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ABOVE: Sean during the cocktails for Mr Arthur Seidmann this wook (l-r) Mr H. T. Liu and Mr Seidmann.
ABOVE: Brigadier P. G. Turpin sean during his
recent visit to 56 Coy RASC (M.T.).
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LEFT:
Little Stepheri
John, son of Mr and Mrs W. J. Rather, soon in his after godmother's armis
his christening at St Margaret's Church last
wook.
ABOVE: Hollywood actress France Nuyen in a marry mood with 80-year-old extra player, Mr Kock Kwan-kin, during filming of "The World Of Suzie Wong" at Kowloon Star Forry pier this week.
ABOVE: Mr S. Hashimoto offering Mr A. F. Clark
a Japanese delicagy during the fasting of japanese New Year dishes last wook.
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London, Jan. 7.
Flyovers
Clover leaves
BEATING THE BOTTLENECK
Clover leaf underpasses and flyovers are proposed in this Traffic Exhibition model for Garden Road and Queen's Road East.
The
Byovers would fake care estoring down from the Peak to Jackson Road over Queen's Road East, whlie Peak-bound traffic would take another Ayover from Murray Road to Carden Road,
An
overhead road would link Kennedy Road and Upper Albert Read over Garden Road, and traffic would use clover leaf roads to get from one to the other-China Mail Photos.
Picture below shows an en- largement of the Garden Road
clover leaves.
HOW CHAN PLANNED TO REPAY $560
When Revenue' Insp. Pang Hock-keung was searching a pas- senger from Macao at the Custodian Wharf one morning fast month, he felt something hard around the passenger's waist.
He asked what it was and the Jassenger fromptly replied, "It's a revolver,"
Insp. Pang immediately snatched the revolver from the man and with the assis- taner of a polico detective, tock the man to the Water- front Police Station,
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Before Judge K. R. Macfee at the Victoris District Court this morning, the mon, Chan Siu- chor, pleaded gulity to a charge of possession of the revolver, The and six rounds of ammunition without a licence and was sen- tenced to 18 months,
Good order
Chief Insp. C. L. Smith told the Court that the revolver was in good working order but the rounds were "duda."
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25
years -AGO-
January, 1935 Arad in the New Ter
TIGER
scare
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tories during the weekend following the discovery of footprints of a large animal in vegetable patches in the vicinity of Kowloon Taal, a hamlet situated about 冠
mile quarter of a
from Kowloon Tong.
Following the discovery of the spoor by a villager, the police were polled and visited the scent, confirming the suspletons of the villagers that they were the footprints of a ilger.
The enimal had left a long trail of footprints Jezzling down to the village from the neigh- bouring mountain side,
On Friday night, villagers were disturbed by an unusual squealing from pigs. This Is
1 to be the first time that a tiger has been near this village. The SCM Post sald the vilior to Kowloon Tsai might be kopard One of these animals was shot in the New Territories | a couple of years ago,
An
advertisement an- nounced $100 in prizes for a bubble gum blowing contest, the biggest bubble winning first prize of $25.
OMMENTING on the
difficulties of the Hong- kong Cement Company following the extraordinary general meeting, the SCM Post said the company had suffered heavily from Japanese competition.
Bul It added that "the Cement Company is not alone In its misfortunes. Older re- tidents will remember the sugar refineries in their heyday, the Cocks when they faced a won- derful futuro, the breweries, the four mills, spinning mills and other Hongkong industries that were affected in varying degrees by competition.
The lesson to be learned from these experiences is that the influences for succeSS far from immutable."
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The Hon Mr W. H. Bell made a quick trip to England recently using the air service as much as possible and re- turned the same way.
Had there been an air ser- vico from Hongkong, hia
Mr
A man who snatched a wrist- journey would have been even
watch from women was shorter. sentenced to 15 months jall
W. J. Keswick filéw by Mr I. M. S. Donnell at from Hankow to Canton on Kowloon Magistracy this December 31 and came on to wzorning.
Hongkong the same day. The time taken was eight hours.
The time taken by steamer was six days.
first application exemption for property in the New Territories was put forward at the Ten- ancy Tribunal this morn- ing, to make way for two eight storey blocks, the first block to cast į gulity. 5981,134,
The Teun Wen Development
Lo Pak-lun, 32, of 142. Tai Nam Street, second floor, pleaded
Sub-Inspector I. W. Ellas, proto
Co. Ltd. want to demolish 17. 5ocuting, said that Lo snatched a 20-year-old one-storey houses wristwatch from a woman, Chu at 449, Castle Peak Road, and to first creet on the site a block of 13 houses followed later by
en houses.
