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GREEK SHIP CAPTAIN RELATES EXPERIENCES IN NATIONALIST HANDS
Reminders
Today
The Nationalist sea blockade of Shanghai is effeç-
tive because of the bre-teite entry into the Yangtse River to go upstream to the Com- munist metropolis, said Mt. D. Pattièrkorelos, master of the ss. Armätkiä, on his arrival here yesterday.
HK Rotary Club, Luncheon at The 4,683-ton Greek freighter returned with some
Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30
pm.
Bridge Drive, European YMCA.
PJTL.
Talk on "Traditions of British journalism by Mr. Ian Merri- son, London ""Times" corres- pondent, at British Council, Statue Square, 5.30 p.m. Portuguese Institate meeting talk
en "Prince Henry the Naviga- tor" by the Rev. Bro. Cassian, Club Lusitano. 6 pm HK Football Association meeting, Prince's Bldg., 6.83 p. HK Light Orchestra rehearsal, St. John's Cathedral, 6.45 Chinese YMCA annual funds sam- paign, at Cafe de Chine, 5.30
133.m.
Coming Events
TOMORROW.
Chinese YMCA. Annual Fund Campaign reception. Cafe de Chine, China Building, 530
a.m.
Ying Girls' School, annual speech day, 5.90 pm. Miss L X. Watkins to present prizes and certificates.
Toc
Home
3,000 tons of undelivered vital cargo, ori- ginally meant for the Communists, from the. Nationalist naval base, Muku Island, off Taiwan, where she was released on Friday. after being detained since October. 21 for attempting to run the blockade.
"A British destroyer which we met at the estuary of the river wärmed tis that it would be dangerous to go upstream I thought it meant minès or air raids and took the chance," the Greek skipper declared.
He added he was not in- formed of the presence of the Nationalist guardship.
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THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1949.
Flats Returned To Owners
The Government Quartering Autfitty annbuħield that 12 flata at the corner of Cameron and Carnarvon road, Kow- loon. were de requisitioned
and handed back to
ownĕri yesterday. The flats Were requisitioned for the Military öt July 22.
Nationalist Navy Men Face Court
They Preyed On The Yellow-Leg Chickens'
in oa
Operations At Kai Tak Curtailed
the Admitting to the police that their întênded victims were "yellow-leg chickens," meaning courfing couples, in King's Park, Kwok Sai-lo, Pak Ching-Wai, junk sollars; and Kwok Kam-sing, unemployed, were sentenced to two years' hard labour plus banishment by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday on a charge of conspiracy to commit a robbery, Inspector D. L. Davies pro Six members of the Chinese secuting told the Court that it Nationalist Navy, who made a ging's Park defendants, who 11.30 p.m. on November 5th call at Cheung Chau Island last Saturday, were brought before acted suspiciously, were seen Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kow-by three Chinese detectives. loon yesterday, on a tharge of The detectives closed importing gold into the Colony them affer observing their move without a permit.
ments for about 10 minutes. A send a message to the Greek
dagger-like knife was found da finistry at Athens informing him
Cheong the first defemilat's person and
Ne two bor Mon-lik of the incident and also to the Chow-to, Yeang
torchts
were found_on_the_
on the third
defendants. Shanghai agents," the master said Won Sheung Flu-lee, Ming-wing send and
"The officers were polite. They and Sea Tit-mag.
Mr. Davies At the station. aald
defendants admitted that stayed aboard till we were re leased by the Muku harbður
their intended victims were
yellow-leg
thickens” demed master, on November 12.
by defendants
courting couples who frequent the parks
Twenty passengers of the in the evening.
