JOHN, HASTIE & CO., LTD.
SHIPS STEERING GEAR.
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.)
H.K. & Shanghai Bánk Bldg. Tel. 27789
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
B LEAGUE?
To The Editor, China Mall.
Sir-In your issue of Murch
14, in a despatch,
CHINA MAIL
Stop Breeding Mosquitoes
China Mall Special CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
a qualed you Lieutenant-Generat Lewls iter- shey as saying, later alin,"
IL
(Britain) now is playing in a class league, she is not major league any more."
of
Mr Editor, and, Im cor- tain, quite a few of your readers are getting a trifle tired being subjected to disparaging remarks Buch us this about Bri- tain by every flannel-mouthed
The Urban Council launched its Anti-
Mosquito Campaign Week today and called on every citizen of the Colony to play his part in stopping the breeding of mosquitoes.
naked the public
breed
Very Simple
The Pest Control Select Com-1so that the female masquitoes American general who is calledmittee of the Urban Council, at cannot get in to lay their eggs. outside upon to testify before a Con- Press conference this morning All drains inside and
to carry out premises must be kept in an gressional Commities.
Evidently this Hershey has effective control measures, le, effeient state of repair at all Regular Inspections never the prevention of any uncees-times, probably forgotten-{}} learned-that for several years Eary accumulation of stagnant should be made of roofs, yards, water and the destruction of garders, and other open spaces in both World Wars, Britain
to clear away stagnant wnter. stood alone in the "frout line," mosquito breeding places.
"Deny the mosquito water cod | With large pools, etc. which and now, thanks to Mr Mac-
you deny it life," the Com-cannot be covered, a thin m willan
American (and his
mitice sald In describing of ordinary kerosene must be ancestry), we are being jockey- ed Into position where this insures the householder should sprinkled on the water surface
take. thd
sons to kill the larvae or pupae will happen again with,
Mosquitoes
only In of the mosquito, time, possibly decisively cat water. Water collected any- strophe results so far as the
capable of forming inhabitants of the United King-where is
potential breeding places for The Committee concluded: 'dom are concerned,
mosquitoes, c.. water in roof-These anti-mosquito measurea This, obviously, is not where tanks, kengs, druins, wells, du- AB leaguer should find itself
very simple. You earded tins and jurs, flower cmember that if you allow On the face of it, therefore,
vases, flower pots, flower pol mosquitoes to It would appear to be advisable
breed you that we begin to play with our
aquariums, dis-
not only breaking the law, but many friends in the B league used domestic receptacles, ex-alsa doing harm to yourselves
puddies, enda of and others. and leave the two self-annointed cavations,
Although staff bamboo and other scaffoldings Big Leaguers to slug it out on
(on building sites) and hollows the Urban Services Department their own.
work in trees.
constantly to stop imos- quiices breeding, wo must not All depend on them entirely. residents in Hongkong and Kowloon should play their part lo rid tie Colony of these pests. Deny the mosqulto water
and you deny it life.
Were this to happen, my prediction is that when it was all over, we would see Hershey and his pals fint on their backs --not Mr Khrushchev
REMEMBER SPUTNIK,
Man And Child Hurt
saucers, unused
It is therefore obvious that the effective measures to eliminate mosquito breeding is
to ensure that there le no un-
vecumulation necessary stagnant water
of
in the house. By doing so, there will be no place for the feruale mosquitoes to lay their eggs,
Reminder
arc
KNIFE ATTACK
must
ure
A 41-year-old man Was knocked down by a tram in King's Rond, near its junction with Tin Hau Temple Road, at about 12.45 p.m. on Saturday.
The man, Chan Cheng-heong, was slightly Injured. He was chrying a two-year-old boy, Chan Yet-lun, at the time of the accident. The boylections of water in flower pols, treatment. The sustained serious injuries and flower pot saucers and other was slightly hurt in the attack. ̧ was admitted to Queen Mary | disused domestic receptacles; A man has been trrested and Hospital
l in the hollows in trees and charged. He is appearing in the ends in baraboo and scaf Court today, fokdings, which are all likely mosquito breeding places.
