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Those who left for Saigon by CPA yesterday were Messrs. Pai- lip F. Vandivie and To Anh.......

Major T. A. Zee, Mr. J. Maz car and Mr. P. F. Vandivier left Peniara Hotel on Today,

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Departures for the United King dom yesterday by BCA" included Miss E. A. Armstrong, Marine 3. H. Dodwell Trooper Tritòlar, Private Riddlestont Private Thompson, Captain J. W. Barnsley and - Mr. L. Shepherd.

Messrs Va Yi-ging and L. Ma left for Rome by BOAC ester day.

Mesrrs In-Reag-kai ant 2. D. Manning were among the Par! sengers who left the Caione for Bangkok yesterday by BOAC.

Mr. H. C. Saxena left Hong Kong for Caletta by BOAC yes- terday.

Mr. M. H. Mahtney and Mr. W.! A Weki let. for. Bombay and Penang, respectively by BOAC yesterday.

Departarea for Singapore ves- terday by ROAC included Mr. D. Harkins, Mrs. P. R. Haskins, Messrs. Edeman GF Burghard, Wong Tokson, S. Woo Soop "Oh-talaus, & £ Rundle. A. Erle, R. S. Sagarien) See Kok- shing.

Airmail Letter

THE CHINA - MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1918.

The camera caught the principala in's Happy mood during the presentation of certificates st the Ying Wah Girla"-Schoái ytterday. Bmütés above arose'whan youthful kindergarten boy walked up to get hii Certificam: Mix CN; Watkina “Tright)" presented the Certificates, and “beside her la the Headmistress, Miss Vera D: A. Széteks. The Bev CL Cheung is shown at left. "China Mail" Photopoin

Breach Of Contract

Claim Over Rubber

Three hundred tons of smoked sheet rubber form-

ed the subject matter of an action for of contract and a claim for virtue of alleged dama

Court yesterday before Sir Leslie Gib Justice.

me

Forms Sold Out The focal point of the dispute is whether or not,

Heavy buying by commer- cial firms in the Colony re- suited in all airmail letter forris at the Post Office being sold out last week.

in the rubber business, the term "Joya No. 3 Grode Rubber" is equivalent to "New York No. 3 Grade Rubber"-os maintained, by plaintiffs.

Ying Wah Girls' College Speech Day

HK Regiment Hold Field Exercises

Excellent discipline and training typified three platoons of the Hong Kong Regiment during field exercises held yesterday at Saikung, New Territories.- is

The exercises formed part of exhaustive field trains ing being undertaken in the annual camp which opened five days ago

Situated in scenic surround- Workers were yesterday com-

of a new ings amid hills, sloping valleys pleting construction and paddy fields, Saikung pro-road leading from the motor high- vided the regiment with superb way to the camp. Nissen huts ar- manoeuvring grounds.

Despite comparatively knowledge of the ferrain and!

-locked

ranged sysctrically to rows of twn's dotted the hillside down scant which stoped the valley into Sai-

kung nestling campaign tactics members of the platoons, sumbering 'about

100 bay

From the elevation a men, acquitted themselves very view of the area and well indeed, secarding

to on rounding

neighbourhood observer Lieutenant-Colonel bufore one's gaze. The Fisher, MBE, of the Royal Irish

a panoramic

Phy

unfolds

Furlers who is Senior Staf uitss is perched on a slight in Officer of the Defence Force cline of its own; two massive water-tanks, raised on the highest Conducting a Press party around

mountain treas

the training site, Colonel Fisher Peak nuest, the

which feed it, lord over with the landscape like medieval for

sed. his satisfaction

expressed

the excellent response to this

sannual camp call He resse the Regiment was almost up to Early Reveille

required-strength.

