1950-10-13 — Page 3

Communist China amassing large merchant fleet

Exhibition

of Chater Collection

The Exhibition of the re- mainder of the Chuler Collet- tion of Paintings and Engrav- ings, to be held in the Bri- tish Council Centre from Oc- tober 18 to October 21 con- tains several pictures of local topographical interest.

Among these, a water colour drawing circa 1858, depicts a vlow of Hong Kong and the harbour frum the hillside above Murray Barracks,

Government House, Government Omees, the Cathedr al. Cricket Ground and the Bar- with a view racks, are all shown, of the harbour, Stonecutter's Ia- und

and Kowloon in the distanes

is considered to drawing

upit of Baptista,

pupil

odas

be

This cby M. George Chlimery. the Irish er whose work is regarded today is a valuable artistic record of he early days in South China.

A further exhibli, ifthegraph ublished in 1843, shows Victoria from Eas

East to West. It is thought

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to be a fairly accurate represen- ation of the time, with the build- ngs shown in some detail. A re- production of n sepia drawing of 645 showing D'Águilar Street, mphasises the great changes that have taken place, rendering the er prospect threregniseblo ouby,

.

Views of Macao Several views of Marno fea- jure in the exhibition. Two of hen, pencil drawings by Captain Cillott, R. N., are possibly the wo most interesting pictures in he present collection from an rtistle

point of view. Captain Elliott was an amateur narine painter of considerabic Larent who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1784 and 1791. ip visited India and China be- ween 1922 and 1824

Delicate

nd

precise in execution, the two drawings show views of the city and the Praya Grande from the Sorth and South respectively, in onsiderable detail.

Rod China is to have a large merchant fløpt com- posed of vessels which are to be bought from foreign owners or which have returned to China oftor having boon laid up in Hong Kong since the political change-over in the China mainland.

It was learned from well-informed shipping circles here yesterday that the Chinese Government, which is now in possession of a surplus of for- eign exchanges for the first time In the nation's history, is preparing to buy 10 to 15 vessels from shippers in Hong Kong,

Stanley Prison ässault

CHINA'

Rem

Today

Union Jack Club, danco, 8 p.m. NAAFI Club, dance, 8 to 11 p.m. Club, Nine Dragons Services

tombola, 7.30 pm.

Services Club, amateur night, 7.30 pan. (followed by broadcast over Rediffusion at 9.30 p.m.

Lecture on Painting" by Prof. Kan Youman, British Coun- cil Library, Gloucester Bldg.

Coming events

TOMOBROW

St. Andrew's Church Forces ex-

cursion, 2 pami

p.m.

1950.

Nationalists still

ship holding British

The Nationalist Navy is still holding the ss. North- ern Glow-the only British yessel undar, do- tention incommunicado at a base in the

Top-level negotiations, earlier reported to have been completed (not officially confirmed, however), have not hitherto indicated whether the 6,000-ton Hong Kong registered freighter has been, or will be, released. Even local shipping circles connected with the Northern Glow do not seem cortain of the fate of the Dairen-bound vessel, which was Intercepted by a Nationalist gunbont on July 19 in the Formosan 2 Channel and detained' since

Negotiations for the pur-Nine Dragons Services Club, chase of three vessels with a tombola (Show Ball), 730 total tonnage of 4,000 have

Ruce meeting, Happy Valley, reached a concluding stage, according to the same source.

Meanwhile, ships owned by Chinese which have been lying Idle in this port for many months continue to return to China to Join the merchant feet of their mother country.

An additional term of nine months was given to Wong Ming, 27-year-old broker, who is still serving a two years'

The 85. Ming Beng of Ming sentence at the Stanley Prison Sung Industrial Company cleared for housebreaking and bur-yesterday for Canton. The Ming glory offences, by Mr. J. Rey. Beng was the Company's fourth nolds at Central yesterday, and last vessel flying to Chinese

fing to have left port.

Wong Ming was charged with and cousing actual assaulting badily bar to Chan Chlam, aged 26, at the Stanley Prison on June 21.

Chan Chiam, a tailor by pro- fession was serving an eight year sentence which began on March 25, 1947 for robbery, when as- saulted, and he died at the Queeri Mary Hospital on July 1, this year.

previous bearing

de- with the

At a fendant was charged alleged murder of the deceased but this was amended to a charge of assault yesterday.

