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Number Of Schools In Colony Increasing
A DRIVE FOR FUNDS FOR FAMINE RELIEF IN CHINA WAS DECIDED UPON AT A MEETING YESTERDAY OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES OVER 40,000 CHILDREN ARE NOW GOING TO
OF THE TEN OLUBS MAKING UP THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE HOME WOMEN'S DE- PARTMENT OF THE HONG
KONG Y.W.C.A.
SCHOOL IN THE COLONY'S URBAN AND RURAL DISTRICTS. ON FEB. 25, THE FIGURE STOOD AT SINCE CHINESE NEW YEAR, MORE AND MORE PRI
41.423 AS COMPARED WITH 23,000 ON JAN. 25. FATE SCHOOLS HAPE OPENED, THE NUSIPER OF PUPILS LEAPING FROM 11,000 TO 28,000 DUR- ING FEBRUARY,
The plight of the people in Hunan, Hona, Hupeh and Klang s Provinces where drought and the aftermath of war have put the deople in pitiful distress, is of the utmost concern to this group of Y.W.O.A. leaders, who are ap- NOODT, On Sunday, February nealing to the Chinese community schools number 13, while 24, 1946, at the Shanghai General for funks for famine relief. Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Noodt. a non.
RUSSIAN CHAUVINISM
The Russian enigma almost defies analysis. It scens AD be almost universally agreed by com- petent observers that
to
Thove interested are asked send their cheques to the Women's Committee, Y.W.C.A Bulding, Duddell St.
Rutton
NOTICE
Food Figures Decrease Follo log are the official Food and Fuel costs issued by Owners, Agents and liter Government. for the week ending March 2
Commodities
Rice Vegetables Salt Cabbage
Oil
Week ending
Catties
Week ending
23.2.46
23,46
-
7.2
1.440
1.440
19
.893
-,627
.128
.166
2.247
2,051
.960
.960
1.176
.891
1.360
.732
1.803
1,155
10.0
1.900
1.500
.700
.700
Total
$ 12.607
$ 10.162
Tea Salt Fish Fish Pork There are now 274 schools in will be opened during March as
Firewood' operation, including 159 urban afternoon schools,
Bean Curd, 14 pieces the existing schools. private
Goverment schools in the three buildings 14 becoming morning schools. (The grant-In-aid schools have remorning schools are from 8 to opened their dúors.
1, and the afternoon from 1.30 to 6.30).
Repairs, to Elis Kadoorlo enabling the will shortly be completed, thus
Bellica Girls' · School to move out of the North-
Some 17 of the urban, and all of the rural private schools (87) been promised financial assis are either receiving, or have
tance from Government.
Four new Government schools were opened during February The Northcote Training College Attached School, Ellis Kafourie, Sookunpon, and rural schools at Yuen Long and Tuipo.
THREE MORE The Education Department discloses that three more schools
Readers' Letters
important
cote Training College building.
The N.T.C. will, therefore, be able to reopen on March 11.
With the derequisitioning ef Heep Yunn, the school was able to start again during February. St. Joseph's College is scheduled to reopen on April 1, although only part of the building will be available, the remainder being 17 occupation by Kennety Furce.
NIGHT SCHOOL
The Pui Ching private school,
LARGE QUANTITY OF ARMS SEIZED
FOUR CASES OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF ARMS
INVOLVING 12 CHINESE, WERE BROUGHT BE FORE MR. W. IL LATIMER YESTERDAY, WITH CHIEF DETECTIVE-INSPECTOR FRASER PRO. SECUTING.
Canton Ferry Founders
ibe attention of Shipmassten, intersted parties i drawn to Table "M". Clou os (1) and 1A) paragrat hs 5, 6 ad 7 of Hongkong Pot Regulations, the obse vance of which will as 110m date, be strictly enforced.
