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TUESDAY, - APRIL 6, 1940,- -
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GOVT. FORCES PUSH COMMUNISTS BACK
Shanghai, Apr. 5.
Reinforced by mechanised units, Government forces.
defending the
the 'dirfield and outposts in "the
northwestern suburbs of Changchun today pushed back the Communist columns for some
Suspicious
Obvious Case Of Connivance
Gold Bars Found In First-Class Berth
The discovery by the Revenue Department of a large quantity of gold bar and gold coins In a first-class barth, on board the Dutch steamer Van Houtex on Dec. 25 was recalled; before Mr. F. X, d'Almado" at Contral Maght tracy yesterday when Voòn" Pak-jut, 19 appeared on two charges of attempting to export 1,510.14 taels of gold and importing gold without a licence from the Superintendent of Imports and Exports."
Another "obvious, case of persons stowing away with the connivance of the crow" was heard by Mr. WH. Latimer at Kowloon yester day when seven Fuklenese and one Hok Shan man were charged with stowing away on board the s.s. "Monestheus" from Hong Kong to Manilla. The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, MMENEK.C., Instructed by Mr. M'A According Inspector J. Orem, da Silva, appeared for the do- the eight mon were discovered fence, and pleaded not guilty.
when the "Monesthous" arrived
at Manila on March 29,-_As the"
Watchman Fined For
Firing Gun
and carried, out a search Just Bulge In
miles and recaptured several strong-points as His Coat
General Lin Plao's offensive against the Man- churian capital entered its second day, accord- ing to pro-Government despatches.
The Nationalist advance was mode" after a bloody close quartèr fight, during which the Reds were claimed to havo aiffered 800 killed.
Diocesan School Dinner
A large number of old boys.
pensity: Imposed against the ship Mr. E. Himsworth, Superin- would be: 1,000 pesos per mantendent of Imports and Exports, the Master of the vessel; trans- who prosecuted, said that ferred the stowaways to the s/s about noon on Dec. 25, RO "Titan" to be brought back to Lapsley and a party of Revenue „Habg Kong. Teen Nuž, 17
Officers boarded the Van Heutaz "It is another case of persons stowing away with the connis vance of the crew," said Inspecs tort Orem. A vid and Seen by two detectives at 4.45 Captain Evenon, Master of the am: In the morning, 17-year-old's "Titan. 'told the Courts that Law Tung aroused the suspicious there had been quite a lot of this of the law officers when they sort of thing going on and he saw a bulge protruding from his would like to know the persons jacket When searched, four rub- behind them. ber dolls were found tucked un- Defendants, Tseng Tak-fat (22), der the jacket."
Lam Chung (22), Sze Hol (35) Law escorted
the officers to Wong Tin (23), Wong Ming (27), where he had stolen the articler Wong bian (23), Ho Yat (20), al which were recognized by com- of Fulcian, and Yam Wo (20), of Hok Shan, were sentenced to six plainant.
week's hard labour each.
The simultaneous Communist drive further south, on the north bank of the Liao River, 40 miles As a result, Law was charged north of Mukden, was also check before Mr. A: J. Clifford yester- ed with strong Government.de-day when he admitted the of- trichments now counter-attacking, fence. the despatches added..
In veiw of his age, which ne cording to the Magistrate, did not The battle in east Sulyuan is seem to be 17, he was ordered
of the Diocesan School and munist General Nieb Yung-cheng's be bound over
increasing In ferocity as Com-to be given six atrokkes and to
their guests attended the Anaemies made headway in its drive |nual Dinner of the Association on the provincial capital of
at the Chinese Club on Sun-Kweisul. In order to shorten the
are re forces day night, The Club was kind- front, Government
porica
to have ly loaned for the occasion by the cities of Fengcheng voluntarily its Committee.
80 miles southeast of Kwetsus,
in $25 for
12
Inspector Brownrigg prosecuted.
ntonths.
