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THURSDAY, DECEMBER", 27, « 1956.

1,500 Poor SOUTH AFRICA'S

Children

Entertained

More than 1,500 poor children aged between eight and 12 had a jolly time yes- terday afternoon when they were feted at 21 grand Christmas lunch given them by the Rosary Church Catholic Young Ladies' As- Hociation in the compound of the St Mary's School in Chatham Road, Kowloon.

For more than an hour be- fore the lunch the eager child- clad in padded winter

ren,

turn to enter

clothing, but happy, jam-packed The gates and pavement along- side the schoo

waiting their the

compound. Most of them were accompanied by their mothers, many of whom carried younger babies on backs.

their

In addition to the lunch, von- meting of Chinese nag

chicken, meat and vegetable stew, the children enjoyed a per- formance by a magician and a Christmas story told in Canton. es by the parish priest. Rev. Father Henry Beretta.

On hand to assist in the lay- ing of tables and serving were members of the Catholle Young Lactics' Association Inching their President, Miss Elizabeth Wong and the Hon. Secretary. Miss Mary Fon

Each child was also given a Christmas Tree to take home. it consisted of rice, biscuits.

sweets and a toy.

STUDENTS' FORUM

Four Hongkong University students Lefl by PAA for “Kendia on Christmas Day to at-

the third Asian students' am in Bagulo. leaving were My Yun Kar-

Miss - Mr Hul Kul-fun, cky Chan and Miss Pauline Cheng-

which

of

At the conference, opened yesterday, discussions will be held on education, cul- science economy, ture, social atoms for peace, problems unemployment and matters re- anted to the United Nations.

After the conference, ends on Now Your's Eve. party will co on a one-week study tour of the Philippines before returning to the Colony. The ottier member of the Mr John Choa, left for party, the Philippines yesterday.

which час

False Information

Koo Hon-wing, 20, was fined $20 by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Cen- tral yesterday fór giving false information to a pawnbroker in the Shaukhwan district on Mon- day.

Defendant, who gave an allas and a wrong address when pawning a fountain pen, sald he did not want his family 10 know about the pawning.

Mail Notices

The latest timen of posting skown below are those for UD- registered correspondence posted at G.P.O., Hongkong. The latest posting times disewhere which, In general, are earlier than the GP,0. Umen can be ascertained. by enquiry at the local office.

The latest posting times for registered articles are generally one hour waller than the time shown below. Particulars regard- ing parcel sunits, ens. He nacer- tained by enquiry at any posi odice.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27 By Air Philippines. 1. p.m.

Pakistan, Middle

East. Afric.

Great Britain, Europe, & p.m.

Korea, 0. p.m.

Thailand, Ceylon,

0 p.m.

USA. 4 p.m.

Maono, 1 D

By Surface

ma, India,

Philippines, Korea. 4 p.m.

"Cacao, &

p.m.

..., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28

· By Sartade

China, People's Republic, 7 am. STAUSTALA de New Zealand. 11 2.

(Trosa, (27000.

North. Borneo, 3 p.m.

Maso, 0 p.m.

PUSATURDAY, DECEMBER #

By Burdien

"China, People's Republic, 7 a.m.

Chor: Chhoda," 12" him, -

WPullippines, Koran, 1 p.in.

Bese india panosin via Karsonijs

“People's Repubjic. 6 p.m.

¿DECEMBER

BUNDAS

ĮDEGRADED YEA

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91 For One At Stumps RICHARDSON

LBW AT 117

Johannesburg, Dec. 26.

South Africa replying to England's first innings of 268 in nine hours and ten minutes hit up 91 for one wicket in 155 minutes on the second day of the first test here.

Opening batsman Peter Richardson, the main- stay of England's innings, took his score to 117 today before he was out leg before wicket to Trevor Goddard.

playing in his

He had batted eight hours, Alistair Taylor and 46 minutes one of the first tent and left-hander

stowest Test centuries on record but of great value to England. South Africa begun with openin stand of 54

on

between

Godearch Taylor was stumped after scoring 12.

UNBEATEN

He and Goddard who was unbeaten with 49 at the close up the innings to 50 in 97

Radio Hongkongmuick compared with the two

12.30 p.m., Programme Summary: 12.32, Nothing But Music; 1. Tine Signal; 1.18, News, Weather Report and Special Announcements: 1.30, From the Shows The Music of Jerome Kem; 2. Clone Down.

