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Correspondence

The Editor takes no vespiona!BC: lity for views expressed in letters by correspondents, and by ne meche necessarily apress with

in

IMMIGRATION INTO

AUSTRALIA

Australia

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1950.

U.S. carrier

arriving with jets

A 27,600-ton United States alrcraft carrier, with two

today.

The arrival of the carrier, USS

Valley Forge, will mark the first time that as many as two squad rons of jet planes have yisited the

Sir-with the object of selling squadrons of jet fighter planes with my family aboard, is due in Hong Kong (wife and 14-year-old daughter), i I made an application in 1947, and a second one in September 1940, to the Minister of Immigra tion in Canberra. Eoth were re fused, no reason given. In-

dentally, I must say that I had not yet known if the the same results with the Newtquadrons will give a demonstra- Zealand Controller of Customs. tion before the Valley Forge lea

applied in October, ves Hong Kong on June 21 to whom 1940.

The carrier will be escorted by was very pleased to see two US destroyers the USS your paper the letter written by Fletcher and the USS Radford. Mr. Tsung(Yung Woon, raising in defence of what he call tone of the most democratic countries in the world. It was for the incaning behind that statement. and occause I am a convinced de mocratic man. that T applied to be admitted wheto Democracy is more appreciated, with the luten- tion of earning honestly and peacefully my living, in a way to benent the democratic community, of which I am'ah'admirer: also to light for it if necessary,

Aified and

The lot aircraft, called "Pan theys, are reported to be in the over 800-inilo-an-hour chanz

Band Concert at Botanical Gardens

hundred

la

years ago

PERSONALITY PARADE

Consul, for France fixe

The doyen of the Consular; the laws of the National Govern-feome to be, identified with the Body in Hong_Kong is Miment. A year later he translatad, political' and, consular" servion of Robert Edouard Eugene Jobez: the Chinese Judicial Year] hill country. -Iù" 1948, "after, threo the Consul for France. An (Criminal).

years with General de Gaulle, he essayist, a former polled official, is a book which appeared in at the French Delegation In His best-known literary work returned to China as Counsellor. an expert on Chinese hand 1943 entitled "Expertise of Chin-Chungling writing and an observer of ean Hand-writing" which was In 19149 he went to Algiers, pollies with strong indepen- described by many scholars as a and In. 1945, assumed his Grat dont convictions, M. Jobez has faithful study of Chinese calli consular post as Consul for had a varied and interesting graphy seen from foreign oych, France in Colombo, Ceylon. Ho career.

A Roman Catholic, M. Jobez was there for one year. In the

to

Talos told in "China Mail" files.

Most of his amicial life has been practises his religion faithfully, summer of 1940 he came aginative World a hundred years also held important po Ale and he bolleves that its influence ever since.

One of the Wonders of the Im-spent in the Far East, but he has Religion had been a great help Hong Kong as French Consul in posts in to him in moments of dificulty, the Colony, and hai: been here ago was the building of a railway to Constantinople and beyond:

giers, where he went in 1944 on a for good" is profound,

M. Jabex is a linguist. Besides We have at length out Liberation.

member of the Committee of He has been honoured on Frerich, he speaks English. speculated Brother Jonathan talks of a sub-

several occasions by his Gov- Chinese and Itussion thoroughly. the Americans

His polliteal convictions have ernment, Many years ago he

Now marine electric telegraph from a been of an independent was made a Chevalier de la character, and he has always en-Legion d'Honneur. Chevalier Now ones this morning sunt deavoured to live by them. When d'Orange Nassau followed. Then

Times su the Nazis overrap France in 1940- gests a railway from Calais to he was stationed in Shanghal as Mobltan. Thus, the railway from head of the Police in the French Calais

Vienrin is accomplished, Conecasion there. But be why and thence to Pesth carry it to

4

the valley

must opposed to collaboration of any. through

ough sort, and rejected Vichy to join the Theiss and General de Gaulle in London. He

latlar

the Danube, crossing the

M: Jobez is a true Parisian. Ke

river a little below the function of became a member of the General's the Drave, and entering the Euro- Personal staff later that year.

