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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS STARTS "BIG PUSH
REPORT OF
TO
THE SOUTH
INLAND 14 SCHEDULES A REVENUE
WEEK
IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROGRAMMES ever
A drop from $1,032,042 to $39,118 FLYING
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
AT CENTRAL
WANT TO CALL.
WITNESS
GENERAL
TWO WEDDINGS
AT REGISTRY
Two weddings took place at the Supreme Coost yesterday,, Mr. J. Reynolds, Deputy Registrar Marriages, officiating.
of
The parties were:- Mr. Le Lien-sing, merchant, re siding at No. 23, Stone Nullah Lane, and Miss Slu Mul, of No. 7, Tal Wo In order that defendant may Street.
his
Mr. Pang Big-Ïai, student, of No. in money out on mortgage of land launched, Pan American Airways call a friend to testify to
hours 39A. Battery Street, and Miss Li 'In Bank Deposits was shown in the this month started a "big push” Report of the Superintendent of through Central and South Ame-Was granted by Mr. H.G. Sheldon Chiu-wa, residing at No. 136, Port- Inland Revenue, tabled in Legiala-rica in stop with President Roose-at the Central Magistracy yeater-land Street. tive Council" yesterday afternoon. velt's plan to bolwark the econo-day in the case in A big slump in Estate Duty was mie and military defense of the Kwong-buen was also shown.
Total receipts were $721,527, com- pared with $1,220,854 in the pre- ceding year.
Western Hemisphere.
character, a remand of 24
which Huny charged with the possession of a knife in Queen's Road East,
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following forthcoming mar- riages are announced:-
14 SCHEDULES "
Mr. Yuen Kwok-ching, residing He was stopped by a Chinese Fourteen Pan American sche- dules a week new connect Narth detective and the knife was found at No. 5. Tung Fong Street, and Miss Kop Kam-fong, of No. 206, Fa Britons who died leaving estates and South America, three of wrapped up in sheets of paper.
Yuen Street. of under $200.000 left a total of which are operated by the new Defendant said that he borrowed Aber- $2,296,560, which was slightly in Strato-Clippers, the first "above-the knife to cut wood in excess of the total in 1938.
the-weather" aircraft which deen
Chinese estates under $200,000 operate at 20,000 foot levels. A Det.-Sgt. J. Bentley appeared were valued at $3,768,465, the major daily service now, connects New for the Police portion of which was in Immovable York with the most distant of property (2,148,347).
NEW EDITION OF COLONY ORDINANCES
South American Republics, Argen-
SALESMAN IN
TROUBLE
Mr. J. V. Braga, Assistant Secre- tary of Ching Light, and' Power, Ltd., and Miss L W. Ashton, medl- cal student, of Edinburgh.
Private A. E Wicktus, of Mid- dlesex Regiment, and Miss Chan Lal, residing at No. 89, Reclama-
tine some 1,500 miles to the south.
Charged with the embezzlementtion Street. The purpose of these new
Thom's Groce. schedules is fourfold and indicates of $104.10 from the importance now being at-taria, of No. 27 Des Voeux Road tached to air communication beCentral. tween the Americas,
FOUR ÖBJECTS
1. To link the 21 American de mocracles together as closely as the 48 States are by railroad.
Mak Cheung-hing, 37. unemployed salesman, was re-take manded 48 hours by Mr. R. E-Lindt.
Central wards yesterday at the Magistracy for further inquires.
Det. Sub-Insp. Byron
At the meeting of the Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, the Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster (Attorney
2. To provide transport facili-cuted. General) moved a resolution for
ties so trade can travel faster be- the purpose of adding a Supple- "mentary Schedule to the Law Re-tween North and South America
vision Ordinance. 1939.
SNATCHED HANDBAG
OR the wrist watch .from
The American youth resisted, whereupon the first defendant produced from his pocket á knife prose-and inserted it under the leather strap... Lindt did not struggle any morë, and the watch was cut off 20, his wrist. An unemployed, Fu Lam: than it can over any totalitarian
Edwards The three men ran away and The Attorney General also moved means between Europe and South Appeared before Mr. R
yesterday at the Central Magis-were later met again. The watch the following resolution:-
tracy on a charge of matching was pawned for 314, and each of the three men took $3.50, the a handbag from an unknown Chi- nese female in Old Bailey Street balance of the money being spent on July 23. --
Resolved that the Third Volume
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air
Ea. was found guilty and WILI sentenced to be expelled from the Colony for five years,
of
ed.
Det. Bub-Insp. Byron prosecut-
HUNGRY FOR DAYS
on a meal. They were arrested later on information
| America."
