THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1946.
BRITISH COUNCIL'S
COUNCIL'S PART IN
Defence Orders To Stay
FRIENDSHIP WITH CHINA
The work of the British Council in China was des- cribed in an informative talk given over ZBW last night-by-Mr. R.-E. Lawry, Shanghai re- presentative of the Council.
Mr. Lawry ni
"When geluk ene what I nu doing Nowadays, I reply. Tam in the Britian Couaril, Oli rolly, they say, how in 14 trolit An Ordinance to give perman-treating? And then, after
pruar. What exactly does - Britis
1: ent effect to amendments made to
Counell da?" various Ordinances by certain De-. and to make fence Regulations provision for the continuance in .force of certain Defence Regula-
'Int
Today there tions for a limited period, was
are no longer any remote rantres. Mos given its Brst reading at Legis-dern setence, has brought the ulian lative Council yesterday,
Rensons for the retention of these Regulations may briefly be summarised as follows:-
So Fr her for a few minutes this evening to tell you; very briefly, whn: the Counell stands for, and something of its activities in Chinn,
me
put it in way
closely together that the Mon-in-the-street realises Uni he, in a very meat sense, equally a neirhloer, with the pension of very near and very latent countries
Į "Professor P.-M. Roxby, the Re- presentative, in his wider academic and
the savanta A1 social relations with people of Chinn, in building up these. foundations, as the same time offering a new and bronder scope for Council acti vities By visiting and lecturing in uni- versities and other institutions through- out the country the Representative's work Is more than an exchange of knowledge:
it in a donatration of the interest of
the British people to learn more of this country on the far side of the globe.
"Through the Shanghat office of the Caunell there flows n stendy stream of
thansands of books, mangashes and four
wals to gentren of Chinese academie and standent
And, vice versa. many
"It is the ordinary relations-not-polks and pubileations of China's export
in whilently. The seiences and the hu- manities, are channelled through tical non-economia-between' peoples
that Council untily a British Universitie that are essential to any civilisation: nul was for the purpose of making the fe and thought of Britalu ture widely libraries, kuwa abroad that the British Council was inaugurated by His Majesty's Gav-"
remont in 1935.
(a) Defence Salvage Regula- tions, 1939. Under these Regula- tions it is an offence to conduct the salvage operations without prior consent of the Governar. "In view of a number of wrecks in
"The Reich Panel believe this the the Harbour this is still required.
(b) Prison Rules Amendment and skilful devekumont, of pops. lay reultural relations ent, in a revis Regulations, 1940. The rules pro-procul Basis, promote international under- vide for additional remission for taroline, Triendship and penée, males and for remission applying to short terms of imprisonment whereas previously remission did of less to sentences not apply than two years. This was intre- duced to relieve the congestion at
BÁN ÂM BÀN ĐÃ CHO Puil, which Stanley Prison which is again holy quration under Hoval -Charter, overcrowded.
d towing its funds from a starí vntal hy
T
form, therefore, perks not only in par
1ray Pritan to other rugstring, but ose entries cher vountides to portray them- Selvom ta Britsin.
1
Schools Helped
"Exhibitinus cod British phatnernnis have been held-and more will be held--- in Chunking, Nankinr. ether eftirn,
**Gramaphotin
Priping
nud
Failed To
Notify Smallpox
went to call for
Readers' Letters
Sl
Enough!
Repairs To Premises Sir, Recently several notices
enjoy reading the have been served to landlords by "China Mail" every morning in- a Senior Health Inspector callingcluding your interesting corres- upon the landlord to repair or [pondence columns, but recently
been renew certain items of building there has
nothing in this construction in respect of his pro- | section but a continual moan perty-Of-the repairs which must from_C.R.'s_regarding_the_recent. be carried out are the renewing | ban from the "Gloucester" Hotel. of the metal smoke Hood con- I would like to say its all very nected to the fireplace; all tiles distressing but it is also in the passage-way and the boring to read these very chil. dilapidated portions of the floor dish comments day after day, surface in the main room. The why don't the O.R's forget it! and total cost of work and material go to the "Hong Kong" Hotel in- is approximately $185.
stend and leave the "Readers Letters" to more interesting This rate is certainly a reason-
topics.
very
BORED. RŃ.
