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TV INVENTED BY RUSSIAN

Millions of people, if asked to name the inventor of

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MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1981.

VICE-CHANCELLOR TO BUY FIRST JUBILEE STAMP

The special multi-coloured $1 stamp, commemorat- ing the Golden Jubilee of the University of Hongkong, will be placed on sule ut all post offices on Monday, September 11 this year.

2 men jailed

To mark the occasion, thực ——————— Vice-Chancellor of the Univer- ity, Dr L. T. Ride, will buy the dert ztarip at the General Post Onice, Pedder-streel, at

am the first day of issur. Immediately afterwards, the rtrms will be available for general purchase during the Kananci iours of business.

A milled number of special "Pra Day of Insuc envelopes

for cheating

been prepared by The on

University and these will be avaliable in advance at all post

then from September 6

15 CENTS EACH "The price of these envelopes will be 15

and cents each

made purchase can only be

over the post office counters. It that no orders by 18 terl post con

the be accepted," Postmaster General, Mr A. G.

Crook, sold today.

General

The Pastmaster pointed out that these envelopes should no! be posled before September 11, when the com- It.emorative stamo wil be availabic for purchase and I placed on them.

A temporary post office will he opened in the premises of the Students' Union, located on the ground floor of the Univer- sity Mala Building, from Sep- tember 8' to 22. This temporary post aflee will be known as the university post office.

television, would answer John Logie Baird. But actually 148 prosecuted

was

the man who brought the world visually into people's home is a shy genius named Isaac Shoenberg, who born in Russia, at Pinsk, and studied of the Technological Institute of Kiay.

He helped to install the earliest wireless transmitting stations In Russia, but was after coming to Britain in 1915 that he made his great discoveries in transmitting pictures. Baird was already working ou

television, and gave the first demonstratiom. But his systent ! used only 30 lines (against the 405 lines used by British TV) and would never have been practical commercially-cuch set would have needed, a litle engine built into the back.

Shoenberg, working for Elec- trie und Musical Industries, developed the 405 lines system and thus gave television to the world. He was awarded the Funday Medal, the highest! honour of the Institute of¦ Electrical Engineers.

Now the BBC are working on a full-length feature film which Will tell the full story of Shoenberg's work.

old.

Recently now 81 years

and a director of EMI, he modestly insisted that he was "only part of a tenui, the team which made the discoveries. My team should be honoured. Not me."

But a BBC offietat said: "Shoen- berg perfected the TV system mid by us and the world.". Asked if he thought that Britain should now drop the 408-line system in favour of the now more efficient 625-Une system, Shoenberg said: "Certainly. I dil not belleve, when we de- veloped 406 lines, that this was

the end."

Picture alows Isaac Shoenberg.

A Shopportunity

not to

for spitting

in the streets

Since April 24, when the Urban Services Depart- mont first introduced the of twice-wookly system patrols as an anti-spitting total of 148 people have boon secuted in the courts for indiscriminate spitting in

measure, a

the streets.

pro-

milk sale

A foki, Wong Kwan, 40, of

25 Amoy-street,

2nd floor

was sentenced to three months by Mr A. J. Į Sanguinotti at Causeway

Bay Magistracy this morn-

New Senior Puisne Judge welcomed

Mr Justice Ivo Charles Clayton Bigbs, new Senior Putine Judge who arrived on August 17, presided over bis irst 0000 at the Supreme Court this morn- Ing.

He was welcomed to the bench by Mr M. Morley. John. Crown Counsel, at the opening of murder case, in which a man charged with the murder of his wife. Mr C. Y. Shuni, defence counsel, associated himself with Mr Morley- John's remarka

In thanking counsel for their remarks, Mir Justico Itgby said that it would Iris ecme time for him to become familiar with the Proceedings and Rome ordinances of the Colony

he and that

WAA auro He would receive the co- operation of counsel.

ing for selling 15 bottles Youth forced

of reconstituted milk as fresh, milk produced by the Dairy Farm Ice and Cold Storage Co.

A

Lai

second defendant, Yau-yung, of 202 Nam Cheong- street, ground floor, Shamshul- po, who supplied the forged A aluminium foil bottle caps, was given four months by the magistrate,

Insp A. G. Miller, prosecut.

said that Wong Kwan was arrested on August 16 while selling reconstituted milk as fresh milk by, tubstituting the fell bottle caps, thus gaining 14 cents a bottle,

On August 17, with the first) defendant's co-operation, polier arrested the second defendant Lai, when he delivered two par cels containing 1,000

forged caps to an appointed place.

