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Happy
Chinese Not Too
Under The Red Yoke
Reminders
Today
Toe H meeting, 50, Macdonnell
Road, 8.30 pm.
European YMCA Debating & Discussion Group meeting. Subject "Rabies Problem in
Kong Henr
by Dr. GL Shaw, 845 pm. Mahjong
Lessons, European YMCA, B. PR Games Morning European YMGA, Women's Section, 10 am. Christ Church party for soldiers
from No. 27 Coy, RASC, at
8
(By Our Harbour Reporter).
Foreigners evacuating North China cities have not presented the Chinese Communists in the light most Chinese living under their yoke see them today.
Since the foreign community are only permitted
make a
limited contact with the Communists, they have not been able to get a close insight into the true colours of the new rulers.
the
the occupation, This is
ucanimous since opinion among natives of Tien- change of work impossible for sin, Tsingtao and Chefoo, who the wage-earner," the Northerners are now working aboard for- eign ships running the nation- alist blockade to maintain the North China trade on insular schedules.
said.
Numerous former Kuomintang Personnel working with the Com- munists form the core of the dis- satisfied group in the administra
tion
itself.
Kowloon Tong, p.in
All personnel of the blockade Sino-British Orchestra rehearsal,
runners are given shore leave at of the former at Chib Lusitano, 6.50 p.m. Frenetic Readings & Music by North China ports. Information on administration.
Mr. Winnie Cox, sponsored general public opinion and the
by
Sino-British Club,
The new regime is using many staff in the new
the Reds do not trust them. |
University Alumni premises.cured by the informants, who have | Pequire these people to make a
Queen's Bldg., 5.30 p.m.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon,
S
But at's purely psychological. They sort of confession of their errors and sins once a week.
"Former Kuomintang personnel have to undergo stringent indoc- trination courses before they are engaged. These courses are still given periodically," the infor- mant disclosed.
at prevailing grouches" was pro- That's
been
visiting their motive town regularly since the Red occupa- tion.
One major factor deterring for- eign evacuees who have arrived here recently by the as General Gordon, ss. Marechal Jofre, Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
and . Shengking which Wingsang Y's Men's Club, huncheon, talk on W
With *Thing Philippines and the made the "merry trips" Cultural Relationship with joint permission of both Com- other Countries by Prof. Lamunist and Nationalist authorities T. Garcia, Roof Garden, HK, from revealing Hotel, 12.45 pm Barnstormers Variety Show (for members and Servicemen) European YMCA, 8 p.m.
Sailings To Amoy, Swałow Planned
was
the
the truth is the
fact that each evacuee has "hostage" in Communist hands.
..
Students Restive Another source of resentment which the Reds are gradually be ginning to realise is the academic
Before the exit permit is grant-circles. ed to a foreign evacuce, a bapa fide Chinese or foreign friend must guarantee that the evacute is.leaving on legitimate grounds and that he will not resort to sub- versive activity detrimental to the regime.
Over-Polite
This has evidently accounted for the remarks openly voiced by many evacuees to the" Hong Kong Prosa" the informants remarked.
under
openly the
THE CHÍNA" "MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1949.
Chinese Products Exhibition
This is what the frontage of this year's annual Chinese Products Exhibition will look like. Its cost is estimated at HK$25,000. The Exhibition will open on December 15 with-198 factories: exhibiting their products at 427 different galli. Last year only 175 factories took part in the ex· · hibition. Between 600,000 and 700,000 visitors-are expected.
Gold Cases River Vessel
Heard In
Court
Four cases involving the import of gold into the Colony were heard from Chungking before Mr. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.
A woman passenger, Chu Lee- aged 50, charged with iller- ally inporting gold, pleaded tear- fully for the return of eight bars of gold amounting to 6.7 taels and 41 gold sovereigns,
Students, who were Pro-Communist
She claimed that she was re- Nationalist Government, have fugee from Chungking and did already volced their grievances not know the regulations as re- though not in the open.
Pards the importing of gold She
The subsidy system for poorer added that if the gold was coo students has been abolished. fiscated she would be without Tuition fees have been raised con-means to support herself. siderably.
on
Missing
The 200-ton river vesse!" Tal Ning has been reported missing.since her departure from the Colony several days ago for Teamkong.
Tung Tak Shipping Com. pany, agents for the Chinese
that veet, believed
the versel has been commandeered by the retreating Nationalist armed forces to evacuate troops to Hainan taland.
No news whereabouts yesterday..
Marsman Proposal Rejected
Hong Kong stock-holders-of Marsman-operated gold mines in the Philippines jointly re- Jected a proposal yesterday of Mr. Jan Marsman, Marsman's "re- managing director, to habilitate as speedily as pos- all Marsman-managed mines in the Philippines.
sible" regarding her
WAN
available
There was an unconfirmed report that the Tai Ning had been sunk off Tramkong."
