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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1948,

JUNKS MAY BE FITTED WITH

RADIO RECEIVERS Royal Observatory Director Ön Weather Warnings

On

A scheme is on foot to equip selected fishing junks with radio receivers to enable them to pick up typhoon warnings broadcast over ZEK, for them to transmit such warnings to other Junks.

This

was revealed by Mr. The temperature, and humidity G.S.P. Heyword, Director of the up to 12,000 feet are observed Royal Observatory, at a Press daily, weather permitting, by an conference yesterday.

alrcraft of the Far East Fly- Ing School.

Mr. Heywood said the idea didi nct originate from the tragic loss of fishing vessels from the typhoon which

the missed Colony last year. It was in the of offing before the war, and but for its outbreak might have been put into practice long ago. Mr. Cater, Hend of the Fishery Department, was keen ly interested in the scheme, Mr Heywood snid, and a trial spt is being experimented with in a. fishing junk. Who is going to bear the cost of the receivers has not been derided,

Boon To Fisherfolk

The scheme it is believed, will be u hoon to Baherfolks and will help to warn these out of touch with lunt warnings to make for shelter and safety in time.

Worning would

be

The knowledge gained by up- per air observation, said Mr. Heywood, is essential both to: the weather forecaster and to the air navigator, and It is hoped it will be possible to instal modern radio sonde and radar- wind equipment

for sounding the atmosphere to great heights in any weather.

Radar can also be used for:

venting rainstorms within about 150 miles, and the installation of a net for this purpose is un- der consideration.

Air Pilots

MANILA

ALMOST SHIVERS

Manila, Jan, 0. Temperature reached the postwar Tow of 01 degrees Farenheit this morning in drawing downtown Manila, newspaper headlines.

An all-time low of 58.1 was recorded on Jan. 11, 1014,- Associated Press.

Bus Driver

Fined $500

THE FATAL ACCIDENT) OUTSIDE 333 PRINCE ED. WARD ROAD AT 9.50 P.M. ON Mr. Heywood explained the MONDAY WAS RECALLED service which the Observatory BEFORE MR. W.A. BLAIR-

Lived By Her Wits

When Siu Lul, 21-year-old married woman, appeared on remand before Mr. W.H. Lati- mer-yesterday on the charge of} Inrceny of a ma-jongg нет. Inspector J. Orem said that In- quiries had been made at de fendant's address at 516 Shang- hai Street, arcong itoor.

The principal tenant stated that defendant lived there be fore the war with her parents. Accused netuntly lived in Can- ten with her husband but re- three turned to Hong Kong months ago,

when

Her pitiful condition, she came back to the Colony, prompted the principal tenant to take her in and give her tem porary shelter. Accused had no. children and no work.

The principal tenant also told the Police that defendant had been going out early in the mornings and returning late at nights. She was obviously livin by her wits, concluded Inspec- ter Orem.

Defendant was ordered to be

expelled from Colony,

provide for air pilota in parti-KERR AT KOWLOON YES- Shipwreck

cular. Because of the import- TERDAY. WHEN WONG issued i unce ̧pt this work a metereologi- | WING-KWONG. 34. DRIVER OF HUS 4613, WAS CHARGE + WITH DANGEROUS DRIV. JANG.

Mr. Heywood, director of the Royal Chirrvatory, it here see tright with Mr. Mariach, the Government, P.R.O., at his press com- Jerence yesterday, ("China Mail" photo).

1s

twice daily, said Mr. Haywood cul office is established at Kaj during the morning and evening Tak whore the forecasting weather broadcasts.

done.

and

Off Alaska

the

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Kodiak, Jan. 6. Thirteen half-frozen shipwreck According to Traffic Inspector J. survivors, including two women and Serin defendant was driving busa small bay, were rescued from the 1613 from Kowloon City towards storing Maskan enost

Coast Sathan Road, with 10 passengers, at Guard landing party today.

A surfboas erew battled through a normal sprel,

When nene Leven Road two heavy breakers to reach the shore of tricycles appeared being driven in the southern tip of the Alaskat pin-

directies and abreast of Insula, where

moturship "Spencer" went aground five day

survivors were carried an 29. The board the cutter "Clover."

Three then were suffering from frozen feet. All the survivors suf fered from vold and exposure after Paddling in de shelters, and behind t-vera remperatures.m cock United Press,

the same each other.

Refendant was in his unemal posi- tion. He said he was dazzled by the Tighe of an evening huis. switched off his head lamps and pur on his side lamp.

