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Govt Continues Study of Building Costs Report
END OF CROWN
CASE
The Crown's case in the magisterial proceedings against Hau Chi-chwang for extradi- tion ended yesterday after the prosecution's last witness was called in the hearing before
Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Cen-
tral.
isu iz being defended by Mr. Eldon Potter and the Hon. Leo d'Akada, instructed by Mr. Mar- mus da Silva.
Mr. A. Lonsdale is for the pro- secution and Mr. Peter Sin, ro- presenting the Chinese govern-
ment.
Mrs. Hsu gave evidence for the defence. She said that after her arrest by members of the Woo- sung garrhon in Shanghat, she was detained for a total of seven days and questioned as to the whereabouty of her husband and us connections with "the Chinese Liberal Party." They asked her shu and, whether her husband was the founder or leader of this nolitical party, to which she an- wered that sho did not know,
They also asked her, she said, this political party was meant to overthrow the present govern-
Chinn RSL GE
form a iend to goalition 10 taclule the Com-
munists. She said that she also dented knowledge of these mat-
Mr. Yao Suen a Chinese -Co- lonel, was
then called to give evitiónce "for the prosecution by MI. Izslode after the magistrate had grants the application made by the prosecutor.
Never Heard Of It
Mr. Yon was cross-examined by the Ion Leo d'Almada;
Have you ever heard of an or- Chinese Alsattiin called the Liberal Party-No, I have never Tamed of 1.
If there had been such an or- anisation, would you have been aware of 11-Yes,
arc
Gavomment has not yet completed consideration
Further Testimony
Reminders Heard At PWD Trial
Taday
nt Peninsula Hotél, 12.30 p.m.
of the recommendations of the Building Costs Kowloon Rotary Club, Ladies Day, Committee 1947-1948, but it is already evi-v's Men's Club meeting. Roof dont it cannot accept all the recommenda- tions in the report.
For instance, a suggestion that the working hours of labourers should be increased is one which could not be contemplated.
This statement was made by the Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. K. M. A. Barnett,
in
Legislative Council yesterday, in reply to a question from, Sir Man-kam Lò.
Too Many Passengers
conveying many.
Pleading
Garden. HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m. Catholle Women's League,"month- j.
ly meeting, Catholle Centre, King's Bldg. Exhibition of 01 and
Water Colour paintings, Si, John's Cathedral Hall, 10 am to G p.m. Younger Set Club Dance, European YMCA, 0 p.m. Pakistan Tea Party in honour of Pakistan Lawn Bowls Team. Jacobean Room, H.K. Hotel, 5.30 p.m.
Coming Events
1.).
Hearing at yesterday's BWD larceny, trial sossion was adjourned at 1 p.m. for the day aftor three more PWD employees, one electrician and two carpenters, attached to the Hung Hom workshop had finished giving, evidence. The trial was suspended temporarily in order to allow the jury to attend to their business, and give them a chance for a breathing spell.
It was also agreed yesterday morning to have the after- noons off on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the same rea-
son.
cr
tha
GAMBLING ON FERRY
The two uccused being tried in the ente a Kwok Kwong, foro-
"Numerous complaints have man. and Austin Spary, electrical inspector Grade I, both of the been received by the police of TOMORROW
Public Works Department, who gambling on board ferries; wo- Queen's College Speech Day, 26, are charged with 18 counts of
men have been losing their Kennedy Road, Sir, Robert larceny by public servant, ob. money, gold rings and watches. Ho Tung presents prizes, Italning money by false pretences. Persons of this type, your wor
and conspiracy to defraud
ship, have been resping a good Government.
Lung Churn, an electrical work-harvest from innocent passon-
attached to the
remarked Inspector J. - Hung Ham gera," workshop, who had boot cross- Orem when he prosecuted examined by Mr. Chen, counsel Chan Yuen, aged 41, for keep- for Kwok, on Tuesday, was crossing a gambling school on board examined yesterday by Mr
a forry: D'Alton, counsel for Spary.
