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KAI TAK PEAK OVER? High Airport Figures
But Big Increase On Last Year's Statistics
The growing importance of Kai Tak airdrome was convincingly demonstrated by the fact that a total of 6,158 planes, carrying 97,619 pas- sengers and nearly 871 tons of freight, made use of that airport's facilities during the first .six months of this year. A monthly average
of 1,026.7 planes, with 16,269.7
passengers and .149,310 kgs. freight, was registered during the six months period as against the 1947 respective, aver- ages of 457, 6813, and 70,471, or gains of 124.7 per cent, 138.8 per cent, and 112 per cent. Planes arriving at Kai Tak during 1947 averaged 299 monthly. In the first quarter of this year, the monthly average was 432 (or a total of 1,296) increasing to 1,887 (or an average of 629) for the second quarter, mak- ing a monthly average during the six months of 530.5, or an increase of 75 per cent over 1947. Only 1,290 planes (or an The United States volume was only average of 430 monthly) left,158 kg. (HK$2,170,546): Swit
Decrease
Sequel To April Bus Robbery
The last of the three men who held up a Kowloon Tang motor bus on the night of April 11 was brought before Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yes. terday on the charge of armed robbery.
Ho Tong alins Ho Ting. 35- year-old shop feki of 22 Sai Yuen Lane. was alleged to have held up the driver and passengers 4248 and to have rubbed them of money and valuables to the total of over $1,000,
bus
zen-
Personalia
arrived
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1943.
Why Letters Are Torn Up
European passengère'travail. ing on steameră
Hong Kong and Macio-have, often wondered why many of the Chiriate passengerid "start"- tearing!
envetopia up
che tossing the torn ploces into the ses just before the #hip enters port:
The notion has gherkily been attributed to some form of superstition on the art of the Chinese passengers con- cerned.
The real on 'ballad! the' tearing up of envelopes and towing of torn plaçes into the
• atm fà2 „that members; of the crew go round waching pas sengers that if they are dis- covered, on arrival," to be carrying' letters- addressed to third parties; they will be aubject to heavy penalties for conveying mall, contrary to Postal Regulation
Larceny Of $1,105,440 Case:
47
$20,000 BAIL "FIXED ARBITRARILY" REDUCED
The submission that the bail of $20,000 fixed for his client was grossly unfair and was fixed in a most arbitrary manner, was made by Mr." A. SC Comber when he applied before Mr. J. Wicks or Kowloon yesterday for a reduc
tion in the bail for Poon Ping-nam alias Poon Sin-yu,
嘉
Poon, a 51-year-old merchant 1 In his application, Mr. Comber living at 48 Village Road said that in view of the fact that (ground floor), is being the allegations - against all four charged, together with Wong defendants were the same,, it was, Chiu, Cheung Yurig, and Cheng first defendant to be axed at four grossly unfair for the ball of the Yim-san, with conspiring to times that of the third and fourth. steal, between July 10 and 21, $1,205,440' from the Hain Hua Enterprise Co. of China Build-
*ing.
Correspondence
who were
'thasir
and have developed on when for a Honts Kong tro
in
"Arbitrary Mannor”.
The ball'suggested by the Police was xed in a most arbitrary manner, and the suggestion was, doubtless, prommuted by the finan clnl standings of the different ac- cused,
On the application of Sub-in- spector J.H. Evans, accused was remanded for three days in cus-
Syrians' Problum j'should'say that l'ehall 16 $240 in "I could almost hear them tody.
Bir-Reference to the article the clear if the port, downtrodden thinking," said Mr. Comber," "Ah, When the charge was read over appearing in your paper of the otel Froprietors, bullied and the first is a merchant and is and explained to him, defendant 20th July, titled "Syrians Must browbeaten By D dictatorial therefore in's position to produce said... sum."
