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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1957.

JOHN CLARKE'S 10 HONGKONG ARTISTS RADIO

CASEBOOK

Mothers And Sons

young men stood in

GET TOGETHER

~And That Makes News: Now Read Why

by Gordon Hung

Ten contemporary Chinese artists, many of them

the dock at Clerkenwell-kenen of Hongkong's ce paintings and calligraphy, have got together

well Court and the mothers

of three of them stood just to give a Chinese art show at the opening of the Hongkong Arts and behind in the public gallery. Literature Centre in Man Yee Building.

The young men wore, as if it

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uniform,

assertive

were trousers and

The fact that ten artists drainpipe have some

of their best shirts,

joint claborate hairstyles and looks Works on display in a

of absolute innocence, though show is quite an achitve- () had just pleaded gulity to ment in Hongkong's art his- toking and driving away

Jealousy stranger's

among and OUT.

D}] had tory, broken the law on other oc-Chinese artists is just one of

casions.

their traits.

The exhibition of over The mothers wore hats that were bravely bright, and ex-100 works, which represents pressiona in which you could a fairly wide range of com- rend their moods as they passed plex styles of Chinese paint- ings and calligraphy from "NOTHING DISHONEST several centuries before

-fear, indignation, disbelief.

WHEN the story of the crime had been told to Mr E. G. Robey, it was the mothers' turn to speak.

Christ to the present day. opens today and will last a weck..

The paintings, which have "My boy's a good boy," said been done in a myriad of styles,

subjects Guch the first, whose 18-year-old had embrace

landscapes, bamboo, twice before

of figures, charges ha

theft proved against him.

"There's nothing dishonest in my boy, really. Last time he was hist a bit short of cash," sold the second mother. Lest time," in the case of her 17- year-old, had been a conviction for receiving stolen properly,

The third mother rpoke both for her son and for a friend who stood next to him in the dock, and who was her lodger,

BUT MADAM...

MY boy's a really good

"MY

birds, and flowers. Colours are appiléd la a few works, from one is invariably im- which pressed by the sober and beaull- ful effect schieved.

Of the ten artists, only five are professional painters and The re- four are calligraphera. maining palater, Mr Garfield Chao is an amateur.

WHO'S WHO

Following are the names of the artists and their works;

Mr Shum Bock-lul, who is o well-known Cantonere Budd- kist scholar and post, is a calli-

bay," she began, "and gwu Tse-shen, the Soochow

his friend is very terisible and hard-working

specialist in bemboo, takes his "But madam," the magistrato style from the Yuan Dynasty. protested, "there are five pre-which is now claimed to be the vicus convictions against your orthodox style.

Me Yi Chun-cho, well-known

Bor."

The mother slood down. Mr Chinese poet and cuthor, dce; Robey turned to the young men.his calligraphy in the medem To the eldest the "sensible,day style used for iterary: hands working friend"who hat writing. He also specialises in the cleanest record, ho said: mountains and water. "You're different from

the

Mr Teng Ke-tuan, Fakien others. You will be discharged |

and

clors his author, conditionally."

To the

the rest he said: "You will

be remanded in custody for re- ports on your fitness for Borstal or detention centres."

By

The young men filled out. another door the mothers left.

igraphy in the areicat stric

of writing.

Alr Wang Shih-chao, Fukion poct and author, specialises in anelent Chinese calligraphy.

Air Gardeld Chin, Kingst art critic, is bonically a landscape Outside the courtroom they painter using the ink-gradation grouped close together, for rd stroke technique. company, for comfort and

to

give themselves courage, per hers, to go on belleving that their sons were all they would have them be,

Collision

Bir iluang Yao, Chinese car- toonist from Cheklang, is a painter of the modem Lingnam style, which Is a school that tries to find a compromise be- tween the Western and Chinese way of painting.

Nir 'Fsong Hou-hsl from Human is a specialist on moun- tains, water and people. His four colour paintings, Spring A collision between a China Summer, Autumn and Winter, Moter Bus, No. HK4205, and a which were used on the USIS lorry No. 3107 in

Consught calendar in 1855, are on display

Mr Tseng Hou-hsi, one of the 10 artists taking part in the Joint Chinese art show, beside one of his colour paintings on display at the Hongkong Arts and Literature Centre,-China Mail Photo,

Fifth KCR Diesel

Arrives Monday

STEAM LOCOMOTIVES DUE FOR RESERVE

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER Another locomotive, the fifth of the diesel type built by an Australian yard for the Kowloon- Canton Railway (British Section), is arriving on Monday for delivery on the ss Eastern.

