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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1960.
IN HONGKONG ON THREE-DAY PRIVATE VISIT
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Manager charged
LORD ROCHDALE ARRIVES with theft
May sound out textile men on extending export ceiling
The Chairman of the British Cotton Board, Lord Rochdale and Lady Rochdale, arrived by Qantas airliner from Sydney this morning on a three-day private:
visit.
But the China Mail was told by a reliable source this morning that during his stay, he will meet Government officials.
"His main purpose is likely to be to sound out Colony opinion on the possibility of extending the under- taking to limit exports of Hongkong textile to UK," a reliable source fold the China Mail. Lord Rochdale negotiated with Hongkong in 1958 for the
three-year voluntary undertaking limiting exports of
Hongkong cotton plece goods to an annual ceiling of 115 million square yards.
The undertaking lock effect from February, 1969 and will
expire in February, 1962.
Land Rochdale may stay up to Thursday when he will
leave for Singapore.
He was met at the airport today by Mr J., F. Saunders,
United Kingdom Thule Commissioner.
Purse snatcher chased through Kowloon streets
A man who chased purse snatcher through Kowloon streets on Saturday afternoon was commended by a magistrate today.
Biu The man was Lo Ho-kwon who chased Lec trough three streets until he eventually threw away the purse.
The snatcher, still pursued by Lo, eventually ron into the arms of three patrolling palicemen.
into
Earlier, Lee, a 25-year-old unemployed man, went a shop in Cheungshawan-road and stole a purse containing $21.90 from a woman customer, named Cheung Loi.
Lord and Lady Rochdale seen at the airport today with Mr Saunders-China Mail photo.
Piano was Only 28 minutes
no
substitute
By D. E. GRAY
to lay mile-long telephone cable
THE Oratorio Society on A gang of 45 workman, working from a junk, laid o new
THE
Friday evening gave a very creditable performance of Mozart's "Requiem", with the resources avail able.
2,000-yard submarine telephone cable across harbour carly this morning.
the
it took only 28 minutes for Mr George Walker, Chiel the tug-towed junk.
Cable Engineer of the Hong- Telephone Cou Lid, The cable weighed 29, teng kong
from supervised the operation. The choir sang with seme 30-nd arrived yesterday
Japan. valec cały, the four
The cable was laid from scitisis being drawn from its ranks,
L with single pizno point near Queen's Pler to
full point near the Kowloon Railway
Station pier. bravely substituting for orchestra and organ.
od
Oh. Hongkong!! When will the cultural bodies get together
A
tu
A diver was sent down place the cable in position with other submarine cables
and achieve a sufficient measure Hongkong and Kowloon ends. of co-operation to that a great work like the "Requiem"
The cable which was laid to- can day will enable the telephone be performed as it was written, company to augment its ser- and as the comparer intended vices. It will go into operation, that it should be performed, tomorrow. nemely with a full orchestra, at
Another larger cable which least. if not c=che tra And will arrive in the Colony next month will replace one damaged Mery earlier during typhoon this year, This will be lald Kellel Island and between Hunghom..
Mr I.M.S. Donnell sentenced him to a year's jail, at North Kowloon Court this morning.
Sub-Inspector P.A.S. Alcock added that the defen-organ? dont had 20 previous convictions, of which 14 were for dishonesty and the rest for drug offences.
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THAT FEATURES.
Warm - Comfort - Style
Ski Pyjamas
Granny Nighties
Baby Doll Sets
and a wonderful new selection
Brunch Coats
of
Dressing Gowns
ALL AT
· Paquerette's-
-
How can a plano be expected to produce rounds comparable to the majestic grandeur of the brass and the rabbirz violin Fccompaniment of the introduz- tion, the shuddering strings and the bunsecus brata of the 'Dies Irae. the solo trombone in the Tuba Mirum', the lovely baesel- horns (those dark-hund loner clarinets] which lend such solemnlly to the 'Recordare' cr the impressive drum rolls of the 'Sanctus",
✩
MAN ON MURDER CHARGE
IN COURT
Mar
seven
But this is no refication on A 12-year-old hawker who!
Oratorio Society choir, appeared before Mi A. Iph which is expertly trained, well-Lesthicon at Talgo Court this balted and we bly con- motring for a second time end.
www murder, ducted on Friday evening by charge of Dr George Wien; nor is it any mended for a further refletion on the stout efforts of days in police custody. Miss L May Mark who did 11 Hui Chen-wing, living at Hut that one could possibly do with No. 13 in Italian Farm, Lok Ma Chrau, was cileged to have a plano.
The rriote Individually murdered a woman, Lirg Kam- hel, at Ku Tonz Village, last were not outstanding sickers Thursday. by any means,, but
Sub-Inspector: Chen Ski-shik | curemble they showed a very appiled for a remand for fur- conderable
of ther inquiries on behalf of In- murelanship, and the quartets spreter K. F. Boodie, officer in Kave
some well-balanced charge of the case. singing.
remarkably Thki choir is a well-knit Hitle body of singers, and it would be interesting to see join forces with crchestra in the presentation of its next oratorio.
Us
measure
us an
Perfumed street
BECNO
'Brussels, Nov. 27.
One of the main 'stroots in the heart of Brumels will be pers fumed on the wedding day of King Baudouin and
Spain.
New Kowloon scheme before tribunal
A plan was cutlined at the Tenancy Tribunal for bulizing a $340,000 nine-storey block of
fals on the site of 331, Nathan;
CRITIC REPLIES TO RADIO HONGKONG
from his
own firm
The manager of a 100-old-
stealing
1
From the Files
25
years -AGO.
