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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1947. ALKA
IT WAS NOT HIS SOCIAL WELFARE
"LUCKY STAR”-
Charged with being drunk and behaving in a Cargo Of
riotous manner in the Lucky Star Cafe, 373
Nathan Road, at 1.30 a.m. yesterday, a 45-year-Cigarettes
old Indian, Hariram, was fined $75 by Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday. Defendant appeared in Court He was finally taken to Yau- with a slight cut over his right mati Police Station where it too temple and blood on his shirt. was found that he was During the proceedings he had drunk to be released on bail. concluded In- At 6,80 a.m., to be given a chair.
spector Orem, he was let out on bail. drunk. After Huntence
had been passed, Hariram requested the Court to instruct the Press preacht not to publish the case.
According to Inspector J. Drom, accused was at the Lucky Star Cafe, somewhat Two Chineke gentlemen were sitting at the next table.
After suilor with whom neensed was having an argu- ment had left, said Inspector Grem, Hariram turned to the Chinese and threw a glass of been the face of one of their. The man gat up and wouhi have come To l'ows with dit femiunt if Petty Officer Wallace'
HMS "Flycatcher" { Watson of had not stepped in between them.
Confiscated
A cargo of cigarettes, druge valued at over and spirits,
to ba was ordered $200,000 confiscaled by Mr. Conklin at Central Court yesterday.
Discovered hidden beneath
the hold of the conl' in Mow Lin, on August 31, cargo was not claimed.
The ship was ordered nlong- thorough investigation of the 20 tons of smuggled gooda is now taking place.
the
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FOR HONG KONG Govt. Dept. To Probe Demanded
Local Conditions
Money With
Hong Kong's social welfare problems will hence-
forth come within the scope of Government's Menaces
Robbers
Get Seven Years, Caning
Found guilty by jury of robbery. Chan Kwai, Wan Chuen-choi and Chan Sau were yesterday sentenced by Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Puisne Judge) to seven years' imprisonment with hard labour and ten strokes of the cane. The accused, who wore found
guilty of un'awful possession and ammunition nt of arms
the last Sessions, and
given
concurrently
Direct Air Service To Hong Kong
functions. A new department will soon be set
a four-year sentence each, werd Sentence of 18 months' hard informed by Mr. Justice Wil up, to be called the Social Affairs Department.
Inbour was passed on O Yiu- linma yesterday that this sen- to probe into, and endcayout to remiové, kong, 22, by Mr. WA. Blair-Kerr tence would run *.3.
social ills or as far as possible improve social at Kowloon yesterday for de. with the acven-year sentence. conditions.
manding with menaces $5 from Tai Yuck-hon, alao charged
with
of unlawful possession Announcing this at a Press conference yesterday, a woman, Muk Ha, on Aug. 28.
Two counts of procuring the arms and ammunition and with ate, Mr. McDouall, said plans are under way for money for the San Yee On Telud robbery, was found guilty and Society and of being a member sentenced to five years' impri the setting up of this new department, which of that society were withdrawn aonment with hard labour. Ae- will work either as a separate organisation or by Detective Bub-Inspector D.Scused received a lighter as a sub-department of the Secretariat for Roberts, who prosecuted. Chinese Affairs.
Kong's
Hong Kong's first Social Welfare Office design- His Worship: "I cannot inside Custodian Wharf, where a
the
struct, the gentlemen of Press as to what they should ur should not report. I leave it to their entire discretion."
To Be Wed
A full list of the cargo has not yet been complied. It in lown, however, that cigaret- ten, cellophane, silk yarn, gela- tine, cosmetles, fruit, cines, seafood, spirit, find The forthcoming wedding of, Holidified carbolic
acid Lieut. George Sumpter Dela-among the loot, Whom Sub-Inspector Cutler haye Coleridge Davis,, R,N..] The ship, which har been went to the seene, accused was 11.M.S. "Come to Miss June lying at Stonceutters for the belliperent and attempted to Bender Harris, Holenn May, pust two montha, cleared in Bush part the Police officer. 1 Garden Road, is announced, bailast with no passengers,
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Aro
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new
ceipts were given.
