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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

"UNCLE BILL" IS GOING

The Australians.

Are Loath To See

Sir William Go

As Princess Alexandra boarded her plane at London Airport last week, there were a few long faces in Australia's Canberra, 12,000 miles away.

For the Princess's six-week tour of Australia will mark the last Royal duty of the country's Governor-General, Field Marshal Sir William Slim, 68, the old and doughty hero of Burma.

And Australians.are loath to mandant of the Indian Army's see him go.

Senior Officers' School.

Throughout his historic carver from private to Field Marshal, Britain's "Uncle BH" has distin- guished himself by his sten roller tacties over red tape and offeinidom--qualities the Aur- tralians bold dear

"The tough oh! Field Marshal, having infuriated the mob at the ouiset," wrote onc Sydury columnist, will leave

this country with the sound of Gud- speed in his ears from the toughest and the roughest."

New honour

No claubt the rugged turve will also

When the Second World War broke out, Slim was given com mand of the Loth: Infantry Brigade which he took to the Sudan to fight the Italians. Erilren he was wounded again.

Posted to Burma

In

But his wounds dit not keep in down for long. Soon afwr he was leading the 10th Indian Division In Syria, Persia and Iraq. For his services there, he was awarded the 1.5.0.

Твел at last came Line command thai brought fante "Uncle B" Silm. He wan posted to Burma,

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th:

to

soldier Queen's commendations ringing in his ears when he returns to Britals at the end of his six- yeur tour of duty at Canberra's Cupitol Hill.

For he is to be installed with the title of Knight of the Gur- ter, Her Majesty's own personal Order, mited to the Sovereign and 25 knights.

Sir Willam will be the last

saf

at Britain's World War 21 military lealers to get the Gar- NOTICE IS HEREBY

others. Mountbatten, ter. The Annual Alanbrooke, Portal, Alexander, GIVEN thui the General

of Menting THE | Montgomery, and Ismay. SHEK O COUNTRY CLUB will be held at the Club House, Shek 0, on Friday, the 28th August, 1959, at 7.30 pn. for the purpose of re- eiving the Report of the Committee for the Year ended 31st March, 1969, and and to elect the Committee for the onaning year.

Nominations for the new Committee must be in hande of the Secretaries not Inter

No soldier typifies the dreams successive generations of Army privates more than "Uncle Da Slim. He worlied his way from the ranks to the highest military post in the land (Chier of the Imperial General Staff) in 30 years-an almost un precedented climb.

Lost first stripe

And it

smooth

all wasn't going, elther. He lost his first stripe after breaking ranks and dashing to the nearest pub.

Slim was unknown until the than Friday, the 21st Angust, flute sluges of the Second World

War.

he During 1914-10, fought in Gallipoli and Meso-

and polomia

was twice su

1969.

Week-any Members

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cordially invited to attend the severely wounded that doctors Meeting.

Membera desirous of at- tending the ensuing BUFFET SUPPER PARTY are kindly requested to All in the Cireu lar already sent to them, and return it to the undersigned as soon as possible,

By Order of the General Committee, MARTIN & CO., Secretaries,

Hongkong. 14th August, 1969.

NOTICE

told him he was permanently unft for service.

At this time, he was still un- known, an obscure general who had been given a los: battle and told to win .

When Slim set foot on Bur- Allied situation mese soll the

14th hopeless. seemed Army was badly equipped and badly scattered. The invading Japanese were advancing day by day.

The

Turned the tide

As commander, first of the 1st Burma Corps, then of the 14th India Corps, Slim spent mos of his time retreating before the Japanese horde-al one stage nning even as far as the gates of India.

Then he was given the 14th Army-and the situation began 10 rungt.

History will tell you that Silm turned the ilde in Burma.

Il will not tell you that he did I largely by the sheer force of his Personality.

men. to his

He was unorthodox, he was a living person Not for "Uncle Bill" the secretaries

"UNCLE BILL"-Field Marshal Sir William Slim-

Kemsley Photo.

Model's

Dream

Comes True

From A Specisi Correspondent

Malayan Newsletter From Gordon Hung

Kuala Lumpur Has Its Water

Problems Too

Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 14.

This growing capital city of Malaya has its water problems like Hongkong and when the Sultan of Selangor opened Malaya's biggest dam, ten miles northeast of here, the 400,000 inhabitants of this city sighed a great relief. The HKSU million Empangan After years and years of Ayer dam in the granite hills of with one set of modern Malayan

chasing rainbows, shapely Klang Gates is part one of a Singapore model Daisy huge scheme to prevent a water Szeto is at last within shortage here during droughts, The residents se an average reach of that pet of gold. Roods in the rainy season,

Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 14.

clay

One reason for this is that,

misses, the battle cry in their martial campaign is "alm high." And the European "big fish" stand high in their category.

