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OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

Fire Damage

The Lost Is Estimated At

Chords

SAD saxophonist

A bouded a tabe-train at

Knightsbridge. He was sad because his saxophone had been stolen from the band's motorcouch. His loss, the

£10 Million

From H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Jan. 16.

The talk this week has been mainly of the band's loss, the loss to the United Kingdom crisis, of the increasing danger world of music over-in the Middle East, of the steep freight increases, whelmed the bandsman. of drought in many parts of the State and of fur-

Saxophonist, ther bushfires,

Cloomily, the

nycs grazing

4©gurded his fellow passengers, | Cost of the fire which swept through north-western

without pleasure on the barren pasture NSW and, southern Queensland last week has now been of their faces, Then his heart set by authorities at around the £10 million mark, with began to race, For one of bis 500,000 acres of grazing lands burned out as well as miles fellow passengers was carrying and miles of costly dingo-proof fence which stretched along his own, lost, saxophone,

the border between the two states,

The situation was alinosi unbearably delicate.

The 1t needed

Queensland and NSW thinking out. The saxophonist goverments have already taken thought. The saxophone loft | swift action to revoir the burned the Train st Leicester Square. [ out sections of this fence, for Se did its owner,

UP the

THE PURSUIT

jong escalator, the instrument Was toted. A few yards behind its rightful owner followed, Outside the station, happily, was a polic- 3774481. "My saxophone,. #nxophonist began,

and X- plained.

GOTHIC inan

Nexi Bothing a lean hand

Chalost, named

Clerken

the

pleaded guilty at the well

10 court

saxophone.

stealing

"What do you want to say?" the magistrate, Mr T. F. Davis, asked Charles, who had agains lim eight previous conviet.ons, mostly for serious kinds of crime.

Charles fumbled

urgently 11 his pockets, trying to find t words he wanted, which he had written on a slip of paper,

graziers fear that dingoes from Queensland will invade the re- Játively free area of the north- west and attack the rhées.

The Assistant Western Lands Commissioner, Mr H. C. Spen- cer, said, "We have a team of curipetent men to get right on the job 08

us the fre permits,'t

There is plenty of material

ready for instant use to repair the breaks and as we will move pirnost in the wake of the flow the

of dingoes will entry reduced to a minimum.

HE MAKES GOOD

the

It was on August 7, 1940 that a 12-year-old brown-skinned boy became world news when he arrvied at Darwin as an air alowaway.

porting મ pre-fabricated tea inctory from England to The Worla Valley in New Gulaca,

The Commonwealth Depart- ment of Agriculture some time ago carried out extensive tea- growing tests in New Guinea, all of which showed the climate and soil there was admirable for the purpose,

The Department now has 300 acres of toa bushes in the Valley and when the plantation retches full production the pre- fabricated factory is expected to produce 100 tons of black tea a year.

TWO PCs

CHARGED

Two Police constables were charged before Mr Derek Cons at. Central Magistracy this morning with demanding money with menaces and larceny,

Working JLS

on cook,

the Koepang, he decided on

moment to

go lu spur of the Darwin, 400 miles away.

He hid in the space for use of a "This man," a policeman said, Dutch Dakota's retractable "does have a very bad Impadi-landing wheels and was horri- ment in his speech." There was Aed when a spinning tyre for warming

sympathy in

the cuced to practically nil when policeman's tone.

the plane became airborne.

THE

COMMON SENSE

The spinning tyre laid bare his shoulder and he fainted. In ilitie speech Charles Darwin, when the wheel was

he

just hanging there.

Charles nodded. As though in a bleak, hopeless way, he agreed. Punishmen lay ahead, prison

100m

Defendants were PC Leung Chung-chun, 27. of 2 Luck Lane, Tai Koon Road, Kowloon City, and PC. Lee Tong, 20, of 05 Pokfulam Road, basement.

They were alleged to have demanded, with menaces, $100 from Ma Man-fal, with intent to steal, at 12 Percival Street, ground floor, um January 12. They were also accused of having stolen $50 from Mant the same place and on the saine date.

