ESCAPE RIGHT UNDER SENTRY'S NOSE
Talks On Social Topics
The Catholic Centre announceA
a new series of four talks
on
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20,
AN ESCAPE UNDER THE VERY NOSE OF TWO JAPAN- ESE SENTRIES AND A CRAWL OF 150 YARDS THROUGH A SEWER TO FREEDOM, WAS RE- COUNTED TO MEMBERS OF THE ROTARY CLUB AT ITS WEEKLY MEETING YESTERDAY BY MR. D. I. BOSANQUET, A FORMER SERGEANT OF THE A. A. WAS A PRISONER- BATTERY, H.K.V.D.C., WHO
OF WAR AT SHAMSHUIPO CAMP. Social Topics by Father Meyer of IN A HIGHLY INTERESTING TALK Maryknoll. beginning on Satar-
day, March 3, at 4.00 p.m.
While in Stanley Gummy Father Meyer devoted much of his time to organising adult Staly Clubs. "Elvention." he says, "should not end with leaving school,"
.
"But education
artion.
bould be
for
We learn best by doing.
If we only pay taxes and Occasionally we are really
vote
DESCRIBED THE INTENSE
BOSANQUET THAT
MR. PREPARATION WENT INTO THE WORKING OUT OF A PLAN OF
POLICE RAID
No fewer than 17 shop keepers or provizian dealers were arrested, as the result of raids by the Police, in the Yaumati district yesterday afternoon, for aclling cammo- dities such as supar, flour,
rtc. peanut oil,
ut prices aboye those fired by Govern- ment.
A number were alen arrest- ed for not displaying the prices on these commodities. They will be charged at the Kowloon Court this morning.
1940.
First British Civil Plane Since 1941
Why Electricity Will Cost More
The high cost of coal is the principal reason for the now electricity charges announced this week, said an Administra-
The first British civil aircraft to touch at Hong Kong since
the end of the war, the "Hythe" flying-boat G-AGIM,tion spokesman yesterday.
serve the
six
is one of a fleet of 18 luxury airliners of a similar type that have already been completed to routes to be maintained by the British Overscas Air- ways Corporation.
The G.-A.GJ.M. is carrying a B:0.A.C. party on a tour of in- vestigation nf the proposed "Dragon" route via Hong Kong
INDIAN SHOT
and Shanghai to Tokyo. In the BY GUNMAN
ESCAPE. THE ANXIESTJES THEY WENT EX-B.A.A.G. MAN party is the Chairman of the
THROUGH THE SPLENDID- ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION OF OTHER PRISONERS OF WAR
AND, FINALLY, THE LIGHT OF FREEDOM THE COMMITTED
OPENING OF A SEWER ON THE HARBOUR,
THE WALL FACING
Journey estimated to take about 14 days.
This, together with a broken pair of binoculare, a map (which proved useless later) and other odds and ends, were packed
aub. The meeting was well attend local population, They decided however to make for Walchow and jects, nut e'tizens. To a citizen fed and among the visitors In-
to last л active and troduced whs Col C H. San-to take along food we need to take
Police. stinus part in evit .
Commissioner of Rom, The destiny of the w
id Bes
Other visitors present were 14.- C. T. Acheson, Lt. Col. really with the Common Prople. But somehow they have been rob. Col.
Trevor. Capt. Ewing, Capi. bed of their heritage the eon.
tBeathan, 1 M. J. Heard, Lt. sciousness of having a part play in the world, a vision of de IV. C. Clements, and Messrs. W. E. E. tiny. with dedication their Stoker, G. L. Wilson, wark."
Keen, Li Fok-wa. Skvorzov ani the Cheang Wing-1.k And "The Commiss
from Totalitarian
the Rotarian have realimuel
to
members.
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into an officer's valise.
Wong Wing-tim, alias Thomas Tim Wong, formerly on the staff of the British Army Aid Group Hong Kong office, who is charged with obtaining money by false pretences in November last year, was committed for trial by Mr. Horace Lo at the Summary Mill tary Court yesterday afternoon.
