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Notice to Shareholders THE HONGKONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY LIMITED.
Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-Seventh Ordinary Annual Meeting of the Com- pany will be held at the Company's
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By Order of the Board,
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixty-Secour Annual General Meeting of the Members of the Company will be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of March, 1955, al 11 a.. zut the Company's Registered Office, 4th Floor, P. & 0. Building, for the transaction of the business of an Ordinary General Meeting including the following:-
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1955.
FRENCH ACCUSED Scene From
OF ATTACKS IN NORTH LAOS
London, Mar. 6.
A spokesman of Pathet Lao-the pro-Com- munist rebel Government in North Laoshas accused the French high command of infringing. the Geneva armistice agreement by attacking Pathet Lao units in the northern provinces of Samneun and Phongsaly, the Communist New China News Agency reported today.
The statement says: "Up to the beginning of 1956, the other side (the French) has carried out altogether 63 attacks and cases of plunder or massacre against the population, including 31 assaults against Pathet Lao units."
The spokesman cailed on the | French high command to give instructions for the "immediate consation" of theệp attacks.
The spokesman alleged that on March one, 1955, the "ulher side" launched a "ferce attack" and "are driving forwards into North La
No
Immediate Danger In Southeast Asia
Dorwin, Mar. 6.
He listed other ullegod The Australian Minister for **flugrant
of violations"
the External Affairs, Mr Richard Genoyn agreement and said: Casey, said here today that there
immediate "r "We strongly protest against the was above mentioned plois anel e-early changer of war in South- Uvities in sabotaging peace.
eusi Asin..
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"Wo
declare," solemnly said, "that the Pathet Lao light- ing units are determined to op pose these held of violations and will not be responsibility in cuse the Pathet Lo unite are forced to defend themselves."
“US. WAR BASE
The
alleged spok coman that there WIN A "plot to drag Laos Into inillary aggresive blocs headed by the United States imperial- Ista 10 an attempt to turn this country
United into a States war base,"
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"There has been some culticism places because Wo certain didn't decide to station substan- tial bodies of troops in definite countries," Mr Casey continued, but the SEATO Conference did all it set out to do,"
He said the machinery had been set up by the Conference to deal with military, ⚫onomic and anti-subversivo questiona, of which the last was the most urgent.
British Film
Michael Redgrave, as a fire- mso, and Ludmilia Toberins,
Pearling Industry Off Darwin Is Dying
la a Been from the Powell Cushions Thrown
Pressburger colour and Cine. mascope film, "Oh, Rosalinde," now in production at Elstree, -Central Press Photo,
fus
Darwin, Mar. 6. Mother of pearl, worth many millions of pounds lies on the sea-bed within 40 miles of the Northern Australian coast. But the Darwin pearling industry is too sick to do much about it.
The Japanese hauled up shell worth about £A1,000,000 (HK$13,000,000) from these beds in just over four months. Australian luggers based at Darwin have been working eight months to pass the £A150,000 (HK$1,560,000) `marks.
Eloven luggers were registered at Darwin at the beginning of the season. Only eight are operating today. Unless the industry receives an unexpected fillip, only one will be working in a year's time,
wo shall
The industry's Utness is unexpected happens. {"diver trouble."”—an acute short- not be in the pearitng business
nge which ba strangling tre following year,”
trade.
what the The divers know more shortage, means.
Some demand the tiny pearls big
their cash advances for The present indica-emon's work, Unless their des 4tons are that they will remain mands
potentially profitable Divers M
precious than
} themselves.
$0.
Gre Darwin
200 JAP SHIPS The JapanÈME had 200 of ships in waters north Australia before World War IL Their coudstent good hawls began to wipe ous tho beds.
Casablanca, Mar, 0. Disturbances took place here The long rest during the war today during the inauguration years has brought the beds back of the Marcel Cerdan Stadium to He, Today, they are flourish-
Fresh beda are French
being spectators demon-ing. West Bromwich, Mar. 6.
But un- West Bromwich's colour bar strated against the authorities worked every month.
number of fresh ter-less the Federal Government can dispute ended this weekend with following
attract tramed pearl divers to the
rorist outbreaks in bowl's bus workers re-
district
M.Darwin, the beds will again be head The No decisions had been made suming normal Saturday
way loudly booed left to the Japanese to work for military commitmente,
Fauquenot be-vices for the first time for three
loudspeakers announced almost unoppose cause the Ume was not ripe for weeks.
when
BẾP N
Haritos this, the Minister continues.
