HONG KONG DAILY BRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 25, 193;
THE CHINA EMPORIUM SALE OF A CHILD ATTEMPT TO ROB LAWYER'S VIEW OF
SPECIAL RESTAURANT AND
DANCE HALL
CLEVER COLOUR SCHEMES AND
DECORATIONS
Within a few weeks, possibly by, the middle of next month, the official opening will take place of
of the finest buildings in | Queen's Road Central-the China Emporium.
one
The work on the building itself has been completed, the scaffolding on the cutside has been taken down and those who pass the spot at Queen's Road where the Emporium stands, cannot fail to be impressed with the beautiful appearance of this building, in which the blending of Eastern and Western style of architecture has been harmoniously achieved,
But while it would seem to the casual observer that the building stands finished, this is in fact by no means the case a the ambitious designs intended for the interior have necessitated quite a volume of work to be carried out by way of interior decoration and special furnishing.
A Daily Prest representative who was favoured with permission to go over the building found a hive of activity on every floor. Carpenters, painters, electricians, i masons and overseers were all busy pating the finishing touches to the various new features in the build
ing,
The Colour Scheme.
When the Emporium is opened to" the public next month, the feature of its jaterior which will stand out most will be the artistic colour scheme employed in that part of the building which will be used as the store. The designer has chosen 3 tasteful combination of light green and black, in which the darker colour appears in such a proportions as to render the whole, place bright and airy.
On the ground floor, workmen were busy with shelves that line the walls and with showcases for the The first and second floors presented an equally busy scenes, and here the show- cases are to be much higher and there were quite & number of counters. The next two floors, the third and fourth, also were in the hands of workmen and from the appearance of the fourth floor it would seem that the Emporium'a offices would eventually be housed there.
centre of the floor.
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European Restaurant.
The most interesting floor at pre- sent is the fifth, intended for a European style restaurant and dance ball. From its appearance it will make an attractive dance hall, -but it
is understood that the management do not intend to in- stitute a cabaret on this floor. In-
FLYING THE WHITE PIGEON
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OLD WOMAN'S PLAINTIVE STORY
stead tea and dinner dances, very much on the lines of those con- ducted now at the Hong Kong Hotel will be the order of the day. The walls of this room are of the same light green as the lower floors only here the artist has interspersed the green with generous patches of gold and pink making the room look even larger than it really is. The size of this room is about the Peninsula Hotel and the tables and same as the roof garden of the chairs are coloured in green and black to match the walls. The bandstand is one of the features of the interior decoration on this floor, being on one side of the ball and designed like a small Chinese temple, while the bar is so well coloured that it seems to be part of the wall on the far side of the room.
Mother Takes Part In
Transaction
SETTLEMENT OF $62 DEBT
At Central Magistracy yesterday s' Chinese woman named Bo Shi, another called Chan Kam, were charged with having taken part in
■ transaction to transfer the pos- session of a six months old male child for a valuable consideration on May 22,
mother of the child was further The first defendant (who is the
charged with Lan Ho and Chung Yung, two other women with bay ing taken part in a similar transne, tion on July 7.
According to the prosecution the mother, accompanied by the second June 91, stating that she wished to defendant went to the 8.0. on present the child to the second de- fandant. Both women were asked to inform their husbands and sp. pear the following day, but they failed to Chan Kam's husband came to the turn up. On July 20 S.C.A. and reported that Ho Shi had resold the child to the third defendant, who in turn had pre sented it to the fourth defendant, her daughter-in-law,
From the verandah of this ultra. modern floor one obtains a beauti-
The first and second defendants ful view of the Harbour but what
were acquainted with "sach ether. presented by the shabby roofs, be 109. s quite as interesting in the picture and Chan Kam had loaped. Ho Shi After they left the 8.0.A., loved by painters and etchers, of the first defendant is alleged to the houses in the immediate have presented the child to the vicinity, which form such a violent second. defendant in settlement of contrast to the spie and span ap.that loan: pearance of the floor. The lighting scheme in of the latest design and no one should miss giving this place a visit when it is open for business.
