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A DC & I assistant revenue officer who was alleged to have demanded $300 with

from winc shop proprictress, appeared before Mr N. R. Wylic at North Kow- loon Court this morning.

The effler was Leung Woon-

residing L cheung, 35,

207 Shanghal-street Orat flour.

pleaded not gnty Leung Dough Mr Carlos Remedia of D'Almada Remedies and Co.

Lam Lap-ying a foki of Shuu On wine shop

No

CHINA MAIL

Established 1845

TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1961.

The Government annual report hamlet

A PROUD

for me, says Cantinflas

By SYLVIA DA COSTA ROQUE

He's a small man with a wonderful smile and a fantastic wisp of a moustache, magnetic eyes and one of the biggest bank accounts in filmdom. He is also an optimist-"my manager has all the worries.'

Who is he? A 43-year-old

The greatest

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FIRST YEAR 25

OF THIS NEW DECADE

It is a strange but true coloured llustrations, maps and diagrams, has been condensed fact that the more the history of the water prob- you think you know lem dating from 1850, when the Arst reservoir project at Pokfu- about Hongkong, the um was planned.

The more interesting the

history of the lost

one of Government

100 years is

supply! annual

desperately chasing a demand report* becomes. that has never and possibly ca]

never be fully and adequately inet.

on

I

ments

M

years

AGO

March 1936

And here is the shock: this, of, appropriately enough, makes a total expenditure of no Hongkong 1900, taken by Robert less than $1,225 million in the Fournier. next 10 years,

The chronicle of achieve- MRS A. Kidd, formerly made by GovernA Miss Majorie Dods- mont in 1900 is not only in worth, wife of Mr Alex pressive, bat It Inspires a (zel- ing of pride and admiration for Kidd, Manager of the Jar- ell that has been accomplished. tion, Canton, is returning to dine Engineering Corpora-

Hongkong this week and

But it

The glitter

The people share equally will reside at 2, Peak Man- this great enterprise. Indeed it slons.

Mrs Kidd has been resid- is only with a people so willing, so industrious, so persevering | ing in Canton for more than and so Inspiringly energetic that two years and has been one attempt so much so successfully. Government has been able to

of the most popular hos Yet if th's is the golden age tesses in the Shameen com of enlightened colonialism, et munity. Us not be

the deceived by

She has taken part in ustgiltier,

theatricals at many

the There are all long queues of Shameen Club, and was for- children waiting for secondary school places; it la stiti frighten- merly ingly dificult for many to get Hongkong Philharmonic So- Into public hospitals; 800,000 |ciety.

settled and a million or more in

£

member of the

No answer Virtually the entire capital cost has been met out of general the revenues, bui how much 19 next Financial Secretary is going to be able to raise from To those local people who

there sources for the fantastic think of it as essentially He is the owner of 300 suits, out Mexico and other Spanish

the same report as

But this year's review does expenditures on reservoirs aleat last eight cars,

four countries and in forelyn coun- five homes,

in the in the next few years is a ques- bring a ray of hope alin companies and has 16.000 tries with sub-titles, and the

year or the year before, plans not for this year or nexi tion that the report does not income from in Ngautaulo godchildren.

those is yearly

brought up to date, this but ten years hence when the attemp; to answer.

iwo giant fresh considerable," he said.

water lakes rexfticment ares, No 9, "A"

confidently: fallacy can only be proved schemes at Flover Cove in Tolo "When this programme is com-

acids block testified that on December 2

Canthulas owns part of the

by reading it.

Harbour, and Hebe Haven in plete, conventional sources of 20 Leung came to the shop and Mexlean named Mar. Morena; epie Around the World in 80

the world over as Days"; in told him that he was a health in-known

which he played Its various chapters touch not

Porl Sholler become a reality supply, which can be tapped Passepartout, a valet to David only

ali

in an integrated scheme which cecnomically will be practically Government spretor Bod that his inspection | Canuntios,

Niven's of the ce chest showed that the

Phileas Fogg. The activities but

Colony will also link up with water exhausted and the hope must water in it was dirty. He is alun

title coming from the Shum Chan be that, if further supplies are flm has already grossed $25 activities

well. its B5 million. alleged to have said that unless

I aptly emphasises this. It is reservoir in mainland China,

necessary, the use of nuclear It will surprize few to learn power to distil seu water will He also owns part of "Pepe" simply "Hongkong 1860." the proprietress paid him $300 The comedian, who is one of

