HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
SECOND DAYLIGHT AIR DENTISTRY APPEAL AGAINST RAID EXERCISE SUCCESS REGULATION
All Branches Of A. R. P.
Services
Tested
The second daylight air raid exercise was successfully carried in Hongkong yesterday morning. The area affected was the part of the city between the Post Office and the Western Market, where the efficiency of all branches of the, A. R. P. services were tested in three well-dovised incidents -
The air raid alarm was sounded promptly at 8:30 am, and the ail clear was given at 9.32 a.m.
SUMMONS
Summoned for А alleged
CONVICTION FAILS
offence under the Dentists Regu Ta Kung Pao "Case
lation Ordinance, Mr. Hanna, of No. 15, Hankow Road, appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kow- loon Court on Saturday.
It was alleged. Mr. Hanna had Inserted an advertisement in a local newspaper on April 30, stat ing that he would practice dentis. try as from May 2 at his address, and that be thereby held himself out, or offered his services. dentist.
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Recalled
Found guilty at the April Cri- counts of minal Sessions on four receiving stolen
newsprint, the property of the Ta Kung Pao, Chinese newspaper, and sentenced to six months' Eard labour, Kwok broker, appealed The Arst incident was at the tamination squads, rescue squads,
Shun-cheong, against his conviction in the Full corner of Wing Lok Street and the military and the police.
Court of Appeal on Saturday. The Her Street. High explosive and There was a very smart turn-
was dismissed by Mr. incendiary bombs were supposed out of members of the services Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant appeal
Justice E. Willems and Mr. Crown Solicitor, stated the to have been dropped in the area concerned, and their work
WIS House No. 89. at the corner. was described by officials at the end mons against defendant was suJustice J.-A Fraser. supposed to have caught fire and of the exercise, as highly satis-ed after the appearance of the check several houses demolished.
factory. An official report how- advertisement and after a Personnel of the various A. R. P. ever, will not be issued until the of the Register, Mr. Hanna's name
was not on this Register. services, called to the spot, treated reports of all umpitres have been al casualties, including sufferers' received and compared. from burns and fractures. One, The exercise was carried out casualty was described as having under the direction of Director of had his leg shot away.
Air Raid Precautions. Wing Cmdr. While rescue work and clearing A. H. S. Steele-Perkins, O. BE of debris was near completion at who was stationed at the AR. P. this spot, another incident was re- Headquarters at Happy Valley, ported near the Wing On Com- where all reports were, routed. pany, in Rumsey Street.
LIQUID MUSTARD
WRITTEN ADVERTISEMENT An accountant of the paper in which the advertisement appear ea, testified that Mr. Banna sent in the written advertisement on April 28.
Mr. Percy Chen, instructed by Mr. M. A, Silva, acted for the ap
MT. Leo pellant, and the Hon. "D'Almada." Jnr.. Instructed by Mr. Peter H Stn. was for the respon- dents.
Submitting that the verdict of the jury was against the weight of the evidence and that, having re- gard to the evidence, the verdict was unreasonable, Mr. Chen sald A clerk attached to the Medical the prosecution's case had been Department stated that he check-based not on direct... evidence but ed up the register and could not on a collection of circumstantial And Mr. Hanna's name,
or presumtive, facts,
on
H; Q. FUNCTIONS The A. R. P. Headquarters Here, incendiary and "gas bombs tunctioned for the first time as a Mr. F. G. Nigel, defending, con- the were reported to have been first aid post and clearing centre, tended that the section of dropped, and quantities of petrol where all casualties were removed. Ordinance under which his ellent
bearing were said to be alight when a Mr. B. H. Puckle, Deputy Direc-was charged had no garage caught fire. The road was tor, personally supervised the the case." It was directed princi- against dental advertise, supposed to have been contaminat- various centres of activity, while pally ed with liquid mustard gas, the chief umpire was Mr. R. P.ments setting orth a false claim
Four gas cases were treated in Dunlop,
to proficiency on the part of the this area; two suffering from lung! Officials of the various services advertiser.
adjourned irritants and two from blister gas. presen: included Mr. C. G. Perdue, The summong" was
The third and most serions in Deputy Commissioner of Police, until Saturday. cident occurred in Pottinger Mr. J. C. FitzHenry, Superinten- Street, where all three types - of; dent of the Fire Brigade, Mr. W. R. bombs, high explosive, gas and Scott, Director of Criminal In- Incendiary, were reported to have telligence (Special Branch), 'Mr. been dropped.
