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Proposal to change Ship'
Name
We, Talkoo Dockyard & En- gineering Co. of Hong Kong Ltd.. Quarry Bay, Hong Kong. hereby give nalice that in con- sequence of the impending re- turn to Hong Kong of another craft bearing the same name. We have applied to the Minis- ter of Transport, under Section 47 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, in respect of thi Steam Tug "Taikoo Cheong" of HONG KONG REGISTRY. Oficial Number 180574, Gross Tonnage 233.49 tons, Register Tonnage tons,
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1949,
"Lamp Chimney" Li Asked To Take Over
(Continued from Page 1)
Police Salarias
BOTRA (Board of Trustees for Rehabilitation Affairs) by UNRHA would fall into Com- muhisi hands,
An
sald official of BOTRA that most of the equipment was Canton, and still crated up in
•that
the Communista would Undoubtedly confiscate all of it as soon after Canton's capture as possible.
He did not comment on the "Lamp Chimney" Ll arrangement. However, In spite of the assur- ances of Government officials that there will be no rlols or looting. the foreign colony has set up a fund to meet emergency require- ments, and intends to guarantee the
of
Shameen the
He added: "It wasn't meani payment police salaries when the Munici- for the Communists, but diere pal Government is unable to meet simply isn't anything that we can the payroll. Under this plan, both do about it." heretofore
and enmpanies
Though there is families
Q midnight | bute set amoun!, averaging curfew in Canton, it is not being about
HK$150. Chinese firms orc enforced. There are several rea- contributing to the fund. sons for this, but the most im which will be used to buy barbed portant is that the police garri- sun has been reduced to such an wire, barricade boards and sane!
that it caivot handle bags. One Consulate offeln sald extent
alone en- that the British have not for- Canton's traffic, let gotten how their Consulate. was force a curfew.
However,
much the foreign
owned by Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Ilong Kong. Ltd. for permission to change her name to "TAIKOO DOCK" and to have her registered in the new name at the Port of HONG KONG DS owned by NEW Lawnmower $220: Gasoline Taikon Dockyard & Engineer- -Electric Generator Watt 5900: 80-GM Plano Accoring Co. of Hong Kong Ltd. dian $360; Corona Portable Type- | writer $160; 220v, to 110V. Tran*
former 1000 Watt $240: Drop leaf Dining Table $90, C. E. Winter 6. Duke Bt., Ground Floor, Kow loon.
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THE HONGKONG BODIETY. FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
BUFFERING CHILDREN
Han, Troasurare:-
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rolony is feeling the impending HONGKONG & SHANGHAI this time to pro-attack on Canton the vast ma- teet British effees and businesses jority of the Chinese are com
pletely unconcerned, With an in- from mob action.
only Embassy in Canton terpreter, we interviewed at ran- doin, several senre of Chinese stuff, or labourers, small shop owners and that has not redticed mnde defence plans against inob
|coulies. action is the Soviet Embassy. Att One coolic sold that he had) offeint of thes Embassy explained bren driving
Pedicab for that they had received my orders Dated at Hong Kong the 26th to take any special precuations cars, and that when the Com- hr: Canton, er actions; they had no tretrug-thought that people would still day of August, 1949,
tions to reduce staff or to prepare want to ride in his pedlcab.
F. A. M. ELLIOTT,
Secretary.
NOTICE
MONTHLY TICKETS
cume *****munists
I
to
for an evacuation, and unlit they When asked whether or not he received such instruction, they would carry on their duties us 1:41.
welcomedt the Communists,, he said that ho didn't care who governed Canton as long as he could continue his pedicab business.
Joined Bandits
Whether is significant or 90% is impossible not to note the enrefree high-spirited Soviet Em- bassy
employees seemingly o:1
An old woman, who was hawk, top of the world, in contrast 10
Embassying handkerchiefs in the streets. the deserted American and Consulate only a few build-ald that her unly grandson, aged ings away, and the serious, re-17, had left the family and gone with bandits in the duced British Staff members to join up
hills. The old lady said that her grimly carrying out their duffes.
Another fronie twist, is that if grandson should worry about his and not about fighting, She did it know whether the joln Na- hy was attempting tionalist or Communist forces.
