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The rear party of the Gurkha Brigade consisting of two ol flcers, 318 other ranks and 30 dependants arrived from Singa- pore yesterday in the motor- vessel Sirdhana for duty in the New Territories,
Their arrival brings the strength of the brigade, whichis in station at Sab Wai Camp, approximately 600.
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RETURN OF LIGHTER
Hearing of the action by the Hong Kong & Kow- loon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., for recovery of the lightor "Tung Hing", Hong Kong Registry No. 954V and for loss of hire, was resumed before Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Chiof Justice) yesterday.
the
J
measure- differences in the
Illegal Wireless Station
Radio
Strike Threat To Patients.
Cairo (Apr. 7.
25 Press reports here said the on striking nurses at the Kasr El Ainy and Fund El Awal Hos- pitals had quit their posts for the rooftops.
The lives of about 1,000 abandoned patients were re- ported to be in danger tonight The Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada shipbuilder without the content
A fine of $3,000 or six months in two Cairo hospitals, where Castro, K.C., instructed by of the owner.
hard labour each wha imposed 1,500 striking male nurses had Mr. Sprague then referred to on Kwan Clie, 42, and Chun successfully held out in a vio- Mr. P. A. L. Vine of Messrs. Deacons, is appearing for the
lent struggle with armed Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf ments of the centre keelson and Min 25, when they appeared at Central Magistracy yesterday be- Baid that in his opinion, therefore Mr. X. d'Almada on police. & Godown Co., Ltd., plaintiffs. was also an important departure
Mr. D. A. L. Wright, in-
111 Some of the rear party are re-
this
Differences in the charges of maintaining a case.
communication station At Registructed by Mr. Peter H. Sin stanchion Gurkha from the
sockets And chocks
(third floor) ment's training centre in Malay, of Messrs. P. H. Sin & Co., is were also pointed
out by Mr. South Lone
Mr. April 7 and possessing Radio They will be trained at San Wal, appearing for the defendants, Sprague. In connection with the communication station without a
sald rudder, witneKS Major-Generul C. M. Boucher, named in the Writ as "TUNK work was of a poorer class than was ordered to be confiscated.
that the us
licence. The radio apparatus CU, CBE, DSO, commander
of Hing." the Gurkha Division with the
that on other parts of the lighter. The plaintiffs were owners of The material used was also not British Army. fa scheduled "leave Hong Kong today after of 100 tons, 75 tons and 50 tons, what he had seen, the facts were
wooden lighters with capacities The
very satisfactory. Judging by six-day vialt, during which he come with hatches and athers had conferences with the GOC,
ich more consistent with the
rudder having been affixed fler the Maj-Gen. G.W.E.J. Erskine, and with awnings. The lighter, which brigade commander, Brigadier H. forms the subject of the claim. Ughter itself had been built.
As to the crane, he felt that 17 this was installed at
the same time as that at which the fighter was bulit, he would not expect it to be placed In the same position as at present.
A. Stone, on the future policy of the Gurkha in the colony.
His Return
Is Delayed
"I would have clothes and sold
pawned my the bottle
of
wine to return to Shanghai but
D
of the a 75-tonner
Awning type and is claimed to be one of
built fleet of six
for the Wing plaintists In 1938 by the On
Shipbuilders of Shing Cheungshawan and delivered for service
In 1930, During the war. a number of lighters were lost.
at the
old craft
*
Complicated
were in plaintiff's,
by
or
that of
There they threw down show- ers of stones and buckets of
water on the heads of besieging the nurses were wounded. police, who opened fire. Some of
who raided the house, said that Insp. Hul of the C.I.D. CH
the Radio communication station. he found defendants opperating
They both pleaded "Guilty".
Egyptian troops and armoured First defendant said that ho cars were called after the police had been
asked by a man named had used tear gas and had fall- "Cheung to operate the stationed to break the defence. while he went to Canton and he The nurses, who went on strlice had not yet returned.
Inst night. demanding higher On the second charge
wages, electrified and locked all were both cautioned.
the hospital doors, preventing doctors and surgeons from enter- ing the hospital.
they
FURTHER CHARGES
week was
a
of
nt
at
The strikers refused to discuss Minister situation with the the of Public Health, saying that they would be prepared to listen only to representative of King Farouk, or the Prime Minister.
Reuter.
