1949-03-01 — Page 3

"REGRETTABLE DELAY

IN FERRY PIER LEASE

FUNERALS

Crash Victims

The funeral of Arthur Camp- bell, Francis Moore and Cap- tuin Paish, victims of the air crash last Thursday, was held yesterday.

Forry traffic during 1948 was three times that of 1941. More than 108,000 harbour crossings were modo and moro than 28,175,000 pos- sengers carried.

This was revealed at the 47th annual general meet- ing of The Star Ferry Co., Ltd., held in the board room of Messrs.. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., yesterday.

Mr. Campball 1 Mr. Moore

The Hon. Mr. D. F. Landale, them, is very heavy Rom, and were

Buried at the Colonial Cemetery while the

who presided, told sharehold- na your Directors have considor- remains of! Captain Paish, after A

funerals that the conditions undered it incumbent upon them.tc ger vice, were cremated.

which the, Company operated take all steps within their power S/Ld Rev. R.C.11.

to meet the heavy still uncertain, Swain, were

.as the

Bemands of RAF, Kai Tak, officiated and Mrs. Hong Kong Government had the public, we are commited te Paish was the ehlef molriter. not yet made known the con- the wardtional

heavy expenditure in respect of

launches to Others present were Messrs. C.ditions under which the piór Cariton, K. Bers, I. Miguel. I leakes would be renewed," on

which I have already referred.

W. Doyle J. Calmas.

Bax Costa W: James, A. Ste- wart, R. Sequeira, Sr. P.M. Gall, FIL/LA, P. Penneli, Coptam Ennis. Mr. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie, Mr. and Mrs. C. Eathe und others,

Floral tributes

were sent by Standard-Vneuum On Company. Flying Hostesses CPA andi MATCO, Butterfell & Swice, Mocny Air Transport, Hong Kong Ar ransport, Mr. and Mrs. Cuminings, M. Terry Marques, Treue and Kes And Phit and Bur

R. K. Laing

Mr. Robert Kennelli 1, nged 73, who died on Sunday was buried yesterday at the Colonial Cemetery The Rev. George She afelated at the graveside,

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Addressing The -shareholders Mr. Landale said:

"You will note from the Report that 28,175,000 passengers were carri d in our ferries during the your 1948; this is on increase of 2,000,000 on the number carried

"It le obvious, however, that

.tore.can

commit their Share- holders to expanditure,

which must necessarily be heavy, on building new plers so tong

the future operation of the Company remalna throuded in uncertainty, In fact it Im

even to finalise our

possible in 1947, and represents in total

carly three-line the nro-war Agure.

"The Intraduation of the re bullt "Gold Star" in January brought our fleet up to one short of the DIR-WAT Agure. but we were able to introduce and maintain throughout the year our pre-war service. In

Our fleet has been taxed to the utmost in maintaining this ser-

Mr. Laing in survived by sons. Dr. Douglas Laing and Mr. Cyril Laing and three daughters, Mrs. Iron Bux, Mrs. Abbas qui Mrs. Maycock anul many grant-vice, and I consider the success children.

ful accomplishment. of over

designa for naw piers until

Government divulges the In. formation for which wo have asked. "The continued delay in this matter la must regrettable, and little can be done improve travel fnclitics in our service until in decision on this vitul question is obtained.

"Turning to the Acents, you

faci on many Occasions of particularly heavy traffic, the will note that the Dalance from five minute service was Working Account shows i sub- tended considerably beyond stantial increase over the year the koura of the pre-war 1947; this of course is directly sohrstule.

Attributable to the Increased traffic. It is axiomatic that in any organisation supplying goods or services to the publie at reason. able rates the financial return must increase in ratio to the turtover and number of custom-

"Fare paying

passengers stil

The chief mourners were thr 108.000 Harbour crossings reflects song, daughters and grandchilil- great credit on the Coxswalus ven while others present were and Crews, of our launches. Messrs. W.A. Shea, Eric Wong.

Dolays Hove Occurred B.C. Randail, JF, Grose, W.C.