She added: "What a fool he is! Nese of the people in these armies Is related to him. Its entire
family is
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W. R. Loxley & Co., (China)
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Telegrama: "Harriman"
- Tod: 11858
King's Ballding. (2nd Floor), 3, Connaughs Ba, Bong Kong.
of
of
captured, US$300,000 worth furm tractors, trurits, and water
which pumps
were Alven to
Java Trains Blown Up By Mines
th
is in Canton." The small shop owners were worrled about the possible restrictions businew,
higher taxes.
on
and
who owned a Lobacco One, kiosk.
said that he had heard Shanghai, from aquaintances in and they told him that the taxes had gone up to four times mére than they were before the Com- munists came. Communists, Na-
He added: tonalists, they are all the same, und
none of us worry about them, but we worry about taxes. Several of the coolies could not tell is who, the loaders of the Nationalists or Communists were. They generally did not have an idea where the armies were, and my English-trained inter- as preter explained it to me: "Ther couldn't care less."
Batavia, August 29. Nineteen persons were kill ed and 20 wounded last week when mines blew up two pas- senger trains in Central Java, delayed Dutch despatches said today.
The explosions accurred inst Wednesday
near Erel Friday linen 30 miles Waren. Republican capital er Jøkjukarta. In the first incident 10 persons
Dutch Including two
soldiers Elled and four were reported
In the train coaches destroyed. second explosion guerillas were reported to have opened fire or the wrecked cars after the mine claimed the lives of explosion nire civilians.
Re- the meantime, the
He said: "Of the 475 million publican
army headavarters Chinese, 99 per cent do not care what happens to their country. Jogjakarta complained the Duter
discourage all It is enough to authorities were hampering Re-
us Chinese from to enforce thr efforts publican
sympathy for foreign peoples. It has encouraged erase-fire a reed upon earlier thi month.
foreign The Republican army
Intervention In China Lieutenant Genera or hundreds of years; this con commander,
told Suririnan.
hplete indifference is enough to eeers still were not permitted ruin
newsmen
A Chinese hotel owner, who had been educated in the United States, was not at all surprised when told of the Indiference of the working Chinese, us express- ed in the interviews.
10 travel freely over the country-geta, once the Communists i
side to inforin isolated guerill
of the detachments erder. United Press.
When we left Canton yester- cease-fire day morning, the foreign colony was settling well down to the long wait for the Communiste to reach Canton.
Nationalist Decorations For Americans
Canton, August 20. Several prominent Ameri- cans have been awarded de- cerations by Nationalist China. A Presidential mandate con- ferred out
ما
William Bullitt, former U.S. Ambassador
Moscow. the Grand Cortion of the Order uf the Brilliant Stor.
the Publisher Henry Luce, Plaque of the Order of the Bril- linnt Star.
Clare Booth Luce, wife of Mr. Henry Luce, the Speelai Craval of the Order of the Brilliant Star. Scripps Howard Publisher Roy Howard, the Special Cravat of the Order of the Brillant-Star.- Associated Press.
RUSSIAN KILLED IN SHANGHAI RAID
Shanghai, August 20.
White Nicholas Tarasoff,
征
Russian, died on Saturday of in- Juries suffered in Thursday's Nationalist. air rald. It was the first foreig. Intollty from the ralds.
(The Nationaliste reported on Saturday that they had destroyed 20 per cent of the main Shanghai radio station and heavily damaged a power plant and waterworks.) -Associated Press.
TIME BOMB IN QANTAS PLANE
Sydney, August 20. --Pallee said: time bomb frag- `ments" have been found in the wreckage of "oCotolina flying boat of Qantas, Government-con- trolled oversea airline, which ex- ploded and sarthatthe Rose Bay bage early on Bulurday
Security experts, are investigat-
No one was aboard at the
time
I of the blast and there were no
·`comtalties.—Associated Press,
In the meantime, they will carry out their perfunctorily jobs, then meet in the evening at the Canton club for social liar dice. drinks and games of and talk about the rumours and counter-rumours they had heard about earlier in the day.
LTD.
he Trustee Company of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hongkong.
LIBERTY
• COMING SOON
NOTHING EVER HELD YOU LIKE ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S
ROPE
TECHNICOLOR
WARNER
HAMES STEWART BAS
3
GALL GRANGER BARONIEKI COLDER CHANDLER
GOOD
VIGION
We won't sell glasses to everybody l
Our ethics protect you when you come to us for eye test or eye advice... ar in safe your eyes hands with us!
CHINESE OPTICAL CO.
Tal. 23318 Glasses of all des.
37 Queen's Rd., C.
cription in stock.