According to the prosecution. Witness revealed that he had on January 10 while the Hong worked at the Cheong Hing slee-Kong and Yaumati Ferry "Man trical firm for about one year Ke" was going from Hong Kong during the Japanese accupation.to Kowloon, defendant and four and that after the liberation, Ismothere were noen gambling, an Tam master of the Cheong Hing board. On the
approach of firm, was made provisional chair-detective, defendant tried to run nun of the Hong Kong Electricn away and was arrested: 'Workers' Guild
With one hand holding the Mr. D'Alton then stated the
[defendant, the detective with the Lam. You must have known many other hand tried to take his electricians as provisional chair-handcuffs from his back pocket man of the guild, to which witness and in replied that he did not know,
Mr. Barnett continued: "Revlalon of the Buildings Or-
A village elder of Cheung dinanee is under active considera- Chau Island was in the Marine tion, and, while amendment of the Court yesterday in connection lave will require careful and deter of his motor junk, Sing tailed preparation it is hoped with a case in which the mas- tatt will be possible to intro-Yau Lee,
was charged with Dr.
Dobson lectures etico an amending Ordinanca into.
on this Council before long
10 passengers too "Local Government", Club Lusitano, Ice House Street, "Government bag found itself unable to accept the recommenda
guilty through his
6 p.m. tion that sand should be dul and counsel, Mr. A.S.C. Comber, Chan | Voice Trial to fill vacancies in St. John's Cathedral Boy Choir. graded by private enterprise The Yuk-sing, the funk master, was
at the Cathedral, 4 p.m. figures in Appendices XV XIV fined $20 or four days' imprison- and VI of the Report Indicate that ment. For breach of harbour re- Sino-British Club meeting address
HOMES, SAG) |
by Colonel Ste James Slee- the cast of hiring lighters and gulations of that nature, defen- lorries and the cost of labour to dant was liable to a maximum man, PRO icture room, 5.45 the oper, tharket are so high that
fine of $200, Che
pro- return of the production
Sub-Inspector Nippard, of ********** cecuting cffeer, told the Court sand to private hands would not
that the defendant's vessel, result in any
1. to bulkiers, censed to carry only 20 persons. economy to "Unler sand remains a Govern- nent monopoly there is also the including the crew, was found to langer that beaches will again be stopped by police, on December have 30 persons on board when spelled as they were before the wor. and that compensation will because defence counsel was not 17. The case had to be adjournca have ic be paid for damage to then available. land adjacent to the shores. There
h
In his mitigation plea, counsel is a laken belief that and explained that the junk belonged.
Desent
not graded: In fact
three grates are supplist by the Stores Department. It is admitted the here ati are occasional de las
the depots. This
is a defect which
en easily be cured if purchasern will spread their demands
over the veek, am not expect to collect the bulk of their requirements on Saturday mornings as they have tended to du despite repeated ad- vie vice
Are you satisfied with the pre- zent, erindions in China?----I re- fuse to answer that question.
May I take it that you are not stified then-No, It is not that
Then you
satisfied with the conditions In China?—I am an soldier and my duty is to obey
other the orders of my superiors.
You are aware that a farge number of Chinese are dissatis- fed?-Possibly.
Have ye heard any report of dissatisfaction?-No.
unty 36, 27, and 28 for hearing of the real submission by Mr. Eldon Potter.
how
-en-
are addressed
10 a village elder of Choung Chau Island, who runs his vessel for: fomerly licensed to carry 30 per- cargo business. The junk WDS
sons, but that was revoked when alterations
were made to the craft.
DRIVERS TO HOLD
p.m.
Talk on "The English Language, by Mr. Robert Bruce, Chinese YMCA, Bridge's Street, 7.30
p.m.
Tobacco Duties Approved
60 doing accidentally Asked if he knew Au Pul, wit-pulled the trigger of his gun and Bellscharged a. shot fortunately ness said he did. Witness denied without any one being hart. however having anything to do Defendant who was in teqra with the firm while he was workt- during the proceedings, asked the Ing in the RWD undos Au Pul.
