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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1948.
COUNCIL TO BE ASKED Shortage Of US Hearing In PWD
TO APPROVE SPENDING
43 Deaths From Tuberculosis
There were 43 dbaths from tuberculosis during the week ended October 30, it WAS officially stated yesterday.
Total deaths from all cuida were 250.
Birth in the same period totalled 1,011 (620 on
the leland: 419 in Kowloon; and 102 In the New Territories).
"The Legislative Council will be asked to approve the expenditure of HK$57,269,913.28, spont during 1946-47 and 1947-48 on various items, at its meeting today.
The amount of HK$10,884,802.12 spent on build- ings includes HK$1,237,947.31 on
Periodicals
Hong Kong le experiencing scarcity of American hooks, periodicals and other pubiles- tions as a result of the Pacifie Coast waterfront strike,
The Beptember 13 issue of Life magailné arrived in the Colony yesterday. The mabas ront via Canade
zines were ship.
by
the
Leighton Hill quarters; HK$232,458.14 'on the Peak Pavilion quarters; HK$1,110.26 on the Queen's Gardens quarters; and HK$25,517 on the King's Park quarters, Included in the expenditure
is HK$7,196,905,18 on restora-
tion at damaged Government Old Resident
buildings; HK$462,828,10 on
Many Attend clearance of debris and dan-
Funeral Of
Mr Pepperell
The funeral of Mr. William
A. Pepperell took place at the Catholic Cemetery yesterday.
and
structures; Kerous HK$339,000 on property pur- chased by Government.
The amount on claims and com- during the two years pensation
Dies In : England
News was received yester-
totals HK$23.560,317.75: edue-day of the death of Mr. Cyril tion; JIK$1,805,075.38; harbour facilities: HK$3,078,022,15; medical Champkin, one of Hong Kong's oldest residents and a well- pubile services: HK$1.
1,470,241,05; works: HK$4,880,187.03 railway: known unofficial Justice of the
$2,283,520.012: Waterworks: Peace. IC$1,070,322.51 and Miscel acous: HK$4,414,510.97; agricul Chief mourners were his wife, jure, forestry and gardena: HK$1,- Jeanne, daughter, Ada, son-in-006,925,11; and air and meterroro- law, inspector it. Olivier, and gud-logient services: HK$74,380.81. children, Mrs. Y.C. Feng, Mrs. V. Neo and Jatnes Fisher.
Reverend Father Pitiivino on- elated at the chapel und grave ritic.
Among those present were Rev. Father Spudn, Chief Inspector Cunninthion, Me. V. Chittenden,
Mr.
The biggest single expenditure LAIKS23,487,879.94 in pre-occu- Patton and occupation claims.
Surplus Funds Advance
The Legislative Council will siro be asked to approve revised vapenditure for 1948-49 totalling HK$61,083,255
from
Mr. P. Guild, Mr. and Mrs. J.1.W Howie, M. FA Fallon. Mrs. 5. Antonio, M., P. Antonio, Mrs. Huse L. Ahlo, is Antine Kwak loan funds and charged as an Mr. M.Y. Funk, Me. PP. Woo. Miss Lily Chan, Mrs. Mabel salvance from the surplus funds of
Colony pending reimburse Mrs. K.M Lau, Mrs. Pi.. Fung, the Mr.W.Y
V.Y. Au, Mr. and Mrs. V. T.ment from loan funds.
Mr. Ng, Mr. H.Y. Fung, Low, Mr. C. M. Shu, Miss E. Pang, Mr. 1. W. Fung, and Mrs. J. Fisher.
Wreaths were sent by Mr. and Mat. Ted Cantro, James, Marie Antonio and family. Mrs. Saralı and family. Normun-Marie, staff of Wilkinson and Grist, Mr. and Mrs. Chiftendon, Mrs, C
and Lemused and family, Mr. V.T. Low. Miss E. Pang, Rose, Vera, Steve aoul children, Mr. S. P. Chu, Mr. Wie Tun-tung, Jaines and Marie Fisher, Pansy, Daisy, Henry, Billie, Lily and Eddie, Li ind ung. Mr. Mrs, fue Y. Lum. P. Siu and Anson Yes, and Fung Tao, Mrs. Fung Yuk and
Mr. Champkla died in a hospital
In Ramsgate, England at the age of 07.
He is survived by his widow and son. Ha mother is also in England.
CA!
The only American periodi. that has been reaching Hong Kong regularly despite the strike, la Time magazine. Time magazine la distributed throughout the world by alr For the past six weeks, the Colony's book-ellers Hivo
re-
been flooded with complaints from focal subscribers to American publications because of the delay in delivery,
British publications have, however, been arriving
The gularly in Hong Kong. Tatost consignment of British books arrived here by the *. Canton. A further con. signment, in time for Christ. maw, le die here by the s Carthage on November 22.
