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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1040,
VAN HEUTSZ HOSTAGES 1,332 Die Of Gunner Freed Of
RESCUED BY CHINESE
***** | Affär nine months in captivity, two of the host- ages taken from the ss. Van Houtsz by pirates on December 14-15 fast; word, rescued by·· Chinese troops on Monday, September 6, according to belated reports from Canton yesterday.
Inquiry Into Death Of Coolie
Was
Inquiry into the death of Lo Miu, aged 48, coolic residing at 20, Haiphong Road, ground floor, who died on June 20 conducted by Inspector Scraggs before Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.
Dr. R. Alvares, medical officer in charge of
Kowloon Public Mortuary and Mr. D. E. Davis, the Acling Government Chemist said that there was no sign of strychnine in the body but there was strychnine in the wine in the bottle.
The two men are Parkson Chan, Committee mem- ber of the Swatow Bureau of the Oversea Chinese Affairs Ministry, and Tan Keng-piat, a well-known Amoy merchant. Originally there were Mix hostages, Three, Including Tan Kit-choang, Bon of Tan Kah-kee, rubber magnate and thillionaire philanthropist of Singapore, were released a few months back.
Still missing Is K.P. Young. manager of the inaurarce Da- partment of Wing On Company's | tranch, at Bwałow.
Evidence In Armed Robbery Try
resident.
Evidence for the prosecution was given at. Central yesterday Mr. W.F. Simpson, of the
Canton reports said that the before Mr. Hin-shing. Lo when
Aist Government Pharmacy sald it is kidnappers
demanded Wong - Po-kan, aged 34, was very difficult for public, to go! HK$1,200,000 rangom for the charged with armed robbery, // strychnine In Hong Kong.
release of Parkson, Chan and possession of arms and at- Mir, Arthur Rowan of the Wii-Ton Keng-pint. This was later tempting to shoot a Hong Kong ing Dispensary, chairman of Hong reduced to HK$800,000, Rong Medicine Dealers Guild said strychnine could be purchased in Canton by anyone
In large quantitia.
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Yuk-fa, Lau daughter of the deseased said that her father returned during the night of June 19 with three After a short brisk fingers wounded. She said he had ¦ of fire, the
fingers dressed by the herbalist, who lived next door.
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Acting on information, Chinese troops were sent from Walchow on September 6 to small obscure mountain village. There they threw a cordon around the
by undergrowth.
Inspector charge of the cuss.
V. C. Ribeiro
(complainant.)
TB This Year
Thirty-nine of the 280 deaths resorded during the week end- ed Beptembar 4. were tuber. culosis victims, bringing the total number of deaths from the disease since the beginning » of the yaar to 1,332.
In the same week, birtas numbered 942.
Assault Charge
Stating that it was purely a case of mistakan
identity, Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yos- - terday discharged Porcival Leonard Alfred, an R.A. Gunnor of the 25th Flold Regiment, on a charge of common, assault.
It was alleged by the pro- secution conducted by Inspec- tur J. Orem that on the night
Charged With September 10, defendant
Larceny
Of 2 Dollars
struck Police Constable 3321, Thomus Dark, at the Queen's Restaurant,
Captain W.D.M., Webb of de- fendant's regiment was perniltied by the magistrate to act for the defence, and entered a plea of not guilty.
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Wong Hing-cheung, aged 24, was charged before Mr. Hin shing Lo at Central yesterday
Dark said that at about 10.30 with altempled larceny of $2 p.m. on September 10 he and a from the person of Yim Sul-friend were al the Queen's ying, amaia, In Centre Street Restaurant and very shortly after near Queen's Road, West, heard in the heck yard of the
their arrival a commotion Sunday.
restaurant. He went and separat ed two men in elvillan who were fighting.
Wong was 3ned $100 or one month's imprisonment, and bound over in the sum of $500 for one year.
clothes
Big Fines
For Boat
Masters
Heavy lines
ол
were imposed by Mr. D. G. Cairns at the Marine Court yesterday bont masters,
charged with breach of licence conditions.
