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BLUE
GRIA A VENEMAA
ALEXIS SMITH CHARLES COBURN ATLD AS THEMSELVES
CALL IN KOBERY ASDA
A JOLSON OSCAR LEVANT - PAUL
El top! JOAN LESLIE
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WHITEMAN GEORGE WHITE.
MAZIL SCOTY
OPENING TO-MORKOW
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Tyrone POWER
Gem TIKRNEY
Ane BAXTER
SHOWING
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ALHAMBRA
"YOU'RE IN THE
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Jimmy DURANTE
SILVERS
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Jane WYMAX
KINGS
AIR-CONDITIONED
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FE TAKES BENNETT TONE
A FLYER
Screen play by
Cina Keys and for Draties
ALLYN JOSLYN
ISCO PUMALKSPÈCTURE"
Directed by RICHARD WALLACE Produced by 8. 7. SCHULBERG
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GRAND OPENING THURSDAY, OCT. 9th.
Paramon Presunts
GARY COOPER in CECH 6. DEMILLE'S
"THE STORY OF DR. WASSELL”
IN TECHNICOLOR
BOOKINGS NOW OPENING
ORIENTAL
Showing To-day. At 2.30, 5.20, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M. Pulse pounding and suspense "packed romance of a wonian spy,
In London Imperilled by Scotland Yard and the Nazi Geatape
alike!
SHOWING
TWO-TIMING
* MYSTERY GIRL
Eric Portman Ann Dvorak
Escape Danger
TODAY Cathay
At 2.30, 5.20,
736 4, 230 2.
Belly GRABLE » John PAYNE • Harry JAMES
Carmen MIRANDA * Cesar ROMERO, &. his ORCHESTRA is.
“SPRING TIME in the ROCKIES"
in TECHNICOLOR A 20th Century-Fox Picture-
- OPENING TO-MORROW.
THE THUNDERING "ACTIONT THE TENDER ROMANCE! GÊURIOUS
PAST-MIQYING
“ÎHE
ADVENTUELESS
Joel MCCREA Brian DONLEVY Bärbaru BRITTON
“VIRGINIAN”.
With Somy,Turts: A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
Sale Offer
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THE CHINA MAIL TUES
CROWN TAKES China Bank "SERIOUS VIEW" Begins OF ALLEN CASE
Expansion
Library, Supreme Court,
ADVANCE BOOKING OFFICE
Booking Hours: 11.00 a.mi, to 5,36, p.in, Daily
-ST, FRANCIS HOTEL QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
The Bank of China be gan making use of "it: $3,745,000-plot of land SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5;15, 7.30 & ́9.30 p.m;
yesterday morning more than five months after acquiring it at public auction.”
Although the 6,000-ton "The charges ate so extensive that I have to alter- "Hong Kheng" wreck has
tomotive bit to take them for committal,” sali been offered for sale for
Mr.A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, whert com- over
.month,
'mittal proceedings were commenced before the "China Mail". Icarped
Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr against William Elijah Allen,, 44 (Briton); Lee Fü. 32, Chul Hong, 33, yesterday that rict ä
and Matt Kam-fat, 49, on 35 charges of bribery single offer has been rẻ.
and dertanding money with menaces. ceived by the agents, the Allen Henith Inspector, occasions he saw defendant's to Hong Company, Ltd, faced 20 counts of accepting wife.
Waterfront circles "disclosed bebes, two of agreeing to new In May, Chui Hong suggest that only the skeleton of the cepi tulber, four of conspiring ed that he give m'enilium-fmu to ship remalied on the rocks aith his co-defendants, and the Inspector to prevent being Chitang Point, sonic no miles four.of demanding with monnees summonstert. Witness wont to from Hong Kong. The ship 30 from In Chele-shun bn. May the Ming Wah Electric Shop
For the past two and a half
and left instructions for them months the
fan to Chuli long wreck
The dates of the offences to give i has beva
were given as hetween Aug. I,hould he call for it. 1946 and Sept. 1. 1947.
He pald RIGO a couple of days after the fan was taken?
