RE-UNION OF FAMILIES
Govt. Sino-British Club
A Brains Trust will be the feature at the next meeting of the Sino-British Club tomorrow at St. John's Hall. The time of the meeting has been changed to 5.30 p.m.,
as it is thoughit will that this
by more con- venient for visitors, and after the usual coffee and cakes the Brain Trust will endeavour to answer written questions.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1946.
Plan To Overcome
Passage Problem
Government has for some time been much con-
cerned over the problem of reuniting families Indo-China
the members of which have been separated in
many cases for long periods during the war'
and by reason of the post-war lack of trans Rice For China
portation still remain separated.
Shanghai, Aug. 19.
of
The Government announced to- Every effort has been made both by this Govern-
ment and by the Colonial Office to ensure that day that an agreement has been maximum shipping space be made available to reached with the French economic
mission for the importation returning families and in the case of those 50,000 tons of rice from families who were in Australia the problem china during the has in the main been solved by the recent this year.
Indo- intter half of
The Government also announces available for the purpose by the Common-hat Authority, with Mayor Wu as wealth Government.
chairman, to end the congestion in cost of loading and unloading-- Our Own Correspondent.
voyage of M.V. "Duntroon" which was made the institution of a Port of Shang-
S.R.C.'S PETITION
Shanghai, Aug. 19.
Mr. Cornell Franklin, Chair- man of the Shanghai Race Club, today petitioned the Mayor, Mr. K. C. Wu, to_re move the ban' on racing in Shangat, pointing out the tremendous benefits accrultip to charity in the past through the Race Club'e donations.
Mr. Franklin's petition was supported by 27 local charit able organisations which had formerly bencfted from the Race Club's bounty-Reuter
Family Ration Cards Abused
Fortune-Teller Case Dismissed
Holding that a case had not been proved against him, the Magistrate, Mr. W. H. Latimer, at Kowloon Court yesterday dismissed Pak Wan- kiu, fortune-teller in practice under the sign of "lu Fu" Ho Tung Buildng, who had been charged with having tricked a client of $2,050: It was alleged that accused had obtained $3,250 from a 17-year- old girl to speculate with on the promise that her luck was about to take a turn for the better and sho could expect a tenfold return speculating in Chinese National currency.
The cross-examination of de- fendant continued yesterday after- noon when the police officer pro Sub-Insp.
Andrews,
P.Cs. Slashed With Razor Blade
Medien ovidence that a police constable had been treated for three razor-cuts, two of them an lesser arterica and had caused inch deep, that hud severed the The lack of any safe-secuting, guard toward abuse by asked him if he thought he had, him a loss of blood equivalent to In spite of all the efforts time by fast airmail ay that port facilities and to reduce the the general public in the' any right to operate under the about 200 cc. was given at Kow- pseudonym of "Iu Fu" and if he icon Court before Mr. Horace present system of issu-thought himself in the sume class; Lo yesterday when committal ing family ration cards with Iu Fu (The Father of Fish- proceedings were heard against by the Ration Controlers, a sage from Chinese folklore Chan Suk-yim, 17, Hoklo, charged with malicious wound- was commented upon by cience and the patron delty of for- ing.
Mr. tune tellers). Magistrate,
fortune
pink
made
to recure adequate ship the accommodation there is
Colonin! Office may allot passages accordingly,
Control To Go
FLOUR CARGO CONFISCATED
who was
noted for his
was your
the
eninis-
Accused, who was committed to stand his trial at the Crim- inal Sessions, was charged with having slashed two policemen with a razor blade in Hankow Road during the evening of Aug. 7, successfully effecting Iris escape after arrest for pick- pocketing,
The Brains Trust will be made up of the following mom- hers; Colonel 11. Whilcombe. R.E., Mr. Mn Man Fai, Mr T. R. Rowell. Director of Eduen tion, Miss Nicoll, F.A.N.Y., Dr. Arthur Won, Professor Lo Kunstill a large number of appli Wai and Major Weld Question cants waiting for passages Manter).
