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THE CHINA MAIL,- TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1948.
BURMA ROAD CAPITAL
REMEMBERS THE BUSTLE
Traffic IN CONTRABAND
Kunming, August 9.
The past three years have largely erased all signs of the hustle and bustle which made this isolated city one of the largest American war- time bases in China.
Terminus of the famous Burma road, the Yunhan capital has slipped gradually since V-J day back into its lethargic habits of pre-wor days.
Its shops seldom open before Opium remains an important trade 11 o'clock, and even then, some Item of the contraband unbar their doors only after through Kunming, with some ex-
and The
ed and exported from this city. Use of opium has'ngain become common in the Yunnanese capital
offietala nning
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widespread smok- civilians. The ing of opium pipes in one reason given for the late opening of Kunming's "usiness activities.
- policemen have knocked de-perienced observers here report- inandingly on them. Its streets, ing that the drug la both import- while thick with Chinese native tribesmen from nearby rural villages, have but a fraction of their war-time trafic.
Kunming has returned to what it was before thousands of American troops, planes and trucks
into Jonverted it lively metropolls. It is again n quiet, sleepy inland city of 350,000 people.
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Far-seeing Industrial leaders in Kunming look to construction of
railway linking Yunnan with the China coast-probably with American Buanetal assistance- In tap the province's rich mineral wealib.
Transport Difficulties
The Burmn read lifeline which poured men a supplies into during the cruelni days of China
war with dapun is still open. the from Kunming to Bangoon, Over
Today, because of transpor! It move most of the Imports and
Yunnan's tin dificulties,
mincs for Yurnan province. exports Bul
ere operating only at part cap- the roar of millary six- wheelers piloted by reckless Am-city, Because of cheap inbour, from erican drivers has been replacedimelled tin may be own
Kunming to the seaports and silli meet the world Un prices.
by the asthmatte cough of coke- burning trucks. At least half the vehicles carrying passengers und cargo over the winging twisting route use coke kas for fuel.
Officials here Admit that much of the Burma road traffic in contraband shipments which
evaded payment of customs an the Burmete or Indo..
.chinese borders. To curb the
#mug. gling trade posia have
Epecial inspection been
established
Steel mills are running low on
iron. Mountain
ranges croch which cut off Yuannan's 'most developed area, frem alther wa ter or land transport continues to mineral stifle expanzion
cf its
deposits.
Government leaders look to n possible rail link to draw solut- ed Yunnan closer to the Central Government. They favour con- struction of an all-Chinese south to the coast rather
line than rehabilitation of the old Yunnan- Indochinese route which before the wor linked Kunming with Hinnoi. the
few kilometres below Kunming But it
But
la by no means uncom mon to ace loaded trucks halt one curve short of the customs of their poste while the bulk obrgoes are transferred to
backs of cooling for a shortcut through the hilla ot Kunming.
GRANT TO MALAYAN UNIVERSITY
Singapore, August 8.
The University ut Malaya will promily celebrite its Foundation Day next April 1, Sir Franklin Glinson, Governor of Singapore, tok
a press conference recently.
Sir Franklin described
generous Britain's
Is
£ 1,000,000
There are two remaining sigas, of America's worlime Kunming base, One is a battered sign- English board which reads in
and Chinese "To Chennaud Fick." The other is a weather- beaten board alga railed to a tele- hone post. In carefully lottered English it reads:
"All persons are warned not to use the insulators and wires of this telephone ile for shooting targets. Associated Press.
BEAUTY IN BATAVIA
Batavla, Java, August 9.
61x young Indonesian women-three of them mar. led and mothers have join- ed together In an effort to -break
anglant the
taboo against Indonealan women visiting public honuty shop. Their first step has been to open a beauty shop the hrst over operated by and for Indonesian women hero.
in
Indonesian past women who wanted to Im
naturo prove upon
were forced by tradition to call венићу operators Into their homes. Modern Indonesian women thought that system expensivo and unlikely to produce good results. Finally
of them-1
good family-decided to do soma. thing about it.
of
the
of
All took an intensive train- Ing courte in American and European beauty techniques, tunying dermatology mal- hair-dressing, manicure BAGO,
the manufacture and uso and the
cosmetice.
