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KOLE AGENTS FOR HONG KONG & CHINA
Correspondence
The Editor takes no respon ibility for views expressed, in atters by correspondents, and bu na means necessarily agrava with them,
Government And Public
Sir,--Readers of the correspond- ente columns of the local Press have recently been treated to u great deal of aerinoulous, debuje, between Government servants on the one, hand and members of the public on, the other, on the sub ject of corruption in government dipartiments and, whilst we can appreciate the feelings of those government servants, by no means in the minority, who are honestly attempting to do u good job, wo wonder how many of them re- use to what extent the secretivo, methods adopted by Government: and its fallure to reply to just criticism or enquiry, are respon- sible for fostering the suspicions; entertained in the minds of the public?
Let us elte just one instance, Where else in the world does une find a Government, Municipal or
her civic body. behaving as does the Government of this Cu- tony in the batter of tenders for the supply of materials for Gov- crament use or the execution of Government contracts?
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL" 20, 1948.
Sir Robert Ho Tung Honoured HK MARKET PERTURBED
The universul practice in mat- ters of this kind is for the Gov- erniment ur public body concerned. to call for sualed fenders und the merits of those tenders hav- ing bern weighed, thereafter to nubbish is complete list of the sales of teritierers and bids sui- mitted together, with un indica- As
on of the successful tenderet.
Here in Hong Kong we arg from time to time notiled Through the, nedlums of Gazette or the Press that tenders fur ertain material or works will be received by the Chairman of the Tendry Board and then, after a lupe of two or three weeks, we The And published in the Gazette list of "the names of successful tenderers" with not only ha meation of the names of, and bida submitted by, unsuccessful ten- derers, but not even the figures
of the accepted bids.
the
1
End
Governor Gratham prosents Bir Robert Ho Tung with a aliyer tripod at a reception in honour of the distinguished Chinese yesterday.~("China Mall" Photo).
Sir Robert Presented With Silver Tripod
o token of admiration and appreciation, a silver tripod was presented to Sir Robert Ho Tung,, by the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, for the Tung Woh Group of Hos- pitäis at a farewell party given in honour of Sir Robert.
occasion took place at the Main Hall of the Tung Wah Hospital, and was well-attended by prominent members of the Chinese Com- munity as well as by many European Guests. An opening speech in Chin-direction of a capable man, whe has rendered invaluable services est was delivered by Mr. Lam
admire your spirit, your energy. to rank with those of o younger generation, although you BTC now old.
BY REDS ADVANCE
The Hong Kong market was, perturbed, over the week-end by the case with which the Reds crossed the Yangtse and their capture of Nan- king without resistance,
Latest report of plans to surrender Shanghai has added.
to the anxiety as to what To Represent HK
would happen next, and
At Health Meet
Dr. K. C. Yoo, Vice-Chair-
soon would Chnton fallow sult.
from of supplies Stoppage Shanghai has had the effect of caishiy
Тип rise. In prices of cer-
and tain commodities, notably texilles. i Business with the Northern port | has been brought to a standstill.
The Inmedlate effect of this fast-moving development was a sport i prices of foadstuffs from the neighbouring province.
Fresh eggs and vegetables were also up by 30 to 40-vent, and al- all other, commodities, opdstults or otherwise, were more or less nflected.
There was, however, no rush to buy, and the general feeling, was that
price spurt was only
The
temporary.
"Wa can always fall back on our ration," people were heard to reninrk.he worse comes to ndent that the Hospitals will re-
the worst there will be Govern evive such a grant. This willment control. We don't have to enable the pollents to enjoy more, depend entirely upon Kwangtung and the medicat students to for our food supply"
for
On Hong Kong's nuncy, market, the sensitive spot in the Colony's the scare commercial structure, was revived that the Hong Kong dellor was on the point of infla- tlon.
a
of the Urban Council
Deputy Director of Medical Bervices, and Mi Helen Grant, Assistant
Matron, Queen Mary Hospl. tal, will represent Hong Kong al the Commonwealth rnd Empire Health and Tuber- culosis Conference.
It was officially learned yesterday that Dr. Yeo will road a paper on "Tuberculosis In Hong Kong" at the Con- forance, which la dua to open on July 5 in London.
