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Another Hollywood Film On Hongkong

Two more Hollywood flim men are in the Colony to carry out research work for yet another proposed movir with a Hongkong hackground.

They are Mr Willam Schorr, producer, and Mr John Gay, ! seenarib writer, who both arrived here, from California this morning by Pan Am,

Mr Schurr said this morning that they will be here for two The only detalis weeks carrying on research work on the film.

of the movie he rave was that it would be a love-story based in

the left. Mr Gay, right. Hongkong. Mr Srhary in

on

To Discuss U.S.

Investment

Mr Henry Kearns; U.S. As- sistant Secretary of Commur: E Affairs, will for International VISH S CMA and discuss with American local industrialists investment in the Colony an November 21..

Mr Kearns is scheduled to arrive on November 18 In con--

ction with lural textile ex- ports to America.

HK Debutante

CHINA MAIL

Yeti

Hunters On Way To Nepal

A six-man Japanese Himalayan expedition who hope to find

proof of the existence of the "Abominable

Snowman,"

passed

this

through

Hongkonz

10

morning で route Nepal by All,

The expedition is

Dr

led by Teizo Ogawa. Professor Anatomy ex Director of the Instituie of Brain Research of the Medical Faculty of the University of Tokyo.

Dr Own said that his opinion, it is more important to science to find one than to stand Di

Mount top of

Everest.

He said he believed the Yeif, or "abominable snowman," bears a close relationship to the origin of the human being.

take said the expedition is em

calch and powered to

but ther pictures of a Yell. are not allowed to shoot or

fake one

Nepal. out of "Bul fist we must locate a Yeti," he said.

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reach Nepal, he When they

said, the expedition will split One section into two parts. will

to the Nepalese the capital Kathrindu, and

her will go to Biratnagar,

base coma

go

They will set up

at the foot of Mount Everest Di in mid-December, which Ogawa believes will be the i best me to locate the Yell. "If necessary we will climb 5,000 feet up Mount Everest," he said. They will remain two months in the Himalayas de pending on the results, Fol- this they will return home.

A beautiful bridal gown, cle- Rant ballgowns and ganents for other occasions given by the Colony fashion houses for the Hongkong Debutante charlly Jashion show will be given away to prizewinners at a repeal pre-

jowing on Saturday at 3.30 sentation

at the Diocesan p.1. School in Gascoigne Road,

Girls'

Address Error

in the gold case reported in yesterday's late edition of the China Mail, it was erroneausly He lost visited the Colony in reported that the business al- February when he advised local arent of Yau Mok-chi, the de- t divory thea fezidant, was 201 Yu To Sang

The address is Building. the

Yu To Sang Buiking.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1959.

OAG Sees Over Big Resettlement Estate

This photo shows Mr Burgess taking at a map, with

Mr C. L. Wilks pointing out itxurra. Standing behind Mr J. J. Robron.-China Mali Photo,

Big Kun Tong Development Area

The Officer. Administering the Government, Mr Claude Burgess, today visited the Colony's at Kun biggest post-war development arca

Another

Sheaffer's

ACHIEVEMENT

'The popularly priced,

"Imperial"with SHEAFFER'S cylindihal Gold Polet and modern touch down hilling

Electricity Inquiry

(Continued from Page 1) existed for calculating evory. thing. We had to start every-

thing new

from scratch.

The China Light also pald rites for laying the mains, he sak,

Mr A. A. M. Onslow, the

From the Files

25

years -AGO.

T T-Col V.R. Burkhardt,

who is relinquishing his post of military attache to HM Legation in Pelping is leaving Peiping on November 22 to take up his new appointment in Singa. pore. He will be succeeded in Peiping by Major W. A. Lovat-Frazer, his former

Arbitrary rates were set for Secretary and Chier Accountant

unskilled skilled and labour,

of the company, said the com- labour. The whole wet-up of

pany definitely puld rates the Colony had to be rebuilt at under the ordinance, and rates that time and the foundation were levied as far as Castle rate and the Peak. In places such as Yugn was the prewar fair basis over and above that.

Long, the mains were not rated, Mr Mayne remarked Dust he

Mir Mayne: bnd

Bir Kaloorir, noticed

W. Stoker M: (General Manager of the Hong- with regard to shares held by kong Electric) nodding while he yourself and your family, you was asking the questions. He described this holding as being sald perhaps Mr Stoker could a major one and not a control asslatant in Peiping.

Can you tell jling one. reply to the questions.

the

In reply. Mr Stoker said Mr Commission for how long you Kadoorle was interesied at that and your family have held this time in polley and not details major interest?" the fixing of the rates. By and lage, the basic rate structure

Mr Kadoorie: For many

My

was equaled as nearly as poss! years, long before the wor. ble on the basis of the prevail-father was one of the founders ing rate seal and the ces: 01 of the company. fuel in relation to the prewar cest.

Mr Mayne: Was the calcula tion of the figure made by the liegkong Electric?

1

was an

Mr Stoker: No, It agreement with Government,

In Agreemont

Mayne: Who produced these figures?

Mr

Mr Stoker: The Government Department.