They had decided finally over-
the presentation of the Nuncy
master pearlens, cald commitments any
had been
"We shall just have to accept a 27-year-old and Nimes football teams to him Brothers, Thic
night to statement concluded
and after the game thousands avers Laos made it would have been "play-Indian, Bhkiba Patel, as a con-
from somewhere in "Wo also hold that the
the hands of any ductor and to stop their Satur-of cushions were hurled at the hurry. If we don't we shall political conference should being into
visitors scats jobs distinguished
have to sell our boats. And that continued so as to settle on potential enemy."
days' only strikes against
Minister
the at
for almost all the master gocs problems In Important
Laos, However, Mr Casey thought for Immigrants pending official where
Chancel pearlers working from Darwin. оп the manage-Residence-General, M. including the military question that the military altuation would negotiations
sitting amongst other "We shall be out again next employment was In Phongsaly and Samneua pro-have to be discussed "very soon." ment's
| desuson. but ciclals.-Franco-Presya.
tntless Bomething policy. Frunce-Presse. vinces."--Reuter.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
MANDRAKE'S POPGUN" CANNON HITS THE HULL OF THE VAST SPACE SHIP-
FERDINAND
NANCY
SURPRISINGLY, THE COLOSSUS REACTS--PULLING IN ITS |CANNON-SHAPPING THE CABLE
I'LL PUT THEM ON HER- SHE'LL BE SURPRISED WHEN SHE WAKES UP
ZZZ
BUSHMILA
JOHNNY HAZARD
STOP THEM! SOMEBODY STOP THEM BEFORE THEY
GET AWAY!
THAT WAS A NICE. NAP
BUT PARADISE'S GUN MIRE DELAYS PURSUIT...
NO-
general
WELL! THEY |DION'T EXPECT
US TO HIT BACK!
LET'S RELEASE OUR BALLAST AND GET TO THE
SURFACE.
LONG ENOUSH FOR JOHNNY TË START THE LIMOUSINE / |
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By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
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By Ernie Bushmiller
"I HAVE", RETURNED YOUR SKATES
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tre met, they move to mother master pearler.
Sums
to of up
CAL000 been have (HK$13,000) vanced in a season to individual divers. Some of them play up when the lugger reaches port
have and
ท be virtually dragged back to the ship.
the
TWO POINTS
Attempts to get pearling industry back into the big money have been roarked by two things;
1. Tho failure of Greek sponge divers; and
2. The Japanese.
of success
the
The Greeks, who were to be the answer to the diver shori. age, were brought out from the Island of Kalyannos at the ex- pense of the Australian Govern. ment. They arrived at Darwin with a high reputation. Many in- the thought that pearling
on dustry would soon be back Its feet.
They had been engaged for two years and advances worth ore than £A300 (HK$3,900)
made to them.
Why they falled in not known, Before they left Kalymnos, they were told work they would have to do. But when taken out to the beds one refused to dive at all. Another came up crying and protesting water was too cold,
that the
They were out from Darwin {car a
7 month and only got cwt. of shell between them.
ONLY ONE
Only one
Greek diver looks Like making the grade. The others are work- ing outside the industry. He is the youngest of the Toпp, 28-year-old SkevoS Macrellos, who says that a sponge diver can soon adapt bimself to pearl diving.
Trained by Henry Sullivan, a 38-year-old Thursday islander who is one of the best divers
the in
industry, Macrellos should earn more than 2A590 (HK$7,800) in the Just three months of the season.
Another move has been made to bring out more divers from Greece. But even if the Gov- Darwin ernment is agreeable, master pearlers are not. They claim
that they lost too much in the last experiment.
While the Greeks were tail- ing, the Japanese were smush- They got ing prewar recorda their quots of 957 tons in four and a half months, averaging 38 tons a boat, compared with
from an average of 20 tons boats operating from Darwin.
The Japanese fund a fleet of 25 luggers, each 75 feet long. Aus- tralian luggers are between 48 and 52 feet.
The Japanese worked three divers continuously during the neap tides. While three divers went down, three others rested on the deck of the lugger.
Australian luggers generally work two divers with one re- serve. But some boats have only two divers.
TWENTY TONS
- Master pearlers employ. ing Malay KON Thursday island divers cizim that. each lugger-must-win - 20 tous of pearl shell beforez the venture is profitable. Good divers earn up to £A3,000 (HK$28,000). a year and they work for only slight months, from April to Decom bor.
Each man aboard the lugger gele a percentage of the shell: won--even • if he le fndured early in the assuron and sponda most of the timg kihow
On top of
these expenses ther the cost of fuel, and stores. Those run hundred (of pourmis a year.
Thirty-five Japaís (worɑ- brought to
broucks to Darwini the Industry.