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Farms in the New Territories produce only 30 per cent of the total vegetables consum- ports in ed by, the Colony's population. The Nationalist bleckade of Communist-occupied South China has cut off the main sources of supply. As a result the price of vegetables has Increased considerably. Housewives today must get to the markets as early as possible in the mornings to buy their daily requirements Late comers usually find the markets empty of ...vegetables in Britain during the war, successful campaigns were carried out to grow much needed vegetables in back yards and even in flower pot. No such plan has yet been initiat ed in Hong Kong("China Mali" Photo).

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Of this quantity, the New Ter- ritories farmers supply about 100) tons, and the balance is imported from the Chinese mainland

Despite strenuous efforts by the Vegetable Marketing Organisation to increase vegetable production in the New Territories, the local: output is still 30 per cent of the Colony's needs.

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Training Course For Teachers Urged By Education Director

one-year training course for teachers was adi vocated by Mr. T R Rowell, Director of Education, who presided of the annual gen eral meeting of the Hong Kong Teachers Association yesterday evening.

He suggested that traiding, facilities should be

provided at four different levels. First, for the University And lastly Mr. Rowell urged graduate who after taking a Government teachers, to give the diploma is destined to teach at Teachers Association their very best "professional, support ever secondary Tevel.or semor though they may not be full men-

middle schools

Secund, the passed-matricula be The 1,200 members on the tion or senior middle examination roster represent only one-fifth of the total number of teachers student who takes a certificate at

ther Cology, and really do not the whole of the profession.

Following the address

*

Northcote: Taming Colleges and fully represen

teaches for the Nowež serverdaer and junior middle classes.

from

Third, the training for rural chale,

stole the penual report anch

schools.

the

Snakes Wanted," Dead Or Alive

Snakes dad or alive. De wanted for researah purposes. by the Rodant Central Officer,

Mr., Romer is particularly interested in the smaller

species and specimens, found la the hills at high elevations

He said yesterday that It will be greatly appreciated

if members of the public

·when ill or catch snakes would communicate with him at the Belcherta Strmer, Healthy, Office, Kennedy Town, No. 31974).

(Telephone

Correspondence

And fourth, training at a special counts were adopted:

On the proposal of Brother centre for teachers who will spend Cassin, the General Secretary their lives in the service of pri- seconded by Father Cooner, Mr. vate and subsidised "schools.

Hong

Kong needs 390 teachers Hoy-lan, Headmaster of Wah College, Kowloon, was re- e year as replacements alose, midfected. Ereadtians of the Associa

Editor takes, no respon Mr. Rewell, and as the prestation for the ensuing year amidst for thems expressed in time the Training Colleges can acclamation:

Reform Club

letters by correspondents, and by enly supply 100 at the maximum The meeting, which was held at no money messsarily, paress with Based on the fact that some. 25- St. Joseph College, was attended the per cent as a general rule fail the by 200 teachers. training course. it would De mecessary to provide accommoda- won for some 350 teachers in

འ་ training scheme would

trainings

be a good investment not only for the Government-but-tay the managers of private schools ald Mr. Rowell who urged the Association to penuade. Det ta

contribute. to It

vate schools.

aware," saldi

Among the important polat

In the "report in a projectsit! Sir I should like to make an schame for providing housing appeal to those people who see

ACCOMMÖÖætion for teachers in Hong Kent Reform Club pos- sibilities, of "good or otherwise. *Major Problems

the curriculum

to

The report admits that major, There is no doubt that it has

well wishers. problems facing the Association Chaiman of the Club has have not been solved. The most

announced that the committee urgent of the problems is pr has prepared a pr

Programme which vision of a headquarters and a

will be submitted

general Security For Teachers Flibrary.

December. Other plans for the current year meeting in Dennis this- The next point raised by Mfr.include writing of text books and

My short No one will be allowed to vote was the provision of more

not a from the United Kingdom when you identifymy for the mauben fo pri compilation of different portions at this meeting who, is

possibility of holding in ber that anyone interested of the club. I hope him as British or English?

bas duty in Because, in the words of Mr. Robert Bruce, Re-As far as I am awal Hong Kong a Far Eastern Educa- and feels that he

tionalists

Conference is 1851 is the matter will formally apply presentative of the British Council in Hong wack until they are too old to do ds to be stated by the Asso for membership without

delay ciation.

I have no doubt that the Kong, "it is dangerous to call an Irishman, so, with nothing but their ess

The report states: The Asso-future of the club for better or English or British." Very few Scotsmen for the old age te fromation is all in its infancy. It for worse will be largely decided would acknowledge the term English to des-Teachers Government needs the care and solicitude of by this meeting. "We do not want cribe their nationality.

schools earn pensions: teachers in to train and guide it so that it in Hong Kong an irresponsible

body claiming (rightly or wrong

the views-of grant-aided schools have my grow and develop into

useful and powerful organisation" tyy to represent superannuation scheme whereby usefu

citizens. It

Will Hong. Kont The Association they contribute five per cent of

nomina) membership of 1056, in- inevitably become irresponsible their salaries and a similar avecliding 297 in the English Section sensible people fail in per cert- is added from the grant

con-

covers

a

Mr. Bruce was speaking on. There are certain tendencies "The English or British" at the that are being multiplied- weekly luncheon of the Y's siderably.. Men's Club at Hong Kong Hotel yesterday.

