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TENANCY CASE
MOTHER SUPERIOR
CROSS-EXAMINED
IS
Correspondenci
Clean Out Wanted
Sing Your rot rengindent: "SU!! unserved does not seen to prakti
The hearing of the case in. which the Mother Super- ior of the Daughters of Charity of the Conos- sian Institute sought recovery of possession af 34 Caine Road (second and ground floors) from Mr. Karol Weiss and Mr. Ping Shok, was continued before Mr. Justice Raynolds (Ad-· ditional Judge) yesterday.
the pout at my letter, as I did Mr. J. T. Prior of Wilkinson & Grist represented the
prom dislavour It Jastra Likatlan, 591 to clear the girl to the docet they once belonged,
Ship Street Wanchai,
The ripression
hr
creates. In
Canossia Institute, and Mr. Marcus do Silvo was for Mr. Weiss and Mr. Ping Shek,
in which he said
The Reverend Mother An-Proclamation, Taxi of prostitution is wonder-gelica de Piazza, Mother Super-here was no mention of exemp- Ful, but did he realise that pro.
titution in long Yong is illegal, for of the Institute, who
The ent silukes
Kave
hearing, was cross-examined by Mr. Silva,
As lu your other correspondent her evidence in ghief at the tast Mr. John Ward, it appears that in helping the pro-
ihe saltea, She denied that children were which he i pagine, was the result put into the alleged empty rooms of our soldiers and sutlers' netion: curing the ofleat inspector find ties as a bal difend to digest, Tint wes days after the inspection
I de von Mink their those rooms were empty.
In atkalmted to She said that present accom- dawninth ce Krist aches frees; maybe in ungmodation was insufficient and that fr 1 dance qerhaps,
without the ground and Best floor SOLVED,
the School would have to cut some of the elnuses,
Berangonent was
Sir.
Lions.
This was followed by the tran- sitional ordinance, of 1940 which vetained certain of the original provisions on the statute book and made amendments to others.
There were no substantive changes to the Proclamation, sub- |mitted Mr. Silva, the delegation was very limited and had been exceeded. It was subject to the doctrine of ultra vires find la judicial control,
Further hearing was adjourned
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1948.
PAA TRAFFIC
ON UP-GRADE
Pacific-Alaska Division of Pan- American World Airways yeater- day reported a gain of 35 per cent in passenger traffic in the first six months of this year pu the same period in 1947.
A total of 5,803 passengers
.*
Magistrate Issues Expulsion Order Against American
was carried in the frat half of Beginning today, John Willis, 52-year-old American
thin year und 41.260 in the ene repending period last year.
Reventle 'ton miles available showed an increase of 62.2 per cent from 19,880,000 to 32,250,- [060, Alreraft miles flown In- fereased 62.8 per cent to a total
-restaurant owner and former scaman, has to roport to the Immigration Office during tha forohdon avery day while waiting for a ship to take him back to the United States.
of 8.645,000 miles for the arst six That was a direction included in the expulsion order
months of 1940,
NEW PAA ROUTES
issued by the Court at Central yesterday to the American, charged with entering the Cotoriy illegally.
Mr. P. T. Griffiths, counsel,, for the defendant, told
the
adjourn-
BLITHE SPIRIT
(BY KIMBERLEY)
Court that his efforts to rein- state the position of his client Most of the Orient and the had failed. Antipodes will be within two "My ellent through me first of days air travel as a result of all wishes to thank Your Wor- the newly granted Clippership for the several route from Seattle and Port-ent which were grayled on my
An excellent cast, expertly application so that efforts could land to Hawail, Pan-American be made to regularise my ellent's directed, and the gala pomp of World Airways said yesterday. position in the Colony. Your first night' added up to the Pan-American officials working Worship recognised the compay- successful opening of Noul on the new light schedules sald sionate nature of this epso and Coward's "Blithe Spirit” pre- make these sented by the Stage Club at they could not give exact depar-guve me time to ture times ye!. Flights are how ellarts.
