HK To Participate In Fisheries Meet
Hong Kong will participate in the inaugural meet- ing of the Indo-Pacific Fisheries Council at Singapore on March 24, the "China Moil” learned yesterday.
n is understood that Mr. John Cater, Officer-in- Charge of Hong Kong's Fisheries, will repre- sent the, Colony at the conference.
The Indo-Pacifle Fisheries
Council was formed last year by the United
und Agricultural Organisation Personalia
it is composed of countries hoving mutual Interest In the de- velopment and utilisation of the qualle resources in the Indo- Pheifle areas.
The United States and the Philippines will also take part in
the conference,
was Farned her yesterday that The American ancillon In the conference will be headed bý Mr. Oscar E. Sette, chief of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacifle occasle sherie: Investigations.
Its adviser wit be Dr. Hilary J. Denson, chief of the United States Department's Fish and Wildlife Service Foreign Activi- tems.
The American aquatic bilogiat Mr. Herbert E. Warfel, will re present, the Philippines
ensturence.
Mr. Jules Rebsamen left Hong Kang for Saigon by Air France yesterday,
Mr. T. Roger Banister, British Consul at Swatow, arrived in the Colony from Swatow yester- Duy HP THỨ sinh con.
Dr. E. S. Harverson will ad- dress the Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong at the Roof Garden, Hong Kong Holel, at 12.45 p.m. ta- is subject will be morrow. "A Hospital in West Africa".
Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Monday includes Mr. and Mrs. R. E. A. Ward, Mr. P.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hadyson,
and Langston. Mr. at th
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Barton, Mr.
eminders Murray,
Today
Interport Sub-Committee meeting
AX Fotball Association, 5,1 p.m.
Ta
11 Club meeting, Talbot Hume, 50, Mredonnell Houd, 8.30 p.m. Legisfotive Comme!! meeting, 2.3
p.1.
IK Social Service sponsors taik on Family Case-Work" by Miss M.S. Watson, PRO Lee- ture Room, 1.30 p.m.
Talk on
"Musle in Hong Kong" by Dr. S.M. Bard, European YMCA, 8.45 pm
Gala Premiers, The Red
Club, 8 pm,
Mrs.
J. M. Messrs. J.
Grant, P. L. R. Boul,
J. Sakin, J. G. Allen, I..)
11. Chao, R. K. Bitiner, T. G. T. Birley, SG. Hill, G. Dickson, K. A A. Hayward, O. L. Dawson, R. W Johnston, R. Yu, J. E. Batchelor, and T. H. Teng.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH -16, · 1049.
Flag: bedecked and bearing the familiar signs of long sea Kaynan the 18:2.000.000 •Canadian-bullt: alumjalum -elvar a craft Hu Men arrived here yesterday to ̈complete her 13,750-***** mile trip from Quebec, Bellaved to be the first turbine- driven river veskel in the world, the Hu Mèn has four veteran
masters aboard.. ("China Mall" Photo)
New Ming Sung Ship Arrives From Canada
(By Our Harbour Reporter)
Flag-badocked and bearing the familiar signs of long sea voyago, the US$2,000,000. Cana- dian-built river craft Hu Men arrived hero yesterday to complete her 13,350-mile de- livory trip from Quobae.
She
has no cargo or passengers; but the first tur- bine-driven river vessel and a pioneer in using Corten steel for her hull and aluminium for her superstructure and fixtures, has aboard four veteran skippers,
Among them is Mr. Chow Hai-ching. Commodore of the who Ming Sung river fleet, will take over the command
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Mongoose
Found In NT
Belleved to be a spoules of mongoose, possum-looking animal with bulging eyes, was rescued from villagers at
hv
Vaishtine Stanley, Navikay an
The Villagara word about to kill the animal for food hut tó Mr. NovikİV surrendered 1 Who Gave them soma money. The animal will be turned over to the Rodent Controller, Mr. J.D. Romaṛ todayı soy ...Mr. Romerald, yesterday that according to the descrips tian alvan tô hìm, the animal hould be crab eating mön- gooks.
Briton Fined For Keeping Gaming Pool
Charged with keeping gaming house at No. 01 Kim- Berley Road, ground floor, Robert Wright, aged. 47, was yesterday ined, 31,000, by Mr. A. P. Scholes at Kowloon yes. terday
charle of
of posterior lottery tickers denies the defens alint Was withdrawn by the pro- Beautibm
Frosecuting Mr Mbit/ ADCI, said that since the foot ball pool coupons borted by police data keveral months back, it was chyioua that this sort; bf gambling must have been going on, fot sornetime.
