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Admiral Madden's Poppy Day Appeal Over Radio HK

Correspondence

„The. „Editor takes no respos qbility for views CIPRESIES

etters by correspondents, and by so means necessarily agrees with Parcels For Britain

receives

Vice-Admiral A. C. G. Madden, CB, CBE, întro- Sir,-When parcels for Britain are now more or less, on-the duced the Poppy Day programme on behalf monthly budget of every Erman of the three services last night over Radio in this Colony. It is quite ap- parent that the exceptionally Hong Kong, in the course of which he point-high cost of living here has some ed out that the appeal of the British Legion of parats purchased locally

and quantity extended to all men and women who love is not always possible wary Britain

egend le parcelee would Among other things, the Second-in-Command, Far like to serid to the folks back East Station, spoke of tolerance, understand home and, in this connection. I wonki urge all those sending ing and goodwill, which is endangered today food to Britain to conside: using Australia as a medium of getting by many evil forces which have certainly not

stuff there quickly and in diminished since last year's appeal for the sending parcels from

bulic British Legion".

the

Legion

1

r

Hong Kong at a filgh (almost prohibitive cost), read an ad-

to

again my privilere tal Automore I close I know my Erilain le muzey forte parcus

men and

able.

10

NATIONALISTS STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO

WIN CHENNAULT SAYS

The last few minutes of the eleventh hour for Nationalist China are racing into destiny, but

there is still time to prepare for a new day Personalia

to continue their struggle against Commun. ism if the country's appeals for outside help are heeded. That is the opinion of General Charles L. Chen-day are r Wons Check-

Among the passengers- en barking on the ss. General Gor- don, leaving for San Francisco

nquit, wartime commander of the Flying on route to fexico to

tako up the past of First Secre Tigers and now President of Civil Air Trans-tay at the Chinese Embassy, Mr. port who, immediately after his return from Yip Share-Leung, the internation- ely known artist: Mrs. V. M. M the United States some time ago, made a Fearce Airs, Shu Hsia 1-jen and

Kiss Elaine Y. Y. Tsou. swing around most of the area still in Na- tionalist hands.

General Chennault admits

critical.

But at the same time he de- - What the, Japanese

clared t-in" "

line,

defeat

Interview with

the believed to

Japanese POW's

Among the new arrivals at the on Thursday Feninsula Hotel were Mr. and Mrs. V. J. Milling ton, Lieutenant and Mrs. R. A. Lang Miss P. Feters, Mrs. J. C

Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Robert- sea, Mr. and Mrs. K. Kotani, la addition to this. General Messrs W, Fielder, E Eberitch, Chennault declared, the Rus- A MacKenzie, 3. Hale, J. A

into sians have moved back Zaro, G. E. Tundy, S. Myers, Manchuria

sti ATC. Kao, A. Lyle, and D. A. "missing" 350,000 Japanese Festlein.

Mr. A. Lyk, MBE, of the Mer- Following is the test of Ad- chay we rels on them to do mechertisement feen Australian that the Nationalist position is steady comply of munitions.

Another important factor is a cantile Bank, left on home_leave mirai Madden's speech broad-for us.

that parcels would be sent

yesterday by BOAC. He is one over Radio Hong Kong. - cast over

The Communists now have in of the youngest Scottish bankers and Air Force colleagues ordered more paid to the

In in the Colony. introduce the Poppy Day pro would wish me to thank you of all hans here. I decided to try this

Bad built up to the largest. Frame This year I have been nationalities for great generosity

United Press that the rurred, senal in the world with pro- asked to speak on behalf of all i Se past, and I want to make firm and the results have been

akt / most sate

satisfactory.t

At a cost of mountainous terrain, the Yaagise agious production Capacity Departures from the Peninsula special three services but, as you all unificent open kaniness to the peLY. SINGOO I sent: she Christmas | görs in the long run long time, but the Russians "are and Mrs. P.

reference to -your-recent

and a 2,000-mile-long sup- was in Nationalist hands for a a Hotel on Thursday included Mr..

