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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1050
BRITISH SHIP TO LEAVE Typhoid cases SHANGHAI FOR COLONY
Reminders
Today
NAAFI Club, Kowloon, table ten-
nis tournament, B p.at.
Dridge Drive, European YMCA, &
p.in.
• Cheero Services Club, informuj
onnee, 7.30 pan.
Nine
Club,
Services Dragons whist drive (enuh prizes) B
p.10.
Exhibition of Chinese paintings
by Prof. Chno Shao-an, Hotel Cecil, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Coming events
TOMORROW
Tue II meeling, 50, Macdonnell
Itoad. 8.30 pan. Urban Coutell meeting,
4.15 pm. tlig.. NAAFI Club, Kowtoun,
The first British-flaggod merchant ship to enter Shanghai successfully for the past two months is due to leave that port for Hong Kong today. Sho is the 5,000-ton as. Inchmull.
On September 19 she successfully navigated the Yangtse river, passing by the hulks of three sunken merchant ships which had struck mines while proceeding to Shanghai within the past three months.
Warrant issued by Magistrate
A warrant was issued by Mr.
-
all
It was reliably reported that the Inchmull, owned by the I Douglas Steamship Company, took a cargo of caustle soda, dyes, and other general cargo to Shanghai.
She is the largest British ship to tende with Shanghai this year. It is understood that the Inchtoull is under charter to a Chinese shipping firm named the
shipments from J. Reynolds at Central yester-Hai Pan Shipping Company.
Since the ban on petroleum most Western countries to Communist parts went into effect early in July. Soviet ships have been transport- ing thousands of gallons of pot- roleum to the North China ports of Tientsin and Tsingtao.
day for the arrest of two of GPO Uhree Chinese women alleged to have trafficked in women Darts for prostitution when They Tournament, 8 p.m.
failed to appear in court. Union Juck Club, whist drive.
7.45 1.
Cheung Fung-lam,' agud
24, Services Club, represented by Mr. Alfred Y. finals of boxing champion Hon, had her bail of $3,000 cash 9treated while 1e King, aged 41, ships, 0 p.m. IIK Ari Club, rubuthly exhibition had her balt of $1,000 estreated.
First defendant was charged and Xmas Cards, St. John's with taking part in purchasing Cathedral hall, 10 ra, to
at the Lee Frok Boarding House, p.m.
two girls, aged 15 and 18, for the purpose of prostitution.
Nine
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THURSDAY.
HIK Art Club, monthly exhibition and Xmas Cards, St. John's Cathedral hall, 10 am, to 6 p.m. NAAFÍ Club,' Kowloon, unooker Tournament, 7 p.m.; whist drive, 7.30 pan.
Union Jack Club, tombola, 7.30
p.m.
Nine Dragons Services Club, semi- finals and finals of tennis, and curls competitions, 7 p.m. Hong Kong Women's Jaternational
Three grades
These abipments, according to a reliable source from Shanghal yesterday, consist of three graden of petroleum-the best grade being suitable for aeroplane en- Aines.
Prior to these shipments, the She was additionally charged petroleum supply In North China with exercising control over the had been dependent on American movements of the first girl for the fand British shipments, the soured purpose of gain between March I said. 18 and August in such a manner
The
Russian shipments were
us to show abetting the prostitu-reported to have been transporter tion of the girl.
Ho King was charged with the welling of the second girl.
When the case come up for hearing yesterday, first defendant wns absent.
Mr. Han said that he regretted
Clib, bathing plenie for Ser-ery much the absence of his
vice personnel, buses leave 6.30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
eltent, It was the first (occasion in bis 15 years of practice in the Colony that a client fof his had Jumpert beil.
Vietnamese army may be key to Into-China victory
Saigon, September 25.
French and American hopes for securing a final victory in Inda-China count heavily today upon succoss in building the infant Vietnam- ese national army into an offective fighting force for use against the Communist-led Viot- minh.
The importance assigned the Vietnamese army is illustrated by the fact that it has received the bulk of the initial part of American military aid 'delivered to Indo-China. Equipment has been provided to outfit 12 Vietnamese -motorised-bottalions. These battalions comprising Creation of a Vietnamese na- some 0.330 officers and met
tional army has more political are to be the cure of the new than military significance in the war against the Victmirh. It la Nine are already or- army. ganised and several sufficient-support and co-operation from part of the French effort to win ly trained to take the field the people, Something which had against the Vietminh, Tha been lacking in the past. other three are to be formed by the end of the year.
