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This New Law Answers

The Prayers Of Many Hongkong People

EXACTLY a year ago Adopters have to give notice or the person who consenta to to the Socluf Welfare Ofcer of the adoptión. The names of Hongkong passed & their intention to Apply for the adoptera do not appear on law which could mean adoption. The hearing of their the consent form. an answer to the prayers until six montlis

application cannot take place Often a ehlid Lo already after this living with its foster parenta of both abandoned chil- notice is given.

before notice of intention to This is quite adopt is given. dren

and childless

in order and it the child has couples.

already been there two years before the Ordinance came into

be made under a section of the force, an Adoption Order can Ordinance dealing

with de facte adoption.

The

HOMES VISITED

In the meantime, the Social Welfare Ofeer visits the homes

prospective of

parents and makes enquiries as to

thais This officer's report, status. to

very important part of the pro- ceedings, is led in Court. A Judge will make un order only if he is satisfied that it is in the interests of the child to be adopted.

adoption Ordinance, 1930. which came into force on October 12 Inst year, provides residents of any facilities for nationality in Hongkong adapt children-in opportunity hitherto open only to Chinese.

According to Scoil Welfare statistics there are about 8,000 unwanted children in orphan oper in the Colony who include not rly Chinese children, but those of mixed parentage.

Before last October the only hope there children had of a normal home was for adoption

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had 10 register with the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, a procedure

recounised under Chinese law and custom.

It is for the beneft of the child that the foiler parents go A through legal proceedings, Court order given the child a legal right to their name and he will be entitled to legal Proceedings

in succession an Intestacy. privecy and the Adoption Legal adoption invests Register is

No child with All the rights and

held ure

confidential,

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particulars are ever published, The prospective parents appear BOYS PREFERRED informally before a Judge in Chambers to which, of course, the Press is not admitted,

Bul Chinese parents often fool for boys only and there are so many more nbandoned baby girls.

Ordinance

in

The 1956 adoption procedure kong in line with that Unlied Kingdom, but here have been slow udvantage of it.

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application

19

10

When lodged, the adoptérs have Ble a medical certicate that the child is in good health. In Christian

the marriages, certificate is also

brings Ho narriage in the Med. people

When the Judge maltes to take

Only 73 applications

for

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"THE DEEP BLUE SEA' Garrison Players

Have A Winner

By JOHN LUFF

CS RESUMES

DUTY

The Hoh, E. B... David. Colonial Secretary, resumed his olice on return from leave.

Mr C. B. Burieds, Cadet Officer, Staff Grude, ceased to be Acting Colonial Secretary upan the return of Mr David, accor

today's hy to

Government Gazette.

Last night at King George's Hall, the

to prolonged applause Naturalisation curtain foll which was sustained through two curtain calls. The cast of "The Deep Blue Sea" lookød vory happy, as well they might. They won't have to

Granted

Wait for the papers to tell them that 33 Blue Pool Rose, second floor, they have scored with a winnor.

There

are three very good she is an accomplished young reasons why they promise to woman, and a 'And' In this part, Enjoy a good censon. First, the

Against her is arrayed stage is vastly improved from Dennis Hood 015 an ex-pilat every aspect: second, their who just cannot get his feet on publlelty brought in very fine Use curth again, I've seen his audience: third, they have type often, and heard his red- found

good producer,

sous for his anti-social be- I always maintain that with baviour. So apparently has Mr an amateur, drama group, it is food. essential that they work 43 4 team, na Priestley said, "Good Companione," and it is as a team I shall now deal with this play

They were good. At ho stage of the performance was I startled with any glaring hit of business that the producer had let slide hoping no onc Would

notice. There was bohesion, and clear interpreta- tion right the way through. In spite of its age old problem, cleverly restaled by Terence Rattigan, the play presents the

ituation in in

such a munner thet thero is no satisfactory answer. Now this point came out very strongly, and I am not going to be stinting in my praise. I like oft Intelligent Interpretation of a play, and the Garrison Players give such an interpretation.

privileges of a natural son or daughter born in wedlock.

With the child's welfare mind the Ordinance lays down certain requirements. Among them; a child may be adopted at any age

Up to 21

years provkled (a) the adopter le not less than 25 years old and at least 25 years older thon the infant or (b) has attained the age of 21 and is a relative of

die the Infant, or (c) is mother or father of the infant.