Householders are reminded lo A Chinese, armed with a throw Into the dustbin all dla- knife, attacked two men outside carded receptacles and then the South Textiles Ltd mill in firmly replace the Ud; Turn Tyun Wan at about 10 am. va empty kongs, drums and
un- Saturday. used aquariums up side down One of the victims sustained so that water may not colleet in serious injuries and was removed them; change the water In vases to Kowloon Hospital, where he frequently; get rid of any col-Is now being detained for other victim
Couple Robbed
A Chinese couple were accost- ed by four Chinese men, three of them armed with knives, nenn Lion Rock at about 2.40 p.m. yesterday.
The robbers stole two wrist watches, a fountain pen and a pencil, valued at $50, before escaping.
HATS
HATS
and
etc.
may
for
Special attention should be paid to building sites since ex- cavations, puddles, Casily retain water which forms potential breeding places mosquitoes,
Householders must also close- cover all rooftanks, kongs, drums, wells ele. at all times
MORE HATS!!
all colours
all shapes
Just unpacked and
SHOWING TO-DAY
at
Paquerette's
16a Des Vooux Road.
(of course)
Tel. 21-157.
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MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1958.
SIDE GLANCES.
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By Galbraith
2.15
13. Mog. VK FAR. OFT, 1959 by Aero, me
"I keep telling George that the TV doesn't give us a chance to talk-but all he says is overything has some good points!"
US "SPACESHIP' THREATENED
BY FIRE
Dayton, Mar. 16.
A real fire today threatened the Air Force "spaceship" as it moved through its final orbit around the earth at the theoretical altitude of 17,650 miles.
During a four-hour photo-way and generated a great deal reconnaissance run, one of the of smoke, final phases of the make-believe flight before returning to earth,: a malfunction" broke out in the fire caused by "mechanical
electric lavatory (sic).
Air force officials said the lavatory had a door on it which covered an Incinerator chamber. The door falled to close all the
St Patrick's Day
In observance of St Patrick's Day, Prof. Benjamin Harrison, Pre- sident of St Patrick's Society (above), laid a wreath in the shape of the traditional harp of Ireland at the Cenotaph, Statue Square, this morning.
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Also present were Dr A. W. Dawson-Grove, Vice-President, and other members of the Society and its committee.
Two minutes' silence was ob- Two Royal Navy buglers Eerved. gounded Last Post and Reveille.
*
The authorities said the five- man crew of officers apparently they said could have been dis was unaware of the fire, which
astrous had the men, been on a real space night..
Replaced
Ofelal observers outside
SHEAFFER'S
MARKABLE AT ALL GOOR STORES
Government Accused Of Breach Of Faith By Humphreys
The Chairman of Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd, at their annual meet- ing today, accused Government of a breach of faith in promising the com- pany a grant of a lot of land in May Road and then putting it up for public auction.
STERLING SILVER TIP
CHALOM
From the Files
25
years AGO
OS ANGELES, pleasuro city of California, home of the
at allm industry, venue of the Olymple Games has been rocked to its foundations by the
WOTE earthquake in American Tho Chairman (Mr E. Rihove described, the Government history since the San Francisco Childe) sald tho ecmpany, will allow the site to be used disaster of 1904. Since 5.85 following a verbal agreement except as an open space! in fact (p.m, on Friday (February 23) with Government, had under- I have no hesitation in saying | successive shocks haya causou taken the work of culverting that we would take the malter enormous damage to loss of life and converting a nullah Info up in the highest quarters from the Mexican border to car parking area when they going to the Secretary of State Santa Barbora. The fomous informed, in February for the Colonies, if necessary -- Long Beach is a mess of blazing 1950, that the lot would be were any suggestion made of ruins.
Στο Hospitals
over auctioned.
the conditions being altered so crowded and it is impossible to The company was outbid atas to permit of development estimate accurately, the number of dead and injured, Martial the auction and the lot went to other than as a car park.
"It would be morally quite law has been other purchasera.
unjustifiable for the conditions throughout the
were
Mr Childe said that if the conditions of, the sale should be altered in future, Humphreys
the matter up would take the highest quarters to the
State for Secretary Colonies, if necessary,
Parking Area
in
tho
:
The Chairman made his state- ment in reply to a queion by Mr B. W. Bradbury, who asked: "As a shareholder and a tenant of "Clovelly Court" I am most in terested in knowing what is the present position regarding the parking area in May Road.
The Chairman replied: "When we were building Clovelly, it was necessary to do some work run- in culverting the nullah. ning through our property and adjacent land.
