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REINFORCEMENTS DISEMBARK

More than 1,000 Bervice coinforcemente arrived here yestırday, in lêhe 'treapship Devon. shire, to strengthen the Hong Kong Garrison. Pletura shows rome of the men after that disembarkation,~~{"China . Mail" Photal.

Correspondence

The

Editor takes no respon elbility for views. ¡expresied in fetlers by correspondents, and fo no means necessarily agrees with

them.

There Goes That Boll Again

Sir-1 would like to call the attention of the Hong Kon Tramways to the recently in- stalled bell on Causeway Road. Hall. } Waldorf opposite the Tunderstand! there huve sercial complants lodged against by this bell, the noise created and I wish here to register any complaint.

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1 believe that the authorities. coneet ned five tried to minimise! thu nukamer by shortesting thei rings of the bell every the thr the button mimi on duty presses

to Rigaul Westward trams to pro- eved. I am afraid, however, that this effort has backfired, Tastead of listening to the provings 10 zeeubel 200lid ring. residents ot Causeway Road are now fareed do) nederigo the agony of listening to

staceat-lice ring that in Jus

nerve-straining, if not worn

There are times when the bell perean froin 19

Seconds

just to signal a tram to proceed, and when one considers the large number of trans pussing daily, cne cia realise the strain the belt, ad those who have to listen to il, undergoes. At ether times th+"

Atlantic Pact

Council To Meet

Washington, August 20.

A usually reliable source said today that the State

More Troops For Colony Arrive In Devonshire

The Hong Kong Garrison was, further rainforced

yesterday with the disembarkation from the Questions On British troopship Devonshire, of more than 1,000 servicemen.

The reinforcements include the main body of the 1st Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Bor- derers, the rear party of the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, and the advance party of the 40 Infantry division and Headquarters 28 Bri- gode.

There

children.

were

about

+

five

troepship

On arrival of the familles, including severni yesterday, a military ambulance was sent to the wharf. Enquiries As the Devonshire arrived at revealed that one of the privates Holt's Wharf at about 1.30 p.m. on board was suffering from cun the reinforcements on bear were stroke. He was sent to the mili- kiven

a sousing, welcome. The tury harpital. Pipes and Drums of the Aggyil

of tho Highlander fetcements from the Devonshire sreelect the rent arrivals are went on samgonly and it was not long before the Servienen, were quayside of the whant.

to their respective transported billets truck, by foot or by Irunch.

The GOC-in-chier, Hong Kong, Lieutenant-General FW. Festing. hermynied by Brigurlier D.R. Morgan, DSO, BC.. greetel U arrivals on board. The Brigadier plane arrived here by BOAC about three days ago.

behalf of General Evans, GOC of 14th Infantry division, and the

"The General has asked me that he

down to meet you this afternoon. On behalf, h has asked me to welcome all ranks on board,

On board the troopship yester- day after her arrival, Brigadler Department and Embassies here pre tentati-g gave a short speech on Vely considering. September 12 as the date for the first meeting of the Atlantic Poct country he is very sorry cil here which would be composed of Atlantic has been prevented from comipr pact nations, Foreign Ministers.. The source said the Atlantic pact nations' experts here are due to begin the meeting on Tuesday and ore expected to ogree on the agenda for discussion by the Council in time to permit a meeting on September 12.

He said September is likely to be one of the busiest months in post-war history from the point of international veintions as the fullowing events will occur in the United Stairs

Police Prepare

Cripps, for tripartite talks up tween tlic Government and KOSE.

Special Message

of the EL

Bor.

the

United Kingdian via Hong Kong.

Disembarkation

Chinese Navy Chief Confident

Taipeh, August 21. The Chinese Navy is today

of made

several ships up Totalling in all 130,000 tons.

This information was given to Admiral Kwa Yung- Reuters by ching, Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Navy.

Admiral Kwei. pointed out that stood today Cum's navy na it

size campured unfavourably in with the fleets of other naval countries, but when it was con ritiered in relation to the Chinese Communists the matter look on i different complexion.

Seizure Of Islands

Concubines

The judicial committee for studying local Chiness cus toms has sent

aller to the Kowtoon Chinese Chambor

Commerce. asking for opinions connected with con- cubines.

It is understood that among

questions asked thora concsening the rights

the

were

of concubines to Inherit the property of the deceased

husband.

Reds Up To Their Necks In Trouble

(Continued from Page 1)

Trade with Russin has, bren given a terrific propaganda treat- ment. but it clock not impress observers."