BRITISH MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION HONG KONG
NOTICE
CIVIL AFFAIRS POLICE &
PRISON BRANGIT
The Immigrations Comca
Dedinane
migration Control Ordinance, The provisions of the Im 1940, whenceforth be strictly enforced.
Sections 5 & 6 of Crdinance are published herewith fur
every
Jist
People are eating roots and leaves. and selling their children on the slim chance that the child ren may thus survive. Refugees returning home have no employ- ment. find their homes gone-90
e per cent, of the housca are des troyed their fielda damaged, and по всей
or fertilizer available. the last Thousands are dying of starva- thing that the Soviet Uniuntion, others in despair comosit
Vicide. wants is war. Yet all her poli. ical activities suggest that she is determined to force another shows
Charged with the unlawful general information: down. Just retuned from Mo.-
possession of a Mauser pistal 5.-(1) The mast of cow, Mr. Averill 'Harriman, ex-
and 112 rounds of ammunition vessel (not being or aving and three rifles with 169 rounds the status cf a shiz of war) American Ambassador was Act
of ammunition, leung Kam Yal arriving a able to put it higher than that,
was fined $250.
or approaching a while he certainly did not think
The arms were found on board the signal flag "S' the
part of the Colony shad war with Russia to be inevitable,
the defendent's junk on Feb. "it depends principally on her "*
IN DEFENCE OF-YOUTH
having bren vacated by the RETWEEN 40 AND 60 27. Also found were a tal of code pennant, or such other He was then, of course, aware of
Commnnitos, reopened on March PEOPLE LOST THE 1 raw opium and 2.8 taels of pgnals as may be prescribed by Sir-la answer to Pater's letter played an extremely of Tuesday 5th, re modern youth.
cart in this war? Russia's most exasperating recent
1. It is hoped to obtain hutsLIVES, EITHER FROM pared opium for which accusert the Governor in Council, and As for our frivolous behaviour, from Okinawa to accommodate DROWNING breach of faith, her announcerient Being 32 years of age, I consider hia youth and that of his father, First I will introduce myself.
OR AT THE was fined $350. may I point out to later that in 5,000 pupils.
shall keep such sigt ala hoisted HANDS OF PIRATES, WHEN that she could not withdraw her myself as one of those modern there was
A year's hard labour was in- until authorised by the Im A night school has been open- THE MOTOR FERRY pesert on Tam Cho Troops from northern Persia, al youuas. Also, having
a prototype
Tak for migration Officer to take them completed
of oured by the Sorial Welfare Conu-LAUNCH "MAN SANG" SANK [pusscasing two hand-grenades down. Remi-nude lady, which to useil which is planning to though all British and American 6 years war service. (5 vers
open NEAR SUNCHUEN EARLY on Feb, 20, Five other Chinese irant line oper:
*** equally obnoxious, erational service). maps have left the country wide
""The
The Atomic
further night schools in Govern- | SATURDAY MORNING, Age has begun
charged with the same esfence in the terins
of the tripartite and being the father of children, and the Atomic Bath has comment school buildings.
The ferry left all modern, I wish to say a few
Hoyuon for were released.
if so ordered by the Jamigration The Ti" delines In
to stay". This implies progress;
La Salle College. part of St. Canton on Friday evening. agreement.
AL Of four Chinese charged with Officer, archer or the up his our defence. scribes the development as the Your
progress correspondent mentione
she developed engine the unlawful possession of vessel at such place as may be of his "anost serious crisis since the war,"
also progress in so-panese noble elforts
to maintain cial life. We have noted the d Paul's College Hostel and they, to get a passing vessel to of ammunition and a 32 aut until the In migration Chicer School, trouble and tried, instepssful, & W. Revolver with 18 wounds ordered and abail remain there contact with the and while this probably over-
outer world dur- XN ing the occupation. What he did astrous effects of the atomic bomb Cheung Chait Government give her a low. The wind, sen matic pistol with six rounds of gives him permission to leave, states the case, it is obvious that
not mention was, that he being of making sure that such a terror tioned.
