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THE CHINA MAIL,

URSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1948.

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A team representing the Heung Tea Middle School, which took part in the physical training display at the Hong Kong Cricket Club yesterday, ("Chim "Mall”. Photo),

Schools Hold

Display To Mack Nationalist Troops

Evacuated From West River Area

UN Week

On the occasion of the cur- rent United Nations' Week colourful physical training dis play by various schools in the Colony was held sterday afternoon at the Hong Kong Cricket Club ground

The display, described as one of Physical Education and Recreative Activies was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Hong Kong in c ordination with the Director

Education.

The Band of the Third Royal Marine Commando Brigade, under the direction of Mr AC White was in attendance.

The programme

Included

Some 100,000 retreating Nationalist soldiers are being evacuated from the West River area

ward to Tsam Kong (Kwongchowan)

Island by Käinen

junks matar ver vessels and every available of sea transportation.

Members of the Chinese

selected muste by the band, an training display by the Kow- Joon Tong Primary School, Chinese boxing by the Heung Kau Middle

School, country crew asserted that they pro- dancing by the Belliios Girls cured their information from Seheol, vaulting done by La Nationalist officers who at- Salie Gallege, and some tradi- tempted to commandeer the tional Chinese dancing by the British ship to evacuate their Heung To Middle School.

men to Tsam Kong, formerly known as Kwongchowan.

Correspondence

ed

General Rise Of Prices Deplored By

By Economist

"It is deplorable, however accustomed one may

be to the general lack of civic sense ur.com-

mercial conscience in the Colony, to hear of Hole In Road

rato of tax.

"Din-"

A hole measuring about two

It was caused by this por tion of the road surface caying

in for looking down the file, ane could see that the BUF- rounding area below the road surface was hollow,"China Mail photo ni

what should be responsible institutions assert- ing that devaluation obliges them to make on immediate and general rise of prices. These remarks were made by Dr. E. Stuart Kitby, Lecturer in Economics of Hong Kong Univer sity, in a talk before the debating group of the European YMCA last night, Dr. Kirby said he wonder-stimulus. It operates during a time what these institutions 126. Eventually; the position will would say if the Government much more goods, in order to be that we have to export that having raised, the rate of tax, carn the same amount proposed to tax them on their income. Eventually too. dollar last year's income at this year's materials will cost us that much more, and our cost of production Dr. Kirby said in part-

Datums

to the same relative level. The devaluation means that "But there is a certain time British government has reduced | lag," and that is very valuable, by 30% the official rate at which i because meanwhile the stimulus is the pound sterling will exchange) a very strong one. It may even be for American dollars. It is only strong enough to break the dead- the relation to the American dollar lock in which British trade and that is primarily and directly in- indeed Western hemisphere trade volved. Purchases that are paid in general, has been blocked in timately cost more; but only those that is needed, as many believe. for in American dollars may legi- recent years if it is impetus made and paid for after Septem

this "Shot in the arm might Eive the required chergy World trade ber 18,

"I hope the

will

resist public

to is still to 20 astonishing degree the utmost any price increases (1) degree dependent on the British in diameter by nine lashes deep in the roadway on any goods which are not priced part in it, which still very much

between the Star Ferry Pier in American dollars, (2) on any sets the pace and the standards and Queen's Pier, about 10. This was revealed by personnel of the British river dollar goods which obviously come

British Influence

feet from

wall, the Praya steamer Kwong Fook Cheung, which reach-left

out of existing stocks, and evident-

chused po "I say to an astonishing degree"

little excitement the shores of America i

because I think it is observable that

amees passers-by yesterday the Colony yesterday without incident well before September 18.

afternoon "It is deplorable, however ac- British induence is very often after being detained at Kongmoon for three customed one may be to the gen-greater than one would see on the days by Nationalist forces.

oral lack of civic sense or com-taire indications, be led to ex- fáce of it; or from"merely quanti- mercial conscience in the colony. to hear of what should be respon-Western Hemisphere and of the pect. This is true both of the sible institutions

asserting that:

Eastera. devaluation obliges to make the Eastern Hemisphere, an immediate and general rise of the special British infucher de- prices. One wonders what the pends perhaps more particularly authors of such a proposal would say it the government, having on the existence of the sterling

area. The elasticity and conveni«! raised the rate of tax, proposed to The Editor takes no respon

sterling system is Illus- cace of the tibility for views ·· expressed in

tax them

on their last year's in- come at this year's rate of tax. variations in which Canada is trated atresh by the present Kongmoon. principal West) letters by correspondents, and bega

Another "line" is that the mer- River port which supplies the no means necessarily agrees with Colony with a

chant agrees that be paid for bis able to devalue less than Britain. considerable them.

and Pakistan not to present stock at the old rates, but all though India does.

