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Correspondence
The Editor takes no responsibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and Gu no tears nécĉisätity agrées with · them.
BIODE
Is This The ̈End? -recumised as human beings the. highest form of animals had then Sir,--This Is willen in proper been created by the Creator of time with full earnestness The
the Universe. writer is a simple soul, born out
Be that as it may, war still to this unhappy plane! the ethers in our Eternal Untered on and on, and hand in
hand
with the march of time;! verse. It has all along been the more weak people killed by the hope that peace must eventually strong, one war superseding the dawn on this planet of ours to other with more and more ed- allow
mankind to exist, to pro-anced form of war implements, gress, and thrive for good.
What had been a stone had
reached a new relling, a ceiling had been which can
Alloy markin
Scientiße Progress bas just transformed into a ride. What
a dagger had
Black Now,
to
bencft imme
པinirmengale in thel thei
can also destroy the roots of man kind, in which ease, the end of
sat bandas
The
orid
Therefore, we me now at the last and most
road and it is aborta
people and
Today
up
to choose
only a litle over four years has fected by, since the termination of the L World war,
the possi 111 World War
is again shaking with the bilities of
The world of ours, a sad one and indeed a very tired
been for a seemingly long period of time, divided hats two
former held
latter by
mind
Capitalism The
Westers Powers with ference to the
United
Both of America.
cold was
jos
are fighting a
and
trans-
been
had
and dis-
Long
if this cold was were to develop it comes up
tion. Into a III World War life wo
old So long as insin be mediately endangered and trusts exiss,
with the tremendous coupling stride in scientific progress ~ 17
implements the root mankind would be wiped out
face of the world for
war
ever.
Yong as ct
venlig hershed both in realisation of this so called Bro- dividually and collectively, the
of men is far away! from its first step to become a reality.
therbood
Why then, must there be war? I really do not know. It secans that war has flourished from one
Under such a pattern of life. stage of civilisation to another in fact, it has been going on ever mankind marches on and under such a pattern peace is impossi~ since the Beginning of Time.
In its original form, mankind ble, which in turn, will slowly but surely give birth to a satamie had 2
struggie--it hard
was a rower of destructive seeds with struggle to survive-strong over the weak. It had no love for each their subsequent herrors in forms dimensions so tar beyond other, no feeling of brotherhood the imagination of mankind to
Fear was predominant conceive as yet. Fear of being killed Kave
With all carnestness and sin- to kill in order not to be killed. All were in the form of cerity-may I ask "Is this the
End?" savage.
existed.
birth
mankind hiding in caves, and living in an atmos- phere absolutely hostile to each other.
5d. F. SILVA.“
British Pen Pals Out of this hard struggle for Sir. We have developed quite) survival, ti vilisation gradually a good organisation for providing levelled up and men and women British boys and girls (ages 10 to 18) with pen-friends in many parts of the world.
Gov't Workers Charged With Conspiracy
Four government employees were charged at Kowloon yes-
So far we have had no contact with
Hong Kong although e have on
many occasions" been
Fatal Cases Of Rabies
Three further deaths from rables one human and tus ahimate reported in the Health Return for the week ended September -10 The neve, deaths brought thè total for the year to six human and 22 animal total Casca of
R rables.
Included
in the total of
• 326 deaths from 'afl'exuses during the period under re- \view were a from "eriferic fever, foär from "iphtheria
· and 52 from tuberculosis
Births in the same period totalled 1.222.
Police To Shoot Stray Dogs
Judge, Financial Expert Testify In Claim Case
Judge' Loo. Hsing-yuen, of the Supreme Court of
"China," and "MF. Cynl Rögers, Financial Ad-
viser to the Chinese National Government, Personalia
yesterday gave evidence for the defence in FEE $900,000 claim' upon its resumption at the Supreme Couit.”
K
Mr. Loo, one-time attorney general to Dr. Sun Yat-
Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Monday included Mr. and Mrs. A Blisorukaff, Mrs. J.LA Haseltile, Messrs L.H. Bieli Sanders, J.C. Carter, R. Bigazzi and E. Straugħier.
sen, testified that the contracts sued upon in Carlos Quang, E.K. Derm.. 3.0. the statement of claim in relation to exchange transactions was illegal and void.
