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Dr. T.V. Soong
The arrival in Hong Kong to day of Dr. T. V. Soong, Chinn's distinguished Princ Minister marks an occasion that will give deep pleasure to every section of the community. Our welcome will be the wanner since it must be nearly twenty years since T. V. was last in the Coles, and the
intervening years steady enhancement his prestige and of respect and esteem for statesman, who even then, as the Finance Minister, was already re- cognised as enormously competent and the most brilliant financier China has ever produced. It is par-
The OffINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1848.
Readers' Letters
THE LIGHTER SIDE
HIS OWN THOUGHTS
Sir-We who are visiting thig Sir.May I crave your indul city have romarked with interest gence do criticise the lotter ontillad and, it must be confeserd, not "Bing or Frank?" written by Mi liable amusement both the eulogics B. Chan and also enunciato a fow of Miss B. Chan and the mournful | thoughts of my own on this vital auctority of.... Omnia Vincie Labor, ¡question. and we therefore feat it our duty to take up a pen in defenes of the lighter side of life.
Girl Qods Into
Hiding
Manila, Jan. 26. Doctor Raz Forge, pretty young Manila woman phy- rician, over whoio afection Pvt.
George
go Oll was slain laat October, de an hiding, ti avan reported westerday. Members of her family said she had lottera received anoNYMONS vince the trial of Dostor
Bon-
I have been a keen student of Ear terature for some time now and in all my hours of study Would it interest you to know, on the works of contemporica and O.V.L, that your views are shac
Taaklo' Noble who was in scanninge the columns of any ed by large numbers of well mean- Journal, I have never read auch tenced to life imprisonment ing persons In the United King- absolute, taiderdash and pile last Friday after his convic- dom, the home of austerity? written
flos for the murder—AB80- so filolutely incoherently
ciated Press," Many were tho90 who zaid; and in such abysmal ignorance of
no time for pleasure-fact "This how".
ahould we dance when Europe In her quest to main converts to
is in flames and England's turn ber way of thinking, Miss Char
Death Of Sir James Jamieson
ITRAINING HONG KONG'S NEW POLICE FORCE
·AN EXHORTATION TO MAKE A GOOD JOB OF THE WORK THEY HAD CHOSEN AND TO ENDEAV- OUR BY HARD AND HONEST WORK TO RISE. HIGHER IN THE FORCE AND EVENTUALLY TO THE TOP, WAS MADE BY HIS EXCELLENCY - REAR-ADMIRAL SIR CECIL HARCOURT, TO OVER 200 MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE NOW UNDERGOING TRAINING AT THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL.
His many friends in China will henr with regret of the passing of Bir Jamce Jamieson, K.C.M.6km F.R.C.S. Born in 1867, Sir James caine, our to China in the begin- ning of 1880. After Harvite Jh Tjontein and Shanghai he went for the first time in 1800 to. Can- ton. where he was to spend 50 much of his career. He later wont to
the Szemao. Howly-opened After he Had spected thiej to the usuåt étaihinë`dre Inburuat- Treaty Fort in the South Yunnan guard of honour provided by ed in taking statements, forming and during that period was at Kennedy Forge under Contenission-charts, And gourt procedate. tached to the first Burnt-China ed Gunter del ls Excellency In addition to training rein- Frontier Delimitation Commision
Alfarodien for the. Force the
accoltid by Brigadier D.:
may come to-morrow? A truco to has acquired a sorglomeration of poll among their fellowa to prove 1898 and then opened Lão Con- MacDougall, CM.G.,. Col C. H.chool will be used for refresher
орен
aur
we did
And rumours of wars, there was
In concerning the wars
Yes. Mrs Chan, by all means
let us any tribute to these enter
talners who have helped and will
allithe, professionals, or those gift
is the one with the must ensist- Ent hommable record of opposi tion to Japanese aggression. In all the vicissitudes which beet the
from Country
1934 onwards,
of amateura who entertain us at for 1945 our own ship's concerts.
