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Boy's First Christmas In HK Marred By Tragedy

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The Chinese Foreign Mingan Ister, M. George Yah, late Hong Kong Fur Vaipalsaarkr yananday morning, Dan

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China's Foreign Three weeks ago of Sydney, 10-year-old Lance Ria Minister

Australian-born Chinese" of: "Bundario, How Leaves Colony South Wales, embarked on the 93: "Tajping' all set for his first Christmas In 'Hòng Kong! But half way in the Pacific Early ar ddwn on De

cember 8-two days before reaching his first foreign port, Manila-Mr. Fred Rie, his father who was accompanying him, died suddenly. Yesterday when the Talping: Mre, Hill, a mother of a grown- berthed *alongside Kowloon up son and a married 'daughter, Wharf, young Longe sobbed out kept Lance in her cpain, colofort- his tragic story in the comfort-fed him and became so attached to ing arma of his grandfather the young boy that a few drops of who saw one member of his brine: hotrayed her emotions for daughter's family for the rather "protoge," when he direm.

barked. time since she left for "Down Under 15 years ago

In

The Foreign Minister was Hong Kong dosferring with Nationaliai authorities

on the two: defeated. 'Nation- alist airlines.

The Chinese Ministry of Communications chartered -m · Hong Kong - Airways plane.. fer-Mer. "Vsh.

The political Vice-Minis ter, Mr. Bu Chin-yin, accom panied Mr. Yoh.

Reminders

Today

50,

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To the young Australian, following "few months, according to Grontipa's plans, will moun s heart-rending spration from hi mother, two brothers and two istern now at Bundurra: studying

a Hong Kong school with boy

than who speak more Chinese English, and a "dismal" Christus

Macdonnel this year.

Tuc meeting,

Road, 30 p.m. Nine Dragons Service, Club, Dan-

cing Classes. 2.30 pm. Mah- Jong classes, 1 quan. Bellos Public School, Prize Day.

11 up,

Cheers Services Club opening by

the Governor, Murray Parade tiround, 4.16 pan.

HK Schools Musical Association concert by the Sino. British

When Lance left the

Taiping vesterday, iris scrrows were fu ther deepened, for he said good- bye to Mrs. M.C. ill. stewardens who took of the British liner,

father's of him after his sudden death,

care

Sino-British Club Literary Group

Orchestra at Diocesan Boys' OFTE School.

Annual general meeting of Alice

Memorial & Affiliated Hos- pitals, at Netherole Hospital, Bonham Road, b.18 pm. HK Art Club annual exhibition. St. John's Cathedral hall, 10 san. (admission free) Yorkshire Society annual general meeting, Jarnoboàn Rooin, HK Hotel, 5.15 p..

Corning Events TONORROW Kowloon Rotary Club Luncheon, screening of fils by courtesy of British Council at Peninsula lfate), 17.30 p.m.

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A Good Boy

"Lance has been such a good boy that everybody on this ship has a kind word for him after the traglo Tholdant. He is Véry Intelligent and very well-mari- nerediagenial Mrs. Hill said as she patted the weeping boy her cabin.

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"I feel so sorry la miss him. But I hope he will join us when ht retortis home," she added.

between sot, young Lance In

the morning when he recalled woke up to see his father dying In the bunk.

"I could not sleep very well. Father was sick, 11 was about two o'clock in the morning when I haurd something and woke up to see Father sleeping against the wall (bulkhead), which was very Sunity

he' sald.

Lance ran out to call for the ship's doctor, who raine to render assistance. Mr. Rie, who known to his Chinese

associates

Miss Lila Vinéent, well-known ninger, wül dress the Sims Yat Leung, died that morning. Heliish Club Literary Group on "Velge Production and the Art of Singing tomorrow.

Miss, Vincent stucked for *IX years at the Sydney Conserva torium under Professor Roland Foster of Loudon, She often sung Broadcasting for the Australian Corporation as well as with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic.

She took the contrailo lead in. Y's Meu Club funcheon, Root several operatic productions in Australla. Before coming to Hong HK Art Club, annual exhibition

Furt (Admission Free) at St. John's Vincent was a popular and sue-

Kong on holiday

year, Miss Cathedral hall, 10 a.m. JK Chinese Products Seventh An-cessful teacher of voice production

Bual Exhibition on site op- and singing in Sydney.

Miss Vincent will leave posite Peninsula Hotoi, oficial opening by Governor 4 p.m. Colony to fill a teaching appoint- IK Amateur Radio Transmitting ment in a school in England, next

Bocloly, annual general meet-year ing. China Fleet Club theatre, 5:30 p.m.