BENEFITS

of

A new eclecun of twelve deugatul year, more than half of them sketches of Chinese Life in Beng Koag. Adequate margin for tram by non-Chinese. And

so far seems to be changed io that of his new equally distributed

between parents and ho one but they boys and girls.

need ever know the difference A total of 10 Adopion for any subsequent birth Orders have already been minde certificate will be issued in the while others ure pending.

Some of The Chinese applications under

the child's birth Thus the Thila last instance applies, In

is cases the chlid's original

Tegitimate children to whom legal adoption gives the benefits of legitimacy.

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If possible, and if they wish,

A sole male adopter is not allowed to adopt a girl tinless either the child has been in his custody for not less than two years before the Ordinance

the the adopting parents may be came into force, or the Court Ordinance were withdrawn a acquainted with particulars favour of the old registration

of is

Are

there satisfied that

circumstances which для exceptional

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the new Ordinance,

ís obscure. The majority of measure the making of an An application for adoption ВТАМР ALBUME - "Collection

children in orphanages have Adoption Order. Biler 83. All Nations under the Ordinance is made **Balmoral" From South Chute to the Supreme Court and been abandoned on a doorstep Morning Post Lid. Wyndham Street proceedings take approximately or in a street in infancy--some bones about it--the welfare of

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babies. adopters' ready-made

it names to be kept secret even apparent that the magic works, from the child's natural mother both ways.

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NOFICE

THE DOUGLAS STEAM-

SHIP CO., LTD.

Notles to Shareholders

售

NOTICE is horeby given

that the Ordinary Yearly

six months.

RADIO Hongkong

CONSULS

Today's Government

Liazette announced that HE the Governor, pending Instruction

Meeting of Shareholders willĮ 5.30 pm. Time for Teenuger 10-from the Secretary of State for troduced by Deborah Huribatt:- 8. the Colonies, has provisionally be held in the Registered Time Signal. Programme Sumay

Mr 4.06. Popularity Pall presented by recognised

Harold W.

Consul for

the

ut

Government

of

1.5

Appointments Gazetted

Office of the Company, 5th Ted Thomar 4.50. BBC Prese Can-Jacobson as floor, P. & O. Building, Hongference about Ruzdan Satellies United States of America

Bandstand: The Band of Her Ma Kong, OR Saturday, 12th jesty's Grenadier Guarde; 7.30, *We Hongkong, and My Mark J.

The following appoint- Welto

British Novel, leadig October, 1957, at 12 Neon, for writers

Garrison and Mr William A. discuss their work with the following purposes:

as Vice-Consule of the ments, transfers and pro- Walter Allen, Nigel Baishin: 748, Brown Susan Read riga traditional songs same country. From Bellein; 158, Weather Iepuri; 5. Tima Signal, The News; 8, Contury: 8.10, Your Week End presented by Ted Thomas; 0.3), Music Lovers Hour, classical requerim presented by Allen Dekker; 8.30, Les Baxter his Chorus and Orches

1. To receive and consider the Statement of Accounts and Balance Sheet and the Report of the General Managers and Auditors thereon.

2. To declare a dividend. 3. To cleat Members of the Consulting Committee,

4. To appoint Auditors and fx their remuneration.

5. To transact

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ather ordinary business of the Company.

NOTICE 1 given

Individual

Obviously, the playwright has got to bridge these two co- tradictions of emotions. That called for a tricky bit of cast- ing, and it was found in George Ramage, If you take care, you will see he has the lines that link these two opposing themes You could

part was Say the

made for him. He certainty brings out the lines beautifully, and I enjoyed his performoney. Betty Spong was back in a role she ate so admirably, but I feel the producer should have watched the casting of Raymont Fry and June Arm- strong-Wright more carefully. I cannot imagine they were meant to smile when they dis- covered a sulcide note, Yet for quite a time. Miss Armstrong- Wright seemed positively pleased about it.

Now to Individual perform- ances. June Hanby has to carry one theme right the way through the play, the theme of a person who has lost

on life. She is about to take that irre- vocable step that finds a way out, and, as Rattigan sees it, she has pompous got to convince the audience that her decision is well reasoned, That is a dimeult role. What I liked about Miss Hanby's per- formance was the manner in

Precise

да

Moro Young Wing-thai, known as Young Wing-toes, of

and Wong Chan, known Wong Sing-tál, of 27A Robinson fload, first floor, were granted Certificates of Naturalisation, according to the Government Gazette issued today.

