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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1957.

OUR AUSTRALIAN NEWSLETTER

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

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More Skyscrapers

For Sydney

From H. KING WOOD

Sydney, Jan. 29.

Up on the heights of North Sydney, just over the Bridge, a new landmark is near completion. It is Australia's biggest office building and

is being erected for one of the country's biggest assurance firms.

It goes up 12 storeys; is 150 feet high; contains quarter of a million square feet of office space and more than 3,000 people will work there after the opening in May.

young man on the pave- ment: "For the last time, I'm telling you tu keep away from my daughter Rose." The young man, window cleaner named Richard, muttered some- thing. The father drove off

A batch of Returned Soldier This building, which is more to the standard of any high Into the quiet suburb. That or less in the shape of a class hotel and £3.10.0 a week League sub-branches in Sydney should have been the end of scoma to be constructed of per head by no means paid for suburbs are raising £300 to buy but aluminium sheels this. In any case, financial loss a 10mm film projector to present the story of Richard and nothing

and huge plate-glusa

of £200.000 for such a magni-to the tiny sub-branch of Tuena. windows. Rose, but it was not.

Tuena bas 13 Digger members ឆឆ the The plate-glass windows are to ficent publicity show be covered by venetian blinds Games in Australia proved to all there are in the pince Rope worked

enable branch of a bank. Next after-and some idea of their size and be extremely cheap-in fact, not and the projector will

to appropriation noon, at the time he lonew she quantity can be judged from the very much more than a year's their wives and children

pletures once a week or so. would

Leaving be

work, fact that the covering will cost advertising

At present the youngsters see £27,000, Richard arrived on the bank's

am only when mum and dad doorstep. So did Rose's father,

ke them on safari to Crookwell (40 miles), Goulburn (further), or Bathurst (further still). couple of times a year.

West End

PROFESSIONAL

[THERE were hot words, F scuffle involving' polloemen, Next morning, at Bow Street, Richant teadod

guilty

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charges of using insulting be- haviour and of assaulting the girl's father; not guilty saulting the policemen,

to as-

The police told their story to Mr John Marnan, QC, then the girl's father went into the witness-box-a dapper, bow- tied, business-like looking man armed with leather portfolio

And note-book.

But this drive for tall bulid- Ings has branched out in other directions; Already an oil furm Is erecting what they claim will be Australief's tallest building at the Sydney entrance to the Bridge. Down at Circular Quay some of Australia's oldest build- ing are being pulled down to

muke way for more glass and

aluminium for a well known soap firm and the huge IC Chemicos organisation.

250 FT HICH

for

METAL-THIEVES

in

any reasonable Australian firm.

PERSONALITY DIES

Australia lort one of its most colourful personalities with the death of Sir lynn Holyman, who died in Honolulu last weekend.

He was director of many A new type of thief giving Australion companies, but was detectives considerable trouble Managing best known Chairman and is the strange band known as

Director of Aus- metal-thieves. tralian National

Airways, The Acting Chief of the CIB, which,

last year, flew more Superintendent J. Gordon, cald than 13 million miles, carried in Sydney this week that these more than 600,000

passengers thieves were specialising and Just on 50,000 tons of stealing huge quantities of lead, freight. Today yet another assurance

and copper, and were even company announced that 1: 100

Australian National Airways taking the lead from around the Ply. Ltd, was would bull Australia's

formed in 1937 roof gutterings of churches, tallest

and right through its history high,

Their skyscraper, 250 feet

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latest move was to Holyman played a leading and break into the cabin of a huge cost not much short of

aggressive port. It was he who earth-moving scoop working on £4,000,000

and also to be

demanded and achieved- erected at the Quay.

a country project and steal about an emelent Department of However much we may have Civil Aviation,

£2,000 worth of copper good navigation haven't laughed at us Quay railway aids to flying, and eficient a

the armature of the ports. It was he who

dismantle a large section of the duced

Arst modern all- metal airliner to Australis, the motor and remove the armature For many years, the

