lie was found to be in possessioning 660 pounds of sodium nitrate of 22.8 tools of gold valued at and 2,730 pounds of sulphurletacid. $3,203 on board the sa Cheung Hing at the Hai On wharf on

12.

The gold and ball of $10 were ordered to be estreated.

Lam Chau-fong of the Dith Chuis Plastle Works, 26, Dagis Hireet. storage of 2,000 potinde of form- Kennedy Town, was fined $100 för

aline and 40 gallons of. kerosene.

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