1941-08-28 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

LICENSING OF METALS: NEW REGULATIONS FOR EXPORT & IMPORT

As from Monday, Sept. 1, 1941, the licensing of metals will be transferred from the office of the Controller of Trade to that of the METALS CONTROLLER, MR. BERNARD JOHN LACÓN, M.1.Mech.E., at Holland House, first floor.

The Controller of Trade, with the consent of His Ex- cellency the Governor, has made the following order, dated Aug. 20, 1941---

1. The export from this A licence for the importation of Colony, except by licence un any metals or alloys will be known der the hand of the Metais as the Hongkong Metals Import Controller or

Licence and sample forms may be of а public

cbtained ai the effice of the officer authorised by him in Metals Controller. Applications that behalf, of manufac- for the import of metals and tured, semi- manufactured alloys should be made metals and alloys of every forms only. description, including and scrap is hereby pro- hibited.

ores

ORDEK ISSUED

these מו:

The Order, issued by the Direc- of Supply and is cited as the Metals Licensing. Usage and Price: Control Order. 1941, pro-

The import into this Colony ex- cept by licence, of unmanufactur.bits anyone from having in his cd, sem)-manufactured metals and possession or under his control alloys of every description, other any metals unless he is the holder, than ores and serap. is prohibited

and Government Notification 588

in the Gazeti of May 16, 1941, is revoked.

a valid licence which is subject certain conditions issued from me to tline by the Metals Con- troller.

The licence is issued or renewed

at the discretion of the Metals

2 The order made by the Con-1 troller of Trade and published as Government Notification 366 in Controller who also has the dis-

the Oazette ut Apri 1941. retion to suspend or cancel or hereby amended as follows:-

GENERAL

CHARMING BRIDE

Ubrary, Showin

THURSDAY, AUGUST

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Mr. Fang Hon-hing and his bride, formerly Miss Laura Wong,

vary the terms or conditions of photographed after their marriage yesterday.(King's Studio). Categories VIII, IX and Xjany such licence

are deleted:

Every application for a licence

b Category XVI is amended by is required to state the particulars ONE DOLLAR

the deletion theretrom of the foi lowing goods-Ball bearings. dies.

for which it is required and no licensed dealer will be permitted.

electrodes, machine tools. tinplate to sell without the permission of AIRPLANE FUND

and black sheets.

the Metals Controller any metals

With reference to a Government at a price exceeding the importers CAMPAIGN

Notification to be published in the price plus such percentage as is! Gazette tomorrow. regarding the shown in the schedule. Further- Importation of metals and alloys, more, no person shall buy or agree Fund Campaign” attention is invited to the follow-or offer to buy any metal at a price exceeding the price at which a licensed dealer is permitted to Fell.

ing points--

ENJOYABLE MUSICAL EVENING

IN HONOUR OF

H.E AND LADY NORTHCOTE

A very enjoyable musteal even-

now

swing to China, Chinese circles in Hongkong at a meeting on Tues- day decided to launch a similar campaign on September 3, whlen will last for three months.

PROMINENT CHINESE FAMILIES UNITED

A protay Chinese wedding took place yesterday afternoon at the Gloucester Hotel when MISS LAURA WONG, daughter of Mr.

In response to the "$I Airplane wong Yu-lam, assistant managing in full director of The China Motor Bus Co., Hongkong. and Mrs, Wong, be- came the bride of MR. FUNG HON-HING, Ling Nam University graduate and son of Mr. Fung Yu- hing, managing director of Lee and The funds to be raised. it

was Fung Co. also decided, will be in Hongkong Fung.

Hongkong, and Mrs.

A set of measures for the cam

The bride was attended by the Misses Ruby Wong, Doris Wong, Grace Fung, Joyce Chiu and Esther

The place of storage must be specified in the licence and no licensed holder will be permitted to have in his possession metals in currency. A number of units will excess of the quantities specified be organised to solicit donations. therein.

The licence holder will be ex-paign was adopted in the meeting Au as maid-of-honour and brides- pected to produce his Bicence and which was attended by representa maids, Httle Din Quay-fun and books for inspection by the Metals tives of the Chinese General Cham-Ngan Yook-mee as flower girls, Controller who has the authority ber of Commerce, the Hongkong while Master Wong Cheong-la! was to demand to enter any premises branch of the Chilnese National the page-boy. in which he has reason to belleve Women's Relief Association, the that there are metals.

