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THE CHIN MAIL “MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, -1949.

Tiger In New

Banking Employees Territories

Meeting

The Chinese Banking Em- ployees Association held its inaugural meeting -at a tea reception at the Kain: Ling Restaurant yesterday afternoon with more than 150 members present.

has

The newly formed association more than 200 menibers, employees of almost all the major banking

institutions in Celony.

The

Mr. Mok Lai-see of the Amer- ican Express was elected Chair- man for the current year.

at

Representing maracefient the meeting were Mr. Y. Ist, Manager of the Farmers' Bank of China, Hong Kong Franch; and Mr. S. M. Chan, Manager of the Bank of Cantor

Mr. Ken Baker, Labour Officer in charge of trade unions, spoke to the employees congratulating them on the formation of the association and reminding them

Business,

The Apporahée" of "a tiger

In the Beacon "Hiff district. New Territories, on Saturday evening was reported -- by a truck driver Ver

The driver truck. NO. 6061 reparted to the Police that at about 7 o'clock.on Satur

day evening while he was coming in from the New Ter- ritories hear the five-mila stone mark he saw

tiger come down the reservoir hüim side and disappear toward Lion Rock Hills

When he reached Kewiden the 'driver reported the in- cident to the Police whe dhu - " patched a 'search" party to the scenci

PAKISTAN ACCUSES INDIA

Pakistan

Karachi, October 8.

Turkey Making Progress

London, October 9.

STUDENTS, WORKERS IN

RALLY TO

TO CELEBRATE NEW RED REGIME

Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hughes- More than 2,000 students and workers, attended sen, Britain's wartime Ambassa- | 15 dor to Turkey, said in an article in the Dewspaper "News of the) World" today that Turkey is going abead in defensive and industrial organisation.

a mass rally yesterday morning in celebration

Sir Hughe, who has just return- ed from a visit as guest of the Government in Ankara, said that be was "much impressed by the progress which the country has made in the past five years.

Giving examples of fadistrial development, he cited the new power station at Cataigri, on the Black Sea, and the blast furnaces. at Karabuk, ZIRENDERERUN tories, cement factories Cotton and woollen mills, and brick- works:

of the forming of the "Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the the "Chinese People's Republic.”

Held at the Po High Theatre on the mainland, the rally was sponsored by the Hung Hung and the Fung Fung choirs and the Hong Kong. Toishan Young Men's Association.

TARIFF SLASHES

Geneva, October 8. Officials of the International

The theatre's entrance was de corated with a huge portrait of Mr. Mac Tse-tung, flanked by two new Chinese national fajs.: sides being of piece of cloth was hung leng- thwise in front of the theatre ex- plaining the purpose of the rally.

Below the red cloth were

hany

On Turkey's international fcla...) tions, Sir Hughe wrote: "She is Trade Organisation, said here to paper lanterns, each with four ced "India" today) the ally of Great" Britain and day it, is impossible at this time pictures of Mr. Mao Tse-tung.

Of the three main entrances to of their responsibility toward] of Patter discourtery to the Prince and all three countries to estimate the effects of or add the theatre, two were barred by their fellow-men.

Commonwealth through having realise how closely their Ahree anything to the schedules and iron gates and the one in use was Mr. Ko Cheuk-hung, Chairman given "an unwarranted and dis- countries are bound up.

background of the Angety con- guarded by ushers identified by a of the Chinese Chamber of Com-torted” account of Pakistan's

ference.

red piece of cloth pinnad on their merce, als spoke

economic position in the Indian * "There exists" and has long One oficial said he had tried chests. Other officers of the Association Parliament

existed a deep feeling of friend-to get some idea from the Guv- These guards checked everyone are: Me Hao-tang, Vice-Chair-

The

account had been given by

hip for Britain, Nike

ernments concerned of how they going and coming out of the man; Yung Zse-yum, Treasures the Indian Finance Minister, DT. Lee Ko-chuen,

Ho

John Mathal

"It is nothing new that Turkey's would be affected by the de theatre.

Picture on Stage Foon-chang Publication; So "He created a precedent," the chief concern is with Russia. Tais cisions, but had received no re- Kam-tao. Sports: Tse Fang-kai; official Elrance Ministry of the was so throughout the nineteenth Yao Num-fei: Chow Kuo-shan Pakistan government complained. century and is so still." Sir Hüche

Official circles in Karachi re-added-Beuter. Fung in-wing: Yu Kun-ying. Lo Tac-cheuk, Mak Fung-chowarded Methi's schon as extra-

Siu-yu

Chung Wing-wei, ordinery and said that no Finance Ng Hui-yin, Sun Sal-chun, Chu Minister of any re poeff Commonwealth Lan-ko, Lee Wun-ngai, Chu Yik-

had ever country

made Lan. Tao-chow, Chung Chung-statements abou

another Com- Wong mawealth country." sin, Yung Siu-chang Lung-kwong, Liang Chu-wing and Chan min-kai.

