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Correspondence

The Editor takes no responsibi,

ty for views expressed in letters correspondents, an by no

necessarily agrees

by

MGONS

them,

GUNS AND DOGS

with

Sir. From the wide clrculation "Pro Bono Publico" has given his letter, he is following the best traditions of successful campaign- ing by making, maximum use of publicity, especially when it in free,

In case he is aspirations as a politician, I vote wc start by electing him Mayor of Tsunwan

order to enable him to stop the trafle of smuggling

vicinus, rables-lifected, gun-dors, ho could probably organize a posse and create an

effective rond- black, which could also be cm- ployed prevent all dogs nt present kennelled at the G Club going into the actual hun-

Why

hot make a ting-grounds, really good job out of it

he says, the Police have been "alerted, all sportsmen would do well to bring along i with them their (if any) (a) un

licence

(b) game licence ($28); (c)

($10); doit licence ($50); (d) rabies cortinente ($10). Con fronted with

official 9:0 many eertificates, there is just a chance that the Police might be a little bit confused, thus enabling the sportne to make a dash for it.

S

Is a suying up some- where in Tet, that when a per- suddenly develops nn ob- ! 201

he elisease, is persion about

very likely to succumb as a victim to first One of the scourge.

rave fymptotus of Rables is to actually before

going

mad. Siner P.." has shown inuch concern for all of us, I can do no less than reciprocale with this timely warning in return.

Yours faithfully,

TOLLWUTIGER HUND.

NO FRENCH DEMAND TO U.S.

Paris October 1. France has not demanded -a speed up. In United States 'mili- tary aid because of the recent. heavy asses in Indo-China, French Foreign Office spokesman suld here today,

An

a

of

Warfare in Indo-Chinn is of Wo ebb and flow nature. envisaged the evacuation some frontier ports, planning, lo recapture them

withdraw

fater" strid

There was no prest of Chinese at to the Vietminh forces, "but

THE · CHINA- MÀIL,, SATURDAY, OCTOBER - 14, 1850.

U.S. rearmament rate Personalia New meteorological

inadequate-Bradley

Washington, October 12, Gonoral Omar Bradley warned tonight that the rate of rearmament was inadequate and that his Joint Chiefs of Staff sodń would hand President Truman a stopped-up mobilisation programme. He made the statement on the heels of a disclosure by Major-General Lowis Hershey, national draft Director, that the question of asking Congress to lower the draft age to 18 was being considered seriously, Mr. Hershey admitted uncertainty as to how Con-

gress would react.

Suspension

Mr. and Mrs. G. Anderson, MI×8 | E.W. Murip.. Messrs. M. T. Q. Brennan, P.G. Dunne, D.A. Far- ren and R. J. O'Rourke arrived, in Hong Kong from England Ach

Chichins,

station at Ping Shan

wwww.

Singapore yesterday by the my. All the equipment, and apparatus for the propos

Among those who left for the Sydney yesterday by Qantas Emi pire Airway's were K. Lipphårdt. Mrs. R. Lippliardt, Mrs, Lipphardt, G.F. Robinson, Mrs. T.V. Robinson, Miss I. Robinson Mrs. Wang Ying Wong Tung-jen, C.S. Hooner Louey Kun-yin, Mrs. V.G. Ayl- ward, C. B. Dinotsky, B.N. Binetsky, Mrs. K. Binetsky, Mrk. 1. Samostinn, R. A. Slonger and Francis Lam.

Chung

chuỵ.

At the same time, the Pre- sident issued strict new draft

Departures for the United regulations for doctors, dentists | Kingdoh yesterday included V. and veterinarians.

J. Edwards, They are

Misa D.M. Bush aimed at guaranteeing mini- W. Marshall, C.G. Jarrett, G.J.

Dunbrell, Brix. D.W. mum standards of health on

Nellson, and putting

and L/Cpl. D.A. Braind. younger medicas in uniform! first.

of U.S. Visas the home front

An offlelal of the American Consulate in Hong Kong said yesterday that no instructions had been received from Wash ington as yet regarding the suspension of temporarily passport visas issued to aliens.

