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MAN'S BID TO PROVE He's Coming HE WANTS TO PAINT

OWNERSHIP OF $400,000 IN BANK

An action for the ownership of more than $400,000 con- tained in two accounts in the Kung Yue Bank of 12/14 Queen's Road Contral was heard this morning before Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Supreme Court,

Named as plaintiffs are the Official Receiver and trustee in bankruptcy of Mr Zui-yuan Wu, merchant, of Apartment No. 12, 36 Macdonnell Road; and Yang Yih-tse, Mr Wu's wife.

The defendants are the Kung Yue Bank and the Official Administrator,

Supreme Court,

Mr Brook Bernacch! Is repre- senting the plaintiffs, Instructed by Mr R. E. Lowe, of Wilkinson and Grlat. Mr Victor Gitting Is representing the defendants, on instr tion of Mr Arthur Lal, of Lo and Lo.

Rending from the statement of ctul, Mr Bernacchi said that on June 23, 1951, Mr Wu and his wife opened four necounts in the defendant bank.

A sum of $500,000 were du

posited in the name of Hau Kee.

A further $500,000 was de posited in the name of Tak Kec. Two other sums, which are not relevant in the present ease, necounts

were

depostier

under the nome

ond Fook Kee.

Mr

in

at Choy Kee

For Investments

On or about June 25, 1951, Bernacchi went Q11, the handed the passbook plaintiffs and chops relating to the Hau Kee and Tak Kee necounts to one Mr Tsui Choi-shing, since deceased, to enable Mr Tsui to make investments theretrom on plaintiff behalf.

Mr Tsui was to act as agent and trustee for Mr Wu and his wife in this connection.

In

Mr Borhaechl sald that 1855, the deceased deposited with the Kung Yue Bank the two passbooks and the chop

Наи relating to the

Кес де count, and sealed envelope that may contain the chop re- inting to the Tak Kee account.

Mr Trui

died on June 20, 1955. At the time of his death, there was standing to the credit of the Hau Kee account $5,409.42; and in the credit the other account $430,9-4.45.

of

Mr Bernacchi said the plain- Lifts were seeking a declaration that they were enüilled to the inoney In the two accounts, for payments thereof, and for the deilvery of the passbooks and chops.

You Prove It

This

Counsel told the Court WAS Cuse where the defen- dant bank's view was: we don't know.

is yours, money better prove it."

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had

"WE NEED DEEDS

NOT WORDS

FOR REFUGEES'

The Western world could not win the confidence

To Look Over Our Television

Mr John McMillan, the Con- trollor of Associated Rediffusion programmes it expected to arrive

11.

in

He la to give advice on the

HONGKONG'S

BEAUTIFUL WOMEN

By DAVID T. K. WONG

Singapore.

Hongkong on November A WORLD famous artist with a penchant for painting beautiful women will be coming to Hongkong next month to seek out Chinese huge expansion that Ty beauties that he can immortalise on canvas. making here. The new studios are nearing completion, with huge TV and sound stages equipped with modem equipment available.

Mr

the

He is Indonesian painter Raden Basocki Abdullah, now a resident of Singapore, and com- mosting with him will be his favourite model-Maria

Basoeki-Michele, his Dutch wife.

McMillan, during his

brief stay, will examine Cho From the home of Goys to his gave successful exhibitions in situation from the angle of ex-naive Jaya, from the Leit Bark every country in Europe and ploiting out local resourcas lo in Paris to the mansions In many of his best works now ublain maximum TV live enter Singapore, wherever he went hang in palaces all over the tuinment.

Barocki left behind a trail of world, portrails of the beautiful women He also received commissions he had met in his life.

to point a number of heads of state, including Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Presi- dent Sukarno of Indonesia.

He is currently holding an ex- hibition of his work here-the second since his arrival at the beginning of the your and the models who have lovely Angela Eu. pused for him is Hongkong's

Mr McMillan is in charge all the programmes that go out hom the vast Associated Re- diffusion network in Britain, and is largely responsible for the huge commercial success that the Independent TV Sec- among vlees have enjoyed this year, with a £4,000,000 praft,

Mr B. H. Lyon of Overseas Rediffusion will be in Hongkong the some time да Mr

of Hongkong's refugees unless it translated MaMillan. its high sounding principles of love and human rights into action, a church leader said today.