The "Hythe" is
The new changes to electrici- ty consumers are based on the 1941 rates, plus 100 per cen surcharge.
Before the war, hid the spokesman, the Hong Kong Electric Co. and the China Light and Power C, could obtain coal for about $20 a 1on; now it is costing about $100 a ton.
When
of the re-occupation
Another daylight robbery Corporation,
Viscount the Knollys, who is accompanied by occurred at a Chinese bank, Hong Kong took place, it was Lady Knollys and members of at No. 11, Bonham Strand hoped it would be possible to East,' about noon yesterday, keep the rates of electricity his staff.
midification when an Indian guard was within the 1941 tates plus 50 of the Short Sunderland and has critically wounded by a shot per cent. But the Adminisita- tlon has had to face a rising coat a slightly faster cruising speed.fired by one of the robbers. being capable of about 176 miles
A customer who was on the of coal until at the present mo- per hour. A first test trip from Enginad to Australia was accom-point of collecting $18,000 Hong ment it would be impossible for plished in 69 flying hours, the Kong currency, in exchange for electricity to be supplied to the Journey taking five days with Chinese currency, was held up public at the 1941 rates plus 50 per cent, without staggering at the polt of a revolver. The regular service to Austra- The Indian guard was outside subsidy by the Administration.
Since the re-occupation, ex- la may be operating by May this the bank when the alarm was year and will probably take five raised. He tried to stop the plained the spokesman, the H.K. days for the trip. The servico wui be known as the "Kangarobbers with his rifle but was Electric Ce, and the Chin' Light
calls en route.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. M. A. da Silva is for the defence. To help them a few others were
It was alleged that accused roped in and Lynton White (then obtained
# sum of $9,600 from
and Power Co., have been oper- a lieutenant), who was very keen Major R. C. Cooper, Command-
fired ..on. to join in the evenpe, was taken ing Omeer of the British Ald route and will be via Singapore
The guard was not through ating under th direction of the Other services Group, on or about Nov. 29, 1945, and Sourabaya.
Hong Kong Administration and in to make a foursonic.
Describing a nerve-wracking ex-by pretending that a woman was are the "Tiger" route to India. the stomach, paeally with
goes to meet рто- perience. Mr. Bosanquet sald that Chan Yin-king, whereas she was
the "Springbok" route to South 138 revolver, and was rushed to all revenue
curement and operating conte. one night after many trial pack-
Africa,
and services West Queen Mary Hospital. given Africa and ACTORS the
North.
The Indian ings they went to sleep without Hundoing the packet as was
Sub-gun, Beed met have of n vision Kunming, was introduced to local which they w dediente their lives, and the power which such a Dr. Arthur Woo, President of vision gives them. Hence their the Club, who was in the chair, constant tenebing of the sananic introduced Mr. Bosanquet. role of the people
their said that the speaker was a ser- promise of a future millenium" geant in the A.A. Battery of the
Volunteer "If democracy is to survive in Hong Kong the face of the dynamism of these Corps, escaped from the intern- ideas it must restore to the Comment camp on Man the sense of personal April, 1942.
nd
at
the
denly to find all the lights blazing and four Japanese Lefenc
Shamshuipo on
The president added
not.
of
WBA Furthet evidence
wak
hin
to
Air-Conditioning
guard.
