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CHINA
Established 1845
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1961.
RUNS HOME ACID-THROWING GIRL
FOR
RETARDED CHILDREN
The director of an instituto for retarded children in America loft yesterday on boord tho President Hoover after a three-day visit.
She was Miss Lucille F. Wil- Hans, director of the
Excep- .theatl Children's Home af
Saugus, California. She is making a keur of the Orient.
Miss Williams sald that the home was formed und biai- tained by a foundation posed of parents and friends of retarded children at a 22-acre ranch about 50 miles out of Las Angeles.
She said there were about 25 childr a from the age of 18 up WRITER A the home. Although amentally retarded, all were cap-
HAS FOUR-YEAR SENTENCE CONFIRMED
The throwing of acid was a particularly dangerous and un- pleasant way of taking revenge upon someone, said the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, sitting with the Full Court to- day.
He made this comment when the court dismissed a 22-year- old girl's appeal against a four- year jail sentence.
Li Wal-chun of 301 Lockhart- road, had been sent to Jail for four years for pouring carbotte neid on Ma Chi-man.
The Chief Justice said "This throwing of acid is a particulariy dangerous and
unpleasant way
of taking revenge upon someone whom you feel has done you an injury,
abi of to shut after themselves! It is necessary to bring hume and the′′g'an were physically to those who Indulge in this pe
very great seriousness of it,
ninabled children.
The fundatlon had been in exudence for about 15 years, but the arual home was only com- gileted five years ago.
HID DRUGS IN SHOE
A 25-year-old barber who hid a quantity of dangerous drug. in a chre was contengeri te two pear d'imprisonment by Mr T. 1. Yang at Causeway Bay Court this morning.
Kwang Ka-ho living at 19 Julia tom-road, staircase, pilando ed quilty, to possession of 20 pakeis of dangerous drugs.
"Although we think that four years is quite a severe sentence we do not feel it is so manifest- ly excessive."
Mir Terence Shurlock in- structed by M. K. Larn & Co. appeared for Ll. He said the ground of appeul was that the sentence was excessive.
The jury
in the tower court had said i was deserving of a lenient sentence, he sati.
For the Crown,
Mr Dermot Rea, Crown Counsel, said the fenistice
lite
musikam imprisonment.
was
It was a very nasty type uf offence, he added.
The Chief Justice set with Mr Justice C. W. Reece and Mr Jurtice R. H. Mills-Owens,
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Visitor to Colony
South African
resident disgusted with apartheid
An Englishman who has spent more than 20 year in South Africa as a buaincasman, said this morning that he was disgusted with the South African Govern- ment's apartheid policy.
Durban, Mr F. J. Hinch, of made the zutement at Kai Tuk Airport prior to his departure a four-day by Air-India after pleasure Visit to the Colony.
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Mrs Kathloen
Du Toit, an adult education tutor of the University of Otago, Now Zealand, said today that she was happy prices of commodities in Hong-
Plans for erecting a 20-storey building with arcades
accessible from Queen's-road Contral, d'Agullar- containing Q submitted to Govern-
stroot and Wyndham-street, and modern theatro, have been mont:
Gir Taun-in Chou told
kong "are not fantastical-} shareholders this at the annual ly cheap.
meeting of the China Enter- "Útherwise," Mrs Du Toit tainment and Land Investment rald,
"Hongkong would be Co Ltd, this morning. known as a place of exploitation and shamefully cheap labour,"
Mrs Du Toit left by Air-India for a one-year study course in the United Kingdom.
An expert on crofts, cm- broidery and the history of en- broideries, Mrs Du Toit settled down in New Zealand 13 years
ago.
She said, "I planned to stay in New Zealand one year but it turned out to be 13 years,"
BBank governor arrives
Net pront for the year ended December 31 1960, was $491,- 833 and a dividend of 50 cents a share and bonus of 10 cents a there was approved.
The report and accounts for the year were adopted,
Tsun On and Mr
On were re-
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co were reappointed auditors.
Chang Kwal elected directors.
Mr H. V. R. Iengar, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, arrived from Tokyo by Al-A India this morning for a two-
Bombay.
He fold the press that while ENTERTAINERS day visit prior to his return to reports of "physical violence" of the apartheid arising out polly "were transly exaggerat- ed conditions of raclai
Union crimination in the South Afrien
"pretty und."
were
dis- of
He revealed that apart from the "enlnured and white prob- that is "tormenting"
lem"
| South Africa, there was also
the white problem."
DIVIDED
"The white people, there are divided because of the South African Government's rucial discrimination problem," Me Hinch said.
He added that the bulk of the "White Africans" ini South Africa who arc "dlehards" in the support of tlio Govenment's apartheid descendants of 3rc policy, original Dutch settlers. "Of course, there are nise except.bms Mr Hinch said. "I have a lot of Dutch friends who are equally disgusted with the country's racial problem." South Africa's becoming of
5. British public outside of the Commonwealth, Mr Hinch raid that after May 31st, "I will be considered An alien since i have no intention of giving up my British nationality."
Regarding
decision
He predicted that many Bri- tons who have settled in South Africa would not give up their British nationality when
time comes.
the
in
I've lived and worked South Africa for the past 20 years or inore," Mr Hinch said, and I love the country re- particularly its mendously. people. Some how I cannot Imagine that after May 31st, I will be considered an alien in my own country,'
Mr Hinch operates a chemi- cal products factory in Durban Indian which to staffed by cmigrants.
Mr
News agency chief due
Earnest Hoberecht, United Press International Vice-President and General Manager for Asia, will be ar elving in Hongkong on
15, from Maulla,
April
Mr Hoberecht, who will - serve his tenth anniversary the post of General Manager for Asla next month, has been reporting on the recent Seats conference in Bangkok and the prcaldential elections in South Vietnam.
Musical olives
An ofve hawker who played a musical Instrument without a permit in a pubile place was eautioned by Mr T. L. Yang at Court this
Causeway
morning.
Iny
Wong Moon, 28, living al 31 Grahain street, Arct floor, pleaded guilty,
Hearing date
The date for the hearing of a tane ngảnst n 34-year-old American, Lawrenes Paul Ufchin, accused of attempting to mislead a police officer by giving false Information Ïixed for April 16,
WAR
Mr fengar was in Tokyo ot- tending a Southeast Asia, New Zealand and Australto banking conference held in the Japanese capital recently.
Hongkong la "a difficult place" for people in the show busi-
Mr F. M. de Mello Kamath, ness. However, what Hong-Indian Commissioner, was at kong has to offer as a tourist Kai Tak Airport to meet him. attraction makes up for dimeullies.
the
This was the Impression of the Colony, two American nightclub entertainers expressed when
they left for Bengkak by, 7 Air- India this morning after a six- week engagement în local night- clubs.
t
The Kobelt Sisters, Karla and Klaudia, of Berkeley, California, suid that they had found work Ing as entertainers in Hongkong difficult becouse "we had to rush to three different nightclubs be- tween 10.30 pm and 1.30 am ench night."
The Kobell Sisters are acro- butic caneers. They began
dancing professionally four years ago. This is their first four of the Far East.
Smallpox
COLOURING COMPETITION
The Parke Davis Interna- tional Corporation is sponsoring a picture colouring competition for children with a first prize of $400 in school tuition fees.
At
all chemists shops throughout the Colony entryTM forms are avaliable containing two pletures, one for the 0-8 age group and the other for the 8-12 group.
10 have to Children under colour their pictures in crayon and these over 10, in water colour,
Rehearsal
The second rehearsal of the
BOY, 15, ASSAULTS FATHER. MOTHER
COOKBOY
FORGED,
CASHED
CHEQUES
A 30-year-old cookboy and driver, Fung Lit, was jail- ed for one your.. by Mr Dorck Cons at Central Court this morning for stealing 12 cheques, and forgory.
25
years AGO
April 1936
THE death occurred sud- denly at his residence at Castle Peak yesterday of Mr Edward Mow Fung nged 62. A member of an Aus- tralian Chinese family whose name has long been associat- Colony's life. ed with the Ned was a public spirited man of keen intelligence, tak- ing great interest in locni problems.
