1949-12-23 — Page 2

NOTE

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FROM

TOYLAND

ON THE MEZZANINE FLOOR WILL GLADDEN

THE HEARTS OF YOUR

CHILD AND OTHER CHILDREN.

WE HAVE BOOKS, GAMES, MODELS, SOFT TOYS, TRAINS, DOLLS, PUZZLES SCOOTERS, BICYCLES & MOBO TOYS, ALL THE IRRESISTABLE PRE. WAR TOYS, BACK AGAIN AND MANY MORE

WE ALSO HAVE

A SELECTION OF MEAD) & MELDS, XMAS

WE ARE OPEN UNTIL

CRACKERS.

6 P.M. TONIGHT

Jane Crawford's:

MEZZANINE FLOOR

TAI HANG JEWELLERY

Wholesalers of CUT-DIAMONDS

$

Sole Agents For

Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd

Johannesburg, South Africa

Bank of East Asia Bldg.

7th Floor, Boom 707.

Telephone #188-

FRAZER YOUNG

TRIBUTE SILKS & SATINS

BROCADES, ETC.

CHEFOO EMBROIDERED LINENS,

RAW SILKS SPECIAL PRICE

24 Wyndham St.

Tol. 28982.

For sheer love of luxury smoke-slowly-

the elegant ALBANY

MBANY Cigarette,

80 cents for 20

Sole: Distributors: Reliance Trading Co. Ltd. David House, Hong Kon

cigarette

THE ALRW) Ciparelle,

Correspondence

The Editor takes no respons{bi- lity for views expressed in Estfore, correspondents, dit by no necessarily agrees with

by

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Tribute to Carol-singers

Sir, This is my first Christ- mum in the Colony, and no doubt jke many others, my thoughts "Ate of "Home" and of the many Joy connected with 'an English Christmas.

in the while gust

snow and the sight of

king show-bally; dnd the

of their toughter as

phailly score a "pul," animsuspecting

victo

mise Jack

We wille traceries at Frost bestown" op Hedgerowa trees and window-pancs and the warm glow of 'tradional Yule

nito. But most of all I thought I should miss the solind

carol-sinkers the voices B chouk in the streets and ou

children at the doors of the house, singing with gusto by the fight of 'bekering lantern.

Ishid "I thought I should miss tile carol-Ingels nost aft." But on Tuesday night't heard the most delightful sound "bi yolces, perfect blended Eng ing Holy Night. At firs swaa group of cuple

Biches. They sang a section of

Hymne.

ANUM

· THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1949.

The popular Merry-Go-Round Christmas shoppers throng

Pamoja ir America and Britain for the thrill is glyes, the Merry Go Round," "one of the morin pesular frakurballsr"; the

Cons Pure amply derbonstrated iffs capacityres denso. storday "affor the dedunda Were opones. Photo shows the crowd having their firuthur

Hong Kong

report

trade

annual issued

velow singing by the U of Dospite the rapidly deteriorating situation in China, the volume of trade possing through Hong Kong during the year ending in March 1949 was greater than it had been before, and there was no apparent loisoning in tho prosperity of the Colony.

would and nut only ake to express my appreciation for 12 wam gesture through your columns, but I would also like to say that the hymns were beautifully rendered, and I ha sure that they have the thanks grotatud of all who had dara the privilege of listening to them.

Yours etc..

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This

was stated by Mr. K. Keen, the acting Direc- tor of Commerce and Industry, in his current report recently published.

Mr. Keen said that revenue during the year collected amounted to sorte $43 million. a fall of $9 million compared with the year before, but still $7 million better than the re- venue for 1940/47.

The report said the main fea-

Canadian freighter missing

stores in last minute

last-minute rush

With only two days to go, last-minute Christmas shoppers thronged Lentral District stores yos- rorday in a final bid to do jurtice to the spirit of Yuletide.

A survey disclosed that several hundred thousand dollars worth of gifts were bought by young and did for mutual exchanges of presents on Christinas Day.

