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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1948.
THE EXTRADITION CASE
Dutch Invited To Britain
London, Apr. 1.
The British invitation to mem- bers of the Dutch Parliament to visit Britain in May is part of the Inter-Parliamentary Union's policy of fostering friendship between Parliaments all over the world in the interest of peace.
The invitation, addressed to the Presidents of the two Chambern of the States General and 10 to 12 members, has already been ac- cepted "with much pleasure" by the first Chamber.
to
Parliamentarians
The visit will be from May 3
Alay 7.
Belglurn, Czecho- from France, slovakia and Turkey visited Bri-
tain last year.
The programme of the Dutch visit la expected to include a re- House of Com- ception at the mons, a dinner at the residente of the Speaker of the House of Comurous, and possibly a trip to Oxford or some other place Iriferest here.
of
Cross-Examination .Of Witnesses
Prosecution witnesses were cross-examined by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, K.C., representing
Hsu Ch-chweng, alias Chu Kol-chong, charged
with the alleged fraud of CN$2,850,000,000° from the Chinare Government, at Central Magistracy yesterday, when the former direc- tor-general of the Chinose Government-con- trolled Postal Remittances and Savings Bank of Shanghai appeared for the fourth hearing. Mr. Lam Ping-leung, Chin- the Central Brisk, and it was "commen, in fact always, for ese attorney at law, in the wit- ness box gave a translation of Chinese criminal codes.
or
hing.
the Inter-Parliamentary Union, to the Directorate-General of the which has branches in $4 coun- Postal Bank for the granting of tries, is scheduled for next Sep-icana. tember, probably in Rome.-Reu-
the Bank to overdraw."
Varsity Alumni
At Home”
A large gathering was pre- sent at a Cocktail Party held at the H.K.U. Alumni Asso clation' last evening when the committee and members were "At Home" to the University staff and several outport members of the Alumni in other cities,
Copyright Action At Supreme Court
4.
Hearing of the action by Fung Chi-fun against The Nationali Theatro for alleged Infringement of his copyright in a dramatic work entitlòd' "Yuen Wong Soung Sos” was rosumad yostor- day before Mr. Justice E; H. Williams (Chief *Justice).
The Great Citina Film De was in Tientsin at the time. Ho often travelled between Tientalri velopment Co., Third Party and Shanghai, but had been h called Chiu Tse-man, whom Tientsin slice the Chinese New they recently located in Tien Year. Whert he arrived in Shang+ in, to testify that he was the Hai, the Third Party providet author of the work in dispute, him with an air passage to Hong Mr. P. J. Grimths of Messe Kong. Apart from the air, poss Wilkinson & Grist is appearing. he rocolved nothing else for Fung Chi-fun, plaintiff.
of
ftum the Third Party: Ciilu Lintained that, he was the au- hor of the work..
was'
The National Theatre, defon. Among the staff present were dents, are represented by Mr. Y.
The next witness, Leo Cheung, United Staten Dollar Food Mr. D. J. Sloss, Mr. & Mrs. G. D. Kan of Messrs. Lo and be
Mr. D. A. L. Wright, Instructed Mirager of the Advertising De- Conservation bonds were inaued Endacott, Prot, G. King, Prof. & In reply to Mr. A. Lansdale, Crown Counsel, Mr. Lam said by Government banka, under the Mrs. R. Robertson, Dr. J. P. Wil-by Mr. J. M. d'Almado Remedios, partment of International And Mrs. W. Eggleton, is appearing for the Third Party Entertainmont Enterprises, Alex direction of the Executive Yuan. son, Dr. &
The plaintiff's claim is for dam andra Building, sald that in Sept. that property rights include All that witness knew about them Prof. & Mrs. Davis, Prof. R.K.M.
