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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL

American

Hong Kong's exports University

to North China | After suffering a considerable a

decline in February,

Hong Kong's exports to North China increas ed by HK$14,043,379. (declared" "value)" "in March, according to official statistics -- Total exports to North China in March were HK$41,429,054 as compared with- HK$27,- 385 675 in February and HK$17,228,779 in March 1949,

was

Funeral of naval rating

Club formed

· About 100 Americák® E6llege and university students of all nationalities; mostly Chipere; formed themselves into the American University Club of Hong Kong yesterday.

i

Personalia

Dipertonte trap the Peninsula Hore shy Monnay included Mr: arid MB. Yu Shuf, Mt. C. Wilheiny, Mrs. C. Speicher. Mecars. P. Ingils, H, Morgado, KK. McLenanhan, A; L, Jacoby, J. G, Jones, T. N. MacFarlane, H. P. Brown, and C. H-Tucker,

Corresponden

"The Editos takas" no responsibility for letters by correrplndentë; and by no means

with them. C. A. - Filligamne

Among the new arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Monday were Mr. and Mrs. 4. Y. Chang, Mr.

necessarily agrees

date PUBLIC AMENITIES

mental hospital: faking- second and third. place, FOR HONG"RONG”

Immediately we come to the Sir,The suggestion has re- problem of how funds to pay They met yesterday evening at L Sydes, Mr. and Mrs War, the United States Information Gout, Messrs. IS, Forsett, J. Pcently been made that the time for these Vital necessities are to all a suggestion, despite the fact that Service Library et Edinburgh Duke, A. Hughes, J. R. Holt, has combifor the formation of a be raised and, if dfmity offer House, and passed the draft con- C. II. Thorley, F. W. Woin Di committetidrawn from

Klein, MacDougall,

organisations devoted to the son we are convlitsed that further olitution drawn up by the pro- Vier and Man Seagrave vice of the pubile, for the put-inxation #ould be unbecessary it maters of

pose of deciding the priorities to Government really set itself to The Club, Fac The Colony's record monthly exports to North China

Dr. Peter S.T. Shill will address be accorded the numerous ament effoot economies, it is thier. Ju The aims of the organisation fegistered in December, 1940,

are given as fellowship, culture the Y's Men's Club of Hong ties from lack of which the November, 1948, we were toltt when the figure wal HK$02,-

Kong at the Roof Garden, Hong Colony now suffers, and to endel-by the Financial Secretary that und, service. 301,540 followed by HK$41.-

Membership is open to per- Kond Hotel, on Thursday at 18.18 vour by all means possible to surplus publia finder to the

sure that one or more of those sum of $1,085,000 had been in who am His subject will be The amenities receives consifferation vested in the shates of real 637,487 in January this year.

Bons of any nationality Average monthly exports

have attended or varved in an Origin of the word China".

In each succeeding Budget. The estate company, and the latest shows that North China in 1942, 1948 and

The funeral of Orditinry Sea-

American Institution of conego

Ronald Chen, of Hong Kong and it is to be hoped that if the these shares

suggestion is an excellent one, Treasury statement

are still held by 1049 yere HK$4.585:300,HK$0,-

man Kenneth Wiliam Kingston,

leval or its equivalent for, a

has been included in the Dean's: 870,918 and HK$23,000,180,

of the frigate HMS Hart took,

parlod at not less than six

Honour List for the mid-semes- desire of the Reform Club for an Government. Today there is no spectively.

months. China in place at the Colorital Cemetery,

n fair sprinkling

ier, Park College, Parkville, interview with the Secretary of such thing as "surplus funds" There was n

Missouri Ronald's "grade point State for the Colonies during his and the money this favested can Marports from North

Increased by HKS270,705 Happy Valley yesterday.

at the meeting.

representatives will aparo

na the gathering of problematical February figure.March's

lies on a who was cleel- average was 2733 He is the son impending visit is granted, ita od put to more profitable tre than total Importa from North Chin

q chairman by the piómafers;/of Mr. and Mrs. S.. C. Chen, effort to impress upon Mr. dividends. If the purchase of..

