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THE CHINA MAIL, THURS
“OCTOBER -6,
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að urina 2 the comặt.
Portugal's National Day was celebrated with a cocktail parts at the Club Lusi- tano yesterday evening. The above picture shows the Officer Administering the Gov- crament, Mr. J. F. Nicoll, responding to the toast to The King proposed by "Dr. „Eduardo Brazao, Consul for Portugal in Hong Kong,-"China Mail" Photo.
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NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Double Tenth Race Meeting
Portuguese By National
Alert Marine Officer
For decades a common practice of smugglers has been to immerse contraband in the sea, with floats to mark the spot, and leave confeder- ates to pick it up later under cover of dark-
ness.
Day
Portugal's National Day was
Bill To Control Foreign Representatives Passes Its First Reading
The Bill to impose control on representatives of
foreign states in the Colony, other than ac credited representatives, 'pasted its first read- ing in Legislative Council yesterday. The necessity for the proposed legislation was ex- plained by the Attorney General, Mr. J. B. Griffin.
Mr. Griffin informed Coun❤ cil that where representation for "diplomatic or consulär purposes in the Colony wES. desired, it was the practice for the foreign state to notify Gove¦ ernment of its intention and to Theivane Government to this course.
consent of Government to ruch représentation has been of tandt to be ignored.
KALTAK TOPICS
Kal Tak resumed its maj daily routine yesterday after two Political Aims
days of enforced slackness "Because of this factor, and be to the typhoon. Soma Airlin: cause -representation in the new companies had extra operations soon is sometimes employed to make up for the groundings
zagable of being employed to and diversions. protect the pchtical aims or doe lan trines of foreign states or poll- dical systenk, need is When ruch preliminaries baslation in the Colony to 2-week, operate with Skymasters sced for "Air France will, as from next been complete pace within able control to be applied where only. As present DC and Coun "would: serri" 20, or appoint |
the Colony representatives duly fore Council, today is intended to Indo-China and
necessity.
Bill be-service the routes to from
y is shown.
onwards to
accredited. Ko difeulty or enise understanding would or should ride the necessary legislation: Europe.
of the operative clause of occur in regard to this class of Bill before Council is clause representations
It will be seen that it provides The C478 will be placed on "However,"
said Mr. Griffa, that no person shall function on domestic flights in Indo-China. "since the war, development has bebat of any foreign power will also be used on surt
there occurred which has confused or without the consent of the Gov-flights from airports
neighbouring Chinese towns. development
and are deaned in
evening, which was attended by can confuse the posilon. Such tomms function"
to
celebrated with a Cocktail Party at the Club Lusitano yesterday
more than 500 people.
has resulted from Heading the list of distinguish the extension of state or political
iscal foreign power" ice clause ed guests present was the Offeer control into the
2 of the Bill It will be
Mr. Wibur B. Brucker, Presi- commercial Administering the Government, sph
sphere so as to produce a ten-noticed that "foreign power is dent of Trans-Asiatic Airways,
defined Mr. J. F. Nicoll, who proposed dency beruten states to establish
to mean
1201 only the passed through Hong Kong on his the toast to the President of representation abroad in further Government whether legal or de way back to Manila.
The airline executive facts of any foreign state but !ance
of trade as so controlled.”
the in garation which in! away in Delhi attending a con-
opinion of the Governor is, icrence or the air treaty. In regard to this class of repolitically associated with, presentation, the" difficulty and exal
Another transit passenger was the experience of this Colony!
wife" correspondent, Sam Welles, noted "Time" and that obligation to invite the
Win Was on his way to Tokyo from Bang-
Portugal.
Constant vigilance, however, has enabled the Colony's authorities to stem this nefarious activity successfully. The latest haul was
The toast to King George VT proposed by Dr. Eduardo was made by Morine Department patrols on Mon-Brazac, the Portuguese Consul in
wilo vong trong day evening in the face of a typhoon threat.
with Mrs. Brazo, were the hosts of the Evening.
