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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
GENERAL
SAPPER GIVES EVIDENCE IMMIGRATION OFFICER TO
AT TRIAL OF OFFICER
Tells Of Drivers' Meeting
Called In September
SAPPER T. KUENSTER, of the 22nd Fortress Company, Royal Engineers, gave evidence at Scandal Point Hall yesterday when Court Martial proceedings were continued against CAPTAIN E. L. REEVES, R.E.. who is facing 22 charges relating to certain deficien- cles in the fuel and lubrication "oil accounts of the 22nd Fortress Company, R.E
The Court comprised Brigadier T. McLeod, R.A. (President), Lt.- Col. DJ. McDougall, Lt. Col. S. Shaw Major T. W. Boyce, and Capt. (Temporary Major) A. F Colquhoun. Mr. D. H. Blake was Judge Advocate.
2 L K E Allanson, R.A., is prosecuting officer, and 2/Lt. H.S. Badger, Middlesex Regiment, de- fended accused.
the MT. Office in connexion with certain deficiencies in lubrication
BE APPROACHED
Facilities For Settlement
Of New Year Accounts
!
"As the first petition was rejected by the Government, after" due consideration, there is Bttle hope of the second one being granted," said the HON, SIR ROBERT KOTEWALL, KŁ. C.MG., LED.. Execu- tive Councillor, when interviewed yesterday regarding the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's new petition for postponing the enforce- ment of the Iramigration Ordinan se for a month..
H.K. Schools Musical
oils. Captain Reeves was present. Association
Captain Reeves Informed the Sapper Kuenster stated. In drivers that quantities of of had evidence, that he took over the been drawn by drivers who had fuel store in September. Before not signed receipts for the issues taking over he made a rough and certain issue vouchers were check of stock with the ledger shown to them and they were ask. figures and found that several ed to sign them. quantities did not tally mainly the petrol paraffin and two grades cf lubrication.. oil He estimated that there were about" 200 gallons et petrol short
He reported to S/Sgt. Brannon that he could not take over, and
asked the Sergeant to inform
Capt. Reeves of this. Later, he was told by Capt. Reeves he would be held responsible only for the
actual stock in the store.
PREPARE VOUCHERS
SLIGHT SURPLUS
PIANO RECITAL
TODAY
The Hongkong Schools Musical Association, which has been form. ed in the last few months" is 2/L. N. H. Cuthbertson, of the holding its first concert on Fri Royal Scots, gave evidence that he day, Jan. 10, at 5.30 pm at St. ran the fuel and lubrication ac-
Joseph's College, when Prof. Harry counts of the 22nd Fortress Com-Ore will give a plano recital, pany, Royal Engineers, for seven assisted by Mr. G. D'Aquino, tenor. or eight months from the middle The chief object of the Asso-
Teachers may join the Associa tion at а subscription of two dollars.
SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS
Continuing. Str Robert said,
The Government, after most careful consideration have reject- ed the petition, and have, by Pro- clamation. announced that the Ordinance would come into effect on Jan. 14. My Chinese colleagues and I are approaching the Immi- gration Officer with the request that facilities be granted to per- sons entering the Colony to settle. or collect. accounts, or purchase stocks, for the Chinese New Year. "Arrangements could be made with the Chinese General Cham- ber of Commerce, whereby such to persons could be permitted enter with the minimum of in-
convenience and delay."
ASSISTANCE SOUGHT The interview with Sir Robert was the result of an earlier one
A reply to the first perition, ad-
of 1939 to the end of March, 1940, clation is to provide good con- with the Secretary of the Chinese when he handed over to Captair.certs for school students at prices Chamber of Commerce, Mr. H. Y. Reeves. When he handed over the they can afford to pay petrol and kerosene figures were times convenient to
and at Tso, during which the Hongkong them. The Daily Press reporter was informed correct but there WAS 2 slight annual subscription for students that a petition has been addressed surplus of dieselene. The lubrica is one dollar, and it is hoped to by the Chamber to the honourable "A few days later Capt. Reeves on olls were correct but the arrange five concerts during the Chinese members of the Councils called me to his office and said types mixed. There was also some winter months.
seeking their assistance on the that certain quantities of fuel had outstanding correspondence re-
question of a postponement of the been issued without signatures be-garding drums.
date of the enforcement of the ing obtained and gave me certain Before handing over to Capt.
