MORE USING FLOUR NOW
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Government's appeal to tho population to an ikke greater use of their flour rations appenva to fr meeting with certain amount of response. The Goy- crament spokesman maid yester- day that reports from various | neighbourhoods tended to show that more families were resort-
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1946,
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WHICH LED TO ALLIED RAID
Distinguished Service
The London Gazelte atinoun- ing to mur to supplement their that Vice-Admi. E. J. P. ríve dier. Au the same time, Brind has been appointed K.C.R. some stalbiolfers were doing and that Vice-Adml, Colin Cant- fair trade by making noodlea lie
Rear-Adml. B. C. S. with flaue supplied by ration Martin have been made K.B.E. | for distinguished services dur-
ing the war in the Far East.
ticket holders.
provementse
to
And
Evidence of interrogations and water tortures, in]
which the accused took part, was given in the Axe
Supreme Court yesterday during the resumed hearing before" Mr, E. H. Williams, acting Chlef Justice, of the case against sui
ching, who is charged with high treason. Tsui faces no less than 23, charges. He is repre- sented by Mr. B. B. A. Bernacchi (instructed by Mr. E. S.C. Brooks) while Mr. A. Lonsdale appears for the Crown, Chung Sui-ying said that she was arrested and, taken to Gen- darmerie H.Q. ca June 28, 1944. Daring the period of her deten
interrogated and tortured her. Accused made her confess she was a spy. She was sentenced
Discussing rice prospects, the spokesman ninted that Hong Vice-Adml. Brind, who is 54, Kong's allocation for the third was appointed C.B.E. during the quarter was not yet known. Im-war for hin part in the destruction accused (sometimes alone)
transportation tion of the Bismarck, and C.B. facilities in producing countries, far his services in the planning be said, were a source of and execution of the Normandy couragement.
Kundings.
to death by a military court. Vier-Adul. Canille was a The sentence was later commut. miral superintendent of Rosythed to life imprisonment, Dockyard and formerly director
Chan Shing said he was dr
-
He referred in particular to the railway and bridge repair and rehabilitation wark ander taken by British army engineers in Siam, which may man free about 1,000,$100 tons of rice hitherto rail-lockod country.
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that
Chinese
"NO SMOKING
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4 Chinent toho walked Irisurely into Mr. C. Y. Kim's Court amoking cigarette while the Court quas in semian yesterday was arverely repri manded and warned that his contempt of Court was punish- able with a prison sentence,
werks Inter.
Junk
Attack On
mittal proceedings at Kowloon Evidence was given in com- Court yesterday against three Hoklo searnen, Chui Mun-aang, Li Tai, and Chur Tom-an, that an axe and a number of knives were used in an attack upon a
MR. GIMSON
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Mr. F. C. Gimaon, Goreritor of Singapore, formerly Colon- in! Secretary in Hong Kong. who was interned at Stanicy during the war, was awarded the K.C.AG. in the Birthday Honours List.
Aunther ex-Hong Kong re- sident appearing in the List won the Rt. Rev. J. L. Wilson, Bishop of Singapore, Bishop Wilson, goho 100 formerly Dean of St. John's Cathedral, has been awarded the CM.G.
junk fishing in waters between ARRIVALS AND
DEPARTURES
Lamma and Pö Toi islands dur- ing the night of May 29.
The mistress of the junk, Kong Mui, 62, asid that six men boarded her boat from a Hoklo- type vessel which came along side about 10 p.m. She was hit on the end with an axe.
One of her sens told the Court that he and his brother, fought with the pirates but Binally Po Toi Island which they reach- ad after being four hours in the water.
The armel atinckers were
Hong Kong Boy Adopted
San Francisco, June 21.
A 16-year-old war waif about to be deported to China will remain in the United States as the xe- Isult of a trip to a dentist.
