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ORDEAL OF FREIGHTER CORRESPONDENCE
IN THE CHINA SEA
How the 1,873-ton Chinese freighter Teng Keng under- went a four-day ordeal în ex- tremely bad weather la, the China Sea on route to Hong Kong from Japan was related by the ship's personnel yesê terduy.
A few days after leaving Osaka the Teng keng eyepups tered strong winds, which de- veloped during the following days. Baltered by rough suas for four days. and four nights the steamer sustained several cracked...stcel plates and burst, ulrpipe.
Water looked
♪
into the holds
and damaged part of the cargo, which pinly consisted of cement and paper,♬
Because of the severe rolling.
It was not possible to pump out the water, that was seeping into
the
An af pipe burst during the buffeting, and water which flood, en the deck poured into the open { to
"No. 3 Hold where about
500 laws of cement were atosid. The lower bags were damaged, but major part of the content
saved.
None of the crew suffered in- Jurfer
Ship's chandlery on The clock
War brought below before any; damage was done.
A cover lungs on the ft must, howeyja, su-laiped damage.
This is the Teng keng's second visit to Hong Kong
In March for
She Teft Japan
with ind Shanghai inflitary supple and was detained there for t daye by the Nationally authori ties before being permitted i proceed
to Hong Kong. During her stop at Shanghai, Nationalist soldiers boarded the ship and made
#
themselves
home without regard to the mas home uthority. ter's
They helped *hemselves to the ship's food sticks and facilities.
The Teng Keng reached Hong Kong in April for the first time.
The freighter arrived here on Monday with 1,800 tons of ceneni und about 200 tons of paper.
Mr. T. M. Kien is in charge of the Bi-man U-Chinese
crew.
The owners are the Nationalist Government - controlled Chinn Merchants Stenship Navigation Company:
Before the Communists Shanghai, that metropolis
her base.
took
Wis
The Teng Keng is due to leave | agath for Japan. She has been surveyed and will undergo neces- sary repairs.
39 Hours To London
Mr. Harvey Hancook (Fightj. of Pan-American Airwaysin shown in jpx)at repost at the, press conference yesterday dur lag which he announced plans for a new. Hong Kong 10 Len- don się aprylce. With Mg. Hancock is Mr. J. R'Donnell of FAA. ("Ching Mall Photos,
New Direct Air Route From HK To London
The introduction' of a new direct air travel service C from (Hong Kong to London was announced by Mr. Harvey Hancock, Traffic Manager ond Press Relations Officer for Pan Amprison Airways, yesterday.
This service will cut down travel time between the two points by no less than 26 hours, made pos- sible by three and possibly four flights of Con- stellation aircraft which will inaugurate the flight on October 1.
on the settlement of United States policy in China," he addr
The reason for PAA's expansion of operations if the Far East, Mr. fic in Hancock stated, is the busy tra- tourists to countries in Europe.
"There will soon be a diversion of these tourists to places in the Near and For East," he said, em phasising that this will also bring much-needed dollar currency into these areas.
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The Editor takes no responsibility for view: CANDISENGAJA Ek no means necessarily dorees, with them.
"Hatol ́Rosidents · of the opportuulty of ascertaining, pected to say something about What Fain paying for, even if hero how many non-residents are oc- Sh. The letters by correspon dents, "Disgusted Resident," B. F. supying rooms reserved for real-we have a system of taxation
thout representation." Wet. n.revent u rry state of ens, without his permission,"
any letler Xhat appeared in afalis exleting in the once of the prunent is at all efficiently run Quartering Authority," And How
It should be possible 1 tus Deutvalsadi June 20, 1940, I
no les person thah Mr. E. B. to publish without trouble the complained that no Marstunts Barles-Creagh, ex-Chatfronn of a ruinber of rolinib reserved Asocit should be wilke fun! teslachts; ulu total number of or ur bý telling us that we could Wb fotel Residents" "Association, persons who have registered as each buy a bug of rive and then comes forward with' the utte
ment that of his personal knowl-residents; the hotels in which re- said no when we approached thom served accontinodation is fully with their own letter making the edge Rome: 40% hotel residents have, since the "Introduction of takes . The public hora right promise. From what I read in the Hotels Ordinance, been beset to this information and failure to various lands of pristed matters with problems demanding the provide it my ichd to very obvi- here and there, now and then, I support of the Association, whist us and very undesirable main-have the impression that a rice three others are talking legal ad-
terprotation. vice pen charger which they hold to be improper.