Douglas DC2; he was also the which weighs more than half a was nothing but an entrance w first to introduce to Australia ton. the ferries and their dwindling

earth-moving air-hostesses, free light meals, support seemed to spell doom automatic Insurance of passen- valued at snore than £125,000,

in that region.

transport gera, and for business

bulk is now idle and it is expected the Maritime ervices freight and livestock.

bullt

their beautiful The Quay Railway

He rattled off the oath and began his evidence so profes- sionally that Mr Marnon halted him to ask: "You've served in a police force yourself, you?"

"I am a serving officer.". the father said, and whit on with his story.

RATHER DEFIANT

"My daughter is 16, and in

Her

Bret

employment since leaving a very well-known he said, with

school,"

"She

county pride.

has been rather defiant to me, and she com- menced this association with the prisoner when she was 15--

loop of ours it has certainly pul this area back into the business

community of the city.

Then

Quay

Board building.

rally reached the stage where it would take trains, Unilever started work on their buliding: ¡CI followed

sult 100

yards and now the AMP As Dway against my wishes."

surance Company proposes to their Australian head- "You went to the bank yester-excel day to make sure this

young quarters there. man wouldn't see your daughter, is that it?" asked the magistrate.

"I went to have a chat with the manager about the girl."

Richard was invited to ask questions.

"Isn't it right, you pushed me first?" "No," said the father.

"Oooh," said Richard, "if Rose was here, she'd say, different.”

As a matter of fact, Sydney skyline today is made up of i broken line of cranes and jins of i-id

of

Df

domestic airlines; ment's plans 10 nationalize

12.17

T3 g UK PAL OFF. ©1994 by kit Servies, Ina

"There's plenty of better programmes on, but Dad says that crime stuff is for grown-up people!"

Pilot Says

Crashed Plane Was Underloaded

New York, Feb. 3.

The veteran pilot of a Northeast Airlines from DC-6A which crashed, killing 20 persons on Friday motor. To do this they had to under the maximum weight allowance when it took electric night, said today that the plane was 1,088 pounds

off from LaGuardia Field in a snowstorm.

The

scoop,

to be many weeks before it is placed in service again, He beat the Federal Govern-

Oght that took him to the Privy Council.

Beaten in this direction, thei Government

then formed B own

airline Trans-Australion Airlines and Sir Ivan Holyman was involved in fighting this tremendous compelltor right up to the time of his death.

A PIONEER

In a statement relayed to the press by Alfred of operations of the Lane, vice-president in charge airlines, the pilot, Captain Alva Marsh, said the four- engined plane weighed 96,187 pounds. The allowance on Runway Four, where it took off, was 97,275 pounds, he said.

The airline sold in a separate statement that the plane, carry

the ing 101 persons including crew, was "well under the limit of allowable gross weight

Marsh said he was not

sure

a wing of the plane clipped pole on the island that spun it to the ground. He said he had for not attempted to land on the

SMELLY JOB Most unpopular man at the Sydney University Technology jovial Arthur Rudkin, 48, who for the last two and a half years has been dabbling with smells. the operation out of LaGuardia island-United Press,

He is the character who has been given the job of trying to Isolate the cause of odours in sewers for the Sydney Water Board,

Field under the conditions that prevailed."

The 50-year-old pilot said the Trade Mission

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decision to tako off despite delay of more than three hours because of brid weather was

Coming Here

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SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

FAMILY ESTATE

DISPUTE

Evidence that she was accepted as a tin fong wife of Wong Choi-ho, deceased, was given by Wong Yu-shi when hearing of a dispute over a family estate resumed before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg at the Supreme Court this morning.

