Legislative Council Passes Three Bills
Three bills passed into law at yesterday's sossion of the Legislative Council. They were:
The Hong Kọng Defener Force (Amendment Ordinance
New Approach To 199
Social Problem
Hong Kong needs મ more scientifle upproach to its social problems.
Mto M. S. Watson, Principal Almoner of Queen Mary's Hospit al. made tits point in her address yesterday evening to members of the Social Services on "Family
Case Work.** *
The Americanry Regulations #Amendment) Orilinnutee 1940:
und
The British-Americnu Tobacco Commny (China) Limited (CBD- al Conversion) Ordinance 1949.
On the motion of Dr. I. New- ton, the Director of Medical Ser- vices, the second rending of the Medical Registration (Amend- ment) Ordinance 1949, was defer-, There is plenty of goot Tulted for further consideration of unct good intentions, but what is needed is a body of peuple, who undinents introduced since the
first reading. will apply the some cool, `hn- partial judgment to affales is t ipulled by the case-worker to the problems of her ellent, Miss Wot- 11) Flžd,
The "ense worker of today, she said. has a respect for individual Internity. She does not consider
Herselt superior, pocially or wors ally She looks upon the individual in distress as a fellow-efizen and she offers in put at the service of Jupreltent a spenalist skill which has been bull up through frah- Jur and experience.
Two bills were introduced for first reading, both of which wer | unanimously approved. They
were:
An
Ordinance to Anand the Garnliling Ordinance 1891 which when enacted, will legaise chority.
ulteries; and"
An Ordinance 10 amenit the Summary Offences Ordinage 1932 which among other things prohibits the taking f photo urophs in Court and their pat-
Hong Kong's band of invernation, a practice which, recorri ment unit voluntary social work- ers doing their best to interpret to the Attorney-Gonoral has
shown Bigns emerging. existing sovial legislation to the best advantages of all eonverned,
of
Council also approved the change of style for the Imports and Exports Department and its more seleatifle approach is red-heers. Henceforth it
the sald, but to tatile grent evils Mizel, nk wouverty
et),
HK-Australia Aix Service
Aegular Hong Kong-Aus- tralla de service will shortly
be innagurated by the Qant
Empire Airways. il is thoritatively learned
tuv.
1
11-
Sestor-
Tret planes DC-4 Sky- master is due to arrive at Kall Tak today at 12 noost. `-
Qantas plans
operate fortnightly un-sebeduled service first, pending offelal permision
a scheduled weekly ser to run vice.
On flight to Sydney, Qantas' Skynunters will leave Hong Kong
Mr. Poul Ki Dorby, Vice-President of tho Callfornia. Ink Export Company,, has arrived in Hong Kong to survey the market here and renew acquaintances. Ilc plans.
to
leave for Shanghai and Tokyo next Wednesday.
Mi. Derby originally planned to leave earlier but has been unshlo to do vitations he has received from old and new friends so owing to the many in- in the Colony.
He said yesterday that the hospitality being ex- tended to him is "amaz- ing".
Correspondence
THE CHINA' MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, ́1949.
Personalia
Mr. T.Y. Lo a leading; Chinese
Alm director has left Englind for Chinu by the . Canton after a
MACDOUGALL, KENNIFF & SLOSS LEAVING HK
stay of several months as the The Governor, Sir Alexander Granthàm; Tovealed
quest of the British Counch to study British. im technique and developments.
Mr. Lo, who came to London in Dewber last, na in the Inst few
yecks spent some time in Amster
dam and Paris Inspecting dlm studios and factorier where alm equipment . panufactured,
Mr. A. Bollas, m:timber of the British Textiles Enterprises Com- mittee, will not carive in Ilong Kong un tmerrow afternnon. He was die here yesterday hut the plane on which he is travol ing hus been delayed at Karachi.
'in. Logislativa: Council yaşterday that throe Hong Kong residents two of them senior Civil Servants--are loaving: shortly.