General Bradley, chairman of Columbia Broadcasting System's the Joint Chiefs, appeared un the radio programme "One Nation Indivisible" He said the threat posed by Communist aggression would require more men and meney than present (plans called

However, those who hold visas issued before October 12 and who ↑ for. have not let the Colony, were required to have them re-validat- ed at the Consulate prior to be ing accepted by the various ship- ping companies and air lines, a travel agoney spokesman said.

"1 am sure that if this is not done." he added soberly, "our choices et vreserving the peace

will be much less."

The programme was transcrib- ed this morning before General Visas issued after October 1 Bradley left to join President are valid and persons holding Truman on the West Coast. He them could book passages on will accompany the chief execu- strips and, planes for, the Unlled | live to his mid-Pacine rendezvous States, he continued.

with General MacArthur to dis- cuss anti-Communist stintegy in the Far East.

Officials of two, of the main shipping companies with ́ ́ves- Eels plying between the Far Jio Fal the "local war" in East and the United States Korea lind taxcd this country's the American President Lines then existing military resources to the breaking point. He added and the United States Line and Pan-American Airways that Congress had provided for concurred in saying that they vastly larger arined forces since were continuing take on then, but even they would not be booking passages by persons, enmigh to cope with a malor Red holding visas issued by the assault.

American Consulate,

The officials added that they'İ were not empowered" to refuse passage to anyone holding a visa issued by the Consulate,

The President Cleveland

jf

there is no doubt that they releaving for the United States to reived

equipment and artillery morrow and passengers who hav that were not made on the spot,"

berths on board will be allowed he aded--Reuter, .

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

Assistant Superintendent of Police Christopher John Rowland Dawson, of 50 Courtlands, Ken- nedy Read. and Miss Claire Helene Devoud Follows, of 45 Shouson Hill Road, have an- Bounced their forthcoming wed- ding

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CASABLANCA PLANE CRASH

U.S. to stand ready

Departures from Hong Kong to Indo-China "by Alr France yes- terday included Miss Ho Chou- hien, Miss Nguyen Vah Thuan, Mrs. Siu Kee-tcheng. Messra. Tran Van Cah, Hou Yao-wen and Han Yao-ching,

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Messrs. J. Seres; M. Sestre, Trieu Kim and Du Phuoc Tu arrived here from Saigon yester- day by Air France.

Tories for more

chant

houses

Blackpool, October 13,

ed now meteorological station at Ping Shan, in the Now Territories, have arrived in Hong Kong, said the quarterly repòrt of the Royal Observatory.

A tide stick has been installed at Cape. D'Aguilar to enable observations to be made of the swell generated by typhoons, tropical storms and monsoon winds.

The report added that Pratos weather reports continue to be received regularly and are of great value to the Royal Oh- servatory.

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Arrangements are being made with the Philippine Weather

Buren for additional hourly weather reports to be, sent on request from Laoag, a station in Northern Luzon," "whed" d typhoon is crossing that region,

Some 4,500

weather

to

Peking's designs on Tibet

be

New Delhi, October 12, Responsible sources sald privately today that Commun- Alterations to the night signalist China's designs

on Tiber lamps at supplementary typhop are cither a face saving scheme signal statiorik were complétéd by

br simply a matter of self- Dic Pubille Works Department.

delusion.

Indian nuthorities, although reports Were received from ships at puzzled by the Peking Govern- Intention to sea during the quarter, and 59 ment's announced ships were visited in port, 25 "llberate" Tibet, are not willing

011 quoted

Sino- tho chips' barameters checked. Three more ships have been recruited Tibetan situation.

But private sources said they w voluntary observing ships, and

the provided with

could not see any material ad- necessary

to the Communists in pulirations and- instruments, vantage

towards Tiliet what to observe an adepting One chip ceased change of ownership.

amounts to the same imperialiation policy pursued by the Manchu A short course of lectures on dynasty and the Chiang Kai-sick. meteorology was given in August | regime. to candidates for qeronautical There is a strong analogy Heences. Seven, candidates for tween the presently reported licences were examined in situation and that of 1909, when:

Chinese invaded Eastern Tibet and occupied all of 11:0 Four pilot balloon ascents and country by 1910. They were out- a radio-sonde ascent were madeed after the Chines revolution cach day da routine. The PWD hay of 1011.

