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THE CHINÄ MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1940. ·

Correspondence

The Editor takes no responsiblilty for olewa 'expressed in letters by correspondents,) and by no means. necessarily, aprens with them.

Flat dwellers and car

park

Sir,-May 1, through the me- um of your columns, draw the attention of the powers-that-be to the great convenience which is being caused to residents no- cupying flats in Jaffe Road, im- mediately adjacent to Gilman's Garage.;

At the present moment, a por- tion of Jaffe Road at its junction with Tonnochy Road, is fenced off and used as a car park or dump.

As the other end of the parti=| cular-portion-af Jaffe Road under reference is also blocked up, the] fencing off of the portion used a tor dump menna that the resid- ents are denied the right of free

GILMAN MOTORS

and proper ingress and egress to and from their respective homes.

Refunds from wärtime refugees

Sly,—Recently I received a demand from the Hong Kong refund of Government for the over ten thous red dollare nd- vanced to me during the

war years as a refugee with my wife and family in Macao.

Both my wife and I were in the Essential Services when Hong Kong fell, and we were completely ruined by the Looters, and then Japanese sol- diers, ransacked, our home.

war.

We were veryi-loathy-to-burden the British Governmeat in ang way, but being British subjects

First death from rabies this year

First death from rables this year, Involving a dog, was re corded JB, the waak ended January 28, according to the Health Return Fo yesterday.

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In the

there froin

tame week were tivo deaths diphtheria, 65 from tuber. culosis, and one each from dysentery and enterlo fever.

Total deaths from tuber. cutast since the beginning of the year wat, At the end of the period under review, 212.

Deaths from at) causen from January to 20 tetailed 332 as against 1,220 births.

APPLICATION BY CNAC CREDITORS REJECTED

{A recent application in chambers in the Supreme

Court for a provištoñal liquidator in respect· of the property of the China National Avla- tion Corporation, was refused yesterday by Sir Leslie Gibson, Chfaf Justice.

Sir Leslic, whose judgment was also delivered in chambers, had reserved his decision on this particular application at the conclusion of its hearing, which was brought by 67 creditors of the corporation.

a

Polio in

Hồng Kong

Seven deaths fìòm » potia have occurred in the Colony since the end. of the war, a spokesman of the Government Medical Department fold the "China Mall" yesterday,

The first death took piace in 1948, followed by three each ins

Five cares

'The creditors in question-poration in Hong Kong to pilots and personael of the com- standstill, but, ylille this step

other pany-and

Jensens tile interference 147 and 1948. supporting order creditors And asked, that - pro-which would be created by the

reported. In ***** | visional,ilquidator lie appointed appointment of provisional 1940, but none of them,proved

pending the determination of the liquidator, further very; material fatel. At present only one patien winding-up petition connected laterference would clearly be is still under trentinent at the with the airline,

criused by such an appointment. Salyingpun Hospital,

Personalia

The petition, fix Well is the re- Mr. R.H. Heyworth left Henrt application were opposed by Kong for the United Kingdom by the corporation, who were repre- rented by Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, BOAC yesterday.

Mr. Percy Chen and Mr. B.A.

E. Hopwood and Trooper plane for the United Kingdom yesterday,

hye,

Lim.

Bernacchi instructed by Mr. G.8.

Mr. M.A. độ Silva appeared tor the applicants.

Following is the text of Sir Leslie's judgment given in chain- Bern:

tion.

Big task

werd

Medical authorities do not re- gard with alarm incidence of the disease in the Far East where, "Given that the

planes of they say. It is far lesa uerious CNAC are grounded, the cor· than it is in America. paration in as faced with the The disease first become notl- problem of maintenance · and | fiable in Hong Kong In 1837, fix

at bih task nói lightly to which year. Bye be taken out of the COFPOFFET e tyre res tion's lands and eltrusted to a hospital treatment in the follow provisionst liquidator."

ing year, bye in 1939 and one in 1940, but none of them was

inutes,

Social Service Council

Among those

who left Hong

"Is there then such Jeopardy of fatol. Kong for Calcultu yesterday by

the corporation's assets D to The treatment given to patients BOAC were Messrs. R.R.T. Smith and Chang Chen-leri.

