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TOKUNAGA FED UP WITH TREATMENT
QUINTS BORN ́IN HUNAN
Priping, Jan. 9.
The wife of a Chinese army sergeant. and Hein-feng, gave birth to quintuplets-all boys-three days ago in the town of Venlinasien, miles southeast of Chengchow in the centre of Honna Pro vince, according to Central Newa.
The mother of the five babica in reported to be doing well-United Prius.
Successful Show At The Star
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On the third day of his cross-examination by the Prosecuting Officer (Major G. B. Puddicombe, K.C.,) Col. Tokunaga Isao, Commandant of POW Camps during the Japanese occupation, showed increasing irritation at some of the questions put to him,
After repeated questions as to why he had not tak-
en various measures to make the life of the POWs easier, Tokunaga suddenly got up in the witness-box, lifted one foot and pointed to a tattered canvas shoe. He said that representa- tions had been made at Stanley Fort, where he was now detained, but nothing came of them.
Ini the afternoon, Tokunaga Į burst into a ilròde of Japanese following questions by the Pro- secuting Officer about the calorific value of POW ralions and the production of a petition he al- legedly signed for increased food at Stanley Fori,
H.K. Bomb
Incidents
(By" Paul Pry With the explosion "of two the Cen- hand-grenades near trai Théatre, on Tuesday even- Ing., Hong Kong new has no less than 10 explosions of this dia- nature to its credit-or
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10,-1947.
ONLY CHINESE Hawkers
TYPEWRITER
New York, Jan. 8, Lin Yu-tang announced to- day the invention of the "only
·Chincad typewriter designed for everybody's use" and said the machine will be publicly demonstrated
February
after which large-scale přø- duction will start. According to the noted author, the machine can type 7,000 whole" Chinese characters and by a combination of radicals 90,000 characters-practically all the Chinese characters. .
Lin Yu-long said the machine is the result of. 30 vera of study and research. He said that besides the greater number of 'characters the machine can type thon Chinese typewriter any hitherto invented, it has the distinctive feature of requir- ing no previous training of a typist-Central News.
Council Meeting
The Bill
to
amend the quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance 1936 passed its first rending in Legislative Council yesterday.
Present A
Problem
(By "Paul Pry")
HONG KONG TELEPHONE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
It has come to our knowledge
BY ORDER
Of The Director Of Disposals
Far Eastern Ares (MQ.S.)
1. THE BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL
that certain persons, whether BOARD (HONG KONG) the Company's employees or is authorised to receive not, are requesting scribers to pay fees
our sub- TENDERS for to them following
for removals and maintenance
CRAFT
The hawkers in Thea tre Lane, which runs from Pedder Street work. through to the Queen's
Our subscribers are advised
the SMALL
LOCATED AT
Lot 1 NAD 103 Naval Assault DarkT
10 Dinghy
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING!
SO WORDS 32 BOR ONE INSERTION "PREPAID, 41 FOR BAGH ABDUTIONAL INSERTION, ADDITIONAL WORDS 10 CTS. PER WORD PER INSERTION
Replies are awaiting at our offices for Box Nos. 212, 214, 215,
265.
Cinema, with offshoots that none of our workmen has, NAVAL DOCHTARD, ROWLOON 220, 221, 223, 229, 231, 240,
Des any authority whatsoever to Lot Serial Ne. Type of Crati
ask for or receive money on Lot 2 N/N 3 behalf of the Company. All 32111 payments should be made only Lot 3979 at the offices of the Company, Lot Exchange Building, 14 Des 17 N/N 2 Voeux Road C, when the Com-Lot 8 pany's official receipt will be Let NIN given.
occasional pick-
E
2370
Lot 0 497
4289-
Let 10 N/N 4 Let It Lot 12 N/N 3
Lot 13
44222
61920
10" Dinghy
10" Dinghy
10' Dinghy
10' Dinghy
18' Boat Drifter
30 Pulling Cutter
1 Dost Drifter
1 Boat Drifter
14 Life Fool
24' Life Dont
***Life Boat
20 Petrol H. Launch IZ Motor Cutter JMeter Culler
LOCATED AT FORE END OF NO. 1 DOCK, M. DOCKYARD, HONGKONG
Lot 17
Ramp Landing Craft
All our workmen are in pos- Let'11 R/N. session of our official pass card | Lot 14 signed by an European officer Lab 10 43721 and by the employee and bearing a photo of the employee super- imposed with the Company's scal. Our subscribers are earnestly requested not to allow any person to do work on our equipment without first asking to see that person's pass card
09H
WANTED KNOWN BUYING, Selling & Exchange- All brand-new or second-hand Cameras, Binoculars, Watches, Fountain-Pen, Lighters, Cigarelle. Case, etc. And repair works of all kinds. Ah Mong Stere Stanley St. (opposite King's Theatre Front Stails).
