1946-06-15 — Page 4

Kowloon Dockyard Strike Ends

Over 80 per cent of the workers at the Kowloon Dockyard were reported to be back at work yes- terday morning, and the strike (which started on Saturday last) is now re- garded as definitely at an end.

The only trouble spot yeator- day morning was the China Light power plant ia Kowloon.

Owing to a misunderstanding the workers stopped work, and the stoppage lasted a little over

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1946.

HONG KONG'S RICE SITUATION

DEPENDS ON SIAM

H.K. MATRIC.

The Matriculation Examina- tion of London University will be held in Hong Kong next_January,

Although entry forms are not yet available, the pews is being published to enable thong interested to preparo for the cramination. The syllabur can be seen at the Education Department, Fire Brigade Building, during the day..

fun hour, until Major Chav NEW C-IN-C

of the Labour Office was called

to the scene and the misunder- atanding was cleared up.

All the men thereupon resum-

ed work.

Taikoo Dockyard

BPF ARRIVING

aircraft

Venerable.

A saluto of fifteen guns will be fired to mark the arrival."

The question whether Hong Kong will get suffici- ent rice for its needs in the third and fourth quarters of 1946 depends on the amount which It is possible to ship from Slam, the Govern- ment spokesman declared yesterday. Britain, he said, was doing everything she could to improve Siam's.transportation so as to bring padi procured under the recently-concluded agreement to the-ports,

An energetic programme to rehabilitate the country's rail- ways, roads and river transport was being carried out. British engineers were now helping to construct a railway ferry at Bangkok, while the Royal Navy was also helping in minesweep- ing work.

messures to

Other practical stimulate production include

Witnesses

Under Death

Sentences

ANTI-SOONG DRIVE?

Shanghat, June 14. - The American-owned "Shang- hai Evening Post"

woater. day ascribed to Chinese poli tical sources a statement that

powerful. groupe both inside and outside the Kuomintang have joined hands in a con- corted drive to unacat • Pro- mier T. V. Soong.

The newspaper said that ob- norvera viewed as significant o Nanking_dispatch to the effect that Soong had indicat cd a desiro to resign The dispatch appeared the "China Evoning News"

#14~* blished by H. H. Kung, the Premiera brother-in-law---- Associated Press.

Electricity To Cost More

Hong Kong Naval Awards

Awards to several offi- cers and men of the Royal Navy for services in connection with the.. rehabilitation of Hong Kong were contained in the King's Birthday Hon- ours list.

The Order of the British Em- piro (Mil. Div.) is given to Commander (8) C. S. B. Hick- man, R.N., who was a prisoner of war in Hong Kong. When released from captivity, Com- mander Hickman remained in the Colony as Staff Supply Of ficer to Commodore, Hong Kong, and also did considorable work connected with the rehabilita- · tion of the China Fleet Club.

the provision of agricul- The case in which Lan Kwing- The new Commander-tural tools and implemente, yan, formerly of the Wang Kec,

A similar award has been in-Chief of the British medical supplies and veterinary is charged with High Treason,

made to Commander P. D.'Gick, At a dinner of Taikoo Dock Pacific Fleet, Vice-Ad-demic recently threatened to af by Mr. George She yesterday.

attention. When a cattle epi-} was again remanded for a week

R.N., who was Air Co-ordinator workers in

to Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Har- the Sun Kwong miral Sir Denis Boyd, fect rice production In the cen Mr. She explained to accused The Hongkong Electric court's liberation force and Hotel. on Thursday night (to which the press was invited) will arrive in the Colonytral plains of Siam, the Royal that owing to pressure of work Co., Ltd., and the China Inter carried out Liaison work Mr. Ng Chuen-yuk, on behalf this morning on board Air Force rushed antt-rinder- and shortage of personnel the Light and Power Co., with the Harbour Police when pest serum from India, Ceylon | case could not be heard as ori- of the chiefs of 30 departments H.M.

Naval parties were

assisting carrier and Malaya. The Services of ginally fixed.

