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BIRTH
SECOND BATTLE OF BRITAIN
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1947,
Hong Kong's Fishermen's Cooperative Has. Attracted, The Interest Of Other Parts of the Empire, MARGARET BRADBURY Below, Provides The Background To The Enterprise
HONG KONG'S LARGEST LOCAL INDUSTRY
Hong Kong's-postwar fishing For Instance, a numbers of the this can be done on, a larger Industry, marketing scheme big gunks which used to go out scale à different kind of junk the first of its kind ever to be for Garoupa 'were sunk. Pro- will have to be bulit. put in practice, in any of the viously there ware 104 Long Towards this Impending Colonica-ban proved s0 Buc- Liners, attached ́ ́ to the fleet mechanization of the flect the cessful that neveral other Bri- | whereas now there are only 41. local fishermen are showing only' tish settlements abroad are con- · Altogether there are just overja' small amount of 'interest. As a sidering. Its introduction. En-0.000. fishing boats in use now. Co-operative representative put quiries about the practical ap-These are made up of eight | it:-"The fisherman here has the DOPSON-at the Kowloon Hospilleation of Hong Kong's fish- main different types of craft. attitude born of pre-war poverty, tal, August 7th, to Gwendoline, ing system have been received 1,679 are. "Purse Seinera" and acceptance of poor conditions, wife of, Leslie Harrington here recently from at least two which are used for catching and feels that as long as he can Dopson, a non-Brian Lovie.
British colonies in the East, pelagic fish like Anchovies, live from day to day on his earn. apart from other parts of the Carannold, Poutor, Mackerelings, modernisation of the indus Empire..
Scad and Golden Sardines. try with a view to larger profits First applied in October 1945 Also there are 1,722 Hand is not necessary. when the local fishermen were Liners; There go at to catch “On the other hand the Colony's facing dire poverty, the market Garoupa. Snapper, Go'den fishermen have a healthy and ing schemo is based on coopera- Thread Fin and White Herring, growing interest in education for tive principles, the charge for The 41 Long Liners hunt their children. This attitude, Quite clearly, expectations that the market is kept as low as Golden Thread, Red Sea-Dream, which-scoins to be a postwar in. Britain would face up to the possible and any profits are re-Garoups, Horse-Head and all clination, is now almost the over- turned to the industry," Out sea-bottom living fish. The riding, factor in their lives and economic crisis now threatening of the first year's profita, 12 total number Junk Trawlers we are doing out best to foster the country, sternly but whole three-ton lorries were bought to which by using traw's catch all
this.
Up to date seven schools cater- heartedly, are not to be dis provide it with sufficient trans- the sea-bottom Hying fish nlao appointed. The strong action portation.
numbers 783 and the 83 "Pang for 2,000 chlidren of fisher- planned and outlined by Mr.) Fishing has always been Teng" craft are used mainly folk, have been set up in various Attlee in the House of Commons Hong Kong's largest local: in- for Go'den Sardines, Mackerel. parts of Hong Kong and the New Territories and a plan to provide as the Government's statement of dustry. Today, its present total Bead and Anchovies. Among education for about 2,000 children the minimum requirements, was of 09,000 fishermen have bene- the remaining craft are 229 whose parents belong to the fish.. essential as giving the lead and fitted considerably in earnings junks which carry Bah-driers letting the country know, the and working conditions by the and cal'ectora, who sat and Ing Industry is being considered worst, but the guarantee of im- portance, that the country is on its mettle, ready for the fray, and determined to win through, comes hearteningly from the people themselves, and gives confidence that this battle too will be won.
abolishment of numerous loans and middle-men who previously exploited them until they lived merely at subsistence level..
Big Exports
On an average, 340,000 plculs The comparison made by the of, fish are caught each year in Prime Minister between the dark the Colony's fishing waters, of which 220,000 piculs are ga'ted.
pack in ice the fish for dealers; 449 other junks which catch fish by traps and 1,100 adm pana and other small boots. It is Intérering to note that amall. fish are caught all along the coastline and large fish to the East and South of the Island.
by the Co-operative.
VAGRANT TO BE
REPATRIATED
James Qsborne (47), no Ixoil abode, was ordered by Mr. F.X. Almada at Central yesterday to, bo detained'nt the House of Detention until he could be re-j patriated,
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GARNIVAL
By Dick, Turner
ĐƠNA SNP BY NEL SERVICE, MS, T, NL, İRƏL UL. KEPAT, DEF.
"The way I seen it, Sarge, it looked like they was both too busy tryin' to run down the same pediatriani”
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Autberlišes"
THIN DOUBLES RISKY
good; North's willingness to leave it there gave him the ap. pearance of having stretched his valuca.West's ventura of showing his heart sult, at the
days of 1940 immediately follow-bout 110,000 picule of dried Cooperative towards replenish to a charge, of being a vagrant reaching out for game, which two level against two, bluding
exertions.
for
THERE ARE risks which'n} Osborne appeared in answer rubber player must take, in
visible means of support... with no fixed abode
and no are justified, because so much opponents gave his hand the la walned if the effort succeeds semblance of suma defensive Mr. W.R. Hillyer, Deputy and so little lost. Such strain value. And on top of that Shipping Muster of the Harbouring would not be sound in East, who had said. nothing-yet, ing fishing purposes. Engines Department,, told the court that match pulit, duplicate, where hold a couple of aces.
