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SHEAFFERS

OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING STORES

UNIVERSAL SALES (CHINA) INC.

43 French Bank Building.

Phone 34194

AGENTS FOR

-L D. SEYMOUR & CO., INC.

APB2B

GOVERNMENT RATIONS DISTRIBUTION

SPECIAL NOTICE

TO

HOLDERS OF RATION CARDS NOS. 1001 TO 2562 INCLUSIVE

REGISTERED AT

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.

The January Distribution of FLOUR, SUGAR and BUTTER

will be effected between the hours of 9 A.M. to

12.00 Noon and 2.00 P.M. to 4.45 P.M. as under:-

Numbers 1001 to 1300

1301 to 1780

1781 to 2130

I

2171 to 2602

Sugar

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

QUANTITIES allocated are as follows:-

HK$0.45 per ib. 2 lbs. Fer Parson HK$0.13" "

Flour Fresh Butter @HK$2.10

"

20

4

Uth

*

17

7th

1+

8th

*

17

1 lb. for each person in family De per number Registered on Ration Cards.

The Issue of the Sugar ration is temporarily held up, due to non arrival of stock.

Suitable containers must be brought for Flour.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1948.

Govt. Report Stresses:

The Need For High

Cost Of Living Allowances

The necessity to continue for the present High Cost of Living Allowances, in addition to the increases in basic pay, is an important feature of the Salaries Commission Report.

The Commission state:

imal savings can be made, but Our attempt to establish a generally a man's salary appeare Ballefactory scale for a tem-ntirely to go. to meet essential porary high cost of Uving expenditure. There is a sinturai allowance, the need for which anxiety, among senior men whe was manifest from the first day. ind it impossible to supplement on which we heard cyldence, by aavings, pension which will has not satisfied us. What we become subject to United King- propose is the best we have dom income tax. been able to achieve on the available evidence, It is con- servative and it may serve a ü temporary measure until adequate statistics have berri assembled and scientifically in terpreted in what we hope may become a quarterly or at most a half-yearly survey of the cost

nt living.

of

The Labour Office compiles weekly a Food and Fuel Index

which

"Rehabilitation Allowance paid to skilled and unskilled Jabour is reviewed. The weakness of this index for ur purpose is that it surveys modities and is limited to what in effect is a slogle class of the community.

loo narrow an area

Statistics

une

of

com-

Method Chosen Using the patterns of penditure revealed by the Statis- tical Officer's surveys and ex- the budgets, we tracted from ourselves invited an officer of the Finance Department to p pare a series of type budgets in consultation with member the Almonere Department the al hond of the Relief Section the Medicat

of

Department, and

B.I. Has Put A New Motorship HAW-HAW'S

Into The Far Eastern Service WIDOW

L

This is the twin-screw motor-

and

Unbiased Public Service

Commission Urged

RELEASED

London, Jan. 4. Mrs. Margaret Joyce, widow of William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw, who broadcast to Britain..for the Nazis and was hang- ed for treason in 1945), said after her conditionál release from a German internment camp today that she hoped to settle in Ireland, "where there might be some chances for me."

She is considered a German national and will stay near Colugné ungl П German

nazification board has pronoune- ed its verdlet on her.

At the end of her 17 months' Internment totay,

she went a

live with friends at

#

pretty hilleide cottage outside the city,

"I have not got used to being frt.t: yet and it is difficult

11

en this freedom", she said.

"I have been released under Category 3 that means that I have to report 10 the poller.

**I cannot leave Germany without the Commander-in- Chief's permission and I am not allowed to take certain sorla jeba,"

of

Mrs. Joyce, said that ehe had no complaint to make about the internment camp at Paderborn. She had been held in the Internment camp since her ur-

rest with Wiliam Joyce in May. 1945,--Renter,

the case workers of the Social ship. "Sirdhana," which has Welfare Council. For food ex- just run her trials, She was

Hunter penditure the basis taken was built by Swan,

Richardson for _the of quantities which were priced Wigham

1. Company's Calcutta according to figuren supplied by

Straits and Far East service the Price Controller: other "X-and is the second of a new class penditure was assessed accord of ships replacing war losses. ing to the expenditure pattern She has a gross tonnage of revealed by the Statistien OM- 19,000 and a deadweight of 8,700 Twn veya

made against cer's surveys and by our own tone, with n cargo capacity of

The information 445,000 cu. fr., of which 5,500. pressure of time by the Stati alyaus. Beal Officer have been of very derived in this way was obvious cu. ft. is refrigerated space. great service.

