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A GLANCE BACK

Sir have the pleasure to send you herewith a copy of the "China Mail" of September 30, 1019, with a vivid pictograph of the then Governor, Sir Reginald

Stubbs, in full uniform, who made

an oẞlelat Inndlag shortly after his arrival in the Colony,

It was very interesting to re- read your genuine leader

(an) Open Letter to the Governor),! and the welcome address by the afe Sir Paut Chater.

In pre-war time I had the habit of keeping newspapers, especially those with speeches by phst Governors on landing here, ine they generally had something 100 to my before entering on their administrations

After the fall of Hong Kong to the Japanese I lost a few copies of these valuable papers, but retained this

one. 1 hope the news arrangement and the stere types of that time may now be of interest to some members of your stuff.

Yours faithfully, C. S. NIL

(Thank you, Mr. Ng. Why, the present-day "China Mail" scerns ever so much; younger than sho was 30 odd years ago!-Ed.)

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1980.

Increase in typhoid Personalia

A

cases in Colony

causing concern

considerablo increase in the number of typhoid casos was registered in the first six months of the year, according to ad official state- ment yesterday.

The total number for the six-month period was

349 of which 54 were fatal as compared with 171 cases with 28 deaths in the correspond- ing period of last year. The official statement said

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The mortalliy rate has romain- that the increase has arouseded almost constant at between 16 some alarm and not without to 10 per cent bidicating no Là- reason. But, it added, when crease in virulence. The case more closely examined, the were found to be concentrated in position though serious, need

three areas malily. These areas are densely populated by squat- fers and the squatters themselver not cause undue alarm.

were the chief sufferers. The Among

The figures, added the state nent, not only showed a marked increase but indicator a dunger- bus tendency come.

A Kan You-man, former Professor of Philosophy at Yon-) ching University, Peking, will speak on "Contemporary Chbiran Paloting," at the Y's Men's Club, on Thursday.

Prosecution witness

cross-examined in alleged bribery case

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Miss D.E. Stuck, Mise 11. Mr. A. Show, Assistant Superintendent of Police,

Hurdinol and Miss 8. Parka ar- rived here fromi Kobo' yesterday by the B, Foschow, They are on their way to Bangkok.

Mrs. Q.M. Liddell · left for Tokyo by Canadian Pocifle Alr Lines on Thursday.

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Thirty-three Chinese pakke.- Cana- Kers bonroed Thursday's dian Pacifle Air Lines aircraft for Vancouver,

On

towards worse to Deletion has shown no particu. Thursday was Major D.F. Orme.

Dispute over CMSN ship

Lane Crawford's in Singapore

Royal makes scarce foods

go further

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Combine and cook for 10 minutes in buffer or shortening: 113. #wand raw beefy Florge onion chopped fine; I t66. SAROMA Liquid Seasoning: 1⁄4 tsp. karlis salt with pepper vo taste. Mean- whiše, kdo together 2 kupe flown 4 fup. ROTAL, Baking Pow=' dez Y1⁄2 tsp. talk. Than såd, mixing in lightly with a fork tha butter or shortening. Add: % cup milk,

• Mix quickly. Ten out art floured board. Teta lightly ludil amseth, Roll avt 1⁄44 inch thick, about 20 inches long, & inebus wide. Spread with meat mixture," Cut inte & equal partiens. Rail soth one up like a small rail. Place on greased pork Bake In het even, 246° C. (478′′ F3 about 14 minutes. Serve with --- Tamale Sauce. Sarvas &.

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KOK

PROTECTS AGAINEY BAKING FAILURES

LAICHIKOK W

Merchant

Shipping

regulations

The ship that nobody seems to want is still lying in Singa-

harbour porc

nearly months after her arrival.

six

Departures

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Among the European Paysch

who Jefi for Jupa by normal Chandion Pacific Air Lines the

lar erease although obviously in the squatter infested areas f

Sydney by greater risk of infection mus Qantas Empire Always yester- exist.

day included Mr. and Mrs. J. Active steps are being taken Prior. Mr. and Mrs. Leung Sing- to cope with the danger union but, Min. Gee Good-sing, Mears. the squatters by the Sanitary H.P. Lin, R. Jonson and N. Department. The affected equit Gelkie. ter areas are being

thoroughly cleansed, illegal wells filled where

Among those who left for possible, and increased

conser London by BOAC yesterday were vaney and scavenging service Sir Hilton Poynton, Miss V. D. A. organised

other anti-dySilcock, Messrs: D.C. Davis, measures talien pending further C. J.G. Lowe, R.R. Davies, a. D. clearance.

and

Shipley.