All toy departments report- ed brisk trade, capecially if sales of British-made Meccanis sels and French dolls. Deal. cra in sweets and chocolates

Rotarians to

sald that this year cost appea contribute to

ed to matter very little to most bought fancy- pcoplc, who boxed chocolates regardless of expense:

Services club

Personalia

Departures from the Peninnata Hotel on Wednesday included Mr.

and Mrs. Jpte || Guns-Köjacın, Mr. and Mrs, R. Yu, Messrs. J. E. Forte, B Baldwin, J. S. Quin, C. K. Yew, S. Pongmpjuam, A. Mac- lon and T. Roy.

New the Peninsula and Mr. B. Chakrabband, Mrs. S. F. Feng, Ms L. Peralta, Mrs. Hansen,

Lec

Hotel on Wednesday included Mr-

5. 6. Did, Mus. B. V.

Jen Po-sen, H. Jensen, Clian For the first quarter of 1950 Ecok, Wang Ships-chung

fint's collected froin Chesjan, Kuo Yung-chang. Lin

To meet the rush, most Cen- all' tral District stores remained open Rotarians will be forwarded | Chang-hs), Mino Kui-ting, C. C. last ight until well After 101

D. Leyshon

and

Wife, refuses to

p.m. One sales manager sald for the purchase of equipment McCarthy, Chinese purchasers formed the for the Nine Dragon Services Verne. bulk of his üvening business, Club, it was announced at the while Europeans mazily did their meeting of the Kowloon Rotary shopping in the daytime

Club yesterday. All the larger stores on this Rotarians alto unanimously ac- Island and on the mainland cepted the propgan) that part spent null fortunes this year on af yesterday's has on forwarded be decorations

the to the Hervices Club equipment symbolsing spirit of

A Jenst six fund. A proposal by Rotarian F lores employed.

of Corectal people to C. Clemo Lint mombers donate

be repudiated

by husband

A Chinese wunun yesterday refused to be repudiated by

would be im-

years

coolle

play Santa Claus in the toy de to the fund was fully endorsed. radiated for Rotarian D. 5. Hill of the Hong which partments the art time since the war Hong Kong Club spoke on the Rotary Kong's famous tradition of aɓun- Foundation Fellowship for advan dance in the world of

ced studles. The updaker dxpinin- toy's. Christmas trees, holly wreaths, ed that the aim of the Faurida- her husband Irrespective of In the court charge poinette arrangements, relnaces then was to promote international, whether she and falling snow formed the in- fellowship in accordance with the plicated evitable teine of shop-window. dode of the fourth object of Rotary, against him.

Rotarian Hill then proceeded displays. Coloured lights podprl

Work Fogk, un earth ghjutor to the massive array of to explain the procedure of can. famous manuftatured goods, ciga didato Homination and selection. who has been in the Colony for. und, until rette rpses, Lancy pechcles, plastic He said that each Rotary Club more than 3 wure and tollet grticles whien at- sponsors ono candidate who must recently, was without notice was arrested early this record, have special qualifications such us fracted Buyers like a migädt...

A record

good health, good inpral character month tind charged with simple and a forceful perseriality. The larceny. The prosecution stated

Rotarian Hil One sales manager sald that candidate.

said, that Wong had stolen a piece of this year's Christmas trade, when must also have a B. A. degree wond from an unfenced lot nu Bnal returns como fa, will prób-dr be intellectually of the stan- Jastle Peak. Defendant in court the charge. ably prove to be the most pro-dard of a senior student of a pleaded guilty to

Mr. J. Wicks North American University. The Then ntable in the colony's history,

population candidate must hayo an interest hims ακρο ρίγα prosperous refugege and pipn. } in current affairs and a reasonably

ffyl

supply or money were good knowledge of his country's given do the main rexaphs for history.

The

'addresse:

Woman:

Landlords and tenants Sh. In my leller of Tuesday. I admitted there are "guilty" land- Tords, but E repeat that landlord are not the only exploiters. Take he ease of hy porteutar tenunt who was preparing to sub-let my jat with a few pièces of lits owni Furniture thrown in for hat wordd pay of part of this lures of the year were:-

1.) The perease In the flow that was due to other words, he would have had of Imports from the US.

2.) The increase both in In-

"Have you a wife?" the magis- to the The Canadian freighter Lake!

trafe asked. No (Sir," came the dirt-cheap" rental, at the exports from and exporta

United Kingdom.

