Made His Nose Bleed
Summoned before Mr. Horace Lo yesterday for assaulting onc Wong Chlog Chuen and cansient the complainant to bleed in his eye and none. V. Ribeiro, residing at No. 23, Jordan Rond, scound floor, was fined $25 and erdored
Attack
University
Entrance Exam.
Hong Kong University Is to pay compensation of $25: 9.1.holding an entrance examination
Dow was in chargo of the, case,
Complainant told the Court that on April 14, he was washing the verandah of his flat, one doar above Ribeiro'a. Water probably
onto
Ribeiro's delpped through verandah. A servant came up to complain and shortly afterwards, Ribeiro came up himself.
Liboice Afut
question. one
The beat struck him in the eye. ing continued until he was bleed of the eye as well as in the
noat,
Cene taler auid that plainant was still bleeding.
An imposing the fine, Mr. Lo wald that he did Retro's story.
not
believe
Money Mart
In June of this year. At the re- queat of the Vice-Chancellor the Department has Education
to supervise agreed
this oxamination, the syllabus and regulations of which are Inid down by Hong Kong University alone, Some of the papers set will be those of the London General Schools Examination, some will be London Matricula-
alty.
The has sent a
reach the
ΟΣ was
Chinese national currency quiet
on the market yesterday. Futures fluctuated between $2.44 and $2.49 and spot was stationary at $2.4 to UN$1,000,
Gold was stendy, opening at $420 per tal and closing at $424.
U.S. dollars were strong $4.75 for large notes and $4.70 for small. English Sterling had buyers at $10,80 and Australian pounds at $12.00.
at
Certificate should be Certificate.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1946.
By Guerillas SEQUEL TO
Described
UNSOLVED CRIME
An unsolved crime which; was committed at the end of
WHEN THE TRIAL OF 14 JAPANESE FOR WAR CRIMES May 1939, when the mastar AT LANTAU ISLAND BETWEEN AUGUST 18 AND 25 of the Man Hing Tai RESUMED YESTERDAY, SERGEANT JOMORE RIICHI, 6TH ACCUSED, WAS AGAIN BROUGHT TO THE Shop, No. 30, WITNESS' STAND FOR CROSS-EXAMINATION BY THE PROSECUTOR, CAPT. REILLY,
aence on
ed
Called to give evidence for A reply from Lon-the defence, a Japanese prisoner don is now awaited, and candi- of war from Shamshuipo Camp dates will be informed when an stated that he was a member of Noh watch-unit at Tai O under awer has been received, further applications to sit this Sergeant - Jomori and that Jomori was at Tai O on August examination can be accepted.
it und 19, FIGHTING N.T. DROUGHT
The drought which threatens to R.A.F. SPRAY, CANTON ruin the next rice crop in the New Territories is being fought Canton and its first peny of by the combined efforts of villa- DUT from the air yesterday when gers, the Royal Air Force, the R.A.F. plane from Hong Kong Agricultural Department and the arrived to co-operate in the anti-District Office, N.T. cholora campaign. The operation is to be repented daily, and later in the week another R.A.F. pinne wil: join in the work until the city is considered to have been. sum ciently sprayed.
CHURCH NOTICE
Church of Scotland and Free Churches Service.
Good Friday: 10.00 am. Welcome. Challenge Book
1. Ice House Street.
BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION HONG KONG
Al
Roon,
Оле Ексаро Later in the evening, he heard from other guards under him that one of the suspects manag ed to escape and that several others had made a similar át- temp. As a result, he said, he then tied their hands tightly behind their backs. He also ad-
At 7 a.m. on August 20, wit-mitted that he struck a few of *** continued, Sergeant the suspects.
Jomori, he and four others left Tai by bont for Hong Kong en route to Kowloon, where they remained in the Defence H.Q.