SATELLITE PROGRAMME ON RADIO HONGKONG

Tu plicé öf Asian Club at E.30 this evening, Badis Hongkong will be broad- ensuing a BRO Internailona) Press Conference about the Human satellite elvén by Martin Ryle, Feltow or the Royal Society and Dirvotor of Mullard Radio Astrono mical Laboratory at Cam- bildge. He will be ques- floned by John Cooper, Political Editor of the Eastern World. David Wong, London correspon dent of the China Mail, and Stanley Harrison, proprie. for

the Hertfordshire Mureury, and an amsieur radio enthusiast,

Not Chinese-But

MAN, according to

Aristotle, is a animal. political

But that ancient worthy never expected twentieth century homo sapiens to carry politics to the point where anything from a Boy Scout to a bowl of noodles can be politically tainted.

ย

Chinese

Just

TheSame

would bo qule

BLE thing.

the so-called 'Chinese

There was a time when Chinese could rejoice in the thought that "the Emperor is für China, it

Д different away and that polities, are a matter unworthy of attention, present But today, though he may travel Classical Theatre' which is now to the outer end of the earth, it Feriorming in Britain is come- got thing completely off the point." | Is difcult for him not to

The spokesman for the enmeshed in the web of political rivalries.

pany replied that the why its original name was not used was that it would confusd Engilsh audiences by the use of the word "opera."

CHOICES

com- reason

OBSCURING

As a judge, Teddy Spong did not quite get away with it. No matter how much one Icela a part should be played, one must lways reinember an au- What Iris him most of all, that he is often dienco hus trip

A collective im- however, i pression of what a judge should called upon to make his choices not over matters so seemingly petty be like. Mr Spong was

and trivial.

Meanwhile, the company' has deter emouth, not

For example, his

may enjoin him been playing before half-empty rained enough, not as precise leftist friends

not to patronise restaurants run houses and the Communists are as his part demands,

that by people of Nationalist sym- elated. They report Roger Necdel seems better

pathics, or vice versa.

company Is "losing thousands," circeted than as a director, He

ue SpokesITUNA Recently, the arrival in London But showed toward the end of last maintains the Improvement he

said that it is doing of an opera company from Tal- company season, and give a good ac- count of himself as Denis Hood's cautious carelesi triend It is a fre play, it Was greeted enthusiastically, and I entirely agree with the audience. It was a great night for the Garrison Players,

which she defended her position.

New Plot

In Syria Alleged

Damascus, Oct. 10.

A Syrian Army spokesman tonight announced tho discovery of a "now plot" by the dissolved Syrian Populist Party, aimed at starting a civil war in Syria,

The spokesman wald that

capital charge." Ah, Women!

Blairsville, Oct. 10,

members of the Populist Party had gone into the Lebanon for training under the direction motions are announced in

of the "criminel" "Mohamed today's Government gazette: Maarouf," dismissed from the Mr A. J. Reeve to be educa-Syrian army and wanted on a tion officer on porbation as from August 23; Miss J. E. A. Ward to be mistress of the Education 10, London Belongs to Me,

Department on probation as Part 3**king the Ilak” by Nor- It's not too hard to understand from August 23; Miss M. G. man Celling. Repent of last Sun-why the Grand Jury's first ac-Knowles to be education officer plled day's broadcast): 10.30, Victor Stivan. ter and his Ballroom Orchestra: 10.50 tion was to recommend a house on transfer from Malaya as from Weather Report; 11,, Signal cleaning in the County Court- September 17; Dr Leung Shu-an, Radio Newsreel; 15. Goodnight house and a drive against litter- Dr Shi Ru Munte; 11.30, Close Down.

Chiu-hing and Dr U Wong Chong-ping us women For the first time, women are medical officers; Miss May Clora

The plot was however dis- serving on the jury. -- United Wellum to be nursing sister, Mr covered, the spokesman said, and Press

competent authorities A. S. Benks Superintendent of

selzed the Police resumed duty as Staff already

details Officer on return from leave; Mr Further D. T. Smith. Senior Executive divulged, he said, so as not to Offlcer, Class 11, ceased to act hinder investigation. Franco- us Staff Officer, Police; Mr John Plot Officer E. F. Hicks of Pru Hon to be education officer; the Hongkong Auxiliary Air Mr L. C. H. Grinths to be an

REDIFFUSION

3 pm, Musical Matinee; 3.30, Strike) Up The Band & Ten For Two: 4.50, Musinal AD.C.--Sangs beginning Letter": 5, Chlidren's

burgs.

