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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1049.

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A. SOLDIER IN HK TELLS HIS STORY

Slowly but surely the local community, and the mon in uniform sent from Home to reinforce the Colony's garrison; are getting to know each other.

A "China Mall" reporter, in an interview with a soldier who arrived here only recently, reveals the background of one of the soldiers, and his early youth and home life-so typical of the majority of troops now in Hong Kong.

It was shown to us how the secret of uniform was to make crowd solid, dignified, impersonal to give it the singleness and

A machine, inutness of alves, a group the unity of one, to be condemned or condoned as

one.

postal employee, who told him the advantages

of civil service.

and when Dad came home that night, he started talking about it which the dinner table, anul said that!

if I liked the idea, he would put the application in for me."

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Corporal Ronald Newmarch, fresh-faced youngster of 19, was ating in the lounge of the YMCA inking sips from a cup of tea and rending a magazine.

He said that he came from in Essex, and hed Dagenham, bren In the army about months.

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"I started to work. at £1 g

and when vreck

I was 16, ported my Civil Servicè examina- tion, and started to work at Cen- tral Telegraph Office,

"After 18 months, I got a notice that I TALA IO

to be conscpted. My parents.

didn't say

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10 cps that any red,NEY (

were

Liner's Call- At Shanghai Is Denied

Mr. J. J. Derryman, Marta- ger of the American President Lines, atates that an article appearing in certain morning пежарарега concerning the call of the ss. General W. H. Gordon at the port of Shang- hai is without foundation, and that the American President Lines at Hang Kong have made no official statement of the concerning the call vessel at Shanghai.

if the call la officially de- cisted upon an announcement with be made to the public through all newspapers.

Correspondence

He was born in London, and After taking his basic training

The Editor takes no respon lived there with his parents, two at Catterick in Yorkshire, which sisters and brother until war was Ron described as being tedious, by correspondents, and bu expreased in lous. ibility for views declared in 1939. Later, Ilke most but fun, Ron Christmas leave.

Rot English children of his age, the He said: "Those were a good no means necessarily agrees with

them. Government evacuated him to a seven days. Funny, you know, but perles

out of villages 10 be of range from possible bombing attacks.

At first he went to Dagenham, only 10 miles from London, then to Samerleyton, near Lowestoft, and attended the village school for four or five months, while be lived in a villagers' home. From Samerleyton, Ren went to Wis- beck in Norfolk, and in 1944 he returned to Dagenham and his

home.

He snic: "Sometimes my

nother, Surah, went with me to ne of the homes, but most of the time she was busy doing defence work in a Ford Motor factory,

at 1

was on my own.

wasn't so bad, because we were usually bilicted with several had a other children, and we grand time asking servicemen for souvenirs and sweets.

In Post Office

"Most of us didn't know what the war was all about; all we was to duck whan the

sirane sounded,

hated the

knew air raid that wa

engineer,

1

didn't do much except stay around the house, and talk to the family, but I've seldom enjoyed myself moro."

The army ordered Ron to re- to an Embarkation Depot, port and he was assigned to the signals unit

Last June, all the troops were calted on the parade grounds. and their Commanding officer told them that they were goin; to Hong Kong.

Ron said: "All of us liked the dea at the time, and I can member us singing the song For Away Places over and over again in the barracks.

"Can Handle Trouble”

Far East, A ah.

Public Health

Sir, I have just read the let ter from the Superintendent of Sanitary Services, published in your newspaper, and one para- graph in particular has strick my attention. It is the one in which he states that we residents Gloucester Tonnochy and of Roads are complaining not ac much about the odours emanating from his conservancy barges tied up at the foot of Tonnochy Road, but because these barges used to be ed up opposite BAT and O'Brien Rondi.

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Kowloon's New Fire Engine

Photo shows the new Donnis Fire Engine, which arrived from England on Tuesday, be- ing assembled outside the Kowloon Fire Station yesterday. The fire engine will be put into ser vice on the Kowloon alde after it has been put through a series of tests by the Fire Brigade.

