Judgment Against Mrs. Pears
Judgment was given in favour of Mrs. Kathleen Wong Choy against Mrs. Bertha Kurtz Pears by Sir Henry Blackali, the Chief Justice, at Supreme Court yester- day, in the case in which of 4 ownership - the
Knight Street, Kowloon, was in dispute. ·
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Mr. Wong Choy, plaintiff, was represented by the lion.. Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castrò; in-
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April 8-NAAFI Club, Kowloon, Debate: "Capital Punishment Should Be Abolished,” 8 pm.
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Apr 11-Watsonian Club dinner
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April 21-H.K. Land Investment
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April 24-Humphreys Est, & Fin. Co., Ltd.shareholders meeting 11.30 a.m.
hellere une ward of it.
Judgment was given in the
structed by Mr. W. C. Hang of Mesars. Deacons. Mr. C. E. Losely, instructed by Mr. M terms of the Statement of A. da Ellyn, appeared for Mr. Claim aubject to the addition, Pears, defendant.
The plaintiff asked for u deyernsent, at the end of para. claration (a) that she was the of the prayer of the words "save as n tenant who has not Hole benefleinl Knight Street and (b) that the paid rent since December 1941" defendant had no right or title to, or interest in, the premises,
GAVBER
of
The defendant claimed to he the equitable owner of the premtues and aid that she had pald 820,000 for it in March,
19.12.
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Women Too
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Labour Omec is That the most anxious to stop the em ployment of female workers in factories after the legal hours was emphasised by Mr. E. C. Drown, Labour Inspector, at Mr. Blair-Kerr's Court yester
he prosecuted two day when factory owners for having wo men working in their premises at 9 p.m. and 8.60 p.m., respec- fively.
The objection to auch em. ployment, said Mr. Drown, was based on the grounds of health Work and too long hours. - CAUGHT OUTSIDE-ly starts at 7 a.m., reveal
Three months hard labour was imposed' on Li Ki Ying when he was found guilty by Mr. Sheldon ut. Central yesterday ol the larceny of a gold ring from Tin Cheong Goldsmith's. Complainant look sald that defendant asked at seane gold rings. Given the one in question, he ran out of the shop with it. De was caught outside and did not by a policeman.
In lengthy judgment, Sir Henry said that he entirely re jeeted defendant's story about Japanese torture
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Police Promotions
WITHOUT COMMENT
The following adverthe ment appeared in Hong Kong newspapers On July 9th, 1850:
TO LET That comfort- able four-roomed bungalow with apacicun verandah and puthouse, immediately, weste! toard of the S.W. corner of the Magistracy Compound, and lately in occupation of Mre. Captain Wyld.
"Rent, $15 per month. Ap- ply on the premises."
Chinese Sub-Inspector Soldiers In
congratulated Bus
Siu Chung-yin was
Bao Dai, the former Emperor of Annam, who is now in exile. In Hong Kong said he would not reassume power in Indo-China unless called upon by the Annamite people. He saw no im-warmly mediate solution of the war in Indo-China, he by his
·
colleagues in
said in an interview published in the news Kowloon yesterday on Coincidence
paper Paris Presse this evening.
his promotion on April 1 "I have been asked from all sides to return to the to the rank of Local In-
"That is not yet manifest. If do not know whether it will be
I long manifest. But in any case
shall not return to-Hue, the former capital of Annam, set up a phantom Government.
ed Mr. Drown, and a stretch of 14 or 15 hours could not fall to have an adverse ef fect on the health of the work ers even though, as in the pre. sent enses, the working conci- tions were good.
to
"As for a restoration com- plicated by Regency, I do not believe that would have
the The cause of the
effectiveness trouble, silghtest continued the Labour Inspec. | pence." tor, is that female workers are usually paid by the piece and so work any length of time in order to finish as many pieces as possible..
Principal Tenant Fined
and
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FORMOSAN EXECUTIONS CRITICISED
Nanking, Apr. 2.
The Kuomintang Cen- tral Standing Committee today approved the reso- lution to recall General Chen Yi, Governor of Formosa, passed at the recent third plenary ses- Ision of the Kuomintang Central Executive Com- mittee.
