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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1949.

DEFENCE FORCE RECRUITING

STARTS ON MONDAY

HKVDC Has Last Gathering REGISTRATION OF ALL CITIZENS

Recruiting for the now Hong Kong Defence Force will commence on Monday, February 14, at five centres, three in Hong Kong and two in Kowloon, but the Force will not formally come. into being until March 1.

Simultaneously with recruiting for the Defence Force, there will be voluntary registration of all citizens, both men and women, for non-combatant duty, as an auxiliary of the HKDF, This announcement was made by the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, at a dinner hold by the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps at, the China Floot Club yesterday evening. It was the Corps' last meeting before its disbandment at the end of the month.

About 300 members of the

the Corps attended

dinner,

Efficent Police

which was presided over by the Commandant, Colonel L. T. Force

Ride.

Extending welcome to the

a Governor, who in Colonel-in-Chief tremely

"Now we in Hong Kong are ex- forlunate in having a of the Corps, Lieutenant Colone efficient Police Force in which

utmost EJR. Mitchell reviewed the 20-as Governor have the year history of the Corps, and the part it played in the 1923 and 1025 strikes and again in the anti-Japanese riots of 1931.

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that though He emphatlead the Corpa' chlaf role was to pre- serve the internal security o the Colony, it was nevertheless preparing to defend Hong Kong against a first-class Aelstic power, and when the time came, it mcquitted Itself courage and loyalty that olleit. ad widespread admiration.

with

More Decorations

Expected

Out of 47 decorations granted to the entire garrison for the de- fence of Hong Kong, 24 went to The HKVDC, and more were ex- preted. The Corps suffered the highest percentage of casualties. It lost nine officers and 209 other ranks, not including those who died in the prison camps.

"The HKVDC, I am sad to say,

sald Is now an its deathbed," Colonel Mitchell, "but it will not be forgotten. Vory soon we shall say 'the HKVDC is dead, long Ilve the Hong Kong' Regiment".

"Let us hope that our traditions will be passed on to our succes- sors, such as our motto, and our old colours which I hope will be ro-presented."

In memory of those mombers of the Corps who died in the defence of Hong Kong, the gathering stood

In allence for two minutes, after which a toast was drunk to the Corps.

Sir Alexander Grantham was greeted with loud cheers when he rose to sald:

confidence (Applause).

"They can be replied upon to deal with any ordinary disturb ance. But in the event of serious trouble, riots, and so on, they will need assistance. And Arst and foremost they will look to the HKDF for that assistance.

"I hope that the majority of those who come forward will Juin the HKDF but there may be some who for one reason or another are unable or unwilling to do so at this juncture. What we nek them to do la to register, say what their qualifications are, and that they are prepared to nasist should an emergency arise,

"On that register wo want. every loyal man and woman of this Colony to come forward. whether he is an enginoer to as- sist at the power station or whe ther he be a man who is prepared to join the special constabulary Instead of the HKDF, we want him to come forward and register his name.

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As you know, there is to be component of the Force calind the Auxillaries. One wing of that of that component is the Home The recruiting organisation and Guard Wing. You can well ima the registration organisation will Kine that

the members of the be one and the same. There wili Home Guard will be extremely he five tentres--Corps Headquar- valuable in guarding important ters in Garden Road, Hong Kong strategic posts which will thereby Cricket Club, Club Lusitano, Club relleve the regular police for Recreio, and Kowloon Cricket other urgent dutler.

ULANSZO

PICTURE OF THE DAY

A Fair Cob!

This male awan (cob, if one has to be purlat about - It). invaded 'busy Maida Vale in London and turned à deaf our unravel the traffio to the poses of police who arrived to tangle, But when a keeper, from Regent's Park talked to him in language he could understand, the awan made a dignified

return to his own environment.--(AP Photo),

More U.S. Marines Leave China

Shanghai, February 9.

Club. I should like to express my Whether for reasons of economy or policy it is now

"Then in the event of such thanks and appreciation to thos trouble we have got lo

four, clubs for being so public- that the essential services kept working.

are spirited as to offer their services for this purpose. (Applause).

we shall need

Whether we Steel Framework

In addition special constables. should have a special constabu lary force or whether they should form part of the Essential Ser- vices Wing, has still to be worked out.

