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The President and mem- bers of the Committee of St George's Boclety regret to announce that, owing to the inclement weather, the Band Display and cocktail this for parly arranged .afternoon at the Hongkong Cricket Club have been cancelled,
UMBRELLAS CASE
Judgment For Plaintiffs
Judgment for the plain-
Malayo, usionema, Australia, Newtf, with damages assessed Zealand, Ceylon, B p.m., B.U.A.C. at $13.750, was awarded by
Indo-Chin, Fronce, French North & West Africa, & pin, Air France. By Surface Msoav. 8. 4.m.; 450 p.m., s/s Yu
Men/Tak Shing
China Peuples Republic. 030 am.. train vin Canton.
Formosa, A.m., S/S Wing Seng. Malaya, India, 10 am, SS Lok
Sang.
Radio Hongkong
1.K.T.
Summary: 002. 0.00, ProaOMNIE Children's Half Hour. Presented By Eilzabeth A. Studios: 6.30, Pur- tuguese i Hour (Studio): 7.00. Gilbert And Sullivan Favour:les;
7.13. United Nations Album: 1.30.
the Chief Justice, Sir Gerard Howe, at the Supreme Court this morning in an action (involving a claim for $16,000 arising out of the delivery of 2,000 dozen black cotton umbrellas.
as
WAS
Plainf
Kishinchand Hukumatra Gulrajani, tradingg Commercial the Poelfle
57, Agency,
Queen's Road Central, and defendants were the East Asta Umbrella Com- partner pany and C.H. Ma, thereof.
Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, la-
England And St. George Pro- structed by. Mr M.A, da Silva,
gramme For St. George's Day And appeared for the Shakespeare's
a
plaintiff and
represented
wis 30,
were Birthday (BUCTS); | defendants
News News And a.00, World Analysis Leon Relay; 8.35, V by Mr S. V. Gillins, instructed by Bluns Of The Future, Brave New Mr Peter II. Sin.
The plaintiff's case was that World" A
Talk By Stephen Patter 030, I Like Who I (DBCTS)
in writing contract Like"
Rosemary Presented Hy
up on December Worsley (Studio: 9.00, "From The drawn Editorials" corded Relay; 0.19 1948, for 2,000 dozen gentle
umbrellas Weather Report: 9.11. "Blight D The Bounty A, Serint in Paris men's black cotton
the special stipulation erved curved this total, defen- dozen delivered 1,080
By Rex lenits (BDCTS) Episode 2: with
"Mutiny 9.45, "Concerto"015 that they have ratian "The Englishman's Music" (BRCTS A Pasarama Of Specaily Recorded handles, Or Music From All Parts Of England dants (BBCTS); 11.00, Radio
News tre! but they had celluloid curved (London Relay); 11.15, Goodnight handles. Muste; 11.29. Wenther Report. Gond Save The King: 11.30. Clase Down.
his Lordship his judgment, his sald that he was satisfled on the evidence that there was
no
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(a) 892 (b) 7 & 3 2
But to ensure that at least two of one colour, and at least two of A second colour, are drawn. the number which it is necessary to drow differ. In cane (0) 1,12 must
be drawn; in case (D), il; in case (4), only 10. Heres the actua distribution is (9), and there are Boven green marblen.
Bo to make sure of drawing al Sanat one kroon marble it is metala necessary to draw eleven.
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written contract. He awarded damages at 25 shillings per dozen for 740 dozen celluloid handle unbrellas from which sum must be deducted the value of 300 dozen rattan handle umbrellas at $3.40 per dozen.
Costs were also awarded to the plaintiff,
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CHINA MAIL
Established 1845
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1951.
Seen in London last week was French film star Sophie Desmarets. She was there for the premiere of "Ma Pomme" in which she plays opposite Maurice Chevalier. In France Mile Desmarets is famous for her slightly naughty chuckle and her roguish smile-AP Picture.
The Rains Benefit Reservoirs
Water Now Flowing
In Quickly
While the Royal Ob- servatory recorded a little inches of rain over two
for the period 6 p.m. yes- terday to 11 o'clock this morning, more than four. inches fell in the Tytam and in consequence the island reservoirs have Leung Tak-kan, 29, master of materially benefitted dur the motor junk M/334 was remanded for two days by Mring the weekend.
