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CARY GRANT
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"None but the Lonely Heart"!
Miss ETHEL BARRYMORE
BARRY FITZGERALD JUNE DUPREZ JANE WYATI
GEDRAT VEGURIS • DAN DURYEA BONAN BOHNEN KONSTANTIN SHAYNE
From novel by Richard Lawellyn, author of "low Groen Was My / Lay."
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1947.
... the many Mes
What Happened
Courts
In The
Gangs of coolies are Got Cheque various jobs along the On False
waterfront.
Prosecuting
Officer M. Saul told Cen-Pretences tral Court yesterday,
In an assault case before Mr.
Conklin, two cooltes were found guilty of trying to force three reanten. to employ them to carry luggage.
Anti-piracy guards from the 5.4. Sinklang-Shao Hing Shang, Lo Ching flec and Wang Haui Chen-rowed ashore from their rhip to West Point at noon Sun- day.
On reaching land, a gang of twenty coolies approached, saying that they controlled that aren ond must be cumployed to carry the complainants baggage.
The sen
Attack
foll the Coulies that they did not wish to employ them but woukl carry their own bags.
ccoltes Pleking ap poles, the attacked the complainant, knock- ing one into the water wending another in the head.
A third seaman, alsó struck by member of the gang, apprehendi. ed Chan Ping Cheun and culled a police cunstable,
Shan, though bleeding badly, raught a second caulle, Ng Cheun. Both were handed aver to the patier.
Saying
40 very
Private Took Swing At Constable
GIRL (13) KILLED BY TRUCK
In the case against the
Part 5
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Hong Kong Telephorie THE DREADED CURSE OF UNDEAD HORROR!
Company for improper maintenance of a motor van. which struck and killed a 13-year-old girl. Charged with giving, false in. Private A. Lassen Schmidt; "C" formation to the police regarding Cuy., The Buff, was fined $3 by Chiu Shui Tai, on July 3, nt Central Inspector Senior of the a chequé for $500 drawn on the Mr. F.X. d'Almada
Bonk, O.M. Wing On
Omar, Magistracy yesterday for assault Traffic Office yesterday
a police officer while the Chon Sek Sum and Cheng Kwal ing
testified that the brakes Ying, were aned $50 each by Mr. Intter was on duly, F.X, d'Almada at Central yester. Evidence revealed that defen of the car were definite-
dant behind the steeringly maladjusted. day.
Was
PORNOGRAPHG
D.S.1. Waldron said that second wheel of a taxi of the Star Ferry, defendant blained a choque for and at Brst refused to leave.
Being finally induced to ela sa, $300 from complainant, Sheah Clik Fung, manager of the Wahhe struck the officer, a Chincs On Ho firm, second floor of the trame constable. Wing On Bulking. The chique was-in connection with brokerage. The cheque it was alleged, was defendant cashed by the third with his endorsement at the back. Third defendant at first dented that he had cashed the but later admittod he had done
30,
First and second
defendants were stated to have also dehled knowledge of the cheque,
SMUGGLED BICYCLES
Attempting bicycles
I would be apparent even to that an experienced driver the brakes were out of order and the ear dangerous to drive, Inspetor Sentor Antd.
Sel defendant, Shin Shu. driver of the van, waa uceured
Arrested by Detetive Sub Inspector J.M. Forrest during a ↑ of driving without due care aid
350 Shanghai Street, Perantion, rald at second floor, an Sept. 10 Loa Ye cheque
Lo
tar
Insperior W. Eggleston, Pausi trom uppered Lafere Mr. Fatimit i crating Officer, said that Sh'n Kowhong yesterday charged | bid reported tim after
ident bayime that he with possession of objectionable
Prvog al 27 miles per hour publications for sale to the public
12 miles over the speed limit) an island Road.
A translation of a page in my of the books seized complete'y rebutted defendant's claim that they are not banks of an Starti cent nature bad are bona books on health.”
W.
Hey the piel walking in do more of the road and blew diten
His Worship ned 'defendant
HOME SICK
Li Pang wanted so much
*to smuggle four from Singapore Swalow, Chan Shui Cheng, Com.$75 and ordered the books to be
destroyed. piadore of the as. Prosper, was apprehended in Hong Kong Sun. day.
