Woman Robbed While Taking A Bath
Two Chinese
unemployed,
Or Yoo and Fung Siu-hung, alias Fung Long-kai,
were
charged befow the Standing Military Court yesterday with No. 23, armed robbery at
Shing Wo Road.
Mr.
The Court comprised C. 1. Kwan (President), Sqd. Lender Stephen Gorse and Fit. Lieut. Jack Carter.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada assisted by Detective Sub-Inspector Mis- chenko appeared for the prose- cution.
Both accused pleaded guilty, Mr. d'Almada anid that about 10 am on Feb. 19 complainant, Mak Wan-hing, a widow, of No. 23, Shing Wo Road, was in her bath when she heard the door bell ring.
maidservant Her Leung Fung opened the door and the two accused entered. They asked for the mistress of the house, The servant showed them to the sitting room, where they waited.
The Last Days Of Singapore
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1946.
AN INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF HIS EXPERIENCES AS A MEMBER OF ONE OF THE LAST GROUPS OF CIVILIANS: TO BE EVACUATED FROM SINGAPORE JUST 40 HOURS BEFORE THE SURRENDER IN FEBRUARY, 1942, WAS GIVEN YESTERDAY BY MR: G. L. WILSON WHEN HE ADDRESSED THE WEEKLY LUNCH MEETING OF THE HONG KONG ROTARY CLUB,
MR. WILSON SAID THAT HE WAS TO SPEAK OF THE
SO-CALLED "TRAGIC ISLES, THE STRING OF LITTLE ISLANDS STRETCHING FROM SINGAPORE TO SUMA. TRA AND, JAVA, BY WAY OF WHICH LARGE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ESCAPED FROM SINGAPORE IN THE LAST DAYS PRECEDING THE SURRENDER. In Singapore in the last week. came over. A direct hit on the
Mr. Wilson said, practically all the civilians were congregated on the water-front. They were bombed day and night and shell- Up till ed part of the time. Feb. 11, it was
generally felt that Singapore would hold for six months at least.
On Feb. 11. however, it be- came apparent that the chances of the Japanese being held off were small, as an order came When they heard complainant through that all wines and ank the servant to take some spirits should be destroyed. On clothes into, the bath, first ac- Feb. 13, nome 40 hours before cused went to the door of the the fall of Singapore, he was bathrown and stood guard. See-awakened in the early hours and and accused produced a revolver told to be on the wharf within and pointed it at the amash. As two hours with one sult-case. the complainunt came out of the He was told not to tell anyone bathroom, first accused algo pro-se of the order and to go to duced a revolver and ordered the Union Building for a special her to go back into the bath. The amah was also order into the bathroom, while first necus- ed stood guard at the door.
Ransacked House
ship set the vessel ablaze and many jumped overboard. There was a strong current running and of these a number must have been carried away to sen
Beches of Eventually, amid heroism on the part of many, in- cluding the nurses, who were tending to the wounded, all were taken off.
those
On reaching shore, it was found that some 250 ir all had been taken off the ship. It was discovered later, however, that a large number of who had jumped overboard had been carried by the tide around the island and had made shore on the other side.
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Chinese Armies Pass Through Hong Kong
The close cooperation of the Jong Kong Government and i tho
American naval au- thorities here in enabling the Chinera Government to pass through this Colony during the past five months two fully-equipped armies totally ing more than 60,000 officers from Kwangsi on
Money Martindon
'hair way to North China,
rate.
on the
Was moro or
SHANGHAI-CANTON FUN
Page
NOTICE
The Chinn Morchants Steam Navigation Company will as from Members of the publle are this month have two steamers on warned that any building work
IUTI between Canton and
"Hat commenced wthout first obtaining Shanghai. They are the
permission from tho Building Ngok" and the "Hai Wun" both Authority is a contravention of of which left Shanghal on April the provision of the Buildings Ordinance, 1936. All structures The Venneis are cargo carniers erected without 4. permit are only and are not taking an-legal and are liable to removal gars. The former will call at
at any time. Amoy en route, and the latter Swatow, so that cargo trofile of these two intermediato porta wili also be catered for..