Among his other activi- ties ho some years ago en- tored the timber industry, having the contract from Government to clear part of the Aberdeen hillsides.
sustained
Tani Wai-puis brilliance proved too much for HD. Rumjahn when these Fung pleaded guilty. Ferg committed the offences two met in the final of the at between February and March Open Singles Championship Court this this year and the total money of the Colony on the Hong- Fong C.C. stand-court yester-
15-year-old student appeared before Mr D. Benson Causeway Bay morning on two charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The charges alleged that
April the boy assaulted his father and, on April 10, 8- saulted his mother.
The boy pleaded guilty to both charges and was remanded for seven days for a probation officer's report.
Struck on head with
a teapot
Involved amounted to $3,440.
Elghicen charges
of forgery day of cheques and obtaining money
documents on forged
were taken into consideration.
LAST YEAR
afternoon As in the zomi-final when he defeated S.A. Rumjohn, the holder of the title, Taui's all-round Deteelive R. B. Bayless told steadiness gave him an over- the Court that Fung had been whelming advantage. This is employed by Mrs B. J. Godtroy his second championship, his since last year. Mrs Godfrey first success being in 1934, usually kept her cheque book in The Chinese player wim in an unlocked drawer in her bed-straight scta in a match which productive of some fine cheque stroking on the part of both Godfrey players.
room.
the
Upon checking book last Friday, Mrs
found 12 cheques missing and, as a result of a telephone con- versation with the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, she went
to the Bank.
Mrs Godfrey was informed
that 10 cheques had been cashed and the pallee were then noti- Лled.
The fine was Imposed by Mr very well.
T. C. Chan in North Kowloon Court this morning.
malong
So Kwok-kwong of 13C Castle Citizen forces
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☆
THEN the Dollar Liner
W President
Hoover suiled on Saturday after- A quarrel over a wedding gift
Enquiries revealed that Fung noon for America she car- ended in court today when a man charged with striking his sister's obtained some money by giving riod almost a full comple-
several cheques to A fiance with a teapot, was fined school foki who knew Fung
ment of passengers. So $75.
full was the ship that when it became necessary for the passengers to go to hotels while the President Hoover went into dock for two days for scraping and painting, considerable difficulty Mr J. Bishop, assistant Gen- experienced in obtaining ac- eral Manager of the Sydneycommodation. department store, Anthony Hor- derns, and the Officer Com- Many of the passengers manding the Australian Citizen went to the Peninsula Hotel, Forces, will arrive from Sydney but others went to the Kow- by Qantas for a short visit.
loon Hotel since the Hong- In the Colony
Peak-road, ground floor, Tsun Wan pleaded guilty.
It is alleged that So struck Ip Hoi-chuen when Ip said he could not afford to give the bride's family os big a gift as he had of financial difficulties.
The Port Health Authorities combined services parade and announced today that quarantine | march-past for the Queen's restrictions have been imposed Birthday was held in Kowloon against arrivals from Rangoon this morning. A full rehearsal promised un account of smallpox.
will be held on Aprli 19.
because
ABSTRACT ART ADVICE
Mrs Wendy Mack, daughter of Dr K. C. Yeo and Mrs Yeo and grand-daughter of the late Sir Robert Ho-Tung, urged people to try to appreciate colour and not composition of abstract art, just look at a painting and say "what is it?"
She was giving an oddress on ort with descriptive illustrations at the YWCA yesterday.
Mrs Mack
was formerly member of the Hongkong Art Club and graduate of the Slade School of Fine Art in London.
POP by God
THEN.
I SUPPOSE YO BETTER PAY UP WITH A SMILE
INLAND REVENUE
а
of
She spoke of two forms of, gradual reaction and movement. world-wide com- abstract art, the non-gurative Because
munications and the inter- and the gurative. In the non-
change possible through artists figurative abstract forms un-
of many nations, the pace seems concerned with imitation
of faster. nature would be depicted. The artist would be thinking of some emotion or poetle feeling and
Please try to understand the modern art, and see as much of
will
striving to portray this through as you can. I hope that ort colour and shape, as would a Folter or musician.
She said that painting today is not a sudden change but a
I'M SORRY
BUT WE MUST
INSIST ON CASH,
never become static" she concluded.
Dr Yeo was formerly Director of Medical and Health Services in the colony.
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