The Rov, L. K. STUMPE

$15,000 Bail

For Men On

Forged $ Charges

The longkong Director of the Lutheran World Service, the Rev. K. L. Stumpf, was speak- ing at the opening of the Federation's new headquarters at 13 Granville Road, Kowloon. The Federation tried to help the many needy people Ilongkong in the belief that it was a Christian duty to meet basic human needs, he said

Responsibility

in

In a clear reference to the Communist advance in China, Mr Stumpf said the Free World had a responsibility to raise the living conditions of people who had become the victims of forces and developments be yond their control.

"We shall not be able to win the confidence of the people

living in this vital area it we

Mr

Health Minister In Queen Mary

Leaves Sick

Bed To Fly Home

painted Include English ballerina Other lovely women he has

Margot Fonteyn and movie stars Virglala McKenna and Silvano Mangano.

In The Family

was

tl

Basocki was born at Solo in Java in 1915 and he was intro- duced to the world of art very early in fe, for his father, Raden Abdullah,

also famous painter,

He went to school al scenic and Bendung until he was 18 from there went on. lo the Academy of Fine Arts at the Hague. The almost inevitable periods of study at Parly and itame followed before he re- turned home in 1938.

"By then 1 knew what I

And beautiful women he did

Ceylon's Health Minister, wanted," he said. "I wanted to Mra Vimala Wijewar paint people, preferably benu- dene, who was taken itiful women." during a visit to Shang-print. He searched for them hai, has been in hospital and painted them from one end in Hongkong for the last of Indonesia to the other, till week in Queen Mary the war imposed upon him

less romantic occupation as art Hospital, it was revealed teacher in Djakarta. today.

Misery

Bul wherever he goes, it is

is repulation for painting beautiful women that precedes him, so that when he first ar-

Lanted by him. rived here local beauties vied the privilege of being

for

Perhaps that will also be true when he arrives in Hong- kong?

After Hongkong he plans to gu on to Japan,

BASOEKI

And The Women He Has Painted

3

Virginia Mckenna

His paintings of this period sombre colours, were done in reflecting the agony and misery

of war.

are not able to translate our In her hotel room, her secre- high sounding principles of tary, Mr R. D. K. Jayawardens, loc and human rights into said the Health Minister suffered life-transforming action,"

a Au attack while in 'Shanghai. Stumpf said.

She arrived here from China The Granville Road building on October 20 and was sent to was bought by the Lutheran hospital the same day.

After the war he returned to World Federation in 1950 and

Mr Jayawardena said. Mrs Europe and there he married. until recently housed

Wijewardene toured China for His marriage might truly be mis-

one month because she wanted called a marriage of the arts for slonaries driven out of China.

Two new vocational training to see the country. She was in- Maria is a talented singer.

Maria still sings often at centres at 37 Granville Road terested mainly in public health,

medical work and the general home, with Basocki necompany- were also opened today.

development of the country. Ing her on the plono, but she The Problems

Mrs Dijewardene left Hong-insists that her husband's art They are tailoring and por- kong for Ceylon today. She is comes first. Perhaps that is whợ celain palating classes with a very weak but fully re-she is his favourite model.

alil total 20 students. The new covered from her illness, the After his, marriage, his fame classes bring to the number secretary said.

as an artist spread rapidly. He of vocational training classes the LW.S. hus established throughout Hongkong,

"Well, Two men who appeared at You say the

Performing the opening cere- Central Magistracy this

the Director of Social morning on forged bank- mony

Welfare, Mr D. W. B. Baron, note charges were grunt- said the people of Hongkong ed hail of $15,000 each had been making strenuous and remanded by Mr efforts over the last few years problems created Hin-shing Lo for seven to meet the

by a phenomenal increase days.

population, are NE

Mr Gitlins confirmed This view.

in

Yam-

It had been heartening receive the powerful aid international organisations, such us the Lutheran World Serivce.

to

of

Continuing Mr Bernacchi said that since itigation Ind started, Mr Wu, who had been the original Örst plaintiff, bud The accused been engaged in a partnership man, 44 year old general business which was unsuccess-broker, of 386 Des Voeux Rond

West, second floor; and Yu Wan-i Mr Wa was now

bunk-chak, 48,

of 92 merchant, ruptcy, so that the present pro- Robinson Road, second floor.

