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BLACK FRIDAY BRINGS VARIETY OF ACCIDENTS
FIRE IN SHIP IS THE MOST SERIOUS: Yesterday-Friday, the Thirteenth-brought ill-
luck to several Hong Kong residents and death to at least one.
Personalia
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1948,
CORRESPONDENCE
(1) I arrived in the colony in 1930 during the month of August and served with a private Import Export Arm
(2) In January 1041 I started
H.A. ADVANI,
Education Problems
of
“Indian's.
Įattitude and yaarns för appealing {~11 18 Understood that the Göy- Plea
to an authority empowered lo ernment liés planned to bulld radrosa .my. inexpremible Sir-Permit me a little space grievance, Could you or any at some sixty new schools to meet to enable me to bring following your kind readers or even the the present urgent demand; Dat Inets to the nottre of authority logal luminaries of the colony in judging by the way the building anuthorities concerned regard the name of humanity point out
n naw Government Primary ing the arbitrary ban imposed by the requisite way for my tortured School on the site of the now- soul to achieve may legitimate ob defunct Gap Road School and a Immigration department on my jeet and nothing more? Among the passengers, who orie-entry into the colony.
now King's College in the main- rived in Hong Kong Troin Maulla
land has been handled, we may by CPA yesterday were Mes rs.
not be able to see these promited. R. G. Ousey, Go Helen, Lim
(sixty newte schools in
actual Ching-bl, Cu Per. Clu So, Sin
operation a long while yet, Cuan, and Tenk u-beng
it is, therefore, the tervent my own firm. Through hard work Sir, The prewar ago Umit of hope of every tax-payer, I am Passengers who left yesterday and by the Gree of the Almight-school children, relaxed for three
mire, that the Government for Bangkok und Singapore byly I was able to build up a fairly years immediately following the make very much greater effort | CPA included Mess, A, Lâm, M. | prosperous business towards the resumption of dis British Tic- tr im-Peobrint, Tan Cheng, Lev Pollend of the same year when ungime, is now re-introduced with push chend the plan of build- the above-mentioned and fortunately war broke out,
ing
schools, along with, if hern, and Tan Kal-ban.
if found (3) The Inps forelbly occupied forcement than
It was when r
scheme Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel my office and took passession of being before the war. The tin-ib
check, or control, the free in- Road on Thursday meluded Mrs, M. S. my goods lying in the long on a fault of their own. not a value to the Colony, And pray
fortunate children, who through migration of Walking along Queen's
people of doubtful Bailey, Mise Jane Holden, Lieu & Kowloon Wharf Godown Co. no.
J.Ltd. Thus like many other re- their parents', but as a result of leave what children that are keen A 17-your-old boy de fellow. Cential yesterday afternoon tenant-Colonel and Mrs.
• er ureideat near the Tat- well-dre.ced Chinese wenith step-
Bale, Mrs. J. J. Garden, Moses, Sogn Refinery, Aveading pert on a busenu akin, fell to the Her rat to polier report, private car Nu Kround and twisted
Assisted by a companion, 9th wie tavellink up Parker ankle.
d when it collided with w he was taken in a ricky
one of the ductors in China Rulid. hey
Fate of the bugs, died before theng for treatment.
The Fire Brigade was called out to two fires--one on board on úcean-going vessel and the other to a small chimney fire, Ambulances sped through the streets to convey at least five people to hospital and one to the mortuary. Ductors treated three men Hospital for treatment for and a
for a twisted hersion. They were rescued after WANTZUN
Jumping or falling into fractured leg. unkle, a braised shoulder and inflamed bar from ferry lunchua,
D
b med. The
Castle
*
Pulled From Harbour Buty you today on 100g, 4 32- geocoli Pate » Wordan was
Attracted by labourers working on a five-storey building is Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley, 26. year-old Wong Ping-chữa looked
citac pw.rds mito a
uf
None!
A.
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Among the departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Thur day were Mrs. E, Gonversal, Mir, nud Mrs. J. Aguiar-Basto, Mrs. J. L. Kay, Mears. H. T. Chm. H. L. Freed man, M. Epstein, G. A, Glossy, 3. R. Khadom, H. Brubenu and N. S. McBain.
