THE CHINA MAIL, BATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1949.
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Alleged Hold-Up Man Faces Committal Proceedings
Reminders
Today
Kowloon Gramophone Society
elnsole.l concert, Dioceral Doys School, 8.10 p.m.
Committal proceedings were started before Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yesterday in the case in which Chan Hon-chuen, alias Lo Kwok- hung, alias Chuen Tsai, aged 21, is charged with robbery and three counts of robbery with offensive weapons.
It was alleged that in June, Chan took a total of $168 and some valuables from four taxi drivers in different districts of the Colony. Lengu Lawn Bowls matches.
CCC. PRC. HKFC, IRC, T¤l- Outlining the facts. Mr. V. first complainant to hand over all ko, KCC, KBGC, Recreio. M. Morrison, Assistant Super-his money-4-which he did. Army maing nats, Victoria Intendent of Police, stated that
Berneks pool, p.m.
at about 10.30 p.m. on June Chace
Chult Concert, St. 11, Bret complainant, Chan Andrew's Church hall, (Forces Chun, a taxi driver, was driv- welcome) p.m.
ing public vehicle No. 4258 along Hennessy Road towards Central district.
Wah Yan Pasi Sturlenis- Ascocia-
tion, monthly tuncheon, talk by L. Gen. F. W. Festing, Cathalle Centre, 1 pm. Furces
Day.e มา Government
$1
When near Canal Road Went, 1 man boureted his ear, and order- * him to proceed. to Blue Pool St. Andrew's Club "At Home" to Road. On arriving near house
·Forces, 130 p.01.
No. 10, the passenger ordered
$3,00
Garden Party, Government flouse,
4.3 p.
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Jap Campaign For Early Peace Treaty
Tokyo. September 2.
U.S. Veterans' Insurance Dividend
The United States Veterans Administration has announced
The passenger told first com- interior of China, and wanted to plainant that he came from the borrow some very hard up
money as he was
Mr. Morrison went un to sty that first complainant was order- [ed,out of the car by the passen- ger who then took over the wheel and drove the tax away.
First compitonjunt Inanediately went to the police station and reported the matter. Later, the
Civil Air officiate met in the Jacobean Room of the Hong Kong Hotel for a cocktall party, In honour of Mr. A. J. R. Mosa, Director of Clull Aviation, who will be leaving the Colony soon. The picture above shown from left to right: Mr. & G. Twist, Mr. M. Oxford. Mr. E. T. McMullen, Mr. A. J. H. Moss, and Mr. A. D. Bennett-{"C$ na Mall” Photo)
A.J.R. Moss Feted
By Airline Officials
taxi Wan localed in Bullock Hong Kong will soon be deprived, at least tem
Lane. Wanchal, near the Cathay Theatre.
The
following day, second complainant, Wong Kwong, say driving pubile vehicle No. 4429 along Queen's Road East, when he was stopped by min near Garden Rood. The man hoarded
Luxi und ordered secomi complainant to proceed to (Ken- nedy Road, Near Albany Road, the passenger ordered him to stop.
According to second complain-
pararily, of the services of its popular and able Director of Civil Aviation, Mr. A. J. R. Moss, who will be leaving with Mrs. Moss on September 12 on a five month's furlough.
FOOD PRICES
that application blanks for the ant. Mr. Morrison said, the p- $2,800,000,000 Noticia Ser-senger produced un object which vice Life Insurange special | boked like revolver, and dividend to be paid to some pointed it at him. The passenger of the market price of cementis then Kearched second defendant
16,000,000 present and former policy-holdera
and robbed him of $58 eogh, + diary and a driver's licence. Wong was ordered out of the car, and the passenger took over the wheel and drove away.
Later, the police located taxi in Shantung Lane near Canal Road West.
The official daily market report foodstuff, follows:
Rice (Kuin Fung Sult).... Rice, first grade (Yao Taim) Beef, Toca!
Pork, local
the
Chicken, first grade
Duck, first grade Slab Sugar
Of
available arc for the Usc of American veterans.
