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Last Night's
: Storm
Last night's thunder- storm. brought free than an Inch of rain. The Obser- vatory recorded 0.04 inch from (23.8 mm)' of rain midnight to 10 am today.
Up to midnight Jester- day the year's rainfall was below the average. A total of 4.73 inches (120.2 mm) had fallen from midnight January 1 against Average of 5.40 Inches
(138.5 mm).
No serious
·JM.-
damage was reported from last night's -stor
Mail Notices
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at 3 pm on the Perloon l'est Malls are closed n Ofice, one hour earlier than tha G.P.O, clong times.
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CHINA MAIL
Chinese Reform Association Airs Some Grievances
The following letter has been received from Mr S. W. Chow, hon secretary of the Chinese Re-
| form Association, in which is aired some criticism of the current Budget and some grievances con- cerning war reparations and Government's social welfare policy.
The latter reads: Sin-In view of the publica- tion of the Omeial replies to the Budget Debate, it would serve public Interests if you would be good enough to spare valuable space to enable the following sitmmaries of our General Com- mittee's Report on the Budget.
and
nesses lle, that we are chilled by the first cold breeze that blows. Let us strengthen ourselves so that we may be healthy enough to steer through the breakers and ride through the storm.”
SOCIAL WELFARE
is
It lends itself to the
The most significant thing about the Social Welfare Services: There has been a steady inenense. in Pansion during the Estimates is the steady decrease last four years, from 0.49m, 7.3m, throughout the last four years 7,8m, to 8.5m, in percentage of in
of in actual welfare expenditures 8.3%, 7% and 9.2% respectively. and the total budget of the Thus there an increase of Department, while the adminis
in Personal 32% on the 1948-8 expenditure trative expenses and 25% increase in two years, Emolun
Emolument have sharply The backlog of omcials already creased. eligible for retirement when the interpretation that the Govern- retiring age was towered to 45 nahleve
once again trying to 45 ment
the self-supporting In 1947 has by now been worked out. slace there are no other policy as observed in the evening scheme. THURSDAY, MARCH 29
contributory causes, the increase clinies and health group By Air
Hongkong's present charity sys Eestis evidently due to the permanent Pakistan, India,
p.m. Africa & Europe,
Vis feet of shis lowering of aga tem of social welfare
lim 21. Shee the average
in the England of the life current 3.0.A.C.
Malaya, Indonesia. 6 pm. { RTD 24, Slam,
expectation Was five
year credited in England in favour of |
19th Century, long since dis- C.P.A.
when normal retiring age was Japan, Korea, 5 p.m. 1.0.A.C.
55 (Government experience
ofa State sponsored system, exempt Philippines. 6 p.tn. P.A.L
and the lowering Indo-China, France, French North 1930-5),
of the from the slurs of charity &West Africa. 6 pm. Air France retiring age to
While passing the 50 doubled, at inadequacy. Chis, People's Republic, 8.30 a.m.; least, the pension burden; and burden of social welfare to the
lowering to 4.30 p.m. irain via Canton,
45 trebled it. In people through the various Koi Fong Associations, Government Philippines, 1 p.m. Almkerk.
fact it more Hermod. Blain, 2
sinec ધ MARCH 20
person who can take his is employing more civil servants By Air
live to supervise and see that the at 43 is likely to Case
***Kai
full the role
they The longer than he would have done Fongs
for. created
By Surfara
Middle
Formosa, 10 am. Via C.A.T.
Indonesia. Ceylon, Indie,
Mealey and peale. Ces piroue. 3
Borneo,
Australia,
p.m. B.O.A.C.
EN. Zealand. 3 p.m. Q.E.A.
Philippines, Guam, inwall, U.S.A... Canada, & p.m. P.A.L.
Formosa, 3 p.m. I.K. Airways,
By Surfac
Macao, & .m
Men/Hongkong.
4,30
D.M. Yu
China, People's Republic, 3.30 am.
430 p.m. train via Canton.
Malaya, i p.m. e ftoi Houw. Philippines, 2 p.m. 3 Trafalger. SATURDAY, MARCH 1 By Air
Formosa, p.m. Via C.A.T. Slom. p.m. P.0.A.B.
