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THE, CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1950'!
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Personalia
Mr. and Mrs. Lo Yoke-meng and Mr. L. Dimberline left Hond Kong for Singapore yesterday by the m.. Hai Iling.
Mr. B Sydney-Smilth of the "Dally Express" arrived from Japan by Pan American World Airways yesterday.
Mr. Smith who had been In Japan and Koren for the past three months, is here to awalt
of his paper.
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Correspondence
The Editor takes no responsibi. ty for views expressed in lettera by. correspondents, and by 119.
them,
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Sir, Your paper has been reporting the arrest and prosecu- tlun of persona smuggling kero- sene, tusoline, and fuel oll out of the Colony. Wo consumera who, until the enforcement of that embargo order, were offered and were Euying regularly such oils, are no longer able to get them
without alficulty or without pay-
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sumer
Official account of typhoon given
servatory, gave the following official accoun of the typhoon, yesterday —
the
TYPHOON DAMAGE IN NT
Formation of a group in Hong Kong to study films means necessarily agrees with Mr. G. S. P. Haywood, Director of the Royal Ob
and hold discussions an thom" was suggested by Fother A. Cooney, SJ, in the course of a lecture he gave at the British Council Library
A tropical storm developed to the East of th yostorday.
'Philippines' on September 30, crossed th A critical analysis of the best films available, and
mountains of North Luzon on October 1 an an understanding appreciation of what are
2 and headed into the China Sea on a We good and what are bad films, is essential in
North West course. a place like Hong Kong, not only from the
Observations of swell taken by f point of view of educators but also from that higher prices. And the lead-members of the Observatory staf of the growing generation, said Fathering all companies announced that at Cape D'Aguilar indicated that they have, obeyed Government the storm developed to typhoon Cooney:
orders to stop sales for export Inteonity as soon as it entered The cinema's today undis- | than to read it. That is why but to continuo supplying con- the China Sea. fresh orders from the home office putably the most powerful Television is becoming so popu-
No. 1 typhoon signal, Where, then, ars the supplies "stand-by warning, was hoisted means of propaganda and enlar in America.
oll at 4 p.m. on October 3 as it was Father Coanoy said he found of kerosene, garoline and Mrs. Helen Ling, well known tertainment in the world. it
typhoon when ho coming from that are caught then likely that the
Extensive domago was suffér this out for himself authority on Chinese
Art and is a subject of perennial and asked his pupils whether they who own them? Who sold them? 24 hours time.
of being smuggled would affect Hong Kong in about by farmers in the New Territori the course ontiques, left
United absorbing Interest, and
The typhoon, as a result of flic typhoon we had read auch and such a book is there anything wrong with the however, advanced States aboard a Philippine Air educators we should try to More often than not the answe present system of control?
with exas ther conditions during the week Lines aircraft yesterday after assess for ourselves, and try was "No but I've seen it on the are there big schemes and big almost stationary to the South Operating slowness, and remained
"The damage, however, wi confined to seedlings. There w to make our students to dis- acreen,"
East of Pratas on October 3. rackets behind the whole bust-
no noticeable decrease in the veg tinguish between good films
Gale winds blew for 36 hours at tables handled by the Gover and bad films," he said..
I is reported that Western Pratas, and for 16 of these thement Wholesale Markeling On business men are concerned over the exports of strategic materials knots. In spite of the
average wind speed exceeded 50 ganisation...*
very bad reaching Russia and her satellites conditions on this island, the Isolated reports from the Ne
We read through Hong Kong.
weather station there continued to Territories showed that at Fa leading oll companies avowals to send hourly reports to the Obser- ing one farmer lost 30 per co adhere
to and enforce
rigidly In the discussion which en-
vatory, which were of the utmost of his vegetable seedlings and
Sun Tin, 80 per cent of o sued, a member of the audience the policies of their rospective value in tracking the typhoon. governments. The fact that the
3, farmer's sprouting vegetables we On the evening of October cáid the standard of. i filmy shown in Hong Kong has been authorities have been continually the typhoon was again on the destroyed by wind and rain. deplorably low or late. He said catching such smugglors must be move towards Hong Kong, and
The loss of a small flebing bo a matter, as to so serious
require No. signal (gales expected from
7 it a group was formed meme special and thorough investiga-the North East) was hoisted at was reported to the Governing bera of the public should be tions. Those of us who have not
The wind here Fisheries Department yesterda bought or sold a single gallon piened from
North invited :ty jain.uggested the oil since the Korean episode eer- throughout the following day fishing beats which broke th The boat was one of two sm tuinly cannot be held responsible. reaching gale force at times in cx mooring at Stanley or Thursd Who, then, are responsible? posed placen; gusts up is 50 knots and drifted out to sea.