Mr Mayne: In what form? Mr Stoker sald at that time there was issued an Index and the figure of $3 per day for

workmen was quoted,

Mr Kodoorle said ul present there was no control on teriffs And there was now or profits. thing the way of Governmen franchise for his company.

Mr Mayne: Can you tell

way of An anything in the agreement between your pony and the Government prior

to the war.

Mr Kadoorle; No.

3

com-

don't

Mr Mayne: Has the position altered since the last war or 1s the position more or less statle?"

Mr Kadoorte: More or loss static. It varied from time to time.

Mr Mayne: But substantially,

is very much the same,

Mr Kadoorie: Yes.

. Mr Mayne: Apart from the interest held by yourself and your family, can you tell the Commission of any other major share holding groups in your

company?

Mr Kadoorie: Well, the Bank

Of course, nominees.

I don't know who they are.

Chinese

THE first petition to come before the newly con- stituted Hongkong Divorce Court was heard yesterday by the Chief Justice Mr A. D. A. McGregor at the Supreme Court.

☆ The han * Germany's second 10,000-ton "pocke!" battleship the Ad- miral Scheer-100s placed in commission today.

A

A. R. Minu, playing for Indian Recreation Club had field day against Kowloon Cricket Club. He hit up 60 including one giz in his team's total of 179 and then took five wickets for 17 runs of 15 overs. But Minu's great effort was in vain. The Kowloon cricketers hung on grimly and at the close of the day had scored 59 with two wickets still in hond,

Mr Mayne: Apart from the Ational

Mr Kedoorle Not very

N echo of the sensa

Cheng

Kwok- big you murder case heard in Hongkong Supreme

ones. There Cre some fairly the

Tong, on the eastern shores of Kowloon Bay.

He arrived by helicopter for think so. There was something big Chinese holders, I think, Court in August, 1932, was

1

!

Allegedly Chopped Because She

Refused Loan Of $1

the hour-long inspection, with Mr A. Ingiis, Director of Puble Works.

Tou

M. Burgess viewed landmarks from the 300t high, six million

Kok service. gallon Ngau revoir.

He then drove to and in- sprcted:

estate

about the New Territories and businessmen.

the decuments were lost,

Mr Mayne. Do you think there was some kind of agree ment at that time regarding the New Territories?

in

Was

heard in Shanghai.. this Mr Mayne asked thecretically possible that some morning, when Wong Nun-

of persons groups

future hslang was found guilty of could control the company, Air being the actual slayer of

was Feng Kuthorie replic

To chien (George possible for any public company: Fung) and was sentenced to

his

Mr Kadoorie: There was, only regarding the New Territories.

Mr Mayne: Can you give the grounds that agreement cover- ed? resettlement ⚫.The

Mr Kadoorie: I don't remem- taking shape in a valley north ber. I think it covered electric of Kun Tong reclamation area supply to certain areas. Сет- eventually be one of sin main lines had This will

to go to housing certala the Colony's biggest

places. II carrot 1 calates-its 20 blocks will house

answer fully. 55,000 people.

Mr Mayne: Anything emeern-panies, yes. In the first phase of the building tariffs.

•

A woman who was badly mutilated in a chopper

attack charged in the Victoria District Courting four H-tkes have nearly this morning that the accused had assaulted been finished, to house 11,000

people. lend him a her because she had refused to

The new divisional police station, which, with quarters dollar.

for the Rettlement Depart- mert staff, is expected to be Anished by the end of 1901.

The construction 5,100ft long seawall on Kun Tong reclamation, which is to retain the fill material for reclama- the next stage of the tion project-more

94 than Acres of Crown foreshore and million seabed. About three cubic yards of material will be used.

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KEY MONEY

A

The woman, Lai Ping, aged 54, was giving evidence against Tso Rau who is charged with having maliciously assaulted her in her cubicle at 85 Tung Choi Stree. Kowkcon, Ground Ficos, early on the morning of Septem ber 15.

She told Mr Justice B. J.

ol Jennings, that on the night

asked September 14, Tso had her for the loan of a dollar, but she had refused.

GREAT PAINS She went to bed that night in her usual place at, the front representative of Shul of the cubicle occupied by the Yick, a wine, spirits and principal tenant Chan Tse-king. grocery firm which he Her head and upper body pro- said had carried on "busi-

ness for 38 years at 75

jected into the passageway.

Early the next morning she

Des Voeux Road Central, woke with green polns in her

said the Tenancy Tribunal should award $150,000

hands.

She sald Tso was standing compensation to the firm about one or two feet from her

bed

if exemption is granted tand. for the building.

He said the Arm had been offered accommodation at 102 Des Voeux Road, jut key money asker! was $100,000 and rent $1,400 a month.

At present ho aid the firm paid $800 a month rent only.

Mr Les d'Almada, counsel for the applicant the Hong Song Bank, Ltd., which plans to make demolish the block to way for a 22-storey block, said: "While not proffering free legal advice lo Shul Yick, would suggest that if they moved inte 102, Des Voeux Road bad-pay $100,000 key money, after a few months they would be able to sue the landlord, since, this would be on Regul payment."

and

There are 108 opponents of other This application, and Arms are asking for large sums in compensation.

