Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
March 1, 1939.
A Page About Hongkong Happenings
CHARITY SHOW EARNS
Entertainment Tax Evasion: First
Case
of Its Kind
SUMMONED FOR FAILING to pay entertainment tax on public admission tickets without the permission of the Colonial Treasury, the headmaster of the Chun Wals School, Au Han-shok, was fined $15 when he pleaded guilty before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning.
Sergeant R. Granger. Treasury Department, aald the ease was the first of a kind. A public show for charity was given at the Conturian Hall, Caroline Hill, on February 12, and the total amount of tekets soldi amounted to $98.35.
The tax on these tickets amounted to $12.35. The expenses totalled $81.15..
Sergt. Grainger sald the tax would have been refunded if the expenses amounted to less than 50 per cent of the taking, while in this particular case, after deducting $12.35 for tax, there would have been only $1.85 for charity.
Hotter In Hongkong This Morning
Although yesterday's highest tem- perature in Hongkong wus 05, at 10 o'clock this morning the thermometer stood at 63, with indications that it would advance further before the end of the day.
An accompanying humidity of 67 A copy of the expenses procured per erat, was recorded this morning, in Court showed that a sum of $20 and the weather forecast was fine to had been spent on a tea party, white i cloudy, with moderate north-east other unnecessary amounts had, been | winds. spent on silver sidelds for the actors.
Policeman To Face Charges
Attached to the Water Police Station, Kowloon, a seaman named Trang Hing, appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Mugis- tracy to-day on charges of alding! and abelling three other
extortion,
to
$98-EXPENSES
Handbag Stolen From Woman
SIX MONTHS' hard labour was imposed on Li Fing-man, 21. unemployed, by Mr. L Edwards at the Central Magist- racy this morning for the theft of a handbag from Tran Ng, married woman, at Caine Road, near Ladder Street, yesjčinay. Ll, who had a previous convic- tion, was arrested by a constable after a chase.
Illegal Employment Of Factory Workers
fined by Mr.
Three factory managers in Kow- toon Macladyen at the Kowloon Magistrncy | to-day on summonses of having al- owe: women to work in their fac- tories after working hours.
Mr. D. W. Phillips, Assistant In-
ALLEGED ASSAULT
ON WIFE
Lau Kum-yam of 12 Peace Avenue, Kowloon, appeared before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magis- hacy to-day un a summons alleging that he had assaulted his wife, Mrs. Lau Kwan-yam of 591 Nathan Road,
harm. occasioning her bodily
Mr. A. S. K. Lau, appeared for Mrs. La and in applying for n work's nil» journment of the case, told Mr. Him- sworth that defendant was in the habit of going to the complainant's address and using threatening lan- guage, He was therefere requesting | Mr. Himsworth that defendant be com- warned against going to the plainant's house until the summons had been settled.
The warning was given and the ad- journment was made.
It is understool that Mr. M. A. do Silva will represent defendant when the case comes to Court again.
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Boy Bitten
By Dog
KWOK YUEN-LAN, 5-year- -old boy, was bitten on the right thigh by a dog owned by Mra Dei, at the Repulse Hay Hotel garage yesterday. Kwok was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital and the dog to Ken- nedy Town kennels for observa- ilon.
EUROPEAN SUMMONED
BY "BOY"
Failure To Pay Wages
Alleged
Mr. Burnett of 188 Nathan Road, top flour, was summoned by his ser- vant Lai Po, before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day. The summons stated that Mr. Burnett had failed to pay Lai, on February 15, $4.40, belag wages due, and to have discharged him without giving ihim a month's a month's
The weather report issued by the pector of Factories and Workshop. A HINT that Britain is preparing wares ins notice or
| highest over the sea of Japan,
the pression has developed over northern Loochoo Islands, and it will probably move eastward.