Faithfully you s
were
tho being A KEROSENE CONSUMER Observatory late that evening.
recorded at 80 DAYS AGO.
Early on the morning of Octo- ber 8, the typhoon was centred about 150 miles South East of the Colony, moving almost directly towards it. No. 9 signál (gáje expected to increase) was accord-
Mr. P. J. Griffiths, well known local lawyer, left the Colony for Talpeh by Pacife Overseas Air- ways afternoon.
ys Yosterday afters on a bus ness and pleasure trip, is expect- ed to return here after a fort- night.
Aidan Crawley arriving today
Mr. Aldan Crawley, MBE, MP, the Under-Secretary of State for Air, who is on a 10-day visit to the Royal Air Force in the Far East, is expected to arrive at Kal Talk today.
During a brief two-day visit, Mr. Crawley will visit all RAF Units in the Colony und, on Sun- day afternoon, will be with the Hong Kong Auxillary Air Force Squadron at Kai Tak.
the
He will leave Hong Kong for Korea on Tuesday to sec Royal Air Force Flying Boats at work in the Korean War.
· Mr. Crawley 19 a former "week-end" airman, joining No. 000 (City of London) Auxiliary Squadron in 1930.
At the out break of War he was called up as o fighter pilot and was later transferred to the Intelligence Branch and saw service in the Balkans.
Father Cooney sold many boys on girls go to see films just for entertainment, without an appro clation of its artistle value. How often, for instance, they go to se
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film just because of the stars, without a care who the director or producer in
Most people, in Father Cooney's opinion, don't really bother much about what kind of film they see. Hong Kong should have a small thoatre where the, best of Con tinential, British and American films are shown. Studio One in Oxford Street, London, is such theatre, and it has proved to be ninancial success.
Dollars for substance
The speaker, then roviewed the development of the film industry in Britain, and on the Continent, and discussed the merits and de merits of the Auns they produce,
Low standard
Father Cooney educators and students in such an organisation because it war fait the growing gencration more than others should be made to sppreciate what is a good film and a bad lm
One member of the audience Το To make such an experiment drew attention to the language
in Hong Kong Buccessful
dimoulty, as many of the Chinese would first be imperative that do not understand the dialogue, young boys and girls approach their, entertainment guage is not all important, as the with thoir critical faculties appeal of the visual image is sharpened; that they should much stronger.
but for cubstance."
tradition
Shots fired
should Father Cooney, replied the lan: at evacuation of 7 am
for
pay their dollars not for atare Before the meeting closed, members were asked to leave or "I think our Chinese youthi send their names if they were with its long heritage of artistic interested in becoming members
should be capable of of the proposed group. The idea Judging the potentialities of this this were fed for crition new medium, the cinema, which telks combined with exhibition has produced much that is great of Hume of the best films, and lasting. Our schools and our analytical discussion. University should give the lead In this matter, and it is up to us as educators to mould the taste of the young; and to put before them for their appreciation the greatest works of some of the
sald of the cinema," artists Father Cooney.
vessel
China const.
the
Within 60 miles
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One of the boats returried yea terday Kittie worse for the ex perience, but there was no new of the other boat.
It could not be atcertaines whether there was anybody ol the boat at the time it drifte gut to saa.
Most fortunately for Hong Kong, the typhoon now began to Up to late yesterday afternoon fill up rapidly so rapidly, in fact, there wore no reports of loss or The Danish évacuation ship, that the barometer actually began daniago frum, the various deppis as. Heinrich Jessen, which arrived to rise here while the centre was of the Department. It is believer here yesterday with more than still approaching The wind the foot is safe, thanks to th 170 passengers, was fired on as it moderated, and It was obvious early warning of the threatened was trying to seek temporary
that
the denger of hurricane typhoon. shelter from the typhoon off the winds occurring bore was past.
At the first notice of a possible At 1 p.m. No. 9 signal was re- This was disclosed by one of placed by No. 8 (gale expected typhoon, warnings were sent by wireless to the various depots o He returned to flying duties
tiv passengers aboard, who said from the South East)..
anchorages whence they ar he could poslato whether the In 1941 and commanded a fighter
picked up by the smaller. fishin Squadron in the Western Desert.
fire came from Communist shore
Boats which have no radio- sol batteries or Nationalist warships. In July of that year he was shot
p.m. the storm centre was of their own. At 3'' down and taken prisoner.
