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Woman's Lone
To The
Journey To
Wilds Of India
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
CHINA MAIL
FINN ON ILLEGAL ENTRY CHARGE
A 33-year-old Finn. Seppo
Meremies, living in Kawloon Hotel,
Mr appeared before T. L Yang
L'entrai AL Magistracy this morning on s- charge of Illegal entry,
In Helsinki. barn 31eremles,
Finland, is alleged
13 HIRVC the Colony on Nov.
American textile expert, Mrs Bayley Smithber 14 without the permis-
left Hongkong by Swissair today to "rough it" in the wilds of India.
MRS SMITH
POLICE SEEK
OWNERS
The Police are anxious to find the owner or owners
of two blue Iawalion shirts, an old Chinese-style jacket, a leather
belt, a khaki bench hat and a pair of sun-glasses, all of which Bre believed 10 have been stolen in the Wanchai or Bay View districts about the, middle of last month.
Mrs Bayley Smith is return-
fg to India to further research art or ladian the native
1
weaving and design,
At the end period Mra
of the research
Smith will report
ner fadings to the University of Washington, which is nancing her trip.
Mrs Smith
told the China Mail this morning that she was sure that there was a big már- ket for quality Inuion weavings in the U.S.
end of my Say
in
"At the India I will publish a record for the University of Washing- textile ton on the Indigenous
art of India, she said.
The Inst person to do this
a Britisher, Wits
Dr Forties Watson almost 100 years ago."
she added.
sjon of the Immiksauson Office.
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Meremics pleaded guilly bul
unt 10- 1 remanded morrow in pollee custody tor a Finnish interprrier, on ap- plication of the Prosrenting Officer. Inspector R. E. Bett
5 YEARS FOR DRUG
MAKER
Ching Huen 34, a farmer, was Kenlebeed to five years by Judge B. J. Jennings at the Victoria District Court this morning when he was con. victed on no charges of possessing and manufacturing heroin.
A second accused, Ng Chiu- yer, 52, a chemist, was given
Under The Stars four years, and three others
Mrs Smith's research will take her into the tiny outlying | Slu Yin-chun. villages of India.
"My best friend there trusty bed roll," she said.
is
"But this is not new to me as my work in this field with the United Nations took me to many far-dung districts where I just had to rough it.
"I don't know exactly how that I know long I'll be but most of my time will be spent in the outlying districts
Naturally this will taean that
will most of my sleeping
And under the lars but 1 very exciting." she added.
One Killed In Road Mishaps
be it
Ma Mo, 25, Siu Wel-on. 58. and
37, wire tenerd to two and a half years i
sen-
case was
The Praseenion's that police raided a farm in Lans Chuen Village, Taipo, in November, and seized a large
of quality
heroin and morphine as well as apparatus in a heroin factory there.
The farmer was the man who had rented the house while The chemist was in charge of the manufacture of herein. The ether three accused were also brought to the factory by the farmer.
Mr D. G. Will's, Crown Coun sel, appeared for the prosecution. and Mr C. P. Lal, of Peter Mu and Co. represented the last three argised.
Armed Robbery In Public Lavatory
да
A 31-year-old woman, Cheung Lan, who lived in an uncum- bered hul in Cheng Tau Ku
Three Chinese, one of them Village, Sun Hui, Castle Peak, Gustained fatal injurius when armed with a knife, robbed
man of $432 inside the public was knocked down by
at the in lavatory morning lorry yesterday Casile Peak Road, near Sun Queen's Road East and Garden Ching Road, in the New Terri- Houd shortly after 4 o'clock this
morning.
Any person who has lost these articles or who may be able to identify them is asked to con- lact the Divisional Detective In-the spector, Eastern Police Station, Telephone No. 34522 Exterision 363 as soon as possible.
