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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1949.
Correspondence
The Editor takes no responsibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and by no means necessarily agrėda With them.
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the handling of documents cover- Aid To Chino
itig goods from Japan, but from experience all ships carrying Sir, The appeal of Chon Chih-cargo from Japan have to hand hal, Councillor of Chinese ir manifests to the Department bassy at Washington, D. C.. for of Supplies & Distribution who American ald as revented in his issue the Delivery Orders. This reported speech at the University Department also issue debit noten of Maryland, is the typical Chiang for freight ruyable, as well us Kal-helt mentally that expective instructions' to the Banks to everybody to do his duty to collect the amounts tue on in- leader who apparently does not voices. These debit notes etc. are deserve any help. Ever since the not received until almost a month VJ days 40 divisions armamente
after the arrival of the carrying were given to this dictator, plur stenmer the most up to date equipments troops 8 million given to aver
during the anti-Japanese hostili
tion,
Chiang Kai-shek never fought a real battle, he never won one. All he did was blackmailing. He threatened to surrender to Japan: 1 Washington would not pay the price. Ho even attempted to go Back to Bolshevlan when Mar- did not Wedemeyer shall and
think that this Fascist-Com munist-Kuomintang autocrat was worth anything,
The important point is that Im- poffers are anxious to receive particulare of freight and pank charges etc. to enable the 15 obtain full payment from their customers
soon as goods are delivered.
ΠΑΤΑ.
Personalia
The unprecedented disasters of
Mr. J. P. Tamworth will ad Chiang Kai-shek's regline during dress the Hong Kong Rotary Club the last few weeks should have
at "Forestry" at the Club's week- convinced any child that what-
ly luncheon on Tuesday at the ever aid to Chiang Kai-shek Hoof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel. would go to America's potentia Departures from the Peninsula Chiang Kai-shek Hotel on Thursday included Col- chemy. Until could show soine guts, whatever, enel and Mrs. F. A. Metcalf. Mc. goes to him will be detrimental to and Mrs. E. Z Romualdoz the Anglo-American security pur- Messrs. P. Witseben, R. Witse- ben, T. Topping. J. D. Hicks, C. V. Morton, F. K. Patterson and C. D. Fielden.
poses.
Wi
FIZIK
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Among the new arrivals at the Peninsula
Hotel
Thursday
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It is a pity at the world has been so low in learning what the Nationalist China is, and has been Beginning as "nothing but Red' Chiang Kai-shek owed his initia carcer to the Bolshevik patron-were Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Tingle, age. How many Ilves were sacri- Mrs. S. A. Montelimano, Mr. and Beed as senpegints before he turn- Mrs. 5. W. Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
5. C. Chart, And
Mro. S. C. e volte face history hus not ye
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Chon. While" "America fully told.
O'Leary, Mr. and Mrs. W. Young. with armis Kupplying his
Messrs. J. P. Reitl, L. Savel, J. L. Inance to "ght for Democracy,
Berry, G. Alton, F. J. Wake- Chiang Kai-shek's Gestupo used
Held, T. G. Champkins, N. H. American rities to murder AmeriHenderson, and W. L. Swierlzek. can-educated defenders of Ame ricanism-Professors Yang Chien Wen I-tao and Li Kung-path Everywhere Chiang Kui-shet used American money to conduc ant-American propaganda, totali- tarianism und the principle o Fuehrer.
By alding Chlang Kol-sbek, the United States was betraying it ow friends in China. Even th traitor Judish would not do that as Judah was paid 30 pleces o silver for selling out Christ our Lord. And Washington gave ot millions of gold dollars to Chian
for murdering Kai-shek
pra American Chinese in China.
If Chiang Kai-shek really wants to fight Bolshevism which raiser him up from poverty and obscu- rity, it is up to him to show that be Is warth more then a black-
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Dr. and Mrs. William Moore and their two children left Hong Kong for New York vin the United Kingdom by BOAC you terday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Chan Seng-chin
and Mr. Chan A. Leong Hin lett tor Parla yesterday by the United Kingdom by BOAC.
