SHANKS & CO., LTD.
SANITARY EQUIPMENT.
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
208 Chartered Bank Building. Tet, 27789
CHINA
Established: 1945. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1959.
NEW METHOD SCHOOL CEREMONY AT HOOVER THEATRE
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From the Files
THE CLAMOUR FOR SCHOOLING 25
Mr Burgess Tells Speech Day, Here They Are Eager
The Officer Administering the Government, Mr Claude Burgess said this morning at the speech day ceremony of the New Method College at the Hoover Theatre that it is one of the most stimulating sights that Hongkong has to offer, the way that children here clamour for schooling like young puppies eager to be fed.
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Even today some parts the We need truant patrol -organisations whose duly it is 71 In that children school and not eating lollipops in the cinemas.
Hongkong A iruant Dairel would be about as much use as a snow plough. "Here parents put the educa- tion of their children far above all material considerations, such as their own security and even their own happiness and wel- fate
"In that serene old man with the flowing cobes and the long beard is rummed up the
old Chinese Tradition of respect for leaning for its own sake.) of honour for those who can hand it on to ethers," he said.
WELCOMED
Mr Burgess was welcomed on arrival by the Director of Edu- cation. Mr D. J. S. Crozier, School Principal, Mr Wilson T. Wang and Headmaster Mr Widt K. Cheng.
In speech of welcome Mr. Wang reiterated the importance of Divent-school relationships and explained the educational system:
New Method of the College with Its aim to provide educational opportunities for all students, irrespective of calibre, Intellectual prowess or scholastic ability.
LETTERS TO THE
Plead Not CHOPPERMAN
Three EDITOR Guilty To Bribing
Mr Prendergast
Sirreter to the neticle on
the front page of your news- paper today (Wednesday), head.
ned To Train H. K. Special Branch" ointment of Mr Prendergast to
"No. 1 Trouble-Shooter'
concerning the forthcoming ap
the Hongkong Police.
Police Officer
Two men and a woman pleaded not guilty in the Victoria District Court today to two counts of conspiracy and bribing a police officer.
They are Sze Shing-chuen,
On October 28 at the 438 340-342 King's I consider it desirable to put 45, Pao Chl-chung, 44, manager Restaurant,
Zound floor, North Bus malter in true perspective of the Broadway Bar, Hennessy Road, since the impression
Wong Ying, allas Point, they corruptly gave be Road, and may
cheque for $2,000 to DSI Ross "Take this opportunity of kained by your renders that the Lily Wong, 30.
to secure the release of Liv charges that: They denied and Special Branch of this thanking the Government
trained and between. October 7 and 25 they King-man. the Edvigation Department, its inadequately
directed. This is certainly nal conspired together to corruptly Judge T. Creedon fixed the the presence of Mr Burgess, fot
the cart. done in the
offer $20.000 Detective Sub-trial date for December 10. He They have what
William My Prendergast's appoialment Inspector
Melatyre alkwei the three $5,000 bail. We are greally inspired past.
Mr E. F. Shti, of Lai, Chân Secretary Ross, as a reward if he secured and encouraged and pledge cur- to Hongkong by the
State for the Colonies arounts the release of Liu King-man and Co., appeared for Sze, Mr Cur to do our best in selves
Snr, appeared than a transier, and O Kang, then detained in A. el Arculli, to locale She to efur to Judy
for Wong. within the unified service, from Chatham Road: children in this community."
one Colony to another, and does not hold the significance suggested in the article.
Record
Hongkong Shipping
itu mor
Force
I feel sure that Mr Prender- gast, like any other officer in The Service, would be embarr assed by, and would object strongly to, the sort of glamour- ised publicity given in the article under reference,
H.W.E. HEATH
Commissioner of Police
GETS 5 YEARS
A man who severely mutilated a ileoping woman with a chopper on September 15 was sentenced to five years' gaol by judge B. I. Jonnings, in the Victoria District Court this morning,
Before the court was Tao Kau who attacked Lai Ping, agad. 54, while she was sleeping in her ground floor cubiclo at 86 Tung Choi Streef, Kowloon, because she had earlier refused to tond him a dollar,
The woman fost har right thumb and, three fingers of her left hand and suffered a five-inch gash across her face in the attack.
BRUTAL ATTACK
In sentencing Tio, Judge Jennings said he had no compassion for him because he had made a brutal attack on a completely defenceless woman while she was sleeping.
"This is the worst case of wounding I have dealt with in the District Court," he said.
Chief Inspector T. W. Wheeler prosecuted.