ad and surely one of the of
WEYS School are still being reifist-and rain grew worse ant af Jammunition and 55 rounds of neither Britain nor the United the older and snowdly wiser
ser does not reoccur, is by showing
4 a.m. she began to fournier, Mauser ammunition, two were, (3) Every such mester shall States can allow it to pass with generation failed to exercise the tolerance amongst not only differ
Some of the frightened pas-acquitted. Li Chung who plead when required to do an by the proper parental control over his
sengers jumped overbed. fed guilty was sentenced to two Immigration Cfficer:- And teach her enmmon daughter
Others gol onto junka which years imprisonment with hard: Admittelly the daughter
drew alongside, only to had that labour. Found guilty of poss
(a) produce all his ship's jeopardized the safety of Many people but that only emphasises
their rescuers were pirates, who sessing the revolver, Wong Thing
Docers, shot several when they tried to Sang WIN the tack of teaching
from wise
escape.
month hard labour. old parents. Many of the modern youth which Pater executed imilar hazardous even in the midst of the ere uy as Pater is no doubt aw
Pater also mentions of listening to Charlie Manthy and swing etc., duning the times that bomis were raining down. That surely
Matth
thicot protest. One
.al. vanced recently in explanation pl Russian policy, suggested that one of the treatest factors in the dif ficulties that have arisen was the failure of the U.S.S.R. to obtain a substantial rehabilitation on fruin Atetica. It is known that Stalin asked for su siderable magnitude and, ulfare) an amount roughly
refers Lusks
aware.
retences bly in the various Joseph's College, the D.B.S., Ja-12 m.
cent nations but alen in your vervi
home,
FELICITER JUVENIS,
WHAT IS TRUE ART! !
Sir.--"Plobe's" letter in to-dny's "Chino Mail is the most fantas- bie essay of contradictory assump- tions have ever read in your columns.
am asked why I assume that the aim of noetry is pure Philoso phy! What is true art but at- tempted Philosophy? Whether or nothing to condemn. for ti
not, a one of your correspondents folks of London and Malta also
is went to do, we label art "a cri- did that. Of course, the differ ticism of life." or "the mirror pra-1
-term of life we all can
but ont Southeartedness. Again, swing. and
other any of the names that folk call suck music those modern youths in the ser-
that requested, turned it down frigidly His recent speech in- dicated the consequences. Another Five-Year-Plan has bern ducer. The headed determinedly towards li- sufficiency. The resolute belief.
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Primary
Girl's Body Found In
Harbour
sentenced
to
18
A few did get away, however, Arrested by Lt. E. A. R. Syms and got ashore to the safety of and Sgt. J. J. Flack, A Troon, a village, Village guards Birow 44 R. M.Commandos, nt Fai O acorden round the beach, and on the night of Feb. 28, Trang after a brief exchange of thee, Loi was sentenced to two years) The body of a young
labor. Chinese managed to capture some of the bard
Lt. Syms Zaid woman was found floating in the pirates before the rest it away that when challenged, accnsrd harbour near Williamson's Wharf in the darkness,
was on the point of drawing his yesterday evening, and its condi- The surviving passengers pistol which was tucked in his tion was such as to lead the f'olice walked to Sheungping, where girdle.. The pistol was loatted to suspect she was murderel. they caught a.train for Canton. with eight rounds
The body, which now lies in the It is thought that the "Mantion.
been Sang" identifed, was that of a woman of and repair.
is not beyond salvage about 30 years of age.
She wore had bobbed hair.
piece of rupe was found tied round Fer left shoulder, while in the head, as well as several there was o small incised wound minor injuries.