Pik by that time have become an He would summon her and her the world's greatest he says another epic in the same style In recent years the policy of that excluding the Shek

which is name, the report has been to introduce project

currently Leonomie proposition." licence would be cancelled. Chaplin is THE greatest-came, in which about 35 big

thre detailed

construction Into Hongkong on Sunday. Yes; stars play cameo parts.

on Lantao chapters which under

squatters still have to A departure

Mr Kidd is shortly to take terity he held a press conter- Explaining the story, follow with e review In nar Island and which will cost in! ence to talk about himself and Cantinflas suld that Pepe was rowed focus of some particular-

the region or $220 million, the his latest Alm Pepe' which he

This year's report is, as one stum tenements to be rehoused. over managership of the Mexican ly striking aspect of the living million since the Liberation on

has spent about $314 would expect of such simplc hearted

Colony

П fast Ten thousands are still fed daily Hongkong office of the Jar- ranch-hand who makes his history of Hongkong.

culony, thicker and by welfare kitchens, There is dine Engineering Corpora- way to America.

improvements and capital odul-growing tions to the urban water sup-more detailed and it is worth both unemployment and under- tion. Further than that he would

piles, 90 per cent of this since every bit of its $10-$2.50 more employment, and low wages and not go, "It

would really be

than last year. The coloured poor conditions must 15

☆ Better if you BRIW It," he The first review of this kind

photographs are excellent in- proved.

A pleasing ceremony was grinned, But he said that the

The Was

well-remonbered

cluding brilliant double-page If we can look back on the performed at the residence of wa 1 5 character

typically "Problems of People" in 1056,

Hebe Haven and Shum Chum 15/spread taken by Paul Tay of an same record of achievement in the French Consul-General, M. which was subsequently publish-

airliner taking off from Kat each succeeding year of this new reparate illustrated

Tak in a drenching downpour decade as we have been able to Leurquin, 13 Peak-road on at night! pamphlet.

in this, the first, we shall have Saturday night, This year the problem is of

The cover this year is a de- ten times the cause for pride and Admiral J.P. Estava, Com the Colony's water supplies.

parture from the usual old exultation.-R.H.

mander in Chief of the French Into 30 pages, accompanied by

It prints of early Hongkong.

(Hongkong 1080, Government Navy in the Far East, inveal- features a brilliant excellent black and while and

aerial shot Printer, $10).

ed Sir Robert Ho Tung with the Order of Commander of the Dragon of Annam.

MEETING PLANNED

The defendant then told Lam to meet him two days later a the Lung Fung tea house to pass over the money.

The witness continued that In the return of the proprietress he told her of the incluent and was instructed to report this to the Police.

touring the world 10 pro mete. He will altend the Hong kong premiere of the Ala at the Gals and Hoover Theatres 10- morrow.

For half an hour, sleek in a blue suit, blue shirt and fle with

a

Two days later, at obout 9 pm blue sapphice gleaming on his Cantinhas, "very optimised as a

the meeting took place. Unaware: finger, he answered

of the presence of delectives.

the defendant was arrested just before taking the money.

Cross-examined

by Mr Re-

medies Lam demed knowing Leung since February 1957, and said that he did not belong to, the same money lending associa- tion as the defendant.

Mr Remedios then said that the passing of the $300 to the defendant "had nothing to du with what the witness had told the court and that it was the $300 commission on the sale nf a motor car that was discussed

at the tealmuse that evening.

The witness also denied is.

Jorp. I. W. Elias

for the prosecution.

Hearing continues,

appeared

dozens of

CARS CRASH, mance, is it trite you are the

MAN HURT

Mike Todd was the first ducer who was

able to Jure

Water

1951.

The Integrated schome men- toned carlier Plover Cove,

expected to cost another $842

to this must million, and

be Mario Moreno away from

added an average of about $24 million Mexico, and "Pepe" is only his

on general film. Second English speaking

development of the water dis- He says

will only

tribution system. that he handle roles that are in charac- jter. "I an a concdian, and

I will always be a comedian. Ite has no desire to play straight Tales. "No Hamlet for me".

