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DRAGON BOAT BOAT FESTIVAL ON FRIDAY

THE CHINA MAIL, MON DAY, JUNE 7, 1948,

Report On Germany's Future

Washington, June 5. Britain, the United States, | France and the Benelux The Dragon Boat Festival, first of the major

countries plan to publish an Monday a formal report on festivals in the Chinese Year, which falls on

this week's London agree- the 5th-day-of-the-5th-Moon,-will-be-observed-ment for the future economic -by-the-Chinese-community on Friday,-Juno-and-political development of

11.

The Chinese community are busy on preparations for this most popular of Chinese fes- tivals. Chinese restaurants and tea-houses are already displaying for sale, full range of rice dumplings-the

A

most important

16 item

bc valen at the festive board on the day of the festival.

As usual with the approach of a festival, prices of various in required for the festifal, particu- larly foodstuff from the markets,

have shown a slight increase.

Germany.

In-

na-

Diplomatic officials here dientes today that the six

long wouki Issue & statement of what they had agreed on rather

than the formal text of their

colourful dragon boat agreement. ruces, without which the festival

be maths simultaneously here and The agreement in expected to in the ave other capitals,

The London Conference result.

ern German

Correspondence

Makes Him Sick

them

Rent Charges

as

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NEW ROOM air conditionER,

Sir. The people of Hong Kong Sir-As one who has lived ́a makes me sick, sick to the ex-long time in the Colony. I'do treme, and I do not mind telling hope you may allow,, ine 'a little you I am fed up with them. Most of your valuable space in your unfortunate I am one of them widely read paper to say what and as such it moltes me wider feel about-living-conditions here at times whether it

Before the fighting would be since the war, ndvisable for my son to slick had a small cosy flat where my around here when he grows biz.husland. mercantile marine Of course, it is now too late for leer, and myself lived very me to get out!—————

happily.Rent wy only my Give them

an inch and they dollors a month with rates exira. want-a-yard and by the same When we returned here in teriinology give

a mat | 1946 our fat was laken by other they want a bed, Contentment is a people uni although I tried germ spreading mental hap everywhere to got a flat for piness. Now that they are lucky long time, tho high keymoney and work under the British Any, coine. Then a good friend took enough to survive the occupation asked was too much for our in- ernment once inore I would pity on me aral allowed me to live imagine contentment Is enjoyed in one small room although she hor parents and is never complete, will be held

beautiful gift all round. On the contrary, this already land

has been abused four small children with her as usual and dragon bonts, which

again and again,

here. Now they have been told There have been lying idle since the

are some people who to vacate the premises soon Inst festival, are being overhauled

think o mighty lot of them-the landlord's

is to come and repainted

They In readiness fored in Western power agreements selves.

think they are tark from China, 'next Fridny's celebrations.

for forming a federalised West-herocad left the Colony fur Free offered to put the on what they of war and just because The first halel approuched Story's Origin

Government, joint they The festival over its origin to control and distribution of Ruhr China or elsewhere they are now called their waiting list and said

unmune to attacks from differ- production, and other mensures

a room at $24 a day night be a story concerning A famous Chinese statesmana named Wat

entitled to everything | Tài x being about they are Xyn, un benet and upright man

British Governmen. my husband's pay in out of the who exerted all his efforts to

which the wards alleviating the sufferings of

are sympathetic to dole out from question. Imagine my surprise time to time. Euch tipe this when a friend Informed me that the masses. On many occasions,

process-is-carried-eat-euch low Government-people- were living Wasington, June 5.

Wat Yun is all to have brought

in a similar room in that hotel *Thi State

opportunim comes in. Department an-to the notice of the Emperor, re-

For example, the Occupation fdr only $10 a day. The Lord counted today that the America torms which he considered neces

Pay Announcement-Hong Kong knows this seems to be profiteer- Legation at Kabul, Afghanistan.sary. However, ether advisers to

Government Torpedo No. 2, in-ing when the same sort of room wall Be Plevaterl

Embassy the Emperor, who cared little

volving an astronomical sum before the war cost only about stactus today, when the Ambas-about the plight of the poor

solid money and 'real money in 30 a day! If they kept hotel sek tegnute, M. Ply Palmer, ple, had no difficulty in overcom-

avery sense of the word. It cer-rooma prices down like they do peerents his letters of credence to ng Wat Yun's efforts to

London, June 5. tainly makes historical entries In the fints this room would only the lot of the common folk.