Sow Nothing
and
magistrata to give him a chance.
promised that he would not Witness, in reply to a question. not do it again. Increases in rates of tobacco further said- that he had worked
Mr. W. A. Blair Kerr gave, de- duties announced on January under three chargemen 6 were approved by Legisin-Hom, but rejoined that they had $600 or four months, at Kowloon
tive Council yesterday. MEET TODAY
1
at Htun fendant the option of a np of
Two Convicted For Fourth Time
With three previous convic- tions each, Chan Chuis alios
nine months'
never spoken to him at any time yesterday, The Financial Secretary, Mr. about the Cheong Him Arin nor COS. Follows, introducing the did he see anything which had "The constitution and working (Continued from Page 11
resolution for the increase, naid.. anything to do to connect them st the Singapore Improvement
"It recently came to the notice with the Arm Trust is under examination an
Court Sequel
of this Government that, as a So far as he finow,Witnoma con- Government is considering
With thanks to the magis-result of a change in policy: cer- tinued, he was the poly man in for a similar organisation would trate and offers of apology to had formerly been imported from with Lam Yum and the Cheon: Jain brands of cigarettes which the PWD who had any connection sull conditions in Hong Kong the police, the legal proceed-the United Kingdom would in Hing firm Meanwhile Government is couraging factory owners and Ings against 42 taxi pickets future he manufactured locally. Mr. D'Alton: Then how do you Chu Teal and Chan Pui wore
large business houses to ended yesterday, after Mr. F. "The revenue from duty on im-explat, these bills of the CPA
to sentenced Provide awellings for their am- X. d'Almada bound them over ported cigarettes
up in the bands of Au hard labour, followed by two represents a turning ployees by making land available in the sum of $5.
very substantial proportion of the Puil for workers' housing schemes on
The case was a sequel to the total revenue from tobacco duties. Witness I do not know how years pollee supervision, by specially favourable terms.
ar, est of the pickets at Connaught The duty on unmanufactured to- Witness also sold he did not Mr. W. A, Alpir-Kerr at Kqw- "A number of live the The ragletrate then Axed Jan- tions in the Repo recommenda-Rend on Tuesday afternoon after bacco, prior to the Increase now know bow the Cheong Hing billsloon yesterday.
they
the harber shop at 1 had refused a police order to before this Council, was very got into
Detective Sub-Indpector W. B. te Authorised Architects, Building move.
much lower than the duty on im- Hankow Road.
Scragg said that a theft tople Gwners and Contractors, These The defendants were charged
partod cigarettes, belog $2.25 as Lung further disclosed that he place on board a junk at the have been brought to their notice with conspiring
compared with $3.90 per pound. to commit
had resolved money for overtime Youmuti Tyoon Shelter on the by the immediate publication of breach of traffic regulations. In-
It was obvious therefore that work..onco, but that money hart night of January 7 and 8, whali the report in the Press, and
if cigarettes were to spento Moran prosecuted.
be made been taken back by Ra Lin, a two watches and some clothing should like to take this
locally instead of being imported chargeman. Op- Defendants were alleged to have and paying the higher rate of
were stolen. portunity to remind them of the formed a blockage round the taxi du
Jobs Here And There
On January 10, both defendants vory valuable assistance they can rank at the Ferry wharf on. Tues-loss of revenue, which we could duty, thera would be a serious
were arrested within render in reducing building costs day afternoon.
half, at Asked as to what the overtime hour of ench other. First accused, by the study, and application of
not afford. In these circum-pay was in respect of, Witness de- It was found, had pawned hose recommendations.
Superintendent H. W. E. Heath, stances, it was necessary to take clared that he really did not know wrist watch and a suit of Chinese. sold
that defendants, wearing urgent action to safeguard the what it was for, adding that he cothes, and had given the pawn arm-bands describing them
position by increasing the duty had been doing fobs here and ticket for the clothes to a wornan pickets, wer
were obstructing the de-
on unmanufactured tobacco to thora and therefore did not know who, by turn, gave it to another parture of taxis. They were warn-
man who redeemed the suit. ed by the police that they must bring it into line with the duty what it had been for
on cigarettes.