That double would have been are the moment being fitted defendant was arrested by S.1. only the deal can be won. Con- into occasional.craft but before Moan
versely, some risks are sound foolish in rubber bridge, In October 1040 defendant in such a duplicate that would was discharged from his ship be unwise in rubbers especial. hazarding the gift of a game for gault and was sentenced ly thins doubles of less-than-to the opponents. But in dupli-
“caté the staken were 60-50 - to · game" contracts which would On his rolease he made ar-hand the opponents a game if rangements for his repatriation they made the contract. but was again Implicated in 'an arms case and sentenced to, one)
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| Conservatism .Present view of the Fishing ing Dunkirk, and the emergency and salled fish are exported that now looms, called for the every year to China, Malaya, numbers is that a new type of ing the floot's pre-war craft skill, endurance and self-sacrifice South America, Canada, Cuba boat should be devised which not this time of the "The Few" Land South Africa. but of the many, and, the people: The average local Asherman could be used for several vary. qf the British Isles being what HOW earns Hoveral thousand they are, the positive response was do lare a year while crews of never open to question. In this Junks.. carn about $2,000 each there is
no attitude of compor annum. Longliner Baher placency. There is. full realisa-mén each receive from $8,000 to
|$1,000 each: a' year.". ion of hardstips ahead, frustra- tion in many fields, and a harsh The present Secretary pause in 'national reconstruction. Development, Dr: GA, C. Leisure hours must be shortened: Herklots, who, at the liberation the necessity for a wartime restrictions upon indivi- realløed dual freedom of action accepted post-war change in the Colony's RS an integral feature of the ahing industry was backed in his: scheme by the P.CA.D.. national effort. Above all is the Mr. D. M. MacDouga'l and as ready agreement that Britain
D result, a rehabilitation loan cannot base any programme on of $100,000 was distributed to BY LEROY KELLER anticipations of benefits under the all fisherinen at the rate of $4 Marshall Plan, and that if Bri- per head. This weat towards
London Aug. 5, tain is to emerge triumphantly providing them with food and
The British economic crible
New Delhi, Aug. 6. through this phase of crisis, the clothing and an interest in the hits an American newcomer Special Independence seals new scheme. Two launches with a terrific impact. At first bearing the words "Jai Hind,” must do so as the 'result of were taken over by the Flahing the desperata struggle to live victory for India, in English
Traditionally, morale is higher because the Department and they began is hidden behind British polito and Hindu will be used to can-
collecting fish from the outlying neas and the spirit of "eprry- cel, postage stamps in lettors East grim facts are unmistakably clear: islands and other parts of the ing on. You notice later in from Aug 16, India's Indepen- Pass and however drastic, the methods Colony.
Bitte things lack of galety, no dence Day, and date of the Bri-Pa entailed in the fight for survival,
napkins and dirty table cloths, tish withdrawal-Reuter, Pass there is the fullest assurance of
meals: limited to three courses the people's willing support.
23VOew Delhi, Aug. 7. and at night the dimness of Recovery means longer hours in A market was started in Ken-London....
At least 46 were reported kill- the coal mines and all essential Dedy Town where fish was sold
Restaurants close of 10 p.med and 100 injured in fiindu-
gladiicant features of the industries; further curtailment by pub'ie auction. The fater-bars shut up early and there Malam ghting in the Punjab. bidding led East, to decide
man was allowed to put are are no night clubs, except a Sixteeni villages were raided double was sound in the pair of the importe, of all but basic serve price on the fish and that, few operating illegally, it you in 24 hours in the Amritsar duplicate where this deal was foodstuffs: a campaign to increase plus the public auction system, fall to dat by 10--and it is easy district and Police said the raids played: South 4-Diamond vulnerable,) agricultural production in Britain; ensured that he got a reason to do since it is still "daylight amounted to attacks and coun- takeout of the No Trump game and re-direction of the national able prico for his fish.
you begin to got to feel the ter-attacks by Moslem and Hin- bid, Instead of 6-Diamonds, What bidding-would industrial effort. New austerity
made his hand sound none too" favor on this freak? standards coupled with heavier fishermen, a returnable commis- history.
Since then, to, benefit, the grimmpat pesco year in Britain's du bands.Associated Press, labours is not an easy idea tosion scheme has been intro- The atmosphere is of war: sell to a people well aware tha: duced. This provides that the grim, and relentless. But I fa Britain's plight, is due to an fishing market deducts an extra, not an air of urgency or of economic contribution to the two per cent cash, off al sales, deadly peril. with flying bombs Allied victory relatively un and twice yearly returns this and rocketa. The people seem parallelled by any other nation. in lump sums plus an extra two baffled." ******* But nothing it more certain than per cent interest. that the British people would I was told yesterday by an cather: have things that way than offelal of the Fishing Coopora- that we should go to Washington The main idea is to make hetain is in mortal danger over tive (which has 300 employees): isa bankrupt suppliant. The one fahermen de f-supporting. In something as Intangible as way in which the United States an ordinary year they do make “dollar exchange" or "export can assist without placing Britain enough money to finance them- marketen
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"At the beginning of last everywhere, and for the pur fore is the official announcement introduced into the Loan Agres John Bull represented not as month an additional c'ause was pose of bringing home the crisis made by General Marshall that ment to fishermen. This calls a jovial, partly rentleman bus a the United States has agreed th for fishermen who are granted Im determined looking man in {■* conference... on this question, a loan, to agree voluntarily to Union Jack"vendi | Already the; suggestion" has come save five per cent of their total from: UpSay that the American sales by deduction during the Uollar Ahould be defined by the eight months of their main ses International Monetary Fund, as don,
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