WEDDINGS
Larceny Case Reaches 9th Day
Reaching its ninth day, with the ovidence taken from 90 witnesses and 61 exhibits, the hoor- ing of the PWD case was continued before Mr. 3. Wicks at Kowloon yostorday. The three defendants in the case are Kwok Kwang, Austin Spory and Arthur Frederick May," and are all charged with fraudulent conversion of government property.
Lau Chung-wing, clerk in the
Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Coun-
sel, assisted by Chief Detectiva | employ, of the PWD, sald he joln- Inspector J. Johnstone
ed in March this year, secuted.
Labour Distribution
pro-
His duty, he said, was to pre- First Accused is represented by
pire and type out daily the in- Mr. J.M. d'Almada Remedios,bour distribution and job sheets
Recond by Mr. D'Alton Instructed by Mr. P.J. Griffiths and the third by Mr. J. C. Stewart.
Lo Yuk-lun, ticket seller of the Yaumati Ferry Company sald he knew the last accused since he became a passenger on the ferry.
He Enid that one day Blay nɛked better
as well as the overtime records.
He agreed with the prosecution that frum April to August thi year he was responsible for the
love work.
Lre Pothan, another clerk of (the FWD said he joined the zer-
vier in April last year.
ile was first under Spary and
thim if he wished to have a taler become assistant to May.
Job and replying in the
His duty, he said, was to make invited to call un live, he was By at
at the Hunghom Workshop.
out the dry progress charts and He added that
if(min when he saw
for his daily repor was ekttuned from the labour and Muy at the workshop, he was in- formed that the job would be only on sheets,
day.
of Mr. The wedding
Ernest Charles Spowers, R.N., of HMS. Comur;
На, and Miss Tong Mr. Champkin rume to Hong allor's assistant, of 33 Temple Kong as manager of the Mercun street, Kowloon, took place yes-$4.50 u
le Bank which he Joist
interday at the Supreme Court Mar- Londorf in 1993. Later he Jolued | ringe Registry in the presence of the Peninsula and Oriental Bank Mr. Laurence Christian and Leung an the Hong Kong manager before Kin-Ning,- -
In 1929, Mr. Champkin wan
Miss
He took on the job for a period of two weeks, more for the pur- pose of a trial, and worked only In the mornings between 9 a.. and noon.
After Raid
He said that he had ceased in work there after the police raided the Werkshop.
Hearing was then adjourned to a.m. today,
Warning On Danger Of Broken Sets
Mr. W. H. Latimer warned He remembered being detalled yesterday that the publle must for work at Lal Chi Kok and the beware of the danger of tam- Kowloon hospital bud on one
radio seis. The report of the Select Com-particular occasion he was poid pering with
anything should go wrong with inittee appointed to consider the $11.50 for half a day's work. An enthusiastle volunteer for petition of the residents of Lugard and
In the afternoons he continued a set, he said, an expert must will be presented to the his work with the ferry company. be sent for, instead of making various services, Mr. Champklu Road served with the RA in
Mudras Legislative Council
Ko Lin, for approval!
charge hand at the amateur repair attempts which and was a captain of infantry in at its meeting today. The petition PWD workshop said he worked in night result in disaster, Calcutta. Some time in the 1914- concerned the had condition of the the lunghem workshop after the 1918 period. he was adjutant of road on The Peak,
llberation. the Hong Kong Volunteer Forces before their amalgamation the HKVDC,
Birg
for
with
He was sitting as coroner the Inquest into the death of a man named Cheung Li, fokl of the Hang Fong Teahouse, held at Kawloon yesterday.
becoming an exchange braket, to be met
elected an unofficial Justice of the Registry yesterday Major James At the Supreme Court Marriage Peace. He took great interest in Boyle, reliret Army Officer, of 14 th Hong Kong Aniateur Dramatic Cloucester Hotel ar Club, on whose committee he Josephine Aune Raffan were mar The revised HK$21,871,431 for served actively.
rled in the presence of Mrs. Helty Lufidings include HK$2,712,052 Veteran Rotarians well remem-Refulld and Mr. A. D. Hum- for the Leighton Hill quarters; ber the former ratorion who was phreys, HK$1,207,541 for the Peak Pavia frequent speaker at the Club quarters: HK$2,748,888 for meetings. Mr. Champkin also on the the Queen's Gardens quarters; spoke many times at other loen! HK$3,474,483 for the King's Park clubs and institutions. quarters: HK$1,000,000 fur police blockhouses in the New Terri- tories,
and
HK$3,703,894
govern- restoration of damaged ment buildings.
