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Taipo Rd Reopens Tomorrow COOLIE GUILTY

'But Don't Use It Unless It's

PITT STREET

HOUSES

Necessary' WERE TO BE

DEMOLISHED

Monday IN ANY CASE.

The Taipo Road -

seriously damaged by rain On morning-will be re- opened to traffic to morrow at 8 a.m., 1 Government spokes- man said this morning. However, motorists are ad-1

vised not to use the road unless it is absolutely necessary because repair work is still being carried

out.

On Monday

The evacuation of an entiro

block of houses at Pitt Street, Yaumati yesterday, turned out to bo the spoeding up of an official process.

The block of houses was de- clared dangerous

and con- denied by the Public Works Department yesterday, after portion of the block collapsed op

when rain Tuesday

had weakened the structure,

(here were three landslides and a 50-yard section of the' In any case, residents of the road slipped away along alenement block would have had

to leave, because the ten houses live-mile stretch of Taipo in Pitt Street were the subject Read from the 1 mile of exemption proceedings which

the 9 mile- were

stone to slone.

Breach Of

Promise

(Continued from Page 1) ing. The conversation was in the most friendly terms, and 1 testing that she would decido to withdraw the proceedings."

Not Aware

before conclt:der

the Tenaney Tribunal earlier this month,

EXEMPTION

It was stated at the procerů- ings that an investment coma- panty had arranged with the Tenants to pay compensation to Llose persons oppusing the exemption application.

The Investment company planned to demolish the block and raise a new nine-storey building on the site at a cost of $700,000,

Compensation offered al the eremption proceedings amount- to $14 square foot for domestic gecommodation, and a

+d

Castille added that he was not | basis of $400 for a bed space aware that by not entering an br bunk.

appearance it would be dificult

later to apply for a postpone-

ment of the trial.

Mr Victor Gittins, represent-

Ing the plaintiff ion instructions [

of Me D. L. H. Roberts, of

Their Business

"Operation Big Shift" was well under way when this photograph was taken by

à China Mail cameraman. It shows residents of condemned houses in Pitt Street, Kowloon, carting their belongings to tom. porary recaption contres. The buildings are being demolished because they have been found unsafe following the recent heavy rains and floods.

Imperial Romance Musical

CHARITY CONCERT

AT UNIVERSITY

By ERNST GOTTSCHALK AST night at Loke Yew Hall a concert took place which was in aid of the Society of St Vincent de Paul and which was given by the piano students of Professor F. J. Strasser and the ballet pupils of Mrs K. A. Strasser.

OF SACRILEGE

A 34-year-old coolic, Lau Ming, pleading guilty to sacrilege, was sentenced to two years' hard labour by Mr Justice R, H. Mills-Owens in the

Criminal Session this morning.

Lau, who had two previous convictions for larceny, was also ordered to be placed under police supervision for two

years.

The accused admitted steal- Ing money and personal effects to the value of $200, the pro- perty of employees of the Kun Yum Temple, at Li Po Laing Terrace, Western Distrkt, on January 23.

One Entrance

temple

Resumed

Crownt Mr D. N. E. Rea. Counsel, said that there was only ope entrance

the The msy

Rccused

It and

that the

Government Appointments Gazetted

From the Files

25

TOU

years

-AGO-

NOUCHING scenes were witnessed, at the funeral of little Michael Paine, only son of Master Gunner Paine, RA and Mrs Paine, which was held at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley on Saturday in the presence of a large gathering of friends and sympathisers.

The following appointments, transfers, promotions and postings wore announced In today's Government Anglican Church offelated. Gazetto:

entered through It. The to be assessor. front portion of the building

rear part wa

quarters for

The Rev. N. V. Halward, Pastor of the Kowloon Tong

$12

Michael met his death in

circumstances Mr Charles' Lul Yee-chrong, tragle

the result of an extraordinary action Sub-Insp. E. R. Mosa, to be jof a Chinese who ran omuck was dised as a place of wor-acting Assistant Superintendent and threw five children into the

of Police.

nullah beside the Peak Tram ship but the used for living

Sub-Iosp. L E. Quine, to be station.

After the burial service had the amistant caretaker and acting Assistant Superintendent

of Police.

been read the boy's father took Mr C. Cairns ceased to act s a handkerchiet containing toy Director of Marine on the re-soldiery, the favourite play. sumption of duty of Mr A. G. things of the child, and placed Parker,

these on the coffin.

Mrs Paine was also pt graveside.

Lite book.

About 4 a.m. on January 23 the assistant caretaker, Ma Long-tak, was awakened by n torch light. He saw the accused standing by the bed.

Accused pushed him back on the bed and told him to remain quiet, at the same time removing a wristwatch which "the care- taker was wearing.

Mr D. N. E, Rea coased to act as senior Crown Counsel.

Mr D. F. O. Mayne has been appointed acting senior Crown Counsel.

Mr A. Garcia has been ap pointed Magistrate.

Mr C. B. R. Sargent, popular headmaster of

the

the the

Mr J. R. Oliver has been Diocesan Boys School is to thebe ordained deacon by the

After that, accused picked up two baskets containing the stoic appointed

gave |

Chairman of

premises. The caretaker, five Emergency Regulations. the Bishop of Victoria, the itt. chase but lest sight of the ae Mr Ip Hik-kan and Mr Rev. R. Owen Hall in St Stephen K S. Cheng have been John's Cathedral on Sunday, cused.

Crown Counsel said that short-appointed food oMeers for the August 10,

afterwards a CID patrol met purpose of the New Territories Mr Sargent, who succeeded the sccused and found him in

The Rev. W. T. Featherstone lo |possession of property which was

the headmastership, hos Π sumclent, even occasionally un-later identified as property taken Girl Guides Assn. Wide circle of friends, especial- pressive, to bring the concert to from the temple.

a good ending

Admitted Charge

Rules.

