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URGENT PROBLEM IN
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 1948.
Sussex, Hart
HK SOCIAL WELFARE Returning
TOO MUCH RICE TO THE TRICYCLE For carrying excess loads of frice in their tricycles, two drivers.
were brought before Mr. Wichst Kowloon yesterday.
Lunn Wai, charged with having 220 is, of rice in excess, Was promed $20. Ha
WRE arrested at Bury Street at 8.30 aan. os September 5.
Juvenile delinquents form the most urgent_pro- blem of social welfare work in Hong Kong,
made for, and recommendations will be legislation to deal with this subject...... This information was revealed by Mr. W. H. Chinn, Social Welfare Adviser to the Colonial Office, at a Press conference yesterday. In England, said Mr. Chind, for there was probationary offend-buttomary offenders. From what
toen see the Juvenile problem 'ers' legislation, and how extend this to Hong Kong and the greatest problem we have ta
tackle in Hong Kong" other colonies will be part of His recommenclations Colonial Office.
What WAN
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und
in the various
His present mission was to find qut
happening what was needed territories of the Far East; and, i it possible, to give advier help on the pot. ta ny rase it
to make Was s duty
pract
Tailluar with the bu kurounds ant, problemas of the peoples of the various places.
The is already been to Singa
légation
Koverning
The British Government was not renderind any material or technical help in social welfare work to the Colonies but they
In England, were training
through #cholarship funds. so. cial welfare officers-about 30 to 40 of them, for the colonies. Flye
Five of these аге far Hong
Chown wis a certain amount of
overlapping noong the voluntary
ganisations, which
be mu xkl Mfr. Chin. He Ret to-
pore and Borneo, and after Heng javoided. Ken he will be going to Malaga, urged that they should Where there are well estaklubed,gether, evaluate what they land Titl warthart, timpiärfarents. of "achieved and whit remained to
be done, and Government
nellvities.
in Hong Kong Mr. Chian has found a tremendous enthusiasm for social welfare, and large
num bera
of voluntary
vices.
hodies
Fo-ordinale their
Active Part
WIN also most important!
are doing various kinds of sor Gavernment should take an active;
part in evolving some scheme of Giovestment also has taken ano-operation with the voluntary intered m the developmesé of
bosilen nud fake Over certain Lessential function (rom them.
branch out into other activities.
welfare service through the up- that the voluntary bodies roubl pkatment of W Social Weiture Offices, and it is hoped evenfully to edablish aber a Stil Welfare „DeparUrant.
Porturaging
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Retief of thestitutes is one of these functions," said Mr. Chun
The public should be minde more aware of the urgent need
for social ❤elfare, continued
Mr. Chinn.
"Here we find the same people Tad an opportunity of examining in diferent organisations. More at cross pretion of theit taisin a sample of ench
twork
of the
metivities of The different or-
Chip.
people should be made
more of the responsible awore that they have a duty to perform , gunisation, AU The stage I will their community. from which
not say mumer."'
they have
their marle
muney," Press, wri The
Mr. No Advice Yet
should give more publicity to so cial welfare work and
various Asked if he had given any ad-
In this way nevels.
the problem vler 10 Government yet in wel-could be kept before the public, fare requirements in Hong Kong,
"A good dig at something that Mr. Chion snid he me not, but is wrong & good, nudt sometimes he would be making suggestions,
belter than praise where and after he had met the Seein Service Commeil--a body on which is not altogether due," said
Mr. Chiuu, most of the voluntary bodles were ||
Tinnsday, represented in
10 might have offer suggestions le make also.
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Playing Grounds
Charged with having 180 lb. of rice in excesi, 46-year-old Ng Wing, who, wahrrested at to Street on
fined $16,
HMB 3uurx (Captain J. W. Farquhar wearing the Flag of Rear-Admiral R. O. Oliver, and HMS Hart (Com. mander M. J. Ross) with re- Turn to Lurn
from Hong Kong Japanese waters at 9.30 am. on Friday.