Remanded On Exporting Charge
Area
Winter at Kowloon this morning morning 1. Fear of open spaces, 2. It on two charges
of exporting lies along the cast coasts of prohibited exports and conveying French Indo-China and China. dangerous
goods without
a
of
3. Oliver Goldsmith. 4. To read. licence. Leung was alleged to 5. Jack Dempsey, former have exported 12 tons pugilist and heavyweight kerosene north of Soko Island
yesterday in his vessel. champlon, 6. Edmund Holley.
SHEWAN, TOMES
AND
COMPANY
LIMITED
Established 1891
Chung Tin Building, Hung Kong. Tel. Add. "Keechong" P.O. Box 115B.
IMPORTERS, EXPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS' AGENTS AND COMMISSION AGENTS
GENERAL MANAGERS.
A Waterworks official this sald there hsd been substantial gains made in reservoir storage during the past week, notably on the is- land.
On March 21 the total storage of water in the Colony was 2,005 million gallons. This morning
it was 2.500 million. which, al- though showing an overall re- duction of 100 million gallons clearly demonstrated how valu-
had able been the
recent rains, But for
rainfull the
the Colony's storage position would be infinitely worse.
this
Statistics issued early afternoon by the Water Au-
show
thority sho
rates,
The Hong Kong Ropo Manufacturing Tytam 4.04 Co., Ltd.
The
•
GENERAL AGENTS China Underwriters Ltd.
IMPORTERS OF
EXPORTERS OF
Building Materials. Buildors' Hardware. Petroleum Products. Leather, Papor.
Woman's
Insp. Bodie Not Guilty
Del.-Sub-Inspector K.E. Bodle, of 190E Prince Ed ward Road, was found not guilty on two summonses
of driving in a dangerous manner and driving without due care and attention by Mr Wicks in a wrliten Judgment delivered д Kowloon this morning.
The summonses were B sequel to a fatal traffle aç- sident at Un Long mala the 20th mile- road near stone on the afternoon of December 17
year. when two Chinese women down and were knocked killed.
lust
He was represented by Mr F. G. Nigel, Mr T. E. Clunie, Superintendent of Traffic, prosecuted,
St George's Day
Wreath-Laying Ceremony
Sports Pause
DRINK
Coca-Cola
Three Men Accused Of Kidnapping
A 12-Year-Old Boy
Allegations of the forcible detention of a 12-year-old Shanghai schoolboy, who was kept in a cave on the Lion Rock hillside for two days and nights, and the demand for $40,000 from the boy's mother, were made by the Crown at the Criminal Sessions this morning when the trial of three Northeners opened before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Gould, and a jury of two women and five men,
FROM THE FILES
100 Years.
Ago
We hear that it is the intention
of Dr J. W, Bradshaw, R.N. late- of HMS "Royallet" to proceed to England, in a few days, in the merchant ship "Bangalore," hav ing been superceded by the Admirally at his own request, on
of his health account impaired by climate.
been:
most of our readers dhat the crew of HMS "Royalist" suffered most severely from a violent form of Labuan Levier, whilst
stationed оп the coast of Borneo in June 1849, and just previous to the much
talked of expedition of Sir the
will be in the recollection of
Brooke,
The accused, Wong Sau-po, alias Ting Sau-po, 39 years, Tsui Ngal-James
against man, alias Au Yeung-wah, 32, and Cheung Min, 42, pleaded not guilty to Sabaa and Sakerran Pirates, and in which the "Royalist" join- forcible detention of Ha Sui-chun, alias Stephen Ha, a student of Wah Yaned, in conjunction with the College, with intent to procure a ransom on January 30 this year; and ut- "Nemeses" and "Albatrass." tering a letter demanding $40,000, with menaces, from the boy's mother on or about January 31. Cheung Min was also accused of the robbery of a wrist watch, the property of the lad.
Before the jury were cm- panelled; fral nccused said that he instructed counsel to appear
for him.
meet again
The fever was stated to have
bom the worst form of billous romittent that has appeared on
that coast for some years, and we have heard the worthy Doctor's skill and attention alluded to, by his shipmates in highest terms.
We
woman told him that she might | and procured the commission be able to raise only about four of them offences and, therefore, or five thousand dehars.
would be an accessory before Dr Bradshaw also served with They agreed do
this the fact and was thus equally much credit on shore in Asked by the Judge for the at the Peninsula Hotel Cafe at guilty of any felony.