Kr

Wong stated that he drove fur 25 to 30 feet with the side-lamps when his vehicle hit something which h could not ser.

in

the impact Letters From

Readers

School Fees

IN STRIFE-TORN JERUSALEM

A Haganah truck loaded with supplies starts for the Old City of Jerusalem on Dec. 20, carrying. ince British police constables armed with tommy guni. The Jews in the Old City, surrounded by Arabs, are literally imprisoned there, and food has to come from other dewish sections of the city. In the back- ground is seen the Jerusalem police headquarters. (APhoto)

Alleged Fraud Of New Plan

Bags Of Sugar

For CAT Status

¡ILLEGAL

CARGO IN PANELLING

A considerable quan- tity of unmanifested cargo was seized by 'Re Revenue Officer's who searched the s.s. "Hin- sang" yesterday shortly before it was scheduled to sail for Shanghai.

Most of the cargu was found concealed allegedly behind the wooden panels of the crow's cabins, including Acme cabins of officers. The panels had been neatly cut with a fine saw and then, placed,

The cargo included, a large amount of playing cards, buck- raws and saccharine,

The alert eyes of Revenue Officer Humphreys, who headed the raiding party, rosulted in the discovery of prepared eplum, inalde a cooked chicken on board the vessel.

KLM TO Call At Tengah

The story of how Tse Hul-fung, 40-year-old Pre-- sident of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Soy & Preserved Fruits Merchants Mutual ‘Associa- tion of 354 Prince Edward Road, allegedly de- frauded members, of the Association of 780 bags of sugar during each of the last four Ministry spokesman said field at Singapore, months was told to. Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr by Det. Sub-Inspector V. M. Morrison at Kow- an agreement under tion for Qantas,

A

which

Singapore, Jan. 6. "Constellation" aircraft of the Royal Dutch Airlines, (KLN) which umil now have compelled to fly direct between Bangkokt and Batavia when, on the Ams Nanking, Jan. 6.

terdam-Batavia route will shortly landings at begin twice-weekly Communications] Tengah, the Royal Air Forca

This will increase the competi- the Australian loon yesterday.

Major-General company (on the London to Syd- On Mr. C. A. Sutherton Russ issues of sugar from the S.T.41. Chennault's China Air tons make

ney flight), whose "Constella-

six landings informing the

fort- Court that, -Tre obtained the sugar by using Transport would be plac- nightly at Tengah. though he had made every en- the name of the Association and deavour to contact his client, he sending in false returns to the ed on the same commer-ning a daily two-way service be

KLM, who are shortly begin-. failed to get in touch with S.T&I.

cial level as China's old tween Amsterdam and Botavin, Mr. Lo, in his application for airlines had been drawn weekly, but the Royal Air Force asked for four or more landings submitted was restitution,

that the and submitted to the will allow only a total of eight 147 bags of sugar should be re

weekly at Tengah to cover the KLM, British Overseas Airways and other air- lines-Reuter.

had

A

se, the Magistrate ordered the $10,000 bail to be estreated. warrant, for Tse's arrest also issued

Tao was originally charged on turned to the Association for the Executive Yuan for ap-needs of Qantas,

proval.

Chun

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nec. 20 last with fraudulent benefit of the members. found at later that it was a F

Ponversion of $8,304 received for tricycle and that, after

He contended that the members or on behalf of Cheng Kin-kee of did not know that Teo had aced in conjunction with UNRRA the trieyete had come apart, *The

the Hang

The CAT was originally form- sail inspector Tricycle.

Yuen Co. antually obtained the sugar from Serim, was

Sept. 27, 1047. He was remand- the authorities, nor that he had activities in China. 6" tushed 26

and its driver wasi

ed three times on bail of $10.000. disposed of them on the black- just beyond that. Defendant stopped |

Mr. Hin-sing Lo. successfully his hus 67 feet from the peddler.

The spokesman said Chennault Sir, understand that the applied for the restitution of market. The tricycle, said Inspectine Scrim. Private School Masters Union bags, (Weighing 17,041, The, and Kwok Wai Hong, submitted Mr the new agreement.

147

vislied Communication Minister The 147 bags · seized at the Yu Ta,wei yesterday

to discus9 the Director of Education remisca of the Kwok Wah Hong between September and Decem. are going to send a petition to valued officially

The spokes. sugar seized by the Police at the issues made

of Lo, was part and parcel of the man declined to disclose its de-

to the Association tails.. ing that there are hardships

ber.

hind a rear refector which WHA

nus much good. The tricycle driver died a few hours after admission to hospital.

Defendant stated that he had been driving for the past ten years and heen employed by the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. for a year..

suspended for three months.