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ABOVE:
Messes Carmichael and Clarke held their annual Christmas party for their staff and guests on Friday at the compony's office, Union Building. Scon in photo oro Mr A. W, Black (left) and Mr G. H. P. Pritchard who were among those present. <
sern
ABOVE: Mr D. J. S. Crozier, Director of Education, is
Pul formally opening the Ching Middle School's new hostel at a ceremony on Saturday. At right is Dr Lam Chi-fung, the school's principal.
ABOVE: Lady Black, wife of His Excellency the Governor, is seen conversing with Mrs Arthur Woo (left), at the Women's International Club lunch meeting on Thursday.
Rundle,
ABOVE: Australian Jaycee" Mr Jahn arrived in Hongkong on Wednesday. He is seen: at loft shaking hands with Mr Alex Wu, Vice-President of the Hongkong Junior Chamber of / Commerce. Looking on Is Mr. Charles Kuo,
Bumper Christmas
(Continued from Page 1)
As expected 24 Iremendous range of new novelty toys has flooded the Hongkong market.
Don't be surprised if you 500 your next door neighbour's child waddling about in a space suit replies with red bulbs on n hel- net flashing on and off.
Various kinds of mean looking toy guns and pistols are also available.
Everything from 45 colts with exploding bullets to weird look- ing ay gus will be toted on Junior's hip on Christmas Day.
And if the party lacks laughs Just throw on a few comical
the itcords which
latest ly gimmick in America. These comical records and of course the regular discs are sell- ing like "hotcakes" in Hong- kong's stores.
For the Christmas tree? Go wesl
man young
where the Government has already sou nearly AL thousand Christmas
irtes,
To make Christmas a little merrier the USS Pickaway will 50 arrive in the Colony with tons of used clothing for the underprivileged.
Major Stanley Continues
Evidence
ure
Added to this several local organisations have arranged parties for the less fortunate.
Nightclubs as expected for preparing
the biggest Christmas to date.
Most of the big nightclubs already boolted out and managers have had to increase
From the Filor
25
years
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December, 1934
NE of
memorable
the , most
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their seating accommodation to tions taken against the cope with the crowds.
Chinese pirates in the early
Old Colonial in his daily column "Old Hongkong" in.
the the S.C.M. Post, was joint British-American at- tack on Kuhinn in 1855.
But an almost equally exciting attack took place only five years earlier "I take the following from the Friend of China and Hongkong Gazette of March 6, 1850, relating to the destruction of n'as piratical junks by HMS tre-Medea:
As usual the Post Office is days of Hongkong, writes hard pressed. Already big h crenses have been recorded in the amounts of local postings.
In November when most parcels and letters are sent off ar, Increase of 15% was report- ed. However it has been noted that most people are sending their
parcels from Kowloon, The increase in posting Hongkong has been only slight
So far 80 extro mail carriers have been hired to cope with the extra postal traffic.
However despite the mendous Increase an even bigger rush is expected in the next three days.
MOTORISTS
We have been favoured with AR excellent eye-witness account of the Medea's action. A smart and well-executed exposition, the time occupied But while everyone is having | from the first order to get up a merrier Christmas, one section steam until anchor was dropped
.motorists.
have
from
thi
of the publie will be restricted in Hongkong being only 28
¡ hours. Christmas shoppers
News had been received in found it increasingly difficult to And parking space these days.
Hongkong that 17 pienie Jumies With ineters and car parks under the command of the Tsul- busy all the time the Govern- notorious Chinese pirate
A-Poo, ment is doing a roaring trade.
were lying in a bay The Commissioner
50 mlics of Police, about Mr W. D. Heath, has warned Colony, motorists that vehicles found in
other
de. than any positien
grated parking areas, will be towed away.
the Christmas Unfortunately "spirit" can't be police matters and motorists are warned that parking infringe- liable mes will render them
prosecution together withi being booked for towing fees.