BRITISH MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION
́HONG KONG
Department of Imports & Exports
IMPORT LICENCES
pass. When he arrived at gate from off her some cases of bis-forsened was also charged with damaged during the Japanese for export to Hong Kong up to
hour.
water
an
of
-
of
to
H. S. ROUSE, Colonel CA. (Works)
BRITISH, MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION HỒNG KONG
Department of Imports & Exports
IMPORT LICENCES
Chinese national currency was was, highly praised by Major- firm yesterday and made a slight General Chang Tai-hua, offi- advance
previous day's or-in-charge of the movement Futures advanced from HK$2.61 and concurrently representing
less stationary tors in to $2.00 per CN$1,000, while spot the Generalissimo's Headquar
Canton, in an inter- throughout the day at $2.60.
Gold continued on its upward view with the "China Mail" trend and rose from $429 to $438 yesterday. per tag).
The satisfactory and smooth US. dollars also advanced and had buyers at $4.70 for big notes movement of Chinese troops English through Hong Kong was made and $4.62 for small.
Importers are notified that allo- Sterling and Australian pounds possible by the Hong Kong Goy-
Importers $16.80 and ernment in putting many houses
аго notified that cations from India for consump- were unchanged at $12.50 respectively..
in Kowloon Tong at the disposal export allocations from the United tion in Hong Kong of cotton nisse of the Chinese Government, and Piece Goods for consumption available on Government account Kingdom of Cotton Yarn and goods which have so far only been TWO POLICEMEN
by the Americans in transport- Hong Kong Woollen Yarn and have been returned to normal ing the troops to North China Piece Goods, Rayon Yarn and commercial CHARGED
dhannels. Exporters Chinese Police constable Wu in Anerican naval vessels,
Pices Goods, Cotton, Wool and in India are now free to offer 7 Police Station, General Chang said the pro- Rayon Knitted Goods and Knitted these goods for export to Hong Wing. of No.
charged before Mr. A. esence of Chinese troops in Hong Fabrics, which have so far only Keng up to the quotas which havo was Arcuill at the Summary Military Kong did not aggravate the Co-been available on
Government been
fixed. Goods offered and Court yesterday with possession lony's housing shortage an the account, have been returned to purchased are part of Hong Ration Scheme
of seven rounds of ammunition at houses these troops used were normal commercial channels. Ex-Kong's allocation and are not for The other ship had not been No. 212, Des Voeux Road West, not considered normally inhabit-porters in the United Kingdom export from the Colony.
third floor on April 4.
able as they had been severely are now free to offer these goods
2. In order the importers may hit and it was possible to obtain
by finding
wireless occupation. The presence
the quotas which have been fixed. be permitted the maximum free- don within the import control lending to the wharf, he found cuits, bully beef and condensed equipment at Pokfulam Road,
Captain Haig Brown, A.S.P., Chinese soldiers did not affect
2. In order that importers may system, a new form of licence, some 150 men congregated there milk. On the island, which was
the food situation as the troops be permitted the maximum free called "Quota Licence" will bo for the prosecution. but they were not permitted to uninhabited, a little pool was appeared
obtain their underground while Mr. Alfred Y. Hon was for
supplies from dom within the import control issued on application to all estab enter until the arrival first of found, fed by an
Shanghai
system, a new form of licence, lished importers of these goods. Second accased started to the nurses and sisters from the spring, that produced about one the defence.
It was alleged that the
Before entering Kowloon, the called "Quota Licence," will be These licences, which will replace Pasenek the house. After Bhospital. By the time the buses bucketful of fresh
ón application munition and wireles equipment General disclosed, every Chinese issued
all any other import licences pre- sheet while both accused left. arrived with the nurses some
ration scheme was institut were found inside accused's cub-soldier was medically examined, established iniporters of these viously granted, will not place any Complainant raised the alarm,300 had alreatly congregated at
goods. These licences will not limit on the amount the importer Lold by a
Last Group In May
place any limit on the amount the may bring in under the licenco: und was that the robber's escaped in the to the wharf. By this time there a biscuit twice a day and a small into consideration that
pedestrian the gate. They were then let om et by which everyone receivedle when the premises were visited inoculatd and vaccinated.
