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THE CHINA MÁIL, MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1940.

Race Course Flooded

The Race, Couran, decarpe

Yall flooded the whole area.

:-Jake, whon rain water, accumulated from, the three days cpin- Been in, the platural, the Jockey Club reflected in the water.

("China Mal" Photo)

Correspondence History Of The First

P And O ss. Chusan

The Editor takes no TERPON:

■ibility for.picus, expressed in letters,hu-correspondents, and by no means necessarily agrees with

"The Gold Issue"

Sir-The new Government an- nouncement, states that any rest; dent of Hong Kong may possess Geld, of. 93. per gent fineness.ur.

higher percentage if the quantity does not exceed five troy ounces, whereby the passersion of Gold opments of a neness lors than; 00 PT, cent is not subject to any restrictions,

Mengi DA

The selling or buying tony ong time of Gold or Ornaments Gold of 83 per cent in fineness must not exceed 3% Troy ounce

one day, and the registration of names, nddresses, quantities and priées should be: mide.

699 tons sail-

On May 15, 1892, a little steamer of 699 to

ed from Southampton for the Orient and Aus- tralia to begin an aventful career, task was to inaugurate Australia's first regular

She

mail service.

Reds Ban Scout Organisations

Fishermen Rescued By Steamer Scout

Nanking, Juno 26. |Scout organisations, military training, and the teaching of classical, Chinese, andutexsbdóks confaining, “reactionary literature, atd. bring scrapped by the Communists in a directive déforming, the educational systém in' middle and primary schools here.

1 Threo Chingregg fishermen drifted in rough water neur the Cheung Chhu Island yen- terday afternoon for more than an hour before they were rescued by the Hong Kong-The bound ss. Cheung Hing, which was en routes between Hong Kong and Macao.

The three survivors were on their way home to Tun' Wan, after they had a day's fishing in rough waters in a 30-picul fishing boot.

When selling to Kap Shul Mun at about 4 pan. the boat rán into

on to

former proctor-system and physical punish- thent were also substituted by the new "Live- ⚫lihood Guidance" départment. New text- books on history, geography and Chinese language conforming to the principles of Mao Tse-tung's "New Democracy" are being printed.

The

a heavy downpour aim falon. Public citizenvy”—á ̧· cót: The boat was overturned, but the pulsory subject in Kuamin- three wreckage.

fishermen mynnged to holdting schools containing in- structions on Dr. Sun Yat- They drifted in the waters for sen's Three People's Principles mae,,than, an hour.It is fors to be replaced by a new tunate that the weather was not Her chief

cokt, otherwise we could not have subject called "political know- || stayed in the valet for sur ledge. long time," sald one the nsher-

A primary schäola; children! ment

They drified with the swift corps is being organised, current to the Cheung Chau Is- corpa has four diyalong wellargd. land, when the as, Cheung Hings.. Communist theories and poll

of learning new knowledge (that sighted them and picked them uncles, propagando, recreation and

We have been fishing for pine Her modern counterpartthel Thus South

Australia had its ten years, but we were not dirald, Hublication of school papers). The 24,000-ton luxury passenger Ilner first direct mail service

to be with bot, we still held on to the wrecks and division directors are elected by the children is, expected to be launched by Britain.

ogo."

themselves under the guidancé of The crew on board the their teachers. 1980.

The next cau was at Albany. Cheung, Hing said that they saw safe harbour, of King some floating objects in the water with its George's Sound; and thence la about a mile away. Later, they Swan River and Batavia to Singa- heard shouting for help. pore where the gani wak traris- ferred to the homeword-bound

was the first Chusan of the Peninsula and Oriental Fleet and incidentally, the first iron screw steamer of the P. and O.

The first Chusan was armed with a long 32-pounder mounted on a Ferguson patent traversing carriage enabling the gun to be fired, in any directlon. That was This the fashion of the day.

all very well, but The Govern- mcat still

Jurge loophole in

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On the poop was a lon. 1. P. and O. steomer. lenves open a very pounder on A similar carriage. The Chuson reached Singapore allowing the Four broadside 12-pounder guns on September 13 and while in local. Gold and Silver Exchange were arranged on (the gallant! port the carpenter of the P. and to operate freely whereby and forecastle and round the poop O. yavel fell overboard in thick single person buys and sells rail were six swivel guns,

rainy weather; the chief. Omfeet, freely thouannda of ounces in one

Smell arms such as muskets. Mr. Bencraft, and a steward, Mr. morning. on Saturday. The day pistols. pikes, tomahawks and Brenfeld. promptly jumped the new regulation was in force. boarding pikes were also provid- after, him and after some timb What is the use of such re-ed. There was also a special a rescued him, but the steward lost

for directing scalding his, life in doing so. alrictions by Our Covernment! Daratus

steam from the bollers againstĮ when the general public, guid andths and dentists are subject attackers.

can armament was desin- to such restriction and the Incal Gold Exchange Is allowed

necessary precaution in to ed as a

view of pirate junks and prahus uperate freely without limits.

which, infested the China and

Unless fighter and equal re- strictions be enforced on The Java scas. Gold and Silver Exchange operat- ing freely here, the Government's new. Gold restriction order is a total washout.