Free-For-All In Factory Mess Hall
Local stock-bolders, in a re- lease issued by their Association of Hong Kong Stock-holders in Marsan Operated
DAISY FARM
fish
SCOTCH KIPPERS
$1.60 per lb.
Page
SMOKED COD FILLETS
$1.20 per lb.
"WHERE ELSE BUT AT
THE DAIRY FARM
THE
NEW ZEALAND
Philippine INSURANCE
Gold Mines, said that before Mr. Marsman could rehabitate the mines he should make "inmedi- ate repayment in full" of certain monies made available by the United States War Damage Com mission for such rehabilitation after the Pacific War. ...
Revenue Inspector F. A. Fowler As a result, many students are compelled to leave school and join said that idefendant, who arrived the ranks of the unemployed. by plane from Chungking
Sunday, was asked by a Revenus Apparently to meet the unem-officer at Kai Tak if she had any. ployment crisis, recruitment for
thing to declare and replied in the Army is encouraged.
the negative. On being searched Personnel of ships returning the coins and gold were found in from Shanghai recently said that the padding of her overcoat along the banks of the Whangpoo were
youngsters Mr. Wicks cautioned the de- under military training. The fendant and ordered the confisca- But the Communist authorities soldiers appeared to be mostly tion of four bars of gold and 20 Mr. Wicks at. Kowloon. Court Fyment of War Damage claims."
of the gold sovereigns. while the remainder was to be returned to her.
Foreigners leaving Red cities are right in informing those in terested that graft and corruption have been eliminated consider ably.
The British steamer Wing Hing, chartered by the China Steamship Company yesterday, may leave for Amoy or Swa- to this week to resume the service between the Colony and the newly-occupied Red cítica, it
learned last niunt.
This could not be confirmed officially by either the owners. have apparently overcate it by Ta Hing Company, or the char- going out of their way to terers,
who declared that no polite when dealing desipation has been determined seing passengers embarking on the North yet, though there has been talk the mercy ships," of putting the 250-ton coaster on China informants said. the Am
Amoy Hong Kong route.
thousands of
teen-agers.
be
with out-
It was reported that Customs
If the Wing Hing leaves for officials apologised profusely for
the Communist ports, she will be the "inconvenience" casised to the
Ship Pilot's III-Treatment
Of Child
DI
The release was made in Fuiswer to cable reports from A free-for-all fight in which Mantia over the week-end alleg more than 17 persons took ing that Mr. Marsman had told worth of the press there that: "Marsman- part and HK$25 crockery was broken, had its managed mines will be rahabili» tated as speedily, as possible to advantage of the partial sequel when four of the par- ticipants were charged before
with causing
a Cominittee Mr. A. Hillely, 2 yesterday
Member of the association of public disturbance.
Hong Kong stock-holders in these Bodie said that
reviewing the case to the Chu Yuk-ha 18-year-old Sub-Inspector Band Nam, aged uhina Mail yesterday, said local girl, who arrived by plane from 27, was a conk employed by the stock-holders were agreed that Chúng sing
Sunday charged
old Tai Nam kultting factor and on no rehabilitation could proceed with importing without a licence. Of the seven Sunday morning Tsui Shek-po, taless Mr. Marsman repaid the others who monies allegedly lent to his two bars (9.5 taels) Mr. Wicks com aged 19, and two How a ship's pilot under-the seated three and the remainder were workers in the Tai Nam gibsidiary companies, Marscon, attempt to run the Nationalisted them to make suggestions to influence of drink ill-treated { were returned to the defendant: FIron and Steel Works entered the "face" and·lésretan Development, |
mess hall and asked for break- Nó information regarding the Iemedy any defects in the. his three-year-old, son with al
A Chinese woman, Cho Shu-fast First: defendant,
Outside Enterprises part of the Royal Navy in the "It has become quite apparent cane and inflicted burns on the
later developed to the sceptical that Customs and boy with lighted cigarette butts ming, aged 38, was fined $300 for told them to wait and a quarrel
importing 15 taels of gold with- ensued which
Mr. Hillaly said three of the the Sub-Inspector *Hung before dered to be returned to her. 36 bowls and 28 dishes were
Paracale - Mining --Co. - lue","
and rava! announcements, protective specially tutored to present
British illusion that all's well u the de- Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central escort will be given to
Revenue Inspector Towler said broken.
Suyoc Consolidated Mining Co. total of Ps. 1- paid a ships operating off Chinese ter-parting foreigners," they esserted. yesterday.
Inspector. Bodie added that it Inc. were paid arrivals reaching the The pilot, Mak Kwan, aged 53, that Cho arrived by plane from korial waters.
on Sunday morning was the second time in a zaonth 702,988 24 by the War Damage Colony by the blockade runners) was charged with the ill-treat-Kunming
When asked if she had anything that
Canmission, which been a fight there had
which amounted to are also right in saying that there ment of his adopted son.
cent of their approved 30 per claimed workers of the Alfred Y. Hon. for defendant, to declare, she immediately pro
among
claims. He to
claimed that duced 13 bars of gold 115 taels) pleaded guilty.
