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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1950.

Squatter colony forms own fire brigade

Fire prevention-measures adopted by Shek Kip Mei-

Villago, Shamshuipp, one of the Colony's larger squatter areas have proved most effac. tivo,

Since the formation of a Fire Brigade by the vil

lagers, late last year six outbreaks of fire which might have led to serious consequences have been localised."

Father Manuel, Buarox, Master-General of the Domini- can Order.

Dominican Order head visits HK

Father Manuel Suarez, Mas- ter-General of the Dominican| Order 'arrived in Hong Kong, yesterday on a canonical visit to the houses of the Order in the Far East. He comes from Rotne, the Philippines, Japan and Taiwan, and is on his way back to Rome through Hon Kong, Indo-China and Aus tialle.

in

A hundred

years ago

Tales told in "Ching Mail * Files.

long way to Tipperary PERSONALITY PARADE

Thirty-eight years ago a young In 1919 he was sent to the Į mittee meetings and social work Irishman walked into the London Bank's branch in Tientsin, where that Indulgence in the more 'lei- Office of the Hong Kong and he remained until 1923, when he surely, fields of art and literature Shanghal Banking Corporation visited Shanghai for the first has to be subordinated to the and quitely seated himself bo- time. Shanghal of those days activities of his practical life. bind toll, unfriendly desk. ranked as the most important Nevertheless the apartment ou city of the Eait, by far surpass Ing Hong Kong in wealth and, prosperity, and it was there that Bir Arthur had his first real,- In- valuable experience of the com- plex, fascinating fabric of inter- notional finance."-

The young-Irishman was a cor taln Mr. Arthur Morse, who had just taken leave of his father, a prominent executive of the stately Bank of Ireland. A few years, carlier

the elder (Morse had asked his son what he wished to become, and was flattered to hear that the profession of banking Jured him also.

as

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the ninth floor of the bank build- ing, where. Sir Arthur, and sandy Morso reside, provides him with magnifiemi views of Hong Kong's magnificent, harbour, the brown hills of Kowloon with their chang- ing, hues in the sunket: glow; and

of intricate economica maiu a His most cherished possession is This encounter with the world of the shear heights of the Peak with their myriad lights at night.

A belated letter to the Editor, Thus it was that on the morti-

lasting impression, and prepared a collection of original paintings evidently from an Indian corres- Ing of February 27, 1012, young him for the role he was later to by Chinnery, the noted Irish assume when Shanghal was re-painter, which illustrate scenes *To ensure against repetitions pendent, describes Chinese Year Mr. Morse, as Sir Arthur was

duced to choos by successive and personalities in Macae, Hong of fires

then, was inducted into the pur- such

atenes in Canton:-- us iulted o neighbouring village last Deced, houses and huts were careful-

The shops were newly paint-sull which his parent followed. disasters, and Hong Kong usurped Kong, and Canton in those early

Both felt that

choice was

her position. The right inan was days of the 10th century fascinat-- ember á and the Kowloon City|ly cleaned, and the streets, lanes right, and both lived to see their ready at the right time, and the ing in their recollection when squatters' area on January 11. and bypaths were thickly crowd- anticipations confirmed.

Inevitable had to happen.

British trade in China was con- rendering thousands homeless, ed. Every shopman had placed his Today Sir Arthur Morse,

Nothing in all these years of fined to the delta of the Canton Chief Manager of the largest and

financial tension ever. cast River the Fire Brigade has adopted goods within the gaze of the measures to increase its cf-spectators, and every article was most important bank in the Farshadow over his Irrepressible

Sir Arthur's life is largely cir- He is by far the hap cumscribed between his, restful East, controls a financiai empire laughter. ciency und is becoming a most showing its makers ingenuity.... effective fire-fighting (unit."-

