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Presentation
Mr Douglas Lancashire presents a bible to Miss Chan Yuk-man of the Business Demonstration De- partment at the Baccalaureate service at Chung Chi College in the New Territories this morning-Chipa Mail Photo.
Government Appointments Gazetted
Tho Government Gozotto notified this morning the following appointments, transfers, promotions and postings:
Retail Price
Index Up 4 Points
CHINA MAIL
FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1959.
THIS MAN IS LOOKING FOR
Storms
BRITAIN'S
London, June 25. first professional storm-hunter checked his equipment yesterday, ready to go into action in the next big downpour,
Mr William Macklin, nged 27, has been given the job by the Meteorological College of Science.
.
He has been issued with a
Giant
raineuat, a moglie refrigerator Transformer
tape recorder, and a station- wagon.
With them Mr Macklla has been ordered to race over 50-mile area round the East Hill weather resœurch station at Houghton Regls, Beds-looking for storms,
He said yesterday:The worse the weather, the I'll like it."
belter
Into his fridge he will pop samples of newly landed half- stones for laboratory analysis. He will make tape-recordings of the thunder.
To the heart And get very wet? "For only Eo long as it takes to make my observations," said Mr Macklin, The idea is to get to the heart
any storm as quickly possible and take Iminedlare samples."
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500 mph Birthday For Two HK Boys
Leaving for London tomorrow by Bone Comei 4 are David Brockbank, aged 5, and his three-year-old brother Colln.
They both celebrate their birthdays tomorrow and Bose has provided a joint birthday cake for them, which will be eaten while travelling at 500 mph somewhere between Karachi and London,
· Mr Brockbank is the Farm Manager of the Dairy Farm and he and his family will be returning to Hongkong, after their leave, at the end of the year.
Boys Who Conspiracy Transformer Boys Who Stole Toys
Arrives
A giant transformer of 20,000 kw for the China Light & Power Co., Ltd. arrived from England in the British shly, Glenorchy, this morning.
transformer, which weighs more than 30 tons, the third of eight ordered from Transformer the Hackbridge Company.
The
The transformer will be In- stalled In the company's Cheungshawan substation.
It will be unloaded from the Glenorchy at Holt's What to morrow
be
a
Trial
Cautioned Transferred
Three boys, ranging from 18The case against to 14 years old, picading gulity to a charge of housebreaking, were all cautioned by Mr A, J. Sanguineti! at the Kowloon Juvenile Court this morning,
Mr Sanguineiti told the boys that they should be ashamed of themselves.
Wing morning and will earried to the substation un company troller.
Still No News Ludian, Of Missing Man
Its announced in today's Gov. Aim of the storm-hunting? ernment Garette that the Re. Eventual control of storms," tall Price Index for the explained Mr Frank month of June is 121-an in- research team leader. "But that crease of four points cout is very long-term hope," he pared with that for the pre-sald ceding month.
The rise is attributed to high ter prices recorded for most of the principal food items, pari- cularly fresh fish.
Mr Wong King-wal Super- Intendent of Mails, ceascti
as Assistant Controller of Det Posts.
ate D. C. Barty, Cadet Officer, Class 1, assumed duty os Acting Dirrelor of Commerce and In
absence dustry during the Me ti, A. Asgun.
Miss E. M. McGibbon. Matron, Class 11, to net as Mar- tron, Class 1.
of
Atlas 1). Patilson, Sebior Nursing Sister, to act as Mar tren, Class II.
Mail Order Executive Due
Mr Richard L. Taylog, arrives
of
i 1 also announced in the Gazette that the Cost of Living
the month Allowances for July will be:
'UNCONSOLIDATED WAGES Bally paid Workers Artisans... $3.50 per day Coller
$2.75 per day Females. $ 2,50 per day
Monthly-paid Workers Maler $0.00 per month Pemales 371.25 or month CONSOLIDATED WAGES Dally-paid Workers
day $14 per 500 per day Monthly paid workers
312.00 per month $28.00 per mouth
Males Femal
Mates Females
Reserve Officer
J.G.K.
The appointment of Chief today by JAL on vacation. He Petty Officer (G. 1) is on around the world trip. stopping over at Hongkong for several days.
Mr Trio is Vice President of Scary, Roebuěk and Co. and Is responsible for all retail and
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mail erder operations de the south-western section (15 the
It is Director of the Republic National Bank ori Dallas,
Texas; Director of Alverni Chamer Vought Corporation; and has extensive Interests in oil in southwestern USA.
This is his first visit to Hong-
kong.
Harvey as Acting Sub-Licu- tenant (S. D.) (G.) in the Hong- kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve had been approved, the Government Gazette tilled to- day.