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filegal trade in dangerous food over and Lance Corporal J.S. .She is the Hai Suan, which suppressed when detected bu

Is a matter of extreme dificulty ilies the flag of Communist China 192

to control. Intensive propaganda since her crew forced her Chin-is being carried out among the

Singapore.

The ship was the squatters

An order made by the Gov-bound for Japan from Spain with their eyes to the danger to the

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cargo of salt. Her dramatic

change of Dar

of

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was cross-examined of longth by Mr. Y. H. Chan when the case invotying bribery charges against an American and four Chingso was continued before Mr. J. Reynolds at Contral yesterday.

The accused were alleged to have offered and tendered Mr. Thomas Clunie, Assistant Super- intendent of Police, Traffic Department, o bribe of $6,000 to facilitate the issuance of motor vehicle licences for a proposed "Drive- Yourself" service.

Court Brevities

Tho accused ́are Ng Tq- ping, aged 40, travelling trad- er, Charles Joseph Murphy, aged 34, unemployed, Ngul Wantman, aged 28, unemploy- ed, Thomas Cheng, aged 37, master of the Hankow Store, orid Tsong Tat-man, aged 40, partner and supervisor of the Pleading guilty to two charges

Hou Xat Yuet Electric Bulb Work-keeping gambling shop.

eboard the ss. Rupch und Loard- All are represented by Mr. Xlon, Ho Yep, aged 41, was finet ing the vessel Without permis- H. Chan Mr. Shaw is for the $50 by, Mr. R. W. S. Winter at prosecution.

The first charge against the Kowloon yesterday.

Inspector J. Gjem stated do- Brst four accused alleged that tendant was conducting a gama on June 11 t 46 Macdonnell} Rood, ground floor, they didi

of

promise Mr. Clunie, $5,000. na atan on board the ship when

an inducement for his endeavour yerel Ing to obtain

official approval for the us of motor vehicle Ülgences.

WAS that

On

by the master of the

a charge of cruelty to animais, Chau Kui, netig moster

they gave 100 by Mr. Winter at Kowloon 80,000 to Mr. Clunie at 46 Mac. yesterday.

Inspector Orem said that when Donnell Road, ground floor, on defendant's Junk was boarded by June 12.

Crossed-examined by Mr. Chan, he police of Lung Ku Tân Vil- Mr. Shaw enid that he believed inge on Thursday: they found 723 that Murphy had earlier that pig stacked in seven tiers and morning telephoned Mr. Clunte that a preliminary count showed at his office and that Mr. Clunie 10 of the animals dend. was out.

Nahmins, J.D. Hurgham, H. Das. Miss L Xavier, Mesars. G. ese Nationalist Master to sail into in an attempt to open N. Menasseh and A.M. Dawood the second charge against all cargo Junk 1518V, way lined left by BOAC yesterday for scives of some of their practices. Bangkok, Calcutta and Korachl -rnor-in-Council has revoked

All the squatters from the regulations in Table O (B).

Among those who left Hong Merchant Shipping Ordinance, was followed by an unsuccessful the affected areas were evicted

appent to Singapore's Supreme during June. Owing to the vast Kong yesterday for Bangkok by 1899.

B09 new set of regulations has Court for a prohibition of selling numbers of squatters, estimated CPA were Messra. Enter y at well over quarter of 'a mil-Leo Foy, I Chi-fang, Eric Lim Consulate- been enacted to remove doubts the

General In Singapore,

which lion, it is unfortunately a prac-Chin-son and Misa Zorun Silja- which exemptions may be claimed. claled that the veszej, a forme ; from all of the danger arena im-

tical impossibility to evlet them bury. Liberty sily had

had not been fully pald for.

mediately. The Japanese have announced that they have abandoned the and left the matter to cargo

regarding vessels in

respect of Get

The regulations are: Every vessel to which these regulations apply, which com- pleies a siny of 30 consecutive days in the Colony and there- after continues to remain in the Colony without clearing, shall be chargeable with anchorage fees $11

such respect of the period vessel so remains in the Colony after such initial stay of 30 con- secutive days.