Ordinance. figures of the quantities involved Reeves he visited the A.A. Stations and asked me to prepare the ne-and Barracks stores and checked
It is also hoped that the As dressed to Goferment, was re- cessary issue vouchers for them," the remains there. During April, sociation will be able to organise (ceived by the Chamber on Dec. 24 witness stated... "He said that Capt. Reeves told him that with fiat school orchestras and per-stating that "no further postpone these issues should be spread out two exceptions he was satisfied
haps a Schools Musical Festival ment is granted." over August and September. This with the mccounts which he as well as a Members' Concert. The Chamber, at its monthly applied to the petrol as well." thought he would be able to ad- Bo far the Association has been meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
"I was told also to make out just during the next period."
rather informally organised. with decided to ask the Hon. Chinese vouchers for the stationary run- Of the two discrepancies he dis- a small Executive Committee con- representatives to approach the ning of the Guy lorries which covered one and Capt. Reeves the sisting of Mr. G. A. Goodban, Government on its behalf. would be available on the subse-other and Capt. Reeves had be-Chairman, Miss BT. Chiu, Hop, quent Fridays" witness continued. lieved that he could adjust these Sec., Brother Cassian, Hon. Treas, "I understood these to be paper by finding out where the error transactions. No petrol was BC- WRA.
SAPPER RECALLED »
and Mr. J. R. N. Smith,
Later some student members will join this executive, and
the
the
tually issued. The issued vouchers were prepared by me 03 the instructions of Captain Reeves on Recalled in the ofternoon, Sap-control of the general policy will Sept. 12. 13, 20 and 27. They were per Kuenster was questioned or reside with a General Committee signed by the actual drivers of the certain points or evidence. Wit- consisting of representatives, both lorries concerned in my presence ness sald that it would have been staff and student, from all but no petrol was issued against impossible on the night between participating schools. these vouchers.
Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 for anyone to "Toward the end of September a have tampered with the meeting of drivers was called in that were found empty in the far
corner of the lower row.
TWELFTH NIGHT POSTPONED
drums
MOTHER BIFFI KILLED
H.K. Y'S MEN'S
CLUB TIFFIN
| NEW PRESIDENT'S
ADDRESS
가
"My election as President of the Club for this year places a res-i ponsibility on my shoulders. This
I have much pleasure in bearing, It would have been impossible to Mother Maria Biff, head of the but I will need a lot of support. shift 44 gallon and 25 gallon St. Joseph's Canossian Hospital, and assistance to carry out my drums without causing consider- was killed in the Japanese bomb-jduties, especially as my predeces- able disturbance and occupying a ing of Walchow on Jan. 8. sors have all had very active and
long time in the removing of the Mother Bu, aged 66, had been successful terms of office," were drums stacked on top. When he in the Far East for 34 years, the the opening words of the presi- had, checked the drums he check last 12 years having been spent in dential address made by Mr. Ho Shlu-que, newly elected President, ed only the open ones and found | Walchow.
at the weekly tifin meeting of the Hongkong Y's Men's Club at the St. Francis Hotel, yesterday.
Miss Nora Witchell these were not tampered with.” It is reported that two other
Still Indisposed
The Y.M.C.A., A.D.C. Committee has been compelled to postpone
· Twelfth Night," owing to the m- nes of Nora Witchell, to the fol- lowing dates:--
Tickets for Jan. 8 will be trans- ferred to Wednesday, Jan, "22, at 6.30 p.m.
Tickets for Jan. 10 will be trans- ferred to Friday, Jan. 24, at 0.15 p.m.
Tickets for Jan, 11 will be trans- ferred to Saturday, Jan. 25, at 9.15 p.m.
It is hoped that all patrons will sympathize with the Committee in this trouble, and wish Miss Nora Witchell a speed recovery.