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Her talk will be illustrated with songs and vocal exercise by her Ninh Dragons Services Club, Na-self and by a very talented pupli

than Road, Kowloon, "Twenty of hers Questions programme at School. p.m.

HK Women's International Club, Waist Drive for Services. 7.30 p.m.

FRIDAY Nine Dragons Services Club, Tom-

↓ Na- bol for Forces. pm than toad, Kowloon,

Obituary

Mr. Kong Hon-San

Residents of the properties of Humphreys Estates will learn

Mrs. ilill, who paid special at- tration to Mr Ris when he be- came sick that day, said that he bast

complained of stomach all- tent earlier, and did not eat,

The body was embalmed wid was taken ashore yesterday

"We belong to the Church of Engisol." Lance' said. Though plans for the burial in the Colony love not been decided yet, it is believed that the ceremony will be held at the Colonial Cemetry.

Lance's Problem

A

The greatest problem facing the young Australian, a Bixth Gradd pupil of the Bunddica Public School. farovi to gat Along with his relatives here. who speak more Chinese' then English.

For Lance speaks only English und with that unmistakable Au

from Diocesan Giriarulian accent.

His grandpa is a businessman in Hong Kong,

The talk will be given at the

-who-has never

Club Lusitano, Ice House Street, seen any of his daughter's family fee she left the Colony 16 years with her husband' after their marriage.

at 5.45 p.m. by courtesy of the Club Commitee. All members of the public will be welcome.

Worker Stabbed In Mahjong Argument

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"I am extremely sorry that this first meeting should be like this," English-speaking Mr. Fong Kur

Fuld

"Lance will stay hore for some time before I will achd him back to join his family. I will try to

put him into a local school in the

" Mr. Fong declared. will try to make him get Because his fellow worker play. over it, somehow or other," he ed a wrong card while engaged | Done. oddel.

in a game of mahjong at 10. p.m. ir. Fong said that news of his vn December 9, Wong Choi, 19-son-in-law's death

with regret of the death of Mr. year-old, coolle employed by the cable sent by Mr. Ned him by

master

PWD Waterworks Departinent, of the Taiping. Mrs. His was in Kong Hon-san, who served as pulled out a penknife and stabbed formed likewise. the Company's Ovencer for him in the chest. the lost 20 years.

We have prepared everything possible to make. Lance when he joins us," he

I

Mr. Koug will be specially Yesterday Wang was found known to the Europeans in May guilty of unlawful wounding Au Stending a little less than four Rand for his ready command of Hung, aged: 22, and was fined $50 feet in his speckless boots, Lance. the English language. Ne was and ordered to pay $25 compensa+mantully answered questions. popular in that he was an eager tion to the complainant, by Mr. thuching on the tragic incident. to please as he was patient nd Thomas Tam at Central yesterday. Were you frightened when you tagful when he could not do so.

for the Loetpe 7"No, Sub-Inspector C. Chan said Born In the Wust Indies, he was educated, both in America that Wang; ond Au work engaged needed a doctor" he replied,

thought Father was sick and and in England. He was at one with two others in game of the same time blowing his reda. tinio connected with the Estute mahjong in the Coolia Quarters dened nose. firm of Loke Yen in Malayseat Pokhilam Reservoir Path on

you intend to do in "What do you Joined Humphreys Estates December Dr A quarrel arose after t 1930

Au had played-wrong-eard Hong Kong? Have you been here Mr. Kong is survived by his causing Word to lose storey Wong before? I don't know. This is the wilon two tops and a daughter. tool auto penknite di stabbed first time 1 Teltthome.

He Will be Interred in the Au in the left chektis Protestant Cemetery, Kowloon admitted to hospital, and was dis-

charged on December, 12.

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To a parting readek-Cheer up, Lancel he replies "wryly: Twil, Sir, thank you.

HOLIDAY TEA DANCES

Commencing at 4.30

"THE GRIPPS"

Monday, December, 26th

Tuesday, December 27th

Min Monday, January, 2nd

IN THE ROOF GARDEN

NEW YEAR'S -DAY

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER -14, 1949.

Tan-year-old Lance Alc, Australian-born “Chineins of Bundarra, NSW, who lost his father en route from Bydney to Hong Kong"hboard the ki. Tatpirig, in seen with Mr-M.-G--HII), stewardess of the liner, whp "mothored" him after the tragic incident. The efforts of Sydney-born Mrs. Hill, herself a mother of two, to "make him yet uyemişti-havo svidently proved fpull- tut. Voting Lande amilied weakly when prompted by his "guar- dian" to pose for the "China' Mall("China"Mall" photo).

