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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Colony's New HIGH COST "Playground" OF LIVING IN
OFFICIAL OPENING
THE COLONY
OF THE RITZ Coal Coolies Demand
Hongkong's most madera
und
up-to-date "playground," Thệ Ritz, Higher Wages
was officially opened on Saturday
GENERAL
ROUND THE POLICE COURTS
AT CENTRAL
WOMAN BURGLAR
"This is the 'hrst time that I
AT KOWLOON
on
BAD TOY PISTOL Alleged to have armed with A came across a woman doing such toy pistol and robbed Chan Làm of a thing." remarked Det.-Sgt. V.M. a leather attache case, containing Morrison in the prosecution of a Chinese medicine at Pratt Avenue An indication of the abnormally 88-year-old Widow, to Lin, of non May 16, 1p Hung, 29, was night when a large attendance high cost of living which, affects fixed abode, before Mr. H. G. Shel- charged before Mr Anderson packed the ballroom and the dance particularly the lower classes in don, K.C., on Saturday, on a charge Saturday. floor to fuli capacity, for an aus-the Colony is the demand by coal or stealing ofte brass pot, one picious first night.
conlies who, through their Guild, brass and one metal Eettles to for a remand of three days which Det. Sub-Insp. A. F. Estail asked The place has been completely are demanding an increase in their the value of $4 from the kitchen was granted decorated with many alterations. wages. The open dance floor has been
of No. 189, Johnston Road, third According to the Labour officer, foor. moved north near the "sea front Mr. B.C.K. Hawkins, negotiations with illuminated tables dotted
along both sides. At the west end of the dance floor is a multi- coloured water fountain which completed a most beautiful scene.
Other 'additions Included
A
Asked what she had to say, de-
MONDAY, MAY 19 1941. —PAGE 5
DO YOU KNOW
THAT THE MOST NATURAL, THE MOST DIGESTIBLE, AND THE BEST OF ALL SUSTAINING FOODS is BREAD?
THAT
USING MORE
1,
HOUSEKEEPING COSTS CAN BE SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED
AT ALL MEALS?
were im-
THAT WEIGHT
EXPORT OF GASOLINE"
of Mr. M. F. Key, Secretary of the out of employment and there was on four junk masters for attempt-
Fines totaling $1,800 are proceeding with the assistance fendant stated that she had been posed by M. Anderson on Saturday Hongkong Chamber of Commerce. Robody to feed her.
ng tu export gasoline from "the After hearing the case, the Magts- Colony without a permit. rate ordered her to be remanded
Accused were Ho Kwal, 38, master for seven days in jail custeds. of trading junk No. T5661H, Wong
Wan Fong-kau, caretaker of the Lat-ming, 45, master of Motorcar Association, was the com- funk No. T1742H. Kwok Ylu-kun, plainant.
master of junk Na. T2991K, and Lee Yee, 34, master of junk No. T4584H.
trading
The problem, however, is made the more difficult to solve by the complicated system under which miniature golf course, situated on coal coolies were employed. For the former site of the open dance instance, the ordinary coolie is un- floor, a sunbathing park located on der the head coolie. Then come the seafront near the swimming the No. 2 Contractor, the No. 1 pool and a specially enclosed gar-Contractor, the Stevedore and den playground for children with anally the importer.
HEARING ADJOURNED qualified nurse in attendance.
MOULDERS TOO
Taul Cheung. 25, carpenter, Wong Trisp. R. Cunningham said that: a shooting gallery and a skating.
Under a new agreement signed Man, 24, and Wong Tam-yiu. 26, all defendants were stopped at So rink while pop-corn and hot-dog on Tuesday last between Chinese unemployed. were charged to Wan on Friday with large machines have been installed. moulders and their employees the In addition, to foreign, meals former have granted to the latter Chinese food is now available, a an increase in wages. Chinese restaurant being accom modated in the former locker room.
Other amusements for patrons are
OUR LADY
OF PEACE.