Canim (J, A. Wright) who hleit pense of his would-be aub-ten-

December 8 for the laylah accentuation on the The object, Mr. Hili sold, warrenly. But from the back of the of the rug Kong uu 3.) The maintenance

to have the successful candidata crowded coatroom came another And this is not the only

Christmas spending Imputee. Slika chat with 3,000 tớùs of cargo, about the trude with China t

in hotels. restaurants, institu- sent to universities abroad and yojce, the voice of a missing by thei same level us the previous year, was reported Yours etc.,

floris, schools and private homics, there to inform his fellow students "Oh yes he has, Str!" she cried LANDLORD.

1 Bpile of the difficulties that owners yesterday,

Me. John Resene, Prsilent of preparations Were also being and others of his own country's dut. Mr. Wicks asked defendant: country was goig through.

the Western Canadian Steamship completed yesterday for the ob- social, political and cultural af- Why did you say that you had

awbers of the dul aarvance of Yuletide.

fairs and also to bring home to no wife?" Wong replied that he Company.

to yo

his own people the qualities of had heard the court Interpreter Hotels, galas nown Canadian vessel

Nationalist blockade in

the people of his land of visit; say "16 tao" (father) Instead of Menus Eparing one of the in this way contributing to inter- "lo poh" (wife). reported that Shankhaf waters.

traditional Christmas delicades, national fellowship and under- he had not ward of his wild in will templ, the Bulate In all standing between people of various

The Court prescrutor then told hofols on 1 Chritnijas: "Evei; and countries.

the court that Wong was not u nearly twb weeks.

merely *w** of the

are waiting for

crkninal type. He haa Christmas Day. There will imported turkeys, plum puddings, were 36 of these Rotary-iponsered seen a plece of wood und help choicest French vintages, Brazl students in the world on the ins at himself to it, "His denial of on nuts, preserved American, terchange plati. Tventy-hine of having a wife was because ha crystallised fruit, Dutch cheese theth were American citizen he feared the woman might be in- British crackers and Canadian said, because the United States volved." he added The work of the Department was "rather difficult to get in- venison,

has more Rotary Clubs than all Mr. Wicks. reviewing defen- Shanghai just

Christmas Eve will be celebrat- the other Rotary countries in the dant's case, said that Wong de during the past year has follow formation from ed closely the pattern set in the no" and the 10:000-ton freighed with gala dafices at most of world combined. smuggling--both into and out of blockade "go long as we can find will be spentol give-awuys like an appeal to Kowloon Rotarians over in the sum of $50 for ond previous year: the drive against ter would continue

balloons, hurts and noise-makers. Chins continued. The smugglig any business for her."

to support the Foundation Fellow-year. Husband and wife walked The religious clement of Christ ship. It was the best way Rotarl-out of court together. into China (Control) ordinance,

mas has not been forgotten, and app could help in fostering in- Which gave effect to the Sino-

Protestants, arti Catholicsalika ternationn goodwill which is a British Customs Pact of January (046, was passed in October, and has added to the duties of the Revenue staff.

LUNA PARK OPENING CEREMONIES

Close to 30,000 people paid $1 aduasion yesterday and kept 380 stall mumbers on their toes after the curtain aruse on Hong Kong's snuli-million dollar new play - ground, Lana Park.

Sir Robert Ho Tung was among the management to take part in distinguished crowd invited by the official opening ceremonies.

Mr. Al Richardson, the Park's manager, told the "China Mall" Yesterday: 1 am satisfied with the putstie's response. If this keeps up we'll be all right"

With electrical current amply supplied by the Hong Kong Biec- tele Company, all the 12 Joy rides dotting the playground were in full operatioh yesterday. They were well patronised.

TRAM WORKERS GIVE ULTIMATUM TO MANAGEMENT

Trude controls were in force throughout the year, and thero Krems little hope of disparialay with the system of pport the export licensing in the near fú- ur, but controls have both kept to as low a level as it compatible

Un conservațion Colony's forelyn exchange re- sources, and of those commour then either on world Alitation hr essential for local reconstruction, the Department said.

word

from her how he added. in

heard anything since have not the Init 115.15 Kong, but I hope she made it okay."

