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CHINA
Established 1845
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1961.
SHEAFFER'S
IMPERIOU
Sheaffer quality features at moderate prias
$40 million outlay by foreign and local investors BIG HK PLYWOOD PROJECTS
Three factories
LORRY
DRIVER
New
FINED $1,000
Woman killed
Lrung Kan-sui of B Percival-street, ground lined floor. Wanchal, wan
51,000 or three months is Ja by Mr I. T. Morris at Causeway Bay Court DON murning on summons for Pareless driving.
vehicle Foods
Lrung's was involved in a trafle kerldent on December 26 last year on Island-Foad Gutside the Lucky Rubber Manufacturing C
accident. En Chinese WORIAI Wolle Choi ha was killed,
the
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Two ather summonsta alleging dangerous driving ausing death and dan- gerous driving were with. drawn this morning when the Prosecution onered no evidence.
W25
also Lrung
Cla qualified from driving for three months.
Police officer
hurt
in accident
SOFT DRINK EUROPEAN WAS Government
in
SALES AT
planned
Territories
NEW HIGH
Aerated water sales reached
RUDE TO ME
LADY DOCTOR
profit of $2,420,962 an increase of more than 30 A witness for the prosecution stated in court this morning that a European driver asked to see her driving licence and was "rather rude".
a now high last year and By DAVID LAN
A. S. Watson and Co Ltd recorded a Chinese and local
nct trading Americans, overseas
merchants are investing a total of $40 million in three plywood factories soon to be built in the New Territories. Two of them are on Tsing I Island and the third,
on Lamma Island.
A new plant with
530
million
capital (partially
Bunning House and other es- tates in Hongkong. American) will be set up on His company
plans to invest
of
the west coast of Tsing I Island an initial capital of $5 inition where complete bay will be in the plywood factory. reclaimed 10 yield 300,000
quare feet or more of land.
it was learned that a 50 per erat deposit has been paid for the land.
CAPITAL
Narn Mui Timber Co. Ltd. in the town near the ferry pler va Tsing 1 Island has an authorised capital of $5 million.
s machinery, fully automatic Captain . E. DeLaney. Pre- and worth about $2 million, has sident of Transocean Steamship already arrived from West Ger- Corp., Los Angeles, which will many. winch 15 awailing in-
hance the big plant, is now installation on the site. Washington, finalising the plan. Owner of the plywood fac- He will be buck in Hongkongtory, Mr Richard Chan Cheuk- next month.
ki sat his mill will use 1,200 tons of lots and turn out two million broad measurement feet (BMF) of plywood per month.
will obinin The company pecler logs from Borneo and the Philippines,
Though the demand is world wide, Mr Chan is aiming at the Commonwealth markeligh grade products for the U.K. and U.S. and low grade for local consumption," he said.
The captain was here several months ago with a group nasoclates to set up an office for
the company.
of
Negotiations, have been „zar- red cut with Hensa Incorporated Proprietary Lld, for the supply of quality Australian timber,
FOR U.S. MARKET
alvo
The factory
plans to import peeler togs from the Philippines.
The mill, to be set up with Chinese associates, will turn oul plywood for the US. market.
The International Plywood Manufacturing Co Ltd, owned by Mr Johnny Cheng, an over- Fess Chinese bushiess magnate in the Philippines, has found a site on Lamma Island near the ferry pior.
Police Inspector Chow Dai-wel, ntfached to the Traffle Office, Kowloon, was injured when the molor-cycle he was riding In the tellided with ♫ van compound at Poller Head- The site of land has been
granted, a spokesman said,
quarters, Kowloon, at about 9.43 pm yesterday.
Insp Chow was admitted to
Kowloon Hospital,
she when
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The new factory may take up an are between 300,000 and
: #00,000 square feet on the
island.
Machinery
from will come A 24-year-old woman sustained
Injuries
was either Japan or West Germany. The company has its OWN knocked down by a van the Junction of Argyle-street forest in Sarawak and plans to and later and Paer Avenue, shortly turn out plywood after 3 pm yesterday.
vencer for markets in the UK, and U.S.
**AT
of
The Injured woman. Lee Tauf-
43, King's Park mansions, thirt floor, acmitted to Kowloon pital.
GIFTS FOR
POOR PEOPLE
Lady Hogan omelated at the gift
ceremony
In the Hindu Templo
when this morning more than 200 poor familles selected by the Happy Valley Kal-fong Association received rico and material given by Mr and Air F. T. Metwani,
Tho agxi, crippled, blind and young children were among the recipients who queued at the entrance to the temple premises for the gift pocicuges. Biru Melwani, Miss Indru Pitam- bordas and Miso Gopi Kishin- chand Khemlyani helped Lady Hogan during the distribution.