The concert was well attend ed and so she charitable purpose of the event should have be

But also the aristic fulfilled. side of it had its merlls.

It is always of great interest to hear musically inclined young New York, June 18. people who at such occasions The recent

of are given a chance to appeur on

sacrilege of this nature, Crown Hongkong marriuge Japanese Crown Prince Akihito the concers stage, to Michiko Sheda may become the subject of a Broadway musi-

Hastings & Co.), said an essen Was In The Bagcal play

tal witness for his client was anxious to leave the Colony.

The departure of this witness had already been postponed in order to bey, a subpor to Turn up today, he said.

In grunting the postponement, the Judge warded the plaintif

the axed costs of the day as well as other costs.

Georgs Cayley, former zetor and singer, announced yester

romance--"The

Arlington, Vir, June 18. day the title for a play based on

Imperial Exterminator Balesmen Ex- the

W.Girl From Outside." win H. Chapman, Edgar Chapman and William Odum He said he had selected Mark

on Bucci, a young were

yesterday

cornposer, they clarkes

their write the music for the play and curried own termites to the homes of otherwise collaborate

on it, have

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Between the plano pieces bal- ict performances by students of Mrs Strasser were inserted. A feature which brightened up the concert's programme. Mrs Sarne- ser, whe sccompanied several of the dances herself at the piano, One characteristic was com teaches the method of the class- mon to all of the twelve young cal Russian ballet. Among her persons who appeared; their students Miss Roxic Lo seemed and their avoidance the most outstanding, but also sincerity of ostentation in the manter Fatima and Safoora Gafoor, despite the Vivion Chen and Paut Lee did the performed, fact that most of the muna their best to do credit to their they played- could casily have teacher,

them to do the opposite.

Chat It goes without saying much of the sincerity must been impurled to the students by their teachers. On 12 other hand it became evident that the musical taste of Mr Sırasser seems to have a preference for the brilliant and Bashy, with the result that his Lupils Played mostly picces whose great technleat difficulties they were able to master often aslanishingly well, but whose musical meaning were mostly above their Interpretative faculties.

It was remarkable that the youngest of the players gave the musically inost satisfying per- forinuncès. These were Sylvia Ho and James Ho. Little Sylyin endered herself from the begin.. eing with a neatly played move. ment from a Mozart sonata, which she followed up with sulle by Tchaikovsky where she succeeded nicely in bringing out the contrasting moods of the la- dividual movements,

Juntes Ho, who also is sull very young. scens in bave

TALKS IN GENEVA

Д

ly on the cricket neid.

Ho A notice in today's Govern-

righthand slow and plays for the ment Gazette sald today that bowler evidence has been furnished to School eleven and has also When charged, accused ad- the satisfaction of the Governor turned out for the HKCC and mitted the offence,

of the following appointments | KCC, Asked what was his view of in the Girl Guides Association, branch: Assistant Counsel said that the Court Colony Commissioner, Mrs Anne may consider it a technical Hart, Colony Secretary, Mrs sacrilege but he would leave Garry Luddington. the maiter entirely in His Lordship's hands.

New Consular

Appointments

The Queen's Exequatur em- powering Mr John M. Steeves io pet an Consul-General for

EXPECTED the USA at Hongkong has re-

TO END

ceived the Queen's signature, It was reported In today's Government Gazette.

The Queen's Exequatur em- powering Mr Sae Hee Hong to act as Coneul for the Republic Mr Andrei Gromyko, the So-jof Korea at Hongkong has re-

Geneva, June 19.

viet Forolga Minister, is celved the Queen's signature.

The Queen's Exequatur em- expected to put an effec-

powering ar Pedo Vleen's tive and to the Foreign Botelhe to act as Honorary Ministark' Conferenca horo Consul for El Salvador this afternoon by rejecting Hongkong. has received the the final Western propo- Queen's signature. sals for an interim Berlin settlement.

The Queen's Exequatur en- powering Mr Jose Xavier to

act as Honorary Consul for

General Western expectation Nicaragua at Hongkong has a is that the considered Soviet re- 17cceived the Queen's algnature.

ply to the Western plan will be negative and that it will only remain for the four Foreign Ministers to decide how to end their deadlocked talks.

The Western Ministers were

Game Wardens

real feeling for the plano. His reported to be in favour of re- The following have been appointed honorary game touch is sensitive, he has rhyth-cessing for about a month. inie sense and in his playing of Communist Kources said the wardens for three years: Mr J.L. a rather long piece by Rubin Russions were not Opposed to Cranmer Byng, Captain A. M. stein and one of Schubert's breaking off the conference hot Macfarlane, Mr J. M. Rowlands, Webb and "Impromptu's" were passages. Mr Gromyko would insist that Commander E. D. where the musle come to life. summit meeting 'should be held, Captain B. C. Webster. This was I do not think that these these sources said-Reuter, Tannounced in today's Gazette. -£iyo<" "alalidren. ...øre... schoulled.

Wunderkinder, prodigies, but †

it seems likely that they should go far if they continue to stay

sincerely and Bligently,

Of the other young planists must be said that Thomas Chen gave a very food account of himself, especially by his sensitive playing of Rach- maninoff's "Humoresque," whilo Shirley Chang and Rubya Gafvor impressed favourably with their advanced technical ac• complishments. This goes too for young Marle Ho who not (only mastered her three dif

icult pieces

woll by Chopin but showed too that she had already some understanding for the musical meaning behind .all those glittering, intricate

paanges.

Mira Sophie Sun performed Liszt's Diano concertò No. 1, where Mr Strasser Diayed at a second piano'a transcription of the orchestral part. Her reading of the concerto could” have been shythmically moru alive, but her playing was technically

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