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\THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1955.
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Births, Deaths, Marriages,
DISAPPEARED Pacific Islanders Must Have
Drinking Permits
Suva, Dec. 28.
The sordid little bar on a coral island, where beachcombers drink to forget after their remittances arrive, has vanished from many Pacific islands.
Travellers passing through Suva from all the islands which а succession of novelists have made famous, are
Personal $5.00 per insertion unanimous in their report: "You have got not exceeding 25 words, 25, to have a permit to, get a drink now."
cents each additional word. ALTERNATE INSERTIONS 10% EXTRA
if not prepaid a booking fee of 80 centa la charged.
FOR
SALE
JAPANESE GIFT-Various charin. mg Jolts, The W Creation babboo Lequered contemporary household
iront wate
shop at kroeun, Jordan Hoed. Kowloon,
MISCELLANEOUS
10
COCKTAIL PARTIES, Navel invita- Uon cards un sale "9. C. M. Pot," Hongkong and Kowloo
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Consigners per
CHE DEN MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
.༢
*MONKAY"
Fiji
:
Tourist-consciou some of the French possessions ee the most liberal In their drinking
tows, the travellers report, but on most of the other Island groups red-tape measures fu sarve islanders from un- restricted liquor have made life hard for the casual visitor. But there Bre still no furesque Little bar in Suva. Hotels here follow
la Pijk, drinking of kava is part of local ceremonial. This drink is prepared from the roots of a pepper-like plant, crushed
and then infused in a worden bowl.
Pic-
To
the Aus
Bitter Drink
the clappinK of hands, Ja 21:53 undi Nav Zeland #uests drink kava from coconut | puitern, where licensees must shells, The drink is numbing
also provide accommodation.
in
Large Bars
and bitter.
(21)
Elch particularly
Fiji, Įmission influence is very strong A meny nutives observe the discouragement Methodist Church to drinkdag. given by the There is also
a strong element which
Invours prohibition
big Indian amon the
munity here, who would oppose laws close the any plan to liberalise drinking. hotels rig dly at 10 d'ekek eachChina Mail Special. evening.
only
Drinding takes place in large pubile bars, with smaller saloons surroundings which would seem familiar in any Australian
New Zealand city.
Esquer
arki
the
15
a blg notice reading "Permits must be produced at all times,"
are hereby notified that their cargo (henillar sight in Suva bars is will be
tlischarged mate the Beng Kong Kowloon What & time w Co. Eta gotdown where it will be +1-k and maljert 19 the whairs terim and conditions of sturake, nad Where delivery may obtained
ki consignees
224
law
Damaged packages are to be left in the godown for examination by consignees and the commany'
MAŁEM
Com-
The
New York, Dec. 28 next meeting of the
There are no restrictions (71) drinking for Europeans, but the United Nations Security Council Taw requires alt Fijians and on Syria's demand for actions Indians to have
permits from against israci is not likely to before the police
they
tak ner until the new year. bre allowed
drink to
in public Barnen must insist on would-be drinkers these permits.
veyors, Memes Goddard & Douglas places. AID .. as Naturday, 31st Decīm« ber, 1955.
No vlabus will be admitted ofler Vie gruch have left the godown and đi gõean remaining ungellvered siver The 11 January 1966 will be subject
to rent.
All elatus against the vessel must be presented for the undersigned ca wr before the 24th January Query mox col be svog
No Fire Bresselara
1934
wall in itmetalk
LIE DEA MUNN YOKRIES NARITIMED
Tom RoR
21 Dext
1903
NOTICE
TO
CONSIGNEES
TEPENO
Put Po
ti ven
In surveyed by Alvor (inddard Be 1Justine Hults Whart from t0 1.31.
Jo and 1, en beerniber
1935, and
Patented 11 inve
Informed
sources said today it was producing that
unlikely that the Council would be convened this week.-Reulur.
Police may ask for the with- drawa of the permits if the drinker causes any disturbances, In New Zealand-controlled Western Samou, the authorities have rutioned liquor. Visitors are allowed a total of 24 points
month
A boithe of beer equals one a bottle of whisky Print bul or other pints requires might points.
