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MONDAY, JULY 30, 1951.

Living

Mail

Hongkong's Light Language Notices

Industries

THE rapid development of light industries since the war has been a remarkable feature of the Colony's rehabilitation and they now play an important role in Hongkong's economy.

LJOW our light industries have expanded, what are, their problems, and what

Htheir future

written by a China. Mail staff reporter.

IN

TN the accompanying report, the writor_prosents a genoral review of Hongkong's light industries. During the week tha more important industries will be dealt with in greater detail.

con-

Why we sny Swinging

.the Lead.

Satfors heave the lend (never swing 1) to find the depth of water. It's a skilful job, too. But to the

uninitiated soldiers travel- ling in troopships, this business of throwing over- board weighted cord,

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taking it out to look at il and throwing it back again. seemed simple,

To them "swinging the lead" was the equivalent of taking things' eary while the other fellows did the work, and the phrase bɛ. came en army term for

Hongkong's light indus-of, black sheet are

malingering. already on Egypt and Burma among other tries, which cover a wide the way from

America. This places, is good news indeed, but more range of products from especially is the good will which food and beverages to paper, Mr U seems confident everyone pottery, plastics, chemicals, bears towards us. The slightly despondent 'wait-and-see' all- cotton spinning. weaving, tude

of a month ngc hda the manufacture of cigar-changed to cautious optimism. ettes and cigars, as well as furniture

and'

fixtures, leapt into life after the

war.

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whole Chinese from

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10,000 Turn Up To Register

Chaos At Kwong Wah Hospital

The authorities must have been taken by surprise when about 10,000 people turned up at Kwong Wah Hospital at 9 o'clock this morning asking for regis tration formy.

Registered articles and parcel malls close one hour earlier than the ordinary mali time showD belowi

MONDAY, JULY 30 By Air

Durma, India, Pakistan. Middie East. Afrka, Great Dritain, EU- rope. p.m., 9.0.A.C.

Japan. p.m.. B.O.A.c. Forma Okinawa, U.9.A., Conado, p.m., H.K.A./N.W.A.L. Slam, Malaya, a p.m., C.P.A By Surface

Maeso, .m.; B p.m., as Itu Men/Tak Shing.

TURSDAY, JULY 11

Dy Air Formosa, 10 a.m.. via C,A.T. Japan. 2 p.m., P.O.A.5. Malaya, Indonesia. Australia, Now Zealand. Ceylon. p.m.. B.O.A.C. Indo-China. India, Pakistan. Froncz, French North & West

Britain, Europe. Africa, Great p.m.. Air France,

Philippines. B.N. Borneo, 5 . CPL.A.

Macan

By Surface *

.m.; 5 p.m., as Hu

Men/Tak Shing,

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China. People's Repubile, 0.30 a.m.. train via Canton.

East & Soulli Africa. 10 p.m.. s Forrerbank,

Australia. New Zealand. 2 p.m..

Eastern,

Canada (Parcels only), 2 b.m..

Coslieville. Japan. 2 p.m...as Malacca.

Russia Ready For Talks

(Contd from Page 1)

according

countries."

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the

Quakers statement which did not enlarge on this answer. that Russin should agree to the To the group's sixth point, admission to the United Nations of countries now excluded, Mr Malik said that the Soviet Gov- On the spot to deal

with t ernment remained the view

of this huge crowd were one off that 13 States which had applied for membership but elal of the headquarters office,

whose applications were in sus- Registration of Persons, 1wo

pense should be admitted. and Iwo assistant registrars,

The Amal point submitted by Police contables.

the Quakers was a

request that Russia show willingness to enter into Great Power conversations at the highest level preliminary to detailed talks later.

to apply for the necessary forms readiness to "enter into negotia at Kwong Wah Hospital bellons of a maximum tween July 30 and August 3. ke character." Hongkong residents were asked

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DRINK

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By Galbraith

• COPR. TUSI MỸ MEA SERVICE, INC. T. M. REG. 1. 1. PAT. OFF.

