1949-08-20 — Page 3

Foodstuff Merchants See No Food Shortage.

Reminders

Today

Swimming Plenic, at Silverstrand

Beach, bus leaving European

YMCA, 2.30 p.m.

Kowloon Gramophone

Society

Concert, at Diocesan Boys'

8.13 p.m.

Plictographic

Exhibition, 217A, Prince's mdg., 10 nm. Anti-TB Association Fing Day. Kowloon Cricket Club, Members

Royal K

Dance for Services, 9 p.m.

Yacht Club, Buffet Supper and Dance. ~rackb—Swimming - Gald, ni Victoria Recreation Club,

0.30 p.m.

Coming Events

Thérő has been little reaction to Government's announcement, made in Legialdtive Council on Wednesday, regarding the Colony's food situation.

Foodstuff merchants interviewed by the "China,

Mail" said there was no fear of any food shortage, os apart from the fact that the market was well stocked, there was little likelihood of any threat to supplies from abroad.

They admit that a land Importers of provisions, 43- blockade would cut off sup- pecially canned food, told the that so far they Pplies of live stock, fresh fish,China Mail" fresh vegetables, poultry and have not been asked by Govern- fresh

to lay up any Cats from

stock for existing meat

emergency purpoen is was done do 1940 med 1941.

Gources.

from that of 1041,

tive pig and cattle as well as The considered that this pre Poultry all come from the neigh-enution wng unnecessary as the bouring province of Kwangtung. situation today was quite different and Government's concern in the maller has been shown by talks It

Whether Governmchi Itself han had with importers who have TOMORROW

been

to lore the Classical Concert at Toe 11, 50, requested

Macdonne Real, 8.45 p.m.

corsibility of alternifivé souffres the event of n Swimming plenic at Silverstrand supply in

Llockade,

beach, by European YMCA, leaving 2.30 p.m. MONDAY

Sing Song & Informal Dance for

کی نور

Should the oceanston crise, these ~ourna said, inported frozch rient and canned meat would re- place fresh meat to a large ex-

Tinned beef is at present con- apicuous by its absence from shop shelves.

Service Men, IK Women's tent. International Club, Gloilcen-Lin ter Bles., 7.30 p.m. Crown Land Auction, at PWD

nice, 3 p.m. Which Drive, (For civiltars and Servicemen) European YMCA, 8 pm

TUESDAY Bridge Drive (for civilians an-1 European

HK

Servicemen),

YMCA, B p.m..

HK Fotary Club, huncheon, Root Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 pr..

Counell

of Women, ontiunt meeting, Ballroom at Guy- ernment House, 3.45 p.m. HK Light Orchestral rehearsal,

St. John's Cathedral Hall,

6.45

p.m.

WEDNESDAY Toc H Club meeting, 50, Mardon-

ne' Road, 8.45 p.m. Mahjong Lessons (free admission

YMCA,

p.m.

HF Amaleur Rudku Transmit- ting Society meeting at China Flect Club theatre, 5.30 p.m.

Imported Gold

was laying up any stock for the purpose, could not be ascertained

Végetable Issue

All provlilan merchant

that the most serious Agreed problem in the event of a bloc kade would be the supply of fresh vegetables, because the Colony has to depend for nearly

requirement: ifa normal from outside sour

Apart from

sources

encouraging

This has been the case for some time past. Like, fresh and tinned butter, it has disap-farmers in the New Territories to peared in the black market asgow more vegetables, Gover soon a supplies were released tyment recently sounded oat veget-

In peuters.

Occupation

able merchants on the possibility of inporting from Australia and other sources. The "China Mail" vréerstands that so far this hat gone beyond the exploratore

Another raportant item in the Colony's daily food list is fresh fish, and it to nu expected that

nit

any land blockade would affect the catch.

Scre of these fisherfolks snið

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUDUNT 20, 1949.

DANGER TO RIVER SHIPPING

Tony Ang's Family Flying To Australia

The family of Mr. Tony Ang; who have been lying in à hui in Kowloon City since they arrived - from Autralia about sik weeks ago, will leave Hong Kong by plane on Monday for Australia. Brisbane, home of Mr. Ang's white Australiani wife, the daily newspaper, "Courier Mall" has paid the air passage for Mrs. Ang and the Ang's three sons.

Eighteen bandif groups were reported to have made. their hide-outs in Shun Tak County In of Kwangtung Province, cording to a vernacular prèss 'report yesterday.

ac-

Court Brevities

Two natives of

Tientsih

The report said that the bandle Atuation in the Pearl River ares has now come to a most fericili state.