{"China" Mall" Photo};-*~.

Solicitor's Evidence In Tenancy Dispute

Assortions were made by the local solicitor, Mr. A. Y. Hon, a dafence witness at a Supreme Court case yesterday that in an agroament between both parties there had been no ques- tion of getting back the tenancy of certain premises as alleged by plaintiff, Mr. H. K. Woo, solicitor.

Mr.

.

Hon, who acted as solicitor for defendants, Wings and Company, of the, time of the al- leged agreement, said in evidence that it was olso agreed by everyone concerned that plain- tiff was only to be sub-tenant.

K.

Woo,

March 1946,

Chinese Art Show

An art exhibition of more than 100 pieces of Chinese paintings and calligraphy will be held at the Hotel Cecil on September 11 to 13 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 n.m. They are the selected works of Mrs. S. K

S. K. Pong, are Cheung Tal- ka, a noted Chinese woman artist. whose paintings and calligraphy include the exhibits of landscape, flowers and animal figures. Some of these exhiblis have been pre- viously displayed on several ex- hibitions in the Colony and in Central and South China,

Witness suid he than, advised Chun to enter into alenancy agreement direct with the land-

In Canton last year, un exhibi- lord in respect of the two rooms, tion was held by the woman ar

which was une of

roon 100. tist, and was well patronised. The There was no question of Woo

ine exhibits which were on dis- getting the tenancy back. The

play, were highly praised by Mr. only thing agreed upon was that J. Wierink, Consul of the No- Woo was to be sub-tenant, therlands to Canton, Mr. Elmer Cross-examining, Mr. Bernacchi Newton. Consul of United States asked witness what he meant by of America so Canton, and Mrs. the term "gentlemen's agreement" Heran Rose, women's represcata-

I very much doubt if this was the complaint of previous wrI- ters, and it is certainly not my complaint, I I have some objection to looking of my window and "I got a day and a helf home seeing a couple of barges loaded! with conservancy buckets, but before we left. It wasn't very easy

my objections are increased ten- to tell them where I was going a midnight

11.

of Prince's with the landlord. This he made each night, Dad, my brother Will, and myself

score of Sanitary Depart- Building and also of Bank of known to Woo at their parley in were in the house, and Dad was

announce enolies

by means China Building, is represent- just going out to fix a cup of tea

af loud shouting and

and clanging. ed by Mr. B. A. Bernacchi in- when he asked me where I was that they are just about to re-structed by plaintiff himself.

tease a most and being

nauseating odour Wings and Company, of Bunk replied: Hong Kong. and throughout the neighbourhood. German he

of China Building, are defended Just sort of hesitated

There is no escaping this odour by Mr. A. J. Cillford on, the in- bombing planes."

moment, and then carried on, and if you are unfortunate enough structions of Mr. P. L. Lam. "In school I liked mathematics'

inter, when he had fixed the ten,

to live within a few hundred

The case is being tried before nest, and

aki then wanted to be an he told me that we had better not yards of Tonnochy Road. If you Sir Lestle Gibson, Chief Justice. electrical

but I didn't

mention Hong Kong to other

Plaintiff is seeking try to get to sleep before the

deciarn- a history and geography.

We decided to say that I was wo district becomes permeated, the tion. that the tenancy of Boom "I remember one day, when ing to the

coolics will wake you up to make 408, Bank of China Building 1.5 Inte for school at Dagenhun.

mald wouldn't

sure that you don't miss it, and which is being legally worry so much, but my and the professor usted me why tile brother spoiled it all by if you stil happen to be out of defendants-was held in frey which he had used. Mr. Hon re- tive of India.

by piled that he used that expression The noted woman artist is the was late. I told him that I hadumping up and yelling-as goen bice

certainly cannot help them on behalf of himself. in vlow of the fact that he did wife of Dr. Pong Siu-ki of Hong writed for dinner, and that I had