ly less reliable and based

revealing The "Sirdbana" will carry 21 on budgets furnished by mem- than what would have bee First Saloon passengers in sin. cabina; 30 the European Civil; derived from well compiled cosi gle and two-berth Association

passengers one of living Indices, but it was th Seçonit Saloon covering Income ranging be- best available. Having already three-berth cabins; 40 Inter-

London, Jan. 4. tween $200 and $800, 1e,what made suggestions for the revi- medinte Class ean broadly be called the "white sion of salaries to meet what we Tour-berth cabins: there is space The report, after stating that Nevertheless it is essential Cats are disappearing in Tor- Commis-that it should have at least one quay, Devonshire. these days. class uf

estion for some 2,000 unberthed the creation of such Government regard as a conservative

sion would Assure

Ja increased number of money values

who servants. These surveys are mate

in the passengers.

thoroughly The police think they are being submitted as part of the material next few years, we got from

First Saloon passengers are confidence both in the Services versed in the rules of Govern-old for black market furs.— un which this Report is based, these type budgets an indicati accommodated in seven single and among the public. goes on ment procedure and in the best Reuter. the first being a coat of living of what men need to meet their and -seven two-berth cabins, | to say:- inquiry based on a limited num- essential expenditure estimated

on a basis of rigid economy.

Computation

bers of Service

collar"

and

ber of family budgets and the second aiming at establishing n retail price index. We

In

passengers

CATS

Appointment of a Public Service Commission, of BLACK MARKET IN

which no voting member is in the employ of the Government, is recommended in the Report of the Salaries Commission.

Traditions of the public service. Recommendations

We therefore recommend:~

eu, and each having hot and mission should be a guarante rams and well furnish- "The existence of the Cum.

cold running water. A dining that conditions of service are

be kange und library. reasonably interpreted and evan.

ferl

room

the Subject to

We have considered whether Saloon, were not able to accept all the con-high cost of living allowances and a sinoke room with barly applied.

overriding clusions drawn from these aur-should be paid on total emalu-adjoining ensure adequate com-

but voya

they are

that In

Class, In the powers of the Secretary of Stat the only menta including expatrition payi attempt at the scientific

Second Saloon there

the Commission Are

should ba con or on basic salaries unly. sideration of the problem made order to maintain

make for authorised to

reccm- equality of lounge and dining since the University enquiry treatment of local and

pangengers; for thuno of the mendations for the filling of all before the war and the

Com-triate officers we recommend that termediate Class there is a vacancies in the public services mission has been

of the Colony, graceful for as in the case of deductions for simply furnished public room. the guidance derived from them. Government quarters basic pay

Crew Decks alone should be taken into se

Budgets

DIFFERENTIATION

expa-

their

The Asian crew have 'accom Meantime the Commission re- count,

modation of Kn Improved ceived a very large number of

character with separate cabins For officers drawing revised for the Serangs und special budgets from men in all salary basic salaries in excess of $149 ranges in the Government Ser- per month

messrooms for deck, saloon and we recommend that vice. By close study, com high cost

have ด! living allowance cagine-room crews, who parison and examination of the shuuld be paid according to the too their own oll-fired galleys; people who had submitted them following rules:-

quarters have also () Married men, widowers or niechanical ventilation, we were able to gain a good widows with one or more depen Heneral

Mechanical, cold-afr Impression

ventila- of how dient children should receive 100tion, in addition to fans, is fitted people are Blying und of the of the standard cost of living el-to passengers' cabins and to all difficulties of nearly all classes lowance for their salary group. of Government servants except

public raonis. Cargo gear com- (11) Married men wth no skilled and unskilled labourers, children should receive 80% of prises eight 7-ion derricks and who, it is commonly agreed, are the standard allowance. living better now than before without children

(iii) Widowers and widows the war. The men in the pro- omcers should

and unmurried fessional and grades generally

to manage

is also available at No. 2 Hatch. The "Sirdhana" has Doxford engines, designed to give a ser- knots. One more ship of this class is $150 will join her sisters later on the in course of construction and

administrative the standard elle.eceive 80% of vice seped of 16

of

to

Iv) While the Commission does

ΟΥ

same service,

PRINCE'S APPEAL

DISMISSED

a

Shirt

Jan. 5th 1948 avold falling into debt, which not, in general, favour the em- Is not the case among the people ployment by Government of mar-1 whose

pay ranges between rie

ried women, especially thoát about $200 and $800 a month. whose husbands are in Govern. Our examination

a largement service, in cases where it employ such number of witnesses convinced necessary

married women on account of us that men were drawing on their special qualifications their sayings, had used up the aullability or lack of qualified

