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HONGKONG FATHER OF TEN.
JUDGE SUPPORTS LOTTERIES
Lotteries
State-controlled war advocated by the Tribune Group of newspapers as the simplest and easiest method of obtaining quick' money for War purposes, found yet another champion in the per- son of Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell, Pulsne Judge of Hongkong, who passed through Singapore en route for Africa on a holiday."
Mr. Justice Lindsell said that Hongkong bad a controlled lottery for the War Funds and though it was not actually State-controlled, it was run with, their knowledge.
He referred to the vast sums or money raised for War Funda through the Jockey Club by the selling of one-dollar tickets.
Forty per cent, of the collections was divided between the British War Funds and the China Relief! Fund, he said....
Income tax had already been in troduced, "In Hongkong. the Judge said, as a war measure, "but ad- mittedly you can raise much more money quickly by lotteries." he
added.
Passengers
ARRIVALS -AND DEPARTURES
The following passengers-arrived
CHILDREN SENT TO GAOL
Lau Tal, 43, hawker, of No: 5 Pak Tze, Lane, appeared yesterday afternoon before Mr. T. J. Houston at Central Magistracy on charges of obtaining $35 from a female hawker by falsely pretending that he could obtain for her a stall holder licence for selling cooked food, and obtaining $10 on another occasion for the same purpose.
The complainant was Man Hel, 48. of No. 129 Second Street.
Det-Sgt. R. Macvey prosecuted and asked for leniency before sen tence was passed, because the de fendant had a wife and ten child-
Ten
Mr. Houston ordered defendant to serve 'zix weeks hard labour.
IMPRESSIONS
OF OXFORDTM "My Impressions of Oxford" was the subject of an amusing address given by Miss Lai Po-chun, B.A former lecturer in English at Hongkong University. who was the guest speaker at the Y's Men's Club tin held at the St. Francis Hotel yesterday."
The speaker remarked upon the graceful towers and spires of Ox- ford, and its architecturé.
The town of Oxford, is full of bicycles, and buzzing with life. The Men undergraduates look alike because of their dress, as well as the women students,
Oxford is a fine place for in Hongkong on Wednesday from character study, with many queer a.CJL liner which arrived from specimens of humanity, and more the south: Mr. H. A. Osseman. "Mr. | normal people who seem to be L. Ayan, Mrs. J. J. Happe and ashamed of their normality. daughter, Mrs. H. F. Pauls and daughter, Mr. Tan Tong Nol, Mr. Chew Chin Bee, Mrs. G. I. M. Dur- ing and two daughters, Mr. W. W. Brotherton, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Glennie, Mr. S. B. "Davys," Mr. H. Y. Chee, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Kuck, M. Parcane C. Hwang, Mr. and Mrs. E Turner and child. Miss
Helen Wong. Mr. Ho An Poo, Mr. Jackson Chan, Mr. C. L. Lu, Mr. L. M. Shadbourne, Mr. Yep Yao Guide, Mr. Chan I Sun, Mr. Cheung Kan, Mr. Shot Kong. Irene Ah Ching and Mr. and Mrs. Tang Seng,
IN TRANSIT
Miss Lai will Icave for Chung- king early next month from where she will make a tour of the provinces.
H.K. LEAGUE OF NATIONS SOCIETY
The ann 1. meeting of the Hongkong 1 gue of Nations 20- alety will be held in the Helens May Institute today. st 30 par when Mr S. V. Boxer will give his
Presidential address.
EAR-RINGS FOUND
IN MOUTH
Chan Kau, 21. ́unemployed, “at No. 9 Second Street, of Shek Kau
Village, Sze Wu, appeared yester- day afternoon before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy on a charge of larceny of a pair of gold ear-rings from an unknow Chinese woman at Connaught RA. Det.-Sergt. R. Macvey prosecut-
ed.
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D. W 28, who arrested the de- fendant, sald the ear-rings were recovered from his mouth.
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Mr. Houston sentenced defendant two montha": labour and 15 strokes of the rattan. Banishment was recommended.
Chan had two previous convic tions for farceny.
CHINESE COMPANY
DANCE
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 24 MAY, 1940, 5:30 AM.
PUBLIO HOLIDAY
On Friday, the 24th May, the General Post Office and Kowloon Central Post Office will be open from 8 am, to noon, Sheungwan Branch Post Once will be open from 8 am to 10 a.m. and the other Branch Post Offices will be entirely closed.
There will be one collection from the pillar boxes as on Bun- days, one delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11.30 am, and one delivery of registered correspondence at 11 am.
There will also be orie, delivery of ordinary correspondence at 11 am from the Branch Post Offices at Stanley, Talpa and Un Long.
The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
Air Mail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"
London date 13th May.
Straits.
