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BRITISH COUNCIL'S WORK IN HONG KONG

Reminders

Today

Toe II meeting, 50, Macdoanalt

Rund, 1.30 p.m.

British Council sponsored lecture Uni "Definition and Back- ground," Comell brary, 5.30 p.m.

European YMCA Debating and

Disenusion Group, talk on

Shortage of money and lack of suitable accom-

.

modation are hampering the efforts of the British Council in Hong Kong in carrying out its task satisfactorily. The Council's mission

is the diffusion of knowledge about Britain throughout the world.

In on exclusive interview with the "China Mail" yesterday, Mr. Robert Bruce, the Council's representative here, said that the scope and influence of his organisation would expand rapidly if only these handicaps were removed. He described the British Coun- At the end of this month an "Mountains and Tribes nell nn an agency created by the exhibition of some 50 representa- Went China" by P. Guillart, British Government to diffuse tive modern printings 8:46—1100—

knowledge about European trail-held by the Counell, at the re xions, culture, education and ari quest" of "UNESCO. These painte in all parts of the world. The ings will include famous works agency is Government-sponsored by artists of European countries.

not necessarily Dritain alone. and subsidised, but is not politient organisation, nor a gove ernmental department.

p.m.

Nine Dragons Services Club,, Dun- cing Class ut 2.30 h.; "Mul- joug and Film Shov nt Sino-British Orchestra rehearsal, St. John's Cathedrai Hall, 6.15.3.m.

St. Joseph's College Old Boys Re- union Dinner, at College hull, Kennely Rond, 8 p.m. Europeau YMCA "VERT

tion Whist Drive, in am.

Coming Events

Nin.

British

documentary weekly film show, tielena May institute, 4.30 p.m. Nine Dragonia Sarviers Club,

Bridge Drive. 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

Ing College, Boulam Road, 6.30 p.m. Nine Dragons Services Club, Toni-

|

Mr. Bruce, belleves that in these feritical days the value of suelt work in Hong Kong is, doubly

exhibitions.

his that

will bo

"The British Council cought to

THE CHINA MAIL," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1950,

HK-Manila. cable damage:

The cable Line between Manila and Hong Kongiwa damaged recently by Aldal conditions and was in a poer · etals operation yesterday, an official of Cable and Wire. Iess told the "China Mail."

However, repairs have been takon in hand by one of the firm's fleet o! repair-ships, and it is hoped that normal service will be resumed to day.

Failed to report accidents

Competition for

radio listeners

Hong Kong residents will be able to take part in the Listener Competition of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

The Competition, organised by the BBC's English Half-Hour for the Far East, will be held from February 19 to March 4. Anyone in the Far East may participate. Prizes to be awarded incluite V This question is different radio sota and bouka. All that from the others. Information about competitors will be required to your radio sot and your reception do is to listen carefully to the of our broadcasts will help is programme and send their frank to provide you with a better set- crillelems to the English Tuff- vlee. Wint we would like to Hour, BBC, London.

know is:

(a) What is the highest and The English Helf-Hour for the lowest short wavelengin on your For East is the regional pro-

(for example, 10-50 greme in English for listeners radio net?

in Bouth East Asia and the Parthetres, 18-60 metres,

metres),

Eart

;

or 19-50

c) Do you and reception better direct from London?

NEITHER HERE NOR THERE!

Lines

Its brandenst dally from 12 (b) Do you listen to the Eng- noon to 12.30 pm, GMT in the liah nif-Hour direct from London Far Eastern Service of the BBC or relayed from Radio Ceylon or Mr. Bruco stressed the Coun-

en frequencies in the 11, 13 and from the British Far Eastern it's lack of sultable accommadu-

25-metre bands and re-broadcast Broadcasting Service (Singapore)? [tion.

Two Europeans were, sum-by Radio Ceylon and the British "I am hoping to move from moned before the, Justice of Far Eastern Broadcasting Ser-

vice, my present quarters in the usar Petice Court at Central yes- "Undoleant THE Center jointed opený kontsertlaphorshellingeblinkage frichtegenfrimitilingedotopartsdiseaslenihangalakk jo, nimikkokite kretsmakalisten regularly in the English

manifold activities. is ling

the expanding library and other accidents in which they were during the Listener Competition Half-Hour for the Far East for cultural gap in the Colony which activities would really requira i has virtually exted, since the a sizeable bullding.

