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SIR VICTOR SASSOON

THE CHIŅA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1947.

ON CONTROLS DANGER

Dangers Arising

From Red Tape

The danger of trade and exchange controls being switched from economie purposes to political ends was stressed by Sir Victor Sassoon in his talk before Hong Kong Rotary yesterday, Very often, said Sir Victor, people, administering controls forgot entirely the original reason for which such controls were instituted.

"I definitely say that con- changed from, a debtor to trols should not be kept one day ereditor country, having longer than is absolutely necca cumulated some $400,000,000 Hary, and

If kept should be the process. purely for económic purposes," Bald. Sir Vietor.

Sir Vietor Sassana, who was speaking "Control and ita Effects, dealt first with the disadvantage. of control, and the heavy losses often arising from red tape and bureaucratic administration,

Last year, he said, Govern- ment suffered a tremendous loss from huge quantities of potatoes Potting because the authorities li not unfreeze supplies held in control.

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The same position more or Jess applied this year to build ing materials, Jarge stores of which were being held in serve, despite neute shortage at home at dermanl abroad. Just because Gwernment might at some future time

require these supplies.

In 1983, went on Sir Victor, the Argentine started exchange control beenuse it saw the United States and the United Kingdom had it.

The reason given was that Argentha had

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Japanese are requested; to: sond “It is all contrary to the nima to the: Cultodian, q2. Redperty and intentions of UNO in that possible, their names addresses. We W. 11-84uruk), as soon as It in creating conditions probox numbers lists of con- viding for the least contact with | tenta, *** one another. That, is the real The following are the box danger of control, and I may numbers referred to:- that it should be lifted as soon Banking, Corporation: Now 7 61,

Hong Kong

& Shanghaf} » an possible. And if it must still 276, 357 367, 651 352, 680, 604, be kept, it must be kept for 157, 0074 096, 745, 812, 922, 871, economic reasons only," conclud. 1242, 1373, 141 1445, 1458, 1485, aed Sir Victori

1733, 1787, 1880, 1800, 2000, 2022, Rotarian P... Cassidy, who 3442 3462, 3884, 3010, 3682, 3021, 2025 2351 2137, 2007, 2714, 2740, The speaker was thanked by 2742, 2870, 2074, 5024 3121. 9287, sald Hong Kong was particular- 4022 4002, 4114, 4549, 4440, 4461, ly forupate, in its bureaucrats 4489; 4648, 1034, 4773 4861, 4885 who have all along Uchaved 4800, 5071, B120, 5150, 3312, 5376, have given commercial men the 6023, 0904, 7037, 1220 with much common sense and 6387, 6911, 5962; 6130, 6189, 6300, 6348, 0403, 8520; 6539, 0881,- 6904, least inconvenience possible.

Form filling and red tape are reduced to the minimum. and in this respect, Hong Kong can et, a good example to other places.

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Keeping Dollar Out "We must do something to prevent further dollars coming in or we shall be flooded," they said, and no control was, in stituted to clamp, down on re mittances from abroad. Travel- lers coming into, the country were required to have their dollar spondings rationed.

Later, when the, war ended, people were allowed to bring) money in provided they could

SHIP ACCIDENT

TWO MONTHS HARD FOR $2 BRIBE OFFER

"If you charge me with offering a bribe I will say. he asked me for 54," was what Au Hin-cheung. 38 engineer, is alleged to have said to Sub- Inspector Wong Kam-chi when told that he would be charged with offering a $2 bribe, to, PC-1655 Chan Mah.

"Not content with offering a bribe to a policeman. You' tried to slander the constable," declared Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr when Au appeared be- fore him charged with offering a $2 bribe to PC 1655 and with keeping a dog without a licence.

two months' hard labour and a Defendant was sentenced to

bed, $20 on ten, days on the fine of $200 manthe) on the first count, and (or another two

Air Marshal Visiting

Hong Kong

to the Poor Box. second. The $2 were confiscated

was on duty at the junction of J.S. Howarth, the

According to Sub-Inspector constable

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Nelson Street and Sal Young Choi Street at 6.20 .m. Monday. He saw a dog coming| out of 60 Sai Yeung Chol Street, ground floor.

Bank of East Asia, Ltd: Nos. 135, 329, 840,1270 1892 2132

Ho' went up to the house and, 2302, 2534, 2607, 2857, 2902, 3470,

when the accused 3480, 3495, 3502, 3929, 4080. 4110.

opened the door, asked if the dur belonged 24, 360, 396 603, 509, 540, 504, Bank of Canton, Ltd.: Nos, 90,

to him. When Au replied in the affirmative, the constablo 731, 893, 1005, 1146, 1178, 1180, 1229, 1378, 1528, 1637, 1956, 2102;

asked for the licence. 12239, 2426.

Lloyd,

MG, Air Begged Pardon Wing On Bank, Ltd.: Nos. 181. Commander-in-Chiet, Far East,

Accused produced 223, 070: 003, 719, 740, 1011

a licence accompanied by Lady Lloyd, which, the constable noted, was National Commercial & Sav- will arrive by air at Kai-Tak for a binck dog whereas tho de this afternoon, in the same.

