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While Skipper Menzies Is

Away The Ship

Runs

Of State

Into Some Shoals

FROM

H. KING WOOD

Sydney, July 18.

With its chief pilot Robert Gordon Menzies careering about Europe and America, the Australian ship of state has run into a number of shoals lately, and its officers have not been an exactly happy crew.

Minister for defence production Sir Eric Harrison gave the ship the wrong course, when he announced plans to retrench 157 workers at the Lithgow small arms factory.

The

knce came as a staggering sur- prise

factory announced the The immediate rvirenciuneni dismissala beenuse of retooling) will be confined to 41 females for production of the new Bel- who began work at the factory gian PN 30 ride.

after March, 1955, and, at the time of itt ezigagement, were advised that their employment was temporary and for a short | cynic sees it. "Is this the pay off

1 Mrvices rendered?" wrm only. Sir Erie suid

It said Shut !!! dismissal notkes would be issued by July 20 47) that 157 employers would be dismissed by the ench of the year.

Sir Eric Harrison salf then

that he hack directed that en- ployees should be laid off I the order of women first, then Now Australiane, t Australian re

Siligiu

STORM BURSTS Then the storm bursi, ay in-

chief migration

guardian angel of tralians, rushed

HE Holl. New

AIN- de

te their

Australian let the tence, and people know that he would not stand for any discrimurtion:

Mr Holt P

known to have been extremely geset t

"Orders of discharge of em- i ployees on wages in the various Goveriunetajt departments have not been uniform and have led to conflicting practices.

"Should

be necessary later

or

to retrench at Lithgow or any other Government manufacturing

department establishment

he dis agency. there will be vrimination between New Aus- traits and Australian-born.

DETOONS

"The der of discharge will the last us, first off, having re-

med to whether such

married

single This will be henceforth

uniform Government

practice. Union offelals in Lithgow lo- Australian night express]

satisfaction The Minister's donouncement.

Bul between ourselves the

Sir, Erie's amaligement that New Australian employees would be clismusse

tore

born male employees.

Sir Erie's announcement code i Aleted with Mi Holts's policy women are far from happy.

years that

over the last

New Australlana

**l; with

Mir Beli pointed mul principle

of

were to have.

Australian-

believed to have strongly

tint

discriminat against New Australians would be at variance with the whole

assimilation

alm of the

pro-

gamine alki the promises migants of equat treatment.

bren

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1956.

Graduation Day

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

a

Tung Wah Primary Schools

Hundreds of

cheerful

pupils and their parenta at- tended the joint graduation ceremony of the Tung Wah Hospitals Primary Schools at King's Theatre this morning.

revealed at

At present there are 3,092 pulls in six free schools under the sponsorship of the Tung Wah; und the number is ex-

to increase pected

to 5,000 What 1 e real story behind when the well-equipped Shaukl- This change, a change that has ww School is completed in causet

und distrust September, it was anger throughout Austrulla? As one

the ceremony.

A total of 170 pupils graduated from Primary VI and 302 scrucuated from Primary IV. They recived their certi- ficates from Mrs Hawkins, wife of the Hon. B. C. K. Hawkins, Secretary for

Chinese Affairs. Prizes were also distributed by

VOTERS SWING

11

Fur one line now, there has, been

definite swing from Esatour to Liberalist by Roman Catholic voters. This drift has been evident in recent elections and referendums.

the A surprising feature of whole affair Was That the clocusion was made months

ago but wat

wus kept secret by Cabinet Ministers.

Government

back- benchers knew nothing of the mater, but of Course That is nothing new.

Prime Minister Menzies was behind the proposal, but left for his oversens visil before it was int reduced. Some of his Scotch followers are likely to ask him some pertinent questions when he returns,

ti very

Menzies himself adrent politicien and he 106 Wound! the Romans Catholics openly.

There Wis the omission of Defender of the Faith from the Australian Borin, certainly 11 was rectifled but only after a strong protest.

Then the deflentien service of the colours for the forces has been changed.

Mrs Hawkins to other sucedis- ful scholars.

IMPRESSED

wos very

The Hen, B. C. K. iwkra snic he

much preved by the dr.li ind gymas- the display which he saw on their annual sports day. He

con- ! both grotulated

pupils tenchers the excellent

on they were making of their portunities.

He also mentioned that

1.23 MP

VA. FOL DR.

✪ 1906 by NEA Burman, İna

"I'm going down and get breakfast-it's Sunday, so you can sleep longar if you want!"

