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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
THIRD EXTRA RACE MEETING
Saturday, 8th March, 1947.
The first bell will be rung at 1,30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
Through numbers (8 Races--$16) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Exchange Building. also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep ($2:00) on the last race. MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST woar their budges prominently displayed, throughout the Meet- iny.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure
nru $10.00 including tax
obtain- and Club Booms at
or personal in- able through the Secretary upon the writ en troduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all chita, ute.
Budges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sala at the RACE COURSE.
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 a.m.
and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 a.m.
floor, Exchange Buliding.
Both Offices ut 1st
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3 Including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable at the Gate.
Bookmakers, Tic Tac Men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Public Enclosure.
SERVANTS' PASSES
Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st Floor. Exchange Building,
Any persons found loitering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfelt the same and will be removed from the Enclosure.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary.
THE HONG KONG FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
INTERPORT FOOTBALL MATCH
SACAU
HONGKONG
SUNDAY, 9th March, 1947,
NAVY GROUND, CAUSEWAY BAY
Kick Off at 3.30 p.m.
Price of Admission
COVERED STAND (SEATS) $5.00 & $8.50 (Including Tax) UNCOVĚVED STAND (STANDING ONLY $1,20
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH T 2947~~
Story Of Battle Between Junks
Both Au Hin, 29, and An Chai, 47, whose Junk was allegedly commandeered by a party of Po On Peace Preservation Corps members on Feb. 6, stated that it was the leader of the party who forced them to agree to their junk being used; who fired at the sampan containing six or seven men; and who fired on another junk with a machine-gun, when they gave evidence before Mr. Latimer yesterday in the continued Committal proceedings against Ng Kwal sang and Yip.Kal-wun,
and a mortar bomb, at Deep
Thy off La Fau Shan on Feb. 6.
In evidence. Au Hin, who was formerly charged with the twb necused, staled that his bont was lying off the shore of Sha Tei village on Feb. 6 when four men, dressed in grey uniform, approached him and insisted on the use of his junk to sto out to sea tò seize a quantity of, rice, These men were same with three rifles, a machine-gun and a revolver, be declared.
Elin vessel, continued witness, was turned about and proceed-
occupants their
These wore conveyed to the
ACCOMMODATION OLD LETTER RACKET
STILL GOING ON
FOR POLICE
Government has acquired a 5-years traza of Nov. 190-202 Prince Edward ·Rood. primarily at accommodation for Police essential to Kose- loon. A Gdomrument 'spokes- the needs of micry says that
the commercial communtly will be consklered when.al- locuting flate pot urgently required by póvernment ser- pants, the Quartering Au- thority having particularly Hind the needs of families with young children,
Armed
Robbery Charges
That It is dustomary for postmen, when delivering postar packets, to just knock at the door of the addressees and then leave the letters in the grill was revealed by DSI R. Macvey, and con-
Rubble
firmed by Postman Chan Hung, at the hearing Menace
of a charge of receiving two postal packets, by Mr. Blair Kerr against three Chinese yuler-- day.
To Health
The three defendants were clared that 8/1 Blackbourne Chik Sang, 48, Anemployed, his was lying when he said that she
Owners of sites, which wife Tam Tok, 42, and Fun took some letters, from under a Tip 47, conte They were Fättar mink
were bombed or looted She further - bintly charged with receiving serted that both Inspectors were are warned by the between Feb. 10 nhd Feb. 23 not telling the truth when they Health authorities that two postal packets at an unwuld that she took some. fire. numbered hut at Tai Kok Tsul wood to burn..
caught.
The authorities expect the. He was siles to be cleared by the end":
•
Money Market
The two defendanta were: The leader of thé group on witness, boat, declared charged with (n) assault with his intent to rob Wong Mun, Wong opened fire on the sampan with Cheung, Wong Sing. Wong a rifle, at the same time order-
it is their duty to clear weighed. Ping. Weng Shu-hi and Wong ing anchor to be
Prosecuting, DSI Macvey The third, accused, in the away the rubble and de- Yung-kan, with rifle, machine- When the other junk returned
stated that whilst on patrol witness stand. stated that he bris and that if they fail gun, revolver and a mortar; (b) the firo, the lender changed
tty at 10 am, oll Feb. 23. had known Chik Sang for over to do so, legal action will shooting them with intent to his rifle for a light machine-
Sub-Inspectors Blackbourne and ten years and, that morning. be taken. maim, disable, disfigure, or gun and fired several bursts ai
Apps noticed
several, unnum- had gone to the hut to ask him causa grievous bodily harm: the junk.