Spectul green forms have been printed to be used by American veterans outside the United States. The fons may be ob-
The prosecuting officer went tained from the American Con- sulate General, Hong Kong Bank to say that about midnight on |June 15, third complainant, Ho Building. The green form will Kt, was driving
public vehicle assure the identideation and ex-No. 442u, along Hennessy Road pedited handling of foreign claims when a man boarded his taxi
or the dividendi,
and ordered him to proceed to Sul Fat Terrace. Near Stubbs Road, the passenger pointed
As the mentioned official forms were no available before Augual revolver at him and robbed him 29, 1949, ny dividend applica-of $76. The passenger then drove A Jupan-wide campaign for luns received before that date the taxi away. early conclusion of a Japan will be discarded by the Veterans no attempt ese peace treaty was launch- Adnynistration and ed last night.
following the will be made to process them.
Distribution of cheeks will be issur of General Douglas Mac-
storted sometine
January, Arfaur's anniversary
Fourth Casė surren- 1950 and payments should be sub- de statement.
Shortly after I am during stantially completed
On June The ex-Premier and Social fle-drst
For this
17, fourth complainant, Chan To, of 1050. mocratic leader Totsu veterens should be sure to use an
was driving public vehicle. No. Kalayamu, urged 200 cultural, address which will be good for 1382 along Hennessy Road. education. newspaper
his taxi and on- man boarded and busi- | six months or more. If there is
Blue gaged him to ness leaders at a dinner in the any doubt as, to the permanency
proceed to While on the way, House of Councillors
(Japanese of present address, the advisa-Pool Road. Upper House) to launch an op- bility of giving only an address the passenger pointed a revolver tt him and robbed in of $30 in the United States should be and wrist watch.
penl.
The audiones apprinted a com- considered. milles to draft "concrete ment-
sure" to launch a nationwide ap-
peal.
The Premier, Mr. Yoshida, an- nounced that he will broadcast in response to General MacArthur's alalement tomorrow night.
The
influential
English-lang
uage newspaper, "Nippon Thues,"
Sentenced For Fraud
Sentence the anniveraBry a leader statement said that General Inc hard labour
the reasoni,
of three months' was passed by
Granulated Sugar Peanu Flour, Imported *Eggs, Hen
Eggs Duck Eggs, Sult Fresh Garoupa
water fish
White Pomphret Macao Sole
HK$
725
0,40
3.40
5.00
50
2.00
.65
Mr. and Mrs. Mcss have bopked passage, by the sp. Changsha. They intend to spend their holiday in The- mania.
It will be Mr. Moss's first holiday Aince ne had three months liberation leave after re- case from Stanley after the end
of the war.
Mr. Moss has been in Hong Kong
since 1930, when he camp out to take chargo uf Kai Tak as superintendent of the airport. He has been actively asscelated with
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East River Towns Retaken
(Continued from Page 1) They have been heavily re inforced by Taiwan trained treeps.
The Communists are reported to be having serious supply diffi- culties, which have been aggra- vated by poor rice crops AL t result of the recent floods.
.A large number of Communist
troops In Hunan have defected.
Red Political Warfare The Nationalists appear to be more concerned immediately n the Conimmunist politicul warfare than military pressure.
The Communists' main political weapons are!
(1) Local Deace movements from Hong Kong (2) Rumours from Hong Kong; (3) Guerillas cutting railway bridges, high-
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defection
the growth of the Colony's air caminunilion dumps, etc; (5) Fifth
Colttmns to encourage tivities ever since, and the fact that its administration and opera-servation Corps.
in armies, police and Peace Pre-
Hoo nge running so smoothly de-
In Canton the Chinese are fol- expansion in allowing the war situation closely spite directions is due mes small with
slightly more confidence his administrative than a few weeks ago. atility and skill.
ensure
in
They now believe that the As a tribute to Mr. Moss's con- Communists will be unable to tribution to Hong Kong aviation. I reach Canton until at least Üç- he was leted yesterday evening |tober.
by nirlitre officials at a cocktail One guess is that they will dự In the Jacobean Room, their utmost to enter the city be- party
fore the "Double Tenth to pro- Hong Kong Hotel,
Wishes For Future
claim the liberation of China's insin cities at the same lete at the Government Is formed in
Kai- Chiang long etay in Chungking has Mr. Mos on behalf of the hosts, feculation here.
Mr. W. Dudman, manager of Peyir.g. the Far East Aviation Company,
extended a cordial welcome to
a
1.80
5.05
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175
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Snapper
1.87
The taxi was later located in Wanchai
Road ncar Morrison Funeral Home.