Honour Where Honour
Is. Duc
racket has been in operation since the Liberatiar. I'am curloths when the Rice Merchants Assaeintion wad no Prompt and *polite In Unfortunately. In his hoale' to
answering me, and then Was castigate Mr. Shaw, the present
evartve, clusive and forgetful Chairman of the Association, Mr.
when the tulfilment of Is Bruisler-Crengh overlooks ojie very pertinent point. Since Mr. Sir-Kipling once wrote a paen mist was dehanded for. Shaw was elected, an Ordinance about "honourable gentleman whoom sorry that thy letter has wrong," with to offend somebody who has to be has been passed. Al Ordinance suffered grievous
respected and defended, I have couched in terms no deanite that which wine of your readers nix teamed who should not be cri- be familiar. Now seems other even a child might not go astray honourable gentlemen have been Unised and accused. The Jynn- In the administration thereof aja
tiut be
n child, that It not one, who wronged, equally foully. And whose Telephone Directory and the dreaduseco of Queen Victoria's Statue As evidence had perhapa so little interest fas perpainted pla those whom the Ordinance was deed: None other but yours truly fat intake intendelt beñont that he could Blind to the intrinale worth, golfist "the well. The suictity of properly confers no bothered to study the have taken it upon
myself to private
facto" thờ" "Fight "of - Infotability but unöleted) effects of the decisions be night tigate verbally
Legislators and it has remained upon the owner of such properly, make.
Under the terms of the Holcks for Mr. Laarby in his hean of inttter how he required, such Ordinance, the maxlunyṛn rental praise to what I am vald I jud: Property Our Government bas much ill-gotten' wealth". Une of of any hotel room in the Colony chine to regard as our appressors provided good measures, to protect
misguided I for n Hong Kong Resident. e. to show me how
them to the celebrated Ordinance the holder of a Resident's Card must have been
on Occupiatlo's Land Transactions. Had it been some other genDe- is fixed, at $10 per day. The
1 therefore offer my apology for rooms are clearly graded according mari who had taken up the vest what I did in attempting to and to size and the classification of ed interests I should have paid out and tall the public tiueugh the hotel concerned. Surely not little or no attention. I should your letters colunu hew-rlee much possibility of going wrong: have Just Rald to myself some
seeker with on axe to grind buught with Government money iDxpayers has been on the administration of sertion of the Ordinance....ui-
infallibles, can less, of course, the Quartering the powers think be for his own handled. Our Bice Merchants, the Authority is content to recept the advancement" But when the crl-There is always some apologia for
an eminent cism colves from
them good guys. champion of reform and a King's Counsel to boot, 1 am duly Im- pressed and suitably chastened.
thating to make ́n Hitle life with from the
plans and Agutes provided by the hotel managements without troub ling to check them, or have them checked, until a resident discovers
Redding how he was "greatly for himself that he is being bver-
the charged and
Cnsé rots to impressed" by "what seemed in court. Perhaps the Quartering him" the "dignity and sthecrity of on that this- Authority will be pleased to tell the proceedings"
do no wrong.
T.C.T.
Personala
us how many hotel rooms have totle occasion-the Day that our
noble Nominces resolved un- More will address the been measured in comparison with hously to slightly alter their Y's Men's Club tomorrow 1 plans submitted?.
no one.
on
Arrivals from Rangoon, Shga-
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The second section of the Or-resent unelected system and save "Trafic in Hong Kong: The Y's dinance Is one which deals with it for posterity-I feel over- Men's Club will meet at the Root In the meantime, the present
charges for amenes and is one whelmed with real reinerse at Garden: Hong Kong Hotel, nt schedule of Pan American servicing the Pacifle area will
torch the liriering Au-having so misjudged those hon- 12.45 p.m. thority must accept full respons)- ourable gentlemen, Bully for he has been appointed
Looking over Mr. Loseby's care- be maintained.
This expansion of PAA will
the Competent Authority and as fully worded and eloquent lives, such is obliged to take orders from 1 begin for the first time to feel sore and Bangkok by CPA yes- American or increase the Pan
If vicariously the colossal hul terday included Pegrini, Mrs. D. Tan, Messrs. Kanisation in Hong Kong by more
PL. Madigan, Weng Siely Hol, than 25 per cent with a substan-
Thly saction sets forth the max- of just as he must have, Mr. and thi development of the Kowloon
the various grades of rooms, the tumly, Uke that gentleman, of
permissible facredtes for telt 11—
Ah, had I but had the oppor- and Llarb! Elin Ktaby? branch office in the Peninsula
absolute maximun for any room actually being present and bold- Hotel.
