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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1948.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Editor takes no responsibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and by no means necessarily adreer with them.
Anonymous Attacks
Sir-In your Issue of July 11 you published a letter signed M.M. which contained several inisstatements of fact and one ar two personal references which more particularly in velled in nuendoes were both falso and offensive. This letter followed
HOW upan letters to the Press signed by an individunt who called him-
ginning of post-Liberation days, been run, in which each section we heard that the Hoor Koog was represented. Consequently, Agency the interest in the game has con- Land, Investment and Limited too allocates office spaces siderably increased by order or its applicants.
I happen however to know of ruses where allocation has not been granted to applicants of 1946 i whereon
filed in 194: #pplicatio have been
A station team has now bren formed, but, as yet, no opposition has been found.
There are probably other team in the colony in the some pre- dicament, and it is for this rea- Am forwarding you son that I my suggestions. we got
E through the publication In
paper of this letter
Kaur
Land Investment
and
self Hon for Honest, the most rouse Information on five Hon' I feel certain that many of
King Ko nauseating things of their that I have read for some time.
Might HEX M.M. and Has for Agency Comparly Limited, the to Hong Kong:os
your readers, who have an in- torost in the game, will also have suggestions to make, and I would would fuyile there to their views,
Honest to do me the faviour of 1*ublic's Colony and the future | bo most grateful to you if you
Brllah lting mc know their names.
security and popular support, od Neither 1 nor
hope)
By the
existing system whether else will think much of them if
Themfgarchy, plutocraty For demo they fail to do so.
forecasted.
Can it be right to take liberties Cracy--May 'be 101 ved in-
with the names of
other peopl (as is being done a great deal too much) and at the same time re fine to reveal your
indiserent on my own account. lum-sure, howeven that anonymous and ndnsensical mallee should in the pable - terest be curbed.
CHARLES LOSEBY.
Hotel Ordinance SirThare cbnb got thai your correspondents on the Hotel Fair Allocation
Ordinace maladministration ap Str. The HongKolf Tsic-art have rather overlooked,
and it is an important one: phone Company Limited had 'up- parently halted the spreading of criticism by installing telephones by order of applicante es suggest ed by your correspondent
We hove Jane,
been informóð Į In epseg whore that exdop ng transference in tonaney or other the was involved, irregularities
ndw installation of toiɛphones i made by order of the applications
The system indicates that even capitallem, fairness
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BILLIARDS-SECRETARY.
Rice Supply
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the
Some of the Associations which have many rice merchants as officers and members expected to welconte
cannot be
or to ad-
GOVERNMENT STATEMENT ON INCREASED PRICES
Macao Police Exercises
The Macao Police Motor Section held an exercise under the direction of Captain' L. M. Palletti, Comman- der of the Police Corps," at Macao recently. Thirty motorcycles and seven jeeps took part in the exercises, ("China Mail" Photo),
JCRR Loan To Aid
The non stop 6 Th prices of fish and fresh vegetables, which started two months ago, and
which has contributed largely to the marking up of
the average family, budget, was the subject of an official statement fequi fiovernment yesterday.
it
The SoMeinl explanation, was learned, was the result of complaints from the public over lack of action to control These complaints prices. came mostly from the foreign population.
От the fish position, the officiat explanation was at although double the quantity of fish passed through the markets in June of June thia your as compared willi 1940, the greatly increased popu- lation has caused an increase in consumption quit the am uni is #till Insulent. The increasta in prices have been marked in the. higher grades of fish, the increas- ed demanul for which has been far higher then for the poorer quailties. To rectify this shortore Government is, endeavouring to expede the reglatration of five or wore mechanised trawlers #IX immediately. It is hoped that more trawlers will be operating in the near future.
Dyke Repair Work Vegetable Situation
The
In regard to the vegetable situation, the statement explained that in June this year the veget- oble growers of Hong Kong pra- pent more locally nuced 18 per grown vegetables then in June last year. The amount of imported vegetables was 20 per cent higher.
potated out that the summer months in Hong Kong tire always out of season for the
Lae Chan Irrigation Association at Canton yesterday were paid the first US$8,000 in stalment of a US$39,200-Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction loan to assist in repair of the South Dyke in the Lae Chan area of Kwangtung's Lae Chow Peninsula. The payment marked com- turids will then be, available for growing lot fresh vegetables, and pletion of 20 per cent of the other rural reconstruction projects local supplies have never been sufficient for local needs. The in- reconstruction work on the in Kwongtugg Province. dyke which protects 800,000 To qualify for the loun the Laecreased population has added to mou of rice land from the Chan Irrigation Assocition com-the difficulties of the problem.
