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THE CHINA - MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 33., 1980.

PAL seeks subsidy Personalia

from Pl Gov't

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Manila, March 22. Negotiations between the Philippines Airlines and the Government for a subsidy similar to that given by the United States and other govern- ments to international and domestic plane operations, ara expected to come to a head within a few days.

The Philippines Airlines operates from London vla Madrid to Manila, and thence via Honolulu to San Francisco as an international carrier, It also operates on inter-island service, which links all of the larger cities from Northern Luzon to Sulu.

"Indoctrinated" airmen see the light

One of the many China Nation Aviation Corporation employees who have recently returned from "Indoctrination" classes in China Buld that the purchasing of Com- munist War Bondata China had caused many of these employee to dislike life in China....

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Mr. Edward. O'Connor, & Re- gional Manager...of Matro- Goldwyn-Meyer Motion Picture Corporation. Jeft for Masilly by Philippine Air Lines yesterday. La O'Connor who is on a Business inspection tour of Far East, is expected to return here after four days.

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Messrs. M. Renaut F. I Guberict and L. Pel were among those who left Hong Kong for

day.

and

Marine court's findings in Wing Hing Inquiry

The loss of the ss. Wing Hing by stranding on Chilang Point on February 12 was attributed

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by the Marino Court of Inquiry to the vessel's having been set off her course by an ac- cumulation of unpredictable inshore sets and drifts..

Haiphong by Alr Franca yerler. This was stated by Mr. F.W.J. Skutil, President of the Court, delivering the findings in the Marine Office yesterday.. The Court also stated that the total error of the foundering was probably magnified by bad steering on the part of the Quartermasters,

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Mr. and Mrs. W. Blogs, hersrs. "Cung Tronia tuyên dad La Binh-triou left the Colony for Saigon. yesterday by CPA.

Arrivals from Rangoon and Since its beginning shortlyBangkok yesterday by CPA in after World War II, Philippines cluded Mr. and Mrs. F. Blake. Airlines haa, operated without Mrs, E., F, Guzman, Mrs. E. O a government subsidy of any Mendoza, Mrs. F. C. Mendoza, Messrs. D. B, Lindsay, W. . kind, company officials said.

it carrier mall within the is. May, and Major N. Wickliffe, lands and foreign airmall without extra pay, guch na la given by

Mr. P. Talbot, American jour- other governments to its Inter-nalist, arrived in the Colony yes- getional competitors. In addition, terday from Manila by CPA, PAL has operated many airports, weather and communications facilities within the stands at its own expense, officials of the finn bald solve

Hit by devaluation

to

Until the devaluation of the pound, sterling set September PAL earned enough from Inter- national passenger., revenue support itself in its inter-island operations. Devaluation cut about 40 per

cent from passon. international gor revenues on of life in

Iinos.

· "Refuking to givo other reason why he and other fellow-com-| ployees of the aviation company' Telúried Here, the returned em- ployee merely said that they now have

u clear picture Chlisa.

Due to the reason many reholds 50 per cent of the company The Philippines Government turned employees have reaign stock and the remainder is pri- ed from the aviation company vately owned. Largest block of after their return.

the privately

stock is owned Others who have no idea of re- believed in the hands of Col. signing, remuined with the com- Andres Borlane, president of the pany and are assigned to different line, but no figures have ever posts within the company.

been made public.

Yap.

returns

Sources said the

negotiations

for a Government subsidy have been proceeding on an even keel, Need for a subsidy has been recognised, but points of difference which are still being negotiated revolve

Among the recently returned CNAC employees is Mr. Regine Yap, formerly offcial spokesman for both CNAC und CATC,

Mr. Yap who was said to have been "Indoctrinated" in Tientsin returned here about a week ago. On Tuesday he reported back to the CNAC office. In Peninsula tions

Hotel.

As quite a lot of CNAC em ployees have returned from their indoctrination" classes in China, the CNAC workshops in Tal Tok airport have once again become. active.

Every day grounded aircraft are being

overhauled, polished and removed to different parking lɔls.

However, so far none of these, aircraft has been tested in the air.

COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING IN JAPAN

about the mariner of

payment. The airline would like which relleves an arrangement

it from certain taxes and fees, as well as turning over opera-

of communications and weather service to the govern- ment. In addition, it is asking subsidies based on miles flown within the islands and on inter- national routes, Associated Press.

Rediffusion celebrates anniversary

Rediffusion (Hong Kong) Limited celebrated its first -

niversary of service to the Colony last night with nearly 29,000 Ilstening sets having been installed, and with listen- ers estimated at 270,000

Mr. E. L. Ellis, General Mana-

Tokyo, March 22. Commercial radio broadcasting may become a reality in Japan by August this year, according to the Minister for Telecommuni-ger in Hong Kong, in the course cations,

The Minister

of his speech recalled to the 600 revealed at a. press conference yesterday that Kong has the first Rediffusian guests present that although Hong

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sounding in

Highest priced

newspaper

The highest priced daily newspaper in the world today in the British-owned 'and' edit. · ed "North-China Daily News" published in Shanghai

A copy dated March 12, received in Hong Kong yes. terday, showed that the pelos for one copy was 5,000 dan minplay.

The official rate, of exchange the same day was 3,300 Jen- minplão to one' Hong Kong Dolfar.

Violations of Companies' Ordinance

The Courts stated that they were of the opinion that the flecipling generally on beard. wasmot of a high standard with the exception in the case of the

Staff Engine Room.

And the Radić Operator. (The Court at tributed that to laxity to "tombnsed before Mr. Jaines frequent changes in the ship's Wicks at Kowloon yesterday personnel and observed that,

The master of the ship, Stanley | lands on the Coast of China be- Gilbert Haines, was said to have tween Fokul Point and the en- been responsible for an ommis- trance to the Yangtse-klang and,

ion in that he failed to avali in most

cases, the strandings himself of the advice given in the would not have occurred if atten- China Sea Pilot, Volume 111, to tion had been pald to the neces- take constant soundings in thick sity

of constantcather." or misty weather on this section thick or misty of the Chine Coast,

"We are unanimously agreed that Stanley Gilbert Kaines must Mrs. Agoes Newton Keith, be severely censured, but we do authoress of "And Three Camo not find it necessary to caricel or Home" arrived here yesterday surpend his Certificate of Com- from Sandakan by CPA. Shupetence as Master of foreign Wits accompanied by her hus- going ship," the Court declared band Mr. H. G. Keith, Britist

The RS. Wing Hing, owned by Government oficial. Bornco Governmen

the

Hing Ta

Company-(Hong Kong)

Limited, hit the rocks at Departures from the Peninsula Chilang Point on February 12 Hotel on Tuesday included

Mr. while making a (trip from Amoy and Mrs. F. II. Fell, Mr. and Mrs.

to Hong Kong. W. N. Medglin, Mrs. A. C. Cross- well, Mrs. D, A. MacKenzie, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Hule, Mr. and Mrs A. Montgomery, Mr. and Mrs. J. Farmer, Messrs. W. G. Lamb, R A. Ellery, R L. Costine and B. Wanamaker.

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Among those who left, the Tuesday Peninsula Hotel were Mr. and Mrs. K, E. Greene, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Morgan, Mrs. E. C. Whitman, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Gaunt, Mrs. K. Bumstead, Mrs. U. Barrington, Mrs. A. N. Archer, Messrs. P. Potok, P. R. Wareing, J. Dillon and J.

Fablon.

The Reverend Father N. Mats- trin, Editor and Publisher of the Cathalle weekly, "Sunday Exz miner", returned by air from Rome yesterday,

Commenting on the Journey from Amoy to the Colony, the Court statement ran as follows:

Throughout the vessel's passage from Amoy, the weather was light variable winds with con- Unuous clouds and occasional patches of mist and fog, slight sen and swell.

"No sights werę, obtained owing. to the weather conditions and no land was sighted after leaving: Chapel Island until a matter of Seconds before the vessel struck Chilang Point."

The evidence shows that no soundings were, taken at any time during the passage although

would havo brudent shipmaster undoubtedly done so as soundings are advised on page 54, nes 27 to 20, China Sen Pilot, Volume 111--From time to time vessels have stranded on out-lying is-

New Barber Wilhelmsen Vessel arriving in HK

The Barbor-Wilhelmsen Line's Now York-Far East Service (for which Dadwall and Company, Limited, are Agents in Hong Kong) will in- stitute a fortnightly service instead of the existing monthly service.

