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THE CHINA MAIL; TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1940.
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An outstanding feature of the money market over the week-end
Plans Of Robbery In Man's Mouth
was the spurt in cold, which has FIVE UNEMPLOYED CHINESE WERE BROUGHT BE-
Jumped 20 points since Saturday. Yesterday to market opened
strong at $561 per tnel. By noon it had reached $566, and before the day was over buyers were offering intre
-560.-
In
national care
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rency market an under-tone of uncertainty prevailed. and rato alternated,with the buying and selling.
FORE MR: A. EL ARCULLI AT THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT YESTERDAY CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AT NO. 328 HENNESSY ROAD, GROUND FLOOR, ON THE EVENING OF FEB.9 AND WITH UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS AT THE SHAN KWONG HOTEL ON THE SAME DAY.
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Detective Inspector F. A In the morning fuures opened Ewins of No. 2 Police Station, at HK$2.87 to CN$1.000 and for conducted the prosecution. but a wave of selling son forced
DR. DOUGLAS COPEAND, NEW AUSTRALIAN MINIS- TER TO CHINA AND THE COMMONWEALTH'S ADMINISTRATOR, WARTIME PRICE CONTROL EXPRESSED THE BELIEF YESTERDAY THAT ANY ATTEMPT TO GREATLY BROADEN THE BASE HONG KONG WOULD OF PRICE CONTROL IN BE IMPRACTICAL, THE-FORMER MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR OF EGONOMICS, WHQ, U'ON CREDIT FOR HOLD- ING AUSTRALIAN PRICES IN LINE WITH A FIRM HAND DURING THE WAR. SAID NUMEROUS PACTORS MAKE THE COLONY 3 DIFFICULT
the rate down to $2.76. It re 30, Wong Wah, 32, Chan Fai, SPOT FÜR JLL-INGLUSIFE PRICE CONTROLS.
covered somewhat towards the 23, Ng Yee-man, 24 and Ho Bevin's forrika poliev
He said he thought price-com- make allotments to the countries clore with buyers offering $2.80 Su-ming, 24.
Spot opened at $3.19 and closed spech in the House of Commanstrol on all lines wim the best which needed her products.
RL $3.15. delate would hardly have been system in a place where it was The total national income of in- US dollars have napreciated bentered as a reply to Soviet chau- practical because of the con-dividuais in Australia amounted to $6.10, while Enelish Sterling
Australian familiarity of to The confidener in ek ditions and the
£1,300,000,000, and Australian pounds were rm the population with entres, while the pre-war Agure was at $18 and $12.70 respectively. so disturbingly Lackong runma be engendered by but he said, Hong Kong would £300,000,000,
present "a major set of ditheoi- sperches, ban they can conduce "ties."
Britain And Russia
tions which
The cost of living in Australia had been risen by 22.5 per cent. compared with the pre-war mark.
a time buyers were predominant, The accused were Chan Hing,
plans of the robbery was found in second accused's mouth.
Fourth defendant namit.c
that he booked the room as a meeting place for the sung.
After evidence by the shop: keeper Lo To and other WE nesses the case was adjourned.
EVICTION ORDER
Hearing of The application brought by the Shiu Ing Com
178, pany for possession, of No. Des Voeux Road Central, third floor, from Mak Che-kam was con-
before
BRITISH MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION HONG KONG.
|CENT (AL EXECUTIVE BRANCH
NOTICE
Distribution of Tomato Seedlings A quantity of Tomato Seed. fing, is ready for distribution by the Agricultural and Forestry Department, Room No. 17, 1st Floor, Post Office Building on Thursday, the 28th. App icanis are requested to bring their own containers.
T. R. ROWELL, Col, (C. 4), Central Executive Branch.
BRITISH MILITÁRY
ADMINISTRATION,
HONG KONG
LEGAL BRANCH
NOTICE.
The COMPANIES ORDINANCE,
It was alleged that some time before 8 p.m. on Feb. 9, the ue- cused entered No. 328, Hennessy Road, ground floor, the Nam Hop charcoal shop. They were armed with three revolvera and n dagger. The occupants were FATAL ACCIDENT
forced into the kitchen where Knocked down by an R.A.F. they were bound and gagged. an easier appinach to air. "You would have a low pricette added that the cost of living motor-cycle, a year-old buy, Liu The master of the shop Lo To eluded yesterday
all around,"
in Australia was one of the lowest Shek-fouk, died of his injuries in was It reed by the nected to Tenancy Tribunal. he ex-
The application was granted, waris. in the war
hospital last night. The evident open the safe. Lo ran up to
the order to be effective from. that the fun to progie laas - mot plicitud. "There avond
The Minister will be leaving the
oncured at about 4.5 p.m. when the cockoff where ho raised the March 11. for-Set Walthan. 1 hit
proidents of smuggling and d Colony sumetine this week
was alarm. I.A.F..
