1941-01-29 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Canada Chinese To Assist In Kwangsi Development

A promise to raise" $1,500,000 (National Currency) to Апдасе "land reclamation enterprises In Kwangst was made 'on Jan. 17 by Mr. Buang Chl-sheng, delegate of oversens Chinese in Canada to the National People's Congress, during his visit here, Mr. Huang and several other overseas Chinese delegates arrived in Kweilin recently from Chungking en route to Hongkong to return to their respective communities abroad.

Accompanied by Gen. Wang Hsun-chin, Border Defence Com- missioner for Kwangsl. and Mr. Cher Th-Im Director of the Kwangst Agricultural Bureau. Mr. Huang made a trip to Liushow in Central, Kwangsi to study the land reclamation projects there and the possibilities of investment in these enterprises by overseas Chinese.

I.P.C. CHINA

BRANCH

Reshuffle In Ministry Of Education

The Ministry of Education bas announced the establishment of a People's Education Department in accordance with its revised Organic Law. Ku Pu-sheng. Director of the Popular Education Department was transferred as Director of the Peo- ple's Education Department

Mr. Chen Li-kiang. Director wi the Social Education Department

The Chira Branch of "the Inter-Chang Yi as Director. national Peace Campaign held a Mr. Chiang Chih-ching was ap- meeting in Changking in com-pointed Director of the General memoration of the third anniver- Affairs Department. As a result of Mr Huang's visit sary of its founding. More than and his discussions with the 500 persons were present. Kwangst provincial authorities, a Among high officials were Dr. tract of undeveloped land totalling Sun Fo. President of the Legisla- some 30,000 mow at the Lutang vil-tive Yuan, Mr. Yu Yu-len, Presi- lage about ten miles from Luchow dent of the Contro! Yuan, General has been designated as an overseas Feng Yu-hsiang. Vice-Chairman of Chinese settlement for reclama-the National Military Council, and tion. The land is "advantageously Mr. Ku Cheng-kang. Minister located, being only a short distance Social Welfare from the Hunan-Kwangsi High- way.

For the purpose of developing

the "area, Mr. Huang said that he would raise $1,500,000 among the overseas Chinese in. Canada and the United States to finance the reclamation work, According to his plans, Mr. Huang added, $1,000,000 will be used as initial expenses for reclamation work, while the re- maining $500,000 is to be expended on irrigation projects.

of

It was announced that the China Branch of the IP.C. is now prin- cipally engaged in the Gliders

Movement and the Chinese Alr Force Movement.-(Central News)

Cartoonists To Hold Exhibition

An exhibition of wartime car-

However, in view of the distance between China and Canada and the time needed for raising the necessary funds. Mr. Huang fur-) ther stated, the project probably toons is scheduled to be held in will not be launched until autumn Chungking on April 1 under the of this year. (Central Newsl

auspices of the National Cartoon- ists' Anti-Japanese Association, The exhibition will be the second

H.K. POLICE RESERVE

FINANCE & GENERAL

CHINA-INDIA

HIGHWAY

The construction of a highway linking China and India has been decided upon by the Central au- thorities, according to à Chung- king report m the Hongkong Ta kungpao.

Burglar Gang Smashed In Shanghai

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

29, 1941,-PAGETM 9

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SCOTCH WHISKY

Acting on information received, a party of detectives of the SMP: |Crime Branch, headed by Detective Plans in this connexion are be- Sub-Inspectors Konovalot and mg drawn up, and as soon as they Fowler, raided houses 4 and 18 in are completed, survey of the new lane 663 East Seward Road, Shang- new international route will be hal, at 6 am. on Jan. 19 and ar- commenced. The highway, when rested three Russians. OTHE of The Popular Education Depart- completed, will open a new era in them a woman. for committing ment was renamed the Secondary the communication history in Asia a burglary in the godown of Education Department with MT

Zellkovsky Bros. Co. Inc. at 234 Kungping Road," more than two weeks ago. "Stolen leather, valued SOCIAL EDUCATION at approximately $18,000, was re-

TO BE PROMOTED covered by the polle

The crime was first reported to In view of the pressing need for Wayside station on January was transferred to the post of a competent personnel for social when Mr. B. Zellikovsky reported Councillor, and Mr. Wang Hsing-education enterprises the Mints that his godown had been burgled chow was appointed to head the try of Education is perfecting pre-o a large quantity of leather. Social Education Department.

parations for the early establish The godown was broken into ann ment of a National Social Educa-the stores of leather removed tion Institute in Chungking, Mr.

CAREFUL WORK Chen. Li kang. Counsellor of the Ministry and formerly Director of Police for investigation and six-

The case was given to the Crime..

is in charge of the preparations: the Social Education Department. teen days of careful work resulted the raid. The detectives Mr. Chen has been succeeded in searched the two houses in the the latter, post by Mr. Wang Hsin-East Seward Hoadlare and ar- chou who has assured his post. rested Nicholas (Toumanoff, an old Meantime, Mr. Chen Li-fu, Min hand well known to the law- "GIFT PLANE” ister of Education, has decided to keepers, Vladimir Ponomareff, an expand the organisation of the ex-member of the Russian Auxi- National Compilation and Transla llary Detachment of the French MOVEMENT

tion Bureau with himself acting Police, and his mother. A service Responding to the nation-wide concurrently as the director and pistol, stolen some time ago from "gift plane movement, woman Messrs. Chen K-chung and Hsu the barracks of the Russian sec- tion of the French, Police and leaders in Kwellin yesterday laun-Hsin wu as assistant directors. ched a drive for funds to purchase The textbook compilation com- twelve rounds of ammunition had a plane to be presented to the mittee of the Ministry is to be in- also been found by the detectives züverncient. The plane when corporated into the bureau accord In addition to this, leather, valued bought will be christened "Kweilining to present plans-(Central at about $13,000, was recovered"

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while burglar tools were also dis- Women."(Central News)

İcovered in the rooms searched

Mr. Chang Ting-hsiu, Secretary was transferred to the post of Director of the Mongollan and Tibetan Education Department, and Mr. Peng Pel-chuan, Inspee tor. was transferred as Secretary.

(Central News).

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annual event but its scope will be HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS

much larger than the previous year,

It is expected that exhibits will be collected from all parts of the Orders by The Hon. Mr. C. G. country and some of the best and Perdue, Acting Commissioner of representative pieces will be on Police.

display. Collection has already been started and Mar. 10 has been

APPOINTMENTS

His Excellency the Officer Ad- fixed as the deadline for all ex- ministering the Government has hibits to reach Chungking--(Cen- been pleased to make the follow-tral News).

ing appointments in the Hongkong Police Reserve: Mr. Maurice Alfred) Johnson, O.B.E., M.M., to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police Reserve, with effect from Jan, 14. 1941. Mr. Leonard Joha Davies, to be an Assistant Superintendent of Police Reserve, with effect from Jan. 21, 1941

STAFF

Assistant Superinterdent of Police Reserve Mr. L. J. Davies is posted to Headquarters "Staff as from date.

CHINESE COMPANY

·CENSUS TAKING

Generaussimo Chiang Kai-sh.ex has circularised the Chairmen of various provinces in Free China instructing them to take a strict census in their respective admin- istrative areas. (Central News)..

Dr. K. C. Wu, Mayor of Chung- king, has announced that 20 first-

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The trio was taken into custody and will remain so pending 1rir. ther investigations by the detec- tives, although it was said that the complete gang had been ad- iprehended

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