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Bill To Control Foreign | Representatives To Have First Reading Today
Reminders
Today
||A Bill aimed at controlling representatives of foreign organisations, capable of being employed to project the political aims or doctrines of for eign states or political systems will have its First Reading at tomorrow's Legislative Coun- cil meeting.
Bridge Drive. European YMCA.The Bill provides exemption for accredited repre-
(for members and Service- men), $
HK Rotary Club luncheon, Root Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Sino-British Club Gramophone
Recital," Queen's College hall, Kennedy Road. 8.30 p.m. Yangtse Finance Co., Ltd., annual
Keneral
Bldg. 14:30
sentatives of any foreign state which means any territory except Eire, the territority of any member of the Commonwealth, and any ter- ritory mandated or under trusteeship to or ad- ministered by ony such member.
meeting, Queen's. The regulations-mid HA Reel Club, Helena May I provide that no person shall function on behalf of a foreign power without the consent of the Governor. The. regulations
stitute. 5.30 pm.. Kowloon Union Church Women's
Guild meeting. 10 am
persons ex- empted by the Governor and members of the staff of an ac- credited representative in pos- session of valid and subsisting certificate of exemption.
HK Light Orchestra rehearsal, I shall not apply to accredited
HK & Shanghai bank. public representatives, hall, 6.45 pmL, Swimming Heats, Victoria Re-
creation Club. 6 p.m. HK Women's
Council, general meeting. YMCA, Duddell St.. 5.15 p.m. Opening of Nine Dragons Ser- vices Club, former Nathan Theatre. 7 p.m.
Coming Events
RJK
p.m.
or is
Hearing In $900,000 Claim Case
Further hearing of the $900,000 claim at the Supreme Court was adjourned yesterday until 10 a.m. today after Mr. James Man Lce. Chinese barrister, had given evi dence for the plaintiff.
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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1949,
Government-sponsored Baby Week started yesterday at the Harcourt Health Centre, Happy Valley, "where nurses under Mig G. K. Burne, Supervisor and "Training Officer, explained.... to mothers how to care for their babies The exhi Harcourt Health Centre will last for a week, after which it.. will be transferred to Salyingpun Health Centre and a week later over to the mainland, (“China Mall" Photo).
Order Nisi Issued Against "China Mail”
as to whether An
Whenever it shall appear to the Governor. that any person is reasonably suspected of having contravened or of intending to
Lee, who had already contravene the provisions, he may testified at previous hearings as by warrant under the hand of the
an expert on Chinese law, gave Colonial Secretary authorize the further evidence TOMORROW
search of any premises vessel or the provisional constitution, the Debating and Discussion Group place upon or in which such per permanent...constitution and the
meeting European
YMCA, sen resides or carries on business law governing the principles for
suspected
of having con-making laws were applicable to Weekly Flag
intent to Whist Merning travened or having
regulations passed in August 1947. (Women's Section) European contravene the provisions.
A. V. White, of 3 College Road, YMCA, 10 am,
Such warrant shall be sufficient who is the plaintiff, is repre- Legislative Council meeting. Cso, authority to any police office ofvented by
d'Almada, Mr. Leo 2.30 p.m..
or above the rank of Inspector to KC, and Mr. D. A. L. Wright, Mahlong Class, European YMCA, enter at any time any premises both instructed by Mr. M. A. da
8 p.m.
vessel or place named in the war-Silva. F. C. Roberts, of 96 Ro- rant, if necessary by force, and tobinson Road, is defended by Mr. search such premists vessel or H. G. Sheldon, and Mr. A. J. place and By person
found Clifford, on the instructions of thereon and to seize anything Sir Man-kam Lo. which he may find on such pre- mises vessel or place or on any riage to
which he piers sum in question is owing by de- efendant to him by virtue of al- leged transactions in foreign ex- change in Shanghai during 1947 and 1948...