"The hope which I expressed Bung. D. Hung. F. Lopes, D.F. Lopes, R. Maliland, Chuy Wing last year that the rehabilitation chui, Major and Mrs. S.M. Chura

of mur "Electric Star" would be completed by the end of the year and many others.

Wreaths were sent by Douglas

nal materialise; delays. dict

and family. Dora,

days, nave Robert and unexpected In These family, Rufus and Begum, Gior ccurred

delivery

of the tie, Bertha and Aziz, Ado and machinery from Home, and the earliest date on which we can Minnie. Mr. and Mrs. Choa, Mr. Wel Wing-po, Th. T.C. Wong and others.

ANTI-TB ASSOCIATION

The Hong Kong Anti-Tubercu losis Association held its annuni meeting yesterday at the YWCA, Diddell Street,

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Bra

nut

at the rates Introduced in

travel 1948, ic. 20 cents per trip for 1st Class passengers and 10 cents for 3rd Class, while our monthly ticket holders still travel at the pre-war

rate fo

for single tickets. repeat my observation of list year, that this compares favour- ably with the cost of similor we travel anywhere elso in the

rates must be considered reason able is further evidenced by the ferred last year will, we hope, following facts: also be shipped

the next few months. but completion of plans for the

which will

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARC 1949.

Morrison Hill, one of the Colonys eyesores, which, it is reported, will take two to thres yours to clear. {"China Mali" photo).

Personalia

Mr. A.J.E. Luff will leave the

Colony by as, pah on Friday to Lake up the post of Bursar to the Shanghai British School. Mr. Luff arrived in the Colony na ¤ Captain It the Royal Army Educational Corps, and soon took a keen in- tocest in the cultural life of the

Colony,

Several Years. To Remove Eyesore

Morrison Hill-one of the oyasores of the Colony -will tako two to three years more to be cleared for the further development of Hong Kong, it was unofficially estimated yesterday. Officially, no estimate of the time when the hill is expected to be completely removed. was available yesterday from Government sources,

Work on removal of the hill started in 1918 when all soft material Was used for the formation of what was then By profession, Mr. John Luff called the Praya East Reclama-

an qluentionist and wastion-

On the departure of Major A. E. Ople, Mr. Lai tosk aver the position of Hecretary to the Sino- British Club, a post he relinquished at the last General Meeting, which coinelded with Mr. Luft's return to civilian life.

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the top of

Concert At

The Gripps

The first of two concerts of

considerable portion lecturer in Social Selense at the of the present Wanchal Dis- Army College before coming to Hong Kong. He was also a manter trist. of the Advisory Council for Adult

A Buddhist Temple orginally popular musle by the Hong Education

occupied

Morrison Kong Light Orchestra will be Hill.. Since his arrival here, he has

was moved elsewhere held at The Gripps, Hong Kong on Sunday at 8 pm. lectured to most of the cultural several youre before the outbreak Hotel,

The second will take place at- organisations and has given three of the Pacific War. Ruries

It was first believed that Mor of talks from Radio Hong ison H

the Poninsula Hotel on March was mainly decom- | 13. Kong. He has written two plays which wore

broadcast from these rock and easily removed. same station.

Since he left the Army, Mr. Luft has been a master at Royden House School where, he said yes

Later rock was found.

started

Stone For Building Quarrying for stone

and

Conducted by Mr. William Apys and led by Mr. Victor Orloff, the Orchestra will provide the fojlowe Ing programme of papular items Overture:Bohemian Girl" Mi.

hope to have this vessti in ser- World, and the fact that these terday, the keenness of the student, early in 1947. Since then between W. Balle; Oriental Phantasy: "I

vice is now Juno'of this year.

