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Red Cross Supplies: Distribu- tion will be made at Volunteer ifendquarters to all members of II.K.V.D.C. and H.K.R.N.V.R. icho were Prisoners
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Orders by Lt. Col. H. Owen-
Commanding Volunteer Defence Corps. No.
Ph
May 1946 Employment: There is a vo for men of good physique. Any sihility of temporary employment Volunteer seeking temporary em-
vment should report immediate
this 11.Q.
WING-(Ho Shai Wing). Aged 62 years. Cortege whil
the Monument at Hughes. on Friday, 10th May 1946 and will then proceed the Crematorium, Seakan- vites where the inst ("three bows") will be obser- ved. No flowers by requanil
THE CYNICS
For
Hong Kong
Weddings
Order
The following forthcomin weddings are annuuneed
In Macao
IGAS WORKS
STRIKE
of
Readers' Letters
nually
may be Govern
Shaukiwan Trams
.rency. Under such clrcumstances Incrensa Sir-A correspondent in your when circulating notca Yesterday, the reɔnd day of the edition of today complains that the by, hundreds, pay thousands of yg Kong G Works strike, tramway service dors not yet per cent yearly, only foolish und extend beyond Taikoo Dock Wost would-be bankrupt merchants do
A6 .rule government Bervice was maintained as on the Gate in full resumption of the not keep stocks of goods. previous day with Naval person- Causeway Bay-Shauliwan route. nel. There was a stoppace The explanation is as follows. imposes heavy taxes to absorb a supply, far about three hours in Although much track damage re- great part of paper notes in cir
aculation, so that prices the morning but this was due to construction work in this area has stabilized. The Chinese a blockage in supply Hings only. long since completed, the
boon Negotiations between represen-replacement necessities of demoment does impose heavy taxes, tatives of the employers and em-lished overhand equipment ordered but meat of the collected sums goes into the private purses of early arrupted officials again, and the at progress had been made to September, 1945, expected to have ployees.com
continued and it la learned by the Company, as
amount of circulating notes is not earlier, wards arriving at a basis for a reached us
us rauch
not have
A reduced. Thus the Chinese people zatisfactory settlement.
yet arrived in the Colony. Men at the Kowloon Gas Works arrangements for complating the pay dearly. Who has been wa
cipt profiteering? High officials, Kuo- work are ready. Once
Once in receipt of this material the Company will bureaucratic capital. Because of mintang banka, army commanders remained at their posts.
a position to res
restore the be in a
capital has Part the war, bureaucratie Shaukiwan Bervice rapidly.
ere grown in strength and makes of the material is already ex great in-roads into the sconomic but essential requirements are lacking. It is sincerely hoped that delay will not be long continued.
Money Mart
After a comparatively quiet morning Chinese national currency suddenly firmed up in the after- noon following heavy speculative buying.
Rates had been at $2.33 for futures and $2.40 for spot (per CN$1,000), but at the close buyers were offering $2.40 and $2.46 ros-
pectively.
EVIDENCE THAT RICHARDS DURING HIS VISITS TO passed off without incident. The
MACAO HAD ENDEAVOURED TO OBTAIN INFORM- ATION ABOUT THE BRITISH CONSUL AND HIS STAFF THERE FROM THE VERY PERSONS WHO WERE EMPLOYED BY THE BRITISH CONSUL ON ESPIONAGE WORK, WAS GIVEN BY SEVERAL WIT- NESSES AT THE CONTINUED HEARING YESTERDAY OF THE CASE IN WHICH J. J. RICHARDS IS CHARG ED WITH HIGH TREASON BEFORE MR, C. Y. KWAN AT THE CENTRAL MACISTRACY. INFORMATION, SAID A WITNESS, WAS ALSO SOUGHT BY RICHARDS AS TO THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES UNDER THE BRITISH CONSUL, THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDY PAID TO EACH AND THE MONTHLY EXPENSES OF THE CONSULATE IN TELEGRAMS. Mr. R. S. Smith asalsted by, tinued witness. "He told me Mr. O'Donovan is prosecuting that he was on a visit from The first witness yesterday, Hong Kong. He asked me If I was Miss Grace Lau, who said knew anything about the Sail that after her brother Jackie Ou. I said No.. Laul left the Colony in 1943 He asked me if I could locate the Sai On. three men came to her house for Capt. Mitchell of
was not in him. Accused was one of them. The ship
Macao They did not find him but ar- then.
