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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1949.

Americans In Na Rush To Quit South China

There is no indication yet of any eyecuption by ship from South China provinces of Ameri- can nationals following the warning issued on Tuesday by the Canton American Embassy advising them to leave the oreps now mense- ed by the advancing Communist forces, * River vessels orriving from Canton yesterday brought only a sprinkling of Americans, most- women, who declared that they were only visiting the Colony and would return soon ...possible.

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Local shipping firms operal- ing ships flying the Stars and Stripes seemed to be in the

Personalia

Passengers who left by the ma ni lee yesterday Included Capt. J. Kruch-m100, Mr. R. Sykes for Singapore). Mr. F.J. Wat- Watson (br Rangoon).

Kan.

Mrs. A.A.

When

*

dark

regarding evacuation plans in the Colony.

not been approached have

ofcials said.

et

No advice relative to evacun. Hon from Canton has been re- ceived by the Hong Kong Cor tulate, Mr. George Hopper. Con But Ceneral, shld last evening.

Hopper. however, afrined Mr. Hap

temporary becoinmoda Jon that will be provided aboard United States Fleet ships in port, to those Who cannot make their own' ar- rangements, pending departure. The USS Pollux is here already. Two USN CTRift, USS Plate nikl Aunirai Sir Patrick Brand, Commander-in-Chief, For USS Bluebird are due here short- East Station, visited Japan - Je ly.

Extra emergency accommoda- onterred with General Douglas Mar Arthur. Vice-Admiral Ber-lon may also be made available Commander of the United board merchant ships feaving die Naval Forces in the Fat the Colony for America. FEST and

General Hobertson Ahong those who disembarked Wuituch yesterday CUR

neitish from 1st 2. nt Tender-in-Chiet Commonwesth Occupation[Were MY. Aaron Herr, Mru. Máis flun E. Frank Miss Alice E. Freak, Miss Marian Frank

and Mr. and Mrs. P.. child, 2tr. and Mrs. Α. and Mr. David L. Anderson,

we are here for a short visit and will be returning to anly Me arul M. G. H. Stronbach, Canton soun, that is it is pok-

and Mr. D.sibile," Mrs. Frank,

who' *Is reald- Mr. S. W. Glass

Anughters nt the yesterday to ing with her Brinesen returned Hap Konu by ss. Tibadal: from Church Guest House, said when

approached fast evening! a round trip to Amoy.

Stater

Farers.

Admiral Brind who returned to Hong Kong in HMS Alert (Com- mantler A.A.F. Talbot, DSO), 1 due to yt. Singapore on August

2.

-

from

Among the departures The Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday were Mis. K. Buenting, Mr. and Mrs Lim Mou-chi, Messrs. J.R Philips, W. D. Barker, D. Kaight, A. Dockwrey, A.G. Doyle, A.R. Ramfordt, A.J Steder. A.J. Steroide, and E.S. Vicuna.

44. Grleder n

The Farmers are returning to the United States on the expira- tion of their service in China

Mr. Anderson of the North- west Airlines returned from Can- In ion where

he was engaged busincas

Cas affairs. Meanwhile, local river vos- sola are still maintaining their sthedules to Canton, despite the announcement of the cur. few by the Cantón Garrison.

will not greatly "The curfew affect our schedules. Our ships arrive ut and leave Canton in K.H. duvlight

or at dusk before or G.Y. after the deadline," an officia!

Chinese river shipping

New arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday included Mr. Kwo, Mr. and and Mrs. K.T. Mrs. 3.D. Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. 'Arenela,

Messrs. R. M. Hoops C... Wong. J. Turner, Barbagelato, J Smith Hsieh, and T.L. Wu.

stary

•

1

said.

Passengers who disembarked The Wusuch of Butterfield and here from the ss. Wusuch from Swire is due to leave tonight for Canton yesterday Included

Mr.

Canton. She will reach the William H. Spencer, Rev. Leonard Kwangtung capital by daylight. E. Hickin, Ms. Mary E. Hickin.