"We did not rnb all that Get Out I would like to i-Government, and it Impossible to $10,000 We hart better fix his ball form you that the writer is one raise the necessary cash to engage at $20,000. The second is on inter- Kal Tak between January 1 and ze" 1.811 kgs. (HK$1,79 fenced to nine years' hard labour į their visas to stay in the Colony. Eardley who had, without ritard $10,000. The thirit,' described as
Two men, Cheung Hon-hung of the
of the fight Syrian mereltants lawyer to fight--and, perhaps,
and might be able to raiso and Wan San-hong were
preter refused extension or to win their core azhinst Mr. $8,000, so we have better naks for March 31 last. In the following07): the Philippines, 3,132 ige three months, a total of 1,885 rire, 624
the Chief Justice Mr. Justice E. paragraph which states thint the HK$70,934); and the Britian
mut nine strokes of the chne by Your peuple, especially the last that, stone among them like the couple of thousange, so let us
the nicetles of diplomacy and an unemployed...
"might have a (or 828.3 per month) planes Tran, 125 kg (115214,580). The th. Willarme, on June 23 at con-Coverspent fits refused to come proverbial bull, is Ute China shop. ix it at $5,000. The fourth finn. took off. The alx months total | HK$4,044,089, spectively. of 3,175, averaging 329.17 per
viction of being involved in the net oft
the reach whe
Now, I am one criffese horrible, being a druggist, might be able to inonth, represented
South Chinn, which only robbery.
exichsleris are a gain of 355 gs. of merchandise, valued at 132 per cent. over
Belin grafted, olendinous elle ponta do something around 2000, 50 the 1947 HK$4,740 during the whole of the
concerns mid very intich as I have sucking the lifeblood of people we will apply for $3,000, average of 228 departures.
been here for farly two years like Mr Barry for months do end. have been the thoughts of the six months, received a total of
In other words, I am a hotel prosecutur," defence counsel sald. The incoming planes carried 96,091 kgs. of airborne goods, total of 19,658 passengers during valued at HK$1,473,132, from the
thriving business in this the first three months of this year, Colony.
Before my arrival there were na sody
He went on là current that the Between Jntary and and 31,078 m the second quar-March, the totals
Passengers who
workers
the embroidery In February last; bloated and ball for his client should be fixed -were 08.417 CPA yesterday
by business in this Colony, but at boisterous, I arrived in this at the same amount'as the second ter, or monthly average of and BKS1,044,004 us against the and 6,652 and 10,358.3
lude prezent, from a lot of effort and Colony from Shanghai and, be- nccused, $10,000, half in cash and Bangkok Included Messra, work en respectively. grand totain of 111,014 The grand total of 50,734 repre
and Victor C. Mache, Cheng Ken, T. S. east five hundred Chinese work feast on the misery of others, HK$2.877.904.
my part, there ate at cause of my Irsaliable desire to half-in surety, Kented
monthly
of
Sign, average
cast exported 304 kgs.
Arm, E. Wang, and Mrs. Tiu Hue.ers in this line, Besides, I also engaged a room in local cititor Moore, who was zugegod Watch 8,455.7 for an
for the first half of the of goods, valued at HK10,351 to year as against 3,034 for 1947, or Hong Kong by air, received in
represent more
sixteen
owned hotel at the "completely J. cagagod. American firms to an increase of 10
of 132.87 per cent.
whom I am stupid" rate of $1d a Of elsewhere, Inspector J. Orem said retum 41.345 kgs, ($2,307,304)
Among the parsengers who left regularly exporting large qunting course the rule was completely that the ball was fixed by the Passengers departing by air dur during the first half of this year. Singapore, Bangkok, and Rangoon firm is one of the largest export room was a bathroom. And it was. A. Blair-Key will be appearing
Hong Kong by PA yesterday for fes of drawnwork goods. ing January-March toalled 18,040 In the Brst quarter alone, the
Our stupid. Right next door to the Crown 3olicitor and that Mr. W. Cor an average of 8313.3 per exports to Slam totalled 21,834 were Mrs. A. H. de Kantzow, ing firms month), and 27,948 between Aprii- | kgs, with a
In this Colony, You only used by about 20 other per- for the prosecution when hearing total value of HRS Messrs. A. Carvalho, Yu Changean zeo from this that there sons, not including the "baye" and commences on August 31. June (about 7,814,17 monthly),j 782,404.
