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Puccini Centenary Concert

By D. E. GRAY

LAST evening

of

kong

CHINA MAIL

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1958.

ONE KILLED, HK Aircrew On Conversion

10 HURT

ON HK ROADS

A young girl was killed and ten other people

were injured in traffic accidents on the roads of the Colony in the past 24 hours.

The girl, Chan Sa-na, afec

Bround

Bout

Antorcycle knocked down

al Loke Hall, University three, ar 42, Yung Shu Tav.

a pedestrians in Connaught Roart Well

Both Hong-Temple Street,

Just

the night. Hongkong, thr

Choral Group pre- was knocked down by a lorry cyclist, Leung Shik-hung, aged

4. Th Lok Lane, Arst sente a centenary concerta Temple Street, Bear Itu June-23. of

Kam-wali, aged 28, ut 10, Ko Street, first Bour, were Injured and adnutted to Queen Mary Hospital

of music by Giacomo Pucon with Publie Square Street,floor, and the pedestrian, Chan

vini.

yesterday.

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The child dies shrtly after arrival at Kowloon This coneri

the Hospital. was under direction of Elista Gould the

40-year-old man was hit by about of

in Nathan Rost, 36 private cor

Is junction with ArreU singers, and for part of the proneer

had the Street, shortly after the

midnight singers Kran

a small orchestra last night. The injured of just under 30 players

Wong Keung-fung

Ass1

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A 40-year-old kmarked down and injured by a romutereial vun in Taipo Road.

Poplar near its junction with

The 188, Suvet, yesterday evening of

wathur, Ng Pang, of But No Kowloon, Hung Shus kin, Yuen Lon was admitted to Kowloon Hos palai

Puccini is known throughout Shan King Street, Lo Pu Ngami, the world for his contribution to was

admitted to

Mindme

Rre

5 Hurt

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Buttery, Hospital. Apert

Boheme Tuan an finder to most people, and it

Four men and a gul were ad- was thing that the concert fast |

with closed velox

extracts milled to Queen Mary Hospit: Butterfly after being hil und

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Guston Shaukiwan Road, near its juni Alesundet Wong and d'Aquino took the tenor roles, ion with Joi Chiu Street,

and last night. Lada Youn the soprano, Bott "TITL the soprano voices,

The ennemi

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by Pure. when he w

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u eighteen. hen followed it

series of operatie

solus to £14-

of pokario uply The Boheme and Butterfly ex- trams were necompanied by on-

www.

I can only say it is very cutir- ageous uf Mr Guidi to put on a conce:t of this kind. I benig centenary concert, one is pared in any event to pay hom- operatie com-

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to a great

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poser. But one wonders how far

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in this

is possible wo go medium in a place like Hong- kong.

Here the various races mingle and live in harmony, assumflat- ing portions of each other's cul- ture with remiliant beneti to all

In the case of ordinary or chestral music and choral sing- ing, no particular difficulty is But, with opera, encountered.

Italia opera. the especially adds are very heavily weighted ngast anyone trying to pro- dure this form of art success- fully. To my cur, local voices are just not made for this mir! of thing.

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Puccini gave impetus to that form of operatic writing known in Italy as verismo - real stories taken from everyday life; some- times rather common and banal. but which were made operatie by a forceful kind of musics! treatment almost Italianised Wagner. It necessarily follows that Puccini required a brilliant orchestra and he mude heavy use of it in his operas,

The injured are

ut 24, Tai Wong Street. East. hed flour; Tong Chi-leung, Chan Shing of 7 Tung Shan Street, Chi Man New Village: Chers Pak hong, of 21). Hennessy Road, second floor; and Chan Sun-unt,! of 7, Tung Sha Street, Chi Man New Village.

Day

Busy Begins For

Visiting Cardinal

After celebrating Mans at the Roman Catholic Cathedral His carly this morning.

Peter Eininence Gregory

Boman Cardinal Azagianian, Catholle Patriarch of Armenia began

busy engagements. He first called pre al Government House where he signed the visitors' book. Then, accompanied by the Most

round

of

A bicycle collided with a bus K Chatham Houd. ucar

unetion with Wuhu Street, and the rider, Chan Bul-nam, nged 31. was admitted to Kowloon Hospital,

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

TV Programmes

Sur, -1 have read with trepida - Lion Mr John Luft Telecris column and as he apparently considers that he has been in- vested with authority to speak for ull viewers, I hasten to cor- As # rect him in this respect, viewer and a critte Mr Luft is fully entitled to express his own

opinion, but he hardly quali- led to speak for "every other TV viewer," taking into con- sideration that some of these may not be sporis-fans.