**
or three
attracted
A Health Inspector, Yu Hing-man, inspectable one, considering the amount ing houses in the West-of labour and the official figures ern district on Tuesday, 100 per cent above 1941. In 1941 for essential commodities being
Harrison Forman Sir, The discovered a child suf- it cost $3 to renew one of the
name of Harrison fering from smallpox at kitchen
whereas Forman should be familiar with smoke-hoods, First Street, nowadays it costs $25). What I us Hongkongites. Two No. 114,
am driving at is that the land-months prior to the Pearl Har- first floor.
broadcast in this lord is still receiving for the bour, Forman Ne instructed the child's particular fat its 1941 rate of Colony telling us that we were father, Yuen Hing, that smalipex rental, Le. $80 per month. Look ostriches in face of imminent cases should be treated in hosing at the matter in its proper danger." His speech pital and to make a report to the perspective, it may mean nothing special attacks from those grass- Health Department. As Mr. Yu more than an exploitation of the widowers who wished to impress recurit And musienl
an ambulance,
their departed wives in Australia landlord. scores are presented to libraries, unive-Yuen disappeared with the child.
or other parts of the world that silis, or main rocities
Yuen was later arrested and the While I appreciate the fact that
they, "the husbands" did not child sent to Queen Mary Hos-house rental should be stabilised want to see their beloved better- pital.
at its 1941 level, it is suggested halves exiled. He was called all Brought before Mr. H. G. Shel-that it would be more reasonable kinds of names not usually grant- don K.C. at the Central Magis if such notices for repair were ed to a gentleman. In the long tracy yesterday, Yuen was fined
addressed to the landlord and run he was right. He himself left $200 or three mouths' hard la-
principal tenant jointly bour for failing to give informa- they will share the responsibility fore the Japanese invasion.
so that Hong Kong only a few days be- tion concerning amallpox.
for the expenditure.
With Robert Ward and a Chin- cse scholar still persecuted by his Government for his de- mocratic views, Harrison Forman was one of the very few Ameri- 'cans who helped to build what is note known as the China De- mocratic League. In those days
"In order to assist in the rehnbillantimi war-torn Chinese universiti, ATV thansande of ununein' worth of scientific already been importul From Iritin, and more is an the way ont from Britain, With Interand communi- Peutiann in quch an uncalled stats at pre- font, the distribution (rani Shanebal of all 1344 material ennanly be geseriband as a continual brudebut
Exchange System
**Perluas the most jetportant of al the Councils airītion in the exchange Cut perronyset between the stage
Britain. Jn ander to make available 10 Briti of Chan the best produc's
Crown
C.K.C.
Opposes Film Review Low Bail
The
drive his
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(c) The Examination of Mas-Pres
“The overemia arranisation riva a mania. ters and Mates Amendment Ré-
inner to foreign universitions, ach sly, and gulations, 1941. These were ori Kastophile victims, by providne 25aff. ginally made at suggestion of the funds or materiel; and maintalus numere Secretary of State to conform British Institutes in forein rapitala with the practice in the United her gilim. These Institutes enthorht and Peperienes in art, medicins. strted by British men and waren vehis eneineerīnu, economies-in Ines in every
story of a man whose Japanese peace ambassadors oc- Kingdom. Further amendments ie not un chases and betures,conerizable drid of human, ondemner-n
mind is so twisted by the love of cupied big rooms in the Peninsula have been made in the United at oneerts, exhibitions: rte. howing number of distinguished vitara, univer Kingdom and the Harbour Mas- whole eras-rection of British Efe and nity betures, and peat radonte students
Opposition to the lowering of forbidden jewels that he will Hotel and were in constant touch are sent to Britain every year on seksler-
Chinese leaders, mostly bail in respect of tivo Chinese murder one woman and slowly with fer is contemplating comprehen-th,
"The Council's activities, through one in posenzéhshins provided by the
Tary remain far one, two sive revision" of the Schedule, to
constables charged with having drive another mad; the story of Japan and German educated and or other of flưng channels, sro to Ne Conril.
accepted and Imbibe a fluent know-
bribe from $1,000 to a young and beautiful wife with influential, for a separate peace the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, found in mynd, exstri«, and routert hajnoge penta,
amounting to China's surrender. renewed with the burned after intern-wel-m-gelling-| £500 was voiced by Mr. R. S. the terrible memory of a night 1899 when he ascertains full x new b
te and understand British ham
Smith Assistant Crown Soifcitor. of murder in a Victorian terrace Opponents of defeatism, mostly of fent of these amendments.
countrips of Europe, Work has been ex-
and matoms muil methods of thepebt and tendest in the Empire and in progrensing
at Kowloon Court yesterday on house-this is "Gaslight," now at the intelligensia class, were de. () The Hong Kong Defence
| netion, They receive post-graduate tol rapidly in the Colantes,
the ground that there have re-the King's. Charles Boyer plays pressed and down-hearted. Regulations, etc. (Collection and
many countries the supply of Brition at vniversities, hospitalk anal so on.