Taking
The movement of Chinese importer may bring In under that he will be free to import as much he will be free to import as he can secure and will not King
Kwong were Japanese bombers flying tin of corned beef to every twelve accused will automatically be dis-
separate applica- low overhead and a considerable persons. Eventually, the other missed from see Force, he was troops through this Colony is to as much as he can secure and have to make After the men bad left, com- amount of confusion had been 1 ship went off to Sumatra aud Anad $50 on the first count and be completed by the end of May will not have to make a separate tion for an import licenco to cover
when the last remaining group application for an import licence each transaction. another ship put in that took off $10 on the second charge. plainant found that a plafinuar proated.
Police constable Chau Shek was of the 93rd Army is expected to to cover each transaction, 180 of the nurses and 20 of the chain with a piece of jade, valu-
wounded. This ship It was learn- fined $50 by Mr. A. l Arculli atleave for the North.
3. Applications for quota licon- ed at $1,700, and other jewellery
The General pointed out, how- Applications for quota_llcon- ces should be made to the Super- As a result of this, an order
d later, put in at a port where the Summary Military Court yea- amounting to $2,2-10 were stolen.
was issued. that suit-cases were
the Japanese had already land-terday for larceny of two shirts ever, that this would depend on- ces should be made to the Superintendent of Imports and Exmorts Sentence of seven years hard
to be abandoned. Eventually,
Police Station, on April and three pipes from the Central tirely upon weather conditions intendent of Imports and Exports on the usual application form. be issued a blanket labour was imposed.
launches took the party on to a
It was alleged that accused took and available transportation fa- on the usual application forms. They will
a blanket licence for export from India small coaster. From the ship,
the articles from a hawker who cilities. It was originally plan- They will be issued
licence covering specified items during the first half of 1946. it looked as though the whole
had been arrested for obstruction armien, numbering about 96.000 from Great Britain during the the letters IQA. The issue of ned to move three fully-equipped from the list above for port Their number will be prefixed by of Singapore was ablaze, though this was not netually so,
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
officers and men, from Liuchow first half of 1948. The
number licences for the second half of and Wuchow to North China via will be prefixed with the letters 1948 will commence on June 1st The party being evacuated by
Charged with committing
RQA an Hong Kong.
The issue of second half their number will be prefixed aircraft were constantly over: armed robbery at a Government the coaster consisted only of got Home safely. Japanese
Since the first movement five year licences will commence on by the letters IQB. technical men of whose ser-hend during all this time and rice retail shop at Sheung Shui, vices, it was believed, the as the remaining members of the two Chinese, Ling Chan Kwai and moutha. ago, more than 60,000 June 1st and their prefix will be
through on their BQB.
4. Importers who experience punese might want to make use party on the island were forced Cheng Sun, appeared before Mr. have passed
the northern ports of
difficulty in contacting exporters Their first stop en route was an to take shelter under the trees W. H. Latimer yesterday. Prose way to island called Pong Pong, the and to daub themselves over cution was the
WAI 4 charge
and of De-Chinwangtao
Tsingtao. - 4. Licences will be issued only in India with export allocations These troops represent the Chi-to persons and firms who were should ask the assistance of In- coaster anchoring some 200 with mud to protect themselves tective Sub-Inspector Drury.
Depart- Drury yarda off ahore. There was one
Inspector told the Court nese New First Army and the actually importers of similar goods dustry Section STI. from being sighted.
that
on Jan. 10, an armed robbery Eighth Army (4,0m officers in 1941. other ship unchored some 500
occurred at the Tung Hing Rice and men of which, are still quar- yards away.
Captured By Jap
Shop and JAK 200, CNC$130,000, tered in the Japanese planes spottel
"Kowloon awaiting three A Chinese fisherman put in India of cotton varn and piece ships there, and some
boura Inter
Movements of the 53rd Army several bombers and was asked if it would be some articles of clothing stolen.
complainant, The
Tse Hing. possible to get any junka. He
is expected. to said it was possible to tot three the evening of
owner of the Fhop. stated that on (33,000 strong)
Jan 16, Arst stari on April 19 and to be cont and a consultation was held at accused and man came in pleted by the end of May. All which Rome decided to continue with drawn
them and as-can nuval ships. These troops saulted the inmates when they have already arrived in Canton refused to be robbed of their front Wuchow and me money. One of the fokis escaped moved into barracks at Shum- chun, border station town on
direction Strend.
