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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1948.

SQUATTERS REMOVED Kowloon

FROM NORTH POINT

Urban Council Meeting

Some 40 squatter huts, housing about 100 men, women and children, wore removed from a site, near Healthy Village at North Point yes- terday.

The Urban Council yesterday i spector, resolved to recommend to Gov- ernment lo close the New Stanley Cemetery.

AE the same meeting, applications for food frences were refused.

three shop

The next meeting of the Urban Council will be held on August

at 4.15 p.m.

Double-deckers This Year?

Kowloon will ba having double-decker buses by thể end" of this your, 'If every! thing' gose according to plan, ald Mr. 9. T. Luuey, general manager of the Kowloon Mo-

to tor Bus Co, Ltd., the China Mall yesterday.

chassis was ship- The Grat ped by the manufacturers on August V, with further shipment of nine towards the and of the current month, and the remaining 10 come time In September.

Sanitary Department coolics, They were given A certain in charge of a European In period in which to erect a house helped the squatters at Healthy Village and moye dismantle the huts and escort- ed them off the area.

there. Instead, they remained Many #quatters

and made no protested whore they were ngainst the action and clalined attempt to take up the alternate they had right to build their siten at Healthy Village. huts there. Sanitary Department Most of the squatters removed official Kald that originally yesterday have no ́legal right to squatter familes reinoved from encamp on the the old Government Civil

area, said the

hope to have Haofficial. They were not originally pitat were allowed to build ten- from the old Government Civil porary huts on the land,

Hospital.

CORRESPONDENCE

Key Money

[dividually does not seem to help, fabout the wonderful efforts being Str. A. year ago I arrived int suggest

we must get together. To do so, made by Industry In the present that all Europeans, export drive, last- bul-not-leust, The Colony. For thirty years whether living in hotels or board-the part Britain

I have lived in

is playing to various places in ing houses ete, write to me. ი.

.T', break the Rursinn embargo. Chinu. I am British, have been Box 1780. Such letters will not If there is # reason why marted 27 years, my two eldest be published,

of cinemas don't show British nows spoken children hayleyt been partly educated in Hong Kong. We like publicly, they will be treated as films, let's have the reason why

confidential.

British grospect, filed, and, The

Cinemas Public as soon as possible, placed before should use their efforts to reverse highest authority, I will en- the present position. If there are

knowledge to

each obstacles, I'm sure they can be sa yoti

write overcome.

C.H. LLOYD,

Kona, and we would like to settle down hert.

D

pay

Fine

have had trany opportunities denvour

"G"house, or flat, but personally,

I

Hatly refused to plainly of the manner and condl- Money. Hit I done so,

tions which you live or exist. I am convinced that it is for

I would be intich better off to-

W

would like to know

owners are. I would like to know

the near future.

If your name does not appear on the list compiled by me, da ant start complaining to the Press ete. if you find out that others are getting houses of flats before

you do,

F.J.

Ropulso Bay Bus

how the present tenants got pos session of these Pats, Very vital Une has already been wasted, Many persons who have refused Sir....1 would, through the

suffer ΣΤΟΜ

anxious, to

Mr. Louey expressed the,

The first bué tested early in' October, as, he said, it will tako only two or three weeks' for the con struction of the superstruc- ture,

With the arrival of more new buses of the ordinary type and the introduction of

• the double-deckers. the exlating converted and tem- porary buses will be taken off the roads.

Old Macao

Resident Buried

BROKER'S EVIDENCE

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IN SACCHARIN CASE

At the resumed hearing of the saccharin casq bafora Sir Leslie Gibson, the Chief Justice, yesterday, the evidence of Kong Wing-cheung, the broker, who put through the transaction, was taken.

The

"action" has been brought | International Chemicals coun- by the Shun Yuen Company, 14 fer claimed for $3.482.44. being Wing Wo Street, for the return loss alleged to have been suffered or $2,000 cash deposit from In- by. them through wrongful re- ternational "Chemicals, Bank of purlintion of the

for

contract by

East Asia Bunding, for alleged plaintiffs. They said the $2,000 failure to full a contract deposit had been set off agalust supply of 200 1-lb tins Monsanto this cou

counter-claim. saccharin soluble crystals,

Plaintiffs are

Chinese Subscribers

Protest

represented by. Mr. B.. Hemacchi, Instructed by Mr. D. L Strellett."

Mr. D. A. L. Wright, Instructed by Mr. P. A. L. Vine, is for the defendant.