"On the 'January 12, à petition amount to a special circumstancer is the standard treatment-bed, was filed in the winding-up by ullebtion? I think not.

justifying my neceding to the ap-rest to the paralysi

The cor- and re-education of the muscles Departures for

Bangkok by the Court of the China National

poration says its moveable assets when they have passed through BOAC yesterday Included Messrs Aviation Corporation, and the ap- Liang Koon-men, A. F. W. Lavell pleation before me is an applica were brought here because of the the arute phare of the disease.

war in China and that intends All the patients treated havo R.W. Heavey, A. R. M. Labat, Ketion that a provisional liquklatur to take them back to China as been Chinese. Pucy-chun und Miss Chiang Yu-be appointed pending the deter-soon as it is free to do so, but it mination of the whiding-up peti-denies any intention to avoid pay- ment of its just debts and says Among there who left for Singapore by HOAC yesterday "The petition in signed by 47 that it has loyally obeyed the stop order I have mentioned and wil were D. G. W. Acworth, M. M. creditors and there are variour continue to do so. The stop driter Firth, Miss M. Veull, A. House-supporting creditors and the pre-

The annual general meeting man, Que Cl-jin, Mr. Clay Jordan, scht application is made by these unilkely to be removed before Sq/Ldr. H.V. Smith and Charlie petitioning and supporting red the winding-up petition is dis of the Hong Kong Council o

tor. The petition and the present posed of

Social Service was held yes- application are opposed by the "It may be that some equipment; terday at the lecture room of Passengers for Yokohama yes- corporation. There is no other is been shipped from Bailey's the Public · Relutions Ófice, terday by BUAC Included Mins opposition

|Shipyard_bul kain not satisfied Statue Square. Golla Sinhder, Mitory Eguchii.

There is no other: "The corperation is à corpora that this is sa,

The Right Reverend R. O. Isamu Shiotani, Nobutaka Shika- toking refuge in Macso (frani, Mudce Yanahana. Takashion Incorporated under the last evince of removal during the Hall, the Bishop of flang Kont Following wern elected to the For sonic time past, residents of which exit in the prevailing cir- Ehith Ryuichi Okakn, Hiroshi of China bût it has a place of currency of the klop order. The presided. the flats, numbering approxima-

Karasaki,

Toshio-Osia, Donald S. business in Hong Kong and has removal of certain arsels before was impossible, and

the stop order is an inconclusive Executive Commillee for. the tely 1,000 people, have been cumstances

nstets here consisting of cash. factor as is the preparation for current year: allpatrick, B. Michell, Kolamaya,

bir, R. II. Sutton. where employment during the to make use of a rough forced

book-debts, aeroplanes, equip removal of assets which the cor- Miss K Langford, Dr. Mary Kluz. and narrow path loented near the war was virtually unobtainable). Soh View-jin, Goh Yong-kwang.

of an air line, land and peration admits it is making.

Mira. Holmes Brown, Dr. Lee Hali we could not exist without the Kento Noda,

Mrs. Cheung Mament

S. The centre of the block. This path,

of its asset value

Llong, Mr. T. A. Jolinson, Lien- which leads into Lockhart Hoad, help received from the Consulate Pui-baan and M. Auster.

as given by the petitioning

"On the other side of the ple- tenant-Colonel F. T. Waller, Mr. is located on land on which build there.

After peace was declared, in The Philippine Ambassador-at- ing operations are taking place,

and greatly exceeds th The corporation Senor a flat in Hong Large, and during rainy weather it is order to secure

Mr. Wick, the Council's hon- and the Secretory of amount of the debts but a considerable Immoyeable properly invariably flooded.

Kong there was no alternative Gallego,

paratively small portion of the here. The lop order is some ex-crary trebauer, presented tas: Apart from the inconvenience but to pay several thousand slal Labour, Scuor P. Loving,

(I avait expressing an year's account. being caused, it might be pointed lars "tea" money, and I am still intertained by the Filipino can-assets le in liquid form.

of the Colony at the

opinion as to whether it is a com- The general inveting decided out that in the event of an out-wing money to those who assist-munity

plete excuse) for the fact that the that subsequent meetings will he break of fire, the residents would cd me in obtaining and re- Filipino Club, King's Park, Jast

of the first Tuesday corporation has not paid the out- held on be placed in a precarious position

"The principal ground, on ztanding debts.

every month. and the Fire Brigade would have

which the present application)

Bishop Hall Introduced 30 new great difficulty in reaching the

Is bared is that there is evidence! "The whole agrets of the cor- members who were recruited in snowing an intention on the poration are claimed in a pending the Intest membership drive, and part of the corporation re-action by another party and complimented Mr. King, of the move lie arsets out of the juris-against this there is an allegation Tung Wait Hospital, for bringing diction of this Court and so that they are rio fongor the in 16 perzons. avold payment of its debts. The possession of the corporation but, Despite some questions, the,

Was constitution corporation denies this alléga-nre in the possession of the pre-amended

animously adopted. tion and opposes the application rent Government of China. on a number of grounds

"It seems most uncertain there-

area.

Under the elreumstances, therefore, it is hoped that the powers-that-be will, in the nubile interest, give orders for the fence around the area mentioned to be removed without any

further

delay,

SAFETY FIRST An official of Gilman's Garage which occupies the portion of the road concerned stated that the

!

Tight.