Involved. They were fined $15Berled included "East Meets West" further detalls of the competition.

You Fobruary 19, "Women *Po earliest days.

each.

fitles" on February 21, 1 speak TOMORROW

for Myself" on February 23, Kowloon Rotary Club, Ladies Reviewing the work of provide a centre for cultural ex- Mr. A. Bruce of the Inland Re-question Time" on February

Day, Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 agency, Mr. Brueg zald

change between the differun!|venue Department was cumment-25, nud The British Elections" British Council offlees were opened communities of Hong Kong, und [ed burnuse be filled tó report an and the Far East on February 20. Y'a Men's Club, Luncheon at Roof in Hong Kong in September 1948, 611 the great need for a concurt Decident in Hennessy Boud on Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m. Two months ileture that he came hall, a lecture room, and so on." November 19, when his enr Nn.

Ruler of the Competition are: IK Women's International Club here to find premises and to Mr." Eruce sald.

1. Listen to the English Half- 1583 collided with a lagi. Dance

Hour for the Far East as often fur Servleemen, 7.30 ¦ unke préttminty arrangements.

Describing the agency as stil! In

Mr. Bruce said that at 7 p.m. on as possible during the fortnight, p.n.

in addition to our main jobs initial stages of development. November 19, he was

Technically speaking, Jose Council

passing February 18, to March 4, 1930. at promoting universal Interest Mr. Bruce said that the library along Hennessy Houd on his way criticising the programmes you there. The complication arose 2. Write not less than 600 words Lio Tan is neither here nor in Britain," Mr. Bruce said, "we now has more than 3,000 volumes to the Kowloon Ferry. When are also trying to encourage it is growing rapidly, as does near house No 80

he attempted have heard.

when Mr. Tan, a young Chin- mutual understanding in the membership, BOYS neuring 600.

3. Send your letter to the Engese merchant of Austin Road, Cultures of all countries." He said that anyone can join onto pass some trams, A taxi pulled

Kowloon, took off in a Phillip- Evening Institute Teachers, Class,

4, Post by Air Mail not later pine Air door of the taxi was suddenly To carry out these los, his making a deposit of $10, which out just in front of him and the lish Half-Hour, BBC, London

plane for presentation of Certifeutes to

As his cor passed than March 11, 1950, to arrive Manila on Monday. Kraduntes, at Northeote Teuin-organisation has arranged my can or withdrawn later.

The lecture programmes devis-opened.

could in London by April 1, lecture courses in shows, anded this year are only the first struck the open door. He

5. Do not forget to include your Instalment of

To his knowledge, Mr. Tan's what in

not pipraed stop inediately due to the

heavy traffle but pulled up about name, address, occupation, and travelling papers were in order. } for the future.

But when he arrived at the air- 50 yards further or. On examin-approximate age.

part in the Philippine capital, More films

the Immigration' authorities, uf- wns reratcheti front mudguard the but that there was no extensive

ter scanning his papers, raid "no." store films toveling on

"Passport irregularities," was the For East and its envirominent will [damage done.

omein answer given.

Mr. Tan was detained by the Immigra- their wider appeal.

He had

appointment to

tion Department there, and yes. continued. TO make, Mr. Bruce Mr. Bruce said that he will do he drove away, and as he did uni

terday was put in another PAL his best to bring distinguished think that the incident would be lecturers from England, and perclassed as an accident he did not haps companies af players and musicians. Recently Sir Luurenes make a report to the Police. Lecture courses

Olivier, his wife Miss Vivien Mr. F. Thorp of the Hong Kong Leigh, and members of the Old Electric Company was summoned Lecture, courzes running at the Vic Company, toured Australia for failing to report that his car moment include one on Chinese under the Council's auspices. A was involved in a collision with

on Morrison civilisation, one on English soetalle while back the late Leslie another car

