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GREATER CRUSH THAN EVER AT HK STAND IN SYDNEY' But rate of inquiries
falls on second day
From ROBIN HUTCHEON
Sydney, Aug. 2.
The rate of inquiries for Hongkong products fell during the second day of the trade fair but there was a greater crush than ever at the Colony's stund.
cula. Ís rases reported since the heginning of the year.
Colony.
cases;
Lever
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(red.). Ieft OTHER CASES
the Swhair for Bangkok today after a three-day visit to diseases infections Our Tutined in the week were:
A former civil engineer, hve kerved in the US Army amelita, ne case; dysentery
Engineer Corps during World War 1. He is accompanied (bacillary-24
ente le
by his wife, Lenore. CUSES
Col. Donald II. Atherton, US
Army
by
dear sir
peliomayelitis--three enses; diph- therin-six cases; measles-live gasest ophthaluaia neonatorum--
Tw
casos,
907
Izet rasest
Births
registered
turia-23
the
2,132-049 0 Cohay tutulled Hongkong, 1,186 in Kowloon use! The New Turritories.! There were 30 deaths from all causes.10G in Hongkong, 172 i In Kowloon and 32 in the New ! Territories.
'Portugal in Japan'
"Portugal in Japan" is the title of talk to be given to MOTOW at 9.30 pin by local his lorian Mr J. M. Brap.
The talk will be held in the Bury Church Hall, Chain rena. Kowloom.
The
Conference for
music, teachers
SURBIL-T anuste teachers
Govt officers help farmers
Extension Officers of the Agriculture and Forestry Department visited 1,157 furmers in 435 villages in the New Territories during the second quarter of the year to give advice on agricultural problems.
Irrigation The talks were followed by They Investigated problems, demonstrated crap ↑ demonstrations of the preparas Pultivation techniques. and tion of plant nursery and the arranged film shows,
corr. et methods of a.ed sowing. In addition, they investigoted |
el selects d Soal quantities reports of flu and typhoon bal Angelalte Fredy and six damage, distributed Intproved" wcodin ud bexes were PREV puddy seeds and fruit seedlings, seated to each class.
i and gave demonstratious of the i
correct methods of cultivation,
CHILDREN TAUGHT
During
the three-month
periud. extension officers gave
talks on the przelical applicn
conference for
at the School, the opens Diocesan Giris School at 9.30
Am tomorrow.
The lecturer will be Prat. Sidney Harrison.
There's no
AIRLINE MAN
tions of botany to Primary 5 Mr Eugen Schuepp of Swis pupils of the Talpo Government sair in Zurich, left Hongkong!
Shatoukok Gov-today after a one-day visit, dur- ernment School, the Yuen Longing a tour in connection with Government School and the the introduction at the Convair Man Kwong School Sal Jet airliner, on the airline's Par
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Total inquiries today number- ed about 50 for about 150 items as against yesterday's figure of US.
Harbour crossing special buyers days and instead
A bridge is nice to sec. During typhoons not practical. Durlog war it could be easily des trayed.
A tunnel is better, yel I feel we
do not need it.
Man admits
planning to steal
From the Files
25
years
AGO
August 1936
THE newspaper Politica
THE
states that more than a thousand priests and rebels
are detained in jails in
in
A shooting Incident that Madrid, while over 7,000
occurred on May. 10 of Fascists are housed the junction of Waterloo-Women's prisons. They are monar- rogd and
prominent Wylie-road, mostly
aristocrats and Kowloon, was rocalled this chists, morning of the Criminal sympathisers with the
volt, UP reports from Session when a 35-year-
Madrid. old man was jailed for possessing housebreaking implements.
He pleaded guilty sentenced to Ave years.
and was
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Tokyo.
re-
One bright feature is that if attendance figures over 11 days match promoïves' hopea, about a million people will see the The decline was attributed to show or more than four thnes the decision of the fair author-the nuniber reported at any
The newspaper Jiji states ties to do away with thrée : previous Australlan trade fair.
that the Timperial Japaneac are doing the People who
The man, Kwok Chiu-fat, best business at the show are
navy has decided upon an in- stalls selling ples, hot dogs, was among three men in a car dependent, secret construction stopped by the polter On May programme which would give hamburgers, and drinks.
Russiana, Indians, Germans, 10 at the junction of Waterloo-Japan the world's strongest Itallans road and Wylie-road un sus- scaforce. Chinese, French and queue up with Australians for pleion of robbery.
Special attention will be quiex lunch and dinner snacks. One of the three men got out
Hongkong's Chinese
open the gates Inimediately the public.
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Mr Dhun Ruttonjec, leather of the Hongkong delegates, said two buyers had approached him and told him that they were not going! bother about looking We nerd better co-operation be-up Hongkong products In such
tween the ferry and bus com- | crowded conditions. panies so that there could be It was estimated that 14,000 a more adequate dispersion of to 15,000 visited the Hoogkong the traffic.
sland today against 12,000 The Kowloon buses should have | yesterday,
more roules towards Yaumati ferry, Shamshulpo, Mongkok, Kowloon City ferries and rellove the gigantic congesttun on the Star ferries.