Kwong

Medical Racket To Be Stopped

Mr:

London. October 9. The Minister of Health, Aneurin Bevan, disclosed today that British immigration, officers have been instructed to keep out any overseas visitors who say that they were coming to get free medical treatment under the! National Health Scheme.

Mr. Bevan, however, reviewing the first year of the Scheme at:= press conference, added that

part of the country's should he normal hospiality to look after visitors who fell ill while here.

He said that most of the visi-

A Finance Ministry spokesman commented: "How would India feel if Pakistan's Finance Minis ter stood up in Parliament and "ave an account of cesnomic con- ditions in India, which were pret t miserable and already reported in the fortien press?"-associated Press

Jap Trade Pact With Sterling Area?

Tokyo, October 9.

Consecration Of Bishop Bianchi

The Most Reverend Law- rence Banchi was consecrat- ed Bishop at the Catholic Cathedral. Caine Road, yester- day morning, in an impressive ceremony.

On the stage inside the thea- Only individual Governinents

"tre," Mr. Mao's picture was hung" could assess the situation, he

on the wall In the background. Like the décoration ön the said, adding that he hoped to get

various reports from

Govern | theatre's ironi, Mac's" picture was the next nents during

féw | flanked by two new Chinese flags. Singing of patriotic songs was months.

Governor And Lady Grantham Return To HK

The Governor, Sir Alexan» der Grantham, accompanied by Lady Grantham, Treturns: ed to Hong Kong yesterday by PAA plane from, his visit to Japan.

Sir Alexander has resumed administration of the Gov

Mr. ernment while

3. F. Nicoll, Officer Administering overtiment in Sir Alex-

resum ca **

der's absence. Colonial Secretary, and Mr.

·G. B. Burgess resumes duty Deputy-Colonial Secretary.

New York Stock Exchange

New York, October: 8. Demand for low priced shares helped the stock market today. Profit-taking cut cently popular issues. whole. the market was

down some re-

Oa. the mixed

It might take a very long time the main feature of the mass ral for some Governments to appre-y which was opened by the sing- ciate the total effects of the high- ing of the new Chinese National (The Volunteers March ly technical Annecy schedules, Anthem and it would take even longer to patriotic war song written Automobile stocks were singled

assess the effect on world trade, the official added.

during the Sino-Japanese war).

Other songs sung were "We are Same reductions in British the Boss", "Support the new Chi- "Beautiful tariffs, expected as a result of s

Fatherland the Anicey trade. conference China"

and "March Onward would adversely affect Empire

under the Five-Star fag" according to an preference,

authoritative source in Canberra! today.

It is believed, however, that! Bishop Bianchi, who was a Australia would indirectly bene; pointed by Pope Pius XII to be at from other tariff cuts, notably Cozdictor Bishop' to the Catholic

American, which would more i Diocese Hong Kong, as one that compensate for this, the

--by the Most Reverend

Flatorta,

Bishop of Hong Source added-Reut

The consecration ceremony was

The new Preiate was born in here in 1924. He has been working North Italy in 1899, and strived since in the Hoi Fang District of Chint

followed by Pontificial High Mase

The

Donations Acknowledged

Committee

A one-year trade agreement calling for exchange of goods totalling an estimated US- $350,000,000 between Japan and the sterling area has been

of Stanley Cams concluded in talks here be tween SCAP representatives He has had a varied career as acknowledze with grateful thanks done British Commonwealth missionary, and experienced hardtions in money, kind, or other assistance.

from the following companies, organiz tors who had sought medical delegates, according to the times during the war,

at the end of the Pacific war, tions and individuals, during the curren freatment were Americans and Jiji Press today.

Bishop Bianchi andertook the rear:

Har Kent Juckey Cich, Bank of Eat Canadians.

The agreement, reported The Minister said that 95 per have

been reached on Friday enormous task of rehailding the

had been destroyed. covers the period from June, 1949 Mission, as most of the buildings to June, 50.

