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HINA MAIL

To

SIDE GLANCES

FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1957.

By Galbraith

Company's Profits

An increase of $418,311,86 in the working profit W. Leadbetter to be adron Class II; Mr R. W. Bell reflected the tourist traffic which was passing through to be Superintendent Radio- the Colony, of which the company's two hotels had grapher; Mr Crawford Robert-cured their fair share, it was reported by Mr Horaco sen Held to be Senior Auditor; Kadoorie, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mr W. Segue to be Acting Assistant Commissioner of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd, in his statement Police; Mr A. L. Gordon to ho presented at the company's Annual General Meeting

at Telephone House this morning. Acting Senior Supe

Police; Mr M.

Bendent

ΟΙ

resumed Counsel duty as Senior Crown on return from leave; Mr J. C. McRobert closed Senior Crown Counsel; Mr

Acting Deputy

to

Bell to be Act

H: Maynard

act

-

tor, Royal Observatory; M. R. W.

to be

Assistert

The chairman reported that the construction of Peninsula Court was proceeding satisfactorily and that It was expected to be ready for occupation about middle of the year.

the

The statement was as follows; Extensive re-piping will have Before dealing with the se- to be undertaken throughout the Establishment Office (Executive counts for the past year, Its hote

hotel and work on this has al- and Clerical

my duty to make reference ready started; in addition about Tun

hich occurred since we ing units have reached the end which met lust

Sir Robert hau of their useful Life and year. a Director of this Com- have to be replaced. boen

the From pany since 1930 and we sadly miss his guidance and advice. taking into

The construction of Peninsula that Court

Hing satisfac- $2,000,000,00

Establishments); to the death of Sir Robert 11o 25% of the small sir-condition-

Colonial Secretariat Sub

Intendent

A.

of

Colonia! Secretarial; Mr B. Bickford to be Chiet Clerk,

Inspector Matthew O'Sullivan to be

Super- Acting Assistant

Mr Police; F. Cochrane, Mr A.

nad M- Bagroit

H. McCreion, all Assistant Superintendents of Pullee, to bo Superintendents of Police; Mr J. J. Swaine to be a Deputy Clerk at Councils; Mr D. D, Waters (Education Omeer), Dr Wong Yue-Um and Dr J. G. D'Almada‡ (Alodical Officers) confirmed to the permanent and pensionable e tutilishment,

Brewin Trust Fund Committee

tolly one.

foregoing,

account there Was

connection

will

and

the fact still some outstanding 13

Peninsula with Indications court at the end of 1956, which | are that the building will be

in Included in the ready for occupation about the

figure of middle of the year.

$3,322,112.90 Sundry Creditors and Credit Balances, it will be it was not the in-realised that the Company has Originally, tention to provide versuram in

this

building: your Dire Hors. however, have reconsidered this

the Hh of present day de mands from tourists, and it wa beelde i that Op2 Is

Accessary will bac air- Frelses Conloned throughout the year and wit At about 180

persons, elmand Fo uf this amounts to $340,000.00,

Last year reference was made to alterations which would ther

be put in hand

The following have been re-

members appointed

of Brewin Trust Fund Committee with effect from April 1 this year to March 31, 1959, the Gazette reported this morning:

The

In the Peninsula Hotel after the Hongkong & Shanghal Booking Corporation have moved into their new pre- The Social Welfare Officer; miss. This crea will provide the Hon Lo Man-wai, the Honadditional accommodation for Ngan Shing-kwan and the Hon airline offices. Kwok Chan.

Game Wardens

RENOVATIONS During last summer extensive renovations were carried out at the Peninsula Hotel as a result

16 bathrooms of which

arc

heavy programme of expendi- ture to micet auring the current year, but your Board la satisfied that the proposed expenditure is Completely justified."

Accounts, which The

the usual form, urawn up in Lail 1UT little explanation.

The Peninsula Hotel had an- other

record year; the addition of calorifer to the Air- Conditioning Plant has made it possible

the to central heat areas which previously could be cooled only. This is a popular

feature with American visitors

in particular, and proved a boon during the recent prolonged cold spell.

for

'Gacidi's' continues to attract

discrimination patrons of whom only the best is good enough

The Playpen with its new were bar continute to do well and

The following have been re- appointed Honorary gama completely modernised. The wardens for three years few tho walls were retiled, new mosaic purpose of amisting in carrying foors laid, and new bath; ele.

out the provisions of the Wild we

were installed; In the majority Bird and Wild Mammals Pro- of coses the sanitary fittings

tection Ordinance, 1984, the Gazette reported this morning:

Mr A. St. G. Walton, Mr J. D. Romer, Mr Wong Bor, Mr R. Sleap and Mr F. X. D'Almada e Castro,

1

Banking Advisory

Committee

Hon.

