HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
FOR
$5,000,000 EXPENDITURE ON SHIPS TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN
IN HONGKONG PRESENTATION TO ADMIRALTY 17 Cases
Monetary Contribution Of £100,000 From Colony For Prosecution Of War
At this afternoon's 'meeting of the Legislative Counell, the Fin- ancini Secretary (Hon. Mr. H. R. Battery) will move the first reading of * Bili to impose war taxes and to regulate the Collection thereof.
The Financial Secretary will also move.
That this Couricit approves the expenditure within the current and next financial years of $5,000,000 on the construction In Hong- kong of vessels to be presented to the Admiralty and War Depart- ment as part of the Colony's contribution to His Majesty's Govern- ment towards the prosecution of the war with Germany.
That this Council approves the gift to His Majesty's Government of €100,000 as a monetary contribution from the Colony of Hong- kong towards the prosecution of the war with Germany.
FINANCE CAMPAIGN
OF Y.W.C.A.
NOW $17,618.72
Supplementary votes totalling $6,491,119 will be considered by the Finance Committee of the Legisla- tive Council this afternoon,
The memoranda explaining the Items states:-
ESTIMATES, 1940-41. War Expenditure:-War tion Department:
REDUCTION For Trial At
OF CAPITAL
COURT ALLOWS STEAMSHIP CO.'S PETITION
Sessions
At the Criminal Sessions, which commences at the Supreme Court ou.Saturday morning. 17 cases wi'] be tried. The accused, and the nature of their áffences, are:-
Yan Kee and three others: tobbery by two or more. by two or more.
Lai Shing and Li Fat: robbery
Reduction of the Capital of the Tupe On Steamship Co. Ltd., of No. 6, Queen's Road Central, from $2,500,000 to $2,000,000 was con- Kwai and Pang Kan: armed rob- Cheung Ping. Yip Ping. Panz firmed yesterday when the Chief bery in dwelling and unlawful Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, possession of arms and ammuni- made an order granting a petition tion. brought by the Company.
FORMED IN 1926
the
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Ng Mel, So Chung. Yn Shing. Wong Cheung, “Leung Chin and Chan Wan: attempted robbery and possession of arins.
Cheung Fuk: breach of a de- Portation order.
Mr. D. J. N. Anderson, instructed. by Mr. P. Y. Woo, appeared for the petitioners. He said that company was formed in 1926 and incorporated shortly afterwards with a capital of $2,500,000, divid-
Li Choi, allas Wong Fuk: breach ed into 25,000 shares of $100 each. of deportation order.
The business consisted in run- Cheung Yan, Tsui Siu, Li Fung Taxa-ning steamers between Hongkung and
14 Kwong: possession of
and the southern river ports, and dangerous drugs,
Personal Emoluments ... $ 300,000 the balance sheet of the company Ya Chan and Lam Lan» (wo-
Naval Military
The second report rally of the Y.W.CA. Finance Campaign was ment:- held yesterday afternoon, attend- Admiralty
100,000 at the end of last year showed an man): possession of dangerous TOTAL COLLECTED Other Charges
Extraordinary Local Defence:- excess of assets over liabilities or drugs,
.....$875,000 $830,019, although there was 8 Cheung Chenk and Chiu Wai: 337,000 | small deficit on trade, which it was uttering a forged banknote and Contribution to Imperial Govern- proposed to write off.
possession of a forged banknote, There as Available, a large
Chau Ching-hung: uttering a $2,350,000 amount in the bank. and, in view forged banknote and possession of
150,000) of conditions in China, the direc-3 ·forged banknote, 1,627,119 tors had decided against further Lee Tung: possession of a forged 434,000 Investments and to repay instead banknote and uttering a forged
banknote.
ed by members of the seventeen War Department teams who are these weeks sol- Cash
citing funds for the Y.W.CA. This Censorship
week's report shows the team lead Internment 01 Enemy by Mrs. Samuel T.O. May as Arst. Allens
tion
with $1,573 collected: Mrs. Chen Department of Informa- Hing-wah's team was second, and Mrs. K. S. Shin's team was third.
As each of the seventeen teams reported the huge candle was coloured red, and
now shows L
total of $17,618.32 secured since the opening of the campaign on Fab. 26.
The rally was opened with the serving of tea by the Yik Chong Club (senior members of the Y.W. C.A.) of which Mrs. Ma Ying-pu is president.
After the reports three activity groups of the Y.W.C.A. presented short items the Yik Chong Club delighted the workers by appear- ing in costume and singing;`a group of students presented a skit; and a group from the Indus- trial Department also presented a skit.