Electricity Inquiry Commission
(Contd from Page 1) programme that is indicated by the number of industries that ences to those which people in the United
have Kingdom, United
Into Roagkong come States and other countries hold.
recently."
raised He said that he had "We have seen what has hap-
some of the money from shpre- holders, but not from other members of the public.
work of a
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Speaking ou meter rent, Me Kudcorie said the rent more or
А represented minimum less charge, and agreed that it was a terger item on the Decount.
He agreed that he had con- sidered that economics might be effected If there was Integration of the two electricity companies. Mr Maya The economies would be considerable.
assume he would be called upon to pay by way of surcharge only the Increased cost of fuel relative to his consumption?"
Mr Kadoorie: If I may 45-
A mue your question broadly, I think there is not a Very clear understanding of the word 'consumer. Consumer, as fur us the company is co- cerned means all consumers are one, whether he is In Lantto pr in town. Consumer Is u com- posite word us far ps the com- pany in concerned. We do not think of each individual con- individual, we ап sumer 23 think of consumers as
con- spare He agreed with Mr Mayassumers of the company.
of that in their
Mr Mayne: When you drew issues new.
out this notice, what year did shares, the company gave a re-
you base on? turn to shareholders of about 20
of and on the basis per cent the price on the to
market, the
The rezort was rot intended pned to a civilisation built up suggest that the Special in Shanghal by European na- Branch was inadequately train-tions. We have seen how over- ed but surely the most highly night that civilisation has dis-
could appeared, how the of men group The total of ocean shipping trained
using Hongkong is rising benefit from the experience of hundred years has just gone."
Mr Prendergast During one such as year by
! with the variety of assignments 1958-59, the number of me ta hud. Moreover it is dif ships entering and leaving neuit to see how a detalled, the Colony rose by 6.83factual record of his career
could be
Kirca per cent.
"glamourising" im to some ex-
ycar.
The Director of Murine in his tent--E1] annual report notes at 9,10! Mit tons vessels of 23.200,120
the part Centerer and cleared
during the year, an increase
Fraud tapt there were 3,508 students in the college and 8582 veapis. 1613) of 5,000 students in the New Method group of schools, Then he spoke of the shortage of qualified feachers in Hong kong.
This
ac-
of
Beure Breaking this
down further, 4,500 ships (14,183,301 and 4.535 on Chicred pat ships (14,036,735 nel lon;) were cleared. This is again à post- war record for cecan shipping using the port." the stutes.
Dirvelor
the
The amount of charged cargo, too, has risen, but
River Trade, both import and expert has fallen considerably. The marke director, Mr A
of
without
Orchestra
Leaves For China
The
Another Risk
be
This was one of the risks had in mind, Mr Kadoorie said. He went on to describe another. If the situation ebenges and China opens up and things be- come more normal in the sense of prewar, there is no logic in having factorles, In having dustries. bull up where
in- there
are ho raw materials. Industries are logically situated closer
Had he rounded out that pos- sibility? Mr Mayne caked.
"I don't want to appear
I have a know-all, but
very tir indication of the chances of need raising the capital we This way and I place it at nil," Mr Kadoorie said.
20 pc Return
the source of raw materials. shares showed a yield of six per Take the cotion mills-the cot-cent at the present time.
Mr Mayne asked Mr Kadvorie ton came
the Yangtse down and the cotten industry STO to justify these very favourable up in Shanghal logically. It terms given to shareholders in started here, but it had to move the China Light; He called it
"a remarkable bargain." to Shanghai.
Mr Kadooris said that
APPEAL TO STUDENTS
is cne of the factors which
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from undertaking any
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left Orchestra programme cf expansion. It
Philharmonic Hongkong for China might be worthwhile for those
by train of you who are leaving us to-
this inorning soon after arriving day to consider seriously taking G. Parker, states further on in by Air India from Japan. up leaching as
his report, that the effect a profession.
The orchestra had just com- "The Government
the recession in world shinning! celerating its educational ex- was felt increasingly in Hong-pleted a Japanese tour of seven They are scheduled pansion progranime and there, Kong from the begining of last concerts.
Lar By Augu 1958, 38 to give a further six concerts in will be an even greater need of
Cluna, two in Canton, Pelding vessels were laid up. qualified teachers in future.
But in the eight months from and Shanghai. August to March, 1959, there i
Mr Vilem Pospisil, secretary was a gradual decrease in Jaid
" is another of the special up jennage, which indicates, the of the Prague Spring dircelor says, a slight improve-Festival, is the leader of the risks that attach to this place, Let us not confine it, to two," erchestro, and the two ment in world demarki for
Kadoorie. tornage, but the decrease has ductors are been mainly caured by number of laid-up ships sold to ingal ship-breakers at a compe- tive price."