It was also reported to have endorsed the CEC decision call- lag for punishment of all Gov- crnment officiala responsible for the mid-February" "gold rush" in Shanghai.
on
On Mr. Blair-Kerr deciding throne," he said. "To tell the truth, that trade spector. Inspector Siu to convict Li Kau, 24, and Sin
Executions of Formaakhs by has nothing tempting. But above all I would was mainly responsible pis, 24, Chinese members of Government forces in reprisal not accept unless in answer to the clearly ex-for the suppression of the the R. A. at Argyle-Street for the uprising which swept pressed wish of the leaders of opinion in my activities of a certain Camp. on the charges of at the island last month were still tempting to avold payment of continuing by March 27, al- country,
of gang
dangerous the legal bus fare and nasauit though troops had quelled the characters:
ing bus conductor
Kat on revolt completely by the middle Four other Chinese Sub- March 31, Mr. G. S. Hugh of March, Mr. Jahn W. Powell, Inspectors Fong Yik-fni, Jones, representing the Kow American editor of the "China Wong Wing-yin. Ho Bung-loon Motor Bus Co. Ltd, sald Weekly Review" told the Shang- choung and Alfred Fong-cheong list he must press the case, bai Evening Post today. -have also been promoted firstly, to protect bus conduc Mr. Powell, who_returned to Local Inspectors.
tors, and accondly, to protect | Shanghal from Formosa last Chief Inspector
Company week after an eight-day visit C. Willcox, the revenue of the That laudlords are not the
the formerly of the Water Police, which has to pay a franchise to the island, said that bodies who Bijuerzo onea only
of Formosans were stili, float- for public by charging "kay money" has been appointed Assistant to the Government.
According to the prosecution. ing In Keelung harbour and exorbitant rents was shown Superintendent of Police
Sham conducted by Mr. Hugh-Jones, | Mürch 27 long after the rioting Mr. W. A. Officer-in-Command of in a case before Speaking of Dr. Ho Cal-minh. Blair-Ket Kowloon yester- shulpo Police Station, replacing assisted by Inspector J. Oram, ceased, adding that the bodies the President of the Vict
ASP. the defendants boarded bun had only been shot recently and Namh Government, Bao Dai day when a woman, Mak Wui- Mr. Charles Mottram,
were the result of executions mui, appeared before His Wor- who has been transferred to 4205 at about 7 pm, on March said: "I hold him in much es-
31 at Yaumati. When asked following mass arrests in avery on three summonses in Kowloon City Station. teem because he is a remark: ship
ASP R. S. Halg-Brown, for- to pay their fare they refused part of the island. able man and a real patriot. But connection with sub-letting the he has not gauged the real difecond floor of 164 Talpo Road, merly Commandant Kowloon and said "We are soldiers." A has gone over to the quarrel niose between the con- when it was revealed that she City, feulties of power.
was collecting a monthly rental Eastern and Quarry Bay Divi- ductor and the defendants. "One morning at the begin- or $291 although the total rent alon, while Chief Inspector W. Ing of March he came to pay of the rent was $35 a month. Gowaris han been appointed The two defendants were Lam Chak-sum of the Chung me a visit. He was very
couraged. Negotiations with the Kal Knitting Factory. 7 Castle French had reached an impasse. Peak Road, summoned for em. I have undertaken a task be- ploying 40 female workers at 9 p.m.; and Ma Taking of the yond my strength, he told me. Man Cheong Weaving Co., 302-1 renounce it. I nak you to take the Government. You 1306 Castle Penk Road, who had over
19 female workers on the pre-alone, with the prestige whiel
you have, can dominate the dlf-) |mises at 8,50 p.m.
ficulties.
Defendants were advised by His Worship to refuse permia sion to those who asked to work lute, A line of $150 each was imposed.
dis-
On the first summons of re- celying from Ng Yuk-mui rent) in excess of the 20 per cent. permitted by law, Mak was fined $750.
When Li Kai atopped the bus outside the Bus Co.'s premises to make a report the two de According to S/I T. P. Rosa, Chief Inspector, Water Police.
(formerly fendants alighted and struck prosecuting, defendant divided
Chief Inspector the flat into five cubicles, one Divisional Inspector) W. S. him with their fista. They ran of which was occupied by Ng Mellardy of Yaumati has been away and were not seen again Yuk-mul, who had to pay a appointed understudy to Chief until, by a strange coincidence, monthly rental of $66. The Inspector Carruthers, O/C New they boarded the summo bus at other occupanta paid varying Territories. Cl McHardy's place 11.45 pm. The conductor re- amcants, depending on the size at Yaumati will be taken by cognised Li Kau as the man and location of the rooma.
