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GOVERNMENT RATIONS DISTRIBUTION

SPECIAL NOTICE

TO

HOLDERS OF RATION CARDS NOS. 1001 TO 2508 INCLUSIVE

REGISTERED AT ..

;

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.

The October Distribution of, FLOUR, SUGAR and BUTTER

will be effected between the hours of 9 A.M, to 12.00 Noon and 200 P.M. to 4,45 PM, an under:- Numbers 1001

1602 Tursday,

100 Wednesday 2204

Thursday, Monday

QUANTITIES atented are as follows:-

Oct.

7th 8th

9th

13th

10

1301 Monday

1302

100%

100

2285

2508

-1K80.45 per lb. Sugat Four

4 HK$0.33 Fresh Batters HK$1.90

2 lbs. Per Person

4

19

th

"

1. for each person in family

N.D.

AN per number Reulsted on Ration Card.

Each pervm will be entitled to an extra pound of butter on this impath's ratious,

Suitable coitalners must be brought for Flour & Sugar. BUTTER RATION CARD HOLDERS, TO NOTE,

CUSTOMERS WHOSE RATION CARDS ENTITLE THEM TO MORE THAN ONE POUND PER MONTH NEED NOT: BENCEFORTH DRAW THE FULL QUANTITY WHEN TAK. ING DELIVERY OF THE MONTHLY QUOTA OF FLOUR

AND SUGAR.

BUTTER WILL BE AVAILABLE DAILY, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS EXCEPTED-FOR ISSUE AGAINST RATION CARDS IN QUANTITIES OF NOT LESS THAN ONE POUND, BUT NOT MORE THAN THE QUANTITY SPECI. FIRD ON THE CARD CAN DE ONTAINED IN ANY ONE RATION MONTH.

Special Notice: In order to facilitate the smooth running at Ration Distribution avrungeidents, we would apprecințe customers collecting their rations on the speelfled days and dates in nccordance to the numbers of their own Ration Cards. Kowloon Customers, if desired, may draw their ration. Cram The Kowloon Branch,

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.

FOOD DEPT.

EXCHANGE BUILDING,

GOVERNMENT RATIONS.

Tel: 28151.

HOLDERS OF GOVERNMENT RATION CARDS

Issued by

The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

FLOUR

are hereby advised that the

OCTOBER DISTRIBUTION

will be available for collectlan from MONDAY, 6th OCTOBER, 1947

to

MONDAY, 13th OCTOBER, 1947

Saturdays & Sundays excluded) QUANTITIES ALLOCATED ARE AS FOLLOWS:-

* $0.38 per 1b. Its per person SUGAR

40 $0.45 DUTTER (Fresh) $1.00

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--1 (one) b. for each person in family as per number registered un Ration Card,

SPECIAL NOTICE

RATION CARD. HOLDERS will please note that a special issue at one extra pound of Butler per peero may be drawn during the month of October.

SUITABLE CONTAINERS MUST BE, DROUGHT

FOR FLOUR AND SUGAR.

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THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD

STORAGE CO., LTD.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

DOUBLE TENTH RACE MEETING.

Friday 10th and Saturday 11th Oct., 1947

The First Bell will be rung at 2.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 3.80 p.m. ench day.

Through numbers (1 races-$28) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Exchange Building All tickets for the Special Chal Sweep ($2.00) on the Kwangiann; Ilandicap.

KWANGTUNG HANDICAP

The sale of cash sweep tickets on the Kwangtung Handlenp WILL CEASE at 11.00 a., on Saturday, 11th October.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE, Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.!

Badges admitting non-nichibers to the Members: Enclosure and Club Rooms at 310 enson dar Including tax are oblainable through the Secretary on the written or perschal introducllan of a member, such member, to be responsible for all chils etc. Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the HAUR COURSE SAULY

The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11. a.m. and the Secretary's Office at 12,00 noon. Both Officer at Ist Flanr, Exchange Building A

“A_ thüilled, number of illiina · will be obtainable at the Club Hinutses provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy Tol.27818) JAN

NO CHILDREN WILL HE ADMITIED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETINGS JEA

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE”

The price of admission to the Fubile Enclosure is $3 each day including tax for all persons Inejulling, ladies, and is payable

Bookmakers. Tlo The men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Ilaçe Meeting.

Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public" Enclosures

A 'SERVANTS' - PASSES Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st Floor, Kechango Hallding.

BARRA Any persons found, loitering with Servants' passes in thefe possession will. forfelt the same and will be removed from the enclosure.

BE ONDER.

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8. A-SLEAP..

Mi Molg. Bceralars.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATH BDAY, OCTOBER . 1947.

U.K. TOWN PLANNER TO INSPECT H.K.

Professor Sir Patrick Abercrombie, one of the world's most distinguished ́ ́ ́ ärchiteéts ́and town-planners, is expected in Hong Kong next month for a visit of. several “weeks' during which he will outline a town-planning scheme for the Colony."

The work done by the long Kong Development and Wei- fare Committee will also be placed before him for his con-

ideration.

Career

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Tram Conductor Found FOOD PARCELS

A Basket Of Jewels FOR U.K.

When tram 40 arrived at Whitty Street termbiug at 6.35` pm, yesterday, conductor Chan Ping-yee, handed in a basket left on the car by a 'Chinrst, teoman who got off at the Central Market.

O being opened, the basket was found to contain fewet. lery and personal property.

In the meantime, the woman, who boarded the tram at Hoppy Valley, had piade a report of her loss to the Tram:

ea Co. Traffic Office;

She was, however, unable to give the number of the car or the tinie of her loun.

News of the loss was circulated to ali termint, and an official of the Company was informed that the basket was at the Whitty Street termiinus. The womdu was contacted; she showed her appreciation of the conductor's honesty by rewarding him with $200,

Roosevelt

Thought Wallace A "Kind Of Mystic"

Sir Patrick will" indiente) has been responsible for pre- what preliminary work is paring plans for the capital necessary and the team that cities of England. Scotland and Is required. to undertake the Ireland. The Greater London Job of planned development of plan, prepared wih the 'nssia- Hong Kong and Kowloon and tance of Mr. J.H. Forshaw, is the part.

perhaps his best known work. With the help. of Sir Edwin Lutyens, he prepared plans for Hull and he has also prepared a new plan for the elty of Plymouths work has not been confined to the United Kingdom; with Mr. Holidny he designed the new

camptis of the University of Colomb In Ceylon and he is responsible

Ethiopia at Addis Ababa. for pigns for the capital of

Recently ite has been in Henry Morgenthau Jnr, former Secretary of the Treasury, in an article in Colliers Magazine based on his diaries, said that in the days when Henry Wallace was Secretary of Agriculture, he, Morgenthau, argued for sale of surplus American cotton to China to strengthen her against Japan.

Fry over 30 years Professor Abercrombie has been Profes. sor of Civil Design at Liver pool and London Universities.

er the Royal Institute of Bri- He is a nant Vice President

tish Architects and their Gold) Medalist for 1946. Whilst at Liverpool. he prepared studies of Paris, Viena. Brussels and Berlin which are still the zinodard references on these Istropean capitals. At home he

It's Never Too Late To Learn

Peiping, Oct. 3.

The police today started training classer for 1,080 viph prostitutes. Iecturing the girls on "wanagement of TMblic houses, hygiene, rela- tion of prostitutes to society and current 'events."

Cyprus giving advice on plan | ning on that Island.

He was responsible for the Grst Eng. a regional planning scheme. that of Doncaster, covering the South Yorkshire coalfells, This Initial phase of work re- sulted in a series of regional! reports for the future develop ment of nearly half of England from Cumberland and the Lake District to Bristol in the west and Canterbury in the east.

Wedding

Deane-Carpenter

He added that the State De- partment feared this would

Washington, Oct. 3.

"offend Japan" but that Wal- Personalia

Ince "simply ignored the for-

ign policy Implications."

Detaliing bla

preliminary

the

Sir Alexander

MOUNTING UP

Christmas food and gift parcels from Hong Kong

**for Britain, which have been steadily increas Ing in number over the last months, are still pouring into the Post Office in a non-stop.

stream.

