THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY-22, 1049.
COMMENTS IN COURT ON
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE RED TAPE IN GOVERNMENT
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4 p.m. 22nd Jan. 7
3 p.m. 23rd Jan. noon? 25th Jan. * p.m. 26th Jan.
4 p.m. 1st Feb. 1st Feb.
3rd Feb,
4 p.m. 6th Feb. •
9 a.m. 23rd Ja
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27/28th Jan. 28th Jan.
30th Jan 30th Jan
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8th Feb.
23rd Feb.
28th Jan.
30th Jan,
10th Feb.
14th Feb.
in port 2nd March
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4th Feb.
10th Feb.
Arrivals from
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Sydney, Brisbane &
Manila
30th Jan
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Booking Agents for:
Thoresen's New Ship
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RMS CANTON DEPARTURES
"Why can a Government official styled as the Secro- tary for Chinese Affairs delay the mon's op- plication for bail and refuse his coniant in this arbitrary manner?" asked Mr. P. J. Griffiths before Mr. F. X. D'Almada at Central yester- day.
A number of Hong Kong .re- An addition to the already
<idents left for the United large fleet of vessels of Messrs. represented two men held in gool 'custody for
Kingdom yesterday by the Thoresen and Company is the more than six weeks without charge, panding
RMS Canton. They included 83. Tomar, which is due to ar-
statutory interview by the SCA..
Mr. R. R. Todd, Secretary for rive in the colony on Sunday
"Apparently Rome morning on her maiden voy-
Govern "This statutory Interview, ac-Chinese Affairs and Mrs. Todd, Jolly, Director of age from Europe to the Orient.ment officials have masticated cording to the law, should take Mr. J.
Commanded by Captain H. Ak-red tape for so long that they place so soon as convenient after Marine, and Mrs. Jolly.
the arrest. All that the SCA salern, the Tomar was built in have become insensible to the
had to do was to ask eight statu- Other pannengers who left for Italy and has a gross tonnage of right of liberty of the subject,'
toty questions and know the the United Kingdom included Mr. 6.4:11, Lona
a derd weight displace Mr. Griffiths went on to say. chargen
Alkins, Mrs. J.
Mr.
speed of 17 knols. Sie ship to the as. Tarifa.
Constructed specially for freight service, she has accommodation for 12 passengers and will have that number when she docks at
the Kowloon Wharf on Sunday.
She is carrying about 4,000 tons ni uistelinneous cargo, including newsprint, wood pulp, chemicals, hardware, honware. machinery, spirits and wines, general mer- chinery, and a small amount of foodstuff.
To commemorate her first trip to Hong Kong, a cocktail party will be held on board the vessel on Monday.
Another ship to arrive on Sun- day un maiden voyage will be the 8. Stair Belelgueso of the Everett Steamship Line.
some
we shall confifter writ of Habeas Corpus, Reper-days ago, for in a letter sent to cussions may be heart in West- me dated January 18, the SCA minster and
gentleman referred to the seriousness of the may be disposef to ask why a churgen. person could be taken off the streets of Hong Kong and put in prison for six weeks without any charges made against him."
The two men, Teun So and Ho Shing were arrested on Decerni- ber 7 und have since then been In prison. Neither charges nor
have Judicial Inquiry a made in publk.
Received No Reply
been
SCA
"When I wrote to the on January 18 asking for par- leutars of the allegations against the two men, 1 received no re- ply," said Mr. Griffiths.
Court's Remark On Corruption
the
"Public servants must learn that they are
servants of the public, and so far as police of. ficers are concerned they should be the pro- toctors of the rights and liberties of the public. "It is bad enough for a public servant to be corrupt; but when the corruption reaches the stage of I cannot demanding money with menaces, treat the motter lightly."
