EXPANSION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTINUING
HMS Alert Sheiters
HMS Alert was delayed by fied weather yesterday and hed 'sought shelter about 300 Willey South of Hong Kong,
She is expected to arrive Here some time this evening.
t:ady' Coyd, wife of Admiral Denia Boyd. Commander-in- chier of the Far East Station,
hier/daughter, and
are on "board "the escort vowel.
Thirtoon airline companies made use of “Hông Kong's Kai Tak jairfield' last year, according to the 1947-48 annual report of the' Director of Civil Aviation. The number of passengers carried in the same period was 113,326. The Director said that the continued development of civil aviation and the establishment of new routes is reflected in the traffic figures for the Colony's airport.
He added that although, the airport is regularly used, by modern four-engined ‘aircrafi,, the opinion, that it is innde- gate for the Ingster types, par- Heularly in poor 'weather con alitions, remains unchanged.
SHORTAGES He said that a site for a
HELD UP PWD WORK
1947
RECORD
HK WET PERIOD
June
For Hong Kong, 1947 was a very wet year, according to the new airport which will yon- 1947-48 annual report of the Form with the standards of the Royal Observatory.
International Civil
Rainfall between Aviating
นเรศ Organisation has been foun September, 1947 inclusive was 85 Finches-more" than 0 normal but work has not yet begün.
'The' faciales of Kal Tak for Yotal and 30 inches above
the normit for the period. tie
handling of hers were:
The report addett that except construc- During the Military Ad-touch Improved by
building in-for the May-August period in tion of femporary
11 ministration very little
1801, the period from June to uding a restaurant and waiting September last year was the wet- construction, work was start-roor The facilities for aircraft
test four-month period on re- ed because of the shortage of were made better hy the con-card. materials, skilled labour and struction of hardstanding, and the The high rummer rainfall Was transport, says the 1947-48 stallation of additional naviga-to some extent offset by defielen-
Donal aids.
cies In the nther months, but annual report of the Director
Owing to the fiffeult op-1947 total was 18 inches above of Public Works.
proaches, the airfield is not «ipen | normal,
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In the year under review, 2,000 fin night but emergency lighting, is Sunshine WIN defcient, the plans were received by the PWD, available rod was used twien With
The number approved was 1,884 | encerss during 1947-48,
of which 1.380 concerned work
on the Island and 308 work an
the Mainland.
The plans approved on the Jsland Involved 1,944 buildings of which 124 were new non. domestic structures,, four
new Femi-European type buildings, 64 new, Chinese Type tenements, seven new European type hues alterations and additions to 786 existing buildings, rehabilitation
Freight And Mail
Increase
month April to September wil being below normal. This, com- bined with The high rainfall, mude the your the weltest and duliest since 1920.
The poor summer was follow- ed by a fine and dry winter. For Freight and mail conveyed by March 19-sunshine was 07 air merensed from 328 tous in hours above average and the 1640×47 to 1,000 tons in 1917-48, low rainfall of as itchies against Four_Drilish, two Chinese, thres an average of 13 inches caused an Philippine, one
one American, one Serious waler shortage^iu the Frenck, one "Norwegian, and one spring. Siamese companies
planes call
of 910 dinged buildings and regularly ni lou Rung
During the year 1947-48 no typhoons passed sufficiently close
dermolition of 16 damuged build- The service 10 the United to cause gales in the Colony, Ugs
Kingdom, operated by the British said the annual report, plans for Overseas Airways Corporation concerned 1.000 over a 8,263-mile route was in-
The 508 approved the Mainland
buildings Including 94 new non-creased during the period under SHANGHAI FLAG
domestle buildings, 34 new Chile
review to twice a week and the
neke type leurments. 1:3 new flying time was reduced to live- European type hauses, alterations and-a-half days. and addities to .525 wxisting buildings
rehabilitation
resulting
Flying-houts
by u
are employed dr
FOR ROTARIANS
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1948.
