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SERIOUS VIEW BEING TAKEN
OF ATTACK ON MR. GODFREY
ARCHITECT 73-Year-Old
SUED
帽
DISPUTED FEES:
Merchant Gagged
ROBBERY CHARGE AT CENTRAL
PHILLIPS
FULL REPORT TO CONSULAR BODY
IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, JAN; 8 (EKUTER)—-
GENERAL
VOLUNTEER ORDERS
ORDERS BY LT-COL HL B. ROSE, M.C., COMMANDANT, HONGKONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS
PROMOTION EXAMINATION- Cpl. R. B. Woodman, No. 1 Coy.
Res.. 13.10.39.
RESULT
The following thember of No. 4 Company passed 4 promotion examination for Sergeant: A/Bgt. A. H. R. Butcher.
The following members of No. Company passed 0 promotion for Corporat: L/Opla. C. K. Chan, K. T. Ooh, H. S. Lo, K. O. Yeung. Pte. S. K. Luk, L/Cpls. C. F. Chan,
IT IS LEARNED IN WELL-IN- S. K. Loong, S. K. Wong. Pte, Y. O. FORMED QUARTERS THAT A Kwok. COMPLETE REPORT OF THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
PARADES 1st Battery
STRENGTH-INCREASE
Pte. J. H. Woodler, Armd. C. PL, 8,19.39.
Gar. H. N. Williamson and Bty... 4.1.40.
S. N. THURSBY, Captain, Adjutant H.K.V.D. Corus.
NOTICE
Sergeants' Mess Meeting There will be a general meeting
of the Bergeants' Mesa in the Lec- ture Room at 6.30 p.m. on Tuesday,
Sergeants' Mess are expected to attend.
`FEATHER FACTORY IN KOWLOON Disputed fees was the subject of an action which commenced in the How a 73-year-old retired mer-
was manhanded at the MR. GODFREY PHILLIPS, Secre- Gun Detachments: Jan. 12, Bel- January 9. All members of the Summary Court yesterday before chant
of the Shanghai chers, 5.30 p.m. B.C. staff, No. 8 Mr. Justice R E Lindsell and in point of a gun was told before Mr. tary-General which Mr. J. 8. Gibson, registered R. Edwards at the Central Court, Municipal Council, is being sub- and No. 4 gun detachments and
and architect, was sued by Kwong Yiu- yesterday when a 20-year-old un- mitted to members of the Con-D.R.F. Specialists. Battery drin.
to other Dress: Overalls,." caps wah and Kwong Foo-chuen for re- employed, Ho Kin, alas Ho Käu, sular body, as well as
platform shoes. covery of part of the fees allegedly allas, Ho Wan, was charged with persons of authority.
3rd Battery paid for the preparation of plans robbery. for a feather factory in Kowloon, The
conplathant was Fung
SERIOUS VESW This reported that a very Berkus
gun
Jan 12, Wellington Barracks, 5.30
Mr. F. 1 Zimmern acted for the Kwing-shing, reading at No. 179, view of the attack is being taken Dress Overalls and 3D. caps.
Wellington Street, second floor.
plaintiffs, while Mr. Gibson was re-
On the morning of December 20 presented by Mr. H. L. Kwan
Mr. Zimmern said plaintiffs were while the servant was away at the owners of Section A. Kowloon In- market, four men entered the floor land Lot No. 658, which they and held up the occupants with a bought in March last for the par- revolver. Fung and the rest of the pose of erecting a factory. Bhortly household were bound and gagged,
SAFE OPENED after the purchase, their agent, i Kwang Shek-ming was approached by Chau Pak-yuen, who apparent ly was connected with defendant's Brm for the designing of the
factory.
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The floor was ransacked and the safe opened. Fung was relieved of H.K. $15,000, $1,100 in Chinese money, $33. in Singapore currency, a dia mond finger ring and 100 two-mace of Government prepared
The victims were released by the servant on her return, and Fung made a report to the police.