They are alleged to have had ceedings were being curried on' in his place by the Ofelal Re-in their possession 240, forged Celver and trustee Fa bank US$20 banknotes on October 25. Detective Sub-Inspector H. N. the Whiteley, of

rupley,

JEL

New Instructions To

China Trade Ships

China has so far arranged

time charton

Silvano Mangano

THREE HURT IN

ROAD MISHAPS

woman

was

A 50-year-old knocked down and injured by a taxi in Nathan Road near its junction with Austin Road yes- terday. The woman, Liu Lahı of No. 110 Austin road second floor, was admitted to Kowloon Hospital.

A 34-year-old man, Ho Yak,

injuries sustained

yesterday afternoon when he was knocked down by a private car in Wong Tal Sin Main Street near Chek Yuc Luen Hop Village Road, Kowloon City.. Ho who lives in 287A, Section two, Wong Tal Sin Village, is receiving treat- ment In Kowloon Hospital.

Margot Fonteyn

From the Flies 25

years

-AGO

THE announcement that

the Hongkong

Fire Brigade is shortly to hold its annual drill display re- minds one that the present cfficient body has grown out of original chaos, like the Police force, and has passed through vorious vicissitudes, writes "Colonial" in "Old Hong- kong."

We might recall the dut nature of the fire brigade in the old days, when iceal in- Surance companies maintained their own fire-fighting organisa-

long.

in the early years there existed a volunteer are trigade. This useful body became mori. bund. but was revived in. 1973 by the insurance companies.

In the Hongkong Times, of 2. 1813 we find such an item ES this: "Yesterday morning. nboul two o'clock, there was an alarm offre and on proceeding to the spot, we found one of the offlers on Woo- On Lane burning fiercely. The 'Hongkong Fire Insurance gities were first on the spot, followed by the Fire Brigade': engines, a few minutes after- wards."

It was almost an "oficers only" team which represented the Royal Navy at rugger in In the Hongkong in 1033. team-which beat the Club team by 30 points to eight, there one stoker, one trading cook, one midshipman. All the rest but one held the rank of lieutenant. The other man? Commander Roome, the team's captain.

TEXLO

*

✩

EUROPEAN style flats to let at Wongnelchong, overlooking the race course,

tram three blocks from lines. Recently re-decorated and fully equipped with bath-room and flush system

PRESIDENT OF 15 minutes by bus or fram

INDONESIAN

CLUB IS

RE-ELECTED

from Central district. Bent only $60. Garages, $15 extra. Apply Thompson & Co. York Bullding.

The unusual

✩

CONTZE,

for Hongkong, of viewing the body of a deceased prisoner Mr Nelson H. Leo was re-elected in the Gaol mortuary tran

President of the Indonesian Club at the

fifth Annual

General Meeting of the Club

adopted by Mr Baljour, sitting

coroner

in the Central

at Hing Fat House, Duddell Magistracy yesterday when Street, yesterday.

an inquest into the death of Other officers elected were Me a male prisoner was held.

Leong Yung Swic, Vicc-

President: Mr Lie Boen Sing.

*

Hot Secretary: Mr Kho Sin LARGE Chinese business Boen, Hon. Treasurer; Mra Interests 'are said to Kho Han Po, Messrs Sie Hien have been badly jarred by Koh, J. Karuwal, Khow Kim An and Lie Kie Doan, Committee members.

Watch Theft

Lau Pao-tong of No. 7 an Chong Lane, first floor. Shek "The withdrawal of the con- Kip Mei, was injured yesterday

A man was arrested yesterday for about tract and rebate system from morning when he fell from his 140 to 160 cargo ships, the Conference rode to China bicycle in the Wong Tal Sin

n:ternoon following the theft of recognises Chlan's

present Resettlement Area.

a wrist watch from a Chinese according to a London trading practice.

Ife was admitted to Kowloon woman in Temple Street, Yau- cable today.

