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The 2nd Battalion, 8th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rities, under the command of Li-Col Elliot T. Horsford, ar- rived in the troopship Nevasa this morning. Returning to Hongkong after 13 years' alwuence, the Battalion is to join the 18 Gurkha Infaoiry Brigade Group. replacing the 1st Battalion. 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Ritles who will return to Malaya tomorrow in the troopship on 'com. pletion of two years tour of duty.
The Pipe Band of the 2nd Battalion, 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, greeted the arrival of the troop ship. Picture shows two Gurkhak disembarking.
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CHINA
Established 1845
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1961.
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NEW
HAYO YEAV
Lady Sheaffer
'GRIPSERT" FOUNTAIN PEN Date Openin
WHEYER PAPER CO, LYON
PIRATED RECORDS FROM FORMOSA CAUSING ALARM IN COLONY. U.S.
Further work
to start
on NT road
A further
of
stage in the re- construction of Toxaco- road, in the Taun Won District of the New Tor- ritorios, will start soon. The work involves the stretch Dadway from the limit of
the present dual carriageway,
A
he junction of Texaco-road
und Sha Trul-roud, to the sun- wall opposite the access road, to The Chinese Permanent Ceme- tery.
The length of road affected by this stage of the reconstruc- tion work is about 2,200 feet, I will be replaced by a con- ercte dual entringeway ench 24 feet wide with a sixfoot wide central vorge.
Footpaths, each 13 feet wide, will be provided in elther sirle of the carriageway. Tenders for the second stage of the recon- struction work are called for in leday's Government Gazette,
Govt reveals plans for Sandy Bay
Government proposes to re- claim a large portion of the foreshore and seabed ot Sendy Bay, bolow
Mount Davis, as port of a future development and to provide a dumping
area.
The
total area of the pre- posed
is reclamation, which divided into two parts. is about 352 acres.
Mr Justice W. A. Blair-Kerr in the Supreme Court ector of Fubile
in a public notice, the Dir-
Works draws
this morning awarded judgment with costs to attention to the proposed un- Mr Linden E. Johnson, managing director of sons having objections, or who dertaking and calls on all per- the Empire Manufacturers Limited, against may have uny claims of Mr Charles E. Gibbs, a former employee of private right, to submit to him the company, who had claimed damages for writing within two months. alleged malicious prosecution,
sach objcctions or claims in...
An area of Sandy Bay
is already being recisimed. A
Mr Justice Blair-Kerr, in his in an neljon for malicious pro-pumping-house will be built on judgment, said that the plaintiff, recution was
a heavy one.
It
Mr Gibbs, had failed to prove matterca lttle whether or not That the defendunt, Mr Johnson, the plaintiff hed instituted the prosecution, that he
was able to show was not guilty of the
the
or peter without reasonable and offence charged and that was probable cause amic acted not e question before maliciously.
couri.
The plainfir conducted his own case, anch the defendant was represented by Mr Lestic Wright, on the instruction of Mr F. D. Hammond of Messrs Juhnoon. Stokes and Muster.
In his judgment, Mr Justice! Blair-Kerr said the burden of proof which lay on the plaintiff
THREE THINGS "Terced in an action for
prosecution, mallelous
the plain!ir muSL prove Inter lin the following three things:-
**1.--That the prosecution was instituted by the defendant;
(Contd. un Page 5. Col. 5)
No prettier way to start a summer day –
If you wear a size 14 to 20 you will be
delighted with the lovely selection of
cotton
BRUNCHCOATS
at
Paquerette's
this reclaimed arch to relay water from Shek Pik to a ser-
vice reservoir on Mount Davis.
CLUB OPENING
The
official opening of the of the Foreign new premises Correspondents' Club on the 15th Hoor of Li Po Chun Chambers will be held tomorrow night ai¦ 7 pm.
Tonight the local Press will be entertained by members of the Club.
ON HOLIDAY.
Brought here mainly by Chinese seamen
By CARL MYATT
The pirating of American-manufactured records is causing widespread
alarm both in Southeast Asia and the United States.
Senior Superintendent Tom Cashman, former Director of the Anti-Corruption Branch and the Narcotics Bureau, salled in the Hallan Bner Asta ihla morning on retirement with his wife, after 20 years' service with the Hongkong Police Force,
The Cashmans were seen off by a large number of friends.
Born In Hongkong, Mr Cashman received his early educational St Joseph's College, until he returned to Ire. land with his late father, who retired as Chief Inspector of the Water Pollõe in 1926. He returned in 1932 and Joined the Police as a constable.
