1949-08-24 — Page 3

Five Resolutions Passed At Women's Conference

Reminders

Today

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rosolutions on women's rights and social wel- fare wore passed at the Hong Kong Council of Women's second annual conference hold at Government House yesterday afternoon.

They were:

1. Ecual pay for ential work, Tekarilless of sex.

2.

the own Fugenics

good work was recognised by the Bo much so that Government, municipal authorities had elther Government should muk lakten over some nt them or hud fuller

af establislivel of the service Women en al Government Incontros, stigated committees in order that feminine opinion should be given chure to ndil its weight in Life affairs.

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revernment

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et uence the re-establishment of

centres where information en b trade available to married Women reguling the sparing of families,

4 Government should take de- Anite and inmediate steps for the training of Wonen . probation L$>$12 }, officers, either by sending women to the halted Kingdom

trai

GI proferunly by

full bringing to Hong Kong 526qunlifted and experienced moba-

officer for the purpona je fuming candidates, Iowally.

He pr Bam-Britech Club Orchestra re-

heaval, HK and Shang Backstag = (Corpotadion Main Pablo Ball, 4.14 M HK Hoergy Acorate a neting, SOM IN Board mean,

In Hong Kong there was such a clinic maintained by Govern ment at the Violet Peel Health Centrt, Wanchal, before the war, and Mrs. Wakefield sald it was Government's respon. slöllity to re-open this tilnic. Do that thece aceking advice could be taught their respon- elbility if they were to bring children into the world.

Probation Officers The .

enil for training of women prubation officers wh made av who recalled Mrs. Violet Char what the probation systrin was doing at me for Juveniles and 5. Goverment should appoint adults alike. The need for such In committee of enquiry,

iry, including

in Hong Kong System as its members representatives of

meritus. especially with jums as well as organisations, to consider what can be done so alege Juvenile problem.

Young boys mat girla

KIT leviate the present insufficiency of

being arrested and punished for Peninsula hostel accommodation for work -

Bawking without

Fictive, L and girl nt wost I WORKER

begging and for stealing; beetanse la many ens

there was no other

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Pano Reestal by pupel of C. W.

Slaman Bani, $1. Paul's Grek" School, some 12 Roma Hotar Club, Tumi been

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Y Men't Cha of Hong Kong, within their mean.

June harte at the Roof Garden y HK Hotel #: 45 po

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Elementary Justice

Top Tage, Europeon YMCA. The first rezolution was move

¡ng Mrs. A.. Bentley who s

the motion called for no

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Subpur 4 Joe Catheria at fundumental human rights fot hall, 7 pm,

Hong Kong womanhood.

are not asking for ab. solute equality with men. For is is obvious to any thinking per- son that there is no such thing ac absolute equality," said Mrs. Bentley.

to be

Court Brevities

aga on mat asking

19 tur fugh weet of living allow

4.17 $147 13561 Yen, tr,k for fault. th ente bilaration

For stealing a ree dozen wat qualification, bene,a nga's ex-

Brutally higher than

ches from the Was San Co. Jense What we de ask for. is Wai-san was yestryday centerved | woman to dve minda mid cremerende imply equality of basic pay be- man and a woman doing farlament by Mr. Par.tween Almada of Central.

that they wateles,

the mene job and having the ame

On Murat 19, debet int snel qualificatum " onother Camere Dyan, not in eos- Mas Bentley said the principle tody, went to the shop pretending af cepaal bay for equal work res

wanted to buy some garthless of res was accepted b

He Desk Paduanent many Defendant them ordered } months Its application was

Ministry of

fumber of watches

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Ms. Chan felt if there was n probation system in Hong Kong

Protis DEDİY

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1949.

WOMEN'S COUNCIL CONFERENCE

Mrs. W. E. Calcraft addressing · delegates at the second annual conference of the Hong Kong Women's Council at Government House yesterday. In centre Is Lady Grantham, and Mrs. K. F. Noble is at loft.-"China Mall" Photo.

HK Architects To Form Association

Some 40 architects met at a dinner-discussion at the Jacobean Room, Hong Kong Hotel, last night and decided to form an Architectural Association in the Colony.

A

Provimal Committee The proposed Assocition will be was elected to draft a con- open to all architects, engineers it would help in solving this institution, Mr. J. W. Dark, and surveyorn on the Authorized (blens, and would also help initis

adults who had committed lycipated in the discussions.

Town Planning Expert, parti- | Architects List. Student-architects

will be allowed only

to attend minor offences

The objects according to Mr. lectures. N. H. Pok, the convenor, are to

Mr.

