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THE CHINA MAIL, FRI DAY, JUNE; 18, 1948.
NEW PREMIER DRAWING UP REFORM BLUEPRINT KEYNOTE U.S. AID
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PROGRAMME
Shanghai, June 16. --Blueprints-for-urgently-needed-oconomic and mili. tory reforms are being drawn up by Premier Wong Won-hao and his ministers as China's. first constitutional Cabinet, formed in May, settles down to tackle two problems `which have defied a. solution by two previous cabinets—stabilising the national economy. and restoring peace to a war-weary, people. The keystone of both blueprints, it is reported, will -be the United States China Aid Programme, the implementation of which is in the hands of a special United States organisation head- ed by Mr. Roger D. Lophom, former Mayor of San Francisco.
FORGERY CHARGE
A
Committal proceedings were commenced before Mr. Thomas Tam at Central yes- terday when Shejk Chari Abbas, 23, unemployed, wis charged with uttering forged document on the Mer- cantile Bank of India on, May 29, the signature: of 'walch purported-to-be that of the Manager of the China Con- pany of 146 Des Voeux Rond Céntral.
D15.1. Woodhead is prosecuting. The defendant is not legally re presented.
THE Royal Navy contingent marching past His Excellency the. Governor, Sir Alexander, Granthan, Ayestardaya parade in celebration of the King's Birthday--held a wick lato owing to the heavy downpour last Thursday. ("China Mail" photo)...
BIRTHDAY PARADE HELD IN A STEADY DOWNPOUR
Present efforts are in line Dr. Wont realising that the The last witness, Mr. Castilho, with the three immediate ob- nation is eagerly awaiting re- Hedger clerk of the Mercantile jectives set by Dr. Wong, who forms, has counselled patience.Bank of India, Bald that be The King's Birthday Parade, postponed a week ago IN # member of the liberal | Heuter.
"Political Science" elique
of
the Kuomintang. before his
-Kuomintang-dominated. Cabinet, Y's Men
took office:
1-Improvement of the econo- -mir-situation, the chaotic state of which has long been recognised as handicap to the effective
A
of the Communist
suppression campaign;
2-Militory reforms, with em- phasis on the bettering of the lut
of officers and men:
3-Effective
the United
the greatest
utilisaium
Government will
In
field, this
# parate
Look For Home
Secretary
able
District
ceived a letter from the China Company requesting
a book of
50 cheques, the cost to be debit- ed to the manager's
personal account
the
sample clerk and
discharge he
which he claimed
Inters
Wanchal 10 Central and
Queen's
Steady Rain
" In
Solicitor Defends His
Own Driver
Was
Lum stopped him and asked him for his licence, telling him he was going to summons him. Defendant replied that he
Selected
CANADIAN FISH
HARROCK-HADDOCK FILLETS
SALMON
HALIBUT
HERRINGS
Also
SCOTCH KIPPERS
AT
THE DAIRY FARM. ICE & COLD STORAGE, CO., LTD.
PURE FOOD SPECIALISTS
Carrier
because of bad weather, took, place yesterday morning in a continuous downpour of rain. A total of
Supreme Court 800 men, repre- | porches of the senting the Combined Services building turned their heads from. Mr. Otto James Kerr, A and Police in the Colony, the line of marching men us the sistant Accountant of the Mercan-marched over two miles from vehicle hurtled round the commer
lowards Queen's Road. tile Bank stated that he saw the the junction of Stubbs Road
Owing to the rain, the_publie letter and having Bome doubts
and Gap Road to the centre of
not assemble in regarding
mass had appilentium
the usual manner in Staluo telephoneil the China Co, and the town, and Connaught Rond.
the Royal Square, and the main specialora spoke to Mr. Lamb from whom Detachments____of__
Mr. M.A. da Sliva, Solleitor, he merived certain information, Navy (totalling 300 men), the were a number of friends and
who appeared or defence-of-hla_awo_ A suggestion by Mr. Hos rest of this the police were Royal Marines (100), the Buffs wives of senior officials watched from the first informed.
Fusiliers
floor car driver at Central yesterday. (100). Inniskilling of Shutque,
Governor
Mr. Mitharappapillat Pre-(100). R.A.F.
