1961-10-17 — Page 10

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1961.

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Lady Black visits A FRENCH SALESMAN TALKS ABOUT

women's club

Lady Bluck visited members of the Chinese Women's Club at David House this morning and saw the working party affiliated to the British Red Cross, Hongkong Branch, busily preparing swabs and bandages.

My Kwok Chen, President. Mrs I Shu-pul said that in with Mus Young Sze-ku, thay days members of the club., Chalonan, greeted Lady Hack which was founded Brst

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BY PETER WILSON Time marches on, they say. But the other day met o French watch solosman who went BACK 600 vcars, and spoke about King Charles in a bid to sell watches.

The King, and a few intre of

that's

His Kinjesties, might have thought it a real loyal joke if they had known. But whal ih. salesman, Manicur Pierre Løgreze, is doing.

As sales manager of un ONG- of French watch *x* porters, he is here on part of a ! Middle and Far Eant tour to persuade you and me to buy a French watch Instead of one from the opposition trade.

en arival and presented the as tim uriginal club for Chinese officers executive committee | women in the Colony, were also members and the working party necupied in Best alf and reti:f who were sented it the long work to aid the lojured, table, Mes J. L. Marden, Direc- Low at the BRICS. Hongkring

Lady Black commended theciation Besoen, and Miss May He who members upon their efforts and Jewels, the working party, were i exprestee ber piensure to be 11፡ - ለ' .

among them again.

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In serious salesmanship vein, he explained:

"Not many people know it but history goes to prove that France

the the birthplace of i was

world's watch Industry.

Exactitude

Women

Jewels

"Hongkong women? Aalı— now you're talking. They Art louis magnifique."

"Our watches are like exquizeet Jewel...."

modern ofCS. That 450 manu-, reputation for jewellery, per- "King Charles was the tacturers in France are produc- tumes, fashion and wines, pioneer. He was considered to ing six million watches yenrly a wise man becauESE he (this in one watch for every always wanted to

the right people in know

France), and Und

300,000 of this totul came 16 Hongkong last year.

Be

"And exactitude was always

France considered in

the politeness of the King.

Then in the early 18th Cen- ary. King Francis i set up the first watch maker's workshop in his chateau of Diols.

"And

did you know," asked M Lagrez", "that Voltaire, the philosopher, and King Louis XVI both had the same bobby... making watches themselves?"

Reason for the sudden glut of French watches is that the

has fully industry

recovered

from Its World War II selback, and has reached a boom period where more watches are being made than the home market can take.

So France, through M

M Lagreze then gave some Legreze, is trying to add one more interesting facts only more product to her worldwide

More primary school teachers needed, Education Chief says

Hongkong was faced with the need for more pri- mary school teachers and secondary schools, the Director of Education, Mr P. Donohue, told educationists from Southeast. Asia this morning.

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He was speaking at the open- ing session of the Twelfth Con- ference of Directors and Chie? Advisers of Education mi the Conference Room of the Educa- tion Department,

The conference was atiended

by seven Southeast Asian dele- Koles from Commonwealth countries and the British Com- mission for Southeast Asia well

number of local

erlucationists.

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out various

ак

Mr Donohue went on to point important de- and emergent

velopments

problems in Hongkong during

the past few years.

He said that it was the alm of the Government to provide, In conjunction with voluntary bodies and private enterprise, sufficient primary school places to accommodate all children of primary school nge. Be sald the larget should be achieved in the next two years

And M Lagreze is what you the right kind of night call

mbassador. Already he has furthered the entente cordiale by buying a Hongkong suit, and the local girls, pronouncing "louls magnifique,”

But I noticed he smoked French cigarette and naturally, like a good salesman, wore a French watch.

A big, black-dialled

THIS that international divers

ase.

a

Was there any way that buyer could safeguard against being sold a "dud" watch"

Watches

"How many watches do we produce a year? About one

to every eight Frenchmen."

"No," said M. Lagreze, "but 15 jewels are quite enough for a good one."

Where's that?

Oddly, his contained 21 Jewels. "I have to go with the market," he smiled upologetically.

Bardot

"B.B. on her way out? Ha. don't make me laugh,"

From the Filos

25

years -AGO.

October 1936

to the

ACCORDING Charge

d'Allairs at the Pelping the Suiydan Embassy, situation is critical and, in his opinion "war is inevit- able". Aeroplanes from the Mungol lines continue to reconnoitre the Chinese de- fences and minor clashes are occurring daily.

Three Mongol regiments are reported to have matinied. The causes are said to be dissatisfaction at food and treatment, disappointment that

equally en the map k French min's "oyes because t is the third highest importer of und watches in the world, behind! New York and Italy, and is Japanese aid is far less than therefore on important trade they were led to expect, martect to us."

consisting, it is said, of only 300 troops, 20 out-of-date tanks and four aeroplanes,

At the end of the interview M Lagreze begged pardon for his pour standard of English. But he got his message över all right that French watches are

It seems that M Lagreze can, turn, take back some Food publicity on Hongkong for, aç- cording to him, the Colony the best. not very well known in France,

"When I said I was going to Hongkong, people sucked an ear and asked, "When's that?