Ltd. announce today that with the war against piracy. of the yard, said that more than

the British Veterinary Corps Lau asked the Court if it charges for electricity. cent. of the workers 70 per

were also made available to the was possible to detain several will be increased by 80sioned Signal Boatswain, R.N., Mr. A. J. Condon, Commis- were fully satisfied with the

Siamese Government.

witnesses for his defence. contract system of work, which

The Commander-in-Chief will Referring to the currency Mr. She told him he could in- jper cent over and above who came to Hong Kong In hencot to the was of mutun!

October, 1945, is made a mem- visit the Governor at Govern- agreement whereby the value of form Police Headquarters, Spe-the present rate. company and the workers,

was raised clal Branch, of the names and Mr. Ng said that under the inent House and later in the the Siamese tical

The pre-war rate for light in ber of the British Empire. (Mil. contract system the wages of morning will receive the Gover-, from 60 to £1 to 40 to 1, the addresses of his witnesses

Hong Kong was 16 cents a unit Div.). Mr. Condon joined the A nor on board H.M.S. Venerable. spokesman, said that the im Accused said that the witnes- and with the 100 per cent in-Navy as a boy signalman and Ute workers were higher.

It is expected that Vice-Ad- proved rate would enable the ses he would call had been sen-crease some time and the new cation duties. He is at present has spent 30 years on communi- skilled man could earn $6 or $7

re- farmers to purchase consumer tened to death-the Japanese incrense now announced, à unit a day and the men took a keen miral Boyd will take up

work, sidence at Admiralty House goods which they needed at low-interprater nauye, Lall Kit and will cost 57.6 cellt, more than Signal Distribution Office where supervising the R.N. Dockyard their cr interest in

er prices.

George Wong.

three and a half times greater an average of 80 signals There was no place for a slack during the week-end,

Large consignments of con. Areused also wished the Court than the pre-war rate, er as all must work to get the

handled each day. sumer goods are being shipped to provide him with courot. to Slam. These include 5,000,000 yards of textiles, cigarettes and

medicines.

job completed on time, sufficient the men being engaget for work to be completed on sche- dule.

Another factor was that when a jab was completed satisfac torily before the stipulated time there was always the prospect

of another contract As there was plenty of work to be done.

Under the

as the

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U.S. SAILORS ARRESTED

A chair thrown carelessly over Allocations of Siamese rice, verandah in Wanchai last the spokesman pointed out, was night hit a policeman and knock-under the present international ed him off his bicycle. As a arrangement subject to the de- result, three American sailors cisions of the Combined Food

Board in Washington, Spent the night in the brig.

H.M.S. "TAMAR” INSPECTED

Nava!

Shortly after 6 o'clock, the contract system,palice constable was cycling past! payment is made to the con- 94 Lockhart Rond when the trietor on the certificate of chair came hurtling through the. fair amount of work done and air, knocking him off his ma- not on fixed laten. Here the

chine. He was bruised and His Excellency the Governor, workman also benefita

shaken but nothing was broken] Sir Mark Young, yesterday morn. contractors are always prepared except his bike, valued at $50. ing inspected the Royal to tie over any worker, if ne-his wrist-watch, valued at $180. Barracks, H.M.S. Tamar, it was cessary,with a wages advance

Three American sailors in the His Excellency's first visit to the on work done no that he need house were arrested by a U.S. establishment and his tour of in- not seck aid elsewhere.

Navy shore patrol.

spection included living quarters, canteen and galleys.

He was accompanied by Com modore D. H. Everett, Coninn. dore, Hong Kong, Captain C. Gwinner,

Concluding, Mr. Ng aid that there are over 4,000 workers at the dock and only about 1,300 Those who are time-wage met.

Before Mr. Horace in the Kowloon Court yesterday, three Chinese were charged with posses- represented the so-called Anti-sion of arms and animunition for Contract Committee and

"an unlawful purpose" in Fa Yuen prosched the company recently Street on Tuesday. A remand of were in no position to represent one week was granted to the the whole body of workers.

