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REMINDER!

PLACE YOUR ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS FOOD PARCELS `·

NOW!

70

HRAMRS.BRITAIN Anywhere U.K.

SS. "CARTHAGE”

LEAVES H.K. SEPT. 28th

SS. "CORFU"

LEAVES H.K, OCT: 27th

FROM

H. K.

If you have not yet received a copy of the special Christmas Partais List, please call or write--wa, shall be happy to provide onò

Lane Crawford's

You get Turo Extra Ounces

in

ANCHOR

MILK

• Rich in Butterfat

. Full of Nourishment

• Good for Adults and

Infanta Alike

LOOK FOR THE BIGGER TIN

16 OUNCES!

TTY ANCHOR MILK in your tea or coffee to text its extra richness. You'll see the tiny globules of butterfat swirl to the surface of your drink. A tin of ANCHOR MILK with

a small quantity of sugar and flavouring are all you need to make a smooth, delicious tasting ice cream.

A-N-C-H-O-Лt spells quality unparalleled by any other evaporated milk.

ANCHOR

KIW TALAND

UNSWEETENED

MILK

16 OCT

140 CAME

Obtainable at all leading compradore stores

and.

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

A hundred

Talos told "in

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have

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, "SEPTEMBER 25, 1950.-

years

ago

Bakery and Slaughter-house In

RVC

Aberdeen | PERSONALITY PARADE

eviction notice

were considered to be to the safety of the

RA

The Registrar General

He was educated at the Liver- bool Institute and Liverpool University, later being articled to &firm of solicitors in Chester.

In 1025t the age of 21, Mr. Aneurin Jones was admitted # olleitor and spent his first few years gaining experience with Arms of solicitors in the West End and City of London.

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New department

About this time it was deelded to form a new department "to Amalgamate, and centralise Into oxic unit various legal offices in the Supreme Court, and to this end the Registrar General's de- partment was'inaugurated, In- unit the corporating Into one Land Office, Registry of Com- panies, Marriage Registry, Trado Marks and Patents Registry, Oficial Receiver in Bankruptcy and Offcial Trustee.

This dopariment being, through the enactment of special Ordinance with effect and Mr. from April 1, 1049 --Aneurin Jones who is the first appointed Registrar. General

hos under that Oriinince, expert staff of three qualified rolicllars as Deputy Registrars General, each of whom controls a rection of the department.

The Colony's Registrar Gen- to that country. In 1985 he re- Colony, were interned in Stenloy eral is Mr. W. Aneurin Jones Suned to London with view to Camp until September 1945.

settling down again at home, but Altor four months recupera Tomorrow, the Mid-Autumn Who arrived in Hong Kong in ilke, meny others who have made tion leave in Australia he was

strong, 1842, was in the ensuing year Festival day, will see between 1937 in the Colonial Legal similar plans, he found the tail called back to take charge again and of the Estate Duty Offee here, China Mail" filos, not wanted by his succestür, be-

appointed. Land”. A hundred yeats ago there cause much better though it 600 and 700 persons homeless Service, Although Welsh on of the fast very

was Officer upon the retirement from Colonial Legal Service,

an that office of Mr. T. B., Whyte- was great concern over the many might be bake to their own bread if the Government enferees both sides of his family, he cry in 1987, having joined the later being deaths in the Garrison of Hong and it their own ment, was the notice which was deliver was born in Liverpool on posted to Hong Kong s

On Emith. Kong, and controversy raged vel easier to have only oned to the residents of 1-14 February 8, 1904, as his father, Asistant Crown Solicitor.

We quote an entry in the Books-suches Tung Shing Street, Aberdeen, who was a clergyman, estab- about the cutuses.

Cock-eye Ayow or Long Tall article from "The Friend of.

Jack, on September 1.

The ralice which was issued shed a number of churches China and Hong Kong Gazette Jemmy-Chop-dollar-face on the food supplies for the or Jerimiah Fly-godne, so many T

thousands of dollars per men by the Hong Kong Government of Independent denomination troops --

The contract for provisioning Gum. And so, because the Com-hat-sald that the whole black of there.

Then houses the Garrison, made, entered into, missariat. Oficers and concluded sometime in the rlves the trouble of making a dangerous Spring of 1040, was renewed in few extra entries, the very best Publie and were therefore con- the Spring of 1850 in order to trenngement that was concocted; demned,

The notice also said that the for keeping the troops invhealth enable the Contractor to regain

was altogether lald aside, and residents and shopkeepers in that sum of $3,000: alleged to

the feelings of the publie put block were to vacate the premises been lost in the previous year raged by continued, reports of by September 26. Mr. Quong-hung, alias Cock-eye deatha, (determinately mada Ayow, the sold Contractor, is known to them by the matutinal present on a visit to his ancestral roll of the "Dead March In halls, and we have consequently been unable to obtain from him Saul," mill the whole regiment n trio Bat of the prices of the was so reduced that neither ter

articles supplied. nor drummer was available).