even greater severity in its enote, effectu
in
Yesterday's departure, for Sin.compelled to work in the propa- and are therefore not permitted with
committee of the league to
Π
A LOCAL BOY'
India's Day
to
R. G. Burret!, E. E. Bates, E. Ssidents of the colony I was de- events quite bevond the con-to learn in their schools, whether
privell of my source of livelihood, trol, saw four years (1941-48) of they he fools or rentuses. soun, W, A. Gordon, G. A. Brad- Dut I faced the calamity und previous time just by with-
park throughout enemy's ford, M. N. Aall, J.SC. Neel, J. F. McCarthy, JC. MacDonald, S. carried on as reinll trader of the
occupation out any opportunity of receiving semblance of an education E. Nathan Road. F. Bocian, P. Á, Harris,
(everyone, young or old, being Woods Soder, A. Kuluputon,
(4) Out of 43 months during then prooccupied with thoughts Searching for a vacant lot of and R. W. Ward, they
which hostilities lasted my naso- or how to obtain the next meal Sare meal to the Curen Mary Hos North Point, a Chiese man was
elation with the Indian Indepen-to exclusion
to the
of any other winer The content strued by a briek falling from one prad for frescent
dence
League remained only for
Sir, The viewn thoughts), enjoyed the magnums
expresset by of the upper finors of is building
about 6 months and that too on imits of a benevolent government accotted at about 0.50 ..
M. Naruindes througli the At Shanshup or p
24 your litter construelmin. *Ise brick
of your today's issue Apemployed thine e
massed the man's bread and land.
being forced to join la advisory for a while, but before they have medium
been able to complete their merits praise for his sympathetic The thurd Room of No. 25 et on his right shoulder, angst
bourd under nomination by the e Kowloon Sindht Alerchants As-en
attitude towards the Indian As-course of elementary education, fugces.
re- Koy Madet at b 1 pan, browing him on the ground. His
sociation of which I happened to now receive a rude shock in
The
must exodus of re- wire. broke bay fell und houlder was billy bruises),
be the secretary. it was in this being told that they are at pre-fugees from Pakistan have pre- 11: praet with a
I was sent representative capacity that
considered to be overage
sented the Indian Government fraekuze left leg. He was sent to
n difficult problem. Wo The Howtoo. utal.
in their
should, therefoe, organise and respective Katore by BOAC flying-bout were ganda
nd delivered speeches on about schools. Of these
on in to carry
subscribe to n n 'Refugee Fund" on people Brigadier 1. F. Held, Colonel P.
occasions
young three
the thus turned at
this great ocension to mark » .. 7. Clifford, Mujor C.HH. Kin
ouf, the number 129. nad dust swept from andersley, Lieutenant 1. and colleagues under force of circum- if the powers that be have ever of which be remitted to India to
monthly meeting. Like other u
must be considerable, I wonrler good set off to commemorate thi the scaffolding. Suffering
1311.
ver avspicious way, and the proceeds Messrs. H. H. Lareter, R.S.E infimmed eyes, he was led by
I was expected to offer pondered on the possible reper-leviat slunces Fook chan, friend to a doctor,
Chi-kwon Chan
alleviate the sufferings of these cussion on the well being of the cyt Yuen-chen, Mian Kiden Urin, Sinip service at mich meetings but
KOL quite fed up with this sort
ving unfortunate ones. Therefore, Ming-mu, Alan Woods, Bong For
general publie by thus throwing
suggest that Committee be thin, Sek Sen-foe, Week Kee-spi. of puppet-show, forced upon us
formed immediately in cope with and E Jenny; Mo danes Numby the enemy's ran hand, and at 30 many young people out
By doing so we Jin-ng. Shi Neek-wong, and the great personal peril resigned in school, they bele half-baked, this problem, Missen Slee Chin-tan, Slee Jeans March, 1944. It may be noted that it were, and not ready and will not only help our kinsmen
while yet to be absorbed by the but will also lighten the burdens nominated Fong. I was
In October, tan, Lin Fhin-tan,
[local industries
commercial
real which are now falling so heavily establishments, fan and Wing Fong-tan.
I cannot help (5) On re-occupation of the ter
In the in- all those feeling pessimistic
Also in this article, M. Narain- Arrival
Singapore by colony by the British
creased difficulty in the problem BOAC flying-bont were Dr. Gor: ngalast whom there were com-
delinquency ern- dus mentioned "the President of Juvenile King, Dr. S. II. Banfill, plaints or evidence proving afiti don
this short sighted the Indian Community...." i am the at a loss to understand who he Mosers. W. A. Gordon, A, W. Ons public activities during the oc-sequent
the part of Educational Authorities.
Is. The rest of the Indian Com- tott, E. G. Hammond, C. Y. Ku,cupational period were put be-polley
hind the bars.
itke myself, are ignorant munity II, Harmenzon, G. Bradford, K,
The Authorities may seek of this status, and would like to Sostoon, S. Zieshig and Mrs. G.
