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STORY OF SALE OF GIRL RELATED. Haberdashery Clerk Is Charged.

DECEIT REVEALED.

SHANGHAI REFORMS SUGGESTEDY

NEW GM. CUSTOMS REGULATION.

Consular Invoices In Force To-day.

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detailed, work. Judge. Feetham in slightly critical of the procedure which allows certain chief officials

LEVY ON MERCHANDISE. -heads of departments, the A prosecution by the Secretariat secretary-general, the Treasurer

The Regulations governing the for Chinese Affairs, in which aand Controller to exercise a con- young Chinese" man, Lal Po-hing, siderable measure of executive issuance of Consular Invoices, pro- was charged with harbouring and authority in carrying out the mulgated by the National Govern selling a girl for prostitution, was actual work of administration and ment of China, on June 11, this heard by Mr. Fraser in the Kowloon deal on their own responsibility year comes into force to-day.

with many questions which are re-

Police Court this morning.

The regulations consist of 14 |

Mr. W. M. Thomson, "of the garded as routine questions with- S.C.A., appeared for the prosecu-out referring such questions speci-articles, and have been introduced tion, while Mr. T. P. K. Kemble was fically for the consideration of the to regulate all merchandise imports for the defence.

Council or its committees.

into China valued at $200 and above Outlining the case, Mr. Thomson Standing Committées, (Chinese currency) All such mer- said that the defendant was an Judge Feetham recommends the chandise must be accompanied by assistant-at-haberdashery shop, establishment of five or six stand-a set of Consular Invoices, the at which the girl was a frequenting committees and that the num-charge for which is five Chinese customer. They became very ber of co-opted members of such Customs Gold Units, collected at the friendly, and in July last year they committees be not in excess of one-time of certification. spent the night at a fiat in Lai Chithird of the total committee. mem- All merchandise not covered by Kok Road, and later went to Canton bership.

such an Invoice will be liable to a

by train. They were accompanied Dealing with qualification of fine equal to three times the value on the journey by two friends of the Council membership Judge Fee of the fee charged for the Invoice, accused, a man and a girl. They, tham says the Land Regulations the fine to be paid by the consignes registered at the Tung Wah Hotel deal only with financial qualifica before the merchandise is allowed On a certain pretence, the defendant tions whereas municipal constituto pass.

returned to Hong Kong, and the girl tions usually contain express pro- Notification of all fines, together was introduced to the mistress of vision as to certain circumstances with the monies collected and a brothel who bought her for $190. which have the effect of disquali duplicates of the Invoice received The defendant, it is alleged, claim-fying persons from being elected and isased will be sent to the councillors. In view of his pro Ministry of Foreign Affairs each

ed the woman was his aunt.

The girl's father here went to posals for Increasing membership month Canton and got in touch with the of the Council and prolonging the Canton Government: Authorities. term of office to two years, Judge Since the publication of the arti- Mr. Thomson added that he was Feetham thinks it desirable that cles, three amendments have been expecting decuments and witnesses definite provisions dealing with added to allow consignees to adjust from Canton.

these matters should be included in themselves to the new pro- when cedure. All cargoes not cover- The hearing was adjourned to the Land Regulations September 8 at 2.30 p.m. Bail, aprovised. He mentions specifically ed by a Consular Invoice, plied for by the defence, was re- the disqualifying of Council and shipped from abroad dur- officers and servants from member-ing September and October, must ship, disqualification of members pay to the Customs, G.U.5, while for babitual absence from meet-cargo similarly shipped during ings and inability to attend November and December must pay through illness or absence from G.U. 10, and on and after January Shanghai, and councillors being 1, 1983, all cargoes shipped without financially interested in contracts Consular Invoices must pay a fine made with the Council.

fused.

14-YEAR-OLD THIEF. AGAIN IN DOCK. Numerous Convictions Against Boy.

SIX MONTHS MORE.

at G.U. 15.

REVEALED.

- Judge: Feetham also deals at length with the position of em MARRIAGE OF EARL ployees of the Council and sug- gests they be given, in certain Having a record as long as the sections, a status similar to that of most hardened criminal's, a small civil servants. He stresses the

Calgary, To-day, It is revealed to-day that the 18- 14-year old boy made his appearance need for security of tenure if em-year-old Earl Egmont, son of the before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the ployees are to discharge their im "Rancher Earl, who returned to Central Magistracy this morning. portant functions effectively. He Canada after the death of his Convicted of larceny on five suggests the placing of some om-father in a motor smash in Eng separate occasions, and given 12 cials on the permanent list as and land, was recently married to a strokes at each time, of loitering when desired by the Council, cousin, Miss Ann Geraldine Moodle, with intent to commit a felony and pointing out that under the three and a now honeymooning in Bri given two months imprisonment year contract system now function tish Columbia.

ago. Reuter,

for that, of offering bribes and ing, the Council, has always been The young Earl and his father sentenced to a month for each free to refuse to renew an were poor farm folk in the Cana of two charges and at last regard- employee's contract however near dian prairies when the elder man ed by police as a rouge and vaga he may be to the pensionable age. Inherited the Earldom two years bond, he was "given 8 months' im-

-Reuter prisonment when he last appeared.

The boy, Chan Luk-tsal, who was neatly dressed, was brought before the Magistrate in answer to a charge of stealing money from an- other small boy who came to the Colony yesterday from Canton. The defendant was arrested near the Kowloon post office

"He is certainly a puzzle," re- marked Mr. Jones. "I can not send ja youngster to prison for a year as

It would contaminate, him.”

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