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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1948..
LADY GIBSON APPEALS Apostle Of
FOR YWCA DONATIONS
THRIFTY GERMANS ANNOYED
Frankfurt, Germany,
October 3. Bitter German protests were registered on Saturday against Western allied action in cancel ling a percentage of bank savings..
British
in
According to the new order, the Reichsmark accounts are not exchanged at one tenth but at one sixteenth of their former value. This order hits only hokters of savings accounts."'
In her first broadcast in Hong Kong last night, Lady Gibson, wife of the Colony's. Chief Jus- tice, appealed to the general public for con- tributions to the Young Women's Christian Association.
The YWCA's finance campaign will be launched ot a meeting today, at 3.30 p.m. The meet: ing will take place at the YWCA's head- quarters in Duddell Street.
In her broadcast last night, Lady Gibson, a former Presi dent of the YWCA
at Jeru salem, described in detail the charitable and social welfare work which the Association is doing today in Hong Kong.
schools as compared with none in 1940 and with 120 girls in three schools in 1947.
"In order rol to forsake the
title ones, the YWCA has recent children of the poor. It is now in ly established a Húisery for the
full operation although it is still in the experimental sinne. It is the firm conviction of the Hong Kọng YWCA that the proper up- bringing of a child is important. if the child is to be a good citizen when grown up.
There are thousands of per children in Hong Kong and it is the sincere hope of the YWCA | that one day in the very Der future all will receive the beneil's of what the rustry can impart
"I am gratified to learn that oven during the period of occupa- tion by the enemy, the Hong
extreme dimrullies.
Non-Violence'
Balgon, October 2 The anniversary. of the WEI birth of Mr. Gandhi celebrated here, today by the / Alliance Francaise.
Attending the ceremony were the Indian Consul, Mr. Ashok Metha, The French High Commissioner, M. Emila Bollaert
General Xugm Trang nhìn Governor of Cochin-China, and membara of the Indian community.
M. Bollaert refarred to Mr. Gandhi 4 "a Balot and a kindly apostle of под violence, who knew how to obtain
the independence of and by love. Rauta mane
love."—Router.
PREMIERS ASK "SUSPEND ALL DISMANTLING"
A
Quezon City To Be PI's New Capital
Manila, October 3.
A new capital of the Philippine Republic soon will
riso on a 38,000-acro ulte adjoining wär-shat~^\ tered Mapila on the northeast.
Recent legislation authorised the building of an en
tirely new capital in Quezon City, named after the late President Manuel L. Quezon, hero of the nation's long struggle for independence.
Most of the government buildings were either destroyed
World the result that
are
or badly damaged in War II, with offices of the Republic scattered over a large area of Manila in inadequate build- ings.
Plans for the new capital are being made by Juan M. Arel- architect. It is
fano, Filipino
Stock Case Sentence Appeal
Shanghat, October 3.
Mr. Hsu Yang-yuo, wife of hoped that actual construction the Secretary of the China
can begin on April 1, 1949. Arellano estimated. conservatively,
Petroleum Company, who, ru-
perhaps ceived
that tho now
seven months prison
District Court in with the "glant
Under currency reform June of the rate of one mark for len old ones, bank depositors were allowed Ave free marks and five blocked marks for each ·100 old
She and that the YWCA is voluntary worldwide fellowship marks in their accounts.
The American.
and of women devoted to the task of French military governments re-uplifting the status of women auf leased blocked accounts on Fri-, girls to A higher level in a day, But in doing so they can- Christian spirit. "It moves for celled three and one half of such ward to push clown barriers of
rationalism Ave blocked marks.
and to uproot pro-
Berlin, October 1. buildings of the capital would term at the The newspaper Allgemeine | judices of race and creed," said
The German Premiers of the cost $25,000,000 and that another connection Zeitung at Mainz in the French Lady Gibron.
11 States in the three Western $10,000,000 will be spent on roads, boar" stock case, appealed yes- zone said "this means a now Lady Gibson added:
Zones decided at Ruedesheim bridges and other improvements terday to the higher judicial additional devaluation which
authorities asking for a rever- "The Hong Kong YWCA now In
today to usk the British, Ameri- of the city.