HII Howard paid a visit to Spain Road outside houses Nos. 14 and history and one on Parlament.

the Council's Invitation to talk about British film production, and 18 at 8.40 p.m. on December 20. Sir Malcolm Sergeant conducted

He told the Court that he had Sweden. Sadler turned to make a remark to his orchestras in Wells bellet niso toured Europe wite who was in the car just at and Discussion programmes? Herald," in their issue of "yes- on the Courell's Invitation.

the moment of the accident but Would you keep these as they terdny, gave front page promin- of Jose Lio Afr. Bruce said the Counell has us there was little damage dose are or change them? Do you ence to the plight no part in the civil service, nor he did not make a report to the like to have both men and women Tan, whose passport bears the

In the programme? -

visa signature by the Philippine Colonial service. It In Police.

Consul in Hong Kong but did not merely given a yearly grant by

carry a corresponding number Government. As such, it

which Manila allocates

when mukes no official pronouncements

visa has been acknowledged by of policy.

officialdom there.

European YMCA Women's Bection Beginner's resonaking, 10

.m.

I also ran the only public "Feuding Dorary in the Calons:-

sends Three or four students to Brittri univerilties, ench your,! runs a gramophone record fent-; European YMCA Debating, Sving library, a filin-tending Ubrary be dubbed in Chinese, to permit } riety. 1.4 p. (West Lounge) and a soil reading-room, Talk by Mr. P. Goullart, "Moun- tains and Tribes in West Chinn- Part 1"

STOLE THE ALARM

On -two charges of larceny, Keung Ngan-kun, a 19-year-old Shanghalinom, was sentenced to months imprisonment by four Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday.

Defendant was alleged to have stolen an electric aferm bell, the property of Mr. Collin John Ure, construction engineer of the Otis Elevator Company, and a woollen jorney belonging to Law loi, mason, from a building site in Cameron Road-on Monday.

The Council publishes booklets on cultural subjects in and Chinese, and arranges for the publication of special features in the Press..

4

A member of the Glasgow City Council. Bailie John McAslan, is arriving in the Colony today on lecture tour in which he will describe local government in the and mutters United Kingdom cormertett with social welfare and eduenilon, Mr. Bruce snid.

Assault case was worst of its kind

toncod

Calling the case the worst of its kind and stoting that a very serious view of the offence was -taken-by-the-Court, Mr. Thomas Tam_son_

Yung Siu, 38-year-old woman, to three months without the option of a fine for assaulting Kwang Yung with a knife on February 6 of Contral yesterday. Throughout the hearing of the case, Yung con- tinually denied that she had taken up a knife and inflicted the wound on Kwong Yung's forehead.

Sub-Inspector C. Y. Chan The complainant had tried to

Cheung King, another woman who was residing on the second floor replied that there was no cat on the premise but there was

'chicken.'

H

Because of this the defendant began a quarrol with Cheung and,

pleking up a fruit knife, attempt- ed to strike Cheung.

intervene, whereupon the defen-

yp

In the

the

He deplored the recent bud - zetary slash, which has gravely curtailed the Council's scope of operation. The cut was necessitul-

Bög his car he found that the Five questions

en

The five questions which the BiC English Half-Hour for the Fur East would like you to try

to answer.

-3

I Have you any comments on

the news service? Does it give plane and flown back to Hong you information that you do not Fong. Fret from other sources? What changes would you make if you were asked to alter our news bulletins and talks on Far Eastern Affairs?

the

Arriving here yesterday, Tak, looking over the papers, also: Immigration Department at Kal said "no," "Mr. T'un docs not have a re-entry permit to Hong! II Which programmes have you Kong," was the officiul answer Which pro-given here. Mr. Tan was detairied grammes did you enjoy, and why? at the airport yesterday enjoyed; and why?

while III Do you listen to "English the Immigration Department went

If so, into his case. by Radlo programmes?

what do you think of them?

IV What about "Brains Trust" Meanwhile, the "Philippine

An American view

of North China

cd by a Cabinet decision to "The real values of the Chinese are in themselves,

economise after the dollor crisi reached serious proportion' six months ago.

to

continues The Council operate in China, in addition to Hong Kong, and Offices are still open in Peking. Nanking ani Shanghal.

THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT

the flouse

and it is these values which the twentieth con- tury people should remember and study" soid "Mr. Alfred S. Jenkins, former U.S.--Vice--

Consul in Peking and Tientsin.

He was addressing a large tory parades were held, some of audience under the auspices of which lasted for hours. the International Affairs Study Group at the Fung Ping Shan Library yesterday, on "Tientsin since the Liberation - th American View."

Mr.

"After the honeymoon camo the disillusionment," said Jenkins.

His

When the Communists first en-

a

au-

Apparently somcope in thorliy had slipped' up some- where, 'Meanwhile young Mr. Tan is technically nowhere but in the air!

Bargaining-

was out of order

"There is

at

Labour problems

no bargaining in this "Contrary to reports," said | court and If you cannot pay your Mr. Jenkins. "there was njo fine; you will have to goʻta spontaneous welcome to the prison, remarked Mr. Thomus? new troops. The people only Tam at Central yesterday when seemed relieved that the war he sentenced Leung' Hung, aged With the General Election ie

was over for them, at least." 24 to a ne ot 350 or 14 days ini- said that at about 8 p.m. ondant turned and slashed her on Great Britain only two weeks

Freedom of speech on the prisonment. February 6, a tenant on the the forehead Rendered uncut-away, a series of lectures on

"The first Communist troops streets was tolerated Although Defendant was charged with first floor of 30, Po Hing Fong setous, Kwong was taken to the Parliament begins in Hone enter Tientsin were an Impres the Press was censored.

loltering and with unlawful pop- sive alght, continued Mr. Jan-

(privets) went to the second floor of the Queen Mary Hospital for treat-Kong this evening.

ons kins. "They wore surprisingly Although he had not actually session of plants

Severn Road, The some address, where the comment:

and seen the working of their Courts, Sunday at Mr. Robert Bruce, the local Re-clean uniforms, fue hals Kwong Yung said that Cheung pluinant and defendant lived. King was her sister-in-law and presentative of the British Coun-carried American equipment ajul Mr. Jenkins suid that of the la-Peak. to enquire whether they had on the night in question the de- df, will give Ave lectures in the knew how to use it. They were bour-management problems which According to the prosecution, Mrs. Newell planted the privets fendant and Cheung were having Council's Library describing the mostly very young clean-cut but the Courts had handled to seen her cat.

well Jadoctrinated and hard-personal knowledge, the deci pt 400 The Peak an Thursday a querrel. As her baby daughter history and procedure of Britain's We

working. They really had the stone seemed to favour the mant-

and defendant was seen was in the room she went in to greatest institution, her system of wel

taking welfare of the country at heart, remont. However the manage-

them away on Sunday. take her away but on entering parliamentary government.

All were friendly. However later ments were not altogether happy

Defendant said that he is still defendant attacked the room the

In these days of advancing de-troops to enter the city were not as the Communist regime tended

einployed Fa Kee Stallin her with a knife. Cheung King.

told of how the moernby many people must find so clean or weil indoctrinated to enforce their own system of

Aberdeen Street, selling flower, und his income is about $3 a day. defendant. become angry be- the archale terms, and practices of and left much to be desired in carrying out the work.

When told of the fine by the cause of a joke and had picked the King, the House of Lords and their habits

the fruit knife. Another wo

of Commons puzzling

3fr. Jenkins told of how the tered Tientsin, American Aims magistrato de

defendant said that he an inmate of the fat also gave and apparently incongruous. The first troops, though mostly farmers were banned and more tukalan, had not enough money and that

of seeing Yung pick up Parliament in London has retain were not totally imorant or ins were shown. However the he had just a little evidence of a fruit knife and attacking the ed many ancient features from suliterate, showed much curiosity pcopin stayed away in droves and $10 with him

beginning in the Middle Ages and whoo they

car the theatre people appealed for oxamined his complainant.

not guilty yet it can claim to be among the which he used during the first more American filma. Yung Siu pleaded and dented picking up a knife most democratic In the modern days of the occupation,

· Mr. Jenkins said that up to the during the quarrel." She said that world. The process of law-

The former Vice-Consul 'told{time of his departure from Tien- the wa

wound the complainant's making, the position of the House

of the King, of his experiences during the tsin in August last year there of Lords, the power general clet. Ume before, during and after the Was he noticeable increase in the On the application of Mr. T Nat)son who had thrown a)

tion and other similar matters arrival of the Communite in number of Russians in the city. Cashman, Assistant Director of at the complainant.

