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TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1960,
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ABOVE: A party of 28 Hongkong residents left for Japan by CAT last week for the Cherry Blossom season. The group will be 'conducted by HĚCNY tour manager, Mr Jack Huang, and will spend 11 days in Japan.
ABOVE: The Vienna Choir arrived, in the Colony last wook for a season horo. Mr Herry Odell (loft) is seen grooting the' conductor, Mr' Thomas Christian David,
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BUSINESS
ABOVE: The filming unit, of "The World of Suzlo Wong" returned to Hongkong headed by producer Hugh Porcoval this wook. He de seen. hero (contro) with Mr T. C. Wang (left) and Mr H, S. Mah.
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LEFT: The King and Queen of Nepal left for Japan this wook after a four-day visit to the Colony. The Royal couplo is seen here during a re- cent visit to the Gurkha Rifles in the Now Terri tories.
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RIGHT: Mr (G. O..W. Stewart, Deputy Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (left), scom officially opening the Bank's new branch office at Taun Won. Mr R, Moora is on right.
Delightful entertainment
by Vienna group
By D. E. GRAY
day, the Twenty-second day AN evening of delightful entertainment in music and mirth was present- ed last night by the Vienna Academy Chorus at Queen's College. Our thanks go to Harry Odell for bringing to Hongkong this exceptionally fine chorus of 24 men and women.
1. To receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the period 24th April to 31st December, 1959,
fully balanced,
The programme was beauti-all done in proper costume and Only a group of Arst-class
the opening altogether a delight.
musicians, trained into a cohe Kroup of Sacred Music consist The second half was given sive unit can accomplish this. ing of Kyrie mnd Sanclus, from [over to Classical Vienna music. Tonight there is a second con- cert by this Chorus...I wish Gabriell "Molet”, the finest part of the -pro- there were mora. tion and payment of a # "Gradual" from a Bruckner gramme. "Love Song Wallics" dividend,
Mass, and a Hach "Molet". of Brahms, written for pinno
ducta This was a cappella singing atsitively rendered by this group,
and choir, Its best-each item, it seemed and Schumann's "Gypsy Life", to me, could not have been im-
tung with proved on,
jabandori, were followed by a I was pleased at the inclusion "Ecrenade" of Schubert of Bruckner in the progrSUTLINE the
2. To sanction the declara-Palestrina,
"Missa Papo Marcell" by For my taste this was musically
B. To elect two Directors,
4. To appoint Auditors.
5. To transact any other
business.
tors will recommend
an apparent
Serenade); arranged For reasons which 1 have never Controllo Solo and choir.
forner is not very popular
less 10% Malayan Income Tax tow payable on 22nd April, 1060 Chorus
can
to shareholders registered at magnificent in interpreting this that dato,
underrated composer.
SCT-
gay
(nut
for
Queen's birthday rehearsal
A final rehearsal of the Queen's birthday milliary
parade and march past ^ WRE- held in ́drizalking rain in Kow- loon early this morning.
ENTERTAINING COST $56,000
COURT TOLD
A man who owes his creditors nearly $2-million told Mr Justice C. W. Reece, in the Bankruptcy court today that he spent more than $50,000 on entertainment last year.
Yip Chor-choung, who says he owns 10 factories in Hongkong and one in Macão, is in charge Of company's export depart ment ond also started: 0 cigarette distributing firm here.
Yip said he dispensed $30,000 of the amount spent on enter- tainment.
"I spent it entertaining custo. mers, and giving Christmas gifts to bankers and heads of other Arma."
Mr R. H. Munro (for tho official receiver): "Last year the percentage of your turnover spent on entertainmerit WUB about one per echt-this year it has risen to ɑne-and-a-half 'per cent why?"
expansion of my
Yip, The
business called for more enter-
tainment."
Did not know
...your
Mr Munro "But enterininment expanded more than yout business at the Yardley Garment. Factory""' (the firm from which the enter- tainment expanses weto, taken), Mr Jurilee Recos; "Do you think you were justißrd in spending this amount on gifts when you were losing money?" Yip: "At that stage I did not know the firm was Josing money,"
Mr Justice Recce: "What? You are asking me to believe that you gave away that much money in December and not know you were losing money when in March, you are in debt to the extent of almost $2-million?"
Yip: "Yes."
Hearing continues.
Sailor, cook fined on
opium
HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT HK
MISS KAPILA
Miss F. Kapila, of New Delhi left-today by Swissair for India after a most pleasant three weeks in Hongkong".
Miss Kapila, who is an "avid" travelter, has spent, two year in the United
counts Kingdom. She travels whion-
over possible.
