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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1948.
DEATH TOLL IN GODOWN FIRE REACHES 143; RUINS STILL SMOULDERING
Adolf's Bad Debt
Viena, September 24. Adolf Hitler still owen he af Vienna US$200-and İdeady to jonk
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12 yed! Angelik Hasad Angelien's mother, Paula, -
a cork in a Jewish Univer
deur before finies matte 3948 Bitsheeper Teplom area in Obersalzbere
GOR MY
Casebke went to Obersalzberg for
Several more victims of the fire at the Wing On company's Wast Point godown-still smould- ering dangerously last night-uled at the Queen Mary Hospital' yosterday. Last night the death toll. reached 143:
Sir Alexander Granthom visited the scene of the fire yesterday. He was escorted and given details of the outbreak by Mr. C. W. Brand, Acting Chief Officer of the Fire Brigade, and Mr. H. Tiplady, Acting Deputy Chief Officer. Public attention shifted yes.
Buildings to the Public Mor- tutory less than ball a mile
CIVILIAN EXECUTED
UWEN J
There, wrepr women children,
missing urbing for relatives omit the more than 100 mutilated charred corpses, atteneted a large crowd.
Shanghai, September 24. Wang Chun-cheh. 32-vene- old businessman and partner
Throughout yesterday, ʼn skate of Ling and Wang Company,
ton staff of remen was on duty became the first civilian to pay the supreme penalty for deaf-playing huses on the moulderin
1rom
Do reviving
of the ings in black-market foreign buildings to prevent the outbreak whole building on the waterfront exchange when he was execut= tait by a firing squad shortly
callapsing under the tremendoza. before 2.00 pm (local time) weight of water and sodden goals tulay.
still existed lart night.
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committed; fat Whale Shp
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WAN the
Wang, a native of Swatow an
a former fate exporter with ex- tensive trade councelions in the
Burning Joss Sticks
No attempt could be made yes-
lenement
Lauted States and other countriesterday to search fei bodies in the abrend, was condemned to deal
special tribunal on charges the law covering nf violating
etions detrimental to the econî.
of the
amion In tale stability tion of bandit suppy ession."
Je was arrested three monies |
Bis conviction and death sentence passed on hòn were at]*~ proval by the Central Spor Tribueul in Nanking, where i case was set for review anymo s! casts ta4{*u
involved in the same trial an
our squrate charges was US
sexkon Den Vocuk Road, West. A thorough search of all the floors will sot be possible antil the building is shorer up
Joss papre and joss stick
neighbourhood dealers in the reported a sudden increase in halos yesterday. Plous members of the Chinzus community In
In distriot surned jos paper and slicka at the doors of their flats to appe.to "the elements which cause the tragedy at the Wing O company godowne.
Still Smoking
Three days after the outbreak, the disastrous fire which claimed 143 lives at the Wing On Company's West Point go- The downs, was still smouldering dangerously tast night.
on the waterfront. photo above shows the main godown Smoke is seen curling from the windows. The right portion of estimated at HK$20,000,000. roof has caved in. Damage is
"China Mall" Photo.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF
STREET GUN BATTLE
In this victity of the Public A graphic account of a gun battle in Queen's Street
Mortuary, mantles of burning Juss
wel, me of the lule U Ya-ching, į sticks Ni -Tubes of the Wireley) who left Shesughts after the m Departament
exchange
the Technical ; dietrnent was filed against hito ca Colleg wear successful in ons bincknrket Gaming the Postmaster General's | bansactions. Zout fles Certificate
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were planted at various points by those who lost fitends
and relatives in the fire.
A police investigation into the
of Fru- The president of the special reis nirenity in progress. A pre- Wireless Telegraphy, tribunal warned. I to surrenderinary enquiry has ruled out tu Poschnu. Edward himself to the rourt beface Octo-sabotage and arson, the "Chines Yun-200 Ιρ Kber 15 every police organisa-Mati" learned last right, cheme, Chay Se-yon, Reynold tion in the coetry or elsewhere Cherylog. would be uskol o bring about Unto Castro and Chung Shat his arrest. He was inst reported
to be lang Kont-Beuter.
Against Evidence Alleged Procuress
Kittens Survive
While making their -Way through the back of one of the Orst kors of the Des Voeux Rond building, Bremen found three kittens yesterday in cardboard has beneath a wonde
hed.
