CLAIM FOR CAINE ROAD FLATS
Mother Superior Cross-Examined
Following an inspection by the Court of the premises of Canossian Convent School, Rev. Mother Superior Angelica de Piazza, was cross-examined by Mr M. A. da Silva at the Supreme Court this morning. The Mother Superior is the plaintiff in an action beforo Mr Justice Reynolds for possession of two floors of 34, Caine Road adjoining the premises of the Canos- sian Institute.
She is being represented by Mr J. T.
Prior.
Defendants are Ping Shek, reald- belonging to
the Institute. This
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII,
Ing on the round floor of the dis-house proved too old so that I had Weiss, to be pulled down. Mrs Chan and puted premises and Karel
the family was then offered Пloor. They her tenant of the second
by Mr M. A. dn ground floor of 28. Caine Rohd, rent Are represented
free. on the condition that
they Stiva.
would leave in a year. The ground floor was very dark and unsuitable for class ruona so that two classes were moved from there Inlo the rooms opposite the entrance of the School,
The Mother Superior denied that a week previous to the Court's visit, the rooms opposite the entrance of the School were not used as class- rooing. Sho raid the classes svere moved there in February. the wor During the housed many refugees, but
Convent when for pience came It was necessary these refugees to leave so that the the snici school could be started, Mother Superlar. Among the re- fugers were a Mrs Chan and her three children who were offered, rent free, a house in Mosque Street
Newspaper Peer Wins Apology
London, Oct. 13. Lord Kemaloy. Conservative news. paper chain proprietor, today received an apology in open court for a libellous reference to him made by the Leftist Sunday newspaper, Reynolds News, in an advance copy of an article.
The reference did not ultimately appear in Reynolds News
It was slated for Lord Kemsley that the action had been settled on terms Involving the making of statement In open couri.
*
The defendants had agreed to Pay Lord Kemsley a substantial sum- whose amount was not disclosed. as damages and costs,
Reynolds News referred to Lord Kemsley in their advance copy as one of the "hord freed money- spinners who are avidly enjoying the current anti-Communist feart and hoping to transform it into a cannibal banquet in which the 'Left' ¦ will devour itself."
BETTER LIGHTED
Witness said that Ping Shek's floor wie botter lighted than Mrs Chan's foor and was more convenient be- cause the whole block could be made intun school so that teachers and pupils would not get wet in the rain by moving from ane house to rusther. When Mr Chan left, the ground floor of 26, Calne Road would he used for nervants.
The
Mother Superior said the Institute used to Jinve orphanage At Shaukiwan
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but the building had since been taken over by the Police. The Justitute haɖ an orphanage within the Convent an well AS a l'ast Student's Hostel which neerssary to keep otherwise it would be hardship on the girls whose fa- millies were not in Hongkong.
been
Approved
necessary,
WIN
The
In answer 10 Mr Silva, 11 Mother Superior sta
sad it was not only just convenient to regain 34, Caine Road but
other- wise the School would have to close a few clases. The present L'UNICĒ ttons were allowed by the Director of Education on the understanding that they
temporary. were door occupied by Ping She had Director by the of Education for a class room be- fore the war,
of lark
of funds. the The Tastitute
rebuilding was not
Street or the house at Mosque Canossian Hospital, said the Molber Superior. She said in the Convent premises at present were 65 Bisters.
of 60 working- 120
orphans, 1 17ostel.
65 school boarders. 20 atients and staff of the Can.sk Hospital, 40 destitute,
women, 95e turpits of the Sacred Heart School, School 250 pupils of the Canossinu for the Poor nut 80-100 pupils for special courses.
13/
The case is continuing.
WARNING TO
HAWKERS
Must Keep Clear Of Central District
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1948.
End Of Blackmarketeer
The executioner levels his pistol, about to shoot Wang Chun-cheh in the back of the head to carry out the death penalty imposed for black market operations in Shanghai. The doomed man was general manager of the Ling Wang his life for company and the first civilian to pay with
sentenced by the dealing in foreign currency. He was
at the Shanghai Shanghai Special Tribunal and shot
AP Picture. execution grounds.
AMERICAN TO
TO BE
EXPELLED
SOLICITOR'S EFFORTS ON
MAN'S BEHALF FAIL
An American subject, who illegally entered the Colony more than a year ago is to be expelled because his solicitor's efforts to have his position here regu- larised have failed.
