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Mrs Dickason.
CLOUDY
Smallpox Scare Delays Ship In Harbour For Two Hours
BY THE CHINA MAIL SHIPPING REPORTER
The Swedish luxury liner, the ms Kungsholm, was delayed for more than two hours this morning while port health authorities investigated the smallpox scare on board the vassel.
One of the crew members who, it was rumoured, contracted the disease, was taken ashore in Manila.
The ship's medical officer was not available this morning, but passengers who had spoken to hum said it was not smallpox, but severe reaction to choleru Inoculations.
The ship was due in at Kow-
She said she was more than
pleased with the beautiful weather at present, She now had a chance of doing what she was unable to do on the last trip,
Mrs Alter adopted a Chinese
loon whart at 9 a.m. today, but girl 25 years ago, who is at pre-
local newsmen were unable to
WEATHER board her until she had been
ON THE WAY
The weather's fine today,
but
for
the
It is not likely to last long. a spokesman of Royal Observatory Bald this morning.
Today's maximum temperature, with practically cloudless skies, is expected to be about 08 degrees, or six degrees above yesterday's maximum. The spokesman said the fine
weather would
probably Ehange tomorrow, and the outlook is "cloudy."
cleared by the health authorl- ties, after 11 am.
'My Love
sent living in Boston. The Chinese people, she thinke, are one of the friendliest races in the world and "I just love laik- ing with and meeting them."
Two other passengers, Messrs Raymond. Rousche and 3. Frank Among the passengers was Jallan, commented that they Mr Dean Dickson. She has
were more than surprised to boon to Hongkong three times see so many hills. They said In the last six years. This is that in the past they had scen Her fourth trip. In 1953 sho only aerial views of the Colony, way here together with her but had
never imagined that husband, a world-traveller, lec- there were so many hills. turer and flim-man,
who was
making a film on Hongkong.
While shooting Mardennell Road on November
scenes
$1,000 Each
US$1,000
Mr Rousche estimated that 12. Mr Dickason fell off a wall most of the 170 passengers and was killed. Mrs Dlekason | planned
spend #bout srid that at first she found it
pach in the Colony duficult to return to Hongkong during their three-day stay. The after the tragedy, but she adds Kungsholm leaves the Colony ed, "I has not dulled my love on Friday. fer Hongkong. It gets a little carler every time."
Douglas 'Worst lectures on board the liner and
Mrs Dickason is at present a gives leelures and shows airs on the various parts of call,
notable
Among the other passengers on board, were Lady Bankfool Abertay of Scotland, Commdr and Mrs Guy S. Ridge way (Bermuda),: Mr and Mrs William F. Bullis, owners of a
Mished 1343
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1959.
CLEAR
FALL IN
STAR FERRY
Another Sheaffers
ACHIEVEMENT
The populasty priced)
Imperial SHEAPERIE'S cylindricat
Gold Polat and modern touch down filing AVAILABLE NOW AT ALL: LEADING STORES
LINER
The Kungsholm in Hongkong harbour this morning-China Mall Photo.
PASSENGERS
But Profit Up
From the Files
25
years AGO-
It is confidently · expected that a radio telophone service from Hongkong to Shanghai, and thence to all parts of the world will be in operation sometime is 1995. Au announcement to this effect. was made by the Hon. Mr C.G. Mackle the presided at the annual meeting of 'the Hongkong Telephone Co Ltd yesterday.
TAROM the SCM Post 25
F Years Ago column:
Man Gaoled On Respectable, Started with great on-
Star Ferry boats carried about
1.2 million passenger less A in 1958 compared with the previous year, but Mr H. D. M. Barton. Chairman of directors, reported this morning that "the results of the Company's opera
nevertheless
tions are
quito satisfactory." Net pront showed an increase 01 $173,024 to $1,427,226.
The reason for the fall in the
number of passengers carried was "competition of alternative router,"
Drugs Charge Has
Sentence Reduced
man convicted of possessing dangerous drugs had his sentence reduced in the Full Court today because the District Court judge exceeded his jurisdiction. The man, Tang Wing, 44, had been fined $5,000 in default, 18 months' imprisonment on a charge of having in his possession 14 oz of barbitone, a dangerous drug.
This penalty was imposed in the District Court by Judge R. H. MIL-Owen, on February
Chan Kang, 58, was fine! $3,000 or 12 months' imprison- ment on the same charge, and also appealed today.
