1957-04-17 — Page 10

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EQUIPMENT.

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CHINA MAIL

· 1809

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1957.

SHEAFFERS

Skrip

$

FLU CLINICS HK-BUILT CARGO SHIP LAUNCHED GIANT WHALE

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WILL BE OPEN DURING

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HOLIDAYS

Brestise of the flu epidemie,

Goycument out-patient depart- ments at the Kowloon Hospital

Big Firecracker Barrage For 'Chekiang' At Quarry Bay

The mv Chekiang, a sister ship of the my Chungking and my

and at Bal Ting Fan will con-Chengtu, was launched at Quarry Bay this morning by Miss Gillian

finne zorinal acrvices over the

Easter bolidny.

This would be in addition to

general the

out-patient clinics at all Government public dis pensaries throughout the Urban Kowloon Hongkong, nrves of and the New Territories,

A Medical Department dector again advised the public this morning to keep away from crowded placce

Swire, younger daughter of Mr J. K. Swire, Chairman of John Swire & Sons Ltd. of London, and Mrs Swire.

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The launching was witnessed Bouquet of roses were pre- Chengtu are alrondy well known My Swire and Mrs in Hongkong and orders have by a large gathering of shipping sented executives, staff members and Swire respectively by Miss Au been placed with us for four their families,

Wai-kun and Miss Poon Wal- further ships. Indeed, you will ping, daughters of Dockyard em- have seen today the keel of one

them-Ship of

416-longsido ployees,

Built by the Tulkou Dockyard the berth from which Chekiang and Engineering Co. of Hong-wwe launched. "

Mr and Mrs F, K. Pattinson, Mr

On the launching platform, besides Miss Swire, were Mr and Mrs J. K. Swire, Mr and Mrs while the k-J, A. Blackwood, Mr A. Swire, fluenza epidemic continued.

He said the virus was spread M. S. Cumming and Mr. Rong Lid, for the China Naviga- through meezing and coughing | Carr. and people were advised to keep away from crowds.

Symptons of the Illness were high fever, headache and bodily usually Josted discomfort. It

for about four or five days, the fover declining gradually.

Lion Co., Ltd., the Cheklang" is une of seven vessels of the "C"

'APPALLING PRICE'

Replying on behalf of the

bottle of champagne over hers, two of which, the Chung- | owners, Mr J, K, Swire said in

A Misa Swire broke the

In bow, the Cheklang slid gracefully service.

| klug and Chengtu are now

They are the largest into the water. A long firing of ships to he

bullt

in post-war froureckors was touched off and Hongkong. whistles of tugs and xls amers in

The ཅ་བ་མ Class have an the vicinity hooted.

overall

Length of 442-2", D breadth moulded of 55"-9" depth moulded of 33'-0" and on 24-1" lood draft carry 6,830 deadweight tons.

Veges versus

$2.20 WORTH

Virus

The recipe night have come from Confucius, but it is doubtful.

of

The accompanying picture shows the ingredients which thousanda

Hongkong's 2,350,000 potential influenza victims (as yet unstricken) ore using to ward off the virus,

The preparation, published by

Chinese newspaper a few days ago, consists of boiling carrots and olives in water for a few hours,

They are designed for a ser vice speed of 144 knots,

35 SHIPS BUILT

part:

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"It is the usual practice when ship-owner replies after launch on behalf of the owners, to take the opportunity to com- plain bitterly about the cost of the ship, the delivery

and workmanship and in fact gen- erally to convey the impression that he must have been com- pletely mad to build the ship in that yards at oli.

"1 suppose that, when wearing my China Navigation Company At a reception following the coat, I ought really to tell you launching, Mr J. A. Blackwood, that that is exactly how I feel Chairman of the Talkoo Dock-about this particular ship, but yard & Engineering Company is not really in my case quite said the Arst ship to be built in as easy as that, and I am very the Dockyard was launched 47 much afraid that I must in ali years ago yesterday on April honesty confers that, if she turns 10, 1910.

out as great a success as her two It was ordered by the China sisters, Chungking and Chengtu Navigation

Co. Ltd. and was we shall, despite the appalling named the ss Snasi,

a twin price which we had to pay for screw river steamer for Yangise them, be very satisfied.

services,

Mr Blackwood said: "Since Shasi was launched, 35 more ships have been built for them.

The finished product, according

to this peculiar Chinese One of them, A- alchemy, protects the imbibor against influenza.

Apocryphal or true,

are trying it.

thousands

previous

FIRST OCCASION

And olives which sold for about Ship of a new class for thesed together

one cent each the other day and were 10 cents on Monday to 40 cents oach when 1090

China Mail office boy, himself heavy with Ou, visited the greengrocer's chop yesterday.

htt

He dually struck a bargain at

$1.20 for four.