Read Central, near Whiteaways at the exhibition. just after 9 am. today resulted Mr Lin Chien-shih, specialises in slight damage to both in drawing blossoms.

The cagine is the same model | and Chung Young festivals when in thousands of people travel by four already Die Lin Ta-yant's specialty is as the other

call to the New Territories. service. birds and flowers,

vehicles.

No one was injured.

TEACHERS

are

The KCR management said Other steam-driven locomo- the h engine would be the tives of an older vintago "last for the time being" in their car-marked for disposal

public auction.

plan to modernise Hongkong rolling stock.

When the five difcel engines arc in service, most of the steam-diriven locomotives that

a MUST for your bookshelf have a rved the KCR to

THE

GUINNESS BOOK

OF RECORDS

encbles you to answer your pupils' questions

Obtainable only at

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST LTD. HONGKONG & KOWLOON

$9.50

well But

will be put in to reterve. zome steam locomotives will be re-activated during public holidays such as Ching Ming

Kowloon Fire

Smoke emerging from the floor above the Kow. Ioon Confectionery and Bakery in the Alhambra Theatre Building about 11.15 o'clock this morning sent fire fighters rushing to the scene.

The Fire Brigade estinguished

Rond

the blaze in a matter of minutes.

Trame along Nathan was temporarily diverted.

The fire destroyed some boxes, books and clothing.

Three Cases Of Snatching

A woman reported to the Police yesterday that a Chinese saatcheif her purce containing cart in To Hang Road.

A man snatched a wrist watch from a woman last night in Castle Peak Road near Klu King Street. Another woman had her wrist watch snatched late last night in Lalchikok Road near Nan Chang Street.

Hongkong

IKN

050 pin., Thursday Club-Introduced by, Rinert Achiesan; 6, Time Signal, Programme Sunanazy: 613, Portu- guese Half Hour; 0.30, V. O. A. İ Baredaj 7, "Our Pics" — Franck Pourcel and his Grotestra: 130, "Summer Bong, Barsel

Starring: Baily_Ann__Howes,

Hughes

and Erie Connor: 7.50, Weather Res port; 8, Time Signal. The News;

o Commentary: 8.16. Bimon and Laura" With Moira Linter, Hugh Burden – and Jancı Naylogi 8.48, George Shearing Quintet with String Choir: 9, Time Signal. At the Opera "Prince Igor (Borodin) Act 4. Principals with Cherus and Orchestra of GABT of 1.8.9... 0.30, At the Opera (Cont'd) "E Caserio 1720 Farm), Guridi- F. Romero-G. F. SUV), Principals with Agrupacion Sinfonica "La Zarzuely"; 10, Australian Magazine: 10.18, Van Lynn and his Orchestra: “Juke" bux": 10.80, Weather Report: 11, Time Signal. Radio Goodnight Music: Newsreel; 11.15, 11.30, Close Down.

REDIFFUSION

לאוטיז!

p.i. Romantic Cycles Selections

Rodgers arid Kammeratein's "Carousel," members of his Theatre Guld's original New York production; 3.43, Novatime Featuring the Airiade Trio, Art and Dolly Todd, George Wright and the Novaišme Tek

4. Tea Time Rendezvous; 4.30, Vocal- Jy Your Teresa Brewer and Tony Bennett: B, Children's Corner-Pre- sented by Auntie Ray: 9.30) Tem Time Presented by Betly Souza: 6, Tropicana; 0.20, Birthday Mailbag: 8.30, Waltz Time 7, Personally Farade Kitty Carilete: 7.13. Kolynos Super-White Show Souvenir Song

Lunar Calendar Says: Autumn Begins

The Chinese almatino mys that today is Lany Chàw in the Lunar calen- dar, the day when tho autumn

actually begins.

season

The oppressive heat that has prevailed during the past fortnight or more will be gono, With the arrival of autaman, the weather will be Cooler from now on; the brOCKA moro refreshing according to the almanac,

The saying goes that if it raina today in any form or way, it is a sign of a good autumn harvest.

Laap Chow is not fixed date. The autumn season

begins carly August in the Gregorian calendar cach year.

Boy And Girl Hurt In Road Mishaps

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

BOY SENT

SENT TO HOME FOR

TWO YEARS

"Much as I hate to take him away from his parents, I had to do so for his own sake," said Mr Simon F. S. Li at Central Juvenile Court this morning, when he ordered a nine-year-old boy to be sent to the Castle Peak Boys' home for two

years.

to

The boy ploaded guilty to possessing heroin. He was found have one gram of diacelymorphine (a Bolt of heroin) near the Po Loon Terrace bill on July 30.

