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TALK ON BURMA Over ZBW this evening, a short talk to 'to be given, by. Commander Trevor Glenny, R.N. (Ret.) who has just He arrived from 'Rangoon. had an interview with Aung San shortly before the assassination of several mem. bers of the Executive Council: His talk will be entitled "Burma Commentary" and is timed for 8.13 p.m.
the
SUMMONS AGAINST
KOWLOON
DAIRY
Committal proceedings opened before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at, Central yesterday in the case of Henry Ahwee (alias Henry Chan) of the Kow- looh Dalry, summoned with contravening price control regulations by selling butter, anned milk, apples and oranges above.the control price.
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July 26-Arrival of Sir Alexander Grantham, Kol Tak, 3 pm; Queen's Pier,.45 p.miz Chamber, 0,30 p.m.
July 25-Hong Kong Football Club Annual General Meeting, 0 p.m.
Coming Events
July 28-Hong Kong Football Association Annual General Meeting, 5.30 p.m. July 28-KRA Meeting, S.
Andrews Church Hall, Subject:Home-Building."
August 2-Douglas SS. Co. Ltd. August 7-HK & Kowloon Wharf
Annual meeting; 11 jan.
Godown Co. Ltd. annual mcoting, noon., August Inaugural meeting of
HK. Council of Women, YWCA, Duddell St.5.15, pm. August 12—HK & S'hai Hoteis
annual meeting, noon.
Personalia
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THE CONSIDERATIONS WHICH GOVERNED OFFICIAL VIEWS ON THE EXTENT AND EXERCISE OF THE FRANCHISE. FOR HONG KONG'S MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ARE DISCUSSED IN A MEMORANDUM DRAWN UP BY MR. T. M.- HAZLERIGG, PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AP- PROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
Mr. Pitman, of S.T.L., appear- Inspector Goodwin told the Mr. Hazlerigg points out it is by no means unlikely that In the population of the Coa third of the present Chinese cubic's or bol-space of this sorted for the prosecution while Mr. court that Inspector Walls hand. "holding" probably F. Zimmern was for the defenceed him a file of bills of the Jony there is a lack of homo-† inhabitants have become re➡his
The bills in geneity in either race or nation- | aldents only since the re-ve- amounts to about one-fortieth and Mr d'Almada Remedios Kowloon Dairy.
held a watching brief for Mor- the files, had been checked allty, there is a tendency for cupation of the Colony.
of the fibor space of the house.
ris Wong.
against the control price list.) racial groups to congregate In The civilan population of Registration
Opening his case, Mr. Pitman Considerable overchargos were specific areas, the sub-division | British race and nationallty was Many workers of the carry- of tenementa makes housing 6,684 in 1981, It is impossible ing-coolie class, of whom there told the court that Inspector noticed on many items. tonditions unique, there is.
The total overcharges amount- now to give even an approx! are thousanda, live in coolie Goodwin of CNRRA came to the
houses high degree of literacy, par- mate figure. The numbers in odging
or in fina price control office of S.T.1, and ed to $18.900.13 A chart of the ticularly among females, and crease steadily as those who weather. make their homes on lodged a complaint regarding overcharge was made under his finally much of the population were repatriated return to the the pavements under verandahs, excessive charges by the Kow-direction,
Peninsula Hotel arrivals Hearing was adjourned to This state of affairs, coupled loon Dairy
Wednesday included Sir L. Later, ho brought various August 18. – duration of the individual's In 1931 the Indian civiliar with the fundamentally tran
Andrew Common, Miss J.A. Com- stay in the Colony being in- community comprised 3,476 stent-nature of the population, flies and papers to the office to
mon, C.Y. Chen, C.C.R. Shekury, fluenced by the conditions pre-persons, including a large num-due to the contiguity of China, substantiate his complaint.