Trainees get up early-not ex- Sturdy and sunbumt

bunt after al acts with the dawn, Colonel trast a week sport outdoors Fisher said, but early enough. The Annal Speach Day of the members of the platoons seen in After breakfast they are sent in lo Ying Was Girls' College was held action yesterday manifested many the fields and hills for exertises yesterday and certificates were marks of the true soldier. Uphill which take up all their time an- distributed by Miss 1. Y. Watkins and down dale carrying full kit til lunch OBER

and equipment appeared to exert Lady Gibson was to have dis no rigours on the men, who! triksted the certificates, but cheerfully waded through muddy fortugately, she was preventad

from doing so, swing to ille creeks, slushy, paddy Gelds and

Other present included Reverend reugh mountain larain,:. C. L. Cheung, Mr. Giber of

Responsible for the pla

platoors

Hurlbatt

Then a period of rest, some

Überly for personál.” affairs, more outdoor training, tea, dinner, recreation and sleep.

: Lights go out at 10 p.m.

Some of the Volunteers inter- the Education Docartment. Re were Lieutchant JAC verend J. Ms and Dr. F. R. Ash-Lieutenant RHK. Crichton andiewed yesterday expressed.com- satisfaction with this carp Lieutenant J. W. Fotts, RML

A sample of the food tasted Colonel Fisher reviewed a major at lunch suggested the traditional part of the exercises from a slight British Army combination of sub-

and

vitaria. elevation, and minutely explained stance to the neweren many of the in- courses-Italienne spaghetti,

tan

Certificate Winners

Hong Kong School Certificate:

Cheng Kit-ping. Choy Pui-

Miss Vera D. A. Silcocks, Head-? mistress of the callbee, in her annual report reviewed the activis A further supply was ordered! The defendants case is that bally to plaintiffs that the rub-ties for the past year. from London some month ago, the two standards of grades ber was to correspond with the Post Cire officials told the "China Indicate two different qualities. sample in quality Mail", but they have had no ad-

-Re-Sale In U.S. The Tai Yuen Hong timni of 20 vice as to when it would arrive. Des Voeur Road Central, second Actually these airmail letter for. are the plaintiffs. They are forms are supplied free or the represented by

Charles Post Office, as the sale charme Laseby. KC, instructed by Mr. made is for the postage of 40 cents F. L. Lam. Mr. G. She

G. Sheldon. each on the forms.

KC. and Mr. DAL, Wright, both As an indication of the not ca the instructions of Mr. larity of these forms among com- Capstick, of Messts. Deacons, are

Sear

and

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Itricacies of the manoeuvres.

"Attack On Hill

thate were ere were

fet steak, sircets acd cheese. Officers were served exactly the... same food as the Other Banks.

Hiking, swimming and conver-

One platoon was given the task ration, the trainees said, were

Guided

Colonel Fisher said. Mortar

Disputed Planes Grounded

¡Contaxed From Pape !!

Bath Sir Alexander end Mir

At the time, plaintiffs made ming. Chay Yuct-ngan, Lai Ting-| known to the defendants that fong. Lam Pri-ying. Lau Hol they required the rubber to be riu, Lee Mui sheuns. Leans of attacking and capturing a fear their only recreations, They said

Chun-Yec. Leung

Yuen-ching, ture just above the village of wryly that this was enough for shipped to the United States to Sig Yuen-tune Weng Ming-Ho Ching. With the aid of Be the time being. be resold.

chuen, Wond

Poon-chuen. Wong guns, Sten guns, and mortars the

men advanced under the

anders It is further claimed that on Tee-hung. Yeung Kit-sau defendants $390,000 and took da Class A Honours: September 11, plaintif's paid the Junior Middle School Certificate of Lieutenant Hurlbatt

by their sectional leaders. mercial houses in Hong Kong, appearing on behalf of the Eng: Every of 4,213.97625 picus, the English), Yum Ka-man, Lam!