A week gre, Mrs. Ang wate According to a petition medo open letter to the Assistant

Australian Tride by the Cantón shipping guild in Hong Kong for transmittal to Commistioner to the Canton authorities, the Australian Immigration officials press report further anta, the in Canberra asking for fiststince bandit group have prepared to pay phikage for herself and mines of numerous types and the Ang's three sont back to Aut- TNT explosivés fá áttšok river) trờilla. shipping. The report qualed the petition In her letter. Med Adź ex- wäre. charged at Kowloon: yes- saying that one of the bandit plained that her family left Aud-terday with larceny of length of groups have between 400 to 600 trails because Mr. Arig is steel fire hawser, one tarpaulin members equipped with more threatched with deportation un-hatch cover and one drum of oll the Jeres of light and des the provisions of the Wilite from the vessel, st Inchmay, on

equipment.

Austrällä Policy.

Wednesday. Canton

and Lo Hok-wing

LI wari shipping who will not surrender to three-continue to live in Kowloon City to have stolen the articles, valu- She added, that she could not were alleged by the prosecution tening letters, hoped Canton

that the because the proper edifertian anded at about $1.500, together with Authorities will sent Health of her children could not another person who was not in

the bandit infested, be obtalried on Mr. Ang's carn- custody. areas

to exterminate these ban-ings In China. dits in

order to protect river skipping.

troops to

..

merchants

According to Canton shipping merchants, the Pearl River Bon- dits have caused river shipping trade to drop 50 per cent

Crew Of Armed Steam Launch Remanded

Other Donations

in,ddition to the air pasingé money donated by the "Coufler Mall,"

Total "Gympatiflag" contributed HK$2,000 for the Ang' to die for whatever they

wl.

Chinése, Ting Ka Two other and Wan Kwan-yih were charg- ed with recélving the stalen pro- perties from the two Tientsin natives.

Ting Kn. the prosecution said, had two previous convictions for unlawful possession.

All defendants were remianded

three days in jail custody.

For failing to pay for a dish

„The "China Mail“ collected HK$270 for the Ang family. of chicken rice at the price

Luft fight Mês. Ang sild: "I of $4, Chan Hong-chat, aged can hardly belleve that people 27, of Nanking, was yesterday Have been so sympafietic and cautioned by Mr. Hin-shing Lo helpful to us people whom they at Central yesterday. don't even know;

police.

Fificen crew members of Land Cases

the steam laurich Rol Ping,

Chan, however, was ordered to who were arrested by the

be expelled from the Colony.. "God bless all of them. It's police in the early purf

It was stated that on August Applications for specific per-

August on the launch at Md we needed it most. We can never the North Pole Cafe of 11 Tin of given us all a morale.boost when 14, defendant walked into the formances of assignments in

Wen. were charged at Kow-thank them enough, or ever, for- Lok Lane, Wanchal, and ordered respect of premises. made

loon yesterday during the Japanese occupa-

Dirspile encouragement given

without pas-] get what they have done for us.” n dish of chicken rice. tion, and for orders

ta fisherfolks by the Government sessing arms and ammunition. Mri Ang said that one of the When he had finished the dish, for the Fishery Department, there seems Leung Wing, coxswain, and 14 first things she was going to do he told a waiter of the Cafe that Registrar to execute confirma- to be dissatisfaction dimong se others were arrested after Dieir whch tory assignments, were grant-lons of these people over Gov-launch was stopped by a police talid was to make 6 formal ap-packet of cigarettes. At the same she returned to Aus- he wanted to go out and Act a for Servicemen), Europeaned to four claimants at the ernment control. They would like patrol boat on August 5 in New plication for a permit for her time, he left a parcel of old cloth-

Supreme Court yesterday by in go back to free sate as beforé

Territories water.

husband to re-enter Australia.

ing on the table. the acting Pulsne Judge, Mr. the war.

