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THE CHINA MÀIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1949.

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Members of the ship's company, HMS Amethyst, are shown

lined up on the frigate's

quarterdeck to listen to a message of welcome from the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham. (China Mali) photo.

Registration Ordinance Passes First Reading

The Registration of Persons Ordinance, providing for the compulsory registration of all persons

in the Colony, with certain oxceptions, and the issue of identity cords to persons regis- tered, passed its first reading in Legislative Council yesterday.

Describing the measure as one necessitated by security requirements, the Attorney-General, Mr. J. B. Griffin, who introduced the Bill, said that in the light of past experience, plans must be made in advance of on actual emergency.

"It has been the experience of Hong Kong and "other parts of the world," said Mr. Griffin, "that, when an actual emergency occurs there must inevitably be some resort to improvisa- tion in meeting such o situation. Improvisa. tion applied in circumstances of on actual emergency can result in confusion and con even produce hindrance rather than help in the maintenance of security.

"In the light of such experi- ence it is, I think, manifest that plans must be made in advance of any actual emer- geney so that should such an

event occur, the need for hasty improvisation can be minimis-

rd.

conic

Measures which have before this Comet from time to I luring the past year huwe but relation to climning against the possibility of the accurrence of an ng

actual emergency in the being a Crtany-an energency repercussion from the unsetWed economic and political conditions now unhapply prevailing over most of the world in general, and in China Un particular,

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"The bill now before. Counell como within that pattern. gives statutory authority, and

the

members

Chinese Ship Master Fined

of

CORRESPONDENCE

The Editor takes no responsibility, for views expressed in letters by correspontlenis, and by no means necessarily agrees with them.

This Oggie Business I quite important that the Railway view of thik, fast, perhaps the efficient for the Hon. Colonial Secretary will be Sir-Referring to your edition should remain

of troops so good as to let the taxpayers

B

of the "China Mail" dated 2nd purpose of transport August. You describe the Oggie and supplies to and from the itnow the present value of the

New Territories

occasion shares held in the Company and as a Devonshire' Pasty. For your

arises and oz an

alternative to when, and how, the value of those Information and benefit I wet

shares caji' be restsett in the down my knowledge of this noble the road.

Portions of the Railway go- event that the Company exercises downs not in use by the Hallway its right to lease the premises Authorities have already been now helt by Government to other allotted to them and others are tenants upon the expiry of the

for handling thair present lenses?

dish.

The first opgle was constructed around about the year 1218 by one Ivan Theodore Oggle who, It is commonly said, was a ducen reserved

dant of King Alfred; the man that burned the cakes.

Oggies were Arst tasted in Ponzance

and declared to be super-delicious. A movement was set up forthwith by prominent воё citizens, the object of which was to bring about a

proclamation

ncipio the egglo

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tlic

food of the Cornish race. Since those bye-gone days the fame of this wonderful food has spread around the whole world.

stores,

The Railway could not function in a couple of buildings opposite the extremity of Chatham Road Camp us has been suggested.

concerning

The Army policy throughout

www.

* Public Swimming

Beach Sir-Yesterday, Sunday July their pequistioning

a.m., two homanen rode all along the Deep project has been, governed, inter 31st, at about 1.30 alla, by two factory:-

Water Bay Beach, on the sand at (a). The tactical Considerations

the water's edge. I belleve, long siteufion of per- Kong has endeinle lockiaví. One

camps and mainien- ance establishments. 3

AND

(b) the desire of the military authorities to cause us

in all fairness to J.T.Q. it must be stated that the interior of the present day oggié bears met-ikopat

lightest

resemblance to the original, in as much as while the

interlor consisted af chard, nowadays it is neat

And

inanure,

My family frequent this beach, end strongly urge the authority le concerned to instruct the boat- 'falling any other economic or socini,disturbs man all the Police to r

tincé as possible.”

The principles of (a) and (b) rre both contravened by Pass Along Please's suggestions.

Le

The importance of (a), cannot An explanation as to

too'strongly'stressed and pre- And. veg. why this change came abend may cdance must be given to these be na follow

considerations. To quarter a large Sone 20 to 30 years ago in number of troops in the bailings Gerrans Bay, the Ashermen of referred to In the letter under Portseathe, a yuuint Cornish review

lew would be unsatisfactory a school of pil- and not consistent with the mill- Village, caught chards, the size of which was tary plan. beyond all im

all imagination. It was thought at the time that they had drained the seas

to

empty buildings. But for isolated Instances this policy has in faci been carried out,"

With regard to (b) and bear- ing the factors of (a) in mind the

been of this species policy hus

to take over

of

fish. For many years only the braver and therefore larger type of Ash ventured to set in in the Cornish Main. People who had depended on Oshing for their lives Lang Jhoang, master

hood were forced to turn inland the ship ss. Kheng Lim was

farming.

