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ADDRESS OF WELCOME SUMMARY COURT COOLIE SENT TO
Reception For Sir Geoffry And Lady Northcote
A great tribute to Hong Kong's steady progress, and it has always fine example in carrying on under enjoyed the reputation of belag a the strain of the present anxious place in which all can live in peace times and the assurance that the and security under the flag of an whole Empire sympathised with ordered and just Government.." this Colony in the difficulties which
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Chan Ng. 45, street coolfe, charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Leung Wing, 30, another coolie, were brought to a conclusion at the Central Magistracy yesterday when Mr. R. A. D. Forrest com- mitted Chan" to stand" his trial at
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Before the Puisne Judge, Mr. justice 'R.E. Lindsell, at the Sum- mary Court yesterday, the Yeung Fat Company (plaintiffs), of No
Sub-Inspector W. H. Dirkin
SERRA VALLO'S 20 Queen's Road Central, contrac-
TONIG tors, brought a summary jurisdic- prosecuting. in briedy outlining
the tacts, said that about 7,40 p.m.nible mixture of " tion action against the Lal
(defen- on October 4, defendant quarrelled Cinchons and Iran, Company co-Construction
perfectly combined dants), contractors, of Whitfield with complainant over a debt of
藕 good sewed Barracks, Austin Road, claiming even cents which he alleged was with for the return of goods and chat due him as wages for carrying Marsala Itin
from tels (alleged to have been detained bones from Wanchal Market to distirat boon to all
or the sum of Central Market.. Complainant did ferers by defendants)
not agree to pay the amount and Anaemia. Chlorosis. $778.84 being their value.
of Appetite, |Nervousness Mr. HL. Kwan, of Messrs. Wil-defendant thereupon set upon himoas
Complainant fell "rasthenia kinson and Grist, appeared for the with a chopper. plaintiffs, whilst the defendants unconscious to the ground were represented by Mr. M.W. Lo, the defendant was arrested and Jofuenza, Fevers brought to No. 2 Police Station by and other exhausting. of Messrs. Lo and Lo.
a Chinese constable.
of the speech of the new Governor, operation and harmony in which His Excelleney Sir Geoffry North- all sections of the Community live. cole, K.CM.G. In reply to the That co-operation has been part address of welcome presented to cularly noticeable
the him yesterday at the public re- British and the Chinese who con ception at the King's Theatre
stitute more than 95 per cent. of The function was a brilliant one the population. being attended by representatives
We rejoice to think that Hong of all official bodies and a large Kong. has been privileged once gathering of unofficials, all the more to assume the traditional communities in the colony being, ule of a haven of refuge, and to afford protection to all. irrespec- represented.
The address of welcome was read tive of race or creed. by the Senior Unofficial member of
Executive and Legislative Councils the Hon. Sir Henry Pol- lock who said:
and
In the claim, It was stated that
Evidence was then taken. the defendants detained from
Dr. P. F. 8. Court. of Queen plaintiffs, the goods and In common with other places in the the world, Hong Kong had, in chattels consisting of new and old Mary Hospital, said that when be the second part of last year, gone pan roll tiles to the value of $77.64. examined complainant he found through a period of acute econo-particulars of which were as fol- three cuts on the head, wounds or mic depression.
In the earller lows: 2,750 new pan tiles valued both shoulders, and a cut on the Other. witnesses were Leung part of this year, however, there at $190.96, and 3,920 old roll tiles back three or four inches deep. were distinct signs of sustained valued at $35.28. trade revival, and the Colony was
Opening for the plaintiffs, Mr. Wirig (complainant), Chau Chuen expectantly looking forward to Kwan said that the plaintiffs and Leung Kin, street coolies, That alleged that the defendants de- Chau Wan, woman chopper-seller. P.C. C147 Cho Lin-po and Lo better and happler times.
tiles belonging certain been tained and prospect has unfortunately
| Yuen-fan, interpreter. to the plaintiffs
piece shattered by the regrettable out- break of hostilities between China of ground at Shamshulpo, property and Japan, the consequences of of the War Department. which to trade and commerce it 13 yet impossible to appraise...
Address Of Welcome To
Sir Geoffry Northcote Read by the Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Senior Unofficial Mem- ber of the Executive Legislative Councils.
To
His Excellency SIR GEOFFRY STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Kt, Commander of the most St. Distinguished Order of Michael and St. George. Your Excellency.
Upon your arrival to assume the high office of Governor and Com mander-in-Chief of this Colony, we, the members of this Com- munity of every race, respectfully extend to you and Lady Northcote a hearty and cordial welcome.
