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The 29,614-ton liner Iberia, flagship of
P & O, arrived with 557 passengers this morning on her first visit to Hongkong.
COLLECTED FROM
HAWKERS
The Iberia is one of the two newest and largest ships in the
and O fleet.
The other, the Arcadia. will call on August 13 after a Puelfie voyage.
With air condition: throughout, the Iberlo has ac- commodation for 1,400 passen- gers and 2 service speed of 221⁄2 knots.
Fins
She is equipped with the most modern navigationu! aids,
¡II-
cluding tabilising fins which
reduce" rolling to a minimum.
Entering service in Septem- her 1854, the liner became the flagship last February, when her explain, Mr Hooper Felgue Mallet was promoted to Commodare. Commodore Mallet, who was
An unemployed man obtain- cd $7 from two hawkers at Control Merkot yesterday, stating that he was col- lecting the money on behalf of the Urban Sor- vices Department staff, Central magistrale, Mr T. I.. Yang, was told this at Central Court this morning when StuChannel Tal-yung. 34, of 1 Wat Sun Lane, 1st Roor, appeared before him on two counts of obtaining money by false pretences.
Slu pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 months joll.
Preceuting Det. Insp. Chan So-stam of the Anti-Corruption Branch said he arrested defen
at the Market and yesterday
collecting when Su why seen The money.
NO INSTRUCTIONS Imp. Chan said that Siu col- berbed an average of $150-$200
day from the hawkers on be Chatf of somebody.
born at St Lawrence, Jersey, Islands, Joined the company in 1919,
His first command
was the Empire Rajah in 1948, and sub- he served on the sequently Cannanore, Paringa, Moalien, Strathalrd, Himalaya and the Strathmure.
He
to
transferred WON
In March 1050. the Iberia
When the Iberia reaches London on April 18, the big sleek Uner will have travelled 43,027 miles.
She left England on Decem- ber 10 lost year, for Aus- trallu
She began her Paciile voyage
Then she went back across the Pacifle to Japan vin Honolulu
Sanitary Insp. Johnston, Into Canada and the United States. charge of Central Market, told Mr Yang that he had instructed Dobrady to collect any
for the Urban Services Depart- mcat.
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E Or the passengers on board, disembarked lero this
morning. had
The Iberia will leave on her Defendantl
previous i conviction for keeping a
humeward voyage, via .Manila, Colombo, and mon gambling house in May, Singapore,
Bombay at midnight on Sun- day.
1959.
Here to visit
husband's
Among the passengers, to arrive: When
on the Iberia this morning.
was Mrs Gerald R. Kidd, who
сате
to visit for the firal
lime the grave of her hus- † hand.
He was one of the first British
officers killed by the Japanese 011 Hongkong Island during the invasion.
Men Kidd said that her hus
band was in command of the 14 Punjab Regiment.
On the morning of December 21,
1941, he drove
a Jeep on a
survey of the eastern part of the Island. part of which was occupied by the Japanese.
grave
Le stopped outside 2
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· Established 1845
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1960.
writes fration stews.
NEW
Lady Sheaffer
AKEUPSERT FOUNTAIN PEN Bale poate
UÜHTKO PAPER DO, 4.TO
FLAGSHIP HERE The visitor
PICTORIAL PARADE
ABOVE: Soon ot tho Rotary Ball ot the Peninsula Hotel recently (l-r]-Mrs G, Hayes, Mr C. B. Burgess, Mrs W. S. Anderson, Str Robert Black, Mr W. S. Andor- son, Lady Black and Mr A. G. Clarke,
RIGHT: Seen at the wino- tasting party held at the Jardino, Matheson Board- room recently (lr) Metis C. H. W. Robert-
ton, L. Norris, P. Morri- son and D. Balton.
COMING
AND GOING
prominent British
en-
gineer and management
U.S. INVESTMENT
EXPERT TO
VISIT HONGKONG
expert, Sir Walter Puckey A New York investment expert with half a cen-
is coming to Hongkong on
Saturday for a short visit.
He and Lady Purkey will
tury of experience will visit Hongkong in mid- April.
arrive from Singapore. They The well-known American will leave for India three days security analyst, Mr N. Leonard
Jaler.