W. UNION MILITARY CHIEFS IN CONFERENCE
London, Oct. 13.-A further meeting of the Western Union Commanders-in-Chief's Com- mittee was held in London to- day. The two French members of the Committee, General Jean de Lattro do Tassigny, Com- mander-in-Chief of the Western Union Land Forces, and Admiral Robert Jaujard; Flag Officer Western Union, are dua to re- turn to Paris tonight.
Mr Robert
The meeting took place under the Mont- chairmanship of Viscount Roinery and is understood also to by Air Chlef have been attended
Com- Marshal Sir James Robb, mander-in-Chief of the Air Forces of the Western Union.
In Washington, Lovett, Acting Secretary of Stale, sold today that the United States requires "very precise details" of Europe's needs before deciding on the type and extent of military ald for the Western Union
He made this press conference,
a
statement al
relterating that
it would be some time" before the sub- plan can be completed for mission to Congress.
"It will require a good deal of study and the production of many precise estimates," he told reporters. It statement wns Interpreted na maiding clear that the United State: expects the Western Union Defence Council to provide very detailed and of the fully documented accounts senle and types of equipment it will need from Amerien to make the five nations military alliance workable and efficient-fleuter.
NO HOPE OF.
COMPROMISE
(Continued from Page 1)"
The talks are considered also as A preliminary forthcoming meeting of the Security Council which no cording to Argentine quarters is not expected before next week.
Delegation quarters while main talning complete
on the Secrecy nature of the conclllution muves. hoped that some action might today he evolved prior to the Security Connell meeting which would arstly, help reduce the tension within the Security Council when it convenes and to consider the Berlin that it would secondly,
ultimately wod
out of Willis was previously Oned $100 allow the case to be taken
the Council and channelled Into the and an expulsion order.
This was revealed in the Central Magistracy this morning when John Willis, a 52-year-old former sea- man, appeared before Mr d'Almada charged with entering the Colony illegally.
was re-
case
FULL COURT nested of the Court by the pro-medium of direct four-power taik.
DISMISSES
APPEAL
34.
will bo
Is
The delegation is in constant touch At a previous hearingri secution.
this Issue Mr Griffiths requested an adjourn-with President Peron in ment in order to apply for permis-and ils ultimate attitude sion from certain authorities for de- determined when each country
called upon to take a stand. fendant to remain in the Colony,
Argentine has lately been marked- political field..
addressing
clis-
Mr. T. Grifths the Court said: My ellent, throughly reserved in the me, wishes to thank your Worship She has not taken part in the week- the Political long discussions of" An appeal against conviction
for the several adjournments which Committee on either the question of brought by Lee Tak-hing,
were granted on my application so atomic energy control or the coolic, was dismissed this morning that efforts could be made to regu arma
et problem nor has sho by the Full Court, comprising the larise my client's position In the armament
participation in the sought Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson Colony,
Your Worship recognised sub-commitice appointed to con- and the Acting Pulsne Judge.
the compassionate nature of this sider the atomic energy control Justice Gould.
enso and gave me time to make these efforts.
+
Mr
Lee was sentenced by Mr Justice Reynolds-in-the-September Sessions A warning was issued by Mr to nine years and nine, strokes of rabbery and at d'Almeida
Central this the cane for armed
Tuen
of man.
LAW TO BE ENFORCED
to
Iti
proposals.
Lord Kemsley's counsel snid: "This gratuitously offensive personal reference to Viscount Kemsley, and the suggestion that he was Insincero In his well-known and consistent opposition to the spread of Com-
attracted the This attitudo has which he -minism were matters.
attention-of-conterence quarters_and felt he could not overlook, and this
has been interpreted in lobby talks neilon was accordingly commenced.”
indication of the delegates as an It is now my distressing duty to The spontaneous action of the de-
been un that Argentine preferred to adopt At the trial the Crown alleged say that my efforts had fendants in withdrawing the offend-morning to hawkers that they possession of arms and ammunition.
