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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1949.

Nanking Canton Double-Decker Bus In Kowloon Canton

Train Service

Shanghai, April 17. Train service between Nanking and Canton- ultimately, it is hoped, ta Hong Kong—is to start next week. The trip to Capton will take six days, with stopovork at Shang- hal, Hungchuw, Nanchang

and a few other clude

The trih Will

first, second and third classes, with sleepers for first class passengers. The first prices quoted.. for tickets were Y800,000 (about US$7). for first class GY400,000 for second class and GY200,- 000 for third class.--As- soclated Press.

Theatres Threatened

Canton; April 17. Police are watching leading moylo houses which have been threat- enco with explosions unless they pay extortion money equivalont US$1,000 to US$2,400,

to

The first ytetim was the Grand Theatre which was blown up on April 10, re- sulting in injury to 11 persons,

The bandits have start- ed this reign of terror ap- parently on the assump- Bon the police, will relax tele efforts during the present Interim perlod When Chu Hui-jih will re- place Li To-han as police chief-Associated Press.

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Correspondence

The Editor takes no respon ibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and be no means necessarily agrees with them.

Corruption Charges

Sir, It would seem that your correspondent "Doo Mo Lon" has rushed into print without care- fully reading and digesting my anten which uppeared In

Chins Mail on Friday lost.

the

For his benefit, I would quote from my hereunder an extract letters winch speaks for itself;

A Fleet of. Double-decker buses were put into ser vlee in Kowloon yesterday. ("China Mall" Pluto),

Goddard Brings New Ship To HK

His admiration for the brass buttons prompted him to ja to sea, says Mr. L. M. Gud- dard. 60-year-old skipper of the HK$10,000,000 aluminium river craft Yu Men, which ar- rived here yesterday from Canuda.

Bible Auditorium

(Continued from Page 11

the

A

un route from Shanghai. At the end of the Auditorium new Hammond organ will strive about two weeks time, was a large, platform with an here in enormous mural done in oils as he wulderi, the backdrop. The foci of There was no attmission fec attention in this symbolic mural and it was explainest that none were three crosses, rising on a hill | in the centre of the picture,

money donated voluminrily by the audience as offerings In front of the mural on the would be used to pay. the people "Before coming to any decision

brilliantly lit stage stood a choir en the platform. The salaries a to whether or not I will accept

of some 60 people, both men ant are koked after by the Church, the challenge of Doo Mo Lou"

They wore black gowns į The collection women.

is 10 go toward to revent my identity, I would

"As a kid user 10 bong with white surpllers. The choir | the cost of the building. like to know whether he would, around the waterfront in were accompanied by a plano, n after revealing his identity, behome town, Crafton, Ontuela. marimbu, prepared to accompany me 10 begon my sentoring life at 12

violin Ching proper and there make the years of age," the veteran skipper

accusations

the against

Buld. Chinese us he has made through your columms,"

sarne

+

to the last paragraph of As "Do Mo Lod's" lotter, may 1 ask by what authority he demands that I either accept his challenge or for ever hold my peace?.

In phasing, it would also be interesting to know if "Dou Mo

: vibruharp

Bible Lecturer

▸

Intl.

Cost US$13,000

D

Reminders

Easter

Today

Race Meeting, Valley, 11.30 a.m.

Happy

Whist Drive, European YMCA,

$ p..

Tennis Tournaments, at Kowlnán

Cricket Club, 3 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Union Church Management Com-

⚫ milte meeting,

Jardine's board room, 5.30 pan. HK Rotary Club luncheon, tolk on "Novel Experiments in Horticulture" by Mr. R. E. 10001. Roof

Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Bridge Drive, European YMCA, &

p.m. Open Air Euster Concert,

YMCA, Waterlog Rout, Kowloon, 9 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Canton Insurance Omer, Limited, Annual generat meeting,

Chinese

The "China Mall" won tutt flat this totalled US$13,000, Mr. F. W. Delamore, work gure which presumably covered Mr. Goddard served for more traveller and.. Bibla lecturer, who the six-month lease of Railway | than 30 years in several Empress acted as Master of Ceremonies, liners..

M. N. F. Brewer, Steretary of over the loudspeaker - introducesi

Conference the Genertil associate, M. Henry hlinsuif, his

Adventists' China During the last war,, he saw Meissner, and a number of

of the Seventh-Day

Tor Division, told the "China Mal some exciting service on trans- Church's associate ministers and that the Auditorium was only a ports in merchant marine convoys. Lible Instructors to the audience.cmporary structure", He would

to DB

of

what

Jardine's Bopri noon.

