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CORRESPONDENCE

The Editor takes no respon jihility for views expressed - M letters by korrespondents, and by No incuns necessarily with them.

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HK Women's Club

Members of the Committee of the Hong Kong Women's international Club at the annual general meeting Thursday, From left to right: Mrs. J.M. Morhaug, Mr. H. Odátt, Mra. W:C: Watson, Mrs. A.E. Matthews (Ohairmao)." Mrs. M.M. Watson (Vice-Chairman), Mrs. A. Woo, Mrs. A.K. Dimond,

WOMEN'S CLUB GENERAL MEET

In Great Britain 99 tier cent of the workers wives und mothers spend Monday mornings at the Wash tub, to anals there, chum, what are they doing, why wanh- The organisation of such an

dirty greasy boller suits,, etc, appeal conveys the Impression is the new Hong Kong Defence him to nehieve "equitable distri- that Mr. Muchouguil's resignu | Force.

ete yes sle, yellow soup is not bution" What is the good of ex- only necessary but essential, can tion is nut voluntary but come Apparently, taktinu his rue panding a business, or striving you Imagine miner getting his pulsory and, if this is set, tho trom conversations with the ac for brlier wrofessional quotica- borty grime off with toilet soap? fact that the Colony's senior civ)! Zunce chiets, Mr. Jolm Behugile tions, 4 one gets back only a few With regarıls the recent cervant has been asked to resign says "It is a pity that those of renee out of every pound? $b-ications, agreed that the sents requires publie explmation. Ilong Konge armchials critics like Your correspondent

hell by reduced majorities, were the other hand, Mr. who are shaking themselves with "CIAL I no longer live in what you omitted to say is that MacDougall's resignation in volun- self-righteous rage over the n-England.

1-few before the General Election. fary, and there is no reason to creased expenditure on defence

were Conservsilve believe that it is not, we assume cannot

strongholds, ronse themselves to

notwithstanding The dreary out- that the reasons nivanced by analyse the contents of their

look, forecasts of meat cuts, marle hit in tendering his resignation own newspapers."

before the last two electionss were considered good und suffi- Mr. Behague is wrong equit. Sir-With reference to your and the big guns of the

Taty elent by His Excellency Governor, and

the The public is not ungered over cutterint of the 23rd, concerning party brought into action, The presumably the increased expenditure on, de- my letter of the 21st inat.

Coversument were successful, Becraturs of Statu for the fence. They are opposes tu shy Your remarks with regards to which I think proves that the Colonies, and an appeal of this exponditure al public

Funds Creat Britain' being able to ob-average voter is concerned only naturo savours of Impertinence. which will benelit only a few. talt more food is still received with the

party that has We note that no such appen

Housing, for instance. Millions with incredulity, not because I policy. Time war of Courte has been raised on behalf of the have been spent on housing at a dvout Socialist and can prove whether the present Gov- 11 Polter oneers who were dis- few government servants. The believe no ill of the present ernment policy will bear fruit. missed without explanation, Per-Reneral public's welfare has been Government: please do not com haps the sponsors of this appeal completely ignored in this con-

The question of a square dent pare Socialists with the modern for the workers, you say what would be willing to divert their nection.

fcria of Communists, who it is

sitare deal for the workers. inlagde energies to the cause As a journalista keen obser-agced have the opinion that my own interpretation thint of those unfortunate men.

ver of events, people and situn- "Joe" can do no wrong. If you the good Wings of life,should be tions-Mr. Jołn

has consider Socialists as hear rebt- Babague

equitably shared, equitably mark falled in his occupation.

Blues Lives

Communists, I might

not equally.

Don't you suggest

relationship think Mr. Editor, that a working -suine between Toryişm and Fascism. mas is entitled to (a) Security or say that our great Wartime of tenure, (b) Security in old fender "Church" is a kinsmen age. (c)

all, he does help to say the least,

produce the

that menns It

that security possible. generally known there is work food shortage. Great Britain has Str,-Your criitorial 031 th

You state that various importers powering burden to bear, brought He says he detected 13 cold subject of the British Socialis have returneri from 'visité" over apathy in the heart

about by the last war. The crush- ul Hong government's attitude townrd-

sens sinting that they can pro-

There are now more than 60: ing taxation de borne or shared Kong (the people I presume) but

food and tire equitable distribu cure foot, would be very in- by all classes according to the

members, many of whom arr The falls to give an explanation tion of goods raises the whole terested to know in what quan

nputhy.

yet you Mr Editor young business girls and womer pocket, question of taxation.

more important--really words fail me have the of various nationalities. Club au Vation ability

obviously limited. Most of us believe in good an-

prices.

audacity to otherwise he would have gone | cint

"Is the working tivities are mainly social, my service-hospitals, schools We all agree that we are hard Iman novar ashamed deeper into the queslits.

etc, but the plain fact is that in

accept of various races For

up and fighting for economie the security that taxation is pro- hia information, the cold

present-day Britain the level of survival, yet you infer we should

with?"