Scenes At Today's Ceremony

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GIANT WHALE JOHN CLARKES STRANDED ON

CASEBOOK

CHINA COAST Young Wife's

A 65-ton whale was re cently found on the sandy beach of the Yellow Sen oft Kiangsu Province, the New China News Agency report- ed last night.

Tale

WHEN he was working,

Alan earned

good money in his trade as a scaffolder. But he fell out

The whale was more than 60 feet long, and had eye sockets big enough to take one man in of work through illness, went to hospital, had an each, the agency said, “

A peasant, who first found operation, and then needed the whale, said: "I was fishing to convalesce. Five weeks, on the beach when i saw the in all, Alan was kept from whale with half ta body up his job, and those five parently +11] alive above

water. It was motionless when weeks worked havoc on his family's finances, for neither he nor his wife had much in the way of savings.

the tide ebbed"

The skeleton of the whale will be brought to Nanking for exhibition, the agency added.

The message

broadcost by Peking Radio was monitored by Franco-Preste.

Radio Hongkong

HKT.

6.30 p.m., “Women Only." A Wool- ly magazin introduced by Linda Roberta; 0, Time Signal. Programme Bummary: Listeners

Temporary poverty sometimes binds couples closer together, but fear for her home and for bor two children turned Alan's pretty young wife into a sharpi, lagued scold who made her husband's life a misery with her demands."

I'M ASHAMED

"TOOK at the children," she La cried, "they've no coats

31.12. Lucky pt to wear, I'm ashamed for the Exquesta presented by Margherita: 7 only

them..

Бас Courierg neighbours to Calling Miss Courtzidge and then, warming up, firew With Quest StarFlora Robson; 7.30

in

Tas for Jazz with Robin Day: 750 words like "tafer" and "ider" Weather Report: 8, Time Signal. And "good-for-nothing,” at her The News: 8.09. Commentary of husband. Stop Pre Item; 4.15. Opera and

Hailot; 045 Wodneslay Theatre.

Donald Wollt in "Afternoon for One day, he slipped into a Antigone. A modem tragedy by warehouse at which he had once Wium Hall; 9.50, Interlude: 10, he worked. He know, children's Made of England" series clothes were stored there, and

lustrated talka presented by the

Hav. 36, T. X. Rym 82, 1. To the he came Time of Shakespeare: -10.30, A Book Later with

out, a few. minutes two coats, neatly

at your Bedside, Cold ComEDET Fran" by Bella Gibbons Read by folded and stowed in his fool- Audrey Mendas, plode 18; 10.45, bag. Moders Sounde; 10.80, WORLEYer Report: 11, Tupe Signal. Radio Newwwd: 11.16, Goodnight Music 11.30, Clay Down.

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"It is more than 50 years since my present partner's father, Mr Cheklang, which was launched James Henry Scott, whose 1914 and continued in opera- family had been building ships tion until 1045 when she was

on the Clyde for nearly sunk by bombing.

This Cheklang is the third ship-building urge in his blood, could no longer resist the

owners being built in this yard.

with my father, Her elder sisters Chungking and

founded this magnificent

"It is 85 years since my gran father formed the China Navigation Company. And yet this is the first occasion that a member of either family has been able to launch what I think

ships, I may fairly call one of our own

In what I

always like to think s yard, This is the reason why we have confined this occasion to what is described as a purely family party.

Tests For HK Motorists

A Hongkong version of the Shell Safe Driving Carrots which can usually be

Tests

in Chinese and English has been bought for between $1 and $2 n caly

for as HK

published by the Shell Co. of were selling

Ltd. much as $5 a catty yesterday, The tests

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designed to

it work? Cm it work? help motorists to check them An expert in the myster-selves on skills and les of the herbalis!'s uri, declares that carrot juice is important in safe driving.

attitudes

veteran

They are meant for good for preventing measles

drivers well whlic oilve juice is noted for

us their and daughters who soothing the throat,

are now beginning to drive. They will Chinese gentleman believes remind older drivers

of things that not only does it work, it they may have forgotten and IS working: "How many are Introduce younger drivers 10 sick-200,000, 300,000, 400,000? things they ought to know. But for gum suen (the A Shell spokesman said: "We concoction's Chinese name), are hoplag they may play maybe 800,000 or one million some part in the campaign" for people get sick...."

Safely on the Road."