Alt Marshal Sir Hugh P.

CB,

CDE.

Serious. Injuries were sustain-ings Bank, Ltd.:'Noš. 'A819. A935, RAF. flying boat as 'Mr. MAZ/ he saw was a brown one. On

Patisfy the Control Bask the ed by a coolle, Cheng Hang, money was required for indus- when he was accidentally knock- trial purposes and would be ed down into, the, hold of the taken out of the country again "Ho Sheng" yesterday. Cheng in two years. Everything was fell, some 25 feet, and was rushed done to keep out the dollar, to Hospital, where, he has been

detained.

The Government, also started to pay off. Its debts, install a new telephone system, bought radios and otherwise embarked on large scale spending. Before long the country awoke to find its dollar reserve almost ex- hausted.

Financial policy was then re- served. More dollars must be got and conserved. A ban on It export of dollars was forthwith Instituted, but the administra- tors forgot that under the or ginal, order dollars were not! allowed to be brought into the country.

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B949, C48, C287, C429, C677. Chase Bank: Nos. 25, 492. Netherlands Trading Society: No. 20. Ltd.: No. 34,

Mercantile Bank of India,

Yien Vich Commercial Bank: No. 141.

Government And Charities

our

Misunderstanding

colm MacDonald, Governor this being pointed out to him, This will be the Air Marshal's constable's shoulder and said, General of Malaya.

defendant put his hand on the first visit to the Colony since he "Big brother, I beg took over the command from Air pardon."

your Marshal Sir George Pirie, lant Au, contlaved 5/1 Howarth, month, Lady Lloyd and he will put his hand into his right be the guests of Air Commodore jacket pocket, took out $2, S. N. Webster CBE. AFC, Air passed it to the constable, and Officer Commanding Hong Kong, said, "Take this to drink ten." and. Mrs. Webster during their Accused

was arrested stay.

and taken to the Station, In the Air Marshal Lloyd was Air Charge Room the $2 was taken Officer Commanding Royal. Air from his hand. When questioned Force, Malta, from May 1941 to by the Inspector-on-Duty, Au was not the intention of Government to impose.

early 1943, and was responsible said that the constable asked for the Air Defence of the island him for the money. its will on voluntary societies, declared the when the enemy. attempts to Governor, Sir Alexander. Grantham, at the neutralize it as an offensive base 14th annual meeting of the Hong Kong Society

were at their "helght.

Testifying on his own behalf, For, his Au atated that he bought the for the Protection of Children yesterday.

work there, he received the C.B. dog on Saturday for $18, in- In the chair was the Pre-month, or, even $10 a month and K.B.E. sident, Mr. G.P. de Martin. divided amongest four persona Tak by Air Commodore Webster change which he folded inside The party will be met at Kal-two $10 notes and received $2 cluding the licence. He tendered' Exchange Control

M.B.E., and on either side of means inadequate nutrition and and Group, Captain A. E. Jones, the licence. ernor (Sir Alexander Grant-other lack of necessities. Referring to exchange control ham) who is Patron of the "Our target is to raise

Station Commander, R. A P nt Home. Sir Victor aald on hia Society, and Lady Grantham.

When he was asked to pro present annual income of of Honour will be drawn up at getting for the

Kal Tok, and an R.A.F. Guardduce the licence, he did so, for- return to England in Jung, in Mr. de Martin said in part: proximately $60,000 to the level conversation with the Governor "The routine work of the of our present annual expendi- the airfield. On arrival

moment that. of the Bank

at the $2 was still inside."' other financial authorities, he where the inspectors provide hood of $80,000. I do not anti-will inspect a Guard of Honour the money, he said: "You want

of England and Society is carried on in Centres ture which is in the neighbour-Queens Pier, Air Marshal Lloyd

As soon as the constable saw questioned the reason for not help for the least happily con- cipate any difficulty about that consisting of detachments from to trap me with a bribe!" allowing our nationals to spend ditioned children of this place.

all three Services." their Sterling in France, Hol-These experienced ladies are friend when Dr. Selwyn-Clarke will visit RA.F. Station,

The Society. lost a. good On Thursday, the Air C-in-Coffered a bribe to the policeman Defendant denied that he land and Denmark, which owed competent to advise mothers left us in the Spring of this. us considerable Bums of Ster most of whom know little or year. His services to the peoplo

Tak and will lunch in the stablo asked him for the money. pr that he said that the сод- Jing.

nothing of Infant hygiene. The of Hong Kong during the most

Officera 'Mess. "It is unlike the case of the inspectors also visit homes grim period of its history, are DSO, MC

General Sir Neil. Ritchie KCB,

It was all a misunderstanding, United States and the necessity though the word in something still fresh in our memory

he claimed. General Oficer of conserving the precious of a misnomer.

