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Listowel Meets The Press
Views And Impressions
"I have spent five very pleasant days in Hong Kong, have met many people, and have gained
n
lot of impressions. But it is hardly possible
for me to be a walking encyclopaedia within this short space of time upon many of the pro- blems facing you!" said Lord Listowel, Minis- ter of State for Colonial Affairs, at a Press conference yesterday afternoon.
Lord Listowel said his first impression was of the beauty of Hong Kong. It was one of the lovel- iest.cities of the world that he had visited, nestling at the foot of a majestic peak and gir dled by the sea, all of which gave it a roman- tic atmosphere.
Swindle
On Lane, Crawford's
Ploading guilty to obtaining goods biyy false pretencos, Cheung Síu Hon. 28, was re- manded by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central Magistracy yesterday to April 12 for sentence, when the case of Tam Kwok Shun. 23, charged with being the re ceiver of stolen goods, will be heard.
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1948,
Killearn Leaving
London, Mar. 22, Lord Killearn, Special Commissioner in South-East Arla, & Pavliig Singapore on retirement on March 23 after 45 yeary of service
the British Foreign Office.
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Lord Killenın'a final post of his long and disilogalch- od career. In the diplomatie service was in many ways the most important and difficult of all,
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Juryman Excused
Prosaic Evidence Hid Some Smart Detective Work
Behind the prosale evidence fendered by Det. Sub-
Inspector D. S. Roberts, and Police witnesses,' before Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yes- terday against Lau Po-ngau (25), Chong Wing- chung (27), Wong Kau (39) and his 27-year- old wife, Leung Chung, was the story of some of the smartest detective work in the Colony for some time.
The four defendants were charged with possession of coun- terfeit Hong Kong Government 10-cent notes on March 1.
wera
When the two men returned | to 104 Tai Nam Street, first floor, and told the Police prant His next impresalon was of the land exports were back to their
that they could obtain the noces. energy and enterprise of the peo-prewar level, It was a great Tam, who is on $2,000 bail,
It was alleged that Lau and aary niñount for him, the de.. ple in reconstructing the city and credit to Hong Kong commercial is defended by Mr. P. C. Woo,
Chong had, 500 of the noten at tectives, under Sub-Inspectors restoring it to its pre-war prosenterprise. This trade recovery whose application for a reduc perity. The determination shown was of benefit not only to Hong tion of ball was refused by Mr. wu, Compradore of the Hong floor, and that they actually entered the premises.
Speaking in English, Tang 104 Tai Nam Street, first C. Dowman and D.S. Roberts, by everyone In tix direction Kong and South China, but to aroused his deepest admiration. the Winle Purifle staboard with d'Almada on the grounds that Kong United Trading Co., who uttered the poles. Chong was On the first two accused,
But
despite this remarkable which Hong Kong Traded, and it the goods involved are valued) wens enlled as a juror at the further charged with possession salú the prosecution, progress in the Colony's rehabili-was an encouraging example of at over $900,
Criminal Sessions yesterday, of 313 notes at the same found a total of 500 dud notes--a: tion It was imposible to escupe enterprise;
D.S.L. Shaw told the court applied to Mr. Justice T. J. address, and another 70 at 36 187 on Lau and 313 on Chong the Impression of a dire housing.
The Press
that Cheung, together with one. shortage.
Gould (Puisne Judge), for Nom Chang Street, first floor. which they were going to hand It was so all congested that
was favourably Au Siu Yap, who is not in cus: leave to be excused Jury ser there
Lord Listowel
Third defendant waa stated over to the Police ngent. was n P00211. 1301 chance,
the length and tody, obtained on March 16 vice on the ground that he did to have had 2,073 notes in his for
ithy inpressed with Dormal healthy growth. This Lord Listowel at substance of the Hong Kong dally two gold Rolex watches from
not understand English | possussion on the stairway of tributed in large measure to the papers, containing as they did so Lane, Crawford's by false pre-sufficiently well to enable him 124 Des Voeux Road Central, Interruption of
wherens at Honie, normal building pages, development
flue to newsprint
to follow the proceedings in while his wife (fourth accused) during the
ahostage, edi war
Tam in charged with having Court. tions had to bo severely cui
was alleged to have had 1,368 years, that Hong Kong was a
the purchased
watch from victim
elccunistanera und down, of
Mr. Justice Gould ordered notes on the roof of the house. Cheung. despite the efforts being mude.
that Tang stand down and
After formal evidence, de- there was a big iceway to make
directed that he bo brought fendunts were committed for before the Registrar of
the trial at the next Sessions. Det.
