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SLÁGENO TH
Correspondence
The Editor takes, no responsibility for views expressed in letters by correspondenta, and by no means necessarily agrees.
alth them.
British Rulo
Stan the Communist and news
agency
arc
·
the faith and loyally on the purl of its inhabitants.
Sir,- The warm and hearty
The collapse of the Kunin-
generally welcome extended to the Com- tani wan
foreseen a Yet London did not mander and crew of the sloop year. ngo. Amethyst has brightened many manifest is intention to defend of those who were bbout to lose the Colony until Very recently, their faith in the British ability Even now many suspected that and willingness to defend their it is only a gestyre for, bargain- Those who have rights and humours. It means alsoing purposes." that those who suffered for the toithin Anglo-American ideology cause are now appreciated and of freedom and democracy are inclined la believe that once remunerated.
and Washington are papera Lowlan
prq- mised
.tho defunt...
prd by the Reds They refused to print the British tection and compensation of their version while they are circulating inipans' pocketbooks and share- information detrimental to the holders- dividends and profits,
they Jocal accurity.
sha?! be left. cold, and belleve they posed to the inquisitive tortures Apparently they are getting away will all these of the Kremlin style. Thus they
rings In foot they are anying have to remain silent. reprint the batherston Chute la THE 21 really one of the big five is far rounded, We were promised. as her arined forces are con-
plenty in the last, warfram the fr
And cerned,
punishment, of war criminals. While Moscow. doubtless has
enemy's collaborators to the rea- neen directing all the nation of democracy for free- and
with which Man Tee-tung and his doms and dug.com. |
comrades have openly plodged toward spiritually and.
it should be ly. On, the whelp, the 1 their co-perntion, remembered that post-war (Hong ignored. The landlord, alto, and.
not altogether freed Kong was
protectors who were in- from the blame for lucking, in fiuential personages.
their
the under enemy are more influential The collaborators still be- chemy's long to the ruling cliques. Their the fortunes were enhanced by announcements, enactments and many orders enforcements of
Dr. Davis'
Book On Hong Kong
Dr. S. G. Davis book "Ilong Kong in its Geographical Set- ting" does the service of not Hong Kong only explaining
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to readers who have been to the Colony, but also lakes a long step to explain Hong Kong to permanent re- sidents.
in
deerees and, ordinances Amnesty Order, Landlord and Tenancy Or dinance, and. Occupation. (nemy) Lund Transaction Ordinance, for examples,
The dignity and prestige of the English system of government by law have been corrupted by thes: benelit the legislations which
detrimental to enemy's friends the loyalists.
Harry Yip, the nine-year-old Toronto boy poses with Mrs. Lu Back-su, better known, as "the lady who lives in Kow- loon," in Harry's new home here.
Mrs. Lu je taking charge of Harry during his three-year stay in Ure Colony where he will be learning the language and customs, of his Chiness, father who is a laundryman in Toronto. ("China Mall”. Photo)
Harry Yip Learning To Use Chopsticks
One wa
Sino-British Orchestra Planning Four Concerts
Four concerts, are being planned, by the Sino-Bri- tish Orchestra for its 1949-50, spalon. The
J
first concert will be held in October. It will
include Bach's Brandenburg Concerta: No, 12,
Haydn's "Oxford" Symphony, and Beethoven's Egmont Ovorturo.,
The first rehearsal of the new season. will be held tomorrow from 6.15 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Public Banking Hall of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation..
It is expected that the use
of this air-conditioned hall, through the made available kindness of Sir Arthur Morse, will benefit players during the Rehearsals "sticky"
season.
Personalia
Tung Lin, Chinese Vice-Minis. departed
will subsequently be held each Wednesday at the same timeter of Foreign Affairs and place throughout the Au- Convai
for Canton yesterday by CATC tump and W
Winter months.
