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SUBSIDIES FOR PORTUGUESE IN SHANGHAI

One thousand two hundred Portugussé nationals in Shanghai, stripped of their means of live- lihood by the Communist occupation and the Nationalist blockade, will, continue to be maintained by monthly subsidies from Lisbon until the question of their re-settlement in- Africa has been thoroughly investigated. Dr. E. Brazao, Portuguese Consul-General in Hong ·

Kong, telling the "China Mail" this yesterday, said the Shanghai Portuguese have not been forgotten, but the issue of their re-settlement involved tremendous social, moral and voca- tional problems—all of which required time to resolve.

The Consul-General express- Dr. Brazno said` Fortugal, has ed deep concern over the wel- helped, and will help a great deal fare of the Northern Portu- more. Resettlement was not out guesc, indicating his realisa- of the picture, but procrastination tion that their problem of sur-

was inevitable.in view of the vast vival represented the projec-social upheaval Involved. The tion into present-day reality uprooting of a few thousand peo- of an issue which has lain dorple from the land of their birth, mant for decades in the Far the land to which they were most closely identified, simply to de- East-the ultimate future cf

posit them in territory where the

was not a task any goverament would undertake lightly,

But the Colomial Official in

thousands of people who beclimate alone would cripple many. long by birth to the Far East but whose names, cultural affinities, educational and liv- ing standards linked them up Lisban, to the best of his know- with Europe and the West. ledge, stood firmly behind the Dr. Brazo described the situa- Shanghai Portuguese in their tion confronting the Shanghai | struggle to find their place in the contribute to Portuguese as compelling serious world, and would attention. Despite reports from make the search successful. the stricken port that economic Dr. Brazzo said a solution would tension was lessening due to the ultimately be found, and cited the trafic of occasional commerce lesson of the ebb and flow of tides through Tientsin, the Consul to support his opinion that all General said what worried him rivers, however diminutive, in- was the absence of any form of evitably encountered the sea. security for the Portuguese there, decreasing opportunities

for

growing young men and women, and the painful picture of hope- lessness which might confront Portuguese youth when the trend towards nationalism shall have completed the orientalisation of all Adds of endeavour.

HKDF Orders

Orders by Colonel Iam. Ride CBE, ED, Commandant, Hong Kong Defence Earre, dated November 9, 1949 follow-

Heer Kong Regiment-Camp Instruo Dr. Brazao desribed the situa-

ties: (a) The first camp period is from the fundamental issue was the November 11 to 19, 1949 wit will be brid ability of the Northern Portugueseat Sai Kezg. (b) All personnel attend- to adjust themselves to an essen- fine camp for this period, whether they tially Chinese way of life. If their come from the Regiment, the Intelligence links with the West, their religion Unit or the Home Guard, will couply

with the following instructions:-Move,

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and their language should prove Friday, November 11, 1948. (1) Parade. alien to the atmosphere which Feromrel living Hong Kong side would eventually engulf the whole Queen's Pier 10 kim. Report to CSM of China, there would be no room Brett Personnel living Kowloon aide at for them. He thought there was the Railway (Water Polke) Pier 10-15 already no room for many of Beport to them now. How would it be with their children?

ESM King (2) Dres.

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THIS CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1949,

Reminders

Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon, Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 pm. Y's Men's Club, luncheon, talk on

Things Philippines and the Cultural Relationship with other Cantries" by Prof. I. T. García, Roof Garden, HK Hobel, 12.45 p.m. Bamstormers Variety Show (for members-and Servicemen) European YMCA, 8 p.m.

HK Stage Club casting meeting

for "Mr. Pratt's Waterloo," at PRO lecture room, 8.30- p.m Piano Concert by Miss Lois Woo, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 9

PIELA -

RAF Dramatic Society presents

Application For Eviction Made

An application for eviction was brought before Mr. W. H. Latimer, Tenancy Magistrate, yes- terday by Fred Ellis, merchant, at present in Los Angeles, Califomia, against Mr. and Mrs. Atroshenko and other occupiers of 6 Bowen Road, ground floor.

One of the grounds of application is that the op-

ponents, tenants of the premises of which the applicant is the owner create a nuisance by using foul language in Russian, keeping a ferocious dog, and permitting the kitchen to be kept in an unsanitary condition.

