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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1947, i
BREATHES AGAIN Took The Floods Abating
Pearl River Magistrate
Refuses To
Coming Events Confiscate
June 201airy Farin, Ice & Cold Storage C Lid, ummual inect. Ing, 1 aan. June
Light 20- Samlakan Power Ch. (1022) Ltd., annual declared
&
"No, will not interfere with the livelihood of these people even if they did offend the law," Mr. W.. Lutimer էն Kowloon yesterday when
ou the 12.45 Walter Collins applied,
OIC Mong Kok JAL Speaker:, H.G.W. Wood. I instructions of Bund en "Courts in Old Shang- Police Station, for the confiscation hat."
meeting, nest.
June 26 Y Men's Chib,
June 27 El-Chint
of the Hors of six hawkers S.N. Cocharged with obstruction.
Lidl, and general meeting On this application being re-
noon
June 2«-15 K. Rope Mfg. Co. Lid,
anal mer litigt, doodl July t--1
Crawford Lid..
Erumal meeti
Prejde 15. rooli.
Share.
July - Penh "Tramways annual
meetest, woán.
peated when seven hawkers were arraignait before His Worship an a similar charge, Mr. Lulimer told them that "the next time we will start conscaling the goods. if you are not more careful,”
A fine of $20 was lupused on each,
Readers' Letters
Big Wave Bay Dangers
Me!
shak be pratef You will publish in your corres, pendence volumos, delay's of a babine incident at Big Wave Bay Saturday which very neatly Feulted in a tragerly.
the On the day in question. *** at Hir Wave Bay were Cruelly Jaly tord powerfu', us well. a remit
Expheion and y paskamer
Vater deep
1
Both
swallowing water. of these men were in shallow water at the time. as a warning to bathers who #se Big Wage Bay that no risks L'ALAT be taken there. Old re- sidents, and particularly those at Sheko will. I know, confirm my statement that this Bay has been the grene of tragedies, and near tragedies on many occa- stons,
trust this letter will serve
and
But Crisis Not
Yet Over
(From Reuters Special Correspondent)
Canton, June 23. Rice prices dropped sharply yesterday as Canton breathed more freely when the muddy flood waters of the Pearl River abated slightly and reports came in from outlying districts of Kwangtung Province that the floods are re- ceding elsewhere in the delta,
The crisis, however, is not over. Canton's main danger lies not in the local rains (though the steady average of one inch per day for the past 19 days is held responsible for most of the delta flooding), but from the possibility of un-, stoppable floods in the city itself should the dams on the West and North Rivers break and the waters from a 200,000-square mile drain- age area be released. The Pearl River delta
on
which Canton stands is formed by will deposited over thousands of years by the three great rivers of South
more than a million ncres of land flooded, with the resultaat ruination of crops.
that
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Goddess' Rings
Cheung Kap-hing, 34, Chinese unemployed
Tenancy Case Appeal Dismissed
Before the Full Court of Appeal, comprising Sir Henry Blackall, Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice T. J. Gould, at the Supreme Court yesterday, an appeal was brought by Ip Lee-hang, furni- ture maker, against the decision of Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Pulsne Judge).
were
male, was a very re 100.00 ligious man and fully
The premises, the subject of the ↑ some cases might lead to injustler, 100.00 believed in "signs"-or
appeal,
No, 190 Lockhart the Proclamation had to be inter- so he told the Police Road, Ground Floor.
preted as it stood. arrested 10.00 when he was
The appellant was represented | An order for menne profits at for the larceny of a pair by Mr. B. A, Bernacchl instructed the rate of $120 a month from by Mr. F. Zimmern, The Hon. July 1, 1940 to date, was made by 10. of gold earrings from the Mr. Leo d'Almada Castro. In the Chief Junties on the applica
structed by Mr. A. S. C. Coomber, tion of Mr. d'Almada. The Chief Goddess of Mercy at the appeared for the respondent, Chal Justice also maile an order that $86,16.Tin Hau Temple, Pakp-hing Sha Wan, Sai Kung, on June 21."
120.10
463,924.ad
Round-Up Of Beggars
appellant should quit and deliver who up possession of the premises on Mr. Justice Williams, heard an appeal by Choi against or before August 1.
Tri- a decision of the Tenancy watch the river water level with
According to Inspector J, Orem, búna! which refused his applica- fearful interest. Exceptionally
before prosecuted
Mr. Hon for the eviction of Ip, re- high tides help to contribute to who the danger of flooding. At Latimer at Kowloon yesterday, versed the Tribunal's decision.