kok and M. Michael, The average for the alx months
no reason why the Government amahs. Long live the
proletariat! should refuse to extend my via Adjoining my sanctum was an wa 10,260,7 as ngainst 6513 for: last year. This represents a gam
another 15.489 kgs. (HK$77,775) for such a refusal. I should ap morning Hours' wert, enlivened by without giving me any reason other room, in which the early of 18.9 per cent.
during following three month,
On the Court resuming after,an preciate it very touch if, The British Empire took 1,144 when, you receive a reason from of Jutland as I've Heard since Orem to contact Mr. Blair-Kerr and as good in Imitation of the Bottle adjournment to enable Inspector kgs, of airborne goods from Hong the Government you would publish Aunt Emma fell under a six-by-Inspector Orem said that he had Kong between January-March, same without hesitation or send pix
been told by the Assistant Crown me at the address giver It seems that the two inmates Solicitor to ask for the ball to am very inter-cdsunt visitors from Shanghal be fixed at $15,000, half in cash the Government's action becausofietske. They hat a lady visitor. ment hos refused to comment on 10 drog her around the beat her was so ridiculous as to become a it is to my bellof that the Govern Promptly at 3.42 sah, they started After Mr. Cember had again this subject for the tret that the stamp on 'het, of brutally tuce, or deliberate attempt to keep the floor, or pointed out that the bail: fixed Government has no comments with A stick of give.
something equally ca fantastic. I accused in gaol, Mr. Wicks re- The Government's action Is
just sat up in Bed and smirked duced the amount for the Arst even more surprising to me con smirked because the pour, down-defendant to $10,000 cash and sidering that the
He Government trodden hotel proprietors couldn't $2,500 surety. has been publishing many articles charge mo entertainment lux. And in the "Far Eastern Economie then they all piled in the bath- Review inviting Europeans to do
where the bout continued their business in Hong Kong wit
Finally, around 7 a.m., the show all kinds of welcoming speeches. was over. And now, on the contrary, they And the food! For about $10 a are
asking merchanta who at day--you-- -can-eat- three--meals!-
established already
for nearly Completely stupid" pricel And two yeats to quit their business what mod! Liberally sprinkle it without giving them any reason with Salt (Epson) and you'll be for it. The Editor
Addle Eastern Economic
ast, an almost forgot to mention Review pro sumes that the reason" for the
that almost Government's refusal to extend didn't stay-out ten job that paid fulled to tum up at Central yes- came-linke Caesar, I When Leung Shu,... aged 35 visas is because, these eight our
More Air-Minded Travellers pipeared to be more #ir-minded in May, as during that month 11,125 air-borne passengers arrived at Hong Kong, with 9,985
Largest Exporters
Amount Reduced
On the other hand, the two largest exportera to the Colony took scarcely any airborne goods from Hong Kong. The six-month and 1,226 kgs. during the next to total for Swizerland was 1.003 quarter. The total values were hereunder as I departures. Arrivals during April USA. It was while for the HK$12.372 and HK$380,474, res-ested to know the reason behind were a coupid of lads, and rid and hall in Burety.
(K58,862),
7,787 kgs, valued pectively.
totalled 9,602, and 101,381 for June.
at HK$1,080,720.
Departures were 9,053 and 8,027 The Philippines iniported 3.488 Colony during the first unit of the Merchandise exported from the (HK$29,156) from Hong year totalled 180,204 kg, valued A total of 142,326 kgs, of freight, Kong during Junuary-March, with at fuc$6,081,014.
for these two months,
including pa sengers'
were carried during the
Ju
quarter of this year, as against 563,535 kgs. during the first three months. The tolul of 195,860 kgs, for an average of 148,318 kg.) during the first half of the year was on increase of 112 per cent. over the monthly average for last your.
ter showed a drop of 211,210_kgs. for about 40 per cent.) from the January-March total.