21-Gun Salute For Prince(ss)
A Royal Salute of 21 guns In Hong Kong will greet the birth of Princess Elizabeth's baby and all British warships In the harbour' will dress ship ?with 'masthead flags to com··
memorate the occasion,
In addition, there will
+be Patarchlight and, fireworks Claplay by the Fleet.
An official
announcement "yesterday "wald that a Royal
·Falute will be fired by all Kaluting ships in the harbour sa soon as 'pósdible "after the hows of the birth of the Royal baby is received.
1 the announcement reaches the Colony during the night, the salute wilF' be fired at 8 a.m. the next day,
“After #Naɗ the 'saliste," all British
Warahlp wel dress ship with masthead Naga:
A searchlight and fireworks display by the Plaet is being prepared in honour of the OGA casion. This may take place on the day of the Royal birth, or on the following day, de rending on the time the newe I received.
cut.
A #pecini jannouncement will be made by Radio Hong Kong. clving the information on, which day the Naval fire- work display will be carried
At 7.15 p.m. on the day to be announced ships will switch an illuminating lights until 7.50. At & p.m., the dia- play will start, with" Pookets, coloured signal fights and flares being fired and search. light, shown at intervals for half an hour, after which ships will again "switch on their Illuminating lights unti 10 p.m.
Personalia
Mr. and Mrs. Facssel passed through Hong Kong yesterday, on
ir way
to from Haiphong Shanghai by Air France,
PRIZE GIVING AT HEEP YUNN
| Ribbon-tiod-cortificatas ware giyanɛto 356əstúdönts of the "Heep Yunn School by the Honourable (T. W. Kwok at the school's annual speech day
coremony yesterday oyening. Before the distribution of the certificates Mr. Kwok laid a foundation stone in the school's gymnasium, which is already partly built... Following the laying of the stone the students. gove a drill display.
The school principal, "Mrs. Y. C.. Cheung when reading the annual report said that for the first time in the school's history 11 students
have entered: their names; fur
Colony Has Anti-Rinderpest
the Hong Kong School Leav. Serum In Stock
ing Certificate.
The Colony's Development.
To tie 10 classes the school has Department has 150,000 cubie fadded a kindergarten class. -
Staff Welcome
centimetres of anti-rinderpest serum stock to deal with hny outbreaks of the cattle thu
Mrs. Chrung also snid, that the disease, according to fchool was happy to welcome 1947-48 report of the Urban back two old members of the Council.
sta. Mis Hoskina
came from England in 1947 and took up a peation
domestic selence 'teacher.
Chinese
The report said that outbreaks of rintlerpest occurred during the period under revlow on Luntab stand and in other parts of the New Territories..
Loss in cattle arn result of the ease was limited following inoculations of anti-rinderpest serum
In May of This year Smashed" play, Mottery was presented. In the Po Bing Theatre. The actors were outsile anteurs but some the students
carried cul by the tonk part. The resit was very Development Department stuff, enfcuraging and over $12,000 was As there is constant movement 1.added to the Building School of cattle from China Into the
Funds.
New Territories, rinderpest is an ever present danger ot ult
Old students Association.has seasons. : baan revived, under the thuplastic leadership of "Hunt' (Kwok Wal-chan)
At a cost of HK$15 a head, all Mre cattle in the New Territories The could be inoculated half-yearly
old students are either teach-With formalised spleen pulp vac- ing nursing or settled down dine obtained from the Posteur here or abroad.
Institute In Indo-China.
Mrs. Choung then thanked the sin. pr all their good work. Special thanks were conveyed to Mir. Morgan for all his help and milylce She said that icy we indeed, fortunate to have the Mr. and Mrs. Watch and rs.kindly interest of both Chinese Wills arrived in the Colony yea-jand English Governments terday by Air France from, Sal- their welfare, gon...