*

The pioneers of the govern- That long-dreamed-of trip of 18 million gallons of water a

now the and

dam, new to Lontion to study dress-design-whtels

gift ment's first land development was designed as a bg was on tire way of being from the U.S. Government, will scheme started a new life in the realised when she left last week be able to supply the city with fertile Dilut Valley in Pahang and state this week. By the end of for Britain by the Italian liner 30 million gallons a day, Asła.

even during a drought this daily September, 000 families are ex- for pecled to occupy the 22-square- supply could be kept up

mlle estate, growing high-yield- three months,

ing rubber plantations and orchards.

The last four years were lean Daley Fur the years for scrimped and saved every cent from her salary as a bunk recip tionist In Slogapore to pay for this trip.

*

There is a building boom here at present and from government to private enterprise it is "build, build and build."

The majority of the settlers In this Best Butch were people from

rung of the soelal ladder, who found mak

livelihood in the big

f

the lower

Exeltedly she said before she

But some architects are not ing departed, "I cannot belleve I'm

very happy about the way towns Meult, actually on my way to learn Malaya is trying to break TC- what I have dreamt about sincecords in the building trade. The I was a child."

new-found ability to Anish projects In a hurry is de- creasing the life expectancy of there buildings, according

Dalay is going to take a full course in dress designing at a

url school

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THE WAY

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contmercial London.

in

"I know I am going to enjoy designing clothes

which

WFLE make women look beautiful."

by Beachcomber

country's

some.

Io

A pretly women teacher of Kuala Lumpur and her police

fance in inspector

Singapure are probably the hopplest peo- week-after four days ple this

of anxiety and worry,

They had been planning their

One urchitect commented that 'rush-job' technique ance this had become the rule, people wedding this week when all of seemed to have forgotten that a sudden the girl's father dia- For four days the the most important function of appeared,

but pollee searched for him, a building was to "last."

Residential building has also near midnight of the fourth day wufs

the girl's father suddenly been caught in this building appeared at home. He had had turban

"I ATL determined to muke fever, and now it has got to a on before entering; a ballroom, the good, even if I have to wash ny other

proprietor

Indinn

MANY happy returns to any of Vesuvius. An hl:

is ordered to remove

The

She was not one bit pessimis- the about the future,

re-

com-

1 one whose birthday t

("Mulher! Harw today. earth stid he know it was

point in the capital where there blackout and his only dear, rotantly thought that Indians dishes to pay my way through are too many houses for too few plaint was that he was "terribly iired," to the great relief of his people. birthday key?" "My

every like off their turns to Indies,

fatally and daughter, who con- thing.") these journalists know

At West Fav restaurants it s "And him not afraid,

nud with her wedding plans. well uktorstood that nobody leaves sili request a rajah to

Frodnone: But ——

Myself: Pray address your remarks to my Personal Private Secretary,

and typewriters Life in the sun

of a behind-the-lines general. In sloppy bush hat and Jungle uniform, he was right up al

school.

I

Think I will manage somehow even though I don't have any

A semi-detached house aftunted about five miles from the centre of the elty can now be rented for as little an HK$220 a month unfurnished-an possibility in Hongkong.

im-

girl

purp

his turbon in the elonkwo friends there. I shall be stay. And that, of course, goes for is at the YWCA." beard, The proprietor or the You will Bndtm ballroom forgot that girls love In between studies Dalzy exercisling one of my bunters of to duce with a furbaned purt- hopes to visit several cities in With the success of the

"Oh, Rajah, do tell me Europe--Poris above all where uftendinis at petra the bowling green, or instruct- ner int my head-gardener to water about the Tag Mohari. You she hopes to meet those world-stations in Hongkong, the idea the watercres.

muust feel quoer" being without famous fashion queens,

has now spread in Malaya-and your elaphams,"

with great

success. On the West Coast some filing stations only employ girls to be at- tendants.

The Shell Company in Malaya who ploneered the Idea in this country ore now studying suitable uniform for their girls. What kind of uniform would the girls like

to wear? They have expressed a preference for nir hostess caps, tailored jeans, and gloves-to keep their hands elean.

NE would have thought that

Impolite exchanges and THE secretary

What about romance? Will she give up her carver for 117

"Never," she sald emphatic- With

have "I

a

of on, angling olly, "I'm in love, yea.

that The Hines, telling his men pers of the few rimulning pleasuren club has denied

the my career. If I do meet the sonally what he was about 10 free from the menace of pills members sometimes throw fish right man, he'll have to wait." do.

and tirugs. But I read that at yachtsmen. A good-natured Undaunted, the young officer

The

Along with Daisy went eight result was a mentally there are now pills which allow yachtsman would take it all as Joined the Indian Army and n

14th Army, in

a joke, catching the fish in his suitenses and a big soap box of you to become sunburned perin- series at promotions saw him transformed through the

isolated and Cumberley Staff which previously

lessly. But what a fool you will mouth, and flopping about ke provisions. feel when, having splashed year- the downhearted units become again

a seal, or pelling the offending instructor, College, us a

Shu elf with t kinds of protective glers with a few well-abned

explained: College. the efficient lighting machines. Imperial Detence

etanicals. and swallowed the gaskets. It is when an angler brought along quite a number of

outfi 2nd Battalion of the 7th Gurkha

lassos a yach!swoman with his clothes about 160 Rifles and, Bnnily, s Com-

pills, you observe that the sun has gor behind clouds, and line, crying "Yippeef" that the because I feel confident of myself

Mixed weddings are on the that you still have freckles on bounds of decency and decorum when I am well dressed."