POSITION VACANT
to Queen's and Voeux Road, provide an illustrative example of the difficulties the Police are confronted with in their efforts to round up the unlicenced. hawkers! who clutter the pave ments of the Central District with their wares. It is a bustling market, with
Applications are invited from, goods ranging all the way from
certificated or qualified navigating toothpicks and chocolate to
or diesel engineer officers for em- battered American magazines
ployment as Coast Staff Officers and shoddy suit material. What
on the ships of the Chinese Mari little roadway is left free of
2. No warranty is given with time Customs Service, Employ goods on sale in crowded cut
any of the above craft, engines, ❘ mont also offered to men with salesmen, buyers, people
parts, etc., and all will be sold experienced in navigating smail in whatever condition they now craft. Applicants are interviewed credit, rather-in less than two
taking what once was a short
It is our hope that our sub-lie with all faults, imperfections, at the Office of the Chinese Mari- of scribers will give us their full cle.
time Customs, 4th Floor, Marina months. It is rapidly nearing
cut--and an the stage when this Colony will
rocket. Yet in a matter little more than seconds, it can cooperation
House, Queen's Road, Central, in stamping out
1. any compare with Shanghai or even
almost deserted these nuisances. Should
Hours of inspection:- 20 Moving the motion, the At become an
FOR SALE Chicago in its earlier days.
person ask for money, even if A.M. to 12 Noon, Mondays Tudate, Hong Kong has had tornicy General said the Bill thoroughfare.
Fridays inclusive. By coincidence. I arrived in possession of our official pass
FOR SALE Drawing - room no less than 10 "explosions" was designed to substitute the since the second week in Novem. Governor for the Governor-in-there just as a police lorry, al-card ar. not being in possession
Passes and Tender Forms Suite, Child's Cot, Electric Fan. our official pass as the authority for yeady half-filled with unlicenced of
card,
may be obtained from the British Also excellent Child's Amah, free in Council ber. Some of these were
work Stores Disposal Beard,
Gillan, 113 connection with threatening declaring a place infected. The Eawkers and their wares, drew attempt to
Head shortly of on our equipment, the sub-quarters Land Forees, Victoria Austin Road, Kowloon, letters asking for protection- change was to obviate delay up to disgorge a handful
68150. With policemen.
carthartic scriber should immediately tele-Barracks, (Entrance 50 yardz money; a few were connected and
apcedy action
spread phone the Secretary or get in west of Queen's Road entrance to DINNERSETS for eight. with simple armed hold-ups. in the medical examination of rapidity, the alarm
Each touch with the Police.
Barracks).
Samiporcelain handpainted 53 Listed, they are as follows: persons seeking to enter the through the market.
pieces at $176, Light blue heat. 1. Nuv. 11:-Kam Sing Colony from an infected place, policeman was able to grab one
proof glass 48 pieces at $70. Ob Also passing its first reading hawker and drag him (or her) was the Bill to provide for the protestingly to the lorry. But
fainable at Dennis & Co., Ltr. incorporation of the Council of this took more than a minute
Room 507, Holland House:"
the Helena May Institute for Women and for vesting in the Corporation the property and rights of the Association known as The Helens May Institute for Women registered under the provisions of the Companies Ordinances, 1911 to 1915.