Every feeling honourable to ara by Bound, however, ns, we repeated promises to have some lumanity war trampled upon be- tennis and sub-tenants were still day on the Coumissariat arrange-Cause Cock-eye Ayow must have in residence."

They said that they hoped that On two occasions, we the Government would find sonic ments before the Mall leaves, we an opportunity of recovering his,

compelled to bunc our $3,000.

have noticed that pond Bread remarks, not on the actual prices. but, upon the rales stated in re-we now supplied to the Hospitals of helping them and that

the hands of their solicitors. drafted tenders that is to say at 12 lba, per 81. and that every they had placed the matter in they However they added supplied to the Commissariat.urg whilst, Uke „Oliver Twist, they will, elect several representatives the prices at which articles are crumb on it was greedily devoured

asked for more.

of the "Kaifong" to

The even lower than those here general supposition that when a Secretariat of Chinese Affairs to- Newpaper Editor takes up what Cock-eye Ayow is to upwards of 30 lbs. of Bread for may be called extraordinary views of any case, after pro- $1.

pounding them he supports the theory by every argument in his

session.

diferent

eve

given for instance. supply

He is to supply between 10 and 20 Jbs, of Beet for $1.

Ite supplies upwards of a bettles of milk for $1.

Sugar wat tendered by others at 311⁄2 cents per lb, fowls 7 cents

16.

nex

(All Poultry under one pound is totally rejected.)

It in a very}

We confess to an idea that we are not better than others in this respect and it is very probable that many of our propositions in regard to keeping the Soldiery in

of no atten health aro deserving

on whatever amply because we do not understand all the ins and

There are many other articles enumerated in the Contract but outs of the question. But here is

those we liave named are suffis remarkable fact, which can-

Most of the people living in that block of fists said, yester day that they had not been able to find any other place to move during the last three weeks. A few single and unattached men had moved out but the

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day if possible and ask his aid in mediating with the Government regarding the eviction order.

Cave-in at Gas Company compound

Considerable excitement was

cient to date upon the pre-not be repudiated. We pointed caused at the Hong Kong ond sent. At Chusan, during the out that the bread was bad and China Gas Company's, work- War, we remember having heard that good ought to be supplied shop at West Point on Satur it said that the dreadful mortality good bread was supplied; and in the ranks of The 20th was from that moment the sickness day afternoon when the com- recounted for by the food being coated, the mortality within a se bad that it could not be week changed from 20 to three, catun."

When the 65ths were and those who a fortnight before dying so fast at West Point we were close upon the Valley of the heard the same allegation.

Shadow of Death can now chase We will puss over the mor-

pound

ground where, inore than 600 tons of coal was stor- ed caved in, converting the compound Into a lake.

The urea of the cave-in was

tality among the 95ths in 1818. Cockroach round the "Coro-1 about 100 square feet and 15 feet

Urged by a long-felt desire to ree something of other countries, he nccepted an appointment in Eingapore in 1928 where he was admitted an advocate and solici tor of the Supreme Court in the Straits Settlements.

י,

A pleasant existence

There the years unfolded grad- ing no warm or rumours of wars ally hnd pleasantly, there be to rule the composure of that time, nad during the five years he spent in legal practice In Malaya he had considerable op portunity for indulging his keen Interest in swimming riding and golf, he was also a member of the Royal Singapore Flying Club, which at this time enjoyed the distinction of being the only sen- plane flying club except South ampten. In 1931 he qualified and obtained his '* A * ; licence,' as n pilot.

parts He visited many Malaya And grew very attached

of

Mr. W. Aneurin Jones

arrival he was appointed Assist. ant Land Officer, and Deputy Registrar of Marriages.

como

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into

an

He finds that the time required for the performance of his pre- sent duties affords him compara- In October 1938, he was atta- tively little opportunity to engage pastimes, chest to the Treasury as legal ad- in his former outdoor viser, later becoming Superin- but his leisure hours are fully of his tendent of Inland Revenue, Ea- token up in the garden inte Duty Commissioner and Col- Home on the Pepit. lector of Stamp Rovenue.

The Registror General л- He was married' in' December, presses a firm faith in the future 1988 in Singapore, and being in of this Colony and fools that as Hong Kong at the outbreak at time goes on, an increasing num- posts will war with Japan In December, Ler of responsible

be assumed by locally 1941, he and his wife, who during come the period of the hostilities word domiciled' officers, to the benefit both actively engaged in the Air dt the Colony, through a closer

Raid Precaution Service in the understanding of ila needs.

