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---.-.-,-------.-. I ~UUEmDY, MACH lSth, 1050 Drocks Spend a Week in Hong Kong Çive Interesting - Vivid Description Of Conditions in This Chinese City On Board M.V. I'Chinese Prince"~ tied Up ta a buoy about a haîf mile from the very centre of Hong Kong business section, Sunday, 19th Fcbruary, 1950. Dear George: ~) Due ta there being so many, xnany Interesting t1Ibngs to sec and talk about, 1 arn afrald I have gotten badly behind with mny newspaper work. Frankly, I don't knew where to begin and, havlng begun, I have a feeling thai I wIll net know whcn and how to end. Thus I may, through sheer lack of strength, have to confine myseiftot highlights-any- way, here goes. On the day we approached Hong Kong harbour the wcather was pretty cold and windy. Nevcrtheless, it was most inter- esting as the channel lies be- tween hilly islands. We took on the pilot who arrived by sam- pan, powercd by hand, about 3 p.m., making aur way past Sai Wan Ccmetery wherc are buricd those Canadians who were killed1 F ............ ..... . if ÏThIs bell-hop mlght hop into court jcnd carry the money bags home <with hlm. Would you b. cov red? Insure r.. ht wlth George Whit e Insfirance XIO Wellington Street Phone 957 Bowmanvllle here, an pait the Royal Navy, comprising anc aircratt carrier and perbaps a dozen large and srnall destroyers and other mis- cellaneous naval craft, with wbich we exchangcd compliments, ta buey No. A-1, the very best ln the whele harbour as it lies opposite the heart et the business section, less than a mile distant. Due ta the good depth et water availabie there Is net much wbarfage cf a size suitable for unloading trami large shlps. As seen as -the ship was secured ta the buoy and the accommodation ladder lowered, there wcrc swarms et sampans, mostly handled by women with long sweeps, many with babies strap- ped ta their backs, and smal mater launch taxis, aIl jockeying for position ta land a matley crowd et laundrywomen, sewsew girls, peddlers, tailors, shoemak- ers, watchmakers, dealers in tcak- woods, in tact alrnost every klnd et tradesman and, et course, tradeswomen. The sewscw girls arc most in- teresting. The otticers engage thein ta t ix up their clothes and, believe it or net, just turn them loase in their reoms. The girls go through the drawers and wardrobes and attend teaIal man- ner et repairs, as well as wasb- ing and ireninig, aIl donc night there and the refrcshing part is that they arc absalutely trust- worthy. Many of the passengers engag- cd tbemselves in bargaining wlth the tradespeople, but by dark most efthern were gene. Some passengers went ashore that night and obtained accommodations. Others wcnt ashore for the sigbts but were back tairly early as there Is net much night lite, as it is generally understood in Nerth America, in Hong Kong. By midnight the city is quiet. South China Sca, Fch. 24, 1950 You wiIl observe that tive days bave elapsed since I wrotc last. During that time I bave béen cither tee interestcd or tee tired te bother with diaries or letter. writing. Frankîy, were I ta at- tempt te describe tully and do justice ta the subject, all we have seen and ebscrved during aur stay in Hong Ring, I would be doing nothing else for the rest et our voyage. Thus, as I snid at the beginning et this re- part, I wilI. attcrnpt only eut- standing experiences and leave the .rcst until I sec you. Our tirst morning ashore (Fr!- day 11th) aur first port et cal, was the Hong Kang Motel te get sorne H.R. currency, as ail places ef business wcre closed during tbe Chinese New Year's celebra-, NASTIR SUMDAY POur styled-for-Easter dresses have a won- derful flair for giving yau that I'prettiest and best-dressed girl in the Parade" look! We've styles galore . . . from white trimmed checked weols ta sheer redingote ensembles, Yaur faverite celors. Your size. Your price! N E s pR 1NG C0A T S As romantic and skillfully Ifashicined as your gala new- season dress beneath! Our group cf hern-iength cents ...in a scintiliating array of fine fabrics, colors, low' prices! r Couch, Johoston & Cryderman pHioNi 8361 49 King et. W. D OWM&ANVIL TRE CANADIAK UTATE8mzmiBOWMANVMIIL. NTARTO r t t i tg ti h il ir t. 2 la Sc ti a] et ai al th a di A dr th. Ca ci es wi Po 2:ý fa1 ( c ari w.1 Co ni Op ha, kMr. Wallace. The reat of thej fay was spent among the shops1 - Chinese, Indian and European. %s the ship bad proceeded ta Irydack at Taikoo we bad ta look ip accommodation and through he good offices of the manager dthe Hong Kang Motel, we le- atcd a