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Freight Cars Blown Up By Saboteurs

Nationpilat saboteurs blew up five freight cars loaded with mutary supplies in Cheung Mok Tau, station on the Kowloon- Canton Railway In the early hours of August 2, according to a Chinese Press report.

The explosion rocked the entire neighbourhood and people were ecen rushing outdoors in night attire to investigate.

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It is reported that the fire was out until the following not put afternoon.

The saboteurs are sold also 40 have attacked the station house after dynamlling the cars and to have decamped with 12 riftsa.

of suspects have

A number been rounded up by the Police, IL is stated.

SOVIET WARSHIP

FIRED ON

Teheran, Aug. 2.

Living

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1951.

A small, but important feature of HK's light industries

Language PAINT

Why we say Holding the Baby.

In the country parte of Britain they used to have a pretty custom of dress. Ing up the last sheaf or two of their wheat har- vest to look like a baby. This "baby" would then be carried round to. * farmer who hadn't finish- ed his harvest and he'd the mako haste to paaa

The Jast "baby" on farmer found "Holding the, baby" was made lo provide the: harvest-suD- per.

40- The phrase.

tin scribes the

whos mur been passed the buck and can't get rid of it.

is

AND

LACQUER

Writes our staff reporter who has been

making a special investigation

Paint, although a relatively small part of the industries which list themselves under 'Chemicals and chemical products' comprising a multitudinous array of commodities such as glue, gelatine, joss sticks, fertilisers and firecrackers, is neverthe less one of the most important where the colony's own needs and trading are concerned. This has been so for sometime.

Only one of the five paint factories which exist was bullt after the war-the Kin Kwok Lacquer Company, which is the smallest. Oldest of all, is the China Paint

The evening newspaper Bakhкт. W

equipped factories, among them being Duro, built first far Emruz gald tonight that a

in 1939. Duro recently combined with the Orient Paint Persian shore battery fired on a 6. ProgrRITIDO Saponary:

Calidren Half Hours he Story of Company and is now housed as one concern in brand new Russion warship in the Casplan

Robin Hood (BBCTS) By buildings on the grounds of the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, Sen last night.

Kester: : With | Missio BY MAX The newspaper claimed that Saunders Find Epsode, "How King where it is equipped partly with 1989 British and Ameri the warship was in Persian ter-

can machinery, some of which is the most up to date in. ritorial waters. No confirmation

the colony. of the report.could be obtained from any other source, Reuter.

Radio Hongkong Company, built in 1928; but there are newer and better

SUMMER RECESS

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Council. (Studio); 6. World News Analysia (London Relay): 8.15, Graated Sings With Philip 8.30, Green And His Orchestra; London, Aug. 2. "Ray's A Laugh" With Ted Ray, Parliament adjourned today Kitty bluett And Fred Yule. for the summer recess.

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Goodnight Music 1129, Weather Report. God Save The King: 11.50, Close Down.

The recess will last, unlesa special events intervene, until October 18-Reuter.

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IMPORTANT

RECOGNITION GIVEN CONSULS

Recognition has been extended

by HE the Governor, provisional

Notification was also given that Mr M. E, Gullion assumed charge, of the Consulate General for Panama on July 31.

Half the colony's output of equipment after Duro, is the and Paint by National Lacquer paint to consumed locally

One the shipping world, and the Products with 120 people. other half by Malaya, Slam hundred are employed by the Here is one of Duro factory, and one and a and Manila. the biggest bees in the bonnet half million dollars have been of the paint industry mar-sunk into the concern. No ac- kets.