The

first vessel on the run, in addition to the other ships already operating, is the mv. Fernstream expected here on April 2......

This ship, delivered from thefing the

the vessel a servico speed of builders in Gothenburg, in Octo- 15% knots fully loaded. THE

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Four companies were sum-

the vessel ha, had 17 maxter for yfolations of regulations of In less than three years and the the Companies' Ordinance.

Trust Company, prasent inauter had only joined The China the vessel on February 7, some Limited, 207, Wing Loke Street, five days before the Chilang, second floor, and its director, Mai Point foundering.

Teo-heng, pleaded guilty to eight The

Court re

recommended that, summonses through Mr. A. 6. C.

the

a

betion of the authorities Comber for falling to file returns to the desirability of for 1947, 1948 and 1849 and fail- small vessels trading, outsido ing to hold a general meeting for River Trade Limits being fitted 1949.

"The Kader Industrial Company, patent, sounding ma- and us director, Ting Lialu-chao,

口

und a a seuudirig

platform. That in

of view

He two recent through Mr. D. B. Evans, picad- to six similar sum- in be strandings

vicinity of ed guilty Chilang Point the attention of menses.

ED. Bykes, of É. D. Sykes, the Hydrographie Department.

Company, Limited, pleaded guilty Invited to the to-five of six summonses for fall-

Admity of rovising the cauf Ko!

ing to warnings on the charts

The Hyd

Admir-

tionary in this

this area.

the Tographic Department,

ulty. Be Invited to the desira bility

of having a

greater

with

ind to hold

to provide a list of members a summary of capital and of the shares and other particulars, fall- goneral meetings and to file annual returns. Ha На под gilty to the suth- director of the lap of the coastal charts in the company, he failed to take up the vicinty of Lamock Talatids...

falling

over

that, being a mons

Kim fact that the ss. "City of Hop Company, 54, the k

Lok

two

return for

In conclusion, the Court placed number of qualification shares,

record their high appreciation YU LAP rector of of the

Strect, pleaded guilty to of receipt of the SOS message from the Sr. Wing Hing notice of a change of address, and cummonses for failing to give immediately proceeded towards aʻ rock-strewn coast shrouded in on falling to file a

1940. for and mist to render assistance.

Tribute was also paid to the Mr. Wicks reserved judgments commanding officer of 11BS Con- until next Tuesday. In the case of Bykes. Mr. Wicks adjourned cold for rescuing the Master learing until next Thursday. crew and passengers of as. Wing Hing who were stranded ashore, on Chilang, Foint

The Marine Court of Inquiry, Investigating into the loss of thi Wing Hing comprised of Mr. Fi W. J. Skutil.President,. Captain T. N. Masterman RN and Mr. R. E. Salth, members.

U.S. aid for

Journalists

leave for Bangkok

Three Journalists left for Bangkok by Pan American

bur 1948, is a single screw open Fernstream is equipped with radio South East Asia world Airways yesterday to

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more than 50-organisations have operation in the For East, it has (^{10ld;~and~a-long-forecastle ex-| is arranged "amidships-and-con-Asia may receiveAmerican.be.beld: in_the_Siamese capital. made requests for the operation plenty of research and experience of commercial radio stations.

bohind with it. These applications will be ac cepted for formal consideration starting May 1 If the Broadcast- ing Bill now before the Diet is passed. At present broadcasting in Japan is a monopoly of the Government, but the Bill is de- signed to change this system.--- Reuter.

shelterdecker of 8,800 tons dead- telephone in addition to long and

Singapore, March 22, attend the coronation ceremony weight capacity with an addi- short wave radio, tional lower tweendeck in No. 2

Some areas of South East of the Siamese King which wil The passengers' accommodation sists of two double-cabins con- aid within 60 days, Mr. Robert on May 5. fending over No. 1 batch.

and sitting Allen Griffin, the head of the taining bathroom to He gave credit

avory

Throughout the shelterdeck, room, and four single-cabins with United States technical assist member of the staff, and sald forecastle, as well as accommoda- a sofa, all of which have a pri-ance mission, fold a press con that it was only by their dill-tion, it has forced draft ventila-vate bath and toilet: room,

ference here today, at the end the ship suitable conscientious work tion, making gent and

For the passengers there are of bis Malayan visit... that such an achievement had for carrying cargo, which, re- also a spacious dining room and

quires special stowage without smoking room, both of which are milltary, and would include atgrapher

Supplies would be economic, ndt 'been possible.

risking damage from sweat and very comfortably fitted. Lack of air circulation.

EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN PI

Manila, March 22.

"Every effort is being made to give our subscribers the pro- grammes they want most; and in connection any suggestion this from subscribers are always wel come, Mr. Eills stated, adding that he hoped to double tho. number of listeners by the time the second birthday came.

A series of earthquake shocks

Mr. Frank Harris, the Monog- ranging from feeble to fairly ing Director, is in Singapore at strong, stretched across Mindanao the moment, and unfortunately Island in the Southern Philip could not be present, pines lost night, the Manila

The guests were treated to a Weather“ Bureau was 'informed

alm show The

Green: Years" today. There were no immediate

and. mahjong games. A card reports of damage.

The first quake was recorded provided by Fred Abraham and Janco was later held, with music at Súriggo 'ön the North East

his Libent Orchestra. tip of the island at 5:30 p.m. laent time, yesterday. Intermit- tont shocks were felt until 0.05

p.m. local time, when the heaviest fremor occurred. This was of Intensity: six, which is rated fatr- plyngstrong strong enough to awaken sleeping persons, ring bells -and -swing chandeliers, I

Lighter shocks were felt for - almost six ; fours, longer at: Cota- pond western Mindanao. -Associated Press.

GREEK SHIP STILL AGROUND

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It has also two compartments with refrigerated space of 4,250 cubic feet each.

These, racter chambers have not before been used for cargo requiring lower temperatures than 30 to 34 degrees Fahrenkelt; the reduced to about 12 or 15 degrees, temparature may, however, ba

if necessary.

Deeptank

They are Mr. John Morley, well known American columnist who represents some 175 newspapers Norman in the United States, Mr. Bdong, Managing-Editor of Pan’- Asiatic Newspaper Alliance, and Mr. Charles Gorrey, Staff Photo- et・・ Associated Press,

moured cars for carrying payrolls Tok Marley who is also a worl

he added, Bulldozers, could also be included:

upplies 9gory of ecq-dews 'anklyser with the Nationa

Be may as they

tracts. :..

Broadcast Corporation,

Mr. Griffin announced that. He veteran Journalist. had cabled tentative recommenda

Proposal forme

elections in Germany

Bonn, March 22. Tho, West German Govern- ment today asked the four oc-

From Bangkok, he will proceed appointment

The

tions to the United States Gover to New Delhi where he has an with Mr. Pandit ment and this will be followed Nehru. by a full report. This full report

veteran U.S. Journalist would be up to the US Secostat came here from Manila on Tucs of

Dean Acheson, disclose, he

added. Griffin considered Indo- China, to be the country_most

The other two journaliste - ar- ived from Tokyo yesterday morning

A deoptank is fitted in the aftercupation powers to hold cled-urgently, in need of hid, especially Mr. Norman Soor will proceed part of No. 3 hold forward of the tions throughout Germany for of medical supplies and agriculto India, Malbyn and Burma aeter

tural tools Reuter, engine room holding, 1092 tons of a constituent assembly....

the coronation of the Slamése King oll and suitable for edible pro- An amicial statement said that ducts. The tank is divided into the Government proposed that two halves by longitudinal Britain, France, the Soviet Union bulkhead and fitted with heating and the United States should Talpeh, March 22, colls. In addition, there are two euzet a law to hold the elections Chinese quarters predict the wing tanks in the after hold with under the control of commisalba Generalissimo's elder son, Chlanga total capacity of 324 tons of of representatives of all four oc-

HIGH POST FOR CHIANG'S. SON

JAPANESE COIN

COLLECTION STOLEN

DOCTORS LEAVE

vujo Tokyo, :March 22.4- CANTON FOR NE

Ching-kuo, will get 'n high post water, Go Wing waited the thet Non powers, or of the Tiniti! A collection of prideless Japan-Anhalt

in the Defence Ministry.

