Woman On An Unusual Charge
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1946.
Appointment Of Chinese To
Government Posts Trucks Back On
Reading Of
Bills
A bill to amend the Protection of Women and Girls Ordinance, 1938, and a bill Intituled "An Or-
The appointment within the current financial
year of a number of Government servants of Road
are
Kowloor's passenger-carrying
EXPERT TESTIFIES
AT MURDER TRIAL
At yesterday's resumed trial before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Blackall, at the Supreme Court of Liu Yu-pui and To Kau for the mur der of Sub-Inspector A. S. Farquhar, a wit- ness, Inspector G. J. Perkins, said that in his opinion it was impossible for Farquhar to have shot himself.
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Chinese race to posts formerly held by Europ- Kong Keng, a Chinese
cans in the Education Department, the Medl- trucks, which were taken off woman, appeared before
cal Department, the Police Force and the Pub- the road by order of the Police Mr. George She at the
lic Works Department was promised by the some days ago, are again epers- ting following an arrangement Kenwlon Acting Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R. R. arrived at with the Central Magistracy yes- terday on an
Todd, when he replied to a question put by the Motor Bus Co. and the Police. unusual
The arrangement provides for
down from the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lò C.B.E., in Legislative Coun-
Two other accused who, to- someone look charge attempting to dinner to make better provisión
30 trucks to operate under the
Witness said he prevent justice by tam-for the safety of places declared
cil yesterday. The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo's by the appointment of members supervision of the Bus Company.gether with Llu np To will third floor.
and yesterday the full number later face a charge of armed then gave warning to Ah Chi pering with the body of to be protected places" had their
first readings at yesterday's meet-question was:
of the Chinese staff.
robbery, were called to testify and Leung to run while he him- self walked out. On reaching Au Yeung, who was oning of the Legislative Council.
Will Government specifically "As regards the Medical De- was running.
Traffic congestion, which, was fer the Crown. A Bill intituled "An Ordinance give detalls of "European" posts partment recommendations for acute a few days ago when Both accused were advised by the street, he saw a police car the point of death.
that they were coming to a stop opposite the Inspector Soutar, who is in to amend temporarily the Vehicles in, for example, the Education, the appointment of two Chinese tiene trucks were off the roud, His Lordship to answer any house.
Pollee and Public doctors to posts formerly held, charge of the case, stated that and Traffic Regulations Ordinance, Medical,
thought it He went to To Kau's house and failure. A Yeung, young girl. bad 1912," had its
second and third Works Departments to which it by Europeans are at the present has been relieved. The trucka not obliged hands reading and was approved by then likely that Chinese and other time under consideration. Cor are proving very popular and questions if they
well patronlaed by the might incriminate them in the informed him of the been beaten while her
With To, he immediately cross- robbery charge. bill intituled local-born officers have been, or tain other proposals for the ro her buck. Connel), and the
public. were tied behind
Lo Ching said he first meted the harbour and after spend- child "An Ordinance to apply a sum not will be appointed in. 1946-47, placement of European officers After the beating. the
H.K.$100,751,665 to bearing in mind that the esti- are being considered, including
Ah Chi (the robber, who was ing the night with a relative went on to the roof. from which exceeding she fell to the ground. Dufen- the public set of tree mates of expenditure of these the replacement of 10 European RICKSHAW COOLIES killed by Inspector White) and they both left for Canton, where
four important Departments of Nursing Siaters by Chinesa
through him he knew the first they were arrested later. Sistors.
Court tant is alleged to have loosened
1947,"
The total
accused, Liu. Witnees and Ah Leang Lam told the which bound the d its remond reading after which the Government Service form a Nursing the strings
the Don, the Financial Secretary, | Jarge percentage of the total number of vacancies caused by
Chi spent the night previous to that he opened the door to admit White and 8/1 chili's hands.
C. G. S. Follows, proposed Estimates of the Colony?" .ཀ*
the retirement of European place oil
the robbery in an open oplum Inspector The incident took
The Street. that the third reading be deferred
Honourable Colonial Officers is not yet determined.
divan in Shanghai Street, while Farquhar. While his hand was Aberdeen Sept. 9. at
bui the to the must meeting of Council Secretary replied:
policy is to appoint
Liu joined them the next morn- being grabbed by Inspector The cuse
following the publication of the "It is not yet possible to qualified Chinese candidates, as three days.
an-ended estimates as recommend-estimate with any accuracy the opportunity occurs, to the fed by the Select Committee.
which number of vacancies which aro majority of the posts
kely to occur in European have hitherto been held by posts during the present Anan- Europeans. cial year us in a number of cases the Colonial Office Medical Ad- visers are not yet in a position to decide whether officers will be fit for further duty in Ilong Kong,
was remanded for
Junk Gambling Charge
year endirug 31st March,
Mr.