Hongkong-Kowloon Teachers'

Chinese

CHARMING PICTURE

No person will be permitted to Unton the Hongkong

The bride looked charming in a remove metals from any vessel Journalists' Association, the

gown of white taffeta trimmed We- which they have been Imported or men's Advisory Committee of the with net and lame cut on Victor- ing was given by the Hon. Sir Shouson Chow at the Chinese Mer-they have been landed except in and the Hongkong Macao Relief vell was held in place with a tiara from any aerodrome at which New Life Movement Association an lines with a heart-shape neck chants' Club yesterday in honour

and long tight sleeves. Her tale of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Northcote.

Besides His Excellency and Laay Northcote, other guests present in- cluded:--Capt. 8. H. Batty Smith, A.D.C., Hon. Capt. A, C. Collinson, R.N., Hon. Mr. C.G. Alabaster, Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie. Hon. Dr. P. 8. Selwyn-Clarke and Mrs. Selwyn- Clarke, Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo and Mrs.

accordance with g permit from Association-(Central) the Metals Controller. Neither

can

a licence holder move, or permit the removal of metals in

his possession from any place or FIRST AID LECTURES

use, or dispose of metals aq moved, Metals Controller. except with the permission of the

of artificial flowers.

She carried

a sheaf of arum flies and maiden-hair ferns.

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SPY SCARE

IN MANILA

A MAN AND HIS NOTEBOOK SKETCH

The increasing tension in the The bridesmaids were in pink, Far East situation has not only blue and esu de ne taffeta frocks made people war-minded-it has

A course of First Aid lectures cut on the same lines as the bridal caused them to be on the constant

for English speaking candidates gown and wore artificial flowers lookout for the

dreaded fifth

All persons having custody or will commence in the European on their heads and carried Victor-columnists, or for anybody looking control of metals will be expected Y. M. C. A., Salisbury Road, Kow-lan postes of pink tuber-rosea. The or acting like one, writes the Lo, Hon. Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam damage or deterioration.

to keep them safe from unusual loon, on Thursday, September flower-giris wore dotted pink Swiss Manila Bulletin. and Mrs. Tam, Hon, Mr. 14 Tse-

1941, at 5.15 pm.

net frocks cut with a tight bodice The Order goes on to detail the fung and Mrs. Li, Mr. Ho Kom-service of notice and this is fol- forward their names to the Secre- posies of pink tuber-roses, white Those wishing to attend should and a full skirt and also carried tong, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Sheldon, Mr. Tang Shui-kin. Dr. and Mrs.

lowed by twp schedules for the tary, St. John Ambulance Head-the page boy wore a black and

LA Shlu-fan, Mr. E I. Wynne-holder,

purpose of guiding the licence quarters. Tai Hang Road, Hong-white Fauntleroy satin suit,

Jones, the Misses Kotewall, and many others.

A buffet supper followed the re-

cital.

THE PROGRAMME

1. Overture:Madame Chao

Chun's Lament."

By The Hong-

kong Chinese Amateur Orchestra. 2. Bass solo:-(a) "Love That's True Will Live Forever." (Si tra 1 eepp) from Berenice. Handel; (b) I lacerato spirito (Romance) from "Simon Boccanegra." Verdi; By Mr. Y. K. Sze.

By

3. A Chinese song:--"Safeguard the Independence of China." Miss Cheong Pik Ying and Chi- nese Orchestra.

4. Violm solo-(a) "Longing For Home." Ma Si Tron, (b) Ronde Ma Si Teon: By Mr. Ma S Tson,

5. Bass solo:-(a) "Calm As The Night." Bohm; (b) "Meditation" (A Chinese Song) Prof. V. C. Chau: By Mr. Y. K. Eze,

chestra,

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kong.

MAIDENS FESTIVAL: LEGEND NARRATED

Celebration To Begin At

11 o'clock Tonight

Commencing at 11 o'clock tonight, and lasting the whole of to- morrow, China's maidens will offer up prayers to the gods of heaven to give them good, industrious husbands. They will pray in the

ame of the daughter of the King of Heaven whose reunion with her husband, the cowherd, they celelirate on this day of days,

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The sacrifices will include trays containing clothing, shoes, combs and mirrors and other, requisites in sets of seven- set for

ach of the seven daughters of the King of Heaven.

transcend their

-The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Fung Bhiu-sheung as bestman, LARGELY ATTENDED

RECEPTION

"A SPTA SPY!"