DONATIONS
Personalia
Passengers by C.P.A, planes in- cluded Lt. J.W.T. Walters (from Singapore), B West (from Hang- kok), and Mr. and Mrs E Lieu (to Bangkok).
prior to the ship sailing. RO. man employed by the Chir
"Hui Tim-chung (18), watch: 121 was instructed to search Construction Co. at Char Kuor the passengers, cabins. In Ling Village, was fined $100 by berth 3 and 4 a white jacket Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kow was found and suspected to loon yesterday contain gold, and in fact it did of negligently discharging
on the charge- contain gold. VERY
* round of his shot-guri on April RO 121 asked three Chinese in the cabin to whom the gold 'belice raid on the village at 6:20. The charge, arose out of a Po- longed and the defendant, who was one of the three, admitted It on "April 1 when three gam was his. Another jacket contain-blare wore
Ink-house keepers and 12 gama" arrested, and dealt. ing gold was found in a locker, with by the Magistrate on the and Voon was asked if he had following day, i menne any more gold. He said "No."
Voan was again
I ha'had more gold and again sald "No."
ho
Defendant, who was employed 143 watchman, accidentally, fred. A further search was made and around from his shot-gun, when. under a pillow another jacket he heard the 'commation outside containing "gold was found, and his hut. Three persons, including under 'a mattress ou another bed Detective 835, were injured and a further jacket containing gold one of them was hospitalised for we also discovered. There was a day, Heine stilt another Jacket under
When accused the
appeared th same mattress. Six packets of gold Court yesterday, Sub-inspector J. elax were also found under a Howarth said that he had been pillow.
* 14 Informed by Dot. Wu Chung-chi
that the Injured' man 'hna sbuerges questioned discharged from hospitals.
The Police word perfectly, satise fled that it was a pure accident antt were not pressing the charge. The St. Teresa's Parochial
SG CRO 105 then searched Defendant said that the un Liang-Council acknowledges, with grate- ful-thanks and appreciation, the
Yoon's person and on him were went off by accident and that he Peninsula departures:-Mr. and found five packets containing gold was not even aware of the round receipt of the following dona-
Mrs. R. E. Gentry, Mr. and Mrs.bars. Voon- was
going off. force of General Hons to its Parochial Hall Fund: R. J. Crokam, Mrs. H. Lawton, No. 43 and a further search was takeh cabin to Wal Po-cheung, who during the Nich is now said to be less than Mr. F. E, d'Almuda Remedios Mrs. Ruth Parnell, Mr., and Bird carried out but nothing more was year worked so hard in further-3 miles from Kweisul, where the $8,000, Mr N. E. Allaye $5,000, AJ J. Stenver, Mrs. Joal Sands, dievovered. He was returned to
Rev. A
AMr. and Mrs. R. Jorgensen, J. M. berths: 3 and 4, and there the Granelli $5,000,
8. Ho-Assoc $1,000 (1st Installment)
found with him denied all know- 000, Mr. M. Wong
ledge of the gold. $1,000, $1,000, Mrs. Kwee Dile
At the Annual General Meet. Liangcheng, 40 miles southeast ing preceding the dinner, Mr. B. Tien-chia-cheng, near C. Randall, President, referred to cheng.
the loss in the death of the As- sociation's
Vice-President, Mr.
The main
4
Peninsula Hotel arrivals: J. E. Nixon. C. R. Hargreaves, Mrs. K. Mummery, Mr. and Mrs. M.J.A. Hárvle, Mr. and Mrs. PR.M.Put- ten.
ing the activities of the Associa] Government garrison, and militia | Mr. B. Basto and Mrs. Barry, Mr,' and Mrs. M. A' Alzate { other Chinese " who had been
tion, including the collection of have been alerted för attion: a donation of $3,000 for the
School. The members stood in silence as a mark of respect.
and After the Annual Report Statement of Accounts had been
passed the meeting elected the following efficers for the com-
ing
Year: President: Mr, Arthur Piercy; Vice-President: Mr. C.Y. Kwan Hon. Secretary: Mr. Arthur E. Perry; Hon. Treasurer: Mr. Wong Ko Tsun,
The following were elected to serve on the General Committee: Messrs, B. C. Randall, Cheung U Pul. Douglas Green, Ip" Cheng Hing, Boris PRECO James N. Wong, William Howard: Chan Kam Han, Willlum Sheu, George, Ford, G.F. D'Aquino and William A Zimmern
The Rt. Rev. Ronald Hall, Bishop ot Victoria; who is Patron of the Association, ⋅ then addressed the meeting.