The bed and furniture in the fat were charred. Prutertel by the bed, the kittens escaped he- ing burnt alive. There was 110 sign of the mother eat.
HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE ON MALAYA
London, September 24.
The House of Commons today had a 75-minute debate on Malaya on the motion for the ad- journment of Parliament until October 25, Mr. Walter Fletcher, one of the Conservative ex- perts on Molaya, accused the Government of too much complacency in the early stages of the efforts to put down terrorism,
10
To Advise On Aid
To China
Washington, September 23,
"Why had there not been a surgents were trying to establish
The Economic Co-operation round up of arms and danger- or the democratie method which
Administration today an- ous men? Was Force 130 con- the Government was trying
pursue.
nounced the establishment of sulted? Were the police pro-
He said that there was great perly armod
and reinforced dissatisfaction not only among the a special five-member public for the when these dangers began to workers but among small native advisory committee
plantation holders. concerning ECA China ald programme. make themselves apparent.”
The ECA Administrator, Mr. Ho had seen the report that rubber markets. the Government the micro toy Walton Rielaber istoricetri-Heimweh dan akt large ed that 90 per cent of the small nouncement, said the Committee. the local authorities a number of Palestine police and holders who dealt with British had been act up to aid in an that they were refused. Was this arms before the war had. comeswering questions with regard to back. The price for rubber there the form in which" niti should be
true?
sults, Legree
of
sitl
Com-
He asked for details about cer- was within 1/18 of a pênce of tala secret societies and the flight the price in London and Singa- Elven to obtain the maximum re- between the Communist and anti- pore,
Hac
Mr. Awberry insisted any Communist Chinese.
and dissatisfaction WON notice been taken of Communist there organisations in Slam, where the said that one could not go back merent
to prewar condons. Soviet Embassy had swollen to a quite unreasonable size?
Gent's Recali
them.
and
Until the Inhabitants selves have decided that Britain was on the winning side came forward with information, this "we shall not get out of
however many serious menace, troops, we send."
and methods that supervision, relation of the
American programme to
interests in China audi long-range
prospects for suffiei- cat stability to enable economle uld to be effective.
He said the ECA had selected a special group of outstanding respective their asso- citizens who in their
The anti-Japanese army which the had fought strenuously in jungle during the war had now and become anti-Government
anti-democratic.
Elizabeth Moore,
RS-
the
Ser-
| persons and through "Why was the inte High Com-all-European, anti-capitalist and
clations represented various missioner, Sir Edward Gent, call-
Must Be Told
pects of American interest in ed home. Was there disagree-
He cundemned them for their China. ment? I have been informed
Commlitco members include:
former Presk- that one of the reasons was that present actions. The Communists the measures he had asked for kod made Malaya their first pri-Isa H. Bowman,
dent of Johns Hopkins Univer- ority. the had been refused him by
Wherever I hold meetings insity and, since 1940. a member Colonial Office,
Commission Is that correri?"
the country, the Orst questions of the Permanent the Ile belloved that it was
the am asked are about Malaya and for China and the United States; clongerous complacency on
Commerce Government's part to think that the imprisonment of trade unlop Arthur Foye, Presinent of the
strike at American Connell of Ists. They want to it hnd solved the problem by
and Malaya because it is a dollar and Industry, senior partner of
and sending Guards brigade
country
they the international publie account- other first class troops. That was producing
want to strike at the economic ants firm of Haskins and Sells; former chair. not going to bring either on easy
roots of Britain." or early solution.
The Malayans must be told man of United Service Organisa-
member of that the ultimate objective was tions Council,
establish self-government for Board of Directors United the people of Malayn as quickly vice to China, trustee of Welles as possible. "We must be care ley College and trustee of the Institute in America of fut we do not substitute imperial China
Christian, last April between a constable and a robber
ism of a benevolent type for to the United Board for
Colleges In China: Paul MeNutt, talitarian rule."-Reuter. when a seven-year-old girl was killed and a
United At present, the men in villages
former Ambassador and and fields did not think that Bri-
States High Commissioner to the shop foki wounded was given by Police Con-
Airkt.