"Smartest thing you over said, Dad-a buck certainly don't go far nowadays! Could. I borrow a couple?"

Judge Says Violent Crime Intolerable

"I will not tolerate crimes of violence," de- clared the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, at the Criminal Sessions this morning when he passed sentence of five years' hard labour and 12.strokes of the cane on Ho Kee, 22, unemployed, who, was unanimously found guilty by a Jury on a charge of robbery with violence.

of

Was

con-

was

Mr Malik emphasised Russia's

Ho pleaded not guilty to 2013 employed by the Sanitary business robbing, with violence, aDepartament, who

streel Luk Suk-chun, of a sweeping woman,

at the time, seized accused. He mid that the Soviet Gov-gold bracelet at Shamshulpo on hold of relatively

The gold to go to Hennessy Road Government had wanted an inter- May 12. A Jury three chain bracelet was

was found in between July national conference but had women and four men was em his hand. The party then pro- ernment School

been frustrated by the attitude

ceeded to Panelled.

Shamshulpo Police of the Western Powers.-Reu-

The Prosecution

Station and complainant was ducted by Mr M. Morley-John, later sent to Kowloon Hospital Crown Counsel, who

recently where her injuries were attend arrived in the Colony

to join ed to. the Legal Department. He was

After complainant hod' given assisted by Det. Sub-Insp. E.

corroborative evidence, accused, P. Grace.

Mr Morley-John said that the asked if he wished to cross

returning to examine, said he merely snatch- complainant was third floor. Shamshu May 12

her wrist with one finger, Boys School (Studiul conducted by thir 10-10.30 am, on

bracelet fell to the ground as he bent to pick it up woman grabbed hold of

From THE FILES

100 Years Ago

To continue our narrative of the escape of the prisoner from the Police Station on the mom- ing of the 20th ultimo,-Acting Inspector McKenzie, Anding that he could not entor full particulars on his charge sheet, proceeded upstairs again to his sleeping apartment. The Pri- soner was desired to sit down on the bench (the bench meet- ing the eye as we enter the Station

from Cochrane Street,) and Perry presently suggested that Hart should tie the pri soner's hands behind him, and the prisoner's hands were tied accordingly. Shortly after-

words he was discovered trying to get them adrift, and Hart then advised with Perry on the propriety of putting him inte a cell below, Says Perry: "It's against the rules and regulations to do that, but I do not see why the Prisoner should not be handcuffed," and the Prisoner was handcuffed forthwith. The darkness was just about to be

by dawning dispersed

day.

Two unworthy members of the Police force, ordered to remain

the station

until

the Superintendent had adjudicated upon a charge made against them for neglect of duty, were snoring asay in sweet diapason. Perry was standing inside the door of the charge room-Hart was sitting on the guard bed beside the prisoner. a-thinking when, all at once, rush he went, (the Prisoner we mean) hand- cuffs and all, right through the wide open door way, three yards distant only! Top, tap, tap, Hord explains the matter, it went his naked feet, and as

Pri perfect simplicity-the- Loner was out of sight in the

of gloom murky street, upper.

you could "Jack Robinson" Where was your

150 rattle

Tee

Cochrane

or where were the Police

Your whistle good Constable Hart?

men that should have been some- where or other within hail? and echo answers where-where? The Prisoner escaped!--A port reached the station about

o'clock that he was seen en-- tering a boat some hour 80 80 after daylight, and that ended the matter.

