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Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wong, Mr. and Mrs. M. Lokcoomall, MTI. E. E. D'Azevelo, Dr. H. B. Watson, Mears. Brimberg, C. S. Wu, C 2 H C. C. Wi, I ế Koo Harry Sung, L. T. Chang, and Colonel E. A. Cleve, left the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday,

Among the new arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday were Mrs. L. McClelland, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. The Jeng-nong, Captain and Mrs. A. K. Paulger, Messrs, Wei Hsiung, Wilson Ficider, A. M. Foster, 1. R. Phillips, S. G. Davy, N. Mc-

Wiliams, Lellan, W. F.

A. D. Mack, J, D. Norton, R. Brown, T. D.. Urwin, E. E. Shilling, and Tang Jl.

Messrs. H. B. Ramsden, E.

Bruce J. Packer, Erie Deley and T. J. Shelton left for the United Kingdom yesterday by BOAC,

Departures for Bangkok yester day by BOAC included Messrs. G. J. Manning, E. E. Wallwork, P. M. Ego), E. R. Mansfield, Mrs. M. L. Richardson and Mrs. [ NL Wallwork.

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fur Manlia yesterday by Hong Kong Airways wero Messrs.

Chang Chih-chth. Yen Hsi-hain. Tsal Chi-kim, C. II. Baker, Chan Hus, Lei Wah, Yee Too, Chow Lov, Lim Tin, P. J. Donoghue and R Leuterio,

Courtenay Leaves HK For Manila

Mr. William Courtenay. aviation editor of the London "Dolly Giraphic," Kemsby Newspapers, loft Hung Kong yesterday for Manila by PAL. During his stay here he had the honour of lunching with the Governor

Grantham and Lady and of dining with Lieutenant General Festing. GOC-in-C.

"the

In to Interview Mr. Courtenay

101 said shall try to retum for

weeks at

end of the coing year after I have re-visited Eng- land. I am taking home with me colour movies I have made of the Colony and the defended areas. ! hope

to Hive

talks about: Hong Kong and is problems be- fore the public.

"Hong Kong has now become the best and most important listening post in the Far East. What happens here

well may

open

new page in.history." Concarning defence, Mr. Courtenay sold "today with com- mand

approaches to: of the sea Hong Kong, with our Ilne of supply to England, Australia and America well protected; and

DEFENCE TALKS IN MELBOURNE

THE CHINA, MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1949.

A Prize Haul

A nine-foot Indian python was killed on Tuesday night near Cable and Wireless's installations at Cape D'Agullar. The python was found creeplog towards a chioken house hear the foreman's quarters. It was killed by a blow on the head with a heavy stick. Indian pythons are common in the Colony. The dead python was asnt to Mr. J. D. Romar, in charge of the Urban Council's Rodent Control section.["Chins Mali" Photo.)

Correspondence

The Editor takes no responsibility for views expressed in letiers du correspondents, and by no meona necessarily agrees with them.

Council Of Women

Of course ane solution to find- ing rooms for working girl with in their means would be to pay then more but then we get round back in a circle to resolution one

back where we started, It really looks like

Sir- have read with horror of the five renofufions passed by the Council of Women of Hong Kong regarding women's rights. Do these militant fees in solution to the best when all is realize that woment's place is the home? A some great mindaid and done.

cremarked, wonten are multed

to kitchena, kids, and cuddling.

When

are

CNAC Starting Removal Of Workshop Tomorrow

As from tomorrow, CNAC-will begin work on the dismantling of their engine overhaul shop and remove it 'from Kai Tak, with govern- ment's one week extension for the Corpora- 'tion to operate'there touching the deadline

today,

The Corporation will have two weeks to gather up their equipment from the particular area in question at the North side of Kai Tak, .and remove to some other lot.