They are Mr. D. M. MacDougal; Colonial Secre
tory, Mr. D. J. Sloss, Vice-Chancellor of the University, and Mr. V. Kenniff, Director of Public Works.
Sir Alexander said: -
"I wish to thank the Gay- ernment service for their loyal in the past. support to me Whilst the debt I owe to my both official senior advisers, and unofficial, as well as to A member of the Cotton Board, those who serve on Govern- Mr. Holian has had long ex-ment committees, is incalcul- perience in the waving indus- try. He is coming here at the-in- vilation of the Tiong Kong Gov- ernment to survey and advise on The left textile industry.
A number of local residents left for the United Kingdom by BOAC verterday. They include Mrs. Eva Kiel, Mrs. E.J. Oakshatt, Merers F.A. Pollock, A. Mont- emery, E. P. S. Hooper, D.HE. Robertson Lay Jon-keng and, Hwel Sun-chung. and Mrs. Jelundovsky.
able,
"Our. Colonial Secretary, Mir. MacDougall, will be leaving us shortly, is departure from Hang Kong, for which he has done so tel. will be a grievous loss.
Wo are suffering a further loss with the departure of Mr. Sloss. who has been moro than the Vice-Chancellor of the University, and of Mr. Kenniff.
1 am sure that I express the centiments of um all when I say how torry we are that they are going, and that they take with them pur best wishes."
Joined In 1930.
Departures from the Peninsule Hotel on Tuesday included Mr.
Mr. MacDougall, the Colonial and Mrs. R.E. Runyon, Mrs. R. Secretary, who has retired from Avila, Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Prata, the Government Service, joined The Editor takes no respon
Government in expressed in Messrs. V. F. Meyera, S. Utoomal, the Hong Kong what be billly for views
etters by correspondents, and by W.Y. Wong, F.H. Webben, A. 1930. He was born on, December 10 Treans necessarily agrees with Singh. T. Taumat; E.A. Court-8, 1004 at Perth, Scotland.
ney, M.T. Liu and C.H. Chou.
Following two years! study of
known as the Department of Cun- merce and Industry. The super- Intendent shall be styled Director of Commerce and Industry, and the assistant superintendent. An- nishunt Director of Commerce wodi Industry.
thent.
What About Racing?
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Mr. D. M. MACDOUGALL
the Chinese language, he was September 2, 1945 as Chief Civil Ad- appointed to be a Magistrate in Officer under the Military Among the new arrivals at the Hong Kong. He has served usministration. He held the rank Sir. I was with considerable Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday were District Officer, South, First Ap- of Brigadler,
Mr. and Mrs.sistant the Colonial Secretary.
was appointed Colonial Interest that I read your leading Mrs. C. Tucker,
Mr. and Mrs, and Secretary of, the Far Eastern ('Svcretary of Hong Kong, when article of yesterday on the sub-RM. Marques.
W.A. Welch, Mr. and Mrs. S.J. Bureau of the British Ministry Sir Mark Young returned to take Ject of "Gambling Laws."
over the administration from the Your reference so-called Cook, Messra. L.W. Merrill, A. of Juformation.
E.S. When the Japanese "mah jung
occupied military authorities. most Gilmour, J.C. Manley, schools" was
W.H.Hong Kong in December 1941, Hooper, C.S. if the police aro
in eradicating dyall, J.R. Rea, A.C. Spencer, he, a party of naval officers, and R. Rechler, and. Jen Young to Free China la a motor, torpedo- the gambling evil, they would, Moore, J.C. Behague, J. Birns, Admiral Sir Chan Chak escaped
boat ocrces Mirs Bax
During the war
ho years, served in Washington as Colomiet Attache at the British Embassy. to Hong Kong on
Lum Fined $100 In Godown Case appropriate.
Interested
Wilkie Lam of the Wing On
Company, Limited, came before
really
Colony,
Au 1
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to
chum.
George,
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The Reverend Mr. K.A. O'legan left for Japan yesterday by the ss. Fukien.