Donohue, Miss R. parcels to Britain from Australia. the Communists-it *** appeal

l of the British service to which I belong.-Thack: Reccipt of the order wasationalists are given the proper) of the kere returned some F Wolf.- Miss D. Root, Miss C. W. ends not only to all!

but to all

machinery they" stole, and roo indeed for all this end for

Lund, Messrs. E. Spowart, G. women who love Britain and all

all I feel you will want to do to knowledged and despatch of the

kit of defensive support from By haunt to the Commimists,

ever this key arsen E. Jue, and H.-Morgado, 949parcels was made two days after- ace of

us, in whatever walk

"This is the last minute of the the Russians have made it possi top would take from eight to 12 a debt we cannot owes a debt we

will now hear a po weeks by an Air Mail, of eleventh bour with regard to ble for them to keep their mea in sibly repay adequately men

of ale which, it course, may be used gramme

time," the General said "Nation the field supplies with all sizes and women who have given their hoped, will recall :to your minds, Now these parcels are cheap als all fed, superior numbers of cald.

armies are facing well arigand pes of ammunition, he lives or their labs in the self happy associations of comrade and as locally-made parcels con- lest service which saved our ship. Thank you listering tain mostly Australian timed Communist troops who appear to country and the world, »

me. Goodnight

goods, which is much dear here have inexhaustible supplies of When I was asked to speak

ta it is in its

3 country of origih, ammunition. I thought at first that in

1 do not ses was local people

Communis

unis armies have the musical pro- |

should pay through the pose to

more artillery now than the Na gramme I should avoid any re

loved ones hack bome. The tionalist government ever owned, petition of what I said last year. And then I'

Stem "Australia are well and they use, it freely. The Na fumed

tionalists have reached the bot- punlam lashings of made-up mind the many sterling qualifiés

and other good things at a top of the

the barrel 50th in moter Which tha Briti Legion

reasonable 16851 firms and ammunition.“ slands and came to the conclu

could bring their prices down, sion that I could not do better. than to use these once more as

110 one, would buy my the basis of my Kew words.

And it

much cheaper and Precious Qualities

Proceedings of the four-day.

just action for breach of contracts as quick to send my parcels

Australia "Tolerance, understanding and

To those of you in Hong Kong good will. Can anyone doubt at the Supreme Court center-

an instant that

ing around 2,918 pounds of on salaries, this method is cer- You qualities are at once the most knitting wool concluded yes-tainly well worth trying -precious, the rest needed and terday when Mr. Justice Wil- can send more at a much cheaper

cast. by far the most scarce to the liams, senior Pisne Judge, re- world today?

They are the served judgment. very foundation of the way of Plaintifs, the General Trading: life we Britons—in fact all Company, of Prince's Building, British subjects value dearly sued the Bunge East Asia Agen- and which (it is only too plain cies, Inc., of Lok Yey Building. to see is endangered today by for the alleged breach, and also many evil forces which MAYE

for

fait

over in my

these

Breach Of Contract Action Ends

who

D'Alton,

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price.

"If American aid is not ime

plemented insediately, it will be

en bore buy 25 a' salaried too late.

And

PARCEL SENDER.

Local Democracy

SL, Bishop Hall condemas

Sharz.

"All the advantages of terrain,

fire power and minbers."

and space will be lost to superior

fo

Lof Chinese

some of the

-

*prisoners of war many

whom are technicianɛ now að work for the Communists, He added this information has been obtained from some of the rew Japanese who have escaped,

•

Passengers who left for the United Kingdom Jesterday by BOAC included Messrs. MAC. Auster, R. C Olive, A. Lyle, A. Mackenne. G. J. Gibson, T. B. By controlling these technicians Allen, W. M. Hellen, J. Alvery and those now at work in Bussian

*

Boy

Military Mission arsenals also supplying arms to and W. B. Edwards,

the Carmanists, the Soviets can

Captain MA, M. A. Meny-Gil- Asked Just what he would de force the Chinese Communists to bert left for Malta yesterday by if he had it within his power Loe to their line.