Outlining the case for the ap- most parts of the Bund along accused told the detective that he
went to the temple to worship bellant, Mr. Bernacchi said that, the river'a edge, the water
As the result of a Police round- rises at high tide to within only and to pray for celestial aid as an agreement was entered into by the appellant with the respondent, five inches
under which he was granted an up during the week-end 25 beg- or lean of street he was 'down-and-out,"
while. he saw the eight months Lenancy agreement gars, excluding juvenilen, word level. In low-lying parts mo-| ter cars today were splashing earrings which the Goddess of in consideration of certain fairly brought before Mr. W.H. Latimer Mercy was wearing moving in his considerable repairs being carried at Kowloon yesterday. With the through uxle-deep.
direction and, assuming that was out. Mr., Bernacchi enid that exception of a life-banishes, they an answer to his prayers, he took such agreements were quite com- were ordered to be expelled from them and sold them to a gold-mon in Hong Kong at the present the Colony. smith in Shanghai Street,
time, where there had been wide- The life banishce, with a pre-
of properly vious This came to light as the resuit spread devastation of a report made to the Sal Kung through bomulag and booting.
An Agreement Pollen by the temple keeper, a
The farmers of Lik Kao vil-]
some China-the lage, on Honam Island.
eight miles from Canton, told
Correspondent Reuters they would be lucky if they were able to salvage 10 per cent of their crops.
East, West and North rivers, The delta and is, ut most, only n fast or two above normal at level. Great arens are, in fact, below high tide level and ne protected against foundation
fra normal tides by dykes and
walls.
many
Walchow Hard Hit
Shameen In Danger The former foreign conces sion of Shameen-built on an island which, was once a sand-
pit has been in danger fer three tys. At each high tide
After
were to
conviction for house- breaking and one for unlawful possession, was sentenced to one month's hard labour und recom mended for re.banishment.
the river aller flows back-
woman rinted Ko Klu, aged 61, It had been agreed between the wards through the drainage who said that the earrings had parties that if. at the end of
The same sentence was meted In the city of Walchow on channels of the island and been stolen and that she suspected eight months, they could not come the East River even feet of minor flooding han occurred. In Chinese who asked her that to terms, the tourney
Bh-year-old female, a The troubles of Canton and water is reported.
50-year-old male, and another 40. Chinese People wishing to approach the same day whether the carrings terminate. Meanwhile, the Land out on
lord and Tenant Proclamation the Peart River delta al the
numerous British Consulate-General (in were of real gold. newspapers tell of
of year-old female who, in reply to psea»tu! time are caused by floating corpsen--both human the centre-and lower part of Inquiries made by Detective was passed and the question
their coming to terma did at the additional charge of breach of three calamitles happening and livestock In this area, the island) at high-tide hours Chu Ming led to the arrest of arise, as far as rent went, the the expulsion.order made against simultaneously exceptionally which has till now hefy el tropical rainstorms, worst hit in the province.
been the have had to wade through two accused in Sai Kung, and his only rent allowed by law being them between March and Jupe
or three inches of water. which lave lasted for
subsequent testimony of faith" that of 1941. Mr. Bernacchi sub- this year, clafmeil that they were day, quality heavy
Hundreds of homeless people Old-timers who remember to the Police. When charged, mitted that if the agreement came forced to return on account of the rainfalln
should floods in the interior, are said to be maroqned on hills the 1915 flood polit to the flag- Cheung admitted frankly: "I have within the Proclamatios.
A woman beggar with three submitted that the interpretation is dificult and barzardous be grounds' which carrles a copper | steul,” cause of the floods.
ring showing the flood level of
the Colony, described by Inspec. Cheung was sentenced to three of the agreement should be that young children and husband in tor Orem as "one of the moat Food is scarce and UNRRA- that year. and remind new-months' imprisonment with the tenant should, in consideration
of the repairs which he CNHRA relief measures are começa that parts of Shameen labour.
effected, occupy the premises on persistent beggars in the Colony
tenancy. also hampered by the flooding were then under eight feet of
eight-month
M. of the pro-war breed," was sen- which has brought communica- water and that people went to
Bernacchi further aid that the fenced to one month's imprison- tions
sum of money spent on such re- standstill work-if indeed any work was
pairs WAS
to equivalent eight throughout almost the whole possible-in sampans. of Kwangtung Province.
monthat rent.
the excep-
c. For-in-aw, #fufr
should also like to take and although only this opportunity of thanking time, was the many men who did all they at the doppled vary by a rapid steres. | could to try to get to my sister- throughout the whole hipter- and rooftops, Rescue work is staff in the British Consulate no money to spend, I have to be protected. Mr. Bernacchi also sion of huge breakers and thrinlaw, and particularly to the
and drainage archs of drawn out to n by the underbuch who so pluckily
leekwash.
