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"HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
COLONIAL SECRETARY ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
AND EVACUATION
Mr. R.A.C. North Explains. Position To The Press
The Hon.. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. R. A. C. North, receiveș Fress representatives yesterday when he explained the latest measures lu connexion with the Evacuation Scheme.
Mr. North stated that for a time it was thought that there might be only enough skipping to take the families' of military and naval personnel, now in Manila, to Australa, but he added that accommoda- tion had now been found for all th 'one who had been evacuated to Manila to go on to Australis, where the Australian Government al- ready had plans for the reception of evacuees from Hongkong.
The Colonial Secretary further evacuees as representative of the added that in addition to the Hongkong Government. above, another vessel will leave Exemption from Evacuation Hongkong in the near future with His Excellency has appointed the a further 400 evacuees for Austra-following Committee to consider Ja
claims for exemption from evacua- tion, temporary or otherwise--
"Now we have sufficient space to make it possible, for evacuees to taka extra baggage," said Mr. North. "Husbands who wish to sand extra baggage, should arrange with the Wharf and, Godown Com-
MR. E. DAVIDSON '(CHATE- MAN),
MR. C. G. SOLLIS, MRS. E... COCK (SECRE- TARY).
pany or other firms for transport to: The grounds on which exemption Manila. From there reasonable may be granted will be generally luggage will be carried on the eva-those already announced, víz:- cuee ships.
Women Without Children:~~
There is not a great deal of time and arrangements will have to be made at once. Luggage which arrives too late for the evacuee snus at Manila will have to go to Aus tralia at senders' experise.
FINANCIAL WORRIES
"A number of people, we know, are worried about finance," Mr -North-added. "In the first place no-one will be asked to pay for
their passage to Australia or back again. This applies of course, only to people who travel on the ships officially provided.
"In Austraila the Government arranged a scheme for accommo-
. dating the evacuees. Apparently
AT CENTRAL
INGENIUS TRICK
|pawned sheets, elc, to the rightful
QWEETS.
POSSESSED GOVERNMENT
PINE TREK
Lau To, 30. of Tung Kun, chargea An ingenius trick of obtamine with possession of a green pine money from persons having tree at No. 94, Government Planta- fattyes or families in the country tion, abure Talpo Road. on Satur was revealed at the Central Magle-day, and with trespassing on cor tracy yesterday. By taking letters ernment property, received sell- from letter-boxes and changing tence of six weeks hard labour the original envelop for a false when he appeared yesterday at one, saying that the letter had been Kowloon Court before Mr. Q. A, A entrusted to him by a relative in Macfadyen. Mr. I P. Tamworth, the country to take to the Colony. of the Botanical and Forestry Da. a man collected cents from the
partment, prosecuted. Į recipient of every letter.
One day he was seen waiting
SENT BACK BY JAPANESE down a staircase of a house. He was Two re banishees who appeared stopped and, on being searched, a before Mr. E. Himsworth at Kow- number of letters were found in loon Court yesterday on charges of his possESIGIL.
returning from banishment claim- The man was Chân Pat, 40, au- jed to have been sent back to the employed of no fixed- abode. He Colony from Bhumchun by the appeared befote Mr. H., G. Sheldon | Japanese. They were Lal Cheung, on three charges of larceny or -39, and Tang Kun: 48. Each te=" eight letters He was also celved sentence of three montris'. convicted on a fourth charge hard labour.
of obtaining 40 cents from a'wo- Ho Ngan. 29, charged before Mr. man, Lo Fung, on the pretence Q. A. A. Macfadyen with returning that he was sent by her father from banishment for life, was sen- to deliver a letter.
tenced to 12 months', hard labour
In this particular case, said Det-It was his seventh return · since Sgt. Morrison, who appeared for his first deportation. 1 Slu 23, of (a) who are registered, with the the Police, defendant told Lo that Mação, who returned from banish- Director of Medical Services, the be was going back to the countryment for the third time, was also Director of Air Raid Precautions, and the latter gave him a salt of sentenced to 12 months hard la- and the Hongkong Volunteer De-clothes to send back to her father. bour fence Corps for nursing or other Defendant had one previous cou- services in the event of emergency.viction and was sentenced to four
(b) who are managing businesses months with hard labour. or are in employment which they cannot relinquish without causing serious inconvenience.