тоб
197
FOUND AMMUNITION For the possession of rounds of 45 enlibre pistol am- munition, a coolie. Wong Sam,
sentenced to months hard labour by Mr, fatimer yesterday:
was
Yik
two
Inspector Drury said that ac- cu ed was arrested in Temple Street with four boxes of ammuni. Accused pleaded guilty and said he found the ammunition in a semi-demolished house in Shang- hai Street.
Restrictions on the import into Hong Kong from the UK. nat}
goods have now been lifted.
Technical Mon
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OUTWARD MAILS
Wednesday, 10th April.
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ed and none of the party sur vived.
Next day a small trawler put in that took off the remaining nurses and wounded. This party reached Sumatra and, eventual
G.
a watch, four fountain pens, and transportation).
3.
mont
D. Licences will be issued as 6. Licences will be issued as at" at present for these goods which present for these good, which aro
Intended for re-export. are intended for re-export.
8. Licences already Issued 4. Licences already. issued should be replaced by aunta' should be replaced by 'quota teences if for Hong Kong con- licences if for Hong Kong con
sumption.
the journey by junk, and others neruse. The first the troops, will leave in Ameri- sumption.
to chance the possibility of ar other ship putting in.
The junks were supposed to come in on Friday evening, but a small trawler put in first and some 70 went aboard ker,
9.00 ..
It was learned later that the 9.00 ..
junks did duly turn up but these 10.00
1.45 p.
who had elected to travel by 2.00 p.m
them were unfortunate in that they were taken only to another 8.80 p.m.
island called Sinkin and 8.45 p.m. 4.00p.m. eventually captured by the Ja-
4.00 p.panese.
9.00 M,. 10 00 .,
have
H. A. TAYLOR,
Superintendent, Importa & Exports.
into the street, followed by
The alaria was raised and the Chinese side of the Row-Hong Kong, 10th April, 1946,
owner.
secused left the shop immediately lost-Canton Itailway,
A few days later Tse's son saw first and second accused at the
Major-General Chang said he each group of
market, both wearing looted cloth-haped to move.
ing. They were arrested. Accus tronpa cut of Hong Kong as ed said that the clothing was not soon as possible after its arrival. the property of complainant. Speaking of discipline, General
committed Accused were were
for Chang said the troops have-heen General Military behaving themselves strictly ac- trial at the Court
cording to military regulations. There had been some minor in- cidents, however, but on the
The trawler managed to make
H.K.V.D.C. ORDERS. Sumatra Bafoly, though there
Orders was an anxious period when It Hashes, commanding Hong Kong Volun
by Elent,-Col, H.. Owen whole the behaviour of the 10.00 a.. ran aground on a sandbank, In Leer Defence Corps, April 9, 1949, Drier tres could be considered very
Australla vis Sydney
Canion'
Fort Beauharacia
Faishan
(Rog (Ord.)
(Bog) (Ord.)
Parcats)
Thursday, 11th April,
Foochow
T.I Woo
Japan
H M.S. Apollo
Wing Bing
C.N.A.. Plane By Train
(Reg.) (Ord.)
9.15 p..
8.30 p..
1.00 p.m.
Friday, 12th April.
(Reg.) (Ord.)
15 p. 2.00
p..
Saturday, 10th April,
Manbate
Mora o Leopard
Macro & Teinsban
Wach w (Kwongasi Province)
Altmat for ant. Churgking)
and Kunming
Airmail ter ondon, Calcutta By Air
Rangoon, Singap: re & Sydney)
Canton
•
Miphong vin blucao.
Manila
& south africa.
Straits. Ceylon, India, Baat H.M.S: Speakár ·
Airmail for Canton & Shanghai
Shanghal
Chenghai
Straits
Swałow
3.0 p.m. Sumatra, the Dutch authorities No. 17:
10.00 a.m. 10.00 a..
were very helpful and expedit-
Batisfactory. There have been
1. Command-With effect from Balor but few complaints from the
ed the journey ncross the island day. April 6, 2010, Lieut, -Co, H. Owen general public.
