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CHINA MAIL

Seven Tourist Groups Cancel Trips

To Hongkong: Reason? Formosa Trouble

A local travel agent reported this morning, "We have had seven

cancellations

of

groups of 20-25 tourists," apparently

because of the Formosa crisis.

Death Of

Former Chartered

Bank Official

The Chartered Bank deeply regret to an- nounce that the death took place suddenly on Saturday, of Mr Yung Hin-chi, late Chinese Manager of the Bank, who retired from their

service in 1957.

Mr Yung served the Bank with distinction for a period of over forty years, and was a highly esteemed figure in Chinese business circles',

His nephew, Yung Chi-yi

from

over Chinese

AL

took

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ul

hira Manager The Chartered Bank last year, thus Con- tinuing a family tra dition which has lasted over one hundred years.

Mr Richord Molig, manager of A British company sald they the Micamu Travel Centre.had bud a few cancellations, added, "We are having a teras-but they are led KRALENOS ble time, Un top on this hotel which do not rendly setlet competition in the Colony is Use true situation. "I do think gelung Mi17. Many hotels are that we must expeel quite a providing ITCHE transportation, few cancellation, but the true! cutting tariffe 014 offering gituation will not be apparent special discounts, in order to until the cd of this month." tact tourists."

He added, "It is normal that How ch 1 Form the reaction of people is slow. Trouble in golong to affect the They hesitate before making up Hongkong Tourist trade for the their minds. In spite of the

difficult trouble, I believe the number of coming season is very to tell. Some tent agents have fourket will definitely increase," received nutty tour concella-

others tions, and

But aiteried at all.

Certain Type

4

Augther British company who largely cater for slip travellers had this to say of the Fornear trouble-and-Hongkong-iwarisia "So for the situation is normal,

According to a leading travet We have not had any cancella

that they The agency report expeel three large s bring- tug tourists to the Colony this Atsison. The first will be bring-

agent, "inevitably e interna-tings."

will alect Kional situation certain type of people, and it is gvink

to make things ale nur dailicult for other travel

la sell long-log agens load! kong,

that- tourists 11 seems Jo two train groups.

Some 1.300 Australian tourists, and the other two. fall 500-600 each. The

The ameager of the agency wealthy, and the not-so-wealthy, said that one large American The richer tourists are not so he's trip to the Far East was about the For Eastanelled recently but this was because "they couldn't get Trouble, but the others cuntel

nough passengers in Uve de their four,

luxe accommodation.

WarFied

Two DIR American tourist tagutles inport there to worry about.

It is his belief that this year's will be better tu a large ex-

is little tourists season Chint of them than last year, sayteni

suid, it is too early to whether the Portman ensis IN hag y dellite effect, But 115 low we have not had too many carwellations. They are all apparently, delays,

The Senam To tourists geta under way seriously next month. Right now, he said, it seems that everybody is just watching and waiting.

The uther American agency said that meat is their tour: Were round-the-world and they I haven't bera

Lar Most of there schedules, he said, are for curly 1950.

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VERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSA

The NEW

Ship 'n Shores

French ties

Chemises

Tuck-ins

and

are here!

the popular Classic Shirt!

☆ Short, thréequarter or long sleeves

☆ Stripes, prints, pastels and

☆ Sizes 28-38

gleaming whites

ON DISPLAY from TUESDAY MORNING

ONLY AT

Paquerette's

160 Des Voeux Road, C.

(of course)

Tol. 21-157

Charged

With Damage And Assault

Pte. Kenneth Black, 22. of "A" Company, First Battalion,

Srtablished 1909.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1968.

Mr C. G. 8milk, Chairman of the Royal Air Force Asso. ctation and Wing Commander J. Gegar.seen laying wreaths ni Sai Wan this morning-China Mall Photo.

Tribute To War

Dead At

Sai Wan Ceremony

Eloquent tribute was paid World War II's RAF dead at the Sai Wan Bay War Memorial this morning.