Plaintiff is Wong Ying-kuen, ticket collector, of 8 Bedford Road. He is the grandson of Wong Choi-ho and son of Wong Yuk-shu, both deceased. Wong is represented by Mrments for a tin fong wife to be John McNeill, QC, and Mr found for Wong. She (witness) Victor Gittins, Instructed by was chosen for this. Her father Messis Deacons,

agreed to give her away only on Defendants aro Wong Yu- the condition that she would be ahl, Wong Yan-shi (Wong Yuka in fong wife and not a con- . shu's tin tong wife) and four cubino. children, Wong Cheuk-feng, Wong Shu-Istron, Wong Shuk- ping and Wong Pik-kuen.

Mr V. L. J. D'Alton, instruct ed by Mr G. S. Ford, of Ford, Kwan and Co., appears for first defendant,

Plaintiff is suing for accounts and enquiries in respect of the estate of the deceased, for the Court's direction as to the share of benefits to be received from them by members of the family and for the appointment of the judicial trustee as administrator of both astates,

WIDOW'S EVIDENCE Wong Yu-sht, widow, of 240 Fa Yuen Street, testified that she was born in a village in the Tolahan District. She lived in the village until she was 20. Then she went to Centon for her education.

the

When Canton fell to

Japanese, witness sald, she re- turned to the village. That was in 1937.

Wong Choi-ho had a house in the village. At that time, Wong She learned was in Hongkong. he was employed by the Yaumati Ferry Co.

Witness said the kit fat wife of Wong Chol-ho made arrange

Threw Crackers

From Lorry

HAD NO SAY

Witness sald sho did not have any say in the matter then, Her father did the nego tiations. As a result, she went to Hongkong and met Wong Chol-ho. This was in January 1038.

Wong Yu-shi then gave de- tails of her meeting with Wong Choi-ho, She said Wong then made out a document, which he rent back to her father in the village. She

It Бау never again,

"Hearing is proceeding.

Driver Tells

Of Alleged

Assault

A taxi driver, Yuen Sum alias Yuen Chi-sum, testified before Judge A. D. Scholes at the District Court this morning he was struck four times with a hammer and robbed of $36 by two assailants who travelled in his taxi in the early hours of December 31 last year.

Yuen pointed to the places an Yesterday afternoon Leung his head where he had been Chi-bung, 31, was. travelling struck during a struggle with along Belcher Street on a larry his two passengers at the main Nearing the door of No. 37, he

of the South China entrance broguht out a packet of fire. Athletic Association Stadium, crackers, lit it with a cigarette Caroline Hill Road, at 1.30 am. butt, and tossed the packet into

on December 31,

Yuen also identified the pri the street. The lorry sped on.

What Leng did not know was son

dock, Lau in the

Chli charged with robbery

with that two policemen in plain-E clothes had seen him commit the ha

violence, as the man who struck

offence.

This morning, Lung and 11 him with the hammer, and was passengers who packets of firecrackers appeared one of the two passe

hailed his taxi in King's Road. before Mr F. X. D'Almada at

The other alleged assailant is Central Magistracy,

Leung was fined $10. The not in police custody, firecrackers were ordered to de forfeited to the Crown,

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

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from the high point

HIT WITH FIST Sydney Harbour Bridge 15

He had always hoped to gel He gets so many complaints

Witness sald accused and the these con be counted either into the international al trade from people working near him

other man got into his taxi in erecting ultra-modern buildings but each time was checked by Dial he is being constantly made by him.