devalue at amount of fresh vegetables, eggs,

of course when he comes to renew" Good Manners poultry and other fresh farm

"The Americans, especially, are his stock he will have to buy at produce, was until Tuesday, even-

the new rates.

realists enough to understand still in Nationalist hands. ing

Sir, If I WETE

very well this peculiar contribu ever asked

"It is in any case pretty tion

The Royal Marine Bands tax- The place was bristling with whether there is such a word as

specious to such representations which the British grouping part will be those of HML7 armaments and fully-armed sol- "geallaxer in the dictionary, the consumer may reply, In the as to world's economic a Beltast and 3 Commando Brindle. diers, all waiting to be evacuated my arswer

would be that that

first place, that he does not see culous to me than the representa be paraded from HMS Belfast

chinery, nothing seems more ridi- RALA Royal Marine Guard yill to a safer area," said a senior word only existed 171 pre-war why he should make a present; member of the Compradore Staff days, when men were really

money to help the deater totion of the United States as con- who played a part in the naso "rentlenen However, this word

cerned to squeeze out · Britain. carry on his business in future. They tend rather to believe that tiations between the Nationalist does not seem to apply any more i

No Case

an expanding world there is Jackson Road ate at the side of and the ship's personnel to man."

"He might also ask the trader room for all; they naturally look the Clubhouse. - Pink and Blue- There were only a few civilians :

I bave, on several occasions, how he would like being taxed after their own interests, but re- Green tickets: Entrance by in the streets. The shops were

extra on this year's earnings on gard the main British interest as Chater Road gate at the side of my very ouT LITS open. Soldiers packed every inch seen with of space along the waterfront and crowded trams and buses where the sound that he was expected complementary to their own, and the Clubhouse Blue and White to earn more next year. There is are making one compromise after tickets Entrance by Jackson the adjoining streets.

90 per cent of the passengers To

Road gale were men. (seated, of course) and no case whatever for any increase another to maintain it-

or these grounds in prices which So devaluation means an im

Vocik Road of Des mediate 2nd powerful stimulus Non-Ticket Holders Officers Pregnant woman a

woman or associations whatever.

* exports But a temporary in uniform child

and accompanied would be stand- a carrying ing or

"I do not think there is any one. The big question here is families Entrance by Chater trying

keep balance.

other place in the world "where whether things will go back Road, gate, at side of Clubhouse. Did any one of these Several gunboats of the Chinese get up for the poor old woman, ed for a moment, either by public Pleading guilty through his

gentlemen

such suggestions would be tolera!- after this temporary spurt 16 Batings and other ranks in counsel on a charge of im- Nationalist Navy were patrolling the pregnant woman

the same relative positice as be witerm and accompanied families: or the opinion or by official

casy

fore. "The "atük> quó” is the large quantity of the vicinity-apparently keeping woman carrying the child?

going porting

ness. Even in the case of dollar easiest silver coins into the Colony vigilance against

marauding some (out very seldon) instances goods from America itselt few

assumption to make; buteens Road. gate opposite

Murray Parade Ground. in real life' without a licence, Lieutenant-

it very seldom re! "gentleman" would reluctantly consumers have. I hope, any illu-

General Public: Queen's Road eurs. General Tong Ming-bui, of the

give up his seat for the weaker sions ar to what a large share of "la economic theory we make ate neat comer of Murray Rodd.- Chinese Ministry of National

imports have prior to devaluation, this assumption only very tenta Hong Kong Cricket Club mem- Defence, was fined $1,000 ori

actually been paid at "free" sites. tively, to be discarded as soon as Lers are requested to the the main It so happened lately that af six months' imprisonment by

The new (Kongmoon) Chinese Maritime certain woman was trying (in sells toate brings our currency possible. Similarly with the as entrance to the Clubhouse. Gates

WES freely Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central

Customs Btation and the Wang; the rush of lunch-hourt to get being quoted in the money shops: on that the forces at work will be opened at 5:45 pm and yesterday.

are immediate and direct in their Spectators are requested to be in dan this would had her the price of the goods concerned operation in real life, the effects their places by 6.15 p.m. Vehicles

just the same.

will not be permitted to park tram doorwing-

are roundabout, there is always Now a certain the

the case of pushed his

way "gentlemen pus

Britain, which is largely and equilibrium always depends on try, There was a Communist post before so that her armi 20 necessarily dependent on imports the path by which it is reached.

inte locked with his, and the tram from gold collar sources, devalua

The display cubminiated with the presentation of a of the School teams to each participating Among the large crowd present was Mr. D.L. Strellet, in charg of the Rotary's International Committee; Mr. J.F. Nicoli Colonial Secretary; Mr. E. J.S. Tsu, chairman of the Kowloon Retery Club, Afr. K. Barkin, United States Consul-General, Mr. R.E. Jobez, French Consul, Sir Leslie Gibson, Chief Justice and Lady Gibson; Coromodore and Mrs. Brownsfield, 15. J. B. Kite, Mr. Y.K Mok und many others.