Officially, Vietnamese national forces are to reach a troop strength of 65,000 in 1930. But This Includes: illitia and various "suppletive troops" which are conerally inadequately armed or tralued and under decentralised command
Peasant "reaction
Four years of bitter warfare on the land have Inspired fear and onimosity towards the French army among many Vietnamese peasants. The French army of 180,000 ie one-third composed of French-led Indo-Chinese colon)- The number of regular Victals, but the peasant reaction has notrese prmy battalions is to be generally been the same even to. raised during 1951 from 12 to 20.
wards these troops. In addition, some 35,000 troops Including the forces of semi- autonomous ethnit, religious an‹l political groups, as well as divers auxiliary troops are to come un- der the national army command.
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Gold ornamentation eyerima and sider distinctively, sét "off" against the flattering colors.
Political terrorism and mill- tary requisitioning has resulted
over the Trans-Siberian railway from Rumanian oft fields.
The source said that the priest of the good-quality petrol was a liitle more than HK$6,00 a gallon. Ile added that the shipments were evidently in excess of im-
mediate civilian consumption.
CMSN ships leave HK for Canton
Two 2,000-ton merchant ships left Hong Kong yester-
for day
Canton, Reliable sources said last hight that the ships were due to be convert ed into troop transports by the Chinese Reds.
They are the es. Hat Hari and the 5, Lin Sen, und ore part et the 13-ship fleet owned by the China Merchants Steamship Navigation Company.
They are reported to have car- ried no cargo.
The CMSN feet was formerly controlled by the Chinese Ne tionalist government. However, the officers and men of the con- pany defected to the Communist government on
January 15.
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in Kowloon City.
A Banitary Department in- spector disclosed to Mr. R. W. 8. Winter at Kowtoon Magistracy yesterday that a number of typhoid cassa hava been discovered in the Kow. loon City and Diamond HIN districts.
As a result of a check-up of the sanitary conditions in thong aro 10 persons, in. cluding three women, were arrested on a charge of opera ting unlicensed restaurants.
Fourteen of them word . brought before Mr. Winter yesterday who Ained engh $150.
of Warrants Brrest ware issued against two por: sone similarly charged but who were absent yesterday. Dall of 660 each was estreated. The prosecuting Inspector told tha
Court defendants were operating small eating shops in wooden huts. There
is no running water supply in the area and it was believed that they used dirty stream water.
'Borrowed'
at point of gun
who
An unemployed man "borrowed" $70 from a cashier of a restaurant at the point, of a gun was unanimously found guilty at the Criminal Sessions yesterday of robbery with ag- gravation.
Sentence on Li Chi-shing, aged. 24, was deferred until tomorrow by the Senior Pulane Judge, idr. Justice Gould, when the prisoner
of denied previous convictions receiving stolen property and at- tempted larceny by ballec.
Dutch plan new
country in East Indies Colony
Singapore, September 25. The Netherlands is planning a now country in Dutch Now Guinoa-refuge of the Dutch since the transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia —even though its fato hangs in the balanco. New Guinea's Governor, S. L. J. Van Waarden- burg, disclosed here that a vast development scheme to open up the country, costing 30,- 000,000 guilders, was planned. He arrived in Singapore on he way to The Hague to con- Bult with the Minister for Union Affairs on financial aspects of the plan:
Netherlands HK merchants
Indonesia h10 demanded Lini West New Guinea be transferred to the Republic. President See- karno warned the Netherlands during the recent Independener celebrations that a grave situa- tion would arise if the territory were not transferred by the end of this year.
Indonesia would fight If neces- anry, he declared. A top-level conference between Indonesian and Netherlands Ministers to decide the fate of the Dutch por- tion of the huge, jungle-ridden island at the Eastern end of the Indonesian archipelago and North of Australia, is due for the end of this month.
to visit Philippines
The Hong Kong Chinear General Chamber of Commerce has decided to send a 30-man
survey party to Manila before the middle of next month.
Taoists to build
retreat
The Yuen Ching Kok Taoist- Soclety, an exclusive body of well-to-do Nam Pak. Hong merchants who seek solace in meditation, are to build a re- treat in the quiet of the bill. side below Talpa Road.
The alte they have chosen is near San Wat Tual Village, below Talpo Road, overlooking the in dustrial area of Cheung Sha Wan
Yesterday they bought a plece of Crown land at publie auction at the Public Works Department for HK$6,000. The lof, known aa New Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3001, having an area of 6,000 square feet, was picked by them, and they uppiled, to Government for ta zale by publie auction.
the
The upset price was HK$5,000, but a solitary bidder at auction, yesterday enused the price to be raised to $8,000 h for the lot was knocked down to the original applicant.