A Dinner Dance, sponsored by Japan. the Chinese Company, Hongkong Canton Police Reserve, under the dis- tinguished patronage of Hg Ex-Bangkok cellency, the Governor, Sir Geoffry Salgón. Northcote, KC. M. G. and Lady Shanghal
of H. E. The Japan and Manila. Northcote," and Officer Administering the Govern-
ment, Mr. N.L. Smith, C. M. G.. and Mrs. Smith, will be held at the Peninsula Hotel on Saturday. in aid of the funds of Company's Headquarters.
A feature of this function will be a programme of songs and ex- hibition dances.
The numerous attractions offer- ed include song selections by Miss Elvie Yuen. Mr. Banky Yip, and Mr.. Herbrt Tong.
An outstanding feature of the evening will be "Tango Poema" with Misa Jane Ma and Mr. Her- bert Tong, the chorus comprising such lovelies as the Misses Elsie Law, Mary Chan, Bella Ms and Dora Chow, comprising such lovelies' as the Misses Elsie Law, Mary Chan, Bella Ma and Dora Chow...
Tickets at $ each, dinner in cluded, are obtainable at the Com-
pany's Headquarters, Pedder Building, 1st floor, or Feninsula. Hotel,
Air Mail by "Imperial Always Direct
London date, 18th May Straits.
Shanghai and Amoy
Manila
USA., Honolulu and Japan (San Francisco date.
18th April).
Australia, and Manila...
Balphong Falphong
Japan-and Shanghai. Shanghal.
Due
24th May.
24th May
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25th May
25th May
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25th May
Service"
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26th May
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Java and Manila.
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date, 22nd May, Calcutta and Straits Shanghai.
Canton Japan.
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HEALTH RETURNS
Twenty-eight cases .of. tuber- culosis and one of diphtheria were At reported to the Health 'Authorities. S. A., & Manila (San Francisco date, 11th May)
for the 24 hours ended at midnight Canada, USA, Japan and Shanghai
B. C. date, 18th May). on May 22.
The League of Nations is still carrying on at Geneva, doing valu- able work in Child Welfare. Health and other Social problems. home the League of Nations Union is still carrying on and many dis- tricts have organised Discussion
The following passengers were in transit-Mг, J. H. Goossen, W. Newberry, Miss, H. Kumbruch, Mr. and Mrs. H. Archer and Masters S. and A. Archer, Miss G. Robert- son, Mrs. F. Smallbones, Mr. J. F. MacDonald, Mr. W. B. Foy, Mr. W groups to study Peace alms which Tavender, Mr. E. de Ruyter, Mr. Fwill bring about a just and last- van Zandbergen, Mr. P. van Marging peace. bergen, Mr. U. Kampman, Mr., W. Bouman: Mr. G. van der Brooke, Mr. A. Robben, Mr. J. Sieben, Mr.
a den Hamer, Mr. F. R. Flomiski, Mr. S. Nägel, Mr. O. Guloomal, Mr. Hsu Ko, Miss Lim Swee Fung.
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DONATIONS
Li On, 22, unemployed "of Lung Sung Village, Shun Tak yester day morning appeared before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy on a charge of larceny of a length of drain pipe cutäide No. 81 Des Voeux Road West...
Mr. Houston ordered that the defendant be bound over to be of good behaviour in the sun of $25 for a period of one-yeat,
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OUTWARD MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given, below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertised to close at or before 9 a.m. registered and parcel mails are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are advertised to close after 5 p.m.. Registered and Parcel malls are closed at 5pm,
Date and Time
A further, remand of one week was granted by Mr. E. Himsworth | Canton
For
FRIDAY
at Kowloon Court yesterday in Swatow, Amoy and Formosa
the case in which seven Chinese, Straits, Ceylon, India, Mombasa, Beira, Lourence
three of them juveniles, are ap-
Marques, East and South Africa.
pearing on charge of conspiring Parcels only for Tientsin, together to have custody of forged Shanghai. banknotes.
Mr. E. M. Raymond, the Assistant Commissioner of the St. John Am- bulance Association and Brigade xrategully acknowledges the re- ceipt of the following donations: The follow passengers left
HK. Jockey Club $2,000; HK Hongkong for the South yesterday: | Telephope Co. 4007 The H.K. Foot- Mr. J. Namenworth, Mr. J. Tur- bail Assn. 400; Bir Elly Kadoorie & ton, Mr. Tan Cheng-Roi, Mr. C. G. Sons 250; Sir V. M. Grayburn 200; Chia, Mr. Yeo Tian-sten, Mr. D. Mr. J. H. Taggart 200; Mr. J. T. E. G. Tansz, Mr. and Mrs. Tham Bagram 100; Diary Farm Ice & Cold Pak-chow, Mrs. Alice Lim Woo, Storage & Co., Ltd, 100; "His Hon. Miss Woo Hong-kon. Master Woo Sir Atholl MacGregor 50: A, 3. Tel-wai, Miss Lam Suet-chirig, Mr. Watson & Co. per Collecting Tin Tie Djit-hoci, Mr. Tse-Kam-hung. 21.32: Mr. J. Petrie 10.
