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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 4, - 1949.

Correspondence

The Editor takar na responsibility for views expressed in letters by correspondents,, and by no means- necessarily agrees with them.

Canossion Hostel

EUROPEAN MAY HEAD CHINESE DEPARTMENT OF HK UNIVERSITY

Personalia

|There is a possibility that a European may ˆbe

appointed to take the place of Professor Ma Klam as head of the Chinese Department of Hong Kong University, 'the “China 'Mail" leotried "yesterday.

mythe Colony since the end of the Tuesday. His subject will be "A Among the applicants for Professor Ma's post,

Home Government by responsible Bir am writing this lotter organisations without delay, with in reply to the letter that appear a demant! that a Royal Commis this morning under the nom de l'alon be appointed to investigate the .plume "We Who Live Hero" whole matter of Rice Control in which purports to reply to my earilor letter art, while I have no Intention of Indulging in any acrimonious correspondence, I Yoo!

to Bangkok and Departures that

I must correct your corres- forwarding all available material pondent

in her obvious short- upon this object to responsible.

both at Home sind in Singapore by CPA yesterday in

Included Mr. and Mrs. Galloway, comings. Hor arguments, and I

Washington.

Mr. and Mrs, :A, Quikido, Miss it must be a lady, are presuino

P.V. Guerrero, Miss M.R. Daniels, obylourly out of all proportion and completely bigotted

Mr. A.V. Skyerzov will address the Hong Kong Hotary Club on war. For our part, we intend to Trip to America". ,500 that this matter is not allowed to rest and we are therefore,

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'Forry 'Inspectors

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Miss AE. Kirkland, McIntire, Messrs. A. Lewis, H. Sir, It's not often that the Courtier, and Bttun J. Cork. Star Ferry Co. earns praise from

Mrs. N.A. Ely left for the Unit- Hong Kong's long-suffering "back and forthers" but, even though 1ed Kingdom yesterday by BOAC. have life to say in *favour of their service, I must pay a tribute to them on their choles of Inapoc tors

"

It is obylous to any educated: mind that your correspondent who signs herself "We Who Live Horo". and I know her to be resident of the Hostel of long standing and who has obviously an axe to grind th her favour, is fragrantly sing ing the praises of the Insitution that has shown so litio concorn for the boarders of the fostel, in I have in mind a Scotsman this and Wu Shih-pars left for Bang- 30 far as to throw them out accent was unmistakable), who kok yesterday by BDAC. lock, stock and barrel an a tD days notice, without considering was on duty at the Kowloon Ferry whether some of the girls have on Thursday night, (about 10.30 been able to find accommodation p.m.) and who displayed the pati

Messrs, C. Buckley, YC. Jullien,

Departures for Yokohama

which will be become vacant in August, are. several Europeans one in Australia. The Australian, the "China a better Mall" learned, has chance of being appointed than the rest of the European: ap- plicants because of his higher qualifications.

nelent China usually occurred in the vast hinterland" of Central Chma.

The disturbances caused tro- quent and large-scale migrations. as a result, foreign tribes moved

Into Central China and changed

Professor Min Kiam, 60-year-old their dinidets and many moved to Head of the Chinole Department, South China, bringing with them yesterday declined to confirm or and preserving the ancient Chin- deny a report that an Australian ese tongue. may become his successor when he rotires in Augus

In an interview with the "Ching Mail." he was reticent

on the subject, and said that the name

The Hakka podple Havettien origin in Central China and their dialect is consequently nearer to the Northern tongue, thun uther dialects. Many hig Kwangtung

Latest Hakkas

of his mocessor will be announce families in the New Territories he cd later,

sald have their ancestry In Con- When the sitization in China intral China. #tabilised, he said, he may move to Felping with His family. Thore uncouth foul-mouthed, pugnacious U.Nyunt, Mrs. Duw Ngunit, writing books on Chinese tern (not British) everyone by their lack of com- mon decency that night,

BR

For oven, whether they are all of, thee of Job in handling a'rowdy, {'yesteriday by BOAÇ friéluded: Mr pigns to dovoté fils de tol

The main salient point in that end disreputable crowd of Saltors R. R. Pattison, Mr. Aslam Khan Professor Ma apent moroj have just moyed South are the

the Catholic faith.

a grave injustice is being done and that a very large number of girls are Being thrown out of a Christ ian Honiel without any access to other accommodation.

who nauoateit Mohamed, Mr. FH. de Carvalho, Mr. W. While, Mr. A. Craswell, Mr. C.A. Pitcher, Mrs, J.M. Mount, Dr. Dirk Ketel, Me, U. Mu Shin, Mrs. Daw Kui Kyi and Mr. C.M. Houthiliyn.