Mr Barton also made known i 10. thet there bad also been a marked increase in the number of second-class turnstile pas
engers at the expense of tho first class during The year as reviewed in his report to the Washington, shareholders al the annual
meeting,
MORE IN SECOND
Hollywood, March 10. When she was here in 1956 Actor Kirk Douglas, amused she was interviewed on a local school in at being named the worst actor rad's programme, "For Women DC. Maj. Gen. L. W. T. Waller, of 1958 by the Harvard Can Only." She does television work who was also here 51 years ago (U.S. Marins Сотра. retired), pon. undergraduate humour in America. agazine, Bred cffa telegram
as a Second Lieutenant in the 10 the college boys reading
US Army, the Earl and Countess "Fleare send the trophy pre- pak." -U.P.I
May Meeting
Terrible Storm
->
Lore. were now travelling
In second class than frst.
Mr Barton expressed the re-
of Essex, from Somerset, Ber-gret of all present at the death muda, Mr and Mrs H. G, Zelle, of Sir Man-kam Lo, a member retired Hfe Insurance executive, of the Board. who was formerly Chairman of the Board of the Life Insurance Company of Missouri and post president of Life Insurers' Con- beenference.
An elderly passenger. Mrs David Ailer, told reporters that she had fulfitted her life'ong ambition in returning to Hong kong..
Mrs Alter who has travelling since the age of 15, Minster, Mr Harold Mommillas, was last In the Colony four
Paris, March, 10. French sources said here to night after the British Prime
aine
THE LAW
The appeals were heard by. fare the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, and Mr Justice Schoice.
Tang and
Chan told the court they wanted the sentence their arrest,
run fran the date of December 12 Last
year.
The Crown Counsel, Mr A. He said Sir Man-kam's wide Sanguinetti, told the court: "The experience was a great asset to learned District Judge actully the company during his years' office as a director.
exceeded his jurisdiction when His he imposed an 18-mouth gabl death was a great loss to the sentence in default of the $3,000 From Hongkong, the
Kung- company. sholm will visit Kobe, Yoko-
Ane on Tang. Mr Barton extended deepest Angeles, Acapulco, pass through family on behalf of the direc-ane shall not exceed one year.
San Francisco, Les sympathy to Lady Lo and the the Panama Canal and arrive in ters. New York en Apel 18.
had had talks with President years nyo, 'as a possunger on hama, Charles de Gaulle that a likely board the Caronia, but the re- time and place for an East- calls there was a terrible storm West foreign ministers con- at the Ume, and she was not ference was Geneva at the be able to see the sights,“ zhé “had ginning of May.-Reuter.
looked forward to seeing.
Newest
Yet..
Hawaiian
The entire trip will take in all 100 days.
Lounging
Complete comfort
Robes!
plus
Plenty of glamour !! !
just arrived and showing
at
Paquerettes
160 Des Voeux Road C...
(of course)
Tel. 21-157
M--Baston, sald the Company programme of capital replace ment was new almost completed
The law reads that the term of imprisonment default of a
"The fines, however, were within the judge's jurisdiction." Tang: "We would have seen no Sir Michael told Chan and
reason to interfere, if the sen-,)
and when the last of the new ferries was delivered at the end of this month Bale in Aprilenses were mich re- the Di
trict Court ordinances permit to. company would have а modern and efficient fleet of be imposed on people convicted eight ferries expable of serving this kind of offence.
the
the needs of the public for many
| years to come.
11..PC INCREASE
اره
BACKDATED
"But because the sentence on Tang was outside the court's Jurisdiction, it will have to be reduced from 18 months to one
MISS TOMBLIN
British Council
Executive Leaves HK
He said that in 1958, the company's terrica married 36,324,042 ES compared with year. 37,303,001 in 1957, resulting in u "Also, in view of the time decrease of 1,209,027.
which elapsed between the
Miss Janet Tomblin left The increase of second class arrest and the conviction, passengers at the expense of the would be reasonable to fix the Hongkong. this morning first class was about 11 per cent term of imprisonment for both after serving on the British to 37.2 per cent in comparison appellants to run from the date Council for the past six with the 1957 Agure. Me Barton added:
: ycore. Mias Tomblin will
The new.plers on both sides of the harbours are now com- pleted and, as a result,; tho handling of rush hour traffic hos grantly improved. Thora is still,
of arrest, Dovember 12,"
.
be spending five months' Icave in the UK before.
a new aselgu.
FRENCH ROCKET taking on
however, some congestion at the REACHES 150 MILES
ment.
