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FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1960,

New I. D. card scheme Government

starts on Wednesday

The scheme for the gradual re-registration

of the entire population of Hongkong | for the issue of new-type identity cards begins on Wednesday, June 1, accord- ing to a proclamation in the Government An Gazette today.

The Gazette also contains two orders made by the Officer Adniinistering the Government calling upon certain categories of residents affected by the scheme to register, or be re-registered.

RS

Government A said today that

spokesman The first order calls on ali:

re-registration persons of the age of 17 and upwards who have not yet re- of the Colony's population will undertaken progressively gistered,

their be well 115

to three families, to register with the over the next three Commissioner of Registration and a half years. immediately.

"As far as the general public hà continued, are concerned,"

they should take no action to re-register themselves until they are called upon to do so by an order published in the Govern- ment Gazette.

This order mainly affects peo- ply who have arrived in the Colony recently and all persons

have not who

been able, hitherto, for some reason or other, to make, application for registration.

In addition to these persons, however, holders of old identify -cards which have become unser- viceable in any way may ex- change the old cards for new oney on application to the Com- missioner of Registration.

First group

"The present, type al dentity card. it should be kept in mind, remains in use as a valid dccu- ment until it is replaced by the new identity card, which is laminated; durable and conveni- ent to handle."

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ARGUMENT OVER $2

COST $267

argument over $2 resulted in a man being ordered by a Central magistrate to pay to a local night club.

The $192

was compensation for smashed plates and a tele- phone,

Hsia Lul, 33, of Flat C, Golden Horse Mansion, pleaded guilty to conduct of disorderly charges and malicious damage.

Central magistrate, Mr Derek Cons also fined him $75 in addi- tion to ordering compensation.

Inspector Yip Tul-yau, prose- cuting, said defendant went to the New Metropolitan restaurant yesterday night and ordered bottle of brandy.

3

appointments gazetted

The Government

Gazette

this morning announced A the following appoint- ments, transfers, promo- tions and postings:

Mr Hum Thed-klung ceased to act as Chief Engineer (PWD) and resumed duty as Acting Chief Engineer on resumption of duty by Mr J. Alexander.

Mr T. Creedon ceased to act

Sheaffer's PEM

THE BOLD NEW PEN -DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN

STABBED GIRL HE LIVED WITH: MAN IS JAILED

49-year-old unemployed man who admitted that he had slashed the face of a dance hostess, was sentenced to nine months' jail by Mr Derek Cons at Central Court this morning.

Wong Fook, of hut 167 Tai Lung Village, Kwai Cheung, pleaded guilty to a charge of

wounding.

Saja

Detective Inspector Cheung Ping-sun, prosecuting,

came to know ine Mr A. J. J. Wong nest

to live as District Judge on proceeding $192 on leave and

Sanguincit has been appointed complainant, Mul Kwok-um in his stead; Mr T. Jayasuriya 18 when they began

together until May 1959. to be Crown Counsel.

BRIBERY OFFER : WOMAN JAILED

12$

He was told A 38-year-old womán, Li Ping the price was $32 for the bottle, When the restaurant closed at was 12 am this morning he

He Inquired given the bill. about the price of brandy again One and received two answers. walter said $32 and another $30.

Banged table

sentenced to one year's imprisonment by Mr.P. F..X this Leonard at Kowloon morning for bribing a police officer.

She pleaded guilty.

Mr Tsang Koon-cook has been appointed Acting Senior Educa- tion Officer during the absence of Mr Law Chung-kam.

Mr J. Caldwell to be Chief Officer, Prisons Department.

Permanent HK establishment

The Government Gazette this morning announced that the following were appointed, to the pensionable permanent establishment:

and

insp: Cheung said Mun was 21 years of age. He said that que to debt, Mui worked as a dance hostess in Wanchai balroom.

Mul gave him money from time to time, the sums ranging from $20 to $300.

But later on, Mui decided to and told him stop seeing him that she would give him a Anal

That of $1,200, Larr would be in 12 instalments, Insp. Cheung added.