Personalia

Peninsula Hotel arrivals:-H.

of the sugar

In

CORRECTION

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It is known in aviation circles

No Contact With The Generalissimo

RADIO

nt 131 Cheung Sha Wan Road on for them to receive school fees Dec. 20. to the members of the

Nanking. Jan. 6. monthly and asking the Au-Association.

A source close to Generalissimo In reply to the Magistrate, that Chennault has long tried to Chiang Kai-shek said today that thorities to allow them to con Detailing the facts of the case, DSI Morrison sold that the pur place CAT on the same footing foreign corresp:ndents no longer tinue to receive the schuet fees DSI Morrison said that Tse hinder the Kwek Wah Honx as huv. China National Aviation Corpora- eralissimo's office direct for In chases were entered in the books China's Commercialł airlines are permitted to contact the Gen- He was fined $500, with his licence for the whole term in advance. & K. Soy & Preserved Fruits Mering been made from Tse. Tse, tion and Central Air Transport formation but must make inquir

been the Chairman of the HK. All they think is only for their chants Mutual Association for the he said, was introduced to the Corporation-despite own profits regardless the diffi- past 11 years.

Hong by the Kin tion of both airlines.

the oppostles through the Government In- Kwok Wah. culties of the public community.

formation Office. He was the Association's repre-Wah Co,, a member of the Asso-

The Central Daily News said It is fact that since the stative to the S.T. & I. for ob-

The source emphasised this is ciation.

that under the agreement which not intended to place the "ng". liberation many private school taining the monthly

An order ter restitution was will be signed between Chennault on members quota for

of the Generall Mr. Heywood related the "From 5 am. onwards air;

masters have made much money the manufacture of the members made by the Magistrate, and the Ministry of Communica-simo's staff, but is in line with

goods. strides that the Observatory had crews come in to be briefed be-

tlons upon approval by the Exe his order that only responsible J. Widdons, Dr. and Mrs. G. in running their schools. made since its establishment in for taking off.

cutive Yuan ench is Mott, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Beales,

On Sept. 27 Tse collected In this case I hope that the total of $77,018 from the mem

Chennault's Chinn officials, especially appointed to Air Transport 1884, primarily to warn the Riven a folder

containing Mr. and Mrs. J. N. G. Tilley, A. Authorities should take the pub hers for payment

will concentrate given news for publication, sup airlifting Colony of typhoons. Though this pictorial cross-section of the S. Orr, and Mr. and Mrs. Jie benefit to dissolve this mat-ration.

cargo, centering ply foreign correspondents with of its operations in the informationAssociated Press, is tits most important fune- weather expected en route, to- Zylstra,

ter and control the private Instead of collecting the sugar tion, the branches of its work gether with a written forecast,"

and distributing it to the mem-

The It was inadvertently stated in} school fees which are too high bers, alleged DSI Morrison. To our report yesterday of a press CAT fram the special category it agreement will remove and the scope of its service and said Mr. Heywood who added

Peninsula departures: F. H. nowy usefulness have increased im that this work has increased

Crowther, Rev. A. Rossi, Rev, H.

sold the whole lot on the black conference given by the G.O.C. was given when it was founded mensely.

immensely following the growth Pielke, F.

If these private school mas-market. He did the same thing that the V. D. rate among the and place it directly under the 0. Berge, Mrs. R. ters have made contracts for with the October, November and troops in Hong Kong was four thority as

Ministry's Civil Aeronautics "au- In addition

of air traffic. to providing

Louis, Mr. and Mrs. G. Employment of their teachers December issues.

one of China's old weather service for the general

In addition, tocal forsecasts Schwab, Mrs, E. Hoffmann, Rev. fdr the whole term, they may

or five a day. This should have commercial airlines. Associated forecasts are V. Aguinago, Rev. E. Breitkept. public, it also provides weather and half-route

Letter

rend four or five month. information for merchant ship transmitted to other terminal. S. Alexander and Mr. and Mrs. with the students' parents cr

Vosberg. ping and the British

for the benefit of incoming air-| Pacific

guardians for the school feest

Defendant. It was

stated, se. Fleet, and has undertaken the craft. and Kai Tak, weather re- The forthcoming

mitted to members that he had wedding of for the whole term, but they collected the sugar and that he whole of the metereological parts are broadcast every half M. Temas Cabangis and Miss should be paid by monthly in- hnd sold it on the blackmarket. work at Kal Tak airport both