BOAC provide such assistance, General Asked about repeated reports Chenpaule repiled that Arst of that the Communists are winning all, he would send out a United, almost exclusively with Ameri--

KOWLOON BOY States military mission under can arms and equipment, Chen-

SCOUTS CAMP General Albert C. Wedemeyer nault took very positive issue

give training and technical with the idea.

The Second Kowloon

for the return of a $9,500 deposit. Democracy as practised in parts

ald to the Nationalists on the The Nationalists, he said, have Scouts Combined Camp will be same bases us Američan ald to

had more than 230,000 held at the Golf Course, Shatin, certainly not diminished since Damage and costs of the action by the Hong-Kong Government

Greece.

riffes. These were turned for three days beginning today. t year's appeal for the British were also claimed plaintiffs, because the children of British Legion.

But it would not be subject to over to them by General Wedes More than 300 Boy Scouts and were fronts the Houses are given educational the severe restrictions which were

meyer

and distributed among scouters will take part, and "75

tents,

Will be pitched. Now, an essential part of the FC Sealer, the 30 American trained divisions Legion's charter is an undertak

later converted into the along with signal coups and other The site will occupy an area ing by its members to spread defended the Bunge Agencies on British children or Chinese ale

United States Military Ad--combat equipment.

of more than 48.000 sq. It and tolerance. understanding

and the instructions of sir. 5. Ford not. In other words he calls our

Most of the mea in these divi- will be divided into six districts efforts towards Democracy visory Group That "attempt to suggest to goodwill

Counter Claim to you that

produce miracles in re-organisa-sous fought as far North as named after the places where the Manchuria and used those rifles six previous World Jamborees we simply must not fail to take.

I often think the Bishop is on, administration ad t for three years before they lost were held. Defendants counter-claimed fox "that comes any chance

our way $24.252 as damages against the given to scandering in the clouds forces was tightly mazadled by

sir and Bea 학교 to renforce the foundation of plaintiffe for wrongfully refusing to stens too often and too lang

Sunday "has been fixed to be' Now, then, "General Chen-Visitors Day when the Camp will the way of life we love. Here is to accept the goods.

the terms of the State Depart to those who lead him up

ment directive

under which it nault said, I believe

same of be opened to the public and a were out in three operated.

General Chennault said this of fitting. And unless display of scouting skill will be

performed mission would require 1,000 miles multiply like rabbits,

don't think the Communists gəti in the beginning, and double that

of them to equip their number when in full swing.

Secondly, he would recruit armies." The

The Nationalists, he said, re- international ale force--not exclusively American-but from ment in position to fall into Com-

no more U.S. army equip ceived among the many nationalities munist hands. represented in the2,000 2p. It is true that some arms and deg situation is follows that eduplications Chennault now bzs

cation facilities will also be held

were bought with the mamilions for a part in revival of the $125,000,000 appropriation under Flying Tigers These include the 1948 ECA bill, but none of I believe, several schools in Americans, Germans, English, them have been used against the which Bishop Hall was interested Poles and italiana;

Communists. The first shipments have

recently been placed "under Asked how about Japanese were sproute to Shanghai late Additional re-adjustments in Gaverament control and quite fliers, the General replied: "Could last year, when the Communist the end of the controlled-prices of

rightly so because the tenets of ; be"

advance forced diversion to Tal- of commodities were publish Communic bet

were being taught Five hundred foreigners would wan

****

2 great chance for us for the Plaintifs claimed that the de-garden path. As an old resident, members of the Legion are by fendents, As sellers of the wool, deplore the Bishop's remarks virtue of their valour, their ex-, failed to deliver it according to The criticism is

cism is unjustified. I con- perience and their sacrifice and the samples shown, and were in-sides our Government is doing all suffering splendidly equipped to sintiffs' contentions that the con- brought about by the large fur

in quality Contrary cit

in the circumstances further the cause

"Let me remind

remind you, too, that tract was what is known as a of population from China. enother principle of the Legion gale by sample, the defendants Chinese population has more than is that the country must come alleged that it was a sale bự des doubled, as many of us know, to first. I