At the time of défendant's ar-

The prosecution went on to say Justice Scholes.

rest, their launch was tied, along- She added that if was still up- that the master of the Cafe sus- side a Lui Chuen-het, of 07 Fuk Wing before Government control thes

lighter and was sailing believable to her that tho Auspected defendant and followed Streel, who was represented by rould obtain any amount of finaṇ-

towards Taun Wan where defen-tralian governmthi Would con-him. Eventually, the master stop- Mr. J. M. Hall, of Hastings and cial accommodation from

the rice.

dants were to unload 440 bags of tinue jo, separate, their familyped defendant at Thompson Rond. Company, was granted specific | 'lants" (whole-sale fish merchants

now that they know, all the clr-and had him handed over to the performance in respect of 45 and distributors) which relleveded that she carried arms and am-

A search of the launch reveal cumstances of their case. Pilkem Streel, a portion of K.Ithem of all L. 1626. which

all financial worries, be bought on

The interest

Mrs. Ang said: “Our Immlera- they had to

A young Chinese lad, Liu So. Páy

Detective Sub-Inspector Sumption Minister has made a mis- aged 23, with tw previous con- for this accommodation Liang W, of 483 Shanghai mittedly high,

was ad

mëri told the court that, the take. That's human enough victions for larceny, from person, but there wat A 40-year-old woman was

Street, who bought 400 Shang-

seized launch had two side plates, What I want to know when I get was yesterday sentenced to six charged before

nothing like being relieved of al hai Street, K.I.L. 444, for MY2.-worries, and. James

with Chinese characters, identity back to Australia, is whether he months and recommended for they they sald. Wicks at Kowloon

1800 in March 4, 1943, also had could make it up from a lar

ing the yesterday

at belonging to the fallen our fot that banishment by Mr. F. X. d'Al- with importing six gold bars Ford, of Ford Kwan and Com-

ls application grunted. Mr. G.. catch.

Police, and mistake, and allow our family tomada at Central. Weighing about 30 tuels with-pany, appeared on his behalf.

the Cantos Water Föller

live together again. Their view is that more boats All defendants

On Wednesday defendant was out a permit,

would be fifted out for

pleaded not! The third assignment concern-

fishing guilty. They told the court that Mr. Ang esta lait night that he seen by a detective standing on Lee Ying was arrested at the ed 13 Wing Shing Street,

more fish would in conse- of the vessel. They also asked Kong, but thought he could get

Island in Des Voeux Road such financial

tram They wore only lower rank crews had several job offers in Hong Central, near Ice House Street, KCR slalo during a soutine 4734, which was bought by Slu search of Incoming brain pussen-Ping-kwai and Chan Shiu-icwai quence be brought in to feed the gers on Tuesday noon when the of 77 Wellington Street on May People, grid was foundt

20, 1943, 1or the sum of MY13-factor in the present-affaation is But the greatest stabilising 000. Both claimants were repres the knowledge that ample supplies sented by Mr. Y. K. Kan.

A fourth successful application of the main staple, rice, ére was made by Chad Hon-sang, of EV

Evailable and can be brought in 94 Apliu Street, in connection without hindrance In the event with New Kowloon I. L. 308, 107. An emergency.

Without Permit April 10, 1943, for MY3,500.

Mr.

Defendant told the court that she wát a widow and that the gold bars were alt her worldly possessions.

with

#stance

Fuk Wing Street, which Chau "If we have our rice, every-

July 27, 1942, for thing else is not very material

muntion.

Bocca IET GH.

At that time there was a crowd the court why the master of the a ship's job that would take him of people waiting for trams, De- launch was not located.

to Australia occasionally. Hefendant was seen by the delec- added that he would never be tive pretending to board thể tram famly in Anetraliz content, until Ee Eould fol

his and at this same timo peeping

DSI Summers told the fourt on the launch when the police that the minster was not found boarded hdr.

He further mid that some Chi- nese soldiers were thaided by the lounch in the Now Territories..

"Apparently the faunch which belonged to the Contón duligt)

However, Revenue Inspecor P. A. Fowler said that it was ble opinion that the woman was not the owner of the gold. He bought on

had MY8,500. Chau was represented is the generar äfiltude of the mantles had with some Fe and pleo wald that defendant told him a completely different by Mr. J. M. Hall,

story when she was arrested.

The gold was ordered to be

conbegated

and defendant was

cautioned and discharged.

Second Case

Lofer in the morning another woman was charged with import- ing about 25 taels of gold Into the Colony.

Last Hol, uged 35, was also ur- rested

at the KRC station on Thursday during routine

engers.

ot

told the court

in the street;

French Orphanage's 101st Anniversary

search. The French Convent Orphanage of Gauseway Bay will celebrate its 101st anniversďty flext month: The new orphanage building, has been com- pleted and will be occupied at the end of this month.

the same story as the previous woman. However, a piece of paper which wrapped around the gold re- vepled Ha! she had taken the grip from someone in Canton.