Art But their treatmente unique, for to modern prac tice they added age-old East Indian, treatments for poor akin, 'dull heir and other bokuty
These handicape. Leauty secrets had been hand- ed down from mother to daughter for centuries.
To top it off the sarlous. minded indonesian beauticians took courses
dlat and studied what could be done for the figure, muscle tone ́and general health.
To give treatment another local veur. the girts offer advice on the colour and tex. ture of costumes both western-which Barongs and go with the light tan donesian complexion
Ox-
Now Indonesian women are beginning to
for troop In treatment. One thing all oue- tamers told:
еге
the "now look" is not for Indonesian
beauticians giris. The plained East Indian women are too short for longer akirta --And in revolution-ravaged Indonesia there is not enough cloth available for them any. way.-Aiclatert Press.
Inflation's Forgotten Man
Shanghai, August 9.
giant toward the cost of the sew Every now and then Shanghai's Forgotten Man
institution, recently announced
by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Ar- thur Creech-Jones. This amounts
to about one-sixth of the total
amount avaliable for allocation
in the Colonios for higher educa- tion in colleges and universities, he said.
Building a
voices a plaintive plea to be remembered.
Truce Talks
With Abdullah
Amman, August &.
FIRE ON BOARD WARTIME TROOPER
WEEK'S BIRTHS AND DEATHS".
Fire aboard the 9,000-ton motor vessel Glenroy sent two fire appliances from the Kowloon Fire Brigade Station, to No. 1 Holt's Whart on Sunday afternoon. The small blaze, however, was smothered before the arrival of the firefighters. No one was injured. Nothing was damaged, except for a slightly scarred deck. Workmen on the top deck, stuffing the grooves on the deck floor with fibres and tar- ring them to make the floor King Abdullah of Trans-waterproof, accidentally over- jordan discussed the Jeru-turned a bucket of tar, which
caught fire. salem situation today with a Prompt work by the workmen United Nations representa- | extinguished the fire, which wa tive and his highest military anothered by sacks.
Glenroy, the last of the The advisers.
famous wartime "Glen" is Three He gave an audience, lasting ters Clenearn. Olengyle and more than an huur, to the Chair Glenroy which saw much service
Consula: man of the Jerusalem
as infantry assault vessels, orrly- Truce Commission, Jean Nieuwen-ad here last Friday from London buys, who is the Eciglan Consul on her maiden peacetime voyage General and Frank Begley, United Nations sceurity officer.
They said afterwards: "Our visit to Amman has been highly Latisfactory."
They will report to the United Nations mediator, Count Folke Pendotte, Jerusalem to BLOW.
to the Far East via Fort Snid. She carried nine passengers.
and the
the
Births recorded In the Colony during the wealt ended July 31 outnumbered deaths by more than four to end.
It was officially disclosed yesterday that the total num- bot of birth trn the period under review was 1,070, The number of ́deatha was 200.
• Fifty-two of the deaths re- gistered, were victims of in- fectious diseases.
Personalia
The work of conversion hası been carried out by Silley, Cox Co., Ltd., Falmout of her vessel is almost a sister ships. The panelling of cabins and public rooms consists
Week-end arrivals from Indo- of various woods, including wal-
China by Air France included M. nut and Canadian silkwood, Mr. Beginy told reporte:s that he had asked the Jews, to permit
Like her sister hips, the Glen-de la Sala, M. Bouvier, M. Ver- 400 Arab civilians to return to roy has one of the best and most
dier, M. Jourdan, M. Clement, their homes in Zuweira and
comfortable lounges for the 19 and Mme. Segel. Ajunjul villages near the Latrun passengers she can accommodate,
Among the passengers who Aamallah highway from which of any ship afloat. She has single left for Indo-China on Monday
cabing with "pullman” they were driven by the Jewish berth
by Air France were Mr. G. Al- tronps alnoe the present truce| berth,
lain and Mrs. Pham Thi-llen. begon.
Famous Regiments He said that he expected the
In a prominent position outside resoltlement to take place today the lounge is a plaque bearing the Just before the King gave the badges and names of the 23 re- audience to the United Nations
representatives, the Minister for giments whose troops she carried Defence Fawzi Maiky, who was during the Second World War. formerly
Foreign Minister and Most of these were Indian, Other Clubb Pasha, British Commander included the Border, Devon and
Parachute of the Transjordan Arab Legion, Royal Artillery,
Regiments and the conferred with the King-Asso-
Afice the evacuation ciated Press,
Violation Of Palestine Truce
Jerusalem, August 8.