Rear Admirat Oilver will baarelieved by Rear-Admiral. Meddon on September, 14, when, a prsviously announc· ed, Admiral Madden secumes the title "Flay Officer Com. manding,
4th Cruledr Squadron, and Second. In: Command, Fir East Station."
September & was **********
Admiral Boyd Farewelled
Personalia
A textile expert, Mr. Norman . Tiarn, of Scuerdale, New York. has arrived in Shanghai to work with the International Children's. Emergency Fund. His mission in Shrottal is with the Chinese Government and Chinese textile conversion of manufacturers on raw ention supplies into yard! guns. to be made into clothing. and begnital supplies 'redding. for Chinese chiktrën.
Mr. Horn was formerly with.
2gion Sears Company, New York. He is member of the Americin Management Associa- Mechninical Engineers.
The provision of more playing "ON my return to England 1 wild recommend that social legge-ands for children was also and the American Society of lation should be nude in long problem for social workers, sake Mr. Cham, Hong Kong was de- plorably lacking in open spaces Where organised games.
young people could play
Kong in the field of juvenile de- Inquents. Al The voluntes chaling Hong Kong wit be asked le subinit views and suggestions.
Correspondence
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"Responsible prople should gel together and see that these spacer are provided. If space could be found! for. say. The erection
In honour of their de. Parture for Singapore, Ad. miral Sir Denis Boyd, Com mander-in-Chief of the Bri tish Pacific Fleet, and Lady Boyd were quests at a fare- well cocktail party given by Commodore and Mrs. C. L. Robertson as their residence, No. 5 Bowen Ad.. yesterday.
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Grantham were among distinguished gathering. Above, left to right: Com. modore Robertson, Atc. Robertson, Admirat Boyd, Lady Grantham, Lady Boyd. Bir Alexander Grantham.
SEVEN EVICTIONS ORDERED
Departures from the Peninsula Mr. Justice Reynolds yester- Hotel on Momany included Mr. duy made an order for eviction and Mrs. Gillespie, Mr. and Mrs. against the occupiers of seven
$1,000 Fine For Driving Offence
1.
For driving a car while under the 'influence of drink and driving without duo caro and at- `tention at Murray Road on August 30, Arthur Foster Komp of the Asiatic Petroleum Co. was fined $1,000 or six months by Mr. Blair Kerr at Central yesterday. Defendant also had his driving licence suspended for 12 months. Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, prosecuted. Defendant was not legally represented.
Inspector Eggleston said the Churia and the United Kingiom. he was driving 'a private car Be had never been charged for a ulong Connaught Road Central |Traffle offence. eastwards at 10.30 p An August 39. He Murray Road and nofleed A Ford car stationary at the side of the road. The ear had no red rear night and it was this that attructed his attention.
On the night in question he had turned into been to the Purisian
Grill with
He saw the ene jerked forward for 10 or 12 yards and then swerve in the teft near the curb.
a friend and had some drinks. He érove the ear from Pedder Street to the place where the incident took place. He was n regitur drinker and six or gløt whiskies In the evening was not unusual to him.
The Magistrate told defendimi
I stopped outsine the West Clare that he could disqualify him from
of the Dockyard at an angle to driving for 12 months unless de- the curb with the front wheelfendant could give good reasons. resting on the curl, Witness stop-Defendant said that he required
work and to
drive Iped immediately and noticed that his cur for
the defendant's car was moving from and to his office. He could backwarde four or five feet.
not afford a chauffeur,
Pointed Out Offence
Witness reversed, gear to pre- vent a collision, Defenstart's cur moved backwards jerkily at first, then more rapidly and overtook the witness's car by three quare tors of a car's length. I was only affer witness had shouted at Lendant and saunted, his that defendant stopped. Deten» dant's front wheel was only four Inches
from the offside of his; humper.
front
Mr. Blair-Kerr sald that de- Ipndant's reasons were not goorl and orifered the suspension of hin Herner for 12 montis.