Muk
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Pan-American World Airways announced to-
Acti- tence on account of his age.
Accused were charged with DSI Roberts staled that
robbing Lui Tim, while armed Social science, and probably more will
Ha was a member of the Sau with a rifle, a revolver, a Mau med Welfare Officer is taking on a be going this year; and on Yee On for several months and ser platol and a dagger, of day that direct air ser-
job after his own heart. A keen their return they will be ser paid defendant $1 or $2 each
vices to Hong Kong will four acts CNC$160,000, social worker, he has spent the ving in the new department.
month as membership dues. Re- clothing, one plecs of canvas be resumed on Septem- past seventeen montha making
Asked whether there was
j and a sun helmet, at Mira Day on ber 28. 'close study of social welfare work at Home, including a 12- any likelihood of the new de-
Three months ago, continued June 27.
Four flights, weekly will de- The case for the Crown was part for the United States; two science pariment turning out oventum- DSI Roberts, she refused to pay month courge in social at the Birmingham University.ly to be just one of those or- and since had been continually conducted by Mr. A. Lonsdale in Manilo, one flight weekly He has come back full of idens sanisations furnishing statip pestered by accused.
assisted by Detective Inspector vin Shanghini, Tokyo, Wake, for improving Hong Kong's ties and Information on caser At 2 p.m. on Aug. 20, defendant E. Franklin,
Honolulu and San Francisco" or After without any concrete accom- called again and asked for the
sentence social lot.
had been Los Angeles, and once weekly to ahow for its subscription. When she refused passed, Mr. Lonsdale made an through the Far His first assignment was to plishments
East and Mr. McDouall had to pay, defendant gold, "1 warn application to Mr. Kong's G-person work,
Justice Europe vin Bangkok, Calcutta, The Urban Connei! yesterday head Hong
the South-east whether or not auch danger you to be careful if you don't Williams, under Section 29 of Istanbul, Karacht, London and delegation to rejected 14 applications for
the Supreme Court Ordinance, Shannon In New Confer- could be avoided depended on. pay."
York or Aala Social Welfare restaurants, eating houses, food
in The wonian reported to for compensation to be paid Washington 'D.C. shops, offensive traden, bake once in Singapore, which con. first, the people concerned
the work of the departmant, Shamshuipo Police Station, and to Crown witnesses, who had Pan American Airways' houses, laundries and for rear- cluded its 4-day session
and secondly on the general was given u marked $5 note. been kept away from their sumption of services into Hong ing swine.
August 23.
Two Chinese detectives, Tam normal business for some 00 Kong will offer direct air trans- public.
Sang and Cheung Lau-kam, wire days as a result of having to portation to major Oriental and sent to the flat and secreted them.
appear at the trial.
European ciles, to the capitat selves on the premises.
Mr. Justice Williams, grant- cltles of Central and South It is for the publie to take At 7.30 p.m. the same day, actng the application, unde an America, and is the first airline an interest in the work, it is a cused culled again and asked for order for reasonable compensato offer direct air service around community affair, and It is money. He was given the murk-tion to be paid to the reapes the world.. Acerd 35 note, whereupon the detective witnesses.
Unsuitability of premises and sites was the renson *for the rejections.
and Birds Ordinance relating
to revised fees.
WAR MEMORIAL
FUND
JTI
Mr McDouall- gave a review of the recommendations of that Conference which, he said, hud accomplished mueb
Community Affair
everybody's business
to
At the me meeting a letter
Though each country had pro- was tabled from the Govern-
The blems peculiar to itself. ment signifying the approval delegates had exchanged val of the Legislative Connell of able information and data.. amendments to the by-laws of
Plans for Hong Kong had that the work is being probably lives emerged and arrested “him. the Public Health (Food). Or-
Searched at the Police Station. dinaner, the Public Health not yet been decided on, said done. This public spirit plus
He had Mr. McDouall.
voluntary assistance, will mean concluded DSI Roberts, the $5 only (Sanitation) Ordinance, and
whether the department is go- nole and a note-book containing to the Colonying to be a success or not. just returned the Public Health (Animals
the names of a number of women local conditions in relation to partment of Government, which and required time to study
The new department is a de- were found on accused. those recommendations, and so how far they would apply here. foots its bills, and any action taken by it will be at Govern- The most urgent problem
ment expense. facing Hong Kong today, he gald, is child welfare what to Subscriptions received on Sept. do with the mobs of home less or destitute children prowl ing the streets and what to do with them to prevent them from being exploited and being led into crime. Ho agreed t was a bly problem, which re quired the collaboration of various other Government de .50.00 partments as well as public- spirited individuals and private 20.00 Hucial organisations, if it is to
be tackled with any hope of висссвв.