"It is now my distressing duty the China Fleet Theatre yes- ever being set up through Hawall
Your Worship that
Sir Alexander to Australia and New Zealand into tell
ruy terday before had the South Pacifle, and Japan, efforts been unsuccessful, and Lady Grantham.
forced against this old man. Ho India in the Far East.
This production by They reported the approxi-s to be uprooted after over Davis ranks high above any stage mate travelling
from year and is to be rudely separat Portland and Seattle as follows: et from his wife and the life Manila, 46 hours: Shanghg1, 46 vings he has invested in Hochnique the SRO presentation
retur Kang to
to his native inst year, by Reinnkio Oblitas of Pours; Bangkok, Blam, 54 hours country where he owns nul o Sydney, 'Austraila, 49 Tokyo, 39 hours; and Calcutta, cause he is a seaman, there is no tutta stick nor chattel and where, be India, 68 hours.
friendly_liomo to receive him,
Wath the toas of "Still Casolved" | „loweri to go on by the Director to 10 am. on Tuesday, October Chim, the Philippines, Slam and The letter of the law in to be en-
I to perfectly disgusted. The present ate than these girls tuli ajot duration only as a temporary Very Ry part of modern measure.
indeer! You
vit lite.
If SALARI
W -tropic +175 proach the subject without any
ligion b Retigioy does not forbid you to commit an offenen. It points out the right and wrong
1 The two tones mentionedd were un asinss rooms before the war,
The
Orphanage
for poende who are blind in pr
Institute back
FLAG DAY FOR HOSPITAL
times
Can Do Nothing
!ות
"The matter has been referted to the Colonial Secretarint they have replied that as bis ell, try was illegal nothing can be' done about it.
Clifford
effort of the past seasons, surpass- ing even- histrionic art and
The Man Who Come to Dinner."
As a matter of fact, Reinaldu Oblitas has at last met his match. Hitherto, Oblitas has always dominated each scene that he 'en- tered; his contuglous stage per- sonality lending welcome uld to nervous performers making their
A Fing Day will be held to- At Calcutta, they pointed out, fear to be falitid to them; and if phanage at Shukiwa which they marrow by the Tung Wah Group Portland and Seattle flights con- nect with Pan-American's Atlan past of Hosillate in aid of funds, after having been directed on the had we hostel for
but the premises bad
Tonight, Mr. Chot Sing-nam,tle Clippers for around-the-world right way, prople still in jet on students,
wrong, been occupied by the potter.
one of the principal directors ut service via Syria, Turkey, Bei-
giunt and Lancion. doing what Oy know it is there own lookout. Granted would be a great hardship on the the hospitals will make an up- girls if they did not keep the hose over Radio Hong Kong for | weak. But
as the girls incl no subscriptions, sepe asel going.
Fonts in Hong Kong.
The Governor, Sir Alexander raysj э Your
Francis Teluspad, A school Grantham, has already conated world to New York, and arrivere relaxed on grounds of rom-three charming ladies come up eatening to ban's weakness, be-
master. smill offer his fial in 14K$500, a feast way ul. eatine Entlasgenes in this dreadful habt Kowaon
... p'101
estra pleat
Tel:
damaged Was
it 112
is that the case of our problem, bumbing raid in October 1942 hr. g the reach of weak founda-mayed to 26 Caine Road which In- in in man's character. If that, blinged to the Canussion then is the problem, isn't it more tute. The Mother Superior gave sensible to lack the rins? And him the flat on the understanding by that, man, give our boys, that he would enente at the end somothing Hubli Tu build their of the war, character on high moral prin-
etple whie nak up the hack
Lone ni decent amen,
داروز
This is the tearbeit of parents. others in position to Influence young people.
cendise this could not solve the prabstein completely, but it wont certaburly
solutely.
DISGUSTED,
A traveler in Seattle or Port. fan, they said, wil be able to board a Clipper, fly around the
back home within leven days.
Alleged Robbers
In Kowloon Court
He told Karel Wels of this Committal proceedings against five men and two
and atked the Mother Saperlor whether she could give a flat to Weiss also. She agreed, but
witness, was not aware whether the tenancy of Wales, was per.
for the duration.