Chlef Inspector F.T.. Portal who had struck him and told the driver to stop the vehicle lion. "I refused," Bao Dui said.
Two other popular promo- at the Mong Kok Police Sta- | tions are those of Divisional tion. Inspector F. J. Clarke of Kow-i Giving evidence on their own No Solution Yet
loon City (who may be
re-behalf, both accused denied hav. Asked what Bulution he NOW For failing to serve on Ng membered in connection with ing struck the complainant or for the present conflict in In-Yuk-mui notice specifying the the Kowloon City robbery and that they had refused to pny The Catto e a lot of the Don-do-China,
kidnapping cane recently) to their fare. They said that L Bao Dai replied: part of rent payable by her as the substantive rank of Chief Kau was not in uniform at the
occupier af part of the pre-l "Alas I do not acе BAY im-
Ino- time. pector W. W. Williamson (the) F. F. Duckworth $50.00 Arthur Womediately. The French and An-mises, as prescribed by Art. 3 Inspector, and Detective FIFD0.09: Padre, Wallers 100.0: Valess namites are in agreement and of Proclamation 15, defendant officer who cracked the Hop diers in uniform have to pay Like Dodd #100.0: John Pau 150.00 they cannot talk. They agree on
Yik Pawnshop threatening half fare, His Worship fined Mr. Nina Challeng 2344,00 Mexam.
Independence and the union of for falling to keep afixed on letter case), to Chief Detective; both defendants $10 on the first Fruse Sykes & Elemo
the three countries, Tongking, Annam and Cochin-China, each mises a declaration of the rent]
a conspicuous part of the pre-Inspector, Hong Kong. with its own administration.
"Nobody wants to *continue the war. But because therď la
'ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL RESTORATION FUND
tinn. which have 2205 seknowledged la the perung
Jirt
Lammert 1140.00: Mary & Co. $50,DU! L. Forster $100.00: Bir. & Mrs. P. D. Cauley $500.00: Mr. Comptan $50.00 H. A. Lammerá $110.03; Muude J. Haw kin $47.00; Mrs. Farinston $54,00; M. Speyer $10.00; 25.12 $1500: Kuk Kal Bha $104.00: X. $awk $00.00; Dr. Greaves $200.00 M5 C. B. Robin won $100.0: it. Owen Hughes 100,55: | Rex,, H. Y. Komp 2009; J.
was fined $400.
Mak was fined a further $100
paid by her to the landlord.
no table around which to meet, CORRESPONDENCE the massacre continues. As for
Wiltsour me, I'ean do nothing unless I
Tusell-in memetry of my mither Annir un called by the Viet Name Rates And
rentian Tosell $166.06; Mr. & M. Not only are Frepelimen falling T. Ruws 15040: Makar T. J. Wright 3100,00 Mins 13. Sudden $50.00; Dr. C. day by day but millions of the J. Harth $50.00: George
D. Hopper Far Eastern peoples are going Billets
million tons of
rice
$104.00 M. and A. 1450,00; Gilman to' die of hunger as a result of Co.. F.d. 11,000.00; 6. Mikin 1505.93: this war. C. linker F500.00; D. J. H. Crusler 1200.00 I 11. Bullon #20.00; Mr. & Mr. G. & Willy #26,00; Mis 7. K Langford $50.007 T... Wilson $100,00 Dr. E. K. Breta $29.10: The Bank in (China) Ltd. $1,000.00% 1, H. Andrewri
5.00 The Chin
A
Telling both accused that sol-
count and $20 on the second, after having ascertained that their pay was $30 a month.
Opium By Air March Weather
Foreigners in Formosa→→→ UNRRA chiefly missionaries, personnel aud businessmen- were unanimous in their com ment that the behaviour of the Chinese troops was an "ut- massacre" which paralleled would allenate Formosa feel- ings for the Chinese
Govern. ment for a long time to come, Mr. Powell said.--Reuter.