Personalia
Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on
Tuesday included in and Mrs. H.G. McConaghey. Messrs. H. Richardson, J. Mur
But for the meticulous sur- veillance of Assistant Marine Oficer Carlos Rocha during a routine patrol of the Central Fairway that evening, the smugglers would have got away with 140 gallons of duti able Chinese liquor, contained in 40 karosene tins, which
also
objection, has emerged within by, or in political op-|
Annual Report Of HK, Kowloon Magistracies
ray. T.F. Dardin, WM, Sulke and were dropped into the harbour A continual decrease was noted in cases of simple
EJ. Dennett.
inside the boom mit about: 400 yards off the West Point: Praya
"If this lot had been landed, the Among the new arrivals at the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday were
owners would have evaded $700 Mrs. C.Y. Hou, Mr. and Mrs. C.-in duty fees." Mr. Hin-shine Le! Sie, Messrs. J. Sutton, R.G.marked when he dealt with nị Fallon, O.F. Krause, J.B. Schen, 22-year-old sampan mistress a: On Brucker, F.S. Lesensky, RH. Central Magistracy on Tuesday on Saunders, A Campbell,
charge of possessing dutiable P.T.
goods. Jackson and R.W.R. Broom.
Claim Case Reaches Final Phase
2
"You are liable to a maximum ine of $1,000, on the other band since this case has been brought|
larceny, larceny from person, robbery, bur glary, false pretences, demanding money with menaces and receiving stolen goods during 1948-49, according to the annual report of the Hong Kong and Kowloon, Magistracies, the other hand, cases of forgery and larceny by servant increased. The report comments that evidently the tide of serious crime has been checked by the highly commendable work of the police.
Justices of
1938.
WILS
to any such government. "Clause 3, to which I have re- ferred, does not however merely SLOP
short at the requirement kok that the consent of the Governor Mr. Welles has completed a be obtained before a person can six-month tour of the Far East fmelion' on behalf
States.
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peal of a foreign Lower. The clause goes further turning to the United
particular, it makes clear that the position as regards the ac- credited
representative of any foreign state will not in any way be altered if this Bill becomes law, because the clause is made not to apply to the accredited representative of any foreign state.
Certificate Of Exemption
"The term "accredited repre-i sentative" is defined in clauze
2 of the Bff as a person who
U.S. Women Correspondents Visit Colony
Two American women newa-
by notice in the Gazette has paper, correspondents, now in been recognised by the Gover Hong Kong,
travelling
are
nor as the representative of a 25,000 miles to "better. under- foreign state.
stand the world news "they "In addition, the clanse gives write about.
to the Governor a power to ex-
empt
than
=
She added: "The very fact that
The correspondents are Mrs. and giver to members of Doris Fleeson of the Bell News "Pinheadrest was finca $700 A total number of 23,536 sum-formatory at Stanley. 31 girls sentative an opportunity to re- Craig of the Cannett newspapers the staff of an accredited repre- paper Syndicate, and M. May er five months hard labour of menses were issued by the two slender to the Salvation Army ceive a certificate of exemption in the State of Maine. non-payment. The fine was paid. Magistracics as compared with Bome at Kwai Chung, and 33 boys from
general prohibition Ecth gen have covered the (Lefendant spent a night is go 19:182 in the previous year, and to her approved institutions laid down by clauses 3. after buig unable to put up $1,000 6,141 summonses were heart by Corporal punishment was AWзIQTM The remaining provisions of United States Congress for more
the kihe UroNcial
the ed to 5,417 boy oftender
Bill
10 be snen to bet
riars, and were foreign The spot where the contraband Peace in Hong Kong
There were 209 Evicim Orders ancillary; notably they include, correry cadents during World War was "hidden" lies on the sealanes
Summonses under the Separa-issued in Hong Kong and Kow- by clause €, power to authorise II The $900.000 claim at the ef river shipping between the tion and Maintenance Orders O-loon under the Dangerous DILE Scure a siizure, such nowe there was no need for anyone to Mrs. Criig said yesterday that Supreme Court reached