д
An employee of the plaintiffs,;
sold that the Mr. Sprague who was n member of the crew
an unusually com- question and Cane WRA
plicated structure. On the base" of the lighter in had netually been living on
A remand of I did not have enough money to
since 1930 till 1944, with a short of the pertastal, there were some back without atealing
the break during hostilities
the characters, but he could not say asked for by Insp. V. Morrison wine," said 31-year-old Yu Chalend of 1941
whether they were Chinese of the Special Branch and grant- and early 1012,
ed by Mr. F. X. d'Almada Man, unemployed from Shanghai,
Japanese characters. Identified the "Tung Hing" ab
Magistracy yesterday when he appeared at Central Ma-
In some respects, the lighter Central The Yaumati
Yip Hon Leung, defendant's plan when conformed to
32, op- gistracy yesterday on a charge of his
Typhoon
Shelter in May 1047,
rather
As apeared on a charge imper- than plaintiff's, stealing a bottle of wine from the
He
Ofeer reported his discovery to the draughtsman's effort, defendant's sonating a Revenue Wine Department of Sincere's on plaintiffs and as
a result, the
Shaukiwan 10 play was superior
on April April 7,
Further charges were preferred Insp. Moran, prosecuting, and Present proceedings
stituted. that defendant went into to Sin-
yesterday against defendant. Mr. William Sprague of the Mr. Sprogue said he had also The additional charges
were cere'a and hung about until the shop assistant turned his bark. Ship Survey Omee, Marine De-examined another lighter, stated impersonating a Reventie Officer the to be a sister to that in dispute. on the Mong Kok bound Ferry on He went up to the counter, put Fartment, who testifled at
recalled for Allowing for certain differences
17: demanding March
with his
of the bottle last hearing, cout over the top of
further questioning yesterday. in workmanship, both lighters menacea from Chan Kwong the and went away but was
was seen by
Не Bald he
time
an were similar. He then proceeded sum of $40 at Shaukiwan the assistant and arrested.
opportunity of seeing plaintiff's plan of the lighter, as well as to give details of the similarities. March 20; simple larceny of 97
On the port stern posi of the from Chan Kwong on March 20 her own production of "Diamond that of
of defendants. He had lighter in dispute. hc found aat Shaukiwan; Impersonating a since the Last hearing, number "g" and another number Revenue Officer on April 1 at carried
careful which appeared to be a mora examination of this lighter and old paint. He understood plan from Chan Chin the sum of $60 had found In
certain tiffs gave to their lighters on- features or measurements other number in addition to the at the Fu Kwal Lau Tea House which
considered to be licence number. The registered in Shantung Street on April 1. major departures from defen-number of the lighter was 8543. dant's plan,
After answering a number of
BRITISH NOTE
Mr. F. X. d'Aimurin told de- fendant that he would be sent back to Shanghai but he would be delayed
months
to
three us ho Wis sentering him three months hard labour and re- commending him for bauislunent.
"LAW AND THE PUBLIC"
E. H. Williams, Mr. Justice Chief Justice, is to be the Guest Speaker at the meeting of Toc
to
out
was
a
"Departures"
had
These departures were most H this evening. Mr. tmportant and such as would be Williams is taking as his sub-unlikely to secur or be found if according jeet "Law and the Publie the lighter was built
plan. Some comparisons between
Defendant's keel measurements England and Hong Kong."
were 8" x 10" whereas the mensurements given in plaintiff's plan
X Bi", departure, as given in defendant's plan, would not be made by a
Toe H meet at Talbot House, 50, Macdonnell Road, Hong Kong at 8.30-and an invitation is extended to all interested.
*
were
ים
Defence Counsel "In The Dark"
The
In the course of the trial of four Hong Kong Gov- ernment fishery inspectors. bofore Mr. A. J. Clifford ut Central Magistracy yesterday, Mr. B. A. Bornacchi raised a point as to the charge of conspiracy preferred against all the accused in that it mentions all the defendants and others.
Mr. Bernacchi told the Court that he and Mr. Stewart were both in the dark regarding who the others were.
He said that he kept two books and gave his reason that as the sh received were illegal, and in o.der to dispose of them quickly, two scales were utilized, which Mr. Shaftain interposed and said that it really meant the Hopnecessitated the use of two books
for recording the sales. Yick Tong, who were responsible Sometime in November he re- for the collection and the handingceived about 1,140 cattles of fish over of the money to the de-
and large quantity went to fendants.
Central Market. -
Paid $1.50 A Tub
He went on to say that he had been collecting illegal fat from: Cheung Châu and Tai-O for over a year.
5
CAME UP AND- STOLE
London, Apr. 7. Thieves accepted Mac West's
up to famous invitation, come her dressing room in a London Theatre and walked out with jewellery she valued at between £2,000 and £3,000, the American actress told police last night.
Mae, appearing in London in
Lil," said the robbery probably *occurred shortly before the eva-
ning
Associated performance. Press.
on
Tcă in the Fu Kwai Lau
house: In and demanding with menaces
questions put to him. by Mr. in cross-examination. Mr. Wright Sprogue agreed, after reference
to the scale of defendant's plan,
measurements that the keel
of
both plans were the same.
Hearing was then adjourned until 10 a.m. on Apr. 12,
Reminders
Today
Tóc H Meeting, talk on "Law and the Public" by Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, -8.30- p.m. - Diocesan Old Girls Association, annual general meeting, at the School dinner), B.