AL

JUST UNPACKED NEW Cruise-blooming COTTONS !

in beautiful fine woven cottons with tiny frostly flowers

dated back to the opening of the Hotel.

The present Intention is to continue this work during the summer months ahead, and it is hoped that the end of 1957 will see all our bathrooms complete- ly modernised.

It is now advisable to boot a table in order to avoid dis- appointment

A GOOD YEAR Repulse Bay has had a good year and there is little doubt that the air-conditioning of the front rooms and the reintroduc- dion of the private bus service are paying dividends,

The verandah with its magni-

galhmuth

A-15

TM. Arg. U., Pet. Dit 1957 by MEA Berzine, Ind.

"The tiffs you and Dad have are mostly about money -George and I have promised we'll never mention the word!"

35-Day

Ordeal

In Mastless

Sailing

Boat

Talcahuano, Chile, Mar. 28.

A starving British general and his wife fought 30-foot ocean waves to reach civilisation again after their yacht lost its mast in a hurricane off Cape Horn when sailing from Melbourne back to Britain.

General Miles Smeeton, his wife Beatrice, and a youth named John Guzwell left Melbourne in January after the Olympic Games, sailing the ton yacht Tzu Hang of London.

15-

ficent view a very popular, Al Repulse Bay en extension particularly at the week-ends, Last month, they were about country house of Mr Jack Sweet, has beca built on to the west and unless the weather is very 5,000 miles out of Melbourne..in a British businessmen. side of the main block. This bad, guests

be the South Pacific and approach- can generally will provide a new main en-

of Magellan. seen enjoying themselves in ing the Straits trance to the Hotel cod will also

what can rightly be described) Hitherto, the voyage had pro- house the office of the Manager,

as one of the world's beauty ceeded as planned and every WHI the Reception, etc., which

spots.

thing was normal.

As the tiny Tzu Hanz stood in towards the wild

2000

of the Hongkong Hotel site, has been more than offset by this

increase.

The second portion of the Profit and Loss Account con- tains

Reservo for Extra- 題

coast of

веда

When the Tzu Hang is ready for sea again, General Smecton in Canada, plans to stop off

816-year-old where he has daughter-United Preza

NEW! SHEAFFERS

Feathertouch

BALLPOINT

WITNESS SAYS ACCUSED "DIRECTED OPERATIONS"

A factory-worker testifying in a murder trial against his fellow- worker, Chan Hon, 30, alleged that Chan was "directing operations” during the Tsun Wan riots last October.

Before Mr Justice C. W. Reece and a Special Jury, Chan is accused of the murder of Lam Tak-san on October 13, 1956, the day Lam succumb- ed to injuries received two days earlier during the Tsun Wan riots.

Mr D. N. E. Ron, Crown Coun sel, is prosecuting, assisted

by

Dei. Sub-Inspector Connelly. Mr

H. L. Hu

is defending Chao,

instructed by P. L. Lam and Co,

The witness,

Trong Chung.

sald that

group

В

the

nocused

of men to break everything in a workers' library and then led a group of bound

workers towards Taun Wan threatening to beat them to death if they did not repeat

witness before Tsang, an employee of the South Yim

by

A

TRIAL OF 15 ALLEGED RIOTERS CONTINUES

Police Constable Leung Hoi, of Taun Wan police. station, testified at the Criminal Sessions; this morning!

the accused, Chiu, Kai-yeum, that he heard one of calling out to a mob to burn a wagon during the Trum Wan Riots.

* PC Leung was testifying at the trial of 15 men charged with rioting at the Pao Hsing cotton mills in Taun Wan on October 11, last year.

"The accused Koro Mr the far side of the van. The Justice J. R Gregg and mob was mostly on the far side Special Jury are Wong Chung of the van, he said. They over. yuen 33, carpenter; Woo Pong- turned the car and get it on firs.. you, 27, weaver; Yuen Chuen, The van was later put back on 39, earth coolle; Law Ching, 42, its four wheels after it hars

Tro-tak tailyman; Tong

28, 28, caught fire, he added: Mak Ping-chau, 28, Having seen the car burning,

Koung

31, witness said, the Police partý.... entunel worker; Yeung Kwel, was att

wel, was attracted to something more

sula, he saw

his slogans.

The also SCES

Texule Factory, Chan-idt, disclosed in examination that the accused had been bound over in $250 to be of good behaviour for two years

Magistrato before,

The accused once led a band of about 15 men to attack some 100 factory workers who were on a plenic on Tsing I Island and for this he was charged be- fore a Magistrate, Yim said.