Fpl said yesterday that in habitual eilininas,

Hostels For Women

have a sut ends of professional a growing city like Hong Kong practice, submit suggestions for the lack of au Architectural Ango

atmilar to the British The last rembition on hostel ne- revision of outdated clauses in the tiation..

bodies..

is a dis- rommodation for working women Building Ordinance, to have an and gals was pergi bad by sister-change

and to the canimunity. K.F Nobl in the alemure of papers read,

Miss Shun Tak-hing who was ab- sent the fluest

Was

The appeal. the s more for their leas fortunate Chinese Eurasian sisters, work. ing as clerks, shop Pasistantr and factory hands, for whom feli decent accommada- WRS tion within their means should be, provided.

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Many times helped the ski of the ferred for uncial_rensuns, but whole to see that their employees

:.. iu & lưng, thi6J1} p.

nud at the BJONE

time proposed

Jasted

and ACAR, the profession

of ideas and have tinct

Customs Charges

On Gift Parcels

Details of customs

dom

were

charges

He added that attempts to re- medy the defleleney have been made in the past but insistance

Another Death From Rabies

A fatal case of human rables during the weck ended August 13 brought the total for the year to five deaths. according to the weekly Health Return.

In the same week, a fur- ther case of animal rabies A total was registered. of 10 animals have died of rabies since the beginning of the year.

During the week under review, there were also 51 deaths from tuberculosis, one from meningitis, and two from diphtheria. Total deaths from all causes was 333 as against 1,079 births.

on British qualifications restrict Keel Of 6,000

ed inembership to a small minority which could not becilled re- presentative of local professionni practice. The

CoRmospolitan character of on gift parcels sent from the Hong Kong demands that any Mrs. Noble said thousanthe of Colonies to the United King-suah Association should include working girls were affected, and

announced by aauthorised architects and the al the Council felt it win the res- Hong Kong Government lied professions of Surveying and Valuation on a wide democratic punsibility of employers es spokesman yesterday.

He and that most personal and basis, he added. ne section

to but it into were given living acconirudation domestle articles sent the ith has already Detendient then left the shop practice. Its wholesale applica- which enable them to maintain United Kingdom are charged on

responsibility,

arrival with Customs duty. tion throughout the Civil Service their

The conference which

In addition there is probably a from 3.45 pm,

pm to 6.45 pm, was charge of purchase tax. This tax presided over over

L. by Mrs.

goods produced in ls a charge an nan of the Coun- Caleraft, Chairman

ness to home traders it applies were Lady Grantham, who ex- the delegates,

and Mrs. Noble.

Mrs. Caleraft told the delegates it for gifts, Beld, national

that he curse bugk later with the at Home is only a matter of time mangey to Rakes delivery,

The Hong Kune

the largest ein Governicht as

low the footsteps of Westminster

later

Defendant slid not return and on, the foki t The shop

und

shop discovered that thres dozen pinyer of labour here should foll, and with her or the plat the United Kingdom, but in fair- watches valued at $50 each weld in turn set a shining example tender a cordial welcome to as equally to purchased imports an missing. A report was mack to f mid

the price

to the rest of Hong Kong em On Attaust ih, defendant went ployers. to a java bøker and alleu.pted

tiefendant' was arrested. watches were recovered,

to four months

In the discussion that ensued were expressed

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abeat to get married, were liable

and six strokes trocted by family responsibilties.

by Mr. F. X, d'Almada at Cen-Towever, when the motion was trul for snatching a wrist watch.

On a charge of returning to the pul to the vote it was carried un-

animously.

Women On C'tees

Colony after having been deport- ed, defendant is to go to prison fan ddiftonni six months.

Kam King-hop who arrested

The motion for Government te the steher mid took him to the Police Station was commended by make fuller use of the service o the magistrale for his spirited netion.

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councils such as

More Duties

it has been found possible to

nas not make any general exception from

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RAF SPITFIRE CRASHES AT KAI TAK ΚΑΙ

It is regretted that for practical | Vilingers

Ton Ship

Laid Here

The keel of a 8,000-ton pas-

senger-cargo vessel--the big- gest to be built here since the end of the war-has been laid at the Taikon dockyard.

The vessel is expected to be completed before the end of next

year.

The China Navigation Company,

the con Limited, has ordered struction of the ship for the cum- pany's Straits' service. Butlerleld and Swite, Limited, represent the China Navigation Company in Hong Kong.

Partly Wolded

The An Shun's operailne sprett will be 15 knots, and it will have mechanical ventilation.

