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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1960.

PICTORIAL PARADE

RIGHT: A service

Rosary Hill on the occasion

of the feast of Our Lady

of Fatima.

BELOW: Mr Ma Si-hon rehearsing, accompanied

by his wife, or Loke Yow

Hall, prior to his concert last week.

LETTERS FROM YOU TO THE EDITOR

Britain's Fifth Column

dear sir

Your 'Comment' of yesterday the *Labour at captioned Crossroads' offers food for thought to alt Britons who have the best interesis of their country at heart.

Do

Nikita you realise that Krushchev's confidence in his power over the UN Assembly tay not in his own oratory but in the knowledge that he was speaking from strength, with the most powerfully armed nation in the world to back him up. and our disorganised allies and sympathisers dared not challenge him because of their keen awareness of their own Impotency, their lack of an equal force to match the greatest assembly of are tho world has over known since the beginning of time.

Whilst none

would CHCOLLEGE an armament raco at this stage which, in any date, in too late in the day to be of any material use, it would be criminal madaez lo reduce or to perap what little com- ventional armament still re- maine with us, and to ban the Il-Bomb- altogether as ad vocated by the demented mob

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otherwise how could they be- If at the pending by-elections

shamefully in

de-

have so manding the complete scrap- ping of the H-Bomb without SODIC guarantee or assurance that their 'Ble Brother the- USSR would do likewise7 Whether or not these thoughtiess union leaders acted as in- nocent dupes or as ready pawns in this gigantio game of poker, they are undoubtedly placing their country la grave Jeopardy and are undermining the strength of Nato which

is exactly what Soviet Russia has all these years been desir- Ing more than anything else in the world.

TALKS ON HK.

EXPORTS

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not

do the British voters ignore the Labour candidates

the then

must be they densest of people on earth, and deserve the worst fato tha! can befall them when they find themselves made cannon fodders in the next world war or abctly #urrender

温除

despicable cowards too pine- less to resist the invasion of their native land

CONLABLIB.

Replies to correspondenta Ply Mo-Sang: You don't make your point clear--EJ.

Fire alarm in Central

Above: Lt-Gen Sir Roderick

W. McLeod, Commander British Forces (left), pre- senting the Baton of Honour to probationary Sub-Inspector Robert Allan Porter during a passing out parade at the Police Training School, deen, on Saturday.

Aber-

the stall at LEFT: A bazaar held on Sunday at St Peter's Church, Island- road, in Aberdeen,

Businessman

returns

MR ZULAUF

yesterday, afier a sever and

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Sheaffer's PEM

THE BOLD NEW PEN DESIGNED EXCLUSIVELY MA

FOR MEN

MISSING STUDENTS SPENT

1

NIGHT ON TAIMOSHAN

Ten students of Bethal Middle School, Five boys and five girls were in the mist-

who

ថ went on mountaineering picnic: yesterday, and who were re- ported missing last night returned homo safely this morning.

ing party. They were found after a search, by the police and students.

Thoy spent the night on the mountain.

Hongkong's highest The missing students ranged from 14 to

The students lost their way coming down

Toimoshan mountain.

16 years old,

HEAVY JAIL TERM FOR TRIAD OFFICIAL

From the Files

25

years AGO

October 1935.

TAJOR C. R. Attlee was

MA

unanimously elected leader of the Labour Party today after Mr George Lansbury resigned following differences which have arisen between him and his colleagues over the use of Banctions in the Italo- Ethiopian dispute.

HONGKONG

police havo

pign

"It is difficult to exaggerate the malevolence of triad influence in the Colony. It undoubtedly dominates the underworld and with its huge revenues constantly seeks to expand into wider fields," said o Magistrate this morning.tent horn pusher. In future

Mr I. T. Morris sentenced Lam Hoi, 29, of 80 Chung Yan- sheet, to two years foil doe being ать office-bearer of the Tung Fuk Tong triad society.

Lam was also placed urider police supervision for five years atters release from prison.

"Men of this type undoubted- ly regard triad activity as an eb- leet of special Jevation. They uake. a fatish of it and un- fortunately a prison sentence

314 CARS FOR NT

causes no sligma," said Mr A

Morris.

