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The Port Welfare Committee, which runs the Merchant Navy, Club, the first of Its kind in Hong Kong, met at the recently rehabiliated Club premises, at Chat- The official, opening har Rond yesterday to discuss the progress of its nelivities.. ceremony of the Club is expected to be held by the end of June. ("China Mail” T'hoto).
New Club For Men Of All Merchant Navies
Seamen of any nationality visiting the Colony will
fird warm hospitality of the Merchant Navy Club, Chatham Road, Kowloon, opposite Gun Club Hill, where provisions for recreational facilities are now in the making.
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The Port Welfare Committee, which runs the or- ganisation, the first of its kind in Hong Kong, met at the Club yesterday to discuss the pro- gress of its activities.
A brochure will be circulated Though It has not been ofti- clolly opened, the Club pre-among hopping Arms and ships in port very artly. Some will mises have been utllired by
sent to Singapore na advanced personnel of many ships which notification of the existence of the have called here since Octo-existence of the Club to those due ber last year. Many soccor
to call here. have been played on fimes
The Port Welfare Committee the MN Sports Ground. Any comprises two members nominat seaman becomes a member au- ed by the fong Kong Chamber of tomatically as soon as his ship Commerce, ano by the Sallors enters part.
Home and Seamen's Institute, one by the China Coast Umeers and Engineers Guild, and one accoun tank two Chinese members and three oficials by the Governor.
Present at yesterday's meaing Rev. F. W. Weaver, Mr. D. G. Cairns, Dr. T. IL Teng, MI, R. Reiertsen, Mr. S. J. Wallon, Mr. A. Reid, Mr. Y. L. Hon, Mr.
The opening ceremony in ex- perted to be held by the end of this
Arrangements
month.
are
under way.
The site of the Clob House is Kowloon Poolball
the
Corner
Club This was recently re- habitated and today is resplen. dent with Its cream walls and
green windows.
In the Club Itself there are spacious modern-looking bar,
a
or
Largo hall which can be used for
indoor
games, ko bilarda ping-pong or a dance floor, dressing rooms with showers and The wide coxy rendling parch can also provide extra ne- commodation for floor recrea-
tion
Toom.
In front of the Club is the foot- ball hold which has already wil-
nesse many ne tween ship's personnel.
matches be
peo
Tennis Courts Behind is a touched-up pavilion, In between the Club House and this structuro in S open still in the raw, When treated. however, it can be used either as a bowling green or tennis courts, probably the latter.
An application has been made Snacka liquer conco.
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and soft drinks, meanwhile, ara being sorved to visitors,
For indoor recreallon
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pour table and dart boards wil
be put in the hall.
Contributions have been made by Government, and cash
Brms and other
in kind several
publications.
Reading matter in the form of magazines, novels and books will bo welcomed from the public.
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Widow On Harbouring Charge
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A Canadian-born Chinese widow, Chung Mui, aged 34, was sentenced at Central yes terday to six months' labour and recommended, for banishment, for harbouring a girl under 21.
Inspector C. T. Byron of the SCA told the court that the girl Au Sonul, aged 18, was staying with her elder sister at 23, Eastern Streat, 2nd floor.
Four dinya ngg she was, offered a job as a dancer in a dancing troupe al $2 a day.
On June 4, while she was watch- ng one of the troupe performan- ces,,defendant approached her and offered to keep her. She was taken to a hut in Wong Net Chong Road, and kept there for four days.
On finding that she was missing, J. C. McDouall and Mr. A. S. her employer informer her sister, who reported the maller to the Banks.
Other members on the Commit-Police. tee, who were absont, are Mr. A. Sommerfelt and Mr. G. T. Lloyd.
STOLE MONEY
For stealing $100 from Wu Kan, Wong Tak nged 35 was yester day sentenced to three months by Mr. Wicks at Kowloon.
SUPPLEMENTARY
EXPENDITURE
Supplementary provision for the third quarter of 1048, amount- ing to HK$4,802,500, was • ap- proved by Legislative
Inspector. Orem sald that com- plainant put $100 under his yesterday. bed. He found the money miss- ing and asked defendant if he Ind taken it. Defendant denled tuking the money.
The police was informed and defendant Inter admitled the theft. Defendant was also or- dered to be expelled.
Council
The largest item on the sche- dule was a sum of HK$1,412,107. for increase in aularies to Grant School Staft 1947-48.
