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Curfew For Clearwater Bay Area Announced
Reminders
Today
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School; 5.30 p.m.
Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon
felused meeting:), Peninsula Hale!, 12.30 p.m.
Y's Mya's Club of
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The Barnadrmers, Variety Show for Troops. European YMCA, 8 p
A curfew will be imposed on part of the Clear Water Bay peninsula beginning next month, it was officially stated yesterday. The area affected is being used for military storage purposes. The proposed curfew is to safe- guard the stores.
Sua Manggis Rubber Co. Meeting
The area includes the village of Hanghau and the whole of the peninsula to the South and East of that village.
The Western limit of the clos- ed area is being marked by n post and wire fence running from Junk Day to Port Shelter and crossing the Clearwater Bay
Road at a point just Fast of the track 10
Silverstrand Bruch. Sun Manggis Rubber Com- This
This track and bench will be pany Limited, at its 34th an-outside the area offerted. nual general meeting held at ported a loss of HK$20,073 on working account for the year ended December 31, 1948.
The effect WIN
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1949.
Factory Building Annual General Meeting Requisitioned Of Tanah Merah Estates
the
The Quartering Authority
has requlaltioned a disused Kivitting factory building for Department of Supplies and Distribution. It is to bo used
food storage po down
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The addren in Non, 40 to 64, Tung Chol Street, Kow. loon (K.LL, 2117), 'Before the war it was operated by the Tung Hing Knitting Company.
Six Months For
Putting Salt In Petrol Tank
A net profit of HK$132,871.75 was made by Tha Tanah Merah Estates (1916) Limited for the
› year ended March 31, 1949. This was shown in the report and accounts' pre- sented at the 28th annual general meeting of the Company, held at Marina House yes- terday.
In ble statement the Chair-,ing between 500 lbs. und 700 lbs. man said the year's expendi-' per acre per minum, it it is ture on replanting and upkeep confidently anticipated that the of replanting, amounting to average yield will be in excess of 1,000 lbs. per acre per annum as HK$65,289.78, has again been seen as all the trees are in tap- deducted from Capital Re-ring and the areas have fully res serve.
covered from the neglect suffere during the war years.
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"Investment Reserve show n A sentence of six weeks' lurtion of $7.388.88, as the
the Ron-producing area, hard labour without option nominal value of $7.200 of Chi-eight acres were planted during was imposed on Yau Siu-mannese Government Reorganisation 1945 and 92 deres during 1947, Football Marina House yesterday, -re- September 12 that as from by. Mr. 4. Wicks at Kowipon;] Loan Bands and Shanghai-Hang- [and there areas, which have been | yesterday after defendant hard how Magpo Hallway Comple-planted with proved high-yield- been convicted on Monday on
Bonds, purchitsed Ing bud-grafts, are coming on a charge of causing malicious prior to the War, has been writ-well.
len off. A further $138.80 was damage.
written off the value of Gunong
11- Football Referees Association,
morting, opening Asaurtitions
fee. Prince's Estelit... ti Kowloon Cricket Club, meeting
6 p.
HK Stockholders
Clubhoung, 6,15 pm,
tex Marsinan Operated Philippine Gold Minus, inangis E
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The Directors' report presented to the meeting was as follows:-
Arsa. The area of the Ealate on
31, meeting: December
1940 follows:-
Exchange. 3.90 Stork
IIK Braun (lunch, Ladies' Guild | Mature Rubber
meeting, Helena May In
tute, 3 p
Coming Events
TUMORROW
HK Light Gichestra rehearsal for
Shipery, St. John Cathedral Hall..
mature Rubber
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Acres 041
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no one will be al lowed to enter the area at any time without a a permit and tho who are in the area at night must remain indoors from 10 p.3. 10 Gam, unless they hold a permit. of exemption from the curfew,
Pastar) Itubarr
Phantable Land
Prodstuffs
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Fuldmgs, Waste Land, et.
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802
Production
IKOT
Permits
„Yau had been found guilty of having put salt into the petrol tonk of a private car. In the hear ing on Monday, it was revealed that You had received the sum of |£20 from the driver of the car as tea money for having introducell the latter to the job. You how
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denied the* allegatlun that the money was for the "tea" pur- He chaland that the $20 had been accepted by him from the chiver as a joan.
