TWENTY-ONE YEARS!
MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS
SINCE
1913.
MACKINTOSH'S
ADHERE RIGIDLY
TO THEIR
AVOWED POLICY
"QUALITY FIRST"
HUNG CHEONG
GROCERIES
AND PROVISIONS
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS
66, NATHAN ROAD.
Tel. 57108.
Whiteaways
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LAST FEW DAYS
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PROFIT-SHARING SALE
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TUNIC MEN'S
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MEN'S OU
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to each Shirt Sizes 14 to 17. Usually $5,95 ea.
PROFIT
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PRICE
$4.50
NG DEPT.
WHITEAWAY LAIDLAW & CO., LTD,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS WEDNESDAY JUNE 13, 1934.
Around the Courts
LINCOLN PRIVATE FOUND
GUNTY “
Asleep While. On Duty
2
Private Norman Smith of the Lincolnshire Regiment who ap- peared before District Court Martial at Shamshuipo Barracks yesterday morning, was found guilty with being found asleep while on duty as a sentinel of the New Magazine Guard on. June 1. The sentence will be promulgated in due course,"
The Court comprised Major Im- pey (Lincolns), Capt. A B. Bates Punjablay and Lieut. Robinson
East Lancs.).
Lt. F. W. L. Young (Lincolns) prosecuted and eut. Bransbury Lincolns) defended, the accused pleading not guilty.
Cpl. P. W. Fair, N.C.O. in charge of the New Magazine Guard, said he posted accused at No. Post on May 31, at 10 pm, after satisfying himself that accused
was ac- quainted with the orders relating o his duties. Shortly before mid- night he was visited by the Gar-
M. J. T. Prior of Messrs. WI-
·kinson de Grist, represented plain- tir and Mr. H. L Dennys appear- ed for defendants.
For the plaintify it was stated that the claim, was based on a clear contract in writing which stipulated re-payment within four years.
Wong Tal, clerk to the Registrar of Companies, gave formal evi- dence.
MACKINTOSH'S
Comes Of Age To-day
one
Its large clientele will, wish Messrs Mackintosh & Co., Ltd., tq- day a very happy coming-of-age. Twenty-one years is a long time and as one looks back to June 13, 1913 when Mr. Mackintosh started business,
the many notes changes that have taken place then For Instance Mr. since Mackintosh only had a staff of ane then a coolle! What a great difference from the Mackintosh of to-day a shop with six Europeans and over forty local employeca
Plaintiff sald sha deposited $2,000 with the defendants and when the Company was wound up, unsecured creditors gained 80 per
All this was made possible by the cent. which was allocated, as 40 policy the Company followed from per cent, shares and 40 per cent. its very inception that of supply- to be paid in four years time ifing only the best of materials at profits were made.
reasonable prices.
At the back "of ́all; this is a specialised service which is second to none, for Men's Wear Specialists 15. and always has been, the firm's
Mr. Dennys submitted that the paper on, which plaintiff based her "claim was not a promissory, note.
Lo Lung Chor, said he was chief accountant of the defendant Com-slogan. pany and, prepared the balance sheets under the instructions or the manager. He had not access to all accounts.:
Mr. Prior said the witness was not in a position to be cross- rison Field Officer and accom-examined on the accounts if that panied him on visit to the posta Accused was found sitting" down on a form at his post, fast asleep, with his rifle between his legs.
The Field Oncer roused accused who mumbled something like "r am not asleep." He was relieved and placed under close arrest,
Capt. N. EG, Tucker, South Wales Borderers, who was per- forming duties as Garrison Field Officer on the night May 31- June 1. gave corroborative evidence.
Sharp Pains
were so. It seemed ridiculous that a Company in the position of the defendants should be left to de- clare themselves whether or not they had made a profit
Witness said the Company's th secured debts were $420,000 and the capital of the old Company and, later the new Company, was registered at a million dollars.
CHAN LIM PAX CASE
Counsels Briefed
The skilled, quiet attention to customers' needs, the smooth run- ning of the whole establishment, together with the large variety of goods displayed, have made the name of Mackintosh's
widely
known and highly respected not chly in Hong Kong and the Coast Ports, but by the travelling public from India and Malaya, to Japan and the United States.
the steamer probably with an in- tention of Stealing. because he was found locked up in the Captain's Room, He was in- formed by the ship-captain thai the defendant entered the room through the port hole. He (the accused), actually did not know the door was locked. ^
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Monday morning chorage last without the permission of the Harbour Master, Kwok Ng 33, mai- ter of Fishing Boat No. 448EV, WES one week's hard fined $10 or labour,
PIRATE SCARE SEQUEL
A report yesterday morning that the two men held in connection. with the attack on a junk anchor- ed at Talku Chau, a small island in British waters, and in which a Asherman, Fan Yen, was wounded by gui shot, had been released, is discounted by the fact that they
Dougall the District Office South, yesterday,
were charged before 'Mr. „, Mãe-
Chan Pak Ling. Constrain of motor launch Han Lee, who was summoned on a charge of com- mitting a breach of the Inter- national Collision Regulations by falling to keep up to the side near- eat his starboard hand whilst un- derway in the Southern "Fairway, inst Wednesday morning, was fined $5 or five days hard labour.