The Hong Kong Volunteer De- tence Corps accounted for HKS- 1,041,580,
FORGERY CHARGE IN KOWLOON
At the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday before. Mr. Wicks, Wong Ming and Mak Kai, both un- employed were charged with having demand. od from Young Yiu-sang the sum of $10 on a forged agreement to purchase a copy of the Hong Kong Government Gozelte, Loung Chi-ping, third de- 'sums from them. The matter be made Choplain having forged a document spector.
with fendant, was
charged with was ingenious, continued the In- Reverchors Home and Sea numely an agreement, to pur
W. Wenver, of
In raitigation Mr. Sin seld, that men's Institute, Gloucester (28074), Chairman of the Port chase a, copy of the Hong Kong his ellent was more of a fool than a criminal. Defendant was anxi Welfare Commille, et. Mr. A. S. Government, Gazette which ove to push the sale of these. Banka, Honorary Sucretary of the was purported to have been Casettes; hence he devised the Committed.: c/o Marine Office, made between defendant means mentioned. (Tel: 34641).
Leung and Yeung Yu-sang.
Onkelte Mr. Sin added that the Sub-Inspectar Wall conducted itself was very weful and the case for the prosecution and valuable document as Government „Mr. R.,H. Slu #preored on behalf was churning out law every week! of the throo defendants, ir.. Sin and the. Cidnese merchants wel- ploaded inot guilty, for the first come a translated copy sb un to two defendants but guilly for the ba fully conversant with the exist third defendant.
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Inspector. Wail in relating th
facts to, the Magistrate, stated the price of $10 in printed on that this was an unusail; caso, Ha|| osch copy.so. that they were not sald: that Leung Chi-ping, sent defrauded at all, although it must.
circular letters to various people be admitted that the document
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from whom he obtained receipt. was K. for these elrculate
Be appoxied to the Magistrate
wil the mopsised, tinder: this mawers, volled la, him by the Magistrates (Amendment)" Ordin- nuts. 1942 In- éases of this kind, as typ accused wit a criminal In Cas, true sense of the word.
After comaldstation, the Magis- trate bound Leung over in thu- sont first and secorul defendante vam of 3200 to be on kool, bo- with the Gazette to the various harlour for two years. The first firma and by producing this forged sad secand defendanta: ware" dia- agreement-de; collected variona l-ebanged.?--
He thon erased the ink portion to desi of the receipt, leaving the chops of various than bphinda
Then in the erasoa portion hai printed
intad an agreement under which the recipient purported to agres to purchase, a copy of the Gor ernment Gazette for $10. He then
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LOK SANG SHOOTING: VERDICT AT KOWLOON
Direct Phone To Americh.
Direct radio-telephone, sor. vice between Hong Kong and America will ba officially "China oponed, today, the Mall" learned yesterday,,
The rates will be HK$48 for a three-minute call, and HK18 for overy additional minute,
Throughout yesterday, Öable and Wireless were in contact
with Amerion by ratio. telephone. The service will be available to the gonerat pubile from today.
Tenancy Decision Upheld
An appeal in connection with a fenancy dispute was dismissed with costs and the decision of a Tenancy Tribunal upheld by Mr. Justice Wil- llams, Pulsne Judge, at the Appeal Court yesterday,
The appeal, which was brought by the Sun Cheong Goldsmitha, of: 228 Queen's Boad Central; was Tanency against the decision of a Tribunal which gave an order for possession of the aald premises to Kirs, Kwan Wong-shi, landlady, of 14 Hin. Hon Road. af: 14
Appellants, opponents in the ed by M
Mr. M. A. in Silva, Kwan original hearing, were represents was represented by Mr. D. A. Li
instructed by Mr. P. Griffiths.
At yesterday's hearing, both counsel forwarded their case and submissions on the matter, affor which Mr. Williams gave his de- cision.
Funeral
The shooting on board the ss. Lak Sang on Juno 4, resulting in the death of a Chinese soldier, had a sequel at Kowloon yosforday, when a five-hour inquest into the death of Wong Sing-chi, aged 34, was held.
Accidental death was the verdict returned by Mr.
J. Wicks, sitting as Coroner..
Mr. D. L. Strellctt held a watching brief on behalf of the crew members of the as Lok Song. Mr. A. S., C. Comber held a watchlog brief on behalf of the Indo-China Navigation Company, and Det fective Sub-Inspector. W. H
Reminders
Today
Summera conducted the in-Kowboŋ Rotary - Club, Lanchoon,
quiry.