Dr. Yeo is at precent on leave in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Marshall
To Be Feted
Mr. George A. Marshall, Vien- President in Charge of Overseas Operations of the National Cash Register Company will be guest of honour at a reception at the Hong Kong Hotel next Saturday which will be given by Mr. and Mrs. George Haynes and Mr. and Mr. W.3. Anderson, not by Mr. William M. Simmons, Manager of
pros:pas improvedl facilitles their research.
Str Grantham said it Hives much pleasure to pay repects to Sir
In public. Robert
The grand old man is a man of intelligence and experience. He is not selfish, This feeling is not unshared by because he at all times puts his people in the neighbouring pro- of others. Pince, and they not unnaturally The Governor
per cent, when they paid back in York. Hong Kong, as was stated In the "Sunday Herald" of April Hong Kong dollars.
wisuon at the did that chalk up their prices by 20 or 30y the National City Bank of New
Sir Robert is old n years but fresh in Ideas. He referred to the trip Sir Robert will take by uir to Europe us an example,
"I know a lot of people, con- siderably younger, who would not dream of travelling by air. He has moral courage, and virtue, alan all too rare," the Governor re- marked.
A Happy Trip Sir Grantham concluded his speech by wishing the grand of min a safe and happy trip and an early return to Hong Kong
Following this, Sir Robert re-i ceived his souvenir from the Governor.
Sir Expressing his gratitude,
and Robert replied in Chinese. later his daughter Dr. Ho inter- preted in English.
Sir Robert said he is over- whelmed by such a large gather-
friends and associates,
Is it then to be wondered thot Hau-tak, the Chairman, and to the Hospitals establishment, many businessmen subscribe to was later interpreted in Eng-We the belief that all government fsh. tenders are "fixed" and are scép-| The Chairmon thanked the tical regarding the honesty pt Governor on behalf of the entire purpose underlying Government's
Highest Esteem Chinese Community for the care- Invitation to tender?
There is a great need for the ful and competent plans His Ex-
"Sir Robert's deeds in fact de- In our highest esteem. tightening up of the regulations cellency had chosen in the promo
view of his impending departure governing government spending lion of the social welfare of the mund
Colony. ind until this is done, suspicion
torn night-seeing lour in the Mr. Lam remarked that of corruption in this respect.;
very much to the the Board
thehifert Kingdon, 1, on behalf of
Directors of whether justified or not, will not Hospital owed be removed
at Tung the public permanent advisers of the Hospi-
Wah Group Hospitais tal Group for their achievement. mind.
have the greatest of pleasure in www."
an the oldest and most respected is a token of our admiration and by the praises they have showered
Sir Robert may be mentioned presenting you a tripod in silver,
from
Anzac Day
of 41
among the Permanent Advisers, j
appreciation.
cari
To
of the
Uus murle
This
year..
hedvisory
SIAM RICE
Business between Hong Kong 24
Mr. Simmons will entertain for and South China is not yet
lunchroon affected, despite the fear of Can. Mr. Marshall at b
The close the Jacobean Room of the long tons's
carly collapse. proximity between the two pluces Kong Hotel on Friday, April 29. is responsible for this calmness. There will be, a period when we shall have to sit tight and do but when oll's over, nothing,
The Rice Controller announced ways and means will be found yesterday that during the ration for us to re-start trading," said a ng period between April 20 and merchant when asked for his 40, good Siam rice will be issued views on what would happen the at 4% calties a person at 60 cents
Reds took over
a. catty, Kwangtung.
Champollion Takes DP's To Europe
Contrary to expectations, the French liner Cham- (Gy Our Harbour Reporter).
The
Persons
only
being a great philanthropist of the memorable, event, I have the upon him.
pollion brought only 11 passengers to Hong Colony
He stated that after serving bonour to request Your Excel-
the Board of the Tung Wah During Sir Robert's office a lency to make this presentation.
Kong from war-stricken Shanghai yesterday. of the Tung Wah matter of Chairman Sir-Was it not a
"The Red crossing of the Yangtse evidently caught "In conclusion, let us join to Hospitais In 1885,
honour to sit on the in wishing Sir Robert questionable taste and procedure Hospital some 50 years ago, the
Unaware. When many would-be evacuees and for the organisers of the above vacant land property adjacent to
happiness during his Board for several decades. I now have to part from my colleagues,
we left last Friday, there was no indication to arrange that, a foreign prelate the main building was annexed distant tour." of what is, in Australia wid New the purpose of adding incre The Governor, in addressing the and am full of a feeling of sad-
that the matropolis would be threatened so Zealand a relatively small rell-accommodations and for the out-
audience, said that the Hospitalsness.