The commemorative parado was held in concellon wi h the Battle of Britain Week. An impressive gathering Air Force personnel slood attention as the Last Post and the the Reveille ochood from surrounding hills.

Wreaths Loid

pf to

A

Gold Necklace Snatched

a

gold necklace with pendant, valued at aproximately $300,

was snatched from $1 Chinese woman whit she was walking Circular Path on Saturday.

of thefts

Et other cases

Squadron Leader the Rev. W. D. Eynon-Williams, Sonter Church of England Chaplain, | from pedestrians were reported conducted the prayeVI.

to the Police over the work- Wreaths were laid Jointly by end.

hat been the Officer Commanding. Royal arrested, Air FOTOO, Little Sal Wan, Wing Commander

J.

Segar

A

suspect

SHEAFFER'S

NEW BALLPOIBIT

WITH END-A KAZAINA

MARLARIS AT ALL

20-STOREY BUILDING

TO GO UP ON $5 MILLION SITE IN CAUSEWAY BAY

STERLING SILVER TIP

From the Filos

25

years -AGO.

As

over

a result of negotiations considerable period between officials of

| Government, permission has now been obtained for the

A building scheme providing for the the Far East Aviation Com- erection of a 20-storeyed block cost-pany and the longkong ing $2,500,000 was

put before 0 Tenancy Tribunal this morning in an houring concerning 11 exemption houses in the Causeway Bay area. [ company, The houses concerned In Bis ments so far totalling $450.000

hearing are Nos. 408-500 Her among the businesses in the 11 neesy Road, 50 and 52 Perelva) | houses. Street and 3 Lee Gurdes Rojd The buildings face the New York Theatre.

The applicant company, Messen Luen Shing, Estates Ltd., a land and property organisation, Bra represented in the hearing by Mr Leside Wright, on the Instructions of Mr R. E. Moore of Deacons.

Land Value

Mr Wright told the Tribunal, presided over by, Mr J. H. G. Way, with Mr G. E. Marden and Mr Cheng Tio-seng, that the erection of the proposed build. kg was part of a scheme to deveinp the whole of a large

In the recunor site

area,

same

He sild tho the appucaill company had purchased the en- tire site in Jantinry. this year for over $5 million and the land is worth $300 o sq. ft. with vacant possession.

Mr H. S. Tam, architect, drew up the plans for the proposed re-development which provides

Hearing continues this after

a000,

$7,070 Claim Settled

initiation and operation of a Flying Training School at Kai Tak Berodrome by that

aviation in the Oriers, the need With the steady growth of

for the formuation of a sound

training establishment in Hong- kong has become more and more apparent. A successful enterprise of this kind must be thorough in its methods, modern in its equipment and authorita-

tive in its teaching. Such on organization is about to become Д reality in the next few months,

Framed with the approval of The British Alr Ministry this school will provide complete and up to date flying instruction for pilots of British and other

utionalities.

A claim for $7,070, being the

“balalier of a eum duefor goods sold and delivered, was melled before Mr Justice-showing a. D. Scholes at the Supreme Court this morning when the defendants consented to judg- ment.

The plaintiffs were the Kwong Fat Cheung firm, who were re- presented by Mr G. de Busto, instructed by Mr G. Hampton, of Hastings and Co.

The defendants were the for the erection of a 20-storeyed | Ajax Engineering and Construc- bullding, with shops on the tian Co., Ltd.

raithree floors and domestic

Was

the

The Queen's Cinema Rasputin and Empress, starring John, Ethel anus Lionel Dinna Wynyard.

Barrymore and

есть

Have Tigin at the President Cafe, says

advertisement. You put Soup, Fish, Meat with rice or vegetables, pudding or ice cream, and tea or coffee— for 55 cents.

Mr Basto told the Court that HONGKONG'S red "blink- the defendants had consented ing traffic beacon is

to judgment in the sum claimed,

accommodation on the remaining 17 floors.