BÜLLSEYE.

Personalia

,

Big Réception

She continued, on the Shiga – pore-Australia run during, 1833 and early 1854 Until the end of the latter year when, she con- nected with the other mail sten- mer nt Galle, in Ceylon, instead of at Singapore.

In May, 1854, the Chusan was transferred to the Calcutta Hong Rong service and in the following, The Chusan arrived at Mel year went as far as, Shanghai. In bourne on July 30 and at Sydney 1856 she was sent to Bombay to on August 3 recolving an en- take troops to the Persian Gulf, thusiastic reception in both cities, disembarking, then at Muscat, which could now look forward to Among her duties were those of mails. regularly from towing gumbents and other trans- receiving them, Instead of at varying Inter-} ports. vals and taking 121 to 130 days She went on Ulf September en rante.

1607 and then salied to the Edat Passengers arriving here yes-

once more to maintain the Hong terday from Tokyo by

In Sydney a subscription ball Kong-Manila servicé til the American Airways were: Mr. and supper was arranged and a middle of 1859, Dirne Bron Bagri,

composed Chisan Willyspecially Tricbig, Mr. Bruce Dedge, Mr. Waltz was published for the on Idu) Gordon, Mi. Stanford casion. Kroope, Mr. Donal Currey and Mr. E. J. Davis.

Mr.

Pan

Yesterday's arrivals from Can- lon by the Hong Kong, Airways were: Mr. D. Gareiu, Mr. Wirte Harvey, Mr. Murad Kassin and Mr. Albert Hatman.

The Chusan was transferred to the Chino Coast service between Hong Kong, Swalow, Amoy and, Foochow, continuing. In 1861- to Ningpo, Shanghai, and Japan,

The Chugan left Sydhay on August 31, calling at Melbourné On June 3, 1881, she finished and 15 Adelaide where the visit her E. and O. carreer and wds caused great satisfaction since sold to David Sassoon and Com- her master, Mr. Dawn, settled pany at Shanghai. the until then doubtful point whether a steamer could safely, the port and be taken in anchored.

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Concert For Naval Aid Fund

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Another evening of popula

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Student union organisations are to be maintained in schools, Clas- sen dre to be restricted.to 28 hours) weekly and more time la to be Terouired for extra-curricular ne-

tivities,

Schools To Register

Education Burgan, 6L/the City

About Face

The

@BhChahal, June, 26.

motor car of Mr. Randall' Gould, president and saltor of the American-owned || newspaper "Post.and Mor

que...

was plastered with slogans White Mr. Gould "fpfchid', In tЯd American

Club in Shanghai,

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The slogans were somewhat

In contrast to those plastered "qyer the' Advildaper and other city, buildings which lave hega, mataly charges that Mr. Gould and the "Poat and Mercury Ward

word imporlailatio

drid reactionary.

ware

The alopana which Plastered so thick on the car now demanded that "That the Post and Mercury be and "We do not restored mengce the freedom of the presso

Haly Gould they indi- He had been followed

•The directive was issued by the time to time by

the Post and people's government after, co-working decided to close

suuition, with Headmasters off. (middle and primary schools,

:.

All schbolli are required to re- gister with the Education Bureau!! music entertainment was pré: between June 21 and 30. The du- sented, by the Hong Kong: thorities explained that these Light Orchestra at the Gripps private schools are permitted to last night, attended by the oxist as long as they do not vio- Governor and Lady, Grantham. late the principle et "New De-

mocracy." The concert was specially pro duced for the Hong Kong Naval! The authorities said that 23 bad soon Aid Fund, and, in spite of the

as it is possible, pulle weather, many were present, schools will be established. They The orchestra, conducted by sold, that pending the establish- Victor Ardy, played a programmg meht of public schools, private typical of the Light Orchestra schools will be allowed to collect namely, one of choice and variety, tuition fees. featuring the talents of local nr- tistes.

The; quthorities also explajiked

explain Singing by Margaret Stewart, Dia

that the old textbooks gj. tô (be was, always well received. reviled because they were writ- Miss Stówart gave a very atcom-tu' trồm a “ mistaken, viewpoint polished performance last night, Chi Chien-chlu, deputy director her numbers Including "Villanel" of the Education Bureau, said the by... Bellacque and Habanera standpoint of the people and

Tabour chair be cultivated. from the topers Carmen,

2.

