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K'LOON LOOKS FORWARD TO DAIMLER BUSES

Early next summer, Kowloon's streets will be decked with 20 new Daimler double-decker buses, the first in the Colony. Mr. W. L.. T. Louey, General Manager of the Kowloon Mo- tor Bus Company, awaits only the official ap- proval of the Police before he puts his pre-war dream into effect. Experiments for eiearance of in 1990, but war came before nverlunging trees and bridyes ; his order could be flied. have been carried out-atud have, proved satisfuetury,

The double deckers, to run on the main rozten, wil relieve Kowloon The at congestion Ferry and facilitate traffic on all main routes in the eity, Mr. Louey Aujl

The buses will carry

eenpers each,

GO pas-

Hope Deferred Mr. Lousy had planne Ipaugurate double decker buses

WAR MEMORIAL FUND

Sobseription received on Aug 27, 1947:

In memory Mr. G.V T. Marshall: Mr. & Mrs.

HJ. Arum trollr

Mr. & Mrs, J.A.B. Morrison 25.00 MM, D., Davis

In Memory of Me. Barnmy'

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Surrender Fires Over Tokyo

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1947.

SCHOOLS ARE Manila

TURNING

A

Holds A

CHILDREN AWAY Golden Bag

Thousands of children are being turned away

Tokyo, Aug. 28.

from schools in Hong Kong this term owing to Flames from burning

lack of accommodation and to a certain extent documents at the Japan-

shortage of qualified teachers. ese War Ministry rose so high on the night of Schools have been deluged with applications for admission, but due the limited number of August 14, 1945, after the

vacancies have had. to close registration long decision to surrender

before the registration period ended. was announced that fire

A "China Mail" survey you. fighting equipment was terday of Government and rushed to the scene, aarant-in-aid chuola and some witness told private schools revealed that at Japanese the International Mili- least 6,000 children will have no schooling this year, unless The Kowloon Mutor Botary Tribunal today. arrangements are made by their

In their haste to obey the War elders for private teaching. Company now has 75 buses, A

to destroy little over one half the number] Ministry order

This figure does not include of pre-war days.

#ecret documents, employees con- those who have failed to gain which corts some of which were nearly Mr. Louey hopes will partially 100 years old, according to the

lieve overcrowding.

Delivery of the buses will not cumplute before next summer bernus, of post-war manufac turing difficulties in Great Bri- trip.

all

Threats In Egypt

"FESTIVAL OF SPIRITS" IS HELD TODAY

1.

The Festival of Spirits (Yu Lan Jit) will be ob- served by the majority of Chinese people to- day, the 14th day of the 7th Moon, According to Chinese belief,[

Delivery has begun on 50 new) signed to thumes historical · re- admission to the many private | them signed. "the black hand" guel Cuaderno), who is one of the chief item on the menu.

Wing Stevena buses,

Not until delivery has been takou on the double decker buser will the force be up to its pre-war quota of 148.

Over 100,000 passengers ride the Kowloon buses each day.

ROAD REPAIRS

Work by now bi progress for! the widening of the road from Bay View Mansions to the end of Tai Hang.

testimony of Yuzo Miyama, who and he was the custodian secret documents at the time.

Chiro, Aug. 27. Threatening letters, many of Chinese and English schools have been sent to the Calro re- in Hong Kong.

under presentatives of countries which The "China Mail"

cerned over the situation and that discussions on the subjeet have been held.

of

Occupation Land Deals

Sir- court decision

Manila, Aug, 28. A number of gold brokers are now. "hold- ing the bag" as a result of the Philippine Gov-pirits from the nether world

are granted, by the King ernment's recent clamp-Hades, a holiday on thin dny READERS' LETTERS ing down on gold exports each year so that they might ro- to possible blackmarket urn to this world where they areas in compliance with once lived as mortals.n

In the, homes of those who International Monetary observe the Festival, candles and Incense sticks are lighted before Fund regulations.