Miss Tomblin, who was approtches to the glers owing to the construction of the subway
one of the people responsible under. Connaught Road on the
Oran, March 10, for the introduction of the. Hongkong side, and to the im French specialists tonight Hongkong Festival of the provemente which are being lounched a Veronique rocket Aris, sald prior to her de carried out on the Traffic Can hom the Hamma-Guir launch parture by BOAC this.
Course et Trim Sha Trai. There ⠀ing base,
work are expected to be, com- It was the second launching morning, that she had been pleted by the end of this Spring, of a Veronique rocket. The first lucky to have stayed in. Our new vessels are giving rocket reactied a height of 157 Hongkong as long as she
satisfaction in operation miles, ejecting, at an allitude of
Every
and the abandonment of steam 50 miles, sodium, cloud for had, and to have made so driven craft has resulted in experimental purposes. France many friends. appreciable savings to the Presse, company. In fuel and malo fenance costs.
RE-ELECTED..
The recommanridalion to pay a final dividend of $9.08, mak ing the total $0, was posséd "rnd" tho, matemont (of sergunta and the 'directors' report werd: adopted
French A-Blast Baby A-Bombs
In April?
Washington, March 10, Tho United States
hag Workington, March 10,; developed・ "minfeture... «lomie Franco Intends to carry out weapons of a power of one son Lita first-ndomie bomb test ⠀ In [of TNT, the Atomie | Energy April, the American Weekly Connendosion Indicated in a FR:.
Nathan, granted overy
Not Bandits facility and convenience for
Д
practice, encouraged as useful recreation for those New York, March 19.
who were too old to join tho A bank-robbing foursome Volunteers or debarred by.. told police today that business but quite able with they were not common shooting practice to take a bandits, but respectable part in the defence of the professional men - who
Colony, the Hongkong had the urge to rob. a Volunteer Reserve Associa
bank.
tion gavo every promise óf á successful career.
The four were arrested as they counted the $72,000 taken at machinegun point from a A large membership enrolled, suburb. bank yesterday in a New York social distinctions were sunk on the renges, the Governor him~ During their hold-up, the self took an active personal men were rubber masks, and interest in booming the move- calmly emptied cash drawers ment aided by the leading men
of the Colony, competitions into paper bags.
were organised, lectures on the They wovod machinegums at terror-stricken bank employees, rife and how to use it, given, issued free and then left a tear bomb to help weapons their getaway but the bomb ammunition at low cost. didn't co eff.
left Indeed, nothing was undone tending to make the Reserve Association a popular Institution.
When the police caught up with them, the four blandly informed the law enforcement men that they were not at all professional robbers, but an Insurance salesman, an indus- tria! designer, a plumber and a rightclub.cwner, - France-
Prcesc.
Bus Slams Into Queue:
Lately, howevery, very little has been heard of the associa“.. lon. We know that something is wrong somewhere...!
Mr Osbert Sitwell, the well known British author and poet was entertained by Dr Hu Shih last Sunday. Mr Sitwell who has taken. Mr C.M. McDonald's former residence, is settling down in Polping a book about Brighton."
Two Killed" write
Pittsburgh, March 10. At least two persons wOTO
killed and 14 were injured WITH world-wide. Irritation such as we have, at pre- today when a commuter
bus slammed into a crowd sent we cannot afford to neglect preparations far' self-defence. waiting to board a trolley Uniess the modern Hongkong at the height of the youth, at present following the avoning rush hour in the call of werdeciplined, irrespon downtown area.
sible amusement begins to train to fit ilmself to take bis place Several of the Injured were as a man in the Colony's fight. hurled through alerge plate Ing forces, the prophecy of g glass window at Koufmann's' | Noval eritje recently that with. department slote.
the present reduced state of the Police recruited about 40 men Navy in the Far East Hong- and used & jack to lift the bus kong would capitulate in a "off" an injured wom
fortnight to a sudden
Black The bus driver said his brakes from a first class power would failed as he approached the not be for wrong, sald Capt. 8. trolley from the rear. Ho sald Jarvis, O.C. The Portuguesa ho had to choose between hit Company 10CVDC at the com ting the trolley and swerving pany's annual dinner at the Club Into the kerb-U.P.I.
Lusitano 1st evening.
This Funny World
Rainbow Boy in the fifth isn't my iden
of a tip."
Mr. 1. Kadoorie, who retired on rotation, wai, re-elected to magazine: Newsweek reported | port publishes, today--Troncs-} "for, and on behalf of South: Ching-Masing Post: Limited of Isa the board.
today ----Bruter..
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