PROUD DAY FOR CHINESE TRAINING UNIT CADETS
GOC At Passing Out Parade
The GOC, Major-General F. R. G. Matthews, DSO, inspected the Hongkong Chinese Training Unit at its second "Passing Out Parade" at No. 3 Camp, Argyle Street, yesterday morning.
The unit paraded under its Commanding Officer. Major J. F. Soper, and was watched by high-ranking military officers, headmen and elders, and relatives of the men taking part.
LANE, CRAWFORD MEETING
Satisfactory
Year
That the resulta of the
firsi
· suit year's accounts presented
since the war could be regarded ao very satisfactory was reported by Mr F. C. Barry, Chairman, at the 22nd Ordinary Yearly Meeting of Messrs Lane, Craw ford, Ltd., held this morning in the Jacobean Room of the Hong- kong Hotel.
exed
Among those present were Bri- DSO (Bri- Radler i A. Skone.
Kowloon): gadler Commander. Group. Captain J. M. Jefferson (Air Omeer Commanding Kal Tok); and Mr J. Darrow, OBE (District Omeer, New Territories).
Despite a shower
the proceedings. mosi
AULA
of rain during tie parade successfully performed. Chinese members
the
of the Trainian Unit marching smartly under their British NCOs. The band of the 2nd Battalion The Buffs played during the
Inspection.
While passing down the line of nen, the GOC stopped on many spoke to Individual occasions and
Cantonese by thembers of the Unit. His remarks interpreter, were translated into 115 accompanying Cheung Yan Cheong.
that the added The Chairman
FIVE BEST RECRUITS Directors considered that a substan-
General Matthews then present- for Bad and Doubtful la reserve Debts was advisable in view of the ed swagger cones and new uniforms Increased credit facilities now being as prize to the five best recruits, This, he cald, should not and spoke a few words to each. The best recruits were: Cheng Si- Indication that
Ah-hong. Lu Ho Kan-so, losses were anticipated, hong but rather as a reasonable precan-Tsang-sam, and Chlu On-po,
IL Was Having received their prizes, the tion in existing conditions. also felt that as the recovery of any recruits wheeled about with a mill- part of the
War Losses ary flourish and, stepping forward remaining
out to rejoin the the balance
briskly, fanned appeared remote,
Ը
exceptional
tin
of
War Losses Account should be re- drawn-up Unit, terved from accumulated profits.
The GOC addressed the men, say-
In regard to the clatin agalusting that he was much gratified with the Military Authorities, the Chair-the standard of turnout and preci- man reported that the major porsion of movements.
General
The Or-
communities to
witness your prowess and physical you've been here, development since They should be proud of you, as 1
Am.
**You are about to go and join
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1948.
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THRILL SEQUEL TO "MY FRIEND FLICKAI" GREATER...GRANDER IN EVERY WAY!
MARY O
THUNDERHEAD
SON OF FLICKA:
Conversion Into Gold
Yuan Goes On Apace
Shanghai, Aug. 26-Gold, silver and U.S. cur- rency being turned into banks for conversion into past China's new gold yuan today soared US$2,000,000 value in Shanghai alone.
Reports throughout China indicated that the conver sion rate is being speeded up in city after city. However, reports from the hinterland were scanty and there was little information on how the millions of ponaants, farmers and others in far-flung provinces are reacting.
Concession To Migrants
now
Can Bring Parents won! you your respective units. I
To Australia to retain the standard of discipline and to ensure in all your work that
Canberra, Aug. 25-Aus- you never relax the standard of mill-
tralian migrants can tary bearing you have achieved,
are soldiers of the British nominale parents and close
as such you must nei, Army and carrying out the orders you receive relatives to be brought to with courage, loyalty and discipline.tralia. From now on you will be taught the more difeult and specialised side of ị your training.