Joint Session
Institute
OF PROTEST
London, Apr. 7.
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M. Georges Bidault, the French Foreign Minister, in a reply to The Foreign Office announced the Czechoslovak Government, today that it has protested "in has declared the French Govern- forceful terms to Yugoslavia ment "declines all responsibility" against, Yugoslav firing at a Bri- in the attempt of two former tish observation post near Trieste. Czech Ministers to escape The note, delivered in Belgrade Czechoslovakia last month. to the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry This was stated after today's yesterday, said the incident oc- Cabinet meeting by M. Francols curred about noon on March 29, Mitterand, Minister
Ex- south of Basobizze.-Associated | Servicemen's Affairs, acting As Press.
Goverment spokesman-Reuter.
of
Strike "Dramatised"
By Suicide
Tientsin, Apr. 8.
(Followed by Strikes of faculties of several universities in North China were dramatised by the suicide of Professor Li Ting-kuang, chief physician of Nankai University, who drew a monthly salary of less than CÑ$9,000,000, equivalent to US$15 on the black market.
Portuguese and Sino-British Club, ot Clube Lusitano, Icehouse St., p.m. "Arms and the Mon" presented by the University Artz As- sociation, Eu Tong
Sen Gymnasium, 6.30 p.m. Classical Music, European YMCA,
3 p.m. Sino-British Club Concert, St. Stephen's Girls College, 8.30
PHIL
Kai Tok A.D.C. presents "The
B
at
On this he had to support, thorities took no further action his mother, wife and five chil- and the students went into hid-
more strikes
drén.
His lifeless body was found
ing.
Meanwhile,
in a lake on the grounds of sprouted in educational Institu Nankai University.
Case of the Frightened His wife, hearing of his death,
"Station, Theatre, Kai swallowed polson in vain at
tempt to take her life. p.m.
Members of Meeling to discuss rehabilitation
the family, of Morrison
which Li was the only wage of
Hall, Mezzanine Floor, Bank of eamer, said simply that he died East Asin, 5 p.m.
because he did not have enough wloon Rotary Club luncheon, to make ends meet. Kowloon
talk on "What to expect His suicide is expected to cause
After a lengthy argument, Mr. Bernacchi said he was satisfied with Mr. Shuftain's reply that it meant the members of the Hop Yick Tong.
The defendants were Chan He said the reason why so little Koon-kau, 32, Kwok Muk-hon, of the fish had been seized was 39, Li Ki-man, 21 and Tso Wat-berauss he paid to the Hop Yick hin, 35.
Tong $1.50 per tub, and the money Senior Superintendent of Police collected was paid to the inspec Mr. W.F. Shaftain prosecuted, tors, who permitted the landing Bridge-Mahjong Drive, Kowloon while Mr. B.A. Bernacchi repre-of the fish. sented first and second accused Answering a question from Mr.
and Mr. J.C. Stewart was for Bernacchi, witness said that quite the third and fourth necured. often he was present when the Lo Kwok-yin, the first witness fish were landed. At was only in the early mornings that he was not there. Fish had often been landed during the afternoons and not always at night.
at yesterday's hearing, told the Court that on Oct. 2 he received from Ching Lee a total of eight lubs of fish, four of which were sent to the Government whole- After evidence by Lo Hon, an- sales market while the remaining other flah dealer, residing at No. 0 four were disposed of at Central Jubilee Street, further houring Markal
was adjourned to 9.30 am, today.
tions.
tions.
Teachers of Hweichung Girls High School started a three days' strike for more pay. Students of the National Normal College be- gan a three-day strike to sup port demands
striking of the faculty of Peking National Uni- versity for better conditi
The faculty of Yenching Uni- versity struck for one day. The
from the Adolescent Misnar enlargement of the present National College of Fine Arts by Maj.
Ople, Peninsula faculty strikes for better condi- started a three-day strike because Hotel, 12.30 p.m. H.K. Light Orchestra rehearsal, 27B, Robinson Road, 0.30 p.m.
Cricket Club.
Coming Events
one of the buildings which they In Pelping, garrison author took over from the Army Last tlen sought to arrest 12 students month was still used as billets by of Peking National University troops-Associated Press. 'un allegod ringleaders' of the strike there and at other in- stitutions.
Strikes Spread
ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE ORDERS
Gendarmes roused Dean Ho TOMORROW
Lin carly in the morning to pre- "Arms and the Man" presented sent a list but he refused to de-
Order by Comm. A. al Arculli, Core" by University Arts Associa-liver the wanted men.
meloner B, J.A.D,' Order Dio. 21/43 Later tion, at Eu Tong Sen Gymna-
the day the students dated 9th April 1948. held a meeting 'sium, 8.30 p.m.
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