There will be a total of 204 less $700. He asked for an order shortly to disappear from flats equipped with modern for costs, as well as for the pay-the Pedder Street, Des kitchers and bathrooms, taking ing out of $2,000 which had been |Voeux Road junction and to about 10 months to complete. paid into Court.

be replaced by an automa Mr. Basto applied for an ad-lic trafie control system Four is and two staircases

teatonts.

and Mr C. Smith, Chair Car Tools Stolen be installed for domestic

man of the Hongkong Branch of the

1.A.F

Behalf

all

journment into chambers

for

confirmation

he had similar to, or rather a modi- of what A ret of trials valued at $25

seld from Mr W. Turnbull, of ficution of that which has Association, was stolen from a motor scooter A total of 215 tenants have Mesars Deacons, who was pre-been installed with such

the scheme. sit on behalf of the proutside No. 30, College Road be applied to oppose

defer- ut. the R.A.F.. by

have

Huccess in London. already dants, tween 9 pm, yesterday and 7 Some of thei P. O. Scales o'clock this morning. Squadron Leader

reached compensation settle-} This application was granted. of the HKAAF on behalf of the JIKAAF, and Squadron Leader

ER

G. N. W. Maclarlen of Little Sui Wane

present Among those

were Wing Commander 1. Segar and Green Howards, faced Mr A. Mrs Segar, Mr and Mrs C. G. I Leathlean at Central | Smith, Squadron Leader G.N.W. Mazisiracy this morning on Murfurien ant Squadron Leader charges of malicious damage P. O. Scales.

and common assault,

He pleaded guilty to the first

charge but get Huilly to the

second.

Mr Lealizan xed hearing for October 21.

Defendant is alleged to have unlawfully and maliciously damaged Iyo electric wall lampe, and 14 glass shi trays (total value, $20.50) in the Old Tuby Bar, Lockhart Road, last Saturday.

He is also accused of having unlawfully agaulted Chan Yo ching at the same place and on the same day,

Hongkong Rep

At Montreal

perthwaite,

COMPETITION IS A LOTTERY:

CROWN CLAIM

AGAINST SOFT DRINK COY.

A competition run by two soft drink firms for the collection of tops of Pepsi-Cola drinks was a lottery, Mr D. E. Greenfield, Crown Counsel,' said at the Central Magistracy this morning,

who

Hongkong will be represented at

Summoned before Mr B. J. their respective position directly "Under these circumstances,

this Jennings the Montreal Commonwealth Anthony

concerned with the operation of morning were

the Crown would say this is a Douglas Brittain the competition.

lottery," Mr Greenfeld added. Economia Conference which Rump, of 17 Headland Road, Under the Gambling Ordin opens today by Mr J. J. Cow- Repulse Bay

Counsel Road; Ronald | ance, Mr Greenfield sold, it was

said he would also Ling of Northpoint Terrace, provided that any person

draw the Court's silention to Mr Cowperthwaite, a eadet Apartment 2; and Lo Kwae- published or coused to be pub- one extra fact that in this cose The number #17′′ was short, Insp, . Me, procecuting, re-officer staff grade, has been cong, of RBL 245A, Sheuson shed an

closely connected with financial Road; who

Cer were allegeding to a lottery committed matters and is a highly regarded to have caused to be published offence punishable upon

being only one in 12,000 battles. "I would submit that in this Hongkong Government official. in the Wah Kiu Yat Pao, Sing maty conviction,

case, there is a considerable Crown Counsel said there was element of chance." The Jih Pao and Kung Sheung

Hearing is continuing.

vealed that Black helped himself

A Reuter cable from Moutreat

announcement relat-

Sum-

to cigarettes left on the tables when the owners were dancing In the bar, Chan Yee-ching, an said Mr Derick Heathcoal Daily News an announcement considerable evidence that the employee of

stopped Amory, the British Chancellor relating to a lattery, hlm.

the bar,

In a statement, Me Amory said: "We ure sure that this conference is gong to be fruitful and successful."

defendants had caused tu be

announcernent summonses published the Jolm McNeill, and an issue involved would be QC, on the instructions of Mr

whether the competition was 3, T. Prior, of Messrs Wilkinson

a lottery. and Grist, and Mr Y, K. Kan

In Hongkong, the law of Messrs Lo and Lo,

wilder than the law of England in this matter. Tho definition of a lottery included any bet whereby money's worth Was

of the Exchequer, arrived by They deny the Some time

faler, the defen-air from London last night to through Mr

dancing with attend the conference. dont was secti another man. Chan again weni up to him nud told him tha! was not permitted. The dc- fendant and the other man be- come annoyed and assaulted Chan. During the incident, the Jamps And ash trays were damaged.

