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THÈ CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1940.

PORTUGUESE EVACUEES Wedding At Danger Of War Lies

ARE NOT REFUGEES

Portuguese nationals loaving Shanghai, expected to

arrive in Hong Kong early in January en route to Macao, are not refugees, Dr. Eduardo Brazao, Hong Kong Portuguese Consul, stated yesterday.

Their departure from the troubled Chinese metro- polis is voluntary and all of them have rela- tives in the Portuguese colony. There are not many of them, Dr. Brazao said, and most are women and children.

No official arrangements j'evacuees to the Philippines vlu have been made here for the Hong Kong. transhipment to Macno of the arrivals. They have to make their own preparations.

There are

about 2,000 Portu- Haese nationals in Shanghai. The Portuguese Consul there made-ar-

vengements with the Philippine

Consul

provide

space

for

About 300 steerage passage have been made available to die Portuguese, who have le pay their own fares, ranging from US$35 to US$40 each; to Hung Kong only.

To assist the community re- garding departure from North

China, the Portuguese Residents: Portuguese In the suc LST Association of Shanghal has cir-

Filipinocularised a questionnaire

which

bringing

Bird's Nest Shortage

A shortage of the Chinese delicacy, bird's nest, is fore cast for this coming Chinear New Year festivities. And the local market prices are expected to increaga,

The

on

The forecast te based

walkout DIS Christmas

Day

of

more than 400 workers employed in Hong Kong's

neal industry

bird's neal

struck work

THE following their employers' refusal to alge, a now agren- ment regarding employment

apprentices. of

overtime wages, and working hours.

A strike committee has

* been organized

workers. by the who include tho clerical staffy, to obtain accommoda- fion

facilities for the strikers and 10 provide them with ments and money during, the atrike perlod.

The committee has decided

to provide atriker with HK$50 as travelling expenses if he wishes to return to his village in the interior to stay there

until the strike to settled.

Reminders

Today

12.30 pan.

1.M.

ON

among

its members requesting whether they wish to avail themselves of the opportunity of leaving by the LST taking away the Filipino re- fugees; will evacuate only in an emergency and when ordered by the Portuguese authorities, or wili refuse to evacuate,

Plane Trip Arranged

The PRA has also indicated that- arrangements can be made for leaving Shanghai by plane direct to Macao. Twenty-four passengers will be carried on each trip in a specially chartered plane and the fare will be US$125 per pe

Meanwhile, between 200 260 Filipinos in Shanghai, mostly woman, children and older men, are arriving here very soon en route to afanila, where they will be taken care of by several noclul

welfare organisations.

The LST 843 will be the Inst ship to evacuate Filipinos under the sponsorship of the Philippine Government.

It

was learned

that Spaniards had requested passage on the vessel for the Philippines.

On their arrival here, the evacuees are permitted to land if they pisses documents identifying them as refugees. They have to return to thele vessel, however, by nightfall.

Xmas Night Free-For-All

This is the usual Christmas celebration," remarked Mr. W. H. Latimer when four soldiers and a seaman came before the Court at Kowloon yesterday on the charge of disorderly con- duct.

the

St. Joseph's In Curtained Minds Of Soviet Officials

Miss Kotewall

Weds Dr. Choa

Now York, December 27.

The danger of war lies in the curtained minds of a

handful of Soviet officials.

They may not realise that any grab for Western Europe would bring immediate atomic and de-

cisive American action.

This is the conclusion of Mr. William Dradford Hul, the Kludent of air power of United States Air Force.

Writing in today's issue of the Reader' Digest, Hul asserted: In wisdom as well as humanity the United States should warn the Russian rulers that we now have

atomic

Wen-

Incredible Story Of Philanthropy

enough improved pons to immobilise Russia; that

When A 17-year-old youth we can deliver these weapons in was questioned by two detec suficient quantity to kill or minimives as to where he obtained

in the first raids Binggering

proportion of the people in Rus- the six pairs of rubber shoes ala's key cities; that targets have which he sold to another 17- neen selected and that this tor-year-old boy, he told the police

will rible retallation

come an incredible story of philan- Russia attacks us or another free thropy, or sheer foolishness. according to Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans.

nation."

Mr. Kul

United declared States bombers could deliver atomic lands upon any city 10 Russia within a few hours of the issuance of orders.

