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In the last year. the editorial department bas received letters addressed to Hongkong, Japan, and Kangkong, China,

But the most recent in- stance was a letter from an American chemical mann- facturer who addreward kia leiter to the Editor, China Mall, Hongkong, Free China, FormOKA,

At least the Americana

are getting warm!

Surgeons

Visit

Centre For

Sixteen

Blind

members of the American section of the of International College Surgeons, and their wives. this morning paid a visit to the Hongkong Music Training Centre for the Blind.

The group, led by Dr Elwari

i arrived L Campere, Colony on Menelay from Japan. The visit to the bine, train, centro is part £f a programmu terabged for them by the Bangkg-Chin Section of the

IC.S.

At the centre this morning they

entertained were

with various musical selections given

They by the students.

also

toured the centre and watched some of the students at work,

Later today, same members of the group will tour the New Territories,

APPEAL

CHINA MAIL

AGAINST

DECREE NISI

The Full Court today granted à Chinese living in the United States leave to appeal against an ex parte decree nisi for divorce given to his wife in Hong- kong last July.

Tetanus Spores

The Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, on July 25 granted the decree to Lily Mu-Jing Yu on the grounds of desertion.

Survive 50 Years fer husband. Charles Chiu-

In Antarctica

Wellington, Oct. 29. Perfectly preserved fetarun spores left in the desolate snowsį of Antaretka over 50 years ago by the

zlang Yu, was in the US then,

Through Mr Brook Bernacchi, Charles Yu applied for permis :sion to lodge an appeal, al-

though the time for leave to ap-

cal had expired.

The Full Court, comprising the Senter Pulsne Judge, Mr

ponies of Scott's ex-Justice J. R. Gregg, and Acting pedition liave been grow fix the United States, according to

a New Zealand reporter

recently visited

Sound, Anthretica,

A United States

medical experts

who McMurdo

of!

M

teum engaged

research in the Antarctic found the SHOTS.

They also discovered that men living in the Antarctic, cut of physient, contact with the rest nt the wreld, da no rakh 720 19901392 cols. The season's

calds begin with the arrival the first air-dropped suplus- Reuter.

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Baby Deaths Trial Demand

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Bordeaux, Oct. 27. The State demanded two-year faoi sentence to- day for a pharmacist whose lalrum powder product is held to blame for the arsenic poisoning

deaths of GO babies.

The prosecuting attorney in the trial also asked for heavy indemnities for fonles of the UPI.

victims.

Pulsne Judge, Mr Justlee R. H. Milk-Owens, extended the time for lodging to seven days from today.

Singapore Frees

3 Political

Prisoners

Singapore, Oct. 27.

The Singapore Government Loday released three more political detainees.

They were Mr Lim Yew Wee. Mr Mohamed Nasir Bin Yassin and Radin Osman Mantindjou, detained under the who were Preservation of Public Security Ordinance,

Mr Lim was among 234 top trade unionists who were delah- ed following lots in 1956.

The other two were members political of an underground movement, and were detained in 1957. —Reuter,

Briton Detained

Londen, Oct. 27. British officials in Bagdad aru about making representations the detention since October without trial of a 35-year-old British

Mr. subject

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New Dean Of St John's Cathedral

Mr Till has

In the above photograph is the Rev. Barry Dorn Tüll and his family. been appointed new Dean of St John's Cathedral by succession to the Rev. E. B. Temple who has taken up his new post as senior Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The above picture also shows Meż Till, Jeremy (left) and Nicholas (right) and poodle Pomm.

Mr T is at present Dean of Jesus College, Cambridge, He has three children, and he will be arriving to take up his new post in Hongkong after Easter, London Express Service.

Letters To The Editor

Sir-Well, here we go again! (played by the Vienna Philhar- the Macpherson Stadium

after this experience (The Los It does indeed seem that anyone monic Orchestra,

Angeles Orchestra) it wil be a who has the temerity to stage

Let us pass to the question of practical impossibility to expect concerts in Hongkong, part-

of on Ludience to listen to good cularly by orchestras, inust be the suitability or otherwise

face a barrage of the Lee Theatre for the per-music in this stadium." (S.C.M.P. prepared to

formance of a large orchestra. May 22, 1950). criticism for his pains! I won-

This is the largest singe with Your leader "Disappointing der what we shall find to criti-

and Visit" brings up again the hoary else when the concerts take the best appointed store

dressing rooms in Hongkong, it cld chestnut, a performance at place in the new City Hall? is a pity thal these essential the Caroline Hill Football Ste- Permit me, pray, to take up attributes are not combined with dum. May we not allow a con- we ductor of genius the privilege of some of the points raised in the the largest auditorium, but critique by W. Byrd; in the cannot have everything in this making his own choice between letter by "Disgusted (Viennese) world, and it seemed to the being "heard" or "seen". The Hongkong Resident," and in your Music Society that the accom-point bou! Marian Anderson is editorial headed "Disap-modation of the orchestra and entirely irrelevant in this con-

the storage of their precious nection. pointing Visit."