Frankfurt, Jan. 4. Prince Philip. of Here, recently greater part of such pay as they single women an allowance at the may have received for the war rates laid down in (1) ahould adjudged an active member of the years, were driven to all man-be paid to the wife even though Naxi Party by a denazification court ner of evening and sparetime allowance at the rates set out in the husband is also drawing an

ot Darmstadt, today had his appeal, for release from the Darmstadt in- work in order from menih BUTTER RATION CARD HOLDERS TO NOTE.

terament camp dismissed by the month to meet essential expen() or (ii).

Governor of Hesse. Military CUSTOMERS WHOSE RATION CARDS ENTITLE THEM TO diture.

(v) A dependent child for the Prince Philip formerly held MORE THAN ONE POUND PER MONTH NEED NOT

cost of living purpose of high Overwork, the worry of debt allowance should

of be interprette rank equivalent to that A general HENCEFORTH DRAW THE FULL. QUANTITY WHEN TAK- or of vanishing

resources have as meaning a son under the age in the SA (Hitler's Brown ING DELIVERY OF THE MONTHLY QUOTA OF FLOUR | unquestionably had a serious of 10 or an unmarried daughter Army)-Reuter. AND SUGAR.

Influence on the efficiency of under the age of 21. BUTTER WILL BE AVAILABLE DAILY,—SATURDAYS AND | these men, have

driven many

Scales of Allowance SUNDAYS EXCEPTED-FOR ISSUE AGAINST RATION good men to seek the better. It is stated above that we have CARDS IN QUANTITIES OF NOT LESS THAN ONE terms offered in private employ, living of the lowest paid grades concluded that the standard of POUND, BUT NOT MORE THAN THE QUANTITY SPECI have created unrest and FIED ON THE CARD CAN BE OBTAINED IN ANY ONE tried the loyalty of good seris higher now

of Government servants actually than before the vants of the Government, The war. The coolle who before the men on he higher salary ranges war was paid $13 a month now have on the whole accepted is paid, In Government service, a cheerfully standards of living housed, but no increase of pay

total of $181.00. He

is Bifl

badly more austere than are, reason- able in the geographical and would immediately help him in climatic

that, respect, for accommodation. condition's of the

does not yet exist. His addition. Coleny. A few of the budgels al pay goes very largely into a that we have examined show more varied and ampier dietary. that among the better paid, (Continued on Page 8)

RATION MONTIL

Special Notice: In order to facilitate the smooth running of Ration Distribution arrangements, we would appreciate customers collecting their rations on the specified days and dates in accordance to the numbers of their own Ration Cards. Kowloon Customers, if desired, may draw their rations from the Kowloon Branch.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.

GROCERY DEFT,

Hong Kong: Tel. 28151

Kowloon: Tel. 69922 -

TAI HANG JEWELLERY

Sole Agents Für

Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd.

JOHANNESBURG

[SOUTH AFLIOW Bank of East Asia Buliding: 7th Floor, Room 701,

Tel: 21180.

have

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DO YOU KNOW NEWS WHEN YOU SEE IT?

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PAYMENT FOR ALL TIENS USED.

Effectively to achieve its pur- poses the Commission should be empowered :-

(i) to see that in new appoint- menta cvery effort is made to give the earliest reason ablo effect to the policy defined in Section III o the White Paper regard ing the Improvement B Inca opportunities for candidates;

(a) that the Chairman should { retired Government servant of the judicla), the administrative or one of the

scrvlees professional

And that he should normally be a full-time officer on an appropriate salary holding his appiiniment for a term of not Jess than three years;

b) that there should be two other members of the Com- mission who should serve without payment for a term of two years or such period as will ensure continuity of membership;

(e)

that the officer in charge of personnel

St.

Reminders

Andrew's

Today

Women's Guild meeting, talk by Mrs. Frank Short, at Vicarage, 3 p.m. Annual Ris: Day in aid of St.

Vincent de Paul Fund for the Puor.

