Local companies not informed of Shanghai evacuation plans
Replacements for Garrison
More replacements for the 'Colony's Garrison
arrived yesterday by the troopship Lancashire from the United Kingdom.
The Empire Orwell, which reached Hong Kong over the wook-end with replacements, Joft lant ovaning with patelatos and mon on fur. lough for Home.
Robber suspect on trial
accused
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|Local shipping companies have hitherto not re- ceived any instructions, relative to a' renowad attempt to evacuato foreign' nationals from Shanghai,
The Hong Kong Office of the China Navigation Company declared last evening that no in- formation about the despatch of a CNC vessel The to the Yangtse had reached them. American President Lines' local office is simi- larly "in the dark."
An-
According to news agency reports from San Francisco yesterday, Mr. George Killion, President of the APL, nonuced on Wednesday that his Shanghai office had receiv» ed permission from both the Communist and Nationalist authorities to
evacuate for-
elgners from Shanghai with river steamers,
Sequel to shooting affray
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1950.
Reminders
Today
| HK Stage Club, Dinner-Dance for
members and friends, Root
Garden, HK Hotel
Inquiry into Harbour collision; Coxswains are found guilty
Women's Section, European Coxswains of the Hong Kong Yaumati forry launch
YMCA,
Beginner's Dress-
making 10 a.
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Nine Dragons Bervices Club,
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Cheero Services Club, Amateur
Night, 7.30 p.m.
HK Tramways Co., Ltd., annua
#general
meeting Jardiner
noon.
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Man To and the motor boat Australia, which collided in mid-stream on March 16. result- ing in the death of two European passengers, were
both found guilty of handling their vassels without sufficient caution and without seaman-like care.
Leung Sai-lo of the Man To had his licence sus- pended for two months, while Cheng Ki of the Australia had his suspended for a month; according to the findings of the Marine De partment inquiry, released lost evening by the Government.
It was
the distance from the Australia was estimated to be 200 fost bun full spoed was maintained until the motor boat's port alde light was soon about right ahead at a distance estimated by Laung to be 120 fart.
board room, 11 am HK and Kowloon Wharf & Go- down Co., Ltd, annual sten- eral meeting, Jardine's board room, 12 China Entertainment. and Land Investment, Co., Ltd., annual general meeting, King's Thea- tre Bldg, 12 no
The departmental · Inquiry | Kowloon Bowling Green Club, an-
also recommended the installa- nual meeting 5.30
tion of more efficient sound Anzac Day Committee meeting for signalling apparatus on small
making commemoration ar-power-driven craft." rangements at HKDF Omeer: learned that as a result of the Mess, Volunteer Centre, 5.30 recommendation, motor boats p.m. Easter Parade fashion show, Laina
engaged in cross-harbour
have transportation Park, p.m.
to be equipped with klaxons in lieu of the existing trumpets.
The Court coinprising Mr. T.B. Low
Shortly after passing buoy A2, (President) und. Mr. D. was helped in to Court yesterday Services Dance, European YMCA, the circumstances leading to the vessel which he recognised to bo Edwards (Member) declared that Cheng Ki saw the white mast- head "light and red light of a by two policemen.
tragic event should not have arisen had ofther Society,
seen ferry, at a distance estimated vessel been handled with due and seaman- en his starboard beam. He im- to be 200-250 feet. approximately like care. "We consider that inmediately altered course to star sufficient caution was exercised board and sounded one blast on by the coxswains of both vessels
The Chinese have permitted
The shooting affray between some 2,000 foreign nationals, in-police and robbers last Sunday, cluding 400 Americans, to leave when a constable and a pedes An alleged robber who is the metropolis. The two sten-
trion were wounded, had a of having robbed
mers that will take them a sequel at Central yesterday 73-year-old
will proceed to Saddle Island, In Chinese woman and a goldsmith's shop on twe
three alleged robbers the month of the Yangtse, where when they will different occasions stood trial
rendezvous with the appeared in Court, two LST's that have been wait- before Mr. E. II. Williams,ing there since previous negotia- who was wounded In
One of the alleged robbers, the legs, Acting Chief Justice, And a
lions broke down. (The LST Jury of six men and one
were to ferry passengers up and woman at the Criminal Ses- down the river from und to the sions yesterday.
General Gordon.)
According to the prosecution, Lau Fat, alias Lau Kin, with). others, not in eustudy robbed the Fuk Cheung goldsmith's shop, 14, Lung Kong Road, at gunpoint or October 31 of about $11,000 worth of Jewellery.
On November 1, he alone ta alleged to have entered a house
The LST' will go directly to Yokohama or Nagasaki, where passengers will have to wait for APL liners-General Gor. don and President Cleveland to Hong Kong.