By Surfaca
Macno, Ban 4.30 p.m. Men/Hongkong.
2
D.m.
Yu
32
Pres.
than trebled
efficiency
If
the
13
that
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"Estäblished" 1845
THE CHINA MAIL,” THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1951.
Demonstration By Burmese Women
Alleged Gunman Accused Of Stealing Watches
Kan Yung-kwai stood trial before Mr Justice Gould. at the Criminal. Sessions this morning accused of robbery of three Rolex gold watches from a Kowloon shop, while being armed with a revolver.
With him in the dock stood Kwok Kam-hoi and Yeung Shing-yau on arraignment for alleged receiving of one watch each.
Before the jury were called, Mr M. Heenan, Crown Counsel, for the prosecution, informed his Lordship that the Attorney-General had directed that he proposed to enter a nolle prosequl against Kwok and Yeung on the receiving indictment. It will be filed in Court today," he added. Both men were discharged accordingly.
if te had to continue to work armmunity spirit the Govern New S6 and then retired. Gov-ment so justly praised has not
emment has repeatedly
Govern- been followed by thre ngunced its intention to recruitment as it should.
Therefore, its staff from local personnel inet the $ for $ policy be applied ever increasing someone he content portion here as well and every dollar the actual Fong donates for Kal rest of his natural life in Hong-weltare work be matched by kong, he should not always be another dollar from Govern itching to relire rich and ment's Revenue.
early. thus depriving the Colony of Let the Government restore his matured judgment and
plan of Self-gover- ad- the original vice gained at publie
sumed at public expenses
Associations, Kaitong enses ning from years of service. Ad-trusting to their neighbourliness suffers that welfare will not be forgol- ministrative from the frequent interruption ten. Another point in this con- of civil servants who come and nection is that self-support as
the so-called
permanent
anent a
polley, when adopt matter of civil service being the least per-ed by private charity, is
is ethi-
but Kan. manent element of the Com-cally and morally sound:
ad- munity. Polley
Polley making senior why should a government officials, whose policy by nature minstrative policy be keyed at should be the longer the belter, such a low pitch like that of a are generally those whose re-commercial venture, and evade maining tenure of office is the
the the
primary responsibility. shortest. The Government should
It is understandable for
apany at 30, Nathan Road, and lenst bencat from the missionary hospital to aim
a! went to the watch department practice of the local mercan-self-supporting pras
budgets
he asked to see counter with After conversa~ | tle houses and raise the retir-the
the overhead, principally the
Rolex ing age to accord with theirs, salaries payable to the over-handed him, on request, two In foreign cx tion as to the price, a Toki which
would
limit mean,
change, is charged to higher by five to 10 years.
Sentence of nine months, hard At seas mission donations. Let, the
more Rolex watches
and with the Attorney-General's Debate Government Increase the hope the three in his hand the would-be 13, by passe dimorf Mr Latimor at promised
be customer produced a packet Central this morning for of cigarettes pretending that he
possession of 32 tacls of raw was going to smoke.
cplum.
China, People's Republic, 8.30 am.: 4.30 p.m. train via Canton.
Philippines Monroe,
Tadia, Pakistan. 2 p.m. as Pen takots,
Formes, 3 p.m. as Wing Sang SUNDAY, APRIL 1 Fly Air Phlippines, D.N. Barnes. 3 p.m. Via C.P.A
India, Pakistan, Burina, Blam.
"Africa & Europe, Middle Eart p.m, 8.0.A.C.
Japan, Korea, 5 p.m. B.O.A.C. Indo-China, p.m. Air France. Formose. 8 p.m. H.K. Airways. By Surface Macao, 10.m.. ss Kwong Bul. China, People's Republic,! train vis Canten.
10 ..
MONDAY, APRIL 2 By Air Formosa, 2 p.m. Via C.A.T. U.B.A., Canada, 2 b.m. P.A.A.
"Negotiator Named
Was
Kalimpong, India, Mar. 28. Tibet's ruling Dalai Larna on reported to Wednesday
General Ngabeu, have riamed who surrendered Chambo for- tres to Chinese Communist the Himalayan fireworks, as
Prime Minister, country's new
with making peace with
a.