"New engines for the further additional vessel to which

within

re-

bu of new on, are na-

reconstruction of the Ferry Piers

Fifteen members of the Bourd of Directors of the Association day. were re-elected.

and

"These Piers, designed built in the days when average passenger trame was 20.000 per are hopelessly inuciequate for the present traffic, which now They are Dr. . Newion, Pre-uvernges nearly 90,000

per day, sitient; Dr. S.N. Chau, Assistant and no-one realises this more President; Dr. 1. Strellol, Hoan-than your Directors. ary legal adviser: Miss Ruby Mow The position with regard to Fung, Mr. S.J. Chen, Dr. T.P. Wu, the issue of new Leases for our Dr. Li Shu-fan, Dr. D. Benson, Mr. J.C. Macdoull, Miss MS Watson,

Major H.F.G. Chauvin, Dr. T.J. Hun, Dr. F.I. Tseng, Mr. Lee lu-cheng and Mr. D. But tonjce.

CHILDREN LINE

Sovan Times Higher

"The cost of maintaining our present service, which is similar to that obtaining pre-war seven times what it was then. Our total gross revenue is only

live times pre-war, although the number of ssengers carried is

three times the 1941 figure.

"The position is such that conditions were to return to normal and traffic drop to any marked extent we should be unable to operate on the exist

the friendly atmosphere the 85,000

of school and the good relations have been 000 tons of storina Chinese Temple Gnaden". Albert! quarried principally W. Ketely; Suite: "Gabrielle No. Isting between students and staff to construction. None has been No. 3, Minuet Np. 1, Tho

for Government buildings and 1, Pizzicato No. 2, Walize Romance

Patro making one of the biggest con- da

road tributions to Sino-British relations. exported, the "China Mall" was Fruderick Rosso Characteristic

informed yesterday. Mrs. Luft, who arrived on the

Music: "Russian Itural Scene” by ss. Carthage, will accompany her worked

The quarry is at present being Rudolf

Frime:

"Knightsbridge husband to Shangha!.

by contraet on which March" from the London Sulte; about 340 meq are employed in Waltze: "Wine, Women and Song" Strauss: Selection: "The Student two eight-hour shifts daily.

Prince" (In Helde Borg) Sigmund Romberg

Departures from the Peninsula Hotel during the week-end in cluded Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Mid dleton, Mrs. D. G. Old, Mersts.

T. Melzger, R. G.

A Government spokesman said that Morrison Hill will continue

have

The orchestra will be supported will sing two selected songs. She by Doreen Foster, Contrails, who is also well known in stage elrejes. She recently appeared in "Arsenie and Old Lace" W: IL Newcombe,

cided until Sir Patrick Aber brought forward from 1947 gives Arne Hartmark, Edwin Nelson. future use of the land which will arting accommodation has been

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to be used as a quarry for stone P. Skertland. A. Panve, Cable. Some of the stone has re- as fong us suitable stone is avail- Cooke. Woo, Captain Pierce, J. L. Lamp!, Miss Lily cently been found to be of in-

ferior quality. And Mr. S. D. Christy, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.

The spokesman added that the ingrare The good results of McBain, Mrs. C. Haines, Messrs, proportion of good and bad stone violin, will play Meditation plers is substantially unaltered

operating to-day are therefore

K. Benjamin, Leo Hong, R. R.

can only bc determined as (Thais)" and the "Allegro Bril since I spoke to you last year.

entirely due to the abnormal

Cebi, J. Yuen, and K. C, Loc.

quarrying proceeds, and that thellant". traffic handled. and certainly As I then told you, in July 1947

time of removal of the whole hill- Trumpet solos will be given by cannot be attributed we were informed by Govern-

to .un.

Among the new woek-end ar-

will depend on the proportions E C. MaNaughton, "Lend me your warranted increases in fares.

rivals ment that new leases would be

Ald" from La Raen De Saba, sud "The net profit

at the Peninsula Hotel of each qually. for the year

He said that as it is not known "The Post Horn Galon", will be Issued. but that terms and con-

were Mrs. M. C. W. Blanks, Mrs. was dition thereof could not be deding the unappropriated profits

$1,800,116.80.-which-after ad-3. Turner, Mr.

whon the hill will be followed by a Piccolo solo, "The und Mrs. L. exactly Richard, Messrs. J. Percival, removed, no definite plans Deep Sen" Hibbert

yol been made for the on the sum of $1,649,904.30 available S. C. Ming, S. P. Hu, J. R.