The Sino-British Club, fem-the United Kingdom and it will
In the case of men whose ed with the abject of promoting he some time before passages
can be provided for them all. wives are no longer living and
An order for confiscation was the friendship and understanding
"Yes," replied At the end of May the Col-who wish to apply for passage issued by the Magistrate, Mr.W.HW. H. Latimer, at Kow- teller, smiling all over, "I do between Chinese and British, is unfal Office was asked to take for their children now in the Latimer, at Kowloon Court yeu- loon Court yesterday think so." rapidly becoming an accustomed the total length of time during United Kingdom, Individual coll-terday in respect of 2,000 catties
previous fornightly event for many which husbands and wives and sideration will be given to each of four, a cargo seized by the when he dismissed with "Have you had any ple interested in international been separated between Sept. 1. case. Such applicants need not
a warning a waitress, Li business experience in CN.C.?" "Yes, In Canton as well as in relations and in meeting other 1939 nud the present time as the fill in the form referred to aboro Police at Tai O on August.12.
Two boatmen, LI Chun-tak and Yin-long, 27, charged Hong Kong." people. The Chib is open for pote criterion for determining but should write to the Secre- Ng Chuen, were warned against a
"What membership anyone who the relative priority of wives tariat giving all relevant details.
occupation repetition of the offence when with having presented a
in C.N.C.?___ On his way to the Kowloon wishes 14 join. a nominal
applying for passage allocations Children for whom passages are they appeared on a charge of at-card at a rice-rationing when you dealt charge being
Hospital for treatment for his made to cover!
"That of a fortune-teller." in the United Kingdom. A re-required will then be placed in tempted export of a rationed com-store that was inaccur-
is not pri- slashed arm, one of the "So your business running expenses, 33 for 87-1 cent telegram from the Secre- whatever priority categorymodity.
stables. Li Ming-cheung, proximately six weeks.
ate in material particu-marily fortune-telling?" tary of State for the Colonies seems most appropriate.
.Sub-Insp. Askew, prosecuting, the Brains Questions for
"I'm afraid I cognised the accused, it Mr. Latimer: indicates that while every effort
not the lars. accused were It should be noted that these, sald that Trust tomorrow should be sent has been made to implement this
stated, while awaiting a bus in of tho flour but the Sub-Insp. MacVey said that can't permit that line of cross-
It would be equi-Salisbury Road and arrested in to Captain V. Ross, Educa-policy, various difficulties have arrangements apply only to pas-owners
defendant had her ration card examination. tion Officer, 1.Q, Land Forces, Hong Kong or may be handed arisen which make it preferable sages under the control of the crew of the boat on which it was
of the obtained for her hy relatives and valent to questioning anyone's him again with the help of an- Ministry of Transport and al- to have been taken out that the task of sorting the aplotted. in the case of Hong Kong. Colony. They had told the pollee, that it mentioned a family of right to speculate on the exchange other constable. in before the meeting but not
Evidence was given by the plications and allotting priori-
She had drawn rations, if he was not earning his living
(PCC later than 5 p.m.
other police constable ties should be taken over by the by the Colonial Office. Applica- the owner was away in Chinese four.
Under further cross-examina-1117) that he saw accused pick- Government and dealt with on tions for passages for wives and Territory where he was contact- five times on this card, although that way
Service personnel ing farmers with a view to the she was living alone at
a drunken the basis of information supplied families of
Austin Road, 2nd floor. This tion by the Magistrate, defendant ing the pocket of
received American sailor in Hankow by the husbands concerned. This should be made in the usual way sale of the flour.
through the Service concerned.
state of affairs had come to the said that he had only will accordingly be done.
It is to be expected that Govern-
attention of the Rice Control, $1,200 from the girl with which Road on the night of Aug. 2 to speculate and as the market
and had arrested him, Accused ment control over passages wil
who had informed the Police.
he had not resisted and he summoned an- gradually be lifted and there is
was unfavourabic,
other constable, with whose help in addition a certain amount of
bought C.N.C.
