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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1946.
Servicemen's Problems
Their Job
MEN AND WOMEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S FORCES IN
HONG KONG WHO ARE WORRIED BY REHABILI TATION AND RESETTLEMENT PROBLEMS AND ARE IN NEED OF ADVICE TOWARD PLANNING THEIR FUTURE MAY NOW SEEK IT AT AN OF FICE ON THE TOP FLOOR OF THE NAFFI/EFI CLUB, KOWLOON.
THE OFFICE IS A BRANCH OF THE INCORPORATED SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND AIRMEN'S HELP SO- CIETY AND IS RUN BY MISS M. L. CLARKSON AND MISS M. B. BURN, BOTH RECENT ARRIVALS MISS CLARKSON ARRIVED IN THE COLONT. ABOUT A WEEK JOU FROM INDIA, WHILE MISS BURN FLEIF OUT DIRECT FROM ENGLAND FIE INDIA AND IS ON HER FIRST JOB IN THE EAST.
M may excefld Servicemens facing
behalf and his nation are.
Bunnetal aid for spoonised train- certain as to what they tend to take up for a carent ture and many are worried over the legal position with regard to former employment that they either desire or de un esine return to.
in y
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ng tim Government Grants and directing, and advice on where to
that are
Arrest Off Star Ferry
While an patrol with two Röyal Marinee in Connaught Road Cen- tral inat night, a Chinese dolectivo saw a well-dressed Chineze coming of the Star Ferry launch, in Auspicious manner. Together with the Marinen.
Approached Chineso and searched him. A 12 automatic pistol and three rounds of amunition were found in the
a's possession.
maus
Of
Cost of Living Up Again Rotary Club
Tiffin
Abother rise in the official cost of living figures issued by. Government occurred in the week ending Jan. 12.
Some reminiscences and
por sonal experiences were recounted
Four commodities showed a rise, prisca boing higher for vegetatler, oil, salt fish and fish. Only port showed any decrease by L, 11. Russell, who was attach-
in preo.
Commodities
Rico Vegetables
cattica
7.2
Weok ending Week ending
5.1.46
12.1.46.
$. 1.440.
$ 1,440
1.9
.931
1.045
Sale Cabbage Oii
2
.140
.140
.7
1.547
1,939
Tea
2
.960
.960
the
Salt Fish Fish
,3
.849.
1.047
.800
.812
.3
1.197
1.167
10.0
1.500
1.500
,700
.700
$ 10.064
$ 10,750
The man was taken to Central for Police Station and detained further enquiries,
According to the man's story, he was engaged in inteligence work In the interior of China and arriv ed in the Colony recently and did nơi know the regulations.
wk auf from other institutions EXCHANGE RATES
roots.
prepared to make surf
WIDE SCOPE
The whole scope of the Society's work 1, however, much wider than Mins Carkan and Me Burn this and Servicemen may be aSSTEP- , the ama Meil" was told yes. are here to investigate her post
Bu problem Terday, that tion for them and alsise them on
They will laufends for the Society'a represent what as to take
Catives to den) with. diam chelp and advise Bertieeen wh
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Whatever the problem, a }: there reception 14 faint can be made from the So at funds to enable a Service nate to purchase something essen. tal to her welfare but luxurlus prices to his remate, Dair of very Such, for example. Prvival
charge of
Liefers.
Insurance
Str.
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4% internat on the 4 years back
Com payment by all umoranew
panies, which payment is only due to the War with Japan and aver then which Valiey holders bud ne cut
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The Seefely is also open to ap
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ex-Servieriga in need fd or advice, and investigates
of ex-Servicemen for Regi antal Associations and other or
Its functions include to obtain and Prants to tak un rosynəral.
TACKLE ANY PROBLEM For the demobdined Servicemen wheer home has been blitzed dur
war, resulting in a loss of ing the tools o sential to his trade in civvy
the steert. Soarty may make
144 bel um replace this expipment.
Miss
Clark, on and Mine Burn are now to Hong Kong and ar oneertain as to what problems and
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12.27/3432;
exchange raten Ysterday's
London were:T Singapore 52.13/16; India 82.3/8; U.S.A. 24,7/8; MANU 40.3/4:
Pork Filewood
Beat Curd,
14 pieces
Total
Story Of Early Morning Junk Loading
ed to the R.A.S.C. at the time of the Invasion in an Interesting talk on the European campaign Club at the liong Kong Rotary weekly tilin held at the. Officers' Club, Gloucester Buildin terdny.
tho
Rotarian Dr. Arthur Woo, President, was in tho chair and introduced the speaker. Rotarian IA B. C. Fields, Treasurer of the Club, thanking the speaker, said that his account of the problem Mato of Europe and its terrible today was particularly imprca- sive.