its Colony and the South Chine ports dinance: 1935, totalled 13 both in Ordinance, 1935, or under the however only to be exercisable, concluding phase yesterday! It is located near the Southern Hong Kong and Kowloon. Orders Protection of Women and Girls under warrant of the Colonial raise their eyebrows when they before Mr. Justice Williams, Railway Buos, about 1,000
Secretary Deportation penalty on trial upon indictment corresponder
Clause Z imposes heard about women newspaper Orders were made against 201 for contravention of the "provi- senior Fuisne Judge, when Mr. from the Quarantine Area Where were made in 11 cases in Hong Ordinance,
Kong and 10 in Kowloon, and HG. Sheldon, KC, senior de- the vessels must anchor for in-five summonses were dismissed persons by the Magistrates under 10
spection on arrival "through the
sions of clause 3,
In 3, Le contraven "Washington. there are more fence counsel, opened his sum: Booms. (This spot lies in the path or summoned in Hong Kong was by the Deportation of Affent tion of the prohibition against than, z score who cover Congress
The number of adults charged the powers conferred upon them ming-up address.
Among other things. Mr. Sbel- of vessels entering through the £8,459 and juveniles 25,925. In (Amendment) Ordinance, 1943, functioning on behalf of any every ours indicates, that women
offenders which came into effect on Octo sent of the Governor. The cafe correspondents as men." the defence Sulphur Channel, between Green Kowloon don submitted that
foreign power without the can-can, PA Co, make as competent the adult had already proved that the island and the Praya.)
totalled 50,773 and juvenila 6,302.ber 27, 1948.
guard is added that the consent Mrs. Fleecon said that the main It was about 4 pin on Monday August 1947 exchange regulations
collections for the year of Attorney General is neces- purpose of a The total number of defendants were passed into Chinese law. that AMO Rocha was patrolling to Hong Kong and Kowloon for under review showed an increase
round-the-world Me. Sheldon said it was up to the Central Fairway in heavy the year under review showed an both in Hong Kong and Kowloon the institution of prosecu-trip as to get the proper back- the Court now to decided whe swells and strong North Westerly increase of 33 per cent in adults The figures were $1,392,548 and
The motion was
ground and information of “vitál”. No. Typhoon and six
seconded by ther the regulation was or was winds with the
$1,303,643 being increases of 22 the Acting Colonial Secretary understand Congressional debates
news to
centres so she will better cent in juveniles not valid law.
Signal up.
The number of convictions for per cent and 28 per cent respec- Mr. C.-B. Burgess, and carried and inquiries on foreign areas. Through his binoculars, he noticed.
uplum offences has continued fively.
unanimously.. about 1,000 yards away several upward trend. The figures were: persons aboard a passenger sam- 3,790 and 4,742 for Hong Kong
FAILURE TO PAY hauling up a rope near the and Kowloon respectively, as Southern Fairway Buoy.
against 3.719 and 3,344 in the pre-
INCOME TAX Smugglers Escape vicle year.
After counsel had dealt with the question of the validity of the matter, hearing was ad Journed unli 14:16 am. temor-pan
row.
Saturday 8th & Monday 10th October, 1949. | College Road.
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On the First Day, Saturday, 8th October, the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run'at 2.00 p.m. on tha Second Day, Monday, 10th October, the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 am, and the First Race will be run at 12 noon.
Tiffin, Interval
al will be after the Fourth Race (1.80 p.m.).
Throu
The
numbers (22 Races $44.00) may be obtained at the office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap" to be run on 8th October, 1949. Tickets in the special Gath Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap" may be purchased also at the Club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
́ ́ MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE Members, and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
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NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 each day, including” tax are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal' Introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all chits, etc.
