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Opium Seized In CAT Plane
One of the largest hauls of oplum in the Colony's history was made yesterday, of' the Kal Tak airport by Revenue Officers under Revenue in- apecto W. Colledge.
CAT Seraft Found from Kunming at about 4.30 p.m. wers more than 1,000 pounds et oplum hidden, in four suitcases and twó kisbaldu.
The smuggled Epium was estimated to be worth about $180,000
No one calmed ownership of the contraband.
Former HKU Students To Marry
Two former Hong Kong Uni- versity students will be married at Southwark Cathedral, Lon- don on December 10.
They are Dr. Osler Thorras, eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Thomas, OSE, of Hong Kong, and Miss Lily Trini, second daughter of Mr. C. Arina and the Inte Airs. Trinh, of Hanot, Indo-China.
Eoth the bride and bridegroom went to England to further their studies after the war. The groom is a graduate of St. Stephen's Boys' College and joined the local University in 1938, entering the
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER : 21, 1949.
Picture takes after the wedding of Mr. D.M. de Ménézes Rodrigues and his bride, the Former Miss Marle Therese Santos." They were married at the Rèsarý Church yesterday. (“China Mall" Photo).
Film Shot In Wedding
HK Opens Tomorrow
RODRIGUES SANTOS
Bossy Church was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday when Miss Marie Therese Santos be cants the bride of r. Diniz Maria de Merczes Rodrirus. The Despite its Mandarin dialogue, Reverend Father A. de Angelis
Faculty of Medicine. The war Earopeans or non-Chinese officiated at the re
curtailed us studies and he join- should And Yung Hwas Intert The bride
The ed up with the BALAG in Watches release Fisherman's Honour" Mr. and Mrs. U. A. and because of valved workhich opens at the Queen's and bridegroom is the son of Mrs. rendered to the British Forces Alhambra Theatres on Tuesday, gund and the late Aff G A C C. Maria Amelis de Menezes Rodri- was promoted to the rank of an interesting film. Cartin.
The chief resson is that the Rodrigues Given away by Her the bride looked radiant After the war he returned to entire picture was photographed fiber, the
of
satin the Colony but then proceeded in the Colony, many shots of in a
white
and various talle, cut on Victorian lines, with England where he obtained his
#ppear in the
Another reason. medical degree last year.
is a lone train. She were a short The bride is a graduate of the that Fung Hwa
its veil, bonnet-shaped beaddress sewn continues Convent, Hong Kong and policy of catering to non-Chinese with pearls. She married a bou-
of white Glacioli. led her B. A. degree in the by providing English explanations The bridesmaids were Miss Vera
of the action the Alm slides
DIL Featuring
(the glamorous
bridegroom's sis Li Li-hwa Rodrigues manly
two ter), and Miss Marion Beck and Teo Chin in and
Little Anne-Marie Rodrigues was dramatic roles, "A Fisherman's also
Hond deals with the lives of
of the Sower girl. The s best man was the bamble fisherfolk who dwell Dr. Rodrigues and the re this Colony in large numbers coption was held at the Clob de The theme as the story is a man's Recreio. King's Park. The honey- search for revenge, of his being moon is being spent al Castle
Hong Kong University in 1941. is
The bride's wedding dress being sent out from Hong Kong and the wedding cake is telug sent from here.
After the ceremony the recep- tion will be held at the Royal Empire Society.
· Old Woman Stabbed To Death In NT
in
10
thwarted by the code Pesk
of the son and of his
attzin-
his goal-only to meet retri- bution himself.
Highlights of this film, directed by veteran film-maker Chen Pa kac, are the theme song of the film sunt be a choir of 60 voices, songs by Li Li-hwa and
IPR Official In Colony
Diary Of ss. Tsinan Passenger
Running The Blockade Is An Exciting Experience
The "Tsinon Diary"-recorded by Mr. Edward Y. Hsu, one of the two
first-class Chinese passengers of the blockade runner tells of "thAll ing spectacles of sheer guts" and life aboard the Tsinan during her 10-day detention off Yangise waters.
"From the start it has been a game of patience-and
bluff. But right up to the last moment the
Nationalist Navy gunboat ployed the game for Personalia
all it's worth," writes the former Assistant Chinese Director of the International Bank,
Mr. G. Findley Andrew, Chief et United Nations International
Washington, DC, who plans to resume private. Begge Organisation, Far East
business in the Colony.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1949; Awoke this morning at about the usual, time: 7.30 am. There was a stid brecke blowing from off-shore and the sky was laden with heavy clouds.
the
who came to the Colony during the last week, left here for the message had Ceme through United Kingdom by air yėster- from Shanghai instructing us day, Mr. Andrew is on his way to return. One way or the to Geneva where he will attend other something has to be done an international refugees can by tomorrow, he said,; because) Teresce. the ship it running short of provisioni
We, ran out of fresh" Les and steward served us omelettes egg powder for breakfast
Last night the Flying Cloud There was
the usual banter and came out from Shanghai and an- yam-yapping on the Captain's chored about a mile and a half but I can see that this in-astern. The "Chier" confided in voluntary confinement is gradu-me that had the American freighter not stopped last night. ally taking itt talks gradu
of passengers and cargo, why were the foreignete permitted to go? Weren't they passengers toờ?” - THE: Jesteñzát | Nat slightly
Mustered. He would take the matter dp further with his Captain
.
