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ADVERTISEMENT
HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR
THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The Annual Meeting of the
Correspondence
TAXPAYERS MONEY
To the Editor, Hongkong Daily Press
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Str. The Saturday Editorial of one of your contemporaries on Hong Kong Society for the Prothe Revenue of Thrift" prompted tection of Children will be held me to spend my spare time last in the Helena May Institute, on week-end to glance at the Hong- Monday, December 11th at 5.36 kong Civil Service List for 1939. p.m.
The Meeting is open to all persons interested in the work of the Society.
ANN CROZIER. Hon. General Secretary,
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The Baily Press
I wholeheartedly agree that "the Civil Service is overloaded with
highly paid officers and starved of local men on dollar salaries." The next thing that struck me was the ¡ conveyance allowances 1:berally granted to the already highly pald officers.
I noticed that 40 nursing sisters are allowed 90 each per annum for conveys..ce allowances. The sisters' quarters are just a stone's throw from their respective hos- pitals and besidea" being provided with "free quarters, fuel and light" should they be provided further more of the taxpayers'
with 報西剌刊
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HONGKONO, NOVEMBER 21, 1938
CHINA'S SOLID PROGRESS
money?
Why is it that the Medical Off- cer in charge of one of the three Clovernment controlled hospitals" De given 1360 per annum for con- veyance allowance when be works only in that particular hospital? Why Is it also that a Health Officer is allowed $120 per annum, før con- verance allowance when Govern- ment launches can take him to any part of the harbour?
This leads me to ask on what basia are
conveyance allowances granted. It is common knowledge. that officers provided with conve- yance allowances are also given free use of Government-owned PLENARY cars, With petrol at $1.60 per SESSION of the Central gallon a tidy sum of the taxpayers' Executive Committee of the money must have been expended Kuomintang which has just not including repairs, chauffers" concluded its deliberations in wages, etc.
THE SIXTH
This prompts me to ask why
Government officers should be pro- vided with tax free petrol. I sup-
pose cars owned by Government servants are
considered
luxuries.
not
I understand there are in the Medical Department 3 doctors whose qualifications are not regis- trable in Hongkong nor in any part of the British Empire. I am at ass why this should be so When people with similar qualinea
Chungking issued no specta- cular declarations and, so far as may be judged at present, decided on no significant changes in the foreign or do- mestic policy of the country. The dominant tendenciés which have carried China through the last two years were re-affirmed and given a clearer formulation. The na- tional determination to go on fighting was repeated. More tions are important, the steady ad- vance of China's political structure towards democracy was expressly recognized and approved in the resolution to summon the National Assem- bly in the near future. Other. decisions made minor ad- Justments in the political and economic machinery of
here,
not allowed to" practise
FACTS ARE FACTS.
UNAUTHORISED
COLLECTION
ALLEGED
Charged on three counts of ob the country's wartime gov-taining money by false pretences, ernment.
IN ONE RESPECT, it may be said that the steady, and almost humdrum tone of the Session is a matter for con- gratulation. Not a sign was visible of the fatigue and desperation which China's enemies allege to be the chief
Lei Chi-ming, 22, and Chung Yuk- chaen, 20, were remanded until to- morrow when they appeared before Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
characteristic of the situation in Chungking. The eminent stability that, throughout the war, has been so striking a TATHONG CHANNEL
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It is alleged that defendants pre- tended they were authorised to col- lect subscriptions for the China Youth Association, and to have col- ected a sum of $3 from three dif- Happy Valley, on Saturday, fèrent persons in Shing Wo Road
feature of the Chinese GOV-
ernment was 'once more ❘ 20, stressed.
THERE'S A
WAR ON
A rare visitor to our night
office walked in yesterday
EDITORIAL
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1939.
WARM TRIBUTE OLDEST STORY IN WORLD TOLD
PAID BY JUDGE
Snatching Sequel At Sessions
evening end, having picked up the daily message stating that "No changes took place Warm tabute was paid by Mr. on the front last night" was Justice Lindsell yesterday in the to Mr. Victor inspired to the following out-criminal Sessions
Karpusheff for his pubile spirit in No Important changes on the chasing and effecting the capture
front last night.
of a prisoner who und snatched a
loon, recently,
burst:
BEFORE
SHOP
JURY AT SESSIONS: COOLIE FOUND GUILTY
OF SOLICITING FOR MURDER
It's true there's a war on, but, handbag from a woman m Kow- MANSLAUGHTER Man's “Burning Passion'
bless you, we don't fight,
The boys are in France and the
weather's fine.
