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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1946.
KWEIYANG HELD UP Bias Bay Free COST OF LIVING FIGURES "Blithe Spirit"
EIGHT DAYS IN SWATOW
E 8.8. "KWEIYANG PUT INTO PORT ON NEW YEAR'S A OVER 400, DAY WITH A PASSENGER LIST OF CARGO OF 20208- PAŁ»AGKS OF SUNDRY MER: IN. CHANDISE, AND A HEAVY BILL OF LOSSES CURRED THROUGH EIGHT DAYS DETENTION IN WATOW, AWALPING AN 'ALL CLEAR' ORDER PROM THE 6.0.C.'S HEADQUARTERS IN CANTON. The veget
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of the atomic bunib, will be the headquarters of the British renation forces in Japan.
Afore thun, 130,000 Japonese still living among the ruins of the tmen and are pre prozang to rebuild it. The Bri Lish forces are exureted ta land Japon this month. Renter
open to British ships Hident-vessel (mmediately left for Hong by the lagher ups held oruitted | Kong.
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While the order from Castany was awaited. (Swatow shippers seat several appeal, to General Auying Kui for release of the
Of Mines
BIAS BAY HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED OF MINES BY THE 8Tit BRITISH MINESWEEP. ING FLOTILLA, WHICH HAS SWEPT EVERY ONE OF THE 34 MINES WINCH WERE ORI- GINALLY LAID
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A slight rise in the official cost of living figures issued by Government took place in the week ending, Dec, 20.
Though the price of vegetables, halt cabbage and oil show a slight decline, the priera of fah, pork and rowood all register an Increase.
1380
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week-ending
Commodition Rica.
week-ending
Catties 7.2
22.12.45
29.12.46
$1.4400
$1.4400
Vegetables
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British Minesweeping
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Thes Lema Channel has been by the 10th practically cleared
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7000
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which has accounted for 49 mlnes. Tathang The clearing of the Channel
bra 427 continued by the gallant little BY M.S. who have rome all the way out framt England under their own puwen, often battling with severe wen Ther. They have a very diffent Lask, sweeping nines laid lase nhung the rocks. This clearance will probably take n further week. To late they have found Boven minen.
The clearance of the Peart River is continuing with specially buil STREL, but no statement can かし be made on the safety of R route to Canton.
Rice Ration
Assurance
Th maller was an onlingly shop, so that their perishable The reduction in the rice ration ad taken up
with the G
emigo of fruits and Tegetables ¦ from 10 i 24 cufttes a month per Canton by 31. Uste af in tight be saved, but all virhend, plus rumor that sale at ara au nation have del Mr Hab, who, it
i plena were in vain When the Government depots would be dis MAALIA sa tetlen food pol in fork, with sien lagene into Bong Kg some ronfistund soon, causes!
Chatur. Pa kun amour. then 141 per cent of the granges and
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The passengers were Taal 1000 Sanja Maris thesign either (Baults off, for while the ship was elastanelong or fa break detained in Swatow they were 22:21 The flamene system of | fed by the Company
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not received leaves Hong Kong again en Jan Isavial madden ware Cong ba the Military Commander in 16 her destination will be Shangg
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More Eviction Cases Before Tribunals
FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR EVICTION AND VARIA- TRON OF RENTS W RE HEARD BEFORE THE TEN- ANCY TRIBUNALS ITTING AT THE SUPREME COURT BUILDING YESTERDAY.
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the black market in the past few dnys.
The Rice Controller Ins qued An Nunce that the
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However, it is understood that inter restrel is to be exercised 1 st stew will be the re registration of rice consumers The detols and the issue of now ration lekels
It is an open veret that many
people have registered with sever
ra estets and have test selling the medus ring in the Black
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Chinese To Be Trained For New Navy
they
Safe Deposit Boxes To Be Examined
Sets A High Standard
R
measure
Were it to bo Hong Kong's good. forbina to have the opportunity of witnessing further stage plays of the standard of John Gielgud's production of the Spirit," dramatic criticism in the Colony would itself be compelled to ele- vate itself to a higher plane.
As it is, using an the quality of the 'performances to which Hong Kong is tore nc- customed would result in a string of superlatives of praise which would beat no real relation to the true merits of Mr. Gielgud's com- The situation is best met. many Brombly, by the simple statement that the opening of Noel Coward's arce, "Blithe Spirit" at the Star Theatre, Kowloon, on New Year's Day furnished entertainment fully up to the best London standards. Ack to that the information that at the retinest of the Comm. mander-in-Chief, Mr. Gielgud is arranging for a special Charity
show, to
be given on Haturday afternoon, for civillana and
elvian plensure, from point of view. appreciably en- hanced. It would have been worse than tantalising to Hong Kong's resident play goory to tell them that Juhn Gielgud. whone name nerda
advertisement, FILA pulling on a tiptoy performance of tilen play at the renovated Star Theatre, for Service monnel only!