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Pleading gulity through Mr. Reporting cn- the weather, the Marcus da Silva to the charge, cf Royal
that Observatory, says possession of 12 lb. raw opium at March is usually dull, but Inst -Kal-Tuk-Airfeld-on-March-26, -month-was-noteworthy-for-two- Chan Ming-chai, 42, shop foki of periods of brilliant weather bo Bangkok, was fined $500 by Mr.tween the 11th & 15th and the Latimer at Kowloon yesterday. 23rd & 30th. Thus the sunshine Prosecuting. R. O. Fowler stat total of 137 hours was 43 hours ed that defendant was stopped above normal, "Two
Officer Sir,-A good deal has been by a Chinese Revenue
Otherwise, conditions departed 'written on the subject of alter- when he stepped cut of, a. TAA | little from average, with rainfall which Indo-China was to export natives to Income Tax, bát no-plane and was asked to open his 73.4 mm. (2.8 min. below); mean this year were the only hope one seems to have thought of the sultense. He refused and when relative humidity 80% (3% be- for millions of Chinese,
Indo- simplest of all sources of new re- the CRO wanted to pierce the lid low), mean dew point 57 deg. F. China, the only country to venue from a collectica stand-accused objected.
(1 deg. below) and mean tem-869-371, Nathan Road, Kowloon, weather the way intact, was a
point.
Chan was brought to the I. and perature.02.0 deg. F. (0.32 dcg. promise of abundance and prosoroute run as high as 25/- Ined by the prosecuting, efter sides
In England, the rates of various E. Office where the case was open- below). perity.
the Pound, and in few towns are opium was found in the false sides and
the rates lower than 12/0 ̊ in the and bottom of the sullense. 19 Pound.
"Now it is only runs
and each day
160.00 in Frisellia Fans $20.00: Mi Lucy Luster $102,00; Tha Ri. Rev. 19shop N. V. Halvard #25.08; The Chine South Ben lank. Streatfel 200,00; Haymand Kant $30,00 Anon 20.00 Min 19. £, Bicheno #500,00 % China Vecviable $60.00; John D. Hutchison & Co. Ltel. 11,000,00; F. F. Duckworth $100,00: Hiio Ying Chang $100.00; F. A. Cranfield 100,00 Ernest Bahmet $50.00; 7. J. Jrazock #100,00; Mr. & Mrs. H. de V. Booten $200.00; Land Forces, Hong Kong ser Maj-Gon. Eckles #660.00; Dlake & Co. 160.00 J. E. Bend $100.00: E W.
mourning Ol Carporation Lbt.
worse."-Reuter.
Truce Talks?
Hong Kong's roles have been held steadily at 17 per cent, for
Money Mart
I understand that before years. the
Ievel war, rates of this brought in more than $8,000,000 There was little change in Salgon, Apr. 1.
If therefore rates per annum. Informed political quarters, were increased to, say, 50 per
the money market yesterday L Martin $100.00; D. Theid 1800.00: The discussing the prospects for an cent., there would be additional
and rates again fluctuated with Wing On Co., Ltd. $100.00 The Hons early peace in Indo-China, im- revenue of soinewhere near
in unrrow margins.
Gold opened at $275:75 a taci $10,000.00 X $1,000.00; Dr. F W..mediately after the arrival in $12,000,000 to be obtained, and Bun 200.00; 11. J. Baldwin 20.00: Salgon of the new High Com- the Budget debate seemed to show and closed at $276:25.
Plastres opened at $11.00 per Led. $500.00: British American Tobacco tonight ferecast that Bao Dai this surn.
missioner, M. Emile, Bollaert very clearly that Government would get by casily enough on
Fluctuations ranged between
· Kong ♣ Bhanghai Banking. Corporation
British American Tubseco Co (China)
Ca. (China) Lut--Báří 200.001 Más E.
The maximum temperature, 70.0 deg. F. occurred on March
THE COCKTAIL BAR RESTAURANT
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28th and the minimum, 49.8 deg. | "SERVED WITH A SMILE” F.. on March 10th.
Arrested by 9/1 Howlett in possession of 440 yardn af electric cables, valued at $600, the property of the RAF, Kai Tak, Wong So, 21, coolle, was: sentenced to six months' bard Inbour by Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday.
Chinese Optical Co.
OPTICIAN
67 QUEEN'S ROAD C ́9
100 'and closed at $11.30. A COLLECTION OF PRE-WAR QUALITY
M. R. Bockland 10.00: Chinese Esiste may soon be arriving in Saigon. Only one thing causes Any 1.td, $250.00; 3. Williras 1250,00; 31, H. na "Ho-Chi-Minh's authorised doubt about this. One figure of $10.00 and $11.46.