The affair started when two & these mallem decided to have a hit of sorts while walling for the ferry at Kowloon. With their pale looking on, these two sini- were spurred magnificently for several minutes. And, of course,

and

Mr. J.A. Dum, 'Director of the

ท

1936.

than 20 years in Pelping before he joined 'Hong Kong University in Fine Tradition Arked about his Impressions: thered during his decade of ser- vice in the Colony, the Chinese professor said that Hang Ko University, boing the meeting

fine

Waterfront Statistics

:

According to the Marine Dapartment, 387 scean yestela 320 river vasadja, 1,060,991 tors in All camin to the .Colony during May.

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total number of pas>

airlying In the Colony by thora versalu was 87,011.

Unloaded at the Colony's

plor

were 351,154 tons of General, cargo,,

On the other hand 643 vessels, including 315 river vessels, departed from the Colony during the month.

The total tonnage of these vbadala was 956,209.

The departing

ships took way 140,880, tons of cargo and 74,974 passengers....

FOOD AND FUEL COSTS

1.4080

2320

1.5260

.96041

.9300

1.2500

1,1280

1.0100

.1000

$15.1880

Roman Catholic Church and for epithets Bowed from the mouths in the Colony", Division, arrived proud of the students from this one was a professor of the Chinese fuel costs for the weeks ended

I have great admiration for the

from Tokyo.

"In fact, people like us who

The food and fuel costs for tho week ended June 4 issued by the Profesor Ma and that the 'an-Labour Office follow- tutest Hakkas," he auth

elent Chinese tougue chinsonants que Had no such Rite and Flour, 7.2 cattles $5.0400

and "W." Vegetables, 1.9 cattles... Instead, they used "B" "P" and Salt Cobbage, 0.2 catty

respectively. While

the 0.7

Oll culty The text of the letter written

Northern dialects have changed Tea, 02 catty by "We Who Live Here" is

greatly from their originals, the Salt fish, 0.3 catty Goviously one that has been pro her behalf, and can

Cantonese stili preserve many of Fish, 0.4 catty mp'ed on

Pork, 0.3: calty bor bland outlook. In one breath all other would-be ferry passen-Hong Kong Hotel Gurage Limit

its ancient traits, he said. only leave the pubile cold as to

Professor Ma comes from Firewood, 10 cattles The Pers were forced to scatter so thatod, left for Manila by air 'yester-place of the East and the West, H& virtues of

Ho Bean Curd, 14 pieces formily of Chinese scholars, she sings the

is an important institution, and. In the budding Jack Dempseys cauitt day. Hostel Administration

tradition and has one brother who is an archeo- praised the

Total law-abiding spirit of the students lcgist and the head of the Museum the next breath, she impleres do their stuff. Poor stuff it wes, her, too. the public

Mr. W.T. Goodwin, Vice Pre-mere, and said he had often told in the Imperial Palace in Felpipe. to provide

and - In addition

despite the! many ladies, both sides of the American President his British friends that he vis Of his two brothers, (now dend) and her friends with economical

The average of the food and presence of beard and lodgings.

Chinese, foul Lines,

PAA University. yesterday by

Department of the National Pe: May 9 to June 4 is $13,0232, European

02/

One outstanding "fact he uddea," king University. He specialised In was officially stated yesterday, of these youngsters.

No information with regard to that there :ling not been any, the Chinese language...The other The rehabilitation allowance the manner in which they help the

And then the ferry inspector

the month of June will, poor and needy of this Colony took a hand. He separated the two the resumption of APL service to dishonest got during the Univer-brother was a scholar doing re- for

was avaliable. Mr.sity's final examinations,

search work op Chinese novels, therefore be but I repent what I have already clowns and gave them a quiet Shanghul

declined to make any

Bom The comfortable dormitories and

in written that a grave and nasty lecture. They took it with bad Goodwin

Mingpo, Cheklang, Dally paid Workers: Artisans, ly being done to the Injustice

other planes of group life in the Professor Ma became the heal of $3.10 a day; Coolles, $2.50 a day; present boardere of the Hostel grace but evidently awed by his statement.

University are partly responsible the Chinese Department of the Women, $1.00 a day. they that do not bring credit to the robust Scottish' frame and amcial just contented

for the fine anatanic and Social. Peking Union Medical College,

Men, Mantilly-paid Workers: *Church or 10 the unfortunate uniform,

themselves with swearing.

Arrivals from Conton by the life led by the 500 students, he whien Hockefeller took over the bourdern.

After the arrival of the ferry, ss. Patshan yesterilny included gold.

lastitute shortly before the first $07 a month; Women, $02.25 Your correspondent "We Who

our two buffoons decided to have Mr. Henry C. Bough, Miss B.L. Starting from the spelling of World War. Later, the department

the Chinese scholhr was transferred to

10 Yenching Live Here" presents a lot of ex-

another go. The result: anellier Herne, Air Marshal J. Warburton, His arie, trabous matter when she talkscattering of passengers in the Mrs. Tonle Warburton, Miss Mary touched on the subject of the real University where he served as about certain girls having not

festy. More bad huge per Bing Mu A. Tanner, Mrs. Chinese ingang at hus survive the head of the Chinese Depart paid their full board and lodgings,

Bedtrice

Tutiner, Mr.

ed from clent Chion.

ment until 10861 the time of the from their mouths and the poor und vertala girls who have no re

The Cantonese dialect, he said, Japatite invasion of China! She then Inspector was in the midst of it fes. Alda A ourse to other homes.