Jarvis of Messrs Hayden, Stone Sir Walter is founder and and Co., a leading investment Management house on Wall Street, will arrive which on April 7 from Tokyo in the
course of a world tour.
chairman Selection Ltd.,
M Arm house, a Japanese soldier sud-pleks men for senior manage- denly appeared at the donr ment posts, and a director at
and shot him dead.
I am happy to be here." Mrs Kidd said "because I had al- ways determined to make
Д
trip to Hongkong to pay a visit to my husband's grave." he wit visit the Sal Wan cemetery where big grave ites.
retur
Mrs Kidd
Is on her
journey to her home in Wellington, County Durham. after a visit to her daughter, Mrs E. Talbot, in VanJOUVET,
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Mr Jarvis, travelling with his wife, will stay here untli April 18 when they will leave for Bangkok.
At the Invitation of Mr P. G. Calcina, Managing Director of Commercial Investment Co., Lid, local correspondent for
Back to
prison
Man on
$30,000
forgery charges
Lui Chi, 43-your-old photo- graphor, of 19 Chino Street, second
floor, pleaded not guilty before Mr Doruk Cons at Central Magistracy this morning to two charges of forgery involving about $30,000. Hearing of the case la xed for March 30 before Mr T. L Yang.
It is alleged that on or about Hayden, Stone and Co., Me Within four weeks of his September 24, 1958, the do- Jarvis will speak on the London
discharge from the prison, tendant, with intent to defraud, and New York mürkets in the
forged a document purporting Tam Fu, 29, unemployed, to be a promisory note drawn Hongkong Club on April 14.
entered a house in Yeo in favour of Jaming Chen for Wo Streat early ona marn- $15,000, ing and stole nearly $500 worth of articles.
His first
Mr Jarvis has been President or the New
York Society of Securlly Analysis and of the Association of Customer Brokers.
As Tam left the house three pollecmen spotted and question- ed him. They found an ex- pansive watch; five fountain pena and $02.
He readily admitted stealing the articles and took the police back to the house.
It is also alleged that on or about September 24, 1958, the defendant, with intent to de- fraud, forged a banker's cheque In the name of Wong Bun, for $14,784.95.
Defendant, represented by Mr R. Hindmarsh, of. Stewart and Co., is on bail of $1,000. He has travelled extensively, having made 25 trips to Europe
Detective Inspector Lal Kim- pro- and South America but this is
hung appeared for the Before Judge B. J. Jenninga | secution. his first visit to the Far East, International Computers
and
In the Victoria District Court, Tabulators Lid, Black and Messrs Hayden, Stone and Co. this morning, Tam admitted to sentenced to Decker Co LU, English have 27 branches
the lacery and was over Numbering Machines Lid and American continent and five co and a half years. He was Everett, Edgcumbe and Co Ltd. branches abroad-In Paris, Can- also ordered to be placed under nes, Amsterdam, and Montevideo police supervision for two years. Sir Walter has also been a in Uruguay with correspondente accused was released from Chief Insp. c. L. Smith said council member of the British all over the world, Productivity Council and is int
the prison on February 1 after present a council member of the The firm plans to set up a perving a term for larceny; and Brush Institute of Manage-representative office in Hong-on February 27, he was inter- ment. Ho is also member of kong in the near future on the depted by the police.
Postmaster General's seventh floor of Edinburgh Tam had 19 previous con- Television Advisory Committee. House.
vletions, Incp. Smith said.
the
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Dr Russell Stevenson, Director
of Overtens programme for the Church World Service, of Now York is arriving in Hongkong today by Bosc Ife has been making a special visit to India and collating Information about the refugee problems in the For East,
Tho Church World Service hrs just announced the appro- priation of US$1 million for aid le refugees,
ST PATRICK'S DAY AT CENOTAPH
My J. A. Fox, President of the į Hongkong St Patrick's Society, Jaid 'n wreath in the shape of "An Irish harp surrounded by rold blossoms, at the Ceno- taph thle morning, 'Members of the Society glood lá
Big plastic factory for Far East
A Hongkong plant manager loft the Colony by Alr India this morning to conclude negotiations for the erection of the big- gost plastic factory in the Far East.
Ha in Mr Eric H. 1oggins, allenco as men of the Police | General manager of the Hong- Band played the Last Post | kong branch of Dow Chemicals. and Reveille,
The now actory will ercuted in Bombay and will cost US$500,000.
