1949-12-01 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1949.

Motorists, Pedestrians Urged Officials Evacuate Nanning

To Use Common

Common Sense

Reminders

Today

Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,

Pasinsida Hotel, 12.30 pan.

Y' Men's Club of HK, luncheon

ineering. Roof Garden, TK Hotel 12:45 1.4.

1: Union Church, Ladies' Gulių.

pal.

When you are at the wheel, think of the pades-

It

trian as being yourself or, a dear relative or friend, itates an official hand-out on advice to motorists and pedestriane. The advice, released in connection with the new traffic regulations to come into force on Mori: ddy, urges motorists and pedestrians to use common sense and discretion reasonably. Motor vehicle drivers aro urged "You want to cross the road to remember that every pedestrian Suppose the nearest approrening meeting, Kennedy Road. 3who is rightly of Wrongly on a vehicle, travelling at 30 miles on

erasing which is not controlled by tour, is only 20 yards away. Police of Trome signals always would, it unchecked, reach the has a legal right of way.

crossing in about 1 secondi "Et in your duty" states the while you would have walko release, "to give him free passage.seven or eight feel.

"To cross the road safely yo your speed and course so Adjust

that you can do so.

Approach of considerably

have therefore tu wait for a gar (such crossings as you would

more than 2. cross roads where you have to yards before you start or else you give way to main road trams. must be tre that traffe is stop- that main road cannot be seen to

ping for you.

"When a driver wants to alter be clear, you slow down or stop: course or speed, he gives a hand it is clear, you proceed. The signal to let other tranle know. ame principal applies to an un-The signal does not authori unized pedestrian crossing. him to do what he wants' with- Remember that the 30 or 20ut regard to other traffic and an hear maximum speed he must wait for me opportunity. Helt does not give you a Beene The only hand signal that must e proceed at that speed regarit be beyed i policaman's.

such aditions as the "J'o cross sately you have got effelenes of your brakes and the to enters the driver's eye so that surer or gradient of the road.he realises you want to erous,

18 Women's International Clubs, Wrist Drive fort Services, 7.30 p.in. Nine Dragons Services Club, Sing

Song. p.3. HK Stage Club ceking meeting, at PRO Levine Room, $30

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VTILD speed should always be the of course you have to wait un speed in the circumstances til You see that all trafik Ju I though you cannot normally be dowing up for you. If you give Clan expected to pull up in a few tebt hand sigral it does not compel at a pedestrian suddenly steps just traffe to stop an deen a signal by in tract of vou

a policeman. A courteous driver. seeing your intention, will, i when yuti are little more than 20 yards away you should signant that he is

able to see whether a pedef trình is on clearly wishes to step on

on to the crossing

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SUNDAY Tor H Club chomhal concert, 30,

Macdonnell Rd, 830 pm.

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JUNK BURNS AT

YAUMATI

À nagu or rude rubber Aut enttien vir patated to worth atore than 50,000 was destroyed when a junk momed at the Yau matt Typhoon Shelter enought fire at your·rday.

It was reported that the eargu belonged to the China Transport Company

One police launch and me fre Boat arrived at the Note NOOIT after fire started but the Bee wil no intense that

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effort proved Sutil

to nve the Junk

and the boat rank.

Kwak So, muster of the junk. and other people op haart exenped inutes. The number of the junk whs 1190,

* ARMED ROBBERY

For men, obe armed with a dagger, entered the first floor of 23 Pilgrims Street. Yumath, at 7.30 4.0 yesterday, timblated De oemputes and robbed then. of Jewellery ated valuables to the amount of crore than 22.000.

The men, with apquested to be trom 24 to 20 vents of age, boundl and augzed the ouder before They ruhan ked the hotu,

Fun in the sun ?.

Not for unprotected eyes! Shield yours with „îsun, glassds., that, filter youts glare-yət "lat" in useful light for easy Įseeing.

Consult! CHINESE OPTICAL CO.

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QUALITY XMAS DECORATIONS:

On display now is our shipment For QUALITY XMAS DECORA

TIONE, 1949 BTYLE..

and

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Government officials at Minning, Kwengal, Próvines, are being ayacuated by the St. Paul, › C-47' operated by the Luthor in World Mission. Come 27 public servants of the Kwangal

Kondrat Government ofjolais and thote familier were brought, Hard by the atrorafe.