(50). Churkas windows of the Hong Kong Chub. before Mr. Hin-shing Lo
favourably Chu Sik
27 Chung.
ས་་ f, that of the Y's Men's Club, Hongmanayagam, Slates
manger 01 the (50) and Hong Kong Polter They must have been number of people Kong, for the procurement Chin
with the parading men charged with failing to drive on Campany. informed the
Impressed inay be benefitfal
of a clubhouse formed the court that defendant was employ (50), assembled at the starting no even though their two-rule the left side of the road; failing murch and taken place for the to produce his driving, cence South China
ed in his officg prior to April point at 8.30 am. subject of a free discussion this year RS
The march-off began three most part against driving rain, and obatmeting a police officer Economically, it is learned, the at the weekly luncheon of was discharged because, there was quarters of an hour later, and managed to present an impressive in the execution of his duty.
He pleaded not gulity to ali following the route through milltary procession, double-barrei pulley of increas the Club at Hong Kong Hotel no work for him to do.
Road Alsy, despite. Die On defendant's
foreboilings charges, ing income and cutting down ex-Roof Garden yesterday,
Inspector Lam Chun Kão, com- Street, yntred by the public and in the was given a reference. penditure
Pede Cenotaph local press concerning disorgan-driving a private car, come from Available NOW--
sald he saw defentant, by instituting more The question was enlightened Winess was shown three cho- Laxes and streamlining Govern- by Mr. Stanley
iration of traffic in the centre Chan, Cereral ques drawn on the Netherlands they reached
of the town, the close Halson
Funwick Street, on the wrong ment departments.
of the Club, who said Trading Society for $250, $1,475, Saluting Base at 10:25. the Cabinet Uut plans had been made to and $1,850
and civil side of the rond, into Gloucester between the military will also encourage the de. secure a new site for the Chinese were Jurgeries. Throa
The march past the Saluting police ensured that traffic was Road, velopment of natural resources YMCA, which would offer a suit-were also shown to the witness nase
for running normally by 10.55. scheduled had been In South China to make up for
place for the Y's
Governor Men's who, also said they were forger-10.15, and the for the loss of suppiles from Club to meet.
les.
waiting sentor officers sheltere and Mr. Chan declared that the war-ridden North China
Afler further evidence was the Intervening ten minutes un- Manchuria,
Increased agricut National Committee,
Hong Shangbul, given hearing was adjourned der the verandah of the tural protection by the use of of the YMCA had been approach-until 230 p.m. today.
Kong Club. Wearing ceremoniul Improved seeds and fertilisers.fed regarding the matter and ho
dress, Sir Alexander Grantham, Capt. A.D.C.
A police car arrived on the hoped that results would materi-
followed by his aitze in the near future.
to the
scene and. Cpl. 123 was fold to Wilson,
walked across
to the Police accompany Chu At the Annual meeting of stand before the Cenotaph. to-
Station. ether with Admiral Sir D. W the Rubber Trust Limited ether
Cross examining witness, Mr. YMCA.
Major- Busd
the new G.O.C.,
Marina Silva asked how long the conver- cokony last year in October and
held yesterday at Air Cinerol F.R.G. Matthews. I is understood that while that he had suggested a new
Air House it was shown that the xation had lasted from the time S.N. Webster, Commodore
he first spoke, to accused to General
the Ho Ying-thin, new site for the local institution. The
Officer Commanding, Commodore working profit for the year thine the
appeared. police van ster of National Defence, has present building was Minister of
Robertson, With three previous convictions C.L.
Commissioner was $94,277.00 for an output witness and he thought it was been given an almost free hand veniently accessible, Mr. Chan
Police 1. W. Macintosh
|Between 18 and 20 minutes, Mr. and central in revamping the Nationalist (said,
location for loitering in the Wanchal tren, of military
Silva then said that he was go- would be the ideal spot. the organisation,
chairman's Wan Chan 38-year-old widow. and Asal, Commissioner W. Lof 2,045,894 lbs.
evidence to prove the North Cabinet's foremost ecohomie ex-
American "Y" appeared at Central yesterday on Bort Spurrow, They
Governor on mentioned that the estimated out as to call perts-Dr. Wong. Vice-Premier
mter would undertake to donate half a charge of breach of a deporta- places behind the
waited in the put for the next financial year is that it was only a matter of five Stand cost of building the newton order.
ibs, with Ku Meng-yu and Finance Minis-
the result minutes and that witness told a stency ball or rain tatil a few 9,730,000 She admitted Yun-wet--will pool site, the local argan should de- ter Wong
dutsch- ths!
cost should show a decrease Pack of lies.