Insofar as I am concerned, ex- language cluding the Chinese

on which I am in programmes no position to pass judgment, the features I delest most are those depicting sports, and us cludes the boring half-hour Happy Valley, Horse-racing ap peals to only a certain segment of the population und as Great distance separates

Valley, addict from Happy

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Blanchi, Hav. LawrUTICE Roman Catholic Bishop ol frel it unnecessary to televize Hongkong, Msgr Shek, Vicur Dus event, General, Mage Tou, Secretary The "canned" programmes

of The Cardinal and Father I

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Church of Paul.

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which Mr

La criticises are

Three Cathay Paelle Airway - senior captains and two g engineers will shortly teave The Colony for a two-monta sunny Burbank, California. They are the first of the special- ly sciectod persounel chosen So fly the first Lockheed prop-

Electri Jel

commercial liners which Cathay Pacife Airways wil put to service next year

At the Lockheed Alteraft Cur-

they will puration's achoui,

tend fight training and In- They courses doctrination will learn the techniques of

transition from making the piston-engined aircutt to the new Elvetia which is calmed be the fastest prop-jet air- liner in the world. After they will take delivery of the first Electra aircraft ever to be used in the Far East and [light its ferry will conduct

Left to right: Mr T. D. Sorby, the Hon. Kwok Chan and Mrs Kwok Chan. They were photographed after their arrival at Kal Tak this morning by a China Mall cameraman.

TRADE MISSION MEMBERS BACK

South American Visit

Two members of Hongkong's official trade mission to Central America returned to the Colony this morning by PAA, after spending more than six weeks exploring the possibilities of expand- ing trade with the Central American states. The Hon. Kwok Chun, O.BE... leader of the delegation, and Mr TDSarby. Assistant Director

H. Vall, Director of the Cathole those I favour, and while ob- Centre, he

UE LARKeet to the went lo

current unfortunaw blessedi

TOW habit of retelevising programmes SI Peter and 51

previously shown, i do enjoy the ones I have not seen. Admitted- ly these programmes are stereo- typed, but has Mr Lult Con- sidered the possibility that they might have a majority appeal? pru- Presentation of "live" Krammes is a very commendable ambition for TV stations, but until Hongkong can supply bel-of the Commerce and Industry Department were the returning live interesting fer and more

members. shows these features should take second pinec

Pro- to canned grummes. Mr Luff is dogmatic In his statements that live shows have greater appeal, and to cor- rect his erroneous impression

A crowd of 3,000 Mascul around the church received the Cardinal's benediction.

Welcorned by Father J The 28 players inh night Wong. parish priest, the cardinel were nearly all members of the std he was glad to see so many liongkong Philharinoule Orgles people at the church. tra; but they could not be sald

unit to be a co-ordinated

standards, obviously be- any

of lack of balance, num- CAUSE bers and under-rehearsals,

Tsuen a "scratch" of- It was just chestra of sorts. It is perhaps

understandable that

on

"A good Catholic is ela per son who is good for his country and his city," he said.

From Un Lonk. Cardinal Agagtanian went to Tung Tuo

where he

be

Mire Kwok Chan who recom

husband panied her

on the

The

mission also returned today. Inaugurated Bishop Ford's Memorial School, the stan- After the inauguration dard of performance last night blessed the school and children could not on any view he said lining the road. to be high.

Bul bearing

everything in

mind, the wonder is that such a concert Was abtc to be pre- sented at all.

A WASTE OF

PRISON FOOD

An

oplum smoker ปปร morning anked a magistrate at Kowloon Court not to sentence kim to prison because he would be wasting the Government's food.

of his pics. in splic Magistrate, Mr I. M. S. Donnel, sentenced Loung Lin, 45, three weeks imprisonment on

the

to

a charge of smoking oplum in a clivan

Man On Acid Throwing Charge

A 30-year-old photographer, Cho Him, realuing at the base ment of No. 120 Calne Rond was charged before Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central Magistracy

Fok

morning with throwing hydro chloric acid at a woman, Suk-in with intent to cause her grievous bodily harm.

Defendant was remanded

rix days in mol custody for ther inquiries, *·

Monty Duel May Not Take Place

Rome, Dec. 17.

Signor Vicenzo Caputo, the

would suggest that he effects a cumparison of the proportion cl live orainmes to ennned ones in, say, the programmes supplied television sucrestul

Dy

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suition like ITA in the UK.