Remember Paderewski O.V.L.?
10
Czechoslovakia think of him years to come: as a great Premier
a brilliant pianist? or 19 2
No, O.V.L., not all your pedan- the phraseology, nor all your dote ful alteration will persuade me that your maxim of "All Work
most arrant foolishness.
+
and
to
·No
such a betty argument as the one they advance...
kettle
aulat
In the gold
black hus appointed to the rank of Corsu KENCHEZ-inspectors word
z ostrich-
of
China vary ill, but soon recovered
Police force. killed and he was
Club For H.K. Business Girls
this escapism, but aside these ir awkward words and dislotated
He was than Sunsom, Commissioner of Polles, courses and for those going In at Tengrcial relevancies, face realities."
phrases which are intended know, O.V.L
If we are to consider this to be appointed
Attache and Superintendant Tao Tenin-on, Perfor doubt to lend colour to her one Do you kn
promotion. n short While утая Acting Con-
The other instructora includo face realities. We accepted
to the conclusion that A-General at Shanghai, Fromonal Assistant to the, Commis sha share of blood and tears without litary fact, but in rodiity only sanity and clear-thinking. I am for a suceceding in making the English drawn
M.C. Capt. Burges, Capt. Tipton, Hau, & L. Choung Chouk-tim S. exploita bis time in advocating a rational Foreign Labour, for two years. At and Inspector Forke and B. S. M. S. M. Kang King-nam and Mt.
vial, "a the Superintendent question, but our cinemas remain language appear most & tastetal. "Ompia Vincit Labor" is wasting there be proceded to the Trane of Police, Major Stirling. St. Savage, St. Norman, Iheap
of Chlef Inspector
1. Chan (H.K.) MacEwan,
Kal-choune. 8. I. Slew, "Discrimination" and Bing And Frank crooned to bigger, better and more Lion are lovely words, but surely Ised outlook to his fellow enen.
PHILOSOPHIA. this time, of course, there were Fooks, of the school, visited the Chak Tal-levong, an officer of the appreciative audiences. Even at they are not applicable to the
big numbers of Chinese working build
building where the men were St. John's Ambulance. the time when
newspapers forces which elected Bing the
HONEST-TO-GOD I
He returned to
Instruc- receiving training and Bial were almost filled by news of wars world's most popular crooner. Are
China
Attache in tion. you really sincere. Miss, Chan,
1908 always room for a cartoon and when you recuse
The Arst place visited was the the American Sir-Apparently the pot by 1908 and shortly afterwards was
where a number of controversy was not limited to people of being undemocratic, calling the
Canton, where politice to your remarks an enlightened era where such a intoleranoc,
subjects.
false and fickle. We are living in absolved itself from the vices of General and sent to
morbid disillusion he remained, for what is probably undergoing revolver training un-
der
His Hau. Inspector
Ex- China, thing in
he was made a FORTS. exists as the fement of a warned taste. To the first three charges and years, performance of a squad of sub-
racini prejudice onlyinent, vanity and lack of musical record for China, for 17 03 Indo-China
In 1923
callenty was pleased with the Indonesia, we would gladly settle them, or nake imagination.
I can neither plead guilty or not
inspectors at drill in the com- an attempt to see them hind we Have you Miss Chan ever heard guilty for even in the pit of deshe was Consul-General at Tien-
A Y:W.C.A. the opportunity, but with us we
Maria," pair there is not the temptation to tain, from which post he retired at pound near by. the "Are Bine sing
DOWNTOWN After this the various clases CENTRE IS SOON TO BE graphs, our gramaphones and our would take
OUT
pla-up shote-White X'mas," or "Swinging on fudge myself or my fellow cre- the end of 1929 having been asked
omni by the Secretary of State to con- which covered firet old instruction. OPENED contreet of turca
FOR a Star What
with light-hearted
BUSINESS- tinue for two or three years past Police procedure, physical train- GIRLS DESIRING TO HAVE packs of playing cards.
types. But how exquisitely Blar's selence.