The Cashmans will tour Europe before settling down in Cork, in Southern Ireland.-Staff photographer.
Dividend: $1.20
Macao Electric
makes $938,811
An increase of nearly four per cent in the sale of electricity by the Macao Electric Lighting Co Ltd, was announced by Mr H. de Barros Pereira, Chairman of
Board the
of Directors of the Company, at the annual general meeting held this morning in Alexan- dra House.
da
He said that the net profit | seconded by, Mr Henrique after providing for usual out-Nolasco. Mr H. Nolasco goings. in $938.811. plus 1 Silva was re-elected as Director balance of $200,303 brought for- on the Chairman's proposition, ward from last year, and it was seconded by Dr D. O. Rodriques. decided to pay a dividend of Mr Guilherme V. do Silva $1.20 per share on 500,000 shares, proposed
re-election the SECONDED
Messra Lowe, Bingham and Malthews as auditues, nl this
of
Brig. S. P. M. Kent, Com- | Mr Mak Kiu-fan seconded was acconded by Mr Victor B. mander, 40 Gurkha Infantry the adoption of the report and da Silva, Brigade Group, left with his accounts proposed by the Chair- Jumily on the Itnilon iner Asta this morning for Singapore Si route to England on one month's holiday.
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Tal, 21-157
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man, who also proposed tho Mr H. Caine of Messrs John- confirmation of the nomination non. Stokes and Master. Secre- to the Board of Mr Guilherme tary, read the notice convening V. da Silva of Macao, This was the meeting.
BACK TO
SORRENTO
Carlsberg
I would rather miss the tram than miss my
Carlsberg
Drink
Carlsberg
BEER
SAU———
Matters are beginning to get ro much out of hand that some! dealers In Hongkong predict that if the pirating is not stopped as soon as possible, would cause irreparable damage to the entire record Industry.
Recent inquiries reveal that the records are being pirated and pressed in Formosa and are being brought into the Colony mainly by Chinese seainen.
Government
appointments gazetted
Thie
From the Files
25
years -AGO
July 1936
IEUTENANT-COLONEL
L.B. L. Dowbiggini,
Com-
following appointments, OBE, relinquishes the transfers and promotions were appointment of notified in today's Govern mandant, Hongkong Volun teor Defence Corps, with Mies ht. Itsason to be Senior Prin- effect from August 1, 1936,
al: Mr G. 8. Contend to be Senior
ment Gazette:
Eduration Onegr; Mr A. D. Perrx and is granted the honorary
Selor Education Officer; Mr
W. Wation to be Senior Educa rank of Lleutenant-Colonel tion Officer; Mi Wa Htel-tak se of the Corps. Senior EQuestion Offcer
the
Mr Cheung Hlu-tong to be acting Senior Education Omeer: Mr 2. T. Hig Excellency Kell to be acting Senior Education Governor has approved the Omeer; Mr. Metirazor to be act- A. Maclean to be acting Senior
Oficer: Air Twang Koun
in Senior Eduration Oficer: Bir
At first business was done on cook 10 be usting Education Officer.
a small scale, but a lucrative has it proved that the market
is at present inundated with cheap coples of the latest hit recordings.
An EP, worth $4 is pirated and sold for a quarter of the value.
FIVE PLANTS
oppointment of Captain R.
C. B. Anderson, MC, the
Bits Ting Cheng, Bulacan Argyll and Sutherland High-
landers, to net BLS Com
te auto Principet Almoner,
Mr M. D. A. Citalon ceused to det
24 Financial Secretary and resumed mandant of the Hongkong duty as Deputy Financlas Secretary, Volunteer Defence Corps,
Mr F. M. Watson to be Divisional
Meat. K. Lane to be Divisional Officer, Fire Services Department with local rank. of
Officer: Mr Ullner to be actLieutenant-Colonel. District Fire Ocer: Mr A. Martin to
Le acting Senior Divisional Officer: Mr A. E. J. Wood to be acting Senior Divisional Officer: Me Shẩm Pak-ying | to be noting Divlafonal
Deputy Director of Fire Services and Mr V. C. Geymour ceased to act an
assumed duly as acting District Fire Oficer.
50 YEARS AGO
Extract from SCM Post 25 years ago column:
A pirated 10-inch long player. contalning 12 top selections of mixed artists, sells for about $0 compared with LP containing
Wardle to be acting Ac- the work of one recording star
rountant General and Custodian of which would self for anything Property; Mr G. A. Lemay to be between $18 to $24. The sureting Controller of Stores: Mr F.
