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SCIENTIST TO VISIT AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH GROUP Fined for

Japan's bid to 'tame' typhoons cruelly

GPO FOR KOWLOON Not considered

Mr R. G. Hutcheon's article on redesigning of Hongkong Cen

China consiruv.

trai in the Saturday Mail offers many five sugges.ans, but the mos: Lutstanding of them is that the Gorend Post Office be moved

whleh is to Kowloon timinently soond kivy.

in fael, the suggestion

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dear sir

solt and tils has been the as lang Big as polley since curly 1930's when a group of well known merchants 13- for Government proached Was

quotation of the price for the pilot with the adjacent play- ground (then unitilinedi

than It will be more well. of the

enough for one large up-to- date postal distribution centre with sutleient space left for future development.

made my years ago, ever before th Pacine War, by this correspondent to one of 13 the members Legislative Council and was again propesid to one of the

that members of present Council, but for some strange pensons it seemed not to frie been well received,

One Fearon why the CPO should Fijed om the Peninsula

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should be obvious to all who karw

topography of

as

Alternatively. the Blackchend

shuk be tevelled down

by Hongkong, says Dr

Watts

A leading Japanese cloud physicist, Mr K. Yamaguchi is going to Australia

to

learn how to tame typhoons and spare Japan from damage, but "the method

considered for Hong- has

not been kong."

and the land thus matie avail- Dr I. E. M.. Watts, Director of the Royal Obser-

able enald be used for the purpose at the new Post Office, as this old landmark

I w

longer of such great use as 40

years or so ago. In fact, ex- cept for sentimental value, the

Rs.

"

vatory, said Hongkong scientists know the technique of causing rain to fall by seeding cloud with silver iodide.

our rain

Hongkong including Kow- toon and the New Terri'ores),

Hongkong has not con- mound is n bittrance to provide using the the airport

method tu apart from

11:0 Kowloon, al tering in

lame typhoons." Qut irge vesse's that carry

Ile pointed out that "we ob- If it is levelled, the earth from

front Hits :ually berth at either

the mound can be used to Atain moet of the Holts Whart or Kowloon

the seafrunt tur reclamation 13 phoons," Coxlown Whurt, and

Dr Watty was commenting on purpose, and the area for the

Mr Yamaguchi clearance of ma.. should be

the news that easter and sicker if the cen-

a typhoon Trai distribution point is

learn how to make the other side of the harbour,

abed its rain over the ocean be fore it hits Japan. Kowloon. Then, it present it of the

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rting GPO can be sold for a sinu more than enough to build another.jostul entre un the Peninalu, with east of

en Cratan District valuable today,

The next question is the re- sting of the new GPO on the Peninstila. Tho vacant plot between the Peninsula Hitel and the Chlidren's Playground ins Kowloon, has been lying it for ever three decades,

į

CSIRO Arst started experi- ments in January, 1947, when they seeded clouds with dry ice (solidified carbon dioxide),

In 1951, they successfully subsiRuted aliver lodide for

dry ice.

earated' lant must equal that will go to Australia next year to, dispersed from the aircraft In

of The present car-park/ to the exhibition site next Peninsula Hotel. Generally, Mr Hutcheon's ideas

are progressive and constrac

Save millions

tive, but with suka conserva- This would save Japan mii- live Government who would Hons dollars a year by pre- make haste slowly and to venting loods, damage to crops., whoin all

and disruption new ideas are storm casualties treated with suspect, it is just of cunamunications and trans-1 a waste of worthy effort, and 11.

Scientific

Research

Or.

his article is valuable to the M: Yamaguchi will work with

not- the Commonwealth reading public only as ter of absorbing interest, as and Industrial Hote of the ideas presented Fanisation in Australia will be even remotely

Mr W. Ludwig, Trade Officer sidered within the next three of the Australian Government

Trade Commissioner's office in i deemies!

Hongkong, confirmed this.

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and for reasolis best known

Government itself, that it reminds us of Rip Van Winkle!)