Uhinese Restaurant. The next Boor, the sixth, has been designed to have a Chinese restaurant and roughly there up pears to be fifty rooms on the floor each capable of seating ten to twelve persons. The rooms as well as the furniture here are mahogany in three shades brown standing above all its neighbours, This floor is airy and enjoys the breeze, from whatever direction it may be blowing,
Later the husband of the second accused heard that the first defen dant had re-sold the child to the third woman for $70. The second defendant. then asked for the re- turn of her money, but was refus ed. The second defendant is alleged to have given the fourth woman $30, apd asked her to pay the first defendant this money on July 21 on which day she would take the child.
The child's mother, said Sub- of Inspector Fraser,, appeared to be of the prime mover in the double-
would seem, specially for the enter
The roof has been designed, it taiament of visitors, and it looks very much as if the purpose of the den of it. Red and grey are the des.gners were to make a roof-gar predominant colours here and when in due course flower pots with paims or blooms of varied colours are in place, it will presents most ed for the purpose of a concert, attractive appearance, well adapt- an object which it is understood, has been kept in mind.
The building will he served by three huge lifts on the Eastern side and there are other smaller lifts at the buck. There can be no doubt that when the China Emporium is opened it will be one of the biggest and most modern stores of its kind in South China.
LOCAL ESTATES
S.H.
be a bonafide adoption as hand action. It did not appear to the child
handed over Was
to the second defendant in settlement of A loan.
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cepted $70 from the third defen- The mother admitted having ac dant, but denied the first charge: The second defendant also denied accused admitted having paid $70 the first charge, while the third to the first defendant
evidence on the first charge, as Mr. Schofield said he would take they all seemed to admit the
second.
Hearing was fixed for Thursday morning. The frat defendant was allowed bail in $100 and the other three in $50 each.:
MISTAKE IN AN AGREEMENT
FORMER PARTNER · CLAIMS › $2,000
80
A mistake in drawing up Letters of administration to the agreement resulted in a claim for
one-time
the
mer-
· DOCTOR
CLEVER RUSE BY.
ROBBERS
A clover rusa apparently with . view to rob or kidnap a Chinese doctor was made by several men, on Saturday afternoon.
On. the pre text of requiring him to see a urgent case, a man who called him- melt Wong Fook telephoned Dr.-Ma- Was Man, the victim, to go to Ne. 130 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, where the patient was supposed to be
THE GAZETTE”
Nobody Reads It”- Says Mr. D'Almada
TRADE MARKS CASE.
In the course of a trade marks Leo D'Almada, senior, expressed the hope that the prac English and Chinese newspapera tice of publishing trade marks" En would be revived,
Dr. Ms immediately responded to
The case was one. in which the the call and on walking up the Star Battery Factory was amen- stairs of the house concerned, heed for alleged infringement of the was suddenly htjacked from behind. “Flying Hand" trade mark of the
It is said that when Dr. Ma was Merry Battery Factory," walking up the stairs, he suddenly became aware that a man was suspicious and kept an eye on him following him. Dr. Ma became Bus as 1000 as he turned round, the man raised up an iron-bar" go hit him on the head. “ “ und Dr. Ma at once guarded his hold Showing great prosence of mind, as best he could with his right
band, at the same time shouting for help..
...
Several other men who apparent- y were connected with the outrage, on hearing the alarm immediately took to their heels. So far no ar- rest has been made.
Dr. Ma who returned from his studies in America three years ago, is a Director of the Sincere. Co., and is the 3rd son of Mr. Ma Wing Chan, the former Managing Diree tor of the same company.
It is interesting to note that en several occasions Dr. Ma han ceived bogus telephone calls during
.
Mr. D'Almade, who represented the defendant ad the practice of publishing "trade reads the Government Gazette, 14 Nobody
marks in an English and Chintee newspaper has been eliminated-it may be a question of expenses,” I that that practice will be revived." don't know, but I personally hope
that a trade mark appearing in the
Mr. D'Almada did not dispute
Gazette was a legal notice. complainant firm.
Mr. F. C. E. Rendall was for the
Chan Pun Shek, manager of the Merry Battery Factory, said in re- ply to defending solicitor that he went to the defendant firm on July
because be bad resson to believe that his firm's trade mark was in- fringed.
Mr D'Almada Do you
agree with me that the defendant firm have been exporting these celle with that mark to Penang I the current year.
knew of the exportation of the
house in. Caine Road, and on ar-
One in March from: certainFlying Band brand but I did not
know the destination. rival Dr. Ma found that the land,
You called upon them with a lord knew nothing of this summons. view to see if they would sell you
some samples Yes
originated from Peel Street, and One in May, supposed to have one from Wellington Street, also during May.
