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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1950.

KONG CLEANER CITY

Correspondence

The Editor takes no responsibi- tity for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and ...byna

them

means necessarily agrees with

A

MASTER CENSURED

BY MARINE COURT

The Marine Court of Inquiry yesterddy decided

Personalia

that the Captain of Mollor's ship) an. Edith....... Moller, merited the fullest censuro for his conduct on boord hit thip on January 24, Captain, R. H. Hall, was below deck when his ship crashed into a Chinese junk, result- ing in the death of two Chinese children. At the time of the accidunt, |the bridge, but there is somo doubt in our minds,concerning the Edith Moller's radio opera-

Departures from the Peninsula tor, James Gilbert, was in this matter, and, in any evruz Hotel on Tuesday included

'ho could have called' his certi".

The Shanghai bombings

Sir, The effect of the ruthings and Inhuman attacks on the pub-The le utilities of Shanghal has had a very grave effect on, the lives and livelihood of Shanghal's 5,000,- 000 population, and further slini- | far attacks may well result in qur bearing witness to one of the worst series of of human tragedies,

Hong Kong is cloañor today as a result of, tho "Koop Your City Clean" campaign, but if hai still a long way to go to approach the clean- lincss of cities like London and New York, This was the opinion of Mr. G: H: Shédriff, Chief Health Inspector (Sanitation), who has been in charge of the campaign since its start... Mr. Sherriff said in com- municipai ranilation, and carry the enngisigo Ho á really natla- parison with cities in China. Hong Kong is immeasurably factors unclusion, the Urban

Counell pinsha cleaner, but Chinese standards

posters and appeals by the loud- are not the most reliable, nor

speaker system.. Vans will patrol the best. One should postulate Heng Kong and Kowloon telling municipal cleanliness by Euro- the people that streets are not pean standards, and this would.

-garbage-boxes, put Hong Kong at a distinct disadvantage.

The offer blamed public leth-, ergy for this state of affairs, and deplored the attitude of inost people who unconsciously sentter reise into the streets. ie au Chinese of the poorer classes are the worst offenders, especially re- Ingees from Chinn, who import Into the Colony the haphazard- in their behaviour of peurants antive placES,

He called the campaign a great eductiive' feat, since it touches

of

on the fundamentals of civic re- sponsibility. Its workability must be slow because what is involved a drastle reversal of Chinese hubit; 9 nut 'every. 10 of them can

cannot respond with equina mity to any suggestion that pave

to be Inchis ought

kept clean, when their own houses are usually in a state of profuse disorder,

But Mr. Sherriff said the cam- paign is coming on, and already

a semblance of tulerable cleanli-

a new

"We have a long way to go," Mr. Sheriff said, "but we are determined to succeed."

GREEN ISLAND

DIVIDEND

The Directors of the Green Is. Jand Cement Company, Limited, announced yesterday that the not profit for the year ended Decem- ber 31, 1949. i

83,053,700.22

which, added to the sum of $208,- 866.70 brought forward from the

b Inst Account, leaves $1,802,664.32 for Appropriation.

At the forthcoming ordinary early inenting of shareholders the Directors will recommend that his som be appropriated as fol low- To pay n Dividend of

$3 a share, free of

TAX on 300,000

shares da Cerdan

Provident Fund & Bonus

ness is absorvals. In foreign- To Transfer to Re- populated areas, for instance, a' satisfactory degree of municipal To Allocate to. Staff saliation hon. been achieved; pavemente are a longer clogged with litter, grass mounds are not trampled upon, and Indiscriminate spitting virtually unknown.

Slum districts

In the slum diafricts, How-

ever, the situation remains bad, and pornus years of instruc. tion unl ensue before the population there will begla to realise the first thing about municipal sanitation.

Berade of the position of fines and prison terins, indiscri minate spitting and the habit of using n bynth for a latring, Have been largely eliminated. People are more careful about offending in these things, but they to the are not yet reconelled notion of streets as a sucred munt- elpal trust, and think nothing of dumping all their litter and re- fuse onto the pavements.

the

Mr. Sherrl!T” said that 50 tons of refuse are removed from the streets of Hong Kong every day. Before the campaign

began it was even higher; The contruction alem to some silecess machinery of propaganda, but 50 tens of litter a day is still cotos- sal, and dees not provide much salistuction to elvie-minded off- rials in the Health Department who believe that dirt produces contagion,

became a

The official said that since the resumption of the tram servica Central District arene have again for dumping-ground discarded tickets, orange peel, and melon zeeds. During the strike, the roads were remark- ably clean.