Negotiations took place and in tubes June verbal agréement
was optum. reached between Kwong and Chan that the architect was to be paid 1200 plus one and a half per cent. of cost of the building contract, which was $27,500.
PLAINTIFES ASTOUNDED Work on the building was com- menced but in September "the plaintifs were astounded to re-
celve two bills from defendant,
one for $200 and the other for $958.50, being half of seven per cent of the contract price.
A number of meetings with a Fiew to settlement were held, but defendant wrote saying that no
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by the higher foreign quarters locally and and it is not expected that the matter will be allowed to drop until the gunmen have been, arrested and the whole case cleared up.
..
A very serious issne confront- ing the Settlement authorities is the fat denial of the Japanese Gendarmerie that 'they sie' de- taining the three would-be assassina.
"
D.EL. Personnel...
AFFILIATED UNIT" Nursing Detachment, H.X.V.D.C.
Strength-Decrease:-Mrs. S. K Polson, 16,12.39; Lady Masterton- Smith, 5.1.40: Misses D. "Nicholls, T. V. Scott, and H. B. Cohen, 5.1.40; Mrs. J. Citrin, Mrs. F. E. Patey, Mrs.
D. Shields, 5.1.40; Misses H. Bock- 5th Battery
let, J. Browin. E. M. Rumo, J. A. Jan. 12, Queen's Pier, No. 2 Sec-Mitchell, P. Scotcher. 5.1.40: Mrs. tion. Dress: Overalls.
E. M. Gomes, Mrs. M, Gomes; 5.1.40; Misses D. Johnston, S. Morales,
Corps Signals
Jan. 13, HQ. 5.15 p.m. All detach- 5.1.40 Mrs. J. Fraser. 5.1.40; Misses ments. Signal training.
M. C. Smith, C; Bone, M. H. Mac- Fayden, M. Gidley, M. Lu Smith,
Mobile Column
ነነ
4
M.M.G. Platoon: Jan. 12. H.Q. 5.1.40: Mrs. V. M. Cairns, Mrs. R.
D. Mitchell, Mrs. E. Field, Mrs. M. ! 5.30 p.m. N.C.O.'s "Class.
Rees, 5.1.40; Misses G. Swan, I. Williams. P. Homer. L. I. Calman,
The Settlement Police contend II. that the men are being held by the Japanese and the latter say that they know nothing of the whole' amair,
It is expected that the matter;
No. 3 Company
Jan. 14, Stonecutters: MG. Part and F. Donaldson, 5.1.40.
Those detailed.
No. 4 Company Jan. 12. E.Q. 5.30 p.m. L.G. In- struction. Lesson. 7.
Field Ambulance' Jan. 12. (1) All N.C.O.'s parade at On Information received, the will be the subject of conversa-H.Q. 5.30 p.m. to proceed MI. Room police arrested the defendant who tions between the various autho- Murray Barracks. (1) Other Ranks, took a detective to his (defen- ritles at an early datë
St. Paul's College, 5.30 p.m. Lecture. dant's brother's house where $300
Pay Section was recovered.
At an identification parade, the defendant was identified by a boy. the grand-nephew of Fung.
The hearing was adjourned till today..
Japanese And "Normal" Delays
to
considerable
Jan. 12, H.Q..5.30 p.m. APPOINTMENTS & PROMOTIONS C.S.M. R. S. Meadows, Corps Signals Reserve to be Sgt. 7.11.39.
Sgt. F. Brett, Mob. Column H.Q. to be CS.M., 5.1.40.
(Sgd) Mrs. I M,” S. BRAUDE, Assistant Comdt, Nursing Detachment, HK.V.D.C
H.K. POLICE RESERVE
Order by the Hon. Mr. T. H. Klag. Commissioner of Police
CHINESE COMPANY. Leave: Constable Rig Joseph C K, Wong has been granted 3 months' leave of absence to date from January 3, 1940 to April 2 1940.
an
Sgt. A H. E. Butcher: No. 4 COLONY HEALTH
• Training Course-Part I: All re- SHANGHAI, Jan. 8. (Reuter)Company to be Sat., 5.1.40.
