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Gold Point sind modern touch down" filling, AVAILABLE HOW AT ALL LEADDES STORES

Big Scheme To Replace China Products Company

From the Files

20-STOREY BUILDING PLAN 25

FOR CENTRAL

SHANGRI-LA

BALL PLANNING

His Excellency the Gover- nor and Miss Barbara Black will attend the Shangri-la Bail in aid of the Boys and Girls Clubs" Association at the Re- pulue Bay Hotel on Fri day, April 10.

To supplement the proceeds for this charity, nine public- spirlied donors nove given money to buy a new model of a popular cur, Mra V.C, McDounil, Ball Chairman, announced this morning. Dotation tickets for this and other valuable prizes will be drawn at the ball.

A novel accent of the enter tainment planned will be the finale which Chinese and European children will take pari. There will be colourful dances by the Club children and tune- ful nursery rhymes will be en- neted by the boys and girls of several Western countries.

Tickets for the ball are $25 cach and can be bought at the BGCA Headquarters in Lockhart Road where bookings can be nade immediately.

USSR Proposals Unacceptable To Bonn

Ludwigshafen, Feb. 22. The West German Foreign Minister, Dr Heinrich von Brontano, told a meating here today that Soviet a German proposals on

peace treaty were quito unacceptable to West Germany and her allies.

"I will never tire of repeating carried that reunification not out by means of tree elections

Js unacceptable," he said.

Dr Brentano said the German problem could only be solved as part of a world-wide relaxation ef tension.

His government would sup port a new European order that Guaranteed absolute freedom for all Germans, provided it was backed up by free elections.- Reuter.

Melbourne, Feb. 22.

Maj-General Moberly

ROYAL SIGNALS CHIEF

VISITING

COLONY

The Signal Officer-in- Chief, War Office, Major- General R. J. Moberly, CB. ORE is expected to arrive of Kai Tak Airport by RAF. plane today, for an extensive tour of Royal Signalą establishments in the Colony.

General Moberly, 'who_will be met by the acting Com- mander British Forces, Air Commodore P. D. Holder,

Commander and

Royal Sipants, Hongkong Lt-Col P. E. S. Mannergh, will lrave again by air for Singa-

February pore. 011

Orchestra Coming

20.

New York, Feb. 22. The 45 members of the Little director, Orchestra and their Thomas Scherman, packed their More than 350 persons in a instruments and musical scores crowd of 70,000 collapsed from aboard a chartered airliner to- heat exhaustion Today whte nicht and left for Bombay to

Bank To Have

3 Floors

A $3,500,000 building scheme to replace the China Products Com- pany Ltd, at 24, 24A and 24B Des Voeux " Road

Central was revealed in an exemp- this tion hearing morning.

The applicant company, the Liu Cheong Hing

Estate Company Limi-

ted, proposed to re-.

Mr Lee Sheung-pul

LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT BY KAREN SUN

D. E. GRAY ONE consequence of

the flood of distin- guished, foreign artists whom we have had the pleasure of hearing in Hongkong during the last few years, is that

U.C. Candidate the standard of musical

Gives His Platform

appreciation has been consider- raised ably.

very

In simple terms, we all tend to become a bit blase, and some- times one hears comment in re- gerd to local effort which can only be described as sickening.

When, therefore, one listens to a vocal recital such as was given Sun, Jest evening in Loke Yow

place the existing em- Mr Lee Sheung-pul, one by a local mezzo-soprano, Karen

20-

porium with a storey block of offices.

Mr T. Lam the architect-told the Tenancy Tribuna! comprising of Mr J. H, G, Way (president), Mr. W. C. Gomersall and Mr Allen Ng, that the first, 18th and 19th floors are Intended as banking pre- mises for the new Cheong Hing Bunk,

of the eight candidates who will seek election to Hall, I am sure the desire of everyone is to try to And the All the four seats in the good points and to forget about Urban Council which will the rest. But, in this case I find become vacant on April that very difficult. 1, handed in his nomina tion this morning. Mr Lee, who is one of the Independent candidates, two has been proposed by Mr. Lee Tu-cheung, JP, and reconded by Mr Robert Der.

Nominations will be accepted up to 5 p.m. today.

MEDICAL SERVICES MrLem{(20), an educator, is basing his platform on the fol-

Cost of the building is esti mated at $3,722,500, which in- cludes the installation at three ifs and overall air condition-lowing points:

ing.

The applicant company is re- presented by the Hon. Leo D'Almado and Mr Lealle Wright on the instructions of Mr K. Y Yung of Zimmern and Co.

The China Products Company are represented by Mr Jolin McNeil, QC. Heating continues this afternoon.