Kartar
fair condition after admission to hospital inter in the afternoon.
usual practice. He woke up nudyesterday by Chan Chi-foong, who Atlantic to New York and Non, Singh, 28, was slated to be in a
stated that Chan Yin-king, widow trea
Lan Kwok-yue, daughter. Some time near Christ- mas last year, accused came to his house in Kowloon and said that there was a sum of money given Government. He acted as guaran- tor and received $2,500 in $500
Inside the room. The Japanese wanted to inspect the pack but after he (the speaker) had mumbled something
appeared to
There is accommodation alourd the "Hythe" for 22 passengers, with bunks for 16. The crew con- Rints of the Captain, First Officer, and Steward. There is an
Back Here
worth and for an accomplishment that after his escape Mr. Hosan- about til to understand English, to his daughter by the Bitin Radio Officer, Navigator, Engineer After 18 Years
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which
based."
true
demoerney
Chief Joy
“Social serviceń 124
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ennducted to-day are not the ideal democra- tic solution of the Common Man's economic problems, They would be far better if they were handled by the people themselves. chief joy of living comes not from receiving but from giving, from a HB of personal worth and ne- complishment
The
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quet did magnificent work for his country in the war.
Mr. Bosanquet said that before starting on his talk he would like
Atsto to refute the president's ment. He was all the time, fol- owing his enenpe, doing a small job nothing like what had been described.
Mr. Bosanquel's speech divided into two aspects: the plan of escape and its execution.
Loose Cuard
Fortun
gave it a kick and loft, ately, said Mr. Bosanquet, Japanese kicked a tin.
False Start
the.
bills from accused.
After evidence of a Police inter- statement preter who took the from accused, the case was com mitted.
Immoral Solicitation
LI
About March 20 the plan of escape was carried out. The man- sabel Mr. Bosanquet, was was hale,
situated in-between sentrica stand- Ing 70 yards apart. Two men were posted, one on ground level, to watch these sentries while the the sewer. escupees went into
A number of girls and a man After having proceeded about 75 yards the attempt had to be given were brought before. Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the Summary Military up as the men on watch had to go. They went back to their quarters Court yesterday, charged with without anybody the wiser except soliciting for an immoral purpose
at Gloucester Road. those in the knew.
The accused women were, A few days later the last and
made. Mui, 24, Chan Ho, 30, Tam So, 22- Attempt was successful Just as it was getting dark about Wong Sheung-hoi, 34. 8.20 p.m., Mr. Bosanquet anid, he and his party lowered themselves into the manhole. The first man lending the way, the second with the valise and the two otherm Taking into con ideration that' brought up the rear. After some it was a first offence, the accused anxious crawling the party were bound over in a sum of $100 Describing the conditions pre-emerged at the water's edge and to be of "ood behaviour for 12 vailing, the speaker said that at with each other's help went into months.
Ho Kwat-fun, 30, who failed to that time the interners had a cer- the water, using the valise an a tain amount of freedom, the Japan- float. The "eraw" took
there appear in Court had her ball of
$50 estreated. ese kept quite a loose guard and, about 30 minutes. in fart, people could literally walk about as they liked.
! The speaker was first interned **Experience with relief and at the North Point camp and was moved to the Shamshaipo camp make with the dole should
on Jan. 23, close to a month after chary of schemes who-e sole aim
Mr. Bosanquet insufficient the surrender. is to supplement an
wasted no time in planning escape income. In some cases it may be necessary to subsidize an industry, and one day following his trans- but that is far better than lower fer a tris consisting of himself, ing the morale and self-respect of. C. L. Pearce and J. D. Clague the Individual by making him feel both then lieutenant in, the R.A.. was formed. Mr. Bosanquet anid that he counts for so little
that after about three weeks of society as to require public assis-
made internment they had
Up Lance."
their mind that they had had enough under Japanese Jurisdic
Raw Opium Seized
in
Five widows and two married women were brought before Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday charg- ed with the unlawful posse-sion of raw opium. All accused plead ed guilty. Chief Revenue Omerr R. P. Phillips was to charge of the prosecution.
tion.