Hampering Justice Alleged
An allegation that
be made
police
When asked what he was try
thei told ing to do, defendant inspector, who was not in uniform were hampering the course of that he would knock the inspec-justice and a request that un tur's block off
inquiry
into "this defendant's,obstruction io justice" very aggressive | made by Mr. ·A, J. Clifford, belligerent His breath smelt defence counsel, at Kowloon drink and he was awrying yesterday.
Witness said Latitude
that
મ
of
when standing.
Witness told defendant who he
were
The case bring heard concerned
was and pointed out the offence u 11 defendants charged in of driving while
while under the in-onnection with the capture of
fluence of drink. He told defene jan armed speedboat at Aberdeen dant that he was laking him to Harbour on August 31.
the police station but defendant Sent to Interview his employer's seemed to
to resent this very much. clients at the gol u tegni clerk had There was another European in been kept waiting two hours he- the car and he also, had. been feare of the inspector's absence, drinking. This man stepped out Finally he had to leave with-
his body jo:
the ear, and
was out obtaining the interview. swaying. He went up to witness, told him that this all come from having 11 Labaur "Government,
and e
left.
Witness after some trouble was able to get defendant to go to the Police station. On the way he got of the cur and had to be persuaded to re-enter.
R. D. Emory. Mrs. Holroyd-premises in Haiphong Road, From the charge room witness Smith, Messrs. 11. R. Fischman, the property of the Hong Kong than took defendant to the Queen Mary Hospital, On the way de-
in godown, there is no reason why D. W MeMellen. W. C. Skey Wharf and Godown Company, fendant became very exelter and.
it should not be found for a Plant, A. Patem, P.M. Elliot, open space."
H. C. Smith, K. Bracken, and R. for B. Goodwin.
of hostels The provision young working men and women was also necessory social mea- complicated by poxing sure, but it was
Bre
Lid.
told witness that he thought Dai The occupiers against whom
he, witness, was wasting his time avletion orders were made claim arresting a fellow because he was ed that they had entered into possession of the premises during "ght
the Japanese occupation and hud Co-ordination Good
•pent farge such premises.
HK Boxing Assn.
Sat, A tuber
the influx of non resolent from Among theertivals at the enliis asta in the Colony
such a schumic Peninsula Hotel on Monday were the fornier China. If ever Levive anxious to
Association were put into effect, a distinction Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Lee, Messrs. Hong Kong Boxing
be drawn up between H. Abbott, H. E. Rentro, Albert, and, with the cubeurence of the should for uer charm, propose to hold bona fide residents and those who Lyman, Y. W. Lin Jas. A. Hun-Deacons represented
Kons, fer, D. P. Vann and Victor Dely a meeting at the Coma Fleet Club did not belong to Hong
Bushi (using the Theatre entrance) an said Mr. Ching,
Tuesday, September 14, 1948, al 5.30 p. Menters of the pubile interested in this mojeet are cordially inviter' to attend with
a speck) invitation in any former members of the present assocla. tion.
11 any member of the have a copy of the rules farmer nis velation and
pubile of the
APPEAL AGAINST EVICTION ORDER
would The eviction order granted by Mr. D. L. Strollett,
In it to the organising com.. mittee it would greatly assist in the framing, of the rules for the new.association, ·
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WM. J. WAGHIORN
ST. JOHN'S APPEAL
RESPONSE
Response to the annual ap-
are:
sitting as a magistrate in the Tenancy Tribunal, in favour of Mackintosh's Limited, formed the subject of an appeal before Sir Leslie Gibson (Chief Justico), yesterday, The eviction order was made on July 17, against Mr. L. Mercado and Mrs. Kovach, under which they were required to quit and give up possession of Shop 7C Alexandra Building.
"Todown
DSI Askew, prosecuting officer. promised that an investigation into the matter would be made.