At least three Arab Legion troopers and one Jewish soldier were hit during on exchange of fire today in the Arab-Jewish
near the border-lizo territory She Khajarrah sector, outside the Jerusalem old city walls, an oficial Jewish source sald
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Messrs. Keng Siao-kwong, Tan Tinel-godam, Oh Wan-nto, Tan Pok Tong Moel and Ab Sang- hooat left for Bangkok and Singa pore by CPA yesterday.
Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Monday Included Mr: M. Moras, Mrs W. L, Hanfion, of the Mrs. A. M. Bourgoyne, Mr. and
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Lemos Island in 1941 when she Mrs. Art S. Abbot, Mr. and Mrs.
British
39 H H. Goltmer, Messrs. M. G. carried 750
troops, vehicles and all army stores, the Schwartz, E. D. Befaso, G.
main, G. L. Kesteven, V. R. Glenroy was rushed to Crete.
Stolle. Chas, D. Arthur, P. L. En route sho escaped cremy Suan and R. Simard,
miraculously; bombing attacka
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not one of the 60 miles from
Among the arrivals at the German aircraft hit her.
Peninsula Hotel on Monday were She encountered the enemy Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McClar again while she way on her way ney, Mrs. C. Yates, Mr. and Mrs.
The to Tobruk.
was A E. da Silva, Mrs. Roberta
Glenroy
torpedoed, but prompt repair work Rowland, Mrs. Veronica Wilson. her to be the flagship of Messrs. K. L. Chaltara, S. J.
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a group of the Normandy Inva- Perry, G. A. Barrows and E. alon Fleet. During operations Watts. there
and, she struck a mino badly holed, she had to be towed home.
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READER'S LETTER
The Glenroy was again repaired the see action in An Arab fired. two mortar shells in time to
Jewish position on Mount Japanese Campaign, and when the Zien from the old city wall, the Japanese capitulated she was at
the "West Coast of Malaya. Bource added. Sporadic rife and
Mr. J. H. Brown Is master of automatic fire wis directed at the Jerusalem
Jewish suburb of the vessel. Talploth and was returned by israeli soldiers.
taking the United Na- abservers were for the first time over the Jerusalem area to Shanghai's Forgotten Man of his tenant's home The lon- is the landlord, the owner of ants went to the police and the spot local violations of the pre- landlord was given a couple of sent second Palestine truce now daya in jail to think of some better in its fourth week.
The United Nations mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, is ex way of repossessing his house. apartment or house is in ppested in the Jerusalem are to-
morrew-Associated Press. up-to-date, contrast to its rental once the au- is legally permitted to collect cupant moves in. For a prospec only 7,000 times the rent he tenant has tu Diy key The prices of money." This is strictly forbidden, got in 1937. everything else have gone up it so are a lot of other things at least 1,000,000 times.
the houses, apartments and offices in this city who, by
University, how-Government ruling that some
how never got around to being
"ever, is an expensive undertak ing. Sir Franklin pointert out.
I hope the grant will be sup plemented by means of the cal Government and private bodies," 'the Governor said. "A number of people have been very geners DUR In the past and it is hoped that their generosity will be dis- played in the future."
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While the new University will be costly, in the long run it is more of an investment than expenditure, he stated. Eventy- ally Malaya will reon the benefit in well-educated citizens, Papable of handling affairs of Govern- ment.Associated Press.
Reminders
revised or made
Landlords here have used var jous methods of voicing their grio. vances. Some write letters to the editor of, local newspapers. And the other day the Chairman of the board of directors of one of the clly's largest real estate companies blamed his company's tones on what was considered an unreasonable Government regula- tion.
The Government in trying to hold down rentals in an effort to
check the Inflation, The result
rents.
The cost of getting into an
Shanghai wtes one can rec happening every day.
Now Tenant's Rate
over the furniture and attings.
makes a sum that is very round
A small landlord, the owner of and realistic-about 20,000,000,-
000 Chinesa dollars,
Art Show In Jail
Kuala Lumpur, August B.. One of the finest collections in existence of Malayan silver and fart has found a temporary home
in jail.