ON NOV. 22, 1945, THE FIRST EIGHT MEMBERS OF A PARTY OF 45 OFFICERS AND 214 MEN OF THE CHINESE NAVY LEFT CHUNGKING FOR CALCUTTA, | malince EN ROUTE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM.
When they arrive there, will andergó one year's intensive | training in Royal Naval Hshments and ships pelor từ bes coming the nucleus of the crow of the cruiser "Aurora" which is being lent to the Chinese Govern- ment to form the basis of the new Chinese Navy. The remainder of the crew wit proceed to Great
And it is, of course, a first-class Britain at intervals of six to nine
POLLOWING THE RECENT | play. "Noel Coward at his wittiest months depending on the amo
nining required.
PRESS ADVERTISEMENT RE handling most improbable theme The crew are carefully picked QUESTING SAFE DEPOSIT with w masterly assaranee, and
of University
efferlive Higher BOX HOLDERS TO COMPLETE working up to a met Middle School standard. On their THEIR APPLICATION FORMS, | climax.
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As there are some thousands of
way home, they will remmin for ARRANGEMENTS ARE NOW And as Juhn Gielgud has at his well-balanced cast of sne veriod at H.M.S Braganza, ON HAND TO COMMENCE disposal a Bombay.
where they will be THE EXAMINATION CF established London artistes, little examined thoroughly in English, BOXES ON OR ABOUT JAN. 10
The two more needs to be nail. technical subjects and general
must diealt roles, Ruth (played by Marian Spencer) and Elvira profesional ability.
(Hazel Torry) were both skilfully handled with Miss Spencer out- standingly muccessful, while Irene Browne (as Madame Arcati! re- velled in her part.
Besides the 7,000-ton cruiser, Foxes to be examined the proceed the Admiralty have offered one ings will require to be conducte "Hunt" class of st
a period of
Home
works stroyer and night over
endeavour These are in add though every
will be cansial craft.
made to
delay unneces "Petunia,"
void to the curvettes Lion
ssur 17 whose crew have almost finished and inconvenience to box holders.
It is understood that in addition Box holders will be notified in their training and who are expedividually by letter
to the matinee for civilians at 2.30 of the date Marine Murdoch, driving in ed thing time ship back to
pad on Saturday, the Company_la when they should attend at their to elves further performance for ntham Road on New Year's China vurly in the Now Your
Lieut. Commander Liu Rohtu, banks and not until they receive the Services on Sunday evening in Day. Maw a Chinese shing a
left this letter should they came for Meur. manding
order to give everyone possible an Service bicycle out of No. 5.
uppurtunity of seving a really en- Murdoch gave chase and forest-Chungking for Fancland recently
The examination will be distrirable show. short son course in ed the man. Liu Chin wal, who take a
over the various bank, con- The Company will be leaving wax charged with theft before Exinther shina before taking OVER. The public
| the "Petunju," He had previously.
must appre early on Monday morning- K. Lt. Nigel yesterday. Accused heen with the Royal Navy in Ehe ciate that the time for examina Characters in order of appear-
variva with the quantity and nature of the con touts.
Clu
pleaded guilty and was sentence and for eight years, including the Betore a tribunal mprising Kwok th. in evidence, said that Messrs FX d'Almada, N. he bought the premises in 1944, ed to two months hard labor. ale sets of war.
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In Detober last year he went to Bastoner and 11
rents and
by evivien, pluata
was told on the silvet
rappament that the pre-war cents ground of payment of rents.
were $15 per month. This wa Chi gh1 DA
not proved by opponent who had aguo the Tak Ming Company, no rent erreipt to show. He de Janjatka of the ground at terthurd thers of No. 196 Suren's
Bond Central
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xverdeda 10 1911 1 crul when the figures is 1911 are avoualde the rate as well h a high as $fteen per rat Do Fide propuses that centre For adapter advice and guid It shall be stablished in Engiate athout delay
drate the work af resistance tul
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KIVR
Inancial support by the State, site it is designed to meet dif ficult which have been crent
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Appliant was represented by, Mr JT. Prior white Mr. H. I.. Kwn as for the coz.ent.
undef rents of $70. Later ponent showed applicant a receipt
showing the pre-war rents at $53 per month. Aplicant did No *** Lengnise it because the signature
the receipt was, in his oplo- jon, not the same nn on the house
MP asked for eviction or,
dreds. an order for as at iternative, variation of rents. Mr. Kwan said.
to the ap he had no alejelion
teaks were $184 per
In Novender last year he in- structed the solicitors to write a letter of denummut. Applicant
King's Road Traffic Fatality
AN INQUEST WAS HELD INTO THE DEATH OF A CHIN. ESE MARRIED WOMAN. LI LUK, AT THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT BEFORE MR. C. Y. KWAN YESTER- DAY AFTERNOON. THE WOMAN WAS KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN KING'S ROAD ON DEC. 9. The deceased was knocked about midnight.
