1948-12-28 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1048.

Ghost Ship

+

Arrives

In Colony

CORRESPONDENCE

The Editor takes no reshu sibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and by

no means necessarily agrega whh them.

Little Credit

Sir. For theer, buffernery th afest decision by the Unite Salions Security Counell take ume beating. An. If Mizens of the various nationa

で Decan-going tug Ser Mark towed into Hong Kong wefer yesterday afternoon a "host" tip and a litter saster bun. Sen Lynx. which she roseurd when the vess hed engine trouble but 106 his world needed pussof that the

tiles from the Caluny,

The Seu Lyns was ssured oil tanker om Santoghi |

towing

his wife ant

The United Nations' inembara | That was his Christmas Bul, with have outlawed aggression. Were true fortitude (the kind that he the Indonesians the aggressors in hud displayed in a Japanese pri- their own 1ond? Hnd they been, oner of war crimp) he kept the

would like to woger, that the news away from Security

world Chunell

have antily. Their Christinas was not

And that was only on branded them with that mark in oilt. pretty short time. But when vist ease. United Nations, organisation

Another Briton, also known to about as effective at the late Mr. Cronemle interests are of stake

I believe there is nil { dava and

day on must of the me, spent

for December 23 looking

Chamberlain's umbrella Sumatra then justice takes a for the Hong Kong Shipping or peace and welding justereket.

then they Company when aboit 100 miles, mong the powers,

All of which gives the Soviet from Ping Keng a few thys ago

Union another trump card to play when the tone patien Anil it certainly gives the United Nations le cielt for fair-play and justice.

ANOTHER BRITON

also rudteed to Shanghap Bug her

must have seen in the result f the debate on Indonesia Just engine had gone caut termcludeel in Paris.

With a flourish of trumpet he United States. Colombia and Syria introduce draft resolution

The Sea Hork wan dispatched, 10 fever die. in.. the Colony,

The "tan" of the cal tankers,

which atravel here withong re- vhich, among other points, de- jpstry, kremem flag, toxin- devided. Pa company

Emanet! She must be pruninted on just one the und kost,

The tugs are owned by the Board of Trustees, ot Waterway Transport, Shuanghai. who

Myer from CNBHRA, AG

ufal of the cos denten piller tadter before, to the Hong Kong Shipping Curupany

Both tie wil to deport fra the North, tertip on

JALAN KO.

SquatterHuts

But

aking the

•

low.

Writ

"Lea"

For an

the tricycles will be returned.

Since the Government banibut it ownership can be prover on tricycles carrying passen- zers at the end of last month. very few tricycles can be seen on the road.

Since the beginning of this

A "China Mail" representativ went to the

Ecene where being kept

tricycles are counted 200

And

month the police have seized all on the occupation of thr

tricycles without licence. These ire being kept behind the Gow- ernment Fishery Market at Ken-

edy Town.

The tricycles are being held for the time being until the owners nai | make a claim. It is understood

the tricycle drivers did » roaring trude. After the liberatior allowed to carry on they were their work due to the shortage of

motor cars, trams and busen

With the Colony's communica. tiona almost back Lo normal Government banned all tricycle currying passengers.

Dr. Asger, Dentist,

taiment for his family and hin- his salary away, He had to kno

Hotel charges were eatin; incenodation. But he didn't

For me Place he was aske 50,000

maney. other $14,000. And, for a base ment have! (not far from Centra This ! Pulice

Station) $3.000. unds cease-fire in Indonesia,

Typical Attitudo Hong Kong While there may hav a withdrawal of troops (iconing

been merry sounds in the Lelght butch troops to the paths 6-May ndd my volor to

' ars on Christmas Eve, ther hey occupied during the aistis our protest over the behaviou

was the laughter in this man' a demand for the of Mr. A. J. R. Moss, the Director hole! :oom that evening. and a Jun period

elease of the various Indonesian of Civil Aviation, in connection

friend of ming-a Another Republican Joaders Beized by with the presence of journalist Shanthat Chinese-spent quite a Dutch airborne

at dog at the scene of the crash of the troops

merry Christians. Five daya an Jakarta. And a mord just resulti, CNAC plate last werk,,

he arrived in the Colony, lie was iton

This attitude in typien! of that was rarely trained willum

of cash-mill-nwper not short he framework the Unutra adopted

government Vations organisation.