At about 10.30 am one of our we were all set to follow her out bloodhounds started blinking. By come hen or high teater.
After dinner we taught the straining my eyes and reading
At about 3 p.m. we witnessed Secord Mate the, intricacies as well as I could, I made
out another daring exhibition of sheer "Russi something like "...transfer, pas guts. I was standing on the pro- variety) and we found that he
Ba
(Shanghai sengers to Louise Hong menade deck when suddenly I takes to it like the
proverbial Keng....
alised that the Isbrandtsen, duck takes to water. So with ship was slightly East of is then "Spärks" we made up a foursome while a motor launch was chug and soon had all the armed ging towards the Flying Cloud. guards as kibitzers.
Thrilling Spectacle
real
The Looke, of tourée, could only refer to the "Louise Malier": I got the impression that she All this time, there was some which only a couple of days had obtained permission to de- flashing of messages going on be sgo steamed full-speed Into part, but that impression was tween the Wesang and the gun- Spanghat right under the rise to undergo a fundamental change boat. We found out that the of one of the KMT warships in a few minutes when of
sud-Jardine Matheson boat was lod The warship gave chase and evers gun of that warship start-
a den all hell brokee. lease and ging strong protest against the fired
of any number shota boted the "Old Man of the Holler ed shooting. The brillant 20 placing of armed guards aboard. At about 930 m we received tracers at first few high over the the ship evidently merely thumbed
following his note at his chafer and wehf ship, creating a magnificent sight, to certify that you wil shead regardless, thereby be but later began to hit the mast-again enter this closed port again
as with a most thrilling heads with deadly accuracy, each Spectacle of cheer
time sending off After having discharged her sparks as steel struck steel.
Shanghai she is no butward bound in ballasts Suf
this time the British structed her to obey
orders,
warship Chinese
to sterm
a spray of
Certificate
will never
...you may then proceed..." Hurray! So that finally t Our "Old Man" has been right A shot from one of the larbecit a game
after all From the start it has
ger calibre guns made a direct bluff hit on the forecastle, and an-; blue other one hit the aft of the
ship Just above the waterline trailing a thick wake of black smoke.
It was an awe-inspring spec-
Carnest
23
ts
An old Chinese woman and end a vivid storm zene, which General of the Institute of excitement from steely-her, she ploughed ahead at what send us back in his puñ-pai.·
Both were seriously wounded. and the old woman died while en route to the Kowloon Hospital.
The incident happened at about 4 am. when both mother and daughter were awakened by loud
the
Withheld Fire
guards felt.
left the
ship
AL
to
ould
The
The armed
celebrate our
shréit of thei Soon the waż
we were in the clear. warship, and therefore within The supper set the time of our at 5.30 am. the next point-blank range of all the sailing Tal. Kong's gen If the war - morning
We chip so desired, she could have liberation, but the boys had al-
wanted sunk the Flying Cloud then and there. But at the critical ready gone to bed and no drinks moment the gunboat withheld, could be had. That was the an- ticlimax to the day's excitement. fer fire.
of patience and Later our skipper told me that
inst ཐ
resort he ställ had a trump card up his sleeve, So the good old “Louise Mal- ler". bless her soul is to be the
and that was to send out an Instrument of our deliverance, ¡or have I read the signals correctly?
"SOS" if the gunboat refused to provision Others among the passengers tacle and
enough But right up to the last moment Lave apparently read the mer warning to the sage, too, for
a fex in à
American the unboat played the game for minutes
all it was worth as a parting freighter. Mr. W. Holland, Secretary the whole shity was seething
But giving no heed to the shots shot the lieutenant even blued that were literally flying all over as into believing that he was done in cicil Hollywood Pacific Relations Office at Newed. At about 11 am, our skipper must be her top speed and kept
Our eleftement was her 18-year-old daughter were and Eagle Lion strie Incidental York, arrived here yesterday came into
The ship's Togbook and stabbed by an unidentified
the saloon and 1y, the songs of the film bave been
a-stubbornly on.
resident certificates, and travel. Chinese man af Lok Ma Chow, featured by Radio Hongkong and from Mania by a Fan Ameri-hounted gravel that all foreign
permits of the passengers were New Territories early yester-by Rodit
Redifasion.
can World Airways aircraft on passengers so willing may now
returned to us day morning.