When
of the
ward.
buter
tion
ance:
Edith (a much) Ruth Charles
Dr. BradmaN
PRISON CELL ESCAPES Mrs Bradman
Cita Crichton Marian Spencer John Chalust George flowe Nancy Nevinson
Irene Browne Huzel Terry Juven Carey. Reginald
by Dentened
by
Madame Arcati Elvira Another daring escape from a Play Directed Police Cell wAS
on New Setting made Year's Eve, from the Central | Woolley. Police Station, when four med who were held in connection with
MORE CHINESE TROOPS PASSING THROUGH
robbery charge, Kut away by bending an iron bar in an air
behind the wall in the cell. space
Hong Kong is again to become One of the men, Tong Huny. a transit centre for Chinese troops was held for the Thi robbery, from across the border on their near while the three others Leung Mo way to the North. In the coutso or so, anits of the Mr Peter said that in 1941 the ed that he would have accepted down by lorry No. 191 in King's the R.A.. Club, she saw a black yow. Lo Pu-kan, and So Kwok- of a week
ear, hung. were, it is understood, held Chinese New First Army will be In Kowloon, followed month for-war rents had opameni told Road about midnight. She died object in front
be a dug for another robbery in the Colony arriving which appeared to
Idier possibly by units of other the ground floor and $73 for them the truth in the first instance, in hospital.
Der Kit chee, proprietress of the Dr. Eva Ho gave evidence on Sho shouted to the driver to recently. Applicant
It is believed that they bent armies also destined for garrison third floor. When the
Kwong Wo Tong drug sure, said eundition of deceased, who sur-stop and when the brake was wen; to collect rents this year
occupied the fered a fractured thigh and in-applied, the woman was lying the bar with a bed board, crawled duty in North Chim.
through the air space, and then Chinese army eles state that The openen offered to pay only that the firm had
Op-
front of the vehicle.
Together escaped through the Central Militarrangements have been concluded ed mnly by national circum- $160 and 60 for the respective premises for over 30 years
that h
Thomas Wellstend of Taikco with the witnessen they minde aary Court, at about 18.45 p.m. had an hent aid she was willing to juries to the head. anda, claiming
for the assignment of nix Liberty So authoritative stances
the appleant Pay the pre-war renta.
on the night of December 31. shins for troop transportation pur- Docks stated that he was driv report to the Police. The tribunal decided with t
The men are still at large. appeal dewrves
DOKES. OPEN VERDICT out repairs tu sideration and immediate
The roof. The repairs cost Y4,000ents be fixed at the pre-war rate ing lorry No, 191 in King's Road
when he collided with a Chi- The husband of the decensed This said Mr. Prior, was denied of $55 per month. potase
The ease
ase in which Yung Kam- nese woman, dressed in black. woman, said that together with by applicant
He did not see the womin until his wife, he disembarked from Lang Chi, agent and rent cel.tong claimed eviction against Kaz
Sine Company, of No. 58, Wing she stepped in front of the a Swatow boat in Shaukiwan for the owner, denied belok Street East, which came up bean of the headlight, and im They were proceeding to their งาน agreement with the
for hearing before the same trinediately applied the brake. home towards Central district, hod informe
was walking ahead of He was driving at 20 miles an and he opponent that he mist write to bunal was settled by both parties Mr. G. S. Ford was for the com- Mat the owner in Canton for instrulaint and Mr. K. F. Wong for the
hour, as the road was fairly his wife. Suddenly he heard Three months later he was
dark.
When the lorry came to the noise of an approaching Lak To, was charged before Mr.tions.
a standstill. the womлE was vehicle. and when he turned CY Kwan at the Summary Mill-presented with a bill of Y4,000 for phonetit.
with un- repairs to the roof which he re- tury Court yesterday,
about a foot away in front of around, his wife was lying on When opponent re-
the vehicle.
the road. InTut passion of a 32 revol¡ fused to pay,
40 buy renta solicitors ver and Rye counds of ammuni- fused
Fireman
Released
28.
Tui Cheang-man. Fireing on board the s.8.
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macropet whe
he carbed
extror
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Dutert
No. 1
He
that the
NOT TOO KEEN TO were instructed to write a dempa TRAVEL
He was arrested in Des Voeux Jutler. Road Central near Pedder Street on December 28.
According
If the deceased had been two After hearing the evidence. a verdict or three feet ahead, the lorry Mr. Kwan returned
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the trum
the by the
Mr. Kwan said that at no time Some of the Chinese wives of would not have collided with that death was caused by frac had his client refused to pay British soldiers whe were pri-her. The lorry was travelling tures and shock, brought about
Upponent was willing Boners-of-war at Shamshulpo or in
track, and
woman having been 1.0 Sub-Inspector) CURLS.