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into queue

16-year-old boy forced his way into inoculation queue

who

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Charged with killing wife

A man appeared this morning before Mr. Justice

1. C. C. Rigby at the Criminal Sessions on a charge of murdering his wife with a pair of scissors.

"Face To Face” With

Wong_Kan-sang, at 256, “N” | +++ Block, Li Cheng UK Resettle- ment area, Afth floor, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder- ing Lee Sai-ying. A jury of five men and two women was 'em- panelled.

Mr M. Morley-John, Crown Counsel; In a brief outline of the case, told the

41 Court that about 3 am on June 8, the decused went to the Shamshuipo Police Station and reported to the duty ofcer that he hud stabbed his wife with a pair of scissors.

The police went to his house and 'found his wife bleeding on a bed.

She was still alive. Despite medical attention, she died the sume morning, Mr Marley-John sold.

Inspector K. Ma, testled that he was the offteer on duty at Shamshulpo Police Station on June 9. At about 3 am, the so- eused went to the charge room and reported to him that he had atabbed his wife.

BLOOD STAINS

At that time, accused. Was an perspiring, and had blood stains and on his hands and singlet, the In-

spector said.

Convinced, that accused had

Rene MacColl

Rene MacColl, one of Britain's best known journalists, and chlof foreign correspondent of the

Ear- Lich tbwspaper Daily Express, recently, oovered the visit of the Russian diplomat Mr Mikeyan to Japan. On his way through Hongkong, Mr MacColl falk- ed at some length to Timothy Birch of Radio Hongkong about coverage of“ · major news stories. He was also rather critical,

this

· "Face-to-Fac0" interview, of Hongkong sa a tourist Dentrem.ds listeners hear on Radio Hongkong at 7.18 this evening.

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From the Files

25

years

AGO

August 1936

GREAT number, of

passengers arrived in Hongkong yesterday. From Shanghai, Japan and Van- couver enmio the Empresa of Japan, which brought the following passengers for Hongkong:

Mr D. M. Biggar, Mannger of the Chase Bank, return- ing after a business trip to New York.

Mr D. W. Munton, Manager of the China Light and Power Co. Ltd., return- ing after a holiday in Japan.

Mr and Mrs J. E. Richard- ++++ son,

connected with the Public Works Department.

Production in prison increases

Mr J. T. Asquith, connect- ed with Associated British Machine Tool Makers, mak- ing a business trip to Hongkong,

Mr Joseph Chantrell. official of the Bank of Indo- China, Saigon, returning

party of police and an ambut-There has been an all-round, from a trip to France.

The

then fought a policeman who asked him to move↑ stabbed someone, he called a to the back of the line, was fined $15 this morn ing for obstructing police officer in the execution of his duty.

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The boy pleaded guilty, say ing that he wanted to have his inoculation with his mother who had lined up earlier.

Inspector G. D. Carler told the court that on Saturday In passing sentence, Mr Son- | morning, a very large crowd gulvetti sald "The public should was waiting for cholera inoculo- be protected from such as you tons outside Salyingpun Hot- you go about cheating people pital, when the boy was seen and taking their

good money pushing into the queue, :- The and giving them inferior pro-people informed a policeman. ducis."

He added that he did not like

to send people with clear records to prison, but he was at times compelled to do

The patrols are being con-

"Punishment is meted out by tinued and members of the public are requested to assist the court not only to punish an the anti-spitting campaign by oftender but also to deler others suppressing this obnoxious from committing the some habit," an Urban Services offence," he said. Department spokesman said to- day,

The anti-spitting patrols tour various districts of the Colony, and persons found spitting in- discriminately are charged with the offence,

be missed !

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Paquerettes Sale!

with

The boy refused to moya away from the queue when re- quested to so, struggled the policeman, and tore the constable's, shirt,

The boy was ordered to pay $10 compensation for damaging the policeman's shirt,

'Constant demand

for shops, flats in Mongkok area'

Mr W. Aneurin Jones, Tenancy Tribunal Presi- dent, was told this morning by Mr Steven Yue, architect, that there is a constant de mand for new shops and flats in the Mongkok

area.

Mr Yue described the condl- flon of Ove tenement houses, Nos 12-20, Hamilton-street, at the junction with Portland- street, and said they were in a poor state of repair. He pro- duced plans for a new nine- storey block

to provide six shops and 48 'flats, costing

$480,000.

The President asked what

District watchmen attend

first-aid course

Fifty members of the District

one of the shops, as designed, Watch Force attended -Orst-aid could be bought for and was lectures organised by the St, told one would cost $80,000 or John Ambulance Brigade dure.

more.

