COMMERCIAL REVIVAL IN S'HAI REPORTED
Splendid tradition of
Conditions in Communist China are such as to induce the wealthier classes to return there from their self-appointed' exile in Hong Kong and the United Statos, the "China Mail" learned yesterday.
HK Police An interview with several foreign missionaries
hos
of
The Hong
Kong Police built
up o hixh tradition valiant service to the community. In incident after incident palice officers of all ranks have shown their readiness to dis in the execution of their duty,
P. C. 344, Tung Kee, who was nurdered on September 17, was at example to all said no official eclease yesterday.
He was the Bon of the lata Mr. Tong Yee-wo and was born' I Thng Bin Village, Tol San District, Kwangtung on Jwio 17, 1925.
-ite, joined the Hong Kong Police on March 14, 1949, and early showed himself to possess the qualities of a good police
leer.
He was of high courage and didinguished himself in April, 1050, and again in June, 1950. In action against armed robbers.
On the day of his death. he hearing that was off duty but
to be a desperate
gong was rounded up, he insisted on join In his cemrades and joining the
party.
ife was shot down while mov Ing into the attack on the hido.
ut of the armed robbers.
ond businessmen who have just come to Hong Kong from Tientsin disclosed that Shanghai is experiencing a commercial re- vivál which is likely to have far-reaching effects on the nation's economy.
They said it was apparent Korean revertes,
P
and has even
to them as early as Mayealtorlalised on the legality of that many members of the the Unked Nations position. well-to-do classes who left Shanghai in the first Bush of
Communist the
occupation
were slowly returning.
Key-money, which went out of fashion Inat year when blocks of apartment houses were empty,
back. The amount new de- manded is not excessive, and in comparison with Hong Kong would even appear to be cheap.
Rent, foodsius, utility rates, tuition fees and transport charges ATC BO TPANonable that a family of Ave is able to get along quite well on an incume of HK$300 & month, one Infermant sold.
Long hot who typical of the Kong pollee officer of
empty. to one lg secund today, who and of whom any conununity ca be justilbly proud.
on
Line of independence
The offiola "Glofang Rhbxo," organ of the Communist Party, recently wrote that the oon.
#dence of the people must be
the
custained, and that it is desir able to assert a proud line of Independence in att things, This comment, coming at the height of
International diplomatic tusale vis-a-via Korea, was widely Interpreted that nint a
Communist China will not Interfare on the side of the North Koreans.
AL
Twa freedoms according to
these sources, remain undisturbed.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1980.
Reminders
Today
Toc meeting, 50, Macdonnell
Road, 0.30 p.m. Foundation Stone Laying Cero:
mony at HK Anti-TB Hors and Follow-up Clinie, by Acting Chief Justico, Mr. E. H. Williams, Queen's Road, Eaat, 5.30 pm. American University Club, musical
and supper dance, HK Hotel,
p.m.
European Women's Section,
YMCA, games morning, 10 NAAFI Club, Kowloon, darts
tournament, 3 p.m.
a.m.
7.45.p.m.
Union Jack Club, whist drive, Nine Dragons Services Club; box
ing championships, 8 p.m.
Yacht owner testifies
+
wage claim case
The American owner of the yacht, Volador main- tained yesterday that some of his alleged crew-plaintiffs in the action for back wages, -had refused to sign the contract which had been previously agreed upon because a cer tain new paragraph had been inserted. Gordon B. Ross, the defendant, mentioned this in the witness box in the course of evidence given on his own behalf when he opened the case for the defence at the Admiralty Court. The paragraph in the con- in agreement to ho signed by tract referred to by Ross for- the plaintifs. The attorney had bade going ashore in foreign advised him that the document ports except by permission was a litle too complicated, and the vessel's master, and that advised him to clarify ..
Ross went on to say that after
HK Boy Scouts present "Gang-10 dangerous weapons or groghe typed the coples, he passed
show of 1950" at European could be brought on board in YMCA, Kowloon, 0.30 pm. the same way. Cla ald of the Anti-TE Fund).
HK
them on to Nesbitt. telling hi to pass the other copies to the rest of the men. He told Nesbit As to the contentions of the and Gay that the agreement he Anti-TB Association, Foun plaintiffs that he had made it had typed out was identical. to dation Stone Laying Cere-no written contract for them to what had previously been agreed anony, Queen's Itoad, East, sign, Ross raid he believed they upon, with the exception of the did not sign the written docu-third paradraph. which had been
of newly added. Sino-British Club Orchestra, Re-ment cffered them because
hearsal, St. John's Cathedral that parograpli and nothing more. The case is being heard by Mr. hall, 6 p.m.
