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HONG KONG TRAMWAYS SERVICE RESUMED

Kennedy Road now open to. smail cars.

Keanady

Road, Formerly closed to general traffic, Is now open to small, gara only. It was officially announced yesterday.

The road branches, from 'Queen's Road, East., opposite. the Tuberculozia Olinic, and runs to Garden Road,

The opening of the road to small car, traffio is to re llave congestion during rush hours along Queen's Road, East, from.. Araingat Street to the Central area.

Reminders

Kowloop

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Today

| Full tram service was retuniad, yesterday as somo 100 cars went back, on the run after a lay up of 44 days. This was nearly the number running before the stoppage,

The first effect of the resumption of the tram ser- vice was the immediate disappearance of the congestion on the buses on the island.

The bus workers wore, perhops not particularly happy, because with the trams again running, their special "hard work bonus of $1.20 a day, ceases.

However, the te-appeorange of the trams on the run, his been, greeted all round with rellef and satisfaction. people, especially office work- ers, do not have now to walk to and from town.

fof the road by the Hong Kong Electrid Company for enbin laying, parrowed down the traffle laria. Yesterday morning people taking the trams to town from Wanchal- took nearly 45 minutes to`gat to the elty. Many got off and depended upon their legs an The biggest Tosure from the surer means of gelting to their JERTETTATONONIERIUT" My-pertapatang didvakimattorin qataker etter

taxicabs and public hire cars The police yesterday returned which have been reuplug a golden to the Trom Workers Union their Ingvost during the past 44 days. pigmises Russell street.

The People had to quene up for police cordon quarding Russell taxis at the Redder Street and Street and Cônal Road East won other stands. Two full lines of withdrawn on Thursday night.

UADA were again to be seen at Poddar Street yesterday.

With the exception of a little

Gramophone Society classical concõït, at Diocesai | more, than 100 all the workers Bos. School, 8.15 p.m.

have reported back to work. Those Tomorrow Fuc H Concert, 50, Macdonnell

Hood, B.30 pm. HK Art Club, sketching party, at

Aberdeon, mobels to ticot nt Queen's Pier, 10.30 nm. JK Pole and Hunt Club, Meat at Mai Po Village, 20-mile long, Fanling-Castle Ponle Roud, 11.30 a.tn.

who have not are believed to have gone brek to the country, and they have two more weeks in which to return.

Traffic problem Resumption of the tram service posed a norious problem for the traffic police yesterday us henvy traffic blocks in Queen's Road East, caused by the tearing up

TAIKOO ASS'N GENERAL MEETING

inaugurated six months ago, will The Talkoo Chinese Association.

hold their Members' General Meet ing tomorrow at noon in the Luk Kwok Hotel, Wanchi, for ro election of officers,

It is expected that important problems will be discussed at the General Meeting.

Arbitration of Dairy Farm dispute continues

(Continued From Page 1) Chan Man-hon, also one of the workers' assessors, asked if the WIK one that

budget presented

workers have relatives as well, drow ration

dependents. as parents living with them at

"Bui," he added, "there is the

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1960.

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The Tramways depot at Ru:call Street 'won' a hiyo of activiĺy yesterday as the trame cumed service after the strike.. Abevarare conductora turning if takingo alter the morning shift. {"China Mall" Photo).

Gov't support for floating godowns plan

Government will encourage suggestions for the utilising of laid-up ships in Victoria Harbour as floating godowns to help alleviate the pre- vailing acute cargo storage situation in Hong Kong,

This

was officially learned by the "China Mail" yesterday. Mr. James Jolly, Director of Marine, stated that he thinks the idea'a sound one and will consider any plans, sent in by local companies.

...

official

Star Ferry dividend

The Directors of The 8(ar Ferry Company, Limited, an. nounced yesterday that at the forthcoming crdinary yearly meeling of the members of the Company they will recom mend' the payment of a divi. dond of a share, free of tax. in respect of the year 1949.