Cooked No estimates on the amounts the ancestral tablets. now bottled up are available but rice, chicken, pork, fruit and It is believed to run into const- wine are also laid out in front confirming the find deal in occu- derable aums.

of theag ancestral tablets, with pation daye has disappointed The Fiance Secretary (M-stewed duck and tara ferming many who suffered in the hands of the enemy under whost, mona- Banknotes Burned the Philipppine delegates to the

poly and syndicate system only United Nations General Assemb At Aun-down, the customary those closely collaborated to tho.

as well os detriment of the Allied 'cauco ly leaving on Sept. 3, puinetd out sacrificial papers.

was the banknotes on the "Bank of Hell,"could amnes fortunes big enough of stands that Goyernment is con. i did not give unqualified support that the Philippines

to the Egyptian casa In the frat nation to enforce the Mone-will be burnt as offerings to the to invest in real estates.

After detailed perusal of the tary Fund Regulations regard-departing spirits to speed them Security Council.

Owners, agents and managers Ing gold.

on the journey back to Hades. learned judge's opinion, I how- of many Brazilian, Belgian and

While other nations allow for At the same time,. rice will be ever tried to comfort my bitter Chinese companies have received a certain period prior to the scattered to the four winda.

feelings that His Honour made it letters threatening either to kill enforcement of the regulations,

In days gone by, when copper plain that moratorium on such them or blow up their premises. the Philippine action was almost and silver coins were plentiful, properties has not been lifted,

Through your, poper I appeal In Brazil, supported by Belgium automatic upon the receipt of a it was usual for such coing to and China, hus sent a draft communication from the Manag-be sentiered in addition to rice. the name of those internets, auf- terers and dead, patriots to the resolution to the Security Coun- ing Director of the Internation The festival wan therefore a

such occum. Government that cil calling for a resumption of al Monetary Funal. Cuaderno red letter day in the ilfo of prastom land deals be heavily inxel Angle-Egyptian negotiations. revealed.

tleally every street urchin and

not totally confiscated. Reuter,

beggor, who reaped a very good.

There are, according to thin can-harvest gathering up the seat-Law Society's recommendation, In addition, Cuaderno celled Heenues for gold exportstered coins,

Ave thousand such. purchases. It Superstitious Chinese mothers

house 80

worth due to expire on August 31 be-1

bought in cause the destination in either will not allow their children to HK3100,000, then the sum-total is

stay out late ionight for tear 11K$600,000,000. "Hong Kong or Macao."

Maeno is reputedly

youngsters, that the

playing There is no law that protects blackmarket centre.

and jumping about as children such purchases. International do, might in some way knock Law does not extend its protec. against some evil spirit roaming un to violators of International and so Inçur Ra Law and their collaborators whose the streets.

offences have been from time to anger and wrath.

This is vented upon the child time vividly described in the re

forline,

trials of Quislinga.

The List

Miyama said the burning of documents continued for four days but only towards the end was it discovered that practical- A detailed list of schools, ly the entire files of the War surveyed by the "China Mai Ministry were being burned, and yesterday, with the approximate Home effort was make to save number of vacancies and appli- the historical records.----A890- | cunts follow: coated Press.

$25.9

25.00

Landau Mr. &

Mrs.

Leo d'Almada

25.00

When completed the road will

Total ..

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La Salle College, 80 vacun- clex, 1,800 applicants.

4150 St. Joseph's College, Karachi, Aug. 27. Governor General Mohammed Vacancies, 1.100. applicants.

Wah Yan College, 350 venn- be almost a hundred feet wide.¦ Ali Jinnah will fly to Lahore

the ricies. 1,0 applicams, 100.00 This part of the rond which is tomorrow to inspect 1000 fightly

St. level {at:』aux་ the

. zones in the Punjab, it was re- 48005 of the end sections, will also be ably learned today. United vacancies, 1,000 applicants.

Press.

B.K. Govintesbution

Received 6 26847

Gran Tai

$2,801,165,8G

rated.

Announcing:

AVO

sterilized

MILK

The new Avo Process brings you fresh tasting milk that is:

safe to drink without bolling because it is germ frea

delicious, with the natural flavor of fresh milk

sterilized by heat (no chemical preservatives) homogenizad for top-to-bottom creaminess

whole milk-not evaporated, not condensed

nutritious because of 3.5% butterfat

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whole milk is used for.