"It is deplorable that some of these fanatics are themselves doing convinced that they are

no wrong in carrying out the or- ders of the society to which they belong.

"As long as they obey the nies, whether they extort, steal they regard or even murder. themselves as well as each other as upright men,"

Strong, powerful Detective Sub-Inspector R. G.. Laurel, has asked the Court to take a serious view of this particular care. The Tung Fuk Tong triad society, of which Lam was an influential · mem- · ber and u high office-bearer, was a very strong and power- ful, society.

The society operates solely in and North the Causeway Bay Point areas. It has from time to time beca involved in a number of lights with other trind societies, the most serious being in 1951 against the Kwan Hing trind society resulting in serious injuries to many and the death of one member of the Kwan Hing triad society,

Mr Morris said that although the Tung Fuk Tong tried society membership had dropped it was still considered to be a power- ful society.

Alleged trail of forged

U.S. notes

Two men left a trail of

forged

TAXI SERVICE

this time against the porain-

if you sound your klaxon in a prolonged manner or de. monstrate your multiple noten for art's sake alone in the centre of the city, you the risk of having your name taken prior to subscribing fre dollara or so towards the up- keep of the force.

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and

The last year has seen change of attitude all over the world as regards noise in the streets. With the advance of swift steel, electricity smoke stacks people took the accompanying road necessary ingredient of pro- greas.

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total of 314 cars have been approved to run as taxis in the New Territorics, the China Mail learned on good authority this morning.

“They Bre always over- Many of these curs belong tɔ private- owners and new taxi loaded to cut down the pussen- Nowadays they are begin- companies recently organised gers individual fare. But by 20 ning to think that the price is

cut down on their doing, they for the purpose,

too high. After living for yeaTA Last December the Traffle comfort too.

"Ultimately, their only ad-in a steadily increasing ruin- Offco announced that applica-

not ble of machinery, road noises tions would be received for vantage of cheapness will

disadvantagICST as and other disturbances all of services in the offset their running taxi Now Territories.

compared with regular taxie. which have contributed to un- Since then, over a hundred

steady nerves and sleep-broken night, the public is insisting applications have been made it was sald.

that all unnecessary clangour must

Various sizes

The cars to be used vary in size and capnelly but they are mited to a maximum length or nine teel for nine passengers, There will be no restrictions the bo used by an routes to taxis.

Kowloon taxi companies have shown to foterest in the new service.

"We got cold feet when the private cars for hire racket be. come rampant in the New Terri- tories," said Mr Tsan To-pui of the Blue Taxicabs Ltd.

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"They always beat the meter- ed taxis. Who would hire tax alone when one could get a ride for one dollar by sharing the car with others?".

Mr. Edward Cheung of the Now Taxi Co, Ltd, which ran the N.T. service several years ngo said, "We pulled out after losing money."

He thought that the introduc» tion of the new service might not eliminate the private cars for hire racket in the immediate future.

Certain defects "But certain defects of thelt own will in the long ri put the pirato cars for hire out of business.

HK junk's be stopped.

five-day ordeal

THERE

(HERE was a gathering of about a hundred of the Colony's leading Chinesa residents and sportsmen at the dimer given by the South China Athletic As- sociation In their premises at Caroline Hll last night, as of offering their

After an ordoul of five days

and five nights on the means high seas, with its mast hearty congratulations to broken and its engine the Hon Mr M. K. Lo on out of order, a Hong- his appointment to be kong fishing junk was unofficial member Into Macao on Legislative. Council. Sunday.

towed

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an

of the

Among the distinguished guests were the Hon Mr The fishing junk, Lal Yum, R. H. Kotewall, the Hon Mr left Hongkong about a week

S. W. Tao the Hon Mr T, N. ago.

Chau and many others.