After returning from Canton, he overpowered him. of a type that was very common he said, he heard from his wife at the moment and was happen- that the girl had come to claim ing all over the Colony. Tickets the money and was accompanied were issued by the Rice Control by a "lan tsai" (a person with an
Warder Goes To Prison
A Portuguese warder, Geo- verzino Viana, 39, was linee $260 or two months' hard
labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon K. at the Central Magistracy yesterday for conveying 1 prisoner's letter out of Stanley Prinon on Aug. 16.
Sub-Inspector Roper, Stanley Prison, in evidence sald that during a surprise raid at the main gate of the Prison necused and two other officers were searched.
of
700 Waiting
It appears that at the present time Home 700 applicants are awaiting passages in the Unit-uncontrolled British and foreign the limited shipping available Kingdom, port to this Colony. ed Kingdom and that in view of shipping on which pasanges may he available from a United these passengers are likely to be brought forward gradually and in small numbers.
It is requested that all men who know that their wives and families have applied to the Col- onial Office for passages or who prison | wish to apply for, passages on behalf of their wives should fill in a form, copies of which can obtained from the Chief Clerk, Colonial Secretariat, and return it when filled in to that Offee. This should be done as early as possible.
A letter in Chinese was found in the lining of accused's uni-be form cap.
Accused stated that he did I know that the letter was inside the fining, us the cap had been missing for several days. fle had already reported this to Sub-inspector Mutton.
PAINT SCRAPER SENTENCED
Mak Kam. 24. paint scraper, was charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon K. C. at the Centrul Magistracy yesterday with at-
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Macao's War
tempted larceny from the per- On Vice
son and common assault on P. K. Pavri at Wyndham Street on Sunday. Accused
Macao, Aug. 18.
For demanding $30 from a Chinese woman, Chan Siu-ying, stating that he belonged to a "cret society," Kwok Chu, 24, coolic, was sentenced monthe hard labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon K. C. at the Central Magistracy yesterday
to three
Readers' Letters
Ferry Strike
Sie. The ferry strike drags on, and the motor-boat owners grow daily
Each more prosperous. person who crosses the harbour is compelled to contribute his share towards the enrichment of a small bond of profiteers.
Service Goods
Sir. Can anyone through th medium of your paper shed any light on a subject that has been a constant source of irritation to me.
some
these
they
118,
Lai Kwon-wing, a representa tive of the Rice Control, said that the case at issue was one
1
to one member of a family and aggressive manner.) had inscribed on them the names
of the other
members. When
one or more members of thef family left the Colony, no effort I was usually made to inform the Rice Control of the fact. Under the system, there appeared
Wedding Walenn-Stykes
A colourful military wedding to took place at St. John's Cathedral
be no way to safeguard against yesterday afternoon, when Miss Patricia Stykes of the-FANY be- this abuse.
the In dismissing defendant, Mr. came bride of Major J. did not walenn, M.C. Headquarters, Land Latimer said that he wish to make an example of her Forces. The Army Chaplain, Rev. where many people were getting G. Hatt-Lipscombe officiated at the
away with the same offence but ceremony. would be dealt with
the
con-
re- Was
He then noticed that the palm
tion for Arst
of his hand was, bleeding and went to the Wator Police Sta- aid treatment, leaving the other constable to bring accused to the station.
Police Constable Li gave evidence that after the first con- atable had left, accused started struggling again and he had to cleach him round the neck to retain hold. He then began to feel faint and noticed that his Was bleeding profusely. Accused then wrenched himself away, he stated, and made good
arm
bis escape.
on
If one cares to walk through of the side streets of Hong It is high time Government ex-
Kong, you will find pavement As applications are received they will be sorted into the vari-tended price control to the charge stalls. ad infinitum, which peddle
The bride, who wore a white JUNKMASTERS clothing and shoes. a large per- that she ous priority categories and lists by motor-boats for the harbour don't suppose most of the
centage of which is property of severely if she came up again on georgette gown with white head sent to the trip, names will be
dress of lace, was given away by FINED boats use more than $1 or $1.59 H, M. Government as issued to the same offence.
Lieut. Col. F.G. W. Axworthy. Comdr. Ryder, the Marine United Kingdom from time to
of fuel per trip. They charge 50 the Services.
fined The duties of best man were un-Magistrate, yesterday An cents for each passenger.