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Mrs. is actually tite comparativdy,

Sineb tion hi ha been with again, oes further to explain that there

Dudley, Miss Sarah C. purest Chinese language: Dialects Hong Kong University, uscept are certain girls in the Hestel who are not of the Catholic faith. with little grace and told them to holle om behave themselves. If they wanted All these arguments pletely irrevelant with the main. Deht (which they didn't) the Aue which is surely one of justice could do it somewhere else. And

them- of cousb, they contented. und' 'Christian conduct.

I will not reply to any further aclves with more foul language.

Later thero wa mare trouble, I écol that the correspondence.

and the inspector was in the thick in position is one that nobody con-

of it again. Bu be annaged to trolling the Catholle Church of

his Colony could possibly ignore keep then quiet and I, for one, the obvious appeal to a sheer net was grateful to him for his cross- ing over on the ferry with us. I hope the ferry management will thank him on my behalf.

of humanity ""CHRISTIANITY"

Rice Control Sir-The statement issued by with a view to clarifying

Dudley holder

Mre

monthi

LAND SALE AT TAIPO

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This time he pulled them apart Boston, Miss Annie Bailie, Mr:] in Central and North China havuttom. 1942 to 1940, when he reput up for auction yesterday. The

What beats me is the lack of discipline omorg diese men and their utter disregard of other per-

Benjamin B. Shopps, Mr. Mald wyn Bebb, Mrs. Doris G. Bebb, Mr. J. Calvet. de Magalhaes and Mrs. Linda C. de Mugalhes,

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison arrived the Culony yesterday by the Shengking from Swatow.

Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Thursday, included Me and Mrs. T. Chu, Mr. and Mrs. Kallschever, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Brick, Mr. and Mrs. S. Villanueva, Mertrs. R.B. Drosten R.L. Chapman, A C.C.

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on Adriano, ernment controlled rice, while they did on foé ferry succeeding in so far as "rationed" Thursday in their own home Stennes. rice in concorned, contains nothing towns, in front of their mothers which

would allay rumours now and sisters and if they would use.

the arrivals at the surroundings,

Among the current to the effect that "con- In their own trolled rice, c. rice imported by language which they, bestowed Peninsula Hotel on Friday w

Mrs. M.V. Quisido, Mrs. C.M. Goverment and sold to rice mer. upon Hong Kong.

They were not drunk. True, Nouthoys, Mrs. J.M. Mout, Mr. charts for re-sale to the pubile

stipulated price, is being sold they had been drinking but not and Mrs. U Da thin, Mr. and Mrs. and Mrs. J. Saks, Mes. A. Creswell, Mr. and Mrs

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ler far beyond my local con siderations.

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I do wish there lade would.A. Scherer, Messrs. L. A. Lewis, drink, fight to the death, if neces- B.J. Cork, . Bedaride. wory, and make general nuisances Standley, B.J. of themselves in mid-ocean-not Peterson, N.R. Stewart. on the Star Ferry.

Once again, my thanks to the inspecter.

RALPH SHAW.

The roo Imported By Govern ment is presumably, that which has been allocated to the Colony by the World Food Board for the roller, of the indiabitants thereof and has, also presumably, been paid for with public funds, Are we to understand that the Gov- ernment has been so far derelict day its. duty, not only towards the people of this Colony but towards the other members of the World Food Bourd, that it has placed this rice in the hands of tice Mr.

I'merchants at preferentisl

rates

and Hat then failed to ensure that tip public receives the benefit of Those ratos by exercising officiant control over retailers?

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M.A Khan, R.R. Pattinson, 1). Ketel, 3. Donald, A. Quiblito, EHW. Lewis, H. Gaskin, W.D. Mclean, and J.R. Wright.

Sudden Death Of Ship Surveyor

William George Russell Comtes, Acting Senior Engineer Surveyor (Ship Surveys) Marino De- partment, died suddenly át the age of 44 at the Queen Mary Hospital on Thursday night, had only recently returned from leave and his death has come as a great shock to his many. friends in the Colony,

heen corrupted as a result of the joined Yenching at Chenglu. turbulent history of the endient couity in the past 10 centuries.

Professor

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Ma, who speaks Quarantine restrictions Have pretically every Chinese dialect been imposed here against arriv- except Fuklenese, said that feudal als from Tientala on account of Wars and foreign invasions of analipox.

A piece of land measuring 31,- 100 square feet in Taipo-area was upset price was $0.240. After corpe brisk bidding, the land was salu to jor, S., M. Church for $15,500.

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