You
tion of this old outstanding acement "1 welcome here," he said, "the had been received, and represented headmen of your a satisfactory compromise settle ment. He added that settlement in the near future of the balance was Indicaled by recent correspondence. FRESH CAPITAL At the Extraordinary foliowed Meeting, which dinary Meeting, the Chairman, Mr FC Barry, explained the necessity for the taste of fresh Capital. The principal Capital outlay with which the Company was faced, he said, was in connection with the Bakery, side of the business. As the least of the present Bakery building at
nominated They may be Stubbs Rond expired on June 30,
spective of age from Britain and 1948, and the premises were in the
Europe for free or assisted passages. meantime being occupied on a
The Department of Immigration monthly tenancy basis only, it was BOYS TO BE PROUD OF necessary to obtain alternative nc- "If you be a driver or a water-say that displaced person migrants commodation to ensure the con- mun, remember a load delivered sare already nominating parents and tinuance of this business and avoid better than a damaged vehicle. Safe Onncues.
than important the loss of revenue which would re- arrival u more sult from its closure.
speed."
From Nanking, Peiping, Tientsin and Tsingtao as well as in Shanghai, the Central Bank of China is daily reporting mounting totals of specie being
converted Into the
of
German men and women In the French sector Berlin level ground as work progresses on the new air- port designed to aid the air lift supplying the blockaded zones of the former Ger- man capital. The area is a' former training ground for the German army. Most of the workers are women.~~ AP Picture.
DESTRUCTIVE
TORNADO
25.A tornado Auckland, Aug.
wide and 300 miles long miles sweeping a path of devastation three killed two women and a boy and injured 17 people in the little town No figures have yet been of Frankton Junction, near Hamil Issued on the nanounts of fapi being too, today.
money.
converted,
The Tuesday report showed that One other person was still missing In total of US$2,149.907 and gold tonight. Hundreds lost their homes valued at nearly one millian US as the tornado, hitting Frankton and razed been turned in. Hamilton just before noon, greenbacks have Nearly 50,000 ounces of eUver were an entire street, wrecked 50 business converted. Hongkong dollars valued premises and badly damaged many at 830,000 gold yuan were reported-hundreds of houses. ly converted.
Although the conversion сол tinued without letup and long lines were formed
banks long at the
Mr Peter Frazer, the New Zealand to the sceno with Premier, flew Army and Air Force chiefs within
Aus- before the opening hour, Interest in few hours of the disaster.
the new selup is levelling off.
irre-
Before, 60 was the age limit for parents and there was provision for olber relatives. Australin often lost intending inlgrants who refused leave their relatives.
ta
were
foundations
·
fect
through the air to crash into the other, crushing it like a pack of cards-Reuter..
Household treasures and many valuable .shop stocks Iny buried WORLD NEWS AGAIN
beneath the heaps of masonry. Rescue squads brought out alive Bannerlines in newspapery
who hnd been again devoted to Moscow. Washington several persons and Berlin. Even civil war reports feared dead.
The two women victims, next door began appearing on page one, with details of enforcement and other neighbours, were killed when one angles on the reform being shunted of their houses was lifted from its
20 and hurled to inside pages. The GOC then wished the men
The roundup of price celling viola- tors continued but at a slower pace luck with the British forces. It is
check A citywide police
of retali understood that they will leave No.
began today. Camp. Argyle Street, on Saturday.
"Close relative" has not been de- price Economic Supervisory Board When he spoke to the headmen fined, and cach case will be dealt *The
to conserve and elders, General Matthews asked
domestic commodities and build up then if they wers at "proud of their with on its own merits, the debart for Shanghai, moving boys?" He said that the bays" ment said.
Baitle and other displaced person local supplies against price Increase Executive broadened out and worked hard, He
have lodged threats, petitioned added "and now they have to go on migrants in Australia"
for transport Yuan at Nanking to prohibit for over 100 applications said Mr working
hard."
three months the export of edible Cairna al the Marine Court this Their physic
of relatives and friends in Germany. physical training instructor, morning to the master
Three teachers with a stockpile of oils or their Ingredients. of a motor Staff Sergeant Smith, stated that the
The question of rent revision was junk, charged with having maum-
Ad- clent life saving equipment and are men had joined the Unit 10 weeks literature, pictures and films have
coming to ministration Board. fighting apparatus on board. Defen-age with an average chest measure sailed to Germany to educate dis-tuken up by the City Land dant
pleaded that he had taken the ment of 33 inches and that most of placed person migrants balance of the articles ashore to have them now measured 36 or 37 inches Australia. them repaired.