BROTHEL CHARGE
I ang Sing Fa, charged with at No. 53 keeping a brothel A floating gambling house of
Gloucester Road, 1st floor, was board a junk off Cheung Chan
fined $250 by Mr. George She at barbour was raided by Police re-
the Central Magistracy yester- aulting in the arrest of four Chinese at midnight on Wednesday. There were two girls, two clay.
Before Mr. W. 11. Latinier at the Kowloon Magistracy yester day. Lee Yiu was charged with keeping a common gaming huse on board the junk, while Chuen Kel was charged with allowing the boat to be used as a gam- Bing house.
Tethers, Choi Kun and to Kun, charged with gambling. were absent and had their ball of $25 entreated.
First and second defendants were remanded until Sept. 16. Bail of $150 each was allowed.
Expensive Joy Ride
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Government Policy Indians and a British Service-
"It is, however, possible to man on the permixes at the time state that 22 vacancies are ex-
esta of the Police raid. Mr. She told peeted in the European defendant that it would be best blishment of the Education De- for her to leave the Colony beurtent and it is hoped that fore R་ got into further it will be possible to fill not less than one half of these 'vacancies trouble.
CKS Doing Good
Job For Services
CKS are well known and most welcome initials to
all service men and women. They stand for. Combined Kinematograph Services, who, in South East Asia Command, show films of all kinds to two and half million service people a month.
uut by
the
Police
WARNED Eighteen rickshaw pullers appeared before Mr. George She yesterday, charged with pulling unlicensed rickshaws while they | ing. themselves were unlicensed.
Fled Colony
letter to
White, Leung said he saw Ah Chi coming out of a room and warned him not to resist : Farquhar. He heard a shot, after which he saw no more of S/1. Farquhar and Ah Chi.
All that time he did not know where the first accused, Lâu was. Examination of Weapons
In discharging defendants
Lo said Ah Chi informed him with a cuation, Mr. She said: "It is a year since the Japanese that they were going to commit Police Force
were driven out of Hong Kong the robbery that morning, and and we don't want any of the instructed him to call on Loung "The establishment of Chinese irresponsible behaviour of the Lam and give him a dagger and Sub-Inspectors in
Witness met Leang Japanese regime here. You, as a letter. Force has been increased from well as the rickshaws which you in a tea house and after hand. 44 to 87 and it is proposed that
pull must be licensed. Youring the dagger and officers who prove themselves to
Inspector G, J. Perkins said be in every way suitable should rickshaws are being d-binedum, both went to meet Ah Chi
All four went to No. 381, that he examined all the four he given opportunities for fur and steps will be taken to cate and the first accused.
owners." Inspector Sell With
Road. this the
Nathan
Becond promotion.
floor. revolvers (Inspector White's, ther object in view three posts, Local prosecuted.
Witness said he and Leung were S'I. Farquhar's. Ah Chi's and Inspector, Local Chief Inspector
armed with a dagger, while Ah the one found on the verandah) Chi and Liu each had a revolver. and the bulicts extructed from Farquhar's body. Hc ranascking S/1. While others were
two bullets the flat, witness said he noticed testified that the
found on the deceased officer's body were those from his own revolver.
cholera.
De-
Readers' Letters
and Local Assistant Superin- Swatow has been declared an tendent, have been provided for infected place on account of in the current Estimates.
Works "In the Public partment the Engineering Staff is up to establishment. There for however,, vacancies are, Architects and enquiries
fire being made as to whether local candidates with the necessary qualifications can be found to fill these vacancien.”
REVOLVER IN SOCK Acting on information, the had a fruit stall at the junction Police arrested Lok, Chung, who
of Lee Yuen Street West and
Useless Men? Sir,-May 1, as a former member of the British Police Force, take this opportunity of
pointing out to you the total
of the Chinese incompetence Constabulary.
Tonight I enquired of a street seller the price of twenty
narrow patriotism but a means to bring better understanding ef fellow citizens of the world.
