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MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1958.

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FERRY SUBWAY: GOOD IDEA' Wedding At Registry

Funeral Of

Comments By

John Stoppa Two Prominent

The funeral of Mr John Charles Stoppa, who died on Saturday night, will take placu

this afternoon.

"The emlege

will leave St

Paul's Hospital at 4.30 pm, uvi

Hongkong Men

will pass the Monument 615 by a China Mail Reporter

pen. and

will bo

service

The Roman

the funeral isel

ut

Mir Slopp

Catholic Cemetery.

years secretary

b-chief

Wix

so

the

for many the editor- Hongkong Standard, and formerly was on the staff of the Chinn Mall. was 50. He is survived by his wife and four song,

le

Mr Lawrence Kadoorie this morning said he was in complete agreement with the Government plan to provide a pedestrian subway from the Star Forry to Chater Road. He described it as a "good idea, in that it will provide what we need."

Mr Karlcoric who is the pro-

uf

El

Mr Hillon Cheong-jeen, Hon.

Sir John Whyattagonist cruss-harbour Sec. of the Hongkong Civle Visiting Colony subway would provide access to ment on the subject, viewed the

unnel for Hongkong, said the Association, when asked to com-

Roid under cover, subway from a different angle.

Mr Cheong-leen, speaking fund he would be very interested | The 24ing Chief Justice of to see the subway carried even from a personal point of view Singapore, Str Jahn Whyatt, left further, right up to Des Voeux said, "What ought to be done, is that Government abould pro- yesterday for Briale via Maulla. Houd.

vide moro information on Hongkon and the United States, reports Reuter cable from

The Mr Kasoorie udded "The sub-goul of the subway outlining Singaporn. [Sir John was form-way will. of course, help the the possible advantages of the erly & Crown Counsel in Hong-traffe situation considerably, in mubway. kong in 1947).

that busy part of town."

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Coats from $14500

Mink Capes from

"If it is planned for two r threu exits, it would have many advantages over uy-over. Until there is more information, we'll wait to see how advantage- ous it is before saying, 'There should be more subways.'"

Returning To HK

The Hon. the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, is expected to return by air tomorrow to the Colony, with Lady Hogan after- six months leave visiting Europe and Britain.

During their leave Sir Michael and Lady Hogan visited Swil- zeriond.

Off To Bangkok

Dr Thomas A. Dooley, Whe young American doctor who has set up a clinic in Laos, jeft Hongkong this morning

Zor Bangkok and Laos, оп Alt

Vietnam.

La Chun, aged 22. of 7A, Prat Avenue, first floor, was hurt when the bicycle he was riding collided with a double decker bus in Nathan Road, near

with its junction

Granville Road at about 6 pm. He was Bimited to Kowloon Hospital.

$75000

Woollen Skirts from $3500

Many other bargains

allat

Paquerette's Sale!

open till 6 p.m. daily

16a Dos Vooux Road, C.

Tol. 21-157

Mr Lawrenco Kadoorio

Mr Hilton Cheong-loen

Alleged Fight In

Restaurant

Louis Y. Lu, proprietor of

at

Louis Y. Lu Tailor Shop, 9, Fonwick Arcade, and living at 9 Yuot Yuan Stroot, ground floor, ap- peared before Mr A. L Leathloan

Central Magistracy this morning, on chargos of disorderly conduct by fighting in a Colony rostaurant and resisting arrest.

He was remunded for three Be days for further inquiries, was also given the option of

$1,000 buil

No plea was taken.

In the same cave, another mui, James Tung, manager and proprietor of Tours Inc., and living at 41 Kimberley Road, second floor, who faced the samo charges and an additional

e of assault on police, falled The second son of the Hen. Kwok Chan and Mrs Kwok

le appear.

His bail of $1,000 was estreat.

ed and a warrant for his arrest was issued.

Outlining the case, Chief In- spcctor R. Mackenzie stated that the incidents took place last night at the Majenlie Re- staurant, King's Road, when the defendants were dancing.

New APL Manager

For Hongkong

Mr Everett P. Morsell, new Managor of the American Prosident Linos, Hongkong, arrived in the sa Prosident Cleveland this morning from the United States to take up his post.