There has been a great deal of word nationalism in the past two decades, he said.

Pakistan.

Hence the sharp spurt in prices immediately following the fall or Canton to the Communists and the cutting off of normal com- munication lanes.

of this kind, As in a crises enterprising traders stepped in to

Siam prefers the Siamese term prevent a vegetable-hungry popuhailand. India is now Hindustan Iation from living on only one

of their normal require and

Indonesia, however, is an es- traders, running the ception. The word is derived from blockade and paying their way! Greek and Hindustan-Inco" for

India "Nesia" for island. through, have managed to bring!

"It should have been derived in enough supplies to keep market calis

hawkers, from either the Malay er Javanese and baskets fairly fulf

language," Mr. Bruce remarked

China, named after the man Prices, though still 50 per cent) about what

had been

are who built the Great Wall-Ching they

very fortunate showing definite signs of coming Shinwang-is a

choice. down as more and more supplies are coming through, and vegetable importers believe that the worst phase of the crisis is over.

Ming Chung Leaves With Nationalists

"The word sounds delicate and melodious." the speaker said.

The word Britain minority, and so does the word England.

Both terms are wrong, be de- clared.

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savings and insurance to secure

- and

tools over a

Building.

their

I know nothing about the pro- posed programine but intend to [ de soc

and 759 in the Chinese Section duty to assist in the direction of membership Application for "For other schools there is no Total membership on September last was 1,122. They included. such scheme,

sugest that. He mambers 549 zombs can be made to the Hon, See, A Chinese barn in Hong Kong the Association should take up in the English Section and 762 in Hong Kong Reforma Club, Princes can be called British He with the managers of private

schools the

the question of a. British subject So can a New

superan- Zealander or a South African nuation scheme for members of be called British.

the Association, similar to that at the grant-in-d schools.

"The fund could be operated through za instrance company or by some registered trustee is the Hea

Kong and of Trustees). Limity

A new word must be found, ha saitl

The new terra must be poetical and feminine, that suggests some- thing noble and gentle..

The underlying pressure smaller groups in the British Isles has been growing stronger in the last 20 years.

The British Broadcasting Cor- poration has a growing tendency

No matter what distress or re- to use Britain rather than Eng- volution the nation might have land. Newspapers seemed to have suffered, Chica somehow or other joined in chorus in this move-

ment. managed to keep her reputation of culture end

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a country civilisation.

Quoting other examples of the word nationalism movement, Mr. Bruce referred to Mesopotamia. now known as Iraq, Palestine, now now Israel and Ireland, pire.

the-Asociation achieve an object

T

the Chinese Section.

Playground Raid

CHARLES LOSEBY.

Public Matter

A raid carried out by Sir-Fallowing the publication

could party of police headed by in your paper of 25th October

or this kind Superintendent Rolph and In 1999, of a letter by me on the It would prove to the teachers specior Wheeler on the Sou-subject of the so-called Happy thorn Playground in Wanchai Valley and Canal Road Kaifung Association, I have since

of the Cofony that was a active body really dedicated to

the interests of all its teacherf au-Wednesday night led to the through your goodself,

members, and it would ales have given a sense; of, security? never had beforėta A

Som

of gentleman „WID

Call DD that I

hi

to let

of 15 Chinese

a: ∙Better.. appearance women: before Mr. Hu-shing

bas gested Lost Central: yesterday. D

so that

might do his best The women were charged with

me have full and worst pic-9 Quality Of Work Replying to questions brought

loitering for the purpose of saith time regarding this Association. up by members after the speech, Mr. Rowell urged the Associating for an inmal pose and the cxistence of this ASC- Mr. Brace Ceclared that the word tion to remember that a good, all pleaded guilty Pivka, pisicistion is a matter of public con- ail the ur- Chinaman suggests nothing often- trade union (the Association hav-vo of the men who had two cent, fail to see why all sive.

ing been pugisterede asja unisays convictions, were fined levatinte.. cannot be Yet the word has acquired on should not be only jealous of the $200 or she weeks Another two ten to the public as a whole insulting and derogatory flavour.. standing of its members but men were similarly sentenced.