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BIG QUEUE
A some periods crowds were: entering the stand at the rate of 2.000 an hour.
A senior fair official told me! that almost 45,000 visited the fair yesterday and he estimated today's attendance at 30,000.
He sald the fair nuthorities had no option but to open the gates to the pubile on the first day because they didn't want to disappoint the big queue which formed at 9 am
Star Ferry Company should increase their third class fare from 10 cents to 20 cents and e frst class fare from 20 cents La 30 centa, Monthly ticket bolders should have their tickets at $12 per munits for 1st class and $10 for third class. This should be practiced to re- lleve the congestion at Taim-
Hi, Ecoomleally the He said he had beard no Star Ferry Company will not complaint about his decision Jose because the lesser num- but according to reports reach- ber of passengers will being the Hongkong pavilion from cfset by the Increased fares. other delegations there was thus the dispersal of trafn | widespread dissatisfaction among
lowards the Yaumail overseas exhibitors and other ferries.
more
"ROUNDABOUT".
Stole electric iron from
his mother
An ex-policeman was jailed for one month by Mr K. A. S. Philips at Central Magistracy this morning for stealing on electric fran from his mother. The 26-year-old unemployed man, Yeung Po-shu, of no lixed, address, had pleaded guilty at a previous heuring and had been reminded until today for probation officer's report.
At the previous hearing. Yettng's father said in court that is son oflen stole and sinvited heroin. He asked the magistrate to sentence his son to 18 months' hard labour,
Some are considering pro- tests though they realise re- presentations would be fruit-
leaf
They feel that many more inquiries would have been made ir buyers had opportunity to study exhibits without having the public which includes large family parties with
chlidren and dogs,
shopping
baskets, swarming around them.
dele-of the car and ran away. He piren to destroyers and sub- was chased by two constables marines, the paper asserted. gates make up at nights with
of shots" The navy intends to keep its big supper at one of Sydney's who Ared "a couple
Chinese restaurents at him, Mr Robert Wei, Crown construction plans secret from Just as we don't forget the Counsel, told Mr Justice W. A. | other Powers, according to the taste of our own food" as one Blair-Kerr, this morning.
Jiff's prediction. delegate said.
many
World Rotarians urged to help Colony refugees
The man Fot away
yst accured wo arrested. Under-
Bration
n
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neath the seat of the car was DECAUSE he failed to found a Jeremy, two knives, a
rickshaw pair of gloves and satae wires, puller against touching a live wire, Maung Laukung, electrician, wud aged 41, told the Renteneed to two months first Judge that he had intended to imprisonment by the steal with the use of the instru- Special District Court at
Mr Wel said.
The mentioned,
third mon
was
not
In Court, accusNİ
ments,
bock
1
that Rotarians A ̈plea
Accused has "fairly tong Shanghai. The puller did wire and was throughout the world be record" dating
lo 1950, touch the
i electrocuted on the spot. asked to contributo US$1 Mr Wel said. each for the welfare of rolugees in Hongkong was mode to Mr Joseph A. Aboy, President of Rotary International due to ar- vive today in Hongkong, by
the Chinese
newspaper
Now Life Evening Post.
In an editorial welcoming the arrival this afternoon of Mr Abey, the newspaper said that sincerely believed that "Mr action Abey's leadership and could tend to the raising of US$500,000 for the benefi ofi Hongkong's refugees.”
"This will indeed demonstrate
to the world that Ratarians are different in that they can help Hongkong, to solve its retuges problem."
BIGGER STANDS Japon оп the first day
The newspaper also urged reported 500 inquiries, but
us Japan the Rotary President to "visit bigger pavillons such which have far more space and refugee areas in the Colony and special desks for business in- see for himself the plight of quiries are not seriously there unfortunate people." affected as smaller ones.
A big Australian importer of Colony products, Mr J. David of Sydney, today praised our transistor pix radios.
He said they were cheaper than Japan's and if quality could be improved further "they would be perfect."
An importer of textiles sald Japanese Labour costs were
Mr Abey is arriving from Manila with Mrs Abey. In the course of a tour of Rotary clubs world. He throughout the ustumed office in July.
LONDON BOUND
П
Miso Eleonor Wong. graduate of the Maryknoll Con- inspector G. D. Carter In-rising and Australian Importers vent School, sailed in the P. & formed the court that Yeung were looking Increasingly 10.-Orient liner, Himalaya, this visited his mother et GOF Hongkong for their needs. He morning to further her plano Belcher-street, third floor, Ken-
was cx-studies at the Royal Academy
nedy Town, on July 25. After thought our quality Yeung hod Jeft, his mother bellent.
discoverex missing,
electrie an
iron
of Music, London. She has been
A big Sydney department
nwarded a store expressed interest in buy-scholarstilp by the Associated in Colony's display of furniture, Board of the Royal Schools of
Hongkong delegates have had Music. many inquiries from potential She is the tourists
hundreds and
of Wong Tze-chul, Director of and had
Information Ming Sun Primary School In booklets have been handed out. Tsimshatsui and Mrs Wong
Young was later found by the police and admitted steal- ing the iron and pawning it for $12.
Yeung told police: "I no money for food."
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