HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
REFUGEE INDUSTRIAL WORKSHOP OPENED
Fitting Young Women For Resuming Normal Life
In the presence of a distinguished `gathering yesterday, Mrs. W. J. Carrie formally declared open the South China Industrial Workshop for Refugees at Nos. 5-7 Des Voeux Road West, third floor. Arnong' those who attended were the Hon Sir Robert' Kote- wall, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo. Mr. Hisu Shih-ying. Col. Li Fang. Mrs. Violet Chan, Mrs. Aw Yang. Miss Sut Mag and Mr. S. 0. Tsao.
The Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie sald :— "I am ashamed of my ignorance
of the work already done by this
energetic band of workers, but I
must plead as my excuse absence
from the Colony, I am now in
possession of all the fact, having
THREE GAOLED
FOR BREAKING
INTO GODOWN
Pleading gulity to charges of breaking into K34 Kowloon Godown
GENERAL
FATHER CHARGES SON WITH STEALING MONEY
Youth Will Spend Six
Weeks In Prison
Sit Lol-hing, 20, appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Court yesterday on a charge of stealing $224 from his father, Sit Chuen, a fireman employed by the Talkoo Sugar Refinery. Quarry Bay. Defendani admitted stealing only $130, his plea being accepted by Inspector. W. A. Rassell, who pro- secuted.
It was stated that the sum of
$2 was found missing on Mon-
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day. There was no proof that de- RAID REVEALS fendant had taken the whole
amount. Inspector Russell said. that about 8 am, on Monday, de- tendant entered his father's house by climbing over the wall, and been presented with the first Quar-
broke open a cupboard, in which terly Report of the Society, which
the money was kept, with a ham- I have read with. Egeat interest.
mer and Dwl. Defendant ulso "I am not going to make a speech on
Tuesday, stealing 80 lbs. of threatened to strike complainant's about this work but I do just want rubber, being found in the timbertin-long wife. Yuen Lol-klu, if she to say how important I think this yard of the Godown on an un-
did not keep quiet.. new departure of the Society is awful purpose and assaulting the
Complainant said that he could The giving of help of all kinds to watchman, Wan Pul-chi, two men not manage to control his son, who people in distress is of coarse, our were sentenced by Mr. E. Hims-had on many occasions threatened first thought, but teaching, these worth at the Kowloon Court yes people some useful work to keepterday them employed and ultimately labour. help themselves is of paramount importance to: their well-being when they return, as we hope they
will do, to their normal lives,
WORKSHOP'S PROGRAMME
three to
하
months'
hard
The men were Wong Lat. "27: and Cheng Muk. 33. Another man, Wong K1, 35, who was convicted on the first two charges and who had recently been bound over on
to five months' hard labour. a charge of laltering. was sentenced
An account of the programme of the workshop was then given by
It was stated in Court that five Mrs. L Fang, who said:"
men in all had broken into the "Because of limited space and Godown. •Two were arrested on funds, out of two to three hundred the premises, and the third ap- yung women that took the en-prehended as he was attempting trance examination, we only ad to escape by climbing over the mitted Arty. The young lady re- wall. fugees are given three meals a day.
and requested to work eight hours
a day. In the evenings we give HOTEL BOY FINED
them Intellectual" tuairing.
The FOR LARCENY
subjects which are being taught
Bells"
not to assault him. He would stund surety for his son's be- haviour and defendant was sen- tenced to six weeks' hard labour.
WOMAN COMPLAINS
OF MOLESTATİON
..
BIG QUANTITY OF RED PILLS
Woman Committed
To Sessions
Chan Nul-king, married wo-" man. was sentenced to the next Criminal Sessions by Mr. R. Edwards at the Central Court yesterday. when she pleaded guilty to a charge of possession df 63,500 herain pilk. Mr.. Whyatt appeared for the prosecution, while Mr. F. H. Loséby appeared for defendant.
U L-tai, a young woman who-
The case was a sequel to a rald claimed to be the wife of defen- | carried out by revenue officers on dant, stepped forward in Court and January 20 at No. 67. Queen's Road complained of being assaulted by West, second floor. defendant on many occasions, and also of a threat of renewed moles-
tation.
Defendant denied the relation- ship but admitted the assault. In addition to the sentence passed
above, defendant was bound over' In the sum of $50 to keep the peace for two years.
The money was ordered to be
returned to defendant's father.
R. O. Stephens gave evidence stating that he accompanied R. O. Taylor to defendant's cubicle on the afternoon In question. When they arrived, there were only three persons in the front cubicle. Lam
Chong, a married woman, who was the principal tenant, a servant and
small child.
The back cublele. which was occupied by defendant, was secured with a padlock.
On gaining admittance to the
the "Bow Private Hotel. DOGGED BY BAD cubicle witness discovered two rat-
Include Chinese, English, Com- Mrs. M. Beer, proprietress Of merce and Industrial Arts. A halt- hour physical drill is also held each morning
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"On Sundays, we hold assemblies at which personal problems, family system. citizenship, religion, etc. are discussed and taught, In the afternoons, the refugees are allow ed to go out, but they must re. turn before supper.