nice dlean room at a 'hinese Hotel - the St. Fran- s - right ln the heart of Chin- se lite, much of it in the raw. Morning of Tucsday, the 2lst, ce spent amang the shops, etc., it looking forward ta aur ap- ointment with Mrs. Anderson at :30 p.m.,, We feund ber ready r us camplete with 1947 De Soto Chryslers, Deotos and Dodges re very poà,alar bere - and ,hy flot, eh 7figie.) On the wvay ut ta Sai Wan she picked up a orporal Shelley ot Royal Sig- ils. Mrs. Anderson and her husband ave been in the Colony for tiens. The din tram firecrackers was terrific and continuous ail through daýy and night for four days., We did a bit of window shop- ping ln the downtawn section and later in the. Chinese sections, most interesting tram aIl aspects. Then we toak a bus ta Repulse Bay, about ten miles distant, which in a summer resort wlth splendid bathlng beach, Lido, etc., and had lunch at the hotel. The surrounidinga and service were charming. By this tirne it was really cald - about 50 degrees -but we did some walking around and, af course, the wea- ther was Ideal for that. Due to aIl tarins cf transportation bcing crowded ta the limit and wlth so much confusion, we gat back ta the ship in turne for dinner. Next day (Friday lSth) we called at United Services Club ta inquire haw ta get ta Sai Wan Cemetery and there found a Mrs. Anderson tramn Victoria, B. C.,ý married ta a Scots daator. She kindly offered ta drive us there on the follawing Tucsday. after- noan provided we werestili in H.K. As it turned out we Were, but of that later. The Island af Hong Kong (I;ne city of Victoria) is roughly twelvcý by twelvc miles and consista of rocky hilis and gullies with hardly a flat acre any place.> Beautiful homes, apartment build- ings, office buildings gavernment consulates are btailt. on these huIs, some at the vcry top. The highest of them is knewn as "The Peak." A funicular tramway runs from ane bundred feet above sea level ta 1305 feet above. The grade is vcry steep and anc gets the impression that the build- ings are about ta topple aver. At the end ef the tramway line it bas been levellcd off and reit raoms, restaurants, tea gardens, etc., are available. The view in, ef course, magnificent. Across ta Kowloon on the mainland, is stili part af the Calony of Hong Kong. Weil, wc took that trip as a "must", and right glad we were too, as it turned out ta be the clearest, brlghtest and warmest day wc had. At»anc time rickshaws and sedan chairs were available ta. reach "The Peak", another five bundred feet, but these have been donc away with as being taoobard on the coolies. Sa enamoured werc we of the view that, believe it or not, we did the rest of the way on foot ta the very peak wbcre naw there is a Radio Tower. We could then sce al around the Island. I describcd the view tramn the tramway terminus as magniticent, so that I amn afraid that I have run out et superlatives with which ta describe the vicw tram "'The Peak." We were standing on the site ot the Governor's sura- mer home, dcmolished by the Japs. Judging by the lovely tii- ing scen on the remains of the floors it must have been a beau- tiful place. Walking down was ncarly as bad as walking up. We saw, of course, the remains of many of the sumptuous mnan- sions, ail of which must bayp run into hundreda of thousands cf dollars in value. We bad chosen a geod time ta go up a0, whcn we rcachcd the bottom, we tound waiting a queue at least a quar- ter of a mile long. The population of the Calany was about 750,000, now it la nearly thrce millions. Sa yau can imagine the congestion, es- pclally duning the New Year's oelebrations. I tbink every banc in aur respective bodies ached, but wc wcre very. vcry happy. We feit that aur whole trip was worth that anc view. That ls somcthing about Hong Kong I do not understand, namely, I had neyer read nor have I heard its charm stressed. We thought San Francisco pretty wondertul-and so it is, but Hong KÇong bas it beat cxcept for cleanliness. On the way back ta the ship we found a cricket match in pro- grcss and sa made aur way ta the members enclosure wherc we werc made wcîcome and given seats. Boy, did they feel good. E find that, even in this skctchy description I arn going into too much detail. The arthritis in my hands has been glving me a lot of trouble so that 1 wlll juat have ta cut down. abou.t twenty years and te we Lwerc treated ta valuable and in- teresting and intimateý inform- ation enly a resident of such long estanding could provide. The rCemnetery lies about five bundrcd >teet up a widc gully in a quiet