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The Editor takes no responsibi. lity for viqws expressed in latters bv correspondeutajsand... „by no meaną, neccssarily agrees with them,
Travessa Trophy race
with your
Sir--In earmertion intereating report as the taze for Trevesun Trophy, it occurs to us that as the incident took place so long ago you may sure to pub- lah, ag an item of news, the facts
egarding this Incident."
The "Trevessa" foundered soyre 1,200 miles from the coast of West Australis on the 3th June, 1923, No. 1 rebout, in thorne of Cap Jain Foster arrived at Rodriguez Island on June 27, and No. 1. Jouk, An Charge of the, Clich, om- ver Mr. Smith, atriecð at Mauri- lus on Juje 30. Thirty-three, of he crew survived and ten died at wn, one of thein after the boat's. arrival at Mauritius. The estimat- dištance covered by the life- ts was 1,500 miles,
Your Talthfully. MACKINNON MACKENZIE
.. & Co.
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Pon friends
Ensenal Thái, T P.D. Bo 17. Causeway Salisbury, South- en Rhodesia, writes the "Chin Mail* imiting correspondence th English-speaking Chinese yen-frlendis. Her hobbies LO thing collecting, swimming, pain- ng, etc. Rosemary is 18 years of
ersonalia
Mrs J 3 C. Malcomson, l'or-
Megre, Supper Mc
Rowbottom, Sapp
W
Thonnell.
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K Sutton, 2. N Perks. D) Mann and P {' Yun hoz Koma for the United King- jom veste, day by 30AC
Senateunt 1 W
Turner, M. G
14 Singh, Mr E. Poud, Mrs. E. Pruis, Mis 1. 11 Shekon and Mrs 1 H Hays were ming Tone who left for Bangkok yes- erday E
ROAC
Departures 101 Singapore by A maior day melinded Vom - manera 1 1 Law. Commander Whittaker. Mestan
R. C sher. Loe Tai-yu, Khun Son
ve. Yang Yin-sh, Khoe. Jus- 1K. A. Vaught, Wee Kencana
Thow-young.
A C. Ranjin and N. A.
1
Pon. I... is Jahtumi
Law Chow
Deputires front the Peninsula Stated sturing the holidays includ et Miss D M. Tully. Mr. and Mr
Chalcrabhand, Mr. and Mrs. S Mafu, Miss E A. Lattician. M
Mrs. E. Pond, Mr and Mrs Wi Denper, Dr. and Mrs. W 3. kpatrick, Messrs. C.A PIL show, C. P. Lovell, B.J. Butler,
J. Cock, WR. Meleughlin, Tech'er. F W. Allen K H. Math- Joud, C. Jumieson and J. M Haml
THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940.
The Christmas spirit
The Christmas spirit—good will to "all" meh-touched "the heart of at lögst one Hong Kong constablḥ this year.......... He le shown here lending a helping hand to ä-blind Chinese soldier in the streets of the. Colony by güliding him to the right side of the road.--(“Għħña Mall" photo).
Government pay system for monthly paid staff
On January 1 Government will revert to the pro- vious system of paying monthly paid staff (drawing basic salaries of less than HK$150 a month) cost of living allowances related to the current monthly rate of the Rehabilita- tion Allowance.
1
It was officially stated yesterday that reverting to the old system will remove anomalics which have arisen recently, as between the total emoluments of Government monthly and daily paid staff.
It will also bring the total | enncerned to change to more emolumnts of monthly paid ble rates of cost of Bring al-¦ employees in the lower grades lowance under which each indivi- back into line with those of dun oficer would know in ud- employees of the public utility Vatice with his total pay would companies and commercial con- bc.
cerns. They have all along re- reived the Rehabilitation Al-:
Jwance.
The official statement explain- that up to the end of 1948 wonthly paid etters th Govern- busie (drawing
Brent service
Flying Arrow's Captain to defy Acheson's warning
The Master of the Americöä lebtandtsch „ship, ss. Flying Arrow, who was formally warned by the American Secretary of State not to take Ais ship into Shanghai,ywill, loave Hong Kang
tha for that port on Jondary 1.