Woo clowns defendants trans- not get a copy of the agreement. Kong. She has been devoted her. left home without getting it. This Mom came hakam shop- but notice it, and be nauseated

ferred that tenancy from pluin- As Woo was a senior member of self in paintings and calligraphy wasn't true, but I will never for-ping. 'Ron's going to Hong Kong." by it.

choked up a bit, and

Mr. Strange is still of theun's name into their own with the legal profession and old for some 20 years, and in weil Kut when hc took me Into the

then you'll be careful, son, opinion that his barges are more out his knowledge. Plaintiff, friend of high standing, witness known to both the foreigners and wacher's lounge, and gave me his] won't

objectionable than the odours so at the moment uses the room said he did not trouble to asit Chinese. sandwiches and milk. It

After bis leave, Ron returned which issue from them, let him in question, further seeks a de- for a copy, and allowed Woo to Art lovers will once again have suppose that everyone has some to his unit, and on July 4, em Road at midnight of any sight of refuse rent in excess of the

stand at the foot of Toanochy claration that he is entitled to keep the one document,

an opportunity of renewing their like that sticks memory

Even at the request of his acquaintances with some of the his mind

then decide for paid by defendant to the land-client, that defentiunt be given a fine pieces of Cheung Tal-ka. Ron said that his father is said: "Well, now I'm here-alon try living and sleeping in meh

He Onished his cup of tea, and the week, and

to Admission document, witness himself whether he would like to

lord,

copy of the warehouseman # the Danish

Defendants deny holding the said, the declined, telling Chan will be free. with 20,000 others: I didn't know Bacon Company in London,

anything about Hong Kong before an atmosphere. Unless he suffers teraney in trust for the plain- that there was no need of it.

from acute catorch, I think that 114.

He now regretted not having came, but I feel like the rest of he will

agree

that something They say that plaintiff is only got a copy. Mr. Hon remarked. there is any trouble. This is should be done, and done quickly,

the room, and sub-tenant of

The After further questions, hear- British territory, and there is to prevent the unhealthy,, un- that further plaintiff's rights to ing was adjourned until this mor

trouble, we can handle it."

pleasant and obnoxious conditions the sub-tenancy are subject to the j ning. Ron said that he had not de- which prevail at present.

Ordisonce, kada

bacon

little

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muga.

even

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barl;eti on the Ordinti,

any

younger brother, William has just Anished school, and his two sis- iers, Audrey, 11, and Doreen, four are both attending school.

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father, William Newmarch.

is a tall, thin, agen 48, is tempered man, and "he worries had finished his 18 months in the lot about his family," 3rd his mother is the fiery tem-my, but that he might go to a pered one," but we all know how much she cares about us. even though she tries not to show it,"

Rou sald,

Ron said that before he was escripted into the army, he had beer working for the Post Office Department

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Hin added: "Dad arranged that Job for me. He was having his evening beer down at the pub one night in 1945, and he met a

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Solicitor's Evidence

Evidence win given by thei

the landlord of agent of the room in dispute and by a con. cubine

∙after of plaintiff's, which Mr. Clifford

opened his

case for the defence."

After certain portions of plead

Personalia

The exhibition

WEDDINGS

weddings forthecoming have been announced of Captain Alexander-Hector. Robertson, den- tal surgeon, of Melbourne Hotel, Room 300, and Miss Wiliamina Fleming Balnave; and of Eugene. Blosser, minister, of Church Guest House, 1 Upper Albert Road, and Mias Louella Gingerich, nurse.

"ECHO"

Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday Included: Mr. J L. Kay, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Otis, A ship returned to

PRESSURE COOKERS ings set out by plaintiff in the Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. Pierce, Mr. with engine trouble when a

statement of claim had been D. S. W. Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. few hours out at sea yester- amended by Mr. Bernacchi, Mr. E. T. Boltonti Mr. R. P. Confon, Cemplate with cooking rack, non- day morning.

Hon, Alfred Y.

solicitor, took Misa D. M. Salvado and Mr. W pressure cover and recipe book. She is the Bank Line 'vessel the stand to testify on behalf of F. Stramons..

