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TENANCY VERDICT QUASHED

The Appeal Court yesterday overruled a Tenancy Tribunal decision which held that if rent is made "payable in ad- vance" It is so slipulated for rent, that has not yet accrued.

re-

Mr. Justice Gould, Benior Puisne Judge, accordingly mited the case in question be fore him back to the Tenancy Tribunal for it to be tried anew on the basis of his ruling.

The appellant was Pun Wong Yin Yuk, of Roon 411, York Building, Chater Road, tlie owner of 188 Nathan Road, Arst floor-the premises in dispute. Fun was represented by Mr. F. Zimmern. Mr. Y. H. Chun op- peared for Tung-sang:

the tenant, Tong

Before Mr. C. Q. Lim, Tenancy Tribunal President, the appellant had claimed that the opponent) was tenant of the premises et 3150 D month payable in nd- vince He clalined that rent was due in arrears thun 30 days,

for more

Accordingly, Pun had brought on application for ¿viction under section 10 (c) of the Ordinance, in which he also asked for mesne profits.

The defence put up by Tong tendered rent was that he had

to the owner, but that this was not accepted. It was also 'con- tended that the rent was not payable in advance,

Mr. Lim had held that if rent

is made "playable in advance."

It is so stipulated for rent which

I not yet accrued.

Section

15 (c) was against tenants whose vent had

or was in accrued arrears for more than 30 days.

The Tribunal President sid there was no arrears of rent in this case, and had dismissed the application.

CHEERO TIME

IS BACK

The Rediffusion auntquỷ_show for, memberN

Forces of H. M. throughout the Colony, which Ens been off the air during the summer months, will return to Rediffusion's Bhic Network this evening at 9:30 p.m.

The progromne originates in hall of the "Cheero the social Club" at Garden Road and dur- Jug its previous ecason on Redi- fusion attracted many hundreds

British troops have been in action In Korea. "Photo shows:

an American Army nurse. Anne. Steele, inspecting the kneas of this Joyous Highlander at the disembarking frolica al Pusan,- {AP photo).

Shadow

puppets

of Szechuen

A talk on the shadow puppets of Szochuon was given by Mr. Harry Simon, BA, at the YWCA downtown contre, yesterday.

THE CHINA MAIL, FIUDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1980.

HONG KONG'S NEED OF SOCIAL WELFARE

In order to study the need for social welfare for such a place like Hong Kong it is necessary

first of all to understand contain local peculi Reminders

orities which materially, affect welfare work within the Colony, Social Welfare Officer J.T. Wakefield told the Y's Men's Club yes- terday.

Mr. Wakefield was speaking on "The Need for Social Welfare" at the Hong Kong Hotel, where members of the Club met for the first time after their prolonged summer recess. Among the peculiarities Hated and put into it work and service by the speaker were the popula-which directly benefits them and tion of Hong Kong, Its cosmo-in which, they can have politan character, Its illiteracy, lasting pride, he added. its lack of "hometown" sentiments In most social services experi and its overcrowdedness.

ence, buildings and technical equipment are essential; add to this the dire shortage of suitable land and the problem of provid ing these services is made more difficult.

The Colony's urban areas are some of the most crowded in the world there are 2,000 and more persons to the acre in such places, (This figure may be compared with

an average of less than 50 to the acre for the City of Bir- mingham or with the figure of 500 to the gross acre which the Toya Planning Patrick Abercromble considers

Expert

this

an

`BONIC

other

Today

Night, 7.30 p.m.

Cheero Services Club, Amateur Union Jack Club, dance, 8 p.m.

Nino Dragons Services tombola, 7.30 p.m.

Club,

Talk on "History of Early Portu- Kuese Traders In Chhus" by Mr.T. T. Chong, Club Lusitano, 6.30 jr.

St

Coming events

TOMORROW

Mary's Church bazaar, open- ing at 11 am.. by Mr. J. M, Wong. Causeway Bay. Cheero Service Club, tombola,

7.30 pm. Nine Dragons

Services Club, tombola, 7.30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Referring to the North Point Rellet

Camp, Mr. Wakefield de- elared that recent reports that the camp is to be closed due to Sir economy measures are erroneous.

"Let me make it clear that no Classical Concert, Toc H, -50,

Macdonnell Road, 8.30 p.m. should be the absolute maximum repuine, caso of hardship is being

NAAFI Club, Kowloon, stooker the urban areas of Hong turned out, but on the

tournament, 7. p.m. hand, some of the camp inmates Kong).