Teel, bo rendering. the public a
if they were service Kreat Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central you take immediato
steps to close terday in answer to two sun down the hundreds of "mah jong menses against the Wing On
in is Company, Limited, for storing schools" witch flourish
Mr. J. Morton, Mr. L. Beswick dangerous goods in their godown
is common knowledge and Mr. F.J. D. Clemo Jett for No. 1.
the 5$. that many of these are hot-heds Swalow yesterday by
who Tsinan. of crime and that some
visit these places
card- arc the look-out for
Mr. B.H. Fehily and sharpers on
Mrs. is most Seward, left fos Japan by the ss. fleece, it "suckers" to surprising that the police should Clytonous yesterday. tolerate their existence.
Defendant was represented by #t JI a.m.. make an overnight Mr. D. A. L. Wright. Instructed stuv at Maullo ant leave the by Mr. R. A. Wedesun,
Mr. Charles William Brand, «ct-
following murning
for
Darwini
where it will nerive nt G p.. ing Chief Officer of the Fire Following a four-hour stay at Brigade, conducted the prosecu Darwin during which passengers tton. will be areen-modâted at an hotel The first offence was storing 15 for dinner, the Skymasters will their godava No. 1 on October 1, leave for Sydney. arriving there test year, 129 drums of caustic ut 9 he following day—a | sodu, Night of 42 hours.
The second offence was storing To and from Sydney the planes) 2.000 gallons of cellulose locquer will touch at Manila and Darwin, in drums and cases, 970 gallons Single fare will be £156 round of paint thinner, 000 gallons of Trip £200,10s.
lacquer and 3,000 gallons of rub- The Skynster which is arriver solvent, Ing here today will return to Defence counsel pleaded for Sydney at 10 am, on Saturday. teniency by referring to the pre- The so phung is due ban on cedence of the Kowloon godown April 3 and will return to Sydney incident. on April 5.
Mr. N. G. R. Geikie i Arca- Sales Superintendent, Far East; for
Airways. Qantas Empire
Limited.
The magistrate cautioned Lum for the first offence and fined him $100 for the second offence.
It is also
a well known
fact
that losses at these "mah jong) schools" are, to a certain extent, responsible for the increase of crime in this Colony.
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His Excellency the Governor and Lady Granthem attended the gala performance of J. Arthur Rank's "The Red Shoo" at the I would challenge the au- Queen's Theatre last night, thorities to come forward and The premeiro was held for The Hong Kong Family say that "mah jong schloofs are aiding not "common gaming houses" Wellaro issoriution.
with the definition laid down in Gambling Ordinance No. 2 of 1891.
FORMER CONSUL IN KUNMING DIES,
London, March 16 The death of Mr. H.N. Steptoe former British Consul General
China, w In Kunming, nounced here today.
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He returned
Gubitchev Continues His Pose
New York, March 15. Valentin Gubitchov, a Rus- sian engineer, stood mute in a U.S. Federal Court today when Judge Simon Rifkind asked him to plead. on an indictment ac- cusing hira of aspionage..
Objection For Airline To HK
Washington, March 16.
The Civil Aeronautics Bourd said yesterday that Pan Amert- protested .can. Airways has
North West Airlines' request for the Board's permission. to l'operate temporarily into Hong. Kong and Canton en route 'to Manila.
The Board aald. North West's request is under consideration, but did not indicate when a decision may be made, The Board fur- ther indicated that North West's request is a result of the disturbed siluation in Shanghai, resulting in The Judge then. directed that a decrease in business which a plea of not gulity bo. entered North West is seeking to offset by on his behalf and fixed the trial operating to Hong Kong and Con-
ton.
In conclusion, I might add for the Information of Interested
Bail of $100,000 was, continued. The Board. also sold that Pan police officers, that many of
for the United Nations employoe. | American's request for authority those "Wanted Men" whose
-Ha will be tried with Judith to affect changes in. its present Coplon, photographs and particulars
attractive Department Facile services, and alco-to estab of Justion employee, posted up at Police Stations and
Who is onlish, a new.'service from Seattle to the
$20,000 Ball: Sho other points, lost money at the
is alleged to Tokyo, now is before the Board Happy
Race Valley
Gourse
have provided him with U.S. for study, North West is oppos- during Extra Race Meetings and
documentary in- ing the proposed Seattle-Takyo Mr. Steplo, who was 57, was
light seeing it as competition for net througly betting on Football
held as, a prisoner by the Japag- Pools. Why not, therefore, atop eso. during the last World War.
