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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1957.

NOW HERE'S WHAT HONGKONG THE GOOD SHIP GIRLS THINK OF ENGLISHMEN

Man Hurt When Car Overturned Fined $250

For uslog an expired Karner's Beener to drive a car, Wong Sum, 26, was this morning lined a total of $250 by Mr D, Cona zi Kowloon.

Inspector J. P. Wilson maid the defendant wa driving his car along the train road inside the Kai Tak airport early yesterday afternoon

tururd

when it over-

ile, himself. sustained milor infuris.

In the courre of Paltze investiga.lons Into the e- elden, it was fearned that Wong Surn only had a learner's licence which ex- pired on April 26, 1855.

The detendons this. morning faced two counts uf driving withou, a Reence and third party insurance.

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by David T. K. Wong HONGKONG men! Have you got girl

friends in England? If so, you had better start worrying, because the chances are that they think English men make better husbands than you..

I have just completed a survey of the opinions of a dozen of the loveliest and most charming Chinese girls in London. They are following many different pursuits, but almost to a woman they think that English men make better husbands than you..

Tre only exception was Wang "Also 1 find Mai-liny, a 20-year-old denti- | more ghy Uhon

them #uch Engilsh men.

sir sluitent at King's College They seem to be afraid of hold. Hope al-and she has no apla- ing honda or of kissing you

on on the subject.

when there are other people around,"

Jean was a little more harsh in her judgment of some of the other qualities of the English mal,

"I have been over here since I was ten Mai-ling said, "so I haven't had any oppor'unity le obrerve Chinese mich in the worried sate. However, I don't hink much of the Chinese boys hat I have met over here. They tre citier playbugs or booled. "Continental men pay seems, In 1 ret along better with Engilsa boys."

STEADY

"1 Just can't feel romantic at with an Englishman," she

plenty of attention to you, but English men do not. They don't even seem to notice what you ure wearing and they never bother to get dressed up them- selves to please a girl.

POLITE

Bus the other girls had more definite views on the subject,

Annie Tong, E 20-year-old nurse at St Charles' Hospital, said: "I think English men make

"English men may be nice. better husbands because they they may be polite, but they are more steady and reliable in

are noi interesting at all. They marriage. With Q Hongkong

are unadventurous. They cannot man, you run a greater risk of be romantic because they do being unhappy i marriage.” not realise that the essence of

Another nurse, Helen Leung,romance is the capacity for:

Cross or Whipps

Hospital, doing the unexpected, They agreed. "English men are more

ntways du

* the old sirady and their love is more tradition things

constant," she said. "They don't tend to fool around outside so much once they are married."

"Of course, whether a man fools around outside after marriage or not probably de- pends on the opportunities available," said Jean Wong,

with the Royal ballet dancer Aendemy of Dancing. "However,

I do notice that English mon are quite good to their wives and are. generally speaking, Tholland, India, Pakistan, Middiester husbands than Hongkong

Jand, p.m.

East.

Africa.

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RADIO Hongkong

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GENTLE

Beautiful Dorothy Lee,

been

has

designs

who studying furniture the Central Art

Seboot for the last couple of

years, said:

Dorothy conceded that she might have been just lucky in her choice of English friends

and consequently she had such a high opinion of them.

"All the English mea I have met liave come from the well- sad

bred and educated class perhaps that is why they have

been so nice. I have met lots of Chinese men who have been Just BB nice, but they are usually those who have been Westernised. Those with o'd Oriental cutlook tera~ es to treat women as things to be fossed aside when they are tired of them."

ONE-TRACK

AUTOMATIC

The Nancy B-lużury with a.

AIRLINE PILOT PLANS

PACIFIC TOUR IN

THIS

HK-MADE DREAMBOAT

by FRANK FONSECA

SHEAFFER'S

Skrip

THEY CLIMB TO ESCAPE CALAMITY

Today is the ninth day of the ninth moon in the lunar calendar and Chinese residents here and

· in other parts of the world will observe Chung Yeung Festival. It is one of the major festivals of the year.

