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ABOUT 200 BAMPANS, housing about 1,500 squattere, huddle together along one portion of the ac front of the Yaumati typhoon shelter. They are floated as "house bosta", and are permitted to remain there by virtue of their Nounous Thebe' squatters have boon there for generations (China Mait Photo)

SAMPAN SUBURBS IN TYPHOON ANCHORAGES

To the thousands of small marine craft that clutter the harbour, the Hong Kong typhoon anchor- ́agos are more than just sanctuaries in timo'

of storm.

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ernment Slipway. On the southern arr of the Rerent will be the site of the future lice and Jetty of the Chinese Mariume Custums which by the recent agreement Hong Kong will operate from the shelter. Vessels of the Chinese Customs, meanwhile, are usually anchored in the Causeway Bay anchorage.

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CHINA-MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 37, 1945.

ADMITS KEEPING Personalia

DIVAN, FREES 2

The

Week-end departures it the Peridin Hotel Welüded Mrs. A. Bour, Mra. E, Kostel, Mr. and Mrs. Filius, Messi, J:11. Blair, W.J Goss, "H.R. Rumments, Anderson,

Watson

W. C. A. Archer, L. W.

Dabney,

Afhoruster, Taylor

Y.S. Foo, M.E

The admission that "Everything is mine.

others had nothing to do with it," made by 30-year-old married women Loung. Fung Carthy D.11 Clarke M before Mr. J. Wicks of Kowloon yesterday was instrumental in two men, Yu Ying and Chan Tat, being set free.

Leung, with Yu was Chan Chiu was fined $280 (or charged with keeping an three months' hard labour) when optum divan at 247 Kilung divan at 411 Reclamation Street, he admitted having kept an opiuin Street, first floor, possession first floor, and possession of two of one mace of prepared- and mace of prepared opium, four two tacle of raw opitum, and pipes and eight lamps. possession of one opium pipe, on July 26.

Another married woman, Trank Yuk-ching, was charged with pos ression of пn oplum pipe at the same addreas. Chan Tat was cliarged with smoking' opiuin.

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On Leung pleading guilty all the three charges, Sub-Inspec tor. J. S. Howark said that the prosecution was prepared to ac cept the not guilty piens of socotid and fourth secured.

His 10 customers were fined $35

oach.

Coca-Cola Official Arrives

Airways!

Mr. James Sherwood, head possession of the oplum plenn Cola Export Corporation, ar-

The third defendant, admitted

of the China Division of Coca- stated that it was left behind in her cubicle by her uncle. It was rived in Hong Kong yesterday not in use at the time the pre-jiby Pan-American mises were raided by Sub-hapes. The main object of his visit for Fung Lol.

is to arrange for the remains Leung was fined a total of $850 of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wou, for six weeks hard labout), and victims of the Catalina flying- Chan was mulcted in the sum of boat crash on July 16, to be 8100. double beds, and a pipe rock for

"A very large divan with eight transported to Shanghai. 16 opitum pipes, was raided by Sub-Inspector J. Holows on Bun

Was

The colony's two artificial havens for small craft are in reality permanent floating suburbs, complete with squatters, house boats, and small business establishments. One anthor- age is serviced by a private ferry company. Northern Entrance

The northern entrance is 300 By night the Yaumati Packed in the small sampans feet wide. typhoon shelter resounds toore large families, some having fishing

Cn the breakwater nets of 4:1 sizes shrill singing to the accom- ur many as seven members. By sprawled to be dried. paniment of native fiddles and occupation, most of them are

The Harbour is normally be day evening. strident crics of hawkers, manual labourers,

Great Difficulties four to six fathomis deep. tween Normally peddling their

short-atatured, the It-stretches for 3,000 feet and has from

When Tarno Yat-chol small boats.

muscular boat falks are simple a width of 2,000 feet. The sea-charged before Mr. Wicks yester and meagre Income. There have been end to the Government Pler, is at 247 Yu Chau Street, first Boor, live frugally within their front, covering 6,400 feet from one day with keeping on oplush divan very few cases of serious crime full of private enterprises, most and possession of two oplum pipes, reported among them.

of which are ship repairs work- S1 Howarth said that when the shops.

