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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1949.

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A common scene at termini in the Colony yesterday was long lines of queueing "good fortune" hunters who scrambled into butes, Terry launches and the Peak Trams to get atop bills to avoid any patastrophe" on Chứng Yeung Day the ninth day of the ninth Moon. Here several hundreds queued up for more than a mile to travel to the Peak yesterday. ("China Mati" Photo)

Trevor Shield Competition

the

Yesterday saw the final stage of

betwee the Competition Hong Kong and Kewloon mem- bers of the St. John Ambulance Brigade at the Mercantile Marine sports ground, Chatham Road, Kowloon.

| Wah Yan College Past

Students "At Home'

"

Thousands Flock To Hill Tops To Escape "Ill Winds"

Thousands of Chinese men, women and children

yesterday thronged the summits of hill ranges overlooking the Colony "to avoid any ill-

begotten catastrophe.“

Personalia

Ambassador to China, left: Here

This was in line with centuries-old superstition Mr. U. Myint Thein, Burma's that on Chung Yeung Day the ninth day yesterday for Bangack in a BOAC of the ninth moon in the lunar calendar-iĺlarat. The Ambassador winds blow beneath the hills.

accompanied by three staff mem- ours of his Embassy.

Additional buses, and ferry The Chung Young Festival, ax:

the

was

· launches were assigned yester-they called it, has its origia the Rev. Father A. Granelli, day to meet the tremendous which dates as far back as the Pastor of St. Teresa's, Church demand for transportation to TringDynasty according to returned to Hong Kong on Satur- Chinese myth. That would be day, after an eight-month visit the Colony's, numerous

some 1,000 years ago..

to the United States where he sorts,"

conducted a lecture tour, Crewds queued up for more This festival falling cn' the than a mile at the termini as ninth day of the ninth moon in carly as day break to be among the lunar calendar, and generally! the Erst to escape what ther round

October-September) thought would be perpetual bad period, of the Gregorian calendar. fuck should they be fanned by the is one of China's oldest red-let-

- ter days.. winds.

The weather with shine

It all began, Grandma would throughout the day gave incentive tell you, when two bosom friends ever to the sceptical to make the were separated. She would not. climb "just for the fun of it."

say why, however, Hundreds trekked to the bus termini ar ferry piers for trans- pertation to the hills

Censorship Of Hiroshima Despatches

Tokyo, Octöber 29. The Director of the Atomic Fel Chung-fung, who left his Bomb Casualty Commission triend (unidentified), returned which is working in Hiroshi.

to see him again after several

Saturday evening when the Rev. Father Along Queen's Road. hinted. The friend, impressed by Fei's In a letter released to corres

Cooney, the Headmaster, held his annual "At Home."

Hundreds, however,

When he he found that the entire village was destroyed.

tenant Director, ABCC

The Peak Tram Station at Gar- den Road was an example of the years and was known to have ma and Nagasaki today in- frantic desire to be on top, where acquired supernatural powers, formed Allied correspondents "good luck", winds blow.

that the Commission would One day, Fei instructed his The queue, there

stretched friend. to remove all his family pose censorship on des- Between three and four hundred past students of from the terminus to far beyond and property, incluring livestock, patches, written from, data

Wah Yany thronged the; College Hall on the Naval Dockyard quarters to the summit of a hill.

furnished by its members.

pondents by General MacArthur's

Carl F. Tessmer, said. As a medical

investigative Fei had evidently saved him technical

KTOLD the ABCC is from destruction,

responsible for the accuracy of any published And sicer that day—the ninth

understood, therefore, that ABC" binds, practically all Chinese to staff members will have opport- observe the festival by: going to unity to review and confirm the highest spat in the country to material before it is sent out" avoid any

when I catastrophe winds blow beneath, lecting short and long range data The Commission has been col-

Where no hill is within access, on the effects of atomie blasts. the diehards will spend the day Colonel Tessmer

Isa zaid on the tallest structure in town There is nothing secret or my- "just in case."

sterious about the research being conducted in Nagasaki, Hiroshima and Kure"

Speaking to the large Mr. Ko Fook Sou President of vote of gathering. Father Cooney re- WYPSA, proposed a ported that the school year just thanks to Father Cooney for "a

replied.

Home Nursing ended at summer was one of gorgeous crening." Father Cooney mon object--to be atop 1or luck day of the ninth moon-tradition dats concerning the project. It is

queueing up. They walked up on newly acquired powers, obeyed. Public Information Offee, Liet foot, Extra police personnel turn- fed up to

to control the traffic. The crowds thronging the Prak Station presented an incongrDas pass humans bent on one com-

Here and there the conveni clonal Grandmas shumed, jap. guldly on their traditionally bound feet

the queue shortened to bring them nearer, to their goal.

the most successful in the his- tory of the Cellege.