Mr A. A. Chase, present jager in the head office of APL. Manager of APL, will be trans-He arrived with his wife and ferred to Kobe to become Man-twh daughters. ager of the office there. Accom-

Chan, Kwok Wai-kul was married this morning at the Registry Office to Miss Kathleen Yip So-shum, a teacher.

STERLING SILVER TIP

From the Files

25

years -AGO

POLICE action was taken against the host of boot- blacks whose lines had been extended by growing num- bers from the

Queen's Theatre round Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road to as far us emporiums World Theatre.

the big Chinese the beyond

The lines of defence were weakly held and quickly melted before the shock methods of a squad of Chinese plain-clothes police officers who descended upun the company with a sud- denness which took them by sur- prise.

Around the corner out of sight tu Pedder Street Police cap- five van was held in readiness and into this were bundled over a dozen weeping and howling bootblacks. Quick as the Police were, sunie of the quarry were

even quicker and about an equal number showed a clean pale of

heels.

The local fraternity of boot- blacks owed their origin ironical-

Mr Kwok is an engineer who has been working on the Kaily enough to the Police authorl-

Tuk airport development scheme.

Airman Hurt In Scooter Accident

SHEK OLAND AUCTION

des. Originally, two or three boys brought into membership of

the Street Waits Club-bene- volent institution formed by the Police authoritles to help érring but deserving boys who come into their ends were assisted to become bootblacks on the streets, but the number which the Polico had thought to have

Two blocks of residential land kept Imited, was increased by la Shok O will be auctioned other recruits, until it has al-

Central Lined the proportions of

nulsance and a problem.

this afternoon in thr Government offices.

One, lot 60, which haŠ on and area of 5,840 square feet carries a rent of $108 a year,

5. A. C. Fox, aged 23, of has an upset price of $40,720.

Another, with ILII arca of Royal Air Forco, Little Sai 13,000 square feet and carrying Wan was admitted to the a real of $240 a year, has un

British Military Hospital upset price of $18,000. yesterday afternoon after

the motor scooter he was riding crashed into the hillside at Shek O Road,

Going Back To Formosa

and

קומון

A 19-year-old Twoman. Ling Hol-ching, of 402, Ma Tau Wei

Miss Glody's Aylward,

for Road third oor, was injured

missionary t: when she was knocked down many years. a

China

working in by a commercial van in Ma Tau

Formosa, is expected to return Tòa Kwon Wel Road, near

to Taipei tomorrow morning Road, at about 8.50 um. was admitted to Kowloon Hos- after a short stay in tongkung. In the Colony Miss While pital.

| Aylward was involved in a con

She

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Extract from S.C.M. Post Leader: Іть recent years the Hongkong housing prob- lem

dropped Out of dircussion, In fact, it is now denied that a problem salata, or it is claimed that the prob- lum, if any is to find tenants, It is true that there are meny cpty flats; it is als› trus that rents are falling. NewArtheless there is still a housing problem. Alany flats are cuply upon their merit: they las comfort or convenience. The problemi, very old and defying solution, is to house the community in health and contentment-which ulso means abolition of the siunta, In some cities the slums are more or can clearly de-

inarcated. Hongkong 776 24 15

On Saturday, three pedestroversy with 20th Century Fux, trians, including a seven-year- makers of the film "Inn of the old, bus, were injured as a re- Sixth Happiness" which features car to the visitor to be one sull of road accidents. All her life story. The film is now were admitted 10 Kowloonleng made Hospital for treatment.

in Britain. Miss Aylward contends that the pre- The buy, Leung Chuen-hung, ducers did not consult her over

the script. or 1P. Sai Yeung Choi Street, third flour, was knocked down by a private car in Canton

Road, near Pak Hoi Street,

A

Lau

Suspects Held

NEW YORK COUPLE ON “SECOND HONEYMOON”

huge alum, relieved here and Shere with magnificence cicanliness.