Club, nre who

from Nine Dragons Services inheritance The percentage of partial or

gramaphone recital, 7 p.m. complete literacy among long Rosary Hill, set up in 1942 by Kong's population is not at pre-the International Red Cross and *support sent known. In order to main who are now able

successful social welfare themselves, are leaving. tain u

"In one case,

a woman and essential that policy it is illiteracy is studied together with her two children were provided bedding, lodging. the acknowledged vital demand with food,

medical treatment, free school- for academic education.

amenities Mr.

many other Wakefield declared that ing and a small

portion of the po- while her husband was working only a

and living outside carning just pulation has been here for 10. or

month. more years and even those whose less than $1,000 families have been here for two "At the time of this family's still main-entry into the camp this relief or three generations

wan Justified, but

only alter tain the closest link with their w

homes in other parts of lengthy inquiry, hindered as far family

their as possible nat only by the family, regularly visiting

but by the many employer, was It disclosed that this family was now able to fend for itself," the Social Welfare Oficer stated.

ung ha" from time to time. "In other words, though many Hong Kong residents their real ties and their first love is to their own native place," he added.

are

There has been a marked in- the crease in recent years in interest taken in welfare work the eager co-operation of local

Mr. Simon, who is a lecturer in Modern Chinese, School of Oriental and African Studies, Uni- versity of London, has just spent a year in Chengtu studying Chinese droma of the Han Dynasty. He is now on his way back to Lon-welfare work is to be seen

don.

The speaker, illustrated bis of Navy, Army and Air Force

Cash talk with an impromptu ex- men each Felday night. prizes are provided by Rediu-hibition of a shadow puppet slun for the men who perform show behind a white screen. most successfully, to be judged to the immense amusement of by the applause. The contestants the audience.

Also given clgorettes.

are

J

cartons

of

The tie pieces of Hat

in street corners and tea-houses.

In Szechuen the tea-houses are

very popular: they are the coun- public terparts of the English houses and coffee houses. How- ever only tea is served, but customers

may buy peanuts .or Xbiscuits to lake with their toa. The preliminary contests for hides, cut to ligures and objects, People spend hours daily sipping the broadcast show begin at 7 with sticks to control their move- their tea, sitting on long benches p.m. and during the evening the ments, came very much to life on with a ledge in front on which the screen when cleverly manipu-to put their ten-cups. somewhat best available talent is lined slated by Mr. Simon's two assi-similar to the seats in a chapel.

tants. Mr. Cyril Birch and Cap-

In the evening, many of these

Ined up for the broadcast show

nt 0.90. over Rediffusion

The

"Cheero Time" programme Istuin W.L. Ward.

LICENSING BOARD TO ̄ ̄ ̄MEET

A meeting

However,

this

of

residents with Government in its

many ways.

Social security in UK

in

CS-

Bpolat security in Britain has been designed to eliminate as extrams far as possible, the undesirability of relying chief. ty on charity or doles to sup port the desiltutes, he tinued.

con.

under

Further encouragement is sential if this co-operation is to have lusting results and at the same time more efforts must be made to awaken in others that scrise of duty to their fellow citizens.

Good work

refugees.

in

Hong Kungs

#

MONDAY Whist drive, European YMCA,

9.30 p.m. Formal opening of Un Long Public Middle School, by Mr. T. R. Rowell, 3 p.m. NAAFI Club, Kowloon, weekly service, Union Jack Club, tombola, 7.30 pim. TUESDAY.

HK Rotary lunch, Roof Garden,

HK. Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Cheere Services Club, whist drive,

7.30 p.m.

Bridge Drive, European, YMCA,

8 p.m.

NAAFI Club, Kowloon, table. tennis tournament, 8 p.m. Nine Dragons Services

dancing class, 8 p.m.

EXHIBITION

OF ITALIAN PAINTINGS

It is a

he resides.

now

Club,

in

"But in

Hong Kong.

Ten per cent of the ross present conditions, such a system would be quite impracticable; proceeds of Mt. C. Ragusa's art

and sale, this system can only be maintain-exhibition ed in a country with

relatively progress at the Hotel Cecil, will "without doubt go to the Stanley Boys' Cap. stable popopulation fluctuates | Mrs. Violet Chin, the camp more than any other territory, chairman, disclosed yesterday. The "kalfong" welfare or colony or country in the world, Mr. Ragusa's exhibition of 125

in the

Colony, with the possible exception ganizations

contemporary Itailan paintings, farmed me 12 months 20, Kosen at the moment," he said. Including nearly 30 of his own,

Thus the social diseases which will close tomorrow. are doing good work-provid- frea other things ing among

are caused by poverty and de- part time education, medical stitution as well as the seclui

rare exhibition, and Mr. Birch has come out to take tea-houses, in order to draw i

and clinical services, repron disease of poverty itself, must be prices are reasonable. compered by a member of the

Mr. Ragusa is a well-known tional facilitics and ales assistallacked piecemeal in Hong Kong Armed Forces and is produced Mr. Simon's place on his return larger clientele, put up a shudow

puppet show which is olways

in settling family troubles

uble by other mods Mr. Wakefeld Italian artist who is currently on by Priscilla Pote-Hunt, Redi- 10 London.

i tour of the Far East: Before housing of ffusion's Assistant

Mr. Simmon said the modern well patronised. Programme

asserted. and in the

the 18 pastime

absence of adequate coming to Hong Kong last month work Director.

