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ALLEGATIONS OF KEMPEITAI ASSISTANCE DENIED
Under cross-examination at yesterday's hearing of the Stag Hotel cose, ko Karyam, firar de- fondant denied that he enlisted the aid of the Japanese Kempaitpi to exort pressure on Tong Kam-tong into surrendöring his shárés. The case is being by Mr., knew that Tong Kum-tong was Justice T. J. Gould (Acting Chief Justice).
The dispute is over the ques- Lion whether the original partner- ship under the name of Min Kee, of which the plaintiffs claim to be partners, was dissolved and replaced by a now partnership, Hop Kee, formed during the Jap anese. Occupation, of which Lo Kor-yam and his wife claim more iban 40 per cent shares.
Le, who sold that he was not a denied that he British Bubfrat, Intended, through bribery otherwise, to enlist the aid of the Japanese Kompeitai to exert pres Bure upon Tang Kom-tong into surrendering his shares.
Denied Story
Or
kel to call at the Japanese Kempuital Headquarters, In view he was not surprised to hear that of the conditions prevailing then, Tang had fallen into the hands of the Japanese.
Lo sald that
his solicitor had previously told hhr that in accordance with the law then in force, Tang would be detained.
Lo denied that his story was a tissue of lles from beginning to that the end and maintained
Tang was document signed by rigued voluntarily,
Meagre Compensation
When to "questioned by Mr. Sheldon regarding to the high valus which had been placed on certain quilt covers and the
Lo said he instructed his sollet-meagre compensation of MY30 tor in the matter and had expoct-which lil been paid by way of to a guest al the
ed to obtain back his position as compensation treasurer by legal' means. He hotel who had lost his trouters, Lo said that the trousers which had been lost were in a torn and dirty condition,
Personalia
In answer to another question by Mr. Sheldon with reference to entrios appearing in the account Departures from the Peninsula books, Lo agreed that a monthly Hotel on Thursday included Mes sum of MY80 had been expended B. Barrs. dr. and Mrs. W. C. for the purchase of fish for the Lam, Mr. and Mrs. D. L. M. Machotol cal.
Henring will be resumed on Farlane, Mrs. A. E. Madsen, Mes:JL R W. Barsodi L. C. Monday. Hamlin, W. G. Greenland, W. T.. Daly, John Christian,
Hoya Swain, H. Walker, S. R. S. Chopra, D. H. Crosse, L. Gorde, H. Dickinson, A. C. Anustassellis and G. V. Rockholtz.
BOAC
were
Yaumati Divans Raided
New Temple Opening
A now Tin Hau (Goddess of Heaven) Temple has been Kwo Ling erected it Cha Village, opposite Chaukiwan for the inhabitants of the village and junk folk.
Nr. R... Todd. Becretary for Chinese Atairs who con. trols all Chinrae temples. In the Colony, will officiate at the opening of the new tem** ple at 11 am. today.
Me. Todd will be accom. panied by Mr T. N. Chau, Unofficial Members of the Legislative Council, Mr. Tad shiu ken, Bé, Lam Hasak Mr. Chau Cham-kwong and' Mr. Chung Kirg-pul.
Shriners Arrive
FINED $1,000 FOR ASSAULT
Trying to demand $6 for a taxi ride from Stor Ferry to No. 60 Connaught Road. Central (near the Youmati Ferry), Chan Man-chi was stabbed by his passenger. Wong Wing-wu, his assall- Inspector Cashman said that on ant, pleaded guilty to a charge July 2 Inspector Hul went to Ne, A unique initiation cere of wounding and was fined 60 Connaught Road Central and of the staircase bleeding from monial took place in the Pre-$1,000 by Mr., F. X. d'Almada there saw the driver at the foot abdominal wounds. The man sident Wilson, just before at Central yesterday.
was sent to hospital. He was she arrived at Manila, Islam
operated upon and discharged Temple Shrinere told the
yesterday. "China Mall" on their 'år- rival here yesterday by the APL liner.
the Initiation It was
of Mr. Orel A. Plerson, master of the President Wilson, as a Shriner of the Islam Temple..
since 1935.
Land Sold At Upset Price
Inspector Hui later visited the second floor of that address and found a blood stained knife, He also found 100 rounds of ammuni- tion and a rovolver on the door. Arms Found
Inspector Cashman said that the car, was tired by defendant and two friends at the Star Ferry and the driver wanted $8 for a short trip.
He was offered $2 but this was refused. The driver struck Wong. wife stabbed him in the stomach,
Bin-hon.