Today,

Chinese wili take

their families to the hill tops or in visit the graves of their 21- cestors. The outing is said to bring them good, lück.

The story goes that "ence upon time" a man took his family up the hills on the advice of a friend and prophet and on

Back From

Study Tour

Five members from tho returning at the end of the day, } Jedicial Committer of tho found all his domestic animals Japanese Diet who have been and fowls had mysteriously Į studying American

cled,

calamity.:

European Supreme

ond

Court

He and his family, how-pettme, flew in from Bangkok ever, had escaped the strong" by PAA after a 40-day tour,

The group in Jed by Me Morita Sukui, a member of tha House of Counsellors and former Attorney-General of Japan from 1940-50,

Tradition

Since then, Chinese on thi day eumb hills in the hope of

The group will be staying in Hongkong fill Saturday when

escoping calamity. The tradly they" will fly back to Japan. tion developed into paying visits to ancestral graves.

Many, will visit tombs in

varlous cemeteries.

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Woman Searched, Aberdeen Robbed Of $200

today

Extra buses Pokfulam and Ngauchiwàn hayé been added to, regular services to cope with the rush

From on carly hour crowds began climbing hills all over the colony. The Peak Tram ran a specially early service and announced that trams would run as soon as they were full. Others walked up or took taxis.

The Kowloon Canton Rall- day ran special trains between Tsimshatsu and Wo Hop Shelt stations and third clase con- return farea were

A Hongkong shipyard is putting the finishing touches to a

luxury motor cruiser which an American airline pilot con plans to take on a South Pacific cruise to visit some of his war-time stations.

the

On

World

Trade

Tour

"English mon de- "Generally I find that English finitely make better husbands men do not go out of their way They are 10 please girls fike mto do in than Chinese men.

"BUL Irene sald. are kind, more gentle, more Hongkong." considerate. They love a woman then, suppose in England men for what she is while a Chinese do not have the time to chase

5.30 pm Thursday Club introduced man loves a woman only to the a girl

by Robert Acheson: a, Time Signs, extent Programble Summary; 0.0 Pur: [pridd" Tuguese Half Llor: $30, the Groove"-Record Maclany;

that she cuters to his Hongkong, men do.

Irene Chow, an actress and a

English men

in the chivalrous way

"Besides, these are more Welded than men in England so and they men are in demand become spoilt in a way.

"Of the English reserve That

Bo much about.

I

Cincinnat Orchestra; 7.30, Th graduate of the Royal Academy Could be the Night-elections from of. Dramatic Art, said: "There them with Hãy Anthony art his Orchestra. Jull; Wilton (voet]): 7.50, is no doubt that Weather Hep: Time Signatuke much belfer husbands, you hear News, 199, Commentary: 113. Late Wher an Englishman settles think it is very attractive if it with the Ryons-I's a Gnap": 8.45,

he really settles down. Is worked right. But very often Huston Pops Orclinstra; Tune down,

and dependable. I isn't, and then English men Signal. At the Oper Live in He is steady Vilnge" Dallad

by Chinese men are too possessive | appear awkward and clumsy.

"English men may not be so Blckerstalle, muse by Thomas Arne

other-BBC Mkland Light and they have that silly pride." Orchestra; 10, Australian Mintale: And so the rest of the opin outwardly romantle. 10.15. The Ink Spots; 10.30, Juke Box

but I think they lons ran, though some of the continentals, with a Latin Best: 10.58, Weather

Beneath other girls, fearful of home are real dark horses, Report: 1. Time Signal. Radio News- reel; 1.15. Goodnight Music; 1130, town wrath, have asked not to their reserve they all have one-

track minds. I guess it's all Close Dow,

be quoted and named.

matter of approach."

REDIFFUSION

3.0). Variety

Call MIC

Tune: 0. Hemantic Cycles - Selec

But though English men scored a clear-cut victory over their Chinese counterparts In the marital field, they do less well in other areas.