Rumania is planning to increase British Colonial Administration. be about $8.50 now, How do the Windsor In a moment of despair, Wather gold production by pro-For this, there can be only hotels get away The new Ambasador has been

Yun is said to have drowned graftine of "planned

thing. exploitabration in the highest degree.icind of

Everywhere I tering as Master to Afghans-himself. When news of this tragiction," according to the bulletin Still, there is rejoicing on the one ask. It is the same. fan since December, 1945,

ears of the of the Rumonlan Legation issued hand and complaint on the other. The Government of Afghanis-Emperor, he immediately orderes

today.

Human nature certainly Is tuh indicated its willingness 19 he Imperial dragon ikuts to

1 for one but the Price Controller really done| ja good job on food and ather peculiar at times. exchange Ambasators last March | search the river for the body The bulletin said gold ore re- to stay and watt for the return things, for which I and everyone

te has

His Royalt Wat Yun. Brensbated

All efforts 10, re- serves in the Western Carpathians of the British Government right I know is truly grateful, surely Highnes Sadar Mohammed Naim cove

cover the body were unsuccess are estimated at 10,000,000 tons, from the start of the Japanese he could do something to make Kich, e emmin of the King, and ful.

Kumara is sald to be third Occupation,

To admit, I did these hotel people toe the line. I tomarty Afghan Minister to The story goes on to say that among the

with her presenttish Government before the war {tected all its citizens--not just

US Afghan Legation Elevated

ti

The King of Afghanistan.

to the United States,

event came to the

THEY HAD

improve

ht

designed to provide full Western esit quarters, Yes, they think empty in three weeks* tlas

German cooperation in the Euro- Pean recovery programme on a self-supporting basis.-Reuter,

Plans Gold Boost

HEARTS OF FIRE

me

A

with

3/4 ol

at thi

While Government has through

sadly

mistaken.

2.6324x1392)........the rat. Ambassador fun-one occasion, Wat-Yun's-spirit ;-ing-countpean gold produc-swear at times against the Bri- always thought Government pro

appeared and complained of out

of output amounting to three per- came and I did so with the full the privileged civil service offi The Afghan Legation becomes hunger. As a result, on the an cent of tolat world production. dignity and prestige of a local cials but just plain members of an Embassy when s Royal alversary of his death in each The announcement wald the Government Servant, What the community like myself, but Highness presents his letters of year the 5th day of the 5th gold content of ore in the Western followed Inter were events which it seems I was Lerestener to the President. [[e] Moon-dragon, boats, patrol the Carpathlans Is catlmated at

terrific Impact I am so sorry to take up so will all for the United States rivers

rics dumplings, 60,000 kg of pure gold. Reserves akening me to realize that

much of your space but I do so aboard the "Queen Mary" from wrapped in bambou leaves, ure in other parts of the country are was then In Hell and Heaven hope some public spirited persons Southampton on June 17--Reu- thrown into the water to appease estimated at 25,000 kg-United was the proper terminology..for much better able than I to write

The spirit.

Press.

the British Government Adminis on this subject will take the tration before the Japanese came, powers that be to lask as I have I cried with genuine tears for noticed often when sufcient fuss having spoken my former boss.is trade in the papers it is usual. What else then could i do? ly followed by action of a sort

Feeling of utter depression and to correct whatever is wrong. hopelessness pervaded my boily

Q.M. and soul. The streets were full Chinese characters with n sprinkling d the White. Ensign--lay rip and ribands burning on khaki or

howe moved.

Sir, bridge article in the pling in

thought to myself, at least the neutely Churchill remembered. faint spring breeze.blue. against the western will of the It was pre-eminently, u Service

Japanese should have sympathy China Mail" mention is made of "Kibitzer butting In and West

For he uicers rein- Westminster occasions. Young

it was who had In-jon a little fellow like me and "

which was Ittle forced

who could making a comment, Abbey.

the

usher directly order the submarines to other

fellows vergers to

in turn criticized by a a "dorbit challenge the minefields of the only read English. Before them, SUIT upun their ticket-holders to their places.