Lo Yun-pul, 27-year-old cargo
two που
boat master, and Mak Ngon trai, 22-year-old cargo boat master, were each fined $200 or
onths'
for hard labour having the required number of ite-snying equipment,
Lo, who was arrested at 5.35
September 12 P, an
at the northern fairway, had only two fire extinguishers instead of three Two life buoys aboard his vessel were unserviceable.
wns
17-year-old pirates' cave which was concealed i said that he was coming. up the Suddenly someune reached from | fulher kick. Ha got up and rush-i arrested at 7 pm, on September
He bought some herbs. which he chopped Into small pieces and | put into a wine bottle. Before he
went to sleep, he drank hair botic of white wine from another bottle, He drank Bome of the wine with the herb, in it as he got up next morning and took brenkinst.
Half an hour later, not feeling well he went la kleep again. She said he asked her to wash his face for him after which he went unconscious.
These men, he said, parled, and Complainant, who gave her
she was about to re-enter the address as 200 Queen's Road,
restaurant, soinee struck him West, ground floor, stated that on blow from behind. Turning, he saw defendant who gave him an- Muckenzie is in that day she was given $2 by her
master to buy some food. Having other blow on the chin. found what she wanted she took
Mak had five life-jackets, In- In an attempt but the $2 from
to escape be her pocket.
-tead of 10. He had also only two cket sipped and fell and received a fire
extinguishers. Mok behind and grabbed hold of the ad into the resnurant and out into 12 at the rentral fairway. stairs on hit way to his home at
nd Turning 26 Morrison : hiti: Rond when he
money from her band. exchange was stopped
around compininant saw defon-the street but was followed by defendant who
defendant by
agaln struck him fled. No produced a revolver and domand-dant and took hold of his shirt,
trec As Wong struggled to casunities were suffered by either ed that he ba given
ven some himself a police constable came him and phoned through to the He finally managed to elude side. The two Jinggard-looking money. As Ribeiro hostages were found in the eave. US$1 and otse 10 cont notes do- up, and he was arrested.
pollee. When the police arrived They were. In puor health and fendont
asked for his
watch.
he pointed out defendunt who could hardly walk,
When defendant moved to take
was arrested. the watch on complainant's wrist complainant attempted to arrest
pirates
To Recuperate Háro
well
The two men
were taken to Walchow where they will remain until they are
enough to travel to Canton, thence, to Hong Kong to recuperate, added the re- ports.
the man.
only
and brother-in-law came out and chased the defendant.
He called out, and his inter
Defendant was later arrested by a sailor In Sharp Street, The three men released pre- ment for the herbalist who
freonown Mr. Ribeiro snid defendant gave him a bowl of brown sugarly obtained their
Then I sent for my through the indirect efforts of a fried twice to discharge the gun
Chinese democratic clansman Lau Tal-ping who gave leader in Hong Keng sum of inmmed and dhi not fire.
HK$21,000 was told for "board her
water.
i-nim-a-bowl-of-medicino."
confirmed
movement.but
the gun የሰ zeemingly
The case was adjourned unliljof
The herbalist statement when he was questioned, and lodging" during their cap- September 28. At this stage, further hearing tivity. was adjurned until 0.30 this
morning.
Fined For Assault On Worker
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PRISON TERMS FOR OPIUM DIVAN KEEPERS
סריגי
Not There
boat
Twenty-five-year-old Chow Ng, master, charged with con- veying prostitutes and carrying or ont mont's hard abouty excess passengers, was fined $100
Defendant, plcuding guilty, was arrested near Buoy No. 14 at 8.30 p.m. on Sunday. He had 10 women on board, who nil ad- mitted being prostitutes. Chow Ng wos permitied to carry-only Private Alfred sald he was not
he carried 16 persons, but at tho restaurant at the time
persons, mentioned
For not having sufficient life- by the prosecution, that he went to the Queen's at saving and firefighting apparatus 9.30 and from there to the Star, junk master Chan Po was fined board his vessel, 38-year-old whore he remain until it p.m.