L/Cpis. C. K. Chan. K. T. Goh, cruits who have not yet passed Eleven cases of tuberculosis, two
The Reuter telegrams reporting the the fee belog one and half per diphtheria (one person on his star had agreed to cases of dysentery, two cases of burning by Japanese troops of the H. S. Lo, K. O. Yeung. C. F. Chan, Part I of Training Course will at-
No. 4 Company to be Cpl., 5.1.40. tend Central Police Station and Imported), and English Methodist Mission cent of the contract price.
Pte. S. K. Làr, No. 4 Company, Friday, January 12, at 11.30 Hours one casc each of measles and Hospital at Chachia, near Wating-to be Cpl., 5.1.40.
for instructions under Stüb Inspec- It was significant, went on Mr. cerebro-spinal fever were notified, in Shantung, on Christmas Day. Zimmern, that the authority of to the Health Department on Jan delays, it was noted here today... R. Tam, No. 7 Company to be Cover, Belt with Brace, whistle & Pres, H. T Tam W. Ng 1. T. Gor (E) Chan Chung Tuong Dress were subjected Chau was never denied: what was
Char. H. C. Li, L. C. Pun, J. Lee, -Blue Uniform, Cáp with white disputed was the amount of the On Jan. 7, fourteen cases of The delays, presumably, were fee. However in view of what tuberculosis, two cases of small-caused by Japanese censors.
L/Cpl. 5.1.40..... defendant Dad said regarding cer- pox, two cases of chicken-pox taip members of his staff, plata (both Imported): two cases of tiris decided to terminate his ser- cerebro-spinal fever and one case vices as architect, and this was each of enteric fever and dysen- done on October 5.
tery were notified to the authori-
6.
An independent architect, Mr. Etles. M. Hazeland, was asked to assess
the amount of work completed up
EASTERN" PORES
TRANSFERS
Chain and Truncheon.
Patrol Duty: Patrol dutter will
be carried out as ordered.
INDIAN COMPANY
'
OVER 48 HOURS
Pte. J. J. Edgar from Field Am- The Arst message was filled in bulance to AS.C. Coy. 121239. Tsingtao on January 4 at 8.15 p.m. ! and took over 48 hours for its to Mob. Col. H.Q., 5.1.40.
Sgt. F. Brett from Armd. C. PL Strength The underimentioned transmission, only reaching Shang-
member have been taken or the Gar. J. Kirwen from 2nd Bty, to strength of the Indian Company. hal after 7 p.m. on January 6," Unit Res.. 15.18.39.
ag'from December 20, 1930:- The second message, in which
LEAVE
Constables R229" Ghulam Nabl The following is the Health Bul- the Japanese authorities are re- ic that date, as was the con-letin of
Gnr. J. Kirwen, 2nd Bty., 15.10.39 | R258 M. 5. VedLR233 När Khan, Eastern Ports for the ported to have admitted burning tention of the plaintiffs that de week ending Dec. 30.
to 14.10.40. the hospital, was equally delayed., Pte. D. Wong, No. 7 Coy., 27.11.39 Currim, R705 Sulan Khan, R708 R300 Pyara Singh, R704 Mohamed fendant was entitled to receive Cholera: Calcutta 20 cases; It was filed fri Taingtao on Jan-j
to 27,5.40.
Mohamed Yakub, R70 Abdul only to what he had done. Mr. Rangoon one case: Hongkong one uary 5 as 8 p.m. and did not get Hazeland estimated that 81 per case.
F/Cdt. D. B. Evans, Air Arm. Hamid, and R708 Morlames Hoo- to Shanghai un 2.15 p.m. on 3.1.40,to 2.3.40. cent, of the work had been com Small-Pox: Jodhpur 13 deaths; January 6. pleted but defendant insisted it Delhi 4 cases: Cawnpore 6 cases;
Bombay 9 cases; Calcutta 2 cases:¦ Rangoon B cases; Hongkong cases.
was 70 per cent.