Stevellores are working round the dock loading more than 6,000 tons of Shanghal cargo on the Flying Arrow in Hong Kong
42 dir brow, which
The Flying
Arrived in the harbour yester- day, is manned by 4 crew of
41.
Captain of the ship, Mr. Davie fene echarmed h heard that several member of his crew were dissatisfodd, about going to Shang
hal.
He added: "However, not onc man has come to me and cam plained or asked to sign oft in Hong Kong to avoid the Shangnis
drip.
Members of the crew are ex- preting a, ton per cent bonus for Juking. Fing Art Int Shanghai,
"the"
On December 17, au 'American Vice-Consul in Japan boarded the Flylig Arrow and handed Capta Jones the Secretary of State, Dean Achesoft's warning.
"The D- The message read; partment of State must point out that the port of Shanghal and it approaches constitute a zone of danger, ant conditions in it are auch as to render this
Brea tremely hazardous to shipping.
x-
"In view of this situation, It i obvibus that American lives and property should not be exposed to and all mastera ul Fuch risks clips fging the American flag ore warned
accordingly
Any
mneter
The mereage added that if entered Shanghai the martor would have to stand} In a marine Court of Inquiry world Hak losing big Ilcense for taking his ships into a danger àrea.
and
Message filed
When Captain Jones was noted what his reaction to the war was, he wild: took the Secre thry of State's message from the Vice-Cortul, reath it, and put it on
te
He added: "I'm working for
nal if he is this I am to tak-
Hens Isbrandtsen in New York
is Flythe Arrow to Shanghai then will fake the Flying Arrow
to Shankhat.
lack month by Chinese, Nation
all warihine at the mouth of
Yangias rivet
bolit be the ships were badly hit, though they managed success- fully to break the, blockade.
Ever since Nationalist Gov- closed port, th? United Stat s ha ernment preclimb, Shanghat a
told American shipping firing that they proceed in there waters al their own risk.
The Isbrandtsen Jhb is the only Ainoriban
Iban shipping firm which has sent vessels in defiance of the State Department's warning,
30, the United On Statca
moterted to the Nationalist Government
the shell
ing of the Sir John Franklin and asked for usgurances that there would be ne further attacks.
The Nationalist Government did not reply to the Amerlenn note, and on reember 12 stated their to mine Communist- intention held Chinese parts beginting ön December 20.
Importance of Kawloon exhibition
coti
02
General Harding visiting colony
it General į sir John Mardibar KCA, CO, DSO, Mc. Com. mande in Chet Par East Cana Forces wi viste Hong kold today and will remail herd until Jendary 4.
-Hewill, de dobompanied by
Harding
Harding, is vitt Cone
Will hold Staff con- feterloos and carry out H
spection arduil thì Hồng Kong and the Now Terrt- tories.
General Bir John and Lady Harding welll be the ghosts of Lt. Gen. Bir E. C. 'Robiti Manzergh, GOC-in-C, at Flag- ctaff House.
Conductors sacked, tram service suspended
(Continued From Påpe 11
The tram workers gathered in chat) kypups pytside the depot, Some of them had their families with them. Some of the workers, wearing red armbands, acted na pickets.
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Officials of the Tram Wor kera Union met fast night to discuss measures to meet the situation, but delaifh work hot disclosed.
Motor Bus Co. disputo
The dispute between the China. Motor Bus Company nad their
Everyone loves an exhibition, but this and recently opened in workers also grew more scilous Kowloon Is Important in
this yesterday, Mr. Ngan suing- history of Hong Kong and
Itkwan, the Company's Managing undeniably patel
Director. told, representatives of China also. The articles dis- the workers that no reply could played are not rate Heither areas yet be given to their deman they unique. Tier can be seen (ör a HK$3-a-day extra allow- in every shop window, but the ance. Chinese people from almost every
alties flees than $150 a menthi as those which would have been ; arrangis the 'details with the loca Colony's trade for the year end men that their riemand, was pre-
vere paid cost of living allows
nces which were related to the
Пctabilitation Allowance and
American Consulate.