Maraman, under inhose manage- hidden on her factory. The magistrate adjourned the which she had
Cheung claimed that Tsui bement these companies were plac person case to 10 a.m. today for sentence Though discipline is deeply and. to decide what to do with
among the rank and the child. imbedded
the first local foreign vessel to foreim evacuees and had request-
sea blockade in that area."
Venture
should it materialise, avaliable last night
Tem
IDC.
Cheut g
However, according to recent Imrnigration, personnel have been was revealed by Detective out a licence. The gold was ot-¦ in?o`a"fight":"During the fight mines Coco Grove Inc, United |
The Wing Hing returned over the week-end from Tsamicong, formerly known as Kwongche wan, where she was detained by Nationalist armed forces for five days.
A Chinese steamer arrived on the fifth day to take over the troops who had forcibly boarded the British ship.
The
is democracy in the Red Army.
A Complex
en equal terms. No insignia is
the
u
A CATC radio operator, Hung came impatient while waiting for ed, did not undertake rehabilita- Stu-shek, aged 25, falled to and his meal and together with rany tion but made the
modey
fle, privates and officers mingle The prosecution story was that pear in Court to answer the of his fellow-workers set upon able to outside enterprises.
the police went to defendant's
at's charge of importing 20.7 taeks of him. The gold and 10 gold coins without a police received information that! licence on Sunday.
ill-treated his
In spite of orders to sail the wom to distinguish their respec-house and arrested ship to Hainan, the British mas-tive ranks. ter, Mr. James Leitch, refused to budge.
Embezzlement Of Gold Alleged
Alleged to have fraudulently converted 139-taels of gold to Au Sau chien, his own use, aged 22, shop toki, came up before Mr. A. D. Scholes at Central yesterday.
him.
Last week, said Mr. Hilialy, readiness to rehabilitate the mines
Mr. Jan Marsman declared his
Hong Kong stock-holders, in these mines took up the case with and American Each defendant was fined $10! various
various Filipino and ordered to pay $5 compensa official departments mostly con had A Communist soldier will not defendant
Revenue Inspector Fowler said tion to the compradore to pay cerned, three months ago, and secept anything, be it a cigarette adopted son. The boy was badly
the gold and coins were for the broken dishes. They were socording to Mr. Ellaly much and defendant that or a cup of tea offered with all hit with a cane good intention.
indicted burns on the boy with found in the brief case of the also bound over each in a sum correspondence has already been exchanged between Hong Kong. "That's just a complex. To se lighted areas defendant had the airfield Hung had sadd that
cigarette butts.
absent defendant. Questioned at of $25 for one year.
Washington and Mania, cept a gift in the mind of the soldier may be tantamount to re-drinks in a restaurant and later he was bringing the gold for some
a bribe, which under the went home. Defendant tried to friends. ceiving a Red regime deserves corporal teach the boy to call him "pa pa". The was unable to do so and
boy punishment," they declared.
isolating By
defendant got hold of a came and themselves thus. the Red militia has put up a for-whipped the boy. He also inflicted $30 to be estreated and the gold
and gold coins confiscated. on the youngster
with midable barrier through which no burns Chinese or foreigner can penetrate lighted cigarette butts.
Mr. Hon for defendent said that to gain a true insight to condi-
two months ago defendant wIH
asked by in Canton and was friend who was in financial diff.
his son.
tions.
As the defendant was not in Court Mr. Wicks ordered ball of
REFUSED LICENCES
Portuguese Film
To Be Shown In Hong Kong
Macao, November &
as speedily as possible, but did not indicate his attitude towards transferred to the money
his own suber.
The association yesterday sail
it was "do longer satisfied with
a simple announcement from Hir
Mr. Jorge G. Leite, Prezident Marsman," but required "im-
It was alleged that defendant "Red tape is maintained more
to be deposited in being entrusted with the gold in stringently than is practiced eise-
Applications for licences for a of the Macao Rotary Club, ac mediate repayment in full of
companied by Mr. Hermann H. these man of the above.
the order that he might retain it in where The Police, zilitary and calties to take ur lost his job restaurant, a cafe, a food shop, a Monteiro, has returned from Hong
∙namas of
Mining Defendant later sife- custody, did fraudulently civil administrations work in cun- and was in financial dificulties cattle shed and day huban convert the gold into his own use
association.
said Ps 505, and "benent and to the use and Junction closely.