BIGHTEEN MONTHS is the average period in which a buyer of Crown Land myst This complete hle building.
one of the conditions im- posed on the buyer by the Government.
As-result, construction of new bulidings, domestic and non-domestic, In the Colony Is at present is full swing as Illustrated In the "China Mall" plature above.
The
takon
WEB plature yesterday, near Caroline Hill where a large, blook of apert- ment houses la being built, Park of the blook has already been completed. The naw flats have been named the Burning Apartments. (Chipa Mall ghotq).
Ward Fell Out Of Favour
Mr. Plerson, comongdore of the Among the arrivals at the Pen-
APL fleet, underwent the secret Insuth Hotel on Thursday
rites of the fraternal order on Mr. and Mrs. William F Gray,
board the liner one day before
Mr. Wong Sal-yam of 28 Mr. and Mr. F. T. Durdin, Miss
ste docked at Manila. M. Davidson, Mrs. B. Hoop, Miss
The Shriners, numbering 45 in Granville Road paid approx- K. Livsey, Miss M. Bond, Miss B.
Twa oplum divans at the all and headed by. Potentato Mr
For using a copper ladle E. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
a 871 square feet, plece of land From statements made later it Godron, Mr. and Mrs. JC. Yaumati district were raid-Roy N, Buell, are on their arstimately $1 per square foot for
17-year-old adopted Stewart, Messra, J; H. Beer, A H. ed by Det. Sub-Inspector J. Oriental ceremonial pilgrimage at Ting Katt, near the Dairy was found that the revolver and to boll tat meat, Lam Sze-
at Castle Peni munition belonged to Wong wal Windrum, A. B. W. Bennell, R. H. R. Sykes on Thursday night,
.. The arms had been daughter of Yeung Ching- They are on a 38-day truise and Farm klosk Prior, and A. D. Bennet!.
the two keepers and nine the highlight of the Oriental tour Road, at a public auction held brought from America at his re- Arrivals from Southampton by smokers arrested, and 20 will be the major initiation cere- in the District Office, New quest by his friend Wong Wing sau, was beaten by her foster- Chinese ruler, a wooden by
his father, "Speedbird"
150 candidates, who have been i fying-boat pots of opium, six pipes and monial at Shanghai when about Territories, yesterday.
The lot, officially know as Lot witThey had. been left to him mother with the hands, a are Messrs. R. G. Craig, A. Hoo-five lamps seized.
given special dispensation by the No. 380, comprised .02 acre and On the charge of unlawful box stick, a wooden stool, a piece
price of session of a revolver and 100 lon, M. A. Cohen, J. H. Berr, H.
Fung Kit, keeper of the dive at Imperial Council of the Shrine of was sold at the upset S. Longhurst, Miss B E Wood 189 Temple Street, second floor, North America, will be inducted 3784. The Crown rent is $10 per rounds of aminunition Wong Bla ward, Miss M. Bond, Miss K. E.
Im-hon was fined $750. was fined $275 for ten weeks' into the Order.
annum, while the rateable Livesey, Mra. E, M. Craig, Mrs.
The driver refused $100 com hard labour) By Mr. W.H. In Manila, the party were en provement is to be not less than J. W. Hooton, Miss Hooton, Mas-
Cotimer at Kowloon yesterday, tertained by the Philippines pre-$4.000. The land is to be used for pensation, and said that he would ter Hooton, Miss K, M, Gibson
Reclamation aldent, Mr. F. Quirino, at the bungalow.
£
take the matter up. elsewhere. Chan Yin of 201 and Mrs. E,
Another building lot, at Cheung Street, third floor, was fined $150 Malacanan Palace
MacArthur, Chau Island, was sold to Mr. (or
General Douglas six weeks' hard labour) by
who is also a Shriner, wilt wel-Chan Stu, building contractor of the same magistrate.
Of the smokers, one had his come the Shriners when they ar- Cheung Chau, at the upset price ball of $50 estreated, alx were rive at Tokyo from the Chinese of $750. The area is 0 acre (ap- proximately 1.742 square feet), fined $25 or five days Imprison- port.