Among the departures from the Twb sizes available—6 & 41⁄2 qls. The following are the latest Bougainville, which left the Co-defendants.

Tuesday donations to The St John's lony for Vancouver yesterday

T. Hun, who had been proc- Peninaula 13otel on morning with about 3,500 tons of ticing as a solicitor in Hong

were: Miss C. Kolpin, Miss K. Simple and Safe to use, Cathedral Centenary Appeal:- cargo and 12 passengers;

since 1930, said that he remem- Cottingham, Miss L Curry. Mins $50,00

The motor vessel Tudor re-bered having scen Woo sano L. Wimmer, Mr. A. D. Calhoun, GET YOURS TODAY! 100.00 turned to port on Tuesday after-time in March 1946 When the Mr. D. M. Robluson, Dr. B. L.

Rev, V. H. Ogilvie

Mr. D. E. Clark

Mr. & Mrs. G. H. Cautherly

(Cathedral Appeal Fund) C.M.S. c/o Manchester Archdeaconry General HM. Prince.

noon after leaving the Colony on latter came to his office to sea Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. M. Cam- THE EVERGREEN

50.00 Tuesday last week.

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The master him. Witness said he himself was pos, Miss C. Lopez, Mrs. Hirunan- reported having propeller trouble at the time acting on behalf of dan and Mr. R. W. Rinden. when within 20 miles of Manila Chan Wai-kun, ong of the de- £1-0-01 Bay.

fendanta.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Ayres Clun was then occupying two and daughters, Myra and Nocl, rooms in the Bank of China returned to Hong Kong Building, Mr. Hon continued. Japan yesterday, on the ៩៥, Plaintiff said he wanted one Pioneer Moil, an American room as a sub-tenant, In Chan's Pioneer Line vessel. presence, it was agreed that Chan Mr. Ayres is Manager,

United for these two States Lines was to pay rent

Company, Hong rooms to the landlord direct and Kong. South China, French Indo- that he was to collect rent from China and Siam, with offices at Woo, every month.

Queen's

Building, Hong Kong, This agreement was put down and is well known in local ship In writing Woo agreed to give ping circles. up the room if he found other

His visit to Japan zombined accommodation. Wilneas went on business and vacation as a párt to say that he suggested to plain of United States Lines Company tiff during the discussion that

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plaintiff pay certain renumera- pelley of its Far East Division tion to defendant as payment for Managers visiting other Far East Offices to exchange Company looking after plaintiff's safes and

ideas on furniture while he was away,

Improving American No other copy of the written Pioneer Line service between agreement was made, as this was Far East ports antt between the

Atlantic Coast a kind of "gentlemen's agree-| Alli

of the United ment. The one copy of it, was States and the Far East vla: the kept by Woo

Panama Canal. Mr. Hon went on to say that, during the discussion, plaintif Miss Judy Gimson, pretty, 20- mentioned that he wanted one year-old daughter of Sir Frank- mom out of the two decupled br in Gimson, Governor of Singa the defendant. Chan agreed pore, and Lady Gimson, will leave this. Woo said he would pay rent Malaya on the s, Corfu on Fri

defendant, to which

day for the United Kingdom. Chan

Miss Gimson has made a popu also agreed.

Nothing whatsoever was said lar name for herself in the Straits that Woo was to be the princip by her talenter abilities as a al of the premises. No suggestions radio, artiste. During her 18 was made that plaintia, would month in Malaya, Mia, Oltiod pay rant direct to the landlord, took an active partin Radio Advised Chan Malaya's drama productions. In England she hopes to. Join the In November 1815, witness ex- OBCH plained, he was asting on behalf of Lady Gimson will be travelling the defeudent withsolhor, tenants to the UK for a six monthsvaled of the Bank of Chind Building in dion, reports the "Bari Times. arro therefore knaw. then - Kongʻa:: Colonial Secretary (5 fust “tenanny, with, tha Jand« Bir Franklin Gimaon: “HOUT

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