Judged the surest way of pro- nunthy is not due to

viding him luck at

government expenditure hay ouajes the part of the people soared into the realms of the fan-

old price for food, 11 *** pay any

I know that you bave not

moting international friendship. visited Englaust since the Wor.. we spend too much on food, or

Members of the Committee who to think about the future." It is inst

tastic. 1 have been a saiaries the

would cnictly die

opposition present to

would know the attended the meeting were Mrs. the

By otherwise you ad-

worker all my life, and hav ministration has failed in progressively improved my posi-e Shcialists)

made a few bat bargains just tough time the average working A.E. Matthews, Chairman; Mrs. that

we would have man is having, he is most cer-

MOM.M Walson, Vice-Chaleman: its primary duty by negtecting tion, but when I left Home

to reduce our imports of essen- fainly not being pampered at the Mrs. H. Odell, Mrs. W.C. Wataon, C) Mrs. A. Woo, Mrs. A.K. Dimond, the Interests at the general public. come

come here I was paying 35 per tal row same time, may I pahit rent of my totul income in direct; necessary for industry and our

materials which

are expense of the wealthier classes. and Mrs. J. M. Morhaus, Lib out that the general publie is the taxation

During the war years, the hor- (deducted every month, Expert Drive, what would be the rass resulting, were shared by majority in Hong Kong, at the before i

Further, saw it.)

consequences? It would delay yur One rew to whom Mr. John Behague everything i

vhid Thought, with faw nas spoken.

mixed scentions, was inordinately tax-ecovery, mean mass unemploy- shelters, satin and silic Mr. John Behngue says that, and estimate that three-t again, the shops would be with printed cotton, a fine sense full of foodstuffs, birl unfor- of comradeship, arose, class bar- here "cannot use quarters the critics

of

entire income

tunately the masses would not Ahemselves

went to the government,

riers were laid aside, ict to analyse the

the love the

same spirit obtain purchasing power to rents of their

today, awn newspapers", This does not even begin to buy the goods. Old Mr. Juha Behague alimsel nake sense, especially as I could

Great Britain will poll through. attempt to ruilyse the contenta got see what

I go!

CH.M.L. In return, of our newspapers

Yes, my food was subsidised, but during the Colony?

were removed,

Sir-For a man who claims te (1 journalist. Mr. John Behague's views (published in the "China Mail" on March 23) on Hong Kong in sume respects show that

observations his far from intelligent.

for that cold

At the

are

His obser-

Did

Singapore, he says, can learn a lot from Hong Kong. top. Mr John Behngue, too, can learn a lot from Hong Kong journalists.

OBSERVER. Taxation

even

if subsidies

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af Hitler, which is ridiculous. to health, afturity in sickness and the Gloucester Hotel.

and

that

personally applaud ward of Finance." Sir Stafford his

Cripps, who is without a doubt would act have cost my wife and you, making himse

torsting to the future, not, mark

the Gov weekinment popular: like our great pobably paid Wauline

leader, he promise took nothing but hard work and toil for years to come, not much like vate catching, methinks,

attempt to seah the Correspon trene Columns as visiting! Jour

gwell pether nailsts should de

to Blaze ou As things were, i what the public are concerned LA a week, as subsidies about? Obviously he did not.

3/5d. In the pound. Roads I have come to conclusion bridges, parks, sanitation, public that Mr. Jos Behague has based transport, els.. were paid for b his unintelligent observations on the local city or county eunct what he overheard

few (out of further taxation pro coclitali parties where people videt hy people like me.) AL

thay having had a trying

are auto hack, if that the goven- naturally not anxious to discuse rent was giving me was debine Tanything except a few light sub-protection through the greatly.

as tenis champion-reduced armed forces.

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Yon state that 99 per cent of tr purchases are conditioned by the tastes of the workers; what excuse my a sweeping

statement. "Arly Laughter". On the one hand you tell us we are living on tick. then

suggest that you go

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make

over.

The Hong Kong International Women's Club yesterday field the annual general meeting in the club rooms on the First Floo:

Mrs. A.E. Matthews, Chair-

gave on account *nan,

of the lub's finances and activilics dur- * 1948. She revealed publi

nations totalled HK$16,810 last year.

sin* Informal association 'among thez: has been jön

rarian.

ane

Was

hav

Quarantine restrictions been imposed agains! arrivals from Haiphong on account of smallpox, it was officially stater! yesterday.

BUS MILEAGE

Last

busco

your the "Colony'a dleiance travelled a equivalent to 500 times round the world.

Total mileage

the

covered by busca was 12,500,000 miles according to the 1948

annual report of the Govern ment.

The number of passengers carried in the year under review totalied 78,500,000 an compared with 69,000,000 by more than 3,500,000 tram

moro than by trains, and 28,000,000 by ferry beats of the Star Horry Company. Limited.