King's Road and he was told, to or extending old ones,

Government policy. His last bids moved around the bullding and He said he did not feel that

Washington, Feb. 3.

drive in this field were for services at present has been tucked away anything

to Wancha!. When the was wrong with the THE CAUSE

between Melbourne and Christ- in a back room at the University plane while taxiing to the end businessmen, scheduled to parti- Eighteen prominent U.S.

cab reached Causeway Bay, the driver was told to drive to the church and from Sydney to at Ultimo, Victorian

of the runway or during take- Cabinet Milster 3 South Africa,

Ar Rudicin believes he is the off. His Arst

cipote In U.S. trade missions 5.30 p.m., Talking About Teaching-S.C.A.A. Stadium. Arriving in intimation of

Listeners' are still groggy from the news,

Caroline Hill Roed complainant abroad in March, Anished "the ploneer of the only scientist in the world trying trouble was

Magazine (DBSTS); He was

when the co-pilot

Time Signal, Programme Summary: was asked to stop at the main that the Melbourne Olympics is Air Beef scheme: His freighters to discover what causes smells told him that the "ground was last week, the Department of Lads (Vocal) Jerry Murad Har Richard told his story. When

6.02, "We Entertals You"-The Four entrance of the stadium: Ave-day briefing session here Jikely to be in the red some were used to fly beef carcasses in water,

coming up at us," he said. He Commerce announced today. it was done, the magistrate sald

other. The accused

and the 200,000 but are Anding come from inland abattoirs

monicata; 6.30, Glasslost Requests "I'm satisfied you did strike the

that the Fmclis agree in the fact that Kimberleys (WA) to the coast, work on can be rather nasty consolation

presented by Alleen, Dekker; 659, alleged recallant were seated in. policemen, but not that you in-

Weather Report: 7. Time Bignal, The the rear of the car, complainant tended to." He fined the young to the colossal food bli for the slaughtered

practically all the loss was due

In this way beef cattle could be he said, "My work gets too

News; 7.00, Commentary or Stop Press Rem: 1,15,; Band Call-Lea Bald. window-cleaner a

in their prime in- much for most people so I get total of £5 56., bound him over to keep the uloge.

living at the Olymple stead of loosing condition in the moved around all the time," "You must

long drove to the coast.

"L'F not so peace, and added:

had when the learn to control yourself."

On expert advice athletes in He was a World War I Veteran students are on vacation, but the Olympic Village were and one who was really upset at as soon as they come buck "Yes, sir," Richard said, and charged £3.10,0 a week, but the news of his death was the get moved around again." he went

Governor, Sir forlornly, with this proved to be far below the N.S.W. away

John He says his job has net made the heavy step of one who actual cost, feels, al 24. that the best of life

It was agreed on all sides is over and there is no joy left.

the

In

the

I

The businessmen

will be

"Lagard"-T710

the

arm

back to the airfield. The plane divided into five terms and they said he made no attempt to furn

crashed on a prison island in the East River minutes after taking will be asigned to one of the

Etgart and his Orchestra: TAB, Talk- When the taxi stopped at the following areas, the announce- ing About BookMarie Corel entrance to the stadium, Marsh said he believed the ment said: India,-Burma-Malaya The Story of a Friendship by Wu. other assailant put his

flam Stuart Scott; plane had reached an altitude Singapore-Hongkong, Germany, years of Adventure 1855-1898 by around complainant's neck art. of between 200 and 350 feet the Netherlands, and Itely. Margery Perham: Reviewed by L. asked him how much money ho before it plunged to the ground

Colonel i Owen Hughes: &, Movie had made for the day. He then The businessmen and burned, He said there was

discussed Magazino-Edited and Produced by ac

The Alux Welsh Dixielanders with At the same time accused tool instruments

policies, reciprocal trade agroc- Kathleen Stobart (BLCTS); . Time out a hammer and hit com-

and drug adminis- Signal, News and Home News from plainant on the head. ments, food tration regulations, and Export-Charles and Haroid Smart Interlude for Munic. Import Bank credits. They also (BBCT): 939. A Recital by Diana

Hearing is proceeding. met foreign country specialists Courtenay, (Soprano) with Plano and discussed possible questions Accompaniment by Moys Rea-Ich and problems that might be ex-

Liebe Dien (Beethoven). Apria un Reve (Faure). Les de Cadiz pected to arise in connection

Northeolt, who had served in the | him lose his sense of smell and li { nothing wrong with the plane's such questions as foreign trade Timothy Birch: 8.30, BBC Jazz Club struck complainant with his fist.