The cuse was then adjourned Their braing in an effort to restore Vise ways and means
swung provided there is no increase in
until July 27. WHICH some semblance of onder in the the balance. My us to procure banished from the Colony for ten minutes Later the first Chun asserted. years because other pursistoner ment of the procession At yesterday's meeting, Mr. in going on the streets to earn Found the corner of Pedder otroc
Present at the meeting were confused and complex economic
towards, them. Lin Huan-ping, principal of the her living.
Mr. WA. Welch (Chairman). .and..Unancial situation.
South China College, Hong Kong, Defendant said that she came The Parade marched
Alex- Mr. L. Kadourie (Director) and Policy Change
was formally introduced by Prof. back to Hong Kong to fetch her past the Base, while Sir
(representing MENACES CHARGE They will have the ex- K.P. Chan
officers the Secretaries and General parlanced advice of Dr. o. K. University. Mr. Lan welcomed the Po Leung Kuk. Won was to attention: Only the huge Co
of the Hong Kong phter who was at present in ander Grantham took the Baluic Mr. W.S. Royson
ond the "accompanying
WITHDRAWN Yul, Governor of the Central
the gunst,
ine and Ltd!:) top of Dank and
Finance farmer
Union Jack at the Ministar, in their onerous task, which is rumoured to Include
Introduction of a the
silver.
and extension of the land re- forms. Militarily,
it is hoped to pro- vide troops on the various civil war fronts with adequate sup- plies of food and mmuments.
based currency.
Dr. Yuk has already made one
He mentioned that Dr. Eugene Darnett, Secretary of the North American
visited the
con- NOL
Banishee's
rignincant change in the polley Plea
:
Persistent Widow Sentenced
that she was
took their
smartly
Rubber Profits
The
statement
Messrs. J.A. Wattle
Messrs. H. Kadoorie and A.E.
year,
was
nat driving on the wrong side of the road and was not going it a fast speed.
NEW. ROOM AIR CONDITIONER,
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Having been instructed to offer looked after until she had com- nieted a six months prison sen-Saluting Base Flagpole did not Fenton were elected directors of no evidence against Shek Hong Mrrespond to the ceremony of the the Company and Measrs, Lowe Sun, 25, unemployed and Wang tence imposed on her by Hin-shing Lo, und she would then occasion, and during momen-
withdrew a ue inished back to Canton and Enry full of the wind, drooped Bingham and Matthews were re Kam Fal, 34, unemployed, Inspec-
elected auditors for the coming for G. Willerton allowed to take her child within the rain.
conspiracy, charge at Central
yes- Traffic Normal
terday before Mr. Hin-shing Lo: Three other returned banishces A slight diversion was caused
The men had previously been Charged with picking the who had been expelled from the as the second detachment reach-
charged with conspiring together continued tho bank's previous pocket of a passer-by Hui Colony for life and caught in jed the Governor's stand when a
with others not in custody to de- practice of acting independently Choi, 19, pleaded guilty and Hong Kong were each sentenced fire engine careened along Chater
mand, HK$50,000 currency, with of the Ministry of Finance and
with stren walling.
menaces from Leo Hung, a mar- Windsor House, Hong Kong sentenced
four to one year's hard labour and to Road to
chant. to the months' imprisonment and be rebonished at the end of their only a few bedraggled members
The charge was withdrawn and
.1
of the bank since his assumption
*
of the Governorship. He has dis-
the Executive Yuan and returned was the power of Initiative
tuan 60 that, la financial and banishment, -at- Central yes-- economic matters, it could really terday.... be a responsible Cabinet.
Obituary
On hearing the charge of banishment, Hul told the magis- -trate-that-on a previous charge.
"you
her.
terms.
B
of the public standing under the
Brotherly Love
Ng Man-tong (36) carpen- ter-and-his-brother, Ng Ying-the-men- discharged, chau; lived together at 362 ground foor but were continually having squabbles.
EDITOR CAUTIONED: Prince Edward Rood, grosty
three
his
of loltering he was sentenced Yong Pong-fuk, medical had read the article and that it
On the evening of June, 16.. The rembina of the late Mrs. recommended for banishment, but ing, was summoned
to one month's imprisonment and practitioner of China Build-was the kind of letter that would
appear in the Chinese press and Ying-chau called at the Kowloon Sunilinda Lopes, the wife of Mr owing to his being Hong Kong Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Cen-
before did not surprise him.