However, the Captain added that any member of his crew who signed off would have to pay hit
to the Units Torn back States, and his expenses while t
опосл
One
sentet
only Just before tho Christmas
Holidays, and Board had not yet had time to consider the matter.
The busman
meeting lant night decided to demand a do- finite reply from the manage ment by December, 31, falling wiilch they
would reserve liberty of action.
Walk of tire have been tager to At a meeting of the morning- pay a lee for the plentire of logik-shift busmen last night, the ing at thein en rinse. Beitha thin management was accused of lack- willingness to pay lles, the time.
ing sincerity and of stalling for The Rehabilitation Allowance
Mr. Ngan was quoted is uc desire that Hong Kong was, however, retained for Gov-
trialisis may succeed in turning ying that it would take sever- ernment dally pulď staff.
out, goods comparable ki thuse; a weelts before a decision could Over the past pear, the total Captain Jones said that it any manufactured in other parts of be reached by the Board of Di-
1ectors. of Grymment amoluments
wanted the world and, to a very large ex- member, of his, etni monthly paid staff in this category sign off in Hong Km.. he would tent this hapo is being justified.¦¦
Mr. Ngan, contacted In his recent report on the "China safi," said he told the have been approximately the ones give the man his salary, and help
by tle
Morch 1940, Mr. Keen, acting payable under the variable sys- tem based on the Rehabilitation
director of the Dept. of Commerce as they were higher
and Industry, was able to stres Allowance, for the Urst part of the gear but
the fact that there was at that varied from menth to month ag-
'ower in the last few months.
time no apparent legsoning in the cording
in th In Burtuutions
In 1950, unless the rate of the
Prosperity of the Colony, and this Food and Fuel Index.
would appear to hold good today. Towards the end of 1948 prices Rehabilitation Allowance were to fong Kong.. A
of the most satisfactory He said: "Every man wib sign. In generat appeared fetely steady fall stendity throughout the year
features shown ma cobilectioni WALI wis considered that it from its present level. It is pro-ed on the Flying arrow in New the Colony's state is the Increase and it
babie that such Government York knew full well that this both in Imports from ind exports would be in the interests both o
und of the officer officers on fixed rates would be ship was going to Shanghal overnment
worse off than cominereid em- "I do not believe that any of British Commonwealth an
to the United Kingdom and cus).
They also decided that pending ployees of comparable grades who them will fail to full their agree-time goes on these ties will with reply from--the management all draw the varying · Rehabilitation; ment.”
ontouragement
drivets would work become mord
only one Allowance.
A major part of the Flying marked. This was recently in shift day instead of one and a The revised cost of living al- Arrow's Hong Kong cargo is made alcated by a large neder for some af shifts as many are doing an towances for Government month-up of ustle soda and other 10 million yards of cotton cloth present. They would also slow
which ly patu stoff on basic, palaries of Destrial chémienią
has been received tron down speed which, they said, was less than $150 a month win, it is
Grons Britain by local, mille and only measure of public sticky officially announced, be brought
there is every, hope that such In view of the heavily increased into effect from January 1..
orders will continue to flow in team as a result of the suspen-
is There no doubt that the ion of the trẻm suvicc. pårtlespation of the Chinese busi mess, community in the British Industries Fair last year wentz a long way to publicise the posol-
"We have been werking hver. blities of the Colony and their time, and running the buses un decision to send further displeys cer most difficult conditions, in to the one now The Hong Kong order to help the Company cope being brganised order to keep to schedule, in stall at last year's shittention the same time bring in larger nt with the increased trafe and at tracted a great deal'df" and the Department of Commeren takings to them. and Industry which is again pre- pared to handle. The organisation at this end were at the time
quccess of the achievement.