The United States Philippine sal of the judgment. good for over the original 10 for its 29th year, kas developed itself
tan and French Governmenta 1 rate.
into Inne gunsntion with
War Damage Commission tenta- The appeals of the other three to suspend all proposed dismon-vely has allocated $12,500,000 convicted necuRES more than 3,000 members. They
in this case. consist of women and girls Kong YWCA carried or underling.
for construction of the legislative including Tu Ver-pin, son of the housewives, Lusiness
The loyalty girls,
memorandum, which they group of buildings, of which industrial magnate, Tu Yu-hslew. rachers, nursen, factory giris, of its officers in those dark days will tend to the three Govern: $1,000,000 ena bo rolensed at once, are expected to be led within students, etc.-of all classes, re- was indeed exemplary.
ments, asks that dismantling
Five Years
the next few days. gardless of race or creed, all as-
"With, meagre support from should be re-examined. to Reo
The architect these Baid piring to achieve one main objee- | friends,
Iow officers whether it meets the alms of the five-the development of women's managed to carry on the good Marshall Plon or serves purely that it would take five years at
and be whole personality in the spirit of work of the YWCA through re-destructive
competitive the maximunt to complete Christianity.
Ugious educations.
new capital bur that that the pulicles. All are centred around five children then could continue to Scheduled dismantlings in the be finished in three years if the bc oblamed more dimcult to have no money departments. They are the Home receive eduration without having American Zone are already cplomaterials could and see shops full of goods than Women's Department which is to join centy-sponsored schools. plete. The move would thus affect quickly. He added that materials, to have plenty of money with no itself into 10 clubs and which is "The work of the Hong Kong only the British and French Zones. especially steel, are still scarce. goods at all."
a "dream mainly concerned in the develop- YWCA is conducted by 18 Com The Premiors 'alijo agrand, toj Arellano visualizes Western Germans called the inent and Improvement of the in-mittees and 187 voluntary work- guarantee
latecim angther
city" symbolic of the military government order a foresta of mothers, wives, and ens. They are all crowded into, oreait of 20 million marica to sdul, culture, character and way accused Tao of having directed breach o promise.--Associated home-mokers; the Business one single amico l : 11, Duddell
hi wife, Lee Kuò-lan, lo specul- Press.
Girls Department which helps Street. Because
of lack of space,
"Let us depict democracy."nte in the Shanghai Stock Market members to find self-develop-emeleney and further develop-
said, "with Filipino swing and he learned of the currency ho ment broader education and the mont are greatly curtalled.
reform secret from Hsu Palchi. to enrich their lives opportunity
"It is the hope of every mem-
He has conceived a city that Mrs. Too was recently sentene- ed to 10 months' imprisonment through fellowship and i
ber of the YWCA that they will
different by a local court.-Neuter.
A "Man in the street," "why did thwy promise us that forty live per cent. would credited to nur accounts. Money has never been re rare. It's much
Secret Service Foils Smugglers
50
to it."
+
also estimated
the Industrial Girls able to have their own bulld-three Wuerttemberg-Baden Sinterworld today, vastly
poor.children.
and
more far-reaching chan-
the it could
Filipino
The master, plon calls for a
hut sprawling
symmetrical group of buildings facing to. ward Manita. They will be 'on
Berlin for
the coming fort of life. and night,
recom adopted mondations for changin Slate boundaries which will be sent to the Military Governor. They favour the fusion of the will be "like no other city in the which helps fnetory girls to seeking one day,; a building with into a Stale bordering Switz-from, say, Washington or Paris, means to do their work properly rough space to centralise all Manila, October 2.
centers--legislative, and skilled so that they will work and to expand the scope of land and France, the return of The capital will have three main
of government occupied district have better chances of success; The Customs secret service
cach department, and furthermore Landau to Bavaria and the executive and judlelal. Room will operatives foiled an attempt to
therein a hostel elimination of all enclavet the Students and Young Girls De- to provide
be left for ample expansion of partment which nims at helping | restaurant, дл assembly hall, exclaves.
each, smuggle 37,000 blasting caps girls from 13 to 20 years of age swimming poot for the members
* minority of tho Premiers to China late yesterday when to develop their natural abilities and also another nursery for the they discovered
wanted the shipment and to build a cerrect attitude to aboard the China-bound motor-ward life, and the English
Speak
"As you all are aware, the work Kes.-Reuter, ship, Hong Kong Transport. ing Group which is organised for and function of the Hong Kong The ship's boatswain, Mr. the purpose of bringing together YWCA are solely dependent on Stephen Uztavines, 28-year-old nil English speaking woman in the contributiors It receives cach American citizen, wus
from you. Last year you held for the community for the exchange year Investigation as the caps were of ideals, eniture, and under gave generously to enable it to olleged to have been found in his standing through friendship. jockers. The caps were estimated to be worth about US$35,000.