1

Room.

12

meeting, H Club

Talbot House, 5, MacDonnell Roa", 0.30 p.m.

"I am not a nowcomer to its he moved votes of thanks to pake no guesses Colony. It's it nice place, but various people in some way con- loo" could see his way to explain I'm glad I'll be flying hoine on nexted with the proction at the night become of it at the end of Glierary & Debating Group of

DOUBLE LION COTTON YARNS directed to coruption in private tion in local Government Depart

Dou Mo Lou would have your readers believe, then maintenance of this "Anti Corruption Department" at public

Various Counts Available 6s, 10s, 12s, 16s, 20s, 26s, 325.

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In them are "fine, tebäccor

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ments, as

Wednesday with the crew," he said.

thanked

SV

of the the six-month lease, or for that others why there should be an "Anti

A foreign Auditorium.

natter at the end of the three- .B.. Trevor. month Corruption Department" in the

evangelical programme | tagal

Palics Force, the activities

Manager of the Brilish section conducted by Mr. Detornore and The 3,073-ton aluminium super-

of the Kowloon-Canton which Department are not

Kail- Mr. Meissner. Jand on.. whose structurest river craft is one of way.

the Tho building appears quito enterprise. If there is no corrup

and Mr. Dick three "floating fortunes being building, stands,

fact that It was cfcrted constructed at Quebec City Lo of the Dah Leo, Construction substantial and, in spite of the

which Company,

put up the the Ming Sang Industry Co. bulding in a record 28 working very rendily. It is solidly built quickly, coull not be torn down pany of Shanghai. ship, the Hu Men, arrived here days.

with white-washed brick walls, Mr. Dettmore told the audience after making last month

number of windows and three that

the 12,000-mile trip.

Church's evangelicht doord

floors on ench side designated by movement had been very success-

electric red and white

"exil" The Yu Men,, or

ful during its year i Shanghal, signs. It is lit by modernistic has 20 foreign personnel Aboard erected. air. Detamore and Mr. foldable wooden chairs.

where a similar building was indirect lighting. The scals her are the Chinese representa- tives of the company.

OX PUTINE

money.

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♫

sheer

wisto

SIMPLE SIMON,

FIRE ON MARBLE ROAD

of

sister

Jade Gate,

audience

are

Meissner intend to spend about

The

listened alten.- three months in Hong Kong, he-tively lo a sermon by Mr. All three craft are designed to

fore fore procceting to Singapore,

Detamore on the question "Be. carry 48 passengers in 5 deluxe Borneo

Siam. and

yond Tomorrow What Is Coming?" Five fire appliances und an cabins with private baths and At last night's service Mr. He told the audience that they ambulance were summoned short- and modern amenities, 20 second- Meissner sang several hymns in would ind the answers in the Iy to No. 12 Marble Road, Shauld-class and 152 third-class. The is excellent baritone volee and Bible. wan after 3 p.. yesterday, when Yu Men is capable of

rendered utilizing

Luggage Manufacturers,

15 to 16 knals. Spécial gadgets Nine squatters' huts next to the have been installed to enable her premises, were all burnt down. to combat the numerous natural There were no casualties.

obstacles in the upper Yangise.

a fire broke cut at the Luen Fat oil or coal, and can make from on the violin. Besides being a Bing the coming week the

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS Easter Race Meeting,

Saturday, 16th and Monday, 18th April, 1949

There are twelve races each day.

The First. Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the first race will be-run at 12.00 Noon each day. The tiffin Interval is after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.)

Through Numbers (24 Rages-S48) may be obtained, at the Office of the Treasurers. 1st Floor, Exchange Ballding, also tickets for the special Cash Sweep on the last race of the second day, as well as those for the "Lantag Handicap to bo run; at the 6th Race Meeting on 21st Miny 1949, Tickets in, the Special Cash Sweep on the last rate and those, for the “lantão, Hand- cap" may be purchased alsoțat the club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon.

MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE

Members and guests are reminded, that they... and their fadles MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY. DISPLAYED througout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT a badge WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE

14.

Badges admitling non-members to the Members. Enclosure and Club Roomis at $10 each day wielußing tax are öblain- white through the Secretary, on the written or, personal intro- duction, of a Member, such Member, to be responsible for all chile, ste,

"Badzor admliting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on salo at the RACK COURSE.

The Treasurers' Compradora Office and the Secretary's office will close.at 10 am. each day.