Consequently they fled $900 at Centrul yester-lad to change the contents of the day for failing to produce a oggle, complete list of passengers to A high light in the history of the Immigration Officer when the

aggie is related this way.

Bishop Trelawny was the ship was entering Hong

is when and

in the Tower Konig.

20,000 Cornish lastn Sub-Inspector Innes, proserul- London, ing, told the court that he board- | marched, derivick and as the old . their susten-

ed the ship at Stonecutters Is- Il and requested a passenger list. He was given a list with the risnurks that there were no pas sengers on board.

On closer inspection, he found that there were 35 persons on board in excess of the crew list, Defendant pleaded guilty and in mitigation said that these peo- ple were not actually passengers, They were families of the crew Beling as escorts for the good. The compradore had given them ensure that at the outset the re-

and had complimentary tickets of identity gistration and issue

told him that not one licitet had cards to persons registered is

by the compradore applied to persons whose presence been sold. The list was prepared and defen- in the Colony is normal,

"That vision also takes ar- dant had taken his word for 15.

the fine, imposing

the count of the practical diffietityistrate remarked that defen which adeialstratively concerns dant should not have done, es he The effect of

registration of aid in the interest of the Colony's large population,

security.

"By his provision It should be possible for registration to be done in such a way as to avoid confusion or breakdown, in the machinery of registration. and in the issua ar Identity cards, and kiss by this means; minimise to the utmost the in-i convenience to which, of no- cessity, registration will impose on individuals.

Clauso 16

know that such a scheme is by exitical unrest..

Contents Explained

and

Lint

Practice Bombing

WEDDINGS

once

of

from

us believe; Chronicter will have "Did scale the walls of Ye Olde London Town, each man with his pasty

apon carried high

"know the shoulder intent reason why". As we all know this resulted in Trelawny's release.

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Sir, you know not how much my racial pride was ruffled, when in your columbs I read that "Oggie" was the Naval term for

"Devonshire Pasty".

COENISHMAN.

the Royal

ketion, Id.,

rest such offendiers.

By the way, sume people still bring their dogs un to the benchi, in spite of the notices.

The water has been badly polluted

Water Bay at Deep

last two several lines in the weeks; taused, I rhould say, by the increasing number of junks which are anchored there. Con not these be removed during the bathing season to other says not ured by the public?

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A BATHER.

Income Tax

Sir, The Kung Sheung Yut Po mude a translation of the The effective working of the Leader or Editorial of The "China railway is essential both to the Mai (30th July, 1049), and this litery and the civil and a great leads many people real or sudied deal of dislocation to its smooth the admirable Editorial of The would naturally result China Mail. I to give my nunning if the suggestions of Pass Along views in support of il. Please were

The Crown Counsel said that Although

for the the fecal case was the first pro- that thera travelling public are not yet all secution. We know

would be desired, the Ad- are a great number of evasion of ministration has he intention of tax, and yet this is the Brat case, submitting passengers travelling then after these yea where is or arriving by train to stand for the abilities of the staff of the long periods exposed to the cle- Inland Revenue Department? Th ments if sheller can be afforded public is not entirely-blind-to-

see what is going on all the time. them,

W. GORDON HARMON, It is time now that the Govern- Public Relations Officer incit to start for some action. I E. A. BILLETT, MAJOR, humbly suggest that the Com- mercial Crime Section of Police Deputy Assistant

Headquarters should take action. of Public Relations.

to detect tax evasion than to rely Go those staff of Inland Revenue Department,

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"CHAN KAI SAU.

Personalia

A number of graduates and

Government Apartments

Sir, Just eight months ago, in November, 1948, to be precise, The Taxpayers of Hong Kong were informed that the Govern ment had invested $1,005,000 of Dovon Mon

in the shares of funds in "surplus" Sir, I have As D Britisher a private firm managing in order watched the movements of HMS that it might recure for the use Amethyst with pride and admira of Government servants, 26 of past students of the Hong Kong tlon, more especially as a West these apartments. Navy has been well represented and the resultant obtainance of Countryman myself,