A motley crowd of busy" men of Immense magnitude, greater by the Bank, galety replaced statement and his magnificent, office. pleat manager - who ever ruled and artistically furnished apari- moved to and fro, in the street; far than the fortunes of the Bank the fat Chinese were scen smok- of Ireland with which his father ly gloom as soon as he appeared impressive with its walls of Ing tobacco in the corners of was associated for more than 20 on the scene. He lives according Italian Marble, and its huge their establishments arid

to a philosophy that without hum- Venetian Years, Razlog

fireplace, In both ever and non at the passing"; In the transition from a shy our life is empty, drab, unbear-places, however, the sound of

Some of them were elevat-

hearty laughter is invariably young man to an important gure able. He approaches the zest for ed with joy, for the profits they

heard--because Sir Arthur Morse had pocketed. Some were

in the East, none of the qualities life of the Restoration heroes, and half

which that day years ago im- yet, unlike Cardinal Richelleu and is that kind of a man, bewildered, some bewailing the pressed his colleagues have been Mazarin, his balance is never loss they had sustained, and some lost. Indeed, the

qualitica o upset by the inherent joke of any were diligently engaged in look courage, determination and in- situation, or the lining in the

in- sky. ing over the recount books piled tight were perceptibly and beside them.

creasingly displayed as he spanned the full are leading from the lowest rungs of the ladder to the summit he now commands.

It is the only one of its kind in the Colony's many squatter aren

men.

The Brigade consists of 300 volunteer Aghters from the vill luge and is organised into three groups, the re-fighting appara tus squad, the Are-extinguishers squad and the demolition squad.

The village, which is situated West of Shele Kip Mel Road and North of Castle Peak Road, Is divided into thrch sections for the purpose of combatting fire.

"And then, along the narrow Each section maintains a head-streets, the noise of the inbouring quarters.

class the cries of the miserable mendicants the bursting and falling of crackers - the leasing shouts of a Bock of Httle boys were running behind a dozen who foreigners and constantly uttering those too familiarly known polite expressions; the passing of palan- keca,

by nicely attired pccupied native gentlemen

ΟΙ delicately- formed, timid, handsome Indies; the delicious confectionery- sweetmeats stalls; the capacious of various fruits and րու

To call out its volunteer wor- kers

in case of fire, it has adopt. ed a unique alarm system. If Bro breaks out by day in one section. flag is raised in that section's haudquarters, or if by night, a lamp

is uired.

First aid

The volunteers

are further organised into units to direct the dispersal of the Inhabitanta

of the

Born in Ireland Bir Arthur was born in 1892 in one of the loveliest of the Iriso towns, Tipperary, famous in con- temporary legend as the title of one of the most inspiring songs of the frst world war.

He was destined to follow in the footsteps of another gonial Irishman noted for the attrac tiveness of his

personality--Sir Thomas Jackson who for over a quarter of a century steered the Bank

in case of fire, to viaintain law dried fish, fowl, Hongkong and Shanghal

and order, to direct fira-hight. Ing and to render first ald to the (injured.

more than 10,090.

at us

DEEPER MOTIVE

tim

BIR ARTHUR MOABE

Sir Arthur, broad-shouldered, At the outbreak of the Pacific tall, and massive, almost symbo- charge of war in December 1941 he was in lises the reconciliation of man.

the London Office, and matter, but he is not the Upon the transfer of the Head typical banker envisaged in the Office of the bank to London dur=| publie imagination." ing the slege of the Colony, by | the Japanese he became the Act Ing Chief Manager of the` balk ing and throughout the difficult periód of the war, when so med oss of the bank were occupied by the Japanese, be gulded the destinies of the bank from London.

When he returned to

Hong

Kong early in 1846 he was faced

Besh, together with many promn. tie splees, luscious conserves, any through difficulties and dangers thing

everything eatable,

to opulence and security, "and and. The Fire Brigade has

drinkable, observable or service.

whose statue faces the noble pile disposal at present two fire-able-presented a

bank over which of the present scene lovely gines, 12 fire extinguishers, more without loathsomeness and attrac-

Sir Arthur presides today. than 300 large and small buckets tive without admiration.