It

the

third member party is Mr P. V. Botelho, who in remaining in Guatemala to finish the work of the delegation. He will return to Hongkong lu February via Brazil and Europe. 11 Countries

Soldier Charged With Armed Robbery

A 19-year-old British soldier,

will be found that the pro- The tour. which look The grammes are predominantly delegation through 11 countries Ganner Brian Lapsley Sutton, of canned and that some features

was made primarily an explora- Troop, 7 Field Batlery, 32 Regiment, Ruyal have been televised continuously: non of trading

possibilities to Median

before Mr Artillery, appeared This is in dis- for over a year,

individual pare the way for

1.M.S. Donnel at Kowloon Couri that cord

theory with his

merchants or manufacturers.

this morning on charges of rob- viewers-and here its the The delegation's report will be majority and not the minority made known

within the next cery with an offensive weapon, possession of arms and ammunt- few weeks. to whom i reter-soun tire of

tion. and wounding with intent Among the countries they

to resist arrest. Cubit, visited were; Amerlen,

the same type of programmes,

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catisfied

pro

the

Italian monarchist, whose

I do not intend that fediffu- recent duel challenge to sion should infer from this letier Haiti, Domilnlean Republic, No plea was taken, and Lord Montgomery was that they have a very

Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, defendant was remanded in gaol who giving a Nicaragua, El Salvador, Hon-custody for six days. accepted by another subscriber

They duras and Guatemala.

It is nfleged that the do-- Englishman, Mr R. Brid-blanket approval to their

for is room

the British terri-fendant robbed Chan Kin-wan gland, announced today much improvement, particularly is visited

tories of Jamales, Trinidad and of 40 cenin on December 10, at evening that he Was

British Gulana. not yet in the standard of the

Minden Row, with a revolver. actually sure he would be long features which are quite unsatisfactory. However, 1 do

himself as "a former

Ilves in north London..

grammes. There

It is also alleged that he had

It la further alleged, that on 'the came, day, at Carnarvon Read, near Humphries Avenue, he maliciously wounded Chun 10m-wab, with intent to resist orrent.

They were met at Kal Tak able to fight after all, not think that implementation of this morning by Mr H.A. Angus, Mr Bridgland who described Mr Lu's recommendation is a Director of the Department of in his possesalon a revolver and Eubor. Etcp in the right direction. The Commerce and Industry, and five rounds of live ammunition. dinate of Lord Montgomery" solution to the problem may be Mr Cheng Tung-choy, of the

for Redifusion to conduct a poll D.C. and I. of the viewers' preferences and statement issued by the I shall not be surprised it the "Italian Nationalist. Association" remilt will prove that Mr Luff of which Signor Caputo and his supporters are in the President, said one of its com-minority. Antonio Reale of Milan, mittee members Commendatore been appointed to

BRE Investigate

A VIEWER.

Mr Bridgland "to discover who- Suspects Detained

encroachment on the territory by

16-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S ART EXHIBITION

Christmas Party

ther he is personailty of Two men have been arrested AD exhibition of Chinese

The Hongkong Branch of the sufficient stature to justify his } the Police in Kowloon paintings by Miss Holenn Tae, à Royal Naval Association which following two cases of snatching 18-year-old artist, was oponed was formed just over a year no of the national president,”

at G John's will hell. Its - Christmas party Signor Capoto's duel challenge of cash froin women pedestrians this morning

the Shamshulpo District. Cathedral Hall by Mrs Fungut the IIKCC on Saturday, ceme na a result of Lord Mont-in

Uc Plag-fan... On display at the Mr and Mrs Kurt Jurgens Hallan The snatching incidents of

in drawing the fur-soldiers in his war memoirs-curred in Tung Choi Street and three-day exhibition are 20 will restat

paintings, Shun Ning Road.

Christmas raffle prizes, ; China Mati special.

for Romery's criticism

Stites

tu

Box!

from the United Hongkong next April. From the rod of April

year, CPA will operate the Electron four major routes -Hongkong-Singapore, Hong- Bangkok - kong Bangkok,

and Singapore

Hongkong- Maatha. The aircruft's cruising speed 18 over 400-mph.

The total flight time on the

Hongkong Singapore

route

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SHEAFFER'S

Cylindrical Gold Point and modern touch down filling.

AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL LEADING STORES

Course

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wane

From the Filos

25

years

AGO

CURIOUS industry is

in developing

Singa- pore says the Free Press. Chinese from South Chine particularly Canton, havS introduced a novel form of gambling which is giving scores of employment to young Chinese who make a the living by catching malo crickets for the purposes of | cricket-fighting.

6 hours 10 minutes to 4 hours 35 minutes, The above picture shows

Best personnel selected to y the new prop-Jet Electras,

Seen Kai Tak Airport they are, (left to right), Captain D, P. Blown, Smith, Captain

13. Armstrong, Captain A Flight Engineer R. J. Smith and Fight Engineer L H. Weston

LATE FOR Record Year FOOTBALL

SO TOOK

For Local

ARMY CAR | Printing Press

Corporal B. Hughes, 22

at

the

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Net prot was $1,718,270.33. A dividend of $2 per share was proposed,

"When

Mr B. W Bradbury, Chair- REME, of No. 2 Squadron man of The Local Printing Press Detachment,

son- Lid tuld shareholder at was

this morning tenced to bo reduced in annual meeting

that 1957-58 "proved to be un runk by a District Court

all me record year". Martial

Shamshuipp Camp this morning when he pleaded guilty to charge of using a vehicle without permission. Major T. P. Furlonge, Royal told the Signals, proseculing, Court that on the afternoon of November 29 defendant was late for a football matchi at Doun- dary Street.