Among the new arrivals at th-- Pralnia Hotel during the holt. doyn were Mr. and Mrs. S.H. Wong. Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Sulke, M. and Mrs.
E. Wu Mrs. Lo. Mis. Lee, Messrs. F.D. Hall, R.C. Swat son, A. Barch, J. Mehegun. Hetrick, J. Dillow, W. O..
erne, 11.M. Binks and Jen Pe-
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Mi Win.
Norwood Collison, Director of the international Ite fugee Organisation,
UNO, will address the Ya Mich's Club day at the Roof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel, at 12.45 p.m. His subject will be "Hard Core".
AW BOON HAW'S PENANG DONATIONS
15ingapore, December 28. Mr. Aw Boom Haw has given a total of ST$85,000 (approximn. Lely £10,000) for various eduen- Cleansst institutions and public bodies in Ponong since his arrival in Malaya last tweek from Hong Kong, according to the newspaper "Singapore Free Press.
Wah Yan Dramatic Society
Well-known for its presenta- tions of Chinese operas in English, the Wah Yan Dramatic Society is now rehearsing a production to be staged daily from January 10 to 15.
The operas will start daily at 8.30 p.m. at the Wah Yan College theatre, Robinson Road.
The Society's operas are usually an adaptation ille Classical Chinese Plays produced entirely
English
in
All the Borgeouk Chinese cos- tumey and the quaint, graceful Chinese stage gestures bra. re-
Even the
Two librandtiin asipi, the sz. Bir John Franklin, and the et. Firing Cloud, were thellad
Application for eviction
An
tained, but ali the dialogue is The translated.
Chinese songs have English winged next
The opera to be staged
at Tenancy Tribunal
for 1950 is wise.
FISH PRICES
Presh Gall Sverige Parkes valid at the Hong Kong Fish Wholisket Markot,
application for eviction at the Tenancy Tri- bunal, one of the grounds for which was süb- latting without the owner's consent; met with opposition by way of its denial by the first opponent, and his claim that the persons con-heartily congratulated on the cerned were relatives and part of his house- holded more randives Chit pidst of He lowe applicant, Chang Kwaj-yuen, of 33 Bonham Road, second floor, also contends that 43 Conduit Road, the premises in question, are needed for himself and his family which necessitates the eviction DFA David, tenant, The have really the same
and others. Metin C. ANGAN Utles nesfing The dragon is con
Mr. W. H Latimer, Tenancy luced the Royal animal while Tribunal Magistrate is the lizard, or its equivalent in ing the case which proce Chulese, is considered a very ings had begun, many months
al Imitation the noblo dra titles,
therefore, both mean one lowly born can quite
was originally called "Never like the Prince but its new home fa “A: Klzarkt is no Dragon."
Of his..contribution, $40,000 is month' intended for the construction of anów Chinare school in Ponong, $20,000 for a Ponong convent, $10,000 for a Chinese school at Ayer Itam, in Penang, and $15,000 for the Penang Khoh Community Guild and the Penang Eng Teng Clan Association-Router.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
smi
that
before
Besides, the first David, second, third, Willem Corts of the aft opponents rep Consulate General;
Mr and Mrs. Arzonİ son, and others
"“Working overtime"
"In return, they have ignored our plea for an improvement in qui living conditions**
This was the general complaint
wifed by those attending the meeting last night, ha they pass- ed the above resolutions.
Another meeting will be held this morning of the night shift
Kotheds Town, On. Kuradas recien for ratineation of the re First quality Average solutinis passed last night, get
piler
Implementation of this threat will bet only reduce the number of buses running, it was pointed out, but will also slow down schedules, especially if people try
Mud Grouper
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der in the white omfret (1
on the premises, (unball
The following, have unounced take the place of a royal person their forthcoming weddings, “A
William David White clvit ages the plot of the play binges servant, of 4 H161 Ping. Road, top around an attempted imperyout floor, Surming" Court, áld, Miss tion. There are many compilea. Dulcie May Hall, stewardess, tions and much hilarity,; Canadian Pacife Air Line, 'of) 95 The Wah Yar College theatre Robinson Rand..