Hon. SN. Pges, not exceeding 811000, or a last he received instructions from Chinese was that capital was to be repaid Chau, Mr. & Mrs. Li Chi Fong, fils, in respect of the faftinge with the advertising of
Simpson, Dr. The
ternatively an account of the pro- the Third Party in connection credits according to
"Yuen low.
by the Bank on production of the Mr. Lee Ylu Cheung, Mrs. Next Jo go into the witness Londs. That was the instruction Fald, Mrs. Ring. Mr. & Mrs.ment of his copyright in the Wong Seung See." He drew up stand was the assistant manager received from the Secretariat of Birch, Mr. Mellor, and Mr. F. dremalle work entitled "yu a draft of the advertisement and
The Sounk Sec the Portal Bank, Mr. Li Ping the Joint Four-Bank Administra-Weiler, a number of why and infringement was by public ex-advertis
mode of the then forwarded it to the Chinese All the works in tion, in the form of a circular, new both to the University and hibition, at the defendant's the the advertisement were inserted Mr. Lonsdale referred to Ex-which resulted from an order by to Hong Kong.
Foremost among the graduates tre, of a cinematograph film with by him of his own accord. He
the hibit J, which witness sald was the Yuan,
Alita from a revisiting the Colony is Dr. M. Balogue and songs in Cantonese; mentioned that o book of orders regarding Iouna,
famous play The film bore the same title as adapted Took Proceedings regulated the com-
Oman, who was a
by Rwak Shing Sing; Hệ knowi and which
prominent The next annual conference of uletion of documents to be sent
Witness and that he was in figure both as a sportman and as that of the work of plaintin
rtang 'of" "Yuen Wing Seung Sée", charge of Powell and Sons' liabili scholar during his University The defendants brought in the that there was a play by the
and thought the film was adapted!| Third Party proceedings. 1y accounts with the Bank,bur days. He has now been for many makers of the film by way
years a pathological expert welf- he did not know
Chlu The-man, 38, said he had from this play. He never whether any known throughout Malaya. Exhibit D, he said, was a form entries had been made against
the Postal Hank, Shanghai that necount in connection
It is a matter for congratula-never been in Hong Kong before.ceived instructions, from with
tion thut Dr. Osman has recente recognized the book bearing to insert the words relativo Branch, In respect to necounts the Ford Cunservation bonds.
the title "Yuen Wong Young See the adaption from the ly been appointed 1 'Federal
He was the play. Powell & Sons, Co., in the "You know that loans had been Councillor of the Malayan Union, produced in Court
author of the work, having been
No. Protest. Bank. There were three algne pate to lowell & Sons. by the A number of other graduates are written by him in 1936.. tures on it, my two of which Bank against certain securities?" taking their places in local coun-
In answer to `Mr. Griffiths, Lee? Chin then went on to mention said that he had heard of plain would be required to make the Mr. d'Almonda usked. Witness re-ells in Mulaya but this is the the chief character in his work, tiff as a play author. Ho ho torin valid. The first signatureplied in the affirmative, adding highest honour that can be al as well as the other characters. never seen any advertisementa · was that of Chun Chieu, whom that they were instructed by the talned by Joral itizens in the lie pointed out the similarities regarding "Yuen Wong Boug contain mention of evidence It is further Melayu.
After making: that our graduates can and will and that of plaintiff. Both works plaintiff's name. take a leading part in the affairs was printed and published by the send it the Third Party. The lat had the same ending, His works out the advertisement, he did not of the people among whom they Man Hing Bookshop, Shanghai, ter did not ask for the name of live.
Oct. 1936, lie received op Chlu Tse-man to be inserted as proximately $100 Chinese Cut the author. No one from the rency for the work. The printed Third Party protested to him copy of his work, which was pro about the words "adapted from duced in Court, was presented to
the famous play of Kwok: Shlug him as a souvenir by Cheung
Sing" contained in the advertise Sou-chung
ment.
jer.
Wedding
CHEUNG
TSE
A charming wedding took place he knew as P.A. Chan, the secre-Accounts Department to pay the government of the whole of dillereners between bla work; See".
yesterday'
afternoon Supreme Court when Miss
Al
the
Twe
tory of the Business Department monev, and dill so accordingly.
Witness raid that the Bank took to the Directorate-General of the Postal Bank, Nanking. He worked | proceedings against Powell and and stayed lo Shanghai.
Sons, bid
not he could whether 12 Wan "civil criminal."
say
by.
Bonds were
Bheut Mei, daughter of Mr. and the Mrs. Tse Ka Shu, became bride of Mr. Cheung Ki Cheung, clerk to the First Magistrate nt Central Magistracy and son of Mr. and Mrs. Cheung Tak On.
