1946-09-30 — Page 3

Fishermen Say "We FRENCH

Are Exploited"

CONSTITUTION

Paris, Sept. 29. The French National Assembly early today adopted by 440 votes to 106 the text of the new French

constitution,

which electors will be asked to approve a fort- night hence.

THE CIUNA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1946.

New Sulfa Drugs Give Lepers Fresh Hope

New York, Sept. 20.

Leprosy is being checked and lepers given a much brighter outlook on life by new drugs, Dr. G. H. Faget, head of the Government leprosarium in Carville (Louisiana) reports.

Ho

Hays that three drugs of toxle, and exorta a greater influencs the sulla family-promin, diasone over mularia than any other drug. and pronizole-now being used at To 800,000,000 human beings in. Carville, "have revolutionised the the world today, auffering from therapeutic nutack against vae of malaria, it means now hops. the world's oldest diseases."

As a result of these treatments more patients are being dischargtion and cure.

than ever before.

"We are dissatisfied with the present state of af- fairs because under the control system we have to deliver all our fish to the Government Fish Markets, where we get less than half the amount at which the same fish is ultimately. sold to the public. The difference goes to the middlemen. In short, we are being exploited." This was the opinion expressed by fishermen The vote followed a five and

half hour funt debate in which whom the "China Mail" interviewed yester-

the spokesmen of the three Gov- day. They said that they had not received any

crument parties declared that the reply from Government to their petition for

constitution was the result of a

Dr. Faget said: "Not only in the lifting of the control over fresh fish they

compromise and sacrifice on their the part and that they would take an the progress of the disease check brought into the Colony. Mr. Lo Wai-ha, chairman were

they dition is imaroved and disabling the Chinere Fishermen's buyers before sale in the open early opportunity of trying to ime, but the patients' general con-

healed." Guild, said that while they ren- market. lised that in instituting the If Government Fish Markets would try to recapture some of and debilitating ulcerations are Twenty-six patients reechlly Covernment scht me

was were open markets where every-the

constitutional compromise has been discharged as "arrested" noxious genuinely

attend and day's to pro body could freely

ensen, whereas only a few montha the position would be possible.

This is the second attempt bynge only half this number would mate the welfare of fishermen, bid,

the different. This is not the case, il unfortunately hnd opposite effect as a result of however, as the bidders must the French Farlinment to prepare have had any hope.

be approved by the Fish Mar- new constitution. The first draft mismanagement.

constitution was passed on April

out

that

POST OFFICE NOTICES

Outward Mails

Unless otherwise stated, Regis tered Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes earlier than the time stated below:-

MONDAY, SEPT, 30 Formon (Pai Man) 10 a.m. Macao, Teinshan and Shekki

a:1.

are

auctioned

tu

amang

Mr.

en-

prove It-In other

words

concessions which made to-

the Communist Party.

The electoral campaige for or against the new constitution opens in France today-cuter.

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOWT

Wartime Research

Although all these

War-

discoveries

al-

Polythene is being used for u wide range of soanufactures, from lampshades and handbege, to seld- proof containers and piping.

Ardil, woul-ilke fibre, is made! direct from ground nuts, and is outstanding in its warmth, real- llence and crease resistance. It is also mothproof.

gammexone is

THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

REDUCTION OF CHARGES FOR CURRENT,

Charges for current will be reduced for all metera read on and after October 1st 1946.

FROM

1941 Rates plus 260%.

TO

1941 Rates plus 200%. The charge for meters

be affected,

Paludrine, for the first time, combines the properties of preven-

Methozone is a selective, yet not deadly, weed-killer, that is harm-

secticide, which is less to cereal crops or XTARS, and

man and animal.

A high proportion of the gam- make output today goes from Britain to India, to keep grain stores free of pests.

a very powerful In- harmloss to

All theso niscaveries were mado by, British chemists within a period of 15-years-1930 to 1945.

1.

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents,

ORDINANCE NO. 16 of 1935, PUBLIC HEALTH (ANIMALS & BIRDS)

The public in reminded of its obligations under the abovc Ordinanca For the benefit of the general public, shipping companies, air Ines, travel agencles, etc., special attention is drawn to the following points.