For instal residents, ab special board grants allocations depending on Income, posilion and responsibility. Natives muy also apply for points.
In Clubs
One traveller zid me that the customs duties on liquor
Thet: representatives present during support the local hospital and
KORDOV
The survey
AUTTANE 11,1,1) A SWEDE
Agents
Hong Kang December
להנין
To ADVERTISERS
BUNDAY POST HERALD
Врасо
advertising
be
for aommercial
should not later noon on Wednesdays.
booked
For
there is
a strong medical re- presentation on the board which
grants the permits.
Tu American Samoa, most drinking is clone im private clubs. These operate on a chit system of tokens. The books of can be sold only to
thils
membern
The New Zealand-administer-
od Cook Islands are officially dry, but permits are available than for Europcar In some places, local medient officers sign the
the SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the
domain of Queen
i also dry, although
Salote, CHINA MAIL, 48 hours Europeans are allowed to drink before date of publication. In Spoola! Announcements and Classified Advortisa. monte as usual.
Oriente Comercial
Importers, Exporters and General Merchants
12/23, Avenida Almelda Ribeiro. MACAU
Telephone: 3487.
Authorised Distributors at South China Morning Post South China Banday Post-Herald China Mall
When in Macau
stay at the
POUSADA INN, Praia Grande, Cable: Pousada.
their clubs there, For visitors, however, getting drink in Nukualofa, the capital of Tonga, is very hard na club membership requirements strict.
Few Restrictions
Tatti
these
COTT)TM
and New Caledonia have few restrictions on the sale of liquor. Both French colonies have fortable hotels, travellers report, although with the establishment of the South Pacific Commission headquarters in Noumea much there is inken. of the hotel accommodation up for official visitors and guesta,
According to tourists' reports, the restrictions on liquor in the Pacific islands, do not worry the Islanders unduly, Those who want to drink can easily brew palm today, which is sold to be "quite potent."
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
P.O. Box 53 Queen's Buliding Tel: 26631
A FAST PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE
"VIETNAM” "CAMBODGE"
*LA
"DONAI
Sailing Doc. BI
... Jam, žġIN to Marmellion
Feb. 26th
FAST FREIGHT. SERVICE
Sailing Jan
to N. Africa/Kur
InNicosia
Tear as bomba exploding In Metaxaa Square, Nicosia, the Cyprus
when
Mail Notices N
The Latest times of poofing shown below are those för u registered correspondence
posted
41 G.P.D. Hongkong. The porting times elsewhere which In general, are markier than the G.P.D. times can be uppertaland by enquiry at the local omon,
The latest posting thmes for registered articles are generally one hour earlier than the times shown below._Particulars regard- ing pares! malls can be ascertain. ed by enquiry at any pret eftirs. NEW YEAR ARRANGEMENTS
On Monday, January #. 1950, the public counter at G.P.0. and C.P.O. Kowloon will open for pubila business from à äIL. to Noon. The Bhoung-wa: POR Oes will open frveis → = 2m ba Noon and Wanchai from 10 am. to Noon for sale of postage stamps only. AH other Branch Ofices will be closed.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30
By Air
Formosa, Japan, Korea Ed DX- nawa, 19 6,m..
Guam, Hawall, U..A.. 1 p.m. Phlippines. Australia, New Ze
land. p.m.
Formosa pm.
Keron, 0 p.m.
O R..
U.B.A.. anal, Pakistan
Thailand
East Africa, Great Bellain Europe, 5 p.m.
Japan, & p.m.
By Surface
Middle Juod
Chine, People's Republic, 9.30 ■.m. Macao. 1 p.m. Jauan. V.5.A., C. & B. America, 1 p.m.
fiabaul, 2 p.m..