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He said Mr F. W. G. White, Chairman of CSIRO had an- nounced the results of experi- ments carried out in Australia over a period of five years.

The chemical was burnt and

When it the form of smoke. expands, the silver iodide pro- dures millions ot particles which turned the cold water droplets of high clouds into co crystals

The fee melts on falling and becomes rain,

Chinese soldiers

receive RAMC cap badges

other ranks

Li-Col A. B. Dick, Command- iax Oficer of the British Miltary Hospital, Bowen-road, andes over cap badges to 11 Pengkong

who have completed their initial ttaining for the RAMC. the hospital

The ceremony took place at compound this morning.

These experiments were con ducted over the Snowy Moun- tains and the New England areas of the New South Wales,

"The purpuse of the expert-! ments was tu attempt to in-

rease the rainfall over the The 12 other ronics who are

al em the Hongkong Chinese, "The result was very success; Training Unit. have completed ful. Increases in rainfal uver; a month's basle training

and the areas ranged from 15 to 25 satisfactorily.

i with the RAMC. per cent."

arcas.

are now

Pawned another

man's diamonds

40,

0

When he

went to

Wong Sing-chun,

Wong's jewellery maker of 41 house on October 29 and asked Carnavon-road, first floor, for the rings, Wong could not- produce them, Sub-Inspector was bound over in $500 James said. for a year by Mr E. S. Haydon of Kowloon Court this morning for unlaw fully pawning diamonds. Wong pleaded guilty to five charges.

It was alleged that between July 20 and October 25 this year Wong pawned 12 diamonds valued at $410 which Cheung Hol-ai gave him make two finger-rings.

Sub-Inspector J. James said on July 15 and September 20, Cheung handed Wong 10 small diamonds to make two finger rlogs.

instead, Wong gave hin seven of the 19 diamonds and told him that he had pawned the

rest.

Cheung told Wong, to redeem the pawned diamonds or else he would report the matter to the Dolce,

Inspector James sald Wong surrendered himself to the police the same day.

This little chap demonstrates to Lady Tom- pler how export he is at making his way about the Sandy Bay Children's Convalescent Home on his pint-sized crutches-and by the look on his face ho is very pleased with his progress.-China Malf Special.

Last outing by Lady Templer

of Field Marshal Sir Gerald Lady Templer, wife

Templar, visited the Sandy Boy Children's Convalescont Home this morning, accompanied by Lady MacLeod, wife of Sir Roderick MacLeod, Com- mander British Forces,' Hongkong.

They talked with the children. í some of whom played tunes on the concertina. They had The diamonds were ordered to been taught by Miss Yip Yuk be returned to the owner this Chun, the Red Cross teacher ̧nt morning,

the Home,

The Magistrate told Wong to pay $50 a month to the pawn broker until he had repald the $410,

The Chairman of the Sandy Bay Home, Mr N. C. Chan, and Dr A. R. Hodgson, Medical Superintendent, described the work and Lady Templer ans Lady MacLeod met members of The Rod Cross Society and voluntary helpers who entertain the children twice weekly.

to

Recently, in addition knitting, sewing, painting and drawing, the older boys, who aro convalescing, have been taught carpentry by an instruc- tor from St. James' Settlement,

Lady MacLeod will leave Hongkong this afternoon,

NEW SHIP SAILING TOMORROW KOWLOON FIRE

The Arst timber carrier era, transport logs from the smaller kong his built for Sarawak, the oulports to the main collection 370-ton mv Ling Chu Ming, will point for ocen freighters, sail for Sibu, Sarawak, tomor row.

A quantity of cotton waste was destroyed when a fire broke out in a cotton factory at To- kwawan Kowloon, at 10 am to

The now ship is owned by the day. Borneo Company (London) Ltd., ] "" Bibu, Sarawak.