A leading Incai firm of arch)- delivery of by Chu Hong, and tects lins been appointed to take the balance of $210 after the charge of putting up the new hop assistant had called at his building which probably will be market stall four or five times.gh as the Hong Kong Bank
higher. Yuen Ming, master of licens- ufed vegetable stall No. 10 in Mong Kok, testified to having
grounded on July iD.
at the meres of pirates and
| passing Junkts.
The grounded vessel is beliey. d to have Bern <tripped of svery romayable item, not dies. troyed by the Brewhich broke ut after the ship was abandon
RADIO
15, 1917.
Le Fu, was only éhairy with conspiring with Alen respect of altaining
to Yaumati Market koldere.
rit
stap
Chui Hong was
Rechko: if aiding md abelting A lon fir nechalins at with con-
piring with him on ore, ZRW Hong Kong by ndegeting
There were three changes of in a frequency of 845 kilneveles conspiraéy; three of niditee and rom 12.15 to 2.00 pằn, and 6,30 nheting and one of procuring
11.00 pm and alas on 9.52gabat Man Kam-fat. nogeyeles (a the 31 unfrà band PAUL 12915 to 115, 140 to 6.30 nd 9.15 to 12.00, p.5. 4.K.T.
22.13 p., - St
Reži
890 square-foot
After allowing the whole 14.- plot-orijoining the Hong Kon and Shanghai Banking Corporation-to be used nt a public car park, the Bank of China yesterday, cordoned aft part of the front portion with wooden boards for the exclusive parking of its own cars.
The "Chino Mall” unddrstands that plans for the Bunk's new | promises have already been pre. pored.
been warned by Allen, in H.K. Reel
Club Meeting
nose, that he would be sum nonsed for selling outside bls stall oren. When he (witness) ted Chuf, Hong, who was with AB the witnessen, in yester- | Allon, that if the size of his day's proceedings declared that setting space was reduced he utier they had given bribes to would be losing money, third Allen, either direct or through neensed told him that Allen
'hui Hong or 31an Kan-fat. | hat ordered an electric They were not bothereal.
from Ming Wah for $130 but mare y Allen, although they had not yet called for it. with had previnasty been threatened with prosbution for obstruc- Liem.
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Mr. Lonsdnie was assisted by Suli - Juspector J. Johnston. Speelel Investigator. Mr. F.M.I Soares appeared for Allen,
Man Kam-fat Was de
while
"A Present"
After Inspector
Allen
Cam
The first meeting of the Hong Kong Red Club für this season was held last night at the fielen. May Institute:
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First on the nzendo apology for the notice that ap Deareil in the
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# prox there were to be mi new nembar In the Reel Club. Whereas, theer are si few members that there i no limit on member nilowe 1 Join
Election of a new
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Chul uld witness, went on suggest that he should buy that fan for the Inspector #8 a present. He did no, and was
T110*<* at Lothered any more by Al- then attended to. Test.
elected were:-President. Mr. J. bad Scott; Vice President, Mr. D. I.. fended by Mr. G.S. Hugh-Joner, complained of the obstruction Mophet (Lily) Vice-President D. Meroham; Secretary enused by fish tubs in the Mrs. Shawan; Treasurer, Mr. It 34 Charges
24 Smith. The two members of thi Shanshulpo Market the Opening the ense for the
| stallholders get together and comnitic, were Mesir.. Wright Crown, Mr. N༩༢
that the new set of 34 charges eclden to give a present to the and Mackishton,
Mrs. Mordham has kindly co Inspector, said Keung Hitig-pun. substituted All the former Witness, accompanied by rented to net as instructor to tor
exception of Wong Kwai
club. Further meetings are la b5) and Fun Fung
aw. -1.005. Teameripsios Norve
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1.3 126 - Brada: A Vocal Revital
Elsie Varu (Suprator with Pipe Berangkat by Jetty Brown, A Ural-Sitleg Programme.
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counts with
Lonsdale
the
ktuled
that relating to conspiracy be-kee, went to see Allen at the held at the Helena Moy Institute, tween Allen and Lee F. 32, Inspector's residence and WHO chief coolle. to obtain bribes
see Man Kam-
from Yaumati Market stalltold by him
(foki of Fan Hor) were to the holders between Aug. 1, 1945 fat about the matter.