The sourcer Begun work on the approach rond

here way it is for the new radio-sonde station posalble that Peking foels that in King's Park.

in order to maintain and in- crease its prestige among the Chinese masses it must deman strate that it, in more powerful than previous governments and capable of completely sub- jugating Tibet,

Four thousand British Con-meteorology, of whom six passed. the servatives yelled and shouted |- here today for a pledge that their party would' build st least 300,000 houses a year I returned to power.

Bitter criticisms of the nation's the housing shortage marked second day of the Party's annual conference here. Before the crowded meeting, was a resolution. Ceneral Bradley also said that deploring "the slow rate of build,

United the

Natiching and high rents" and urging while triumphs. In Korea might havo a freer hand for private enter- deterred, the Communists from prise builders. open attack elsewhere the Unite States must stand ready to rebui attucks if helpless even larger peoples were to be protected.

He said the Joint Chiefs were working on the total number of forces required for security and would present a report to the President, who would in turn give the estimates to Congress He ald that the US$25,000,000,000 in military funds voted this year would provide increased forces. cea.

with the world-

but, shut this coun-

wide

try hos and with the presenti world situation, even these forces would not be adequate."

Peking may be the victim of its On the other hand, they say own reasoning that, Tibet "must

The installation of the Internal cireults for the time service was completed, and on September 18 the lights on the Observatory finio- mast nished the 9 p.m. war. Arrangements are also being signal for the first time since the

minde to broadenst the time signals, and to relay them by be freed, from As the resolution was put to landline to the Airport, the Rail- Anglo-American the meeting delegates started way and the Telephone Co.

Associated Press. to yel in chorur: "We want 300,000"—meaning they want.. ad this definite target figure. inserted.

It was the noislest reenë at a conference meeting for severnt years.

It Insted until the Party chairman, Lord. Woolton, and agreed that the ngure should be added to the resolution.

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The Labour Government's housing target at present 200,000 houses a year. Only one man voted against the amended Mr. Hershey raised the post-resolution and he was booet, bility of an 18-year-old draft in Washington bis speccit to the Chapter of the American Veterans Committee. If the "very tich source of manpower" represented by the 18-year-olds could be tapped, he said, it would not bo The plane dropped off on one necessary to call World War It

Casablanca, October 13. There crew members of an Air Atlas DC-3 airline were killed today when the plane crashed and burned while taking off for Alglers. The pinne's four pas sengers were rescued from the flames.

veterans.

wing when the left engine failed A few hundred yards from the Under present draft regulations, airport. The pilot tried to turn men 18-25 must register for tha and land but could not, maintain draft, but, only those 19 or above altitude and the plane crashed can be inducted. Veterans are and burst into flames.

not "draft-proot" although Con- be asked to change gross

may Rescue teams from the air- the law in January. port were able to pull the four Asked by reporters whether he passengers from their, seats but was ready to recommend a drats could not save the pilot, engineer of 18-year-olde to Congress. Mr. radioman who were burned to Hershey refused to comment ex- death, The passengers wore cert to say that the question was hospitalised

being seriously, considered---Unit- United Press.

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Speakers declared that, hroken marriages had been legion in th past few years because of the housing shortage-Reuter.

calls

what it

"dɔminution.

delays

Exasperating in Australian ports.

Sydney, October 12

The Menzies-Fadden Government is tackling the oxasperatingly slow turn-round of shipping in strategic, Communist-dominated Australian ports.

The Minister for Labour, Mr. Harold Holt, called a conference of shipowners, waterfront unions and shipping officials where he urged them decide how fo:

OFFICIAL NOTICES, on the waterfront.

APPOINTMENTS

Dr. G. V. A. Grimth: Sonfor Medical Officer, effective, from January 12.

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Dr. G. Graham - Curaning: Sentor Health Oficer, effective fron April 1:

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Drs. Young Kwan-tung, Khoo Kang-wah and Pang Tong cheung: Medial Officers, effce- tive frog; Augus: 1.

Mias Mabel Lucy Evereti; Prin- cipal Mutron, eflective from May

3.

Miss Helen Gordon Grant;

Matron, Class I, effective from May 2.

Miss Helen Craig Fisher and Mias Sarah Happsh, Andrews: Matrons, Class II, effective froin Mnya and July 13, respectively."