Mr. and Mrs. Tiong Chul.glong, valling in Chins.
ber of police officers. Today, it to which reference has been summons were taken out against RESPONSIBLE
Ahweo, alla Henry
Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee, L. Moore, probably comprises not more made in paragraph of this Henry
Ralph G. Balley, H.B. McDowell. than 500 to 800 persons but memorandum, nad with the ab- Chan, and the Kowloon Dalry, IN A WAY
the
A. Britt, J'Forbes, J.B.P. Byrne members of the Indian com Hunce (and probable impractiLtd. for contravention of
and J.L. Campbell. Cancellation of Д junk'a numily regard it as likely that cability of any system of in- Price Control regulations.
9/I. Walls stated that on Heença was recommended the 1931 Agure may again be dividual registration similar to April 30 at about 3 p.m. by Marine Magistrato
hy Peninsula Hotel departures or Nell Gar- Wednesday included Cell Wilson, reached in the not very distant National Registration in
when he was Mr. and Mrs. BL. Meyer, L. du Owing to the fact that there future.
United Kingdom, operates to virtue of a warrant (produced land yesterday has been no cerisus since 1931,
prosecutor Silva, C. Fletcher, E.T. McMullen, to make it practically impossible in court) he went to the office told by the Police to the displacement of the nor-
to devise any form of electoral of the Howloon Dairy where he there were seven previous con- Mr. W. Keylard, Captain The local Portuguese (ke. mal population during the war those born in Hong Kong. registration for the peripatetic saw Mr. Henry Ahwea. Ahwoc victions registered against the Mrs. J. Moench. and to the influx of Chinese Macso
тоянов of the people which handed him a file of bills which craft. or China) numbered,
the The master of the junk, who Passengers who left by the since 1937, it is well-nigh im- 3,198 in 1931 and it seems like would not open the door to referred to dealings of possible to obtain any reason-ly that there has been little personation on an extensive company, and Walls subsequent. was charged with carrying 15, CPA plane for Manila yesterday ably clear picture as to the
ly handed the files of bills to In- excess passengers, pleaded he included: Mr. Stanton, Mr. "Tso number of the Colony's inhable change since that date.
It is. therefore, regarded as spector Goodwin, an investiga- was not responsible for the pre- Jam, Mr. Wong Cat-yien, Mr. H.F. It must be emphasised that
tious convictions as he charter-Daswant and Mr. Stone. the local Portugese, of all the essential to link eligibility antor attached to CNRRA.
elector -An
DSI Clifford Pope, fold the ed the craft from the ownera property Inhabitants of the Colony, are ownership or householder quali Court that on May 9 he went only a month ago, the most permanent element and fication, with the alternative of to the offices of the Kowloon Turning down the plea, the Hong Kong as their home. have the highest claim to regard liability for jury service or the Dairy where he saw the deten- Magistrate sald the junk was He was nevertheless responsible in a At the last census only 837 statutory exemption therefrom, dani Henry Chan, which at the time of the re- persons were returned as Eura No other satisfactory method of accompanied by Inspector Good way, and he imposed the maxi-
The warrant was thown mum fine of $200 or two months Disturbed by the loss of occupation WAR 600,000 has already reached a Eurasians
estimated at sinns. The majority of the local identifying the electors presents win.
to the defendant and by virtue hard labour.
wristwatch, valued at $300, on were enumerated", figure of between 1,000,000 and among the Chinese.
Trade Union Nominees of that warrant Pope seized, n Sub-Inspector Tate prosecut. July 18 and of two elgarette. lighters and another wristwatch, 1,500,000.. THis figure is very
In 1931 the residents of 21 dif- In this connection the nomina- number of account books of the cd for, the Police.
valued at $400, two nights later, much in excess of that of the forent non-British "European" tion of members of the Coun- company. These were all hund-
HKVDC ORDERS.