"The community has shown keen interest and concern in the problem of education and its efforts go in line with the effor's of the Government in the school expansion programme.
*We stl do not have enough schools for our children and the jolut efforts of the community and the Government are still
necessary.
Mr. Wang (right) greets Mr Burgess, Mr Croster is on Air Wang's right. - China Mali Photo.
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Mr. Kadoorie: The year we had to pay more for ofl. Finaɲ- cial year 1950.
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November 1934
PLATT: TO Hope, wife
of W. Platt, Asiatic Petroleum Company. Shamoen, Twin sons,
Mr Platt was recently Chairman of the Hongkong Son, Salaries Commission, Brian, one of the twins, is sailing the Pacific in *
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CORRESPONDENT
wrote to the SCM Post complaining that while a British sailor in the Peak tram was
the charged serviceman's concession rate of 10 cents, an American sailor sitting next to him also in uniform was charged 30 cents. He urged that "our American guests be treated in the same way as British servicemen." Here was one letter in reply:
Slr: Your correspondent must think that our pubile utilities are philanthropic outfits. The Perk Tramway shareholders have to be considered and cheap fares cannot be extended to ser vice members of all nations. Sidrs the Peak Tramway is of the Peak, and for the Peak. Trippers in uniform or out of, should be discouraged. Cannot these shipmen stay on their bea!, or enjoy themselves quiel- ly in the Reading Room of the Sallors' Home, or the Canteen? were built right
prevent seafarers from straying will all over the town. They
These places Oil the walertront to try and
be
wanting cheap beer and other comforts next, including the extension of the Peak Tram- way lower station to the Ching Fleet Club; Wots the Colony coming to!
Whether it in a practical joke or whether the writer of the letter is not in his right mind is still unknown, but a further letter has been re- ceived by Dr George Thonias, of the Government Civil Hos- extra- pital, in respect of an ordinary demand made upon him by letter some days ago,
In what length will be as soon as either cem- pony has a reasonable amount of would be plant which available. As present both com- panies just have sufficient plast to meet the demands and to take care of overheads which
more might be
frequent than they are.
Would not integration resuli considerable reduction in Why did you pick that year? Because that was the year the cverheads? don't think so.
At present you have duplica price of oil changed.
In your notice, you made tion of company staffs and Iong- engineering staff-There comes specific mention to the
Would it be the question of, security. If term contract.
Kowloon have more logical to take the year of Hongkong and
Dr Thomas received a de- this would termination of the long-term one power station.
mand for $50,000 to be deliver- not hardly be in the interest of the [L contract?—No,
would
ed in sections at four or five- have been more logical because security of the Colony.
oil
added Mr Kadcore
that different places. there would be some economics the price we had paid for Bad definitely gone up and that
if the two power stations were was the cause of the surcharge. It was not the contract, it was combined, but they would not be as substantial as might have appeared to someone who had just looked at it fairly quickly.
"We have industries bulil up here today on a very special setlad confidance in the company
the and so unlike
did the shareholder9. of circumstances
one of the best building up of industries in" think it other countries where they are companies in the Colony and I dependent on that country itself. am very preed of that fact."
The whole area of Hongkong He said he knew nothing of is 398 square miles of which the "bergaine" for shareholders, he
that we could not get the ofl greater part is sea. There is no only knew about shares as
at the contract price. not am logic for industry to remain. lovestment,
There is no mention in the Whether they will or not only speculator myself," he added.
you had Mr Mayne: You must be notice of what year Mr Mayne asked whether this aware now that meant there were two risks at-policy of your
this Anancial based. Why is that? Surely the company
has consumer would like to know. tached to Hongkong, a political been one of the main targets of am sorry, I cannot answer, one and an economic one.
public criticism against your I don't know. company?
How could the consumer check that he has been charged a vost amount of surcharge without
what "I can
knowing
the base year was?--I cannot answer.
So your answer is he couldn't. know. I don't know whether he could or could not.
elaborate If you wish, but I do not think it is in the best in- terests of all of us."
Mr Varel Anceal said Mr and Mr Ladislav Slovak.
After their Chinese tour they will visil India and the USSR They have already visited, Ini addition to Japan, Australia and Now Zealand.
Macao Stop Watches
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Omegn has been selected official timer for the Macao Grand Prix races this weekend and Omtis Ltd have delivered to the organising committee 32 stop watches.
SOVIET NOTE
ON GERMANY
The Same
Mr Mayne asked whether or not the pcillical risk was the same for one industry as for another.
