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KCR Revenue Receipts
Total revenue recolpis of Ühe Kowloon-Canton Railway (British Section) for the first nine months of 1948, amount. ed to HK$5,057,649.78.
The monthly average for the period January to June Was HK$569,593,59,
which showed an increase of appro ximately HK$45,000 over the monthly average of 1947.
The Income of HK$6,087, 649.78 Was msda up Di HK$4,373,702.39 from prasen. ger fares, HK$279,314.68 from freight.
and HK$404,632.82 from miscellaneous receipta.
BORDER GUARDS KILL FIVE CHINESE
itangoon, December 31.
COTE-
A Covernment military munlease reported on Thursday that Buemesa
near the China five
ve of
Washinghon, Decomber 31. American and international authorities said yoster- day they are hopeful of obtaining quickly a temporary haven in the Pacific Ocean area for Stateless foreigners in Shanghai seeking -to flee the Communist surge.
General Walter Wood, chlef of the International Refugee Organisation's Washington Office, and a State Department source, said a tem- porary haven may be arranged in the Philip- pines. The Islands, they said, possibly could accommodate 3,000 to 6,000.
staging
wan
These quarters, and also the tions to
provide -havens for Philippine Embassy, sald The
these Shangfal, people but she IRO, suggested that the Philip- requests were rejected, pine government make avallatile
The United States also the American wartime areas which have not yet been reported to have turned down an dismantled. They Indleated the RO request to permit use of Gulunn naval installation on some of its Pacife island areas. Samar Island in particular could be a temporary, refuge,
1RO indicated #
The
waiting a reply fron
Many Russians
whe
Alanila,
For Several Months
Airships For The Airlift
• Constance, December 29, Dr. Hugo Eckener, BO- year-old German Zeppelin designer, told Reuter today that plana are afoot in the United States to build the targest lighter-than-ale air. craft in history.
Twenty-five of those could maintain the surrent airlift Into Berlin. He would not discione who would bulta the craft. Router,
"Treasure Island" To Be Staged
Embarking upon the most lavish production of its career, the Stage Club will present "Trensure Island" for three nights, from January 6. There will be a matinee per- formance at 3 p.m. on Janu- ary B.
The play is adapted by James B. Fagun from Robert 1 Steven-
It was indicated that the IRO, in asking the Philippines to pro- vide a haven, asked for any area providing shelter, and water, The
novel and to would provide other main-son's story. The script keeps faith- The organisation suid
about tenaner. The haven was asked for fully to the original
preserves the Border guests 33,000 foreign
uncompromising Stutelés persons several months, after which the.
"he-man" adventure theine, quité: frontier Kitte
iled in Shanghai are eligible for ROIRO would undertake to move removed from the romantle Holly- batch if Chinese,
j- assistance, Of those 9,000 are the refugees to permanent areas. wood version some years ago. cluding their teater. und cap- Jews and the res! Russians, An
Producers of this Stage Club An IRO ship left Shanghaleple" are Cillfort Davies, who on December 24 for Europe himself plays the role of Lank carrying refugees. The other John Silver, and Father Sheridan. leaving on January 1 and two more are expected to leave shortly after that,
tured XIX others
during an estimated 1,000 of the Russimus engagement neur Sinklumbaka, surrendered their Russjon poss where the Government had and ports and are especially vulner bands were Inussing some able to the Communists, the INO strength.
The communique celets-41 that strong precautionary measures are being taken in the prea~~ Associated Press.
The IRO Bald ita Geneva office requested Australia, New Zealand and other Pacific na-
Heart Sufferers Make Dependable Employees
San Francisco, December 31. People with rheumatic heart disease are no more likely to drop dead than the general run of in- dividuals, says a doctor who has made a study of their ability to work.
disease bul
and recover
The setting required for "Trea- Fure Island" hus four scene changes. The Stage Club, helped The IPO also sald American ting much of their resources com- their past successes, are pul- by naval authorities 13 Shanghal A
bined with the members' own in- had stated that if evacuation of
tus city becomes necessary, dis- Kenuity to produce the effective de- that the play placed Allled Neutrais will be atmosphere
rings.
Th the cast, of more than 30, the Stage
Club is ruling upon all fire their star players.
Reinaldo Oblitas plays Benn Gunn and Pew. Peter Gregory hus
the
pari the Squire, Geoffery Pickup will be Captahi Smallet, and Victor Carton s Dr. Livesey.
eared for by the navy So far Bits faclities permit after American requirements satisfied.-Associated Press.
SHIP STRANDED ON SANDBANK
London, December 30, Lloyds shipping, intelligence an- nounces that British East Coust
kuga today reached the Norwegian motor vessel Bosphorus, stranded on the Haisborough Sands since December 20.
As employees, they, are in
Those who get the one respects more desirable after puberty
Prospects
refloating the han even physically fit people, have a crippled heart can be ex-
on the average. 2,110-ton vessel were, considered re-pected to live, Dr. Maurice Ellaser, Jr..
weather re- orted in the Journal of Reha- another 38 years, Dr. Ellaser re- favourable if the
ported. Their average at death mained good, The Cromer (Nor- ilitation. Dr. Eliaset is ar IR 53. Some of them live many folk) litiboat went out today to instructor at The University of
that.-Asso-assist in the salvage longer than years Cahfornia Medical School,
ciated Press.