General Fined

For Bringing In Silver

Mr. Alfred Y. Hon, defenc counsel, who pleaded not guilty un behalf of his client on Tues- day, yesterday pleaded for sym- pathy. friendship and under- standing. Communist Army approached

the

The harbour was infested with river craft of every kind, ranging from sampaus to river steamers All were commandeered for the

evacuation.

pirates and Communist troops.

Communist Past Nationalist dütpeste zilil zon- trol areas around the Pakki,

or

*

of.

<ccasionally an old wanan have no hard currency content

FT

sex,

Hoon CMC Station, But be up a

to

Trafalgar Day Ceremony AF HKCC

Trafalgar Day fomorrow will be marked by the Beating of the Retreat at the Hong Kong Cricket Club.

Ticket Holders: White Tickets wiff Red Corners: Entrante by

Iween the two- riations the hand already in the ral of the should remail the home coun-i lag, and the nature of the ultimate Jackson Road after 5 pm

route is now infested with tram querillas and pirates.

We saw the new five-star fag

was ordered by his superior of formant declared cers to evacuate and to withdraw the dollar silver tons

of

There no Sign of fighting the Kongmoon area, he added.

world economy bay be altered Personalia

He said that as the somewhere down the West River river had started the tram going. tion does mean inevitably, and Much depends on how for the outskirts of Canton on the mor! fiying over the station. The Reds Consequently, this poor woman 509, a rise in the cost of RCC by this development, pr

had her arm dragged and almost imports On the home market. It ping of August 14: defendana did not trouble our ship," the inhad it broken had if not been for means also an trimmediate stimulus American spacessions for

incanwhile other reasons. The some real entlemen" who help to exports from Britain to hard

Departures from the Peninsu ed her recover her handbag and currency areas: British products creased trade are in themselves

are now 30% cheaper from the probably suficient to change the Holel on Tuesday included Mrs. For the past few days and fur- her arm firm the Central-Bank-

ing detention of the Kwong Fook

point of view of the American or whole setting Europe is beginning 31. Texts. Mrs. M. E.D. Edwards, "DI GUSTED.” the Swiss. This is a temporary to reap the advantages, as well as Mrs. C. McCarthy Messrs, W.L. Cheung (October 15 to October

fresh-difficulties from the first McCall, F.W. Edwards, W. Kirk- 18 hundreds of soldiers trickled

morement

towards its economic, 200 WB. Laughn T.M M- into Kongmoon.

integration under the Marshaller. V. Chinn. J. Forte. R.W. Plan Countries like Beltium and Morgan, M.E McEwan, and TE Sweden, which could just after Baretto.

DIETES,

China.

"If he had failed to carry out his order to evacuate Conten, in cluding the withdrawal of the silver coins, he would have faced

Most of them were herded to-

Canton

No Ponic

Canton Man Gaoled

For Possession Of Forged HK Banknotes

One hundred and forty-nine counterfeit $100 bills purporting to be of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank formed the focal point of a trial yesterday at the Criminal Sessions bel fore the senior Puisne Judge, Mr. Justice Williams.

the

+

war drive ard bargains with the U rate no longer in a pra Among the new arrivals at the tien in de so: Britain's position in Peainsala Hotel on Tuesday, we Europe has considerably word Lang Hon-wat, Mr. and Mrs P Mrs. Westphalen, Mr. and Mrs. proved. In the non-dollar world i as a whole, Britain's trade is Myes. Messrs. E.H. Piece Stewart Mr. and Mrs. W.Z. fualy in rough balance. chronic unbalance is wi

Americans...

Levelling-Up

The

the!

BBANA Pher DC: Gentry,

N.Tomas, Bernady, D. Boyd, and JE. Ye- monte:

CLASSES RESUMED AT LA SALLE

I am taclined to predict a levelling up as between the West European nations. "Devaluation? has proved infective and ope country after another is following

This maximises the area of More than 100 students have Puation of trade with America, now Festimea their shidles at the stimula

a firing squad," said Mr. Hon. wards the West River area from The coins, be continued, were the

and Fatshanto bel subordinate officers, siphered out to Nationalist terr and soldiers.

ritories, especially Hainan Island, he was ordered to evacuate to whence many thousands are being Chang Kong in Kuerzchowan, transtipped to Taiwan. by way of Hong Kong and Hol how,

said "counsel, and as the

A conspicuous feature of the swazred Cozmanists

around Canton there was no time to epply troops was that the Nationalists, for an entry permit, and the ss. besides being well-armed, were Faishan was the only at the the emergency evacuation.

and last calm and appeared indifferent ship leaving Canton belo Another thing that struck me entry of the Communistillingtan, was the conditions of the arme

Revenue Inspector prosecuting, said

said that when the ments. They looked new and well defendant arrived here on the keǝt," remarked.