Hongkong could do with commodation, is supplied the

ure alt Cua many more: Duro's capacity is workers, who

tonese, live out: They have present far greater than ita

this output. Until recently

no trade union movement, all presented

even 21

greater complaints coming through the raw foreman to the work's Manu- that of

perhaps ger. In spite of or partly because of, these things, workers are contented, and the are much labour, costs same as before. They work, an eight-hour day.

problem than

inaterials.

pf

At the beginning the Korean war, paint was one of

industries the

that few flourished, while dealers stock ed up fearing a shortage und the Government, army and navy needed paint for sprucing up old and covering now equipment. Slace then orders

Rigorous Test

Before the raw materials are have slackened off, and these used, or the finished product with the rising cost of produc- sent away, samples of both

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new

was

These two pictures above were taken by our staff photographer at Hongkong's largest paint factory: Top picture shows the laboratory for testing samples of paint, and the other a paint mixer.

shot] created by water being through the pipes at high speed. Incidentally, this cleans the pipes, and

Although Korea "created

also

New Deputy

temporary demand for paint, Col. Secretary

Russian Guns

be

He arrived in Hongkong and assumed duty on July 30.

Other appointments announced were:

Boat

Master's

Error

Take Home a Case

Coca-Cola

Firm Wins Damages Suit

Breach Of Contract

Gibb Livingston and Company Ltd. were award- ed judgment by the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howo, In the Supreme Court this morning in an action for damages for breach of con- tract. Defendant, Kuo Cha Haleh, trading under the style or firm name of China" Overseas Egg Packing Com- pany, of 165 Prince Edward Road, was absent and was not represented.

Mrs. V. dittins, insiructed by Mr D. Britain Evane, at Johnston. Dickes and Master, for the plaintif said that the action was divided into two, namely, dainager for breach of contract and damages for the detea- tion of a deposit on the contract.

Counsel stated that plaintifs, had already startadi proceedings against of Found: gufity on a charge of the same defendant in respect

seven other conveying prostitutes in

contracts but it was. thedundered inadvisable to join that Chan Kam-chuen, 27, Issue with the predent care, before barbour master of motor boat 005, was the Court. The other) cake'was 4 very involved action where one of Oned $100 by Mr W. Sprague at the Lasten was

a declaration of the Marine Court this morning.truat, merdeka

The Prosecution stated that

H. D. Bidwell, manager of the defendant's boat was intercepted export department of Gibb Livings by the Police in the harbour at ton, giving evidence, stated that on 9pm; yesterday. On board the acerber 4, 1949, they entered into walla walla were six women who dance to buy from the defen

cases of hen egg alburnen admitted that they were : going | crystals. The deposit was 825,060 and to a steamer maored at busy with produced a receipt for this.

Asked by Counsel to explain sesule As to make some

of goods. She witness replini. money" pleaded Defendant

that he ged in carrying passen was engaged in gers and that he was unaware that

they were prostitutes. Mr Sprague advised defendant to exercise his judgment, to take into consideration the time and kind of people and their destina- tion.

PROMOTION.

the

EARTH TREMOR

that it was the firm's, practice in these cases to obtain: a firm ofer from the defendant:good for-three days, and to offer the quantity involved to plaintiff's buyers in the United Kingdom for reply on the third day

buyers accepted our offer by tele

"In this case, our United Kingdom gram and we signed a contract with the, suppliers." vald, Bidwell.

USUAL PRACTICE

replying

Witness

"further tợ Counsel, said that pasala wan'a-uniał practice. 10. Hongkong, and was. A matter that was well known to the.. defendant. They had dealt with him

the defendant did not on this basis before. In the present form his part and, made no delivery- at all.

buyers at RJ11:40 ", per. 15 and 15

(as shipping, packing-and-insurance,

cent of the purchas plaining the claim fest.

on said

was based on eight per cent.. If de- fandant had to borrow tha... money. outside he would have to pay con siderably more and, sald: witness, fain one.