Both Offices, At, 1st Floor, Sxelunge Bulding.

A limited number of tilting will be chtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No.: Boy (Tol. 27818).

NO CHILDREN WILJ. BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING,

O ENCLOSURE.

to, the Public, Endidate 11 each day including tax for all persons including indies, and

The price of payable at the Guts.

Bookmakers, Tio The men, elo, will not be rate

permitted to sperate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Mace Meeting.

Refreshments will be chiainable in the Restaurant in the

Cubilo. Enclosure.

SKRVANTS' PASSES,

Holders wi

Servants bassen wu to kissa jo Trimkus, Bor ONLY, who kes requested to distribute theme wiin, tion, and, to endorse their names on „iba, pamenu wwch passes are nag, Bernitted, in this KEPOPS SLOT: Passing throdth on their Latios. Auß makt. runnin In theik safloyeen him.

European YMCA, talk by Mr. Robert Bruce, 8.45 p.m. THURSDAY Rowicon Rotary Club luncheon,

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m; Y's Men's Club meeting, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m.

Over 35s Win In Cricket Game

A cricket game between 1 team of Under 35s and Over 35s of the Kowloon Cricket Club was played at. Cox's Road yesterday, resulting in the Over 35s beating the Under 35s by five wickets.

N. Hart-Baker it out_brightly for 48 not out. S. C. Trueman, opening bat, knocked up 39 be. fare being caught by Lawrence off Zimmern,

The Under 355 went in to Dat first and were all out for 112 runs. A. Zimmern made. the highest sebre for the tinder 35s with 20 ♫ number of selections

runs. Auditorium will be the J. Barrow led in bowling with ordained minister, he is quite a scene of lectures, and large als three wickets for 14 runs. David painter. Mr. Detamore told the tendances are anticipated. son hlso took three wickets but audience that he had painted the Werinesday the lectures wili mustal in the

the background, swer the question "Who 1, Con had 25 runs knocked oft him.

The Over 35s had 156 runs on Mr. Detamore apologized for and there Did fell, after which they declared,

they will an- the board when their sixth wickol any disappointment occasioned swer the the audience by the absence of We Get Our Bible,"

On Friday the advertised "Hammond organ, they will present seven remark He explained that it had been able prophecies and on next next completely wrecked in shipment Sunday evening at two identical services held at 6 p.m..and 8 p.m. they will discuss "The Atomic Bomb and Worid Peaco". A half hour.musical will precede each of these programmes.

CRIPPS TO VISIT Shanghal, April 17. The Nationalist Government at ROME SHORTLY Nanking is considering an applica-

London, April 16. tion by the China-National Avia-

Chan- Sir Stafford Cripps, the tion Corporation to resume its Shanghai-Manila air service, ac cellor of the Exchequer, will cording to unconfirmed reports shortly vialt Rome in response to here today.

wish repeatedly expressed by the was discontinued

Italian Government, it was.

CNAC's Service

To Manila

This service

Д

were

Mat. more given

Taylor took two for 18. thews' two wickets expensive, 55 runs being RWAY,

Scores:-

UNDER 35,

E. Randall, lbw b Davidson G.E. Taylor, b Hurt-Baker.. H.E. Matthews, b Davidson.. A. Zimmern, 8. Hewitt, b

Duviison W.H. Cowle, b Barrow

V.C. Bond, e and b Barrow.. E. Guest. e Hart-Baker, b

Tibble

C.R.

White, e Hewitt, h Barrow

lote. last year when China refused | officially annouheed here today, Dinwrence, bF.E. Lawrence to throw open the Fukienese port Sir Stafford will probably leave of Amoy as a stopping point for at the end of this motion Gov-

to will

J. Crawford, e Hart-Baker, b Fincher.............................. airlines aircrati ito and from meet members of the

will also give a AJ. Wood. and b Fincher.. Shanghai although C.N.A.C, planes ernment and

calling lecture on rucovery in Britain at, J.A. Wood Jr., not out hud made a regular

Extras place in their flights to and from the Invitation of the Institute of Manlio. Reuter.

Labour Studles.---Reater.

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One of the 50 street fire alarms. to be set up on the Island Is at the corner of Pedder Street near Queen's Road, Central("China Mail" Photo,)

Bank Building Homes For Staff

Some of the local staff of the Hong Kong and Shanghal Banking Corporation and their families at present residing in overcrowded rooms or expen- give hotels will probably be residing in comfortable apart- ments by the cuming Christ-

mau.

uny

The construction of tires 10- uuler *torey apartment blocks way at the far end of Colleg Road, Kowloon, will be the first housing project entered by private firm in the Colony.