SATURDAY Mr. Chia Gu-Hang, Mr. Pang Kwel-*- aun, Mr. Lim Weng-kwal, Mr. W.
year's hard | Shanghai. labour was passed by Mr. R. Ed. Shanghai and Japan. Meinesz. Mr. Khong Sin-chor, Mrs.
Bangkok Cheng Yin-sung, Mr. Quet Kai- Appearing before Mr. Crutwell wards at the Central Court yester.
Shanghai (Parcels only). mol. Mr. Yap Meow-foo, Mr. Chia at the District Office South Court day on Charles Archer." 25. on Kee-sian, Mr. Chou Jwee-king, Mr. yesterday, charged with the theft charges of larceny by ballee, ob- Halphong Chan Watt-yoon, Mr. Chi Chi of 53 gallons of petrol, Puri Kam-taining goods and money by false kong. Mr. Yoeng Tilam-seng, Mr.lun, master of a trading junk, and pretences, and embezzlement of Lie Yuch-sing. Mrs, Fang Yit-kew, Wu Kam, 29. toki, were sentenced $150 Mrs. Lee Hu, Master Hon Choy.. to two months' and one months'
Defendant was previously con- hard labour, respectively.
victed for larceny by trick and by They were seen placing a drum bailee. containing the petrol onto their sampan at Tsun Wan,
NEW
D.O.B.A. OFFICERS
PETROL THEFT
Sentence of
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Formosa, and Shanghai....................... - Japan.
A 19-year-old student, Chau Chi The annual meeting of the Dio-
Fong, of No. 1 Lung Chien Terrace, cesan Old Boys' Association was
Lam Leung, 24, was given three ground floor, of Ding Hoi Village, Manila held at the Chinese. Merchants' months hard labour and was re-
Cheklang, appeared before Mr. Haiphong Club yesterday and the following commended for banishment by G. Sheldon at the Central officers were elected to serve for Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy yesterday on a charge, the ensuing year:President, Mr. Magistracy yesterday
of malicious damage to a Singer BC Randall: Vice-Presidents when he was found guilty of lar-sewing machine head, valised, at Messrs. A. G. F. Prew and G. & ceny, from a married woman, of $20. Defendant was on ball of Goodban; Hon. Bec. Mr. & Zuma parcet containing 21 yds. of $100. mern: Hon. Trea. Mr. Wong Ka- cloth, at Connaught Road West,
to the value of $18.00, -
tsur
morning.
NO WAR PROFITEERING IN GREAT BRITAIN
•
LONDON, May 23 (Renter)—Mr. C. R. Atulee, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, broadcasting last night, declared the events of the next few weeks,-even the next few days, would be vitally im- portant.
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Mr. H. G. Sheldon ordere the de fendant to pay $20 for the machine, and $10 for causing the "com- plainant to waste his time in Court.
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Sentences of six-months' hara labour were passed by Mr. Q. Â... Ã... Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yea terday on Blu Hung, 27, and Chan Wah, 22, charged with attempted azmed robbery in Nathan Road on May 15 when they attempted, with two other men not to cus- toy, to rob- Mr. William Rees Harris at the Rees Harris Book
SUNDAY
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-Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa, Egypt Parcels
and Europe via Suez and London via Long-Reg. Sea-Route.
Canton
vivi
TUESDAY
Manlis, Makassar, and Sourabaya."
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA. by the "Tan American Airways Direct Service"
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Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central || Air Mall for Malaya, Jaya and Australia by "Im- Reg. Magistracy yesterday when Ng perial Airways Direct Berviceing. [Ord. 7.00 m Bhum, 28, unemployed, appeared on
5.30 PM G.P.O...
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"This is your third return from banishment, and I sentence you to twelve months hard labour," said
"We must be worthy of our men on sea and land and in the air who have shown the bravery, devotion and skill we expected of them.
***We are determined the enemy sháll not succeed but this requires_ we should mobilise all our resources,
"The services and property of all | Continuing, :- Mr. Attlee said: Store, must be at the disposal of the "There is power to inspect premises Government in the common task, and to require employers to pro- Everyone, however, should continue duce their books. Object is to doing their ordinary work until in- mobilise the effective resources to structed otherwise.
the nation for whatever tasks may "In exercising Its powers the come upon u Government will do its utmost to "The excess profits tax will be at avoid injustices to individuals and the rate of 100 per cent, There will will work in close co-operation with be no proat out of the national organised Labour and employers."? emergenicy."
the charge of returning to the Co-Printed and Published by Henry Lloyd, Murrow, for the Hongkong Iony afber having been banished
for ten years on November 11, 1933,
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