Dr. R.E. Alvares in evidence.. said that the body of the de ceased was well built but decom- posed. An apparent wound by en try of a a bullet was found on the right side of the chest. The cause
death was du
due to heart and lungs.resulting in in- ternal haemorrage and shock.
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to injury to the
Inspector: G. Puking of the Police Armourers Depairvent, said that on June 7..bri.received Sten Sten sun and magazine...lenderi with bullets from DSI Summers. The slengun, wiiness, said. avas a dangerous weapon and could be discharged without fully pulling the bolt.
Todd, chief offer of Funald the as. Lok Sang, tealled that in lefs. Foochow for: Hong Kong. the afternoon of June 3. ihr ship Guards.wcxerput-on duly at the
10 Prevent soldiers fort gangway.
...On board. ing their way on the chief teinpradore decided to morning of June. 4. witors, and collect legitimate: tickets and to Mostaf Kers who evaded fares. ascertain, the number of passtne
deck and on the tween decks. the passengers were. on the main-
No Intention Of Firing
He told the passengers to re- main in the deck when he collect ed tickets. The passengers refused and chouting.begin,
Witness then went up, to the main decks and picked.ap nsten gun which a guard, had left be A large gathering of friends.hind the ditor of the anti-piracy and relatives as well as vari grille While entering thetween ous Chinese social organisa- decks witness heard a shot, and tions paid their last respects realised that someone... must have been injured. He dropped
went b the gue; and
back to the yesterday to the late Lady the Chan Chak, who died on Tues-llle. A guard picked up the gun day morning at St. Teresa's from behind. Hospital.
Lady Chan Chak was the wife of Admiral Sir Andrew Chan the Director at Chak, Deputy Canton. Pacification Headquarters and former Mayor of Canton, The funeral took placo. at
Permanent Cemetery Chinese Tsun Wan, following an impres sivo, corlere held at the St. Prayers were
Teresa's Heverend Li Kau-yanı,
read by the
The late Lady Chan Chak la survived by her husband and 10 children, three of whom are now in the United States.
INDECENT ASSAULT
WAS
A fine of $200 or two months imprisonment in default passed at Central yesterday, on Chan Tin a shop foki for inde cently assaulting a Chinese wo-
Wan Ching
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Witness further said that he heard someone shouting "in Eng- lish "you hurt.someone. mediately went to look for the time, he reported to the master ship's doctor, and at the same that an accidental shot had gone
off.
It was part of his duty to suppress unruliness and he had no intention or reason toure the gun. I do not know, how the gun. went off,' said witness. Evidence was then given by deceased' uncle, the chief com- pradare, the doctor of the st. Lok Bang, and the senior guard In charge
anti-piracy of the 'guards.
No Blomo
In bis. Anding; the Goroner ald that deceased died as a result of a Sten gun bullet wound on board the ship while on the high seas.
The Sten gun was being carried by the Chief Officer, R.B...odd. The complainant, wah, agod 25, and married, stated,while in the proper..end that at 10.80 pan. on June 8, she execution of his duties on was on her way to Shaukiwan to The shot was aired accidentally in
Amanner When she was visit a friend. walking across the main road defendant came up from behind her.
She
of film and hold what he was doing sgid "nothing" and tried to run away. The aid of a police, constable was sought and defendant was arrested,
It was that fue
bolt was drawn back
through thos backclothing or was Brevity. the bolt. No blama wan allnched tc. the Chief dices, and every thing possible was done to aid the deceased through the smellate ettendance of the ship's doctor;
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Coming Events
TOMORROW Victorin Recreation Club, Swim- ming League meet, finals at 6.15 p.m.
SATURDAY
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all divistons.
BUNDAY HK At Club, Sketching Parly, members 10 aisemble Queen's Pier. 2.30 pm. for transport to Shaukiwan Talbot House, 50, Macdonnell Classical Concert, Toc H Club,
Road, 8.30 p.m.
ALLEGED THEFT FROM WOMAN John Love Spencer, allas Pang Tok-ming, aged 19, and residing at: 33, Yil Yam Street, 3rd floor come up before Mr. Hin-Shing Lo at Central yesterday on charges of stealing $1.000 and a white gold Ilving on the ring set with diamonds from Sexude Mok To same premises.
On the application of DI V Morrison, defendant was remand-
nd for three days.
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