Ammunition In Baggage
em
Lam. Chok-shun, alias Lam Kam-sang, 30-year-old ployee' of the Forestry De partment, Hainan Island, had his $25 bail estreated when ho Central failed to appear at
on à Magistracy yesterday charge of unlawful possession
of: ammunition.
瀑
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Shantung Front
Mr. Ludien
J. Gaan
ou $300, Hou
(ist. installment), Me.
and J. P. McLaughlin.
Miss Lynda Grier, new repre
On the Shangtung war front, Communist Genesali Chen Yeung SBUO Ti and Mrs. Geo. sentative of the Brit Council air 0' and 'should ar- columns gained further ground in and. Mr. G. Volknert $200, Mr. by all on April leave England the battles around the Thingtan H. Hutchinson $200, Messrs. rive in Hong Kong on April 18. Telnan railway cities of Welbsten Shum Chol Wah and Ng Yu She will leave for Shanghal on and Changle,
Kwong $100, Mr. and
the following day. and Mrs. According to a high Nationalist Avasin $100, Miss J. Chinfen" $20, staff officer attached to the Collected by Miss A. Law $117. Command of
Dr. T. V. Soong. Governor of
of General. Wang by Miss A. Chan $157, by Miss Kwanglung, returned to Canton Yao-wo, Go
wu, Governor of Shantung, A. Siron $120, by Miss P. Chan yesterday by air. He was accom- the Communist aim is to re- $40, by Miss A. Chinfen $20, by panied by Madame Soong and his cpan the corridor" to the "skat Mr. A. G. Gonsalves $30, by
secretaries. . Shantung coast but he express. H. F Remedios $20 (to be con- ed the ballef that it, would be frustrated;
tinued).
Mr
Donations to the Fund will bo After days of bitter Aghting, gratefully received by the Paro- Communists troops besieging the chial Council, Bob Waterloo Road, Government fortress of Linfeng Kowloon: Tong: It is estimated in south Shanal, have captured that the building will cost at the power plant, located :'In the Ichst $150,000. eastern suburb and are now at- tempting to battle. their way inside the city.
,
"Charged with larceny of cloth-
Learner's Licence
Snatcher Sentenced
type
There is too much of this Accused was charged, and in of larceny in the colony." Buldh longed to him that he had sold gistracy yesterday when he sensin
statement he said the gold be- Mr. A..J. CHfford at Central. M all his property in Swatow and tenced 16-year-old Teul Sington had purchased the gold, He added two months hard labour and re that he was' proceeding to Singa- commanded him for banishment f pore to do some business and did for the larceny of a wrist watch rot know that he was committing from the person of V. L. Harring
of an offence,
U.S.3. Duluth at 6.30pm Sunday
According to the * prosecution; *** conducted by Inspector Brown
Two Tickets
Evidence was then called by rigg? complainant was on a tricy@N the Prosecution. Chan Chun-hing, ce i- travelling--) along - Hennessy,** Chinese agent for the Van Houtaz, Road and when near Johnstors said he issued the tickets on the Bond defendent suddenly snatch- slip and on December 23 two ed the wrist watch from it comu.t tickets for berths 3 and 4. had plainant's wrist. When Louie Kaow, 48-year- been bought by a man. That same
Complainant alighted and gave old dried goods merchant of 40 person later bought a third ticket chase and arrested defendant. Cheung Sha Wan Road, third in the second class. The ship left for someone called' Voon Pak-jut floor, claimed that he had a Hong Kong at 3 p.m. on December
Troops and civilians, including ing and breath of a Deportation Learner's Licence, Mr. W. A 25 femalo students and young boys order, Lam Chuen, 20, with two Blair-Kerr decided to adjourn Cross-examined, Chan sald the
Reminders Today
and girls are at present working previous convictions, was sen- the case in which Know was round the clock to construct a fenced by Mr. A., J. Clford to charged with driving privatecker were bought by Ip To- new air-strip near the centre six months on the first charge car 0492 without a drivers and for the Chan Foo Yuen firm. Handicraft Exhibition by Chinese of the city, from which a general aid two years on the second, the licence, for 48 hours. exodus has started Reuter, sentences to run concurrently.
