CLARK CHAPMAN & CO., LTD. STEAM & ELECTRIC MARINE WINCHES, PULVERIZED FUEL RQUIPMENT, HIGH PREDSURE STEAM DOILERB, B1ECTRIC MOTORS AND GENERATORS.
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 208 Chartered Bank Building. Tel. 27789
CHINA
Established 1845
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1961.
"unites fachion newa"
NEW
BAYE VOGUEIR
Lady Sheaffer
'GRJUPSKIET" POUNTAIN PEN
Cała grata
UNITED PAPER COLATEA
Two 11-storey blocks to cost $3.2 million BIG TAIKOO HOUSING SCHEME
SAUSAGE MAKERS EX-KING OF
BELGIANS
TO VISIT
FALL OUT: CHAIR THROWN AT WOMAN HONGKONG
A young man who hit a woman and threw a chair at her was
The
fined $150 by Mr Derek Cons at Central Court this morn- ing.
20-year-old
maker. Fu Sang, of 115 Des
VoLux-road, West, third
floor.
was also ordered is png coin- antoint penation of the same
to the Injured woman, Tam Kain-inn
Detective Inspector Chau Sik-kwong told the court Fit and Tam were fellow
2.
makers. On the afternoon of January 12. Fu asked Tam t help him remove some sangages but Tam relused.
To hospital
arguma, Fu struck Tam with!
pice of wood and threw a ehr at her.
Judge calls for
probe into
missing
books
In the ecurse of the eman: A receiving order was made by Mr Justice C. W. Reece this morning at the Supreme Court against the Tak Sun Bookstore, stated in Court by their petitioning creditors to have been the largest wholesaler of school text- books in the Colony, with a turnover of not less than $1 million annually.
Chun said Tam did not report to the poller until live ays later when she was ad- inilted to hospital for treatment of her inhits. She was desuin-
ed unt) February 13,
Fo was eventually arrested on February 16,
his
a forced Mr Reece said that inquiries He said that after should be made into the disquetlon sale at de Sousa's auc-
of bocks.
some
Mr E. F. Shea who represent- ¦ appearance of a large quantity, lou rooms of the assets of the ed Fu sald. in mitigation, client was provoked into com- mitting the offence because the woman made rather insulting remarks" during the argument,
Food shortage
of
D1
Tak Sun Bookstore, including Mr Henry Lilton, representing bookshelven, lights and the petitioners, Messrs Long-¦ books, on January 3, 1901, he irad gone to the shop at Upper mens, Green and Co, Lid, the instructions Johnson, Lanear Row hoping to find some Stokes and Master, told the recently printed books supplied Court that the proprietor of the by his Company but found Tak Sun Bookstore, 99, Lascar practically no new ones.
He crefore surmised that as Row. Hongkong, at the corner! Mr Shra saut Fu had to res
had only sale of Cat-street, owed total of the auction mit $200 of his $350 salary to HK$21.510.57 Longmans, realised $1,540. rome of the
to support his parents, wife and a young child in Chin If he
books supplied must be some- where else. were sent is jail, the remittance would step and his fantily might starve especially with the pre- sent food shortage in China.
Mr Shea then asked the magistrate to impose a fine on Fu insten ernding him to had Jai. He addled that Fu
nu provitats record as stated by the Prace cuting officer and that he was preparetl pay the hospital bills of the complain- ant.
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PICKPOCKET
JAILED
A pickpocket was caught in the net at a b stop in Tai Hang Tung carly this month.
At Kowle.l
Green and £14,144-11-4 to the Oxford University Press. The debter Torg Cheuk was not in!
Court,
Turnover
Mr Derek A. Adkins, Mana er in Hongkong for Lungmans. Green, Fald in Cour, that he came from their London Offee Since to Hongkong in 1958. 1053 there had been a business transaction account between his
not
Asked if he knew whether Mr Tong Cheuk, proprietor and manager of the Boskstore, had any other business premises, Mr Adkins said that lie did know of any business premises. In making the Receiving Reece also Order, Mr Justice adjourned hearing for further
quiries to be made.
firm and the Tak Su Back PLANS
PLANS TO
store and in 1953 the turnover i
in respect of the invoice value For text books supplied by them
was £2.500.
