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H. K.

H.K.Wedding In Glasgow

London, Jan. 29.

A wedding of interest to the Hong Kong nublic was hiemnized at the end of Isa: monta in the Memorial Chapel, Glasgow Uni- Colin McEwan versity, between

of the Education Department, and Miss Betty

McMillan,

graduate of Glasgow University. Mr. and Mrs. McEwan leave for Hong Kong at the end of the month.

Col. Ride, McEwan's command- ing affeer during the war, was best man art other Hong Kong people present were Francis Lee, MRE, MM. and George Thomp

son.

A recent arrival in Londonis Lieut. David Ride, Col. Rix , who has been serving in Aur-

with the Goren tria and italy

4. Highlanders.

Eddie Tensdule MC, of the Governmen has Cren holidaying in Switzerland.

Money Mart

Gold, continued its rise yester day. and touched $849.25 'tael after opening at $324.75, Tracking was active, but towards the close the rate cased off somewhat to $126..

Plastres were easier: Opering at $14.55 per 100 the market weakened and the lowest point touched was $14.25. At the core it was $14.30.

Chines National Currency was als easier, and rates closed at 60 cents for futures and 73 for spot (for CN$1,000).

U.S. dollars eased off slightly

lo $4.8, and Sterling dropped. further to $15.10 bayers, Austra lian pounds had buyers at $12.62.

S'hai Exchange

Shanghai, Jan. 30. The 9.30 am. quotations on the Shanghal market today were 13 follows:

R

Baging Selling

CNS ONS Gold per ounce, 394,000 396,000 US Dollar

1,900 7,000 1370 Hong Kong Dollar 1,320 --Acriated Press.

HEALTH BILL

A Bill to amend the Publie Health Sanitation) Ordinance 1935 was read a first time in Legislative Council yesterday.

The Hon. Attorney General, introducing the Bill, said it merely provided for the repeal and substitution of paragraph 24 of section 4 (1) of the Public Heal (Sanitation) Or. dinance 1935.The cbject was to strengthen the provision which niready existed for dealing with the reception and housing of bodies of the dead.

The motion was seconded by the Hon. Colonial Secretary.

The Bill to revive the Rope Company's Tramway Ordinance 1901 passed its second and third reading in Legislative Council yesterday.

CHILDREN'S PARTY

THE CHINA MAIL-FRIDAY, JANUARY ́31, 1947.

TRAINING

FLYING Kai Tak School In Full Swing

(By Margaret Bradbury)

Back in operation again on a nearly pre-war-basis is Hong Kong's private flying instruction school which before the occupation attracted numerous young trainees in the Colony with a bent for aviation.

In

an interview yesterday with Mr. F. W. Duci- man, Manager of the Far East Flying Train- ing School, which is centred at Kai Tak, I was told: "We opened up two months ago with three aeroplanes bought from the R.AF, due. to the difficulty of obtaining new aircraft. But we now have three more modern type of air- craft Ryan" two-seater training 'planes--on order from Australia for the School.

Hawkers' St. Patrick's Appeal

Rejected Society

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re-

UNION WATERBOAT COMPANY, LIMITED,

The Register of Members of the Union Waterboat Company Limited will be opened from of Saturday the First day

LAMMERT BROS. Auctioneers, Surveyors

and Appraisers.? Pedder Building. Telephone No. 20204.

Publie

A NICE SELECTION OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD

FURNITURE Comprising

000

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

20 WORDS $2 FOR ONE- INSERTION PREPAID, #1 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL INSERTION, "ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERTION

$2

Replies are awaiting at our 221, 223, 600, 231, 240,

256, 263.

PERSONAL

Remarking that he could not February 1947 to Friday the 28th day of February 1947;

PUBLIC AUCTION any that the sentences werd

both days inclusive, and im wrong The first post-war General manifestly excessive or

So in view of the circumstances mediately thereafter will be The Undersigned have received Meeting of St... Patrick's

closed again for a period of instructions to sell by Justice, eiety of Hong Kong was held of the case, Mr.