The Tribunal was composed of can't centrol Canking.
Complainant's son, Lo Ping-Messrs. W. N. Tomas Tam, Ngan rifaction. You
proceeding along the Castle Penk Am ean Contral
Road, Set. Withan savs he what prie a unless
doing about 25 mach, and as he wong, chased and stopped one of Shing-kwan and Luk Ol-wan.
The man.
dre. M. A. da Silva rouresented drew near two boys, one of the the robbers.
Lapplicants
als while opponent appears dashed across the road: he was accused, drew a revolver.
took the weapon from him anded in mer on. unable to avoid hitting him.
strock him on the head with it, Accused was arrested.
al problems, and the dende as a area with prices running wild whee gave a healthy reassurance in areas
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distribution,
be the
If the basis bradened, the
effectiveness on the burie ne altjes is bound to la reduced.
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Dr. Copland f a former Pro fear of Geonomies, and is beat known in Austra'ta for his success in stabilising prices dormg the lar. Capinad is now nged 3:2 He travelled wylely. but this His first visit to China.
Mr Copland and her younger be a murh numre difficult proga | anüghter will join the Minister to try to extend it to the wide
afer the establishment cay of items in the market.
Legation in Nunking.
Price control may be effectiv on a few easentials, but it would
per petite Among her most interesting a Alours by M. Bevine was that the dies of an extension at Baitan's Treaty of turnddig with Ruma te a period of tith years,
the indicated British willing
to make it more explicit and change it in der to give con tokence 34. Bevite also disag
wolen the
stion that
HK. RECOVERY Botan and Kussa me drita ng
Dr. Cobland said he found Gesands AW.TE
The Suvirt L'umor," he said, a great and mores than he exported in Hong Kong shop windows, but, he hastened to add: "Certainly
power and 1
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There could do anythay, for us to not more than the colony ned i. i tigle abn Ele cald ne
Lese
Klor
Australia would like to circumistallers. under much
To
with ngr Suvier Kong' needs, but which Brett and the
iron many commitments we just d m'i | Furon she'd to
have it to send. Australia has large commitments to England and U.N.R.R.A."
Th
ade t
3. Anthon den also con hed valuably
To the debate.
He expressed the opinion that Some of the actions of Russia Hong Kong's reneral appearaoke napot well have justified a strong of recovery struck him as bei atk by a Tay Die Hard, but "remarkable.”
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the
re-occupation.
Alicante clalard ***ion of the premises on the ground that the oponent was not a res cornised tenant and had not paid- Applicants further elaine! that the original tennnis, the Da Lok Company, And Lone રા of existence.
Tent
The forthcoming narriage p Acting on information, det between Wone thing.vn, secretary | tives went to room No.
since of the of No. 7. Borham Road, nad Mize Shan Kong Hotel, Happy Val
Mildred Au, is announced,
ky, where the second and third (accused, were fouml.
Second accused was armed with a fully-donded revolver and third accused was lying on the bed under which was a revolver. A dogger was found under the pillow.
Readers' Letters
A REGULAR ON DEMOR
nasty, products of sentimentality. dis- Sir--Every day I hear
To achieve this, the poet pust La demobilisa-write a much from the hend aus cussions relating tion-sig much so that I am really from the heart..
The
Usages of Lenditionn beginning to find this subject
rhyme are on the decline, and ny- Hulle tedious. In all these
sonance is mach employed in- cussions I have noticed that one never hears the other stie of this
sten, Assamtal chpanes pro- quest an I would Cherefore, duce an effectiveness wirich can- through
not be denied and their thrill can perhaps be bet likened to that provided by the suspensions and implied rhythons of pare-jazz music improvisation.
ther
mea
of your column, like very much a pre- sent my point of slow.
I hate
I. elf, have been in the
it which
time
served in the several countri
And I can truth-
not re- I have fully say greked one minute of my time. I think that service For any man.
deve the Soviet niet Dr. Copland mentioned fruit cred for steeetty, and expirs smrifiendly a being a protej ed the conck hon that het toeign for which Australia runt ad servives Just over 7 years during
of the a big sale here, but said policy was the watcome
wasn't available because scourge of the German invarinity
Commonwealth find proceeded which
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of strict A programme at the Karindia, and a
production control. He said the tural determination by the Rus, output is now being increasefe is not only educational inas-
nearly swept to the ga
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sians to see that it could not put it still is under a produes pen again. This demonststion ties central system.
by Parliament of a right attitude
FAR EAST MARKET
uf mand Cannes, however, suvend Price control
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in
their
Is
very
Here is an example by Auden; } Upon this line between adven-
ture
Prolong the meeting out of;
quod nature
A detective was posted in the room and at about 9.15 p.. the same, evening. the fourth and Afth accused returned and were arrested.