Was

The note which was apparent.

1 coded sold that 25 towels have been received by a certain party. RI. Fowler said that the towels apparently meant the fuels of gold which insisted of dve bars.

Her gold forfeited was also ordered to be to the Department of Commerce and Industries

Defendant was cautioned and discharged:

Says It Was His

From the time of their arrival in Hong Kong in Sep- tember 1848, the Sisters of St. Paul de Chartres have interested themselves in orphan children, tending thent in their infancy, educating them and training them in household duties."

They were' taught sewing. the gymnasium, which had been arcfur work to help them selle pital, and in such habitable por- dressmaking, cooking and other turned into an emergency s down in life if and when theylons of the other buildings as leave the Orphanage, Many of were available. them remained đôi. the Orphanage

to help others as they themselves Twin Brother

"I have a twin

brother who

had been helped.

Stayed in Macoo

Before the war there were on.They remairied there until ar looks very much like me and you children in the Orphanage inngements were completed" for have arrested the wrong person," Causeway Bay. Even during the fending them to Macro, where Char Ki, aged 24, charged with Japanese occupation the work, der stayed until the end of the tireach of a deportation order, though for harder owing to the

They returned to Hong Told Me James: Wicks at Kow-dlikulty of providin sumcient Kong in October, 1945. loon yesterday.

food for their charger was car-During the idet tour years, the Defendant later admitted that ried on zealously by the Sisters, orphans have been living, picked He had been deported : 10 days

thio a small portion of the nu ago, when his fhiger print record On Apill 4, 1945 úisaster over- iddy, and the ground spor of the betrayed Ris,cialm

took the Institution of St. Paul. | Hphie), bớt of “which had · boeni He Was arrested by two Chi- During an air raid a number of féðalrédi

Orphe

Owing to the crumpća "kparé

ty much handicapped.

Here detectives, on August 18 at heavy bombs completely destroying work of the Sisters has been South Wall Street.

ed. the, Home for Cripples, When he was sentenced by Mr. Laundry and the Wicks to six works. Imprimon-which at the time ran parallét to ment, with?isard/labour, defendant | Caroline Road, sit to Mir, Wicks with a' minito,

"Thank you very verý,muck" The Hostéh, Kiệ Suters char: Hey was further ordered "to" Betons and the : Convent chapel depozied, för Kft.

GOLD SHOP. ROBBED

entered; the Ta Tân

-89% Main Street

away

were very seriously

while the Sekisol, the

School, and the Hospital we damaged.

The raid Kerulted in

At the first possible opportufic

By plane were, made to buldrar: Orphanage which would not only ików, we work to be care before the wat

was bringing it to the Cólong for, sale." DSI Suramers concluded.

All defendants were remanded to August 22.

FOUR HELD ON

into the pocket of intending pas- A qualified Hong Kong Chinese sengers. doctor has been treating the At no time did defendant try Ang's three children, Anthony, to board the tram. 44, Jédrir Hagmohu z, years and

*

Dennis, four months; for boils Pad Wo-ding, aged 25, was and heat rash, He said yesterday fined $250 by Mr. James Wicks that the children were now

in at Kowloon yesterday for allow- comparatively good health.

ind his private car to be hired by The full list of contributions three passengers. recolved by the "China Mal"" Pao was arrested on August. 16

follows Angaymour

J. Y. Lam

B. AYROON

MENAGES CHARGE W. Richardson

"China' Mdil" Staff

Three Chinese corporal off. T RASC and Chinese private Of

Whitdere Barracks were cigy A Sympathleer

at Kolbört generday what, de" | 597. M. Ligon minding“, mohdy 1097 miénkvés.

Chan Ham-törik, #ged Thy Au yeung, Hok blogged

have derhandel wa

$300 from Mix Ch-shirt o Shpk Yuchlar Chilvers at the Orientál „Cafe, on

11.

Diferitents were. weelt af the requça secution who

advice from the

TothTM

WEDDING

at the bus station' near Jordati 10 Hoad Ferry.

During the time of his arrest

In his' Hillman, licensed HR 1033.

He was arrested by two polled-

20

00

be was carrying three.preseNKETS

.10

120

10

men.

25

2,000

10

$2.255

The forthcoming · wedding has been announced of Walter Giles, of the Royal Naval Dockyard Polico, RNYP Meryid Miss Dorothy Fairbrother WRAC, of 139 Macdonnell. Road.

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