ROUND-THE-WORLD BRICANTINE BEING
Mr. Clarence tionally charged with having as Gwalow,
Gauss In Colony
On his way to Chungking to as-
sume there his new post as United
board.
before Mr. Sheldon, K.C., on Satur-quantity of gasoline on day with larceny of two opium 2.860 this, 2,810 dins 3,000 tins, and plpes, valued at $40, from Ewok 1,900 tins were found on defen- Tsof at No. 7A, Tal Wong Street dants junks respectively. They East, ground floor, on May 18. all admitted that they were at
Second defendant was addi- tempting
to transport it to saulted Kwok with a chopper. First three accused were finea causing him grievous bodily harm. each $500 while last defendant was
On the application of Det.-Sgt. fined $300. V. M. Morrison, all were remanded {for: 12 hours to making further
enquiries
POSSESSION OF WARD
ROBBERY ALLEGED
Committal proceedings against
Tam Kwong, 26, charged with as- saulting Li Fong-po, with intent Ho Kam. 40, woman, was fined to rob, and armed robbery by two Hon. Mr. Clarence E. Gauss arrived $10 by Mr Sheldon 口罩 Saturday or more, was commenced before Mr.
BUILT IN COLONY States Ambassador to China, the
Being built at the Wing On in the Colony on Saturday accom-for failing to report the posses- Macnamara on Saturday.
seven feet...
Giving evidence, Lam Ying, wo-
the alleged robbers
Shing "Shipyard, Shumshulpo, is panied by Mr. Richard Butrick, ston of a registered ward, Ho Mut, a 55-ton brigantine which is to be Counsellor to the U.S. Embassy. 13, girl, on Jan. 22 last... salled around the world. The Mr. Gauss, cheerful and wearing
man, residing at No. 314, Battery Insp. H.W. Fraser, of the B.C.A.. Street, said that about 2 pm. on vessel has already beer named a dark summer sult, was greeted said that on Friday the girl's aunt May 16 several persons knocked at Nstra. Sra de la Paz (Our Lady by a small party of officials in-received a telephone call from the the door and as soon as they eti- of Peace) and is 58 feet in length, cluding the Hon. Mr. Nelson T. girl saying that she had been beat- tered one of 15 feet wide with a draught of Johnson, whom Mr. Gauss succeeds en up by defendant. The aunt went threatened the occupants with
In his post,
to No. 2. Police Station and re- Commander of the small expedi- Others present
dagger. to greet Mr. ported the matter after defendant tion of adventurers who are plan- Gauss were Mr. John Herman had refused her offer of $18 Can- daughter and two other occupants, After binding up witness, her ning the cruise is Leutenant- Bruins, US Consul in Charge in ton currency for the girl, Colonel Juan L. Calvo, of the Hongkong. Mr. Robert S. Ward,
the alleged intruders ransacked Philippine Air Corps Reserve, and U.S. Consul, Mr. B. C. Lawrence,
SNATCER CONVICTED the house and decamped with $200 others to board the brig for the Vice-President of the American
Chinese currency, $10 Hongkong Ground-the-world trip will be club here, Mr. O, K. Yui, Mr. P. N.rican Journalist, residing at the! Mr. C. H. Fenn, visiting Ame-
currency and a pair or rattan Lieut-Colonel Antonio Arnaiz, Mr. Chung and Mr. Tal Teh-fu. Rafael d'Almeida, Mr. Adolf Fer-
Metropole Hotel, was complainant angles mounted with gold.pro- nandez, a newsreel photographer, thing to the Press beyond the fact day in a case in which Sol Fu, 26. stolen from Sin" Ying_and
Mr. Gauss declined to say any before Mr. G. T. Lowry on Satur-ety of witness: $50 Chinese cur-
rency, and $50 Hongkong, currency, and a crew of two Chinese and that he would proceed to Chung-unemployed, was charged
$450 two Filipinos,
stop-over of a few stealing his fountain pen at Chinese currency from Tam Tuet.
DIESEL ENGINED
The brigantine is equipped with
king after & days in Hongkong,
H.K.-BOUND
least JUNK ATTACKED
a 55 H.P. Gray Marine-Diesel en- gine, and has storage capacity for 400 gallons of fuel, and 300 gallons of fresh water, making it possible for the vessel to travel at" 1.000 miles without the necessity of having to stop for fuel or water. Lieut-Colonel Calvo and Lient- Colonel Arnaiz, owners brigantine, are aviators and few from Mantle to Madrid in 1936.,
of
COMPULSORY SERVICE
BY PIRATES
Suffering from the
bullet wounds, allegedly indicted by pirates, three Chinese Junk people were Im mediately admitted to Queen Mary [Hospita; and later transferred to the Tung Wah Hospital on Satur day when they arrived in the Colony.