"Singapor

widely is more known among French people, But I want [ pest Hongkong

Mrs B. Mellor arranging African dainjes and branches In a hand-made container for the Ikebana exhibition Dalmaru, Causeway Bay,China Mail photo.

HOW TO ARRANGE

FLOWERS THE

JAPANESE WAY

And with that M Lagreze stubbed out his cigarette, looked at his watch, and left the French Trade Commissioner's office hur- riedly for a sales appointment,

For unce, lime was ahead of him.

Woman

climber

still in

hospital

The American Consulate at Tientsin has advised the thirty Americans in Suiyuan and Ninghsia to be ready to evacuate if the situation worsens, An unconfirmed and that Mr report says Mrs Wiens, American mis- sionaries, have been captur ed by bandits at Chotgeshan, east of Kucihur,

Chinese apprehension is spreading to the south and # strong committee is undertaking public instruc- tion in defence against air attack.

4 Russian who threw stour at the Soviet Consulate- General in Shanghai on the | morning of February 19 រះទ sentenced to four mouths im- |prisonment by the 2nd Kiongan High Court last week Mrs Wong Shui-fang, the Shanghai following his con- viction on a charge of Suuli- woman climber who felling a foreign Power friendly

to China 200 feet down Lantao

in

Since he has already served Peak on Sunday morning, the tree, however, the de was still not fully con- fendant) who was liberated scious this morning.

from custody a few days ago "She has improved very doesn't have to go back to jail. sightly from yesterday's uncon- Belous condition," zuid a spoken-

man at the Queen Mary Hos-

pita!.

ing

☆ + * JOHN Henry Lewis, the American negro, and Mrs Wong, 37, who is expect- | hokler of the light-heavy-

a child, sustained serious concussion, unci extensive cuts weight boxing champion- ahip of the world, outpointed Harvey, the Cornish veteran in a fifteen-round contest for the title at the Wembley Empire Stadium before a crowd of 12,000 tonight.

on her head, fare and body.

She was flown back to long-Len kong by helicopter after being picked up unconscious by eight fellow climbers.

☆

Mrs Wong is married to a senior clerk in the civil ser- vice. They have three sons,

Last Saturday, she and her husband joined & climbing party of 300 people, mantly civil ser-

And now Vitumin K. a vants.

They stayed overnight at the vitamin, it is true, and up to and clusive somewhat shy Po Lin Monastery and set out the present, known to be of at 3 am on Sunday. The party reached the summit of the cice only to chickens but

service you never know with thear 3,005-fool Lando Peak at 7 m.

Shortly after, they ctarted vitumine. Mrs Josui Oshikawa, founder and teacher of the their desern. It was when they i Copenhagen University Arst Shofuryu School of Flower Arrangement in were four-fifths of the way spiceted the new substance down that the accident occurred, and now it has become E71 Tokyo, this morning created

special They #

hauled Mry Wong up acknowledged vitamin. Vite arrangement for the Ikebana International with renes and carried her to min K accure in green Exhibition opened today at Daimaru, first the Monastery until a helicopter vegetables, pig liver fat, hemp

accd, spinach and alfalfa, floor. Returning from her European Li Po-chun, local tour where she had demen-

'Much ado about nothing'

member of the family of

Mr

multi-millionaire, dismiss-strated the Japanese art of

flower arrangement in London

ed the report of a $3,000 and Paris and then more POP by God!

ing."

were

re-

"'blackmail" domand us cently in Singapore, Mrs Oshi- "much

ado about noth-kawa was persuaded to give an urrangement for the Hongkong

International "The whole thing is untrue," Ikebana

before proceeding on her journey. the sold.

Asked why police

Mrs E. Bloch, President of the guarding Mr L's private re- Ikebana Chapter here, with Mrs sidence, 57 Robinson-road, re-. Ogawa, wife of the Japanese cently, she nld: "That we Consul, Mrs R. Sulke and Mr don't know either. Maybe they M. Talamo, were among the were Just on their regular artists preparing arrangements patrol."

with Mrs Oshikawa for the ex- The police had "r comment"hibition which wilt continue to make on the report that Mr throughout the week unti Sun- Li was being blackmailed.

day. Yesterday, Incal newspapers

Mrs Oshikawa alarted to learn reported that Mr Ll had rec- the Japanese art from her uncle ceived a demand for $100,000. A when she was A child. member of the Li family denied | founded her school 50 years ago and has made eight tours of the United States.

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She

Yang-in Lin, of Kowloon, will She stresses like natural ines,

be one of eight niedenis to be colours and harruantes in approved for master's degrees arrangements.

by the Senate of Dalhousie

Univerally, Halifax, Nova 800-

ta, at the October meeting.

Irinted and

hér

published by

Mr La entered Dallusie in TERENCE GORDON NEWLANDS 1050 to study for his mater's PRANCE for and on behalf of degree in paychology following South China Morning graduation with a Bachelor of Limited nt 1-3 Wyndham Arts from the Univorally of Street, City of Vlutorin in the Baskatelsowas in 1900,

Colony of Hongkong,

500

arrived.

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