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Departures for the United Kingdom yesterday by BOAC in cluded
the Reverend Mr. Weltz, Miss E. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Galvin, Mr. M. M. Watson, Messrs. A. W. Winnington, G. W. Pitcher and C. A. Varley.
Mrs. M. S. Coole and Messrs. T. H. Coole and B. Andrew Conte left the Colony yesterday Alexandria by BOAC
Modern
PRODUCTION FIGURES
Noah's Ark VINDICATE Sails For US
When the a Lightning left here yesterday the carried US$50,000 worth of wild ani male for numerous zoos and Im studios in the United States."
of
Collected from the fauna Thailand, East Indies and China, 107 crater of birds and animals were brought here from Bangkok on June 13, by the Chinese freighter ss. Hueng maintain the
Hai. Food supplies to animals during the trip to the United States alone are estimated to be worth US$2,000,
A collection or birds. reptiles and anukes was among many wild animals
Among the birds and animals assorted are 700 monkeys, ' 80 Hornbills including three kinds of black-pled hornbills, the vulture hornbill and the wrinkled born
Bill.
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Dozen Bears
GOVERNMENT
MARKETING SYSTEM"
ARMED
How Territories want
Vegetable production in the New
up.by 25 per cent, and„farmers' receipts wor 63 por cont higher, compared with May last year.
ROBBERS These floures do not bear out complaints one hears
SENTENCED
As a consequence
about the downtrodden, farmers' grumbling under the weight of the Government Market ing Scheme.
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These remarks were made of price has been exclusively in
of their by Mr, Robert Hart, Develop their hands. Knowing the de- he was able to alter the current and birds caught part in two robberies together,ment Ofear of the Hong Kong pendent conditions of the farmers South Western China.
Loung Hing alias Leung Sum, Government Wholesale. Mar-
'self. do Luk alias Tai Kal-lük keting Organisation, at a Press Prices of a product to suit han
"When the peasant wanted to Mr. Hart was onnowing the sell his produce, be it rice, vegel- were each, given ten years' conference yesterday.
Bulgar, corn on hard labour and 20 strokes of
opening of a Grow-More-Vegetable peanuts, the cane by Mr. Justice Wil-ables Drive in the New Terri vegetables in order to pay land liams, Pulsno Judge, at the terles, a move which was more revenue or rent the middlentan low prices for tho Criminal Sessions yesterday. than overdue, said Mr. Hart, con- would offer
A third pan, Wan Kwap, who sidering that Hong Kong was de- produce in the absence of compe- There were also 12 boars, ons duzen snakes (all more than 20 was indicted on a charge of bein, pending for 60 per cent of her tition from any organised market. feet in lenih, including the King accessory before the fact to one vegetables from outside source the peasant has always find to knows that the pensant nocds Cobra), one golden cat, two of the robberies, was discharged at present.
proposed to. The drive will commence in money to marry his children or lapirs, eight baby elephants, and when the Crown
offer no evidenco against him. agublicly campaign to educate accent his price. If the middleman two-orang outunes...
A rare catch among the animalsLeung and Ho both pleaded the public, and the farmers on to pay the expenses, of a funeral and birds was a flying squirrel, guilty to robbery by two or more what the marketing scheme is he vill lend him the necessary Unfortunately, before loading on and possession of arins and am doing for the farmers and the corn or clothes at high
community at large. All aspects of and at the same time bar- to the Lightning, it died due to munition.
count of receiving Vegetable growing and marketing gain for the future, harvests unsuitable weather.
the animals stolen property was also dropped will be touched upon, and gerst, low prices. Thu Food stocks:' for include 500 pounds of frozen meat. na no evidence was proposed on ̈eľ ́article will be fun' in the mant is always the loser with Press twice a week,' on Sundays the middleman or in the village that count by the Crow
According to Mr. A. Hooton, and Mondays. Crown Counsel, both men took part in two robberies, one at 28 Toi Nari Street, Brst floor, or March 23 and another on Decou
Street ber 22 at 111 Battery ground floor.
