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|Speakers at the meeting of the Chinese Reform As- sociation's housing, sub-committee yesterday aired their grievances over Government's re- quisitioning of houses which they said was detrimentally affecting building programmes. Many people, were thinking twice before embarking on new building projects for fear that the houses, when completed, would be requisition- ed,
Another snag in the building ¦ Any practical plan that had programme, brought out at the popular support and was for the meeting, was continued absence bent of a large section of the of any afleial pronouncement Communtiy, would be bound to [receive Government's attention of polley in regard to Crown in
possible acceptance, Bald leases which are about„lá ung Mr. Mạ. aire. Doubt as to whether Go: After various other suggestions? ernment would renew such were put forward by other mem- leases and, if su, on what terms, hers, the meeting adjourned. Toc H Club, Clasient Conerrt. were deterring owners of open
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The meeting was called to dis- cuss the Colany's housing short- age at call for suggestions. for suiving the problem.
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1949.
Clearance Of Ring
Squatters
An vetemples area on the Mainland will shortly b cleared of aquatters. It was officially announced yesterday.
Authority has been given to the police, health officers Depart- and Public Works ment officers to clear aquat ters from the area bounded on the North by Prince Edward Hoad, on the East by Waterloo Road, on the Bauth bry Argyle Street and on the West by Shanghai Street,
Improvement In Rice Situation
The Chinese Reform Asso- ciation, in a Press release yes- terday, said the publicity campaign conducted by its rice sub-committee was baginning to bear fruit.
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Leader Of Smuggling Gang, Foki Sentencéd
Two men, described as the ring loader of a smug-
gling gang and his foki, were charged at. Kow. loon yesterday with possessing 19,600 pieces of dutiable Chinese-manufactured cigarettes. Wong Chou, aged 24, and Lau Kon, aged 47, were arrested by Revenue Officers after their pre- mises at an un-numbered hut off Castle Peak Road was raided.
First defendant denied that he was the owner of the cita- rettes. He led the Revenue Of- ficers to the arrest of second defendant who occupied a { cubicle at 275 Cheung Sha Wen Road.
At first second defendant denied the ownership of the cigarettes, he later But that at one time he VAR muggler,
When the principle tenant of the hut wax iquestioned, she re- pealed that both defendants pain her rent for the hut where the cigarettes were found.
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Action For Possession
Garage
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The acting Puisne Judge, Mr.
Scholes, Justice
yesterday awarded judgment in favour of plaintiffs with costs in'an action for possession of a garage at 6 Village Rond. Happy Valley heard at the Supreme Court.
The Hong Kong Min San In vestment Company Limited, of 301 Des Voeux Rond Central, owner of the garage in question, etained that defendant. Wong Charn, who lived there, was nob The prosecution said that the la bona fide tenant. Plaintiffs al- ciblele was engaged sutely forleged that Wong was in wrongful
and not for possesslon. storing cigarettes defendants to sleep in.
It was pointed out that for two auccessive five-day issues, August B-15, fairly good rice had been thing unheard of years. Issued, This, necording to
tends the de- Ing distributor, led to mend for rationed rice tripling Mr. Seto Mer-tons,
When second defendant was ar former Mr. Hui Yeung-ahing, who.;
In the last few days. trember of Nationalist People's preelded,
"Last month the Colonial Secrested he searched by the Revenue any Blowing Political Council, П lenagretary stated that
only 30 per Officers and in his possession a down of the Colony's building
arrived here cont of the rations were being note book containing deals programme can have but one from the United States yesterday. taken up now the demand has
Chinese-manufactures elgarettes, effect-aggravating the already by PA,
was found. over-acute housing shortage.
lsen to 80 per cent," the state- He urged on early pronounce. I s learned that Mr. Setu ment said.
The matter, however, by Government on its may go to Pelping to the Reds not rest at this level. The survey policy in regard to expiring Politic Consultative Conference,
Mr Crown tea, so owners would
Selo Was
by fan of August 8-10 of 27 samples of rke covering the know exactly where they stood members of the Communist Newcomme relat
side of the China News Agency, who rushed whole Hong Kong the old gentleman off in a cor
urban area and a comparison of Greatest Blow
Diese
Government rulion with before he had a chance to speak
rier show that 13 of the 27 arc to the press.
dehnttely better value than Gov- erment ration rice of August 8- are better 10 and 6 of the 27 value than the ration of August 11-15.
ment
Tass view was endursed by mother spraker who said he was a building contractor and slice the liberation hind built more [Uan 1,000 houser. Government's requisitioning, he saki, was the
10 blow greates
building. As a budding contractor he could not too why Government could (not a range for a type of garden
houses to be erected
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defendant They claim Revenue Inspector F. A. Fowler watchman employed by the coin- said that in his opinion fratirnay from January 1, 1948, un- defendant was hired to look after 11 December 1, 1948, during le wilch time he was allowed free the cigarettes and second fendant was the ring lender of a quarters of the garage. On De- cember 31, 1948, his services smuggling gang.
were terminated and he wits RI Fowler revealed that dur-¡ therefore no longer allowed to ing a further search in second reside in the place. Since then defendant's cubicle, Chinese duli-, he has been living there in wrong- Smuggled Rice
uble liquor was found but there ful possession.