There is a large number of ad business-folk in of their work

sinds 20

Valley and Canal nothing Asunciation and. I

Previous

"Frankly, I would like to hear strquíd also look to their standards | Both: 9o-Cinema, had commited throathe medium of the Presc A funny thing in the move. Shy of my Chinese friends explain 1 and the quality of these Was Derlous.Conviction was fined $150 to Areas who know, org

ment for word nationalism is the that people tend to go back wards instead of forward.

reason for this attitude, he added

Mr. F. Kwok thanked the They seem to seek into history speaker on behalf of the members. Mr. Kwok informed the gather for refreshment and inspiration.

The Chinese steamer Ming Chung left the Colony for Tal- wan yesterday with-more than 220 Chinese passengers, rescu- ed from the LST Chung Hsin stranded on the Pratas Reefs, by HMS Belfast.

On her arrival Taiwan; arrangements will be made to Irishman,

ת!

It would be dangerous to call aning that during his two-year so- English Very few journ in Britain, he discovered ane send a vessel to the Pratas where Scotsmen would acknowledge the particular thing about the people, their irrespective of whether they are some 500 passengers of the term English to describe

English, Scot or Irish. Chung Hsin are still sticking it out. nationality.

HMS Belfast, specially sen

itarian

the

are

Real Danger out to the Pratas on the human- The irisi and Welsh

mission through Courtesy of the Admiralty after similarly sensitive on this issue.

Mr. Brute declared that cul- efforts to procire a local zer-

reall chant marine vessel proved futile, tural standardisation is a returned on Wednesday with the danger to the world today. This, be said, comes from the centres rescued persons.

They were subsequently trans of world information. ferred to the British steamer Sing Hing which anchored in Junk Bay until the Ming Chung went alongside yesterday. to complete the final hanster before clearing port for Taiwan

The people have a very sporting spirit. This apparently is derived from their national games, like cricket, soccer and many others, he said.

REQUISITIONING

The Government Quartering Atte ti thoțite has, requisitioned the fol- "I would not refer it as pro-lowing lands for the Military. paganda," he added.

Vacant land at- Leven Boad Ilustrating his point, Mr. Bruce Kowloon (KILL. 4164) and 15 mentioned the influence of Ameri-res of grassland at Kranti, New can films and technique or Eritish Territories. (D.D. 83, part of Lot filme and techajave,

No. 464A),

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Personalia

Exhibition Of

Chinese Products

The Chinese Manufacturers' Union has published its annual publication for the Seventh Amoud Exhibition of Chinese Products to be opened on De- Mr. and Mrs E. Sydney Smith cember 15. arrived in the Colocy Iratz Penang yesterday by Meng

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assistance

The publication contains: an up-to-date Est of the names and addresses of the factory me bers of the Union, and should be Departures from the Peninsular of

considerable Hotel on Wednesday included Mr. overseas buyers taken and Mrs. A.M. Strickels "Mrs. M The Exhibition will be held on Jorge, Mrs M.E. Salgado, Mrs. A the previous site, at the junction de Carvalho, M. P Pales, Mrs. of Salisbury Road and Nathan M. Leonard Miss V. Taam, Mir, Roads. It will remain open, und

Cory, Miss C. Barlow, Messrs. January 2 53. Cooper, W. Waiter M. Larson, There will be a total of 427

B.E Danuser, H.5. stalls, shared by Coleman, 1.7. Cheng, T.C. Tuners L.S. Chi, A.C. Becher, and FE Mitchell

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Among the new arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday were Miss D. Rool, Miss F.LI Wilsong" Miss · H- Wolf Messrs. FT. Lee,

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TSUN WAI MAN.

DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED

Hops. "Bong" "At-Tisberculosis Association gratefully acknowledges the

olemine donations

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sold, acknowledged $1,236,473,32, Mr. Wong Kwokging: $5 Kem Kai-fan $54, Nr._Shumkan $18," Mr. Work Bur-hel $57, Mr. Na. Jorení: STD, Mr. Chey Check $59. Dic and My Fee Hang, Mrs. Hone Kong Co. Mir de 150-3 Lam Pak-mail Tem The Friedenć Trade Co. #C, Mr. Jone Colpo 135, Kr-Kwan Yuk-chi 15. Lounać" Ming-sms - 156,, Kêurs: Whe 700.

elisanie 250. Mr. Liu Lák-hang-dot, The N Hong Kong Sugar Mercimata, Aspelution 440, The Thi Twer, Edel. $19, Mr. Hoj Kate-Line 4, The Sinore Lilo Am. £o. 169,-za-kur. Kee Factory $50, The Ken Wah-Factory gl, Mixers,, Kwong" Hing "Coman", "Pictory, $50, Konurn. Ein Bang Kila - $50) - Monte Tale Trans--Tal fib Mostra - China - Lapeter 5: Pactory- föt,

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Tom Babled Ex-Servicemen San credit of the pro standing at the it and loss approps fation account Pricealy, and 643,185, Mortis as, at March 31, 1945, be disposed me Morty Pose 15 The Hanx Home » Telegraph bella, Sir CHM Toda * $25; Dr. Loỳ Hah-Hung #25: M- Gandson Pay

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