500 pounds of freshahrimps. several hundred pounds of hay. specially brought here: from the States.
Sugar cane, ground nuts and
were also
among green grass the huge amount of good sup plies for the animals.
Banishees Sentenced
A further
Criticism In Papers
'Mr. Hart wald' there had been a lot of criticism' 'in "the" papače, most of which was irrelevant ar unsubstantiated, and it was On the first occasion, several
not his Intention to reply to men entered the premises with
augh criticam at this stage.
some i revolvers and after herding the
There was, however, cubicle, ran- which he considered to be just- .occupants Into a
sacked the premises.
fiable.
"No ayalcan is perfect, and At 111 Battery Street, it was I don't say our's is," zaid Mrą alleged that a man entered the Hart. premises to buy ten cents worth
market."
prices
Bie pe
Gaoled For Passing Forged Note
The necessity for increasing of sugar candy late in the event-vegetable production in the Co- ing just as the premises, a gro-lony was obvious, went on Mr. cery, was closing. When he was Hart Prices were incrensing: the let in, he in turn opened the door published figures had shown that
pass For attempting to and let in two other armed men. Whoesale prices had gone up 20 forged ten-dollar note at a The occupants were then tied up per cent. More vegetables must be store in Prince Edward Road, and gagged with oranges. The
a
Two life banishees with a number of previous convictions who were found in the Colony after being deported, were as consequence sentenced to hard labour terms by Mr. Jus- pece was then searched for valu. produced to keep prices down. fice Willlbrns, Puisne Judge,ables after which the robbers de-criticisin; at all times; criticism Wing-cheung, 28-year-old_ex-
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at the Criminal Sessions yes- camped.. terday,
Cheung Yan-sun,
war who found in Hong Kong after being departed for: te un February 8, 1948, pleaded in miltigation that hu came to the Colony with the job on Intention of gelting a board a ship and did not intend to stay,
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"FIGHTING O'FLYNN"
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TO THE KING'S Yesterday's Chidal Line Cate- mm Page reported, the coming
Mr Hart said he welcomed Kowloon, on April 27, To
that would further improve the Chinese soldier, was sentenced present organisation.
to five years hard labour at "We want to help the farmers the Criminal. Sessions yester- to improve their production, today. get their due
worth for their Mr. Justice Williams, Puisne goods, and to afford them all the Judge, commenting on thoser!-
marketing... facilities for
my should mess of the offence, told the accused that as a result of this, "People in Hong Kong look at this marketing schen ho proposed to pass a severe s objectively, against a background tence on him. N
yeater-
son-
Pleading guilty to the present showing of "Fighting Oy of what was going on in China To, who pleaded guilty for offence and admitting his recurd, the Queen's Theatre. This Uni and the Far East for thousands of day to one count each of posses- Cheung, a native of Tung Kun sol-Internalitat: picture, ste years, and against a background son of a forged banknote pixel District, was given two and a half g-Douglas. Fourbaks Jr and
1.AS Helena Carter asta.: Hs what modern selence, modern uttering a forged document, stated years.
Chantal fun new ecny at the marketing, could do for the pre-however that the banknotes had been given to him by song The second banisher,
friends, and that he did not know Sang allas Chan Fat alias Chan King's Tentre, and not at the ent population of the world.
they were false. You lins Wong Yau, was given Queen's, as erroneously reported. three years and six months, in view of numerous previous off- ences, including one of larceny, which was admitted by him.
maller and racketeer. America hasi Departure
for Bangkok by bullt for him a navy, an air for BOAC yesterday Included Messrs. and an army which is already de-Sommai Hoontrakool, Sun Ho Lu lavered to
the
Communists. în, G. C. Alton and M. Prayad Chiang Kai-shek still has some Buranonsirt. army, a navy and an air force. If
Even
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he can fight he should fight some Departures from Singapore yes- "cal battic.