peacetul part et the island. The plot is terraced, wcll kept, a bit plain but now the abruba, whlch b ave been planted are just be- bginning ta get set. The tirst terrace lu accupied with the graves of the dcad et the Indian Forces, each grave being marked with a saal tomb- atone. The next terrace is wbere the Canadian dead are buricd, I should say about three bundred, et which at least anc hundred are rnarked "UNKNOWN." The next ter-ace is devoted mastly ta fermer members cf the Dutch and Dutch Colonial Forces, wbile the upperrnast comprises the graves et British and Comnmon- wvealth personnel et aIl Services. Much et the tlghting, we were inforrned, took place around the mountains surrounding the Cern- etery and ruggcd terrain it il. We were happy indeed te have had the iprivilege of viewlng the resting place et those Canadiens who fell in the Battle et Hong Kong. Al g raves ather than these et the indians are marked with a cross. Frorn there Mrs. Anderson drove us an round the island on splendid bard surf aced roads which are a marvel et engineer- ing, stopping for tea at the She Ro Club - anether marvel et rehabilitation- on round the isiand, past Repulnc Bay, past the village et Stanley where the Europeans were interned under tnigbtful conditions, part way up "The Peak," an down again ta aur starting peint at 5 p.m. Thug we bnd approximately two heurs et solid drlving by a capable and interesting driver, I sbauld just like ta mention here, betore I torget, that the rebab- ilitation et Hong Kong is anc of the surprises te those wbo have viewed It under its demolished condition. It -le reputed ta have recovered more quickly than any other community, wbich suffered tram encmy action during Wonld War II. Atter baving viewed Manila, we can readily beileve such a statement. The rnorning et Wedneaday, the 22nd, wc set solde fer a visit ta Mr. Aw Boon Haw, an individual who bas made mpillions out of anJ ointment known as "Tiger Baîn"1 which is ta the Orient what Zam-1 buk is ta the British. The bouse1 is built on the side et a stcep1 bill but is surrounded by statues,1 masques, kiosks, murals and al sorts et grotesque oriental figures.1 The luxury Inside the borne is et an order anc could hardly believe and yet, it is surreunded by the Iewest tarin ef local lite wc bave seen se far. The Japs purpasely lett thig place alene as théy ex- pccted te bave the cnjoyment ta themselves. They got> fooled. This man has an even mare eia- borate place in Singapore, but wc were intormed It was stripped by the Japs et everything nove- able. Threugh the Cornpany's agents in the city we lcarncd that the ship would b. afleat in drlydock: by Tbursday, the 23rd, atternoon, " thus' ennbling us ta go aboardc again. Se we decided ta visit1 Alike ln their lIking4 Fý« ATHR... Generations of fathers hav@ .njoyd OLD CHUM'S mild, mellow flavour ... the nover-faillng smoothness of Its slow-bumling toboccos. ln pakoge, pouch o I i; ,a .p46eSON. . Sons too, have$ be., qukck to alpreciate OLO CHUM'S cool fr«Ihness ... the abidlng comfart of a f ritendly tobacca that c1woys imak e venly end osly. OLD (HUM CUTCORS FR PPF- UTFI E FR ROLIG YUR4 PAGE NEVEU existence borne anc of the mast, if flot the mast, distinctive fun- nels among shipping campanies. The blackc tunnel with its wide red band, on which is dlsp'layed the Prince of Wales Feathers in white, is known and recagnizcd in evcry part. The end cf Warld War I saW the retirement of the to1un e;, now Sir James Rnatt, an 'Md amalgamaâtion of the Prince Line wlth the great Furness Wlthy combine, ta mark which a nar- row rcd band was added ta the top of the tunnel, which since 1919 bas shown as a black fun- nel, broad red band, narrow red band, and broad black top; the white feathers stili censpic- uous in the centre of the wldc .red band. The signiticance et the Feathers is frequentl3. asked, and a briet history of this insignia may be et interest. During the tweltth century wars wlth France In the reign of Edward III, the King and bis:son, Edward Prince at Wales (The Black Prince), wcre in joint com- mand of the English forces in- vading France. Atter varleus actions, the famaus Battle of Crecy took place in 1346, at which King Edward beld back bis owîl troops and allowed the Prince of Wales ta bear the full brunt of attack by the entire Prenich army. The French, hewevcr, were cempletcly dcfcated by the Prni ce 's numerlcally much Inferlor strength, a victory carmcemorated in Shakespeare's lunes tram "King Henry V.": "0Q noble English! that could entertain With haIt their farces the