Conditions Change
Signal System
system Describing the signal used on this occasion the speaker said that by knocks on stance and
the way in which wood was chop-
conditioning system
and
fort is we looked after.
air-
every
the
In Hong Kong again after an department of passengers' com- absence of 18 years is the Rev. H. Copley Moyle, who is taking over The "Hythe" has tank capa- Leanporarily the duties of the Very
and elty of 2.032 gallons
an Rev. A. P. Rose, Dean of ultimate range of 2,350 miles. Cathedral, The overall length is 85 feet G inches and the span 112 ft. 9 ins. The trip from Singapore to Hong Kong took nine hours, the flying boat touching down in the harbour shortly before & p.m. hn Monday. She 1 to take off to-day for Shanghal.
Ricksha Boys' Petition
ricksha Labour
of A ⚫ deputation coolles called оп the It was alleged that the accused officer yesterday and presented a
personal at approached service
about 845 Petition asking for a revision of Gloucester Road
ricksha charges fixed by Government. p.m. on Monday.
ut
the
It was pointed out that the rate fixed was too low and not com- mensurate with present Ilving costs.
The men sugge ted a minimum charge of 60 cents a ride, with the rate regulated according to dis tricts instead of on a time basis.
Money Mart
Chinese national currency made a re-,.
Tang Kwun, 40, unemployed man, who was charged with n similar offence, was bound over in a sum of $250 to be of good be- haviour for 12 months.
Sub-Inspectors W. A. R. Saunt-markable recovery late yesterday after- ngum after a weak morning, and cloned with buyers at IK12,36 to CNB1,000 for Sariler it ders and R. F. Bell prosecuteil.
futures and $2.31 for spol. had dropped to as low as $3.97,
Gold opened in the morning at 5350 |
gerous distance, had the satisfac-
The trio started to think of a plan and decided to try and con- taet outside help. This they found ped the escapees were informed of was impossible as the people out the exact positions of the sentries. side the camp were not in a posi-, Another officer in his verandah Ho Ng Cheung Ha and Tang
tion to help. This was unfor-! King were arrested at the K.C.R.
also gave locations of the guards tion of seeing in the fading lighter tool, and after dressing to $370 It tunate, said the speaker, and by certain change of tunes. Station on Mar. 16. Ho Ng was
Concluding, the speaker said found guilty of possessing 12 three weeks to a month clapsed. ! tnels in a double-bottomed baskel Meanwhile the Japanese tightened that the escapees, after swimming
watch. More guards out what they considered a dan fined $1,200 or five up thei was months' imprisonment. Cheung Ha, were brought up. and lights were was sentenced to six weeks' im- put up at the camp, making escape
and
Д
prisonment or Ane of $300. Tang King who hid five taceis of ram opium in a tin, of biscuits was fined $500 or 2 months.
more difficult.
Mr. Bosanquet then studied the situation of the camp, which was bounded on three sides by the Ng Ah Yes, with one taol, Lip mainland and the remaining side Ah Yee, eight mace, Yoen Ab Yee, by the harbour. Two alternatives, and Lau Lam, six said the speaker, were open to the four Inace, thels, more also arrested at the cacapees: escape by land or hy K.C.R. Station. Ng was fined water and swimming for St. They $100 or three weeks. Lip and decided to make off by land. This Yuen were fined $50 and $40 res- first attempt failed; then followed pectively. The fast accused Laua perlod of despondency. Lam was sentenced to two months' Hope, howevor, came when by or a dine of 8000, chance one of the party stumbled Impr!comment and 28 tacs of raw opium were ordered to be confiscated to the 1. &E Office,
of
the change of guards by former ceptors.
The speaker was thanked Rotarian B. C. Field.
CARELESS DRIVER SUMMONED
their
recovered to #37 at the rinse.
The improvement also affected U dollars which earlier had dropped to by 14,22 but which appreciated to $4,42 in.