Being in the Services, and at average of, say, twenty pouse times having difficulty in obtain which is yet being in course of dertaken by Captain N.F. Tietjin three-junkmasters $100 each or of the Royal Artillery. HQ in default 3 weeks imprison- gers per trip at 50 cents is $10,
Ing
through the Government's due consideration. articles Thirty proper channels. I
Mr. M. A. Lee's comment was while Miss 1. Stobart was how wonder for a one-way crossing.
ment. for carrying passengera conserva- crossings a day-at a
get into these purely speculative and that his bridesmaid.
without a licence. these commodities get tive estimate-menns $300 income bands and fin
11 in case
Following the ceremony, a re- do reticence when challenged. i Gn-
Lai Yau of the cargo hoat a single day. in
Expenses are han
happen to be legally procured, equivocally manifested by lacking ception was held at Anny Head-
517v had
123 passengers surely only a rather small fraction why are they allowed to charge of support of good faith and re-quarters, Land Forces, Kennedy board; Ng Ka-man of the motor of that total.
four and five times their real aponsibility and that his emancipa Road. The happy couple will spend How long will Government pet-value. As efforts are being made tion as was published your Issue
Among the guests. at the wedd- Shing of the motor junk M68H Wiping out of illegal pros-mit the public to be vicinised? to stamp out profiteering, surely of the Tath. bisa dindur se their honeymoon at Repulse Bay Junk M179H had 77; and Yan
opialon
The Police withdrew a similar a dollar a day a blind eye to this racket, whieh which yielded to unthinkable, ing were the Acting G.O.C., Bri had 204.
Colonel titution is being energetically underpal worker to be other the people concerned cannot turn representation of public carried out side by side with for crossing the harbour to work is literally carried out openly. mischief it it was not timely cor- gadier P. L. Lindsay,
charge against Kwok Sau-kan, 'Forbes. Major Welch, Major rected.
J. TONG. opium suppression in Macao.
Gaskell, Lieut. Col. Wright, Col- Coxswain of the steamlaunch onel Stables, Major R.S. Schofield, "Sal Wu" which was taking the Lieut. Col. Evil, Major Shiv Dyall last named junk in tow. Sub- Inspectors Wheeler, Brown and Singh, Col. Clarke, Lieut. Col. Sir,--I shall esteem it a great Hellings, Lt. Col. Walters, Major Stepanoff conducted the prosecu-
Kite, Major favour if you or any of your, J.B.
Showes-Cox, tion. Tenders could kindly furnish me Major Crombie, Capt. with the words of that never Major Furlong, Lieut. Col. For ARRIVALS AND
Col. Price, -tango guson, Lleut.
Miss DEPARTURES Hilda Whalen, Miss Molly Dawson, CORAY. Lieut. Col Reynolds, Major
Cough and Capt. and Denholm.
ndditionally WAY
chared with a breach of the Deportation Orders.
Mr. P. K. Pavri, in evidence zaid that when with his wife and daughter in Queen's Road Central his wife noticed C- eused following her. Later, his wife shouted that someone had touched her. He caught hold of
accused who put up a struggle and broke loost. Accused again
followed him.
and returning to Kowloon, a fares, means less to Addition Forty one women of easy life add
bus were rounded up at the Reclama- food for himself and his under.
on Ground last night and taken nourished family. into Police custody.
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I trust action will be taken by The Reclamation Ground is the Government, without further the venue of hundreds of plea- delay, to enforce a minimum fare sure seckers. A sort of fair. it of 20 cents, or at the most 25 is a place of usual jaunt of both cents, for the trin
harbour. military and civilians after sun
set.
across
Sir:
CURIOUS.
Moratorium
憫
"Jealousy"
I fully endorse the opinion of the pen name "Want ing-to-be-confirmed" article as the appearing in your issue dated the 17th. inst. in respect to the pro- To-day Socialism is being in-
posed lifting of a moratorium to be forgotten
"Jealousy." transactions All sorts of vendors of troduced into Great Britain. The
house controlling Tater OD the way home, accused threw a brick at him bagatelle can be found, some Colonies should follow the good bought and sold during occupation, which missed. A Chinese de-diaplaying their chattels on the example of the Home Government.