TRAGEDY, JOKE, BIRTHS ON LUXURY LINER RUYS
The total for the second quar- A tragedy, a practical joke, two_births_and_the discovery of stowaways occurred on board the Dutch passenger liner Ruys, which arrived There was alío a decreuse in the import freight during April.
hore last Sunday morning from Buenos Aires May and June. Against a total via Manila. of 117,930 kgs. for the first three
The eventful voyage months, the second quarter regis-
An olderly English couple tered only 105,34 kgs., or a demurred by the tragic loss of cline of about 10 per cent. The Miss Dorothy Rose, of Cape freight carried in April was 45,- Town, when the Ruys was ont 512 kg., dropping to 37,816 in the day away from Manila. following month, and 22,006 kgs. thorough search of the ship
was
re
of the
Oh!
Gold From ss Shansi Confiscated.
sulted in the ship being taken merchants have been engaging the magnificent salary of $1,200 sterday, his' bail of, $100
the
In
and sodden
In June. However, the six months { and the former course proved culprits quarrelled and the hus- SAPUIG NAVO warned these mer-tous
1
left
Was
Immediately notified japologised, for the incldent, re-merchant and the general/stipend. They: øven Hullt, rewcause of loss of ilfe.
Horne freight was carried out of dressed to the minster of the Ruys, himsök. The his wito and ports to the United States than might be a chance et Housing the granted" in the case of: Bau-Buk
During June, 90,030 kgs, of alr
about
ex:
back, to her former course to gold transdictions in Macro. If Pens, Magnanimous, these estreated by Mr. Hin-shing Lo make a 30-minute search for a reported missing husband.. A
..of tand
Macãocal British firms! What was gold into
[every the Government Some passengers said that the
I squandered in Leung was charged with im
with tea porting gold into the colony with-i average of 37,224 kgs. Show un fruitless: The missing Euro- that he did not want to see her
band left a note increase of approximately 39 per pean girl, whose age passen anymore.
out a licence on boord 'thé ss. behind saying
chants to discontinué such activi. [.. Quite rightly, of course, (the Shans. The gold weighing 600 ties. However, this ls not the didn't work for cm, did she?), taels was found inside the radio! cent, over the 1947 average of 20,700 kilograms,
gers estimated to be 25 years
reason behind the Government's they dedueted my wife's-passage The frantic wife immediately action becauso we have was believed to have jumped reported to the master when the ached the Authorities
appro money out of
receiving set in the lifeboat. Monthly Freight Export
overboard and drowned.
concerned was almost too altamed to take Anal salary. I spouse did not turn up. The Ruvs giving them full assurance and mine, but I didn't want to hart set had been dismantled for the The average monthly export
According to H.1. Nedman the freight during the first half of the last Wednesday morning when the search for the man.
The discovery was made early was stopped and cruised back to guarantee that we will not en their feelings. And, of course, they purpose of smuggling the gold year was 112,206 kgs, or a gain stewardess brought in the usual
goge further in gold tronencaid pour out a lot of sympathy and was absolutely useless and of 1563 per cent over the 1047 morning tea to Bliss Rose's cabin rearched and eventually the hus or our visas were granted.
The ship herself Was then If our applications for':
every month when in my greed should the ship Lave been in need average of 43,702 kgs. The total in the first class deck. She found band for January-March was 435,605 a letter addresstid to the pursej, vacant cabin. When awakened, he import
and disregard of the plight of of the apparatus (is at emer was found sleeping in a alder, our "main" business" is, the others, kgs, dropping to 237,001 kgs, for
for an increase in gency) It might have been the who WELS April-June.
export of
writer la pnice Just IL
to shoty that, at some marking that he thought that it much more Another letter was found ad-was only between
Interested in. future date (circa 2001), there The gold was confiscated. remand of 24 hours in which was enclosed a note to ed at Singapore to go to Australla: guarantees, the Government inay" bloated," didn't I?
couple disembark- in May and 76,417 kgs. in April, her parents in Cape Town.
in imports. Notwithstanding these bloated staff somewhere. did 58-year-old married woman when Only 2,557 kgs, of merchan dise from the British Empire, are in the know, Miss Rose board before the Nuys
According
to passengers who one at Mauritius and the other Mons with the single
wicked world
Here am I gold. as against #total of 31,645
reached Cape "REJECTED" You can
R.I. Redman said that somelot $240-to the good while poor Me the gold was thought to be gold. kol., werd carried into theed the Ruys at Cape Town on Town.