Chen Muk, owner of the vessel, fearing bad weather ahead, returned to. Hongkong shortly after to put ashore MENTAL

children and women, ma

ran

the

The Junk then put to sea again with a crew of six,

After two days fishing. junk

into high winds which.snapped its mast

Later its engine stopped. Another #shing · junk passing by, sighted her and came to her

The two junks reached Macso

"For instance, they are speed-rescue. sters weaving in and out of the US$20 notes in thick traffic, causing a lot of at noon on Sunday. There was Kowloon and Wanchai trouble to the public.

bars, the Crown alleged in

a Victoria District Court trial which opened today. Mlay Mohamad, 23, a canteen boy at Murray Barracks, and Abdulla Radqué, 32, a watch- man of 67 Lockhart-road, second floor, both. pleaded not guilty

Mohamad, Mr Erich Zulauf, general mana- before Judge W. F. Pickering.

சர் $3,000, b., ger. of J. H. Trachsler and Cofaces seven charges of athering Ltd, returned to the Colony forged notes, Rique, on $2,000 with uttering half months business-ballday to bail, is charged

one note and having another. United States clothing man- A fire alarm; in the office of Europe and America.

Mr D. E. Remedios, seting an lusurance company in Cen- } factures have been called to a

four fre with Comtral District brought.

Mr Zulauf, who arrived by for the Crown, said they were after a couhier meeting tomorrow

from Zurich. Bald arrested

excornined one of the notes at officials, it engines and an ambulance to Swissair merce Department

the Great China Buliding at 11 that during his one-month visit the Plaza Bar in Wholesa was denounced today.

am today.

lo' the United States, he had at-

Yu Fung a rideshow poiler, tended the 36th National Photo: testified he took the -two men Smoke began coming | Erken | graphia Dealers Convention in 8t as a tour of five bars in Kow-

alt-conditioner in The Louis. He also attended conven- loon the night of July 21. office of the Universal Under- tions and exhibitions in Europe. Theial.contintuce, writers Ltd...

Washington, Oct. 17.

Of particular interest to tho clothing group and one of the items expected to be discussed

of unconscious fifth columnists is imports of men's and women's who so noisily demanded the ready-to-wear suits from flong Botion would be playing into kong and Japan- which have the band of Dr ruthless boers increasing-Reuter, enekny.

Labour is rendering a great dis- -service to the country when it joins foroes with Britain's enemy to force her to sirip naked; an ii were, and to trust in ProvidenOS alone for her salvation.

NEW VEHICULAR

FERRY

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The manager of the company. Mr

C. Chien Jr. said, "We Bwitched off the al-conditioner and called the Fire Brigade but fortunately the air conditioner did not burst into flames."

Household theft

THREE CHILDREN- HURT IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

knocked Three children were injured injuries when he was

car at tha in separate traffic accidents in down by a private Hongkong and Kowloon yester Fule Wah-street at 8.45 pm Junotion of Castle Peak-fasci

An eight-year-old boy Letmanet, mightyeans Wit was knocked down by tu Another boy, Chau Hin-wah, unionists who have returned a A new vehicular ferry, the: Thieves gained entry to No, a lorry in Java-road roar Kam aged 10, wes Injured when he

By Labour is picant the trade

group of muddle-headed in- Man Teun, will be launched at competenta to power who ore Kowloon Docks at 10 am on Salsbury Avenue, second four Hong-arent, North Point, short we knocked down by a bus in

Na Numertavusionic-road.. between 11 pms last night and 8ly biter 1 pm. “... nothing for the welfare of Friday by Lady Black for tho their country bus think only tongicong and Youmat Ferry am fhis morning and stole $2:0 In Kowloon a 14-year-old All were admited to hospital

in cash and four koys,

Boy Chak Chun-kam mustaitied land derthe red, g of their personal influence, for | Co. Ltd,

no tos of life.

POP........ » GOG

WHAT'S

THE BIG NEWS THIS MORNING?

HEALTH

ASSOCIATION

At the next meeting of the Mental Health Association of Hongkong, Mr Henry Yeh of the Social Welfare Department will speak on "Social work in the mental deficiency_field",

The meeting will take place Al the Brith Conall Ibrary, Gloucester Building, st-6 pm next Monday.

THE

WHATSION

Carlsberg

KEEPS YOU SMILING.

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