Anchorage fees shall be at the

American

Lloyds of London, the insurers of the ship, claiming that the carga

been lost.

has

Lloyds have stated that the cargo is avaliable and legal argu- ment on an international level in going on.

in legal

representative in the China

A

Most dangerous areas

The two most dangerous areas at present are the Kawi loon City aras and the” arez North

following rates: (a) if the vessel Singaporo of the ship's owners, fence of the followinr

lies in the port of Victoria, 80 for 100 registered cents a day tons or part thereof; (b) If the vessel lles elsewhere in the waters of the Colony, 20 cents a day for 100 registercu tons or part there- OL

Anchurage fees shall be paid at the end of each In arrear calendar month, or, in respect of vessels clearing port, at the time clearance 19 granted.

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Mr. and Mrs. M. Cros, Messrs. D. Chastel, S. E. Lavrov and Lin Nengying left Hong Kong for Halphong yesterday by Air France.

the and

Mr. and Mrs. Lerosey, of Shamshulpo. The Reverend

Fr. Solens, Mr. situation le being carefully wat Mrs. Tran Hau, Messrs, M. Janin ched and every effort is being and W. Marshall left for Saigon made to prevent further spread. by Air France yesterday.

will reduce risk of

Sir Hilton Poynton, Depuly- Merchants Steam

Undor-Secretary of State for the Eat no uncooked vegetables Colonies, returned to the United Navigation Company, said: "My such as lettuce in fresh salads Kingdogs by the British: Overseas clients might be prepared to de- unless absolutely satisfied as to Airways yesterday morning. liver the salt to Japan, provided its cleaning and source.. they were guaranteed safe pas- Buy food, especially such item Borneo on July

Sir Hilton arrived here from sage."Reuter.

as fresh fruit; shellfish, ice cream and cold drinks from- approved traders only.

Action over estate

No anchorage fees shall be paid In respect of Eritish end foreign

Judgment with casts was ships of war: vessels of primi yesterday entered in favour of tive construction, including junks; vessels normally operating

the defendant by Mr. E. H. solely

Williams, Acting Chief Jus- within the waters of the Colony: ice, in a Supreme Court ac- vessels equipped to the satisfic- tion of the Director of Marine tien involving a dispute over as cable ships and based on the administration of estate Hong Kong and vessels equipped left by a woman.

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the satisfaction of the DirectorThe action was brought by the

Use only tap water to cook or prepare food, and wash dishes in hot water.

Cover all food securely against pessible

contamination by Dies. Keep your premises cicar of fly attracting refuse, your floors tables and sinks, especially in kitchens, clean, the lid shut on your dust bin and latrines clean

and closed,

Be very careful to wash your

hands before preparing food or cating.

If you have servants supervise

of Marine as salvage vessels and deceased's younger brother who their cleanliness. based on Hong Kong.

asked for a revocation of certain Exemption from payment of letters of administration granted anchorage fees will be granted to the defendant in order that is, in respect of any day during be granted to him instead. which a vessel chargeable with Plaintiff was Teng Cho-kuen. anchorage fees: lies in a naval of 28 Tung Choi Street second anchorage: lies at a government floor. He was represented by Mr. mooring buoy; lies at a private 1. A. Bernacchi Instructed by whart or shipyard; undergoes re- Hastings and Company. pnirs; undergoes survey.

Mr. V. J. L. D'Alton, Instructed by Wilkinson and Grist, appear- ed for the defendant, Chen Yin- cheng, of 80 Connaught Road Chiral, ground floor.

As regards the initial stay of 30 consecutive days, if on any day during that period the ves- sel; lies in nuval anchorage: lica at government mooring Plalatif claimed he was the buoy: lesia private mooring lawful brother of the deceased. buoy: lies at a private wharf or Tong Cheung-king, who died In shipyard undergoes repair; un testate on August 22, 1943, and dergoes sury, then, any such was thus the only person entitled day shall be discounted so that, to administration of her estate. the initial stay be correspond- At The tims of her death, it woo further claimed, his sister

spinster.

ingly extended,

Any claim for exemption must was be established to the satisfaction of the Director of Marine.