Choose your NEW "EASTER BONNET"

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am particularly gratified that so many of Dur Chiasse staff members have been able to get here today. And in soy- ing that, I feet that I must make special reference to two remarkable old gentlemen who are with us today, Mr Cheung Her and Mr Tang Sui,

Both have over fifty years service, and one of them tells me that he was working on the early preparation of the Dockyard site when it started as long ago as -1900,

from our beautiful

and exclusive collec- tion - the most face- flattering styles ima- ginable in all the

attractive fashion

(Top) Miss Gillion Swire swings the champagne bottle and seconds later, the Cheklang slides down the stocks to the sea (below)-Staff Photo. grapher.

PWD Inspector Gives

shades of the season. Promise To Magistrate

Paquerette

10% Des Voeux Rd.

Griflis John Williams, 46, a PWD road work in- spector, promised Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central 'Magistracy this morning he would not drive a car again under the Influence of alcohol.

He asked for leniency after he Insp. Blackburn said Williams had admitted driving his car had not been involved in "any under the Influence of alcohol | serious traffle accident before, yesterdy afternoon.

and he had no previous trafic Mr Lo, however, deferred the conviction of my nature, sentence until April 24 for eco- sideration. The defendant is on ball of $60.

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charg

of not guilty, to

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· U.S. CRUISER ARRIVES

of carelese driving, by the defendant was accepted by Sub-Inep, Blackbum, who ap T13,600-ton, American peared for the Prosocation. cruiser, USS Toledo, under, the

At about 4.43 pm yester command of Coplein G.. R day the motor car driven by Wilson entered harbour, this the defendant crashed into the morning. rear of a stationary taxt near the Junction of Hennesy Road and Fleming Road,

TÌO

was later taken

USS Toledo is in the Colony on a recreationas, visit: The three American destroy

Alfred E. Cunningham,

cra,

ELTD bani gospital for Frank EL Evans and Blue,

medical examination and was which have also been in the

Tel. #1-187 found to be under the Influence Colony on a recreational Visit,"

of alcohol.

left this morning.

REDIFFUSION

before he reached home, and at He was stopped by the police Clerkenwell next day Alan, a Jean, fair-haired man, with a back as straight as a scaffolding- rod, pleaded guilty to the crime

his first.

D.10., Wednekday Concert (Estics programme devoted to the worka

of Schubert) Overture, Extracts and met Mumio from I NAGGED AND NAGGED.; "Nosamunda" (played by the West- minster Light Orchestra conducted by Leslie Bridgewater). Variations 15

E. G. ROBEY B Flat Major, Opus 81 No. 3. (for Piano

maglartrate, hoard the. Four Hande) (played by and then a policeman said: Badure Skoda, secondo and Joers

M

Darnius, primo), Symphony No. 8 da man's wife wants to speak for A Minor (the Unaniased symphony) him,” (played by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by

Antal Doral): 4, The Story of Bottle

Alan's wife.came

into the

TER 100 TWO 30, withe-box, a slip of a girl, pale Strictly Instrumental; & children and frightened, who said In a Corner Pronted by Auntie Ray low, intense voice: "It's me that A30, Wednesday BaquestProsented

by Betty Briday Malibag should be in the dock, not him, 10 The Tops in Popular Music: It's all my fault.. I nagged and BAS, A Day Pinewood Studio nagged and nogged him to get Part 2 Anthony

Trance takes

lateners on tour of one of the clothes for the children, and be Alm studios in Europe 7 was a sick man. I shouldn't Personality Parade-Beatrice file:

115, Concert Miniature; 150, Race have nagged. Fither with Axel Stordahl's Orches

tra: 7.40, The Mystery of Nurse

Lorimer;

"Woll, don't you nag him in

8, Time Signal and the the future," the magistrate said, Iowa; 8.00, Weather Report, and turned to Alan and said: nouboerners and Interlude:

8.10.

Novelty Tune With Nick Kendall "You must pay a fine of £20, at 8.30, Diamond Muse Show; 9. Mude the rate of £1 a week." for You-Georgs Melachetno and the International TheStre

Orchestra

9.30, "Angel PavementBy J. B.. Alen turned and left, and his Priestizy, Part 3A Social Occs wife left too, hurrying after

10, String Ronald Binge and bis Orchestra, the in her cheeks, and urgency in Bong-Featuring him, the bloom of colour back B.B.C. Chorus, and Violinist M

Jaffa: 1030, One Night Stand: 11, her step, as if she could not Jerry Jumble and unk-Presented wait to ask forgiveness for the by Jerry Lewis; 11-30. Prelude to

Midnight: 12 Midnight. "God Save nagging that might have proved the Queen"; Close Down

even more disastrous,

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

"Don't worry about us at home, Mom! You kno

Dad loves waffles give them to him twid

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