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Do you know that the duty of the hair-dresser was mere- ly to sit at a table with others and make a final check of per- mits?-No.
You would not dispute that?- No.
The word "secretary might have been a misnomer?—Yes,
You don't think the "secretary" had other duties other than that? -No.
that. They were not Government officers. They were only tempor- ary employees. I unly remember you saying they were University graduates.
We had a discussion on the word "Station"?—Yes.
Did you give advice to Govern- ment whether these officers should give security or not? No. It is recognised principle that all of- cers who handle public money must be secured.
Are you secured yourself?— No, I don't handle money.
LETTER OPENED
1.
Banishee's Immigration Certificate Genuine
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1941.
FOREIGN MAILS
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 18th MARCH, 1941, 8.30 AM.
The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- before ed for persons other than the addressee.
The Printed Matter Service to, the following places in China
Appearing од remand Major A.N. Macfadyen at the Cen- tral Magistracy yesterday, Pau Kim-fung,' a life banishee, charged is temporarily suspended: with a breach of the deportation order, was ordered to be re-banish-
ed.
Defendant, it was stated by the prosecution, was banished for fe on September 28, 1940, and was ar- rested in Chung Yuen Street, Bay View, on March 7.
QUESTION OF SECURITY You told the Commission just now that you were not notified of the security officers had to put up. Do you remember an ccca- After Mr. Barnett had read the sion about January 10 which is be- proclamation establishing the in- in possession an 'Immigration Cer- At the time of his arrest, he had fore the Ordinance, when I camel qutry, the Chief Justice said he tificate (No 59875), dated Feb. 18, to your office to discuss the form wished to observe that the inquiry 1941 of deposit receipts, the question was a public one and that both
"
Sub-Insp. W. L. Clark said:""At
was mentioned at that time? I through the English and Chinese Referring to the Certificate, mentioned these people were se-press Invitations had been extend- tered officers?--I don't remembered to members of the public to
give evidence. He wished once. again to stress that invitation...
"OPPORTUNITY
TO MAKE SOME MONEY" earliest possible date.
"We take the opportunity of the black-out exercises to make some money."
the public.
Brst it was suspected to be a forged one, but Mr. Forrest found it to be genuine. It was Issued in Macao. It has been cancelled by the Immigration Authorities now.".
Yunnan
Szechuan
Kwelchow Hunan
Fukien (except Amoy and Kulangsu) Kwangsi (except Weehow and Yunghaien) North and East of Kwangtung.
Sunall Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
From
Australia and Manila, ...
Swatow
Due
12th Mar.
U. S. A. and Honolulu (San Francisco
February),
date 21st
12th Mar.
Sandakan.
18th Mar.
13th Mar.
14th Mar.
14th Mar.
18th Mar.
16th Mar.
10th Mar.
17th Mar.
18th Mar,
18th Mar,
21st Mar
22nd Mar.
(San
g2nd Mary. 22nd Mar.
25th Mar.
23th Mar
25th Mar. 28th Mar.
The Commission would sit both in the morning and afternoon in order to complete the Inquiry" as
Straits and Air Mail by "British Overseas Airways soon as possible, so that the Com- mission could make its report and
Defendant said that the reasoh
Service" (except London) by Sea from Singapore submit it to the Governor at the why he obtained a Certificate was Calcutta and Straits.
Canton He there that once he succeeded in getting fore asked for the co-operation of work in Shanghai, he would come
back here to get his wife and United-Kingdom and Straits The Chief Justice also revealed children.
Sandakan that on Monday afternoon Mr. Bar- This was alleged to have been nett received a letter dated and said by an A.K.P. warden, Wong post-marked March 7, which was Kam-chuen, who was charged be-addressed to him, but which had fore Mr. Macnamara at the Kow-been delivered in error at the Im- icon Magistracy yesterday with de-migration Office. manding $9 from the manager of the Chung Wah Band at No.. 78, Portland Street, with menaces."
Mr. F. H, Loseby appeared for de- fendant, while Det.-8gt. H. J. Baldwin represented the Police.
Giving evidence, Au Sik. com- plainant. zaid that defendant told his fold that they did not screen the lights properly and a summons would be taken against them.
Defendant was alleged to have demanded $9 for the withdrawal of the decision. When complainant met accused the latter was alleged to have said that they had to take the opportunity to make a little money.
Accused was arrested when received the notes, which marked by the Police.
he
were
Further hearing was adjourned until March 24.
D. O. SOUTH
and
...
The letter had been re- directed and marked "No such person in this office," while the letter had also been open- ed. The Chief Justice said he would like the Immigration authorities to investigate and to find out who was responsible for opening the letter, and to take proper action against the person.