During the whole of this week in clothar cotton wool, before Hong Kong postal officials have helng packed in a wooden box. been working until midnight In "It is no use pintting the words an effort to clear the several 'Traglio' or 'with care on the thousands of goodwill packages | outalde of a parcol brendise which have been handed over numerous porecla aro packed the counters.

together in one bag and the The exact number of parcels person carrying the bag is not received during the last few days aware or ait of ita contenta. is not yet known but they have "Naturally postal officials resulted in the heaviest postal realise that payels are meant parcel mish the Colony has seen to reach their destination intact for at least the last 15 years. but the public should for their At the present moment, 1,300 own beneft see that they are mall baga lled with food and properly packed before being other girls are ready for trans handed over for trans-alilpment." shipinent to England. They

·will leave the Colony either to. day or tomorrow, it is callmated, they will reach England at the beginning of December.

Rows Of Bags

LOST BOAT

The Harbour Muster an NOUNCER that a waterlogged rowing boat with the following

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KILLED BY FALL

FROM TRAIN

In the basement of the main description has been towed port office yesterday, rows of from the vicinity of Murray bags containing the Christmas Bler to the Government Silp- parcele were stacked neatly laway, Yaumat, where It may long lines awaiting the first step Le Inspecta.l. Length 20' 2"; of their journey home. Those Breadth 6'8": Depth 28":" baga which contain food parcels Colour-White and Clinker only are marked with a special built. label with the object of' favilla- The hont, if not claimed by ting their speedy, delivery when the rightful owner within seve Brilish days of publiention of a noti Grantham, they rench England.

and postal authorities have agreed to fleation which appears else work in negotiations with the Governor of Hong Kong.

in this paper, will be Ruslans prior to Soviet Union Lady Granthum and their party pass through bona fide food where

United will return to Hong Kong by gifts with the minimum of delay sold to defray expenses, regation by

he special plane provided by the and in time for Xmas if they States, Morgenthau said met with William Bullitt, then hinese Government,, which is arrive three weeks before ham.

Lake off from Other gifta of a non-foog nature | handling Soviet alfairs in the scheduled to

this will still, of course, be subject o'clock Nanking at nine State Department. -

A report has been made to to customs regulations. He said Bullitt hoped then morning, says Central News,

A Post Office official said the Tsim Sha Tsui Police hy to be the first Ambassador to Moscow and "was as furiously

Arrivals at the Peninsula yesterday: "Before the war Ling Yee, 54-year-old - marricil, include Mrs. Laura very litle foodstuff was over woman at 6.10 p.m. yesterday' pro-Russian as he is furiously Hotel

the 3.30 Express anti-Russian today. He saw in Ward. B. E. Nicholls, N. Ihlen sent to England at Christmas that while

The train menna by Sopp and Mr. and Mrs. L. A. ilme from Hong Kong.

was passini No.47 American aid the

majority of glfis consisted of Bridge at Lown (Chinese ter- which the Soviet Union could Whipps.

brother. toys and souvenirs. Britain's ritory) her younger brunk nwny from its depen-

fell from the Peninsula departures include present food shortage has really Ling On-ting, dence on Germany and could become a bulwark against the de Schulthess, JW. Byrd stirred sympathy among the step of a third-class carriage

prosive tendenclos

Jr. P. M. Sullivan. K. Bel- public here and they are respond and was killed. night were developing in Ja shaw. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wing. magnificently at this stage."

Bennett, H. F. Thomas, W. G.

Advice Mr. S. T. Williamson, who gave

Avery Jr., Mra. E. Van Den The official than offered the be bride away, came to the rewar

Berg. II. Moquette and Mr. following advice to senders of nd the reception was held in bi

and Mrs. E. T. Shaw.

gift and food purecla; suite at the Ciloucester Hotel.

of the Pence. A faw Individuals, Mrs. Deane, who is the daughter Morgenthau anid

"All foodstuffs must be pack have already been approached. Wallace Mr. Ma Chiu-chun, China'sed in either a in or wouden with a view to appointment and of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Carpent and the then Secretary of Minister for Agriculture and box, otherwise (Mr. Carpenter was formerly in the State Cordell Hull opposed re- Industry, arrived in the Colony are liable to be eaten on board ganisations have been asked to the ingredients certain active women's ori Puble Works Departinin oys Kong) of Chagford, Devon, and cognition of Russia in 1933 on yesterday from Canton.. Mr. ship by rats. Any bottled com suggest names for cunaltera grioni, win is à son of Mr. and Mrs, religious grounds and Wallace's Ma was formerly Mayor of modity should be first wrapped' tion by Government, Denue of Devon, were married at S. position led President Frank Nanking. Piastres opened at $1140, and } Juhn's Cathedral. Dean Rare can fin Roosevelt to call him "al closed at $11.17% 100, These were duased the ceremony, the highest and Inwert rates of the day.

