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CORRESPONDENCE
The Editor takes no responsibility for elews, expressed in letters by correspondents, and by NO VIERAS Necessarily agrees with them. La Salle Requisitioning ^|
me
whole-heartedly,
Will he name a few projects which have been abandoned, Such any, must bo few projects. I indeed, and not likely to adverec- ly affect buliding generally if they are abandoned.
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of
uy
article (which Mitary could make the bedies of the citizen- #nitors turn over in their graves if they could hear of it.
Personalia
Mr and Mrs. K. Slange, Miss A.L. Gane, Miss S. Franklin and Miks P. Loseby left the Colony yesterday for Amoy and Japag by the Pakhol:
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Mr, and
оп
Among the new arrivals Monday at the Peninsula Hotel were Mr. and Mrs. R.J. McClel Land, Mr. and Mrs. G.G. Day, Mr. L.E. Brown, Messrs. H. Davis, 5.5, sung, W.H. Bush, H.T.M. Yang, W.W. Murdoch,
E.P D.H. Rogers, S.P. Tatang,
W.S. D. Dawes,
Wanamaker, Tao, S. Wang and A. Dahroughe. Messrs, B.P. Denn, Chin Ming, and the Reverend Frs, R.J. Kisgen and Milne Edward left for Saigon yesterday by Air France.
Among the
who
Taxi Drivers Tied To Tree As Robbers Used Vehicles For Hold-Ups
An account of how two taxi-drivers, were—in the. space of about three weeks-robbed of their taxis by robbers to use them for their gef away after committing, robberies was related' before Mr. Justice Williams, senior Pui.ne Judge, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday. According to the prosecution, in each case the driver was engaged in Wanchal by two men in the evening and instructed to go to Shek- -O via Shaukiwan, and there deprived of his toxi_at_gun-point and tied to a tree. Each was done in the very same way as the other. Accused in the dock are Wong Plu, alias Lo Shing, and
King-san. standing trial before a jury of four men and three women on charges of robbery, posses- sion of arms and ammunition,
to
and
Chau
Both
are
left my CPA for Musicsterany fourth count at possession of
ormat
Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel. assisted by Detective Sub-In- spector J.R. Sykes, is conducting
The Volunteers
Departures from the Peninsula Bir-It is indeed a "strange Hotel on Monday included Mrs. Sir-7 correspondence on
D.A. Lee, Mrs. N.L. Phillips, Mr. this subject appears to have taken
coincidence" (ne the papers put it)
nn Mrs. H. Benedicto, Mr. and a new turn. There seems to be
that a handful of ex-POWs are the Middle-
MIR. Lim Moek-song. among the members of tendency to blame the School Authorities for not having put up
Sir M. K. Lo wants an assur-sex battalion which recently arriv Mrs. LR. Buol, Mrs. C. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. DS. Odell, Mr. and and for having
Mr. A.T. Steele, Mr. and Mrs. 4 suffer fight, submitted with such apparent ance from Government that the ed in the Coinsy. But it is oven new buildings stranger that-when mention was
battalion in
A.A Rivern, M. F. Canlas tamences to the requisitioning of requisitioning of
for the Army will stop. Such on made that this their School.
Yesterday, the
"China Mail" assurance should not be given, tion together with Indian, Can. Asher, Messra, A. Balanquit, reported us "co-operating can see only one reason for seek dian and Royal Scot units held Schinard, W.D. Tucker and Wes
against more numerous Japanese" whole-heartedly in effecting the big such an assurance on behalf Hong Kong for 17 days and nights lan-thuan
This of the vested interests.
not the slightest reference was evacuation of the School."
requlaitioning ut made to the Hong Kong Volun- Goveniment by no means represents my sen-
the tearn. deprives timents. I the word "regretfully"
buildings new had been used
As a member of the old HKVDC _ursorrowfully" Instead of whole-heartedly, it owners of that privilege of for-
ring would-be levant to pay and veteran of the Battle of have been would
The Army long Kong, I wish to bring to thr ncurr
"construction fees". with. I realise what a grave re-
wet-puy "construction fees," only the played an equal-it vol inore sponsibility I have for the wel-authorities, obviously, will not light the fact
active-part in the defence of this tare of the pupils of
monthly rentals.