Employers need have no fear mat the cardine cripple will col- apse and die at work, the phy- etan said. There is less uh- ntecismo and labour turnover mong them than the physically nt; they are less neurotic than ther physically handicapped persons, and their defect is not
sible, Dr. Ellaser said.
Reuter.
workc.-
China War Raises Constitution's Fate
Nanking, December 31.
Moderately strenuous jobs do The possibility of a Communist victory over Chiang
...at bring on heart attacks in
these people and such activity dinarily is not harmful to them.
e added. Dr. Ellaser appealed
of
The only woman in the cast is Mrs. Hawkins, and the role has been given to Winnie Cox.
A newcomer to the Stage Club, and a comparatively young one is John Keates who has the role of Jim Hawkins.
"Treasure Island" has its pre- miere on January 6 at 0 p.m. Bookings are now open and seats. are available by telephone 25804.
SHIPPING BRIEFS
The Chinese motorship. Sin- lon saw Hong Kong for the first time in her long years of service for the China Steam- ship Company when she brought 900 tons of wooden planks from Foochow
She will dock here and undergo general overhauling after which
Amoy-Foochow run.
Kai-shek's Government_roisos_a_serious ques-she will resume her Shanghal- tion on the future of China's national con- stitution, which is two years old.
employers to be more willing Communist spokesmen in the past have insisted that
hire these people,
Leading Disability
their party will not recognise either the Assem- bly which adopted the constitution, nor the document itself.
She had 15 mail bags for the Colony.
•
or
An ex-United States Navy tanker, which was towed here- from Shanghai recently by the ocean-going tug Sea Hawk, is to be scrapped, the "China Mall" learned reliably yesterday.
The disused tanker arrived here If this is true, there is, in the if the Communists insist that unmanned, without registry
Presidency dag. Chiang holds the
She was formerly the Vis- sability of American men in opinion of qualified observers legally, they are likely to make sula.
employable age group and
that the the same claim against Li Tsung- The Sea Hawk was dispatched adually is becoming more pre-here, the likelihood
Jen should
the President step from Shanghai specially to rescue As a result, there is on Reds may attempt to scrap the down to allow Li to take over the tug, Sea Lynx, which had on- creasing number of employed constitution, which is consider-control of the Government in an
ed by foreign jurista as well-effort
Rheumalie heart disease, be id, now is the leading majur
the
alent.
ardiac cripples.
This constitutes not only an drafted, and start from scratch economic loss but also amounts
to a setback for the handicap on the making of a new one. ped individual. It discouragea There are others here who be him and makes him economiseve, however, that the Com- cally dependent.
succeert if they munists,
In
In that condition he may have orcing Chiang out, either mill- tarlly or politically, will prefer live under conditions which ay produce a recurrence of the to retain his constitution in order sease which caused his handi-
ip.
A
to claim that the new government is merely a continuation of the old one-and as such, entitled to The adult rheumatic heart many of the positions the present aiterer has a considerable life administration holds,
xpectancy, Dr. Elinter asserted. The inct that he is an adult ually means that he has af-
demonstrated his Undy
ablilly survive, because the disease į mainly one of childhood.
Crew Taken From Ship
Baltimore, December 30. Ton stamen were removed from the Greek ship Panagiotis Coumantaros yesterday after the seamen struck in protest over the failure to receive D
bonus.
A Federal Judge issued the removal order after a ship own
for whom the vessel was er, Jamed told him that the bonus greement was abandoned some Jume ago,
to rench Д
peace.
Awaiting Hint
negotiated the trouble when about 100 miles from Hong Kong. Boll vessels
eft for home yesterday.
Two more aluminium super- structured ships are expected to from the South. arrive here today from
sister river vee- They are the
and Kim Men, Men
debut here their
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Meanwhile, another two sister vessels, Chi Men and Shih Men, The question of China's seat in leaders in this matter, which may are undergoing alterations the United Nations is interesting, provide indication of future local waters.". Some foreign sources here be- Communist policies toward the It was learned that the foreign
of crew, structure lieve that the Reds-If they be- whole government
composed of Canadians, Nanking's
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Henie's Skating Mileage
Hollywood, December 31.
Thora is a limit to everything, avan public credulity,
but Hollywood has not learned that yet. Comes now Universal-Inter-criss-crossed it for coui rchestsal The Reds frequently have rale national Studio with an estimate and take, he arrived at a daily Bonja akated, 15 days during ed the question of the legally of that Sonja Henie has skated figuro, of 28 miles." later elections at which members 17,000 miles professionally in
the filming of the ice scenes,
·and' bad, ́practices tra 'bimiter The judge told the US. Mar- of the National Assembly were the last 10 years, 7,500 In and which -selected movies and 10,000 in her tour-
length of "time before shooting -whatever means selected bhal, to use
thus supposedly attaining a necessary to remove the men Chlang as the fist constitutional ing road company ice show,
total of 250 for the picture. but the Marshal sald the seamen President and Taling-Jen si all started when a press
Vice-President, Should. Their agent began estimating the, mil Reasoning that she had skated were very co-operative.
stand on this question remain, un- cage in her latest movie,The approximately the same distance changed, it is doubtful any Countess of Mohls Cristo Baslag in each of her ninò previous" middle around could be found his computation on the arep of movies, the studio concluded that which foc negaliations for the ice rink, and the number of the grand total for films was,
times. Ming "Hemlocircled Fahd - 7,000 miles Associated Pres.
Eighteen crewmen were re moved from the same whip about ago under a almilor, of
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