3. To provide American of the new edition of the Ordin- transport facilities for the deve ances of the Colony, which has lopment and operation of national within the Latin "been prepared under the authorityr services
UNPASTEURISED of the Ordinances and Regulations American Republics,
4. To provide aircraft capacity
MILK IN SALE of Hongkong (1937 Edition) Ordin- ance, 1936, and which has this day so that everybody and everything
Summoned before Mr. QAA. been laid before this Council for except the "bulk" products
Macfadyen at Kowloon Court yes- trade can move by air. approval, be approved.
terday for selling pasteurized The Attorney General moved a
CLIPPERS DUE
milk. Taang Wing-fuk, 36, owner resolution for the purpose of main- Pan American Airways China
A 40-year-old unemployed, Tong of -No. 8 Cattle Shed, Diamond taining under the Dutiable Com-Clipper is due to arrive in Hons-Lee, was ordered to sign a personal Hill, Kowloon City,
WES fined modities Ordinance, 1931, the kang on July 31 and will return duties and drawbacks hitherto au- to Manila, en route to San Fran-bond to be of good behaviour for $50. Sanitary-Inspector H.L. Lock
one year when he appeared before hart prosecuted." thorized under the Liquors Ordin- |cisco on Aug 1.
Mr. R. Edwards at the, Central Ma- The summons against Lee Shu- ance. 1931, the Tobacco Ordinance, The Honolulu Clipper is sche-
gistracy yesterday, charged with feung, 33, master of the Yuen 1931, and the Hydrocarbon Oils Or-duled to reach Hongkong on Aug. the theft of a bottle of milk from Yuen Dairy, No. 108, Frince Ed- dinance, 1939..
5 and will take of on her return the staircase of No. 8E Babington ward Road. was remanded for fight the following morning.
hearing to next Monday at 2.30 IMPERIAL AIRWAYS
Defendant stated that he had not pm. Defendant is summoned for Imperial Airways inward plane, veys arrived at Kal Tak yesterday afternoon bringing 120 kilos of
BILLS
The Attorney General also moved the first reading of--
Path,
"A Bill to amend the Fire and Della (Capt. Dykes and F/O Har. had food for a few days and was sale of unpasteurised milk at his
Marine Insurance Companies Dé- posit Ordinance, 1917."
"A Bill to amend the Life -mail for Hongkong and four pas surance Companies Ordinance, 1907."
THOSE PRESENT Present at the meeting were:-
Messrs, Shukur (two sengers - brothers) and Messrs. Hamilton
very hungry. He said that he was a broom seller until his stock-in- trade was stolen,
NO EVIDENCE OF EMBEZZLEMENT
promises
THE ORACLE FAILED
Hearing of the case against Lau On, 32,, charged with having ob- tained sums of money aha gold: ¡and Brager, American geologists. On the submission of Mr. E S.C. coins to A total of $800 from
married The next inward service, is due Brooks, for the defence, that there Leung Wah-bol, a His Excellency the Omeer Adminis-in Hongkong on July 29.
was no evidence on the embezzle-man, by representing that he tering the Government, Mr. N. L.
The next outward service, tak-ment charge, Chan Ping-tong, 36, could appease a certain spirit on Smith, O. M. G.-presiding), His Excellency Major-General A. Eing Hongkong malls to the United motor-mechanic, was found not her behalf, was fixed by Mr. E. Grasett, D.S.O., M.C., Hon. Mr. R. Kingdom, via Durban, will leave guilty on 12 counts of embezzle-Himsworth at Kowloon Court yes- A. C. North (Acting Colonial Secre- Kal Tak on Sunday morning.
tary), Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabaster,
O.B.E.. K.C. (Attorney-General),
Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrle '(Secretary
for Chinese Affairs), Hon. Mr. H. R
Butters (Financial Secretary).
Toll Of The Road
Kon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke
(Director of Medical Services), In the Colony of Hongkong
WO-
ment of money totalling $49 from terday for the afternoon of, Wed- Tang Kwal-tang, proprietress of nesday, July 31 Mr. C. D'Almada the Man Lee garage.
will appear for defendant.
On a second charge of larceny ct motor accessories defendant also pleaded not guilty.
Evidence was given by the son of complainant that, after instructions
Police), Hon Mr. H. J. Pearce 20th July 1940, there were' alto- Defendant, giving evidence, said
(Acting Director of Public Works),
STABBED IN STOMACH WITH SCISSORS. Pleading guilty to having stabbed colleague of his. Tam Kwai, in
40, foki in a firewood business, re- celved sentence of six months' hard labour when he appeared at. Kow- loon Court yesterday before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen............