The police, searched the pre- on Saturday of warrant found other, coupons referi To games duo lo be played, i which and been completed and by alents, chicky under pseudonyms.
Mottram exprèbeda the hope that As the outcome of this Brosecution, à stop would be put to this sort of gambling in the
future Mottram uiro Aaked the court to Impoled à heavy line and said that defendante was on ball
Er.Scholes also ordered iné sump.dr $100 found among the coupons and football. iiterature.10 ho. condrested and given do the
To Start Cargo Express Service
from the present master, Mr. of the ordinary steel, the the. Yu.:Meri, “for a vial to the ¿d, will be 10. Moderb
three
due to arrive in Hong Kong here within a rarition at
Re-
Shoes Queen's Theatre, in aid of HK Family Welfare Society, 9.30
by BOAC this afternoon. p.m. First Ald Class, Kowloon Cricket presentatives of the Hong Kong
Chinese Manufacturers'
Union Sino-British Club Orchestra re-will meet him at the airbeld.
stay
Mr. During his
hery, will
Gurvey the local Hollus
extile Industry and advico inanufacturers on methods to crease production and put out higher standard products.
bursai, Cosmo Club, 0 p.m. Bridge-Mahjong Drive, Kowloon
Cricket Club,
St. Andrews iterary Society, talk on "Travels on in China" by Mr. W. Gordon Harmon, OBE. St. Andrews Church, Kowloon 8.30 p.m.
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came
sea.
to sall
with the latest
aids, the
Shillong. Is from
London on
on March 31 for Matoga, China art. Japinha to celebrate the pccasión.
Meanwhile, they are staying at monthly passenger service
(roth the Seamen's Mission.
AIR EXECUTIVE GIVES PARTY.
UK to China via Tridia and Maloya is also being maintained by three largo P. and D.. liners, Cantón, · Carthage and - Corfu, They will be joined in the spring of 1960 by a new 24,000, ton liner Chusun, the largest to the Built for the
on that run ∙ and 0.
The Peninsula and Oriental and British India Companies Chungking in high-water, season are, now going to run an ex- and as far as Hankow when the press monthly, cargo.: service upper caches betere too inshow from the United Kingdom to Among the new arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Monday were Mrs. P. R. Elvene, Miss L. Hill,
closets, refrigerated cargo space for her loaded distt of 12. feat.
the Far Eaton liner Mr. Clarke, and. Mr. Kirkland and can accommodate 1,000 pass-
The new 8,000-ton cargo Miss A. W.
engers comfortably.
both veteran masters of the Cana- Shillong and three dew. "S" class Miss C. Richards, Shurcliff, Ming S, M, Balicka,
By using Corten steel instead dian and American cokels, Joined cargo linara, recently commission- Miss I
Mrs. C. Herant,
on this run, Ming M. G. O'Malley, Mrs. R.
Men saves seven per cent of her Fart their departure, on all-systems of cargo preservation and
East"
Equipped. Avila, Messrs. T. Tautmal, S. Alv Fulland.
hull weight She has aluminium.
After Utoomal, A. Singh, R. L. Rhea, The flagship Hu Men is one of
"floating fortunes" which doors, windows, ladders, hard- Chinese crew will be recruited Schwarz, P. E.
covers. Her locally or from Shanghai. Alfater, I. L,
the Ming Sung Industrial Com-ware and hatch
dining and The personnel, will...be outer- Debry, and H. E. Marley.
Her smoking lounges are flanked attained at a Chipeto, dinner tonight its Yangtze River service. Mr. A. Hollas, of the British of Shanghal plans to put on spacious luxurious l'extiles Enterprises Committee. sister chip, the Yu Men, is due certain parts by glass, thus en- The abling the passengers to see the third is nearing Quebec City and is expected to
Coal Or Oil by June. make her local debut by
Most of the
personnel who Among her unusual features øre brought her here had delivered she can either burn coal or oil her boilers, turbines and rudders. several smaller craft of the
lesign which are now on the and a readily convertible, She
Mr. Prithi Pal Singh, Mmager has three rudders, but may be Hong Kong-Canton trade. Twen- ty-five foreign members will be navigated, it necessary, by only of the Far Elit Division of Bharat designed Airways. Limited, gave A cocktail specially
Raymond TC. Yue, Grotip lown home on Friday,
leaving one. Her two Chinese Junior engineers the numerous
mechanical devices can overcome party at the Gripps, Hong Kans Scoutmaster of 18th Hong Kong natural obstacles Hotel last evening to local air-Wah Yan. Colléged, Group,, kas were sent to Quebec to
Une circles. of the the Yangtae for the upstream the
Guests included Mr. and Mr been awarded the Cilt Crosa for construction
the trip.
gallants. vessel, a company's official, two Personalities among her 34- Hale, Mr. K.C. Kwong, r.