While the turmer word is But the

the perils of held Mediterranean, pules.

The gulf between Heaven and pr were borne the ancient

mony banners that form part of the

civilians: too many of the Western Approaches. He It Hell at once spoke for itself very familiar to bridge players and was who had authorised the for silently, sa very silently, through Webster's Dictionary as "a med. definition of it is given in | church's treasure; the white and

mation of the Commandor He the inner recesses of every heart gold banner of Edward the Con-

who had dispatched on their too with its

who gives gratuitons connecting sinews.dier: one who fessor, the Abbey's founder, who Entel n_dlux England 1000 years.

often fatal mission of liberation Hearts which belonged to all the advice, especially at cards," this the cherry-berets of the Airborne people who were rough way of show "dorbitzer". If you or any brought up and comprehensive lexicon does not

Two flags of the Britain that The sun shone bright on me- culy. the tensing of the muscles and

ott civilion kipels of the jaw showed how greatly with not Japanese Katakana. spans the world the Union Jack dals clinking

Churchill

ag

વાકા

Cloister

ut

Behind thein, at once symbolfe

realistic.

three gleamed bronze Agnes three new eligies in Ute church of statues, tinee new memorials in the memories.

One figure submariner sweater and high sea-boots, his eyes upflung bears the legend "The last enemy that shall br destroyed is death,'

The

next-diedlented tu the Commandes-carries an automa- the rifle and The inscription

congregation

By GUY RAMSEY

whom lind not only memory but grief in their hearts.

In the little square of green the sun shone brightly, but no flags waved even from the great tower of the House of Lords.

Only the stern periods of Mr. "These performed whatsoever Churchill, deploying like the the King commanded."

squadrons of an army, touched the scene with rhetoric of car: rhetoric of eye was missing entirely.

The third heavily laden with Įthe equipment of the heroes who Hung themselves from the skies Bike human tombs commemo- the Airborne Forces and those crazily valiant men who were known by the Incongruous-

THE STARLOCKS WANTED TO

HIDE THAT

BABY...

rules

i unassuming title of the Special

Out Of The Past

Forces.

Was

educated in the

of tempered steel" of wg Kong without any

the

Dorbitzer

life. There were then some who of your readers en plucidate an The mighty voice kindled as

hint to its exact meaning, it will no he spoke: "With hearts of fire left

they were

I doubt be interesting. going.

ENTHUSIAST. and nerves

Was all so mysterious at that these men did their duty. Nat W

There is no local authority on The others stayed on and time. for them the comfort of the old

on what meagre rice the definitions and terms of the on living cavalry charge, but the need for and a few drops of oil dished Authority on Authorities, but the endlessly recurrent, precisely ac out by the almighty Japanese hand was played in a duplicate pairs tournament, and the, con-

curate, lasks of modern war to misterly the British Government text rather suggests that derbit

hourly, In the be undertaken daily, yearly peril of death.

The Promise

supervisor.-Ed,

Reminders

vere here again, oh God, if only zer la the word coined to refer to they werc here again! How sweet life would then be! By now, I leave the rest of it to you. Please think and think very hard. But I have not finished as yet and if you woll continue.

would allow me to continue, I

There was neither

er patriotism. among those who stayed behind nor, among those who Colony. The inner feeling in- Only the words of Laurence | euried more to terror for those echoed through the who left and utter resignation to those who stayed be. cloister with their pro-fate for

The service, with its familiar hymns"All people that on earth do dwell" and "O God, our help its ages past"-drew to its "close.

were The trumpets

stili. The voice of the leader was allent.

For a Churchill speech it was Air Service, and bears the words almost formal; only the involun- Binyon "These were mighty men of lary, gesture of the born ortor, vaulted values,

For this unveiling of the memorial to men of the Com- bined Services the narrow corri- dor of the cloister was closu packed with the uniforms of State, the robes of Church. Trumpets spoke.

"Fighting Face

And Winston Churchill, in the frock-coat square-cul

of his and

youth, became for a brief happy hour once"again the-lea dor, once again the spokesman, of a Britela embattled.