Despite all this small cerns have sprung up like mushrooms all over the place, and scores apply for registre- tion weekly. But many anly apply for inspection after spend- ing some thousands in bistall- Tin plate for the canning in-

ing machinery in an unsuitable dustry is a crying need, and the building or area, and they have industry is still suffering from a to

be refused registration. reni shortage. The basis of the Numerous existing concerns are hardware industry especially slack, allowing injured workers

previously Their rapid development was enamelware is the

and heavy fines to proceed the mentioned

or tin erection of a $10 machine guard. black sheet, ԺԱՐ 10 a variety

factors: mill black plate reject' as it is 'There were 163 accidents dur- Hongkong was a free port: it bu

outlook is ing the first quarter of the was comparatively easy to ob. known. tain raw materials, the bulk of brighter with 3,000 tons of this year, but only 14 of these were material coming through Inter fatal. Observation reveals that

From Agures United States: Shanghai face on this year. tories mayed

kong and given in Parliament at the be- up-country take most care in Hongkong with them came skilled workers. ginning of June, we require 2.- planning their projects before

But although

Those and 200 tons of blacksheet a month, applying for a licence. new and

considerably little enterprises rehabilitated industries flourish and 1,53

and 1,532 tons of

Loca

bly only been swell the colony's output, ed in a manner almost startling,

manufacturers have plate.

the end of March, the dimcult days lay ahead. The receiving a fraction of this. war in Korea precipitated the Aluminium, steel plates, brass, Labour Office stated that there 1.788 Tegistered and sud. rubber, copper, lend, chemicals. were American embargo.. And

factories in gal recorded denly supplies of raw materials dyestuffs, pigments for every large industry were vanised fron are among the raw Colony-028 of these in Kow- operators materials urgently required, in loon and beyond, where the cut off, and factory

Is developing ย were faced with the problem of lesser or greater quantities. A Government

no around finding new sources--and that certain wood for pencils has special industrial area

with Tsun Wan,

on the also been unobtainable,

and 390 mighty quickly.

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India, Egypt und the result that

Island. Three hundred and Hongkong's Industries have | Burma now

twenty pencils

six more were being

About 95,000

There had previously ap been severely damaged over the from Japan. This is one Indus- considered.

workers are

notices in the Chinese last year. That in liself would try that Japan, through conces registered

wm-peared

calling on all Kowloon in Industrial be more bearable if that were slons from America, has recent- | ployed

enter-Press all-if, when the Korean warly and profitably been able to prises; the largest unit is is residents not already registered

the docks and 31 per cent are in finally resolves itself, our indus- | start.

the textile industry. Hardware tries could press on where they

HARD HIT left

off. But in the interim

though one of the targest in- dustries, serious position has developed.

employs Weaving and knitting indus-cw workers as so many of the Many of our markets have been usurped by countries

those factories boast up-to-date and little tries Join the ranks of affected by the war, and one of hard-hit. Steel needles

from automatic

31 and August 3. Con- nachinmy. for the kaliting versely, these, Japan, who is subsidised the States

it is significant that

The notices stated that this ter with money, machinery and raw process were suspended, so that alth

although only forty-six

represented a final opportunity materials by America, is capable for a time the Industry remain- factories mamafacturing rubber

to register and it would seem of becoming more than a dan ed static. Soon however, neces-products ́exist, Between them

that this morning's rush was due gerous rival,

sity resulted in two Hongkong

they employ 5,871 people, to the effect of this warning, Heartening is to see that, factories. springing up to manu-

Some of these rubber works our many industrial problems facture these needles. Hundreds are quite primitive and a great- and dangers have been aired, of small-scale weat

weaving

sheds, deal is done by hand. that "our abnormal condition" is operating in

From these figures one can receiving sympathy from the garage with one or two looms, get an idea of the scale on which free nations of the world. It is found the soaring cotton

The Charter and particularly reassuring that

Industry operates in H.K. this

Yvonne Yarm sympathy is to be manifest In and masses of these workers

Cutcher: 6.30, Portuguese Half Hour after doing some shopping. She and (Studla); 7. A Short Recital by

staircase the material form, that there is to returned to China where they

Richard Crooks (Tenor); 7.15, "The was ascending be a slight relaxation of some of heard the cost of living

It is interesting

Price of Peace-A Special Series of and had reached a landing be his shoulders. He warded he to see how,