The bride wore a full length gown of white sitpper salin with Her long a yoke of French laca. tulle vell was held in place by a coronet of orange blossom. She carried a shower bouquet white gladioli.
of
A reception held at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden was at- tended by many friends and re- latives of the bride and groom. Toasts were made by the bride-
Mr. H. G groom's brother and Sheldon K.C.
After the cutting of the three tiered wedding cake the newly- weds left for their honeymoon in
Маско
TO BE WED
The forthcoming weddings have been announced:
Mr. Dodwell Francis Van Reyk, Clerk, W.Os. & Sgts. Mess. Whit field Barracks, Kowloon, to Miss Norma Cheng, 128 Austin Road. Mr. George Robert Maxwell, Foreman, 207 Jaffe Road, to Miss Lui Wai-king. 8 Haven Street.
Mr. Christian Henry Terence Van Meurs, Manager, Hong Kong Club, to Miss Jean Margaret Prendergast.-Peninsula-Hotel...
The wedding of Mr. Wong Chi ping Chief Translator, "Kung Sheung Yat Po," to Miss Li Wal- Market, yin, Secretary, Central Top Floor, took place at the Supreme Court Registry yester- day in the presence of Messrs. Woh Bing-lun and Mok Fal- chung.
Reminders
י
The Organisation.
cross-examination
Under
defence counsel, witness detailed the organisation of the Postal femittances and Savings Bank.
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not
The Food negotiable; that there were no such bonds
by that ha meant
Blood On Pickaxe
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Received Nothing, Chiu said he had produced some 20 other books in pleture form. No play bearing the same tile as his book was produced in Shanghai. He did not know the plaintify or Sit Koksin, neither had be seen the Kwok Shing Sing In Theatrical Troupe perform Shanghal.
anyone to famous
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In the markets, but they could He covered the situation in the
be negotiated privately. The bonds were collected by
After formal evidence of the periori relative to the charges.
the Bank and sent to the Cen-finding the human blond and hair large organisation, the The Bank, a
Bank. had its head offer in Nanking and tral
which authorised on the head of pickaxe sent to fo branches
In him by the Police had been given clients to the over payments about China, with
offera and Chinese currency, The Central by Dr. D. W. Gould, Wong Hung, many agents. He could not say on Mr. Bank then sent the drafts to the 20-year-old Sanitary Department Alinada's suggestion that there Postal Bank in American dollars colle, was committed to the next Mr. W. A. were prout 80 branches and 1,000 and after payment to the cllents Criminal Sessions by ugencies, "Every post office is an the drafts were sold back to the Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday.
Wong is alleged to have a Central Bank in Chinese dollars agent of the Bank," he sinted.
Chỉu identified'ʼn document pro 19-year-old wife, Citing an saulted his The Directorate General con-at the official rate.
ra Chung rate,
Tsul-yee, with a pickaxe duced to him as one which relat trolled the branches, which is example of the exchange
mentioned
hill-leading past No. 7ed to the sale of drawn pletures and that of at the turn managed the offices. The witness offices, in turn, controlled the August, 1946 and February, 1947, Cemetery, Customs Pass Road. and the story of "Yuen Won that he would like to hear defen-
and inside a élsused ARP shelter Seung See" to the Third Party dants on the position as CN$3,350 to US$1.00.
Ho received CNC$10,000,000.00.
them and Third Party. Cross-examined, Chiu said that The Postal Bank made com-on Jan. 22,
he was first asked to give evi-
Hearing was then adjourned mission on this "transaction." The
Was dence on or about Mar. 10. He until Apr. 10 at 945 am.
ncies. AU reports from these places
The women was left in such wont to headquarters.
The staff
of the Directorate Bank, witness said, was compell- serious condition that she
Sanitary General in Nanking consisted of ed to sell the drafts to the Cen-taken for dead by the 22 director general, two deputie tral Bank or any of the banks Department and PWD foremen who immolately notified the (Ho Tsung-yin and Chan Shut-, of issue.
Lim Yuen-kuk; Chungking Kowloon City Police.