Black Back In Cairo

Cairo, Feb. 22, Mr Eugene Black, President" of the World Bank, arrived here tonight to make a fresh bid to have settle differences which delayed the signing of Anglo-Egyptian Bnancial agree- ment

Differences have arisen be- tween Britain and Egypt on the

the

it

The first half of the recitol was 'devoted to French, German and Italian songs; the second half to two groups of Chinese songs, both art songs and folk songs.

Maj-General Foolc

General· To See

Tank

Sixth Day Of Cool Weather

Hongkong had its sixth. auccessive day of cool cloudy weather, and there

years

AGO

The Socialist revolt in Austėís which has cost hundreds of lives already, is silli far, from broken. Great Britala in watching the Austrian, alius- tion anxiously, for there is fear of German Intervention In some quarters,

1į

M

le still no change likely Among news arrivals in the Colony is Mr Frank L. Packard, for another 48 hours, famous mystery story writer. according to a spokesman He is the author of the popular. of the Royal Observatory Jimate Dale mystery storica. this morning.

☆ ☆ Since a cold front passed

Mr G. W. Sewell, manager of through the Colony last Robertson, Wilson and Co nar- Wednesday bringing rain | rowly missed a ducking in the and clouds, the tempera- harbour in the early hours of ture has seldom exceeded; yesterday morning. He parked GO degrees.

his car outside Blake Fier in This morning the minimum Connaught Road Centre. The temperature was 52.3 de vehicle was apparently in re- verse gear and when he start- grees, about

degree ed to mation her, the car went lower than yesterday. backwards and dropped partial- The humidity has rely over the seawall. mained between 95 and

£1

100 per cent all morning. Alfred Gordon Ursell was The outlook for tomorrow is | VI killed by a fell into the dry much the same as today. dock of the Royal Navy Dock- The spokesman said rain yurd yesterday afternoon. He was 49 and was a changemah and clouds could be exo the Fitters Department. He had two sons both apprentices in the Dockyard.

pected.

Socialist

* *

Regiment Washington's The Societ rebels tre sur-

Birthday

Maj. Gen. H. . B. Foote, VC, CB. DSO, Representative Colonel this Commandant, errived morning from the United King-

Yesterday was the anniver- dom, to visit the First Royal sary of the birth of the

Arst The first half-with the pos-Tank Regiment.

George American president,. of D T Le sible exception

During his alx-day stay in Washington.

Foota Amor from Verdi's Il Trovatore the Colony, ↑ Maj.-Gén

A 21-gun national sriniver- was not enjoyable.

will carry out an Inspection of xsky salute was fired both from the 1 ATB, watch them perform- American ships in the harbour ing milltary manoeuvres and and from HMS Tamar, at noon later attend a special regimental parade.

today.

The singer has obviously had considerable truining, but the 1. To establish medical stations timbre of her voice was that

staffed by

hurd metallle type which suited

United States, RN and RNZN experts

neither French, German nor He was met on arrival at the different districts of the

skips were dressed overall, U.S. that applies airport this morning by Lt. Col. Navy personnel and consuler Colony, supplying medicine: Itallon songs, and

ne well as T. D. Gregg

Commanding ameiale celebrated the occasion at low prices and advising to eperatle arlas

She obviously had a Oficer of the 1 RTR, and Lt. Heder. the citizens on health and

Food car, for she quickly cor- Constant, ADC to Gen. with a holiday. sanitary problems;

intonation of many Foote, who arrived earlier. environmental fed the

which were initially He will leave the Colony on domestic notes

were times, Saturday, faulty. Yet there

In Berlioz

2. Το promote

sanitation end

cleanliness;

3. To increase seats for elected especially m, the French group,

members of Urban Council; particularly

4. To effect housing develop- Villanelle, when the intron Man Injured In

merits to cope with the ever- was so bad that one sat won- growing population;

dering what was happening to

5. To make headway in re- the song.

Traffic Mishap

Nixon Library

Art Exhibition

rendering in thousands sil over Austria and their lenders admit defeat, "All is ovET EX- the hangings," says an cf communique

German propagandists, broad- casting from Munich, urged the Austrian army to turn aguinst Chancellor Boltuer. But Prince Von Starhemberg, C-in-C déclares the Nazi mentre la not alarming.

**

RITICISM of the long delay in the completion of th 100-ft road which was to have enabled the Company to lay a new double track connecting Causeway Bay and Shaukiwan in ubatitution of the present dangerous journey through the bottleneck of Whitfield, and at the same time to have provided with an important the Colony artery in connexion with the development of the North Point district, was made at the or- dinary annual meeting of tas shareholders of the fendiong Tramways Ltd.

ring Albert of the Belgians

died as the result of a fall down a mountainside. По was climbing slote when' the accident occurred. Following ancient tradition,

Klug Älbert fought with Bi army in the Great War and personally assisted in direct- ing the retreat through kis --ravaged country,

An exhibition of paintings by ducing the number of In fairness to the singer, she

Mr David Lain will be opened A man was knocked down and al 4.30 p.m. tomorrow at the deaths from tuberculosis infot little tonal support from infants:

the plane. This was particular-injured by a van in Boundary Nixon Library, Yuen Long to 0. To expand school healthy obvious in the German and Street, near the junction of Tat commemorate the library's fifth

services;

Italian group.

