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GOVERNMENT RATIONS DISTRIBUTION
SPECIAL NOTICE
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HOLDERS OF HATTON CARDSNOS, 1001 TO 2862 INCLUSIVE
REGISTERED AT
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.
The November Distribution of FLOUR, SUGAR and BUTTER
will be effected between the hours of 9 AM, to 12,00 Neon and 2,03 P.3. to 4.45 PM, on under:- Numbers 1001 to 1300
1301 to 1700
1781 to
2170
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
2171 to 2502 Thursday
QUANTITIES allocated are na follows:-
Iovember 3rd, 1047
4th, 1047
Sth. 1947
6th. 1947
Sugar
HK$0.46 per lb. Flour
@HK$0.331 Fresh Butter HK$1.90
2 Jbs. Per Person 4
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1 lb, for each person in family as per number Registered on Ration Cards. N.B. Euch person will be entitled to an extra pound of butter
on this month's ralians,
Suitable containers must be brought for Flour & Sugor. BUTTER RATION, CARD HOLDERS TO NOTE.
CUSTOMERS WHOSE RATION CARDS ENTITLE THEM TO MORE THAN ONE POUND PER MONTH NEED NOT HENCEFORTH DRAW THE FULL QUANTITY WHEN TAK- ING DELIVERY OF THE MONTHLY QUOTA OF FLOUR AND SUGAR.
BUTTER WILL BE AVAILABLE DAILY,-SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS EXCEPTED-FOR ISSUE AGAINST RATION CARDS IN QUANTITIES OF NOT LESS THAN ONE POUND, BUT NOT MORE THAN THE QUANTITY SPECI FIED ON THE CARD CAN BE OBTAINED IN ANY ONE RATION MONTII.
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Special Notice: In order to facilitate the smooth Ration Distribution arrangements, we would appreciate customers collecting their ralions on the speelfed days and dutes accordance to the numbers of their own Ration Cards. Kowloon Customers, if desired, may draw their rations from the Kowloon Branch.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED.
GROCERY DEPT.
Hong Kong: Tel. 28151
Kowloon: Tel. 09922
GOVERNMENT RATIONS,
HOLDERS OF GOVERNMENT RATION CARDS
kurd by
The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
are hereby advised that the
NOVEMBER DISTRIBUTION
will be available for collection from
MONDAY, 3rd NOVEMBER, 1947
ta
MONDAY, 10th NOVEMBER, 1947 -
(Saturdays & Sundays excluded) QUANTITIES ALLOCATED ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
G $0.35 per Th. lbs per person * $0.-16 ,-2
FLOUR
SUGAR DUTTER (Fresh) . $2.10
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-1 (one) lb. for each person in family as per number registered on Ration Card.
SPECIAL NOTICE
RATION CARD HOLDERS will please note that a spectal Issue may be drawn during
of one extra pound of Butler per person
the month of November.
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STAR WITNESS DETAINED BY POLICE
An unexpected development took place at the con- clusion of yesterday's hearing of the "Gold Bar Case" when Li Hung, star witness for the de- fence, was detained by the Police under a warrant on a charges of offering a bribe to Revenue Office Ip Wai-chuen. (SGCRO 48). Li Hung was, it is understood, later released on $5,000 ball.
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NEAR PANIC IN CITY
Au_explosion which blew the lid off a sewer inanhole almost caused a paule in Stanley Bireet last night. Nearby pedestrians bumped into each other in hurrled attempts to take cover from what they at first, believed to be, a bomb.
the
No one was Injured, how- ever, and normalcy was, TO- established when one calm neighbour picked up the lid and replaced it manhole.
The Hfting of the fron. Id Is believed to have been due to an accumulation of gas.
In the course of his testi- The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada many yesterday, Li Hung al-e Castro, K.C., 'instructed leged that when he approached Mr. Marcus A. da Silva and Mr. Ip regarding the making of Peter 1, Sin, is appanring for ********** declaration in connection with the accused,
who are charged
the gold being brought into the with, importing and conspiring Colony by Choi Wai-chuen and to impart gold.
had
Liu Shul-woo, the accused. Ip After Mr. Sainsbury had re- offered to straighten out mat-plled to Mr. d'Almada's sub-
missions that the accused 'ters on payment of $2,000.
The case is being heard, be Zore Mr. Justice T. J. Gould
(Additional Judge).
is conducting the rase for the prosecution.
no case to answer on any of the charges, Mr. Justice Gould }held against Mr, d'Almada,
The first witness enlled by
of this party spoke to him.
