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Discouragement among British Foreigners
businessmen in Shanghai reported by Consul-General
Personalia
Mrs. L. C. Young, Mes. D. L.
Holmes, and Mrs. B. D. Savickas arrived in Hong Kong yesterday by the 15. Pakhoi. They are
way from Bangkok
their Yokohama,
on
to
"The operation of various factors has led to a feeling of considerable discouragement among British businessmen in Shanghai. Generally speaking, they are not vory hopeful and their finalcial stata is low:"
This was stated by the retiring British Consul- General in Shanghai, Sir Robert Urquhart, at a Press conference in Government House yesterday.
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Mr. and Mrs. M. Bazil, Messrs. W. Crump, H. Pascal, Dam Dinh, M. Ramchand and Lee Chen-lek left Hong Kong for Saigon by
Air France,
/
Robart added that British business firms had passed through a year of very heavy expen. diture on top of very little incomo.
There art Atiri 262 foreigners' residing in Can- ton, according to the verna.
·cular- “Web Kin· Yat Po" quoting a report from the Kwangtung capital.
The total Includes 50 Del. tons, 60 Americans and even Soviet nationals.
Forty-five of the foreigners
missionaries, 40 teachers, 10 doctor, nine nurste, 14 students, formier members of the Diplomatia and Consular Corps, alx workmen, three engineers, 21 merchants, 20 housewives, 42 children and 10 unemployed.
Leave in Japan for RAF men
Correspondence
The Editor takes no responsibility for vlèws expressed in, Letters by correanoniente, and by no means macemiarily agrees toffh them.
NEW CITY HALL the project. What is insuffleient in Ahance at the very beginning Sir. With the same heading, can be resorted to by the ways uni this is the third time that I leans of publie contributions. write a letter to the Prers ex- But to win the condidence of the pressing my personal views on Chinese and to get more donaticus the subject of the erection of a from them, it should 'be New City Hall in Hong Kong a more democratle way, that is, in a a fair play should be shown to the whole population. The bod
The "Hong Kongwander
its editorial of 4/7/80,
done
Regaronniico, 'Uanger and the
lemette, M. Bertrand and Tang regime and lis efforts to secure money may have been aquadere sonnel based at Hong Kong to uncertainty, either in profes-percentage of the population, as
Mesara. H. Mouton, 11. Gull-
Minh arrived in Hong Kong yes
Saigon terday from
by Air France.
•
Mr. and Mrs. M. Corss, Mr and Mrs. M. Cadoret, Messrs. M. Paquet and Lin Sseu-kai arrived Colony pesterday from Haiphong by Air France.
In the
Mr. and
Mrs. P.C. Cardner Megtes. P. R. Metcalfe and P.9. Schmild left for Singapore yes- terday by the as. Yunan.
CMSN tug leaves HK for Macao
to
from
on.
owed to
collected for the use of
why there has been apathy among impressions of the past are still the residents toward this subject fresh In our brains, and the only and appeared! to be willing to remedy is the absence of racial take the lead" in welcoming discrimination and the ottaiment bublle opinions and views. It will of equality.
the future mantige- be more helpful to the achieve-
of the ment, the realisation ment of New City Hall, the ather Paperal other necessities of the Now und Journals follow the example. City Hall, the following are CR-
There are reasons why the sentially proposed:
The New City Hall shou'd They have noted the state of the country the soldiers were
public inve been pathetic to- ments on economic policy by doing much useful work in dyke-
wards the problem. As far as the be managed by a committee, the European community is concern- members of which should be th Chairman Mao Tse-tung, and building in cultivation, irrigation etc, Many were producing their
life
in Hong the majority Chinese. This is while appreciating the pro-
ed, the post-war
state FUEROSIed on the busis of The gressive nature of the new own foari. And while a lot of
An opportunity for RAF por- Kong has rendered them in
of
fact that more under the heading of military ex-
then on increased production, they see penditure Сп years past, he spend leave in the cooler tensions, or enterprises, in industrie it is
per cent of the whole population. particularly in' view the writing on the wall so for thought every penny now spent on peratures of Southern Japan or unter and meagre hopen are Chinese, The chalrns of the
of difeuilles as many of them are concern-
the forces was probably well is offered by a new exchange of resuming normal trade with committee should be Chinese and
Demobilisation WIT ed. The People's Government spent.
an leave scheme with the Royal the outside world. They seem to European alteratively, The finance f
of the New had made it plain that they essential feature of the ultimate Australian Air Force stationed have forgotten what intended to bring about a new programme in any ense.