"Whereas the China Govern-

mat!.. importing

organisationa Hospital, Agence France-Presse states instruct suppliers in some cases

ment

Man Arrested In that the member lines of the to ship the goods by

have informed shippers they other cases Commercial Wounding Case

Mr Bernacchi sald the sole Crime Office, is in charge of the question before the Court was ease.

to establish the ownership of

are relieved of their contractual

con-

Fur Eastern Freight Conference ference vessel, instructions in require shipment obligations to the conference sy a vessel of the large fleet which the Chinese Government A mari has been detained by far as trade with China is con-

how have under their own con- and Ko, appeared for the first lons into the wounding of

Mr Peter Chon of Lau, Chan the Police following investiga cemed.

trol. areused and Mr G. H. I. another

pan in Upper Lascar "The alteration reflects recent "The change Introduced by

Conference enables sup Golby of Johnson, Stokes and Road yesterday evening. The changes in China's trading pro- the ti may be seen that there had Master represented the second injured person was admitted to cedure which affect bolt mer-piler of goods to Ching freely Queen Mary Hospital for treat-chants and carriers," the ap-to comply with the shipping in- ment,

structions received." nouncement said.

the money in the two accounts. Bad Health

been considerable expenditure from the accounts, he went on,

but the Court was not concerned with this aspect In the present action.

Giving evidence, Yang Yih- tse, the second plaintiff, said the late Mr Tsul had been a

Becused,

No pica was taken,

Tourist Boosting It's True: Only 40 Per Cent Of

Anancial adviser to her husband Singapore hus spent 120,000

and to

Singapore, Ost, 29.

dollars investment Maloyan

(40,000. U.S. dollars) on advertising in over- to boos! her We had there scad newspapers fare cpened the bank accounts tourist trace $90,000 of which

herself on

matters.

She and Mr

for Mr Toul to deal in there was spent on ads in US news-

con-

matters on their behalf.

Subsequently, witness tinued, Mr Tsui suffered from) bad health. On June 29, 1955, he died by his own hand. Oa July 18, 1955, she wrote to Mr Taul's son, Mr Tsul Ching-wah, asking for the return of the paisbooks and chops.

papers.-U.P.I.

A

American Aid

Washington, Oct. 20 Yugoslav request for Ameriennald In development

totalling Mr Trul replied that they had projects.

"somewhat

been deposited with the Kung more than 100 million dollars" is

Yu Bank, Yung stated:

*Hearing is proceeding.

stlig under study, United States [officials sald today,—Heuter.

Our Teachers Are Trained!

by a China Mail Reporter

Yes, it's a fact, 60 per cent of Hongkong's teachers are un- trained.

A spokesman for the Education Department salil so today. The Hongkong ..Teacher Association suld zo carlier

this work. "At the same time it should be appreciated that the Educa-

tlun Department, as all other Government departments, frus been' tuxed to the unit by the tremendous influx of res .said fugees to the Colony." the spokesmVANJA. "We are fully aware of. the position and are already tackling the problem.” "Regarding untrained teachers, courses, are now available to

provide instruction, whereby they can become qualified. "It is hoped that these courses will be expanded so that ́ ́a „greater., number of 'teachers can be accommodated "Also the new Northcots Train- ing College is soon to be com- pleted, and it will be able to. receive 400 student teachers on a full timo training basis.

This Funny World

忍

VIRGIL PARTON

*Young man, I am not hiding your miserable beach;ball!"

the reported collapse of two local native banks and the embarrassment of six others at Canton within the past fortnight,

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All these institutions are merged in one enterprise, and their

threatened Railczew will constitute ene of the biggest Individual financial disasters to involve either Canton |Hongkong for many years.

The two local banks are the Cheong Loong of 151 Queen's Road Central and the Shun Loong of 130 Queen's Road well-known ta

Central, both

Chiness and foreign business circles.

The man on whom attention

is fecussed at the moment

is

Mr Pun Iliu-cho, well-knowns as the Chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital,

and closely concerned in the crisis by reazem

cf his position as managing partner in the banka nected.

+

Official provisional figures

show that Germany's one-party

election has resulted in triumph for Herr Hitler.

D

In

the face of no opposition, the Nazis have been returned to power by something like 20 per cent of the votes polled. The other 10 per cent were invalid.

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