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REFORM OF RICE RATION SYSTEM URGED BY CRA

Reminders

Today

Grand Casting Meeting for plays at European YMCA, Kow- loon. 8.30 pm, Civilians and Services.

p.m.

[Five points of reform of the Colony's rice ration

system were mentioned in an official state- ment issued by the Rich Sub-Committee ap pointed by the Hong Kong Chinese Reform Association during a press conference yester- day:

the

Without announcing the per- centage, the public will not rest awiced that the stock of rice In the Colony is : for sumistion.

con-

The statement which has been passed by the As- sociation's General Committee for release, stated the reform points as follows: A. I the United Nations į Food and Agriculture Or- SaLools Seven-A-Side Soccer. ganisation de controlled

Navy Ground Causeway Bay supply of rice.

as they have agreed to do so starting from Cinh Night for the Forees at HK New Year's Day, 1950, the Women's International Club, Hong Kong Government should Gloucester Building, 13 p give to leaders

of the rice Open trade and experienced Chinese Ladies Recreation Club

Tennis Tournament Swimming exporters the task of buying RC: Royal Navy vs. VRC, and shipping rice stocks from 6 p.m.

supply sources. League Tennis S.CAA.

C.R.C.

Coming Events

TOMORROW Recorded Classical and Popular Music for Servicemen and Civilians at European YMCA, | Kewison, 8

p.m. Rotary Club of Hong Kong Lun- chcom Party, Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden, 12.30 p.m. Speaker. Mr. D. 5. Allen. Subject: "Coins and Coin Forgeries."

Smuts Wants Gold Price Increase

Pretoria, September 17.

Селега!

Cost Of Rica

(7) What are the possibilities of reducing the basic cost of riz? This will inevitably bring reduc tions in the present high cast of living agures.

(6) In case Government are requiring experienced rice deg B. Permit Hong Kong rice lers, did any dealers ever try to Importers to import rice for dis- bid for the task of shipping and at lower. tribution with a reasonable marbusing rationed rice gin of "prost which should be handling, cost? from time to time under Goyen. ment supervision in order to.. a sufficient stock for any sure emergency.

C. The present practice of Issuing one grade of rice each time should be abolished, Instead all grades of rice should be avail-resent rice ration system or re- able in all ration depots" at all times.

"Buch right of selecting the grade of rice they want to sat and the price they are prepared to spend for it, should not be denied to the people.

D. Rice rationing must include all of the Colony's population after the registration ordinance is fully enforced.

Each person should be issued

|a rice ration card,

The present system deprived Learly 50 per cent of the popula tion of rationed rice and they Jan Smuts. Southave to depend on smuggled rice. [from Canton. African Opposition leader, said All rationing systems employed here tonight that the price of gold rust be aimed at the benefit for should be increased.

the people. should

E. Hong Kong Government

establish

ration depots.

But he did not agree that the Union should sell gold on the free market-es proposed by the Gov- ernment to the International Mo- netary Fund in Washington this week

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That, the ex-Premier told

not be in the interests of South Africa

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10 Questions Aside from the five points, the statement also put forth 10 ques- tions which were results of the Rice Sub-Committee's intensive

months.

(9) Although the United Na- tions Food and Agriculture Or- ganisation have resolved to de- control price of rice by January 1. 1830, which means the abolish- ing of rationed rice iz tries, will the Colony preserve its

coun-

vert to the system employed in 1810-free trade with Govern- ment supervision.

(10) What are the possibilities of combing through the present rice ration system and exposing its weakness so as to establish a thorough reform in the whole rice project of the Colony.

Shanghai Workers

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1849.-

PLENTY OF SNAKE

Skx-fpot Sub-Inspector Charlie Chan of Wanchai Gáp

- Police Station, with the 14-font Indian-python- he shot` yester. "

day morning on the hillside near Middle Gap Road. The snake is possibly the largest ever caught in the Colony.

(Francis Wu-Photo)

Silver Coins Arrive For Nationalists

SPORTS GOSSIP

With the approaching of the ¿Cicket-season, the Indian. Re- creation Club will be fheiding bwa; teams in the League. -41- though they Kan the Second

Division league last reason, a couple of their second eleven players will be playing in the First Division.

**With A el Armulli, Jr. in Eng- land, the Indians will have to look for a fast bowler. At tre- sent there is no one in the Club

o take Arculli's place.

A. H. Baker, last year's junior Captain, will most probably be aces in the first. Baker is all-round -player"--and can adapt himself to 27 position. Another player to be seen in the first team sill be Ismail Ali, their openinë batsman.