The police found the drug in the boy's trousers pocket.

The boy wald that he had plcked the packet of heroin up from the hillside,

Took Heroin

Amah Stole

From Employers

An' amah who had the habit of changing her em.

The court was told that deployers each time she had fendant's father took heroinlolen from them, frequently.

paid

07

The boy's parent begged the the penalty before Misa Magistrate to let the boy go. B. K. Searle at Central They promised to take care of Magistracy this morning. him.

"We love him and he is young, and we don't want be separated from him," they said.

Mr Li then said that for the boys benest he was going to sideration.

to

Chan King, 40, of no fixcri abole, was given eight months

on three counta imprisonment of larceny by servant. A similar charge was taken into Sho pleaded

A privalu car hit and injured Weo Cheung-chlu, a ten-year- id boy, yesterday evening in Sung Wong Toi Road near Pak Tal Street. The boy, who aves Programme of

at No. 115, Falt Tal Street, Mantovand; 745, The Mystery of Nurse Lorimer, 8, Time Signal and ground floor, is being freated the News; 609, Weather Report, An- In Kowloon Hospital.

"I don't think the boy is in a nouncements and Interlude: 8.18, Capilel Show: 8.30, Palfo Vanne L

seven-year-old girl, Ngood environment. Don't think fendant was employed

I'm cruel to him, This is only amah by Ko Wing-sun at 479 "The Battery Murder Case starting-dong, ring Jackson Beck as Philo Vance, and injured by a lorry outside parents who sent their children February 27. At 7.50 am the for his own good. There are Lockhart Road, first floor, on

A

was knocked down

Boy's home for two years. put him in the Castle Peak guilly to all charges.

that The Pollee› said

de- as an

and George Petrie a lettet Attorney Markham; 9, Gould and house No

1. Tai Wan Road,eight to nine years old to following day defendant lort Silano at the Hammend Orgen and yesterday, The child was ad- study in England, thousand of to buy something but old not Plano: 9.15, Music Time A Promitted to Kowloon Hospital. miles away, just for their own return. Later the same day Ko gragupe of Ciawieni Music Produced

parent.

endseiner from A drawer in his bedroom.

and Presented by Charles Harvey: She lives at the Tai Wan Shan good." Mr Ei told the boy's discovered. $2,600 In ensh 10. Late Night Theatre: "Forbkiden Resettlement Area, Cargo," Episode 10: 10.30, Ted Hath and his Music; 11, Date With Dream- land; 11.3, Prelude To Manight; 12 Midryght, Cod Save The Queen; Close Down.

TELEVISION

5. um. Children's Hour-Cartoone; 5.15, Puppel Theatre; 530 Children's Filme: 0. Close Down: 730, "Meet The Stars"--presented by Elizabeth Chwang:

Newsroel of World

and Colony Events; & Cantones Frim; 0.30, "Life of Riley's starring Willion Bendix; 3, Guy Lombardu and His Orchestra, featuring guest stare la Logan and The Three Song 8.30, Evening Feature Film: "Rebellious Daughter": 10:30. Late Night Final News

Announce

Weather Repor and

menta: Clone Down,

PEAK TRAMWAYS SUED

ALLEGED VERBAL

AGREEMENT

THE printing of Peak Tramways tickets was the subject matter of an action dings against the company before Judge K. R. Macfee at the Victoria District Court this morning.

CARE Parcels

Distribution

ali

Plaintiff's were the Graphic agreement at all with the plain- Press Ltd, of Room 304, 4 tin firm about buying up Queen's Road Central. They their tickets or doing business sued the Peale Tramways Lich with them all the time. The Huppy Valley and Canal of Marina House, for $3,482.19 Roat Kaifong Welfare Advance-in respect of work dene and ment Association will distribute | material used by plaintiff's in

Continuing, Mr Welss sald that in the verbal agreement of

March 1852, nothing was sald

On August ho met do- Bendant in

Victoia Queen Street and took her to the Central Police Station.

A

the

station defendant admitted the theft. She toid police that she had spent the money.

Further enquiries revealed that defendant had stoley_one watch, valued at $200 from Tam Kam-ching: cue roll of cloth, valued at $200 from Cheung Wing-tai; and $1,500 and onc

from

watch valued at $500 employed as an amph by them.