Counsel stated that he had made repeated requests for ball or a remand in gaol custody, But they were refused and the defendanta remanded from September 2, when the men were first brought to Court, un- til yesterday in police custody. Yesterday's hearing was the third.
After
DSI Askew askizi leave to with
The lengthy overture.
draw the charge against eight of the 11 defendants. The request was granted and the eight man [discharged by Mr. Wicks,
additional charges
were
sums rehabilitating
Six Dr. Ong Quan-bee of the Queen Mr. P. A. L. Vine of Messrs.
the Hape Mary Hospital said that he ex-preferred against the second de- Kong and Kowloon Whart and mined necused. He smelt of al-fendant, Kwok Tin, 30-year-old ve wel. was not coxswain of the
Belzed The cohol but his speech Company, Ltd., plaintiffs. The occuulers of. Nos, slurre
Įslurred. His pupils were semi Chung Yu No, 1, and another the first, Chan 17 dilated but reacted to light. His count against 13 first flied second floors, it co-rrdination was on the whole Shing, owner of part of the cargo.
round, first and 18 first floor and 19 ground floor, good and he could walk steadily. defen. He could write his name correct- Haiphong Road were the fents and attended in person. Dy
Charge Stands
The plaintiffs clained to be In answed to Mr. Hooton wit- The first charge of prissatsing the Crown Lenses of the Premisesiness sold that if a man was under a Hotchkiss machinegun, 93 rounds dispute and alleged that defen- the lefluence of drink sudden of ammunition, u Bren gun, 250 lents had illegally occupied the emotional change might make rounds of ammunition, a Miuer rifle, two Smalth/Wesson revolvers. remiacs. The defendents were him become more sober.
three
stands
not tenants or sub tenants of the Mr. Davis, Government Che-27 roure's of ammunition aid a oremises and had paid no rent. mist said that he examined sara-Japanese bayonet, tii
defendants, They were therefore trespassers ples of the defendant's urine. He against the and thus bailiffs claimed nossés found 328 mg of alcohol per cc. Chan Shing, Kwok Tin and Wong sion of the premises and mesne For a person weighing 10 or
Wal; 27-year-old guard on board profits. The rateable value Af the stone he would have to drink half the Chung Yu. No. 1.
was additionally premises legally occupied did
Kwok Tin bottle of whisky or spirit to not exceed $1,000.
charged with loading doog.rous his body. For ricohol to be in the goods without permission, po seES
dangerous blood, it had to be taken half an ing
wi hout goody licence,
unsurveyed using an the test. hour before
The von-vesel, failing to report arrival centration remained constant for at the nearest-marine-station-and
Your
Uand-China Trading Co. Ltd. Limited, were represented by could apply ns landlord and the premises.
have that
in amount of alcohol
Nover Charged
The croupiers of Nos. 12 and 10 nighong Road, ground or
they were riven laimert mission to live them by the
certificate o! peal for public contributions Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, Ining that respondents left Hong one in and W. Ha con tour hours.
not possessing a Mr. Justice Reynolds i
competency, by St. John Association and structed by Mr. Y. K. Kun, of Kong after the liberation
Chon Shing was charged älse Brigade continued yesterday Messrs, Lo and Lo, represent-.returned some nine months inter,ered their page to be adjourn
being ed Mr. Mercado and Mrs. their appeal on the grounds theses in be present.
The uppelinnis would also based unt tomorrow in order to
export un- with attempting to make it possible for the required! with more donations
Defendant said that he obtain=| manifested cargo. received. The latest contributors Kovach, appellant.
