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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

ALARMING INCREASE IN PRICE OF RICE RIOT FEARS EXPRESSED

GOVERNMENT ACTION

PROMISED

"Personally, I can see ng runson”, whatsoever for the steady and I might add, alarming increases in the price of rice during "the last "three days,” said Mr. P. Cockchin, Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, during the course of an inter view" with a Hongkong Daily Press reporter yesterday.

**"I think we can safely pat-di-dom to the opportunism of the rice dealers who see in the present situation in Indo-Ching and Thailand a golden epportunity to push up their priops."

GENERAL

POPULAR SEXAGENARIAN PORTUGUESE COMFORT UNIT

WEDDING

PRETTY CEREMONY AT ST. TERESA'S

TO VISIT SOLDIERS AND REFUGEES

on

"The "comfort" unit, organised by several Chinese elders in Hong- | kons, an over 60. for a tour A pretty wedding took place at foot le China to visit war refugees. St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon Tong, and wounded soldiers, will leave yesterday morning when Mr. Al- for Ewangtung, this week-end, se- Zanao Barretto, son of Mr, and cording to Mr. Tong Hung-shun Mrs. Ottarno Barretto, was mar- leader of the unit.

TAAN,

ried to Mise Olória D'Almada e #three of the members, it is: Castro, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. leaned, left on Monday to mare Leo D'Almada e Castro, of 234 arrangements Asked if he saw any possibility: Interviewed yesterday afternoon. Prince Edward Rond

The party will call on various of prices coming down in the pear Mr. Choy Hing. Managing Director

Rev. Fr. Granelli officiasted at military and civil leaders after future-8a7, within the course of of Sincere Co. Ltd., said that as the ceremony. The Hon Mr. Leo their rival in Hwangtung. Then this week-Mr. Bockchin said that the Increase was so recent it has D'Almada e Castro, Jür., was best-, they will visit the refugees and unless the Indo-China-Thailand yet had no effect on the business

soldiers m different places in the situation. eases, or unless the of his emporium. But, he added,

The bride looked charming in a province, after which they will Government take steps, prices will unless steps are taken immediately french crepe gown, cut on Prin proceed to other provinces, ending

This rise in the cost of living would cass lines, with a pin-tuck bodice their journey in Chworking. bound to have an adverse effect not and short put-sleeves. She wore PRICE CONTROL URGED

COMPORT ARTICLES · · only on his store but to business "Why the Controller of Food in general.

long lace gloves and a short, vell. He hoped, however,

They will carry with them, a did not take steps I fall to under- that the rise would only be tem- Instead of the usual orange blos- large amount of "comfort" articles on Mr. Gockchi¤, | porary and that prices would find soms, her tiara was of artfncial contxiputed by various local Chi-

.continue to risu,

stand." went

move

tuber roses. L

danese public organisations.

This in the first "comfort” unit

The bridesmaid was Miss Elsa

Silva, who looked pretty in a pale comprising members all above the blue taffeta gown, cut on Victoria!

age of 60 who at one time wera

Asked what ne, as Chairman of during the last three days but trousers. the Chinese Chamber of Cam-: prices, of firewood and fresh pro- merce, thought the Government visions have also moved up. In "should"da "this matter, Mr. sympathy. Gockchin replied, "The Controller

'particularly when Government their true level very soon.. claimed that there enough The manager of one of the lead- stock of rice in Hongkong to lasting dispensaries stated that unless Tor six months. Surely the Gov-Government

and move, ernment can so control prices as quickly, the reactions to the ramp lines, and finished off with baby-connected with the Kuomintang or to alleviate the situation without would, he was afraid; be pretty lace, Master A. Basta was page the Chinese Rerolutionary Army. discouraging further imports of drastic, He pointed out that not boy and looked smart in a white Despite their advanced are, ther

shirt And black velvet this cereal?”

only had the price of rice gone up satin

are all in good health

LEADER AGED 15 After the cermony a reception

Teng Hong- was held at the bride's home. The the leader, Mr. honeymoon is to be spent at Fan-labuh, is 75 In 1905, he was ap- ling.

pointed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen?, ANNOUNCEMENTS

'Ghairman of the Perak branch of The following forthcoming wed- the Tung Meng Hui, farerunner

nf the Kuomintang.

of Food should immediately obtain

returns, from all the importers

RICE RIOT FEARED Asked as to how he anticipated trouble, he replied that with rice

to their stocks, sedmpanied by at the price it was (18.20 for the ding are announced:- the covering involved, as he La doing in the case of tinned pro-

Mr. Lo Kwok Hing, clerk, 'resid- first quality down to $12.15 for the "broken" variety), it could hard-ing at 186 Nathan Road, and Miss

visions together with a declara-ly be expected that shops would Au Ful Lan, of 13 Haiphong Road.

tion as to whether further stock

TO .en route. The Contralter should then fix the retail price"

UNFAIR PROFET

continue to give away their left- overs to the beggars. As necessity knows no law, sald our inform-

·

Mr. Lo Shu Ming, building con-

Road

A.R.P. ORDERS

DECEMBER 4, 1910 ARP. Orders issued by Wing-

Mons.