(c) who are in "charge of or are employed in schools or institutions which are continuing to function and which cannot be closed with
women and Children:- out interrupting useful social work,
.. BATHING SHED THEFT
TRESPASSING IN GODOWNS
Sentence of one month witn
A 17-year-old youth, Ko Hung, hard labour was passed by Mr. E. charged with larceny of $10 and a Himsworth at Kowloon Court ves- medal with a watch at the China terday on Liu Chuen, 35, convicted. of trespassing in the Kowloch Athletic Swimming Associaton, Was
It remanded one week by Mr. H. G. Godowns on Saturday night.
was stated that defendant had on Sheldon "yesterday,
Lau Chuk-hung, 22, saw defen-him a badge permitting entry to (a) who cannot be sent away dant opened a rattan basket and the Godown, but the badge had without danger to health.
tock a handkerchief and then been issued to another "coole, who
Ir
It is similar to that arranged for .. (D) whose departure within awalked out of the room. A watch had reported it lost two weeks ago. evacuee familles in England. We reasonable time has been arranged man followed defendant who threw
are not certain whether evacuees will go to camps or private homes. Rates have been arranged in sever- *al classes.
GOVERNMENT WILL ASSIST
privately....
"
Exemption On Special
Grounds
For example the wile of an in
"I people have no money they valid or an elderly man requiring will be maintained by the Govern-special care and assistance.
ment. Assistance will be given but
Its extent will depend on the amount the Legislative Council here makes available.
AIRPORT NEWS
"We do not yet know what the DELPHINUS BRINGS
costs have been in Mahila nor what they are likely to be in Australia for assisting those who have no money. We hope to make a fuller statement on those points later on. Official Statement
HOME MAILS
the handkerchief away and started to run. He was caught and the handkerchief was recovered,
USED IT UP HIMSELF
A week's remand was granted by Mr. H. G. Sheldon yesterday when
ROBRED YOUNG. AMERICAN
Charged with robbing an Ameri- Lean youth, Chester Lindt, of No. 274. Matauwel Road, or u wrist watch in King's Park on July 12. three Chinese, Leung Cheung. Lai chi, and Shiu Kin-hang, appeared
1 Yee, 22, appeared before him before Mr QA A. Macfadyen at
ut the Central Magistracy on a Kowloon Court yesterday when charge of fraudulent conversion they were remanded three days in of a piece of gold, weighing three custody maces, belonging to Tang Chi-
shing, 32, master of the Wo Hing Geldsmith shop at No. 50, Lock- hart Road, 2nd floor.
STOLE FROM CIRCUS
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1940. —PAGE 5 -
WHITE COTTON
SPORTS JUMPERS
MEDIUM SIZE ONLY
LANE.
PRICE
$150
NETT
CRAWFORD • LTD.
The House of Quality & Service
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week in custody. Det.-Egt. John- son, prosecuting, said that Yan was
Imperial Airways inward plane
Tse Wah, 30, convicted of the allowed to go as an operation Delphinus (Capt. Cash and F/O On May 29 defendant was hand- larceny of a wooden pole from the could not be attempted against his Samuels) arrived at Kal Tak yes-ed over one piece of gold valued Olympic Circus Ground at Mong-will, but he has since been re-ad-: terday bringing 89 kilos of mall at $40 by the complainant to kok on Saturday, was sentenced to mitted to hospital. for the Colony and three passen- į make one gold appendage. From a month with hard labour when The following statement is issuedgers; Mr. Mackay and Mr. Ishac, time of time defendant had been he appeared before Mr. E. Hims by the Colonial Secretariat in res from Smgapore, and Mr. Belfrage, asked to complete the work and worth at Kowloon Court yesterday.. ponse to a number of enquiries re from Singapore.
produce the gold appendage, but garding the evacuation of women and children...
availabla.