He in Michael Stuart, born In Hong Kong of British and Portuguese parenta and orphan. ed at the age of nine. He lived through the war and the Japn- nene Occupation, reaching America via a atdwaway route three months ago
He Was taken to a Marine hospital recently, suffering from
Arrivals at the Peninsula letela toothache and he so impressed on Thursday were John R. Carr Dr. William Treutle that the (Botanical and Forestry Dept.), dentist posted the necessary A. G. Martin (P.W.D.), _MYX, G. | bod with the Immigration M. Hazelrigg, Mrs. E. Bathurst, authorities for the boy's release. A. M. Yozeiv, N. Khoury, Capts. Dr. Troutle and his wife have (C.N.A.C.). Lt.Cdr. P. A. Peller plan to take Michael with them 3. Sharkey and S. E. Terry no children of their own and (31inistry of Communications) and when they Ko to Tucoma. Washington, after the doctor Departures the same day were leaves the US. Public Health J. R. G. Wyatt, Miss G. Muller,
Service.Associated Press, Capt. W. A. Dudding, Y. S.
the tactical division at the rested on June 8, 1944, by four, Admiral. He is 58,
Marlin was thapanese. The accused and two had not written her.confession. Jumped overboard anul swam for R. S. Wintemute. Rear-zuml. first officer for 87 years to start
detectives, At that his career on the lower deck and time he often sent information She was eventually released two The Royal Engineers had is rench flag rank on the active about the quantity of rice and
Cross-examined. witness snid to Chungking through a certain fending officer's suggestion that Chan Kim, who was eventually
arted as an interpreter.
completed constraction of a new { list. He commanded the cruiser / metals arriving in the Colony she did not agree with the de-masked. Their loot included 70 Leong, Ying ilo, A. Pollard, Mr.
bridge at Bankara, in northern | Dorsetshire,
Siaro, which was
which fired the
now open to, inal torpedoes at the Bismarck, caught and behealed by the Ja- on all recasions sccused morale } fatties of rice, 20 feet of white and Mrs. W, W. Shewan, General:
traffic. They had also comple" - | He is 54.
ed a train ferry at Bangkok to replaces the old Ratna VI bridge, destroyed during the war. The terry would inalle locomotives and rolling stock. at prosetel tunrooned across
Three Months
then For Snatching
river, to be moved to northers Siam where large quantities f
Commentin
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mee were stored awaiting trans Mrs. G. Wiach was the cum- portation to the porta,
plainant at Kowina Court yester. suvepes | day in a case in which Yuen Ming, food ents in Britain, the spokes-uneacloyed, pleaded guilty to
charge of attempied treesy hy man revealed that Hong, Kong
watching. had benefited to my sanall extens by the voluntary sacrifices made By the British people. The large sfia of Australian meat which Government has been releasing at low prices tre the local mae- ket, he said, were part of ships ments that should normally have
ne to Britain.
Britain's ofget was not only To meet as far as was in p power the immediate fool crisis in the Far East, he said, but to contribute as much as possible
WAN
W II.
The Magistrate. Mr. Ladner, passe sentenes of nine nonths hard inter
I
similar Anothe
of :1 antare, Wone Tak, who was stated To have had two mevious envie-
to improve the staryland of Hong for the spine offener, was in these territories,
SWATOW SPRAYED
!
pasise
During his detention reused interrogated him-many times. aalministered the water torture unce, hanged up him once and beat him up several times. He fianlly confessed that he It sent information which tend to the Allied bombing of Laichikok, Cross-examined, witness said that accuserl
on was present every ocension, except the very in most cases there was no da first, that he was interrogated,
panese present. Re-examined,. witness said that he would not have confessed if he had not been subjected to tortures.
cotion cloth an a
Alleged Threat To Kill
N. A. Bogdan, W. L. Warden, J. cargo of Wu Pak-wah, police Interprep and hemp twine. Commit A. Bell, G. Shackleton, G. Walker, Christian, R. Atkinson. J. King ter, said that he came to Hongta precedings, which are being, Richmond, M. Bingham, Cant Kong from Waichow in October, taken by Mr. Horace Lo, will be W. Dallmeyer, W. T. Lewis and 1944, to distribute propaganda continued on July 2,
R. A. Bates. posters and leatiets for the U.S. Office of War Information. He stayed in the Colony for only one day,
Wu Chi-kim, sister of last witness, said that one night in July 1944, a Japanese, a Far-; nasan. accused and two other:
came to her house, sag her nger sister of Wu Pak-wah. She re- lied she was. Accused said that she should know where her brother wuN.
wheth she was
taken to
Readers' Letters
Back-Pay
Sir-A paragraph whpears onder the heading "Questions in Commons concerning "buck-puy" fine concluding paragraph of that telegram from London is so typi- cally failucruns that 3 hasten to correct any optimism that might
engendered thereby.