Medical student

Cautinflas, came

when Mario

Into being Moreno Whs medical student. His parents were not wealthy and he want- ed to make some extra money

He for them.

entered the

theatre and worked under an assumed

so that HS name parents would not know what he was doing.

а

your

Police end Push-buttom

case

against European

questions that ranged from high

The Police concluded their First he tried singing, but highes paid actor

the that

case was unsuccessful. Then he

at Causeway Bay world?" to perronal, "Are you tried dancing, that too was un-

Court this morning act?" Reing to let your san

he successful,

found that against Robert Porter, o To the last he quipped, "I people were laughing when they Merchant Navy officer haven't been able to ask him should have been serious. Tren

who was summoned for A young man

Injured yel-he's inly six months old."

he decided to play up to them. And is it true that he is the Thus Cantinitas was born, and

coreless driving after a when two cars travelling in œp- posile directions collided in highest paid acter in the world?

traffic accident on Christ- a new word was added to the Link-rond neur Caroline Hill Cantinius threw that question Spanish dictionary. Now, to mas Day in which a man ront this morning.

to his manager, Jacques Gel Cantinfear

was killed. The cars sustained slight dam-man, who said his yearly in- drivel.

come was probably the fighest In the business.

was

mcans

10

a

falk

There were 17 witnesses for the prosecution.

. The last witness testified be- tore Mr I. T. Morris this morn- ing. He was Insp D. Aplin, a police mechanic who said that tested the car driven by Porter.

he

age In

accident the

which

The comedian is great verarred at an.

worker for charity and he has "You Wong Chiu-sam, 26, a pas-:

must remember that built and now maintains a large in one of

has been sunger

the curs, Cantintza

making housing estate for 100 low. suffered slight abrasions on the time for his own company for incume families, He also apears head. He was sent to Queen the last 20 years. Those films in hundreds of benefit shows for Mary Hospital.

are still being shown through- | orphans and the destitute.

But he doesn't like to tolk The test was made on De- about his charity work, "It cember 29 at the Police Head- should be carried out without quarters. The inspector sold Juss."

the car was in good condition But he did speak about the; and that the brakes were in benefit bullfights he holds re- good order. gularly when he actually be- In yesterday's hearing, Insp comes a matador. But even in Yuen Pak-ping testified that he

role that

he keeps up

the measured the skid marks made comedian uct.

P.O

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for UNITED KINGDOM via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Suez-Port Said.

EMBARKATION: Passengers should embark between

2.30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Thurs day, 9th March, 1961.

SAILS:

BAGGAGE:

Padrino

Said he blandly, "In front of the bull I'm u comedian--but

pedestrian crossings

The first pedestrion-operated push-button traffic light system in Hongkong is being installed for the three pedestrian crossings in front of Shell House this morning.

'Forced to

screen

Red films'

An

The pedestrlang may press the button and wait until the lights change in their favour before crossing over.

The Chief Inspector of the Traffic Office, Mr W. Eggle- stone, said this morning, "We'll consider the nature of this ex- they periment. We feel that will work sailsfactorily."

There is the possibility that the system will spare the police force some manpower if it is satisfactory.

that

Mr Egglestone revealed two more such systems will be installed

at the in Kowloon; junction of Nathan-rond and

Tokyo, Mar. 7. American

magazino publisher hero has charg- od that the U.S. Treasury Shantung-street und at the was forcing two Hongkong Junction of Un Chau-street and theatres to screen more Pai Ho-street. mainland Chinese films They will all come into use by refusing to let they by the end of this month. buy American films.

A handbag, cash and a gold by Porter's car which meas by the Far East Film News re-chain, total value $1,000, were sured 117 feet on the oftside ported that a Treasury Depari- reported stolen from Empire Block, fifth floor, and 108 fect on the nearside. ment directive had prohibited Court,

King's Road, between 11.40 The accident occurred at the three American motion picture

a.m. and 11,55 am. yesterday. junction of Healthy-street and companies from selling alms to the Liberty and Melrepels chea- King's-road.

A special supplement put out!

1 the but doesn't care whether Mr R. H. A. Hindmarsh, oftres in Hongkong because they I'm comedian or not." The Stewart and Co., represented were operated by Communists.

Glenn F, Irelon, the maga- bulls in question are raised by Porter. Mr Moreno on his ranch.

Inspector M. R. Alkinson pro-zine's publisher, commented In Is 18,000 godchlidren?

an editorial that this "Is the Hei secuted.