Justify their action by arguing that most of these students have know when was he elected, and E. Brenton,
19 by whom. failed to pass their annual ex- aminations and they should therefore give up their places to time for all of us (Indians) to some other younger children, who present us in an efflelal capacity may make helter use of
יו,
en from the lakebour meter The Beith-Ammy Den Tohner t'om- Wonchini. Suf mary's whor Bring on sluak; and countr„don, this was sent to the Queen Mary deputad 102 Treatment,
Cotton Damaged
A fire-broke out on board the 5. Wing Sang yesterday daning Later in the day two more peing a number of the 823 bales of ple were taken to the Quevis Mary raw rollon in the No. 3 hold.
The 1.01-ton Wing Sang was berhed alongside the Custodian What when the tre occurred. The outbreak, i
is bellowed by resulted the investigators,
frum -pentaneous vonbustion or from ailed cigarette end carelessly disented into the hold.
Austerity May Go
Shanghai, August 12. Rumours were current here Today that the Chinese Gov. abolishi the next movement
resent
Austerity
month,
The movement, which
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direct
CLCM
WAS the
cabaret employees' plot here
in
January, ver & initiated by Nanking last Septeinher.
The vessel's Are ighting unit. an engine from the Central Fire Slution and a fire float arought The outbreak under control within half on hour.
Deputy Chief Oliver of the Fire Brigade. Mr. H. Tiplady, was in charge of the
perations,
for
Muj
RED RANTING
1043.
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on
or
of
them.
on our Government.
Don't you think that it is high
join and organise a body to re-
(6) On November 10, 1943, was permitted by the authorities to proceed ss. Arrawa to my
Der home for a short visit and my name appeared
list the in published in your papers dated Nov. 8 and 0, 1045.
(7) In March 1948 1 was grant ett permission by S.E.A.C. to re- In the first place, I must say that should the occasion demand?
a child should not be expelled turned to Hong Kong and resume my business. But passage was from school simply because
use he,
Sir. I am an eld resident of then under priority system and 1 or she, fails to pass an examina-
full well that this Colony, and as far as I can got myself registered and was tion. We know in
say we do not have any Indian examination
hore, and ho, less than ap- residents Association
Geneyn, August 12. The Soviet delegate to the United Nations Economic and So- clal Council, M. A. N. Kulagen- kow, today nceused the Western In Germany The Fire Brigade was also call-occupation Powers
"Int
The raw cotton, destined Taisia, belonged to the Hong
Kong Cotton Mills, Observers here pointed out
that while the rovement had heen en orred
in Shanghai
only, not a single phase of
It had been succesfully car. ried out.
The most cluputed regula
tion has
public
been the ban dancing, which
.AN
the
ed out last night to no alarm at of organising defence groups No. 8, Fleming Road, Wanchst, camouflaged military character
groups It turned out be chuinney among war criminal
Q
the displaced parsons comps.'
He also charged the prepara- of the Inter- tory commission
Max,
Yesterday was also unlucky for six miten divan keepers. The police, in Western District Falled
national Refugee Organisation of x pinees, arrested several men engaging anti-Soviet persons and seized prepared oplum, pipes administer and other related articles. and
Governinent eventually shely
ed following strong protests from
the taz Cancers cabares employees.-Rester,
OFFICIAL NOTICES
AND APPOINTMENTS
Nevil
Commander Thomas Mariman has been apponied a member of the Port Commative and Cat Port Executive Commil- teo in place of Commander Jeken Allen Elwin. The appointment is
Press.
the
eamps-United
PIRACY HEARING
CONCLUDED
Hearing in the Van Heutsz piracy case concluded. yesterday before the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie
Gibson, who announced that he will sum up at 10, a.m. on Monday,
room
DARAD.
allocated one daring early June the passing of an
requires luck 1940.
(8) During April 1946, the Civil plication to studies, and that the no body is justifled to represent
hy. President-Secretary. Administration and it
cases, authority replaced the Military home conditions of the students the Indian Community here, as
became appalling. In some
Whosoever is concerned with necessary to hold the usual pass- any standard, I should say have
the
and port. I applied for one and for much, very much indeed, to de notification on the Indian Indig
programme husuing the first time learned that the with examination results. Bad Hong Kong Govt, was opposed to conduct, and bad conduct only, pendence Anniversary he might my re-entry. Some foul play ap- for its rotten-apple-in-the-basket be a representative of a particular peared to be perpetrated on me
ong ground cffect, is the
on section of the community, but by a few Ulmeaning gentlemen at which the extreme penalty of certainly has no right to this de
dismissal from school Hong Kong.
may be signation, or representation.
AN EDUCATED INDIAN.; (D) In July 1947, I arrived in meted out to a student. Macao and through a wellknown And I doubt the wisdom of solicitor of the colony made re-dismissing the older children BETTER WAY presentation to the immigration just to make
for the
Lafayette, Indiana, authorities for a re-entry permit. younger ones under ony: pretext.