Beinis (who are, offer all, public rely are. He bought a house fo

it aige family and himself what happens? After servantst is this Colung and it lohja-ten rervants from Shangil resolution paragraph time that they realised that longe enough, it cost him $500,000 by partgraph, and after rejecting Kong is but a recird society run but at least he's got a home here a similar (and quite Just Soviet for the benet of

When to stay in until the situation i resolution on the same es, the things happen, such as the plane China warrants his returning t Security Council Buclenly not crush, the palhe has a right to the palatial mansion he let

old Tent (very cold feeli arend the eves in its daily news-

the ads of a few more servant: en there. arefully deletes all reference in

Pamidista 1 papers and the the resolution to a withhowal of plyed by tho-e newspapers or

pared to be quite a merry Dutch troups to the farmer de- the avencies supplying then with Charlsina, too, for the thousands

Slangtal-islect speaking Crime definitely did not take i Dr. M. E. Asger, well known of themarcation line-and, worse sull, news, live at as much right to

holiday during the Christmas local dentist collapsed and died Fire Brigade, under Deputy refuses to apportam the blue to eat the revise of the clash as Chine 3 ans in Christner Ev

that wand festival. for two armed robberies in the Botanical Gardens yes- red with parcels Citef Obert C. W. Braud and present bloodshed in Indenema. Mr. Moos humelt.

the

Bystand, sich Alt of which is good josa fur

behaviour v

have con inory a hau a mouth'r were reported from the New Terterday morning. The funeral Offer R. H. 3.

në tolerated by the the Dutch!

on Christmas Day and aly but I suppose it's all goodritories Here they are, usw Brooks, saved the squallers Briton Falled them in his letter National Union of Journalists and to trade-even if it doesn't buip elony at Third Street from

few Jays

Mes, or dur counterpart the Birch resident, the Chingar districts. 2. A trato Mr. tol destruction.

Auilly these, would soon find himself in reskier.1. the Portuguese resident power Afth-rate power The Boleh war cane of the

ምክር: of the must flagant hot

Unfortunately, wend many others who have spent waler. trile which tanks at during the trenches of a truce ever seen in have no union here or any other most of their lives here, to make Chitstress holidays, was of such wolet lustory -Rupported by now armeation to protect | both ends meet. pardus Surgente in as to neversi-world organisation suppose

A rice Christmas box to most he rights of journalists und auch The attend bee of four ap-wield Juntice among the nations, times me atlowed in

continue hotel residents would have bee ptubers from Cents al and the ONE

of a drop in fudterous and scandakais at enough publicity has been an ounerment

ven to the else in your editorial butel charges for those of us, who cene of a hut state of affairs.

Now the Dutch, thanks to the

ley Mr.

Mos know that hete freed (we certainly don' action (rather Inaction) of the lesceeded its duties.

went to) pay much to much ou And while we are about it, why Security Council may throw out i

neh month-for exactly nothing! 01, although the first their chests with impunity and should the Legislative Council But no: Five months after a com-

In taliter was appointed to investi

Saved From Serious Fire

The prompt seriyal

Divisional

We brun stalirens

Starting at the situated on the back of 77 The Sheet, th teze 200n had NUDIE Pop struclare

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us

No Holiday For Crime In Colony

Collapses

at the everal minor larcentes from other will take place today

Colonial Cemetery. The cor- The first was reported by a 25-tege will leave the Hong Kong year-old widow, Kwan Ying. Funeral Home at 5.15 p.m.