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CIR:-With reference to tho recent case in which the No. 1 Coolle at St John's Cathedral summoned a Privat in the South

for Wales Borderers

41-year-old man, Chucn-sun, of No. 30, 10th Two Chinese have been de-assualt, I desire to point out Street, Tung Tau Village Retained following an attempt to that in attempting to prevent seltlement Area, was hit by aaleat a wallet from a Chinese soldiers from loitering in the lorry outside De Whampoa woman in Queen's Road West Cathedral compound at night, panied by his family, Mr Chase Mr George L. Crow, Passen Docks while Cheung Lal, aged and the theft of wallet from the coolic was acting under the will leave In the President Jer Traffle Manager of APL in

of Dean down by a a man waiting at a bus stop in instructions 30, was knocked

Swann. Hoover on August 30.

Jongkong. returned with his

Fuk This, I am advised, the coolie had Mr Morsell's last post

was wife and son in the same liner the 4-milestone.

motor cur in Taipo Road, near Yen Chow Street, near

Wah Street.

a perfect legal right to do, seeing Assistant Freight Trole Man. after a holiday in Japan.

that the property In the Cathedral compound is, by section 8 of Ordinance 2 of 1930, vealed in the Church of England Trustees appointed under that Ordinance, and that tho only right which the publie posses over that compound apart from altendance at Divine Bervice, is a right of way only and that right of way is limited the North Bido of the Cathedral only. It la to bo hoped that, in future, the trespasses of soldiers on the Cathedral compound at night will not retur, more particularly as one naturally looks to the Services to maltain law and order, H. V. Halward Acting Chaplain, St John's Cathedral,

Little Boy Lost In Search Of His Dog

London.

A HEART-BROKEN,

tousle-haired

boy

has vanished with the dog he cannot bear to part with.

Twelve year- old Marinus van der Bom, who lives with his parents in top-

was insleting that har tenants kept to their agreement of "No pots." Bom Bom sald nothing. But he held on to Laszlo as the tears streamed down his cheeks, The two of them went to his bed-room.

By 8.30 on Sunday morning, Bom Bom had run away with Lausic. There Word 110 mosuagoa. No food mlaxing. And In his haste Bam-Bon floor rooms at Central For two days police have been

forgot to take Lassie's lead.

Hill, Upper Norwood,

South London, had

on the look-out for the boy in blue jeans,

wanted a pet of his own. Or Laura Darlow, the landlady,

Four months ago hia wish came true, 'With a 10s. note and 10 worth of allver. In his pocket "Bom-Bom" went to choose his dog. And he chose caro: fully.

He visited Croydon, Brixton, Catford, and Lewisham before

A two-month-old black

He called her Labels. ·

and

who lives at Mitcham, Surrey, sald on the telephone:

had no idea the little boy was oo fond of this dog. And if the only way to koop him at home is to keep his dog he will gunt have to keep it."

he found the dog he wanted. Thefts Reported tan bitch with floppy earn, a A spare tyre was stolen froin Shantung n lerry parked curly tall, and appealing eyes Street,, near Tung Choi Street, The two became Inseparable. while six spanners and a scrow

driver were stolen from told that Lawala must go. She motor Ecooter outside No. 108. Boundary Street, on Saturday was growing tos bij. Apart from that the tandlady night.

'But lent weak) Dom-Bom was.

And

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Mr J. David Stern, retired publisher and formerly ownor of New York Pest, a New York evening news paper, and Mrs Stern, arrived here in the ss Presi dent Cleveland this morning on "a second honey- moon" to the Far East.

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"Old Hongkong": A corrCE- pondent enquires as to the origin of the word "godown" for a wharf-elde warehouse, used in this column from time to time. The authority I shall quote is the new Oxford Eng- fish Dictionary which pointe out that it is an adeplation of the Malay

word godong (gudang) meaning a warehouse or store for goods used through- out the East, and first adopted 1588 by East to English in

India merchants,

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Printed and published by The 72-year-old newspaper publisher said their present Feier Plumbly for and on behalf cruise also served to celebrate their golden wedding of South China Morning Post anniversary which will be in the coming November. Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoris in the Colony Mr Stern retired from newspaper business 10 years ago. of Hongkong.

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