Cutting off of supplies from Sam Kee River.
nitted self to raise US$18,809
factor.
No matter what the tererts-juitify their prerogatives, they renunot expect the mataas-t fight for their pocketbooka forever and everitur ja Mopstfog få an
Str, Sone weeks ago I wrote NOT-A-BOLSHEVIK usking when the various Chinese INSTALADES1812!4 | Reform Associations were going to make the local rice racket the subject of a protest to the Gov
upart from emment. So far, few nicely-phrased but probably meaningless paragraphs in
public that these alicgadis Chinese papers, there is no sign No real miparvisory staff has spirited" bodies intend to take been provided. I do not think we any action in spite of all their should be too harsh towards the anting about what they will do when they nrt Quartering Authority, even though for the people It is obvious that he has no ected to the Legislative Coun taken, much trouble to go into the
It seems to me that unless matter as.cme wild have ex- pected a Government official these Associations are willing t go into t
try to do something to eliminate When there is any gallon in
causes for public cumplaint, their this Colony on a point whit hurts claims to be any better than the the tactics or present Legislative Councillors vested interests
Gre without foundation.
Any always the same.
First, Stage One, they get up change would ly mean replic- in distribution can be made.
Now may
we preston about petitions, pull all the sings they ing one get of "disinteresteds"
with another. the allocation of office premises; can raise a Press wailn-walla etc. by the Hong Kong Land Invest-It this fails they pass to Stage
Two-taking the tech as pain ment and Agency Company Limited? This company is an-lessly as possible out of my pro-
finally other big firm which controls Jected Ordinance-un find
sufficiently enculated ecosire
im- the thorough and vocate, the
A JCRN inspecting engineer which represented 30 per cent of North China has been another many bullirsgs. From
construc.fer cost of emerges.
partial Investigation dictnunded reported that 5.000 worker who the Finally, Stage Three, they take partial
by one of your correspondents, started rebuilding the dyke on US$56,000-project. gnol care that insufficient means
Landowners whose line bric step up production in the New Territories, and every possible in- are provided in the carrying out for it is well-known that they June 19 are expected to complete
with only
their the project early in August. Asite by the pojem are also com ducement is being given la thé
Th the JCRR ter 122 of the pravidlots of the Ordinance are concerned
น
these is the progressea
farmers. One of either by assigning it to an de- own business affairs and not with the work
from the affairs of
tenauto pscheme, already in operation, to will make four additional bay-collect of the people. partment which will never do
The
pen cent .200 on com-more than 37.5 other organisations in
(in increase the production of forli- ments totaling US$31. anything as in the case of the
kind of their principal crop lizers from night soll by scientif Landlords and Tenant's Ordinance which countless Chinese workers pleiton of the project.
the methods, by their
In addition, vegetabl JCRR
come from rent during the period payments --given to (Save the Mark) the are represented
of the China- AirJuun.
arowers are now given free sup- Secretariat of Chinese Affairs to plcyers and Union officials, should that portion
Tenante art alco If an invest-Fundis earmarked by the Ameri-
promised pics of chemical fertilizers on administer or to a busy and un- be willing
gation L
conducted by Jean Congress for rural reconstruc-) they will not be disposed for loan without interest, to be paid derstaffed one like the Quarter-
than uny reason
other
delin for only, after their crops have ing Authority in the ease of the men having to snatcial interstation work in China. The loun to
in the rackets and evidence to the Lae Chan Irrigation Associa quency of payment of rant for come out. Hotels Ordinance,
of
the more than two years. the tira. The same as the loon Entla
prosecution these well-intentioned) warrant
the imposi-Yan Tal Irigation. Association,] During the period of the loan incasures have been reduced to offenders is found,
In reply to the demund for Fentonces will not be repaid to the JCRR. downers in the area muy 10 price control, heavy prison nothing but beautiful picture for tion of
the omelal'xtatc- non-forming the Colonial Office in London to Instead of light fines would have it actually a grant-in-aid to sell their lund to
ment expressed reluctance to im- Irak at and admire by these the effect of stopping such des the people of Kwangtung. Within teora's
shali hay pose any such control du flab and methods!