November 1935
IG changes are to be
BIG
expected in the Ethio-
old import-export firm was pinn war now that the aged General De Bono has been charged with
P. $74,100 from the firm replaced by Marshal By ANTHONY FULLER
funds over a period of two Badoglio, who is some five
years younger. years. China Mail Film Critic
She Kung-ching, 42. of 315,
The cautious building of When called uron to review a
Queen's-road East was remanded roads to keep pace with film like "G. L. Blues," which at Victoria District Court today every advance and often out features Elvis Presity and his en boil in the sum of $5,000 ahead of the advance is to exploits in the land of Bach until December 12 after plend-
be abandoned for a more and Beethoven, the reviewering not guilty to ten counts of wonders what to do. Is theft from the Kam Wo Chan vigorous use of mechanised forces, and of the air arm waving Паго and doubtful Company. plots can either be dismissed Chief Inspector C. L Smith, to break down Ethiopian the as esfish, or one can take the prosecuting, said that the money resistance and finish hero at the value attributed had been taken between August conquest of Ethiopia before to him by lin publfalty 27, 1984 and. Febuary 11, 1956. agents, and have a bit of tun. Detective-Inap K. P. Clark sanctions can take effect.
said that he began to investigate A Reuter message sug- I chose the latter,
the case on July 25 when one gests this is the real opinion placing a pleture
centre of the firm's partners, Lau in the highest Italian quer; and adding. asa Cheung-tak showed him aight ter of the wary veteran, and caption, "The Minstrel Boy account books and made a coin- st War," I thought I had set plaint.
what is expected of his suc- the long for all that followed. Sh'e, in a voluntary state- cossor. The former has complimening Elvis
ment said "I freely admit to evidently "damaged." taking the money. I had a Italian prestige by not get- right to 11 as manager of the ting more spectacular re- company."
By
dpon
Fifty-two nations
have
his "active" servic And at his returning unscarred from the frouleina, and this above all; placing him alongside
He added that he had sent the sults, such a personality as Colonel money to his native village in Lindbergh, the "Lone Eagle" China to help support his meanwhile started an econo- the American Idol of the friends and relatives and that twenties.
others in the firm had also bar-mic and financial boycott of Italy under the sanctiona clauses of the. League
Such a mode was obvious and even the exhibitors of the film took it in good part, als missing the review with a wry chuckle,
But the critics in the Hongkong radlo feature, "Going to the Pictures," look it seriously. and pronounced it soleraɛ- ly. One could excuse local teenager unacquainted with the modes and forms of the English language, but for eritios to swallow such an ob- vious balt, and not only the bait, bui the hook and the lior, Is too rich.
rowed money.
Cross-examined by Mr Peter Mo, defending, Insp Clark said Covenant. The solemn toll- that the firm had been dormant ing of a bell at midnight in for some time and that Sh'e had Geneva announced the start been manager since before of this strange war, which World War 11.
is an event unique in his tory.
Drivers warned
London, Nov. 27. Penalties for careless driving are to be made heavier by Cranbrook, Kent, magistrates because of increasing accidents. -London Express Service.
The above China Malí photo shores the junk laying the telephone cable in the harbour
This morning.
$50 FINE FOR
LOITERING
Law Ling, 31, residing in a roof; hut at 9, Thomson-road was fined $60 by Mr T. L. Yang | this morning in Causeway Bay
Magistracy for loltering.
PC Lee Sung told the court that at about 1.35 òm yesterday morning, he saw the grasp the hand of a British sailor In Hennessy-rond,
woman
The sailor waved her away. The defendant had seven pre- vious similar convictions,
Deputy British
The existing building 12 of Consul in Macao three storeys and is about 30- Mrs venr-old, and its owner,
Nov. 20 applying for
Macap Benori Fong Slu-lin Is
Min G. M, Crafton, this new She is represented oxumption. Dán Fabiola Spanish Atudents in black by Mr. D. A. L. Wight, iny appointed British Pro-consul of in Macao, arrived Just': night, The new bats will have three duties of Miss M. Breene who Tel. 21-157 banjos and. Jingling, tambourine
has been transferred to as they drive through the bedrooms and two bathrooms, capital in a transparent topped The members of the Tribunal Bangkok,
She leaves Printed and published by TRENCE GORDON NEWLANDS PEARCE Car on December 16, the review areMr B. V. Rhodes (Pre-
Thailand AFP:/ for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-3 of wedding arrangements said adent), Mrs Huby Ching and on Thursday on
Me:J. Eltzen Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong China Mall Specia
(of course)lk costumes will serenade the structed by Mr F. Wend, Mias Crafton will take up the
160 Des Voeux Road, C.
royal couple WILH guila, C. Y. Kevan and Ca
for Hongkong.
her way, to
POP
WITHOUT BEINO FOOLISHLY OPTIMISTIC, HOW LONG WILL IT
BE BEFORE HE CAN
GO UP AND FINISH
THAT GUTTERING:
By Gag
The world over, Italian goods are being refused entry at ports and frontiers, and no financial aids will be allowed.
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A note of strong faith in the League of Nations 2008
by sounded
the Colonial Secretary and future Gover- nor of Hongkong, Sir Andrew Caldecott, when he spoke at the Armistice dinner of the Malayan Ex-Servicemen's As- sociation.
He decried. disarmament, remarking, that world peace 2008 not the child of dis- armament.
What was wanted was the policeman whu sometimes needed his truncheon—and sometimes his revolver.
"It seems to me that our minds might be saner and also happier if inatend of indulging into excursions of the fancy into the millennium they
disciplined by determination no longer to make fun of the League of Nations.
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"I think that perhaps in recent years we have heard too much of disarmament.
"If you take the stick or the stone from the quarrel- sume gutter snipes they rolli comis at each other with their flats.
"It may be bestial" but un- fortunately human beings are beasts and, as Aristotle said, formidable beasts. at that."
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