Merchants move goods to Macao
Imports from Hong Kong are causing considerable con gestion in Government and Arivate gotowns In Macao: According to the "Kung Sheung Yat Pao" yesterday,
The newspaper added that Hong Kong marchents with branch offices in Macao, aro favorlehly removing their stocks from Hong Kong me a precautionary measure in the event of a world conflict.
LECTURE ON CHINESE ART
**The Reis of Chinese Art" will be discussed by Helen D. Lag at an Ulustrated lecture to be given at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Rediffusion Studio "A."
Guards on B & S
vessel detained
All the seven Chinesa ormed guards of the Bur- torfield and Swire steamor Hanyang havo been hold in custody by the Chinese Com- munist authorities in Swatow since July 26 aftor the ship orrived there from Hong Kong on the previous day. The cause of the do tention was still unknown last night. News of the detention was brought here yester- day when the Hanyang returned here from Swatow. Captain M. Defty, master of the Hanyang, when asked about the detention, refused to make any statement.
Death rate
in Colony increasing
According to arrivals on the Hanyant, the seven armed guards were "Invited" by members of the Communist Pellee in Swatow with them in thu to go ashore
early morning of July
26. A
on at the Tanyang arrived in Siwntow on the previous day, the master of
the ship had declared
all the arms carried by the ship to the Communist authorities in usually re- it was
out.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 31, 1950.
Group photograph taken at the Indian Recreation the Clubs gave a tea party in honour of Mr. and Mrs. who are proceeding on a pligrimage to Mecca shortly.
luh yesterday, when memtore of U, M. Omar and Miss R. Rumjahn,
("China Mail" photo.)
Pilgrimage
Reminders to Mecca
Today
Mr. and Mrs, U, M. Omar and Miss R. Rumjohn, who are proceeding on a pilgrimage to. Mecca shortly, were guests of honour at a tea party given by members of the Indian Recrea- Whist Drive,lon Club at Sookunpoo yes-
terday.
SKAL Club lecture by Prof. Ejler Alkjaer, Jacobean Room. IIK Hotel, 9 pm. (illustrated by two films European YMCA
Up Union Jack Club, tombola, 7.30
p.m.
Joint Exhibition of oil paintings, water colour by seven con- arist, Hotel temporary Cecil, an. Singers rehearsal, St, Jolin's Cathedral hall, 5.30 pm.
This is the first of a group of five lectures In the History of Chinese Arl which will be given by Mr. Ling each Tucsitny after- moon in August. The lectures are
The death rate in Hong Kong Swatow, an Kont sponsored by the Hong YWCA and are to the has maintained a gradual inquired by the regulations, the In-
open public. Enrolment may be com- crease slace the beginning of tormants aoded.
After the detention had been Pletril
the Downtowa Centre the year, according to statistics nt
effected, the informants Kald. of the "," 1 Duddell Street. of burials and cremations.
of the British Additional enrolments, if there
The first half of the year saw crew members
also forbidden to are still vacaneks, will be taken 8,073 burlads
Government. vessel were itt
Communist werd land in Swatow by half an hour before the first tee- cemeteries, of which 636
the duty aboard policemen en tore at the place of the lecture.
cremations,
vessel. This wns
tu contrary figures rince January to Communist regulations which al- The June are as follows:
low the crew of any foreign ves- Burinis in Government comes in a Communist-held pert to teries-1.183: 1,181; 1,189; 1,103; 1,333; 1,378, Cremations110: Ro ashore, the informants pointed 110; 106; 90;. 106; 105.
While negotiation for the re- HK There were 5,050 exhumations
lease of the dotaled guards be- in the six-month period, which 3,050 were corried outween the B and S office in Swn- tow and the Communist authorl- privately.
The June report of the Urbantles there was believed to be was belne ship Council and Sanitary Department underway, the
that general exhumationed up in the harbour for three stated
days before she sailed for Hong in Kal Lung Wan Cemetery, Easton; on Saturday, the sources Kai Lung Wan Cemetery. We sald.
West Kal Lung Wan West Extensiony The Hanyang sailed for Swatow Cemetery, Mount Davis Cemetery
here on July 24 with more Sium Wall Cemetery, New Kow-than 300 Chinese passengers, in- loon Cemetery No. 7,
7.30 p.m. Tong Cemetery and Sai Yu Shekluding 200 from Saleen.hite
Club, Table old Cemetery and the removal the ship was in Hong Kong, these
Tournament, 8 p.m. of uins from Kai Lung Wan West transit passengers were not al-
Club, Nine Dragons Services (Urn) Ceinctery, Sal Yu Shek, lowed to lon in accordance with immigration regulation. Members
whist drive (cash prizes) Urn) Cemetery and New Kow-of the Hong Kong police were on loon Cemetery No. 0 are con-
board the Hanyang during the Itrains.
two days while the ship was in purl.