The Prevention of the Introduction of Infectious Dincases.

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Pago 8

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20 WORDS 82 FOR ONE INSERTION PREPAID, #1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERTION

$2

Roplier are awaiting at our offices for Box Nos. 62, 81, 82, 88, 91, 99, 100, 109, 104, 106, 112, 117, 118, 212, 213, 214, 215.

(1) Entry permits re quired for all animals landed in

POSITION VACANT the Colony. Such permits may be

the fasued by

Colonial will Veterinary Surgeon to whom APPLICATIONS are invited from applications should be made at certificated or qualified navigating Post Office Building, Top Floor, or diesel engineer officers for cm- before noon.

At the time of ployment as Coast Staff Officers application particulare of the to Moventive Curtoms Ser-

Chinese number, breed and description vice. Terms of employment may of the animals to be imported, be obtained from the Office of the must be furnished.

Chinesa Maritimo Customs, Floor, Marina House, Queen's Road, Central.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Hongkong, 27th Sept, 1946.

EXPORT LICENCES

Export licences will not be required for any articles ex- ported from Hong Kong except the following:

(a) Those listed in Government Notification No. 238 of

9th July, 1946,

Bottles all kinds.

Cotton Yarns-all kinds. Foodstuffs--

Beans

Biscuits Government

Bread

Butter

Cheese

Coconut Oil

Flour

Lord

Meat, Canned

Milk, Sweetened Condensed

In the petition, the fishermen kets before they are eligible 19 by 309 votes to 248 but was

University's, "Union 1stzslqL

Sydney are bid. The effect of this is to they

Recorder" stutes, that eight out- | forced to sell their fish to the narrow down the people attend-rejected by the elvetors in a re-

of auctions to a select few. ferendum on May 5. Fish Markets where they are ing

The voting of the constitution standing achievements f the mercy of the bidders, Briefly, outsiders are not wel

follows many months of discus-time British chemical research-

negotiations who form a ring to keep prices come, say the fishermen.

between salpha drugs, penicillin, paludeine, The petition further pointed sions and

melhozane," gamniexano, perspex, As from October 1st it is proposed to simplify the system down. This keeping down of

Chairman

and leading parties, prices did not mean that the out that the

Both inside and outside Parlia-polythene, and ardil-nre now on of export licences as follows:- of the "Koon public benefit, as often the fish other officers

(Fisheriesment the bid on the constitution exhibition in London. Chun Association" Development Association) were has been to sine extent domin- not elected by the fishermenated by the reappearance on the were made or developed during the war years, only the two plastics, perspex and polythene, had but appointed by the Fishery political scene of General Char-

direct military application. Department. As these officials les de Gaulle, whose publle eri-

British manufacturers Вго "landlubbers," the fishur-ticism of the constitution is con- men feel that they are not com-sidered to be responsable for the ready using perspex in corrugated petent

problems inst minute concessions obtained sheets for roof bande

surgical and dental by the popular Rublicans from and lenges, or lighting, in prisms affecting fishing interests.

boundless equipment, and in a "Forcible Deduction"

variety of household goods. Regarding the compulsory 2 per cent Saving Scheme, 100 said that while Government by actuated was undoubtedly

it had Airmail for Singapore. Colombe, the best of motives,

Delhi, Johan apparently not taken into con- Ragon. Calcutta.

Sydney alderation certain "ustoms of Cairo, London, and Auckland (By Air) Kowloon trade" observed by those C.P.0, (Regð 1 p... (Ord) gaged in the fishing business. 1.50 p.m. G.P.0., (Reg.) 1.30 Mr. Loo intimated

that 7- (Ord.) pan. Airmail for

Canton, Amoy, point questionaire on the sub- Foochow and Shanghei (C.N.A.Gject was submitted to the Officer

The remaining five products, Piano) (Reg.) 3 p... (Ord.) i/e Fisheries on Sept. 5, as the fishermen were not antisfied

An employee of the Fire Bri- which are in this exhibition, ar- 3.30

with thin "forcible deduction" Shanghai (Hwallen) 3p.m.