The next inward service is due he failed to do so. Twenty dayR
to arrive in Hongkong on Thurs- ago, however, he admitted that ne day, while the next cutward ser-hag/converted it to his own' use. vice is scheduled to leave. Kai Tak tomorrow morning.
CLIPPER TODAY Pan American Airways Califor nia Clipper. with US. malls dated is due to arrive from July 18, Manila this afternoon "and "will take off on her return flight to
morrow morning.
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AT KOWLOON
LAUNDRYMAN IN TROUBLE
WOUNDING ALLEGED
A remand for hearing until July 25 at 2.30 pm, was granted in an- WIFE QUESTIONED
other case of italicious wounding, Hearing was continued at "Bow-When Li Kau, 40, appeared before loon Court before. Mr. Q. A A. the Magistrate. He is alleged to Macfadyen yesterday of the case have attacked a man named Tam in which Chung Yuk-ming, 36, is Kwai with a pair of scissors
The motive for the attack. Det.- Bummoning her husband. Nip Kal-
said, was vague,, yui allas Nip Fing Chuen, of the st. Johnson Begay, Company, for separation though it was known that the and separate maintenance allow-same day defendant had asked Tam for a loan of 20 cents. Li been placed, under Complainant was questioned by bad since
A laundryman who had ventured ance. lato a basiness on his own account
Shipping Arrangements Five ships will leave Manila for Australia about the end of July, The first four will convey all the Service familes and, I space., is available some civilians." It has also been learned that further ships have been secured for the remain. der but full particulars are not yet
A ship will leave Hongkong early The California Clipper will be after serving same time as an as- Mr. D. McCallum for defendant, mental observation but no report in August and will proceed direct followed on July 31 by the China istant with a laundry in Haiphong the cross-examination occupying bad been received of the state of
Replying, complainant agreed in to Australia. This ship will carry Clipper, which will leave Hong-Road, found himself in Kowloon the whole of the afternoon. about four hundred persons all of kong on the morning of August 1. Court yesterday, the principal wit-
ness against him being an Indian part to an account of the various constable of the Royal Naval Dock-incidents involving herself and her husband" submitted by Mr. yard, Kowloon."
It was charged that the laundry. McCallum. man, Troi Tim, 22, stole a bed: sheet' from the constable on Junej
whom will have cabin accommoda- tion.
Financial Arrangements Passage and food on board ship will be provided free to all who are included in the Government Scheme as far as Australian ports as well as return passage to Hong- kong if and
when this comes permissible The Govern-
New Strato Clippers
She replied in the negative to suggestions that defendant was
his mental health.
MARINE COURT
USED BRIGHT LIGHTS IN FORBIDDEN AREA
Lai Fuk, master of Class IV boat
12, that between June 3 and July fond of her, stating that if this No. 7223A of Hongkong, appeared
19 he stole 10 bedcovers and table- was true he would not have taken before Lt. Commdr. J. Jolly as
& concubine.