Lí. K.G. Hickling of HMS population enumerated at the races
(including Americans) cl by representative bodles in- ed to Inspector Goodwin,
"Flycatcher," Kal Tak, decided to Orders by Lt. Col. H. Owen-keep a look-out for the thief. 1931 census (849,751), but it numbered 1,074 of whom the cluding the Trade Unions should cannot be said that there in any larger race groups (excluding prove of great value as offering
Hughes, Acting Commandant. At about 3.45 am, on July 22,*** definite evidence supporting those recently classed as enemy the means of ass ring repre-
H.K.V.D.C., Order No. 26/47, Julyhle vigil was awarded by the s 24, 1947. this. The congestion resultant aliens) were 324 American, 3 sentation for those of the work Readers' Letters on the widespread devastation Dutch, 227 French, 127 Rus-x cases who do not possess
Hong Kong. Services Rifle Asso.sight of Chan Kam, 19, entering
the Officers Mess, His of residential property may well sions and 124 Spaniards.
The C.B.S.
ciation: Practice Shoots will be eanse the illusion of a greatly
held on Saturday, July 20 and and himself caught hold of the There are many districts, catluns which would entitle increased population.
Sir-It was with great interest Sunday, July 27. Launch timing prowler and, at Du.m., honded For the purpose of this particularly in the most densely them to registration as electora.
As there is no existing elec-ad pleasure that I read in your Jordy July 20; Queen's Plain over to the Kowloon City | populated urban areas, where memorandum it seems desir- virtually the whole population tara! few, it will be necessary British School has seventy vacan. loon Dep. 1445, for
esteemed paper that the Central cutters; Star Ferry StopKov
Dop
for East Fier, Stone Police.
Questioned, Cham admitted the able, where direct evidence to is Chinese, ·
to enact the whole body of legis cica for pupils respective of their Stonecutters; East Pler, Stonecus brought a Chinese detective to an
Pier, Fast
two previous larcentes the contrary is not avaliable, to
lation covering the registration adhere to the figures of the
of voters, the conduct of elec-naflobally. This is a step in the ters Return 1030, for Star Ferry annumbered hut at Nga Tsin Wal 1931 cenas.
tions (particularly as to corrupt sible for this action
right direction and those respon- Steps-Kowloon and Queen's Pier. Village where a elgarette-lighter
are to bo Sunday, July 27: Queen's Pler was recovered. Prior to the Japanese occupa-jaad legal practices), petitions, complimented..
Dep. tion there were some districts criminal offences (personation,
0916, for East Plor, Stone- which were almost exclusively &c.)
Prior to the outbreak of war I cutters: Star Ferry Steps-Row-WA, Blair Kerr. at Kowloon yes. made an application for the loon Den. 0930, for East
tants
various racial groups.
or the location of the
1931 Census
It is believed by many that the population of the Colony,
On this basis the civil popula- tion of the Island of Hong
Kang and that part of the Kow
Displacement of Population
+
Rea'e.
itself.
with a
the realdential or other qualif.
ples,
Caught By Officer
frlend
and
"The "above" was reinted to "Mr.
loon peninsula "which would tie European and others which In general it would be de- entrance of my two sons to this Stonecutters; East Pier, Stonecutterday by 5/1 Howarth when within the administrative area were almost exclusively Portu- sirable for this to follow the school, and. I received a reply ters Return 1830, for Star Ferry Chan appeared on two charges of the Municipality would be guene, while the bulk of the In.ince of the legislation covering from the Principal requesting, that Steps-Kowloon and Queen's Plar, of larceny and one of entering. approximately 666,000.
dian community was. centred in local government elections in my sons should attend at a cer.
Captain, He was sentenced to En total one district,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps, lof. 12 months hard labour.
Of this number, some 404,- 000 would be resident on the Island and 262,000 on the main- land.
Deposit
At the Interview, which took
Englaud, but in the care of thetain time accompanied by their p While the Chinese districts registration of voters 1 think mother. remain unaltered In character, at the onu of securing ace the displacement of population gistration will have to be implace in a crowded hall of parents British Subjects during the enemy, occupation, posed on those who desire to and new pupils, my wite' (who is These figures do not include destruction in the course of exercise the franchlas, a population afloat amounting Operations and the activities of to some 46,000.
looters have gone far towards On the same basis the num-dispersing the minority races ber of adults would be approxi- throughout the Colony. mately 416,000, made up of These factors have to be taken 248,000 males and 168,000 into account when considering females.
