KWANGTUNG GUERILLA LEADER DESERTS
Huang Kuo-chuan, former independent guerilla
foodor, has deserted the Kwangtung Govern- mont forces and is back'again as ruler of the Bias Bay region, according to travelling trad crs from Swatow yesterday. The traders said that the latest reports the Swotow authorities had received said that Huong was heading for the Islands of the Turtle's Soul, ∙some 80 miles North East of Hong Kong.
According to the traders, Huung, dissatisfied with the
IRC To Hold treatment he and his men were Chinese New Provincial authorities, rebelled
Year Dance
receiving from the Kwangtung
on New Year Eve.
Rallying two companies of arm- ed Pence Preservation Corps lu which he was in charge new Tuot smati district near
Members of the Indian Re-Hong. creation Club and their friends
who attended the Club's Xmas Eve Dance will be interested another dancu to learn that
has been arranged for Chinese New Year's Eve, January 28, commencing at 9 p.m.
Airst class. Filipinn dance band will provide the male and dane ing will he "iram 9 pm, until...
Arrangermett, tre again in the ៩*1 (៦) ( Minds ril M1: A.K "oke" Marker, of softball tame, and rulerstood that he has
nurden of very pleasant sur prise up fus sleeves for those who WP rendezvous at the C
The Club has a number of so- eal events on its calender for the wintry Benzin
Hvis learned
that many menlærs have signided Their intention to support the Surlay open ale lunchrons which it is proposed to hold "whenever the sun shines on Sundays."
Drunk And
Disorderly
Betere he collapsed on the flour the European YMCA, A. of the Modeley, chief engineer
sen Sea Wolf, was seen at Salisbury Ron without in
overval
Lake
Swatow,
he took to the hits on the night of December 31. He ex- capel with a considerable amount of arts and arumunition, includ jog several machine-guns
A Year Ago
Huang Less than a year ago, Kun-ebum "reformed" and threw In his lot with the provincial nu- thorities.
It was then reported that he responsible for turning in was Hung Yi-min, one of Marshal Li Chat-sum's lieutenants sent from Hong Kong to contact the guerilla leader for the release of Tan Kit- chrang
Tem was one of ne six hostages taken off the ss. Van Heulsz on Chilang December 15, Point, one of the islands in the Turtle Group.
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Huang Kuo-chuan was also said to be the sender of the Bias Bay pirates. His land force was called the Demo ratic Ariny of South Chingy
He had been appointed Com mander of the Peace Preservation ¡Corps in an area between Swabue and Swatow. His own men were incorporated into the Corps.
Fite.
Became Dissatisfied
A luncheon was given
at the Hong Kong Hoicl yesterday by Mr. II. Ayres. Manager of United States Lines, In honour of the visit to Hong Kong of Admiral G. C. Stedman, vice-president of the coun pany. ("Chino Mail" Photo).
Wah Yan Alumni Luncheon
Past students of Wah Yan College met at a lunch at the Catholle Club, King's Building on Saturday.
The Guest of Honour was Mr. Lim Buy-
uy-lan, co-founder of Wah Yan College with Mr. Peter Taui and its first headmaster.
Mr. Lim introdured his address with n reference to the Golden Apples of the Gods, paralleled in Chinese tuythology by the Shered Pench
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949.
USL Official Entertained
Administration Of Estate In Dispute
Dispute regarding the administration of the estate of a returned Canadian Chinese led to the parties applying to the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, for ddjudication under Probate Jurisdiction.
The plaintiff, Woo Yen Nui- ol, widow of the returned Canadian Chinese, Woo Chong, alios Woo Chong Kec, alias that Woo Tsun-nin, claimed she was entitled to the ad ministration of the estate, and should be granted letter of ad- ministration.
evidence of complainant who bore out the opening statement of her counsel.
Further hearing was adorned o this morning.
Defendants were represented by Mr. John McNeil, instructed by Mr. F.G. Nigel.
Funeral Of Miss Vera Handyside
The defendants. William G.