PX! Chung-hi' headquarters' Is Tarated at Nenning)=("China Mali" phota)..

Half Of Colony's Population Listed For Rice Rations

About 50 per cent of the Colony's population aro registered today with the authorities for rico rations, the “China Maif" learned officially yesterday.

"As you approach the crossing | circumstancen allow, slow up and IIn addition, there are nearly 10,000 ration card

or

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so doing,

and only when you en ace that

traffic is giving you safe pass- age can you crass A stale _or_f wave of he had in neknwledg- ment of erurtesy is always ap 'preciated.

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Holders who draw butter rations from the Dairy Form, and more than 5,500 who are registered with Lane, Crawford and Company, Limited, for similar rations.

Open Air Band Concert

An open air concert by the Bind of. Thỏ Gunn will be gyan at the, Botanical Gar- dons on Sunday at 3 p.m. The conceft will become a régular föstung: „provided *ufficient Interest is aroused among the general public,

Admission Will bo free, Chair WiỂ be provided for the public.

Wins Air Trip

To Hanoi

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Christmas Hampers

1949

HAMPER NO

Bottle Bes & VERITE WHIRS

Hunt's Full-Rich Port. Courvoisier ** Brandy HAMPER® N662

Hőitle Black & White Whisky

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Gordan's Dry GILA

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Veuve Clicquot Pansardin Champagnïò

"Dry England"

HAMPER No. 3

Bottles Black & White Whisky Bottle Gordon's Dry Gin

Hunt's Maduro; Stigrry Courvoisier V.Q. Brandy Wynand Fockluk's Liqueur

HAMPER No. 4

3 Bottler Black & White Whisky

Bottle Gordon's Dry Cm.

Courvoisier VSOP Brandy Lanson Pete & Fils Champagno

Vintage 1943

Hun' Falldo Shorry,

Louls Bert's St. Julles Claret Gordon's Jamalèa, Rum Wynand Fockink's Liquvur

CHAMPAGNE HAMPERS

Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

"Dry England"

„HIKS 66.00"

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is then your proper duty and

A round trip to Hanoi mat of tenne behind you to

donated by Air France, wa słow down

even stop t "Wherever the road is wide

It was officially learned that 1958 ration card holders, are en won by Mrs. M. M. Wälson a allow fin

my others with him, enough, there will probably be the rice rationing system will titled to purchase two pounds of the Garden Fete held at Flag- to cross When you show down or refuge on the crossing. If there continue next year, It was butter nt $2.70 pound at the staff House on Tuesday, by the top to allow pedestrians to crow, in, treat it as another footway also stated that no special in- Dury Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Hong Kong Society for the

not forget to signal clearly and let the second half of your vestigation, is being carried Company Limited for the month Protection of Children. true belin you or to make | crossing be governed

of December, and 6,058 card hol- the out into the distribution sys-ders are entitled to similar, fact- tanger use of

maine principles as the Arst half.

Mis. Warne won a round trip tem and the poor quality of ties nt Lime, "At a Police.controlled cross-

Crawford and to Bangkok" donated by Facit rice. Ing it a simple.

Overseas Airlines. (Slamy Limited If you con

Company Limited. form to the policeman's signal continuously from Burma, and

Nice for Hong Kong is arriving The usual one pound a shunth and Mrs. M. N. Oxford won the ratión hus bem doubled in ae- round trip to Saigon, donated by Siam ana cigrent støelis arb be-cordance with

practice Cathay Pacific Air Lines. fuljaste of sptions, ing adequately, minfátained despite every Christmastide.

Among the peoplo", who The rationing of sugar to Euro Pan American Constellation trips bean householders, wiilch waves Hong Kong and Macno were: Morse, T. B

The Champagne Napoleon 100.00 restimed, a Dairy Farm official Wilson, Y. V.

W. T. Stanton, R. L. Lancaster | Craven "A" Cigarettes

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use of your driving mir- Youe

stop-light

ism enough the pedestrian+ not show the you are slowing down.

