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AMERICAN AIRLINE PLANS BIG HOTEL

Reclamation At Peng Chau

A reclamation of about 1,208

To Have 500-600 Rooms,

Executive Tells The Press

square yards is to be under: The senior executive Vice-President of a world-wide American

Laken at Peng Chau, accord-

ing fo the Government Cluzette this morning.

The wook will be carried out

to the art of scaled to the Path of a piti approach,

The reclination is to be re- tained by a pitched' skope ex- Sending south from the pier approach for a distance of about

poh just north of the storm- water channel outfall, uljuevos į to Lot 134.

Spectacles Stolen

airline this morning announced that a subsidiary corpora- tion of the airline were planning to build a 500-600-room hotel in the Colony. No detailed plans are available at this carly date, but he said it would be completed "as soon as possible."

Already

las.ced

70 yards and returning to Mr Samuel F. Pryor, of Pan American World Airways, who arrived here yesterday on one of his regular visits, said that the problem of hotel facilities in the future is going to be "very grave" in the Pacific area, and to ease this, the airline formed the Inter-Continental Hotel Corporation. A pair of sanctacles Was steien from a private car parties!

the corporation. | America to, as the situation

of using expansive outside No. 56. Condai; Road wholly owned by PÁA, has

lugh-octane gasoline, te jets Luvill 15 large hotels b South Jan, 2 600-rorum paradise for yesterday.

tourists.

Now, the corporation is work- hug out plans for a shailar hotel for Hongkong. He said that a site, and local business partners Pave still to be found, but it will be completed, "as soon as possible."

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WOMAN CHARGED GOVERNMENT

WITH THEFT OF

EXPENSIVE WATCH

A woman was charged today with stealing a watch valued

at $585 from a big city store.

APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

The following appointments,

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transfers and promotions UNDER a new bill to be in were announced by theore

the Singa- Leglaintive Connell, the Government Gazette this playing of bagpipes and other morning:

Sho was alleged to have stolen a Rolex watch from Lane, return from leave.

Crawford's Limited last Wednesday,

Dr Yap Pow-meng resumed duty as paychiatric specialist on Dr Chang Cho-tan ceased to act as auch. Dr Belty Eo-yang Bhuln Met Woman Mins G. K. hus been appointed Burue resumed duty as super- visor and training officer for health nurses on return from and leave. Mrs E. F. Hamilton

Medical Officer. The latest was in San

Detective Sub-Inspector Tam Chung-shing is in charge of

the caso.

In And Out

Mr Pryor, who Bist here in 1921, and has been si and out of the Colony regularly ever since, also said during the interview that PAA will prob- ably be running daily je ser- view frough Hongkong, The jets, four-engine, 660 miles on hour, 185-passenger DC8's will cirele the Pacifle, taking in all the important elties.

Seattle, Washington, op tay American West Coast, will I roughly 15 hours away from Hongkong, and. New York, on the other side of the continent should be about 19 hours. This cuts, almost by half, the present times by conventional pisto- engine planes.

In the next five or six years, when jets core more into use, Air Pryor visualises that fares and freien utes will come down substantially. Ituming costs are also expected to fol.

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will ta on kerusine for fuel. Ikon, the jet engine is niveh La complicated, at rusier to maintain, which means JESS I for ROUN main- tenance.

In Service

Taken in nil, "These advances will mean that soon practically anybody will be able

because of the low cost.

Bly.

be AST

So far, PAA have three jets in servlec, They re Boeing 407's, very indiar to the DC8.

There are

fying freight tween Peurlo Rico and Juan, In order to fumillarise ground statt and maintenance crews with the new methods. The Time Laken

over the 1,600 miles distance is just short of three and a half hours,

Mr Pryor said he was a great admirer of Hongkong, and is

forever telling his friends of the

Itish Colony,

"He who drinkes of African waters, will drink again," so the old saying goes, ir Pryor said, and "the same goes for Hongkong." Since he first came to the Colony, he suld there has been

remarkable change In buildings and construction, "but the views are still the same."

11 stranents between wd 0a.m. will be banned.

p.m.

MEDICAL Dr B. L. C. Phillips. Dr She appeared beforo Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Magistracy George K. K. Cheng, Dr G. B

this morning.