DH. Blake, Superintendent of One house WILS supposed to the Auxiliary Fire Service, Mr. have been hit by a bomb and de- |Chak Tal-kwong, Chinese A. R. P.
CAR ACCIDENT IN VALLEY
molished while two houses were Officer. Chief Inspector J. C. J. Boy & Grandmother
regarded as having caught fire. Fender, and others.
The gas bombe dropped in' the,
area
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Eight casualties were treated in this arca, including fracture cases. gas cases and one case of abdo- minal wounds.
APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS
He said that the war was al- ready at our doors and tomorrow. might be in our midst.
Injured
A ten-year old boy, Tong Ting
were said to have been of LONDON, June 7 (Router)-The several types. including liquid. Home Secretary, Sir John Ander- mustard gas.
sor. broadcast an appeal today for ❘ -wong, and his grandmother Wong more A. R. P. and Civil Defence Tyk-ching, were injured in an ac- volunteers,
cident when a car, driven by the boy's father, Tong Sek--wa; of Connaught Road West, skidded on the slippery road and crashed into a wall at Happy Valley" on Saturday afternoon.
At the time of the mishap an three were sitting in the front seat. The grandson, and grand- mother were removed to the Queen Many Hospital,
EFFICIENT ATTENDANCE
All three. incidents were attend-"""For months" he continued, "we ed to efficiently by the various have waited on a 'stand-by basis. A. R. P. services that turned out. Now it is "stand-to." including the Wardens, the Fire "At any moment the Civil De- Brigade, Auxiliary Fire Service, fence Services may be called upon the Medical authorities, the repair to go into action with their full and demolition squads, decon- strength."
PROMOTIONS IN WATCHMAN
H. K. N. V. F.
·WOUNDED "
The following promotions in the Accidentally shot by his collea- Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force gue. a watchman, Wong Kwok- were announced in Saturday's issue wah,
of the Government Gazette...
Sub-Lieutenants H. C Mecke.
attached to the Guards
Office, was taken to the "Queen Mary Hospital with bullet wound
M, Parsons, G. G. Stopani-Thom-in his left thigh on Friday. son, L P Ralph, D. E Hindmarsh
to bé Acting Lieutenants.
Wong Kam was cleaning his re- Volver on the first floor of No. 53 Acting Sub-Lieutenants D H. Staunton Street, when the gun
The car's bumper and mud- guards were badly damaged. .
Thanksgiving Service At Cathedral
A large congregation attended
held at St. John's Cathedral yes- the special thanksgiving service terday morning in connection with
the deliverance of the British Ex-
Hazell J, Yuan Hutton-Potts, J. T, went off and injured Wong Kwok-peditionary Force from Flanders. Brown A. St. G. Walton, R. wah. Rutherford, F. C. Manning to be Sub-Lieutenants.
Acting Sub-Lieutenants' A 2. Balley, J. M Purvis, L. G, Merry, D. W. Wagstaff, J. B. Colls, E. W.; Fielding, D, W. Morley, J. W. East man. A S. Lewis, A. Pollock, R. R.
T. Smith, C. A. L. Rickett, C. J A.
Petrol Price Increase?
The preacher was the Dean, the Very Rev. J. L. Wilson, the subject of whose sermon was founded na Verse 10 of Chapter 1, 2nd Corin- thlans: "He rescued me from so
terrible a death. He rescues still and I rely on the hope that He
It was persistently reported dur- i will continue to rescur
Laycock, L. D. M. Beattle, H cing the week-end that the price Eardley to be Sub-Lieutenants. of petrol would shortly be in-"
Warrant Officer A E Bates has been promoted to be Acting Sub- fleutenant./
Cadet W. E. Baker has been pro
moted to be Sub-Lieutenant'
Probationary Cadet J C. Fager has been promoted to be Acting Sub-Lieutenatit.
creased...