Trans-Ocean Bight to Guam and Asked By the Court why they South America arrived at the robbery, de-irport at 6.30 B.. and wailed Drastic Mhasütes Cheane Chan in a small beat to had to resort to
the buy provisions, and during a rou-fendants said they needed meney until late in the afternoon before
to Waehow. "Why her fight was cancelled. work for it?" asked Five fights of Central air to Chungking, two Transport two First defendant was also charg to Taipeh and, one to Kumming— ed with possession of a dagger were cancelled at 3 pm, yester without a licence for which of-day. fence he was also sentenced to two years, seancër të run cop currently
he
The anilors were:
Inspector A. Billingham, of Chewy Chay Island who brought his charges here, told the Court that defendants were Sailors sta- aboard
Chinese warship + was tioned in Chizes "weters near Hong Kong. The sailors came to
"They spoke fluent English, The lieutenant commander, head jinc the group, said Had I known about it be-educated in New York. fore making the attempt. would have detoured and walt-
In
ed for an opportunity to sneak i
Mr. Patriarhorales izid.
chemicals,
"Before
leaving Muku
didn't
under cover of darkness," Nationalists warned us that they line search altogether 18.53 taals to return
you would take" drastic measures laf, gold were found on the persons d'Almada. The Arpathia was stopped by should we be caught attempting the defendanta. the Notionalists off the Kuiton to run the blockade again," Mr.
Inspector Billingham added that Lightship a 8 pm on October Patriarhorolos declared,
the police were not pressing the 121, when she tried to deliver the Asked whether he will try to case. A Bie of 20 each was im
go up again, he stated: meeting 50, Macdonnell valuable cargo, which included
"This posed and the gold returned to de- Road, 8.30. p.m.
is my job. If the agents say, fendants. paper, cotton and
so. I have to try." European YMCA Debating and medicines. These will be dis-
Discussion
Group meetingstrarged beginning today as the
He added that during the last Subject: That Totalitarian vessel rides at anchor in Kowloon war, he was engaged in a similar
kind of
work Government is Necessary to Modern
8.45 y
remarked Mr. Patriarhoroits In relating his experience, 35. ; p.m.
Patriarharclos remarked that the that he did not see any foreig Communist armed forces seem-ships during his trip nor during ed to be operating actively in the we only saw two Nationalist
This detention, Chusan Islands group.
guardships in the Yangise Estuary Putu Fighting
Civilisation",
Mahjong Classes European
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THURSDAY Kowlooh Rotary Club Luncheon
Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. T's Men's Club of Hong Kong.
weekly
luncheon-meeting Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m.
British Council weekly film show: Subject: "Britain can Make Helena May Institute, 5.30 p.m. BK Women's International Club, Whist Drive for Services,! Gloucester Bldg., 7.30 p.m..
to 10 p.m.
Nine Dragons Service Club, dance
8 ..
Mayor Dead In City Hall Collapse
"Heavy fighting was going on at Putu island, where we were taken from the Yangtse. It was apparent from the sound of gunfire. Two days after we left, it was reported over the radio that the Communists had occupied it," the Greek master mariner said.
and two British destroyers outside territorial waters off the river," be said.
Negotiations for the release of the Armathia were carried out through the local repre- sentatives of both the Nation- alist Government and the Greek
Government,
The Shanghai Greek Consulate When the Armathia was ant-cabled to his Hong Kong counter chored off Muku Island; a big part regarding the incident and fire damaged the aerodrome. Mr. advising him to negotiate for the Patriarhorelos believed the rerelease of the Armathia. Was due to sabotage.
Mother's Alleged Sale Of Child For $550
My mother was heavily in debt and the go- between, Li Yat, told me that I would be clothed and fed well if I allowed myself to be adopted," a thirteen-year-old boy tald Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yesterday.
afore than 100 airline passen. jammed Kai Tak airpor yesterday while only one sche duled plane landed and one took off because of high winds and-low visibility.
Pan American skymaster teen Manite, which was to land at Kai Tar at ili ham yes- terday, circled the airport for two_bours..
When the planè did land, it burst its right tire after violent- ly hitting the runway.
Air France passengers, who were out early yesterday mor ning were given box lunches by the Company at
at 13 p
its
Pan American also cancelled Okinawa and
Bangkok, m
though a PAA Coo stellation for the Near East, Lon don and New-York did take off
after a short weather delay.