To Mr. Hinshing Lo for the accused, witness said that it was possible the gun might have during been fired accidentally
did not
the struggle, but he that the
think it was likely JOAN.
other shots could have been Sir. I quite agree with fred accidentally. John Bull that it is not resport To His Lordship, witness said ful to leave the cinema hall that it was impossible for 3/1. to shoot himself when the "The King" is played. Farquhar This is, of course, not a daty judging from the positions of to the peoples of other nations the varions wounds. Queen's Road Central. Defen- Chesterfield cigarettes and was
Sub-Inspector Wheeler said dant admitted having a revolver shocked to hear the price given besides those of the British
To Mr. E. H. Sainsbury, As- and took the Police to No. Gas one dollar. Calling upon the Empire, but it is more of that that he heard a number of shots, Sal Street, 2nd floor, where a assistance of four policemen, 1 finesse' in one's breeding that sistant Crown Solicitor, witness
was disgusted to hear
them will impulse one, to observe this said that it was possible, but
due verify the street seller's price.
respect for a nation's After I had objected again anthem. too feel disgusted to all four admitted they had no see so many of the audience idea of the correct controllet walking past and looking sneer- ingly at those, standing respect P
fully the strains of the British national anthem..
All the men in CKS have their time fully occupied. All day they are on maintenance of their vehi- cles and equipment, then about 0 o'clock in the evening they stort out to give their showD, often penetrating into almost inaccessi ble places and not returning until | six months by Mr. She midnight or later. The Hong Kong units show to about 14,080) a week.
revolver was found concealed in ariary sock.
Defendant said that he had hought the revolver from two for $30 and intended to take it to his village, Defendant was fined $250 or
Some of the flim shows are free, the Navy, the Army, the Air While a lorry was parked ..
for some there is a nominal chargg | Force, the Welfare Services, of out- Connaught Road Central
of 10 cents, and they are not old
anyone else with wireless trouble. side the Tung On Wharf and
lus either, often by the aid of Backroom Boys the owner absent, Chan Hung. a
CKS men in distant outposts know as winch about the latest films and coolie, thought he would try his skill in driving. His venture
film stars as any town dwellers. proved a costly on, for before CKS show to Royal Navy. Army, he bad proceeded ten feet, he | Air Force, with special attention
British soldiers ito Hospitals and distant horder crashed into another lorry.
damage to the lorry units, and they cren The which he was driving and the boat to the islands. No British are given within three he crashed shows lorry, into which amounted to $2,000 and Chan niles of a commercial cinema.
At Hong Kong Maior Wagstaff,
A 31-year-old poolie, Wong Hung found himself before Bir.
in command the Com-
of
Cheung, was sentenced to three F.K Almada yesterday, charg-R.A. is
Two other important men in the pany serving Hong Kong and the ed with driving without a licence New Territories, Japan Malaya, Hong Kong section of CKS are
months' hard labour by Mr. driving and
lorry with-
and Batavia. His second in com- Ilavlidars Runekrishan and Janiu: W. H. Latimer at the Kowloon out the owner's permission.
mand is Captain Townsend. R.A., Singh, and then of course there Magistracy yesterday Addressing necused, Mr. and a pillar of the whole organisaare those invaluable people, "the ceiving 83 tin plates which were d'Almada said: "In my opinion. tion is W/D. Johnstone R.4.0.C., backroom boys," without whom the stolen from a house at Canton
committed a very a young man of 24 who knows all show wouldn't ge
Sub-Inspector on, but it Road.
Askew grave offence. You have not only there is to know about cinemato- always does. caused damage, but als might graph equipment, and it is report- of pliers and have caused somebody's life.ed that with a pair
fined $100 You are
or one a few feat of wire he can build n month's imprisonment."
you
have
a
Chan prosecuted.
PORTER SOLD TICKETS
1
S. I. complete wireless set. He is
busy man, as not only does he look after all the CKS equipmen but if he has any spare time he is generally found to be helping out
Railway!
A Kowloon-Canton perter was charged before Mr. W.H. Latimer at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with sel- ling five rallway tickets, not being authorised to do so,
Accued who pleaded guilty. was fined $10.
HEALTH RETURNS
The latest Health
Returna show three cases of cholera, all fatal, 34 of malaria (22 fatal),
tuberculosis (42 fatal).
During the week a total of 850 births were registered. Deaths registered numbered 312,
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Strauss,
in E. Minor----Brahms.
invited to attend.
prosecuted.
for re
Wife Charges Husband With Cruelty
Testifying, complainant stated both Christian and Chinese már-
What may I usk, is the une of employing such useless men as these?
MEMBER OF THE R.N.