The present price for a gallon of petrol is $1.60. This came into
effect shortly after the outbreak
of war, when the Government raised its tax on the product.
petrol
PEOPLE OF N.E.I.. PROTEST AGAINST HITLER METHODS
AIRPORT NEWS
SI
INFER GUILT
These facts did not prove the case but merely invited the jury to infer gullt, sald Mr. Chen, who said that the evidence was equally open to inference of innocence and that the jury should have accepted the latter,
Appellant's explanation of how he came by the goods was a rea- sonable one, and the jury's atten- tion to this had been drawn by the trial Judge.
In dismissing the appeal. Mr. Justice Williams said that in a case of the nature it was not sufficient to allege that the ver dict was unreasonable and that
the prosecution was weak
FUNERAL OF MRS.
B.N. BOND
The funeral took place at the Cemetery on Roman Catholic. Saturday of Mrs. Beatrice Noronha Bond, who died at the Queen Mary Hospital on Friday. The Rev. Fr. H. de Angelis conducted the service.
The deceased is survived by her mother, a brother, Mr. R. Noron- ha, and four sisters.
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Few Enemy Alien Cases Considered
Besides the chief mourners, others present at the funeral in- cluded Messrs. J. M, Noronha, C. A Botelho. Carlos, C. Chan, E. J. Figuerido, Christensen, V. Yvano-
That the cases of a few enemy vitch, H. E Botelho, H. Dixon,
aliens at present resident in Hong- Curtis, Dr. E. E Souza, J. Alves.kong are being considered and per- C. Souza, C. F. Souza, F. de Bar- ros. C. M. D'Almada, Miss B. Remission may be granted them to medios, Rev. Father Rosselo. Mred in a statement made on Satur- remain in the Colony was intimat- and Mrs. C. Azedo and many day by the Colonial Secretary, the
others.
Floral tributes were sent by re- latives and close triends.
"FRIENDS OF WOUNDED" FUND
The Hongkong Promotion Cab- Sub-Committee of the "Friends of the Wounded Soldiers of Hung Hom District has met with great
success.
Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North,
It was stated that the expulsion of a certain number, not' of all, enemy aliens was under considera- tion and they had received letters warning them to be ready to leave the Colony by a certain date
"It is probable that they will be required to leave, but a few cases are under consideration," said the Colonial Secretary
About 80 Jewish refugees and exiles from Germany are under- addition to the stood to be affected. It is under- various contributions made by stood that strenuous representa- Chinese members of the Com- tions had been made to the Gov- mmunity, the Committee has also ernment on their behalf received most, generous support
from numerous foreign "friends,"
A.R.P. EXECUTIVE cularly grateful!
LEAVES
Imperial Airways outward plane Delia (Capt. W. A. Nash and Capt. F. R. Garside) left Kai. Tak yes- terday morning with the Hongkong
mail.
She carried two passengers-Mr R. Young. Chief Accountant and Secretary of the Asiatic Petroleum Co., Ltd., and Mrs. Young.
The Della also took away 310 kilos of mal from Hongkong. The next inward service of Imperial Airways is expected to arrive in Hongkong tomorrow afternoon.
PAUL YU PIN HONOURED
to whom the Committee is parti-
The following is a list of the foreign donors to the Fund from the Hung Hom District:-Mr. E Cook $100. Mr. R. G. Craig $10, Mr. H. H. Scott $10, MF. A. E. More than 1,000 people here held Pearson $5, Mr. R. Lapsley $5. Mr. a welcome meeting in honour of J. Crookdake $5, Mr. Jas. B. Stur-Dr. Paul Yu Pin Vietar Apostolici geon $5, Mr. J. N, Bweeney $5, Mr. for Nanking.. yesterday.
CHANGSHA, June 8 (Central)
J. 8. R. Humble $5, Mr. James In behalf of Catholic of 19, Adam $5, Mr. O. Fingalsen $5, Mr. A. M. Calman $5, Mr. A. Marshall $5. Mr. W. Greig $5, Mr. R. L. Barkus $5, Mr. J. C. Brown $5, Mr. J. R. Leitch 35, Mr. T, Coleman $5, Mr. W. E Greenhalgh St, Mr.