Meanwhile, Colonel E. Adevoso, Chief of the Cu-turns Patrol women and girls, There has beer morrow and will go on for a ways announced today it is Service, recommended the in- a great emphasis on service to month, vestigation of a Customs inspector and two Customs guarits in con- nection with the recently report ad cases of legal arms traffic from Manila to Amay
continue its work smoothly. This The purpose cach depart-year, I sincerely hope you will ment is the spiritual, mental, phy- again contribute generously. Its sical and social development of finance campaign will start to-
others and each department has " appeal to so. one and all, Its own service activities such as to support fie cumpaign so that free enmpaigns on health work, the good work per ormed will not education for the poor, solutions of lack of funds for the next Ascal be obstructed in al v way through Camily problems und Colonel Adevoso conducted in funds for faming and relief.
perlod." vestigations after the Amoy "Hostels for those who
cannot Customs Commissioner, Mr. D.B. afford expensive icdiging are pro- Monroe...told tie. Philippinca vided for and free.schools-for-the authorities that lurge quantities factory girls are continuously bew
of arms were finding their way ing undertaken. In the case of ip to China from Manila,-United [schools 1,050 girls Presa,
being given free education in six
How to CHOOSE
and DRINK BRANDY
arc now
Brandy by its very nattira in a lively apirie That misused term "soft as mlik” is so often applied to the dead flavour and musty perfums which is the sign of a common or "doctor- ed" brandy. -- it in that-clean taste," that brilliancy and liveliness of bouquet and, flavour
which characterisos, a high glass cognac. Brandy should have "body," that-la to say, unlike the majority of spirits, which cause a harsh and short-lived burning son. sation on the tongue, Its favour should expand and linger-de- Elghtfully on the palate.
HENNESSY
Cognac
Bola. Aperi
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BALLOON BOMB ON TREE TOP
Lytton, British Columbia,
Canada, October 3. A. white "object" rescmbling a parachute, sighted hanging from a tree top on a 6,000-foot moun- tain 30 miles southeast of here. was ic'entined today as a Japanesu: balloon bomb.
An uirlines pilot first saw tho object last Tuesday. It was be lleved to be a parachute, so an R.C.A.F. ground rescue crew was dispatched
Airlift To Pacific
an elevation of 300 feet over
Meanwhile, it was learned that the Nanking District Pro- ourate has indicted Hou Pal- chi, Chief Becretary of the Ministry of finance, and Tao Chi-ming, a confidential score- tary of the Ministry, on aharge of being responsible for the leakage of the currency re- form plan.
The Nanking District Procurate
Flying Boat Founders, Kills 19
A
Oslu. October 2.
Nineteen people. Including
the nation's met
metrophils.
three small children with their The
connected mothers, were killed when a square will be with Manila by speedway Norwegian flying boat sank as which will underpass or over it was landing at Trondheim intersecting ronds. It will be 18 minutes
to today, it was by automobile Monila. Normally, it would take firmed.
least 30 minutes.—United
New York, October 2 Pan-American World Air-at
ready to begin a full-scale "alf- lift" to Hawaii, other Pacific islands and Alaska If the West long enough to cause abnormal Coast shipping strike continues
conditions.
Press.
CHILDREN'S FUND SHORT OF GOAL
Lake Success, October 2. Only 85,000,000 of the United W. P. Lipscomb, vice president States 50.000,009 target for the in charge of traffic and sales, United Nailon Appeal for Chil salt-the-airline-could-throw its dren_Fund_had been raised when entire Pacific-Alaska fleet of 22 the nation-wide campaign closed four-engined planes and 3,000 yesterday. men into such operation De the Western Powers have used tries bring the total raised by the to supply Berlin for more than Appeal to dato to about $18,000,-
000-Router. three months.