Opponents resisted the applica- tinn, claiming that he was a part- wer of the On Lok Company which, he said, was still in opera- tion.
1932
is
T'he Companies Rustistry How open for registration of new companies, filling annual returas and generally for the transaction of business,
And
The following registérs books have been recovered:
i roll of Public nkl Private
coppanies.
1 Limited Partnership Register. 1 Chinese Limited Partnership
Register.
1 Register of Trust Companies,
7 Registers of Mortgages,
On the other hand none of the Bles of companies. other than collision between an those relating to companies which R.A.S.C, and a Food Control lorry re-registered during the Japanese B the old Police Training occupation, have been
recovered Schoni in Nathan Road at about so far. and it is feared they may p.m. vesterday, the former was have porished. It is not known A piece of paper containing | badly damaged. No one was hurt. how far companies can supply
this serious Incunu. H is ob vious that-if they cannot, legisla- tion will be necessary. In order to be able to consider the form of such legislation. all companies. which were registered on the 24th December, 1941, an age how Carrying on or intend to resume bustnes in the Colony are naked to furnish the following particu- tars to the Registrar of Com- Danies:
Bus Service
To
Unlikely Improve Yet
vious in euch agreeable fea- PROSPECTS FOR AN IMPROVED MOTOR BUS SER
This is music, wonderful music never dreamed of in the "mcon and June" philosophy.
Similarly, the nudern poet in no bonger content with the tradi tional rhythmic schemes. He for. Keg Bow patterns
his work progresses, in sympathy with his these.
There is Spender:TM
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Near the snow, near the sun, in the highest fields, See how their names are feted
by the waving grass And by the streamers of white
cloud
And whispers of wind in the
listening sky."
VICE ON THE MAIN AND IN THE NEAR F
TURE ARE NOT AT ALL PROMISING, IT WAS LEARNED BY THE "CHINA MAIL" YESTERDAY. OF THE PREIFAR FLEET OF 150 BUSES MAINTAIN.. ED BY THE KOWLOON MOTOR BUS CO. THERE ARE NOW ONLY 10
SEPEN AVAILABLE,
OF WHICH SERVE THE TWO ROUTES FROM THE STAR FERRY TERMINUS TO KOWLOON CITY AND SHAMSHUIPO.
Three
are held in
reserve cost of materials and labour, kas more are in procuas not been deemed a sound econo- and five of renovation. The seven vehicles panic proposition..
a 15-minute Negotiations, it was learned available maintain
6.53 a.m. and from an official of the Company, service between 10.53 p.m. from the Kowloon are in progress for the purchase City and Shamshuipo termini nf new vehicles from the United not yet The poet of to-day will often and between 7.13 a.m. and 11.19 Kingdom. These are
the most pti- deliberately employ either a sen p.m. from the Star Ferry ter available and
mistic information does sational, or an olique, angle of minus, approach. in order to arrest the A large number of the vehicles premise the possibility of any render's attention, or to impress were used by the Japanese as new buses for Hong Kong ear- an immediate vivid picture on his trucks and it is believed the alier than the end of this year. mind.
good number were shipped to
For example: "Look in
in too! of fresh. discarded blood.
And touch it
mir
Japan. Where recovered, vahi- cles were found in such a state HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND
FINANCE COMPANY that the problem of repair and
Poetry is nearer philosophy to-renovation, day than it has ever ben: It is concerned with the individual, and
with the present
manner that not only is
and contempt showered
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NOTICE
much he is adven the opportunity of seeing countries which would not ordinarily see. but that it improves his physical condition which wout in civilian life be has spared relatively poor.