THURSDAY
such person
This
order nisi was issued yesterday by the Full Court against the "Chino Mail, W.H. Nol- loth and J. I. MacKenzie, to show cause why writs of attachment should not be issued against them for contempt of court. was in relation to the September 30 issue of the newspaper, in which were published o leading article and two letters from readers, one headed "Local Justice" and the other "Heads | Win-Tails You Lose".
These were
alleged to be motives to these taking part in
Repeal Of Old Naturalisation Ordinance
An Ordinance to repeal the Naturalisation Ordinance of
1902 will be read for the first first time at tomorrow's Legis- lative Council meeting.
An official note
states that the enabled the Governor to grant a certificate of naturalisation as a British subject in Hong Kong to an alien who had continuously resided in Hong Kong or been in the service of the Crown for a
riod of five years preceding the application. At the time the Or ninance was conacied the only al- ternative was a grant of natura- lisation by Ordinance in each
case.
A certificate granted under the Ordinance only conferred the ights of a British subject while Hong Kong and in consequence
"While, who is related by mar- items tending to bring the ad- the administration of justice, and of this disability the Ordinance
defendant, claims the
The Barnstormers variety show. European YMCA. 3 p.m. Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon,
Peninsula Hotel. 13.30 p.m. Y's Men's Club. luncheon, Reef, to be evidesce that an
Garden. HK lintel. 12.45 pagainst this Ordinance has been
or is about to be committed
The issue of a warrant under the preceding subsection shall be Defendant denies such trans- sufficient authority for the police actions took place between him officer executing such warrant to self and plaintiff, or that if they seal any place of premises named jeid occur, then they were illegal in the warrant and to affix at the fand therefore not valid. entrance to such place or premises
Seque! To Traffic Accident
An accident in Causeway Bay Road on Sunday, in which a pedestrian was seriously in- jured after. it was alleged. being knocked into the bay, had a sequel at Central yes- terday when Sum Kam- sheung, driver of car No. 3452, was brought before Mr. Hin- shing Lo on a charge of driv- ing without due care and at- tention.
a" notice that such place of pree mises are sealed by virtue of the powers accorded by this section:
The Penalties
Any person thereafter enter-
Gold Ordered
To Be Returned
A total of 196 taels of gold
ing such premises or placz was ordered to be returned
without lawful authority or excuse shall be guilty of an
to a Peiping, man and а offence and on summary cen-Shanghai merchant viction ahall be liable to im-loon yesterday. prisonment for term not ex. ceeding
sand dollars.
ministration
has very seldom been invoked. of the criminal are genuinely exercising a right and not acting in law by the judges and magis- of criticism,
The British Nationality Act, trates of this Colony into dis-malice or attempting to impair 1948, became law on January 1.
the administration of justice, they 1949, and applies a unifor repute and disregard.
are immune. Justice is not a clois-schene for obtaining naturalisa- The Full Court was composed tered virtue: she must be allowed tion in Colonies, protectorates and Sir Leslie to suffer, even though outspoken, trust territories. Under sub- of the Chief Justice, Judge, Mr. Justice Williams, Gibson, and the senior Puisse comments of ordinary men.” section (6) of section 32 of the
British Naturalisation Act, 1948.
bes person who
been granted naturalisation under the Ordin- ance is deemed to have become
before immediately
The Hon. J.B. Griffin, KC, At- tomey General, in company with | Mr. A Hooton, Crown Counsel, forwarded the application.
Crown's Submission
The Attorney General told the Court it was his submission that
the
COM-
Mr. Grifin drew the Court's at the proviso in the passage quoted mencement of the Act a British tention to the items in question, was, to the letters and the leading in the United Kingdom and Co- subject and a person naturalised and said that the Court would article of the "China Mail" in lonies, observe that they contained critic-question, blatantly ignored.
with such uniform
Gramophone Recital
ism both in particular and in Turning to excerpts from the The Ordinance has outlived its general of justice in this Colony, letter of one correspondent, "Sim-utility and should be repealed to both as regards the superior and ple Simon" and of the leading conferm at Kow-inferior Courts.