Golden Thread
1.47
Red Sea Bream
1.50
Horse Head
1.40
Croaker
White Herring
1.80
1.00
1.00
+Bean Curd
.10
10
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Chinese Melon
.20
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Potatoes Cabbage String
Oong Chol Bitter Squash Cucumber. Tea, low grade
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The taxi was later located in Wanchai Road near the Morrison Funeral Home.
Mr. Morrison further stated that at about 9:15 am, on June 37, a Chinese man took a wrist watch to Chan On Pawnshop where, he pawned. B for $60. During the conversation with the shop fokl, the man said that he was n radio mechanic of the the RASC.
Arthur "amply revealed infinite Mr. A. D. Scholes at Central The prosecuting offleer went on capacities one of the world's yesterday greatest statesmen with a heart aged 26, for obtaining $80
Wong on
Hung.
full of human understanding and from Fok Tip-chan by false
Christian brotherhood.”—Router.
KING'S GIFT
London, September 1. The King has given a silver microscope from Windsor Castle
to the Science Museum Lontion. The
WIS
pretences.
out
Ten,
high grade
Charcoal
and expressed
the carnest wish that Mr. Moss would come back to guide the destiny of Kai Tak thaugh, he sald, he was afraid he
not.
In that case, he said, he would
Generalissimo
It is not known whether he is having difficulties differences
exist
in solving, the reported to among West China's leaders," whether
"escape" the surprise from Peiping of General Fu Tso-
on behalf of all the aviation com-l is delaying his return.
panies in Hong Kong, wish him
General Fu's arrival in Suiyuan
bon voyage and the best of luck with 20 aides and bodyguards has been given very little publicity
Mr. Moss replied suitably and Unless otherwise stated, the referred humorously to the "rows" prices quoted above are per catty. he had had with the aviation
For $1.
companies over various regnia. For two bricks large or fourtians and routines, but "how else bricks small.
could there be progress withou! Include combination
He recalled that of SCA these quarrels."
Kal Tak had grown from the smallest to the Third largest in- ternational airport in the world.
Agures.
OLD SCOUTS' MEETING
to say that it so happened that a radio set of the pawnshop was of order; the shop foki, on hearing this requested the man to repair it. The man promised It was stated that on August the foki that he would come 27 complainant went to the Post back later in the day, Office Building, intending to pay After the inan had left the the present conservancy fees to the offices of pawnshop, a the
with
Chinese
WER
The Reverend Brother
General Strike
by the Chinese Government.
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he le alther carrying pro- posals from the Communists to the Generalisalmo or elan ha ha managed to get out of Paiping hin own resources alter
the hopelataneLL
opelessness of co. ution with the Communists. If the latter is the case he may Influence such Chinese leaders have been toying with the who idea of turning over 1lie Com- munists, or breaking away from the Central Government.
He would also cause inore of his former troops to defect from
Post members of the 17th Kowloon Group (attached to La In South Borneo the Communists. Many of ther Salle College) and members of will have a
Bandjermasin, South Borneo, are reported to have done co al-
ready. detective Reunion dinner at Tai Wah Ro
September 2.
It is under stood here that more Urban Council. Defendant went into the shop to make en sturant Shamshulpo, tonight to
The Indonesians' sorest trouble than 1 dietricts in Suyuan Pro- asked complainant to show him quiries, as a result of which the discuss the formation of an Old spot since the Dutch and Bevince ure still held by 100.00 the bill and the money, which he detective found that the watch Scout Branch within the Group, publicans ordered their armles to troops under General Tong Chi- did. Then defendant and com-which was pawned by the inan microscope, which
iar cease hostilities is no longer Java Wu, Governor of the Province, Cassiari, found in the Castle library, While complainant walted
plainant went
third floor, was the one reported as being
detective waited In Assistant Hoadmaster of La Baile or Sumatra, but the rich rubber who is a close supporter of Gen- out-stolen. The belleved to have been made for
went into the the shop,
the Group Scout and rice country of South Borneo, eral Fu Tso-yi. college, and but the man George IV when he was Prince side, defendant
did not master will preside at the in A long chain of incidents in A Chinese office
which $30
milliary spokesman of Wales in the late 18th Cen-plainant had handed over to him.
com return that day.
fonnal meeting at which office South Borneo culminated yester said that the Communist It On June 21, the man came to tury. Associated Press.
bearers will be elected.
day in a general strike by the Cheklang province had conscript- After a while, defendant came the shop and told the shop foki The Reverend Brother Cassian population. It brought the econued river craft and attempted to out and told complainant that he that he would repair the radio will give a short talk had paid the fees. Complainant set. In the meantime, the shop
on the mic life of the town of Blandjes.