Soviet Union nce was.. that it was chon zz. I thing: The observation of life as Mortuary and has not yet
in fact, that site is along in the Was broadcast for the benefit of Euternes, Hopkins, Philosophias a semi-European style dress an
not kept accupied by capitalist | condit
conditions however. I suggest
contradictions or external
war.
trou-
many
of her power, especially in the to all future occasions as ther who apprecinte modern poetry,
*
Age.
only
the
netic
Bresented
meam
PALESTINE
Jerusalem. Mar. 5. arrested
The Palestine Police last night A farther 19 suspected terrorists. including two women, in Jerusulem, bringing the total number of arrests yesterday to 47.-Reuter.
R.A.F. CHURCH OPENS
AT KAI TAK
GROUP CAPTAIN A, K. BORNER, A.F.C.. COMMAND. ING OFFICER, R.A.F. KAI TAK, READ THE LES. SON AT A SERVICE HELD ON SUNDAY TO OPEN THE STATION CHURCHI
5TÚu-
I.
of ammurj-
Accuser! was found not guilty of a charge of resisting arrest. Sgt. Flack testified that aceuge: struggled violently when he was arrested.
Money Market
Yesterday was
(2) Every euch master ball,
(b) furnish complete lists of the seamen and passengers on board
(e)
muster such seamen with his own and their identi- fication cars for inter- rogation and inspection,
(d) muster all passengers for
interrogation and inspec tion,
(e) report the presence of any stowaway or depoatee on board.
(4) Every per on so musicred shall truthfully Answer oll questions and inquiries, terding to establish his identity, nation. aliy, or occupation, put to him by the officer in charge of the examination rotwithstanding that
an integrated whole. At what ever points we mny diverge, the world, compelled to stand aber viers, who Incidentally were the ways be forced to
and Wrights of this life will al
agree upon this en feet, has been reinforced, to instruments of Paters salvation. fundamental. because it is an in-
Of course, if Pater is pot tegral part of art. gether with the conviction that
"Plebe," how- the stalwarts of the ever, would tell us. if we wish the Western world will attack referring
Vervices
no modern youth. It is her
to seek pure Philosophy, to look as soon as they are ready.ferent matter, and I sugest zonewhere particularly if the minds of Brithat he joins our now promoted
cise! Might I ask The body had apparently been him to tell me where? tain and the United States are fraternity of wise old ones. Such
in the water for from 10 to 15 My contention is that the Geor-hours
a hrette day the answer to any such question will gian
Philosophy, being concerned
for Chinese National currency, my tend to incriminate him, overnments
and the general feeling was one and any such person shall an severa with alxtractions. is not worth- wondering where the while. On the other hand, mo
of uncertainty.. Overnight the demacd disclose and produce to bles. One reason for the con- pension for all these old ones dern verse, has a broad approach
price for futures had dropped such office all dicuments in centration against the British hall be obtained.
and is therefore,
very near to
fourteen points, the market his possession tending to stablish Empire is, of course, because Bri. The course that I recommend being pure Philosophy.
opening nt H.K.$2.75 Pater tain is the weaker at the tent smoke his pior, if not too old as if I spoke for all." I have
is, sit quietly in his corner.
Accoriting to "Plebe" I speak
to his identity, ni ality cr ccca C.N.$1,000. This rate was She is been impoverished by the and rest contentedly in the know-re-read my letter, and I find that
thought to be good and buying id cumeats at a'l be admissible in pation. Altsch answers and America is still at the peak ledge that modern youth will rise I speak, an I intended, for a
forced it up to $2.87, but panic then set in and it fell to $2.60. evidence in any precerci gs under have in the ast. economic field, and has been apresentase of enforced hilarity modern verse as a whole without
After all the As my
Returning confidence observations
in the thig Ordinanc against the person peased where interests touch, and apparent irrisponsibility
afternoon restored it to $2.75 making, disclosing or producing as I was re- partisanship, and
at the close." in Korea. Stalin, in his peech, only
the same: Provided that nothing the sudden relaxing of
nuested by "Euterpe" to make
In spot transactions the mar in this section shall be construed said nothing of all this. He did, spring taal nerves.
