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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
$1,000 FINE, OR 3 MONTHS:
CONVICTION
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IN TRADING WITH ENEMY CHARGE
DONALD SHING. MANAGER OF CHESTER HOOVER AND COMPANY, OF DAVID HOUSE, WHO WAS CHARGED WITH HAVING, IN JANUARY, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OFFER- ED, OR PROPOSED, TO TRADE WITH ENEMY FIRMS, WAS CONVICTED by Mr. H. G. Sheidon. K.C. "at the Central Magis- tracy on Saturday.
Mr. T. J. Gould, Assistant Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, while Mr, C. d'Almada was for the defence.
These 3 summonses are brought under Sec. 4 5.5. 8 of the Trading with the Enemy Ordinance No. 25 of 1914.
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The defendant is a partner in "a partnership firma known
Chester and Hoover and Company which has a branch in Hongkong in Kunming and in Shanghai. Whilst in Hongkong he wrote "three letters all dated January 9, 1940. These three letters are in practically
and identical terms addressed to firms in Germany. One of them is as follows. He took these letters to Shanghai and posted them there to the ad- dresses in Germany, These ELF- contested facts in my opinion bring the matter within s.s. 8 and the defendant is convicted on the
GENERAL
Hongkong And EVACUATION
Burma Road
Agreement
The Burma
Road" "Agreement
appears to be implemented in ari
SCHEME IS DEFENDED
SENSIBLE. AND
Gazette Extraordinary. notica- PRECAUTIONARY.
tion, published on Saturday...
Issued by Mr. E W. Hamilton, in his capacity as "Controller of Trade, the Order reads:
SAYS MR. NORTH
06 much. $9
within the Government scheme prepared last year.
In an Interview with the press on Saturday, the acting Coloniaa Secretary, the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. I the Controller of Trade, in North, said he was prepared to In a written judgment, his Wer- not in law contemplated as of-
fences by the Ordinance, alterna-exercise of the powers conferred defend the evacuation "of Stro- ship said:-
tively he says. if they are, the on me by regulation 50 of the De-pean women and children from offences are almost technical and fence Regulations, 1940, with the Hongkong as A SENSIBLE, PRE-
of His Excellency the should be dealt with by a caution. consent
CAUTIONARY MEASURE. With these propositions I wholly officer Administering the Govern-
EVERYTHING DONE here Prohibit the Move- disagree. The defendant who has ment. not given any explanation of his ment of all Merchandise of the There were bound to be many seeraa to me to have following descriptions, namely: cases of hardship, Mr North said. conduct knowingly committed one of the
Motor Trucks (including their though everything had been done the Ordinance is very mischiefs
component parts, tyres and acces-to mitigate these designed to prevent,
sories); Arma! Ammunition; Rall-possible ONE OFFENCE
way Materials; Petrol: 522 the Some 4,000 people had now He has, whilst living in and waters of the Colony outside the left Hongkong, and it had become the reasonably possible to arrange for carrying on business in Hongkong harbour boundaries, or in and amenable to its laws wilfully New Territories outside New Kow the evacuation of all others who entered into business negotiation, loon, except by licence under my came presumably for his own profit, hand or under the band of an which if successful will, as he officer of my department. well knows, inevitably result in assisting in whatever degree the trade of the enemy, and that he Is a Chinese subject and there- fore a cliizen of a neutral state seems to me to be irrelevant. " M. D'Almada for the defendant The prosecution" have rightly had advanced two arguments. brought separate proceedings in First he says that the defendant respect of the three letters, but I being a neutral and the business think I am justified on the facts being intended to be done be-in treating the matter as being
rather offence
than 3 tween the German firms and the one
The kidnapping of a 10-year-women, Mr. North said that, ge- Shanghal Branch of the defen- separate and distinct offences. dant's firm, such transactions are
The defendant will pay a fine of old Chinese boy,. So Kwong-yee.nerally speaking, Europeans were $1,000 in default of payment he more than 19 mont`s ago,
less deeply rooted here, than the Court will be imprisoned with hard la-a sequal at Kowloon
Shu-ying habitually
purely local people. Most of them bour for three calendar months. Saturday when Fung
spent thely holidays 28, alleged to have been #
50 elsewhere, and, to be quite frank. between in the kidnappers' en-it was easier to find a place to deavour to obtain ransom money which they could xo.
3 summonses.