19
while
Budget of
relled
to review the entire system in Department, for it has the light of recent experiences for too long on voluntary and for
revision; it is private charity there possible
to carry the therefore urged that the Gev-burden,
ལ་་ ernment should take the bull by
WAR CLAIMS the homs and boldly announce
My
cused,
A jury of six men and a to have a good look at the ac- woman were empanelled to try
Mr Heenan added that the third watch was not recovered. Evidence was then called and the hearing is proceeding,
Mr Heenan told the Jury that on the evening of January 3, a Chines make, whom the Crown alleged was the accused, entered the premises of On Shing Com-
The Crown further alleged that this man then drew
The question of War Claims revolver and pointed it at red Its immediate abandonment and and reparation includes the inmates. He then disappeared replace It by a more cono-sore point that rankles most into the road with the watches
andrealistic approach. the mind of the people as one to protect itself from being which damages most the
PAWNSHOP INCIDENT
went to n
pawn a
Rolex pawn-
OPIUM
in
DRINK
For Hospitality
Serve Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
pon
Coca-Cola
Sapper Sentenced For False Pretences, Theft
Pleading guilty to three counts of obtaining money and goods by false pretences and simple Jarceny, Donald Gibbs, 21, sapper, Royal Engineers, New Territories, was sentenced to nine months by Mr Latimer at Central this morning.
Defendant was charged with obtaining $10 by: false pretences from Mrs K. Grimmo at the Toc H Hostel, Macdonnell Road, on February 16 by falsely pretending that the Rev. M.D. Goulder had. pro- mised to lend him the money; with stealing at St Joseph College, a lady's engagement ring, a khaki shirt, a silver coloured box containing two name chops, a fountain pen, a pocket knife and $4 în cash, the property of John Lam valued at $678, am February 25,
- Gibbs was further charged |
with intent to with obtaining defraud from Mrs AJF. Eberle at Flat No. 16 "Hillcrest," 114 the Peak, a parcel containing a pink coloured lady's underslip valued at $27 by falsely pre- tending that he was leaving for
Women screamed · de- fiance at a recent Rangoon demonstration against Thakla Nu's Socialist government. Nearly 1,500 Burmese and Karens, England on March 10 and that some wearing their tradl-upon his arrival in England he would forward the parcel to tional robes, surrounded
the addressee, the Secretariat' shouting anti-government slogans. This picture shows, a group of Burmese and Karen women screaming deflance at the armed guard watching them from behind a barbed-wire outside the stockade Rangoon Secretariat.
AP Picture,
Pickpocket Caught
BBC Cut
In Services
(Our Own Correspondent)
London, Mar. 28. While the keenest anxiety
Dot, Sub-Insp, J.M. Gurney, O.C. Anti-Robbery Squad, pro- secuting, said that defendant deserted his Unit on December is expressed regarding the since effect in foreign territories
he the
20 Last year and his desertion, been wandering in and asking
TOO
for help Hongkong
had
ony of the prospective cut in the Colony.
from BBC Overseas Services as a
On
result of reduction in the Government grant an-
last night, nounced
18-
residents in February 16, he went to the mot Mre по H Hostel where Grimmo to whom he said he was returning to his Unit and surances were forthcoming that Rev. Goulder, the warden from official sources today of the Hostel, had promised him that services for Colonial
$10. Defendant then sabed her If she could give him the money in advance, and he was subsequently paid. On his ro
be turn, the wanden revealed
territories would be affected only alightly. The Colonial Office through its broad- casting chief, Mr J. B. Miller, is keeping a close watch on the situation in going on.
discussions now with the BBC.
It is possible that detalls of
Services
may be.
had made no promise to pay him any money.