Chineseganised by the Imperial Chemical Coming to the question of Kongmoon (Fook Hoi) p.m.

Police Constable over the Prayn Industries of Great Britain. loans, Mr. Loo stated that dur into the harbour as a result of a

prenent jointly the greatest ad- Canton (By Train) 4 p.m.

in the vance ever made

fight TUESDAY, OCT. 1

ing the days when there was no quarrel over his being searched, Macao, Tatnshan and Shokki control over fish, and fishermen an eyewitness told me last night. against disease and want.

Paludrine is more powerful, less (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10 a.m.

The fireman was searched by the had occasion to approach Ganton (Fatshan) 10 a.m.

Wharf shortly Manila I. Macassar, Soura-fiah launs for a loan, the latter the Police when he landed at the

went out of their way to oblige Vehicular Ferry

He the fisherman

apparent y and everything after 9.45 p.m.

a meeting not of deputice but was a matter of mutual trust. resented this and, being in the Saron (Helikon) 10 a.m. Shanghai (Irisbank) noon. Nowadays, however, fishermen minority, left hurriedly. to return, of principals," he said.

Barty of his friends. He declared that the segment and South are treated like beggars" and Inter with Straits, Mauritius

This began look alarming of the Liberal movement which

to the police

burden of constable promptly has assumed the and (Ord.) noun. sure of the officials. Airmail for Bangkok, Kangoon, certain "requirements" are ful-ut in a telephone call which re- defending, and justifying Rua

sulted in the speedy turn-out of fisherman is the Emergency Unit, equipped again's foreign policy should take i Calcutta,

Karachi, Basra, Cairo, filled, the poor

American Johannesburg.

likely to find, after all the red always to deal with anything from the more impartial Augusta, Marseil

point of view."-Associated York

Press. Canada (B.O.A.C. Plane) (Reg tape has been unwound,

approval for the loan has not 2.30 p.m.. (Ord.) 3 p.m.

Airmail for Canton. Chungking been sanctioned, and Kunming (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.)

3 p.m., (Ord.) 3.30 p.m. Canton (By Train) 4 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2 Airmail for Canton Shanghai (Reg.) 9.39

baya

1,211.

and Batavia (Tjitjalengken)

10 n.m.

Africa via Durban (Luxmi) must awalt the will and plea-

(Par.) 31.30 a.

les.

London,

(CN.A.C. Plane)

a.m.,

and

(Ord.) 10) &.m. Foochow (lafon) 10 a.m. Shanghal (Roverlock) 19 a.m.

Egypt Ceylon Bombay and

10 n.m.

Unless!

(By "Paul Pry")

Ende tried to throw

n

that riots to house collapses.

Result: The P.C. was saved from a dunking and the party broke up, face saved and all that

Concluding the interview, Mr. Loo said that it is a matter of sort of thing. commonsense that if the control' scheme was working out satis- factorily, the fishermen would not have found it necessary to petition Government.

In connection with the salt: fish business, the "China Mail": was informed that business is definitely at a standstill insofar

Big Four Meeting Proposal

?

(Murine

Chicago, Sept. 29. Mucao.

and Shokki

the As members of the Salt Fish Former Secretary of (Kwongeal) i am.

Strails (Newchwang) 2 p.m.

Luon Yick Association are con- Interior Harold Ickes suggests President Shanghai (Bencruncha) 3 p.m. cerned. This Association is that a meeting of Airinall, for Saigon, Calcutta, situated at Mni Fong Street, Truman, Premier Attlee und Delhi

London (By Air)

the centre of Hong Kong'a salt Generalissimo Stalin be held

and

Fighting Disease

NOTICE Change of Name

ro-

It is hereby notified that The China Coast Officers Guild and The Marine Engineers Guild of China will be amalgamated 1943 and from lat. October henceforth will be known as:--- THE CHINA COAST NAVIGATION AND ENGINEER OFFICERS'

GUILD Address: Union Building, 3rd. Floor Telephone No. 26367. By Order,

J. WATSON, Joint Secretary. Sept. 4, 1946.

(Reg.) 1.30 p.m. (Ord.) 2 D.. fish industry, and its members as quickly as possible to "Coun- Airmail for Bangkok, Singapore, have always handled the salt sel with each about the peace." Colombia, Sourabaya, Sydney and fish business in the past. Tran- He said in an address here Auckland (B.O.A.C. Plane)uctions in salt fish are now today that the Paris. Pence (Reg.) 2.30 pm., (Ord.) 8 p.m.