To despair of human progress
the normal retiring age.
ine and the legal side, under Mr. THEIR LUNCH IN TOWN. IT voice blends to suit each one. He
After his retiroment he left R. E. Smith of the Civil Affairs. WILL BE ON THE FOURTH ticularly auspicious that His Excel-
doesn't need to have women and would, agreed, be abject sublection
Legal Branch,
wero Inspected. FLOOR OF BUTTON have been
BUILD- irls to ewoon to get by. Frankie to the forces which
and repeared to have a new lease His Excellency apent a short time ING IN DUDDELL STREET iency should arrive on the event continue to help to make life toleris a grand "one type of zone" wrested, by
Dast civilisations, Vietary New Year celebrations in able in these difficult times, they singer.
from Nature.
In the sight of of life, du 1933 he returned to in each class speaking to the in- AND WILL HAVE A LOUNGE. Bing lan grand "anger it would, by your reason- China for a shors visit and in- structors or students.
| REST-ROOM, LIBRARY AND Hong Kong which the Chinese | have varned our gratitude whether | Lyne of song" voenlist.
cluded in the tour a few days at Ho also visited the dormitorier WRITING ROOM. One last fact: Bing has just in, be logical to Community me determined to oh they be crooners, classical musi
Ningpo, which was his birthplace and dining halls. ↑ been named the movie box leader fashion studying netthetic enjoy. For many years thereafter he was
The Centro is being furnished serve with festivities in
His Ex-with the principal aim of makinge After the inanection. grain of sand for never before equalled, as Dr.
familiar feure is the Thatched cellency addressed the mon ment rather than plan to meet the House Club and was always pleas said that he
and it into a place where girls work- F. HICKMAN.
was glad of the ing in town may be alle to go and offending Soong is not only China's victory
jeopardy, forcing a re- SICK AT HEART
sult in 18
ed to see his old friends and to opportunity of visiting, the school relax in off-duty hours or WHE in favour of the defenders. premier, but, of all politicians, heHow I wonder will the people of
Was
and see them at their training away an hour between It escapian or valuation of hear the latest news from China.
appoint- During the Blitz in London the and to meet all who were starting ments. Sir-Will you please give space reality that decided the fate
block of buildings in which he had in their work se part of the Singapors?
It
is planholl to to this attempt to clear the good
servo di average of a hundred Junches ä name of Bing Crosby, so hatsily By my logic, the time to count a flat received a direct hit and his
IMPORTANT WORK the number of angels that could servant were critical by Miss Chan in
day, but should there be a larger the
They had he said, undertaken demand for these, the dining-room dance on a pin's hend would be himself seriously injured, so that issue of January 22. It's impossi ble for me to believe t
after every injustice and hardship his speech and powers of move an important task; and had under-facilities may be expanded to meet that Sinatra
imposed by man on his fellow, in tinued, however, to nitend the tokult of who was word til the it. When the kitchen will begin journers had been buried deep in
result of the war was un- to operate, within the next few extent Ma
suggests.
the common grave of time... hysterical
every day these
By the very use of the word and anyone who had found the woule The police force had al- days, it will serve anly Chinese
ways done important work but meals. now while there is stile "escano" you admit there must be much f crossword puzzle too
the work was now more Important
there bo demand for Or are we to
un
to find hope for
thom
Sopran meny, however, the than ever, He wished something escape from and for him spectacles as this in Queen's could it be introvertle fears of that Sir James could suggest the well and would like to ask each Road: girls queueing at
at midnight selfishness OF indifference to solution, so, although he was un to be able to book a seat in the
is uncertain of what demand next day's awoon cession, sitting others unfortunate lot in life? To able to converse freely, his brain work, they had chose job of the hand. At the moment, the Centre
Before leaving. His Excellency what we make of it and was still working as clearly through the whole day's perform t that we are what life makes before,
there may be on its facilities but and it la complimented B.S.M. Fooks
la being opened for business apce of the swooning heart throb,
Insteator. Fong on the good work ziris of all nationalities and will the
that had been
done and the pro- welcome
me all. -ATDZE mist.de by the men, especially The Downtown Centre le ono in a drama Gold opened yesterday morning (since some of them had had very but actual participants
several Y.W.C.A. efforts for the Colony's femenine element. on a grand scale. the script of tondy at $508 per tael but weak to training, It is ened during the day
every and closed "I give full marka ́tu which is extemporaneous.