Alexander Ivashkeveitch, of the Hong Kong Hotel Garage, was summoned baforo Mr. A. of Arculli at the Summary Court yesterday for driving without due care and cau tion and failing to stop after an accident at Queen's Road Central near the Naval Dockyard on March 3. Accused pleaded guilty to, of about 60 miles per hour, but; was stopped by Lieut. Davis of on a manhole--an ordinary one, both authmons.
the U.S. Navy, who was in similar to a street manhole. Mr. Bosanquet said that that raised
The party then told accused to
Traffic Inspector Hidden who
the hopes They had thought of prosecuted told the Court that Jeep at the time. digging a tunnel but the digging at about 1a.m. on March 3, ne-
д
the afternoon,
and Australian Englah, Sterling" pounds were bought at $10,70 m #12.40 respectively.
The Rev. H. Copley Moyic, who is 73, svas Chaplain of St. John's Cathedral from 1912 to 1928, when he was succeeded by Dean Swann.
Beturning to England, he was Vicar of the parish of Amberiey and, later, of the parish Ferring in Sussex, retiring in July last year.
of
His son. Mr., G. Copley Moyle, of Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., Is on his way to the Colony.
PICKPOCKET
PETROL FIRE IN HARBOUR
A fro that broke out aboard a 200-ton junk moored near the 102 Petrol Depot, R.AS.C., ut Laichi- kok at about 12.35 pm. yesterday destroyed 1,800 4-gallon tim of motor spirit.
The fire was brought under con- trol within a few minutes by the combined efforts of the Army Fire the Kowloon Fire Service and Brigade.
members of the Chinese to hospital crow were removed suffering from burns and a third was reported missing.
Two
"CHINESE CRACKERS"
**Chines and hla well be a
One of the best, variety shown to sed here yet is the current attraction x, the ENBA. Biar Theatre, Crackers" Jimmy Pickard Chinese Byncopators could show on thele own, but the variety Hum- hers featuring the other members of the For picking the pocket of Mr. trouple round out an excellent grogramme
Nut to be missed are the John Edward Terry at the Majes
Naliya, спа of the was heat variety items to be seen here yet tic Theatre on the afternoon of acrobatic dancers, who a Mar. 18. Leung Huk Trai Rentenced to three months' hard Paule, the Mexican Manipulator, is an- other "Blar" act. Pablo says nothlug but his magic unique and has to in labour by Mr. W. H. Latimer yes- terday,
Inspector White who prosecuted it taken from the usual magician's bing told the Court that complainan: There ar also the Brothers Alnx. was buying a ticket when he fell balancing
act; zomeone touching his back pocket. Rupeane: Lilian Procter, lap-dancer; and He saw his wallet containing $150 Cynthia Dell, pianist, Finally, there" 1" in the hand of accused. Accused also Bonya, who guesses blethdays and pleaded guilty and said that he keeps the audience sucssing. Res Taylor
acts a Master of Ceremonies, did it because of temptation.
of trieka ir ma
Enid
James
Seventeen Hawkers Charged
Welsh
A party of Police under Inspector Moran, Divisional Inspec- tor of Central Police Station, conducted a raid on black market racketeers in the Central District, between Saturday and Sunday.
Before Mr. A. el Arculli at cents a tin, and it enabled the the Summary Military Court public in general to enjoy what in
bawkers
necessary for their health. Selling Charged with high treenon envering 11 yesterday, 17 uvert eta. Lai Kit, former Kowloon charged with solling condensed this milk at a price between $1.60
delver, gait appeared Moter is "Co
milk in excESS before Mr. C.Y. Kwan at Canteal Niil tary Court yesterday morning when Mr. price, MA, Bliva, for the prosecution, ap- until 10 am, on ned for a remand March 26, The request was granted.
were
of the official
to $1.70 a tin made Ita purchase that A prohibitive. He asked serious viow. be taken. Mr. F. X. d'Almada for the
Mr. Arcall said that this kind prosecution, said that the official of, offence affected the whole com- price of condensed milk was 07 munity especially infants,
Readers' Letters
More Facts
Sir, I hope "Pax Americana" will read this. His letter can be answered in a fow words.