Badges admitting, to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE
COURBE
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 10 am; the First Day and cat ́9.30 am on the Second Day, The Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 a.m. The Firm, Day and at 10 am, on the Second Day. Both Offices at at Floor, Telephone House
¿A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27918). SEBNO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE-
418ES DURING THE MEETING
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3 each day Including tax for all persons including ladies, and payable at the Gate, but
=VBOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC, WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS" OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DÚBING. THE "RACE"MEETING" AMA MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN
THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
ABERVANTS PASSES.
are Servants" pzzes will be issued to "private" box holders only, who are sequences to distribute their with liscrimination and to en- dorse their names on the passes." "Holders of sifth pastestarë not peri mitted in the members Enclosure except for passing through_sh_ "their duties and must remain in their employers' stánda
BY ORDER
D. L. PROPHET,
Actg. Bechetary
Mr. A. Y. White, plaintif, of 3
is represented byj Mr. Leo d'Almada, KC, and Mr. D. A. L. Wright, both instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silva.
For the defence. Mr. Sheldon and Mr. A. J. Ciffford instructed
Then he saw kerosene ins being lifted aboard from the zea. The sails, meantime, were
hoisted.
2.
Returned Banishees
The
Rabies A
tion.
EG. Shaw, former Govern- ment employee, was summon-
Cruel Form before Mr. James Wicks: at
Of Death
-
She added: "For example, if -Hong Kong is the claus, being discussed in "Congress in the future, will have a picture in'
y mind of Hong Kong, and will know, from my expertece -nere, how to best present the
newd to my readers.” Cases a returning from de-i
Kowloon yesterday for failing
The correspondents, who left Ì portation and breach of expulsion} With
to pay income tax and to Washington on September 11, favourable winds, "the rders showed a further increase by Sir M. K. Lo are appearing sampan made good headway and The figures for the year under re
show cause why further pro have already visited Honoldu, Hables is one of the most ceedings should not be taken bastone Island, Tokyo, Guam, for Mr. F. C. Roberts, of 86 Ro-came alongside the Kennedy Town view were 409 and 195 as com cruel forms of death, states against him..............
Dvinawa and Hong Kong, binson Road. Both parties are re-sea wall with the Government pared with 427 and 499 respec- an official release. lated to one another by marriage launch about 50 yards behind tively for the previous year.
Mr. Shaw, who said that he had They friend to visit Manje,, Mr. White claims the nine lanks Two men, dressed in black Chin- In Hong Kong 33,686 pers
There have been persons who recently returned from the United North Africa: Greece, Rome Ger Fekistan, Saudi Ar
Arabia, persons by virtue or alleged exchange ese clothes, jumped shore and were charged with hawking have been known to starve their Kingdom, seid that the fax n
said to have been ran off."--
maar and
before they Britain transactions
victims to death and both the fost de Mould appeal, cessive and complete their tours women obstruction made between him and defendārit
offences and street
been AMO Rocho found the 32-year-while in Kowloon 19,330 persons creased the tortures of
branded feruel Obers in that he sppest in Shanghal in 1947 and 1948. old junk mistress, a 28-year-old appeared for
thirst and Mr. Wicks adjourned the case that they thought Hong Kong was two newspaperwomen said Defendant denies such exchange
these
offences, starvation by placing food and mill October 18. to allow defen- woman and two children aboard the corresponding figures for water within transactions in question took the sampan.
sight of but just dant to appeal
the most "vable" place they had place.
the previous
were 24.987 out". of reach of their victims and year
Mr. Ozorie of the Inland Re-visited since they left the United The story of the mistress was and 12,429,
The figures show that the two hired her craft to an
they have
ave been called heads in venue Department appeared. Ler Staley wil increase of 35 per cent cruelty, but rabies goes a step, the prosecuties. beard a ship lying in mid-stream and 55 per cent respectively and further does this disease place En route they saw bamboo feels represent 57 per cent and 36. per food and drink beyond the reach and hailed up the kerosene tins. Sent of the total number of per-
They offered her 50 cents for each tin carried ashore.
