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THE CHINA- MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1949.

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Some.60 former Nationalist Isidiers —some disabled —and their families are today camping under trees in the Tung Wab Hcapital compound, They arrived here from Canton recently without any means of livelihood. Some of them took part in battles with the Japanese during World War il. The Tung Wah Hospital is providing relief for them. They have requested to be sent back to their homes in, Cheklang Provinces and in North China-"China Mail" photo.

FAO Consultant Praises

HK Co-Operative Experiment

Dr. Raymond W. Miller, consultant, on co-opera-

tives to the United Nations Food and Agri- cultural Organisation, told a Press conference yesterday that Hong Kong's experiment in co-operative farming, and, marketing of fresh vegetables was one of the most interesting experiments in the world.

He recalled that when he was last here in March

the scheme was for from what it is today.

have never seen any scheme that has accomplished more within such a short space of time. Hong Kong ought to be proud of this accomplish- ment said Dr. Miller.

Slapping Incident Settled

Personalia

Departures from the Penirisula Hotel on Wednesday included Miss D. Herrera-Davila. Mr. and Mrs EO. Butler, Mr. and Mrs. WJ. Watts, Mr. and Mrs HR Tolley, Messrs. Roshan, TT. Lee, M. Stalder, M. Saastad, V. Ga cía, and Dr. R.B. Waison.

Peninsula Hotel on 1

Among the new arrivals at the Wednesday

were Mrs. M.B. Greene, Miss H. Benum. Mr. and Mrs Shen-Chi- yao. Miss E. Cory, Miss F. Bech- man, Miss M. Mullins, Miss J. Hale, Miss N.G. Hornback, Mr. and Mrs. T. Murphy, Miss

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The distinguished co-operatives consultant believed that the scheme could be enlarged. It was not necessary to bring in new im- Warmer, and Miss V. Schumas- plements; existing ones could be ker. improved to secure greater cai- An amicable settlement was ciency. He instanced a new plough

Dr. Joha Alexander Mackay reached yesterday between the which has been introduced in the Chairman of the International Chinese Telephone Workers New Territories.

Missionary Council, arrived here Union and the management of

There was also the need to yesterday from Japan by PAA the Hong Kong Telephone educate people in the co-operative Dr. Mackay will stay here

to hold conferences Company over an alleged face-movement and in co-operative four days

Japping incident on Saturday. work. It all added up to ruising with leaders of the Church of i Mr. B.V. Simmons, engineer of the standard of living for the pro- Christ in China and with mission- the Telephone Company, was al-ducers" without having to make aries of the Presbyterian (USA) leged to have slapped a Chinese the consumers pay more.

Board of Foreign Missions. worker named Tsang Giuk- .... School Planned

Messrs. Rollet Andriane; Tu Mr. Robert Hart, Hong Kong's Tan. Lam Dy and Quach Phat Development Officer, in reply to Quang left for Saigon yesterday questions from the Press, said by Air France.

cheung

A demand for Mr. Simmons'i dismissal followed, but after talks between the workers' delegates) and Mr. J.S. Pugh, Manager of the Company, yesterday. a com- promise was reached.

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a school for co-operatives has- already been planned, and it is! Mr. John Nason, Director of the toped have it functioning at China Programme. Washington the end of the year.

Headquarters cf ECA arrived Mr. Pugh underlock to have

Dr. Miller also had a good word here yesterday from the United Mr. Simmons transferred to an to say about Hong Kong's co-States in a Pan American Airways other department and gave af operative Ashery scheme. The aircraft assurance that there would not Food and Agricultural Organisa- be similar

the ісп. he said, has lately been Among those who arrived here future. Trang

Muk-cheurs working on fishery, a matter of by CPA from Manila yesterday would also be transferred.

tremendous importance to Hong were Messrs. Philip F. Vandivier After Mr. Simmons and Tsatt Kong. Mr. S.Y. Lin, a Hong Kong and John Wyatt Arnold. Muk-cheung, both of whom, were expert on pond fish cultivation, is called to the conference room.

at present in Washington D.C. to shook hands, The incident

paras

advise the West on the science of then regarded as closed by both

pond Esh fertilisation. sides,

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DONATIONS

Hote Kont

Anti-Tcberenbel

Dr. Miller, who attended a con- Association gratefully acknowledges the ference at Lucknow, India, of fellowing donations:—

East Asian countries of Previously acknowledged $1,252,175.52, Chinese workers of the Heng South Kang Telephone Company have FAO, leaves for Manila tomorrow Mr. Les Chim-kee 10. Mr. Wong Chun-

food and

agricultural e 150, Mr. Les Trikes $30, The HK. been told by the management to study

Rubber Tyre Co. 450, Mr. Eo Shin-ber that their demand for a special conditions in the Philippines.

$50. Mr. Shing. Hing-ho 150, Mr. Lai Yo kre $9. Mrs. Shum Roo-tal 158. Mr. high cost of living allowance will

be considered by the Board of Directors at their next meeting.

REQUISITIONING

Chak Choi-eus 25. Mr. Neat Ben 150. The Government Quartering Hr. Nr Wai-man 35, The HK. Easlih The men demanded payment of Authority has requisitioned 0.15 Form 50. The XL & X Frovhion Store Sta Association $50, ET. WODE a special or extra high cost of acres of uncultivated Land (Lots 159, The Central Theatre: $58. The living allowance, in addition to No. 1764), for the Military, it Oriental Theatre $58, The World Thestre that already paid according to the was officially announced yester-150, The Ko Shing Theatre £20. The Star food index figures of the Depart- day. ment of Labour, which is at pre- sent HK$99 a month,

Theatre 150, The Fy Lok Theatre Meun. Loen King Co, $50, The Chias

A smoke in court while it was! Lover Bakery 959, The Chun Hing Cu. The extra payment asked for by in session proved costly to Wong, Stan of To Hug Kong, 147, Mr. $50, Staff of the Chica. Motor B Co. the men ranged from HK$75 to Wai, a Shamshuipo hawker,

Ho Powing $45; Mestry Chas. Jack & $115 a month, according to length when he was fined $5 for the Kingli $45, Mesir, Li King Hong and offence by Mr. F. X d'Almada Lai Ming $10. The Chong Ching School at Kowloon yesterday.