Genuine Saccharin

In his evidence Kong Antu he visited International Chemicals and was told they had gepuino Afensanto saccharin for sale. He conveyed the offer to plaintiffs and the transaction was put through on the basis of the At a

meeting of represen-photograph attached to the coll tatives of Chinese organisations

BWATC there at the Chinese General Cham-repacked type of the Monsanto

He was ber of Commerce yesterday, brand on the market selling Anti- Telephone Deposit much cheaper. The reason for Increase Committee (Hong the original packing being so Kong

Kowloon) was much dearer was that the con- formed.

tents could not be tampered with. Further hearing was adjourned unit Thursday, August 19.

an

and

WRA D

Record Accidents

In Kowloon

on

the Al-

The Committee was formed for day than Ian, I would have had the good of the government and

Social Set

the purpose of opposing, on be something that could call a

half of Chinove telephone sub- A member of one of 15.---I should be nwfully grate-

thecribers, the proposed increase In home, something so many people the Colony, that you do so, even

those who have pald in Hong Kong are living in hopes Money" "Repair

"Key ful if you would advise me how oldest families in Macao, Mrs. the amount of deposit payable Moncy" eltone cap get into

Marques da to the Telephone Company, In- Hong Kong's Almira Maria getting.

should one and all get in touch Social Circle. I have been here Motta, who died on Monday | sofar as During the past year

auch increme affected I have with me. In helping others you nearly {wo read the many editorials and will had that you have nothing established quite a good business the Catholic Cemetery in Happy

years and have at the age of 88, was buried at subscribers who were in porses- alon of telephones 'before the personal letters that have appear to lose and everything to gain insa merchant, selling tins ela the newspapers. I have also

nf Valley yesterday.

war, noted what schemes have

ja, pickles, flea powder and all

Mri, da

All speakers have been

Motia, whose hur

at the meeting that kind of thing, and in fact bond, the late Major Jose Victor-

were unanimous put forward re houses and flats

have some very good agencies. inn da Motta, came to Macao in

that strong action should be taken in regard have no noted that many

have done very well in business. 1888 as a member of the exped was declared

to the proposed increase, which fints and houses have been built,

but somehow feel I have never tionary

19 unidasonable, They are not

Traffic accidents atvertised, and

force, is survived by been taken up by the right peace

particularly children--Antonio, Alana that

in view of the fact mainland touched an who the

ple and am

know and Eulalia-14 grand-children,

subscribers had protected timb high level in July when what is wrong.

the property of As far as I am awore I do not great-great-grand-children.

great-grand-children and tine company throughout the Occupa 211 cases were reported. Of

the Telephone #lx halitosis, B.O., or

tion period. dry scalp, and being a bachelor grandsons and Messrs. J. Braga Pallbearers were four of her

these, two were fatal, 18 seri- con generally manage to rustle and R. Castro.

Send Lotter

ous, 81 slight, and 112 dàm- up a blonde for an evening at the "Gripps",

Wreath were sent by Antonio, It was decided that the newly age done to the vehicle only.

"The total number of accidents When

should drail upen up the Pictorini Eulalla, Stelin, Bob and Joy, Har formed Comittee

old and

und send to the Telephone Com-was considerably higher than the Supplement

Gulom, Russel and of the "Sunday

Phyllis and Thelma,

Pierre: pany, a letter requesting that the fotols for Hong Kong and the, Herald", (congratulations would happen. Teluctantly got]

Sylvie and Gigu, Loin, Cynthia proposal to increase the amount mainland In January (170), Feb- After spending a very enjoy- Mr. Editor) I see photography of Victor, Kay and Danny, Renny, of deposit paid by subscribers be uary (107), and April (1821, and oul, moved from place to placeable day at Repulse Bay with my the latest fashionable gathering.

Muriel, Juno

combined trying to Burke ends meet. Some family, we made tracks for the same encktail party or other Jock, Raymond, Mr. and

and Nini, Spud, cancelled. It is understood that nearly equalled the

Mrs. this letter will be sent in to the total for March (213) and May tonk rental rooms with private bus stop opposite Repulse Bay everyone standing around grin Avey Chen, Mrs. C. Leonard. Telephone Company today. (224). In families

the total for the Unck tot a price)

June, sharing Hotel, the time was i think about Hing and knocking 'em

Mr. Robert Der, Chairman of whole

Colony #they're

and family, Candida Pintos, Mrs. all free chapx]} 18.45 p... 15/8/48, we duly a

Yes, Santos and

240.--- Chamber family, Stanley the Kowloon Chinese

Up to Monday. four persona To many it is a terrible come rived at the step and found about Sir, they are all there, the cream Leonard, Winchanton Traders of Commerce said that he had were killed and another four serl down in life. Many were in can-200 people waiting, there was no

of the Colony's soclai set, but

sent in a letter to the Telephope ously injured in the 50 accidents centration cumpa, Jimny were

get into that exclusive and United Agencies Ltd. first can I 50

Company on behalf of members on the peninsula. In fighting

blok and all lived Sestion of a queue,

gathering. I just cannot. I even

20 cases; enter served did not

of his Chamber, Tho reply which through these terrible days, posl-

come first

200 Government Servants included into il, tive that we word come out on

ccasionally and God knows they haven't any money. Why. why is it Mr. Editor?