I feel that this in addition cription.

to what I have just said-should After closing addresses by coun- convince you that any help yousel for both sides yesterday, and many thousands of others pot was reserved. with you may feel disposed to give will indeed be a positive and rubstantial help in preserving al those things in life we hold most dear and whose disappearance would mean, liter

are

Controlled Prices

cur discomfort, and if it has been impossible to cope with the bouts-

up:

the Legion members), ed in yesterday's “Government to the chilidrom Ambassadors of Freedom Gazette. They follow

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Butter Brand Table

th

Foodetude (Maximum Retail Price)

$2.30 Tish Libby, Red Alaska Sock

Supreme

per

12

41

those rifles

form the flying tuncleus of this]

Chenbailt Can any one of you who have

occasions, mentioned the lack of rese would be needed as service seen a Legion Parade or gather-

Nationalists did get cos schools for the Chinese, perhaps units. A school would be set upsiderabic stocks of surplus equip ing fall to have felt that theys!

he will sat mitid if I refer him to are the embodiment

for training Chinese pilots. ment such as road building ma- the

verse in the Good Book wherein Breat ness and freedon of our country

The General pointed out that it behoves us to see the "mote in

chinery, earth movers, amphibious They must be helped not only on

for the present, with the number landing equipment and other this thine eye". mention this

and of planes limited, and the Air

Air machinery the US. used in blast. Recount of "the" of their vallant sacrifices in the sassion $1,55 per 12:31 "Hip" | pahaps the Hichon volle Force short of DeL201, ammuni- †ing its way to Japan during the

the powerful appeal

write fard Swift Brand Vegetable Correcting me iftam wrong Ition and heavy boobs, there is a war past but also for what they are Lard $51-45 per 33 lbs tin.

concerns a very valuable piece of going to do by their example and

surplus of pilots, Training of influence for their country, for

Meal Fred Mid Cured Ba Land beleging to the Church, just new pilots would be necessary, as forcon (Australian) Swit Austrate situation for a school where the air Forge does not have a

those Whom the Bishop tays are replacement pilot programme, Boneless Bacon Miles 22 invidiously

treated

could be Those in service now, have been

fying four years. But no- this very valuable

As Bieton Hall, has on severní | outfit. Twenty-five hundred - Best there" said Getr

you, and for me.

Greater Need

果

"Growing old is an universal Tea: Pure Carlon Tea per categ experienes, Many of the Llb sold loose; Bickshaw. Brand piece of Land is reated by the gionaries are no longer with us $2.10 per 2 1 packet. others are coming towards their Margarine MendowLea Table sunset and increasingly need - Mangarine: $3 pen: 2 lbs tinkl your help-while the number of Meat Canned: Danish. Ham carez arising from the 1939-Golden Dane: Brand $160 per 2 1945 waz more and more clates tim; Beef Sausages-Lumperial the Legler's attention. So may Brand $1.60 per 18′′öz in. may

dng between 15173% to 2 milion dollars

But the bulk of it was worthless in fighting the elvil war, he pointed out. The gov« ernment solg large quantities. of it as junk and it was shipped back to the States 25 scrap.