Mrs. Allaye Chan gave evidence that she lived in 34 Caine Road, from February to September 1842, at the end of which she let her flat to Plug Shek, and left for
the Convent.
women continued yesterday before Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon.
74
"In Our Courts of Justice al-first step towards the footlights.
"Blithe Spirit" most daily the strict rules of law.
passion or pity.
In
however,
"Whether rightly or wrongly. triumphantly to the Oulitas vel." They are Mavis Barlett as the tt fa'net for me to say whatever my opinion may be--this man is chostly Elvira, coping and gu:- her way in and out of this ta be treated in precisely the: Alleen Dekkar same way, as another would be inevitable second wife of Charles as Ruth, the who had no such compelling rea-:
Condomine (Reinaldo Oblitas) sons far sympathy."
after the "passing over" of Elvira: nd Isobel Turner as Madame Acarty, the energetic spiritualist, who contributes unstintingly the netion of the comedy.
previously fined
Willi was $100 and an 'expulsion' order was. requested by the prosecution, Hearing was. adjourren to enable counsel to arrange with certain authorillos in Hong Kong for de- fendant to remain here.
Scene
13
The opening
ahow. Charles Condomine and his wife Ruth discussing the dead Elvira, the Brst Mrs. Condomine.
Alleen Dekkar impresses from the start, having, perhaps legs to hy, as the bulk of the acting falls upon Oblitas.
Weiss delayed moving in. He You Loi, alias Yau Kut-loi, Chan Tit-ping, alias Ko-
No Interest lo Kwài, Chan Moon alias Chan Fat, Leung Sui-
Inspector Moran told the Court that he had instructions to TC- manent olaminate mich
wah alias Yin Chai, Hung Yung alias Hung quest an expulsion order. The police were only cancerned with waywardnies, and the truly weak
Fai faced charges of possession of two revolvers the filegal entry of the defendant man would not be surrounded by
and ammunition and armed robbery.
The United States Consul had A much bad environment
bean approached and had in- Perhaps I m an ideals through
The two women, Leung Koon- as the man who grandished a re-
As Ruth, Alleen gives a calm formed the police that the case, rutvor.
restrained and through, but any method that
Interpretation Details of the is tainted with voletinee of down-j
lim and Leung Koon-mui were
robbery of
did not interest the Consulate and
rising appropriately to the re-, At all. right badnes: mokes me feet at China. She rented three flats from charged with receiving stolen ruk Wing Street, first floor, on
the quired emotions when the script property. The defendants were September 1
Moran askerl Inspector was given by a
alls, But as a ghost in the third not legally represented,
widow Tang Ying, who was the Court to direct the American to -Evidence of two armed roblondlady as well as the principal report to the Immigration Oficent however, she lacks the grace buries In Shamshulpo was given tenant of the floor. At 2 p.m. daily at 10 am, while waiting for of Mavia's Elvira.
a ship to toke him back.
Turner ns Isobel
Madame, by live witnesses for the prosecu- that day, witness said, she heard
that Willis When Informed n knock at the door and saw Ng tion.
"Au Kwal, residing at 109 Yu Ein-ol, one of her sub-tenants, stays In Kowloon, Mr. F. X. Acarly stirs up the comedy as she Jer entrance in the first He said Chau Street, Brst flour, stated open the door to admit three d'Almada directed that as the makes he visited only class rooms that that at about 2 p.m. on August Chinese strangers, who claimed "poor man has a long way to act and added to the fun comes
forenoon earthly world by Madame. were sccupied and took no notice 23, she was ironing clothes in the that they had been sent by the rush across he could report at the ghostly Elvira called into the
was not aware. of vacantant main room of her Bat when Sanitary Department to inspect any time during the
every day. thons. The question of sufficiency she heard someone knocking at the kitchen.
One of the men had a rall of or otherwise of accommodation in the door. She went to the door school promises was decided by and asked who it was. A male paper in his hand and wore sun- voice replied that he was from kinases. He walked straight Into the Health Authorities and
not by
Sanitary Department with the kitchen, leaving one man at the the Education Department.