Authority to issue permits will He with the District Ölver South and the issue of permits to those 30 who live in the area is already in hand. In the case of non- Gresidents perintis will be haues: junly to those who requie to pustil
die area
Curea for an essential purpoar, The
bra angemerata with tu brought into effect by means of two Orders made by the Cover-Air. under the Public Order On- finance.
Police and trouge are authnis - by that Ordiganer der TANG force
including the use of firie Tu enforce curch Order", It is hoped that all concerned vill co-operate and onke the chforcement of the new trgula tica easy.
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1948, 201,450 Estimated output for next finan-ed
clal year 227,000 lbs. Working cst of production p
b. excluding rehabilitation 1047 39.72 St.s cents: 1948, 4071 81$
cents,
during year 1D47, 102,395 179,527 lbs.
1943 iba.
Sales
The arrival of large`reinfinçe Average price realled, per t2ments Inevitably impuses
1947, 32.10 SL$ erits; 1948, nconvenience on those whom th 33.88 Ft.
Fit cente
Stock an end of year 1947,
11:5. 1048, 21,923 lbs.
1048, 35,46 81.5 cents.
St
Average
MERCANTILE BANK DIVIDEND
Payment of an interin dividend
has been rerengended by the Board of Directors of the Mérenn- -tile Bank on India, Limited. This was antwunced yesterday by the loud branch of the bank.
of six per cent, lese Income Tax.
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garrison is desimies to protect; m) 25,905 | the present case the incunt eni
ence causen will be induced to
acreage tapped duriss (648,
year 1947, 560 acres; 6+1 летна,
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Air Raids On Shanghai
Loan
us shares to bring these to their Incurred en par value of Malayan $1 each
ing,
"In view of the expenditure to the present re- planting programine and the pro- spective purchase of mechanical equipment for it, also the pur- chase of new machinery for crefi- une roupled with the decline in of rubber, your Direc- tors
ve vay reluctantly decided not to recommend the payment of a dividend. They trust, therefore, that Shareholders will agre the recommendation to place $70,- 000 to Provision for Replanting and cary forward $74,743.22 10 the next accurrit,
"About 23 per cent the late's output of dry rubber was meaufactured into shoe sole creve during the year under review. Thus crepe continues to enjoy the gend reputation built up on the London market qver the past three years, and in order to on- able the Manager of the estate lo work the factory for crepe prb- pusing sentence yesterday duction to its fullest capacity, Wieks rearked that defen-your Directors have recently sanc-
much we dant who
of M$28,000 employment | toned expenditure win of a dangerom. typt preying on the purchase of a new 110 p. sprit durecent working people. ergine and finishing rollera.
The magistrate added that re The old engite was 821 h.p. w of particular significance and had been badly treated dur- Blunt defendant, who hàn had no ing the Japanese
The necting was Presided over occupation, work shore June, was able to put Soine of the old machinery has by Mr. W. Miellor. Others prem up the $250 ball, Mr. Wichs dis- also been replaced by moro mo- seat were Mr. JR. Cleinnd aut allowed the option of a fine, lern types (with the result that Mr. E. B. McBain (Direstoral, senting You to serve six week's this engine had gradually become Mr. C. J. Squáh Argone, enting hard tabour, Defendant had a overloaded and was therefore the General Managers. A. R. Eu previotas conviction.
rubject to frequent breakdowns | kill and Lors Limited) with consequent interruption Inshareholders representing 158,944 production.
shares.
RENEWAL OF GAME LICENCES
Game Licences are due for re-
Valuation of stock, per il since the minimu compatible WIT
realised 1947, 30,44 843 coats: the safety of the military doenewal from September 1, it was
the area.
officially nouneed yesterday,
To renew their licence for 1949 30 holders should endorse l forward their 1948/49 gne rence with the exinding photo- Rraph intuet thereon, by letter to The Officer-In-Charge, Arms Of- ce Central Police Station, No money or chaques should be en-
losed. Shanghai, August 21. vestigate the possibility of putting planes have been staging minor Small groups of Nationalist tenance basis and cease pro-rata on Communist-held Shanghai in recent weeks. The results of the raids enamat te disclosed due
Yield per annum per acre tupped
1947, 333 Hus. 1848, 388 is. No estimate of production hi Feen made for 1940) as, owing to the present low price of rubber. the Directors have decided to in-
The Exlute on a care and mains
duelion
Labour. Cost of labour is agaitu censurahija. higher
than the previous year.