Portuguese Institute Second Ses.

sin, Tolk by Dr. O. Souza, Clube Lusitano. 6 p.m. Softball Association Gentral Shell meeting,

Committee

House. 5.15 p.m. H.K. Football Referees Associa- lion monthly meeting, 211, Prince's Bldg., Ice House SL, 9.30 p.m.

Coming Events TOMORROW

Close Meetink. H.K. Hotel. 12.30 p.m.-12.30 p.m.

matters in the Rotary

Secretariat should be secre-

Club

tary to the Commission, but Urban Council, meeting, G. P. O.

not a member.

BURMA

4

•

Buliding, 4.15 p.m.

(i) to lay down the form

which applications for em ployment should be made, to issue notices of vacon- cies in the public service;; to take responsibility for the standard and conduc of all examinations laid! down as qualification for admission to any grade of the public service and for such examination as may be prescribed as qualifica- tion for confirmation In appointments, or for pro- motion in any service; (i) To advise the Governor concerning officers recom- mended by Heads of De- partments for promotion; Efficiency Standards

tatives saluted the Union Jack as triendly and sympathetic interest. (iv) to endeavour to co-it was slowly lowered under a In so for os Bea within our ordinate standards by bright moonlit sky, as it touched power you may count upon us

the ground, Burmear band to promote your prosperity." which efficiency is mea struck up the Republic's National Mr. R 8. Maiß, the Deputy sured and to consider and Anthem, and the Burmese flag lab Commissioner for India: to advise the Governor on was immediately holsted in its "The whole of India rejolcos recommendations made by place.

with Burma on this rittspicious

WILL BECOME

A REPUBLIC TODAY

Rangoon, Dec. 4. ! British sovereignty over Burma ended and, the Republic of Burma was born at a historic ceremony here two hours before dawn today, when the Union Jack was lowered. from the flagstaff of the Constituent Assembly and re- placed by the Republic's dark-spangled tri- colour.

Burmese lenders and represen-, down the years

Dr.

with the most

pròted to their digod-with bayonets glistening over will prove strengthened by this

loaders

Heada of Departmenta The ceremony of transfer, pre-day On behalf of the High that officers should proceeded amidst a fanfare of 'trum Commissioner and the Indian ceed above efficiency bars pets, conch-shells and the beat, community in London I wish in-

ing of ceremonial in the salary scales;

druns, was dependent

a happy and (v) to receive through Heads watched by about 2.000 people sharious future

on the spacious, floodlit lawn of

Cheng Tien fisi, the of Departments represen- the Asstmbly building, inside Chinese Ambassador: "I would tations from officers who the heavily-guarded Government express the hope that the Iriend- believe that conditions of Secretariat.

ly relations which have always service have been inter- Troops of the Burma army existed, between our two peoples

their shoulders stood at attention epoch-making, change.” vantage;

as the Bugs changed places,

Nabid Ebraham Rabimtools, (vi) to advise the Governor on

The country's

and High Commissioner. for: Pakis- any matters relating to others attending the ceremony tan in the United Kingdom: conditions of service that slood with bowed heads and the "On this .memorable occasion be may refer to it.

embarking on Crowds around brake into lusty when, Buzmo is.

ber. career as an independent The Commission is strongly heers..

Immediately afterwards a bed. aidle, it is my proud privilege to ef opinion that in order that it tam af noice rose from Rangoon, with our friends and neighbours may achievo the greatest· jpen- as temple and church belle rang happiness and prosperity, May sure of the confidence of officers out from all sides, crackers wer. this sovereign state play, her - and the public, the Publle Ser-red on the streets, and ships rightful part in the family of vices Commission should be as and notorios

on the river-front nations in promoting goodwill completely де

and, friendship and in maintain- possible freed blew their sirens, from the fact and from the London today shared Burma's ng peace throughout the world,"

Reuter. appearance of control by Gov-dependence and congratulatory mese people through Reuter by For this renson | R seong statesmen, and diplomatic envoys desirable that it should have in London., :atatutory::::authority-and-pro-

'ernment.

tecllón viny the exercise of, ita

messages were sent to the Burs.

Messages

It should have direct access to 12: Here are some points in these the Governor, and "should; nöt

have among. Its members (arry

Lawrance.

DUG GRAVE AND

:

DIED

London, Jan. A John Charles Bankat, 08. your-old

"gravediggery of

Cary of Statem** Ipswich, died after, a heart at

Wink the tapic In the grave he had dốc country half watch), your, voyage) Routere zonnen ver

TUTEUIL Who is in the survice; of; mTM"s/ Goverimunt/

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