1st, 1947
184.20 100.00
The Hong Kong & Yau-
mati Ferry Co., Ltd. $6,000.00 Officers & Men, The
Police Training School Mr. & Mrs. R.A.C. North Officers and Men, The Water Palice................. "Centine Monthly
tribution
Con-
{Staff of Police Accounts
Office
$5,00
Thluf......... $ 5,419,20 H.K. Guvt. Contribution 6.419.20 Received to 29.8.47 .. 2,801,025.80
Grund Total
$2,812,464.20
FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
The Labour Officer announces that the food and fuel costs for the week ended Aug. 30, were:- Bice and Flour 7.2 catties $4.9300 Vegetables 1.0 Salt Cabbages.
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.3 10.0
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MeDounll said everything waa Concluding his remarks Mr.
Inquest
Stanley
still in the planning stage, and On
he hoped, after a closer study
able to see how it should Brat be approached,
of the problem he would be Death
Personalia
Legislative Council
re-
Twelve years ago, with the Clippers, Pan American Airways planeared air transportation across the Pacific. Scheduled services were interrupted during the war, after the "Hong Kong Clipper wan sunk at Kai Tak, At to-morrow's meeting of in an air attack by the Japanese the Legislative Council, the on December 8, 1941. Hon. Attorney General will Many technical and passenger muve the Firat reading of:- comfort Improvements will be A Bill intituled "An Ordin- included with the resumption of to amend the Asiatic services. The pre-war five days Emigration Ordinance, 1915." flight time will be reduced to
The Attorney General to move two and one-half days. the Second and Third readings i of-
nuce
Douglas Skymaster "Clippers" featuring "Sleeperettes," the A Bill intituled "An Ordin unique new seating units which unce to amend further the provide full reclining lounges and compartment privacy for air træệ Stamp Ordinance, 1921,"
A BI intituled "An Ordin- velers will be standard equip- anec to amend the Education mont on all flights. Ordinance, 1913."
A B intituled "An Ordin-
Mr. FX, d'Almada was the Coroner ut Central yesterday at the inquest on Tsui Siu-bap, 20, A nine-month sentence prisoner of Stanicy Prison, who was found dead in his cell August 25.
Dr. Gould gave a long and de
of account
his post ance
relieve to
companies It Rained
In August
E. J. Young, owner-manager of tailed Molton Picture Enterprises in mortem examination, In his (other than Ching companies) Honolulu, Hawali, and his assistant opinion, death was caused through against their inability or nanager, Ferne
erne Jebens, are mak-
on the
ing a survey of the motion plcture at least three persons taking part failure since the 8th of Decem-
The report of the Director of industry in Hong Kong and China, in an assault on deceased. Death ber, 1941. to comply with the Mr. Young is keenly interested in occurred during the assault or a Companies Ordinance, 1932, to the Royal Observatory provide for the making of weather of August says: visual education and safe yester.couple of minutes later. dr that there are sufficient it- Inspector Williamson requested necessary returns by such com- Apart from the excess of rain,
subjects now the magistrate to adjourn the fa- panies. to provide structional Blm
a means half of which fell in the first week, available for all classes from kin quest; he was not in a position to whereby companies can remedy August showed no great deviations
rmal. [from
The maximum ta universities and carry on until the police had the loss of rexisters. records temperature, $4.0°F. is the high. dergarten
and documents, and for other uipment le plentiful to take care completed their enquiries.
est recorded since August, 1000, overy. need.