Tientsin.

Criminal Intelligence, fourmop. clauined that the com-will be explained in these talks.

He spoke of leaving North charged with possession of arms iho pla arst thrown

how the people of China with great regret saying and ammunition, were remanded He told Mr. Bruce's first lecture will at her son who had just returned to the flat and had pigivo a brief historical secord of hentai werd apprehensive of that he had lost, behind many three days by Mr. X. d'Almada to step the quarrel. the development of Parliament the outcome of the mate dr-friends both Chinese and foreign. at Kowloon yesterday.

and of the Franchise up to morival of the Communista, Hele he went to buy some fruit from custody in Talpo during a police He fold of an incident when. The men, who were taken. Into tho liberation there were ho scharged, Mr. Tam said the de-dern times. The lecture begins at celebrations or any air of exhijan ft. Chinese hawker; and with having in their possessin fendant papeseed). A very bad 5.30

ration, although all were relloved hawker: refused payment Lemper. Had it not been for the

that the battle was over and that after questioning, said that he Ave automatic pistols, two ro- fact that

that she was provoked to n

|something new was coming at had been waiting seven months volvers and ammunition without certain

extent Info

repay the kindness of several sport, ut Nare Ka shuman The Orst Communist troops to Americans who had saved the aged 85, Just No. X. enter Tientsin after the balle in ufe of his young nephew, Leb-man, aged 30, Yu Chlu Vil- by Street, Kowloon Tong: Cheung not hesitated in recommending Mr. F. Duckworth, Manager, January were very eficient. The umely, penicillin treatment. logo, Talpo; Yeung Yuk-hing, aged Phonishment stated in saying | pany. Limited, garg -p talk on iwo days after; their arrival, cars | Summoned for permitting 51, Yu-Ghậu Vilings, Taipo" and

of the Hong Kong Electric Com-street worn full of rubble. hut

Sush Excellent

Smoking.....

Balkan

Sobranie

Black Russian

GOLD TIPPED

Cigarettes

RY VICKING

tempted

temper, the Court Color her

Also, as sho

fed, that

have

0.30 p.m..

ROTARY TALK

more than

Mr. Tam fold defendant he

will have to go to ́prison.

ARMS CHARGE

that she had not picked up the Electric Power Generation to that could travel to comparative toxicating liquor to be consiamed

Chan Man-wah, aged 34,00 ¥6}| knife and caused the wound when steain Turbing at the Hong Kong y sus and arose of the on the houses of cula restaurant Chin-Village, Talpo three other witness had testi Rotary Club yesterday,ab

the manager of the Tin Heung With the exception of Cheung hadid do go and also, indyno "ispbaker -traced the history Pro HERE.

Lou Restauraph 138-140 Woosung Leeman, all are Northern Chinese. as the Quicen. Mary Homitat, docs of the turbine which he bald wad The streefs word heavily guari: Strost, Mu" yiglah wayar for a medioni perilicate gold that mainly responsible for what the ed and at night data finnegoers missed by Lin, Jumos Wickstat Chong Cuff, aged 12 wom the wound on the complainant's electrical industry is today were challenged at every carder Kowloon yostarday when the pro-ployed, was remanded for throu forebend bad boon caused by a be Mr. Duckworth also touched though thay, were not molested

socutionsmidd, to Caroduce auf days by Mr. A. D. Schalcs at sharp instrument jonasient with upon olber aspects of the electric

mient«pvidgače. Akane parandast. Central yesterday on a charge of that of a knife, she would not be a indulty from 1880 up to the After the city had been cleared Metalked is fou represented, burglary at all, The Peak, on-

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