Hall should be entered into at Iwakuni, 100 miles from the then
them, and Ignored the true mean- AR to the unemployment in
the budget of "elvte ne former Japanese naval base of lug of "elvic lip" or organisation of Industrial and
of The Government, officially commercial affairs, and that Shanghai, which was considerable,
tlulties. There also seems to be Public subscriptions or donations he would have said six months Kure, it was
nothing that has ever reminde should be encouraged, but these it would not be of the type
cannot be considered as regular ago that the blockade was the nounced yesterday. which Western capitalists primary factor and it had certain-
Each monih a Sunderland them of the importance of a cl
or hires can he Itents or had been accustomed hitherto, y been all along a serious con- flying-boot
resources. Hong Kong. hall, except for the only reminde
of the halls "Nevertheless," went on Sir
factor. But tributory
any engaged on a navigational training which the Sino-British Club har. Robert, "I should certainly ex-
there would have been flight, will take 15 RAF officers recently given them that a New or other parts, and these can be Event
an all to the self-support. pect substantial foreign interest much unemployment under the and men ncross the China Sea to liv Hall is much needed.
Turning to the picture of the 3. The halls, musle room, stage to remain in China, and a sub-potlo stential Chinese interest in our policy of sharp deflation. There Iwaizuni.
had been no great uprooting
ing of the
They can elect either to re- Chinese community, the condi- and other parts should be devoted country. In a civilised world, settled population of Shanghal, main
main at the RAAF base or be tions are mostly the same or the to the use of the public; that in
but the reaction the aforesaid, after all, we should expect in- Refugees from the
ABV, any orgonisation or r countryside quartered at rost camps in creased rather than diminished
shed were induced to return and many area, from which the Isle of Miya even
a more apathetic one.
concerned
med tered as a legal body, regardless Irade. The Chinese will feel theirį technicians and others had been Jima, a famous beauty spot, and seem to be not the leade. They sociation which has been regis
nationality. can make way themselves in the develop encouraged to go to the North other places of interest pre easily about such on affair os o city of its ment of foreign trade, and may East. But by and large there had accessible by road or rall.
hall. The lessons of history and of all these freliitles. Hong
hovo
caused them 4. To modernise the futura On its return flight to not go the whole hog. The in- been no great exodus from the
experience
In
Eymnasium their minds. New City Hall. dividualism of the Chinese is elty.
Kong, the Sunderland will carry want of feeling factor that cannot b wholly
Chief trouble
RAAF leave personnel, who will be During the whole period of the should be included in the plan. Adults and have Ignored, and may impose modi-
Sir Robert added that the housed in quarters vacated by the existence of the old
RAF
they had never had the privileges pitce for their physical train chief trouble about the taxation weeks later the flying-bont of using the halls,
contingent visiting Japan. A
the muste ing, if this department is estab- rigorous Imposition will take the Australian party rooms, the ballroom and the listed. during
The library should contain absolute as depression and inactivity, but back to Japan and on the return stage. All these were licely to
trip will fly the RAF officers and be reserved for the exclusive us volumes of both English and Chi- there were expectations of a
of the Europeans only. Although nese literature at equal propor more reasonable attitude in this mom bhek to Hong Kong.
On ench flight the Sunderland the museum was open to all, ye tions, Borrowers should not br respect as a result of recent
will deliver mall to British naval Chinese visitors were only admit-discriminated in their nationall modifications of
policy.
led in the morning, from ten ir ties. Given two or three years of units in Japanese waters.
Saturday
The muscum should be oport mornings wera. bountiful harvests, the Chinese
dosignated for Chinese women to all, without any lime limit or Communist Government would
and chlidren
A state of racial discrimination as the case of most probably balance iia budget.
racial discrimination apparently the 'old days.
Acations."
The ocean-going tug Ming 302, one of the 13 China Mer- chant Steamship Navigation Company vessels in Hong
As to the prospects of foreign Kong, left here early yeste
Industries in Shanghai, apart from day morning for Macao where the future of middlemen in the
she safely arrived at about import and export trade, Sir
and Director of General Affairs indus
industry.
of the CMSN here stated that
ve
in this port since January when they defected to the Communit Government in China.
