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VOL. V NO. 1
MONDAY, JANUARY 2,
1950.
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KING HONOURS 7 HK Educationist President Truman And
Creech Jones' 1950 Siogan
FIGHT FOR THE
FUTURE"
London, Jan. 1. The cretary of State for the Colonies, Mr Arthur Crecch
Jones, today gave the Bri Commonwealth a slogan for 1950-"Fight for the
RESIDENTS
CBE Awarded To Mr T. R. Rowell
Mr Thomas Richmond Rowell, B.Sc. (Honours), Dip. for the past three Ed. (Liverpool), Director of Education years, has been created a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours List. Born on broadcast in the British Boxing Day 1896, Mr Rowell was appointed to the Education Broadcasting Corporation's Department in March 1925, and arrived here in May of that
Future"-in a New Year's
general overseas service.
He rukod the colonial peoples operate with Britain in pro- noting their "steady advance lo tier living and greater respon- blity.
"I need hardly any that pro-
depends on .resa
your own mergles and initiative und
Dn the sense of public service which is brought to the task," he said
I asked the colonial po
to "face the facta and the
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it today, to measure up the obstacles fairly and squarely and then to throw yourselves into tho
real constructive
work of
your community, in co-operation with those whose sole aim is to help you."
Mr Creech Jones urged his listeners to "trist our friend -
ship
"Some
among
by the steady
year.
the
views and sound judgment, ore to those with of great value whom he works.
{Council, pending the appoint-
ment of
Secretary and Asstant Secretary
MBE --Mr Au Kwok-teung. · Mr Au retired freut Govern ment
shortly server
before bostilities
Crv 1941 by which time
reached the Ma topmost
of the Junior Kracke Clerical Service. lic was engaged 1941, and
since the re-occupation has rendered
most valuable service.
of
MBE Magar Singh. Dager Singh served the Crown difficult and dangerous under
in India, handling conditions thac the expenditure of som money far in excess of those normally handled by an officer of his status, Be carried out hin assignment successfully and returned to his duties with the
Honoured
MR T. R. ROWELL
Gloucester Hotel Commotion
Chairs Thrown Down Eight Floors
K. P. M. for Distinguished Service Kenneth Andrew Bld-in
Ine
A commotion was created the Gloucester Hotel
His Advisers
Facing Many Problems
FOREIGN & DOMESTIC ISSUES
Washington, Jan. 1.-President Truman and his top policy advisers, striving to find the most effective policy to thwart Communist expansion in the Far East, are faced with a number of domestic and foreign com- plications which promise to make their tasks more dificult,
The announcement that the Joint Chiefs of Staff will visit the Far East, the decision to reinforce the U.S. Fleet in the Western Pacific and hints that the U.S. will offer some new encouragement to Nationalist China are developments testifying to the intensity of Washington's interest in the Asian problem and efforts to find some solution.
Many diplomatie observers
believe the reporta of possibir +1 to the beleaguered Nationalists <> Formosa
re
designed to take some of the Congressional pressure off Mr Truman when the Congress re
Some convenes on January 3. induential legislators hinted that they will
have
will abandon toward
the bipnetis policy
Europe tt Mr Truman and Secretary of State Acheson do not afford support for Chiang Kai-shek at this time.
Such a breach would hom
Tramway Dispute: No Boult's Change
Sir Adrian
The tramway labour dis pute entered its tenth day today without any solution
Appointment
In sight. For the past five Chief Conductorship
Mr Baimend has shown shortly after 3 a.m. on New the Administration's chances of days, the service has been
zeal and courage in his command ༥༣
bc-
For over
10 years Mr: nam other Boards and Com
His conscientious ap- fit」t{རམ* Rowell was science master;
proach to problems, combined at the old Central British with his deep interest, balanced School (now King George V School), and in 1936 was acting inspector of English schools and director of Evening Institute.
