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Danger Signal

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1946)

European Complainant Cost Of Living Decrease Tenancy

In Assault Case

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HERBERT E. LANEPART, OFFICE MANAGER OF THE BRITANNIA STEAM LAUNDRY, WAS COMPLAIN. ANT IN A CASE OF ASSAULT BEFORE MR. WH"," LATIMER YESTERDAY. LANEPART TOLD THE COURT THAT ON THE MORNING OF LIN. 23 HE WAS DRESSING AFTER HIS BATH WHEN THE DOOR WAS VIOLENTLY RUSHED OPEN BY THIS SUB-CONTRACTOR. CHENG SHING. CHENG SAID: "GIVE ME YOUR KEY"

Lanepurt told him that his

P. W. Killed By Comrades

Bastrop, Texas, Jan. 28. Prosecution officers in the

•

Though the price of fish and pork both showed increases, vegetables, salt cabbage and oil all decreased in price during the week etding Jan. 20, according to the official cost of living figures issued by Government yesterday.

Week ending Week ending

26,1,46 19.1.46

1440

138

Commodities

Cotties

Rice

72

1.440

Vegetables

1.9

1.045

1,026

Salt Cabbage

2

,140

Oil

2 793

Tea

.960

2,366 :960

1.095

1.095

8.32

.968

1.440

1.677

10.0

1.500

1,500

.700

.700

Total

$ 11,945

$ 11.870

murder trial of Beven Germina Salt Fish prisoners of war at Camp Swift Fish substantiated to-day the cantes Purk sion of one defendant to partici- Firewood

Bean Curd, 14 pieces

awn key was in the offices de BULLISH GOLD MARKET pation in the fatal beating of

Hugo Krauss, a fellow prisoner in 1934,

bat Cheng insister en having the manager's key. After al- Balls in the gold market were Среп- legedly flinging clothing all over again in luck yesterday.

The general court martial ac- ner tael the price

cepted the statement of Werner the room Cheng found the key ine at $628

to $516 at chain in a trousers packet. Lane gradually weakened

noon.

After tin time it re-essann, who said he pulled the part pulled the chain back and a

opened at $500 and then heavy power switch at the camp the struggle started.

buying shot the price un to $560, night Krauss was clubbed with As a result of the tug-of-war, but towards the close it receded an iron pipe and spiked piece of been had The second actions outbreak of mob violence in this Valous anopart said, he foil is to $500, still with buyers pre- timber. Krauss

gers were bleeding. Cheng, he dominating.

branded a traitor by his com claimed, yelled at him and broke Chinese national currency open pany for deriding the strength the door when he banged it oned quiet at HK$4,60 to CN$1,000 of the Germany army. He died day's later.Associated his way out. Lanepart was half and after weakening it regained six

strength in the, afternoon follow-Press. naked during the struggie,

Defendant, Cheng Shing, aliasing demand from buyers and the

U.S. dollars have buyers n King Kam Sang, said he knock-market glow at $4.82 ed before entering and did not $6.05. Engh Sterling at $18,25

violently. They Bhave

were and Australian pupi note ni pulling hard and the complainant $12.80.

When 112018. was the strenger.

complain! Leit Cheng let go, buckwards and the force of the

all broke the dot.

in a perical of a fortnight is a umuistakable danger signal, and calls for frank discussion. In rulines rising on the evite teni entendered by pattanship. is not unknown be it togh it is happily rate, but in is par ticular dame, the mans diurb ance, and the scale o wolt de veloped, could be traced to sui sidine-adole HAİRJON, Canora. Prebens led the was and the sun had the backing of her incomplet sible elements, it w

Cheng also said that

his own clothing.

20 CARTONS

GANG ARRESTED

Readers' Letters

FLANNELY

Tribunal

Judgment was reserved by the Tenancy Telbunal yesterday in the application for eviction brought by the Great China Hotel, Ltd., against the Chung Wah Sheung HOT

torants of the ground-floors of Nos. 237-239, Des Voeux-Road Central.