CIVVY.
Shun Ching Yuk was Com- plainant in a case ai Centrul aragistacy yesterday again Ma Tak Hing and Cheng Lun Chan for demanding the sum of $200.00 with menaces.
hi
died in
warned amount
-com-
to me his
younger
Giving evidence, Shum anil that Jevil"? Surely, to be consistent.11 by Recused and another net in he was firat approuched on June he should call me "Britainman"— custody, for the sum of $200.00. or, more securately in my cast was stated by first accused that
anda..!" it was stated that accused had
If he does, I assure him I shall ter-in-law's expenses to return this sum was required for his eight hold of Mrs. Winch's
not feel hurt or write letters to the to Swatow, her husband having and had twisted behind her back
Press about. in an attempt to take off her wrist
With the Pair of|
in prison during the Japanese condescension" referred [ watch.
Bulonia, I would smile to myself)
by occupation, to where he had beca "chased and arrestry by
As she could only tell them. In early April 1 asked a friend | feel Most Awfully Superior and say "Ignorant fellow!"
adsent for alleged theft from cam- | Cpl. Carrull of the R.A. Pole
Chan Shui-ki said that
plainant. First accus
accused that her brother had left for the in London to cause a question er Mia, Winch had call for sumetine towards alter
complainant that if the assistance.
the end of interior of China, her husband, he asked in the House concerning
was not paid, he would be killed February, 1945, she was arrest-her son and she herself were ar-overnment's action in demobilis- ed by accused and another Chi reated and
with a pair of scissors. First no- Fishy ing officers (H.E.R.N.V.R.) with- nese. They took her to a café in merie H.Q.
Gendar-s
cused subsequently called again on Sir-It might be as well, befers June 13, 14 and 19. On the inst ut any settlement Fifteen days later, pay. An netion, I suggest, that his facts right. This is not the along his
four years
rushing into print, if "Fishy" got occasion, second Mongkok and offered her castes she was released.,
accused Since then
came and ten in a very polite manner.
Civilium
and requested would contemplate she had not seen her husband, Acensed told her that his Japa
with also realising his
first occasion on which this is plamant to go along proximity The
case was adjourned to nese superior officer wanted her Monday Morning.
to Court Summons. I think I am guided person has made efforts to "head"
draw red herrings across the Two other witnessee, for questioning later, he took
right when I say that you canno!
without path. A previous exposition dealt brothers of complainant, also gave her to a flat in Mongkok, where
dismiss your housemaid
with paying her. The following reply as to bring Mayfair into utter dis-
fish and chips in such
evidence in support. she was questioned by a Japa-
Ол conclusion of the case for "Dear Mr. X. Thank you repute, and we of the old country the prosecution. Mr. G. Y. Kwan your letter of April 12ih
shudder to
to think what may be pro-held that the second accused had reduced by garding pay for members and
this, up to now, “un- no case. to answer and he was die checked pen. oillcers of the Hong Kong R.N.
charged. V.R.
Perhaps Fishy" could say why As Chairman of the Re- turned P.0.W. War Committee plentiful? The sly allusion to the
Asl Lauch
farms are not more I am asking a question in Par-origin of Shepherd's Bush is just lament and will
certainly You know when we t
another effort to re-open a contra- versial subject. Authorities have answer.
never agreed about this, and my by Dr. Slodge. B.Sc. is thus the own opinion (shared, I may n Bush was tho result of of grafting. The actual number of plaice fry between 1895/1901 (not 1800/1001) was over 143 million. and I must remind "Fishy" tita, the aircraft used for this experi- ment were not the modern tank Atted craft of today.
sentenced tu 13 months hurd liner.
was charged with having analehed a watch from the wrist of L Chinese won, 17
tested by a Chinese constable.
Following the spraying of long Sining. He was chased and a
Kong and Canton, Swatow is now being subjected An LATE bombardment of D.D.T.
