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Lady Black visits
Red Cross group
Lady Black (above) paid a visit this morning to the Red Crous Working Party at the Hengkang Cricket Club,
and She was received by Air C. M. Forsyth-Smith spent whout three-quarters of an hour talking to the eleven ladies who meet regularly to prepare Landages hospital supplies--China Mail photo,
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and other
Clerk on
More local news on P. 5
CHINA MAIL
| Established" 1845
MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1960.
No HK concern voiced over U.S. appointment
Hongkong textile men today expressed no outward concern at the appointment of Mr Luther H. Hodges as the new U.S. Secretary of Com- merce even though he has in the past urged America to restriet foreign textile imports. Both Mr T. Y. Wong, Chair-junanimous. in their assumption man of the Hongkong Callon that financial results now being Spinners Arzociation and Mr declared should underline the N. C. Chang, Chairman of the very prosperous period which Federation
Hongkong the trade is parsing through. Collon
refused 10.
Marked degree carpment.
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Wenvers
"Admittedly,
the orders of inst economic phase
Mr Elmer Tsu, a former! Chairman of the Weavers As- suciation and Managing Direc-secured in the middle tor of the Wyler Textiles Ltd, sear were at barely
margins but the buying was optimistic.
which developed twelve months go and the succeeding pressure for supplies enabled most pro- ducers to increase their earning
marked degree. allenpacity to
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United States is too buky promoting their export trade," he said. "Restriction of Imports will bring about retaliatory moves from foreign countries and against their own polley For trade expansion,"
work
He let ked forward to a new American Administration con-
"Now the results can be seen, in the shape of formid- able profits and even stronger balance sheets.
Crying the "liberal trade in terms policies"
Elsen- hower.
of President
On the latest developments in the UK textile market, Mr N, C. Chang rehoed the opinion ex- pressed by Mr T. Y. Wong la the Mall 10st Friday:
her pocket embezzling Breathing space
was
'weightless
•
he
charge
A 47-year-old clerk was today charged with embezzling 526,- ong from Febaco Ltd.
He was La Shiu-chung, alias Thomas Lay. of 23, Fung Wa Building, dit oor, Cheung
He appeared by Hong-street, the Victoria
foro Mr T. L. Yang in Cause- why lay Court.
A man was arrested after
stole a purse from a woman at a Kowloon bus stop, it way stated in
Uk. trict Court this morning, The man, Chao Yin-chin, 30, unemployed, pleaded not gully to a charge of reeny..
Mr George Willis," Crown Counsel, said the complainant,
Miss Chow Nui, wan at a bus stop in Taipo-road, Shamauipo, on October 30. when she felt her packel "weightless."
On booking up she saw the herused walking away quickly. Ske raked the alarm and gave chase bad secused was arrested by a passing poțies patrol car
The pure, which arcused had allegedly stoka from the woman, was recovered from the roadside. It contained a few $1 notts and A small bottle of
Mr Chinese med cínu,
Willis Fald.
Horing before Judge P. R. Springul is continuing.
embezzled the Lat allegedly money between September 1959 and May 1900.
en-
"The undertaking was forced on the original and bakic understanding that I would give Lancashire a breathing space of three years.
"But now they change their theme to the difference in Far East production costu and he went standard of living." on. "This violates the apiril of i the understanding."
Tsu said, "We Mr Elmer made it clear at the start that three years Lancashire needed
and
there for reorganisation after she would be a better with positio
u compete
1
"Probably the biggest revival of figure has been achieved by Joshua Hoyle and Sons, whose meagre prolt of be- low £4,000 in the previous year soured to practically £750,000.
Refused
"Also recording a substantial turn-round of virtually equal merit with Joshua Hoyle's re- sulis, Combined
is
English Mills, whose net loss of over last year has beca £250,000 switched to a profit of just over
£400,000.