I

ant, these beggars would in all tractor, of 303 Jane Road, and Commander A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, Questioned as to what would probability start a rice riot which Miss Ip Yee Shing of 11 Robinson OBF. Director of Air Raid Precau constitute a fair margin of profit, will put the one in 1925 (at the Mr. Gockchin said that it should time of the General Strike) in the

shade. not exceed six per cent as the usual profit on this commodity is exceedingly small

The owner of one of the large (rice) retail shops. when inter Viewed, said, "We cannot help it We have to follow the prices quoted by the importers in Num

Pak Hong."

GOVT. ACTION SOUN Mr. G. 6, Kennedy-Skipton, Controller of Food, stated that Government have under considera- tlon a scheme for fixing the retail prices which will be fair to all

parties concerned."

"This scheme," added Mr. Ken- nedy-Skipton, "will" be put into -operation as soon as final detalls

have been completed"

FUNERAL OF MRS.

M.

HARTEAM

MAYBE!

Mr. Wong Man Fat, clerk, of 43 Bute Street; and Miss Shi Yuen Wah of 405 Queen's Road

West,

•

STRENGTH-DECREASE The following Wardens are itted to resign-Gough H-1519

per-

L. W. Wade (on leaving the Colony); Mongkok. 1857 eideman Ho: Wes- tem-2483 80 Kong-fung. and Cen- trai-136 Wong Wai. 137 Ho Chee

When told that Government contemplated taking action in the very near future. he replied: "It

Mr. Kan Yuet Keung, solicitor, also promised to take action when firewood went up to 65 cattles for of 1 Eastern Terrace, and Miss Ngchau.

dollar. The price today is 38 Hin Ping of 50 Tai Po Road, cuttles, and yet Government had

not yet taken any action. I hope

that the Food Controller will step in soon, as otherwise many Chl- nese shops will be faced with three j alternatives,

(1) increase the prices to keep step with the increased overhead,

** (2) reduce their staffs, or " (3) close down altogether. "You have to remember that all Chinese shops provide their staffs with food"

NEW BOOKS FOR

"Y" LIBRARY

The following new books were The funeral of Mrs, M. H. Har placed in the YMCA Library. team, widow of the late Mr. M. B. Two Feet from Heaven by P. C.

*

___LEASE OF ABSENCE

Deputy District Warden District

City, leave extended from. Dec. 1 to

SPLENDID SALE Miss Chan-Bu-kwal, Kowloon

OF WORK

The sale of work held jointly by

Jan. 1.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS Deputy District Warden, "C" Wes the Salvation Army Home for Wo- tern. P. R. Cheng, to 30 Wellington men and Girls and the Home for St. 1st floor: Deputy District War. Blind Girls (Ebeneza House) at the den. "C" Upper Levels. Lo Yuvan to Women's International Club netted 36 Alveston Terrace, ground floor; about $600 on the first day yester-Divisional Warden, Western, J. B Harrison to 50% The Peak (Tel day. Today is the last day, the

29144). sale hours being from 11 am. to 6 p.m.

The work on display is a variety of handiwork by the inmates of 1 two

Institutions, ranging from bables' dresses to bed linen. It is hoped that friends of the Homes will not miss this last opportunity

to make the sale a success.

APPOINTMENTS

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1940. -PAGE

STERLING SILVER & E. P. WARE

GIFTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

TEA AND COFFEE SETS ● TRAYS

AND SALVERS ● ENTREE & PYREX DISHES SWEET & BUTTER DISHES @TOAST RACKS & CONDIMENT BETS ● BREAD & SAUCE BOATS ➡ HORS D'OEUVRE DISHES COCK-

TAIL SHAKERS » COCKTAIL PICKS REER MUGS OIL & VINEGAR BOTTLES PICKLE STANDS

MUFFIN DISHES ● TEA STRAINERS

ICE BUCKETS & WINE COOLERS ETC.

A FEW OF THE MANY ITEMS OF A LARGE & CAREFULLY SELECTED STOCK ·

APPROPRIATE. GIFTS FOR BABY CHRISTENINGS

LANE

SPOON & PUSHER SETS, SPOON FORK AND KNIFE SETS, PORRIDGE PLATE WITH SPOON, EGG CUPS, SERVIETTE RINGS, RA- TTLES AND MANY OTHER COMBINATIONS. ALL IN STERLING SILVER.