Philippines, President' and chair- tain was on the winning stablo 115 Ho Kam-hua at Central yesterday.
man of the Board of United Ser- vice to China; Wulter Robertson, PC 116 was giving evidence who was four yards away drop They did not believe that there at the enquiry into the death down. She said she picked up her was sufficient resolution of pur-
termor Minister Counsellor for economic affairs at the United of Lam Suk-bleeding daughter, took her inte pose behind the armed forces. from gunshots
four hours the shop until police took her to
States Embassy in Chungking died ching, who
the hospital.
and Assistant to General Mar after being admitted into hos-
shall during General Marshal's the Mr. Stanley Awberry, Labour, pital.
of Chan Chu, shop fokl
who recently visited Malaya said Mr. F. X. d'Almada, sitting as
The Committee is expected to An application to withdraw mission to China,
China corner and jury, cleclared that Won Heung tea house said he was that the Government could
In a plea of guilty to a charge of meet monthly with the
Division of ECA. PC 115 fred as he did in the standing outside his shop when act against the Communists
Malaya until they had done possessing arms and ammuni- Programme
scheduled rourse of his duties and that the he was shot in the back.
ran Insido calling for aid,
Immediately something illegal.
tion was refused by Mr. F. X. The Grst meeting is girl hot been accidentally shot by
Detective Sub-Inspector K. F. insurrection started, the Governi
d'Almada at Central Magls- for next week.-United Press, an unidentified bullet.
that he found a
ment acted,
tracy yesterday. Bodle stated
d'Almada told counsel Mc. bullet, which had the appearance, of having hit something hard at erning Malay-the old capitalist
Queen's Street way of benevolent imperialism.representing Li Yuk-lin, 22-year- the junction of
totalitarian methods which the in-old spinster, charged with posses
Mauser pistol, two re- sing and Queen's Road, Wort.
rounds of am- velvers and 15 munition, that he would consider his application at a later stage of the case.
There was no evidence that the shat was caused by a polire re volver, and as the bullet was not ecovered it is possible she might have been
wounded by a shot yesterday, at lenst [1 whole from the robber's gun.
The constable suld that he was Wing Lok Street on patrolling Aurl 27 afternoon when he saw Qu1 from a three men rushing
According to vernacular reports;
families were wiped out by the fire.
A slim, bobbed-hair 15-year-old girl related to the Court at Central yesterday how she was
Assisting the Fire Brigatle and taken to a hut on a roof in Hennessey Road
the patice, members of St. John Ambiance Brigade played a com- shop. He heard no cries of "stop one afternoon on a promise of employment
mendable part in the three-day thief" or "surve life."
Stroot Chase fire. Like members of the Fire and there motosted by an unidentified man.
her and Brigade they were on duty fur Delendant consulert The girl, Wong Ol-ngan, was
30-year-old promised to find a place for her more D 12 hours at a stretch, tentifying gninst
with to stay.
She
taken to caring for the injured and Cheung Yuet-am, charged "proering Wonr, a girl under 21. house ai Jaffe Street where she moving thein to hospital. Ambulance No. 6882 was given bed-space. moral purposes.
Her mother, was sent for and Detective Sub-Inspector R. F. G.
Station pro- the maiter reported. White of Eastern recuted.
sho
Winess told the
to
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Hong look for employment.
Taken To Hut After several meetings deren- dani told her that she had inade arrangements for witness to see Uie weuld-be employer.
was
Helped Girl Evidence of Wong's character
When
mother, Hel,
of
rentec
Ambulance Brigade
10-
St.
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When he asked the men to ex- plain the reason for the rush, they did not answer but away. He chased them through sald he several streets. warned the man that he would shoot if they did not stop.
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John the Arst ambulance on the scene It was diverted by the officer in
When the men were near the West, the constable Queen's Roud, that Court
charge to the fire after setting a patient to a river steamer,
said he noticed one of them draw Kong 14
her given by was She met nunt
First Aid Post uncle. Chan und
out a fun and he immediately fired two shots. The robber re- defendant who promised to find principal lenon of the flat in
The ambulance
took a job for her.
Juffe Street, said she found the patients to the Queen Mary flos-taliated. He stated he red again robber crying
defendant pilal on its first trip and 16 more and was shot at by the
confusion, more. In the brought her to her flat.
in two inter trips. The officer in once After learning the slory she charge set up à Best ni post ni witness agreed, the robber might
inform her one of the
have fired more shots. restaurants in the helped the girl to
her neighbourhood. It was in opern- mother in the country
following bed tion until 3 p.m. the plight. Defendant Witness sild she was taken by space in her flat, witness suldi. clay. In ull. 56 members of the Ambulance Brigade Including all deferiant to a hut on a rool in for $10.