She works as a socrotury with the Ford Foundation in New Delhi..
A sailor and a cook of the # Admiral. Hardy were fined by Mr.. K. A. S. "As I had hoard so much Phillips of Contral Court about Hongkong," she said, this morning for possession | "I took the first opportunity of dangerous drugs on of paying the Colony o board the ship.
Wong Chik-yin, 39, cook, wha had a clear 'record, was 'fined $150 or one month and seven days, imprisonment
Chic King-fan, 45, sailor, who had eight previous convictions including
simallar one for a offence, was fined $200 with the alternative of two months" "Jail. Reventio Inspector K. K. Leung stid Revenue officers carried out a search on the stulp last Sunday and a quantity of drugs were found inside, de- fendants lookers.
:
Very small
visit."
Photo shows Miss Kapila at Kai Tak this morning.---- Intplar Photo.
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Six hurt in road
accidents
50-year-old Chinese mon was injured at about seven o'clock last night - when
Wong was sold to have had the bicyclo he was riding a quantity of prepared opium,
was involved in a collision an oplum pipe and other
with a bus in Choi Hung equipment Intended for tho
Road opposite Tai Hum Emoking of oplum, and Chik
Village, Kowloon City.. was stated to have had in his possession a pacicot of ophum. The cyclist has been identified husks and two flasks of oplum as Wong Kal, ot No. 633, "A" wine without a licence.
Block, Ngau Tau Kok Resettle- ment Estale.
Mr Mo who represented Wong said his client only took up the Cheung. Ko Chol, a seven- habit of smoking oplum recently, year-old boy living in an un- The oplum found was a very numbered hut in Davis Street, small quantity. He added that was knocked down and injured the oplum was entirely for by a van in Davis Street near Wong's own consumption.
Belcher's Street at 10 n.m. yes-
He then asked Mr Philipsterday.
to give Wong an option of a fine. Air Phillips ordered the drugs and equipment to be conscated
Three other people were in- jured in separate raffle accl- dents, yosterday morning.
They are
65-year-old
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woman, Trul So King, living
Driving licence Wong Tal Bin, who was knocked
stolen
A driving licence and
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Commons debate
Oni April 28, *1900, an Adjournment Debate (restricted 10 half-ari-hour) will take placo in the Houllo- ot Commona. ·The object being to request the Rt. Hon. the Secretary of State for the | Inquiry Into"; "Corruption " in
Hongkong
Colantes to appoint a Board of
It is anticipated that this re-
From the Files
25
years AGO
April, 1935
quest will be rejected on theTHE development of the grounds that a "new" ComTM "city psychology" as 20 mittee was appointed locally
ON March 17 1900 for the aid to progress was the main same purpose, Such a decision, theme in Bishop R. O. Hall's I opino, will not satisfy the
majority of the elvle minded address to the Rotary Club cilzens of this Colony nor, yesterday. Business people I venture to assort, the honest especially, he said, should Government Omelet who is remember that Hongkong provented from defending him-was becoming more of self in public.
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In the event of a refusal by city and less of a Colony the Sec. of State, as anticipat every day and recognition ed, I respectfully suggest to of that fact would foster a you, Mr Editor," in view of forward movement. your recent outspoken leaders
cat this vile subject, that you The future was bound up with inaugurate a petition to Her the Pacifle, and would only be Malaty
the Queen pleading hindered by those looking back for an open inquiry ino to England all the time, and Corruption
and
Bribery in living in the triumph of the Hongkong.
past.
C. N. S. BURNS,
Poker rules
Speaking about the "Colonial psychology," Bishop Hall sald this always involved looking backwardy to England. Lot'u
I am wondering if there might wife suffered from D simlise
The backward look broods stagnation.
always
be a stud poker deport among | psychology and being your readers who will be able to backward-looking person sho settle D milnor difference of became a pillar of salt. opinion between a friend and myself on a rule of the game.
The point in question, con- cerns the exposure of the hands "In five-card" otud after all the cards have been dealt and all the betting completed.
"General Sinuts, and every other competent observer secs the next great era of the world's development In the Pacifc. If we can develop a forward-look- ing paychology we can play an enormous part and a construc- tive part in the new Pacific civi-
One of us contends that the rule is that the lower or lowest of the hands on the basis of the four exposed cards, must, turnsation. over his hidden card frot to show that he can beat the four exposed cards of his opponent or opponent.
The other believes that the rule for draw poltar is followed and that the last person to bet
In other words the person who calls has the privilege of eecing the other player's hidden cart first before having to show his own.