The Ming Sung Industrial

operating Miss Flora M. Wilson, Mr. Kurl

Company.

their Bogetvedt, Mrs. Olga Bogetvedt. Canadian-built aluminium river Mr. Mario M. Rocchi, Mr. Gre- craft on the Hong Kong-Canton Rachel run regularly, have their vessels Kraslavsky, Mrs. Kraslavsky. Mr. Vindimair Gri- oricff, Mr. Karl Thewler Mar- runnlag as usual. tin, Mrs. Rosa Martin.

Friends formerly of the "China Mall,” will be interested to hear that he is now working with the aḍ- vertising agency of J.J. Gibbons fatui. in Vancouver. Hiz. home adress is 1820. Stephen's Street,

Jo

Vancouver, DC.

Arthur

.Gec.

Mr. C.M. Glvergas, Mr. O. Eng Koc, Mr. Loong Lie Lim, luft for Manila yesterday by 1ng Kong Airways,

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Mr. MacDonald COMPENSATION

AWARDS

Arriving Today FOR RESUMED PROPERTY

Mr. Matasim MacDonald.

Commissioner-General, South

Taft Ad expickell to

Arrive here by BDAC today

תם

無 periodical Informal

visit. He will return to Sin.

gapore on August 2.

in Hong Kong, Mr. Mac- Donald will stay at Govern. ment House.

Conesportiente

~The Editor takes_no_TEIDON sibility for views expressed in Lettera bu correspondents; and liv no mkalis necessarily agrees with

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The award of the Roord appointed 'by Government to consider what compensation should be pold to the owners of property in Bridges Street and Wing Lae Street, resumed by Goy ernment for public purposes, was announce!! yesterday. The property resumed comprised 14 house sites on Bridges Street, Nos. 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64 and 66, grid seven house sites on Wing Lee Street, Nos. 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 22.

We heard the eylence of Mr. The Board comprised the

the Valuation and no- Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gib Giles.

Officer of the Public and Mr. G. sumption son (chairman) W. Grey and Mr. J. E. Richard-Wort Department and Mr. Me

Executive Engheer of the Britic. sat On son (members). It

Public

Works

Department, for June 13 and 14.

m. I Mr. E.H. Sainsbury, Land of the Crown and of Mr. Thau, y cer, represented the Crown. The architect of Messrs. Chay and Si-It is zorrect that I have owners of Nos. 30, 40, 42, 82, 58. Lee, for the claimard represent reathed frian the Cubeship 68, 62 and 04 Bridges Street and ef by Mr Silva We also t and the Committee the Hong Nos. 14; 17, 18, 1D and 22, Wing before us certain agreel

Mr. M.A. engaged Mr. Lee Street, and some Club, Kong Reform

of nur award because, after the Jayk gave my reasons da Silva to represent them."

Mr. D.H. Blake at first repre-, there appeared 10 de D writing to the Commiller. In any

possibility that the Ceran and seated the owner of. No, plain that did letter "I made

but later with Mr. Silva's ellents would come to Bridges Street. not lend to resign froid the

unable to do ro, Club and did not wish my action drew from the case as laid he terms. They have, however, heen

no further inst

instructions.) t be taken as being even rri-had

"The general basit on which The Board awarded comparat-

composition fails to be der tical of the Club itself, which I

tion of JIK$7.50 h

which à square foot for my

termined is the Htend to help to the best

the Bridges Street sites, and my.

A square foot for the land might have been ex

pected to realise If cold. h the If it can be avoided I shall not HK$4.50

Wing Lee Street sites. discuss the matter any further.

for their open market on January 13, 1949, Giving the reasons

to the Crown when it roverted CHARLES LOSEBY.

decision the Board aid!

vertion 11 A(4) of the Ordin- anec).

Reform Club Chairmanship

.

br

Chinese Representation

Sir-Your editorial "Chinese View." ich put the issue in a nut-shch buying that "the hétuality of power is a vo'y dif- ferent mattor, as the British Kaboor Pirls and the Chinese Communists have discovered, that 7 hasten to Den ny endorsement

if your fair euntry

almost in its

6

ECA Staff Leave ms. Yu Men

the

"We live delayed the

Built-Up Area

Join

making

Jamaica Returning To Colony Today

In due to HMG Jamaica arrive here today from Japan stler routine operations..

Two United States Navy ships are due here to help in tha evacuation of American nasionale from Bouth China. They are the UBS Platte, arriving on July 29 and the USB Bluebird, arriving on August 1.

The USB Pattux-anchored In Kowloon Bay.

ΚΑΙ ΤΑΚ TOPICS

The Government chartered For the New East Flying Training School plane Territories yesterday with pam- continued. to "storm" phlets, calling upon the inters to produce more vegetables.

The scheme was thought up by the Government Wholesale Vege inkle şirkot Section and put info co-operation of effect with the

School. the Flying Training

In yesterday's operation the objectives war Shallo. Un Long.

Talpo Fanling, Sheung Shui,

Kam Tin, Ping Shan, Castic Peak "Prior to that date the mice and form areas around Kai Tak. we built-up ares, the Was

dropped Leaflets

yesterday Lee Street Bites relying for their bore the official clump of the support on a retaining wall wich Government and those collecting ran along the side of the street, these may present them to

that date

exchange the retaining wall authorities in end the Wing Lee Street

had

on the

slick

comed land had sap!

The

Hotel.

r

for f.

of the

The office Is richly furnished

and, all-buildings free ration of fertiliser, land was covered With Pan American expanding Some time today the stream pared.

The buildings on their local organisation preparing lined aluminium motebebi Yu with rubble.

prival of the by your

closing

sing Menwhich has been a pictures the higher ground above the to deal with The

sight along the Praya by Wing Lee Street sites were en-Constellations in October, a grund cultivate real un- que derstanding of Ute biler de," I night-wili laave her herth along-dangered by the collapse of those vinon branch office is now in

to moor sites. We have no evidence before Service in the arcode would like to

a few side Williamson. Wharf explain

us ae to how this situation. carac Peninsula points you raised to further your in Kowloon Bay. exhortation of understanding of

This will mark the end of the about. Mr. McBride was under Constitutional two-month contract by the Econo- the impression that it was the re- with comfortable leur poly. of the our stdo

of lambing during the teed seating and dexin focring. us expressed by a mic Co-operation Administration, sult question.

bat could venetian Blinds scide the large group of Chinese who heard which chartered the Yu Men, to Japanese

windows looking to the. West. evidence on the

PAA's Kowloon quarters alo Uanslated version cl your edi

BOAC in the directly opposite at a cost of point. The private owners of the torin) and in the subsequent dis- accommodate its personnel and to give no direct evide

operate it offices

resumed land had taken no ne- cussion,

US$26,000. The truth must be admitted at

The evacuation" from the Yution to restore or re-develop the the outset that there is no Men was completed last evening and or even to remove the dan

on the higher 011 ger to buildings

The menacing typhoon report- there

is in Hong the last day of the contract. trance that

grouted

Government was ed to be threatening Hong Kong uf persons sufficiency Kong a

Returned To U.5.

to intervene. By early yesterday, did not interfore Will capabilities up to the level;

13,

a certain very much with operations at Kat 1040; and integrity to nd of ability

Most of the American persun- January minister Colony

of 2,000,000 nel have already returned to the amount of work had been done Tak. All flights were normal and

Meanwhile, the by Government and much more on schedule. people. For such quality is not a United States.

Precautionary measures C. has been done since The owners by Mr. John gift rift from Heaven but created by EOA, headed

with of the resumed land aro, in law, however taken by some airlines will operate actual experience, for was it not Kassebaum,

the benent of any who, had wireraft laying over at our Sages that "Te four Americans and skeleton entitled to said by

but 100

100 staff of about 20 Chinese, includ- work done by Government prior the deld. Workshop huis had bars rears will grow a

to January 13, 1949. years will make a Man." Three ing a driver and an office boy.