On February 22, defendant went to St Joseph's College and Twenty-one-year-old Yiu said he wanted
a place for a Kau-chi, who garnered $20 short stay, saying that he was on
all from picking the leave. He was told to share a the proposed alterations to the pockets of four unknown room with a teacher, John Lan Overseas
February 25. During the available at the end of the victims on March 20, 28, 26 absence of. Lam, defendant got week, said a BBC spokesman. He confirmed and 27, was brought before away with his property amount this afternoon.
of; Mr Winter at Kowloon this ing to 3878. Defendant pawped them was no expectation
to the colonies. ring had not been recovered. THREW AWAY morning when he pleaded gold finger ring for $100. The drastic curtailments to services
The biggest guilty to the charges and to
worry is over On the night of March 9, the prospective 1040 of one returning from banishment.
to the flat of hundred men, many defendant went
of them. in- at the Peak
attached
to specialised langu- Yiu was sent to prison for Mr Eberic
forming her that he was aage staffs, difficult to get back two years.
wounded Boldier from Korca WOL
In addition to prevision, news Det-Insp. Grace said that on whereupon he was well treated they have been dispersed..
Defendant also
and feature services in many Tuesday a detective was in the by the hostess.
Innguages spoken throughout Nam told Mrs Eberle that he would Offce branch Post
in
Commonwealth the BBC Cheung Street when he abser- be flown back to England Very
So 5000
he was entrusted
bas provided such alds to with a parcel to be taken back educational programmes for to England as a birthday pre-colonies as preparation. re- sent for Mrs Eberle's friend.
cords for schools
in those ter Taken to the Police Station,
ritorica. the man, after enquiries, ad-
also told the Insp. Gurney mitted that he had picked the Court that defendant had admit- pockets of four persona.
ted to the Police that he had one previous conviction of robbery The Police record revealed
in England and had served a that defendant had been con- sentence of six months. victed in November for a similar offence and he was ex- A senior officer told the Court pelled after being sent to pri- that defendant's army character
was fair.
admitted
Revenue Inspector D. Knox sold at about 2.15 p.m. yester- day.
defendant was stopped in front of No. 135 Connaught
Central throwing away two packets into Road
and was
soca mical
the Harbour. One of the pickets suspreted thn It governs for pulation of British fairplay, It
was recovered and was found The following day, a Chinese to contain 32 taels the brnent, not of the govern-is that of Military Yen Occupa male, who was not the accused,
of raw cd, but of the civil service. tion
Hongkong,
oplum. in noles.
pawnshop at 90,
the nearly every sense,
Defendant except in US EMBARGO
Queen's Road West where he offence. Regarding the
bricks and moriar, suffered as US Embar much from the Occupation
by endeavoured to negotiation,
the
while the beo-watch, but Government Japan as elecwhere. The pro- has long
been accustomed, in ple outside the Camps suffered broker was checking his list of speaking for the Colony of ple
stolen property; the man de- permanent damages and Hongkong, to reserve
right of autocracy; ed, without
to itself loss than those intern-paried and left the watch 'be- ehind. The pawnbroker handed colc Peking,
any of the.com- benevolent It may pensating factors. The reports, from usually re- however
Physical the article to the Polles.. llable sources at Yatung, said have meant to be, to think and
On January 13, a similar in- ere. deterioration and moral degrada everybody
Police boarded a fishing Junk Ngabeu was acceptable to the peak
the negotiation is with tion is beyond compensation cident happened at a pawnshop Communists and long had ad- When
material and economie at 540, Queen's Road West off Lung Ku Island and found F rapprochment with London
one has the quemment, ne but
We remedied con be to deny ones
where a third man tendered an- a musket, two Chinese cannons, drive home the fact other Rolex the adequacy
watch. This man four small basketa of metal of murst
and four by that War, like Crime, does not was detained and handed over shots
gunpowder nominated
charges, the pay. Government must display to the Police authorities.
The junk master, Chan Kau- pense of Justice to the people concerns a
the
for
Home
Government.
Now
Weapons Found On Junk
of embargo omacy who were left to fence for them- · The next event was the arresttal, Red 39, was brought before ||
ernment
whose
to
arms
sund
new Prime Minister, was or question The described as a "clever politician, the spokesman
good administrator and a bad the soldier."
sald Ngabeu Gay These reports
unortho-selves at the mercy of the Con- of the accused on January 14.