Displaying very little of the Post Office officiels revealed that Tay Hors Erm, of 96 Des Voeux another 642.7975 piculs of

Chan Shio-yue (distinction in

sevice, and a lot of the whereas sales for December last Road, West, first floor.

enthusiast, the men year amounted to 350,500, only,!

acquisted! biber from the defendants' Fam-mel Lui Wai-lin. Mui Mei-

themselves remarkably well, sales 5ure for October this

The plaintiffs claim that about down the ceat day. These were yee, Idu Wal-fum jumped to HK$108.500.

September 5, 1947, by two writ- sent over to the s. Dona Nati Merit Safes figures for the

jf was a condition of the

en Chi-ling, Fung Shik-free considered surprisingly Teh, however, admitted there' current tea contracts between the parties.

accurate, and · summary Com- year are January $79.000 Fe- the defendants sold to the plain-tracts that the rubber was to be bing, Lau Yuen-bing Lee Sein-

were many possibilities tor bruary $13.000 March $89.000; tiffs 250 tons of lawa RoJava No. 3 Smoked Rubber," wah, Hah Ching-siu. So King-

mands executed with precision technicalities of

proteral

and April $75,000: Say 194,500: Jume maked sheet rubber at $73

which is equal to the kind known MB.

and skiH.

Sino-British agterents lo enter $30,500: July $68,000: Austpical On Septapper, 10, they as "Nery York No. 3 Smoked ing. Young Blk-yuc.

Volunteers recruited for the into the picture before all ifsues $105,500. September $108.000: O bought from the

Rubbe in quality. plaintifs Pass

defence of Hong Kong, members are resolved. tober $108,500:

defendants 2 kiniais: On arrival of the rubber November (10 further 30 tons by another con- in New York, however,

Ku Wai-long Cheung Lie-kay, of the three platous, prior to Jay) $46.500.

tract at $75 per picul.

It was Chiu Sauk-chan Chan Yin-phis yesterday's exercises,

tad only Post Office officials said that:

found that it was of x 5 Class B Honours.

elementary depot training Be- certain printing establishments in Before entering into the non-Grade which was not up to spe- Yeung Yin-wah. Hong Kong, such as Ye Olde ifacts, plaintiffs allege, the defen- cificati

Merit: claimed Ho Oi-chun, Lau obtained permission from the of the rubber to be sold. At the

Lion to

to costs of the action.

Leung Lin-ding, lu Shui-vin, forms to the public.

fracts,' defendants, confirmed Ver-! In

firm deny the allegations that Bal-kin. they supplied the plaintiffs with Past

per

therefore

Siu Yau-man, Kwang Kam.

Yuk-bing,

fore being sent out into the held

they were lectured and instruct

of blackboards.

Oral Brief

Printerie in China Buildings, have dants supplied to them a sample so79.605.14 5 damages, in addi-chan Olshamn, Kwan Man-bicked in basic tactics with the aid government's, position, and.: his portal authorities to sell these time of entering into the coba defence, the Eng Tay Hong Lee Stu-mei, Lam Mo-Un, Wong cach platoon, the group's actions: Hong Kong Government with

Magistrates Ordinance Passed Into Law

The Magistrates Amendment and Validation Or- dinance 1949, which gives retrospective effect to appointments of special magistrates and validates the acts, judgments, orders and de- cisions of such officers, was passed inte fâw. at one sitting of Legislative Council yester- day,

a sample of the rubber to be sold Two Suet-ping. Ng Lai-ying,

entering into the three! Bow Wai-yung,

that they made a

verbal confirmation that the rubber would correspond with the alleged sample, in quality.

and

HK Filipinos Celebrate

Vice-Consul Benito Baulista of the Failippines last night enter

It was believed that Mr. Yeh had laid before the Hong Kong Government an oral, brief of his

EverTunest's interpretation of the In the strength of 37 men to position of Great Britain and the in actual combat would be syur ᏏᏛ . No 28 wireless. chronised But yesterday orders were trans mitted through runners and car ried out largely on personal ini- Liative

ladon to the Comminists.