"In Macae I met a Japanese. rested her father. She had not seen him since. The men also Yumato, who was introduced to photo me by accused. I also met aB- took a photo album and
other Japanese named Taimía.. of her brother.
"In the presence of accused Alexander Black said "that he
Macae in July 1943 Yumato said that he would up, went to and worked
British preciate my services if I could for the Consul collecting information. find cut anything of interest
about the British Consul. ite made a series of reporta.
had He knew, accused and
"I reported all this to seen him in Heng Kong before British Consul," -
accused July 1943. He met three or four days after their Mr. J. Galvin, Hend of the rat meeting. In July 1943 he Trut
Section, met accused in Macno where and Industry
could say visited the factay of he asked witness if ho Messrs. Djung Brothers & Co.. find out information about the Consulate. Among al 72-76 Marble Rond, where British scems, at first glance, to prese they made a tour of inspection these were the number of re- the cinius plienomenon of as recompanied by Mr. Djung. Gen-fugees under the British Con- This,eral Manager of the Company, Aul, the amount of eubsidy given land of peditical inertia.
the amount Mr. Djung is the originator of each refugee, and however, would be a purly super- ficial, if not entirely imtemate, a new form of toffee, known spent by the British Cans on judgment. Whatever the corice "Vitates," which contains Yeast telegrams each month. The con- and Cul Liver Oil Concenisates.ersations took place near the
Gate Restaurant This product, although now to Golden the market, is already proving Blacad, 6 1 very popular.
im- was much Mr. Galvin pressed with all that he saw and expressed
latest industrial hng Kong's enterprise.
Adella Vitus Gosanoj xteno- grapher, of 292, Prince Edward Road, Uten Marin Boats Re- moeite of 150, Brandary Street, Kawbon
George Tong, interpreter of Su- preme Court, living at 250, Jaife Tu a] Road to Sui Kit-plug of the same
address,
How
416 ver to as Hong Kong's latively apathetic petan ponse to the poise of, at least, municipal self-puveaumum 2 there seems to is little ground] for doubt that, taking the Chin-f
the mass, The escpulation in Atnouticelent a failed to sti
enthusiasm. any marked world which has never previous ly in its history been so bitterly. assailed by many clamorou voices, here, their and ༢॰༣༩༢༠༣ 」 where, demanding, demustatic i stitutions, the right of self espres sium of people, independence and Hong Kong self-government,
answer
are
may be, it certainly
not that the people of Hong Kong
with the 141 satisfied
way things have been ran in the past that they are not interested in
are begin change. Indeed, we ning to approach me closely to the truth when we suggest that the prinmiy reason for public apathy is a lack of conviction that
i
is implied. Al vein of cynicism
any teal change strong
thingh Chinese comment.
100 man.
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1
NEW HONG KONG INDUSTRY
Another
Mr.
Growi
satisfaction with
O'Donovan,
of the
|
the
Intelligence Agent Alfred David Williams said that he left Hong Kong for Macao in June 1943,
"In August 1943 ) was employ- ed te assist British intelligence in Macao. On August 18. 1943 I met accused in Macao and in the course of a conversation, he asked me if I knew the guard of the Sai On as he wanted to
arranged contact him. I
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Gold also jumped in sympathy and from $431 per tact at the opening it closed at $441.
American dollars irmed up to $5.18 and Sterling was unchanged at $17.30. Australian pounds ad- vaneed to $12.85.