Wah Y had come, through with great distinction in the pub fic examinations. In Sports they had done likewise. The basketball

The Shield-presented by Majer 1.B. Trevor MC, OSCI, JF, As- sistant. Commissioner of the Brigade, is for annual competition in First Ald. Squad-Drii, Stretcher Drill and general smartness, The com- petition which has been run over a period of two weeks was or Ranista to Surgeon Commander C. Joyni, Sa. St. J, RN, and th judges of the different were Surgeon 'Captain Mequire KN: Colonel Anderson. OBE RAMC, Miss IN, Watkins, OBE Miss Creswell, Matron of th: Naval Hospital; Mr. ARS Major, Staf officer to the Commissioner of Police; Major A Rodriques OBE. HKDF; and QMS Tenucci, This RAMC.

phas championship was the cociation

The results were as follows 1st, H.Ko. L. Corps: 2nd, H.K. No. 2 Corps;

3rd, Kawloon No. 2 Corps; 4th Kowloon No. 1. Corps.

a De

The Past Students' had received a Lew increase of life and vigour with the institu- of the monthly luncheon ou the first Saturday of each month. That institution had driven roots deep down in the life of the As-

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excite Shed

Among the distinguished visi tors was Mr. Lim Hoy Lan first headmaster of Wah Yan College in Hong Kong and also in Kon- too

!

Procession At Catholic Cathedral

To while away the time, candies were generously distributed by the "host" of the party,

Roaring Trade

Hawkers evidently made bay while the sun shone. Ice-cream and mineral waters were the day's luncheon brought

favourites, especially among the Catholics throughout the Colony tecn-agers and smaller children, citizens to yesterday celebrated the annua our tables and new interest to feast of Christ the King with a the commotion wondering what's who stared around wide-eyed at our gatherings. A great deal it! Solemn Procession at the Catholic all this about, anyway?" is, hoped Association a machine

many

make

may still be done to Cathedral, Caine Road, in the af

themselves, to help the Past Students to help!

toon

The men folks were

were

Many brought their paraphernalia."

According to some

LUNCH-TIME MUSIC HOUR

Continuing the lunch-time half-an-hour thrice weekly at recorded music programmes of

its Library in Statue Square.

He suggested that in their own agencies should assign men with scientific background to cover a story and that advance appoint ents be made when desirous of getting information about the project.-United Press.

well- the British Council, is featur- Reds See It

Coning in this week's programme the Interludes, from the opera Peter *P: Grimes by the brilliant young British composer, Benjamin

This Way

Britten...

-Rome, October 29. Frederic Joliot-Curie, This opera was first performed France's Communist atomic

of Sadler's Wells: Theatre in on the re-opening, after the war, energy Commissioner, said to- London in June 1945.

only

Cour-

The most Reverend Brais Val-equipped for exigencies. In his speech of congratula, tien to the wingers, the Com

torta, Bishop of Hong Kong, of picuous of course "For instance, although our hall

ficiated. The canopys under which cameras. Several groups -misioner of the Brigade, Mr.

scarcely hold

one more the Sacred Host was carried by parcatly with foresight brought A. el Arculli, C. St. J., said that

tonight, * | person

said Father the bish

bishop, was anked on each small Erst-aid boxes he was very satisfied with thrCooney.

thene

are many past side with five. rife-bearing Com competition, not for the result competiden,

students, many old boys who are mandos as a guard of honour, un not here, who did net-could not der the supervision of Commando Oranges seemed to be common dream of coming because, they Father wood.

sight in packages, which many

It is not day that the danger of war la. front of the canopy walked woman hugged along with the cast in the recognisable style of really exists, and that have not got a coat to wear. For these the Association has still a

four Naval officers, and a further

veterans accepted technique but is rather, Russia and its satellite great service to plan and to of guard of horear comprising men oranges, are good when you get music for the cage, fer. We hope before long see bers of the Army, Royal Marines that awful feeling as you

tries prevented it from break- The action of the story is eming out this co-operative machinery in Royal Air Force as effective motion as are the

The procession, which was over taigher. The fruit relieves raised, phasised by the music throughout | Speaking at the opening session other enterprises of our past."

including the interludes,

which of mile, cog, wound its way up hey asserted.

Among

fortune the "gooi

the Leftist World Committee connect the Musical Programme. to the Botanil Gardens, where s

secnes without a Meeting of the Partisans of Peace, Lunters,

assin L

break.

M. Joliot-Curie zaid Refreshments were then served Sermon and Benediction was held

sill at 36 years

ars of age lleyed and still continue to believe "Many be- and a musical programme was Every Catholic school, sosity, and noticeable. rendered by pupils of Profcase seated.

religious congregation was repre- Gualdi Mrs. Giulietta Chu sang! "Mother Machree”

and

3 fine

but for the fact that the train Ing for the competition and the actual performance had ob viously, raised the standard c the Brigade in general. Speaking on beha of th Judres Major Rodriques said the he had been particularly impres"- ed with the Officers in charge the various squads, particularl with -Kowice No. 2 Corps, an the general high standard of th contestants.