This Colony, to which it has pleased his. Most Gracious Majesty the King to appoint you, though small in area, Is an important outpost of the British Common- wealth, and is one of the chfe! shipping centres of the world. It has a record of remarkable and
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HEARING ADJOURNED. Plaintiffs were term contractors for the War Department for three years (from August 1936 to March
When their term expired the defendants took over their
This setback to the revival of prosperity, and the disastrous typhoon which visited us on the 1937). 2nd September last, doing damage to Government property alone to job.
Before the expiration of plain- the extent of nearly three-quarters uns term, they occupied the War
million dollars. render It of a.
Department site at Shamishuipo! public necessary works, apart from those financed and erected matshed buildings on by loans, to a very low kalt. the site. They had four stacks of
tiles on the site. This is the more regrettable as the increase of tuberculosis in the Colony has made it abundantly clear that additional measures for the disease are An combating urgent necessity: also the recent
A report was made to the Police serious outbreak of cholera and
at Shamshupo, but the inspector- the liability of the Colony, by
refused
decide in-charge
to virtue of its geographical position, to periodical epidemics, has shown whether the tiles were the plain-
tiffs or the defendants. the need for a modeth hospital for One of the plaintiffs telephoned
infectious diseases.
On September 6, 1937, some workmen, on the instructions o the defendants, began to remove the tiles.. as а result of the typhoon.
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Mr. La Chin Kai, managing director of the defendant-firm,
Yeung Wing Hong, chief mang- ger of the plaintiff-firm. gave evidence which was in corrobora- tion with Mr. Kwan's opening.
It is a matter of regret that a feeling of uncertainty regarding the near future should permeate requesting the defendants not to remove the tiles. But the defen- this address of welcome to Your dants repiled that the tiles were Excellency
welcome which, their property and continued to however, in none the less Warmi
take them away. nor the less pregnant with hopes.
We deeply appreciate the self- sacrifice which Your Excellency has shown in voluntařily curtail- ing your leave of absence at Home, to which your strenuous work in British Guiana had entitled you. This is proof of the regard which you have for the interests of the Colony, and is a happy augury of your career here. We are confi- dent that you, with your long and wide experience in the Civil Ber- vice of the Crown, and your proved statesmanship as an administra-
After Tam Pang Wah" had given evidence, hearing was adjourned till Tuesday, November 9, at 10
a.m
UNEMPLOYED IN COURT
Before Mr. E Himsworth at the yesterday tor, will surely and safely lead the Kowloon Magistracy Colony past the present difficulties morning a 32-year-old unemployed Chuen, who was along the road to renewed pros-Chinese, Lo
alleged to be a professional perity.
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In your work here we pledge to procurer of young women for pro- Your Excellency our loyal co-stitution, appeared on a charge of operation.
Hong Kong, 28th October, 1937.
GOVERNOR'S REPLY Immensely Impressed By Token
Of Goodwill
harbouring. 16-year-old giri without the consent of her parents, Detective Sub-Inspector R. Cun- ningham said defendant and his mistress, Sat Koo, went to a village His Excellency the Governor, in in the San Tak district in August replying to the Address of Wel-to hire women to be seamstresses and dressmakers in, Hong Kong. come, said: .
He met the girl Chan Pin-lan, and during the absence of her mother on a visit, took her away with him. She lived with him in the country. and in Macao for a while, and though she ran away twice, was brought back by the defendant.
Your Excellency. My Lords Bishops, Your Honours, Gentlemen of the Consular Body, Honourable Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The address which has just been presented to me comes as the climax of the cordial welcome which has been accorded to my wife and myself. this morning; and I would hegin the few words which I have to say at this mo- ment with a very grateful acknow ledgment of our kindly and im- pressive reception in the Colony which we hope will be our home for the next few years.
Later, defendant drought her to Hong Kong and in the middle of October-rexited rooms on the seo- ond floor of 527 Shanghai Street. On Octber 18, she managed try get away again, and made a report to the police...
It was alleged that defendant had sold a girl for prostitution in Hong Kong and another in Macao,
A sentence ór 13 months' im- prisonment was imposed on him to the when he pleaded guilty charge.
MR. HIMSWORTH LEAVING
I should like to say, on behalf of Lady Northcote, how particularly grateful she is for your very kind message on her recovery which you Sir Henry Pollock, were kind enough to express in your address, In replying to that. address, I will turn in the first place to its closing words, which seem to me
Mr. E Himsworth, Kowloon to go to the very root of the matter; for they hold out, en be- Magistrate, sat for the last time half of all communities of Hong yesterday morning prior to his de- parture on furlough; He is leaving Kong, a pledge of loyal co- today for England via Canada operation with me in my Auties and the United States by the as Governor. I am immensely en- RMS, Empress or Canada, couraged by the goodwill evinced
Mr. K. Keen, formerly of the Central Police Coort, will take over Mr. flimsworth's duties.
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