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China Light Staff's

Tribute To R.A.F. Chief

"NOW MR. MOLLOY. **TE“ P ́LDING UP EVERYTHING

WITH HONOUR, IS RETURNING HOME WE LINGNAN

HOPE MR. MOLLOY WILE, ARRIVE SAFELY

AND

RISE TO FAME" READS A BEAUTIFULLY INSCIUB- ED SEVEN FOOT CHINESE

SCROLL PRESENTED

TO SQUADRON LEADER A. V. MOLLOY, COMMAND- ING OFFICER OF THE RA.F. ENGINEERING UNIT. NO 54 #U. BY THE DIRECTORS AND STAFF OF THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER CO, LTD. AT KOW BIOS

THE PRESENTATION BEEN MADE AS A TRIBUTE TO OFFVERS AND MEN OF THE UNIT WHOSE WORK PREVENTED A BLACK OTT IN WITH KOWLOON AND HONG KONG AND WAS A BIG FACTOR IN REDUCING THE LOOTING IMMEDIATELY AFTIR THE JAPANESE SURRUNDER

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RE-UNION

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Speed-Up In

Mov.ng Unrra Supplies

Old Faces Aboard

Grant

Pres.

THE KOWLOON WHARVES TOOK ON A PRE-WAR AS- PECT AGAIN YESTERDAY AS THE S.S. PRESIDENT GRANT, THE FIRST AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINER TO COME OUT TO SHANGHAI AND HONG KONG. SINCE PEARL HARBOUR, BEGAN UNLOADING. UN.R.R.A. ARE AMONG THE ORGANISATIONS HAVING THE GREATEST INTEREST IN WHAT THE "PRESIDENT GRANT BROUGHT. THEY ARE TO AN SEMBLE TOGETHER US CARS FROM 900 TONS OF MOTOR-CAR PARTS THAT WERE BEING UNLOADED YESTERDAY,

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flour, spples, go such a long way as it did in Jubricating Bit, nd ginseng the past

for the lufter commudily there Everyone un bourg is sighing were 108 tona for Hong Kongr. ¡ for Prisci. There prices, ex- elderly Chinese having long maltept for clothes and a very few ind their faith in this root as other items, are pre-wor. Ol

vitalify restorant.

hands, unlike the U.S. Navy Minor items on the cargo Ust boys, many of whom Are here for Home Конк Are hors for the first time, they prefer MEASURES FOR STEPPING

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cheynienia. brandy,

him to spend their money at home. UNIURA. SUPPLIES

Chinese FROM medicines,

foods, to state that, in future, assistance wait be also even by the Britis't.

HONG KONG TO THE INgroceries, rollout bats. TERIOR † Poe for Feit wure wadd strengthen

IN SUITH CHINA Fonts. uffler machines, the bonds of friendsberg

ARE NOW IN FULL SWING batava

of soda, stationary supplies, and The best items to reveive allen tried fish and shark skinn le there propis

tion are 5.500 tons of deur brought For this assortment of expe to Hong Kong by the "Wing Song"

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the "Empire Allenby

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Present plans are to shift the rargo hatches have been spoeia! whole 5,500 tons from Hong Kongly designed to eliminate "kwent" within 20 days

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trteks of arriving. has beaut EX PRES. COOLIDGE MEN which NRRA into Noug Kumw the 19

The skipper, Capinin Herward main here for the ime being, to Setulthies, is no newcomer

fur ben! UNRRA finnsport services

JAP SPEAKING OFFICERS

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offers who had hisd my extensive bengers resulted

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in this Inno.

Rice Price Rises In Canton

PRICES OF RICE AND FURU HAVE BEEN STEADILY ON

THE RISE IN CANTON AND ARE TO - DAY SOM: THING LIKE THREE TIMES WHAT THEY WERE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE PRICE OF RICH TO-DAY IS AROUND CN.58,00 A PICUL, AND THAT OF FIREWOOD ( N.$1,200 A PICUL THERE HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING IN THE CITY

BODY CALLED THE RICE AND FUEL STABILISA TION COMMITTER, WHOSE DUTY, AS ITS NAME IM. CLIES, IS TO STABILISE PRICES, BUT IT HAS BEEN POWERLESS TO AKREST THE RISING TRENTE IN THE MARKET.