40 Bluepool Road.

these shares represents a plain wis HK328,363,530 as compared

Mr. William Adrian Pate, Chier Grimths the need for such a announced that at the next meet-

Windward Islands, Has Committeo br, better still, Bud and straightforward investment Jast1

been appointed to hold..

reason why the sharts should from Oficial domination, would' be charged with the task of in-not now be liquidated and the vestigating and deciding the money recovered utilised to com- burn in July, 1908. justies of the demands made by mence the erection-of-a sanilori-

per

WIS

and HK$19,460,892 in March

rc-

red

of

thebit

with HK$28.107.834 in Fe Hull, Yorkshire, was found by'hi jug, eloallon of officials will bo Secretary na to be Pulsne Judge Rétting Committed which, trooi ofë publică monby, then, there is

ports

and

in

Funeral

The service was conducted by the Chaplain of H.M. Dockyard.

Seaman Kingston, aged 19, from shipinates at about 9p.m. on December's and January's im- Saturday with gunshot wounds

his head and subsequently suc were HK$30,007,840 K$33,014,018,paciively. cumbed. Average mon

monthly imports in 1947. He was buried with full mili- 1048

1940 were C$8,310,803, tury honours yesterday und a

Mr. Wong Tat-yien HK$11,901.620, and HK$19,400,883, firing party from HMS Hart Ar- three volleys eu the custom he hearse was respectively Nationalist naval over his grave. The

The funeral of Mr. Wong: Tat- Despite the

his! comrudes. ylon, aged 65, a wealthy and blockade and trade restrictions

escorted by 20 of imposed by the new People's Cen- and six of his shipmates: acted prominent, Hong Kong citizen tral:Go

Government, Central China's In March from Hong Kong

Seaman Jamieson, AB tury yesterday. Imports Increased by some HK$6,000,000 Green, AB. Clarke, AB Archer, AB Christopher and Ordinary over Webruary's figure.”►

here to Sonian Holliday. March's exports from

totalled HK$30, Centra smpared with HK$30.

Commander E. D. Webb, Cum- 880,18) as

month 280,811 the previous

Mulleneaux, who recent niander 988,203 in March last year. 1y assumed command of HMS

and

of the Supreme Court of the Windward and Leeward Islands.

Mc.

Was

in Creardo,

and ellucated at:

School:innidis Bays Budget was presented in the pgree that the ìponsèssion bf a

School, Bar bados. He Was

to the Bar at the Middle Temple in 1930, and was in private practice in Grenadia wal in

as a Magistrate,

Sub- and St Vincent before being up

infinitely credit to the

as: pallbearers. They wore: Or-] took place at the Catholic Canc- pointed and District Officer in St. econtriica as” kould i be safelyi nearly"; $2,00g;00g “fucked away: ON.

dinors.

A

a

Mr. Wong Tat-ylen died on April 22 at his residence at 14-16 Tal Po

o Ruad on April 22 after long

Ilaçes.

by thren: survived by Hein'

of and a daughter, one arrived from England on Monday

collector

Luela in 1933. He was promoted to be Crown Attotitoy, St. Vinccht,

to in 1939, and transferred Jumored as Eegal Driftsman in 1944. He took Bons

up his

present post 1047. whom

Mr and Mrs. F. A: M. Elliot and

1K china's record Imports | Hart, Lieutenant Barratt, Licu- to visit hit: on his sick bedi

HK$48,689,900.

from Hong Kong was in December tenunt, Ri Jameson, Lleutenant The Furieg which left the Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Creighton left the total was Leathes. Lieutenant Locke, Chick residence in Tal To Road ut 10 Hong Kong on a round trip to ecinotery at Bangkok yesterday by the s. last year when

980. In January this Petty Officers J. Ackland and Jam reached the

AB Brown, AB Farrage, noon, was accompanied by many Shansi. Cancy. LIK$29,084,578. Year it dropped

The average monthly exports to AB French and AB Walker, men friends's and relatives of the Cenital China in 1047, 1948 and of IIMS. Hart and officers and re- family 1948 wore HK$3.591.381, HK$4.- presentatives of other IIMS ves- 848,214, und HK$19,170,402, re-sels in Port attended. spectively. No pol

Central Chind exports - Central China's "Exports to the Colony, totalled HK$0.834,259: In Match as compared with HK$4,- 703215 in February and HK$2,- 914,080 in March last year.

