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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1959.

Junk Begins 11,000-Mile SPC Gets Clothes

UNIVERSITY Journey On Friday

REGISTRAR Captain Jose Maria Toy and his crew will put to sea in their junk,

RETURNS

Mr Bernard Mellor, Regis- trar of the University of Hongkong, returned this morning in the Presi- dent Hoover after a two- year secondment to the Colonial Office as Adviser for colonial scholars in North America.

He was accompanied by his wile and three childrea,

Altached to the British Em- bassy in Washington Mr Mellor travelled extensively In Canada wn America, le visited 80 institutions of higher rduen- tion in the two countries

Mr Mellor traced and con teted 4,500 students from Br Lah colonies mainly from the

West Indies and Hongkong and gave them advice on professions. Before returning to Hongkong the Mellers spent a short buli- cay in Japa3.

Among those who met Mr and Mrs Mcltor on heard were two of their five children, Mare and Nickolas, who thew in Jasi August from Washington to be- g the school team.

As there to meet the family were the Rev. Cunon A. P. Rose, Mr A. Rowe-Evans, who arted as Registrar during Mr Mellor's absence, Mr and Mrs 1. M. Lightbody, Mrs P. J. Evans, Mr and Mrs D. Bland, Mr C. B. Endacott and others.

ANOTHER COLD SURGE

na warm

Today's outlook in for warmer weather. But I will not be as yesterday, be- cause a very weak cold surge spread over the Colony this morning at about 8 a.m., ac- cording to a spokesman the Royal Observatory, Yesterday's maxkmun tem- perature was just slightly be- jow 65 degrees, but the spokes- nun said that today's maximum

13 expreted to be between 00 and 82 degrees.

At 7 am, at the Observatory toany, the minimum tempera- ture was 55 degrees,

Rubia on Friday morning to start their 11,000-mile journey from Hongkong to their home, Barcelona.

Shipwrights, carpenters and mechanics are putting the finishing touches to the 35-ton junk in preparation for her trip which will take about six months.

GOING TO BARCELONA

Jose Marla Tey, skipper of the Rubia, talke Lo In our picture reporters on board the junk this morning.

he is seen pointing out features of his made-to-order junk which he will all £1,000 mKes to Barcelona-China Mall- Pholo.

£15,000 For Unemployed

Landon, Jan. 13. Assistance a week in a London A down Ind out former County Council ledging house hint bricklayer with £2 to his name since failing health made

he had won give up work six months ago. learned today

£15,045 for one penny on 1 He

told reporters: "I don't want any cars or luxuries. All I want is a shave, some clothes and some sunshine for my health."-Reuter,

Fresh gusty winds are forefootball pool. enst for this afternoon and this evening. Short fair periods are likely this afternoon.

Mr Percy Barstow, 52, has lived on just over £3 National

Figure perfect

in

WARNER FOUNDATIONS

- a fabulous new bra

has just arrived!

Sixos 32-44. A. B, C & D CUPS

NOW AT

Paquerettes

· 164-ban Voeux Road, C.-

(of course)

Tel. 21-157

Captain Tey, who is the only menber of the crew in posses- sion of a master's cortisonte, child he and his crew including

wo Chinese hands took junk out for a trial run recently and found

performance "beautiful,"

her

the

He said he fell in love" with the junk because of her lines and behaviour. "She is de- finitely dependable when things get a bit rough," he said,

The two Chinese crewmen who are natives of Salkung in the New Territories, will hclo sull the ship to Singapore and then retum to Hongkong.

Big Ship

The Chinese hands, Sal Tzo-

ho and Chung Ab-kun, say they have been sailing la small croft only-20-footers.

This will be. their first ex- perience of handling "big ship.

0

One other Chinese member of the crew is Mr Joseph Loui, 19,

a trainee of the Hongkong Sea Training School. His job is coolc and he has volunteered to get experience.

After reaching Spain, he says, his skipper has promised to find him employment and then ho will try to go to Canada to see his father.

And about his Chinese cook- ing? "Well, I learned the techni que frem my mother," he says. Incidentally, his Spanish col- lengues all say they like Chinese dishes and so he will have no difficulty In Fatisfying their

appetites.

Skipper Tey said today that he will probably be sailing about 10 o'clock on Friday morning?

Use Canvas

He will use canvas salls as for

ns Suez end on entering the Mediterraneon. "Rubla will put on ner traditional safl-the old fashion Chinese straw salle- just to lock beautiful and ori- ginal," Captain Tey said.

A keen sportsman and a goort

Yatchman, Mr Tey says he will not part with Rubla after this

Journey. He will sail her in the Olymple regatto in 1980. matching her against ships of ninny national designs,

Captain Tey says he likes the Junk's name for Rubla mas blonde" in Spanish and that reminds him of his dancer, the comely Miss Tere de Salvador.

MAN WITH "SHOCKING

RECORD" GETS

3 MONTHS

Mrs M. A. Meakins (right), Gen. Secretary of the Society, for the Protection of Children, is seen looking over some of the clothes which were collected by the Canadian Club. Mr Peter Joe, a member of the Club executive committee, handed over the clothes, which are part of five-and a half tons of clothing collected in Vancouver, for the poor of Hongkong-China Mail Photo.