CRAWFORD, LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The Hongkong Refugee and Bo cial Welfare Council gratefully ac- knowledges the following gifts to their 1941 Appeal Fund:-

Bir Robert Eo tung 3100, Kwong Wah Athletic Association 113, Miss E. Williamson, 15, Calcutta Blind Scouts (per Mr. Amal Kumas' Sheh) 10, Mrs Pay 10, Students of Home Divisional Warden, S. E. Faber, to Economics Dept Lingnam Univer- be Acting Deputy Air, Rair Wardensity, Mr. Pau Blu Ree 1, Miss E. M. Gibbin 58, Miss K.-M. Anderson. 50. (temporary far Kowloon

Gough Hill-8/W A. L. Potter to DONATIONS IN KIND be District Warden, Gough H.

Two tons ""Organo". Organle Fer- Western Division-Deputy Districttilizer Co.: 400 pieces of Arewood wanten "3" Lo Shiral to be District Sandakan Chamber of Commerce; Warden "B" 1131 Tip Chging-yuen

Harteam of the National City, Wren: A Lion in the Garden by G. Shiragano Maru Anding). 520 8/W Yan Chak-sang to be

Bank, took place at the Moham B. Stern; Margret Abroad by Great-

medan Cemetery yesterday even fery Sainsbury: The Earthly Para

dine og MB Do

to be Deputy District Warden (act Freightage on frewood Messra, Jar-

Deputy District Warden acting).

District Warden "D".

TRANSFER

Fatehan Due Today 10 C/W Au Tin-fat, to be Deputy

Inquiries made at the offices of

PROMOTIONS

NOVEMBER DONATIONS Four sympathisers, $50, Mr. N. L Cheung 1, Mr. Chang Kwat Yan 2.

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ing when many relatives and dise by C. B. Forester; Murdér tá "friends gathered at the graveside the Buhmarine Zone by W. Dick-

to pay their last respects,

son: Bona of Others by Philip Mesars. Butterfeld and Swire, and 520 S/W Lau Chak-sang. Upper HE the Acting Governor (on Dec. The religious service, at the Gibba; Chad Hanna by Edmonds; the O, 8. K., elicited the informa-Levels, transferred to Western Divi-223 Mosque and at the graveside, was The Navy Here by afrail; Atlon that both the Fatshan and slop

Officers Meeting Shanshuipa.- "led by Mulvi Mohamed Noor Shah, Song of Tide by Raymond.

the Shiragano Maru ...would be

There will be a meeting of District arriving at Hongkong today.

The following promotions are nots Wardens and their Deputies The Japanese steamer would be fed with effect from. Dec. 4.

Thursday, Dec. 5. at 8 pm at the salling again for Canton at 8 a.m. Bay View-To be Senior Wardens Yee Kuk Street Dispensary. tomorrow. No definite arrange-48 Woo Kal-kwan, 67 Ll Chung-wah, ment had, however, been made in 169 0. Lo, 78 N. Wong, 25 Tam Cheng, the

case of the British-owned 23 Tam Wah, 22 Wong Lue, 27 Wonz Syllabus A

The deceased passed away at her -residence, No. 123 Hennessy Road," yesterday morning, after long

illness.

POLICE REPORTS Money and Jewellery to the Leung 17-i-cheung, Mrs. Eo Woon-total value of $2,599 has been re- man (daughters). Mesara, 8, 8, ted stolen from her residence

The chief mourners were. Mrs.

and M. L Wong (brothers) and Mrs. 9. T. Lee (sister).

Among those who attended were Messrs. A. A., A. H., A. R. and A. B. Harteam (nephews), Miss R. Har- team (niece), Messrs. J. Khan, A K. Minu, AH. Hussain, K. M. R. M. and O: M. Omar, 8. M. Rum Jahn, M. A. Wahab, T. All, 8. A. R. Bux, B. Hyder, Alarikis and many others.

steamer, and nothing would be Mim-chee, 13 Yu Cheuk-mau, 9 LA.

between, and 6 am on known until after her arrival. Tuesday by Wang Ping-kwan, of:

• No. 14 Wing On Street.

THE WEATHER

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE Wardens Clames (in Chinese)

04

cori.

C288 King's College, Bonham Road. Hing-sul, 32 Tem Wong, 47 To Tan- Mon, Wed. and Fri. at 7.30 p.m, cons in; To be Deputy Group Warden-16 mencing on Dec. 6. Lecturer. MA S/W Chan Pul-yuen; To Be Group Chat Ewong-Kiu, LARPS;' C.259 *Wardenase-28" (B/W, Mok Kaling, Mun Sang College, 47 Kai Yan Road. Mr. CL Logan, of the Kowloon Total rainfall since January 1 is S/W Law Ngai-bun 8 Ng Pak Wed. and Sat at 7.20 p.m.

hung: Eastern - 726. Ip King-chuen, {inencing on Dec. 7. Lecturer Mr. He Docks, has reported the theft of 11739 inches against an average of TARPS to be senior warden; Hung Chok-nam, LARP.9; C 270 Chinese hom-To be Group Warden 3307 Chamber Commerce. Mon, and FIL his wallet, coutaining $100 and 84.18.