One of the conditions of sale in that within 12 months the pur
chaser must expend not less than HK$60,000 in rateable improve- The visit will be in connection ments on the Innd, They may with an invitation from the Phillp- erect me or two buildings which pine General Chamber of Com- must be of a residential nature to participate in theonly, and their height is limited Philippine International Experi- to 25 feet. tion."
morco
The annual Crown rent is HK$184, party
The survey group will be rol- lowed by an exhibition later. Mr. Louis G. Peralta, re- presentative of the Philippine General Chamber of Commerce, Governor. Van Waardenburg now in Hong Kong, cald that in made New Guinea's stand clear the interest of promoting Manila in the coming crisis. He said, "The armed forces
of New Guinen, backed by the people, will fight any attempt at in vusion."
Tough time
our
Hong Kong trade and of further.
Filipino-Chinese and understanding, the Ph Government has assured pro- pective bona-fide Chinese parti- cipants to the Exposition, to be imited to 50 persons, special
The Society, which has a meat- bership of less than 20. is ab present housed in premises nt No. 38. Junction Road, 2nd door, Kowloon City.
LORRY, DRIVER SENTENCED..
A lorry driver, Lo Ping-fun,
New Guinea 119 1,000 troops, visa facilities regarding was given the option of a fine of
400 navy men, a cruiser and 10 Catalina amphibian craft, he de-
Li, who was not legally declared. fended, was convicted of robbing Ho Pak-hol of $70 on the evening of May 20. 1o was sitting at his place at the entrance of the re- staurant at Keswick Street where he was employed.
Suddenly, the accused appear ed and pointed a revolver 'at Ho for a him. Lithen asked "Toon."
Van Waardenburg said New Guinea's European population had grown from 1,000 to 10.000 since the Indonesians took over in Java. The immigrants were living in makeshift houses bullt of discarded US. Army scrap.
The acttlers were sticking it
$100 or four weeks imprisonment by Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yesterday on a charge of dango-
entries to Manila for a tour of not exceeding 15 days,
The tentative
of survey ∙acope party from Hong Kong will in-rous driving. Defendant was enu- tloned on, a charge of driving his clude matters relating to econd- mics, commerc
commerce, Industry, natural lorry on the wrong side of the the Philippines: resources
ces and transportation of road. It is estimated that the travel- ling expenses a person (including Hong Kong-Manila return passage, hotel, food, transportation and
group social Under the threat of the
primitive condi. about HK$2,500tles) will be}
gut, the cashier opened the cash drawer, from which the recused snatched $70.
LA then turned and fled.
Ho
was pursued by the fokis of the cafe, but they could not calch' him. L .bsequently showed up nt the police station to give in- formation about another man be- ing in possession of arms.
He was, however, himself de- tained and later identified at an identication parade by his vle- tim. I was later charged with the offence of robbery. Accused denied the allegations against him, claiming that he was not in the Colony at the time of the tobbery.
Several million dollars--for the cost of the ships-is still owing to the World Bank in the United
Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Coun- States. It is understood however, sel, proesevied assisted by Detec tint past American representative Sub-Inspector H. Lauret. tions to bave the ships' deparin stopped by the Hong Kong - writes have not been success
ful:
Bath ships left fully minded. Altogether, seven out of the 13-ship fleet have left Hong Kong for Chinese mainland ports in
past three months. The remaining six,
the
MANSLAUGHTER
CASE ADJOURNED
out in thesS tions, determined to carve pasperous new country there In the past six months had imported US$700,000 worth of equipment, from Singapers for initial projects.
Waardenburg
plan in-
The volves:
1. The building of a new, mo- dern Hollandia as capital, new. harbours and roads.
2. Exploration of the country's mineral resources for economic development,
the
a week. to It is expected that once
be exp the Philippine market.. in thoroughly studied and trade con- nections mode, the interport trade the between Hong Kong and Philippines can be promoted to the benefit of partfes Interested. WEDDING AT. THE
REGISTRAR'S
Driver Norman Gamble, of 8 Company RASC, Causeway, Bus, and Mias Sau Lin-lec, of D Sharpe Street, East, ground floor, were married yesterday at the Supreme Court Marriage Registrar's Office 3. Development of the fishing in the presence of Miss Katherine industry.
Kwan, and R. Chadband.
Qil production
-----Van-Waardenburg-la not-pes»- slinistic about the Island's future. At present It is producing and a few vegetables. the biggest oil companies in the world, Standard Oil and Shell, are winning crude oil from the ground.
