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WORK STARTS ON HOSPITAL
Govt awards
contract to local firm
Construction work has started on the main build- ing of what will be the largest hospital in the Commonwealth-the Queen Elizabeth Hospi- tal at King's Park.
New Govt building in Central
a
Work is expected to start in July on site formation for ncw Government building at Beaconsfield Arcade, next to the Mur- ray Porade Ground site in Queen's-road central, This was announced
Government today. demolition of
ng
Word involves The
the Vajuntes r
Excavation, piling and basement construction work for the main building were completed a fow months ago, and the Government Gazette, announced this morning that the Fook Eze and Co has been awarded a contract amount ing to $30,638,048.43 for the construction of got or station, situat.d the hospital.
Punched galeman
in eye
A factory bound ever
worker was this morning
for punciting a Kowloon Motor Bus gateman in the
eye.
Cheng Sum, 37, com- milied the offence yester-
when day evening
the Kaleman Trfused to let bim board the full bus.
MT. C. Chan, sitting at North Kowloon Magly- tracy, ale ordered the de Tendant to pay $25 com pensation to the complain- anl.
Taxi driver
had no
case to
This modern general hospital, when completed toward: th! middle of 1963, will have 1,320 ledi...im
important eratribu-
Bion towards caring the shortage of ospital beds in the Colony,
The first slange of this Gov- citand at hospital project the Nursing School said quarters for nursing staff--has already been completed.
SURGICAL UNIT
The surgical unit will consist
f 31 words and 18 operating theaks. The medical unit
whi consist of 2) warda as well as children's wan with mail operating theatre suite.
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There will be 3 bed wandis THA the full width of the budding. ALL wards will
healed with Wal air during
centre, the SPCA office anal the
capite The Hongkong taraci Shanghal Bank.
ed
The ufe formalion is expect-
to take about four months
to complete
A Governament spokesman said this morning that no details of the building" were available 248 the plans were not yet CORI- plrted.
it could not say what the building was to be used for,
News from
the Gazette
Mr Peter Donoline, New Davetm
of Plugation, has been apprested
Bve Council.
od the
General's Department. has
been! appointed an et Justice of the Peace.
QUICK-WITTED LAM ENDS CAREER OF
LUNCH-HOUR THIEF
CHINA
me assassination
rial
BUDDHIST MONK FOUND C
FLANEAT
has worked as bedroom coolie in the Gloucester Hotel.
A
Government appointments gazetted
The
following appointments, promotions, transfera and postings were announced in today's Government Gazette;
Mr M. D. A. Clinton fels Financial Secretary during
tite
Police
stop feuding
coolies
From the Files
25
years AGO
May 1936
IS Excellency the Gov-
E. H. Williams to act 18 Puisne Judge until further notice.
Mr F. C. Hall has been appointed a member of the Urban Council for a further term of three years. Dr F. R. Ashton has been appointed to be a member of the Mid-
absence of air. 3. Lowperinwalte Seven coolies who decided wives Board for a term of
Me 1. D. Miller to be A Secretary, Colonial Secretariat.
Mr K. J. Attwell to act he Dr- pl. ty Director of Education; Mir Law Chung-kam to het ba Assistant Director of Education: My Chow Kork to act a Senior Education liver. her .ee un ceared to be a Sub-Inspector of Schools.
Stro-ism to net as Assistant
to settle a grudge "once three years vice Dr Annie
and for all" were arrested! Sydenham.
by the Polico before the
fight could take place, a
Membera of the St John Am- magistrate's court was bulance Brigade paraded on the told today.
| Navy Ground, Causeway Bay
A Police detective. Inspector: yesterday morning in honour of Secretary for Chinee Affairs J. Chalmers, tok Mr E. Corbally Mr Aw Boon-haw the well-
Deputy
1021
Newaunpers
ed to act as Assitant Chiet Build-
Surveyor,
Registrar of during the absence of Mir Au Want Central that the coolies, who known Chinese millionaire and
Mr Ho Yuk-nan to be Engineered to meet to fight it out.
split up into two groups, intend- philanthropist. A full gathering Pubile Works Depretment; My K.
of members turned trut and Sutivan, Dunding Surveys, cran
lasp Chalmers said the men ¦ presented ́a very smart appear- were coolies working on two ance
After Mr Aw Boon-haw had Jorries in the Western vegetable market in Kennedy Town. The inspected the Brigade which had been accusing was under the command of Mr cash other of "stealing busf“ | Alfred Morris, Director of "Am- ness".
bulance. a demonstration of ambulance work, first-aid and
Mr J. F. Hewiti to be Director of
| in
Marine
Mr. Bartow to be Asristom Director (Special Duties. Commerce annister Department.