Attack
the main land of the standstill.
Chusan group near longchow then asked defendant for the foki informed the police, and had purpose of forming this branch of masin to
Tho striko was proclaimed a receipt but the lattér Bald be the man arrested.
Boy few days ago by division of the It was Saturday no re- Mr. Morrison further said that
Republican, Navy (Afri), ceipt could be issued until Mon- defendant made a clean breast of the whole affair to the police,.
has troubled the Dutch in this admitting that he was responsible
area of Borneo for the last nine for the four robberies.
months
the Bandjermasin
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Оп August 29, complainant went to see defendant who pro duced a receipt which his own writing.
war in
to
old Scouts.
FIJI POST
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London, Seplanber 1. John Henry Vaughan. Fit, has
Mr. Later, defendant took the police Attorney General in
the root
Mr.
which
Units of the Nationalls: Navy and Air Force are anforcing the Chinu const blocksic from thir Island-Our Own Correspondent, United. Press and Reuter.
Ships at of 377 Hennessy been appointed Chief Justice docks are unloaded by prisoners On August 31, complainant Road, where a toy pistol was there, the Colonial Office în- from the town's gaol. All Govern
Prague, September 1. and his mother went to make found hidden underneath a water nounced tonight.
ment offices are closed. Even the All Czech passports now being further inquiries trớm the In tank.
Vaughan was appointed big trading companies and banks, Issued become invalid on Novem- spector at the Older of thd At on identification parade. Resident Magistrate in Zanzibar: 16ainly worked by the Chinese, ber 30, the Ministry of the In Urban Counell and found out it three complainants identifed de in 1929 and became Assistant were forced to close. Only hosterler decreed here today. This was a fable, Defendant was ar-fendant as the man who boarded Attorney General there in 1934. pituls, schools and the elorirtė į measure is to, enforce the system Tested "on" September, 1.
their taxis and robbed them. He was appointed · Solleitor Gen- | company arc operating.—Arso-of-issuing only short-term pass-
Further evidence was given, eral in Tanganyika two years clater Press. -- and the case was adjourned to later and became Attorney Gen- September 10.
cral in Fiji in 1945.—Reuter.
MacDonald's
Visit To Japan Judge Upholds Decision
Tokyo, September 2. Mr. Malcolm McDonald, British Commissioner General
In South East Asia, will arrive
at Tokyo's Haneda airport - al
Of Tenancy Tribunal
6 am. on Saturday, it was an- Mr. Justice Gould, Puisne Judge, yesterday upheld
nounced today by Pan Amerij
can: World: Airways,
Anomial of the airline (wald
General Douglas MacArthur waj expected!
1:to go to the airport to
gret Mr. MacDonald and hil
party...
the décision of d Trianty. Tribunal în svict- ing I. H. Watt, of 68 Pokfulam Road,:second s floor, at the Appeal Court.
Walt yesterday,
appealed that greater hardship would be The airline said. Mr. Macainst the Tribunal's decision caused to the landlord it the evic- Donald's: plane had already lart n the grounds that it was tion application was refused.. Hong Kong” and will:had a sgainst the weight of evidence
Okinawa en-route.
and
*wrong: in- law...
EL was expected thes while Mr Appellant was represented by:
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'He held that: the · ́promisji) Were * reasonably required" by the landlordo, warrant the MineDonald Is Hard to will tand Mr. Porty Chen instructed by Mravletion of appaltants
The Court yourday held that with both General MacArunur and A. B. K. Lau. UPS), Under Sensor And Respondent, La Fuk, of 68 Pok- there had been ample evidence ch Tra Voutes Who is now in am Road, second or we would have found as he dia, hd, floor, who is which the Tenancy Chalith
sportulates “châs the dispute, was repreREN
to: Sundry" the Tribunal's decision ¡A- Bernacchi
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ports-Reuter.
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