He denied that there was bad blood between him and the ac- eused because of this incident. A HUGE CROWD Tsang Chung-fun, a spinner, said that from the library of the Federated Trade Union on October 11 last year he heard

mar M. Morley-John and Mr nalets co

coming neurer and nearer W. S. Coiller, Crown" Counsel, from the road at about 6 pm, are prosecuting, assisted by ASP Very soon the noise reached the D. E, W. O'Brien. clinic. He looked out from the

Mr V. 1. J. D'Alion Instruc- BOOK REVIEW Ubrary and saw a huge, crowd. ed by Mr P. D, A. Remedios, Someone in the crowd said is defending the second, fifth, "Lot's attack this place," and sixth, eighth, ninth, tenth, immediately

the twelfth and the thirteenth ac- sound of breaking glass

and cus

cused The other accused ure doors being battered with iron

barn

there

Someone said "Get kerosene. We will set fire to it.” Soon a

the library and people

neation of flames was seen in d, to snout save ured People are being killed!" the witness

terified.

He continued that soon after there was the sound of steps

41, farmer; Chiu Kai-yeum, 20, important and rushed to the Pao mochanie; Ho

Yun, 33, earth

He Haing Colle; Liu Xick-cho, Su, coox: the 13th accused for about five Wong Chiu-fook, 27, mechanic; | minutes. He added there WETO Fund Chi-wing, 24, rubber other people blowing whistles, wurker Nam Kel-iing, 42, but he himself only saw the weaver; and Wu Dh-keung, 30, 18th accused with a whistle in spinner.

his mouth.

not represented by Counsel.

PC Leung testified that he was with a Police party outside

Hearing is continuing...

Emile Zola Masterpiece

the Pao Hsing cotten mills on Translated

a riot

October 11, last, when was in progress,

Among the mob, he said, he recognised the ninth, 13th and 14th accused,

"BURN IT"

The ninth accused was calling out to the mob, "Barn it, don't

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atruld" Witness added

This is not an easy bookc ninth accused was calling to the to review from the point of mob to burn. car near the New

view of the ordinary reader. China Enamelware Factory. The

We know before we start that ninth accused was then stand- Ing in Castle Peak Road and a masterpiece of 18th cen wiutess Was about six yarus tury French literature. As we away from him.

He said he road, we are sware of the ex- cellence of the translation by then saw the car in flame.

But it is very Alco Brown The 13th accused was starică-

Roman

Catholic pries

The first part of the book sels the scene and introduces us to player in this moving the

coming up to the library and then he heard bangs on the door. He and his fellow-workers used tables to barricade themselves in. Banging on the door continued and then two men, one of whom was the accused, entered the library from the balcony.

"DON'T MOVE" ORDER

The

Tsang said that the accused, Gazetic notified this

who was his fellow-worker at morning that the following had been appointed members of the

the South Seas Factory, demanding in front of the gate of the nearly impossible for the aver ed "What are you people do- mill when witness first saw him age layman to understand the Banking Advisory Committee for

ing here?" The accused ordered He was blowing a whistle and extraordinary attitude towards one year, with effect from April be reached without walking The increANO of $418,311.00

them not to move and went over was waving at the mob to ruan sex displayed not by the sen through the main dining

itive in the Working proft refects The

to the barricades and opened the into the mill. Witness said he Financial as at present. There will also be the

the tourist

traffic which is Tierra del Fuego, one of the re- Radio Hongkong

door. About 20 persons armed himself was then standing at the who has to try to live up to the Secretary (Chairman); Mr Kana Ladies Beauty Salon and a

tenets of his faith, but by his Tong-po, Mr H. R. M. Cleland, shop where pharmaceutical and pasting through the Colony, of gonal Antaretle gales terror of

6.30 Time For Torn-Agens pre- with iron bara and wooden poles door of the mill. which your Mr R. P. Moodie and Mr E. J. Į photographie equipment may be

two hotels have all windjammers in this area

The 14th accused, he said, was associates in Church and vil Banted by Elizabeth; 8, Time Signal: entered. "Break up everything secured their fair share.

ate. When Jage. It is

swept up.