The General Secretary is Miss of you concluded His Ex- Shin Tak-hin, who is in charge of
all Y.W.CA work in Hong Kong. adooted a watchful attitude. ed at HK$1.57 to CN$1,000 and tionary sub-inspectors and 178 organised under the charge of Immediately weakened but ralliet | constables undergoing training. Miss Elizabeth Ludovici. of the
bliss in music I in- US. dollars were bought at ed and with extensive training a work in that direction has been tune of Life is real, Life is carnes: publicity and no doubt his bank-dulge in listening to the nezroid $5.30, English Sterling at $18.80, recruit can be passed out within
and Australian pound... notes at three months. wit the sans esprit "Omnis notes.
interpretation and reflection of a highly influential. In his speech Vincit Labor."
The sub-inspectors in addition) rafer to Bing Crosby till the materialstle world, namely, that $12.80. to the closing session of th There is a
greatest a paying that Imagina- tops and I am pleased to
music which shows tho Fourth People's Political Council tion was made to compensate for your esteemed paper only to-day.
as an art form, jazz. Not the some months ago, he foreshadowwhat we are not, and Humour for ablished that very fact. How
ince of some Danderer to what we are. ed the entire reorganisation of the Humour go hand in hand.
and Democracy
many of us in Hong Kong C- government, and he has closely both, in the fical analysis, mean
They cognise the voice of Bing Crosby? fum-plated salon habitues or the
soulful autoourings of an Undoubtedly, all the radio public identified himself with those cur-Tolerance, and are the first quall but ca anyone recognise the
addiehead but rather that honest- to-God stuff which only a human rents of opinion in favour of the fications for achieving a Federa-pathetic voice of Frankle. Sinatra?
in tune with life can expressi creation of a true democrney. 1tion of the World, a Brotherhood I doubt very much so,
of Men-in short a better world Bing, may, you never lonvo us,
OMNIS VINCIT LABOR. tenure of high office, too, has al-
(O.V.L. please note).
for nover will there be another ways been marked by the mam- OMNIA VINČÍT HUMOR. Bing. Frankies may come and go.
PUSHING TUG AROUND · tenance of cordial relations with
(Misa) B. Chan. | but Bing, son must go on for ever. P.S. I hope the Two Sane (7).
Sir-Having rend in to-day's Miss Chan makes me sick in Servicemen and Abbie (Frankie's heart. I never thought a girl in "China Mail" regarding the return
He found 200 4% gallon cans that her junk was hired by accus This riday, which is only made amples how dare he) will, at my own city could have the nude of the Wo Sang, it beloves me to
the illustrious put pen to paper in protestation, of petrol on board. A Chinese ed and sailed to Lai Chi Kok. possible by the courtees of Mr..
conviction that the record the bis and Ne Play's is anything but the pathetics have penetrated here to
tionised
be no
GAUDEAMUS IGITUR.
•
'0-
such
me fo
policy but all out resistance. To Westerners, of course, he is still best known for his magnificent
MISS CHAN COMES BACK work in the Finance Ministry, for in a period of uine years of ardur- Sir-Thanks very much for the ous labour, he completely revolu publication of my letter "Bing or Frank" I must also take this China's finances, ut opportunity to thank and com them on a sound and solid basis, tulate you on your very splendid giris wearing Sinatra bow-ties, and did much to eliminate craft and sensible editorial "Licht. Re-ingling and shrilling... far to and corruption in administration, | lief". Bums up very neatly Frankie: Forming swoon clubs to events well" against which he has at all times tapeet of the present situation.