Chinese drama is different from

Constructive

In tho Com- en by the new

Colony will always be influenced provision by Western drama rently in music, frowned

Government in its he visited Manila, Singapore, ard Colony In fact it would be more correct munist masters the country, and affected by civil disorders, budget to meet all such public Saigon. He will leave on Sep-

floods to say it is opera rather than who consider they are a bed in-

or other large- famines,

more effective drama. Music has always been adence, as they say people should

co-ordination settle down in Florence, where in the neighbouring province of necessary between-all-voluntary part of the Chinese drama right always have words to do, instead scale rocial and economic changes assistance, It is essential that tember 10 for Rome, and will from the beginning. The quality of idling away their time in tea

Kwangtung and no welfare plans gencles and associations which of the Licensing of the text or story is not im-houses and puppet shows. As D

rapidly ignore the constant emigration use public fender usually in the Board will be held in the Coun-portant. It is almost variably result the pastime is

and immigration of Chinese.

form of suballjes, for this work. affecting ell Chamber on November 0, at conventional, hackneyed, with a dying out.

Another problem

There are four major reasons 2.30 p.m. to consider applications suspense or emotion, and its most Nevertheless, said Mr. Simon, welfare work that Hong Kong

why

the tax-paying community Licences, Hotel enses known beforehand, with these foa-house puppet shows are

In food- for Publicans'

not self-supporting Keepers Adjunct Licences and usually a pleasant ending.

the most democratic Institution stuffs, with the possible excep-onnot afford to escape financial responsibility for the uncared- "Our water

pro- Restaurant Adjunct Licences for

What, then, in the year 1950-51 under

the Simon said it she appeal? Mr. in China, where rich and poor go ton of fish.

the nctor for amusement and to which blem is very difficult and as the for and why, no member of the tenced to four months by Mr. J.

the community should evade a Datiable Commodities Ordinance,sings and moves,

what costumes quests are invited as one in the

larceny of a Sheaffer'y pen from 1031..

First, there When West would invite friends to a population becomes more educat-tidel interest in that provison Reynolds at Central yesterday for

the he wears, and the music.

acknowl Sau-ying on September 0. ed greater are the demands for Forms of application may be the audience breaks out into ap- theatrical show.

water. This is particularly re-

Detective Police Constable 1016, obtained at the Central Magis-plause, it is not over any point

· Originated in China levant in considering housing and legged moral debt of any co trucy.

In the story but when an actor All applications must be torr has performed a delicate feat or

helpless members were patrolling Wing Lok Street paratively who have contributed their share at about 10.30 am on September ernment officer said. warded to the Magistracy on or

have originated in

The object of all social wel- towards its welfare in the past and, saw the defendant snatch before September 16, and must has sung a plece in a manner that leved to

China, because they are linked with Chinese folkiore which say fare activities is to enable and the homeless, aged or crippled the pen from a Chinese woman Hong Kong in the course of employment and who raised an alarm. They gave

vertising.

is association between soul encourage Applicants for licences or for Puppet shows are very popular and shadow, as may be demon-citizen with the help of his wr those who have been physically chase and caught the defendant

efforts to develop into a reliable or mentally debarred from mak-near Morrison Street. strated

In Chinese funeral rites. transfer thereof, und, persons in China because they are cheap the most exquisite puppet shows / neighbour and a useful and injing any material · contribution,

formed fellow-citizen," objecting? to such applications, and there is no need for costumes,

Wakefield declared. must appear in person at the said Mr. Simon. They are also are to be found in Tibet.

Folklore plays on Important

from this that all follows meeting.

very simple, and can be set up

in Chinese everyday life, us

of efficient social welfare work must insy be in the popularity of

scen the story-tellers who Invariably contribute to the social stability draw large crowds around them. of the Colony and to its resistance Mr. Simon said he has seen this against internal troubles," even in Hong Kong. These story added. tellers in Wanchai would hold

+

be accompanied by a deposit of please them. HK$20 to cover the cost of ad-

is not

EX-SOLDIER GAOLED

A former Nationalist, soldier, Wong Leung, aged 30 was red-

Shadow puppet shows are be- re-settlement schemes," the Gov-munity to help those of its com- Lam Chiu and a District watchman

Popular showS

every

Education Adviser arrives in Colony

Educational

there

part

by their story, but by already known inside out.

the way

show,

the dom

Mr.

he

in social welfare re-

Pride in itself

"Becondly, no community can fast any pelda" in itself as a community and therefore much 'interèst in' its own" "solt-pro- fservations in "The face of exi ternal or internal dengers, ... - If a It leaves its physical misfits to bed, steal or die by the way. jelde.

