WALLACE & TIERNAN
CHLORINATORS
ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. HK & SHANGHAI BANK BLDG. TEL. 27700,
UN FORCES STILL REGAINING LOST GROUND
Tokyo, May 9.
Strong units moved northward on Tuesday in an advance that penetrated as much as 20 miles above Seoul on the Western Korean front.
Supported by air and artillery, other United Nations forces chewed up Chinese and North Korean outpost de fences on the Central and Eastern front.
Nearly half the ground lost when the Com- munists launched their abortive April offensive has been regained along the battlefront. The Red drive bogged down after seven days of attacks.
ure
Now the Communists battling clumsily, like a punch- ! drunk fighter struggling for time to regain strength, But the Reds have stepped up artillery and nortar altacks, and the roads are Ailed with Rrd mines.
their
On the for Western front, South Korean troops gained Ave i miles in two days, shoving the Reds north of the Kongnung River, tributary of the lan River, Associated Press corres pondent John Randolph rald Communist resistance stiffened at this point, some 17 miles
northwest of Seoul,
Driving due North of the bat- tered old Korean capital, Allied tanks advanced 20 miles up the important Vijongbu highway,
The Chinese still held ridge positions five miles south of thất Allied penetration, making the point of actual enemy contact about 15 miles north of Scout.
PERIMETER HELD
Eviction
Of 4 Women Sought
An action for the eviction of four women alleged to be | trespassers was heard by Mr Justice Gould at the Supreme Court this morning. Plaintiff was another woman, Lo Pik-wan, represented by Mr 1. N.
who Cooper.
sought possession of the first door of 10 Tai Tak Street, Shaukiwan, of which she was the owner.
According to Mr Cooper, plaintif
the premises bought In September, 1947 and her tenant was Lo Hing-wan who continued to pay rent 40
untit some time in 1950 when the
fell into arrears. Plaintiff! rent sent her rent collector there, but Lo was not to be found. Instead there were other per- sons living on the floor,
When the rent
collector eventually that he had left the premises same time ago and that he had not let to the defendants and did not know anything
There was little fighting north- east of Seoul. Patrols engaged
of Reds an unknown number just 500
south of Kapyong, 33 miles on the im- thwest of Seoul
highway to Chunchen. Allied troops maintained their strong defence perimeter above Seoul and had established an- other protective
around | arc
***** Uljongbu, 11 miles north of the
about them. old capital It strengthened the Allied hold on the traditional invasion corridor in case of renewed Red offensive.
CHINA MAIL
Established 1845
WEDNESDAY,
MAY 9, 1951.
Daddy's Farewell Kiss
Staff Sgt Bailey of the KSLI swings his son up for a good-bye kiss before hoarding the USS Montrose yesterday. Mrs Bailey awaits her farewell. The Montrose sails for Korea this afternoon.
Photographer).
Illegal Possession Of Drugs
(Staff
found Lo, he said STORE MANAGER CAUTIONED
no
The matter was brought be- last forea Tenancy Tribunal December and both Lo and the defendants gave evidence. Lo Other UN units operating on repeated that he had not let Kimpo
the Peninsula
them. The premises to exchanged
Chairman held that he had mortar fre with an enemy force on the north-bank-of-the jurisdiction with regard to the four defendants whom he re- Han River.
garded as trespassers therefore Associated Press correspondent 110 order was made against Stan Carter said there were | them. indications the Chinese
The case is proceeding. have strengthened their defences in the rugged hills and ridges cast of Seoul.
On the central front, Ship Owner
Allied
more
patrols Fined $150,000
tank-infantry crunched over dusty trinis north of Chunchon, a no-man's town abandoned by both the Allies and the Chinese.