Among the new arrivals at the Plaintiff in the case is Mr. Mr. Rogers went on to say that A. V. White, of 3 College the consequences of this were Peninsula Hotel on Monday were Road. He is represented by clear in that unless the Central Mr. and Mrs H.W. Van Ness, some ex Mr. and Mrs. T.G. Watson, Mrs. the Hon. Leo d'Almada, KČ, | Bank of China had and Mr. D. A. LA Wright, in-change reserve, it would have to Chan To Mrs. R. B. Watson, structed by Mr. M. A da Silva curtall the allocations or foreign B Bergmann, Mrs. T. Brassione. Mr. and Mrs. C. Salter, Messrs. Mr. F. C. Roberts, of 96 Robin-exchange for essential purpose son Road, a relation of plaintiff's
Dealing with the blackmarket J. Barbier, B. Micheli, C. A. Bark-
by marriage, is the defendant. rate of exchange, witness said shire, R.A. Perryman, and G.H. Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC and Mr. that it installs misconfidence in
to
Dickson.
The blackmarket rate then be
Departures for Rangoon yester comes the stickyard for fixing prices, with the result that prices day by BOAC included Mrs. C.P. DAY D. Cheng Prestcote, M rise higher than they otherwise Dillars, Misers G.S. Wang, L. would.
He had no doubt that these Larssen and Miss E. Millar. deslings mentioned in black- market exchange were lifegal, witness added.
The regulations promulgated by the Chinese Government broadly i
Mr. E.T. Nathan left the Colony
for Rome yesterday by BOAC
by BOAC yesterday Departures by
police have been au- A 7. Clifford, are defending him the currency and promotes fur-
of shoot on the instructions of the Hanther attempts to remove tapital Mr. F. Peckwood left for Dublin
outside China. And this tends to yesterday by BOAC dogs in Kowloon and Sir M. R. Le,
Both plaintiff and defendant atravate the situation. 5 It was Territories,
are former merchants of Shang- announced yesterday.
step is being taken hai The claim is in relation to the suits increase in payments alleged to Hare Set
And manmade in 1947 and 1948 in Chinese National Currency by Mr. White statement said that to Mr. Roberts in consideration nger i Fables is a of which equivalent sums were ald outside China-in of stray dogs roam
foreign currency. et Kowloon Territories
dded that the
The new
Abbott, C.A Barkshire, and Mrs. Mr. Roberts in his statement of to items of a capital nature on them one
Witness went on to say that he B. Bergman.- found it hard to conceive that
asset. Mr. and Mia E. Hopp. Miss Ho anyone bolding a foreign" However, the hindertake with the defence denies the cisim. He serious threat to public health my paid to him by plaintif abroad would readily exchange Big-fun and Mr. P.V.CE. Leiben- that asset for a holding of schuti left for Paris by Al- France place exchange took must be overcome quickly or its alleged, or that such contracts
Chinese currency in the circum-on Monday, ** Mr. Cyni Rogers, who is stay-stances of extreme inflation then may assume epidemic proportions in foreign
g temporarily in Hong Kong,
Mr, d'Almada, counsel for the said in evidence that he came to prevailing in China. the Colony in 1935 under a British Government Financial Flaintiff, reserved
examination of Mr. Rogers until Mission. When the Mission lets this morning.
públic, are dog
EX
Mr. White clairs alternatively the sum of $656,036 as damages the for alleged breaches of contracts, applied to the currency items of for Yokohams included Messia the balance of payments, and not A.L. Philips H. Bristol, R.W. and costs of "the
Anyone bitten should report immediately. to the nearest
government hos pital or police station for trest ment. Delay may mean death.
Co-operation Urged
action
there was
never
any
Among those who left for Sai- gon on Monday by Air France his CROSS WERE Mr. and Mrs. R. Tellier. Mrs Figueiredo, Mrs. C.M. M. A:S. Xavier, Messrs K.H. Finnesey, Brice Wong and Banars Wong
he stayed on at the request of the: Judge Testifies
Chinese Government as financlai adviser.