shared the nst While said that the girl's ranks and nurses, Hennessey Road, where she was
the work. told to walt while defendant went mother gave him a letter on
The On the
part the organisation down saying she would bring up night of September 19.
following day he went to a hut played in the fire, demonstrates the employer.
depends Jor She waited for ve minutes. A on the roof top of 115 Hennessey its value to the community. On.
snid witness
she Road, where they found the girl the community it whom man,
An appeal for funds has been sould not be able to recognise at clothes. Defendant admitled that funds to expand its servlees.
made previously, it is estimate! present, entered and locked the she had takon sume articles to a door of the hut, He then un-shop to be dyed.
that not less than HK$100,000 Defendant, pleading not guilty. dressed her, witness related, and molested her despite her screams told the court that she would call is needed urgently.
and cries.
The man left und witness sakt she followed him. Downstairs she met defendant and complained of the incident.
ENGLAND
witnesses,
them there
On returning to his station, witness said he found that some-
one had been wounded.. Post Mortem Dr. H. K. Kong of the Queen,
that Mary
ho Hospital entd examined a seven-year-old who was admitted in a state of profound shock. She was a victim of gun bullela.
girl
Buller Found
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nol
There were three ways of gov~
Dancing Schools' Case Judgement
ATTEMPT TO CHANGE
PLEA
In fairness to another defendant Involved in the case and similarly
recovery of that
Told On Fellow POW
Tokyo, September 24
The army authorities reveal-
charged, the magistrate said heed today that they have called wastid adjourn the case until the for investigation of an Ameri- defendant's can army sergeant stationed in d'Almada the United States whose "pol- son tongue activities" in a Philippine POW camp led to the execution of a fellow pri-
counsel. Remedios.
Judgment in connection with two dance school week.
Mr. Latimer said in
and
Mr. J. M.
the arms
were
and
who
soner.
The authorities refused to give his name or assignment until the Investigation is completed,
Hearing was adjourned for Mr. J. Stewart, representing Li operators was given by Mr. W. H. Latimer yuk-lin, told the Court that his client pleaded guilty miginally to at Kowloon yesterday.
The disclosure came as Ameri nge, containing The case was the result of summons against Jong the charge of possessing a pack
can prosecutors opened their caso Tung-sang, manager of a dance hall at 186A ammunition.
She was not represented legally against Ave Japanese accused of Nathan Road, first floor, and simultaneously did not know the difference fatally shooting a prisoner, Cap- against Chan Ge-kiang, manager of a dance between pleading guilty to postain Burton C. "Stretch" Thomp-
ol session with knowledge the son, on Corregidor in May, 1942. of the Two of the defendants alleged. contents and possession school at 379 Nathan Road, second floor..
was package itself only. Counsel saidfly drova Thompson to a desolate. no effort Again They were summond for un-entrance.
men there was no guilty knowledge on spot on the island and shot him after on un-named American After his third shot, the robbers
daneina. They were allowed to the part of his client. ran into a lane where there were lawfully conducting a public made to instruct these
to certain authorities. sergeant and a fellow. prisoner Referring
told the Japanese guards many hawkers. He lost sight of dance hall without a licence.
of whether
they were Mr, Stewart said that defendant had Those premises were visited by choose. their own partners Irres-
pective
could ch
guilty stories of Thompson's anti-Japan- change a plea of Inspector Collins, accompanied by
ese sentiments. Mr. J. F. Mugford, Inspector of pupils, teachers, or hostesses, the Entertainment Office, on boot signed by these inspector
At the top of the page of the before sentence was passed."
Mr. W. A. Blaic-Kerr, for the Charged with shooting Thomp- September 11 at 9.30 p.m. and
Fujita and
former was written in Chinese characters Crown, contended that it requires son are former Japanese Sergeant 10.30 p.m. respectively.
When the case came before Mr. that "I have the will to learn to a strong case and in exceptional Geithro
United Press. Latimer on
September 20 and dance" etc. followed by rules of circumstances to make a change Lieutenant Minoru Nakagawa,
Originally Li and Kwok Kong, after evidenco had been given, conduct and ending up that the of plen.