Increase according to the De- the sales of your feet. -

are somewhat overstepped. Some

of Registration, and angling clubs keep a supply of

The provision box? "Yes, mypartment

more Chinese ure marrying small Ash fur throwing, is nother has packed mo some

the 3,086 civil whang in the face with a large, noodles, chillles and other spices Europeans Of

58 marriages last year, wet Ash is too heavy a strain on which I may need.

There were inter-racial, micable relations.

mixed marriages of the 027 married in church last year.

NOTICE

HONGKONG REALTY & TRUST COMPANY, LIMITED

Monty's job Slim stayed to sex compiele victory. After the war, he was affered on the same day-the command the Indian Army | Oh, I say, look here! and the Governorship of East Pakistan

-(London Express Service).

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"I intend to do my own cook- ing if I can." she added.

CHINA MAIL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE

But he refused both HERE is more in this the posts and returned to Britain meets the eye, as the tourist where he sank Into comparailve said when peering into the crater obscurity as deputy chairman of the Railway Executive. NOTICE IS HERERY

Then, In 1940. Montgomery GIVEN that the Annual retired from the position of THE SHEK O DEVELOP. General Meeting of Share- Chief of the Imperial General job. In 1940, he was made a MENT COMPANY, LIMITED holders will be held at the Staff and Slim was offered the

Registered Office of the Field Marshal, NOTICE IS HEREBY Company, 701/7 Edinburgh He was appointed Governor- and Commander-in- GIVEN that the Annual House, Hongkong, on Tues- General

Chief of Australia in 1953- General

the day, 25th August, 1959 at 12 few months Meeting of

after his retire- Shareholders will be held in noon for the following pur-ment as C.1.0.5. the Bourd Room of Messrs. ¡ poses:-

Today's Slim is as untamed by 11te As ever. He is still Jardine, Matheson and Co., Ltd.. Hong Kong, on Friday,

28th August, 1959, at 3 p.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1959, and electing Directors and Auditors.

By Order of the Board,

MARTIN & CO.,

Secretarios. Hong Kong, 14th Aug., 1959.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

**CLYTONEU Damaged cargo ex this vemel with be surveyed by Messrs Wood Browne at Ho Wharf from to a.m. on August 19 and 20, 1959, and consigners are requested to have their representatives present during the survey.

BUTTERFIELD MYYRK, Agents.

Bengkong. 17 August, 1939.

the

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1. To receive and consider; biont, and occasionally fierce.

he is also a man Proft and Long Bul

much of the people, It has Account for the year been said in Australia that he ended 30th April, 1959 is the most popular Briton ever and Balance Sheet at the to Visit its shores. date, together with

the

Reports, of the Directors

and the Auditors.

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2. To declare a Dividend.

3. To elect Directors.

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The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 12th to the 26th August, 1959 inclusivo.

By Order of the Board, WHEELOCK MARDEN & CO., LTD. Secretaries ond General Managers

Hongkong, 5th August, 1950.

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ORIENTAL: "I Mobster." star- BUN YA: Music by Ollie Delfino Vienna Concerto"-Fantasy,

ring Steven Cochran and Lla Milan, with Robert Strauss, Lill St Cyr.

STATE: "Riot in Outer Space," statring Ting Hao and Liu

En-this.

NIGHT SPOTS CHAMPAGNE: Made by laing

Gatchalina and is Quintet Lo, Amy featuring Chang Yun and

Flourshow.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 17 By Air

Guam, 2 D.M. Phlippine • Đi

Thailand. Burma, India, 3 p.m. Egypt, Switzerland, 0 p.m. Hawaii, U.3.A., & DR Borma, Pakistan, Great Britain,

p.m.

Liis, italy surface

Portugal, 0 p.m.

Macao, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 By Air

China, People's Republic, 7 .. Africa, Great Britain & Europe, 16 Ceylon. Indio. Misidie East, Aden,

D.m.

Formosa, Japan, 11 a.m. The land. Marava, Indonesia, Ave- tralia, New Zealand, 1 p.m.

Philippine

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Kawail, 6 p.m.

Canada, UB.A.. 4 p.m. Cambodia, 6 p.m.

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