three great rivers and Por-
quickly made their way around Innately he kept cont and re-
the racks fo render her assist-tionally high tiles, n'is that she must leat le sferurth and, after retain r Over 201 hour. luckily Brown out
euron or
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exhausted
Condition on the rocks several Joindred yards from Big Wave Eay at the Fenst of Mr. Baker's house, She just had
MBAY
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Still In Spate Now the worst. Lides are over atut one dange; is removed, But| the divers still continue in spate two Betaling is general in the sudorise of Canton and through-
she was ance when
washed shore. To the
tal Young Army doctor, whose adine cannot remembert who did uch to help and to the young Army men. Baker Keith Francis, of hope 1 correct in the names) I should
und
am
put the whole delta area.
Bright sunshine and its
to
2 near
at
In Canton today long queues of hepple line up for rice CNRRA cheap-meal, restaurants.
like to express my sincere appre-skies throughout yesterday help-Repter. elation of their efforts.
What
hard
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BROTHEL IN A HÜT
had
Replying on behalf of the res pondent, Mr. d'Almada xald that
Was not
more ap
ment.
CASTLE PEAK ACCIDENT
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The UNRRA-CNRRA organ- isations are coping with relief measures for the destitute and
An unnumbered wooden hut in he did not think that any piece of Neftricat
The wreckage of the new strength to crawl
homeless to the best of their Kwong Ming Street which was legislation gave rise to higher up the meks to safely
ability. Some 2,000 tons of used as
n brothel last Saturday peals than the Landlord and Ten- Dodge taxi, No. T4940 of the New although "bully bruised and cut.
ed to add to the growing con-
He submittel Taxi Company, which crashed rice have been allocated to feed A. J, W. B.
Crop Ruined
night was. ordered fidence of Canton's citizens that
by Mr. ant Preclamation.
over a precipice along the Castle In addition to my sister-in-
Canton, June 22.. those driven from their homes A.mada at Central yesterday to that the agreement did not com lex's miraculeris upeaz,
the worst was over. Rice prices two
TO BE WED
promised to be a in the delta ures where, accord-be demolished by the Public within the Proclamation and that Penk Road on Sunday has not yet a tenant who entered into such an been retrieved, The Buivago mer wire caught in the name
dropped sharply the city--a bumper rice crop lies in ruin. ing to reliable estimates, many Works Department. sur barumeter of restored op- UNRRA
protected. gangs were on holiday yesterday #greement predicament but managed to
observers who havej villages now le under sever to The order was made on the There was nothing in the agree owing to
Boat the Dragon The forthcoming wedding of timism. Also themselves,
two
flown qver, the flooded! areas ten feet of water.
application of Inspector Hment to show that the repairs Festival, but it is understood that other men had to assisted Ricardo Carlos Tavares. Assis-
But if the Canton public are
CH- Shipping in the delta has been Brownrigg when the keeper, Yip should be regarded as rent, al the necessary operations to haul manager of Bosco Cor. happier. the engineers firm The, water, one after be tant
and within the past few days
the wreckage from its present itog ble over and hitting a puration, and Miss Josephine technicians of the Pearl River timate that some sixty to seven-greatly curtailed by the floods. Lam, 57, widow, failed to answer though, by common law, the ap Board and their ty per cent of the Canton delta Not only is navigation difficult, the-charge for keeping a brothel pellant might be termed a tenant. Buckett Medical Conservancy of the zubmerged rack and another by¦ Kon,
Aubmitted position some 50 feet below the UNIRA advisers are still tense Arat harvest rice crop is a total but there is hazard to shipping in the hut in question. Her ball r. d'Almada further fete kuneked over by breakers Centre. Canton, is announced.
from irate farmers who shoot of $250 was estreated."
that tenancy came within the roadway will be started today. and watchful,
Proclamation only where thers For weeks past, rain in tor- with rifles at passing vessels be- The sluice gates of the enor
was a preuniary rent. descended cause they fear that the bow mous Lupao Dam. 70 miles rential storms has
Interpretation Of above the city, are the main upon the delta and the cache wave and wash created by the
break down their Appearing before Mr. W.H.
Proclamation bastion of Canton's safety,ment area of the three great ships will
Latimer with a bandaged head In dismissing the appeat with Abured and neglected by the rivers at the mouth of which frail dykes.-Reuter.