Most Destructive Force Evor

Thefagcond youth wos seen at 4.30 P.ni. un Christina Day by

two Chinese detectives al Tan' Kung Road near Sung Wong Toi

selling

six pairs of rubber › shoes at 80 cents, a

pannir.

Knowing the price of such foot- wear the two detectives wanted

He said the amount of ex-further information as to how plosive force the United States Une seller could sell his goods at could pour upon Russian cities such a very low price.

The boy told them that be gul. in one rald would be comparable

another youth Miss Maisie Nora Kotewall. to that released by all the powder the shoes from

lived somewhere in Nga daughter of Sir Robert Kote-and TNT exploded by the com- who

armies navies and air Teln Wal Road. The three of them went to that street and picked up wall and the late Lady Kote-bined wall. WAN married to Dr. forces in the last war. George Chon, son of Mrs. Choa

The 50,000 men

men and 380 Arst the first youth.

of the Strategk bombers Po-slen and the late Mr. Choa. Command

the most *compose

line

When he brought the ticket to the Lung Sang Pawnshop

he

4

This noodle-sclibig youth told a the detectives that he got the at St. Joseph's Church yester-destructive fighting force in his shoes from a man who was un- tory. It is the first known to him. This man went to day. It was a free-for-all at many

his stall and ate $2,60 worth of bay was over possessed any The marriage ceremony Queen's Restaurant, Nathan Road,

by Mgr. Valtorta, which, within

the noodles. Being unable to pay for hours after on Christos ight, said Inspector conducted

Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong. outbreak of war, CAR assault what he had eaten, the man, ac- The police arrived on J. Drem.

on cording to the youth, gave him a onemy Given away by her father, the the heart of any

pawn-ticket. the scene and took Private G. A.

bride wore a churning gown of earth, Ford, Lance Corporal W. J. Laicus, bri

"Men of this force talk as Gerard

Leslie Pearce,

James chiffon velvet, cut on Empire lines Buckell and Ken Fleet, senum with a long train and half veil. enally of Moscow, Manitogrusk found that it was for six pairs of of Lake Kamloops into custoxiy. Her houquet was of white glacioli. and Sverdlevak as they do of rubber shoes and that it would

Scattle. still was

gung. Wearing a frock of pale blue Pittsburgh, Detroit and strong at the Charge Room and taffeta and carrying a bouquet of They know exactly the route to cost him $12.38 to reem them. He paid the money and sold the assighed pink gladioli. Miss Patsy Kote- their own

target if wall attended her sister as bride-suddenly ordered to attack. And shoes to the second youth for 30

cents each. despite the tremendous distances

His story was not believed by "Miss Elizabeth Zimmern and our losses in

should be men

Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr, before Muster Ronald Zimmern were the light. Air Force Generals belleve whom he and his companion were flower girl and page boy, respec-96 per cent of our bomber per- charged with unlawful possession, .. Lively.

sonnel over Russia would return yesterday. They were both order- ed to received six strokes of the cane cach, the court deciding to treat them as juveniles.

Personalia

There was a gathering of more] than a hundred in the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. d'Almada Remedios on Boxing Day for the secusion of their 25th Wedding Anniversary.

Among the

1 guests were

Ken

Fice!

sriy started another brawl.

All pleaded guilty except Lurus, who was remanded for three days | mald. in military custody,

The three soldiers were fined $25 each, and Fleet $50.

Weddings

Hon L'Almada and Mrs. 'A St. Theresa's Church on d'Almada, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Suothy Mins Hazel Adeline Scott

school.

who Was

quet of white gladioli,

Mr. Leo Chao, the bridegroom's safely from atomic raids." brother, was the best man.

The bridegroom belongs to a well known Chinese family. When |

attack on Honj

He

Al-

The Dangor

Mr. Hui sald danger lay in the possibility that Soviet of

clate may rely tos strongly an enormous ground armies while measuring the

of extent Ameriozn retaliation by the mnil number of Allied troops! in Europe, the hope of averting aggression

"These tacks are published in

bused on

en misunderstanding. The aggressors in World War. I and were misinformed 118 to

tions. The Russian rulere must be Among those who attended the convinced that if they grab for wedding at the Church and the Western Europe American reac reception were Dr. and Mrs. All tion will be immediate, atomie wright, Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Anand drewcs,

and decisive. Dr. and Mrs. F.R. Ashton, Mr. and

Mr. Hui น free lance writer Mrs. K. M. A. and author of books including Bell, Major II. Chauvin, Mr. and served two years in the Ameri Barnett. Mr. and Mrs. H.J. Cruit-"The Fight for Air Power" and Mrs. A.G. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs.

