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TROOPS TO SUPPORT POLICE IN CASE OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
ARMED ROBBERY CASE RELATED
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Plans have been prepared for the use, if ngcos- sary, of troops in support of the police forces in case of civil disturbance in Hong Kong, or the New Territories; a spokesman of the Hong Kong Defence Secretäriär säid official- ly yesterday.
The story of an armed rob- bery at a Diamond Hill store The on March 24, in which a large quantity of cigarettes and some money were taken and two persons wounded, was re- lated before Mr. Justice Wil-In Jams, Puisne Judge, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday.
Accured are Law Chai Dikas Law Keuk-chal, Wong Yuk-fui, and Ho Kwai-cheung, the Orst two of whom are charged with the robbery. The third mon is standing trial on two crunts of wounding with Intent to do griev- s bodily harm to the shop pro- prietor and his wife.
Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, is conducting the prosecution na- sisted by Detective Inspector 3) Taylor. None of the accused is legally represented, They are he ing tried before a jury of six men and one woman.
Another man, Chung Yee, who was charged together with n and Wong with, robbery, was discharged by the Court yester spy when it was found that hy had no case to answer.
spokesman declined to comment on an in- ternal threat to the colony, if any exists, nor to make any comparison with the situation in Malayd
an effort to clarify the differences of opinion about the local situation, expressed focally and abroad, the spokesman had been asked a week ago by Router for the Government's analysis of the threat to the colony, if ond exists!
AL the same tíme. the spokesman whs asked if it were true that additional mili- tary units are shortly to be sent to the New Territories and that operational patrols in the border area are about to be started.
"Some He replied: changes in the present dis- ribution of troops are being made in order to At in re- inforcements. These moves are largely administrative, or ganised to cause the minimum
whule.
According to the prosecution, a group of men entered the Die-dislocation of the civil author- mond Hill Store at 0.30 p.m. on ities and the civilian popula- March 24, when the proprietortion as a was about to close his shop for the night, and herded blai and his brother into the kitchen.
The men selves
to
"As regards the question about no, al- then helped them-patrols; the answer is
large amount though the Army is always pre- cigarettes in tins in the shop as pared and ready to support the well as $100. They also took police at short notice should it two gold finger rings belonging be necessary,"
to the proprietor's wife.
strength of the operational troops in the Colony, after the recently- announced reinforcements arrive,. will be more than twice the pre sent garrison-Reuter.
Building Lot Withdrawn From Sale
THE CHINĂ MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1940.
Reminders
Today
HK Reform Club publle moeting, Root Garden, HK Hotel, 5.30 p.m.
Bridge Drive, European YMCA, 8
HK Hotary Club lunchean, Talk.on "Wings Over Hawall" by Mr. J. Donnell, Roof Garden, TIK Hotel, 12.30 m
Boy Cautioned For Trespassing
A boy, seed 15 Kour at Kowloon yesterday bila 15 was cautioned and discharged by
Mr.
charge of trespassing at the Mongkok Polico Station on Sunday.
Sub-Inspector Waldron said that defendant was found inside a room in the station and was arrested.
SI Waldron said that Mr.
Kowloon Union Church Women's Halg Brown has asked the ANOTHER RIVER
Gulld meeting, 10 am, Urban Council meeting,
Building, 4,15. pan.
GPO
HK Light Orchestra rehearsal, St. John's Cathedral hall, 5.30 p.mi.
Coming Events
TOMORROW Meeting of 1st Kowloon (St. An- drew's) Boy Scould, Church hall, 5 p.m.
Toc B C Meeting, Talbot Houso, 50, Macdonnell Road, 8.30 pm: Special Cinema Performance, by Literary Society, St. Andrew's Church Hall, 8. p.m.. Kowloon Residents' Association,
annual general mooting.
THURSDAY
RAP Association luncheon, Jaco- boan Room, ilk Hotel, 12.45 p.m.
Y'a Men's Club of Hong Kong. luncheon at Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12:30 pm.
Union Church Ladles Guild meet
ing, Hdleha May Instituto, 3 p.m.
FRIDAY Women's Home-nursing demon- strations, Európéah YMCA, 10,30 a...
SATURDAY
Bench Flenie, European YMCA, 2.30 p.m. (10 Silveratrau:i Beach).
Rural Building Lot No. 621 at the junction of Sassoon and Victoria Ronds, with an area af 10,000 square feet. was withdrawn from sale at the Public Works auction yester-Lawn Bowls, league matches, at
af clubs. day afternoon when no bid- ders came forward.