Kon Kuk-fong when sho

HK Needs Artificial Limb Centre

total declutty in their are pursuence of an alleged verbal

London, Aug. 7. of 500 packages of CARE sgreement that the tramways

about the termination of that donated by the company would buy up are Andrews told him that in case limbs centre in Hongkong

agreement. But, he said, Mr

The view that an artificial food parcels people of America through the sorve stocks of tickets, Social Welfare Offtec, Hongkong, The Graphic Press alternative there was to be a change in the would fulfil a long-felt want un Sunday at 10 am,

ly claimed damages for breach colour of the tickets, or things of take of the allged verbal contract, that nature, he would inform was expressed by Miss The distribution will

Mr Wolss accordingly in advanceDaphne Ho, Assistant Social place at the compound of the and costs, Association in Happy Valley, and Hastings and Co., represented of the existing stock of tickets.

Mr D. L. H. Roberts, of and would collect the balance Welfare Officer (Special Welfare Services) of the will be supervised by members

Hongkong Government, dur ing a recent visit to the Mr Weirs sald Mr Andrewe Ministry of Pensions' arti to him further that in cake fleial limba centre in Bristol, the Peak Tramways did not

BUY UP STOCKS

of the Executive Commitice of the printing firm, Mr R. H. the Association,

Hindmarch, of Messrs Dencons, the Peak Tram- appeared for Each food parcel contains 10

ways, bolus rice, lbs of milk powder, STARTED PRINTING ·

and 5 lbs of flour,

Mr Karel Weiss, managing want to do any more business Min Ho, who is in Britain to direelor of Graphic Press Ltd, with him, he would give Mr attend the Seventh World Con- gave evidence that his company Weiss ample notice and wouldgress of the International Society started printing tickets for the buy up all the existing stocks, for the Welfare of Cripples,

Hearing is proceeding.

visited the Bristol together with

SIDE GLANCES

4-5

By Galbraith

TALKME. GLE, PAL OF

© 198! by JCA Backe, bai

"Georgo has a perfect right to ridicule the commercinis -he writes them!".

Peak Tramways In 1950,

Before 1952, witness said, he had printed ni reserve stock of Uckels for the tramways còm- pany. On one occasion, he was pressed by the defendant firm to delivery, speed up

whenever they were short of tickets.

Mr Weiss said that in March 1952, Mr Andrews of the dem fendant company came to his office and told him that he should keep a stock of tickets in hart. Ho did not mention the ectunt amount of stock.

Mr Welas said that each time

a stock of tickets was printed,

he made a record of it," Each time a delivery was made, ho also noted it

University Buying Staff Quarters

By a China Mail Reporter

The University of Hong-

Mr Weiss produced the book kong is to buy seven houses purporting to show the entries

many

of them territories.

centre

other delegates, from overscOS

Miss Hou graduate of London, anid that she was most interested in an artificial limbs centre because there was nothing of its kind in the Colony. It would bo

Bh

a very good thing, she felt, if

a centre could be act up the Colony.

In

The artificial limbs centre La Bristol its and supplies all types of artificial limbs and Invalid chaire, motors and cycles for the South-West of England. Mari than 1,000 now artineial limbs are supplied cath year.-LFS Hongkong tomorrow

[Miss Ho Will' bo back in afternoon

of Lichets printed and delivered. in Felix Villas, on Mount arriving by plan at Kaf Talr. Wliness said the verbal agro- Davis, as stall quarters in She has been away from Hong- ment with Me Andrews dit not the near future.

kong since October 29 on a contain any limit on the amount The houses are Nos. 2-8 or tour of the United Kingdom.] of tickets which should be the lower Felix Villas block.

Each has four bedrooms, bathrooms, a

printed

'INCREASE STOCKS

Mr Andrews, he stated, told him he could increase the stocks because the trumways traffic

sitting quarters.

two dining room, R room and punyania'

The University will take over the hoses by the middle of

Decorations

and: minor

was increasing year by year. September.

At this point, Judge Macbe naked it the position was that provements will taku unti the defendants did not want to November, but one or two houses use the tickets.

may be ready for tenancy be › Me Hindmanah, said the trom- | fore then,

Wayn

company

'bad minico

Police Detain Suspect

A Chinese was artested by a Policeman on duty póabortky following the theft of $10 from

boy in Tonkin Street Dese Castle Peak Road.

changed its syilein. of tickets, Printed and published by PETER PLUMBLY for and on adding that it was the detengo behalf of South China Morning, Fort. Limited at 1-8 Wyndham case that there was no atendixig| Street, City of Victoria; in the Colony of Hongkong.