Revenue Omeer Redman, pro. secutlug the altempts
before Mr. Conklin at Central Court yester. day, said that bleycles brought a very high price in Swntow.
Chan was sentenced to a $100 fine and the confiscation of his bicycles.
fonk that "he
of such serious view
sen. at monopoly, Mr. Conklin
coolies to slx tenced the two months hard labour and, recom- mended them for banishment.
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NO PASSPORT Charged with entering the Colony without a passport travelling permit, Ibrahim Khan. 21. of Macno way cautioned and ordered to be expelled to Macao
return to his home in China that he stole two dried fish from his brother fur the pa-sage motany.
Looking suspicious nt by walk ed along Queen's Road 1 early Sunday morning, the defendant was questioned by a poller con- stable. Li immediately (ndruitted the theft.
She Dreams exclled and, be re he could stop the car, had hit her with the right front
bumper.
Faster Chong Kant Chev walking on Ishind out at the eene of the areident, said that saw a small get the sirett
hii carrying head of
two
Jattelets.
The vehicle. "guing very rig of fast," swerval, hit the the hill and then knocked the girl down.
Heard before Mr. Conklin, of
Court, the ('eutral
case was
Brother Li Sul, not wanting tndjourned at the end of the press charges, ask the constable pevaca tion until Ortoher 6. for leniency.
Mr. H. J. Armstrong is n- Mr. Conklin af Central Court popping for the defence and Mr. yesterday ordered that Li Pang, M. Daziel is representing fre for a period of five years by Mr.e bound over for good behaviour | Hong Kong Telephone Con
at 325 for eight months. F.X. d'Almuda at Central yester- day.
Prosecuting, S.I, Woodhrad said.
the that on Sept. 18, when
TOOK A TUMBLE. Unemployed 10-year-old Ca
youtard.
CHRISTMAS Immigration Oncer and boarding Trai took a dumbli
stoff boarded, the 5.54 Wing when he was sentenced by M. Hing" from Macao, the passenger Conklin of Central Court to two list was checked and defendant j months hard Jabour for stealin was unable to produce a pass-10 plastic tumblers from a shop port or travel document.
► jon Sunday.
with
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TO-MORROW. MARIA MONTEZ JACK OAKIE SUSANNA FORSTER TURHAN BEY "BOWERY TO BROADWAY"
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He claimed that he was cf Seeing Chu take the tambler. Chinese race and did not require from the top of his showcase in such documents. He further sald his shop at 10 Fat Hing Street that his father was Chinese and Chen Sang chased the this his mother Indian. Later defen- caught him on the street. and dant admitted he was Indians. turned him over to a constable,
The man was penniless, sald Inspector -Woodhead, and was at present stayirig in the Moham. uedan Mosque in Shelly Street.
BLACK JELLY
For silling black jelly, the per feel medium for cholera bacteria," Cheung Tak Kung was fined $69 by Mr. Conklin at Central Court yesterday.
wu: the
Inspector Fowler, of the Health Department, told the Magistral that this herb-made Jelly exttently ausceptable to growth of cholera germs.
Cheung was apprehended at Shaukiwas Road on Saturday at 11.45 a.m.
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When the ease in which We Ping was charged with armei robbery by Two or nors Wa called before Mr. W.A. Blair-Kee 2.30. 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M. at Kowloon, yesterday. Detective Sub. Inspector DS. Roberts in formed the Court that he was noi calling evidence in the case.
Accused was accordingly charged by His Worship.
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A daily average of four mar- riages took place in Hong Kong during the first eight months of the year. Omcial statisties show that from the beginning of January to the end of August 1102 marriages were performed 882 at the Registry 4.30 p.m.Variety Request" Favourites Once, Supreme Court, and 220 7.50 pm-An Units Interlude. 7,10 -Linht Piano Parade.
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Total marriages up the end Lands,
of August were 368 more than the total for the whole of 1940 during which '649–463, a: the Registry and 106 in Churches -wore performed.
Registration of pest-war marriages began on Oct;1
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THE
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