An air raid relief corps consi- The
Estate is unattractive to j lappers:
eting of 22 squads and seven mobile -and- highly siciled men emergency stations has been or at work there except ganised by the Municipal Health
The wage
wages paid Bureau.
itive
u a
ore according to the recommen The Chinese Communist Press dations of the Malayan Planting has
denounced the attacks as "wanton" and as indiention of last hour "desperation" of the the Nationalists.
ins Employers Association.|
And Machinery. AB,***
uchinery is in fair condition. Buildings generally are in poor condition,
their 1848:49 game lieunces are These who do not wish to renew requested to endorse and return their old rence to the Officer in-Charge, Arms Office by letter
before September 30.
Persons found shooting game with an expired licence after Sep- tember 30 are able to pronon- in and confiscation of their gun and aminunition.
The
Pang Moh-wang, ngod 40, mer- chant, was fined $500 by Mr. Hin- shing Leat Centrai yesterday for exporting unmanifested car The Communists, meanwhile, 80 have solzed Talebu Island and two
goods were found on Rehabilitation expenditure l'o
othurn on
the fringe of the Chuan board the ss. Mul Nam In Vie the year amounted to H.K.S., grows along the const, South of torin Harbour, and are valued at which has been deducted from
| $3,500. They or the
were ordered to Capital Revaluation
--Reserve: Yang at the mouth
river to combat there returned to him. FI.12.284,024 had been spent on Nationalist shipping blockade. Rehabilitation up to the end uf Reports said the Reds despatch- 1940,
ed several hundred speedboats After the report and accounts under heavy artillery cover to were adopted, Mr. W.A. Welch wipe out the Nationalist garrison was re-elected to the Board, and on Taisha.-United Press. Lowe Bingham and Matthews were re-appointed auditors.
The meeting was presided over
Welch,
Others present were Mr. H. Kadoorie (Directas ; Mr. C.E. Abbas (representing the Secretaries and General Mana-
by
Mr.
GRAECO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT
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Athens, August 23. An agreement on the outstand-
gers, J.A. Wattle and Compening points arising from the pence Limited), and shareholders re- proserting 95,400 shares
FORTHCOMING WEDDING
treaty between Greece and Italy, is due to be signed in Rome to- marrow, it was learned in Athens today from usually reliable quer- ters
The installation of the new
engine and rollers is proceeding
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rapidly as possible and there
After the report and arecunts were adopted, Mr. II.R.M, Cleland was re-elected to the Board; and Lowe Bingham and
Mattheen were re-appointed auditors.
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of sole crepe will go ahead more smoothly and be increased when the new equipment is working. 3.224 acres. the greater part
The producing aren consists of which, 2,723 acres,
Further was planted
evidence for prior to 1928, Many of the Helds prosecution was given in the trial of Kui Chi-chun, unem- are yielding at in this are very low rate ber ucre per un ployed, at its third hearing replanting of the yesterday before the Pulsne man, and the rem whole over a period of years is Judge, Mr. Justice Gould. dred and sixty pcres were pre each of uttering u letter demumi- on absolute necessity. One hun-
Kui, charged with two enunts 1048 pured for replanting during and a further 213 acres are being possession of a letter daranding ing money with medaces and prepared for replanting during mquey with menaces, is defended October/November of this year. by Mr. Percy Chen, instructed Purchase Of Equipment by Mr. P. J. Grifiths, of Wilkin
"Your Directors have sunction- son and Grist
Accused is alleged to have edhe purchase of mechanical
wriften and posted two threaten. equipment to enable the mana- gers to work these replantings ing letters on June 8 and 11 de- with the least possible delay. Or nunding $20,000 from Cheutz This special,' compound gives laster
manager of an fron the balance of 5013 acres of the Yik-thi,
991 acres were worka. producing area, planted in 1880 and are yielding fallen into a police trap when, he Kul is furiber alleged to have et the rate of 1,160 lbs, per aera
per annum. 35 acres planted in went to collect a dummy package as in- 1936 are yielding at the rate of which the complainant,
lbs por
apro per structed in the letters, laid on a about 1,200
the Valanca, 347 certain hillside in Kowloon, annum, and
Mr. A. Hooton Crown Counsel. ucres, planted 1037/41 ara yidu-
assisted by Detective Sub-Inspec tor H. Tyler, is prosecuting.