Saw Attack
When the hearing resumed in Many of the streams which irri- the afternoon, Sergeant
Sato gate the padi fields in the terri Yoshio, 7th accused, testifying tories have dried up, and unleas rain comes within the next ten for himself, related to the Court days, most of the new rice crop how he saw between 60 and 70
Chinese, dressed in will be ruined,
ordinary cluthing, make an attack on his Where streams are still run-
barracks ning, the water is being pumped Company's
shortly into the padi fields by the R.AF. after 2 p.m. on August 19 whilst Already 1,200 acres in the Un he was in his room inside the Long, Sap Pat Heung, Kam Tin, barracks. He said he fired two Pingshan, Sheung Shul and Fan or rue ahots and helped the ling districts have been flooded hors to defend themselves. and made ready for the trans-
trans- Later, he added, he was, sent planting of nursery beds.
up to the hill by Lt. Matsumato while another party of soldiers are to perform watch-post duty, was dispatched to the village of Ngau Koo Long to conduct search.
Elsewhere the villagers working desperately to find water to feed the ground. In som cases, villagers are digging deep into beds of the dried-un streams to try and strike subterranean water.
£
saw
In reply to Capt. Croft, ac- cused said that he was given permission by Lieut. Kishi to punish the suspects mildly if they attempted to escape.
'to cook
Regarding the feeding of Bus- pects. he said that he was told by leut. Matsumoto ceive food from their families, rice for those who did not re- He said seven or eight suspects were given rice by him.
Accused was arrested on in- was remanded formation, and until April 25 for further en- quiries.
was in
Inspector Mischenko charge of the case.
ARMED ROBBERY
three
to Hoven
FIVE MORE TREASON
CHARGES LAID
Traffic On Peak Trams Increases
A TRIBUTE TO THE EXCELLENT WORK DOŊƐ BY MR..
S. F. CHUBB, SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER, AND STAFF IN GETTING THE SERVICE RÙNNING SO SOON AFTER TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT WERE AVAILABLE BY THE AUTHORITIES WAS PAID BY MR. D. E. CLARK, CHAIRMAN, PRESIDING AT THE ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ~OF THE PEAK TRAMWAYS, LTD, YESTERDAY,
*
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be aufficient to
Buildings
Rico Cross Stroot Wanchai, and his whole family with the exception of a ono-year-old baby wero At the previous hearing, ac Lone Japanese soldier was wound- Cused completely denied his pre-ed. After the battle, he said. murdered by unknown assail- the island between he saw Lieut. Matsumoto and ants during, the night, was re- other soldiers going towards called whon a' Chingto wan August 18 and 26.
In reply to Capt. Reilly, accus-the village and later bring back charged with murder yaster-
Supporting the chairman were as soon as these can be obtaln- admitted that he had on with them two rifles, a hunting-day.
Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. L. ed ́ gan and G5 rounds of ammuni-
Before Mr. A. el Arculli at the Kadeorle and Mr. H, V. Wilkin- "In November a certain num- August 17 been instructed to
Lantau from Tai Q|tion. He was told that these return to
directors. Mr. J. L.ber of tools and equipment were was no Island but, as there
were found in the house of the Summary Military Court a 24-son.
unemployed Chow Qitic, secretary. The following supplied by the authorities and transportation between the two head of the Peace Preservation year old
Wing-shing, was charged with chareholders were present: on Christmas Day, 1945, it was tion Papera. The answer papera islands, he took a ferry from Society. will be forwarded to London Ta
to Hong Kong instead.
a service of The same evening, accused the murder of Wong Tak-kin, Mesare. E. M. Raymond. R A. possible to run
representing Mr. cara, With the Peak district S1 Dow who arrived at the University for roarking, after He said he then went to Kow-went on, he was put on guard allas Wong Tae-wan, his wife Wadeson,
children at No. 30. Turner, S. F. Chubb and W. C. entirely non-productive as com which the results will be for loon H.Q. and remained there duty the
to watch for possible and two
Cross Street, on May 30, 1939. warded to Hong Kong Univer-ati August. 27.
