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Servicemen Victimised By Local Underworld
A glimpse of the squalid life led by the thou- sands of street women in Hong Kong and Kowloon was obtained by a “China Mail" reporter when he went with a party of RAF Police to a bar, cafes and hotels where those women operató. He was also present at several raids.
The RAF Police Anti-Vice Squad were dressed in civilian clothes and worked in close co-opera- tion with the Civil Police. Protected by an efficient underworld intelligence system and said to be in league with some taxi-drivers, ricksha coolies and hotel boys, the womon ore said to be doing a sizable trado concentrating their attention on young Servicemen.
tre
over
Parade At Lyemun Barracks
Mr. John Barrow, District Commissioner of the New Territories, offelsted at the passing out parade of 134 Chinese Training Unit recruits at Lyemun Barracks yesterday. He was accompanied by Major- General F. IL. G. Matthews, Gen- eral Officer Commanding, Land Forces, Hong Kong.
Cafes, dance-halls and bars their favourite hunting grounds. AL one well-known hor no less than six street women were spotted shortly after midnight, even though the evening was described as "unusually fame". Dozens of man's life out here more pleasant presunted with men were seen in this place. and enjoyable, but clubs and leavetallored uniform. The best of the In another cafe bar in Kow-centres are still in great need.
enjoy dancing, liquor, reading listening to wireless and gramo-
The parade, wider the com- phones,
without being
mand of Captain P. B. Plumptro hoe-shine boys. The splendide British other ranks and the charged by ricksha coolies and MBE, Company Commander, was work already performed by .134 recruits
composed of two British ofijeers, woman's voluntary service in the Colony had made the Service-
loon
were
quite a few waltresses seen dancing with cus- tomers and deliberately en- couraging them to drink cheap liquor.
Men, many of them intoxlented, coming out of these establish- ments were inunediately SUIT- rouded by pimps soliciting, with
Reminders
Today
The five best recruits were each в сапо and o
ave received a snall silver shield In addition.
The recipients and their in- structors were David Tang of No. Platoon (Sergeant R. Forster, the Bulls): Foo Ming (Sergeant W. Watson, the Buffs); Sham Yeung (Sergeant Ng Man-chung); Teang Kam (Sergeant W, wild, Innisks.); and Chan Wal (Ser-
The recruits were congratulated Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.
by Mr. Barrow who addressed Men's meeting Ladies Night, them in Chinese. He sald: As Chinese Bankers' Club, Bank soldiers, you will be expected to of East Asia Building.
set an example of gnod citizen- HK Union Church Ladies' Guildship, and, in particular, ito sup-
meeting, Helena May
In-port the police on all occasions. stitute, 3 p.m.
you should look on the Kowloon Rotary Club screening police on your brothers and
of dim, "Plastles" by Mr. B. they should reciprocate." Sweet (by courtesy of British The recruits who passed out
Holel, yesterday will become
me drivers or be attached · to
ricksha-coolics fugging al elbows Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon.ant V. Thompson. Innlsks.).
and shoe-shine boys picking poc kets US n side-line. Ricksha- cociles and taxl-drivers frequent's ty volunteer to take their customers to girls' rooms. Soine- times they do, sometimes they Just lure the victims to a deserter? apol for robbery.
Soldier Robbod
The RAF assistant Provost Mar- shat said that few nights ago
Council Peninsula
p.m.
1-year-old Servicemas was de-Macao Electric Co., annual gen-Royal Army Service Corps, Royal eral meeting, at board room Army Medical Corps, Royal Army of Lowe, Bingham and Mut. Ordnance Corps and the Royal thews, li san
Corps of Signals. Celebration
Their training course took 10 Feast, Rosary Church, Kow-weeks to complete.
coyed to a roof-top where he was bumped on the fend and robbed of all his money and valuables.
Trips into the back streets of the Out of Bounds areas shown stark contrast between flic filtering facade of the girls and the unbelievably miserable filthy places in which they live. They inny look well-dressed and clean, but when they bring them clients to their shucks, it is a different story.
ot
Corpus
Christi
loon, Tea Party in honour of Mr. W
M. Smith, Chief Officer, Fire Brigade at Central Fire Sta- tion, 3 pm.
Coming Events
TOMORROW
Club Morning, 10 am. League Lawn Tennis matches,
SATURDAY
all clubs.
As the RAF Poline Anti-Vice Ladies Section, European YMCA, parly proccerted to the Out of Bounds
disciplinary districts, patrois dreased in uniform end wearing their distinctive blue and Lawn Bowls League matches, at white hats could be seen patrol!- ing the approaches to the areas.
Beveral places
In the slum The аголи had pimpy ponted ar Icok-outs.