Sub-Inspector C. Dowman pro- Fecuted.
up.
The problem, na Hix Lordship understood it, had been RTA vated by the great influx of prople into the Clony since the end of the war, so that the Opula
Lord Listowel sald two ques- us hd been put to him siner his arrival in Hong Kong.
tences.
ATS Sergeant
One was, whether the British Cinmonwealth should join the Western Units That he said he could not answer, as it hud to be WAR complainant against 1 considered by the Individual | young Chinese who plended menbers of the Commonwealth. guilty to larceny of her hand- He was sure that the would be carefully considered.
mattering from 44 Kennedy Road at
|2.16 am, yesterday. The ther question was about "It is a cerdit to Hong Kong.the delay in setting up Hong to its present and potential pro-Kong's Municipal Council. perity, that so many people are said that
Sgt. P. Turton of the A.T.S. Court and tested.
tion was now swollen to a figure reported to hun, at nearly two millions.
The bag contained an Army He pay book, a brown leather wal- there were technical let containing a small amount
toat cash, and a fountain pen.
attracted to it," said Ford Lay and administrative problems towel.
He referred to his visit to the be settled but he did not think it New Territories on Saturday and would be long now. A draft of said he was greatly impressed by die son would be all
earliest possible the extent of the area under cul- duced at the
moment, once the administrative
On Right Line
uvall n and the amount of machinery was set up. ufforestation that had taken place to repair the ravages of the Jap anese occupation. It was ult so creditable
to the responsible for bringing this vast rehabilita. tion programme about, sald Lord Listowel. He stressed the limpar- tance of developing agriculture to mees the Col hy's food require-long the right line, "said Lord ments.
Government's efforts Jay izz- proving farming methods were commended by Lovi Listowel when he referred to his visit 1
of many future.
"I do not wish to repent what I sahi over ZBW but I consider the setting up of administration
1 the city in
a popular demo. a development cratic Coating, is
Listowel,
Defendant, according to In- spector Moran, was seen run ning away on the approach of n police constable.
W chased and arrested but not ing was found on him.
"Disgraceful" Procedure
"This procedure of bringing
a case before me without a
According to the evidence, information was received by the Shrmshulpo C.I.D. early in the morning of March 1 that per- ADA were offering dud 10-cent notes for sale.
The informer was given some genuine $10 notes, marked, with charge being preferred is most
instructions to purchase да disgraceful and this is not the many counterfeits as possible. first time that it has been He went to 104 Tai Nam Street. done," remarked Mr. F. Xdrst floort, while the plain- d'Almada at Central Magistracy clothes men waited outside in yesterday to Inspector Brown the street. rixx.
Mr.
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in.
Shadowed
More Notes
The Police party then went oyer to 124 Den Voeux Road, Central, where, under the stairs loading up to the first floor. of 2,000 they found a bundle notes in a basket and another 78 among the clothing of Wong
kau.
Insido a shed on the root of the house, occupied by Leung Chung, the Police found 68 dud notes. Leung, it was alleged, en reeing the Police, throw over the roof a bundle which, when picked up by the Police in the street,
was found to contain 1.300 counterfeit 10-cent notes. Shamshaipo Returning to
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with the third and fourth nc- cused (and their 13-year-old uiece, who was yesterday, on the application of DSI Dowman, discharged), the detectives paid a visit to 8 Nan Chang Street, Taken back to the station he
d'Almada further
firet floor, where, in a cubicle admitted having stolen a hand-structed the Inspector to con
occupied by the second de- bag from the above address,
Officer concerned The Police agent, it was al fendant, they found another 70 vey to the Defendant was remanded 24 what he had said,
leged, approached Lau Pongau | dud" notes, hours for sentence.