Construction work began sever-

public wonen on committees was re-gency arises, they will be eniled way as purchased goods, turing her frightened chit the BRAATHEN'S OPEN

REQUISITIONING

woner

ilme

Bur

Traffic, stopped though the road

re-

REGULAR SERVICE

'The Braathen's South America and Far East Corn- pany has opened its new

service between Oslo gular passenger and cargo air Hong Kong.

The flight on which Skymaste aircraft are used takes our days

and

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Business halted momentarily.

shaken from

An official of the Taikoo dock- their 10 pawn wateli. 'The paw.vious views broker informed the ponce and Some sald cutlook was perhaps

that apart from the internationaireasons, the generosity of ever. / lethargy rushed out from shack yard said yesterday that the ship, round the An Shun, will be a partly welded, donors of gifts ennnot be and shops to gather Tenfferent and some girls in 100, the one in Hong Kong, were contchal in all cases by a waiver scene. Many perched precarimusi and partly riveted ship.

He added that It will be more to become distracted and would portant work for bad-ar the legal Customs charges, salt n mounds to get a closer view

of the burning plane. The merby diesel engines.

thun 400 feet long, and powered A snatcher, Chan Kit-man, not concentrate so much on theirement of women's rights, as

the spokesman,

clambered över rullat: eaker ones agod 24, was yesterday sentenced I work as men. Others were dis-weit as social welfare.

Customs charges are waived on walls, wooden

There will be cables for about fences and rool

40 first-class passengers, and ac- private unsolicited gift parcela ops for "bird's eye view." containing

commodatlen for 100 berthed pas- foodstun, dia only

Outside the doorstep of a new-sengers, and between 200 and Mrs. Catcraft sold: "It is im-carded apparel, modical supplies-built shack a large cloth bun 1,000 un-berthed passengers. possible to foretell what the near and soap Gift parcels containing de betrayed the apprehension f future will hold for Hong Kong, other or additional articing this owner. "

who apparently teared but pue thing is certain. Women cluding new clothing and clothing the fire might spread. will have to come forward and which has been merely laundered

it her chile ; A mother was undertake many more duties thun or given token wear) are charged outside her hat when she was al weeks ago. ever before. If a state of emer with duty and tax

the same in

clontied be a resounding cust

nosed by Mrs. Li Shu-pul wh on to help in the Volunteer De- The reason for this is that

unded uut to wes lammes shooling cald while Government did ap tenec Force in much Jarger

bo distinguished, packed) cannot Pleading guilty, to a summons point a lady, Dr. Irene Ho Cheng, numbers than have at present penuine gift pareris fnften storm the wrecked ne

Her erbs benurht out others volunteered, and there we to simply by inspection, from trade from nearby huts and shops. of driving a car without a valid to sit on the committee to study

"All I knew was the usual ccace, Mr. Liang Sai-wah was the revision of Chinese laws, nr great demand yesterday thed $50 by Mr. Han was invited to participat: help. The Forces Civilian Enter- and private purchases, or from

of an aeroplane coming C. Lee sitting at the Justice of in the deliberations of the com- tainment and Welfare Committee, such purchases masquerading 68 Arune

We

have a Government or

three-fold gifta, Petre Court. Defendant was re-mittee advising

farmer's wife said, the community. The many thousand of parcela low, then a terrific sound," the requisitioned stake in allocation of presented by Mr. F. I. Zimmern the

menfolk, our homes and Dur which arrive every day could not

Traffic Stops and lurpector Hollinshend was houses,

children and we must throw he kept moving it the Customs for the prosecution.

Women's interest in the hous-

every ounce of effort and inlu-had to verify every doubtful case. ing question was no less keaner

ner cico into the preservation of the Donors who wish to avoid expense wants of buses and Trucks elum

was not cordoned off. The occu-via Amaterdam, Geneva, Rome, then that of man. Two resalu secial integrity of the community to recipients may, therefore, prebered over one another to ha

Calro, Abadan, Karachi, Bambay, tions on housing figured in lar

And so we must amongst our-fer to confine their choice of

Calcutta, Bangkak. The Quartering Authority re

year's conference. and the

Mr. Ludwig Braathen has ob- following ad-

celver muster more woman power presenta to foodstuffs, discarded look. Others who evidently took Women's Counell had submit for the many tasks ahead. And

things Indiferently quisitioned the

caused a detained

from the medical supplies

a concession ditionul properties yesterday for

to Goverriment on ted

by blowing thelt horns for all Norwegian Government. His air- row, as I am retiring from the apparel, the Military:

the disposal of bombed sites. Chairmanship, and shortly leav-o added of duty and purchase their worth to get through. craft will be permitted to land Lots 3564-5 unel, 3574-5, In-