"terms are $50 per month payable
charged alins Kong Tani, judgment was reserved.
in instalments of $3 each."
together with four others, part:
May Be Necessity
were all discharged; There is no
for doubt that
Mr. Remedios is representing learn to who wish tu A post mortem revealed that she School of Dancing and also one people
King's of the Ambulance Brigade also had two penetrating wounds in against
Dancing dance, it may not be convenient Kwok Kong. complaining in handling her body. Har abdominal cavity Academy,
each for them to attend day classes Dance Hall and In consequence evening The hours at which persons be hases and removing bodies from tos full of blood and a bullet had case that a Fubic
bone. pelvic penetrated her left
without a licence issued underclasses may well be a necessity. may visit friends and relatives in She died primarily from gun- the Miscellaneous, Licences Ordi-But when a fee for attendance the prisons of Hong Kong (in
charged, or cluding the Female Prison at Now Territories, in the abdomen and nance (No. 25 of 1933) was being in the evening is from internal haemorrhage. conducted there. Both of the sum-whether it is charged or not to a Laichukok) are to be extended.
Dr. S
S. Y. Kwan of the Queen - monses were heard together, persan not properly enrolled and Mary Hospital said he operated which in no way prejudiced the undergoing tuition in such
dancing school, then the on a 22-year-old shop foki, Chan result.
of the Mickey přistor such establishment the case In Chu, who was suffering from a gunshot wound on the right sidel School of Dawning, before start- conicavernes the law of his back. The patient was, ing, the maneges or proprietor: Section. 2.(b) of Ordinance 25 discharged from hospital on May took the precaution of writing to 1033 deans & Public Dance after recuperating from the re the Police as to the necessity of Hall as "any place opened, kept obtaining a licence and received or used for the purpose of danc- moval of bullet.
Wang Kam-yin, mother of the reply from the Commissioner of Ing to which the general public with or without gich stated that she was a street Police that a trence is not re- are admitted sleeper and was sitting "outside quired providing, that no admis-payment for cdmission" etc.
The opening up of a number of by 10, Wing Lok Street, that alon fees are charged or dance afternoon when suddenly she tickets or alcoholic liquor sold, Dancing Academies which heard shots being fired and almost and that the dancing academy one reason or another may
conducted solely for the purpose manage to avold proper immediately saw her daughter;
of teaching daucing."
Bought Tickets
Hearing
adjourned was September 30.
The girl, meanwhile, will sent to the Po Leung Kuk.
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In this case the Police took out against the Mickey
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of
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On the night of September 11,.
super- licence vision and payment of fees is to be deprecated for many reasons.
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Iu Po-chun, aged 31, was taken ...
to Kowloon Hospital yesterday afternoon suffering from serious injuries as a result of falling off the afternoon express near Lo Wu,
Up to a late hour last night From October 1 the hours will His condition was reported to be
serious. be from a.m. to 3 p.m.
ARMED ROBBERS SENTENCED
1
Nine years' hard fabour and nine strokes of the cane was the sentence passed by Mr. Justico Reynolds_yostorday on Lea Tok-hing and Chan Wah for armed robbery and possession of arms.
After the robbery the two The two accused. according
ns they In default of any laws, or to the prosecution, were mem-accused were arrested two Chinese sub-inspectors of
dancing bers of a gang of six persons were trying to escapo,
In ovidence yesterday Chan police in plain clothes knocked regulations concerning.
who, armed with revolvers denied any connection
with, the at the door and each bought schools, L. must dopend upon the teket costing $3 which entitled law as it stands and have no
inding and hand grenades, robbed a robbery. He said he saw other other alternative than them to enter, ..
piecegoods shop in Jervols people running and he also ran, After the potunk rold took place both these defendants guilty,
maximum I note that the
police. He also denied that he and tickets were collected by the
HK$28,000 in cash. Inspector in charge of the raid. nenalty. under this Ordinance / Street on July 5 of more than [whon, haswas arrested, by the Inspectors 1200, but as the is the first-case They antered the shop on was a friend of the first accusack,
Liber there two Chinese Want: on to the King's Dancing and I undermines there are mans pretext of selling cloth. They Academy. De other dancing selinale which art aswatilted the shop, tokia and pro- The case for the prosecution There the procedure was some following the same procedure, 1duced hand grenades to Intimidate was conducted by Mr. Aliçonan, what different Instead of pur-will impose's fine of $100, in osch tham: They, also poured patrol on naisted by Detective Inspector ching tickets, the inspectors were case so that nation may be given the floor and tireatened to set. Cashman,
legally represented. required to clan their names in to others who are contravening the shipp, da fire to force the atop Neither of the defendants was
fokis du open the safe. note book anik pay $3 each for this Ordinance..
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