His amociation with Hong Kong and much demolition equipment. "There were in a temple situat-began in 1915 when he first came The villageri have been ig- ed about a mile from the Factory, out to the East after three years

build, their cooking and which is about 200 yards in

training in London. In the course structed to steves away from any wooden for length and 150 in breath, some

of his career between appoint- ir.commable substanco and A native of Campomanes, Spain, have ready at all times at least

five hundred or more idols or

ments in various cities In China, Agures of human beings bedecked he visited the British Isles ou he was born in 1805 and pursued two bacitets of water which must

with gaudy gold ond paint. The several occasions. his ecclesiastical studies in Sola

be changed

figures were modelled into diffe- inged every two days. He obtained manea and Rome.

The village, comprising o

rent shapes and represented the Toctorate in both Civil and Taalo Village, Shek Klo Mei Vill- graceful postures and attitudes. Canon Law in Rome, and has age, Upper Pak Tin Village, Cen-

the river spent nearly two decades

er every little or teaching at the International In-ral Pak Tin Village and Lower large boat was lit up with lots of

Pak Tin Village has 920 families anterns which with their reflec stitute if the Order "Angelicum with a population estimated ations in the water made one great In the Fleminì City. After bril-

blaze of light! lightl! Ught?tii Ilant examinations he was ap-

The Chinese were seen with pointed Larrister to the Supreme

silken coats and caps and golden Tribunal of the Rome Rola. In

rings, while the graceful move 1941 was appointed Rector Alag

ments or the attractive attitudes nificus of the Institute, and in the General Chapter of the Order!

of those silvery cypresses the .Ten years

ago, the held in Rome in 1946 he was Hitler's navy, Germany's 10,000-

pride of beavenly nelses of their sweet in- struments or the ravishing melo- elected! Master General of the ton pocket-battleship, the Adr dy of their tender voices-set the

with the stupendous task un- Order.

miraj Grat Spec, scuttled herself hearts of the few foreign specta-ravelling the tangled skein of on Hitler's orders off Montovideo. tors or audiences almost on fire," Her commander Capt. Hens Langsdorf, committed suicide,

At the time, the watching world condemned Hitler for send ing such a gallant ship to an in- glorious end, and her

death, To day however, Ritchie McEwen writing from As a scholar hir Commentary that he may have stumbled upon Vienna, indicates on the Fourth Book of the Canon the real story behind the scuttling Sur Law is very much in demand by and the suicide. students of the subject.

The Graf Spee was apparently oplum

news her defent radar prototype. came, Hitler realised that it was vital that her secret be kept froin the enemy as long as possible.

Was Very On the advice of his scientists

those ordered that she be scullied to

the reality. It wanted rather than fight it out at sea and thing, however: Truth. And that run the risk of bolag captured. is the exact position of the ideas Accordingly, Capt.Langsdort of the Daily News' in regard to solled his ship from Montevideo Eastern Pirates: they are until he estimated the water deep wrong....We are glad to see anough to cover bor. Thon he that in this instance the Admiralty blew her up.

appreciates the efforts of our brave Officers and men, for the suppression of piracy." BERS

Fie is well

known as a legal schciar, being adviser to the Congregations of the Council, for the Oriental Church, of the Sacraments, and a member of the Pontifical Commission for Matri- monial Causes, member of the Commission on Vigilance over the

financial affairs in the Far East and restoring order out of the chaos following the despoliation of the occupied territories by the Japanese.

The best tribute to his success is the

phenomenal recovery of

No recluse

to 'his

He is no recluse, like the late Montague, Norman of the Bank of England, who went grave as he had lived, in a ralat of enigma; Sir Arthur docs not survey the world from a height

Olympin.

In

He is always within common touch, approachable, sympathetic. The Morse era, his colleaguer say, will be memorable mainly because it has established a

a precedent of accessibility.

During the years of the war while Hong Kong was .In the occupation of the enemy, Mr.