Chilof E. H. Williams, Acting Justice.
5.30 p.m.
Coming events
TOMORROW
Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon,
Peninsula Holol, 12.30 p.m.
Club of HK, lunch,
Y's Men's
Roof Garden, HK Hotel,
12.45 p.m.
Concert of recorded music, Dlo- eesan Boys' School, 0.15 p.m.
The trek back to Shanghai of refugees who And Hong Kong for costly is redected in the im- They are the freedom of religion proved turnover of businesses like and the freedom to tundon the cabarets, night-clubs, bars, cine-wireless to any foreign station. mus, bath-houses and hotels.
All religious bodles in Shanghal Ilotel, Luxurious Park Bubbling Well Road, is no longer carrying on, and the congre- Its 14th floor Sky Terrace rations at church meetings are and establishments remain open, Ballroom is packed every night, invariably large. Mission schools
the on and Hts Peacock Hall
aithough in all cases certain text- delicious second floor-where
und Nine books have been revised. Szechuten food is servedt-enjoys mostly Chinese bishops, rastors good patronage once more.
and priests have replaced foreig Dally room rates at the Park ners in positions of authority. Sixty-one deaths from tuber-Hotel begin from as low as HK$5 culosis, three from enteric fever and go up to not more than HKS ad two each from diphtheria 12. Harely does one need to pay HK$2 for even the and mensies were registered in more than
most sumptuous meal.
DEATHS FROM TB
the week ended September. D.
Totul deaths from all causes was 363 na ngainst 1,224 irths.
hast Year PAL
Flew 260.910 Happy Passengers
Over Nearly 8 MILLION
Miles
hinking
Five Continents
PHILIPPINE AUR LINES
No inflation
The Informants agreed that the most beneficial aspect of Ilfe in Communist China today
Inflation In
Summing up their impressions. the arrivals said that the advent
p.m.
tournament, 7 p.m.; whist- NAAFI Club. Kowloon, snooker
drive, 7.30 p.m. Union Jack Club, tombola; 7.30 Services Club, Dragons tennis - darts competition (second round). 7 p.m. HK Women's International Club,
whist drive, 7.30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Club.
of Communism in China in some Nine Dragons Services ways restores the position of foreigners to what it was in the days of the "thirteen factories" in Canton before Captain Elliot stormand the Bogue and wrested Hong Kong and the treaty-ports from the Emperor in Peking.
tombola, 7.30 p.m. Union Jack Club, dance, 8 p. Cheero Bervices Club, amateur
night, 7.30 p.m.
The
forelgiers have no rights Man Pricca
te the abuanes of the national currency. remain the same for months at a time, and when changes are made the tendency is to effect reductions
Taxation is swiftly assuming reasonable proportions, and for the tnost part they are now so Integrated into the normal cost
and are utterly powerless, but this very dependence on the Chi- nese makes the authorities anxi- ous to promote their comfort and security.
..
never be
acquitted
of arms charge
A jury of six men and one woman at the Criminal Ses- sions yesterday acquilted a 33-year-old unemployed man of the charge of possession of and two rounds a revolver. without a licence.
Rose sald ho subsequently reported to the Philippines au inorities about fivo guna baing aboard hle vestof. This caused a delay In sailing for Hong Колд.
The plaintiffs are A. E. Bryant, G. B. Nesbitt, T. W. Gay and R. H. Goodwin. Mr. B.A. Bernacch
"They did not want to sign Instructed by Mr. 4. S. Rosa of
is representing hd because the new paragraph did plaintiffs.
not agree with them," defendant
Deacons
A fifth plaintiff, J. A. Porras, stated. They did not say any- who claimed wages from Janything to him then, he added, be ary 23, to April 25, this year ture he had put in all the things for in tio at the rate of U8770 per month they had asked (US$217), had his plaim settled contract.
Hearing continues at 10 am yesterday out of Court at the suggestion of Mr. Justice Wi- today. Hama.
The particulars of are as follows
the claim
A. E. Bryant, radlo operator and electrician for wages from Sop tember 1, 1948, to April 23, 1950, at the rate of US$400 a month, US$2,813.33.