A man leaning Pgainst a sidewalk pillar, for instance
would scratch back of his head as soon as he spotted a Police Officer or de tective. Another on а bicycle would then quickly relay the message onward and within a
the
the
short time only a few women
ba found
may
themselves, Dim, diety
"rooms"
booths
sleeping by
the
and smelly, are actually bed-size partitioned from dingy rooms and connected with the streets by narrow cement stair- cases. Some are surrounded with open sewages. The Police have to Use Improvised stench masks to enter these places, the smell
appalling
next meeting of the Hong Kong Amateur Radio Trans- mitting Society will be held on June 22 at 5.30 pan, at the China Fleet Club theatre,
Hong Kong Press
Party In Scotland
London, June 15.
The Press Delegation from Hong Kong, Fiji and Mauri-
A number of Infected street tius, which is at present visit-
walkers outwit the Police
A summons
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1949.
Chinese Unit On Parade
Mr. John Parrow, District Commissionar, New Territories, accompanied by the Genaral Omcer Commanding, Major-General F.R.Q. Matthews, inspected 134 recruits of the Chinese Training Unit yesterday at a passing out parade at Lyemun Barracks—("China Mali" Photo.)
Evidence For Defencel
In Shop Dispute
Evidence for the defence was given at the Supreme Court yesterday by Dowondos Partabrai, trading as the King's Silk Store, defendant in a disputo over occupation of promisas, heard before Mr. Justice Williams, Puisno Judge.
units like the Plaintiff, Leung Soi-po, trading as the Sui Fong Company, is suing defendant for damages allegedly coused in effect by obstruction in the latter's business, and is seeking a declara- tion of the Court that he is a tenant of the premises,
The King's Silk Store is oc- cupying the Western portion of 78 Queen's Road Central, the premises under dispute, while plaintiff occupies the Eastern half.
SUMMONED IN ARMS CASE
on five counts of breach of the Arms Ordin- ance on W. C. Choy, promin- Mr. B.A. Bernacchi Instructed ent local businessman, resid- by Mr. Peter H. Sin is represent Road, was brought up at Cen-Store is represented by Mr. D.A.L. ing at No. 33, Wongnelchong ing the plaintiff. The King's Silk tral yesterday in the JP's court Wright on the instructions of Mr. before Dr. E. Law and Mr. Y. A. M. L. Soares of Bruiton
K. Kan.
Company.
The case for the
any
MAIL FOR SHANGHAI PILING UP
A total of 1,042 bags of manil for Shanghal has been accumulated at the General Post Offcc In Hong Kong, the "China Mail" learned yesterday,
The bulk of this mail, nearly 1,000 bags, is tran sit mall, mostly from Lon- don, Malaya and Indla. Thero was very little local mall.
Since notice was recely- ed from Shanghai on May 23 that no further mail would be accepted, all transit mail landed in Hong Kong has been pil- ing up.
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ANNUAL APPEAL
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"My intention in letting him have the portion was only for him to store his gooda," witness said. He added that there was was no question of rent, as he did not went to make tenancy with any one! in September 17, 1045 he entered Dewandas went on to say that
In doing so, into partnership with one Mohan. he informed Leung that as he was going to extend his and
business, Leung had to get out within one month.
Tennis Tournament (Hong Kong defence as i Defendant was charged with
Continuing, witness said that Cricket Club) failing to renew an arms licence forwarded by Mr. Wright at when he went to India in October
China Marekanta Steam Bhip Previous
that no hearing woS
Navigation Ca.... for a gun, failing to have the gun
1945, he never gave instructions properly locked Up In a sufe place, failing to leave his armsey existed between between fio Mohan lo rent the place to The Star Ferry Co.
H.K. Kowloon Whart Godown Co. and Dewandas, who had licence with the Arms Office when received no rent from Leung, His anybody. On his return In Sep-Tho Peak Tramways Ltd. ....
tember 1948, however, he found P.D.A. Chiddell he left the Colony, possession of case was that, if defendant's busi-
Leung there again. Leung inform-8.C.H.P. a carbine without a licence and ness partner, one Motion, had re-ed him that he had made his The Dairy Farm Ice Cold disposing of a gun without noticeived any rent in that respect, own arrangements with his
Storage Co, Jalik part- fying the authorities concerned.
thep it
Dewandar's was without
10,004,00 On receiving noliec LK. Jockey Club ner, Mohan. husband, knowledge or authority. Answering for hor
780.00 Hong Kong Football Association witness claimed, quit again, Mrs. W. C. Choy told the court Dewandas yesterday unid
in Leung asked for an extension of that he started his time, reasoning that it was hard that defendant is in Amsterdam. After advising her to get tho
at 78 Queen's Road Con- to find an alternative place. services of a solicitor, the magistral, ground floor, in 1937. In 1945, trates remanded the case for two he said, plaintiff asked him if he occasion, when he contemplated Dewandas alleged that on one weeks.