8.30. Programme for Older Child ren presented by milzabeth: 15,55, Stock Market Report; 8, Time Big- nal. Programune Summary: 0.07,

Portuguese Half Hour: 6.30, V.0.A. Hi Parade; 839, Weather Report: 1. Time Signal-The News: 1.09. Commentary OF Stop Press Item;

7.10, "A Lale of Bil → → (HBCTS) Written by Godfrey Har- rtson, produced by Leslie Bridg- noel; 7,45, "Box 200" Bert Ollieft

hours and 48 minutes taken by England.

Ater Taylor's departure Goddard found on onber- prking partner In Hendley Keith, Together they put on 37 for the unfinished wicket partnership. share being 29.

SCOREBOARD

Becond Keith's

England First Innings

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

GOOD TEST START

Santa's Gift

For Young

Patient

HOLIDAY ROAD TOLL IN HK: 13 INJURED

Old Banta distributes the gifts at the Sandy Bay Convalescent Home on Christmas Day. In the picture above, taken by our staff photographer, Mr H. F. Shields smiles behind his snowy whiskers as he hands over a gift to a young patient. At the right is DES D. J. Watson. The party for the Sanday Bay patients was given by the St John Ambulance Brigade.

(Monday's close 187 for three) EVERYONE

Goddard

Heine

at the Organ:18. Buring Bong-1 | P. E Juchardson lbw (BBCTS), Ronald Bingo and his Orch.; 8.30. Thumday Scrapbook: A magazine entertainment for most T. E. Balley agen, in which there is muxo of a post, meeting with Interesting D. C. S. Compton c Keith b people, various problems in sound,

al manner and

Goddard of trivia for your atraction: 9

Time Signal-The P. B. H. May e Goddard b News and Home News from Bri-

Adcock tain: 9.10. At The Opers: “L'Elisir D'Armore (Donizetti)-Act 2-Prin cipals with Chorus and Orch. of

the

SLICE OF

117

Walte b

GOT A

18

5

0

M. C. Cowdrey e Goddard b

Heine

THE CAKE

59

1

Margio Musicale Florentino D. J. Insole e Waite b Ven ound. by: Francesco Molinari Pra- Ryneveld

30.00, Chopin Waltzes-1903-

de 211;

H. Wardle not out

C. Leker .Adcock

hard Perro (Piano): 10.15, Ro- T. G. Evans C Keith b mance in Song with Dinah Shore Adcock and Eddie Fistver; 10.30, "Anspol

(BBCTS). by B. H. Tyson b Adcock Pavement

J. Howard Friestley. Dramatised by A. Part 3A Becial Occasion J.

Hopest of Lost Bunday's broad- c); 10.09, Weather report: 11.

Radio News Time Algna), 1135, Goodnight Music-Franck Pourcel & his French String; 11.30. Extras (byes four, legbyes Clone down.

nine, no balls three)

REDIFFUSION

Pune

Reet:

1.10.

e Goddard b

J. B. Statham

Goddard

< Walte b

Total:

12:15

p.m.. 12.22. Nothing beet Mu News Weather Report and Special Announcements, 1.30 From the Halne Shows-The Mure of Jerome Ke Adcock 2. Variety Colis the Tunes 3. Romantic Cyclo-Selections troni Goddard

Manchester United Has Two-Point Lead

London, Dec, 26.

Three people

were seriously injured and ten slightly injured, in a series of traffic accidents

on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Elght of the injured Europeans,

were

FJohn Dall

Among the Christmas gifts I received I would number one particular item of news as being the most appreciated.

A good friend of mine and, of many who were in Hongkong before July 1953 has made him-

self a name in Britain. He has

recently been signed up as the resident singer with the BBC Show

Band and has started to

record for Decca.

I won't tell you his name yet although f

I can tell you that the new name under which he sings

Matt Monro Shortly before midnight

If you ever on know him whilst he was in Christmas Eve, a military jeep Hongkong you will remember No 91YJ78 was travelling along him as the man who won more Nathan

Road to Shemshulpo. of Rediffusion's "Cheero Tine" The driver and three passengera contests than anybody else. He were British soldiers,

n150 to Near Mongkok Police Station, Kowloon's night spots as a re- sing at one of It swerved sharply to the right gular vocalist. to avoid another front.

vehicle in

used

ini

He toured the Now Territories many concert parties organised for the entertainment of the troops and was at one time a member of The Aces

As it swerved, it overturned. The occupants were thrown out of the jeep and two were seriously Injured and the other

His voice and personality wo were slightly hurt,

made him a favourite with all As the jeep overturned, It audiences and a particularly caught fire. This was later ex-rousing welcome was given to tinguished when a fire engine him when he went on board the arrived,

American cruiser "Los Angeles” at Christmas, 1992.