"We are of opinion that on waiting for the typhoon to make generations are not too long to The office is at present located

"Mode get a

Man," heredity, pre in Pedder Building Halal atmosphere, upbringing, experience. St education and

let's

tree

Nire is the only coltan yarn, and rice to Non

Mr. Lee Kong and Mr. Yee Gin Brawn, POSTED/O to Mel-out of the 1949 Municipal Counc

CONCERT FOR

NAVAL AID FUND uinine and her friend. Delen-

the

and

T

arcade.

·

were

and thõel - cable pt, the ready,

free sale on

on January 13, 1949. up its mind.

have been, price would breed on the potential value of the land as building sites re- instated substantially as they

area was

when the building-up are..

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отс

"No

ROBBERY CASE DISMISSED

and fore-sight is 14 forthenning. į Shhiplug Company, "owners of thor

some.. small shops. alainant; who wot the sole wil

allowed in Bridges, Street (under JOKE HAS SEQUEL

IN COURT

erected on

The limited scope of the ECA start now to catch up to operations has led to drastle re- PLEADS GUILTY

lost time. Trial and error, or the trenchment of the staff. But the "Mudale organisation is still distributing British proverbial

materials such TO LARGENY

Erough"

much-needed you If

Lee Ming, adaplability of the

charged before Special Pleading guilty to chorges of

way to better society,

lond for any other purpose, and Mr. Justice Scholes yesterday must be ist areas. Evolutional progress from the person and larceny

Canton and Swatow are. the deportation order, started with the first step, how- breach of a

ever modest it may

bc. Hang only two cities receiving rice to no es expersive method of de- with robbing Chiu Chau of veloping the area for that pur• HK$23.20, was discharged upon Chan Hang, aged 20, was sen-

for a maintain their rationing system. tenced to a year's imprisonment. Kong first demanded

1840 and The Yu Men will probably be one, have, been shown to exist, the Crown offering no evidence

The strokes of the cane and

Musicipal Council in

would be tonement 980inst him.

Kir. M. Heenan, Crown counsel, tanishment by Mr. Blair-Kerr at

we are today no further than the put on the Hong Kong Macao ran record of buildings likely to be with cubicles at t

informed the Court that the Kowloon yesterday.

"aking stage, and if courge of the Ming Sung Industrial Houses

of the poorer classes. The Detective Sub-Inspector J. D.

robbery took place in the New raid that, bn

task ourselves Canadian-bullt vessel.

floors might possibly ac-

July |. 17, Cóm Territories on we might again July 25,

wornán, was walking of Sir Mark Young, first pro

'cur storey

would benery, Ilved in Chinese teritory, fung,

bulldings our 1940, it ulong Lai Chi Kok Road with anised us in

despite every effort by the friend.

In They When

the present law and two storey police, had out been traced. came to "pominated councillors" voice is

buildings in

In Wing Les Sigeet the circumstanca the Attorney Cedan Street defendant cute

pecunted as the only voice of the

"It was suggested by Mr. Chau General thought that the best from behind and separated com-

people.

It was the K. R. A, who want-

Chung Tsung-yad, aged 23, of that tour alorey bulidings, could interests of justice would not be A total of HK$1,342 was raised innt

wrist watch

the site of 29 served by protsenting with the snatched a

ed a safeguard against irrespon

and election" 64 Pukfulum Road, third floor, he for the Naval Aid Fund at the valled ut $150 from contplakiant.

sible nomination concert by the Hong Kong Light Complaint raised the old

while the C. It. A., as accurately was charged with larceny before Fridges Street if a curtala lay- are.

think the liy-out would be prúc, Orchestra on June 26, The Con- and police constable hight reported by your contemporary, Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yes-cut was dopfe but, wo, do not eert was held at the Hong Kong defendant in Prince Edward

who disagreed with those who terday.

Was Complainant

Chan Katicable. Holvi.

less nomination is Road

apy that retained the risk of having ir man,

The prosecution Fald that on responsible councillors cannot be

to dis- July 24, both complainant and safeguarded against"

of self-govern

en defendant went together to the probable crat of re-forming

the site and obviously the - epet i A man who regard the ability

tried to pick n ment of both the British and pulse Bay beach. A camera would be extremely beavy. This

tn complainant

after defendant probably necounts for the lack of pocket while buying cinema Chinese of Hong Kong, I cannot longing

ticket "blind" present Councillors will not serve had dressed himself in the tent may appreciable speculative in- nt Kowloon yesterday, in three sco any genuine reason why our found missing

terest in the property, as indicat- in which the camera kept.