BUNDAY
Toc H Classical contert, 50, Mac- donnel Road, Talbot House, 8.30 pm
press to give publicity to this case as there was a notice posted inside the police station stating that no person, should pass beyond
particular barrier and that disregard of the warning might lead to prosecution,
the
HOLD-UP
A hold-up by West River a steam launch, pirates on towing twò tráðing fünks and lighter carrying $10,000 worth of Brewood from Foo- chow to Hong Kong was trás- trated, Inst, Friday in the Sam Tsul District.
Pásses are issued for the pur- pose of passing beyond these barriers inside the police station and the Police authorities, intend to see that persons do not enter Police Stations
The Chit Kyung, which was hit beyond thesó barriers, unless with a pass.
four times by rifle dro and Continuing SI. Waldron sald sustained damage to her funnel,
Ignored the warning shot that there is a system of passes
successfully In force for persons who wish to aped out of range visit the station. Guards have without further damage and with strict' orders not id prevent or to enmullies, delay
from making a proper report
persona
and
This was the first trip of the S1 Waldron said that there is newly fitted craft, which is, now
undergolis repairs in Yaumati only one entrance to the Mong-She arrived, here safely to deliver koi Palice Station through which her cargo yesterday. the defendant should have gone. Défendant reads Chinese. He saw the notice and had admitted to Mr. Hald Brown that
The
area is infested with
he just groups of rangs who demand protection frès régulatlý, from thought it was alright to go
vesseln, plying through it," maid through.
The police are not pressing in official of the local agents, Foot On Shipping Company, which this card but in future cases they purchased the Chit Koung from would press for à severe penalty Wang Keo and Company recently.
caution on In administering a defendant, Mr. Balz Kerr sald
"We could comply with one or that it must bo, realised that it perhaps two, but not all of them, offence punishable by Consequently we have to take a ine of $500 or three months
chance, The Chit Keung proved imprisonment to trespass on a fast enough to get out of range,” police station or words the public from $100 to $500.
her Government other
ho remarked. The amount annies Office. In
other
Is an
The upset price for the lot was HK$30,000, with annual Crown rent at HK$230, and under the that 90 The spokesman said The proprietor, who was in the omeinl decision
may visit the charge room of a date the succrissful condition of
station on legitimate business, but yet been bidder was to put up on the has kitchen, then tried to get out, but made about the construction of land, within 12 colendur months,
unless people. have a pass they cannot visit other parts of the the hand, and his wife in the new airstrip at Kam Tin, in the European type defached, build
The mailer ising with New Territories.
station, living quarters or other- wisc. All the accused were eventual-still under consideration.
be and lika wife were shot, he in
am,
ly arrestre.
Corroboralive
evidence was
alven by the victims, after which hearing was adjourned un
11. Teulay.
Importing Gold
Without Licence
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The strength of the Air Force In the colony Is one Aghter squadron of Spitfires, one general reconnaissance squadron of Sun- derland flying boats and one air observation pest flight of Auster plines.
Some of these aircraft, he said, are suilable in their reconnala- sance role for support
the
police and ground forces operat- A total amount of 51.42 taelsing in conditions of internal dia- They will be used for this if the necessity arises.
of gold valued at $13,595 be- longing to live persons was ordered at Central yesterday to be confiscated. All defen- dants were convicted for im- porting gold without a permit.
Defendants were the ss. Wing Sang which arrived from Shanghui on May 21, Chiu Ngai luk, and Ko Sheung Cheng, two Peiping woinen.
absent were from court and their bail of $10 ench was estreated,
on
turbance,
Defence Force
Wha
asked The spokomun whether or not it is true, as had been said, that there are 300,000
Guthouses, of rateable value of at least HK$100,000.
It is understood that the origin- at applicant to Government for the land to be put up to auction backed out and had his cash de- posit forfeited.
Talk on "A Serviceman Abroad" by Mr. P. Addison, European YMCA, 8.45 .p.m.
YMCA, Beach Picnic, European
to Silverstrand Beach, 2.30 p.m. Opening of IK Gun Club, nt
Castle Kwai Chung, 7-mile Peak Rond, 3 p.m.
Joan Curry's Win Over Louis Brough
Paris, May 22.
Miss Louis Brough, the hard-hitting star of Ameri- can girls, was upset in the French tennis championship hare today, losing: to Britain's Miss Joan Curry, an indefatigable retriever and basoline player.
Communists in the colony and Miss Curry, who comes from Torquay, Devonshire,
whether some schools are con- trolled by Communist influences.
Wong Sul Hurig. third defen- dant, was found with three pieces of gold concealed in her girdle, and Yan Kong-chung, Icurth de- fendant, concealed his taef of gold
doctrines. Both were in a lin of cream. cautioned in addition to having the gold confiscated.