Returning hva leaves in 1937. he beente headmaster of the School Kadoorie Indian and subsequently Principal of the Teachers' Training College
Howell
was ap In 1939 Mr
Of The LPO Censor, and pointed Assistant
two un-getting appropriations in the completely suspended in the following year became
of the Kowloon and New Terri-Year's Day when
London, Jan. 1. Sir Chief Medical Transport Officer.
District as a police offeer. Identified naval men threw new session of Congress for the cause of the lock-out.
Marshall Plan in Europe and The tramwaymen are main Adrian Boult announced to- While in England in 1944, Mr
He has inspired his men to three chairs belonging to arms and military aid to Euro-taining shifts of pickets at the day his acceptance of the to the Roweld was secretary
Nethersole Hospiti since 1928. has their confidence as well as floor on to the
high degree of efficiency and the Hotel from the eighth pean countries not under the gates of the tram depots to chief conductorship of the of the West Indies Committee
first floor Atlantic Pact. the and became Matron Higher Eduen- Commission on
that
of the local population.
after a She has done tion in the colonies. On Augusi hanpital in 1928.
K.P.M. for Distinguished landing, and then, the maine year he became much in particular In the train-
Service. Geoffrey
Studholme short scuffle, escaped down to the attached
Hongkong Ing of Chinese nurses and has
Wilson. Mr Wilson has served the stairs into the street. There are also Indications pany. the served as an Examiner on Pinning Unit and returned to
well as a Police Officer. After Hoard where her the Colony us a colonel in the Nurses
Apecial
became of Cantonese
training he bas Central Executive. Branch, Civil knowledge
bern of great value.
Director of the Special. Branch, Affairs Unit, and was appointed
where be tackled with zeni and Director of Education on May 1, MBE-Miss Sybil Mary Swift
intelligence the difficult task of 146.
(now Mrs G. A. Leiper),
Mrs
morganisation from okfashion) - Leiper has served the Education
ed methods to a modern system. Department for 19 years, during which she has spured no efforts
may You i think that adinace has to
Britain from wrung strenuous opposition tor
by and Government agitation," he continued.
He did not think the cx- perience of recent year B ported this view. Brtinin, with her knowledge and experience, was anxious for their co-opers - ion in working out the best
of uns
achieving ms.--Reuter.
thel
Mild Earthquake Manila, Jan. 2.—A light earth. quake shook Manila i 12.08 am
did no today, but apparently damage.
The Weather Bureau sald the
seconds. tremor lasted 25
It
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THE CITATIONS The etatiun arcompanying the award states;
Mr Rowell
hon servert the Educalan Department for years, and for over three years has been Director of Education. He is thoroughly competent and handles most emciently th VIESVOLLS problems, particularly thome which
have result of the war, which coines
is way
Other awards are
arisen
OBE-Mr L Man-was.
Treasury in Hong Kong.
MBE Miss Maud Ward. Mies Ward has served with the
of
Tories
His wine and balanced. Judg-
MILITARY AWARDS
THE DILEMMA
however.
prevent uny resumption service by using inspectors as London motoren and conductors, as chestra. was contemplated by the com-
of
Philharmonic Or-
Though the appointment was
a month ago the an- ado Anouncement was delayed to per- mit the simultaneous announce- ment of Sir Adrian Boult's successor na chlet conductor of the British Broadcasting Cor- poration's Symphony Orchestra.
Rocket Causes But today the BBC sald that
It was not making the expected announcement,
that completo abandonment of
There was no change in the It apfenty that the two men, the Nationalists by the Adminis-
bus go-slow on the island. pushed the lift buy out of thetration might jeopardise enough reduced number of buses are elevator, ascended to the eighth Congressional votes to spell de- running. floor where, after sitting on feat for some of the controver- legislation which of for a while, they began to lui domestic throw chairs over the balustrade. the President is most anxious
chairs crashed with a A the
to pants rough at this coring terrike din, residents and the session.
were staff
Awakened. 111 Hong-
to It is pointed out, An official announcement
who tried had she has
FC. Several "boys" leased work in ncidition
by this morning
the restrain the sailors were at that if Mr Truman is forced to
The reason was underslood Arny PRO
good un hinis states that the tucked and one suffered a slight make
to be the announcement_mado New Year's Honours List in-wound from a blow on the chin.U.S. will continue backing Na-.