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"The Auxillaries of the Hong Kong Defence Force are a non- combatant part of new

the.

force. If things get worse, 'and the police and the auxillarles feel they cannot deal with the situation alone, then the com batant components of. the HKDF will be called aselet.

in to

"That, then, will be the prime and main function of the Hong Kong Defence Force. Internal security in Hong Kong is tremely important;

X-

Along The Border

"Its next role will be along the

clear the United States will radically reduce the strength of her armed force in China. Two troop transports with 1,600 U.S. Marines aboard, left Tsingtao yesterday. Some of them were bound for San Diego, California............... The departure leaves only that status they infringe less on of China, than one battalion of U.S. Marines the sovereignty

when ashore. Also they are more mobile. Tsingtao."

Withdrawal of 1,000 Tsingtao

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"You gentlemen, I hope, will join the HKDF because you old stagers will be the steel frame- work. As you know, the idea of | an all-embracing defence force, that is the military side and the marines from China on January More Reductions Coming Further reductions are certain, one organisation. 8 cut combat forces roughly to In comes from the fertile brain of two marine battalions, one at Vice Admiral, Oscar Badger said

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NEW HOTEL RATES

TO BECOME LAW Few Surprises

Adhering closely to the recommendations of the Hotel Rates Ad- visory Committee,, an Hotels Ordinance to control rates for hotel accommodation and service had its first reading at the Legislative Council meeting yesterday.

The regulations in the Ordinance will apply to klong Kong residents and to only 24 hotels in the Co lony Chinese hotels and boarding houses, catering essentially for Chinese guests, are to be excluded from control.

Tourists and transient guests are not protected in

the new Ordinance.s

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Government has apparently Regulations of 1940. Any charges also accepted the Committee's ked under these regulations opinion that the Paramount and shall be deemed never to havo Cathay hotels should not be been applicable when the Or brought under control as "theydinance becomes low after the

third reading.. are in the nature of luxury

The Ordinance will be enforced hotels, essentially catering for by proclamation by the Governor wealthy Chinese." The two in the Gazette..... hotels are not included in the "Definition Of Resident list attached the Ordinancë.

to

When finally passed by thei Council, the Or- in force dinance 'will continue

to

Bald

Moving the first reading of the Ordinance yesterday, Mr. J. B. Legislative Grimm, Attorney-General, that the Bill has a twofold until December 31, 1930, after objective.

It seeks to provide which the Legislative Council: enable may from time to time by re- ordinary legislation mensures to be imposed on hotels solution extend the duration of "term not in respect of accommodation and the Ordinance for charges by way of legislation exceeding one year,

The Bill includes the Hotel Re- enacted by the Legislative Coun

gulations which are applicable

orts listed

In a separate 24 hotels schedule

cil rather than by perpetuation of the system of control by Defence Regulations.

The legislation, ho addeti, will meet the desire which has been voiced

th: the Council that the law of the Colony should in tima of penes only consist of this legis- lation of the Council, legislation

to

According to the Regulations

"Hong Kong resident" le person who has been decfared in writing, by the: Quartering Authority to be one whom he bellaves is aɛresident of Hong

must

Kong.

be writion

by

Defence or Emergency Re-

The do zulations being avoided on a prescribed form, which may

The second

objective is

enable control by way,

scenmmodated

Hotel private G

of the recommendations of the siłow any Committes. They have been occupied by more readived during the fast fow days and are being studied..

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The Penaltios

years

In the

the

Chinese Turned Back From Saim

9.

