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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1950.

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'AUTOMOBILE' RALLY

si- should be staiétur u and would allow nie to use your Correspondence Column to bring the following to the attention of those motorlats Interested in the to HKAA. Automobile Rally be held on August € next:~

The Sub-Committee have do. elded to extend both Entry Clos- ing. Dater by one week, La., at $10 to 7th July, and at $20 to inth July.

Members will really nssich the organisera of the Rally if they, put their entry in as soon as possible.

The Rally is not just a ques-i tion of driving around the same old roads you know so well-too well-but a severe check on your driving skill,

If you hal to get from. A to D In ordinary traffic conditions n Exnetly 30 miles per hour, could you do li?

If you

lost five minutes be- tween A and I could you moko. it up between B and C without exceeding the total time or aver- nge speed allowed for that sec- tion?

hour fast can you EC back- wards through S bends Junt wide enough for your car?

Are you sure that will stop from a very eclarating speed in a feat7

your car fast ac- motter of

Can you "slide" your car with- out losing control?"

The Officer Administering the Government, Mr.J. F. Nicoll (right) and the Philippines Consul-Genarah Me, dosa Rodriguez, drinking a toast to the Philippines on the occasion of that country's Nationa! Day yesterday. ("China Mall" photo).

Americans, Filipinos celebrate July Fourth

The Fourth of July was celebrated in Hong-Kong/

by nationals of the United States of America and the Philippines yesterday1în'a“ round” of official parties.

A reception was held at the

If it skis involuntarily can Hong Kong Hotel. Roof Garden you regain control?

John the Rally and find out by Dr. Jose V. Rodriguez, the outgoing Philippine Consul,

the answers!

Captain, crew of Ebonal make overland trip from Swatow to Hong Kong

Three Britons, Captain L. C. Church, Mäster, Mr.

C. B. Skinner, Chief Officer, Mr. D. G. Phit. lips, Chief Engineer; and 39 Chinese crew of the British freighter Ebönal, which sank off Sugar Loaf Island near, Swatow on May 24 as a result of an explosion, returned to Hồng. Kong during the week-end by travelling over- land on trucks from Swatow,

Among the arrivals only one Chinese guard 'limp- ed while walking as a result of the injuries sustained in the explosion.

All the others Including the European officers looked fit and well offer their being in the Communist-held port for more than a month.

Captain Church, when inter- viewed by the China Mail" yesterday, refused to: discuss

the sinking of his vessel, point Personalia

ing out that the Marine Office

here would conduct an enquiry

into the incident next wack.

Caplain, P. D. Lopus of

munist by the

the

Ila

Asket about the report circu- Philippine Air Force left for Tal- lating in Hong Kong during thelewan by the Civil Air Transport absence that the European officers yesterday.

Captain Lapus is the Philli hnd been

Come in Swalow, afpine Air Attache in Talwan of the Ebonal, is one of the two Philippine Airl ter the

to the P! the arrivals said that they were Allanes asalmed interrogated by the Communist riiplomatic missions outside the officials for several hours after Philippine Republie, the other bo- they had landed on Swatow and g in Washington. that none of them had been de- Explaining the delayed arrival

Living on ed husband's pension

;

Send your entries direct to the between 11.30 am, and 1 p.m. Secretary, clo Peat. Marwick, and Mrs. Rodriguez; at which Mitchell, or to Mr. Du Toit, at the toast of The King was pro- posed by Dr. Rodriguez, and the S., P. O. Box 33, K.

One Int point-you must be Mr. J. F. Nicoll, Omċer Ad- bn A. A. member t Join the ministering the Government, The story of how a Chinese nally, so if you are not ʼn mem-responded with a toast to Pre-married woman went to the ber make a road job of it and sident Elpidio Quirino.

Secretariat, for Chinese Affairs Join both.

The Consular Corps, the three and claimed that her husband, Services, Government officials, and an ex-Royal Engineer, was

ading members of the commun-kifled during the ty attended in large numbers, December 1941, and, obtained

In the afternoon Dr. and

$3,440 from the British Gov- Rodriguez, were hosis again at ernment was related by Detec-

F. DU TOIT.

TAA personnel still held in Kunming

war

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Conditions

in Amoy

Conditions in, Amoy are bad, that¦, many, Chindus, families have been ablighḍi to dlinble of their children; the""China Malj", toarna From aerial from the Fuklan port.