The apartments, 60 in ail, are Aituated near the foothills at the rear of the La Salle College, and are expecter to be complete 10- wards the end of the year. Each apartment will have one sitting room, two bedrooms, ching room and a verandah. There wil be two lifts for each block, one for passengers and another for service.

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buiklings, The locality of the which have already taken shape, is a bee-hive of activities.

BOY KILLED

A seven-year-old, boy, while playing at Queents Road West, near Eastern Street, was run over at 2 pm. yesterday, by a route 7 bus, heading for Aberdeen. The boy died instantly..

POST OFFICE

MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails

EASTER HOLIDAY

On Monday, April 18, 1949, the Genern

Pot Mce ned Kowloon Central Pont

office will be open from & nm, to noem.

The other Branch Post (flees trom & x.m. | 10 10 am.

Thate will be one delivery of ordinary and registered correspondenco at 10 am and one rollection only from the pillur boxes

The Money Order Office will be entirely cicer!,

Unless

otherwise Ainted, Registaral Articles and farget Posts close 30 minutes estiler than the ordinary mail. if mašla cica before 10 1.3. Registered and Pared Posts close at p.m. on the pre-

Malls are closed at Kowloon. Central Pool Oflen, half an hour earlier than the GPO 'closing me.

GENERAL HOLIDAY MONDAY, APRIL 18

Claslar Times by Air Canton and Haukow, (Kowloon Cro) 14

em.. 12.80 p.m.: (GPO) 0.30 am NOGT

Alricall for Swalow and Anwy, titez.)

NID a.m. (Ord.) 9 a.m.

Alemail for Manila, ¡Reg.) it n.m., (Dr.)

and

*

0

Alinia for Bhanghai, (Ilex.) Dam.

(Oni.) 9.50 .M.

0

11.30 him.

Airmail

13

23

21

3

k

1

for Shanghai, Nanking Talogtao: Aimmall for Kunming an Lurbow! Airmal for Bwatuw, Amay and Taipeh, (eg, and Gnd) (Noon Afrmall, for Bangkok, Hamppon, Calculin. Kuruchl, Hahrein, Alexandria (aire- bl, Mombasa, Dores Halaam,, Mauri Hus, Johannesburg apud Maftilileu vla Alerandria) Home and Londwij Kow- Jon Cro

and Hoog Kong (IPO: (Iles, and Onl) · Hoon.» M

Closing Times by: Bàn....

Hollow, Pakhof via Hulbow and. Biralta,

Noon.

Bhanchal, Noo!!.

112 Japas, Non.

Total

Bowling Analyal

M A

W

Davidson

1 25

Hart-Baker

0.0 23

0 14

0. 10

2.0

G

OVER 25.

un, c Lawrence, b

ลง

F.E. Lawrence

Fincher

1. Tibbla

J. Barrow, a Guest, b Matthews S.C.

TE. Lawrence, b Taylor

F. Howarth, lbw;

Manlin, Noun,

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

Clistor Timin by Ale

·Airmail" for Manila, Ranalula, USA -nnil Canada, (Rew.) 4.30 nm2. (Ont.) ↓ p.m.

Air Parcel Pint for Mantis, Honolulu "uncl UBA,, (Kowloon cro...30 p

(OPP), p.m.

Ondisary Altmall (printed maltars, som

ples and wamil' paekel · posts) fr

· (Kowloon, Cro) 4381um, (aroj s

p.m.

· Closing Times "by (Han, " Formosa via Keelung, 10 kumbe 45

21

- UBA, „Canada,-Central and South America, 21 via Ban Francisco (No, Fatotle for

Qannis)., (Par, und Rex)" 1.30p

mokyda

w; b: Matthews 12 .P. Hewitt, a Guest, b Taylor

J. Tibble,.e:White, b Cowlo..

N. Hart Baker, not out

S.A. Giny, not out

Extras

Total.for six wickets

Pinteres

(Qrd.). 8. D. 23

n

Shanghai,

40

10

180

W.M. Davidsp, R.E. Lee, E.C. Fincher and R. Leigh did not bat.

Bowling Ankiýala **

Taylor

Matthews

White

Cowle Blond

A-ZimmerTS

A-Ji Wood

E. Randall

M

W

Over Eating

When over-instripepta in food and

Setter offers avick relief, hearkling,

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