Cross winds at Kai Tak reached frequent gusts of 40 to 50 miles an kout, and the visibility was at times less than 200 feet.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
"I agreed to go and live with that she had asked the mother to Laut Chan as her adopted son," give a "lucky Packet" to 1 Yet, the boy continued, "but after as he had acted as the go-he- the first week, during which we
Both first and second defendant she treated me very well, she wanted me to wash and cook witness box to show that the to give evidence in the felected
The forthcoming wildings have Log the boy was according been announced of. Fred Joseph
The fire burned for about four
a cene so I went to the to Mr. C. Blaker, Hong Kone for her. One day she beat me adinese custom and that the Szotrbank, zašistant Baify super-
Social Welfare Office where honey hours. The flames illuminated Kwok, Special ·Commissioner
an buy the chiki..
Miss Patriela Mary Stirling the whole area. Explosions were (Foreign Affairs) for Kwangtung reported the matter to
Further hearing of the case was Galloway, bacteriologist, E- occasional," an officer disclosed. and Kwangi, who subsequently officer and asked to be return-
adjourned till November 2 slerslie, Rendrewshire, Scotland; -The naval base had about a took the matter up
with his ed to my mother."
First and third defendants were Hawald Robert Sauer, secretary, dozen destroyers and light Chungking superiors.
As the result of the boy's Te allowed bad of $200 each while of Chirch Guest House, and Miss Japanese-made cruisers.
The release instruction was port, Yuca Sau-ian, aged 36, farce officers and eight sailors carried out by the harbour mas-widow and mother of the boy second defendant was allowed Eleanor Jean Morris, missionary.
ban of $1,000.
2117A Chatham Road, Kowloon. boarded the Armethia when she ter of the Muku naval base. Jau Cha med a
boy: was stopped off the Kuiten "It was effected by word of 32. who had adopted Lightship.
mouth only. The harbour master acted as the go-betwem in the and Li Yat, aged 50, who had But before they could seal the refused to give any written state-saction; were charged before The Liberal newspaper "Ewireless apparatus, I managed to ment, Mr. Patriarhorbles added
Mr. Sin-shing. Lo. At Central Tiempo" reported today that
yesterday with the unlawful transfer of the custody of the boy from one person to another for the sum of HEC$750.
Bogota, November 12.
the newly-appointed Mayor of Yacopi and
11 others
were
killed in a collapse of the City Hall.
The report indicated that the dead included troops
sent there
since a state of siege was de-
clared on
Wednesday to beli
Gas Co. Meets Big
Demand For Service
bloodshed between the enhallied Despite great demand for services the Hong Kong
Liberel and Conservative parties
The newspaper, which is cen
sored like all other
Colombian
newspapers, did not give details.
It is rumoured, however, that the building was dynamited. If this is correct it would
be the
tiret report of violence since mar: tial lax
imposed on the country.
Was
The Mayor, Cesar Llanos, has just been appointed by the Co- servative Party.
Press.
Associated
UNMANIFESTED
(CARGO
The
and China Gas Company, Limited, has been able to meet practically all requests" för ap- pliances, an official of the company told the "Chitta Mail" in an interview yesterday.. company takes pride, he said, in being able to state that to dote it has been able to ac- commodate the military authorities in the Colony in all their requests for service.
Alleged Theft Of Iron From Army Barracks
Mr. H. W. Fraser, Assistant So- After long drawn-out hearings before Mr. James
cial Welfare Offeer presenting, said the 13-year-old boy on Oc ibber 25 reported that he had been assaulted mothered by his adopted Queen's Road,
Central, first door.
ing to
According to the
to the boy's state- ment, Mr. Fraser continued, be was presented by his natural mother to
to Lau some in October 1949 for a sum of money amounts Ten days over HK$500. the third defendant, had visited the boy's house during the ab- serice of his mother and had asked him if he would like to be adopted by a wealthy family;
Wicks at Kowloon, the prosecution closed its case yesterday against two British soldiers and three Chinese, including one juvenile, who were alleged to have been involved in the theft of $5,920 worth of corrugated iron sheets from the Shamshuipo Barracks on Aligust 29.