Gubitches, in continuing to re-its present Tokyo service via the The rubber output cluring
is mort
The Board did not Hearing of the dispute over, the horse-racing, which
slate
the February on the rubber estatos
ownership of No. 184, Queen's pernicious form of gambling and His association with China began fuse to enter n plea adhered to Great Circle: mariaged by Sons, Limited, was released
was released and Rond Central entered as third which has caused the downfall when he acted as a student inter- his contention that he is entitled
and ruin of more than one mant Peter in, the China Consular Ser to diplomatic Immunity-Asso- nature of the changes Pan Ameri- can, is proposing. to make in its Pacific service. Associated Press. SIMPLE SIMON.
RUBBER OUTPUT
follow:
by
Recovery Of Property Asked
the company yesterday. Defalls yesterday before the Chief Justice. Tsal Chun, 77-year-old widow, claimed to be the owner, Proranty Financial who
from the doclaration year lo dale Bought a
Pands Court that the sale of the property
Bui
Consolidated
Dominion
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Movio Roviow
Sir,-A bunch of evil-smelling
141,100 in 1945 by her step-son Pung onions to the film reviewen of
Government formation,
ciated Press
vico in 1910),---Houtar.
HONG KONG NEEDS
en,600 Kwak-hing was illegal, and asked Radio Hong Kong, who spoiled BUILDING PROGRAMME
122,out for recovery of the premises.
(Pounde) 67.000
203,94-0
14.660
Kom smådor
50,000
Bungel Dort
76,000
Bhanchaj Pahang
41,800
Shanghal Kedah
08.039
4.Gri 106,000 612,011
mises.
J'adong.........
21,032
Tanah Merah
*5,977
the picture "The Red Shoes" for
169,400 The Court yesterday heard evime by saying what happens to
dence from the tonants of the pre- the leading astress in the film "What Hong Kong needs today is an intelligont
324,376 Further hearing will take place 1,176,702 | at 10 nap, this moming,
Mongoose Looking Animal Turns Out To Be A Civet The mongoose looking animal, rescued from vil lagors at Stanlay by Mr. Valentine, Novikov on Monday, has turned out to be a gem facod civot.
The animal was handed over Commenting on the animal res- to Mr. J. D. Romer yesterday terday Mr. Romer, F29, said: by Mr. Novikov and Mr. Wil-Thero is very little doubt that it liam O'Neal Shaw. It has is a specion of the gem-faced been suggested that the civet civet, Poguma larvata larvata (Hamilton Smith) which is
* WONDER CATTLE
This is just like asking usking
a chap, "Have you read such
book? and-such
You must read it. It's wonderful.. In the
end John marrles Mary."
I prefer to take my picture
building programme," says Mr. J. Frank Bar-
rott of the Barrett and Hilp Construction Company of San Francisco.
from the start, and although I With thousands of people forced to live in hotels
would like to know in advance whether the Alm is slow or fast Imoving, and whether there
Bro any outstanding points in its pro- duction, I certainly don't want to know the fate of the heroine un- til I've seen $3.50 worth of enter- tainment.
EFFEX.
Indian Airline Expands Service
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and thousands more crowded into tenement areas where living conditions are sub-human, it is truly extraordinary that no organised. effort to solve the problem is evident, he observed.
Ohe-storey unattached in a day's ilme during the war." dwellings such as the concrete the American contrastar explain
cd. moulded homes going up all over Southern California might go a long way toward solving the problem.
Mr. Barrett auid that his com party alone could erect 400 or 600 such houses in a year.
Each of thesa comfortable, mo dernistic itapon han. a. Uving youre dinatte (small dining room), two bedrooms, kitchen and bathrogra. They can be made smaller or larger, depending on the size of the family anzi number of servants to be accommodated, be said.