All four injured were taken to hospital.

EUROPEANS HURT

was

Не

DROVE A LORRY

band. His huck was out at first and he had to be content with a week-end job with

Harry Pitch's band at the Homsay he drove a long-distance lorry Town Hall During the week

broadcast from Radio At about 2 am, on Christmas Hongkong just before he left the

colony in July Day, a privates

1993 and when car and lorry

he went back to travelling in opposite

Britain auðl- directioned for a couple of big-name tions, collided at the junction. of Nathan Road and Gescolge Road. A Chinese man on the lorry

slightly injured. Both vehicles were dunged.

At 2.26 a.m. on Christmas Day, a private car, driven by a European with three European passengers, collided with tram island in King's Road near the Chung Nam Torch Factory, North Point, All were injured aul admitted to Queen Mary Hospital,

Injuries.

His first break came when he was signed by Hony Lender as aband-vocalist for a period of six months. At this time came his throt change of name. He be came. Al Jordan. The fob endud and he went back to driving, this time a London bus

He sent private recordings to. various places but not until a file while had elapsed did it come to the attention of a Decen record man,

At about 3 am, a lorry caray"- Manchester United consolidated its positioning soil overturned near the Tai Lam Chung Reservoir, Three Father Christmas appear at the top of the English Soccer championship labourers on board were thrown ed by car ΟΠ Christmas table today, drawing two points ahead of Totten-out of the truck and received morning at Sandy Bay for a | ham Hotspur, its nearest rivals. visit to the wards of the Society for the Relief of Disabled Children.

The biggest crowd of the day beat -28,007-saw Manchester

tako 34 Cardiff City 3-1 to points from 22 matches. Totten- ham lost a chance to close the gap hy only drawing 1-1 away to Everton today after beating them 6-0 in the first match yesterday.

Leicester v. Grimsby postponed.

Fulham Huddersfield

Leyton Orient Lincoln

Nottingham

poned Port Vale Swansen

7 Blackburn

9

Notts County

0

Liverpool

4

Shenleid U.

-↑

v. West Hany post-

v. Stoke postponed,

0

& Brito)

DIVISION II (SOUTHERN)

Aldershot

Bournemouth Brighton de IT. 5 Gillingham -

Coventry v. Newport postponed.

Ipswich Town

2 Plymouth A.

Watford

1 Bwindca T.

1 Colchester U.

4 Crystal Palace

0

The wards

were decorated and bid Christmas trees from 10 which Father Christmas IC- plenished blas sack and handed 268 out presents from bed to bed. Wickels fell at 28, 37, 48, 169,

After the tour the red

and Time: 170, 205, 259, 203, and 203.

third Exeter City Arsenal came up into bushy Santa Howling

changed clothes place with 30 points by beating Millwall OMRW and turned into Mr H. F. Shields Chelsea

2-0, while Leeds Norwich City Queen's Park -31 30 of the St John Ambulance As United, promoted only this seR-

2

Shrewsbury 20 0 38 4 sociation and made A second son, shot into fourth place by Bouthampton 28.4 0 51 3 tour of the wards helping the thrashing much faneled Black-U

Brentford 11 3 23 0 chairman

Torquay Mr N.

C. Chan

pool' 6-0,

DIVISION II (NORTHERN) 20 4 300 distribute helpings of the

Accrington v. Stockport postponed. a 2 20 31 "chairman's cake" Christmas

Barrow

4 Curtido Un... · Bradford cake large enough for everyone

Workingien in the hospital to

have slice, and cut

by the matron Mrs D. J. Watson.

the musical Arabian Night, "Ki Watkins met", featuring the Original Brood- way Cart: 3.30.

Tayfield Novatime 4. Ro World--Mary Ann Van Ryneveld Clark; 4.19, Teo Time Rendezvous 430, Vocally Yours: 5. Children's

mances of the

Corner Prewented by Auntie Pamela South Africa First Innings 5.30, Teen Time Prescaled by Belly Souza: 0. Tropicana; 028, Birthday A. Taylor Malibag: 6.30, Songs of the Islands

Wardle.

t Evans

b.