The applicant, whose wife appeared on his behalf in his

"While the Sun Shines at absence, is represented by Mr. Armathia Still

Kai Tak.

HK Uniễn Church, Ladies Guild ***Meeting Union Church hall,

Kennedy Road, 3 pm

B. A. Bernacchi instructed by Mr. H. J. Armstrong. Mr. D. A. L. Wright is representing the opponents on the instruc- British Council documentary

film show, Helena Mey Intions of Mr. A. SC. Comber. The grounds of application are stitute, 5.30 pm. HK Women's International Club. that applicant is the owner of the the opponents, are house, and Dance for, Services, Gious statutory tenants. Since March cester Building 7.30 p.m. to 1946, the opponents, it is alleged. 10 p.m.

save or sublet the premises to other occupiers.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

The opponents held a statutory tenancy of domestic premises in

Organ Recital, St. John's Cathe-a residential area. An implied dral, 1.15 p.m. to 1.45 pm term of the tenancy was that the Work Party, Women's Section, premises would not be used for

business purposes.

European YMCA, 10 am. Special Services Dance, European

YMCA, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY Kowloon Gramophone Society classical Concert, Diocesan Boys' School, 8.15 p.m. Opening of new ferry service, at Tomnochy Road Pier, Wan- chai, 10 am.

Boy Scouts Association, laying of commemoration stone by Mr. A. Morse, at new Headquar- ters, 3 pm.

SUNDAY Classical Concert, Toc F, 50.

Macdonnel Road. 8.30 p.m. HK Art Club, sketching party," members to assemble ati Queen's Pier, 10.30 am. European YMCA Armchair Group, talk on "Christianity and Communism” by Rev. Mr. Percy Smith, 8.30

mard

Drunken

Driver Sentenced

the

A fine of $500 was imposed 0 l helmets strapped on valiam)_ (3) Straccie. Volunteers who are unable on Chui Pui-kwong, of 55' to parade as above will BV outside. Star Cheungshawan Road, by Mr. Ferry. Kowloon, 230 pm where trans- |-F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon port will be available to try them to

yesterday, when he pleaded Sel Kanz 14). Private Cara Personnel

guilty to a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor.

Volunteers moving in

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(5)

Conflict Of Emotions

The Consul-General said he realised that the Portuguese of the king to store in their own ears may Far East were brought up to condo o They must however inform the form to a pattern mostly dictated by 12.00 pm. November 10, 1960 by Anglo-American commercial of their Intention to do sa. The attention interests. Portuguese In name, of all such personnel is directed to sub - most of them spoke English as 10 below.

their mother tongue, knew a great printe cars will report to be anglers deal about the geography of the 12.60 p.m. or if they are "stragglers"

(tre sub-pera. 3 above) by 4.00 pm. British Isles, for instance, and al- Weeknd Attendance, Fersonnel attend- most nothing about Portugal.

ing for the Arst week-end will parade Deploring this as mainly res- nutride Star Ferry." Kowloon, 10.15 ponsible for the conflict of Saturday, November 12, 1941, where they emotions taking place now, Dr.will be met by transport to take them to Sai Kunz, Administration. (8) Equip- Brazzo Was nevertheless un-

ment and Clothing, willing to blame the progenitors clothing as issued will be taken to ex

All equipment and of the race for their lack of Clothing not catered for is 10, order foresight.

of drest, will be carried is kit bags. 3 But he emphasised that if the bar should be clearly labelled with older generation Portuguese, in Number, Rack, Name and Unit or sub- their complacent but fundamenti (7) Arm. The ASH will be zee- ally, wrong acceptance of the possible for the more of all arma, both Asiatic status quo made no allow panel and platoon weapons, to camp. (8) Anti-Malaria Precautions. All Banks ances for change. the younger are renin ad about the antiklerta pre- generation should reconcile them cautions in force in the New Terrories selves to realities at once.

Detalls have already been published in How could one talk of resettle-Force Order No. 292/43/(0) Bedding. ment, he explained, if the site for All bedding blankets, and abeets will be This also includes mosquito resettlement was a Portuguese provided.

eta (10) Trame Control "Hiram'a

The applicant claims that the house was however used for the purpose of a tailoring and dress- making establishment. The busi- Dess was carried on by employers on the open verandah of the premises,

Detained

The Greek sleamer Armas, thia

Nationalist custody off Shanghai waters. while negotiations for her release are - under way in Chungking, and Talpeh.