is matter of great Finally, instruments took priority, over The Arst

regret to the Music Society that point in common áll other consideration.

be more concerts could not would seem to be the question

The wooden tiers upon the alven, due to the very tight of the programme. The

stage were exerted through the schedule of the orchestra, or o? the Executive. Committee

co-operation of the that a children's concert could Music Society sent three letters willing

heir owners of the Lee Theatre to not be staged. This was moot- to the orchestra before their

the plans of Mr S. E. Faber. ed, but proved impossible of at- arrival requesting changes in the These plans were based directly inment. The best we could programme, on the grounds that

that upon a model supplied by the do was to allocate the whole of a more sophisticated au

audience

ence Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, the dress circle at the .existed in Hongkong than ap-supplemented by photographs economie price of $10.50, which peared to be realised. As a re- The reaction of the orchestra to we hoped would be taken up by SUIL of

requests some these

the stage was

of enthu-students. siasm. changes were made, including

We should also have liked to the substitution of the more

is naturally little charge less for the seats, which mature Beethoven 7th Symphony smaller, but we might be af would have been possible had for the Intended 1st Symphony

home in Vienna," was the com- there been more seats to sell, and the inclusion of Till Eulen- ment to me of one member. Mr or more performances, I should spiegel. On the subject of the Von Karajan

expressed like to point out that the same Johann Strauss waltzes however, satisfaction and remarked that prominent (Viennese) Hongkong the orchestra remained adamant, the orchestra had used smaller Resident to whom I am indebt- about the information ed for to be It appears

stages, on many occasions. a matter

The arrangement of the ine programine at the Vienna policy to play these works

the stage was Slate Opera, informs me that the second half of every one of struments upon the eighteen programmes made by the orchestra thern- scheduled in the world tour. I selves, with the assistance of equivalent of HK$70.- for his have myself seen the complete th H.K. schedule and can reassure those followed whose cultural corns have been

of

one

Blo

un-

at is in the habit of paying the

Poilce Band, and scal at Salzburg. 1 paid 25 the normal seating guidors or $37.50 in Amster pinn of the Vienna Philharmonic damn last year to hear the -Con- Orchestra, 95 persons were certgebouw perform on their stepped on that the programme scated on the stage and they own home ground, so I cannot for Hongkong does not differ in professit to have ample room. feel that the Hongkong public is essentials frora those arranged

The crowded appearance oll-used through being asked to for Tokyo, Los Angeles, New which W. Byrd complains may pay the same for an' Orchestra York, Boston or Montreal.

have been due to the fact that that travels round the world in The Music Society's Execu- when the 95 chairs were placed, | enormous aeropianes. tive Committee agree with me many orchestra members re- Come now, we know you that we felt a mild disappoint- quested that second chair be couldn't all get in, but would ment that the programme could place beside them to accom- ¦ you really have liked us to tell include no Moriart, Brahms, or inotate their instruments when the orchestra to go to-Tokyo?

nomination Gustav not in use. We ended up with

AILEEN M. DEKKER Mahler, but we felt that having

Chairman, made our representations as

Music Society of Hongkong clearly be we could, it would

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120 chairs upon the stage.

Ships Caught

In Gales

London, Oct. 27. Planes and reboots fought,

The delay in starting the con- cert on Sunday night had nothing be ungracious to cavil further whatever to do with the scating with the fare offered to us of the orchestra or with the Before we leave the vexed"light that shone In their faces," question of those waltzes, may as stated by your critic. The I pose the question; who in the orchestra had been present since world could play Vienne 8 p.m. and had long since accept- waltzes better than the Philhar-ed the lighting system. I necept monic Orchestra of Vienna? full responsibility for misunder- could elaborate on this subject|slanding what I took to be the but will simply offer this state- | express wish of Me Von Karaten ment, made to me by pro not lo conduct in a strong Hight, through heavy weather today to minent (Viennese) Hongkong It turned out that the opposite the aid of at least seven ships Resident. On the historic and was the code

la trouble in goics of the Ari- solemn occasion of the re. My last point deals with the tleh cossi, opening in November 1955 of

alreedy deliberated Two ocean liners, the Ameri- the Vienna, Slate Opera, bomb- ad nauseam." Where, if the ca United States. 2,000 tons, ed and closed for ten years, the Muste Socļoty had not staged the and the Holland-America Rot- Blue Danube Waltz was con- performance at the Leo Theatre ferdam, 88,845 tone, were aldered worthy to be included might it have been staged. Let layed in the English channel by in the

It programme.

me quote Father Ryan B.J. on bad weather-Reuler,

whe

question,

de-

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Five Seek

From the Filas

'Top Dog' 25

Honour

five big Alsatians are com- the poting today.. for honour of being top dog in the Royal Air Force's Far East Command.