If more pinnes than that are required, the airline could draw pH reserve planas as well as those from its Latīņi Ampripar, division wiilch has 10 twin- anglie planos and a number of fours.
Contributions by other
coun.
officially
con"
Bertrand Russell, the British peer and philosopher, was pinong the passengers rescued. It was not known whether 310! Way hurt. Yari Russell was on his way to Trondheim to addres a Student's Union meeting tonight.
The flying boat, on a reqular fight from Cute to Northern Norway. exerted: 45 parzone-- 38 passengers and crew of
oven. Bome of the passengers. were seriously Injured, includ ing the pilot.
The plane, a Sandringham type, had been, caught by a
gust of wind as she was about to land. A font was duged and aircraft sank within 10 minutes..
Reuter.
Reminders UNIVERSITY NOTES From Rags To Raptures
The airlines -' official zaid the volume of trafle to the Pacino had gone up about 10 persent over H.K. normal operations due to the ship-
It took the crew 24 hours to ing tle up. During September the teach the spot. Flight Lieutenant line steppod up its norma C. H. Hoseason, leading the schedule of Ove flights daily from Search, sald samples of the bal-the West Coast to Hawall to an Joon were taken to Vancouver- ( average of ong extra, plane 'every
Associated Press.
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Today
Football Referees Associa tion annual general meeting, Football Association offlec, Prince's Bldg., B.15 pim,
the
Ragging has boon having Inauguration of Finance Campaign much publicity of late, but as of Chinese, YWGA, Duddell a freshman myself, I must now Street, 3.30 pm,
admit, its sponsors' arguments Whist Drive, Europeun YMCA, are reasonably true, at least
.8 1.1.
for the majority.
Cocktail party on board. 58. Fern-j
feld, Kowloon Wharf 6.30 p.m.
Coming Events
... TOMORROW Portugal National Day, reception
May I say in our own defence that most of us, having how been. "Inaugurated," are little the worse for our experience. Before we drop the subject, however,.. have received about the here is a special despatche he initiation at Club Lusiterip, 12 noon. of the lust batch of girla. H.K. Raol Club, annual general On entering the Common Room meeting, Helena May Int of the Women Undergraduates' stitute, 5.80 p.m. followed by club, the invited guests were first practice.
H.K.
greeted with the cheerful sound Rotary Club Luncheon, talk of popplag coke bottles, and the
Cable Ship Adventures" Roof Garden, H.K. Hotel, is hugees of the daymater o sight of pretty dresses. Soon came 12.30 p.m
WEDNESDAY'
Annual general meeting, Boy
verbal
I warning about lie's upa and downs.
The newcomers were bombard- Scouts Associations, Sundered with questions, required to dend Hut, 7.30
perform anties like crawling, and Chinese cooking lessons, YWCA, bawling on the floor like a baby,
Duddall
Streck, 2.30 p.m. or when fafting to come up to THURSDAYANG
standard, were required to obtain Kowloon Rotary Club Luncheon, the signature of a male student
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Y's Men's Club meeting, Roof
Garden, HK Hotel, 13.45 p.m.
*. FRIDAY
Maryknollers Oharity
Ballet
after undergoing a personal inter- view with him.
ས་
After some blindfold-anties, tire greenliotns exasperated but
amused, smiling and perhaps The Gripps, H.K. proud left for home, nowy sen Hotul, 8 p.m.
Danco,
jors.
H.K. Chinese Women's Club Tenth The boys had a rather more Anniversary Celebration, The stringent Initiation, including Gripps, HK. Hotel, 4.30 p.m. drenching with buckets of water. to 6.30 p.m.
DO YOU
HEN YOU SEE 1Y?
running a gauntlet of spanking. and pushing over-matured cuga along the floor with their noses
They eventually left, smelling rather strongly, but otherwise intact, and ready for the more. serious part of University life
FUDGE
Tisto personal Chinese, wold Injured shane Tṣun: "/War about 4.30 pastorby When?a? motor cycle Ny 500, driven by a Chinese and carrying a pilon rider; overturned," after: "knoelting.
to Hospitaald