Colony, during the last summer, name of the counsel, accused re- 8 o'clock the same evening. When Stephen. Ha, first wit-in attendance on the Troops, in plied that he had told a friend Later that morning, she receiv- ness called by the Crown, en- their lamentable sickness. to instruct counsel and he (aced a second letter which stated tered the witness-box, he was hope that through le Dr Brad- cused) understood that the that the appointment had been asked by his Lordship if he shaw will meet with that success changed to 6 p.m. at the same fully understood the Laking of to which his eminent services solicitor's name was Lau.
At 5.55 p.m. plas2.
she took
an oath and the telling of the entitle him; but the station, by eight $500 notes, which had pre-truth. He replied in the affirma- his departure, will lose a valu- viously been marked by the tive and took his declaration.
able and efficient medical officer.. the cafe, His Lordship said he would Police, and went to
The hearing is proceeding. First accused came up the D the cause telephone enquiries to be
table and she agreed to pay the and in the macie
meantime ordered the trial to proceed.
$40,000 by instalments. She then handed the marked notes and he Outlining the case for
them in his jacket pocket. Mr J. Reynolds, Crown Police, who had been observing Crown, Counsel, assisted by De-Insp Tthis from concealed positions, Kavanagh for the prosecution,
His Lordship: That cannot be 90 otherwise counsel would have been here.
thea
tn
accused. He was searched and
the
him.
Chinese male between
PARTY
Reunion For
HK Defenders
Sound Precaution
arrange-
One hundred and twenty-five men of the 60th Regiment will. this morning, be embarked on
We con-- board the "Minden."
Colonists fellow gratulate our on this apparent
determination of the Government to prevent said that Stephen He tended came up and arrested the first Wah Yan College in Robinson the marked money was found on
the men from falling sick dur- London. Road and at the time of
Hnd ing the ensuing summer. alleged incident lived at 10,
Members of the 2nd (China) the naval authorities, last year, Crown Counsel said that n
to General Staveley's Battalion of the Royal Scots, acceded Walching Street, third floor, in handwriting expert would be which was captured on Christ- request that the "Minden" should Kowloon.
called and would say that the
how On January 30 last he had threatening letter and the second as Day, 1941, after its gallant be placed at his disposal,
action in defence of Hongkong, much been to school and returned letter received by Mrs Ha were, will meet again in Edinburgh at there not have been avoided.
of the mortailty might home between about 6.30 and
the handwriting of the the end of April for their first
Thanks
to the skilful treat- 7 p.m. As he was proceeding up accused. the stairs, he was stopped by a
reunion. SEARCH
ment and
prudent Survivors of the battallen are mente of that energelic officer, strange
Following the arrest, a Follce now scattered all over Britain, Dr McAndrew ne Successor the ground floor and first floor. party was organised and that but Captain J. A. Ford, MC, who of Inspectos General Fergus This man. hill the boy the night they went up Lion Rock is arranging the reunion, hopes son,) the 50ths are now begin. mouth and said. "I am arresting hill and there they eventually to locate enough of them in and ning to regain their old robus- you. You are a Communist and found the third accused with the are
The round Edinburgh to form a tious am taking you to the police small boy in his custody.
representative gathering. Notable cut station."
The boy was very frightened, and accused was then arrested absentees will be those former but two deaths
he was wearing the watch members of the battalion who unit Counsel, and believing the which. It was alleged, he had are now fighting with other uni ment, we are told, and, at the man to be a policeman, went stolen from the boyt with him. They proceeded to Regarding the second accused,
the Edinburgh meeting list. Both the Junction of Saigon Street Mr Reynolds raid that he lived and the idea of a reunion dinner
on the at 305 Canton Road, second later, have the and Nathan Road and
wholehearted way were joined by a second floor, but evidence would be approval of the Colonel of the In the Chinese male and from that called that on the night of Regiment and the Commanding February Junction took a taxi to near the February 1-he did not-sleep Officer of the battalion. Tung Fong Middle School where there. the party alighted.