It was the-socond straight day UN patrols passed through that devastated transportation hub, eight aniles south of Parallel 38, In search of Red concentrations to the north:
Fines
of HK$150,000
Premium Income
Take Home a Case
DRINK
Coca-Cola
Highest Yet Attained Notices
REPORT TO CANTON INSURANCE
OFFICE
SHAREHOLDERS
The Chairman of the Canton Insurance Office, Limited, the Hon. D. F. Landale, reported to the Annual Meeting of the company this morn- ing that the premium income had risen by $311,947 and highest figure yet attained.
was in fact the
A dividend of $15 per share, free of tax, was declared and $462,943 were carried forward
Proposing the adoption of the Cons of the revised Indian In- Report and Accounts Mr Landale surance Act we were compelled said:
to withdraw from representa- Before commencing the busi-Bon in Madras In September ness of the Meeting, I wish to last, but is our Income from record the deep regret of the this area had never been large, General Agents and the Con- it was not as serious a malter sulting. Committee at the death
as might otherwise have Williamson of Mr S. T.
in been. IT? September last. Mr William-
GOOD, PROGRESS son had been a member of the
You will recall that at our Consulting Committee
Inst Meeting I informed, you for
commenced the years and we shall that we had seventeen miss the benellt of his advice underwriting of Fire business In Australia in July, 1949, and I and experience,
The Statement
am happy to say that, whilst of Accounts which we now present to you
our operations are necessarily on shows that we have made some a small scale at present, pro-
gress has been satisfactory: during progress
difficult perlod. Premium Income has rison by $311,947
and is the figure to which highest have yet attained. Our claims
has experience
unfortunately deteriorated by comparison with last
year * and shows the ab-
high
ratio of 00.21 normally per cent.
0
wa
we
Your Underwriter made two visits of inspection during the year, one to Australia and New Zealand and 'the' other to the Indian Agencies and Colombo and valuable experience, was gained.
Turning
Pront and
to the
Fire
Major
Averted
The prompt arrival of two fire engines from tho Kowloon Fire Brigade Sta- tion averted a major dia. anter when a blaze broke out at the Kowloon Canton Railway No. 1 Examina- tion, Godown this morning.
The fire was reported have started when accond- hand lims were ignited by hol solder. The films were being repacked in tina after being examined by Revenue Officera
Logs Account, you will note 70,000
In
CIGARETTES
SEIZED
Registered arüicies and parcel maili close one hour Darlier then the ordinary mati tiene shown below,
WEDNESDAY, MAY @ By Air Formosa, 5 p.m., H.K. Airways. - Japan, Korea 5 p.m., D.0.A.C. Dy Burface
Maçao, 8 a.m.: 4.30 p.m., 6/5 "Hu Men/Les Kong.
China, Peoples Itepublic, 9,30 a.m., train via Canton.
THURSDAY, MAY 10 By Al Sum Malaya, Indonesia, 2 p.m., Via C.P.A.
-india. Pakistan.
Vick! East, Africa, Europe, 5 pm. B.O.A.C. By surface Macau. 8o.m.; 4.30 p.m., S/S Ku Men/Lee Hong.
China, Peoples Republic, 930 a... train, via Canton.
Malayu, Burma. 9 a.m., 8/5 Hal Fiing.
Japan, 18 a.m., 5/9 TasmaTS. Formosa, 2 p.m., 6/8 Fakhol Slam, 2 pm, 5/5 Yochow, Philippines, 2 pan., 5/5 Tricolour. Indonesia, 2 p.m.. 9/9 Gilfer. Canada (Parcels only), 2 p.m. 8/9 Bougainvile.
Radio Hongkong
H.X.T
0.00, Programme Summary; 000, "Man And The Earth" Spaniards. And Thely Olives (BBCTS)_(Broad- cant For Schools); 0.20, *Southern Serenade": 0.40, Chan Teak Ching And His Hawaiian Sereraders. (Studio): 1.00, "Lucky Dts Variety Requests Presented By Paull Spence, (8tudio): 8.00. World News Aral News Analysis. (London Re Jay): 8.13, Sonata In D Major (Sandel) Recital By Szymon Gold berg (Vložn) and Gerald Moore (Piano); 8.30, A Ceremonial Parade for Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham (X.CM.G.) by the 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlaciers, recently returned from Operations in Korea. P.11. (OB.): 9.10, Weather Report: "Services Spotlight" By The Band Of The First Wishiro Rogment. (Relay From The Ν.Α.Α.Σ.Ι. Club, Kowloon): 9.40, Interitide: D.45, Wednesday Night Feature" "Australian Thapsody" (BBCTS) A Texture Programme By D.G
Bridson, Music Composed By John Anti; 10.20, Consert By Alistražimas Artists And Composers; 11.00, Redlo News Reel. (London Reiny); 1116. Goodnight Muster 11.29, Weather Report. God Save The King: Close Down.