Consisting for
for the most and £
Colony cannot
light-heartedly, cun-
of inexperienced and com intich leas
of "construction In collection
part to get rent to seeing them depriver of fever, wners are able even the smallest of the avant-back nearly 50 per cent of their paratively undertrained ilizons Јаралово the investments. Now, if Sir M. K. they were made to bear the brunt ages which they now enjby,
I have repeatedly pointed this had the interests of the Ken veterans of the China enmpaigns.
he would
I submit that things like your ut to the Officials encerned, but eral public at heart, way always set by the assuraner question Government on the sub-
1 presunie. feer" and was the only Jeet of "construction that, as En Salle
were Antonio Belanqüit, Abelardo building that
Kutted their purn rentals that one has to pay
no alternative poses, there was
i. Rivero, Francisco Canlas, E. to get into a decent flat, int to requisition R Naturally, I
ickley, N.L. Phili save had to take their word for
And this certainly is no incen-
case for the prosecution who arrived here te Possengers it, I um ent in a position to make
tive to the loyal citizen of Hong
Singapore li om
and decidon
Bangkok Both, accused are not legally re- an indepenari investigation into
present at the truth of what they say,
Kong who
It is alleged that both men an whether or not to join the newly- yesterday by CPA included Fim presented. bus The requirithening
been
organised Defence Force.
Cher-meng, Lim L.. Iwang, Lei sorted on us We were not asked
CITIZEN JOE.C.L. Cheng, L.D. Robson, Sundar March 25, took part in an armed for crit opinton nor for our c
Finth, F. Cantas. A Balanquit, robbery at a goldsmiths at John-
stot
Road. where they took 30 Of current Interest is the pro- periton. When I was called to
A.A. Rivero and S.R. Nissim." tois
tinger banglets. 19 galti gold meeting in the Colomal
i posed commandering of Lo Saliel Secre- hury's Uffle, it was not to dis College for the Army. Why does
Amung those who left by CPA rings, and 12 pairs of gold car- euss the p
Sir, I would be glad if you ant cons of this not Sir M. K. Lo bring this up Council and
yesterday for Bangkok and Sin-rings, was in be
in the Legislative told Requisitioning a
Overtone Norton, that all schools would publish this letter with a
gapore were Serviceman that the decision to requisition assurance
Vithu Kichodhan, Valli Kickor will be exempt from requisition? view to tracing
For three
years I have been named John Turner, a relative by
hun, E. Berry, Youn Phong Jean undesirable
quarters. marringe, recently arrived in the
and Wee Hion Thunn. rust go back on it, I hid simply living in
High "key money and the ex-colony.
details so to bow to the inevitable,
We have hardly any The orbitant construction fees" de. discussion
t bollwert www
ative me and by family of pro- tar, but lonen that he left the merely enverned with the play per housing neermmodation. U.K. early in June, age about 18,
End,
London, working of thej
There are countless others in family at Crouch situation ie is a member or School.
familly a Coles rienllar plight, Such a Whether ༈༙ ། ་་། plus wher worked out will provide a satis- would not be existing today if to which my wife also belongs. what we people like Sir M. . Lo really If he or any one knowing him his prevent fatory substitute for
had the interests of Die general would let me know
the to luve now, I carnet
whereabouts, a message
without
would nuove address am doing everything I possis public at heert. can to ensure But we get thei best possible nece nuumilation, and that punt will suffer educa- tionaly by the transfer to another sife and to different buildings. Government has declared Hself, ready and willing to provku us; with what they consider an ac- eeptable substitute for the pre- ment La Sulle: we shall wait and see to which extent they curry out their undertaking.
fa Salle hui already been made. and that the Government could
future
say; but
BROTHER PATRICK, La Salle College. Kowloon.
Requisitioning
He would also agitale for in to prohibit the demand and "construction fees" payment of and bring new buildings within of the Landlord and the scope Tenant Ordinance.
NICHOLAS.
A Solution
Serviceman Wanted
д
delay
be welcome in view of early de-
back to China.
parture
With
a view to connecting Ser men with residents. I suggest vícemen the collating and publishing at Sir--Near the La Salle College intervals of names of Servicemen building almost under cities or districts if at all there is a
People from the sonic ranpleted. I understand that it possible.
Η
new
to owned by a leading bank in area often like to meet.
A. E. CHARMAN (Rev.), Hong Kong.
Church Guest House, The Army wants accomodation!