Don Manuel Vosges into millions of ture there are factors to consider. Pang Shao Hsien, and 'Mils' Shin

were

Dr. Jose V. Rodriguez, Philippine Consul in Hong Kong. and members of the cansulór stáff, were among those present.

habilitating the fat. None of my war 15sca have been made good to me in any shape or form.

There are hundreds of work- ing people in the Colony in

in cx- actly the

M. Gallego, who also holds the same plight us 1 mn who now eke out a bare existence post of Minister Plenipotentiary. in this rich man's

rich

is expected to leave today for paradise-- honest, hard-working people, who Macao, where he will be guest of before

cre the war never knew what the Governor, Commander Albano it was to be in debt. After hav- Rodrigues de Oliveira, ing become victims of avaricious landlords, these unfortunate

Peo- ple, now confronted with their chilgations to the Hong Kong Government for help in Macao, area formerly belonged to the will never again know what it is perial Chemical Industries. It it be free from the burden of not a public thoroughfare, Je added.--Ed.

debt.

Is there not one in the whole The tram dispute

of this British Colony to take up the cause of these hundreds of Sir-Being a Government em- working men and their families ployee without a private car, the in the matter of their indebted tram strike has actually upset my ness to the Hong Kong Govern- daily life. Needless to say, the meat-Indebtedness brought about workers have every reason to solely by the war, and through nɔ complain about their scanty pay; fault of their own?

do hope the stout proprietors of the Tram Company will become Iess stubborn so that a fairly reasonable agreement might be reached.

touring the Far East on a good- will mission.

Controversial

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has very con Tak-hing

BUS INSPECTOR EVADED FARE

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240, Tai Po Read, Kewicon. Telephone No. 50978

Un-

Cable Address "RODOHOUSE".

Wo wish to adrjes our patrona' thai, wa have now been open for four months and Thà)--an – Cavin-Kid, Tokenary,--1980,– attr.—

ratio for rooms will be reduced, start- Ing frosi fourteen "dillari” per day.

Mr. P. Join Devin, Mayor of The circumstances in which fore that a provisional liquidator RODO HOUSE Seattle, left the Colony yesterday the Court will appoint a pro- would be able to get custody of| by Pan American Airways for the visional liquidator, are of course any of the assets during any Philippines: Mr. Devin arrived comprising of members of the in which the Court will grant i here on Monday with a group much more restricted than those period for which his appointment

continued. Seattle Chamber of Commerce winding-up order.

"For all these reasons I think "Suffler it to say that, where the application must be refused.” Mr David will be returning the appointment of a provisional with other members of the Bent-liquidator is opposed by the car- the Chamber of Commerce who puration (as it is here), and the are at present in Manila, it was result of the petition is uncertain (as I think it is), the Court will learned.

be slow to appoint a provisional Departures from the Peninsula liquidator and will only do so in Hotel on Monday included Mr. | exceptional circumstances. Yours etc.,

and Mr. Lee Sick-long, Mr. and "Ah attempt was made tɔ argue

An Inspector of the Kowloon WORKING MAN. Mrs. Y. C. Sung, Messrs. Hon itis application all or most of Motor Bus Company was fined Tonks, C. D. Jackman, A. G. the issues which will eventually $25 by Mr. A. D. Scholes when Cinelli, E. J. Stirweis, M. J. Farrell, S. P. Agarwalla, M. Lrise on the petition but I think he pleaded gulity to a charge of patrons for their support.

this

T. I. Chan, (Manager). Since the workers have appeal-

Is not the correct approach. evading payment of bus fare in Purohit,

A. D. Plepgrus, N. On this application I regard the Hong Kong. ed to the public for an immediate

-A værdict of death by misad-Papadimitriou, R. P. Taftam, C. resumption of the tram service, venture

remalt of

Ja Janina pa žiad, and Citie pétition ao Being of the

Defendant, ip Hak-kim, aged Pork than thanakaipa, Duses Nos, 4 returned by Mr. G. Pesco and R. L. Lewis. WIS prior to the settlement of the James Wicks at Kowloon yester-

uncertain in the scase that it b

27, according to the prosecution, | SA use 12.)- Labour-capital disputes, we, 4.3

clearly controversial. WC day at an inquest into the death

Among the new arrivals at the Hong Kong residents, have to ads of Young Ching, 43-year-old cao- Peninsula Hotel on Monday were the part of the Court which I have and when asked by the conductor "The reason for the caution on boarded a bus at Tih Lok Lene vise the "tolpans" to be more ile employed by the Hong Kong Mr. and Mrs. C. Lamb, Mias M.just mentioned in quite obvious, for his fare said that he was a

Quarries Company, Limited, who J. was killed, by flying, rocks dua, Flake, Messrs. M. J. Auster,

reasonable. At the same time, we hope you newspaper people will do your best to help bring forth an early settlement between the two parties.

Yours faithfully,

TY. LEUNG.

