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AN AMERICAN'S IMPRESSION d Jerring

OF THE

Since I arrived in Hong Kong two weeks ago, I have been exploring with fascinated interest the teeming streets in visiting residential Wanchai, areas, and, even in a subdued way, shopping.

COLONY

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN

DE-RATIONED EUROPE

Rationing-legacy of the war-is now rapidly disappearing in many warravaged countries. Here is a review from correspondents of the intent position in various parts of Europe.

more than about one Dane in

WPC 149 Is

Tough Girl

moat So at last Australia's burning question has been polved.

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"Governor Thomas Dowey will place a wrath on the monument on behalf of the American. Losgue. The mayor will place a wrath for the National League.”

Anybody going to place a soft answer?

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In spite of all my efforts to instruet her in the intricacies of still politics at Home, Myrtle thinks the principal parties are Christmas, Birthday. Wedding and Cocktail.

I have taken a trip to the Peak, played a game of golf, had a short visit to the new Territories, and been to a surfeit of parties where I have been introduced to of the most charming people some I huve

huve ever met, Knowing this. It is a bit em- No Rationing Here barrassing for me to set down

Food rationing in Italy ended 10000 owns a pair of nylons, or โท likely to do Bo for quite a criticism of even a mikl

the entirely on July 1. Bread and while

and coke

are becoming Colony, yet I know that any new arrival would most likely thank pasta were the last items to be me for doing the service of mak-controlled officially, although increasingly plentiful, but com. months previously there pared with British standards, the

of ration is still small. ing one criticism vocal and pubile. for

serious rationing This criticism could best be was no

and

Petrol is free, but Denmark is bal.org hardly universal described as the

sport Bread hop-troubled to accept foot tickets divided into four zones, and cars small shop-

driven outside the afmotely group

The Government did its best one in which they are registered, keepers, taxi drivers, shoe-shine

en toys and affer the war to distribute equally except by special permission. ste boys, valley

Walters,

but it was poco di in fruch that were nearest way atidning

#1 concerted a hopeless Long, BE "THE Queen Mary Hospital on the effort to dupe meent of wil my rationing, did not extend beyond/Auver caused hardship and the soft-ynieed policewoman, "gol formed the problem will prob

system, though providing more { PRIY canh In the shortest pos-sugar, olive oil, pasta and orena; loepholes than the British; has on

Controls on clothes und sweets the whole, worked fairly well.

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TRIGGS-SETH—Mr.

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Mrs.

to be

binck market furtunes were

may

not be

More Patches

By RHONA CHURCHILL

!

Present In Spirit Perhaps? Along at Leeds Cliy Station Quirino la considering the pro- they still laugh at the way little blen of Nationalist Chine in his Carola - Motrategyben und 4150 Maide

Tut, by the tune the Union is her man," one of a tough gang ably no longer exist..

of railway thieves, by leap-|

frogging on to his hack and

hanging on to his neck.

It

most Wis

unprofessional.

As an American, with I suppose were never seriously discussed at the usual obvious characteristles, all. Yet, even in its very limited ratloning wns for from 1 quite expect to be claimed as turn

The Puccessful.

In Holland? immediate victim, but never

flourisheri and

Almost all victuals are free Italy's trouble since the war now in Holland. Only meat and bos been that n succession of cheese are still rationed, but ex-job-and to learn from the ex-

have experienced such an mato.

nt their residence, No. B, FORD

No Knutsford Terrace. vilation curds issued!.

Mr. & Mrs. W. i. E.. Coates.

P.P.C.

PACIFIC DEFENCE

that

that the

Shorts And Shirts

ali

Was

to

171-

Into the limelight again

In one small shop I visited o

my arrival here, comes the question of South day after Fast Asia defence tactics. bought a pair of white-summer

shorts and a shirt.

lec

The total

in

one

Roods

relic

of

Bare Swindle

Confidenco men tried to sell a Rita might have got badly hurt. South African a Royal Air Force But, like most railway

of pollca base. One those "fly-by- women, she had to rely on her night" schemes...

enginction and Instinct in the

All that has changed now. Rita and her colleagues are being sent back to school,

Dainty Build Rationing has not worked in

shares Alli

market prices.