"Among some of the smaller splacing rms the trend is just as noticeable;
Mr Tru also said that
Hongkong Frey cloth intended Front and back cover of the brochure; paintings by Dong Kingutan. for processing in the UK for ullimate re-export
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fused by the Board of Trade to be classified as "re-export category,"
"So great was the demand that UK Importers had to im- port from non-Commonwealth countries to make up for the re-export goods gap," Mr Tail
said.
Police allege he also made Hongkong." false entries in the collection Mr Tsu referred in the cu book concerning money paid in, thoritative cotton bullet iscued DY other firms between by Messrs Frederick W. Tatter- February and May this year, sall Ltd, 'cotion trade experts and
Defendant
remanded statisticians in Manchester on three days in jail custody pend- November 29, which said:
cation" open cotton "Commentatcra C: ing transfer of the case to the
trade affairs have lately been exports. Victoria District Court.
was
Mr Tsu was commenting on the allegation that Hongkong
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music was presented in the operatie numbers Queen Elizabeth School, on vincing, with
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A PLEASANT Concert of Saturday night, under the has a rich mallow voice and the viewpoint of the tourist.
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and reading matter, and by the many decorative designs In Chinese and other moilts sprinkled on the pages,
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The front and bark covers of provide information on the his- instrumental Chorus. This choir, under fashion.
the book (see above) are re-cry: urban centres and country- the direction of Professor
Mr Chow Wai-sus, baritone,productions of two water colour side hotels, shopping; people; Lin Sheng-shih, is develop brought storms of applause with visit to Hongkong by the well- arcous subjects grouped under paintings done during his recent .tivals: food; und miscel- ing into quite a well- his four humorous Chinese known Chinese-American artist, general infernation," of Hong- balanced bodyĵof singers. scogs. and a duel "Sll as the Dong Kingman.
kong.. A Relief map of the The Female Chorus sounded, ching and Mr Chan Ki-lung Painted in his fulmitable and Colony Is printed on the inside rather thin, and they will have
froat cover. was very pleasant, their voices, highly individual style, the front to watch their choice of songs blending well in this arrange-picture is of the Victoria har- bour while the back piclure por- and not attempt those too high-ment, Pitched, for their range is
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In a concert of this sort, it seems plly to interpolate one movement of a great Sonata like the Beethoven "Waldstein". as Miss Limae Mark did. She played the jirst movement unly. It was played through in a rouline way, and the # bit crratic. seemed 10 b3 coupled with accelerandos, and diminuendos accompanied by corresponding-
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Mr Cheng Chik-pui played a group of violin solos, beginning with the Bach. "Ariore.". He seemed very nervous, his in- tonation was badly out, and he developed 鐳 vibrato which ceemed to resemble the worst of cptralle soprano wobbies not very appropriate for Bach. He played a short work by Nandini very nicely, but his Debussy Menuet did not have that delicacy. which we look for in French musle, of this kind.
He seemed to be a bit of colour, for I have heard him play much better previoudy, He was very ably accompanied at the plano by Profastor Lin Sher-hih.
There are some excellent vocal rotos by Mlis Cher Ni«. kal, soprano, zand Miss | Ruth: Chow, intzzo-soprano, Both sang Chinese songs, in addition to an opcratle number by Bizal.
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The Chinese, xôngs, að Líndal, ware charmingly, ming" and the
This Chorus bus improved very much since 1 Inst heard then some months ago and the inclusion of Chinese songs In each vocal item is a very welcome innovation.
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25
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AGO.
December 1935
667\HE chango brought
THE
about in the on-
irance examination to the University (of Hongkong) has not improved things. It is now necessary for a boy to pass in nine subjects and. if he takes Chinese, eleven subjects, failing in my one of which means he must either face another year's work with ' perhaps the same fate awaiting him, or leave school without an external certificate to prove he has had a long general educa- tion,"
The above remark wAS - contained in the report of the Director of St Joseph's Colloge, Brother Matthias, at the annual distribution of prizes at the College yesterday afternoon.
The Hon Mr. J. P. Braga presided over the function. and distriubted the prizes to the successful students.
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