The Tribunal consists of Mr J. F. Pickering (president), Mr

for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 E, R. Childe and Mr A. E. M. Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. Rafeek.

with something in his

The sold to him; "I never wronged you before," and then felnted when she saw that the thumb of her right hand and Abree fingere of her left hand had been cut off.

WOMAN CRYING

up

Chan Tac-king told the court earlier that she had woken that morning to the sound, of a woman crying out "Too Kau asscuits people. Tao Kau chops people. Let us run."

Chi Inspector T. W. Wheeler ls prcsecuting

Case continuing....

Remnants Sale

A mls of remnants from the Michaelmas fair will be held on St John's Baturday at the

i to hood.

Cathedral New Hall from 10 T

Don't Remember

Mr Kadoorle: I believe there was something concerning dif- ferent rates to be charged diferent areas.

for

that li

There was a provision in company that the boord had to life imprisonment by the approve the transfer of "shares. Nantao District Court.

Mr Mayne: So I is possible i

The Court found that Wong that there could be in fiilure aj

was hired by Cheng, son of ä position

in- of a controlling

Kuala Lumpur millionaire, who terest.

1s now imprisoned in Hongkong, Mr Kadoorie: In the same to kill Fung, due to the latter way as other controlling com-paying too much attention to the noted Chinese actress, Miss Lat Ming-fal.

Mr Mayne: And If that hap- pened, of course in theory again, It is possible the controlling body might use the control to destroy the consumers?

Mr Kadoorie: It seems to be very far fetched. I suppose in theory that could happen.

Further questioned, Mr were

Mr Kadoorie added that in outlying districts, supply had to be given provided there was a Kadoorie sald the tariffs of

the sufficient number of people puy- | decided by the board.

ing for it. He believed that this

Mr Mayne: Will you tell the regirement covered the period from 1930 to the outbreak the war.

The Hongkong Housing Society's estate on Kun Tung six-storey Read, where a tow block of flats is going up.

of

had

cald be Mr Kadoorie tried to inquire for someone who would have been famillar with the pre-war situation on the agreement, but without any success. Mr C. F. Wood, the Manager, remembered some thing of it as he had been in the New Territories.

Prize-Winning Window

Farisoite's show-window la Omiral. 2611ding

awarded the Whiteaway Rovshawl for the boot dirplay in the Ladins Fashion - Warer mvošiam of the - Fouléval of the Aris window dressing competitiet.. Abové ost be 'sten the prize-winning ÷ 16youtamClairis Mail Phole.

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Commission what factors wert

decided to take into account of the tariffs?

Most Important

* . * ☆

A unique structure for the Colony,

Christian

in the form of a

temple with

D

Chinese mutif in the design was recently completed at the Tao Fung Shan institute of Shatin. It was designed by the famous Danish architect, Mir J. P. Moller. The temple toda consecrated on September 23 loat by the Bishop of Hong- kong assisted by the Rev. Dr Kenheit.

Portuguese

Film Show

Mr Kadoorie: The chief fac- tor is the beneût bf:the com- munity generally, and this has also been the policy to e~ courage industry with a view After to providing employment.

A number of short films on that we endeavour to try to Portugal will be shown this standardise the rates through evening at the China Ficet Club, the area we serve,

The ditplay is being promoted Mr Kadoorie added that the by the Eucharistic League for most important point of the Men, under the auspices of the Hong- policy was the employment in Portuguese Consulate in

kong. the Colony.

The fans Mr Mayne: The

are documentaries not derived at on the costing with Portuguese dialogue and basis. Is that right?

zmong them is a film of the in- Mr Kadoorle: That is correct, auguration of the monument to Mr Mayne pointed out the Christ

which the King

was Lari D! Hongkong Electric, carried out recently at Almada, operating in Hongkong, was on & few miles south of Lisbon.

costing basis,

There is also a colour film of

visit Kadoorie replied that Princess Margaret's

to Hongkong Electric operated Portugal earlier this year. The

very different condi- fims will begin at 5.80 p.m.

Mr

under,

tions."

tariffs ar

In China Light's arom there was a preponderance of Industry, poorer population and

a centre where people like re- "A completely fugees soitied, different set-up from the Irland," he said.

Mr Mayne: Surely they are conditions which don't affect the matter of costing.

Mr

Kadoorie:

They don't effect the ability to cost, but the affect the desirability of costing.

Me Mäyne; In what way?, Me Kadooris: cannot think

EMINENT ANAESTHETIST

IN COLONY

Sir Robert Macintosh, "Numala Professor of Anaesthesia at Ox- University and senior ford examiner for anaesthesia (-in- England, arrived in Hongkong yesterday after a visit to Ramin

of new answer except to and China:

On Friday he will give a tašk repeat that we dealt with a problem in the quickest and onADesthetics used in best way we thought we could," Yearch" at the · Qučen; Mary

Mr Mayne: Do you agres. | Hospital at 8.30 am. that the costing baule for tartats

* Bir'Robert-is spending a week

is the system used: almost in Hoogkong visiting hospitals universally?-1 thagine so.

and demonstrating,