heaping adulation on his And now as rogard, the letterful meloere voles, unequivocally fought
Polemica". More than Bing or against the Japanese invader. Frank is now at stake. A way of heard Frankie sing Murcover, although T. V. has living is challenged. To this I Don't you think it's about time appeared but little in the recent ans
Miss Chan woke up and listened deplorable tendency to someone There 13
who
as
unification of the country and the
It
answer.
and
aw
"Dreams.
are not kilo, ond our control,
Thatched
Club
was sure to
DOLLAR STRONGER
113
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or*
Miss Chan asks: Have you then meet that the tenor be charg- at $602. Both bayers and sellėts jononesest there are 69 proba- The Downtown Centre is being
ed from stark trakedy to light overotta, if the Inter moro happiness to the cast than
produces
Chinese national currofer open- At
negotiations in Chungking now-a-days for people to go moottorical adolescent teen-agers and the former-
doesn't need hya- liberalising of the government, huis of Werther, and chanting to the iris to bolster up his voice. for one way I add that towards the end, closing at $4.50.1-All the mon are capecially pick-Y.W.CA Wolfare toam,
the Western democracies, based
upon persunat acquaintance with
ing about looking like the Sorrowe background of beautiful singing
and it is not too much to hope, [cerned, sco eye to eye with me.
therefore, that his visit to Hong Kong will conduce to the further cementing of happy relations be tween this Colony and China, and between the British and Chinese peoples.
*
* 髀 CLASS OF HIS OWN
seentric commercial
*
empty
head-de-Cologne on his fore- writing journaHale masterpieces.
night
21, the Wo
More Relays
Master Of Junk Acquitted By ZBW
י.
Before Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday, Leung Chi Hing was ac- quitted of the charge that he stole 200, cans of petrol from the S.S. Empire Clarion. Capt. B. Gill, prosecuting, stated that on Jan. 8, A/B Alfred
Hall was leading a. party of police on a patrol launch and in tercepted a junk off Stonecutters Island.”
Z.B.W. je resuming its Saturday
evening rolaye from the ENSA Star Theatre, Kowloon, this even- Ing, with approximately forty "How's minates from the show Talck now boing played to pack ed houses there by the Great La- vante and his company.
8.10
their political and social systems. | least, as far as this letter is con- city to besmirch she wants though my humbla dualities donamed Ng Pul, said the petrol They went alongside a junk next { Levanto and his company and the
Bite Crosby, She says to part Frankie's hair and teader- not contain tendencies towards came from a junk alongside the to the SS. Empire Clarion and British Centre (Sydney), will be petrol cane were loaded onto ber from 7.30 p.m. to approximately 3.3. Empire Clarion. By dab
lunk. YOUT
Captain report states the
Making equiries, Hall dis-
10 pan and will provide a good B. Hall told the Court that redning from Why we decided to return to Hong Kong covered that the junk was au-ke sw, the cans himself but could
of the whole show. far better songbird right here.
Monday
next I understand that at about mid- thorised to take potrol to Lál not notice the markings. Sir-Just a gentle protest from Why docenit Bilas Chan want to
wook: (January 28), Z.B.W. will January on the four mombors of the stronger (7)
do the same to him? Is she Song was ifŋ no condition to turn Chi Kok: The master of the
she gailty
Cpl. Wakefield, RA.F. testified
dat rezular relays
ys of special. sex, who alas are not strong
of the undemocratie apirit of enough to endure Frank, sorry, racial discrimination. I'm refer
was that he counted the cans when the
Junk was bidnek, alongside the from London. Monday night's Frankie Sinatra, without breaking ring now to the waifur who sings hours later, she was seen Bushing
Mr. Hin Bhing Lo, who repro Bulkway Plot. Asked by Mr. festurb is "Nevy Bbdure" ( out into a rash and commencing for the great Royal Navy. Ivor a tug around Hote Keng harbour.
sented the accused, Leung Chi Siya whether he opened the cans tertainment for the Royal Navy) which will be re-broadcast from to gnaw the furniture in frantic Pye, the singing sailor.. dosyair that much beings are mor Miss Chau. In the absence
10.30. p.m. authorised to take petrol to the patrol, he said no. Ed
the epne.