Too Late

No Offensiva Bishop to some Chinese Doctors,

Asked if Igazěh a programme | devout Christian Members of His would enable the Nationalists p Flock; "and Nursing-

a

cos in the Initative in the war Home

He declared that against the Commumists, Chen was made available too late nault said that his programme help the Nationalists

still held Nanking He estimated that it wou

would cost General Chennai perty should be capitalised in his $200,000,000 a year

would not result in direct assistance th trouble with Russian

25.2 Church its scandalous that Church pro

ask youx } did latt. Dettol Liquid Antiseptic No. 41 raw Perhaps Bishop Kill will let year. And he feels that it is tog, y

Patent and Other Medicines":["18 SAME MI MENBor, think does not call for an offensive

yes, to cellae that the need to

support this great welfare $1.64 per, botile, Dettol Liquid us know the syndicate behind trouble with Russ society is increasing yearly. Antiseptle No. 33 per bottle, the Nursing Home is giving her say this with some emphasis as Dettol Liquid Antiseptic No. 10 services To: the true Christian would immediately, speed 1

an $4.30, ber entirely wrong impression that

Mut there exista and bottle. Fao's Frit Salfspirit or

Chinese

I

up their aiding the

size $3.75, Eno's the preßt motive current but he add• [

with the passing of the years Fruit Salt-Handy size $2.10 funds become less necessary. Evans Throat Fastilles. $190, PET

Believe me, this is the very verse of the truth.

thought

oz bottle

ery reads Amigen Solution 5%,

Day."

In Itsel, it is essentiady z

or two about Pompy 1990 ce$19.15 per bottle of 1000

Fee:

Dextri "Maltose Ho. 1 $4.80 day of Peace when Legion member 13 Case $6,40 per 3 1/3-07, To, Dextri-Maltose No. 2:54.80 bers and, I hope, we with them will remember the brave days of

$7 per th pretions

comradeship in

in a Cause which no one of us ever doubted sion—large

"OLD RESIDENT

WEDDINGS

still

He

ed that same 2,000 mile-long advant supply line would be there.

to China-now, with state of world politics in mind, might possibly ignal the start of World War II General Chen

Asked it sending his

binery

變

curr ed farm production, the

living in the fire provi could be increased, and those provinces, DOW Do more than self-

The marriage of Mafell Owings Whitipan, seaman of sz. President bault replied the sustaining in farm crops woul

Azlong and -Mus Garmen Leon

It would not. It would be the

means of slopping it

be able to raise surpluses fur port

the general muses, “s

• Scoft & Browne: Scott mat, 401 (2163 Cameron Road, took place best ved for his opinion on why Time,” the

size

Emul-

$500,

at: the Supreme Court Marriage

for a moment. We must never Emulsion small size $2 6 Registrar's Office yesterday the oftenly General Chen- fast. "But the "situation could bef.

forget that cause or those who Parke Davis & Co. Melatone strove to maintain it they will be $5.35 per 12 oz bottle,

beartened by thinking that we are

thinking of them but they will

only know that ther

have striven for are in our minds

presence of F. A. de la Rosa ning and Miss Maria Ng Perez

End

they

SQUATTERS

The been":

ive evidence

HUTS ON FIRE

Equat

we give them positive

we give

by

tention

the Lezim.

Kong is a focus of-at-

today because, geographi

cally we

those forces which are iden logical

opposed to as buy a

physical advantag

our commades la

kag forts should ranką ma anISIT,

that Poppy Day, 190, shall

reford one so that we can

that

We are in the forstrom

those who realise how

one to the Legion

Mfortunide

(whichwanid (thay

ameswand One Are Zen from Central and under cont

have Been win-Pirreplaceable. It is running out nault declared it was because they saved with help. Without help, have had Hilsstan military gen well, I don't know, I sort of feel dings have erishib in the Beld,

like I did in 1940

they have won also because have not misde a dugte mis take, Everything-has” clicked for

"If you remember

Japanese were Chungking nights and day. Iwent to Chiang Kai ***Another thing they are well and told him I was

fed: And they are paid regularly, hairgid: "The Loca

Toselve though

the soldiers"

con- their sons from

Their families that unless they,

their

sons...and

were going to

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