lons,
house-to-house visits.
of Eurasian birth) was called for. ward by the Principal and "In- To conduct the house-to-house] formed that the school was for inquiry which, is the basis of "pure" children only. the electora lets in England' My son were not interviewed would involve the engagement at all but unfortunately they over- of a considerable staff. heard the humlisting words of the qusation of electoral divi- Moreover, the registration the Principal of the School and It is noteworthy that the
oficer will be much concerned that evening 7 came home to a 1931 census disclosed that only The problem of accuring ro-with investigating cipimis to heart-broken family. The type of 22.26 per cent of adult Chinese Presentation for the Chinese nationality, length of residence boya: not considered good enough women claimed to be able to population cannot be considered and other qualification willch for the Central British School read and write their mother dependently of the housing would be susceptible of ready were granted ample opportunities LTD. tongue and it would be in keeg conditions under which the verification in the course of to become cannon fodder when
Ing with oriental tradition that Working classes-live,
the war comimėtiɗed? * only a negligible percentage
The occupational classifica- It would be better that those
ENGLISHMAN. would have any formed and In- tion made on the 1981 census desiring to exercise the fran- dependent opinion on such mat shown that Metal Workers, chise should attend at a re- ters ns municipal affairs.
Makers of Textile Goods and alstration office where they can In 1981 the Colony's hetero-Workers in Wooth, Bricklayers, officer, roddes evidence of their Orders
Makere of interviewed a responsible
Stone-workers, qualifications and sign such de-1 Charge, Room, Duties)-Members of No Draughtsmen form the main It is by no means, impossible manders are Uniforms
Methutyan delalled, by their Company Comi occupational groups...
int Irresponsible persons might
tubtes af Hope 1 mil #Dersimalen 3an defaled: fy. thela respec“. seek to embarrass the Govern- Compap Courses deres will parende ment by procuring an excessive for Trane Patter on Sundari "Joly "21. number of nominations and it 1947 in a galete from 050 do 1240, His teen suggested that a den kom! "Elợn" ("The Gout: 1150 T700 "bestra 7, 1729 15000 hokine Deimar, Khakt posió might be required as (1) China Sparky" Whistle and Lansard: the case of Parliamentary elec- cao;hellipmates (Kakita and Booli. tions in the United Kingdom. 15) Nhanh Frikikulyarenbers of the 161,3%.
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geneous community was mude up of 43 different races and those of Chinese race formed 97.7 per cent of the civil popula tion of the whole Colony. For the urban areas this percentage would be slightly reduced be
Not Tenants cause the population of the New Workers in the corresponding Territories which was a factor groups in the United Kingdom in its uncertainment, is almost would most frequently, .bo cutirely of Chingad race, tenants of houses. race within the proposed ad- rarity to find any member of Return In Default (endmaaler), hs,
Of the population of Chinese In Hong Kong. It would be ministrative ares of the Coun the working classes who was cil approximately 140,000 or 21 tenant of a bouse or even of a I do zot think that this would ordered every wodnastar Red Bandas at per cent c'aimed local birth and single floor in a house
be desirable, particularly as it la 1500 bobra", and " 2140""hours" rapectively's thus would be of British na- In the urban areas, the houses thought that some of the Bet the HKP; (B), Háadquarters. Members tionality. It is, however, Inter- generally consist of three orter-type Chinese may inshytaling has the Bundesruri'et the jus esting to note that only 3.8 per four storeys, of which the event hallate to risk defeat at (kichandauarters on Monday, July 35. cont of those of local birth ground floor is usually let to the polls. cinimod to be British, subjects. ahop-keeper who with his ■ It might, howev
Communications and Clerks and may be required Workers in Transport and'rations as to residence etc as company will parada for, Chares Hoom
Transientsistants, live in and at the back to require the.
The transient nsture of the of the shop,
greater part of the Chinose, po- The upper storeys are single and yu'ation is clearly shown by the rooms, running the longth and Tadi that at the 1981, consus width of the "hour only 88.67 per cent of the urban tidak te population claimed
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