KMT Youth Cadets volunteer to fight in Korea
foreigner
was
time of
in
Asked whether the Communist attitude to foreign business was to bleed them dry, and then kick them out, Sir Robert said he
Bills passed into Law
one.
t
The Horary boasted In any case, the people of Hong hooks of English illera- Kang should be given back their ture, and out of the 20.000 elvis centre, "the New City Hall," volumes, only several hundred for their civic life and activities.
no doubt that there were some Three Bills were passed Into Chinese religious and devotional But His materialisation, still de- Communist officials who felt
10
of
IL
not appear In the
of
G. VIP.
noon, it was learned yesterday. Robert said there was no Confirming the report, Mr discrimination In treatment 5 Chinese and foreign Charles Klang official spokesman between
but
ther naturally dld not know his the 800-ton tug would be used way about quite as well as the no for salvage work,
tive whether in China, Liverpool, After the CMSN had obtained or San Francisco. But the two clearance for the departure of systems operated on rather dif- the Ming 302 on Tuesday after ferent llues. The foreign firm in- noon from the Marine Office, the sisted on building up reserves, ship salled from the Harbour for whilst the Chinese did not bother Tann Wan where she stayed over- about that aspect very much, night before sailing for Macno Moreover, foreign managers and early yesterday morning,
Government and the efforts of With the departure of Ming technicians were in the long run that way about foreign business. Law in Legislative Council boks were ant.ng them. Books nends upon the decision of the
"However, I believe that they yesterday after the Allorney- of Chinese literature and Chin the people themselves. unprepared to leave their homes 302, the CMSN still
and country and work on local are definitely in the minority, and General, Mr. J. B. Griffin, KC, classic did
entalogue. This
This gave the Chineer vessels which have been laid up rates of pay without compensatory] do not think that this attitudel had moved the second and third dents no chance zuriler.
features of any
kind
reflects ofcial policy," ho added. readingss
studying their own country' REDIFFUSION INDIAN It was a bit too early, he He pointed out that the Chi- The Bills were:
literature and language. So tha PROGRAMME thought, to say that China would nese elvil war, the Nationalist A Bill Intituled "An Ordinance
to the not permit the remittance of pro-blockade, high taxation on búsi to amend the Land Transactions only Chinese visiters
library were the English-speak- Sir, The Rediffusion Authorl- Ordinance, though that may be the case nesses which were doing no busi- (Enemy. Occupation)
ing Chinese.
ties are to be congratulated no present. At present China
Bess,
restrictions on foreign cur- 1940."
The old elty hall was managed the introduction of 16 minutes needed every coat she can lay her rency and regulations preventing A Bill intituled "An Ordinance
by a committee, et which the Indian musical programme every hands on, and after all, one the transfer of eventual profit to amend the Registration
in the majority Sunday for Indian and Pakistani should not forget what Britain out of China were the principal United Kingdom Paterils Ordin- members were had been forced do in the film factors in the down trend in the ance, 1932," and
Europeans, and naturally the toners. This step is welcomed Industry.
A
"An Ordin. Bil intituled
chairman was usually a British, by us China would be the poorer with economic aspect of China to these
the amond
The old elty hall was erected by by all. It would be much who have business interests in
further
appreciated if a half-hour pro- ance Some 200 officers and other out foreign technical skill and aid, the country,
Emergency
(Extension Mibscriptions, of which Cninest gramme could be initiated every Powers
donations were considerable sums, evening, in which case more In- ranks of the former Nationalist but there was nothing left for the
Incorporation) has been and Amendment
unfair for the past alan, and Pakistani families
years Tag in Hong Kong have volun- do without these things.-
The first-
enjoyed diffusion. seered to fight under the United
Full marks Nations flag in Korea, said the
little, while the European the forgery of passports and the "Sing
Too Jih
Pag
yesterday in "You have got to give the
A correspondent asked what a report from Taipeh.
Chinese full marks for the way
One should know that a city was the reason for the high rate, making of untrue statements fo:munity has enjoyed so much. པ་ The offer
received at they have handled their centrall- of unemployment in China. Sit or post procuring a hall is a public place devoted ic wns
ports was taken. Taipeh by
the Nationalist ausation of finance, though it is true Robert replied
In introducing the Bill, the the use and enjoyment of all the thorities who have commended they almost killed the goose that ago, he would have said the rea- Attorney-General said, "The Biteliizens, Irrespective of sace and the officers and men for their lays the golden eggs by the severi- son was the Nationalist blockade,
is accompanied
by objects and nationality. It should also be action.
