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Rediffusion's Big Surprise Party

Mr. Lee Ping-pui of Cheung Sha Wan Road, Shamshuipo, was yesterday the guest of honour at Rediffusion's cocktail party to their 2,000th-subscribar.---- -----kanak magam 2-

Gold Yuan Useless In Amoy

Have you ever experienced waking up one morning to find your money useless?

A heap of presents from virlous sponsors of Red!fu slon, a couple of plane,tickets to Madao from the Hong Kong Airways, a week-end at the Grand Hotel, Macao, at Re- diffusion's 'expense were pre- sented to the lucky Mr. Two Thousandth

had ever

Perpsing a half-hour pro- kruisme, inval, Ralffusiqu'a to Mr. Lee, Mr. Frank Managing Directó. Auld I port that. The first

months of operation have caulicu "in secur This was the experience of the ink for inare surfers and lis- inhabitants of Amoy yesterday gure hun, they

List Alurt period. morning. according to arrivals Perich, from the Fukien port-city yester-Elläť tory n 1. de pra

must g let up.

ຕິນເກີນ ( "Since early yesterday morning

Tris Коня une Chinese missionary said, meet the approval or

Kowloon Isteners. about 90 per cent of the city's and

FOR some reason or. other." shop: Even in public markets, very, Inw food stalls remained open to do busine

Horn

day.

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were closet for busing Sille, hic send as Redlitusion's.

This all began when the value

Gold

selected ena P

lucky number Marcia 32 ofenior date.two years after we storic. the profeet here in Hong

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King Collars. chose the oppp Porr

of the Gold Yuan again slumped at followed thint them un Saturday night.

Many people, thinking that and cecided for time ago to hancus qur 2 difth, subscriber on they

many Gold could

aur Feclod birthing. Afay, 22. Yun with only a small amount

Mr. Lee was then he hitpa of gold, silver dollars or on the microptions to Rosa's answer .to turity of changing those for

questions said that he the Gold Yuan. Nevertheless,

installation of R the next morning they discovered nediffusion Apt en. Eeteudry, 15 that no merchant would take Gold e greatly enjoyed the music and Chinese programme, and a very interested in the English pro grammo.

Yuan.

en

Apart from the sudden change in business. Amay Was still No rush to leave the normal.

elty could be detected but in habitants were trying to sføre up more food in case of a Red siege

registered for

The guest of honour was next presented with gifts, which in- cluded Craven

cigarette

from Dodwell and Company, Milo

The Lucky Mr. 2000th DSI Sykes

Mr. Leo. (left) and some of the gifts liek recelyed! at the Rediffusion Studio yesterday for being the 2,000th subscriber of Redillusion. On the right is Mr. Frank Harris, Managing Director of Rediffusion,-"China Mall" Plisto.

Stage Club To Present

"Quiet Week-End"

Hong Kong Stage Club will prosent "Quiet Week- end" at the China Floor Club this whoki t will be the Club's sixth and final production of the season. The play will run for thred consecutive nights beginning on Thursdayız The play, written by Esther|| McCracken, is a gental comedy of week-end cottage life, and has slight resemblance Noel Coward's "Hay Fever"; which the Stage Club present- ed inst Беявал.

to

Correspondence

Meanwhile 28 Chinese, mostlyhenith food from Nestle Company Twelfth Night and the assistant no means necessarily doréng with

to

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**En Máy sukan nao kur The Editor - takes no respon The producer is Derek Orchard ibility for views expressed in who played the Duke Orano in latters by correspondents, and bu master in "The Guinea Pig" in them. which he

associated with Yvonne Charter and Viv Garton who are also playing in "Quiet Wook-End."

oversens Chinese from Manila,an Man

electric clock from Gray left Amoy by a CATC

plane brothers, cold drinks from A.S. These Fukiencse were Watson and Company, Coty per yesterday.

retur planning

their fume from L Rondon and Com- homes abroad by the Phillipine pany, Ovaltine from- -tho-Ovaltine Air Lines.

Company, Esquire cigarettes from Nanyang Tobacco

П Company Silex coffee maker and electrle stove from Gilman and Company, Camus brandy, tom II. Ruttonje and Sons, Dairy farm cooked and stuffed turkey. tickets fo: Work Ato Macao

from

From Foochow air arrivals anid yesterday the situation there

vas normal.

