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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1946.
CHINA'S PLANS
FOR RIVER TRAFFIC
15644
Shanghai, J. R.
113 reve inland navigation rights for Chin Although determined
1 trahison A ee shipping only, the Chunne Government, as
printer deregn vessels in ply China's wales wy und the counter's present as ute shipping shortage in loved heal Chance dle those to the Ministry of Vormman
is expected to let y almas 1 Renter somme, na Intle b
Lea comer
Joll pay the author... from foreign compan
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Cost Of Living Up Again
A further rise in the official cost of living figures issued by Government took place in the week ending Jan. 5.
The price of salt cabbage, salt fish, pork and firewood all registered increases, though the price of oil and..ordinary fish showed a slight decline.
Weck ending Week ending
29.12.45
3.1.46
Commodities
Cattien
Rice
7.2
$ 1.440
$ 1,440
11
Vegetables
1.9
.931
931
Salt Cabbage
.2
.138
.140
O
.7
1.582
1.547
Ten
2
.960
.960
tirs
Salt Fish
696
849
Frah
860
.800
Pork
.3
1.194
1.197
10.0
1,000
1.500
14 pieces
700
.700
Total
$ 9,501
$ 10.064
Charee Government pouparons 201 form a State controlli et sakpise at gaatvalvon Cloneer shipping compauns at a stated.
The Ministry of an Best The Alnistry of Con amunica-
tee the tian ba drawn up plans for the tennis lens.
nimumbalas attraction E surrender, come into jm petanch, fall river APORA took a lens of 2700 odd Japanese and pup
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Kowloon Tenancy Tribunal Hearings
IT THE KOWLOON TENANCY TRIBUNALS YESTERDAY
TWO CASES WERE WITHDRAWN AND THRER AD JOURNED IN THE COURT WITH MR. C. E TERRY IN THE CHAIR, ASS FED BY MESSRS P XAVIER AND LO MUN LƯNG, APPLICANTS AND OPPONENTS OF TWO CASES WERE CALIER AND NONE M VIE THEIR APPEARANCES
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Fuelude in the separa tions el To be submail to da
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ng, praranda. plici, told the Teil thu
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Right To Evict Appeal Hearing
ON THE GROUND THAT THERE WAS A MISINTER- PRETATION OF THE PROCLAMATION, AN AP- PEAL AGAINST A DECISION OF A TENANCY TRI- BUNAL IN REFUSING AN APPLICATION FOR EVICTION WAS BROUGHT BEFORE MR. LEO D'ALMADA, SITTING IN THE COURT OF AP PEAL YESTERDAY. The appeal was made by the Shiu Hing Company who claim [ed possession of the pr misses, No. 189, Des Voeux Rai ten- tral. Ahimi lor, and the reupon- Idents named were Chan
Wong Kui-man and others.
Kan.
In rethwing the evidence, Mr. Silva said list the decision of the Trdunal was against the weight of the evidence. Ho
suggested that Chen Kwal's gyidence should $20! be believed. Mr. Silva sub. nitted that the Court could, at this Applicant was represented by make an order for eviction under Artiels 66 of the Pryelama- Mr. M. A. da Silva, invented tion by reason of the fact that the by Mr. E. 8. C. Brooka. „Kese principal tenant was not in netual
eccupation or part thereof, pondents appeared in person.
Mr. D'Alunda oointed out that Mr. Siva said that it was the Arst appeal to be heard from the Mr. Silva was proposing a anmy- |recentiy
Tenancy what anarthadex met od in deal. Trilumni Far that reava alone the with the case, especially when it was of considerable interest the respondents were not legally renresented. Counsel for appellnut. to the publie and legal practi- he said, had raised a number of Limbers in the Lobony and all the interesting points relating to the Fete so breause it as the first purpose of the Proclamation and responsible Appellate he promod to adjourn to consider Jurisdiction would make r
rements alsed,
dd aalst
tappellant. Mr |20|event t the much dis-, Pogor
ensed Proclamation of Rents.indd then all evidence
CONFUSED BY NUMBERS
I w riving evidence.