Hong
Kong's Shriners are with Crown rent of $20 per an- ment, and the other two 395 each
mainly Chinese. Mr. Samuel 5, Inspector J. Orem prosecuted. Arrested by Chief aspector F. Young is one of the oldest AFIFIum, The rateable improvement £300,000 agricultural lot on Among the passengers who ar Kong Ping was
J. Clarke on the night of July 15, Shriner, He has served in sever fined $220 (oral top-ranking positions of the
a small island Ngar Ying Chay, a ried in the Colony by the Ameri- three months
hard labbur) by
by, fraternal order. Mr. T. B, Wil-
between Tsing island and the can President Lines flagship, sa. Mr. J. Wlaks at Kowloon yester-son is Rajah of the AFIFI Tem Texas all installation at Trun Hong Kong failed to win (July 18) morning, the girl' (who President Wilson, was Thomas J.
day on tea charges
Wan, was purchaseed by of keeping an ple "Tom!!
Cokely, Vice-President of day
oplum
130 Tal-Nam divan at
Among those who welcomed the Choi Shau-fan' at the upset price any awards in the United appeared in Court in an Euro- the American President Lines, and
Street, ground foor, and posses visiting members were the oldest employee of the Conlon of le pois of prepared oplum. Lum, Mr. Samuel S. Young, M., of $134. The area is 62 acres and Nations Essay Contest for the pean-style dreis
, Longhurst.
The forthcoming. wedding of Raymond Thomas Abery, Mercan filo Assistant, of Shanghai, to Joan Marguerita Howard (500 Penny), of 276 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon, has been MT1- nounced.
Mr. Jool
Mr.
of Arewood, and a broom.........
This excessive punishment cathe to the knowledge of Mr. A. C Tribble, Acting Assistant So- cial Welfare Officer, who charged ed Young Ching-sau, 38-year-old married woman of 88 Nga. Tein Wal Road (third floor) before Mr. J. Wicks yesterday with fall-
Hong
Essayists Unsuccesful
AROUD ing to report possession of a ward.
and assaulting the ward on July
13.
Mr. Tribble said that the woman adopted the girl about three years ago and should have registered the adoption about Benfember, 1946.
About 10 am, on Tuesday
ando pair (of“ Chinese clogs) was bolling somt Far Eastern Area.'
ment in a copper tale. De- Of the 10 awardin in the in-fendant told her nut to use the
A 1.47 acre agricultural lot at pany in point of service.
Mr. Cokely is making a comThe single smoker found on the T. B. Wilson, Mr. M. S. Bloch, the annual Crown rent $5. bined business and pleasure trip premises was fined $35. The four Mr. Courad Hsu, Mr. Clarence. after 44 years on the job before Pipes and four lamps seized were Chan, Mr. T. J. Hoit and Mr. J. She T. Mul. Wo (Lantao Island); ternational conies!, -China and the ladle but the girl continued-to-do-~~-
retiring on Sept. 1, 1948.
In 1904, when only 16 years old,
Tom
ordered to be confiscated.
Cokely, took a job in S, Howarth
San Francisco as stenographer
nt the Kowloon-
with the shipping company which Canton Railway Station on July today is known around the world15, Wong Kai was fined $500 (or
TALK ON TYPHOON
with an annual Crown rent of
$5.00, was sold to Mr. Chan Man- kau for the upset price of $320.
Philippines each stained once.
Mr. Valentin Chu, reporter on
This so angered the defendant the "China * In Shanghoh, that she slapped the girl with ber
of the
10.
:
A special condition attached to and Mr.
as American President Lines. Last three months' hard labour) when tor of "the Royal Observatory, graves which might be on tho was organised by the Departmentally with a broomed ood, and fin
ruler until broke into two, the sale of the two agricultural Philippines. were the two Far hands, hit her with a Chinese etruck bar with a wooden stool, lola was that as cultivation will Easter Area winners.
international essay contest Mr. L. Starbuck, acting Direc-be allowed within 15 feet of any
teal then a piece of of Public Information of the The
dur girl was well treated. November, after steady advance he pleaded guilty before Mr. W. will address the Hong Kong Ro-sites:
United Nations to select 10 mem-ing the arst two years of her ad- ment from position to position, H. Latimer at Kowloon yester-tary Club on Tuesday at the Hong
bers of non-governmental or option but appeared to have fallen his loyal service of almost half a day to possession of five taels of Kong Hotel,
Hi subject will be "Typhoons."
ganisation from all over the world qut of favour during the past century was culminated by his raw opium, found according to
to be
awarded fellowships to year, and have been subjected to. election as Vice-President-Opera Revenue Office D.II. Knox, in- The meeting will take place at
edy the work of the Union a beating every time she made a side a thermos Bask.
the Root Garden at 12.80.pm. tions.
uccess. tions at
mistake. kation Centro, HUAN.
