Hong Kong Firm May Mint Silver Coins For
Chinese Nationalists ·
Silver money for the Chinese Nationalist Govern-
mont is expected to be minted in Hong Kong some time next month.
1
Reminders Negotiations are now under way between high-
JC-
Today
Inding Independence Day,
epilens at HC Hotel, 11.20 ..; celebrations at Kowloon Jodtan Tennis Club, 4-p.nz. Whist Drive (for civilians and Servieren) European YMCA,
8 pm
Crown Land Sale, PWD office,
1 pm.
Korean Naticaal Day receptioni at Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 6:30 p.m.
Bridge
Coming Events.
TOMORROW
Ehive ffor elvilians ant ervicemen), European YMCA, B p.m.
teban Cormeil nesting, 1.15 pem
JK Rotary Club Tunichern, Hoof
fanden, HK Hole) 12.30 pm
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ranking officials of both the Nationalist Treasury and a prominent local. Chinese manufactory. Insurance companies in the Colony have already been approached regard- ing premiums relative to the work. Plans to mint silver muney Colony here for the Nationalists were drawn up some time in April, It was reliably learned last concerned
The
autorities huttlert to and fro between the
GERMAN LEADER'S DEMAND
Hanover, August 14. Dr. Kurt Schumacher, Social Democratie Party leader, has sent a telegram to the Western
212272 the Koongtung eaplfat for nearly ve weeks to negotiate the deal.
deadlock.
1t provert to be a Rensors for that are still not
varit of st
Hogotiatious were resumed be- ginning this month.
The Parties in Hong Kong re- cently began to sound out Insur ance firms about fle proposed agreement.
In September According to a senior Meliz) of The Chinére manufactory it the negotiations come to a successful conclusion work can beghi ronte time in September.
14 was further learned that two machines niting rew-press have been bought orally by the Nationalists
treently. The Central
| High Commissioners-designate t
Mint of Chian sunt get for Cormans, demanding the Fermosa last month. Another was the dismantling of German
shipped to
to Canton for the No. 1 Mist of China.
HK Light Orchesten rebearsal. | Industries should cense imine-
St. Julm's Cathedral Hall. diately.
6.45 m
Mahjong
Both were obtained from the
In his telegrun, Dr. Schauma-Chiese manufactory, which pro- cher referred to a United States duces perssing mint machine Senate decision on August 5. hendes having all modern facili-
Since the Chinese Government
went on the silver basis, silver delinge worth more than HKSHO.- 1000,000 heve passed through Hong
King for Nationalist China.
WEDNESDAY
authorising a review of plost us to mini morgy. Lessons (Servicernen
stil for dismantling. memuaskan }, frem
European fresh review of there plants YMCA, B pran
would without doubt Read to the conclusion that almost al the Washington Hong Kong Photo-
plants on this list erald be re- #raphic Exhibition, 217A,
Eetined," he said. Prince's Bldg., 5.30 pm, The 11 meeting. 50. Macdonnell
Road, 8.30 p.m.
Dismantling should he stopped not only be the list of plants on the reparation Hat, fat also those in the limited or prohibited in- re- ritstries.
"Do not doubt that the Ger
Slam-Brite Club Orchestra
hearsal, Public Hall of IK
Shanghai Banking Corman Bundestag would unani- poration, & pant
ously adout a resolution in favour
گرمایشی
THURSDAY
European
The Barmatos mens,
YMCA, for troops, & p.m.
Y's Men's Club luncheon, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m.
Kowloon Rotary Club Juncheon,
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
Vnion
Church, Lalics Guild meeting, Helena May In- stitute, 3 p.m.
FRIDAY
HK Light Orchestra Singers' re-
hearsal, St. John's Cathedral | Hall, 7 pan.
COMING TO THE
KING'S
AND
LEE
CLAIVE TREVOR THE 1948 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR HER BEST PERFORMANCES IN THIS FILM
5-STAR DYNAMITE
EXPLODES ON THE SCREEN?
SONARO G.
ROBINSON
WARNER BROS.
KEY
LARGO
of stopplag dismumtling." the telegram added.
The
1118891
of
Nationalists Seize Japanese Fishing Boats
Bundestag is the popular
Tokyo, August 14, Assembly of the new West Ger- Fishing boats which returned Federal Parliament. Arst recently from East China seus re- elections for which is to be held | port_that_four Japanese fishing
Sunday.
vessels which have been overdue Dr. Schumacher sufd he had at their home port of Shimono- been forced to send his telegram şeki for six weeks are in the in view of the urgency of the
hancis of the Chinese Nation- situation.
alists. The management and Shop
A report, made by these ves- Stewards Committee asel to the owners of the mising Gelsenkirchen synthetic fuel ships, the Nitto Fisheries Com- plant has appealed to the Cour- | polly Pt Shimanoseki, charged cil of Europe meeting in Stras that a Chinese wnship hird exp bourg to help prevent the distered Use four 90-ton hosts as
of the plant
next they were fishing within Japanese the German
new: Bishing waters in the East China DENA, reported. Telegrams sent to Strasbour SCAP n already made one seat of the Council of Europe, protest to the Chinese Nation- were addressed to 31. Paul-Henri list Government agilist the Spaak, the Council's President, seizures of Japanese fishing ves- Mr. Winston Churchill and M. sels and crews, insisting that the Edouard Herriot, former Pro-policing of Japarteso Asning nc- visional President of the Coun- tivities is the jurisdiction cil-Reuter.