cently been too many cases of de- the part of a man of passion who Forman, Ward and the per- During their stay, each of them takes Proof) Regulatioris, 1941. These hos en periodicals, learned, tech
fendants "buying themselves out) Lomething of Chinn to Britain: Their pro
is yet sufficiently callous to secuted and forgotten Chinese provide the machinery whereby niel and morers, to libraries, aufversi-
senro at home helps to make peants more on a small bai!.' les and bools, in one of the most im
touch with these intel- wife got in China-conscimus, And on their return Defence Regulations collected in a
Mr. Smith pointed out that bail systematically portant of the Council's functions, Books priated in convenient form by the Gover-and Bustrated brochures,
Any brick to Chinna knowledge
should not be reduced beyond amad merely as a means to mislectual leaders one by one, en- continue the and understanding of Britain and the
sum substantial errough to ensure end.-As, the wife, Ingrid Berg-couraging them to dor's authority are admissible in Earth and more than twenty other lun
war, There was then an outery Britimla Devil evidence. One
but is indispensable to in- defendant's reappearance at the mann has the difficult task of re- such
are published nu introductions to collection,USTOFA,
ternational good wili and progress,
movement" continuation of many aspects of British He, and thought,
proceedings presenting a woman constantly for a "De Gaulle appeared in 1941 and it may be Articles and rorular feetures haut Bei
"A the xume Lime, adhering to our
Chungking adhere to necessary to issue another, Lish British life are made available keynote of reciprocity, the Counelf places against them and contended that fighting against the fear of mad-should
British tunchers and lecturers in Chinese a police constable would prefer ness: she completely embraces capitulation. An organisation and to foreign newspapers and periodicata,
schools and calleres, in the hope that paying $500 to the chances of re-the part and the result is an ima newspaper sprang out. The they will not only help to futerpret Brceiving a gaol, term.
Kuomintang's Central News re- Joseph lain to China, but also gain an inzicht
Chungking, that Into China and the Chinese people that
was made by Mr. S. Ng Quinn Cotton, as the emotionless Scot-pudiated, from
there was ever such an organisation the mwing will enable them Linin
on the ground that defendantsland Yard man, who finally saves company of Sino-Bellish Bridge-baliders,
had already been in custody her sanity, is a vast improvement as the Democratic League. That refutation made many silent. Still "During the last few days there han
a George Sanders playing
members who been a dramatic Instance in Hong Kong month and the charge against on
them of accepting 13 bribe of similar role in "The Lodger," and there were some $2,000 in Chinese National Cur-Dame May Whitty is perfect as never stopped paying attention to rency-was not serious enough to an interfering old busybody. The this new political machine.
Back in China, Harrison For- merit a long prison term.
young English actress, Angela Defendants are charged with Lansbury, is the maid one might man wrote observations that the having accepted the bribe to let almost begin to suspect-certain-Communists were
better gover- PRSS a quantity of dutiable ¦
nors than the bigwigs. He was ly she is not as prima and proper Chinese spirit being brought in from over the Chinese border inte as a Victorian household would blacklisted and considered persona
non grata, "Yesterday at dawn, I stood on Kal Kowloon.
Mr. Smith contended normally expect,
Hong Kong's pro-Soviet journal Tak sireld watching a Dakota aeroplane that third defendant in the case, The scene is set first in Italy did not print Forman's protest at take off and fly westwards to Britain. In
a Chinese woman charged with
Son Francisco conference. that plane, specially chartered jpr. having paid the bribe, should be and then in a gloomy house in the occasion, was # party of 17" professora" and students on their way to take up scholarships, in British Univertliles this moment I speak to you tonight, the plane is either in Karachi or Bying further west high over the Indian Ocean.
Deaf Mute Sentenced
Scope In China
"Overseas tours are undertaken by well known British theatrical companies, such nu Suller's Wells Ballet and the Old Vic Company; and the Comelle Francaise and ather foreign companies are brought over,
perform in Britain,
"British exhibitions of photorapha, paintings and craftsmanship have been
most of the
An unusual scene was Wit nessed at the Central Magistracy yesterday when a deaf and dumb Chinese, Ching Chung-chuen, many parts of the world, includ 31, was sentenced to six months' in Corate, America, Russia, China, hard labour by Mr. George She Sweden, Portuan, Turkey, and for stealing $300 from a passen- the Latin American countries, In
Magic way British musle ia brotight to ger on a tramcar.
the tintinn of foreign musicians and arffences, and the remarkable growth of interest in our music abroad during the
or few
Ja year's largely due to the Consell,
"So much for a brief general pieturo of the aims and work of the
British Cecil, although I far from being complete. Now, what of the work in Chirat
Miss Li Yh-wah, of the Hip Yan College, acted as interpre
defendant ter, and
pleaded guilty to the charge.