Miss Khemlyanl handed a bouq. of gladioli to Lady the Hogan at the close of the
ceremony.
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Mr Cheng owns a cigarelic factory, steel was
works and 1109- chipboard factory in
Philippines. He also
ownis
Garden Party Ensembles
Beautiful Hats
Dainty Lawn Lingerie
at
Paquerette's
16A Des Voeux Road, C.
Tel. 21-157
New London
road plan
London, Apr 13.
Elchil underground roads run- ning through London from an ouler ring road form the main feature of a new plan
for casing Loridon's traffle congestion, submitted to the Minister of Transport, Mr Ernest Marples,
The plan nims to Reparate The 100,000 car commuter from the local traffic wiihin the area.
Devised by a London frm of architects and plarning consultants the project stands or falls, the firm says, on
Di separation
principle
Reparation of pedestrians from high speed vehicles and of one class or group of vehicles from another,China Mall Special.
Death fall
in Hunghom
A 36-year-old man fell OT jumped to his death from tho roof-top of a five-storey bulid- Ing in Cooke-street, Hunghom, (at about 0.30 this morning.
Tie man, Ying Wal-ting, dled Insiently.
His body was nent first to the Kowloon Hospital and later to the Kowloon Public Mortuary.
por cent over the pro- vious year.
At the annual meeting today, the Chairman, Col J, D, Clague stated that the Increase was not entirely due the "very wel- come and exceptional weather experienced during the peak season of last year."
The witness, Dr Barbara Chan of Queen Mary Hospital, was testifying during the hearing of the case before Mr 1. T. Morris al Causeway Bay Court against A. H. Wade of 52 Macdonnell- road, fourth floor, summorised the for careless driving and sound- sales ing a horn in Kennedy-road,
to silent zone on the afternoon of
December 21, lust year,
"A significant share of substantially higher achieved can be attributed the increased purchasing power of the man in the street which in turn stems from the prevailing conditions of the buoyant Colony's economy," Col Clague sald.
Col Clague went on to say that the company's wines and as well as spirits department
In the dispensary shared the expanded business.
Dr Chna sald on that day she was driving along Kennedy- road towards Wanchid. She said her colleague, Mrs Betsy Ho, a radiographer, was sitting beside her.
A BLAST
When she had passed n green traffic light, a car behind her
The report and accounts were overtook her and she was then followed by the car driven by adopted.
the defendant.
A dividend of $1.50 per share and a bonus of $1 were ap- proved.
A resolution increasing direc- tors' salary to $5,000 a year and the Chairman's salary to $8,000 a year, was adopted.
Mr J. L. C. Petree and Mr Li Fock-wo were re-elected
directors and Col J. D. Clague was re-elected Chairman.
Pent, Marwick, Mitchell end Co were re-appointed auditors.
News from
the Gazette
Mr J. R. lenderson to be a nem-
Executive Cont bec of the Port mittte during the absence of Mr
. M. U. Forngate.
Registration
of persons
All persons living in Hong- kong, Kowloon and Tsun Wan who hold identity cards bearing registra- tion numbers in the series 215,001 to 230,000 are now required to register again with the Commissioner of
by
appointments
gazetted
From the Files
25
years AGO
April 1936
Mtish Foreign Secretary,
TR Anthony Eden, Bri-
warned the League of Na- tions that if it fails to settle the Italo-Ethiopian dispute following appointments, Britain may act indepen promotions, transfers and dently against Italy. postings were announced in Defining Great Britain's nt-
The
today's Government Gazette:
Mr B. T. Kennard to be Binding titude towards the prob- Surveyor Mr It. R. A. Chamberlain lems confronting the Lengue to be Acting Aselstaat Chiet En-members, Mr Eden said Hin
gineer.
Mr D. D.
Trame Control Oficer, Class 1
Eaton to be Air Majesty's Government was Mr M. Morisy-john to be Acting willing to consider new Principal Crown Counsel.
Mr A. G. Billey to be Establim. economic and financial sanc ment Assistant; Me 2, 1. Cowperth- tions, walte to be Acting Financial Secte- tary: Mr T. D. Sorby to be Deputy Economic Recretary,
Mr Eden condemned the use of poison gas against Ethiopians, and asked the Mr J. B. Cheung Ka-kit censed to League Counell
* Mr G. K. Fawertt to be Deputy Beretary, Education Department.
Bir La Tu bun tias ceased to act as Chief "Hesith Inspector.