İSCAP—Reufer.
THE CHINA-MAIL, “MONDAY, "AUGUST. 15, 1949.
Shown above is one of the speakers addressing members
of the Muslim Women's Association at the inaugural eeestan
of the Association yesterday." ("China" Mall" "photo.)
Muslim Women's Association
Yesterday was a red letter day for the Muslim women in Hong Kong when the opening ceremony for the inauguration of the Hong Kong Muslin women's Association was held at the World Theatre.
Mrs Ma King-ho, the Presidant of the Association. in declaring the opening of the Assvélation. snil that Muslim women in the Colony should take their part in the folds of life as their men folk do. She expressed the hope that the associnilan will be a "success and that all Muslim women will Join the Association.
Miss Show Wal-fu, President of the Hong Kong and Maeg.. Women Association also spoke and congratulated the new Asso- Vintion, wishing it all success.
mony a Chinese picture Was shown the gathering.
Priest Says
Pakistan Independence First Mass At
Day Observed Here
More than 400 Pakistaneso and local Muslims of various nationalities celebrated Pakistan's In- dependence Day at the Mosque, Sholley Streat yesterday.
The
ceremony began with a recitation of the Holy Koran by Mr. Hafiz Abdul Majid. This was followed by the raising of the Pakistan flag by Mr. Sirdar Ali, President of the local Pakistan Muslim Society.
In his introductory address! to the gathering. Mr. Feroz All, Chairman of the Inde pendence Day working com- mitice thanked them for their and complimented presence the members of the working committee for their hard work,
Wedding
BAYOJ-DE MENEZES
An attractive wedding took
particularly Mr. Lal Khan of place yesterday at St. Theresa's the Hong Kong Police, Mr. Church between Miss Marta de
St. Therese's
St. Therese's Church, Kow- loon Tong. WO5 yesterday
Catholics thronged by
who witnessed the celebration of his first Solemn Muss by Re- verend Father Antonio Felices, OP, the youthful piries- who was ordained at Rosary Hil a week ago, the irst ex- parishioner of St. Therese's In become a priest.
The 23-year-old Manila-bern priest was assisted of the Muss by his Altar Godfathers, Hov. Fr. Ignacio Gullerrez, 01, and Rev. Fr. Carmelo Orlando, his parish priest ten years ago.
Fr. Felices- ex-altar boy uf St. Therese's-was a former stu- elent of Diocesan Boys' School.
The sponsors of the ceremony were Senor Don Benito Bautista, the Philippines, Vice-Consul of and Schora Dona Matilda Palle- cn, mother of the priest, Acting
two brothers. Seminarians John D. M. Khan and Mrs. Khugh! Lourdes de Menezes and Mr. altar-boys at the Mass were Honorary Antonio V. Bayot. The cer- and Thomas Lepez, both of whom Mohammed, the
of the ex-altar-boys mony was officiated by Father are also Secretary.
parish Orlando.
in
with company Felices,
Thanks were also expressed 10 meinberg of the
The bride is the daughter of Hong Kong Police Force, the Royal Navy Mrs. M. de Menezes and the late Yard Indian Police and the gen- Mr. R. de Menezes and was given erul public for their generous way in marriage by her brother,
the expenses of Mr. R. L. de Menezes, contributions to the celebration.
........He
T
Fr.
After the ceremony, +
the parish geption was held at
where ten and. refresh- hall ments were served. Many Filipinos--compatriots of the nerv relate-gothered to congratulate him, as well as representatives
religious bodies.
-from-various....
The bridegroom is the son of concluded by exhorting Mrs. Celeste R. de Bayot and the his audience to be graisful 18 late Dir. Fausto M. Bayot
Rev. Fr. Orlando, still parish God. to the late Mr. Jinnar
The bride wore a white brocal-priest of St. Therese's, then made Azam, the great {Quade
ed taffeta, princess-line, and car- founder), and the British Gov-led a bouquet of while gindloli Benment for their Independence, and makien terns.
Sir Sirdar All, in his speech, The matron of honour was Mrs. said that since their last Inde. Laboto and she wore a dress of pendence Day celebration, the
a short speech, which he con- cluded by stating that it was his hope that the parish would yield in the long run more boys like Fr. Felices.