There is an official signal for

en going to

slony

down Ipad some drivers to these crtumistaners like to follow with the "i am stopping" (hund and forearm

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You can cross in perfect safety. Do not, however, if the police. man le at the oppaalle side of the crossing, encroach the crossing, but walt on

pavement. vertical, somewhat i

ke the Police stop signal) Give And Take

it is

A Wary Eye

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fationing will continúe next

usual

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55.00/

$ 80:00 $155.00

Lanson Pére & Fili

Vintage 1043′′, COGNAC HAMPERS

55.00

80.00-

155.00

Wop

Courvoisier VSOP

Courvoisier

year. Stocks available to Govern- suspended in April, will not baJ. D. Clagu "Kolat÷hotf. E. F

ment at this time tout six months of full laste of the ration.

Alcé ration tiniets Have been Imued to 211,430 householders. In addition, 4,704 to the fouting population.

"A light-controlled Junctions At busy uncontrolled podles

complicater trian crossings a stream of walk-

At a fow junctions all trafle is The householders rice Carda could in

stopped for a few seconds when provide rico for 081,402 people. theary hold J truffle inteftriltely.

you con crust with comfort, but comprising 408,381 men. 347,120 In practice there should always be a spirit ped in one direction and allow-

ut most junctions traffic is stop-women, and 228,533 children.

The cards issued to bulk cone

Beve

for

of reasonable give and take beed to flow in the other. Your sumers provide for 21,440 people excen foot passenger and vehicle crossing should be, made witen and those isnted to the floating user and the latter will eventually traffic straight along the rund you population provide

can proceed

without want to cross is stopped by the cople

51,801 or endangering the red light. Usually you can

The breakdown for, the see a green light facing you ae-

then bulk consumers and floating popus urs the road.

lation into men, women and chil dren was not avaliable

frightening

"When you are at the wheel, think of the pedestrian as bd- "Some of the traffic from the ing yourself or a dear relative other road, in which traffic is or friend. Be especially soilet still flowing may turn loft, or tus for young children and the right, into the road which you. eld or infirm. Never be a bully. want to eroga. Drivers

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gold:

The December price for ra- fand"H. J. Armstrong, tioned butter, $270 a pound, re presents a slight increase over last month.

Admiral Brind Arriving To

In HMS Alert

Two trips övér Hong Kong donated by the Far East Flying Traming School, anit two tripa over Macao; donated by Mačno Air Transport, were word by heople who dipped, in the Lucky Dip but falled to leave their romes: beel behind.

Piper McClelland, of the Argyll and Sutherland · Highlanders,,, won [the béán-guessing game. with hli guess of 4,024. The actual number was 4,001 Piper McClelland's guess was the nearest one

Admiral Sir Patrick Brind,

Captain G. Padding won a gold Commander-in-Chief, Far East

a looked rug." Mr. Genébürger Station, is due to arrive in theist watch: Mr. S. T. Lou won

electric heater,

and # wolf.qn Colony in his Flagship, HMS Aleft(Commander A. A. Fisecond wrist watch was wun by

Mr. C. D. Ľu Talbot, DSQ) today.

mult. At a pedonhat more you should give the vehicler Tight therefore returnett- to Govern other members of thỏ -Thailand

plained.

specis

These winners were announced yesterday by Mrs. Van Vllerden Pubhelty Officer for the Garden Fric.

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DISPLAY OF

CHINESE CERAMICS

Rate Chinese "coramics will be displayed in Gande, 'Price & Co., Ltd, tots. Gindow

Christmas Packing:

Flat din of 50's

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130.00

147.00 205.00

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WINE & SRIRIT DEPARTMENT-

Queen's Bldg.

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today New Shipment Just Unpacked i

The exhibita will be changed once every third day,,

This is a splendid opportunity for collectors, lovers of Chinese ceramics. art objects, and burla dealers to see the rare exhibits

A total of 233,242 metric tons of rice has been taken up by holders of individual rice cards. Quality Of Rica If the pedestrian acknowledges

el trattle should give you light of

Rice not 1.Laken up by cord

Admiral Brind it coming here your courtesy with a site q way but 12 is wise for you to holds, because of poor quality to his Headquarters at Singa

wave, return the compliment. Keep a wary eye open for, turn-is returned to the Government. You will feel the better for it.ing trofe. When the lights show "It does not belong to the pore. On his voyage he paid a "Sh much for the uncontrolled teen to

four-day visit to Bangkok. the truffle

along the shops through whom it is re- There he met the Prince Res crossing. The case for the con-

road which you wish to cross, tailed. Unsold rationed rice agent, the Prime Minister, and crossing

of way and wait for a safe gap, ment stock," it was officially, ex-Government and senior officer crossing controlled by a policeman, the

or vintil the lights changé. procedure

of the armed forcés. Is obvious.