Lime 11
The
rified that he was "artner of the Company which had been
When Jnan since 199
oremises
WRITTEN DECISION Mr. Silva said he wit akong the Court for it shery 10
written de pot coverning a ession given by Mr. 1. W La, la
al to No. B Puring the Jaun elman of the Tribal tat- Lege occntion, he did not
After note on jej rents and was not unt:1 1985 Jan. 5. peal was filed. Mr. Brooks, who that he received a letter demand
thur TERM. represented
Later. Wong and his applied For Fails CHINE
11 siny Mr. prentises
Wand, in evidence, contendie teil
sad bukikach led the tenant about his applien
tion, and that he had sent a lester atuata etud, respectively
The times case Colempted No, to opament a king for rent.
NOT SATISFIED 454, Nathian Read, ud i
The Tribunal was no suluded Triler ad hearing winch the oppot it is almal with the ideare by applicant and notes of the proceedling
Ger, sapesses and furned the Silva and that from these he Further notes will be several 20 find a single record of rast all other ligen of Chuner The whole house, three so i tu the opponent in attend Court by
remled ut al 612) jer | the Tribunal biggestar cut the result
11011111.
Mr. E. Reuter
The Japanese took over
C. Brooks represented dening Befo
rang the war and pr her the opponents in the next Cour: under Meses. Mowfung, J.
and I. S. Chou
tement
50,000 CHINESE WANI
O LEAVE
nn:
That 50,000 Chine want to go Adanya, larm in a
aby and agmHA AS མ་LutL w trans hed by the War CH, she di
portation is available, was reveal
Mi
Tin cheuk, Wineung writest, the Rh tax and which at azanary during
Pomar-proner of Persons Affairs Hong of Awametung, who is in bebe Tong King van
Kang un ofied basang only mady to stand on tim na te
if this number 40,000 wish to Because of the warnes, of thes
return to Malaya and the south- is certainly time that the bidders, Le weir gack had to la
and the thers are ern regions, To fill in on ix imposi
essfully pls neil MA, madr
There
ver eas Chinese from the United
Australia on the time of cablurtun, partoumar dievinan
cuenta measure to dead with Nigi Chuda. The taur punblems of a varit un
par Topes, wheh, trailing feather places. Accurate esti
the top of the must naught has
Their down buildings are impossible | wreck al mir, at Lerchur
diftili is more and offer from
wand BrayCE Nevertheless, the community .... Land well over a period of tou: month, a prsand likely to be ex tended so A further two unath, it dot there, and it is difficult to
fime
briti
a tar for
make out policy which dors not
plate an early increase
40
of laxa
Lion which will extract as much
then the
A would modei WH* previous entals of with the and holdings, and the behaviour of the mast in filling was care Tully the reed. My song th tensions un certain of the robes be modt before Cefing, in path of the falling must wat con trolled.
the real jub
crashard to
15 plac
La 14 ton of steel
community as its pure within a few feet of the recurs
will trainably bea
Frisiat
mation where Legalaus ander were waiting Cusawals and the like go lugnally, the love.
with quest
lor additional r
baalk t
The felling of the must remov he last of the hindrances to the
seque, on the old principle of "W. T Station on the Island
Taxation
without representation
and because of this, it is regret
no him is yet forth Tegarding
thest VIOUSLY masking transmission.
bad
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table that
VOIHINK changes in the constitution, it any An nonliention for confisen Linn
Government of 57 colis of cigarrette sinh are proposed.
was me by Sub-Inspector Wal
Saminary dron at the
P CHARGE WITHDRAWN
will bed that to attempt to le establish civil administratívu on the antiquated nudel will not suffice, and that to imagine that we shal meckly acquiesce in such r
Mr. Cheung's Malabt 3 in the Colay 14 to make enquiries into The welfare and greds of oversens Chand to arrange for mult astame for Fer may b tesparod
L:4
WIN
Un Sept. 4, 1948, sheen a rol M. Wo Mis Long Wah.
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| Čuliectur" to uspset the
and found the opponent, Ng Kee, She did not know slaying there. Ng belure pen wid Ng never paid her any rint even when she went the palivelor there.