Woo Woo, and Daley
claimed that they, together with Wesley Woo who is in Canada, were the executors and aple bene- ficiaries under a pretended will at Woo Chong, dated September
1832. These fruits, it was sald, con- 15, Lately, according to the traders, tained the secret of immortality Plainut claimed a declaration The funeral of Miss Vera jacket and with his shirt torn.
he became dissatished with the land perpetual youth. Famed of the Court that the pretended Handyside of the Education With wearing in IL vile and
treatment received from the pro-story, the secret was the object win was revoked by her marriage Department, who was injured fil
arrording to
vmrial authorities-inck of funds, for centuries of search.
on February 20, in a motor accident on Decem- to Woo Chong wrence at Kowloon yesterday,
Wah Yan Pest Students Asso- YMCA about
of arms and ammunition and luck He entered the
1938. on the food and clathing for his clation was in itself the secret of 5-40 pa, mud collard
Mr. B.A. Bernacchi, instructed ber 12 ut the New Territories, the Colonial flour, Sab-Inspector T. Dow went and decided to return to his formes everlasting youth, suid Mr. Lim. by Mr. H.K. Wos for the plain-took place at
at Happy Valley as in each of its gatherings its tiff, informed the Court that Won Cemetery into custody, but
Regular troops Gent from members renewed their youth Yen Nul-oi was the second wife yesterday. Houdeley not only refused to go
jot Wo Chong whom she married! Aged 26, she was the daughter once more. but was very shu-ive to the poller Swatow failed to catch up with
Huang and his men,
old friends in 1938 in his native village of of Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Hundyside, At its fanellons inspected
Education De- After he had been apprised of Mall" yesterday that Huang hasty in
The traders told the "China met again and returned pleasant-Yan Ping according to recognised formerly of the
reminiscence to younger the facts by inspretor
marriage riics. She was now the partment. J, Crem
The Bey A.P. Rose ofclnied when Hundeley was charged be probably re-established himself at days.
his former headquarters on one fore him with being drunk and of the small islands in the Turtle Hoy-ion was proposed by Father
A vote of thanks to Mr. Limnother of his two sons, used 13
and among those present were: and 12.
Mr, TW Rowell, Mr. M.G. O dhorderly, Mr. W. H. Latimer im-
Returns From Canada
L.G. Connor, Mr. T. F. Doody, Before the adjourn-
Morgan, Mr. Group as ruler of the region. posed a fine of $25.
ment
Woe Vlec-President, Mr. the
Chong returned from D.J. Crozier, Mrs. EJ, Thomp- Ace Mr. J.M. Wilson, Paul Lim, reminded the members Canada in 1933 with the intentionsan, Mr. uf the date of the Association's annual dinner dance at the Hong Kong Holel on February 1. (February With Yan luncheon will be held on February 12 at the enme place and time.
blentined
Shelter Personalia.
The body of an curl, aged about 12, was found In The Yamati Typhoon breakwater about 3.40 p.m. yes- terday and sent to the Public Mortuary: No foul play is cus- peted by the police
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SLEEMAN TO
GIVE LECTURE
The
of settling down in Chinn. He was Miss M. Myers. Mr. A.G. Walton, IN. Walking, Mrs. M. a widower and after his marriage Miss
plaintiff came to Hong Kong Allinson, Mr. W.J. Dyer, Miss B. because he was not satisfied with Bicheno, Mr. T.E. Yeoh, Mr. and conditions in the country.
[Vice-Admiral| Brind At Singapore
Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick Brind has arrived at Singo- pore and will hoist his flag as Commander-in-Chief. Far East Station, Inday.
Admiral Brind har-wide ex- When perlence of the Far East, -serving as a Captain he' com- missioned the cruiser Binningham in 1938 and took her to the China Station when Jigan was at wor with Chino.
WAS
At the time of the Munich erlis in 1938, IIMS Birmingham ordered to transport the Seaforth Highlandets garrison from Shang- hal to Hong Kong. The Journey was made in record time.
The following year, Admiral Brind went. to Tsingtao ta in- vestigate the wrongful orres; of n British merchant ship by the Japanese.