AVO MILK is always meadow-sweet and creamy-rich AVO MILK keeps for months without refrigeration

before opening.

AVO MILK stays fresh for a week after the bottle lage

Leen opened, if kept refrigerated.

Ask for AVO MILK !

Watch for further announcements

AVO

Mary's School, 300

Italian Convent, 70 vacancies, I 1,000 applicants.

Colombo Appeal

Diocesan Buys School, IGO vacancies, 500 applicants,

Colombo, Aug. 27. Yaumati Government School, | Nearly 100 people were killed and 20.000 nude homeless in the 30 vacancies, 600 applicants.

Government Anglo-Chinese Kandy district of Central Ceylon School, 63 vacancies, 500 by the recent floods on the island. execedy 250,000 rupees for immediate relief.

lients.

Wanchai Government School, 60 vacancies, 300 appicants,

Government Vernacular Pri- mary School, 90 vacancies, 300 applicants.

Divezanih Girla School, 70 vacancies, 400 applicants..

French Convent, 200 VRCAN- cies, 300 applicants.

Vernacular School for Girls, ¦ 62 vacancies, 230 applicants.

St. Francis School, 65 vacan- cies, 200 applicants.

The Governor's Relief Fund

ROW

The food authorities here sent 2,200 tons of food today by a specially chartered cargo boat to Jaffna, in the extreme north of the island, as stocks there were running dangerously bw-Reuter.

TECHNICAL CHANGE

Cancellation

n gold

1. It was learned that a repre- the International sentative of Monetary Fund viited Manila in July and conferred with Philip pine government officials regard ing the enforcement of the gold

regulations.

C

by sickness or some other mils-cords of War Crimes Courts and

HKVD Orders

revenge and retaliation.

England needs money to refleve her dollar shortage. Hong Kong's internees sufferers and patriots deserve compensation. Our War Memorial Fund invites more con- . tributions. Schools, churches and charitable organisations require

Cuaderno believes that the ex-

Morally, the Allied powers owe such breakers of public low and portion of 56,500 ounces of gold

their greyhounde no pratitude. than $2,000,000 more worth

Reversely, confiscation of such from the United States to the

Orders by Lieut..Colonel H. properties and punishment of Philippines as revealed in United Owen-Hughes, E.D., Acting Com- their holders should be resorted States Treasury records un nandant, H.K.V.D. Corps. Order to as measures of determent it doubtedly occurred, some time No. 31/47 dated 2011 August, not as proceedings of vengeance, ago prior to the enforcement of 1047. the gold ban here.

Information Required. Any Cuaderno pointed out that the one having any knowledge of the Philippine gold gent to the whereabouts of the next-of-kin of Ottawa, Aug. 27.

for 1454 L/Cpl. J.B. Sturgton, No. His Majesty King George has United States or England

of "Em- refining could be returned to the Company H.K.V.D.C., is asked to Government Vernacular Mid-approved the omission

airessed dle School, 35 vacancies,

that communicate with the Adjutant 200 perorf India" from the Royal Philippines but applicants.

style and titles in documents strict control will continue here, without delay.

the External The Philippine gold produc- War Memorial Fund. The immediate support. St. Stephen's Roys College, affecting

Mr. Affairs Minist

Louis S. tion is still very small currently tollowing is reproduced for in. 45 vacancies, 100 applicants.

The Government levies the In.

Central

with only two mines operating formation:The attention of all come Tex. Servicemen are taxed British School, 70 Laurent, announced today.

Technically, the change does but emphasized that the govern-concerned i directed to the in theatres, cabarets and restau- not become effective until approv. ed by all the Commonwealth mentis, adhering to the control existence of the War Memorial rants,

Fund. So far as the H.K.V.D.C.