Defendant. who had several previous convictions, was commended for banishment.
"Out here the Counell I still in infancy, and fur this reason and also bea
use of the unsettled condition of the country, the scope of the work in greatly
(restricted,
of this international erchange scheme, On the Emprees of Australia, travelline enstwarda, wol A party of five British Counell personnel on their way out to Join the Chian alaff-amlinssadors of sin. cere goodwill and Triendahls from the
people of Britain to the people of Chira,
Deep Issue
The
A
towards the Persian Gulf, Inevitably there is a good deal of commercial and
popular interest in this fight; it is the
Hong
first post-war air charter from Kong to Britain: It fo, as far as I know, "the"frt-time"that" an heroplane has been chartered to fly half way around the cipline with International exchange party of professors and students: If they arrive in England on schedule, 4 days.
Application for lowering of bail pression of real terror.
2
the
a
he may be called
or anti-Democratic
9, Thornton Hereafter London-Number held to heavier bail as she was not a New Territories resident, Square, Atmosphere, so vital to a Trotskyist but traded from over, the barder. picture of this nature, is con- rogue by those who say what the This was overruled by the Magis veyed by dwelling upon trate, Mr. Horace Lo, who allow-flickering of gas Jamps, the hope ed bail of $50, after pointing that lessly ornate Victorian furniture, in and upon the perspective of a defendant had already been custody a month.
staircase. Hearing of the case will con- tinue on Oct. 31.---
RECORD RECITAL
...."Gaslight" has been so long in
Kremlin says. Meanwhile those who speak the language of the Kuomintang will continue to blacklist him as an undesirable element for being too Anglo- American, too liberal in his view- point-
GARAGE THEFT During the early morning of Wednesday, the garage of Dr. J. W. Anderson, at St. George's
"During the war, the Council in China "Apartment, was ransacked-of two was matnly concerned-with-the exchange. indicaters, a wind screen, a rent knewidze between scientific and other
the "Coming Shortly' stage that But it is now high time for flecting mirror and a padlock learned bodies. Profeswar Joseph Nerdi
one began to doubt whether it those who plan for the defence. from hia motor car.
fnm, who was then the Nepremtative in
would ever actually arrive, but of liberalism and bills of rights The culprit, Ng Kau, was ar. China, was remarkably stressful in this
The gramophone recital to be it has finally come to the King's to appreciate men of Format's rested later in the day and was itse of work. His tears in the hinter1am told that they will break the speed Innd. frequently to the remotest parts of months' hard F China, were sentenced to nine
récord from Hong Kong to England for held at the Forces Education to prove itself well worth waiting | calibre. It is a pity to see Lon- of immense morale
a plane of this size and type....a num-Centre on Friday at 8.p.m. will for:
don and Washington supporting a labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon K.C. value during the war, as well ne in the ber of really worth-while precedents will include:-Symphony No. 1, Bee- A complete contrast is "To the regime whose aim is the negation at the Central Magistracy yester-tour-term sense of rebuilding some of day. Detective Sub-Inspector the Ladly haltered bridizes of goodwill
To the British Council in Chatin, how.thoven; Til Eulenspiegel, Richard shares of Tripoli," now at the of liberty and free institutions. Weeks prosecuted.
between China and Britain,
ever, the unificance of this flight in Strauss; Petrouschka, Stravinsky, Queen's. This a rather better type If they do not change in time, permeated with even deeper and more Civilians as well as service per- of flag waving extravaganza with another Munich may have to permanent farver-lans To exciting sonnel are invited to attend and U.S. Marine training and loyalty come.. than speed recorda-lastes concerned with
Randolph are advised to bring a coat, since, exploited, to the full, Ideals such n International understand- ing, friendship and peace,“
Statement On Land Sales In Council
be created:
H.K. MAILS The Postmaster-General an- nounces that all air mails to
Latest air mails received are:
as usual, the recital will be held Scott, Maureen O'Hara and John in the open air.
Payne are the stars.
Attorney-General On Hawkers Bill
JOHN F. LEE,
FLOUR WITHOUT
AN OWNER During a routine search on the s.8 Foo Shing, 100,000 pounds of flour, packed in 1,000, sacks, were found without. an
owner.
Revenue Officer Humphrica
Elaborating on the objects and reasons for the Or-applied for a confiscation order dinance to amend the Hawkers Ordinance before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at 1935, the Hon. Mr. G. C. Strickland, Acting the Central Magistracy yester-
day. The application www-- -Attorney General said at yesterday's Legisla
granted.