Tokunaga's face showed some surprise as a document was hand- led to him. He glanced over t jexcitedly
and then with, a triumphant note in his voice said Do the dead live the same sort that the signature was that of a of lives they led while they were man named Okumura. on this earth? What is the world- Tokunaga then burst into his after like? These questions, which tirade, which the interpreter have been asked times innumer-translated as follows: "Although able and from time immemorial the food is insufficient at Stanley but particularly after the terrife I never made any petition. We toll of lives taken during World even ate grass inside the fort but Wors & H, ure answered in Sut I myself never even mude a small ton Vane's "Outward Bound," petition regarding an increment of now staged by the Hong Kong food," › Stage Club at the Star Theatre, Questioned about the calorific The story centres around seven value of food supplied to POWs persons, all dead, who found them- during the occupation, Tokunaga selves on an engineless and crew-sald that Dr. Saito calculated there less ship bound for a destination were 2,000 calories in the rations unknown to them. When they Difference Of Opinion awake to the resilisation that they
Major Puddicumbe: "One of the were dead and that the ship was complaints you made at Stanley bound for heaven and hell they Fort was that you were not get cach reacted in the way peculiar ting enough calories in your food to them during their stay on earth. and that you should get 3,000 The handling of this somewhat calories a day?- said only in ticklish subject by Producer Billy Court that the food was insuf- Waters, who also gave a wonder-ficient and I was ill-treated." ful portrayal of Tom Prior the The petition was then produced dipsomaniac, cannot be too highly which Tokunaga said was signed praised. Bill Cole as the pom- by a man named Okamura whom pous big businessman, intolerant the, did not know. of criticism and opposition, shared Tokunaga also showed con- Sacting honours with Waters. Kate siderable surprise at a suggestion Meyricke as snobbish socialite Mrs. put to him by Major Puddicombe Cliveden-Banks who even tried to that if there was an Insufficiency vamp Exuminer Rev.
Frunk at soap in Hong Kong during the Thompson (Frank Crompton) was Japanese occupation the simply too wonderful for words, could at least have been supplied POWS while John Riggal as Scrubby the with the ingredients with which steward on board the death ship to make soap. was excellent. Patricia Denholm -gave an excellent impersonatian know that you can make soap out no one injured."
Y
world-after.
Major Puddicombe: "Do you
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(Golden City) Restaurant; two persons slightly injured.
2. Nov. 12:-A third floor room in the Lak Hoi Tung Hotel; three injured.
of the eight
3. Nov. 14:-In front Lung Kee Restaurant; injured.
4. Nov. 20:-In a
toilet
com-
room of the Tin Nam Tea House; no one injured.
6. and 6. Nov. 25:-Outside Mongkok Police Station peund and the Central Police Station; no one injured.
7. Nov. 27:-Third floor
injured but escaped. Tek Wun Tea House; thrower
8. Dec. 14:-Kam Toi Hotel, Yaumati; no one injured.
9. Jan. 6-World Cinema;
of a distracted sweetheart about of wood ash?-Tokunaga: There 10. Jan. 7:-In front of the to be torn from her lover in the was no supply of wood ash avail-On Yin Shoe Shop; man carry
able."
ing grenades killed; three by Mrs. Midget, grandly played by Tokunaga explained also that standera injured. Molly Ruebeck, revealed the there was a considerable difference depths of mother-love. Alastair of opinion between the British Denhalin
appeared to be too con- and the Japanese way of think-Air Victims Found
The remains
to ensure
Mr. M.M. Watson, making the motion, said the objects of the Bill had already been fully explained, and further remarks to add.
The motion was seconded by Mr. T.M. Hazlerigg.
he had no
The Bill to Consolidate and Amend the Law relating to General and School Holidays passed its second and third reading in Legislative Council yesterday.
Three Chinese were sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment by Mr. F.X d'Almada yesterday for the possession of two 38 revolvers and 17 rounds of at ammunition
No. 144 Shaukiwan Road on January 3.
scicus of his part as Ann's boy-ing about what constituted cramp- friend and, at times, tended to ed quarters. over-act.
"Where the British consider
Tokyo, Jan. 9. Frunk Crompton gave a much that a hut should contain only 32
of five crewmen more convincing portrayal of a persons," Tokunaga said, "the killed when a B-20 crashed in person, appointed after death as Japanese think it can hold 50 or mountainous terrain" on Leyte on Examiner, than Richard Ver- 60"
Island on November 20, when the Chau Leung-fung, "coolie, was non who did.not seem to be extra
plane was on a routine ferry mis committed for trial by Mr. Blair- happy with his pule of the Rev.