To curry forward to nox Account ......

Tatal

At an extraordhary

$900,000.00

519,450.50

Further destruction of the utili-charge of the ship's bridge.. ties will mean starvation, sickness, and death on an unprecedented scale, with all the attendant hore rora which accompany:impoverish ment and the last of civic ser- vices, such as the means of com- batting fire and disease.

Miss Lin Paochou, Mra. Helme Krumelchi Messro,,, Li; Ting) fou and Li: Tale»tchang - laft Hone Hong for Haiphong yesterdný by Air

France,

taln

-

Mr..

However, the court did noticated Mats who Had left the and Mrs. K.A. Geary, Mrs. V think that Captain Hall's con- bridge at a.m. to relieve him Chisolm, Mrs. G: Frank, Mrs. H.D. Stribling, Cap- duct in placing Mr. Gilbert in for half an hour or so whilst he Freeman, Miss E.

and Mrs. W.W charge of the bridge: was sum-cleaned up and breakfasted prior

W. Shaver Porti to entoring alent: to

-B.-Peters, Mesars. – C. F. Taylor, Certificate of Competency'.

cause him to lose his "We have carefully considered. L, Windred, J.R. Motherslil,

P.E. Cowell, T. Helbye

S.H. G. Dɔlgin, IÍ,W. Brit¬

surrounding igémilson, and Commander

The court found that the radio operator falled to correctly in Such attacks cannot be excused terpret Captain Hall's orders and on the grounds of military neces-displayed; in view of bis aware- extent of his fault and omission, H. P. Carver,

'ndis of his own inexperience, a

alty, as virtually no military sup-

plies are produced in Shanghai.

ali circumstances this nost unfortunate accident, and we are agreed that the actual ton, F.; is naujelent to justify the suspension or

cancellation

Lack of any sense of responsibihis Certificata, of Competency Reninsula Hotel on Tuesday were

ty.

On the other hand, the bulk of Shanghai's population is engaged on peaceful and nun political pro- duction, and the threat to subject these million to such calamitousand.leaded for possiblities is reminiscent of some worst features of the war from which we have so recently emerg- ed.

It is to be hoped that public opinion throughout the world can be roused to the humanitarian asalons at Sea." pects of the present situation, can make its voice effectively fell in world councils, and Induce a kon- sitivity its basic human respon-

the

Col-

the order of

REGISTRATION

sibilities upon the leaders of this chey were trawling in pairs head aware of his own Inexperience, SCHEME GOING

fratricidal war.

"HUMANITAS"

LEARNER-DRIVER GETS BIG FINE

of

Among the new arrivals at the

The Court's Anilings

We are, however unanimously of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Magnuson, Mr. conduct and Mits, A.B. Rathmor, Miss J. "At about & am. the Master the opinion that his

censure, and Sutton, Mr. and Mrs. R.T. Hics altered course to 281 (True) merits the fullest

we place our decision on record, Tathong

HL Bell, Miss H.Ivory, Mlps. "We are fully satisfied that W. Shuțin, Miss V.

MeESER Channel, and at 8.13 he left the

ihe „Edith, Moller stood,.byjand

G the

ST. Lee, K&R. Pedersen, bridge having handed over

made every effort to assist the Cederberg, D. W. Cederberg, T.C. watch to James Gilbert who was employed on board in the capA-

wracked junk, and that there Lawrance, G. Beevor. R.C. Law- was no contravention of Becon, 11.E. Perry D.K. Bose, S.C. city of Radio Operator and who has no knowledge of the "Ro tion 422 of the Merchant Ship Misrn. A. Rocke, D.L. Chen, and.

ping Act of 1894. gulations for Preventing

A.C. Shallis, We find that the Radio Opera- "Around €.30, he, sighted two tor. James Glibert, falled to in- nahing junks slightly on the part terpret correctly bow of the Edlin Moller, and it the Manter especially consider- has been, clearly established that ins that he must have been and we account for his actions by stressing his incompetency to- gether with a lack of any songs of responsibility, both of which contributed in a high degree to Mr. W. F. C. Jenner

has been appointed to act as Com- the collision."

Members of the Court were missioner of Registration dur- Lt. J. Gretwood Green, RN, and ing the absence

on lenye of Capt.