In Robinson Road is small. This S Jr., Civil Air frelillates hearing and Kelley, George, Transportpilot,. nnu Miss Leeft' means that it 79 szolna, but MG D. AL. Wright instructed by are reasonably required for the gap a femal}),
is sometimes Mr. F. Zimatern Len, of Austin Apartments, dimcult to obtain tickets.
Cousins, Jack, olcetrical. fore- Those who are interested should hion, of 7 Havelock Teirake,
Mr. M. A da Silva is appU on behalf of the Popposition to Selir cond
Blend, Grang
arforce Golden. Thread). dots flot admit that the premises Horze Hedd (farzo))
occupation" of the supplicant and congerika
Leo. of 102 Gloucester Road, Enquirios Thay bb, bada by itsequent to Mitch the promises the edgard to the tenancy, agros- white. J'omfret..
ferrod or sublot,
Onko Fish
The applicant, the owner of 43 his family. He claims there will Red Bim Brestit (drge) 1.46 Kowloon Dbekce and Miss Lily book carly art fithe many Conduit Nord- clalts A David be greater herdship but him if the line w
uhable to obtain admission.o whom the house, was letti applica lo stad meanted, than on Trans--the other side, abquld it be re- ing With Yon College (25373) without the owner consent to Nele data EH. Ezekiel and Shu Kee- Booking will open carly in the
vil open early in the the other opponents line to the meat, it did not contain an
dition
the consent of Régieð- Hitdo Bdie fikrzej Shot further
Hicant was necessary TUSITALA CLUB The applicant
the rejectment is sought on the any alterations, lathe premises, Coleys Tilo a grounds,that the premians aru miintains apponent, He denies üle ed affam (large
natively that he hid Cerected stair cl fa.that dissach alleged alterations;
Lecond floor,
Mayer Gubboy -Baibh, chunt, of 100% Prince Edward
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Road, second floor, ondMiss Sretno Ibrahimi, Henle
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to hoard the vehicles in excess of the number allowed, in which case buses will not run until the excess number is cleared,
A peculiar, phenomenon arising from the stoppage of the fram service, was, a rush on the Jordan Road-Tonnochy, and Jordan Road Vehicular Ferry Services "People: living in the Causeway Bay, and Jower: Yanchal district found. It took just about as much time to tike the ferry to Jordan Read Whart and back scrolls the har Louet to the Vehicular Furs Wharf on, Hong Kong side, as to walk to their offices.,
SYRIAN CABINET
Damascus, Doctimbur 26, formbr Syrian Proinier, Khaled Azem Pasha, today forne ed a new Cabinet to replace tho one headed by Nazim Kodai, which roligpit after 24 hours: In offic Zollowing the recent Arms eas The Minister ale Taydi Atasal (Justice); Filthalls Asyoun Health Sqnit Kabbara (In- CNA tarlos), Akrabo Hawi of 242 Fa Yuen Strost, first floor, held à Christies and Now Yest Ferations to the Premier without rends to my tent to the owner.
Töftb)llant Subaal (Edas and Miss, Immer Liang,etend Party at the YWCA Tdst hight pplicants commit that but the latter din refused to take loba testing at the work Abdul Ball: Nizamie Mohammed MoburaklIFI grapher, of Molboume
catele parole purtareat pronk at the rate of 3306 it since December 198k Central Mosque td bbserve the Agriculture); Mabroil Daw irere marriedu at. the
omegams jādāmány: fiatetur, per month from Detzu
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Faredson Rustam Kormant, More than 100 members and unlen: Another roundials David saja bó hi always been
tessonably required for
round factual merchant and noted sportsman, their crìorida bf, the Tusitala Club | Davia:had, effected
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