IL
over
Tenancy Case Result
The application
a
POLICE DECORATED FOR GALLANTRY Impressive Parade
At
Valley
Some 600 members of the Hong Kong Police and Police Reserve paraded at Happy Valley yes- terday before the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham.
Sir Alexander pinned medals for gallantry on six
members of the Force and Reserve.
The Governor with Lady ship, which meant so much on a Grantham, accompanied by Cup vitaj. occasion, tah A.P.. Wilson, A.D.Č., ar- rived on the parade ground ut 10 n. sharp.
Mr. Woo Chu, The British Em. pire Medal.
NEW K.C.R. SCHEDULE
Tho Railway authority announces that as winter tline comes into operation
To Cantan fram. Nov. 1 the following will be the depar- ture time of the through trains from Canton will further notice:-7.25 km.: .1,48 p.m.: 3,35 pm.
Tinies of arrival and de- parture of through trains from Kowlson, remain the same as at present.
Mr. Woo Chu was a member The Police Commissioner, Mr. of the Police Resorve and during |D.W, Macintosh, accompanied Fils the Japanese occupation tabou. Peers+90***
Excellency on an inspection of ed on his own initiat ve
wid contingents from Yaumit!, Shum foyalty and courage to benefi shulpo, Kowlooon City, New Prisoners of War by olding in. Territories, the Water Police, the the maintenance of high state Police Training School, the of morale. Emergency Unit. the Trale He collected Intelligence, Police and Police Vehicles, the which he passed to by Central, Eastern
them, and and Western did other services for them. Al
recom-
Wening Manager Committed
Mr. E. H. Sainsbury, Anaist- ant Crown Solicitor. assisted { the defence was K. K. Wong of by Sub-Inspector 11. T. Matches, the Air Traffic Office, Kai Tak.The Great China Hotel Divisions on the Island, as well, though four of his Chinese col
Wong identified a man pro-Ltd.; for
as two units of the Police He. tengues were caught dured in Court as one of
and en- serve and a squad of detectives, tereed to death, br contine.co party of three who called at mendation to the Gover- The Weihaiwel contingent pro- his service until himself arrest. the Traffic Office on July 12. nor-in-Council for
vided the Guard of Honour. an
ed. He endured Nevert Wong said that all members Exemption Order
In charge of the parade was lengthy torture, but did not dis- un-Mr. W. La B. Sparrow while Mr. close his netivities, thereby un- der Section 32 of the A.R.S. Malor and Mr. H.W.E.1 doubtedly saving the tiberty, it
Maurice Wong, man- Man In Corridor
Henth commanded the Landlord and
Hong not the lives, of the senior Bcl. uger of the Wening Com- Tenant Kong and Kowloon contingents, tosh military feers for They told him they were ex-Ordinance 1947, has been respectively.
a he worked at members of the puny, on charge of preting some eargo by a plane which was arriving from Bang approved by a Special Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers was received assistance in
The band of the 1st Battalion, local population from hem hebreaches of price control in attendance throughout The chosen task.
regulations, was, at yes- parade.
terday's resumed hear- Following the The Sperial Tenancy, Triban-Canmissioner of Police rend the Inspection the
David Lofe
ing before Mr. F. X. al which heard the application. jeftations and medals were pin King's Police Medal for Gallan
The seventh award, that of the d'Almada
at Central, ezmprised – Mr. . P. Zimmerned on the recipients by His Ex. (Chairman and Messrs. F.D.celiency.
Chinese Firms Celebrate Merchants' Day
Biost of the Colony's Chinese business houses will be closed today to celebrato "Merchants Day" under he auspices of the Hong Kong Com- Chinese Chamber of merce.
Special supplements. have been prepared by the verna- culir Pross for publicntion today, while all Chinese com mercial Arms have been res hoist the Chinese quested to national:
flag
The ocension, will be fur- ther marked by a tea party
at 11 a.m. in the Chamber's boned room, and a dinner at the Chung Kwok Restaurant at B ..
Personalia
Mr.
Arrivals at the Hong Kong
included Hotel yesterday and Mrs. G. A. Oldridge, Mr. Pat Hamilton and Mr. Jean Courseau. There were no dr. partures.
Mr. RJ, Reynaud arrived at Gloucester Hotel yesterday. De partures from the hotel included Mr. K. Koval Mr. C. Woodward, Mr. M.S, Douglas and Mr. M.A.
Terk.
Repulse Bay Hotel arrivals yesterday included Mr. and Mrs. A.II. McBride, Mrs. M.K. Myers and child, There were no de. partures.
Passengers who left for Bang- kol yesterday by CPA included Mesirs, K. Steven, P. Srinasa pon, and Mrs. V. Splaophol.