Bengkok, February Blameae immigration officiela said that during). January, more than 300 would, b Chinese immigrants without properly vizzed pasaports re- turned from to Chinese

They aald most of these re

ow or Holnow. to Swatow or

taken action was

dor

ing the first month of enforcement of naw.immigra tion regulations, instuding the reduction of the Chinets Im- migration regulations, includ Ing the reduction

of the Chinese Immigranta quota from 10,000, in

In 1948 to 200 this year

The Immigration Depart-

ment sald: 140 of this year's 200 Chinese Immigrants quote has already bagn filled and the Indian quote of 200, for 1040 was #liedy milled... Associated Pr

Reds Mass

On Yangtse

for be completed in advance of a of

Shanghai, February 9. Instance, of enforcing a reserva-person's arrival on the request

employer or by his authorised empl

The first major Commynlaf tion of classes of musta, being a fagentul d

bid, to cross, the Yangtse loom- which could not A AN type of copine by Don

capacity is defined edt steder South wear of Nana tegally pro

the Regulations the king de General Chen YIT fence

The

Bu, be Regulations

maximum number of persons Communist ́armies, poured into said, is largely an

enabling

more than 10 af age who the region North of the river Infosure.

may be Grimn Bald that rey Mr. presentations from several respective type of roora mention opposite Huhu in considerable

od in.

the Second: Schedule strength, Nationalist military

in sources have been received by the

sources herastevealed. odgo Regulations. Government regarding certain

shall not The source said that the Com- room to be munist movement inay be the prelude to large scule crossing than ta maximum capacity. Additional attempts along in 20-mile stretch: charges for children less than 10 of the riverbotten Hohsten, Ih Eastern Anhwa and Yuki, which shall not...

#xceed half Ho added that in so far as rite paid by an adult. No ads studed with file sand Islands, besides beig, ulimunlly anglow criticism has not already been ditional charge shall be made for

Land met by the form of the lab than three years of age where to have intended day and t accommodation of a childless

Danyaljanits are faidza Regulations, effect could course be given to criticisms by neither bed nor bedding is sup- patrolling, of this Lecter of the river, where they claimed to have amendment of the Bill or Regula plied by the hotel,

captured more than 30 Commun Arbitration Of Disputes

The Quartering Authority shall at wooden boats on Monday not make a declaration that a Reptor, parson is a Hong Kong resident unless he is satisfied that the

Canberts, February 9, ·. person has resided in Hong Kong for a consecutive period of not Dr. Evatt, Australian Minister less than six months before mak-for External Affairs, told the ing such a declaration, or if the House of Représentatives' herd in today that he had been informiad period, in which he resided the Colony: before taking the that it was proposed to bring the declaration, combined with the matter of Cardinal Mindszenty s period be intends to stay aggre-telal before the United Nations rate to six months.

General Assembly in New Yorke Reutar. (Continued on Page 141

Strang In

Shanghai February 2, Bir William Strang, L. SURNA British Permanent Under- Secretary for. Foreign Affaire, In the arrived (here. 'today Course of a survey of Britia Interests in the Far East.

Among others he had tafika ! with was the British Ambas sador, Bir Ralph Staydnson,.. who

~ made a

a special air trip. from Nanking for the pur-

Commandant (Applause). Tsingtao afloat and one at Shang- recently the navy's port facility Shanghai

hal, also afloat.

persoarel stationed at Shangha! They remain afloat because in is to be sharply cut because there is no longer need for them, "A good deal of port facilities work was bandling supplies for the ad- visory group, which is now gone.

In Shanghat

com The Navy In prises a sizeable force of cruisers, destroyers, troopships, command-

Sotne hospital ships. rhips and

naval

maneotivres this force dwindles t fraction of that strength. Most of It is based at Tsingtao but there is usually one cruiser a Shanghai, sometimes a destroyer or two and an mand ships.

Shanghai Peace Delegation Delayed

Shanghai, February 9,

address the Corps. He border. As you know, there are Members of the peace delogation received instruc-

End Of An Era

bandits and guorillas ncross the

frontier. For several months past

the police have had to have addi-

tional posts there. Should there

be a serious influx of refugees, or should some of these.. guerillas

tions, from the Communists by phone from Peiping today to delay heir departure until 9 a.m. on Friday.

"This evening is rather like a take it into their heads to create it was learned unofficially that the mission headed

New Year's Eve party at the end trouble on our side of the border,

of a century, where we say good- and the police are unable to ideal

bye to the old-century the Hong with them alone, the first people Kong Defence Force, because on Monday recruiting will start for we will look to for help will be

the Defence Force. the Defence Forca.