Ships arriving

from plague

infected ports

a

12.

| General Morris Cohen; whe was at one time bodyguard to Dr. Sun Yat-sen, left for Lydia, Palestine, by the Philippine Air Lines yesterday.

General Cohen

ly at present private secretary to General Wu Teh-chen, Nailonalist Miplater without portfolio.

TO BE WED

The forthcoming weilding has been announced of Johm' Renwick Deas, bank official, of 4 Brank some Towers, and Mrs, Winifred Lestlo Kirkwood, teacher, of Tha Hermitage, Kennedy Road.

Court dismisses armed robbers' appeals against

hard labour terms

Five mon serving sentance for rabhary whe appeal- ed before the Full Court of Appeal yesterday were told that the Court did not consider as too severp'the punishment of 10 years and 14 strokes imposed on one of them, and the nine years and 12 strokes on four others. Appeal Court was composed of the "Acting Chief Justice, Mr. E. H. Williams, and the Senior Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice T. J. Gould,

Lotter mentioned, Mr. Chunle did tell him, said Mr. Shaw in answering a further question from Mr. Chan, that he had spoken to Murphy that morn- ing and had arranged to ring Murphy Inter, which he did in his office.

Answering further questions, Mr. Show said that a letter had telephone conversation. been meniloned earlier in the

James

Tu Lol-fat, farmer, charged with the stealing of two tarpaulin shoots, the property of the Army, on October 10 last, was repand- ed, three days by Mr Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.

Inspecton P. Lowe said that not in defendant with another custody stole the sheets irom the No. 1 Forward Ammunition Depos in Clear Water Bay Road and that they cost $800 each. Deten- dunt pleaded guilty to the charge.

Further questioned, Mr. Shaw Loung Kwok-ling. 37-year-old mentioned in the telephone con. Uree months hard labour by Mr. italdr was certain the letter unemployed, was sentenced to versation was a letter of ap-Winter at Kowloon yesterday on preval'. I understood that Murphy a charge of obtaining $1.900 b

. had asked for the loan of the falsols pretending that he could letter to show to someone else."

Install a telephone for one Pow -You-o. Asked by Mr. Chan if, when first accused took out the money, Mr. Clunie got up from chair and went to hold of the

him and

his got

Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans after.

facts of the case relating the told the Court that defendant

money, Mr. Shaw was etuployed by the Telephone said that second necited and Mr. Company for 13 years and was Clunie got up together and that discharged a month ago due to

illness. second accused got hold of the money from first accused and handed it to Mr. Clunie.

A third Waterworks Depart- allas The hearing of the case wasak Pul, was charged before Mr.

ment coolic, Chan Ying, adjourned to July 25 at 11.30 am. James Wicks at Kowloon yea

Juveniles charged

of 10

Two juveniles, one aged 15, and the other 11, vera chargs ed before Mr. Thomas Tum at Central yesterday with the unlawful possession packets of cigarefles valued at 59, and three bottles of medi- cine valued at $5,, articles which were suspected to have been stolen.

terday in connection ́with_the armed robbery in Castle. Peak Road on Monday night.

-The-other-two- Waterworks Department workers, charged on Wednesday, were Lamu Yau, alles Chu Shing, and Chau Wah, allas Shek Fook. They were alleged to have robbed one. Yuen Lim of 30,000 and a woman, Choug Fuk, of two gold rign

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Fung Wal, - 48-year-old woman, who was charged before Mr. James Wicks ut Kowloon yesterday for being n public nuisance, was dismissed by the Magistrate due to a bad charge. First defendant was also charg

The woman was alleged to ed, with returning to the Colony have sold her place in a queue after having been

deported, outside the Kowloon Hospital for Pleading qulity, fp, the charges. 33 early on. Thursday morning. frat defendant was sentenced to

months hard labour and ori Mak Yau, 25-year-old travelling- dered to be re-deported it the trader, charged with possession expiration of his sentence.

arms and ammunition, was com- Second defendant was remand-mitted to stand trial by Mr. F) - X. ed to Monday, as his father, who d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday, was in court, could not speak Defendant, who was alleged to Cantonese, and the Chuchow have had in his possession

Mauser pistol, a revolver court Interpreter was sick..