K. M. Rumjahn, one of the best batsmen the Indians have had fɛṛ some time and who play- ed for the Craigengower, Cricket Chab during the latter part in the season, will in all probability be playing for the Sookunper team. Rumjahr. is also a usefu bowler.

Craigengower

Cricket Club

will have to rely on the majority of 1st year's players. G. A Souza, their Captain, is available.

Cabtree and P. J. Billi- moria, who last seasta did mast of the attacking for the Valley the team, will once again be

mainstay of the Club as far as their bowling is concerned

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The Valley Club will also have KL Tam, a left handed bats- man. Tam, who played for the University some years back, be side being a very useful batuman is also very good in the fielding department.

Calm Downa shipment of U.S.$2,250,000 worth of silver Kowloon

Shanghai, September 17.

Things are looking up on the Shanghai labour front fol- lowing promulgation of new official regulations, judging by

settlements reaches Friday by This

the US. Information Service

and a British-owned, brewery with their labour stafs

rally of his United Party, would investigations during the past The negotiations were conducted

General Smuts said he was as ionished to read that the Govern- ment had an overdraft with the South African Reserve Bank of

more than £50,000,000.

mission should investigate, along

coins consigned to the Central Bank of China for the Chinese National Government orrive ed here yesterday by the ss. Edward Lucken- bach from the United States.

latest consignment will bring the total of silver dollars that have passed through Hong Kong for the Nationalists since they went on. the silver basis to about HK$93,000,000, in cluding the some HK$200,000 worth of silver dollars minted locally during the past 10 days.

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Rumour has it that Frank Howarth. will be playing for the Cricket Club. When asked whether this was trus! Howarth emphatically denied the Tumour and said that he will de- Anitely play for the Chater Road Club again Howarth is one of the most successful bowlers in the Colmy.

TA Madar, the former Shang- hai interporter willence agala this season. be playing Cricket Madar, who is a useful batsmart will play for, the Kowloon Cricket Club.

United ·Services --Recreatio Club's Lawn, Bowls Green was oficially opened on Saturday when the home team entertained the Hong Kong Cricket Club. The Club will in all probability enter a team in the Lawn Bowls League next season.

quietly and amicably, in sharp Appealing to Government to contrast to the pressure tactics, organise a mixed Commission of threats and vilification of foreign Enquiry to investigate the local firms by the Communists that rice system, the document sug-marked previous labour contro-

versies. sested that the proposed Com- The long dispute just concluded The coins, which will be dis-came to a deadlock several times; the lines. of the 10 questions by the US. Consulate-General charged from the Edward Luc-only to resurge, again, how and When we left office just over which are:

demonstrated that more Unions kenbach 'some time today at Kow-then, without success. a year ago," he added, "the Gov (1) Government rice ship-abiding by the regulations loon Wharf to the vaults of the

bank, are The Chiap Hua Manufactory ernment did not owe the Reserve ment arrives and is not up to word down in August by the Mili- | Nationalist-controlled

tary Control Commission.

of various denominations. They the Colony's largest steel 'manu- Bank anything. A most alarming the specifications laid down by After nearly three months of were minted in Philadelphia, and facturing organisation, has state. of affairs has developed. Government, what other method wrangling with the Commanists the order was placed by the modern facilities to mint money, for the improvement of the task who sought to win a "complete" Federal Reserve Bank of New It produces minting machines, "If there is a change of Gov-done by the exporting agent as victory, a compromise settlement York on June 1.

The Prison Officers Club, who ernment tomorrow there will be well as the personnel concerned, was reached providing severance

two of which were recently sole ? to.the Chinese Government-one

won the Third Division Lawn a return of confidence and capital

In *addition to South Africa."-Reuter.

to telegraphic and

Day of approximately three and According to an officiat of sent to Formosa. by the Central Bowls League Championship, are written protests, did Government a half months. The 108 discharg the Tung Kwong Metal Works Mint of China and the other sent in the precess of making arrange-

ed workers had demanded either

ments to celebrate their suceres. prescribe" -

at Wanchal, Hong Kong, who to Canton by the No. 1 Mint of

It is reinstatement ΟΣ eight months

is understood that the Prison was approached yesterday, the China,

Officers will entertain represent- works had been minting the

They were screw-press mint-atives of various Clubs for silver dollars for the Nationalistsing machines, made locally by the friendly games. The date ca a commercial basis

The Chip Hea Manufactory. works had pradured altogether con-

about HK$200,000 worth silver dollars

Wedding

MARCAL-ROCHA

pay

High Intelligence

Nor was there any threat of intimidation "We wet pletely free, a consular official stated Negotiations were carn ed on at a high level of intelli-

and

time will be announced later,

The Hoa, Secretary of the

ciation has sent out circulars to all Clubs asking for entries for the International Lawn Bowl competition (Gutierrez Shield),

It is expected that the follow- will enter-Paki- ing countries stan (holders) England, Scotland,

(2) According to the Legis Jetlys Council.

statement on July 20. Pict-coile..cost for handling is 45 cents. Are there any cheaper methods of handling the rice-coolle cost?