FORTUNE-TELLER FINED $150
CLEVER AS ANCIENT
SURGEON
cause he was afraid he might be Witness agreed a false name, be-
known to defendants,
He was selling them" an, samples, and that he had no power to sell them as they belonged to the Penang Arm-If he said that. I would not have proceeded against
Witness knew Wong Chuen Wah was the agent for a firm in Fenang, and Wong patronised witness's firm. The orders he received from Wong were all prior to registration of his trade mark.
-Witness agreed that he made s block with the words Flying tion to the firm in Penang. Hand for the purpose of exporta
During further questioning the Magistrate said:"You have come here for protection of the Court your labels. You presumably come against alleged infringement of here with clean, hands: then, ang wer the questions properly.
fined $150 by Mr.. Wynne-Jones at fortunes a Chinese was yesterday Charged with pretending to tell
Central Magistracy. Inspector A. prosecuted. He said that on 17th H. Elston, instructed by the S.C.A.,
in Bonham Strand East. There he inst, he went to defendant's house found him carrying on a business of fortune telling. He was pre- ceeded there by Lau Sui Chpng, a woman police agent and when he arrived he beard Lai telling her that that was all" He told defen- dant that he was a policeman and that he was arresting him for for tune-telling. Defendant admitted that he was a "Chim Kwa," that is fortune-teller. He then took defendant to Central Police Stathe defendants had a similar block tion, where he was charged,
In reply to Mr. Pater Sin (for the defence) Inspector Elston said that he did not think it would have
an
"Witness admitted an order for the sale of 6,000 Flying Band. lebels to Penang on May 28 Isat. He explained that the people in Penang atated that the wrapping paper was inferior and they want. ed certain English words, in Flying Hand, printed on the paper.. Witness said he did not know
for the same purpose of supplying goods to the agent from Penang firm was not agents for the Surty Re-examined witness said his
2.
Hearing was adjourned to August
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54,000 local estate of Thecie," or rectification of a clause and for been "sufficient if a auramons only Factory, U.S.A., and he did not died in 1909 have just been ghat Justice J. R., Wood yesterday. Thecla Kerr, or Henderson, who 82,000 due under the rectised agree had been issued. He said 'delen know whether the defendant firm ment. The case came before Mr. dant had not been detained, and ed to her son. Deceased was for... Rumjahu, of Shui was at full liberty after leaving the Witness bad his label regis. merly of Hong Kong afterwards removing to Kirn, Argyllshire Tai Terrate, the plaintiff was re- view of the affair as an advertise: friend. The Gazette was produced, tered in Penang in the Kedar Etation. The S.C.A. took a serious Government Gazette, through a where she died after appointing presented by Mr. H. C. Macunmazament was hung outside defendant's "I have but recently returned to her son Robert as sole exsector of When the case was called the de-place proclaiming to the world that the Colony from Saigon "and the her estate. The executor died in fendant, Francia Techong, money I have been swindled out testate at Liverpool in 1920 and chant, of: Studio d'Art 24A, Dession for 20 years and that he was he had, been practising his profes of has been saved by my son and Archibald Henderson, of Gourock, Voeux Road, was not present, nor myself after many years' work" Renfrew,
as clever as the ancient surgeon was he represented. engineer :to said an old Chinese woman to Mr. Hong Kong Tramways Ltd., thas It was stated that the parties who had cured an arm that had Wynne-Jones when she summoned now been granted, through his were in partnership from March been thrice fractured, and another woman for having obtain legal representative, letters of ad- 22 until November 8 last year when example was given of the misfor tune that happened to a certain ad the sum of 8168 from her by aministration de bonis non with they came to a verbal agreement woman who had gone to a place to trick Inspector Elston, attached will annexed.
to "dissolve the partnership. De
Through a collision; two, aero- gamble against his advice. to the S.CA., 'prosented.'