Fung Tat, 20, was remanded for costs. the Chief Justice said that Japanese through all the years these rains have descended with Canton stands. In recent days:
48 hours in Police custody on a there was nothing in the "gres of occupation, the gates HOW
Wong Yuen, 30, carpenter, had charge of burglory, He was ment which provided for pecun- have to bear a strain far great-ever-increasing-force-and-the
rivera have rlsen to flood his ball of $30 estreated by Mr. alleged to have entered the home lary rent and as a result. It di er than normal. Experts Say
Latimer at Kowloon yesterday of Mr. J.P. Inglis at 7 Ho Man not come within the Proclamatina,
Concurring, that the conditions at present
Mr. Justice Gould when he failed to answer Tin Road, Arst flour, on June 17 existing are the worst for 30
charge of conveying 10 letters and to have stolen personal bead that although decisions yencs.
Into the Colony at 12.30 p.m. on longings to the total value of June 21.
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MEN'S LEATHER SHOES Made in England $19.50
"BOOTT" HUCK TOWELS
'CANNON' WASHCLOTHS
$2.50
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AMERICAN FLORAL PRINT HANKIES .75 CALIFORNIAN SWIMSUITS JUICE AND CORDIAL GLASSES
PALMOLIVE SOAP
COLGATE TOOTHPASTE
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dimensions.
Great areas of Kwangtung: Province, of which Canton the capital, now lie under Temporary Dam Engineers worked all winter
Farmers who hailed water. to repair and strengthen the the early rains with unqualified approval now shake angry fists Lupao Dum against possible
at the lowering skies. Boods this summer, but the
Canton city Raulf is threaten- work was not completed ined by the food-water. Low-ly time. A temporary dam, de- signed to act as a weir, whicning, sprawling along the edge was built this spring, has held of the Pearl River and spread- back the flow of water and eased ing onto adjacent fslands, the the strain on the gates. The city remembers the dianstrous fiorda now surge some 16 fret foods of 1915 and fears a re- The
above the top of the wail of this coffer dùm, but there la littic danger if there is no fur ther alu and the waters recede 'sherily an expected'.
of water:
petition..
$362.
Dragon Boat Race
Kennedy Town
At
Imperial Edict of 3,000 years ago to search for the body of Wat Yun, honest statesman who drowned himself in disgust when a lethargic Emperor did not listen to his pleas for reform, was faithfully observed in Hong Kong yester- day, when four Dragon boats joined in the symbolic search.
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Already houses in suburban areas of the city have had to tlal suburb of Saikwan many be evacuated. In the residen- But if there should be more homes are inundated by water to a depth of two or three feel. heavy rain up-country and the waters, remain at their present
Dama Holding
The spirit of Wat Yun was, were greeted with resounding level, thus preventing essential Fears are entertained lest apparently not at ease, and it plaudits from the spectatora repair of the temporary dam, the water floods into the Sal- was possibly also angry, for an which was added to by the fir there then would be real danger kwan power plant, main source overcast sky threatened at any ing of a long string of fire- of damage or perhaps complete of Canton's electricity supply. moment to spoil the Dragon crackers-an Inseparable accom- destruction of the sluies "gate Canton's only
bulwark Boat marathon, the key event | paniment to any celebration, structure by the increased force against. flood and devastation of the day. However, the fes- The stalwart rowers
amiled are the numerous dykes and tiye spirit of his admirues pre- blandlý In acknowledgement. If the gates go, nothing dame built in the last thirty valled, and long before the race The sky then darkened, thres- short of a miracle can save years along the courses of the started, the Chung Sing Bath- teningly. The time of grace was Canton from Inundation: The West and North Rivers. Toing Pavilion af Kennedy Town, up for enjoyment of the event; engineers are keeping their, date, most of these stili hold, the starting point of the race, and long before all the crowde Angers crossed and hope that Near-panic hit the city last was crowded with something managed to leave the pavilion a their unfinished work will hold. Thursday, evening on receipt of like 2,000 spectatora, among heavy downpour marooned pros Much suffering is. reported a rumour, that the great dams whom were a urge number of ple in the pavilion or in the from the East River and delta built by tho. Pearl River Con- Europeans and Service person- streets for the next hour. arean, where floods reach to the servancy. Board at Lopao had nel; and when the race was on, The Flood Relief Fund bene- house
enves in many villagea. broken. This rumour was soon some followed the rowers in fited substantially from the No-accurate
nasessment of squashed de UNRRA observers motor boate.
event, for the entire admission damage caused can yet he ob- flying over the area, in low- The ruce, went off on sched-fee of $2 a person' was con- tained, but Kwangtung Provin- altitude aircraft. reparted that ule shortly after two o'clock, triluted to the Fund, and dial Government authorities es- the flood waters were still a first two boate at a time, and though an exact count has not. timate that several hundred good two feet below the danger then in the final events all been available, "a conservative people have been killed, at légut; lovel.
four boats participated.
fatimate places the number .400,000 rendered homeleta andi Today, - 'in Canton
The winners in the final event. Well over twą thousand people.
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