Coronation of Pope celebrated

The

Hong Kong Cathoile Diocese celebrated the eleventh anniversary of the Coronation of Flus XII yesterday morn- Pope

Valtortą

of

Bishop, Henry

onered

'Pontifical Mass-in the Caine Road Cathedral in the presence of n

overflow congregation. The first Chinese Cardinal in the history of the Most Eminent

the Church Thomas Tien, who way chosen by the present Fontiff, and several Bishops were in the sanctuary. Representatives of all local, Catho ilo parishes, religious orders and

Including British. Italian, French, Ameri- Can, Spanish and many other now* tionals were in attendance.

Monsignor Martin Gilligan, Secretary of the Vaticna Legation in China, preached, the mormon,

Personalia

Mr. Robert Boyle and Mr. Nick Mörgan Hof - American' * Juhlor Chamber International at Manila recantly, good com

POAS yesterday were Mr. Ralph Also leaving for. Bangkok. by

D. Simpson of the Australian Cooper, Mr. Jim Cooper and Mr. Junior Chamber of Commeren.

The Australlons sro roburning vla Bangkok and to Australia Singapore.

Australian Junior Chamber, In- Mr. Hugh Harvey, Head of tho

ternational delegation to the ed from Manila by Cathay Pacific world congress in Manila, arriv. Airways yesterday.

Tribunal, and a Judge Prosinodal En-equally inglorious captain to England, and we give` · extracts the bank and its present dominat- Arthur Morse-os-he-wps-then, Hand of Hong Kong group to

of the Vicarlate of Rome.

was called upon to undertake a JCI Filth World Congress hold

Destruction of Pirate Fleets.

"News of the destruction of two pirate feats has arrived in

from three.of.the.daily-papers on the subject...The Daily Newsing position, with its prestige and appreciation of a Chinese pirate stability not only unimpaired but

stupendously difficult task and greatly enhanced. Sir Arthur's is a good deal in the style of the Surrey melodrama, which repres activities were not limited to the sented some of our principal affairs of the bank alone, but

merchants

were so successfully directed to BWaggering the rehabilitation of the Colony removed to London, 'and' 'Mr. loniul Secretary hero, Cherizon about in petticoat breeches, like a pard, full of strange oaths enough to astonish a Morgan, a Blackbeard, or a Kyd. The

amusing

assume an unusual role. The at Manila recently, Mr. Austin Head Ofice of the Bank, which Coales returned here yesterday by since its foundation in 1084 had

CPA.

Mr. Costes is the assistant Co- bean In Hong Kong, had been

Futher Manuel Suarez is ac- the first ship 'to be fitted wit bolts stuck full of pistols, best after the ravages of war that in Morse became not only the Act-

companied by the Procurator: tho German General of the Order. Fr. Skehan, When the from Washington, U.S.

GOLD SEIZED

AT KAI TAK

More than 400 facis of gold Air were found aboard Mação Transport aircraft yesterday. →

Discovered by Revenue In- spector F. Fowler, the gold was found in a fool box aboard the aircraft

which arrived Macao.

trom

he

Unfortunately for him, his ca- timates were wrong, the tides Also discovered by Revenue beat him, the whole world saw Offlcers at Kai Tak yesterday photographs of the scuttled bat. were about 20 taels of gold con- tleship, and the British Admiralty cealed on a Chinese passenger of noted the significance of the ad- the MATCO aircraft from Macke, "ghting top.

ditional structure on the ship's

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FIGHTER PLANES

FOR MEXICO~ Fighter planes are helping to Britain's export battle.

official of the bank to be Chair- ing Chief Manager but the first mas: of the Board of Directors. Upon his return to Hong Kong, In 1048 his appointment was conwin firmed as Chier Manager in the place at Sir Vandeleur Grayburn

At present howover, their role only a peaceful one that of being shipped in crates abroad.

is first and foremost a bankers as the most depressing chapter OL fighton Thonk they, Baw, "sample"

And yet, at heart, Sir Arthur who had succumbed in captivity canny Inancial genius romains then he has reigned supreme both the planes in Mexico, where for Morse is a plain man. His un- 10 Japanese brutalities. Since The latest probable customer for hidden behind an exterior of a Chief Manager and Chairman some months, military and ale ex- buoyant gainty, robust laughter, of the Beard and extraordinary common sense.