DEMANDED PAYMENT Defendant, »demanded full pay ment of seven per cent. on $27,500
Police Clash With Factory Workers
and this, amounting to $2,133, was subsequently paid by plaintiffs under protest. On October 23, the sum of $822.50 was returned. In other words, defendant kept $1,--
A serious clash between police 512.50, which represented five and and about 300 Chinese workers of half per cent of the contract price & factory in Kowloon City is re- and which he maintained he was ported, in which eight workers!
were injured and 13 arrested. It entitled to receive.
Mr. Zimmern said he asked the is understood that the Police had court to determine, should it be to use their truncheons in attemp-! held that no fees had been agreed ting to restore order,
The incident is said to have
upon, "what was the most reason- able amount an architect was en- pecurred at the Chung Hwa Book titled to receive
Company, in Pak Pal Street, at noon on Saturday, at the time the Workmen left the factory for their
ME E M. Hazeland, who said he had 35 years' experience in Hong-
ment.
kung as an architect, said he in- spected the factory in October and
The men, it wa-understood, are found that 65 per cent of the work making representations to Ching-
had been completed.
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Quest'oned by Mr. Kwan, Mr. Hazeland agreed that after pre-
“NORMAL” “TIME”
"
sen.
M
K
The following leave is cancelled:
Inspection Parade: All ranks of Sgm. L Alltree, Corps Signals, the flan Company i parade 4.1.40 to 19.3.40, 7
STRENGTH DECREASE Pte. A. V. White, No. 3 Coy..
"Normal" time for messages from Tsingtao to Shanghai by the Japanese-controlled Radio Com- pany, the only means of commu- |29.11.39. nication, is about three hours.
at Central Police Station on Wednesday, January 10, at 17,30 hours for an inspection of equip- ment etc., by the Company Com-
SAY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1940.
Gordon's
and know what you're drinking/
GORDONS
DRY GIN
DISTILLERY LOADOR
NO COLOURING «MATTER
&
NO INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS
LLOYD TRIESTINO
Regular Fortnightly Service
OUTWARD: for Shanghai.
HOMEWARD: for Genoa, Naples (London
Overland), vla Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay & Portsaid
For further particulars apply to:
LLOYD TRIESTINO Queen's Bldg., Ground Fl., Tel. 92982 Tel. Add "LLOYDIANO” P.O.B. 143 Agents, Canton-Messrs. Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Shameen.
Pte. P. C. Morgan, A.S.C. Coy, mander. Dress Blue Uniform, NA
According to the Shanghai office(a,12,39.
Cap with white Cover, Belt with
of this company, conditions during] Sgt A. Nissim, M.M.G. Platoon, Brace, Whistle & Chain, Lanyard the past few days were "normal" 14.12.39.
^
12.549 RADIO LICENCES ISSUED IN
1939
MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER
were new
A total of 12,549 radio licences King through Mr. Tu Yueh-sund were issued during the year 1939- well-known Shanghai bustness of this number, 332 magbafe. "All the men concerned licences Issued in December and £22 were renewals during the same month.
parations of the plans and calcula- are Shanghainese.
tions, the work of an architect was practically completed.
ENCONTRACT PRIČE
***
IJ
The monthly broadcasting report
He also fact that the work has not yet for December, 1939. shows that the agreed that in the RLBA. Calen- been completed, he is entitled to actual hours of transmission total- day it was stipulated that if a.con- two-thirds of the percentage setled 442, of which 225 were devoted tract was between $100 and 22- out in the Calendar? Yes. to European programmes and "217 000, the architect should be paid a
Here, according to you, 65 per to Chinese programmes as follows: percentage of hom ex to ten per cent, of the work has been done,
ZBW (European): Morning cent, on a sliding scale.