full pride of France, And let the ather baîf stand laughing by, Ail eut of work, and cold tor action." Among the leaders cf the French was John, the blind King et Bohemia, wha was guided inta battle by two knights who rade on either side of him. He was made pnisoner and taken ta bon- ourable captivity in England, be- ing treated as a persanal guest of the Black Prince. John's cent- ot-arms was the Three Feathers, with the motta "Ich Dien" (I serve), wbich was later adopted by the Prince of Wales as bis persenal emblei in compliment ta the bravery at bis prisoner; and bas since s0 cantinued. E7tarly in the bistory of the Prince Line, Mr. Rnott, censider- ing the possibility of a distinctive "bouse mark" or funnel, asked permission et the then Prince et rWales (later King Edward VII) ta display the Feathers. The Royal permission was granted and bas resulted in the mast recog- nizable and distinctive tunnel marking in the shipping world, at present borne by the tallow- ing vessels: Black Prince-- 12,070 tans Chinese Prince 11,230 tans Javanese Prince 11,122 tans Malayan Prince- 10,770 tons British Prince 10,639 tons Highland Prince- 10,250 tans English Prince - 10,250 tons Scottish Prince_ 10,110 tans Eastern Prince 8,665 tons Welsh Prince - 9,970 tons Atrican Prince - 9,366 tans Maltese Prince 3,520 tons Cyprian Prince - 3,520 tons Stuart Prince 3,162 tons Tudor Prince - 3,162 tons Syrian Prince 2,890 tons Arabian Prince 2,856 tans Palestinian Prince - 2,856 tans ln the morning the tishing town of Aberdeen. The ride there in the bus was an experlence in itself au we passed through the realiy native shopping district, with narraw streets crowdcd with people, ricksbaws and autos, ne herses, on past a typical Chinese cernetcry wbere the huge burying place is built right on ta the rock, past the one and only dairy farm with ail sorts et animais but, apparently, no pasture fields - ah Iln walled-ln enclosures, past vegetable gardens - all terraced looklng just 11ke minia- tures compared ta aur broad fields at home, finally ta end up at Aberdeen. }Iere again we found lite quite primitive. One et the tentures et the place, 0e fan as tourists are concerned, are the floating tish restaurants. As sean as w. stepped off the bus we wcre surrounded by a bevy et girls, ahl tugging nt us, laughing and sbouting semething that sounded like "Sinpah." I was quite sure thcy meant ne barm but Mrs. Breck became a little frightencd no we ducked into a cate and ditched thern. We learncd inter that they were acting as runners for the floating restaurants and were xnerely trying ta seli us the fdea et hiring. a sampan to get ta anc for wbicb, ne doubt, they would receive a commission. WhiIe w. are beth tond et fish, we dld not Indulge as, tram wbat we bave heard and seen, we bave become a -bit skeptical about food prepnred by natives. W. went aboard in the atter- noon, pulled eut et drydock an Fnlday, toak an some cargo ln the barbour and lett Hong Rang at three p.rn. exactly, p ast many ct the places we bad vislted with Mrs. Anderson and which we could new recegnize and name atter a never-to-be-torgotten visit ta Hong Rong et exactiy one week. We had heard that we were due ta go back ta the Philippines fer a cargo et sugar ta be taken an at a place cailed Iloilo. Now we have just leamned that it is ta b. taken on at Manila wbich is something et a.disappointment as none of us, net even the Amer- Icans, appear te cane much fer Manila. We will land again on a Sunday and se I will be able te get a baincut once more, L.e., at- ter tbree weeks exactly. I arn encleslng an interesting article cemposed and typed by the Captain - Captain Martin - an the -subi ect et the Prince Line and the bistory of the use et the Prince ef Wales Feathers on the tunnel. He thougbt your rend- ens rnight be lnterested ln such an article. I thanked birn on your behait and undertook ta send It an. Most ot the passeng- ers and otticers have caught bad colds-Mns. Breck amengst them. Se tan I bave escapcd. I know 1 haven't donc Hong Kang justice but, atter ail, this is net a jaurnalistic trip and I have ta bave some time te my- self. Again cheeria and warm regards. 0 il y t ti e: ti il It is better ta bind your chiidren ta yau by respect and gentleness, than by tear. -Terence Iii the iast few years some $25,- 000 worth et lest preciaus stones and rings have been recovened £rom Montroals snewers. I Motor Accidents Showed Increase lIn This -Distict The Ontario Départrnent of Highways r.eports that tii. 34,472 accidents rèerted. in 1Î949' was an in crease et 25.8 per cent over theý'tâtait èr 'thée uprevfous year in hée distric*t composcdet tie Couinties ôf Dturham, Northun- -berlan&d Victoria, Peterboro and }laliburtonbaci. 