Jeft-for
•
•
of 370 the EOAC service but thrice
At the Kowloon Rotary Club damaged buildings, and demoll-
12.30 p.m. In the monik H Is possible 10 reachchon at dian of 34 damaged buildings,
Peninsula Hotel yesterday, nag Europe three-iffid-a-half days was presented by Mr. W. J. Haw-
Dr. Thorton, Mr. E. Marchefil, Occupation peroita! were is
Norwegian
company using kings to the Club on behalf of the Miss Marchetti, and Mr. Plellon sued for eight European type, 32 land
planes.
Shanghal Rotorinns. Chinese tyne hourres, and 27 non-
Shanghai yesterday by The repar! added that inc Mr. Ngan Shing-kwan of Hong Air France, domestic bulidings.
Seven maior fires, ecurred, of continued to carry the
Chinese air transport companies Kong and Dr. L. A. Khan of Can-
bulk ofton wire the other two visiting Mir. and Mrs. Michon, Mr. and which one at 78. Un Chau Set the frame in and out of the Colony Rotarians.
Ms. D.D.L. Moore,, Mr. and;
1:Mrs.. was the most veritats, in 1 deaths. The fire was caused and handled 50 per cent of the An interesting talk on a four- C.R. Cuerden, Mrs. G. Hodgkin- by the lemiting of a cat of petrol passengers. Fares remain high in and-ha I day trip from Australia Fon, Mrs. A.J: Anderson, Messrs. on the third flour and although comparison with those prevailing to the United Kingdom was given .E. Lockwood, J.O. Gastan, A. Zulueta, J.D.W. Hubbeling, M. the building was of reinforced in Europe and America but there by F-C., Clemo. concrele with easy
of wore ccnsiderable retuctions. For Visitors present were Mr. B. H.Sloin, and E. Fanlo left the mrans 11 necupants were example the cost of a journey in Louison, Squadron Leader D. M. Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday.. egrees, the trapped in the corner of a room. Mantia which was HK$800 nt. the Gull and Mr. Eugene Penn,
A total of 571 moliers affecting beginning of the year is now Mr. Cino will pay a visit "to 773 houses were
on HKS300 by a superior, type of the Mecao Rotarians on Satur- served
November 27. Kowloon owners of dangerove buildings. nircraft
to play, the journey έτοιμα
31 collapses
Instead of Rotarians are invited to join the of costs HK$3 Ra buildings, ! buildings affecting
from visiting party. and causing death to 17 nerons. February 1. the airport landing and injuries to many others, fees have been increased by 100
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CHILD COULD
DO NO WRONG
Band
With
of
per erat and accommodation fees by_.50 per cent on the standard rate in 1937. "This increase nirport fees is still low in com- partson with those levied in other countries.
A quarrel haweene a woman Relations With China who chastised a child for using
Aviation relations with China abusive anunțe to her, and the mother who refused to believe were placed on a mutually satis- that her child could ever be in factory basis by a the wrong, resulted in a fight in agreement between China and the which all who participated suffers United Kingdom which was
from London and Hong
ed injuries
hi-lateral
When the case camp up; before sent in Nanking by repre
REMEMBRANCE DAY FUND reversly acknowledged
International
Enterprises L
Grenleys
HK$2.261.67
Entertainment
Union Church-Viciurli
Mr. R.J. Manolse
| Aponymtobe
Kowloon Urien Church
1. Andrew's Church
Total
704,00
20.00
11,80
Lokan-
The Chairman said that Goy- cinment might help farmers who are co-operative by paying alt the cost.
poradie cases of redwater among In the same year, there were
dairy cattle of European breed in the Diamond Hill urea. Cases re- ported in the early stage respond- ined to treatment and recovered.
Pirevan was used.
The Hon. Mr. T. W. Kwok after présenting the certificates give some; good advice. the students. le said that there was no limil to learning and they should make use of what knowledge they glued in school.
Presentation
Those to receive cerfitentes were:
EENIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL. Lam Lin Ying, Lee Wal Chan,
Correspondence
The Editor takes no respon aibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents, tind by no means necessarily agrees with them.