Messrs. P Richie, Henry Bhavdranus, and A. Costerg, left for Singapore yesterday by CPA.
kok in half an hour.
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The cargo, they said, was ohibited urtlele and they wanted to send it back.
Tenancy Tribunal.
Wong said that be told the party to go to the Customs,
Five minutes later, the party | Hunter and Lan with SGCRO 48 IpMembers), Wal-chten. Ip and that the party had no right to approach the Customs.
returned
Wong sold that the conversa. tion between Ip and the three men etntinued, but as he was Insy, he did not take any notier
of what was being said.
After
A
Yuk-wan The following
cipients:-
The application was made in r-greet of premises known as 119-120 Conorught Road Cen- tral (except the front portion
were the re
whont
his relf.
try to the late Mr. David Loic, committed to the Sex- was handed to his son.
Mr. sions. Mervyn Lole, who was present with his mother.
The citation emphasised
Accused was allowed cash hail of
that $10,000.
a posthumous award of this de coration is rare and made only
Yesterday's hearing was occupiedl most exceptional circum with the recaling of Inspector Pit- stances,
in
Mr. Lole showed courage during
Echo Of War Sub-Inspector Duncan Georg MacPherson, The King's Police Medal for Gallantry,
On Dec. 1, 1041, during their
anan-of-the-5.1.1, zo give evidence_on_ advance into the New Territor
the four bilis forming the subject of the fighting in the charge. He said the total over" les, the Japanese had herded Hong Kong and during the oc large number of unfortunate vil.cupation continued his lovni ond charge was $827.92. lagers into an area between the nurugeous service by leading a
outstanding
while, the whole YOU TOO CAN BE opposing forces, with the miten small group of Police Reservists counsel for Wong, objected to bring-
party left. Later, he saw one
of the men lurking in the cor- ridor.
J. R. Baskfarth, also of the Air Traffic Office, Kai Tak, raid that on July 12. after he had relleved Wong, he saw a Chinese outside in the corridor.
J.R. Bushforth, also of the Air Traffic Office, Kai Tak, said that on July 12, after he had relieved Wong, he saw a Chin- ese outside in the corridor.
The man said he wished to see the Customs.
Bashforth sail that he then went to look for Mr. Knox. The latter was busy and sald he would see the man later.
Special Waistcoat In answer Mr. Sainsbury, Bashforth said to a question bý
the man appeared to be very agitated and that was the ren- son why he went to look for Mr. Knox.
Choi Wai-chuen, the first ac- cused, said that he was a part- ner in the Wah Sing Firm of Bangkok, which ecnducted hugi ness as bankers and dealers in I'metals.
A REPORTER
You see an accident on the street. J collision in lar- bour, A gang fight, an
Incident. amusing
-any- thing that makes NEWS. Don't keep it to yourself. Ring
32312
or 24354
ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT
Adequate payment will be made for all usable items.
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WHERE?
of 120) and 237-239 Des Voeux Mr. DJ. Sloss, Vice-Chancellor } The firm also handled remit-† Road Central. 1st, 2nd, 3rd and of the Hong Kong University re-tances for Chinese emigrants. 4th floors and the out-buildings turned from England by OAC These emigrants were not al- thereto, occupied by the Wo "Speedbird" flying-boat on Wed-lowed, by the Siamese Govern- Hing Co., Ltd. nesday.
Other passengers on the airment, to remit money to their craft were: Messrs. J.W, Jones, families in China.
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Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, tien of driving them immediately engaged in the undergrand cop ahead of their next attack over lection of information for send. $7,752.65 on all the bills on the file ing in the stal overcharge of suspected minefields as a screening to Free China. The group which spreast over several months. This was to be a repetition of was detected by the Japanese, tactics already used, which had who executed 20 of them, in on the ground that they were not caused the slaughter and death of|cluding their coder Mr. David suvered by the charge. many Innocent and bewildered Lole.