12

40

Hawaiian Melodies: 845, The House T. Goddard not out of Peter McGovern 7. Time Signal and the New; 109, Weather Re-H. Keith not out mit Announcements and Interlude. Extras (leg bycs) 7.18, Benny Goodman and his Or- 8,

chostra 1.45 Singing Strings:

Bowling to date

91

O MR W 10 1 38 0

Personality Parade Deborah Kerr: Total (for one wicket) 8.15, Capitol Show: 8.30, Life with the Lyona; To Signal, News and Tame News from Britain; 0.15. Henry Jerome and his Orchestra, 9.30, Dennis Day Show With Guest Statham Star 19. Cade Continental; 1ölið, || Tysen. Robert Farmon and His Orchestra: Wardle 11. Date

with Dreamland; 11.30, Prelude to Midslant la Mianichi | Laker "God Save the Queen"; Close Down,

SIDE GLANCES

9 0 22

Ð 2 22

5 2 10 -Router.

By Galbraith

very few piits--just some from

how-have poor tas

0

CHRISTMAS

DAY BABY

10

0

away

་

A 21-year-old Chinese woman, Chan To-wah, became a proud mother on Tuesday when she gave birth at Queen Mary Hospital, to the first baby boom on Christmas Day.

The baby girl, weighing 5 lbs. 11 ozs, and called "Ming Ming" by the mother, will now receive a gold Sovereign-the gift of an anonymous resident.

The mother and the baby, born at 0.20 a.m.,

were both doing well when a reporter called to see them yesterday. morning.

Incidentally the baby is the. woman's first child. She is the wife of salesman, La Sun-wai, of 8 Victoria Street, 3rd floor, Central.

ICE & SNOW

Leeds could only draw 1-1 to Blackpool yesterday, but in the return match on their home

ground

today centre. forward Harold-Brook scored a hat-trick and his insido-right John Charles netled twice give Blackpool their biggest beating for a long time,

to

Fog, ice and snow inter- with the traditional Christmas Soccer programme and 15 matches had to be post- poned today...

Only about 450,000 spectators braved the weather for the 37 matches yesterday and today only 308,000 went through the turnstiles to watch the remain- ing 31 fixtures.—Reuter. -

DIVISION.I

v Walsall postponed.

4 Hondling

0

Northampton

▸

3

Chester v. Oldham postponed

Halifax v. Hartlepools

Gateshead postponed

2 York City

0

1

Hull City

1 Darlington

4

Mandeld v. Chesterfield postponed

o Wrexham Rochdale Scunthorpe

1 Derby Southport v. Crewe postponed. Traumere v. Bradfort postponed.

IRISH LEAGUE Arda v Glenavon postponed, Coleraine 3 Linfield 3. Crusaders v Derry postponed. Distillery v Bangor postponed. Glentoran

Ballymena

postponed

hem. 4 Cliftonville 1.

AYES

Yesterday's match between Glenavon and Portadown abandoned after twenty minutes play. No goals were scored: ---- Reuter.

Then came another change DE At about 10.23 a.m., an oil name, from Al Jordan to Matt truck swerved to avold an

Monro. oncoming trucit and

near engine trouble. factory in Kwai Chung, Thun Wan

developed

A recording was made, anch a sauce then came his big chance with

the BBC Show Band,

It ran over a pile of broken rocks and on to the

edge

of a pit near the roadride.' As

the front axla a result broken. No one was injured.

Was

nows

AND THE MAN.

I am pleased to hear the because I know 'and 'llko the fellow concerned very much. I am also dellghted, because OVER A CLIFF

when he was in Hongkong I Another lorry carrying soil, expressed quite forcibly the plunged 300 feet down a cliff of opinion that he

a.m.

on

when the one friend.

Jobs

is

was good Kau Wah King, at the rear of enough for the big-time the Lalchikok Hospital, at 11.00 when he got back home.

Christmas Day. The always pleasant to have, one's driver, Ngan Leung, 38, was opinion justified

Especially seriously injured.

concerned is B The lorry had. just emptied a truckload of soil and was back- Now let me tell you what his Ing on to the road when, near name was whilst he served in the edge of the cliff, the ground Hongkong. Cratsuton Terry gave way and the lorry dis- Parsons of the REME ! Re-

over the side append on

member him?. If you don't, then landed on a small piece of watch the Radio Hongkong.