Our Informant quotes the case of one family which has had to give away: Ita, ihres children to . főéřída bücause It Was no longer able to sup..

themi aşother family

Its on for 3.5 laels of gold, and other tamiline have offered their ahlidren for satd.

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It also reported that, Customs adizures of gold watches, Parker 61 pena "ond- other "luxury" articles have been distributed among Com. munlit official.

New Rotary President takes over

-

Mr. A. el Arculi, newly elected President of the Hong Kong Rotary Club, took over the chair from Mr. Fung Ping-

MOTE HN, Herbert Của Dung and E. Low, left, Hong Kong for in Hong Kong, they said that Manila, and Burnes yesterday by they were in Swataw for modera than a month simply for the reason that they were waiting for Departures Singapore by fan, the outgoing President, at the Communist government there BOAC yesterday included Sgt/r the weekly luncheon yester- to have the exit visas for the Smith, Col, Gonrson, Til Jan whale' party approved.

Wo

day. Maj, Watson, Yan Fong-sen, J. E. In his address to members, the

la udually took a long times. Jen, Lim Kok-gin, Ng_Kian-

the Dommunlit authoritlet

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Tom

to lasuo exit: visi when, ahlong the applibante thaře waře a few foreignere. they pointed" out.

think of nothing more appro- priate on this occasion than to recall the saying of Contucloun that "all" within the four seni arxi

spréialty Chitt, R.A. Willoughby, Cpl. D. new President Batel he could

Houseman, Gp. B.. Gibbons, Chen Chul-ah nnd J:G.; Bayllo":

Among those who left for Tokyo rothers. The spirit of brother- Mrs. hood was the spirit of Entary yesterday by BOAC were Travel overland-

Howard Lee, Mrs. Wong, Shee, and he took the opportunity to Ma Kla-ping Herbert G. Supp, d

extend follellations to Amerleari Captain Church and his party. ten-dance at the Sky Ballmotive Sub-Inspector J. Brudley left Swalow on June 26 after J.E, Nixon, S. Feropouten : members of the Club

they had obtained the visas iesu- Von Tavidson, J. Riddell,

Thomas; their Fourth of July national

Mrs.

Mrs.

on this

Before Mr. J. Reynolds, the ed by the Communist authorien Micha

Jack Percival, Miss L Jones, K. Or. L Shu-fan, Past District

North Point. Several dance bands and a large section of at Control yesterday.

community attended. the Filipins on the colourful woman; Chow King aged 38, in Swalour. As the port was the Watumal, Lin Tse-wel. H. Shaw, Governor, thanked the outgoing The Trans-Asiatic Airlines national costumes lent colour to pleaded guilty to charges maiding cloted after the sinking of the ss.

Ceclarations, on November 18; Anhut after hitting a mide of G.S. Vale, J. Lowrey, Ian Morri-officials for their year of service office in Hong Kong have still the occasion.

not be son, Thomas Ying and Miss E. and achievement.

Mr. F. C. Clemo, Acting Dis- Mr. Al Richardson, manager of 1947 and on February 21, 1848 Swatow, and it could not received any information

warm under the Statutory Declaration prédicted when the port would Van Aken, about the return of the crew the Sky Ballroom, pald

be re-open, the party decided to

trict Governor, congmtulated the new officials on their election, and members of a TAA aircraft tribute to Dr. Rodriguez whose de Ordinance No. 8 of 1893.

Defendant also pleaded guilty travel, overland to Hong Kong. who are now stranded in Kun-parture will leave a blank in this

a: charge, of obtaining money The whole party comprising 4

wished then and the Club a year

ming.

cosmopolitan community.

by false pretences and was sen men boorded a truck on JUNE 20

of success. tenced to six months hard labour and started their journey, hack

Earlier, the *Leandert crew members cabled TAA office here saying that the authorities atl Kunming had given permission; for the men to return to Hang Kong.

The TAA aircraft left Kal Tak↑ for Kunming come six months ago on a non-schedule charter flight.

When Kunming was "liberated" by the Communists, there were reports that the Philippine air craft was destroyed by Nationalist

bonibers.

U.S. reception Later in the evening Mr. Kart Rankin, the American Consul General In Hong Kong, and Mr. Rankin, were hosts at cocktail party at the Grippe Hong Kong Hotel, to celebrate the Glorious Fourth.

to.

or ruch charge the sentences to be

concurrent.