The purchase of these shares University met at the Kam Sing Restaurant last night to honour Mr. Lee Eu-cheang who was by West Countrymen, since the these 25 upartments by no meat awarded the MBE recently. days of King Alfred, and it is mished Government's

of modational

Mr. Lee is a graduate of the no surprise to and so mony of

thus, requirements,

Hong Kong University and is these brave lads aboard Amethyst evan to the present, many Gov-well known in Hong Kong for his and Jamaica, indeed. There are crament servants continue to several Tads in both those vessels reside in hotel rooms, for which

services. that I was at school with, in the the employee, pays an average of Departures from the Peninsula West Country and of course to $90 to $120 per month whilst the And that the traditional West

met from public funds. rooms is Ho greeting of "Oggle" was ex balance of the rentals of their Hotel on Tuesday included Cap- We are now Informed that Megsts. L.J. Limer, H. Cramant. changed is as old piping the side itself. But to describe, a pasty or Government has handed over to A. Gilmour, L.D. Murphy, C.E.

native Tattle Oggle" as

of, the Army five of the apartments Couringy, A.E. Houseman, A.C. Devonshire is in itself sacrilege which, such A A short time

Lor

ag Felcher, W.N. Jardine and P.K. and would surely make such men it paid an average of "$67,400. Mel. as Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir John The excuad

a

accom-

Hawkins, Frankie Drake and the in answer to czitelor advanced

numerous other West He's turn in whatsoever turbulent graves they may have found.

JUST ANOTHER CORNISHMAN.

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Requisitioning

thority

"China

Mull" for Tuesday, perhaps thỏee who have con-

thejr. August 2nd, is apparently undertributed

small share the repression that the pcheme towards the purchase of the necessary shares may be allowed to which he refers included a Passenger Terminal station in the to share his khoviledge. The con Kal Tak area, This is not correct stant drain upon ille public puraa

residence ops, Government

public

tala

Mrs. D.D. and

DONATIONS

Carden.

W.N. H.

An Ordinance to regulate practice bombing and firing from aircraft in certain sea areas, was read for the frat time in Legislative Council yesterday.

The Bill is modelled along the is designed for the establish- "There is, I believe, only one

of the he. Among the new arrivals at the ment of a scheme of registra cther important aspect of this lines of the 1938 ordinance which

en of military authorities In Peniniula Hotel on Tuesday tion of persons in the Colony, Bill which it is necessary provided for artillery practica in

requisitioning La Salle College were Mrs. P. Maxwell, Mr. anul subject to exemptions made in that should touch at this stage. the Colony and for delining cor-

was that the Arky had to chigers. Cheang Chor-chin, Mr. and Bill, and it provides

tain areas for the purpose. for I refer to clause 10 of the Bill.

from prQuartering Authority.

which were offered Mra WA. Dunion, Mesars, G.V. The Attorney-General, Mr. J.R. the issue to persona registered As to this, I believe I have sald

by

da Silva, J.M.

.M. Borate. enough to make it clear that Griffin, who introduced the Bill, of identity cards.

hence the

military authorities Brand, L. Turner, the legisintion proposed by his said it had not been found Yea-

can be held lo blameless in Prala, JL. Ledesma, C.C. Tso, J. Congratulations because of able to make an amendment to will Bills ro proposed "Honourable

auton, N.C. Dunnlelll, S. Harris, the present instance. conditions of economic the 1936 Ordinance to cover air- Sir-Congratulations to the would

appear that the logical

ree, V. Caillkin, B. Geddes, no neang novel, In one form or and

craft bombing.

herole crew of HMS "Amethyst," As and when such conditions of persons

'The Bill, defines the sea aren another registration

not forgetting NAAFI's civilian rse for the Quartering Au. Ackerman, and J.H. VI

to have followed would laneuva, and issue of identity cards have cease to prevail, the difficulty, in which practice bombing from

Canteen Manager, who stuck to have been to transfer Governa been in vogue in many parts of trouble and expense involved in the air may take place after his post and upheld to the letter ment servants from the hotel the world in modern tunes, as a the operation of the scheine of

NAAFI's Motion Servitor Ser- due notification and precautions

rooms to the apartments, "this necessary part of any machinery registration will then be avold for adfety have been made. vientium."

The following and the intant” dopallona hotel rooms whichi C.H.M.L. evacuating of control for security in condi- able.

19th) to` The 8t. John's: Centenary Appiai: After the Colonial Secretary,

could then have been take

'taken over

20. U Bewing $100, Mr. FIL tlons of actual emergency.

by the Army. -The "To meet

Quartering Tidale 125, Mr. and Mrs. Int. Laz contingency Mr. J. F. Nicoll, seconded, the

Authority perhaps

fits commést ̈05,086, 'Mr. and Mrs. 3.4. Camvenu which it is to be hoped will arise motion was carried unanimously. sooner rather than later, provi-

Sir. The correspondent "Pass Detent reasons for falling to red. Mr. Lýdia Moo Wong $20. Along Please" in the issue of the take this very obvious courpa: **The actual contents of the sion has been made by clause 15 to empower this Council by re, Bill have been explamed ni sume length in the Objects and reasons solution to suspend the operation accompanying the Bil. It will be of the Ordinance.