ah Are the people in Hong Kong really snobbish or are they just shy in making friends?

to consider payin! "Key Money" medium of your valuable paper, hotel room like to make a coraptalut and a and clung to their

have fow suggestiona to the Company Many operating the bus service to and

what Troin Repathe Bay,

have found that expenses caten into their savings, hotel residents

* conveniences,

or a home.

ven saw

Eventually the ous arrived, then top, and we all dreamed of home. the fight started. I saw at least

fdozen periple kneekeri down in Many individants lost all that they possessed and their hopes of the rush, mothers with babies just ever getting any sort of compen-t no chance, they were just We who encrushed out of the way. We ware through with our lives and a job, pushed in, lurky to escape in-

aution is gee.

fortunate.

1

n the

and

how

you

under similar circumstances.

30

BELOW THE SALT (?)

The

Personalia

was

he received referred him to the damage was done to the vehicles

only. There "Charges and Conditions of Ser-

were 28 persons vice" contained the Telephono slightly injured,

killed, those Directory.

One was a WEY

Who

boy forthcoming Mr. Der said he had referred to five-year-old

both, the English and Chinese knocked down by a hit-and-run Royal Directories and noticed that there driver on Monday. Included on Royal was some difference between the the seriously injured are Josephi Marle two versions of the "Charges and Crowley and Leung Sul-sang

who were involved in a truffle, Shing Conditions of Service."

Several of those present -asked | neeldent at Taipo Road on Sun- whether or not the Telephone day. Company had obtained Gavern- ment annation to the proposed Increase,

The following weddings are announced Herbert Bell, S.B.A. Navy Junior Mess, Naval Hospital, and Miss Rondes, nurse, 38 Wal Road, 2nd floor, Kowloon,

Mr. Herman Baker, engineer, YMCA Kowloon, and Miss Janice Sara Meese, clerk, Harbour View Hotel.

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I was in Mr. George Ernest Henry Woo-

One speaker suggested that if]|| tuin, musician, IIMS London, and the Telephone Company Insisted Miss. Teresa-Allemao, Cullen, on the increased deposit being sbles-girl, 53 Gloucester Rond, paid, stops should be taken to 2nd floor.

approach Government with a to requesting that

Today monopoly granted the Telephone Swimming Gall,Victoria Re-

tele- maintain a Company to

creation Club. phone service in the Colony pe Toc H Club meeting, Talbot cancelled, "

as wo were.

view

Follow Suit

the

Mr. Der did that he had already written to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, asking for

House, 50, Macdonnell Road, 8:30 p.m.

Sino-British Ofchcatra rehearsal,

{

St. John's Cathedral Hall, 0 p.m.

"

Fury cul East, considered ourselves Eventually the bits mied up.. Benjo Fatigues

Many now and tint their financial resources are be up, the "Binek Hole of Calcutta" hect

When I say filled up, I mean filled Sir,-Just recently you have ing dra

drained dry. Some have wives

publishing stories about who can work and help to Sup was not to le cumpared, the poor "General Jonathan Wainwright" port the family. but what a strain

Conductor just had no chance to which in my candid opinion are

foundation. nerves, when you think, maintain order. He managed to without as they must think, of what may clore the door, then there was a "Hiclo" prisoner-of-war camp in happen to the children while they mad rush for the emergency exit, Formosa, (Taiwan) when are away most of the day. Others at least nother dozen people senior officers ie., generals and have wives that cannot help to squeezed in which made maiters governors were brought in.

They were made to do manual support the family. They just sit a little worse for us Cattle already

ja mue at home

hotel) room in u

neked in. An Inspector stood work such as emptying "Benjos" their lives a miserable existence.

by, bin

but he was powerless to do 10. Latrines, two men to a pole

Messrs. Leon P. Dionisio, Ману are living in what was anything.

with a bucket suspended in the Basilio Ting, Atarcel Kung, N. de once servants quarters.

Police please note, this bus was middle and if it spilt they were in Cruz, Please

Anacleta Garcia,

And thrashed as bad ence, licenced tu ponder over this

sentence, need to carry B Alanding pag-

Tan Hong were among the ar- hard day I Aller think

have seen Avals from Manila yesterday by would feel sengers. I counted standa General Percival scrub

Genere this is not an isolated

case of Wainwright's back and vice versa.