Leung, the Rist defendant, was additionally charged with demanding with

menaces $50 from Ma, and wounding him t 12 Percival Street, on January 13,

Established 1945

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1957.

10111

Here are models of two multi-storey private schools which are to be built in Hongkong. The have received designs Government approval. Above is the Pui Ying School at Babington Path, and opposite, the Kel Yan School which will be next to St Paul's Church, Glenealy,

Two Forgers Sent To Prison

Found guilty of making forged Hongkong Revenue stamps, two unemployed men, Siu Hoi, 46, and Ho Cheuk-wan, 39, were sent to five years' hard tabour by Judge R. H. Mills-Owens at the Kowloon District Court this morning.

The neeused, who were acrest- December 12 last year at on 310 Matauwal Road, ground floor, were additionally centenced to three years each for possession of forged stamps and possession of ferged dles. The Judge order- ed

the sentences to

currently.

run con-

Słu Tong, 33, the brother of

Slu Hol, the first accused, was given three years for making forged Hongkong Revenue

stampa,

Mr Simon 1, Crown Counsel, assisted by Inspector T. W. Wheeler, prosecuted.

Rock-'n'-Roll At Rediffusion

ANOTHER NIGHT AT

THE BALLET

For the third night in succession, the Lee Theatre was full to see the San Francisco Ballet company of young dancers. The programme was entirely new and contained some interesting presentations.

The first was "Tarol," based which all the ends of the pattern on music by Tchaikowsky. Like were woven together. the Buch "Concerto Barocco" of the first night, this is an abstract Sustained interest in the new conception," with 110 theme or "craze" for

the "Rock-'n-Roll" is story; but

characters are reflected in

series of taken from a set of mediaeval a new Del-Insp. J. Hidden appeared programmes, titled "Rockin' at playing cards. for the Prosecution.

Rodiffusion,"

"the first of which be launched tonight at

in silence by the magistrate. "There's a good deal of com- He could not speak one word of English and became known m011 Dense in

what you've written," Mr

instantly as the "Koepang Kid." Inst Davis said,

But i don'ts case aroused wide sympa-hy must admil thai,

and as a result of a concerted feel I can deal with this case. You've been a menace to soclety, ove by Northern Territory off- and cost much more than you're cials and residents the Immigra- be worth on Department allowed the lad, worth or ever wi

1308

Wie, to remain in Australia. You

must go to sessions for sen-

The Northern Territory Ad- tence.

ministrator Driver Found

for him

at Government House. For five years he stay ed there doing odd jobs around sentence. Bul net one so savage

No plea was taken, The two the place. He was eventually defendant; were remanded for as that which had robbed him,

a builder, Norman six days in Police custody. The adopted by a and herhaps always would, of speech and the precious gift of Baliant, learned to read, write, Arst defendant was granted bail

play various

Australian sports of $500, and the second of $250. fellowship speceli offers.

and then he took a job.

Now, 10 years later, he feels ho is really Australian, much so, that he has acquired for himself a girl-friend, Mar- garet Brown, 18, of Perth, who works in the same office as the Koepang Kid & the Department of Works.

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

In

A YEAR'S RAIN

An unprecedented deluge Central Austraila has given Tennant Creek more than the usual year's rainfall in a week.

The town has had aine inches. in the past two days and it's

8.30 D... Programme for Quer Children presented by Elizabeth: 556, Stock Market Report; d. Time Signal. Progranume Summary: 0.07. Portuguese Half Hour: 8.30, 'V.0.A. Fuit l'amode: 0.80, Weather Report; 7 Time Signal. The News (1,000 Commentary or Stop Fress Hem: 7.13. A Life of Elias (BBCTS). Written by Godfrey Harrison, Pro- duced by Lesile Bridgmont; 7.43, "Quiet Listening"-fecior Chauvin at the Organ: B. Beginners' Please-- Compere: John Wallace. Producer: Zary Green: $.30, Thursday Serap. book-A magazine entertainment for most ager, in which there is musie | still raining. et a wor. meeting with interesting