Those who made good under i, Parliments,

in, practice plan regarding exports, but

Cuaderno revealed that he is is concerned, this fund in general the enemy who did not even give 30 Canada will make the omission in

documents affecting, Canada, he also proceeding to Washington is designed to assist widows and loyal subjects a chance to make for discussion on certain finan.children of Volunteers who lost in decent living are let by our said.-Reuter.

cial matters-United Press: their lives or were incapacitated | Government to boss us, to dia due to their war service or ex-play their wealth in hotels and periences as prisoners.of.war. To taverns as they bossed us in the ensure dniformity of application, Kempeitai days.

decided

Such n state of affairs is in from Volunteer depen-reality what it ought not to be.

vacancies, 100 applicants.

Mengkok Government School, 30 vacancies, 100 applican Belillos Public School, vacancies, 70 applicants.

Ellis Radooric School, 40 vacancies, 43 applicants.

Queen's College, no vacancies, GO applicants.

KILLED BY FALL FROM VERANDAH At about 10.30 p.m. yesterday

MAHARAJA IS SELLING OUT

London, Aug. 27.

Personalias been delfer, that all

The Maharaja of Bardla has Mr. S.H. de Kontzow, Managing dents should be submitted through Whoever defends such institution given instruction to a London Director of Cathay Pacine Air the Adhitant, direct to the Coms not fair to the Allied couse, not Widows and children to International Law and firm of auctioneers to sell his ways, Ltd. accompanied by his mitte. a married Chinese woman accl. estate at Aldworth near Hasle, wife, left Hong Kong yesterday who consider that they have a Morality.

Surrey. The catate, for short holiday in Manila, the Adjutant, without delay. It fought as much as we could in claim should communicate with We people of Hong Kong dently fell of the verandah of nere, the second floor of No. 1 Kwai which extends over 141 acres, and Mrs. de Kantzow are cx.

includes a house used as a sum pected, to return by CPA an is emphasised that dependents the dark days of the War. Today Heung Street.

other than widows and children our Colony is named as Porndise She died before the arrival of mer retreat by Lord Alfred Ten Tuesday next.

The following passengers ar. have no claim on the fund and of Collaborators. We are given the ambulance.

nyson, the famous poet.-Reuter.

rived from Bangkok by. C.P.A should not apply, Applicants the bad name we do not deserve. airliner on Wednesday: Mr. Ng should call on the Adjutant In We are given the bad name be. Kahn, Ha, Mr. Milton J. Evans, ha office bringing with them cause, among other reasons, our Mrs. Pilor Zamira, Mrs. EB. their marriage.

and Government has not confiscated Ojeda, and from Singapore:-Mr. children's birth certificates. Itor. heavily taxed lands bought in G.N. Brockhurst, Col. F.R. is pointed out that part of the the occupation "daya. Armitage, Lt.. Col. H.M. object of

War Memorial O'Donnell, M. J.A. Nieuwenhuys, Fund is to provide assistance to any officer or other ranke in the Mr..W.D. Tucker, Mr. Foley.

U.S. Urged To Stop "Red March In Asia'

Honolulu, Aug. 28.

•

the

certificate

etc.

HENRY CALLINIS.

Money Market

Passengers who left for Manila Corps who through wounds re. Maj.-General Samuel Howard, commander of the

yesterday by C.P.A. airliner in.ceived in action; injuries, Marine Garrison forces in the Pacific, has urg-

cluded:-Mr. Luh Lo, Mrs. Lion Austained during sevice includ. ed for an extension of the Truman Doctrine to

Tiang B, Mr. Milton J. Evans, in captivity or illness that is

attributable to G.N. Brockhurst, Mrs. Robert

wer service, is

deld opened yesterday at $375 Asia "to stop the march of Communism.".

In an address to the Junior Russel and Mr. Robert Russel. wholly or partially prevented a fuel and elixed at 5878.50.

from earning his living. Any Gen. Commerce, Chamber of

Report of renewed fighting in Volunteer who considers that he Indo-China caused a drop in Pian- Howard advocated United States The forthcoming wedding of aid to China, declaring the coun- Clifford Clarence, White, W/o has a claim should contact the tres from $14.40 10 $13.65 100. try could, not exist without out. Eng, Aero. R.A.F. Kal Tak, 10 Adjutant, who will submit the Earlier in the week it had topped.