***The Chaltina Mpoto
“ការពិត
noy and the Committee extends China arrived at Kal Tak from
Warm Invitation to all herber Canton, yesterday of the Services interested in Ormoting hims were Mrs. Cha and chestral Music to attend rehearMr. Chow Shan-shein, the for- sals either as spectators or, if la-mer inayor of Hangchow. Miss The Sino-British Orchestra was Mary L. Tully, social worker of the Catholic Centre in Hong ornised in 1847 by a sub-com- Kong. left by PAL
of the Sino-British Club's yesterday. Miss Tully is to take mitice of the
up work in the Centre in Manila.
newly formed muste secoup.
He
hearsals started in October 1947, and five concerts have been given.
strumentalists, as players. week ago, Harry Yip, q ning-year-old boy from. Toronto, arrived in the Colony with only a vogue, idea of who his guardian would be. Today, Harry is safe in the home of Lu Back- su, at 75 Tung. Choi Street but finds life and his new manner of living, strange and com- pletely different from what it had been in his home in Canada. Harry's father is a. Chinese
Mrs. Lu's husband manages a Jaundryman in Toronto and business of his own, dentin orchestral instrumentalist,
Installationn his mother, a Canadian. Els carpentry electrical
decided harl
and plumbing. They are pleased that parents Harry should learn the lan-with Harry and say that he is
a good boy, of his guage and traditions father; and that brought Hurry
Harry's guardians are planning to put the boy in u aut to Hong Kong.
The little boy is lving with school, ut Harry will not be~ Chinese gin until he has learned sufficient Mr. Lu in a typically cubicled abode. He is learning to Chinese to follow the course." use chopsticks and finds it quite that breakfast is disappointing
Chinese
and
Dr. S. C. Chon
for Manila
will
address
for the pt 12.30 p.m. Fils subjuel will be "Trachoma As A Suclak Pro- to any blem In Hong Kong."
ubli
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Among these who arrived herg from Bangkok, Singapore and Manila yesterday by PAL” were Messrs. C. P. Sores, W. A. Crump, J. S. Phelon, and Han GO.
at St. Stephen's Girls School, two the Hong Kong Rotary Club on in the Thursday at the Peninsula Hotel of which were repented European YMCA, and School's Musical Association.
Membership is .open
to
allend rep and willing
end regularly the weekly Wednesday evening res. bersuis regular attendance is, of course,
the Orchestra's life bloxi, There is fee or rúbscription
MT of any kind. The present mein» bership embraces five nationali. ties,
ond includes doctors, mer- Departures for Bangkok and chants and, clerks, school, Lys Singapore yesterday by CPA in- grey heads, and total, 41, cluded Mesars, R. W. Harris, G. C. Prendiville, P. G. Prendiville, danble Be figure of a year ago:
and Mr. and Mrs, M. R. Zeynel Volunteers Wanted There arey
5111 however,
Week-end departures from the vacancies in all sections for ex- Peninsula Hotel included. Mr. perienced archestral players, and and Mrs. S. Martin. Captain and cbort, bassoon and French hor Mrs. F. Henson, Mr. and Mrs. J. are badly needed to fil gaps. The 3. Meyers, Mr. and Mrs. T. Me-
hos
bought string Ewen, Mrs. F Pierotti Messrs. Orchestra bass and a bassoon, but has been V. S. Grigorio, C. C. Tso, Y. C. Malcolm, in appeuls for Chang, P. Y. Gunn, T. unsuccessful- players. Any person who in will-K. H. Smith, J. K. Fogg, J. L
A. J ing to volunteer and play the in- Ledesma,
Rumondt, A. contact the Liang, N. S. Bau, L. Hou, K. S. struments should
Chun, A. W. Hogon, Maung Kyl. Mao Saw-win, U. Mya, Li Jun- Conductor, Dr. studied for
L. Shaw. K. I many lat, and Mr. and Mrs. the Harbin School of teachers untier
from Among the new arrivals dur- famous Imperial Russian Acade-g the week-end, at the Peninsula nies. His organisation of an or Hotel were Mrs. A. W. Senith, chestra from among fellow pri- Mr. and Mrs. T. Petelin, Mr. and interned at Shan MTF, C. H. Moh, Lieutenant and
Mrs. I. th, of course, well known Moore. Messrs. N. McLaren, H. A. Fletcher, Mrs. A. I. to Bong Kong residents, Dr. Bard W. Hubbard. S. M. Aherne, V. welcomes intending members who
hould phone 285-45 during chica Salon, C. P. Fitzgerald, C. P. Soresan, L. IG Plant, A. W. Smith, W. J. Daniel, R. B. Mur- The absence of a large central phy, B. Wanamaiter, H. L. Nicho- concert hall greatly hampers pro-las, H. I Rummans, B. 16horon,
If the Government wants to foster loyalty among the popu- her the spirit of welcoming the sloup Amethyst back should be
The boy however, is not happy kept up. Let us erase from the
said that I would be goint to sa ublic publicity glorifying deerimissed and lunch begins carly in about this arrangement, "Mother
thu the morning The writer is not only a skill of the enemy's co-workers in the
Harry had also some observa- English school and that I was to Chinese by living with od geologist and geographer, it last war. Let us disgrace those
bigshots his book landlords.