3. Young to be acting Deputy Con face recordings of these pirated troller di Siores; atr 7. W Perry 10 dices are poor, but the local be aeting Chief Stores Omeer and Mr W. D. White to be arting Senior teenager, as avidly interested as
Stores Officer. his counterpart anywhere else
but 27 Fdward Tee to be Medical and in the world, certainly
doesn't Health Officer: Dr O. L. Thomas lo pi, dambling pure and sim- complain. He gets his favouri- tes, Elvis Presley. Pat Boone Ontrer, Paul Anka, Frank Sinatra and District Officer and Assistant Coilee Ricky Nelson all on one for next to nothing.
Miss M. P. Taylor to be an inspec There are at present belleved Chan-fan to be a Sub-Inspector of buying holla
tor of Schools; Me Antony Ng Schools; Mr Lau, Yeuk-pong to be a Sub-Inspector of Schools; and Mr Kwong Bik-kwong ceased to be a Sub-Inspector of Schools.
disc
to be at least five pressing plants in Formosa producing
these pirated discs.
Hongkong Is the focal point of distribution. The result is that the legitimate dealer here is being hard hit. Seles have slumped to an all-time low and getthing worse. On top of this there is no revenue for the composer, publisher, artist or recording company.
Dealers
about the future—and naturally
50.
be acting Specialist and Dr Ng Wing-sident who has given
"to he
Medical and Health
Mr. D. Akers-Jones ceased le be
ter of Stamp Revenue.
возл
"It is no longer spcculation,
says a well-known re-
attention lately to the boom in ongkong property. In am- plification of his statement ho says that men of straw are property on
time.
"They pay down bargain money and take from two to months to complete the
Boy steals ducknerchune. Meanwhile they and
-put on
bond
brokers are busy beating
up prospective purchasers and atveral have been able to re- sell at handsome profits with-
out handling the property.
here are pessimistic An 11-year-old boy who admitted stealing a duck
"Here are some illuminating Clamping down on the
was bound over in $100 figures: A hoved in Caine- dealers of pirated records here
for a year by Mr J. E. road which cost tha owner will only ater the tide mo-
North Kow- $14,000, kas, been sold for Dargan at mentorily. Once pressure is brought to bear, it is certain loon Magistracy
this $21,000; two others near by, that the men responsible for morning.
which cost less than $14,000 have been sold for $29,000 the situation, will turn their at~ { tention to other markets on a larger scale.
POLICE MATTER---
their
In a ral effort to check the food of cheap discs here, record
consulting agonis, after
affillated com rolleitors, their
the US. and panies In Record Industry Association America-placed the matter
the
01
In
the
the hands of the Commercial Grimes Deportment of
Hangkang Police, who armed with a lit of Illegal distributors, recently carried out a series of raids.
At least eight establishments owners, were raldex, and the after pleading guilty to the charges of selling pirated diser, were lined.
But the tank of bringing the Hongkong offenders to book is jusi secondary compared with the major problem being con- fronted by the dealers--that of chopping of the source of supply.
The only way this can be i done is for the U.S. record in-
dustry to take the mailer
up
with their Government and sce thai a formal protest is made to the Nationalist Government.
Indian envoy
going home
to
Mr G. Parthasarathi, oul- going Indian Ambassador China, sailed with his wife and hon Ashok on the Italian liner Asia this morning for home.
Mr Parthasarathi had spent three years in China. Ila rived from Canton by train on Sunday.
CONSULS
Mr Raden Moerdomo
OF-
has
Į been provisionaly recognised as
Consul for the flopublse of In-
done in at Hongkong.
Mr Earl R. Michalka has been
| provisionally recognised as Con-
wal for the United States
Hongkong.
At
Insp 1. W. Elias said that at and 324,000; two other 12.05 pm on Wednesday which cost ths jabbor policeman stopped the bay apd
havo are reported to astoed bim how he had a duck for $32,000; two blocks of
boo been
Bold
bven
in a cloth bag with him.
The boy said that his mother four houses each have had told him to take it home. The polico constable, bellowing this,
a
aum
Accured by another jobber
and, round not for asked the boy through, selling the houses to take him to see his mother, singly, he expects to make The boy then admitted steal-a net profit of from $18,000. Ing the duck from Ngautaukole, to $22,000"
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