Heard nothing The APL said it had
heard
at the Pak Tin Village, Shum-nothing from the State Depart shulpo, and relieved 73-year-old [ment about this development. Chang Kly at the point of a
jewellery and gun of
about $6,000 which she carried in her
persan.
The General Gordon is now about three days out of Honolulu. It started from Japan after a previous attempt to arrange the Mr. A. Heenan, who prosecuted | evacuation fell through. nmisted by Detective Sub-Inspec= for P. Lowe, told the jury that the prosecution relled solely on statements made by the accused ofter his arrest. The accused was not identified by any of his
vletling..
After corroborative evidence as to the robberies was given, the trial adjourned until this morn- Ing,
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The three accused, Sin Tao, 31, Ting allas Kong, So, aged Tung-hol, aged 29, odd job pain- ter of 13 Li Tung Street, second floor, Wanchal and Sin Hei, aged 37, allas Lai Chit-lit, allis Slo Yuk-ting, of 13 L Tung Street HK second floor, Wanchai, ¡faced Mr. Reynolds on charges of armed robbery and possession of armsToS and ammunition without a licence. First nee used was also charged with shooting at Police. Con-Confirmation Service, St. Andrew stable Tung Tal-lung with intent
Church, 11 am. (GOC-in-C will read the Lessons. to resist arrest.
The accused' were alleged to have robbed Kung Chong-hang of 306 Des Voeux Road Central, drst flour, of $3.160.75. At the time of the robbery the accused were alleged to have been armed with a Mauser pistol and ordinary Pistol.
for two
In asking the court
Obituary
Mr. T. E. Dunn
The engines were then put full speed astern. No sound signals; were heard from the motor, boat. Altered course
17 these circumstances," the portable horn blown by mouth.
the
Court asserted.
ted to
Describing the position which collision. the Court said: "Both vessels were thus it a position analogous to that of a metorist entering a main highway at a blind corner or a pedestriata leaving the pivement to cross the road, ahead of a stationary bus.
Drastic action
While altering course he heard from the ferry and two blasts Inter · វ second two blasts. He continued to alter course to star- board considering it too late to attempt to pass ahead of the Man To. The Australia turned through was struck on the port side, upproximately 180 degrees and
The marks on the ferry and on the Australia indicate that the stem of the ferry launch struck "When the Versola sighted the awning of the Australia near each other, they were in such her stern, causing her to heel Dositions relative to each other over and swing against the port
the Man
with bow of t and proceeding such speed forec sufficient de fracture soine that collision
only be frames and open up 1 by immediate and dras- avoided the actiph
could
force
the
Planking
Department and the APL officials days remand in police custody, News was received yesterday here declared that they had no Detective-Inspector A. F. Co- of the death of an old China
The motor boot capeized
sank definite confirmation that 1600 chrane cald that the first two se- hand, Mr. T E. Dunn, 21 sighting the Australia and the the Man To was at that tim
"The interval between first immediately. The propeller 100 foreign nationals, including 400cused were arrested on Wednes- Strand Beach, California. The collision is estimated by the Men
time go- Americans, have been given per day while the third accused was late Mr. Dunn
ing full speed astern and ta mission to leave Shanghai.
first came to TOE Co
coxswain arrested yesterday morning,
at approximately wash may have augmented tho The first accused will have to China in the early 1890's and one minute. Our calculations in cupsizing: It was learned, however, "AP"
The Court considered that tho time indicate that the interval may have *back to further stated, that a plan has go
the Queen Mary spent most of his been under consideration for some the legs By revolver bullets.
been somewhat less than this," Australia when first sighted was Hospital as he was wounded in
Shanghai. He was also sta-
the findings said.
the tioned at various times in
crossing
Central Fairway time to use river steamers now in Shanghai to remove the foreigners. lets which hit him were fired, by where
The police allege that the bul Hankow, Tientsin and Feldinghap which occured at about 10.30 right of way under Ordinance 10 The Andings recalled the mis-obliquely and had no claim to
The evacuocs would be taken
ko was
well-nm on March 18 when the Aus-of, 1898, Table M. (8)- "and ~ww down the Yangise in the Com- | the other two-accused,
tralia was leaving the American find that the coxswains of both munist ships, would be transfer-
steamer Steel Navigator, moored | VC
vessels cancerned considered on At buoy A 2 with three European this occasion that the Australia passengers, Mr. David Fitzroy was the giving way ship and the Man To the standing on ship. Mrs. F. Osporno and the radio operator of the steamer.
red to two landing craft and then
to the General Gordon.