"On behalf of the community I would like to cangratulate you... There's a sit-down strike on the it was an excellent action on your
Blegtried Line.
part." Said Hla LordshiYA
The gun-mouths gape and their
thunders sound,
And throughout the Reich there's
no butter found.
But Field-Marshal Goering is no
less stout.
And Chamberlain-he's
with gout.
bed
The boys are picketing the Sieg-
fried Line.
Come out to the front. The
weather's fine.
The censor says we can't tell you A more.
The case was one in which a man named Wu Kal was charged with robbery with wolence, He spatched a handbag from a wornan and gave a her blow with his fist, He admitted the offence and sald he was driven to it by hunger.
His Lordship passed sentence of six months and 12 strokes of the birch.
The peace was hell, but it's aup
nice quiet war.
Manchester proposes to plough in
more than 100 acres municipal parks for foodgrowing.
EXPLORATION OF 'NO MAN'S LAND' CONTINUES: MORE. ENEMY PATROLS REPORTED
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SENTENCES
3 Men, 3 Days,
3 Months
ZEM-
Three pleas of guilty to slaughter charges were considered by Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when he, sentenced two of the accused to three months' hard labour, and the third to three days.
The three men sentenced were Lo Tong, Yu. Wal-tim and Lat Kwong. The first named WLS charged with the manslaughter of L. Wing who died following fight between some boot blacks outside the Silver Dragon Restau- rant, Dea Veoux Road, at about 10 p.m. on Sept. 30,
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For Wife Of A Clerk: Plot Revealed To Police
"THE STORY WE HAVE HEARD IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD," remarked the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, during his summing-up after suc- cessive witnesses, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, had told the Court of how man, who felt for another per- son's wife a "burning passion of the highest intensity ” and whose relationship with her it was difficult for his Lordship to believe was an innocent and platonic one... made efforts to induce four persons to murder the wo- man's husband,
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The case was that in which a 32-year-old shop coolie named LI WO, Elias HO HAM, was charged on two counts of soliciting or attempting to procure persons to murder MÅK CHI-CHUN, a timber merchant's clerk.
Accused's defence
On October 3, continued witness.
about me."
was
a
Little Action Apach region to the west of on Sept. 23. Yau Kam-hot ded an-hour, by the jury, which con- out to
Lo Tong was alleged to have complete denial of guilt. He he told the accused that he was struck the deceased in the stomach alleged that a number of the afraid he could not carry out the as a result of which he collapsed Crown's witnesses had con-plan all by himself and suggested spitting out blood and died later spired to bring a false charge Ng Hot as an assistant. Accused went with the woman to his house at the Queen Mary Hospital. Lo against him. was sentenced to three days with
next day and there witness intro- They are my friends," he duced him to Ng Hol. effect from last Friday.
said. PARIS, Nov. 20 (Reuter's Special War Service)-The
"I don't know why they Yu Wal-tim was charged with want to tell such
On the way that evening to the number of enemy patrols was greater yesterday than in the manslaughter of Mau Kam-
a story Wong Tong Kee firm, accused gave the last few days, according to M. Charles Morice, writing hol over
witness and Ng Ho! $17 as ex- E gambling debt which in Petit Parisien.
led to the accused picking up de- Accused.... was, however, unani-penses. They waited outside the Exploration of No Man's ceased and bumping his head on
found mously
gulity on both timber firm till very late and saw Land continued from the the cement pavement in Wanchai counts, after a retirement of half- the person who had been pointed them leave the premises sisted of Messrs. N. A. Tonoff and take a bus.
As they did not carry out the foreman). Teng Tung. C. A. Lopes, Yu Tze-ling. Wong Kin-kwong plan to kill the man, accused was Wong Kai-cho and. Sung Sheung very angry the next day, said wit- kwong.
ness.