$40. Mr. Ho Hin-yment $10, Mr. Karok He was also fined $15 for Paiya $45, The Cheese Eee Slipway $10. hawking without a licence. *Total #1,203,51LE.

of service.

The demand for this payment was presented to the management] nearly two months ago.

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Taxi Drivers

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certain private, cars on oficial business, but many private cars Sir, Having witnessed the af-

could quite easily bo diverted termath of the singularly harri-

elsewhere with their. excessive ble accident at Tai Po level numbers of passengers, and thus crossing or Tuesday morning.

etc.

ance.

"P.W.".

Drivers Licences

feel it is time to bring a matter leave the Army vhicles to carry of extreme importance to the at-out their duties in cerparative tention of the Government and safety and with minimum hinde- the Police. The criLcs committed' drivers as daily by these taxi they hurtle along Chatham Road,

with one arm hanging over! the door, and with one anger of Sir, I would draw your at- the other hand clamped to the tention to the publication at page horn button, are such as would two of the issue of the "China drive any self-respecting British Mail" of the November 1949 Policeman to despair and action of figures relating to Leamers The Taxi-Drivers' claim to Licences and Drivers Licences fame appears to be: "I can go issued by the Trafic Department anywhere faster than you.” during the quarter ended Sep- It is a tragedy that these tember 30, 1949. These figures vehicles are not specially built were apparently extracted from tavis incapable Of excessive Supplement No. 4 to the Gazette speeds, but this would be asking published on November 4, too much. suggest, therefore, Learners Licences and Drivers' that the Police hold a watching Licences issued during the period brief consisting of plain clothes are stated by the "China Mail" men who take rides in taxis and to be 67584 and 24325 respec- anding these drivers unsatisfac- tively, but a footnote to the re- states tery and driving to the danger of levant Table specifically passengers and public alike seould prosecute them and in- sist that their licences be sus- pended for good.

that these figures are cumulative totals, and that to arrive at the totals of Licences issued for any month the figures for the pre- In the further interests of the vious month should be deducted. Public who are charged ecorbit- The following figures show the ant rates with no guarantee of correct totals of licences issued safety at gl, we suggest that a during the period July to Sep- public vehicle licence be held by tember, 1919

Cumulative Total all public vehicle drives and these! Learners'

Total for the only to be obtainable after pass ing a typical Scotland Yard testi

(End of month) manth; In order to ensure that this is June

Licences:

1949

carried out, it will be necessary July 1919 for the drive to pass examina- Aug. 1919 tion by four different persons at Sept. 1949

different tires.

53.779

61.396

*2,617

60,635

3.239

67,584

2,949

Total (July to Sept.)

Drivers'

2,805

22.950 23,407

457

23,257

450

24365

462

1,375

This scars a stall price to pay for security of life and, limb of a passenger who is

all a after helpless victim of a bad driver's Licences: recklessness through the lack of June 1949 July 1949 vigilance of the Police.

And while on the subject of Aug. trade, is it not time joy-riding Sept. was curtailed somewhat around the New Territories. The roads? there are badly in need of re- pair in many places, the Army trucks, must

Lise them In the course of their duty, as also

1949

1919

Total (July to Sept.).

ELAINE DAVIS,

Asst. Public Relations Officer.

Hotel Employees' Appeals Dismissed

Fourteen Chinese employees of various hotels who

were fined $15 each at the Kowloon Magis tracy for causing an obstruction by loitering, had their appeals against convictions dismiss- ed at the Appeal Court by Sir Leslie Gibson, Chief Justice, yesterday,

The men, who were represented by Mr. A. J

Clifford instructed by Mr. P. L. Lam, claim- ed the convictions were against the weight of evidence and that the magistrate was wrong in law.

They further contended, that in the context concerned a general there was no sufficient evi-word.

dence upon which the magis- He was of the opinion that in subsection the legislature rate could found the comic the tions. The magistrate was meant what it has said perfectly wrong in law in holding that plainly, that if one either played the appellants had no lawful game or loitered in a public place authority or excuse in doing one did so to obstruct a publi place, and thus one coramitted ar the act which they were charg- offence under that subsection. ed with, they claimed.

"It follows that I must confirm A further ground of appeal was the convictions and sentences in that, upon the facts of the case, each case and refuse this appeal, the magistrate had no jurisdiction under the Summary Offences Or the Chief Justice concuded. dinance, 1932, in finding them guilty of general obstruction.

The appellants were fined by Mr. James Wicks on July 5, this year.

Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, was for the Crown

Legal Arguments. Mr. Clifford, quoting: frorn numerous authorities in support, brought forth legal agumenris in- volving the interpretation of the. Ordinance in regard to loitering and general obstruction, to which Mr. Hooton, replied.

In refusing the appeal, Sir Lesile stated that the first pointi made os-behalf of the appellents į was that the subsection of the Summary. Offences Ordinance, 1932; concerned; only penalites | loitering when loitering: is còn - with the playing of a

neeted

game. The Chief Justice said he was of the clear opinion that gaming and. loitering are not associated words, and that loitering is tot,

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