DRUGS ON STEAMER
HUGE OPIUM HAUL
·MADE AT SHANGHAI
ure
into
Customs officers their
Investigation seizure of about 1,100
ACCOUNTANCY
CANDIDATES SUCCESSFUL
THE
HONGKONG.
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY,
HOBBIES THAT CURE
MENTAL ILLS
(Continued from Page 0.)
can
be successfully by psychological
vletim of some form of nervous 111- The Hongkong Examination Super- visor has been notified that the fol- mental distress, or maladjust- continuing lowing students have been successment, which
only the ful in the December examination of treated lbs. the London Institute of Book-Keep-methods. The cost to the nation of of highgrade oplum, valued at apore: proximately $200,000, on board the School of Accountancy & Commerce the widespread Inefficiency resulting China Navigation Company's coaster Sulyang at Shanghai. The vessel was searched in midstream by the River Police, who discovered the narcotic cargo concealed in the cont bunkers. The French Police Joinedt In the investigation when the ship berthed at the French Bund. Twelve Chinese
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Fellows Singe-Wee Hoe-glap. Associates Stage-T. C. Fang, M. L. Da Roza, Miss J. Lee, C. Rozario, E. M. Marques, A. Abdullah, M. Singh, A. M. Xavier.
Elementary Stage.-J. M. Figuoi- redo, H. A. Rozario, Allan Fung.{ W. P. Benedicto.
from these unrecognised complaints probably amounts to something like forty million pounds a year."
The Return to Health
The application of the sufferer's interest to a carefully selected hobby Preparatory Stage-Lim Keng is only one of the many methods used teo, A. M. Campos, Yuen Kon-sang, by psychologists to correct such con- Pun Chung-mole (2nd place), I. Ali.altions of ill-health; but scientific Miss L. Wou, K. J. Master, A. K. occupational therapy, as this form of has already Markar, T. S. Lim, Chon Pul-kal, trentment is termed, Chung Kwai-sing, G. C. M. Sequeira, proved of the utmost value in a great it. H. Do Rozario (10th, place), M-number and variety of cases. M. Guterrez, H. L. Phillips, Miss A. Young.
been embers of the crew have On Friday afternoon members of Crime Branch Headquarters of the Shanghul Municipal Police, while raiding for pistols, found nine lbs. of
and seven Yunnan opium
lbs. of caffeine, a
non-narcotic substance used for "diluting" oplum, in the false bottoms of sultenses in the pos Hongkong Commercial Institute scasion of a Chinese woman stopped Associates Stage.-Lee Koon-lan. In Fokien Road near Avenue Edward Elementary Stage-Nellle Cooper, VIL The woman implleated Chi-Ching Yec-shau, Charles, Lee. nce from the steamer.
Special
Twelve men arrested in connection with the seizure appeared before the Second
District Court and were remanded.
REMANDED IN CUSTODY The men were stokers and sullors
Hongkong Technical Institute Fellow Teong Shlu-cheung Associates-Ng Kit-yin, G. A.
Noronha,
UNIVERSITY APPROVED The Council of the Institute of of the Sulyang None of the men Chartered Accountants, London, has WDB questioned concerning
the declared that the University of Hong- oplum. The court merely recorded kourt is approved as a University, the their names and addresses and hand-graduates of which are entitled to ed them back into the custody of the exemption from the Preliminary French Follec. The police, how- Examination of the Institute.
from Dairen of arrived in Shanghai
ever, stated that the fact that the
Crafts ranging from rug-making
to fretwork are taught to nerve sufferers by .volunteer experts. lino-cutting. ralfla Dressmaking, work, and embroidery are other hobbles which have proved their medical value,
One of the queerest occupations, perhaps, is that of unravelling allk stockings, for tho provision of material for needlework. For patients are encouraged to rely solely themselves, even to the production of their own materials.
on
Plaster modelling cured a clerke who was suffering from
a general breakdown. Water-colour painting factory proved the salvation of a worker whose ill-bealth was found to
oplum was found in the bunkerson, the Fengtien Maru just a few be of nervous origin.
reason
the Sulyant was sufflelent for holding them. The court agreed hours before their arrest.