Sir Arthur regards the perfoderts have been replaning the

Mexican Air Force. of his separation from Hong Thoroughly Irish, streaks of sent!-

At first, writes Ceali Clark, the mentality often embarrassingly Kong, when he piloted the ship experts were colour his outlook. But the man of finance from offices in London buying their fighter strength from Kaln; favour of after the Colony had surrendered, Americas! an emotionalist later on, when

Britain being down time permits.

an otherwise unqulilled, progres- in exhibition aththe Aghfors Like everyone else in the Hops- years, painful and formative. sion. They were memoráblo

were-Da started from the bottom. Pro- the Bank's finances gone awry, they decide to order the planes

Mexicans that not grees was inevitably a slow, painstakingly hard, Uphill

and information from the East from Britain, but they added the climb. fast Although long marked out and was uncertain: and hard to get satisfactory comment that the destined for promotion, fortul But occasionally scraps of news Britph. fghters sbctifed far came through, which, convinced events which generally the King of the Mosquitoes. His create the opportunity had some him that loyalty was not lacking superior to anything turned out Majesty wore a splendid cocked' STAR With him; initimate posi=| inevitable,ARE CRATERS) it is expected to be anly a matter

In the United States. RES and the

the day of but fundamentals like a

When he came

dated: Hull, U.S., September 2a kong and Shanghai Bank, he is colleagues were all interned, / sujeir prest

The following communication came from an American paper, | 1949; 25

"Skipper Mudge, who arrived at this port from Honduras week in his smack 'Nancy' re- ports that he had an Interview, tous before sailing with His Majesty

770-estaburgentNow; adds/qur"correspondant;

hat and a red sash, and had very large gut spurs strapped about his warm, open personality, unshako found chaos and confusion; order ernment amicially

of days before the Median Göy- places the

ble determination and the her had to be restored to things, years onder led the British planes

vital parts Ho was always there, of despoliation corrected Ho "will" to "succeed, all played their the right man at the right in and the ability to smile smoothed GANTNER SWIM SUITS Just that: "Perseverance, tenacity

on could not avoid his shoulders. the rough edges, gave a new ment, and the mantle of distinc-

ankles, but I regret to say that the remainder of his person was as the printers, say, without dra pery. We must make allowance, however, for difference of custom and climate. His Majesty, who cannot be more than 20 years old,

anther of California was slightly Intoxicated. His multo consisted of a one-eyed - · drum-] has a significance that will drawton was swift and pronouncea..

the rest. The Bank's rehabuitam muita in 18-different:

LADIES:- Cotra mer-boy and two gentlemen with attention. Captain Koppel's actRAGE fifer, end of whom acted as inter- brought under discussion the de-

algnificance to loyalty, and the magnetlem of his personality did

preter: The King of the Mosqui- gros of soversiamly aver blacão A keen sportsmon toes received skipper Mudge posacsand by the Fortuguese. AAN MALAYA seated on an empty whisky cane was declared fi some newspapers Sir Arthur has open, He motioned the skipper to take their Macaong had ⠀ naver, hoan Asportsman, all his life, a seat on the ground, or wherever allensted from, the dominion off. be played aricket, he chose. The writer then goes on the Calnean: Kemperor, si bur: was tennis. Some-of to describe the further proceeds assigned, some two centuries aED || DÍA

Whigs "of, then interview; l-da the for the residence of all Europasa Howth of his

course of which...; Him. Majesty's, foreigners, though, mada, bversio However, he has, laughter having been excited, the the Portuguans :: An the leading be cesk "rolled" from under. him, and || nation of that time amongst those

he fell to the ground, by forelmarn) 4 The startion" val

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