- Silver coins, ordered from Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Asso- AL St. Theresa's Church yester- (3) What Is the

the discrepancy in

America, have been trickling day alicnoon, Miss Helen-Few weight in each shipment Are the

through the Colony to the Na Rocha, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, discrepancies just added on to the gence. I am pleased with the "We produced about 3,000 tionalist coffers during the past Eduardo Rocha, became the bride cost of rice or are they bring manner in which they were con-pieces of silver dollars a day on months, beginning this year. Some of Mr. Francisco, Xavier Antonio | solved by: -more- effective

single, it at first, beginning came by the dacted."

General Gordon, Marcal, of Lowe Bingham and methods? Is there any way of A

the official which brought 2,520 cases 'of Matthews

told the United Press declared.

silver coney, for the Central The

the outcome in his case 135 Mr. and Mcs.

"But recently the works ace Bank of China, last August. (4) What is the actual and "quité encouraging," and said be 20pular member of the Portu-contracted costs of the principle was pleased by the results, The quired another unit and the two

•guese community.

The Reverend Father C. Orice?

qualities of Government imported offical Emancipation Daily have produced about 5,000-silver

reporting on the Ewo-case, said dollar pieces a day, he added. lamio,

The firm has stopped minting rector of St. Therese's, Giciated.

and is awaiting further contracts. Second Firm

bridegroom is the son of venting the discrepancies in Britistu execrifive of the Exo early this monti,"

Marcal, and is

Broken Rice

it was the result of a "misunder-

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bride, who was given away

away (5) Among the quantity of rice starding".

Observers are now watching

by Her father, wore a white talle shipments received during these the outcome of disputes involving. veit, held in place by a lace pars what percentage of broken two foreign oil companies, to see corpset, and a white gown with rice was among them? The Rice if the more reasonable”

Sub-Committee's trivestigation re- continues.

trend

PANCHEN LAMA FLEES FROM REDS Canton, September 18, The Commissioner for Tibetan time being conducted at the and Mongolian Affairs, D. Kwan

Experiments are in the mean-

a-long train. She carried a bot-vealed that from 20 to 25 percent. Tor management of the small Chiap Hua Manufactory; to: mint Chi-yui told-Beuter, today that

the

for the bridegroom. Mr. A Public was broken rice. Tyrone Power. fim "Crash Dive"(cording to a factory oficial.

quet of files.

Mr. AJXavier was bestman and sometimes even 40 per cent Faris theatre announced Saturday kilver coins. Moulds have been the 12-year-old Panchen Lan

rationed rice received by it had withdrawn Screening of the made and are being tested, ac- was moving to a point near the Pereira was

Kokonte Lake ás a result of the bestman for the britte

Did such discrepancies cause on demand of the theatre staff,

Negotiations between the manu-Commimist threat. Perpetuo and Miss Government to refuse to acrept reports Associated Press.

factory and the Nationalists are The - Kumbura Monastery, on wore green any shipment on Their arrival?

apparently was the first still under way and, according to the outskirts of Sming where and yellow dresses respectively, What are the methods Govern- fruit of: Current press campaign a senior official of the company Panchen Lama was recently, in- meat is complying to forestall against American movies in this last evening, work may begin aguated as the leading Buddha

Communist metropolis.

shortly.

has been occupied by General However, the othe

the official Communist

Feng Ten-huai's troops. in the

were briestergirls were Misses such discrepancies in rice ship-|

Daily bas It may be recalled, that plans cam- mint silver coins for the

actual not mancipatorial

The twa Camille and Loretta Ficci Per-ments? cira Master Femando. Xavier (6) Since due to military and paper was the pageboy.

30 security measures the A reception

The Panchen Lama has ap was held at the amount of rite stored in the Co-paign and is still accepting adver- Chinese Government were at Church Parish- Hall, where more long is unaraflable, what is the rising for American films. Those first drawn UD some time in pealed to the Nationalist Head- than 200 persons attended

negotiations between quarters in North West China ito The couple will spend their percentaget god bads and available in Shanghai are mostly April and

izedible - rice) in the Colony'a year old-United Press and the mamifactory authorities and assist him to enter Tibet-Reu-,

Associated Press,

the Nationalist Treasury officials (ter.

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