HARBOUR CHASE SEQUEL
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The chase in the harbour on Monday morning, when two alleged oplum smugglers were arrested, nad a sequel before Mr. Hamilton,
A sentence of two months' hard at the Central Magistracy yester- day, when Li Ho, a safior on the labour was imposed.
motor launch Sing Chau, and Ho Kam Fuk, a boatman, were charg- ed with possession of 3.120 taels of saw oplum and 50 taels of prepar- ed opium.
Ti is learned that 14 H. G. Sheldon has been retained by Messrs to and Lo, to appear for
Five other Chinese hawkers who the defence of Mr. Chan Lim Pak. who was remanded at the Central were charged with boarding the Police Court last week, on six. Anhal last Monday morning, were each firied 110 or, in default, charges of alleged fraudulent ap- propration of money and trandu-one week's hard labour. lent keeping accounts of the Man- yang Brothers Tobacco Company,
Ltd.
Accused, in evidence, said he was detailed to No: 4 Post, at 10 p.m. and at approximately 11.45 p.m. while walking round his beat, he felt sharp pains in his stomach, He halted for a few minutes to see If the pain passed off. As it did not he returned to his post and sat down on a form. The pain eased a little and the next thing he knew was that the Field Officer
It is also understood that Mr. F. was asking him his name and numbet. He had complained of
C. Jenkin, KC, is being briefed pains several times during the day by Mesars. Hastings & Co. for the Cross-examined, accused admit-rrosecution, on behalf of Mr. John- ted he made no attempt to com- municate with the Guard Com- mander when he felt ill or duty."
The "C" Company Sergt. Major said accused was a member of his Company. He had always found I' him to be smart, keen and intelli- gent and very willing to do any- thing required. He joined the Battalion in February last.
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CLAIM AGAINST M. Y.
SAN
son' Wong..
Mr. Chan Lim Pak will make his second formal appearance bê- fore the Magistrate this morning. He is on bail of $10,000...
MARINE COURT
Locked Up In Captain's Room!
Before Commander Hole at the Marine Court yesterday morning. Cheng Hing aged 19 years, der- criber as an unemployed was charged with boarding the si
- Mr. Justice" F. Jacks reserved judgment at the Summary Court yesterday in ä case in which Mrs. | Glenshiel last Monday morning LA Hon Ping of 63, Bonham Road, sued M.. Y. San & Co. (1927), Ltd. for $825, the balance due on a pro- missory note.
without the permission of the master or the officer-on-duty.
It was stated by the prosecuting officer that the accused "boarded'
ECHOES OF 1861
20-Newspapermen Excused From Jury Service.
We take this opportunity ut see why Courts of Law should be städing for tne guidance of our screened from the strictures of contemporaries that having, been the Press, any more than any summoned on the Jury for the other function of the Govern- Criminal Sessions yesterday. we inent. applied, on our name being called, He therefore should acquiesce
to the Chief Justice for exemp-in all such applications as might tion because of our connexion come before him, but it must “bu with the Press. We submitted understood that the applicant that we could not conduct a daily must be the actum editor. for the paper and be in the Turf box too! réason "did not apply. th proprit- and as the management of a news-tors, managera, but simply to the paper was a public duty, the pub-| head and hand which controlled He would suffer by our being.com- the tentiments of a Paper. pelled to serva.
We are therefore held excused, The Chief Justice did not appear when the Registrar of the Court to attach so much weight to our whispered that we should apply” argument as to a most "coreng to have our name struck off the reason which he gave himpell-Jury list altogether upon the namely that the press being the grounds stated-adding that he moral police of public functions should forward application to the ries, should not be controlled in Colonial Secretary for submission its action by having those who to the Legislative Council along actually directed it forced to with the Jury List which would serve, on the "Jury. An Editor of be sent in. Our contemporaries. a paper, sitting on a jury, might have therefore an opportunity of be in a minority and be compelled availing themselves of the same to succumb to a majority. Under chance of exemption from this such circumstances he could not irksome duty, Our principal pb- make those remarks on what he ject however, in mentioning the might consider the merits of the circumstance is to show how afte case of upon tire conduct of the rently the Press is viewed here court, which he could do, were heat present than in times gone by. descanting upon the subject un-How in fact those who have clean trammelled in his Editorial capa hands and clean consciences, bid city and that although such rer the Press do its best of its worst. marks were repeatedly very sm just as it may sult those who have noylar. His Lordship could not control of it...
DREDGING .
UNLAWFUL
"For unlawfully using grappling iron or other means for the purs pose of aftting articles from the
bed of, the sea at the Naval Ań-
Mr. M. A da Silva appeared for both defendants, and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Hearing of the case was fixed for Monday next, at-11.30 am. De fendants were granted ball in $10,000 each.
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The accused Hing 56, and his Hung Yan, were charged with malicious wounding.
Detective-Inspector Roseskw appeared for the prosecution. while Mr. G. Y. Kwan was for the defence.
A medical report stated that Fän would not be discharged from hos- pital until June
The accused were formally re- manded for seven days.
TRAFFIC IN ARMS
There are quite a number or people tramering, in arms in the Colony" stated thspector Stimson In the Central Police Court Vester- day morning when, Lafore Mr. Macfadyer, he prosecuted a farm- er, Yip Koon Hai, aged 33, for the possession of, 16 rounds of am- munition without a-licence from the Hon. IGP.
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