bered huts at Tai Kok Toul out to "drink tea". und (e) possession of a revol-
Five Chinese were ar- Outside the door of the second there only ten minutes when
of March.. ver and six rounds of revolver ammunition. ariflo, a lighted to sall away from the other raigned before Mr. Jus- but they saw Tam Tak whose the Police arrived, he said, and
Announcing this, a Govem- Williams, suspicious behaviour prompted stood outside the hut while the
ment spokesman 113 bout which act out in pursuit.
yesterday machine gun. a mortar, rounds of rifle
stressed the dangers of plague Ammunition, After half-an-hour's chase his tice E. H.
they saw the two men squatting After the first two defendants in the Colory. Bata have mal. Junk was overhauled and the Puisne Judge, at the them to enter the hut where search was being made.
told to hand over Criminal Sessions yes on the bed. The hut had no hast been convicted, and, the tiplied in the Colony since the
Captors.terday arms to the
on charges of windows and the interior was third discharged. DSI Macvey Japanese invaded it, and these informed His Worship that poate and harbourage in the S/1 Blackbourne conducted several packets of usell postage hundreds of heaps of rubble other junk in the first sampanarmed robbery and pos-dark, taken in tow by his vennel, said session of arms.
They were Tse Lo.. Leung search and from a drawer at stamps found in the hat proved and debris. Au Hin.
found that this larceny of letters must "These heaps of rubble.com- In the course of the fight, Chin, Leung Shui-ching, Lam the back of the bed added Au Chai in his evidence, Yee-lal and Tang Cheong-ming, several letters undressed to have been going on for sume atitute a menace to health and He added that even be are blote on the fair face of were all charged with various persons and firms. The time. two members of the group, who who
second accused then climbed on fore the war, this type of liong Kong, he said "They claimed to be Po Os Peace Pre-armed robbery on, Nov. 11.
The first three accused were to the bed and from under 8 offence was very common, and must be cleared, and cleared servation Corps members, were killed,, while he himself was additionally accused of another rattan mat took out some more that in former cases it usually without further delay." wounded in the left log. The armed robbery in Nov. 10. The letters which she attempted to were the atooges who, were two surviving members, identi- first accused was also charged put into a gunny sack, but was
Asked what they had to say, fied as accused, were taken on with possession of one revolver stopped by S/ Blackbourne.
The two letters forming the first accused stated that his board the fishing junk, while and seven rounds of ammunition. subject of the charge, continued wife knew nothing of the mat- When they had proceeded a
Both robberies, which were httle distance. continued withe and the two corpsen left or
the police, DSI Marvey, were addressed to ter. The woman declared that ness. they saw a small sampan his own junk, towed
reported to not
she was not satisfied with the containing a más, a woman and Fau Shan waters.
allegedly took place in the Ping Ma Ming-chu, a married woman two or three children. Thin CSi Fung Shu-lang,, after Shan District on Nov. 10 and 11. residing at 181 Latchikok Road, Magistrate's verdict.
were from Sentence of two years' hard- craft was hailed by the leader testifying to finding the armsAccording to the Crown, the of the four men and, when it and ammunitions on board the police vialted a boarding house came alongside, taken in tow.alleged robbers junk, declared Un Lung where six men, in by S/1 Blackbourne from the accused, while the
were first accused as he was in the fendant was given one year Opened Fire
that when the mortar, bomb was cluding five accused. it's junk was approximately picked up by S/I Sullivan one arrested. On one of them the act of fearing it, was a forgery imprisonment. opposite Sha Klu when he was of the accused-warned
the fraudulent Instruction that through which a quantity of ordered by the leader to drop to be careful as the bomb was police und eight pawn tickets, of another letter and contained
explode at
which $2.000 way to be paid to some clothing was, recovered, anchor. About two hours later, primed and would
Another the slightest touch.
later identified by the one being sent by the writer. those on board anw
was
Forgery Made Both accused were committed sumpan with six or seven men in it. The leader called upon the to stand trial at this month's victims of the rubberies as their occupants of that sampan to Sessions. DSI Collins conducted property. stop, but his order was ignored the case for the prosecution.
