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LATE FINAL
CHINA MAIL
No. 37553
Established 1845
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1959.
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Of The KEARNS SAYS 'HURRY UP' Denies
Day
Bid To Clinch
Brian Gets His Wish And
FAREWELL TO Quick Deal
THE FIFTIES
TONIGHT
We Ray
л
made
cheerful farewell to decade which has Hongkong more prominent than at any time in it history. Famous and in- famous.
Glorious
and notorious. Praised and Blandered. Understandably,! the Colony feels that it has
fair explanation for much
of the criticism. And far outweighing it in the fact that it has been a decade of miraculous! survival, dazzling mile-
21 stupendous challenge matched by Herculean endeavour.
Many years IL:6 Hongkong
stones
On Exports
In
His Drums
By A CHINA MAIL
REPORTER
Brian de Silva's eyes widened as he gazed at the huge package. "Mine?" he asked the de- liverer.
Before the portman had time had
and
to od agreement Brian cagerly stepped forward started tearing at the paper
By A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT the face of opposition from important sections of the U.S. textile industry, the American Government today ap peared to be trying to clinch an covering undertaking with the Hongkong Gov-revealed and Brian had realised crnment on garment exports.
This is what he said; "If we show no interest for Reversi days, the whole effort may fall
Like a large sretion of the Hongkong industry, the Ameri- can industry is hesitant to a cept the proposals by a number | apart." of Hongkong industrialists.
Yesterday the Assistant Secre- fary of Commerce, Mr Henry was content to be the Kearns the nun who came colonial backwater on
the Hongkong to unk Colony China const while the big manufacturers exporting to treaty ports bubbled with | Amerien to adout what he called life. With their extinction "orderly marketing procedures* Hongkong has inherited called on American industry their most
quick reply to the enviable to give u qualities. We have their Hongkong proposals.
And he indiented in his re cosmopolitanism, quast eharm,
that
Mr Kearns' demand also sug- rested that the American Government wanted to clinch a deal with Hongkong in case the row now going on in the ramment maralfacturing and textile industries here. Ind to complications.
Within seconds the prize was
This greatest wish.
"A real set of drums....X can't believe it."
How It Started
ед
Brian who has becn osteomylitis victim for the last three months was almost
wcchless.
WAS
After months of hoping, dreaming and wishing he the proud owner of a proper set of drums,
It all started about a month ago when a China Mail
visiting Kowloon
was
the.
re-
The uproar in the Hongkong porter Industry has already
reached Hospital,
As
reporter walked through the wards he noticed dark haired Brian banging away with a pair of chopsticks on a chow tin.
the American the United Kingdom, Honghong economic vitality, freedom of Government supports the Hong-manufacturers are claiming enterprise and that sense of kung proposals,
that the voluntary ceilings exports to America contravene
partnership
And
inter-
dependence between Chinese
and European on which Shanghai's
success WAN
founded. And today the backwater *has brcome a raging torrent of activity.į THE Hongkong story of the Aftion has been told many times. It is a chap- ter in our history in which wo of today have shared in compiling and of which we are specially proud. Yet the truth is that for all our wonder at the succession of Яucceas,
are still too
We
close to it to judge its rent grandeur and 100
years
W. German Builders
To Open HK Office
Hamburg, Dec. 30. may The West German building institute in Hamburg plans to open an office in Hongkong to increase contacts with countries in the Far East.
hence posterity neclaim this as the golden age of colontul rule. We single out this decade above all beenuse of the miracio that happened. Hongkong survived in spite of China turning Red, the Korean war, the trade em-
on
a provision of the Hongkong want
undertaking with Lancashire wherein It was slated that Hongkong and Britain would oppose "any demand for new restrictions on the exports Hongkong products,
of
to be a drummer more than anything else in the world," he explained ister.