Govt Opens Offensive

On Karens

Rangoon, Burma. March 24.

The Burmese Government today announced a big offen- sive aimed al recapturing Mandalay from Karen rebels and Communists.

that

ROBBERY ALLEGED

An aman employed at No. 412, Des Voeux Road West, 2nd floor, reported to her employer that she

At the same time, North Burma three robbed by

Balch young Army Headquarters Chinese taley

while going up Government troops had retaken the stairs, last night.

to She had been sent

colice! dulay. $3,500 by her employer out which $1,000 was claimed by her

to have been robbed.

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The police are detaining he for further investigation.

'Exercise Lancer' Details Revealed

The people who received th we shoul produce non-essential Fire British warships, the police and the entiro

good:-FTH #urc the

minority Arc without their territsle in truly

Meiktila, 90 miles South of Mun-,

A Covernment spokesman said the Karens driven from Meiktila, have taken up new positions be- tween Meiktila and the rail junc- miles away. tion of Thazi, 13 Thazi in Government kands.

The Government said the first bly blow in the Mandalay offen- Give was the recapture of Amura- pura, silk weaving town about seven miles South of Mandalay.

(Dispatches from Burman_are subject censorship of the Bur- mese. Govermucnt.) ~~~

Burmese troops were reported carrying on a continuous heavy bombing of Karen`positious insklei Mylnge.

The Korens, 'fighting for their own state, occupied Meiktila on

March 12,~-~- Acsociated Press. Obstruction

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lects, guch ships, ele.

The people are not reluctant to benefit of the money so we majority

of the

military forces will take part in a large-scale Uscuss the future. Contrary to ingly taken from me. those whe

10 prepared 10 Mr. John Behague's opinion, we are still referred to as the only

exercise "Exorciso Lancer'—noxt week. Stilton cheese, ย

·lasses, didn't care have given the matter more than "working"

Main object of the exercise HMS London, Cosauck, instalire is the establishment of as 1 port towards their food, un-siders yellow soup more impor-co-ordination with the police. Cenadian Warsip, Crescent, will

deeting thought. One obvious whether I ved or died-se long that Dr. Edith Summerskill con- Is to improve co-uperation und Amethyst, Black Swan, and the February 20 and Mandalay

the Reform Clubx

employment pay, sickness benefit, tact than fancy cheese.

in the maintenance of internal participate in the excicise. Mr. John Behague is impressed elinler, free selenling. and the I wonder what a miner's wife'

Army units participating will Twith the plaus for the future hundred and one other free ser- would say when she visited her security and to test communi-

be 25th Field Reghnert, Royal vices.

grocer, and he said sorry Mam. cations by telephone and wire- Txplained to him in conversations

Artillery, 1st Battalion The Butts,

Case Hearing between the police and 26 Gurkha Riles, 2/10 Gurkha with defence chiefs

Hong T am not so reactionary as no yellow soap-but you can less TKong He must be one of the may sound. It's just that Lcannot have a quarter of Stilton cheese. the Services.

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Hearing of the summons “Riots" have been planned for

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$10,000 BAIL ESTREATED

Yip Fuk-chor allas Yip Pik-san, who is alleged to have been in- Following restoration of order volved in a $20,000 swingle case,

for

shing Lo at Central yester- day.

The prenecution was conducted by Superintendent TE. Clunie, and defendant was represented by Mr. A. J. Clifford.

Further evidence was given by two witnesses, probational In-

with Army Resistance, the poller had his buit of $10,000 estreated spector Young and Detective P.C., will resume control of the situa- when he was absent from court Law Wan.

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d'Almada at before Mr. X. The police's part in the Ner Central yesterday. Territories phase of "Exercis The cate was remanded for Lancer will be to test

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Their duty will be to report mock incidents and hostile bir traft from observation posts and trom Jaunches cruising in Hong "Kong's 'tèrritoriál waters.

Members of the Police Reserve will, hot be included in the exer- cise.

After

de- cross-examination, ferite counsel, in His unisston, kald that the summons itself was (or obstructing police officers in the execution of their duties, but there was no duty at all to enter FINED $400

the manager's office to investi Chow Man, aged 23, of No. 41 gate a alleged theft

Mr. Clifford further that the New Market Stroot, second floor." was fined $400 by Mr. F.X, d'-| evidence on its face value was Almada al Central yesterday on unbelievable. The manager and the clurge of possession of 10,000 star of the Ritz Garden would packels of elgarettes without certainly not attack three police paying duty.

officers, he added. On the Services' side, the tain- The court ordered that the The magistrate ruled that there

programmo in "Exercise cigarettes would be connsenthal is u case to answer.. Lanter" will include practice if iluty of $230 was not bald Hearing is adjourned to Juno firing by noval guns, and cd within 24 hours.

28. ordination tests between the Air Defendant was additionally Force and the infantry, Army unité will also participate in „simulated `night actionz, "

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when Chan Han-yee alina' Chon Foo,

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