A P
Air Arm aircraft from Km Tal: commenced
yesterday
and it is expected that the speed- ou will be completed by Sady
The
P == F elean-up
carped 19 ||*||fir out by the Nayal Mobile Malasanl and Hygiene Unit, supervised by Surgeon-la, A. K. Brown wha wa. recently awarded the M.E. TH his work rombuling disease in th Colony.
Man Kwan, who pleaded gultz 40 larceny of $1.00 outside th
received Wing On Company, sentence of four months' har! Jabour when he appeared hefyce AC Mr. C. Y. Kwan yesterday. cused asked that he be sent buck to his village, but this plen was mol accepted by Mr. Kwan.
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was then taken to the Peninsula Hotel and detained ¦ for three nights, thiring which the was questioned by accused As to whether or not she was a B.A.A.G. agent. She replied she was not and, as a result. put to the water torture three times. Altipugh accused did not take part in the torture. it was he who said to a Japan- e: "I don't think she will talk Geril Fabris Denny Lowe, unless she is given the water merchant, 50 Kadouris Avenue, | torture." Kowlcon, and Katherine Mary!
After three days she was | idela Rankin. Privato Seere- taken to Gendarmerie H.Q. and tary, British Council, Nanking, kept in a cefli Accused asked residing at 36. Feking: Road. Her to prepare her confession Nanking.
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Szeto Sze Chuk, a Chinese mer- chant, appeared before Mr. C. Y. Kwon yesterday charged with be- ing in possession of nine baller of Portuguese brandy on which auty had not been paid.
Revenue Officer Davidson, prə- secuting, said that a rini carried out on No. 20 Conhaughti
floor, A Road West, ground result
ring search of the premises, the f
of information received.
brandy
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found an a shelf insite room which appeared to beta office.
WAS
Accused stated that the beundy. balance of 12 bottles, had been presented to him by a friend from Macao. He did not know that duty-was payable
Mr. Kwan decided to discharge accused with caution, but told She accused that although the wine
had been given to him แร่ ณ present, it was necessary to pay duty.
An order was also made for the return of the brandy to accused after he had paid the re. quisite duty.
DEATH OF PRISONER
came to hand.
for
let
"We shall be grateful if you will let your friends in flung Kong know that the matter will be taken up and we hope seltic is a very short time.
SIK JOCELYN LUCAS,
NEVER AGAIN.
Small Fines Str,Since the Pelice started their present campaign against individuals hanging on trams, they have achieved very creditable re sults,
a way
good deal
underhanded transplanting and
ver and Ovd
on this subject.
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The case was adjourned till Monday at 10.00 am, to publ Brat cccused to call witness.
Might Mean Anything
menaces
པས
Fok Wai Sang and Teo Lam BART. M.P."
Ping, who were at Central MagicTMTMTM tracy yesterday charged with de- That of course is the last I have
with heard of it and it is now mtd June
manding
1noney 3ly son or grundson will probably
from Kwok Sai Man, were both he lucky to see this 2,000-of
discharged after evidence had course void of interest.
been given by complainant and a Having been a one-time coalie at witness I imagine that Members of-Para Fisheries Syndicate I am liament take care that arrears f
Complainant himself stated in salary to themselves do not extent charming little booklet "Calanus bodily harm had been
entirely unaquainted with that the witness-box that no threats of for so long unpaid.
uttered. (at one-and-nine- He testified that first-accused had Finnarchicus" published by Doll-only demanded compensation for pence), and I await with some im certain raw opium alleged to have to for your correspondents been lost and told him, complain
ant, that if this compensation was In conclusion, it appears to minot paid, he should not carry on that the mass of figures gives do business in Hong Kong" little but disclose the obvious lack
Mr. Kwan held that this re- of technical knowledge of your ference to not carrying on bual- It is a matter for regret, how correspondent who has thrust ali ness in Hong Kong might mean ever, that Magistrates are nos co-these trees before the readers' eyes anything. Furthermore, from the operating in the campaign, as the in an effort to hide the wood, an Amal hes which are being in-it were.
evidence given, it appeared that posed are not Ilkely to instil any
no specifle sum had been demand- fear into the hearts of others who:
ed. are in the habit of hanging trams for the sake of getting free ride. believe that if fines from $200.00 or $500.00 are in- posed or if the guilty, ones giver prison sentence without The deceased died on the early the option of a ne, the
June 20, at Quee: results achieved by the Palice ar
excellent Hospital, suffering from likely to be more permanent, I Luberculosis. He was undergoing is also suggested that the minimum sentence of eight weeks' imprison amount of bail should be fixed at ment for unlawful pussession of $250.00 tree wood on May 30.