He saki he dild
850 or 10 days' hari labour. ∙Ho Nine oplum cases came up
return to the
had only seven Queen's, but that was after 11
life jackets, in- before Mr. F.X. a'Almada
p.m. and left there again
stead of 20, shortly
Three bont masters charged Central yesterday.
afterwards, add re-entered the Shum Sze-kuu, & 40-year-old
with bright light fishing in pro- Star W
where he was arrested. unemployed, living on the roof
hibited area
Pass, at Lyemun He denied that he had struck Queen's Roud Central, complainant and was certain that cautioned.
wern-each-fined $15 One-was numitted possession of opium, he had not seen him before. pipe and two lamp, and wan Two other soldiers of defen- dant's regiment bore out defen- fined $150 or three months, **
The
and one said other eight were divan tant's lestimony
com- keepers, and were all given prison that the man who struck sentences without the option of plainant wore a white shirt and
gey pants. a fine.
At that stagɔ, the magistrate Wong Tim, 19 Tai Wo Street, said he was satisfied that it was ist floor: Wang Chi. 80 Hoa case of inistaken identity and Mr. J.J. French of the Hongnessy Road, 2nd floor; Yung Fai discharged defendant. Kong and Shanghai Banking 61 Wanchal Road, 1st floor; Sui Corporation died at Shanghai on Chan, 3 New Market Stren), lat September
floor: Chu Pak, unnumbered" hut Mr. French who did a turn of in Woo Lane; and
Hing
Tony from 1032 duty in Shanghai 1937 came out to the Far East in hut in the same lone; were encli 1915, where he was posted in
sent to prison for six months. many of the batik's branches.
Twenty-five smokers found in their divans were ench fined $25. Tam Yoo, 80 Queen's Rond Eat. 1st floor; and Wong Cheuk, The boy from Glasgow, Scot- After the outbreak of the Sino-14 Sung Hing Street, 1st floor: land, who first saw Hong Kong Foods, consisting
condensed thes Japanese War he left for home were each given seven months. 48 years ago visited the colony for robbed passen$2,000,000-
on leave to return as manager Ten of their customers were few hours yesterday. more
-in at Colombo. Later he was ap-nch fined $100, and
of-le-wos Mr. William Hender: Lan Sv, 42, had his ball of $25 jewellery and Hong Kong and pointed to Bangkok. Singapore currency.
them 305 euch.
J.J. French Passes Away
The three were taken In a fishing Junk and landed ar Talpo in the New Territories,
Following clues at Telpo, te Hong Kong police a month later carried out a series of raids on the Mainland and the island and arrested several men alleged to have been involved in the piracy. Four were convicted at the Criminal Bessions on August 17 An gesout on a 18-year-old and sentenced to prison terms
25-year-old ronging from six to nine years. apprentice by a mechanic on September 10. A few hours after leaving Hong resulted in both the assailant! Kong for Swatow and Amoy on and the proprietor of the far-December 14 the 4,500-ton Van
In Shanghai he was a popular tory being fined by Mr. J. Heutsz was seized by pirates dismember of the clubs, and a golfer
guised as passengers. They were of no mean distinction. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.
in control of the Dulch ship for
hours during which
and crew ol
lp Chiu, the mechanic, was fined $25 and ordered to pay $15 bond compen, ation and sien à
for 850 for six months, when he pleaded gulity to the assault
charge.
was a ked to do some the defendant at
13
than-
He should have retired last Seized off Chilang Point, some year, but slayed on at the request
of the bank.
Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans spid that Leung Kong, an apprentice, 80 miles east of Hong Kong, the work by Ven Heutsz was navigated. tc Fm. on Sep- Bias Bay where the pirates land- tember 10, Leung, an apprentice ed taking six houtages. gloss blower. told accused that he was slek and unable to work.
Thinking that the youth was molingering, defendant alruck the Apprentice on the hands and back, ra ulting in Leung being de- Tained at the Kowloon Hospitar for two days.
As the result of the enthult. said Mr. V.C. Band of the Labour Ofte, a summons
wds issued against the proprietor of the Thi Glass Factory of 97B Larch for allowing a young person to work after regulation
bouras
The representative of the fae. tory was fined $100 by magistrate, after Mr. Bond had Informed the court that defen-" dant had been warned before,
Quarrels
Lead To
Poisoning
Two months ago he suffered an attack of pneumonia, from which ho did not fully recover.
Speaks For Defence In Property Case
Before Mr. Justice Gould (Puisne Judge) yester
day, a witness for the defence in a possession case alleged that his former master, who was a Formosan, was afraid that his house would be considered as enomy property after the Liberation.