Bir. Rosene also stated that it

be

thero The speaker said that

run the the leading ball rooms hard. Tilero Mr. Hill ended his talk with served a change and bound him

TAA PLANE

IN KUNMING

are planning the historien ob- main purpose of Rotary, he said. servance, The Catholics: syil

A Trans Aslatie Always air- celebrate their usual Midnļšilj Trade with W. Europe craft which left here for Kunming Mass at all churches,

did not returni Christmas, one well-known so- Trade with Western Europe on Wednesday, showed no sign a yes of a here yesterday as originally planetal worker said yesterday, has always been a time of good cheer return to its pro.war volume, ned.

The aircraft, which was charter in Hong Kong: This "yotiry, bo- but trade with South East Asia. Japan and Korsk continued to pd by a Chinese agent, was the cause of the distress in China, Dret commercial aircraft to have public celebration will be somer gone to Kinting, which the Na- what subdued but the spirit of tionalists have recently recuptured Yuletide wift shine wuth an even from the Communista..

greater lustre than before:" According to an official of TAA,| 17-SP

Trade with North Towards the end of the year,

the report disclosed, a beginning

was made in trading with North the Mrcraft will stay overnight CHRISTMAS PARTY

(Continued from Foge 1) China, and there are hopes that in Kurening and return hare some

this trade will prosper, although time today. "In the meantime the Company at the time of writing it is 'stlil informed the Union representa-Ah a fairly sinall scale.

attended.

Stall members of the Pan American World Airways station The Fort Health Omde of the ed in the Colony held.p Chrismas tives that it saw no reason to Exports to China for the year Medical Department has arranged party at Kaj Tak Dairy Farm alter its decision of December 16 totalled $902 million, compared for the Fire Brigade Inoculation Restaurant ast night in regard to points (1) and (4) | With £240 million in the previous and Vaccination Centre to remain All members) of the aviation raised by the Union in their lotteryear. Inports: from China wore open on Tuesday and on January company and some of their friends of December ?

valued at $465 million against 2 from ◊ him, 'to 11 am. PAL * meeting held at the $373 million for the year, before, office pt the Commillaloner of The total value of all imports Labour on Wednesday, the Into Hong Kong thereased by 2 discussions centred upon de per cent compared with 1047/49, mand (1), Hamely, special while exports from Hong

of which point ha agreement apuja, to reached.

During the year, the Colony participated for the first time In "As there appeared to be the British Industries Fair, and deadlock the Comimissioner of Labour said it was his duty to the success, which lichided this The encouraged the propose to the parties concerned Colony's business community to that they sibuld submit the dis exhibit again i 1950. Since the pute to arbitration. The Union Department was closely

son| representativda ' suid -- they

were nected with the planning and not in favor of going to arbitra organisation, it can film a fair tion but that they would require to rofer that question to a meet share of the credit for the fuc- Cess of this enterprise, the re- ['ing of their milinbera. The re-

Progress of Christian Church in China

Today we are entering into yet another phase in the life of the Chinese Christian Church, Many people are fearfuj, both among foreign as well as Chinese Christigos sold the Rev. Mr. B. Dert, speaking at the Y's Men's Club wookly luncheon yesterday, "Can" til Church stirvivo

U.S. Sailors in robbery attempt

A Police report said that lost night that two Americain hallors weto brought to the Central Polica Station lato on Wednesday hight for attempting to steal tilfea Watches from the Kwat Kes Watch Store of Des Voeux Road, Central They were handed over to the Lieutenant of an American Shore Patrol who placed them under Naval Custody.

The manager of the Kwal Keb Walch store said that ut aboub 7.16 pm, on Wednesday the two Mariorleon sallurs entered his aliop and baked to see some ladies' watches.

1

A faki brought out three_und tho salfors were alleged to Have snatched them and ran out. One of them was.caught by a watch- man: In: Pottinger Street while the other was chased to Blake Pier where he was apprehended by a Police constable,

FRESH FISH PRICES

Fresh Dak dodraža, petéos, roallied at

Kannedy Town, yenlerdey Weins

Ylist osality, Avarain.

at the Middle Kingdom, and the Jore Rent Fish Wholesale Market,

presentatives of the Company ort shid."