Pang Tit-kin, who describ- had allogether $15,000 and that Unlike other emergency evacuased himself as assistant mana-they were his morning of August 15 aboard the Fatshman, he was asked whether toas the saldiers did not betyger of a Canton grocery store,

No Surprise he had anything to declare. De 30y sign of panic as they emb fendant said that he had only ed on the numerous

was given four years hard The notes were then Examined, and minimises the differences Le-LaSalle College's new site al labour when an all-men jury and found to be forged. The ac- tweca the European-states though it is not yet entirely com his personal luggage. And when craft and larger

(classes resumed or Monday 10 unanimously found him guilty cused however showed no sur- culmination of this might be that of possession of the forged tise at this. He was taken to the the United States themselves

Situated on a vacant for behind bank notes which were in an exercoal found in the this futcome as altogether impro opposite; the Kowloon Hospital,

"devaluer 1 do not office nearby, WOTE 22 Inspece might i

1 do not regard sorne - houses on Argyle Street, brought over from Canton in sultrase yielded some more false babie

the school is

pops using Hour “ot side a suitcase

$100 bille

found 149 $100 estimate the stimulus given by

is a tendency to under- its six blocks of buldings. The notes, still bright red and all were found 148

The school's byn, buildings on Pang was Lase devaluation. It is strong medecine Boundary Street were requisition- quite crisp had evidently at hills of this been circulated as yet, They handed over to the police. defendant Murder Charge

even too strong were found concealed in. Pang's The notes in question were

perhaps

Fored by the military about targe The example,

demand suitcase by the Revenue officers later brought over to the Hong for Eritish cars in the Und present site of the choof as

immediate

months ago and as a result the Committal proceedings when his train arrived in Kow- Konz and Shanghai Bank, where States, now 30 per cent

he was asked what was in the all of which were four wooden boxes among his capacity

luggage, cele

defendant said that they contained silver coins, each con- taining 4,000 dollar

One suitcase also

also contained silver coins, making up, a total

making up, a total of 16,552 pieces. While

custody, defent in ́ told the revenue officer that the coins were to be paid to his sub

packen

Committed For Trial On

tank

they were

crdinate officers and soldiers and against. Wong Yui, alias Ko Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counseled as Pronounc" { "gas so great that all that he had them brought 12 Lo, earth coolie, who faced assisted by: Defective Sub-Inspec- After, corroborative evilcaos/ stocks in Atrich. For en-route!!

chosen.

OPIUM SMOKERS FINED

Hong Kong because his men had murder charge, were complet for Dow, prsecuted. The accused was given by revenue officers and Orders ahead were so strong that left Canten.

were booked within a few days: Mr. Lo ordered the coins ed yesterday at Central and he was not legally represented cashies of the Hong Kong be returned to defending after was ordered by -Mr. A. D.

they exceeded the materials avail Mr. Hooton told the Court that Bank, the accused testified on his the fine was paid.

Scholes to stand trial at the the accused came to Kowloon on own defame. He told the Court able in Britain; it was actually

Six persons were hiped by Mir. next Ciminal session at the August 18 by the express. On get that he was the assistant reassecskryto buy steer

A. D. Scholes at Central Supreme Courting pay the gation, he was ger of the Kam To Foodsjufte rigidity of the British cost gr a charge of smoking oplum at

cover the orderse 0.5.

Yesterday Before his trial at the Supreme

the Suprema approached revernie

Ching Street Court, however, Wong is faced who asked him if he had anyth

the brought the structure is greatly exaggerated During the polics raid on thé Fresh a average prices, realised at bery 1 possession of arms began on a friends bebaiti He had only to wages British Jabour street by means of 2 rope which-

with two charges of samed fob to"

He replied in the no money in

Cazion

is represedlespecially ppiame - drivan on Tuesday, the ar applying kenger of the place raped to the the Hong Kong Fish Wholesale Market fore Mr. "Scholes on October 24, Bowever, when the officers knowledge they were false.

He was alleged to have compened brown bag Pang had friend in Canton had requested productivity well bears compart mitted these offences in Shauki been curr

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Showred Al-In-deilver-the-money-to the son unhar

pad ) spine, bank nigtes After sentence was passed, the tile respect as is sometimes af de barbershop in there

Court made an order for the con- presented. The overall „Village on Augut 2 inn being qualigned, the pri-feration and destruction of the Literipled Laced

soeur tall then fisthis-that be forged notes.

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tres-induced in court,-i nga

Thot figed were Leung Kwit Hawker Chan Chau, kanker ales; Holt-taliza medicine,

in on med $200 or six weeks repriscument, Chan Kwong

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