Funeral

Mr. S. R. Ismail

endled a worker to live without/sential difference in the budget quoted in the budget, was for a freighter. It was forwarded to the to charter our ships. But for the R. M. Omar, U. M. Omar, J. M

having to hurrow money.

30 per cent of the Dairy Furni | workers were drawing it.

The price of 8 cents a cutty, medium or slightly above min grade of rice, but certainly not the best.

He admitted that there were also grades selling between (80 Mr. Leung replied that he ap- cents and 90 cents a ently. inpreciated that too.

Mr. Leung, sald the farm handa at Pokfulam stone were In debt to A total of $15,700. The total

indebtedness of all The Dairy Farm workers' Hong Kong was 847,500, The

interest they have to pay on these loans was at the rate of 10 per cent a month. Payment of interest has not been included in the budget added Mr. Leung.

"I want to know whether every worker of

the Dairy Form has merely a 題 wife and a support.

t." asked Mr. Tong, Mr. Leung replied that part ΣΥΠΙΤΙ maintaining a wite and child, the workers-have, accord- ing to Chinese custom, also to support their parents,

which applies to an unmarried man, just one roon, or a woman worker, and on the other hand to workers with family to sup port."

$00

The budget farmer, he said, was just good 4,000 tons of cargo aboard the CMSN What the T. Barna, S. A. Ismail, A. G.

Ront figures

Godowns packed

Read,

Suffiad, T. AI§, U. A. Rumjahn, Omar el Arculll, 1. Haroon, E R. Marker and many others.

BRITISH SCIENTIST COMMITTED FOR TRIAL

(Continued From Page 1)

Fuchs

remained almost

Dr.

The funeral of Mr. Sheik Rum- John Ismall who died at the Young Wo Hospital on Thursday evening So far, however, no con- Mr. Charles Klang,

at the age of 78 took place yes- crete plans have been submit-spokesman of CMSN, revealed torday at the Musim Cemetery. rice. Only aboutted to the Marine Department yesterday that the Company Mulvi Cheung officiated.

The chief mourners were the Only one application has been at in an application for per-. made regarding the storage of mission to use the LST Chung 100 sons, daughters and grand child- general

ren. Other presint were Mrs. A. commercial cargo on as a floating godown,

We have had numerous offers Madar, A. M. Wahab, K. M. Omar, el · Arcylli, K. Nazarin, A. Q. Marine Departmen

tment by the Cem- munist-controlled China Mer- ime being, we will consider each A. Ramjahn, O. R. Sadick, M. chants

Navigation vessel individually. The LST will. Adal, J. Hoosen. A. K. Minu, Steamship

be chartered to an old customer. A. R. Minu, Imum Din. A. Karim, Company on February 8

-to alors some She will be

be berthed The The application

Mr. Klang declared. for some households would ex-enough for human consumption. LST Chung 100, lying alongside

Mr. Klang added that he will ceed the budget amount, while

the Connaught Road Praya at the there might be others calling for

the CMISN's private wharf-is submit plans to the Director of Marine regarding the usage of 11 less. That was why the workers

now under consideration. In reply to questions from Mr. had asked for an overall allow Cleland regarding the rent bill,

Mr. Jolly stated at an interview CMSN freighters in port as floating ance of

month.

Mr. Leung said the highest rent yesterday that as long as the ves-downs to help case the situe- Mr. Jones said he was

not paid by the Dairy Form workers sel concerned does not endanger than. questioning the budget, but he for a cubicle was $75 a month, navigation in the harbour or cause

to child to make clear he suggested that and the lowest $04, The Bgure obstruction normal harbour

Elaberating on the Company's there should be e sepurate budget presented in the budget was $65 trafic there is no reason why it intention of offering its laid-up for an unmarried worker, one a month. He admitted that some")

should

not be permitted to be vessels in the harbour to be used for a woman worker and another workers occupying a bedspace used as a floating godown.

as godowns, Mr. Klang said that for a married worker.

pail only $40 a month.