Frenchwoman Fined For Breach Of Immigration Rules

Miss Mugetto Diu, a French subject, was fiñod $50 *** by Mr. A. D. Scholes yesterday when she

pleaded guilty through her solicitar, Mr. P. J. Griffiths to a charge of failing to leave the Colony by the deadline sét főt hồr stay in Hong Kong.

Defendant Who was fined $20 for failing to re- port change of particulars within 48 hours, pleaded not guilty to a charge of failing to notify the Immigration Officer of her depar- ture from the Colony.

On the

prosecution offering form to be filled in. The form was” no evidence she was discharg- subsequently filled in and the was

ed.

Defendant was also ordoreil to leave the Colony by December 23, fuiling which she will be expell Hd.

under the impression that it would be handed to the Police. Do- fendant was quite unthware of the procedurea ni

"Evacuated "From

Kunming

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The fall of Kunming led to the wholesale évacuation of Govern, of the ment Departments and head office or the CAT and their staff.

Sub-Inspector T.V.C. Reynolds said that defendunt was a French National and arrived 111 the Colony

on November 23. She was allowed to stay in the Colony un- til November 27. Failing to leave the Colony by the time limit, she Omeer to went The Immigration

Defendant was told by her cm- and applied for an extension of The Irri- her stay in the Colony.

Pleyers to procted to Hong Kong until the question of the transfer migration Ofoer gave hours to leave the Colony and of the offer was cleared up Up told her that she must Jeeve on til now she had received no in= or before December 3.

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enstructions.

Mr. Griffithy mid that defen- On her arrival in the Colony dant first came to the Colony in she gave her address as 75 Robin- December 1947 and stayed here on Road which was in effect, the address of the CATC cffice so that it could be contacted if wanted;

for a month. She returned to the Colony

7. May 1949, stayed six months until Septem-

on

and

The tato fine not for her de-

ber 20. She obtained employment parture was November 27. Deten- in dress-maiding establishment. daat was left in a completo quan-

Shortly before leaving the dary as to what to do

Colony in September this year,

Up till then nothing had been

she received an offer of employ decided as to where CAT would "ment in The Medical Department be shifted.

of the Civil Air Transport

port whose head office was in Kunming.

Defendant left the Colony in September to take up the up- pointment in Kunming. She took a Hong Kong Airways Aircrnt and hifided a passport examinatio at the airport at Kal Tak she was

Defendant than went to the Immigration Authority and a. ed permission for an extension of her stay. She was told to glit. A letter from her employers for Sallery, the, authorities that- mng>|| was in thale Comptoy, and fa certificate to that effect was

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Spitfire Pilot' Narrow 5 cppe

A Royal Air Force pilot' Warmwlyemizzėdų barībus n -jury: wharf"his Spitfirà, "pinta: 'crashed into mifus you mustkeral wehlia handing at Kalij Taki. yesterday. A

Theypfane, Trus Btrike, was the fourth of six plants to land, after parrying put, routine exerclabe.

the

The last Spitfire in formasion had calcpady touch,

when the pirot saw the fourth diane hit, two 10-Foot shoot- itser markere, and skid out of tontrol.

the sixth The pilot of Spitfire fimodiately Vapotted full power and gained..flying: speed in time to avoid" x cotton.

Force of the crash spun the Spitfire completely found, and caused. Its undercarriage to collapse.

"After the pilot turned on the automatic Ară extinguish- er he jumped from hib-ptans uninjured.

Two other Spitfire aircraft ootlided yesterday: during ground training causing viight damage to the planes. No one was, injured:

handed to the Immoration Au thorities.

Despite the certificate she wa: told by the Immigration Officer that she must enve-the Colony As soon, or possible and her ap- plication was 'velukud,

"Very Unreasonable” Derenaine pushte bif that she had to contact her employers #gain.

She was told by the Immigra- tion Officer that she could wall until her employer," Dr. Gentry refurried to the Colony to give her Instructions, "-

Dr. Gentry did not return until November (39. He himself was p difficulty at that me and bod not decided where he would go.

Dr. Gentry wrote a letter to the Immigration Authorities explain- ing the difficulty of getting trun→ Dort for defondant.

Despite the letter she was told by the Immigration Authorities that she must leave the Colony within 48 hours.

This was very unreasonable counsel said, and defendant ther decided

ided that she would wait for her employer.

There was no, question of de- fendant's conduct whatsoever p the Colony or elsewhere. She had been placed in an unfortunale position by everything which had occurred in Chipa.

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