At that meeting, continued affect that, at i meeting of 24. and Sept. 12, 1947,
Man's sun witness.
told his fish dealers, it was decided to Crown Counsel said that Alfather that $40 per day was agree to Man Kam-fat's sug- ien was a Health Inspector who required from the fish
stall-gestion that, $40 per month he returned from leave in June, holders. When they agreed,¦ paid to 'Allen. 19-46, and looked after the Man Kam-fat told them that Slaughter House and wan Man Kau-ching would collect Supervisor, of Markets.
The sum of $1.50 per day was paid by each stallholder for about six months after Two months later, his work the money from them daily.
Collections” ・・ which the amount was reduced was reduced to that in the
month per Atali. Slaughter House but The fre For a little over two months to $30 per
two quently visited the markets as $1.50 daily was collected from This sum was paid for
The third examiner of meat. Shortly af- each of the 24 stores, with the months only as on
the un-
month Chui Hong was arrested. ter that, his appointment was balance of $1 frum
Further hearing was ad- outside the solely, that of Supervisor of licensed hawkers Markets.
market at the rate of 20 or 30 journed to 10 am. tomorrow
The sums appointed cents per hawker..
Chui Hong was
4th grade foreman in Oct. 1946, were paid over to Man Kou- said Crown Counsel, and, in ching
this
The $40 per day was reduc- clrculated position, through the markets and was e, after two months or so, to
$10 the stallholders were.
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very well known to the standing it difficult to meet the 2.30; 5.30 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
holders...
"In The Car"
daily amount. In June, wit- news gave up being the collect-
Ylm
At the beginning of 1947 he ing agent, and the money was appeared in the markets with then paid direct to Chui Hong, increasing frequency in the
He first went to Allen's company of Allen and going house in November last, said about In Allen's car. It is the witness, in company with Yim Crown's ease, declared Mr Ping, a porkstall holder who Innadalo, that a partnership was warned by Allon, sprung up between Chuf and brought, as a gift to Allen, two Allen during this period... baskets of fruit two-bottler of As to Leo Fu he was simply wine and two chickens which chief coolie in the market were handed to the Inspector's And did the bidding of Allen servant in the presence of Al- kets. respecting his work in the mar-len.
"Beg Partión” Man Kam-fat was an influen-i About 10 days later, contin tial stallholder and had three stalls in Yaunati and two inued witness, he was approached by Ching Wah, a vegetable Mong Kok marketa.
Li Ping partner in Mong stallholder, to "ank Inspector Kok Market stall 71, declared Allen's pardon" in respect of irregularity. Witness ap Allen sinca pronched Chul Hong to see Al- knew that he the. end of
the Inst len and,, on the following day. Junar year when the In-
was told that it would bond- spcctor was going the rounds. visable for his friends to give An witness stall was extended the Inspector a present.
to beyond the space allowed by He collected various suma his licence and as he had at from Ching Wah and eight awning over the extension he other vegetable stallholders was afraid that he might be and bought two baskets of
TO-DAY ONLY
TWO FAVORITES OF THE PLAINS draw guns.. and cheers!
STARRETT HAYDEN
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WEST OF
TOMBSTONE
with
Can Brush the
EDWARDS
Marcela MARTIN 14, ...& Cakembli Pictur
TO-MORROW-
summoned by the Inspector, fruit, two bottles of wine and "HOUSE of DRACULA”
"Some Prawns" two chickens which ho-brought He brought 3 lbs. of prawns to the Inspector's house. and fish to Ma Thu Kok Ching Wah, who necompanied Slaughter House "for „Allen on him, handed a list containing
one occasion, and a falf on the number of; the stalls parti thred other occasions. On one cipating in the gift
of his alts to Allen's house, „Evidenca tendered By Wong nede the Slaughter House, he Kwat, Fan Hon, and Kong Tok,
MAJESTIC
SHOWING TO-DAY
saw the Inspector who said, holders of fahstalls in Sham- At 2.30, 6.00, 720 4.30 PM.
Thank you" When the fish was shuipo Markat, and Fan-On handed to him! Od tlio,ottför?
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