the reported terday by BOAC included Mrs. blockade of the Yangise, though Chew Chec-kheng, Mr. F.J.. Wake- cowardly move, gives him some field, Mr. C. L. Edwards. Mr, credit that may appeat more than Yee Suen-chan. Mr. A. Crawley, is fing and empty promises. Mr. M. Strumille, Mr. N. E. Á. He and his favoured fumilies Moller. Mr. L. B. Woolley, Mr. the Soongs, Kungs and Chens-M. M. Firth, Mrs. E. R. C. have collected China's revenues Straughler, Mr. R. S. Mayfield, 50 years ahead and pocketed them Mr. R. A. Cohendet, Mr. J. K. For themselves. This wealth of Cowan, Mr. Egon V. Stromgren, Chinese nation should be realised Mr. K. Van into cash and put at the disposal Phang Grok Lou.. of patrolle Chinese who are whi- ing and expable of lighting a cause Chiang Kai-shek and his catourage professed to fleht.
C. T. M.
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Leeuwen and
FORTHCOMING WEDDING
Mr.
The forthcoming wedding has bech announced of George Fre derick Harker, Minister of Rel-
Shipments From Japan gion, of 3th Field. Regiment,
Sir,-With reference lo the Royal Artillery, Kowloon, and FRO's reply of the 15th to my Miss Ethel Mary Cauwood, school Jetter, it is very interesting to teacher, of 61 Jubileo Buildings have the Information regarding | Shumskulpo.
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HOW TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY
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YACHT SINKS OFF
PING CHOW
At Morcy Of The Middlemon
"The peasant farmer of the Far East whether owijer farmer cr.tenhat former has, for centuries.
The well known"ynich owned been at the mercy of the middle-
REMOVAL OF SQUATTERS
Note Examined
Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, Chan was found in the Colony on May 27 after having been by Mr. 9. T. Williamson of the man, the landlord, and the money in prosecuting, told the Court
12, banished for life on October
Douglas Steamship Company, was lender. The slender reserves of that To entered i store in Prince 1948.
reported to have sunk pit Ping the peasant, his lack of knowl Edward Road on April 27, and und the tendered a ten-dollar Hong Kong Chan pleaded that he had a 10- Chaw a few days ago.
edge. poor trar toortation, year-old mother as well as a wifeThe yacht, formerly the Lahikat pressure of debt have always nota to the shop people, intenti
a 40-cent packet of cigarettes. with and family. He only came back to was bought by Mr. Williamson placed him at a disadvantage with ing to get back his chango and colleet some of his clothes, and and was renamed Eleanore. the merchant or middleman,
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As he took out the money from deal. intended to return'at once to the It was reported that she sank whom he has had to
,jollcerraru "Often he has been compelled his inside pocket, a ufter striking a rock during a country.
to deal with a particular muddler nearby, on costing hin, ex- Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, pleasure cruise.
man because he was in debt to cinived the binkpole. On clover conducted the prosecution in all She is now being salvaged.
him and could not easily sell his Uspection, the bill, which pur- the cuses.
produce elsewhere because of this. Ported to be Chartered Bank In such instances He was at a dis dollar note, was found to be tinct disadvantage beatise, with forged.
On being arrested, Cran Two areas were defined by the crop of perishable foodstuffs, ha
pocke Colonial Secretary yesterday from had no bargaining power and was Counsel continued, accused, was which the $10. had come from which squatters may be removed, compelled to accept the price call sorched. In the same
One area is between Wengneled by the middleman...
"In the wealthier countries of were, folind four other bankheten rling Road and Stubby, Rostly anti The premises is a country house the other stretches from. Wong the West the farmer barrows in of the same type. In that simo called Fong Yuen, noor Castle nelchong Gap, la, the Salwan Mill-urder to obtain control of his re- pocket were also found aine jok sources and Ingresse, the pro-gid ond-dollar Hong Kong roles. Peik
tary Cemetery.
ductivity of his land it pays him o's frouser pocket were also ylelded Boine to do so. All too frequently the searched and lelded subsistence farmer of the Orient genuine notes.
an order Cannot Koes into debt because he Avoid it. Like so many other, con- for the forged notes to be des Jillons affecting the life and In-troyed, and for the genuine mcuicy bour of the peasant farmer debt to be relurfied to becured.