The shots, which did not hit the
60 Most of the larger An While in German POW Campa
Heinrich Jessen, were believed in at its closest, passing about he
The miles to the South South West of mechanised trawlers have recely divided
his time studying
have been warning shots,
of their own install economics and planning escapes
master of the vessel immediately Hong Kong. The wind had veer- ing sa
to East South East and rosa and both for himself and for others.
ordered the ship to proceed to
receive the warnings direc force During one of his own escapes Earlier in his talk Father
wards Hong Kong to escape being again to gale
By 9 a.m. yesterday the storm he travelled frown North Poland, Cooney gave a review of the Wim
hit, the passenger Balth via Berlin, to the barders of industry which attained its half
The ship, which brought re- was centred about 200 miles West Switzerland before he was re-entenary in 1944. At the end of pregnant woman-were killed fugees and evacuees from Shang- South West of Hong Kong, head Water cuts
Ing towards Northern Hainan. captured.
the mechanical con- and three others were injured hai, Peking and Tientsin, arrive Winds here had moderated slight-restared He was made a Member of the trivances of Marey, Reynaud, the when part of a hillside Because of typhoon
Hong Kong Wednesday on July 1040 largely for his escape planning work. Mr. Crawley became Under Secretary of State for Air early this
year,
50 years
Seven die in Valley landslide
Seven persons-including a
in'
Order of the British Empire in umleres, Friese-Greene, Paul Happy Valley, weakened by she moored in Junk any Dr, but were still strong in squal-
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and Edison, have developed inte the recent wind and rain, col-venting any passengers
ly showers.
The following figures from the cumeras and projectors capable of entertaining the world whose lapsed early yesterday morn leaving the ship until yesterday. Observatory records may be of
More than 100
Portuguese re-interest population is estimated to buying on some squatter huts.
Storm approaching Hong Kong: The fatal victims of the land- fugees were on board. The
majo 230,000,000 seats a week.
Cinema attendance in Britain is slide, which occurred above Sing rity of them immediately booked-Highest gust: 51. knots from 50. times greater than that at the Wo Road near the Hong Kong passages on river steamers for North North East at 4.40 a.m. on October 5. Highest mean hourly professional theatres.
Jockey Club Stables, are said to Macap.
More than 20 International Rewind: 33 knots from North
North in Holly be three men, two women and Capital investments
fugee Organisation charges were East between 8.30 and 9.30 a.ml wood are estimated at US$131,-two small girls,
The slide started about 6 am intend to proceed to
also on the ship The To
majority on October. 3; Rainfall: 15.8 mm, 750,000, and the number of pep-
Palestine.
(0.02 ple employed in the film industry when some of the inmates of the
Several. however, are going to
Storm 6.
receding from Hong little In the States is 31,000. The an
squatter colony saw the
Australia
Kong: Highest gust: 55 knots nual pay-roll In Hollywood ground abave them shift. Several
The trip marked the Jessen's from East South East at 4.10-9.01. US$290,361,610.
managed to run away before the 10th successful voyage to Tientsin on October B Highest mean hour earth came crashing down on to evacuate foreign nationals from ly wind: 34 knots from East bet China In the past 14 months. tween 3.30 and 4.30 p.m. -on The Fire Brigade and police
October 5; Rainfall (to midday on The cinema, lo mass enter-were immediately. summoned
brought to the door and rescue work was started at HKDF PROMOTIONS October 6): 160.5 mm.
****There were no outafandin, Inches). New oppointments and pro- At Kai Tak Airfield a maxi- departures from normal li motions in the Hong Kong De- mum gust, af 71 knots from North September's weather" Raláfal fence Force were announced was recorded at 11 p.m. on Octor was 2,6 mm. below norinal. "Government Gazotte" yesterday ber 4.
Mass entertainment
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them
of the remotect "corners of the one. The injured were taken to earth. He *nawsreels, dodu the hospital by ambulance, montarles and record fime open
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of Zygmunt teer Reserve: John Cecil Faber to world, with its peoples, Its been announced
Salamon, mechanic, of 3. Royal be Sub-Lieutenant (E), ** events and its' discoveries
Auxillary Air The cinema was invented out Tank Regiment, Sek Kong, Now
cashier, of 805 Gerald Gauntlett to be Flight Leutenant/General Duties Pilot. Omcer Edayard Francis flicks,
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