Airmail for Canton. Shanghai, being handled by an Associa Conference "sounds from this more like the early Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao and tion calling itself the Salt Fish distanec

Chun Hing Kung Sheung Wai, stages of a national political Hongkong, Peiping (C.A.T.C. Plane) (Reg.)

whose members are linked with convention." an.m. (Ord.) 3.30 p.m.

Canton (By Train) 4 p.m. the Fish Market auctioneers. "What we ought to bave in

"JANE"

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ABOUT CORALSVE

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WHEN SHE

2.

Noodles

Pennut Oil

Rice

Salt

Sugar

Glass, Sheet-all sizes and qualities. Motor Accessories-

All spare parts and accessories and whether with or without any additional work or pro- cess on or in connection with any vehicle pro- pelled by mechanical power excluding water. borno craft) aircraft, railway locomotives and trams.

Potassium Chlorate.

Printing Materials--

Newsprint, printing paper of all kinds, print- matrices, ing ink, roller composition, brass type metal; types and all printing materials, including chemicals used in process work. Refrigerators-all makes new or used. Rubbor-Palo Crepe,

Smoked sheets.

Timber all kinds, including firewood.

(b) Piece Goods of all kinds (G.N. No. 405 of 14.9.46). (c) Oranges of all kinds (G.N. No. 295 of 31.7.46),

(d) Apples of all kinda (G.N. No. 326 of 14.8.46). (e) Bottles-all kinds, whether whole or broken (G.N. No.

402 of 11.9.16),

(1) Any such commodities as may be added to the schedule

to the Prohibited Export Order.

Licences will not be given to export the commodities men- tioned in para. 1, except as follows:-

(a) Fixed proportions of all importations of the follow- ing commodities are released for export:-New- sprint, potassium chlorate, glass (not heavier than 18 oz.), coconut oll.

(b) Piece goods, export is permitted of any plece goods (other than cotton) which have been released from godowns in accordance with the Piece Goods (Control) Order.

3. Licences to export commodities mentioned in para. 2 (a) and (b) will be granted by the Department of Supplies, Trade and Industry, Mercantile Bank Building, in accordance with the following procedura:

On and after October 1st applications for licences to ex- port the above commodities must be submitted to the Depart- ment of Supplies, Trade and Industry in triplicate and, if ap- proved, it will not be necessary for licencees to attend at the Imports and Exports Oface.

This does not, however, rolleva exporters of the necessity of filing export declarations with the Imports and Exports Department, in respect of conithodities for the export of which a Hlebheb is unnecessary. When a commodity is covered by an export licence granted by the Department of Supplies, Trade and Industry, it will not be necessary to file an export declara- Won with the Superintendent of Imports and Exports in ad- dition.

All export licences must be handed to shipowners before or at the time of loading the cargo and must be returned with a copy of the ship's manifest to the Imports and Exports De- partment prior to clearance.

issubd by the DEPT. OF SUPPLIES, TRADE & INDUSTRY, and the IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT. Hong Kong, 24th, Beptember, 1946.