Harry, Ore at the piano was an- other, sola nunþer, while, Victor Orloff and his quartette helped ta înjsh an enjoyable, evening musical, entertainment,

Treasure

Hunters Worry Teacher

Gould

Mercury"

the "Post, and Mercury" last week tabause of wage dim- "quitles, which he sold would have been solved, but he said he does not. Believe an editor can any longer exercise con- trol over, what goes into lo paper-Associated Press:

to

Shanghai Utility Rates Up

Shanghai, June 20. Utility prices will soon be adjusted upward according "specialists" dxamina- the. Communist "Liberation Daily" said.

The paper said the Increase will be five to seven times the

tions.

present levels.

FIRE IN SECRET The most, worried and pest-During the last months of the NAVAL BUILDING ered man in the Colony is Mr. Nationalist regime in Shanghai, P. C. Lau, teacher of the illity rates, shrank, absurdly un- *larituen. The utilliés, tried "'den St. Teresa School in Stanley to institute, Washington, Juhei 24. Large munition Warehouses Village, as he is called on by tent to.. out 10 a top secret United States ers every day.

Enterprises were threatened when'd' fire broke dozens of would-be adventur-Town Atilly unll" sys-

In Shanghai

Shanghai, Juné 20. Three

further enterprises sponsored by, the former Kuo- mintang regime have been un- covered by the new author. itica, according to Chinese press reports today.

Major

Those are the Su Hwa' Trading Company, the Ming Sen Develop ment Corporation' of the forme: Shantung Provincial Government, and

the ·

.Trading Su. Hai, Feng

By Company, sald. to be owned

Kal-shrek's Generalissimo eldest

Chlong Ching-kuo.

The Su Hwa Trading Company was found to be operated by the Financial Committee of the then powerful Kuomintang C.Cellqué but the bulk of the Company's cargo has already been secretly removed.

The Ming den. Development Corporation was i I outwardly

financed with 60 per cent'omelki capital from the one and fo vincial Government and 10 cont private capital Bürsie was

that "fötually, th

aðlesl) finans Provincial

of yeterinary Surgical. werp uncovered by after taking over the

Corppraugn Hak, Souk.

Corporation was found to have Been a military supplies trans- portation organ, Operated-jinder the pupervision at Major General Chiang. Ching-kuo, Investigation

En 60 documentary piper hoon tilex

Folded and sealed en, "the Military Central Compmiza

-Router

CHINESE NAVY GILER IN HARBOUR

with the They all came with ono qued

the Inflation. pino, whereby rates were dotually lured at the time

outs, were paid,

the me

Pokesto gayar bunding salu that fad the ton: Wiere is the cave of Cheungmor suncel in al

in, inflation, Tho fames spread to the workhouses Po-tant, the pizate? Some of them "ind between the time of billing just a few yards away South Eastern part where went to far as to find out wife and payment femelimia, wined. Washington ther there is any treasure hidden que as much as 80 per cent of the would have blown up

1.in le

Value. At pile, time the govern The arer is considered so seerqi,

Iment cet,

cet, the utility rates, which. Mr. Laughs been in the viwe changed only, at long. Inter- that armed patronen kept, even the Chief of Police from entering. Inde as a school teacher for more vald, During these intervals, the

MAN FOUND UNGONSCIOUS

The Navy refused to give day ex-thon 34, you copt for the

Lost money. s much of its value planation of the fire or what was custo)" visits the Fathers who

the hill frequently WETO-not In the buildingReuter.

run the School, ne outsider ever worn collecting. comes to see him. not even the So for the Communist monev parents of his pupla,

has not inffated rapidly here. It He became, Fress personality Jumped from the original ex- overnight, when people learned change of about $700 to US $1 it has Lately think he had been to the cave to $2000 to one.

··A Chinese male Chan Yip, aztá

some years odő.

Frecovered to $1080, to one. Thero. 25% was rushed to the Ques

chak, been Mutis commérée Jätely. Mary' Hospital, yesterday after | Besides the muutentive, reporters, and not much' demand roy foreign- being found unconcious short, you after 10 am. In Room 458, Great centers and fortune oderange which makes stabilisa- The test of the Ebekers equipped with sulphur tipneasier. Eastern Hotel,

powder, sive and ropes jamin- stability of the Communist muner ea into Mr. Lau's office and asked is apt to come when commèren ta

heavier de-, tila to show thent the way to the increased, briifging caye, ignoring the fact that Mr. mand for foreign exchange.—Aź- PE Coli tay la altera classes. Related Press..

He was discovered lying in bed: A bottle of steeping pills was be- side the bed. His condition was reported to be critical,

POINTERS FOR POLICEMEN

With the ?

on at the