Only sugar and coffee are still

•

No one will laugh at little Rita any more, and no cronk should) tet himself be misled by her dainty} physique,

For when she returns to Leeds this month at the end her four-week

of

"Commando course" she will know the police held, the collar hold, the police hold, and the tricky but highly effec Live "hammerlock and bar,"

*

News Flash (In The Pan)

Cabled. Interview. from Bom- United States has bay: "The failed to understand and evaluate the Chinese altuntian." 1. Next

should have

message

being round.

Fit For A Queen

"Smokles at breakfast

Will bring you to life".... Boys, boys! Restrain please Your responses rife!

Poor copywriter is doing his

best-

"Kipper Makes Chipper" No, that needs a rest... What can he put

Which will make the

wish

world

Other than Fridays Still to eat fish?. "Smokies" sounds Intimate... "Smokies" sounds coy..

Cute for those tele-a-tetes. Couples enjoy.

Or for those momingu When unstendly legs Ealk nt fat bacon, Execrate eggs!.

These to the bedside

Bring a sen tang,

Fine afte

after sticky nights Spent with the Gang... Cuthbert, arise!

give the are a few pokles..

out warfare on my parketbook. C. J. Triggs extend their in-

I can any this remembering vitation to all their relatives and friends to the forth clothier in Winnipeg who

have tried to run the country with freed next month. As for clothen, of Elfrida able to convince me that Cunn-genuine art Fascist. Gavernmente pectations are that they will be coming marriage

must be patient a Maria to Paul M. Seth. on dian and American dollars were the aid of a civil service, which the Dutch

this ro- Can shy

In little longer as textiles are mostly H Atil

essentially Fascist August 1949 at 4 on a parity;

the bellboys in

mentality. The destined for export. structure and at the Rosary Church membering

hotel In

Calientos Aguar

who attempt to impose rationing show- and afterwards to a reception

regularly sell guests suits ted this clearly.

its original conception, as all

In what was once a large boys' some hot news about the world clothiers. claiming

Altered rationed articles could easily be prep, school, in Tadworth, Sur- Supplies secondhand $13-

they mlsunderstood

later, icefully rough Government agencies, but bought in practically every shop cy, they are lenrming the Hen- structions, but

of supply that reached the con- without tickets at slightly higher don Police College methods the

This has been the enso crime detection atid general police | c clothier accepting a share from the d

sumer won only a percentage of prices. when the irate guest is forced to the amount that left the factory, since rationing startet in Holland, work.

the clothes purchase

buck

Gradually the surplus payment) at When inquiries were made, trans-

in a maze of came down as the economic situn- louble the price. I can even say actions were lost

Sydney

taxi

officialdom,

tina grew better. which red tape and this remembering

the

Still, if a man is caught selling covered up the real delinquents. drivers, who usually take

As a general rule, people whose buying "black" he is able to "City of Liverpool" visiting Yank on "world tour"

before taking him to his destine-and the money to spend could imprisonment. In spite of that, find what they wanted despite buying on the black market was rationing. Poverty, however, never considered really criminal, meant shertage.

and it would be hard to and a man here who never bought hin cigarettes

"binck." Belgium Has But

There has always been a busy which is guaranteed to immobilise One Relic

trade in ration tickets, and the the toughest crook. police never succeeded in prevent-commandant George Frankton, Hend of this unusual school is Only

remains Each monthing poor people selling their own The subject has heen given cost, according to price tags in Belgian rationing.

Lickela to the from Hendon Police College and He has the Metropolitan Poller. Quirino- a fillip by the

rich. the windows, should have been you must argue with your retailerratoles ration

and I was little whether you have yet had your Incidentally, when butter and a former Grenadier Guards drill Chiang Rhee discussions, and HK$34.00,

the various the head clerk rice ration. If you lose, you have

If you win, you cooking fats were de-rationed last sergeant to teach the Filipino president's. cur-shaken when

The staff has to be versatile. than that expressed o few days rent visit to the United States, came gaily sauntering up, and in to pay extra.

laber wheл tobacco which is expected all politeness sold: "To-to), fit- are apt to be given the sweepings month, the general relief was less police holds.

was freed. Mr. Frankton believes the best: a move

Rationed Belgian rationing was never a

tobacco

black way to teach crime delection is) meant only after patiently pointing out to have at least partially our dollar, please." It was of the rice wharf.

the drill Lags

to demonstrate it, so his matter of "equal

cigaretten-and to him the price

fancy favourable results.

sergeant has to dress up as petty thief.

Instructor of butter, meat and sugar kopt:

Another The powerful nations are windows that he discovered his round." There was always plenty When

acts the part of a Cockney ticket nut, perhaps understandably, tor.