REPLACE DAMAGED BUILDING
Recent nhotogranks of the former King and Princess Liliane.
Tribunal hears of plans for worker flats
Olympics
film in
Hongkong
By JOHN LUFF
From the Filaa
25
years -AGO-
February 1936
ROM the Morning Post'a
F20 Years Ago column (February 16, 1911) "In the Governor's stand at the Court races yesterday, mourning made a subduzd nole necessary, and Lady Lugard's gown struck the happiest note of elegance, simplicity und good taste It was a three-
The Taikoo Dockyard and Engineering Co (HK) Ltd this morning applied for exemption of 28 houses in Shaukiwan The greatest sports spectacle combined which they plan to replace with two 11- storey blocks costing $3,200,000.
ar B. V. Rhodes, President of Tenancy Tribunal with members, Mrs A., Ruttonjee and Mr Chou Sing-nam, heard details of the scheme to provide 396 flats for the company's workers. Alternative
accommodation pany, said in evidence, that a for employee tenants was being large number of the present oc- no connection at offered at an inclusive rental of cupants had $25 per month.
all with the dockyard, had originally built the premises as quarters for their own staff,
Mr D. A. L Wright, appear The former King Leopoldg for the applicants on in
structions from Mr H. Caine of of Belgium and his wife, Johnson, Stokes and Master, Princass Lillano, will visit said that the proceedings con- Hongkong next month for cerned the third phase of a Jarge housing and welfare five days.
scheme being implemented by fou the company for its workers.
The former King and the Princess are on an extensive
private tour of the Orient.
They will arrive by Pan American airliner on March 2 and will stay until March 7. From Hongkong they will fly to Tokyo.
The night all the gamblers lost
Palice raided a large-scale gambling house in Gage. street shortly after mid- night yesterday and ar rested a total of 29 men.
Cons nt Before Mr Derek
| Central Court this morning, the gamblers were each ned $20 while two of them were fined $30, according to their previous record.
Four of the group who were abrent had their bail of $20 each: | estreated.
Inspector Yip Thi-ynu said this was a large-scale gaming house at Gage-street, second floor. Upon entering the pre- night, the police at three tables
mires District Court:
this incising, the thief. 38-year- old Chan Man, was given two- and-half-yeara by Judge A. A. Huggins.
Chief Inspecter T. W. Wheeler revealed that Chan had several previous convictions fer similar effaces since 1945,
Bookstore,
found the men
last
The figure grew tiemzadusly each year, reaching ov.r £9,000 in 1958. During the years 1953 to 1958 the accounts had been paid regularly and in June, 1960, the Bengkong Branch supplied books to them to the sum of Mr W. Anourin Jones, new $10.212.70 which was the sub-
President of the Tenancy of mahjong and others playing Jert of a judgment against the
Tribunal, debtor the Tak
with gome of dice. sitting on January 21, 03.
member, Mr S. Grove In another case, seven men London branch The
and Mr A. Alvaros, this were fined $10 each. also books to the supplied further
morning heard an appli- They were found value of HK$11.336 invoiced #1!
cation to exempt premises "Russian poker" at 51 £703-11-11 In July. The Tak
naught-road, West, first floor, 222-224, Yu Chou-street cold such
yesterday. near to the junction of Pei Ho-street from ordin- once control.
In addition to the jall ven- Sun Bookstore tence, Chen was also placed books to Chinese retailers at unde palica supervision for twa protit of about ten per cent. Mir years.
Adicins said.
STARTING
TOMORROW
alesale Sale
sale
in our
· GLOUCESTER
ARCADE
show
windows
Mr K. Y. Yung of Zimmern and Co, appearing for the appil. cants, Mrs Chan Sau-chun and
Mr Fong Yick-chu, said that No. 224 had been gutted by are in February, 1000, and was now in |a dangerous condition.
which
Nevertheless, the company was prepared to offer eximpensa- tun of $12 per square foot to those who could prove they were sub-tenants and in occupa
Mr J. C. Carr, chief accoun- The Orst phase of 470 fats tant for the company, gave the was already complete and restimate of $3,200,000 construe- istered workers concerned in tion costs and produced the last the present scheme would be audited bainnce sheet chowing housed there at a rental that $30 million asrels invested in did not even cover outgoings, quoted sleeks and shares and much less the actual construc- readily realisable, if required. tion costs, he said.