Hang Tung Road at about 4.50 anniversary.

Mr A. de O. Sales will be the 7. To prevent occupational A vague background tinkling a.m. today. The pedestrian, 33-

diseases and improve is the only way to describe the year-old L Slu-cheung of No. principal speaker.. medical facilities in fac-majority of those accompani- 143. Fa Yuen Bireet, rooftop, is torics;

menta which, so far as the receiving treatment in Kowloon 9. To further health educa- leder is concerned, were writ- Hospital.

tion:

ten with the intention of mak- teachers for Improving the partnership, and for-as the health of their respective operatie

concerned. A man and a boy have been Mr S. .O. Swithonbank, tamily members;

were supposed to be substitu- arrested by the Pollen following General Manager of Naas, Lon- To establish a translation, lies for BA Orchestral eco-the-snatching-of-a-puree from den left das Hingeport Ralston, of the Hon service department provid=" | paniment.

a Chinese woman in Hou Wong | yesterday by Cathoy Pacile kong Football Club was last Ing the same services to This will simply not do in Road and the theft of a sum of Arways. Me Swithenbonic has night invited by the Council of citizens whose applications, Hongkong today.

money from another Chinese been in Hongitong for five days the Hokokong Football Associa➡ pations, etc. are hindered

woman outside Pel Ho Theatre yesterday.

Hislening to a Billy Graham start a goed-will visit of eight "valuation of the property in D. To subsidise private school ing the piano and valve BUSpects: Arrested/

sermon.. The temperative,was Asian nations, including Hong Alexandria on the 90s.-U.FI.

kong.-U.P.I.

GOWNS

of the wealthy

Smouha family.-Reuter.

10.

by ignorance of English and Chinese Iauguages.

Mr Leg. said this morning that he is widely supported by torchers and the "white

ecllar" class.

OF DISTINCTION Theft From Car

and model hats to compliment them with

af

Paquerettes

your house of fashion

prins arc

Boots Returned

of of

I know little about Chinese songs, but even to my untutored err, the singer was very much more at home in this field. Those

Rome, Feb. 22. songs were in her own language Rachele Mussolini, widow and idiom.

the former Fascist dictator They were sung with a simplo Italy, has been given the black light sincerity which appealed not boots and grey green trousers listeners (who her husband was wearing when covers, valued at $15, were only to Chinese stolen from a private car park-were very appreciative) but to partisans executed him in 1945,

court ed outside No. 122 Waterloo foreigners like myself who also according

bere,China Road between 7.30 p.m. Satur-enjoyed them all. The concert published day and 10 a.m. Sunday.

was sponsored by Harry Odell. Special.

Two rear indicator

to

Echo Of Napoleon's Defeat

At Tomorrow's Parade

Hongkong will see an unusual milltary parado tomorrow when British artillery re- giment known as The Battle Axe Company, celebrates the 150th anniversary of Britain's, defeat of Napoleon In the West Indies.

The regiment which virtually wen the Battle of Martiniquo was the Royal Irish Artillery

forebears of today's

Medium Battery,

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As a mark of esteem, the Com

mander of the Brlish Force; Bir George Provost' presented the Company with a French

At

order Mall

Ploneer's axe, which has be-But the commander customarily come its symbol, and is today represented on the regiment's standard.

tomorrow's parade," the stendard will be carried by the tallest officer or mann the company, wearing a moustache, which is the tradi don

He will be Second Lieutenant

P. G. Annis, RA.

the

Invites a distinguished guest to carry out the inspection. This year

anniversary ceremonial parade will be held in the presence of His Excci- tency. tho. Governor, 6: Robert Black at Gun Club HIR Barracks," Kowicon at noon. It will be the first time that the company bias paraded-be-. fore

or its represen-

Tradlifonally the company

parades for the Battery Com And for the first time the com- mander, in token of the ser-pany will Incorporate in the

parade A

drive *vices performed by Captain St

past.cf CT the commander at the vehicles and 5.0-inch medium Battle of the Martindəki “

Naafi Manager Leaves

on an inspection of canteens and clubs. He was last here in May, 1957,

tion to All the vacancy of Vice President caused by the resignd- flon of Mr H. R. B. Hancock,

This Funny World

“I'm In here

taking: m/bath.”

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