HKAAF Posting

were

weapons, not

VEGETABLE PRICES

VERY HIGH

Prices of locally grown

vegetables are still abnor mally high because of the havoc brought about by typhoon Gloria fate last month.

Production at the present moment is anything between

wan

by David T. K.

has been taken a

of

the

for the

Wong

the "all right" financially, and that Occasion for demanding another it is difficult to all a theatre like

sides. Drury Lane every night. political choosing Propaganda saivos are being fired And so the battle of words

obscuring and the last of them has silli to goes on,

the real be heard.

merits or demerits of the peg

the

two

become

The company, the Ta Pen formances. Most critics seem present company Opéra Company, came to London to find with the blessings the Taiwan interior to the company from Government, aha it opened at Peking which came here Druty Lane on September 10 for years ago. But then perhaps it is because their innocence ta a season of four weeks.

The Charge d'Affaires of the gone and they have People's Republic of China - used to the colourful costumes mediately found objections to its and the Chinese falsetto. presence. He charged that the As for myself, I found the members of the company were evening disappointing. in reality members of the Chiang how the atmosphere was wrong. Kai-shek air force and that they The orchestra was out of sight; had been brought to London by there were no property men in a special plune,

SLANDER

Same-

singlets wallding around; there were no children and amalıs in clogs; no vendors selling pi-tan and pickled ginger, no crackling ot peanuts and, melon seeds; no easy conversation and quick. comments.

me.

STERILISED

taste.

"It is apparent," he said, "that Afterwards, these "criminals" | 59 to 10 per cent of the pro- Its aim in coming to Britain is to Infiltrated back into Syria bring- blow period, with the resultslander the Chinese government ing with them. up-to-date that wholesale prices are more

andi undermine the friendly weapons and ammunition, sup- or less double, Retall prices relations between the peoples of by "their Imperialist ure naturally higher, dependent China and Britain under the master with the vlew to also on the needs of the haw- cloak of cultural activities."

The whole thing struck me Launching a civil war in Syria kers who are taking advantage The other side accused the like food in an American super- and abolishing its independence, of the shortage. the spokesman said.

Charge d'Affaires of trying to market-sterilised, hygienic and Almast three

weeks have make "political propaganda and wrapped in cellophane. The gone past since Gloria's visit, denied a charge that the man-

germs may all be gone, but then but a farmer in Tsun Wan suid bers of the company were mem- as the

It just did had yesterday that there were less | bors of the Nationalat Air Force, not seem like Chinese opera to

than two

of Meule

chol The spokesman for the com- sum gathered any one day in the pany explained that many of the Perhaps I am being unfair. past week in that disirick

actors became temporary mem. Perhaps the spice of the added At Taun Wan market, hawkers bers of the Nationalist Air Force distractions would have been)

the placing their stalls outside the

when they left

Chinese too much for Western audiences market were selling choi sum and

mainland with the Chiang Kal- who are already trying hard to kai of a catty,

shek government. They did this remember that actor carry- to facilitate their movements at ing a tasselled niick is riding on "tube vegetable" was selling at that difficult time but 5000 horseback: and that a scarlet $1.20 ค calty. This dype of

afterwards

they relinquished face indientes high Integrity and vegetable, now nearing the end

their appointments,

digalty. of the season, was selling at 20 Also, three and a half years I found that the selections cents a catty or less just before ago, they had a contract with from the various opera lacked the typhoon.

the Nationalist Air Forca to balance. There were too many VILLAGE

perform for Air Force per battle scenes. Perhaps this was sonnel, but now they are in no intended to prevent Brillah au- way connected with Or sub- dienees from being bored by too sided by the Nationalist gov- much singing. But for myself drament, the spokesman added.

I would have proferred to sto more of the tua fan and the halco sleng.

Presse.

Force, has beca posted to the inspector of Schools; ale Wo Bank Director cheaper than prices in town. The

hereby withs also that the Transfer Corner-Presented by Auntie Ray; 6.30, Friday Requests; 0, Bbowume Jooks of the Company will be Berenade the Sidney Torch Brings Royal Hongkong Defence Force Yau-kwan closed from Saturday, 28th Birthday Mailbag: 9.30, Reserve of Officers, with effect specter September, 1987, to Saturday,

from October 1, 12th October, 1967, koth days inclusive.