No rent
In addition, they had paid no rent since April and would not be required to vacate the present premises, which are Nos 9-27 and 2-28, Tal Hong-street and 1-7, Tat Fa-street, until the end of this year.
Mr D. M. Moore, housing manager of the Taikoo
Com-
Accused of throwing acid
Li
at lover
Wal-chun, 22, of 301 Lockhart-road, Hongkong, appeared this morning before Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr at the Supreme Court, charged with throwing
Corrosiva
acid
He said that there were about 200 settlements already drawn up with registered workers who were taking up the offers of alternative accommodation made. |
198 flats
Mr C. K. Larard, authorised architect and head of the works and properties department of Butterfeld and Swire (HK) Ltd., said that he was in charge of the Talkoo Dockyard develop- ment project in Shaukiwen and Quarry Bay.
event
satin
BYCI filmed, "World quarter coat and a skirt of Olympics of 1960" has shimmering grey
em- arrived in the Colony, trimmed with silk
was film is almost three broidery. With this
hat The
a large white hours in length, and shows worn
plumes, and with ostrich every outstanding which took place at Rome! having a broad band of black velvet underlining the brim, last summer.
which gave a touch of de- The film is made in colour cision to the whole. The and has a running.com- soft white plumes of mentary in English. The feather boa, completed a director was Romolo Mar- perfect harmonious toilette." cellini,
of Italy's greatest film directors.
ono
A
His Excellency the Governor The Italian Consul-Genoral has nominated Mr Li Jow-son is sponsoring on carly and Dr Li Shu-fun to be showing of the film In members of the court of the Hongkong University for a Hongkong.
Hia period of three years. Excellency the Governor has under instructions from the Secretary of State for the
SCALPERS Colonies appointed Mr W. L
SOLD
Handyside to de Senior Master in the Education De- partment, Mr James Ralston be Inspector of English Schools, vice Mfr A. E. Suther-
#
AT A LOSS land, retired. Mr E. Himsworth
arrested
Pelico
terday Even inca who offered for sale!
the tickets to
Young Boys
will act as deputy-registrar of the Supreme Court,
rms
N advertisement on the versus Combined Chinese foot- ball match at the Government China Morning Post an stadium.
nounced that bookings were At Causeway Bay court this now
open for the The second phase of the
the seven morning
men ad- scheme comprising 594 flats was mitted they
were selling the Queen Mary, sailing from stready under construction and tickets, but at a reduced price. Southampton on May 27, after the third phase, now under consideration, there would be Mr. T. L. Yang the magistrate June 17, July 1 and July 22, after hearing their mitigation and from New York on June an application concerning.
pleas, cautioned all seven ren. 5, June 24, July 8 and 29.
* *
linai block of 198 fats.
In the present scheme,
the
he
raid, the open space provided
would be approximately twice CHILDREN FLY
that required by the building of the two regulations Each blocks would carry a 17-passen. ger Bft and two six-foot wide staircasen
would
Thero
Four
TO U.S.
High tribute to the sterling qualities of Dr W.AB.1 A. Moore, Deputy Director of Medical and Sanitary Ser vices, and Mra Moore, who are shortly leaving for
Chinese children from Hongkong flow to the Unitel England on retirement, be rubbish
chutes with water jets, a cover- ed playground for children and
clothes drying space.