article in the paper, Mr. Griffin scheme. The Attorney General stated stated that the passages contained Charged with importing gold that he wished to make it abun-a clear imputation against the of this Colony that in three years and to a without a permit. Sing Chuen- dantly clear in making the ap-Courts fine not exceeding three thou-, aged 26, and Chow Ting-plication, that it is not part of his reaching or in reaching decision
man, aged 32. were arrested at
case that there may be no critic-whether to convict or to acquit ism of decisions or actions of the for in reaching decisions to assess If the person reasonably sus-Kai Tak airport on Sunday after The injured man, who
had arrived the judges or magistrates of this sentence where there was con- a CNAC aircraft was pecter is a firm. corporation, as from Chungking.
Colony. It was his contention that viction, the Courts, one and all' picked up by a military lorry. soriation or other organization of dred a few hours after admission persors the expression "such per Fowler told the court that the which has been
Prosecuting, Revenue Inspector the right to criticise and comment were actuated by the most im
given and re- | proper mėtive. to Queen Mary Hospital.
aircraft was originally meant for cognised by the law, had in the On the application of Sub-In- son shall include the partners of
"Improper motive, as inferred spector Parkes, the defendantch firm and the directors and Canton. She had been slightly be application he referred to been from the correspondence, was that
today. who was out on $500 bail, was icers of such corperation and hind schedule and was diverted most seriously exceeded.
there was a motive, of racial blas remanded one week for further the officers of such association or here before leaving for Canton
accentuating the workings of ad- Mr. D. Keith Hardy, of Radio crganization. inquiries.
He further said that if the
{ministration of Justice in this Hong Kong, will present a pro- person contravening the amount of gold involved was not inspeeter Parkes said that on
Colony," he added.
gramme on records entitled “An Sunday mornina, defendant, who provisions shall be guilty of an as big as it was, the pair would
Introduction to Modern Music.” upon not be charged. ived at 38 Connaught Road, was offence and on conviction
indictment shall be liable to im- RI Fowler asked Mr. F, X. driving along Causeway Bay
Any
Road in an Easterly direction Prisonment for a term not ex-D'Almada to caution both defen-
his attention was divertedceeding five years and to a fine dants and impose small fines.
a crowd quarrelling in front put exceeding ten thousand dol-
of the Navy Football Ground, Hlars.
pulled his car to the curb and
Where a person, convicted of an
offence against this Ordinance is
stopped.
When he started his car again a body corporate, the chairman the defendant forgot to turn the land every director and every steering wheel to neutral) caus-officer of such body corporate at -
into the sea.
Unemployed Sentenced
· Freedom To Comment
Mr. Griffin went on to say that
SUMMONS IS WITHDRAWN
A gramophone recital under the auspices of the Sino-British Clus will be held at Queen's College Hall Kennedy Road, at 8.30 p.m.
tok).
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The
The law and the principles of law governing the matter of the gravity of such imputation The programme will include freedom to comment upon or hardly needed to be stressed. Scapind-A Comedy Overture criticise the administration of was his submission that the gravi- (William Walton), Burleske for justice in its various facets, has ty of such imputation was only Piano and Orchestra (Richard been frequently enumerated, he equalled by the high degree of Strauss), Suite "Hary Janos" continued.
falsity which attaches to such im- (Zoltan Dodały), Incidental Music Mr.. Grimn the mentioned a Futation.
to the Film The Overlanders” decision of the Judicial Commit- After the Aflomey General had (John Ireland), Folk Songs (Ben- tee of the Privy Council in Am- made a formal application for the Jamin Britten), "The Foggy- bard and the Attorney General order nisi to be issued in terms Foggy Dew (Suffolk), Charged with larceny from for Trinidad, which was reported of the motion, the Chief Justice Ploughboy," "Come You not trom ing the car to swerve to the left the time such offence was comf the person, Tam See-mui, un- in Appeal Cases of 1936.
granted the application and fixed Newcastle," and Concerto fot and knocking the pedestrian, who mitted shall be guilty of that
He quoted a passage of Lord the date of hearing of the respon Violin and Orchestra (Bela Bar- was still unidentified yesterday, offence, unless he proves that the employed. was sentenced to
act or omission constituting the two years' imprisonment with Atkin on the matter, which foldets at 10 am on Friday.