Dr. Aster. was 8 years old. Ka Tung Village, at 8 p.m., to

Sheung Shui Police Station, During the wor. Dr. Asger found According to Kwan, four men, conditions in the Colony intoler-

the

wo armed with a Mauser enchable and went to Macao. He was and one with a revolver, enterer her house at 0.20 p.m. and tont the five fakis from the rear of th

where orcinises to another room four other fokls were,

is fe get on with the work of sinughter-jaeetings be held in camera?gate boil rates, we nie still wait of the intruders kept guard over

wilted 20 of 16- 80 na 70 huts g

la, aught

ag wooden elogs on the premises,

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The robbers then made the nine rquat on the floor and while nne

them, the other three ransacked the premises for three hours.

When the armed meu left they

with them a took

quantity o clothing and Kwan's son, Chan Fuk.

of allowed by the Japanese te emove his dental equipment to he Portuguese pest

Irs

make-shift "workshop" Dr. Asger attended to Hong Kong

On refugees, his return to the Colony after the Japanese sür- render, he established his practice in Kayamally Buliding.

Dr. Aster was born in Hon Kong and has practised dentistry

here for many years.

He studied in the United Stater as a dental where he qualified The Ho Tung Hospital, Sheung surgeon.

who

ing more and more Indonesians Prithin every parish Counc miz., the alarm being raised. (who are bold enough to state tital, ; næeling Is open in the prese. And | ing patiently for sune announce.

the top brate it was

after all, Indonesia is the native so it should be here where the ment. And the "Sunding Express

lig home of Indonesians and that the people are only

Kong a "bastion of Hong under condied of Xam.

but security, I suppose it is you affans Another sur fire brake tuteli, just as the British wes voice in the Culony')

Burma and in

have money! in India,

are inter-ar dorded access, through the In the ref: jaolin of 33 Battery ioners, whose only eranretion ¦ inevikum of the press.

I wish some of us could hav to those Street, Yannat, at 3.20 μm, yes-

Shui, was the scene of the second Dr. Aszer is survived by terday, and destroyed the stock with the territory is an economic assemblies where their money is changed places with some of our #pent and here their government officials on Christma e-certainly not a paternal one, į being

Eve and Christmas Day. Celebra- armed robbery which was per-brother. Dr. A.B. Asger, who is And thanks to the support of rights are being discussed.

petrated by a number of men in Scotland. and a sister. in a hotel room, with r Vine Trade

other

Too long has the administration tiens fifth-rate starnevnduri subjanission when he France and Belgium, hath of this Colony kept its dictatorial couple of beds on which to seat arinel will revolvers at 8 pm lives in Hong Kong.

on Christmas Day. No further de defemtool Ho Tak, aged 40, - whom have colonial

The time has arrived your guests, are not conducive to empires overpowers,

alls were available. demueracy →→→ for employed, before Mr. 1-shing which to wield the sword, Holland when

which merry-making. Nor is sharing

Lathi.com

with the rest of th La at Centrad.

looks like setting the whole For Britain

supposed to have er brly to increase your plea-armed with revolvers committed Defendant who

should replace In an outbreak of fought charged East ablaze. Was

a robbery at Sekt Thu Wai, Kam sure. Or hotel food, for that mal- peoples, totalitarianism of the present.

Fin. New Territories. with scaling King on May 18, cesentment among Astalle per

The Lutel broke the truce apel 1947 from Chan Muk-yan was

And then, we take it, Mr. Mosser! And you can't cook much of small

No details were availible. discharged yesterdag,

their excuses were

hypocritical would resume his role of public Christmas dinner on a

electric stove, whic you see us! By using the truce pertol

surreptitiously, can you?

Mr.

P.AL..