At the same time, I think it is Dr. W. C. Woo of Queen Mary about time that the Tramway Con Hospital said that the prisoner pany paid a little more attention was admitted to hospital on June to the rackets which are going un under-nourished. He died on on board their trams. Why is the the morning of June 20. A post Company afraid to take any actior: mortem revealed that ho had a in respect of these rackets? beri-ber! heart and was suffering from tuberculosis.
An inquest was held into the death of a prisoner, Yin Leung. before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at the Centrol Magistracy
yesterday afternoon. The jury comprise Meaars. D. A. Cumming (Fore man), F. R. Pidcock and I. A. Andersen.
of
After hearing the caso the Jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes,
OPIUM DEN
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A REGULAR PASSENGER.
"Chinese"
P/O BUILDING.
Bail Or Naval Custody?
Mr. M. A. da Silva made a strong representation before Mr. George She at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday when he appeared as defend- ing counsel for Able Seaman Sydney Ernest Pearson and Frederick George Sissons, who were charged with manslaughter of Betty Kwok on Feb. 18, and aiding and abetting the crime, respectively.
Mr. Silva said his clients were Mr. Silva said that it was ra- charged in connection with an in-ther funny, that they could detain cident which occured in February. a man for two months without n At the time, Pearson was placed charge, and now refund to have Sir-Much
I naturally on a court martial charge and had them in their custody. hasitate to tross, swords with abeen detained in hospital
As rezards ball Mr.Silva anið - until Chinese on the subject of his own, April..
that he would rather have his language, I would like, to suggest that T.P. has not sufficiently Administration, Pearson's
On the change-over to the Civil clients in Naval suately thon on
was transferred to the civil court.
The case was adjourned until No. 97, Main Street East, Shauki agree that today wan. Ip Sung, 23, unemployed, Wat but I still maintain, quite rightly, stead of which Pearson was not not they would be granted ball..
"Chung-kuo-fen" fined $500 or three months hard
before a magistrate, in May, in-be detained in Naval custody, if labour by Mr. George She at the that the literal translation of it is brought before a civil couts till Central Magistracy yesterday
MrP-Hellett, A.S.P., appeared "Middle Kingdom (1.c. China) last Friday.
tile Police. Inspector Ailen of
man,"
Jati,
CBSC
For keeping an opium divan at thought over the point 1 lato The caso should have been heard onday, to goo whether they could
Wo
as
"Chindse,
far
said that he found seven smokers H called upon to give a tera! Slesons had been detained in on the premises. Two pipes, three translation of "Chung Kuo" I am all by the Naval Authorities for Wong Kau, Wong Chung, Wong
Wolg Wah Kon, Wong Pla lamps and five nots of opium were sure T.P. would say it was "Mid- the last two month without a Fook.) Wong Sun. Wong Kai and seized. The rear part of the fatule Kingdom," and add a rider charge being laid,
Wong Chung, charged with de was being used as the divan, that nowadays. It is generally Mr. Bilva added it was a matter manding the sum of $100.00 with translated as "China": similar which went into the very roots of mensers from Chung Lok and Sentence of three years' hard he would translate "fan" as "man | British' justice,
Chan Loo were romanded until 10 labbur, was imposed by the Act-weald suggest to him, too, would be remanded in Naval quirice.
He requested that both accused am, on Monday for further en- Ing Pulsno Judge. Mr. T. J. that the words "China" and custody, as he could see his clients Gould, at the Supreme Court Man naed soparately have no for instruations easier. yesterday on Chan Ki, who was unfortunate cannotation. Could he
A Naval Lieutenant stated that found guilty of robbery by vlo-say the same for the second word the autheitfen did not like to have lence."
In "red-haired devil" or "Earolyn custody of the accused.
For larceny of 65 conta from a rickshaw coolle, Chan Chi Chong. was sentenced to four months, hard Inbour by Mr. G. Y. Kwas,