KOWLOON INQUEST

P

Great inconvenience and even loss foki.

to a blasting operation at Cha M. Firth, A. Lovell, A. E. Hop

may be

be caused by interference Later an Inspector boartled Kwa Ling Village on November wood, A. Rocke, T. Ohio, with the activities of a corpora- the bus and defendant was highin 30 last.

Schoning, W. Schaerer, L

tion such as

asked if he had pald for hip fare.} Kolamaya, S. J. Woodhouse, R.

that in this Defendent once again said that he M. Arto, L. J. Holzenecht, D., C. case the Interference had already was a foki, Valle, G. Rowe and W. F. Dévin, taken place by reason of a stop

Inspector G. Willerton conducted the inquest for the police.

Senior Puisne Judge's hint to Magistrates

A romark that alį porsans concerned with matters of low in this Colony should see to it that their Ordinancés are kept up to date was mada by Mr. Justico Williams, Senior Puisne. Judge, yesterday at the Appeal Court.

WEDDINGS

Commander Frederick John! Crosby Halahan. RN, of HMS Tamar, and Miss Jane Vivian Constanco Blutchbury, of YWCA, Hong Kong, were married at the Supreme Court Marriage Regis- trar's Office yesterday in tho presence of J. Robinion anil Miss B. G. Carter.

4

Jacinto Felizberto Carrey,

Lán, have Ah-

Luba Park staff, of 19 Honit Mr. Williams was comment-pealed by section 28 of the So-village, Hong Kong, and Miss Ing on a case before him in cletins Ordinance, 1949. which the appellant had been Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Coun- Colla Ho Po convicted of being a member sel, told the Court that he wannounced their forthcoming wed- of an unlawful society at Cen-not resisting the appeal in this tral in November lust under case, asserting that he though

the whole matter was a "chopter. an Ordinance which had in fact of errors. been repealed.

Giving his decision, the Benfor

Jing,

APPLICATION "FOR BAIL GRANTED

It was a CRAC

requested

order made by the Court in on- The Inspector then other proceeding which virtually him to product his identity card Brought the activities of the cor-and defendant failed to do so.

We,gan samara, ell, our patrons, how- (aver) that the same standards of willin

servirs, spurtesy, and, clownliness_will ho maiglaljind, mud the home almnesphors, which wo kuto Iriod to build up, will be copilased.

We would like to thank all sor

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Survey work on new airport under way

Survey work on the proposed sitò for Hong Kong's

new airport off Deap Bay in the New Terr tories has been started, the "China Mail" teamad authoritatively yesterday. The Air Ministry Survey Party, which is undertak- Ing the survey, arrived here last month and began work a week ago.

The Party Includes Mr.A.tives of the Air Ministry and the

Li Ming, alias Tai Kau-ming. Pulme Judge said that on the the appellant, who was yesterday Brat round of appeal, the appel- An application for bali Was Goode, Buperintending Engineer, Hong Kong Public Works Depart- represented by Mr. A. J. Cuffard last was entitled to succeed, un made before Mr. A. D. Scholes at Meskrs. A. Smith and WNment.

The cost of the proposed new Instructed by C. A. B.- Rugs and the Ordinance was repealed six Centrul yesterday by Mr. J.-C. Burrow, Amistant Civil Engineers, Stewart, had his appeal allowed months before the day he was Stewart on behalf of Wong Shing and Messrs. T. Convey and Fairfield has not yet been official- and was accordingly released. charged. Clearly that 1, ground ip aliis Wood Sau, ated with Farrow, Land Surveyors. y estimated. Hong Kong Govern

Mr. Clifford told the Court that alone was sufficient for the appeal was being detained by the Police It was offelally stated that the ment has, however already al- the grounds of uppeal against to succeed, he added.

fof confidential banishment. survey work muy také novéral located. IIIC$8,000,000 for it under conviction and sentence were that Turning to the Rocond ground, in making the application, Mr. months to completo depending on the Rehabilitation Loan.

It hut also been previously de- 41) the charge was made, under. Mr. Willianus declared that as the Stevrert said that a petition bis the weather and other adverse an Ordinance which had boch maximuin sentence for the offence been submitted to the Governor conditions that might temporari cided that the cost would ou repealed;" (2) that the appellant with which the appellant was In-Council and in the meantime, ly hold up opëzhilung.

kingkona mhared with the Air Ministry. was given 10 months by the charged was six months, he was he was asking the court to great It was previously stated that the proportion bad not yet been magistrate when the maximum sind gatitled, to succeed on this ball for his client pending this not until the surveys work. In tecland

Maker cabpleted and the scheme for tho When completed, the new" ait, release of the Detective Inspector Gordon als proposed airport is prepartid can port would be capable of handl that section time parsojenconcerned with but he has been instructed to 166SETIES OR PRESENT

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