Shanghai Exchange
Dur
US dollars
H.K. dollars: Buying CN 410, Selling CN$420.
CN$2,221-
It will be remembered that 1: was in this secilon of the Com
was in th
Ipany's services that
that the greatest volume of war damage to track and almost total destruction of overhead
equinment
accurred, parily during 1941 hostilities and
W. F. SIMMONS, Acting General Manager, liong Kong Tramw ays Limited.
and
life of the country. Bureaucratic capital that hoards up stores, nay lepots of goods with money gotten by illegal means must be con- I do not understand demned.. den when Chinese Observer says that foreign economists bring down
value of the
currency. Chinese cur Again Chinese Observer Bny that we must do
something
for
and
Buying Chinese child knows to be true. brink 7 Because of the issue the
Closing, quotations: Gold рет Gunce: CN$158,500, Selling GN$159,500.
U.S. dollars
(unofficial mur- ket): Buying CN$2,218, Selling meeting between the guard and accused. 7 was present at the ILK. dollars: Buying CN$900, meeting. The guard was ques- Selling CN$400. Associated Lioned as to what happoned on | Press. the night of the Sai On in- In Macuo. Richards stayed at cident. The guard gave his ver- the Grand Hotel. Witness visit-sion of the incident.
Opened Drawer
it he had found formation
from
in
While in Hong Kong in July 1943, accused told him that in the event of witness leaving for Macao he was to find out things about the British Consulate such as the people working for
Sentence of one year's hard in
Chan was Imposed 477 Cheane. 31, unemployed, by Mr.
Aft George She at the Central Tistracy yesterday for anatching a old wrist.et valued at $170.from
Cinere woman Kwok Sau-chun the Consulate.
Wellington
יו
tear Street
"I met accused again. in Macao some time, later,'
certain.
Information
Not Entitled
hot
of
WBS
0.3
and
with
is to
also subsequently,
with the residents of the welfare of the people who are Equally
in such a financial strait, and not the area and your corresponden: to scade with the Altomintang this Company sincerely regrets to that its otherwise successful rehe must be known that the Kuomin
Communist issue.
But it bilitation efforts have been frus-
tang and Communist issue is one trated in the manner, explained on
between corrupted the Shaukiwan route,
government and
government, between in good efficiency and efficiency, between one-party rule and peoples! rule. Because of the issue, agreements Shanghal, May 9.
have been Opening quotations
the
reached between the on
Wor Profits
Kuomintang on the one hand, and Shanghai market today were as
Sir,Chinese Observer writes tho Communist and other demo- follows:
Gold
ounce: Buying in the Mall of May 1 that the cratic parties on the other, that CN$100,000, Selling CN$151,000. salaried class is the most hard-hit the Chinese Army. should be re- (unofficial mar-lot because of the low purchasing duced and that Kuomintang Party ket); Buying CN$2,205, Selling power of the Chinese currency, workers must not feed on govern- and that the profiteers are the meat revenue, and so forth. This CN$2,216.
ful positions, K.
means that Government will aut officials in pow
powerful mintang government organisations down its issue of paper currency. and banks is a fact which even 2 Is this not ʼn dikect measure jo
about the welfare of the. But not seeing eye to eye some of his views. I hope space
Kuomintang has promised freedom is available in your column (or of spe
of speech and democracy, the elucidation of some of China's means that the people will have present problems which my coun- the right to criticise and even to punish the corrupted officials who try-men are anxious about.
When I first entered Free have plagued on pub
public
revenue China, I scorned hoarding to the like a swarm of locusts.