Lee.
gards revenue it was feared that enemy attacks and those 804- It was recalled that the crime. In proposing the adoption of the Company could not run at a
the Capt. Reilly: is it correct to pects brought back from
He said he was or was committed during the night, the report and statement of ac-profit, but it was hoped that re- Education Department say that you were on Lantau Is-villages.
request to London land en August 19 and that you dered by Lieut. Kishi to tie them when the deceased and his fami- counts, Mr. D E. Clark said: ceipts would
"Gentlemen, our last general | cover expenses, Thanks to fine University that candidates who fabricated the story of having up. At first he simply tied their ly were asleep. They were kill-
ed with choppers. required London heen in Kowloon? No, I had waiste to the stone pillar with crime, four of the shop fokia Since that date I regret to re- of sightseers our hopes have After the meeting was held in June, 1941. weather and the large numbers standard either for a School I not been on Lantau between ropes.
absconded, and had not been cord the death of one member of been realised. I am glad to in- Matriculation August 18 and 26.
the Board-Mr. L, J. Davies form you that what í might call awarded a London
heard of since.
One of deceased's babies was who died recently in India, 1 the regular traffic" shows signs badly wounded but survivedani kure 1-am expressing your of increasing whilst chance traf- after a long detention in hos-wishes-in extending to his wife fe continues satisfactory.
and relatives our deepest aynı- "The service of cars daily is pital.
admittedly small, but the traffic pathy.
"After the Japanese occupa at present does not warrant an tion of Hong Kong our offices extension, the punaengers, car- were sealed but at some later tied being approximately one- date the safes were broken open third of the normal pro-war and all the Company's books and traffic. Additionally we have no most of the records were lost. apare ropes and although two Amongst the books lost was the are on order it may be some Share Register. Fortunately, an months before delivery is, ob- At the Standing Military Court index of shareholders had been tained.
unemployed previously sent out of the Co- yesterday, Chinese appeared on a charge of fony and this has since been re- armed robbery at No. 15, Bow-covered so that although the
"The three upper terminua rington
Road, on March 30.
damaged by unber of shares held by each fats, although The accused ware Lau Ka-hing, individual shareholder is known, looters after the Japanese sur- Fung Ngay and Chan Chuca,
numbers are render, have been let at pre-war Second and third accused were the distinctive
It may be necessary rentals and St. John's apart- discharged owing to lack of eva missing. As there is no sitting today ence, while first accused was found to call in all old certificates and mente minus the electric refri- issue fresh ones with new num-gerators which were removed by (Good Fridny) the Court was guilty and sentence
bers.
the Japanese, are also all lot at old rentals. The house in Drop In Revenue adjourned to 10 a.m. tomorrow. years' hard labour.
Bowen Road previously occupi- "Profit shown for the perioded by the Traffic Superintendent under review is $4,515.89. The has been sold in its damaged reason for this noor result is the condition.at a price which shows drop in revenue attributable to
a small profit over book value. the evacuation of a large num-
"Before closing my remarks, ber of European women and I should ke to congratulate THE WHOLE OF MR. A. EL ARCULLI'S AFTERNOON AT children and the total absence Mr. Chubb, the Superintendent THE SUMMARY MILITARY COURT YESTERDAY; of any touriat traffic. It is pro Engineer and the staff for their carry forward the work in getting the service run-- WAS TAKEN UP WITH READING OF CHARGES posed to
amount available in profit and
ning so soon after tools and Accused added that he
AGAINST A FURTHER SEVEN ALLEGED COLLA-loss appropriation account, viz.: equipment were available. Mr. smoke issuing from the village,
Chubb although not in the best but he did not know what it
BORATORS DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION $26,767.03, to a new account.
"Auditors' report you will of health after his internment was all about. Later he was in-
INCLUDING FIVE INDIANS AND TWO CHINESE. formed that Lieut. Kishi had set
associated with the pole has been adjusted to meet at Stanley, did not spare him- Two of the Indians, Wadu- allied or
conditions under self in his anxiety to get tho houses in the village on fire.