NOTICE

Owing to the rising costs of production,

from

price of the "China Mail", and the "Hong Kong Sunday Herald", October Tsh 1945, will be 20 cent

(2) Animals and birds enter- ing the Colony may be required to undergo quarantine and by- Jawa 12 and 14 are quoted for apecial attention:---

By-law No. 12. Any animal or bird which has been conveyed in the same vessel or train, or

NOTICE

cera

1th

has otherwise been in contact NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN with any diseased animal or that an Interim Dividend of 40 bird, or which, in the opinion cents per share for 1946 hus of the Colonial Veterinary Sur- been declared at a recent meet-

Share- geon, may be likely to spread ing of the directors. infection, may be detained by holders are requested to collect the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon Dividenda at

our Registered in quarantine for such perlod Office, 3rd Floor, China Em- as he may, in the circumstances porium Building, Queen's Road, of the case, think proper. Central, on and after the 1st

By-law No. 14. The follow-October. 1946 (Tuesday) daily ing may be required before the as follows:-

Veterinary Surgeon release

Colonial shali segregation

a.

animals

from

A certificate to the gatis-

Mondays to Fridays:

10 p.m. to 12 Noon

2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

faction of the Colonial Saturdays: 10 am. to 12 Noon

Veterinary Surgeon, sign-

ed by a duly qualified Sundays:

veterinary

surgeon

rc-

cognised

by

the local

authority of the country

of origin of the animals.

excepted

By Order of the

Board of Directors,

b. A certificate to the satis- CHINA EMPORIUM, LTD.

faction of the Coloniul

Veterinary Surgeon, aign-

ed by the master of the Hongkong, 28th Sept., 1946.

vessel or person in charge

of the animals, stating that no case of disenso has occurred during the voyage,

and giving the following information:-

1. Nature of the animals

embarked,

2.

Port of embarkation.

3. Number and

of deaths, .

causes

4. Nature and number of

the animals landed,

to bu

Disease among Animals and

Birds in the Colony. Failure to report cases of dis- case amongst animals and birds the Colony may lead to serious epidemics.

in

Thore have been recent in- stances of failure to report obvious casos of diseases and the public is warned that any animal or bird dealt with in contravention of this Ordinance may be seized and destroyed, sold or otherwise disposed of.

LAMMERT BROS.

Auctioneers, Survágoda and Appraisers, Fadder Building, Telephone No. 20234,

Service Auction Rooms Auctioneers, Surveyors ele Basement, French Bank Bide

A.E.B. do Sousa. Auctioneer.

Telephone 81867,

PUBLIC AUCTION

The Undersigned has re- ceived instructions from the Acting Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction

on TUESDAY, the lat October, 1946,, commencing at 10.00 u.m., at the premises of THE SERVICE AUCTION, ROOMS,

French Bank Building, Basement,

Special attention is drawn to 82 LOTS OF MISCELLA by-laws 22, 28, 81, 82 and 30 NEOUS GOODS, comprising: which are quoted below.

By-law No. 22. Every person having any animal or bird in his possession or under his charge ahall observe and make himself acquainted with the state of health of such animal or bird.

By-law No. 28. Every por- son having in his possession or under his charge any animā] or! bird affected with or suspected of being affected with disease shall:-

A.

as far as practicable keep that animal or bird se- parate from aniibal or birds not so affected, and b. with all practicable spoed notify the fact of the animal or bird being so affected or suspected to a European Police Officer of the Police area wherein such animal or bird is, or to a Sanitary Inspector. By-law. No. 31. No animal or bird, and no carcase, fodder, litter, dung, utensil milk or other thing, shall be moved dut of an infected place without a special permit.

!

By-law No. 82. No person, except the Colonial Veterinary

Surgeon and persona, seting

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Wax; Meters; Ventilatora Scrap Iron; Steel Wire Slings Carriage Lamps: Search-ligh Parta; Wire Rope; Fishing Nets and Floats; Iron and Anchor Chains: Wooder Planks and: Hatch Covers

Gunny

Hurrican Bags; Lampa; Etc.

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:Powder. on duty and the attendants of the animals or birds shall enter. The above Premises will an Infected place without open to inspection on 28ths. special permit. No attendant 20th September, 1948, betw shall leave an infected place 10.00 m. and noon, and without a special permit.

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bla

tween 2.00 pm. The Ma By-law No. 88. No carcase Inspection Permits Wink Issued by the Undersigned of, an unimal or bird shall be the Service Auction Room burled, or, after büfiku, ba dur

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