R. H. Goodwin, second engineer for wages from January 20, 1950, US$222.50 per month, US$607.60. to April 25, 1950, at the rate of W. Gay, Chief engineer, for wages from September 1, 1949 to April 25, 1950, at the rate of US$ 400 a month, US$2.275.
G. B. Neabil, chief toffeer for! wagen from Boptember 1, 1949 10 April 25, 1950, at the rate of US$ 400 a month, US$2,275.
Goodwin, Gay and Nesbitt also claim lumages for breach of con- tract, und costs of the action.
Registration of school-less children
Some 4,000 children between the ages of five and seven and who are at prenent with- out schools had registered by Monday under the Education Department's new scheme.
The whole programme is going very smoothly, said the Director of Education, Mr. T. A. Nowell, yesterday.
At St. Joseph's College, there were only three registrations, whereas Hennessy Road School While business will
registered 500. Because of this Ross opens caso large number, said Mr. Rowell,. what it was, some profit for a
Hennessy Road will have more is easily forcaveable when a uni- of living that many people pay versal Interchange of goods be-
Opening his own case,, defen- registrars and special arrange Dem unconsciously. Taxation. comes possible again. For this
dunf, entered tho witness box yes-ments will be made to cope with
the numbers. for instance, is written into the reason it is wise to cling to this
terday. amount of most balls and not as foothold which 100 years of alion
Ross denied that the plaintiff The most outstanding feature à separate item for which one has domination have built, and which
Cheng Kam-hing, who was not Bryant was engaged by him at of the campaign, sold the Direc- of Education, is . .the to pay-whlen saves a lot of ex-even intensely active Communist planation and does not irritate nationallem has not succeeded in legally represented, was accord- US$400 a month or at any other for
Bryant and Goodwin, he enthusiastic co-operation of the hall as much.
destroying, the Informants de-ingly discharged by Mr. Justice sum.
Scholes, Senior Pulane Judge. claimed, agreed to work their schools concerned, many of whom to Hong mobilised their Boys Scouts and passage from Manlia' Leserbing the improvements inclured. Shanghal na tar-reaching rather
The prosecution contended that ong without wage or compensa-Girl Guides to asalat..
Some schools have prepared than superficial, one informart
after Cheng was arrested on July fald that private enterprise is re-
15, on information while walking
Ross contended that Gay and artistic posters which were pro- along Turg Yue Lane, Causeway Nesbitt enterri viving by degrees. Commercial
agreeminently: displayed and there was arms are re-opening and re-en-
Bay, he took the police to himent with him to take up the ons school in the Western dis- gaging stall, although trade for
hut on Tung Yuen hill nearby, main boarings of the yacht's main the time being is mainly domes-
where he showed them a parcel engines. It was agreed that the On being opened, it was found two would be paid $150 in Philip
Mr. Rowell related a humo- to contain the gun wrapped in a pine currency auch in addition to quit.
quarters and food, laundry and rous incident which occurred in one of the Eastern Centres, when --- Denying the allegations, Cheng cigarettes on the vacht.
Tefendant maintained that both a small boy marched in with maintained he did not know how Nesbitt and Gay did their job. great assurance, said he was the parcel pot into his home and were paid for it. Nalther of five years old, and registered When moveted by the pollos.
*2371
The problem of unemployment remains acute, and there must be saveral hundred thousand people
Communist authorities,
Evidence in manslaughter case
without work-in-Shanghai-alone.--Further-evidence-was-givon
The
by Richard Alun Jones ut they said, are handling unempley-Central yesterday at the con- ment in two ways:-
tinued committal proceedings
1. By conscription, and,
2.) By the dispersal of surplus against
population into the countryslan.
Chlef Petty Officer Gordon Frederick Howard, The informants denied sugges: aged 30, of HMS Jamaica, tions of unrest in Shanghai, and charged with the manslaught-
unanimously that the people there have accepted their er of David McManus.. new rulers for what they are and desire no change.
agreed
Indoctrination
tion
into an
irlet where a microphone with cud speaker was used to great advantage.
he was asked to take them to them were engaged as n.imbers himself. his house, which he did. Therd of the crow, but as partners in a
Half an hour later, the father
the police pointed out the parcel joint venture which was frustrat-arrived and Confess
Insisted that his
to him, and advised him tood by the seizure of the Volador con's name be deleted, from the ty the Chinese Communist au- list because the small boy was Bayard on not yet four years old and thero-
fore too young to be registered! thorities at Fort
Replying to questions as to February 15 this year.