Muslim world had been thrown favy blue with white accessories. Rev. Fr. N. Mapstruni, Rev. F.
into a sea of sorrow, because of
Among those present were the
Mr. A. was theFung, Senor Manalac, Lenl:s Miss Tereza of the death of Mr. Jinnah. He re-bridesmaid and she wore a plain Lopes, Dr. and Mrs. Clinto de Souza, W. Gray, Miss Kennedy, orvandie dress and pink and many others. quested them to stand in silence blue for two minutes in respect of roses. The dower girl was Migs
Josle Bayot. their founder.
French Withdraw Indo-China Garrisons From Chinese Border
(By JAMES ID. WHITE)
San Francisco, August 13.
On Friday the French pallad their gorrisons back from a point in Indo Chipa near the Chin- ese border.
If and when the Chinese Communists arrive, the French will not be there to stop them.. Possibly for the benefit of nominal internal autonomy. Rebel go off within A few American officials planning agrenndes now palley to combat Com-miles of his capital at Saigon. munism in East Asia, this Ho Chi-minh has declared he underlines the fact that Indo-W! go on fighting. China lies squarely
There are two current opinions path of any Communists offen- about Ho. Ono is that his polit
bureau is a typically high-handed Jaive. that spille over from Red powerhouse, liquidating its
China,
allies in the Republican front as Yet earlier this wook, just after well as eliminating Indo-Chinese Glenora! Omar N. Bradley ante Bao Dui who work with the nounced that France would get French.
in the
Kowloon Chinese Y Celebration
He went on to say in glowing The best men were Messras A. terms that Pakistan lias been F. I. Bayot and F. de Menezes making very rapid progress ir, Ribeiro, The former is the mana- every fleld of world activiti går of the "Jul Alai," Manila and
the latter, Chancellor of the Por The Kowloon branch of the since her independence.
Chinese tuguese Consulate.
YMCA celebrated the first anniversary of its re-opening Master Wally Lawrence was yesterday afternoon. The celebra-
Lion lasted late into the evening. the page boy.
Members of the St. John's Am- Boy Scouts bulance Unit and were assembled along the YMCA's playing Beld for review.
Other Items Included Chinese Chinese und European boxing, folk dances, muste, munity singing
Education has been acoderated, especially among the women of the country; trade missious have been sent all over the world, and it would not be inng, he added, before a Pakistan ship could be scen on every rea.
Refreshmen's
concluded day's celebration.
Military Governor
On "Vermin'
the
Munich, August 13. Murray Van Wagoner United varia, today States Military Governor in Ba- described Anu- Semites as disgusting vermin liv ing on dirt and decay.
He was repris reader's In the "Swed- deutsche Zeled by this paper on letter publisited by Tuesday regretting that the Nazis
the bulk of American arms seit The other version is that Hon to Europe to contain Communian Communists by no means have had not gassed all Jews. there, France's President Auriolomun
+ttained the counication of the This letter provoked a, demon
assured Abe Indo-Chinese that Nationalist front that Mao Tstration by Jewish displaced per- France would defend them from
tung has in China. The idea is sons and led to a clash in which any oulalde aggression.
that Ho still leads the popular 20 police were injured. France would meed help for trent because he has subordinated The world is critically watch- this job, because for three your's his Communism to the other ing events in Germany and will sje had falled to seet down the elenirits in the Nationalist coall Nationalist movement led by Helion that Oghts the French.—33-
Chi-minh.
Ho is a Communist who heads unrecognised Republic of Vietnam. His leadership is so popu lar among the 25,000,000 Indo- Chinese that when the French set Bảo Tài as Emperor of a vival state last June, they also called if Vietnam
sociated Press.
Britain Denies Bucharest Charge
be quick in fastening its atten.. tlon on any indication pointing to a resurrection of anti-Semitism," Van Wagoner wrote.
The men behind it all over the world form only a minority which- can be rendered harmless by the forces of reason and decency, and kept in the utter which is their propet place," "lin 'ádded.
The letter, he said, libelled not Britain has categorically re- only the Jews but the whole of upe more than 100,000 foreignjected this Rumanian government's the German people, and it was legionnaires. Away from the main recent charge Against Mr. R. F. regrettable that the paper, showed roads and cities, bitposts are Sarell, British Charge d'Affaires such lack of sound judgment in
taste as "to publish it-Router.
Το
Eght Ho, the French still
London, August 13. ́,
A maintained by airlift The rebels in Bucharest of aiding a gang of
control the rest of the country.
1 BARRYMORE TREVOR
THOKAS GOMEZ JOHN RODNEY
black marketeers "smugglers."
Costly Stalemate
A British, note delivered to tiɛ]--
It has buen a sortutalemate.Rumanian Government in Bucha Sarell had informed the Rumanian
rest today said thist although the Go
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A reception was held at the Club de Recreto and was largely attended. The honeymoon is to he spent at the Repulse Bay Hotel.
is a well The bridegroom known sportsman and a member of Club de Recreio. He is a verṇa- lile softballer.
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