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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1946.
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Nationalisatiön Menace
THROWING AWAY A GREAT
IMPERIAL ASSET
The British Empire is about to
shares in the qubsidiary compania abandon the primacy in world tole-through which its services are operated in the various dominions. communications,
That in brief is the meaning of Moreover if the view was taken ate deciuion of the British and Do-anywhere that a disproportionate minion Governmenta Inconically share in the rovenues gravitated to announced by the Chancellor of the Landon this dificulty could have Echoquer a little time ago 10 been met by the Empire popiing nattenlies their overal avetors of scheme which the Company offered
network
to establish. the telecommunicationM now owned and operated by Cable Wireles LA and Ital Hub.
sidiaries.
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This decision though ruciferous- ly applauded by the socialists Great Britain did not originate with them.
The
inilántáre omusic from certain of the Dominions with the more or beau Jukama.
acquiescence others
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and compliant from Londen,
Discussies begun Inat year cul minated
in uuanineus ment at the Commonwealth Tele communications Conference held in London last July,
In contrast with the ampio publi city which normally autenda inter imperial negotiations conferences and resolutions the process of ar rival at the impending noments revolution in the Empire's 'abie
Wireca
has shrouded by a studious and all but
KOTVICCE
total oficial secrecy
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What some but not all of the tiovernments desired who not only incal control but also public owner- ship.
That of course could only be achieved by a fundamental change And there can be little doubt that the factor overrules every other reason us argument for making the
BY
J. C. JOHNSTONE
change now in contemplation.
The Governments having accord ingly
resolved to push Humpty Dumpty off the wall then 4 work to put Humpty Dumpty to gether main.
CENTRAL BOARD The Attempt is embodied in the
Uce than it might appear capable of doing on paper.
It is wholly inconceivable that it can work as well ng the unitary system i la contrived to replace.
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BRIDGE NOTES DOUBT
TOJO TRIAL TRIBUNAL IN
One of the players committed a Brideo Crime in to-day's hand: see if you can woot both the exime and the criminal:
South. Dealer. Both sides vulnerable.
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The scheme is in fact little more than a flimsy facade concealing the structure) disintegration within. EFFICIENCY MUST SUFFER
That
and composite
ram- shackle body of the kind proposed will be able to assure an overall C. J administrative efficiency rivaling the achievements of the existing Bystem can be diuniased as out of the question.
The only direction in which it might ruve capable of salvaging from the anything important wreck of Cobis & Wireless is re- search.
Empire researchi A centmilsed erganlation is indeed essential if the component waits of the new scheme are to have any hope of kooring abreast of modern pro- gress and American competition,
Worst of all any body of the kind proposed will inevitably be in a far weaker position than Cable & Wireless to resist the consolesa pressure of America to encroach on British Telecommunications ter ritory both inside and outside the Empire.
I have no one to describe in
BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIATION HONG KONG, BRANCI
A Prelimina y Scouters Tiain. ing Cours will begin on' Tuesday, 8th Jan. 1946 at 8 pm,...at the old City Ball Bulding, 1st floor. The Course will extend over four weeks, twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fidays. expected
All interested kindly
Tokyo, Jan. 0. With the prosecution'o against General Hideki Tojo and cheo his Cabinet members shaping up rapidly and the trials
to start shortly after the middle communicate with Deputy Col of February, the composition of
the International Tribunal ony
try
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the Japan war leaders still husH. K, Chintos Y.M.C.A.
not been decided, a source clone
to General MacArthur said to-day.
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While some pernona have been | BRITISH MILITARY ADMINI- discussed for mandership new Court no namen
STRATION, HONG KONG. submitted to the Supreme Com- mander for consideration, thin source said.
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West opened the King of clubs, Ho continued holding the trick. with the Queen of clubs and then shifted to the eight of diamonds. Declarer finensed and East won with the King of diamonds. Enat returned the nine of hearts, but South put up the heart Ace, drew
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and discarded his heart lower on one of dummy's long din- modda.
Something slipped somewhore
General MacArthur, as Supreme Commander of the Allied Occupa tion Forces, will determine the
NOTICE
Frontier Bridge
The frontier road Bridge at
composition and complexion of the HEUNG TUNG will be closed Cours for which other countries
have been asked to make nominato all traffic from 6.00 pm. 10th tions. This source sald that nor-January until 9:00 am. maily Courts pointed by a Mil January for repairs,
Commander
are Military Commissions or Military Courts.