Further hearing was ad- same as forcing them to screen is so well known throughout Mexico that parents write to him Journed to this afternoon. competitors' pictures, including

Red Chinese." acking if he will be godfather to their children.

He always oc- cepts and arranges to send gifts for them. He confessed that it

was a

Traffic accident supplying the Liberty theatre

It said the first frm to stop

in Kowloon

was Metro-

A 20-year-old man sustained Goldwyn-Mayer, which falled ittle awkward though, fatal injuries when the bicycle to renew its contract in August, especially when little children he was riding collided with a 1958. he has never seen before, run up lorry at the The ship is expected to sail at 5.00 and call him "padrino" (ged Boundary-street

of Junction

On the seventh of August, and Embank- the magazine said, the Liberty p.m. on Thursday, 9th March, 1961.father).

ment-road shortly after 2 pm started showing Communist Cantinflas next stop after yesterday. The Injured man, Chinese nima for its audiences. to Lee Lol-sing, of 110 Boundary | Universul International and Should be sent to the Hongkong & Hongkong in Tokyo, then

Europe and then back home to street, ground floor, Kowloon, United Artists Inter stopped Kowloon Wharf Co.'s Godown (No. 2 Mexico "It that is alright by was found dead on arrival at supplying the Metropole la Gate), Canton Road, between 8.00 you."

Kowloon Hospital.

1000, atd.-UPI.. .m. and 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 8th March, 1961.

NOTE: Passengers will now be disembarked at SOUTHAMPTON and NOT LONDON.

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Young musicians warned

The

reminder at speed in it- team for the ten-yard sprint," self is not of any importanen

in musla Was given by Ble Then he explained that the way Steuart Wilson,

1901 A4- judictor of the Hongkong Muslo Festival to young com- petitors of Grade IV plano- playing contest at Queen's College this morning.

"If the Olymple Games were on now, I should recommend that Hongkong should enter a

to play was to appreciate the phrases and give listener ilme to enjoy them too, not; with the feeling that the whole effort WEL

against time.

Mc Donald Fraser òrganlæer of |

maslo in schools, had naked the children not to waste time but fant was in boiwoon thoi

POP by Go

actual playing, Sir Bleuart aalil The Nest place was gained by May Chan with 80 marks, Dlls, Ribeiro, current holder of the elementary challenge. zawaɛd, came scound will 8d

marké and Gloria Fok was||291 third with 84 marks. Almost 130 competitors played before Bir Bleuart this morn- ing in the Grado III and XV classon.

be re-

PLANE HAS

ENGINE

TROUBLE

CAT's Bight to

im-

Taipei this morning was cancelled

when the plane developed engine trouble prior to take off.

A spokesman for CAT said that trouble developed in оnе of the starboard engines. However he said the trouble was very silght and repairs were now be ing made.

The

passengers were transferred to a Thai Air- ways aircraft.

STAIRCASE ROBBERY

when

Vice

This is the ninth foreign decoration which Sir Robert in now entilled to wear. Adı. Estava remarked that Sir Ro- bert's preat services to China well and to humanity were known and kad received re- countries cognition in many {already including Franco,

The toast of the Grand Old Man of Hongkong was pro- posed by M. Leurquin.

Sir Robert suitably replied.

A

✩ THE tiger reported some Telage to have been

observed on the mainland was again seen on Sunday of morning by a number women grasscutters near Kowloon Tong, one of whom got the scare of her life when the beast chased them.

The women, nine in num- ber, have reported to the Mongkok Police Station that they were cutting grass on the hillside to the north of Kowloon Tong at 8.45 am A woman was assaulted and on Sunday when they sight- robbed by a man armed with a cd the tiger which began to knife on the staircase of 68, Yen chase them, Chau-street at about 11.20 pm All the women made yesterday.

hurried dash for safety and The woman was robbed of a got away. One of them was purse containing a small amount in a state of collapse when of cash and a bunch of keys.

a

The woman, who was slightly she reached the Police Sta- injured, was treated at Kowloon tion, but she recovered after Hospital but not detakied. Police first-aid had been adminis- enquiries are proceeding.

NOW REMEMBER-WHEN WE GET THERE NOT

TO START ACTING

SILLY/

tered.

Carlsberg

BY

ANY TEST-

THE BEST

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