Is it not very bone. I thought hoarding for the welfare of the people?
the sky- the chief cause of
The most pressing problem of duced was the copy kept by the rocketing of commodity price. But the Chinese people today d him twice there. On one of "Subsequently accused asked British Consul in Macao. time was a great eye-opener, and see that the agreements reached these visits, accused asked him the guard if he were willing to Mr. Smith was about to put as it passed, I came to this between the Kuomintang sni
truth-I out any in-supply
questions to witnees when Mr.horrible
was a great
1 carried
other political
Parties are being Kuomintang out. Some the British about the Consulate guards. Kwan Baid that on further con-In keeping money which lost
in a month. That officials in powerful positions are REMANDED
Consulate. Witness said he had The guard replied in the af sideration he had come to the of its valuo
be diastor of the Beat trying heart and soul to under- the witness conclusion that was not. Accused. then asked him firmative. week's remand
if I lost my job. Some- mino the "The information was
also should not have been shown thing must be saved for rainy do not like democracy which pr
agreements, because they s granted in the cases of Chamand if witness know of anybody
the document until there was evi-
days.
Thus it came about that 1.vents them from exploiting the Bri. Singh, alias Man Singh, Jass working for the British Con-concerning the office of
Consulate in Macao, dence from the British Con-
Observer an arden critic of hoarding, took common people. Chinese Mohammed Asgar, Sing.
Musulate in Hong Kong. Witness British tish bureaucratic government kameed Salg, Wadud Char-old accused that he did not Many things were mentioned
limited of the witness' own report and
income permitted
me. Atmo Che must let Generalise Kai-shek alone for this Colony has never wilfully lani. Lau Kwing Yan and Chau know, but would do his best to and among the questions rakedate that it was an expon to hoarding in a scale that my sys
to be collaborators |
report had whenever were the names of the censulate that the original find out.
had cash at hand, I be will solve. all China's
Problema. deprived any individual, of what-To, alleged
the occupation
The conversations took place guards, their shifts, the type been sent to London and could bought a gold ring so that I could He has been at the helm of
sell it in time of need. So it was Government for 10 long years, and ever race, colour or ciert,, of the daring the
Colony, when they were brough!
On of weapons they carried and
not be produced. essential freedoms. Economic de hefare Mr. George Sheat the in Richards' private room,
one occasion he was left alone what weapon the British Con-
Mr. Smith informed the court with all the Chinese people-mer he has been alone all that time, with that the object of his producing chants, workmen, clerks and all yet he has not done away mocracy we have had always with Central Magistracy yesterday.
A.S.P.. and he opened a drawer in which sul himself carried.
"I was friendly with accused. the document to the witness was
corruption or given the "people us There has been no compell-
I met him practically every day to enable
merchants and traders war even this simple right of criticis- him to refresh
his profiteers ing inventive, among the great Special Branch, appeared for the he found a list containing the
uumes of people ho knew.
Chinese Observering the bad officials. No, a les About Enster 1944, I again met
and that it was memory
terms them to be? No, they are der of a country is the servant majority of the population, to in
intended that he ahchild
not. How can they make any of the people who deserve the sist upon the further privilege of
accused. He frequently men-
profit, in term of tioned to me that it was very examined on the contento
goods, if con rights to direct him from below. A system habour The right to vote.
bra
unwise of the British Consul to the document.
modity price is rapidly rising to This is the spirit of democracy. been working which in
CHINESE PEOPLE. years and years? The iron truth trust certain members of the little
ia that merchanta traders aro generalisation, took
service. Accused claimed he
50 hard-hit as the salaried count of the needs of the
had evidence to prove their dis-
Mr. Kwan held that in any ass because they keep goods in- THE loyalty. He even suggested he Is the grant of
it was not stead of ever dopreciating show the evi-uvent inasmuch as was willing to dence
to the British Consulthe witness' original report he notes. They hoard so as to hav
was not entitled to refresh his security and to survive. This is which in fact he did.
and that no a human right. Hoarding is bad "The Accused also told me memory from it that Dr. Selwyn-Clark and Mr. questions should be asked about and makes commodity price rian,
but not the main cause of it. Ho Wing were being somewhat is contents."