The average monthly imports from Central China in 1947, 1948 1949 were HK$2,507,643, HK$3,- 447,074, and HK$4,835,817, re- sportively

Hong Kong's exports to South China, ho

decreased in however, Mirch when the total was HK$10,152,238 as compared with previous HK$23,594,560 in the month. and HK$10,280,204 57. March last year.: "

Average monthly exports to

Chilet mourners were the sons and daughter.

Couple charged with obtaining money by false pretences

Sentence on Wong Sai-moon, alias Wong Ching,

aged 31, and Lily Souza, alias Lily Wong, oged 31, found guilty on three charges of obtaining money by false pretences, was de ferred till today by Mr. Hing-shing. Lo at Central yesterday.

Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Holiday and Mr. and Mrs. 3.8. Murray left for Sipapore yesterday by the es. Adillochin. A

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..

Mr. and Mrs. H. F. C. Colmar Captain D.

D.M. McAdam und L. Berwick left Hong Kong for the United Kingdom yesterday by the $s. Antilocus.

day by CPA included Messrs. F.J. Boatwright! T. Slimmons YC Chen, M. Sames, K. Chen, H. Hellmen, F.V. Kelll, B.L. Perry, 9 Ellarca and S. M. Bradshaw.

Mr. E. Linares, Pauamanlar Consul at Hong Kong, is expected to arrive here on May 3 by the as President Wilson,"

their

Legislature A great deal of time Janitorivm Would be of now spent in worthless "debate" more,

and value, might thus be saved and the Colony then the possession of a public to

Boxho extent assured few shares in any "brivate com- that the Budget has been prepar3pany, it is yourprising that the the

cd with due regard for such anomaly of the Colony having

effected.

Such

Committee surplus funds while an in

crease of 60 per cent in Income order to might, moreover, ensure that the Budget did. In fact, obviate the tax is demanded, in herussity of the milking" of" the ratio $7,000,000 should have ca

of odd millions throughout caped comment by the Unoficials.. public the year by the introduction of

Another potential and fair, ofadditional reversue Supplementary Eatinintor? The source public might thus be enabled to concerns the various uillity bar-

there obtain a clear picture of what panies which operate under the our Government costs a picture shield of a franchise and which it is impossible to obtain fore, without the risk attendant II, system. under the

upon competitive enterprise. it has declared and in making this statement we that the publication of letters of, are open to correction, these complaint is without value, and monopolistic concerns are called that appeals, Instead of being upon to pay only the same Income addressed to Government, should tax as companida operating in be addressed to those who can open, und vory Kean, competition afford to make charities their with others, then It would seam hobby. This vlow is to say the equitable that consideration he ienst of it, somewhat revolution- given to the question of an in- ary, and savours of Robin Hood's crease, of even 100 per cent, in brand of distribullon of wealth. the tax which monopolles now but, Robin Hood having been pay. Comparison of the "profits dead for

for some Umic,

to attempt to made during the past three years Arrivals from "Bangkok yester-nhance all the undertakings by the utility companies is agtlinst

rocessary to make Hong Kong: those hit by competitive imzal worthy member of the British hess houses will support the Commonwealth, from charity, is justice of this contention. An- an Idealist's dream, Nothing other question which springs to worth-wille can be accomplished mind in this connection: Is are without the whole-hearted sup all these monopolistic concerns part of the Government, and locally registered reompanies pay that, at present, we do not have income-tax in the Colony on aro A case in point is that of the any of them UK registered con