$18.00.

Chinens aide holp.

National Cięcie Cheung, 238 Wanchal Road, application on the applicant's be

Curron: has been announced.

Hong Kong Services Rifle Asso closed at 18.25 cents for CN$1.000. futures opened at 13.1 cents and ciation-There will be no prac Spot was: nominal at 13,75 cents. tice shoots this weekend.

U.S. dollars wero, firm, at $5.30. (Sgd, J. Weston, Captain, Sterling was at $10.50; an Austra Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corpa.) Han pounds, at $12.63,-

WILL NOT BE THERE

London, Aug. 27.

A Foreign Office source sald to day that the British Foreign SC erotary: Ernest Bevin, will pro- ably not attend the United N Hons General Assembly at New York in September unless the Soviet and French foreign minis tera da the samo.:

· Ho

declared the American

China must be changed and munitions, supplies and money

walt and see" policy toward Lingnan Students

be provided unless are China Sentenced

Canton, Aug. 28.

and eventually India are to be come Communist controlled."....

Gener) Howard said there The District Court today con- The absence of the foreign was no hope of bringing the vicled three Lingann University ministers would rule out any in- Communiata Ino the Chloese Na-students of murder of their dean, terim Informal meeting of the tional Government unleas they Til Hul-fu. Foreign Ministers Caund before were defented. the London session in November,

United Press.

half.

Tu Hun-yung was sentenced to "It is extremely doubtful that life imprisonment and Kung they can be defeated militarily Chin-halang and Kwan Hul-ming "A unless we back the Nationalist received 15 year prison terms TRIP CANCELLED Government, with munitions, sup- each dean was assaulted for re

》་ The Glasgow, Aug. 27. plies and money," he added. The sailing of the Anchor Line General Howard, who received tushg to inform the students the ship Camerania (10,000 tons) the Navy Cross for his part in results of their expmination and from Glasgow to Bombay, with the defence of Carrigedor and later died of hie Injurica,--Asso. passengers, including India.ship commanded the first marina-divi-ciated Press. erowe returning home and British sion in troubled North China troops from units in the Middle after his roldago, from, a Mch- East. has been cancelled

owing to

churian prison camp, emphain. boller trouble.

The Cameronia was

le was due

to railed be was expressing his her last week, but the baller trouble nonal opinion, and not that of could not be repaired in time. the Marine Corps,

"Ail qvidence Indicates a crials in China, ho said,

The 800 British -- troops,

who should have salled are now by the Cheshire" and the

"If we are to slop the march

errybillig fin 100% And and of commualem, in Europe, then who were hoping to return After

long service in Britah ships, will we should stop the march of now travel by alternative maha. Communism in Able-AcrocÍALS

Reuter,

BID POSTPONED

Petition Drawn Up Against Crown Rents

petition against the exorbitant Increase in Crown Rents is being prepared and will short- ly be submitted to the Colonial, Secretary" said Mr. Robert Der, Chairman of the Kow- loon Chinese Chamber of Commerce yester- day, oltre al me

According to Mr. Der, cecu piece of land measuring: 8,600 plern of land have recently re-square feet. celyed notices from the Crown Bozkavulla gult PIES), Utah, Lande Department to the effect Aug. 21. that teks; on land occupied by famode John Cobb, the

British racligi moleflet, today portioned them will be increased as from indefinitely:"hin attempt to talgu Ost 1 his

The previous: annual, tes pay- able was 3048, ANTENNA K

Dr. Der said that this increase could have only a detrimental effect on business in general ant the cost 61 Uving in particular.

Factory owners and proprie

own bold and bead record Quoting an example, Mr. Der

"400" Falias "per" hur sald that the occupine of a place tors of timber yards in Sham- encountered just acrioration ortland, used for the purpose of shuipo, Cheungahawan “ald T

To

tivet time as Bus mici storing earthenware containers kokteu! will be the chirur firmle resors and fara, lás, hbeti called upon ferers if the proposed thergasen Get her. Reuters to pay $0,024 per annum for a are not reflowed - wald/Me Dor.