He took the cruiser among a fleet of Japanese heavy cruisers and aircraft carriers and went on board the Japanese flag- ship to say he intended to take the merchant ship
away. threatened to The Japanese blow his ship and the merchant ship
but the out of the waler Birmingham sailed the next day and the story of her enterprise ^ #prend along the China const British shipping boom resulted,
Admiral Brind became Assis- tant Chief of the Naval Staff when promoted Rent-Admiral in 1912 and continued to serve in the Admiralty until after the Allied landinge In Normandy, which he helped to plan. He received the CB for this work,
Returning to seu as Rear-Ad- nding the Fourth miral
British Pacine Cruiser Fleet, the Admini renewed his Far East associations with the
the during the finni phose of campaign against Japan. Ila Ang ship. BMS Swiftsure, bombarded
Islands Truk Island, and Snilshima
Gunto, South Okinawa. Later the Admiral was present In Tokyo Bay Japanese surrendered.
of
when the
Admiral Sir Denis Boyd,
who
has been Commander-in-Chief the British Puclid Fleet and sub- the Far East Station sequently since June, 1940, will be leaving Singapore on Thursday, in BMT
Dilwara,
Rice Bowls Fly In Factory Braw!
The Pacific Enamel Factory was not so pacific on Sunday afternoon when two factory workmea, both named Wong, did not like the way their rice was cooked by the cooks, both also named Wong, and start- ed to send rice bowls flying all over the place,
The battle of the four Wongs was at its lust mage, with three Mrs. W.N. Williamson, Mrs. Rees, casualties, and one of the Wongs Mr. and Mrs. AL. Potter,
brandishing a meat chopper try- Wreaths were sent by the Worshipful Master and Members ing to get at the two Wongs of opposite side, when the po- of the University Lodge of Honglice arrived on the scene and took Kong, Mr. and Mrs. H.T.S. Ross,
the
Week-end departures from the
Woo was blind when he mur Peninsula Hotel included Mr. and
ried, and i was his Intention to Mrs. A. J. Wood, Mrs. V. M.
spend his remaining
years Walker, Dr. and Mrs. R.J. Rick-
Hong Kong or China. ards, Mes, J. Conway, Mrs. M.C.
M. Bernacchi went on to say Walsh, Messrs. Shen Veli yao,”
It all started, said Sub-Inspec- Peng Nao-yao, A Gidley-Baird, F. This year's first meeting of the that the children of Woo's first Mr. and Mrs. M.G. O'Connor, Mr. all four combatants Into custody. when Wong Gandoral, S. Baldwin, S. C. Koa, Sino-British Club will be address-wife had all along acted in Lo Wai-kwan, Education Depart-
By their de- ment Vernacular Inspectorate, tor J. H. Evans,
Lang-yuen, Aged 20, naj Wong LT. Williams, H. T Sanson, Ted by Colonel Sir James Sleenan, dispicable manner. Addis-Martin, E. W. Hazzard, D. Chief Commissioner of St. John's fence, in addition to contestias Director of Education and Cellen-
the issue of domicile, they also gues, Mr. and Mrs, Phillip AW. Ho, aged 21, both workmen of the Judah, L. A. Lewin, G. A. Nichour, Ambulance Brigade Overseas. M. S. Levy, and Dr. Chung Han The lecture will describe the contested the validity of the plam Shul. Mr.
Shella. work of the ancient Order, on tl's marriage, pun.
Evidence would be given by which Str James is an expen.
from Canada On to The meeting will be held in the witnesses ar-lecture room of the Public Rela-Woo's intention of makinig Hong Among the new week-end rivals at the Peninsula Hotel were lons Office in Statue Square on Kong, or alternatively China, his place of domicile. On the point of Mr. and Mrs. A. de Boodt, Mr. Friday 43 8.49 p.m. and Mrs. J. F. de Castro,
Members of the public are wel- of the validity of his marriage. Mrs.
expert legal evidence would be placed before the Court, said Mr. Bernacchi.