to give the publlen fail re-for distribution; your directors'

Long, E. R. Eastman, B, Smith.

become available.

view of the Orchestra, and a Buffet recommendations as to allocation D. G. Price, E. P. Waring,

Its use will depend on the cir- and Bar is to be in attendance al 1048 of this sum are embodied in the Kirkwood, and John Yuen. ed the bus terminus at the Kow-Government regretted that they Accounts,

cumstance

prevailing at the the performances," Joun ferry wharf yesterday.

were still not in a position to

time the site has been cleared, "Turning to the Balance Shert, The

the required in you will note that the transfer in Suzanna Y.C. Chen, M. Grosjean from other sources that one of Saunders, raided the second floor

said the spokesman.

When a party of revenue of}- school uniforms, Ined up in sever-formation, and tho is still the Profit

The "China Mel" learned cers, under Revenue Inspector al queues which extended from position to-day, despite the fact Account of $750,000. brings Re- Hong Kong for Saigon yesterday und Loss Appropriation and Mr. and Mrs Cochain left the terminus 'to Canton Road. that the present leases expire al

plans which Government of 190 Kilung Street on the mar The children were waiting to at the end of this year;

construction Reserve up to by Air France.

hor under consideration is ning of February 20, they found buy monthly school bus tickets, The necessary maintenance of $1,500,000. Shareholders will ap

the construction of a road link- ja fin of solid alcohol in the pag- preciate that this provision is the present outmoded plers.

Miss M.J. Gibson lett Honging Wunchat Rond, Queen's Road session of 23-year-old Chan Ho. construction and development of Lee yesterday. absolutely essential for the re- Keng for Rangoon by the as. Hai East and Wongnelchong Road. Surrendering to hip bond of Bourding Master; Supplier of Chinese Crews with guarantees our service so soon as we are in

8300, Chan was aned that sum by Mr. WA. Blair-Kerr on his ad initting the possession of dufiable alcohol charge preferred against him by Revenue Inspector D. H. Knox. at. Kowloon yesterday.

/ UP. FOR TICKETS

Crowds of school children pack- "A late as August 20,

youngsters, dressed

In communicate

issued for the first time since the war by the Kowloon Motor Bus keep them in a safe and it con- Company,

dition for the heavy traffic using.

HK Products To Be On Display

Hong Kong's products will be displayed to the world this year at the British Industries Fair in the United Kingdom and in Canada at the Canadian International Trade Fair; 1949. About 100 cases of samples of local products will be shipped on March 14 to the United King- 1.dom by the ss. Corfu, the "China Moil?' was

officially informed yesterday.

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Miss Eva EH. Chen, Miss

a position to carry out our plans. The forthcoming wedding of No Compensation Domingo Merino, 73, Wyndham With regard to the second of Street, 1st floor, and Miss Cheung the two notes appearing on the In-dor of the same address, was Balance Sheet, shareholders will announced at the Registrar's om- doubtless remember that

ca yesterday. April 28, 1948, It was offciul stated that no compensation from public

funds

would be paid for war damage. The possibility of securing payment of this claim from reparations is remote, and your Board feel the decision sa to how this Account shall be 'ad- Justed in our books is contingent on the future of the Company: we hope during the course of this year that this will be de cided,

Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Rahman; Mins S. A. Rahman, Miss: Z, A Rahman, Mesars, J. Kang Ike-hind Kim Jun-yup and Sin Chle hyun arrived in the Colony from Korea yesterday, by the ss. Hah yong

MENACES CHARGE! Hearing of the case-in 'which Mr..-H. Owen Hughes, second- an RASC driver, Cheng Chun- Hong Kong's exhibits at this chartered plane for the Ualleding the chairman's motion for the cheting, and on RASC lireman, year's BIF will include more luingdom on April 20.The Bel- adoption of the report and ac- Hut Cheung, are charged with

counts, said: varloties than last year. Total tiste Industries Fair opens; of

demanding $500 with menaces "The Agure

are of amount will be three times May. 2.

over 20,000,000 from a woman, Wong Chol- that displayed in 1948...