This witness, Wong Man-cho, also alleged that for the first few months after the Liberation no one would dare to live in the premises even if paid money to do so.
supply.
upay
For
tho
first fow.
Kwong, in another unnumbered Sees Hong Kong
Avc
Reminders
Today
After 48
Years
Fined For Evading Duty Payment
Li Cum, 28-year-old woman. was fined $200 by Mr. Hin- shing Lo at Central yesterday for possession of a large quan- tity of cigarettes, on which duty valued at HK$IG1:28 had not been paid.
$25
Mak Leung, nged 28, was Aned for xporting prohibited of 48 tins of milk covered at the Yuen On. Wharf.
an, master of the APL freighter estreated when he failed to be Towell Lykes, which loft
before Mr. Win-shing Lo present for Mana Josi night,
yesterday on charges of importing Mr. Henderson came to Hong six gold bars valued at approx- Kong in 1900 in HMS Powerful,imately $9,000 discovered at the Yuen On Wharf, brought from when he was serving with the Royal Navy.
He returned home the ss. Kwong Turg. and left Glasgow, his birth place, All three defendents had their for the United States in 1007, goods confiscated. where he has been
the
since then.
Hui Fat, aged 28,
was fined Ho comes from Galveston, Texas. $20, for possession of unmani- fested cargo consisting of three HK Football Association Council
The hills are still the same,"
tins of peanut oil found aboard 1-year-old visitor remarked, meeting. Prince's Bldg. 4.15 He was impressed by the beautis the ex. Yue King Alsa charged H.K. Rotary Club luncheon, Root which, he said, was
houses dotting the Penk, were Lam Tak, aged 29, får four covered by tins peanut oil and Au Sing, ogad Garden, H.K. Hotel, 12.30 nothing but plain trees when he 27, for four tiny also. Both were D.M
first stepped azhora hoge..
p.m.
ful
H.K. Jockey Club, Australion. The vessel
Ponies Draw.
Club House, vesterday. Happy Valley, 6.30 p.m. Royal. HK, Yacht Club, annual general meeting, Kellett is- Jand, 6.45 p.m
Urban Council Meeting, GPO
Bldg. 4.16 p. Kowloon Tong Christ Church Fate Committee meeting, 8.30 pm.
Bridge Drive, European YMCA.
West Lounge, 8 p.m. Inaugural theeting of Hong Kong Boxing Association. China Floet Club, 5.30 pm.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
arrived here early
fined $20.
R.O. Redman prosecuted in all the cases.
Arabs To Issue Details Of Meet
Alexandria, September 12. The Arab Leagua's Political Committee's decisions on the Palestine question would be issued, Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, the Secretary General of the Arab League, déclared tonight at a press conferença here.
The plaintiff, Wong Wai- he was. ufrald that 'his house chu, was represented by Mr. would be considered as enemy B. A. Bernacchi, instructed by property. Mr. Sidney Ng Quinn of months, no one would dare to live Messrs. Bratton
even it paid premi109 & Co. Hoon the was previously represented by
money to do so.
Wong Man-cho anld that he the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada o first let tonants into possession of Tow H. Club meeting. Talbot
Today's Political Committeo On the question of an Arab Three poisoning cases were Castro, KC., who has since the premises in February, 1040, Flouse, 50, Macdonnell Road,
9.30 p.m.
meeting was the last of a series Government In Palestine, Azzam It was not tinti several months
Parha said: "The Arab Loogue. Is reported to have occurred dur- withdrawn from the case,
The defendants, Tang Sum and after that that the demand for
in the past week. THURSDAY
position "De not in
to command. ing the curly hours and-after
La An, were
Referring to, the dispute houses in Hong Kong exceeded the Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, noon of, yesterday. In all the Mr. Marcus A, da Silva,
represented by
Penkisula Hotel, 12.30, p.m. tween us and Count Falke Ber-politically in Palestine, but it le reported cases. the sequence The premises, the subject of:
He denied that in May or Y's Men's Club luncheon, Roof adotto" (the Palestino mediator) ready to help and guide the Pales wal ás a result of quarrels | the, dispute, comprise the "second") June 1940 he fisked Li Ngan-chau, Garden, H.K, Hotel, 12,45 over truce violations in the Holy inlans in choosing the form of with husbanda.
and third floors of 3 Des Vocuxa former tenant of the pre.nines, p.m.
