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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1949..
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La Salle Defence
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unpardonable net, frian the Public Relations Omeer, I qih "furiber
Sir. We read with dismay the convinces of the school authori- of the these neglect of the wolfire of Its apparent determination
in inled, Laturients. Bearing this Authorities to requisition Salic College per statement parents of students attending La made by the Press Relations Of-Salle College should realise their the grave cer published in the text issue of responsibilities und
of their indifference consequence The "Sunday Berski.“
Having taken into necount the and inaction at this moment. The prus und cons that prampled the very comfort and facilities etr tecision of the Militory Authori-titled to children at school is de-
decision now.! ties in their ultimate selection of pendent on the
Merely hoping, without Dellon, La Salle College for requisition-
win ing-white-their-position is full this college to run-usual is
the government that
bllow realised, their decision neverthe
impractical and alsowe neglect al less is far from appreciable us re-
towards one's children. duties sultant from the general buen Therefore, with the lead of the cry by all concerned and in
school authorities, the parents, sympathy with the College.
und other Innuentia With reference to the penulti-the Press mate para of the PRO's report, organisations should unhesitatin
the authorities con- we have yet to hear direct and/or ly petition publicly from the school Authors cerned to have the release of La ties of their acquiescence to such Salle College.
A--PARENT. proposals and counter-offers from the requisitioning party. It suggested that the school aut
authori- ties refuse to voluntarily yield to whatever has to be offered under existinge circumstances and, le and when must, te surrender un der strong and emphatic protest publicly. As to the concluding
jembrks in the PROs statement what is of the best that is belug offered when the requislibning becomes effective, remains to be seen now and thereafter,
As posted all parents should unmediately contert the schon! nunities to
fight this nove
the College has not yet been taken over and no further time should be wasted Once the moves in line gun those who start it will an suredly be overwhelmed by thena
fellow supporters, the many old Boys nf Là Salle, as well as the the many complete outsiders 31 sympathy with such a move, Once nguin, we are all behind you now, tore than ever, like the out of La Salle that we were
LASOBA, F.M.C.
Petition Required
Sir. It is Indeed wrong for us, citizens of Hong Kong not to co- operate with the government to set up another hospital for Bic Almy, but It is far greater wrong
for us to support the au thorities in a scheme to deprive a thousand children of their most essential need educational com- fert--and to confine them to huts which the Education Department will nonnally deny a healthy for the development of children,
In spite of the statement by the Public Relations cfficer, it nbvious that the authorities have without delay, stretched forth their hands to requisition public properites without having first at- tempted to sellle the problem by utilising Government property such as the Leighton till Sats These fints being situated on r miil, and heldig well designed ant expensively, bullt, is the ideal
comfortable hospital.
Questions At Council Meeting
Compensation Bill Proppsed
to
A Elli to authorise the Legulative Council award compensatión in a Tamp sum or in periódic payments to a "persön "In- jured in the execution of duty whillerýtninikahing law ng lo the defentent of a person who ales as ja result of such Injury, will have is First Reading to-
morrow.
The compensation shall be drawn from the gen-
al eral revenue Colony
the
Teen-Ager With Six Previous Convictions
Chinese Groups Present
Petition To Governor
ersonalta
and
The petition from 142 Chinese organisations in Hong Kong for reconstitution of the Legisla- tiya Councils and setting up of a Municipal Council, by May, 1950, was handed to the Governor yesterday afternoon for transmis sion to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. A five-man delegation from lay, the present draft Manielpal the petitioners, comprising Mr. Council Ordinance, 1949, should Shum Choy-wah, Mr. Robert then be passed in its present furin Der Mr. Daniel Chen, Dr. S. and amendments effected as, and
Bosalute. -Y. Wong and Mr. Ma Man- when, 1
the four fui, who represent sponsoring organisations, the Chinese Manufacturers Union," Among the _new_week-end nr-he Chinese Reform Associo- rivals at the Peninsula Hotel weretion, the Kowloon General
Werkt enë departure: foin the Tenisula Hotel included M., and Airs, R.. Baperal, Captain Mrs. Lad Moore,
Mr. S. E. R. Howard-Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Wong Yu-yeck, Mrs. W. D. Davis, Merr. S. Shu, H. Yamamoto, F. J. Ezru, und B 1. u.