will be enforced by 1952, requires whole stary is told on the screen Hanent home is in Ent Interior' to their fellows that

all

many

Proceed

their audience spell-bound. not oca should be based on the following, Mr. Wakefield as-

Thirdly, it i

ty. It is notorious that it those citizens of the United King is among those unfortunates who Sir Christopher Cox, KCMG,, ressury in sitting for the ex- they tell it, as the story itself is scrted: First, obligations are to

Adviser to the lamination.

or Colonies of any raco In a shadow puppet

whose

of the more' vicious i the Secretary of State for

The new requirement, which

Kong:

criminals are bred-the types ..secondly, to Colonies, arrived

on It, and yesterday

taking in ex-by the shadows thrown from. Singapore by British amination to earn three creaits and sung by the actors who, hide other nationals whose permanent who, because they believe they

home i

is Hong Kong: thirdly, toare deprived of normal social or under the stogo, Overseas Airways for a three-two of a higher grade hustead of themselves

1 long-term residents of Hong economie equailty,

to get and foreign, week stay.

the present requirement of live the accompaniment of a three or

Keng, both British credits,

four piece orchestra, Such a show who have lived or expect to live their own back on society

Fanti-sdelal ways that the He revealed

new may have anywhere

fr for at least 18 years in the "Fourthly, the more members requirement limits the minimum one performer-actor,, to a cast of Colony, and, lastly, there are of a community who can be in

20.

d to take some interest in duced those temporary. residents who ngo qualified to sit for the ex- Mr. Simon bought his set of amination to 17, Tile-new-rọt twinnets from a curio dentor - In do and will always constitute as widerdogs the greater the car~| tointy that effective public, and Chengtu efter much bargaining large part of the community.

private helion will be aroused to the necessity for preventiva as well as remedial measures," the speaker, eald, rais **

Sir Christopher wax nccom- panted by Mr. T. R. Roweli, Director of Education.

Calling his trip a self-education tour, Sir, Christopher, is touring British territories in South East Asia. He told the Press that hit mission is to see what kind of education boys and girls here art receiving.

gulation Alma at getting more mature students.

Mr. Rowell Bald that the at what he thought to be a very Halnya conference, also discussed reasonable price. In

way he had

problems of training more pri-to thank the Communists for this mury school teachers. The con- piece of good luck, becauSÚ From Hong Kong, Bly Christoference considered possiblities of hitherto they had been very ex- pher will prosced to Borneo lowering the overall standard of pensive, and low people would whence he will return to Sings-primary schools. This is neces-sall their collections. pure. He has ylalted the West sary. Mr. Rowell explained, in Indies, East and West Africa and order to get more children into

***. g. primary

lesting London on September any school, radio and visual

and expects to return to the UK education

and the supply, of

FISH PRICES

Pay dividends

are

From a financial viewpoint Bocini welfare activities not directly revenue-producing to the Colony, but these a0- tivities pay good dividends Ind. directly in helping to pradune scolatly healthier and socially more stable and more resistant

us

WHIST DRIVE

In

The usual wookly whist, drive was held at the Nine Dragon The Bervices Club on Tuesday. winners werði han

Freak fish average prices realised at hope to see a greater by the beginning of December Vernacular toxt books were also the Hiêng Kong Fish Wholastie Markets

Returning here after attending discussed during the conference Kennedy Town, yesterday were proportion of the Colony sex

Dodge Wirst wanity Averses the botiference of Director of which was successful Six Direc-

pike "wries Education of the Federation of Wr, three from Borneo, one och Malays Singapore, Sarawak, from Bingapore, Malaya and Hong North Borner and Hong Kong Kong, took part Ib, the confer Other Grouper 121981,

White Fumire fargeld Renwert revented to the Bars Chee at which he was the chair-mall hepianton for the Cambridge managementGISTER LOG We are GanGolu Cerificate, exardastion 18lr Christopher was also pro dolden rond

tubetraquired to undered an Went at the conference and gava Horse Hand (large) Hermselves, ofrecticution, in order, much, helpful advice, Bar." Nowali mes

| Women: In. Mrs. Padget; 2nd. Let

Mrs. Thompson penditure in the future being Mers1 Bt. Thomas; and, devoted to increasing and im- CIPIO McMogy

Consolation-Mr.. proving welfare work. In our midat, Me Wakefield remarked. Klockout? Comp

Neverthelem money spent on B/Sgt. Swindells any social work will not be send Thomasekly to the best affect or bring lasting Rubners-up: Bd A results, unless many more real momon

Ba dents are encourated toyleartito: 5 Tha/negt: @whist

Hidegen til regard HoD HAD hele home, held on Beptember

and

Sgt.

SHADES

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