With these remarks, Mr: W. for an unlicensed hawker to ac- A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yes-cuse a conscientious constable of terday' sentenced PC 1482 Yu demanding money with menaces,
so as to get rid of him. Ting-cheuk to concurrent terms
Giving judgment yesterday. Mr. of one year, eight months' and Blair-Kerr said that he had no eight months hard labour on doubt in his mind that Cheung
Hing demanding $1 and his two fokls were toll- with menaces from Cheung ing the truth, and that there was Hing at
the counts of
on
Opposing Bail
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Mrs. J.K, Birt two childen; Captain W.D. Brown and
Mra. Brown, Mrs.
AHR, Butcher, Mins * construe 'so soon con J. Carnaghan, Captain and Mrs. venient' to mean the earliest G. P. Cope.two children, Mr. Cheng possible opportunity and not at Shu-hing, Mrs. Tom May Fong the convenience or whim of Chong, Mr. and Mrs. H.G.I. Cow- Government department.
Ham and two children, Mr. Ying "Everything should be done to Yu-tsen, Mrs. B.S. Dufrasne, Mrs. ensure the most expeditious trial. G.S. Dunkley and two children,
3 The medineval practice that Mrs. D.T. Farr, I
Mlas. D.ll. Falk. exists here must be cut short.” ner, Mr A. Foster-Kemp. Mr. and Mr. H. J. Cruttwell, Chief Mr. F.J. Flashman, the Reverend Assistant to
the SCA, replied | Mr. and Mrs. F.G. Garnett
and two dr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gemmell children interview will take that the
CHI place tomorrow and notification and two children, Mr. and Mrs.
to Mr.P.O. Guild, Mrs. H.
Geldhart and has already been sent Griffiths.
two children, Commander (E) C., Gosling, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. and Miss MJ. Harrop, Mr. and Mrs. W.X.G, Hirst and child, Sam Leo-hong, Mr. J. Hardman, Mr. Yoe Jou, Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Johnston, Dr. and Mrs. Kong Ping- kwan, Mins M.A. Killip, Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Kerr
and two children, Misa, Ada Law, Mr. A.J. Lang Mrs. J.A. and Miss H.. Lang, tion that the question would be
Mea Leak. Misa B.II. Lajva, raised in open court, Mr. Crutt Mr. Li Ping-ful, Mr. Kyee Hpan- well said that arrangements were ly, Mr. Lok Tal-hee, Dr. M.A. made before the receipt of Mr. Lockie, Miss M. Lee, Dr. J. Lan- Grimths letter indicating his cheater, Mias Liv Chip-hua, Mrs. Intentions.
EMI and Miss G.E. McKenzie, Mrs, M. McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. T. McCarthy and two children, M and Mrs. II. N. Moran and twe children, The Roverend Mr. and hire. W. Mud Mrs, W. Afudd, Mian N. Neenan, Mr. and Mrs. G. Patterson, bilen HM. de L. Prata, Mr. and Mrs. DW. Phillips and two children, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Perry, The Røverend Mrs. and Mrs, B.W. Redhead and two children, MT. Redmond, Mr. J.G. Smith
In view of the seriousness of the charges, he added, he had instructions from the SCA to op pose ball.
In
Mr. answer to Griffiths suggestion that the notineation was sent only after his intima-
As consent of the SCA was necessary to the grant of bail, Mr. Grimths application was re- fused by the Court
Mr. Griffiths declared that he will appear on Monday to make another application for bail after the statutory interview, when the consent of the SCA will no longer be necessary.
OFFICIAL NOTICES
APPOINTMENTS
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and two children, Mrs. E. Smith, and Mrs. H. Standring and Mr. and Mrs. Su
two children, Mr., Sun Kiu-liang, cheag, Mrs. M.E. Suther- The name of Mr. Eric John land and two children. Mr. and
Mr. E.
Thompson,
Cheungshawan Road ample evidence to support all three Villette Hunt has been added to MTA.. A. Steven and three children, |
Mrs.