Hon. Commdr. G. F. Hole, R. Ncluding the Island, Kowloon and from his mother, he muue a cheer the stomach with a pair of scissors (Retd.) (Harbour Master), Hon. New Territories during the week and found
the motor acces-while in a fit of depression, Li Kau, Mr. T H King (Commissioner of ending at 8 am on Saturday, the series missing. Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Hon. Mr. J.gether 95 traffic accidents as the that he was employed by the Man
result of which 2 persons
Lee Garage as manager. He denied Hon. Mr. M. K. La, Hon. Mr. Leo killed and 43 persons were injur-stealing tools from the ears.
The case was the adjourned to
·B Of persons killed, Chinese July 27 at 11 am.
J. Paterson, Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell,
D'Almada, jnr.,- Kon... Dr. Li Shu- fan, Hon, Mr., W. N. Thomas" Tam
ed.
and Mr. C. Bramall Burgess (De-female; age puty Clerk of Councils).-
die
The Council was adjourned sine
SALE OF SOME GOLD PIECES
were
47, was knocked while down and killed by a bus crossing the carriageway and a 6-year-old boy died from injuries
received on falling off a moving ROBBED AMERICAN
lorry.
by
AT KOWLOON
YOUTH
Pleading guilty to the
Larceny
Det Sgt. N. B. Fraser, prosecut- ing. aid that on the morning of July 3, complainant, with defen- dant and three other men, two of them being fokis from another firewood shop, were congregated in a woodshop in Battery Street, to
the rear of the Kunchung Market, conversing about the bad state of the firewood business.
Eventually the two fokis left,
Of persons injured 94 were pedestrians who were struck vehicles while crossing the carri-of a wrist watch from an Ameri-{ leaving Tam alone in the shop with At the continued hearing of the ageway.
*
can youth, Chester Lindt, at defendant and the other man, Ho -case in which a commission agent,
As He turned his back A motor cyclist and a passenger King's Park near the Recreio Cheung, Abdul Aziz Rumjahn 37, was, were injured as the result of a Football Ground on July 2, three on Tam and defendant to reach charged with the fraudulent con collision between vehicles,
Chinese; stated to have been his jacket, he heard complainant verson of 31 gold coins and 15 A motor cyclist, a bicycle rider formerly employed as cookboys, utter a cry of "Bare Lifel" and silver coins, Mr. M. A. da Bliva, for and a lorry driver were injured were sentenced each
six turned round to see defendant the defence, said that it will be when their vehicles ran onto months hard labour by Mr. Q. A. hoking a pair of scissors in his recalled that a man, Chan Lum-roadsides.
A. Macfadyen at Kowloon Court hard and complainant with his
hand to his stomacı,
to
sun, was entrusted with some of A private car driver, was injured yesterday the coins to take to Chungking when his car ran off the roadway. Convicted were: Leung Cheung, He took complainant outside the for sale. That man, said Mr. Three bus passengers were in 20, Lai Chi, 24, and Bhul Kim-shop, and having seated him re Silva, has not yet, returned.
jured while alighting from moring bung, 19. Det.-8gt. N. B. Fraser,turned and tackled defendant. Onë Mervanjį Palonji Talat, the buses.
+ prosecuting, said that on July 2, of the other two fokis, returning to complainant and, owner of the. Of 95 accidents, 38 were coll complainant and another boy the scene on hearing Tam's calf for -coins, said that, in Jan, 1939, heslons between vehteles: 42 were named Alberto Lazzaro were help, alded him in disarming-de- banded a collection of coins to collisions between vehicles and cycling in King's Park when they fendant, who held not only a pair. Rumjahn for sale. Ele received a pedestrians; 15 accidents were noticed a child, by the side, of the of scissors, but also chopper receipt which stated that the sale due to other causer
road, crying.
No motive for the attack could be Three men then came down established other than that earlier was to be made within three days,
from Tailing that the coina were to be.
the hillside and one of in the day complainant had refus the missing coins come to $2,400, them, the third defendant, griped defendant a loan of 20 cents. Rumjabi, said complainant, said On the application of Mr. Elva ped the handlebars of Lindt's The firewood business had since he would sell the coins for $2,500 the case was adjourned to August cyclo. Second defendant, one of the gone bankrupt. and if he could not get any buyer 11.
returned,
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for the sale he would return them The case was heard by Mr. Rbicycle, while frat defendant dant, Mr. Macfadyen awarded com- to, him, want va
Edwards at the Central Magis Caught hold of Lindt's wrist. plattan $10 from the Poor Box When Bumjahn returned the tracy yesterday Mr WA MacThey asked the two youths why Tam suffered several wounds in his coins31-gold.colds and 15 silver kinlay appeared for the prosecns they had made the child ory, and struggle with defendant, chis larg
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