Pressure
| remains relatively low aver Siam,
5.
a naval extension in reply to Mr. Burnett said that the first part Germany's new submarine proof the summons WILS untrue. He
17r.
prosecuted. Royal Observatory stated that a
The manager of the Sun Hing ramme was made by Mr. Geoffrey hid puid Lai $5 but the money had strung anti-cyclone covers
China, Weaving Co. of Hi Kia King Shakespeare. Parliamentary Secretary been refused and had been thrown Korea and Japan. It is moving slow-street. Kowloon, was fined $10. to the Admiralty yeastward, and pressure is now Ten womes were found warkit all Commons recently.
the House of back at him. Lai had been under a month's notice as from February 1. A de his premises at 9.30 p.m. on February Replying to a number of questions, | The reason, continued Mr. Burnett, Shakespeare stated that in for his discharging Lai was because The manager of the Man Song December the German Government sums of money had been missed from Weaving Co. of 140-148 Kiu Kinotified H.M. Government that they the house at various periods since lus
Anett
2nd decided to exercise their right, engagement. On February 3, Mrs. Twenty-one women and two young under the Anglo-German Naval Burnett was given slx $10 uoles, the
around the ages of 14
sul numbers of which were consecutive. the Treaty, gradually to Increase found working years, were fou Company at 9.20 p.m. on February 8. marine tonnage from 45 to 100 per Later, Mrs. Burnett discovered that one of the notes, kept in a drawer The manager of the Tack Hing cent of Britain's,
The Increase of German
under lock and key." was missing. Knitting Company, Kowloon,
marine tonnage. Mr. Shakespeare The police were informed of the theft added, did not affect the overriding and although they interrogated Lai, condillon that the total tonnage of the thief was not found.
Stole Lard From Bakery
A baker named Sit 1o. 30, of the
Street, Kowloon, was
| persons,
Was
fined $50. The Company had a con- viction last year for a similar offence.
obtain money by false pretences, and Marcel Bakery, Nathan Road, Kow. Thirty-two women were found em
loon, was charged before Mr. Eployed in the Company at 10.45 p.m. The case was adjourned to Macchimsworth at the Kowloon Magas-n February 0.
0. at 230 p.m.
Tsang was alleged an February 10 on board a junk” nt the Youmati Typhoon Shelter, to have aided and abetted Qirre men, not in cusody, to obtain $1 from one named Cheung
Sze.
tracy this morning with Inreeny ut fog pounds of Puriva lard from the Bakery.
Sit admitted the charge and was
ned $10 or one month's hard labour. Det-Sergeant Cochrane said that Sit by false pretencer Tsang was had been working in the Dakery for also
alleged with another not in custody, to have extoried from Wong the nine mouths of a salary of $20 Mul-tsal, sum of money by threatening to accuse him of the possession of & mauser pistol and 45 rounds of ammunition without Hcence.
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SIGN READS "BEWARE
DEER"
i
month.
St. David's Day
sub
the German Novy should not ex- The case was adjourned to March cred 43 per cent. of the aggregate 16 for hearing.
tonnare of the British Common- wealth.
Mr. A. V. Alexander (Soc,, - sborough): What steps are the Board
of Admiralty proposing to take
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
immediately to protect British ship- Chinese Y.M,C.A. Arranges ping and British interests against this crensed threat?
Perhaps Mr. Alexander wil swalt the presentation of the Navy of the St.; The Brst ceremony
Estimates when clearly we take Mr. Himsworth: "You have a good David's Day celebrations took place
account of all factors of naval job, you have a good pay, what do at 11 o'clock this morning when Mr.
develoament in any part of the you want to steal this for?
E. W. Davies, president of the
world, replied Mr. Shakespeare. The Defendant: "I saw that there Cymdeithas Dewi Sant (St. David's
"The Admiralty cannot agree that was some surplus, so I just took Society), and Mr. E. Loyd-Jones, some."
vice-president, laid a floral tribute the exercise of a right by a Power
with which we have a trenty s at the foot of the Cenotaph.
threat to us or to anybody else". The wreath is 2 picturesque, symbolic production. It consists of a
Į CHINA FORTNIGHTLY representation of the Welsh Dragon.
of
March Campaign
The thirtieth annual membership campaign of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. will open with a dinner to the team captains and members at the Central Branch Building, Bridges St., at 9.30 p.m. to-day. The principal spenter will be Ambassador Hsu Shih-ying. social programme has also been arranged.