Det us Treasury Accountant,
bo remind Gas
Mr M. Todd to be Superintendant all signatories of the of Police.
of 1925 and all
Mr. M. A. Brlatoo to be Ad-Protocol ministrative Officer, Estates, Re-members of the League of sellement Department.
the obligations under that protocol.
U.S. ZIPS MADE IN
Registration for the issue HONGKONG
of
cards.
new-type identity
American zipper manu- facturer has opened a factory in
He concluded with an
appeal to each member na-
tion to contribute its utmost in collective support of the
authority of the League.
The Council has adopted a
of conciliation efforts.
According to an order made Hongkong and started produc-resolution regretting failure
the Governor of Registration Ordinance, 1900 and
In the Government Gazette to-
for
وا
the local
under the tion.
Persons The $600,000 enterprise published manufacturing
as well as The British Minister of garment industry
War, Mr Southeast Asia.
A. Duff-Cooper, the The factory which is owned described
European by Connell Bros Co Ltd has had situation as "graver than in Installed machinery shipped 1914" in the course of a from
the Manchester Territorial Association.
She said she heard a blast of the horn from the defendant's | day, the fruities of these people car and she pulled up by the have also to re-register at the curb and asked Wade what was same time, the matter.
"Defendant said If I could not drive I should not be on the road," Dr Chan said.
She said that when she was
approaching the Wanchai clinic, suddenly overtouk
defendant
her.
When they came to the junc- tion of Kennedy-road
So
| Queen's-road defendant stopped
his car blocking her way. she sounded her horn once.
APOLOGISED
"He got out of his car and came to my side. He wanted to see my Beence. I did not have my licence with me then. And he said "People are alwaya say- ing that sort of thing." I sald It was not his concern to see
licence, He was
rather my rude."
Dr Chan said that at that juncture the driver of a car behind her alighted and came to ask what was happening.
He revealed his identity as a inspector and European police atr Wan Iu-shing Mr For Ya defendant also sald he was on chao and M Tie Yu-chuen,
The following have been appoint- ed member of the Appeals Board: DIT F. X. D'Almada e Castro, iley Fr. Cronin, Mi D. M. Kelewall,
Bilcocks,
You-bor, MA D. A. Lal-kl. Mr Tseung
Mr. M. A. Bristow to be As-
"officer."
The
inspector told the
de-
Survey vessel for Ecafe
American America und
technicians
are training local speech to workers in the operation,
Science block for!
Queen's College
☆
A man who was brought up
at the Mansion House Juatico
To increase the facilites for Room on a charge of waTE-
A 52-foot long survey vessel the teaching of science at honac breaking was rescued for the Mokong River Queen's College, an extension by firemen from the chimney
project, sponsored by the is to be built to economic Commission for college premises at Asia and the Far East, Bay
The new extension will be faunchod at Tal- in the form of
ง
the
a
will two-storey
be
existing uf
premises in Aldgate, Causeway where he had been imprisoned for 13 hours. He was ex- hauated when released but
then arrested and charged.
koo Dockyard at 5.20 pm | building and will be known as recovered in hospital and was
the science block. today.
"SWIMMERS" by lo
The survey vessel is a gift
the from
ind government people of New Zealand to the 45 Economic Commiselun for Asia and the Far East, it will be christened by Mrs J. P. Cos- tello, wife of the New Zealand Trade Commissioner in Hong-
kong.
Construction of the vessel has been supervised by the Ship the Marine Surveys
Office of
sistant Secretary Ucze Council, fendant to drive his car to the Department. - vice Mr. E. Affeyne and Mr F. R. Rodrigues ceased to be Aedstant Ruttonjce Secretary.
Capt D. Hunt, has been posted to the toyal Hongkong Defence Force Reserve of Officers:
Capt AL. L. Hedingham, has beea ported to the Hongkong Regiment from the Re-
berys.
Mr Margaret Fell has been ap pointed Colony Girl Gulden Secre- tary, Vice Mri Mary Boyla,
leut Commander 0. It. Tarvale fras been awarded the Volunteer Reserve Decoration.
POP by Cot
HEALTH
IT'S JUST
A CHEAP TRICK TO GET IN TO SEE THE DOCTOR NEXT //
BOTTLES
Sanatorium where
they could talk. Dr Chan sid the defendant got into his Cur and drove away,
Dr Chun said the inspector then apologised to her "hint է-։ -- another European should have so badly."
Tenement rates
Owners and occupiers of tene- menis are notified
in today's government gazette that rates Wade was represented by Mr J. N. for the second quarter of this Smart of Maszy
Wilkinson and year ere payable on or before Grist.
Hearing ecolizues this afternoon. April 29,
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