from this that the Government Barry doesn't know where to dre and as it, was a holiday 15 and had then given to The baby daughter of Mr. and reason" Har' no connection with turn. Shall I keep it, or shall could not get the results of tile Quantitatively,
val the
purser a letter for safe Miz
Tin-fod of Malacca gold transactions keeping which was att ordinary was christened "Ruys" Wong! be assumed that to tide the poor, downtrodden examination,
if can only start a subscription fund with. It 18,222 kg with the roughout the voyage from and her familly disembarked at care do
dias Wong was
at Mauritius his reason which it does not est born
not hotel proprietors over these 'ard Africa she appeared Fort Elizabeth, South Africa are totalisclose and of which we
Excule thy tenre, ignorant. Not knowing Mr. and Mrs. KC. Cheng, an the charges against us. We are
•PRO BONO BARRYO, alond on the deck. She seldom old resident of Cape Town and therefore at a loss to take the
necessary
steps to defend our
Good: Radson? G. Ble, With regard to the fatal| Government's- attitudo car day last at Ting Tay I would like only be described as unfair and to ask the question
the Colony, as against 08,444 kgs
Colony during the first quarter
of the
the Philippines' took the lead with
States: Close second
www South
Fud tilen-KOK, and Bwitzer: thoughtful'.... and used to sit,out
As
I did
wo births occurred en route, sisted in replying toʻour well! it just shows you what he was charged with imporib
Wong
with 8,242 HA
Slates led with HKSalt with her hand on her chock baby girl. 3237,81 and Switzerland: second looking out to sea.
thaitealue was concerned, talked with anybody' and would prominent · merchant here, had a'
Both babies were given speciol
and it
A J.
with 1219,130,627, and the Bri- Small And' Good Looking | food, and their parents entertained' the sure, you will agree, that accident that occurred on: Satur-
Life Empire, third;' with HK8078,-
069. The value of the Philippines Stie was small, thin and good. by the ship officials.
for Stowaways
that the action taken by the Gov- Why was the man who was in-
able
left in a car for nearly an hour
in the courtyarif c
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passengers in the lower deck, crncy. afe per cent of the total of 20 treturn when ho attempted to and a segmen
of the local! 400 kg Philippines aquin led talk to her. He was puzzled b
from, Singapore,'] Any information you may be Police Station, when it seems to Urban Council medling, with 10,752 kgs, USA, with 10 her cold behaviour. He mentioned They were locked up as slow whole; mysterietur affairs will be taken immediately to the hospital H.K. Rotary Club funcheon, Noor
by were found to be without
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where medical attention could 100,108 from British Empire, 11K often than the other Europeans arrived here.
who talked to her more Hong Kong Police when the Buys
ONE OF THE EIGHT have been Immediately given. 450,70% from Philippines, HK That gentleman, he said, landed
Possibly there was some very 1,313,187 com 73.60 did HKS at Hong Kong, and had probably
good - rødvartki buti parent to: hot was not ap-
Si would be sent back to
Singapore, by one of the Royal
* 1,040749-trum, Ewitzerland The gone to Canton. He said that Miinto.de
total 464:156,90s, Rose appeared to him to no En Chinese shop, assistant, who Kon, and
20160-kg goods, ilah
escaped, police custody in South Ho tinka Africa and wept to Mauritius, was Ship enclats declined to make deported from that Thilan Ocean
43/23, KITC$4,081,104wóre im-|:
into the Colony by air Kong
May. Of this, the
British Empire sont 1,032 / kgn, kany statemnant.-The, Iowal: dgvatat parts to Honggolia, Swad} handed over to the 1 police
(06% per cent) with value of said that they had only received and would be it back to Chinst
to direntons TIK$330,988520ie, United States, a cable about the matter and that 11,098 Ka (HK$2,864,008) Swit the Mandle died apparently is in mid barboun the Rays in being
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