Mr Caims pointed round the chest. out that in such cases arrangements immedinte re- should be made for placements.
Insufficient Equipment
"Accidents don't wait
Defendant had two fire extingui- shers Instead of three: one febuoy Instead of two; and no lifebells at all when he should have had 15. was fined $150 or six weeks.
EXCESS PASSENGERS
He
The acting mistress of a passen- Ker sampan was
cautioned
for
carrying Ave excess passengers, when she pleaded that workmen off a boat had rushed on to her vessel and she had been unable to stop
This afternoon, weather permit- ting, the longkong Chinese Train- ing Unit will hold a sports meeting
Letters To
The Editor
Housing Shortage
them. She denied being under way Sir, Thank you for your editorial
at the time. She was warned that If she came up again she would be severely fined.
NINE KILLED IN
PLANE CRASH
Newton, New Jersey, Aug. 25
on pre-fabs. We know they are not particularly pretty, but just let me Ret one set up on some of the sites
FILMS AND POSTERS They will return on the first three ships sailing with DP migrants after their arrival.
Immigration Minister Arthur Cal- well said other teachers and welfare officers will follow them as the scheme gels going.
The first stage of the processing and is showing flims and posters the distribution of literature in DP Later, radio camps in Germany. programmes may be broadenst direct from Australia.
cups
Bre
the
Markos Still
Causing Trouble
Athens, Aug. 25. The Military Command staged a "practice" alert today as guerilla raids; sabolage and abductions continued through- out Greece.
The Chinese Communists so far have still made no mention in rasto broadcasts of the new currency, In
The Amereans are rushing com- included fact today's transmission
their another of the periodic items on the pletion of the evacuation of
outlying small worthlessness of the Nationalist fapi families from the
unprotected -por- and boasted of the value of the and relatively
vincial cites to Athens and Salonika. "stable Liberated
Area dollar."ostly they said it was "because of Unlted Press.
living conditions."
ELECTIONS
The principal spots where General Markos' men are causing trouble aro in the southern Roumell mountains, northwest of Athens. This area was cleaned out last spring by an Army offensive. Another trouble spot is
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RODDY MCDOWALL
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Elizabeth
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ber
villages.
OF
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AT 2.30, 5.20,
confessos SCHOOL TEACHER, MRS. O. U.S.- KOSENKINA'S SENSATIONAL remnants of the liquidated Grammos The second stage is the outward
guerilia groups-1,000 MOVIES PROVE U.S. VICTORY JUMP FROM WINDOW Paris, August 25.-The French mountain
Isolated terrorizing strong-are journey and the third the processing
at Bonegilla or National Assembly voted
IN THE 400 motres RELAY, SOVIET today 10 reception
Strong guerilla outbreaks which the postpone indefinitely the local can- Bathurst.
Tho fourth begins when
tonal elections scheduled for Octo- followed sharply behind the end of showing vital points in slow.
the Grammos offensivo, put a stop, Motion-Etc! I can think of! Durability-par- migrants are placed in jobs. Twice
the The Socialist and the Popular Re At lenst temporarily. to ticularly during typhoons? 1 don't a week, in areas where there
or more displaced persons. publican Party. MRP votes combined American road and rall construction think anyone need worry. There are five
to put off the local balloting. The in the Roumell and Thessaly areas. huts at North Point that have stood evening classes are held.
A Court Martial at Lamis today Geneva authorities. have arranged motion to postpone which was spoл- ten years (Govt. owned-huls to
to death for
sentenced eight persons transport to sored by the MRP deputy, M. Jac boot), and as you point out, Nissens for new ships
Australia of Baltic migrants from ques Fonlupt Esperaber, was carried and two others to life imprisonment at Kal Tak don't get airborne.
on charges of being Communisi No, Govt, can no longer shelter DP camps, and a total of 20,300 by a vote of 245 to 213.
The Radical Socialists and Rightlsts
United Press. behind the excuse of shortages. nowcomers is expected during the
sald Colwell-voted to hold the elections as scho-
duled while
Communista the abstained.