Down with all proteers! tective took necune into cus-ground to the dim light of a kerosene lamp; others, using tody.
acetylene bulbs, try and turn Accused in the witness box night into day. Side by side stated that complainant caught there are quacks and fortune- hold of him and assaulted him,
shows. and monkey tellers Accused was discharged On the charge of attempted Iar-
ceny and convicted on the other last night did a good job. charges.
of 12
A total Hentence month' hard labour was im- | posed,
Obituary
Capt. H. Kandby
LITTLE MAN.
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H.K. RESIDENTS IN THE "NELLORE"
Sir,--Both Government and the Farther afield...where there | populace seem to be exceptionally is obscurity, there the Police quiescent about the strike among
A number of Hong Kong residents returned to the the Star and Yaumati Forries'
Colony on Sunday in the Eastern and Aus- tralian liner "Nellore." Most of them had em- barked at Sydney but some joined the ship at Melbourne.
LIBEL CASE
ADJOURNED
workers. The continued non- ser- vice has caused losses of millions of dollars Both
and CK"
managements ployees obviously have stuck to thejr own positions by disregard-
Passengers who disembarked in Hong Kong ate:---
Burton,
A
Mrs.
Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel over the week-end · included Capt. I, Grifiths, D. Cordon, JM, Jarvis, E, Younger, J. Eley, A. II. Downa, T. V. Bewick, W. O, Miller, It, May. Capt. D. F. Rakes- well, G. C, Bugden, J. Viotch, I, J. Chappel Pleknall, E. T. Huxias, F. R. H. R. B. Dinek. If, 0. Gowlit, E, J. Chu, A. M. Chittenden, Mrs. | Mive Trawler, Frank 21icka, Geo, Illier, Capt. R, B. Preus, I. N, Kuo. II, Y. Macao, Aug. 19,
Lv, Lt, and Hes, D, A. Sherman, Y. », The Health Authorities have Wong, John Z, Bycfp. Capi, W. D.
CERTIFICATES ESSENTIAL
ficate of inoculation
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Departures included W, J. frown, C, Capia, R. P. Bond, A. Clemo
taken drastic steps in dealing Tucker, R, E. Parham, G, C. Bilina, with incoming passengers, from N., Santos, J. U. Bloser, P. farol Hong Kong and Canton. Those wl. T. Manlindale, W. L. Band. J. T. K. Clchrist, Capt, P. J, Goutlere, arriving without a valid certi- Cart. F. P. Gardner, J. L. Ling, W. Againat n, Davis, Capt. D, W. Gederbara, Wm. are not 9, infert, L., 1, Merritt, A. M. Creigh
lan, M, W, Shaver, L., E. Tunn, Mr. The Nellore" also carried through passengers to cholera and small-box
allowed to disembark.
and Misu Xavier and Mr. and Mrs, P. 8, The case against J. Austin, ing the pubile good. The former Shanghai.
This has proved a blow, too. allas Leung Chung-yue, charged
friends has
and shareholders
From
Melbourne:--Mrs. G. shipping companies and as a re- with demanding $2,000 from Li among the influential ruling clique Government to do expect
Brown (Chartered Bank), Miss Jyult one ship which was on the. A China Const veteran whose Chung-po and threatening to and
G. Brown, Miss L. G. Brown, J. M. Canton-Macao run has now been Kapke, C. 8. Ofenn. 3. W. Lone and publish a libel against. Li, was their duty as did the old day ship was in Hong Kong whe
From Sydney:-Victor Bauk Pearson (Shell Qi Co.L. Mrs. L. placed on the Canton-WuchowP... Michiel. K. H. Lan, Capt. WA the Pacific war broke out but again adjourned by Mr. H. G. financial magnates. They have who sailed her safely to Ran-Sheldon K. C. at the Central not quite realised that this War ham, Albert E. Castro, Stanley, F. Knight, Mrs. G. Lo and Mr. J. line-Our Own Correspondent. Magistracy yesterday. at the must have proved that no selfish Chung Lun (manager of T. Cowan Gittins (of Lo and Lo), Misa S. . goon and Calcutta, died in request of the Crown Counsel, forever.
few can hope to exploit the masses Co.), Mrs. Martha De Wit Road, Hugh P. Lim, Mrs. N. Rit- (K.P.M. Line), Leo Dinberline chie (wife of Inspector Hitchle.. Shanghai last week.