GJ, Church, Mr and MN. B.C. Canadian representatives of the man personnel are the Norwegian Kay. Mr. M. Talan, top floor, and Miss Geralding firms supplying the boilers and master. Mr. Fulland, Mr. Chow Moodle. Mr. R. Queguen
turbines and Mr. Chow, who Chief Officer L. Clarke and Second Mrs. M, J, Auster, Rita Vieira Ribeiro, of 12 Soares Avenue, top floor; Mr. Alberio will assume command on the Omeer William Kirkland. Each
clerk, of 13 same day.
has a master's ticket and has been Tang, and Mr., J.C, Gingam. Augusto Lopes, Parkes Street, third floor, and
in command of numerous com Miss Thelma Silvinia Mendes, of
mercial ships, $8 Canton Road, second floor.
Departures for Australia yee- terday by the ss. Soochow in- cluded Mrs. G. W. Hempsey, Mr. Olofinsky, Mr. R. C. Derham, Mr. E. A. Courtney, Mr. and Mrs. H. Hopkins, Mr. G. 1 Draper, Mr. A. Russen, M. B. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. G. T. Droper, Mrs. V. A The annual meeting of the Baker, Mr. D. A. Mettan, Mr. K. Hong Kong Women's Internation- A. Mettan, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. al Council will be held on March Brott, Mr. H. F. Marshall, Mrs.
and Mr. W. 24, at 5.15 p.m. at the Hong Kent L. Paish International Women's club, Gloucester Building.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
St. Patrick's Day, Wreath-laying
reremony at Cenotaph
by
St. Patricks Society of Hong Kong, 1a.m.; Dinner The Gripps,
Dance,
Hotel.
Kowloon
and
HK
Rotary Club luncheon
Colour "The screening of Dyes Industry Peninsula Hotel. 12.30 p.m.
The forthcoming weddings of Mr. anve been announced Francis Robert Holm, Junior Accountant, of 183 King's Road,
who
study
Fair Weather
Y'a Men's Club of Hong Kong. G. W. Hempsey, Mr. and Mra, v direct here, The Norwegian mas- his master's certificate 12-yearn
luncheon, Roof Garden, HK Hotel. 12.45 p.nt. RAF Association luncheon, Jaco- Denn Room, HK Hotel, 12.45
pan.
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colony at the alda queen's College During & are at a squáitér
and an old woman and a child. 1-3 vite," "Mr. Yue saved the lives of Henry
The Northumberland and Dur Retrulting for the rank of life Association has decided to The Hu Man left New York
police constable Will cease today hold a dinner dance at the: Roof on February 2 for her maiden nautical career in that cradle of spokeman said yesterday.
Mr. Fulland, who began his unul further notice, & Government Garden, Hong Kong Hotel on
Abril 22. the voyage to Hong Kong. She made
modern merchant marine the the 13.350-mile trip through
service, Scandinavia, has been at Paname Canal, Honolulu and then sea for 25 years. He procured ter reported meeting fair weather) **
AUTO and has but recalled an incident which several ships of the Ming Sung, been delivering provided the only "exeltement" including the Ching Men, which they encountered.
was the first aluminium” “super Off the Hawalten Island, they structured river craft to be sear met a huge whale which was here late last year. "blowing fiselt out." To avold "Bl any accider, the Hu Men was steered
Over on the other side of the clear and managed to world. Mr. Chow learned his trade weave her way. Watson.
through. The marine mammal, fortunately, dis rose steadily after after 23 year
*** na a small boy in the Yanpise and Mr. John C. Behague of the appeared after a few glances at service with the Ming Sung to be
the vessel. editorial statt of the Singapore
Equipped with 32 systems for of 40 years experience in the its fleet commodore. A veteran Straits Times arrived here yes- terday by Pacific Overseas Air-supply, exhaust and air condition- Yengtse, Mr. Chow will operate Ways Service plane trom Singa- in, the 2,000-ton
has 50 deluxe PORT. Behague plans to spend
Mr.
four days in the Colony before returning to Singapore.
Mr. Jack Burns, photographer for Life magazine, .yesterday returned to the Colony by Pacific Oversous Always Service from, from Bangkok.
Mr. A. D. Bennet Far East Manager, for BOAT, yesterday returned to the Colony
from Japan.
Captain A.-H. Morris of Qantas
Airlines Jeft yesterday for
Manila,
He will plot Qantas: first pláno
Room 500 National Bank Bldg into liong mg on Thursday.
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