While we were doing this, it occurred to us that it would im
ark
proclaimed country to be altered, since the land President Roosevelt is extend- was put up to auction on the ing all possible Government clearest possible terms that it assistance. would remain on open space, and wo
on the were outblit basis of these terms."
At the start of the meeting.
In conformity with the deci the Chairman reported that ston recently taken by the Con
Binker, the company's | ordas of Jeulah Rabbls in Jeru- Mr C.
Intimated salem, the association of Polish oldest director, had his desire to relire from the | and Lithuanian rabbis decreed board of directors on his leaving that March 27 be observed as a
the Colony this month,
protest
"Mr Blaker has been on the day of mourning and fasting in against the persecution board since July, 1947, and his to which every form of religion assistance and experience has is subjected in the Soviet Union, always been freely put at the disposal of the board. I am sure that shareholders will join with me in conveying to him our thanks for his most valuable CCREEN Grid writes in the company and Listeners' Club → In more services to the our good wishes for a long and than one continental town there happy retirement in England.
is raging and gnashing of teeth Invitation
because the local authorities have made it a condition of the "The board has invited Mr receipt unemployment pay of May Road if the deep nullah
Mr that no wireless act be in the to culverted and converted Blaker's place on the board house. There are two confleting opposite "Aigburth Hall" were Stanley Cooke into a car parking area, which from the date of his retirement views of the meaning of this is badly needed in this district, and I am glad to say that honetion. The one is that It la to
unemployed prevent "We approached the Director has signifled his accoplanco."
The Chairman then proposed from listening all day so that of Public Works, who agreed on
be looking for of improving the adoption of the accounts and they will not
the directors' report and recom- work. The other view is that if the desirability May Road and particularly
for mendations
they laten for long to the prós providing a parking area
Ove the district and facilitate
the widening and straightening
cara.
of
to
take
and
"It was agreed verbally that, It Humphreys undertook the work of culvering, we should be granted the land to be used for purposes of a loop road and pub mock space ship called the fre
thee car park only.
"We accordingly carried out department and the invatory was survey and plans were approved replaced by a chemical-type by the Government for culverting lavatory. This was done, they to be done to. PWD require-man in expressing our appre-launched at the Sascha sold, by just pulling it out and replacing it without the crow's knowledge.
nents.
Astonishment
persons
In seconding the proposal, Mrgramme, they will not be able R. A. Wadeson said: "I am sure to work! all shareholders will agree with me that the company's financial position has greatly improved
The Japanese Navy's firab in following the sound progressive polley of the board attempt to construct a rivelless in the past few yours,
warship has met with sucecaz in "On behalf of the shareholders, the first-class destroyer Hat- I would like to join the Chair-sukaru, 1,380 tons, which was naval clation to Mr Blaker and best | dockyard recently. In view of wishes on his retirement.
the critical moment Japán thous "The accounts, us presented by faces, the period of sitting out the board, are very encourag- the destroyer will be much re- ing and it gives me great plea- duced, it is learned. the Government
carried proposal was promised grant of the land; but, Bure to second their adoption." to our astonishment, when the culveris had been built with unanimously.
On a proposition of P.A.L. PWD assent, and were practi
Vine, seconded by Mr. Eric The crew completed the photo cally complete, we were in-
formed In February, 1958 that Cumine, Mr E, R. Childe and A Abigail Tun, without further incident by the lot would be put up for Dr the Hon, S, N, Chau, were | World-Dear Abigail; Marring about 5 DATI..
The final 17 minutes before publle auction. the mock plane cabin lands at a.m. on Monday cro the most crucial, officials said, and it is possible a crash could excur
The authorities said the crow sensed something had happened when the lavatory was replaced. But they apparently did not know of the fire because the air conditioning kept them from smelling the smoke.
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"At the same time we appited
for the
The
MERE
Male writes to In the Woman's
re-elected for the ensuing year. we curse it, worship. It, dodge The re-appointment of Meases it, embrace it, recommend it and "Our protests at this breach of faith were disregarded and, Peat. Marwick, Mitchell and endure it. Those who are in it after lengthy correspondence, Co., as auditors for the ensuing want to get out and those who the lot was put up for auction year was proposed by Mr B, W.nre out of it want to get in. Or, should something go wrong. In April, 1957, subject to special Bradbury, seconded by Mr D. E
As the men approach the
conditions of which the follow-Clark and carried unanimously, ground. they will be given ingy were two: certain taska
to perform re-
The lot may only be used Intive to the landing.
as a private car park and no
shall bo base buildings
erected Molding contact with ocials 17 minutes before the thereon." scheduled landing, the will be talked in "on a regular ground controlled approach as though actually landing," off- clals zoid.
