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Heavy Kidnapping Sentences
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916.
WHEN ANTHONY EDEN WARNED
M.P.s Find Mrs. Tennant Guilty
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SHIGEMITSU
(By Frank White)
Tokyo, Nov. Z.
Consolation Mission" Arrives
After three days hearing, the
Critical as was Britain's situation in Europe at the trial of four Chinese for kidnap-
time, Foreign Minister Anthony Eden warned ping and forcible detention of #!
The Frivileges. Committee of the Japanese in February 1941 that England prominent Chinese tea merchant
A consolation mission," con four months ago, was concluded the House of Commons has
• "will protect her rights in the Far East with
sisting of 25 representatives before Sir Henry Blackall, Chief found Mrs. Eleonora, Tennant,
the utmost vigour if they should be attacked.” Justice, at the Criminal Sessions Chairman of the Face the Facts
Mr. Eden's warning to de- tives when he hated at this from various government, com-
mercial,
cultural, labour, Association, guilty of breach fendant, Mamoru Shigemitsu, readiness to act as mediator. be- yesterday,
A
the accused, Chau Sai-ping, of privilege in instigating the then Ambassador to Britain, tween the belligerents. Churchill Women's, trade and social or- Cheng
Ming. Li Kwok-ming and publication of an improper So Ka-tak, were convicted and poster.
was among the records of the added however, that he hoped the Sanisations in Canton, arrived Japanese would understand that in Hong Kong yesterday to ex-- sentericed to 10 years' hard labour.
Japanese Foreign Office in-a The poster stated: "Names troduced in evidence before the in a cause of that kind, affecting press condolences to the bareny- tịch.
of M.PS voting for bread raInternational Military Tribunal there can be no question of com-Cheong, peanut hawker, who the whole fature of humanity, ed family of Wong Shia- The jury returned a unanimous tioning in the Commons verdict of guilty without retire-Thursday (July 18)
for the Far East as the back-promise or parley."
was allegedly fatally assaulted. will be ment.
ground to inter evidence which, Three days inter, according to by a constable in Kovison. Mr. A. J. Clifford. Crown published here as public enemies the prosecution told the Court, the documents. "in Japan's second Counsel, prosecuted, while
Mr. and dictators." It was displayed would be produced to show that offer (handed by Ambassador represented Li in the streets and at the eftraner Japanese leaders were definitely Shigemitsu to Churchill)." Mat- Hinshing Lo Kwok-ming.
to New Palace-yard. West preparing for war early in 1941. spoka stated he had intended "no According to evidence adduced, rainster.
Mr. Eden said the idea, behint whatever of his readiness to four accused kidnapped a Chinese
In its report the Privileges ing "prepaganda" in Japah that
act as mediator in the European tea merchant at a tram stop in Committee stated that
Mrs. Britain was
decadent country conflict but had been referring to Happy Valley four months ago. Tennant "acted in a desire to
the Pacific situation. They topic their victim by tax: to achieve self-advertisement and true, that the British Empire time believed the mediation, offer
on the brink of tuin," was not
Observers in Tokyo at that Wanchal waterfront where they put him into a sumpan for Yau- with disregard of the respect and people have "strong deter-was a Government trial balloon, mati. Later they landed in due to Parliament. Her motive mihation" and in addition to intended to further Jull the west-of guarantees Kowloon and put him into another was to bring improper pressure her own natural resources, "has ern world concerning Japan's war
on members, and not to defend unlimited assistance from plans-Associated Press. freedom of speech 起码 she America." alleged."
Laxl.
As the taxi was nearing the New Territories border, Cum- mandes rtopped the vehicle, res-i eping the merchant and arresting the four accused.
In their defence, Chau, Cheng and So alleged that they arrested the merchant on charges of colla boration with the Japanese dur- ing the war at the instruction of a Major Chiu. Li, however, res mained silent when asked by His Lordship whether he wanted say anything for his defence.
Lane, Crawford Report
after
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Her action was so petty and
Roosevelt Warning Roosevelt also warned the
a few days later in Vegetable
so insignificant in its result that the Hruse would best con-Japanese ult its dignity by taking no Washington, according to a mes- further notice of the offence.
Film Review
and
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sage from Secretary of State Prices
Cordell Hull to Ambassador |
The following retail prices por
131 Average
A spokesman for the Mission according to Central News, said that the Mission reserves the right to demand that the Hong Kong authorities carry out the following nieasures: (1) the person responsible for the death compensation be paid to Wong's of Wong be duly punished; (2) dependents; and (3) provision
ngainat recur- unfortunate
rence of similar incidents.