This concluded the evidence for instructions to inspect the water, the door while the third marched
closet.
inte the front malti room. Wit-- Witness opened the door and ness went up to 'the one at the the plaintiff, and Mr. Silva opened his defence by attacking deic-saw two Chinese men, who walk door and demanded to know guted legislation as in this case. er straight in to the lavatory, where he actually was from..
witness following. The men Look- el around, salt everything was Spoke In Hakka all right and walked out again.
Rooms Inspection Lau Shuk-chong. Inspector of Double Tenth Sir,--With relerence to the Vernacular School, Education De- nuwiten in your October 12partment, testified to. visits mode issue regarding in Double Tenth to the Convent-school. celebrations ou Cheung, Chau I land, I wish to point out Bat
there was no monster lantern and parade as reported. Neither had we contemplated parates have been prohibited by for Chinese
parate
12 Affairs,
Secretariat
CHU PAK-BANG
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•
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G. B. Newsreels are despatched to us by air weekly from the United Kingdom.
W.Y. MARK.
CATHAY HOTEL INCIDENT
The case was
of exceptional importance though it concerned defunct legislation, because first It concerned procedural prin ciple governing enquiries by statutory commissions, secondly It concerned the principle natural justice, and thirdly the principles governing delegated legislation.
of
man
瓶
American Warships Leave HK
Two American warships, USS St. Paul and USS Pine Island. left Hong Kong yesterday for Tsingtao ending P
five-day visit
Mavis Bartlett steps lightly onto the stage as Elvira making earth- ly life quilo terrible 'for
her. former husband Charles and his present wife, n lndy of class.
From there on,
the comedy.
focuses upon the tris who u
tain the pace to make an ex-
client play a supin entertain
ment. The akiit of the producer is very much apparent partitu- arly in the contrasts brought out in the characters of Ruth and, Elvira.
She was told in Hakka, the As witness opened the door dialect which she herself spoke, to let them out, another Chinese not to move. When she tried to
to the Colony. The visit was mar- stepped in. He pointed a
Roy Beeching and Hazel Sclator revolver at wilness and, telling cape from the house, the man
produced revolver and repeated red by the scorching of the stern her not to move, forced her his warning. The inmates of the of USS St. Paul by burning petrol ng Dr. and Mrs. Bradiman gave'as back into the rear cubiolo of floor were then forced into a bed on the surface of the water.
much as could be given to the the flat in which were also an space in the passage way. Their The heavy cruiser, St. Paul roles. Hazel perhaps, could apply old woman and an amah named hands were then tied behind was under the command of Cap more hiiges to her lines." The legislation under which
Valerie Beeching, playing the Kwok Lük.
their backs with wire which the tain W. L Field, and Pine Island taken in proceedings had been
One of the unarmed robbers robbers had with them.
was under the command of Cap-daft domestic, amused by her
neting, having little to say. This case was ultra vires and produced some wire and tled the After the robbers had obtained tain W. O. Burch.
Durlay his offended against the principle of hands of the two women behind the keys from her, her legs were
stay here, Rear.
The lighting system scem to bo decorated the greatest offender of the whole tied with the same wire. Her natural justice, said Mr. Silva. their backs. The old woman was
Admiral R. F. Wood, Government should jealously not bound. This man then took hunds, however, were left tree. Acting Commander Roy Arthur production and of times becomes respect these legal ilmitations, but a gold ring from witness's left Two of the men then proceeded Charles Beeching with the Legion qulie on unbearable nuisance.
hand, searched her person and to ransack the floor, while due of sacrit, Degree of Legionnaires this case they have not."
The affect produced during the man behind the sun-shares stood on behalf of the American Ftook away a bunch of keys.
seance scene in which the whole guard over them.
eervices rendered
cast plays in a mellow silhouette About 15 minutes after the ernment rabbers phined admittance to during the Normandy landings one redempilan however. And The Marind Detachment of the total effect brings one to call, the flat, the doorbelt and uss St. Paul, which left Hong at the Onal curtain, Hall to thee,
Lai Yuk-mins, nephew of Kong, yesterday after a five-day Blithe Spirit.
at Stonemand witness. He was told to come visit, was entertained
the Royal
In a report Iri the "Chin Md yesterday concerning an Incident out ble the Cathay Hotel an Wednesday, it was erroneuits-in ly stated that the Chinese, womun concerned had occupied Room 308 af the Hotel, This should have read Noun 303.