Saturday the Auction on in the Jacobean Room, Hong | Williams, Puisne Judge, at one week from Keng Hotd, last evening. the Court of Appeal yes. First day of March 1947 to

joint Friday the 7th day of March Friday, the 31st January 1947 offices for Box Nos. 212, 214, 218, rejected the M. W. LaR. Sparrow was ini terdny.

commencing at 2.30 p.m... the chair, and was supported by appeal of 21 Chinesa haw-1947, both days inclusive. Dur Mr. Justice. E. H. Williams and kers against an order issued by ing such period of one week Meears. D. H Blake, C. E. Magistrate Sainsbury for the when the Register of Members at their Salca Rooms, No. 35 Terry, J.C.M. Grenham and confiscation of goods seized in will be closed, it is the intention Hankow Road, Kowloon.

of the Company to offer to F. Shanks.

a police raid...

FURNISH YOUR HOME The Chairman asked members

Mr. Hia-shing Lo, instructed members AS THEN SHOWN

with genuine Indian woollen Lo stand for a minute in silence by Mr. Alfred Y. Hon, appeared ON SUCH REGISTER unissued

pile carpets & rugs. We ship mark

of respect to for the hawkers, while Mr. A. shares of the Company of the nominal value of $7each at-

carpets in all sizes and attrac members who had passed away Clifford, Crown Counsel,

tive designs & shades from our par. (auch nominal value being since the last annual general

presented the King.

Teak Wardrobes, Hanging Work to any desired address in meeting.

Following a police raid led payable in full upon application Mr. Sparrow referred to the by ASP Luscombe in Theatre on or before Monday the 30th Bedsteads, Large Divans, Ex-U.K., or any other country. formation of a of management in Stanley Lane, the hawkers appeared day of June 1947) so that each Cupboard with Drawers, Dress Prices of standard quality are hr his approved nominee shall Side Cabinet, Double & Single for 12'x9'. 418-2-6 for 9'59'. for 7'x4', #3-9-7 Camp, and suggested appoint before Mr. Sainsbury on Dec. such member of the Company ing Tables with Stools, Bed £28-12-6 for 12'x12', £22-12-6

and tension Dining Tables, Side- 15-2-11 be entitled to apply for

Prices for superior to function for the remainder Magistrate cautioned them and take up 4 new sharts for every boards, Steel Filing Cabinet, for 6'x5'. ing a President and Committee 18 and were convicted. of this year until an

held by such member.

field Suite 3 pces, Book Case $34-6-6 for 12'x9', £26-18-0 for general meeting could be held their goods which the hawkers complete 5 issued shares then Folding Card Tables, Chester quality are £44-4-6 for 12'x12',

November in accordance valued at $8,895.

Writing Tables, Carpet & Rugs, 'x9', *7-11-3 for 7'x4', £5-6-9 Mr. Lo submitted that if the!

-All inclusive of The Gentral Managers will Set of Teak Ten Peys, Electric for 6'x3'. not wrong; the

insuranco with the rules of the Society.

On the proposal of the Chair- sentence was

dispose of all unissued shares Heater, Window Blinds, Table ocean freight and mall, seconded by Mr. D. H. Magistrate then had proceeded including those to be offered to Scale, Toy Motor Car, Toy etc to any address. We accept Postal Orders, or' Blake, Dr. J. P. Fehily, O.B.E, upon wrong principles or given members in the event of non- Tricycle, Majong Sets, Fire British Aviation Expert

was elected President, Mr. P. J. undue weight to some of the The Training School was

on or before the 30th day of Meat Machine, Cigarette Cases, Ours is the pioneer and the originally started in 1913 with Byrne. Hon. Secretary, and facts by the police or that a payment therefor by members Irons, Babies Iron Cats, Large cheques drawn on U.K. or India. five Avro cadet training air. Mr. F. Shanks, Hon. Treasurer. wrong standard or principle was June 1947 at such time of Vases, and E. P. ware, Etc., Etc. largest organisation of its kind craft Pilots were civil liçence The following were appointed | applied in the sentence or that times in such manner and upon |

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"At the moment our flying Within the next two days. students are all Chinese and the Far East Training School number fifteen. This is as will begin meteorological fly- stage owing to the considerable aircraft will go up to a height many as we can tackle at this ing. Every day one of the amount of military flying of 12,000 feet to take air ob- around the airfield, when it servation of temperatures and cloud formation on behalf of the Colony's observatory. This the war by was done before the School.

cannot be used by us."