American's Gift
A few days after, Brian's story of his fight against dis ability and
HK Opposition starting his career 44
drammer
the
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HOLIDAY PAPERS
The China Maii will not be published tomorrow New Year's day, but the Saturday eliipa
APPORT AL MATÍ.
The
South
Morning Post will
China appEUT
xa casal tomorrow but not
ca Balarday.
The Sunday Herald wi
be published as manat,
The editor and staff of the China Mall
readers
a prosperous and happy new year.
Tsai Chin
Tells Man To Leave Theatre
By COLIN RICKARDS
Toi
whole
Sst, Badger thought"right. nothing in the world could have made Brian happler. At last after dresan • ing, wishing and hoping Briap de Silva, 11, in the proud owner of a set of proper drush, given to him by Mem Bɣt.. Badger, 20' Americka sirman stationed in Hongkong.
Brian is now the complete picture of happiness. Although a diseased left leg the world couldn't be brighter for Brian,
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delivered
baven't
Christmas eve stopped practising,
"I'll never forget Sgt. Badger for doing this, he's the greatest guy on earth,” he added.
his struggle for | thought, would be to have a set. “Ever since it was
A of proper drums. in appeared Hongkong industrialists oppos-China Mail, ing the undertaking with
Touched by the heartwarming | he has number story America are said to
young American airman about 2,000 factories.
stationed in Hongkong, Mess Syi. A. Badger brought happiness to young Brian.
And Brian could have, Sgt. Badger
the greatest happiness
new
On the other hand only 60 factories make up the
Cotton Hongkong
Garment MamaLecturers (for US.A.) As- saciation.
Mr Chu Shek-lun, President of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association pointed out that a
of ATOMID
garment mirority makers should not dietate the destiny of the Colony's indus- try.
Both his statement and the ong issued by the Hongkong Spinners Association said the The institute announced this Government had contravened the spirit of the Lancashire pact by lending support to the newly- formed "cartel" · favouring - voluntary queta on Hongkong garment exports to the US.
foreign
furious desire to get building things done, And heaven countries. knows the records we have broken.
Today's statement said official and private sources tad sug- refugee influx gested the opening of branch threatened to engulf us. offices in other countries, mainly in the underdeveloped anes. This doubled will be a private venture.
Consequences
also drove home the the CONSEGUEBLES
"My left leg may not be up to scratch but it doesn't mai-
· could į ter very much...........
with
"This is the trosi fallastfo present a 'guy like me get," he told the China Mall yesterday.
"Nobody plays drums their legs anyway..."
HK PREPARES FOR
A
NEW DECADE
By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER
Hongkong today was in the last stages of hectic preparations
for its greatest New Year's Eve on record.
be
today. bargo, the refugee influx. If the
there is any secret in the The Institute, which is sup- spring of our resilience it is ported
building by
Arms that
private enterprise and throughout West Germany, rurs Government have been a pmanent sample exhibit:on animated by an irrepres- of building techniques in Ilam- 1 aim is to het as a sible impuise, frantic, burg.
They clearing house for West German
Throughout the Colony, rest~ } services will dangerous firms with
held in St damage in the Philippines, is move might have on the future dents are making last-minute John's Cathedral,
St Andrew's now given as 160 miles cost- of the Colony's economy, by purchases to celebrate the end Church, Kowloon Union Church south-east of Manila, bringing about restrictions from of a great decade and the coming and the Kowloon Tong Church. Harrier is expected to cross
of a New Year. all directions.
In addition, many locùl sports the Philippines into the China Following the pattern The Chaltman of the Hong-Christmas, business, trade
of clubs wül be holding dinner | sea in the next 12 hours. kong Cotton Gument Manufac entertainment for the New Year annual dinner dance begins at at 8 am, today, the typhoon is and dances. Kowloon Cricket Club's In this latest position, given Instend it has been
turers (for U.S.A.) Assocla-have reached an all-time peak.
still over 700 miles east-south- salvation.
ticn, Mr Y. L. Yang, told the
Liquor and food sules have A specialised permanent ex-China Mail that "we are walt-rocketed.
be cast and trebled our determin-hibition, run
of the Colony, heading on amlar lines in for reaction in the U.S.A." Night club managers report
for west-north-west at 10 knots. tion
conquer it. to that in Hamburg, Is to be
He refused to make any com- full houses, and one told Reservoirs, reclamations, one of the features of the ment on the statements of the China Mail he had been fully sito clearinga exemplify our Hongkong office, Reuter.