WU TSE-TIEN AND BUDDHISM
Further hearing was adjourned Sisters of the same mission are to this morning.
among the wounded.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO
ESCAPE RELATED
Man Accused Of Robbing
Dance Hostesses
The story of how a man, in a desperate attempt to escape, jumped into the harbour after having allegedly robbed two women and wounded two men and a youth, who had tried to stop him, was related at the Central Magistracy yesterday by Det. Sub-Insp. W. N. Darkin when CHAN MAN, 35, unemployed printer, was charged be- fore Mr. H. G. She don,
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PRESIDENT'S SPEECH
Mr. Ho continued:-"C. P. Wong, our past President, referred to this Club as being like a "bottle of champagne, buddling all over with enthusiasm." It is very fortunate for me that I take up my office with such a spirit prevailing, so I feel assured that I will receive the
every fullest co-operation from director, officer and member of the Club,
I
"As everybody was expecting C. P."Wong to continue for a second term, my election as your Presi- dent has taken me unawares. feel however, that the policy to pursue this year should be a con- Anuation of the programme 28
At the conclusion of the prose that I must take up is to interest our delinquent Y's Men to attend
Defendant was alleged to have,, wounded when he tacked the man,carried out so cfficiently last year. on Nov. 23 last, at the staircase of On receipt of a report, Det.-Sgt. "We cannot do anything without No. 329 Lockhart Road, armed V. M. Morrison proceeded to the money, so this year we must put with a knife, robbed Wong Chan, scene where he was told that the our heads together and find ways 31, and Chan Kam-ping, 19, dance alleged assailant had jump into and means of raising money for hostesses, of a handbag and wrist the harbour. The man, alleged to our service activities, the principal watch, respectively.
be defendant, was found by Sgt. of which is the Boys' Club which Under the auspices of the Hong- Chan was further charged with Morrison hiding under s pier. we will proudly carry on in order kong Branch of the Sino-British inflicting grievous bodily harm on Dr. C. C. Yung, medical officer of to do our best to make law-abiding Cultural Association, a lecture en-wong Chen, Wan Fu and Li the Queen Mary Hospital, testified citizens out of the 120 street boys titled "Wu Tsé-tien and Budd-Tsucc.
as to the extent of the injuries belonging to the Boys Club. hism" will be, dellvered by Prof. S. I Darkin sa'd that shortly suffered by the three men.
DELINQUENTS. DEPLORED" Tschen Yin-koh, Prof. of Media after 8 p.m. the two girls were go- "ACCUSED'S® STATEMENT eval Chinese History of Tsing Hwa ing to the Pin.Sin private dancing
"Another matter of importance University and Visiting Professor school at No. 329, Lockhart Road. (cution's case, defendant stated at the University of Hongkong, to-While they were walking up the that on the night in question leur meetings. These members do day at the Fung Ping Shan Library stairs they heard someone coming met a number of people chasing not know what they are missing at 5:30 p.m.'
up behind and stopped to allow after a man. He did not know whe- they have been missing the fine Wu Tse-tien. commonly known (the person to pass.
ther it was snatching or something fellowship of our members and to Europeans as Empress Wu, is
else. He went up and pushed the some very fine talks on all sorts of one of the most. remarkable per- A Chinese male, however, in- man, both of them failing to the interesting subjects. sonages in Chinese History, com- stead of passing so'zed Wong's ground. When he got up some of
"Tam writing to these Y's Men parable with Queen Elizabeth of handbag at the same time threa the people assaulted him, and he
personal letter and I hope that England, and Catherine II of Rus-tening her with a weapon, On started to run.
>ey will respond in good spirit by sia, in the West, and the title she the other girl crying, 'Save life." He heard someone accusing him attending our meetings regularly actually assumed was 'Emperor of the man. turned round, snatched jof snatching. He told them he was it possible, if not, at least once in the Golden Disc. „her aspiration her wrist watch, and ran down the not the men but, seeing that he while. We want them to show having been drawn from the Ma-stairs. A man, Wan Fu, and a boy was still being chased, he ran again it'least that they are still interest- hamegha Sutra.
Wong Chuen, 18, who beard the and jumped into the harbour. (ed in our Club," "It is on this point that Profes- cries tried to stop the man. but Later he was arrested by the Folice. *BOT Tachen 18: going to speak; and both of them received cuts.
As there was no evidence, the his lecture, which will be in Eng- This man ran from. Lockhart second charge, was dismissed. but ish, will be very interesting: to Rd. Into Tonnochy Rd. There an-defendant was committed for trial students of Chinese History.
other man,
WEAPON THREAT
Li Tauen, was also on the other two charges.
Next week's speaker will be Mr. B. Lee who will speak on the subject: "How Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek became a Chris- tlan."
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