The spokesman said that Wong is regarded as an over- schs Chinese national and there- fore was entitled to protection by the. local authorities. The mission hoped the Hong Kong Government would take steps to have the incident satisfac-
Grew in Tokyo, outlining a con- versation between the President catty were quoted at the Govern- torily settled. and Ambassador Nomura. Hullment Wholesale Vegetable Market quoted the President as telling in Kowloon yesterday: the Japanese emissary that the movement of Japanese south-Beans String White quality, quality. ward down to Indo-China and Ben String Green in the south seas was causing Bean French
very serious concern" in the Brinsal or Ear Plant United States.
told
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30.39
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Cabbage Chinese. Flowering Cable Chinees White
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Cucumber Green
Hull stated that the President cabbage Tientsin
Nomura that it was: Carrots
Celery manifest that the present re- lations between the countries were "not so good-that they in Letture fact are getting worse or to use Oatons Sprin
deteriorating 1 well known
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Children Beaten
NOTICE
ROADS OPEN
UNITED SERVICES RONG TONG YACHT CLUB
NOTICE
Upper Albert Road from Arbuthnot Road to Garden Road is now open to all traffic pro- the following arrangements aro ceeding East or West.
URBAN COUNCIL
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given of the intention of the Urban Counell to exhume the remains of the deceased persons buried on sites hear Inland Lot No. 6100 King's Road and to rebury them in New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 (Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery, within 14 days of the publication of this notice
B. W. H. MAYNARD, Secretary, Urban Council. Hongkong, November 6th. 1946.
URBAN COUNCIL
NOTICE
Notion is hereby given of the intention of the Urban Council to exhume the graves Nos. 3186 to 8108, 6886 to 5288, 5811 to 5319 and 5851 to 5960. In Section B in Now Kowloon Cemetery No. 7, and to rebury them in New Kowloon Cemetery Sentence of four months' hard No. 8 (Diamond Hill Urn labour without the option of al Cemetery). Such exhumation,
at fine was imposed on Chan Kim, removal and reburial shall not- 130, office boy, by Mr. H. G. Shel- commence before 1st January,
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expression,Papayas Green
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Potatoes Swart
24
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Anglo-Japanese Exchanges
Pumpkins
Spinach Holly
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Toniatoes Green
30
21
+
A recurd of Anglo-Japanese Tomatoes tipe Turnin Chinese conversations was presented to.
Watercress tribuna!
documents Yam the found in the Japanese Foreign Yam Bean
from
Those Endearing Young Charms" is a sentimentul title for a very sentimental film which borders almost upon the ludicrous. That it does not actually reach that stage is entirely due to the efforts of Laraine Day and Robert Young, who work hard and with success in their respective parts of salesgirl and Air Corpy Heu- tenant. The story is really very slight-that, of a private,
rivate, his girl The report of the Directors of friend who only entertains a sis
ters affection for him, Lane, Crawford, Limited, wolf in the form of the lieuten that the net profit for the ten months ended 31st December, ant, who, of course, finally falls 1941,
love with the girl after doing providing for 99.
his best to break her heart. A Depreciation,
$371,143.36 Whis which, together with the profit can be said of so many films re brought forward from
cently, you have seen it, all her the previ ous accounts, leaves a balance of fore: but what cannot be said of $441,687.52 to be carried forward. so many films is that it does have
Charges
and accrued dering the its moments, both amusing period
sweet and 1st January, 1942, to 31st sincere. Laraine Day is August, 194 including deprecia convincing while Robert Young, tion, amounted to $267,637.16 and in a most unusual part for him, have been transferred
credible as the hard-bitten, to Profit and Loss Account, resulting in
Hard- super-evnica! wolf. Arn balance to be carried forward of ing is rather inconsequential as $174,050.37 as at 31st August, the mother, and there is also a 1945.
fleeting glimpse of that super re gangster, Lawrence Tierney, who The sum of $887,610.90, presenting War Losses and seven manages a smile in this film! timated Rehabilitation costs, as The final scene fades to a close been charged to War Losses Ac- th of Laraine Day, a relief from, count and appears in the Balance as well as an improvement on the Sheet
at 31st August; 1945. usual fly past of air might as the The net prost for the eight hero disappears "into the bright months ended 30th April, 1946, blue_ender" but unfortunately after providing for depreciation the pose is held just a little too and incuding the profit on sale of long. Directed by Bert Granet, said in a telegram to Matsuoka Exchange Building, was $640,
hose Endearing Young 031.40 which, with the amount, Charms" is showing at the King reporting on the conversations. brought forward from the previ Boyer And Bacall
f1
sus account, leaves a balance of $823,081.77 which the Directors propose to carry forward,
Office files.