benik 38 per day. The right to
Musara. S. Golden, Han Kit At present, Mr. Hancocit ex- PAA' operations plained, ty
grant or deny, the imposition of in my legislative better their Phong and Indeente left converge on Hong Kong: the
(how nptlyi this increase rests solely with the "partiernent"
Mr. Hong Kong for Bangkok and
catering by CPA. Quartering Authority and I sub- Lasebu chooses hila words) I am Singapore cate Pacific-Alaska Division, which services New York to Hong Kong
lect to his decision that the ex- sure that I would have sat, cap
Departures for the United vin San Francisco; and the Atlan-
tra" amenities provided warrant hand, absolutely enthilled int such increase. It has apparently the proceedings, scarcely daring Kingdon yesterday by BOAC In- +ic division, New York-Hong
not yet occurred to the Quarter to breathe in case I shaltered the eluded Miss.... Mansell, Mezers. Kong, vin London and Colcutta:
E.A tinsel. Y TY Ferguson. A. "This service we are about to
ing Authority under the terms of pell.
But to have seen those Giants Howe, IC. Kennaugh, P.A. An- the Ordinance he may. If he to introduce." declared the PAA
Murdered by person or per wishes, permit the impoaltion of of Today polemnly rising cle official, "wil] shift the division point of the viu-London operation set and byn was the verdict only a portion of the maximum after the other and reefing their drew, and Stronge,
Brigadier Rodgers, Mujor Har- from Colcutta to Hong Kong."
To soli-sucrificing mate neld to inspect the g-called how A Chinese woman, who had PAA London-bound via India, an inquest into the death of a amenities...and this he has woy some small place In what had ber, Messi. Lan Cheng, and Tan Hitherto, Skyminsters of the Kerr, sitting as Coroner, when charge but to do, he would speeches, bent on nothing but
hitherto
been their holy of holles Yeng-Kong left for Singapure.yes- 20 bars of gold weighing 100 ive stopped at Calcutta, where clothes dealer Young' Lam-tat, yot done. tacls and officially valued at the remainder of the journey to aged 61, was held at Kowloon Let us cite an example of these for "small unmonted men of the day by BUAC
e-ralled amenities. A private, pirbs to sit-bid maybe occa $11,000 taken from her by Re-London is inade by Constellations, yesterday.
bathroom." How nice it looks on slonally even participate in their The body of the deceased was paper....but if the
earnest deliberations Quartering venue Officers, smilingly told, a bigger and much faster type of
aircraft. the court at Central yesterday
But nibs Was 'hot my #do found on the hillside of Lai Chi
Authority will only take the Having the Constellations take
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Murder Of Clothes Dealer
son unknown
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that the gold did not belong elf at Kai Tak, and using Calcutta Chong Gap, near Sai Kun Dis- trouble to look, he will and that fortune to witness all this taking rahim-Barrow, Mis. Aldi 4.
to her.
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Arrivals from Centon yesterday by the ss. Fathinu includert Chas. UN.H.M. Smyth. es a trapsit base, will be the trict, on the morning of May 3. In many of the hotels today the place. I had, unhappily, pressing Arthur. Lindquist, Mrs, Ahnic
business Medient evidence revealed that "private bathroom" consists of a
elsewhere (apart from Edquist, Tu Still smiling she sull: "I am season of the 20-hour saving of the body of the decenged began to mucichboard partition about six not having received an invita Polat and Mrs.
Mrs. Gledes only afraid that if and when the line on the Hong Kong-London decompone Sealp, wounds with feet in height which is in fact Fold is conllevated, my master run.
The Introduction of this service burp clean-cut skin edges were nothing more than a screen around dignity" was denied me; all Hotel on Mchdry included
Tins it came about that a Débartures jay not know about ita eingen-
1 will be the first seen on the head. tion, if it is not published in the én October
The cause of the bath-lub, This is what the time Constellations have been seen death was due to haemorrhage and hotel owner calls a "private hath that "incerity escaped me and and Mrs. 2:15 14. Mr. und MEA brought here here, added Mr. Hancock,
shock resulting from fracture of room" and it can be made to look this world shattering event wont D Tan, Me and Mrs^ P:L: Olgy. from Macas, she continued. Passengers on this service go- the skull.
very nice on a plan, but does it by without my wifessing tits General and Mr. E.K. May, In his evidence, Dr. R. Elutify the imposition of the maxi-host memorable contribution to Tesar .. M. Long, J. W. Judd. R.
human historyight ters kindly
Lozowske b. Bharp, Pip. Lis- Or, as some
WH
The old war found in hering to New York will be convesi Alvares, sold that the lujuries mum Increase7
possession as she was leaving the sa Kwong Tung at the Yuen On
Wharf on July 4
She was cautioned and the gold was ordered to be consented."
Her bat of $10 was returned to her.
ed
across the Atlantie from Lon-
for Soc 6-passenger carriers, the Stratperulsors.