· people, various problems in sound. and all snner of trivia for your distraction: B Time Bignal. The New and Home News from Uriisin; 0.10, AL the Opera-"The Rake's Progress" Stravinsky) Act 1- Sololats with Igor Stravinsky cun- ducting the Chorus and Orch, of the Metropolitan Opera Association (Kurt Adler-Chorus Master: 10. David Rose and his Orchestra: 10,3 Angel Pavement (BBCTS), by J.B. Priestley, Dramalised by toward Art, Part 7 "Crescendo" (Repeat of last Sunday's broadcast!; 10.39, Weather Report: 11, Time Signal. Radio News Reel; 11.15, Goodnight Music; 11.30. Close Down.

REDIFFUSION

2 p.m. Variety Calls the Tune: 3. Romantic Cycles Selections from the Broadway Musical" and Janey"; 3.30, Novalino: 4, Tea Tinie Rendezvous: 430, Vocally Yours 6. Children's Conter Presented by Auntie Ray: 6,30, Tern Time—Pres sented by Betly Souza; 0. Tropicana; 6,20, Dirthday Mailbag: 0.30, Songs of the Islands: 6:45. The House of Peter McGover; 3. The Signal and the Newat 7.00. Weather

Tennent Creek's average rain- fall is 141⁄2 inches, but 15 Inches have fallen in a week.

At the year round people ot the "Creek" have to buy water from cartlers et £3 per 1,000 gallons.

Now they're watching hun- drets of thousands of gallons running away.

They put out wash troughs, old tanks, buckels, drums and everything else they could find to catch the water.

All creeks and rivers in the district are flooded

Tennant Creek Itself has overflowed its banks, and two young men had a terrifying few, minules yesterday, when thele car was washed bit a bridge and carried downstream.

The rain has also failen over wide areas of cattle land.

Argadargada station on the fringe of the Simpson Desert

Report Announcements and Inter- lude: 2.18, Super-White Show; 1,30, has had 10 inches in two days. Recking

Redittusian; 7.40. Manager Stephen Caider and "Checkpoint"; §. Paremality Parade -Petula -Clark; 8.15, Capital Show:

his

wife, former Overlander's

21.30, The Lawrence Walk Sitow: P. screen star Daphne Campbell, Time Signal, News and Home News have never seen rain like it, from puritata; · 0.35,_ Henry Jerome

Every waterhole on their pro- and his Orchestra; D.30, Dennis Day Show: 10, Cafp. Condnentit 150,perty and most of the surround- Hobert Farmon and lile Orchestra ing properties is full. 11. Date with Dreamland 11.30. Prelude to Midnight; *13. Mudnight. Qantas planes have begun "God Save the Queen." "Close Down, what will be 43 trips in trans-

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 25

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Cambodia, Malayo.

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Philippines, Australia, New Zea land, 1 p.m.

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Today's Lecture Professor E. S. Kirby, who recently returned from Taiwan, will give a lectura entitled "The Economy of Talwan at the Chemistry Theatre, Hongkong University, today and nos tocarow as stated in ab 0.30 p.m. this morning's, papir:

will

7.30,

The second ballet was ‘of a completely different kind. This was "Renard," set by Mr Chris- tensen to Stravinsky's music; a purely narrative creation. This well as sung as

was

story danced.

The dancers wore most realistic costurnes, complete with head-dresses and tails, and their that they op-

20

efficient

was

E was

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL

"SNORKEL PEN

SIX AND FIVE YEARS FOR WOUNDING

Chan Kui, 36, unemployed, with six previous convictions and Lai Hang, 27, unlicensed hawker, with five previous convictions, were sentenced to six years and five years when they pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice T. J. Gould in the Criminal Sessions this morning. The accused reversed their original plea of not guilty, and their plea of guilty to the charge was accepted by the Crown Counsel, Mr W. S. Collier,

The charge was an alternative count to the substantive charge of wounding with intent 10 murder. The complainant in the case

was Lung Kwon, a stone mason, and the offence was alleged to have been com- mitted at his residence in the Tai Hang Tung resettlement area on June 17, 1056.