this survey. I consider my viewa Squadron Leader Rev. W. T. up by Japanese Prisoners-of-War.
ket opened at $2.92, eighteen as rendering such answers or ANOTHER PATER. however, emphasise the way that
were justified, and I endorse them. Boyd, who comes from Northern Experienced tradesmen af Ne. Points below the previous day's documents inadmissible in any
resumably having for- Ireland, and was the Brst Church 5026 Airfeld Construction Western diplomacy vilified and
level, and closed at the same rate. other proceedi gs in which they gotten his trade against Philo of England chaplain to reach aron-art of the "Tiger Force" BACH AND BOOGIE under-estimated the U.S.S.R. he-
Gold registered another drop would otherwits be admissible. sonhy, tells us that he unprecintes Hong Kong after the surrender, originally intended for Okinawa of seven points on the previous fore its strength was shined in
Gray Sir-To-day "Pater, like many tempts to expound a grand philo-decoration and furnishing of the Officer J. This work at enlisted the help of airmen in the under the Elegy.
direction of Flying day. It opened strong at $499 6.-(1) Until the release of the der stress of conflict. It is others of, his generation, brought goby: But surely "Plebe." you being a large Nissen hut but applied their skill to making the forced it down to $182 at the person (other than a licensed D. Cornwall, have per tael, but a wave of selling vessel from examination no difficult, therefore, to understand up once more the old and by now do not wish to find philosophy in that Russia is to-day engaged in rather hackneyed "now when I
church a fine place of worship close.
Leading Not
Aircraftmen improving her strategic position was your
pilot or officers of the im Your correspondent takes exmark die special distinction due Smah and T. Warburton, both ling remained unchanged at $5 Revenue or Police Deperments, U.S. dollars and English Ster-migration, Harbour, Medical, wherever she thinks she can do sponsible for the havoc they have handen. If "Plebe" is conver, make the ranic books untidy if he making the church furniture. -tralian pounds dropped to $12.40 and persons in their vees!
thi be raes on to make us res contion to my selected example to a horse poet, and also it would carpenters, were responsible for without too much risk. But it is
and $16.70 respectively. wreuunt upon this world." a dangerous game. It is funda. Does he by any chance accuse sant with prosody, the music of had to squeeze himself into one studiar altar and lectern mentally had policy. It starts well, words just fail me. good musle or bad, one can rea- by far
of starting this war? If s the examle will be self-evident.pinee.
Corporal H. M. Dilks, Foreman
SHANGHAI MARKET person authorized there'o by an Wheter he considers It to be Quite frank, I regani Euirt as
of Tra
Traies, and LAC F. G. Lows,
Market reaction following the Immigration Officer) shall ap from false premises, and serves However if by havoc he refers to sonably expret criticism more pro-modern pocter published in your buildine and supervising of Chi the C.N.-U.S. exchange rate is vessel under inspection or told the finest example of brickinger, had a bant to the announcement of the fixing of preach within thirty yards of the to forfeit abroad all the support the damage done during this war from progressive opinion that and what he calls "bombing with found than airy dismissal, columns so far. By giving the
favourable, "Nostalgia." that need disciple
An ex-Bank clerk who is study- answer at the end the ooe; shows Russia built up during the o-bloodeurling regularity". I admit
any communica ion with such of relantic doctrine, rannot for a kindly consideration
Commodity prices have drop-vess I or with any person on ing for Holy Orders, Aircraftmanped, and public feeling is that board trend no seamed or mon war against-Fascism. If the that this generation played
fashion-other modern moes.
When
theant, act as Server during Haly fed to the market. conchision, Russia then, is effect, not done with the ultimate
am proud of this. for was this time it was considered
ratirize contemporary answer is given at the beginning: running of confirmation classes.