Some of
After Dr. C. C. Wong had The Governor said that about including given evidence yesterday, the 350,000 of New Guinea's 1,590,- under re- case in which Chief Petty 000 population were Ofcer Gordon Frederick Ho-gular administration. The deve
two LSTs, are expected in de- part from Hong Kong soon.
not
In the past, Chinese Com-ward, aged 30, is charged with lopment scheme would include munist servicemen have taken the manslaughter of David the bringing of the remainder-- aver the operation of the ships McManus, was adjourned sine under Government control.
Kapaukis, a Pygmy' race upon their arrival in Canton.
die, as three witnesses for the
New Guineans were at present in prosecution are
Communistic, Van Waardenburg declared. They
professed Korea.
political Ideologies and fought only over material things.-Asso- ciated Press.
The following CMSN ships ‘are stiil in locul waters.
The Es. Tai Hing; as. Ming 302; ss. Tsain Gol; zs. Chino Jen; ss, Cheng Chun and the $3. 'Hol Hein
in considerable passant anti- {the Franch tear to entrust dirée- pathy towards the Vietminh. Įtion of a national army
tes the Navertheless, by a wide margin, Bao Dni Government. They assert popular support laana to the that the French are afraid that
Vietminh, Essentially, because the army will some day be used the Vintmink are Vietnamese to compel France to grunt fuller opposing the foreigners.
independenen to Vietnam.
Aside from what truth there may be in these assertions, for- eign observers lind good reasons for French Inability to bustli
Without the requisite co-opera- tion of the people, French army operations against the Vietminh guerillas have bogged down. The form a large Vietnamese national French now accept that they must army. : rely heavily on Vietnamese no- tional troops if the pacification.
campaign" is to be successful.
The French operational plan
Army snags
Because of the universal de-
calia for their own. army to be mand for full independence, the |ited in the initial phase of ac-
tion against the Vietminh. This political climate is still un
favourable in Vietnam for the
Mad
dot.
them out.
Mr. D. A. L. Wright and Mr. S. V. Gittins, instructed by Hastings and Company, repre- mented occured while Inspector C. A. A. Nicol of the Homicide Squart conducted the case for the prosecution,
Dr. Wong in evidence said that
CHINESE REFORM ASSOCIATION'S:
no
TO BE WED
The forthcoming wedding has been announced of Luis Calow Bianco, musician of 13 Hillwood Rond, tap floor, and Miss Con- solacion Felipe, of 17 Des Voeux
Road, West, second floor.
JUST
According to the prosecution on Sunday, Mr. H. Newman was driving his motor cycle down Burrett Road from the Military Hospital.
Defendant was driving his lor ry from the opposite direction and while turning a bend went on the wrong side of the road and nearly collided with Mr. New- man's cycle, Mr. Newman at onee applied his broke and averted on accident.
BIG FINE FOR OPIUM OFFENCE
Arald by a party of pullce headed by Detective Sub-Inspec- for James Martin fed to the ap- pearance of a Chinese woman in court at Central yesterday,
Before Mr. J. Reynolds, the woman, Pun Mel-lan, aged 28, was fined $10,000 or 12 months hard labour for the possession of 04.tacls of raw opłum. Defendant was sentenced to an additional three months hard labour.
DSI Martin told the court that on Sunday the police raided 50 Lower Luscer Road, Brst floor and found the oplum in the front
cubicle.
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No extension
for doomed buildings
ed some doctors who fled from Communist Chins, there is still a number doing voluntary work for Government.
This should be rectified ng the refugeo doctors are not able to give voluntary service Indefinite- ly, said the Committee.
rihase consists of driving Victininh quick sualisation of an army to regular units from a given region be fully trusted in combat against
keeping
the Vietminh. The French recall Thereafter. Vietnamese Govern how Nationalist troops in China. merit troops and administrators collapsed ‚ before." Communist ufe to enter the region and take troops Interior in equipment and to the tenants of 1-14 Tung
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learned nino existing regular battalions
gave a nine-gun salute yester=" that repre- day morning to the broad pen-. have complotaly Vietnamese It was expected Vietnamese Government police endres. French officers and NCO'sentatives of the tenants or the nant of Commodore LAN. bave recently been conspicuously on loen make up the largest part Aberdeen Kalfong would call on Brownfield. chicient in suppressing Vietminh of the Vietnamese army, cadre the Secretory for Chinese Affairs The telgato HMS St. Brides terroristacility in places like The Trench, une cuin yerlarday to plead for a further Bay repiled to the salute Salzón.
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