•

"But although recruiting Te

If that is still insufficient, then going to start on Monday, the we shall have to seek the aid of MKVDC and the HKVNG will the regular forces.

remain in being until the end of the month, and the new Foros will not formally come into being until the same

The third rols of the Defence Force is in war, I am not one of those who believe that way in around the corner. But it' is a possibility, and we would be fools "The reason for that is the pre- If we did not take it into Nonri- liminaries of

of recruiting-setting deration. The defence of the

up

of forms, medical examina- Colony in war falls primarily on tions, and so on, take a little bit the regular forces. But they will of Lime. And when the existing need the assistance of the Defence Volunteer organisation is to be Force which is not only for in- disbanded at the same time asternal security but also for 'com-- the new Force comes into exis- batant duties. tence, we would have, no Volun tear organisation at all, nor would we have anybody on the register for the Forces:

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"Therefore, it is proposed that

Myith all these possibilities be- for us-internal disturbances, trouble on the border, and more remotely, war-would we no1:00 fools if we did not, take our meas

at the end of the month the exist- suros now and make our plans

ing Volunteer Ordinance should socoritingly?

be rescinded and the new Defence ju".

"It is in the recollection of most

Ordinance hall come into effect of you that in 1925 the world was

“There has been a Brest - deal

In great, deni; quieter; than `nów,

of correspondence in the paper. But still there was A

recently as to what is the role of

Koneral

the Hong Son Defence, Taree strike in which the HKVDC was

31. Ja precisely what Coldat Mie und with great effect.

chelt. has dus, desáribed the

of the former Volunteer Córn

thin Colony, zdest“ aid?

Now the world is considerably

mono"Levubious Shrin

We have tande our

by Dr. W. W. Yen, which hoped to take off this morning, received word after bad weather' had delayed their start.

May Ease Foreign Trade

an occasional com American nationals who feel their

eir safety may one day 'koon depetid on

on the amount of nayaf strength in these waters are not too worried about withdrawal of The marines since reinforcements at Guam and Okinaws are only a couple days steaming away, for practical purposes as close Shanghal is to Tsingtao-A330- ciated Press.

The Weather

As far as it could be learned, the Reds advanced no reasons for the delay, but it immediate ly raised the conjecture that the Communist leader, Mao Tre-tung, may be needing more, time to prepare new conditions At 000 GMT (2) pm, XKHT) Chlos and Japan fontiaue to be, dominated it.

It is learned that an affort.

le being made by the local. British community to provide IBF William with a rough as-- itimate of the present British, stako in Bhanghai-Reuter.

of

tions af a later stage, where necessity is show

According to the contents of. the Bill, the Governor la; given power to appoint, any person to be the Quartering Authority for the purpose of the. Ordinance. The Quartering Authority may make regulations to control hotel accommodation and the regula

charges for hotel services. tions be makes must, however, he submitted", to the Governor and

into force

after only

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or at least, consider revision of the intense Siberian antheyclone which being approved by rezolution of

A war the Legislative Coumuil his initial eight terms, which shows no signs of weakening.. government circles, consideremples trough system extends from The Bill provides penalties for of any of the 10-

Lof too harsh

the Or

MEN [of -Shanghai, 1150 stationary in the HW. Power Mind Init"moving slowly, AE and E5, ulaan hord

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Canton, February 9. Kwangtung Provincial authorities are urging Pro mier Sun. For Cabinet to aboilsh: varlous Government angles which restrict foreign learned trada hore, it wan

joint conference of five pro tehind it over 8 China, the N Kasteels dinance, maximum prison atiably

today,

vinces and three saunicipalities: anti-cycloalé aradient, bas Increased vary sentence of six months" and a They include Export-

of "HIC$1,000 ako maximum the the Control Board, Pinant held in Hankow' today, passed a

androsolution to send a people's peace day cast-free store included in the Bui.

The Bill also provides for re- Board and Control Bureau for

delegation to Nanking and Fel-introns in posed plans Clouds. for "Testing Com-

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