The cause for hoarding and the Mr. Smith submitted that the badly treated in Stanley hut he
low purchasing Consumers refresh his unprecedented might
heraby Payment of could arrange for treatment to witnees
notified that because he had said power of the Chinese currency is be better if the British Consul memory
as Security for own rohat for to seek. To feed its woll
civil wor-Deposits Bo desired. He asked me to con- it was a copy of his
Accounts for Supply of Current and Kuomintang party vey this to the British Consul parts, but the magistrate held over 10,000,000 soldiers..
that the mere fact that the wit- vants
national revenue,
But as a singe the re-occupation of the its nationa which I did."
ness had been shown the docu-workers, the Government depends etc., which has been in suspense "Hong Kong News"
ment, which offer further conn
was greater part of the revenus saes Colony, will be resumed forth-
of cor with. M. P. Remedios
thought said: "I
alderation ho
into the private purses
Consumers who have previous- know accused. I met him after wrong, should not alter the legal rupted officials the Government.
of enor to
their produce
Deposit As stated in the original announcement, dated Feb. 12, the the war. I met him in Macao. position which should be the make both ends meet, has to resort ly paid a Deposit are requested
currency. Receipts at the mous sums of paper
Company'a object in arranging this examination in Hong Kong this It was late in 1943 or early in same as if witness had never to the uninterrupted, issue
ndjourned till This explains for the ever depre- year was to enable the University authorities to select 1944: He told me that he had been shown the document.
come to Macao 'on private busi-
Hearing waS
ciating value of the Chinese cur-Head Office, P. & 0. Building, 3rd Floor, for the purpose of entrants for the hope for re-opening of the University ness of his own... The first time 10 a.m. thie morning.
re-registration. At that time it was not clear, read and understood the condi- met him was when he came up whether. London certificates ttons, and the receipt berg the to me in Macao and showed me of its an affairs, some sort off would be issued. It was hoped worda "Hong Kong Matricula-a card which stated that he wan a representative of the Hong that they would, but the matter tlon Examination" plainly
Kong News'. I was then " 'ansiver should soon be given. It was one entirely for the London top.
correspondent of the Hong is not to be supposed, from the authorities to decide,
Kong NewR.' phraseology of His Excellency's The preliminaries for holding
"Accused told me that he was to student who expressed announcement, that His Majesty's such an examination
dinaatisfied with quite influential in Hong-Kong Government's ideas on the subject begin six months before the himself as
It date of the examination. Due to these conditions pala a fee, and I asked him why he did not can be seen in blue-print. would, however, serve a useful abnormal post-war conditions Hardly any student did in fact use his influence on behalf of here, all this work had to be express dissatisfaction and the people arrested in Hong purpose were rough proposals to crammed into a much shorter total of 194 candidates entered Kong. Ho said he be outlined, as soon as possible, to time, and in particular it was the examination on the above his best but scris very complicated." serve as a basis for discussion, and essential, in order to hold the
terms.
Gratitude to the London au- The last witness was Manuel perhaps, at the same time, re-examination at all, to register
names before full thorities should
undoubtedly de Luz who said that he had move the suspicion that every-candidates"
sent by mail outweigh any feeling of disap-known Accused for the last thing is going to be run just as ir details could be
from England, Summarised pointment in the mind of the 20 years. During the occupa always has, with slight variations information was exchanged tele- Hong Kong public. They have tion he was in Macao and as- of no practical importance to the,
graphically, :
made many concessions. In con- sisted the British Consui. there -under-dog.
When the time came to collect nection with this examination as a voluntary espionage agent
Document: Produced fees it was still not clear what without which it could not have
Scasións. Mr. Smith then produced a An armed hold-up during a the intention in London was, ro- been arranged at all. mah jongg game in a collin shop garding the issue of certificates. Due to the high speed work document which purported to
and of the Education Department, be a copy of certain reports that he had known both accused taken to nt 11. Pitt Street, Kowloon, on A statement in Engliab.