Government Mid-Autumn Festival

confiscation of gold

It was a different species of sick mandel's" decks like jolly young] deep, Hundreds of tons of coal | Department of Commerce and

ness to that of the present year. We walked once through the has

en

Wax

al

plough hoya.

all this, we ask the question in all

We can

also went in.

accident, fow workmen

werd

scor

Government confiscated 7,413 taels of gold during: August, it hus been officially announced.

The August report of the Industry said that the methods of smuggling favoured were concealment. within the body and fushioning of gold into crude bracelets, rings, watch straps and: belts.

for

Tomorrow will be a rod-letter day for Chinese of the old school in Hong Kong and rich and poor will take time off to celebrate, the Mid- Autumn Festival, which takes precedence over everything else.

It will climax the hectic preparations during the past weeks for one of the three major Chinese festivals which falls on every 15th day of the eighth, lunar month this year Tuesday, Sep- tember 25.

There were 223 arrests

Since early this month, most of the Colony's main thorough smuggling. The quantity of raw oplum fares both on the Island and seized showed an increase over Kowloon have been turned into the previous month.

Now if good bread has done! Fortunately at the time of the pital at the time the epidemic simplicity. 1s Cock-eye Ayow present and only three were was at its height, and from what to go on supplying any more sour known to live received minor we observed vie inclined to the stuff, and shall he make hate men injuries.

As for Chojern

jessick again ?"

Firemen, who anived opinion

that it which then made such havor. undrectread, although Governs after the accident, began pumping At all events the food

ment bound Ayow down in two operations as the first step to re-old not 50 much talked

of nor securities of $3,200 each and a did

squr Joaf

sum of $500 hard cash to be cover the coal. Up to late yester each man's bed's head as we did retained for the due performance day afternoon they were still the other day. But so away of his side of the agreement Pping

An official of the Gas Company complaints there was never a word said Fold that the cause of the cave-in from 1840 to regarding the food have been so about Government liberty to buy is still not ascertained and that general, that, taking them alto as much as was pleasing from an official statement will be issued

was neces- as soon as possible. gether, wo can but conclude that him and as much the great bulk of the sicknnassery from any one else; conso- arises from the inferior qualityquently not a single lost, may be supplied. Whilst thousands of taken from Ayow and yet the rounds have been usefully spent contract stands good.

חגי

1850

With the

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

in the erection of Barracks and the completion of matters con- ected with the garrison, tens of thousands have been totally lost to the Country by the want of u proper regimen.

A Chinese woman, identified arrival of 'overy regiment, new as Yu Yick; about-37 years old idess have been brought into a seriously injured yesterday play. The ground granted

afternoon when she was knocked Acting Commissary Ramsay for a

a military lorry at the down by junction of Nathan and Peking Road

to

Rain washes out Sunday activities

Torrential rains in the two hours before noon yesterday. caused the cancellation of many outdoor activities.

In spite of the fact that rain

(a common form), ordinary lan ferns, boats and crystal bells.

According to the legend, the moon cake was instrumental In the Yuan overthrow of

the

mammoth coloured posters and Dynastynted during the last

⚫ and.

It

of the days

In one case alone, 084 tacks fair sites" with confectionery Dynasty when the Mongols ruled were found by the police. This stores decorating their pre- China, and subsequently led to

the establishment of .Ming consignment came from Bangkok mises with paper lanterns, the for local corisumption:

Twentyeight ounces of heroin mechanical "Punch and Judy" were also seized. Twenty-six booths.

Mongol era, the legend 'cunces of the total Agure were

Housewives have been..bg-

goes on to say, when the found in the baggage of an out-

Han families were persecuted by ward passenger at the Kowloon sleging stores for the symbolical

Lio Mongols articles the foodstuffs

who deprived the 'Railway station,

"moon" cakes, Joss papers, in- Hank of every form of weapon, cense

and

-dot-womhipping even

for every three families. paraphernalia-to-celebrate the one king kitchen utensils ta Awiso Han, Identified as uno

To cope wit

with the expected Chu Yang-chang, thought of a Just-minute rush today, many plan which enabled the Hens to

overthrow the Mongols, stores will stay open late.

Markets, confectioneries and Hidden in cokes...... food-

On the 15th day of the eighth stalls havo "been crowded shoppers purcliasing clife junor month, all Chinese familles

frulta, cokes,

Reds execute manager of rice mill

The manager of State-

occasion.

with kens,

"family 'special

The lorry, driven by Gunner practically came to an end in the mariaged rice mill' in KiVang Vegetables for the alcohol- and inado #moon”, cakes for distribu- for the first time in HONG KONG Force, tomorrow.