Canadians Send

Clothes For Hongkong Poor

A

Sheaffers

"NEW BALLPOINT WITH EXCLUSIVE

STERLING SILVER TIP

FIRST NIGHT AT THE BALLET

From the Filen

25

years -AGO

UR correspondent writes. DALLET seems to be an time ago I mentioned that excellent "bet" for any Dr Alexander Cannon MD,

impresario in Hongkong: the psychiatrist at the He can always count on full London County Council houses. This week for mental institution at Colney three nights Mr Harry Odell Hatch, formerly of Hong- has brought us young

kong, had been asked to re- company "Le Theatre D'Art sign by the Council in view

Du Ballet".

Theatre WDB

of his book "The Invisible Influence."

The King's

He appealed and after a henr nearly full last night and ing betere the LCC Staff Ap- would recommend tonight and pointments ecmilites, which tomorrow's performances to all lasted throughout the day, the lovers of ballet. course, the appent was unanimously allow- cynie or the artistic mob who ed.

His little ballet at

book, an reccunt of hin dealt Sadler's Wells and expects all adventures (with a Yog Lallet ompanies to be of the, with black magic, hypnotism tame standard must revise his und

occult Enstern Ideas, This is a young com-sciences,

hns

seen b

pany, two years old, and being ilongkong. there is, of course,

no orchestra available.

other

Dr Cannon told in it of seeing

over

n ng tree withered by n word: of a "dead" mnu ralked to fo by the Grand Laina of Tibel: The performance opened with of having carried himself by 50-ft wido the ever popular Les Sylphides. thought" This was the least satisfying of gorge,

Carmen the car Ballets; but

Mr Oswald A. Hemp on ap- Vales. who danced the Pre-pearing for Dr Cannon produced Jude mast be complimented. records from Colney Hatch of She gave the audience the im-so-called "incurables," who had pression that she was not mere-|been hypnotised by Dr Cannon, ly dancing with musical ne- with the permission et 1bo companiment but to the music, Council, and who were now dis- waz ind Interpreting the combina-charged. Some of them i

were now earning sub- Lon of physical control required stated in this medium with expression. stantial Income: in ordinary

business life.

A medical witness · tokid It should be interesting to sco her interpretation as Fokine's court His book is the work of Islamey, the Favourite of the a genius. It will increase his Harem" in his ballet of the prestige among manbas of tho same name to be performed on profession." Thursday evening.

I Again,

iliked Isabello Warnier who danced the Waltz

the

MR A. W. Hughes will

M the Hon. Mr

and who looked as though she succeed were enjoying dancing. The Paul Lauder as General rest of the company somehow Manager of the Union In- did not convey this feeling surance Society,

possibly due to a rather shaky

start to the first performance

This very

romantic ballet

relies on perfect co-ordination

+

VERDICT of suicide

recorded at the Inouest of Mrg Christle, th.c wife of Col.

of movement particularly from CA was the corro de ballet in both arm resumed movements moving into position Hazel for the grouping that Fokine's estranged GIFT of five and a half tons of used clothing choreography demands. Some from the people of Canada to the poor in members of the corps did not James Christic, who was technique which Sylphides Soeurs on Saturday laat Hongkong was handed over to the representatives have the high standard of found dead in the Route des after a fall from her third- of five local charity organisations at Gloucester demands.

storey apartment above, Road this morning.

The clothing was collected by members of the Chinese com- munity in Vancouver and dona- tions for the cost of transperia. lion were sent from many parts ct the country.

Canadian

Members of the Club in Hongkong, who spon sored the project and helped to raise Interest in Canada through one of their members, were pre- seat at the ceremony, headed by the President, Mr L. Smalley,

The gifts, which were flown by CPAL were transported to the Gloucester Road waterfront by junk.

Stole Money From Her

Room-Mate

✰✰☆ ☆

Mre Chrielle was a well-known Amorean lady who had become The rest of the performance British subject through mar

riage to Col." Christie who was consisted of Igrouchki (the music being Rimsky-Korsakov's deportes from Shanghal a year Fantasy on Russian themes for previoushs after he had served a for peril:ipating Violin and Orchestra Opus 65, gaol sentence Choreography by Fokine), Bal in an arms transaction.

The French Police reported Irde (musle by Faure, Theme that a woman friend visited Mra end Choreography of Leonide

Christie in her apartment and Massine) and Adventures of

that the pair drank heavily i Ilarlequin (music by Beeth throughout the evening.

oven, Choreography by Fokine).

This young company way at home in these chorce-

A young seamstress who stole

more than 5700 from her much moro room-mate, and then went to three ballets whose

more bised on the Police

thatgraphy is to report

world rather than someone

broken indu character had

"point" work. The young male their cubicle, ploaded guilty

Conrad Derevsky had to charges of theft and giving doncer

0: the both

excellent senso false Information to

timing and Interpretation OB Police today.

the Boy in Igrouchki, os Foun in Massine's Ballade and Harlequin.