Annic,

SLOW

a

former Diocesan

tio from "Peter Pan”, with ztery Marth and Bytt litchoed 3.45 Girls School student, thinks Novaline Fonturing the Artane English men are

Telo. Les Paul and Mary Ford. tive.

Trio: T Time Rendezvous; 430,

too conserva-

"They don't pay enough George Wright and the Novatime altention to pleasing a lady, Vocally Youre 5. Children's Corner she said. "They are also a blt -Presented by Auntie Ray: 534, slaw in InHealing their inter- Teen Time Presented by Betty

tions.

ng some

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LAND FOR ABERDEEN SCHOOL

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Government has promised to for a Primary donate land School of Aberdeen which will

hold 400 children, It Was

Two German Industrialists, N. G. Hamann (left) and A. Gahn were photographed at Hai Tak this morning. They are in the Colony in the course of a world trade tour,

PLAN TO BUILD MODERN

BLOCKS IN SHAMSHUIPO

available.

The picture below, taken by a China Mali photographer, shows the queue outside

The airline captain is Tsimshatsui Station, this morn-

Chet Brown of Thai Air-ng. ways. He and Mre Brown have had a former Moller's launch converted into Д super automatic pleasure craft. From outside the luxury within is not ap- parent for the Nancy B has an ark-like hull of a marine fishing vessel.

But the interior would Justice to a modien flat.

Go

The main cabin is living- Tvom size ant is furnished ne- cordingly. It even has a hi-f} Lape recorder;

The adjoining galley ís modern kitchen that would win any housewife's heart,

Automatic

It

has an

automatic dishwasher, automatic Intualry and drier, a 14-ft deep freeze, a 14- refrigerator, automatic coffee machine and a full dom. Calle cooker.

Down below, two staterooms, one and one aft, accommodate Jour air-foam bunks. Each sintercom has an attached bath room which is tiled and equip- pad provide hot and cold

An overseas Chinese returned from the United running fresh water showers.

States started exemption proceedings before the entire vessel is air-condi-

+

Except for the engine room,

a Tenancy Tribunal today to implement a 'oned. scheme to build two modern six-storey houses

Other Items nto a two-way radio, an automatic pilot and

in Shamshuipo on the present site of two depth sounders. three-storeyed Chinese tenement houses.

The Nancy D has taken abot:t 8 months to renovate,

Unique

N

Mir Yee-mon Foon, of 18, The architect said the present Mody Rand, 2nd floor, Kowloon, houses were in poor condition, told the Tribunal he was pre- and a trap may be created in Souza. Tropicana; 0.29, irthday "They don't spend money as

pared to give the 20 principal the event of fire" The ground The cruiser is the culmina- Malibag: 0.20, Waltz Tune: 7, Per

tenants and sub-tenants com cor af 32 Pet Ho Street is used tion of a life-long desire to Sudity Parade-Yul Brynner; 7.15. freely as Hongkong men and Souvenir Songs: 7.30, ilarmonica they don't show a girl as good revealed today. There will be a

pensation as many be recom- as a grocery store and that of "own a boat to live in", Recital by Lau More P454 time.

much clinle attached to the school for mended by the Tribunal, They are also

No. 34 as a wine dealers shop. Capl. and Mrs Chet Brown put by Pifescor Harry Dre

a medical and dental service Story of Jette Armitage, Time more untidy and they don't havO

Mr Foon said he bought the

The Tribunal, comprising Mr A Signal, and Nows; 000, Weather He: the Hongkong men's taste in for the children and there will existing premises, Nos. 32 and port, Announcements and Interlude:

also ho 2 pre-natal Capitol Show; 8.30,

and 34 Pel Ito Street, of 2013 square Boston clothes."