A few days later, all threes, Mr. J. B. Prentis. Assistant Crown including accused, went and
In Progress Of The War
the Lower Vosges and was particularly insistent on the
of a broken neck.
Lal Kwong pleaded gulty to the manslaughter of a man on Oct. 7.
the PROMPT POLICE
ACTION
sectors east of the Moselle, | Nied and Blies.
Hidden machine-gunners had to open violent fire to LONDON, NOV, 20 (REUTER)-patrals to retreat. WAR SEEMS TO BE GOING ON
On the banks of the Elles one IN EVERY CHANCELLRY, LEGA-unit, which advanced too near our TION AND COUNCIL ROOM, BUT; small posts, lost half of its number WITH LITTLE INCIDENT ON killed. LAND, SEA OR IN THE AIR, SAID THE B.B.C. MILITARY OBSER VER. SPEAKING OVER DAVEN- TRY YESTERDAY. There is talk on both sides and threat from one -but litle apparent action.
German pursült planes were also more active and, without apparent reason unceasingly flew over the French lines near Wissembourg.
NOTHING IMPORTANT PARIS, Nov. 20 (Reuter)—A War
Ugly Situation Averted
What might have developed into
a very ugly situation was averted
Solicitor, prosecuted, assisted by bought fles from a marine hawker
Detective Inspector A. E Carey"
Accused pata In Cheungshawan. The woman, Lam May-yung, who 28 cents for the instruments and appeared in Court for purposes of Identification by various witnesses. did not give evidence. Her hus- band, Mak Chi-chun, was the first witness called.
FOUR CHILDREN
arranged with witness and Ng Hol to meet him at 5 pm, that day in Tung Chol Street,
TOLD PLOT TO POLICE
ir
Ng Kwong stated that he then
He said that he was employed went with Ng Hol to the Yaumat! by the prompt arrival of the Police by the Wong Tong Kee firm, tim-police station and told the police One fact is that Herr Hitler and Communique issued today says Emergency Unit at 82, Robinson ber merchants, and bad been mar-/or the plot. As the result of in-
Herr von Ribbentrop are questing that there was nothing important in every direction and working out to report during the night. plan after plan, only to be told by:
their soldiers and almen that the
plan will not work:
NAVY'S "LEFT""
The neutrals are less alarmed than they were, while the Allles are covering up and unleashing z left poke to the body every now and again.
Needless to say, this "left" is the navy, which is fighting the enemy steadily and remorsely and with wearing-off effect. The really vital; sphere at the moment is the sen and. It is here that the enemy is losing most declalvely.
AIR ACTIVITY
There is also rather more air ac tivity. The most interesting event, For course, has been the raid on the Shetlands by four aircraft. which dropped bombs doing only
trifling damage on Nov. 13. This
was the first raid in which bombs Commencing on Monday, Nov.
were actually dropped on British all small craft (including soll. It was probably an experiment l'ghters) constructed of iron or to see how the bombers carried" MANY, ON THE OTHER steel and wooden craft, if loaded their loads over that long distance HAND, will find that the post- with iron or steel, are prohibited and how they tared. tive decisions of the Session from
proceeding South of the
· ITALY'S STRONG
DENIAL
ROME, Nov. 20 (Renter) — The reports that Italy inform- ed the German Government that sho
Was Interested in preserving the neutrality of Belgium and Holland are thoritatively denied here.
AU-
ITALY SUSTAIN'S FIRST WAR LOSS
LONDON, Nov..20 (Reuter). Just before midnight yester: day, news Way received in London that three more ships had been "sunk off the east coast of the British Isles in circumstances similar to the Simon Bolivar' outrage, Two
of them are neutrals, and op British.
The Italian
steamer Gracia (5.800 tons) was Italy'a prst ship- ping loss of the war,
"PROBABLY" DAMAGED did not go far enough. The Anti-Submarine Boom or North of
As they got away, the German resolution on the calling of a Hne drawn across the entrance propaganda machine has made the National Assembly gave.
from much of the fight and circulated a no definite date for its open- Cape D'Agullar towards the South quite unfounded tale that British 2,500 tons.
to
the Tathong Channel
Nine Pin Island in a
direction
ing and specified that dele-oco, without special permission. gates elected in 1937 will be
Any of the above craft wishing
entitled to take their seats to use this portion of the Tathong when the Assembly finally, Channel should apply for permis convenes, probably next year. sion to the Naval Authorities. China has become as new country since the war began. Surely her people should have
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a chance to pick new repre- conditions in Free China will sentatives. The wording of recognize these measures as a
resolution, excluding positive advance.
the
flying boats were destroyed" and a' cruiser "probably damaged.