CPA young men and women, overcrowding, why is nothing Toju did not order there beatings Cly married couples, e deme about it? Are the Police

his assistanco In the matter. Fing Whist (Ladies Section), Among the finding it very dimeult to make too busy chasing little boy hat or petty punishments, they were

departures from One speaker declared that it European YMCA, 10 m. ends meet. Many cid and valu kers, or are the Bus Companies ordered by the Commandant, who the Peninsula Hotel on Monday the Telophone Company

personal grudge

waLawn Bowls Open Pairs Cham- able residents have gone to other too big to chase?

toward were Messrs. M. Evans, H. R. allowed to increase the deposit

pionship. them because they were marter Humans, F. L. Joubert, R. O. payable by subscriber, it would lunds.

I would like to suggest that and better campaigners than ho Nash, H.H. Fischman, and Mr. not be long before other public On the other side we Jave the Manager

of this Company was. That is one reaton also why and Mrs. Ling. vested interests.

I am not in a send an ofelol to London to ho kept Sir Shenton Thomas, the position to discuss shares etc, so study the London Passenger Governor of Singapore,

will not waste valuable space Transport Board's method of after they had left to go and time in discussing ridiculous transporting millions of passen- Mukden, He emptied "benlos for arguments. The wet remains thatgers daily without confusion and the remainder of his stoy as there should be some way.

of Injury: etc. risic

suspected disease carrier, isolated. which it is possible for decent A small way to prevent conges- people to live here, in derent tion and confusion. et bus stops homes, on fixed salaries.

would be to introduce the queue "Key Money" or what ever you system, why not have a notice at like to call it, nust be abolished each busy stop similar 10 the as rden us possible; rents on old L.F.T.C.--Please Form Queue and new houses and, fints must Here I am sure it would help committee will conduct their usual.

be fixed within reason, and hotel matters.

1

Latet for, the time being must-be controlled,

Conditions leave not improved

auring the past year, and if we

wait for the throly of supply and

C. H. Lloyd:

•

•

L

British Films Sir, I would appreciate it very

demend to rectify matters, I for must if you could enlighten me

a

brhind,

to

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Coming Events TOMORROW

Air Forces Association luncheon, Jacobean Room,{ H.K. Hotol, 12:45. Kowloon Rotary Club, Luncheon, Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, 12.30 p.m.

Y's Men's Club meeting, Root Garden, H., Hotel 12.30 Cantonese Class, European YMCA

utility companies followed sult,

Another speaker emphasised Royal

fact

that telephone rentals on Monday included Mrs. R. damage to equipment by

Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel were paid in advance and that Eub- Rowland, Mrs. M. Dakgonhausen, scribers was negligible, hence Mr. and Mrs. H W/O McLaren, the proposed increase was to say Mrs. Shlung, Mrs. KV. Stewart, e least of it most unjustifiable Mr. and Mrs. TH":

and Zoo, Mesars

Unreasonable. He challenged KCC ACTIVITIES·

FK Kalajar

Hi Us Telephone Company to give E. H. Porry, At the Kowloon Cricket Club Sallers, J. Taylor, J.E, Wearer. By subscribers to justify an in R. Martine E. & particuliers as to damage caused Friday afternoon, the ladies E. H. Kung, Y. Chao, K. Y. Tao, crease in depoelt.

Lieutenant-Colonel 40. Camp monthly bridge and mah long wall and the Reverend Mr. Mas drive. It is hoped that as many. members and friends as possiblo will make up tables and and eavour to notify the No, i Boy by Friday morning. Tes will he provided

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The inward, B0%C_pland from UK, due to arrive today, is now expected to arrive tomorrow?* ↑

une am moving out. hate to do 45 to the reason there is only one l- On Saturday, the Club will hold Cinema in this British Colony another of its popular dancos, The Embassy Band will provide Now, let me come to the real showing a British news film

The outward airmail (Ordinary et Cinemas how the music, and members are lettera only) for Jupan, by BOAC news cims, usually urged to book tables Imenodlately plane scheduled to close at 55.tn. of the film is taken up by will continue until 2 am.

The dance starts at 9 v.m., and today will now close at 5 p.tc domestic news, the

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majority

ided as to why I write at all. American You cannot blame the govern- ment for everything. They must American have the case put squarely before balance by what the Americans them, supported, by lots of prost in writing, not from one, indivi- are doing to break the embargo in Berlin. Personally I would like.

dual, but from many. If you are to see a little news about Eng- going to sit back and wait for land, how the people are facing someone to help you, I truly am. Botry.for you. The government

up to their hardships etc, nows mulat have sonicthing to work upont. We are not asking for chack.

You cannot blame the hotel proprietors And shareholders, greedy though, they are. A room in a hotel; was never intended as a home for a mbrried couple, plus. chlidren, dogs, cate and a hot, plato Look at the definition of Hotel and you will understand what I mean,

When all parties realise the very seriousness of our that it's not confined to discontented persons who are always making trouble, I am sure some very prominent. lady or gentleman will come forward and

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