She demanded $70 rent for the
The rent collec End flour aluar. tot, however, said that he was not told by the owner to collect any rent and that he did not even to
He uple the tenant to pay rent. Wohl Ng to shift out. The owner was questioned and said that she meal she had sent her husband to collect rent and not the collee. tor,
The husband, Leung Wah, testi
to
The Bed that he ofter. wunt premises but only on one occasion the 2 th tenant for rent. He toid the Tribunal that he and noti
Readers' Letters
BREAD AND BUTTER
I mappuse everybody living Sir. in Hong Kong has a say in this, "Bread and Butter" business, and may offer a few suggestions?
type (1) The size Gevernment bread should be stan. allowed is dardised anal no bakery to cony it, so that any one caught ut eelling Government bread above
liable in
heavy n 1b. $0.60 tine.
put up a
24
45 relating to the conditions apon which various classes of deaters Derita are issued.
It is regrettable Thal certai
NOUNCE
ofon of the notice which delineates all sh 1 he
which area within procured and brought into Hong Kong for marketing will be de
"local produce," to be lined as
Honz laun on the part of the Kong
Government to establish sale fishing rights over the area so de-
kapan:
[ No 281,
This principal Shanghai Street, 1st Boor, applied for urlers for eviction to be served on Kang 13
Kong Tai and Shum Tum, bot.. sub temania,
foun said that the two opponi ent and mot pad her rent aides the British reoccupation but she herself paid the monthly rent of Her witness, $10 to Le landlord Chau int, testified that be was present when Leung asked the op wonents for rent and was refused.
Kong Tai, cubbler. occupying four bed spaces, toid the Tribung that he had been a sub-tenant for He tried to pay over nine years. Leung rent of $12 but the montr
Shura Tim, ugh was not taken.
tramat for aver seven years, said tist he offered to y rent but th principal tenant refused to ucepl it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Brooks. analleant said that the opponents offered to pay in Decerther,
Mr. Mowfung: "Both parties are not telling the exact truth
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applicaul
wished in have the premises for
employees.
in
[V
Chan, He said they moved from
Nu 487 to No. 189, where they were still in orenmation,
Chan Kwai que boned By Me l'Almada, said he was confused by
the numbers
AL this stage. Mr. d'Almada ad murned the case to Thursday, at
30 pa
Chinese Play For H.K. Servicemen
The exact ground for th dlaren Man of the Tribunal and he felt
an king for thel justitied chairman's decision in writing
The Tributal. said Mr. Silva, was of the opinion that apalicunt ease for out rec! no it
The Tribund further eviction held that there was no suggestion that applicant had been forced to accept than Kwal as a tenuat. The mal ground for wanting to viel
that the tenants we
Recommodating
bix That, the Tribunal held, was no ground for eviction under Article GA or 515.
Mr. Silva said that the Tribunal was of the opinion that
the Colony to succeed under Article 50 there
be evidence that the premises were treated to a novel form
entertainment last were recupied without the consent of
night of landlord and that in this case when, in response to an invita there was no such evidence.
flon from the Chinese Organisa- tion for the Entertainment of the British Forces, over a thou
and tended a Chinese then- trical performance at the Ka Shing Theatre.
Although handicapped by The
must
PROTECTIVE PADDING Mr. Silva then referred to two paragraphs of the writion decision which, he considered, were not a matter under consideration at the trial.
He referred to these para- "protective padling" 21
Kraphe as
Servicemen
In
put in by the Tribunal and asked language difficulty, the audience theshowed good-humoured interest. the Court for a ruling for
the performance, deletion of these two paragraphs, throughout You had been getting on fine unti. Continuing, Mr. Silva said that An English synopsis of the play he helped the spectators to kep There for want of a better recurd.
the British re-occupation.
nature of a quarrel. The Tribunal that of the China Mall", dated the plot. Rust be amething wrong in the would refer to a newspaper report, track of the
fused."
11
denouncement of
is not satisfied with Leung's story | Dec. 22, 1945, which clearly indi An acrobatic display by some
of the artistes wes have construed that por. and her application for eviction is the position of the C.
drew repeated Silva, would be seen, said Mr.
of from the heading the report applause from the audience: and that the only matter at isauc and we youngsters of about 14 put To the Servicemen, the spot- Sliva) would refer to later as u misinterpretation by the Tribunal light of the show was perhaps costumes of Article 58 when the chairman the many gorgeous made a pronouncement that unless worn by the artistes and the in the case, the use of force was beautifully embroidered screvis Caol ShinK« } shown, parsons, who became tea-
and curtains: and many were ants during the Japanese occupa3 -
Theft Of Valuable decided upon was, want he (Me.up a particularly fine display.
