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THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, OCTOBER 12, 1948.

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All Celebrate Double Tenth

China's National Day—the 37th anniversary of the Chinese Republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen -was commemorated throughout Hong Kong on Sunday.

Moss meetings were held at different ports of the Colony, in schools, factories, theatres and open spaces by Chinese cultural, educational com- mercial and labour organisations.

Chinese political parties, ins cluding the exiled and outlawed, also held private meetings to elebrate the occasion.

Most of the vernacular newa. papers ware printed in red-a which to the traditional colour Chinese maana good luck and theme of

prosperity-but the

BURGLAR GETS HARD LABOUR, BANISHMENT

Lee were

SCHOOL

:

OF MANNERS FOR BUS CREWS?

A School of Mannars for bus conductors and drivers should be listed as a top priority in Kowloon, said a Kowloon resident to a “China Mail" representative recently when discussing bus Straffic on the Peninsula. Since their Jast successful,Tong and Waterloo Road routen. strike, and ever since they had #football

bus team, the ployees appear to bo under the Impression that they own the company and the public as well, sold the informant. по

committing

tic editorials was totally dif terent from the majority. All shops and offices

Ping, aged 34 of cirsed for the day, Chinese Kuo-fixed abode was charged be- matang-National flug was hoist- fore Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon ed from many buildings.

with yesterday More than 3,000 people attend- Burglary in the early hours of ed the meeting at the King's Theatre

the reside, ce of Sunday morning. June 17 at They were addressed by Mr. Li Mr. and Mrs. K. Watson. One Tal-chlu, Director of the Kuo- radio set was stolen. mintang burenu for Hong Kong and Macno.

held

on

Labour Meeting

Admitting the offence and with one previous conviction, Lee was

sentence.

The newly-formed Hong Kong-sentenced to a total of two and a half years' hard labour and to Kowloon Federation of Labour be banished at the expiration of

mass meeting ot the Southern Playground, Wanchai Labour leaders addressed a large crowd over a loud-speaker sya lem. At the same place later in the day, u mass meeting was held by the Hong Kong Seamen's Union.

The Chinese Chamber of Com- merce celebrated the anniversary at their offices un Connaught Road Central.

The celebrations in the Colony ended in the evening' with ban- quels at well known restaurants, and parties and dance at various

clubs.

HOW MANY MAKE A MASS?

The Chinese mass wedding fashion is dying rapidly,

Only one couple turned, up 'on Sunday at a ceremony sponsored |by the Kowloon Chamber of Comi

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More than two months ago, the of Commerce cum- paigned for its annual mass wed- ding the object of which is to encourage marriages and econo- mise on wedding expenses.

According to Inspector Bodle, defendant. broke into the rosi dence of Mr. Watson nt about 4.40 nm. on the moming of June 17 by forcing a window pane in a

rear window of the house.

dio valued at $150.

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The conductors are particular- y bud, and do not seem to know the first principles of ordinary passenger for the fare but simply manners. They do not ask a

demand it in the most brusque manner. School children, coun- try folks, and the aged appear to be the favourite but for their warped conception of a joke.

Whenever they see one of these people getting on to the vehicle they would signal the driver to go, with the result that sonic of the would-be passengers had either to scramble on to the big (with the assistance of some kindly passenger) or also cling

op for dear life.

Sudden Jork

the

another walt of 10

more.

minutes or

сол

Another complaint against the bus service was voiced by an old Kowloon resident. Some years ugo, he said, when they had two bus companies operating on the Mainland, the service was siderably botter although the number of vehicles was less.

Nowadays. one never know when a curtain bun is to move off' from the terminus. Although the Kowloon Motor Bus Co. has a time-table of a sort, one seldom finds it being kept. If either & driver or a conductor is too busy talking at the Star Ferry ler- minus, then the bus is held up even though It

packed to capacity,

Along the roads, he said, one often find two or three buses on the same route, and then an in-

minutes terval of about 20 "That's a bus service for you,"

Sunday Rush Of Smokers

The noise awoke Mrs. Watson (known as the King of the Bell),

At other times, the conductor he sighed. who informed her husband. Pur-would give the "go" signal be sued, the burglar dashed away and took with him a smal! ra-

fure a passenger had definitely got info the bus. The sudden A cigarette case used in Jarring jerk of the vehicle would pitch

the. person

to forward, dow was left behind by "amusement" of the driver. the window the burglar, the finger prints from which tallied with those found on where a certain street is and see TTY and ask a conductor

Chan Po-wah was entertaining what you get," said the in- eight customers in a cocklofi On October 2, Lee was arrested formant. "I have heard visitors, when the law paid him a Sunday

was Europeans and Chinese, asking to visit. brought to the station and charg- be told when to get off, and all

He was charged before Mr. W. Į

the door handle.

In Cumberland Road, he

ed with loltering with intent to they got was a scowl and a Ng H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday.

commit felony.

with keeping an oplum divan and A check of his finger prints re-chi de' (don't know),"

As to the drivers, the informant being in possession of prepared vealed that he was responsible voiced the opinion that the traffic opium. for the burglary at Island Road.

department should take action Inspector J. Omm sald that ngainst the whole lot of them. this divan in the ground floor of The "Buses stop here" signs, he 6 Hamilton Street had been raid. sold, -are-nothing-more-than-aed-once before. farce, us when a driver feels like

Chan was sentenced to three overtaking the vehicle in front months and $600 or another three he simply Ignores the signal-months. together,

Four smokers who were on "I am not quite sure," he said, $100 ball were fined $45 each. "but I think there is a regulation The other four were each fined

Sequel To

Fatal Smash

As a sequel to a fatal motor somewhere making il compulsory $18. lecidont on July 31 In which for all buses to stop at these Miss Maureen Pearson was kul stops, irrespective of whether

During the two months two couples reglatered. The wedding ed, a summons wna Issued there is anyone getting off or on date was fixed for the Double ugainst George Guest of No. 5or not. It further

cnacts that Tenth--China's Nuilonal Day,

Kent Road, Kowloon Tong, and where 3 bus, in a long queue, On Sunday, one couple did not Norman Egen 204 Prince Ed- should stop some distance away turn up because of "personal ward Road, fo driving their mo- from a regular stop it has to stop business in Canton".

tur cycles in a manner dangerous when it reaches the sign." Undismayed, Mr. Robert Der, to the public.

Most Aggravating Chairman of the Kowloon Chem- Egan came before Mr. W. H ber of Commerce, performed the Latimer Kowloon yesterday marriage ceremony in the pre- and entered a plea of not guilty sence of the Chamber's Com-end November 2 at 11.30 miltee and more than 100 specta was fixed for the hearing of the

tora.

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Five Sunday visitors, who were charged with smoking opium,

It is most aggravating, he said, were fined. A fino of $45 was to wait for a certain bus and imposed on two of them on ball then to see it passing on the off- of $100. The other three It means, in the case of Kowloon week's Imprisonment. side of a long line of vehicles. fined $35 each or in default, one

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