NOW ON SALE

BREWED

Qurray's

C

E. of the many

full moon,"

on"-Flidden tolling it is the one night when every in, gach cake was a note-t Many who September 23, according to the

member of the family is supposed the recipient that the people was travelling towards were still Boaked.

the tyrants 'sing' atrul when the accident were due to go on picnics and pro-Communist "Ta-Kung Pao" to bid present at the dinner table would all rise against the

cancel yesterday.

to participate in the eating of the on that night. becured. The woman, who was beat excursions had to

The report said that Lo Chla- inpon symbǝlle of... pericultur! ||

cakes, which in Chinese The plan was successful. Then taken to the Kowloon Hospital their outings.

the historic event, the following the The heaviest rainfall was be: po was sentenced to death

031 eyes are with head injuries," was said to

observed every year tween 3 and 10 am, which 141 September 22. He was charged and happiness because they re-day was one of moon cakes have darted out into the road

the as being the "brains behind semble a full moon, which is be- with members of the family inches were recorded by Royal Observatory. Between 10large-scale corruption operations lleved to

in front of a stationary bus when

she was knocked 'down:

Y'S MEN'S CLUB LADIES NIGHT

o attain that tape to and

spects of thanksgiving Generally, the social aspects of

and 11 am, 1.15 Indher' were Two of his alleged accomplices morrow night once in the year, gathering for a

CA

sentenced, were each

ara Imprisonment. years'

recorded. From there on, the rain tapered

one win at noon only 4.6 milf metres were recorded.

Avo

for the arrest of three others

The Y's Men's Club's Ladlos houses or accidents, dus to the to and Hisheco ropriated

Night will be held on Thursday, at the Cosmo Club at 7.30p.m.

Dr. P. K. Jenkins will be the guest speaker.. His subject will be "whaling

dinner of

time, the festival are the attractions Through the passage of which have induced not only the however, the solemnity of the occasion in Chinago No landslides, collapsing of were issued by the Kwenglung "dichards" but also many of the

Provincial People's Court. modern generation to observe the civilisation fast its

were "Moon

iristead the dichards, observed the Festival" raing were reported yesterday, alleged to have

day to celebratö the full moon. The Colony's communication sys-

which in

In Chinese eyes will take tem was not interrupted: Kal Tak some JMP$20,000,000 worth of

complete form on that night Airport reported that planes came rice and to have engaged in

that another came to "legal" purchase of Hong Kong!

Chinese traditioerved to Iin and took off on schedule..^

red-latter. originally

day currency with the money,"

Scottish

Beer ACOFFEE

EDINBURGH!

BOTTLED BY WM MURRAYE COLT DOUAND

This ang matured Scottish Beer is now available in

HONG KONG-LASTIN

JAMAHANAGAR IMPORTED

WR. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA #YORK-BUILDINGS, CHATER ROAD HONG

HIT!

NEW. ITS OUT OF JIS I

THE IMPROVED

More words can't dea

hove to taste it. And whed

of the

CHASE

COFELE

WOMAN'S BODY

Moonlight rides

After dinner, many families strange moonlight car rides, visit to the parks, cinema halls, man jong drives, house parties and even moon gazing... 2d mm

The more plous will offer thanksgiving to the gods and the The partly decomposed body of spirits of their ancestors, with D Chinese woman, boul So darn prayers for another year of hap-

IN HARBOUR

of age, was recovered Police from the Harbour near the The younter

Marine pinces and per celloh will

pass

com-

citrate, a tragedy as ceffalu dramatic chapter of history be bonies" one. tinged, :mara with festivity, and merry-n its original solemnity.

Personalia

Sir Christopher

than

tional Adviser to the Secretary

Hour Kong vehicular wharf early Indulge" in playing make- yesterday morning. The woman games with their candle-ut paper wore Chinese clothing and bad aj zanterns, which are available in. of State for the Cotonte watch on him Wrist FMRA different designs, from

Take the pain

AWAY Mummy

Now, you CAN with speed. atid con- fidence 1-Angiers Hinior Aspirin may be safely andi, saaliy, given to childreft En pain or discomforts:kini diwaYR REK doctor about the cause of thy cöndsliðn

"Kipicin="the" "correct done for child wir spali, pink orange-i tablets" No mord Fitterr

oured

JUNIOR ASPHIN

the Colony, today. By planb - for Sandakan-to continue his four

of the Colontes.“

His Itinerary Sarawak, Singapore, Mal

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Curelos

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