I will admit that in pure unless there i
from the Australia
Panaites the fund IM not too followed the
first good and other lide inconven- bre, prices that corse-pouding tendency thing objectively by the other World War, he said. The price fences crop up on occasion, but side. "Weld rehabilitation def Commonwealth steef is the for the most part the gu viceman,
pasy Lime. pend on understanding between lowest in the world. he added, enjoys it fairly
persoanel the three Great Powers, and hand the country is looking for in our Kang service
for enter. ward to a greatly expanded have role elitis implies a readiness to -ulurdinute market in the Far East on it at and ally of Amare time in which to pursue it. Most of under increases production with an eye them will be going home within nationalist ans
Hi, les d'ou exports. achieve cu-operation,
war or two abler the age plus international organisation, There will be a heavy demand service system (which, belleve it
Australia becaueror . 1 Chink that is needed so much as the for steel in
fair virtually scheme). In spite of their good ceptance of certain fundamental civilian construction
the past three fuck, these fellows who have been principles, one of which demend teosed during
Tonrs and the projected convor-oversens for a few months seem the restoration of faith is s tem of security and peace. The lion of railroad lines to a tan- to think that they ought to be on
dard gauge wil require great way home already, things we shall not see until Bri-l
Speaking from experience, hay quantities of steel. tain, the Soviet Haion and the!
Be declined to discus The spent over 3 years in Cairo. I am certain that year or so United State, can set the exam-political situation of the pre-
Away from home will make them ple by harmonising their wnblems he expects, to face
appreciate their wives and dear "It Views and policies. In at, Chungking, commenting:
oner much more than they did in would be unwise for me to start, civilian life. They will retura until Russia is ready to play a
talking in advance about what filter, more disciplined and more constructive part in world re- covery, we can look for little there.Associated Press.
I am going to do when 1 get experienced men ready to form
the nucleus of a new fighting his relationship to life and death. such a lief of the tension. She has ret
force should
our country
The thematic structure of poetry ridicule ever OHINESE "DOWN UNDER"
imperiled again.
to-day nuls, and attempts to ans upon my past record but my NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN become to show that she does not watch
wer, these questions concerning Dr. Douglas Copland, Austra
future career, is also endangered, with equanimity, if indeed she is
As a peace-loving horse I must that an Ordinary General Meet- not actively promoting, the iric-in's new Minister to China, said
life: "What does it all mean, at a press conference yesterday
and "What is the purpose of it point out, here and now, that this ing of Shareholders will be held tion and disturbances in the storm that the Chinese nationals
the Company's Registered Was gone much too far and at mutter centres of the world. Or that shie Australia are well accented 45
These are the questions of pare I am now placing the facts in the Office, Alexandra Building, on philosophy, and modern verse is hands of my solicitors and any Thursday, the 14th March 1946 is prepared to endorse, by word nart of the Australian community.
an evaluation of life and living future offenders will hear some at 12 noon, for the purpose of and action, Molotor's own die The Chinese are urosperous and.
On receiving the Report of the he thought, extremely happy.
and an honest attempt to find the thing to their disadvantage. tum: "Peace is india isible."
true meaning of oxistence. Poetry the other hoof, I must admit that 'Directors together with a State- Australia Society had been tempe's evaluation of the discussions nearer the essence of philoso welcomo correspondence
your ment of Accounts for the year in Melbourno catablished
and on boetry now in progress in your phy to-day, and, therefore, it is admirers and those who OVERSEAS LEAGUE
qualified ended 31st December 1941. But tho · are nearer in being the true art-form readers, if any, Sydney with a large membership columns.
to meet me on same intellec-'AND NOTICE IS HEREBY included many Chinese
If we were to "subjugate por- it will doubtless become..
ALSO GIVEN that an Extra- Members of the Overseas Lea- which
He belloyed the sonal feelings and prejudices" I No art has yet succeeded in tual or athletic level. businessmen. guo in Hong Kong are invited to
I was Australia do not consider that we should becoming completely philosophical.
disappointed Uhinese population in
read ordinary General Meeting of the ot into touch with the Acting was about 11,000 at present. ace much evidence of life, lot but poetry today is pre-eminent Barron
denial that kis Company will be held at the Hon. Corresponding Secretary for
Australia had a greater propor-alone evolution. In any of the as the art which is instest apoia" was not dedi. same place and on the same day HK., IA, A. O.. Squires, R.A.M.C..
An art, like a government, bronching this ideal.
ushamed myself or is he Civil Affairs Medical Department. tion of her working population in arts.