Everyone Happy

Some interesting information was gleaned by a "China Mail" reporter from the workers during the evening. All were apprecis- tive of the interest the company had always taken in them. The company had in the past provided ther with houses at a very cheat Enl 1 and are still doing a though the demand is very great: The Taikoo area suffered greatly dur ing the bombings and quite a nunt ber of hic yes were damaged.

One, worker said that some of

police for further investigaliong.

):

Mr. M. A. da Silva for the prosecution and that only those charged under the High Trea- son Act would be provided with counsel.

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The new rate for Kowloon will be 64.8 cents a unit 218

cents.

The M.B.E. (Mil. Divi) also

against the 1941 rate of 18 goes to Surgeon-Lieutenant A. K. Brown, M.B., C.I.B., The high price of coal is sub-R.N.V... Sur.-Lieut. Brown is mitted as one of the factors for attached to the Mobile Malarial and Hyglene Unit which has the new increase.

performed outstanding work in the Colony combating disease.

The British Empire Medal (Mil, Div.) is awarded to Chief Electrical Artificier W. F. Dow- sett who, during the early stages of the reoccupation, played a major part in the rehabilitation of the power, station and dock- yard. electricnl installations which helped provide the city with power.

The cases against Chamand Singh, aling Man Singh, Jasan Singh, Mohammed Asgar, Chan MONEY MART To, Mohammed Sadig and

Chinese national currency open-| Wadumal Chartulani were agained yesterday morning at $2.19 for adjourned another week.

futures and 2.32 for spot (per CN$1,000). Lack of confidence was, however, evident and at the close rates dropped to $2.18 and $2.27

respectively.

Given Benefit Of Doubt

coolie.

Li Kong, wharf given the benefit of the doubt by

Mr. W. H. Latimer in Kowloon Court yesterday when. evidence was taken against him on a charge of wounding un Indian soldier, Sepoy Kesavan Nair. Oficer Commanding H.M.S. Tomar, Commander A. D. Alison. R.N., Commander of the Burracks, and Lieutenant Rt. B. Parkinson, R.N.V.R., aide-de-camp

to the Governor.

K.R.A. Offer No Opinion On Self-Government

There was no response at the meeting of the Kow- loon Residents' Association yesterday to an in- vitation from the Chairman for an exchange of opinions on the question of an increased measure of self-government for Hong Kong.

his colleagues were sub-letting Members responded, however, to an invitation to

to

portions of the flats alloted them and making a profit.

"This evil will be remedied in

due course", ho said.

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place before the Committee complaints and suggestions in connection with problems affecting Kowloon residents.

Gold was weak at the opening. and from $490 per tael it dropped to $485. Towards noon il recover ed, and the closing rate was $493. U.S. dollars appreciated to $5.53 for new $20 notes. Stering and Australian pounds remained quiet at $16.15 and $12.50 respectively.

-S'hai Exchange

Shanghai, June 14. The 10 a.m. rates were

U.S. Dollars*

Buying Selling CNS ONS

2,550

449

Chief E/A Dowactt has spent 17 years in the Navy'n electrical branch and is at present on the of the Superintendent staff Electrical Engineer's Depart- ment, R.N. Dockyard.

Leading Cader R. H. Strike also receives the B.E.M. (Mil. Div.). He was a member of Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Har-

The complainant, who hud his right arin bandared at the joint.. said that he was attacked by a number of Chinese outside No. 3 Gold per ounce . 180,200 180,60C court's communications staff Gate

at Kowloon Godowns and

2,500 and was one of the first signal that one of them stuck a grapple-Hong Kong Dollars 435

rc- hook in his arm. The only man

ratinge ashore when the Closing rates were:- who was carrying Gold per on the scene

force arrived in 189,200 15,600 occupation such a hook, be

2,660

2.080 September. Serving for "hos- accused..

440 tilities only," he left the Co- lony.in February last for de- mobilisation.

said. was the US. Dalle

435 Hong Kong Dollars

Unofficial market.