Sir,-Wilh reference to your front page "PWD WARNING TO RESIDENTS" story in the "China Mall, I am a litle puzzled as to how realdents may be wame the authorities regarding new buildings, condemned as danger-
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Is it not usual for the Bullding Authorities or the "Architectural Office to inspect thoroughly, new- ly bull buildings before tenants org allowed to move in?
Miss Beatricz Dy. Miss Elena Lim, Mise Maria Lim, Messrs. Vincentla Lim, Tan Tang, Tan Ngo and Tong LI left for Manila yesterday by CPA.
The following weddings have beer 'announced:
Major Edward John Sidney Burnett, Sanwal Camp, to Miss Jane Blanche Webster, Y.W.C.A.
Mr. Perfecto Castillejos, Musi-
246 Talpe Read, Souza,
to Miss Nafalla Moria de
Mr. Augusto Francisco Sequeira, Clerk, 294 Prince Edward Road,
Miss
Leoneltina En Kowloon, to
Couto, 5 Humphrey's carnas Avenue, Kowloon.
Mr. Hermilio Maria Larcina, 11
Tin Hau Temple Road, Causeway. Bay, to Miss Mércia Angelina Xavier, 154 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon,
Funeral Of Mr. G.S. Hill
Was
In the Wanchal market area, there are many dew flats built. They are of the same "design"o's that appearing in your papers and
Mr. George Stephen Hill, aged Once a tenant wiwna nút, a new It was a gift to the Malayan happen to live in one of them. 26, who died at Queen Mary Hos lase is in for::—ta: fandlords no Government of the late Bir During the ordinary rainy pital on
Saturday night, anger huve la go by the 1937 Frank Swettenham, one of the days, the walls of my house, as buried at the Roman Catholle basic figure. But the new tenant, inost famous of the pre-war well thase on the other floors, Cemetery yesterday evening. although he tray still pay a rent heads of the British Goveniment are donip and at parle the damp-
Mr. Hill is survived by his wifo, that is reasonable, han to pay 4 In Malaya.
ness is visible. When the typhoon
children, auce round suze t'enter.
For sale keeping, the collection came the walls and ceiling were Norma, and their two
and Iris. Billy This sun is called "key money" is being kept in Pudu Gaol here. wot and although we have had a The Hov, Father A, Ramacciotte disguised as the price for taking Its permanent home will be the couple of days of sunshine after
Which the typhoon, up to the time of of St. Margaret's Church conduct- is a situation in which most-ten- With the exchange rate of the Kuala Lumpur Museum,
Bro many parts. stified the service,
Flowers were sent by Norma, damp. ants can shop their fingers at their US. dollar what it is today, the ill has to be rebuilt Associated writing. tondlords and refuse to pay highör | koy money for DA apartment Press.
The corridor, and the bath-Billy and Iris Olga and Lino, room, have floors slanting in- The Royal Dockyard Police, 2. A wards. Pools of waten are form Abbas, Mr. and Mrs. G. V. da an apartment building on Yu Yuen
FREIGHTER ed and to top this poff, there is no Silva, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. S Road told the Associated Prese The key money does not go to
outlet in the bath-room! DRIFTED
yan, The Shipping Department of There may be a contradiction the Hong Kong and Kowloon Go regulation prohibiting the col- the landlord. It goes to the out- the H. K. Rotary Club luncheon, Roof lection of rentals more than 7,000 going tenant. However, the land.
Sydney, August B. that I om living in an old or re-down Company, Mr. and Mrs, L.
Mr P. Castro. Garden H. K. Hotel, 12.30 times the 1937 basis figure was lord gots a nice 25 per cent out The Greek freighter, Papa- bulit house. As far as I know, A. Isliva, and
those present, beside the Among Vassilios, was towed the House was bombed out and o depriving him of his fivelihood of the figure, by charging the out-christidis p.m.
chlof mourners were, P. George, Swimming Championships, Lal To bock his words, he claimed going tenant a "transfer fee." into Fremantic today by the new one built..