picable practices.
two years this money is to be priority to buy the land they til vegetabids. They would prefer to As practical incusures to serve Another thing, reduce the price repold phia interval of six per cent at a price not exceeding the price leave it to wholesalers and retal the emanunity they have begu of rice to will be pule to reture Revons ruction Foundation. These the project.
to its
construction, lers proper level and
year to a Kwangtung Rural the land befor
co-operating to quote. the and are at present completely employers
public fate.
y of prices over the last stuled, to lie loy of our vested the H.C.L. allowances and as a
survey londlords and
tve months munde by the chinu Hotel proprietore. result, the price of their goods, art the despair of the pubile who with beneficial effect
Mall" shows that vegetables, D upon ex- ask: "How long! How long?" justi
the whole have gone up by 30 port trade. Maybe the employ- as their cousins In Boston anze crs
per cent, but for certain scorce Who RFC
members of the Manufacturers Unton And Chi-
items like tomatoes, carrots etc.. not
which are, merkin demand for nese Reform Association do realise this
the European fact. I hope that
population the Chiese, the percentage of ip crease has been much higher
The reason or this is not only seasonal, but
Increase demand
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Both these measures, and es- pecially the Landlords and Tenant Ordinance, by being made m effective, have caused a terrific rise in ecet of living in the Go-ishes, the racketeers grow rich
lony. We saw that when Goverze
they will soon do so, but in the meantime, the rice racket flour-
their
Tenants
Radio Programmes
For Armed Forces
ment itself requisitioned pre-war and the people are, like me. The armed forces in the Colony will soon have
flats, the rental properly calculat- ed: was pround $20 for Chinese tenement flats. In the saine areas private individuals were having bạ pay $200 for the same; accom"] modation:
Why? Because there has been]
no affumpta creato,u corps of Inspectors to
see that the ro
quirements are carried out and
stil)
"HUNGRY".
Personalia
Two prominent bankers, Mr. Yu! the pollee have other work to ying-kit and Mr. Chen Ka-wen do. How many flats have the cor-left for Caulon yesterday.
rect rentals posted up, for ex-
ample, in a conspicuous position?
sume-
their own programmes broadcast through Radio Hong Kong, and plans have already boen drawn up by the recently formed Forces Broadcast Committee for the entertainment of Servicemen stationed here.
The first step will be id concert by the Band of the Buffs under the conductorship of Bond' moster Purcell at the China Fleet Club on July 23 at 9.30 p.m.
Radio Plays
These could be easily checked Among the arrivals from Bang- This will be a straight con- of the Navy to take part in this district by district-if Gövdm- kok by BOAC yesterday were cert, but it is hoped Inter, contest. ment, wanted to really do
Messrs. F. It Newman, C. J. Bwith more talent available, to thing for the people.
Dawson, H. F. Cottam, H. J: Hyun, But no! Everyone, factory 5. M. Bolstarit and J. A. Armour. arrange owners, shopkeepers, merchants, and even Governant itself pro-
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turne, for variety. vocalists and soloists.
The concerts will be y fort- fer to pay terrific H.-C. L tul Departures fro the Peninsula nightly affair, and bands from their staff nearly of which is Hotel on Monday Included Mrs. the various regiments and navol finding its way into the pockets W.C. Donaldson, Messer, J. Cal-vessels in herbour wil foris the of our rapacious and powerfully vert, C.R.J. Smith. G.E. Temlett, nucleus in supplying the instru represented landlord clique as it. Rawson, TC. Wu, W.M. Cns- rents, directly or through prin- tell. M.C. Kao, and A. Ponve cipal tenent.