The Magistrate ruled that as it was established there were a num-Associated Press. ber of people involved and there. was no corroborative evidence as to accused having been responsible for the attack with the hook would give him the benefit of the doubt with warning against being involved again in a similar incident.

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CUSTOMERS

SMOKED OPIUM

Lai Fuk, manager of the Kam Ling Restaurant, Queen's Road Wort, was summoned bofaru Mr. George Sho at the Central Magis- There were only 28 members ber, Mr. d'Almada anld, suggess tracy for allowing the premises to present at the meeting which tions were put forward that the be used as an opium divan. was held in the evening in tile Association resume its activities. Mr. M. A. da Silva pleaded not Green, Room of the Peninsula Those members then in the Colony guilty on behalf of the accused, Hotel.

would recall, however, how busy while C.P.O. Ward appeared for Prominent among the

everyone was then over private | the prosecution. affairs and helping the Military Mr. Silva said that customers plainants voiced from the floor Administration. It was impossi insisted on smoking. was the question of the infiltra-ble to do anything about a revival and oplum were obtained by the

and pipe tion of houses of prostitution of the Association at the time. waitress outside. The restaurant into the better residential areas

Letter From Govt. received no money. After hearing the case, Mr. She discharged the accused with a caution.

of.

Tsimshatsui,

com*

Complaints

Readers' Letters

Just A Trace

| McCormack wants new atara to his flag, let us elect him President

Us

Sir, While sailing a dinghy off of Guadalcanal, or possibly, if wo the North shore of the island of feel even more generous, let Hong Kong, a friend and I ex-present him with Manus, which, 1 perienced two or three consideram told, is becoming politically, able showers of no uncertain sub-conscious following the arrival of stance between 1030 and 1730 on the Yankso dollar, Tuesday. Yet there is no record

D.V.R. in your columns for June 11 but

"trace of rainfall." May

That:

it therefore be recorded

"They sailed the sea, while wind

and rain

Beat down on hand and face. Yot all the rain observed by thee Was but a meagre trace."

BRAINSTORM.

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Sir,-After reading the story headed "Go jump in the lake," we, the lost Sappers, go down on our knees and plead to the Great Colonel for a little bit of a favour. We are greatly upset that the Great Colonel never included Hong Kong, Singapore, Channel Isles, India, Gib, Malta etc. in his union; although we quite realise why he never extended his hand to England; as we know it would only be a great burden to them.

The company had formerly pra- vided schooling facilition for the children. of workers and though things are not settled they had mo doubt the company, will star: this We have no guild or union at Taikou said another worker

Some

may lie members of otffer guilds.

"We had a Talkoo Docks ABFO-

Less Stars For The Flag ciation but the building has been damaged. No worker was forced

Sir.It was with some interest to join and all were eligible for were voiced that it was extreme- Even now, the Association, with

that I read of Colonel McCor- Now, if he would come to our membership. Indoor and outdoor ly difficult to find a fint on the 180 many members yet away, would

mack's proposal for absorbing billets we may be able to do some- recreation was provided. Basket Mainland, due to the high key-not find it easy.

Whatever doubts

desirable parts of the British thing for him; in fact we are now ball, volleyball and miniature fout money demanded and the will-iyet remained as to the advisability

Empire into the beloved brother debating whether to sell hin the ball were very popular and playingness of tenants of this type removed, however, by

of resuming activities had liven

hood of the United States. But lot for a few dollars, as long na on the ground adjourning the as

a letter from

03 1 Briton myself, I too have he will make one concession, Home the Government requesting the sociation building. We oven had to pay it. a football team in the Hong Kong the problem was a particularly on the question of increased self-

The Chairman replied that KR.A. to put forward its views weddings are announced:—

The following forthcoming some ideas: might it not be desir Rule for London.

able, as fair oxchange, to incor- If this letter sounds diabolical Football League some years ago.”