However, many Inhabitants were seeking either boat or air passages for Talwan.

inants of Foch believed that If the Nationalists

were to withdraw from Shanghal, "liberation will be just around

the corner.

Many rich Foochow families have already negotiated with

Kong Airways and als receipt for free subscription, in- stallation, and radio receiving

licence for a year.

Mrs. Pandit

airlines and shipping companies Mrs.

regarding chartering vessels.or

families,

their

planes for evacuating In New York CANTON DILEMMA For Dinner

Canton, May 22.

é New York, May 21. Nationalist China's gold. yuan Mrs. Vijayalashmi Pandil, currency today became worthless India's ambassador to the Unit in Canton when even black mared States, arrived in New ket operators declined to handle York this afternoon to attend it. This allowed a 250 per cont

was

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Water Pressure Sir, I'm ai resident jof¿Causo- way

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third floor apartment. For the past Ethel Holmes Browne who has three months the amount of wa- not been in. any show this season ter that has trickled from my has returnet to the Stage Club. taps has amounted to a daily two Two other members make a buckets full I haven't. had welcome return, neither of them tub-illed bath since March, in having been secri sinde "Bilthe fact, I have to go to friends for Spirit Isobel Turner will be that Juxury, remembered for her Madame Ar- Since I am paying for the stuff. cati and Mavis Bartlett for her should think the Water Works Elvira, a delightful combination could at least oblige by NCT of minx and spook.

fall in terms of the. Hong Kong a dinnor to be given in her pecker,, rounds off the cast"

-one

Indians Hold Meeting

The rest of the cast are new-cutting off the water during, my

morning shave. comers. Peter Huth it is true, has

New water mains are at pre- been associated with provious sent being laid.

Will they in- plays but always in the wings;

the pressuret, 2. croase who Margaret Sim,

plays the

CAUSEWAY-ITE. ingenue lead, has been seen in other plays in the Colony- but never in the Stage Club; father and daughter Busil and Anne Simons are each amusing in totally anrelated ways;

Livsey fluffs her way depuiringly from dreadful village concert to the next, while Cherrie Ballantine About 200 Indian Nationals calmly and smoothly leads the in the Colony decided at a wooer the way he should go. meeting held at the Indlan John Brawne as the rogue, Sam Sikh Temple yesterday to or- dollar in a period of 24 hours. bonour by the India League of

The play is having, its rehears-

ganise an institution called the The fall brought the nominal America: quotation this morning to 30,000,- The dinner, which will be given als now, and will open on Thurs- India Association to safeguard day to run for three nights. and advance Indian interests Dio gold yuan to HKSI, but later at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel un Booking is at Moutrie's in Chater in Hong Kong. in the day no figure was obtain-May 24, will be the occasions for Road and as usual there will be

Mr. R.S. Rathour was elected abic.

Mrs. Pandit's Brst appearance at a special ferry for Kowloon re- Chairman of the meeting, which Public utilities, among the lasta public function since taking up sidents. to use gold yuan, today declined her appointment.

On Monday, May 30, the Stage was called by Mr. F.T. Melwani. The Constitution of the Asso- to accept notes.

The Mayor of New York, Mr. Club will hold its anntint General ciation was placed before, the Buses for tho first line demanded fares in Hong William O'Dwyer, will extend Meeting at the PRO Lecture room inceling After some discussion Kong cents от their quvalent greetings to Mrs. Pandit on her at which reports will be pre- the nienting decl to elect no

coinghplt of the city. The

sented and elections for the Can- speakers will be. Pearl $. Buck, mittee for 18-18-30 will be Interim Committee of it. mem

Mr. Mohaus Arsomali tiers with author and Nobelprize winner Some amendments to the Con- Senator Hubert H. Humphray, sitution are also to be inbled."

JA Chairin of the Loinnitte National Chairman of the Ameri-

and Sir. Parwani as Suerciary.

The Committee will frame the Constitution and call a meeting of the general ledy, to adopt the

and constitution

elect office. bearers of the Association.

in subsidiary Chinieso Reuter.

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author Vincent Shecap, Sardar J.

J. Singh, President of the India and Mr. League of America, Walter White, Executive-Secre-1 | tary, National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People.