Traffic Heroin, which had a question which may not be the herpis adventures of repited that, had the Union almost disappeared after din asked openly frequently, but agreed to arbitration, the Com Fac106 War, 16 now steadily on nevertheless it la a thought pany "would have also greed.

They made

Fathurai wazardoós i Välßw Crünkér

apprors that the Union frs report. Since the preparation of presses heavily upon thpra long Mud Crtuper ree

mg thù thar bilgina "demands knowledge, it is probable that 412. Dart was speaking ·

Journeys ever see and deports Other Grouper before

While Pomfret, (amgil). - 1,0 1 Touching Peking "For a time it seemed, too, that Mean Bolalarge) -4.

on hair labouGof: love and sacrifice

the ricrease, according to the

the minds of many people. diicety morphine (heroin) calls Shafternoon pak for a great deal of technical ex

here today," he added. Penetration Chland gave his audience are

tide turned. In the 18th, 17th, and Christianity in Ching.

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Company must

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Cathalle Church In China was yesterday charged before Mr; responsibility

Meanwhile, the key Farm There were 83 herein cases today. What is heart-warming once more brought to life, then A. D. Schoich at Central an a

is to see the way in

HE management denied the report and 53,733 pills geized during the however, is to

eventually

Loung

In an oplum divard in thYesterday gulisti year, as against cases and 5570 which a many of the Chincze commencing to grow and expand charge of assault on that the ion and Cold Storana Pills seized, during the previbili chuan leaders are facing up, te once m HESYng Third Street on October: 5

present challenge. and scoh-E

of the difungnng, Lo Chots ing.caredilly and prafuilly 50 we reach the beginning of

"We have enough of many they intet adapt themselves in the 10th century and to find all Fel Teal-wing Lo Kg has Chinese Christian Church which Sie Kel, and Luepkumsican, cking out how venues of comp to that, and perhaps elin Yuon Pran, were represent different kinds to decöräte your

In fact, actually beginning ito, by de Eliya while home or clib.

lernen cont shother breath of for the prosecution with the con-There are beautifully done freshture by way of informat of the Commissioner of Pour in the traditional Xmes

rwby "and" are sure to enhance- Cathbile and Mr. Suva pleaded guilty on

behalf of Ly Kel and not guilty The wonderful spirit of Knaus, Moll at the chat of the other words

Come

fo soo them. early: FURUTO AN FAMILY Fellojen caûltóned Lo- and ****,

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CHRISTMAS CAROLS AT GOVERNMENT

There was no further

ment in the overall idbölir bithn=,

thin vusturday,

The St. John's Collierda) Choir

tezaion of the rink in 'BizTERASER MY LAENPeter Ino conducict the ense

thus answering the challenge of the present time

Mr. Dart went through the haz Workers of the Hote Kons will sing a programp of Chili tory of the Chinese Christian bitctric Compony were told by nas Camja nt Clovernment Holic Church ift Chine from Diap the management that no docision today at 6.30 SAGOTARKA MEN Hown to quite modern times. had as yet been reached on their The Ringramme will be re just a bird's eye view down demand for HK4JA-month peated at the Queen lury Hon through the Apobyt het daigi, ***** allowance, and they were escupat grojinge at X10 p.ni, Meme

to come again at 11 Han, doggy turn of the publse guy üflend. for a fimul Toplyshorebit

Workers of the Hong Kong Tele

Shots Campany, thy note rruant ot

night to discuss what further" rome Chair action should be taken following cost of liv

Early offorts

www.Heidoscribed the aligeus of the warliketh Christian ~ Nest)?][nd Church, steŭgpilng for tripa) Birds originaldi ba the auto-

After: 1900

duala atachurkodila WRC THE EVERGREEN

pfis

ratu in time afternoon Mr M6

Toon diktënations:from;eliant; Luk 100: Nathan, Road, Kowloon Lung and offered no further day Phone 80042

'kálinnan ff the kiss and the dihuri

two defondante ‹ wore "discharged. !