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The primly dressed, slight- ly confused students RUPTE told to "help the authorities keep order and to refuse ad- mission to undesirablr suspicions characters,"

The Major recently a11 « nounced his inrution ол making them the best- informed prostitutes in the world—United Press,

Basty last-minute arrangements had ro, be guade for the reception after the wedding yesterday of Ali Dorothy Mary Carpenter and Lies Charles Edward Newnham Deane, R.N., when H.M.S. Adama had in steam ou af Hong Kong be cause of the typhoon warning.

Tenalit

The reception we have been

helt on board Adamam, and he de

(pariure made other arrangenis

****** ****6666 | Recessary.

Money Market

A dull tone prevailed in all wee- tions of the money market yesterday and prices sagged in nearly all cases, Gold started off at $348 a tori, and after rising to $349.50, tell in $345.50, closing at $345.75.

Chinese National Currency futures fell from 11.05 cents to 10.15 cents

was from 113 to 112 cents only.

The bride wore a figured Pekin tribute silk gown with a sweeping train, and carried a housset of red roses.

for $1,und. The drop In spot Her bridesmaid, Miss Margaret Knowles ware kie lace gown cut US dollars eased off further toon princess, lines, Li. Tony Weston $5.42. Sterling was better at $12. captain of the submarine Aeneas, 10 Australian pounds were quoted at which the bridegroom is attached.

cted as best man.

$12.50.

WAR MEMORIAL

FUND

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bulion $35, to Oct, 1 $2072,-

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pan."

A Mystic

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"

kind of mystic." He said] The forthcoming wedding be-i Roosevelt belleved non-recogni- tween A.B.T. Watkins of tion of Russia "a futile mea H.M.S. Tamar and Miss Li sure against an established: Ho is announced. Gavernment."

Morgenthau described a long

The 1st Battalion The De- conversation he had with Hull over methods of curbing. Fasvonshire Regiment will now bei cism and nid although he re- leaving Hong Kong "instead of pected Hull's "fine moral and 2nd flattalion The Bulls, states The couple plan 20 spend their human qualities," Hall's moral Headquarters, Land Forces,

Hong Hour.

honeymoon at Taipa, in Territories.

the

New

force sometimes verged on While dislik- mere testiness:

nounced.

Far

"The

The Devons are expected to The Guests Present at the reception were: ing Fascism. he did not always leave early in December for The Captain and Others. H.1.5. see that its threat to peace had another station in the

East. Mr. and Mrs, M. E. L. Haymes Amphiog, Mr. J. Bratene, The Capi- tọ be met by vigorous action: $200, Centime $50. In Memory of

This change is due to the (Mrs. M. Angue, Mr. J. M. A. tain and Officers, ILMS. Mess, on our part. The State De- Bumjahn and Miss Evalina Chan The Captain and Officers, 11.M.S.partment was beating its wings overall plan for the rede 825, N. and E. Loyd-Jones $25,Astute, Captain and Mrs. J. Weston, Ineffectually against rising

ployment of the Army that was Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Cassidy $25, Lies, and Mrs. J. A. L. Wilkinson, atòri.

announced by the War Office The State Department Mr. and Mrs. Joffe $20, Mr. E. Dr. and Mrs, P. Esmonde, Mr. and was not alone in this attitude. recently, S. Moses $10)$105: Total $355; Mr. D. Hinds, Miss E. Ensing, Mix Hong Kong Government Contri. Cranfield, Principal Matron of the invasion of "Ethiopia, Jesse Reginald Henry Voke, Charge- In the midst of the Italian The forthcoming wedding, of Queen Mary Hospital, The Matri 951.02; Grand total $2,873,001,92. and Assistant Matron of Queen Mary Jones, then head of Govern man, H. M. Dockyard, to Miss

Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Farrer, ment lending agencies pro-Iris Muriel Baker of The following is a list of dona. The Nursing Sisters of Queen Mary posed that the United States Close," Hordean Road, Emma- 1long to St. John's Cathedral Hospist, Miss E. Howarth, The grant Italy a short-term credit worth, Hants, England, is an- Restoration Fund up to Oct. 2 Nursing Sisters of Kowloon Hospital, for purchase of cotton, The which have not yet been acknow. Miss M. Carew, Miss J. Brows of Treasury killed the idea-A- ledged in the press:

Queen Mary Hospital, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Dinsdale $30. Mrs. Lily Collins, Lieut. (E) I. Q. Shitcock, sociated Press Franklin $100, O. Skinner $50, Mr. and Mrs. Wynne Jones, -F/LL Dr. A. Sydenham $16, Mr. and licks, Mr. and Mrs. R. Davidge, Mrs. G. S. Wilby $20, Miss D.Mr. and Mrs. J. Jolly, Mrs. Chang, Wise sio, A. J. W. Evans $10, Mrs, Bu Tang Sen, Mr. and Mex. Miss EM. R. Buckland $10, and the Mistes Hazzard. Mr. Restoration Box $9.10; Received | Vernall, Miss J. Kenlif, Dr. and Mrs. to Sept. 25 and already acknow. Caurt, Dr. and Mrs. Hackett, Dr. I. ledged $130,079.92: Total to Oct. Newson, Miss B. Dempsey, Miss 3. 3 $131.234.02.

Wilson, Miss Grant, Dr. and Mrs. G Watson, Mr. and Mrs, A. Sumuner felt, Mr. and Mrs. Michell, N/O CHINESE PROPERTY Miho Matron of Röyat

don, Mrs. Bishop Naval

"Hospital," "Mins' Barbara Mason, Miss Surtees, Dr. E" Pen Mr. and Mrs. Craig. treats, Me, Young, Dr. Wilkinson,

CLAIMS

It is notified for public in formation that the Chinese Government has fixed Dec. 31 1947, as the time for the 'nub. mission of claims by allied companies and indivídunia to property in China, which was ander Japanese or puppet con- Etrol during the war d

Move To Boost Phone Charges?

The Venerable Lokanatha (Italian) Buddhist Missionary Chlef will deliver two public sermons at Lady Ho Tung's Temple, 15 Shan Kwong Road, Happy Valley,, under the aus- ilces of the Hong Kong Budd- 'hist Association and Eng Aun Chinese press reports yes- Tomorrow's

Tong W

sermon, which Company has asked for Gov "The Buddhist terday sail that the Telephone will begin at. 2 p.m., will be ernment permission to increase piness, while the subject for way to hap the current subscription rates Monday's meeting, commencing by 50 per cent, "vaajan

No confirmation of the re- of Truth."

at 7 p.m., will be "The Light port could be obtained.

Letters From Readers

Bella Vista.

My husband's particular de

UNKNOWN. TRAFFIC VICTIM An unidentified Chineso male, aged" "approximately 40 years and dressed in Black Properly not cinimed by this

cotton clothing. Wa knock. date will be regarded as enemy

ed down by a motor owned.

vehicle, believed to be a motor Claims, supported by docu Sir, I think that Observer's partment it definitely under lorry at the Junction of mentary evidence should be suggestion regarding Bella staffed and therefore the staff Queen's Road East and Hen submitted to the Alien Liquida- Vi in Macan a excelentare overworked and he sofdem ey Road at about 5. p.m. tion Department of the Central A lot of correspondence has leaves the office before B.16 andAny person who can give

¡ýcstdrday.. Trukt of China at Shanghal, passed through our local

papers regarding the fortunate always returns to work Satur any information regarding this circumstances of the Govern day afternoons. He need accident is asked to commu ment employees in regard to holiday, as this has begun to cats with the nearest pplies DENIED

housing; but on this I can tell of his health but on his statlan. only say that if they were not satury we cannot afford it, so Reports in the Chinese press supplied some sort of accom I think Observer's :: suggestion yesterday that a Kwel Hoi modetion their salaries would is really good Iden. "I Know struck n miho on the way from moet certainly not cover the fat a fact that there are many Canton to Hong Kong on cont of paying for such. Goy Cohortments. In the Government Thursday night were denied ernment employees are not who have to work,just "gs: hard by the ownotą last bight; / rald well in Boni Kong and and one cannot expect of

The owners Bild the ship that ind well-known fact: I diélicy from arrived safely in harbour you happen to bé married to onu sonnol. terlay moming.

so I know,

MINING REPORT

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