Mr --Winter -- at ; Kowloon – this | At an the unconditional
Identification parade, would personally hend a dele prides itself on its
in Peking deky, accustomed to talk about queror after
of posscasion gation to, negotiate
to identify the accused but a Ammunition and was fined $50. for peace, and that he would the wishes of the people rather surrender in 1941. Japan's sur- the On Shing shop foki failed morning when he pleaded guilty be joined there by two Tibetan then, that of the government's, render : wig, also unconditioni roki of the electrical department
C. Cheung that be done to have been in New Hongkong with a system of obvious for all with eyes and of the premises picked him out as the arms were not serviceable.
of with the, difference
The Voice of being the robber. The Crown, Defendant told the Court that Delhi for morinu atat peek-pehable to hemie, k
Pepple, Incking one to observe. ng ratesion to the Red Chinese an: cesspfoch medium of pubile Honiglong must be heard some gold Mr Heenan, relied solely he did not know how upting a previous treaty-seck-
how in
How in the Chancelleries of the on the evidence of the latter opinto denied
cannons worked and added that the support of Powers and the conscience of the witness because it was contend- Capital. **
The latter two Tibetans were the people in the, complete ab World must not be appealed to ed the man had sufficient time the arms and ammunition, were Bald to be preparing to fy this sence of elected, representatives
believed to in
yes-
"
*
subject of Constitu On tho
week to Hongkong en route to who alone intrebly. tional Ruform, we note that the CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Peking-bociated Press.
Control Not Jeopardised
arking that a load of: 15
of broadwOTA
df bjycle was kisui-
control of the
at Kowloon
charged
p
of G, Took
handicapped in a convince Secretary of State for Colonies the interests of in his New Year Broadcast
apeak for the people, la
attempt to world that
611
ANSWERS
the
left on board by 'n, friend,
Radio Hongkong
I.K.T.
·
1. Ice hockey, 2. Hellas. 3. made, encouraging remarks to the paidents is the paramount the Colonies and concluded Waland. 4. In the olden days of
ishleration,behind its protot by comforting, himself and his the Guilds a journeyman whose To The Modern Bened 1) the Embargo vam listeners over the World that wished to become a master of By John Waring. (Bo): 6.30, The destiny of "Hongkongverywhere even in troubled his crati, prepared a piece of it are 37 Works News and
and malayas constitutional pres and in for 20buy o
On the proval to the existing musters of 46. Zanon Chris Choir.7.30.7.m Denti-Metre "Erunozier, (Studio); -5, question is, "What Srd of January he was quoted the craft. 6: Wismiport of Noratories London Ze
local boys way. 0. Amstelam, Holland. a moored
“bur
The reply of this by
one
we presented stationed in
Chinese Re patch, published here to have
coma to decision on
[the] #OOP INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION, TERELOPED, EVOPOZ
By Jawa Back (hoprecio).
Dicic, Bankley, and -
of constitutional reform, which
may be introduced in Hongkong
possibly within six work
"on top, of 'our sewn-
read
ved the defendant acting in a suspicious manner,
son.
SIDE GLANCES
By
In today's Nows Chronicle a Vernon writer, well-known Bartlett, draws attention to the of such school programmes. in colonial territories "where the pooples are rapidly advancing towards a political independence democratic or which will be
according to the level totalitarian
of education."
Hope is expressed that, cut decisions may be modified by Herbert
Morrison as Foreign his more. Minister, because of
Galbraith act knowledge now of
M
importance
of
the
overseas broad casting bullt up 30 successfullyr during and since World War II. Mr Morrison, as Lord President Council Controlled Committsa which had considered votes for the various Information services,
While smell:
the
proposed cut seems compared with last year-- £38,000-the vote of £4,585,000
should bo
contrasted actually
with the BBC's
own estimate for the ensuing financial year, which amounted to 25% mil- Ilons. The drop.on the estimate is therefore of the order of
£600,000,0
The main weight, cut will; þe or ruch “Chilinental services as thor to Portugal, Denmark, Belgium and Austria which are very likely to be abolished^ni»? together. It is certain that the cule will not be allowed, to |affect the services to the: Tròn, | Curtain, "countries, »It isa,~'exa
pocted. there will be cuts, in: German and French, broadenstą,
Fog-Bound Plea
Plooding that he did a know where he was, due the thick. "Dog" yesterday, Yum Fan, owner of dabing vs Junio 2071V0W** caustioned by My T. B'Lapze the Marthe Court this morning for anchoring in a
è home to my mother
100 yard