I
LED UP HILE. They walked for some dis- tance and then boarded another
taxi at Waterloo Road and went to the pathway leading to Wong Tai Sin. They met yet another man who was the third accused
dock. in the The second man went away and the first man and third ac-
now
third
On the morning of February 2, second accused was pointed out at a bus stop near the Cheung Chau Ferry wharf and was ap- prehended.
cused led Stephen Ha up the poncluding his
that
супо
not in fact utter
C-
in Korea,
The 2nd Battalion suffered olher heavier casualties than any regiment talding part in the lies during the subsequent long Their casual- Hongkong action. imprisonment under the Japs
were even heavier
than those
sustained in action.Our Own Correspondent.
Salo Of Rubber Estate
Company,
appearance. During the current month there have been in the regl-
prosent date, there are only sixty-four of them on the sick.
Duke Criticised
following:
of
And the
"Home Nows"
We 7.
"The Bamarang, troight- ship, embarked Captain Byam, Ensigns Tom and Hackett, and 155 men, % women, and 12 children of this tegiment at Cowod for Hongkong, January 25,"
on
pro
Radicalism was not heretofore: our creed, but to "that com- plexion we have come at last In view of the shameful neglect. serve the publle funds, and in fis continuoi wanton outrage on the common feelings of humani- ty. Year after year the public press has dinned with expres Bions of regrol that young, un acclimatised men, were from England at such of the year, that the chances
By Galbraith of the home government to con-
SCOL
stood as ten to one against their weathering out the first six: months after arrival. The reply
Inot in word, has been,.
Now airl-John Bull has
R
At the
The troops so embarked will Police Station, all three accused made cautioned
arrive here, most probably, early statements and
In June, just as the hot season · statements in answer to the charges and these
is commencing; fortunately there la now a prospect of the detach- would be tendered in evidence.
ment being properly looked address, Mr
ufler, or, judging from said that the Crown
cedent, we might safely predict hill and when they reached the
case against the first and third top the third accused took the
was quite clear and Rubber
The Directors of The Pandang that, before, next Christmas, at accused watch which
was wear❤ the boy
that if the second
Limited, least the half of them would be received permission from the unit for duty, and another loss his wrist. At this point added ing on his
went away and used was not actually present shareholders to sell their Wel- entailed on the country for some the first man
at the forcible At nine o'clock this morn the boy was left in the charge he did
taking, and flington Estate for Mal,$650,000, fifty or sixty thousand pounds,
the less two percent brokerage, at an or 30. that the intake Ing, in pouring rain, the of third accused who took him letter, the Crown would sub-Extraordinary General Meeting from streams between March
to a small cave just under the mit that he at least counselled held this morning. Committee 21 and
and today was 836 million President and
hilltop and kept him there gallons as compared with an members of the Hongkong that n night and
until 10 p.m. on average at this time of the year Society of St George gather-February 1 when the Police of 100 million gallons.
the Led. The SIDE GLANCES The balance of 763 millioned at the Cenotaph to pay party rescued
accused was arrested. gallons extra due to the récent homage to their dead Mr Reynolds
adde rains represents about 26 days' brethren in the two World meanwhile, on the morning of supply at present consumption Wars.
January 31, the mother of the rainfall last night was:ing the Cross of St George was box and t
A shield-shaped wreath bear-boy found a letter in her letter
stated that her son 3.87; Aberdeen 3.60; Pokfulamsident of the Society.
Ins; Wongnelchong, wild by Mr V. C. Labrum Pre-had been taken away to Chinese territory. The letter abo de- 2.70; Beacon HILL 1.58; Shing
manded
for the supe $40,000 Two buglers from the King's posed Mun 98.
of Shropshiro
Light
helping in purpose Infantry
activities.
It sounded the Last Post and two anti-Communist
named February 1 at 8 minutes silence was observed, also Then, from
the
roof of them. at the Tel Kam San tea HKCC pavilion, two KSLY house as the time and place for
over the money, Banding
At- buglers sounded the Revelllle,
tached to the letter
was a afler which the ceremony con-
sketch map showing the loca- cluded-
tion of the tentiouse.