Future plans of the school owing to the are restricted

fature of uncertainty of the Kai Tak as the Colony's major airport. When a site is finally decided upon for a new airfield it is likely that Kai Tak will be closed.

Most of the lessons given to private fliers at the Training School are concerned with land- ing the aircraft.

In 15 Hours Said Mr. Dudman: "The

kaliers and pupils

were

in

sub-committee

annual

The

issued a confiscation order for

members: Sir the sentence was so excessive mainly Committee

Blackall, Mr. E.Has to show that the Magistrate's such terms and conditions in Chinese. It carried on until Henry

every respect, as they may Williams, Comdr. "R. Gregory, discretion Wha not properly decide. 1929 when the staff

D.S.C.. R.N., and Messrs. exercised. gradually mobilised, nt with the cooperation of the R.A.F. J. O'Donovan, G.P. Murphy and

J.C.M. Grenham. honorary instructors were em-

In a discussion which follow All of the Ployed until 1941.

question of any observance of St. Patrick's Day to the newly- appointed Committee.

length of training is according school's aircraft were destrav. ed, it was deelded to leave the their business and that the con- not on the Register in respect)

to individual ability but on the whole we find that it takes aly 15 hours flying time for students to qualify for their private licences. Trainees re- ceive lessons lasting 20 minutes each in the air. They are allow ed to solo after approximately eight hours flying with instructor."

The first trip made by would-be pilota is a passenger! flight when they are taken. Into tre air and briefly shown how the aircraft works... follows a series of lessons

an

ed during the occupation.

Mr. Dudman, who organised the school from the beginning. is one uf the oldest aviation experts in China. He arrived 1929. and has travelled Here in

China for the Far Aviation Eastern

* Company while selling aircraft to the Chinese Government-

all over

Coins Found

Then In Trousers

in

Found in possession of two gold the air until the trainee Decoing picked up near the scene of comes fairly proficient. He is the recent air crash, at Taitan

call Gap, Lionel Lopes, police then allowed to fly solo.

Mr. Dudman explained: stable, was yesterday fined $250 "After 12 hours flying they or two months' imprisonment by are usually competent enough Mr; F: X. d'Alm to do sveral consecutive flights on their own. When they have hours sole completed three

checked flying and have been

for faults by their instructor then they are recommended to the Government fer a private pilots test."

Training Centre

This test consists of landing опл strip within, a certain distance of a picked spat with a dead engine from a height

Mr. Lo pleaded on behalf of

It is most important that any the hawkers that many of them

persons who have purchased had borrowed, capital to start shares in the Company but are

fiscation order was too severe thereof should, if they wish to Originally valued at $6,895, take advantage of the offer, Mr. Le said, these goods forthwith on the opening of the had since their

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Alsa Mullard Radio-All Wave 1 Eralite Radiator New 1 Underwood Typewriter 10" 1 Royal Typewriter 14" 2 Tenk Bed Room Suites 1 "Challen" Upright Piano 1 Compur Camera 2.9 Lense 1 Fire Extinguisher 1 Calculating Machine

in the East. Write airmail for

and free catalogue

further particulars to United Foreign Parcels Corp, Mfrs & Exporters, Post Box No. 160, New Delhi, India,

POSITION WANTED

YOUNG radio technician, Chinese, experienced in maintenance and laboratory work, seeks employ-

"China Mai".

conviction Register present their transfers On View From Thursday, the ment. Kindly reply Box No. 201

Majestic Cinema deteriorated in price and were accompanied by the requisite 30th January 1947,

IncidentTM

at

The present unissued capital of the Company consists of $2,617 shares of the nominal value of $7 each.

worth only $4,000.