Reginald George Cresswell;porate some of the U.S.A. into the and uneducated, so. does your "We are quite contented and dificult one as there were many

government for the Colony, The L/S Royal Navy,

article. HMASV British Empire?" aatisfied" Bald another.

who were willing to pay the time was ripe for the Association Prince Salvor, to Leung Sze

We shall, naturally, have

THE UNEDucated anD prices demanded and no ore to roame its activities and the Mui of 67, Lockhart Road, 3rd take care in our choice of states,

UNWANTED PEOPLE. seemed to be keen enough to need for its work was greater than floor.

those in the Middle West, for in- come forward with a specific ever in helping toward the rehabi-

litation of Kowloon. complaint.

Bernado Hidalgo, musician,stance, are as yet, too ill educated in positical affairs to make them a Mr. F. C. Mow. Fung. Hon. of 10 Hillwood Road, ground useful addition: we might take cussed were directed against

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FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS

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Anyone Remember? Sir-Could you or any of your

the capitalist system of so called As everyone knows, the memory

must rid themselves of memory in related to the mind. free enterprise" where the fow stores Impressions impressed on make millions at the expense of

of the mind, and in view of the fact the masses.

that an impression received you Then

the Southern states terday can be recalled by the again, might prove themselves soceptable memory esaler than something to Britain, on condition of course

being of equal interost Socretary, Mr. F. C. How Fungi milestonevaral officers of the Bri- far off slavery in sorte rest mastime, that the memory stores Asst. Hon. Secretary, Mrs. T. tlah Pacific Fleet, awarded the

In chronologies! Cheung lion. Treasurer, Mr. T. D.8.C. were incorrectly reported wood to its own sweat self, toying order.

as having received the 1.8.0. with its

ite ideas of the "American conclusion that the memory

(to, and is part of, both the Newfoundland:

and subconscious mind. remembered being of the

Other complaints briefly diylary, told the meeting that floor, to Norma Liorna Tavares some of the more industrial vereaders tell me exactly how the

C.N.R.R.A. RICE THEFT SEQUEL Following the discovery of some of the 4,000 bags of stolen dangerous overcrowding on the of general meetings of the Asso-

zetords both of committee and of 188 Mathur Boud, Brd floor, but before we trid themsel

Manuel Do Couto Marcal, them No. 7 Bus Route from Kokloon- ciation wore intact apart from a telephone engineer, of 51 Kim CNRRA rice in rice shops on the Mainland in the course of a tong, the shoe-shine nuisance few pages torn from one of the berley Road, ground floor, to .nerics of rails in the past two on buses; and the danger of record-books. The

Ales of the Olga Maria Britto of 11 Hart days by the Police under Sub- partly-demolished houses which Association's correspondence had, Ave.

however, been lost, Inspector Whitcroft, nine more were on the verge of collapse.

The following officers and chini- The meeting was prisided over persons were brought before

Tuittee

DSC, NOT DSO were elected Mr. Latimer at the Kowloon by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada e

President, Mr. Ben Wylie; Viag Court yesterday charged with Castro, in the Chair, supported by Cheung Mr. R. Pestondi and Mr. abetting.

R. A. da Silva.. Appearing on remand yester- In his opening remarks, the the assistant manager of the silence in memory of membeza of Wah Fung, Shipping Company, the Association, who had died dur charged with conspiracy in the ing the war. These theft, were remanded for an- Cop EDMA

President; Mr

that they rld themselves of their in yesteryear, both "In-

either receiving or aiding and Mr. F.-C. Mow Fung). Mr. 1. President, Mr. F. G. Clemo Hh. Owing to an error "ša trans. ‡ absurd colour bar, which is not so to the party concernedi - WO;

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should, I feel, leave Holly- | there mentiore, I aurive at the

day, 18. defendonts, ́ Including | Chairman asked for a minuto Cheittee The Hon. Mr. Laol They are--Commander ARMS, onsible PVEERAJ

ather week-in custody

shop

d'Almada e Castro, Mr. R. Feston Rundio. IL.M. J1, Mr. O. E. Tercy, Included L

Commander

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Dominander over trusteeship of thebas slater

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