No Stoves
sion from the naval airbase of Kerr at Kowloon Magistracy yes- William Duke,
Asked why the POWs had not Guion to Cebu city, have been re-terday for the alleged murder of Yeung Wing-gee, alias Yeung From an entertainment point of been supplied with stoves or other covered, it was announced today. view the play is decidedly worth healing apparatus. Tokunaga said The wrecked plane was first re- Sha alias "Young the Snake," at seeing as it is liberally infected the Japanese Army were not supported by a native who turned Pello Street on Nov. 23 last I
alleged by the prosecution, wisecracks and humorous plied with atoves. Asked if he had over the co-pilot's pay data card was situations and represents excel- a stove at POW Headquarters in to the Air Force authorities. A conducted by Mr. R. S. Smith, as- four-hour search by an L5f accused killed Yeung with a sisted by DSI Williamson, that, lent value for the price of admis-Fortar Street, Tokunogo
ed to disclose the wreckage, which Eion.
that there was a slove there but was hidden Leavily wooded shopper after he had found his explained that it was not used mountains inaccesible
wife in deceased's cubicle two except by for keeping warm.
days prior to the alleged murder. Asked to whom the reference Led by the native, Graves was when he kept referring to Registration Leam climbed the [th "POW Representative," Tokun. | mountain recover the remains
aga said he was referring to Major of the Ave bodies.--United_Press. ¡ Boon.
with
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES Peninsula Hotel arrival:- H. Booth, Major J. P. Ward, Capt. (M) Muriarty, Australian Army. Mr. N. Booth and Mrs. Carmen Macias.
Peninsula Ketel departures: Capt. A Damsgaard, G. 6. Heinrich, Mr. and M.
agreed
One of the accused, Sgt. Harada, was taken ill during "yesterday's hearing and did not return M. B. McCullough, Mrx, M. W. Sharer. Court after the recess. D. M. Lawton, Mr. and Mrs. G. E Torrey, Mr. and Mru. N. Allensworth, J.
Hearing continues this mom- .ing.
3. Daca and Mine F. Todhunter.
"JANE"
Having satisfied himself Vendetta and Violetta are fully occupied...
UNICKE
#STEVE
The mysterious clown gives the man-çåter an unexpected
treat
fout.
rj
BANK HOLIDAYS
Col... T. Craddins and Offers closed for the transaction of The Exchange Banks will be of 1 Travancore Infantry were hosts to a large gathering of friends at a cooktail party held at Thk Shing Terrace ast even- ing,
„and then visits the
horse-top!
Very Complicated
EXCHANGE business at 12 Noon on Monday and Tuesday the 13th & 14th January, 1947.. (Race Days).
WELL-WHAT'S THE MEANING. OF THIS CROOK'S TOUR, FRITZ? === HIS INTEREST IDE THE LIVESTOCK LOOKS - ABOUT AS PHONEY AS MY MERMAID'S TÄÏLAND MORE THAN SOMEWHAT FISHIER...
BY EDGAR MARTIN
For two.
Meanwhile, the "market" was dispersing and rapidly. Books, sweets, cutlery, tumblers, cloth, toye and what have you were being scooped higgedly-piggedly into huge cloths or boxes and from all other exits, and even where one did not think an exit existed, poured a milling crowd, many a hapless including passer-by cmight ap in the rush. Within, at the most, three minutes, Theatre Lane was clean of hawkers and their wares and indeed, nearly de serted of people. One felt al- most lonely standing there,
M
do
any
4
h
Subscribers are reminded 5. Tenders must be deposited
with the Board in sealed packets and marked "TENDER NO. 8" addressed to the Chairman.
Colonel
Tel.
SPECIAL sale American Stain- 6. Closing date for Tender: 12less Steel Knives, Forks & Spoons Non Saturday, 18th January4 piece set. Control price $90. 1047.
Our selling price $65 Fer set: Obtainable at V. M. Hammond & Chairman of the Company, Unión Bldg. 4th Floor.
that none of our workmen has any authority to accept orders for work to be done on sub scribers lines and that all such orders or requesta should be made in writing to the Secre- tary at the Registered Office of the Company. Should the Com- pany discover that any work British Stores Disposal Board has been done on a subscriber's (Hong Kong) does not bind him- line without their authority, self to access the highest or any they reserve the right to dis-Tender. connect the line forthwith.
For HONG KONG TELEPHONE CO., LTD.,
some
S. GROVE, Secretary.
NOTICE
any
2. The
- WALTER M. WEINBERGER, Chairman,
BRITISH STORES DISPOSAL BOARD, HONG KONG
IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF HONGKONG
PROBATE JURISDICTION
IN THE GOODS of Dora Emily Hazeland late of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. Spinster, de- ceased.
re
1946 DAVEY Special 360 C.C. Motor Cycle for sale.
Write or
call Capt. Davies H.M.S. Nab- patcher, Kai Tak.