Mr H.A. Triggs, of the Public
Jost Wednesday that Rathel China, it would have works Departments, cludes the
tionalist
was the Mudelik, the Czechoslovak con- The silors then ran to the an unfortunate effect in other victim of an unfortunate ductor who was reported to sixth floor where they
threw spheres,
eldent a few minutes after the have It would constitute re-
been offered the BBC another chair down the stairs, versal of the State Dept's policy, New Year had been ushered in They then fed as more members which is based on allowing and 08 П result of which he po, had been appointed musi of the stall arrived on the scene. Chiang to sink unless he cat lost his right hand.
keep himself afloat, and coun-
tho ting upon
emergence of "Tilolam" in Communist China
following awarda
the furtherance of physicalment is invaluable in duties. education of girls
Lutterly Herrik organisation so teaching.
MBE Up Ting-fan. Mr Un has served the Colony for over During the occupa- 30 years. tion he gave assistance Lo it emutteя in Macau which was conadering the workings of the Urban Council on re-occupation of the Colony, and on his return Royal
established Signal Squadron
Urban routine for the on offer
Mr
was belloved to be an aftermath of the heavier earthquake last Thursday whezih killed ten per- Lo has served as a member of
to the Colony Luzon Island.-hilted the Urban Counell since 1940,
and has In addition been
sons in
Press.
EDITORIAL
TH
Colony's Labour Troubles
are
as
he
to
course left and the discontented ""Fram- mies" will be well advised to agree to the
cannot proposition. They
expect obtain satisfaction by any other means, und the longer they refuse arbitration, the more alienated will become publie sympathy for whatever cause they may have. Moreover, the motives of their Union leaders become suspect when they
ask Government prepared to medinte, but will not listen to the idea of arbitration. There are also inescap- the with able implications connected agitation for new working conditions for employees of the Gas, Bus and Telephone companies. Each and everyone demand the same $3 per day increase in rehabili- tation allowance, without the slightest
there justification. Furthermore, many
too,
HE New Year begins with Hongkong's Labour displaying disconcerting signs of restiveness. Grievances, real and Imaginary,
being used threats to disrupt certain utility services,
a dispute be and what started off ns tween Tramway workers and the com- pany, is now showing signs of snow- balling to include concerns such as the motor bus companies on both sides of the harbour, the Gas Company and the Telephone Company. Mentioned during Inst week, was the Dairy Farm, some of whose employees made tentative proposals for revised allowances. Only in the case of the Tramways has any drastic action been taken by either side. The men made the first move by engaging in a so-called "go slow" strike which took the form of permitting as people as could crowd on the trams to travel without payment of fares. The violation of action was indisputably a the terms of employment, and in any event was a stupid action Inasmuch that frame became dangerously overcrowded. With a curious line of reasoning the "Trammles". believed that they were serving the public, yet in fact only a pro- portion of regular commuters to and from the city were able to make use of the trams because accommodation was taken up by the hordes who Joyfully took Advantage of free rides for the fun of the thing. The Tramway Company took the only proper course and withdrew the
dismissing service, simultaneously Fruumber of men who had played an active part in the "go slow"" farce. Responsibility for the next move resta squarely on the shoulders of the tram- way workers. The Company offers to go to a strictly neutral, unbiased Court` of Arbitration and expresses willingness to stand by its decision. This is the only.
a
are
lo Army personnel in Hong- kong:
MBE.Major (QM) JL. Williams, 1x Bit The Buffs. REM.--S/Sgt W.E Welsh, Hongkong
Signals,
Mr Alexander
A Viscount
London,
Jan. 1-The surprise of the New Year Honours Last, published today, was a Viscountcy for the Defence Minister, Mr Albert Alexander.
