25 years ago THE Government came in for some strong criticism in the Legislative Council when the Unofficial Members opened the debate on the Budget presented by the Financial Secretary last month. Foremost among the charges levelled at the administration was that it had failed to provide the leadership that the people so anxiously wanted - thereby creating a ''vacuum of leadership''. A BUFFALO escaped while being unloaded from a cattle ship in Kennedy Town and ran through four districts on Hongkong Island, injuring eight pedestrians, before the police caught up with it and shot it dead. In the course of a one-hour rampage, the buffalo charged people and vehicles in its way, stopped traffic in busy streets - especi 45 years ago A NEW ''let down'' approach pattern to aid and control planes landing in bad weather, will be inaugurated at Kai Tak early in April and will greatly increase the safety and speed of bringing in aircraft through the mountain gaps when the ceiling is low, government air officials said. A number of different patterns are now being tested at the field and all a 75 years ago IN connection with the outbreak of cerebro spinal fever, atomisers have been installed for public use at Railway Station, Kowloon, Yau Ma Tei Disinfecting Station and at the Dispensary, Nathan Road. TWO Chinese who have fallen victims to people with pearlsto sell have reported their losses to the police. One woman, residing on Hollywood Road, reports that a man obtained $432 from her under the false pretence of selling her $50 pearls. Another woman residing on Square Street states that she gave $955 to a woman who pretended that she had 13 large pearls for sale.