Each ship will be considered on the ide

idea originated in the Hong "I agree with Mr. Jones,” The rent figure he gave was her individual merite her ppai-Kong Office, of CMSN. It was mid Mr. Laung, "but I wish to for a cubicle in a Chinese style tion in the harbour and com-forwarded to the Shanghai Head point out that those who are tenement for a family to live in, pilance with normal storage, re- Office, which subsequently op- unmarried also have depen. Mr. Leung disagreed with Mr. gulations,

proved the plans. denis, and in any case they have Cleland when he vas naked There will not be any special "All our godowns have been to save up money to get mar, whether the figure of 8.4 cattles anchorage for the proposed float-packed to the last inch of space riad some time."

of cooking oil a month was not ing godowns, Mr. Jolly declared. since January. As a result of Mr. Jones asked

rather lorge. He said this was would be possible to produce a

numerous enquiries for space, we Lie Agure set in Food and Fuel

A good idea budget for the

Asked whether there would be Thit upon the idea of utilising our lower grade wor-Index. Mr. Cleland said he mera-

vessels to kers, and budgets for differently asked whether this was the

accommodate any epcelal restrictions on laid-up classes of workers, so us to make actual consumption.

ships being used us godowns and cargo," the spokesman said. sure what a budget is "for Mr. D. Black, also one of the tied up alongside the sea wall, For the time being, only general man, spy, in your position, Mr. Company's assessors, drew atten- the Director of Marine replied: commercial cargo will be con-

Then the magistrate, Sir Lau- tion to the figures of the coat "This depends on private rights of sidered. Dangerous goods will not rence,, broke in to say that this Mr. Leung replied the budget of living survey prepared by, the the berths

Information is so secret that ***it He added that be included. which has been presented is a Department of Statistics for 0

The ships, most of them riding will not be taken up at that generni one for a worker with a family of Ave. He admitted those

at anchor, in Yaumati Bay, will point." He added that the diree- wife and a child.

figures were for 1948 and did not

remain where they are. They are tor of the Harwell atomle re- apply today, but on-a-percentage

- present - undergoing general search laboratory would be called. Mr. Jones then turned to thesis in could apply to the warkers

touching up to received cargo into give testimony on that point. budget.

Router and United Presa. the near futuro

"Of course, when necessary, we will remove them to another place which the authorities deem suitable, be addock

This concluded the questions from the workers' assessors, and the arbitrator directed the asses- Nors of the Company to put their questions to Mr. Leung,

Minimum budget

Mr. J. K. Jonuz asked if he was correct In understanding that the workers' representatives budge? was the minimum on which they

Leung."

whether

Clothes_item"

would not have to get luto debt.

Mr. (Leung repiled that if the Company would pay the workers $333.50 a month cach, fewer peo-1 ple would have to

borrow. -"From /whom did the workers borrow this money, on which they have had to pay 10 per cent Item of clothes and asked if thes month interest?" asked Mr. Jones,

were supplied by the Company, "From Mr. Cheuk Tam-son,

to which Mr. Leung replied that # No. 1 of the Company. Mr.the clothes furnished by the Com- Thomson knows that." replied pany could only be worn while Mr. Leung.

on duty.

Here the arbitrator interruptet On the item for rie Mr. Jones

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owners may have ships alongside as godowns if they comply with normal regulations.