By Order of tho. Meni era of the Consulting Coma ities, Per Pro DOUGLAS LAPRAIK AND COMPANY, General Managers.

Hongkong, 25th Sept, 1957.

To ADVERTISERS

SUNDAY POST-HERALD Space for .commercial kdvertising should booked not later than noon on Wednesdays.

and his Oracetra and Nat "King" Cole; 7 Personally Parodo-Beatrice Kay:

4.15,

Concert Miniature; 40, Eddie Fisher with Axsi Stordania Orchestra; 745, The Btory of Jane Armitage: 1. Time Mignal, and the Nown; Bob. Werther Report, Announcements and Inters fude: 3.15. The Tops In Popular Musle: 830 The Lawrence Walk Show: 9. Cate ContinentalFrench

Musle Presented by Jeanette Piry.

Oficial Detective.Starring Craig MacDonalds Detective Zt. Das Britt: 10, Redikeston Spotlight; 16.18. Plano Echoes Music of Paris, played by George Payer; 10.30, Andre Kostelenets and hu Orchestra; 11. Date With preamiand; 11,30, Prelude To Midnight: 12; God save The Queta, Como Down

TELEVISION

1.30, p. Chang

5.pm, chudrab's Hour-Carto 5.15. Puppet Theatre: 11.30, C5000 Kid", starring Fundam, Renaldo as Chico, Cluse Dows, Par· the

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MOTARDEL"; 0.30, Cinton Oper mente a ununt,

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Department.

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WHAT'S ON TONIGHT

KING'S & PRINCESS: "Beau James," The life of the fabulous Jimmy Walker, mayor of New York, starring Bob Hopo, Vern Miles and Paul Douglas. QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA: "The Beach." Starring

Martine Carole aid Raf Vallone.

HOOVER & LIBERTY: “It's great to be young." Starring John Mills and Cecil Parker. A Reissue. STAR & METROPOLE: Rock Hudson in "Entile Hymn." A preacher joins the Air Force for tho Korean War.

POXY & BROADWAY:

Trevor Howard.

“Manuela."

Starring

Leaving

Dr Paul Witting, Director of the Deutsche Bank and a mem- ber of the recent German trade) delegation to Peking, has been staying in the Colony for about

Inspite of the fact that Tsun where

a week and will be leaving to-Wan is a village town morrow for Japca. for a brief fields are being cultivated close stay there. He will be return to it, thero wore ventiables for ing to Germany by SAS on Octo-lo In the market ulice, Hawkers, in additon to selling þer 22 by the Polar route.

bean +prouts, und quantity of chol sum Lan,

were also selling potato vine a ply tood cents catty. Prior to the

PAID OFF

Mankato, Minn.

OT

small Dr. kai sweet at 40

typhoon

FALSE

The Charge d'Affaires also objected to the use of the tille "The Chinese Classical Theatre" In the advertisements of the

He jukt opéra campaný.

declarod

TO EUROPE

When its weason in London closes, the company will go on Harry Anderson's lone under 3,000 pictals of vegetables that this is a false plece of

a three-month European tour, to be, followed possibly by an were sold in 0

the wholesale propaganda designed to conture American tour, Then it will re- market daily.

things and ita absurdity is to The quantity at present is re-

obvious that it is unworthy at turn to Talwan. duced to about 1,300 piculs a serious cogiments,"" day or a Httle more. Prices of However, ten days later he chot sun, and killan, the two issued another statement saying: types of vegetables now, in sen- "Everybody knows that Tal

memory pald

ori sumptuous meal here.

The San Clemento, Cállt, resident ordered the meal in a cafe here, and then offered for payment a piece of paper that amazed employe

But long before it gete home,

it to likely to and liself Involved in more charges and counter- charges, and in this day and

It was a meal Bekel Anderson, are about a dullár, a catty wan is a province of China, Ir ago, who know where that could son, 50, purchased 32 years ago which is about double the price there is a genuine private opera lead? Perhaps as the Man while working as a bus driver that Housewives should pay of the organisation from Taiwan, cheater Gitardiori suggested—tha here. The cola owner honoured | notinal times. The highest China, giving perfontanoes in a remult will be "a rousing Gilber thọ ducat but urged Anderson to ¦ price of these two types of foreign country in the name of tion Anale of stern diplomatic make his "noxt viel sooner, yogdtables was about $3 a catty a theatre,froes Tolwan, or from Notes and speeches in, tho United Prase,

adverşi daya #jo.

other locality of United Nations,”