B. I. Pape was abu recalled people.
After the presentation Str testify that when accused made the Sub-Inspector MacPherson was Alexander, addressing the gatherstatement he was not under arrest told of this situation by the O.C. ing, sald:
and that only" enquiries were belog of a Rajput Battalion. He or
"I have seen you at work; made at the time. ganised and led a party of Chi have seen you at play and toy
Mr. A. J. Chißord, Crown counsel, nese Police forward, which went I see you on
a ceremonial sited by S.1. Cochrane, prosecuted, :⪜1uthgi the British lines and parade. I and well sailshed with proceeded over "No Man's Land" what I have seen. Whenever I Into Sha Tin Gap, passing within go to a place I always. enquire 20 guards of a Japanese Machine what is the Police Force like, Gun Post. He reached the con- because the Police Force is ex. centration of villagers in the Sho tremely important. That means Tin Walled Villog and started great responsibility rests on the to evacuate the villagers. The shou.ders of every member of evacuation roused the Japanese, the Force and of the Reserve. who opened up with machine from the Commissioner down to ៤៩. The villagers scattered, the newest joined recruit. setting off land mines, and the Police party had to operate in the open in daylight to guide the villogers past the mined
Breas
do
Right Spirit
"Therefore you should never anything that an in-
under heavy fire: The Police dividual you would be ashamed of. You should never do auny. with 125 men. party returned women and chlidren, and brought thing that might bring discredit them back through the
You should be British upon the Force. lines, the Sub-Inspector himself proud, as I know you are proud,
of belonging to the Force," carrying, four children.
But whole operation took three hours. Pride of a bully,
It should not be the arrogont Your duty is "Sai On" Fire Sub-Inspertor William The King's Police Medin
The
not only to fight evil-doers and Todd, orcalers of the law, but it is
for also to help and araist the or Gallantry, for rescue. in the dinary eltizen. A good Force is "Sal On" fre.
respected by the people. Ils Inspector Lau Chik Kee, Police members are liked by the peo.. Mr. Eldon Potter. K.C., and Reserve, The British Empira ple, and the people are proud L, Goldman, A. McMillan, Lee
of their Force. From comments Remittances were made in the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada e Medal.
Mr. Lau Chik Kee was in have heard, that is the positior Hwa-hui, M., Curtis, and Nec the form of Siamese banknotes Castro, K.C. Instructed by command of 11 men on guard of the Hong Kong Police. Force Kwan.keh; Mesdames
Mr. M.M. Watson appeared Chan and also in the form of gold. Chec-enk, A.G. Pryor, G.B.
Owing to the heavy floods in for The Great China Hotel Ltd. at Lol Chi Kok oll tanks. and the Hong Kong Police Re
When the tanks and Crookshank, G.J. Palmason
were, det anserve today.
"But although I have sald V.R. McMullen; the Misses, S.A. Kwangtung, there was a apecial
The Wo Hing Co., Ltd., were re, he showed a fine example reason for remittances during represented by
and discipline by these complimentary things to Pryor, H. Welssova, and Master
Mr. Charles of loyalty PNE, Luard.
June and July this year, Loeeby instructed by Mr. Peter holding his post until ordered to you, I don't want you to think
Chot admitted that the gold H. Sin.
relire. He again exhibited the that you are perfect and that same high standard by holding, there is no room for Improve. Orem, K.C.C. which he brought to Hong
his post at Magazine Gap under ment. There is room for im lawn bowler, Police footballer, Kong WOR concealed in #L
heavy and dangerous ahell Bro provement; and I am quite cer. * until ordered, to retire," His tnin, that that improvement wil qualities were an inspiration to come, because fundamentally you those he led and set a magnif, have the right, spirit. And cent example.
we want proof of that, thera During the occupation, he was was the courage, the loyalty a courier and from Free and the devotion to duly that* China with vitalTM Information has been exemplified by the re- gathered by the Police Reserve cipients of there awards and The public is reminded that it is underground group led by Mr. honourg this morning. Don't for. the intention of the Government to David Late. His task demanded wet also that they are but a fews exhume the graves set out in the the utmost loyalty and courage of the awards that, have bren following ist, commencing on and because of his activities, his announced: the others will be April 1, 1948:-
father was arrested and execut. presented at a later date, As 1. 1941 burials in trenches ined by the Japanese.
I have said I am well palloned I look for improve. New Kowloon Cemetery Ne. 7; Mr. Wong Nal Him, The Bri. with you,
Inspector
case.
was to take
and
Exhumation Of Grave
and Kowloon Court prosecutor, specially made waistcoat and who has been in the Kowloon in the false bottom of a suit- Hospital since Oct. 21 suffering from a broken leg sustained in His intention
football match, was discharged the gold to Swatow. He did not from hospital on Thursday,
know that the importation of Arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel | gold was prohibited.
were Mrs. Poo yesterday
'T! It was concealed because Ita Mojdara, Mr. Johu Cieren Mosley, export was prohibited by the Mr. Paul Ritchie, Capt. Maupin, Mr. Slamese Authorities. H.W. Wan, Mr. P.C. Mok, Miss F.
