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ABOVE: Robert Burton, whose wife was burnt to death by Rhodesian Africans a few weeks ago, brought his four children back to England to help them forget. And last week he was back again with his old hobby helping in the pits ́ut the Brands Hatch motor race track. Until the family emigrated four years ago, Burton was a representative of J. A. Prestwich, Ltd, makers of the 1.A.P. Formula” III' racing engine. ^ Every weekend at Brands Hatch he was such a familiar figure with his vanload of spares that he was known to all enthusiasts oi the "JAP man.” Picture shows back in the pits--Bob Burton gives old friend John Rowsell a help with the start.-Express Photo. ↑
ABOVE: Waiting to go aboard the Liverpool Street-Harwich boat train last week. Part of it formed the first direct, no-change tail service from London to Moscow, via the Hook of Holland.Express Photo.
New post for well-known Hongkong social worker
The popular hard-working warden of St James Settlement is leaving to take up a post with Chung Chi college shortly This was revealed by Bishop Funds for the workshop were
R. O. Hall at last week's armuai donated by the Jockey Club. meeting of the settlement.... It will be ready for use prob- Miss Lee Hei-man will be ably in August, 1960, and then
MAN IN
taking up the past of insitucior the old Nissen but in which the DEBT TAKES in sociology, She will, however, Settlement's work is now carried remain warden of the Settlement on will be demolished to make
room for a five-storey building.
"The workshop will provide for 90 boys and 50 girls,
in an honorary capacity.
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She has worked there for training, said Miss Lee, "There A about ten years joining when at first, “ the Settlement was started. She will also be educational classes took a course "of social studies for adults' in 'the 'evenings.” in the UK before taking up a This training scheme is the full-time post as the Settlement's best way we can help the child- warden.
ren of Wanchai," she continued.
Tribute
At the annual meeting, Bishop Hall pald a tribute to Miss Lee's excellent work and recollected how she had been a brilliant
St James will continue to live among its miseries, and to share with its people their joys, and sorrows.”
student of his when he taught | Supersonic
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for UK
at Lingnam University after the war in Canton, er volge During Miss Lee's wardenship the settlement has grown from a handful of boys to the stage where an average of 310 people come for daily assistance.
Once the centre cared for way- ward youths who had been
London, June 8 found guilty of petty thefts but who were found to be "esch Britain is planning 150-minute able and good at heart",
Atlantle crossings, according to Toda men women and the Daily Express toda
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OWN LIFE
22-year-old man who developed a successful sideline in the textile industry and then began gambling with the money he made, took his own Hire in a Wanekal · apartment room on “Fridays)
Lam Fu was found with his hands bound with electric wire. This was connected to a plug at his bedside maint
ABOVE: American-bom, French-domiciled Morpossa Dawn, who has recently shot to stardom in a film made
Brazil, pictured in London last week. She was. here for the premiere of the film “Black Orpheus," which won the Grand Prix of Conner, and Hollywood's Oscar as best foreign film of the year. Express Photo..
The HK philharmonic
-pleasant surprise
By D. E. GRAY
The Hongkang Philharmonic Orchestra's concert at Loke Yew Hall last Friday evening was of particular "Interest, for it is the first time in recent years that this orchestra has given ä concert unassisted by, any soloist archoir, I must say I was pleasantly surprised, for this body of musicians acquitted itself very well Indeed.
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June, 1935
XX7HEN Parliament meets
Maria terribly lyste its readers subject W after the Whitsun
from the ire I have roused and the hornet newt I've unwittingly' upset, Nevertheless, I withdraw Bot`a word of my pre- Ylous letter, and remalo unrepentant, though I do regret having... esteed su much paing to your core respondents - Mr. Haszard And the three ladies who, blem them, think of ne as a "bigoted, biased and Immature boy." Being":"zdenle within “our - gates" and presumably our cousing for :- rbenoved - Koros -the -- Allantie,, it would be...unseemly: and (ungracious of. --me:to issy anything: that yiight':cause them greater distress, but having committed myself to the unaught - defence of our Prime Minister, i resi gentleman of high 'in Jellectual attainment ard superior Intelligence, who la, too much of a Betzish gentleman to raise a volte
in protest, n't" they injust aujantified Verifies directed at him by the yellow, press of... a country supposedly friendly to. Britain, I must remain in the arena to take the panchés, even ... thous direpted below the bell My· Haquard made certain irrelevant ^ remarks "con" cerning Monty's candid opinion of his hosta" whose Government: our oùn' Eri- tish Government · kas vei banloa...snd bit. marke call for some com- mania,
We who are used to the teno brand of British démocracy enjoy “res! freedom .of expression,
our British Prém. certainly would néyèr tamely subsit to gr form of "rsering" na pro- poed by Mr Haaxard, and so" "Monty's" freedom of
to. „certain, recognised limitations.
This Freedom of the Prému. too. is our Briških pride wiilch... le jeulousky' guaru- ed, and in defence of which the whole monwealth ; . will rise as one, it
Com-
To justify the spy plane k. aldent, reference is made Crabb's about:Frogman curiosity underwater, ex- ploring the bottom of the warship that brought Bal- ranin and ́ ́· Khrushchev to Britain two years ago, but never at any time had Bri tain admitted that Com » `mander · Crabb was
thorised to spy upon sur „vislling guests.”. The 'cat's curiosity ́la not the responsibility of lis master, and so Frogman Crabb's curiosity at the ship's bot- tom was his personal con-
cern.
The Spy Flane, however,
was ordered by the Pent- sgón to do is duty on the eve of the Summit Confer- ence, though White House at first, denied knowledge of such order, saðƐ then thought up that bit of nopsense about Pearl Har-
recess the Home Secretary- will announce drastic plans for the protection of the civilian population from air raids.