They and their handlers are entered in the second phase of Command police dog champion- ship trials, being held ឥ the RAF Kal Tak station.

Their performances will be arvested against those of 15 police dogs who competed in Singapore last month, and the winner for the whole Command will be announced tonight.

The best dog and his handler will be awarded the Command Provost Marshal's Trophy.

TRAINED IN U.K. Dogs in today's trials coine from RAF installations in Hong-

kong and the New Territories, where they do surity guard duty.

years AGO

WEDDING of great

A local interest was that

solemnised at St John's Cathedral on Saturday, afternoon

(Oct 27) when Misa Nellie (Betty) Moss became the bride of Mr William Stoker, the Rev. Harry W. Baines officiating at the ceremony.

The bride, who is well-known populer Is the cident and daughter of Mr and Mrs G. S. Moss, whlie the bridegroom is the son of the late Mr A. E. and Mrs Stoker of Harrogate, Yorks, England,

PROMINENT Chinese wed- All were trained in England

ding of much social inter- at the RAF police depot in est took place yesterday at the Netheraven. Wilts. The dogs Kowloon Union Church whin

Miss

Ol-ming and Mr Charles Mar Fan were married. the flcv. Cheung Chck-ling officiating.

range in age from four to eight years.

This morning, their handlers put then through simple dience tests and obstacle jump Ing.

Tonight. they will demoT- strate their illot attacking and capturing intruders.

ARMED MEN Performing for the first time under floodlights, they. will jump hidden men-armed with pistols loaded with blank car- tridges disarm their ries, recapture them when try to escape, guard then escort them.

The trials

quar- they and

are being judged by Lady Bandon, wife of Alr Chief Marshal the Eart of Bandon, Commander-in-Chiet of the BAF in the Far East, Group Capt. W. G. Perry, Cem- mand Provost Morsani,

utul

Fit. Set. D. N. Gray, Comiani dog inspector.

All traveljed aero Iron: Singapore,

Fake Sweep Ticket Lands

Man In Gaol

A man who tried to claim $9.692 from the Jockey Club with sweep ticket suggesting It had drawn a pony running, bal un- placed in the Kwangtung Handicap, was this mor- ning fined $500 or two months gaol.

2

The man was Chan Kwal, 49, an employee of the Lap Shing Hong, of 180 Hollywood Road, Ho pleaded kuilly before Central Magistrate; Mr T. 1. Yang to ultering and

of possession forged document. Chan was found out when Jockey Club officials scrutinised bin ilcket fully before paying on it. The licket number

1567224, but it was found that the last three e- bers were pasted on. Detective Sub-Inspector Ko

Chan prosecuted.

TELJE

Lev

The bridegroom's father is one of the leading storekeepers in Townsville, Queensland, Mr Mar Fan Jr was educated and

and Australia brought up in inatriculated in 1932. He is now a member of the Sincere Co., Li Hongkong.

✩ ☆

One of the biggest events of the accoun in Hongkong's social whirl is invariably the opening of the Rose Room of the Peninsula Hotel, an cuent that procedes all the majar balis and dancea of the year, Saturday next has been set aside for this important hap- pening and in addition to be ing a gala night, with an ex- tension

a.m. acveral im portant kinda of entertain- ment are proposed.

☆ ☆ ☆

NOTHER record crumbled to Air Commodore Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith when ho suc- cessfully completed the first trans-Pacific air. Alight ever made from west to east. The whole crossing

from Brisbane to Oaklands was com- pleted in the remarkably short 64 flying time of just over hours, as compared with the to previous crossing from Cast

83 west in 1928 which took hous.

Kingsford Smith may con- tinuo his fight to England in order to make an attempt on the record recently created in the Centenary Air Race Melbourne by C.W.A. Scott.

In an interview with the Sydney newspaper "Smith's Weekly," Kingsford-Sinith sold had flown the hazardous Pacific crossing to prove that although he had not taken part in the gruelling Centenary Air Race, he was "no squib."

he

to

"I'm human enough to want Australians to think well, rather, than badly of me and I intend flying the Paclic solely to rehabilitate myself in the eyes of Australia, and to pay the Australion backers who helped buy my machine for the Cen- lenary. Race."

This Funny World

WOMAN DRIVER

"I equipped the car with a new aufety device today."

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