Holding Up Well
men
"The purchaser shall form al his own expense the whole of the area to the satisfaction of of Public Works the Director within six months from the date of sale."
We were unfortunately out-
went to other owners.
The men appear to be hoid-bid at the auction and the lot ing up very well on their "As no work towards form- mythical flight. Being conducted ing the site (as required by the by the Wright Air Development conditions) had been done centre near here to determine within the required six months the entrance of men in long and the lot was still in its un- space flights,
Observers said they heard the nightly condition, we reminded men through the cabin's inter- Government in October, 1057
the expiry of -the time .com phone system discussing the and were informed that problems of space fight and further time would be granted what it would be like-United for the filing. Press,
CLAIM CASE SETTLED
A claim for $40,000, being the price of building materials supplied, which was brought by the Trad ing Corporation Ltd, against Leung Hing, was settled before Mr Justice
ing.
the
as comecue Bald reccnity, it's a beautiful, drab, thrilling, loving, delightfully variegated und paradoxical mistake, too entic- ing to avold, Al you can see, I am married. Yesterday, you wrote something about bridal vells. My wife knows all about bridal vells, So why not writo tomorrow something that wili show her how to remova cigarette burns from the carpets, preserve the crease in my pants or prevent my cardigan from stretching at what do you call them?-the_hips Yours Ex- pectantly. Pie:
P.SI like Pork
While walking along Jordan J. R. Gregg at of
Road at noon on Saturday, Mies H. D. Sawyer, headmistress-of Supreme Court this morn- the Diocesan Girl School, had her handbag snatched from har Entering judgment according by a Chinese who has up- Nevertheless, to the terms of settlement, Mr proached her from behind. The little, if anything, has yet been Justice Gregg awarded judgment handbag contained $10. May done despite the passage of a to the plaintiffs by consent for Sawyer struggled with the man further five months,
$12,500,"with laxed costs. Ho and cried for help. In the "Shortly after the sale by auc- also ordered that the sum be strupple, the man dropped the flon we Indicated to Government [pald in two equal instalments, | handbag and as the alarm had our hope, as owners of many the first one within 14 days and ¦ been given, he made of down 30 days Chỉ We Street and disappeared, modification of the special con- thereafter.
INSPECTION OF KAI TAK properties in the district, that no the accons within
dllions under which this lot was The plaintiffs, of 701, Alexan- sold should made. In future dra House, were represented by Mr Eugene Melville, Assistant and roquested an assurance to Mr Richard Winter, Instructed Under-Secretary ot State Colonial Omee, who arrived this effect, stressing that our by Mr G. E. S. Stevenson, of here last Friday, made an off-le desire was to maintain and Messrs Stewart and Co.
improve the amenities in Mey: cial tour of Kai Tak airport Road as a realdential area. this morning.
Accompanied by the Director
Not Prepared
DENANG-Am- alarming ---KK- perience befell the British The defendant is represented India linor Köhna (about 1 by Me | Lawrence Leong, o'clock in the morning; · Wallo instructed by
Edmund on her! way from: Stuyapors the Cheung, of Messrs. Peter Moencountered a povere storm and of Civil Aviation, Mr M. T.
while passing through 15, kha Muspratt Williams, Mr Melville "In reply the Director of Pub- and Co.' inspected the existing airport tic Works informed us in May,
was struck by lightning and her A woman attäekod, a man | topmakt = carried-away, - Sho and its operation and the new 1957, that he was not prepared runway and building work now to give such an assurance to our with a pair of scissors at the berthed at Swettenham Fier Foing on...
company, bút he noted our de- Fao Shing No. 1 Factory Tam here this morning when the top Mr Melville came here inataire to maintain and improve Wan at about £. p.m.. yosterday. of her aftermart could be seen Friday to the course of an off-the amenities of this, residential The victim received fight" in= | to be missing while the main
Jurios, · clal tour of The East colonial district,
|atem remained slightlý, chiarred. territories. How is staying: in "I cannot conceivo that, in A women has been arrested | Her wireless deffül appeared to
view at the circumstancos and charged: Họp chng for La
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