Mr. J. C. Grenham distributed sprigs of shamrocks grown in Hongkong from seed down out from Ireland,
be
"It will be by for the biggest East Asia," Mr Hoggins
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caid.
A
who walks
backwards
By JILL DOGGETT
Frenchwoman newly- arrived in this Colony agrees with the reactions of Frenchmen to the cheongsam.
Sho WDS told about the
From the Files
25
years AGO
March, 1935
Fargo: "An hla TROM the SCM Post's 25
French perfumier who remark-toric event reported in our ed that a cheongeam was columns today is the laying wonderful so long as it had a of the foundation stone of lovely Chinese girl inside.
the projected Hongkong
Miss Yvonne Ijames, a de University. This is the lightful product of the South natural outgrowth of the of France with a Norwegen educational effort of many name, sald emphatically, "But, of course, I agree.
years, and the Colony looks
forward to the establish-
ment of the institution as a
a really elegant wearer of spur to its future greatness.
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"I find myself walking back- wards along the pavement when
And 1 cheongsam goes past.
"The scheme has buon am merely another woman....
rendered passiblo
the by but It is such a surprising munificent initiation and public
garment, I had never seen any- thing like it before."
Admiring also the neatness and immaculate appearance of the Chinese
Wke pyjama
with ac-
spiritedness of саты of the Colony's most succesful busi- ness inen, Mr H. N. Mody.
"When the project was first women in clothes
suits and amah mooled, a little over two years uniforms, Miss Ijames sald the go. it was received people here had such an em- clamation. At the same elently laundered look com- there was pared with crowds in others to the possibility of carrying 1 into effect on a senle com- cltles.
patible with the dignity of the Colony and the lofty ideal of the originator.
SMOOTH SKIN
During her eight months* visit to the Far East for the Revlon Company, Miss lames has lived in Bangkok, Salgon and Manila before coming here.
time
much head-shaking
"Mr Mody
promised the bulkings, the Government pro-
vided the land, but the great essential to the continued u- fulness at much an institution, She said she had learned a an endowment fund sufficient lot about Asiatle women and to cover the cost of administra- would Like to learn the tion, had sul to be found. languages.
"The Chinese wore appealed
to for funds and, notwithstand-
Another source of delight to Miss james is the lovely smoothing the hard Umes that business
women.
skin, 60 typical of Chinese
Arms had experienced, they re- mained true to their traditions She says they have a beruty and subocribed nobly to a cause that needs only to be ロバー
which commended itself to centualet, not covered
Ermany. changed.
"The great European, business All women need to accentuate houses, who recruit the ranks of eye make-up in a natural and their superior native staffs from becoming manner, the stresscy, the educated cluses, also Tho lighter the beller, iberally supported the scheme, ospecially for day wear, but it and great way the Joy of pro-
is disturbing to see a women with lovely
smart Agure, clothes, beautifully arranged hair, bright lipstick And no eyes, Discreet accvaluation is necessary, she advises.
'Straw Sandals'
jailed
ment prea, 5th floor, the "Straw
moters whm the princely tonation of the house of Butler fold and Swine and its allied establishments placed the con- summation of Mr Mody's dream beyond the realm of doubt.
"In the space of 18 months from now the University ot Hongkong should be in full swing."
Afr Alfred Brearley has Iteung Chu, a hawker, of $22 been appointed a Trustee of V Block Shek Kip Mei Rew the Church of England in Sandals of the Wo On Lok Hongkong, vice Mr Philip tried society was jailed for 18 Jacka, de representing St months by Mr P. F. X. Leonard John's Cathedral. The Gov- ot Kowloon, Court this morning ernor has appointed Mr M. J.
Sub-Insp. I, W. Ellus raid the Molendal
on
to His
arrested defendant was March 15 in Nam Choung Street, be Shamshulpo.
and
subject
to Lemporarily an official Member of the Legislative Council. The Governor has
He joined the society in 1932 and was promoted to the rark appointed Mr G. S. Wilson to of Straw Sandals in 1955 when be an Assistant Superinten- be recruited three followers. dent of Police,
This funny world
-Boh Schroeter
·"It' you'll' hòfd tké line a minute, I'll go and get my birthday · list,”
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