The reason for Isang), and the Secretary of the
Department Accounts
(Chung business manager of the Trans
which resulted in over ocean Co., under cross-examina- being unconscious for three days Kal-cheung).
tion, said the company ja still 200 on the staff.
and detention in hospital for over The Shanghal staff, of between coing business in various parts of a month, was given by the wife 300 to 400, was doing a huge China, Singapore, Korea and the
as drunken rage over her loss of volume of business. Sam King South arca.
three gold rings.
There were
was the Shanghai manager. Wit- "Not Propor"
ness did not know about Sam
employees
Account Ovordrawn Exhibit J, he said, laid it down that all branch offices were to consult, when necessary, with the which was all the Directorate, time in Nanking and never moved down to Shanghai.
Transocoan Cola
the assault: The Weather
the
Constables Charged
woman
Of March
I
March was noteworthy for very warm speil in the second week when the maximum tem- perature exceeded: 80°F for. six: Witness said that the Ching
Consecutive day says the. manth- bologTM sub-manager of the Cen-Tung Co., a subsidiary of the tral Bank before joining the Transocean Co., was especially cs-
ly report of Royal Observatory, Postal Bank or that he was the tablished to deal with document-
During this period the previous highest March temperature manager of the Farmers Bank in ary loans. P. C. Pang, whom he
(83.1°F In 1020). was equalled Hong
he had said was a "big shot" for a short Kong and that Rown to Shanghai after the the only was actually the comPing-wah (26) FC 1350 attached wards the end of the month Two Chinese constables, Ylu once, and exceeded twice, In.four
days
A further warm spell to- liberation with Shanghai's Orst
cany Itself. Pang was previously
of to Youmati Police Station and brought the mean temperature to mayor, Gen. Chin. Ta-kwan.
described as the chairman
1029. He could not say that all the three banks and the organiser of Ho-chuen (28) PC 1370 attached the highest value, since Bank's
throughout the Transocean Co.
to Takuling Police Station, ap Bunshine, too, was well above Clunu were paid by the Shanghai He had to leave the company peared before. Mr. W. A. Blair average, while the considerable. Eronch. He knew however, the.
In January, 1947, because it did Kerr at Kowloon yesterday charg deficit of rainfall further aggre cach branch paid lis, own per-
im and cd with demanding, with ion-vated the already serious drought
Wan Shun at situation. sonnel.
because it did not conduct: (aces, $30 from
The total rainfall for the six and Woosung Street on March 10. business in the "proper
Det, Sub-Inspector V. M. Murrl-winter months October to March common way." He referred to Exhibit G, that part of the son of the Anti-Corruption Squad inclusive only ametints to 97.0. Accounts applied for a week's remand and mm; which is 20% of normsland: which dealt with the druge posed application for ball, made is the second lowest winter rela business, in explaining hit by Mr. Hammond, of Messrs. fall on record, being only greater & Mastor,, on than that 1928-29 whien 83 mm. Johnstone, Stokes reason for leaving.
the grounds that Investigations were, recorded in the correspond- When Pang was doing the About 40 persons did "General
an identification parade had not; Directorate" work in the Shang-documentary loans he recorded are still being pursued and that ing period.
accounts with the where there ware his
Ching hal. Eranch, three separato departments Tung Co. and at the same time, yet been hold.
Dafendants were remanded for Remittances in Exhibit G. The accounts of one week in custody. Overseas-Chinese
said. Department. the Foreign Ex-the two "companies" he
different and. entirely change
aeparate. As a result the profit
MONEY MARKET H Club, Talbot House, 50,
These offices were on the same made went to the Ching Tung MacDonnell Rd., 8.30 p.m.
Gold premises of the Postal Remit-, Co., and not to the. Transocean
opened yesterday at Meeting by Moslems to form a tanees and Eavings Bank Building Co. which be termed a "tool" of $321.25 and closed at $321.874
tact. Fluctuations Welfare Association, in
ranged bo Pakistan Welf
Shanghai. Altogether there P... Pang. Maslem
40 persons in the three After further verification of his tween $320.50 and: $324.25,
US. dollars had, buyers, at $5.741 11.30 am.
departments.
in chief by defence evidence
by for notes, $5.85, for drafts and run in New Territories by
The Director-General had an counsel and re-examination office in the Shikhat Branch at the prosecution, hearing was ad- $5.95 for TT.