According to phe of the wound- Mr. Joseph Harrop has been re-ed, L Mo-sze, master of junk No. assigned from the Combatant T1136, he left Swatow for Hong- Group to the Key Posts Group in kong on Apx. 15. When near the the Hongkong Defence Reserve."
Mr. L J. Davies has been en-was fired on by pirates during San Mun Customs Station his boat rolled in the Hongkong Defence which two of his fokis and " him-
self were hit. Messrs. F. P. Anslow, W. G.
Eventually, the Calder and C. L. Clarke have been heaved over and boarded the boat, robber junk permitted to quit the Hongkong three pigs and
a quantity of clothing being taken away.
Réserve.
+
Détence Reserve.
Mr. E. G. Price has been re-
assigned from the Combant Group
to the General Group for Essential
Réserve,
President Garfield
On Maiden Voyage
"
..
with
Queen's Road Central," near the
Witness succeeded in freeing.
China Emporium. on May 16.- herself, released the others and
Defendant denied the allegation. made a report to the Police. In sentencing defendant to three months hard labour, Mr. Lowry said that the charge against, him was established beyond all possi-. bilities of doubt.
ed.
Det-Sgt. J. McDonald prosecut-
Policeman Pinches “Policemen'
After evidence, accused was rc- manded for three days in Police custody for further enquiries.
Chlef Det.-Insp. A. E. Carey was in charge of the case.
D. O, SOUTH
FISHERMAN FINED
Pau Leung-to, unemployed,
and
BREAD
BY
FOR WEIGHT BREAD IS THE PUREST AND
in MOST NOURISHING FOOD, PROCURABLE ́ ́
THAT LANE, CRAWFORD'S BREAD
IS MADE FROM THE FINEST INGREDIENTS, AND UNDER THE MOST HYGIENIC CONDITIONS?
THAT LANE, CRAWFORD'S BREAD
IS MADE BY MACHINERY!
THAT LANE, CRAWFORD'S EXTEND.
TO YOU A CORDIAL INVITATION TO VISIT THEIR MODEL BAKERY?
THE
COLONY'S
BAKERS.
RICE DEALERS' GUILD
Petition To Be Made
To Government
2
It was reliably learned that petition is now being prepared by the Rice Dealers' Guild to be banded to Government asking for
offices the "use of their
for the distribution of Government rice to retallers.
The Guild is formed of rice merchants who act as middlemen
1 Kat, fisherman, were fined $10. between the retailer and the fm- or two weeks' hard labour, each
porter.
when they pleaded guilty to the On the other hand, despite the jcharge of possession of 550 cattles fact that the "dealers suspended of wild tree wood, valued at $11, on sales of rice, retallers have drop
Roberts, who was in plainclothes.
"Who are you?" asked Sgt. F.
|board an unlicensed boat in Cheung ped their rates to the level of rice
Chau Harbour on May 16.
sold in Government depots. Both
Chinese
"We are policemen," replied two the case was heard on Saturday, now quoted at Government rates
Mr. S. F. Balfour, before whom first and second grade rice are!
"Please come right in," said the ordered the confiscation the while the third grade is being Sergeant who hamucuffed them
sold at eight catties per dollar. after they had 'stepped into the room.
Wood, "
of
TRESPASS AT MINES
The incident was related before
Tang Lam, and 14 others, were Mr. H. C. Macnamara at the Kow-charged before Mr. Balfour on loon Magistracy on Saturday when Saturday with (a) carrying out Lai Pang, 21, and Lo Wah, 31. were illegal mining operations at No. 4
POSSESSION OF DYNAMITE
NO QUOTATIONS FOR RICE
It was learned from usually well-informed circles that no quo-
Wholesalers and Betaflers have
Services in the Hongkong Defence NEW FOOD LAWS charged with loitering at the stair Hill, Shing Mun Mines, on May 17, New measures in regard to healthcase of No. 200, Prince Edward and (b) with trespassing on the
above-hamed property. other eating places are proposed and Sitation in restaurants and Road, Sgt. Roberts' residence.