From what I see a new house PPS. Castro, A.V, Gomero, ··· Toun Swimming Club, ut that he is now getting as total The trouble, as for as local West Australian tug Kybra Chinese YMCA, Bridge's St., revenue from the letting of three landlords are concerned, is that the freighter 63rd day out from of this kind -takes a month or Sousa, M: Xavier,-A. ́Alves-and two to Build and to rebuild" one. C. A. R. Remedios and many 7 p.m.
apartments and two ground floor not enough tenants move out, so den
olbers, FOLIA A Bocation, meet-shops less than enough to buy that they can get these "transfororogines broke down, dus takes a litle over a month ing, Prince's Blog 3.15 p.m. himself a carton of
fees" charge higher rentals; miles North West of Fremantle. In the hope that something Lecture on "The Coming of cigarettes each month.
In the case of the Yu Yuen Road and she drifted several days he will be done by the authorities spartment house owner, none of for the Kybra took her in tow. concerned; the above facts have The ship's officers told repor|been brought out to their notion. his tenants have moved out dur
**JAB: * ing the past 11 years, and he is tere that their rations had dwin- Missions to Seamen, 0 pim. "It's this way," he explained, compelled to abide by the Gov-dled to dry pens and barley dur
BAN ON JAP Eridge Drive, European YMCA, Menants have all been with ernment ruling. However, come in the last few days.--Associat KV West Lounge,' 8 p.m.
me for 11 years. That means they of his tenants aro istling out single Lawn Bowl, Open Rinks Cham-have, a 1087 baste ngure to work rooms in the apartment," they
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Today
Christ," St. John's Cathedral
Hall: 3.30 p.m.
H.K. Stage Club, Eeneral meeting,
1937. Figure
from. They are all Chinese and || occupy-and tharging key money at KBGC, CCC, let on following the law to the and high rentals for them: Thế letter. The occupants of my landlord' cannot get a penny lot, apartments last month each paid | this,
pionship!
KCC, KDC HKCC.
Coming
ng Events
TOMORROW
me CN840,000.) The
ed: Press..
BROWDER REJECTED
New York, August 8.
Two of my tenants have their. occupants
On
of the shops paid $300,000. own motor curs parked in the The Us Communist erty has That makes a total of loss than tanete complained bitterly, refused to rolhatatoil Expelled
“GIFT” WARSHIPS
• LEAVE TODAY
The two Chinese** **íré".
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ships, Chungking, and..Ling. Fu,] NAMES
will leave: Hong Kong today for Nanking. Tokyo, August. 8. The world-famous Zaibatsu Under the Command of Cap
'tain' Tang Chow.hsiang arid hamos in Japan' will disapper by | 2010
Captain Cheng Tien-chen, the Japanese Government brdit two warships arrived here ou They e, it was lebred today Eleven companies, designated July 28 from England.
presented
Toe H⭑Meeting Talbot House, 5032,000,000, I can hardly get thròn while I can hardly save enough national leader, Zari Browder.... [for dissolution; will have thelf Wero
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Games Morning. European YMCA
Women's Section), 10 sm. Lecture on "The Return of Man," John's Cathedral Hall, | -6,30. p.m.*:* Legislative Counell, meeting, nt
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In an
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by
unanimous voto. the names in future Barnèdulatter. Britain the stay in Hong Kong, |
rejected his appeal for restore- tion of his membership.5
Wartime : Commuhlat leader
Not all capes are extreme as you're smoking. Associated Party's 14th annual convention his." As the real estate company'a | Press. chairman declared, some tenants uro "sympathelle"--they are will ing to meet their landlords "half way, by paying their fonts elther on the cost-of-living index or some
Many, tamanta, however,
DELEGATE ATTACKED
OPIUM CACHE
tamento Bankick August 9, A locomotive's- firewood pro-
and once the symbol of the Party vide in America, Browder was depos
hiding place for 3,000
led as General Spasta 1940 grams of oplum salted by Slane
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Miss Wung Kwan-ying a wo 1916 after he was accused of the no driver, lasped out of to their guns, and the Chinese sembly was: seriously wounded faltem verde and Press, Baj courts "here" uphold their stand. when the was attacked by a than Be
In their desperation, cons and named El Cheng Kwang with an fords have resorted to unique me fron bar at her, horne, early yes thods to rid thedectvar. at kung terday morning, sympathetic tenants. Most of chines repertus, via JARRAS
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Láng Fu was sent to Cosmopolitan Dock for minor repairs.
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