More Rickshas For Colony

A report from Margo Mates that 100 of rick-bas have been shipped 16 Hong Kong, and that 400 more

rn to follow

The matunkoon in Moens is that since the cessation of hostilities, Tesaurs has beet as dull for rich slut cookies that many have left. state of fuckavennuratze and that in in the way of reductions in rental offered by the owners, there has been no improvement

The demek for ricksbas ira Hong Kong, say the other fund, is hugh and syndicate bas diented to ship surplus vehicles where they are neared

The ricked industry enjoyed the war years, From a pre-war total prosperity in Macno during

of 800 vehicles the members. in eroased to 1.790 mdd during the last censing season.

Hong Kong, having been here THOMAS COWAN & CO.

often in pre-wne years as mer fond office on the as. President sunk 1:1 Unolinige, which October. Pacific.

WILS

(CHINA)

1942. in 1914 SOUS WHITE ANT EXTERMINATORS

Queen's Building, Room 320

Phone 30722

MASONIC HALL

Other

Coulilyo ex President men sourd are Jack Patoo, the Chief Engineer, C.

Cofton Agents: Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. third assistant engineer, Ban

Phone 22019 MeCorel and George Ogilvie. chief and second electrician res pectively. and James E. Mc Crary, chief cook On the Ste ward's staff are Murphy Wongo Herry Chan and Harey Lenns. all of Hong Kong, who are set ing The Colony for the ful since 1941.

11 Queen's Road C., 2nd floor. Talaphone 90649

I loool and visiting brothron in the regletar are roquested to

monenla moebler c tend a Monday, 17th Decomber at 5 far 5.30 pm

The chief elfieer, George E. Andrews, was another visitor for the Colony in pre-war days the President Polk," while the purser. Hans Herzberg, who ta

Christmas & New Year been here Shanghai-born, has

Cloner is being arranged for (often enough in the past.

Saturday, 29th Doomhar in the NOT WHAT IT WAS Geral opinion amous the Gall. All brothron intending to erew is that the Far East, even be prosent should soud in game $6. to the Last werk. questions were pak of the City Chaucber of 'm. Shanghai, is not what it was nad subsoris tion ered the Sea Territories for 30 this enttee on what it was merce eight sales depots have the old days. The hotspots are Seoretary before the 34th inst.

not so hot and lack the human wood fuel at a time when armed going to de To alleviate the been found and another Two Japanese and bank is still infeed situation; and it was retenlet will be fixed up in the craipse of ed the a He had to bad 240 Hat recently 2,000 siends of rice a feyr dags. The depola in in

had been received, that further different parts of the city, first mudt sums of coal arrived. supplies. Were exparted

Sergeand R. Sergeant. who m

Bhat the Pret two words the elvet rival

work bett

a job exi attend to take two meth

WHEN WORDS FAIL Set. Spank and pl. Santan, who got the enginerite worksholes and boufer, house back

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handic fort halve men li e peber, lit

$10 for the lambine od

Extens ateuurd.

once the Author 45g the malaking of The Race Controlled

not taken into to Elint the e tackline what

11. magmatic ant het benefit be milieeties are the man deter

nla to attempt a cold? That if the trettan perinus and easier of sodatno,

thing would Jave

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NOT DECIDED

14.09 atore picals am that it whe 1.p

So far it has not been ale pokey of the authorities to disc tribute mig, as trerived, for sab cided how much rice une person to the pedule Through approved with get, or what the price will be but it in generally believed sales depots

¦ thal "each person will get frem

how

a tirao.

A start is to be made with one to ten cattles at fficient S

E be the 2.000 pials that have been Everything will depend upon ዲያገ üles the best power station beiler reerived, and with the assistance the quantity available for dis- ghaful party intended. It is n heget kane for them to reconsider May and to reform the matter.

1hr Whole

17 or even 18 cents

be suggested tha! zabng he wonducted by the Gay- et moment, to whom dirret purchase at the rate of 15 crita per ently! may be made by the retailers who t Inow at which end

would have to arrange transpor Hin." We hesitate to press the Iation, and then the public may implication in These quest LOREN purchase at a cheaper rate say

We do not, howey P,

per cutty. further.

thus doing away with unnecessary Gre hesitate In again argin,?

niddlesman, whose abnormal pro- necessity for radical mezzo TPN,

it will partly give much relief to including segregation in sonur

the public cunsumers and partly form or other, provision of a

be distributed among the numer Lock Hospital, compulsoryous retailers who may then find it| medical treatment, and if praworth their while tical steps to these angis duceive retailing business.