SUIT

Wong

Un Marea 22, 1960, met Mut and tried to torce her to sign' at 1.0.U. note for the $1,200,

AGAIN ASKED

On May 10, he again asked She Mut to gave him money, reused as she had given him $200 two weeks ago,

Mr P. J. H. Hollies (Educa-

The next day, Wong went to tion Officer), Dr Cheat Sin-Mul's house where he took her hool (Medical Officer), Mr J. G. out into the street. He said he Stean (Building Surveyor) and wanted her to go to the police on Miss I.. Szekely (Deputy station with him.

.D.S.1. Yun Kwai Cheung said that on May 12 4 police cons- In the heat of the argument table went to a mahjong school that followed defendant banged at Temple Street, Kowloon and

the defendant dishes that arrested the table and the

the suspicion of a dangerous drug Matron). to were it crashed

on

offence.

C of E Trustee round

The second order calls on all

The Very Rev. Barry Dorn helders of identity cards bear- ing registration numbers in the T, Dean of the Cathedral, has

series 0!001 to 10,000, togeth with their famílies, ngan with the

to register Commissioner o Registration under the pro- visions of the Registration ""of Persons Ordinance, 1980.

first

Trustee of the Church of England in the Diocese of Victoria, Hongkong, according to the Gazette,

bon appointed

This order, the of Port Committee

bi

series of snillar orders to issued by Government Time to time, chiefly affects

frem

Government Arvants and av

Major A. E. Saunders has teen appointed a member of the llan employees of the thres Part. Executive Committee, vice Services, who were the fast/Major J. S. Greene, according

grup people to be registered this morning's Gazette.

when the Registration

of Per

sons scheme was first introduced

eleven year-exo.

The process of re-registering group will take

this particular

com- about three months to

another alter which plete, order will be issued calling on a second group of Iccal-residents. to re-register.

Lucille latest

A 9-6,m. Hongkong time to- day tropical depression Lucille was about 150 miles south-east of Manila and is expected to move west-north-west at eight knots for the next day.

at Paquerette's

Cotton Lingerie Week

Slips

ALL SIZES

16a Des Voeux Rd., C.

lo

At this stage, defendant went a telephone and attempted

be was so drunk that he was in- to dial 999. Insp, Yip said that

capable of doing so.

Defendant was later released when nothing was found her.

The next day the constable Temple walking along was

de-

the

As he tried to dial the tele-Street when he met the

ground also fendant again. phone fell to the and was smashed.

The defendant offered

$50 and asked him The... management called the constable police and defendant was not to arrest her again. arrested.

In mitigation, defendant said he was assaulted by the waiters,

She was then arrested. She has six previous convic- lions.

Warning on unions

Your commendable editorial

of yesterday under 'Com-

Day' on ments of the "Why Government Must Help Unions" makes In- teresting reading. Govern- ment should help the less unions to advanced organise_themselves on a sound basis so that they may not be exploited by. the unscrupulous who have their own axes to grind.

why There is

Government should not en- courage unorganised labour to form effective unions

no

reaso

to protect their legitimate interests so that undesir- able outside influence detrimental to local In- terests might not infilirate into them to disturb the tranquillity of the Colony. Recalling the serious sirike

and boycott of the early 1920's when the whole Colony was ruinously dis- rupted, and when people were threatened by mem- bers of the then Seamen's Union who openly fouled the Government and dia- turbed peace and good order, with the support of the Canton Communist- influenced regime, we should ensure that such a state of affair will never -be-allowed-is-occur-aga|KI...

today,

organised

Whilst touching upon the

question of labour, it would be inter- esting to query the many

women and giriş employed in our local factorles have unions of their own to protect their legitimate interests or are. they left to the mercy and exploitation of their avaricious employers who overwork and underpay them?