Personalia

Yesterday's air arrivals by

Mr. G. D. Birla the Indian PAA. commercial magnate, and Mr. Mr. Albert Lee, Mr. Paul Mc- Manilal Gandhi, son of Mahatma Nutt, Mrs. Kathleen McNutt, Mr, Gandi, who are here at present will be among prominent Indians attending the dinner. Reuter

Cornelius 3. Starr, Mrs. Mary Starr, Mr. E.J. Hearttner, Mr. Ronald Roland. Mr. N. Allen, Mr. Alexander Zellg, Mr. Abraham

FRAU RIBBENTROP'S Hedaya, Mr. Cay Fong.

PERSONAL ASSETS

Comparison In Moscow

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To Leave HK For Malaya

Detective Sub-Inspector John Richard Sykes, a woll known 'detective; in the Colony, will leave the Colony somátime' next month for Malaya, where, he will take up the post of assistånt. superintendent of police in the Malayan Polica Force? Inspector Sykes was born in Leicester, England, and i was educated, at the Wyggyston Grammar School. He joined the Hong Kong Police Force in 1933 and was in the police.training school for five months, after which, he was posted in Central Police Station, and later in the Emer-

gency Unit In Kowloon,

He was assigned to the Kowloon City, Police Station and was also on the Bench of Between Mongkok Station. 1937 to 1939, he was with, the Criminal Investigation Depart- ment of the Water Police.

In 1940, he WUS on leave to England. He came back to the Colony in 1941, and took up a post In the Special Branch,.

During the Japanese occupo- tion be was interned in Blanley Camp After the reoccupation, he stayed behind to : assist the rehabilitation of the Hong Kong Force... During that period, he was. Acting Detective-Sub-Inspec tor, under Mr. N. B; Fraser, now Divisional Superintendent New Territories, Mr. Fraser was then Chief Detective Inspector,

At that time, querillas were operating in Kowloon and had given a hectic time to the Police, Gradually, a considerable number

DGI BYKES

Official Notices, Appointments

Mr. Neill Carlund has been

(Ship Surveys)

of bandits were arrested through appointed to be Assistant Direc the efforts of Mr. Fraser, Detector of, Marine Uve Sergeant. Major tu. Muk, and with effect from April 23. Inspector Sykes. After, n low monthy armed robberies had been 'Mr. William' Sprague has been greatly reduced.

appointed to be Senior Surveyor Fraser and Inspector

of Ships' (Ship) with effect from Sykes were then the only two April 22. Europeans, detectives attached in 19 Kowloor' and in the New Terri- feries.

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Price On His Head

"The underworld ́ ́ had ̈ ́ ́ ́put a price on the heads of Mr. Fraser, iu Muk and mine," sold Inspector Sykeservice

For the service he had render ed. Inspector. Sykes received a letter of commendation from

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Mr. William Kirk Thomson has been appointed to be a Legal Officer on probation with effect from May 9:

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Miza Elizabeth Wallaces Roso has been appointed to be a Nursing Sister with effect from May 9..

Mr. Brian Dents Wilson and

Colonel Sanson who was then the Mr. Donald Collin Cumya Lud- Commissioner of Police. He had dington have been, appointed to 10 CP's carmendations for his be District Omeers with effect successful investigation in armed from May 16 Mr. Luddington robberies and other cases, He has been additionally appointed also received a commendation to be a Magistrate, New Ter- from the Governor for the cour-ritories.. age and initiative during a fire

at Public Square Street, Kowloon, Mr. William Sprague has been In October, inst., G

appointed! to be Assistant Among 27 successful armed Director of Marino and Mr. robberies cases and 38 arms cases William Richard Kingdon bas which Inspector Sykes had solved, Beca appointed to be Senior the best case was when he arrest Surveyor of Ships (Ship). ud three men who had committed more than 15 crimes.

Mr. William George Russell has been appointed to be Senior Surveyor of Ships (Engineer and Ship Surveyor).

He was in charge of the I vestigation of the recent, CFA plane crash at North Polat, when 23 lives were; lost. A

Inspector Sykes was a police) constable when he first joined the Police Force. He was a De tective Sub-Inspector since: Jan- uary 1940. 14- certainly like Hong Kong This place seems to be my home, after all, I have been hero for.18| Mr. L. G. Morgan has ceased years." Concluded the Detective. J to act as Director of Education

with effect from May 13.