Mr. Strellett was wrong in hold-
The three men were granted The respondents, Mackintosh's ing (A) That the
Mr. Justice Ravnah's gave thejed his driving licence in Shang- same person others until October 31 to vacate hot in 1925 and had been driving 32,000 bail each, or be remanded
since in all parts of China, Man-in gaol custody for a week, , TIX550; Gibb, Livingston & Co., Mr. D.AL Wright, instructed by claim to be a tenant before the Ltd. HK$30; Cibg (China) Ltd. Mr. J.T. Prior of Messrs. W war: (B), that, the person who
and Grist
Kave the notice under HK$50; Arnhold Trading Co, Lid.
their application for the HK$50; Nederlandsche
order, Mackintosh' (C) that a notice under Section Maatschappij, N.V. HK$50; Sui Cheng International Trading Co. claimed that Mr. Mercado and 18 (1) could be given before the Ltd, HK$50; China International Mrs, Kovach were given a tem- passing of the Ordinance (D) Motors Lia. HE360; Cathay Pack porury monthly fenancy of the that the notice relied on by the fic Airways (1048) Ltd. HK$30: promises in dispute, on condition respondents ns' a' notice under SLUMBERLAND" Whiteaway, Lakdaw & Co. Lid, that they would give up. postes Section 10 (1) complied with the HI$50; Humphreys, Boyle & Co. sloh on the return of Mackin provisions thereof; (E), that there Lid. HK$50; Reuben Import Ex- tosh's port Co. Ltd, HK$50;Dodwall Mr. Mercado and Mrs. Kovach was no new tenaney whereby, the
notice relied on by the respon Motors, Ltd, HK$50; Hongkong & denied this claim und submitted dents became, Inoperative (F) Shanghai Lace Co, HK‡80; H.,.that they were profected by the that there was no oyidence on Birme, 27 Wyndham Street, HK-Landlord and Tenant Ordinance which Mr. Strellett could have 60; Tam Woon Tong HK$60: 1947.
Handel-
1
(f) need not be the respondents
found that the appollants became tenants on the condition regard- ing, vacation, required by, Section 18 (1) of the Ordinance.
Sufficient Grounds
Loong Laung Wai HK$10; Neder. Fortunate Positions Mandacht, Indiache Handelsbank, Bernacchi. opening the N. V. HK$30: Banque de Indo. Chine, K828; Peltz, Newland & case for the appellants yesterday, 'Co. Ltd, HK$28) Union Mercan sold they were in the forfunate
The appellants would maintain tile Co. (HK) Ltd. HK$25; An- position of being able to select darson & Arhe, HK 25, M. N. and choose the strongest grounds that any one of the grounds of Hagemann, K38) South China | for appeal. A number at these appeal was sufficient to prevent: Trade HK$25;-H. O, Kees HKE grounds were, he said, complete the respondents obtaining, the "of the appellants under 25; **W.K. Yueil HK$281. Colliny unanswerable.
-ondesfera cue chainance.
Trading Corpora HöNTZAK 25 Ding=net::--Mr--Ramacchl-then-prppoedod:
Grand Dispensary Lid 13113825: FooKook Hul 120 Waurico: it was, submitted that Mr. Strel to deal at length with the corre Bond. HK$201 chin. Kim, and felt was wrong in holding that pondence, which had passed be- Bichael HK$20 The Central Section 16 (1) of the Landlord tween. the parties, and quoted, Trading Co, Ltd. HE$10: National and Terunt. Ordipance could ap numerous authorities to support, Trading Corporation. JIK810; Mrply to limited company. He antentions which he put för *** Mr. A. E.- Quin. ** HK810) was also wrong on the evidence, ward
Cheung Chung Hàng Higions; in applying::t to Mackintosh'n nearing will be rosumed at 10 bestigad Limited of Hong Rods, by hold- /*.m, today. Total HK$1,160
British craftsmen at
their best make
These border vante allam dir to. circulate through', the 'maitrer, They say you can are the com- fort of a Slumbeiland. You can fif its rich; luxury sa soodsa, you - lie on one. The reason is good, care ful design, fino material and that specially high quality of crafts # manship you expect from Behlah nade Soft springs, laskie, zich cushioning, flow to your form.. cadle 'you.
"And you sleep coal allaight-border gente air mattress all the time..
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