Mero startling was the news (Grimble & Co.). George Evans, II.K. Polica) and Miss G. Ritchie.
Gil- and W
W. Burke and R. Richards ment was that the Crown had Life Evening Post on August 18. christ (Government Stores
Club cattleman). ne free prosecutor.
Rose Landau It headlined that General Youngpartment), Mrs. Mr. M. A. da Silva, appear-Hu has been asked by the Ferry
of Mr. Emil Landau, owner hu were: Mrs. N. E. Grossett, the Chinese gunboat Manling, Long, T. B. Loach, Mrs. C. Blynes. the Pacific war started. Capting for the defence, again made werkers for final decision. For of the Parision Grill), Hugh Mc Mrs. G. L. Munro-Smith, Master which went aground on a reef Mr. and Mr. T, Z. Yang and Mrs, D.
an application for reduction of days reports have come that the Lead. Mrs. Winifred Stephens. D. B..
Master A. H. hail, which was granted. strikers got their pay and rations. (wife of Sergeant Stephens R.N.X. M. B. Murro-Smith, Master B. R. near Pratas Island,
Police) political organization.
and Master Terrence Accused was released on ball from
Paris, Aug. 19. Munro-Smith, Mr. A. Sokol, Mrs. ported that salvage work will not They
Jan Smuts, Bouth of $1,500.
were it is alleged. given Stephens, Mrs. Margaret Sullivan 3. Sekel, Miss L. Tiloy, Mrs, C. The undertaken owing to the extent UNRRA belief funds, rice and wife of Inspector Sullivan H.K. He, Miss 8. Hu, Master T. Hu.
Two rocks flavo pierced the African Prime Minister, arrived Mr. E. C. S. Brooks kept a
flour; Government control of ail Police), Miss Elizabeth Sullivan Mr. W. P. Liu, Miss E. M. Dad- watching brief on behalf of the public utilities aromi to be the only, and Master Colln Sullivan, John, don, Mr. R. Colman, Mre gunboat's keel and the ship's here in his own York plane today complainant;
measure that will solve the Parish, Lt-Car. M. Barman, Lt Braddock, Master, F. Braddock, compartments are flooded. Found to head the Bouth African de- The case was adjourned to
question.
Cdr. R. Burnett and Com-Gor. A. Master R. Braddock, I-Comdr. Jed by surf, the Manling has allegation to the peace conference Thursday.
Paris-Router. Y. H.
Laws (of the Fleet Mail Offies). Skinner and Miss F. Bonghalt. ready started to break up.
He was Capt. Haakon Rand- by, who had been serving on the Conat, mainly with the China When Merchants, since 1908.
Randby wns in command of the B. and S. ship Tsinan.
A "talkle" film. "Out of Chaus" will be shown at the Hong Kong Rotary Club's luncheon today at the Glouces- tor Hotel, Top Floor, at 12.45 p.m.
Mr. R. S. Smith.
De
GUNBOAT BREAKING UP
D. Tucker, R., M. Zosa, J. Steozer, A. Laureano. F. Rads. Commander' Galpin, Mr. and Mrs, L. D. Perhander, Y. F, Nee, B/Ldr, H. G. Brooking, M. Kran, M. Loveday, A. W. Mackensie, W. 11. Tanner, Mn, K. A. Cooks, D. E. Bale, S, Berenson, J. D, Mobbs, A.
The reason for the adjourn; } published in the vernacular. "Now ! Mrs. Annie M. George, John (Jockey Passengers to Shang has carried out an examination of lard, M. R. Efron, H. Apate, Capt. C.
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A Royal Naval salvage expert at, Buchanan, Mr. and Mrs. G. Culle
of the damage.
Buchanan,
and has re-
General