Auditor the official list of Authorised Mr. F.C. Street,
Mr. E.A Thompson,
Tsenk Mr. N. Garland has been apv, Thompson, Str. E. Vahl-Bruck, Ching-yun, Mr. F.S. Turner, Miss of act & Director pointed to
November 27, conspiring charges. with another to obtain daily payments from fish hawkers on that road, and corruption in
tonkTM-hearings, it was It would require a lot of courage Marine with effect from January Aliss F. Mt Watson, Mr, and Mrs. +
Bed Feb.alleged by the prosecution, con ducted by Detective-Inspector C. Dowman, and witnesses that a man known as Ma Lau Sam (Monkey Samy had been in the habit of col- fecting daily payments from un- licensed hawkers at Cheungehawan
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Kicked Over Stall On November 27, Cheung Hing told the collector that he was un- able to pay 1 and offered 70 conts. This was refused by Mon- key Sant and, in the ensuing bar. rain, defendant went up to the stall and kicked it over when com- plainant said that he could pay 30 cenia at the most.
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Mr. Ruse said that defendant had in a strong plea for leniency, been jockeyed into a system which involved not only himself but many others, including senior officers. for anyone who found himself in such a system to protest. Not only
counsel, that, said
risk to his career,
Defendant, sald Mr. Russ, is a young man and deserves all conveys) with effect from January R. Yule. sideration consistent with the duty. 21. to the couri,
Detective-Inspector Dowman said that defendant had been in the Fórce for wo" yeara, He has a wife and a child.
G. and Master M. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. J.M, Wilson and two children, Mr. E. L. Jones, has
Mr. Wong Gee, Mc. B.D. Webster, been
Miss Yu Mee-feng, Mr. and Mrs. as Assistant. Yule, Miss 5.K. Yule, and Mr. appointed to act Director of Murine (Ship Sur-
Mr. Henry Torrance has been A Surveyor of appointed to ba Ships (Ship Surveyor) with effect from January 17
Dr. G." 1. Shaw has been ap
act
Deputy Director of Health Services with effect. from January 14,
ESTATE DUTY pointed to
RETURNS
TB Clinic Staff Here
Eight new members of the Anti- staff of the Ruttonjec Tuberculosis Clinic, to be open- jed next month, have arrived Messrs. J. Barrow, E. B. Tees in the Colony. Estates filed with the authori-dale, J. T. Wakefeld and I.M.G...
.
graduates of the National Univer- sity of Ireland.
Defendant, In evidence, denied the charges and alleged that the des concerned during the 1947-Williams have been appointed "to They include Sister M. Aquinos, ole case, was a frame-up by the 48 near totalled 1,304 as against bo Assistant. Colledtora of Stamp resident medical officer-in-charge, complainant and his two fokis. 1,613 in the previous year. Revenue with affect from and Dr. Mary Clifford, both He gave
un the reason for the
The annual reports of the February 1. frame-up his unwillingness to ac- Estate Duty Commissioner said cept bribes and the consequent fear that the total amounted collected
be Cheung Hing that he would
during the year under review was Arrested for hawking without a HK$2,437,732.16 as compared with icence,
C. A. Sutherton Russ, de- HK$2,772,773.93 in the 1940-47 Mr
year. fending, submitted that there was
Estate Duty remitted amounted no evidence against his client who, i
to HK$188,514.76.
Of
ant's stall was.
would be dangerous for the court included 186 estates in which duty
nurses.
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Sister Martin and Sister do 8.6. "STEEL ADMIRAL" Chantal have done post-graduate tuberculosis work at the Brompton Hospital, London,
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as Governor of Hong Kong | already arrived at the clinic is
Mr. D. M. MacDougall will act to convjet. It was easy, he said, I was romitted.
during Sir Alexander, Gran-Sister M. Basil, She came from tham's absence at Singapore. Sir Shanghai, where she worked in or further particulars, apply:---- Alexander left for Singapore the radiography section of several yesterday.
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