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Commander E. W. Plphn. Chaplain of the US8 Topeka handed over 150 boxes of food to Mis Madge Newcombe of the Hongkong Counell of Sorial Service this morning. This relief food is from the Meats for Millions Foundation, Los Angeles, California, and will be distributed by the Church World Service in Hongkong. The UNS Topeka had been distribisting relief fund in Korea and Japan prior to coming to Hongkong. Three-quarters of the USS Topeka's relle parcels have been distributed in Korea-Stadl photo- grapher.
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A Revenue Inspector of the Commerce and Indus- : try Department appeared before Mr K, A. S. ! Phillips at Central Magistracy this morning on a corruption charge.
The 45-year-old defendant, negant of preferential treat- Lai Wang-yat, of 31 Jordan-, meni" in respect of the applica- rond, third floor. Kowloon, plend- ́tion by Wong for rigarette
guilty. Hearing was - entailor's Heence. trot
cd
fixed for Aug. 8, 9 and 30.
of
Lal who has a wite and seven children, was allowed ball $500.
is alleged that on Aug. 19 last year. Lai rerruptly received $50 from Wong Kwon-shing “as
| Inspector G. D. Carlet 132- formed the court 14: There
I would be six witnesses for the
prosecution.
Mr L. R. A. MacCallure of Mesers Wilkinson and Grist re-
a reward for or otherwise on presented Lai.
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DOCTOR SAYS HE LEFT CHINA BECAUSE OF FOOD SHORTAGE 25
Appreciation
Congratulations for a story mast
interesting, written in a style which in very rare these days - I think this is one of the best articles your paper has produced this year.
1 refer of course to the story.
"Pirates of the China
by Don Carlos,
Sean,"
I hope the editors of Renders'
Digest will notlee it.
One of the most impressive trails in the way The author ends the arflele; an obviously mature writer pays tribute 19 his father. His expression, "wlione ahadow will always be larger than mine," is on- olher way of saying, “Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother." Very raro has this sentiment i breame in thily age of jet air-! craft and "sputniks."
GRATEFUL READER.
dear tir
Very Irish
May I say that the title to yes-
terday's letter printed in your columns was more than apt. I was pure inspiration. Many
readers thought it was the best line in the column. The point of the teller by Mr N. T. Chow was certainly too Irish for a mere heretic to comprehend. Unless. of course, by constant practice Mr Chow aims to become a "great writer".
OVER THE BORDER.
Visitor feels 'a lot better'
An Australian engineer with Caltex in Bahrein said to- day he was improssed with the medical facilities in the Colony.
He 1st Ar H. G. Head of Sydney, and he had just com- pleted Three months leave.
"On the aircraft to long- kong seemed to have picked up an infection on my wrist which began to swell
very badly."
"I went along to the Kow- loon Hospital and I found the doctor there very helpful and courteous. The pain stil Ans not quite gume, but I feel a lot betler now," he added.
Mir Waiter Dlek, out-going noling Swiss Consul-Genera! in Shanghai left by Swissair today for Zurich accompanied by his wife. Mr Dick said that he was proceeding on leave prior to being re-asaigned to a new post at the Swiss con- sulate in New York. He had been acting consol-general in Shanghal for the past three years. Photo shows Mr and Mrs Waller Dick at the airport shortly before leaving for Zurich,
Hongkong responds
to 'homes
request
for Harvard boys
Fined $1,300
for practising without licence
A man charged with being an unregistered doctor said that he had qualified in China and that he had loft because of the food shortage.
NE Wun-chai,
370 51, of
Referring
to the drugs plea, Castle Peak-road second floor the defendant said that they Shamshulpo, was fined a total belonged to the clinic. of $1,300 by Mr 1. M. S. Don- nell at North Kowloon Court this morning when he admitted charges of unlawful practise of medicine for payment, pos- session of penicilin substances
and
(bree olher charges of possession of part one polson.
Det Insp Ter Chung-sing, prosecuting, said that on July 4 he and a party of detectives executed a search warrant the Ding Man clinic at 376 Castle Peak-road, 2nd floor.
Upon entering the premises of the clinic, he saw a number of patients waiting in the reception room, and defendant attending to a man in the consulting room. Insp Tam sald the police then revealed their identity, and con. ducted a search.
A number of medical instru- ments and drugs were found la the consulting room und the dispensary, together with u register of patienta and $11 in mash.
The defendant admitted un- that he received
to a Government
bo part OILE
poison
and
Hongkong music lovers have arisen to the occa- der caution
from $1 to $3 e consulting feet sion, according to Mrs Aileen Dekker, chair-from each patient. The drugs man of the Music Society, referring to the were taken "very gratifying" response to the Society's chemist and later certifled to appeal for people to open their homes to 60 penicillin substances. more members of the Harvard Glee Club who will give concerts here on July 21, 22 and 23.
tomorrow, Colony
are equally divided among Chinese, Europeans and Americans and represent
of a cross section profesalons and residential dis
More than enough offers have; the now Leen received to cover bousing for the entire group, Hosts for the young American undergraduates, who arrive in
tricts.
Similar
arrangements
for
THE FEES
The defendant told Mr Bon- nell that he practised medicine after qualifying in the Tung Chai university in China. He said he came to flungkong because of the food shortage in the mainland and his friends asked him to practise here.
He said he cullected from $1 to $3 us fees from the patients and that he thought that the
Peninsula Lions putting up the Harvard students clinic was for charity.
hold meeting
have been made in the other countries included on the Glee Club's Far Eastern Goodwill Tour. Housing privately а group of such size is something Lions' Club of a pioneering venture and has probably never been attempted of Hongkong held its first before in Hongkong, according regular mooting for 1961- to Mrs Dekker, 62 at the Ambassador
Mr Head, who left by Swiss-The Poninsula
air for Cairo, had been here since Saturday. He expects his wife and family, to pass through the Colony later this month and joln hrein.