Hongkong Spinners' Association | booked up two weeks ago. refusal to be bound by our
and CMA yesterday.
Amid the clamour of church natural limitations. When
bells, ships' sirens, and fire our trade collapsed industry
crackers of the clock strikes 12, stepped in and took over,
will be heard the deep thud of revitalising our
Jardine's Noon Gua
THE
to
It has
otir
economy. Money flowed in from ali over Asia for no better reason than it had no better destination.
Buildings rose all over giving! testimony to the freedom
and security
and the
"You Have
city of our
buoyancy and
activity that sustain
it.
And from the ashes of the
the concreto phoenix of resettlement
Killed My Eyes'
Fredericktown, Dec. 30.
most disastrous fires in the A man was held in gaol to Colony's history has risen day allegedly killing a blind man's seeing eye dog. The dog's owner told the man, "you bave just killed my eyes.” The
Everett detained man
milli Stacy, 42-year-old caw effort, worker was charged with the
unique in Asia and in the world .... And so into the sixties. Each
new
year brings greater challenges than the last, calls for greator
So
some new feat of brilliance malicious Idling of n dumb or touch of genius to over-animal. come the insuperable and
The dog "Janie," a specially achlevo the
Impossible. trained Germen Shepherd was Lifemanship... it is owned by 32-year-old John J. great, inspiring game.
Hess Jr. of St Louis...
Stacy and he shot the dog ring out the old. Ring in the while on a hunting is when With a confidence he thought the animal WEB born. of experience Hong-going to spring at him. kong 'moves into the now The owner said; he had un year hoping for the best Ionshed the dog so it could got
but prepared for the worst, some exercise,AP. ***
now.
David
And Goliath
Ventersdorp, Dec. 30.
Open House
the
the club at 0.30 pm
The Star Ferry will running the first time.
all-night services
Observatory forecast that the A spokesman for the Royal
weather over should be similar to Christmas-
the New Year
for and cool.
Cold New Year
From, a maximum
tempera-
Bevan Reported 'Comfortable'
London, Dec. 30.
Russian Charge
Seoul, Dec. 31.
13
A Republic of Korea
Navy spokesman cate- gorically denied "ridiculous and un- founded" today a Rus- sian charge that South Korean warship attacked
Soviet hydrographic vessel off Korea on Monday.
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He said it was "obvious" that North Korean ships were in volved in the shooting and that Russia was attempting to shift the blame to South KoseN.
The charge, issued through Tass, said that a ROK warship "carried out predatory shooting at an unarmed Sovter vessel on the high scTED.”
NO PART
The Navy spoleerman said that BOYUTA ROK patrol boats were London, Dec. 30.
operating off the east coast of - Chin, 20-year-old Korea north of the demiliärised Hongkong "unknown" who zone on Monday night and ob
sorved "pore gunight in the captured the lead part to darkness" c the water near Richard Mason's "The Was World of Surie · Wong"
But he emphasised that ROK had more than the usual ships never took part at any amount of drama at the the theatre last night.
For Tsai who plays
* Hongkond “pleasure girl in house had to ask one of the audience to leave the theatre
assuming from in: formation we gather," he said, it is obvious: that Soviet and North Korean: vesseis fought each other by mistake, because. man of darkness,
Tsai with leadingr Gary Raymond was hallway through an emotional scene in the play when a mam in the pit of the theatre began to shout at her.