and others ons to make on Hong Kong to learn he alan alyses
the "China Mail" reporter who these people" he said. "Will you visitest the history of Hong Kong, ex- who acquired their wealth under
him yesterday. "Hong please write to her and tell her dains how the Colony is func-enemy protection in the last war.
some as token Kong is full of mounining" ho de- that?" he asked, adding that he the Let us punish with Gionally interrelated
could not write very well, "pl- clared, "And I have found out rest of the world-politically and measures servants of Isogul, Nomu
Kowloon that
and threatened to
though I can spell out what I Hong Kong and Tannien who economieally.
are not in the same place. There want to say!" imprison persons who refused, to
a lake between them," he Harry will be staying with his
In guardians
fo sell them, their houses and per- is
Honk Krn
conductor. told the amused reporter.
LA according to
The Honorary sonal properties.
having difficulties in three years, Junior
S.M. Bard, Back-su. After that he will re- The main his new home here.
years
Cars in ene, he said, was that none of the turn to Canuda and to his mother.
Music people around him speak English. Meanwhile Harry is trying hard le longs to play games "such as to write. "There is so much 1 baseball and run about with the want to tell Mum about," he said. is of kida as we do at home. But they Harry, at the suggestion
things reporter friend, wrote a not to don't seem to do these
er. This, will be nie zoon- His mother. here," he declared.
ed to Canada. "You will write to her also won't you, and you will also come and see me often? so nice to talk to someore,
It is inusual to find a book that can it once he used both as a fext book mid as tus educated layman's guide to a better un- derstanding of the Colony.
The has done this by separating the slaisties and detail from the main descriptions and the in- formally written analyses.
Perhaps the most Interesting part of the bank to most readers
will be Dr. Davis chapter on the destiny of Hong Kong.
In this chapter he poses two main propositions which undoubt edly will always be included for discussicus considering the Co- lony's status vis-a-vis China. Dr. Davis says that these propositions UTC:
1. "That a piece of land (Hong Kong) belongs to the main ter ritory with which it forms a part (physiographically) and to whose people the bulk of inhabi- lants belong."
n
Alas, these cannot be, done, people say. The enemy's friends me so influential that one is ask- ing the tiger for his skin if he goes on to question the suurces of their income which made them big and powerful today.
has to
Then the Government be more energetic in reforming Hong Kong's legislative machine. The root of the Colony's insecu- rity and disloyalty rests with the fact that our laws were made in the interests of the enemy of the to the Com- people, according muilst phraseology, the minority, who and undesirable minority cared for nothing but their own pocketbooks.
M. K. HAN KAN,
Amethyst Epic
•
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Goes To Cinema His guardian takes him to the cinema fivo, days in a week,
Harry says, "but to English ones,"
he added.
and will you bring me
candles also?"
Bome
Applications For New Pier Leases
(Britain). The night was dark and silent. The general principles which will apply in respect
2. Thal state whose nationals first. occupied and developed an empty plece of To land have since, been responsible for its prosperity, bus a
Food
claim to continue, to rule it."
This book deserves to attract
a wide readership not only be
cause of He sincerely
as men sat and planned.
take their ship sately through, back to their home and land. cable
The moment came, the
slipped,
and they were under way. It didactical Steaming with guns blazing,
through the deathly fray.
content, but also because of its complete objectivity, and lack of The Communists' guns were angry, prejudice.
thundering and a-loading.