VACANT HOUSE REQUISITIONED
An additional vacant house in the New Territories has been re- quisitionett for the Army, it was learned yesterday.
European Woman Fined For Bigamy
Nora Patricia Baker Ince Nora Patricia Kelly), who pleaded guilty through her counsel, Mr. D. B. Evans, to a charge of bigamy, was fin- Rd $500 By Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central yesterday.
She was charged with going through a form of marriage with Leslie Ralph Smith on August 10, 1948 at the Registrar's Office during the life-time of her husband, Albert William Böker.
tt
Mr. Williams · made
MOTOR CRUISER FOR OVERHAUL
Is largely a consequence of the... #malt alle of holdings. Borrowing is the only way out especially f there is some extraordinary ex- penditure in the way of woddings; Iumerals' or some substantial di- erinution of home due, to crop failure.
A former American Q5 motor "If there is one way in which bout now flying the Philippine the facer can be greatly. helped fist arrived hace on June 18 for a if by ensuring that he gets a general overhaul and is at pre- maximum return for his produce
Harbour And this he can only obtain, it moored at Causeway Bay properly organised markgling
ho converted motor cruiser, Coolpies are at his disposal, mis Bildress, arrived herd o
Marketing System Manila, with a crow of four Euro- "One"might propose control Pedna bnt four Filipinon of rents, improved supply of Chplained by Mr. E. M. Piet fertilizer Improved strainst the bout is owned by Messrs. T. feed, better irrigation systems and Bhnions and G..Murry
read transportation: tadillies. Si er alen
BLUE JEANS
Catholle faith but she refused. Her husband refused to have chlidren as they would have to be raised a Catholics,
Their marriand life was not a benefit from his land. If, however, hippy oneHer husband was all the foregoing are supplied, and
All these! "zare essential if the farmers to have the maximum
Conducting the case for the pepsecution, Inspector T Cath mah told the count that defen dant was married to "A W.. Baker on May 11, 1941 She was supported by him until Hie onde
very unsociable continued coun- the farmer is without an adequate Bipe Jeans and shirts for men, wol. He was extremely jealous of marketing system this oconomielittle" jeana for Boya,
position may not be greatly im applied
for a passport in the friends made by defendant. England in her maiden namic and Attached to the Royal Navy, proved. eamer to Hong Kong. He was Baker was later transferred. From Wherons, as married to. L.R. Smith in the that time dit defendant lead a the previous paragraph, ho, is. Al Khaki Trousers & shlete for mån,
fe, colinsel, disadvantage, with, the Midale
She
pointed out in
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Supreme Court in that year. “Tanks Patterned to and man, a centralized workeuda} Hawall shirts and awErm, trunka. -
The matter
atter was reported to the police, and a warrant was loath for her arrest She came from
uter was released on the ball of $200.
She is now propont. The child wtripected before the end of this
Mr., Evans, In
that defenderat Muisdation
din Before their marriage, heer
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to resume scheme places bim ot sadetanet
bdvantage. Ha produce will Do Since the arrival of these bius Auctioned amongst Aus “hundreds | Isans, shout Hast, Haye bhán “pàlti that
higher bidder. He will, in turn, you gan to be epře that you can fendant had been supporting her 92 Blders and will be sold to the 50 pleste domekin asian a
for three yours, and asked the festive kil. ina relarus from him get your "right size:", Tourt to take her plow of sulity produce lead (The Commission which Schicke #azers double, sinale. Brith's loyally, je troubler and overread
be Lovoly...MANHATTAN (Bow, This sidh; drill stint, sha la suffering
self
Pregnancy into Central
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