He said that the theme of conference would be "expan- slon." Reuter.

(Bee Prospects 19)

MAN KILLED ON RAILWAY

TRACKS

&

About 20 years of age. Wis number warning blasts on

18 Summonses

A total of 18 other Gum-

Was

monses against the Hongkong distributed and it depended Soya Beans Products Co., Ltd., upon chance or lot or the re- the Popel-Cola Interrational sults of any contest, Mr Lid, and the China Commercial Greenfield said,

Advertising Agency (Hongkong)

who are alleged to have caused

the announcement to be publish-

Valuable Prizes

ed in six locul newspapers, were The contest which

ordered to be stood down for nounced

the time being.

was an- was actually being

carried out und some people

In his opening address, Mr had won valuable prizes, Coun- Greenfield told the Court flut

.

nature Mr Hump was a director of the sel suld. The

of tho Pepsi-Cola International, which nounced in the advertisement,

contest Was exactly As an- produced a certab drink sold In the Hongkong Market.

In the lops which sealed the Mr Lo was a director of the bottles of drinks were numbers Hongkong Soya Beans Products, ranging from 1 to 20 and mem- a cubstantial part of which was to collect a complete set of topa bers of the public were invited bottling and which bottled Pepel and to present the sat at any

An unknown Chinese man,, The fireman then sounded

fatally injured si about 11.30 p.m. on Saturday when ha was struck by a Brain Dear Lac 1814 milopost south of Fanling Station, In the New Territories.

the whistle and Immediately Cola drinks,

According to the fireman of the train, which was ; travelling from Tai Po Market to Fan- ling, he saw a man middenly slep on to thể tracks and liej down about 200 feet in front of the approaching looome- Live.

establishment or depot at the

informed the driver, who up- Ronald Ling was a partner of Hongkong Soya Beans agents plied the emergency brakes the China Commercial Adver-

time.

but could not stop the train in tising Agency, which conducted where they would be asked a

advertising on behalf of the two number of questions, other companies,

The pubile would only bo

The man was found: lying near The announcements In the asked to choose one of the two the wheels of the guard van three newspapers published on felven answers, there being zo next to the ivnomalive. Ho May 21 were identical and in= { murpelev quesilona, Upon" an- was taken to Fanling Station- cluded terma of a "competition" | svering the ... questiona_(acobus and then transferred, to an in conneollon with Popsi-Cola fully, they would then be given ambulance.

|drinks; Counsel sald

the pržena imruocatoly, sich, ar Mr Greenfield continued that radio pote He died on the way to hospital. the three defendants were in

Greenfield maid

or wiches, Me

Costing $14,000, the electro- matic trafic system is controlled by the vehicles using the road themselves by means of "bara" which sel the "control mechanism" working as soon as the wheels have passed over ihem.

"If two cars are speeding to- wards cross-roads in directions which would cause them to cross, the first to pass the "bar" is automatically given the right of way.

Sir Robert Ho-Time toho is the last foreign dolegëte to the... World Conference to leave Lon~ don, departed for Switzerland, where lie is going into convale- #cence, this werk, Sir Robert tas dogged by ill health during the active time of the confer- ences. Early June he was operated upon is a London nursing home and he has been there since his operation. Sir Robert, who is now 70, is very popular in London and one of Vie papers refers to him as "the confidant of the rich and the idol of the poor in his own country."

This Funny World

richar

"Now that we aru niarried, I hope, we'll always be good

friends,"

Printed and published by PETAR PLUMBLY for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3' Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, da