NO EXPLANATION
3
SLUMP IN
AMENDMENT TO
ECHO OF 1938 KIDNAPPING
PRISON TERM FOR GO. BETWEEN
H.K. RETAIL TRADING WITH THE from the parents, received
TRADE
ENEMY ORDNCE
had
on
tence of six months' hard labour) from Mr. E. Himsworth,
Tha reduced shipping now abailable would have made it very difficult to remove from the Colony at short notice more than 50 per cent of those affected by the scheme, had not the pre- minary stop been taken of evacua- ting those women and children who have now gone,
"EUROPEAN" & "LOCAL" Referring to the evacuation scheme as affecting European
MONDAY, JULY 29, 1940. -PAGE 5
2525252525251ST
OUR
SUMMER SALE
LETTERS SENT BY GOVERNMENT
LANE
2
In exercise of the powers confer- The charge against Fung was red by section 1 (2) (d) of the that he had converted $800 en. Further plans for evacuation Emergency Powers (Defence) Act, trusted him by the mother of the are under way and the authori IMPORT & EXPORT 1939, as applied to this Colony by child to his own use. The money ties have sent out letters to
DIFFICULTIES the Emergency Powers (Colonial was to have been paid to an un-number of persons calling upon to leave the Defence) Order.in Cour, 1939, as known person for the release of them to prepare Retall trade in Hongkong during respectively amended by the Emer- the boy.
a Colony by ship
on salling the last month has heavily suffer-gency Powers (Defence) Act, 1940,
Persons who do not re- August 3.
may assume that they will not be required to evacuate for the pre-
ed, according to Mr. M. F. Keyand the Emergency rowers (Co-charge, while a second defendantceive such letters by this evening
General Secretary of the Hong-lonial Defence) Order in Council, kong Chamber of Commerce, who 1940, His Excellency the Officer Ad- pointed out that, the local trading ministering the Government makes community was undergoing many the following regulations difficulties. besides those caused by the recent evacuation.
The Trading with the Enemy. Ordinance," 1914, Second Amendment Regulations. 1940, These regulations may be cited as The Trading with the Enemy Or- dance, 1914, Second Amendment Regulations, 1840.
..
Sub-section (2) of section 9 of
Fung pleaded guilty to the
his wife, Cheung Kwai, was charged for lack of suficient sent.
evidence.
dis-
An official communique says OUTLINE OF CASE
that some of these notices may Outlining the case. Det.-Sgt. have been sent to women not of who may C, Dowman stated that on Decem- European parentage ber 12, 1938, the boy left his wish to claim execption on that home at No. 42, Cheung On Street. ground. In such a case, the re- Kowloon City, to buy bread
and cipient should immediately notify the director of Evacuation, Su- disappeared.
preme Court building.
Importers and exporters must obtain Import licenses from Eng- land before goods can be imported Into the Colony, while many of them report that their licenses have been revoked for lack of ship-
The defendants. whic were
In the meantime à petition has ping space and congested ports the Trading with the Enemy Or- known to the boy's mother been prepared by husbands and Appeals for the reinstatement ofdinance, 1914. is amended by the Cheung Sau-sung, were asked fathers whose wives and children licenses have been made
addition of the following words help locate the missing boy. Five are now in Manila. after the word "business" in the
days after the disappearance, fat The petition bas met with great second line thereof-
"or for other good cause or with defendent informed the parents response and more than 600 have that he End obtained informa signed to request Government to the prior approval of the Secretary tion the boy was in the hands of stay their plan in the compulsory of State""
kidnappers.
evacuation order.
CHAMBER'S DENIAL That a message was being sent to the Home Government support. ing the Unofficial protest against the evacuation order by the H.K. Chamber of Commerce was denied un Saturday by a spokesman of the chamber.
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It was stated, however, that $ message had been dispatched few weeks ago, and the reply re- ceived said that nothing could be done "orders are orders."
action by the Chamber, said the
FULL MILITARY HONOURS
There is no necessity for further FUNERAL OF L/CORP. spokesman, since the maiter of J. A. V. J. WILLIAMS
the Legislative Council.
MORE SUPPLIES DESPATCHED BY B.W.O.F.
$3.000 WANTED
to
al
Two days later, first defendant
A son was born in Manila on
formed the parents the kid-Friday last to Mrs. Dulley, wife
of Mr. H, W. M.- Duller. Mrs. Dully паррета wanted $3.000 ransom. The mother had endeavoured to as one of the many Hongkong
the Colony..
raise the money and eventually women who were evacuated from
collected together $800.
