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CHINA

WEDNESDAY,

HE BROUGHT AVIATION

And now Bill Duđman will be leaving after 34 years in Hongkong

By DAVID LAN

The man who introduced aviation to Hongkong is leaving the Colony next Friday on retire- ment. Sixty-one-year-old Mr William F. Dudman who

came in by ship some 34 years ago when Hongkong had neither planes nor an airport will take off from Hongkong's jet-age runway by Qantas for Sydney.

And half-packed trunks and cases, the greying but gay Briton recalled the day when he first

foul on this shore.

"It was a drizzling morning on February 27, 1927. I arrived as ht sergeant aboard the cattle ship the Minnesola, that carried British marines from beranse Portsmouth, England,

Bill Dudman, the mon who introduced aviation to Hongkong and spent some 34 years in the Colony and Far East, promoting_ovia. tion, is leaving on Friday on retirement.

there was some trouble brewing,

in China.

"Though The subtropical weather was fut and slicky, all the stories told of the Orient suddenly came true!

"Upen landing. I established my first contact-pretty girls.

You could even ove the pigtails curled up on the heads of coolies working on the wharf, "

"Kai Tak," he went on. "was just being reclaimed from the Gen. So we put up malsheds there us temporary quarters for then and makeshift hangars for 14 planes part of the Royal Naval Air Arm, sent here.

BEWING

we

Two months after tur arrival, however, the first typhoon struck, wiping out the whole squadron of planes, But then planes were jots of anc

had cheap spares.**

In 1928. Mr Dudinan quit the services and started the Far East Aviation Co. Ltd. in Hongkong. supplying the Far East with trainers and military aircraft, from England,

NARROW ESCAPES

sale was 12 Avro "My Ors: Avian trainers to the Govern ment No. 1 Flying School in Canton," he said.

it

-Retablished 1645.

on P. 5

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OCTOBER 18, 1961.

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MAN CAUGHT 25

Mr W. F. Dudman, Director of the For East Flying Training School, sees his

own reflection in the shiny "Early Victorian silvor troy,' a gift from the staff and students of the school on his retirement. (Photo by Frank Fischbock),

at the Malta University to he left to launch the Far East; who has devoted his life to avia- "take me away from mischler." Aviation Co Ltd on his own. tlon, "I have always treated the "Soon after I took the degree Mr Dudman, who has been career as a hobby and have on- in 1918, I rushed off to join the adviser to JAL since it started | Joyed every minute of it." RAF training school in England. operating its office in Hong- Mr Dudian has been Director in 1955, will be Rs and Manager of the aviation In the course of that work, he And soon after I finished the kong

in Australia and company and Director and Prin- dow all over China as an air-RAF school, I left for the Royal representative

Navy which was about to build New Zealand and will stort cipal of the flying school. craft salesman.

Its own air arm."

JAL's office there before JAL He will settle in Sydney "to moves in.

look ofter both business and Sald the energetic executive famly?

Itocaliing his narrow escapes he said, had several forceti- landings in China. There was then no control of any sort and une could easily overload one's plane with bugun and cases of beer as gifts for friends here and there.

"You burnt up twice as much uel as you should. But for- tunately the speed was so low that you could always bring down the plane with safety."

His forced-landings took place near a dyke in Canton, up in the bilis

Wuchow between

and Nanning in Klangsi, and once in the West River.

In 1933, Mr Dudman set up the Far Eust Flying Training

School in Hongkong because

"South China asked me to set up the school for training their mechanics.

MALTA-BORN

"But later they sent down air free pilots for advanced train- ing up to the stardard of com- mercial pilots."

Said Mr Dudman, "There is one thing good about the Chi- nese air force on both sides in civil

They never shot wars, down each other because they were pals and flying identical planes!"

Dorn in Malta ("Hume of re- bels"), young Dudman was com- pelted to study electrical on- gineering ("never was keen on

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And soon after the Royal Navy landed him in Hongkong.

ILLEGAL ENTRY AND OVERSTAYING

3 men fined for breaking

Colony

immigration laws

Three men were fined by Mr J. T. Williams at Central Magistracy this

morning for breaking Hongkong's immigration laws.

The (rst, an unemployed gistration of Persons Office in entered the Colony on February man was fined $450 for enter-, Kowloon for a Hongkong iden-

Colony

without per-

ing the mission.

The defendant, Chee Too, 35. 10 Waha-stred), second floor, Hunghom, pleaded guilty.

of

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Inspector R. A. Lee said Clice had been a resklent in the

for the last Philippines years. Chce passed through Hongkong on April 13 in transit to Marao from the Philippines.

On August 22, Insp Lee sald, Chee illegally re-entered the Colony from Macao by junk. The offence wus discovered when Chee applled to the Re-

Man on heroin charge

tity card.

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17 last year and was permitted to remain here until April last year. Chia falled to leave the Colony on that day and did

not apply for an extension of his stay.

Chia

located by the police yesterday, and enquiries revealed that he had obtained Hongkong identity card during his stay here, using Tse Shing Me L. C. Kotewail represents his name.

Insp Lee stated that Cher, in addition to having permission to reside in Macao, was also in

of possession

vilid re-entry facilities

the Philippines. Chee, therefore, could not be regarded as a refugee, Insp Lon added.

ADMITS OFFENCE

for

Wus

ing Chee, said Chee, was 2 Insp Lee said the other der citizen of "Nationalit China, fendant, Sin was a student in jest his job about a year ago m

Formosa who entered the necount of health and age. Colony on July 22 and was in six months ago he accepted allowed to remain cre until a job in Macao.