On three successive days I took back through the shops.

collector, a third a CID man, and n bus unduly impressed by the

to soil to Wanchai, and on each shopkeepers were prosecuted, it

now affectionately the team, known as the St. Cross School new sponsors of a plan which, day I gave the conductor a dollar was almost for refusing

ave for coupons (at the official price) RAYC The first conductor while certainly highly desir-

The result was curious. Extra pected that they will came off the Repertory Company, takes the

stage. collect able, would be exceedingly me a bus ticket and continued to when they actually had a supply. rationed in France, and it is ex-

fares; the second day the

wart up my When I called the drill ser- The French do not mourn thatr difficult to implement. Na-conductor gave me my ticket and home the bacon; and tolerance of Food Ministry, which has been geant was busy neting the part

and work quite literally, brought ration soon.

"Great After-Summer he remembered tionalist China may 500n suddenly

binck market in the ordinary

grade of of a man caught stealing a radio

Fashion Clearance. set off Platform 21 at Waterloo cease to exist, Korea is de-forgotten something at the other shops made it possible for people reduced to the junior

Commissariat

Too much red tape was re-Stelion, pendent on America for econo-jent of the bus. The third con- to take jobs in industry instead

for of becoming

Another day he will try quired during the war to obtain mic and military aid, while

five minutes while I clamoured spiva.

A dis. the rations, Anuther fallacy was well-worn dodge of riding with a

police officer Bays, "The constantly under the menace for change-alternately giving me One by one the controls

principle equal fraudulent ticket.

to the only

Woman pupils get special tui- more time thieves take in remov of Communist invasion from another ticket, pulling the bell appeared. Clothing was the first that the basic

with years ago,

massive parts for all-applied

tion in dealing with loiteringing a safe, or any other object, shop or house, the the North, and the Philip-to stop the bus, and pleading: "two

imports from America to smash lower and middle classes. pines are in

Rich people could always buy women, and girls in need of care from no condition to When I

Beiglan my the price racket of the

Nursing lost greater are the chances of their butter in large and protection. or

the police." underwrite even weaker white golf socks wouldn't stay clothiers. Then, bit by bit, food meat, bread

If this Woesn't mako our countries. Further, the parti-up without Harters, I surrep was freed and the black market quantities on the black market babies, soathing hysterical women, being discovered by

burglars put some pep into it, for £14 n pound in the South of part of their day's work. cipation of such a discredited tlously went to shop atler shop prices became official. At the end Prices were sky-high-tes sold locating missing luggage are all

untit

I found one that had price of last year the Food Ministry France at

nothing will. the liberation And

'Such Babies' figure as Chiang is small re-

They never cease to marvel at

Rosehearty W.R.I had been in- commendation for the project. on garters marked at $3.50 was wound up.

After

Last food items to come off the the helplessness of elderly ladies vlted over to the Braes for the It is the Economic Ministry bread reached £3 I bought the garters, and which administers the rice but the clerk cut off the side

meat and bread. on railway platforms. It is symptomatic of post had

During one grown plentiful ration were confidently

concert gave even this has

Bread came off at the beginning bables," they say. war Asian nationalism that ornaments,

number a visitor remarked, Before Rlta returns to such a trio should have come the clerk HK$3.50. But he told within the last few weeks.

Belgium's abundance of food of the year, after bakers refused

"Isna that awfut They shouldna cut out the coupons she will have attended lectures on hae that cratur on the platform, price was HK$4.50, and together without encourage when I turned around for the comes mainly from

hard work. They claimed there was enough dealing with aliens and lunatics Three-quarters of the meat is flour to serve everyone and they (they rank as one subject), when

scraping awa on his violin." ment or backing from the price tag to come to my assis-

home-killed, and, of the beants I found

Mrs. Stewart turned round and were right.

to make arrests, how to protect said, "That happens to be the West, but only reaction-tance,

Now prices are free, and act-voluable traffic. horse in three and one cow in 16 aries could object to the prin-mysteriously changed to HK$4.50.

tling down at 8/-a lb. for the

She will have heard how time youngest laddie, an' I'm as prood is imported on the hoof. ciple of an independent move.

finest steak.

and again an observant policemans anything, an' so wid ya be Sweets came off the ration mors or policewoman has noticed some if yer bairns could do anything than a year ago, and chocolate tiny thing that seemed unusual, else but gut Ash!" in February last. But high prices has acted quickly on a hunch that keep down the demand. American something was wrong, and has This Registration of Persont black-market chocolate sells for tumbled upon a

shows large-scala Ordinance

T Wormall less than the French variety.