Rangoon Calcutta and Straits. Canton
ADDITIONAL WAR Calcutta and Straits
DUTY ON SWEEPSTAKE
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser-
vice"-San Francisco date. 15th March.
U. S. A., Honolulu, Japan, and Shanghai.
Francisco date, 28th February) United-Kingdom and Straits.
A Bill will shortly be introduced U.S.A. and Japan (San Francisco date 7th March), into the Singapore Legislative Australia and Manila. Council for the purpose of increas- Java and Manila. ing the duties on bills of exchange. Rabaul and Manlia. conveyances and cheques, and to increase the duty on bets and sweepstakes to
provide revenue
for local war expenditure.
OUTWARD MAILS
ון
Registered and Parcel Mail are closed 15 minutes earlier than
In addition to the duty payable the time, given below unless otherwise stated, and where"mails are under the War Dutles Ordinance advertised to close at or before 9 am registered and parcel malls and under the Stamp Ordinance. are closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mails are adver- dn every bet made on any totalisatised to close after 5 p.m., Registered and Parcel malls are closed tor" or pari-mutuel promoted by at 5 p.m..
VERY MUCH CONFUSED Giving evidence when the In- quiry was resumed in the after- noon, Mr. L, A, Barton, Cashier in the Treasury Department, said any racing club or association ex- that the Immigration Department empted under the Betting Ordi- followed absolutely no system of nance, a further duty of 2 per accounts. He found things so very cent. will be charged. much confused, that he made no attempt to make a full report.
He found there was no privacy
Similarly, on every contribution towards any sweepstakes promoted
WEDNESDAY
by any racing club or association traits and Calcutta..
In the office, and the noise made a further duty of 5 per cerit, will
by the people who crowded into it be charged, in addition to the made conditions, chaotic.
Cross-examined by. Mr. Forrest,
duty
payable under the War Duties Ordinance.
Other new duties are:
thereof,
Cheques Eight cents.
THURSDAY
For
Date and Time
Wed, 12th
Par. 11th 6.00 PM Let. 12th 8.30AM
uhn. 18th
Mr. Barton said that there were TO BE EXPELLEU
always numbers of people walking Bills of exchange-Ten cents for Air Mall by sea to Singapore to connect with Rog. Pleading guilty to the charge of office, but he admitted that he was
abcut among the staff In the every hundred dollars or fraction breaking into Bathing Shed No. not perhaps able to distinguish be
the "British Overseas Airways."
IM. at the 10-mile beach, stealing four rattan chairs. one the general public.
tween members of the staff and rattan table, and two deck chair frames, Wong Fuk was ordered to be expelled by Mr. S. F. Balfour yesterday,
SHOOTING
SEQUEL
or
Conveyance, assignment transfer-One per cent, of the consideration for the conveyance.
SPY SCARE IN
Many.
JAPAN 1
American missionaries who are on their way back to America from Japan have passed through Penang.
Straits and Parcels only for United-Kingdom,
K.P.O.
Rog 5.00 PM
Ord.
5.30 PM
GP.O.
6.00 PM
Ord.
6.00 PM
K.P.O.
Parcels 4.00 PM
Reg. Ord.
5.00 PM..
5.30 PM
G.P.O.
Parcela
Reg
4,00 PM 5.00 PM
Ord.
7.00 PM.
K.P.O.
Reg.
5.00 PM
5.30 PM
5.00 P26
7.00 PM
Fri. 14th
8.30 AM K.P.O. Reg. 4.00 PM Ord.
4.30 PM
G.P.O.
Rcg.
4.00 FM
Ord
4.30 PM
7.00 PM
Sat, 15th
Pari 14th 5.00 PM
Rag. 14th 5.00 PM
Air Mail for Guam, Honolulu, U, S. A... and Ord.
Europe via "Fan American Airways and Trans- G.P.O. Atlantic Service"-(To connect with the P.A.4. Reg. Plane leaving from Manila on the 21st March) Ord.
FRIDAY
SIZE INADEQUATE He said he had seen a barricade intended to separate the public from the general staff. He com-. An echo to the shooting affair mented on the size of the office in Shing Mun mines, Tsun Wan, and agreed that it was inadequate, on the night of Mar. 8 in which Mr. Forrest's room, he agreed, was a Chinese was shot dead by Indian quieter than the outer office. soldiers, was heard at the District Mr. Barton-admitted that he Office South, yesterday. when had seen no unsecured shroffs re- Yeung Chung and Wong Wah, celve money in the office. other both unemployed. were charged than Miss Rainer who occupied a before Mr. Balfour with Illegal desk in Mr. Forrest's office.