Mrs. Jade Wong Wu was chair- man for the afternoon.
The final rally will be on March 20 when the campaign closes and it is hoped that the full 81171 sought, $30,000 will then be in hand. The prize winning teams and individuals will then be an- nounced.
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Two Chinese Weddings At Registry
Well Known Tennis
Player Married·
The Registry. Supreme Court, was the scene yesterday of two Chinese weddings of noie.
Shipping Control Board Food Control Miscellaneous ..
Chu Sin-po: uttering a forged document.
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the surplus to shareholders. 137,000. SHAREHOLDERS' APPROVAL
At a meeting held in the Com- 44,000 pany's office, in February," the re- Song Yakslau, aling Sung Yang, 12,000 duction was approved by share- Hui Chung and War Chin: assault 95,000 holders, sald Mr. Anderson. The with intent to rob. 30,000 proposal was to reduce the present Lau Po-lor, alias
capital to $2,000,000, consisting of 25.000 of $80 each.
The above supplementary Votes are submitted to provide funds for, the carrying out of the policy as regards War EX- penditure announced in the statement by the Honourable Financial Secretary in Legiala- tive Council on March 14, 1840. In view of the sub-division
of the requirements which has now been made, as above. no expenditure will be charged to the block vote of $1,000,000 under Head 63. Special War Expenditure, and savings to that amount will accordingly be available to meet a portion of the above votes under the new Head 32. Savings to the extent of $338.496 under Hea BA, Volunteer Defence Corps, and $19,149 under Head 0B. Hongkong "Naval Volunteer Force, will also be available for the same purpose. Total -savings. $1,355,645.
Total $6.491,119,
The petition was duly granted.
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Paul Law: simple larceny, possession of arms and ammunition, shooting with in- tent and shooting with intent to maim,
Mr. 8. E Faber, A.FC., B.Sc.,! Wong Chun: possession of arms M.Inst.C.E.. etc, will deliver a lec- without a licence. «.
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ture entitled "Concrete" to the Kwok Shan-chuen, receiving Hongkong. University Engineering stolen property. Society tomorrow at 8.30 p.m.
Ho So: conspiracy and threaten-
in Room K of the University. ing to accuse of crime with All Interested are welcome.
intent.
British War Organisation Fund: February Statement
The statement of receipts and payments of the British War Oz- ganisation Fund, Hongkong Branch, for the month of February, re- veals that donations and subscriptions during the month amounted
to" $27,399.72.
On the payments side, purchasÉS
absorbed $2.268.86, while packing.
| transport and Insurance charges, together with office expenses takes
the total expenditure to $2,881.41
Balance in the Hongkong and
SECOND AND THIRD Shanghai Bark was $85,348.83.
READINGS OF
BILLS
RECEIPTS
To balance, brought forward at Feb. 1, 1940, $40,399.72; To Dona-
At the Legislative Council meet-tions and subscriptions Feb., $27,-
ing today the Attorney General move the second and third readings of:
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A Bill to amend the Incitement to Disaffection Ordinance, 1939.
A Bill to amend the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899
A Bill to regulate the closing hours of retail shops
911.68 Total: $88,311.40.
PAYMENTS
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MORRISON' HILL ROAD ROBBERY RECALLED
Four Unemployed Men Charged
Four unemployed men, Kwan
By purchases: Knitting Wool, Din, Ng Chun, Mak Tin and Wu $2.197.50; Sewing Materials, $71.30. Sheldon at the Central Court. {Cambric, Ganze Dressings, etc. Liu, appeared before Mr. Ha
Total: $3,268.80.-
By packing, transport and in-ground one of No. 40, Morrison changed with having entered the surance. $218.88.
Hill Road on Oct. 4 and robbed the inmates.
By office expenses: Salaries and Wages, $355; Stationery and Print-
A Bill to provide for the estabing. $11.75; Stamps and Postages, Hishment and regulation of the s11.20; Fosters, $23.50; Travelling, Hongkong Corps of Air Raid War $1.90: Petties, $0.38. Total: $403.75, dens.
Expenditure for February, 1940:
Det.-Insp. W. N. Darkin, said
that the complainant, a widow, In the first ceremony, the parties
named Lo Kit-ching, went with were Mr. Ng Slu-cheong and Miss Agnes Leung Wai-ching. The
her daughter to a theatre, leaving A Bill to make provision for the $2,891.41. bridegroom is the son of Mr. Ng Administration of Estates by Con-
two amahs to look after the house. Chak-wa. Chinese agent of the sular Officers.