Another victim was the Swedish freighter Borgholm, of 1,600 tons, and a British steamer, a craft of
NO DETAILS Full detalls of the sinkings are information yet regarding the loss not yet known and there is no or ife,
usually neat touch, as it almost
That word "probably" is an un- but not quite gives the air of reality to a cock-and-bull story. In the meantime, it is revealer! There may be some more air raids that only one hundred persons at the next full moon.
are now thought to have lost
series of daylight raids over Ger- disaster, less than the number The RAF has carried out a their lives in the Simon Bolivar many, not without loss it la true, originally teared. buy bringing. back over one-hun- dred detailed photographs of ob- fectives, including aerodromes, as trophies.
ON LAND
those delegates who have IN THE WIDER political gone over to the enemy, is sphere, sympathetic observers proof enough that each man- of Chinese affairs will note date needs careful re-exami- with satisfaction the declara- nation in the light of the tions of Generalissimo Chiang pened, gave. In one case when a On land nothing much has hap- have Kai-shek, and of the Com-German battalion broke into a great changes that taken place.
munist Party that the local French outpost line, only to come THE CREATION of a num-
conflicts which have arisen in | under costly fire from the heavy ber of new Ministries is wel- various places between Kuo- artillery of the Maginot Line. come. The departmental con- mintang and Communists are
WAR COMMUNIQUE flict which led the Ministries not the result of any funda of Finance and Economics to mental friction and will not appear as contenders for the be allowed to endanger the handling of the country's for- unity that has made it pos-
During the last four weeks of elgn commerce has presum-sible, and will continue to ably been settled. Similarly, make it possible, for all Chi-
merchantmen captured on the greater system, will be intro- nese to wholeheartedly apply high seas by our patrols exceeded duced into the administration their energles to the, main by several thousand tons the ton- of mines. and highways. task of anti-Japanese re- nage of French merchantment los Everyone acquainted with sistance.
through enemy action.
communique stated
It is, however, revealed that no fewer than forty-four of the missing passengers are Brlilsh.
The victims in the hospital ·
London were ∙Windled by the Netherlands, Minister yes- terday.
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CREW LANDED LONDON, Nov. 20, (Reuter) | Twenty-two members of the crew of the mined steamer Blackhill,
PARIS, Nov. 20 (Reuter)-Ancuding the captain, were landed at an English port and also 13 French war that yesterday was a quiet day survivors of the Scandinavian ve
sel, Borhesson, including eight in- with local artillery action.
jured. It is believed that six the war, the tonnage of German others have been lost.
A-Yugoslav steamer, the
· Carfen · Milics. of 8,000 toria, was also mined and sunk off the east coast.
(See Page 1).
rived.
and took
two fies
ried to Lum May-yung for ten structions, he went to Tung Choi Road ast night when about 200
Street about 7′′p.m. that evening. years. They had four children. mendicants assumed a threatening:
On July 20, continued witness, Accused arrived bringing the two attitude and might have stormed he returned home unexpectedly at files which he, by patting his body. the building, at which stones were moon and discovered accused and indicated were concealed in his being thrown, when the police arhis wife chatting familiarly in the girdle. The police then came up
{verandah. His wife said that the and searched accused It appears that the residents of accused, who left the house im- them all to the station. the house in question had been mediately, was her cousin. Later Ng Fol corroborated, and Fung feeding destitutes for some days he and his wife had a quarrel as Kam the marine bawker, also past, and yesterday for the first she always went out.
testified to having sold time, and for some unexplained At 7 am. on October 8 he found for 28 cents about the period in reason, the practice was discon- his wife and accused having tea question. tloved.
Els at the Kong Ning teahouse.