The promotion of Pilot Officer this was not large enough nor

SJ.G. Burt to be, Flight Lieu- did it last long enough to ba

drastic rise ly and pending instructions from an owing to the high price must undergo a rigorous test class Out

In A new Deputy Colonial Secre-enant in the Hongkong Audi- Dugong has been lary Air Force of the Royal, the Secretary of State for the

of all the Ingredients which in a hospital-like Laboratory, demand. Output since the end tary for Colonies, to Mesars H. E. Monia-

fairly appointed, it was announced in Hongkong Defence Force was

Plaintiff firm were unable to buy mat, and A. D. Barnett as Congo, to make paint, present this and, unless the material resets of the war has been

steady

similar goods on the market, here for but costs of production the Gazette this morning. He announced in the Gazette this with Its biggest favourably, it is rejected; ·

Harold Glies Richards, the Governor has previous to this contract, and wit are anything but, sills for the United States of Industry

is Mr

thels purchaser in London. HE. keadache. Amerien in Hongkong, it was

Exposure racks on the roof

B.Sc whose develop

ACGI Moreover

proved

award of the Eff- new plaintiff Arm had supplied exact- noified in the Gazette this

serve the same purpose by

The local market, will always OBE

a. Cadet appointment to threatening to produce ment

testing the colour and weather be large: morning.

when prices settle Officer, Class 1, with effect from clency Decoration to Capt. JR. the same quantity to their UK As a result of the ing properties of the A crisia

paint.

demands increase. June 29 has been approved by Way, HKVDC, and the Eficiency hilings per in. Certain charges, en new embargo on June 25, we

the point industry. here should the Secretary of State for the JR. Winyard, HKVDC., had to be paid Profit was based on

Medal and First Clasp to L/Cpi face may send no more steet drums Here racks are inclined at an and outside

be able to expand consider- Colònies, Into China, which means that angle of 45 degrees and

ably. no more tung oll, vital in the the south, so they get all the production of paint, can come sun available.

The actual process of paint out This is a Chinese oll of making consists of mixing,

Rome, Aug 1 which there

always A

An earth tremor lasting three the grinding and thinning. Mixers plentiful supply before

zoconds today shoole the mountain Korean war. end no other combine the Ingredients into a

town of Ascoli Piceno, near they considered the charge to be source is avaliable if Commu-heavy paste from where they

Mr WT. Knight, to be on Adriatic, in Central Italy, a report Hia Lordship – äsked · Bir Gilins and nist China, of whom our re- go through a roller mili, This

what would be, the position if the la

Engineer, on probation; De said tonight, "we woulN cognition permitted trade In 19 English hue produced

Kelly whereas the

Chu

No casualties to be a Medical goods such 03

д day, the entried on in smaller quanti 150 to 200 gallons

heavy artillery pieces and 15 Morley-John, barrister-at-law, new post-war model, which ties, now fades out.

more compact

and

of armoury experts arrived in to be a Legal Officer, on proba Other raw materials have tremendous speed produces Canton by the Canton-Hankowicn; Mr P. D. A. Chidell to not exactly been easy to get about three times the output Railway on Tuesday, according att as Commissioner of Inland her name as Yu Eal-ching, A 21-year-old woman, giving fantastic. and the prices are

400 gallons

a day. From here to a vernacular Press. report. 1 Revenue; during the absence of jumped or fall from the rooftop Furthermore, whereas the cost the mixture ground into of production has soared,

25 The artillery is to be installed Mr W. F.

of No. 14 Bridge Street shortly homogeneous mass in a limit has been set on the sell-horse-power high-speed Ameri- in various fortresses at the The appointment of Mr before 8 o'clock this morning ing price of finished paint, so can grinder,

out mouth of the Pearl River, which turns

Jumes C. M. Chang 93. an sustaining a fractured leg and that the industry is apt to lose 150 gallons an hour!

some" injuries to the back. She It is reported that Russian Assistant Registrar of Persons was sent to rather than gain just at the in

the Queen Mary After grinding, the oil and armoury experts will supervise has been revoked by HE the Hospital.. moment.

varnish are added, the varnish the installation of the guns and Governor upon the termination being transferred by plping fegch the Chinese · Communist of Mr Chang's services in the from the stores, Straining soldiers how to use them.