No alternative site for the shop is to be set up when he workshop has yet been decid-returns to the Colony,

Managing

ed upon by CNAC. One high Colonel Liu," the official of the Corporation told Director of CNAC, is at present the Ching Mail" yesterday in Taipeh engaged in limportant that Colonel C. Y. Liu will discussions on matters relating to the Corporation; the Corporn- decide where the new work-tons jocul trouble is one of top

priority.

Shanghai-Malay Rubber Estates

The Shanghai-Malay Hubber Estates Limited held its 34th annual general meeting at Marina House yesterday when the following report for the year ended December 31, 1948, was presented.

Area. The area of the Estates on December 31, 1948

follows:

Mature Rubber Immature Rubber Nurseries

Plantable Reserve Lan Bulldings, Waste Land, etc.

Why Us

ity, the official added. Colonel Llu is expected buck either today or tomorrow.

CNAC had

been

previously served with notice by govern ment to vacate the section occu pied by the Corporation's engine workshop.

The laue came to a climax last week when the authoritlan, backed by the new Emergency (Requisition) Regulation, swooped on the workshop and copied it off.

Negotiations Held

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Colony's July Trade Figures

Importe of merchandise into the

Colony

during July amounted to a declared valua of $191,350,026 as compared with $107,060,390 in July fant усле.

The figuras include Government sponsored cargoes.

of Exports

merchandise totalled a gentered value of $194,991,034 compared with $136,887.080 in July, 1948.

Imports during the firat seven months of 1949 amount- ed to a declared value of $1,423,160,917 na compared with $1,148,022,444 Is the first scyon months of jas! year.

Exports totalled $1,175,124,- 702 as compared with $833,- $80,306.

British Ship Turned Back By Nationalists'

The British steamer report-

This action by the government ed to have been turned buck Caused CNAC flight operations to Hong Kong by the Chinese to be paralysed for hours, Navy when, attempting to run Acres During this time, however, nego the blockade ut Shanghal was 1.432 tions were held which resulted in identified last evening as the

205 Goverum nt decision to grant 800-ion freighter

2724

Sin S001 5 CNAC a further three

weeks Lec.

1,462

1,777

The producing area was in-

by the inclusion of a ceedingly,

creased acres which

The freighter left the Colony-

grace; one to complete overhaul The owners, who declined Ident- of the engines remaining in the fleation, reported that the only 87. workshop an

and the other two information available was that 48 weeks to remove the shop and the Sin Syun Lee was ordered

equipment elsewhere.

back and is now en route from Meanwhile negotiations in llong the North, Kong and London are still pro-

u CNAC official suid. He on August 13 for Tientsin with denied that such bout 1,000 drums of caustic soda becume toppable talks had been dropped, as was and about 400 tons of general during the year. This your 53 reported in some sections of the local cargo. She has no passen-

planted with rubber.

The Sin Soon Lee, of British Production

(Singapore), arrived in the Colony to accomodate, the Registry

this year Output for year 1947, 081,188 lbs.: engine

from the carly overhaul department of acre 1048, 741270 lbs.

CNAC aircraft malutenance, this straits and was one of the few Estimated output for post Anan-particular work will be done in British sterners to ply between

cial year 850,000 lbs.;

1948 Taipeh, the "Chi Mall" learn- Hen ontered port on May 27 Конд and Communist ports, 760,000 lbs. Working costs of production per

pares of Reserva Land havs been', local peltes cumiot be found i

ed.

suitable

gers.

She

In any event, the CNAC is bent from Yingkow after a successful ib, excluding rehabilitation upon maintaining their full, ur-arter bargain with the Resis tur 20.19 SLS cents; 31 10 Sinal service, both in the servicing Manchurian products, cents.

line as well as in light operations 523,274 8.1 was stated. Sales during year

601.201 Tbs. Average price realised, per lb.

31.18 St.5 cents; 34 1st Reinforcements

Renta.

Stock at end of year 127.832 lbs.;

Mr. W. Burrow is master of the 40-man personnel, which, consists of the Britons, including the moster, and 37 Asiaties, mostly

First information of the ingi- from Taipeh when

Che

Assceinted the KKK

Land In Macao dent cane Preas reported that

HARDBOILED HUBBY.