Old Hongkong: The other day Our Dr Morgan K C. Lu, Dr The woman, Wong Ping, 35 and unemployed, living in the and Dr Wen Jalang-las to be

W. L. Wong, Dr Poon Yee-kitocone reported a huge sharic in local waters, Shark stories are more reliable than, some of cocktoft' of 52 Lung Chun Road, Kowloon Walled specialista in the Medical De-

the tiger stories which occasion- City, was romanded in police custody until October 2.partment.

ally comes from the New Terri- She was also given the option of a $500 bail.

tories, but there was a time when Master Stripes was a nob uncommon visitor to the main- land, and he was even reported from the wland, The Hongkong Times of October, 1873 reports a local resident thus: "On going round the road past the race- conrac this morning I was startled to hear from one of the llagers close to the village school, that a tiger had been seen for some days prowling about the place. The man pointed out to me the footprints on the aand extending above the stream from the ravine on the western side of the hills close to Mr Rutionfee's flower garden. I have seen footprints of tigers Singapore and I dm sure in Happy

Wong is represented by Mr Lawrence Leong who

instructed by Mr Alfred Y. Hon of Messrs Hon Company.

NEW 12-MILE LIMIT

UNLIKELY TO

AFFECT MACAO RUN by a China Mail Reporter

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ceased

act as such.

Miss Agnes Cheung has been the member of appointed a Midwives Board, it place of Miss Kitty Lam, who has re-

signed.

LEGAL

Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr has been appointed Acting Solletter General during the absence Mr A. Hooten. Mr M. Heehan has been

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Acting those have appointed Solleitor General vice Mr Blair-Valley belong to the specie. I understand also that Mr Stripea Kerr and during the absence of Dir Hooton. Mr F. OI. visited "Little Hongkong" Mayne, to be Acting Senior Crown Counsel.

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POST OFFICE

Mr C. G. Falwell ceased to

and enjoyed a good meal in the shupe of doga and plg."

LJONGKONG'S most mocken Inet ag Deputy Postmaster department store The China

Mr. R. Hogarth has been ap

The announcement last night by Peking, that China General on proceeding on leave. Emporium Ltd is to be officially

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is extending her territorial waters from three pointed Aeling Deputy Post-pened next week. to 12 miles, is not likely to affect the Hongkong-master General. Macao ferry services, according to the mana- Mr Lo Shat-rang has been Juckey Club will ring up the

PUBLIC WORKS

ger of one of the shipping companies who run appointed Structural Engineer. between the two colonies.

ruutes to

He said the ferries use two, they will have to go out of

reach Macao, and their way to do so," he added. "You know, this is one of the both keep the boats well away "It should not affect us too most beautiful elties in the from the Hmit. He said the much, and we will have to do world," atid travelling all over Arst route via Kop Shlu Mun the best we can," he said, the world, at an average of is the most used, and the early something like 2.000 miles a morning ferries returning to werk, he is in a strong position Hongkong use this. to make such a statemen

Clean, Happy The other alternative, la the

Both

these routes,

FIRE BRIGADE Mr Arthur Martin has been appointed Acting Divisional Officer.

EDUCATION

Miss Huda Apter has been appointed School Mistress in the Education Department. At a conference this morning, REGISTRATION OF PERSONS 100 owners

the Tai Lo Mr George C. Yeh censed to steamer, decided they were be an Assistant Registrar of going to take the normal route Persons. 10 Moçao without any altera-

SHIPPING

Mr Chan Kwok-ohuen hus "I can't walk along & Hong-ugher passage around Cheung, until official advice is

given them by Government. been appointed Government Chau, and Tai O, on Lantno, kong street, withou, meeting

As there has been no word radia surveyor for the purposes something interes.ng, either, pro-

from Government so far, of the Merchant Shipping Or- ple or places. The people are

spokesman of the owners sald, dinance, 1953. clean, happy and proud-looking," manager, Mr Henry S.K. Chan they presume this is all right. he said.

said; krop the ferries well out The spokesman added that he of the way. "If the Chinese understood other shipping com are going to cause any trouble, I pantes would follow cult.

On top of all this, he was full of praise for liọngkong cuisines, "The restaurants here are first class," he said.

Returning to jet aircraft flights serving Hongkong, Mr Pryor said, "I think 1960 will be a good target date for Heng-

kong, maybe even In late 1939."

GENERAL Mr Walter Yeung Wing-lal has been appointed Cadet Officer,

Class II.