He denied having struck the stringent measures imposed, cheaper. Raw cotton, some of

Talks presented by United Nations tween the ground and first floors of. in their building, equipment

Radio-Mr Trygve Lle, the Secretary-

when

she heard footsteps beher. According to Mr U Tal Chee the best and cheapest being and amenities for the workers

General of the United Nations; hind. She turned and saw the

Cho-mian, medical Chung who recently returned from his American, now

Come Into The Parlour" (BBC) accused coming up. the large factories here comparo comes at

She stood Northern they Music and Songs from

of Kowloon Hospital, officer tasks of Interceding for us in yantly higher price from Pakis- with those in Britain and other

Ireland, with George Deggs. Fits aside to let him pass and as he told the Court he had examined many places, thousands of tons tan,. India, Turkey, Brazil, highly industrialised countries.

Williams, Raymond Marshall and the did so he grasped. her right the complainant and found the One can confidently claim that

wrist

broke off, the gold had and

bruises on the bridge of some of the torch, plastic, paint,

"Looking 41 Britain" "Lockchain bracelet she was wearing.hor

and on the right enamelware and especially the

Men of the Emergency Unit Lomond Guide and Narrator, Alley CALLS FOR HELP cotton spinning mille are as did. their best to create some

shouted to her Umporal region. The infieles, tair Borthwick (BBCTS); good, and in a few cases better,

Complainant

In his opinion, were consistent semblance of order but it was Like What I Like" presented by than,

any in the world. De-

not until reinforcements arrived David Hall (Studio); 4.50, Weather amah for help, and accused was with having been inflicted by velopment of these individual from Yaumati at 11 am. that Recorded Helay): 0.30.

Report: 9. "From the Editoriale" then alleged to have struck ber industries, their impressive

In a statement made to the hold of her buildings and the way in which the throng was marshalled into 9.10. Relay of the Fourth Testad, several blows on her face with blows with a fist.

England v Bouth Africa (from Lon-his st, catching they are run will be described what appeared to be an endless don): 1.30, "Concerto Concerto No. throat at the same time. Com-Police in answer to the charge, later on. Complete with air queue encircling the hospital for Piano and Orchestra (Bartok)-plainan: continued to shout and and read by Lam Shing-fong,

Gyorgy Sandor (Piano) with

પાના:

the stairs, Interpreter, accused sald: "Yes, conditing, canteens, Icoture grounds.

Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by accused ran down

I did rob her things, I struck rooms, accommodation and laun-

Eugene Ormandy; 10. Queen's Hall followed by the woman. Light Orchestra; 10.15, Charison Her cries were heard by Lau her one blow with the st.

Accused dry facilities for the workers~~~

declined to

give Fratania: 10.30, African Journey Chi-ak, watchman employed these new enterprises join the

or make any state- world-wide move for batter

The Mountains of the Lion A

ment at the end of the Pro- Georges Boulanger and his Orches. Workers Quarters, who saw ac-

secution's case. ordered and increasingly efficient

Talk by Colin Wills (nners): 10.50, by the Hongkong Cotton Mills evidence

industry.

tra; 1, Radio News Reel (London cused being chased by com-

JURY UNANIMOUS 11.15. Goodnight Music:

the aid of

His Lordship then summed up 11.29 Weather Report: God Save plainant and, with The King: 11.30. Close down... Cheung Sing-tam, coolle No.

and the Jury, without retir ing, returned a unanimous ver dict of guilty against accused,

Mr Morley, John revented that in July, 1950, accused had been sentenced to consecutive terms of eight months and six months for larceny from-- person, and had been recom- mended for banishment, Abou cused was at present serving 12 months' hard labour form breach of the deportation order, he added.