By balance-monies in hand on Later one of the servants went Java-China-Japan Line and vice-
February 29, 1040: Current Ac-out and when the second servant chairman of the Chinese Chamber vision with respect to trade marks Banking Corporation. $85,346.83; that several men had entered the A Bill to make such special pro-count Hongkong and Shanghai had closed the door she found of Commerce, and nephew of Mr. as is expedient to meet any emen Petty Cash. $73.15. Total: $85.
Ng Chek-wing, senior Interpreter gency which may arise as a result 419.99. of the Supreme Court.
His bride of war...
is the daughter of Mr. Leung Man-
king, of No. 37 Wongnelchong Rd.
Mr. T. 8: Whyte-Smith, Registrar WATCHMAN
of Marriages, officiated at the cere-
mony, which was witnessed. by Messrs L. T. Law and Y. A. Kow.
TSUI-IP
The parties in the other ceremony
CAUTIONED
Tam Hong. 23, private watch-
were Mr. Tsul" Yuri-pul, well-knownman, appeared before Mr. H. G.
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Grand Total: $68.311.40.
PASSENGERS
Arrivals From Shanghai
tennis star and younger of the two Sheldon at the Central Court yes- Arrivals in the Colony yesterday
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premises.
She was bound and gagged and was pushed into the bathroom while the premises were ransacked.
After the robbers had decamped she managed to free herself and a report was made to the police.
Last month, the police, on in- formation arrested one of the de- fendants and the others were sub- sequently taken into custody. rendant. Ng Chun, was discharg
Following evidence, second de-
against him.
Teul brothers, who have stone in terday. charged with negligence from Shanghai were Mr. I Kled as there was no evidence local tennis for many years, and while on duty.
...Dunn, Mr. Y. K. Ho, Mr. Hut Chan,.. Miss Ip: Yun-hing.
The defendant was employed by Master Ho Sao-ying, Master Ho Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Regis the China Construction Company Bao-ling, Mr. Duntsu Yuen, Mr.
The hearing was adjourned untli trar, another keen tennist who re to look after a matshed in Shou-and Mrs. Hung Wel, Mr. T. R. Hou, this morning when Mr. Sheldon cently lost to Mr. Tsul in the first son Hill. He went on duty on the Mr. H. M. Le Marchant, Mr. and will decide whether the defendants round of the Colony singles cham-night of March 11. Later in the Mrs. A. F. Judd, Mr. and Mrs. Koo should be sent for trial or not. plonslip, officiated at the care-night the magazine was broken Jeay-ling, Mr. W. M. Portrade. mony. The witnesses were "the into and" dynamite to the value of Mr. and Mrs. Seetoo, Mr. R. 8. COLONY HEALTH groom's brother, Mr. Tsul Wal-pul, $182 was stolen.
Boyd, Mr. W. E. Grieve, Mr. C. T. Twenty-four cases 01 tuber. and Mr. Ip Foot-ling.
Taking into consideration the Loh, Mr. K. T. Oel, Mr. F. 8. Liu, culosis, two cases of small-pox fact that the defendant would Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Chang, Mr. (both from Kowloon), six cases of The following forthcoming mar-lose his employment, Mr. Sheldon Pottinger, Mr. G. D. Komaroff, Mr. cerebro-spinal fever, two cases
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
riages are announced:-..
Mr. Arthur Stanley Powles, wire-
"less operator, H. M. S. Tamar, and
cautioned him.
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and Mrs. Chang Ting Sing, Mr. each of diphtheria and chicken-pox J. J. Peters, Miss A. N. Anderson, and one case each of enteric rever, Mr. C 8. Yang, Mr. T. 8. Wang, measles and dysentery were notined Mrs, Ou, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wong to the Health Department on Mar. of the P.UM.C., residing at No. 1;"Mr. L N. Federoff, Mr. L. 8.12. Mr. Lu Kwan-chuan, assistant King's Terrace;
Saburoff, Mrs. Olga Fumagalli, Mr.
Miss Olga Lyons, dance hostess, "of No. 20, Jordán Road;
resident surgeon, Peking Union Mr. Yung Yook-get, accountant C. L. Hsu, Mrs. Wang and two Eills, Mr. D. E Rebok, Mr. and Medical College, residing at No. 12, of the Wa Kiu Yat Po, Macao, and children, Mr. L. C. Mao, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ho, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Pet- Tsing Fung Street, and Miss Tsao Miss Chan Pui-tong, of No. 376, Mra. C. K. Lee, Mr. Dixon Li, Mr. Alang, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lam. Mr. Ching-hua, assistant head nurse Prince Edward Road..
I. Naploff, Mrs. H. Ellis and Miss H. 8. Chan and Mr. Peshing Wu.
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