It was jearned last even- ing from the Greek Con- sulate in the Colony that no reply has been reseived from the Nationalist representatives here regarding the release of the vessel.

The Armathia was detain-

ed off Kaiton Lights when she attempted to *reach Shanghai on a normal trad- ing trip.

The Shanghal agents in formed the Greek Consulate there, who in turn cabled to Hong Kong advising the local authorities concerned to ar- range for the release of the freighter.

The opponents, It is further alleged, have been gulity of .a conduct which la a nuisance to the applicant and other tenants of the adjacent premises. · Be-j sides the tallaring business be- Ing carried on, foul language In

ponents from the cellar of the Rumian ja used. They also keep a ferocious dog, and alouse regularly to be deposited permit the kitchen of the house temporarily at a place where the Public Works Department author- to be kept in an unsanitary ities would dispose of it each day.

Witness agreed to this.

condition,

Failure To Stop.

have failed to do so.

the of

Mr. Wright asked Mrs. Ellis as to why then she did not give them time to dispose of the re- The opponents have been refuse, instead of rushing off and quested to put a

stop to such nuisances, it is claimed, but they getting a photographer to take a

photo. Witness admitted that it) she bed done so she would not In their defence, the opponents have had an opportunity of ex- deny the applicant is within the biting such photos to the jurisdiction

Tenancy Tribunal for her case. Tribunal. There is also no im- Further questioned, Mrs. Ellis plied term of tenancy that the denied that on an occasion when premises should not be used as he faced Mr. Atroshenko, who business premises,

had appeared angry, she screamed The Atroshenko state that they at him words to the effect that will put the applicant to strict she would fix him up and would proof of the allegations as to the have him sent to Siberia. tailoring and dress-making affair.

Hearing will continue today. The misconduct allegations are all denied.

Mrs. Ellis, applicant's wife, who resides at the premises, then gave Defendant, who together with evidence. two others was sent to Kowicon

Cross-examining, Mr. Wright re Hospital in a serious condition on ferred to photographs exhibited the morning of November 4, drove by the applicant depicting the his car into a tree on Jordan Rord, near Nathan Road, injuring all the alleged state of affairs as laid down in the grounds of appilica- to the tion, and particularly showing of some refuse.

Counsel asked Mrs. Milis it she the rubbish as knew whether shown - was

taken by the op-

ocupants.

He was found to have been drinking before be started his car. The Court also ordered the suspen- alon of his driver's licence for three months.

No Relaxation Of PI Visa Regulations

Requests from many Far Eastern nationals to settle in the Philippines have been flooding the Philippine Consulate-General in Hong Kong.

colony in Africa and the people Highway" the road to Sal King. from However, the procedure for obtaining visas has

at-

to be brought there spoke 10 Custom Pam Bond is a controlled area, word of Portuguese? Command of The following time table in fore the language, 2 well-defined From Bat King 1,45 am. 1 6.00 loyalty towards Postugal, ability 75 m. to.7.12 50 8-15 m. 10 8.69 to erase forever the ease of treaty. 939 am to 8:45 am 10.45 am port life for one of comparative to 1100 m 12.00 noon to 12.15 p.m. hardship in a thoroughly Porta-5 pm to 1.30pm to 1.4 guese, (as opposed to British

Day 2.45 pm to 6.00 pm 5.00 to 5.15 -6.1% păm: to 1,30 pm. 'From mosphere, were vital prerequisites, Caton Pass Jobction 16.30 am, to 8.4 he said.

am, 745 am to 1.09 ad; 189 am. 10 The whole world of Asia was in 3.15 10.15 20 2.30. 11.30 #state of toss and turmoil. The am to 21.45 am, 1245 pa là 100 lazy, placid, solid age of one's 200 mm to 2.15 1.18m to 3.39 father, or one's father's father, 6.30 p.m. to 4,45:45.45pm,

6.00 7.00 pm to 7 pm Totse "did not foresee the change and

Kimlags will be strictly adhered to Note. made no provisions to meet iL/

Any Volunteer attending them and who is not clear whọut any detail, or order Projected into a period of chaosas issoed should contact the Adistant..

: Will Help

Fons Recient bears Friday,

(Bad) B. G. FUGEL, Major,

· For Lieut-Col Senior Staff Offeer, HXOF,

neither been relaxed nor made more difficult.