Indictmenta nesfost' Tojo und athers are expected to be return ed shortly. --Associated Preas.
NOTIFICATION,
The Commander-in-Chief has {sppointed Mr J. H. Taggart,
Prior to Mr. Dalton's unheraldstropowed new central board with jell the devious meats vmbioyed but what was it and who was res 10, B. E., to be Industrial Adviser!
wide functions representing all the Governmen of the Common wealth to was the epicudy unio formative phraseology of Mr Dal bon's statement.
staunent in the house of Com mon on Nov 1 not a word had ben published even un to the de cisions of the July Conference far lewe na to te preedtogs
The Central Board it appears is Today after a Inpar of flv manthy role offend closure. Le comprise arven meters that is
It may one each from the United 3
HONG KONG & CHINA GAS, statement. CO KOWLOON CAS SUPPLY
Gas wih he turned on
in the 170 words of Mr. Halton's Kingdoms the four dominions and The public being denied aladin and uns representing the C
dominal Empire but the barral bones of informa
Since the Walled Kingslum Lon A more glaring and more Government, is to own the Colonial
During
in pursuit of this policy but one la worth noting.
Lhe war the United States sought and obtained powers to establish direct wireless circuits with a number of evontries served by Cable & Wireless,
United States needed the telecom The argument used was that the
munications in question under her own control for military purposes. THE CREAM
Now that the war is over she
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to find out ponsible? Try yourself before you read any more. East was the criminal, and his prime occurred at the second trick! Kant could be quite sure that the defence could win only two club tricks, so it was necessary to look for two other tricks to defeat the contrnel. The King of diamonda was one of them, but the other had to be contributed by West. West Hind A trump trick, he would get it without any help from East; might be vital for Fast to help establish it before South managed to establish the diamonds,
Therefore Eant should have plared the Ace of clubs at the secand trick! Then he could re- LUTR
heart, and South would be unable to prevent the loss of n
in utemocratic application of Empire system the position of the claiming the indolinite retention net if West had a heart trick, it Kowloon commencing January 1 method of the fail neetemul could last named member vis a vis his of the circuits ur at any rate the
5th Prompt exporting of Gas leakages to tek phone No. 57504 (Kowloon Showroom) is tequr ed
HE STONE (encial Manager.
THORNYGROFT"
sehrrely be imagined.
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foot is that Cable & Wireless Ltd, with rawfloat batan The Mampire not onir throughout but over a great part of the out side world about to be broken
us ante vin area units owned res pectively by the Governments of The United Kingdom the four over. wexs dominions and India.
No public explanation has ever been given if any complaint has oyer benn Inid menitist either the quantity or the quality of the ser vices provided by Cable & Wireless the complainants have heat
rictly to themselves.
opened Du Branch Offer has
c/o Monara, premises temporary Blair
& Co. at French Bank Building. 2nd floor, and we stail
If any suggestions has ever bee be obliged if all prospectiva allerdin
made or subinatietand that a dif will communicate enquirien to that
ferent form of urgantantion enuld address during the present emer rener period where they will be provide better or cheaper services promptly handled and communhat too is hidden in darkness.
I can be abaled without fem bated to our executive who is now Proceeding to London to ascertain of contradiction that the decision full details and specifications with priera of latest seedels on all lines of our producta:-
Vicien Petro/Diesel. Marte Engines - Potrol Dinsel. Boilers Water Tub,
to make the change has nothing to do with service or efficiency it wholly political
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In far xa exception may any boon taken by any dominion to the main control being located in Lon- don there are na Lhings to be said. First all the Governments con
six colleagues who will represent Proprietary rights seems somewhat Anumaleus.
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remunerative ones for commercial
able diamond and two clubs.
This if conceded would enable Merever it is understood that her to skin off a good deal of the two of the dominion Governments
cream
off the traile at the exverse signifed their intention of luf the Imperial System.
the Centre Hoard only in joining
Under the new dispensation she capacity. a consultative
Whether they have sinec mol-ikely to be in a much stronger heart trick as well as the inevit position to gain her end since she will be negutiating no longer with a single agency hat with particular Governmenta spore concerned for their local interests than for those of the Imperial System as a whole. The worst danger of all relates to the foreign concessions beld by Cable & Wireless.
that
find their nigitude is uncertain but unless they have it in linoossible to see how the board could exercise any excentive functions at all.