11:30,
that our gross Investment In- I mentioned last year that a large proportion of the increase come has been well maintained
nt in losses for that year could be
$700,527, Although this is stributed to the settlement of $11,525 less than was earned
the that deferred repairs under Hult 1949, I should mention
included a policies for account of previous receipts of that year
of analysis years and an
our aen-recurring item representing now wartime Deposit Interest, and the year operations for under review
shows that the if we exclude this, our 1950 In- situation in this
respect has come shows an increase of $22, More than 70,000 dutiable improved slightly but is not yet 481 over the previous year. To Ping-kwong, manager and
the back to prewar levels,
referred to the cigarettes were seized by a tave already partner of
that Ex-adequacy You
of the will observe
Insurance party of Revenue Officers INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION Great Wall Medicine Company, at 170 Des Voeux
Underwriting the penses in
which was strengthened who visited the 1st floor of Road Central, was cautioned by Mr Peter H. Șin and Account have increased by $137,-
lost year by a large transfer to 68, Nam Tau Street early Mr H.H.H. Priestly at the Justices of
the Pence
Additional 913 which is due to a re-alloca-
Reserve from
this morning. Two women Court this morning when he pleaded
no longer tion of expenses as between the Taxation Provision guilty to the
In view of Underwriting and the Profit and required.
the were arrested and were five summonses against him for possession of-and-ne
Loss Accounts,
The
combined strength of our Reserves we charged with possession of denting in certain druge without permission-of-the igures show an increase of propose to make no special dutiable commodities. authorities.
HK$77,020 or 0.51 per cent. transfers from this year's Pro- Sultable percentages of our pre- It and Loss Account, mium incomo have been credited to the Insurance Fund, which you will note now stands at well over 100 per cent of our pre- mlum income.
1
The drugs seized Including the Medical Department for a certain quantity of poison, ant!- permit on February but no biotic substance, 12 tubes of reply to the application had penicillin ointment, a bottle of been received since that date. penicillin lozenges and`a box c: He said that he thought the sulphadiazin tablets, estimated application would be granted. by the Prosecution at well over
| $1,000, were ordered to be ̈con="
Ascated,
Referring to the drugs seized,
in
he said soine of them were The Magistrates further warn-brought to his shop as samples friends. He estimated ed that should he be convicted by his again he would be involved
about $400. serious trouble.
the whole
amount
15
worth
Mr R. H. Woodhend, ADC
were Hongkong prosecuting both for
and
Chi Kwai-ying, who admitted the offence was fined $100 by Mr Winter at Kowlcon.
The
IP FEATHER WINS THE TO85
TIMES
6 4
2 I 0
32 32 92
10x05
Net win or
1034 Relative chances:
20
£59 '09
13 32 32 32
10 10 0 $ Le.. there is 1 chance in 32 that Buser will lose £59: there are 6 chances that be wil lose Cly; there are 10 ohances that he will love £13; there are 10 chances that be will win £12 Averaging these chances.
Buffer stande to win exxally £4,
London Express Service.
The strength of our Reserves is self-evident. Our total Invest- ments have been increased by other woman, Hak Yuk, denied $307,912 during the year. The small reduction of $48,351 in ownership of the cigarettes and Investment STEADY INCREASE
Exchange was freed whon Revenue In- Fluctuation Account is largely pector- Millington-accepted her On the marine side the year due to a decllae in the market lea has been notable for a steady price of local shares
values 1950. increase in commodity
The Revenue and, I regret to my, an equally
Inspector said The surplus to be dealt with that the cigarettes occupied all
2. The steady drop in cargo rates. Those
South Sea. D30 at this meeting Including the available space in the who prophesied a falling off in balance of $452,278 brought where these two
3. Spanish. 4. room Omega. 5.
Acts of Parliament rates
when the Combined Marine
women were forward from 1949 is $1,212,943
passed in the reign of Gerge Surcharge agreement was with and your Consulting Committee Jiving, The cigarettes were
the Prince of drawn 1919 have unfortunate-
during
CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE Answers Trench mouth.