Dr. Szeto Onward, realdent aur- March 8, when three men arm-Chinese was therefore prepared, the London University Examin-made, by witness and submitted since they were children. On Jan, he was
candidates that ac-ation Council, and the Vice- to the British Consul la Macao. 88, about 10.30 p.m., he was alcop- ed with revolvern robbed, the informing varions, players of jewellery and cording to Information available chancellor of Hong Kong Uni-This was handed to the Magising at a dry bean curd factory at goon at the Kowloon, Hospital, moacy, had a nequel at Kow- the examination was valid for versity, the major object has frate and shown to the witness shek Fu Tong village with three said that Choy was admitted to foon Court yesterday when com- Hong Kong Mariculation, hut been nchloved, and Hong Kong's who bald that it was a cory of of his nephews when two armed the hospital in the early hours of gunshot wound on the right side
CO., LTD. mittal proceedings on a charge no guarantee, could be given re-senior educational establishment one of his reports.
Mr. Smith explained that the with ropes and took him out sam van hot you was suffering from a THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC of armed robbery were com garding the issue of London will have a basis for approving
Each candidates new entries, so that it many com- origin with explained that the distance from Abo house of his jaw. There was a would menced before. Mr. Horace Lo Certificates. against Wong Loung, 28, and before being allowed to pay his mence the uphill tank of re- now in the Foreign Office In There wore bout 10 men pre-just behind the right out and an
fee, was asked whether he had building itself.
London and the document pro sunt in all. The two accused were exit wound at the side of his
among them and ho overhead the mouth. Liu Yi, 2
cipal self-goverment likely
after that? Or i, the Mouitipai¦ D'Ayudar Street on May 8.
Council's constitution going to be
Sk
so framed that, its membership will be composed of the coteries of taipans, inflicted with a fondness for the public lime light, but at the same time mind- What, ful of special interests? asks the average shopkeeper, is Municipal Government going to pican to me? These are pertin-
if And questions. ent is the serious purpose
to provide Government Kong with democratic
it of
Hang institu tions, to instil in the people of Hong Kong a civic sense and civic pride, to build up respon-i sible citizenship by the grant of
a larger share in the management i
con-
Statement On H.K. Matriculations
*
Some disappointment is naturally felt over the recently announced decision by the University of London Examination Council that the forthcoming London General schools examination will be allowed to count] for Hong Kong Matriculation only.
normally
Many Concessions
оп
was doing cases were
paper
HEARDACCUSED SAY: “LET ME KILL YOU”
to
HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD,
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS
are
Consumers will be advised in due course by individual notice of the amount required. GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD, Agents,
CO., LTD.
Hong Kong, 8th May, 1946..
HONGKONG ELECTRIC
CO., LTD.
Evidence that ho had been shot behind the right car as al
repaisal for having raised the alarm following_two THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC attacks by armed men on the village of Shek. Fu Tong, in the Pat Houng district, Ping Shan, on Jan. 25 and 28, was givan yesterday at Kowloon Court by. Choy Choi, 42; a coolio employed by the Texaco Oil Co. Choy was the principal witness telling the others that he was ros- THE
alarm three nights previously when committal proceedings were possible for having raised the
at Kowloon Court before, Mr.
"Lut held. Latimer against Teang during a raid on the village. He "Another mak, a kayad sa Wan on 4 heard one of the accused say, charge of wounding and causing me kill you."..
Both ac stranger to hin, then came for- grievous bodily harm.
The Company regrets that He fell and lost consciousness. were committed to stand ward and fired a shot at him.
Criminal the trial t
next.
He was later found by his younger from this date until further. brother and sent to the Un-Cong. notice, no Neon Signs may bo From there he was connected to the Company's
Hospital, whoreaupply.
*23.
Choy, in the witness-box, sald Disp on Feb.:
then came in. They bound him
NEON SIGNS
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO.,
LTD. Agents.
Hong Kong, 8th May,