In connection with the same and the saAZINE, iustend of coming closer, Was turned incident, Wong Kan, 41, Wong
towards a Mun, 33, and Wong Cheung, peinted to a bush, where the on the grillea of houses and to Moscow conference are expected about and rowed
revolver and open them. Should the contents to make brief visits here during Nelso
the next three days. 'contain any reference to money
General George Marshall, the large junk some distance away. 31. fishermen, of the "Ngan police found the
matters a forgery of the letter U.S. Secretary of State is due in Primula Hotel departuren: Mr. Lee" junk, appeared on remand ammunition.
The case was adjourned to would be made and the ad-Berlin, on Saturday by air-teu-, Maraz, C. C. Tai, Y, C. Wu, Mrs. E. before the same Magistrate carlier in the day charged with this morning.
Kwok the manslaughter of Sheung-man and Tam Blak. of five sang, and possession
and 183 rifles, five cannona, rounds of rifle ammunition on board their junk on Feb. 6.
Rotary Conference
The Rotary Club's District Con- ference, which this year is being held in Hong Kong, upens at 5.30 today with registration of visitors Roof at the Hong Kong Hotel Garden.
The Arst meeting of the Con- ference will start at 5.45 p.m. at the Roul Garden and will con- tinue to 7.30 p.m.
Tomorrow a lunch will be held for Botarians and their ladies at the First Floor of the Hong Kong Hotel at 1 p.m., and the main session of the Conference will be held from 215 to 6.30 p.m. The District Governor for 1947-48 will be nominated at this meet- ink.
to Lau
them
rat floor, and Canton. Another letter, seized labour was passed on the first
The system adopted by these Later, first and second accused people, continued DSI Muevey. took the pollee to Castle Peak was to sten! correspondence left
first accused Rond and the
WIVES' PRIORITY
LIST
Plastres fluctunted within' nar- rower limits yesterday an after pening at $11.30 per 100 and climbing to $11.00, the market elded at $11.50
second de $203,
BEVIN IN BERLIN
Berlin. Mar. 1. The British delegation of 150. headed by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, arrived at Berlin nt 2.35 p.m. today. Delegations from three countries who will discuss the future fate of Germany at the
dressed would be asked to pay ter.
the aloney over to # person, usually stooge who receive $5
or $10 for the job, who would call with the counterfoll or The following names have been duplicate of the token enclosed. added to the wiver' priority After S/1 Blackbourne had On the application of S/11-12G Katherine Margaret described his search of the hut,
C. J. Askew they were remand MacKichan; 10-Katherine El-S/I W. Apps testified that he
for one week ih
Kaolinor Barrow; 181D-Molly Joan stopped the second accused as.
ed
custody.
¡ MacKichan.
Successful "Failure"
In Hong Kong
(By Barbara Price)
Sunday morning will be deval-Margaret Parton, New York Herald-Tribune cor-
ed by delegates to sight-seeing, and tea will be given at Eucliff, Repulse Bay, at 3.30 in the after
noon.
On Munday. Rotary are holding Charity Supper Dance at the Rocf Garden Trom 8.30 p.m. to
12.30 am.
C. T.
The following are the officers for the Conference:---
Presiding Omcer: Dr. Wang, President of Host Club E. J. R. Mitchell, Hon. Secretary: John W. Y. Yuen, Hon. Treasurer:
respondent visiting Hong Kong this week en route from Japan to an assignment In India, Is one of the most successful “failures" in the newspaper business.·
She began her journalism
she was in the act of putting some irewood into the fire, On being search, the firewood was
found to be covering two letters
and a cigarette carton: As the t
third accused started to walk Introducing:
away from the hat, continued
SI Apps, he was stopped by
Gold, wan easier and fell back to $270.25 o tacl after opening að Chinese National Currency was quoted at 381/5 cents for futures and 40 cents for spal CN$1,000)--
U.S. dollars made a further climb to $4.39, while Sterling again receded with buyers' offer- Ing only $14.30, Australian pounds were unchanged at $12.32.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Peninu Itel arrivala:- Mr. 11. 5. Harlen, Mr. and Mr. Jour
Calvel
Chin.
witness and brought back to the LAKESIDE pharmaceuticals
hut.