Mr S. A. West-johnson Li be Dise Giver, Tour Wen, and an Azsirtant Collector of Stump Res Venue.
Mr Chan Cheung-elinea, Mr B. A. Giblett and Mr H. C. Wells Superintendents of Pulve.
(wo groups
JAILED
Insp Chalmers toid the magic-pas drill was carried out,
Among those present at the trate that three of the defend-
inspection tocre Mr E. Rep ants had been involved in a Les Be
fight with a coolie of the other mond, Mr V. Sorby, Mr Aw Boon-par, brather of Mr Aw group, on January. 26, and were
Ping-jan Boon-haw, Mr Fung | subsequently Jallest for three hon ADC to HE the Governor),
Mr Fung Klu-ki, and others. When they were released they went back to their old jobs.
On Wednesday the Police re ecived intonnation that the
awaited a large crowd two groups planned to get to- Wu Shan-chuen, proprietor of gether to "settle the mutter once of passengers travelling on the Pak Ling Medicine Com- and for all,"
the Star Ferry launch pany at 52 Castle Peak-road, The Poller swooped and the Northern Star ground floor, was fined $400 this seven men, Fong Non 35, Wong afternoon shortly
Fined $400 for ths for wounding.
having penicillin
The winter. Air conditioning on ollutte somber as the legasha- will be provided in wards where
Mr P. E, M. Sedgwick_ceayed to necessary, and in the sperfalist be an oifigial member departmenÍN
operating Legislative Council.
inorning for having 1,000,000 Mut, 30, Tsang Yuk-kwan, 28, R. H. Dar, of the Registrar For the last 22 years Lam Tung A spokesman for the Hotel told theatres.
units of penicillin substances and Poon Che, 33, Lo Pak, 12, Yan the China Mail that Lam Is to be rewarded with a wrist-
sone part one poison.
Woon, 31 and Li Che, 24, were watch for his vigliance.
Police carried out a search of bound over in the sum of $200 described entire hotel staff that|Footnote: Lam was
the company on Apr 25 and for two years. seized the substances, the magis- thefts had been reported by a by the prosecution yesterday
trate was told, hotel number of fourth-floor
"bellboy". The described him as a "bedroom sidents. They were told to keep
coolle",
The besultat will also have a large castmally epartment for Landling energency
Recently the management warn- cases, but will Dot have a geral Out- patiels department.
The Radiological Department will be knoAVAI m the Jockey Club Radiologien Institute, as answer | the Royal Hongkon; Jockey Club is paying for the construction A mauptstrate dilymfaged il of the building or its equip- charge of careless drivingt against laxi driver ths ruled there morning when he was not whrągli evidence to support the charge.
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ment It is being designed as a self-contained unit within the main hospital structure, and will Lave the most modern equip- ment for the treatment of can- For. it will also have modern radi-diagnostic facilities.
Lam Cho-huen, the driver, had been accused of smashing againt the back of a tutomaty Another contract, amounting TXI
a Trallie Tight at to $3,937,885, has been awarded Hummy-rood early on dan, 14. tame Industries (Far East) Mie T. Sherlock," representing Ltd for th supply of steel Damn, submitted there was au pipes and sporinis for Shek Pik easy to answer and said that a trunks
Hongkong prosecution witness wies unreli- Island. alte.
AT 1. T Aforris heard the
Causeway
case
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Magistracy.
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i The Yau Wing Co. Ltd, hus
been awarded ta contract
CH
Nay $1,362.800 for dredging work at
Centrul Reclamation, Stage 11.
Summer
Sleepwear
IN DRIP-DRY LAWN
NIGHT GOWNS
BABY DOLL SETS
SLEEP COATS
BRUNCHCOATS
AT
Paquerette's
16-A, Des Voeux Rd.
Tol. 21-157
Printed at published by TERENCE GORDON NEWLANDS PEARCE | for an ubehalf of South Chhu Morning Post Limited at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong,
SO, W. Reynolds has been a pointed a member of the Exchange Pane Advisory Committe 31 A. O. Shad ceased to be a member i of the committer.
been:
Mr Eicht Yamaguch! has reegled provisionally as Constal for Japan at Hemkunst.
The Queen Exequatur empower. 18 Mz parola W. Lee to act as Honorary Consul for Peru at Hong- ku? has edited the Queen's En Pak-kong and Mr Chiu thee-lung have been Luthorised te perfom anti-talies Inoculations of can eats.