Bishop Blanchi is to return to the interior.

cent of the British people were king part in the Scheme, with nearly 19,000 of Britain's 21,000 doctors, and practically all the 14,000 chemists and 9,400 dentists co-operating

and

TO

the

JUI said the signing of the agreement will take place as soon as the British delegates received approval from their government. Akira Kotaki, Japanese govern- Administrative costs were less then three per cent of the total ment Trade Commissioner, and

because 12,000 Takenosuke expenditure,

Okumura, voluntary workers helped to ad- Foreign Exchange Control Com- minister it. It was not run, as mission, attended Friday's final erites had said, by "an army of negotiations as observers. bureaucrats."

During the Arst year, 187 mil lion prescriptions were dispensed, 5,250,000 pairs of spectacics were supplied, and another 3,000,000 were put on order-Reuter.

Ghulam Mohammed Leaves Britain

Appeal Launched

Most changes were fractional.

out in particular for profit taking. Of the LSSUES traded 337

134

Sales declined, advanceri,

The three most popular issues, were Callahan Zine and Lead, up: Syaf 154, Grabam: Paige, up

Republic. Live. New totalled 540,000 shares.

PAA Cargo, Passenger Records

Record loads of cargo and passengers carried by Pan- American Airways' Clippers during the first six months of the year have produced the Biggest volume of business in the history of the Division.

Mr. Harvey Hancock Traffic Manager for the Pacific Alaska Division, announced Yesterday that

biggest gain

ain during the

the

Hoir Kong Football Association. Gilmas and mail which rose 52 per cent in 1948. the same period A Hose Kone and Shanchal Bank, first half of the year was eage

China Emporiem Ltd, over and Co, Ltdy Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. This represents and increase of

from

to 4,008,598 6,099,528 Administrators of the Hoem. Kong War

pounds.

Passengers travelling on the company's routes-in-the-- Pacific and Alaska increased six per cent for the first half of 1949. As

Memorial Fund. Hong Kong Family We fare Society, Sincere Co., Ltd. Sitlani Silk Storr, Wilkinson and Grist, Amoy Canning Corp. Ltd, Hong Kong Tram ware Led Chrise Charel Fowloon Ton Wayne and Beyli Trikoo Dockyard. Intercon Lines, Canton Oversins. The compared to the first half of-1948, far Co.. Jimmy's Kitzben. Unted Deli it is an increase from 66,175 to veries, Ta! O Athletic Association, Pe39,453 passengers.

Hancock attributed the steadily The Forces Civilian Enter Ling Yoastery, Pole Bradley and Ca tainment and Welfare Com-Li Amold Trading Co. Social Welfare increasing passenger and cargo Department, Hathor Once, Sacen Hary traffic to the introduction of mittee has launched a HK$10 Bong Resx Modur Bas Co. Ltd, Couble-decked Chippers on Pacifie Appeal campaignto raise Bondon Lid. Heng Ko Poller Fever.kates.

The Japan-sterling area trade talks started during August The report could not be immediately! confirmed by British sources.

Jiji said that though details of funds for assuring a regular St. Stephen's College, Krs, Wu Koe, Mrs. Yeoh, Mr Wong, Mex. Nu, Bes” Chana, the agreement have not yet been monthly income."

Kafewall, Mears. disclosed it is understood that Although the Committees main i beni Miss

Ket, ozs - Leang: Wour Cheapes Japan will export mostly textiles necessity is to assure themselves. Wong Yun, Fung, Kit, Leute Fai

raw mi

CH

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PITMAN EXAMS

al 2 and Pepsicola, up

-Dow Jones Averagest

Stocks

20 Industrials

15 Rais

10 Utilities

Adam-Express 21% Alaska Juneau 3

at

·66.36 -

185.36

48.71

- 38.01

American Can975 American Smelting 46% American Telephone 14314 } American Tobacco:74 American Waterworks 7% Anaconda Copper · 27% Aviation Corp 614 Baldwin Locomotive 9% Barnsdall 51 Bendix Aviation 314 Bethlehem Steel 29% Boeing Aircraft 31 Borden Co. 481 Canadian Pacific 13

+ Case 30%

Chrysler 534 Colgate 404

Commerical Solvents 17% Du Port 54 Eastman Kodak .43 General Electric 3712 General Motors 65% Goodrich 62% Goodyear 39% Homestake Mining 44 International Harvester

Paper 62

Copper 47% gomery Ward 52

Distillers 21fy

National Lead 23

New York Central 10% Packard Motors. 3% Packard Motors :9.

262

Pan American Airways · 14% Pan American A Always. I Pennsylvania 14.