This she paid to first accused
to act as "go-between" in securing
the release of her son. The man
The death of No 6200545 and his wife absconded with
the
was
James Williams, of Headquarter then made to the police who
ALL NIGHT
"L/Corp.,Joseph "Alfred Vincent money to Macao, report BLACK-OUT Company, 1st Bn. The Middlesex issued a warrant for the arrest Barracks,
Regiment. occurred at Nanking of defendants.
Kowloon, at Ep-
They were caught in Nga Tsin proximately 7.30 p.m. on Monday Wal village, Kowloon City, on July 22,
never July 7 fast. The boy had The sudden death of L/Corp.been recovered. Williams came as a great "shock
In addition to the twenty cases shipped earlier in the month, a to the many people who knew further "shipment of fifteen cases him, and there was a large" at-
A
IN AUGUST
+
ENTIRE A.R.P. TO
BE MOBILIZED
An all night black-out exercise
of Hospital Supplies and Knitted tendance at the funeral at Happy Middlesex Regiment, Drums N.C. over Hongkong, Kowloon," New Comforts is being forwarded to Valley Cemetery on Tuesday, July, Os, Cpl. Ravenscroft, 1st Bn. The Territories as well as all the islands England this week, by the courtesy 23. Full military honours were Middlesex Regiment, Cpl. Thomp-in the Colony waters has been of The Glen Line.
accorded the deceased.
son, 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regi-proposed for the latter part of Els passing has been greatly ment L/e. Moggridge, 1st Bn. The August. The black out will begin felt by members of his Regiment, Middlesex Regiment. Drummers automatically and he will be sadly missed on All, 1st Bh. The Middlesex Reg!- with no previous warning by sirens the sports field; having been a ment, All Ranks, HQ, Company, ALL TRAFFIC TO STOP keen footballer and cricketer. He 1st Bn The Middlesex Regiment, had also represented his Company All Banks, A. Company, 1st Bn at boxing and ruining.
Eight cases containing Hospital Supplies, addressed to: The Secretary, British Red Crosa, Eng land.
England.
after sunset and
All shipping, ferries and vehicu-
Four cases containing Knitted Comforts addressed to:-Officer in
The Middlesex Regiment, Alllar traffic will go on until, dark, Charge, Army Comforts, England.
Ranks, B. Company, 1st Bn. The but there will be a complete stop- Two cases containing Knitted
LIST OF WREATHS
Middlesex Regiment, All. Ranks, C. page of all land and water traffic Comforts addressed to:-Officer in Charge. RAF. Comforts Fund, Wreaths were sent by the fol- Company, 1st Bn. The Middlesex for a certain period of time, while lowing: Major-General A E Regiment, All Ranks, D. Company, it is also proposed that the harbour One case containing Knitted Grasett, D.8.0., MC, and Staff 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment, pe closed for a short time, **
Mobilization of the entire ARP. Comforts addressed to: The Be- Officers, China Command; Briga- All Ranks, 2nd Bn.. The Royal cretary, Royal Naval Comforts dier J. T. Reeves DB.O., and Scots. All Ranks, Details, Beaforth personnel in all the areas is roze- Omeers, HK Infantry Brigade: Highlanders, Alp Ranks, 5/6th seen, in full uniform and ready Depot.
Among the knitted garments Major J. E. Dobbs, M.C. Major W. Rajputana Rites, Pte. Head, let for war duties, while selected mem- C. Newton, 'Officers,' Ist En. The Bn. The Middlesex Regiment,bers of the force will be stationed are gifts from the foreign com- Middlesex Regiment, W.Os. and Band, HQ. Company, 1st Bn. The on his to observe the effective munity of Bhameen..
Sgts,, 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regi- Middlesex Regiment, Drums," HLQ-ness of the hisck out, supplement- ment. Adjutant, 1st Bn. The Mid-Company, 1st Bn. The Middlesex ed by air observation. The name of Dr. Por Feng-teik, dlesex Regiment; C.S.M. and C/ Regiment. Signals, HQ, Company, MO MB. BA (Hongkong Univ.) has St, HQ. Company, 1st Bn. The 1st Bn. The Middlesex Regiment, been added to the Register of Middlesex Regiment, P.S.M. Rama- Details, HQ. Company, 1st En. Mr. G. M. Park chairman. Medical Practitioners In the den, 1st Bn. The Middlssex Regi- The Middlesex Regiment, Boys, 1st the recently formed Shell Club,
ment; All Corporals, 1st Bn. The En, The Middlesex Regiment left for Manila Inst week...
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