AN INBOLUBLE DILEMMA Let us
however assume satisfactory arrangements have been made as to the powers and status of individual members.
We then come to a vital point of May the decliana of urcedure. the Hoard be taken by `n majority or must they be ananimous 7
In the Arst evisit the several Governments would have aroaired
ve sovereimatv over their telecom- munications only to surrender it again to an over riding body.
In the second
event the Board would be effectually hamstrung. Delay and compromise would be the order of the day
These extend to a number of European countries France, Bol- gium, Spain. Portugal and freeza, right countries In Central and South America, the Middle East, including Eurypl and Persio, The Ne Netherlands East Indice, China, the Portuguese African Euphre and others.
Under the new scheme all these foreign concessions are due to pass to the United Kingdom Govern- ment.
Yesterday von were Merwin D. Maiser's partner and, with both sides vulnerable, you held:
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The bidding: Schenken
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Notice is bereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of all members will be held on Thursday, 10th January 1946 at 5.15 p.m. at the club promises, First Floor, Queen's Building -
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To pass the minutes of the last Extraordinary General Meeting.
2. To amend Article 4 of the
Constitution.
3. To amend Article 50 and
Sb of the Constitution. By order of the Committee.
O. C. LEOW,
Mater Jacoby
Hon. Secretary.
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3rd January, 1946. ANSWER: Pros.
J Your black Kings will be uneful to your part- ner at a diamond contract; his diamonds may be useless to you HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB|
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at any other contract.
Score 100 per cent for pasa; 90 per cent for two no-trump.
QUESTION
What is likely to be the attitude of the countries in question? Are Lhey to be expected to view with Today you are Howard Schen- the same equanimity a concessionker's partner and, with both sides owned and operated by a Foreign rulnerable, you hold:
and Government of government polley when
as one owned
coramercial com- any member can interpose his veto.operated by
pany? condition
In an attempt to escape from Motor Boats & Water Craft vorned exerted their influence in this insoluble dilemma it has ap
f all description.
the determination of brond policy unrently been decided that a ma- through the medium of the Comfority vote is valid except in mat monwealth Communications Coun cil whose Approval was required for all changes in rates or services and simuar matters.
Our Hong Kong & China Office
Direct Branch of: Mamara.
JOHN
THORNYCROF
& Co., Ltd
Smith Squate.
Westminster,
Londen
OFFER TO DOMINIONS Secondly local control within the Calming framework could have of the be cured by the offer company to wil to local holders its
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Schenker Maier 2 D. Dbi. What do you bid! {Answer To-morrow).
This provision, however, is ren-
It is a fact dered nezntory by the
which will hardly that any member has the right to cause surprise that some of them claim any isque as a matter of are already reviewing the position. When they see countries group- Government polley which immedi-
ed together in common allegiance ately restores the unanimity rule. It is conceivable that such
1 H to one sovereign deciding on Da~ and scheme may work better in pric-tionalistic grounds to own
control their own telecommunica tions they are naturally impelled to take note of the example and to ask why it should not apply still more forcibly to themselves as de- longing to no such,
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11th
R. C. de M. Leathes, R. M.
Lieut. Colonel, General Staff,
|H Q. Land Forces, Hong Kong.
BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- ISTRATION. HONG KONG MEDIL BRANCH
NOTICE
The Pulio la again caufaded of the nooraalty for boiling froak milk before consumption as the pantou-laing plants ärä noi you in operation
Baw milk may owry various bypas of inf solios and the fast tras bbs milk is la bottles should not be regarded as a guarantes of its caleby
J. P. FEHIGT. Col. D. D. M. 8. (1.A)
BRITISH MILITARY ADMINI STRATION, HONG KONG.
MEDICAL BRANGI
Midwives.
With reference to my notice of 91st December, 1945, con- cerning registration of midwives, it is hereby notified that the retention fees may now be paid to the Secretary, Midwives Board, Post Office Building 3rd floor, on weekdays at the times stated bereunder.