At the Tadworth school they

On the other hand, when

little of any consequence can

bill.

ductor stool

no

me the

dumbfounde

that it

had

bad

Cigarettes At $1.50

After a week in Hong Kong.

civil servants

slaughtered for food, only

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one

Nearly Ended

to bother

Jost.

crime.

the

Please take a pan,

And prepare me my "Smokies"! Prime for thick palates, They swallow so silky. And while you're fixing em- Warm

"milky"....

K

In Time for Summer Wearing.” It's like Einstein, said.....

"Such village Leeds

turn...

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be to get their thumbprints.

mu

Nylons Scarce in be done without foreign back- met some Australian friends of

Denmark The Danes got a weekly ration ing, and when British Com-mine, and over a drink we dis-

we had seen and of about 4 h. of beef or voal, monwealth, American, French cussed what

done.

I heard one man say that little more that 1⁄4 lb. of pork Petrolis distributed to priority American cigarettes cost HK$1.50, and 7d. worth of "cooked meat. consumers at 3/7 a gallon and are concentrating, first, on In- Thumbs Down! because he had been paying that Beef dripping, never ralioned, in to private individuals for 6/8 *creasing the efficiency of existing One way to deal with the Pearl much for them; another claimed now also available. Tho lard gallon. Priority petrol is on the personnel with short, concentrated] River pirates, of course, would that a 12-block ricksha ride cost ration averagos about

b. ratlon, but you can buy as much courses, told HK$0.00, and a third

us monthly.

"expensivo" petrol as you want. Sagar (5 lb. monthly at the The latest and maybe the last that he had got a burgain shoe

moment) is getting easier all the "ration jake" in France is that time and de-rationing is expected priority petrol can be bought on in the autumn. The amount of the black market for less than noap availablo la now almost the "expensive petrol", Priority normal.

consumers are selling their ration There is a choice of 1⁄4 lb. of tickets at profit-and still coffee or 3 oz of tea or 1 lb. of under-selling the Government.

Sweets, though nover rationed,

and Dutch Interests are also vitally involved, it is difficult to see what purpose is expect ed to be achieved.

Independent nations such as India, Burma and Thai- land are also affected, and their sympathy may be alienated in view of the fact

(Continued at foot of Col. 5)

that their views have not so even a threat to Australian

She, far been canvassed. Austro-integrity.

therefore,

Ha, likely to be a dominat- has the foremost interest of cocoa monthly. ing factor in any Pacific al- Western powers in the area. are expensive. Chocolate costs Ilance, has voluntarily come although America, in her about three times as much as in America Claims

Textiles have been progressive-New Discovery

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Kay Murray reports that pho- The United Kingdom have pointed out before, its

tographs in full colour may now would have to decide just formation will present tre-

be made from ordinary black which of its assets must bemendous difficulties. Each

and white negatives, shine that morning for 80 cents.

This does not mean, however, defended at all costs before unit will be fired with dif

However, in spite of all this that with the summer holidays entering into negotiations.ferent and often conflicting petty larceny by trick which over, you will be able to take General

white holiday America has much the same-motives, participants will and my friends have encountered your black and

in Hong Kong, problem. The question of have to resolve ancient bitter about it since

am not half as snaps into a local chemist and Agents

I met a have them developed in colour. Japan is a particularly com- racial and economic hatreds, Chinese friend minc

of

from Such perfection, explain plicated ono, as, being oc and reconcile standards of Shanghai,

scientists, is, still very much a I met him in the street, and thing of the future. cupied, it cannot decide for development ronging from

after a few pleasantries, he told All the same the photographic itself, and 'must be treated the almost-primitive to the

me confidentially: "You know, I impossible has been achieved and Booking as one of the broader issues most highly industrialised.

must be very careful

already large colour pictures have | Agents with my

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Because black-and-white

experimental negativas. At We ourselves are convine-pite their other preoccupa- I come from Shanghal only re- ed that Britain will defend tions, should no longer let cently, I do not speak very good the same time it has been found

Cantonese,

possible to reproduce in colour, and all the with every means at its dis- events slide past, waiting for here try to shake me down for reasons have so far been difficult

people

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