In reply to Captain Reilly, ac-mull Chartulani and Mohammed King, that is the Republic of the special
piled. Messrs. Linstead and will agree that he fully deserves- used taled that he had brought Sudig, and a former Policeman China, and with torturing Tong which the accounts were com- nervice going and I am sure you
charged under Yuk and Lai Yung-kong.
Davia namo no longer appears the holiday he will take as 3000 High Treason Charges back several villagers to the Chau To, were
of the account, this drm being as the neccesary arrangementa Applications are invited for affects the livelihood of thousands | barracks from the village, and the Defence Regulations of 1940.
Those charged with high tren- now Incorporated in Mesars. enu be made. that he had ill-treated them dur- The others were charged with
The following directors were High Treason. ing detection.
All were formally reminded son were Lau Kwing Yan, Mo- Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co.
the past our financial re-elected: Sir Robert In Attack Ropelled
for a week. Inspector MaCudie hammed Asgar, Ghamand Slagh; Next accused called to testify of the Special Branch appeared alias Man Singh and Jassa year las ended on April 30. 11 Teng, Mr. J. Scott Haraton, Mr. is proposed in future to close L. Kadoorie, Mr. D. L. Newbig- Singh. in his own behalf was Sergeant for the Crown. Yoshikawa Gunichi, 8th defen-
Lau Kwing-yan was charg- the year at March 31 and 'toging and Mr. H. V. Wilkinson. Mohammed Sadig, a former
acts of make up the next accounts to ed with 15 overt mine dant, who said that on August Police constable, faced
High Treason from and two rounds of 30 ammunition, 19 while he was on guard duty,
May, March 31, 1947. round on April 17, was granted bracts from the village and
the Defence charges under
1044,
March, found at King George V Play:
to
1946,
Bomb Damage he saw 20 persone shoot at the Regulations, which included as- to S.I. Dow by Mr. Horace, Lo yesterday. A two-inch American another 30 from the hill. Among sisting the King's enemies by which include an act of joining tretch mortar bomb, found in the then, two or three persons were serving as a special political the. Kempetal with duties of
of British and Allied tilties and I will give you a gutter near Jordan Road, on April wearing ordinary Chinese civic detective in the Japanese Gen-counter-espionage and investiga- the Company fared during hos-
damie from January 1942 to tion He Immediately 18, was also ordered to be confistan clothing.
espionage brief resume. The service war the morning August 1946, and arresting or Agents engaged in ented to the R.A.F. Armoury, Kni reported the attack to Licut, taking part in the arrest of work, and acts relating to the maintained until
Matsumoto. All Japanese in 5.1. Dow aise applied for and the barracks, numbering about loyal persons in Mohammed assistance and part taken in the of Dec. 17, 1911, when a point was granted the confiscation of
Kam-wing. Lai Chak-po, Ma the Points House, severed the Torture Charge
Shum rope In Cheung Ka
and several places 28 rounds of rifle ammunition and 20, defended themselves and Bux, Dalip Singh and Lall Din. arrest of Young Yuet-ping, Ip fell alongside the track nea all overhead
In order to give the public an four rounds of 45 ammunition, eventually repelled the attackore.
He was also charged with tak-Leung. found by the police in a lane off During the fighting, he added, ing part or assisting in the tor-Ching-keung, Lea Chung Kam, brought down
turing of Dalip Singh, Lall Dinue Lei-hla I Iu-ting, Ip equipment. The following day opportunity to make the most of Shiu-cheung, Rampal Ghillote, & bomb fell near the Engine the Easter holiday & the Adminis Mui Sia-hing, Choy Way-fung. House doing considerable dam tration bas given the China Motor Bue Company, Service vehicles to. Wadumull Chartulani, former- Io Lok and Wong Ying-pui. age. The upper terminus fate convert inte temporary buses, and ly of Leighton Hill Road, was 'The acts include taking were hit many times by small some of these
sperate er Regulations of 1940, part and torturing. Ip Kam-callire shells and on Dec. 24 a of the Gramophons Concert at the Catholic Contre, singing by Nelson Eddy
In addition to somo very fine that he joined the Special Follwing, Rampal Ghillote, Mult large shell hit the building and day
The schedule is: first bus leaves on Sunday.
