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CHINA MAIL

Established' 1845)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1960.

NEW CINEMAS Police grapple

25 GOING UP IN

years. AGO

January, 1935

CHINESE cook charged

A with staffing a cat, was said by the prosecution

to have been found with the cat inside a far,

At the time he was seen pok- ing the animal with a stick.

The cook, aged 18, told the Mughdrate, Mr EW. Hamilton, that the cal fell into the jar and he was trying to get it out with the stick.

The magistrate discharged the cook and told him to keep away from the animal,

.

☆ ☆ Colonel L. G. Bird, former commandant of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps had a narrow escape from acrieus injury last night, when the car ho was driving crushed into the traffic island opposite Tin Lock Lane in Hennensy Road and was completely de- molished.

A

TERRITORIES

BY A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Three new cinemas will go up in Tsun Wan this year to bring the total to five.

The biggest, the Waldorf Theatre, will cost 고 milijan dollars.

It will be housed inside a seven-storey building which will also accommodate a restaurant the Castle Peak Road bus

near slop.

When completed by the end of the year, the new cinema will have a capacity of 1,700. It will be air-conditioned.

THE SECOND

The second new theatre will e situtater in Texaco Road near Tai Wo Kau. It will seat 1,000,

The third will be loented on the new reclamation near the ferry to Hongkong. It will seat 800.

The

CAKE

WITH

100

CANDLES

A cake with 100 candles

will light up the Diocesan Girls' School contenary celebrations during the Junior School open day party this afternoon.

FTER 37 years service

exlating upes In Tsun various parts of Wan are the Tain Wan Theatre In the morning parents were China, the last thres of with a capacity of 700 and the Invited to go into the classrooms which were spent as 11.M. Grand Theatre, 800.

where about 360 junior girls Consul-General in Hankow, The Managing Director of the were carrying on their normal Sir Meyrick Hewlett, left Acta Motion Picture and Deveroutine under the teachers Hankow for Shanghai chlopment Lick, owner

Weldort and the Tsun Won, Mrsupervision. route to England.

He was accompanied by Lady Hewlett and Miss Betty Hewlett. During his long stay in China he arrived at Peking in 1890 Szechuna

and later served in

of the

Deacon Chiu, told the China Similiar arrangements are- Moll this morning that his arm

i also building another theatre being made for

in Yuen Long.

This cinema, also a million- propostion, is already

he has created a reputation dollar

for promoting friendly relationshall complcted, between the Brlish and Chinese

people.

May or

School tomorrow.

the Senior

Mrs Joyce Symons, Head- mistress, will attend the parties

this afternoon and tomorrow.

Groups of 350 Juniors 'Brid

with alleged pickpocket

polica officer told the Vic- toria District Court this morning how a detective on patrol passed by d Mathan Road bus stop on the night of December 17 and saw a hand pull a bundle of bank notes from a mon's pocket.

Chief Inspector T. W. Wheeler, prosecuting, added that as the detective grappled with a man at the bus stop, a Special Dranch and constable saw the struggle came to his assistance..

Chow Before the court was Ming-lak, who, pleaded not guilty to stealing $00 from wooden box maker, Choong Sal of Shek Kip Mei Resettlement Estate.

A

HEARD A SHOUT Cheong said in evidence that as he boarded; a bus in Nathan Road on the night of December 17 he heard a shout behind him to the effect: "Someone is pick- ing your pocket.

He fell in Tris poclect and found that his money had gone. He then jumped off the bus and whimassed a struggle. between three men, one, of whom he re- cognised as the accused

Mr Charles Ching, instructed by Mr Peter Woo, is defending

accused.

The heating before Judre K. R. Macfee continues,

Columbia films representative

The local representative of Columbia Films. U.S.A., Mr Johnson Wong has resigned,

Columbia are now, represent- by Mr Samade A. Rao who. already established in his offer in Entertainment. House. Mr Rao was with the Cathay Organisation of Singapore

is

With Dr C. T. Wang, he in- June this year, it will be rble 540 Seniors will blow cut the before coming to Hongkong to

the augurated Club in Nanking.

When completed in

International to

provide entertainment for candles 1,500 people.

Dn

the

prepared cakes.

MOHAN'S

specialty Loke up

ment,

his present appoint-

Sale

THE SALE THAT OUTSELLS THEM ALL. BECAUSE ITS. THE SALE THAT EXCELS THEM ALL!

SECOND DAY OF SALE OF SALES-10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

NOW

$ 140.00 per pco.

156.00, -143.00

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

PICTORIAL PARADE

ABOVE: Scon during the Juvenile Care Contro Ball held at the Peninsula Hotel (1-r)—Mm P. C. Woo, Sir Robert Black, Mr P, C. Woo and Lady Black.