Police,

dimeuities, Inside are 18 Clovernment buoys anally gated aretaceuti to be used by Government craft flut they found the accused, five in Uime of dentar. Navigation shokers, two pipes, and slight lights at the entrances flicker lamps on the premises. every five seconds as guide to The presence of a rack for 15 incoming vessels.

pipes and the absence of any Scattered along the breakwater oplum (although the place wAR ure some shell-fire holes, which recking with oplum fumes) led have not been repaired yet, but the police to belleve that while the breakwater did not suffer they were trying to gain admit- tance at the front door the pipes much war damage,

In the harbour proper, outside and opium went out by the back the shelter, are 10 special typhoon exit,

Small. craft congregate in the anchorage towards evening, mak- Ing similar hubbuls to that found in suburbs un land.

There most of the Kampani spend the night, sneaking out with the dawn to ply along Con- naught Road Prayn in search of business.

During the lost fow days of bach weather both anchoragos were crowded.

Big Vessels Banned The Yaumati ant Causeway Bay harbours of refuge are today full of vessels, of all descriptions, Including motor and aniling juntes and lighters, launches and sam- pons. All are under 60 tons, Big-

ger tonnage vessels are seldom permitted to

to enter these shelters.

These squatters have been there. for generations and are permitted to remain by virtue of their licences.

Ship Repairs

Along the wide. senfront, numerous ship repairs shops thrive. A considerable number of vessels are under repairs in the anchorages. Where the area is epen to the public, business. firms unland and load their cargoes to the lighters or junks there, The

then goods

be Jifted onto bigger ships in the harbour. has its Kowloon pler in the shel

The Mongkok Ferry Company ter. It one of the six piers: Besides the Government Slipway moorings: These consist of two Tsang was fined a total of $300) Pier, there are four others; in-blocks of weights, one of which (or four months hard labour), cluding that of the Sanitary Do relieves the tension on the able and his smokers $35 each.

hence Waste from Kowloon and partiment.

provide safer an-sum of $3.50 seized was confsca- during a storm. These ted to the Poor Box. onto barges chorage

are loaded

In one corner of the Yaumati houses seafront, which stretches for from Sanitary Department lorries are overhauled yearly. 6,400 feel, about 200 "house boats”

ond dumped on siles at Char- are huddled together.

kuling.

Prominent among the commer- cial craft are the Government security vessels. The Marine De- partment, the Police and the Re- venue Office have their launches berthed at the slipway.

Reminders

Today

H. H. Rotary Club luncheon, talk by Professor Gordon King. Roof Garden H. K. Hotel, 13.30 p.m. Art Exhibition, Helena May In-

stitute, 4-7 p.m. Bridge Drive, European YMCA,

West Lounge, 8 p.m.

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LIGHTER UNCLAIMED

Same Penalty

The

The same penalty was imposed on Pun Kal when he pleaded guilty to keeping an eplum divab

at

202 Lalchikok Rond, socand floor, and possession of 1.5 mace

and dive thels of rh of prepared

öf

In the owner of a 91-foot bulk oplum, on July 24.

o lighter in Kowloon Bay does

The place was raided by Sub

The foundation stone at the Yaumati shelter was lald hy former Hong Kong governor, Sir Henry May, to conmemorate the completion of the Harbour of The lighter is lying alongside Three of the shiokers had their Refuge on December 10, 1015. the China Light and Power Com- ball of $50 each estreated, and

For Big Ships

pany's station at Hok Un. It is the fourth was fined $35, The Both the Yaumat: and Cause-tted with a steel rudder and a $16.60 seized was donated to the

steering wheel. Way Bay shelters are for smaller craft, while four natural harbours of refuge provide sanctuary for ocean-going ships, They are at Kowloon Bay, Junk Bay, North. of Stonecutters and. Tole Harbour (NT).

not claim the craft within seven Inspector Groves who arrested days, it will be sold, Mr. J. Jolly, defendant and four smokers; and Director of Marine, announced seized two pipes, three lamps, the yesterday.

oplum, and $1040.

The two anchorages were com pleted after five years of work. was estimated to bn about HK$2,000,000.

Toc H meeting, Talbot House, The cost

8.30 p.m.

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