The Sergeant sald that about
On the Police offering no evi- tations for rice have been issued by tomorrow when the Chattman will sound at by the Urban Council which theets 3.30 am. on Saturday he heard a dence on the first count the de-eral Association for the past three the Hongkong Rice Importers Gen- the staircase and came fendants were acquitted on that
défendants The ss. President Garfield (Commove the adoption of six new out to find
there, charge. A fine of $6 each, payable days, with the result that both the mander J, E. Murphy) arrived in Public Health (Sanitation)
amendments of by-laws under the Pointing a revolver at them ha within 48 hours, was imposed on been unable to replenish their Hongkong on her maiden voyage on ainance of 1935,
Or- askeri them why they were there, all the accused on the second stocks.
The incident above then occurred. charge: Saturday, carrying a large number The ameridments require that,
This decision, it was further of passengers."
KEY FOUND except with The President Garfield is the writing of the Council, no unsalted Police Station in his car. On the Groves for the confiscation of the valuation they placed on the
the permission 'in
learned, was made as the result of The Sergeant look them to the
Government's inquiry, addressed to fourth of the seven new lurury desh meat strall be brought in the
An application made by Sgt. the Importers Association, as to liners recently bulit by American premises of any food factory, food way he looked from the reflecting three and one-half sticks dynam- various grades of rice they have in President Lines to touch Hongkong preserving establishment, restau-mirror and saw first accused hand ife, she detonators and 16 yards stock, preparatory to Government
Passengers and crew reported an rant, eating-house and food-stall, something to second defendant. uneventful voyage, the weather all or used or cohuramed therein other Later a key was found on the sent fuse, found at No. 3 A, Shing taking over the Import and Export
Mun Mines, on May 17, was grant business. that which har beer of the car,
ed by Mr. Balfour on Saturday.
30. T-B CASES IN ONE DAY
the way out from San Francisco than being the best that could be slaughtered in the Government
Defendanta admitted that they afforded for 1 réstful pleasure, Blaughter House, or which has been went there with intent to steal. cruise
imported from Canada, Austrália, or The Bergeant added that a few New Zealand, or from such other burglaries had taken place at the STABBING INCIDENT localities as the Council may from Police quarters.
time to time approve.
Accused were remanded for 46 Alleged to have been stabbed on
The Chairman will also move hours for finger-prints to" b the head with a sharp instrument that every licencee of the above taken by an unknown assailant, who mentioned establishmente shall fled, a 36-year-old fishmonger was provide a sufficient quary of
$100 PER PICUL DRUNGKING. May 17 (Central) —An amelioration in the rica Isituation in Shanghat is reported |In a dispatch received here today. The following were the number | Since yesterday, rice Imported of infectious diseases notified to from Hongkong hat began to be the Health Authorities is having sold in retail rice shops in the occurred in the Colony during the French Concession at the officially 24 hours ended May 16:
fixed price of $100 per picul. Chicken pox, one case; Cholera. The price of the fice cornered by
admitted to Queen Mary Hospital, boiling water and shall cause The China Motor Bus Company In a serious condition. The inci-levery chop-stick and utensil to be has granted their out-door em-four: Diphtheria, one; Dysentery, hoarders has also dropped some- dent was said to have occurred in washed in boiling water after ployees in addition to a high cost two; Enteric fever, four: Smallpox, what. It is now quoted at $115 per the Kennedy Town Market. on their use by one customer and be- et living allowance of $3 an all- one: Tuberculosis, thirty, and picul as compared with the rate of Saturday afternoon.
|fore their use by another,
round increase of Sam #HRBA Typhus fever, one.
|$148 per picul at the end of April.
The Committee
of
Hong Kong Anti Tuberculosis.
Association
Appeals to the Public of this
Colony to donate generously
JJ
to the above cause.
Donations should be sent to
Hon. Ireasurer, Mr. D. Benson
and
Mr. T. N. Chan C.B.E.
Mercantile Bank
8, Queen's Road, West.
SUMMER CLOTHES
Women's, Men's & Children's
WANTED URGENTLY
HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Monday & Thursday
ICE HOUSE STREET
10. to 12. Noon.