ABOVE: Mr. C. E. Torry (right) presenting, the trophy for the best pint of honey, to a Chinesa nun during the prize-giving coremony at the Agricultural Show in Yuen Long,

ABOVE: The "Optimists" and "Scorpions". soon after their cricket match at the Hongkong Cricket Club Saturday, when the "Scorpions" won by two wickets.

Crown attacks

evidence in Vaswani appeal

The first line of the defence throughout the trial of an Indian merchant was that "he saw no evil, he heard of no evil, therefore he did no evil."

This was claimed this morn completed his submissions to the Ing by Mr Simon Ll, Crown Court with an appeal against Counsel, at the Full Court ap-sentence.

$166,000 IN EXIT THE COMPENSATION “OLD MAN”

AWARDED

Compensation fotalling, almost $160,000 was awarded by the Tenancy Tribunal → this morning to 82

A.N

Domolition teams started

work on the "old man" of the Naval Dockyard to day.

Within a few weeks the "old opponents of man"-the 150 it chimney stack application for exemp- which has been a landmaric of tion for four 20-year-old Hongkong for more than 50 houses at 17 to 23, Larch years, will disappear from its Street, Tai Kok Trul,

familiar setting.

The chimney stuck which The Tribunal recommended should be demolished very soon, exemption, The highest in-will make way for a new 'road dividuel sum in compensation which will pass through the was $22,000, awarded to the Hop yard.

peal brought by Lucky Dayaran He submitted that the sen-Lee Metal Works, 17, Larch Naval authorities said today

Vaswani, 20, against his convle-

tion and sentence for con- tence was too severe but asked spiracy to obtain Imperial Pre that anything he might say in the sentence ference Certificates fraudulently, appealing agninst

should not prejudice the appeal Vaswani was convicted and against conviction. sentenced to 18 months all by Judge B. J. Jennings, in the Vic-fourth to come before the courts He said the appellant was the

Mr Li said that Vaswant was

act as

*

...

Street,

→

that the chimney although a rolic A new eight-storey tenement, of the carly century, had been to contain 42 Bats and six chops boiler house and factory ad completely useless since a big and to cost $354,000, will be erected on the site. It will take been pulled down, 13 months to complete.

The applicants were Mr Yip.

Gunner on fraud charge

toria District Court inst year, in connection with the con- Lam and Mr Lal Kam, repre posted to the Hongkong business spiracy; the other three, who sented by Mr A. S. C. Comber,

were the frem Hyderabad to

"principals," having of Hastings and Co. watchdog.

already been convicted and sen- Some of the opponents weİNG tenced to varying terms.

represented by Mr W. Hon, of

Peer Murray, 20, gunrier of "The sentence of 18 months Hen and Co; Mr M, Wong 40 Field Regiment, RA, ap-

Deacons. Mr Peter C. Wong; Mr imprisonment without the option p. L. Lam; Mr. V. Iam of

peared before Central Magistrate of a ane is excessive,

Mr T. Yang this mariing on Stewart and Co Me D. 5.

charges of obtaining $0.80 "Justice would have beën | d'Almada temedios of d'Almada suffelently met by a heavy Remedios and Co, and Mr credit by fraud, ond common

assault. ne," Mr Bernacchi submitted. Terence Shurlock of M. K.

Lam and Company.

First, thing

"Yet the first thing he tried to tell us when he was in 'the wit- nces box was that I have done practically no work; my In- tercals are not in the business; my only interest is in credit facilities

"Is this the attitude of a watchdog?" he asked

"Any reasonable person who is appointed as watchdog would certainly acquaint himself with the busians of the firm ho was witching over,"

Six hours

I

(His submissions to the Full

Court of Appeals lasted a total of six hours.).

Hoaring is continuing.

The Full Court comprises Mr He said tho prosecution Justice J. B. Gregg, Senior evidence is that the officers of Puline Judge, and Mr Justice

λ. Binis-Kerr, Acting

tary in an attempt to obtain Puisoa Judge.

Imperiul Preference: Certl-

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at student

conference

Hongkong delegate, Mr David Cheung, is attending the 20- nation Leaders' Conference which was Atro-Asian Student

opened yesterday at Honolulu by the Hawall Governor, Mr William F. Quinn..

senior

"Thero was evidence that the

Bir Chound21, a accused signed some of these student in sociology at the. wade sheques, and chequea Hongkong Baptist College, is an dawn on the "N" account i nioquent speaker - and. Befive KUFYet the appétit never participant in many student 20

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The Tribunal consisted of Mr J. E. Dargan (Prealdent), Mr

J. Silva and

Mr. H. Heitmeyer.

Murray pleaded not. guilty and Mr Yang feed hearing for February 1.

remanded, in

Murray Wis military custody.

This funny world

"The doctor has me on light exorcine.”

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