Other revised items are HK36,-
and compen 910,082 for claims sation; HKS)
HK$136,917 for agriculture, forestry and gardena, HK$233,398 for nir nnet meteorological ser-
Rank Of Major for vices; HK$4,080,208 for education; Mr. Champkin Was commis- IIK$2,103,174 for harbour facillioned with the rank of P. Gil and family, Enid, Vivian and Henry.
nry. Mas and Ah Chuk,
tles; HK$171,271 for medical cer- when he last war broke out. He vices; HK$2,220,003 for miscel- was attached to the Records Office M: K.M. Lu, Mrs. Mabel LI,
M.Y. Fung, Mrs, P... Fung, laneous; HK$17,927,752 for public of the Royal Artillery. Mrs.
When the Japanese entered, he Mr. W. Y. Au, Ain, Ralph, Anita works; HK93,474,087 for railway;
was interned with many others and Arthur, Mr. and Mrs, Anson HK$3,219,072 for waterworks.
The Financial Secretary will in Chumshulpo, Kwok-ching Funk
Supple- After the Liberation, ho re- Kwok-chu, Fung lai-wah, Fung also ask for approval of
Kwok-hang,mentary Provision of HK$11,622,-turned to England and came back Kwok-fun,
468 for
UP China Coast Navigating & En-done, all by order of the first ac- the main and the second quarter ended here early last year, taking, Fung Kwok-tong, Fung Kwok- king, Mr. and Mrs. Art Lym, and September 30, 1948. This includes some interests in some prominent
HK$35,000 for a Humber Puliman Chinese car for the Governor
H Club vehicle; IK$52,000 came ill and was admitted into Toc the pre-war
hospital. for relaying and renewal ahort illness, ar- för
In Hong Kong, Mr. Chumpkin, rived in the Colony in 1907 and premanent way of the Kowloon-
connected with free Canton Railway (repairs required who was
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Fung
Funk
Bởi. Funk ll) phu.
Mr. Pepperell, who died November
on
at the St. Paul's Hospital after
|
last July 8 celebrate his forty-
mujor
to
replace worked
Не establishments.
with them until he be-
Reminders
Today
He remembered being sent to the Kowlern Bowling Green Club in March this year. He did not go there to do any work but was scat there by first accused to give an esumute of the umount of material that would be required to rewire the place.
gineer Officers Guild, manage- cused. ment Commitice meeting, Union Bldg., 5 p.m.
House,
meeting, Talhot 50 MacDonnell Road,
various jobs
Required Fans
Sub-Inspector H. Tyler appear- ed for the police.
while
Cheung met his death trying to fix an aerial which wa a live wire.
to
and
On bix return he told Kwok Mr. S. A. F.. Fraser, Inspector that about 700 yards of wiring of Wireless of the General Post would be required to complete Omec. suld that normally in AC-DC radio sels, there is a safety "Brains Trust". European YMCA the job.
(sponsored by Debating and Witness then related to the device placed in the circult Discussion Group), 8.30 p.m. court the
he had prevent direct connection between the chassis of the set. It the device Is short- circuited, both the chassis and the
become alive. aerial would be
The would continue receiver John McKelvie, President of the the agrial or
function, but if one should touch
the chassis 8.30 p.m.
Kowloon' Bowling Green Club, ground simultaneously, it would Cathedral, 3.45 p.mi.
Ing April this year his club ro-
this case Talc Amateur
The safety device in Dramaticquired
some ceiling fans.
was a condenser with resistence How Society presents "Sce
The vommittee decided to secure slung across it. There was a thin They
Run"
Station two mere fans, and on behalf of wire soldered across the device. Theatre, B p.nt.
the club he approached Mr. Spary which caused the short circuit, Sino-British Orchestra Rehearsal, in the p
The proprietor of the shop in St. John's Cathedral Hall, d
Spory, he said, agreed to go which the set was bought said |into the matter for him, but no that he had sold more than 100 of this model during the past few months. All sela were tested be- fore sale,
Brst year in Hong Kong and his as result of typhoon); HK$20,000 masonry in Calcutta and Singg-LK. Singers rehearsal, St. John's) told the court thot sometime dur- virtually be touching a live wire i
seventieth birthday.
for extra dieta for sint of tuber: Pore, reached the highest rank of
HK$50,140 for Senior
Aged 70, he was a Hong Kong culosis Institutions; radiography During the absence of the District
Police pensioner after serving for
25 years.
s
is three sisters, Datsy, Loule and Irene, pre at present at Weymouth, where the veteran of two world wars came from. brother Franels is in London,
A film milfled "Before The
shown
the Races" will be meeting of the Kowloon totary Club tomorrow, The Club will meet at the Peninsula Hotel ot 12.30 p.m.
BOREKOLE
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EXECUTORS and TRUSTEES
for the COLONY
and the FAR EAST.
BONDRONG & SHANGHAI BANK
HONGKONG (TRUSTEE) LTD the Trustee Company of the Hirkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Hongkong.
Alka- Seltzer
Chees the quick relig Pyderwant, plus the alkalker
Tot UPSET
re-
District Grand Warden.