Not Political
Leung Kam Yce, Leung Kam Yiu Sir Your correspondent Mk. Kit. Ching, Mik Yim Chan, John Ward writea "I remember Tray Sum Yue, Tse Yuki Mei, Wa that a long time ago Mr. Charles Tuen Yee, Wong Kuk Yuen, Wang Losby, montioned to me rasually She. Eut, Wang Wai Stu
that he had some idea of toming
political) party".
JUNIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL Chan Yuen Nor, Chut Shiu
Ylu
I had the idea of doing my
with
New arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday included Mr and Mrs. Alfred, Lok, Dr. (Miss) J.M. Quintana, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Euchanan, Mr. and Mrs. J.W, Berwick, Mosses. P.S, than Curt Riber, JN. Evans, Ling, Ching Yulen Man, Fung Kam best to help in such a matter for J.. Robertson, N.E. Thre, H.O. Po. Ho Wai Kum, Lam, Lal Kuen, some time. The friends Swedberg, and-Miss-M: E. Good-La Yun Chet Law Yukthics, whom I was associated however Chiu Mel, 1 Pik Dip, Leungisliked the word "political" and They pre- Teb Laan, Mok Kwan Lann, Ng the word "party"
Tsung Yuk Kwanferred, and I agreed, a group of 1. Mr. Vladimir Nicolaevich Dron-Chee Wal.
Wong Shuk people, interested in publle affairs 166.35ket, architect, of 60 Kimberley Wan Shuk China,
educate themselves Rond,ground floor, and Miss Haan, Wong Fun Chol, Wong willing to
till further in public affairs, and Elizabeth Vitullevna, secretary Man Hang and Yo Oi Loan.
prepared to stand fogether for PRIMARY Supremo HIGHER 251.40 He married at the
the purpost Chow
demonstrating Court Marriage Registry" yester Cheung Tace Yuen, HK$104.67 day in the presence. of Mr. A.M. Fong Fuk Tim, Fung Wat their right to speak and intervenc
Spoor and Mr. V.V. Louisilisky. Fong, Wing Shin, Leung Yuen in public uftaus.
Kam Hung | Hain,"Ling"}
To avoid misunderstanding 1ĺ Ma Mei Mel, Mok Mei Luan, Ng Kwok should say that I was always in Ying. Ng Shuk Fong, Shiu Kam such a group
agreement with my friends that might do more Wan, Tang Wai Fong, Tine on harm than good unless it made
Yuen Mei, Tue Pik Lin, Shum Moon
jit plain et the outset that its Shin,
Tsung Kang Tong, Wan avowed object and real "objoet Shet Hing. Won Sheet Mi was to help the Government, lo consciously Wong Ching Yee, Wong Pui Lan construct and bever Wore Shul
Wong Kuk Ying to impede. Constructive
criticism Bna ip Ol
may help. Criticism that is purdly Anchy "those present were destructive to less then valueless. T. Kwok, Canon-EWL I owe it to several friends with Mr. E.Y. Kwan, Mrs. whom I have temporarily lost
Bev, Lit Po
Arch-Deuton in the process of formation and Leo Kai Yun, Miss E:S. Alkins, almost ready with its plans which WS. T. will be made publie in the course The seven cemeteries were Cremations totalled 412 at the .F.C. Langford, Mr. The long established flying Mount Caroline Cemetery. Kai Sçokunpoo Crematorium, the Lucy L. Coi. E.G. Hazelton, or the next week or two.
Hindu Crematorium, the Kal Lung Mrs. WK. Cheung, Miss B.M. training school of a local com Lung. Wan Cemetery, WestWan Crematorium-and-the Kaw-Too, Miss Gray, Kiss Swift. Mr. if they receive the support we mercint enterprise operated-n
ket-of-four-light-aircraft-and-ia Kai Lung Wan Cemetery. West, Jeon Crematoriin. At the Kai M. G. O'Connor locally trained pupils gained pilots Extension Cemetory, Kal Lung Lang Wan Crematorium alone 443-Morgon. licenses, concluded the report. Wan Cemetery, East, Chai Wan Government cremations were re-
Cemetery, Chai Wan Extension corded. Cemetery, and New Kowloon Cemetery.