August 13. This dept. rejected my applica- [Any make-shift method and Mr. P.D. Fehnestock, special tion stating that the refusal was this at best is make-shift assistant to the Economie - hased on Information on record
the method to solve
pressing operation Adininistrator, Mr. regarding my activities during
of afferding an equal Paul C. Hoffman, raid today the problem Yesterday's proceedings were Fourth accused, Chan Chung- enemy's occupation.
(10) I made direct representa-pportunity of education to the object of ECA was to bulld up
number large
of children of devoted mostly to closing ad- man, gave a complete dental of
the workers of China and West- ne the charge against him of taking tion to the Immigration officer in school age in the Colony can ern Europe so they will be able dresses by counsels
result to "decide for themselves that had been falsely accused, The to
to convince him re
re. my innocence The only solution overcoat seized by and appealed to him · រ basket and
ame merit, are for as I can see, lies Generalissimo Stalin's way."
He told journalism students of matter. my
offer-fo even
of together with the devising noted myself for being.
tried in know any of the other accused.
to face the allegations & me form of effective control of use "every means at its disposal"
workers to the influx of the ferge number of to help
"produce ssed readiness to mount the fortune-hunting and Chan is charged with three
sanctuary-more, earn more, and have more." others, Ling Cheuk-wah, Keung
lowed
should these come to be
seeking people into the Colony, -United Press King-chung and Ling Chan-kal, proved against me. Even this
ap. Today
with committing piracy on theplication has been rejected and Lai Taun Swimnung Club cham-Dutch liner Van Heutsz on De-1 continue to remain condemned
pionships, Chinese
YMCA, cember 14 last some 80 miles off without being heard or given a Mr. William James, Carrie has Bridge's Street, 7 p.m. Hong Kong.
fuir opportunity to vindicate my bren appointed Custodian of Pro-Lawn Bowls League matches. Ali four accused are defended innocence. instruction from the Liberation Dance, at United Ser- by Mr. Charles Leseby, Instructed Secretary of State for the Colon- vices Recreation Club, King's by Mr. C. A. 5. Russ Jes. Mr. Car: le returned recently
Park, Kowloon.
The prosecution is being con- ducted by Mr. A. Lonsdale, Act Ing Solicitor General; assisted by Mr. L. R. Whant, Assistant Sua judge simultaneously. My heart perintendant of Police.
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effective frog Attgust 3, 1943.
Mr. Franen Jezeph Anslow hus been uppolated to take the place of Mr. Francis Crabb as Assistant Colleelor of Stamp Duty. mhment effective
IS August 2, 1948,
'The frum
Mr. Trevor Jack Gould, Crown
Con el, has resined duty as Act-
ing Puisne Judge at the Supreme Court.
prosecution and the defence.
Reminders
to Hong Kong from retirement, Lawng Bowls League matches.
He was formerly Chairman of the Urban Council,
Mr. David Wallace Dunlop has Toc heen appointed an Assistant Au ditor with effect from August 4, 1948, on instructions from the Talk
Secretary of State for the Colon-
lex.
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Coming Events TOMORROW
II Club, Classical Concert, Talbot House, 60, Macdonnell Road, 8.30, p.ni.
on "Does
.Christianity Work," by Bdgr. Waller of at
the Salvation Army, European YMOA, 3.30 p.m.
Mr. Ray Vincent Franels Turn-India Independence Day celebra
-er, who arrived in Hong Kong on August 4, has been appointed an Assistant Superintendent of Po- lice, effective from July 0, 1948. Miss Annid Park Canton has 'been appointed, under Instruc- tions from the Secretary, of Gate for the Colonies, a probationary Mistress of the Education. Depart ment with effect from August 4, 1948.
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brations, at The Mosque, Shelly Streol and at Indian Recreation Club.
MONDAY
H.K. Football Association, League Management Committee meet- ing, Printe's Bldg., 5.15 p.m. Interport Lawn Bowls Team
practice match,
Kowloon Bowling Green Club, 5.15 p.m.
TUESDAY
H.K. Rotary Club, luncheon, Roof"
Mr. Tiburcio Custo. Boja has Garden, HK., Hotel, 12.30
been provisionally recognised as p.mi. Consul for the Republle of the Urban Council Meeting. GPO
Philippines at Hong Kong. N
· Bldg.,; 4.15. p.m. alt
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BARCHAS PERYING (9.17 | 44 oťas
part in the piracy. He said he May lust wherein 1-tried my best, Inve a very regret any lasting the American way is better. than )
the
the Police, he alleged, belonged of British Justice 10, kintily re- In the building of more school Purdue University that ECA will
to Chan Chik, who was staying consider with him at the time. He did not red
court to
I
(11) Thus Sir, you will see that a glaring piece of injustice is meted out to me by an authority who unhappily for me assumes the dual role of an accuser and
actually cries against this unjust
Aires Sea
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