Imposing a fine of $50 on each ALMOST THREE YEARS have passed but bomb damaged
Shanghal, handled the contest for charge. tho magistrale ordered. houses like the one in the picture below in some of the best
Area including the girl to be sent to the Po residential_distriate of the Colony are atlit untouched.
Eight mon, 36-year-old Chirs the Philippines, Siam, Leung Kuk.Institute. widow, and 30-year-old
Indo-China ពរ Hong Kong. married woman, paid $40 each ons hundred and fifty essays were for a "free show on Thurs entered for China alanga
In the years with the Company, Cokely has served as manager of the Shanghai Office and gen- eral agent in Hong Kong, Manila and Singapore. By 1937 he had advariced to general manager of all operations in the Orient.
Relurning to the San Francisco head office in 1931, he was pro- moted to assistant to the vice- president in charge of operations in 1930, became operating man- ager in 1946 and finally achieved a vice-presidency in November
1947.
CHINESE CHARITY OPERA
The Chinese opera playing at the Ko Shing Theatre in gld of the Society for the Profection of Children, Women's Auxillary. war well patronized by, the public last night
Several vateran, dramatic, siers of the Chinese stage, attracted many fans.
เ
Th6play"will"ba repented"this" evening and tomorrow evening.!
Reminders
Today
Miss Hong Kong Contost, Ritz
Entertainment, Resort,
North Point B... Variety Show in aid of the
School Foundation" Fund, K Shing Theatre, 18.80 pama ferm Chinese Operu performance in ald
of the Society for the Brotec tion of Childrei, Ko Shing H.Moyal BYwcht Club -Ev danom, Mallets' Leland.
Some owners plead they have no funds to rebuild; others cannot be traced. Government takes no dotion
As a result, thousands of citizens are living in dirty hovels or sharing vorigested fate. (China Mall Photo)
POR
Costly 'Free Show
ກ.
day night when they appear- Sertened by National Commit ed in the Kowloon Courts yas- ices, two essays. from each coun- terday, charged with evading try in the area were sent to the
Для International / Jury for entertainment tax.
awards.
Yew Char-ching (widow) and LA Shun (markled woman), bath of 11 Hau Wong Road, ground hoor, were arrestell Inside the International Theatre Fuk
Taun Road, by Mariment
of the Ioland
JUDGMENT
FOR PLANTIFF
Opium Divan Sentence
When the Police raided No. 14 Graham Street second floor on July 9, they seized
Ripes, 20 pipe bends, seven
lamps and a large quantity of
Leang "Gnt afid Laung Chik,ment for 1531.33 ang opium dross. They also took tokis of a shop, ht 631 Nathan'
Rond, ground noor were found costs was entered by Mr HK$4,000 and CNC$80,000 Inside the Victory Theatre, Chan Justice Reynolds (Acting from a safe des Wing (toki) in the Prince Thes-Puisne Judge), at the Supreme al Tal, a 58-yen-old widow, tro and Leai Wah (unemployed) Court yesterday in favour of who was arrested on the floor at the Sun Wah Theatre, by Mr. Androw Passin, plaintiff in on the lime was sentenced to sa Mustord
months. Imprisonment when she defendant wicks
Festa, keASINETIZERINGWE action againsty: Frank How pleaded guilty to possession of
charged-before Sub-Inspector
Howarth
and oplum. She was The plajatiff, who is not in the the Colony trut the proprietor of slao recommended for banishment the Union Square Garage, Sanby MX 'Almade at Central
Lo Szc
wardanand yesterday. We
sub-tenants of the defendant claimed that sanoo tot, therizioney as her. In evidence the said that
But Leung-hon, Wong Sul and Cheung Ring urrested at the Kwans Chee Theatre, and Cheung Francisco, U. 9.A was represent
nd by Mr. P.3. Grifiths of Mosers. Lal, found Inside the woog
kan Ming Theatre were: charged bead Walkinson de Grial. fore Mr. W.H. Latimer by -- The sum of $581.89. spector Orem
Moquivalent of the money was given to the The alternative to the ine was) Ich
Tent by: • PZZIAMO ide-i 14 days simple imprisonm
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fendant.
to
Je Consenting to Judgment, the de femplant applied to the Court for leave to pay of the claim and costs by Inatalmonis. He said that
Micars. Anderson del Ashe monthly, slaps of, $1,000.. He had wile and three children and after payment of hotel and other PELSON, WAS left with only $100)
Rorrigida roads
mon
fendant for date kuering, and ens her: savings over a lonk'periods?
She was represented by Mr. Mr. Griniths