In passing sentence his Lord. ship said that although the plea

of guilty the accused had enter-

cl

Prison For

Causing Fatal

Accident

As a result of a traffic

Ac

was to the lesser of the two charges in the indictment, the wounding in question was parti.cident in which a Chinese was cularly bad. He added that the killed, 25-year-old shop folti Lo two men had bad criminal ro Sun, of 8 Reclamation Street, cords.

was sentenced to six months'in prison by Mr L T. Morris at Kowloon this morning.

Defendant pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, driving with out third party insurance, and

the owner's driving without consent.

First accused asked the Court not

to inflict corporal punish. He said that at his last ment. trial (in November, 1950) when he was convicted,

the Trial

Judge had first ordered corporal

punishment but the order was later rescinded because of his poor state of health.

REPENTANCE PLEA Second accused said that the offence was committed on the spur of the moment "for which I have repented considerably," He said that that repentance should be taken as a redeeming feature, and he asked. for n light sentence.

Frst

saidi

report

Sub-Inspector J. F. Wilson,

that on January 22 a was received at the Trafic Office, Kowloon, concerning an accident in Reclamation Street, In which a lorry was, Involved. about Enquintes revealed that 9 o'clock that day a Chinese, Yen Shiu-long. who was the driver of the lorry, left his vehicle parked on the roadside outside No. Reclamation Street for the purpose of unloading goods.

The sentence

on the

The driver alighted from his accused was ordered to be con- | tomy and procceded to the rear current with the sentence he to check his goods. Prior to was at present serving of four leaving the vehicle, he had years for robbery with aggro- switched off the engine and hid vation passed on

applied the hand brake. November 22, 1956.

on

Det. Insp. D. R. Harris was present in Court for the Police.

H.E. Visits 3 Welfare

Centres

ENGINE STARTS UP While ho was at the rear of the vehicle, he heard the lorry's engine being started up. Ho im- mediately went to the front of the vehicle and saw defendant sitting at the wheel. The vehicle then began to move forward,

at this The driver

staze, tempted to climb into the lorry to force the defendant out of the driving seat and to stop the vehicle. He was unable to do sa

forward.

His Excellency the Gov-and the lorry continued to move It proceeded diagonally acros ernor, Sir Alexander Gran- tham, accompanied by Mr the road, mounted the pavement P. C. M. Sedgwick, Commis- on the opposite side and crashed into the stairway wall outsida sioner of Labour Depart No. 15 Reciomution Street, ment, this morning visited three welfare centres,

In

During all this ume, tho driver was standing on the step beside the driver's cabin, mak

efforts to stop ng desperate the vehicle,

CHINESE CRUSHED

After the accident, the driver the lorry and

The aim of the choreographer and Director, Mr Lew Christen- This "Rock-'n'-Roll" rhythmsen, is again to interpret the Is provided by Ray and

His construction of the music by the Rockels. Ray is tay Cordeiro, movements of the dancers. In

this I Rediffusion

felt that the result was ani script-writer rhythm

The man.

"Rockets" not so successful as in the "Con-ynchronisation are Dwiny Vieira,

certo," except in the last of the peared to be singing as well as Hawaiian

This the "Theme and dancing.

most Guitar: Rudy Souza,

Electric Our sections,

Variations," Ic which Guitar: Carlos Castline, Rhythm variation was presented cumula-

each amusing and original episode. Guitar; Fernando Vieira, Rhythm fively, as it were; Best a Pas de

The dancing highlight of the Cultar; Shorly Britto, Bass; Deux, then a Pas de Trois with

evening was the Pas de Doux, Ted Serreal, Drums, Cordelro is three dancers, followed by a "Block Swan", from Tchal