Pro ground abonit 300 ft. below, hav-grammes in the next or mg turned, several somersaults, weeks. There is 3 distinct The driver was found to be still possibility of there being a re- In his seat, but unconscious. broadcast of the farawell pro

Seriously injured he was gromme given by Terry a week taken to Kowloon Hospital, before he left the colony,

Uncontrollable Temper

เล

On

PASSING. THROUGH

Curielmas Eve I was kickcy enough to find myself at a table in Maxim with a group of very populer musicians, in fact two groups. They actived at Kai Tak in the afternoon and were scheduled to leave the following day, they dropped in ta Described as a man who could i see an old friend who has been on tour with them. Terri King. The not control his temper, 31-year groups were Freddy Bali and he old Lau Chung-hing, was fined Bell-Boys and the Platters, $160 or three weeks Mr T. L. The boys all regretted: that, their Yang at Kowloon Court yester-stay in Hongkong was such a belat one and when Berb: Reed of the day for wounding. 2 Chiclses

Plellers beard The Police said he lost at a

from "on" Bilva Sunderland Ppetponed

that, sales of › the Platters LP ba 1 Manchester C. D

mahjong game on December 21

reached a thousand in this part of Lee avoman, Tottenham Hot. Leeds Un 3 ́-Kilackpool | Wal-chun, who claimed to

o debt of $15. When be and incurred Luton Town v. Portsmouth postponed victim of the recent Shoung he was pressed for payment, he Newcastle U. Manchester U. 3 Cardiff

Bhut fre, was cautioned by Mr quarrelled and drew out a knife BW. Brom Albion & Hin-shing Lò at Central yea

and wounded his creditor. In the struggle he also injured a peacemaker outside 131 Temple Street The injuries were not sorioHOT DIENAS

PARENCIANA

Arsenal

Aston V v. Bolton W. Everton

STOLE SWEATER

A 42-year-old

on

Preston

Humley Sperheld Wed. v. B'ham postponed, terday for stealing a baby swea- Whampton v. Charlton postponed. ter from Lane, Crawford's Christmas Eve. Sho was dered to sign a bond of $100 to

DIVISION I

Barraley Bristol Rover ö Doncaster

1 Rotherham U

Bury a Middlesbrough

the world he wanted to go out and with, everybody in the neOSTUM Happy Happy Christmar

I was surprised to fod that Freddy quite a serious follow who like the Bell, young ..., and -- handsome (SWAR

musle of the masters. · Sils]favyazrite composers hy Chopku and Verdi-but of course, nook and roll means lot to to the eminence he enjoys today.m

him because/15-hay brought him

be of good behaviour for one vious conviction for disorderly his type of muske wa BO V DOTEL

year,

ONE MAN SHORT BUT LONDON XV

HOLD SPRINGBOKS TO DRAW

Landon, Dec. 28;

London Clubs 6, Combined

A gallant London Clubs side | South African Universities 6. playing with. 14' men for mont

of the match held the

South African-

powerful Univerzition

Ruby Union touring team to a 6-8 draw at Twickenłam today."

-There was no score

at half A

time.

The game was played under wintry conditions but even after losing one of their forwards in the fret tale London Clube twice took the load only to be pulled back by the fast running South "African#===Chin Zall & peck

Ola

Bhullaris

London

Aberavon 3, Nouth 6. Bátám 20, Old Blues 3.7- Bedford 0; Old Paulines d. Bridgend 0, Maestego. 3. Bridewater, Albion Crow exp

Cardin 1D) WIND 0.

Perk D

The defendant had one pre-

conduch in 1953,

Snatched Wallet

* When I asked him welly he thought;

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pan than verin, drin taining $1150, from a school girl year from It Work, thas, out in In Wing Kut Street on Christ- Hongkong dollars mas Day, Wong Hung, 38, appearance on stage, at this rather The Platters ›, didề nót, put" fri) sin. employed, was reentericed to pral Docasion because the micro bothree months hard labour by phone set-up was not the one need Hin-shing/Lo at Central for their not butt neddy and Patr yesterday:

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Bracons 27. Woodford G. Oxford 6 Esher. 0.75-Con Ten domes were cancelled cause of fag and snow. Reuter

LEAGUE

London, Dec. 20. of today's Rugby

Castleford'

Re

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this Euro

andez of

„fan, myself, but?