The poetry
of yesterday dealt to admit 12? Is he not aware that at 12.00 p.m. or so soon after- wards as the Ordinary General The former local Secretary, Mr. the Armed Forces. Dr. Copland is alive and healthy only when
sald, than any other democracy. there is criticism and abposition. with abstractions, and Georginn many nects have written verses Meeting
shall be concluded, Stopan Thomson, was killed
Euterpe is correct in assuming poetry in narticular is notorious in honour of their steeds and on when the subjoined resolutions Stanicy Internment Caryp. He Australian exports, the Minis was one of the fourteen victims ter said, were nothing like the that the rhythm of "Express" is for its refusal to face up to life the memorable occasion a king
amount which Australia wished intentions. It is intended to and experience as an integrated England was heard to excalm, will be submitted
abstract thought, te export, but she ball to make convey a sense of inevitability, and whole. Like all
"A horsel A horsel My kingdom (1) That Article 10 of the allotments to
to give India, England,
Mr. Impression of
given the impression of self- for of the speed U.N.R.RA some of the and sound characteristle
and
of the sufficiency and amusness.
astonishing rather vergeht My
od. modern survey. SIX MONTHS HARD arnied forces. Hong Kong was metaphor employed.
as a rather old- getting some of Australia'
The answer to Euterpo's que construction and approach has, of fashioned animal. I think that I Lau Piu, 30. uncnwloyed, was borte, although, not as much as thon why modern poetry con- necessity, heen limited, but I hope prefer hte papes to those of hi
sufficiently on critics, however highbrow they charged before Mr. C. Y. Kwan Hong Kong would like to have, aidered great?" could be develop Euterpe will be at the Summary Military Court
ed as a lengthy dissertation in-couraged to take up the study of may be. To my mind it yesterday, with larceny from the
of the De Copland said that the labour than one could ask of your folter He will not regret the time spent. ly-running verse painting such
In answer to a mestión. Dr. volving the use of far more space modern verso In his leisure time. Bnitely preferable to read empoth(2) and breach Denson Portation Ordinance
and I dare to predict that he will was very acute during cplume. shortage
become an addiet Briefly, the
•at ano
·POET WELL Accused was arrested when he the war, and there was manpower
that his Appen!
PHILOSOPHIA. Chinese woman control. The situation at present time content
The poet of to-day works through
LITERARY HACK Australia was still rationing the mind of his reader. I, through
of the bombing of Bungalow C
In Huishing I might add that throughout my entire service life I have been in the ranks and am in proud of it.
"REGULAR".
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RHYTHM AND RHYME
He said that new Chiga- Sird cannot jagree with Eu-
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stola $2.80 from set on Satur- I was not as 'noute, but it was tiki, akoutil go straight to the heart.:
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cated to
of
to
from
Articles Company's Association be altered by striking out the words "Secretary ant"in the seventh Hne thereof
of
1. Name of the Company.
2. Names of persona acting as
Dirvolors of the Company.
3. Name of person acting as
Secretary of the Company.
4. Registered Office.
G. Whether in possession or
able to obtain: tal copies of Memorandum and Articles of Associa- tion.
(b) Share register.
(c) Register of Charges, [d) Conics of Annual
Ro- turns since the incor- poration of the Com- panv.
(e) Coviek of-
(1) Special resolutions. (i) Extraordinary TO
solutions.
(iii) Resolutions
which have been agreed to by all the mom- -bers of n Company, but which, if not
Posc
so agreed to, would not have been effec tive for their pur
unless, as the case may be, they had been passed as special resolutions or as extraordinary resolutions.
(iv) Resolutions
agreement
or which Food
havo beer to by all the mem- bera of some class
of shareholders, but
If not so would greed to.
not have
been
effective for their
purpose unless they had been passed by particular
Dome
majority or other- was in some par ticular manner, and
all resolutions or agreements which effectively_bind...all the members of any class -ot
share- holders, though not
· agreed to by nil those members.
While it is not proposed to tion shall be retrospective penaliso companies and directory That the foregoing resolu- and shall take effect from who are endeavourite, in difficult the 1st day of December circumstances, to comply with the ⚫ 1945
Inw, it is obvious that the' present position cannot be allowed to con
Dated the 26th
th day of inue. February, 1946.
vivid pictures" of the English countryside to some of the rest- less, rhymicas Hines breathing dis Musion and death, grinning skuila and decomposed bodien. Person- ally, I Had thought Mr. Wright verses very romminiscent of those JOHN D. HUMPHREYS &
SON. to ludes, being only a horse?
KENŐSTALGIA.
General Managers,
in Queen's
Rend day afternoon. When his record quite serious. wha chocked, it was discovered Chat he was banished from the ter people in foodstuffs, such so the mind, the heart can be touch Sir-It has been brought to my Colony Lot life in 1987.
Bentonce of six months as "gat, batter. tea and sugar, and od. the resultant omotions wit be notice that s nurober of unnefiou« of Riapert Brooke, but who am I
also as far as clothing. She had for more worthwhile than the lous members of the Colony have to go on talioniniz In order to transient, and of ten cheap and boon bandying any same about in
fabour was imposed,
DATED the 12th day of February. 1946.
H. A. do BARROS BOTELHO Acting "Togistrar of Compat