"The industrial work is divided into four different departments: choc-making, knitting, embroider-
was the complainant in a
саве
before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Court yesterday. Ll Chau. 32, the No. 1 boy at the Hotel, being charged with of a packet of cornflakes and
7.
of
2 lb. packet of tea on February
A fine of $20 was Imposed, in default A month's Imprisonment. Det.-Sgt. Cochrane prosecuted.
ing artificial flower-making, dress- UNLAWFUL ARMS
making and remodelling of old clothes.
"Each person is required to work three in rach department for months.
POSSESSION
Ma Hon. 29. partner in Junk No. T53OH was fined $10 at the Kowloon Court yesterday
when
At the end of the year, if she he appeared before Mr. E. Hims- passes the final examination, a worth on a charge of posses- certificate is given to her with sion of two rifles and 98 rounds of which we hope she can go back ammunition in his junk in Vic- to make a living after the war is törla Harbour on February 7. evel
Confiscation was ordered of the rifles and ammunition. Acting Sub-Inspector C. Goodwin" pro- secuted.
PEACE PLEDGE UNION TALK
Miss Joan Stanlforth was the speaker at the weekly meeting of the Hongkong Group of the Peace
OFFICE BOY
LUCK
tan suitcases and a box, in which were found the herola pills. Wit ness waited for defendant, who returned in about half an hour,
Member Of Junk's rested her. A key found in
Crew Takes Ill
After experiencing bad wea- ther soon after it left Hong- kong on Saturday last on the first stage of its voyage across the Pacific, the Hongkong bullt junk, the Sea Dragon, has had another setback, this time in the gudden and serious liness of a member of the crew, making it necessary for her to return at ouca to Hongkong. The member who became so Indisposed. as to necessitate this step is John · R. Potter.
her possession matched the lock of the door, while two other keys were
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The death has occurred in Paris of Colonel Mercadler, who was a leading member of the mission which during the war went to the United States under M. Andre Tardieu.
Tse She, of the Man Wo Lal firm, No. 28 Gough Street, was fined $20 by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Cen- tral Court yesterday for splitting a Colonel Mercadler was the son receipt of $25.28 to evade stamp of M. Mercadier, the well-known duty.
Journalist who was an outstanding Pleading guilty to issuing an un-member of the French colony in
London before the war.
As is already well known, the stamped. receipt for $37.39. Ko voyage was organised by Mr. Wal-kuen, of the Hongkong Poul- Richárd Halliburton, and the partytry stall, Western Market, was which formed his crew consisted fined $10. of the following: Captain John Welch, skipper. Heary von Fehren,)
R. Davis. Gordon Petrich, radie GAOL FOR THEFT
Paul Mooney, George BOUND OVER operator.
Bastow, Robert Chase. Patrick
Leang Wal, 18, office boy em- Kelly, James Bligh, and A. D. Pledge Union yesterday at theployed by the China Motor Bus Flagg. Challenge Book Store. Her sub-Co, was bound over in the sum ject was "Pacificism and Social-jof $100 for one year
A large number of keen ordered to pay $12.00 supporters of the Union was pre-two watches from
aent.
GERMAN WOMAN VISITOR FINED
OF PURSE
After, the
Armistice, Colonel Mercadler lived for 10 years i America where he was closely con- nected with a number of France- American organizations.
A member of the managing com- mittee of the Maison officers with the American army, and of the While walking along Queen's managing committee of the mill Road Central on Tuesday with a tary order of foreign wars, was The start of the Sea Dragon was friend. Mrs. E. Ribeiro, of No. 7, also the president of the Stir, a and was delayed for several days from the Hillwood Road, had a purse stolen rific club grouping 200,000 youths to redeem time arranged for departure and from her person. At the Central and reservists: He held the rank of pawnshop. even a last moment change had Court before Mr. R. Edwards yes-mander of the legion of honour. When he appeared on remand to be made in the crew when terday. Au Chau, 35. who was befare Mr. R. A. D. Forrest Gordon Terry, who was to accom-charged with the offence was sen- at the Central Court yesterday on pany the party, fractured his an-tenced to six months' hard labour. scharge of receiving stolen pro-kle and had to enter the Queen and recommended for banishment. Derty.
Mary Hospital for treatment.
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It was only on Tuesday that information reached Hongkonk
Emilie Thurner, 31-year-old Ger- AIRPORT MOVEMENTS that the Sea Dragon had
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en-
NEW SINGAPORE SUPREME COURT
The weekly inward Air France countered heavy seas and had only R. Edwards at the Central Court plane from Hanol is due to arrive been able to cover about 175 miles yesterday on a charge of falling to at noon to-day with mail and towards Keelung. register her arrival within 48 hoters. Defendant arrived from
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able to obtain help from some without special permission. The China Clipper is reported passing ship, Friends of the Work is being pushed ahead 'us Defendant; who said that she was to be due on Sunday at noon from plucky party of adventurers are rapidly as possible, and efforts are ignorant of the regulations, was Manila, and will leave on Monday anxiously awaiting the arrival of being made to hold the official fined $10.
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