"It was on account of my old gious denomination,
patient and surgical treatment to be in patien
are one of the most valuable in-
the need to introduce nge and
quickly," arrivals, disembarking here stated. These were afterwards pulled stitutions in Hong Kong. religious service
Champollion, which carrying on as usual. The town to make way for the build-
new blood into the work, that I the
The fostitution has the com- Coomerang
deathless down
movement of monaries of Australian and New lug of residential flats, the income bination of the best features of regretrally relinquished my once normally can accommodaite sign of any war threat was the
last
but I can nevertheless 1,400 Zealand
passengers, had, 120 occasional military servicemen,
from rentals of which, the old as well as the new. most of derived
can be illustrated by the recent assure you that I still continue transients, mostly Displaced vehicles and troops. "But that is whom were members of Church constitutes a substantial part of
example that an agreement has to take Freat interest in the Tung
who fied Europe in common in many Chinese clties." of England and other non-Itoman the revenue of the Hospitals.
+ handded. denominations?
In this respect we owe Sir beer made between the Hospitals Wah Hospitals.
The DPB declared the had It might have been expected Robert the merits he deserves, al- and the Hong Kong University It is indeed fortunate to this the face of the German, ad- vance to seek refuge in China. that the most senior padre avail- though, on account of old age, Sir authorities.
She left the Colony last night prepared their departure months Robert has now resigned the post The fulfilment of the agreement on the services of such outstand-
ain fact, there is not one ameng Able of one of the fighting ser Permanent Adviser which the depends on obtaining funds from ng men as the Chairman, Lam with another 80 from here. vices stafforecl in Hong Kong would have led the religious ob- assumed for over 50 years upon the Treasury in London, which Hau-tak, and his fellow direc-Wo, have full beeldings at Sai-s here who acted on the im- gon for Europe, and hence could pulse," a Polish businessman said. servances in a ceremony which his retirement as Chairman of the will enable the necessary additors," Sir Rob
Concluding his speech, the not take in any more for the All of them had liquidated their was wholly British en Sunday Tung Wah Hospital.
tlons to be carried
grand pid
Continent at Shanghai," an offleer properties and are going to start man wished the "It is to be regretted that we Hospitals.
at scratch again back Home. AUSSIE. are thus to be deprived of the The Governor said he is con- Hospitals continuous prosperity in said.
"Shanghal is practically a dead to years
come. Among those who attended the
city at night. The curfew when wo left curtailed social activities party were Messrs. Kou Chak- hung. Fung Che-ying, Ng Wah, Man-kam Lo, Sir Shou-shen considerably. Restaurants and Chol Chan-kok, Wong Kung-saf. Chow, Dr. Sza-fung, Dr. G. H. night clubs closed down before Lam Fon-seng. Chong Hing-pud Thomas, I. G. Morgan, J. C. the 11 pm. deadline they said.
Chan You-ye, Peter Sin. SirMcDouall, Dr. L. Newton.
Jást.
out at the
Theyre MILKY WAYS!
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the To many women of
ance "Paris of the Orient" the lepnu-
ture of Mr.E.S.Baum, proprietor of the "velte" dress shop, would be a sad loss. Since his arrival in Chinn about 10 years ago by the last steamer to leave Paris before France was occupied, Mr. Baum had been instrumental in glaineur-
the ising Shanghal ladies, with his
are still many DPs In Shanghal. The Americans have left in large groups.
The French businessman ro- marked
that.
Chinese many capitalists have fled. "It.is open secret that they had been ship- ping their goods to Hong Kong, Formosa and· India for the pust few months," he assorted..
"E lo francaise", fashions,
Many of those left behind. however, dist not expect the Reds to approach the metropolis ao quickly.
"Which we left Shanghal, last
the Rods were Friday F
Just launching their attack. No one expected that they would ·Cross so suddenly,
their pproached for opinion of the Reds déclated that it was .common knowledge in „town that, "the
would, benent.
common mass
it would only be the capitalists whe sought to worry, They said. And every few of these people are still in town, they concluder
Those leaving the Colony in- clude Mr. I. M, Holder, British
Consul,
44. and Mrs.
Na de Abren Teles, Macao Government official, Mr. Lisandro Mr. Singer Sewing Maching
Bus de
Warpife, of the
Talente, Orient,
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