The letter of the law cautious altitude on the delicate and Issues for the ing passage before it had been must keep away from the Cen-that Lee and others were members successful.
old explosive politient generally published in the press had tral District. Ite imposed fines of an armed gang which entered the is to be enforced against this
uen Tai Piece Goods shup
He is to be uprooted after time beingUnited Press. made it possible to reach an agreed ranging from $25 to $100 on 25 rvola Street about 9.15 pm. on over a year and is to,
be rudcly settlement, the counsel added.
and the For the editor and publisher of hawkers arrested for hawking July 5 last. They herded the oc-separated from his wife
invested It was stated that in the Central District yester
into a room and extracted fe savings he has Heynolds News,
the from
his CHIANG REPEATS com- day.
a sate. During they recognized the passage
Hongkong to be returned crime the foksantive country where he owns not a unjustiЛed.
been pained of was wholly
Mr d'Almada said it had
of the
no roof
HIS THREAT were manhandled. After they left stick or chattel, and has several by and they desired to express to Lont brought to his notice
that the the premises where they remained to welcome him. That is what is lo Kemsley their apologies and sincere members of the public
Shanghai, Oct. 14.Major-General too hard. Ils for about 30 minutes some of the happen to this man whose sole aim regret.
Magistrates were
Ching-kuo, Shanghai's Justice Illibery approved the duty was to administer
Inw. folis purstted them and they were
a peaceable citizen of Hongkong. economic warlord, today renewed his statement and said that the record Hawkers persisted in breaking the caught and arrested by the Police.
The matter has been referred to threat of death sentences for black Lee told the Appeal Court that he of the action would be withdrawn law despite warning from the Police
they the Colonial Secretariat and Japanese was falsely recused by the victims
marketeers in foreign currency us If the Magistrate He ordered a sum of money paid and the
lle was only a have replied that as his entry was small well likiden black markets court should be paid out to had been here, instructions would of the robbery.
elty crime. [ran
All the coolie and had no part in the
are sprouting throughout the legal, nothing can be done about Kemsley's solleitors-Reuter.be obeyed Immediately.
had Dismissing the appeal, the Chief It was hoped that the quality given
again. latiltude that could be
that He knew
In a speech to members of his the Justice said that the fokis who pur-of mercy would be extended in the been given. Police had given wornings even sued appellant and the others with circumstances of the case, but it is Youth Corps, he said: "Remernber
him had recognised them, as they
In our Courts of Justice, the Ling Wong cane." not to be. from loud speaker vans.
in the Wong Chun-leb, partner were in the shop premises for o almost daily, the strict rules of law "We do not want to stop you from
the but in half an hour during robbery, are relaxed on grounds com- Ling Wong Company, was, executed making an honest living.
said that
appellant
this month for illegal transactions in structions must be followed," con- His Lordship
ΟΙ wrongly foreign exchange. Whether rightly Mr d'Almada. tinued
"Certain gave no reason why the fokis should passion or pity,
whatever A disorganised fear-ridden black It is not for me to say members of the public have com- falsely accuse him and the Jury, on
may be this man is market has been reported developing my opinion you returning a unanimous verdict
to be treated in precisely the same in Shanghal this week as circulation ever, repeated warnings to have been flouted. Hawkers in the guilty on the two counts.
Mr A. Heenan (Crown Counsel) way as another would be who had of the new gold yuan reached the compelling reasons for one billion mark-Associated Press. no such Shanghai, Oct. 14-A survey Central District cause small crowds
sympathy. the to gather, and they are I have no appeared for the Crown. here discloses that since
aid to early part of 1947, 1,000 Soviet doubt unintentionally-an
pickpockets.
into
Lori
1,000 GIVE
UP THEIR
the
USSR PAPERS passion for you, so have we. How the evidence, were fully fustified in
citizens have renounced their
LSSR papers.
Various sources which should be
The prosecution pointed out that there was no desire to persecute hawkers, but the Central District
in position to know said that had to be kept clear owing to the
500 Shanghailanders who got their amount of trame and the number papers after
the war renounced of persons using the roadways.
their Soviet citizenship, while 330
in northern cities did the same. It
is said that the Russians have nil
been accorded due recognition by FRITZ WIEDEMANN
the Chinese Foreign Ministry as stateless persons.
These are com-
paratively recent cases.
Meanwhile, local authorities are quoted as saying that great care will be taken in handling further
of
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of
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Sydney and Auckland, 4 p.m. Saigon and Paris. 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Bra & Train Macao and Taination (Sea)
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5 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
Closing Times By Air Canton, (Kowloon CPO) 730 a.m., 20 a.m. 12.30 pan., 3 mm (GPO) TomT 030 a.m., 1000, 2.39 p.m. Shanghai, V. (reg): 930 a.m. (ord). Swataw, 11.30 am.