City, Azzam Pasha said: "If the government they desire,
There is already an administra- Shortly after midnight of Bun-Road West, which were purchased for payment of $5,000. He further
FRIDAY
Jows want aggression, then they
all have it..
tion set shall
up by the Arab League day Lo Wal-slu, aged au, me by the plaintin during the Oc-denied that he asked Li to move Hong Kong Light Orchestra
"As ried woman residing at 289 Jaffe cupation,
out when he refused to pay this. Road, first floor, took ʼn quantity
I am sure of their Palestinians. to devolop or change. B PATI of D.D.T. When her husband
SUNDAY at milltary defont in the long run. that administration into a govern-
ment."Reuter. discovered this she was im
Classicnt Concert, Tor H Club, No matter how long the struggle, mediately rushed to the Young
Talbot House, 50, Macdonnel the forces of the Arab countries.
HEAVP SHELLING® Wo Nursing Home where the Defendants claimed, that they
fid., 8.80 p.m.
whether those. now in Palestine was given a stomach wish, after had rented the premises from
or those behind the front, will
Jerusalern, September 18. which the was transferred; lo] Wong Mân-cho, "an authorised
In the end, be victorious.
The heaviest daylight shelling ' What
to do in the since the Jevish-Arab truco be- we have meantime is to eliminate the gan eight weeks ago shibok Jeru- fifth columnists in our countries sátem on Sunday. and achieve unity among our- Bolver.
It was contended by the plain-stun. He declared that Li left in that the defendants hat the premises of his own. Record occupied the premises without his because his wife wished to re- consent.
turn to the village.
the Queen Mary Hóspital whare - agent of the plaintif, who had
Title Deeds Wong, td Yuk-ching testified her condition way reported as tamod rent receipts bearing the regarding the handing over of fblr.
chóp of the plaintiff.
certain tile deeds, and, chops to A small quantity of Jayes: Answering Mr. Bernacchi, Wong Her husband,, Wong Man-cho, by fuld was. comumod by. Wai Mul, Mancho denied that for several the plaintift, She said she heard end 127, married worch of 210 thanths after the. Liberation, plaint give astructions to her | Johnston Road, Std. floor, people were allowed to live rent Husband to find tenants fớc thờ
about 1 am. yesterday, She Was free in-premises to prevent lost- taken in Queen Mary Hospital ing
promises.
Mr. Bernacchi gave notice that. „Mr, where: for condition was g
He wished to add a claim for reported as fair.”
return of occupation of the pit-, mists and for the eviction of the defendants on the alternative
at
At about 2 pm: yesterday.
| Chan, Lin, aged 27, married, wo-
Former Master
1
The. pokition" "was différent (as
men; residing at Tó’Muih Bibort, Stanley, look, a quanilly of rogards the ixing of plaintim ground, Chüt they were licensees Sol and when discovers wan Hin Torrdær morter was a Formos for that the tenants were non- faken to Queen Mary, Hoaglias, she and during the Occupation rent, paying tonants-hiwli Her condition, was reported as. Kehali..., connection with, the Hearing will be resumed
Japanaso. After: the Liberation,, 10 mm, Thursday, September: 10,
re-
hours, 271 Robinson Adarab Ley General of the in Palestine and, it is up to the
MONDAY King George V. School Parents' Association meeting, European YMCA, 3.30 pm:
IF IT'S NEWS; WE'LL PRINT IT
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Holy City "We gave careful consideration
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A Jewish comniunique said the Arabs for the second day shélied The Jewish agricultural training school Inside the howly, de- militarized Red. Cross zone Of
10-the situation-in- Jeríisalem. -1 Southern-Japan Asscapatana
"Were has become clear to us and to the United Nations obrervers
killed, a soldier, a boy or eighti thit by their violations the Jews
And woman, and the Meanwhile, members * intend to capture the Holy City and make it the capital of their Soviet Igation at Tal Aviv ar State.
river in Jortuulem on Sunday to The Arab Biales, are, taking establish an then for handling ||the necessary measures to defékt] Russian property in the Holy s jitha Zronleth?, plana.”
CityAssoclátail, Press,
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