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House-cleaning statistics
A total of 40,680 floors were cleaned in routine house cleaning during the first half of the year.
The period saw 1 applications for disinfestation by D.D.T. of 314 floors denit with by the
I Sanitary Department.
The routhie house cleaning was carried out on five mornings cachi | week under the supervision of Health Inspectors,
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Coming events
TOMORROW
Urban Council
HK
raboting, GPO Bldg., 4.15 p.m.
Rotary Club lunch, Root Garden HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. European YMCA, bridge drive, 8
p.m.
Cheer Services Club, whist drive,
NAAF
p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Tennis
Toe 11 meeting, 50, Macdonnell
Road, 6.30 p.m. Women's Section, European YMCA, whist morning, 10
a.m.
NAAFI Club, Services Spoilight, p.m.; Darts Tournament, 8
p.m.
Union Jack Club, whist drive,
7.45 p.m.
Nine
Dragons Services Club,
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In the course of a short speech, Mr. O.R. Sudick, President of the welcomed the guests and Club, paid high tribute to Mr. Omar's ability as a lawn bowler.
thal
He expressed the hope Mr. Omar's visit to Mecca would Kerve as an inspiration to other younger members of the Club.
Mr. Omar rapilad suitably thanking the members of the IRC for their kindness in honouring him, Mrs. Omar and Miss Rumjahn,
He sold that although he will
LAUNCH PICNIC TO CHEUNG CHAU
A launch plonie to Cheung Chau Island ifor members, of of the violting University
Malaya team as well as the Hong Kong University teams has been arranged for to- morrow by the Hong Kong University Students' Union.
The launch will leave tho Vehicular Ferry Wharf. (Hong Kong side) at 4 p.m. and return at 8 pm.
Those taking part in the picnic are requbated to meet at the Vehicular Ferry Wharf (Hong Kong elde) at 3.45 p.m. tomorrow.
Women sprinters cleared by BAAB Tribunal
London, July (20:
A tribunal of the BritisŁ
be away, he would be with them Amateur Athletic Board. to- in spirit, He wished the
Club
every success and exhorted the day cleared two international Club's lawn bowlers to play hard women sprinters, members of if they
their Britain's Empire Games teain they hoped to achieve
First who had been suspended for ambition of winning the Division Championship.
Mr. Omar is the only bowler in the Colony to have won all the Colony Layn Dowls Compali-
4 year by the Wonien's Amateur Athletic Association.
The team manager had com- plained that the two 'giris, Miss He was five times
singles Sylviis Cheeseman and Miss Doris champion, twice Colony Pairs Butter, were not amenable to dis champion, ones Triples champion cipline during their journey to New Zealand for the Empiro and once Rinks champion.
Games last February.
Mr. Omar alsa represented the Colony in numerous Lawn Bowls Interports against Shanghai and Hankow. He is also a Interport crickeler.
former
dancing class, 6 pam.; boxing, SENTENCES IN
Ju-Jitsu training, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Act of reprisal Speculating on the cause of tho detention of the guards, the Informants thought that might have been an act of re. print by the Chinese Communist authorities In Swatow againet the refusal by Hong Kong au- thorities to let the 200 transit
here. land
The passangers
the guarda on
Hanyand former members of the Honp Kona police, they pointed out. Recolling at carller incident invalving guards of H B and 5 the informants said that The frequency decreased by months ago when a cerlain Bandy's one morning beginning May.
5 ship docked in Communist-held the Because of
acute water elagtoo, the guards were not shortage, house cleaning opera-allowed to Jane tions were suspended in Kowloon The Hanyang arrived here yes- HK from April 12 to May 19, 1950. terday with 250 tons of general ut 6.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. while in Hong Kong nullah wa-cargo and eight Chinese pazace- ter was used.
gers. Mr. A. Grant, Fourth Off-Nine
who was Disinfestation service is avall-cer of the ss. Anhui able to the public on payment of seriously injured by burns when $20 for the first two gallons and the Anhui cank off Swatow after $5 for each subsequent-gallon of hitting-a-mine, returned here by the Hanyang. He has completely necovered from his injuries.
D.D.T. used.
During the January Junc period, 10.078 articles were dis- Infected. A total of 247 vehicles were similarly treated.