TIENTSIN INDUSTRIAL

EXHIBITION

San Francisco, October 29.1

A 20-day Industrial exhibition for promoting industry and fur-

HOW

can I forget

Mr. F. d'Aquino

"Danny Boy and "Asia"

from "La

Irm

Tosca." Then both

DEATH OF OLD HK RESIDENT

GC

It was the familiar herbal oint- outstandingly young for his treat that the danger of war is far off. ment which the Chinese common- achivements, continues to produce. This is not true. T The danger I use for headaches. It was the major works at an amazing pace of

acosdagration really The week's programme.is....

exists, height, some explained.

but is opposed by millions of men "Not

Monday: Purcell and Grainger who are determined to say no. added good for the head!" one

Four Part Fantasia Trumpet TuneThese are the men of the Yesterday was one of those rare in D.

USSR, of the countries of the new days, when fich and poor ming Wednesday: Eliss, Music for Eastern democracy, of the young led together without personal Strings,

Chinese Fopular Republic and all world." United Press.

singers combined in a beautiful Mr. Ernest (Robbie). Robertson duet from "La Sommambula. of Harrow, a former quaims. the placu.

Profisser Gualdi accompanied at Hong Kong, died at resident of

was a

quambar of festivity added to

which During a interval the. Rev. Pital in Lendon on Friday, the the gay scenery

"China Mail" thering trade will be opened in Father Z Bourke, SJ, former despatch from London yesterday Families vied openly with one

informed was

in a common sight at the various

vehicular termini in the Colony. Tientsin on November 3. sccord-readingster was prevailed upon ing to the Peiping Radio,

Mr. Robertson who was to say a few words

dressing up the The Radio added that the Tien-

Even. Ma tsin People's Government has in- prozranime gave one entire scene Defense Corps, and was interned and Pa were in

The second part of the mural years old was a member of No. 1 another in

Company, Hong Kong. Volunteer younger generation.

their Sunday vited 1,000 peasant delegates from "La Eleme." Mrs. Lola

best.- from five North China provinces Chang ng magnificently in the at Samshuipo during the war.

But scattered in between the| w-visit the exhibition.

soprano - role “Si, mi chiama:

well-dressed groups were arahs, They

will be

tree board mini and Mr. given

Leung-Yuk Yui's

still in their black, cozyentional | lodging and travelling expenses, splendid baritone gaveChe:

Post-trouser combination änd and the exhibition will help the Gelida manina." The iwo singers

boys in their white or black peasants to sell their products final duet brought thunderousn the third paragraph of the

Visit Graves

Reuter...

applause from the house,

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CHINESE DAIRIES

Chinese Dairies story in yester day's "Sunday. Herald", the, fifth line, inadvertently left out, should. There were others, who besides. read: With the annual quote of taking time off to observe the 100 Leads from Australia the out-superstition. Just in case also Fut has been considerably in-visited the graves of their ances- Creased

tors to pay their respects.

Friday. Britten, Peter Grimes whinese Popular

des.

Good Results Achieved At ECAFE Meeting

Mr. Myron M. Cowen, the United States Delegate to the meeting of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East which was held. in Singapore recently, arrived here from Singapore by BOAC, yesterday afternoon,

United States Ambassador toward E. Rice, First Secretary Mr. Cowen, who is also the panied by his wife, Mr. Ed-

the Philippines,was accom-attached to the US. Einbassy

Learning The Hard Way

Thia da, one of the several traffic accidents, reported:ins Jarnerlost"cantroland.rwent on÷źba embankisentati car over, Both the learner and her teacher opcaped.

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Colony, Sesterday

The lady

Roed, reculdegin turning the

sfinta Mall" Pheto.)

in the Philippines, Mrs. E É Rice and Mr. Alexander Lips- man, Treasury Aftache of the U.S. Embassy in Manila,

Upon the party's arrival, Mr. Lipsman who acted as the Am- bassadors economie, adviser at the conference in Singapore, told the "China Mail" that the center- ence has on the whole achieved.

results

out the 19 resolutions pass

ed, by CAFE were four major scermic proposals. They are (1) Industrial development Trade, (3) Inland Transportation and (4) Technical Assistance. At the resolutions were based on

theeennomie. programme of the United Nations.

Travel Facilities

Resolutions on travel facilities, expected to stimulate tourist travel in the Far East, were also

the When

Chinese Communist

ever mentioned by any of the delegates the entire conference, Mr. nan fald Laat Chinta was re-

presented, at the conference and

hroughout the conference the Chinese Communists were not

was-met

once racationed

The party which the Kau Tak sirp

Rankar States Consult

the Colony, Dr. J.V. Kodriguez, Consul General for the Philippines in the Colony kaná Mr. BM Baptista, the Filipino Vice-Consul here, is expected to return to Manlig "this afternoon,

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