fendant was to take over the stock-Mr. Sin submitted that in view planes of the Canton Air Force fastrade of Studió d'Art and L'Art. Complainant told the court that
Modeme and carry on the business, of the fact that defendant had been were partially destroyed by fire last a short time after he returned Wong Chuen (or Chum), alias paying over 10 per cent of all that this was the first offence under red when one plant gathering in the Colony for forty years and Friday morning. The affair occur. to the Colony from Baigen abe met Wong Hing Ip, broker, late of 33 profite on the former for a period the new Ordinance referring to the speed in order to take off, hit Kwok Ho with whom she had been Hollywood Road, Victoria, died of two years. In addition deten- aquainted when she was first here. on October 21 last year, and left dant was to pay plaintiff a month matter. His Worship might see at another which had just landed They got into conversation and the local estate sworn under $174,000 sum of $1,000 during the same Magistrate however, replied that into flames, the occupants making to adminster only a caution The After flight. Both planes burst talk drifted to complainant's son, Probate of the will has been grant period, the first payment to be though this was the first offence Bhurried exit, Although, assis and the fact that he was thinking ed his concubine, Wong Yeung Mr. D. V. Steaveneon of Messrs. or the new offence, srd fined the planes were very badly danss
made on December 10, 1932.
under the new Ordinance, it was by tance was immediately forthcoming RETAIL NOW of getting married. Defendant Shi, and three sons Lai Chuen, Lui said that she knew of a suitable Kau, and Lai Yes. Deceased also Descous, was instructed to draw the defendant $150.
ed, and extensive repairs will be girl and offered to arrange the left 15 daughters.
up an agreement embodying the matter. The girl was brought to
verbal arrangements and when this
necessary before they can be fib for was done both parties attached
dying. Four officers were involved their signatures in the Belief that.
in the mishap but it is not reported the agreement was good. In fact
if any were injured. it mistated a portion of the verbal
witness house by defendant and
Fifteen Daughters.
part.
GUN PRACTICE
another woman and she thinking ant's friend Later she went to de- her quite an agreeable person, the fandant's house and went in search deal was clinched and the girl was of the girl with her. During the arrangement relating to the pay to be betrothed after the sum of search she fainted and Kwok Hement of the money and although from forte: on dates and times as
Gun practice will be carried out SEA SCOUTS CRUISING 8160, had been paid the next day took her home, where she was de it was not clear what the agree under at the Man Mo, Temple. The par- tained by complainant's son and went did mean, the solicitor ad ties, accordingly met there. And arrested
mitted it, was a mistake on his 1933, rounds, between 10 am to From Lyemun Fort on July 28, after they had worshipped in the
Many local school boys, and pro temple witness personally handed
Defendant denied that the clause
3pm. Direction Junk Baybably grown-ups as well, not per- over the money to defendant, who
referred to required rectification, 17, 1833, 4 rounds, between 10 am read, we imagine, with envy of how From Stonecutters Eort on Aug, mitted the same facilities, will then kuggested that as her daught
of 81,000 were due. and that two monthly instalments to 3 pm. Direction: Green Taland, twenty three members of The 1st er-in-law had no fit shoes for bride she and her companion-the
From Belchers. Fort on Sept.
Hongkong Sea Scouts started out. Mr. Stevenson in the witness 1833, 4 rounds, between 10 am, to yesterday on a yachting cruise. woman who had gone with her to
box agreed that he had attended under subpoena. The parties cami,
pm, Direction: Chung Huer
They will be away for some four or five days, and the time will be spent in sailing around Hongkong and visiting the mall neighbouring islands. This during the spellsof
Defendant's story was that she had not received the sale money She stated that she had only got which had been given to "Tai Yee." 84 "lucky money" for acting as go-between,
complainant's house-should go His Worship, in adjourning the into his office he said, and had s and get her a new pair out of the case till Saturday morning for the heated argument lasting some 24 aale money, and that complainant taking of further evidence, said hours over the terms of the disinterview. being so old should stay there and that if complainant's story was solution. Afterwards he was ask Judgment was given for 82,000 heat which we have to endure wait for their return. Complain true she must be an incredibly ed to draw up an agreement and and His Lordship said, the order seems to be an ideal way of spend ant agreeing, they went off and stupid woman, and that the prin the mistake which he made in do for rectification would go through ing for days vacation-ke that was the last she saw of the cipal culprit in the case, if any, ing so was probably due to the the Registrar's hands and would GAT girl or of "Tai Tee," complain was "Tai Yee," the woman who confusion, which existed during the ran from the date it was drawn for
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