Australia, New Zealand. 4 p.m. Macao, p.m.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 By Ale
demonstrators tried to tar
the funeral of a shot terrorist Inte a polltiest processler. - he Central Press Photo
SOME POTATO
Kampala, Dec. 28. freak sweet potato, weighing 2011⁄2 lbs has been grown by an African at Bar, in Northern Uganda. Despite its phenomenal sixo, it was quite palatable. -China Mail Special,
Feking, Shanghai. Hankow, Kun-MONGKOK
The box lobbies at G.P.0. and C.P.0. Kowloon wili oden from
ming, 9 a.m. A to p.m., Bheung-wan from 9 A.DA. to Noon and Wan- chat from 10 am. to Noon only,
There will be one genermi de-
at 10 Every commanancing and one collection from all pillar boxes.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29
By Air
Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Great Britain and Europe, 8 p.m.
Thailand, Burra, India, 8 p.m. By Burbe Japan, p.m. Korea, 4 p.m. Macso. 8 p.m.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
HIGGINS HAS BEEN OUTSIDE WITH THE CHIEF FOR ÁLMOST FIVE MINUTES --NARDA'S BEEN ALONE--NO ONE'S APPROACHED HER-- AH--HERE'S HIGGINS--
FERDINAND
NANCY
WHERE DID I HIDE THAT CANDY?]
JOHNNY HAZARD
MYNHEER MEER, WE DIDN'T - SPOT HIDE NOR HAIR OF THAT
JOKER AT SALZBANKG 10,
AH** DETECTIVE
HIGGINS. THANK GOODNESS! I WAS SO NERVOUS.
OHH---
I KNOW
WHERE IT IS
LOOKS LIKE IT'S A FALSE ALARM, PRINCESS NARDA. THE CLAY CAMEL
HAO HIS CHANCE-
BUT THESE FRIENDS
HELPEP US GET BACK"
France. 10 am, Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia, Aus-
Zealand tralia, New
& Coylon 71 am
Indo-China, Noon. Philippines. 1 p.m. Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Thalland, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Afrion, Great Britain di
6 p.m.
Europa, Japan, Okinawa, Korts,
#
.ITL
fawall, U.S.A., Canada. 0 p.m. By Bartace Formose. 9.m.
China, People's Repubito, 9.30 am. Manso, I p.m.
Indo-China, France, 4. p.m. China, People's Republic, & p.m. Mació, 6 p.10.
I WISH"THE MAN DE A THOUSAND FACES WOULD SHOW UPF 1'0 LIKE TO NAB HIM).
YOU NDIOT! YOU:
FAILĪTO STOP THE
IN TIARE ... SHEAP HUNTER | MADRAN WHO IS COMING.
HERE WANTS\"
·TO KILL, MEMA+AND YOU VANT, FWORE Wvm? {{
Portuguese Will Be Able To
Own Flats
Buy
Lisbon, Dec. 28.
Many middle class. Portuguese will have the opportunity of purchasing their own flats in large. blocks of flats as a result of a decree recently' published in the official gazette here.
Issued under the title "horizontal property," the new decree is aimed at solving the problem. of obtaining adequate accommodation in the central areas of Lisbon, thus relieving some transport difficulties and preventing unnecessary building of self-contained houses on land more appropriate for agriculture purposes.
The practice in the past has been for those who could afford it to purchase a plot of land on the outskirts of cities and build
A
Government houIENA built for the working classes. But most of these oro situated in the suburbs and are smoll and detached.
Ayilla of Independent design. This however, has caused great waste of land and created The expansion of Lisbon problems of transport to work, since World War II. thanks Moreover, only a minority could both to Government and afford to purchase the land, private enterprise, which cost in some, fashionable remarkable. though distant areas as much as
over 600,000 escudos (over
£7,000 sterling).
Use Air Space
set;
been
Thousands of new housch, both built by the Government for the working c)2.9CS and residential buildings Incorporat- ing flota built by private con-
It is expected that with the cerns have been erested over a new decree, under which air widespread ares. space will be utilised instead of
land space, a flat will cost about port problem which is not yet All this has caused a trans- 280,000 escudos (just £3,000
stering).
beyond
Even the
this rench
will be solved
many
Portuguese if they have to find Not Able To Cope
cash.
tho
Until World War II. Lisbon Building societies, however, was entirely dependent, fot were formed BOIT years ago collective transport,
upon with a view to assisting people tramway system, slightly aug- with moderate salaries to pur-mented by a few bus companies chase their own homeD.
operating to distant suburbs. These societies
But today the tramway con- monthly
FIRE to the monthly
A fire broke out on the third floor of 36 Shantung Street, Mongkok at 9.45 this morning.