Fortune teller's forecast proves right
معاد
known
Popularly known as "Dooley," deceased was a typical Irishman,
Two sentenced being full of ready wit. He was Williams of Gilman and Company. We find that the immediate causo
in robbery of goldsmith
Mr. Justice Scholes, Acting Pulsne Judge, yesterday sen-
of this collision was the action taken by Leung...we can find
the
a very good sportsman, having been an amateur cycling cham~ plon in his youth. He later tumed She was travelling at full speed no justification for the action by to riding, and as an
amateur scored notable Buccesses on the
five to six knots.! The Man To was bound for the coxswain of the Man To on race tracks of Shanghai. Tientaln Mongkok storing to pass to the
this and Hankow. In the latter port,
ocension." Eastward of the Steel Navigator. "If he considered that the he held the record for the She had reached a position of]
two vessels were so close that largest number of wine in the
about 300 feet East of the sica-
collision.could not be averted A fortune teller's forecast that tenced two men to hard labour
classic events. He rode his last
by action of the Australia alone. mer's stern and was travelling at unless he gave a lot of money at the
the age race at in Criminal Sessions
of 63 on the
ahout nine knots when Leung
his duty was to take (such ac- away, bad luck would come to connection with an armed rob on his own pony, Caubeen.
Shanghal track, and placed third
saw, fine-on-his-port-bow-th-
tion_as_would, bist ald-to-avert him, proved right for Cheung bery at a goldsmith's shop.
white mast-head light
collielon and the Sze-king, aged 33, who was
He served with distinction in Wong Sang, who was found
green side light of the Australia
cannot-consider that sligh given 12 months hard labour guilty of possession of arms by a the South African campaign, as
coming clear of the busy. The alteration of course to port while by Air. J. Reynolds at Central jury of five men and two women, well as in the Boxer Rebellion, was about 100 Text from the seemed that required action. In put- continuing at full speed constitut- yesterday.
was acquitted on the robbery and was an ardent member 102
was feet the green
two charge. He was given four years the Volunteer Corps in Hankowght. Leung gave shorting his helm to starboard and Defendant was charged with and eight strakes.
and Shanghai.
blasts and altered his course endeavouring to pass astern of the larceny by bailee of 295 taels of
When
slightly to Wong Kong, who pleaded guilty
port. No appreciable Man To, the coxswain of the 1,gold valued at $79,650, the pro-to robbery with aggravation and out the Pacific War broke iteration of the bearing of the motor boat was acting in accord-
he was arrested by the perty of Keung Shui.
fight green and Interned in the
noticed and ance with regulations," the Court possession of arms, was given Japanese Detective Sub-Inspector James eight years and 10 strokes.
this Halphong Road camp. As a result Leung gave another two
short declared. Martin told the court that the sentence will be consecutive to of the sufferings he went through blasts, altering to port slightly gold
was sent by Keung Shui me he is now serving for breach during the war years, his health again. from Taiwan to defendant.
was greatly impaired and in Defendant
of a deportation. changed the gold into
Wong Kong admitted a previous American dollars at the Wing
retired to California. At the time of his death, de- Leung Bank. For some reason or conviction of possession of other defendant saw a fortune
The robbery was committed ceased was 83 years old. He is at the Tin Cheung Goldsmiths survived by three sons and two Leller and had his fortune told.
at 10 Lung Kong Road, by Want children. His eldest son, Edward, na daughters, and several _grand- He was told that unless he
gave away some money, bad luck Коло and a person unknown. would come to him. Neither the About $780 worth of jewellery is at present a resident in Hong
Kong. gold nor the fortune teller were was taken by the ralders, who found. The fortune teller, it was smashed the showcase. alleged by defendant, had gone to
Denying the charge against him, Canton.
Wong Song alleged he had been
Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Coun- compelled by the police under pel, prosecuted assisted by De. duress to make certain statements tective Sub-Inspector P. Lowa,
Defendant said in dock that the relationship between himself and complainant was so good that he would have no reason to defraud er betray him He said that he had nothing to worry about a he had, board and lodging provided for him. Defendant said that he handed the gold to the fortune teller who in turn threw it away.
The magistrate naked DSI Martin whether ht bellaved defendant's story. Mr. Martin' re- pled that he did not.
Causeway Bay Welfare Ass'n inaugurated
The Causeway Bay Kallong Wolfore Advancement Associa= tion was formally, 'Inaugurated La nimple ceremony at the Ying King Restaurant yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Tse Yu-chuen, the Chair- and Mr.Lau Tak-po and Mr, Yan Fing-kwan, the two Vice-Chairmen, welcomed the mtents who included representa- Lives from other welfare organi- sations in the Colony, pada
Mr. J. T. Wakeleld, the Social Welfare Officer, commended the promoters of the newly bor Association on their public spiritphones. It was a good, sign of awakening civic conscious
people of the
community.LAURA
Soul 11
- L-tha? Ambitant Welfare Officer & who sisted in the organisation of the
arms.
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