Lung denied the suggestion that Second defendant admitted move, but they refused.
he had in fact not been paid by having pawned a watch and it One Complication the Government for work done overcoat, when the pawn tickets "There was however, one com- at the barber shop.
were found on him. plication which was that at least) Questioned about the fuse box DS1 Sorags added that, all the half of the leaf utliised in the la the shop, Lung stated that articles were pawned for reason- would have to be paid for in free box, the old one was returned to ers locally manufactured cigarettes when he installed the new fuse able amounts, and that the own market dollars, whereas the to-the owner of the shop by Kam them from the pawn brokers.
were prepared to redeem bacco used in the manufacture of Wing, another chargeman, as well cigarettes in the United Kingdom as the
ESTATE HEARING
Hearing was adjourned until 10 nm. March 28 of the contested estate before Sir Leslie Gibson (Chief Justice) at the Supreme Court yesterday. after CROSS- examination of Fun Yip-hol, an old friend of the plaintiff, Yen Nui-ol.
Witness, a widow residing at 24 Hee Wang Terrace, ground floor, said in evidence that she and the plaintiff had come from the same village, Kam Ti-kong, in the dis- trict of Yun ing.
Witness further testified to hav- ing known plaintiff when the lat- ter was a child, and also to hav- ing taken part in her wedding at the village.
At Kowloon yesterday Mr. WA Blair Kerr imposed a fine of $250 on Wong Kui for the possession of raw oplum.
Sold
everywhere Popular
everywhere
W.D,&HQ.WILLS ́.
GOLD FLAKE
CIGARETTES
Fined For Stealing Dog
On his admitting the offence, R. Gomes, a clerk of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and living in an unnumbered house
at Chuck
Yuen Village, was fined $50 by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday on the charge of stealing R black chow bitch.
Sub-Inspector J. H. Evans said that at 8 a.m, on November 23
The police then gave them five minutes to clear, telling them they
would otherwise be arrested.
After the five minutes were up, voluntarily into the van and were the defendants, 42 in all, plied brought to Central where they
were charged.
old
Man Injured In Fire
Considerable oxcitement. Was
Arrested By Force
is all purchased at the official rate.
wire. Lee Chiu, the first defendant This means that the selling price did not know at that time if the Witness also declarert that ho was arrested by force as he re- of locally manufactured cigarettes shop at 1 Hanko Road war fused to place himself out of the may have to be raised, path of a taxi which had been
Government concern or not. "I the duty on imported cign- engaged, after he had been ad-rettes were left unchanged, the
Re-examined by Mr. Hoolon. vised to do so by the police.
the differ- The magistrate, emphasised that of cigoreite which continued to fuse board, witness stated that the ground floor shortly before, 8
result would be that any brand Crown Counsel, as to
ence between a fuse box and caused at No. a Ko Shing Street, defendants were not being charged be imported might undersell the fuse board was a board which p.m. last night when a fire broke with any disorderly conduct but local product. In order to restore was attached to the wall when out at the kitchen of the premises, simply that they had falled to the balance it was therefore de-a fuse hox was the projecting occupied by the Po Hong Com- obey an order of the police which elded to adjust the duty on im- part of the honed.
ported cigarettes to such an ex-
¿Two appliciusços, "were
rushed to the scene. Tho fire
en
half was exunguished after hour,
The house is used for the stor-
Inst, 180 Sam-mui discovered that her dog was mirsing from her unnumbered hut in the villago,
Two days later she was told that the animal was in defendant's is punishable by the house. When she went to claim! Mr. d'Almade in reply to many tent that the locally manufactured Witness, testified that the board any it, accused fold har "if you can questions and statements made by product and the imported article shop.
came from the Hung Hom work prove to the satisfaction of the some of the defendants police it is yours, you can have subject of their rights as pickets a consequence of this increase in that the police had fabricated all ing of fire crackers, and it was
on the could compete on equal terms. As
A suggestion from Nie. IP'Alton. -it." He asked her to go with him said. I am not concerned with the duty on Empire cigarettes it the story given by him in evi- beileged that the fire war started to the police station arul let the your labour problems. These are was of course necessary also to dence, was denied by the witnest, wher some of the crackers ex- palce decide the matter.
matters which you should take up raise the duty on After accused had told
GOD-Empire the with the Labour Offee. My im- brands.
who said that he was only tellin police that he picked the animal mediata concern is that you have up in the nullah near his house took failed to obey the order of the duties on all the various classes Made At His Workshops body and legs. He was rushed.
For the sake of clarity, the as to what had happened..
the court what he could ropombon ploaded.