The hospital, 600-bed ↑ for
Upper Albert Road.. Government spokesman said the
Malice Also ther day that the King George! V School en neemmodate only 220 1 crls.
for serious cases
Now, why not turn the King! George School into a hospital and use that Sie's alatt time Sir M. K. building near La Salle Col L. Chinese representative (de). lege for minor cares? abandoned his pro-vested inter- Students the King George V ests' role in the Legislative Couns | Schorl can be accommodated at cil and uses his position and the Government flats at King's of the Park. That will solve the prob- cnergy for the benen average citizen of the Colony,
leer.
Tanarrow he will ask questions in the Legislative Council regard- ing the requisitioning of private property for the Army.
He claims that because of the current requisitioning policy, wer-1
building schemes tain projected
have been abandoned and that new building has virtually ceased:
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Old Boy's Protest
Sir. It is with greater dismay that I
Thus morning's read in China Mail of the neceptance by the Director of La, Salle College of the Government's decision in
schooll And requisitioning the
with much greater dismay I learn assent to all of the Director's
that he is told by the Authori-
ties!
Sir-There are certain unhappy people whose vice induces them to scrawl filth in private places. It is noticeable, however, that malice is rarely added to their depravity.
them. tents Vice alone
Before M.
and "Hon. for Honest" disappear for the purpose of other pseudonyms I should like to assure them that they take my
them. contempt with nothing else to say to them.
Floods In Wuchow Receding
Canton, July 19: The loud skuntion In the West River port of Wuchow, 120 miles West of Canton, has cased con- siderably in the past few days, according to a report received by foreign business firm in Canton today,
details of
Giving eye-witness
the floods, the report said that
the waters reached their peak on
word
On April 30, they were alleged to have conspired together with others not in custody to rob the Chcung Hing Walch Shop of 273 Des Voeux Road Central, having in their possession some arms for the purpose.
and
the
wero
But on the way, encountered the same police roadblock as the one they had met carlier that evening. This time they
nited by the policemen on duty. on the who were by this lime alert.
He gave them a story of his movements, witch the prosecu- Lion suggests is false, Mr. Hootpr saiti.
With his
Not being satisfied account, the police took him to Stanley station.
Inspector Sykes with the driver
of the taxi in the meantime went the place whers OVE to the
inno latter had been roped to a
from whence the Shakke, went over to Stanley
mi
The man in the yellow rai- coat then took the pollee to a Certain house In Shaukiwan, where he showed them n revul- ver and 10 rounds of ammun!-
ion.
Planned Raid
The case for the Crown, Mr. Hooton here stated, is that the
Is the - man with the raincoat
As second accused in the dock. a result of further questioning by the police, accused took them to a watch shop at Des Voeux Road Central and pointed it out to thein as having had it in their Plans
Inns for a raid to have been
First accused was eventually
Mr. Hoolon sinted that charges in the indictment could be split into two sols. The first could be placed at March 25, and the second at April 30.
Crown Counsel went on to say at about 7.10 that on March 25
Shanghal carried out that night. um.. A driver of the
W28 engaged by
Taxi Canchal. He was told to rzrested, having had his quarters
two at drive down
n to Shekk.
at a house
The driver with the two men was In his
tax proctoded:
Shekko,
e
In Shaultiwan,
11
was pre-
was noticed by his principui
that he who
on his "down of without much money-some times
luck
past Shaukiwan in the direction of Nere the junction, of the road leading to Bhekko and after the of the robbery heenme
the suddenly prosperous-looking. that leading to Stanley,
Footprints
taken from
the driver feit platol being Jab.
вселе of the tying up of the bed into his back.
taxi drivers were compared with the shoes of one of the accused, with the result that they were found to coincide. In the busher nenrby was also found a revol ver;
The two secused we eventu- identifica- ly identified at t
Tied To Trea He was, then told to stop the
горо
ap-
the
July 5 when the customs water car and get out. All three men
met by a man who was
uwaiting them. The mark registered 75 feet 4 inches alighted from the ear, and were
the highest level since 1915.
of Thousands
Chinese were
A was then ordered to tion parade by fokla of the John- hameless their walk off the rond onto a small
shop us rendered poorly-built
houses were awept Wa
part in the zob- having taken to a young tree. The three bery. away by the ring waters, Many pathway, where he was tied with lon Rond gotlemithe
accomodated in
made off with
Corroborative evidence WRS ommen then of them
Pubile school
taxi.
then given by numerous Crown Wuchow's
About 0.10 the same evening, witnesses, after pound and other buildings, where
which the trinl adjourned until this morning.