Licence Refused
An application by the Trans- Orient Airlines, Ltd., to operate a freight and mail service twice weekly between Hongkong nud Taipei had been refused by the Licensing Authority of the Colony, the Government Gazette no titled today.
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the director
of Vaswani Trading Co. (HK) Ltd., Lucky Dayaram Vas- wani, 20, of 16 Yun Ping Road, Brst floor, accused of OGRADITACY to effect a public mischief, was transferred to Victoria District Court 131 morning. The case was being heard be- fere Mr T. L. Yang.
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Off To Tokyo 25
Prince Rasundhara of Nepal left for Tokyo by Bose Comet this morning. Ite
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-AGO-
AIRE Brigade officials dis-
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agreed with theories. that an explosion from bomb caused the West Point Gas Works disaster.
Mr J. C. Fiz-Henry Deputy Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, wild he found no traces of any explosion on the house next to the gasometer No. 13 Chung Shing Street.
in
R. K. Valentine of Mesars take-off-China Dodwell & Co aummoned
{the trafic court for leaving his car unattended near tho China Emporium, said in [mitipation that his wife was driving that day. He was can tioned.
'Frivolous' Appellants
min
It is announced that Mr W. J. Saunders (Continued from Page 1)
is retiring The third
WOS Chan from his position as Chair- Shing-tak, 05, who had been man of the London Committee Union Inanranco given 10 months by Mr Yanst on ef the June 5 for passession of dan Society of Canton Ltd. Mr gerous drugs. The term was in Saunders, has been connected ereased to 12 months.
with the society since 1880.
Reduction
The three men all had pre- vious convictions.
Mr Justice Mills-Owens re- 12 the term of 18
on passed
Shing
ONE
NE of the most distin- guished men of com- mérce in Hongkong and one
On June 19, the proprietor of Cheong Plastics Toys Factory at 28 Kam Fong Street,
The accused is alleged to have, Kowloon, reported to the You-
between January 1, 1858 and mali Police station that he dis-January 31, conspired together covered ten bags of toys missing with Prakash Vaswani, and Lee from the store room.
Wing-chip, and others ot Enquiries were made by de-custody, by fraudulent means tectives and three defendants and dishonest devices to obtain were arrested.
from the Department of Com- The defendants admitted that merce and Industry Imperial duced to
I re- A We still have a great
spokesman 3 am. on June 18, they breke Preference Cortinentes Government
that there open the rooftop store with aspect of certain types of pro- Cheung-fat, 29, by Mr Yong an deal to learn. It is impossible said this morning
hand drill and lole four sacks ducts develop-
of the have been to make observations of a storm
May 26 for possession of dan- who has been for many So we ments in the case of the missing of toys which they sold for $18 Clothing Factory, Larch Street.
years associated with pro- by flying through one.
Mr to a man, Tan Chu,
Mr II.A. Macallum, of are making our ground observa-Hongkong oil merchant,
Pointing toys had been sold to Wilkinson and Grist, is repre maximum in the Magistracy for Colony, Mr Lo Cheung-shiu,
thegressive works in The
the Bons as accurate as possible.' Wong Ying-kau.
Aud to hurry
other people by Ton Chu. Thesenting the cecused. the storm- Police investigallons
hand drill was recovered by the
was only that offence
12 diet after a lengthy ill hunter No. 1 to reach the wors! going on, he added.
months, His Lordship told the police. have weather, radar scanners
prisoner that the reduction was been set up at East All to locate
for technical reasons only-"not all the promising clouds-Ex- press Service.
Mr Y. K. Kan
Mr Y. K. Kan had been to be a Member of appointed the Pubille Service Comunission, the Government Gazette notified today.
no fresh
are still
Confirmation
The Government Gazette notied today that the confirms- tion of the following officers to the permanent and pensionbla establishment had been np- proved: Mr D. W. McDonald, Architeet; Dr Tanng Kam-chin, Medical Ofeer; and Mr Lee Stal-nung, Structural Engineers
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"THE
THE 'Old China Hand' is a rapidly disappearing W. C. species......," comments Mr Gomersall in tomorrow's issue of the CHINA MAIL, † and goes on to describe with authority and charm his life in China and particularly in Shanghai.
This article is printed rpecially in tomorrow's weekend edition for the benefit of CHINA MAIL readers.
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Eight People Naturalised
Tho
Gazette
Government notified today that the follow- ing had been granted Certi- ficates of Naturalimtion, under the British Nationallly Act, 1948:
International
Hearing was fixed for July 2,
Reconstruction Of Castle Peak Road
months
gerous drugs.
that out
because I see any meri, in your
oppen."