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to
highly improbable, for apmeone to escape through the roof be- enuse he was guarding the door leading to the front staircase all the time except perhaps for two! minutes when he turned around' to locate the sound of the firing.
The case was adjourned this morning.
H.K. Trade
to
called "butter spread" which is foreigners of unknown nation- Figures
On the other hand, perhaps John Bull may not have fre- quented the theatres as much as we do and hence unable to An Alternative
the crowd," Sir, I was the correspondent see for himself British service- who wrote to you some time men "following
of Chinese, compose usually back about the atrocious stuff Portuguese, Indians and some
issued to us as part of our monthly ration..
The Statistical Office of the Mother may be interested to may not have travelled through
the East so much as to know Imports and Exports Depart- know that last month we did that, much to the disappointment reports that imports of nat take up our butter-spread ment of the Chinese nationals, merchandise into the Colony of iation. but, instead, bought one British servicemen and other Hong Kong during the month
don't mind
"Returned
MOTHER.
The Anthem
Sir. With regard
to
the
lity.
Incidentally, John Bull
we know."
pect be brought before the declared value of $520,853,200 UNO Council. Shall we? as compared with $103,779,775 SONS OF CHINA in the first eight months of
1939;
totallod and exporta $418,011,265 as compared with As A Visitor Sees Us.
$360,485,009. Sir, I hope you will allow a visitor to your city to comment on the shape of things here as
PAWNSHOPS REOPEN
of the large-tins of margarine
on their of August, 1948 amounted to forsigrefs, putting on sale everywhere at approxi-
capa er hats and walking away a declared value of $80,938,189 mately the same price. It may
while the Chinese audience as compared with $52,153,700 not be nearly as good as but- stand reverently to the Chinese in the month of August, 1999. a declared ter, but it is certainly a great National Anthem, have not at
Exports totalled
as com- An allegation that her husband had "another wo- improvement on the so-called all shown any respect so far as value of $85,633,962
pared with $44,772,065. with a little jam RECORDED MUSIC
man" was made by Pun Yim Yuk before Mr. spread and
I would suggest that this Imports during the first alght George She at the Central Magistracy yester- plumped on top, the children There will be the usual weekly
it at all-though day when she charged her husband, Nguyen they protested, in no uncertain question of "national disres-months of 1946 amounted to a programme of recorded music al
Xuen Dai alias Xuen Chun Dai of the French terms at the butter spread. the Forces Education Centre, St.
Bank, with having unlawfully been persistent- Joseph's College, Kennedy Road, Hong Kong, today at & p.m.
ly cruel to her, his lawful wife, and his Programme: Overture "Ruins
children. Athens"--Beethoven, Plano Sonato in G. Major-Scarlatti,
Joy of Man's Desiring that, under the influence of her slages "to take one another for National Anthem, I should like
Poem "Don mother, she was married to de- better or for worse, for rich or Bach, Symphonic
Infor poor. The trouble in this casu
io express. a different polut of fendant some ten years ago.
Twenty-six of the Colony's 77 vlew to Mr. John Bull. I don't Juan"-R.
Symphony October 1943, she went through has arisen from the fact that de-
signified their. 31 smallpox (15 fatal) and 61 No. 32-Mozart, Symphony No.. 4 Christian marriage with her hus fendant, whose salary is $245.00! think, the Chinese who ignore he sees it.
I was here for a short period pawnshops have the Anthem at public places are band at St Margaret'a Church, is Civilians as well as services are Happy Valley, as both parties think to feed five mouth with doing it purposely. They have last year, when the British Mill-readiness to reopen for business
that sun. If the complainant wero Catholics. There were three
no knowledge that they are tary Administration was func-on Oct. 1, it was learned from. to change rlaces with hor 10 were children of the marriage,
The possition of the others is two husband, we would have a lot to hurting others. Many of these ticning under Admiral Harcourt the Guild yesterday.
but ometals of the aup- Chinese don't know English and and was much struck by the
among uncertain daughters and one son, aged 8,6 hear about the difficulties of English customs. The Chinese spirit then prevailing and 5 years ro
rospectively. Comporting a family. It is impossible
officialdom.. There was keenness Guild expect at least half the ori plainant claimed that defendant to expect a husband to apend philosophy had been Content arrivals at the Peninanin Hotel by persistently crual to her $100 for the education of the different from the British. Any- to get things done, a minimum sinal number to reopen by Oct, 1.
grabbing ing her nearly every day,
ly every day. Cor-children and yet have enough thing the Chinese hold sacred red tape and a considerable The rest weiter close down
may seem meaningless to the amount of efficiency. In addition, and-see attitude or Kwing Yan, charged with High inclut L Les Holigaworth, Capt, A.
plainant further alleged that her therefore adjourn the ease in the
British.