Books Can Be Used As Evidence Rules Judge

A ruling that the contents of two account and books were admissible as evidence was made by use Judge K. R. Macfee this morning at the conspiracy op-

and corruption trial at the Victoria District Court. The books belonged to the Shun Hing Con- struction Co., of which first accused, Chau Chung- sang, 38, was described as managing partner.

the

schools had produced very good examination results all round

and particularly among those graduating from Primary V1; 170 passes and only ten fallures was A very good record and set a fine example to those who come

after.

Then the next mistake was the decision of the Federal Govern- ment to any churches in Can- berra the interest they incur in building denominational schools. This offer and up to five per- cent

on building loans to maximum of

£500,000

would or the Commonwealth £23,000, The Protestant church leaders, asked for time to consider the master, and then turned it down. the Roman Catholic

Imined tirely accepted United off a storm of

finest he has given to his newly specially in protests, for It was

found allies. opporent

Thert, Roman Catholles us the

however, may be constitutional bur to the whole number of pri- the great vate schools, they woukt secure

matter. The Professor of Law

the

National Australian The greatest benefits

the University, Professor G. Sawer, | considers

Federal on any

merl might be unconstitutional,

betwegsi NEW

But Bishop

So Sir Erie Harrison change course unit the wheel

swung round to a new course of "will be no discriminatin

Australian

ant Australians in dismissals"

The Minister afe the guest "fast-or-first- discharge of off" would apply and henceforth this principle would be uniform Government practive

$1

ad

In the past, the Itoyth

leaders Catholle

Australia

1

at

HIS BEST OFFER

But this latest

that

offer is

the

declared that tho "current Board of Directors are dedicated to the welfare of the community, their team of

accused

The other two Major Donald Peachey, 47, and Capt. Harry Curtis, 40, both of

Counsel said his point the Royal Engineers.

The question of admissibility that at the present stage the was raised during the evidence books were inadmissible. But it

are ment and that consequently its contents was within his know- ledge.

were

at

was

he

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

Narcotics Trial

Accused Bought Chemicals, Evidence

ON THE

okn

ECOR

Following my review of the Elvis Presley LP record last weck a comment reached me. It said that Mr Presley

WILS most certainly a very popular artist in America and is most It ap- certainly selling well. pears that the comment was inspired by the fact that I said particular character was Criminal Session this morn- | "the rogo in America. It sotma“. ing wero identified As I have since inoked up a few buyers of a quantity of chemicals which a Govern-

The two accused in

tile at

| narcotics

Caso

the

could

ment chemist said be used in the manufacture of heroin.

Tho Betusexi before Mr Justice 1. Reynolds and a Jury of five men and

women two Mau-cheong. 42, and Are Yu Cheng Sze-at, 84, unemployed. charged with possession of 9.87

and lbs. of heroin

with the mutature of heroin,

It was alleged that the heroin and a number of articles said manufacture to be used in the

of the drug were found in the Street, third flal at 11 Po On floor, Shamshuipo, where the accused were arrested on May 11.

charts and tables and can now

slate that Mr Presley is most He has the definitely the rage. diftinction of being the MULIN who has most in the top twenty

His best selling records list

LP, reylewed inst weeks, is the best selling LP in the States Everywhere people are paying money to own records made by this young man,

I therefore take off my hat to Elvis.

Not, mark you, because 1 did him on injustice, I take off

my hat to him as I would to any man who can make the money he is making through the simple device of exploiting the public's weakness for something that is now. Good or bad, it dodan't seem to matter just so long as it is now,

My Presley is that. are defended | opinion of hla singing remains by Mr Victor Gittins, Instruct- the same as expressed in this od by Mr F. H. B. Wong column last week. Messra C. Y. Kwen and Com- pany.

Colller, Mr Stewart Counsel, is prosecuting.

The two men

Crown

PURCHASES MADE

The owner

of the

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"SATCHMO'S" TOUR

The Armstrong tour took "Satchmo"

In to many places.