can Navy in World War II be- C. Calthrop,

sides visiting all the fronts as a

11. K. Rotary Club, closed meet-Basto, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Basto, daughter of Mrs. S. M. Scott was the Japanese

his studies were interrupted by ing, Roof Garden H. K. Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. L. Snures, marries to Flight Lieutenant Noc Kong in 1941, he left for the in-

Mr. and Mrs. Percy Chen, Mr. Andrew John Griffin, sem of Mr. Kowloon Tong Garden Asso- Peter Vines. Mr. A. 5. C. Com. William Griffin and the inte Mes.erior of China to continue medi- eal studies at a Chinese univer- elation, annual meeting, 5.30 ber. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. d'Almada Griffin, of Belfast, Northern Ire-

sily. p.m.

Remedios, Mr. and Mrs. F. X. land.

X. Portuguese Inslitute, talk d'Almadu Remedios. Mr. Marcus

He returned to Hong Kong after The Reverand Father P. Filz- Liberation and resumed studies at "The History of Cultural Re- da Silva, Mr. Carlinho da Silva Berald offlelabel, lations Between China and Mr. and Mrs. Touy Basto, Mr. The bride was given away by the Hong Kong University. the West" by Prot, Ph. de and Mrs. Vincent Yvanovich, Mr. her step-father Mr. S. M. Gidley,

graduated a year ngo. Vargas, Lusitano, G.30 p.m.

Mrs. L. Nor-She wore a gown of satin em-tended the reception held at the American capabilities and Inten- Christiansen, 'and

Many local personalities Questi Mary Hospital. Nurses maa-Remedios.

Mr.bossed Intleta eut on full Hong Kong Hotel. New Year Dance, at Nurses. Remedios teacher in preparatory with a tralia, and carried a boy- Hostel. E p.m. Photographic Society of Hon

The mution-of-honour was Mrs. Ken. monthly meeting Sub-Inspector S.11. Dowman, X, H. F. Letforth. who and dinner, Cosmo Club, 7.30 who has been in the New Ter- gown of pale turquoise crepe m

wore ritories (Tsun Wan, Lok Ma Chau drepied times and corried a bou- and Shalin) for the past 37quel of pink gladioli. months, has been transferred to Fight Lieutenant K. 11, F. Let Yaumat. He is relleve at Shoti ford was best man. by Sub-Inspector Jones.

A recepilon was held at the RAF Mess, Kai Tak.

Leaving for Macao Int the vis

the bride wore a

Mrs. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. E.R. Hill, YOUTH ADMITS Mr. and Mrs. E. Himsworth, Pro- HE'S "ON A JOB" w.II. Latimer, Mr. D.M Mac- fessor Gordon, King, Mr. and Mrs.

Possession of grout knife and a Dougall, Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Mc- torch cost He Hung-po, n 19-year- Douall, Mr. and Mrs. Q.A. A. old youth, three months liberty MacFadyen, Mr. and Mrs. A when he was charged before Mr. Morse, M. and Mrs. N.O.C.W.A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yes Marsh, Dr. H,Meyer, Professor R. tertiny with possession of instru- Robertson, Professor and Mrs, menta ft for an unlawful purpose. Redmond, the Reverend Fr. Ryan, Sub-Inspector J.H. Evans sold Professor and Mrs. F.D. Stock, accused was stopped by PC 927 01

Coming Events

! TOMORROW

11.K. Football Referees Associa

tion, fortnightly meeting. Prince's Bldg, 8.30 p.m. Tuc II Club, Classical Concert, Talbot House, 50, Mucdonnell Road, 8.30 p.m.

Friendly soccer: St. Joseph's va, RAF. Happy Valley, 3.30 p.m.

Two unidentified women were honeymoon,

Mr.

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Mr.

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hurled alive when a landslide oc- dress of cerise coloured wool d'Alnada, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. K.

curred at Lalchikok at 3 p.m. yes-crepe with black accessories, terday.

The scene of tragedey was al At St. John's Cathedral yester- place called Kau Pa Kan at the day, Mies Ada Mary Beatrice Girl Guides Xmas Party, St. Northermost cad of Lalchikok. Morton was married to Mr. Hans

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