D. F. T. Sould, Mr. and Mrs. U. come. Khin, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.. Arriols,
On the following Friday, Dr.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Bradbury, Messrs.F.I. Tseung will give an address
C. M. Wharton, Howard Cobb, jon
"Contributions
F. W. Ducrommun, P. Y. Cang, Medicine."
B. A, Jaffe, J. T, Chu, B. Ljung- quist, R. L. Cornell and Mas, E. Sturdce.
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Mr. and Mrs. D. McGavin and child, the Roverend Mr. E. B. Cap. land, Sister Fonilla. Sister Mathe- Mesurs. rines, Sister Rochefort,
E. H. Hugman, IL. H. Dye, M. Me-
of Chinese
The rest of the proceedings of the day were occupied by the
Travelling Vans Feed Harcourt Clinic's Sick
Laughlin and W. G. Lamb, ur-Between 150 and 200 tubercular patients of the
rived in the Colony yesterday by the ss. Shengking
Departures for Singapore and Bangkok yesterday by CPA. In- cluded Miss E. Sturdee, Messrs. M.S. Cummings, LH, Grabowsky, F. Crossley, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Arriola.
Mr. Wong Wal-tor left for Rangoon yesterday by CPA.
Among the passengers who leit by CPA yesterday for Binnila were Messrs. Santiago Rebecca, Lao Heh, Al Lian, Cua Sian and Wong
HOL
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The
Harcourt Clinic are fed by the Medical De- partment's six travelling vans every day in Hong Kong, said Miss M. Watson, MBE, Chief Almonor, whon approached by the "China Mail" yesterday.
scheme, which is still in its experimental stage, was started on November 8 last, since when it has proved a boon to those persons suffer- ing from TB, as the food served by the vans constitutes a balanced diet.
A.I. Madar
and factory, went into the kitchen to compain about the rice. The two cooks, Wong Taat, aged 27, and Wong Chung, aged 25, resented the romarks of the workmen and a quarrel began. The two work- men plcked up rice bowls and who threw them at the cooks, picked up more rice bowls and threw them back at the work-
Mrs. Morris Laid To Rest
four
Wongs were fined $100 each and bound over in $600 for six nionths.
་
The funeral of Mrs. Lily Morris, men. M.B.E whiow of the late Mr.
A workman named Shu, who Alfred Morris took place at the was taking his rice very quietly Colonial Cemetery yesterday.
at a nearby tuble, was hit on the The Rev. A.P. Rose offictated hoad by a flying rice bowl. Of and later the body was cremated, the four Wongs, two sustained in-
Those present were, Mr. D. J. jurios from rice bowls. Crozier, Miss K. Fox, Miss D. Before Mr. W, A. Blair-Kerr at Lopos, Mr. A. G. Langston, Miss. Kowloon yesterday, the R. Longston, Mr. and Mrs. E. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Duckworth, Mr. D. Ribeiro, Mr. M.Y. Adal, Mr. AR. Minas, Mr. de A.M. Langston, Mr.. R. A. Rome. Mr. TR Rowell, Mr. and Mrs. H.P. Dunlop, Mrs. Irene Ho Cheng, Kwak Ting-wang, Mr. and Mrs. H.C. Margarett, Mr. J.F. Lunny. Mr. M.G, O'Connor, Mr. L.G, Morgan, Mr. F.H. Fell, Mrs. Beauty kits, for freshening 3.0. Stokot, Mr. and Mrs. C.Cup under tropical conditions, have been put on Pan-Ameil- Wronths were sent by President can Clippers dying the Pacifle and Members of the King's Col- lege Old Boys Association, Form- for the convenience of women
the company an er Stall fo King's College, Mr. passengers, and Mrs. FF. Duckworth, Mr.nounced yesterday, and Mrs. R. Frost,
Blako
UNMANIFESTED
CARGO SEIZED
PAA's Ladies' Beauty Kits
Each kit is separately contalnos In a sealed cellophane prekat and contains hand lotion, cleansing cream, foundation creara, rouge, lipstick and powder,
One of the vans seen by the,pendent of the work undertaken
Each tam has been compound- "China Mall", parked at Coch-by private socal welfare organi-
sations,
One hundred, and afty bales oted for the special conditions of Mr. and Mrs, F.P. Bauer, Mr. rane Street by the side of the The scheme will, said Miss Wat- and Mrs. E. Zydelis, Mrs. M. Central Police Station at 3
by Revenue Inspectors during a They are planned for any type the very near future. Sera, M. and T. Gaskof, p.m. yesterday was fitted with son, be extended to Kowloon in unmanifested cargo were seized air travel to the Orlent and Asia. Mesars. C.W. Morrison, H.F
three urns
Beauty specialists who plained One of the men who went to routine search on board the ss of complexion. contalaing cooked
Fuition yesterday. Marsh, R.H. Conway, P.A.T.