In the course of further evid-
Court that why the children were boing ence, Rosa told the toward the end of January while realstered, the Director of Educa in Manila, he typed out copies of tion said that unless a true pic- the proposed agreement for each turo of the numbers of children who are without. schools can be of the persons concernod.
Previously, he had consulted obtained the Department cannot This attorney on the making up of plan for future action.
The jury acquitted Cheng by a majority of rix to one after do- The hearing is being heard be-liberating about 10 minutes.. fore Mr. Hin-shing Lo and ac- Mr. M. Heenan, Crown Counsel; cased is being represented by Mr. conducted the prosecution assist DAL. Wright and Mr. S. Ved by Detective Sub-Inspector E. Giblins, Instructed by Messrs. P. Grace. Hastings and Company.
1
Indoctrination is proceeding
Man found guilty space, and young men and wo
'Detective Inspector C. A. A. mont
balag administered Bro
Another man found guilty doses of
pro-Nies of the Homicide Squad con- such
Marxist paganda-jusually britilantly ducted the case for the prosecu- of keeping, a revolver, six mingled with pleas for patriotion. tiam-that a
Richard Alun Jones in evidence rounds and a sword without revival of the Kuomintang becomes more and said that he was a police officer a licence was sentenced to at the Royal Naval Dockyard four years' hard labour and 12
more reinots.
The informants said the record Hong Kong.
of the Communist Army remains unblemished. Communist acldiers are as unobtrusive, as in the days when they wore rags and rotired to mountain caverns for the right. In Shanghai they ramain strictly to themselves, and interfere with
Ha one.
strokes
yesterday at the
"I attended a social evening at Criminal Sessions.
the Dockyard Recreation Club on
Mr. Justice Gould, Senior Pulsne June 10 between 8 p.m. and mild-Judge, pointed out to Fong Siu, aged 41, the warnings recently aught
the
I was there with a party of issued by the Courts on four or five persons. Dance music severe sentences imposed for these was supplied by the band of HMS offences. Jamaica, There were 50 or Gu The police, on August 17;_uct- Ing on information, srested Fong guests at the party.
.
Of the foreign community, the informants painted this picture: Shown a photograph, witness at an unnumbered hut at Lyemun The accused Remaining Eritish, American, said, "I could not recognise: hlm. village, Kowloon.
was in subsequently took the police to a French. Dutch and Portuguese At the, party McManus
seawall about half an hour's walk nationals continue to lead normal civilian clothing.
"I invited him (deceased) to from the place. Ilves. Once in possession of re- gistration cards, they are na my table. He appeared to be Fong removed "a locso stona longer sequired to call at the sober and was quite cheerful. He from a particular spot on the sca police station for renewal of their was at my table for about half an wall, and two parcels were dis hour. There was no trouble at covered in the recess withi permission to stay
As a rule they are allowed to the party. After the dance was They were found to contain the and, the travel to any part of China, pro- over, I saw accused and deceased fully-loaded revolver vided they apply, befereband and going down the stairs. They were sword.
the accused sold In defence, on the state their reasons. Many forog-the only two
yesterday that he was a watch- ners spent this summer in Tring-utaire,
Some have tao..
moved their "Deceased appeared to have man employed by Standard- businesses to Tientsin, and did supported accused down the stairs. Vacuum Oil Co., and lived at the this with the blessing of the The next thing I saw was Me-Lyemun villago with his wife, Government.
Manus going over the railings, and two children. head first 18 to 20 feet from the Some time before his arrest, he claimed, a friend told him ground.”
After David Curry had given he had planted arms in the san evidence, hearing of the case was wall, and offered to call them to him. He was finally persuaded to adjourned till tomorrow.
pay $140 to the friend, howrid❤ ed, though he himself never- DOL eyes on the arms, pav
Foreign clube--with the excep- tion of the YMCA-romain mostly open. To prevent financiul loss to these clubs now that membership hos dropped so severely, thera prevalla a system of membership exchange, so that a member of the Shanghai Club is automatical- ly a member of the Club Lusitano, and a member of the American Club may enjoy all the facilitical! Club Wish ne axira
cost to his pocket
A limited freedom of publica
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