territories of Highland dancing and selec-Bender tard thon fuckey just by was born there in 1888, and spent online wet specielt ud though through

a And so Bachelor of Arts, and in 1031 sented by the Military Band, we stand at length on the borders graduated with #1 diploma in Pipers and Dancers of the of Europe and Asia, my democratic feelings. Of course, King's Own Scottish Bordererà

was

To say thai I disappointed by the refusal

indeed a way to put very mildly

.or

his adolescencs,there. Ho 'was

I am a at the Botanical Gardon yea-Blad th about Chinese from the French Foreign

on' my personal account, there is no question of, race,

European, but my wife is Chinese terday.

by birth. This gave me the sus picion that this was the reasoni

I am very glad indeed if I was wrong, because I think, democra- tically, that we are all citizens of this unhappy world: that we are all made in bones and flesh by the same God, with only a slight dif- ference in pigmentation.

The reason for the refusal could not be political, because, gave the best references of my past life; and aku because thou sands of my countrymen are ad mitted yearly with the malgra- tion schönta

It was surely no question of inilux of "cheap outside labour because many immigrants admill ted are modest labourers, butalso

am un educated profes because sional man. just the kind they need more of, trying to improve and not worsen my economic con- dition. This was stated in my. application, in which I gave my It was professional experience.

the programme / 5%ent, about the Straits.

The concert was arranged by Lieutenant- kind permission of Colonel J. P. M. Macdonald, OBE.

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a

sea

Fascinating, work

Coo

M. ROBERT JOBEZ

Keen

clubman

He is a woll-known clubman, Right now he boldnes to 'six. Clubs in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong Club, the Jockey Club and the Rotary Club. Of all the sports, he enjoys swimming most.

M. Jobez was a very popular Agure among the French coiri- munity, in Tientsin which, though now Sadly thinned, has left fnumerotte monuments to Ita Gachievements.

Not the least of these are the magnificent Municipal Building, "one of the most, graceful and las- examples of Westeri architecture to be found in China, and the new School and Club bulldings both of which were, bullt on very modern lines.

M. Jobez, as head of the Surete, was one of the best-in- formed foreign officials in that part of the country, not only on the doings of the underworld but also on political and other: mat- ters,

Ho is not

Journey Language School. He took this milles still up because his parents had con- before us. Turkey in vinced him that knowledge of Asia is now to be traversed from Chinese, would be an asset for a A large and appreciative crowd

angle to angle, from Scutori to career to be spent along the China attended the open air wockly. Baara saying nothing, for the Coast, where French Inftaeneg war concert.

Over then extensive. Band Conductor-L. E. Stock-

and its wonders to the Pere ham' conducted

sian Gulf consisted of marches. Islan through Persepolis 10 which selections from Ellis and Berlin's the Balucher frontier, the

coast, under the hills and

the cross

M. Jobez has had no business' Easter Parade und a cornet solo

Indus below Meance, when we experience. by BDSM 13. Harden.

Soon after he left Pipe Major D. McKinnon and have crossed about 500 miles of school he enlisted in on artillery

He was devoted" to his work his pipers gave a pleasing version Pers

Persia and a much of Beldoghis-regiment. When he was released series of selections Slow

We may then snap our from military duty, he joined

and yet like so many French- of a

(Loch Rannock), March fingers at the Yankees and their the Parla Criminal Investigation

men, knew how to profle most Alr

The total cost of this Department. Police work has

from his lelsure hours, för (Balmoral Highlands), Reel (Ov projects.

So well camo the Mediaillo de la Resis-} was and is bon. viveur in the Isles) and March (Murray'a railway in nubibus is to be only always fascinated him.

the Welcome).

£34,300,000-not more than the did he acquit hänself, and so keen lanco with Rosette, the Free best sense of the term, cost of **

two

a voluble' talier--- railways, actually were his powers of observallon, French Medal, and the. Volun- existing in England."

that one year later he was made a tary Services Medal. The Chin- quile the contrary. He says little, link across Porsia is still Special Inspector attached to esc Government decorated him and misses. little, for lils powers missing, 100 years later! Perhaps Foreign Affairs.

with the Military Medal 1st Class of observation--his friends say-- the Yankees will do it after all as When a vacancy occured in 1st Grade for his distinguished are notable. part of

French Police: Marshall Plan for 1924 in the

at police services.

Through all the crises that oc- Aslu!--Ed.)