If so, he is expected to become Director of the Ministry's Political Training and Information Depart

ment.

A

zon 12pches a well one th/ mitted fa the Gorman people for Kurokawa's; grandfather and hind').

Pre-requisite conditions for tha" "electib must be the fa:

st personal politipä freedom of activity in all four

*uppeal

to the vernacular. Pao, they left, In

esa coins dating back for more More than 1,000 metilcál shelterdeck on the starboard side. The sole task, of the national than 500 years were stolen from doctors, technicians and killed

strongroom L of the engine room caring with honistituent assembly for all Gar- Kawaida by stichi Kump workers have left Cuhton Listes- tale capasity of 5.570 cubic feet. many in the Government's view.

kawa, a wealthy stock company ponse to the North East People's The ship has to three-ton der- should be to, establish, a German charman, at Innshiya, near Kobe, overamenta The Legislative Yuan decided ricks with three-ton winches and constitution, which would be suh The collection was started by

reported, the polico yesterday. today that one of its members eight five-ton derricks with may. In future leave Taiwan for personal reasons, mbulon

approval.

been considered priceless not only Manila, Morck 22.

The vote was unanimous-As- No 2 bath and one fifteen-fon tga derrick at the forward end of

historians interested in the history port for work there by antique dealers but also by soups, by train tot, Harbin to ro- Agents for the Greek freighter sociated Press,

derrick, at the after end of No.

of Japanese currency,ve

added that those report years, practical Kehren, grounded on a reef in the

• hutch. With (double tackle, the

The police anthorities fear that with Melts TEPRECIS Gulf of Leyte since Sunday, and

the coins cony bogmelted down experience helt today that a Maniin salvage firm

New York, March: 22,

ond the two Avo-ton dom

by the burglars-Reuter, Molds have been assured a gign th=" has despatched equipment to as- Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, today risks at the forward end of No. 2

Manjadapan gifly salary of 1,100 unit-equiva- sist in refloating the vessel.

rnment regarded the YO invited two airilga" - pilots who Katchi 10 tons respectively.

EAST PAKISTAN or others will be 000 Tent to HK$1,500, : The OVEREN Tugs, and Ughters, the agents insisted they saw a dying shuter Its to main engine is a seven, following conditions as indispens- said," are due to reach, the former over Arkansas,on Monday at ht cylinder Band Widiesel alia cheap BORDER INCIDENTunks month Liberty ship some time tomorrow. to appear on Her television with an output 07/1995% defate of political parties throughout dep

of, 7,000 STIP giv-in- Freedom, of activity, for all When freed from thereof, alte programme on Sunday. will-be, surveyed, to determine the ho pliots plan, to build

many and the renunciation of mat extent of damage. The Keirpa, model, of the strange craft they was carrying so cargo-Associat-aw to dispihy it on the pro [ed. Freak;

gramme United Press, thos

TAIWAN FOL

JAP

FLYING SAUCERS

The Department of Commerce and Industry has available, copies of the: Open: Generti,Iičenen 197. sued by the United Kingdom Board of Trade, with lisis) Pot rture in the United Kingdohny

tongen, derricks can lit fivol

FRIENDS OF THE DEAF MEETING The inaugural meeting & the Held

reinforcements were

allempts by the occupation powers

vers rushed today, to the Eart Pakistan POLICEMAN RUNS: 265) influence the formation and border dan Village AMOK IN MALAYA Beliviliu let politicals partics

insident in

*ahd-Andars+1}(denied) Um volunteers) were reporte

Vesterday: Krld

2. Pdrsonal security and protec-number of Pakistanis," supported

"sgainst:”// economiajs, consa- Lion eggh fuences must be sur

aueranteed, by all "recipiations, powersrand; Oerman everyone engaging Soblication of rewa- be allowed through

tient within FOPE sing the abolition

Shikaporo, March

Tour "perkins were killed and

ded when a police "Gainh} In' Malacca: day. He is attri

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