I.
in Canton yesterday on the Department said he kept Glory Of Therave in loved went and some recommend the payment of a valued at about $2,800 and the Waies (afterwards George IV)
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Gloucesters
(Continued from Page 1)
The party later penicilin surpassed fortitude and courage.
дочу
of the rates with which we now of tax, and that the balance of $1,022.
per share, free duty on have to compete cannot but prove unprofitable in the long $462,043 be carried forward, run. There has been a growing by Mr G. B. Labrum
The resolution was seconded tendency in recent years for
OTHER BUSINESS
"all risks" terms to be cover of demanded for
every com
has
It
imposed by the People's Court the Police and the Medical
of the steamers owner
Les close watch on the Great Wall Kong, Lee Ying. Lee Tak and Medicine Company after in- Lee Hung, for
operating the
formation had been furnished vessels without valid licences, him by the Medical Department. according 10 a Chinese press On April 5, acting on informa Chinese arilllery opened up on report.
tion, he sent oflleer to
AB
inspect Tuesday night on Allied positions
It was said that these vessels defendant's shop and made two both north and east of Chunchon were found plying at ports purchases of the drugs. Following
the East-Central.
wine On
front, along the Pearl River.
and seconded by Mr modity, whilst at the same time Mar was proposed by Mr J. L. that, Mr Woodhead led party domitable, resalute and tenacious Associated Press correspondent
D. Hung that the Hon, Sir Man recently been there has Several ships alleged to be and raided the shop. They seized a soldiers Nate Polowetzky sold
fought back with un- downward trend of rates. This Kam Lo, the Hon. P. S. Cassidy, Allled owned by former Kuomintang large amount of
Messrs F. C. Barry, D. E. Clark, anti-biotic lines advanced toward a Com- officials
has inevitably been reflected in ordered to be substances, including were munist build-up area
W. A Stewart and D, Black be As the ammunition ran low and the results. I am glad to say forming confiscated, adds the report.
made search the advancing northwest
bordes Inje-another
mes where of
of defendant's
moved that our Underwriting in Aus re-elected members of the Con- premtes
sulting
Committee. abandoned road centre four
closer and closer, these splendid tralia and they also found some penicillin.
New Zealand miles north of the Parallel.
Some of the drugs were in epen soldiers fought back viciously made excellent progress under Air observers located
display, but most of
prevent the enemy from the capable guidance of Red build-up and called it
overrunning the concealed in drawers.
Managing Agents for Australasia "considerable." Allied planes
Woodhead sald that he moving rapid'y south.
in Bydney and We are hit one Red group of about 300
was urged by the Medical De-
writing a larger account in this "Their herole' stand provided men north of Inje.
Montrose carrying partment to make an applica-
Walist ever before. Battalion the King's tion for the confiscation of the the critically needed time to re-
14 situation this satisfactory group other let Corps units and
Kam
Lo, the Hon. P. S. Cassidy, unprecedented rise in the value Messra F. C. Barry, W. A. Ste- of wool and other primary pro- ducts, it also indicates that we wart, D. C. Clark, D. Black ComEntice), J. A..E. Consulting are sharing in the general ex- Kendrew (Underwriter), C. M. pansion of trade in that part Beddow (representing Jardine "Without thought of defeat or of the world. It is also gratifying Matheson & Co. Ltd. Seere- surrender this heroic force de- for me to report that our Messrs H. Lo, G. monstrated superb battlefield business in the United States Labrien, B. W. Bradbury, D.
Allled planes bombed strated other Red
•
the Sailing For Korea
This Afternoon
The USS
1st and thie
We
30
Them
position and
area than
our
now
The Hon. M. W. Lo proposexi, and Mr A O. Whitehouse seconded a motion that Mr A. Ritchie and Mr D. S. Robb be re-appointed Auditors.
Present were:
The Hon. D. F. Landale
troops and | Shropshire Light Infantry bound drugs for which defendant had block the southern advance of undoubtedly due partly to the (Chairman), the Hon. Sir Man
supply concentrations along the Central front and ren into heavy ground fire at some places was delayed yesterday owing to Defendant told the Court that Associated Press,
weather conditions.
he had made an application, to
for Korea will sail sometime no permit either to possess or this afternoon,· The departure to cell. '
Mr U Tat-Chee Received By Queen
Mary At Marlborough House
(Our Own Correspondent)
London, May 8,
stand when she learned a mis-
the
the enemy. Time and again ef forts were made to reach the battalion but the
enemy strength blocked each effort.