DS1 Bradley Bald that when the Japanese Invaded Hong Kong ir December 1941, defendant's 1sband, then joined the Nallot

list Army.

to

en the night of

A number of residents left for the United Kingdom yesterday by BOSC. They included Mr. and

Mr. D; L.: Sirellett, the culgo- Mrs. A. W. Dlack, F.G.A. Jamoi,

J.A. | Committee, and Mr. Robert Choa,

the Colony, where they arrived Groneboom, J. Pudney, H.H. Cocherman of the International The Journey was a difficult.one. Westergaard, J... Mullion. E. C. nutgoing chairman of the Follow one crew member sald; as several Barry, N. Thisfield and W. Broth-ship, and Attendance Commitie! bridges, along the highway hnd well. been damaged due te widespread Adode in that part of Kwantung province.

RABIES

June

After the liberation, defendant

When the truale reached a returned to the Colony together More than 500 people were in with another man. She went to damaged bridge, the party had to

A further death from rabies; in attendance, including all members the Secretariat, for Chinese Affairs cross the river on boats, or on

declared that her foot and to board another truck Hong Kong was reported y at the American community in and there Hong Kong. A band provided} Husband was killed during the

kiler

terday in the weekly: Health Ro- crossing American marches and, Stephen war. She was given 320 a week They were not interfered with turn for the week ended Meanwhile, there was still Foster melodies as toasts were by the Army.

by the Communist guards along 24. There were also two animal news about Captain Buol, an outer American pllat. who was da. proposed to The King and Pre-. Defendant's husband came to the road who let them pass after deaths from rabies...

Hong Kong from the country to the visas had been shown.

There were In addition two tained by the Chinese Com-sident Truman,

In Air

the receiving - ; line- were look for his wife and found that

After travelling, three days, on deaths from measles and one muniets when his Civil Transport, alecraft force tanged Colonel Lelloy Heston, the Ameri- she was drawing his pension, truck and on boats, the party from enteric fever. Total deaths the week mentis can air liaison officer, and Mrs. He then made a report to the reached the border on June 30 from all, causes in In China kome adven

Folice.

and arrived in Hong Kong dur-under review was 370 as against Captain. Buol was one of the

1,085 births.. The flags of the Philippines, the

ing the night two CAT pilots held by the Com- United States and Great Britain munists until a month ago, the draped large sections of the walls other

being Captain James Mc- of the Gripps, the Sky Room and Govern. Caplain. McGovern was the roof garden of the Hong Kong released by the Communists.. Hotel while the celebrations were

Local CAT, oficials believed in progress. that Captain Buol is at present"| detained in Kunming.

NAVY MOVEMENTS

IIMS Brown Ranger, refuelling

vessel of the. Fleet, is due to

Heston,

OAG INSPECTS TUNG. WAHTM HOSPITAL

CONGESTION

IN HARBOUR The attention of all masters, ship owners, agents and char terers has been drawn to the presont congestion of the an- chorages in the Port of Victoria, rue: to the abnormal number-at all up. vessels, it was officially sinted yesterday.

By far the larger number of anchored. In

Opening of NAAFI Club

Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Mansergh, GOC in-- O Hong Kongy will officially open the

the new NAAFI club, to be known as the NAAFI ClubTM Kowloon at 5a plm2 tomorrow. The club\is! on Chatham Road, about five minutes walk- from the Star Forry, Kowloon:

Mr. J. F, Nicoll, Omeer Au- these vessels are leave the Colony for Okinawa ministering the Government, tu the Shamsinipo and Yeunall of the Royal Engineers, it will and airman: needs. The spacious

spected the Ting Wah Hospital

today:

Built under the supervision provide all that the soldier, saller cafeteria;

be obtained, and where tha men

Another naval craft due to yesterday. Ho, commended the anchorages. Although, these ves clear part today is HMS Alert Directors for the fine work that rels are now manned in accor- be the most modern and com- bullding contains which will leave for the Straits is being done by the hospital in dance with the Part Regulations fortele club of its land in the where hot and cold foods may fon normal routine operation.

caring for the slcic and destitute. there is the possibility, however, Colony, and is for the sold use themselves will be able to choose that some may drag their anchor of all members of the Navy, the food and take to the tables. during a typhoon and foul other Army and Air Force, and The Tavern will be a popus vessels

lying at the Typhoon those of Allied Armed Forces, iar place where the Servleeman Mooring Buoys; especially should Pidny wore drawn Up Johily cart have his glass of beer in sur 'the full force of a typhoon come by the Chief Engineers Staff and roundings akin to a. local at from a North Westerly direction, the NAAFI, NAAFI themselves home.

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