The name of Sir Tang Kwong-hon hes bren adeled to the Itst of authorvoed architeets
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a sharp look out for strangers. Lani Wednesday, a man walked out of fourth-floor office and ran down to the third floor. Lam saw him and immediately reported to the management. The
phoned manager Police and detectives arrived soon after and arrested the Intruder.
the
The Ginmersall M:1 Ttd has been The ease, in which a lunch-hour
attuck if the register art the
guy is dissolved.
Two more pieces of Crown land
at San Po Kong Kowloon UN. will be sold by pilte
duction at
Survey
1
Urmen Landz
tier on June 12.
The first bet. No 4438. measures about 19,600 14 ft, and the upset i price is $569,000, The other lot is about 10,000 są ft, my area, and the upset rice is $300,000.
Both Ps are restricted dstranitposes.
to In-
Mental health
in industry
Dr. Taylor, of the Labour | Depurament, will give a walk on "Mental Health in Industry" on Atonday at 6 pm.
thief was sentenced to two
Jall was years
reported In yesterday's China Mall.
In the above China Mail photo- graplı, 40-year-old Lanı reads the big headlines he made la the later editions.
ROOM FOR EXTRA
200 PUPILS
An extension to the Kowloon ( Junior School, Perth-groet, will i |bt construeled in order to in- ercase the facilities for primary education of the school. This will consist of an additional fiver above one of the present wings, and will nevominodati come 200 pupils.
Tenders for the extension! The talk will be given, under were called for in today's Gov- the auspices of the, Mental | vrnment Gazette. Construction Health Association, at the Bri- will begin in June, and
wil tish Council Library.
itake four months.
POP by God".
I WANT
MY SON TO START
AT THE VERY BOTTOM-
SO I'M PUTTING HIM TO
WORK FOR A WEEK
WITH YOU
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Wa admitted the affence. The BAR
drugs were confiscated.
dear sir
WORTHY RIVALRY
The last item of news in your 'AUSTRALIAN NEWS- LETTER' by EMI yesterday deserves more than a passing glance, 1 refers to (quoting the relevant portion of the letter) "Members of the group ( punch of 20 Australian docters). who cothe from different states of Australia are hoping to see something of the work of research into caneer which the Russians are heavily engaged in...." (the italles are mine).
This is indeed heartening news to learn at, instead of ex- ploring the heavens for the unknown, Russian scientists and doctors are seriously engaged
the down-to- earth, though leso *sophisti
Carlsberg
THE CHAMPION BEER
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cated', work of finding a cure for cancer instead of trying le spread the worldly mess up to the heavenly space, and it fr Bie fervent hope and prayer of this humble scribe that success will crown this labour of love of the Russians who wil Indeed win the acclaim of the world, Irrespective of race, colour of creed (religious and politleat), for they wil have achieved something really worthwhile and of the greatest possible value to the benefit of mankind. Here, then, is a worthy rivalry In which Russia and the USA, and in fact any and every country, can take pari, for the result cannot but be of immense importance to the medical world where count- less thousands, If not millions, of cancer-ridden people are condemned to a Aure and lingering death, with no hope of reprieve.
not
for
In writing on the subjret of can- cer and a cure for the diseaan, this correspondent does seck lope of salvation himself, as, thanks be to God, he is in the heat of health today, but for those who are afflicted with 1ho dresd Scourgo without any known aure and the result of which Is a foregone conclusion too dreadful to contemplate.
So let us continue to pray for the Buccess of those who constanity scck for
Bure cure for cancer
Whore eradication from the text- books of medicine will be the real triumph of man over Na- ture.
Let the USA and Russia forget their army race and other in- consequential rivalries, and let them concentrate on try- Ing to beat each other In being the frut to oara çternal gratitude of a hopeful World.
HUMBLE HUMAN,
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BRAWL
James A. Stubblefield, 21, U.S.! Marine, Michael Cunningham,
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AN alarming experience
yesterday
before
3.10 pm when the vessel crashed headlong into the Hongkong wharf, damaging several wooden beams,
The ferry also sustained damage.
No one was injured. The impact was of con- siderable force and gave the
21, and Phillip Rubinson, 21, of passengers a bad shaking. HMAS Voyager were fined $20 About four vertical beams each by Mr K. A. S. Phillips at and a diagonal beam were Causeway Bay Court this morn-
ing for lighting in the Neptune dislodged and a fifth beam Bar, Wanchai.
was loosened.
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