Mr. W. Latim at Kawloon Kong. This agreement was sigiled yesterday, Mr. A. S. C. Comber, on July 23 and gave British air- counsel for the complaħndèt, opd fines the right to use
four of! Mr. J.M. d'Almada Requetios, China's Airports. chunsel for the defenedant,
both As result of this, Hong Kong
agreed that the best thing would Airways Limited, was designated
be to bind the two parties over,
to operate routes to Shanghai und
and the
Seven Cemeteries Close In Colony
Fung Su-ce and Hwong Kay, Canton the husband of Ng Lal-wah, were scheduled service to Chrst British Savon cemeteries were closed and one was oxtond-
accordingly. bound over in the at Shanghai on December 2.
sum of $300 for one year.
Reminders
Today
Licensing Board meeting, Colonial Secretariat, Council Chamber,
Exhibition of Oils and
Philippines was initialled In
A similar agreement with the
on
January 7 at Manila.
Manila in December pad, signed
HKVDC Orders
ed during 1947-48, according to the annual report for that period by the Chairman of tho Urban Council.
Exhumations in the period The New Kowloon Cemetery under the review totalled 89,303 Orders by Colonel L.T. Ride, Command-
including 57,141 Government Royal Artillery (Plymouth)st for Konu Volunteer Defence Corps No. 1 at Kowloon City was ex-inch
HK. Cricket Club, 5sted November 11, fallow
tended.
exhumations. The majority of allngalahment of Comodialon ' The In the same period. 13,588 the exhumations took place at the Gino British Club, gramophone following extreel from Hong Kong burials (including cremations) Now Kowloon No. 7 Cemetery
́concert, Helena May Institute, ernment Gazette No. Bi dated November took place as compared with (4,010 private and 45,049 Govern 5.1048, in publikledi: “No. 1015. - The 20,648 in 1955, 23,874 in 1036, ment), and at the Kai Lung Wan Water cellener the Governor has been pleased 31,403 in 1037, 36,138 in 1930 and West Cemetery (2845 private and burs, St.
St. John's Cathedral, to prove that the following ofteer Lo17:303 in 1946-47.
7.001 Government). allowed to relinquish "kla "ladnímatalon "Ini 10:
the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence: Compa Sebitish Dancing. European with effect from October 27, 1948
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lecture stern at Corns JQ. H.K. Philatelic Society, meeting Christmas Cider Cons· Chelstrina ht SCM Post board room Cards are available at 40, cents each an 6.30 p.m.
application to. the Quartermaster; ILK.V.1,0. Coming Events
TOMORROW
..
“Pala 'and' Hunt Club (n)"A chýb, na 2) above,' is betng formed under the awniçer |ot|HQ Land Farem. (b) The object inf thu club to be the encouragement at 951
Exhibition Re: Oils and Water Arves, of Hiling "with" the exception! me
'Colours, St. John's: Cathedral
excing which is already: well entered fore- (e) Borges, aru already available for 'rķie
Christ Church Annual Fete, Kow-fog in Kowloon and at Fanling, Vall des
-Joon. Tong,-3-puma-
SUNDAY
talla enis be'obtuljed frats"the" "Allátnut, HKV.D,C. (1) Anfine, willing to bes como as foundervanember, abould "apply to
Concert. Toe H Club, the Hoppery Secretary of the Tufo ajul hot, Hease, 50, Macdonbell Hunt Club, The Odes of the Flat Officer,
VRATAKAAN the Becond In Command, D.P.F. Hon factory "Thanks. ] Kong “by Ugcember 1, 1918,7(e)sk sa “St. Johi'g bòted to be able to sun rôme Papir blivery out in the Fanling' atrailford, Cartelinga.
hibition
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