•
The next witness," "Judge Loo Hsing Yuan, MA, holder of many Departures for the United Exchange Regulations
judicial posts in China, told the Kingdom yesterday by BOAC Turning to the subject of ex Court in evidence with regard to included Miss J, Collar, Mr. and change regulations exlating in]
the regulations made in 1941 by Mrs.-L. Wadsley, Messrs. B. C. China, witness told the Court the government that these were that he was familiar with the promulgated by the Executive Biler, J. Smith, G. Dickson Wuang, & M. Salter, Lo Yueh-bo, paised by regulations
XUAR and
recorded by the Commander F... Karris, Lt, Chinese Government in 1947 Nationalist Government of China. Lister, Major F. W. Blackwell,
the
Those who own dogs are urged to co-operate with the police by ensuring that their own dogs are not allowed out unmisizzled, and by reporting to the police any It is an offence to allow a dog way dogs scen wandering about. to be abroad in a public place iezd. unless it is muzzler OT ON A
It is also an offence to conver
and 1949 inconnection with
These regulations were: regard- Pie H. T. Carter and Mr. K. W dogs from the New Territories
Exchange transactions:
ed as a law of China. Regarding Kowloon or across
the harbour
The basic reason for the re- the suggestion of the plaintiff
Marsh without a permit from
were not! Among the passengers who left Senior Veterinary Cfficer: Offen-gulations and exchange cont that the regulations
he continued, was to concentrate lei, because they were not by EPA-for Bangkok and ders are liable to be prosecuted. incoming-foreign exchange passed by the Legative Yuan, Singapore resterday included Mir.
into China
in the bands of he said he crtainly dit not agree George: Sisson, Mr. Lee Pinz central authority and to permit with this proposition.
chiang, M, Ng Kai-kia, Mr. Jaif all such outpayments in forete
Mr. Loo then referred to three Davies, Mrs. Dorothy Gayette,
FISH PRICES
Froth shaverase prices realised
the
.
asked for your part of the world the Hong Kon Fish Whole Market/currency to be handled in a way; documents on which he based-hisi nzd - Mir.:Chof Kyu Han,
and have had to refuse.
whether
Gr
Yellow Croaker.
per exity per catly
$2.02
$3.00
$1.00
1148 $1.TZ
SLIT $5.15
$1.90 -$3.50 $2.65 $1.63 -30.83
for non-approved purposes; thereby depleting the central ex. ILES charge resérve, “
Passengers
Kennedy Town, on Tuesday follow: :: as to be serving the essential) suthority, one be which was thei
Constitution of the National
who arrived here by Find Quality Average Leeds of the country
I contrary to the regulations. Political Council. Price Pitä
CPA from
om Bangkok and Singapore transactions did take place apart
Afthe going through these, wit- yesterday were Mr. Walter M. froin banks appointed by the mess asserted that the Excentive Thomson, Mr. N. W. Craig M.. Government, the effect was that Council was empowered by the DG Mädchin, Mr. W. Simpson, the transactions would mean Central Executive Committee of Mr. G, L Chen, Mr. Nelson Y. foreign exchange was being used the Government to pass the teChiang Mr. Chan: On, Mirs L
and solutions in question,
Phuttiyakhom, Mr. Dan Mon-kec "It follows that the contracts and Mr, Kwok Shik-shiu. sued on, in the statement of claim were illegal and void", -Mr. Loo] stated. He cited four cases heard
of at the Supreme Court of China the Board of Directors of the and quoted authorites arising Tune Web Hospital, 14 members from the cases for which to sup- of the committee paid a visit to port his contentions??
Mr. ER. à Todd, Secretary for Hearing will continue at 10 Chinese Affairs, at the Secretariat a.m. today.
for Chinese Affairs office at 3 p.m. yesterday. Mr. Todd who has just
There are perhaps many hun- dreds. perhaps thousands learn- ing English who would like to friend in a correspond with a school here, and I am wondering and Groupe
newspaper could c Sel (Large) - your terday with conspiracy.
Ho Wai-lam, alias William Ho, invite them to send me their Golden Thread cargo supervisor of the Govern- names, ages, sex, and addresses Horse Head (Small) .. 31.79 inent Rice Station. Ho Tin-shing they could send the details to Censer Pike.
you and..
1. you could send the let Hair TKE aged 25.
Cheung Kwan shop.