Five and a Six and a Firale in kowsky's "Swan Lake," beauti-

fully

the performed by two stars, Miss Jocelyn Vollmar and Mr Leon Danielion. This pure classical Russian Ballet a clinic. dispensary, a meeting time did he give permission to and the dancing was especially

a classroom room and

ол the notable for the perfection of the ground floor. Next, the Governor steps, the

swift pirouettes and entrechats, and on the first floor, and later went ground that he again the admirable timing and mutual support. Mr Daniellan

the vocalist,

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

12.7

TML, Rig, UK. Pai, Of. ID 1918 17 MLA BITTER, MIG,

"You ought to be a big alot in this company. Mr. Silsby bot ovon the boss couldn't do all the newspapór drosswords you work in one day!!!

is

The first was the Hongkong Tramways Welfare Club Canal Road East which was established in 1052. On their arrival at 9.10 am. they were

cived

by Mr C. 8. Johnston, manager of

HK

Tramways Lid got down from Mr H. F. G. Chauvin Labour discovered that a Chinese had Officer, Labour Department, and been crushed between the lorry Mr H. C. Sell,

Sell, Welfare

Officer and the wall.

He sustained serious injuries of IK

Ltd. Tramways

from which he later died. The Governor toured the two-

The driver stated that at no clubhouse which included storey

to drive the lorry. Defendant asked the Court to him on the

defendant

multiple was taken up to the dining hall | deal leniently Recidentally start-

up to the rooftop

has nothing languid about him: / Association stage recreations.

he is animated by a spark even If he simply walks across the singe.

not

In

OWN CHARACTER

Defendant

where the ed the engine. He did not mean Arts and Sports 10 drive the lorry and when the vehicle started to move forward, The Governor then visited the he Jost his nervo and the new China Motor Bus Company's vehicle got out of control. staff

and quarters

welfire

Was disqualined at Marble Road. centro at

The from holding a driving lleenco magnificent bullding

for 12 months. ofcially opened by His Excel- lency the Oflecy Administering the Government, the Hon. E. B.

ds on the David on September 10 last year. Tried To Rob

general, the performance and atmosphere last night were

so exhilarating first night. The youth and

The Hon. Ngan Shing-kwan, freshness of the dancers were Managing Director of the China still evident, but there were Motor Bus Company, welcomed times when they seemed to be the Governor, who was con-

out

of contact. Nevertheless, ducted round the bullding, the evening brought much en-

Joyment,

AT TAIKOO

Police Officer

A

32-year-old newspaper

vendor, Leung Chung-chi found

Furse belonging to a Sub

It is now possible to say that was the Talkoo Chinese welfare Inspector Sa Hin-ll of the The last place to be visited guilty of attempting to steal a this Ballet company has A centre in Shaukiwan where the Police Reserve was sentenced to

character of its own. At pre-

sent it seems to be developing Governor was met on arrival by 20 months hard labour by Mr Mr F. K. Pattinoon, acting W. F. Pickering at Central very much on the lines of the

of Talkoo Dockyard Court this morning. Manager classical and Russlan

ballet. and has little in common

and Engineer Co. and Mr Young with European companies. This is us Chuen, Chairman of the wolfaro

others.

4

Leung also was given an ad.

It should be, for every company club. His Excellency was in-ditional two months' imprison of artists should aim at having troduced to some of the senior ment for breach of a $500 bond. its own characteristics, and not paft and committoo members of which his signed in 1953, Tho

sentences are to run consent necessarily to model itself on the welfare society.

The Governor was taken oh] tively,

tour

of tho large building Sa [told the court he was Mr. Christensen 报 to

includes a swimming boarding a bus outside Alexan- be which congratulated on producing this pool, a medical clinic, games and der Building on January 21 fine company of young dancera social room, library, meeting when he felt a hand in his In his School, and Hongkong is room and a large dining hall. right hip pocket, Turning round grateful to him and .lo. The He also visited a theatroon he grabbed hold of defendant's Music Society for bringing us the first flour which accom-, right hand, and after, revealing these unusual and invigorating | modates. approximately - $00" his identity (tool --hlin to giuse Occasions—KI

Police Station.

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