Tinson, master

Mr. W、 G Wormal, Govern- mariner.

instructed ment, Statisticlan, who is the Mr. H. G. Salt Brutton substantive Commissioner. by Mr. D. L

Mr. Wormatia proceeding on Capt. Hall while Mr. Brook A. Bemacleave at an earlier date than was and Co.), appeared for chl, instrusted by Mr. I. W. Gun-anticipated, in order to attend a ther (Hastings) represented Gil- conference of colonial stati:telms "We record with regret, that a bert. Mr. John McNeill, instruct-in London beginning on March 16. mala chlid of between three unded by Mr. F. D. Hammond, (John- four years of age was killed and non, Stokes and Master) appeared another male child is still miss- for the owners of the Edith

ing roughly North-West and bo- ing closchauled to starboard. When about several hundred feet an alteration from them he made to port of ten to: Afteen degrees by compass, but at 8.53 the Edit Moiler with the telegraph still a "full speed" struck the southerly Junk No. F. 63 HA on the port side of her square stern and she sanit, with traw! still at-

the Lachod, in approximate position South Ninepin bearing 330 degrees distant about 4.0 miles.

Ship to blamo

ve

have fasked ourselves if

the want of, obeying the Colll- sion Regulations in any way con- tributed to the collision.

125,580.70

317,003.56

A learner-driver, Yien Chi- $1,862,084.92ren, aged 30, manager and part owner of the Kam Kong Reg- general meeting to be held immediately tuurant, was charged before following the ordinary yearly Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central

on four counts meeting, the Directors will further yesterday

sed breach of the traffic regula- authorised recomment that the capital of the Company Be In- tions on September 18, 1949.

c. reased to $10,000,000, that $3,- Represented by Mr. J. 000.000 from the General Reserve Stewart, defendant pleaded guilty be enpitalised, and that fully paid to a charge of having falled to "L" plate on the car bonus kitares be issued to share display holders in the proportion of one he was driving: carrying padson. new ordinary share for every one gers ju the car, falling to have existing share held by them.

a licenced driver with hini while he was driving and driving in a "We feel that it did so and, dangerous manner. The offences in consequence, we are agreed were committed in Queen's Rood, that the proximate cause of tha East, near the Naval Dockyard, collision was the failure of the and as a result a rickshaw puller Edith Meller to obey. Artied was krivcked down and suffered 20, 23 and 24 of these Regula- a fractured leg.

Hons and there is no doubt in Yien was fined a total of $80011 our minds that the S.S. 'Edith. and ordered to pay - $200 com- | Mollor murt be held solely to

of the blame for the collision. the owner pensation to rickshaw.

"We also stress the fact that Mr. Stewart said that defendant a fishing vessel encumbered was willing to pay damages to with her nais or her trawls, the victim of the accident and

Hot mistress of her movements it would be settled out of Court

He also said in mitigation that on the day of the scaldent, the road was wet and slippery. Defendant had swerved to avoid a tricycle and had run into the rickshaw which was in the middle of the

Funérals

Mother Cuevas. The funeral of Mother Cipriana Cuevas, aged 76, who died suddenly of a heart Zailure at 30, Caine Road, yesterday morning, took place at Happy. Valley in the afternoon.

Before the burial

a service was held at the Canossian Con- vent in Caine Road conducted by Reverend Father Spodn

Officiating at the burial service at Happy Valley was Bishop Valtorta, witli Reverend Fathers Bazzo, Spada, Alessio and others in attendance.

The funeral was attended by students of the Conossian Con- vont and the sisters of the Colony's. Canossian Convents.

Among others present were! Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tlampo und

To promote more interest in children, MS-Ling Chan, Mias,

E

LUNA PARK

SKYROOM

CHINESE NEW YEAR

FESTIVAL

SPECIAL CARNIVAL DINNER DANCE

THURSDAY NIGHT

8 p.m. to 2

d.m.

THE RICH FAMILY

IN A COMPLETE

CHANGE OF PROGRAMME

FOR BESERVATIONG,

Tel: 28315

H. M. Baptista, Mr. M. F. Bop- tista, Mrs, Charito Esmail, Mr. Ismail, Miss E. Baptista and Mra. C. Pereira.

road.