A woman in San Nicolas, eager to be of service to the country. thought she saw her opportunity recently when, looking out of her window, she noticed a man stand- ng on the sidewalk near the corner of Madrid and Ramires atreets. drawing a sketch on his

Over 400: guests attended the re-notebook. ception to congratulate the happy! couple.

"A spy," she reflected and, put-

The honeymoon will be spent at ting her thought into action, call- Repulse Baysh

ed up a police lieutenant residing

The bride was educated at Roy-Dearby. The man, who gave hư den House, Hongkong.

name as Abelardo Madrid, 64, ... of Pilar, Sorsogon, was taken, to the. police station for espionage in-

Madanie Kamaladevi vestigation

In Chungking

- "FOR GOSH SAKES!” "For gosh sakes," was Madrid's CHUNGKING, Aug, 27 (Central) surprised protest when informed -Madame Kamaladevi. Vice-Pre of the charge against him, "can't sident of the All-India Women's men even write on the street Congress, has arrived in Chung-here without getting arrested as a king for a visit. She has called on Generalisainio and Madame Chiang Kai-shek and other of

India.

ye

He admitted drawing a sketon but explained it was only to re- member where he temporarily resides, saying he had just arrived

8. A Chinese song Taint Re-Festival is that of a princess mar-work because of his infatuation Committee of the New Life Move in the city from his home town. The legend behind this Maidens The Ind gradually neglected his cials and was entertained at din

ner by the Women's Advisory membrance of a Dream" By Miss rying a cowherd and whose love for his wife, while his spouse Tang Pik Wan and Chinese Or- for each other was so great as to neglected her weaving. It is learned that Madame because every time he leaves his ment Association on Monday. He thought of making the sketch 7. Bass solo: (a) "La Calum. Tils infatuation so infuriated the pleasure of the good old King, who resistance after her return to on the way back.

sense of duty. Their behaviour aroused the dis Kamaladeri will write on Chinese temporary realdence he gets lost nia" (from the Opera "The Barker King of Heaven that he changed finally decided that the couple of Beville"). Rossini, (b). "Song of them into stars and only allowed must be separated. and they were the Volga Boatman" Traditional, them to meet once every year in allowed to see each other only once Arr. by Koneman: By Mr. Y. K. the seventh day of the seventh year on the seventh day if the

POLICE REPORTS God Baye the King.

ORIGIN OF THE FESTIVAL" Afterwards, n

romantic Mr. E Landau, of No. 28 Shousen According to Chinos legenda, atory bags they were changed Hill Road, has reported the theft the King of Heaven, who lived with from their human forms into two of chickens, valued at $325, be to sleep on a bench in Tutuban. his seven daughters, noticed a poor brilliant stars, and were separated tween Aug, 19 and M Mr. Hou Mu, newly appointed cowherd who was a most indus- from earh, other by the Blivery Chinese Minister to Australia, Bat-trious and filial youth, and as a River or the Milky Way ed yesterday morning for Austra roward, the King decided to give

MR. HSU MO

moon.

adventnmoin

the

Madrid said the last time he stayed at 607 Ramires was several years ago. He came to the efty last Monday, arriving by train. about 8 pm, but unable to find his residence here, he was forced

Held he, Bucceeded in locating

the place in the morning, but the

Mr. Bedwell, of No. 20 Peak Road | following night he lost his way

Ha to assume his post. He was him one of his seven daughters in they had permission to cross the diamond ring valued at $400 be bad.|

On the day of days, however, has reported the larceny of a and had to sleep again in Tulus accompanied by a small retinue marriage

river and meet each other and it tween Aug. 18 and M Including Mr. Tuan Mou-lan, and The beautiful legend states that is then that the maidens of China Money amounting to $170.40 was severs Mr. Chong Kang-chi, respectively when the cowherd and the daughter offer up, prayers and sacrifice in reported stolen form the Chalalan. 1 Counaetior and Secretary of the of the King of Heaven were wedded, the adpe that they will be veri Date Cruisen's Road Central, on "Oninase Legation there.

the couple grew to be very may good, Industrious husbanda, A. M

was 3 anostioned for hours at the station and Was road thoroughly was found to indicate

ho was apy. He was released?

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