1,27LI accidents which repèsénted 3.7 per cent et thc provincial total.' It was an increase et 26.3,per cent aven 1948. It is interesting ta note that 26.3 per cent et al the'accidents reporte d in thé province occurred in the district composed et On- tanio, Peel and York Counties. The 8,135 accidents which occur- red In these areas censtitute an increase ot 27.7 per cent e.vèr the 1948 total.' University Students Tcdce Active Part Ini PloiQig Matches Ontaria pbalwmnen bave, always thougbt that they, were ahead et anly athier ceuntry in the world in promotion et plçwing'matches. Net onîy bas the. International Plowing Match become the big- gest event et its kind in the worîd, but last faîl an Inter-High School plowing match was held at Sea- forth. At this event, Clinten and Seaferth High Scheols represent- cd by teains et plowrncn staged a successful school match. However, J. A. Carrell, secret- ary-manager et Ontario's great International Match bas just ne- ceived a clipping trom the Lon- don Tirnes. It records the fact that "Cambridge University Ag-' ricultural' Society is holding a plowing match against the Oxford Plowing Club on Saturday.9 "It wili take place," th. Itm continues, "on a farm four imu outside Oxford. Five tractors are available and team are of five men. The match tollowsaa challenge lest Michacirnas." Mr. Carroll suggests that per- haps the University of Toronto might get a team practising and issue a challenge ta McGill, West- ern or Queen's Universities. rNATURE NPLI YUSTO POÊ The FLICKER ls ane of the flrst signs of spring. 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IIIS COAT !IEAVY WITH- MEDALS, from both the South African- and- Eirst :World wa4à, Charles Thompsari, 80-year- aid veterani, recourits hie expetiences to Miss Vera Carpenter, national director of the Red iCross Arts and Craf ts, at the Red'Chelvron iSôldiers' Homne in Toronto. He Is one of the many hospitalized veterans, bath young and old, who benefit from Red Cross continuing veterans' services. Ton Breck. THIC THREE FEATHERS The Prince Line, tounded some 75 years ago by Mn. James Knott of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, hias for the greater part et its Who Gets the Profits? (by Joseph Lister Rutledge) The term profit bas become such a tighting word te those who, mistakeniy, believe that they re- ceive none et it, that they observe successful industrial operations through a red haze et anger wbich dees net make for seund obser- vation. The Bank et Canada bas re- centiy relcased comparative fi- gures for the operations et sorne 663 profit companies fer the ten years ending 1948. It is easy te sec even ber. how misapprehen- siens arise. To those used te dcaling oniy in small figures, ain increase in operating profits fremn $390 million in 1938 ta $1,065 mil- lion in 1949 might well seem unreasonable and rnigbt suggcst that sameone was protiteering dispropartionately. ,A dloser study et the figures, howevcr, would disclose that what was actually paid eut in di- vldends was $229 million in 1938 and $312 million in 1948. Sa while opcrating profits were 166 1/ higher than in 1938, distrlbuted profits werce nly 36.2% higher. Who benefited tram the balance? As a matter et tact It was the public at large. In the three years te 1948 these 663 companies had paid ta the investors, whose meney made these eperatiens possible, a total et $837 million. But the public had benefited over the sarne period ta the exterit et $2,279 million. This is repres- ented by $906 million paid in taxes, which benefit us ail, and indeed, save us tram facing these taxes as individuals, and by $1,373 millions in new plants and cquip- ment and inventories. It shouid be remernbercd that it was profits that paid the taxes; that it was profits, withheld tram the awn- ers, that provided $505 million et this sum, and that the remainder camne frorn new tinancing that cecamc a charge against thie owner's equity. The obvious tact, then, is that profits are net samething taken away. They are the constructive cntinuing force that permnits in- iustry te aperate and grew, and to bear its respensibility ta the aommunlty; and as for the pro- >er shaning et profits, the bene- fits accruing ta the workers and eo the carnmunity at large, who bear none et the risks, are three unmes as large as the benefit ta the invester who assumes tbem aIl, e &', 1 PAGE IffMM