No Exemptions
Mr. Silva referred to the parent statute, the landlords and Tenants
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Woman Fainted
At this stage, witness tinted. When she regained conscious- oss, she found le cubicle,in a stute of disorder. When she die-i covered that the robbers were golle, she went to the verandah and shouted "Robbers." Sho then returned to the cubicle, where the old woman' untied her hands. Shortly after this 'the police arrived on the scene.
for
In and share the lot of the cuttera Island by others. After about 25 minutes, Marinos on Wednesday.
the man had their deal and the reception and other event Personalia
gagged everyone get wit on the day's programmo were ar- ranged by Captain A. D. H. Jodes.
1035.
One robber told her in Hakka RM. The programme included a A chick on her property dis-that they were, leaving but she small arms firing contest in which clised The loss of HK$35 from a was not to cry out for help or herb war an exchange of chest over the bed and a" gold he would come back and shoot weapons. Laing valued at HK$40.
her. The two who searched tho "The day's programme ended At an identification parade house then, left: Two minutes with a dinner. -held in Kowloon City Police Inter the than with the Sun-glasses Station on September 10, wit also departed, after having closed MaseTM Identified-Hung Yung: the verandah doors.
the one who pointed a revolver
at har
was sojo time in May."
Raised Alarm
After the men had made their
..
SEIZURE IN
DUTCH SHIP
She also recognized Chan Tit-exit, one of the inmates Yu Fat ping as a man who used to carrycli, managed to release himaci Ihrewood „to her house for sale and run down to the street”, to' An aitimated 10 tons of gen" The Inst ocension on which she reloo the alarm.. Witness unfederal cargo were seized on board bought firewood from this man her own legs and then freed the the st. Heinrich Jessen by Henz Kong's Eravantive Service yes others.
She found later that HK$140❘terday.
Itavenue Inspectors and Officers Kwok Lukan aman.in the had been taken from her make- service of Tang Yu-wan, who up box. A wrist water war also were occupied the whole after noon removing the unmanifested. lives in the rear cubicle, of the missing
Beptember. 23, wheThe-Meinrich with run as the the Idfor for Bwato
Amah's Evidenco
Departures from the Peninsula Included Hotel on Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Ludwig, Mrs. M. Rovira, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hunt, Mrs. P. Long, Messrs. P. Sleault, Captain D. P. Thurber, Majör F. W. Eggers, R. Broyics, Rmmerling, B. Lano, Ldang Hawan, "Gullot Roces, R. P. Bayard, G. Hiljinëď, and M, Pascalls,
Among the new arrivals at the. Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday were Mrs. Chen, Chu-aze, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. MacLaughlin, Mr, and Mrs. R. G. Woodhead, Messrs. E D. N. Nash, W. H. Cummings, S. Y. Doo, 1. W. Malhieu'on, Lee, H. Goldberg D...F. Turner WM, Murgatroyd SE Kamer- The urna licated cargo includ- lck, W. E. Hesus, D. King
Hunter of bngs of R. N. Havje, E. V. Kirby, (tồn una cloves, filmarele, Baper, triou sca C. Takrori, L. Dyke, A Major, *** P. L. Gorman, and d; (C) Mamiys...
floor corroborated; the evidence At the Kowloon City Police cargo from the Dutch Tiner
of the inft witness. Shoiseid that?
only, the tomahyand” tlukuya
one of time robbers piked bar dor; lalon
the koya pe & (triark unitler in bed-1 wit
alde table. She replied; stp. wis
hof »With, har. The man than and kn cent And Latched in shopper
ho
which the front "Õpet' the struck (ber. (antistook uwny (a Wohi ring and a zin
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she
She also identified Hu Yung the day of the robbéry, gavo cor, manded for one works.
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