Visiting Rotarians introduced wore Mengra.
(from Y. Chow Mukden), Maxey Smith (from Canton). Y. L. Yang and Chang Chi-hel (from Kwelyant) and IA Russell, the speaker.
wore
The visitors
Cal. Kay, Cor. Rydor. Harbbour Master. Dr. Roy Ma. Mr. B. W. Leo, Mr. Kain Man, and Mrs. L. P. Gvor vich.
Canada 27/8; Australia 165.3. The unemployed Chinese, Chan Chu, 45, and Ko Ding kasan, 46 TENANCY ARGUMENT
US cross rate in Lemon: 402. 403%
AL
were
U.S. the money-changers,
bought A $6 15. Sterline at $10.50 and Australian
tr
pon notes at $12.48
Chinese national razrency malae
MESI 80 teady CNS1.000.
Gold took a record sich, went rearned $295 per Inel at the case af businesM, as agat So the Presbugs day.
KEROSENE CHARGE
were brought before Ali. C. Y. Kwart at the Summary Mile Jay Court yesterday aftertooft harged with stealing seven gunny sacks of washing ondt, a hale of cotton vam, four barrels. uf ice ferment, a bag of cotton cloth, te tins ut butter and $80 in money from No. 15. Hỡng ung Street, ground theot, n Nov. 17.
were
taken
No. 3 Boundary Streel, wecond floor, was the cause of a long argument at the Kowloon ancy Tribunala yraḥnday,
Before Merma
A.
"ut
at
the
Colony. The destination was əlili a mystery.
Detective Sub-Inspector R. Mae- Kenzie told the Court That tAr gelber with Tong Tung and Ave
Me. M. A da Silva appeared, joods for the Grower and made an ap. ploration for purate trial of the 1wo areused, on the ground that further charge is 20 he preferred against second Ai- cused and that it would not heather coulies he went to Hing Lung
Street. They scorted htt in the interest of justice If They No. 1. The recognised
A total of 240 cans and 356 large drums of kerosene were found by were tried together. the Water Police on turd a junk | A further charge agailuak necs of Stonecutter's Island on Jan. 14.ond aerused was procuring or The tank austress, Lo Chui, was commanding Chan Chu with into custody and appeared others not in custody to commit Bicent before Mr. W. 11. Latimer yester the offence.
She lealed not gutty and My and that a stranger had hired her junk
tako 30
kerosene thu Macro. The man was vine he $10 for a large drums and $1 for a to Lo chipped to can herene Maen.
in chung 1-pector Forster wa of the case and asked for a 24 hour remand, which was granted
HETECTIVE ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Ten-
R.
ifornce Lo. da Silva and Lau Yuk Wan, both the applicant traf the oppon- ent stuck
both to Glir story: enlled witnesses but could produce no documentary evidence, Mr. 1o sellled the case in favour of the applicant. Chun Hon.
The
opponent, La Wai Jing. stated that she was paying from six to twelve yen a month during the Japanese occupation. The op- plicant, who was landlord, to see her after the
surrender and promised to collect only $12 told rent. In October, she was
CAMIO
the iron grill outelde the shop.
Tang Tung in evidence said that he had known accused for nearly
year.
ar. He was told by accused that he had some goode to be loud ed onto a junk and his help was to pay $86 which the refund.
He was told by accus- Applicant said that he raised The application was granted requested.
ed to wait at the Sincere Company the rent because of the Guvern- by Mr.Kwan, and the
on rents The pre-war rent gether against Ko was joured until the morning of Nov, 17. Toment prachumation
with other conlies he wen:ielober 30 pan. en Jan. 19, before Mr.
with accused to the place where $65.
have A. ei Areulli at the summary
The Tribunal derided that rent the goods were alleged to
should be at $60 per Ball at $1,000 been stolen and taken onto a junk.
month and Military Court
must the
that pay outanent was allowed.
amount as from Oct. 10, 1946.
vane
GOODS NOT TRACED As regards the onse against first accused, Mr. Silva told the Court that the amount involved Wa $13,000. The offence was conumit- ted in the early morning of Nov. 17 last year and the stolen articles could not be traced.
Pa Kumi-kam, detective police
No, 421, attached
Mr. Silva suld that at 4.m. un constible Central Police Station, was chargNov. 17 Chan Chu, who had pre- ed before Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the viously arranged with a gang of
Altor furler uvidened by other wilnesses, the case was adjourned.