Five fire engines and two am The vessel was construeled by the Hongkong and Whompon

Mr Ling Beng Blew, a dieco-bulances were rushed to the Dock Co Ltd at a cost of about for of the company recently at scene.. The blaze was put under minutes. within 20 $800,000.

cepted the vessel from iba control

There were no caxuailios. The ship, will be used to ibullders.

OF COURSE

MY HUSBAND HAS

A WILL OF HIS OWN

AND HES MADE

IT IN MY FAVOUR

to chickens

Wong Shan, 22, of 25 Gilman Old-street, third floor, WUSER fined $50 by Mr E. 8. Haydon at Kowloon Court this morn- Ing on a charge of cruelty to chickens.

Defendant pleaded guilty.

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From the Files

25

years -AGO-

October 1935

It is learned that the Young aituated, in Hospital,

Happy Valley which

TA

De

operated by the Hougicong

Inspector J. James sald Wong Sanatorium Ltd, will was arrested yesterday when known in future as the Hong- he was seen moving a crate con-kung Senatorium and Hospital. falning 58 chickens und This change of name was tir bamboo basket containing 20 cided upon at a recent meet- eblekens' to the ferry pier te ing of the Board of Directors. Pangehau-street,

The crate measured 25x17x32 ins and was partitioned in three. The basket measured 22x20x10

115,

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the FROM the Morning Post's

The inspector said chickens were squeezed closely together inside the crate and the basket.

Corruption

conviction

upheld

The Full Court this morning

26 Years Ago column: "Quite a little comedy could be written about Hongkong's fire alarm system if one could only get hold of the facts.

"The idea of the Govern- ment in installing them throughout the City about two years ago was to make it possible in case of fire for anyone to give immediate warning to the fire brigade, the ringing of the bell in- dicating the locality of the outbreak.

"Our information is that dismissed an appeat the system is more often brought by two former out of order' than otherwise, policemen against convic- and practically useless. tion and sentonce on a

corruption charge.

The wo appellants,

"While we applauded the Government's action in in- Yeung troducing the system we did Fung, 34, and ip Ho, 31, hud go in the belief that the been sentenced to 14 months by system would be as up to

à Central court magistrate on a

chige

$20 rum

of corruptly

m

receiving under police

date as possible.

"As it happens we under- supervision to show lavour by stand that owing to the recording the man's change of overhead wires being fre address.

the

quently in

contact,

Rejecting the appeal, the Act- ng Chief Justice, Mr Justice, system is much more of an J. R. Gregg, said the Full Court' annoyance than useful for agreed with the trial magistrate the purpose for which it wha that on the evidence adduced | inaugurated.

the two appellants had been act- "The Government might ing together in furtherance of look into the matter and as-

a common design,

Sitting with Mr Justice Gregg certain whether the advan- was Mr Justice . H. Mills tage of an underground sys- Howens.

tom of wires would justify The two appellants were re- presented by Me H. H. B. How, would not be advisable to

the expense or whether it. instructed by Mr G. Hampton,

of Messrs Hastings und Co. dispense with the fire alarm

Mr W. S. W. Davidson, Crown system altogether. Counsel, appeared for the Crówni.

Seaman on driving charges

To our way of thinking-

the central district is now so well equipped with tele- phones that the fire alarm system is not required. In the outlying districts it may be different."

☆

Mr George H. Dern, the Torence Edward Litton, 23, arrived in the Colony yester American Secretary for War,

Chusan

Scaman of the appeered before Mr A. Garcia day for the inaugural cere- at Kowloon Court this morning Islands Commonwealth,

the unies of

Philippine on charges of driving without a vaild Hence, third party in- A round of official visita surance or the owner's consent. was paid and a drive 10415

Another seaman of the same made round the Island.

stilp, Brian Edward Boats, 23, In the evening, the Ameri was charged with siding and

can Conani General, Afr abetting Lition. A. Lew, asked for a temand of at the

The prosecutor, Sub-Inspector Charles Hoover gave a dinner Poninsula Hotel in one day for further enquiries, honour of the distinguished

visitor. No plea was taken.

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