The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced. Detective Sub Inspector Baggott prosecuted.

Chief Officer J. McCutcheon of the Stanley Prison said that..the defendant was due to be released en February 7, 1951. During the time that he had been a prisoner. the defendant had committed four

offences, all assaults on

fellow prisoners.

Among the three others which had earlier arrived in Canton, the Nu Chiang, a converted LSM, is now being put on runs be- tween Canton and other Chinese coastal und river ports.

."

The ss. Dun Yu, of the China Merchants Steamship Navigation Company, and the tanker Yung Hau of China Tanker Company are the only two ships flying the Chinese Communist Dag still remaining in Hong Kong.

However, other Chinese-owned ships in Hong Kong which are efther dying foreign flags or no lag while lying in this port may idso be expected to join merchant feet at home.

Enthusiasm

the

the

pm.

Court Brevities

then.

Panamanian ship chased by warship

The Panamanian motor-vessel

Lack of omefal information | Mailina was fired on and pursued locully has somewhat confused for more than an hour by a the issue as far as the local qu- Chinese Nationalist warship off thorities are concerned,

Amoy in the early morning of October 10 when she her way back to Hong Kong from the Fukkien port.

The Nationalists alleged that the Northern Glow was Chinese- flagged and had illegally changed registry. She was engaged in the blockade-running trade and there fore it was legal for the Navy to seize her.

A Norwegian saman, Johan Christian Becker, aged 22, was ordered to be detained in the House of Detention by Mr. 3. Reynolds at Central yesterday. Thoy further alleged that the vessel was destined for Shanghai Becker was charged with en-with some 3,000 tons of steel and iering the Colony without per-building material, instead of her from the Immigration melal clearance to Dairen from mission aufhorities.

Hong Kong. : Sub-Inspector W. Gillies said that the defendant, a seaman of

with the mv. Skaubo, arrived

October 3 but vessel on the

on falled to leave with her October 8.

The defendant .was ordered to the House of Detention until the mv. Skaubo returns to the Colony when he will rejoin t chip.

.

•

Ben-

Captain's contention

On the other hand, Captain E. Walker of the ship insisted that the Northern Glow Is Brl tish-flogged. This is being app norted by the British authori tles both in -Talpch and the Home Office..

The Bellish skipper stated fur. ther that his vessel was accosted in International waters and taken

.

was on

The story of the narrow escape from Nationalist interception was

sterday revealed by crew members of the 600-ton vessel which returned hore unscathed on Wednesday afternoon.

According to the informants, the Mailing, after picking up same cargo In Ampy, left port for Hong Kong at about midnight on Tuesday,

When the ship was just out- stdo

territorial the Chinese

a.m.on waters at about 2.30 Wednesday, she was spotted by à Chinese Nationalist warship coming out of the darkness.

The warship Cashed signals to the Panamanian vessel, ordering But the the latter to stop.

gals were ignored by the Panamanian ship which put up A low Found to be in possession of to Chinese territory in the Peg-full steam and started dashing

when cadores and detained at the for-way from the warship. 60 toels of raw -oplum

minutes later, the lone warship naval base af

opened fire on the fleeing vessel searched at the junction of Con-mer Japanese.

Des "capital" of the Islands naught Road, West and

Nattung).

end began chasing her. Voeux Road, West, on October (The Chinese name is

Captain Walker Greator enthusiasm on

7. Cheng Wing-wing, aged 17.

No hits his reported that nore of his Besonnel including part of ship-owners to send

was charged before 'Mr. J. Rey- back their vessels to China was balleved to

resulted holds at Central with the offence. Chief Officer W W. Nell, and

The pursuit lasted for moro Engineer F. C. Duxoit have

Chief

than an hour during which time from the adverse business con.

fined $5,000 He was

or six were permitted shore leave by

the warship was never able to the naval authorities. ditions here and the report that months and additionally

Local information supported

catch up with the small bu the Chinese People's Governtenced to six months without the

Walker's claim the Captain

fast coaster. Nor was any hit mont is doing its utmost to

Northern Glow attained British scored on her. render aid to private shipping option of a fine.