Hughes muted command of Hong Kong
to a point on the West Coast. Volunteer Defence Corps, during the
A great number of escapers almence on leave of Lleat, Col. E. J. R. |
BUS SERVICE
from Singapore reached Buma-chel 0:8BD (Authority The bus service between Tolm- tra, among them some 1,200 gol- CAB/1/A dated April 0, 1940),
Reporting at Corps Headquarters,shatsui arat Un Long was resumed diers, mostly Austrálians, who The following are required to report with for the Brst time yesterday since had got away by every type of out fall at Corrs leadquarters between the liberation with two improvisedi arnall craft.
0000 hrs, Wednesday, April 10, 1916, and motor-trucks each with a scating
20. After an anxious wait at c 1100 hrs: Thursday, April 11, 1948. This accommodation for about west coast Sumatran port, twolle et material interest to those ram-The bus leaves Taimahátsul at el aid. in the event of them not repert 3.15 P. British destroyers put in and in they will lose the benetta to be
morning an 11.30′′, 9.30 p.m. 4.00 p.m. took off the refugees, who were derived from their visit,
return transferred to a cruiser somo 601 3115 L/Cpl. J Collaço, 1867 Plan the afternoon. milles out. There was yet an- Crazy, 6865 Gac. 11, Dryer, or trip the bus leaves Un Long at Pte. AV France, 2480 PAMM.
3.00 p.m.
C.N.A.0. Plann
(Reg.) (Ord.)
Mongolia
Búnday, 14th April.
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Monday, 15th April.
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South America vla Van) emmacola
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10.00.00.
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·H, A: TAYLOR,
Superintendent, Imports & Exporte.
Hong Kong. 10th April, 1946.
BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION (HONG KONG】
MEDICAL BRANCH
NOTICE
The Part Health Office is now housed in the north-eastern corner of the ground floor of the Fire Brigade Building.
Telephone numbers are as follows:-
Acting Part Health Officer. (Dr. P. H. Teng).
Office".
39353
Residence Assistant Port Henith
33753
the
and
30
Dr. C. K. Cheurig,
Office
C. C. Yong,
Residence
Office
Reside
33068
Y. S. Lum,
39366
Residence
57486
sthor transfer carried out at sen | Gutierrez, $72e Ony, 7. toim, 5450 Pte.30 atid 11.30 in the
tand 1:50, Pro®vað
H.M.S. Hobart when the 3. Janum, 9808 L/Het.» D:1. Lemart, the afternoon. to
into four ruiser was called to the basic 100 PV1 Marçal, Li, F:G: The journey, is split into
ship in the Nigel 8101 Pie A. A Noronha, Pte sections with stapt at Taun Wan ̈“tanica of another
A, R. Paul, 3609. Pu, R. L. Ferdra Tsing Lung Tau and Castle Pask, uadron 'that had been torpedo GIT-PIPAA, Bamilion $617-214. and the fare is 60 cents a woollen,
Ad.
Colombo was eventually reach d. where the reception, centre
has 3871 LJUDI, 0. Rouget, DRIM OF $2 for the whole journey. Cpl. 0, G. Sejuna, 2111 POLROKYA NA
10.00 #:m $1000.. {Parcels) 9.80 1.5 (Beg),° 9.40 ming (Uhd.). 10.00 mm (Reg.) 1:45 pm (Oxd) - 8.00 pm
vas admirably organised and da Bilva, 1619 Tie, SA, LORD FRASER LEAVING :- (Bog) 8.16 p.#the refugees poured over lists (Ord.).
that had been prepared of all Those who had already reached the port
0.30 p.20
اتارنا 6:00
Q.M.A.C. Plane
•Fratoi
-President Grant 27 (Beg)
(9.45'em
17.8 fwrd.).
10:00 min
18-4
$10.00 m
4.00 p.m.
19.00 pm
"A Chinème, paman.”
"Chine Wing
kholes wen-zoned $100 or 1 four
week! hard about by
Arcolli at the Summary MuRat Court vastardawÁTOR DÓMABADs
LADE, BA Wigrard;
Admiral-and-Fraser (C-in-C -Britisk Pacific Ploot," {s Hong Kong in HMA
deepa April 18 for
Chinwangtao,
Yokobama back in the
Port Health Inspector (Mr. M. E. Purvis) 39306 General Office)
Inoculation Centre and Assistant Port
Health Officer on duty
Hong Kong.
39435
39290
P. FEHILY
Colonel, K.A.M.C.,
~DDMS. (CA),