MONDAY TO FRIDAY:
From 9 am to 1 p.m. From 2pm. to 5 p.m.
SATURDAY:
From 9 am to 1 p.m SUNDAY: Closed
J. P. FEHILY, Col,
D.D.M.S. (C.A.);
are asked to be present. Kindly January 4th, 1946. advise the undersigned by noon
on Monday 7th January.
E. J. R.. MITCHELL
LL-Col.
Tel: 32305.
HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
A Special Meeting of the
BRITISH MILITARY ADMINI- STRATION, HONG KONG.
NOTICE
POLICE AND PRISONS BRANCH
PASSPORT OFFICE
It is notified for information.
plan we see at once that it is not Members of the above Chamber that the telephone number of the the British Empire as a whole will be held in the Board Room Passport Office is 39493. since the raison d'etre of the
change is to put sectional Interests of Jardine Matheson & Company Limbed Pedder Street, Hongi Brist
C. H. SANSOM, Colonel C.A. (Polico).
At least some of them will al- most certainly.conclude that it is derogatory
to their prestigo to have a foreign government owning and running their telecommunica
ap. Lions especially as they are parently to receive no invitation to lain the New Central Board.
It is not the sectional interests Kong, at 5.30 o'clock in the Once the initiative has been
on Wednesday, the Hong Kong, taken by a few the ultimate dis- themselves since thene stand to afterroon solution of the great British net-lone more by the sacrise of a com- 23rd January, 1946. The object. work abrend can only be a matter mon imperial frent than they can of the Meeting is to appoint a
gain by the parault of of time. That would be a severe hope to blow to British interente in various (mostly illusory) sectional advan--General Committee of ten persons,
Members of the Chamber. waya. It would mean in the Arat tage.
Least of all it in the great body Nominations for membership place that foreign governmenta would be sitting stride some of of users where interests do not our vital strategic cables.
appear to have entered the calcula- of the General Committee are invited and should be sent to the Next there would be a direct loas tion at any singe...
Gr. before The one certain beneficiary is undersigned to this country of a substantial
the United States who is being
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portlow of the net revenue, now a banded on a plate the opportunity Saturday, the 12th January, 1946, crulag from the operation of the
Nominations must be in to realise ber lone cherished am- Concemiopă.
Those
earnings represent an in- bition of ousting British pup-witing and supported by the visible export which we can less remacy in the field of tolocom-ames of six Members of the
munications. than over afford to sacrifice in
Flow of the Washington loan tose all along the line under this ba British and
Dritain and the empire stand to Chamber and the nominees must members of British Firms or Companies and
agreement.
To sociallate an ounce of⋅ ma-
4th January, 1946,
BRITISH MILITARY ADMIN- (STRATION, (HONG KONG.),
POLICE AND PRISONS BRANCH
PASSPORT OFFICE
Persons desirous of obtaining
Thirdly Cable & Wireless has al-disruptive reform; ways used its influence in favour of British manufacturers and ox-tionalisation is worth a pounder must state their willingness to or renewing passports or other porters in the placing of orders practical advantage adhered un-cave on the Gentral Committee travel documents in order to en in writing at the time of their abl them to travel, are advised to. make their applications as early. for telecommunications plant ma- der private auspices.
Let others with a more realistic nomination. torials and other requlaites.
After a General Committee date of departure as, under exist as possible before the proposed This source of influence would be outlook be clear in their minds the, fost and many orders would go to this whole scheme is nothing short has been elected the Meeting ing conditions, it in not always competing supplier of which of a first class national disaster. will be epined to the discussion Amorica in the chief.
Just a time when Britain' is in desperate need of foreign mar kets and foreign exchange who is contemplating the gratuitous, sur romior of salvablo export advan- tage sho rlready possewood,
DUKE OF
WINDSOR
Parla, Jan. 0. The Duke of Windsor, who will leave soon to bay, a brief visit to' England. will not be accom
The prospective Tods of visible panlod by the Duchess, his averat. } and inylaible exporta cannot be exe, ary said to-day, Auzociated Press,
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of the affairs of the Chamber ponable to provide the required
facilities at abort notice.. In general.
C. H SANSOM, Colonel Passport Office.
Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, Mercantile Bank Building,
Hong Kong
Blur December, 1945.