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CHINA MAIL

Establiskoś 1845

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1960.

BIG TRAFFIC HOLD-UP Registrar causes

Kowloon City was the scene of a major traffic hold-up this morning as this China Mail photograph shows. The cause of the hold-up was said to be a minor traffic accident, China Mail photo.

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"unpleasantness

in hotel lounge

Can De-kwong, 31-year-old registrar of the Registration of Persons Office, of 19 Homantin Street, ground floor, was fined $20 or four days' jail by Mr E. Cor- bally at Central Court this morning when he pleaded guilty to behaving in a disorderly manner when drunk,

Sub-Inspector Yip Tai-you suid Gan went to the Gloucester Lounge at about 8 p.m. yesterday and drank whisky and beer.

After a few drinks. Gan to five occupied tables moved without being invited and in- sisted on paying for their drinks. Inspecter Yip said this led to "unpleasantness" at several fables.

Gan had paid for a bill of $25.80 for drinks but refused to pay another of $0.50 for drinks

which he had ordered,

Inspector Yip said Wang Kiu, a Captain of the Lounge asked Gan to pay the bill. Gan re fused, and grabbed the captain by the coat.

Abused a policeman: fined $75

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who used abusive had given evidence against him language. to a police officer who in a traffic case was fined $75 by Mr F. S, X. Leonard at Kow- Joon Court this morning.

Defendant Chow Hol of. 67A Shing On Village, Shaukiwan had been convicted in a traffic case at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday in which the com- plainant, Sub-Irispector C. H.

The police were then inform-Chan, ed and Gan was taken to the police station, where he was charged.

Gan told Mr Corbally that he would settle the bill for $6.50 | Jater.

gave evidence for the

prosecution.

Later, outside the courtroom, Chow used abusive language to the inspector.

Sub-Inspector prosecuted.

· Archdeacon Armstrong at St James today

I. W. Ellas

Senior Naval

chaplain visits settlement

Archdeacon ]. Armstrong, Chaplain of the Fleet, arrived

yesterday on a special visit to the fleet in Hongkong,

He was last in Hongkong classes of boys and girls work- when the Japanese surrendered ingat printing, and handicrafts. He said: "I am specially in

In 1045, as Chiplala to the 42

Commandos de

Sheaffer's PEM

Fon For Men

THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY FOR MEN

court:

Tearful scene in man's family beg mercy

Two women and two children

down before a Magistrate at

burst into tears and knelt Central Court this morning

begging for leniency on behalf of a triad official who was

sent to prison.

'PROTESTS

MUST BE

EXPECTED

Textile chief's warning

"We must

com-

Mr E. Corbally, the Magis- trate, maintatied

the pine months' sentence he had earlier imposed on a 3-year-old Lee Pui, of 194 Queen's Road: West, second floor, who admitted be- ing a member of the Tung Ching Wo. Triad Society,

Defective Sub-Inspector R. G. Laurel said that Lee was arrest- ed yeserday for being a tried member. He joined the society in 1921 and was promoted to "straw sandal"-an office-bearer -in 1925.

No offence

On hearing the sentence, Lee's wife, sm and daughter, and another woman relative, dashed forward from the public

Lec's wife asked the magis. trate to bind her husband over Instead of sending him to jail, She said that they all depend- ed in him.

always be pre- pared to give such rea-gallery and knelt down crying

bitterly before the magistrate. sonable undertakings as will enable us to main- tain and develop good relations with the mercial world at large,”! the Chairman of Textile Corporation of HK `Led, Mr J. L. Marden said at today's annual meeting. "We in Hongkong have now. almost come to expect as a mat- ter of course that protests will be made when we increase our contribution in any one market," he said.

Lee also made the same rc- quest in the dockt saying that he was а businessman and had never committed any offence.

He claimed that he was forced

to join the society.

Mr Corbally noted that al- though Lee did not actually commit an offence himself, he held an important rank in the society.

"Until the Colony is able to diversify its interests and there i He then confirmed the nine- must obviously be limitations to month sentence. this it cannot afford to torce.Its wares too boldly upon markets where they are not welcomed." Mr Maiden told the meeting that this development of the US market following Hongkong's voluntary restriction of exports to the UK was such that local manufacturers, have been hard pressed to meet orders and they are still endeavouring to catch up with arrears,

HK JUNKS

FULLY-BOOKED

HK BALLET

GROUP TO

PERFORM

From the Files

25

years AGO August, 1935 Neived in the Colony

TEWS has been officially

that Mr A. W. G. H. Grant. Įham, Second Assistant Colonial Secretary, Hong kong has been appointed Colonial Secretary, Ber- muda.

In November 1922 he was appointed a Cadet and ar rived in Hongkong on 'SNOW WHITE' December 21 of the same

Carol Bateman will pre- sent the ballet "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' at the King's Theatre on August 31 and September 1 at 5.30 p.m. in aid of the SPCA and the SPC.

Bookings are now open at Moutries.

Lady Black and her daughter Kaihrine will at- tead the first performance.

A total of 167 pupils of the Carol Bateman School of dancing will be taking part.

Dame Margot Fonteyn, a former pupil of Carol Bateman, has sent a special message of good wishes to gether with a photograph of herself,

Prints are being made and they will be included in the programme.