what would be the percentage in transmission 681: Evening trans- Hongkong? According to the rules mission 158; Total 225,
OTHER ITEMS During the month, "apart from 10s than £2000, would you the percentage if the architect has recorded programmes," the follow agfed with me that the reasonable been justifiably dismissed before ing items were broadcast: Studio charge would be about eight per the work is completed? cent? In Hongkong there is no architects association and no fixed charges are laid down. It all dẹ- That is a reflection on me, I won't pends on what the architect likes statio for fin
Mr, Kwari: › In the frenetit clise, he is entitled to his full fees, Ma dintrich price fa $27 500 which
Mr. Zimmern: What would be
"MUST KEEP QUIET” Mr. Gibson stand up and said:
to charge. Five or six per cent, is His Lordship! You must tell you tite normal fate to be charged for cllent he must keep quiet, Mr. ́a job of this kind. *:
Kwin, zrength regl +1
دار
th
Came, Studio Concerts, Studio Talks, Local Relays (including Church Services), Daventry Relays (including news), Sunday Evening Epilogues, Children's Concerts, Comments on Current Events from the studio.
ger
and Truncheon.
Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered: 'FLYING SQUAD Patrol Duty: Patrol dudes will be carned out as ordered.
EMERGENCY UNIT RÉSERVE Leave: Constable R410 L. F Rosarlo has been granted one months leave of absence to date from January 4, 1940 to February
VISCOUNT. KANO DUE IN HONGKONG LONDON, Jan. 8 (Haves)Vis count Akira Kano, London Mana-3, 1490.
Training Course-Part I: "All re- of the "Yokohama Specie Bank and Vice-Chairman of the cruits will parade at No: 2 Police Board of the Bank of Interna-Station at 17.15 hours on Friday, tional Settlements, left for Japan, January 12, for instruction under travelling by alz through Hong-Inspector (R) J. A Bendall.
N. C. O's. Meeting: All W. C. O's will attend No. 2 Police Station at 13.15 hours on Tuesday, January 9, 1940.
.kong
AIRPORT NEWS.
Imperial Airways:
SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Handi, Bangkok Denebola--7 am
NORTHBOUND Thursday: Bangkok
Hongkong. Della4 p.m.
Air France
NORTHBOUND Wednesday. France.
Hongkong. Bervice-4, 5.M.
LA SOUTHBOUND Thursday: · Rand; France, Servišenad) (amgarte
American Airways ♪:"
EASTBOUND FRdAt:- UBA., Manila,
kong
ZEK (Chinese): Morning trang. ! Pan mission 62; Evening transmission 155; Total 217.
OTHER. ITEMS
Do you agree that if no fees? Thơ triéstion was repeated, and were agreed upon, one cari charge Mr. Hazeland replied thất if the about eight per cent, according to architect was justifiably dismissed During the month apart from the Calendar? Yeng dipan Before the domplétion of the build recorded programmes the follow- An 1M the architect) has done me then bel would not be entitleding items were broadcast: Studio everything to enable, the fender to to his full fees,
Concerts, Theatre Relays, Studio
be obtained, and in spite of the The hearing was adjourned, Talks, Children's Concerts,
Philippine Clipper-2 p.m.
WESTBOUND
Hanoi,
Hangi,
Saturday: Manda; UBA Philippine Clipper-8.30 am.
Patrol Duty: Patrol duties will. be carried out as ordered.
POLICE STORE
The Police Store will be closed for the annual board of survey from January 10, to January 19, 1940 inclusive.
HongLong, Jan. 8.
O. EAGER.
D. 8. P. (R).
The International Medical Re- flet Committee wih hold a recep tion to meet Dr. Robert K. 9, Lim. rector of the Chinese Red Cross Medical Relief Corps at the Cht- nese Merchants Club. China Buffd- ing on Thursday!! Jan. 11 at 6 pm, A film entitled "Chinese Red Cross at Work" will be screened.
Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, British Ambassador to China, Waited the Exhibition of war Pictures' sponsored by the Officers Moral Endeavour Association fri Canarding.
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