Improvement
Slates by Air-India today to join their relatives there. The four were
year old girl, Cher
bow,
And
her
10-year
WGS
maid by speakers at a largely an eight-attended cocktail party held Yee at the Hongkong Hotel Roof yesterday. evening old Ciarden The Government would take brother Cheng Shing-pak, and and attended by European and wounding her lover, 20 to 25-foot wide strip along two brohters, Lim Yat-yer, 13, and Chinese members of the Government Medical Depart- and Lim Tox-yec, 9. Ma Chi-man, alias Ebra- the frontage of the Shaukiwan-
The
are ment. widen it "ond the road, to him Bin Gannan, aged 23. Ma, who lives at 8. Won On- road, third floor, North Point, was questioned by Mr Dermot
money
brothers Lim
whole project would indeed be orphans stofng lo Houston, The speakers included the
a great improvement," he said. Texas, to join friends of their Ion Dr A. B. Wellington, Mr Lim Wing Director of Medicat end About 200 opponents appeared in grand-father, court and were represented by Mir young, of Hongkong.
Rea. Ma said he had known Li11. L. u of P. I. Sin: Me R. Rust Little Cheng Yee-bow and Sanitary Services, Dr G. H. for three years. But they had of use and Co; Mr H. L. Kwan of
Ford, Kwan and Co; Mr E. Li of her brother were heading for Thomas of the Government had arguments about
Hospital, Dr F. T. Hon and Co: Mr Peter Me of P. Chleago to join their aunt, Mrs Civil
Smalley of the BẢO and CO; Br H. C. iio of P... Elleen Chen Lam and Mr F. K. d'Almade
The Chengs parents are in Hospital and Dr M. R. Deb of d'Almada Castro of
the Malaria Bureau. Proceedings continue.
playing and she had reproached him for
Con- going out with other girls.
GOOD LUCK
RECORD ENTRIES
After some preliminary dis- agreements on the night of De Icember 10, he and Li had gone to room '304 of the Good Luel: Hotel and had spent the night together.
She had brought with her paper bag but when he asked her about its contents she ra fused to tell him.
There is a record entry of 58 Almus from the seven competing hours and said she was going She woke him up in the cariy rations for the
Aslan and put on her clothes.
eighth
The Buliding Authority had constantly demanded partial Film Festival, with strong en- demolition but this could not be tries from Korea and Indonesia. down his face and into one eye! Then he felt liquid-running carried out because of the On that account, the jurors tenants refusal to move.
have been asked to leave a day on his body.
it was painful; he also felt it Mr E. Y. Wu nrchitect, des- earlier for Manila in order that eribest the houses as being 40- Judging can begin on Thursday. mirror and
He got up and went to the year-old three-storey tenements February 23,
saw that he was and produced plans to replace The actual Festival
bleeding profusely. He also saw will be in the mirror tho them with a modern six-storey | held from March
retreating 7-11, when figure of Li, who slowly went structure ecзling $110,000. the winning alm
will receive out of the room. The hearing continues.
the premiere award.
EX-REGISTRAR NOW HEADS
ales TENANCY TRIBUNAL
at Sennet Freres
FEEDER MAZEMOTI
Mr
William Aneurin Jones, former Registrar-General of Hongkong from 1055 to 1058 when he left the Colony rollrement, has been appoint- ed Proskiont of the Tenancy Te|bunal.
сп
Mr Jones came to the Colony appointment Df the
UNCONSCIOUS
He tried to reach his clothes and put on his shirt but as he was putting on his trousers he fell the fort unconscious. Ite remembered nothing more un- if he came round in Queen Mary Hospital.
The witness was wearing a patch over one eve and said he had not been discharged frosn Hospital until December, 20, Celiniai Legal Service in April
Articles of clothing, Includ- 1937. He presided over his ing a stained singlet and trou
the witness sald Born which first exemption application were his, wero exhibited in this morning.
Court,
Hearing continues. Mr J. 1. Oliver, former
Mr Terence Y. Shurtack is Tenancy Tribunal President, representing · Li, on the in-
Is now sitting as Magistrato ntructions of Mr A. Wang, of M. in Kowloon
K. Lawn and Co.
and Mason,
POP bej Con
1310
Kuala Lumpur,
*THE BIG IDEA, AS YOU CALL IT, IS TO DISTRACT ATTENTION FROM
MY BALONESS!
Kowloon
Carlsberg
IS POINTS AHEAD
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