Seen by a Malaya Tribune re-. mining of wolframore at No. 1 He had received some minutes Seamands declared that a great
porter, one of them, the Rev. John Manila, Batavia and Sourabaya. .. HI," Shing Mun mines, and, with from Mr. Forrest complaining of another not in custody, with tres- the inadequacy of the shroffs and passing in a prohibited area. be had himself supplied several namely, No. 1 Hill,
secured shroffs to the department after as a result,
Hearing W2S adjourned formal evidence. had been given. Defendants were allowed ball in the sum of $25 each,
Sgt. MacPherson prosecuted,
C.C.C. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY
The following have been selected
spy scare was on in Japan at the present moment, so much so that
foreigners were not able to move Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with the about as freely as they desired.
"British Overseas AirwayJ5.”. ............ anton
Essential foodstuffs, he ad- déd, were scarce, and among these were butter and sugar. As a result prices of foodstuffs. were at a premium.
The
SATURDAY
CHAOTIC CONDITIONS Mr. Arnold Pollard, Auditor, ci the Colonial Audit. Service, the final witness of the afternoon, stated that he had delayed audit- ing the accounts of the Immigra- that Germans were found in large Rey. Beamands declared tion Office until he thought the numbers in the hotels of Tokyo initial rush would be over and and they appeared to have great conditions more settled. He visit-fluence with the Government dolle and Parcels only for United-Kingdom; ed the Office on Feb. 7.
He found there a very large number of people and could not
Asked if Japan would risk a war 1st XI v. Recreio (Home):-Eget very much information from to make a drive Southwards, he Zimmern (Capt), T. Edgar, E. H. the clerk as to what they were said it all depended as to which Esmail. H. O. Foreman, A. J. Hulse, found to be chaotic. He could and military authorities had the last
doing. The conditions there he party-the civil officiels M. C. Hung, A K. Ismail, E, no subsidiary record that were of Mitchell, W. Hong Bling, G. Souza, value for auditing Entries in the J. L. Young Baye.
cash book he found to be all in 2nd XI v. K.C.C. (Away) :—A. M. bulk.
to represent the CCC in League matches on Saturday, March 15, at
2 p.m.
Omar (Capt.), N. Broadbridge, U. In reply to a question, from the
H. Esmail, A. B. Hamson, A. Hung, Chairman as to whether the syX-
officials.
or the
KP.O
Ord. 15th 8.30 AM.
G.P.O
Par. 14th 5.00 PM
Reg. 14th 5.00 PM
Ord. 15th 8.30 AM
KHO. Parcels
Rog.
3.00 PM 4.45 mi
Ord. 5.30 PM
G.P.O.
Parcela 3.00 PM
word.
........
Straits, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa and Reg.
Parcels only for United-Kingdom, Bombay,
4.45 PM
Ord,
5.30 PM 5.30 PM
J
ADMIRAL ABRIAL IN VICHY
MONDAY
Mon, 17th
9.30 AM
C. W. Lam, E, A. Lee, J. W. Leonard, tem of book-keeping for such a VICHY, Mar. 11 (Reuter)
F
Sandakan.
Straits. Rangoon and Calcutta,
TUESDAY
+
Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, D. 8. A., Canada,
Central and South America via San Francisco.
Tue. 18th
3.30 PM
.G.P.O. & K.P.O.
| Rộg. 17th 6.00 p
Ord. 18th 8.30 AM
K.P.O.
Bog. 10.30 AM
Ord.
8. Leonard, T.. Lock, W. K. Way, department as the Immigration Admiral Abrial, Governor-Gen- Office would present any, inherenteral of Algeria, arrived here yes- CAPT. BATTY-SMITH difficulties, Mr. Pollard replied in terday and was immediately ге
the negative.
ceived by Marshal Pethin. His His many friends will be glad to
NEXT FRIDAY
visit follows that of General Wey- learn that Capt. 8. H. Batty-Smith,
gand who is expected to return to ADC., who has been in hospitai
The Chairman concluded the his post shortly. for the past few daye auffering nouncing that these would be con- French warships which assisted in Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg
afternoon's proceedings by an- Admiral Abrial commanded the from injuries sustained as the re-tinued on Friday at 10 am. sult of a fall on Feb. 28, left has-Addressing
the embarkation at Dunkirk last Mr. Forrest, the pital on Monday and is now rest-
summer. Chairman stated that Friday's ing at Government House,
proceedings would be given over to Capt. Batty-Smith will resume his evidence on the financial side
his duties in a day or two, the of the Immigration Office when he Pudney, Barton and Pollard and Hongkong Daily Preza was official would have an opportunity to would call such witnesses as be ly informed yesterday.
reply to the evidence of Messrs. desired.
11.00 AM G.P.O.
10.30 AM Ord... 11.00 AM Parcels 11.00 AM itraits and Calcutta.............................. Letters. Noon
"British Overness AirwayE" -
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