Helen, who is 21 and a forme maternity clinic for the fishing | feet, in 1950 for $47,000. Programine: 9.13, Music Time, Pre-

er student of St Mary's, agreed folle sented by Charles Harvey: 10 La about the slinginess and sloppi-

Members of the Building | Night Theatre; "Forbidden Cargo", Bilsode 31; 10ste With Dreamland;

ness of English men. Ted Heath ari"his

Committee who plan to build Muske

"But they have a chorm of the school met in the office at 11.30. Prelude To Midnight; 11 Mid- Night, God Save The Queen Cloee Down

TELEVISION

5 pm. Children's Hour-Cartoons;

Large Demand

their own which Hongkong met Mr Donald T. Walters, Honour- An architect, Mr H. F. 1o. do not possess. They aro friend-ary Architect to the Scheme, told the Tribunal that the two ly and if they can break out of this morning discuss the

new houses would cost $125,000 incir reserve, they can be plans for the school.

and take about nine months to affectionale. With them conver Mr S. K. Chan has promised completo. sallon flows fetely and natural-to donate half the building cort. ly. It is not contrived," she The Commition is as follows: "Great development is now udded.

President: Sir Sousca Chou, taking place in the vicinity of Chairman: Archdeacon Lee, these two houses," he said, "and Vice Chaleman: Chau Yau, in my opinion there still exists Treaturer: Chen Kwai-fan, a Inge demand for this type of "Chinese men may be smart Secretary: Chan Ol-kwong, accomodation."

I. GET MAD Children' Story Tima; 5.30,

Children's Fira: 9, Close Down.

7.30, Short Film; 7:45, Nowreel; 0.

Cantonove Film: "God" at Fortuna,

wist: Martha Stewart and Robort

*Stronga Wanan",

John Way (president), Mr J. P. Hence the unique combina- Sherry and Mr Fung Hon-chu, tion of a sturdy MEV hull for adjourned to inspect the houses. its senworthy quatles together Applicant is represented by with modern homo comfort in- Mr Franels H. B. Wong, of C. side.

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Y. Kwan and Co. Appearing Captain Brawn who is for various tenants are Mr F. senior pilot with Thal, Airways, Zimmern, of F. Zimmern and is a skin diving enthusiast and Co; Mr Peter Mo, of Peter Mo intends on his first trip to

take the Nancy B down and Co.; and Mr P. L. Lam. One of the tenants, the wine Bangkok. dealer's shop, is not legally After his South Pacific represented.

cruise, he is' thinking of to the United States via the Indian Ocean, East Africa'ahd the Mediterranean-all pt a leisurely six knots. !

Art Display

His Excellency the Governor,

Grantham will be'

Part 3: 1.50. Life of Riley 9, Guyer in appearance, but I get mad Honourary Architect: Mr D. T. The ground floors of the new and Lady Lombardo and ills Orchestra. Gurent them for some of the things Walters, Honourary Committee houses would be used for chops present during a preview of en "For Members: Mr S. K. Chan, Mr and the upper floors for real art exhibition helt by the Ling- Maxwell; 9.30, Evening reature vim: they do," Mai-ling said.

George example, if they want to take Kwong Ming-kwong. Mr Kondences. Their total habitable na Middlo Setool on November Bandera Lenglas Boy wood Hedy PAMATEL 114 Lanic Night Find: News me out they would often go and Chol, Mr Gon Geok-eng. Mr Lo area would be about 9,704 square 1.

The exhibition is in aid of the Headlines, Weather Report and An- ask my parents instead of ask-In-nin, Prof. Wu Chun-ping, teet, compared with the present

Lares of 8,043 square foot

school building fund

nouncementa. Close Down

ing me.

Mr Lo To.

visit

SIDE

A Chinese woman reported to the Police yesterday that a manu topped her as she was going up the

of No. 15, Pilkem Street and accused her of carrying heroin.

staircase

The woman said that the man searched her and then ron away with $200 which he took from her pocket.

GLANCES

By Galbraith

Umbrella Stolen "Oh, don't worry about the baby-sitter, mom--she

man suspected of having stolen

The Polkco have detained a

an Enbrella from a private ear parked in Queen's Road Central at 4 pm, yesterday..

always drops off to sleep about 10 o'clook!''

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