mentplats
In
To augment the prograinms, it le planned to ask the Stage Club, the Carlson Players and RAF Dramatic Boolety to put
Government's policy has been to
Should Co-operate
than
owing swelling of the Euro- penn population, with the atrival so many Service personnel for the Hong Kong
of
Another focios to
the big prices for sue scree ems the orich exorbitat figures paid by the large cafeters we have to supply the hotels und rich families
FOREMEN CHARGED
Two foremen. Họ Ruen and Li Hung, were, charged at Central yesterday with blast- ing rocks on a hillside, neur am Hong Street without tak
up radio plays every month. ing propón precautions. In this connection the bagay- It was alleged that fragments leor expressed the neps, that from the hissing chilagod seven servicemen with a flair for act-pieces: of gles belonging to the Ing, would come forward and China Motor Bus Company Depot. Ld Hung who had a similar plays now.
then provlous offence), was Aned 18200
put up - their own,
now, and the
Quá thời Toner defendant Figua The Services Broadcast
Com-
Wit Both were ordered to pay the Buk mice is working hard on varir company compensation of $1220 ous schemes to brighten up gesch
Some of the banda available, addition to the Buffs, are the As a result prices of all com-
RAF Dance Bond, HMS Belicat modities, go' up owing to extra-
Among the new arrivals at the und Jamaica, and the Haps of ordinary high overheads and nur Peninsula Hotel on Monday were the Argyle and Sutherland High- factories capact compelo overseas Mr. and Mrs. R. Lewis, Mr. and landers when they arrive,
they should.
J. Ku, Messrs. Mrs. N.
F. S. Admission to all the concerts, grammes specially drawit up for Especially is this
dangerous Brocks, R. Levy, F. F. Reist. A which will be broadcast, will be servicemen and no forts will be with Japan back in the Indus-H. Andrawa, N. Cameron, J. C.free. trial picture
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We are faced through Govern-Webb, and E. N. Faxton.
Brent
Ineptitude with the position
of n-free port, where living should
Defendants Acquitted
It is hoped to procure the ser- vicas of Mr. W. B. Foster, band master of the Butte, to organise the concerts.
It will be the aim of the or gunteers to make the programmes for the Forces as enjoyable as
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pared
"However, this of
FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
is working under great of having no available funds for this work and a lack of falent draw upon.for the presentation of
The food and fuel costs compiled by the programmes with live artists Labour apartment, for the week and
energetle pro-
be about the 'cheapest in 'the world, inflicting on · Ila: · long-suffering pubife prices, which must be at the moment close to the world's highest. No wonder there is Buch!
possible and to add a touch of granunee
gramune secretary of Radio Hong Kerian an overwhelming demand from ali.
home atmosphere to the the Kong, and monburs of the Bec, rus of the resnumunity, and
An allegation by a med-Committee intends to start a new mitteo, told the "Chlop. Mal particularly from the Chinese cinal tea shop dealer. Wong feire in which familles at home that the Committee would wel- manufacturers, for some rent may Sun, of pasault, malicious of Servicemer serving bars, may come any sukersion or comm In our admihilstrations My damage, intimidation
Kong with
with from tha
He added the It is indeed time for action conspiracy to injure his civil requests, either and past time: don
rights against Li Wahl-ke personal or redd for receive a
to rece and his two music BD TOM alias Li Wah
FAINED
and write to co
and
would
1 fokia, resulted at Central yes- To get this feature started, be prepared to make. Billiards And Snooker terday not only in an acquit Servicemen will he notibod of programmer, and
to kuit them Since
coming to Hoog tal of defendants, but also a through their own command of types of programmes, Kang - (one Yaar Ngo) I. hayo jipt"| noticed any comincats in your location by defence coun- the faculty so that hey can a much a possible willout. D
of counter-charge of write home and ask their folkes sciting the progame
to avail themselves of the op-
op-whole Dewspapery concerning Mards:
malicious prosecution against
portunity.es and Snooker and NOT me
complainant the pos I am wondering what
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or knockout of some description by his two folds, went to his shop will be a revival of the gold 20- Broadcast Programmes
In the colony with a View
Reparing the paine No.18 Spring Garden: Lapo quarting
and tried to force him and his id
There that disak, your kind fakis out: He said that he, owned | the
assistance, Awhich I I am sure you the premises and that
by
Biring my, ent had not paid the Umblait out:
the Two days later complainant ques milk top maig, the Shree Gurencinis; i
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