Defendant, however, said that Moreover two of the latter, six was not enough evidence to prove
that the liquor belonged to he had been a tenant of the * of the former, are Twenty-seven out of fan
second defendant.
garage since August 7, 1945, and rice, likely to | smuggleî Chinese
that he paid rent to the previous open applicants have been admitted cost more on thet account. An- areas for the accommodation of the Mechanical Engineering offer survey
The duty for the cigarettes, owner of the place. In December completed in the | Service personel,
Course Bl thi Hong
Kongst few days shows that gont equal to 96 cartons, was $282.42.1045, he was employed by the
"Firal defendant was faed $550 11. Sussoon
Banking master of the 95.1
Company Technical College following second grade new crop Bangkok Kong Wine can produce within 20 These houses, he suit, which
examina rice could be sold retail at 40/or three months, imprisonment; Laniled, who were agents of the clays
refaling thr were tinte cornmun in the Unite special entrance
with hard labour and second te present owners, un fheir watchman, 50 cents a catty us against the charges hurt by the Chinese Ma-Stades, each with three or fnur
fendunt was Aned $2,250 or six
Wong further claimed rent of eltime usin
hunseli|rooms, rad all Agatst
About 50 per cent of the appli-current price of Government ra- sanitary and
months' imprisonment with hard the garage was waived until Do- his vessel, the Chinese Mather facilities could be built at eants qualised sit for the tion rice of sinflar quality of
Inhour.
cember 30, 1947 when plaintiffs the Custers have notified the east of about HK$2,000 each examination.
became the owners. On that day "So far so good. It would be as few days ago that the jon a mass production busts. Analister
The successful candidates are:
als services were terminated by realise however, *esse) und her eargo will be con-
Yu Fal-shiu (St. Joseph's), Yue foolish not to The only practical solution for
there Sassoon's, but
Wils no fisented in view of the fact she the
nolice to quit. He
therefore housing shortage Was to Kai-chiu (St. Paul's). Kwok Kul- that besides reforming rice it is www carrying about 1,500 balesbund
protected
Landlord anch watil thesung Wan Yan), Ho Yuel-gum also necessary to reform the
by the of rice, 30 bales of penunts and minber
La Salle), Leung Sze-kin the public meeting on August 3, contral. The question asked at
Tenant Ordinance as a rightful ther general cargo when she left should therefore be Government's Salle). Chow Wing-cheung (Yins Who is responsible for the ind
tenant, defendant claimed. Canton August 3
Seward Chow (Utopik Wah "K").
Mr. C. Y. Kwan appeared on behalf of plaintiff state
of thie rice
FICE (then, on University Instead
Shanghalt.
Wong was Dennis
Issue? has yet to he
defended by Mr., P. C. Woo Chinfen (La Salle), Hug Man-you
question So us this (st, the more building industry was Queen's), Tam
-Pol-hus amounts to asking "Why have keeping in employment
2.000.000 people been offered in- more Joseph's), than 100,000 skiffed artisans,
(Wahl ans, (Queen's), William
ferior food for three years with- (St. Van). should be And If there
aut eatise 2"
a matter That of Paul's). Kwan Song (St. for a publicly constituted in-
Ho Kwok-ching (GYS
no effort should be these peopis would be out of a seph's),
quiry, but Cheng Yue-chun (Puispared to unearth every fact that
Hardy Cho
Tu-chen may hasten or illumine such an Kwong MS, Shanghai, inquiry. Chu Yat-sum (Diocesan), Rum- She is fairly Jurge river in so far as The Crown leases Chu vessel of more than 200 tons and were concerned, there was little Juhn Farid (Queen's), Funz according to the Customs regula-likelihood of Government re-Kwok-wah (Queen's). Lau Hois Lions, she should obtain a clear-fusing renewal. Delay nung (La Salle). Li Bin-lai (Wal. ance for her cargo from the Can-nouncing its
Mok Shit-bang polley regarding Yan CMS). ton Customs office before sin left terms of renewal was probably (Queen's), Lam Man-choi, Wah, All vacancies at the Kennedy that place.
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abnormal Yan. Lee Six-teung (Queen), Road Junior School the present aituation ercuted by the war in Chau Chak-lam (GVSMS), Wong filled, it was officially announced China, when Government had its Kai-kweng (St. Paul's).