of the end
in the Towards
the and was told to wait
The first two defendants. morning's sitting it was dia-premises while the latter went when questioned, alleged thut
get the notes. Lnu covered that a woman hawker to
WES Chiu Kam-tong. printer's was still inside the dock. Asked shadowed by a Chinese detec-roker, was also in the affair.
however, Te what she was in for, she said tive to 38 Nan Chang Street, Investigations, that
on first floor, where, it was stated, vealed that around she was arrested Saturday morning for hawking he approached Cheng who ac New Year time Chlu jokingly onions and parsley.
companied him back to the Taljanid that if he could get some The matter was ordered to Nam Street address, with the dad notes he would be a rich be referred back to the Hawker Chinese detective trailing bo-man. He took no active part in
bind. Department.
the transactions, nor was ho As the Police agent said that even aware of what was going the 818 produced by Chong was on, said the prosecution." insufficient. Lau and Chong went to 124 Des Voeux Road, Central, where they had a con-
Sauce For The Gander
for
A question, was then put by ni Chisese reporter on his impres- sion of the Colony's newspapers. Lord Listowel replied he could not read the Chinese press, but saki the agricultural stations Ht the Press, had a big responsibility. Shrungshul and Kam Tin in the It could support "and popularise New Territories. He said thesa stations should contain the seedy god work Government was help Govern- good things in the doing, and could
out such ment to carry
good Improved * "neth: da production also meant improve-Press could als criticise Govern
twork. At the same time, the
He saw in a Chinese press Charged with being the keeper ment in the farmers livelihood. ment if what it
that' was doing was report "I have also been
CN$50,000,000 of an opium divan at the ground deeply Im-
could be taken into Canton, aor of 3 Chi Ma Lane, Shacktwan, pressed by what you have been not what the public wanted. doing for the shermen,
who "And I think if the Press works naturally he thought it would Chol Sun received nine months hard
in that spirit" said Lord Lis
labour and a recommendation lead a most strenuous life, and am glad that as a result of the towel, it is doing a useful pub work in the same way into the banishment when he pleaded guilty colony, Au Sau-chuen, 22-year before Mr. P. X. d'Almade at Cen- Hle service." halp given them in marketing
Lord Listowel was unable to old money changer, of No. 242, trial Magistracy yesterday. their fish there has been an in- crease in receipts
Answer another question put by Des Voeux Road,, fourth floor, and an L- their provement in
told Mr. Latimer at Kowloon lot," said the Chinese Press in regard
the grant of £100,000 for the de- Magistracy yesterday when he Lord Listowel,
velopment of Hong Kong. He Health Problems------
sald not having had notice of the and two married women of the question he would have to refer same address appeared charged Referring to the Col:ny's host his advisors and would give a with illegally Importing $60,
written reply.
000,000 Chinese currency.
Defendants, who were found
the
pitals and welfure centres, Hits Lordship said: "You can be im
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War Damage
Firstly, in assessing war dam ages, one had to do this not only for Hong Kong, but also for Ma- ya, Borneo and other areas in South East Aslu.
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ference with Wong and his wife, with a Chinese detective la most interested spectator.
Alleged Intent To Utter Forged Notes
appeared before Mr. Thomas Tam at Centrai Magistracy yesterday on charges of conspiring together on Dec. 29 to utter 1,000 Bank of Siam 20-tical notes, knowing them to be forged, and with intent to defrand."
A further charge of being | Gardiner.
Apother
Chinese
Detectives Lucky Hunch
on
Detectives 755 and 833 acted
hunch.
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though a decision has not yet
Questioned by the two delec. The Tung Wah was a very fine been reached he believed it was ROs during a routine operation,
tives, Young Lam-yuen, 26-year- The delay in this stated that they brought up institution, maintained by public on the way,
cd unemployed, could not give a amount subscriptions, but it was to the matter could easily be explained, with them the same
batisfactory answer as to his pre- Government-maintained hospitals one looked nt it from the UK and were only bringing back
sence in the area at that time cf that one must look to cater to the point of view.
what they had taken along with
A search revealed money the night. thêm. needs of the pipulace.