You can't expect all officials were most approachable. entirely for lack of funds. Others Chinese to behave as readily Returning to Hong Kong to- may find it more profitable to dis- Treason, woro remanded for one W. Hrar. It... Endean. Lt. M. Vaa weck when they appeared be- Felt. Lt. R. Smith, Lt, R. Dunn, Lt.
22. BENIN) 9/9. C. Mokim Trt, .usband was having an affair with hope, hat you will both come to young lady. her godmother, some agreement. If no agreement fore Mr. F. X. d'Aimada yester Binima. Cat. J. Hushes-Jones. Worl
whom bo took to cinemas.
is reached, then I shall have to the English. The complaints day I come to the conclusion pose of their premised.
which had been published in that you are slipping some- day. Mohammed Sadiq, Wadu want, F.G. Bhaw, F., Cousins. D.
husband never gave her enough
an prdor. I must say a few mail Chattulani
Cheng Back. H,T. Owen, I. Ball and H., and
for maintenance. During Septem
to the wife and ask her to your newspaper can't help much the Kwan, alian Al
had only received $40.
ttle more sympathetic to to Improve the altuation, he charged under
her husband, because he has to cause the majority of Chinese find the money and that is not so don't read English papers. What I want to suggest is that the Government should take the responsibility to make her Chinese subjecta, here. under stand the meaning of this com-
TREASON CASES
REMANDED · Ghamand Singh, Jasan Singh, Mohammad Asgar and
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Lau
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
Cary, Chai Cheng, Departures from the Penturula ́includwi the Defence Prof. and Mrs, K.B. Diely. E.9. An Regulations, were also remanded derson, D. Murchle, Lalth Bhtech, Tee
Chin-ping, Capt, H. Kropke Cast. lid, for one woolt.
Mantoux, To Chish, Capt, ik, 'Killiette. Described by Mr. George SheC. Hubblett, D.J. Villis, CA, Munel, WJ, Westwood, J.N., Breeze, G.W.N. as an enemy to socloty, Chan Macchan and K., Beer, Sun was fined $2,000 or 18 -neaths' imprisonment for keep-
ing in oplum diyan at No. 16 A woman and a man, Chon Chiu Loong Etreet, lat floor. Szb and Wong Kuen, were oach A sum of $142, representing fined. 840 by Mr. W.H. Latimer the night's kings ap to the at the Kowloon Magistracy you 1ime of the Police rald, was or terday for unlawful removal of pred to be put into the Poor 100 cattlea of flour from Balgon
to Kowloon.
Boxi
Entering the witness box, de fandant denied the allegations and said that he earned only $245 a month, which was handed over to his wife. Defondant said that the young womal referred to by
money to support them.
bea
Complainant replied to Mr. Sto saying that it was not a question her of money. She, objected to
bla wife had been placed in his husband having another woman,
of life is quite
of
or
where. The spirit of last year I certainly don't. I was taken, seems to have gone. The De however, by a Chiness friend mocratic spirit so largely into a Chinese club where I was evidence then has given way to made to feel porfectly at home. that awful smugness and super- None asked me what school I fority complex so widely preva had been to or my social lont among the British in the financial position, are sole coloules, The Old School Tio has “You poople lost a lot of po returned more firmly entrench- tontial support in the late war. by your pre-war, attitude of recognies losger breeds not mom superiority I thought last year. from what I saw here, you had I find British clubs, where, learned your lesson and would for some an on-cannot profit thereby but apparantly take a Chinese friend- for a note drink. Perhaps God know why, NON-BRITISH VISITOR.
care and that he was her guardian. Adjourning the cake till 8.30 mon bondage of National ed than ever, determined not to As a result of bis wife's objections p.m. on Sept. 28, Mr. She eald Anthem Every theatre should to the presence of this young that he hoped the wife would not begnized to butyus in ad-bers of their excluilys eircles
millitant RENTSISINS and woman in the houss, he had, about
Adont so
three months ago Cent her way: an attitude. As her husband thus vortleerpent in China dand Magistrate's Advice best that the ammian, to somation Ingall peal
Authern. far 21 Hot za teach Addressing both parties. Mr. bad gone, It was on to the parties during iShe said that it was the spirit of) to make a new start.
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