Similar results have occurred among neurotle children. One shy the police to retain custody of the court, had nine pounds of raw opium girl of ceven, who rarely spoke in suspects.
and seven pounds of caffein. She had the presence of strangers, was en- draw. Gradually she Three men who were arrested by the stuff packed In boxes with false (couraged to delectives of Crime
began to chatter while she worked, Branch Head-bottoms. quarters on Friday afternoon in Examination of the packets found the occupation apparently providing Yangtszepeo after they were found in the possession of the woman re-her with a stepping stone to the world to be in possession of 12 pounds of vealed that the opium carried stamps of reality and to contact with other
about $2,500, opium, worth
Province, thereby people. were from Yunnan brought before the First Special supporting the contention that much District Court and charged with of the oplum now being shipped to being in possession of narcotics after | Shanghai
trom southern which they were remanded in cus-China, tody one week, pending trial. The The woman was also remanded in for it. accused men are reported to have custody for one week,
with this contention and permitted The womon, also brought into
comes
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MARCH 4, 1958.
FLETTERS YO THEond that a private Bill on the linea
EDITOR
Hongkong Singers Aid Blind
To The Editor,
llongkong Telegraph, ›
Sir-The collection taken at the annual Armistice Day Concert given by the Hongkong Singers last Nov- ember, was donated to St. Dunstan's to assist that institution in its work for war-blinded men.
Sir,-The timely letter of Mr. J. P. Braga will we trust prove fruitful
expounded by Mr. Braga be taken up by one of the Unomcial Members. It is contended by the Chinese re- presentatives on the Council, that fandlords had in the post experienced some lean years and are now reaping to a certain extent, their investments, by a reasonablo Increase in rent.
their This action
tho but quite. justified, would like to mention an which shows the highlanded and procedure adopted by autocratic landlords.
on
writer instanco
Easy to
Acquire-
to
part Hard
Relinquish
any reason
rent, the tenant should have been given an opportunity to accept the increase. Instead of which he had to underge once again, the fixing of new premises, together with all a companying inconveniences.
A landlord rented his premises I should like, through
your about six months ago and after the columns, to convey to the public off tenant had expended a few hundred Hongkong the grateful thanks of dollars in alterations and
Attings, Captain Sir Ian Fraser, expressed in received notice "to quit and deliver the following letter recently receiv- the premises" without ed:
whatsoever. Should it have been the St. Dunstan's
Intention of the landlord to increase the Regents Purk, N.W.1. Dear Dr. Ride-It is a great pleasure to receive from the Na- tional Institute for the Blind further most generous gift of twenty pounds which the Hong- Fortunately, he was able to obtain kong Singers pre good enough to new premises, but should he forward for the benefit of war-unable to obtain other premises, blinded men, this amount being there does not seem to be any re- the result of a Concert and Col-course than to submit to eviction, lection.
I am indeed grateful to you, the members of your Com- millee, the Hongkong Singors, and the people of Hongkong for this splendid help.
1
Please accept the sense of grati- tude which I am endeavouring to convey as coming not from myself alone, but from my Council, and above all my blinded comrades who will materially benefit by the interest taken in their welfare,
With every good wish for 1038.
Yours sincerely,
(5d.) IAN FRASER,
Chairman,
be
The writer was also informed of another instance whereby the tenant on taking over the premises agreed to pay the rent monthly in advance, but on receiving nolice to quit, de cided to delay payment of the rent until later in the month, when to his: surprise he was served with a dis- tress warrant in the middle of the month claiming rent for the full month. The warrant was
served without previous notice of the land- lord's Intention, and apart from the fact that he was faced with removal expenses, re-filting of new premises, he had to pay the cost of the war- rant, etc.
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Landlords should be more humane. This contribution makes the total The public on the whole, comes from sum of money raised by the Hong- the working classes, and on taking kong Singers for charities during the over any premises, the last three years, well over $4,000; filtings have be renewed and 9065 and while Hongkong for their support
thanking the people of money spent on a hundred and one
In the different things which they can 19084 pust, I should like to take this op afford, portunity of reminding your readers that our next concert of part-songs Another tenant after approximate-993 and son shuntics is being given in ly twelve years residence received 9238 the China Fleet Club on Wednesday notice to quit, without option. next at 3.30 p.m. The proceeds of this concert are to be devoted to the It is evidently time for Govern- 9045 funds of the Sallors and Soldiers' ment to step in and take control, or Home, an Institution whose valuable pass Immediate legislation for the work is so well known to the Hong-protection of these unfortunate 9305 kong public and so much appreciat- || victims. ed by the sea-faring men who visit this port.