American Aid

Demands of some

cality's

American

Congressmen for new old to the Naticnallats

unensiness Both

and Communists Moong neutral

elements;

tlac among Communials because they want to finish the wor; among neutrals because they din not bolleve nid would solve anything.

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The Communists' problems, however,

no comfort to Westem burners inen remaining in Red, China. Americans

ican

10

the

opinion that they might as well pocket their lorges and get out.

The

Dess

Brittals

favour sticking.

though It i

they

costing

have

"There is a special mezzaqe for the 1st Battalion The King's

Scottish Own derers. The General is delight ed to have you back under his command again." Baid

evan Brigedior.

F.J. Stub

because Wing Commander

heavily. berfeld, OBE., officer-in-charge

larger investments at stake. Paris, August 20.

Americaps her are Jukewarm of the troops on board, fotel the About 1,500 military poller prers that it was a very pleasant

towards diplomatic recognition of barricaded themselves behin

the Reds, while the British hope voyage except for the warm and 1. The arrival on September barbed wire in a nationalised air-huld weather in the Red Sea. This is what Admiral Kwel for early irecognition,

There is a growing fear among about this of the British Foreign Minister. erat factory at Argenteuil tutay Among the personnel on board himself had to buy Ernest Hevin, and the Chancellor readers for an expected trin was Captain the Reverend 3. point "It is true that this ton- the British that United States will

Stafford of strengli next Tuesday be nobson of the Exchequer. Sir

Battalion age of ours is very small indeed, try to intence Britain ·ogulust who lost his arm in but when we remember that the recognition by promising to Help

Communisto have no hold Hong Kong. follar problems together with the Communist-led tre maions,

Tobruk during the Libya Cam-Chinese

"That would mean the end of Arrival at the same time of the

The 3,500 workeve at the Ar-nign. At the beginning of 1948, navy to speak of at all, then what

us in China," guld one spokesman French Foreign Minister, M. Ro- genteuil factory 10 miles West of he was seat to Japan with the 1st we have is more than enough." bert Schuman, and the Finance Parks returned from the hulitlays Unttalion Carneron Highlanders the Nationalist's lockade"

Admiral.Kwel also referred to ❘ of the British community,

ut A discouraged American bust- Minister. Róbert Petsche, to keep to find the factory closed under: There, he stayed for about u in ten with the trimlite acqua Goverment scheme to rent year, and then returned to the Communist-held ports,

man replied, "We are both finished in China anyway. You ilations.

anise the aircraft industry.

Just won't admit 1." Their trade unions, pimounced

He said that the Communist oc- and that they would go to the factory

cupation of the Norther

New Labour Rules COUPLE HELD UP on Tuesday and demand work.

Southern Changshon und the Similar mitory precautions

Helshan islands of the Changshtin, BY ARMED MEN

The Communist authorities in have been tatten at another air- craft factory at Suresnes,

took capital. inverse effect Three armed inen held up two would have no important

on the Contrnt Shanghol in effect

of Com-and labour by the hand today and falls persons. Mr. Alberto Rodriguez Government's closure suburb, which

munist-ccupied North China told them to stop wrangling and work, adds United under the same Government axe

p.m. on Saturday night while the parts. This was so because main get down to to close works not actually pro-

two were walking along through strategic islands such as Hochi Press. ducing aircraft or engines.

Business and Industrial quar- the Kowloon hills between King's Island, also

Changshan of the Ambroise

Croijat, Com-

that the belief in Government ters expressed munist ex-Minister and Secre- lurk and Homuntin. The robbers, group, were su!!

some friction over wages and re- after a brief search of the two, hands. tary-General ot the

mude off. with the girl's gold It was also pointed out that the trenchments will be eased by the The source said that apart from Workers Union, declared today. chain and a gold finger ring.

issued by the islands now held by Communists now regulations "The population

Control Commission political problems,

of Argenteuil the Council

It was learned that Mr. Rod- | were

deficient Military agriculturally would want to discuss what de will help the wurkers struggle viguer was escorting Miss Kwok Their 220,000 Inhabitants had aimed at settling the disputes and eisions It will have to take refor re-opening of works. from her friend's place to her formerly rely upon the No-enhancing producion.

The rules, the first of this kind gording. the defence. of Europe. Reuter.

home, when the hold-up occurred, lonalist Navy for food suppiles, This would include the study of

The Communists luid not gained preinulgated since the occupation, militarily by thele occupation of listed the following main provi- the island in lact they wouli sions:

1. Factories which have not find themselves saddled with an

reopened since the occupation economic problem,

Admiral Kiel, ulded that if the should do so us soon as possible Central Government so wished, or obtain official pormission to the Changshun Islands now lost stay closed;

bell rings and there is n01, a 2. The annual meeting of: single tram in sight.