Armed Robber's Appeal Dismissed By Court
"You have been convicted of a typical armed rob- bery, and you havo received a typical sen- tence," remarked Sir Leslie Gibson, Chief Justice, to Chong Chi-ming, alias Chong Chi- yau, at the Full Court yesterday, when the dismissed the latter's appeal against severity of sentence.
Chong, aged 22, was convicted on June 27, for robbery by two or more and sentenced to: nine years' hard labour and 12 strokes of the cane by Mr. Justice Scholes, acting Puisne Judge. The appellant told the Court, sentence for such an offence, but
The three main points were: (1) Italy will pay Greece some $100,000,000 reparations, by in- atallments over five years! The forthcoming wedding of (2) Italy will re-purchase Patty Officer Geoffry Edward Italian property in Greece con James Embley, RN, of HMS Bel-fiscated under the peace treaty: fast, and Miss Kathleen Lülitia (3) Greece will accept the re- Mabel Rose Turley, WRAC, of turn Df a number of prewar which comprised Sir Leslie that it was fortunate he was Headquarters Land Forces, Hong Italian residents, subject to due and Mr. Justice Gould, Pulsne still a young man. The convic- Kong, has been announced.
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New instructions have been issued with the sole.
Two youths, who are till
Judge, that the sentence im tion and sentence were upheld. posed on him was too long a term. He had an aged mother in the country, he pleaded,
and he was afraid that by the time he was released. he and ' 20 strokes each, ¡yesterday
would not be able to see her any more.
Sir Leslie replied by pointing
wanted by the Singapore police, and who were sentenced by Mr. Jalee Williams, senior, Euisne Judge, on July 21, to 10 years
+
appealed against their conviction robbery, possession of arms,
charge of possession of d
out that appellant had taken part iracy to rob and an addi-
in an typical arnied robbery, in revolver. which a revolver was used, tied
Buí, the first of the pri
and gagged his victims and made son clained that he did not.
or by
off with $2,400 in jewellery, As now the appeal would come up the prisoner had been convicted so soon, as he was doing to en- intention of expediting the examination and
of a typical armed robbery, he gage a solicitor to act for him Had received a typical sentence. He had been expecting, somaj clearance of passenger baggage and curbing
the Chief Justice added. That money from his people in Singa smuggling and other fraudulent practices.
being so, we cannot interfero," pore for which to do so, he said, for an adjournmen Wong: naked second appellant, Wong of the appeal. Customs and other Govern- passengers. This must be made png, aged 21, aise and his appeal Wong further claimed he had ment agents have to exercise sparingly and only upon strong against his conviction of robbery
nothing two or more dismissed year
To do with
the case the utmost courtesy and fact suspleion that contraband in dealing with visitors as to smuggled articles, are being con- terday. Wong, who was given six body obe Had gut him into this
against him, alleging that some craled...
youru' and' 12 "stròlena minimise any injury upon the
by Mr. Justice Williams, senior trouble. He was not satisfied with "This kind of search is always Pulsne Judge, falso
the evidence that Had been given susceptibilities of any indivi-
naked the embarrassing
the to
Deron Court to reduce his sentence Hsin Court which was full of dis- An official shall not oak or searched and must therefore he pleaded tie the knew the pellant also maintained he had crepancies, he added. Second up- receive money, or article from any done courteously so runs the ubout the robbery for which he nothing to do with the robbery
to the passwder, even if voluntarily and letter of instructions issued
was convicted: will giveĎ..
Copimissioner of Customs, Manita.
Unloaded
Wong was told by the Chief In upholding the convictions -passenger brigure Justice in the Court had read and sentences the Chief Justica blas belonging to tourists for transl- :tho
atshall be placed under guard Jury which cherd, his
Judge's summing up to the ald
t-thems
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tor examining passengers baggaAR
und harbour - policemen, detalled
at: the doors of the basti
ndilock that I
After evidence had been given yesterday by Inspector Tyler. hearing was adjourned unil 10 this morning.
One gold bar weighing appro- ximately five taola was ordered to be confiscated by Mr. Blate- Kerr at Kowloon yesterday.
The gold was found on a 32- married woman, Pang
when she arrived by ! plane from Canton on August 23. The gold was found concealed in a falle compartment of Pang's sulicasę.
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