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Bao Dai To Contact Vietnamese

Saigon; May) 21:

Envoys of ex-Emperor Boo

Mr. T. R. Rowell, Director of Mr. Graham Education, and

Percival Heywood, Director of the Royal Observatury, Sogelamora have resumed duty...

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Mr. D. J. Smyth Crozier has cuased to act as Senior Inspector' of Schools with effect. from May 13.

Mr. L. Starbuck has ceased to netas - Director of the Royal Observatory with effect from May 10.

Dr. John Gray and Dr. A. H. Dal of Annam have left his H. Coombes have been appointed headquarters at Dalat, to conto bo Justices of the Peace for tact the leaders of the Victe Hong Kong with effect from minh (autonomist resistance May 19, movement) in North and South

Vietnam, Bao Dal's spokesman Mr. M., M. Watson has been said tonight.

appointed to be a Member of the They would also contact mem- Authorised Architects Consulting bers of the Tangba, central Viet-Committee with effect from May

am organisation presided over by Dr. Ho Chi Minh, the spokes- man added

Difficulties of

of communication Brown has been appointed to be of "the Authorised

Lieutenant-Colonel James Bevan

London, May -21. In an English - Ianguage broadcast over Moscow Radio, commentator Boris Isakov to- night: compared the, Atlantle

because of the war and the usual a Member Pact to the pre-war anti- Comintern Pact signed by Geri-graphical hindrances to travel Architects Consulting Committee

night, mean that it would be rawith street from "May 10, many, Italy and Japan-the long time before, the emissaries

Ragnvald Riertsen has returned.**

Hoog Dal also wanted to meet been appointed to be a Member representatives of nationalist or of the Port Welfare Committee anisations in French-controlled with effect from May 13. territory, and to continue meeting members of local overmanents,

The six members of the Urban including General Niyenvan:

dounell,

Mr. A. of Arcull!, Mr. Xuan, Erime Minister of the Cen-B Webg Tape, Mr. M., W. Lo tref Provisional Vietndin Govern- Ms Ngan Shing-kwan, Dr. A. M. ment--Reuter,

Rodrigues and M., C. E. Terry, re-appointed by the

Yesterday's departures for Can Duesseldorf. u 20.

ton by the Hong Kong Airways: Frau Anneliese yon Ribbentrop, Miss I, Guiter, Miss GF. Jarley, wife of the Nazi leader executed Mr. V.T. Euroft, Mr. J. Matons, at Nuremberg, today, failed in a Mr. R.E. Beil, Mr. W.R. Klein. alalen for the: recovery of Mr. P. Vlaud, Mrs. Vlaud, personal capital through

Capt. Gordon, Mr. J. Park, Mr.unway, he said, along which

the world rolled to war. on activiN'T EXPAN ing classifed, as

Camboll.

detending the Atlantic tan betive member of the Nazi Party) by a desnozucation court Yesterday's arrival from Amey Treaty in the House of Commons, here--Routerranean

the British Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, had suggested that, had there been such treaty in existence in 1939; it might have been possible to avoid war

by the CNAC: 1. A te-pear-old cyellat, Chow Tal. Mr. Farkhouse, Mr. Wing Chan

too, Mr.

Ting Ching-too, Mr. Wu fman, muttered serious infurios mben - Wing

he collided with bus No 1340 tan ping 4bout 12.39 pm, yostarday

The boy was riding bicycle A workmen and an apprentice, along. Leighton Hill Road, outside while working at No. 420 Lock- the Craigongowe Cricket Club, hart Road, ground floor, during the when he collided, with the bus. He day, accidentally fell into well. They Were Ulecovered dead later was rushed is the Dẞeen Mary

forpital, where he was reported in the night yesterday by the ins

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The fict was that there was a similar pact the anti-Coninter

commentator said, Paette. which was also described as, "for Hafensive, purposes only."**

But the anti-Cominter Pact häid not much a fingrangly military and spirealve », character, ba, la latest edition, Isakov said.........Noil-

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TURN-ABOUT

IN SCHOOL

*--- Balors, Ore, May 21, The faculty..of the junior high school turned up in class, today drmsedalile their puplis--and- BAJRAK bubble gum;-The school mazurort bobby Box and short while the male teachers

pout, their 'makrk woonbea

show, the studenim, krow