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From the Files Shareholder Calls

S.

MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1950.

Easter

25 For Decontrol At Concert Land Co. Meeting

years -AGO-

At

A shareholder of the Hongkong Land St John's

A. and H.D. Rumjabn gain entered the final of the Open Doubles Cham- plowship of the Colony when they beat Tai Wai-pui and Ho Ka-lin, the foremost Chinese pair and Hongkong representatives in the recent Interport against Indo-China Lot yesterday. Scores were 6-8, 6-1, 9-7.

Investment and Agency Co., Ltd.. Mr.

Lee Shiu-chung, supported the remarks By ERNST GOTTSCHALK made by the Chairman, Mr H. D. M.

NUMEROUS congrega- Barton, that an amendment should be A tion attended the long-

introduced to the Landlord and Tenant kong Singers' Eastertide Ordinance to permit partial decontrol offering last night at St John's Cathedral, The work chosen was J. Stainer's "The

or rents.

the

Annual

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

'Governor Should Be Only Respondent' Says Solicitor General

The Solicitor General, Mr Arthur Hooton, Q.C., asked the Full Court today to name the Governor as the only respondent in an application to quash a decision of the Governor-in- Council.

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The decision was made under the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance.

In his sintment presented i "The unfalmness to landlords Crucifixion" which is not an

Mr Hooton told the Court he meeting Mr in the former category is only oratorio but a service of

objected to the inclusion of Barton said rents payable in too obvious, es instund of being meditation where the con- members of the Executive respect of protected tenancles rewarded they have been pen- bear little

to alised for being ico basty ingregation is requested to Council as respondents relation or no

Mr Hooton told the court to curren! values and are helping in the rehabilitation of Join with the choir in the

day the Governor-in-Council equitable not only in regard

the Colony after the occupation. singing of the hymns. This was not a legal entity because "What I would suggest, there was done whole-heartedly it was created by statute, and fore, is that these premies

last night and it thus raised therefore could not be sued, should be immediately decon-

"Its constitution is provided

The landlord's interest, but also is between опе tenant and another tenant.

Further grounds were that the respondent, Hui Chul-wal, alfas Hul Choy-har, was not the landlady within the meaning of the ordinance in that 9 04- torney for her mother, the former owner, she had wrongly purported to sell the premise: to herself.

The hearing is continuing. The Full Court comprised the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, CW. Herce, and the Pilena Judur, the Senior Puimte Judge, Mir Justice

He recommended that in view i kolled, independent of the seat [the event to a different level for in Royal Instructions," he Mr Justice A. D. Scholes,

of the greatly increased amount of the ecntrolled premises."

"In the development #FI which Chinà a determined not only will foreign rugineering skill and equipment be re- quired, but there will be meet of office accommodation of soundly trained Chinese rn- available the policy of rent con-B. C. Field, the retiring Direc-inkely, were amotional ainerra and technicians. One trol of such premten now need-tors, were re-elected.

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Mr D. Benham and Mr

Meryrs eat, Marwick,

than

"The Crucifixion" has de- I said,

musical merits and style Mit has been uptly described as

belter Victorian."

of the greatest reds in China argut reconsideration by chell and Cu were re-appointed

Government.

127 the present day is sound!

Al the meeting today, Mr Lee Technical and vucational train. Shiu-chung said he agreed with ing and 11 the Hongkong the Chairman's

observation University we have a British about the Landlord and Tenant seat of trarning with depart wents affording such training in its initial stage."

Ordinare,

Mr Lee said:

"Far the last 10 years we have The above is a remark taken bad this absurd situation where, from the speech gives at the in the name of the general in-

terest and economie

amual dinner of the Institut the community, vents of pro

well-being tion of Engineers and Ship-tected premises have been per budders of Hongkong, heldged to a figure that is letally un- inst evening, by Mr G. C. Tealistir and bearing no rel- Pelham, British Trade Comtien to current values. missioner in the Colony, re- ! toast of "our plying to the visitors".

Uproar

"An attempt was made by Government in December, 1955, lo amend the Ordinance, but due to an verour from prople, OM the SCM Post's 25 | mainly of the principal tenant proposal had to bu years ago: "Lieutenant cluss, the Shackleton hus discovered shelved.

FROM

it is, certainly high time for the South Pole! To a Bri-Government to take this matter tish va man has fallen up, and have the courage to

instead scientific recurry it through

of backing down in the face of

the plum of search

envy

auditors for the ensuing year. the bonus Irsus of 100,000 $25 The meeting also approved shares at one for 24.