Tientsin, M. Jobez was asked He served in the French forces curred during the Chinese civil If he would care to make the during the First World War wars and the trials and tribula- trip. He seized the opportunity from 1917 to 1921. During the tions that followed the Mukden A correspondent writes from the good ship Fanny" to "The to travel, and upon arrival was Second World War, he became a Incident, and the Japenese lo- New Zealander" on a visit (July enamoured of the Chinese people Captain in the Free French Forces trusion

which Inside, the Wall, and their ways and has been from 1040 to 1943. In 1941-1942 maro than once involved the 2nd, 1049) to Pitcairn Island and

addicted to the East since then. he was attached to the Free French Concession border the descendants of the "Bounty"

He remained in Tientsin for French Mission on the Gold Coast difficult situations, there was no mutineers:

"Almost everybody

on board nine years, lozrning the language doing intelligence work.

more sereno self-confident of- Chinese, in which ho. M Jobez is a married man ficlal than Mr. Jobez, however Bounty and were most desirous, French Foreign Oriental Langu had read of the Mutinysius subsequently graduated from the with five

children.

serious the situation might be, With his departure from Indeed, he is in many:- res-- the descendants of the mutineers. police work, he became a keen de Gaulle in London. He severed tonal excitable son of Franço [-possible, of

getting a glimpse of age School in 1931. Outside of Shanghai in 1940 to Join General pects the antithesis of the tradis A cockleshell of a canoe came off with two men, one of whom, with events the decay of warlordism, polleo work.

spectator of Chinese political his association with French an official who keeps calma" and a all possible politeness, asked per- the Nationalist movement, the mi mission

to come aboard,

They emergence of Russian and Jap- proved to be George Adams, son ancsa of the

influences, the Rape of mutineer John Adans, and Manchuria, and the impotence of Quintal, grandson of one of the

of Nations. the League of mutireers. They brought with

He witnessed the march of all them a few oranges which they

these

convinced events, which would only give to the women him that China would always passengers and children...

PEKING ORDER TO GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES

The Chinese Communist Party not certainly for lack of employ-Committee of the Central-South- ment or overcrowding of nuplica-orn Military Area has ordered all tons, because it is a well known profit-making enterprises operat- fact that Australia needs, no cd by the armed services and thousands but millions of good, civilian organisations of the Gov- honest, active, and democratie ernment to be wound up within a

its development and, month. men,,for

This was reported ha special defence, I claim to have all these attributes, and I can prove il message from Canton published "Sing In yesterday's vernacular Was it. maybe, for reasons of age Tao Jih Pao". The reason given or health? No, sir. am 30 years. old with a perfect medical bill of is that competition in business between ofciat bodies and health, thanks to God.

So, now that my only suspicion private enterprises is contrary to Is so convincingly shattered, I am the Government's policy. more than ever a puzzled, be- wildered man, and unless the two retusals were only this to the polley' df the past Government Cand with that possibility in mind I will try a third application), X would indeed be very grateful if some other defender of the Aus trala Pola Democracy means

trust”, in what

and revive the obscured lights of my Intelligence,

Yours etc..

PUZZIED.

CANTON BOMB EXPLOSION

ple:

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL BAZAAR

Pitcairn Re-Visited.

of the

we went ashore one of the men to tas

welcome

US WES

bim

doclor of

clergyman, tha

·

or.

Sinco, then he has cool whatever happens.

Dragon Festival trial

runs

...

Trial runs of the annual

NWA starting

new service between HK-US

in

Talpóh. June 18: North West Airlines, on- nounced today a new United States-Hong Kong service via Taiwan, beginning Jus

The Talwan

United

When loom

large in International af Aided by brilliant weather,

The peralatant denial by a successful bazaar was held

Charles Christian, by the St. Louis Industriai

of the ringlender of outside pressure of that nation's Ersts, who volunteered to early-in-Ho-that-national', saft!

right to independence taught him School at the school compound show us dragon boat race were held yesterday.