In this connection, why is

dear

it that our much-nolsed- about women's clubs or Councils-have-not-taken any interest in the affairs of their own kind-the women and girls employed in factories?

one scen How often has

cases in court where some rascally foremen were charged with offensive be- haviour to the women em- ployees of the factorles which they supervised and there was one to help those helpless, offended gitis? Why should factorles

ploying females be super- vised by males? These .and many similar dis- advantages existing among unorganised labour, esm pecially female labourers, call for serious attention, and it is quite time that something was done about it.

er-

Unless Government comes to the aid of our unions with- out ulterior motives. but for the sole purpose of advising and helping them Lo-protect their legitimate interests, other less worthy people might take advant use of their situation, and Lip them from #way

straight and narrow way to the harm of the whole Colony, bearing in mind the unfortunate occurrence of some forty years ago. Both Talpel and Peking are watching like vultures aloft ready to swoop down to grab the prey. Govern- ment should act before it is too late.

REFORMER.

FAILED TO PAY BILL

this Kawloon At

Court morning, a 35-year-old coolie

A

While walking, they began to argue and he produced a knife and stabbed her left arm. bystander separated them for a time when Wong again used his knife and slashed her on the left cheek.

Mui was then sent to Queen Mary Hospital for treatment and defendant was arrested.

Defendant, who had two pre- vious convictions for theft, said The Chip-yim was fined by Mrin mitigation that Mui had many P. F. X. Leonard $25 or one boy friends and that she had day's jail for falling to pay his asked some of them to threaten

him. restaurant bill of $7.70.

He pleaded guilty to a charge of obtaining credit by fraud.

•Inspector Wong Hel-man said that on Wednesday, Is: wen; to a restaurant in Shanghai Street with two friends. ·

There they ate food to the value of $7.70.

Later the two friends left him.

When the bill was presented, defendant was unable to pay. He offered to pay for the food the following day but was arrested.

CONSULS

The Government Gazette this inoming

announced that Mr. Aarni Pentti Juhani Talvitie was to act as Consul for Finland in London, with jurisdiction. in- duding Hongkong Mr Resjidin Rasjid to act as Consul, for in- donesia and Mr Antoine Gaudin de Saint Remy was recognised as Vice-Consul for France.

3 teachers

allegedly unregistered

A man and two women were summansed before Morris at Central this

to

FINAL FIGURES

ON REVENUE, EXPENDITURE

Government

Year

expendi

Sure ($709,953,895) for the 1959/80 wa $45,- 318,996 greater than actual revenue ($884,035,001).

The approved expendi-

estimale ture

สนง 25 against $893,043,210 $600,632,500 for revenue, or a loss of $92,416,710.

This was revealed in figures published today in the Government Gazette,

LEG. CO. VACANCY

Unofficial

JPS are being

From the Files

25

years

AGO

May, 1935

On May 15, Mr and Mrs Star Talbot of Shanghai cele- brated their golden wedding anniversary by giving a re- ception at their home, 9 Great Western Road. The Talbots were

married in- Shanghai, the ceremony tak- ing place in a house on Yuen® Ming Yuen Road.

Both Mr and Mrs Talbot were born in China and Mrs Talbot is the sister of Mr W. A. White and Mr H. O. White.

Among their children pre- sent at the reception were Mrs Stewart Murray, Mrs J. L. Wade, Mrs F. C. Roberts, Mrs J. G. Anderson, Mrs 1. Sell, Mr James Talbot and Mr George Talbot.

One grandson, Master Les- lie Wade, was also present.

THE

THE King has sent a message of condolence

to the family of the late T. E. Lawrence who died on

invited to submit nominations Sunday following injuries The received in a motor cycle Au a vacancy on

A coroner's in- Legislative Council which will accident. rise on June 30 by reason of quest meanwhile found that. the expiration of the appoint- his death was accidental. ment of Mr H.D.M. Barton.

Mr Barton was appointed to

In the event of more

A Shanghai report says that

the Council on June 30, 1958 on Mrs Lawrence, mother of the her sort Dr M. R. Lawrence the recommendation of the Un-late Lawrence of Arabia, and official JPs in Hongkong.

than were among the missionaries three launches which aboard left Chengtu early in May! to escape the threatened Com- munist invasion.

one nomination being received, an election will be held.