A

two

The Norwegian steamer Davliken the negotiations with the servant.

ze carga,

As

WIT

NEWSMAN

the

Maybe the coming year wil bring some overdur Christmas boxes in the shape of more houses who maybe not! Or perhaps our

that be will take bul

Writing On The Wall Sir-It was not a happy Christ- mas-for many of us, at least in powers

Drought 365 Chinese deck pasat-nesians as a screen, they Fuid ters from Swatow yesterday, their military

aks and plans

neted Besides the tons of tugtige of when those plans were ripe, I am the pussengen, the vessel carried convinced that never at any time

did the Dutch Intend to seek along Kong. How could it be a yellow oxen in Shanghai) by the agreement with Sockarnhappy festival in a British cotong home and do something to erase and his Republican ministers.

only nithy lucre-and this clarious""ica "money" racke theinbers of the United Nations, here

While bloated they should have known that, to plenty of meant the kind of from our midst.

most

tx to happiness which one usually up-collaborators-we know not the way to take up arms,

well-ride roclate with the anniversary of diem pretty

around In settle a dispute within the traine-

salaried the birth of Him, whose teachings their cars, the average work of that organisation. True

an here- usually one who has enough, everybody else does it rarely do? but that dues not make black

Hong Kong was bright enough. eps his head nhove the murk the sheer By

cut White.

All

the trappings were there in water that swirls around him. have they

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At 10 p.m. last night, six men

TWO DEAD BODIES

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Two dead bodies were pleked up by the police during Christmas' and Boxing days-one from, the railway lines and the other from the harbour.

More than 2,000 tons of rice arrived here and general cargo

The first one, identifed rom Bangkok via Swalow yester- day by the vessel Mui Hock.

Chung Yu-fel, aged 27, was lying There, were 12 Chinese paassen-about 150 yards from the Beacon.

yera,

де

Hill tunnel, with half of his face ment in Britain stepped in and knocked down and killed by a cut away as the result of being

train.

dalitite Investigating.

believe that thi I earnestly

The other one was that of an writing is on the wall that, unless unidentified Chinese man, rged This Hong Kong Guvernment get about 20, dressed in a khaki.shirt down to some action which will und dirty white, trousers. It was alleviate the present chaos in so found floating about 20 yards off

we are supposed to follow-bouleaustbit to "save Democracy"-just any sphe.es, the rising tide of the Harbour Ofice at 10 pan. on

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erentment will engulf them. Al-Decentber 20. ready that resentment is findin Its way to Britain, And plenty o

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at home.

the Security glittering lights, back of theden of which has not exactly Cute should have been brave laughter of the crowds, not far oyously welcomed by the real-displayed long ago by our rulers cated to the Arms Office by Mr. nough to tell thent so.

to illustrate what selfsh

from the surface of holiday-like dents here. I don't know whethe This is the biggest blow that veneer, there was enough stark the government is surprised or the United Nations have CX- misery

not. They shouldn't be. How can perienced So far. They have hypocrites we are.

you expect a flood of recruit meddled in Greece

in It was not all joy in this colony when the men who will do th Palestine and dono precisely this year-not by

á long chatk; 1 lighting if war ever comes again nothing to end bloodshed in those know of one unhappy man, who are waging the battle of thei- two arons. They have failed to had a heavy heart behind the lives to keep body and soul to solve the so-called Berlin crisis. smiles he wore for the benefit of gether in D. place where th Just as the League of Nations his three children.

"heroes" of the past are the ppu- was before the second world war, This mana Briton-fought for pers to the present? the United Nations have become the Colony during the war. On This is Hong Kong the "Heart- the battlefeld for two ideologies Christmas Eve he was trudging less Hong Kong of the present.

und communism

capitalism. from friend to friend to borrow Clagged by a non-representative And behind all the squabbling money-not to spend on presents ruling body in which public ser- und bickering of the recent for the kida ur some good Chekt vants assume the roles of dieth- General Assembly in Paris, there mas cheer to warm the cockles of tors, the average resident is, t- has emerged pho salient fact the heart, but pay a landlord say the least, fed up. If this is r that the United Nations are just a sum of over $1,800 for a month's sample of colonial rule, then it': as impotent as their predecessor. stay in one of our local

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