A
with
in
is
in repair
•
Hing, the Hon. M. W. Lu,
G. M. Mille, H. Lo, P A.O
...O. Whitehouse, D.I.
quet, J. L. Marden (representing Yangisze Finance Co., Ltd., The Hongkong Realty & Trust Co Ltd, and Wheelock Marden & Stewart Ltd.) (shareholders), A. Ritchie C.A. (Auditor).
Condition Still Serious
courage and discipline Every shows a steady growth. yard of ground they surrender- In London, whence more than cd was covered with enemy half our marine
Income dead unill the Last gallant derived and where the majority soldier of the fighting battalion Queen Mary then conducted was overpowered by the of our Hull business is written, the year has been fraught with take~had been made. By then Mr U round Marlborough slege of the enemy masses." difficulties, not the least of which Mr U had left to keep another House. She showed him many
Six officers and soldiers as ro- are the falling off in cargo rates appointment. Mr U Tat Chee, leader
of her art treasures and ex- presentatives marched forward which I have already mentioned Queen Mary today received plained with particular pridt to receive from General Van and the increase of the Hongkong BIF de Mr U to thank him personally the origin of those which came Fleet a gold-edged blus ribbon coets. The latter factor is one legation, was received in for the table which is now in from China. Some of them, she which they will be entitled to which will have to be seriously
hall of Marborough House. sald, were presents; others, she audience by Queen Mary
the writing of Нет Majesty, who is a keen had bought herself. After showing war the War Omee grants reciconod at her home, Marlborough collector of Object d'Art, told Mr U tho
Huf business in the future. permission. garden of Mariborough
Our firo premium Income House, this afternoon, him how much she approciated House Queen Mary resolved Mr For the men there was CSM shows a slight failing of com-
his gift.
E.G.A. Grimwood, Director of
of Thomas
Blackford, who very pared with last year, a fact found poisoned in an abandoned Mr. U visit to Marlborough She asked many questions the London office of the Hong-rightly comes from Gloucester which is chiefly attributable to house at the Peak yesterday House was the outcome of a about Hongkong particularly kong Government
and was one of the two survi- the very difficult conditions un was still in a very serious con- misunderstanding which rewith regard to the Colony's When Queen Mary heard that vors from C. Company;
we have
tadition, according to a report sulted in its absence when trade and Industry and express- Mr U had been too busy during geant-Mafor, fonald,
operate in China. Exclusive from the Queen Mary Hospital Queen Mary called at the Hong-ed her ragret that the unsettled his previous visita to see many from
pompetition has taken heavy this morning. kong stand at Earls Court last conditions of the Far East have of the famous sights of London, Ernest Arthur Read from foll of our earnings' and· I-re- The woman together with her to receive an antique given rise to many problems. she urged him not to miss the Wakefield and Sergeant Major srst that your Consulting Com-husband, Ng Sal-mok, 20, werd Blackwood table Inlaid with She also asked about the Hong opportunity this time, att Arthur: Courtney from Gorpart. mitteo can ea no likelihood of found by the police in a dying Mother of Pearl, which he had kong stand at the BIF" and was
It is one
of the happiest days •Li-Col Pluby Griat "blood an improvement in conditions asked her to socept. As pre- pleased to hear that enquiries of my life Mar U bold me as there for the ancers and Major for private Insurance Companies co, as a result of what is believed to be a suicide pact, viously reported Queen Mary from all over the world con- he came out of Marlborough T. V. Fisher-Hoch for the Morin. Hint country insisted', an returning to the {tinue to pour in daily..
House half an hour later,
tarsLondon Express, Bervice. Owing to the impossibility of The man died shortly after-
complying with retain obligawards,
wook
Didcot Color which
The Chiness woman who was
amounted
the Regency, during his father's mental Incapacity, 6, That part of the Atlantic Ocean
between England to Wales and Ireland and S. of and
Scotland.
them
to
to
In addition to the One Mrlying Winter ordered the cigarettes be confiscated.
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