1950
HONG KONG
DOLLAR DIRECTORY
* FORMS *
HAVE BEEN SENT TO ALL COMPANIES
PLEASE CORRECT YOUR NEXT
P
ENTRY AND RETURN TO NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE LTD.
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Any Lew company not previously listed in the 1949 Directory should request a farm, this will ensure their extry being included in the
1950 EDITION
CARNIVAL
ROSCOE VÍRENCHE OSTEOPATH
By Dick Turner
Dick Tormes
COPR. 194 BY WEA BERVÍCE, INC. T. MITTED, D1, 1. PAT, OFF,
"It happened this way, Doc-1 was just sitting down when somebody yelled, "Hey! That's a priceless antiquo!'"
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities“?
He had a ne TAKE NIL FOR GRANTED
partner but the latter, unfortunately, failed to IDEAL play for a contract is scent what almost nimounted to a theoretically that which takes "double
When dummy" play. nothing for granted, but protects the spade & WOR led and the you against the most remotely not covered, he let it win. Who possible dangers. That can sound would think that could beat his
R platitude, to which any contract? player would subscribe.
like
The
trouble about It is that you don't If you lay out the cards, and
see just
what may be the play the hand through, you will when see the had to be overtaken by ers. And sometimes, you do, you don'! quite realise the 10 or J. Then the safety play, just what to do about them, un-ruffing the spade 4 or 8 with a
diamond honour, committed til after you have, yourself to a line of play which to avold a loser nt
was the
necessary
end.
Two
prevents protection. Hindsight is top diamonds must follow, the 2 ruffed, the diamond J and
much more accurate than tore- heart 2 sight, but not as profitable.
S 6 2
HJ 10 5 5 D8542 C KQ S
5 A
HAK QB 42 DAKQ CAJO
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SAK J 10 8 4
II None
DJ 7 6 3
C 5 4
(Dealer: North. Both sides vul-
to
draw West's last trump, the good spades, the club 4 to the A und good hearts.
If you take the first trick in dummy, as the declarer did, you will later have to ruff twice in the South for entries. That will shorten your trumps too much to take out West's four. If you count on the spades-breaking- after the wins, they won't ex- cept by means of one ruff.
Tomorrow's Problem
nerable).
North
2 H
East Pass
South
2 5
West Pass
3 K
Pass
3 S
Pass
Pars Pass
SyA J 2
+ D 7 D
That beautiful bidding in the North position was done by Har- ry Feinberg, one of Cleveland's greatest masters, in the Florida West Coast Chainplanship tourna- ment in the Sunshine City or St. Petersburg, which mobilised all the stars of Jacksonville, Minmi, Tampa, Orlando and other parts: of the state.
It was a shame to see his fine work not win a top for his pair.
HAJ78 DQ JO CK 6.5
(Dealer: vulnerabic).
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H 6 5 4 2
DK 5
C A Q 10 B K
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WED 107042
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North-South
If South, in 3-No Trumps, wins the diamond Q lend with the A, what must West do when he next gets the lead?
A BRITISH Crossword puZZLE
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4 Desperado.
Across
10 Pair.
A.
Writer.
22 Treachery
3 Symbol, 4. Altude. -6 Concordia
8 Demeanour. 26 Eastern
9 Wound wi
knife. 10 Numbers, 11 Dregs. 12 Volume, 14 Favour. 17 Scent.
ruler.
27 Duck. 428 Arbiter,
20 Dry, 30 Reylan. si Fale.
32 Brink.
6 Wind. In
afrumenti ↑ Watchful; 12 Sharp 13 Break-
Down
water. 15 Slue.
16. Jug. 18 Whisky. 20 Tell.
21 Quoting. 23 Steword.
24 Skilful.
20 Hard-up.
Yesterday's Crossword rot, 27 Great, 28 Stand, 29 Need-
AGROBB-1 Appear, 5 Dense.
ect.
DOWN-1 Allantle, 4 Propos
8 Bevel, 9 Looted, 10 Vitat, 11: ad. 8 Abet & Reduces, 6-Devious Tunte, 12 Nook, 18 Olled, 188 Eileit, 7 Space, 14 Leisured, 16/1 Depute, 18 Erases, 20′ Codes, 23 Desisted, 10 Dastard, 17 Pelican All, 23 Strip, 23 Sepia, 26 Car-19 Resign, 21. Event, 24 Pate.