The

than his music was entranced by

The

Eurasia Medicine Shop, of 186 Des Voeux Germany he found a tune. Road Central, Liu Kim-lul, said great Jazz man who now seerns that in September, 1955 the two content to live more on his name accused ordered chemicals from |! his shop. They spoite Cantonese melody he heard during his

concert four of Germany. with a Shanghal Becent, Some-

melody was "Es War Einmal Ein times they would order amonis, Treuer Husar and what that sometimes sodium carbonate or means I just couldn't tell you. acetic anhydride. These were the three main items, but they sometimes ordered filter paper

Llu said that on

May 10. yeur the first accused of Pun Po-chung, a clerk em-the Crown intended to introduce this

of went to his choi and ordered Mr P. T. Loong, the Chairman, ployed in the construction firm. them later on the strength

five pounds of acetic anhydride, would further evidence he The books

produced

two pounds of

20 amonia, hearing.

happy to reconsider the position. yesterday's

His Honour held that I could sheets of alter

paper and two This

Mr John morning.

of hydrochloric acid. be inferred that there was ample pounds Hobley, Crown Counsel, sub-

to have He had all the items in his shop mitted that the books were in

opportunity for Chau gone through the two books. He except acetic anhydride so the possession of the first ac-

that the rent an antifled said he was urlous

employee to get that cused ni

times and

books were admissible.

from wholesalers. under his supervision, and the

Hearing is proceeding. Contents could

therefore be used as evidence against him.

It was pointed out that the evidence had been that these

education."

NEW SCHOOLS PLAN

He

"Our

have sistently tried to have linancial aid to Church schools | ather

I

Sir Erle sage that after # furthry close survey he had been able

nto re-adjust the

thede schools subsidised by manufacturing programine of

bet hive been! the Depar Ciment

Defence governments, of

regully repulsed, Production.

Even

Party when yent's

ago had strong backing from them, would not grant them aid. That a Liberal

bow Governingat should

the

The dring to it would now be possible to fend additional work in Lilbow and so avoid the distaisul of semi-skilled are

wild male Tabour

essential

the

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From

Sunny

California

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to

YOU

Beach & Yachting

accessories

new

has said:

Board further applied to the Educt- Department for Govern- grant for a site for an-

thre building in Wanchal district to house He said Section 110 of the

our Constitution said that "the Can-existing Nos 3 and 4 schools TC- which will be merged, and monwealth shall not make any

in levunt establishing

me already plans uny

hind A drive will soon be launched to raise the necessity building fund and we are con fident that we shall have the been

the sympathy and support of prohibiting

charitable community for The

venture to help crown it with success."

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religion."

This elion had been copied ine U.S. Constitution Interpreted direct Government

from ank! there

it haci

from grants Tung to Church schools.

A prominent Government backbencher, Professor F. A. Bland, urge the Federal Gov- cramcnt to drop its offer until the rank and file of the Gov- ernmeal parties have discussed

the matter

He said, "Everyone is aware of the highly controversial char- neter of all propomis for State aid to denominational schools.

"This matter

this

Young Miss Chang Ho-yer of Kowloon Primary (P.M.) School

of Tung Wah, repre- senting the graduates, mide short speech of thords both in English and Chinese,

is not merely Radio Hongkong

one for executive or administre- tive action, but if touches the

foundations of political life in the Commonwealth."

H.K.T.

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0 pm, Time Signal and Prograṛaine Summary:

Requests Listenerr

books were brought to Chau's home by the witness from time to me for Chau to look through them, and their contents must have been within his knowledge, SUBMISSIONS

were

nol

Mr Patrick Yu, representing Chau, submitted that the entries admisibłc being hearsay and secondary evidence at this stage. The books were scized from a firm where there were two "bosses."

he

A week later he picked out the first accused at an identifi- ention parade at the Police

CHARGED WITH Station as the man who made

SMUGGLING GOLD

ท

Four Chinese charged with attempting to export 1,330 tacis

valuo of gold (approximate

this morning $359,100), were remanded three days in Pollee

those purchases.

Liu seld that the first accused was a regular customer of his, In reply to the Court, he ex- plained that the two accused never went to his shop together, but separately.

CROSS-EXAMINED

The melody must be rathor good because Louis picked it up and started 40 pl only he couldn

Now it has been repety will be available to

to hear want

Armstrong Whether he sings it in German or not I couldn't

any say. In case there would be very Uttie difference. It is becoming hard enough to understand the old mon when he sings English lyrics.

RECORD REVIEW

There are certain types of music always in the public's One of these is tha favour. langorous strains of Hawaiian with the occasional gultors,

in 籍

UT lyrics

completely intelligible tongue. If this is to your liking then I recommend a Capitol 12" LP called "Hawail Calls".