hard labour by Mr. Hin-shing los
But whether the authority and Lo at Central yesterday,
It was stated that defendant position of an individual judge, on Sunday
or the due ́ administration of spatched Gloucester Road while she was com 8512 from Fung So-nui of 192 justice, is concerned, no wrong is committed by any member of the changing some money at a money
public who exercises the ordinary changer's shop at Hennessy Road, right or criticising in good faith, Defendant was chased to Marsh private or public, the public at Central yesterday. An official explanatory note on Street, near Lockhart Road, where
act done in the seat of Justice. Hiu was summoned for failing the reasons and object of the new the was arrested.
The path of criticism is a public to comply with a notice served Bill states that it has long beci Asked what he did with the way: the wrong-headed are per- on her by the Urban Council re- Lau Chik-sun. 21-year-old the practice in international re-money, defendant told the Court mitted to er therein provided quiring her to abats a misance. electrical engineer, was com
lations for a State, desiring to es that he deposited it in an old that members of the public ab- Eft was represented by- Mr. mitted to stand trial by tablish representation within the car parked near the scene of the stain from imputing improper M.A. da Silva.
territory of another State to snatching and that later, when Hin-shing Lo at Central yes-vite consent; and to afford repre- he brought the police to the car, terday on two charges of utter-sentation by duly accredited re the money had gone. ing letters demanding money presentative.
Defendant was also with menaces.
The practice described is fol-mended for banishment after his
The car, which was carrying a joffence took place without Mus
passenger at the time. knowledge or consent. woman also plunged into the sea,
A prosecution for an offence All the persons were taken out under this section shall not be of the water by junk people. instituted except by or with the
consent of the Attorney General
New Tendency
COMMITTED TO TRIAL
afternoon
It was alleged that accused, flowed, and, the necessity for re- tem is served who was born in Kobe, did on presentation normally occurs, for August 17 and 18, respectively, diplomatic or consular purposes. send two letters to Tam Shiu-yer In recent years, however, de-
of 10 Clearance Terrace demand-velopment in the practice of re- ing $200 from him in the name presentation has occurr
of the "People's Welfare Society"
as a loan.
A trap was set by the police and accused-was arrested.
WIRE UTENSTILS
Cake, Coolers
Roast Hacks Sink Backs Tumbler Stands Dish Drainers Wire Whippers Fruit Baskets Plate Backs
Coat Hangers, Flower Carts
Such development has result-
ed from the extension of stated
recom-
SHOE-SHINE BOY REMANDED
A shoe-shine boy was charg
before Mr. P. X. D'Almada
at Kowloon yesterday with uttering a letter demanding money with menaces.
or political control into the commercial sphere so 23 produce a tendency to establlen representation abroad In 'for. Wong Hung, aged 17, was fur therance of trade as so con- ther charged with possessing a
trolled.
It has been the experience of
letter
He was
writt
demanding maney menaces alleged by have de this Colony that, in representationmanded $3,000 from the proprie
to the modern develop-tor of the Bop Fat Store, In according ment above described, obligation Shanghai Street, on September 27. to invite the, consent of the Gov-
.On the second charge he was
ernment to representation in such alleged to have possessed a let term has been ignored m
ler demanding $4,000 from the Consequently a need exists for
same proprietor with prvenaceb./ legislation to impose a measure of
Wong was remanded three days control. The need is increased by in police custody. the fact that representation in the c Colony for the purposes of com The Hong Kong Potary Club, THE EVERGREEN ect to foreign state or political Club, will hold an official dianer
mercial organisations wh
which are with the support of the Kowloon
control is capable of being e-in honour of Rotary International ployed to project sthe political President and Mrx, Perce Hodgson aims or doctrines of such foreign on Friday at the Hong Kong states or political systernS.,
300 Nathan Road, Kowloon
Phone 59042
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