"By this device, when condi lav

Thomas Gordon Frost, watch- seen that clauses 4

of 15 Hamuton Street down the general requirement tions no longer require the scheme man,

floor, and Miss Chan that all persons in the Colony, of registration of persons and the second

tofce of Issue or possession upon the coming into

married at the of identity Wai-man, were

shops, the Ordinance, and of all persons cards, this Council can suspend Supreme Court Morringe Regis goods yards and locomotive

trar's Office yesterday In the whereas the site suggested for the not inconsiderable. May we re coming here thereafter, shall re-operation of the Ordinance.

would "But the Ordinance and the presence of W. E. Broadhurst Passenger Terminus

be to quest the Hún. Colonial "Score- gister. From

requirement;

проп there are exemptions which aro rules shall remain

the and Chun Wal-ha.

the north of the present Jordan tary to offer an explanation in book for

of revival 15 of the stutute described in clause

Road Ferry. In any case such a this case as he has recently in the operation, by way again of re-

scheme would BII.

take some three caso of Government Hire? solution of this Council, at such

There is years to complete, and would

one other point in time or thues in the future

available by the sale of Railway which, in-the- need financing Finance otherwise connection with these apartments land in the Talm Tea area would might also be made a point of

| justpon not be available under his schemes statement made by dievern- Apart from these considera- ment. The public has yet to be tions, both Government and the mormed of the pracion Loryns apartments Services have proceeded consi-pon which these Berably

faster than it would ap Ware sured sport Iom the at

∙∙the sum the trespondent knows, pouncement" regarding s since the Services have already requisitioned some, 188,400

prosecutus issued by the of Railway land as against 483,

company concorned sizins inter 300 sq. ft. of the area mentioned plia that up shares avil the festi by him, and this land can be except on the condition that made suitable at Infinitely less the shareholder shall enter int scheme, he proposes, perman by the data in the uilding for d

The Hallway Administration at period of nye Kowloon Station alde handies at hariholder prefer -the moment, some-six (thomand ''less periba pazoqnzora per day with the Youmall deals

sonte twa the

widow, of 2 Sunalaguete Gardens, pampers of phasengers handiago mly received London, Wa

this

Sinn.

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"For instance, exemption 1

The wedding of Leslie Kenneth given to all children under the conditions, re-occur which call Glazier, gunner, of Gun Club age of 12; and exemptions are for security ineasures involving, and Miss Ruby Mak, of 233 Nathan Road, Kowloon, 'yesterday 150 given to all members of His registration of persons and issue took place at the Supreme Court Majesty's Forces and to the Police of identity cards."

The motion was seconded by Marriage Registrar's Office, Wit- Force. It will be appreciated that in the case of the members the Colonial Secretary, Mr. J. F. nesses were Rose Wong and John of such Forces, all necessary par- Nicoli, end carried unanimously: ticulars of their mombers are: well known, and all of them are Already in possession of identity cards or equivalent documents.

"Otherwise the Bill before Council is in the main concerned with the ways and means of re- gistration and enforcement of Wat requirement.

More School Children Flown To HK

as the area would be used for by the vanis in potál. Thi

IL

publi-interest

$

The following Lorthcoming wed- dings have been announced:---

Lawrence Silvo, cabin'jsteward of the 8. President Wilson, and Miss Chan Yuk, of 84 Hak Po Street, frst floor, Mongkok. Gost to the Services than the legs with the Company A ons Thirteen more "school children Lance Corporal Albert Edward The main exception from the came in by BOAG yesterday from Broom, 1st Butts, of Teun Wan, generality of the statement I have the United Kingdom. They were Hong Kong, and Miss Philomena Master Huntor, I. Atrong, Therese Portaria, stenographer, made is provided by clouse 4 (2) R. A. King, J. C. Larard, R. N. of 7 Ladder Street. of the BILL: "That clause provides Larard, A N. Mackenzie, J. A. Thomas German Strangeways, luggage and personal effects and that that if administrative

convenience

Penn,

réisively J.

| do requires, the Gloverog may

direct that registration" of persóng tree Hitler, 23 Alvil, sorvant, bf Arlington Hotel, kind. Ther girls-Large

Thall be enbotied

piccording to the

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