Chan Hung, postman, stated
that his route took in houses 71
to 149, Lalchikok Road. On! Feb. 10 he delivered two letters to the first floor of No. 131. The usual method of delivering WAR to knock at the door. call out
letters; said witness, career on the Sari Francisco Call-Bulletin. After one week with
Readers' Letter Tribune
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that paper her city editor called her into his "Receive letter, and then leave We especially recommend Estrogenic Substance,
the postal packet in the grillo. office, told her she was not reporter material,
In her evidence, Ma Ming,chu she never would be, and as of that day, was
stated that the first time she) fired.
daw the two letters produced in i Miss Partons net nut to prove observers that the job of B. C. Field. Chairman of Con-
Police Station: on Feb. 24. Sho ference Committed: R. Robertson, that a city editor can be wrong.mocrncizing Japan will be Court was in the Mong Kok
In a short time she got herself long process." Chairman of Registration Commit.
The Japanese people are look- Identified them as being from Lee: H. A Lammert, Chairman of a job on one of San Francisco's
other big dailien. Within a few Ing. for something." she said, "But her elder brother, Ma Chung- Reception and Entertainment | Committee: D. S. Hill. Chairman months she succeeded in crashing they don't yet know what it is punt, and her niece, MA Shau-ha,
New York Journalism-no mean! They haven't been, able to grasp in Canton.
Evidence of statements made ef Housing and Transport Com-feat-with a reporting job on the the implications of democrney mittee: Ngan Shing-kwan.
the New York Hérald-Tribune,
She feels, however, that
progtime by the accused was given by In 1945 she was sent back to broad educational San Francisco to cover the Unit-launched by the Allfed occupation Chau Yam-chot, Interpreter at- the foress, plus more competetit par-tached to Mong Kok CID. In ad Nations Conference for
thesonnel, "have improved the situa- reply to the, charge, first ac- The same year
aver the last cused was alleged to have | published a best seller, "Laughter ten considerably Cabaret Tax
three months," on, the Hill."
those. Based on her two years in San Litude toward the Armies of oc- postul packets. They were Sir, I am replying to "Mɔe,"
The characteristic Japanese at-stated: "I did receive 'bobavilan coloty, who sent in a letter in Tuesday's Francisco's
like this, given to me by my relative Tam. "China Mall" to the Government Telegraph Hill, the book is &cupation is something
according to Miss Partón: "You Era for safe keeping "-- The tax on local cabarets. First I rollicking account of Mira Párton's
please, don't go, }, decond deferidané, sald witness; would like to know what Hong life among the artists, writers, are our guests,
declared: "I did not know of pruedo-charac-but here your hat."!! Kong is supposed to be; it seems commerikabe and
India: to me that "Moe" thinks this ters: who have made "the hill”***
Assignment kushi think matter. When the In- Colony is a playground for nil-famous,
Her now Baigument in India. The young writer didn't forgot is rather a challenging one. She Spector told me to open the think he is unaware that the to mention her first days in a will roam through the plains and drawer I did so." Fung Tip, in Island still has a vast body of the newspace office and the dire villages and keep as far away anawer to the charge, states: three Services here; where does predictions of her former boss, ' from the metropolitan centres, as I did not I went there to he think the average Serviceman
possible,
vidit Chik Sang," Tm to talk to the people of
Old Räcket Jumps At Chance can get. $500 just to take out a permit for dancing? What does Tare monina go the Herald India-try to find out why the Electing to give, avidielică" ho think the Services are comi-Tribune forelem: editor, asked her do what they do, think, they
him own bo huc, Chk San O posed of? Playboys, and miblen-11 she would like an overseas, ap, think, and feel as they feal aires? Besides, if áfon," okres to als theft. Parton, who had in other words why they allclared that the postal packets ock around hate each other so much from Szelwid aid that be would
were placed in ble ho
lionaires.
he will find that, the cristomata
sometimë - she Hopes
go to any dance half of castros play frame steamer, and moush Lime to write a be leaving 16t, Canton, on Feb.
there are 75 to 85 per cent Ser- vicemen.
If he wants to drive away, the
frade, from thes
"feel" "sure the $300)
kalukion loti
the Servicéméh
falumentr
file 75,000-word book "an Japan. #if
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