The letter instructed Mrs Ha Besides Mr Labrum, those The
to present included the Hon. P.S. carry the money in a 555 Cassidy (Senior Past President), elgarette tin so that she could Mr E.P. Streatfield (Vice-Pre-be more readily Identified and Chu Sau-ying, 49, a
woman, sident), Lt-Col E.J.R. Mitchell further threatened that if she
WI.
did not comply with the demand, charge of possession of dangerous Haig-Brown, Messrs G.E. Mar- Winos and Spirits. Provisions. Surgical | drugs without ก licence com- den, F.C. Clemo, F.A.M. Elliott, the death of her son. Equipment. Bankers & Office Equip City Police Station shortly after Stone, G. Wilson, C. Blaker,
mitted suicide in the Kowloon
A. W. Wood, W.N. Darkin,
Mrs Ha consulted a privato L.B.
detective who, said Mr. Rey- midnight.
noids,
very properly got in rovealed, by Det.-
touch with the. Pollice authori- Sub-Inspector Anderson before
ties and the whole matter was Mr Wicks at Kowloon this
reported to them: The Police morning. Inspector Anderson told the Bench that the deceased
Monacing Demand then gave instructions to Mrs hanged herself by tying a jersey
Alleged
TEAHOUSE MEETING around her necks and dastening it
On the morning of February 1, Col! John Fung, '30, · locally to a pole in the wall of her cell.
The deceased's 800,.
enlisted Cheung
personnal member at the appointed time, Mrs Ha with a Tung-nam, 26, a clerk, who was attached to RASC Lyemus Bar- went to the teahouse
charged
with a amilay racks, was charged before Mr letter in a 355 cigarette tin and nar Winter at Kowloon this morning about five minutes after her was remanded for three with demanding money with arrival a Chinese male entered, menaces. Represented by Mrby, approached her table and spoke ed that Cheung
Chino, he was remanded for to Aher, Thias, person. -- she had in his porcosion 220 tada three days for further Inquiries, alleged, was dry first accused
heroin, 270
criado
Defendant was allegedi tö, have who assured her that her son morphine and 200 taols of 50 mandod: 814 from Yung Wing was maze but that he could not per cent moraline-quinino mix at 107 Buk Lok Vilage on help asking to borrow 340,000. fine at 100 Falpo Rond, second Saturday
APA decussion crued... The Door, “on (Aprii”” 10
Coal.___Metals__and_ Special Stools Prison Cell.
Machinery. Pharmaceuticals, Aromatic Compounds. Electrical Appliances and Cobles. Toxtiles and Yarn, Mill Supplies. Auto Accessorios. Motor
Suicide
Cycles. Industrial and Fine Chemicals. I who had been arrested on a (Past President), the Revshe would be responsible, for
mont.
Firecrackers.
China Produca." Hong Kong Manufacturos.
MANUFACTURERS Wire Notting.
OF
CONTRACTORS Specialists in Roofing & Flooring..
Printed and published" by Fazotnick PERCY BRANKLIN for ind our behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at-1-2
andham Street, City of Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong
This va
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days in Police custody.
alleged
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long purem and we can always.
get recruits, to the extent of. three companies, or so, a year
for-
China, very regiment sent to
Old, and generally respected, as se the Duke of Wellington as Com mender in Chief, his Grace is de- the werving of Impeachment for cardless manner in which he super-- Vises the military arrangements for this country. "Wa shall hope to hear of sorry 'reforming member of the house bringing the subject pretty closely home to the verse- ablo donileman, and if it is, the means of causing him to rear Zulu bators into a handa of some the, country at Younger oficer, largewe opkle; will be a consider.
abte golner.
Govt's Purchase
pur Gaverriment, we' hour, has chamod, for Commlosarmt.ofces, for #KATE Of £3,000, the Leasehold Premi adjacent to the Ordnance compound, budit and formerly cccupied by the extinct firm of W.. and T. Gonnell aral Company.
nična peleo na palit in about a thệnd- of the first cost we take it, and the vendors hayo sessois to regret, that ¦ | the- dem dia, not close, whh" the "offer: made by. GloversmenKULMAIPSNIUS to teške štur premises on Uhair handay ja e peloe whkdy would hire metindă.
by lâ corneliktors, The TrupežeŇ, „tore of "shoes capacious premtes,
ally! I wouldn't set a foot on those sonies loki Lite Police Bission life
touring all these heavy clothes!"
KO MIR: DAstwand' of... the OrdranOW caigound, will, Jowe Visood Formosazn the Cvikariet, ktact.
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