Asked if tha PAA arc planning to put Stratocrulaers through Hong Kong, Mr. Han eeck replied that the local air-
modate this type of aircraft,
HON. FOR HONEST.
Another instance. a verandah could have been caused by possible may le mythile from fobt to put it, to vra-man Hysterin nad piercing instruments, possibly
and it may a knife or a sharp piece of rock. six feet in Width
overlook the harbour or the sen Partnor's Evidenco
venging lane at the rear of the Chan Kpn of 213, Lion Bockhofer. Is the amenity afforded Rund, first flour, in evidence, sald equal incuch case?
Common
Process Goddom; A.
H.C. Ling and Misz-J.
Among the new arrivals at the Rico Situation. Peninsula Hotel on Monday were Sir-May 1 thank Publie Re-Mrs., S Myrnal" Mex. B.A. lations Qter W. Gorduft Harmon Shin. Mi and
Messrs,
port is not suitable to accom that he was a brother-in-law and setise says "No." Thò Quarteria for the Telter 'in "Sullulay Herald," MEAN, RADARISüri,"
ises and yngrancy," was agulnbow Fielde troMe.
Defendant was remanded for
five-week survey
Dren
He
TO-
Suf
to
"anitary ile Savurd
partner of the deerased. On Autuority appears to William Joseph Broe, an Aur- Mockus in 1
May 3, he and deceased went to olherwise, for although he has yet Juls 3 explaining the position of tralian shin enginee charged lo
estrek Spl Kun District to sell ready to faspect hos foscaled areni. Rice Supply. In in Collie Where Shoppee. Wadi M.F. W being found in enclosed pro
ties, have yet to hear of the secrecy necessarily resulted in Halley, L., made suita. Deceased WB5 brought before Mr. J. Wicks at will soon be leaving to examine ing a bundle of clothing, and they unposition of only a proportion of system of bureaucracy and mono Ceuset, H.J. Moxhorn, N.D. Bar- Kowloon yesterday,
on to a Sul Kun-bound the permissible increase...it polles by the few elite and vested key, W.SC. th BA. Man- both
interests, sich an explanation feld: 1. Wort, G. Suntory, and Questioned about PAA's
tu Witness got off at Hol Chungwa pll the time.
suggest that the Quartering Indogd 'n gratifying matter:" It seven days in police custody. on, the Authority, instead of helps con mi be claimed that we are be Within this 'peclod, the police service, Mr, Hancock said that no bus to continue his journey. will do everything possible to find siegotiations, as fur as he knew. Sal Kun District. Witness stay ints at this hotel, owners ginning to hit di'deblocracy by MeHSTS, A., Stewart and E,C. plans as evidence of their magna- dictatorship, In contrast to Con Eccles left fer Swallow yesterday u position for him on "ship.
ve taken place, "It all devels, si in Hot Chung Village for minily in providing such excel and Mao Tse-tung's famous thesis
two days, and when, ho pot feril gud up-th-dafe accomodation, on dictatorship of dengurusiest by the as. Shepp pp home on May 7, he wais
Mrs. A.C.G. Madden, wife of formed that the body of his part-et away from his office. Our juggling in names, agen not few days, even it, hộ hàự thị however team to answer very Zag
Second-in-Cont but had been found. On the fol- regleet, his Covertimentaleratute question" of rice tucked our
Admiral Madion lowing day, witness was brought treres for a day or so, and toir letters rudened to It does not mad, Far East Station Royl to the Kowloon Public Mortuary the hotels to learn for hidelt of appear to rentoud-towy extent will Un' absent from this where ho identified the body as what an "ngelly" may consist one fundamterial cause for popu Clear antaly 26. Her desting hia partner Young.
Ho might, mercorst avail himself in discometrionopoly of Fice Lis was not digoted. "Letters
ditribunda b to Infallibles will not be grwarded. Widse häffes can be found in me Japadeša Telephole, Ellectors,
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MEN'S
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ed in that Rice Merchants As All Black Dow Ties
is Colorful Bow. Tiga sociation would" Beni?" "through": members bag of ried to anyone who would pay for at
I acted White and colored shorts for man
and boys
pon the hint, and wrote to the
Adcoclidon Which sent the unloc White wiplets for boys
lotter spparmine Acer and
promiting that willd be taken Blue shigte and Khaki shirts care of, The Tetter was positive Hawall shirts."
although full of evasive technique!
After I sent for the rice, the truth White cotton T-shirts for come 'buf: There was no rice for
The pulle other than those who
controlled the ponopoly
That allegates that burrice
was bought with
Fund Whi Kap
Une
. (American' mado).
Cotton (colored)
pajamas for
man
swimming trunks for little boys (American made)
·Men'e Amerlohni made Sulla up
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