Yu presented an countries, Dr. embroidered banner to General Hanch Yoh, Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Government,
In the course of a speech, he said that the bravery of the Ch
No official information is avall." able as to whether a further tax DEFENCE RESERVISTS ·
increase is intended or whether Under the Compulsory Service ly to the decision of the
the reported increase is due strict Ordinance the following aged 18 companies. to 45-inclusive have been strolled In the Hongkong Défence Reserve states the Government Gazette:
Combatant Group George WI- liam Calder Gralg, Stephen William Hall, William Charles Higgs, Her- bert Otto Kees, Kenneth Gend- wood McKenzie, Henry, Martyn A signed message sent on Friday Snow.
to President Roosevelt by leading
$5, MI. J. McPherson $5, Mr. Newanese invasion for afijost three Key-Posts. — Maurice Brunton personalities in Netherlands East
House $5, Mr. J. Kempton $5, Mr. | years has greatly raised the status Archibald Bryan MacDonald Cole- Indies, including the chairman of
Pan American Airways Philippine Williams $5, Mr. W. Houston $5, of China in the family-of nations. man, Willam 'Lumsden,
the People's Council, the president Cpper. with
ma!lg
from San Mr. Jas," D, Proan $5, Mr. Furgn- Dr. Yu was later hopoured at a Essential Services, Clement of the Javasche Bank, the chief Francisco, dated June 4. in son $5, Mr. Eric Humphreys $5,tea reception given by the news- Affouye. Michael Lee Bevan, Wil-editor of the Bataviaasch Nieuwe scheduled to arrive in Hongkong Mr. J. B. Wood $5. Mr. J. Fraser papermen in Changsha, He gave liam Houston Heggie, Frederick blad, and a member of the Council tomorrow afternoon and will leave, Mr. R. J. Goodman 13, Mr... T. a talk on "China's Resistance and John Medina and Alun Lloyd of the Indies, reads as follows:- on her return flight via Manila on 8. Blisà 35. Mr.. W. C. Hillery $5, International Publicity."
On occasion six-hundredth unpl-Wednesday morning,
versary foundation Rotterdam undersigned representing all.
Thomas.
The following aged 45 to 54 in- clusive have been enrolled in non- combatant groups:
Geohry Samuel-Archbutt, James Watson Bundred. Ittyd Henry Qeare. George Lyon-Mackenzie and Charles Robert Wilson (Key Posts Group): Thomas Beresford Mills Conolly, Frank Fruvet Fleth, and Walter Arthur Hawkes (Gen- eral: Group for Essential Services
PHILIPPINE CLIPPER
G. T. Anderson $5. Mr. K. Watson [nese soldiers in résisting the Jap-
Mr Chás. R. Maberly $5, Mr. J. Randle $3, Mr. M. B. Dietrich. $5,
Mr. J. Revie $5, Mr. J. McKelvie, Mr. Wang Hsiao-lài, member of] communities in Netherlands The Historiographers' Office un-12, Mr. J. P. White $5. Mr. R. E the China Red Cross, Bociety end East Indies strongly protest der the National Government is Hoare $5, Mr. B. G. Milenko $1, the National Relief Commission. against ruthless slaughter ten collecting material for writing the Mr. A. A Dand $20, Mr. L. P. arrived here from Chungking on thousands non-combatants who history of the Chinese Republic. | Schneider $5, Mr. W. R. Crichton Friday on an inspection trip. After fost their lives during bär- Representatives will be sent out 35, Mr. J. Gardner 15, Mr. R. Tay- inspecting the work of the China barous destruction Rotterdam by the office to look into the ar- lor 410, Mr. 8. F. Elshop $5, Mr. «Red Cross and the National Relief notwithstanding' your appeal chives of the different govern- P. R. Carnac $5, Mr. S.. B. Harris Commission here, he will proceed. ment offices for material of his- | $5, Mr. H. Reason $5, Mr. F. Nell to the front to inspect first ald torical significance.
work and visit the field hospitals.
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