Despite his elevation to the House of Lords, Mr Alexander will continue in his present Ca
least until the binet job-at general election this year.
made
were
cause
โทร a strongly political list of awards, four other Labour Members of Parliament
Pears.
This will
by-elections five Parliamentary
unless the Prime Minister, Clement Attlee, decided to hold
general election soon.
Lo
↑
are
good reasons to believe that only a minority are really interested in present- ing such a demand; It is noteworthy to recall that agitators in the China Light and Power Company could not attract sufficient attendance at the meetings they called to enable any action to be taken. The suspicion, not without foundation, that the few 'are coercing the many, re- emphasises the need for the introduction of the secret ballot at workers' meetings called to discuss new demands on em- ployers or to decide whether or not to strike. Since the war, Hoffgkong's trade unions have been given considerable official encouragement to organise them- selves along proper and sound lines, but all this effort on their behalf will be wasted if members continue to permit extremists to hold the key positions and to allow themselves to be pitchforked into disputes and strikes for which they have no genuine desire. Political domination of the unions will deny them the right to. exist.
Mr
Mr Robert William Urquhart, British
Consul-General
Shanghai, received
at
3 knight- hood, Knight Commander of the British Empire.
Other awards of interest to the Far East are: Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)-Mr John Henry Keswick, Managing Director of Jardine, Matheson & Company.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)-Mr Wilfred Pryor, British subject resident in China.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)-Mr Al- bert Franklin, former British Consul at Tientsin; Mr William
Girl Goes Berserk
Lutte, Montana, Jan. 1. A 21-year-old girl, shot Lorraine Knapp, dead her mother, her sister, aged seven, and two of her brothers at their home, then com- mitted suicide.
The boys were aged 12 and three. The tragedy was discovered by two other boys when they returned to the house from a neighbour. The father ing home. was working meanwhile in a copper mine here. Lorraine used a .22 calibre rifle. The boys were killed instantly. The others died later in hospital. The surviving brothers told reporters that Lorraine had been brooding and acting strangely lately.-Reu-
ter.
that the
Loss Of Hand
With others
cal
the
Chicago
director of Symphony Orchestra on board the Jardine steamer Mausing he Sir Adrian Boult, who is 00- was letting of rocket when the official retiring age of the... to eventually bring that national | WE
one exploded and shattered his BBC-will relinquish next June into line with the western de-right hand. He was rushed to the post he has held since 1930.
mocracies.
Lo
hospital where It was found | But he plans to return to con-
amputate his duct the BBC Symphony Or
chestra in its 21st birthday con- certs during the 1051 Festival of Britain.
It would also bring about a necessary rift between the United right hand and wrist.
her two most in- Stales and
allies portant
in Europe and Asta Britain and India. Indin already has recognized the and Bri- Chinese Communists
tain is expected to do so before the middle of January.
INDIA'S IMPORTANCE
It is upon india that the United States has been relying most strongly as a bulwark to prevent the spread of Com- munism into Southeast Asia.
In addition, continued United States support for the Natiozz-
Mr Edward Van Beinum, chief An Old Custom
conductor of the Concertgenouw Lisbon, Jan. 1.-The Portu- Orchestra of Amsterdam, who Year's Eve custom has conducted the London Ruese New of throwing old pots and pans Philharmonie for the past year, from windows at midnight sent will complote his work with several people to hospital in it during the first three months
of 1850.-Reuler. Lisbon.-Associated Press,
How N. Yorkers Welcomed
New York, Jan. 1-Three-
Celebrations in other capitals reported by Reuter correspon- dents were:
allets would make it extremely quarters of a million New New Year difficult to arrive at any pro-Yorkers Jammed Times for calling a Japanese Square to roar a welcome to vedure pence treaty, since the United d1950. States and her principal alles
A lighted ball on top of the would not be able to agree on which Chinese Government tower of the New York Times Paris: Parisians celebrated should be invited to sit in at the building fell at the stroke of quietly. There were no special conference table.