It is a pustime upon which the police frown, of course, but "big fights" are staged, never- theless, in secret places where are suld to have large suma

been lost and won. It is fur- ther reported that the quality of the Singapore cricket is such that experts have been attracted from Canton to search for rare specimens, the Singapore cricket having been found to possess more stubborn qualities, al- though smaller in size than the Chinese variety.

Steamer "runners," acting as agents for Canton and Hong- kong interests, are offering as much as $20 for a good insect, which may sound an absurd price but is not foolish when it is stated that come of theno big money for their owners in Singapore crickets have earned

Canton when matched against Canton varieties.

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is reported that Dr

donditions generally I Alexander Carton who

become more settled we pro-at one time was Medical

Dose again taking up the ques Officer in tion of

charge of HM

in

quotation for our Com-

and pany's shares with the Hung-Prisons, Government Patho

lecturer cung Stock Exchange," said Mr logist

morbid anatomy at Hong- Bradbury,

The annual report and state- kong University, has been member asked to resign his post as

meat of accounts were adopted.

Mr J. S. C. Neel,

He was seen taking eway a cur belonging to the War Depart- ment at Whitileid Barracks, and of the Board of Directors who Paychiatrist and research when stopped and questioned by retired on rotation, Army officers he admitted that elected. he had nu authority

use the

Felt Compelled

Second Lieutenant A. E. Wait- worth, Royal Signals defending Hughes, saba defendant had been in the Army since 1952. During this time he had not been con- victed for any offence.

the day of the incident Hughes was late for the football

was

re-worker at the LCC mental

Messrs Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. WETO appointed auditors.

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"The

hospital at Colney Hatch on account of his book, Invisible Influence" which deals, with hypnotism, black magic and other Dccult

Christmas Play sciences.

At Kowloon

Studenty of Wendy's Kinder- garten under the direction of

Play at St Andrew's

Church

game, and felt compelled to take Mrs J. Luft presented a Nativity

The President of the Court, Hall this morning. the car he added.

The tiny players attired Major A. G. Smith, RAS.C, of HQ Land Forces told the

beautiful costumes sang a num- defendant that the findings of

ber of carols accompanied by The Court and sentence were other children of the Kinder-

subject to confirmation.

The other members of the Court were Capt. G.J. Brown, R.AS.C., and Lt. N.A. Halilcle, of The 1st Green Howards.

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The official view is apparentTM ly that anyone who could write such a book is not suitable to practise Western psychiatry in a mental hospital.

"The Invisible Influence" is a record of a journey he made through indin and Tibet with a Yogi, Including a visit to the palace of the Grand Llamp.

YWCA Appointment Hotel, Austin

As

The appointment of Mrs C. L. Kelsch

Chairman of the

partment of the YWCA was an- Thieves entered

this No. 4, Avu nounced

morning at a Mansions, May Road

held at verly vomitee meeting yesterday

stole Woodside, Bonham Road, morning an money and two bottles of wine home of Mrs F. S. Draioc, to a total value of $230,

tiring Chairman.

Theft From Flat English-speaking members' de

This Funny World

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"I told you ten minutes ago—

you've got the wrong apartment!".

the

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Mr E. G. Benson, residing at the Claremont Pricate Road, suffered o'clock painful injurica et 1 yesterday afternoon when the rickshaw in which she was a passenger was struck by z of lorry, at the insection Nathan and Haiphong Roade.

FROM

FROM the SCMP's 25

Years

Ago column: "Hongkong has long enjoyed the unenviable reputation of being the jerry builder's paradise, The honourable distinction has boen worthily earned by a long chapter of fatal collapses, constant unsightly adorn- ment of shorings across the streets, frequent eyesores of bulging and cracking · mudlime-veneered bluebrick walls, and inst. but by no means least, the failure of governmental supervisions of the close corporation' to whose tender mercies to entrusted the housing of the people.

we

*Iri yesterday's sado onimadverted in a short note on the great need for closer official attention to this class of work, elting the painful evidence of jerry-building in Kowloon and East Point in spite of recent ex- posures and the new legislation. We are compelled to again refer to the matter, es information reaches us from a Chingwe sotireo which goes to prove that tho Goverment is certainly either Unaware of the real state of 'affaire or that it is deliberately shutting its eyes to gross interes

Printed and published by Terence Gigndon NewLANDS PRÁROK | tons of the law endangering lite for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 and limb in various parts of the Wyndham Street, City, of Victoria in the Colony, of, Hongkong. Colony,"