Grand Master, he took charge of the English Constitution,
At one time, Mr. Champkin was Deputy Commanlusioner of the Boy. Scouts, in whom he
took keen of interest.
Mr. Champkin was a former
the purchase of mass equipment;
for HK$180,000 equipment of the upper floors of the Queen Mary Hospital; HK$8,- 600,000 for salary adjustments; HK$1,629,000
for purchase shares in the Associated Pro- perties Limited: and HK$20,000 for rehabilitation of Welfare Cen-member of the Licensing Board. ire nt Happy Valley.
REMEMBRANCE
DAY FUND
Previously acknowledged
Mr. W. Petro
Williamson & Co. Dongina Lapralk a Co. "A.H.B., 6.2. Th. P. 8ture
Nordiske ...............
Dr. K.W. Chan, D.D.B. China Provident, Loun
Mortgage Co, Ltd,
The Bouth China Morning
Pool Ltd.
F.".
Mr. D. Meliss
Davle, Dose & Co. Ltd.
India Emporium
Mr. A. M. Goatterres-d'Aquino
Po On Motor Car Co
G.M. Arthur & Co
Mecca Blk Store...
Mr. Ngan Ebing-kwen ........... Rear Admiral A.C.G. Madden,
C.B.. A.D.O. Anorrmpos
Overnes Chinese Daily News
Ltd. Анопуттон
Total to date
Correspondence
$60,192,27 The Editor takes no respon- 26.09 sibility for views expressed in 100.00 letters by correspondents, and by 100.01 no means necessarily aprecs with
them.
100.00 40.00
Kai
at
Cathedral price why then mentioned.
----- p.m. Paintings Exhibition by Mr. Yee
John's Bon, St. Hall, 10 am.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon
screening
Later, Spary told him that would cost $100 for each fan and with the consent of the commit-
tee, this figure was accepted.
Verdict of death by electro- cution due to a defective radio set
Two cheques produced by the was given, with a rider that all prosecution for witness to precautions are to be taken to
་
The examine, were acknowledged by prevent a re-occurrence of such Races", Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 witness to bear his signatures.
p.m.
of "Before
Y's Men's Club meeting, Costas
Club, 12.45 p.m. Royal H.K. Golf Club, Ladies Section annual general meet- ting, Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m.
Heep
R.
Is That Fair? 250.00 Sir-A friend of mine sold out his lat for key money . nt 509.00 HK$10,000 a few months ago. He
69.00
AF. is now trying to apply for a re- 100.50
fel,
WILL 100.00 quisitioned
15.00 records of war service he may
But is that fair? 25.00 succeed.
U.O.C.
20.00
18.00
Bome
be
Yunn School, Annual graduation at School premises, 5 p.m.
Association luncheon, Jacobean Room, H.K. Hotel, 12.45 p.m. (Alt Commodore and Mra Davies will present).
FRIDAY Licensing Board meeting, Coloniai Secretariat, Counell Chamber, 3.30 p.m.
Artillery (Plymouth) Band, H.K. Cricket Club, 5
18.00 Mr. J. M. Braga will address 18.00 the Portuguese Institute on "The Pioneers" at the Club Lusitano jnext Monday at
The Royal p.m. Portuguesa Institute will meet in 18.00 conjunction with the Bino-British 10.30 Club
50.00 6.00
$51,868.37
STATEMENT ON MALAYAN CROPS
A statement on the crops harvested last month by the Malayan estates of J. A. Wattle and Company", Limited; WAX issued by the company yester....i day. The statement follow4;
Ali
October To date for your
25.000 38,506 $40,000 460,000 €3,600-223,000 160,000 $14,309 87,000 210,000 50,000 £9,000 восдоб Hubber Trost 210,000 289,500 2,708,180 (Majuran Batalpa) (Bermas etate) 20,000 37,050
Batu Anam: 21.000 219,000
Chemor
Cbens
Resh
Tamariés
Bashda by
· Shanghai-Malay
Ban Matizgle Taboky
300,000 60,000 60,000 79,000.
350,000 44,000,00 63,000 205,00 303.093
XT,000 $80,000 - 227,060. 118,600 711,006: 2880,000
Y'S MEN'S MEET
The Yi Men's Club of Hong Rong will most, this work at the Como Club. At the function- medling to mucktw Setyom 1 pm and 9 pm, Ciao, members Kettl hour: vocal ranitál by MY Jemes, Huang
p.m.
BUNDAY
Classical Concert, Toe H Club, A special issue of Siameso white Talbot House, 50, Macdonnell rice will be made during the
Rd., 8.45 pm. ratjoning period between.tomorrow Founders and Benefactors Thanks- and Monday at 80 cents a calty glving Service, St. John's (four and a half cattles a person). Cathedral, 11 am..
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