share certificates together with Terms: Mr. Clifford submitted that the approval in writing of the the appeal had falled to show Registrar of Companies for re- When Wong Kan, Mck Ho that the sentence was wrong in gistration. and Li Yung entered the lobby law or excessive. The basis of the offence was obstruction, he of the Majestic Theatre

and added, and the penalties plainly 7.15 p.m. on Wednesday were asked to produce their set out included confiscation of admittance tickets by the tic-goods.

only ket collecter, they not

In more than one hour's sub- Mr. Lo extensively failed to do so bat claimed to mission. be rembers of the "Shing Wo dealt with the British justice. Triad Society" and pushed their the hawkers' livelihood and other aspects of the Colony's practice. In regard to hawkers.

way past.

This

Unfortunately for them, PCC

His Lordship suggested to 1258 ras on search duty and, orbeng informed as to what Mr. Lo that the Court was not A.S.P. Wright-Nooth said that had occurred, arrested them: the proper place to discuss this those detailed for duty in that

was related to Mr.problem and that it should be area were searched after work Latimer at Kowloon yesterday submitted to the Hawker Com- The coins were found in defend by S/1 Askew when he prosecu-mission. un trousers.

Defendant, who pleaded guilty,ted the three on a charge of n asked for leniency and said that breach of the Entertainment he had been in the force for over Regulations. Accused were fined

His conduct had been 1850 each..

"ARMY AIR CRASH

д успт.

satisfactory.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

Peninsula Hotel arrival:-Eugene Jill,

of 2,000 feet. They are also M.W. Rankin. J. Faci Snyder and A.C. required to do a figure-eight Mayer. turn whith a specified distance of 500 yards without losing height

school is an engineering, train-

Also attached to the flying

Pendula Bitel departure:-LD, Da- vis, Mr. and Mrs, GE Henderson, Major ¡J.P. Ward, and Opt. (Mjan) Moriarty.

*

Manila, Jan. 29.

DODWELL & CO., LTD., General Managers. Hongkong, 30th January, 1947.

PROTECTED PLACES

(SAFETY) ORDINANCE 1946.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the instructions which were published in the Press on

As Customary.

Auctioneers, LAMMERT BROS.,

Service Auction Rooms

Auctioneers, Surveyors, etc: Basement, French Bank Bldg, A.E.B. de Sousa, Auctioneer.

Telephone 31857. ‚·

PUBLIC AUCTION The Undersigned have received instructions from the Custodian of Property to sell by Public Auction.

Lord Fraser's

Fraser's 21st and 23rd December, 1946 on FRIDAY, the 31st Jan. 1947,

New Post

Admi

regarding

Protected

Places

In HONG KONG and KOW.

commencing at 10 am....

LOON will come into effect on at THE SERVICE AUCTION 1st FEBRUARY 1947.

On and after that date sen-

The appointment of Adm. be C.-in-Ci, It was announced today that Lord Fraser to tivo United States Army men Portsmouth, in succession to in an Air Transport Commahd Adml, Sir Geoffrey Layton, is tries on Protected" Areas will Sunday to take effect from May 15. open fire on persons found in plane were killed on afternoon when the plane crash-

Fraser is 58, a few the uren ho fall to halt when ed one mile north of Palawan months younger than Admi. challenged and/or resist arrest. Army airfield.

Sir John Cunningham, The announcement sald a First Sea Lord; Naval opinion board of Army Air Forces has for some time regarded officers has been appointed to Adml. Fraser as the next to investigate and

the crash.-United fill that position. Adml. Cun-] Press.

ningham is likely to remain LAND FORCES, HONG KONG First Sex Loid for a year or 18 months.

Arrivals from Shanghai (yesterday by

ing centre where young men the "Hensang" (ncluded Mesra, .. The following list of names of mainly Chinese-study for li-Haines, D.C.1. Mellan, G.I.W. Cobb, M.J..