-Li Wo "elected to make his de- Enraged at this and forgetting wife left after he told her he obtence in the witness-box. where the gratitude they owed to those jected to her keeping company he said that he was a friend of whose charity they had been res with accused, with whom he also Max Chi-chun, whom a third per- ceiving, the mendicante resorted spoke, He asked why accused was son informed him 'objected to his to'stone-throwing and riotous chasing after her, and accused re- going about with his wife. On conduct. They dispersed when the plied that it had nothing to do hearing this, accused said, he ar- police arrived and quiet was re-
with witness. stored in a short time.
ranged for a meeting at the Tal Max said that accused threaten-Foo Kwai teahouse with Mak and ed him, told him not to interfere his wife. There the matter was and that if he did, he would take talked over clearly, and Max was GIRL GUIDE SENT
his wife.
made to understand that there TO PRISON
Ma Sau, master of the Wing was nothing between his wife and Kwong paper shop. then told the accused." Pleading guilty to a charge of court that accused asked him on He said that the woman went larceny of $500 in Chinese currency September 27 to procure two men to look for him in connection with from So Siu-siu, dancing girl, a 21 to attack, some person. Accused, a loan of $30 which she had lent year-old, giri gulde was sentenced to four months' hard labour, when sald witness, confessed that it had to a seafaring man who was ex- do with his sweet-pected to return shortly. When she appeared beföre Mr. T. J. Hous- ton at the Central Magistracy yes-
they went to the teahouse for tea, terday.
TWO CARPENTERS
they were not alone, there' being:
AMAHS FIGHT, FINED, WARNED
something to heart..
The defendant, Shung, was alleg- Next day, he introduced accused two others present. Mak arrived ed to have extracted the money at the Tai Ching, teahouse to and kicked up's row, but later from under 80's pillow while she Yeung Wah and Yeung Chol two the matter was explained and was asleep. A portion of the money carpenters. Accused asked the they all returned to Mak's house was recovered.
Yeungs whether, they would agree where they chatted in a Friendly to kill his sweetheart's husband manner for some time, for a money. consideration. The:
· PURCHASE DENIED Yeungs refused.
Cross-examined by Mr. Prentis- Ma's evidence was corroborated as to why he bought the two files. by Yeung Wah and Yeung Chol accused denied having made such
Kowloon City Police Station, ap-assault a person for a considera-
Two amahs, employed by Euro The former said he told accused purchase.. pean Police officers, residing at that he was willing to strike or a disorderly conduct tion, but he would not go to the charge before Mr. E. Himsworth at length of killing anybody, not even brought to me by Ng Kwong about.
2 p.m. on that day. Kowloon Court yesterday.
for $10,000. They were accused of fighting
Why were you" carrying them Ng Kwong, an earth coolle, said about? Ng Kwong asked me to and throwing water at one another that accused went. to his house on
Saturday. The defendants, September 29 and said that he had take them to Fa Yuen Street at Wong Yin and Fung Yee, were a friend working in the Peninsula, fined $1 each and were cautioned Hotel who wanted to have someone to be of good behaviour,
peared on
on
un
How is it that they were found:
8 p.m.
your person? - They were
Why did he want you to do this? killed. Witness asked accused how-I don't know why he wanted me much his friend would pay for the to do this. I promised to do it, as work, and accused said between we were friends.
Answering further questions, ac-- CROWN LAND SALE $30 and $40. Witness said that
At a public auction of Crown the mum was too low, and men used said Ng Kwong told him he- land held at the P.W.D. Office yes-toned $30 or $90. Accused, sald was going to nght someone. Fe terday. Inland Lot No. 5711, ad-witness, at once offered him $70. did not question Ng whom he was joining Inland Lot No. 4999. Blue Next day, they met at the Tai going to fight. Pool Road, Wong Ne! Chong, com-Foo Kwal teahouse and accused After His Lordship had summed" prising- an area of 20,800 square paid him an advance of $10. They up, the jury retired and returned feet, was sold to Mrs. Ho Tuck-yu, later arranged to go to the Wong a verdict of guilty on both counts, of 3, Yuk Bau Street, Hongkong at Tong Kee arm so that the man Accused was then sentenced to the upset price of $10.400. there who was to be killed could be four years hard labour, concur being no bidding.
ident fled.
rently, on each count.
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