'W! you from that the security of Hongkong applied to every one I would say yes, but one foster must be taken to con- sideration and that is how qukly that bndustry has to get back its boɛiz capital. It the rk for something which has
Mr Kadoorie: Which policy? /
Mr
the Mayne: First, provision of capital expenditure from revenue. Second, the issue of shares to shareholders by way of bonus. and rights very favourable rates.
on
Mr Kadoorle: It may have been criticised,
Denied
Mr Kadoorle reiterated that the notice was not unsatisfac- tory, "even now," he added.
Mr Mayne observed that the
his com
"Our office is always The manager's
Mr Kadoorie, denied earlier i that the notice of surcharge pub-Commission felt that the basis lished by his company in 1952 of this particular notice was "an was "biguous if not mis- exemple of very bad consumer
relationship," feading."
He further denied that the Mr Kadoorie said notice was meant to be ambigu-pany had no public relations ous or misleading. He added that omeer.
door is the late Sir Man-kam Lo had open,
doors toto diarix months the risk drawn up the notice personally open and the engineer's
than for an industry is less
enquiring studied it at great are open to anyone which has a very large invest-loth. "I am perfectly certain about the company. ment in Busets which cannot be
he would be the last person to "Every possible help is given moved."
impression that it to people, who wish to convey any With regard to the economic would be ambiguous and not as and learn the best way of pay- risk Mr Mayne asked "Do you cicarly stated."
and
had
this particular notice is open to a number of different conf dera- tions?
agree that you are in-a, some Mr Mayne: Would you agree what better position than some other industries' hero. You have no competition at the present Lime. They have and they may lose their markets.
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In his further letter which was posted to Dr Thomas yer-
terday morning the writer re- fers to the fact that his pre- vious letter was ignored. He
He added that a study had gives Dr Thomus until Noon Also been made of running today to pay the money and cables in the harbour In a states that his "society" is trench.
badly in needs of funds.
A Car For Mrs Lee
ing for their electricity supply. The company's services are avaliable and have done a tremendous lot towards help- ing industry, Mr Kadoorie: No, not to my *we might Bay": that the
public relations arc Mr Kadoorie: No. If they view at dll.
Me Kadoorio agreed that personal basis if that is a lose their markets, we lose ours. Moscow, Nov. 11. Mr Mayne: Unless some other prior, to the expiry of the oil description that Rusia handed over a note to type takes their place,
contract, his company had pur- point." Briain today dealing with the Mr Kadoorie: No. Hongkong chased oil outside the contract Mr Mayne: Having regard' Germun
British is too small
happened during Question,
to consider that He agreed that this was not to what has
The Best prize of an BEG.. The winner, is the mother of sources zald here.-Reuter,
there what applies
Commission, to one industry mentioned in the notice of sure this
was Magnette Mark II car won in
seven children and miso has a (may not apply to another.
apparently a lack of informa-
job at the bookstall -- of the connection with the British Red We Mayne referred to fall sink or swim together.
tion on the part of your major Cross Society's Ball was pre- University of Hongkong. In reply to another question paragraph of the nollee in corisinnoza,
sented to the lucky winner, Mrs A major. contributor to the Mr Kadoorie: Lack of what Margaret Lee, by MUS M. W. cost of this valuable priso"was company, funds required charge. would be levied on kid of information?
Turner this. morning (Mr Tang Shui konn Matters in 20m above), caplial Washington, Nov. 11.
Mrs Turner was presented expenditure had
monthly basis and that this Mr Mayne;
The car, s-soft green. President Eisenhower 10 Com out * of ““ rovente,
would ensure that only an in- lation to fuel clauze, surcharge, 14 hp saloon, was brought to with a bouquet of red roses, by received an invitation, to visit called it self-finansing."
Queen's Flor, and handed, ovor | Mary Smith, daughire of the creased cost of fuel would be and no o
Mr Kadoorie: Thailand
He anid: I would be im-
"We certainly but there are
passed onto consumer.
by Mr Edward Lee, of Dodwelt samlatant ascretary of the Bri- no.
Motors, and Mrs Turnar madu' | tiaki Hed Cross Society in Hung- plans for him to do so at pro- possible to raise the type
official prosentalion, coti- |kang, Miyu F, G, Smith, who was the Dent, the White House sald 'to- capital, that is required here it
gratulating: Mes Loe,
also present, we are to meet the extension day--Reuter,
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Not Going Yet Mr Kadcore said that in his which it was said, that the sur-
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He asked: "Do you not think.] do not give the price we were the consumer reading that paying for oil and the reason papegraph would be entitled to has been given,
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