ilver and sweat the van at Cochrane yesterday
The search was indé just be-the kits said the main idea is to Smith and Pan Yu-shun left for cabbage,
was heard to refuse a helping potatoes, respectively. Sydney by CPA on Saturday,
"I am of liver.
a Christian fore the vessel salled for Yoko-prevent the skin from drying. No glycerino or alcohol-based com- The holder of a card, insued by and do not want to waste hama
The goods, valued about HKS-pounds are used for this reason. Mr. H. Silas will be responsible the Medical Department on the for the musical programme at the recommendation of the Harcourt food. I do not eat llvor and my 100,000, were found hidden, in the
engine room. Kowloon Rotary Club's Ladies Clinic, is given a ladle of food from co-tenants do not like it either. Day on Thursday at the Penin-cach un together with an egg by 50, if I take it I will only be the two young women and the wasting it, and to waste is a sin." aula Hotel,
man manning the van..
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Dr. Wel Tao-ming, until re The food, Miss Watson anle; in cently. Governor of Talwan, will cooked daily at the Social Wel- shortly take up the Foreign, fare Centre at Happy Valley and Minister's pordollo in Dr. Sun collected by the six Medical De Fo's cabinet, said the evening partment vans which are driven vernacular Sing Too Man Po yes to their allocated districts daily.
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If your gums flash a warning unge of "pink" on your toothbrush, consult your dentist, There may be nothing ecriously wrong・・・ -but don't take chances... let your dentist decide He may explain "a simple case of tender gums -guins robbed of work by to-day's soft and creamy foods". His advice will probably be "more work and, resistance for "laxy' gums" and often, "the helpful stimulation of Ipana "Tooth Paste and massage"
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The forthcoming weddings have been announced of the following. MARINERS
Mr. Robert! Boyle,
Chinese The Asalzes, commencing at the Owners, agents and masters of Maritime Customs, of 60 Avenida. notice, a son, of 22 Rue Paul Henry, Shang- Supreme Court nex; Tuesday, will vessels were notified yesterday publico, Macao, unil Mrs. Nicol- John's Cathedral 'at '9:15 am, vessels arriving in the waters of hal bo preceded by a service at St. that until further
Mr, Cipriano Humberto Rodri- The service will be attended the Colony from Canton, 'Shekkl, torday.
by the Chief Justice, the Judges Kongmoon, Tungkoot, Wuchow guez Garcia, time-keeper, of 7 and Talping, must urichor ono Beltran Road, Kowloon, and Mine -und-the, Law Officers, The newspaper quoted sources
Following the service, the of the approved Quarantine An-Emita Jaubert Araya close to Madame Wel who ar
achorage. They must also dis- Mr. John Valentine de Silva; rived in the Colony, on Sunday. All expenses in connection with Chief Justice, win inspect Takes the odor out of perspiration mataly from Taiwan.
the scheme are borne by the Guard-of-Tohour outside the play the International Code flag P.C. 8316, of 10 Cross Street, top Marian House Dr. Wol was once Ambassador Government (Medien! Depart Supreme Court at 10 am. before and await the arrival of the door, Wanchai, and Miss Telma.
Port Health Authorities,
Maria do Rosario, Ito the "Quited States.
ment) and this feeding is inde-Topening the Assizes.
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