Van Mrs. D. De Roo Dr. and Alderwerelt, Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Bupl. Mr. and Mrs, Lim Mok- sochs, Mr. and Mrs, R. Gaberis Mepare L.R. Smith, M. Echinard A.A. Rivero, F. Canlas, A. Balan- Eugenio Tavares, a Partu-quit, N.8. Pereira, Willy Chan, guese youth of 17, went back H.C. Patton, W.D. Tucker, and S to prison yesterday far an- Cahn," other term of free months, Just nine days after complet- ing a sentence of two months.
on
and
Your Petitioners ara toyal citizens of this Colony, their roots are deep in the Colony
and their persopal and business the Interbals "Bound up with continued wall-paing, prosperi¬ ty and security thereof. With
гдераст greatest
Your Patitionces humbly submit that
Chamber of Commerce
the the Kowloon Chinese Chamber of Commerce, culted on the Governor with the five-page petition and seven sheets of chops and signatures.
They explained to the Governor that the petition fairly
co Chinese
of
represented
CTDER-SCE-
opinion.
The repre- 3.541 factories, firms and
ing organisations
Dr. E.S. Kirby, lecturer He was convicted at Central economies at Hong Kong Universitary yesterday on the charge of steal-sily, will address the Y's Men's Ing by trick two boxes ( dwing Club of Hong Kong on Thursday gum valued at $28 from Chu Yin.
the Hoof Gorden, Hong Kon The offence took place on April Hotel 24, 1946,
his kefore ho served previolis iern of in
super-
by no "other" means' than the schems now presented for Your Excellency's consideration can the legitimate sepirations for adeguate representation cherish - ed by the ad per cent Chinese majority in the population of Hong Kong, be fairly met.
Fuller Share
Your Petitioners most deeply
organisations with which no less than 141,833 persons appreciate that since the termina were directly connecte
tion of hostilities a host of dim- The Governor was cold to have culties connected with the Ustened gympathetically to the rehabilitation of the Colony have presentations
of the delegation had to be overcome, but they fel
P
of their own affairs,
and unterlock, le forwarti the Defendent had Bix
pelition to the Steretary of State that the time has now come wh convictions und "was known
they may reasonably expect the He told the
oft-reiterated promises innlle by opportunity. five different
well known at the first names
Dr. Woo Wang,
The petitioners, in their preams Majesty's Government that court that he had been working Chinese educator, has arrived In
to The King's
the inhabitants of the Colonien for Lane, Crawford's as a 'meat Hong Kong to establish an exile, referte Questions regarding com-
cutter since coming out af gaol. tension of the Wen. Hua Univer- "Colonial Manth" upeech in which should enjoy a fuller share in the
| Fila · Minjonty Vrged polilleal
managenient af plaints in connection with the Imposing sentence and ordering xity here.
Police
Testers and representative bodies in be fulfilled. distribution and sale of Gov-him to be put under
The extension the University in the colonies to promote co- vision for two years, Mr. d'Al-
5 1949, Your Excel- On June ernent rice and the requisid the inagistrate, remarked: has been set up in Wanchai and operation in the various spheres.
made publie the Draft R lency Hi tioning of private
Progress, they quoted properly "You have a very bad record. If enrallinent for the entrance ex-
of the Municipal Council Ordm- will be asked
Lake place 1- you keep on this way, you will amination will
Majesty, depended upon a true ance, 1940, and has graciously for the Army Df the Legislative
between Sent to allow u period of Council spend most of your life in gaol"tween July, 14 and July, 24.
sense of gartnership all sections of saciaty, rulers meeting tomorrow,
least six weeks for the Colmy o and ruled, is was in this spirit,
express its
Public submitted
be taken. they were making their present Your Petitioners respectfully es they representations for
sure Your Excellency that such zional reform. Herr
presentations, they said, hadgard for the present day trend
towards true democracy and
and Your already been fumitted by other Excellency's obvious desire to lead
a
Mr. T. N. Chau will ask for a reply to the following question.
make "WH Government statement concerning the distribu- tion and sale of Government ripe with particular reference to the Complaints In regard thereto by the which have been inade public?"
►
Requisitioning
On the subject of requisitioning of private property, Sir M. K. Lo will put the following question to Government:
With reference to the statement made by the Hon. Finanelil Sex: retary as quoted below in answer to my question in this Council of the 25th May. 1949.
problem of their finding
Jay-Walking Outlawed In New Hong Kong Traffic Regulations
Amended by the Governor-in-Council on Decem- her 17 last, traffic regulations, which among other things outlaw jay-walking but give the public the right of way on pedestrian, cross- ings, are expected to be enforced within a week by a notice in the "Government
Gazette".