Possibly with only the exception of traffic problems the people of Hongkong can
10
extended
to
The libel action before Judgo expert a bigger, better and
Slightly
K. R. Macfee at the Vic-brighter Christmas. toria District Court con- tinued this morning when Major H. F. Stanley, Executive Director of the Hongkong Tourist Asso- ciation, continued answer- ing questions by the defence.
The plaintiffs, A. and A. Com- pany (a firm), publishers of a booklet **Around and About Hongkong," which is the official
Warmer
Weather
In fact the pirate feet were in a small bay on the Island of we had Kato. It was evident when we rounded the point, we bern sighted by our smoke, for.
found 12 of the pirate vessein other sweeping in, while the junk remained at anchor,
'On rounding the point, we were all ready for action, with the bulwarks down and the men at the guns. We immediately opened fire, when the pirates, without offering any resistance, began Jumping overboard;
We continued fing, killing about 150 of the pirates. They were then driven to the shore suffered of Kato, where they fur ber heavy loss. Five prisoners were taken in the action.
Of the junks, one was a 300- tonner with 18 guns and 120 men. In all the wwe 13 junks with a total of 120 guns and 100 men, of whom 200 were killed. The rest escaped,***
"Old Colonial” odds; "A terse
organ of the Hongkong Tourist Heavy clouds during the seamanlike account; enough
Association, are claiming dam- ages for bel amounting 10 $5,000 and costs from Mrs Bea- trke Church, chairman managing director of the Ad- vertising and Publicity Bureau
| Ltd.
night kept the tempera-incident however for quite a ture higher than expect story in any modem news-
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ed, a spokesman for the paper"," and
Royal Observatory said this morning.
The plaintiffs claim that parts of a letter which Mrs Chunch had written to the Hongkong Standard on June 30 were libel- lous.
Cross-examining Major Stan- ley, Mr Cheung said witness had testified yesterday that his im pression was that a guidebook Holiday in Hongkong" had been published irregularly.
Mr Cheung said Mr Tavares, publisher of the book, would say that the book was published on the first, 11th and 21st of each month.
Major Stanley said he would Gooept Mr Tavares statement, He added that copies of this guidebook did not arrive on the days mentioned by Counsel and that they did not arrive at his own office.
He said he thought "Around and About Hongkong" was a good guidebook He said he had not made any recommendations as to the context of the book before it was first published in November last year.
No Recollection
He said he land no recollection of having talked to Mr Chao, Mr Nurse, or Mr Broiles about his idea of w guidebook. It was not likely that he had done so, he added.
Re-examined by Mr Yu, Major Stanicy said Mr. Mark Broiles hack no power to negotiate the adoption of the guide book, at all unless he had actually re- quested him to do so. "In this matter, I did not ark, Mr Brolla to do so," he added.
He såld us fur as he was concerned, he saw no objec- tion to any member of the Association writing to him, and inquiring why the annual mosting had not be held unil July this year and, he would willingly disclose the reasons to any such query,
Hearing is continuing.
The plouts are represented by Me Patricic Yu, instructed by Mr
., of Poter Mo, and Ca,
M.
(mra coureka la represented by Mr 0. V. Cheng, on the instruction
of Mir A. 8. C. Canber of Harlin
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Standing By Sinking Ship
Instead of an expected minimum of 50 degrees, the actual minimum temperature was GO.1 degrees, recorded taken at 7 a.m.
Today should be warmer, the
added, with the
London, Dec. 21. spokesman maximum temperature la the The 13,302-ton British motor
to reglun of 65 degrees, and vessel City of Port Elizabeth night's minimum should remain radioed today It was standing the same, or about 60 degrees. by the Italian steamer Blanca Typhoon Gilda, now near the Corrado (7,102 tons) which Indo-China coast, has de- Was In a "sinking condition," teriorated into a tropical storm, oft the Portuguese coast, Lloyds which is now alling up near reported here, Salgon.
The City of Port Elizabeth Little change can be expecled | said the two vessels were mak- in the cutlook for the next daying for Lisbon at eight knots.-- or two, he said,
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