KENNEDY ROAD PEAK

TRAM BRIDGE

Des Voeux Rd TO BE RECONSTRUCTED Reconstruction The Peak Tram Bridge spanning Konnedy Road is to be re-

Announced

With the object of improv- ing road conditions in Des Voeux Road, West, Gov-| ernment will raconstruct this road from Hill Road

Stroot to Wing Lok

constructed by Government to provide additional head- room and roadwidth for motorists using the road.

It will also contribute in part to the long-term improvement of Kennedy

Road,

Three Injured

a distance of about 1,500 In Road Mishaps

yards. Government Is taking opportunity to reconstruct the

this

In Kowloon

The new 50-foot suvel truss bridge will have a minimum handroom of 10 feet, Tluere will be abutment walls on either side of the bridge.

Tho

16-foot-span existing

be demolished to bridge will make way for the new bridge.

In order to carry out the work

a temporary bridge of rolled

trestles

rood as the Hongkong Tram- Three people were injured In ways Limited Intents to renew separate traffic accidents In the tracks during the next 12 Kowloon yesterday, All are months.

receiving treatment in Kowloonsteet joints on timber Central poles, between the Hospital.

will be but about six yards to tracks werd. removed sometime Nine-year-old Chan Yuk-waithe vest of the existing bridge. ago and when the new tracks of No. 40 Kong Ming Village, are laid they will be brought Tai Hang Sai, was knocked Government is carrying out closer together to make more kwn by a private car in the the project in co-operation room for vehicular trafic,

Tai Hang Tung Resettlement with the Peak Tramways

near Estale

the junction of

Company Limited. The laying ed pedestrian loading platforms Tat: Chee Avenue.

on the constructed

Pun Keung-run, aged 65, of of tracks and as tram

00 Bulkeley Street, 1st floor, temporary bridge will be

As part of the scheme, cover-

cables

will be slops.

This road work, tenders for was locked down by a com- undertaken by the company. which are called for in today's merical van outside No. 36 Government Gazette, will begin Bulkeley Street, near Gilles It is not anticipated that

in Oc-ober and should be com- Avenue pleled in a year's time,

Promotion

there will be any interruption

A 32-year-old cyclist, Chow in the Peak Tramways service Fook-aning of No. 02, Section As the track und cable 3. Man Wah Village, Homantin,

was Injured when he fell from changeovers will take place af

night. his bicycle in Tai Hong Tung Second Lieutenant T. Mayne Main Road, oulnide "L" Block of Force Headquarters, Royal of the rosettlement fata, Hongkong Defence Force, hat

Tenders for the work, which Includes the demolition of the existing bridge, construction of

been promoted to Lieutenant, The Government Gazetle the temporary bridge and the the Government Gazette an announced this morning the building of the new bridge are nounced this morning.

promotion of Me Fung Ping-. | called for in today's Govern- The Gazette notified also that"| fon from, the grade of Comment Gazelle. Loutenant Lam Bim-fook has mander to that of Knight in been posted to the Royal Hong- the Most Venerable Order of Work will begin next month kong Defence Force Reserve of the Hospital of St John and... is expected to take Ave

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The stewards of the

Macao

curtain on the second half of their Current Lear's racing tomorrow afternoon and as this invariably ittle meeting is popular with visitors and locals alike, a good attendance cun therefore be counted upon.

HARLIE Chaplin appears in "City Lights” al the And on the Oriental Theatre. stage at the King's Theatre, the be violinist Sitson Ma was to accompanied by the well-known local pianist Harry Oru. Cecily the star in Courtneldge was "Soldiers of the King" being screened at the theatre.

THE

Headmaster of tho Sacred Heart College, Kowloon, Mr J. S. Shek zald on the occasion of the 11th on- niversary: "Nowadays there are many temptations to which youths may yield. Boys and often tempted to join the Com- munist Party or to play mah- jong at the public mah-jong houses which, for aught I know, are found everywhere in the Colony. Allowing mah- Jong is a popular pantime, in- dulgence in it by student may lead to vice-I mean the habit of gambling and the lack of application to his studies,

"It is in consequence of this that I make a special mention of it in order that parents will make their children realise the evil effeels this produces and them on thofr guard against temptation.”

Put

This Funny World

"Yeah, who looks like 'Clara, sounds like her, too!"

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