A takl of the firm, Lee Hing, It home with him and asked the pollee, which is an offence."
nged 22, suffered burns, on the amah to look after it, Gomes, was
of tobacco have been reproduced After many submissions by in the Resolution, but only duties charged with stealing the dog and various defendants, Wong Kwal on unmanufactured tobacco and peater at the Hung Hom PWD alternatively, with receiving stolen aid, "I agree that the police were cigarettes have been changed." property.
right in arresting us. It was their Defendant said that he picked duty. But in the aireurastancos I the animal up and brought I hope the magistrate will under- home without any criminal intent atand. I say this for myself and watever.
on behalf of my colleagues,"
STOLE DOG
LONDON HEAD ARRIVES IN HK "Defendant was seen talking the Mr. E.. Grimwood, Omcer de away at Boundary Street" in Charge of the Hong Kong declared Inspector Evans when he Omer, London, arrived here from Tat-man for Southampton by BOAC yesterday. The Colony's London repro- sentative is viriting Hong Kong
Leg
prosecuted stealing a dog from Pun Man.
The magistrate, Mr. W.A. Blair Kerr, at Kowloon yesterday sen- lenced defendant to tivo montius,
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a brief stay at the request of the local Government. He will discuss, among other trade mat- ters, the general liaison betwoon Hong Kong and Great Britain. Hong Kong participation in forthcoming British, Industries air may be one of the foremost toples
Malayan Rubber Crops
The next witness, Lo Pula' car- | to the Queen Mary Hospital.
workshop, said that he was ac companied by Sub-Insperior Mor- rison to Kal Tak on September: this year and that thera Ae identi- fed a fuse box, a wooden board, and a switch block as having bedni: made by him at-bij-work- shop.
Canton Saw Mill Gutted By Fire
A big, saw mul opposite Cantan
was gutted by fire, surly yester-
day morning.
blate which engulfed workers Reporta from Canton any the quarters and part of an electrio sub-station, lasted from 1.30 .
A record of the crops har-Cross-examined by Mr. Chen, vested by the Malayan rubber witness said there were four car estates of J. A. Wattle and penters in all at the workshop. Company, Limited, during Do Anked as to wother Au Pul or any combar was released by the other chargemen had over told company in Hong Kong yes-
him to do any boxos on pairer of terday.. The figures follow: furniture for them, witness said
Another carpenter. Met Eol.than also testified as to having identi fled the fuse board and, box at the Cecilla Boquty Saloon
Netu Anam **** Chempr het,
Kopale Rubber Tust
December, "Vinancial
Sver yeur Lesdate ponds
42,000 $7,000
71360
341,000), 221,000 390.000
• IX.000 *442,000. 110,000
67,000 #42,000
241,000
(Moran Estates)
BELEA
$1,000/
110,000
€6,000
#74.000.
78,000:
15.299
201.000
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Deep Water Bay, Oid Road will be close to trame from its june- tion wiur Wongnrichum Gay ar Road to Junction with Milliary Hond at Shouron Hill Hood from todaysunku repitis to watescícháūra | chil Aro completed:
no.
After cross-examination, of the witness by the two defence cou -sele⋅ was "over; hearing wàn nd~]]
Journed until 10 this morning
to 5 3.m
There were no casquities, Damera is estimated; at more
HK$600,000,
MARKET BY-LAW
Legislative Council yesterday #gave® Ma- npproval taí an amind- mout to a market by-law pasmod by the Urban Council sa panullas KEROSENE CARGO the caste of animals or birds
the introduction of fluid or aty into
125,000. † 141.000 :| The Chinese motor vervel, Jefur Hitherto it had boon diladh' b FRONTERA sun arrived from Canton, with Ed, koduse convictions of offendera un $250 was Impound by tins, oz. kerosene, with, which she lose they had "Soon-cangirt in the Blade Kerr at Kowlood is dua: depart for Hollow took The amendment thede: It' an
of day
office to have podbit of a
for showing Loante dangerous cargo, yenge og stier, hairdiment in che January ishe hit 200/toria-og zyneral CAFIO, market atki) or on the person of a 17. Uredi prosecuted," för the Cof