The registry in Hong Kong early this

Mailing of the China Company was the second vessel chiang,

to have called at Dai Shing, 20 year-old licenced year. She was formerly the Nan-: Stemship

Ained $150 driver, was

was also reported tr The vessel

Amoy from Hong Kong after ‘a of shipping weeks for possession of a forged have operated under the Nor-long interruption

the two ports. service, between driving licence, by Mr. J. Roy-wegian ng asaibe Nervang. nolds at Central yesterday.

During the past months, rum- The first ship was the British- The ald was, according to the Deteative Sub-Inspector Asty ours of her release have circu- registered Edith Moller which here on Monday from report, in

the Trafe Office at tion of freight to private shipp--| Broached

arrivals. But it has been two peh ing companies by the State Central on September 5 and confirmed yesterday that the Na from the Fuktion port.

Another still holding China General Steam- produced a driving licence for tionalist Navy is owned ship Company

renowni

Torina of fate and welfare of the 27 Statistics showed that during The licence was for a private British ship captive, the month of August privately car but the word motor-lorry" Chinese bearsen anbard has still

It is bu owned shipping concerns handled had been substituted for "private not been ascertained.

Hleved, however, that the British more than one quarter of freight car" transported along the Yangtse

pificers are well and that the seamen are most probably safe, too.

A view of a "European House Mucuo," from the originul pes nd Inle

-ink drawing by George Chinnery R.

angry R. H. A., in the British

is the one remaining which included three assaults on Museum, ink with this celebrated aritat in

fellow prisoners. he collection today. It oughly characteristic of his style

Mr. McCutcheon also added

concerne that the deceased also had a bad record while in prison-commit- ting six breaches of discipline

of drawing.

iho-

Two oll paintings by Chinese LAUNCH HITS ROCK

rtists, "Whampoù

1820" and

Stormy Weather on the River"

re notable reminders of a na Ive school of painting in tha

NEAR LAICHIKOK

The steam launch Ching Chay, Western tradition, which, unfor- which ran aground at Chang Sah

anately,

.noar seemed to die out com-Wan fately in later years,

Other features of the exhibition,

re a selection of line engravings the 17th, 18th and 19th cen- uries, depleting various aspects of thing as seen through the eyes of he period. A number of early ops of Asia, and in particular, lina, add to the variety of the

jléction.

Laichikok Jato QTI Wednesday night, was under wit- ter by noon yesterday.

The vessel, on its way to Wing On Shing Shipyard for repairing, was damaged on the bottom and water began-pouring in after the ship bit a rock.

The Frew members, who aban- doued the vessel after the inci- dent were all unhurt.

Sailors' joy-ride in MG results in Court case ecause they borrowed a car without the permis

sion of the owner and then wrecked it almost completely, two seaman of HMS Black Swan appeared before Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yesterday on charges of broach of the traffic regulations.

The two sailors were Robert and John Newman, aged 19. Maurice Harold Giles, aged 19,

oth stokers.

At the junction of Stubbs Road and Gap Road the car collided with the traffic island causing damage to the cur amounting to

HK$4,000 and damage to the traffe standard amounting to HK$400.

A recent report from Shang- hal stated that private shipping business there was picking up with the assistence of State-owned

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the form of “allocâ- said that the defendant had' ap-lated in the Colony, quoting Tai- retuneventful voyages to and

The report helped in a great extent to dissipate the tear-of-Charged with attempting to ex- Chinese shippers staying away port unmanifested cargo, to wit,

master was fined $10 by Mr. F. from their own country that the 668 gallons of paraffin oil, a junk

D'Almada at Kowloon yesterday.

new Government in China would "not tolerate the co-existence of private shipping concerns with State-owned shipping companies.

KCR monthly report

September's income of the Brush section of the Kow- loon-Canton Railway was the highest monthly revenue re- since corded for the railway the beginning of the year, said the monthly report of tho General Manager, Major I. 6.

Trevor,

Total revenue was HK$850,854 (passengers: HK$595,138 goods: HK$202,769 miscellaneous rew

HK$80,947). It celples HK$128,218 more than the pre- vious month's revenue.

Was

Passenger Agures wore: Up: 227,622 Down: 224,845.