Club which cerns paying tax through Kowloon Rotary anxlous over to render ser-He

Head Ofices in England on pro- Mrs. Margaret G. Meyers, wife vice to the under-privileged, derived from the Colony?

from

taxes Defendants, who are husband | found, after enquiries, that the of Mr. Meyers, United Stater waited for many months for similarly, what income, if any, which was to be paid for by the paid by UK registered firms and wife were charged with Tal Tal See Cufe would not em- Vice-Consul at Hong Kong, is due Government to allot site, accrues to the Colony

their Head Offices in the obtaining $100 from Kam ploy Cantoneso and also that to join' her husband on May 8. Keurd of She will arrive here by the as.

establishment of trachomburg ingdom Perhaps the -President Wlisón.

clinic, whilst a very publie Commissioner of Inland Revenue Ping-chung at Bay View on the cafe had never

On April 23, defendants were Station

Among the other passengers spirited member of the Club will be good enough to inswor who will disembark here by the gave freely of the facilities of these questions through the PRO the doubt brought to the Police und-charged t

58. President Wilson on May 3 will his surgery in order that the As we have 14, the be Miss Kathelet Eu, Mr. md Club's plan should not be indo which assalls the mind of any

tox paper when increased. taxp Leniency pleas Wong Saf-moon, In pleading Mrs, Tan Keng-hoon, Mr. and Agitely, shelved.

The protest which has been lon is mooted is that faslend of gully the offences, asked for Mrs. J.M. Duke and two daugh

Haarman

raised against increased taxation of being utilised for the good

the

the surtu soʻruised community

diverted to meet the Mrs. Mary Rodseth, Miss Lilllon Has been directed not so much at leniency. He said that his wife, ters, Mrs. Alexander

defendant, was Cafe in King's Rond.

Mies Margaro Heu, and Miss the use to which sums so raised Detective. Sub-Inspector C. T. suffered a miscattlage recently to Eleanor Shaford, at eg are to be put and the fact that. Wong said that on April 4, first He had taken the money to a

the Government has done nothing at, ngybe the stage form, but complainant asked Wong Sal- for medical expenses and

Additional Income would pay for meant to repay it when he could. Among the prominent cruise to pate its own spanding, have the public could be assured. moon to And employment The forthcoming wedding has him. Wong consented but asked He added that his élster-in-law passengers on board the ss. Fre previously suggested, and oods that the addit

Wilson, due here on May 3 more strongly urge, that serious be routed teen announced of

epposition. Would Douglas Hoatoon, ship's

vigation April 10, second complainant was restitution are: Mr Indo-China Steam Navigation introduced to of:

Mira easily pension scheme for Gov- would be Limited, *** and .... Miss

the defendants Lily Wong, speaking in English, race cars and Nevid Co. Sin placement of the prepont-over-public fervite or services there and Company

paid them 300 to get told the Court that they had Harris; Mr. Léo Pá

ertinent servants, by a super-y-melorist, for instance, abject he too Vera Dorothy Grifiths, secretary sobie od puto

on the loenes of his car, of, three young children who were * Οι of.3. Cameron Road, Kowloon.

Chicago President Lines,

perhaps, an increase of 5 cents complainants were introduced to the Court not to send them panied by Mrs. Breymah Mr D the larger businges Bourea

as her sister was willing

many millions

beasoline if he was sure that the of dollars cant lo repay all

"Would «CHUGAT them $60 to get ob

Francisco Mr.

footingomreally worthy On April 20, Orst complainant's plainants. suspicioni were aroused and be-Miss Marle Concoino, sister of Gun Partner of Reid and on a "pay-as-you-go" footing the toxi-uzer, vallrat b addition

Roy Lilly

Wong, said that she would Priest, prominent New York it is not

and added: horneys,

to possible Apply ich H 25 cents to the initial

assured? Would repay-the money

decompanied by Mr.