and tical Detectives of the Japanese Sitt-hing and Choy Way-fung, exploded on the platform wreck day (Friday), tomorrow, Sunday Korsakov's |
An ex-policeman, Mohammed ing the ear and doing extensive and Susanna Foster, "Phantom of the Gendarmerie with duties of
charged with 23 damage to engine house and one Blake Pier at 10 a.m. and-there- "Easter Festival
Askar, was 1148 A
The after every hour until 7 pm: good dramatic Easter Choruses from "Messiah" Opera"
countering espionage and other and "Cavalleria Rusticana" are appeal, and exciting action. The activities calculated to aid and overt nets which included Join- of the winding drums.
of sound and colour included. The main item is Rach- addition maninoff's Second Piano Concerto, makes the story infinitely better 4831st our Lord the King in the the Special detectives (Poli- buildings were later repaird by first bus leaves Repulse Bay at than the original silent version prosecution of war, by taking tical of the Japanese Gendar the Japanese and the apare 1030 am, and every hour until The appeal in the press for the with Lon Chaney as Claudin: Bypart or assisting in the interro Torle and taking part and as-halves for brake side of drum 7.30 p.m.
and the plant made serviceable of an number of Indians on well as sco some Ghillote and also assisting and divers dates between May 8, again
shataul, and Un Lopg will be aug. Symphony brought an immediate to hear as
opera which alone taking part in the arrest of 1945 to July 14, 1945, which stock when hostilities commone when there will be a bus leaving Or the two spare ropes in mented as from Sunday, April 21, reply. This work will be, heard extracts
would be worth listening to. Mohammed Yusif Khan, Mo included among others Gopal in the Concert on April 29.
Susanna Foster as Christine WAGE
GE INCREASE
DuBois, the understudy of the mechins und U. Omar Chand, Mohan Singh Dillon, cl, one was used to replace the every hour as from 8.30 in the
The Chinese, who was charged Chan Jagjit Sing, Portap Chand, broken one and the other was morning. star of the Paris Opera, has an under the Defence Regulations Gurdial Singh Karter Singh render in August, 1946, was be extended to Shataukok, where removed later and after the sur From Un Long the service is to The recent demand of the excellent volco, and Claude Rains mochanles and outdoor staff onlaving of Erique Claudio, the was Chau To, who was charged and. Hazura Singh. the Hong Kong Telephone Com-the catacombs below the Opera other charges were that ha on Singh, alius Man Singh and had been cut from it rendering leaving 8.30a.m. will be
Two other Indians, Ghamand found in a shipyard in Kowloon, bus will leave each way every disfigured murderer who lives in with Joining the Kempotal. The
Unfortunately, about 1,000 feet three hours.
The first bus from Tsimshatsui pany for Increased pay and im House, is fascinatingly sinister. diver dates alded, assisted and Jassa Singh, formerly of the Droyed working conditions, han In really gripping climax, which took part in the arrest of Hon Hong Kong Rope Factory, Kent useless to the Company. The through bus to Shalaukok. boon settled with the acountance the sombra hues of technicolor Pan, So Shing Yan, Wong Ching nedy Town, were charged with Japanese ran a service-for-ap- by the men of an offer from the admirably reinforce, the Phantom Yau, Lam Kau, Tsang Ngau and only one overt not in that they proximately two years but this wanagement of an approximate 60
finally killed. raiso Cont. in basie wagon,
Included in the musical score is Au Wing, suspected of endea on Jan. 10, 1945, Incited and was eventually suspended in and ogrtain concessions in servic
the third art of "Martha", lavish voring to return to territories procured the betrayal to the August, 1944. conditions. The Labour Officer's
about a mutually satisfactory sat- tlonioat.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Heroic though the efforts are of the farmers and the R.A.F. only a good rain can save a large part of the New Territories from a rice crop failure.