༦པ mitted to perpetrate themselves our great Bing. Beten to Ivor Fye
came. lous! hai Chi Kok petrol depot and that counted
Mr. Bilva waid that the Crown On Tuesday, following the Newn Frankie.
thore ware tallymen on board the 5.3. Eandire Giarion as well as in had a produced no
sotroi, or that they be heard in Nurse Duzdalo, Takes were stolom property. A/B the Air from 9.10 to 9.30 pm, Hall could not dye noticed the and from 9:30 to 10.
NINE MONTHS FOR DAIRY FARM RAID
of
at the wines on what would and ponder on the future broken atherwise be quite a pleasant and tico
WHO SANGT
SPITTING EVIL
Sir, wonder if you can find
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tody.
Hing, said that the defondant was and ascertained the coltation to PW.BAW. from- 10:
merely
Accused, who had claimed to be little own, blcas. his little cotton | Boj all suffering from Sinatrama-uncouth habit of epitting by the then Gomersall: RASC. said w.D. markings, the Oroin milat | station will fablay:bhé/od, the thibab
a minor, was dxamined at Bow-recks, a fifth rate ersoner, with, thetice.
10.
POD SHIN.
loon Hospital and found to be over unfortunately, a 1st class public-
Inspector Betholl told the courtro adint Bing's saying "You DEGRADING, AND absurd that accused and three others not get one in a lifetime, but loude in custody, tale over $8,000 worth
In Tea Sanz, charged with stealing from the Kowloon branch jolly little world. la absolutely Can you imagine, siz, bobby-spaço In of the Dairy Farm, was yesterday pointless to class Frankle with boxers here. In the bottled moon- column for the much-needed attack not have stolen the petrol st
your correspondence Chi Kok The accused could sans contained evidenco that these Bo'klock, Arthur Marshall: sentenced by Mr. Latimer to nine Bing he (the Maid Franitie) is light. Please belp me to convince on Spitting in Public months hard labour.
Can anyone account for the
Lt. J. andoubtedly in a class of his very the people of Hong Kong we are
the cans were, "of
of military
Forova
that the defendant had popular of the B.B.C., Coutures, Chinese in the Colony! It sooms Sauce
noticed the markings and know Tomaty Handley
ETMA, Acquitting the de onda bi thom ba
It is hoped to phentais from the elite to tatimet, said that there was q to be practised
bo Military Property- the lowest coalle,
It can be seen and hoard-in roof that the spcused was taking There was no definite proof that fanture of regular relays. Arpin
the can produced do Court were London in future, and speci shunt--homes-but the pipes the petrol dway with intent to
funk
noubted beforehand each wook. Bir Your editorial of 24th c ncéma ko flourish mod Jeros-steal, and the position of the funk the same cans found on accused's kon will bo
did not elrow that it was not going
One of H.M.'s shied now in har Capt. Gill asked for a remand January completely disregard the | facirants. The goods were removed to a molished house and later transit Misa Chan cards to look us up. "Omnia Vincit
four, promise, main argumente Bropounded
Leute Moon, chaifred with the did the (308 was adjourned to boun har sued challenge to
Jan forded to Ractised's botes In Hal-
late offence, was diechurwedi
ZAB.WADHOD pong Boad, Ahorather $2,100 toiveawood Intitation of obvious Frankle, we also promise to "iny | Labbr" " not worth of goods was recovered. on" the Exude Cologne,
should fin towever Ches
of goods from the Dairy Farm. Frankle, why did it have to be
do
In
burat 1
conclusion
The Australian" War Graves. Commdan cabas requested; the Royal Navy for. Deraileeiön „'and
(pamento: Lorým party of ofis officer, prefer`and; severi prodead: tď:
Core Chines other rank
POUL BINGITES”,
EIRISH STATUS.
PULLOVER