The group will bo accom

Compassengers carried by our ferries fung, continued yesterday bo- A representative group of 34 panied by Mr. J.B. Kite Secreturn, then under review, to fore Mr. Hin-shing. Lo at Cen- Hong Kong manufacturers, in-tary of the Hong Kong General imposing and, I feel, should make tral

Hul Cheung, in evidence, deni- cluding Mr. U Tat-choe and Mr. Chamber of Commerce. Mr. E realise the important and rea- ponsible part we play in the Yip Ping-chuch, will leave by a Himsworth. Superintendent

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Mr. Himsworth,

our position. and I think it is Hearing will continue on March who is going therefore deplorable that they 22 and 3 on Home leave, will visit the have still not given us their ans United States on his way to thewers on, the terms. of our now United Kingdom. He is due to teases,

The

Tregaurer of the Boys' and leave on Saturday in the, as has surely been in their hands ledges with thanks the gift of

The Abercromble report Girls Clubs Association acknow President Wilson,

long enough to enable them to $1,000 from the Bank of East Asia. Samples To Toronto! arrive at a decision, without Limited, and $1,000 from Mr. Jack

Samples of local products will which we cannot even plan the Saughter, also be sent to Toronto. To thead necessary improvements. In am- will be added exhibits released berkation and landing facilities. Alek, Horny urish were re-pppointed nuditors.

The Canadian Iritarvettoriali demandì. Trade Fair opens: at Toreto Cori

Supporting Mr. Lindale in the obale were. Messrs. Het hom, N.O.C. Marsh, H. Kadoorie and T.1., Wilson (Directors), and Mr. C.E. Terry (Manager).

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Today

AUTOMORROW Bridge Drive, European YMCA, GPO Urban Council meeting, building, 4.18′ punk. HK Rotary Club luncheon, Talis on "A Film Show" by Mr. H. Odell, Roof Garden, HK Hote), 12.30 p.m.

St. David's Day Dinner, by SL

David's Society of HK, RoDL | Gorden, HK Hotel, 8.30 p.m. Wreath laying ceremony by St. David's Society, at Cenotaph, 8.30 am Casting mecting for Twelfth

Night HK Stogo Club, at China Fleet Club Theatre... HK-Light - Orchestrá“ rehearsal,

St. John's Cathedral

Hull, 6.45pm..

Coming Events

Toe H Club meeting, Talbot House, 50, Macdonnel Road, 0.30 p.m.

HE Council of Social Servicop,

talk on "Recent Develop mentx in Industrial Welford" by Mrs. M. Allinson 'and Mr. EC. Drown, PRO Lecture

5.30 p.m.

•TO THURSDAY,

HIC "Automobile Association, an

general Root

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To be used. In conjunction May 30. Mr. Robert Der, Chair unanimously approved.

The report and accounts were with an Atomical Sprayer. man of the Kowibon, Chambar

mbat of The opppintment of Mr. Horace, Commerce,

has been appointed Endoorle to the Board in place la. be in charge of the Hong of Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie, who, Baroholders present were Y's Kong. Stall there: the

resigned in July 1ņas was, apm- Mr. U Tat-chew, who plans to Armed, A

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Men Club: Dionen' for now Mesars, 15 Owen-Hughes, C.W officials, Chinese Thanicses Way, A.N, Mackenzie, "E- Grant Club, Bank of. Enat' Bldg. zatury Lo: Hans Kong:by, way of -- "Mr.T:B/Wilson and Mr. H. D. Smith, - E.R. Abraham, H.H.!

1:30 the United States, will Jom M. Benham, the retiring directors, Jenes, J. Moodle, W. Hyde, CIN RAF Association......... lunchson Des before the opening of the were re-elected and Mrs. | Rope & R Ellis, ant Leina u Jasekeun nom, UK_Hotel, -Caquilair Fair,

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