LB

public service of the Colony. the last process in paint mak

apart

NOTICE!

these

be to

Comparative Costs

for

one

-L

Titendium oxide, a white

from

the final pigment which used to como laboratory test, and then thos from America : at $1.00 adre

and

the packing pound is the classic. example done, ed.

of rocketing prices. An - Another part of the factory ferior quality of uncertain

tal manaitectures ready mixed supply now comes from paint-a Jower. class product

Europe, and at $7 a ́

(All prices are. In Hongkong dollars) Zing, oxide, now Ing from Belgium,

and South Africa is $2,80 compared with 60

pound. previously, very essential while lithophone, coming Europe is now $1.30 of 32 cents a pound.

com

and paste paint, which is used for shellac, spray paint and enumel finishes and is a type

Hollang of anish preferred by the as Southeast Asian countries. For cents the finest paste, a new sort of Another mill exclusive to Duro - the pigment, American "Hedge Runner

from

best. A ball-mill—again

Instead only one of its sort. In Hong

kong amhufactures: the

18

the

'ready

Apart from tung, linseed oil mixed' palat in one process. is one of the chief problem materials. Some comes from

·South America......and a

iittie

fridia be

Owing to the stormy weathers prevailing 1st and 2nd instant, we extend two days for the sale of shoes and purses continuing Monday and Tuesday next 500 pairs additional "BRILLIANT - NEW SHOES AND REMAINDERS will be offered at "FAR, FAR BELOW THEIR IMPORTED WHOLESALE COSTS the truth This oll has gone up 40 cents mhill rotates. Unlike other can be verified by all expert buyers who know intrinsic since the outbreak of the existing types no evaporation Korean trouble, and now costs of these mills--one especially takes place. Duro han threa values of quality genuine imported originals. Better leather. products are advancing prices everywhere shrewd ladies,1.40 a pound for white paint as the white who're both fashion and economy wise, should NOT miss land with a very little

Tin, now?coming from Eng-plement is consumed in far from greater. quantity than any this extra opportunity of getting the maximum values from America, has through lis price other. They, CONT

•HK$40," this great Mode Elite's sale which would not be repeated and scarcity jeopardised the 000 each.

unsightly chimneys for 9gain for another six months!

harmful flames in the process of clarity. naw raw material costs the ing the varnish are done WAY prodigious price of containers with altogether in Dura Hew for the paint. A quarter pound building. : The burners,;, kattles Un which cast aix cents in how, and exhaust wystem pro sh en- Calling: 22 Cents, and a kero- urely new American.

Inventiona sing in costs alx dollars in- | Varniais..

No Evaporation w♪ from Canada. Recently the oil | Manganese balls of several has been coming from

sizes All about one"third" of the PURSE too, but now a ban is to

space in the mill; pigment, oil Imposed on ittlere, s0 the text spot to try Is England, and varnish bro added and the

MODE ELITE

GROUND

QUEEN'S RD. BUILDING.

tin.con Industry In Hongkong, and this in turn reflects on

paint, which must add to the Way, the

Oh About HR our hundreds, and (kaste

At Canton

A number of - Russian made Officer,, on probation; Mr M. Reut were reported Court were to award interest on the

SIDE GLANCES

Watson.

By Galbraith

Woman's Accident

n

deposit. "It would mean · holding against the defendant in a cause of action witch-had, not breit before hi Lordship.

her Cordeli *Str Gitting; Will yourloz consider deferring judgment on that. point,

Citie Lordship then gave Judgment- for the plainting for 12,130, dacutges tossed; t. 3. per cent per annum from the dale of the deposit to the date of judgment, the deport being 25,080, Costar to the gi execution shot to issue in respect of damages until after judgment-års Original Jurisdiction action, No. 100 of 1950...

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