1. could got a small place for him hiring an Indian watchman to
to store some of his goods,
Witness said he told Leung that told him that he would hire men watch over his place, the plaintiff he could not give anybody any who could beat up him and his portion of his shop. However, he con if he did. continued, Loung, who was in- troduced to him by a friend, came
DAMAGED POLICE CAR
Shop Burgled
persuading their clients to rent a ing Scotland, spent not only A British souman of the mer-twice again to ask him, and was room in lodging housce or hotels an enjoyable but also an in-chant ship: ss. Daybeam came each time refused. In an In Bounds area. The "Chinstructive time on the Clyde. up before Mr. Hin-shing Lo Mall reporter was clanging out- In a two-hour trip down the at Central yesterday, charged sude a hotel or Nothian Road, when River Clyde, the party had the with malicious damage of a be' was cautioned that a pimp-a opportunity of seeing the ex- Police cor. man who "solicits, and acts as look-out-was entering the
hotel.
A vir Was Toltering on the op- posite
sidewalk: a few auntes later upon the signalling of the pimp from a window the girl walked into the, hotel followed by 'a young merchant scaman. Hardened Offenders
on 'the
Dewandas went on to state that on March 1945, a burglar, broke into the shop, taking away some
Leung.
to
Witness, was subjected to ex- tensive cross-examination by Mr. Bernacchi, after which hearing adjourned until 10 a.m. today.
CONFISCATES RIFLES
tent and variety of the ship- Inspector Brownrigg, prosecut-merchandise. Subsequently, plain- building activity taking places, the court then at 115 came to see him on the mat
on June 15, defendant was along the banks.
ter and told found lying
On the application of Inspector him that if he could roadside .at The vessels under construction, the junction of Fenwick Street his store to store goods, he would Central yesterday
let him have a small portion of Dewar, Mr. F. X. d'Almada at ranging from the slow dredgers to and Hennessy Road.
granted the 10,000-ton passenger and cargo
take care of the place at night. confiscation of two .22 calibre A police car drove by, and one liner, "Rangitane." This is being of the policemen called defendant this proposal, and allotted a small calibre single short rifle, the pro
Witness sald that he agreed to Crosman air rifles and a .23 built by the famous yard of John to the car. Defendant refused to portion of the shop space to perty of Mr. R. M.. Brown and Company which was go and attempted to run away.
Gordon of The RAF APM said some 500
also the cradle of the ss., Queen Two policemen helped him into
No. 6 Ho Man Tin Hill Road, women are well-known and have Mary and the ss. Queen Elizabeth court convictions. Every assistance and more recently the luxury Is Received from the Civil Police liner Caronia." The "Rangitane and Police' of other, services in being constructed for a New ceping them away from Service due for launching by the Duchess erulco Zealand shipping company and is personnel. Complainis. agninst
quently of Gloucester at the end of the are frequently month. diseased sources recelyed by the RAF Polico
Among the other vessels which Anti-Vice, Group, the women caught the eye of the visitors are traced and asked to attend were the 10,000-ton British Indian the Social Hygiene Clinic for
refrigerator liner "Char- cargo
treatment. Only a few of the parn," recently launched from the women act on this advice.
Atted whether the Driversal Barclay Curles Shipbuilding Yard,
Mr. Zealand Kwong recognised
the car.
While being escorted into the vehicle, defendant struggled and broke the window panes.
Defendant at first pleaded not guilty but later reversed his ples.
He was fined $25 and ordered to pay $105 towards the damage.
“Wonderful Time--Wish
Out of "Epunds signs are still used an old acquintance in the "Em-
wartime
ta-tiny, the APM replied in the press of Scotland, now being re- You Were Here”
antimative, adding that most or converted after her
have been obilierated career; os a troopship. Both he
by the weather and so far they and Mr. Shum Choi-sang were have not been repainted Large also especially happy to see the maps Indicating Out of Bounds Filerman liner. "City of Hong areas are displayed at all. Service Kong" now. Back for recondition- Units,
Ing.
Besides doing nightly patrols, the HAF Police assist the au- thorliigs by giving – lectures about Vice in taymanı language to Bervice personnel and show-
Ing films: ghout the:, cones- nalve
·quétices.
"Don't think we ere enough to bellove that prostitution could be completely slamped put. But with strict control and do srit Club Vacilities offerod' to the Servicemen, we believe that the
ho thought, the Politiền lêd
woman,
GETS FINE, BUT GOLD RETURNED
Wong Ching-la), aged 29, charged with impart- ing gold without a permit, was fined $250 by Mr. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.
ordered to be rourned to The gold weighing 1.75" tapls, defendiant. Doring
routing search at ila Kowloor Caurton Radway Blation defendant was Kakka rola to
His bey Vicentu moy. reinx and found in hac pocket,
Shanghal, June 18.
Staff members and workers of the Shanghai Commercial and Bavings Bank today eabled Mr. K. P. Chọn, chale man of the bank's board of directors, to return to aut In reconstruction work.
Mr. Chen,
hen, a well known
Chinese banker, Is
how to
Chen
Hong Kong.
pablo Informed. Mr. that the Communist administration in Shahunel Div. altogether different what who depicted by- propagande.
It requested him to return immediately. In langka the bank in helpina repens. atruotion' mħe prodifation Stork under the new centrum
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