HK'S WAR ON RODENTS
were
Nearly 100,000 rodents collected during the January- June period from various sources on the Island and In Kowloon.
A total of 80,790 rats was col- lected from public bins: 543 were found poisoned and 18,025 were trapped.
The number, of dead rodents collected after. polsoning treat- ment is, as a rule, a very small percentage of the total number actually destroyed and cannot be used to rouge, results,
PLANE CRASH
IN CANTON !
A training plane crashed at Conton's Tien Ho (Mility Way AirGeld on July 26, said the pro- Nationalist Hong Kong Times" In a report from Canton yester day.
"The report added that the pilot, Chen Mu-sheng, trained in Mos- cow, was killed. The plane was one of the 13-Japanese military alreraft recently transferred to Canton Iron Manshuria,
CHEN: QI-FUS MISSION
Any statement from the B and S Company on the detention of the guards was unavailable yes- terday.
Another B and S ship, the Tai- nan, is to sail today for Swatow,
TWO WOMEN DIE IN FALLS
Two young Chinese womcu fell or jumped to their deaths in two
different parts of the Colony yesterday.
Kowicon Rotary Club luncheon,
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Men's Club luncheon-meeting, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m. Women's International Club, Bathing Picnic, buses leave
PRAGUE TRIALS
Prague, July 20. A five-man State. Court to- former day sentenced four officials of the Czechoslovak foreign ministry and a former Vice-President of Parliament to Dragons Services Club, terms of hard labour for high games competition, 7 P treason and espionage. Alm: "Johnny Angel", 8.30 p.m.
Union Jack Club, tombola,
p.m.
7.30
The same court sentenced Dr. Ladislav Pinkas, employer of the British Embassy in Prague and British subject, to five years hard NAAFI Club, whist drive, 7.30 labour for anti-State activity. p.m.; dancing class, 7.30 p.m.fined him 10,000 crowns and ordered the confiscation of half of hid property.
RECREATION
CENTRE OPENS
Dr. V. Chytil Vice-President of the Czechoslovak. National Assembly until the Communist rise to power' in. 1998; was sen- tenced to 12 years hard inbour, The Hong Kong and Kowloon while Foreign Ministry officials formally wore sentenced to various terms Residents' Association opened its bathing and recreation-from 22 years down to four years al centre at the Diamond Amtise-imprisonment, with hard labour. ment Park, Diamond Hill, Kow- Five Czechoslovak army officers have been sentenced to total of loon, yesterday.
nearly 20 years imprisonment for theft and abuse of authority.
The opening ceremony was performed. by Miss. La But-chiu, popular Chinese stage and scroon,
A well-dressed woman, who re-actress. gistered under the namă of Lau The centre includes swimming Yan-nul, aged 20, and who was pools for adulis, children and known to speak Cantonese, fell learners. or jumped from the sixth floor of the St. Francis Hotel, Cause- way Bay, at 3.40 a.m. yesterday. She was killed, instantly.
An hour later another woman, Leung Tan-ll, aged 35, working Iri a club at 422 Des Voeux Road, West, fell from the second floor and suffered compound fractures. She died at the Queen Mary Hospital.
FLYING BOMB EXPERIMENTS.
New York, July 29." The United Stated Navy is ex- perimenting with flying bomba fa the heart of: New York City, But nobody gets hurt the shooting is all on paper.
Gulded missile research
ex-
Dr. Chen, Li-fu centrally, reports use an electric brain to garded-as-the-loader of the unravel preliminary, mathematical Kuomintang's CC etique, has been problems la determining a wea appointed to represent Nationallat pon's futurn behüviour,” China at the forthcoming World If a mixlio "works" they build Moral Re-armament Conference it
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Titled "Project Cycline,"
the This was reported yesterday, in dovico saves millions of dollars the independent vernacular."Sing which would otherwise be spent Tao Jih Ins. In a Télpett mess on actual tests, the Navy sald ago,. The report added that Dri Associated Press.
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Local markets and licensed. meat, shops were suppited with a, The-Kuomintang nuwipayor]|| total of 16,786.6|tolis: fat v mest during the Lest six months of the orday) year.
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They were found guilty of stealing army rations, clothing. cameras and other apparatus, and using army vehlètes for private purposes.Router,
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On appeal, the tribunal found that none of the charges was of a really serious nature and по evidence whatever War given: of conduct which could In any way be desaribed: u reprehensible of an. Im-
proper nature,
"We assume that the General | Committee of the Wonien's Aria teur Athletic Association will Irescind the decision of June and that the twe athletes may then gard the incident as closed," the report concluded-tenter.
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