J
L. T. RIDE,
Chatman, Hongkong Singers.
HOUSING PROBLEM
Sir, Like your correspondent L., I too, niter occupying my present flat for over a year, during which time I have never falled to pay my cent promptly every month, have re- ceived notice to vacate at the end of March,
Tel. 30986.
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Slr-Perlinps if you were to re- celve an accumulation of distress DX81 signals by way of letters and would kindly print some of them, you might help a goodly number of the permanent Hongkong residents who are now completely at the mercy of their landlords.
Can nothing be done, now that houses are at a premium, for the tenants that are. being summarily evicted to give room for others?
have always paid my rent regularly For over a week I have tried hard and all was well but now my land- to find a place to move into, but it lord smugly tells me that he is ex- -seems-Impossible to get anything.ceptionally-kind-as-ho-has-given ine suitable at a reasonable rent nowa-six weeks' notice (instead of the days. The rents of all the flats I usual four weeks) to move, Three inspected were far beyond humble means.
my weeks have already gone by and st!l1 I can And no suitable place. What good is a few weeks more time
I am just one of Hongkong's thou- when everybody knows the situation sands of office assistants and can will be the same for goodness knows only just manage to make ends how longt
mect. Now what am I to do? My
Surely the law can come to the
family must be housed somehow help of such cases I am told there
but where we are to find home I cannot see.
a new is a considerable number already in the same plight and give us a bit of security.
I heartily endorse the suggestion put forward by Mr. J. P. Bruga in his eloquent letter, and I appeal to our Government to do something for
us soon.
AT Wrra END.
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ANOTHER TENANT.
Sir, I sympathise with your cor- respondent who was served a notice to quit by his landlord. Now please! Ilsfen to my story.
Sir-In defence of the many local residents who have suffered consl-
Back in August last year, I liv derable hardship and anxiety ed in the Happy Valley area, but -.hrough being evicted from their was served a month's notice to quit Cats in order to provide temporary without any option, which I did, and helter for favoured refugee from have since found new quarters in Canton and Shanghai, (and those Wanchal. The first month's rent 1 under notice to quit their flats and paid at the new place was $30 per houses) I would like to support the month, but after that I was told Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga In his timely that on account of water taxes, etc., showdown on the unhappy rent-ramp the landlord had to put up his rent and eviction situation now prevailing to $25, which I agreed to pay. in Hongkong.
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H.K. OFFICE:
KING'S BLDG., 4th Flr.
Tol. 25552,
50% of the old rent and a month's | Geneane depositi Re this deposit business, I; fail to see why tenants should be allowed to be called upon to pay a month's depozii, sceing all rents are paid in advance, and the landlords inake it a point of collecting the first day it is due. They have their redress anyway at the end of the The Hongkong Government should month. This is a glaring example immediately introduce a Blil to safe of how our landlord-vultures eat up guard householders during Vie Sino- the poor workman's pay. For I am Japanese hostilities. The Govern- but a poor working man, perhaps ment seek the co-operation of the one of the 85% that forms this class pubile .... and the public in return in the Colony, and can ill afford to seek the co-operation of the Govern- ment.
pay mother five dollars more. Per- haps it might interest the landlords to know that the average clerk in Many Hongkong property owners, Hongkong has not received on in- maybe, can see Uie dawn of a better crease of salary for the last two ега with Hongkong replacing years, and even the lucky man who Shanghai no the centre for Far has, rarely receives more than $5 Eastern business; but we would re- per month.
mind them that it is cowardly in war
time to seek to solve their problema Is there no way of putting a slop by Inflicting hardship upon their old to the reckless profiteerings at the tenants.
expenso of those people who have more urgent need of money than Unless China emerges victorious those who impose untold bardships (and China may) those who do look on follow creatures less fortunate? alend must look with suspicion on Can we get together, and send in a the Colony's present so-called pros-petition to the Government to stop perity.
the 2017
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