Medicines
Military safe, giving the number of over the area is made by the Honsterday with stealing and receivision, were not liable to be evicted. heard to ask where these con-
(2) Any depot or shop selling pages Government bread is required u
before onening
Trave Court before Mr. C. Y. Kwan for sale
each morning, in bi yesterday.
letters and in front of their doors, The cigarette paper was stolen so that the crowd can count their
cumber waiting outside themselves for a certainty so many of they can get their bread, and the rest can dispense, instead i long waiting for nothies
(3) As a useful diversion and
for the Serviermen, eltar
Inteen
the British-American 'Tip
iri
Company's Kodown an attempt would be an error of Kennedy Town, and was recovered the
Many in the nosession of Chan Cha vonsequence. first
They tangenam, who pleaded not guilty to issues are involved.
At the request of Sub-Inspector fun Irons the actual composition of our reiving charge.
Manong
lineated
Fung Kam and No claim to sole fishing rights were charged before lat. Nigel ves Kang Government, nor in fact, any such on the notice imply claim. I tas matice is correctiv read there con be no misunder. standing us to its menning.
The present
control imposed upon wholesale dealing in fish in the Colony was designed to in clude all fish caught in local waters but not that imported from abreal in steamers, the delineat- ing boundaries defining local wa ters buing for the sake of con-
in
Lumen could be got, as they were ideal Bouvenirs to ake back
Among thong notleed in the nudience, werd H.E. Admiral
a basket of medicine belonging to the Kowloon Hospital.
WITHOUT CONSENT The basket contained 23 bottles Mr. Silva said that appellant's of Bloxygen tablets, five large case was that respondents entered home. boxes of Procaine Hydrochloride, the premises without consent 18 small boxes of qinine dihydro- the first instant and, having beca chloride and two boxes of Liquor in possession, rental was accepted Lord Fraser, C.-C. of the Bri
was usual during tish Pacific Fleet, Major-General from an as Ringeri
Second accused was arrested at Japanese accupation. This, sub-F. W. Festlig, Air-Commodore mitted Mr. Silva, was sufficient to 1. V. Reynolds, Commodore D. Lai Chi Kok Road, on Saturday... He led the police to arrest first necused at a house in Waterloo Kondi.
bring the ease within Article 5B.
懂
Executive and Legislative Count Waitron, the charge against him John Bell or Uncle Sam, they
He further submitted that even H. Everett, Brigadier Fellowes vils to the recruitnient of "local" was withdrawn, as the nrosecution can extend a helping hand by
a person, without force. slipped Captain Nicholson, Col. Percival at each Serviceman at
the Price, Mr. B. C. K. Hawkina, Sir assignin QUIC
venience the Thait of oneration of Mr. Kwan Huk Lam who ap-inte occupation but without prisungel and their qualification had insuBelent evidence to offer.
shop or arent to
supervise dis
the local fiching junk fleets. The peared for first accused asked for consent of the landlord. be the lugher administrative
tribution, to me that strictly paly contral
bread is issued to one pound of
Firstlyed. S.I. Byrne prosecuted. and kids. to necure an adequate and chean vicemen like children
fest
לרזוגן
They include the broad ANOTHER ESCAPE
to permit more of Hong Kong's
Palier
ening of the basis of goreument Another escape from
cell was, made yesterday, when a 8-year-old Chinese, Leung Four Police Station about 8.20 a..
The
lo Kom-
was Shouson Chow, Mr. W. N. Tho Article GB or GA of the Proclama-tong.
one person at $0.50. As all Ser-plieb Was established to recom- an adjournment, which was grant- still a persan to be evictes nadermas Tam. and Mr.
a two-fold purpose.
and if they see any particular kid supply of Fah for the population citizens to express their voice innenred from the Shaukiwun to their fancy in, the line-up of the Colony, and secondly, to
the case
心
nossible.
their
Pickpocket Aboard A Tram
tion.