to

1

reliable According source, Mr.. Yeh, stressed that his government felt the British would be making a mistake f they permitted the Communists "to-get-away" with "infringe- ments on British sovereignty which the way the Chund king Doverament interpreted last Wednesday's developments it-Kal Tak -

A spirit of enjoyment of the tasks set before them seemed to At the time of the making of

prevall among the meh, and Co- the contracts, defendants further

lonel Fisher said the inclination ngintain. no mention was made

to regard this field training, as e by plaintiffs that rubber needed, was required for export tertained members of his com- "week's holiday" diffused through

The Hong Kong Government, as, to the United States for resale musily at a dinner dance at the the camp an easy familiarity

the Ritz to celebrate the double oc · Ideal Terrain

far as it can be learned, enive, not They also pointed out to

casion of the re-election and plaintiffs that

OCT

which the birthday of the President of the

Ore officer, after listening to a revealed whether they look at

the developments in that Tight buying latter considered

Ych sy belleved which was the only kind they Philippines. Mr. Elpidio Quirino. witty post-mortem the pro- the

At the had for sale at the time, was of comma By were Mr. Delfin ceedings conducted by a sergeant?

Secretary of the as the men rested on the hills

feeling that the Com- -as feeling nternational

Grade "NY"

Philippine Legation in China; and smoked, said this. "familia-jte represented his govern Introducing the Bill the At-

Plaintiffs therefore were fully Lieutenant-Colonel

E Balao, rity" was not restricted to Hong units, through the CNAC and Following amendment as des- aware of this at the time the altary Altache; Mr. Lean T. Kong Volunteers but so here, would seek to tie up both

CATC "Emergency Committee torney General said:

cribed, an oversight occurred in contracts were signed. "As honourable members are that appointments of magistrates

Garcia, Vice-Consul; Mr. Benja- the cew, human approach of the the Colony's

Amy to relations amo governments in

Chinese aware, the Magistrates Ordin- who have been functioning since

min T. Tirona; ance 1812, the prinsipal ordin- May 21, 1949, when the amend

lay sty ance; - was - extensivelyu amended

ordinance this

year upon the enactment of have not lace cate into force, en made by warrant Magistrates Amenirient, Orner have such appointments been спалее

uch notified in the Gazette. The coa- Amonx szich placement of section 5 of

the magistrates who have functioned principal Ordinance occurred

en since that date have done so with as to introduce for the first time imperfect jurisdiction since they the necessity for magistrates to were not appointed in the man be appointed by way of warrant ner required by section 5 of the of the Governor to be fallowed Ordinance by notification of sich appoint- ment in the Gazette.

the

1940.

ing

Vice-Consul:

British

Camped

Allegation: Denied A denial was also made of Leterant Emilio Domingo Mr the men.

ot Sathing the slope allegations that it was a con and Mrs. V. Atienza; Mr. Emilio

the Hong gnition. dition of the oprizact that the Salunga; Mr. and Ms Roman of a hill overlooking a placed bry rubber was to be equal in Manalão; Mr. and Mrs: Inocencio and several islands, quality to "NY 8" smoked rob Castro; other members of the Kong Regiment has been given in the contentions of plaintif sentatives of the Filipino com el training, according to Co- that the description amunity in the colony.

util

the

t

K

legal ad

and the cape --

amendments the repeal and re.] requence of this omission is that; ber Shère is no eruth or euerit; Flippine Consulate, and repre- ideal terrain for KIRAQELYTES and Tchis representations to the Hong

CORFU” SAILS ON 25th NOV. So there is still time to

as

Cure

has been effected ...regaros magistrates functioning

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in, the contracts rubber, used could be construel to Bruchher of the Internationalį qually known 15^«^« ?]

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at this date by the grant of war conveniest description zoined by rants which were gazetted on defendants as sole suppers November 11.