"Maximum temperature yesterday s/w Heung Yu-chow, 2323 B/W Wong at 7.30 pm commencing on Dec. 8 private papers, while travelling on

was 70 and the zinawum )64. Wing chak; To be Deputy Group Lecturer-Mr. Pang- Wal-chee, LÁR No. 1 route bus on Tuesday.

The Royal Observatory:Report Wardens 2300. Tam Ming-fal, 223) PS; C.211 Chinese YM.C.A. Bridges Miss Lau Chung-sang: To be Senior street. Tues. Thus und Sat, at 6 steles :-

Miss H Dang. of the Royal

| Aarong antcrcione covers Wardens -2291, Sheh ze-fan, 2344 pm commencing on - Dec. 1. (Les) Court Hotel, reports that between China, Japan and the neighbouring Fung Ship-tsing: To be Deputy surer-Mr. Win Lal-yu, LARFB; midnight and 11 am, on Dec. 1, seas, pressure being highest over Senior Wardens 2323 Wong Shu-kan. and 7 someone entered her bed-Manchuria,

2348 Lam Kwing-yiu 2362 Tsang Hin room and stole $30 in money from the typhoon is situated about wong: TsimshatsTo be Deputy

Schlor Warden--1583 Tang Wan her dressing table,

200 miles to the south-west, mov- ing westward.

Many wreaths were sent ·

LOCAL ESTATES Probate of the will of the late Mr. Bo Chung Shun, allas So Spek Chung, allas So ying, building Jewellery worth $100 was stolen contractor, late of 123 Pak al when a thier entered the residence The wedding took place recently Street Kowloon, who died on June of Mr.Noolan, of No. 5 La Salle at Hely Trinity Cathedral, 20 leaving estate valued under Road on Tuesday. -$17,100 has been granted to Lau

~OJ. (or Ngol), secondary wife.

272 Yurt Bau School, 209 The Chau Street, Shamshulpo. Mon, Wed and Pi, at 7 pm, commencing est Dec. 9. Lecturer-Mr. Hung Man-fong, LAR

EXAMINATION RESULTS

PS

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TRAINING Bhamatnutos Squad Drill - Equad Drill on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 8 am as The following hare qualified as De- Fande-Eastern Division will parade J. Bascorabe, and 8. K. Luk. the Palice Training School, Eastern contamination Instructors (DI) A hal. of Mr. James Robertson, of or inspection in Morrison Hill Road, The following hare qualified as [the Chartered Bank and only son opposite ARP. Schoel, facing weat, Wardens but are not available for of the late James Robertson and on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 10 Uni- ARPService.-O. R. Lee, A. Xavier," Probate of the will of a HEALTH RETURNS for Mrs Ena & Robertson of Rich-form will be worn.

A. B. de Borsa. E, Remedios, F. H otherwise Xeo Sor Bee) Wee,

mond, Surrey, and Miss Rhoda

Bowrey, Mins Yu Wat-lan, Leung student. late of 300 Sat Yeung The following is the Return of Victoria Wheldon, youngest

Pris-hong, Miss Tu King-wal, |--Mins Choi Street, who died on Oct. 2 in notifiable diseases rotifed as hav daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Whel

Divisional Wardens Hongkong Chm, Koon-ying, 51, Chung Ying-liu. a motor car whilst on his way in occurred in the Colony during don of Shanghai. The brides. There will be a meeting of all Divi Yammat Division-2172 (T) Mis D. Fional Wardens of Hongkong and R. Pengelly has qualified as an Air to hospital has been granted to the 24 hours, ended at midnight on malda were the Misses Janet Mom Kowloon in the Ladies Rooms, Sportsstald Warden. his widow. Li Ngan Hunz. Alles Ya Dec. 3-Cholers, one ease; Enterle ber and Joan Carrel, the best man club King Building on Monday, Feyer, four cases, Chicken Por, was Mr. H. G. Banham and Messrs Des 9 at 5.30 pm to diatas arrange- buo cases: Dynezjery, neven cases; L HL. Bradford and F. R. Buch meats for the Inspection of the Hong- Tuberculosis, 52, CASES,

Lacted: as unhera,,

kong Corps of Air Raid: Wardens by

Li Shi

The estate wAS TWOID $4,300.

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