A grand suporting cast rive his way to India to attend a be transferred to the Louise Mol. Li Lihws and Tho Chin excellent U.S.-Indian relations confer- ler which has been permitted to proceed to Hong Kong. Chinese Nai ehce at New Delhi. support and these include Feng, Hwa's boy star (now busy Mr. Holland was in Manila Passengers are to remaine
We have one. learning Eaglish at school in making arrangements for
Briton, one Kowloon). Lo Wei (or "Sins of Philippine members of the
In-Américati oté Norwegian and Our Fathers" fame) and many stitute to attend an international bhe Portuguese among us, and established repatations Conference of the Institute of they all signited their desire to other winese einma
work
Pacific Relations.
be transferred, this spite of A Fisherman's Honour is an-
Str. Holland said that the New or skipper's Warning that life ether vivid example of the tech- Deihi fical superiority of the Yang Hwa December 12 and end on Decem-tremely
conference will start on aboard the tanker might be cr
rugged. So forthwith Studios, whose emirment is other 22. Whereas, the International
our Shipmates made préparations matched in the Far East.
Conference will take place some to leave. time in December 1950.
Two
young fleutenants Boarded While in India he will make the Tehran to fetch the foreigners passengers and cargo released to ready been under way for more arrangements for
for the 11th Inter- I asked: "What is to be done with
sorry but it shall be than an hour. I had dozed off national Conference of the In-us, ther compatriots? Why is
again, but very soon-
something stitute
of Pacific relations.
priority given to the foreigners
So it looks like back to Shang- awakened me... Founded
chance at all to hai asain. I suppose technically outside on deck but above them In 1925, the Institute is there any
There was a a babble of voices of Pacife Relations held its last allow us to proceed to our des we would be guilty of obtaining conference in 1947 in England. tination?"
wining and dining at all those all
11 began to hear, the sing-song To all these questions, the farewell parties under false pre-chanti young officers could not reply, to tences. them orders are orders
Presently the puff-putt
Sure enough, ine. Tsinan had theirs is to obey and not to alongside and a party of one ran smack into the shoals. ass....
Lieutenant and eight arized- men A British destroyer was stand- boarded the ship. I engaged one ing a sight There was a lot
abreast and Bunked
*AR: Told To Return
two of the men in converse- you all right?"
of shuffling of TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16:
the-
krocks on the door of their hut
They got up and opened the door to investigate and an identified man entered the hut demanding a cash loan from the
Women.
As the pair had no cash, they refused the man
who became angry and whipped out a smal knife with which he attacked the mother and her daughter.
The case was reported to police by neighbours.
One suspect was detained the police for questioning.
the
in the
PLANE LANDS ON ONE ENGINE Coming in from Manila, a Trans Asiatic Airline Catalina by made a perfect landing at the
Kai Tak airport yesterday mor Ling on one of its two engines. Enschede, November 18. The plane which carried five The pilot of a Dutch Spitfire members of the crew, was pilot- Tel: 31261 and one other person were killed by Mr. J. H. Fleming. Hér
ed, and two others seriously in- jured when the plane crashed on
airport here this afternoon. Reuter.
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TOOTH PASTE
got
When dusk descended, the Tai Kong flashed a message to us-- "Government order... Chinese
Shanghai.
The Isbrandtsen freighter soon
of range out of
:
ог
the
came
Runs On Shoals
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER::16; * When I woke up we had; al-
of the bo'sh
heaving
of feet on the bridge and One man said: "You fellows
Boon the entire-ship to kick about, we vibrated violently as
the
At breakfast the skipper sald`al have Board our ship for ler uns reversta and the le
"Thoroughly clean
teeth after eatin
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GIANT TUBE
HER EYES WERE EVIL
"DAUGHTER OF
have been on months." Another said: "What's horse-power
pras
t
The
was squeezed out the objection to your going back of the engines. So much mud was to Shanghal? That's where you churned up all round us that il
Isa't come from,
like being
SWELTY In their simplined scheme of Bestroyer blinked "Move
South things all life is reduced to the For all that straining and mud- formule of doing what you are churning." I.
I. don't think we have moved mor
uple of
fold****
The Uleutenant informed us, the feet.
more
the only two Chinese passengers Sleep came to me
Craft**
A
aggin
remaining in the first-class, that was awakened again by the it is now absolutely out of the breakfast bell and I found that question for Chinese passengers by now the engines were iwa- and the ship's cargo to be releas. Ing over normally. ed, a point he repeatedly
At shout 10.30 am. we reached phasised When we pointed out Tungha Bank. There five ships to him that there may be difficul- Ninghai . Flying Cloud, ty for
the ship to return to 5:8:"and two’Norwegian Shanghai, he said then he was steamers were riding at anchor send all the passengers back, "by evidently waiting for a chance our motor boat or some other tones,” 10. .-.
The American Freighter had indeed resolved & direct hit above the waterline and like a sulking beast: Heking. its wounds, was just then effect- At once my mind conjures up ing some, emergency
repairs visions of our being put in some her plates. fishing
smick and left adrift The Ninghai siga outside Woosung breakwater, behat chance of getting through? fore we reach safety, we may The skipper later fold us that have all our belongings robbed he replied "Go in if you have, In that stretch of no-man's land plently of food and water!***** So we tried another tack
We sat through our ortleal, It's
Another Tack
sigalled to us
If the Government's order now your turn, boys, and may to prevent ingrest and egress you have plenty of fun,"
DARKNESS”
HER KISSES MEANT DEATH
TOMORROW THE KING'S