Mr.
tive Council that unlicensed hawkers of food- The value of the flour was stuff were a source of danger to public health approximately $30,000. and traffic.
H.K. BANK DIRECTORS
Terms of sale of Crown Land are expected to be Hong Kong are now complete.
communicated to applicants in the very near future, stated the Acting Colonial Secretary, from London, dated Oct. 18; the Hon Mr. R. R. Todd, in reply to a question New York, Oct. 16; Montreal, Oct. 17; Sydney, Oct. 19; in Legislative Council yesterday.
Auckland, Oct. 17; Cairo, Oct. The Hon. Mr. R. D. Gillespie position of Crown Land but it 16; Johannesburg, Oct. 10: had asked:"[ Government is anticipated that terms will be Colombo, Oct. 19; Calcutta, Oct. aware that the delay in recom- communicated to applicants in 20; Singapore, Oct. 20.
Surface mail from the United mencing the disposition of the very near future.
"Government is not aware of Kingdom Crown Land by auction or by
has been received private treaty is seriously re- the occurrence of any serious dated Sept. 10, but there is still tarding building development in retardation of building develop some mail outstanding between
Strickland also suggested joining streets. Such action the Colony; and will Government ment by reason of the fact that Aug. 17 and Sept. 10. Surface that the Urban Council should did not remove the threat to slate its future policy with the disposition of Crown Land mail is complete from Canada regard to Crown Lands suitable has not yet been resumed, but up to Sept. 18; from U.S.A. not put into effect any by-law public health.
Mr. S. II. Dodwell has rejnin- for building sites?"
Wanchai Market is fully alive to the particular Sept. 28; Sydney, Sept. 24; until about 15 days after ap-
ed the Board of Directors of the proval of the Legislative Council Mr. Todd replied:-"The dis- importance at the present time Auckland, Sept. 14.
so that full publicity and warn-Market. were still empty and ing Corporation. Mr. F.A. Pollock The stalls in the Wanchai Hong Kong and Shanghal Bank- position of Crown Land by of making Crown lends available: auction or by private treaty with the least possible delay and
ARRIVALS AND
ing could be given..
because of hawkers, stallholders has also joined the Board, while was suspended during the period inconvenience to applicants."
preferred to sell in public places, the Hon. Mr. D. F. Landale has re- DEPARTURES of the British Military Adminis-
The bill was rend for the first signed his seat on leaving the tration, which ended on April ▾
Latest arrivals at the Peninsula, Hotel
time.
Colony. then Chau Shek-ming, who was on include D. W. Philips, Dr. P. Muts 30, 1946, and has since
Ordinances, one to been the subject of correspon- the previous day sentenced to 12 Nardone, à,
Ullies, Driz. C. M. L. dence with the Secretary of years hard labour and 12 strokes Ellott, A. E. Laaman, Mr. and Mrs. of the cane for robbing Mr. R. S. M. o. Elliott, C. B. Endacot, Misses ¡State.
Lacking the guidance of any Smith, Assistant Crown Solicitor, s. v. and M. 3. Clark and Major G.
FALCONET and Miss J, V. Lopes, was again land sales for over four years sentenced to three years by Sir Government has necessarily had Henry Blackall Chief Justice, at include, Mr. M. and Miss D. H. J. Latent departures from the Peninsula to give careful consideration to the. Criminal Sessions yesterday McCaw Mr and Mrs. G. R. Row the rates of premia and Crown for possession of a revolver. The, M. Lorina, W. T. Gregor, H. V. rentals which should be charged sentences were ordered to run Drown, A. F. Rundell, B. West, and on the 'resumption of the dis- concurrently.
G. Prost;
...
Another suggestion was that the greatest care be given in the selection of officers to whom the powers of Beizure or con- Two fiscation of the wares of un- amend temporarily the Pawn- licensed hawkers were to be brokers Ordinance 1930 and the
WIVES LIST given.
other to amend the Factories The following have been added Mr. Strickland also pointed and Workshops Ordinance 1937 to the wives' priority list:-2B- out that Queen's Road East was were read a third time and be- Isabella, Stratton, 127A-Mairi kera and constituted a danger to at one time crowded with haw- came law.
McLaren, 149C - Elleen Vera traffic. The police had succeed- elected unofficial member of the Wren, 211A Barbara Plekin The Hon, M. M. Watson, newly | Monks, 195A-Florence Maud
ed in clearing the road of haw- Council, took his seat for the Fotheringham and "278L-Laura kers but had gone to. ad- first time.
Mary Denise Dalziel.: