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CHINA MAIL
MONDAY, JULY 28, 1958.
SHEAFFER'S
WELL ENCLOSING
ANNANCE AT ALL
US$2 Million Contract Recently Signed By Shaw & Sons HONGKONG FIRM TO MAKE TV FILMS
First Scenes To
Be Shot Soon
by Andrew Sloan China Mail Reporter
A big local film company recently signed an agreement with an American television network to produce a series of TV films entitled "Far East Dispatch." contract is worth US$2 million.
The
Casting for the series will begin soon, and the script is now under preparation. It is expected that the first scenes will be shot in a few weeks' time.
The company, Shaw and Soris, announced this morning that since the return of Mr Runde Shaw, their managing Director, the Production Department of the company has been totally re-organised, and they recently made the joint venture with International Films, USA, to produce TV shows for world-wide release,
SINGAPORE TOO
New Deputy Fire Chief
Naafi Survey Shows FORCES IN HK NOT BIG
BEER DRINKERS
By A China Mail Reporter
STERLING SILVER TIP
SARAN BASI
:
From the Files
25
years AGO
NEAR MISS DURING weekend the
the
Colony escaped a second typhoon in less than a mouth but novertheless
experienced strong gule which was attended by heavy rains. The maximum wind force was 07 miles an hour shortly ador 2 am yes- terday. The harbour was almost descried and the typhoon shel- ters pucked with Chinese fishing craft; Two Europeana Messra A. J. Hargreave and Kirk, had an alarming experience when Utty gol into difficulties with
right
Compared with the pre-war soldier, the the yacht shortly before mid- on Saturday, and were soldier of today is not by habit a great towed into sheiler by one of the "Star" Fary vessels. IL 20 British believed that five Chinese were drowned at Shek-O when their
bear-drinker, according to BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY
Mr Ronald Godfrey Cox, Hong- --- ---
kong's new Deputy Chief om- сег of the Fire Brigade, afrived from the United King- dom in RMS Canton this morning to take up his post. Mr Cox has been in the fire ser. vice for 25 years. He served In England before 1947.
Then
bo was appointed Chlef Oẞi eer in Trinidad, West Indies, He left Trinidad Inst May un home leave before coming fo Hongkong.
FOR TRADE COMMISSIONER
Breakston Mr Cox arrived with his wire. The Canadian Government Trade Commissioner in
u series of
The films will be made in Hongkong, and will cover u
wide variety of subjects.
As the series is titled, "Far East Dispatch," there is a possibility that the Singapore studios of Shaw Brothers will also be used,
Here is a big opportunity for any aspiring locals who want to break into the motion picture business.
two daughters Lesley alici Jacqueline, and 1011 Alan, They are acen in the above China Mail Photo). Divisional Onleer. Mr Wong
Wal-isol, has been acting De-" puty Chief Officer since Mr C. W. Brand relired from the post at the end of last year.
Mr Kolatchoff Leaves
Mr V. V. Kolatchoff, former
Show Brothers announced this morning in an advertise- | Sports Editor of the China Mail, ment that they wish to interview "actors and left in the Italian liner Victoria ..of any nationality, professional, semi-route to Paris to work for a news morning for Bombas en actresses," professional and amateur for parts in the series.
agency there.
A full selection
of
Cotton & Linen Skirts
solid, easy to match colours.
black chocks, floral prints
Slim fitting or flairs from
$30.00
at
Paquerette's!
Hongkong, Mr C. M. Forsyth-Smith left for Canada in the Italian liner, Victoria, this morning with a mission to promote trade between Hongkong and Canada.
Mr Forsyth-Smith is on -month liome leave via, Italy and the United Kingdom and for a "business" tour of Canada. He is accompanied by his wife, son and two daughters
The Trade Commissioner said aboard the liner prior to de- perture that during his business tour in Canada he would en- deavour to introduce Canadians to Hongkong traders in the hope of promoting unde between the Two countries. He swid he would provide what information he could to the Canadian traders about the Hongkong market.
Steady Increase
Mr Forsyth-South said the Irade between the two places "has increased stendily over the last few years".
However,
Canada to
exports Hongkong
from
have
fallen by 20 per cent since the beginning of this year due
to
the general recession in world
trade.
Army source in Hongkong, which adds,jjunk capsized, "One must remember that the average age of the Army today is much lower than it was pre-war, and as beer- drinking is supposed to be an acquired habit, the younger soldiers have not acquired the habit."
The Naafi Supervisor in Hongkong, Mr S. G. Head, says that for every 21 pints of beer sold in Naafi canteens to the RAF, the Royal Navy and the Army, the servicemen buy 42 bottles of soft drinks, six cups of tea or coffee and three glasses of milk.
Russians Enter HK Illegally From China the Hongkong winter.
Three White Russians, two mon and a woman, who entered Hongkong illegal
In Hongkong, Mr Head (which the soldier can participate. stated, the services drink Ho has a wide range of sports to more hot beverages than whist drives and cinemas he can choose from, there are dances, other Far Eastern stations, go to. over a yearly period. He be lievca this is the result of
In Singapore and other Far Eastern stations, where, it is hot round, the cold all the year
inits sales are higher. A com- parison of the drinkding habila ly from Shanghai, were of British servicemen in Singa- each fined $100 with the pore and Hongkong shows that alternative of 14 days the Singapore troops drink more imprisonment by Mr Hin-soft drinks, but consume less shing Lo at Central Magis tea, coffee and milk, tracy this moming.
The Trend
The defendants were Michael'
| Selczueff, 46; Yudika Urchenko,
Mr Head addesi, "These figures 38; and Peter Nicolaevitch definitely bear out the present Kroopin, 63. They all admitted trend in the drinking habits of haylog entered the Colony British servicemen in the For illegally.
East."
found
Risen Amazingly
40-FT WAVES THE captain of the oil tanker, told how his ship was battered
California, Mr H. W. Atkins,
two by 40-foot waves during typhoons on his way to Hong- increasing typhoon by
unc
kong. The lanker tried to outrunt need but gradually mountainous waves "shook the ship from bow to stern, Some people get no
end of a kick out of motor race
ing and others of horse racing, but racinga typhoon provides one of the best thrills," sold Captain Alidins.
NEW CHURCH
A recent report from Britain The suggestion was made shows that the sale of milk to some time ago for an Anglican the troope los risen amazingly, Church in Kowloon Tong, and In fact the sale of milk is almost the project has gone forward equal to the sale of beer.
to a definite stape. It is hoped Three experimental coin-in- to commence services in Sep- slot machines, selling refriger- tember in No. 3 Duke Streets ated milk were installed in Wel- which is being rented for the lington Barracks, the Royal purposes. Naval Barracks at Chatham, and the Barracks of the Parachute Regiment in Aldershot,
They turned out to be a great, success, and it transpired "that} the Army showed the keenest |
aste for milk,
General Dies
COAL DUMP
MORE
Shan 00
property
owners and residents in the
•
vicinity of Blackhead Point, Kowloon, attended a meeting in the Green Room of the Penin- sula Hotel 1st evening to sir. According to the Prosecution, The Army Public Relations
their grievances in respect of He explained that Canadian the defendants came from Office after contacting a number
the alleged nuisance created by exports wore mostly
rawShanghai by junk and
of British Army officers said, (Continued from Paga 1)
the presence of a coal dump materials for local industrial their way into the Colony by "It can be definitely said that
on the railway lands within a purposes.
various means on July 18.
He rojoined the Regular Army stone's throw of Chatham Road, the incidence of beer drinking The offence came to light is now much less."
a few months after his discharge The meeting passed a resolu- But Hongkong exports to when the defendants were locat- There are a number of reasons
In 1020,
lion strongly deprecating the Canada Increased
pered by the Police at the Immigra- which
explain con
this new
During the 1930's, he led the use of this land as a coal dump, cent since this year, he said. tion. Office on July 19 and 22 trend. It could be due to the Three Men. on a Flying that the dump constituted 姐
respectively. The defendants fact that nowadays there is Trapero," on aerobatic team continuous nuisance Lo
the Asked about the prospects of are at present detained in the much more social activity in whose favourite trick was to tie tenants, rendered the neigh- Hongkong-Canada trade in the North Point Relief Camp under future, Mr Forsyth-Smith said the enre of the social Welfare
depended on the economic Office. situation.
by 15
During the absence of Mir Forsyth-Smith, Mr C. J. Small is in charge as Acting Trade Commissioner,
Necklaces Snatched
Asked it they had anything to say in mitigation, Micheel, the. first defendant, sald that he was forced by circumstances to run away from Shanghai to aaye his life."
'Badly Treated'
Yudika, the woman, made a similar claim and said she was "badly 'treated.”
63-year-
Peter Kroopin, the old man, told the Magistrate that he came here in order to get a visa for America,
He added that his mother and A gold necklace, valued at two sisters were ali staying
$25, was snatched from a woman there, and that he was confident
in Public Square Street, near he could get
visa to join his
their piones together with bourhood undesirable and seri rope and perform intricate cusly depreciated the value of
manoeuvres.
adjacent property, and that
EUROPEAN General Chennault first went shouki be removed as soon as
ARRESTED
to Chips in 1937 at the possible, Messrs J. A. Tarrant, invitation of Mme. Chiang Kai-E. A Syltes, R. J. Shrigley and shek to start training Chinese C. E. Terry, President of the pilots and keep Chinese planes Kowloon Realdents' Association, in the air.
and his
Nino people, including a
Mine. Chiang described Chen-were appointed to form a dele- gation to interview the Colonial European, were arrested nault as "irreplacable." over the weekend follow- After her nocent visit to the Secretary on the matter,
here, Mme ing Police enquiries into stricken general a number of pickpocket-heart, his personality
Chiang declared: "ho gave his ing and snatching of affection for my people." fences as well as thefts Soven months after the "Flying from cars and dwelling Tigers" went into operation, the The Anti-Multral Society of
group was absorbed into houses,
the Hongkong celebrated the centen United States Army Air Force ary of the legal abolition of and General Chenault the
took slavery within the British
The offences Included
China.
WILBERFORCE
Shanghai Street at about 10.30 family in three months' ime. thelt of a raincoat from a park-command of the Air Force in Empire with a dinner party dt- tended by some 220 people at In March, 1943, Chennault the roof garden of the Sincere
Company last night,,
p.m. yesterday. At about the The trio said they were satis-ed car in Argyle Street, the came time, another gold neck-fied that they were under the snatching of a parsa from a lace was stolen from a woman care of the Social Welfare Office women pedestrian in Carpenter was promoted to Major-General, pedestrian to Canol Road West, and the North Polat Rollet Camp Road, and the snatching of acting as head of the Air Corps A wrist watch, valued at $200, where they were now slaying, handbag from a woman in Lai- and Chief of Staft of the Chines was stolen from a woman out- Mr. Lo |side No. 247, Tai Kok Tsui Road lines on the defendants adding
fhen imposed the
chikuk Road.
The European was arrested
Air Force.
DECADENTË
He announced his retirement ut about 8.30 pm, ycaterday, that they were "very small": on suspicion of having stolen nonth before Japan murrender. Property valued at $1,396 was fines. Mr Lo also allowed cash and property, valued tod on August 14, 1945, but stay- stolen from No 25, Chiu Lung the defendants to pay the fine $150, from
the Nationalist · The idea must not be allowed 0 room at the on with Street, second floor, between within 14 days because they Missions to Seamen, Gloucester Chinese to become. Chairman of to get abroad that the Lancashire aim, and 7.30 a.m. yesterday. lolsimed they had no money. Road.
the Board of Civil Air Trans- tertile industry is diccndent, port, a privately-operated air- declared ! Colonel Colville, Iino operating out of Taipcl. | Secretary of the Department of
Tho
TUG EXPECTED TO REACH STRANDED
-FREIGHTER TOMORROW-
By a China Mail Reporter
Hongkong lug Talkoo, aground near Gadā Island. which left the Colony last southeast of Formors. might to go to the aid of A
arrival, of the Hongkong tur." The other 41- growmen
already kens..
Decorated
Overseas Trade in the House of Commons. He admitted that General Chennault was de- major factor, but the Governi
Japancaa competition was d eorated many times by his own ment did not propose to inter- government and was also cited vene in the by the Chinese and Befiilin for ton discussions
contemplated ent-
between the services as leader of the cotton industrialista. of Lan- "Flying Tigers."
chastre, Japan and India, The General divorced his first although they would give the wife in 1940 and married a Lancashire representatives all young Chinese girl reporter the the assistance they could. The following year.
He had 10 Government thought that the children by the two marriages best solution would be to arrive
at an amicable, arrangement.
were en route for Hong
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