'Win. Colllas Sons & Co., Ging-But on and on the sped, Row, London and Bombay, Price HK$20.
Watch Snatcher Foiled By Girl
man,
The alertness and the pre- sence of mind of Pan Yuen- 18-year-old girl, was responsible for the arrest of a snatcher thief when she fol- lowed the. snatcher until she came across a constable and
ed.
told him of what had happen- As a result, Chan Keng, aged
her gallant men's hearts
sonking. "We'll get through" they shouted,
as they sailed without a
moun,
The gallant lite Amethyst,
could fightonce morant Sea, GEORGE R. GIDSON.
of applications for now, pier, leases, ware, affi- cially announced yesterday by a Government spokesman.
was stated that as far as possible new leases will be issued to ship owners, godown pro- prietors, ferry and other public utility con- cerns which are directly interested in the operation of particular piers.
lows:
The oficial, stajement fol- the pier in the interim, permis- slon may be granted to occupy "It is proposed that the issue and use the pler in the meantime | At last it's neatly over.
of new leases should, as for as the basis of a purely tempor.. and soon they would be possible, be restricted to appll-pry tenancy subject to termina
FREE.
cants who as ship owners, godowntion at short notice. proprietors, ferry or other public "The legal rights of govern-
landlords utility concerns, are directly in- ment as
under the terested in and will themselves terms of the current-leases now control the use, and operation of expiring must of course be taken the particular pier or plers, In Info account in each case, and question for the purpose of their propor repair, rehabilitation or Red Bill Board-
own business and the provision re-building to the satisfaction of Sir-Max. I, through the meof port facilities and public utility government will, where necessary, be required. na: a, condition of the dum of your columns, draw the services generally.
"In this connection it will of renewal of the lease. attention of the Miltary. Au-
"Where the existing lessees thorities to
the fact that the course be necessary to have re-
to the question of have.
to maintain the walls of the HASC Bakery in card also
situated for the particular pur- used, it, or, otherwise falled to
user.
20, was charged before Mr. Blair'Queen's Road: Eúnt, have been, as whether the pier, is appropriately | plon satige or have mis-
be
10
hows.
grees.
ar,
"
The work involved in or W. Baird, N S. Walker, S. F Conising the Orchestra and the Pryor, A. Morris and A. Liang,
achieved musically merit
1
much wider circle of Isteners
Chan
can be achieved with per- formances limited to small school or church halls, away from the elly centre. Not
Notwithstanding this dimculty, plans are being laid for the issuing of special Subscribers Season Tickets, covering the full Details Eeason of four concerts will be announced later.
British Council Lectures
A series of lectures will be given weekly en Friday evening at, in the YMCA, 50, Britiges St. by Mr. Bruce of the British Council.
~
These lectures are designed to
betler give Chinese pepple a derstanding of life and institu tions in Great Britain. They will include such matters as Geogrn- phy, Social History, the Education System, Parliament and the. Elec- loral System, together with.com- ments on the ordinary customs and, life, of the British people.
The lectures will be, illustrafod į by Aims and film strips.
The tople of the Arst, lecture "The Land and The People of Great Britain." which will be given at 8 p.m. on Friday August
12.
Key at Kowloon for snatching: they sull are, used, for some pose for, which it is intended to observe the terms of the existing Persons wishing to attend these Kit-hing. on August 4, at Water-tain. Communist; new concerned.] business, does not directly involve may, be refused-entirely and the YMCA.
wrist watch from a woman. Ting time vast as a bill board by ver-
Tho. Road.
Defendant was also responsible. for two other watch-snatching
newspaits
Could, sepm, to have deliberately:]
unem-
GOT MONEY BY. FALSE PRETENCES Lung Hep-tung, an pleyed youth of 20 was ordered to, pay, a fine of $150, or to serve two months in prison by Mr. F. K. d'Almada at Central yester- day, when he pleaded, guilty, to a charge of obtaining, $10, by false pretences.