scheme topidsent, employeds he why likewise pleaiasking the Court not toʻseng "GODIN; BIG PUR

not be introduced for those emairaflary increased entertainment; prisoned

Lines, with Bloyed Henceforth. To say tax, which would cost the average fril postponing sentence till to headquarters of San Francisco, new officials have this, that the inter month: If he knew cinema-goer approximately 1.00 day, Mr. Lo said that he would companied by Mrs Buckles Mis troduction of such chemp take into consideration the rat Flizabeth Zentler of Pittsburgh, would reruit in the Colony being that he was alating to bring that the money? Was being re- Ferkayivania Phi Birs. Violà D. unable to obtain the right soft turned. He told defendants, who

1948 and South Chine in 1047, 1049 were HK$14,063,193. HK$8,

and HK$11,582,110, 054,044 spectively.****

Imports from South China in-

Kim Tong' on April Tht 'Bay to

View and obtaining $80 each

creased: 30,80g in April 9,′′ optaining $90 from Wongi Saf-moon; //

in

February March. In December and January the figures were $0,967.125 and from Siu-hing, Hu Pal, Liu

respectively.

HK$6,254,verage imports 17 They got the honey from Shul and Tse Heung on April

"The-

And 1949-wore

from South China in 1947; 1948 complathis by pretending that

HK$23,931,742; HK$21,134,238 and HR25,12,151, they-could-obtain employment respectively

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

2.

woman

Rick

of

Yor them at the Tal Tul Set) second because of a fall had; Chow Mr. Dorothy Cox and son, payment at #hdditional?:{0x+6x=8€

/ of the serviço”,

for our obedient servants

fund to be

Brian for $100, which was given. On was willing to help him make side. Harris, Présidétit.ofi cunsidoration be given to tha ra- | ullised, frroversy, for fi speciffe ;

Brevi Gannuation plan similar to those, ti dát Increase, of "$20”“per": April 17, the other four) depending on then Sho... asked eral Partenger Agent, com-/ applicable. to the employées, of i Andrefouet, C.W. McDonald, C. defendants and they each pala prison the money to combat, Assistant District Pas this manner" blbne ashying of por gallon in tlie cost of his tenger Agent Afnerican' Prefected, and the Colony placed addit would be devoteil: to

Messte, O.F. Halversob,

d.

C. Ten, and F. Daniels left Hong Kong for Singapors yes. fariday by BOAC.

THIS IS

Real

ENTERTAINME

VALUE!

tb!

fore.

her sister and brothersm-law? Torwart, Pre there is no reason why it should the cinema-rooblest tó., a

and

Build that they had 6 Ministers of Los Angeles.

תא

who would vouch for their future Messrs. I 8: Foxset, J. Mc- good ehnylout, dark the per-Denhuth JW, Rose, B.H. Daver, son to Be In Court toddy and Y.D. Eong, N.C, Kwan and K.G. after hearing his testimony, Fong left for Bangkok yesterday sentence would be 'prased." " by BQAC 2

(right

For once in a way the young folk: agree with their elders. Both say

1's is right—and no doubt So refushing, so in

the tensenyar, skin!

soft ruler and dolot to someone less btwanis divant nonsense. The fortunate than himself? We think business houses experience: not such Loring of taxation could such dificulty even though scales, ba introduced at no increased 01) pay fire comparable and Hollbetlonsodat and woul)~ #ffect amenities offerdeonsiderably European and Chinese alike.rs Jess Equity: demands that a pre- The potential hd almost pain- requisite to any Increase in tax-

hould be the implementa tion of the economy elaines › In Und salaries Commisslorand Ross Reports,

sourges of Indreasent income numerous for mention but befora sny one of them

apped,

Thore has recently;bben a good gear of debalo as to which the ene Most buitening need of the reich Coltny but surely, if the fate

of the restular2: Teports ofthe suget Director of Medical Services adde showing tuberculosito Bono imblective

Cateity's No! Tüker, the com

utionnewhich

teach their

baiting of -- this disease shouldians which 16intunden fake, iprecedence over all other: Four beediest barvan considerations withis, perhaps, I, ASAPORTAMERONELE children's hospital and an up«p«? +6=472199ENT

FRAZER YOUNG

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