October 1.

ly, Mr Kotowall said.

PROMISE

of the

BREAKING

INTO HOUSE

years

-AGO

October 1936

In the teeth of a seething pale in the Yellow Sea the crew of the Danish steamship Johanne Justesen, of Shang-

A burglar who broke into a house and also hit a worker on the arm with a piece of wood was this morning jailed for 15 months by Mr T. L. Yang at Causeway Bay Magistracy. The defendant Wong Mlog. -Wong was also ordered to hai, rescued ten Japaness cast- 20, of no xed address, plead be placed under police super-aways clinging to a drifting edi gulity 10 breaking into a vision for two years after his deck-house, according to offi- house with intent to commit n

cial information received "in fetory and common ahult. Det Insp H. V. Brown suid Shanghai, says the N.C.D.

that the premises concerned Is News. aftuated in A warehouse

More popular than

;

'Ben Hur'

"The

sentence.

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cupied by the Fook Lung Rattanware company at 7 On Lok-Jane, Wanchal.

It had been made lato ก

50 YEARS AGO

dwelling house by blocking off) Extract from SCM Post

only 25 years ago column:

the

and the staircase entry was by the ground floor.

•H Club

The occupant Chla Chow, TONGKONG Football who was employed by the Fook. Lung Co. had stayed there with

his family for 14 years.

won their match against the Naval

Yard

on Saturday by six

Insp Brown said last Thurs- goals to two. The R.G.A. day morning, the pccupant, beat the R.E. by three to Chiu, left his house and secured two. the door with a padlock. In the afternoon, a worker of the

"In cricket the A.0.0. Fook Lung Co saw defendant beat Craigengower by eleven

and enter runs. padlock

break the the house,

By ANTHONY FULLER

"The boxing tournament Yesterday evening,

Another worker of the Fuk at the V.R.C. on Saturday Guns of Navarono" shot Lung Co then went over to ask resulted in E. I. Chunutt down "Ben Hur" as Hong-him what he was doing and de- beating F. Cruz in the ban- kong's most popular film fendant replied that he was tamweights, N. Maha beat- trying to get his belongings. ing P. Yvanovich in the of the year.

When asked if he knew the featherweights, H., Kelly "Bon Hur," which ran at the accupant at the premises, de-

did not

in reply. The beating W. Robertson Hoover and Gala for 70 fendont

worker then held the defendant the final of the light- days earlier this year, while another went to summon weights after disposing of grossed $1,079,155; "The the police. Guns of Navarano" which

Defendant picked up a plece R. A. Carvalho in the first one of the round. There were also

several professional bouts.”

completed the 62nd day of wood and hit

of its run yosterday, has workers on the arm. already topped this figure by $4,000,

Because of the enormous success of this British film made for Columbia, the management of the King's and Broadway have de- cided to retain the film for another woek.

30 American

Shriners coming here

from San Thirty Shriners

Francisco's Islam Templo and their wives hava loft on a friendship tour of the Orient to conduct shrine ceremonials in Hongkong, the Philippines, Formosa and Japan, AP reports. The group include Victor N. Christopher, Potentate of Islam

SCHEDULE

When be applied for a Hongkong identity card at the. Registration of Persons Office On September 28, Sin went to

the Chinese Sectiun ast Friday, he admitted hav- ing entered the Colony illegal-Immigration Department and Temple; Earle B. Brehaut, Re- applied for permanent residence.corder, and William J. Classen, Mr Kotewall atided that He was then interviewed by an Past Potentate. Chec's son had a good Job Immigration inspector and told here and Chee himself had to bring more proof to support

The schedule calls for their been offered a job by a direc- | his application. Kwan Sucg. 24-year-old unitor of a big construction firm

πετίνη! In Manlio in the

10. Insp Lee said Sin agreed to morning of October employed man of hut 40 Chol here. Yuen Village, Sheung Shui,

do this, and promised to call October 20 they will move The two other men, who were New Territories, appeared be fined for overstaying are Chia Again the same afternoon, but Baguio Country Club, fore Mr T. L. Yaug at Cause- Choon-foo atas Tre Shing, 40, he was never seen again, Insp The Shriners will reach way Bay Court this morning and Sin Wing-kim 23. They Lee, added that Sin had been Hongkong in the afternoon ot charged with possession of # large quantity of heroin.

It was alleged that on Octo- ber 16, Kwan had in his possession 00.2 ounces of heroin In King's-road,

He entered no plea and was remanded six days for further enquiries.

pleaded guilty to a charge of further reminded contravention of landing condi-migration

On

to

by the Im- October 23 on Philippine Air Inspector that his Lines flight 300; Talpel In the tion. Chia was fined $350 and limitation of stay would expire afternoon of November 2 and

on October 1. Sin $200.

Tokyo on November 18. *They Inspector R. A. Lee said Chia, The police located Sin yester-will return to San Francisco on holder of a Malayan passport,day.

November 21.

School's Harvest POP by Go

Festival Service

Children of the Gun Club Hill Army school this morning presented kirts під special Harvest Festival service con- ducted in their assembly half by the Rev. R. Ebb

Non-perishable gifts of food were brought by the 240 children and stacked up on the large stage. They will be cont

children, in the New Territories.

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14 nominations

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Fourteen nominations for wo vacancies for elected workers" representativen on the Labour Advisory Board have been re- ceived by the labour denet- ment from trade unions in the Colony.

An election will be held at Queen Elizabeth School in Kowloon on Monday at 4 pm.

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