Marine Court yesterday morning NEW ERA IN AIR cloths from a resident of Homun-
Complainant agreed that on on the charge of having on July tia, Miss Cosano, and that on June one occasion she followed deren-21 used bright lights for the pur TRANSPORTATION 30 in Fa Yuen Street he stole a ment of Australia has undertaxen Heralding a new era in air padded quilt cover and linen sheet damt from the Alhambra Theatre pose of fishing or attracting dish to Jordan Road, scolding him thei a prohibited ares, the Tathons to find board and lodging in Byd-transportation, Pan American Alrom a Mre. Powell. ney, Melbourne and Brisbane at ways this month inaugurated their It was stated that formerly Tao: while, until, to get away, be Jump Channel The defendant pleaded
ed on a bus and she followed him. rates varying from 30/-to 50/- per new Strato-Clipper service be- was employed by a laundry in
guilty. On another occasion, she LBA. 149 Ross prosecuted and week for adults and 20/- to 30tween North America and South Haiphong Road, About a month per week for children (Australian America. These new 20-ton four-aro he left the business of his agreed, in a Dt of anger she cut stated that the junk was anchor- currency),
engined land planes are built by own accord, Intimating that he "his winter clothes. She did ed south of the anti-submarine
not know. complainant stated in boom in the Tathong Channel Proposals regarding the maim the Boeing Airplane Company, would start un a business of his reply to a question, that on an
Lt. Commar. J. Jolly stated that tenance of evacuees in the Philip manufacturers of the trans-Pacifc|ow
occasion when she ran away from fishing is definitely prohibited in pines and Australia - have been and trans-Atlantic Clippers. The He continued, however, to cun- drawn up but no statement can be importance of this new service to tinue on his usual round of visits home defendant, anxious for her mined areas, and also that fishing made pending their consideration aviation is that it represents the to obtain things for washing, but safety, searched for her all over regulations were published under
town and even made Inquiries of by the Finance Committee of. Les first "over weather" schedules in most of the washing found its way certain numneries in the New Ter-
the Defence Regulations
The defendant was ordered: to gislative Council,
the world, as altitudes of 20,000 to into pawnshops. He was arrested ritories. 25,000 ft. are maintained for six-when ne re-visited the Dockyard. Additional baggage for evacuees hours.
Further bearing has been fixed pay a fine of $10 or otherwise In sentencing defendant to six provisionally for the afternoon of
serve. ten days' hard labour, now in Manila may be forwarded
Two of the new strato Clippers, weeks hard labour, Mr. E. Hims-Monday, July 29. Mr. Hin-shing ANCHORED IN
MINEFIELD through the Hongkong and Kow-the FLYING CLOUD and RAIN worth made an order also that is appearing for the com loon Wharf and Godown Company. BOW, fly twice-weekly non-stop in the pawnshops would give up the plainant.
Arrangements On Arrival a five-hour schedule over the 1,200
miles Caribbean Ocean which
of a
Lo Shing Kee, 29, Class II junk No. 18218 of Hong- Kong and two others pleaded In Australia
MAY LOSE SIGHT
guilty before the Marine Magis- The Australian Government has separates North and South Ameri saked that evacuees may be disem-ca. These new schedules make it schedules down the east coast of The reluctance of a Chinese, trate yesterday morning to the barked at Australian porta appro- possible to fly from New York to South America
Yan Kun-cheung, to allow doctors charge of having on July 21 đĩa- ximately in the following propor-the Panama, Canal and the nox- The Importance of these new to remove one of his eyes may now obeyed the lawful orders of the tion
thern coast of South Ame Ica in Strato-Cilpper schedules is evi-result in his losing his sight alto- Harbour Master by anchoring Brisbane 10 per cent, Bydney 45 one day. A third strato-Clipper denced in the fact that Pan Ameri-gether, the eye injury having turn their boats in a prohibited ares,
Operated from Man lords, can estimates a 50 per cent, used serile, it was revealed enter the rathong Channel, minefield per cent, Melbourne 45 per cent
The defendants were ordered to The Very Reverend Dean Wilson some 1,100 miles over the eastern crease will be realized in the day
was pay a fine of $15 en or, in de- has generously offered to go to Aus-Caribbean to San Juan, Porto Rico, capacity of passengers that can Là Hoo, 20, a cobbler, traila, where he will assist in the where connections are made with now be carried from the United charged with maliciously wound fault serve, Zourteen days hard disembarkation and settlement of Pan,
ing-Yan. He was remanded "a Isbour. American's thrice-weekly States to South America,
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