Three fire engines won to the scene and the firemen took about half an hour to put out the blaze. The third Boor of the building was extensively damaged: two data in adjacent buildings were also alightly affected.
Two persons suffered minor injuries.
By Lee Fall and Phil Davis
I'D RATHER KEEP MY JEWELS
SUDDENLY, THE BALLROOM IS DARK||
Hay--THE LIGHTS? PRINCESS-
ARE YOU - ALL RIGHT?
YES--DON'T
LET GO OF ME, PLEASE. OH~- MANDRAKE→ MANDRAKE --
CONT'D
By Mik
B231
By Ernie Bushmiljer
OCT-24-
ERNIE BUSHMILLIO
By Frank Robbins
HOT HIS FAULT, MEERÍ
OUT? MYNHEER
ALL I WANT IS THE STORY CHUGGY THROW BEHIND THIS .....ZILL KEEP
IT QUIET UNTIL Y
SAPORTANT
0 charge rent
a
for
are
repayment equivalent pany has largo new fleet of British
buses. of
both single and dwelling house,
d-uble decker, which are serving approximately 1,100 escudos (about £14)
the now arena. a flat with four rooms, kitchen, These are not, however, able bathroom and lavatory.
to cope with the ever inércos- Some
and for transport people
alreadying need buying their own homes in this work is now in progress on an
there is a provision way and
urslerground railway system.
The "horizontal that in the event of the death decree provides for the purchase
property of the purchaser, the remain of flats not only in new bulld
will be pald
by L but ing balance
also in existing insurance, the insurance being
buildings. incorporated in the monthly payments.
Ina
1
It is expected thaf, as a re-
The system has also existed suit of this decree, a considup-
regardi
of uble amowit
to thousands
TALK
ABOUT
MAGIC!
Have you seen
Admiral
| AIR CONDITIONERS
AND REFRIGERATORS
FROZEN FRESH · IN THE COUNTRY!
TRY
Libby's
FROZEN FOODS
TODAY!
ROWNTREES MILK CHOCOLATES REALLY ARE AS SCRUMPTIOUS AS,
PEOPLE SAY THEY
ARE
this situation
calls for
Miguel
of old property and
new
will be demolished, fats, built on the alte
Demolition has, in: fact, rendy been taking place--106 building were demolished in Laboa betweett
and Janary September 1955 alone. Although mony new land areas are being developed for residential pur- poses, builders prefer to rebuild on old sites in the central areas. This is partly because properly la the central area is more valuable and partly because it is easier to build un founda- tions which, already exist.
As a result, there is hardly a street in Lisbon of reasonable length which has not already some new building being con structed.
A Disadvantage
Lisbon is thus fast becoming In multi-styled elfy, with build-
ings hundreds of years. old' standing slide by side with the most
up-to-date, fashionable architecture. modern
ard
one disad
There is, oolition-tenants
vantage to
who are turned out for their homes to be pulled down are And usually paying low rents
to they find it most difficult obtain other accommodation at a similarly low rent-Chino Mall Special.
REMANDED
Six mon who pleaded not guilty through their counsel Mr M. G. Laing with attempting to export specified articles with out a licence, were remanded until January 18 by Mr F. Z D'Almada at Central today, y
of
the
Defendants are Lee Bun, 30, motorcycle broker, Loe. Nai, 30, ok of the Wun On Trans- portation Co., Chow Wal-lum
Leng 30, garage fokt,
Widg kul, 30, fold
Wuo On Transportation Co., Two Tung, 30, faxt of the Wun On Trang- portation Co., and Leung Kat, 86, master of the junk No M48ST.
They were alledged to have attempted to axport two Plymouth care on Christuss Eve at Stanley; -without--- a Hocnce.
Div. Det. Insp, A.- Askew · la
HAD CAT MEAT
"It was cat ment and not meat.
Chen Woon
| charged with
meat before 'Mr Hin Cential this, moming.
Chezoug was then fried-
de 30 days by Mr. Loc charge had been divis