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(i) "A slur upon the (linese" is low a Cinese lady, graduste of HONG KONG University, describes the official British attitude towards narriages between British officials and Chinese girls. A policeman, she says, way uerry a Eurasian and all will be well, but if he chooses a Chinese girl for his wife his professional prospects will be seriously affected and there will be no hope of promotion for him. This seen's Host urfair when there are plenty of good living Chinese girls capable of neking good Clinese wives.
The same lody is of the opinion tint a great deal of Lor. is done to Anglo-Chinese rnity by the treatment neted out to Chinese servants ("boys") ; a certain type of foreigner. This should be watched, she says, as the Chinese appreciate good ikanners and despise the ill-mannered person.
(ii) The following is quoted from a recent editorial in the South China Morning Fost and ICG KONG Telegraph, vitose Chinese editor has spent his life in KŨNG KOʻG:-
it must be insisted tlt the interests "of the governed Lust always prevail. Failure "to observe this rule has been the primary "defect of colonialism. There have been too
uch privilege, too much snobbery, too Puuch discrimination, race prejudice and insult, too much absentee exploitation. "Even stateguen will not see that to the "great mass of humanity the flag and the fom "of goverment are not portant."
(iii) From a Chinese shop-keeper in Central 10FG MONG COLES the somewhat surprising statement that a cctty of rice per person per day is too much. In his pinion, twelve ounces a day would suffice, and the saving of public revenue if the reduction were de would be considerable.
(iv) An article appearing in one of OMA KO's Chinese language newspapers draws the attention of the authorities to the present state of the public safety of the Colony. After listing several instances of lawlessness which have occurred recently, such as the pirating. of the AI FIT the theft of cars from the streets, and ti street battle in KO LOON, the paper says that the public cre as apprehensive now about the safety of their lives and property as they were during the Japanese occupation. "If the people do not get safetythen industry, comerce and rehabilitation will be adversely affected and the future restoration of HONG KONG will be impeded”. It is to be Loped, concludes the article, that the authorities will give consideration to this question of public safety and derl with it firmly.
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It will be remebered that in Weekly Intelligence Sunary ko. 5, section 3, para. (v), it was stated that one CELLIT FOR CELLG solicited the Commissioner of Police's aid in obtaining passages to CANTOF in the 101 CHU, owing to the difficulty of obtaining passages at the controlled brice. from the shipping company. An explanation of this dificulty has now been forthcoming from & Chinese-lungunge newspaper, which states that intending passengers in the HOT CH are obliged to purchase for $30 a "tea and luggage ticket" in addition to the
3 Coverment regulation fare. The reference is, of course, that while keeping within the law, the shiprin company have hit upon & clever method of evading it, to the cost of the public.
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