"Finally, he discreat in exor.

It was denied that a But at a road junction, and especially a

cising your legal rights. Ronem-

On his arrival hete, the Com complicated one where trame is who died upholding his right of ber the old opitaph of the man

Investigation 16. being conducts mander-in-Chief will tel met by ed into the distribution syslom unite of the Fleet at prosent governed by lights and there are way. He was right, dead right

and the poor quality of rice gaged in exercisen in the appro- several pedestrian crossings, it is as he strode along, but he's just

recently made .availablä

to aches to Hong Kong. The unit in thornier problem.

dead unit he'd been dond

ration card holders:

will be under the command of Traffic lights ore for vehicular wrong.

Regarding

the outcome of Vice Admiral-A, C. G., Madden. trote and the official Interpreta That altele was published for He loan to Shanghai Whin the Singapore on December 15.

Government's widely publicised Admiral Brind will return to tion of the green says "Proceedroud users in the United King city was stir o Vationalist hands if the road is clear but with day, but the general advice given it was particuld

ler care the intention and suggentins made may hd amounting to 9,740 tons, has been fearned that the loan, Is to turn right or lort". When applied to this Colony you tura, remember that on the present time

at the fully repala in kind, The gan road into which you are turning.

"To sum up these new Ke Was negotiated through the Eco straight through trame is stop: gulations have been brought into omie Co-operation Administra Richard Salvador Bereamin Rotary Club, wishes to correct ped a pedestrians gan quite effect in an effort to moire bet

tion: properly expect to be able to thr the road conditions for all the past of Hong Kong, have been noor, and Miss Mary Chan, alias is in fant seconded to: Holur Kong Other so-called lods of rice on saman, of 100 Nathan Road, first-pilot of BOAC." Captain Varley cross is safety. Its the driver's classes or user and residents in advances of qualities allocated mounted tele forthcoming wed- that he is in no way authorised duty to allow free and uninter, the centre of the City, and Kow-to this Colony by the allocating

Chan King, sales-giri, have an Airways, and it is emphasised rupted passage to every pedes loon. It is up to every pennen to authorities in Singapore, and aro trian who is on the crossingi ip do his or her share in a spirit repaid as a matter of course by

'ding.- the road Into which he is turn-of give, and take, this ensure the adjustment or subsequent ed |·ing.

On the other hand, when the first stages Warnings will be

mooth working of them. In the locations. trole is released along any rond given for infringements, but after by, the lights pedestrians ought a time, offenders, will be taken

all

to give precedence to the vehicles Before the Magistrales.”

ant no holt them up by trying

to use the grossings. They should wilt for the lights to change of for a suitable gap in the trame. "Timally, no reasonable driver. would park his vehicle too. phar to the approach atop of a cross ing. (In Hong Kong, owing to lack of parking space, it is un avoidable that, cars be parked quest up to the pedestrian cross inga in certain roads). It is not fair to other drivers or to pades trians to obscure the clear view of the crossing or of approach- ing traffe,"

Advice To Pedestrians

Advice to the pedestrian states The low gives you: certain rights Common sonso and dis them reasonably. On crossing cretleri domand that you us where there are no Police or traf fle sigouis, you have a prior Auvial to The Evergreen will unreasonably, Do not be polfishi right of way, but do not use, if convince you that we have even if you think drivers, ate.. collection of DECORATIONS

"If one or more, buses are rD very seldom seen in Hongkongproaching possibly laden with before g

passengers anxious to be at work on time, wall patiently unles Conta early as our supply, is very are by Perhaps that lorry ilmilcak.

laden with goods urge edor that cariny

THE EVERGREEN doctor going to save

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PARRAL

200 Nathan Road Kowloon

Phone Bade

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britis a new ond. Into the Do not resume, that all are, cadh ihn neediosa

walking pact can stop cinco--on you can on

Butter Ration

In the meantime, the "China Mall" learned yesterday that D.

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CORRECTION

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the statement that he is a "enfor

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