Gidumal. 1.E, Roberts, David Au those sending in donations for the cenced aircraft engineer certi-W. Miller: Mr. and Mrs. GG. Mais, children's New Year Party held

International lows Mr. T. Brown and Mias N,3. Poele, last Saturday at Gun Club Hill ticates. football ground, organised by stipulate that only the holders Nona Latimer with the help of of certificates are entitled to

ceived:

•

Departures by the as. "Wing Sang" yesterday included Mrs. W.S. You and

J.F.

Barshall,

K.A. Bundaieff.

Commando Brigade, has been re-sign documents relating to the Mine Chaw Lee-chou for Keelung; and aircraft. At the end of two Mrs. V. Bojaren und daughter and Mezers, The Maharaja of Jodhpur. Fears training and a gradus- Arthur Morac, M. K. Le, Sir tion test they are recommended Crimine, P.E. Widdows, FR.W. Barrett, Robert Ho-tung, Ho Kama-tong, to the Government for a ground Anderson, W. Van leveran and J. Gray A.E. Arculli, Lawrence Kadoorle, engineer's licence. At the for Shanghai. G.P. de Martin. Mr. and Mrs. S..

the

BY ORDER of

G.W.E.J. ERSKINE, Major General, GENERAL OFFICER

COMELANDING.

D; H. EVERETT, Commodore, R.N. COMMODORE, HONG KONG.

Statements have appeared in the Chinese press to the effect

The past of C-in-C; of a Home that the "Hong Kong Social Wel-Port is dormally regarded as fare Council's Free Schools" are permitted to re-open. The Hong a final appointment before re- In 1903, however, Kang Social Welfare Council has tirement E. Lansdowne, AP. Taylor-GI. A.D. connection whatever with the Adml. Sir John Fisher; late

schools -announced as operating Lard Fisher, became First Sen AIR under its name, salda statement Lard after having been C.-In-C issued yesterday over the signs at Portsmouth. ture of TF Rynn, Chairman, Hong Kong Social Welfare Council,

T. Louey, R.C. Lee, F.P. Frank at the school receiving instruc- include Miss M. Harrington and Mr. liu, Mrs. Grace Lo, F.C. Barry,:

7- 8.6.F. Jelinkun for Singapore; and Me and Mr. W.A. Hemment and Mr. C.

moment there are 35 pupils Debartures today by the a. "Takaan

Marcus da Silva, J. M. d'Almada gineers.

ttun from four liéeneed

Remedios and C. E. Terry.

"JANE"

While Bunkum and his troupe clear the Ang...

BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES

YOU KNOW), STEPHEN; Wee DOWN DEEP, I'M GLAD THIS HAS. HAPPENED WHILE THERE'S STILL AS PLENTY OF TIME FOR YOU TO GET GOOD, AND STRONG!

AND ANOTHER - THING, I'VE REWING. HAD A SECRET DESIRE TO LIVE

HAMNENTTLE

PLACE IN THE COUNTRY L

STRONG

Fritz draws Jane's attention to the mysterious clown!

.coom,

BY JINGO

TOO!

I HAVE

CHE

An Old Desire

WITH A LITTLE WHITE PICKET FENCE: ARGRIND. STAAND, 2

HOLLYHOCKS BANKED. UP AGAINST I

QUICK!-- CAPTAIN BUNKUM!- EVERYBODY!-I'VE SPOTTED THE -PHANTOM OF THE RING!!!

PHIWORD, YES AND MÖTENISSES GLORIES wis' AND P RAMMOCK OUT UNDER THE TREES!

BY EDGAR MARTIN

AND A ROSG: GARDEN RAD: WOLETS

AND TOMATOES, -AND-CORES/NO.

RADISHES BOD

·A SCARECROW !. 2 KAUS JUST THE

•CLOTHES FOR HIJA!

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

Urban Council NOTICE

S. N. WEBSTER, Air Commodore,

OFFICER COMMANDING

HONG KONG.

Combined Services H.Q. Hongkong, 27th January, 1947,

MASONIC HALL

ROOMS, FRENCH BANK BUILDING, BASEMENT,

188 LOTS OF MISCELLA- NEOUS ARTICLES, -

Comprising:

Boxes,

FOR SALE UNUSUAL Opportunity: Acquire splendid Zeiss Binoculars, practi- cally brand new, beautiful leather ridiculously low CASO,

price, Racing/Travels. G.P.O. Box 415.