It which had had serious effects. of taxation and deflation, ky
Mr. E. A. Stanton which fully and sum offered to travellers from other The Youth Cadets Army Corps is possible to do the right thing! "However, I now think that reasons
of the FUŠIA, wheri
News has been received fre Bill and therefore I think that it the case towards the end of the Pacific flution was formed by the Nationalists only too well! The process of de- under the new programme the clently explain the purpose of the countries for their temperary us
through Government would have been unemployment there is zo further call upon me the government is less selfish and London of the death of Mr. Edwin Alfred Stanton, an old Canton War. Its officers and men were credits and orders applied only without the blockade due mainly to elaborate on the objects and
people
are more generous. mostly university graduates and to certain favoured industries; re-
The old city hall was private resident, at the age of 81 at his college students. It was dis- garded more or less as essential to re-adjustments being made by reasons,"
property. Before the war thr residence in Ashford, Kent on
July 4, solved when the war ended and As to the attempts to balance
The old days of establishing
Government sold the greater vor- He is survived by his widow,'" the men resumed their studies.
Budget, Sir Robert em foreign colonies for trade pur
tion of its site to the Hong Kong Mrs. Violet stanton, and two TAX RETURNS phasised the relatively small part
and Shanghai anking Corpor sens, George and Eric. Mr. E. Pudney,
Commissioner on or a sum of more than one Mr. E. A. Stanton A married woman, Chan Ngan, industry played so far in national poses in the country were prob-
Revenue, requested million of the ther Hong Kong China, in 1801 to join the staff of Two requisites for these of Inland aged 40, was remanded for three economy, which remained predo-
persons dollars the pro-word than wien Canton. that all
Hong days in police custody by Mr. minantly agricultural. A couple colonies in the past had been that yesterday
individuals, partner-o the Hin-shing Lo at Central yester- of good harvests would put the
Government welcomed the whether
dollar country well on the way to stabiil-
colonies and that the Govern ships, or companies, who
the post-war Hong Kong dollar) Subsequently he became The woman, who was charged sation in economy. He did not ment was also convinced that the llable either to Frofits Tax or to which, if calculated at the present partner in the Company and country needed the benefits of Salaries and Annuitles Tax, and with the possession of 21 forged think that the Army was a very
of the who have not already received a value, is now worth more than controlled the destinies Hong Kong one-dollar notes, was great incubus, having regard
such colonies.
million three a
firm until his retirement in 1924. Hong Kong dollars. arrested on July 10 in Main the immense man-power of the
However, this did not mean Return From, should apply for Street, Shaukiwań.
country. Moreover, in many parts that forcim business could not form to the Inland Revenue De-The remaining portion of the slin It was while Mr. Stanton WON was sold by the Government genler Director that the Compuny prosper in the country.
the few years ago to the Banks of changed its name to Deacon and
Chion for more than three mile Co. Limited. Jon dollars. Two sums being Many
Youth Cadets Army Corps resid- foreigner to say if she preferred to Cause of unemploymBW) Ordinance, 1040-of-a· Bill in- seventy odd
day
the
these factors has led to outright tuled "An Ordinance to prevent Chinese community has the would be. Inclined to instol Re-
He said.The...ping up...of
discouragement.
the new regime."
ably gone.
that six
months
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the
partment.
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the
is worth
moro
*rom
Yours faithfully,
US DILLON,
Obituary
came to
Kong Messrs. Deacon and Company of
have not received a Return Form. added together, the total preceeds to Kang and Can-
Under Section 52 (2) of Inland Revenue Ordinance, 1947, persons chargeable with tax who
will remember within three months after the are at least equal to seven mil Whiskers" Stanton and will re- Ane old of the not bendicali gentleman
generation commencement of the scal year. Hon dollars of the present value. gret the passing of are required to notify the Com- It would missioner that they are no problem for the erection of a New which dill so much towards bulla- chargeable, not later than July City Hall. If the Government fug ip the sound reputation of
could spare half of the gain on Eritish trade in the Far East.
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