This

disc contains Cross-examined by Mr Gittina

music he said that he did not know recorded in the Moana Hotel on about the first accused going Waikiki Beach and it couldn't to his shop with a man called sound more real. The entries, he went on were custody by Mr Hin-shing Lo at

Hul Song about three months The instruments include the made mostly on the instructions Central Magistracy.

Prosecuting

officer. Revenue ago nor could he recall that it usual guitars and, just occasion= of the other man and the first accused. Although the clerk had

Officer C.

C. G. Kurswill opposed was Hul Sang who handed him ally, an unfamiliar note or two the granting of ball.

creeps in. This comes from the testified that he brought the

a prescription to be filled.

Ho maintained that

Hawaiian flute. There is also books to

both the Chau's residence

The four, Loo Pul, 41, Kwok for

entire celeste. The hla occia patronised To-hee,

39, him to see them, there was no

Tso Cheuk, 26, and

shop

record was rece programma 34, Bre alleged, several times last year although on this evidence whatsoever that he did Cheng Hing

arranged Webley could not remember

presented by the and is on July 24, to have attempted he go through the entrics.

Edwards. Mr Edwards obvious ked the Court bow from Mr Yu asked

to export, without a licence

dates. Oxact

They certainly

his Hawaiian music. i knows Com- of

went to his shop last Septem-After all he presents entries made on the instructions from the

radio gold ber

in such of another man could be used merce and Industry, the

music ne

this as evidence against his

aboard the my Tibantjet, Both Lhi's employee, Lau Sam, sald how

the client.

radio station in Loo and Kwoks are crewmen of that on the instructions of his from

Hawali. Onco

a week this employer he went to the Wing show is aired and it is heard in The four were additionally Shing Store on May 10 with an

He submitted that one could not use every particular item or document that was found in on

the vessel.

Director

Professor Bland has always Margherits; 7. Your Radio Concert office against a man simply be charged with the possession of empty bottle and obtained Ave a lot of pinees. Strictly a re

shown the spirit and deter-Hai-Gront mination to oppose any Govern-Donald Voorhees

of

Lucky Dip-

presented by

Johannesen (piano)- Orchestra: 7,30, ment decision which he con-158, Weather Report: 8, Time Signal "Time for Jazz with tobin Day: sidered not in the least interest

and The News: 0,00, Commentary or For against the constitution Stop Press Item: 8.15, Evening Star

the Commonwealth.

Moribe Angelici: 8.30, David White- hall and his Orchestra: 0, Time Signal; Wednesday Theatre-The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare-Adapted and produced by Peter Wests, Part 2 (OBCTS);

0.10 (approx.), Boulevard Cale; 10.40,

Selected Favourites Harmoniesta

Report: 11, Time Signal. Radio Nown Heel; 11.10, Goodnight Music: 11,30, Close Down.

VERY ANGRY

The Acting Primo Minister and Treasurer Sir Arthur Fad- den,

18.50, Weather is angry, very angry at Federal Departments seeking authority to spend millions more In 1950-57 than in the financial year just ended.

The demands run counter to the government's policy of prim. ing expenditures.

REDIFFUSION

"Faust"! Ballet Munic

Fist Fights At

Theatre

Athena, July 24.

incls of

Rape Trial Verdict

and

cord

·

"Music from the Shown',- Bull McGuffle is a pianist who secins to have masicred

I have

the

for those who like this ien

raw opium, 5.5 pounds of acetic anhydride cause that man was a manager tels

"Hawaii Calls"

shown that of the office, unless it

of prepared oplum and then obtained ten pounds of kind of thing. Was he had

one ounce of optur actually

dross. sodium carbonate from the KungCapitolone 12" LP-Cap T

715. He took these looked at that item or dotus offence is alleged to have Sheung shop.

been committed on the same back to the Eurasia Medicine date on board the ship.

Shop and packed them in two No pleas were taken.

cardboard cartoons together with two pounds of hydrochloric acid, www three pounds of

ncld gincial noetle, ien to 20 shooter of Miter instrument completely. paper and five pounds of heard some wonderful jazz ami onia. He placed the pack cord in which Bill is the pianist. ages

by his manager's desk as On his latest Philips release he ho Several fist fights and scuffies

[Instructed. Later he loft the plays to almost any audience : between spectators and the

Unanimously found guilty by shop for a while and when her and brings a

Geise- wonderful police took place at the ancient open air theatre of Epidaurus a jury of raping an 11-year-old turned the packages were notion of the catchiest tunes from

the longer there. carth

Broadway. recent 2 p.m. Variety Calls the Tune: when the last performance of grii, So Shing-fong, 30,