ELECTION FILM AT HELENA

MAY

and cannot keep out of the way of an approaching vessel, as she could if she were unen- cumbered and it is the duty of an approaching unencumbered vesel to keep out of the way, . "We are fully satisfled, that the Master und. at various timas, verbally

Instructed the Radio Operator that whenever relieving him for short periods he was to call him if he "Saw anything but he should have insisted on his reading and signing the Stand ing Orders and, in this case have him specific orders in

tend with

Moller.

W.

Moscow treaty anticlimax

(Continued From Page 1)

AHEAD WELL

years and over

Despite difficulties in the pro- curement of supplies, which lave delayed and all threaten to hold up the registration work, 178,000 persons of the age of 12 had been reg!. stered by February. 10 including some 77,500 in. Wie New Terri tarles, and 0,000 members of the floating population whose regis- tration is now proceeding simul- talleously with the re-licensing

of their vessein by the Marina Department.

It was officially added that t The agreement to Bottle the is not possible to offer any firm nadren, Port Arthur und Chang- estimate of the dates by, whigh chun railway problems after the | the various opérations will be peace treaty with Japan only | completed; but, on for da cán be postpones decisions 011 those foreston at present, the major

issues.

moke, peace

The agreement.tɔ with Japan as soon as possible together with the other

World War II allies does not bring a peace treni may clearr becatise the Allies so for haven't I ve able ie agree on who shall draft the Associated Press Fene-Reuter, and United Press.

HK opinion

part of the registration; of the population la employment should be completed by the end of Maju General ángornoss to receive identity cards has been noted, and the success of the operation good co-operation which, the staff is largely... attributable ́20 the of the Registration Branch have enlisted from the public.

YACHT MISSING ON WAY TO HK

..

Except for a few minor con-

Marills, February 15. ression which China probably will rever-enjoy--the new Sino- Philippine naval patrol units The British Council Film Show | alvon

Soviet treaties are not substantial today joined the search for the at the Helena Miny Institute a

ly different, from the original 1945 100-foot schooner yacht Valador ****** | musing between Manila ana 5.30 p.m. today exactly one werl

"We are aware of the very Sino-Soviet Frimidship

Hong Kong, with 11 Americans before the General Election occur In Britain. I have an especial,/ difficult manning problems which according to Hong Kong Chand four Filipinos aboard.

confront Owners operating vessels and foreign political observers. Earlier today, the 13th Air Mrs. V. Malyshoff

topical appeal.

in Far Eastern Waters, and we The observers, however, point Force sent a B-17 to the area Touborul of Mrs, Islzartig Film-describing events ate appreciate the various problems out that it is very unlikely that in an attempt to spot, the vessel Malyshelf, who died at the Queen procedure at the last feners which alpineteent of exising have spent all their time in Mis week overdue at Hong-Kang

Alpinestars have to, TOGA Ed Collies Julias Tenders from the herba yacht laa Mary Hospital. on Tuesday took Election to 1045 will be shown. place at the Colonial Cometers A second film on the programme circumstances, but considering Sow on the three simple treaties...

pertrays the systems of Lo the Edith Moller was approach which they add could have been Czterday afternoone,

Mrs. Malyshelf was the wife Government prevailing in Britaining area which is likely to be drawn up of Mr. V.S. Malysheff of ino Bauy

today.

They add that 12 the пом Faink

Chief mourner was the husband

ing or leaving the Port tho. Master

trestles ars..to the only major recuits of. Mao (Tertung's visit wille

among the many friends who

to the Kremlin, then he is to be present and sut

congratulated wreaths were: Mr. B. W. Brad-

en preventine Marshal Stain from gaining tury, Mr. E. Soares, Misa Sivu, Miss Olsson and representatives

contrat of the Chins of the Dairy Farm.

The existence et separate scoret parts, however, should not be ruled cut, sald the observers. Buch

were

;

KNOCKED DOWN

BY A TRAM

A Chinese mún, about 50 years of age, was seriously injured when he was knocked down by ä

West-bound tram at Des Voeux

Road ('eniral, near Podder Street, at 8.20 pm. yesterday.

The

man svak crossing-the-

when the accident occur-

14

red

Traffic was interrupted for 10 minutes while the man, who sustained. serious head injuries, was boing removed to the Queen

Halfilms will be introduced by John MaAslan, a xenica Councillor of the City of Glasgow, where he is also a magistrato anti holdes of numerolis pubile omces. Ho,hat corbe to Hong Kong for a biter lecture tour under the Bri-

tish Council's auspices.

used by a variety of vessels mak=| much countà petion, without – tómathase on-board_the_Voldagama-

showed a want of that attrullon always and vigilanco which is duo, when navigating in such an' area,

Merits consure

The Master has assured us 1-dhat all 'was clear when- ho leti)

It was a close shave, but they made it

Unable to find a purchaser in Hong Kong since lost. September, Mr. M. J., Anderson of the Indamer Airlines, flow his “good fuck" Nötsman - single-engined pasiengor aircraft back to Calcutfa on Monday.