Equal Pay

demanding Sir,-Women dre coal pay for equal work. That means a lot of feminino typista will be due for a pay cut

MALE TYPIST.

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80,009 lbs.

Valuation of stock, per lh, since realised 32.45 1.3 cents; 35.17 St.5 cents. Averuke

acreage tapped during 1,061 heres; 1,333 acres year Yield per annum per nero tapped

014 lbs.; 157 lbs.

Labour has been eomewhat scarce. Heavy rainfall throughout the year caused a serious loss in crop,

Macro, August 24. the Nationalist Nuval Headquar- Some 850 military reinforce. ters said on August 23 that n monta landed here today from the British merchantmun had been Portuguese troopship, Niassa. furned back from an attempt to

The reinforcementa, which in-enter Shanghai. cluded Infantry, artillory

The message further said that medien! units, were under the Chinese warships ordered the. command of Colonel Cotta Morais. unidentified vessel buck to Hong guns and tanks. Our Own Cor-

Their equipment included field Kong.

respondent.

and

The Sin Sooo Lee is due to arrive here during this week.

ss. Wusueh Prepared For Pirate Attacks

with commard of the air here too atk with an Army rapidly form-

the seek to lavade the ing up, we were in an immeasur-preserves of their lords and muss ably different

position than in Lers, they are definitely de trop December 1941." DEN

There wat ND

Als I am inclined to think that comparison. Anyone attempting to attack Kowloon or Hong Kong the real working girls of the Colony either from within or without Council of Women meetings. Those are much too busy to attend the would quickly. discover The

Factory and Machinery. The gatherings

for Jelsured difference to his cost, he said.

new

Central Factory operated: theorist as a welcome break from

Public Health mah jong or bridge or discussing |

during the year. The costs of whind the rest of the buttresum of your columns, draw at and e

Sir,-May I, through the medi- manufacture are still too high

...energetic around are wearing over a cock tention to the fact that it would taken to reduce then.

steps are being tail or a cup of char.

be well for the, Sanitary Depart-

Bulidings. It will be necessary

the senior conductor's The first resolution dumma them ment of the Urban Council, in

Jepair South West Pacific began in Mel-as hopelessly ignorant of their addition to conducting an "Ant bungalow and to recondition some bourne yesterday.

Ask any office girl Litter Campaign", to concern coolie lines during 1849. subjett. Representatives of Britain, Aun-che would really be happy if she self about the

inconvenience caused to people H.K.$18,354 was spent in 1948 on

Rehabilitation. An amount of The ss. Wusuch is today armed with two machine tralia and New Zealand are dis- were paid, the proper fraction of in business and/or residing in cussing plans for the closest co-what a inan get gets for his Gloucester Road, Wanchal, as a Retiabilitation, making the total operation in this area. The talks Isbous for the trifle she dorm. result of the carly anchorage parts to date HK$210,603.

HK$40,809 hás She knows perfectly well that she

Conservancy vas-addition cach day, of is there merely to give atmosphere seis along the Gloucester Road spent on replanting areas cut by and impress the customers or waterfront, near Gilman's. the Japanese. This has been de- The offensive odour which ducted from Capital Revaluation ellents not for any serious pur-

permeates the entire neighbour- Reserve, pose connected with toil.

hood as a result of the presence Accounts for the year andad

Sydney, August 23, Secret talks on defence of the

|will continue until the end of the i

weck.