before the actual, transfer, Li Yat The defendants in the case are SOMS Joseph Day and Sergeant Reginald Orton, both of the Royal Engineers, Shamshuipo Barracks, and Tom Shing, yard foreman, who are charged with stealing the Iron sheets; Wong Lui-kiu and a 15-year-old boy are charged with re- celving
Met At Theatre
other
for his
is being supplied to consumers plantes has done a lot to remove adoption of fold the boy to go Wong Lui-klu and the boy,
called
Painting a picture of tre- Chinese families who in the past "El Tiempo" said that a strong mendous « enterprise meeting depended on firewood for fuel decimat of troops had been an
unprecedented situation, It is hard to break the tradi
A few days. Later, the third tored in Yacopi before the the official revealed that his tional native reliance on wood, defendant Zook him to the Tal-
but once agic accident.
The soldiers are. represented. Chinese family has ping Theatre to meet the second
Dr.-Wicks raaintaled that he company is coping with a con-
3. been persuaded to accept the defendant, Lau, Chan,
by Mr. V.L D'Alton, while has à cose to answer and adjourn- sumption at least 30 per cent
merits of
gas they become. de- On October 10, Li told the borr. Charles Loseby in repre-ed Bearing until tomorrow when above the pre-war level.
Vout consumers, he explained. tiaat Lau had to parenting Tam Shing. Mr. A. witnesses for the defence will be Cas, in all of its ramifications, TEE, modernisation of
HIS 35.50 to BAS
Lales,
IS C Camber is deffhding the who require it for lighting, cook the hazards which is the past boy's
and live
Inspecter Bummers is pronic Hee Ching, aged 20, was 108, or power. As apartments and were connected with as. So
Industries are increasing the res usage nowadays, the
limted the dangers of gas charged before Mr. Hin-shing Lo
undertaking, by Company is
official at Central yesterday with attenvious, planning and advance or maintained, that the element of ting by export unmanifested cargo ders, to meet, simultaneously the risk is non-existent. of 15 drums of sodium cyanide on piccerital
of-Hong exparsion -the sa Tiitjalengka on November
Kong.
It is inevitable that there should be waiting list, the official added, but this is gradually. retracting as supplies, flow in
pre-
the chemical gave bff "ere high every the United a not wor
Revenue Inspector Millington asked that a serious view be taken of the offence as the fumes which dangerous if proper precau- Zons were not taken
The ditchdant clained that had only been in the Colony a short time and did not know the
17
be
So far
laid
down
for
the company the pro-]
pipe of gas as far out (as Peak, but the official en- the date in the not too future even
Visioning of Visages egulations ned $100 and the
bds confiscated.
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ONE DONATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGED
Long Kong Anti-Tuberculacis Ascociation gratefully acknowIndret " the Zoover doestions
Prefjuly knowledged $1.2MAZ Medi-Choli Lee Go 138; Mr. Elui Fab- chat Mr. Toni Cheak Sang-121, Mr.
distant the whole area will
have pas at their disposal
No Rationing: There will not be rationing of gas so long as coal stocks remain high, and the officiat said the situation in China has had no, and will not have any bearing on the availability of Coat for the company, coal, went on, is the basic fuel for the production of gas, and alt
allocations, for the com-1
Controlled by the Gov
pany Spament
„Tk Heins. To Lacquer Factory 125, Mr.. Im Chae- $25, Mur. Yee For 125, Queen's Colleze 125, Musics Yên On 125,
Brtugees Mr. FE. Skinner, $25, $ta of AS Watse $25. Tone Cha Cotameria gravated the housing
from
ror China who, ag
*
ag-
Axion 125,- Mr. Blu Bucks, Mr.
did their
Nas Kwok-ho 325, Kia, G. Arthur
also situation promoting the part in
Not A Luxury
with
Läl
, after living happily in sin, employed by the
his adopted mother, for a
boy
dimed that site
Chán
Shamshuipo Cimp in charge
New Solicitor Admitted
At the Supreme Court yester
| Screed him, to work and often trades, giving evidence yestay, H. Petth Me Wan Laing was
the
and
second- that they
by
Kong. Gas is not a luxury, but that she had looked the childred Ng Ming-Rays employét for leitor General, made the appli
a necessity. The company docs and had presented money to the not intend to remain -behind when the picture of a forward- mother as a gift Sie admitted the moving Hong Kong is constantly before us. We will always de wwe can to promote Hong Kong's advancement, "the off- clil declared.