"Every time I opened my mouth to speak the inan shoute
"Now the Russians are at- tempting to shift the respons sibility onto us"
I
STATEMENT.
He said the navy
the Russian charge.
was pre-
cd very rude things at me," paring an official statement on Tsai told mie today at her Chelsea flat. "It was awfully embarrassing and I wouldn't get sword in edgeways.""
UNPRECEDENTED
Despite "shushing" from the audience and frate shouts for the imam to be quiet, he went on.
"Eventually I became terribly andry," sald Tsal "I hadn't been so annoyed I would never have had the courage to do it."
I
And she did mmething almost unprecedented on the London skare.
Breaking off
pregnant speech she tumed to the man in the pit and said:
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"Would you kindly leave the theatre."
APPLAUDED
He did stop and the audience opplauded loudly as Tsal wont back to the scene.
"If it had been a comedy part of the play I would not have minded so much," she told me. "But it was so unfair. And wa were right at the most moving part of the play,
"He had every right not to Like ture yesterday of 74.9 degrees,}, Each New Year's Eve al mid-
the story but he could
walked out quietly. It the temperature fell just over night, in the middle of Jur-
A medical bulletin Lued here Lave 17 degrees to a minimum this tonight said that Mr Ancurin was very embarassing but the dine's Open House at their East Point godown, one of the seniorld this was due to a weak abdominal operation yesterday, made up for it all.
morning of 67.7 degrees. He Bevan, who underwent a major audience were very, kind and members of the staff pulls the cold surge from the north. lanyard to aire the gun,
The In teet position of day".
His condition wes "a The gun will be fired tonight Typhoon Harriet, the off-season good as can be expected."again" she added, ---London
Miss Elizabeth Morrison, storm which is causing much Reuter. by dinighter of Mr Peter Morrison, Jurdine's
Import Department
But this is only one of the
A David and Goliath act Manager, and Mrs Morrison.
was performed yesterday many private parties being held by Mr Sewes Terblanche, tonight.
of Makoksraal, near here, The Officers and drew of the when he hurled a stone at troopship Empire Fowey will be entertained at a New Year's
a charging two-year-old party by the Warrant Officers Afrikander bull and kill- and Sergrents, of the Royal En-| ed It.
gineers in thein Mess at Whit- The bull chased Terblanche held Barwicks, Kowl.con ,and severni Africans to a fence, Church Services over which the Africans scram- At the Shatin Heights Hotel à bled. As the bull lowered Ra dinner darxe is being held in ald head and charged, Mär Terbión, of the New Territories under-
prominent privileged children. i cricketer ni the University of TECH afternoon the crew of Chpetown, throw the one and HB Balist will be bolding 4 struck the charging animal on party for loon) children * On the head.
che,
who WILT
The bull mgged to Ha-honés, · Thabangfrihar, and Watchnight thon collagred" and 'died, - | serviões: kit swing heich laminer," China Mail Spechil,
Colony churches.
had had a fully comfortable
"I only hope it never happens
| Express Service.
SOMEBODY WAS PLAYING TRAINS
Tass said the Sovket Vossel was attacked at a point 30 miles,off North Korea and 36 miles northeast of the South Korea boundary.
This point is more than 100 miles south of the normal route used by Russian ships carrying Koreans from Japan Chongjin, North Korea, the ob- ject of bitter
to
opposition from South Korea, Two Soviet cargo- Liners left Japan for North Korea
on Monday, the same day as the reported attacíc. - UPI and AP.
A DIFFERENT
KIND OF DOLLAR GAP'
Washington, Dec. 30, Britain and the United States were divided by a new kind of "dollar gap” today, but this one could only be measured in centa three cents (about twopence halfpenny) to be precise.
A British Embassy spokesman saich · Eritain was due to rasion one of its reguite/year-bad debt Kopayments to the United States EDITORTONA", “We have worked It out at $144,841,181 and 49 cents,” the spokesman tald,
3-CENTS MORE
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