The Court dismissed an op- Sat, 35-year-old peal by Wan
12 painter, who was given months by Mr B. V. Rhodes at Kowloon Court on April 23
of
Work will soon commence
on the reconstruction of for cmbership cortain rections of Castle society. Poak Road between Milo- stono 18 and Milostone 22, in the Now Torri torios, The project Involves the re-join. construction in concrete of the carriageway at Various sharp
Mr James Kph-sing WARE. manufacturer and merchant; Mr Edmund Emamooden known as Edmundo Emamooden, in pector of works; Miss Loh Kit- wah, nurse; Mr Wang I-te, known as Alfred I-to Wang,
to No major alteration company director; Miss Elsie Anna Low known as Anna Lio width of the roadway is planned known as Elsie Gerhart known but improvements will be made as Elsie Lu Al-shou, secretary; where necessary.
bends as well as the resurfacing in macadam of 0 number of straight stretches.
the
ness.
Although he retired as cont pradore of Jardine Matheson in 1020 having served with that organisation for many years, Mr Lo had been most active eVOT since.
He was only 07 when ho triad died. He was a chairman of the Tung Wah Hospital in 1915 and held a number of other leading posts in the community.
had been
Whn claimed te forced to join the society, that he had been working in a dockyard for years ond was afraid his employment might did not be threatened if he
Opposed
Mr Lo was also a director of China Light and Power and the Hongkong Construction · Com- ралу.
He is survived by four sons,
·Messra M.K, Lo, M.W. Lo, MH. Strongly opposing any redue- Lo and Horace Lo, all well- tion, Mr Mayne said these irlad known in Hongkong, and five saeleties were behind much of daughters Mrs Ho Leung, Mrs the crime in the Colony.
Ho K, Mrs Choa, Mrs John He said the magistrates had Litton and Mrs K.W. Chaun, taken a firm lead in fighting
Miss Agnes Siron known as Work will begin in about five the menace by Imposing Agnes Cecile Leigh-Siron, | weeks' time and take three appropriate sentences, and that nursing mister; Dr Wong Hok- months to finish. Tendors for if they continued tsang imown as Cyril Wong, the road works are coiled for in great deal would be achieved. medical 'superintendent; and today's Government Gazette.
Mr Lin Chih-kasag (Raymond), Education Officer.
Kennan Lectures
Mr George F. Kennan's series of six lectures on Soviet affairs,
Music Society Office Bearers
WaW
to be broadcast over the Volce
Mrs Alleen Dekker of America, will be heard in elected Chairman at the annual Hongkong from 10.30 to 11.00 general meeting of the Music p.m. each Friday in the 19 and Society of Hongkong on, Tues | 25 meter bands, 16.34 and 11.70 | day. +4+4 | megacycles.
Hollywood Ville Vassarette
Gette
ette
A large shipment of newest Brau with Girdles or Pantion to match in sheer nylon lace, and cotton olustio, frash and cool for tropical wout,. stylon for every type of figurbe.
Hongkong Main' Stores”
Kayamany Didgi, 23 Queen's Nd. C. 761, 24062, Kowloon- Bramh
Goran View Court, £7 - Chatham Na.' Tai, 67489,-
to do so a Mra J. W. Platt and her two children left on the Empress "But the good they are doing of Canada yesterday morning will come to nought if sentences on a holiday tour to Japan. are reduced in the Appeals Mrs Platt, who is the wife of Courls," be submitted.
Mr Justice Mills-Owens dis-
missed 15 other appeals against convictions or sentences.
Swiss Consul
Mr J. W. Platt, a member of the stal of the Asiatic Petro- lean Co, is a well-known local amateur photographer and has written a number of interest- ing travel reminiscences and been accorded formal recogni-
Mr Hector E. Grüber had short stories. on as Acting Consul for Switzerland at Hongkong. Government Gazette
Mr W. C. Gomersall Was today. elected Vlos Chairman.
Mr Harold Wel was IC- elected
Hon. Secretary (Chinese) and the posts of Hon Secretary (English) and Hon. Treasurer were lett vacant.
The following Committee members were re-elected- Miss Maple Quan, Mrs J. S. Let, Mr Donald Fraser, Dr. T. P. Wu and Mr W. B. Foster,
„A new member of the Com- mittee, Miss Mary Mackintosh, was also elected.
Australian Trade Commissioners
Mr G. R. B. Patterson hind been appointed Australian Government Senior Trade Com- missioner..and Mr R.' J. C. 'M. Schneeman had been appointed Australian Government Trade Commissioner, the Government Gazette noticed today.
Remanded
A resettlement' screener, Mak Siu-ki, 20, of 810 Java Road Estate, accused of conspiracy and corruption, was further re- manded, seven days this morn- ing by Mr T. L. Yang at Central:
·Magistegoy,
In the early part of this the year, Mr Piatt was transferred
Manila nolifted to
and
to later | Shamben (Canton),
This Funny World
Saxon
"I've never seen that expression
on her face before, She must be thinking,"
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