She declared the
HMS BELFAST HITS JUNK.
HMS Belfast was "Involved in, accident with à sailing uns strangers to-here were
total
Rocha
On inspection, AMO yesterday while manoeuvring, to found 30 four-gallon tins and 10 moor at a buoy in the Naval An- two-gallon tins packed in the hold chorage.
*Slight damage's
the sampan, Several bamboo é was sustained by
hal of the
splints which served a
Las floats were the native craft amidships.
scattered on deck, an
The kerosene tins were new;
one was injured.
No *
SODS
Not only
arged in Hong Kong and its victims by destroying the
CHICK
Kloon
power to 'swallow but it adds thei Traffic offences totalled 6.582 savage torture of cramps in the in Hong Kong and 10,225 in face and throat and even the Kowloon
compared with slightest effort to swallow as little 7,197 ard. 5,253 respectively in as one's own saliva results in
previous year, In additionsudden convulsive spasms. there were 1.384
of Other diseases render their vic- dangerous delving in Hong tims unconscious or dull their Kond and 37 is Kowloon senses but Rable's excites and Oas refugce, Est Chil-chwang extremity of exhaustion. According to the owners of the which evidently indicated that was charged before the Hous
Stimulates to kill finally with an sailing junk, which was on her they had been dropped into the Keng Magistrate's way to Castle Peak after deliver-
harbour recently. a load of bricks, the accident) :
jam; The the stern of HMS Belfast, which was mooring at a buoy betwee the Kowloon Star Ferry Wharf and the Hoax, Roog Naval Dock yard. The junk suffered dam- age to her beam and hull plank ings.
ing 2
de funk was bit aminship by
A raval tug boat arrived on the scene shortly after the collision and towed the junk for a short
distance.
RAILWAY ENGINE HITS LORRY
There is no cure," Once the first symptoms develop death cerisio The terror in the eyes of Victim once seen can never be forgotten,
a
Court under the Chinese Extradition : Or- dinance, 1889, for commission of the crime of larceny within the Jurisdiction" of "China. The ac
The disease cai be prevented. cused was acquitted after a years it has been entirely wiped out of
number
Art can, be i
in Hong
A Chinese lorry driver was in-1* - Juvenile Crime...... Jured yesterday afternoon when
Kowloon-Canton Railway butt-The subur of offences, commit As most people know, it resulíc ing engine crashed into his lorry near the Kowloon railway sell a drop, in larosty waste tuta from the bite or lick of 35 - The driver, Chui-tail, was vivit increase in begging, street, icted dog An infected dog may crossing a railway grading going hawking vagrancy, and unlawful the quite normal. Take
Chances with any of tobacco or liquor towards the China. Vegetarle possession of
cat bite for that matter, Company when
§ Tallway engine
Most of them were drives to Repost it at once to the police bit the lorry.
"the commission" of offences by whe
you are proper The Government Quartering! Chal-sa an employes of the Authority, los requisitioned the Hong Kong Telephone Company, result of poverty. "This "was"in" Telephone Building, Cameron was admitted to Kexloon Hossital
creetly due to the ins At least is persons have died this year through negless of this Road, Kowloon, for the Military, in a serfans condition
destitutes fillo, the Colony precaution Early treatment will During the gear 40 boy oftend- in all buƒ a few rare esser pre- ers were committed to the Revent the disease-
it was officially announced yester day.
He treated for Incerstions and internal injuries
facial
their paranta ar relatives" as "Ayde Par
They
Manila on Thursday morning
leave
by plane for
Two American women correspondents, now Hong Kong. (Left) Mrs. Doris Fleeson of the Bell News paper Syndicate. (Right) Mrs. May Craig, Washington correspondent: for the Gannett newspaper chain. correspondents are on a round-the-world tour, Mall"-Photo).
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