Mr Bell took only 11 days In a cautioned statement made
reach the UK, travelling to the Police, Chan sald he had
by steamer to Singapore owed a friend $550 and could not repay him.
.therefore went to
Yuk-chun, on January 2 white where he picked up the Dutch Macso to fetch the gun and
she was walking along Un Chau Air Mail plane to Amsterdam. Street, Kowloon,
Coming back took longer be come back with the intention
He pawned the watch, which cause Mr Bell had to wait of committing a robbery in a The Financial Times today argued against
Causeway Bay goldsmith shop, There would be septic tank was later recovered by the police 3 days in Singapore for a Defendant had nine connecting steamer to long- Inp. Smith said.
block for $25. Arst
kong. abrogation at the present time of the
Chan told the Court this morn-pending the provision of soil, previous convictions. cotton agreement between Hongkonging that he had had the gun for drainage in Taun Wan and the British cotton industry.
the hoped for results
are
Preminent men in the Hong-
industry kong
textile apparently preparing a cam- paign in favour of the abroga- tlon of the pact," this London daily declared.
They are pointing out that Lancashire is enjoying a boom increased therefore and that imports from Hongkong would not hurt the British Industry,.
Stroke of luck
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"The whole object of pact was to give the UK. cot- lon industry n chance to re- organise and orderly.mUNTLET,
contract in
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stroke of luck for the indus-
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drainage
for the
31 years and had never used i The new buildings would for any unlawful purposes. He provide nine times the area of coded he had also intended to the old houses, which are in a Hong-sell it,
and of the kong will have a strong ease Chan had two previous convic. bad state of repair
flimsy construction, sald when negotiations between Lions, including one for being a
architect, the industries are resumed inmember of an unlawful society. two years' ikke as they almost certainly will be.
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should not have Lancashire made good use of its respite.
"But in the meantime the British Industry must be given Its chance," the Financial Times added.-Reuter,
Allegedly fired shotgun, injuring man
Sentences increased
Demand for accommodation for factory workers was acute in the Cast developing industrial district of Teun Wan, he said, and the time was long overdue for the existing old houses to come down.
The applicants could not ne- quire any other unoccupied land in the district on which to . Two men, appealing against The Tribunal will inspect the prises sentences for possession promises tomorrow morning. In of dangerous drugs, had their the meantime evidence from the prison terms increased by Mr Tsun Wan Development Co., Yu, Justice A D. Scholes, in the represented by Mr Patrick
was heard, and that of the Appeals Court ibla morning.
For possessing heroin, Yuen opponents who are represented On had his sentenco increased by Mr Peter C. Wong and Mr from six to 12 months, and Chan Benjamin Lin Instructed by Ying, serving a 12-month term C. Y. Kwan and Co, for possessing the drug, had his
"But the effect of the Gov- ernment scheme for the elimina-A boy, who, Police allege, din-sentence increased to 18 months,
charged: a 18 bore shot gun All 12 other appeal, for at tion of surplus capacity must
across Clear Water Bay tempted Larceny, not be forgotten.
demanding :ap- (moziay by * Roat, wounding a mak.
menaces, and for "Twelve months ago, the in-
were dis- [dustry silli regarded the export peared in Juvenile Court the possession of drugs,
Indased morning. cellings agreed to by Common wealth countries as uncomfort- adly high
The 18-year-old student was remanded by Mr.D. Benson in A transistor radio and “The change in its fortunes is police custody for further in- wrist watch valued at $280 were stolen from 6 Beltran no rencon for! Hongkong to go quicles until next Monday..
The name of the injured man Road, second floor, Kowloon back on the agromOENÍ,
"If demand continues,high was given, as Mak Kin-wood, between Tuesday morning and and the reorganisations - beings....... No plea was taken.
yesterday afternoon.
The Tribunal consists of Mr J. E. Dargan (President). Mr Kwoks Lam-po and My H. N. Harleia.
The World Refugee Year Fund has received an amount of $804 from all forks of the Folies In Kowloon,- sum of $50-from-s- pupil of Eastern Hospital Road Government A. M. School, and ́n muin of $123 from the staff of
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