We ters or the details to us. coolie of the Fip Yick Govern can undertake to find suitable ment Rice Depot, aged 31 and connections for as many as ap- Cheung Lum, cook of the Hip
ply, as we are in touch with all Yick Government Rice were alleged to have conspired the Secondary schools here, and the enthusiasm for this scheme is on September 23 together with other unidentified
persons to steal very great May I say that we make no charge outside England for this service.
29 bags of rice the property of the government.
I enclose samples of the forms
Rotarians Hear Report On Int'l Convention
Ho Wai-lam was represented We use to give an idea of the A report on Rotary International's assembly and
by Mr. da Silva: second de-
fendant by Mr. A. S. C. Comber.st useful information to send
115.
On behalf of his client Mr.
Trusting that our efforts wil Comber applied for bail
on increase
the Interest of your grounds that the case was not a readers in your paper and also serious one and that the value of in this country to the mutual the rice was not specified.
advantage of us all "The Day" "Was nor granted, and defendants were remanded for. three days,
London Matriculation Examination
PE HINES,
convention, held in New York last June, was made to the Hong Kong Rotary Club by Dis trict Governor G. E. Marder and Rotarian William Pertrude yesterday.
Local Printing Press Annual Meeting
Organising Secretary, I tended the assembly in his of Hong Kong Hoary, axio sulting in a net profit of
Led by Mr. Chow the newly appointed
arned after a vacation in the UnifeKeydom, trgedy the off- cials of the hospital to keep up the hospital's benevolent work,..
DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED
Governor Mardon, who als Mt. Fang Fing-fan, -- President
A year of good trading, re réception
The feDowing donation to the fund t capacity as newly elected Dised that on official Editor's note: Further informa-trict Governor, explained the reuld be held at the Hong Kong HK$376,737.47, was reported
Hotel Roof Garden on Friday for the past year by the Local Sociation, Hong Kong
Branch. in acknowledged dem. tion a be had on application to functions of the assembly. Dext week to honour Mr. Percy Printing Press, 13 Duddel
Bir Alexander Grantham, ECMG $250. the "China Meil" "office."
It was, he said, a sort of sum Forum new President of R Street, at their annual xeneral
International who will be mer school attended by an dis-i fars here next week meeting yesterday. Pen Pals Wanted trict governors and past officers
arriving
*
Sir-I am a Ceylonese who-Rotary Intersal
The Sacred Heart School ob- wants to correspond with readers off
Lendon Matriculation Examina-
abreuinced yesterday.
Ninety of the 121 students who on to my friends who will be in terested. Please write by Air Mail,
FE DIAS, 600, Kadalana, Moratuwa, Ceylon
entered actually sat for the examination The students who prissed in the First, Division are:
Sacred Heart School (HK) Elizabeth Gan Mei-liang and Josephine Wong Wai-yec.
Those who passed in the Second Division dres
Sacred Heart School (H.K.): Chan Wai-fian, Märy- "Agnies Chuno Mo-lan, Beatrice Ho Sen- wan, Cerilis Koo, Christina Ma Wing-pong, Grace Sum Chuck Louise Tsoh Eze-sum and
Alleged Forgery Of Chit Book Signature
officers received each assembly
meeting
Brown wasia
The Company also planned to
The latest donation to the St. John's
Cody RC. Beeching $123, Mr. All,
Indigestion ?
cathing worth knowing
New A large delegation will meet Br. B... Bradbury, the Chair- Cathedral Cystenery Appeal follows
at Mr. Hodgson at the airfeld, and tam of the Board who presided, Past Dr. Lá Shu-lan's luxury yacht told shareholders that this fe- Pot 100, Lily B. Lisaun, £6-20-0. tained 12 of the 21 Fasses in the of either sex in Hong Kong officers of Rotary International will be placed at the disposal of Presented an increase of HK411B,
interested in snaps and
The year's tumover constituted 2 tion held here in June, it was able to reply to will be passed; mmendation to the Board or to fit a President across the narcord, both "for
stamps. Those letters which I am met to consider mates for re- Ectarians for bringing the few 032.40 over the previous year.
Yesterday's Rotary meeting was
för bronte
Horse the bring forward at the Convention Leur resident across the nar for general discussion.