Necessary Step

Jonel Fishe

Vessels Cancel Swatow Sailings

mal court decisions sue of British re- bid been decided.-- Mast leaned further that Air.

Government

lines iuuation. Other maffers, such as the announce dent of the Hong Kong Trading Corporation that it was delecting.

• Igre gut been discusseċ.-

conmineri

Becaution in vetail prices of

rubber af Javanese origin sold The Nationalist air attack on two British blockade locady, it is dained. It is known to all Hong Kong, mers

merchantsisi referring to the lowest grade t "It is necessary, however, that rubber imported into Hong the defect also be cured is re-by defendants for

DE Bocal Hons defendants frogi Java for tards the period May 20 to sales, November 11. Therefore clause This defendants claim the Jon.

sader: section of prepares alleged..

runners of Swałow use. Sing Hing and 25, Cloverlock-hos evidently put a check to at- tempts at resuming the Hong Kong-Swatoy service by local ocean-going and river

vides that appointments-

of the Bill before Coumell pro- tracts entered into were for the The British coaster Leong Bee and the Norweg

of per-supply die feir average

age quality

motorship Hoi Wong cancelled their sollings sons- tamed in the schedule-to of rib No. 8, which is the Bill shall be deemed to have equiva

International

to the Communist port yesterday. been duly made and notified grade

The Hof Wong "cleared for dangerous to remain after the the Straits instead

wanted attack ANDRA ordinance. Furthermore clause 2

~The Chief Enginer was wound- Defendants" further deny that most of the junks and motor validates the exercise of Jurisdic Maintifs told

told them that they re vessels which have been main ed by a splinter in the chest tion by the magistrates con quired to by the rubber Er the mining the link with the Com was learned. A cargo superviso erned, as from May 29, being the quality high as "Y" of munist city since the fet aboard the Cloverlock, which was was mother minor canisty date.on which the necessity to that they intended to export il

by by shuttling trois port appoint by warrant and by cot under the description of "NY-3" to port

coast have sus subjected to a 15-minute wal fication in the Gazette came into Grade-bber The price paid by ne

crvice as a result of the ing and borking in broad Pender along force.

plaintiffs for the rubber moder surprise at the British coast

daylight, I would add

for she contracts was the prevalling Meanwhile, the

Filiers, chore arth

Are that

coaster Exorpt in my view it is necessary that the Bill be price for 5-3272-3 Cloverlock, thing at far off which was aimed initeationally fore Council should, if Your Ex-quality of rabbers the Taumati Typhoon Rachorage, at the Sing Hing of her entry cellency so directs, In cordance? Tho

The Eng Tay Hoy en lastly with several holes from bomb through the 400-yard wide Yu Yo standing of the foxy its ability whatsoever lost splinters in her side-plugged Channel, four miles from the orders of his Council, the plaintiffs claim, and that they with rogs, asats frastructions to Swalow waterfront, the British pass through all stages today, were in any way, in breach

in breach of the go into drydper

er did not sustain severe (for "nikessary steamer: since if the second and farther bontracts, a

damage as a resali Heges of the By be deferred, the

had presentenars,

It was learned that Cloverlock validity of convictions and sen ed his case before the Court, Tall left maiosanmedioter etter Ta iz- Company, owners tences imposed by prior to November agistrates manager (of the plaintir: dima räscharging her Hong Kong cargo the couster, could not say about 11 may be Tang Chi-kin, wave evidence on without Insting any of the cargo, the future movement of their contested

led his own behalf as to the events ment for the Colony shit when approached last Upon the Governor granting set out in the talent of claim Pro Casualties permission for the Bill to be pus Tang was thenŇ, KTOSE-EXRZÁNEU through all its stages at one site by Mr. Sheldon, following winch According to "an jeformed ing Council passed the Bill into hearing was adjourned til source concerned with the cargo, law without amendment, recent January 3

fitas Ekcided that it was tod

with

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