Df "The Poisonous introduction of a system

Jap. Syndicalism, licensing, either of brothel or of individual prostitutes, then let us accept licensed control. We once compared pre-ar Hong Kong and ita social con- ditiona with a man wearing a a diszy fancy waistcoat over shirt. To-day, a more apt com- parison would be too sordid to print.

LABOUR DISCUSSIONS

Detroit, Dec. 10.

auto The Ford Co. and C.1.0. workers yesterday recessed the contract nootiations until Mon- dav, folntly announcing that the basion wns "natinfactory."-An- nociated Press.

to handle the

Remnant of

"During those days whon Hong- kong was occupied by the Japs.

n kind of Syndicalisin was found-in

Admiral Harcourt Returning Visit

E. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. REAR-ADMIRAL C. H.

THIS

tribution.

As regards fuel, reports are far less encouraging. All avail- able supplies received have been turned over to the Power Com- pany to enable them to provide the city with alknight lighting. and until further supplies in sufficient quantity arrive, official distribution can be made to the populace,

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J. HARCOURT, IS LEAVING FOR CANTON

As far as rice is concerned, MORNING BY R.A.F. LAUNCH ΤΟ RETURN THE the committee has, no fear of VISIT OF THE KWANGTUNG PROVINCIAL GOVER-

any shortage or any worsening NOR. GENERAL LO CHEUK-YING,

of the situation. Canton mer- ACCOMPANYING ADMIRAL HARCOURT ARE FLAG

chanto have already contacted LIEUT. TRAVERS, COMDR. GREGORY, GROUP CAP-

sources of supply in Siam, Sai- TAIN CORBALLY, LI.COL. LEATHES, LT.-COMDR. gon and other places, and 50.000 BROC BANK, SLT. O'CONNELL, FILT WEBB AND bags from Siam are expected In FILT. VEST.

Hong Kong for Canton very Preparations ure under wayden party at Municipal House, soon. When there supplies are

Canton to accord a warm and in the evening he will dine brought to Canton, the situn ed and Rico wna under the mond-welcome to Admiral Harcourt. with General Lo Cheukyhig, tion should be greatly relieved. polized welling, of such Syndicate Upon arrival, His Excellency The morning of the 18th will to whom ratailers were to obtain will be met by the Heads of the be devoted their supplies, resulting in the Provincial Government and the the city and its environs; at to alght-ageing in abnormal high price to be paid by Military Command, General Lo noon, His Excellency will lunch the public awelling the purses the Syndicalists. It is therefore Cheuk-ying and General Chang with Admiral Chan Chak, and gent, arrived in harbour from now hoped that the Food Control Fa-kuei, and high officials, in the evening he will be the Tokyo yesterday, H.M.S. Reaper Authority will see into this matter After inspecting a guard of guest of the G.O.C., General camo In from Sydney and the and will take immediate mensures honour drawn from the 2nd Chang Fa-kuel, at dinner. to put an end to the high profits Front Army, the party will pay On the morning of the 19th, H.M.S. Arindine loft for. Tokyo, in the foodstuff business for the visits to Government House, His Excellency will bid benefit of the public."

Enclosed please and the actual Military Headquarters and the well to Generals Lo Cheuk-ying paper above, Mayor of Canton, At 4.30 p.m. and Chang Fa-kuei and Admiral Obinedo text of tho

His Excellency will be the guest|Chan Chuk, and return to Hong referred to.

A RICE CONSUMER. of Admiral Chan Chak at a gar-Kong.

NAVAL MOVEMENTS

The destroyer, H.M.S. Terma-

Vasna from Manila.

fare- Amethyst for Darwin, Apollo for Amoy and Shanghai, and Manx- man is going out to-day for oxer-

QUALITY GOODS AT KN KED DOWN PRICES TRY US BEFORE SHOPPING ELSEWHERE

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N.. 2, L'AGUILAR STREET

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Delicious Singapore Dishos. Bost Curry Served In Town, Choloost. Food and-Glood ·Sørviso

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SERVICE

We serve 4 conss tifin at $3.50 from Monday, 17th December, 1946.

DES VOEUX RD., C.

cisca.

ALEXANDRA BLUG,

The s.u. Kwolvunt is due to mil for Swatow at noon to-day,

Lamargar santa mar alfajoret, viral angeserat te offre zingenten more drama sepertigt gthen and set pet pen, Wingetretenimento Mahapesuarkan dan Braves Monge erabatternationella bontane fo utrul din pught linen and jaibuat, that where the individu iba veðskakinadahnuld be in fasting Atanadagini mzing ikka nod to Namibi

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