The biggest haul was from Kam Chak-yung, a teacher from Pei- ring. Revenue officers extracted 17.02 taels of gold valued at $8,770 from the sole of his rubber slippers.
Soldier's Tael Of Gold
A wounded Chinese soldier who claimed that he was tak-
In
won by 4-6, 9-7, 6-2, to reach the quarter final of the women's singles.
New Line For Czech Communists
# repiled officially: "It is known that there are can. alderable numbers of people hero, as elsewhere, who are, to extent in a greater or
with with sympathy
communist } Thair
number is Bome schoole aré not know!. known to be under Communist influence. This Government takes all possible stops to prej vent the indoctrination of
Prague. May 23. students here, with this, or any Czechoslovakia's Coinmunist pro- leaders are expected to other, political dogma," The spokesman said that publie duce a new party line at their congress opening reaction has so far been dis ninth party appointing
to the appeal for fiere this week. volunteers for the Hong Kong
First-hand sources say that Defence Force. The number of registrations so far received falls members have been told
of
the
that
Miss. Brough appeared rather less fit than usual and took more than the allowed
rest after the second set.
The Umpire wanted to award the match to Miss Curry, but the English girl insisted on the game continuing,
After losing closely in the. Arst. set and trailing 3-5 in the second, Miss Curry staged an impressive comeback to level up at seven all John played a strategic game, and took the set eventually. alternating deep
drives to the corners with unexpected drop shots. which had the heavier-built Louir, running all over the court. Mrs. Margaret Osborne, Dupont had an easy win pver Italy's Mrs.
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Fined $500 In Traffic Case
The bank are covered by undergrowth, which provides an Ideal spot for an ambush
"The personnel of the Chit Keung could not see the pirates although it was quitò bright," the official salt.
supervisors.
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Charges Withdrawn
The launch was towing d lighter, carrying 4,608 picula of firewood and two trading junka, which had A woman driver of a private between thein 4,100 bleuls. None was fined $500 by Mr has steam power. She has 18 men Blair Kerr at Kowloon yesler-operating aboard. There were no the cargo day on three counts of violat-passengers, besides ing traffic regulations.
Defendant, Chan Kar-yee sged 22, vaa charged with careless driving. driving a vehicle with inemdent brakes and with tyres not in serviceable condition.
The
story was that prosecution defendant was driving car No. 151 with five persons aboard on May 14. She drove along Clear Water Bay Road to Ka Tak. Coming down a slope the car went out of control as the brake was not working. The car col- lided with another car coming from the opposite direction.
As a result of the collision, the were passengers in both cars lightly injured.
Conspiracy To Rob
Wong Po alias Leung So and Chow Kau who were charged with possessing a Smith and Wesson six-chambered, revol- ver loaded with six bullets and an automatic pistol of FNH Pistole Model KAL, loaded with eight bullets, were addi- tionally charged yesterday with committing conspiracy to
Clarence
Charges against Brook, petty officer of HMS Belfast, were withdrawn at Central yesterday by Detective Sub-Inspector M. J. G. Saul on the instruction of the Attorney General.
WAS
Defendant, aged 31, charged with perfury when he testlifed In the case of Rex & John Chalmers and others who were charged with larceny and con- spiracy on August 24, last year.
He was additionally charged with making a contradictory statement in the case of Rex v John Chalmers.
Mr. A. S. C.. Comber instructed by Mr. J. McNeil represented defendant.
Drunk And Disorderly
Bail of $50 was ordered to be estreated by Mr. J. Wicks when Joseph A. Gutierrez, oged 53, of 289. Prince Edward a long way short of the total party work must be more effec
rob. live in many of the country's N. Migiigri, who could only win Hul Klu, aged 27, was also Boad top floor, charged with contemplated strength the industrial and economic problems, two games in each of the two
charged at Kowloon with con disorderly conduct, failed to Force.
and a show-down is expected sets.
Mr. Helen ihbany, United piracy to rob
The prosecution alloyed that appear In court yesterday.
Defendant was alleged to have ing his family to Canton from It is believed that the difficulty between the party and the trades
unions, which have БО far States, had to hght all the way
on May 18 and during the period baen, drunk on, Sunday, and, Foochow via the Colony, had of raising a volunteer force shared responsibility for the la-before beating Mrd. A de Cazalety between May and May 18, all while riding on a carry to have a tael of gold ordered to be of the same nature
dustrial policy.
France, 5-7, 8-2, 8-7.
had conspired assaulted" and three defendants
uttered Insulting confiscated by Mr. J. Wicks at dificully of filling. the establish-
The three Americans among together to cófumit an aimed and abusive language (to a-man ment of the Territorial Army in
The problems un which the the hit 16 of the men's singles Kowloon yesterday.
party will seek a tighter polley all reached the quarter finals.
and a woman.. robbery.