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en the netitioners, that declsive action won before
constitu
for a
interim legislature.
the people of Hong Kon't towards responsible self-government are
organisatrons, or on the sub- lect of an electoral roll propose petitioners submitted that Chinese must deeply appreciated by all inhabitants of Hong Kong, wher that such progressive and liberat concerned. Your Petitioners feel ther British born or not, should be included.
polley will materially culance the The following scheme of recon-tinged prosperity and scenel- of Hong Kong," for galy by stitution of the Legislative Coun-
ard eliminating discriminailoni ell and setting up of a Municipal fostering co-operation between Dil Council was embodied in the
.can races
true Partnership he petition:
achieved.
The Honourable Unofficial of Your Excellency's Legislative Council have made
Legislative Council
1. of various
Three silent zones-two on the Island and one on the Mainland-ore included in the amend- ments.
vehicle",
An enlarged Legislative Council to be set up as an Interim of 12 Legislature for a period months only.
2. The Legislative Council to b
Members
also resto proceed, compliance with such comprsed at 11
Unofficial
Mem-mon of the
CJ
the
plice for n well ventilated and residents have been told on-licences. The price for subject to CE BYLL on issiled elected and the system of nomina PAROOLERIzatory, and, as such,
"It has been necessary to requi- sition accommodation finds in connection with the rain-
known their opinions in regard forcement of the garrison. Further
Re-constitution, and, although Your Petitioners hearthly codorss requisitions may be required. "In
the desire of those Members to all cases every effort is being
effect that Re-constitution, Your made to cause as little dislocation
The amendments
deplore the suggesteri and inconvenience as possible by
trict learner-drivers, under a signal shall not constitute an ters and such of Offcial Members-
Municipal choosing buildings which are not
five feet four inches, to drive offence, according to the amend as Your Excellency may see fit
Plan as being both unde- yet occupied and
giving as much
include, so long as the Unom strable and detrimental to menta
to advance notice as possible." ing "only a particular modified an appliemt for a loafer's clal Majority of at least two way best Interests of the Colony, The
1. Is it a fact that houses ac-
divided licence to drive a vehicle other te retained. Motor-vehicles are
Council Municipal tually occupied by residents have
servigaged 3. On the one hand, all Unom.)
Mark :
Young In an nd- been requisitioned, and that such into five categories for thehan a motor cycle or a private
driving inches the
is less than vs set four cint Members are to be universally
traming ground for that the purpose of issuing
the condition that the
the lion wholly discontinued. can play an all-important part in As this will only be a period of live accommodation is not the learner's licence is fixed at
at older dayes a particifler veilele generally felt that nominees in the future development of self- 18 months, it will not be askiny
UTIVES
particular vehicle not, nor can they ever truly be, in
government. Your Petitioners, too much of these familles to 2. Is Government aware that HK$2. abandon their abode for such a
Che of the allent zones on the modified to the sallection of the every goal sense of the ward, re- certain projected building schemes
the Chinese in
most humbly and as the
DBUjer
OL learner habitants thousand students and the com- new building has virtually ceased, mente, is in the
The desunce Viétoria
hand, H' l most earnestly fort of an equal number of sick ng the result of recent requisite Road, the driving of a
driver's licence to a person for other
prayed that the distribution of sotdlers.
tions? Mennwhile, these few may be
an integral, vital and indispen temporarily housed in the King's statement on the general question Central. The secofid Fox-prohibited unless the applicant ised as follows-tx Chinese, ve sable part of life future Govern- 3. Will Government moke p❘ Murray Road and Queen's Road taxi.b or commercial vehlote, is the Unofficial seats may be effect-the Municipal Council Scheme as
of nationality, and five Park flats or other accommodu of requisitioning, with particular fulain in the nellmbourhood or years old, holds a private car respective of
of this Colony Your Petitioners humbly crave reference us to
the Queen Mary Hospital.
4. It is the unanimous. opinion your Excellency's leave to em (a) the extent to which it is
Tyear's experience as It includes Sassoon Road, from driver's lethee and has had at non- necessary to continue to regulate junction with Victoria Stud Hibjof-car driver. tion on behall of the Miliary
Its function with Fakrulam Authorities, and.
a
cause
concern of Government?
education of a have been abandoned, and that Ialund, specified "in "Ihe angend Commissioner of Police present the Colony. On the Perfully request that Your Ex-
---bounded
by
籀
natter in spite of the wide public partleular locality, will not be re-
Mary on the Mainland 1
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o
Your of
for the
"Petitioners that the.
might
tions provided by the government. Certainly the aristocrat will argue that the comfort of these few will be of for greater importance than that of 2,000 children and
"leiled' to un apoljcant fur ∙Road the area butwest hot that driver's literice will soldiers.