midnight. Miles of Ucker tape decorations, lighting effects, and paper floated down on their bells or sirens to herald the heads from sityscrapers fronting New Year. the Squire and long Broadway, For most people the trudi-
Night clubs and cabarets had tional "revellion"
Wes cele- in their own full houses despite their prices, brated privately to support the Nailonalists as a Diners at the swankiest were homes. member of the Security Council charged $25 for dinner while Britain, Russin and other entertainment. Drinks were ex- nations would support thetra. Chinese Communists as the rightful
It would also complicate the already difficult situation in the United Nations, where the United States might continue
of occupants
James Hawkins, British subject Kunming Under Council seat,
In China; Mr Thomas Terrace, Director of Works and Services
In the Far East.
Attack
Today's Honours List was the
27th of King George VI's reign.
VISU Privy Councillors.
BCCLITC
pra
too
and
Vatican City: Three thousand Holy Year pilgrims attended
The less luxurious spots charg- New Year's Mass, celebrated by the ed $7.50 for dinner with a the Pope this morning in the
One Benedictino Hall, novelty hat thrown in,
into the provided an old The Popo, carried Some observers believe the night club
wagon in its Hall in his Papal chair, was fashioned milk Administration might try to play | fashi
cheers of pil- to supply cold greeted by the for them by making a pretenco parking area
tine.-Western, Germany. Bel- Lendon, Jan. 1.The Yun- of support to Chinng long enough milk to celebrants who drank Krims from France, the Argen-
sufficient
deeply,
glum, Holland, Switzerland and Cuthe- St Patrick's Catholic The principal awards are one nan Provincial capital of Kun- to Viscountcy
Moscow: Twelve strokes of five Baronics and ming was under attack today Nationalist Congressional sup
Aby remnants of the Nationallat purt to ensure the passage of dral in New York held a Mid-Brazil. threo
In the House night Mass celebrated by Car- of new Knights th and 20th armies, and Com-major measures large number
and then drift dinal Francis Spellman, Arch- the Kremlin chimes ushered in forced and Senator, troops In munist were created
A Tass message picked up in said: "Moscow is The irony of today's List is marches were rushing to hid in around gradually to the point of bishop of New York-the Brat the New Year. that in past years Mir Alexakier the city's defence, the New recognising Communist China. New Year's Eve Midnight Muss
However, senilment here is that ever celebrated thereto ask London
Divine Blessing for the 1950 inimliably beautiful this New
The snow spar Year Th elly is held by General such procedure would be
morning, Holy Year has been wrongly upped by China News Agency reported.
the countless political speculators for Lu Han, former Governor fight squeeze, with serious con-
In London, the biggest klas reflecting Peerage. This year none men-Yunnan, who
recently went
Eequencos if it failed to work crowds since the war thronged electric lights and the rays of tioned him.
over to the Communists.
Unlled Press.
Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar the moon, It has covered the On December 21 Nationalist
Squaro to usher in: 1050 with trees, the streets, squares, and PRIVY COUNCILLORS
and
and adds a fairy tale hoadquarters in Formosa claim.
sirens, songs
cheers, parks, The three new Members ofed that Kunming had been cap- NOM Council, the selecttured after a combined the Privy
Churches overflowed and many touch to the iron railings of body of statesmen appointed tionalist air and ground assault
people were turned away from Moscow's bridges and boule- midnight services:
yards."-Router,,/? (Continued:on Page 5).
Reuter.
1
Fog held up all air trafe at Kal Tak airport this morning No planes took off or landed,