September 13 of the Internation-

I hereby extend an invitational Bank and Monetary Fund here. to any responsible official of the

3. The possibility of the Al Hong Kong Tramways to spend Inntie pact Council meeting on just one or two hours one evening | September 12, listening to that cur-uche from

my living room, und if he doesn't 4. On September 20 the unit. go home and dream of bells that ed Nations General Assembly night, then I'm

BATS IN THE BELFRY.will be meeting at Lake Success.

Defence Of Europe

ADDITION TO

FLEET

Chatham. August 20.

An important addition is to be made to the Royal Navy's fleet

of surveying ships responsible recommendations by for charting oceans when HMS paet military experts. Owen Is accepted into service at

Chatham.

Alantic

He said that continental nations

She is expectel to complete have been greatly heartened by

trials on Monday.

third

sur-

the report that General Omar Bradley, Chairman of the United The Owen is the

of Staff, is 10 be completed, States Joint Chiefs veying vessel since the wor and, like her post-prepared to recommend that the war predecessors the Dampier, main defence of Western Europe on the Rhine the should be based now in the Far East, and Dalrymple, in the Mediterranean,iver as against the present re- she is named after a well-known ported British conceptions that the larger surveyor-Vice-Admiral William Britain must retain

part of her forces in Britain Fizulihat Owen.—Reuter,

while awaiting United States re- inforcements,

INDONESIAN CONFERENCE

There are reliable reports here that when General Bradley was in Paris be had differences of The Hague, August 20, opinion with Field Marshal Mont- Final preparations were being gomery on this subject. He said made

thls week-end for the the Council wJU also have to round-table conference on the deckle whether the Atlantic pact future of Indonesia. The con-defence committee should have. ference opens on Tuesday.

Its headquarters in Washington or Today's activition consisted London.-United Press. mainly

of informal and private meetings of the delegations. Final

prayer

touches were, at these meetings,

Folice from the Mid-level po- put to the rules of procedure,

In all Dutch Protestant chur-lice station raided the mid level ches, a special will be en yesterday and arrested six read from the pulpit tomorrow nen on opium offences,

One of the arrested men is be for a "reconciliation after 59ing charged with keeping in many months of tension and opium divan at No. 14, Square trouble and a fulfilment of the Street, 2nd floor, while the others Royal promise of a how Statu" are being charged with smoking, Reuter.

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Bathing Beauty And Bunker

This blown up "obnorete bunker, makes a daüd 18ok out post for German girl, holidaying at Norderdex, an island off the coast of Germany, Purlug the war the lelang awas an important military base for the Garmiana:. It was defonded with concrate black, barbed wire and an aerodrome, 4 These have Been destroyed by the British Military Government, and the laland Ja.awloying a good tourist trade during thaaummer-AB: Photo::...

TAI HANG JEWELLERY Wholesalers of CUT DIAMONDS

could be re-occupied moment "

"at any

The security of Talwan was not involved, he kald--Reuter,

Death Toll In Korean Train Tragedy 48

Scoul, August 21.

tained

1

Production must be main- while disputes under wages continue nedlution over and strikes are banned;

to

3. Managements wanting. change production or reduce per- sonnel must got official approval, and a labour union has the right to oppose retrenchment;

4. Firma dismissing workers must give one month's notice and pay compensation of one to three

months, salaries;

5. Disputes not settled by mediation may be taken to court: 6. Neither capital nor labour are obliged to recognise terms

The toll of Koreans who, forcibly imposed by the other

met horrible death by suffoca- Associated

tion on August 10, when their Press. train stalled in a tunnel South

Press

and United

of Seoul, yesterday rose to 48: XMAS GIFT FOOD PARCELS ́· according to the Ministry of Transport..

The tunnel was cleared by 1h night of August 19, but no final dures were available of those who were

Injured.

described

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·fuipè-laften/Black smoke into the

GJET PARCELS (SECTION, tunnel, passengers scrambled out of doors and windows. There was only a 24-inch clearance between the train and the tunnel wall,

The screams of the dying and the la

injured added to the

panic 'aci piskengers taggered down the 'Jang, black tunnel to its mouth,

Ope American official today stalert that some of the victims were trampled to death, He was also of the opinion that matiy others died as the result of ponic.

Reiter,

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