Furthermore, robberles were Chan, Mis M. Liu, Mr. G. Drumqulte frequent in Slam V.).. mond, Mr. R.A. Munro, Mr.
was hidden no that Macmullen, Mr. (i.T, Palmason, M the gold P. Chulakewok, Mr. A. McMillan, robbers would not easily lay Mr. A.G. Wilson, Mr. R.M. Yonk, their hands on it. Mr. M. Thaima, Capt. A.P. Moore,
Denial
8. 1941-1942 burials in tronches. Mr. W.H. Wen, Mr. J.F. Tal, Mr.
Chol said that on July 11, in Emergency Cemetery at Island W. Robinson, Mr. Burgen, Mr. C.M.
Coxswala ∙Fong Hing. The Claus, Capt. C, Stead, Mr. W. Bain- he sent a radiogram by means Road, Aberdeen (on North, side of
Island Road about 100 yards from British Empire Medal. forth, Mr. R.1. Brown, Mr. W. Mi of a private radio station to the Aberdeen Industrial School: The evacuation of Kowloon chinion, Mr. J.F: Emery.
Li Hung in Hong Kong, inform- 4. 1941-1942 burials in plt reached a climax on Dec. 11. Departures were Capt. P. Ara- Ing the latter that he would be graves in Emergency Cemetery at 1941, and every Polica lounch gun, Mr. T. Kirby, Miss H.V. Kec, coming by TAA plane on July the Old Government Civil Hospi-was scheduled for use.
12, with gold."
Last Launch
2. 1939-1941 burials in trenches tish Empire Medal, Sub.Inspec-ment, and I know that that im- in New Stanley Cemetery;
tur Wong Nai Him accompanied provement will be forthcoming." Sub-Inspector MacPherson in the Shu Fin rescue.
Coxswain
Reminders
Today
Mr. R. Goldschmidt, Mi» J.M. Plats,
Indian Recreation Club Dance, Mr. A:D, Laureano, Miss M.J. Sterd, { Choi then delalled the events. 1941-1942 butinis in trenches About 0:30_bim. a bomb èx | Sookúnpós, ? p.p. Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Torrey, Mr. which took place after his at-in Emergency Cemetery No. 2A ploded near Police Launch No. H.K. & Kowloon Chinese Women's | E.C, Siller, 'Mr, 'A.E. Aratzen,
rival in Hong Kong and said function of Kennedy and Garden 5. fatally wounding the senior Association Meeting, Ying Klog: that he was informed that al- Rends); and
and causing most of Restaurant, 2 p.m.
Engineer Hotion Dinner, Chung Kwok Restaurant,
·GIRLS' DANCE was prohibited. Government
(unction
of Upper Albert and Kwong then operated the Launch.15pm. would purchase it at the official | Albany Roads and bounded by all day in evacuation duties, tha: Business Girls' Club Dinner Danes, price.
position becoming steadily more Roof Garden, H.K. Hotel, #; p... Botanical Gardens Path);
the day closed: night in the Hong Kong Hotel to import göld into the Colony, above. sites, if not claimed bars, This nunch was the last harbeyir ]
Chef denied any conspiracy The remains exhunted from the hangerous as
Coming Events His object, he said, in send the date of exhumation, wibe auch to depart finally from
Kowloon. cremated at the Government in Hong Kong, they continued arranged for the evening. Well was because he was not fopathied in New Kowloon Conetary vice until all launchen wote ecul Novel Clube known Hong-Kong Professional liar with Hong Kong, and.. dancers, Mr. and Mrs. Vip Huck, hoped that Ll would facilitate No. 8 (Diamond Hill Ura Como tled on December 12,
tuguese Institute, Luston, 5
“Governor of¡Metab,.
YW.CA. BUSINESS though the importation of gold in Emergency Cemetery No. 38 Fong Hing and
0.1941-1942 burials in trenches the 'crew to desert. Coxswain: Chinese, "Merchants' Day" Celebin"
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The Y.M.C.A, Business Girls' Dance will beklaged
Roof Garden.. Düncing will com.) thence, at :8.12 p.m..
booti
Special foor showing a. radiogram to Elsung | Cremptorium,and: thờị nàhện, re- || Vinir::logai and .coutagedus: for: Meeting, "Kingi Pirka135, bm
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Erigineer Ha Kwong was killa | F-01) A
will present Bango, and a walls matters per deff All persons wishing to arranged on duty carly after. überation Lurized Tezac, Will appear in a 10 also hoped that Zi would" for private exhumation at any of when a Police luach was mined de Oliveira, arrives at Queen A
make arrangements to ensure there, kraves should apply to the nff Ping Chau and Coxswain 12 noon. that he would not be robbed, Boerslávy, #Urban, Council before, Fong Hing is now the Laurviving Nov. 3-St. Stephens Girls' cotită
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