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The
hore
houses,
met the demand.
policy to encourage building by The Kong Wing which is !
every mean in its power, present in Customs custody at the hindering it. Talshan Customs station, stopped by a Customs cruiser while she was' en paule to the Colony trem Canton on the night ⚫ of August 3.
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According to her local agent, the left Conton at about B D' elbek and later she was forced to
stop and take on the unmanifest-
ed cargo by an armed lighter.
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Job, and this would be adding MS;" Mr, Y. K, Mok explained that (S).
to
the Colony's social
hands more than full.
problems.
Committee Proposed
available Requisitioning of houses, he Isaid, was linked up with the colors.sume situation and he thought it
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was not possible to ask Govern- ment to desist from further re-
A
Lice Young-chow
rice
answered
KENNEDY· ·ROAD JUNIOR SCHOOL
yesterday.
DIVIDEND
The Hong Kong Tramways Limited announced yesterday that an interim dividend of 60 Hong Kong cents a share less tax has been declared in respect of the
ending December 31, 1949. The dividend will be payable from September 0 at the resis- tered offee of the company where shareholders may apply for war- rants.
BIBLE AUDITORIUM
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The Bible been made
have been
Indian, Pakistani Independence Days
quisitioning. What would Hong Kong's Indian and Pakistani communities
he
suggest would be the appoint-
ment of a committee composed
of members of Goverment de- partments concerned, the Military Authorities, and presentatives of
are celebrating their respective Independence Days on different days-the Pakistanis tomor row and the Indians on Monday.
property owners or other civic Both communities have arranged a programme to
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to study all cases of proposed Lequisitioning, to see how far the The Indian community hove burden could be evenly distribut-arranged a reception at the Hong ed and the minimum of hardship Kong Hotel at 11.30a.m. caused.
Monday, followed by other cele- Another speaker said that. In-brations later in the day at the stead of requisitioning houses as Kowloon Indian Tennis Club. present Government should make
available the fund, and property The Governor, Sir Alexander owners would be only too ready Grantham, will attend the re- to build the houses! required. ception
Dr. S. Y. Wong, President of
of · some
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There has been roma differ- ence of opinion smong local! Pakistanis as to the day their Independence Day celebrationa should be held.
The matter was only settled ofter Mr. Foroz All, Chairman of the Pakistani Independence Day Celebration Commlitea had cabled the Foreign Offico in Karachi.
The latter replied that the celebrations, should, be held on Sunday, August 14,
the Reform Association. urged The Indian community wil
hold a general the m
think
maceting at the meeting; to schemes for building, houses, for Kowloon Tennis Club at 4.30 p.m. at which there will be a workmen first, and when
Arrangements, therefore are they nag-holsting ceremony, offelated now, being made to celebrate the have been thoroughly studied and found to be practicable, to by Mrs. FT. Melwani. approach Government. for; alloca Games and competition have Club-in Shelley Street, at 4 p.m. tion, of suitable sites. Or better boon arranged for the children, tomorrow. All Pakistanis and still, mites should be, found fret Mrs. M.T. Assomull will dietri- their friends are cordially invited and Government should be ask bute the prizes and confectionery, to attend
ed for thor, alloestión, ens
Individual Grievances
Dr
This view was shared by Mr. Ma Man-fal who said the airing Individual grievances krievances of property owners or building, contractors, would got hem nowhere, they would s not have the least effect on Government. In any case, they were not representative of the mass of the people.
He said, that if certain mem- bers of the Aspelution had taken upon themselves the respon
ibility of trying. to soire Colony's housing problem, they should ment regularly to study the problem, pool, their ideas KOD: SUSPENTIONE, and· Beo, what could be, formulated that would
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Quarry Foreman Found Guilty
Lim Fat, aged 38, quarry foreman, was found guilty at Auditorium has Kowloon yesterday of obtain- available for ing money under false pre- Mandarin preaching service in tences from Government. Hong Kong. The first meeting He was sentenced to 18 months' will be tomorrow at 11 am. hard inbour by Mr. Blair-Kerr. at the Bible Auditorium, Chat- hum and Mody Roads, Kow-) Joon
The
prosecution had charged defendant
obtained
that
on July 13 had a sum of money from The speaker will be Mr. Milton
Government by entering
false Lee who arrived here by air last names into the ist of quarry week from Kunming where he labourers working at the Hok Un has recently completed a special Quarry, Hong Hom, Kowloon, Jecture sertes.
At the end of yesterday's hear- Mr. Lee held one of the largest |ing, defendant matle a statement rallies in Pálphig a year ago evet from the dock, and alleged that onducted in that city,
he had committed irregularities Mr. Lico speuks Mandarin because he received instructions fluently.
trom Kwok Lau, the chlef fore- Overheat electric fans have man. been installed at the Bible Au- Mr. A. Shaw, Assistant Sup- ditorium. All are invlied to this erintendent of Police, Anti-Cor- now service on Sunday mornings. ruption' Branch, prosecuted.
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