Sir Man-kam Lo

of business, Before the start Mr Barton expressed, on behalf of those present and the com- untimely pany, regrets of the tendered his death of Sir Mon-kam Le and condolences 10 Lady to and the family. Sir Man-kum Lu's experience and wise counsel, always so readily given, were of he greatest bene-

it to the Board, Mr

Burton said,

Alpine Landslide Sweeps Away Bridge

vonere.

a

Dr L. T. Bide and his stagers Performed it

with quiet efficiency. The voices of the two soloists, Mr Robert Witcher, tenor, and Mr John McLeod, bass, are well matched and they succeeded to infuse into their parts some intensity of feeling which did not fail to Imprese the congregation.

the

Though it appeared that the female voices are 100 numerous in eornparison to the male voices and though the acoustics of the Cathedral are not too favour- able, the choir gave throughout #balanced rendering of choruses and hymns Inter I noticed with pleasure that Dr Ride infused into the monotony of the hymns more variety of expression by apply ing to the different versos constant change of dynomies and

The Instructions say that any decision taken by the Governor after having taken adh ice. Une the Council, is a decision of the Governor. No decision is that of the members."

"I think the respondent should be just 'His Excellency the Governor, Ely Robert Brown Black'."

Reserved

2

an order

Big Ben's Centenary

The

London, March 22. centenary of Big Ben, whose chimer from the top of a 320-foot lower by the Houses of Parliament are heard by radio all over the Mr B. A. Dernacchi, and Mr world is to be celebrated by Gerold Bosto, appeared for the ep- pltcont,

an exhibition this summer. Liu, on the instruction of Mr P d'Almuda Ilenediox.

Mr Harmar Nicholls. Parila- erat, and Mr D, N. E. Beu, appear-try of Works, told the House of

Mr Arthur Boston, Sollettor Gen-mentary Secretary to the

Minis- ed for the Crom,

Mr Oswald Cheung and Mr A. Commona there would be a dis- Zimmern appeared for the remon-play of models and other ex- den Hui, matructed by Mr Chibits connected with Big Ben

and the clock tower.

Wong.

Army Officers

This would be held in the Westminster Jewel Tower, within a few hundred yards of

the

Leave Hongkong Big Ben and one of the last re-

Two

of fragments medieval Palace of Westminster, which houses the parliamentary

high-ranking Army maining officers left the Colony this inorning by Bene their return buildings.-China Mall Special. to London aller separate tourt of various military units station- ed In Hongkong.

Honoured Baby

Court reserved its The Full decision

The application, prose after the Governor-in-Council on December made exempting No. 7a Tung Choi Stret from further operation of the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance following a recom-

A small baby today became inendation from tenancy the Royal Artillery end Maj-child to be baptised at a church probably the first Amerlean

Iribunal.

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They were Maj.-Gon, E. B de Fonblanque, the representative

of of the Colonel Commandant

Gen. S. I.

Howard-Jones,

Gettysburg, March 22.

and Д British

Mrs Liu Man-ma, of the first Director of the Royal Electrical service attended by an Ameri-

can President foor of the premises, received and Mechanferl Engineers. Al the

Prime Minister. Permission from the Full Court

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to apply for an order to quash this decision, and also for an

The baptlam took place dur- ing Sunday-morning service in

order for the Governor- Stand-By In Malta the Lutheran church in the

Council to substitute the decli- sion for one-refusing exemption of the premises.

Grounds were thai Governor-in-Counell

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vlage of Thurmond, Maryland, where President Elsenhower and visiting British Premier Harold Macmillan were in the congregation.-France-Presse.

Saturday's Fire

OMPANY

MANAGER CHARGED

Buf The thuong Tử, mana Cr of the Bultho Trading Company, accused of obtaining money by false pretences was remanded seven days by Mr Darck ut Central Magistracy morning.

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No plea was inken. Defendant wna

of $5,000,

Cons

this

allowed bait

It is alleged that last Tuesday defendant obtained from Eva Company cloth valued at $10,- 184.75 by falsely pretending that he had full bower Duthielly to drow a_cheque for $12.200 on the Banging De L'h dochine.

Rooftop Dwellers

Charged

Three Chinese

and

men, alleged

to have burgled No. 91 Hen-

Bensy Road, second floor, on March 16 and stolen cath and ci a wristwatch to the valtis

HK$180 were ordered to bo remanded in Poller custody for hice Caya by Mr Derek Cons

Central Magistracy invening.

this

The men, all of whom are tinemployed nre: Tam Sun, 33, Suen Chow Wing, 25, and Chung, 24.

They Uve together on the Road, rooftop of No. 49 Gloucester

No pleas were taken,

Exhibition By Visiting Artist

An exhibition of about 30 water colour paintings by visiting Walter American artist, Mr Steinhilber, will be held in the United States Cultural Centre, Ice. House Street, tcncrrow morning.

Valletta, March 23 All Malta's available police the will be [! Д stand-by alert As a whole the performance

this week to guard against any was a dignified and an impres-judetal

quari-judicial repetition of violence at the sive one, conveying the sincerity tribunal subject to the juris-island's glont British Navij

of the Full of the work which retains lis diction

Court for Dockyard, due to be handed over and man- popularity inly because of orders of certiorari

to civilian control next Sunday. It was incorrectly reported in dimus. some of its bymui-tunes rather

the cte issues of Saturday's The exhibition will continue that of musical Ingenulty.