They were distributed to Mrs T. W. Wheeler of the Hongkong Family Welfare Society, Mra M. A. Meakins of the Hong- A 25-year-old man, Cheung kong Society for the Protection Ah-chai, who had 14 previous

of Children, Mr S. H. Whitner convictions which Mr E. Cor-for the Church of Christ in bally described as "a shocking Chino, Mr

She was fined $25 by Mr T. Roy Carner of the

Creedon at Kowloon Magistracy record," was sentenced to three

Lutheran Church and to Rev. months' guel at-Central Magia Vail and Rev. Fr. V. this morning and bound over in the sum of $1,500 for two years, tracy this morning for solicit-Howatson of the Catholic So-

Det. Sub Insp. S. L. Liu, ing for immoral purposes.

elot Welfare Society..

said the defendant, Chau Kli- Police Constable 2330 lestinct Distribution of the clothing that he arrested Cheung at Jaffe was arranged by Mrs P. Vezesu, noad at 9.30 p.m. last Wedne Chairman of the Welfare Com Gay for the offence after warn-mittee of the Canadian Club, ing him 20 minutes earlier st Luard Road not to do it again.

Visit To Centre

The new Chairman of the Hongkong Society for the Pro- ¡cellon Children executive committee. Mr I. E. Trevor visited the SPC centre in Hos-

MAN KILLED

IN NATHAN RD

COLLISION

on

дя

An argument over religion atstumod violent proportions, the two women finally engaging. In a fist fight. About 3 am. after tho visitor had left, Mta Christie's body was found.

At the Craigengower Club annual Christmas treat for children. Bonnie Omar took second place in the boys raço (seven to nine) and cania second to Rene Rossclet in the Boys Potato Race funder nine). Vera Desai took third and place in the girls Musical

In Ballade, Anna Galina, the founder and star of the com- pany, danced the part of the

nui, 24, of 189 Yee Kok Street, Poon Chiu-yeo, went to Shom styled first floor, and her roum-mate,

movements

that

Goddess with surely strong sense of paise in the Chaira and Miss V. Bradbury won the Ladies Race, with E. Police shulpo

Station on Maszine's choreography ' de-

Sousa winning from A. Kit- January 12, where they report-

chell in the Members Race.

and de-

ed that someone had broken into mands. This ballet is to be re- their cublele and stolen money Pented on Thursday evening, and it in a particularly interesting and jewellery.

cholco because in it one is Poon reported that HK$90 and constantly reminded of the fact

Two popular local residents, US$111 were missing

100 gold that here there is a combination Mr and Mrs G. Franklin fendant acid

of the

biend braselet and two gold rings weredition and

Nightingale, who recently re- the more modern missing.

fired from Government service concept of the "ballet theatre". The Police went to the cubl-ere we have a blend of the after a residence of almost 17 cla to investigate. They question-

years in Hongkong, left for England today on leave prior to retirement.

classical ira-

A 38-year-old man was killed tenants of the flat, without Russlon and American schools, pital Road, Safyingpoon this ed in the Yaumati district at result, and inter called in de- the old and the new respective

of Ballade was very when the fendant and her room-mate for. The lighting and the decor

morning.

With him, was Mrs W. C. c.7.30 pm, yesterday

tandem, he was riding collided further questioning. Knowles, Chairman ' of the

Defendant then cómitted she with a bus in Nathan Road near had stolen the money, but was Women's Auxiliary;, Mrs V.

ile junction with Wing Sing able to make full restitution: Picciotto, out-going Chairman, Eane.

She had a clear record. and Mra M. A. Meaking.

The man Cheng Chun-kai of General Secretary, They were 301, "S" Block, third floor.

Branch Secretary,

indeed.

effective

He was former headmaster of the Central British School Harioquin ended the perfor-】 (1919-1984) and was also at- mance on a bright and gay note. tached to Queen's Collegé "and

Our thanks go to Mr Odell for the Yaumati zohiol. It making such a performance pos- on his initiativo that the

1008

received by Mrs M. Ellas, Hon Shek Kip Mel Resettlement Suspects Arrested blo in Hongkong, hope in Kowloon Chess Club was form

Coat Stolen ight when he fell from his streets of Kowloon.

the years come, if he con- tinues to bring as art of this sort Bc.

that Hongkong may have an orchestra to offer to the musical

director of the ballet company. Printed and publinded by a burse was One fully appreciates the prohi~ TERENCE GORDON NEWLANDS

Area, dled before admision to

Two suspects were arrested Kowloon Hospital.

A: 27-year-old grellat, Bum yesterday following the theft of Injured inst money from pedestrians in the Bhak-chiu was bicycle in Chatham Read, near In one A jacket and a pair of gloves, at junction with Austin Real, matched from a woman in the bilive cost of a company taking PEARCE for and on behalf of and in the its own orchestra round the South China Morning Post to the total value of $63, were Sum, who lives at No. 14, San Yamal Market

Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, floor other money was stolen from a world. stolen from a private car park- | Lau' neet, mezzRNİNG

City of Vitoria in the Colony Howloon man at a bus terminus in Claar

MUSICALIS. of Hongkong. edin "Nathan” Noed yesterday i was admited to

sflemoon.

Hopital for treatment; and Water Bay Road