Lau identified the cardboard musical successes. With Jack

the most J Wednesday Concert "Poet & Sophocles' Antigone was given copile, was sentenced to Ave Pearsnt! Overture" (Franz

Fare hand labour by the Pulse Oxes and many bottles which Colller on bass and Jocke

beke Cum |Suppe);

von by the Royal Theatre troupe. (Gounod): "B-Minor "Cello Concerto” While the theatre has room Judge, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg the Police seized from the fat mings on drums this versalle

planist goes to town in a plea Lady Harton: 4.15, Tes for Two

lions of the Work for 14,000 spectators 3,000 more in the Criminal Sessions this as thore from his shop.

In reply to Mr Gitting he cantly different way with such 4.30, Strictly Instrumental: d; Child-managed to enter the theatre. morning.

were mostly peasants from IL

alleged They

the said he did not remember pack familiar melodies as "Stranger that ren's Corner-Conducted, by Auntla

ing chloroform in with Famels: 8.30, Wednesday Requests nearby villages.

committed in a offence was

Hey other chemicals, Fresented, by Betty: 620, Bethday The Primo

"People Wiil Say We're D Minister. Mr hul in Ping Yeung Village, Ta {Mailbag: 0.30,

Love Blade Constantino Karamanlis, lost his Ku Ling, Now Territories, on

"Surrey With the Fringe on Top" and "And This Is My Parade Mary Martins 2.30,- Jeniph seat and had to sit on a chair April 5. this year. Flanagan and his Orchestra: 7,50,

The all-mon Jury arrived at WOMAN INJURED Beloved" The shown repre Coke Time: 745, The Final agily brought into the theatro

sentos, are "KLAMCI" Okin- Thoiri from backtago The Colony's reservoirs lost The Story of a Mother's CourWWW!

A commercial Jorry knocked homa", "South Faclic "Annie "Kha; News; 800,

Athens newspaper commenta- of 50 lot after a deliberation nine million gallons of water in 14, Time Signal and Announcements tors, although deploring the in- in his plea for leniency ac-down amxlInjured a 38-ýcar- | Get Your Gun", "Kiss Me Kate

and Interlude: 8.13, Guest for To-

pm. The King and I" and "Carousel" total storage was 2,069, mitilon English soprana; 8.30, Dlemond Mulebat, said that they were the cused.sald he had a family. Ho old Chincee women at 1

proof of the success of the had been in custody since the yesterday near her residence, at among others, gallons

Show 0. Around Skinulon takes listeners Conkon word of the unchanging attachment of stratened elreumatano odber. The accident occurred when listen to ind recommendou Royal Theatre performances and Ching Ming Festival and was in 43, Tong Mel Road, ground

The music is very they to Consumption

yesterday to su, To 1. W modern: to ancient Grook afraid of being and I amounted to 80 million gallons Station: 9:30. Top Hal. White Tie and infedito, which, when per your Lordship to give me ta the lorry skidded on a greasy for thone who like a quiet rend and, the yield from streams and From Here: 10.30, Musle from the formed "in' some other

Tella Theatre Memoría:10, . Take

countries, chance, Printed and published by Robin Gronas Hurcuson for and on catchwaters was

surface as it was moving off, So plooded.

to a murical background said to 27 million Chengene Hoom 11. Jan Jumble find a select nudience of high Counsel, prosecuted, assister by was taken to hospital, where card plate Instead of a Donut Mr. M. Morley-John, Crown The woman,,; Lau Wal Bung | rnstauratelary who y hayana TOM behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham gallons. No rainfall was regis, and Judki 11.30. Prelude to Midas brows only with difficulty, --- Btreet, City of Victoria`in' the Colony of Hongkong.

tered by the Water Authority.

12 muight, od Save the Queen" China Mail Special.

Philipson's 19′′ LABIŠTE, Div. Det. Insp. J. M. Guerner, tho la detained

in Beautiful Sun-drenched

Colours

exclusively

at

Paquerette's

161 Das Voeux Road

Tel. 21-157

Estimates for most depart- mental expenditure in list year's Budget were already in excess of the previous year's Agures.

WATER STORAGE Moodudolf Frimi: Personality

the 24-hour period ending at Weather fleport, 8 o'clock this morning, when the day-Jennifer Vysyah, well-known

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