This was revealed, yesterday [tion to people bent on "unlawful by an official of the Consulate overthrow of the legally

CKA-

in an interview with the stituted" government of the Is- "China Mail."

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lands.

HARD LABOUR

The official denied that the re- But, the official emphasised. cent increase of P.L: Consulate there has been no disposition on

to institutej staff in Hong Kong was dictated the part of Manila by a desire to carry out strenuous precautionary measures in Hong greening" of intending Chinese Kong simply because the present immigrants, in order to eliminate political situation in China posed the possibility of expanded éxadus Communist insitration on

from China - of underground -Expressing surprise over reports that the Consulate was taking Leftist elements special measures to "screen" Chin- ese applicants for visas, the official said that entry into the Philip- and rebirth the Portuguese November 11, 1949. Shanghai suddenly found them-

pines of all Far Eastern and West- selves totally lacking suitable

em nationals was governed by the Pallippine Immigration Act oftenced to 18 months hard labour Lam Hing, aged 36, was sen- equipment with which to meet the challenge. What was going to

1940. BURAN happen to then? Did China want

He said the statutes of the Act by Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Cen- Them? Could they fight alone?

have not been altered, nor the tral yesterday on a charge of Would Portugal, once merely re- PLEADS GUILTY procedure of injury adjusted to possession of a revolver, an cognisable in the vague distance. Pleading guilty through his meet the growing desire among automatic pistol and 13 rounds come forward in this crisis and counsel, Alfred Ye Em, to four Chinese nationals to seek a haven of ammunition

Chan Sih, aged 18, was sien- help? :

charges of violating marine re the Philippines in view of the

per tenced to 12 months hard labesir. gulations, Mak Inch master of unrest in China qilina

There WE DO provision In Both- defendants are to be the junk, Jul-An was fined a

Filipino law, said the official, banished for Me. total of $1,125 by Mr. James Wicks at Kowloon Jesterday, N the He was charged with carrying excess passengers, permitting, an unseaworthy craft to sail, having to certified engineer ville under- way, and failing to proceed to e quarantine station.

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PYREX-PYREX-PYREX

We now have available following PYREX ware

4 qt Bowls

3 pc Mixing Bowl Sets 4.& 6 cup Percolators.

'Covered Bauce". Pans

Oven & Table Sets

Covered Casseroles

Oven & Refrigerator Bete

B, 15 & 22 nz Meaturing Cups

Square Cake Dishes

8 cup Terpota",

10" Pie Plates

F] Bread or Loaf, Fans.

Utility Dishes

Funnels

JUNK MASTER

CASE ADJOURNED

aged 25, was

"for", unrestricted entry of Chin-1: Cheung the magistrate |

ese, x, for instance, in the case,

of Hong Kong.

Yearly Quota

discharged

owing to insuficient evidence.

Delective Sub-Inspector C.AC Nicol

prosecuted and said that the defendants were arrested in well as all other for an in-numbered hut on a hillside Chinese as we eigners must adhere to a yearly near Sing On Street The police quota of 500 Immigrants, and the calded the ant on, information personnel of the Hong Kong received. The arms were found in

a basket,

FISH PRICES

The case of Wo Bo-in, who Consulate was enough at all times. was summoned before the Jus- to handle the “screening" of the lices of the Peace, Court at Cen- colony's allocation. Canadian trol yesterday for allegedly The official knew nothing of re- managing an unlawful school and ports from Manila that many with employing an unregistered Nationalist leaders had applied to | the Hong Kong Fish Woolmate Monaten teacher, was adicerned for a the Foreign Office for grant of the Kennedy Town, pesterday tallo week as defendant is in Canton status of political refugees. Caser Luk Hop was, summoned for of this kind are usually defer-

THE EVERGREEN teaching whilst not on the register mined on the basis of individual

300 Nathan Road, Kowloom Phone 59042

(FIXED PRICE ONLY)AS

of teachers and for leaching in merit, he added.in an unlawful school, Verorde

| Yellow: Creaker ($1.18:

The Government of the Philip watte Findruk (barga) * A representative of Lux plead- | pines was careful, et gil times to samas song (large) nistrate nd-prevent the entry of undesirable benou zal (at)

for characters and changes in the 1940 Conger: Pika

det denied the right of immigra- | Hair Tall

|ed guilty but

attendent

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