"Hongkong can become the Geneva of the Far East; ; but there will be a distinction be- tween the Geneva of the Far East and the European
is the
Since both of us have player the game under our respective rules in several places around portant thom the world and wo can find no success reference to this in booke on Labour Onco poker, we are
DEADLOCKED.
Spaniard charged with overstay
Geneva.
“The difference between them
difference between economics and politics.
“Geneva • easTTYS to be the political centre of car civiliso
on. If she ina failed it is be- caus economies is more i5- The politics. of the International further evidence that this is true,
"But in the new civiligation of the Far East, economies in going to bp more Important than
politics. Politics will fallow economies. It is for that Pason that the financial and commercial
which experience is available in this city can be of the utmost service in the new world that will be made.
“Let us go forward without fear and without repromch, to talo a vigorous part in the economic
оп reconstruction which the now world of the A 34-year-old Spanlard, Pacific will be based." Gregorio Del Rosario, motorman,
Mr M. K. Lo presided ut
of no fixed address, appeared the luncheoTA and among the before Mr KA, S. Phillips
ot guests he welcomed were Mit
W. .C. Gomervall from
Central Court this moming on a charge
of remaining in the Shanghai, Colony without authority.
It la alleged that. Rosario, being an immigrant permitted to stay in the Colony during the visit of the os Kyoto on April 14, failed to leave with the
His Excellency the Gov- vessel in April. 16.
fernor has appointed Mr E. H. Resario pleaded not guilty and Williams to be Chief Assistant at 2.30 p.m. hearing was fixed for April 37 to the Secretary for Chineso
Affairs.
This funny world
EAR SPECIALIST
down by a van in Chuk Yuen 196
Viing, Lau,Yik, in 00-year-oki
min, living at No. 33, Western
Street, adcond-loor, who was
a
hit by a van, in Des Voeux
At this Meeting the Direc- been able to understand, Bruck- The contralio, Gertrude Jatin, with has a beatifully rich valce, and audiences outside Austria. But her singing of this lovely leder approval the payment of a Dividend of $0.075 per shares hermentes have a richness was of a very high order in-
chioral accompani and majestic grandeur which deed. The
emulate, and the test could not have been bes- Bast night
was ter.
As on expectɗ from an
the and little heard Austrian choir,
concert ended with a group of Johoon Strous work which included NOTICE 18 HEREBY In the group, which followed the "Valess of Spring Woltz", Units from all Services par- †cheque book were stolen from a
leipatech GIVEN that the Transfer the mood changed, and
The Flest Battalion, private car parked outside 21, We The pure, youthful tome and
of the the Lancashire Regiment, turned· Kin Wáh Sirent, North Point Books of the Company will bo were treatext to some way and corfect voice control
to cole choruses, quilo now
up in full 'strongih.
By: yesterday morning. Witzmann, Elfabelh and which included a and accompaniment by the Centurion tanks, proceeded from
"A mechanised column, - led by: parody of 18th century comie choir resulted in is geut vallon Tukwawan Ilond, and a marth opera style.
from the rppreciative audience. Ing coturan from Balisbury Hour The chorus entered into the This is a very carefully select marched past the reviewing fun of 11 and their spirited | ed・ and well-tralnod- chorus. stand In Gascoigne Road interpretation Wom enthusias- Conducted by Thomas Christian The mechanised column: dire tidally received by the nonr~ | David, its tonal balance was ex- | persed at the junction of Nation 'capacity' nudience.
cellent, and it was characterised and Prince Edward Honda, and The final Rem of the first by dis spirited singing and by the marching column refuxiad
· hälf ́** consisted of Ausirian (he way di mode difficult to its starting point where if was Prament Dances, and Folk Songs-1 passages woon exxy,
dismissed.
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Money stolen
Road West, and 56-year-old. Ho
Sun, of No. 69 Les Garden Road, ground floor, who: mustained in- Bjuries when, the taxi in which he was travelling came into collision with two private car In "Murray Road; near Ciarden Noad; Money and articles to a total A 16-year-old boy Fung válue" of: 106 wyre: stolen from Kung On of No. 100, Princo No. 915, King's Road, ninik Edward Road, first forwa door yesterday afternoon, “The infuted when, he felt from his stolen property included, three bleyale In Kadoorle Aventis near Printed and published by TAREECH CORDUM ITEWLANDS-PRARCT pairs of cuff links and a cigaroita Prince Edward Boed at, hoon | for Rid of beinif (of South China Morning Porcelánmind 7a 31-1 ****ghter.
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