A
The campaign will be continued throughout March and the frst Ave days of April. The goal, is
tributions.
The
Kept Opium Divan $30,000 in membership fece and con-
Mr.
picked out in red dahlias on n CARMEL, Cal.
The second number
of the foundation
fern and white State highway officials have found China Fortnightly, the Central News dahlias. It has a purple edging of
campaign chairman is it necessary to post warning Bleus Agency's news magazine, has been violets.
Lo Yau, 48, unemployed, was Lum Chi-feng. Twenty-one teams along the new Carmel-San Simeon issued,
The society was also represented charged with keeping an opium have been organized, twenty of them coast hiway, reading: "Beware of It contains a apecial article on by Mesdames K. Cooper, R. Edwards, divan and possession of 14 taels of captained by men who are prominent Deer. Numerous putomobile ac-China's powers of recuperation, by and W. T. Lewis, and Messrs. D. prepared oplum in a fint at Welling cklents have occurred as a result of Madame Chiang Kai-shek, as well as Davies, E. C. Thomas, W. A. Jones, ton Street, before Mr. R. Edwards at deer jumping out on the highway news about China's finances, indus-E. R. Pelce, T. A. Hughes, W. The Central Magistracy this morning and the efforts of autolets to avoid tries communication, public health Lewis, D. Morgan Richards and R. and was fined $850 or four months them.
service and, of course, the war.
Edwards.
YOUNG Bank Assistant Promoted
hard labour.
CASMI
when he got rid of NIGHT STARVATION
I HAD EARLY TEA HALF
AN HOUR AGO. I MUST GET UP. WISH I DIDN'T
FEEL SO DONE UP IN THE
MORNINGS I'M GOOD
FOR NOTHING
ALL DAY.
LOOK HERE YOUNG MAN, YOU'RE
| LATE AGAIN THIS MORNING, WHAT'S)
WRONG WITH YOU LATELY? YOU WERE ONE OF OUR PROMISING
YOUNG MEN ONCE!,
SORRY,SIR, BUT I'M NOT FEELING WELL. I'M ALWAYS
TIRED AND... ..I SUPPOSE I'D BETTER
SEE THE
DOCTOR
AT:THE DOSTORS,
TIRED, WHEN YOU WAKE UP
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in the church, business, professional, and educational life of the city. One team is being lead by a woman, the mother of one of the students in the Y.M.C.A. school. She was third in the campaign last year,
The
captains are Bishop R. O. Hall, Dr. Li Shu-pui, Mr. F. N. Chow, Mr. Wang Kai-ming, Mr. Hu 110, Mr. Lau Gal-joe, Mr. Wen Yus-bun, Mr. Wa Ham-jun, Mr. Lee Cheng-yus,
Lau Hu}-DO, TI, Lice Chung long, Mr. Chan Tze-yeung, Mr. Lee Wai-hon, Mr. Lum Yan-wing,
Mr.
Mr.
Lau Chung-him, Mr. Ko Min-tao, Mr. Lum Chee-ming, Mr. Lum Kwai- fong, Mr. Cheng Sing-ng, Mr. Cheng Kwai-cheong, Mrs. Pong Sul-kal.
VILLAGERS' FIGHT
Serious injuries were received by Chu Niu, 44, a vilinger of the Ngnu Met Village, Lukmachau, in a fight with another man yesterday after- noon. lis assailant run away after the incident, while the report war made to the Police by Chu's wife.
Chu was later sent to the Kow- In Hospital in 2 unconscious state, and his condition is regarded as dangerous.
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