In the election, the votes were to have selected councillors of the 80 departmental general councils, Half of the seats would have been at istake and it would have provided a test of the various Pariles' current voting strength.
Six U.S. Air Force enlisted men who There are ways and means to end next 12 months, were en route to a religious confer-f the housing shortage. But Govt. United Press. ence and three crew members of a just "couldn't care less. There it C-47 transport plane were killed its In the Secretarint (by the way, yesterday in a crash near here.
The transport swooned out of a cloud bank and collided with a B-25 bomber, crashed and burned.
It didn't take long to put
up that
new wing), drinking its corporate FRENCH SEAMEN cups of ten, the while its transport basks in the sun, waiting to carry
Crewinen of the bomber reported home the battered warrior on the that their plane.sustained a "not too stroke of 5 p.m. severe" folt when the
alruck it.Associated Press.
Will Not Have
Abdicate
ment announced
transport
RELEASED
Municipal Council? Hah! of what Shanghai, Aug. 20-The use lo enjoin a man to break down District Court granted
pro-
of
Involved
local "temporary
The
Mrs Kosenkina's
Story
(Continued from Paze, 1)
storm "They took him into a troopers division without any train- SOCIALISTS' DILEMMA
the Socialists and
MRP ing whatsoever. In Leningrad, on a stone wall, when his bands are core leave" from Chinn to two French from fruitless previous attempts. seamen detained here for the past
Camps and Mrs Kosenkina's voice was heal- Once, in England, there was a man few weeks on suspicion of his fearful that the resuits might prove January 12, 1942, he was killed."
disappointing to their ari alleged To who rose and said "You have sat here been
the elections bring lant at times. She sighed frequently worried lest too long, In God's name-gol smuggling care aboard the French out a heavy vote for General de and a nurse dabbed her forehead
I would add, to suit local condi-liner, Andre Lebon, recently, ac-
Gaulle's French People's Rally, first with a piece of gauze.
today and
"They have destroyed my entire tried delaying tactles tions, "ge out and open your eyes cording to Chinese reports today.
life since I spent all my life on Hearing of the case was resumed and cars, and be ttle less blind to
were The Radical Socialists and the my son and on my husband," she
"Neither of the two New Delhi, Aug. 25 The govern the misery and ill health your lack today following the receipt of what openly opposed, the electlan.
# is described as an official document
ТУ БОП a policy is causing."
political people, Consulate lightists who have normally done said.
the local elections, were student and my husband was a Once, we of the Home Seekers from the local French
the arrest of well in General, reporting
for a chance to improve teacher. nnxious hope that the arrival two self-confessed smugglers in Brigade had
"I don't agree with the polleles of in the Grautham would galvanise someone declared that the two detained sea
Colony of Sir Alexander Marseilles" who are said to have their strength.
Political observers believed that Josef Stalin. I love my people and But I cannot agree into action. No discredit to him men in Shanghal had nothing to do postponement would provide my country.
General de Gaulle and his adherents with the regime of the Sovlets."
The Interview lasted 21 minutes. In adjourning the hearing, the with a powerful propaganda wea help?
General de Gaulle had re- A recording was made for broad- Presiding Judge asked the local pon. French authoritles to keep the court postedly claimed that the members cant. A, hospital secretary, two present coalition Govern-nurres and a police guard were all here informed on the outcome of the of the trial of บาด two accused in ment fear to go before the alec-in the room during the intervlow
Reuter.- DJS. | Marseilles.--Noutor,
torato-United Press,
abdication ceedings against the Maharajah of Baroda have dropped.
The wealthy ruler agreed to make good the state funds le la alleged
and have used Improperly,
to
to
grant completo authority to repro- Rontalive government without servations.
ro-
that it didn't, it needs a superman. with the affair. Maybe Mr Rosa can The Stato Legislature had do- We have but one question "When manded his abdication for asserted- do we got a house? this year, next ly misusing US$10,000,000 of state year, sometime?" You know fundson, a six weeks' spending the next word in the sequence,
pro-Associated Press.
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