[Newman' was' charged with aking private car HK1000, an MG from Chater Rood on

Serious view October 10, without the owner's permission, driving a car without

valid licence, and driving with- Inspector Duffy continued that ut duo

care and caution.

the Police were taking a very serious view of the offence.

Goods traffic was again quite Glles was charged with siding Major Stenning suld that his heavy, the tanange carried being and abetting Newman in taking car was insured and that he was 33,223 tons. This is a decrease of Wway the cur from Chater Road not claiming any damages per 1,970 tons over the previous without the consent of the owner.sonally.

month, which is due to less down Newman was fined a total of Mr. R. G. Colman, representing ward goods reported as due to 1000 off all charges and' given six the Insurance Company which troop movements from Kwangs! months to pay the fine in instul- had insured the car told the Court to the Yangt arods forwarded nichts, while Giles was fined $150 that his company was consider The principal Boods

fron bars, which was to be paid within a ing taking the case up in the were rubber tyres, month:

Civil Court,

plates, galvanised fron wire Mr. Clunie, Asalstars galvanised Iron Wheats, galvanized Sub-Inspector J. Duffy, pro- Superintendant of Police, Trafic from wire shorts, stool plates, ecuting, said the car was owned Department, said that his deportilizer, gunity bags, chemicals,

sheets, forel and

dr in Chater

that days

iron

Defendant's junk, M2067, was intercepted by a police launch at about 1.15 pm on Wednesday at Sulphin Channel.

The paraffin all was discovered hold. At the time

in" the

SUGAR RATION

ميلة

The Food Section, Supplies: Branch, Department of Com nierce and Industry, announced: Yerlerday that from October 13 to 31.8 ration of refined sugar

and the Dairy

of the interception, defendant be made by Lane,

possessed no cargo manifest on the oil he was carrying

The all was ordered to be con- Ascated.

He

Ice

and Cold Storage Co, Ltd. to holders of bullor ration canis at one pound a person at 45 cents

ajp.

Annual report of HK Public Relations Officer Government departments are beginning, to appra; ciate the value of channalling information to the Press through the Public Relations Office, said the 1949:50 annual report, of the Hong Kong Government Public Relations Officer. added that there are, however, still some who. regard the Press as an enemy instead of an aid to the understanding of Government meg- sures. The Public Relations Officer has sometimes experienced considerable difficulty in securing answers to Press questions. This added the report hop but the furthering of goodwill with visitors, correspondents and resulted in the Press publish the local press in condensed by ing their own (sometimes in

the expressions of appreciation

the correct) versions of measures of the first and adopted by Government for of the second and thirut

should be which the Frese cannot be in this connection lit blamed as they were not pro pointed out that articles written.

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sent servant who hid parked the with the heayy trpme in the medicingoods wore hoang, wood ments through the Public ka-

The Rolandphrosam to' accidents and in the present (caso, loll, tea 'pitt hemp, egg, bran,-/ Intions• Office? 9 SAKA MMA 4 fqgnition, so that picgariärially!)

Colony and to foduce and prevent Inward

drive the caf along. Queen's Rond suffered heavy Anancial loss and

not only had

Major Stonning poultry, and pigs. Part in a voly errable manner by Inconvenience, but the Public would have to bear the coat of [damage]

caused tho the

everal persons including Police Meers who had given chase.

MAGIC JIGGERS

[amizingly)

done to

Appeared Ja

acare headlines which

which were noter On the other hand, sold, the aumentes by:dents hava report tookation I

representatives Rerailment Halbhorus Ouice as a source of there, war Angpxy rinilit Island, A deraliment occurred at Talponformation which properly e United Khadom

should be genured hypporters United States owing to of Station on the night of Augu

|91, what four couches

In mitigation for the passenger train, which left Ko simply two defendants, Theutenant O'Noon at 9:17 pan, became derail

ald that he had known Neypjan jed at the South points

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the

British ship,

Stearnship Com-

pany is to arrive here from Amoy today.

Crow members of the ss. Maslina revealed that the Torino was unable to enter. Amoy due to Nationalist naval interference. However, this could not be con- firmed here yesterday either by the owners, Wheelock Marden und Company, or by the agents. of the vessal.

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