NEW PI CONSUL FOR HONG KONG Manila, July 19. The new Philippine Consul for Hong Kong, Jane V. Rodriguez, is leaving for the Colony_before the end of this month, a Forelgi once spokesman said today.
I have orrted out measures were
Notes From Macao
have
flooded
und
of
al.
of
a gold- out by the local authoris Mr. Hooton continued, ties in conjunction with charismiths shop at Johnston Road, armed men, who hold up the oc- CHARLES LOSEBY. uble organisations, Rice was dis- Wanchal, was entered by three
to many starving
re-cupatits of the place and pro-
ceeded to ransuck the counter For several
past its jewels. weoka Wuchow has been a "Venice
An assistant of the shop had the East: The downtown dia-
the presence of mind to blow a trict and three residential aross police wiristie, which made the thair boen
robbers hurriedly gather movement has been
by loot and bolt, but not before one pan
with sampan
coolies of them had fired a shot at the charging sxorbitant fares. They assistant, who was wounded in their the les And unloaded
the.
The marauders were then seen foor windows of houses.
to get
Into texi and drive off. Extensive material damage was
The case for the prosecution, in urban and rural
said Mr. Hooton, that the taxi arees in
Disruption of river traffic at that taken from the Laxd-drive damage to vegetable crops san carlier that evening.
the Much Inter that evening, the prices of commodities soaring
taxi in question was found aban- to unreasonable levels. Mail ser-
road near vices in and out of Wuchow were done off the main
Taftum Reservoir. In the taxi suspended and have only rozent-
the Jowellery no longer was ly been resumed.
Macao, July 18. The Portuguese eorrespondent for "Diario de Noticias," of Lis- for Hong Kong,
To be sure it is all for a good bon, after a two-week stay here cause Rev. Bro. Patrick, we are left yesterday
joengers through
one and all for a good cause, where he will resume his world reput the vicinity of Wuchow. which was used was the same as
tour.
but as It is not in a slate of emergency, is it not just as good Mr. Armando de Agular has a caure, if even a better one, to written story about incao,
seriousness consider the
and which will be published soon. He sacredness of the education of will leave Hong Kong for Manila,
better citizeus little minds and
on July 20, of tomorrow? Apart fron present consideration of the education of
Mrs. Elsa Ritchie Souza, a re- the young, have you, Bro. Pat-fugee from Shanghai and wife of Pickt, considered the same group Mr. A. J. Souza, who is at present of Rue aninda in the College in Shanghai, gave birth to a
leg
ot
who have had their studies fliwurted in recent times of ad- pound baby boy at the Govern
ment Hospital last week. versities, now still backward but, nevertheless striving and slowly
A vektall party was held regaining a pace of normalcy in the Belh Vista Hotel, to mark the their sphere of education?
Inauguration of the Macao-Can- Apart from all that, have you ton air service
operated by considered from the view pola! | CNAC. of elementary psychology how For the time bring, the CNAC learning will be disrupted and Catalina flying boat will operate distracted under huts and mat- between the two elties on Satur sheds and such dlecomforts?
days and Mondays. Single fare As much as I am for the Coi- cost $40 from Macao to Canton.
of the morient. I am just as
A daily service between Macao much in sympathy with the Mill-
sun Canton will be established fary Authorities at the same time later-Our Own Correspondent. They have. a big
problem to tackle, but in the case under re- ference I do think, along with the majority, La Salle College and/or any school for that matter should not be louched. With that Ig
regard to yesterday's mind I had joined In the general huc and cry against this decision editorial in the "China Moll" ori by the Authorities, not just that, relations between the military' but have stood by to support any and the civil population, the make official step. that may be taken to Army authorities wish prescat a petition, protest or any their position cloar concerning nction
the side of La Salle requisitioning, particularly on College,
Salle College. Having a very elastic imagina- tion. I can almost, seg, the smug
to
..
REQUISITIONING
With
cities further West were com-
The present Coribu! In Hung Kong, Mr. Tiburcio Baja, will be reassigned to Amoy. The Consul for Amoy, Mr. Vicente Singlan, Is now on sick leave.
Dr. Rodriguez, up to his de. algnation as Consul, was a men- ber of the House of Representa- tives: Ho in a doctor of medicale. -United Prosa.