A а Mr. Nobbs, the

afternoon off the so that in 1940 when the time yesterday The bazaar, held in aid of the schoolmaster and

manager, Mr. St. Anthony's Church Fund, wad island, who has resided on the of approach to the French tragedy

came for him to decide his line Ritz Garden as local Chinese David Edwins, said the new sac- declared open by the Right Re-island for 20 yours in the same he did not waver for a moment of the Dragon Festival

vice will be operated on a weekly. prepared for the celebration round-trip, basis in collaboration verend H. P. Valtorid, Cathollo and has a lorge family.l

with Hong Kong bi-weekly trans- From Tonisin, he was Bishop of Hong Kong. In the

Airways, and would were a number of presence of several hundred peo young women of the island, from become the French Commissioner before a large crowd of spectators, States,

of ferred to Shanghai in 1933 to

The trinis yesterday were hold wive

to

And from the Stalle such as fortune telling come. The personal appearance Major K. M. Bourne who was

whom we received a hearty wels of Police there. Together with including many Europeann, try your luck bango, shooting of these women was

The new Civil Aeronautics gallery, and fishing, were well!

Four crowe took part in the Board approved plan, Mr. Edwins patronised, Ten of the stalls word possessing

good International Settlement M. race yesterday, two of them reald. would land North West Sky- prepared by the pupils themselves, looking, with an expression of Jobez guided the destiny of Asia's presenting junk crews at Shauid masters in Taipeh overy Monday while third were prepares by good temper and contentmont on largest port in the sphere of wan, one representing the Hang and from here the service will be

linked to Father Ghilardini, SDB, parish thele faces that was delightful maintenance of law.

Kong Balling Junks Association at Hong Kong Airways. The return Hong Kong through The "Wall Klu Yat Po" report-priest.

The nalive girls took full pos-

Wanchat and one representing ed in a message from the The school band, under the Kwangtung capital that the ac- conductorship of Lay Brother do eldent occurred while the soldiers Great, apa, swas in attendance wen digging for Hidden arris Refreshments were provided by 'canéenled by

Nationalist. Watson's, the Dairy Farm, Coes

Cola and Green Spot.

Two Chinese Communist sol- diers were killed and two others seriously wounded when bomb exploded in the Hanam suburb of Canton.

forces.

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session of our women passengers Wood cutting hobby junk crews at Cha Kwo Ling, trip from Hong Kong would leave and they appeared quite unable to

Kowloon.

Hong Kong on Wednesday, figlag express their joy at having Euro-

to the United States via: Talpha; pen women amongst them. Only

With, woodcuting as, a hóðdr. M. Jobez wrote occasional essay Association crow

The Hong Kong Salling Junks Tolyo, Anchorage and Seafle, one while woman, an American en China, as a pastime. In 1932 ho superior to the other three boats. vice began last month' vío Manila

seemed to be. Mr. Edwins Baldin similar ar had ever been ashore there before published translation In Singing and dancing was the order French of modern Chinese law.

but WAS

discontinued after the The race proper will be held first fight at the insistence.or the of the night

The population of the island is the same year he translated a this aftertioon at Chung Shing Philippines authorities.

"The now treatise on the, organisation of Bothing Pavillion between the service will bo. in addition to the now. 149; and the division of the SEXCS

as equal as can be. Mr.

regular United States-Talwan- Nobbs keeps a journal of all the to be 00 years old. The Island

Manilh schedule Inaugurated inhabited events birthe, marriages, etc., but was

before the the sponsorship of the Chung Carly, in June United Press. It contains little of import. The arrival of the mutineers. The shing Benevolent Society for the whole of the inhabitants have proofs are stone axas, which have benefit of the Anti-Tuberculoals been born on the Island, except been discovered Idols carved in Association and the Thụng Hwa Mr. Nobbs and a man named stone; and human skeldforms: The Hospital. Evans, who has also been here a axes resemble those used by the number of years, and has a large New Zealander, but there is no family

The only survivor of trace to be found all to the race thoso brought here in the 'Bounty of the people or; thức mammer in is one old Tahilian woman, said which they become extinct.”

same crews.

Today's race wil be held 'undor

+ ...

GOC IN C RETURNS

Sir Robert Mhhưrgh, GOChin- Mr. J. E. Nicoti; Officer adminis C, returned from. England. by tering the Government; will: at- BOAC plané yesterday, he was tend, and Mra. Nicoll, will dia- tuột, on erriyal at Kai Thk' by tribute prlies to the winner || General Evans,

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