COMING
had been brought wider that and as in ald reagents of Hon hollea were polky dum, establishes a sy mm uf Kong whe
{ }, The Colony, losing guna, home, property On other thingen. prepared in triplicate, one copy other fear which seems to have be renamed by the are deput, une been overlooked in the fact that They to be held by the registered most of the Companies lost their and Offices, no that those could have hus once,
through made contact with Lin purchaser, or
to stay gn to be sent to the Kir
Hong Kong Itse at the othice of could not in so
The binor for me savent queries may be put up for them to unry Millitary Court voler coolies, who would be wh TOMORROW The Rez Controller where the in
Tom all tice depots will be the 1942 dues wong st sened, that duplication, it at
be detected. TheChat War conditions made this textil, can
le larger problem, that of false state
in lane Lo everyone umber of irr to the
end, maintain that the In. routes tually living with a
surance Compapies could have at amenal advertised the praisetel akleted person, IN
charge of 4, afore deciding to make the charge, and in addition thoused by the Rice Contitled the last date of warmen.
او او .
RED LAN A
JUND
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to lective control, but the pove AUT Any officer 11 taken
for os lo be the bume of Lin
but power halen,
14 th
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of the charge.
and the
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holders
addr
solve. The work of the Society al Home envers a nue
a much wider fold here, bu! then may be possible they are only tou willing to tackle any problem They may or may not be able to help, but they nee willing to try.
The the
softe
now
the Bant the Society hrany
LL fairly then with experience of social welfare work covering Jonathy eriod. The headquarters
uffice, attached to A.L.F.S.E.A., in the process of being opened at Instead of this policy may enter into any registered ad
the Hong Kong and Singapore. dress and inspect the premises to
are faced with the heavy tional cost. which coupled with unit will be directed from there. pra ablish exactly how many
"FRIEND IN EVERY PARISH are actually living with the the high cost of living prevading.
The Society was founded during undisputable fact that ladde of the tie ticket. And
mod peonie are still trying to the South African War. It has 1.1
the first time, attempts
make homes of nome kind, plarer"Friend" in every parish of the Anditionand remaini
unreasonable harden. British ales and in most of the are rendered subjec Cheat
Thu Dominions and Colonies. un all those concerned. severe peralties, up to imprison
trings
that his letter will be Society's voluntary workers num. ment for five years of at he of
read by
with interest,
ber approximately 10,000.
the both. No recent $5,000, 07
of An importan! branch be good you will at least
Society's work are the Lord thures to indiente the cost of the enough to publish .
Memorint Workshops You will admit I am sure that Roberts are subsidy to Government are
where severely disabled men are of the the matter dues deserve due con- available, but the state
sideration. The people concerned trained in useful trades and em aloyed at the six factories in Lon don, Colchester, Liverpool, Edin. burgh, Dundee and Inverness Several thousands have passed through the workshops for train- ins, notwithstanding an average disablity of over 65 per cent.
yu
•
JUSTICE.
Social Problem
and
market generally would suggest have surely autfered enough al- that it can hardly be less thus the ready $4,000,000 a month estimate given i last year. Such a figure, which means a monthly subsidy of more than $4 a head to every man, woman and child in the Colony, disposes at once of any criticizm of the severity of the penalties for abuse. On the contrary, it is to-be hoped that the whole object will not, as it so ensity can, be de feated by undue leniency towards offenders brought before Courts.
RIVER STEAMERS RESUMING
the
Sir.--Wo take violent exception unintelligent the author
to the prudish and
titude expressed by
OPIUM CHARGE
A 26-year-old married woman,! of the article in your issue to-day with the flamboyant and islend Chan Hau-wo, of No. 10. Hankow Ing title
"Geishas British Troupe."
to
Ensnare Read, was charged before Mr.-C.
until
January 18. bait of $2,000 being colles and the other allowed.
day, with accepting a bribe of to wait for him at Des Voeux Kand
from LAU
Yung-muj on Central near the Stacere Company, $500
Under January 10.
Chan's direction they Mr. Alfred Y.
Hon appeare! went
where Hing Lung Street. 1< for the defence, an Detective they art another party of Chinese. Sub-Inspector H. Mackenzie is for The coolie parked a hand truck the prosecution
near No. 15, Hing Lung Street, The case was adjourned
The accused, together with five party of to the Chinese, gained entrance to the premises by knocking at the door. under the pretence that they were in search of enemy properly. They were admitted together with two Yin Ying, 38, married wonu, unknown Europeans, who were not of No. 100, Lockhart Road, third in custody.