Chow Kau was
was represented by Chuen Chih-chow, aged 27, was the United Kingdom.
It was also alleged. that defon are Industrial absenteeism-ex-
The United States national
man and arrested at the Kowloon Railway
The Government, is constantly pected to be dealt with by champion, Ricardo Gonzales, was Mr. J. C. Stewart and the pro- dant pointed to the
nócution was conducted by DS1 | woman, accusing them of caus Station on Saturday for export considering ways and means of better disciplined system of taken to fivé. kola, lasting more ing gold from the Colony without
ing trouble in China and killing over-coming this, dimeulfy since workers control.
than three hours, by the Swede Hidden. u penpit.
The case was adjourned to to many Chinese. Torsten Johnsson. The Ameri- Revenue Inspector A. Fowler the Hong Kong volunteer organ!-
Army-greater political educacan won by 15-13, 6-4, 0-0, 4-0;|morrow..
When.. defendant was being said that when.. defendant was sation forms un integral part of
forces and 0-4.
to the police station, ho taken to arrested, he possessed( no Hong the Colony's security arrange ion in the armed
Liego, May 22, more purges
"westernised of
Frankle Farker beat R. Baldlers
again attempted to attack the Kong currency. He paid $10 bailments."
officers."
Belgium heat Wales, by thred woman, it was stafell, (Chile) 7-5, 6-2, 6-2, while ufter he had sold a silver dollar,
A medical chit from the Kow- Budge Patty beat F.
goals to opo In an International Ampon Philippines 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
soccer match here this afternoontoon Hospital stated that defen- Ampan
At half time Belgium was load-dant was under the fofluence of and Patty played varied game, varying short angleding: 340. Reuter shots with deep drives from the Patty's consistent over-
wore":
** ~ fle- Pilipino. Emash down and by the third set. Ampon showed obvious fatigue.
WEDDING
Church-removal of much power from the Roman Catholic Church.
collective
Asked whint örrangements are being made for compensation to Valunteers and their families in tho event of injury or death, and the protection of Volunteers) The wedding of Cari John families when the Epres Bodinė, sarinn, of 40 Gloucester
A spokesm mobilised, Road, second floor, and Miss "Compensation for Marie Lee, waitress, of 20 Jordan covered by the Force Pay Code, The Communist Party-stricter Road,' top floor, took place yes the Force Regulations and Unit check of members and purges of terday at the Supreme Court
Ineffective membership.--Reuter, Marriage Registrar's Office, T. Kegulútlönis.
Salazar and Miss Mary Iza were the witnesses.
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'PINK & BLUE ROOM
Lost PINK & BLUR »' white
baby things and alfi firma.
MultorMy Sachets—Wankut Fina
Destee-Jacket weta-shown,
Bestno-rohi, seta-Rattles, 2,
Hoodel Mankels-Teething rings,
Blanketo-j'appécell." -
Undershitte-Tewał: pola,
Rike, - Coverall. kiba. ‚...
Ja amk. In klachĚNALLY.
HK Depandants
Agriculturo— more terms and co-operatives in the Bald Country:
bel
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Sentenced För Stealing Pen
In the second sot, Ampon led again at 3-2 but again Patty put on more pressure and took the last forty: ATIENDE
In this third wet Ampon again Fising on until 4-4 buy them began to have trouble in two games and Patty took the note! easily for the set and match.
The first seeded player to lose was, Sweden's chimpiori, Lennart who fell to Robert Bergelin,
"In general, the benefits for which Voluntoura will bai
Ng Kwok-wah, unemployed, eligible are to be the same as those for which. Geitish; soldiers was more concerned, about his kre eligiblk. The question of Parker fountain pen and his the protection of Voluntaurs mother than his prison sen~ dependants lá, now engaging tence when he was convicted Abdesselam (France) 0-4, 6-0; the Government's attention, but at Central yesterday. had not so far been' taken
The spok
spokesman addeds.
Exic Sturgess (Bouth Africa):
Os sentence being passed, he boek Jacques Thomas (France) farfar than' the planning burat but: "I' want iny poh backs, 4-4, 0-0-Retter and United atge?
and I have to soe my mothér... PICNI The "All in good time, myyRUDE man," remarked the magistrate, have your pen back la committed, to do, vihatovori is and see your mother after you Dönüld''Rue Olson, American possililo in this. Respect
haya Anished your sentenza.)
Hemp. letion, sit, powder in uels or Government Intends, and indeed, you can
Jinate toys for baby,
newsboy, aged 15, is due to 'arrise
liquor.
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