Arst War with young Ivan Holy- is always good to get home and

that food served there was up MEN.

smell a good dinner cooking.

system.

THIS IS IT!

Sale.....

everyone is talking about

at

ог

Paquerette's!

Colossal reductions in all Depts

16a -Des Voeux

Road

Shop late Mondays-open till 7p.m.

electrical

Tel. 21-157

with their visits, the announce- ment said.

Maiders of Cadiz) (Delibes. The A. DUAL DEATH

Songe by Michael Head: The Fairy Tailor: The Fairies Dance; The Happy Wanderer: · 18, "Something

Bristol, Feb. 3.

The Commerce Department Continental"-Gypay Song and Flying officer John Crossley said similar US missions in the Tony Hancock with Dul Kerr Sidney Air Force dled together today.

Music 10.30, Hancock's Trail Hour and Britain's Royal Auxiliary last two years had visited 28 far-

James, Andreo Melly and Kenneth | eign countrice and met trid dis- cussedt . mutual International trade problems with more than 100,000 foreign businessmen, United Press;

Seeking Trade Agreement

Seoul, Fob, 2.

Williams (Repeat of lari Saturday's" Crossley, 28, perished trying Broadcast); 1050 Weather Beport: to fly his Vampira jet-fighter 11.15, Goodnight, Magle; 11.30, Close Bridge. The RAAF fell to a 11 Time Signal. Radio News Reeli | under the span of clifton Down.

alche

government economy move. REDIFFUSION

1 Both left themselves a

2 p.m., Variety Call the Tune: in British history-Crosaloy, as 3. Musical Matinee: 3.50, Musle by the last RAAF man to die on Lopez: 4, Bottle Castle: 4.15, Tes tor duty,

and the RAAF as Two 430, Strictly Instrumental: Churchill's famous "low" who B. Chüdren's Comer-Stories of the

Kingdom 6.30 Monday Requests helped win the Battle of Britain Prosented by Betty: 5,38, nirthday in World War II.--United Press. Malibag: 0. La Musique Francaise: 8.30, Another T-Up Show: 0.45, The House of Peter Metlovezn; 7, Time Bignal and the News: 7,00, Weather

Convict Casualties

The South Korean govern-Report, Announcements and Inter

7.18, A Moment for: Melody; ment announced here. today it 7.30. Eddie Flaher with AIN was negotiating with the govern-

Teheran, Feb. 3. Stordahl's Orchestra;-,748, Concert

The Persian Interior Ministry ment of Austria for the con

Minikkara D. Personality Parade... George Formby; 8,15, Bhow Case--- | 2tported today that one convict clusion of a diplomatic and Selections from the Broadway Show had been killed and 12 Injured, Damn Yankees The Bina come seriously, when guards hwan said at a press conference Concert Teaturing the works of at

916, Baton; Serenade: 2.30, Monary opened fire on rioting prisoners that he had hack a a series of pre-Saint-Sasha: Introduction

Mashed, 000 miles east of :

trade relations agreement.

Foreign Minister Cho chung News and Home News, From Betiain:

paratory talks with Austrianz Forado Capricoloso, and here, on Thursday Minister to Japan, Franz H. Piece for Harend Orchestra, Op. It had been Carlier reported Leitner, now visiting Seoul,"

| 1842) 10, MMC) by Andre Kostelanetzi; by local newspapers, that 20 10.30, Qne Night Brand: 11, Dale with convicts and warders were Me Leitner met the South Dreamlands 1.30 Prelude to Bid killed or injured in the riot,

queen' Crowe Down ntext;:15 Imidnight, "God Sava, the

Korean Minister of Commerce and Industry to discuss, ́n · · $1,– 024,500 bartor trade agroomerit which was · proposed by the South Korean goveniment. - Reuter.

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