"The Society. is a coming to- Asia. Land Forces, with his Commandlug-in-Chief Far East- dollar. Why not apply sterling spendings in those countries to

General LH, Cox, General be set off against their debta to us?" asked Sir Victor.

the Inspectors for the devotion children. But there is more to District, are travelling up from: Officer Commanding Singapore The reply was that they had they bring to their work. Most it thing that Concern for social Singapore in an R.A.F. Dakota to treat all nations-debtors of this is done without refer- welfare is nowhere wholly and will arrive at Kai-Tak at and creditors-alike.

ence to anyone else, but attach-altruistle. Again, France offered tood, to each Centre there is an "Benevolence Ands an ally in the Air C-in-C.

approximately the same time as ship £1,000,000 worth of wine Honorary Branch Secretary to self-interest. to Britain, from which large whom Inspectors can refor in The Child is father of the sums could have been collected non-routine cases.

Men.

"Uncared for, hungry, alckly childreri!"

Kai-

"I cannot mention these Cen-gether of Hong Kong people, AD.C., Major Ritchie, and Major tres without acknowledging the acting for Hong Kong people debt of thanks which, we owo in the Interest of Hongkong

in the form of import duty and "Another function of the luxury tax. The offer was turn- Society is informative, that is ed down by the British Govern-j to make known the conditions un- ment.

tor which many children exist in "I was told the reason for this place. It is part of our turning down the offer was that routine to inquire into a 10- the wine would go down the comes and housing of those wrong throats," said Sir Victor amid laughter.

Real Danger

Sir Victor had also something

to say on restrictions on Stor-

Mog spending by travellers go

"What sort of people are they going to bet.

Co-Ordination

"Nuclef of, disease, recruite

staff House as the guests of the They will be staying at Flag-

G.0.0. General G.W.E.J. Eraklos CB, Hong Kong. Major

DSO.

PRISON WARDER ATTACKED

who came to us for help. The to crime, The living conditions is reported to have been attacked A Portuguese Prison Warder. average family incomes are of under-privileged children do in Stanley Prison at 12.30 p.m. higher than before the but I need not tell any of you slon of individual members of Chinese prisoners.

wak. Indeed, appeal to the compas yesterday, by three or four here, that this does not indicate the community, but may not be

It is alleged that a blanket

capacity,

necessarily any amelioration of community in its corporate warder after which he was a proportionate, or, indeed, viewed without concorn by the was thrown over the head of the of living conditions. I have horé, Home figures from a Branch Secretaries' Monthly Report and find that of 165 families 23 had no income at all: 26 below $50 After the Report and Ac

ing abroad,

When asked the reason such restriction the Powers that-Be replied: "Oh, these drones leave the country in or dor to avoid the austerity, at

Home."

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more for those at Home?"

In more Victor said, the real and grent-

FOOT POWDER & OINTMENT

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We look to the Hong Kong public to help us make that

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beaten with Iron bara.

The commotion attracted other warders, who arrested the as- sallants.

STREET FIGHT

Two men and a woman'

were

a month and 80. between $60 counts had been, adopted, votes "But," auggested Sir Viqtor, and $100. The average number of thanks were proposed for "why not let these drones eat of children in a family is two honorary auditors of the So- somebody else's food and leave and for the while year the clety (Mesara Percy Smith & injured yesterday in a fight in axerage income, per member of Co.) and for the Press for Ship Street, during which tron serious vein, Sir family is $20.

publicity to the work of the bars and choppers were used Society, in Britain but also the world, "Of these 165 familles 20 had re-elected en bloc on the pro- co-operation edch retaining its Oncers of the Society, were working in co-ordination and over, is ils discouragement of the luxury of a room, 70 had a pogal of Sir Shouson Chow, and own Individuality. He expressed trade and the bar it places on Bedspace, 21. cubicle loaying his suggestion that Messrs the hope that this would con people travelling freely from 64 famulas with evan lesaT.N. Chau Kwok Chan, B tinue R ono country to another *****ndequate shelter verandah, Wong Taper M. Wong, W.H. Referring to Government's

The import of many essential part of a ruined things in precluded, including staircase, street,,

buliding, Latimer and Tang Shig-kin, be establishment of a social Wel- (3) Hirula mores & cracks between teen booke, and papers. We are pre- "It is not uncommon

transferred from the Executive fare Department, His Ex- that to the General Committen: was cellency emphasised that it was cluded from vlaiting other some of these families have to unanimously adopted. Med not the intention of Govern- countries, as people in other pay in rent, as much as 50% of The Goyezher, commended the ment or the head of the De countries aro, precluded from their meagre income. Some of Society on a remarkable pro- Fartment. to impote. Its will on visiting us, thus putting a stop us here probably know what it greas alace ita establishment 18 voluntary societies. Government to that intercourse, which is so is to pay a disproportionate rybars ard. His Excellency said did not want to adopt a dic necessary for, furthering in part of Income in rent, but it is there were three contributory Fatorial attitude. There was ternational understanding and a matter of simple arithmatie causes the air, and objects plenty of room for all voluntary fellowship. It was tantamount that 60% of loss than $50 a of the Society Were of the socletics and Government work highest, the Enclety was founding hand in hand in the closest ed on a fra foundation; and co-operation,

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