Programme Bummary: 60% Popu- her

the no

accused Thompson

obtained,

ordered end outskle the The shrieking wind snapped jarity Poll presented by Ted Thomas: C

the Police told the mob to dis- gratifying to note that the re

ast while musi

angry

0.30, Asian Club; Songs of Hawail his gang set to.. duction

And the in both rent

The accused ordered him and perse, the 14th accused allegod- interest, following on the sale smashed the rudder, Thirty. Sung by Gladys Kabani; 7.15, A Life

of Bliss. Written by Godfrey Harri- his colleagues to go down the ly aald, "Don't be afraid, when foot waves swept away the

pon: Produced by Lelle Bridgmont

the witness. I was holding a gun, he (polat- meagre food store, as the nearly-apers: 748, Going to the Pictures stairs, continuet

The Critics discuss the pictures As he descended the first step, ing at witness) was not a police tragedy; and here the character exhausted trio manned the

of the young priest is beautiful-; they have this week, Chairman, the accused, who was standing me You" and Timothy Birch; 7.59, Weather Re• ****

PC at the door, pumps around the clock,

Leung saldi ho later ly drawn in its simplicity, and gave him a kick. port; 8, Time Signal; The News: 8.09 tater smashed in the cabin hatch,

Mission to Lepers Fing Day Appeal At the bottom of the stair-case identified the three acctised at religious sincerity.

different Identification DRIFT 35 DAYS

by Dr N. D. Fraser: 8.15, Mitte

The accond part develops the ordinary Repairs and Renewals When the gale had blown itself Lover HourClassical Requeria pre was a man on either side of the three

door, holding iron bars,

paradis. sented by Alleen. Dekker: 9.15. In

the dawning of love between CROSS-EXAMINED of $400,000.00, the creation of out, the mastless Tzu Hang was Chancery by John Galsworthy.

-Trang said he managed to

Mr priest whose illnces has robbed and out to sea

Adapted for Radio by Muriel Levy, which your Directors have con drifting miles

rush past these two men with- Cross-examined by Produced by Hugh Stewart (UBGTS) sidered advisable in order to well off the trade routes. With

out being hit. orde

He joined a D'Alton, PC Leung said he him, of memory, and the lovely, spread the cost of renovations what tackle remained, Goneral Repeat of last Sunday's broadcast):

9.45 Platter Parade presented by crowd of fellow-workers and did not remember if there were young girl, izolete from the over more than one year. An Smeeton rigged a jury-mast, Nick Kendal: 1050, A Book your they were bound with strips of other policemen with him when world. In kyllic surroundings.

Farm" by

bo first caught sight of the This part of the story is told amount of $181,588.50 has been with one remaining sall. Every Bedside Cold Comfort

Stella Gibbons, Road by Audrey. written off against this and the one was put on

wore against a lush natural back-. the shortest Stendes (Ep. 6: 1045, Ballet from According to the witness the ninth accused. Thero balance of

Studio Musicala Reserve, amount of raticas,

Orchestra pocused came down from the about 80 people around the car, ground which somehow lends a of the

of reality to this For 35 days the crippled 10.99 Weather Report: 11, ing to $218,413.50 appears on

described Now Real The Library and ordered them to fol, which * Signbl: Radio

century the face of the Balance Sheet. yacht crawled dowity northward London Studio Melodie Frank low him to Tsun Wan. On the German van.

The increase in the value of with the Humboldt Current Chack Beld and

Orchestra way he jumped on to a water He said he did not see anyons Galle version of the bewilder Fixed Assets is primarily due to from the Antarctic and the BBCTS 1135, Michael Bulmer pipe and ordered them to sing bring straws, light them and ment of Daphnis and Chloe!

Birds Discures the Runners and form of slogans after him. "I will beat throw them into the car. the construction of · Peninsula prevailing southerly

the Grand National; 12 Midnight

you to Court, which appears in the Ae- After 1,500 miles of incredible Icing-The Grand National cont

death if you do not

He said he could see the ninth counts at a figuro of $7,181, hardships, which show in the mentary by 1 mand Glendenning sind accused was alleged accused who was facing him on 802.32.

emaciated faces of the voyagers,

to have said. The position with regard to they arrived exhausted off the your Company's property in small Chilean colliery port of Shane 14 unchanged out Corona, where many British there is nothing fresh to report engineers and executives are since the date of tho Inst

cmployed..

istrica) 13 - Gongs darting and started to run off. A man Commerce Report

The horror of the young priest meeting.

when he recovers his memory The yacht was towed round to with Jetter "A": The Accounts

and realises the", sin - be has under the large Chilean nava! base here Corner Letein In caught him doing provide for the payment of n

Whale's Waistcoat: 6.30, Friday Ra- swung a bamboo pole towards

committed against his Church is bonus

to the Chinese Staff, tish Consul, Mr James Monke, Birthday Melbe: 8.30. The Top in arm, receiving an injury there. Hongkong General Chamber of subsequent developments some- and is being repaired. The Bri- quents Presented by Betty 628. him. He warded it off with his The Annual Report of the so movingly depicted that the which was duly paid at Chinese took care of the three voyagers, Ferenade: 2. Personality ParadeBob Then "I ran for my life," he Commerce for the year 1956 com- how become creible though