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THE SCENE SHIFTS

Let us shift the scene to the Police Magistrate's Court, His Wor ship the Assistant Magistrale on the bench. McKenzie, Fevry, and Hart. are standing modestly at the bar

the registration staff, caw that Schools Quiz: Maryknoll v Diocesan Her home at 10 Fa Hul Road. ed her bracelet by hooking it beside his brother Justice, Perry

When

Mr R. K. Cheng,

COMPARE WELL

,

it would be unwise to open the hospital gates to the crowd milling outside he telephoned the Police and the Emergency Unit was soon on the scene.

Industrial trade unionism is a fairly recent introduction in Hongkong. It arose out of the guilds in 1047, and since then has produced some good results. A trade union cannot afford to be divided, and this is just where political influences have caused havoc in some factories, so that the Union' has become merely дл excuse for party battles. The Chinese Manufac turers' Union is an organisation which protects its workers from injuries and champions fair play among the factories.

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In many casts, Shanghai workers have been the cause of sirikes and discontent, and until differences can be out, Hongkong can hardly hope to have really well- ordered state of affairs' in her' Industrial trade unlens. Private enterprise and Government support, however, answer for tho very efficient and happy running of many Industries.

The Immediaté outlook for the Colony's Hight Industries, though somewhat discouraging, does not call for gloom. Thú

| first quarter of this year tow

522

ew factories registered, providing work for a

(344)

Our

further

30,000 OBO

people. The expansion of: light Industries la an accom pilsbad factor, for foday, they |number some 1,800 m.compared | with botween · 1100.5 and 11,200. ten-years ago,

as

By this time the crowd had grown to about 10,000 and, be- wildered

to where should go, were trying to guin entrance to the hospital from several points.

By 11.30 am. 3,800 forms had been distributed.

0, Programme Summary:

8.03, her

Anthony tween

Ormiston Choir: 8. World News and News Antalyals (London Relay: 0.15,

An official of the Registration Office considered that another 6,000 or more forms would be tanded out before the day's Relay);" operation clored.

Interlude:

the

Part of the huge crowd which thronged outside the Kwong Wah hospital

In Kowloon this morning to comply with the Registration of Persons Ordinance.

See story above. Picture by Staff, Photographer.

be off

nase

the

the Superintendent of Police-wİZE

and Hart detail the cirmumstances of the escape in somewhat the same torms we have now given them (the loss of our pocket book, how- over, lays us open to an action for incorrect report, memory proves under faulty). McKenzie labours the impresion that both Perry and Hart were asleep, and knew

E nothing at all about it unit they woke up and found the Prisoner The Amistant. Magistrate gone. coincides with, Inspector McKenzie and rates them soundly. “You_were Constablo Hart. I believe-sold his Wanship-You must be aware that there your punishment for such laxity in performance would be very severe? "Oh replied Hart- there would be no cliance of any thing of this kind, happening in Liverpool-THERE, there's no walling for the party robbed to get out of his bed and go to the police station to make his charge-the Constable taken that on the spot the prisoner

on the Liverpool Police Force,

is marched off to the station and, put into a lock-up room without any there's so many delay; But here contrary regulations we don't know

how to actWhen I told Parry he'd butter lock him up, he was afraid he'd be ned-We've got permission to handcuff a man, but we mayn'i lock him up until the charge is duly entered (1) Mr Gibb's servant was at the station to make the charge, but the Inspector wanted the owner af the property that was stolen to be there also. This isn't the first escape by several this last month or two, in exactly the same way."

FERRY HITS

About

PIER

0.45 this morning. the Star Ferry launch Night - In sentencing accused, the Star. coming to berth along Chief Justice ordered that the the West side of the Hongkong term ho imposed for the rob- pfer callided sideways with the bery ba consecutive to the pier and damaged the

lower sentence accused to now under- part of it, including the third going.

which gangway A number of students of both platered into several pieces, sexes from the Now Method

The launch had to reverse English Tutorial School, Wan-

and berth 'on the Its engines chai, accompanied by a teacher, East side of the ples. were' spectators at the trial,

Repair work has been started on the broken gangway.

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