China Mall that a fire broke out until Thursday. Among the In the transformer room of the paintings done during Mr Mercantile Bank. The fre Steinhiber's current world tour occurred in the Chartered Bank. are a number of Hongkong.

Relline, March 22.. A

ienipo. gizat Alpine landsEde in the Zoldana Valley near here that has been the protests from interested parting today swept away a 500-ton b.idge. cut eff 10 of many an intrepid as it did two years ago.

Italian villages and blocked a "While I would not advocate explorer.

main road, "The news contained in our complete decontrol at the pre-

The landslide poured more Natrent stage, a first step shou'd cuble today is nomentous,

than a million cubic yards of

beside, a hydro-electric stallon phers, but he has established trilled mud rom-controlled rental and sent a tidal wave surging

This should apply to beyond a doubt the superiority Agures.

both business and residential across the lake-Reuter.

enly has the daring Lieuterint be at least a considerable lesin-ear into on artificial lake taken frst place among geogru ing of the op between

of modern means af locomotion reaching the furthes and least accessible ends of the carth.

con-

premises, irrespretive of present

famount of controlled rent, for t

Bus Plunges Into Ravine

The occasion was remarkable Insofar as it was the last appear- ance of Mr Robert Witcher who is leaving the Colony soon. He has appeared during recent years often with the various local societies as solafst and was also heard in recitals, mainly over the radio,

is a notorious fet, known to "Hitherto sleighs drawn by almost everybody, that rome of dogs have been the means of these rontals are so absurdly estrying sathusiastic discoverers low as lo represent only a ny ncare cad necrer to the goal fraction of netual current value, of their ambitions. Journeys "I would also make a' cistine- have been made involving hard-tion, in any deenntrolling, e- ships, costing valuable lives, tween premises which, because and 11 others were seriously in- sorely trying the courage of the of looting during the Japanese jured today when a bus crash-lyrical tenor, which with mure bravest and necessitaling years occupation, had to be extensive- e into a ravine near Artvin study of solllude far removed from ly repaired before and her in Turkey, close to the Soviet

the haunts of men,

"Now, the

May

Ankara, March 22. A toit] of 13 persons died

frontier, 1047. Due to an un- modern mutor, stearatable anomaly in the The bus, which provides TC- which astonished the world by Ordinance, premises so repaired gular service between. Boroka racing over Siberian tundras before May, 1947, came within and Artvin, tried to make way ras given further proof of its the reope of the Ordinance, but for a truck nd ran off the road,

where those repaired after that date falling into a 10-foot ravine. capacity to take men —men direcurver-trud before.", were not controlled..........

1 France-Pres

Choose your new

Easter Bonnet

from the wonderful selection

showing as of to-day

at

Paquerettes

16a Des Voeux Road, C.

Tel. 21-757-

He proved to have a pleasant,

also

will acquire greater brength and a greater scale of expression.

Mr Witcher

possessen

a rather musical intelligence, mare case with tenors. All this, combined with a pleasant per have a successful career us sonality, indicates that he will

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-Reuter,

Two Soldiers

Sentenced To

Hard Labour

Two soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Lancashire Regiment, were sentenced to terms of imprisonment by Mr T. Creedon at Kowloon Magistracy this morning for disorderly conduct at a hotel, malicious damage and obtaining credit by fraud. The defendants, Martin John Martin was sentenced to five McNelly, 19, and Dennis Wil- months hard labour on the Hem Topping, 22, hnd both charges of malicious damage pleaded guilty to the charges and obtaining credit by fraud. The performance will be re- before the some Magistrate on He was also fined $500 or an- peated on Thursday night at March 10, and had been re- the Chinese Methodist Church,manded until today to enable Kowloon.

them to raise compensation.

2 moratorio singer. Though Hongkong is sorry Lo lose the sympathetic artist, we are sure the opportunity to

|be of great advantage to him and we will be glad to hear of hls, success and progress in other parts of the world.

This Funny World

"Why don't you ever cool things I like?"

other two months for breach of bond as he had been previously bound over for disorderly con- duct.

Bound Over

Topping was bound over In $500 for one year, on the first charge, sentenced to one month hard Jabour the second, and cautioned on the third charge. They were each also ordered to pay $163.30 as compensation to the complainant, Chan Bing- teng, falling which they would euch go to prison for another six weeks.

On Sunday March 15, the defendants had entered the Nathan Hotel and had meals and drinks.

When the bill was presented they refused to pay. Second defendant swept all the dishes and bottles "from the table, banged an ash tray. on tho table and damaged it.

While running out of tha hatel, the first defendant threw a chair at the side-door of the hetė), breaking the glam.

McNeily was later nerested in Jordan Hood.

Gave Up

Topping gave himself up at Mongkok Police Station.

They were represented by 2nd

· Lieut. C. Lees, who, sold they 'could not makẹ" restitution as

they did not have the money.

Bub-Inspector D, C. Dinle prosecuted,

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