Defendant Masuru Shigemitsu had called on Premier Churchill Feb. 24, 1941 to deliver a message from Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka (a defendant who died.
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Money Mart
don KC, at the Central Magis-1947.
tracy yesterday for treating two children, Chan Yee, 13, boy, and Chan Sau-ying, 10, a girl.
Inspector H. Sell stated that: defendant was the children's stop brother. They were left in his care when his mother died about two years ago. On the evening of Nov. 5, défendant returned home after work, and found a 10- cent note missing from a tumbler In which he kept decre money, Defendant accused the children of
since the trial started) contain- Chinese National Currency stealing but they denied the theft,
Defendant then beat the chil-
R. W. H. MAYNARD, Secretary, Urban Council
Hongkong, Nov. 6th 1946.
UNBAN COUNCIL
NOTICE TE ine a protest against the move opened quiet yesterday morning
Notice is hereby given of the nents of the British and Ameri- at 90 cents for futures and $1.14 dren with a coat hanger and later
piece of firewood. The intention of the Urban Council. can Governments in their attempt fer epot (for CN$1,000) but to-with
went to their deceased persons buried on a to 125 cents and $1.17 the house and to expedite and enlarge warlike wards the cloze it suddenly an- children later managed to leave to exhume the remains of the preparations."
lower lawn of the house on Churchill assured the Japanese
R.R.L. 399 (No, 28), Repulse Bay Road, and to rebury them in New Kowloon Cemetery No.
within fourteen days of the publication of this notice.
aunt's home.
"all the preparations which are For gold it was another day of They refused to go home and being made in the Oriental re-constant fluctuation. Opening at were taken to No. 2 Police Sta- glans by Great Britain and the 5317 a tall it fell at one point to tion, United States are-of-a-purely de- fensive character,"
No Parley
Shigemitsu $520 Highest point reached was The children were ordered to 8. (Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery)
The British Prime Minister told Shigemits that Matsuoka
"To Have and Have Not" in- undoubtedly had the loftiest me troduced the "Look, Lauren Bacall, to the screen and those
The gramophone recital to be who found her sultry charm at-but if you like her "acting," then held at the Forces Education
will be interested in you'll like her a lot in "Confiden- tractive Centre today at 8 p.m. will in- "Confidential Agent," the TO- dial Agent." Among the intraca- clude Scheherezadeby Rimsky mance-thriller at the Lee. She is cies of the plot one finds two well
faces those of Peter- Lorre and
"For
Peter
and closing rate was $810, be taken care of by the S.C.A. Heavy speculation continued in Piastre notes and rates fluctuated between $12.10 and $12.80 to 100 Plastres.
U.S. dollars were stronger with
buyers offering $4.48, while Stor ling and Australian pounds, 0B the other hand, were casier at $16.50 and $12.55, respectively.
S'hai Exchange
The management of the "New Lue Evening News" yesterday
increased the price of their paper
from 10 to 20 cents. The extra 10 cents will be contributed to a fund for the relief of the Chinese repatriates from Java.
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R. W, H. MAYNARD, Secretary, Urban Counel. Hongkong, 8th November, 1916.
NOTICE
Closing Shanghoï quotations,
Buying Selling CNBC, CNS- 246,000 247,000 We beg to announce that Mr. U Sze-Wing has
4,100 4,150
890been appointed our Hongkong Manager as from
5th November 1946,
Gold perf .5. dollara H.K. dollars
-Korsakow, Schumanng Piano co-starred for the first time-with-i-known, Katina Paxinou, son as cabled by Associated Press:- Concerto in A Major, Variation Charles Buyer, an unusual pas will remember her magnificent & Theme from Suite 3 Tehai nership which works out kowsky. Civilians as well as ser- The story deals with the intrigues performance as Pilar in vice personnel are invited to at in Britain during the Spanish Whom the Bell Tolls"). tend the recital, which will be Civil war when both sides carried Lorre as a petty traitor reminds on warfare outside Spain. Char- one of a similar part in "The held outside, weather permilling.
les Boyer, playing the part of Mask of Dimitrios," while Katina Washington, Nov. 7, patriot composer turned, by neces- Paxinou Is brilliant as the hard Mrs. Constatine de Stakelberg, sity of war, into an agent of the and callous "woman of destiny" formerly Mrs. William H. Gas Republican Government succeeds, who brings the tension to a climax diner of Shanghai, gave birth
rather surprisingly, as this is aby pushing a servant girl from a to a son, Charles Alexander, on
part far from his usual casting: top story window.