LANDSLIDE
IN JAPAN
Tokyo, July is
Nanning and other Kwanzsi from the goldsmiths shop, but Twenty personis worn burled paratively free frain Bond dam-
ace.
only
the jewellery tray itself.
The driver eventually managed alive in a land-silde caused by to get away from his bonds and the week-end typhoon at Kung-
reported today. U.S. Relief
report the matter of the Shuu-moto on Kyushu Island, it was kiwan Police Station.
Rescue teams rescued 11 vie Going on with the second set
time who were still alive. Three bodles Three hundred U.S. Protes-
were recovered.United on. April 20, tant misafirles and clergymen of charges, Mr. Hooton told the voted last night to ask President Jury that
events started to happen. Truman' and the American Red
8 p.m. another taxi was going send immediate relief to
Road
when il Cross flood victims in Chinn without along Hennessy
was stopped by two men, who regard to their political beliek old the driver to go to Shekko and affiliations, reports United There the same thing that had
Press
simila
Prass.
At
befallen the driver of the first missionary Dis Speakers
at the
again. The Occasion occurred NY conference in; Silver Bay, said such a move would be one driver of this taxi found himself of the finest gestures of Christian in time tied to a tree, the same
charity and goodwill that could one to fist taxi driver i
be made in the Far Eastern.con- Ditt-Router and Unitati Press.
FOSTAGE RATES FOR GIFT PARCELS
A slight reduction in post- age rates on gift parcels from La Hong Kong to the United Kingdom will be introduced
1 August It was officially announced yesterday.
оп
been hád.
This driver
managed
FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
Food and fuel costs empiled by Li Bepertinent of Labour for the wosk slided· July' 18 follow!
Alco trd Floor, '7.2' cultlei... Vegetables, 1.9, "callion".
Salt Cabbage,
.84.$400
-1.5739)
catty
.2420
DI, 0.7: catly
15460
Tei, 0.8alty
to
86h fish; ; 0,8.* calty.
9637
Puh. 0.4 ratty
1,420J
Pork, 0.3 calky
[1:2789"
Firewood, 10 x
-1300.
Beat Curd, 13 · pločes
Total
SILESTO
reak his bonds in a short
and make his way to the station. Shaukiwań *** polica
the Meanwhile, the man in stolen taxi-one of whom war wearing a yellow raincoat- sped away from the scene of the Incidant.
GOLD-RIM PETALWARE
Police Road Block The car however came upon pollee rond block when it was Lovely white petalware dinner, nearing Stanley, On being called pièces, with gold rim. Thess to halt,
the robbers ignored make practical gifts for weddings and continued of. The policemen or birthdays Bold individuality!
fleeting or in "seta:"" however
caught
with | 15-pc /Tüdzeta 21-po Testata glimpse of a man in the car wit
yellow, raincoat wards. Crown 40.po Dinnerasts Counsel, want op, the taxi li
The new rates will be HK$2.95 (present rate "HKS,20)-for- Dels up to three pounds;, HK$9.80 (present, rato EC4) for parcels more High thres pounds and up to File R1:35:30) for parcels more seven pounds; Hit $3.50 (present than seven pokind, and up to 11
at lower prici.“ pounded HL8.00 (present question was found abandoned it white pieces also
A 10.20 that some evening. rate HX110) for parcels more at Stanley Village Road, than 11 pounds and tip soda tax), drives, had been delivering
The procedure is that the Ser- In the faces of many who would vice approaches, government with have liked to say something
a request for a'. certain type of vgainst our efforts on behalf of building, mentioning size, ammi the College, but
but thought it the ties and other requirements. In Wiser policy
have kept their due course they are offered per mouths shut. Now they can, talk their heads out and I shall be left hapa five or six edifices, and it and mako their wondering whether to say that then up to the Army to in they have, been lucky or was it spect these
choice. luck! Perhaps, after all, it
could
This happened in the case of have, Been, a package. of luck
Salic. Military experts wrapped up in rúd, v
was Lie only LASOBA, EMC: found that this
altable premises of several st Lention is wero suggested and listine, čebel stude though they were to take over a Behoor, they considered they had now alternative.
Lt
pounds
Jon
ally only contatti furen Leota lown at the Repulse belomila Bay Hotel. When he was about bõngg Mind † tou zpburn, he was intopped: bý » MIGOS PORNCE MORE ho instructed him to drive-to Shauki Wami
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