Hotel last night. Jilm in Ba-
Syrian citizen said killed
Dumoscus, July 17.
re-
Dr S. L. Halung spoke in a humorous veln on the writ- Ing. publishing and staging of a play, and the life of on thor.
INTEREST KEEN
The defendant has two weeks to pay the fine or will have to spend three months' in jail.
All the instruments and drugs seized by the police were can- fiscated.
Police Chief
to talk
on traffic
K. A. Bidmcad The traffic problem as it
or
years AGO-
July 1936
following advice to Women
tennis players
appeared in the "World for Women Section":
Tennis players of the fair sex in Hongkong would do well to follow the styles worn by the players nt Wimble don.
Some of the most peculiar rig-outs are
worn on our
local courts. Take a few tips from good players who never forget how much confidence as well as case of movement can be gained by dressing well.
This year there are two main divisions in styles for tennis-the short suit and the shirt frock,
There are some variations in fabric, some in colour, some in footwear, and some in the sweaters and coats thut are so necessary be- fore, after and between sets. On the whole, however, the best tennis kit is a summary of all that has been learned during the past few experi- mental years.
This summary
includes complete leg, shoulder and arm freedom, the elimina- tion of non-essentials and the maximum of grace.
Buckskin is still the fabric for hard wearing shoes and good service there are
tennis shoes in canvas and
heavy linen too.
Some people like bandings in colour, but the really
good All-white buckskin tennis shoe remains friend whose faithfulness
1
exists today in Hongkong and good looks fully justify affects most of us in one the original cost. way
another-or it could. Even if we don't own a car, ard therefore do not save a
The patients were mosily parking problem, The Krval
of factory workers and from poor increase vehicular move- familles.
munt has certainly increased the chances that we might get knocked down by somcone else's car.
He also told the magistrate that he was intending to go to Canada in the near future to further his studies and asked for a chance.
at
☆☆
50 YEARS AGO
Extract from the SCM Post 25 years ago column;
"The Anti-spitting Society The chances are remete, but road accidents are an everyday to give a short name-con- occurrence in most countries, tinued to display uctívity and Hongtrong is no exception. during 1910. Lecturers were So the problem of controlling engaged to lecture op the trame is one of the biggest river-steamers, hand-bills were Interest in the Colony has Jewellery stolen
headaches of Jur policemen, printed and three men engap- families been keen, and many
as Mr K. A. Bidmead, the Com ed to deliver a hundbill with have volunteered to look after
Jewellery valued $2,310 nissioner of Poller, will tell you a few words of explanation to as many as three members of
stolen from
this evening. Orme's the Glee Club. Some arc
In the second
expectorating in the Bungalow.
of his talks Ting Kau, Tsun parcals of boys and girls fron
department in the notice boards were prepared street, and
thousands of Wan In the New Territories at about his the schools taking part in the
Leries "The Government about 5 om today. District joint choral items planned for
the People" Cash totalling $1,200 and a
(Radio Hongkong and affixed to walls and trece 2012 the concerts on Saturday and
over Victoria, asking were 0.15 pmy he puts the Police n Wales),
fountain pen worth $20 Sunday, Because there have stolen from No. exchanged heen many
18th Lane, paint-of-view on everything people to spit in the gutters more offers than Sheung Yuen Ling-lane in Dia-embraced by the word "traffe- and not on the sidewalk- could be accepted, many would- mond Hill, Kowloon, between 2 from dangerous driving, to From the Registrar General's be hosts have been disappoint- am and 8 am yesterday.
illegal taxis and parking Uckets, 'report."
au-
Two vialling Lions Stephen Mauger, Governor, District (Southern New South Australia, who
were Mr
Usually reliable sources ported today that o Turkish flags with the Peninsula Club's border patrol shot and killed a President Mr John Tung. and, Syrian citizen from the Syrian Mr James McLardle, Austra
border village of Kasab Dear on Secretary and Interna-c. One family which was not Latakia on the northwesterntional Representative. part of the common frontier.
to
even a able to provide
camp bed In Hongkong's restricted Both visitors, The sources said that Turkish the-world trip
on a round housing conditions offered to look over and UAR border authorities Lions Clubs
pay all expenses at a hotel for activities in have started.pn
one student for a week. Investigation various countries, arrived on Into the incident, which occur- Thursday and are leaving to- red on Sunday night.-AP,
day.
"The sponsors of the three concerts by the Harvard Glee Club are deeply grateful for this Evidence of open-handed hospitality from the public," said Mrs Dekker.
"We are sure that the give and take and exchange of ideas between students and their hosts will be rewarding for both parties."
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POP by God?
YES, I DO APPRECIATE GOOD
| MUSIC — SO PLEASE KNOCK IT OFF!
and
anyone
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refresh ing & Cool....
Miss Lucy Tong prosenting a gift to Mr H. A. Cattro on the occasion of his retirement after long sarvice with the Ben Line. A cocktail party was hald of the lino's office,
Californian rice for HK needy
of
About 4,000 pounda |Southern Californian rlee, donat- ∙ed: by patrons of eight Chinese restaurants in Seattle, In the |United States, "were distribaled to 100 needy families at Southorn Playground morning.
this
The distribution was spen- ||421 sured jointly by the Society for the Protection of Children and CARE under its chiết of mission, Mr John L. Rhodes.
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