FISH PRICES
Located Junk
day said that on the afternoon de-of August 29 he was told by Tamantnitted to practice as a solicitor "We are taking steps to I-Tenasht denied
had Shing to load two or three stacked Courts of tong tice, crease gas supply consistent bought and sold the child fer of iron, stieets bito a truck and Sirel Gibsch, Dilet with the development of Hondain, Strönd defendant claried then told to tow the truck HeThe Hon. G. E. Strickland,
sid that he
he could not de it and
behalf of the new the depot, 30
truck. tow the
Belawyer, said that after two junks went
Mr. Strickland said that t the atray another junk came almiga applicants family had long at- side the what to load the from sociation with Hong Kong H sheets witch Tam had taken to ice for more than 10 years. The father was in Goyerament ser- Fresh Lab AvETACE price fealised at the transit sted, by trucks.
applicant himself was educated Kemely Tobra, ob Satinder wine
at King's Culege, militating Sub-Inspecie Tan Wii-ming in June 1940. In September of the the eater Police, said that on same year he was articled to Mr. he was aboard a police last at Crist Walkstand No. 1 Beach, he received a radio.
studies were
were interrupted by message instructing him to locate the Japanese occupation, -he
$3993. Junk No.
sheqerty resumed his course, 139 He found the funk off West and was articled for a short
Point near the traumas
“Izámuky terminus, period with Mr. D. H. Blake." He boarded the junk, which was He completed his studies in Being two Kat was fully loaded - Sir Leslie then with corrugated iron
Askee modern apartment owners are showing
preference for electrical appliances he 'sald
2
Tran el Fuk
Flest Hality Avec
Price
figurer available to him do not rely on Rive such anstadtration.
White Poufret (large): 230 Manso Sole. (ing) (2 *1.30
“Gas is a Kamiliar standby to hundreds of people here, it will be more so as time goes on," he
said.
Court Brevities
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Production of wolfram ore, tid
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Prosecution
Was this year was 500 pounds. * 800 recalled to the witness stand, Mr. pounds and 216 pounds, respec Comber submitted that through- tively, out the hearing the
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COBERT Pike For the embezzling. df$6,122, Hair: Sandius of the Hong King gas the property of the Natiqual The Ageinge avleen-yerlyday
Limited Lau Co2 M. and Me Iman Dit services, said the oldal But he Shirts Company...
terday sentenced 10 18 months
Mr. D.Pal. Lopes and the Mines Lopes was be sure from the industrial Fan, aged 25, cashier was White Pourret (laba) zn ath Mr. and Mr Ring Dele point of view that the; Karel and Co. $26, The HK andần.
hard labor and was also recomTM | Miño, Sola" (large)
Shanghaitase, Talio's Association 227; The contamplior, had rizen Ended for banishment by Mr. A. Lang
en Shine Behool 122
to The St. John's Latest Sonation “Calledral Centenary Appeal follows: «Dr and Mrs.-J.-B. - Mackia --#003
yond
pre-war-statistics.
Canally The oficial described the pro- D. Scholes at Central, Golden, Thread gressive advancement of Hong Defendant collected the money Horse Head (nl) Kong's dandard of living as con- and lost it in gambling. Delen- Conner Pic tributing towards the gradual dant had been working in the Red Sex Breaks, (large): 126
firm since 1945, switch-over-
-many-
Hair Tall ages
sheets, ke applicant, and wishef him, every sald. The boy then came forward success in his practice.
from several mitdesses, chiling ore and fia slab up to September Captain Oxa de Carter
Hective, sécieuple, ide cuis, and minde, burns
ast year the figures were has produced by randul Evlence pounds of Wottram ure tha
against his sent the bot, and asked, for his discharge. He pit that Highvi në morë suspicion on his client and the maker of anthe Junk.
perands of the øre. No tin was produced last year.
The dñòunts published in the "Sunday: Herald Kould be powids not tona.
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