City Police Station and asked Mr. d'Abnada submitted that the Police to warn his brother Delano F. Lopes, will be interred { born, the banishment order wastral yesterday for counsel-[his cllent Yong had no case to against quarrelling.
waived. today, at the Catholic Cemetry,
Det. 190 Mrs. Lopes died at home
"Very well," said Mr. d'Almada, ling and procuring the Sing answer. The magistrate agreed was sent to bring Man-tong in. morning. yesterday
Sho is
and ordered his discharge. will go to guol for six Tao Yat Po
AR soon as Man-tong saw to publish on The other
defendants, brother in the Charge Room he rurvived by her husband, four months, to be followed by November 18 matter of an the editor, munuger and the went up to him, scoliled him for son, and three daughters,
bunishment." Amat. those
Sing Tao Yat Po, were cautioned. reporting to the Police, and gave who Regumpentest the
indecent nature.
bim porter-to, the Cemetery Chapel, where it
a hearty slap across the face. He was stopped from fur- ther attacking his brother by the [detective.
Chorged before Mr. W.A. Travelling from West to East Blair Kerr at Kowloon yesterday Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, K.C. along Queen's Road East at 9.30. with assault, defendant was cau RE Castro, Mi Lillian Castro, Mr. matl, at about 8.15 p.m. yester- represented, all, defendants while p.m. yesterday, Mr. D.C. Marloned.
DIST.
awaits burial service were:
The Hon. GODOWN FOREMAN.
Leo d'Almada e "Castro, Mr. F.X. d'Al- mada Castro, Mr. ILA de Barros
VICTIMISED
Also
wore
Sam
summoned Chung-long, editor, Lam_Ol-man, manager and the Sing Tao Yat Po with publishing a matter of You common law.
Botelho, Dr. A.M. Guterres, M. F.X. An armed robbery, by three
Boares. Mr. LJ. Silva, Mr. B. Remedios.
acred men took place at No. 234 Me.. Colla Logan, the Rev, Bister Mar. guerlie (alece), Kr. E.H... Cairo, Mr. Temple Street, first floor,
-LJ-Ckatipu, Me—JA—Alres,Mr--A--day.
· Barron, Mr. A.V. Goring. My. Di Domano,
an indecent nature contrary to
EUROPEAN, IN ACCIDENT
a plea across the street.
The premises
Moore was. for the prose Bhall's motor cycle collided with aro occupied by cution.
Chinesa.. woman- who-- dashed Mr. L.A. da Costa, Mr. O... Marques. Ling Fal, foreman, of the Kow Mr. d'Almada entered Mr. O.A. Gonsalves, Mr. M. Oilver toon Godowns, and property of guilty for the editor, manager
The woman, suffering from MEA.Pinna, M. D.P. Remedion, Mr. Ada, Boin, Mr. L. Xavier, Members of valued at $1,200 consisting of and the newspaper concerted but concussion of the brain, was re- two gold bangles, two gold neck, a plea of not gulity for Yang!- moved to Queen Mary, Hospital Blank, teachers and pupils of the Hallios laces, $500 (Hong Kong currency) | Chan Kwan-po, lecturer of the and was reported to be in a Pablo Giria School, and many others. and 100 Posos, was stolení.
Hong Kong University, said be serious condition.. -
The Portuguese itat of the Hong Kong
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Tobacco Fraud
In trying to defraud the Hong Kong revenue of $120 in duty on, 60 Ibs. of Chin- ese tobacco, Chu Kam-wah, 32-year-old travelling trader of 34 Tai Nam Street, ground floor, not only lost his tobacco but $400 as well when he ap- ponged, before. Mr. W, A. Blair Kerr at Kowloon, yes. terday.
Prosecuting, Sub-Inspector J.. Howarth said that defendant was arrested by: PC:1076 at 8.10 p.m. on June 16 at Boundary Street, abar Embankment Road, in pos session of the tobacco.
A remand of ong, week, in gaol curfody was ordered by Mr. F. X. d'Almade at Central yosterday When : Déung Ol 94, married woman, apparodon a charge of attempted murdiff öt kung wuY Ayan: alias Fung Nul on June 10,
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