While the
rice grown in the Terrhorica is too small to make any appreciable difference to the Colony's
supplies, any crop failure
ARMS CONFISCATED
the post of Domestic Science of villagers. teacher in the Education Department. 'T'here in 巍 possibility that the successful enndidates might be sent to England for further training. Applicants should apply in person to the Education Depart ment, 3rd floor, Fire Brigade
Building.
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8.0.1, (C.A.)
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Application for confiscation of Mills bomb, a hand-grenade, two booby traps, an anti-tank
Tak.
Public Square Street, on April 17.
GRAMOPHONE CONCERT
Esster music will have 9 prominent place on the programme
in C Minor.
Film Review
"PHANTOM OF THE OPERA"
and Maher Din.
seven
charged on five counts under the Defence
"You may like to hear how
Messrs. Lowe, Bingham ani Matthews and Messrs. Poat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. were re-appointed auditors.
Buses To Repulse Bay
hourly service to Repulse Bay to
The fare will bo one dollar per
records of Beethoven's Eighth the addition of sound we are ablegation and torture of Ramon! sleting in the arrest and torture which were in stock were fitted head each way ice between Trim-
per
a
of
.
Imediation has done much to bring with a large chorus, to controlled or governed by the said enemies of the King and f Equipment; Need apoBritish Pacifle." Float, Taft Hong
LORD FRASER LEAVES
Admiral Lord Fraser, C-in-C "On examination after the Ja-Kong yesterday in H.M.S. Swift. four other oneratie King or associated Allied States, Emperor the presence In Hong with extracts
written for the that is the Republic of China, in Kong of a member of the Allied. pancso surrender it was found, sure for a cruise during which he Nelson Eddy's singing, is as September 1942. g. Forces, thus encompassing the that the workshop had been all visit Shanghai, Chinwangtao,
егзод-
to On or about, March 11, 1944 arrest of Bo Blu-kuen, a loyal completely stripped of tools and Kura and as we have now come
obama, returning to on May accompanied H.K.V.D.C. ORDERS
expect of this popular baritone. of riding, assisting and taklar arson attempting to ald and as- machines, but that the winding The Orders by Liont, Col. H. Owen- The superb seis of this aim in- part in the arrest of Ng King at the said member of the Al- gear, with minor repairs, would Hughes, Commanding Hong Konclude a nainstaking reproduction hel. Tong: Yuk-Lal Yung-konged Forces
be serviceable and two ropos in-by-small personal staff and dur Ine his absence Vice Admiral J. Volunteer Defence Corps Order of the Paris Opera House: which James Wong, Leung Kin, Won
good condition were wound up in Edelsten will be ashore and No. 81, 18th April, 1940, Barn, accurate down to the femalla Ngan and one Dick, being por- The guest speaker at the weekly on the drums in the engine will deputies for him on adminis
Medical Board: These detalled detail. Altogether, "Phantom song kupected of being engaged luncheon of the Rotary Club on Company to order new ViesAdmiral Edelsten communde house. It will be necessary for uretivo adoperational: maitara. for 1480 hours on Friday 19 Apr. the Oppra is an exciting and
in conducting sabotage-arpion Tuesday, April 28 will be Mr. D.. 48, (Clood
Friday), will attend in- terceting fault is showingd
age and other activities calcul-1. Bosanquet. His subject will be equipment for the workshop and the fourth craiser, aquadron with stead at 1430 hrs. on Tuesday, 23 the Queen's from to devastati GW ASHTON:
ated to aid and hadist: a' Stato | "Shamshulps Escape, Part 27 spare parts for the haulage plant -11M.848wirerure as his dagen
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