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The style of the concreted. moulded house (usually made by pouring,concerete into a meel and wood frame), la not, giapots/ped. Any number of variations lend it individuality. A garage Isab tached to, the house in most cases.
The average house of this kind has an area of about 830 square feet, while the garage mensures about 210 square foot, fre
be released on Stonecutters known to occur in a wild state Jsland to help deal with the his Colony. According to Dr. G. A Skymaster arrived here ges snake problem, there.
A., C. Herklots, in The Hong Kong terday to mark the first commar Approval from the author-Naturalist in 1934, is the rarest cial fight of the Bharat Air Eino itics concerned, however, is of our local elvets, though another to Hong Kong necessary before this can be naturalist (R. Mell) believed it Thirty Chinoso heamen were the done.
to be the commonest clvet in only passengers from Calcutta. Kwangtung.
Mr. P. P. Singh, Manager of "It would appear that little in the Far East Division of the BAL, known regarding its libits in, the who arrived here- Last work to wild-alate, but its food probably prepare for the expansion of the SPRAY
consists. largely of fruit, Captive. BAL to the Far East, will pave specimens have been found to for Shanghai and Tokyo next week Concentrated I-100 for spraying prefer cooked meat and it would to make similar arrangements. With tile-covered concrete floor,
1-300 for dipping be interesting to know whether, "The BAL is an Indian organi, generous windows and extended manent splution, but sometting is öffective Range and and If so to what extent, floth is sation and operates the very latest | caves, they are ideally suited to like the concrete-nmujibd house Dairy Cutila, Dogs, Sheep, eaten in the wiki state,
types of Skymastore and Dakota the demanda of the
4 Southern | might be the answer, Goats, Swino, and Small Herdi "The animal obtained from in linking all the Indian cities," Calltomin cilmate, which is very lu Hong Kong, where kow
Stanley shows little interest. in Mr. Singh said.
money and othqu factora nakon it. Insures you positive contral bananas. but hob wonderful op
The airline will operate a week.iliar to that of Hong Kong,
an expensive business for Min. ly fight from here in the nigah- "We have over 400 under cone. Average Man to think about a against Lico, Tick,, Hornfly and petits for raw hens' eggs! Barn Flicy.
"We have in this Colony two times
struction_1′′We vicinity of Stars home, of his own. It would be an other species of elvata bosidos' tho
ford Universerity," said Mr. Dar-Idenl^arrangement if the Govern» abova-mentioned,
the
Ideal for inent, could be interested
on
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Mr. Barrett said that-white-tho housa mentioned prefabricated above could polvo, lite: immediate problem of housing for a' great many people, it was not a per-
laga housing scheme
back.
naliton Swinhoe and thig Ituson on
"They could hate loans--Q][16 Lester Civat. Viverelenta malac-Yuen Street; Werly way ollargud | Costing about US$7,000/- (np-||ortized over a period) of Years," 'conals' malagcenală: (ɑmmelin).. at Centra) yesterday with trying proximately HK$37,500), each of suggested the contractor.
"In addition to these, and in to export five table of gold with" | "these houses will take a little over Mr. Barreft, who left bør hin før come respecte similar, wo, nisjout a permit.
have the Crab-Eating Mongono The sold on the application of Hertienten urva (Modern) and the Inspector. Bruyntigg,, waa, ordered Common Ferret-Badger, plietis to Do confiscato Defendant's moschata morobolu Grez" EN Iball of $10 was refunded.
a month to complete,
San Francigns Fratonday, adid that his compally was: not considering "But they are pennanent, dwel- attempting tharthauguration of Flings-as opposed to file prefake such a scheme in Hong Kong at
riented frame hauess we put up' the present timo.
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HK ART CLUB The Hong Kong Art Club bas lecided to hold all their sketching classes in the New Territories. The classes. will take place on Sunday. Members should be at the. Kawlbow Star Ferry -10:30 am. for transport.
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