12/2

ington Rand 10%

Steel 21

Tobacco - 391

Schenley-241 Seats Roebuck 42

and textile goods, machinery and of a regular monthly income to wah. Wu Cheang-tal, Siu Sum s Twenty-eight students of the meat products in exchange for cover certain unavoidable in Shrung-wal, Tong Chi-leung. Or Milas Evening Institute Shorthand Spoed such as wages, utilities wens Pai-wo," ES «Marshall, Chew Way Class have passed the Pitman-ex- wool, petrel and crude oil,

mente etc. it

it is 16

Lealised that it would lam, 7. Mok. T.C. Chu, Wong Kin, is cotton, iron ore and other items

staat Under the new arrangement, suit some Peonation rather than Leane Ne. Ho Taken: S.C. Brooks,

me people better to give & Flag-kan, Wong Ping-Ching, Wets Chans, aminations held in June

They are Radia, Azim that

(120 words); Eldur Potter- KO. Jili said, it is understood

Augustine ing balance are monthly subscriptions and in such Landry.

Strooback. Wong London, October 18.

Joke Frances Cheung, Irene Thumb Japan's sterling

Li Shi-wing, Kam-wo.

(100 words); Antie Wong H.-S. Mr. Ghulam Mohammed, gating approximately £9,000,000 cases these will be equally wel-

over; corved Pakistan's Finance Minister, expected to be carried

Donations should be sent to: Choy Yu, Hung Yip-year, G.E., Dovey. To, Delia M: da Silve, Yee Wasir Oil33)

Richard Sutton, Rev. Percy Smith Julia Lee, Narima Wahab (80 Rendon Airport for Bate into the new trade period instead Benson, Esq. Mercantine Bank of feet Ei, Rev. Fators (RC). Goene Swords), Azma Tang, Chan, Shun- chi today after meeting: Sir of being repaid in dollars.

New Your's total trade volume India Lit Queen's Road, Howatson 8, Collint 57. Eer. Sing Waying (70 words); Betty Pang, Ong

(Buddhist), ADORrisous number. Robin Teng bang Evelyn "Ho, Grice] Stafford Cripps, British Chan- of US$250,000,000 translates into Hong Kong, cellor of the Exchequer, at the about £120,000,000 according to TRAIN DERAILED

IN JAPAN

Treasury.

He would make no comment about the talks except to say that they were pleasant and friendly" Pakistan was trying to build a tourist industry with centres in Lahore, and Peshawar,

British 'cur-

the new devalued Tency rule-United Press,

Kariching to increase our the

PRESS LOSE

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Soochy Vacuums 161⁄2 Southern Pacific 43% Standard Brands: 21

Oil of Calif. 60%.

Studebaker 245

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LONDON MOTOR SHOW ENDS

(60 words), Betty Pang Teng-hong Evelyn Es, Robert Louis Pereira, Matilda Li, Cissy Yu, Tsui Lal-kwong Ma Yet- keung, Enid Yo, Stella Maher, Ip Chi-sing (50 words),

CHARGES DENIED

encourage American tourists to ended in a win for the Sindhi ed in a tunnel 4

No gualfies

Tokyo, October 9. A secne of confusion and panic,

London, October 3, The friendly cricket match be-cured on the railway line be

A total of 355,000-people visited tween Mr. F Melwani's Sindhi hacen Akaiva and Itaye in

Longca's 10-day infernational Merchants XI and the Press on Fukushima Prefecture, Noribernį

Indian Recreation Club Japan, yesterday morning when almotor show which ended today dollar capital, and we hope tmund at Sokunpoo yesterday train with 10 cbaches was deral-more than half as many again

as the pre-war-average -

The number of overseas visitors were reported, visit. Pakistan. Also we are inferchants by six wickets. creasing our exports to the dollar Batting first, the Press mock-however Three hundred trailway was at icast 50 countries, particularly jute;- tes,jed up 68 for five and, then de«† workers" were sent to the scéne / than last year.—-—Reuter her { meats; of the Allied Council for hides and skins, he said-Red-clared. In reply, the Sindhi Mer of the mishap to restore traffic.

ter.

chants scored 71. for four.

Beuter.

The Beer for A

Royal Thirst

Carlsberg PILSNER

ROSARY CHURCH GSPROCESSION

Vicbria, October 9. "The British and^ American ele-

Austria tonight refuted Soviet charges that they censor Austrian Internal mail. M

The Austrian Cabinet decided Last Tuesday to..

censorship

was celebrated by Catholics yes of Austaerican statement called Bake Feast of the Holy Rosary the renewal of protest against terday, when thousands attended. Solemn Procession at Rosary Church in the afternoon.

The the Soviet accusation "an siltright be". The Allied Council agreed The Procession was followed by to stop censoring Austrian mail in sermon and Benediction.

October, 1946-Reuter.

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