(b) how for an assurance can Chinese Christian Cemetery and the driving. an ombly's unicas Another surprising fact is the be given that houses to be here the Ebenezer Blind Home; and as to holds A licence to drive a motor unquccessful attempt" by the after built, either generally or of ppp/tech
leading from while other than a motor cycle school guthorities to negotiate the any particular type or
In any Fo
to the Quend had at least three years
“motor After learning of the quisitioned, so as to minimise the support
The allent zone sympathy they have for this discouragement to new billiding? idcludes the whole area South Motor vehicles are divided into of Jordan Road and Casciare invéréategories for the purpose of Houst, bounded by the ped on the Eruing center. They are motor: East and West. The allent zone ezeler, private cars, public dr hours for the Mallana are be-taxiscabs, commercial vehicles
weer midnight and sunrist.
and, omnibuses.
How to use
'GAMMEXANE' «moke generators
against feas. Bulp the
ekee all the doors and yeļndows. "Cammazane Smoke Generator on 1 in ill in the match, plane
the room and leave the room closed for hours to allow the smoke to settle, treiment can be repented when nece at low eat and with litile Imoons
to the occupanta, Premises such a Institutions where the risks of rela
tion are high can be kept from
the use of Gemnezane, Emoka
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THE BRITISH.
CHEMICAL INDUST
Outlawing
verson who
attó
Any pedestrian
Nahidle or tra
Tails
to c
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who
Alonsabell be
offence.
However; ita siznist ár,
is mode in p1yenicle per
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famous for digest
NEW PUBLICATION
re-
will be pleased to rew the implementation of
utmost
Electoral Hall and Candidature chaise that, with the
Interim Legislature goodwill and the highest regard for the opinion advanced by the Uneficial Membera die $ and 1.9% the
'well `be based Taxpayers flat, without
As to rico
ty, ng, the Chinese
cannot be held
have And
on
to be
Staneesmurg Your Petition-
for tradition' Homit, may be con-
ere are equally unanimous against
of the No
Nomination wo respectfuly and
and prographical reasons
in sed as a possible subordination interests to these at in- of bible
Your
themales appoint to Hong Kong, mot only having regard ka the pairit
digenous
Petitioners,
there
of the Nanking Treaty of 1842 most humbly pray that Your Klas for reasons as stated collecy will cause this out-
by
'the
in Sir Mark Young's recomoded system to be discontinued in favour of a free, and democratic mendation approved
ail representatives of the people to the Legislativa Coupel
Colonial Omea
A census of the local popula tion might well be taken during. cariew, fortnightly the period of the Interim Legisla mhleation has been published in iure, and, at the expler of the perlod, a General Election based be in thereon, be held forthwith. with the Municipal Council
magazine denis, mal
ENOSPFE
1. Government's vledge in e-, tablish the Municipal Council. - based upon the Young Plan," to Habe implemented, pg before: May 1: 1950.
as scheduled
**2. Nomination of Municipal Councillors by designated bodier to be abandoned in favour of pleation of all. 30 candidates single
..
Good Cause
Celebration
Sixteen years 'ngo yesterday," a passenger transport plane crashed near the West Coast of the Unlled Stolis. Among the suryofs? Was
passenger, Dr. Könind
That incident began'n colporn- tom of a kind. That is most unique, Grateful to Fate's hand in this airplane disaster, Ur. Koniad give i cocktail party aboard the blan
• rate of inhabitants. * / on the saint day the following
ations of electorate Year, He has been doing at v and candidates to be the same for both Chinese and non-Chinese,
Ames otherwise what he c Aquat, residential. between the tw
two sections
withinn discrimination-racial, tia- April SKAIS
second
celerated
the 16th year of
At the cocktail par
SuminmumityTRANE KARMELEKTRA number of distinguish"
The immediate
of a Joint Commission of at least 11% persons, consisting of six untress bad nivo hon-Chinese in emaine Government offelala, to Funbrova the
Ordinance where possible, provided appointment of such Commitalon will not further delky
cluding Mr. Ghull Chairman of the Thai Cha of Commerce and later min
Imperial""Envoy / Ellenőr- Later: Plenipotesil
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