The premises were door, was fined $30 or two weeks ransacked, and the articles men- imprisonment, by Mr. A. d Arcullitioned in the charge reneved. at the Summary Military Court yesterday for having in her pos Ression three naval overcoats at Tonnschy Hennessy Road Road on Jan. 12,
NAVAL OVERCOATS
Near
LOADED ON JUNK After the articles had been transferred to the truck, the party proceeded to
a small wharf near The 0.5.K. wharf, Connaught Accused stated she bought the Bond Central. There the goods coats for $40 each from u sailor. wero loaded onto a junk, and the
A
Story Of Years
In Communist Prison
་
Chinese, LauYau, who demanded $10 from an old enemy with menaces, and his assistant, Yan Wing, who assaulted the vic- tim, were sentenced to one year and nine months hard inbour, respectively, by Mr. W. H. Latimer at the Summary Military Court in Kowloon, yesterday,
tha
The complainant, La Yau You He spent a great den of Y. Kwan at the Summary Millt-told the Court that he was a money during that time and right sen-lary Court yesterday, with unlaw travelling trader. On fan. 11, thought that it was It is publicly expressed timenia such as those that do so ful possession of 48 taels of raw he went to a shop, Yat. Yung thing to recover it by force.
Yan Wing, second accused, ad- much to retard the attempts of oplum in Connaught Road Central medicine bo eradicate venerea near the 0.S.K. Wharf on Mon-Co., in Reclamation Street, and
met first accused who pulled him mitted that he was prevent but dented striking You. or knowing dlacade and to induce the public day.
into to the street by force what was going on between Yau bo aproach this universal pro-
Senior Revenue Officer Ward Shortly afterwards they were and Lay. He only helped Lau be blem rationally, not emotionally.
when enid accused was arrested
cause he heard, complainant had joined by second accused. The argument frequently
cx-sho camo from A Bhip from
The first asked him to pay landod Lan into trouble. outraged ladies in Swatow. The opium was found peemed by
Accused wore sénitenced to. parikument that public acceptance concealed in the false bottom of C.N.$60,000 as compensation for
to to of prostitution is harmful
a wooden suit case, the double money first accused had spent in year and nine months hard labour, morala, milliten against-nny or
war? He told the two that he Sykes was in charge of the prose canized attempt to extirpate V.D. bottom of a tin box and a rattana Red Army prison during the roepoctively. Sub Inspector J. R.
Articlón 90ch as yours written Senteries of 12 months' hard had no money and was slapped cution. with fuch absurd naivote lanure labour was imposed.: The an. "Sai On" is expected to the Idovitate advent, In Japan
It is reported that the 5.5. "Falsban" will be on the run to Canton again, and will make her first voyage on the morning af Jan 20.
Sho will take passenger and cargo and will leave
on alternato: day.
Kong Horr
T
basket.
...
by second, accused.
They thon took him to a house
ono
MUSICAL APPRECIATION be close aerond, Nocorsary rennira sa anywhere else where troops KILLED IN MOTHER'S ARMS in Canton Road and again do "Listening to Music" will be are said to bb. nourly contrilted, are stationed, of this social pro-
A two-year-old girl was killed manded the aum with violenco. Ho the subject of this week's lecture and when she is in commission Bloms and bring into disreputo eho will, together with "Fashan", the only straightforward method in the arms of her mother when a had to eres and later brought the atthe Catholle Centra King's In two mon back to Yat Yung and Building. The gramophone con- motor lorry hit the woman provide the Colony with a dally of sucking it.
borrowed $40 to pay them. Next corts which are held at this Centro RIGBY LEE Shanghai Street yesterday. Balling to Canton.
D. W. J. CAVILL.
The mother escaped with in-morning the defendants were as-overy Sunday all the hall to capa- Chinese detectives in elty on every occasion, had many Tonny Kwok-wall charged with' (Our views on the social pro-juries to her head and was rushed rested by
of this members of the audience obtaining a Chinese moal costing blem have been mulo crystal clear. to Kwong Wah Hospital in a Shanghal Street.
Wong Wing, malomman of Yet have asked for a longer explane- $12730 at the Ki Kwok Restaur. We are in thorough arretreat serious condition.
Yang, testified that ho saw two tion than can be given as an Ic- ant, Queen's Road Central, was with our corrispondents. Tho
Found inside a prohibited area accused striking the victim, and troduction to the various items. cautioned and diselaged by Mr. article in question was cabled by
al Aroulli at the Summary Boutor and was worthy of publlen-lon Stonecutter's Island without a tako 640 from him. Complainant To meet these requests this loc- It Men primarily to show what stuff permit, So Miner, who stated that caught hold of Wong's jacket and turo on the general subject of Military
Court yesterday.
help.
ia bálng musical appreciation hired that he ordered as being herved up to the British us wanted a job, was arrested by borted Ing
IN RED PRISON theal for five persons at the Kin Bible, why can, of course, have the RN.Y.P. and avocated before
First nocused, Ldp You, and Rvan, who conducts the Bunny The lecture will be Karate Koothurant,
when the no conception of the gravity of Mr. Latimer västerday. He was idwan presented. 15 could do the problem of vaneroaldusettenced to three weeks hard that he was imprisoned in China concerts
by the Rod Army: Ixause of fair produce the money to may for it. in the Far East, Ed.)
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