__Ile-faco-set-in-the-grim-lines- of the war days ("The old man has got his fighting face ́ on." muttered one Airborne officer to another), Mr. Churchill came escorted by the tall, gaunt, ton- sured figure of the Deari of Westminster, lils coat of gold pricked out with, blue.

YOU STILL DON'T. KNOW WHETHER IT WAS SHAWN..

MALONE...

TRUE.. BUT I

· PICKED UP SOMETHING IN THEIR HALL THAT MAY HELP.

BRITAIN WILL REMEMBER THEM.

IT'S MOVIE FILMÍ UNDOUBTEDLY SHOT BY THE STARUOCRETZE DEVELOPED AND RETURNEO,

AFTER THEY

mise:

"We willhind.

remember them."

A brief word

left the

F.S.

·

*

*

Gold Smuggling

to the Dean an- Sir, The drámatic story of

Today

Portuguese Catholle Association meeting, Rectory of St. Mar- garet'n Church, 8.30 p.m. - Crown Land Auction, PWD.

office, 3

p.m. Central British Association, ex- traordinary meeting. Jar-

dine's Board"Room, 1.30 p.m.

other to sculptor: amugglers concealing gold inside Art Exhibition, Chinese Y.M.C.A..

their bodles should be the basis

Gilbert Lodward,

and 'Mr. Chur- chill had gone.

Bridge's Street, 10 am.

European YMCA,

- West Lounge, p/m.

now for reasonable and cault- Whist Drive, able government decision in re- gard to the importation of such precious metal.

. And the con- It is almost un open seats that

and powerful Interorts H.K. gregation surged vested" slowly in an un- here and Macao have been for months taking in gold bars-by. official procession

thousands of taols "...We will re-much molestation. Those who daily without

member them," | are familiar with the gold and

Coming Events TOMORROW

Rotary Club Luncheon, talk on Stamp Design and “- Mirror of History" by Mr. Chu Chen-aing, Roof Gar- don HK. Hotel, 12.30: pan. Urban Counell Meeting, G.PO. 14:15 Race How do they come

Pony Auction, Paddock, Then there are the tritative Course, Hoppy Valley, 5.15 scitures and confiscations of gold *Kowloon, Sheungshui. or Shumchun by Chinese Maritime Customs. In case of flond, famine and drought these, places would be no-man's land.

past the memorial: aller markets know it well. Balding

The anelest Chinese historian's dictum still applies; "He who sicals a State becomes a Lord. He who steals a hook, has his

BY ALEX RAYMOND head chopped off."

DESMOND, HERE GORS HUNCH NUMBER TWO?AWERS GOING. *TO SHOW THIS FILM.. STO AN AUDIENCE//

Can the government promul gale a decree by which small importers, say within one or two Chunjired Minels, shali il bel féen by paying duties wherous big smug- glers should have their goods confiscated?

INTERESTED.

RICE PRICE SOARS

Shanghai, June 0 "The price of rice per "picul—

about 60 kilogrammesonred beyond CN$7,000,000 yesterday us most dealers refined to sell stacija pt" China's 'staple food, dra 4iInformed soufféð kaldˆthờ chief

Union Church Management Com- mittco Medling, Jardine's Board Room, 630 p.m. Women's' Guild 2. Meeting," Kow-

loon Union Church, 10. a.m.

WEDNESDAY

Talk on "Tonchers": Trade Union- ism by Kent Bakér; Catholle Centre, 3.p.m. Christ Church Council Meeting,

at Vicarage, 8.30 pm. S.V.Fs Conference, & Moeling ni Catholie Centre King's Building SDAY

.

§ p.m.

Y's Men's Club Luncheon, Roof Garden, H.K. Hotel, 12.45 King's Birthday Parade, Happy

Valley, Dam.

ל:

Garden Party in celebration of 'King's" Birthday, "ret "Govern-

ment House 2. BFRIDAY SON Kowloon Rotary Club Luncheon, Peninsula total; 12.30 pm. H.K. Teachers' Association

ting. lecture 'on Unionism" By Ken Bakter, St.

John's. CathédrakerFull; : 5.16 | p.m.

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