Matheson $200.05; Restoration Box emissary to discuss' an im- which special note might have Chinese National Currency!
$1,427.07: Alpesify acknowledged $7,802,26; Total Donation up to March 31st, 1917 $13,78265,
OPIUM RAID.
been taken was the prevision of was quoted at 41 cents nominal mediate truce,"
Dr. He's representative, it 500,000 to meet the cost of Gov for futures. Spot fluctuated
ernment Servants quarters is reported, recently met Bao Hotels.
In hetween 47 and 473% cents for Dai in Hong Konk where ho is this not a serious under- CN$1,000. has been in exiln since his estimate? Judging by the state of U.S. dollars were easier at $1,000 or six months hard labour conveyed what in regarded an
Lan Fük, aged 26. was fined abdication 18 months ago, and Kokon, Government's present $4.82. Sterling dropped rather bill for accommodation in hotels beavily to $14.17, and Aus- by Mr. d' Almada when he was the basis of a poace offer.
must be well over $100,000 a trallan pounds were also enster. found guilty of keeping an oplum Bao Dai will also convey Ho
at $12.50 divan at 6 Kung Yeun Street. Chi-minh's Insp. Smith said that when the
"bilnimum peace polico raided the house defendant conditions."
and Ave smokers were found Briefly these terms will smoking opium. Each of the stipulate that the 15,000,000
smokers were fined $30 or hours In police austedy..
24
month.
N.B.
WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE
Annamites of Tongking. 'Laps," and Cochin-China should com prise a single united Republle Mak Cho-kok, master of the which ahall be part of
the Tak Yan Lung Grocery Shop, French Union *and that 488 Hennessy Road, was fued Cochin-China
should not be $200 by Mr. Saluthary at Den- Peninsula Hotel Arrivals Mr. and separated from the Annamite tral yesterday for the posse
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
M'I IL Wallami Dr. Eduardo Bar
MENINGITIS CASES
There were 85 cases, and 48 deaths, of tuberculosis in the Colony during the period Mur. 28-29 Other infectious cases included 61, cases (7 deaths) of cerebrospinal meningitis cases (12 dentha) of malaria: with 73 depths.
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TIENTSIN CARPETS
& HOOK RUGS On view at
Lane, Crawford Ltd.
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
Imported by: YU TUNG TAI LTD. from
HATCH, CARTER & CO., TIENTSIN Oldest Exporters of Fine. Carpets. .
sao, Miss 3. P. Ritchie, Min. C. Hirde, Union, although Ho Chi-minh is alon of two unjust weights of and a grand total of 186 Canes HENRY PAUL CHEUNG & Co.
Más U., M. Garie, Jan. 3. Kott. Men prepared to accept the verdict March 13,
Mi Douston, Bera M. Harela, Mist of the referendumon-Cochin
Dirk Mr. Woodbead, n." W. W,
Cyril Rogers, M. À. “N. Mitrums,, Bra `und' Mrs. El de Chataj
de Calról)e).
Mrs. 11. 1. Késmy,. Mmm, :É. 2. Geykave,
Men. A. M. Davies, Mii, M., II. Browne,
Chief Inspector Gowan took Births during the period Woodward, Hr. R. G. Hebwand, Mr. China's poilical status-Reuter, the two wolghts one a hair totalled 622, of which 806 ware catty and the other a ono catty, on the Island. Death from from the counter balance scale all causes amounted to 308, In the shop to the Arms Office Mix, 22. Parim, Capiste 1 : Waked pipe. At for smoking oplum, Chan found 4.33 per cent and 1.75
For being fa possession of a where they were measured and Beoul, Koren, Apr. 1...
Brilial-- Consulate-General. Wing was hand $450 or 4 months per cent short, rusdoctivej Marilu Heoul has been'. officially I
fedgnïek by) the "American' Peninsula Hoist departarpurMe. B. 3. hard labour, by Mig d'Alınadaras hiftabul), sur, and Thorpe, Central yesterday Insp Smith The shop had since used as Government, Kwar announc Mm. O, E. La Jabniony low wald that he raided, the house and new scale, Inspector Gowan "ed by the Acting Commandin
found tile bipe in le kadroom," anide
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