Mr. Jolly thinks it is a good Idea from the commercial aspect sa it enables direct transfer of thus saving time and .goede,

expenses. He remarked that, as the shore

The expenditure

food appeared to be about the same, he Bald. According to the figuras published by Govern- ment for a family of five, the storage facilities have been used -um-war-$305 to $348 only. He up, the obvious solution is to

naked- Mr. Leung whether he store cargo in the harbour

A CMSN ships are flying the Commentatcmbient

Presentation to Treasury Official

by asking that only a direct said he had no quarrel with the answer

· should-be given without statement that a mix consumer--could, explain the, difference.......... bringing in any extracts mat-4-30 cities-al-ricer month since Mr. Leung replied "Do you rect and added that if a worker

he-bus-to-carry heavy inade of know that though-consumption wants to rent a cubicle he has also Was this budget compiled by 200 to 300 pounds, replied Mr. might be the same, prices have to pay key money amounting to the representatives of the workers | Leung.

gone up?"

about $200. from information received, or did

Mr. HR Hirit, "Accountani Mr. Jones, however, repeated Percentage basis At this stage Professor Robert-General, who is leaving Hong the workers compile it first, and that his question concerned a Mr. Black said he was dealing son said he would have to adjourn Kong on transfer to Nigeria, war then have the figures checked?" woman member of the family, asked Mr. Jones,

To this Mr. Leung replied that with the figures on errentage further hearing until 3 p.m. on presented by his colleagues with This budget was compiled sea husband may eat as much a basis, since one was for a family Monday.

silver cigaretle caso at the Before the adjournment he ex- Treasury Office, Prince Building, cording to enquiries made of all 40 caties of rice a month. The five and the other was for one the workers of the Dalry Farm wife may cat Leas thha 30 cattigs of three.

pressed the hope that the workers

orkers yesterday. After further questions the ar- representative would, when mem us to the cost of living Ogures-say only 25 catties, while this

In thanking the members of necessary for their subsistence, child may consume only 20 cut-bitrator suggested that Mr. Black bere of the Tribunal ask questions, the Treasury stad, Mr. Hirst replied Mr. Leung...

ties.

should hold over further questions try to be a helpful as possible, spoke a word of encouragment But by whom were the en- In coply to questions from on this point until the next hear-This will help him in reaching to the local, stall, for which, he Mr. H. R.. Clejand, one of the ing, sans to give time to the decision. He assured the workers said, the British Colonial Gov- Company's annéestra, Mr, Leung workers' representatives to study

their best.

quisica made?" asked Mr. Jones.

Mr. Leung replied that it was not necessary to make enquiries. Representatives of the Dairy Farm Workers Union sent bul questionnaires to the workers ( which are returned, with the ngures filled in.

Bald ration ries at 80 cents she Government figures referred the sentatives that members of terrument is always trying to do

calty was not fit for human to consumption.

Tribunal were absolutely im partial in this mailer.

Mr. Black. then Late-In 1940 «)

asked Mr. The Tribunal then adjourned to quality of ration rice at 70 cents Louny about the rent figure in 3 p.m. on Monday, February 13 a katty (whị domawihat' kaltër. the budget, and if he was correct There were fewer observers at The quantity of ration rice for in saying that a small Chinese at the bearing, yosterday and let These forms are then return-each person was 8.4 thels a day. contains two or three cubicles. than 20 people all Dairy Farm ed 10 the Union without any Mr. Loung said not every worker Mr. Lenng agreed that was ex-workers were pressato enquiries being made.t was Mr.

Joncu next question.

"Yes,"

Lawer rate workerą

"In the Dairy Firm

Farra a large number of categories let workers ara employed. Can you tell ipot what-the lower-rate workers aro being paid now? asked Mr. Jopes.

Mr. Leung replied THE soda" fountain" hoy qutu $13 month plus $10 allowance, 1 The arbitrator interrupted and asked that questions should, bo confined to cost of living for the present. Wages could be dealt with inter on.

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Mr. Sonce then asked what MARCIAREN POWDER: passportion of the Dairy Farm

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asked

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The cigarette case, upon which was engaved the initials "H..H" was prosented on behalf of the employees by Mr. 3. Hargreaves, Assistant Accountant General

Mr. Hirit will be replaced by Mr. R. C. Lemon from Singapore,

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