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TRAGEDY AND PATHOS The gentlemen of the Press, who to champion the are never slow cause of an underdog. may see fit to bring the tragedy and pathos of
public On the Manchurian front where this caso sharply before the Athens, Oct. 13.-Kenneth if for no other reason than to de- Government forces are beginning to
Air Parcel Post for USA only, (Kowloon
CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (GPO) 5 p.m. Matthews, the British Broad-monstrate to others in the future push Red Gen, Lin Piao's armies
Cloring Times Hy Hea & Train relaxation of the recapture of Yingkow by the Na- Macao and Tainmhan (Bea) 7.30 am.
Manlia (Sea) 10 (Be) 10 9.m. correspondent, kidnapped by law. Thus they may be saved the tonalists was made at Nanking by ating Corporation's Balkan that they can expect nothing in the round, official confirmation of the
Bwatow and Amoy the Gov-ACED and Tinahan (files) 2 pm. guerillas on Monday, has been suspense and agony of uncertainty the Minister of Defence,
Canton Ying-ching. This gives
(2nd class mail only) (Trala) TO BE TRIED ·
2 p.m. taken to their headquarters in which has troubled this poor inan.
Inspector Moran said he had been
been ernment two supply porta on the who Argolis province, the 'Greek
New York (Sea) 3 pa Passau, Oct. 13-This man
and Hulutao. The Im- were only con-Yingkow
Japan (ordinary letters, cards & parcel)
(nea) 5 pm, made Adolf Hitler n corporal in news agency, quoting Athens otructed to press for an expulsion east side of the Gulf of Linotung USA, Central and South America via
cerned with the legal entry, The mediate effect is expected to be re-
in-lief of government units battling tiscan and Twinshan (flex) 4 p.m.
to Shanghai (sex) 3 p.m. ronouncement of Soviel papers as World War I, Fritz Wiedemann, will newspapers, said today.
south of Mukden. Tamkong (er) 6 pmn. the matter is of a "delicate nature" be tried for Nazism by n German
Argolls is about 50 miles west of United States Consulate had at Passau on Athens.
formed the Police that they were not hold Chinchow, renouncement of denazification court lowever, the
Chinchow Miss Ann Michaels, another BBC the least bit interested in the pre-Pro-Government reports said that Kongmonn (Sea) 8 pm. papers will only be recognised when October 20.
Paliahying with Mr Bent case. charged with active Nazlan.correspondent who was He is an announcement has been published And an official
The prosecution asked the Court recaptured. The Reds receipt
the Wiedemann was leader of the Nazi Matowa when he wan seized, re- from
be falling back to cast of Chin- USSR
She had to direct defendant to report to the Consulate for the papers' storm troops detachment known as turned to Athens today. retum has been received.
the "Brown Shirts" and later be-travelled from Argos to Corinth in a Immigration Office at 10 am. each chow. Tehshan, 18 miles southwest Wrong Room Number
armoured morning until such time as defen- of Chinchow, has been cleared of
the BBC Jeep, escorted by
It was slated in this morning's Another systemi
the Feds by the Nationalisia moving Colony for the ap came Hitler's adjutant.
dant's departure from German cars. plicant to
former make n
Wiedemafin.
papers that a young, Chinese woman a personal ap
up from Hulutao toward Chinchow Miss Michinels told Reuter that Mr could be arranged.
Government Gources USSI Consulate, Consul-General at San Francisco,
sald that who was found seriously hurt in the at the
Mr d'Almada enquired if défen- ho
In Matthews' captors sald that they
columns a German
and on Infantry
converging army officer or she may be given a
utback land of the Cathay Hotel. wns
I and commanded a "wanted slow n representative dant stayed in Kowloon, World War
be Chinchow are
to arrivo Causeway Bay yesterday morning BO,
expected receipt at a fee of GX8.50,
three days time in resided at Room 300 of the Cathay During the carly part of 1047, regiment in which Hiller served as of the BBC how the Democratto being told that that was
directed defendant to report to the in. two or
to
the Hotol Army was fighting."
remova timo suficient strength опу that Me Matthews Immigration Office at They nodded
Chineliow altogether. → This is incorrect to last would be unhurt and would return during the forenoon, as the poor crisis
[ber was 203. within a week at the latest-Router maa has a long way to rush across,"
the Chinese Government started to a private.
process Soviet citizens who applied
for
Press.
His trial. in which 50 witnesses stat leas papers-Associated will be heard is expected
three days.Associated Press.
to United Press.
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