(1) The gentleman is unaware
4.
or
or
and
ot
this racketeering must cense. He imposed the following sentences:-- Lau Hol, who had 10 tine, $250 three months hard labour. Lam Man, two tins, $150 or six That army inflleted more combat weeks, Lau Sik, B tins, $200 casualties than all the American three months', Kwan Tao, 20 tins, forces, Contrary to Errol Flynn's $250 or three months', Chan Wal- depiction, the 14th Army was not man, woman, B tins, $200 or three An American effort!
months, Tao Tat-cho, 18 tins, $250 go to the Provost Marshall, with
(3) The RN. and R..F.. sankar three months, Yip Chau, 6 of such was, no mean task. This cused was driving eny No. 285, his car between the Jeep and the
car. When near Garden of the fact that the Allied Armies.500 of the 680 U-boats sunk by tins, $200 or three months. It Walang, woman, aix tins, $200 The next meeting"
the would serve the escapees as a tunalong Queen's Road East to--staff
When Road, accused swervod and over-were not of equal size; the British the Allies. warda Contral district.
(4) America may claim 80 per or. three months', Chan Chor, 17 the Hang nol, ho added." "Variety" section of
A chase casusd, 2nd Army was larger than the
three months", Kong Stage Clish will be held at To explore this the party de St. John's Hall on Friday at 7.30 cided on a bold move. In broad near the Naval Dockyard, ac took the joon, p.m. All who are interested in daylight and while with a work used collided with a rickshaw but eventually ended when accus.. 8th (which was also a the Eurocont of the money, but that, if tina, $250
turning into Wyndham Btrost. heard of it), both were than tion to her resources. England last months, Lau Yau, 25 tins, $250 taking part in "Variety shows ing party one of them slipped into causing the occupant, Petty Of-ed crashed into the wall when pean war, but he wouldn't have true, would not be out of propor-Kong Hing, 7 tins, $200 or three
It big flcer Hollands, to be thrown out
Accused told the Court that he the U.5 lat Army, which in turn all her overseas credit through or three months', Sum Kau, 14 aro Invited to attend... The Club: the manhole, and foun
- (5) -Lastly, to list a few Allled Man, 12 tine, bail at $25 estreated, Is open to both Services and enough for a man to crawl along of the rickshaw. Ace sed con did not know that he had to go was bigger than the 3rd, To quote the war. What of America? tins, $260 or three months Cheng
to the Provost Marshall's offloo, the words of General Elsenhower Civilians.
a distance of about 150 yards. tinued to drive along. The sawer ends in the seawall.
and ho was only trying to go to in his Victory address to the inventions, initiated by British Chung Kim, 80 tina, $400 or four eltizens of London: In our science and claimed by America: montha', Chu Tal, 24 tine, $250 or Central Police Station,
Allied team the proportion of radar, penicillin, atomic energy, four months, Lam Ying 19 tim American to British troops was VHF aircraft radios;Mulberry $250 or three monthe Chung Harbour, and the Whittle gas- King, woman, 11 tlus, $250 'or
three months' 2IANSEN
una entered niets Japanese More words than (2), The British 14th Army In turbine,"
I meant to Yeong Làng, who had tham, 21 the UK Armies on use. But none of my Hands of butter and 10 tipk
Aned $500 ordals” mon And Soinut kito- Across the Sok.
labout.
An application for confiscation
of an Enfield: true-885
Herve-Wracking
Able Seaman Androw, who was driving a Staff Car at the time, saw the accident and gave chase. He checked the speed, and found aplan, mald the speaker, was that acenied was driving at about take was me per hour Accused wit VH-of telling hów
had to go eventually stopped after. *" long Kalayca conchase, and was informed about Moreover, they the accident sad told to return to could not tell the reaction of the the sound. En did
found by 9/1. Appa at an unndmy then evolved. bered house
the polios by, Mrj
Mr. Arcull said that there bad bean too many traie accidents recently, and this had to be put to an end to your wake
Afire of $100 de four was...jusposed on the first count and another, 350 or two weeks an the Boond count..
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