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1. Improve Industrial relations | ves are inadequate and that some are in poor condition with shabby équipment.

2. Reduce Increasing costs of handling freight.

3. Speed-up turn-round time. Expecting more ships in Aus tratian ports in 1051, Mr. Holt warned: "Overseas shippers will

Neutral observers Buy that viewed from the shortage of -. Australia's shipping problee bour, wharf facilities, etc., is rowe flected in wher industries.

Sycine, the present wharf:

men. -The

La discouraged from accepting labour force is 1,000 will feel that ships wil de Held up for unreasonably. long times nerg

port often needs 12,000. About 17 are estimated lost through late per cent of total working hours

andi pro starting, early finishing..

lunch periods.

In

Test

One of the first results of the

and discussions woR lifting by thes Communist-dominated Watersico

Important is the weather, Worker's Federation a ban on Sydney had almost: 100 wot days. the first six months of 1050, Sunday work it imposed in 55

--and when it rains the "whanie" Australian ports,

doesn't .to :10

Consequent- Costly delays to ships when

Ly ships

up unloading or leading in Australia laug exasperated overseas

harbour Have

for weeks. shippers.

One rainy day, Communiste Passengers somethnies

distributed leaflets, saying, "Don't suffer too. The ss. Wanganella, get wet to keep the shipowners plying between New Zealand and cargo dry.

Australia,

ross

the

• Work over the

Cinind have t-cen made, that speedite alscharge of ships fruin

causa

recently carried 500 tons of freight-including a lot of ∙ldavy, baggage- three times uc-

Tasman

Son before Sydney Harbour would

greater congestiun on the water- was finally unleaded in Sydney.

front unless factory and work The Sydney Chamber of Come shops consignees work longer meree fund that

Tale મ cargo, bandling had decreased broblem, all trucking, repres solution of the per cent since 1938, In. Mel-

50.

Miss Ethel Mary Chipps: Sepler, Harbour Trust officials sentative W, V. Howe, "is longer

Nursing Sister, efective, from

May 3

Mr. M. M. Watson: xë-appoint- eu au Uramelal, Member, of the Legiblative Council, unili April SE) 1951

Mr. C. E. Davis, Official Justice bf the Pance! appointpient raviks

éd, “Mr. Davis is going on leave

out that whereas 34 snipe hours for all concerned." handled in 1918, It tools the Cause of bottlenecks ope berth it same number di ships 2001 days to hirundle 01,000, tons last your..

Four factors

Ghipping ómetals, say, four main factors, are responsible, for the chronio delay in work

ship.

are not enough Ioriy-

"Whether we like it or Hot, fat he added. "the reduction in working hours caused by the wa 40-hour week in 1947, has been.. arid stif, is, the cause of many boltianečki In-Industry and heavily Contributed to the high cost of mộ living

Wharf unionists will at they works Incfti- shippers les ribe Sydney water-

front transport of zantasile. They

prior to retirement from, pubileri tailwars fall: to kive whare 'sakif it need streamlining, before y

service.

JAMI, E. L. Porte! naine added to (Lists A înja II óf gultable officera

ves adequate service because of i could cope with any speediews" steal and coal shortages,"

turn-round 'at. ships: Transpord 3. Mechanical

equipment id workers don't work at night, anda except at bulk whoat | only a few work on Saturdaydan

morning Watersiders work at

under the Waterworks' Ordinance.com overscus, ard night, and WCUR-ends," but "waro-Y

Dr. Chin Thiämetalevi entklod

to praction in Hong Kong, har

printrante in the Girl, Qui polation, Hong Kong Mrs

Com

Beer

unionists

houses

won't recofvu ~, challenge, this neat Ngenerally

after, 3 p.m. Con Friday On that, there are not enougBreaks for watersiders and transce

Of all,

all that the lunch-hour

nich.

They say more men are con port workers don't synchronia As

absorbed to in- Anticipated passage of a bill to secure the hubour ranks, They also outlaw, the communist Party Bindest clain that 80 per cent Work about remove Reds, Srom unten omca bra

Arrese ompacted to relevek inducitis an „Another willon complain. LA AME alid on the waterfront Many Dalew clominnie by customi eftcars moripe seliki tundnlatk day they

thead! Would welcone such legulation