In ruling against Mr. Silva's re- quest for deletion, Mr. d'Almada remarked that one should be very ensure that the fishing community. public affairs, if not directly in
hesitant in stalking out any deel- enn buy one loaf for that kid as a which suffered on severely durin
sion by a Tribunal consisting as it The man arrested on Monday present, at a cost less than any
the
adequate obtained an war. Legislative Council, in some form
did of two laymen and especially There is for alleged housebreaking in Main single small drink. Mind that he
return for their labours in order of district councils.
can buy only one ionf day and Street, Shoukiwan
might be ablo to re-
as the system for dealing with this much to be said for the argument
Before Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the not moru. By this simple kind that they
themasives and habilitate
For the theft of $110 from
matter was by way of an experi- European vesternet, everybody will be happy and that administration of the Colony Summary Military Court
on hoard a tram in ment. He asked Mr. Silva to base Queen's Road East near Welling his arguments upon Article 5R. could be notably improved by de Sub-Ingnector Brooks asked Santa Claus would delay his de important industry as quickly as
arture from Hong Kong: while | It is to be hoped that those ton Barracks on Monday, Lui After quoting authorities in some measure of decentralisation, the Court to adjourn
on the other hand Foreigners and
sources which were responsible Kau, was sentenced to four support of his case. Mr. Silva went and for the contention that until sine dig, and the application was
Kranted.
Chinese may have a better under for publishing the minicading com- months hard labour by Mr. C. on to submit that the chairman of standing of each other. At any ments on the notice will hasten Y. Kwan at the Summary Milliary the Tribunal, who was a lawyer, government, or the Colonial Ofi
rate one Serviceman has done a
to correct the false impressions Court yesterday.
had inado a bungls on facts as well Mr. Silva thon fice, is ready with plans for the
good deed that day. They can ex-
According to Inspector Fung as on the law. constitutional changes required! There has been a marked in- tend their good work among the and to nilay any uneasiness which
fol of Wanchai, the victim was read the grounds of onposition A. COLLINGS. In the first claas.. Accused sated by the apponents in the original by the new situation, the change crease in the number of dealitates rica distributing shops or agents; their comments have aroused.
9.0.(II) Fisheries, CA. next to him. When the lose was apollention. to civil government is, nu neces obtaining free cooked rigs at the aisg at the butter and milk busi-
the accusad discovered, distribution contron durin thenes too. Barily desirable.
of this Any one found guilty
searched and the exact past work, and at maro than one depot as many
should be deported. The offender Air Karahal Goddard, Air Of-queued up for their ration.
Since Jan. 1 the rico distributed is-cheating both the Government South Administrating fleer
community. We as the at the 10 centros in the Colony na well has been the rift of the Chinese do not want such bad characters
here. Government.
East Anla, in expected in Hong Kong on Saturday. He leaves the following day for Shanghai:| and expecta to be in Tokyo on January 14.
MORE DESTITUTES
2,000 People filthy business of black-marketing MARATHON WANTED was found in his possession.
RAF, DANCE TO-NIGHT
W. J.
Slr.-May I put forward the suggestion that, someone take in hand the organisation of a Mara then Race in Kowloon. Enthus
was
nmount
HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN
"MISINTERPRETATION"
Mr. Rilva submitted that there had been a complete misinterpreta-i tion of Article 53 as regards the The use of force or compulsion.
Mr. Silva con»! appellant's case, tinued. was that if a squatter bo- The "Highland Chieftain" in ex- came a tenant merely by the pay- acceptance of ment of and the fasm in this Colony for Mara-pected to arrive this morning.
H.M.S. "Troubridge" is at pro-renta by the landlord, he may still thens was always high before the war and it is an event that is sent in the Abordoon Docks under- be ovlated.
Today the legislating authort- cortain to attract the Royal Navy, going cleaning and minor repairs. Sir There has been some con- always keen aross-country men, She is the first Naval ship in the ties had taken cognisance of the fact that there was a lack of law mont in the press recently on thn the Royal Marines, the Comman- Aberdeen docks alnce the war. subject of a notice insued by the dos, the I.A.F., the Tidian Army The Portuguese vessel Colo-and order during the gccupation nial" la expected from Maose this by allowing landlords, if they 40
wished, so evict such tenants: Fisheries Control of the Hong unita, and numbers of Chinese.
morning. MORE APONI Kong Government on the 7th Nov,
A danes will be held this oven Fish Canard
iar, at the Lady. Park Club start- “Garrison "hondquarters in Kowing at 7:30 pm. Transport will bo loon have boon transferred to provided from, and to the Star Whitfield Barracks with command | Ferry
Tomorrow the club will hold a passed to Brigadier T. L. Lindsay. 0.0.150 Indian Infantry Brigade. Tombola at 7.30 p.m.
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