TO SAIL

IN SYDNEY HARBOUR

Hongkong-built pleasure junks will soon be sailing under Sydney harbour bridge as a result of an Australian businessman's visit to San Francisco.

"Our own yard production is fully-cooked for local and owner markets for several months

While in America, the busi- ahead, whilst the U.S.

tharket nessman noticed a number of nas booked a substantial pro-gally-painted. Hongkong-built. portion of our cloth production pleasure funks in San Francisco up to the end of 1960,"

harbour.

he On his return Mr Marden said that the net mentioned this to one of his profit for the year-$2,313,988 associates, Mr G. R. Larnach- had increased by about 77 per Jones, cent over the previous year. This had been largely because Mr Larnach-Jones began cor- of purchases of cheaper cotton. respondence with a Hongkong The issued capital would be businessman and the result was increased to $10 million by that he decided to come to making a bonus issue of one Hongkong

million dollars and a similar He left here by Swissair to- amount by way of an issue at day for Bangkok and Australia par,

afler a five-day visit during Mr Murden said in common which he ordered five 35-foot. with other Hongkong employers, pleasure junks, at an approxi the Textile Corporation nad ex-mate cost of HK$25,000. perienced difficulty in obtaining and retaining workers and as a resuit "we save suffered some loss of efficiency in the mill."

AUTOMATION

During his visit to Hongkong, Mr Larnach-Jones also looked into the manufacture of furni- ture and toys.

"We have sent off samples of furniture and toys to Australia

to test the demand for these

MR LARNACH-JONES

and America

year.

Two years later he passed his final examinations and was attached to the Colonial Secretary's office in March, 1925, being appointed secret- ary to the Sunning Piracy Commission in November of the following year.

In August 1929 he was appointed acting Assistant Treasurer and Assesor of Rates and Assistant Estate Duty Commissioner, and in September was made Police Magistrate.

In July 1930 he received his appointment of Secretary of the Retrenchment Com- mission and in the same month held the post of As- sistant Post Master General. In June, 1931, he was ap pointed Assistant Colonial, Secretary and, in October received the additional post of Secretary to the Harbour Advisory Committee.. In June 1983 Mr Grantham was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Councils and Second As- sistant Colonial Secretary, a post he has occupied for some time.

1. It is learned Mr Grantham will leave to take up his new post in October.

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Sir, With further reference to my recent letter in connEC- tion with the subject of tourism I wish to comment

also on the matter of ex- change.

Tourists who are also in- torested iz commerce with Hongkong, have often been noticed to have remarked at local offices their great dia- satisfaction at being "done on the eye" by money changers.

They claim that on board the steamers at the wharf they get one rate, and ashore they obtain an entirely diferent rate.

In order to prevent the carrying away of bad feelings is it not a good idea to have places where money is changed to put on to public view a board showing the ex- |change rates, and that there are should be some sort of super-

The problem had eased to some extent recently, partly be- Hongkong-made products, As Australia cause of "the sobering effects of for the junks, if there is a de. somewhat similar, we thought vision to see that there should

a recession in certain sections of mand for them, then we will go the same bne might be profit not be a too wide margin be- the industry" and partly to the ahead and import more," company's increased automation.

A dividend of 80 cents a share was approved.

This is Mr Laznach-Jones'

He

able 'down under"

Was scen off at the

tween

the

money changera' first visit to the Colony. "When airport today by Mr George rates and banks' rate?

about the junks in C. S, Liong, who is managèr Such is practised at Shang San Francisco we decided that of Wood and Company,, a local | haf, Singapore, etc. · JOJO

standards of living in import-export firm.

GUTIERREZ.

we beard

A resolution campowering the company to make the new share 69 the

issue was also approved.

The report and accounts for the year were adopted,

Messrs V. J. Song, J. D. Clague and R. C. Lee were re- elected directors.

Peat, Marwickt Mitchell were re-appointed auditor's.

U.S.

CARRIER REPLACED

Washington, Aug. 8.

The United States alreraft carrier. Hancock is now on its way to join the Seventh Fleet in the Far East, a Navy spokes mani vald today.

The Hancock will replace the 60,000-ton super-carrier Ranger, which previctaly had been scheduled to return to U.S. ment-Router.

Mr Armstrong is staying with terested in the children of long-home waters without a roplace. Commodore. A. R. L. Butler.on, with whom we fell in love

in 1945.

He paid calls this morning on the Dean, the Very Bev, Barry The

Commandos adopted Longest cable

London, Aug 5.

Till, and to HMS Tamer, He some of the children in St Chels will visit the Sailor's Home in topher's Home at Talpo and I Hennessy

Roed

the should very much like to visit the world's longest argle and Missions to Seamen this after them on this trip" telephone catre hanging trans, DAT

He will leave for Singapore ma in both Cirections": by air on Thursday, where he being laid unter 580eutical

Printed and published by TERENCE GORDON NEWLANDS PEARCE

Mr Armstrong paid a special wil via hip of the best miles of the North Sen to com for and on behalf of South China Morning Fort Limited at 1-3 visit early today to St James during a four days' stay, before I nece, Britain with Sweden Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong Settament grily saw. various returning to England,

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