The proposals will meen compulsory drill by adults and children in the wearingỐ masks, compulsory introduction in camouflage and blacking out of all lights in towns and cities, as has been done in Germany recently,
The Kowloon Residenta of Association Committee their monthly meeting m St: | Andrew's Church Hall on Tuesday devided to apply to the Hongkong and China Gas Co Ltd and the Hongkong Telephone Company fór a rê- duction in general, charges and the hire of equipment
It was also decided to, ask the China Light and Power Company whether they would consider a reduction in rates, in view of the fact that the Hongkong Electric Company had already given a lead.
bour and need of security! PLAY
It would seem, therefore, that cross the Atlantic the power does not lie in the hand of its President bug'li usurped"at" will by any miner functionary who ran thumb his nose st the President and is none the worse for It." Bo`mush for the. Sacred Bull, gal The rem of Mr. Hazzard's letter la, to say the least, rather, 'hagardour, and a space is valuable in thẩm `paper, the above comments should, for the present, serve to answer "Just one of my "opponents” --- one. who has my, respectTM for speaking "up" for his country.
✅ BRITISH" "AND · STILL"
VERY PROUD OF IT.
Ducal title for Margaret suggested
London, June 5. sure that her future childrens
LAYING bowls for the Kowloon Cricket Club against the Civil Service were the following: A
KCC: H. Gittins, E. C. Fin- cher, A. E. Silkstone, F Fraser; J. W. M. Brown, R. G. Graig, N. Bebbington, ⠀ A... Hyde-Lay; H. Overy F. Goodwin, W. Hyde and R. P. Phillips.
For the CSCC: H. Major, J. F. McGowan, A. O. Brawn, VA. Grimmitt, E. W. Simmonds, Purvis, J. Deakin, F. Jones, P. Knight S. Alderman, S. Eccle shall, J. Hollidge.
Playing for HK Electric Company in the Second: divi- sion were R. C. Butler, X Sorby, G. T. Padgett, A. F. Paul; J. G. Haigh, H. S. McKay, J. Sloan, W. A, Muskett; AO. Tarbuck, W. Stoker, Lda Rome, A. Webster.ja
Playing for the Yacht Club. against them were A. Murdoch, A. Stevenson, A. T. Hamilton.. and J. W. C. Bonnar; G. 8. | Archbutt, D. Drummond, U, Bentley and B. E. Maugham, E. B. Reed, E. S. Abraham, A. W. Brown and G. E. Costello,
Bulldozing cash
The Queen will probably would have tiles,
make her sister Princess The "Sunday Graphic" poin Margaret a duchess, the ed out that three cakedoms are
Jericho, NY, June_5.. popular "Sunday Graphic" purrently vacant, those of Steve Fox, bulldozer newspaper predicted to Clarence, Cambridge and Con-operator unearthed US$70,000 day.
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Concerts in which the main this tone-poem should be taken, attraction is some solo instru- For my taste, I would have pre- ment for concerto are always ferred to hear this beautiful
The Princess" husband Even though never in Bri-patch of scrubs here, The part tune more andante sostenuto Antony Armstrong-Jones havish history had more popular played by an orchestra in sich expressioa...
ing expressed the desire to no Princess been awarded a second large in box. When it was opened, spilling out wads of contents is usually easier, but Next followed the 41st Wand
main a simple commoner until title while her husband banknotes Tox seemed dazed: On of Youth Suite by Elgar. This he had "done something to de-mained B commoner the duer for the players, Friday, all sectors seemed to be beautiful suite has been des stive' a title, the Queen would admissibility of such an he said. I've already lost half "I've got to go back, to work,” on their metal, and enjoying the cribed admirable descrip- have to confer a ducal title on novation rested entirely with a day's work" China Mall musle enously.
tive pieces, concise, swift the Princesa personally to enthe Sovereign-AFP.
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Of course, such, a programme setting a mood; brimful leaves the orchestra, much more galety, rather like young irres- vulnerable to criticism, and it possible relations.
the
Played best
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is particularly gratifying to see "Enigma Vertations” that in Hongkong, the Philhar- monie Society can assemble a
Well-chosen
full orchestre (albeit ar I think that is an excellent amateur orchestra) which can description; and the orchestra sustain a whole programme of captured a very fair meastirs by no means easy works, and of these features, give a very fair measure of The Slumber Scenews pleasurable latening.
perhaps played best of all and there were some beautiful clarinet sulbs try the Serenade" It was a well-chosen pro and Fairy Pipers gramme, opening with Verdi's I noticed the orchestra overture. "Nabucco." As always oraltted the "Sun Dance," IL with amateur orchestras, they contains some fast arch dimeurt On a page of his notebook was take a few minutes or so to woodwind wing, but I would scribbled: "My last request: settle down, I sometimes with have thought the Philharmonic's please cremate me. I hope to orchestras could do as soloists very competent woodwind see. And peace in fredo, that is, retire to a back room ton could have dealt with it. Lam's, successful sideline was and have a warming-up session The second half of the pro to make collars for shirts after of 10 minutes running through gramma was devoted to Mendels serving a short period in a gir- the opening number 1 refer, ohne Italian Symphony, ment factory. This way he of course, to the faulty intons-Here again, I think the stallene made more than $400 a month. tion of the three trombones and had
pleasant mi Then he began gambling and tube in the exposed opening of TTS ran into debt His creditors the overture. This is a very began chasing him. He switch- charming work, but care murt ed jobs but could not recover be taken not to Ipt it "drag at
the beginning his losses, **
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