Any concern whose tease, the renewal of the lease. lectures should apply to Chinese the use and operation of a ple publication of this. or any pravi- or, piers and whose interest in us announcement as to the re- obtaining n lease is confined only newal of pier leases, must not be cases and was given two years dissemination of Communist pro- to transferring or sub-letting at taken as indicating any walver and 10 strokes of the cane. De praatido, as thousands of Royal fendant was also ordered to be Naval Dockyard workers congre- granted a new lease.
a profit, will not normally be by government of its rights-and- remedies under existing pler devèrted for life.
gate, in the area, dally.
leases or prejudicing the exercise DST. T. Kavanagh in relating The latest. "exploita" of thr "Provided, that o the ease to the court, told the Communist armies are avidly read: situated in a locality, affected, by cent of those rights.”
pler to of its remedies for the enforce magistrate that defendant snatch by the majority of these Dock- cd.a wrist-watch from Tong Kit Vard workers while they are wall any port development, town plan
ning от other improvements hing, at Waterloo. Road, and then fig, for the Dockyard gales, to scheme, the new lease will nor- ran away.
open.
I have mally be for a term of 15 years Time and, again Tong's niece, Pun Yuen-hing heard workmen, who have bpen from January 1, 1830. (or 80, 10
nuch was walking will her, aunt at reading, the newspapers, papled, of that period, as is unexpired at the time of the incident. She ran tell their illiterate brethren about the time of the issue of, the, louse) round, a house, inia, Portland the successes of the Communist with the right of renewal, for a Street and them saw defendant armies.
further, term, of 18 years .com waliding. She followed, him. until
mencing. from January 1, 1865. she saw a policeman who lates
and, (if nutupily, agreed) a, bos arrested the defendant,
sible third, 15 years commencing from January 1, 1980.
Oh
SIMPLE SIMON
Pen. Ral, Wanted. An identification parade was
Sir- would appreciate it very held on the following, day, and, Wol-chun, aged 19, who was robe much if you would kindly, obtain.. bed of her wrist watch at Shane Australian girl whose particulars pen pols in Hong Kong for an hal Sircel on June 13, and Kwok- Man-wal, aged 20, whose gold are as stated below:-: wrist watch, mounted with dia monds and valued at $466, war snafchlid"." "hway' "from" Her at Cheung Sha Wan Road on July! 20, identified defendant as the culprit
Defendant said that he h cominifted the Offence becauum
Miss Jocelyn (Joy) Hodginia, -62. Amalias, Street,
Wilson. Brisbane, 275 Queensland,
+
WATTIE ESTATES HARVEST REPORT
it was alleged. that defendant obtained the money from, the Details of crons harvested complainant Lin, Fu, after promis on the Malayan rubber states ing that he would get a job, for. of J. A. Wastle and Company, hlm.
Defendant wok the complainant Limited, during July were to Podder Building and asked officially released, in. Hong him to wait, but in the mean- Kong yesterday. The month'sume ran as output follows:
Jur
(Round) (Popada);
63,040, 561,000,(10 months) 11,000 144,000,1 month 87,00% 67299,01 month, (83,000', '61,005' 1 month
$7,000 $18,000 ( 4 months)
Port Development Where the pler is in a locally Alan which is affected by a port devel A lopment, town planning or other Chair
Chen.... Improvements scheme, no new lease would be granted. If in any p particular instance It appears that rymt 208 300, 2, cul,500 (16 spokhg) work on the particular schepie SAMLEKA,, K,000 - $41,008 (18 months) Shai in 18, andy takse sinet, inele, not likely to be commenced or å samanbu
46,000 £2,750 (Exments Enginti sporta, isang amasio, and that the site in question nola ghanabad:
Australiaj guinée
he had no money and that he had seeding. Thanking you /in) antici- slákbelyesztrál be affected?, for; some)) * MalagLAN $8,000 2,TES,D00 (+ 7 mont
arrived, from Canton in order to Took for job.......
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time, ta comer and; that thepa, la.no, Bon Manggis, 10,000... $1,000, objection in the continued use of Trbong .....
He was seen by the complainant on August 6 at")Hobinson Road where he was arrested.
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