On being questioned by the td by such evidence of past galer months hard about and recom

Actording to the brosecution Bilva suggested

sted that a purchaser the police, defendant desid that he was placed before us. Mr. mended for banishment.

was committed at ins offence had taken the camera, but said

og legal form that he would, give complainant] might, by 'somerised, have Chiu, aged. 45,"

Frince's

Chan Defendant, Theatre

while buying a roller camera. He then froduction not

able to recover, the cost of ticket, tried to pick the pocket ed the camered, he had taken

which the pro-be-frming the tiles from the of the man next to bim in the Nominalfon, na fun, is too recition" alleged,

a weapon,

From

complainant polent

it for any power

er-that-be to

us, we are unable to say He was spotted by pleinglothes refrain from wielding, and

auty that such possibly her and arrested.. fendent was from a good fdmilly,* templing for any Home to and had no previous record and aflatten the market value of the

existed ni

TONIGHT'S HIGHLIGHT

The Qantas Programme

The Story of Flight" (3))

South Americana

740

8.15

"ITMA"

Dance Time-Victor Sylvestor

The Salon Concert

Vincent Lopez

again in the Reconstituted lative Courell as blected scalatives of the people of Hong Kong. It's the system of nonina- Aon that the Chinese are com

about and not so much plaining about The nominees themidives.

had tho

sist from yielding. Surely

bur

want to give

was

WAS

Accused was not legally re- ufsented.

Heavy Cont

"We had 'certain evidence as to

PICKPOCKET SENTENCED

The prosecution said that de-ff but, on the facta proved queue, it was státed. A

Defendant pleaded guilty

i

as would materially have

Public Mendo dotating to aid that he had intended; the fland The cost of theworks, &c= {

of

an impression gibmit themselves verdict at The

Rong with their long

ves to the Tublic whole thing as a jokes on com tually done by the Crown after 18. 1349 does not afford Inclined to be cireless about any

GIFT STATIONERY

fret, eiection of plainant, whom be thought was our guide 'as to cost of re- for-TEENAGERS and adults, the

Hour Kong

Fervice to

Sour editorial is right in

[

Malabar fatmung the sites as they were following gift. Itains, would be case was adjourned till when the Fren was a-built-up very appropriate on any occasion:

would

ing that Brillen, if not confined today, when defendant's parents aren because

"to

upando

CALL. 28607/8

British only to use

expression, is

more than per cent of the popedailon of Hong Kong, but

The purpose of electorate, the British sublect Chinese who live

in the Urban arou, is not much more. The Census of 1881 listed

to be in gouĶI, -

Fire In Tiger

Balm Factory

Considerable damage to stocks

thơm hê only 16,143, excluding and machinery in the Tiam Balm those

adoat

and In the villages factory was caused yesterday of New Territories. Bo : the which tro broke out in the vote restricted to British and factory, at Wenchal

Pause that

not in fact

stationery: pruszy briers

ARM “Mail with cheery and

[result at-allion that the

of opinion

Bende arp of

Bridgen Street sites card-plearly more valuable than" the Wing

pridit, cartpons and catchy phrases.

Lab Street uiter but we saw he castelje Stationery

Bood vesson to

не

Edantheimmarentiate, be») Large gift boxes, ëf flax stationsty

se or the Wing Lee Strust »Inter:pa

everything

(Moxen in "Bliver land. Grudji or „Bilvar, std (WHITE) TEVREIÐUB

ration, we will the Bridges | Lovely

Erfish-subject Chinese only, Located on the top floor of a Street alles. ut $750 square foot

editorial and

Maric four-storey building: the factory

and the Wing Tee Street vites, at $4.50 a square foot. The detailed iations are ket ut ipa

děle, to this!

Papar. The 1)ähdays, Showers

and

your

dhe David House":

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