Naturalisation

granted

According to this morning's Gazette the following were granted British Certificates of Naturalisation:

The launches were pirated by a gang of bandits,

She hid her gold watch while a robber searched her cabin, she said in a letter to the China Inland Mission,

A cable from Nanchang "Determined to rid saye! Kiangsi of the opium curse Shih-hui, General Hsiung

Mr Tan Chung-tien, Mr Chan Chairman of the Kiangei Pro Mr. T. Ping-nam, Mr Hul Man-kit vincial Government, has issued Magistracy Miss Domnina Inakentivna, Mrsan order, enjoining all drug Mr Kwei addicta to cure their habit bé- allegedly Tan Ong Bol-huy, morning for

Chuca-fore the end of the year and teaching in a school when they Chee-sheng, Mr Lai were not registered or permit. kup, Mr Chua Yek-ming:

ted to teach.

They were Leung Cheung- ling, of 355 Nathan Road, third floor, Miss Ng Fung-chol, of 240A Fuk Wing Street, second Boer, and Miss Wong Siu-tong, of 5B Wai Man Village, ground floor.

They pleaded not guilty to committing the offence at 987A Castle Peak Hoad, arst floor, on j March 11.

Hearing was fixed for June 13, at 10 3.

Hongkong pianist scores in U.S., to give concert here

The Music Society of Hongkong will present on Friday, June 10. at Loke Yew Hall, a concert by Mimi Chow and the HK-Philharmonic Orchestra under_the_baton of Arrigo Foa.

Mimi Chow is

Enrique Jorda, the a young!

pro conductor, picked Mimi Hongkong pianist in the

famous

Chow

cess of making good in a re- from 37 young artists to play markable fashion.

the

with the San Francisco Sym- phony Orchestra, under

of the Symphony Outstandingly successful in Sponsorship Hongkong Music examination Foundation, under the guidance of her

Miri is now study at the teacher Mrs Lya Gurevich, she went five years ago to the Juillard School of Music, New United States on a scholarship to York, for her Master. of Science Mills College where she majored degree. Her latest success is in music composition.

The man who records applause

American comedian Frank Reynolds is one artist who knows exactly how good he is

Why? because scamd meters Frank first bought the meter

don't lie.

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fully booked series of concerts in Boston Symphony Hail under the baton of the well known conductor, Arthur Fiedler.

For her 'visit to Hongkong Mimi Chhow especially requested to play the Beethoven Concerto No. 2 and Mozart Concerto K 595 with the HX. Philharmorde

"Each show I do, I conceal the when someone asked him "How meter back stage and record the Orchestr. applause." Frank who arrived in Hong-good are you Frank?”.

Air India kong today by

"I didn't know," Frank, ad- with mitted this morning.

It was while watching

puzzled customs officials

the contents of his bag

For a few moments they were radio show in which they were

not quite sure how to clarity using a sound meter to record

un

by told them that it was sound meter..

And this has been going for two years.

applause that I got the idea.

This recalls the concert she Frank who has been playing gave 101954 when the made Bare in Bangkok will start in Homes her debut with the

[the] kong nightspela next week,

And after a few nights with That did the first oppor- the meter back stage F'll get funily I got I bought myself a some Idea of what Hongkong sound meter.

audiencer think of me,”

orchestra,~~ Sho-British,

Tickets are an sale et the Showroom, China Engineers Alexandra Appade,

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that death shall be meted out- to those failing to do so.

The order also instructs the enforcement of compulsory cure of present addicts.

Meanwhile in Tientsin a Lieut D. R. Evans has been appointed a Leuberant cam-report said that a man con- mander in the Hongkong Royalvicted of a charge of traffick Naval Reserve, according to thising in narcotic douga was

executed at Tientsin." morning's Gazette.

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