It was not paid Japan are not over-anxious af Bruller. It had been ascertained pay fair rents.
a genuine present to refpin their husbands Pavement was 30 feet from the knocked down by lorry No. 191. that the revolver was the property because opponent had
In the United Kingdom.
track. The brake of the vehi of a Chinese Army oflicer, from ciniz.
that he The question of their oventual cle was in good order. When whom norused took it away dur-
ing
a quartel.
Accused
handed had an
the revolver over to the Pallee Chi
granted, pay
pairs.
ships during the war.
The illcation was and accused was dis
discharged. "KEEP TO RIGHT" ORDER IN CANTON
agreement
Leung ly leaving for the United Kingdom He saw deceased in the best Lorry Driver
Discharged
drivers
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Leung Ka-pun tentiod
agreement with to carry
out the repairs is now being studied by the Milit she was turning around towards Leungary Authorities, while in the ille vehicle. He had nine years tho at the earliest mortunity. He Under nanlied for withdrawal of the agreed to a reduction in rents ur terim they are recolving 16 driving experience.
SUDDEN STOP charge, saying that accused had a refund. He was willing to pay week maintenance from the milit
lorry as from ary and weekly Chinese rations
Five.. Chinese Mr. Stewart William Welldon, given good service in one of H.f.rents of $100 and $80
November. He had refused to from the
who was travelling with the employed by the H.A.F. were October rents because of
alp it the win last witness, slid that while charged befoto Lt. Nipel yesterday Edhpensation for the cost of re-ed to refóïü' her husband, the forry was near the Tolkoot Kowloon with the larceny of
Petrol was anxious for hor trinke
Fire accused who was After a short pdlournment the voyage. I reported to have sold Sugar Refinery, the vehicle ud- charged with the theft of 40 Aal- tribunal decided that in view of that she had never been as wellenly came to a standstill. The ions pleaded not guilty.
F/O. E. B. R. Eens, testihed the alternativshpalled for by it off as at the present Prior, and agred by Mr. Kwan, was quite con moment and hext thing he noticed was the The Canton Municipal Council the opponent should pay $185 for
Woman in front of the lorry that when perloman drove a "DAIRY FARM" UNEQUALLED SERVICE OFFERS YOU AN About 60 Chinese wives of He and the lust witness ko dut lorry, the average consumption has for the past week been publicising the scheduled switch the ground floor and $73 for the members of the pre-war garrison and picked the cleared up. The was 10 to 11 miles per galion.
third floor as from October, 1946. are colving financial and through
lorry, the average was 4.87 m.p.g. The-tribunal also decided that in the War Department Some, with nimbulance was summoned im-When a Chinese driver used the First Acensed draw 16 galloni, order of action would be made children, are at Rosary Hill. All mediately.
Wille walling for the pa: but his mileage was only 428 in- bulance they took the woman stead of about 700. the fonts xd by the tribunal addillenal 28 a feels were not paid forthwith by oppbd-each child.
to the R.A.F. Recreation Club. Accused said that the petrol con- VARIATION APPLICATION CANTON TRIALS OPENING Later the ambulance arrived tained dirt and some had to be d An application for variation of The trial of war criminals in and took the deceased to hospl-carded. The ronds over which he Inside rents in respect of the ground Kwangtung will begin on Jan. 4, tal. The road was dark that drove were very upy and
the docks where he usually work- floor of No: 60 Gage Street was according to a report from Can-evening." brought by Kwok On against ton, which states that the Pro- Mup Rita Young, another ed ho bad to uso second gear.
The Court hold that there was The forthcoming marriage of Kwong Wo Tong before trivincial High Court will hold. Its witness, dald she was travelling insuficient evidongo and accused. Miss Vivienne Ho, of No. 11 Bel-bunal comprising Mesars Henry Brat alting on that late, tot on the off side of the driver'e was sequitted. The other four fram Road, Kowloon, to Mr. Bay. Loong. Araham and Capt, the Brot bateli out of a total of cabin on lorry No. 101, with the will appear before Lt. Nigel on 200 odd persons held in custody Mop Hsien-Lieng-Cheng-por-findrigao, An chant, realding at No. 5 Gap Road, Mr. G. 3 Ford apronrod for lon chances of war erlies and co-lant-two witness. She ward- Saturday. Inspotter. Sykes prese
all the lorry hear Taikoo Dack cutell. laboration with the enemy. is announced.
over to Keep to the Right tale rule as from Jan. 1, 1940..
Posters have hoon put up in conspicuous placan, and the rule is mentioned in the daily broadcasts.
In the more congested thorough fares, "Go Slow Bind have podą put up, as a precaution ns nog- alble accidents occasioned by the change-over.
ent.
the applicant.
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