Popular Mundo: 0.45, New Year, As in 1955, DTO. *vision has also been made for a

who are now staying at the Crosby

bines as in previous years a hoot his agony of mind and body bonus to the Foreljm Staff and

of valuable information for the and the young girl's misery and I hope that you will approve of

local businessman as well as for death are fortunately net the this.

the ove

OVERSEES buyers,

kind of situation we expect to "Once again" I should like to

Giving an informative report meet with in this more realistic record the Board's appreciation

on the Chamber's activities, in- 20th century world, of the work of the Management

cluding the work of. Its various and Staff throughout the year.

by

L'Aiglon

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Morning Post Limiites at

the Lokity of Hongkong

the

from Close

REDIFFUSION

2 p.m. Variety Calla the Tune: 5.

cloth.

Tmang said that near the Kapok Bakery there was A

he

aluu Matinee: 5.50, Brake up the took to see Chamber Of

4 The Story of Bottle took the apportunity to escape. 4.15. Tea for Two; 430, | He managed to break his bonds,

this and

Children's

Showtime

7.15.

Concert Miniature: I said. 7.30, 4dle Tlatsen with Axel Btor- saidi's Orchestra: 1.40) The House of Peter Motovar-A Glory of Fatally

New Registration odoo Mion to Levers Appo

Rules

Hearing is proceeding.

Merchant On Serious Charge

DE #

resolved in this case through the the example of Nature in vegetable kingdom Instead of by human (or mythological): intere vention,

MOVINGLY WRITTEN

by Dr X, D. Fraser; 8.15, Weather Report": Announcements: 9.17. Track Talk --- Tips for Tomorrow's Races: 830, Pastings, the Duckcom.

This book is interesting to New rules making it an conducted by Prof Wimple with a

commlitees, the book contains The results now before you offence to make false state. panel including Paul Drew Stephanie Arrested on a warrant issued some vital statistics on the year's three reasons first

it is a scholarly transla becsure have only been achieved as ments or entries upon forms er. Jerry Lewis, and Daphrys

their loyal

Newnan; : By Boxing result of

Comment in August, 1948, a marcharit, imports and exporta." co prescribed under the Trado

Óf special. On the main events of "the Annual Poon Ping-nam, alias Poon Sin-

theflon of an eple work of a great interest to French writer which many of us operation.

Unions (Registration) Rules British Legion Boxing Tournament

overseas buyer is the section then aid of the Earl Halg Fund Direct y, caine, before - Mr', he tealkg.with"

ere not capable of routing in the have been mader by

Broadcast from the Queen Elizabeth - Huggins At Kowloon this

Hongkong's local in Counoll, it was Stadium, Muterneton Playround, moming charged in connection motion of the development of

originadi:

E because Panel Appointed Governor

cilón industries, which includes a minim with grant franknees. notified in the · Gazette this Kowloon 10, eciation : @pedias

The theft Interview with Me Lance chansen, the defendant was allégod to heavy industries in the Colony which, whatever

of $1,105,440.

problem of male charity morning.

The explanatory note states to me: A Prostemme of have compared to ither with

BENCHMARK] views, is of academic one,

Inferent lit that as the rules stand at pro del muro, produced and others at various dates between Capt. George Irvine Lawson view of the attitude towards it

a person may with "im- sented by Charles Harvey, posturing poses, of Regulation to Pur punity submit untrue parti-orchete the Hora Oper, July 10 and 21, 1948, tool has been appointed a Member of the Roman Cathoke Chaard he Emergency " (Detention Order culars to the Registrar of Trade House, Covent Garden, conducted by this money from the fi in Hün of the Board of ExamineTIDE OF: Arf thirdly because, the transin- Robers irvine Lilly Bate with breame interpedia Company, Camarena Pubis Lences with effect ion has faithfully conveyed the Unions.

*Pribude 3-ložištidnight for and on Regulations, 1950, it was an

The new rules are cited as FMidnight, Racing, rod (Grand On the reguet of the Poloe, from March 31, vico Capt. B. 22 | poetic quality which in so much Wyndham Bounced in the Gazette this the Trade Union (Registration) nine from tetraat 150 Car Ca

National

Commen er 27 nemend the defendant) was exeunded" "Bidwell, the Garrita hošined a gentilew of the middle portion

this morning. (Amendment)› Ruins, (1057,

of the book.

Mr L. D. Kibbe, Sir John Kinloch and Mr B. G. W Weldon have been appointed members of a panel for the pur-

morning.

sent

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