Piastres opened at $11:00 and his disposal, whenever he visited journed to April 14, 16 and 10. roads the branch. Witness could not Mr. Lonsdale told the Magis- closed at $11.03 a 100.
Chinese National Currency
Today China Provident Loan & Mortage
Co..
Ltd., annual general meeling, Jacobean Room, 12
noon.
HK Police Dance, Roof Garden, Hong Kong Hotel, 8 p.m. Handicraft Exhibition, Sincere
Company.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
"Concert of Recorded Music, Toe "misartaraleen and the were
Happy to cometery mosque were.
Social
HK
International Motox ercle Club, assembling at
Peak Taipo-Castle function, 11 am. Handicraft Exhibition. Sincero
Company.
TUESDAY
Rotary Club Luncheon; talk on Some Sallent Facts About "Chinese Marriage" by Chan Kwan-po, Roof Garden H.K. Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
RIP KIRBY
say whether he spent most of his trate that Mr. Hung Postat, who
me in Nanking, as he (witness) was for two months, with Powellched at 12 cts. for futures, and travelled most of his time,
34.4 cents. för spot (fon
The months figures and de- partures are as follows:--
Sunshine; 1210 hmm, 27.5 hrs:
above normal Rainfoil; 202 mm. 55.0+ mm.)
below normal; Relative Humidity: 83%, same
as_normali
Dew Point; 02′F, 4′′P above |
normal.
Air Temperaturo: 07.6°F, 4.5'F
above normal. The maximum temperatura was 84.3°F on the: 12th and mini- mum 50.2°F on the 2nd- und· 3rd. The rainfall recorded at Wag. Ian Lighthouse during the month was 13: mm,
Ho Chlu (28), unemployed, was
and: Sone as advisor and subso-CN$10,000) and closed at 122nned $550 (or five months hard The Central Bank, "itha" | quently business chief, had loft
10 cents and 14 cents respectively.
Mr.
bank in China, is a gavarnmant; for Bhanphal last Thursday will and NEI÷Quildèrgint• #35.50'à 100, I before Mr. W. H. Latimer. ath
concern and all "banks should Lam Yuen-kuk, he said, have accounts with it, as stipu- leave today. Mr. Lonsdale added lated. His own bank, witness that he could fine no "authori- -aald, had-running accounts with ty" to prevent their departure.
„YOU ARE, MR. RIP KIRBY ?.
Simple v. LEM HERE.ON ALMOST
DISTASTEFUL MISSION; I
DON'T LIKE DETECTIVES. OR
MR.
THEIR BUSİNESS, BUT I'M STARLOCK, IS
MILLING TO PAY YOU
BETO SAY ON
WIFEN: WHAT!
AU KNOW YOUR.
MILLIONS ARE GOOD BUT YOUR MANNERS ARG BAD/ SITHERA LEK EXPLAIN YOURBELE:
#COVERTROUBLY
SOUR PRICE?-
FORGIVE ME, KIRBY...I'M. VERY WESETI MY WIFE IS BEING BLACKMAILED.
I WANT TO SIND·
THE BLACK“
MAILER
GUPPOSE YOU GIVE IME ALL THE NUL FACTS.
Ticals were quoted at $20.20 labour). when he pleaded guilty! Sterling was higher at $13.15, Kowloon yesterday to keeping mont Woosung! while Australian pounds were oplum divan at $1 unchanged at:$12.52.
Street, first door.
SHE-PAID SOMEONE FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. ABOUT A WEEK AGO..TONIGHT-
SHE IG PAYING ANOTHER FIVE thousand?" THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO
KNOW
THIS IS. RIDICULOUS
YOU'RE NOT,
TELLING ME THE WHOLE" STORY I SEE] NO REASON. FOR TALKING TO YOU FURTHER!
BY ALEX RAYMOND HERE ARE A THOUSAND REASONS! YOUR RETAINER/
Replying to Mr. Wright, Fung|[4: denied that it was from a book similar to that produced in Court that he obtained material för hls:l work.
The closing addresses were
Wright' Mr. then delivered by Mr.
Grimir, after which Mr. Justice Willlains intimated:
between
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