T
$3,000 Judgment In Tyre-Sale Case
Lum was arrested last Sun-Judgment in the sum of $3,000 and costs was
day at the Canton Wharf, when
he arrived by the 8.5: Fatshan:
at 8 m.in." Inside "his baggage, :
on top of his clothing, were 14 rounds of 38 ammunition.
Police stated that they have no suspicion of concealment
Lam told the Police that he had left his servant to pack his clothing and did not know that she had inadvertently. But in the aminunition
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awarded yesterday by Mr. Justice T. J. Gould (Pulsne Judge), In favour of Chuen Ków & Co., plaintiffs, against The Rostro Trading
o, delëndants.
The plaints, whe carry on rubber inner tyre flaps, for
business at 6:24. Nathan Road
not:
de
the
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YWCA, Duddell St
(Re-examined, Chan declared 'schools, second door, Sincere the Chan Foo Yuen Arm dealt in According to Sub-Inspector J, Sirports and he had learned from BelBios Old Girls
Company Association Howarth, defendant was stopped a newspaper advertisement that Annual Meeting & Dinner at 10 a.m. on April and when it, also dealt with remittances. asked to produce!... his licenco showed the Police an application for a Learner's Licence and all driving
test which he failed March 81
Defendant admitted that he folled his driving test but stated he was told by "the Inspec- tor" that he had to practice for another week. He was further fold, he alleged, that there was
оп
Questioned by the Court HK Ufilon Church Mans gemacht
Committee Chân agreed that" - througH. tickets to Bingapors could be Bridge Drive, European
Board Room, ardino's 0.30 CA purchased in Swatow withs cut the passengur trans-ship pina "here," aria
Corroborative evidence of the discovery of the gold bars and coins was given by ROHS no need for another licence,
Lupaley, who said the coins com *Accused claimed that he had an priied 80 American and a quanti old licence which he forgot to t of English sovereigns,” a Bring. He admitted, in reply to Following testimony by SG
the Magistrate, that, he did not have a licensed driver with him at the time of the alleged offence
Pawnbroker Always Wins
Hvery on Dec 30, 1946, at were represented by META price of $3,000.
right Instructed by Mr. This zum Wde paid to Chpstick of Messrs. Deacons dants by plaintiffs In two in
Malments. The first inalaliment of he defendants whose ad- 4000 was paid on Dec. 28, 1948, dressurss intelliak Room 13%, while the second and final in- were stalment of $2,500 was paid an Dec 30, 1040 Defendants failed ya to deliver the tyres on Dec. 30, 1040, £1846. Plaintif Voluntarilysack Charged with larceny sellisto tended the date for delivery to quantity of clothing "Trom (of Dunlop Ján, #20,- 1947′′ put Kefendants second door of" Np. 417 Au vagala 'failed to make delivery of Road West/LI WOS: 29 WAN the tyrant on that i dato, The fenced to six weckt hårdrya Alaints, therefore claimed are and recommended for? Danisatu turn; of the $3,000", and "other by Mry:BA FelleL
contracta deferidan
Bulieved
by,»
Apologised
Da Magistrace v Wales
CRO 166 Sunland RO J Redman, to whom the discovery was reported later, the hearing was sdlourned to 12 noon-on
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More than 20 passengers were Trowned that week whas a Chin THOLOTY VRAGCtr.“Tük (On” cop Zednotilde Paswoldharbons: a Chinese press', rew Inspector Brownrigg Informed
The seladen with more defendant the court that detendent is the thaw on drums of peanut oil and the been in the habit LABAN er the harbour when sythe brother of complainant wife and, schne 10 passengers, was about t on complainant to borrow money, randy of clurred Tea Pascha
when compia Gant ached, he were cut byra pasing Diocesan Old Girls took me dething from comes boat fytyret PHANDLING MONK AN painanisultare, bra
His plea that he was, saked to Shum Yatming of assist in carrying large, gal- company said that he had helped vanized Iron trouth from Murray strand named MRU Barracks, not knowing that is war Fortune Enterprise Company folan, was not belleved by Mr. This friend had ordered the A 4.4. CUffordeat. Ganirp] magir- (from the "yus run "Tilztó tracy resterday when it port to Chile, but was unable
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the BMLEX baźdzhài?
Shum said that he, pale tu-pluinifta,
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