Muria Razon has been announc-stalment as they are used to pay He wrote a letter stating that he for civil and service aircraft. Mr. Heywood also explained | ed

salary to their contract teach- would obtain the sugar for the Metorenlogical instruments re

the weather service which the

When Chan Tak, a 65-year old ment can eliminate all the diff

era monthly. This arrange- members at the end of the month. moyed by the Japanese have Observatory provide to now been replaced, said Mr. Chant shipping. He was receiv-man teaching at 61 Gough Street, culties in both sides.

not come out af Heywood, and complete surface ing reports from a number of first floor, did

the kitchen, at 0.30 pm. yester- observations

he found made ships at Des which

day evening, his pupils went m useful, especially If they were and found him dead, on the floor. hourly, day and night.

near the centre of a typhoon," Cause of death is unknown..

are now

The Upper Winds Observations of upper winds, are made twice daily, weather] permitting, by means of piloti balloons.

Reminders

Today

K. Football League Manage- ment Commitica meeting, Association Once, 5.15 pm. Stage Club costing meeting, Sea- men's-Institute, 8.30 pm. Sino-British Club Orchestra, St John's Cathedral, B p.m. Junior: Shield Replay (Kit -Chee v. C. Cadre), Navy

ground. 3. p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Chinese, Potul & Cable CensoTH, (1935-41) New Year Reunion Dinper, Kowloon, Tong, Gar den, City Club, 7 pm,

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Colombo, Jati, 6. Indians who genuinely, desire Kmake Ceylon, their parmation). ame: will be entitled to Ceylon wälp, provided "they, Hats Docésary qualifications, DAB. Saranayako, the Cey-

wir, told a press) "today, on his

-where he had. The for Indian P

hor throughout the day.

mor-

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be allowed to make agreement

Kinket, Tee was arrested on Fr

"On the complaint of" Chunk

JUSTICE.

day, Dec. 1. He was brought icfore the Court on the follow and most ing day booked on i site private schools charge a term's fees charge, with Cheng named as the in advance.-Ed.)

scmplainant.

¡Government schools

1751.5 1.64

Press,

Schoolboy Menaced By Two Men

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9.12 megacycles in the 31 metre bond. from 12.15 to 1,10 6.30 to 7.10 and 9.00 to 11.00 p.m.

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Morning Prayers. 12.30 p.m. Dalls Programme Summary.

12.82 p.m.-Light Varlity.

1.60 p.m.Grien: Lanta Bulte, London

Philharmonic Orchestra.

1.15 p.m.-News, Weather Report and

Announcements.

1,28 h.m.-Orchestral Interlude. 1.80 p.m. Spanish Proarmbette.

100 p.m.-Close Down. 4.00 BTUDIO:

Children's Hal Hour B.I.C. Transcription Services "The Pilgrims Progres" by John Bungan. Episode 2.

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For demanding, money from schoolboys Chan

Kwen and Hul Yu, unemployed, were yester day sentenced to three months' imprisonment On Information supplied by

by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central Magistracy Tse, went on S1 Morrison, he and recommended for banishment. visited 131 Cheung Sha Wan Inspector Shaw shid that the his father who reported the mot Road, occupied by the Kwok Woh defendants approached a school-ter to the Police station. Hong, and saw the manager boy in Seymour Road on Dec. 3 The appointment was kept the the firm.

and demanded $5, non-payment following day and, the two, were He learned inter that Tee had (ct which would result in him be arrested by the Police. collected 780 bags of migarʻtroging assaulted: Lal Kaart, the On further enquiries

it: was the S.T&L. on Dec. 17 and sold schoolboy, told them that be was found out that another student to the Kwok

Wah Hong that only a student and that he had had been approached by first de- same night." Of the 780 bags no money.

fendant some time ago and asked With blackmarket prior ar $47.000 and an official rating of belonged to any "Lan Taal" so squited

Eat was further asked if he to pay 445 or would-bear?

A bargain took place $42,408), quly 147 bars (welsh cloty and when he replied in the and

It was agreed that the | Ing. 17,041 The and" offiělally

vnlued at $7.8301 were found on gative the frat defendant told amount should be paid by intial. the premises of the Kwok Wah him that It was time that he was, mehts.

Before defendants left him Inspector Shaw concluded that Hong

they told him, that they would be no mention of the name of any back the following day, and that society was made. Casts of de they expected to have the: 35. On manang. money from hip return home tile 'student, toja | children "ware® Ancreasing.

Seven Issues

From Inquiries suld DSI- Morri, son, it was, learned “tikt" defen, dant Had been "hamying "on" thi sört" of "thing" for some monthk," and had obtained, in all, söven

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