21 Defendants were arrested in rounds of ammunition, was ar Queen's Road East with the art rested on July 11 in the Yauratl Shelter, After his ar- ∙All, the appears were dis-, quite common: that they had aged cles in their possession. Fallloy to Typhook the police to a hut

give a satisfactory account when Wong Ka Wal Village where the

rest questioned they were taken to the Police Station,

urms were alleged, to have bocs "First defendant's aunt was in found."-- court and said that the boy's Sub-Inspector W. H. Summers mother had asked him to come prosecuted. down from Swatow. The father of

In the petition filed by defen- The

dant for the latters of admidis- iration, defendant alleged he was acting on behalf of his father, who, was the lawful husband of the woman..

parents,

Carefully plogned.

plus robbery

The defence maintained that missed. sho was the 'concubine of the de- The faur others who were you should have thought of fendant's father and was hover sentenced together with

Wong them before you committed the a Buddhist nun, as alleged by the Hing-ming, by Mr. Justice A. D. offence," he declared plaintif

Judge, Mr. Justice Williams gave Scholes, Acting Pulsne

June 21 were Yip, Tai-chua Vessels arriving in Hong judgment after. bearlag legal

Lee Thl-chung Chan Sam-wel. Kong within 48 hours after submissions from counsel.

Sal-ming AU brough Chau their appeals against their hard Labour ternis.

ip told the Court that he was and that the reason

APPOINTMENTS

leaying a plague-infected part will not be allowed to discharge OFFICIAL NOTICES, cargo until after the ship has been fumigated. This order was. made yesterday by the Gov- ernor-In-Coung

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Miss Dorothy'. Leo: Woman Principal Youth Welfare Culcer. ́éffective, from April 1.1

Chan Koung aged 46, earth

In dismissing the appeals, the Acting Chief Justice stated that the robbery"la qüotion? 'was a Addea the aunt, Mr. Ten years hard labour by Mr. Hin- carefully planned ans, in which saidi Tell the father and mother when he pleaded multy to the ahing Laat Central yesterday that if they want to see the box. arms were sised.

sentences they will have to go to Swatow. ppasession of three revolvers He added. "The passed or you : aro·not ÖRNE

To the boy, Air, Targ sald you without a licence. Jourt as too can't come back to Hong Kong Caroline Road on June 12, car- Defendant was atrested in

·sidered: by this

41-you come back again you will rying a basket in which the thres

defendant was a seamon and was coollo, was sentenced to two in Singapore.

two

student, # why he took part in the robbery was because he needed money The others mentioned that they The regulation stated: No vessel, entering the harbour

had parents to support, Chat claimed he went along Innocent Lai Lap-tak, who was given got 13 months within 48 hours of leaving a place Mr. Tan Gwant-yong appoint- with the robbark on the day six years on June, 20 on WoTo the aunt Mr. Tam sald: revolvers were found. or port declared by the Governor ment as an Assistant Rogistear

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don't want boys that Detective Incetor: C. to be an infected place dr port by of Persons revoked, on ha re in question, thinking they were counts of uttering a latter. de rere. If you want, you can send was for the prosecution, reason of the prevalence there esignation from public service.

going to

get u ban from some-manding money with monacos, pingue and having taken on board t

2 nêm minh. body.

FISH m yesterday claimed that the lef nt such place or port feathers

Mr. Justice Williams "Mr. H. N. Williamson, Hend-

pointer fers concerned did not contair sacks or rags as merchandise, master of Queen's College: Chair out to Chau that he had pleaded any threatening words" ne nii." His shall be permitted to d

from: discharge man of the Morrison Scholarships muilty to the charge fro

́agsinit· ·conviction #twas Hopbenl

refused.*** guind Trustees,

·P, " -》 "The rest of the prisoners were Me Justios Williams. pointed M. Steven told that they had brought the out" that the letters had been. of the Jalon appeal on grounds which were was sufficient evidence before placed before, the jury, and there of the Mortison

Another appellant. --

Cargo

Cargo may be discl...rged after the vessel has been fumigated in the satisfaction of a Houlth

Omeer.

Cargo for discharge from such véssel, may be loaded with the donsent of a {llealth Offer, Into blthiers and, theroon fumfaat tel the indianaction of a Hemith Omur before being landed, 13,

Any person who discharges ov attempts. "to" discharga may-cargo in contravention of the firefitt tlỏng chikit ba giurati

ands shall be Habla so

The

Dr. F. R. Ashton, Benior Re

Missionary of the Londời

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