Communion and hela 10 the isolates herself. And the original of making
accept mi better this world a
Was the
Gold fened this morning at leave or attempt to leave such with caso place in
in fact clearing
The Commanding up the rongi"
tove sal or land or att mpt to land policy of Stalin, Roosevelt and
A short
and dropped Ulcer and C.N.$159.000 the title for the, non time age (at least 1 Churchill, which was, verbally at Resume of the old
has left behind."
metrien! section of "Nostalgias"
paper) one has to keep going
be proud of the result of this dollars were quoted.
much hard|G.N.$2,000, back to the beginning to find out combined effort an I have not yet had knowledge what the poem is about, wherens other's power and influence and awing, boogie-woogie sic. May of Burse who knew
work.
(3) Every passenger who care Rice stood stationary world together to improve the remind him that Bach, Brassicut verse: It is obvious that it right through to the end and anything in Nostalgia's quem one can read
C.N.$26,000 per picul.
ceals or atempts to cerccel bi presence living standards of all peoples, Beethoven and most of the other
en bad r falsely Our Own Correspondent. "No inlein". Ex masters of the classies were once
10 exception to the answer is there waiting for
rpres nts himself to be a seamon looked down proy
the rule of any experience. the same by
"Nostalgia" is a quadrupedal brond over what to do with the Centre this week will take place. one. One also does not have to The weekly talk at the Catholic
employed in the vrste shall be unce to orogressivethought.
answer when
deemed, wil the contrary is one has ft. for every- to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. instead PHILOSOPIMA. one knows what to do with of to-day as usual.
Three unemployed Chinese were proved, o have attempted to land Jenien.
arrested in possession of 14 blan-in ceniravetion of tubs:ction subject of
of the talk will be kets. two boxes of medicine, and(1) of this section. Therefore, may I say to Nustal-"A Surgeon's experiences during several overcants, on the Praya @ whether
gin, through the medium of your two great wars". This aspect of near Catchick his spare time wish Shakespeare,
Street yesterday Sir-May be the first to con paper: "Nostalgin, your noem is the medical profession not well-afternoon. She was riding on the pillion of Plato and Confucius? If so what gratulate "Nostalgia" on the an inspiration to night-thinking known to many and it will prove her brother's bicycle when thee the difference between that or tremendous significance of his people' everywhere and an answer interesting to hear of the dis-taking the articles from a godowntion of vessal used in navigation.
When questioned, they admitted military vehicle, driven by an Charlie Macarthy? He even eri- poem which will surely give him to wrong thinking people nearly coveries ui miracles of Surgery. in Kennedy Town. The articles Indian soldier, apparently awerved 'ticles his daughter for getting at once a place in the front rank everywhere. The good wishes of The Catholic Centre is at King' are belloved to be U.N.R.R.A. to minke a turn into Gascoigne some fun daring the war. Is it of modern poets. In fact. I think all horse lovers be with vau Building, 1st floor, and everybody property. The men wero detained | Rond, knocking the cyclists down. not a fact that a sense of humour he ought to be given two pinces to
PROFESSOR JOE.
welcome.
for further enquiries.
...
for the
in
nere workmen.
Aus.
: a
new phase proceeds to its logical Erent part in H. What's more eet the early thirties, in which reader which is notably incking IG. Dibbs, is the Chaplain's assistent long last stability has retura-passeng r under inspection may
s
generation
to
ir
we
Lo
might I suggest "Eena-published in your paper the Chaplain at Kai Tak may well (C.N.$150,000 at the close. Us. (withou' ...the permission of the
least, to accept the facts of each Pater Pots 4331 to condemn contribution?
is
cast to the winds,
their older generation: father-
A Chinese girl anme Fung Store is not telerauce one of the
of Prceived injuries to the back of principles of Civilisation?
the head when she was kicked
vehicle Nathan Rond shortly after o'clock yesterday evening.
down by a military
I wonder Pater ever listened
In to a Panch and Judy show or
hu shent every minute of
*
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