"Изоста thol one
in possession of 20,000 ticals changest asked him for some that he bad thrown away some of your
They were only visiting Can-knowing them to be forged was ticals and afterwards returned greatest health problems at the
ton for a holiday trip," they moment is the future of those
preferred against fraf and them as he did not think they and charged with loltering with added. people who are affected by tuber
Recond defendants. ・・・
were genuine, though he was intent. culsis and those who may so Secondly, in assessing any dam- Mr. Latimer pointed out to easily become
victims of this age in Hong Kong, any such de- RO Knox that defendants had dreaded
continued cision must also apply to other assurance that they were en- disense," Lord Listowel. He added he
**similarly places
affected, and was reassured, to hear from the agreement must be reached with titled to possess certain amount and that they were takhig with Director of Medical Services that them, there was a plan for about 500
Thirdly, the economic position them the same sum which they additional beds for such cases. at Home must be taken into con- had brought up to Canton.
"He is, of course, relying in sideration. At Home, they had RO Knox requested a remand part on the success of the appeal to export or die. They shipped for further investigation. The that is being made for money to motor cars to the United States Biagistrate agrend and remand- provide
fur TB order
pack wheat. patients. It is most encouraging They could not afford to shiped the defendants to Wednes to hear there is going to be an goods out in payment for war day morning. exparision of accommodation for damages and get nothing in re- these cases, for the great diMculty turn. The hard lot of the British with TB is that the patient never taxpayer must also claim cop been asked by someone whother, stays in, hospital or rests in bed ideration,
Lord Listowel said he would bo leaving the Colony on Wednes.
more
beds
for a very long time, for it is 'not possible to take people in
uples others leave hospital
much more difficult of solution."
to
get
of the Government · öf
fore returning to England.
A charge of being in pogaen-¡not sure. gion of forged bank notes on Dec. 80 was preferred against first defendant.
That was only the beginning. Yeung was found fo have two Police Summoned
previous convictions against him, On Jan. 18, defendant rang and was additionally charged up the money changer and told with breach of deportation order. A further charge of having him that he wished to change Yesterday he appeared at known a felony had been com- some more of the ticals. They Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. mitted by Chaw Kwan, not in arranged to meet and change Blair-Kerr who sentenced hen custody, by possessing forged the ticals that afternoon and at 16 months' hard labour on bank notes and that he did un- the same time the police wore him to be re-deported,****
both, counts and recommended lawfully conceal commission of Fumiponed and defendant | a felony was preferred against caught with the counterfeit second defendant.
money in his possession. Mr. Sutherton Russ appeared two were not legally represent for second defendant. The other in view of what happened in Deed. Idep. T. Cashman "pro- cember 1941, there was likely to
secuted. be a Third World War.
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Defendant took Inspector the other two defendants were Lowe back to his house where picked up.
Corroborative levidenco · yas
day by air, slop over for a night "I don't think there's going to Insp. Cashman in dutlining given by Ho Kit, money chapag- In the case of Hong Kong the at Hangkok, and then proceed to be a third world war, the said the case aald that first, de er, and his shroft, Wu. problem is tied up with the Rangoon where he will be the smiling. "I'm sura, no one in fendant went to the Wing) " Misc. Gardiner told how sho housing' question, making It so guest
Burma for a couple of days, bets world warts another world Cheong Money Changer in Fed- had bought 17,000. Licals, and war, and I think you can safer der Street and changed 20,000 was later informed that they set your nifhd at rest instead of “No. Warran
were bad notes. allowing It to be troubled by the ticals, Before the conference conclud- | [hought of a pending Third World
Later the money changer sold The case was adjourned until informed, the Colony's Imports. Lord Listowel said he had War,'
sume of the ticals to Miss A. B-}|toLY,
Lord Listowel than referred to the remarkable trade recovery of Hong Kong, and said he had been
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