1.

•

According to papers registered... at the Marilia Bureau of Cugat include its owner, Gordon Ross, formerly a Lieutenant Common- dor in the United States Navy, and his young son, Willlám-

Commander Kenneth Plor, of Hollywood, California, told the was in had shops and had been Associated Prams that the Volátor

on the way to Hong Kong where rebulit Associated Press. half the boat was going to be

BAND CONCERTS POSTPONED

instances have been found in his They said that it is actually fos

to form sound opinion Odition the two Marsed Band

Owing to adverse weather con parts, published, as other pects,appens to be still under dis- Concerts by 40 Infantry Division of Bookunpro have been post-

cussion, la Mostoviny: oferior to poned, for one week.

Chinese oge, clause. In

Both sign mútuálly last: Concert due to take place

Parce and Fighte territorial

for Wednesday and

-On its flight to the Colony, | Iniprovised repairs were made and to refrain from Interfaring-in "Mike this weak will be Mary Hospital by a Fire Brigade the plane made a seven-day again at Bangkok where they ambulance from the nearby Cen-hopping trip because of an stopped overnight. tral Fire Station.

Close sirave

SULPHUR CARGO CATCHES FIRE

chgino defect. On its arrival,

na

days next week same FOR THE SOU Ticket holders

why and

are unable to attend will be able to obtain refund of their money at the shop or club where they pur chased their tickets,

ADMIRAL BRIND IN HK

treaties in which

night will now be given.next internationzi Wednesday, and tonight's copcert

will take plaça Thursday next integrity.

each other's

Internal affairs, sold that, Moscow le

le already

technically good day violating the plau

They explain, that the, it was found that the engine At Hollow, they were delayed has been committed by approving had been damaged to the ex-for three days to obtain the neces the visit to Moscow of an emelni tent that it was on the vergery clearance papers from the delegation from the Chinesel pre

Nationalist guthorities

viure of Sinklang: The purpose of of becoming totally ruined.

When the plane, landed", at the Sinking delemtion's visit to Part of the cargo of sulphur which at junk was unloading at a

Decision to dides of the air- Kal, Tafle the oll tanks were Moscow, has not been disolowock

almbar, exhausted.”

They also comment en the So-SEN wharf, in Kennedy Town at 10 craft, at Hong Kong was made.dt p.m. yesterday caught the Mem Calcutta by Indamer Airlined at the Padne, AL Majaten-090,000 to China which, they say,

When the aircraft was inspect- viet's proposed loan of US$300, bers of the crow alded by the In September last, NANAYAK

ence and Supply Company is hurt a stevedores matinged to get the firs

a drop in the ocean or tar needs of the whole of China under control within a few min-a-leak developed in, the engine's found that because of the bad utex before the arrival of the Tire, Petra forced land off and the entire engine hid

He was met at Kal Tak by Vica- Briitade, E

ing was made on Puineyland heen nearly totally damaged

treniles plase, China in the targe

Last Station, Toxas, and his plot, Mr. D. Board. would have totally), rülnod ka

ishg: war, batore is 12-Command Kar Prolds

**** | fkid. HN. on the bench for three days bo we made. 11, Was Mr. Anderson's will come under the domination of ature thay word, sighted by of remarke

Afrines jointly. They add that the trantion sypem Maka, amphibafous, aircraft.

The damesA ówiło by Indian-hut

| toʻility that. Instead of the Japan 1. Mr. Heard boarded trio, Amp ** titosta pling for Calcutta to obtairs interests. "Tho": "com

·tis repa

argo or the veskelt matter

KCB, CREB Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir L. 3. Patrick Brinu, Far East Blation, arrived from Singapore, by British Overseas Airways yes

Little damage. was done to the . - Mr. Anderson, sylio, oqines from a few more minutes in the sirgelly andASK® OSZL:+Manchuria and Commodoro LANA Brown-

About 100 miles from Calcutta, } workshops, at... „Kal Tak It was AWG Admiral We Go Andrewes, doporid=

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