In Hong

To farmers us elsewheraing the Colony, I plead with you Kong

with crops ready and take off passengers en route. Low the inarket. the eluding houst. Various Lots of said Mrs. Li, the advance

Incident Since the In most earnestly, to keep up the tax very on different kinds of

Was Concession Vacant Land, and

has been RBLO 330

standards of education for women work of the Council of Women articles. Tobacco and liquor, and brought further sorrows.

granted the company Sightseers in their engerness building up large stocks of re- (Land only).

has opened up to them. profes-in spite of the pressure of other thuxury and semi-hmury articles

allowed calls on your time and eftergics, uch as jewellery, cosmetics and trampled over vegetable nurseries serve parts at various landing sional careers and has them XMAS GIFT FOOD PARCELS

and scattered seed beds,

points to a value of more than At the Kal Tak leivil airport, £100,000. concerns the tanks of our members,,audvily taxed, and Customs

Influence at least one may be more than the price of the where passengers were waiting In Government departments. to sarh We watch to the United Kingdom and being equal tax payers with woman of that Inrge section articles abroad.

for their planes the news caused

S'HAI SEVERANCE of ti

·wers· siber countries glih parcela

their in- whose apparent lack of faith in Articles consigned from, and a homentary commotion,

Passengers stampeded from the falls og vant, 141, kain, baten, men, fully warrants

clusion in deliberations on public themselves makes them say "wha

produced or manufactured grown,

PAY DEMAND. trand meat, dried Fruits, luad, etc.

Dromet affairs.

can I do, I am no good at that in, the British Empire, are admis-Dairy Farm cafetaria abandoning packing. umarante ercellent

Shanthal, August 22. sort of thing," into slepping for ible under Imperial Preference refreshments and food to know doryskich. and... Apest goslity contents.

The United States Information Spacing Of Families

ward to share the burden of the either free of Customs duty or at what was happening There is no restriction on the number at

But all they could Bee from Sarvito day rejected a den and· on spucing of many duties to be borne by wo- parrels, which may be sent, and there) The resolution

reduced miles of duty; but they are · asitvered duty free. We accept Zaisilles or birth control was put men here today.

bebind here for eight months severance 1. should like to remain subject to purchase tax the distance was the thick, black by its former Chinese employees To conclude, sterling cheques also: Write alemall for forward by Mrs. F.J. Wakefield

To facilitate quick clearance on oke billowing from fuit parlleolara and pricelist Lez-

who said she realised there would thunk, Lady Grantham for the

Mr. John Henderson, director The more active ones took taxis of the service which the Com- berlicam and opposition to her encouragement she has given the arrival, senders should declare Roads beyond Ngau Chi War pay motion on moral nfd religious

of Women, and also the the contents of barbels fully and accurately. Incorrect Customs

munists..ordered closed on July grounds. Buf

Hundreds Becked from Kow 16, said the demand was "out of Is we would simply committee members whose declarations or attempt to ctn cena for a closer viety facing up to reallites I wrness has made the cut prlyllene ceal chargeable goods with free loon City to the frene, Shortly the question." He previously had that be

in tackle this problem root, I count it a great

Love is allowed to nurze goods in, for exantald, gift food after the news was spread by up offered two to six weeks' pay to realistically

In Hong Kong there were peo- this: sedling, which I hope will parcels render the whole con service long lines of the curious 60-odd former employees.

toura, be seen troking stong Bous case may go to a labour mediator ple who simply could not main row into a strong tree and bear tents liable to condacation.

atdos ur une rondzko gure ed as did the discute between the lain their ever-increasing families, abundant fruit,"

Divisional Officer (V.C. Bay-United States Navy and its for and more often than not children

mour : supervised "the fire-fighting| amplayers... here, United Had “le brigİyen, nwaysT

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The rates

and

ons both in businese

to rise to executive posi- to cath bring a friend to swell fancy goods, are particalalsy hon-

charges

The meeting concluded with a thank to Lady Grantham vote at ---Those Rotigaged in sodat well and expressions of appreciation INFORMAL DANCE

work kat would know how for the encouragment and help

she had given to the Council. parents,barassed by unwanted

pealed for Shariela

In the ensuing election of off Cero Upoming:; yehr, Mr.. Lambert Kwok,

was elected Chairman "and" Mrk. Matilda Ng, Prad honorary "tredsure. §

- Marnbers of the new Executive Committee” were i Mre

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