"An order requires sanction from He went to a restaurant and had shops were refused by the Urban Kong where he went last weer Companies with an approved bank benent of his father, Au-Hai-wai,
to the ill-treatment of the child. of the applicants were said to be the Portuguese film "Camoens"
120.48 had been paid to the Coco in Hong Kong. between May 3 and 21. The value every department before it can be some drinks which eventually led Council yesterday. The premises to negotiate for the exhibition of in the Philippines
Crove Ine, by the War Damage decmed valid," the formanîs $71.228.30.
At the time of the W-treament, unsatisfactory and Immutable.
Two requests for the use of Mr. G. Leite said that the Por-Commission, Pa 690, 133.62 to the ART. Cufford, for the pro- said,
defendant was under the infinence
basements for shops and for re-tuguese picture will be shown at
Paracale Mining Co. Inc. said that the gold was
of drink, concluded Mr. Hon
to the SuyoC 507.031.94 by the Council
of-the geld was
Fed to defendant for sale
trison: ..
by a woman who is in
Defendant speculated In gold and lost
Civil
the
proceedings
vere taken against defendant who
we
Heavy Taxes
fot
The Communist regime has antagonized the people several reasons, they asserted.
ex-
The Chinese" masse are tremely burdened today by heavy
Allotment Of Shares
́sidence were also turned down King's Theatre on November 17idated Mining. Co: Ine.!
· FISH PRICES
The food and fuel Index for the wok ended. Norcraber 4, lerned, by the Labour; Often, were - za fillora comm
Oil, 0.7.exity
said that the gold was handed
taxes. Rich and poor have to pay Mr. Justice Williams, senior over to his father-
Now defendant claimed that he taxes which are out of all pro- Puisse Judge, at the Supreme Rice Flour, 22 eatties had lost the gold in speculation portion, to their respective earn- Court yesterday granted an Vertable, 19 cattles
was willing to pay back $20,- ings.
Street stall keepers and haw. application by the Fo Tak Salt Cabbare, 62 eatty 000. But nothing had been done.
Company Limited, of 23 Fort Tea, az aty T-defendant had made an attempt |kers, who are eking out a to pay complainant something, he meagre income, living from hand Street, for an extension of 21 Salt Fah, 0.3 estig op would not be
be pressing the case. to mouth to support their families, days in which to file an allot-Fab -0.4 atly As it was, no attempt was made have to "donate" certain sums to ment of 3,000 shares valued Pork, 6.5 catry by the defendant:6-8
the regime.
a
He added that Dr. Eduardo Bra- zao, Portuguese Consul in Hong These payments made up the total Kong, was of great aseistance in of Ps. 1,702,631.94.
on of the repay- Upon completion helping the Rotary Club in the
ments by Mr. Märsnan, the as- negotiations
sociation added, "we shall under- take a complete audit by our
The prout from the screening
6.2109 will be donated with the Macao nominated Public Accountants,
20140 Rotary Club's Benevolent fund.
- 4149. —Our Own: Correspondent,
NATURAL HISTORY
FILMS Documentary films by the Bri- tish Council, at the Helena Kay Institute tomorrow will consist of a varied programme on natural history topics
14510
10400
L.1340
of
business
nominally at $100 each, which Sess. Curd, 14 pieces Persons of this type would pre- Cut off from the outride world were issued on April 1, 1948. Mr. B. A Bernacchi appeared ter to go to prison for three or by the Nationalist blockade, Tien- four weeks and then come out of
tsin is surviving on remnants of on behalf of the applicants in on with a large sum prison
stocks left over when the Nation structed by Mr. Arthur money counsel said,
tionalists left Defendant had
Pirenal, 10. cattles
-13800
18100
Total
⚫.7600.
$13.2160
fourishing industries.
hiding, counsel saidilla
due to inadvertence Many establishments are, de ignorance of the
Lo and Lo. The ground for the Freh fish average prices realised New supplies and
are trickling in application was that the omission the Hong Kong Fiss wholesale Market
Plast Kually Assman. whatsoever to speculate with gold very slowly and are not simicient] 15: deliver such return of allot-1 Kennety Tows, yesterday, följeme tam, AM that was not his, as it was left in to maintain lectories and former ment within the time required his custody for sate keeping De
Lui of
informed
law
11.50
A
1.30
F
140
Huron Bent (luzpe) 126
241
Red Ses Braam (small)=125
fendant's father. Is at present in
The case will be for committal fumet, and more have already and the magistrate, fixed Satur showed signs of closing shop for
•port Type "TUS
Vallow Crink Cout
Mud Grouper 104 ctor of the company Cings Fish
-- Luke | Goldre - Turend Miss Ly concerned, one
Com director is
· day:-November 19;/at 10.30 am, i similar reasons--no fuel, no stock) ging, was looked upon, by the End Bea Bream,(large) || 140 ̧ ̧
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The subjects for display are here 110tle of the Rabbit, Life Cycle of the Newt Meadow Ants, and
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