11
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
NOTICE
Then the police van moved on. down Des Voeux Road. Slowly at first and in ones and two,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN then more rapidly, the hawkers
China National Aviation Cor
that, the Register, of Sharehold- started to come back again to
ers of the Company having" their "pitches." Fifteen minutes poration hereby announces that of emergency
been lost during the Japanese occupation and new forme, of later, the market was in full when, in case swing again' and one would during flight occasioned by have been hard put to it to mechanical trouble of aircraft
certificates having now been believe that the Police had just or extremely bad weather or
received from England ali carried out a raid.
shareholders are required as other insurmountable Nothing at all might have causes, it is found necessary to
soon as possible to send to the the happened an impression rein- jettison cargo and baggage
Company for cancellation forced by the sight of a Chinese aboard for the purpose of
certificates for shares now in their possession in exchange for Police Constable, with a large reducing plane load to ensure "T"! for"Traffic on his arm, the safety of passengers, this
which the Company will issue NOTICE IS HEREBY new certificates with new dis- right in the middle of the crowd Corporation shall
not be held GIVEN that the Court has by: tinguishing numbers of the responsible for pricing some chocolate.
loss of virtue of Section 58 of the shares. As from the 14th day eargo and baggage thus jet- Probates Ordinance 1897, made of January 1947 the Company's tisoned. This is so dealt with in Order limiting the time for Register of Shareholders will in accordance with the first creditors and others to send in be opened for transfer and Article of the "Provisional their claims against the above Regulations Governing the estate Zability of An Aviation Com- 1947. pany for loss of or damage to cargo or baggage Accepted for
All creditors and others are Transportation" as promulgated accordingly hereby required to by the Chinese Ministry of send their claims to the under- Communications on September signed on or before that date. 1st 1942. To avoid any such
vised to arrange insurance on losses under the above circum- Dated the 9th day of Jan. 1947. hundred and forty geven. stances, the consignor is ad- { JOHNSON STOKES &
the cargo on his own behalf be- fore it is handed over to this Corporation for transportation in accordance with Article 14 of this Corporation's Regula- tions Governing Air Express.
THE FOOK ON STEAMSHIP
COMPANY, LIMITED.
In conformity with the pro- visions of Article 227 of the
·Companies Ordinance 1932.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of creditors of the No. 33, Bonham Strand East, above Company will be acid at
Hong Kong, on Saturday, 1st. February, 1947, at 12.15 o'clock
p.m.
G. L. FENTON, Chairman.
***
COMPARE! you'll choose A New GE
USA
dous Buy
Natural Tone
Sole Apenta & Distributors,
ANDERSEN, MEYER
&CO., LTD. David House.
Phons 28091.
REMINDER
SPORTS CLUB
SELLING LOTTERIES FOR THE ANNUAL RACE MEET- ING TO-DAY AT 6 P.M. SHARP.
W. A. SHEA,
Hon. Secretary.
Service Auction Rooms
A actioneers, Barvoyors, ate. Basement, Brench Bank Bldg, AE.B. de Souss. Auctioneer. Telephone 81887.
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers. Fedder Building. Telophone No. 20224,
to the 5th February transfers accompanied by the requisite certificates together with the approval in writing of the Register of Companies will only be registered.
MASTER Solicitors for the Executors of the above named deceased,
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank
Building Hong Kong.
THE HONG KONG ́JOCKEY CLUB
SPECIAL CASH SWEEP ON
THE HONG KONG DERBY
Notice to Members
DATED the 10th day of January. One thousand nine
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON, General Managers.
CHUNG SING
(BRANCH) Head Office: No. 26, Jordan Road, Taumati,
Kowloon.....
Manufacturers & Exporters of
RATTAN & SEA-GRASS
FURNITURE DE
All Kinds of Floor Mattings, and
The Sale of Cash Sweep Bamboo Blinds, Leather Tickets
on the above will Fibre Suit Cases Camphorwood Chesle, Etc. At Moderate Prices. CLOSE AT 5:30 PM. ON]
MONDAY, 18th January, 1017.0 135 CANTON ROAD,
The DRAW will be held at the Race Course at NOUN an Tuesday, 14th January, 1947,
By Order,
CB. BROWN,
Secretary,
NOTICE
The following are. the only members of the staff authorised to sign on behalf of this Com pany.
1. W. Shewan--Director H. Dreyer
Chinese Gintical Co. DICK
OPTICIAN
67 QUEERS ROAD C
per procuration. per procuration
SHEWAN TOMES & CO., LTD.
Hongkong, 9th January 1847.
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