THE SANDAKAN DISPENSARY, LTD.. THE SANDAKAN ICE & AERATED WATER CO., LTD. Any person having claim to any shares in either of the above. Companies should com- municate with the under-signed giving full particulars and shares serial numbers of the claimed.

HARRISONS & CROSFIELD

(BORNEO) LTD.

SANDAKAN, Managing Agents.

NOTICE HONG KONG AUSTRALIAN

FREIGHT CONFERENCE

Steel Cabinets and Locker, Safes, Billiard Tables, Soda Fountain Set, Refrigerators,

Shippers are hereby notified Frigidaires, Wooden Ice Chests, that, with effect from one Coolerator Ice Boxes, Wooden month hence, Steamship Com- Boards and Drawers, Chair

panies, and/or their Agents, of Seats, Iran and Wooden Beds this Conference will cease the and Bed Ends, Bed Springs acceptance of Letters of Indem- Box Spring Mattresses, Cam-nity covering omission from phorwood

Wardrobe Bills of Lading of qualifying Trunks, Cabin Trunks, Cabinets, clauses 08 to condition Dressing Tables, Screens, Table Tops; Flower Stairs, quantity of cargo. Ornament Stands, Incense Burners, 'Framed' Pictures, Brassware, Porcélnia. Ware, Bocks and Magazines, Kraft Paper, Wireless Transmitting Sets, Radlo Spare Parts, Tele. phones, Electric Wire and Electrical Fittings, Radio Tubes, Steel Transformer

min

YOUR FILMS ARE PRECIOUS!

reliable

Developing And. Printing Service is

of Paramount importance.

The ceremony schedul- Plates, Road Surveying In As always-you can rely ongi

Urban Council Tenders ed for Saturday, Feb-struments, Etc., Ete., Etc.

It is hereby notified that ruary 1st at 5.00 p.m. at

Road, is unavoldably postponed to the 8th.

The abovementioned articles the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.'s Nos. 30/31. Godowns, Teim- shatsui, on the 29th and 20th January, 1947, between 10 and noon, and between 2 pm. and 4 p.m. ipection Permits will be issued by the Under- signed at the Service Auction;

tenders are invited for the Masonic Hall, Queen's will be open for inspection at period from 1st April, 1947, to 31st March, 1948, for-

́(1) the daily collection and removal of blood and hale. from Kennedy Town Slaughter House. (2) the daily collection and removal of blood and hair from MaTau Kok Slaughter House.

(3) the supply of head-

stones.

(4) the renumbering of old

headstones.

Full particulars and price. dure for tendering were publish

ad in the Government Gazette

of 24th January, 1947, Notifies- |

NOTICE

We have resumed our Practice of Public Accountants and Rooms. Auditors at our pre-wap address of Prince's Building, 1, Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong.

T. A. MARTIN & CO.,

·Incorporated Accountants.

Cymdeithas Dewi Sant Hong Kong

tion Nos. S 48, 844 and S 46, A General Meeting of the Saint or can be obtained from the David's Society of Hong Kong Urban Council Office, Fost is called for Monday, February Office Building Brd floor.

The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Bale published in the Hong Kong (British" MII- tary Administration) Gazette Notification No. 12, Vol., 2, of March 9th, 1946),

A. E. B. DE SOUSA,

Auctionber.

Hongkong, 29th January, 1947.

VICTOR STUDIO

-192, NATHAN ROAD, (Corner of Austin Rd., Kowloon)

HONG KONG BRANCH: (Opp. Cafe: Wiseman)

Keep it spotless

3rd at 6.45 pind, is the Jacobean Chinese Optical Co. and hygienic

Boom of the Hong Kong Hotel. RWAH MAYNARD, It's hoped that all Welsh men Secretary, Urban Council.) and women will make a special

effort to attend. Hongkong, 28th January, 1947.

OPTICIAN

67 QUEERS ROAD C

HARPIC

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