Fear of the melodramatic at Lauren Bacall plays, in the re- Nov. 2, in a hospital here. The
"Bacall manner," cognized
athe beginning are soon dispelled, father's
cousin. the former young woman who both rich as the film Atles down inte being Queen of Spain, will be god- and a cynicit is hardly neces- a fast moving thriller which bolds mother-Associated Press. sary to dwell on her portrayal, interest all the way through.
"JANE”
| JANE'S FIRST NIGHT
ON THE LOT....
For the theft of a goid wrist watch valued at $150 from Miss Fung Wai-chi in Hennessy! Road, Kwong Wing-nuh, 21, unemployed, was sentenced to 18 months' hard labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon K. C. at the Cl- tral Magistracy yesterday.
THAT'S THE BUNKUM AND ONE BREACH FILE FOR LAST SEASON= { OF PROMISE!- FIVE ACCIDENTS IN THE JANE SHOULD, RING == TWO RAÏDS BY - HAVE GONE 'IN
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(Saugnankay)! Diamond Ring! Typewriter! British
(9) The
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motor-car service provided, with boarding if desired. Apply P.O. Box-1476,
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Pier--10.00 am & 1.45 pm.
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(T. F. HONESS). Secretary.
NOTICE
ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION
BUILDING FOR SALE
The undersigned is prepared to receive on behalf of the Owners Tenders for the pur-. chase of No. 10 Ice House Street, Sec. A of ML, 2A.
Permits to inspect the build- ing may be obtained from the undersigned during office hours.
Tenders should be addressed to the undersigned at their offices in a sealed cover endor- sad Tender for Purchase of No. 10 Ice House Street” ̈and should be delivered not later than twelve noon on the 23rd November next.'
The Chairman of the Hong
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J. KINGSLEY, Hon. Secretary. ·
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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
The Seventy-third Ordinary General Meeting of Share- holders will be held at the -offices-of-tho-Undersigned on-l Tuesday, the 12th November. 1946, at Noon, for the purpose
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER,
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building,
4th Floor,
Hong Hong
BANK HOLIDAY
The Exchange Banks will be closed for the transaction of public business on Monday, the 11th November, 1948. temem- brance Day). Hongkong, 8th November, 1946.
Service Auction Room
Auctioneers, Surveyors te Hakement, French Bank Bldg. A.B.B. de Sousa, ""Auction A:
Telephone 81867.
of receiving the Report of the Chinese Optical Co.
Managers together with a Statement of Accounts; for the year ended the 31st December 1941 and for the period from the 1st January 1942 to the 31st December 1945.
The Share Register aud Transfer Books will be closed from the 29th October to the 12th November 1946, both dayn inclusive.
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GENERAL MANAGERS, THE HONG KONG FIRE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Hongkong, 22nd October, 1946.
THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS.
NOTICE, is hereby given that the Fifty-fifth Ordinary Anndal Meeting of the Company will,
↑ be held at the Office of Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Co., Ltd.,
OPTICIAN
67 QUEEN'S ROAD C
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Barsuyors and Appraisers, Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20274.
PUBLIC AUCTION
The Undersigned have re- calved instructions to sell by Public Auction on Friday, the 8th November 1946 commencing at 2.30 pm,
at their Sales Rooms,
No. 35 Hankow Road Kowloon."
A Fine Collection of Valuable Household Furniture Compris Ing
Teakwood bedroom suite, |_ dining """ tables, sideboards, Nass chibinets, dining chairs, Chest of drawers, wardrobes, bedsteads, divans, office, chair, office desks, book cases, stoel index cabinet, lacquer cabinet, mirrors, blackwood furniture, chesterfield suites, inverted
clothing, coffee net, wine glasses, cutlery, and kitchen utensils, etc., etc., etc,
also
en Wednesday the 13th Novem-light, carpets, rugs, woollen, her, 1946, at Noon, for the purpose of confirming the Appointment of the Board of Directors and receiving their Report together with Statements of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1941, and for the period 1st January, 1942 to 81st December, 1945,
By order of t
Board of
CE TERRY Manager & Secretary 28th October, 1946
1 Royal portable, typewriter 1 Remington typewriter 1 Frigi
On View from Wedncada 6th November 3046.
BROS
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