ANOTHER

ing the second quarter of this yeur, in order to qualify them selves for first-aid" certificates,

A member of the District after he had been convicted of an offence against thd Dan- gerous Drugs Ordinance,

Mr Lai Shu is the owner of Watch Force WE dilmissed the property and applicant for JES exemption. He is repre- sented by Mr Hin-shing_Lo," in- atructed by Mr A. Y. Hon...

Members of the Tribunal xil- ing with Mr Johes are Mr W. T. Blanton and Mr Lau Chan- kwok,

Another application fors exemption concerning property

Export, re-export

in Kowloon was heard by Mr The J. R. Oliver, Tenancy Tylbunal President, and 'members,

Mr

D. A. Mathers, and Mr. Lo Kung-mok.

Mr Lealle Wright instructed

1

declarations

statistical branch

of

the Commerce and Indus try Department received 70;182 Import, Casport | 'and', re-axport“. déclară- tion, including 1,465 received by the " Kowloon

by Mr K. F. Wong, appeared för är the Tel On Land' Investment Co, [whlett · plans to replaca · Nos [Office, in July

18-17, Bhey Kip Mel-strent, Tevenue calidaled in reeboot Shamshulpo, by a nine-storey | or statisticst, servlets during "Juilding, costing $300,000,- 35r the month amounted to $72,737,

{Tenents' evidento la being heard, merce and Industry,

· Open till 6 p.m. daily . L. Yoel of seroiteof states the Eirector of

Com

accused was co-operative; In- ance to accused's house,

spector Ma added.

The Inspector also said that accused mada a statement to him saying his wife was very with another much in love" man and was neglecting children.

the

Heorlag is continuing, Accused is represented by Mr C. Y. Shum, instructed by Mr Peter Mon.

Carpenter charged with throwing corrosive acid

· Lam

Increase In production in

Mrs C. H. Douglas and the prison workshops as a Miss Joan Douglas, wife and

result of a survey of daughter of Mr C. H. Industrial tasks carried Douglas of the Public out at Stanley Prison, Works Department. states the Commissioner

.

of Prisons, Mr C. J. Mr C. Bultman, connected Normon.

with the firm of Seymour, Shaldon, Limited, being transferred to Hongkong.

All outstanding orders have been cleared and a new system of progress checking has been Introduced. During the survey, it was found that some taaks were below the capacity of the prisoners and of the machinery installed.

"An increase in task is never, a popular move, but all calls for increased production are being met." Mr Norman said.

LAUNDRY

Although made to fellow-on with a deficit of 240 runs, the Indian batsmen indulged in bold balting under adverse conditione against England in the final Test Match at the Qual

COMB

A 47-year-old carpenter

Cheong, of 53. Fertival-stroot, appeared before Me' A...... J. The laundry at the Lalchikok Sanguineiti at Causeway Bay Prison for women was badly Merchant was very enter Magistracy this morning in

evertaxed in the beginning and prising and hit up 48 runs in committal hearings on charges staff and prisoners had to work 65 minutes, including Ave of throwing corrosive acid very long hours, "The laundry boundaries.

I now up-to-date with all work to-saur. będily with intent

for Kowloon except Lalchikok harm.

to

It was G. O. Allen who main. Hospital which is at presently caused the Indian collapse let out on contract."

At Chimawan, on Lantau after lunch, and his Agures,

wickets 80 runs, reflect a

The defendant is alleged have thrown acid' at Lam Wing and Lam Sum-chueng on June Island, work is going ahead on 20, at 44, Tang Hung-street, making buliding blocks for the fine achievement. • second door,

now Warders' quarters, thus ro- Hearing continues this after-ducing considerably the cost of Tioon.

the project.

NIGERIAN GLOBETROTTER

The innings totalled 312.

Allen sent in Barnett and agg will orders to go for the runa without delay. Barnett was most enterprising and hit up an excellent 39, Fagg scored 22 in 25 minutes and the scoreboard showed 48,

Appearing in today's China Mail is the first of a two-when he toas caught by Amar

part story of the experiences of Nigerian globetrotter |Singh off Nissar,

Olabisi Ájala.

In this article, Mr Ajkla tells how ho was Jailed on .suspicion ot Trying to assassinate Premier Kruschev

POP by God

In East Germany. The second article, appearing tomorrow, will tell of his am life in Hollywood.

OH, THAT'S THE BIG 'UN I--WAS-TELLING YOU ABOUT THAT

GOT AWAY

• Hammond then joined Barnolt and had made &'when the necessary 65 runs were signalled, leaving England victore by nine wickets. 2.

Phew! a Sticky

Day! But now.

home for a Carlsberg

Drink

Carlsberg

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