Work on Printing House, An offshoot of the International alto marked by the induction of
new building had Assembly was the district as ght wee
eight whew members. They were Company sembly which would be held Memes W. 5. Anderson, Charles commenced, and it should next month, said Governor Mar- Easwell, Philip J. Kessel K. Completed in 12 to 14 months.
A loan had been raised from Rafnsden, Fritamdas H Yar the Company' and he invited as many C
Bankers to finaste 25 possible to
to attend it want, Joseph Wolfe, Dr. Geo. In the construction of the new Retarian Fortrude, one of the Shaw, and Professor A. J. S, Mestruction delegates representing Hong Fadzean,
Rotarian A Keng at the Convention, said
TY. It was one of the biggest inter welcomed back from his holiday acquire new plant and machinery to cope with increasing demand, national gatherings to meet to in England He said he had pre- gether for one common purpose, sented Hong Kong's Hag to Man-pecially for the frigtery class to promote international
good
chester and Wakefield and type of work as said he was The Chairman will and understanding,
brought back a. Hag from Halli-
quite optimistic arabout in the The 18,000 delegates who at fax, Yorks.
future of Hong Kong Twhich, had survived two world -sare Sacred Heart School (Macao): An allegation was made by tended, represented almost every
and numerous troubles/in FOOD AND Irene Syawe Chit-chee, Alice Mr M. A da Silva at Central nation in the world China sent
China, The Chinese were born Marques Lim,Sunnah Wong yesterday before Mr. AD. mis ore delegate, and Japan one.
Scholes that a
FUEL COSTS signature pur- Some extressent large dele-
traders, with plenty of commen Yce-shan.
sence: industrially minded, což King George V School: Frances porting to be that of his client, gations. Some of the delegates
came in
in their national dress,
eak English,
The load and forests for the week-
-operative; and, in their own Jolie Collar and Dorothy Mar, contained in a Chit book belobe" many could not::spended September 14, Isised by the Labour · way "overcame obstacles in the garet Sanders.
ing to the Urban Council, was a
but the language
Dede falon
long run, Diocesan Girls' School: Loke forgery, or may
Mr. Silva was representing Hui overcome by interpreters, and age and Flour, 7.2 cettles
inase not understanding English Vecelables. 19 ezties Ling-tai and Theresë La..
Hing-lan of 330 Lockhart Road, listened through earphones to in- salt Cabbage 6 catty third Joor, summoned for famsterpretations "rendered in the of 1, cty to comply with a notice, served Languages of the delegates. Ter, Bratty
Salt Fish, 42′′ catty
·FWh; 0.4" entry » The Kew York Club, who act- Ferk, ex aty public would be much more in- ed as the host club, and a mar- Firewood, I callics terested in the forgery being vellous job catering to such 3 Bean Card, 16 pièces
large number of guests, sald Mr. committed tha since un alleged bui-Portrade
leen Yip Kit-yee
Private Study: Cheak Chi-sun, Abraham Lob, Franklin Wong! and Virginia Wong
on her by the Urban Council re New York Hosts quiring her to abate a nuisance.
Mr. Sliva said that the general
GRANTHAMS LEAVING FOR |HOLIDAY IN JAPAN
The Governor and Lady, Grd
Mr. Silva said he would like tham will leave the Colony by plane today for a brief holiday. Es to have the chil book, produced in rourt and that he would call Japan.
Japan they will be the expert witness to Testify.
the
the Head of the British mature of the chit book which Diplomatie: Minion.
was alleged to be that of as The Governor and Lady Gran-client tham will return to the Colony on The case was adjourned:/ October 9.
Monday at 2.20 p.m.
Land!
War
$4.7660
1.8455
de Dividend Approved 29:20 "A" dividend of "H1952 - a share, 14120 tax free, recommended by the :.bcca
14173 Board, was approved by the
After the report and accounts had been carried, Mr. C. C. Blake mab was re-elected to the Board, and esra, Percy Smith and Com- Messrs. $14.4583 pony were re-appointed auditors
Bradbury Supporting
those why sent me The rate of the food and fod Brure the chair were fr. C Azzón
wil was Président
sizes-of-
To je res for the week-chied durin 27 to Sep and Dr. Lee Yat-ngok- Direc
was a tre The Rehabilitation
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