A "Sydney Sun" despatch from Melbourne said:

sociated Press.

ik- Alscomfort and

to

been

An officer

Wtion,

We despatch to the United Musadem and siber countries gift parcela of t foodstalls. unzer, les, kam, bacitu In the forward part of the | (lanad meat, dried trulią, land, ric. We

we leave Canton."

guns and more than 10 automatic repeating rifles for defence against threatening bands of pirates along its regular run to Canton. Hundreds of sandbags have been piled up on the "The talks hinge on a decision

side railings of the ship for protection against to develop Australia as the main bose for the area, Standardist- Presumably paru. 2 of the re-

pirate-boarding porties and firing frorn shore. of these conservancy vessels is December 31, 1948. The net pro- tion of organisation and joint uso commendations

Bugests that simply overpowering, and at fit for the year is H.K.$24,184. of war potential to facilitate de feminine intuition would help meal times in particular is the The

of the Wunyeh e balance of Appropriation An- fence is being considered."As-along government committees. It

said: "For additional protec- XMAS GIFT FOOD PARCELS anell-from-these vessels mast count Drotter deducting fur for more than 20 miles after

forward was $1.JC.$44,023,

wo black-out the ship might brighten them at that. The nauseatig the fact that night ther

In view

expenditure on Two dental films "Infraorbital weight of feminine intuition in

account of HK$2.461, and previous years Anesthesia" and "Mandibular An-public affairs would add a now soil coolles do at start going on esthesla" both by Drs. Mendel zent to life. Imagine mtting a new their rounds until after midna, adding the profit for the year, the and Hiliard Nevin will be screen- tax on goods on the same prin- might I suggest that the car total to the credit of the Appra-sinip half-inch steel iron bart

profect the steering heim ed at the Chinese YMCA at 6 cipla a picking

Happy Valley sticking a pin cli arrange pin today.

for its conservan which your Directors recommend

alongside the through the I. and E. list or some vessels to come

disguised, as passengers. at about midnight, he dealt with as follows:- such!

waterfront

The oncer added: "If pirates instead of between 3 p.m. and To Transfer to Gen

*rk Reserve

HK$$0,000 seriously altempt to board or Regarding the third recom- p.m. or thereabouts as at pre-

To Carry forward

15,747 damage this ship, they will pay a mendation-re the advice on the sent.

high casualty foll for it. In conclusion, it might be per spacing of families-there are few

Chairman of

HK$65,747 "We have recently increased these days who are unable to come tent to ask the

Urban Council, who по

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Pirates guards, and will fight After the report and accounts to a man if pirates attempt to doubt lives in the most salubri One surroundings at public, ex-were adopted Mr. W.A. Welch attack or board us.". pense. how he would feel if he was re-alected to the Board, and Yesterday, the Wusich brought Regarding the proposal for lady had to live and eat or carry on Lowe Bingham and Matthews more than 20 private cars to Hong

officers, think it Splendid Ides provided each is business under conditions which we re-appointed auditors. Kong: sent

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They also brought tons of attice equipment belonging to the United States Consulata, Embauty and Information Bar vico, evacuated from Centch last week.

The meeting was presided over evacuac by Mr. Welch. Others present

·Were-Mr. H. Kadoorie (Director), MY. CE Abbas (representing the Secretaries and (Généal Mana- gera,, J.A.› Wattle and Company [imited); and angreholders re- présenting 38,449 ibares.

Yuen Lor, aged, 20, hawkár,

The officer said that more than 60 private card were still in Can- ton

ready for shipment.

Eight British passengers, three i

of course like the knowledge that Instead of a cop with gun and

Vienna, August 23, baton he will be bringing teara to the eyes of a gentle lady pro categorically tonight that

Allied observers here maled

passenger arrived in batloner.

of the fine of $100 or tour was Hong Kong from Canton yester- The files that Government should have scen no evidence of by Mr. Hin-shing Lo for lilegalny by the ss. Wusuch aonolut an enquiry committee in sian or other troops movements

There were also 219 Chinese to the shortage of hostel accomoda: towards Yugoslav borders. They position of a Delco camera.

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Mr. John R. Litey, -efficient hotel, committes which South Eastern Europe and these tion, said that, he had fished the

a while back and, gave mich are on essential garrison duty. camera out of the hartzelakang Leonard E. Hickin, Mr. Ian Mor- great relief to the mulcted re There has been no evidence of

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