connected matters,"
The month's figures, and depar- tures are as follows:-
of
"It seems to me, though. may be wrong, that since the war people in Hong Kong have dong much more vountarily than hitherto in the field of social welfare work. They have certainly done much better than 1.2920 Singapore, which has already
.3200
a fully established Social Wel 2 8060 fare Department of Govern- S.I. Reddish charged Mak Chiu,
9600
20 year old Hcenced driver, be 777ment," said Mr. McDouall. 1.0480 Mr. McDouall was unable to fore Mr, FX, d'Almada at Cel. 1.1430 announce who and how many teal yesterday, with speeding and 1.4000 aasiatants he would have. There falling to notify change of his 7000 are two Chinese girls now in address. He was Aned $100 of
training in England in social four weeks. $14.3760
A resolution to change the official title of the Labour Oficer to "Commissioner of Labor" is to be moved in Legislative Council to-morrow by the Hon. Attorney. General.
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A man who was alleged to have been a detective In the Japanese Police Force, appeared before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday. So Man, unemployed, was cautioned by the Inspector. charged by Det. Sub-Inspector On the following day, con- J.R. Sken, with maliciously (inbed witaces, ho was at the
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the Kowloon, Hospital, at the having tea with Chan Fung Mee Sze Teahouse, 81 Argyle when defendant and a friend, Stroet, on June 1, demanding Chan Kau, entered.
with menaces $400 from Nr on Accused, mid witness, каз May 31, and being a member carrying a cobbler's file with of the Wo Yeo, Hing Triad which ho immediately attacked. Society.
Defendant and Chan' Kau then Dr. Frank Kung, Kowloon ran away. Hospital, affirmed that Ng In reply to DSI Sykes, and Keling was admitted to hospitals Worship, witness stated bu June 1 suffering from three that Chan Fung, was his kit-fat Incided and four tab wounds wife and not his mistress: ai on the body and arms.
alleged
in evidence, Ng Leung stated Clan Shlu-fung, the woman that he was employed as a in questión, declared that she "European edak", at the Kow- was 26 years of age ofld, thaf Inon Hospital. At 10 p.m. on Ng Koung was her husband... May 31 he was having tea with Defendant, she alleged, was Lee Tong at Pitt Street wheh formerly a defective attached
Mr. d'Almada apologised to the Jury for having to adjourn, the Inquest.
Tried To Take Tree
The Asiatic Emigration Or- dinance change is designed for the purpose of doubling the fee puyable for pasange broker's licence.
Rainfall 574.7 mm., 212.3 mm. above average.
Sunshine.100.3 hours, 113 hours below average.
Mean relative humidity 88%,
dew point 77°F, 18
For throwing a bucket of dirly 3% above average,
Mean water over the verandah of Noabove average. 48 Graham Street, first floor,
Mean temperature 81.7°F, samo
. For attempting to steal a fouling the uniform of P.C. 1826 an average.
Was
Minimum température 137°F
tree ou the hillside of Tylam and offering a bribe of By centa Maximum temperature 940*F Tuk on the night of August 23, to the constable to quash the on 20th. Shum Ching was sentenced to matter, Yu Wah, poolie, six weeks hard labour '(or sentenced to six months' hard on 4th. $50 (ne) by Mr. Conklin at labour by Mr. F.X, d'Almada ot Central Court yesterday.
Central yesterday.
Chan
Fong, 32, unemployed, was charged with larceny of a box and A For using the first floor of No, wooden
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32. Pottinger Street wharf, before was fined $260 Mr. F.X. d'Almada yesterday, Ho
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Trying to escape the Forestry Guard who apprehended him. Shum fell and fractured his 3 pelvis. Shum asked for a fine brother, But Mr. Conklin suggested that widow, be atay in prison so that he or two months when she appear. was enterced to six weeks' hard qould eat while his brokened before Mr. FX, d'Almada at labour, to be followed by exput.
Blon. Lones were mending.
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When witness replied that he Someum at the buginning | had no money, defendant thren-of last year, she met Ng Keung londonbilt. They actually and, as their friendship ripen came to blows, but his friend, he set up a home for her separated thomasfa Saat Me Chan went on to enroborate
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