Hearing of the application was before a Tribunal comprising of Mears, George Sho, Li Tung and Tung Chung-wal. The applicant was represented by Mr. E. 3. C. Brooke walle Mr. Y. K. Kaǹ wąs for the opponents.

were treaṇassers

The applicant's grounds for an- plication were that the opponents who obtained the premises without consent and had not nald rents since August, 1945. The opponents claim that there had been a tenancy agree- ment. Applicant accepted rents which were subsequently increased during the occupation. This, the opponent

claimed. constituted a whilet walking new tenancy between applicant And arc. through the streets of Kowloon and opponent. and Victoria, We came the Before a Tribunal comprising of

quite conclusion that the Colony has Messrs. H. K. Lee, F. Xayler and a granted to Mrs, M. B.

we

Sir, Omnia Vincit Laima" that he is wishes us to balleve Darnestness" of correspondents! crawl by the "Virulence and Does he now wish to invoice ayathy in the guise of Houest Joe? Or perhaps he is marking time in the hope of rending another literary Sarajevo?

His third letter, when stripped UM

tion was

u few requliar problems N. C. Dastoor an order for evic- of its own.

However, your correspondenta Hamid who claimed possession of may not yet have heard of or the premises at No. 52. Russell aoticed those.

Street on the ground that oppon- Please do not misunderstand Chow Ah Blu, was not a re- We are a kiloys. We like cognised tenant and had not pald of all unnecessary verbiage, tells Oroby and Sinatra as much or rents during the occupation.

nothing we have not already a tle as

覗き

the next. But ws

The application was not oppos- heard. One is inclined to feel hope that next week you will ed. ounoners being absent from

ball your

Court.

rare perfumes

to the

reader's

A gang of eight Chinese were detained by the Police

When they attempled to break into a stodown in West Point on Sun-bes

that he is hiding n lack of the

devote only day evening.

most elementary philosophy belofters to such mubjects, leaving Arrested by a Chinese defective Acting on information. Il-tint a man of verbal folininth Fast 10 more trivint maters Lane-in Peking Rond on Jan. 27. Maspector F. Nolan, with a party short, he is guilty of Insincerity.

FOUR LAC'S. Chinese detectives, waited for "annel." apart was sa violent that he push-Shu Tong, hawker, was fined $50 of

(Delial to oblige, if readers No doubt Miss Chan's desire will do the same.-Ed.) to bring ssion of twenty cartons of Cheswhen they arrived on the spot. noticeable that the road which 170 chair down and scattered ; by Mr. Latimer yesterday for us genrby and arrested the gang

terfield cigarettes without a per-

It is understood that they will mit.

Thirty-four packede

Gota be charged in the Samary Finke and a tin of Players were Military Court this morning found on a junk by A/B. Hall on Three of the men are alleged Jan. 27. The master. Wan Tin to have been connected with a was arrested and granted ball of godown breaking case recently. $30. The defendant was absent from Court yesterday and his ball the was estreated and he cigarettes

confiscated.

chev

invite-

FELL BACKWARDS

mille round the diesam pomaly included a number ui well ihressed Chau Wing Fook tratified that individuals, and than whule these he saw the two struggling. Con

and took rual part in the stone plainant foll backwards throwing and generai hoodiyanison, broke the glass panel.

ip Ying, another foki of the were prominent in

present ment of the mob to further acts laundry, said he was of violence. That emerges as the roughout the struggle whien

atarted over the loss of only fact of genuine significance. front door key.

He said the fight originate.l' For, putting the best possible can-

he asked Chat for the struction upon it, drpienable as it when

was indicative of the front door key which was kept Max. it existener of an animus whien can- by defendunt. Another key was not lightly be disregarded. Were solely for the use of the man- Chan told Ip that the key confirmation necessary, it was in-ager, directly provided by the nighly was on the office desk, but the creditable action of the Eastern atter could not find it.

He asked Lanepart for the. Football Club's players and offiliatter's private key and was re- cials who voluntarily took it upon fused. Cheng. being the head asked Lanepart themselves to face the crowd and laundrymita, appeal to them to go home quiet himself. and forget any unpleasantness that had occurred as the field of play Had the crowd heen stirred only

anid that Mr. Latimer

he

thought the defendent went a bit too far and thed him $24. Complainant and defendent were

by the rough-and-tumble on the ordered to sign a $50 bond to game, this sporting gesture by keep the perte for aryer Eastern should

have

sat fird

them, and, normally would have

deme su.

The conclusion is irre-

sistible that while the rough play

INACTIVATED

Kure, Jan. 28.

of

was an ex-

It

HILLWOOD ROAD temples of Sinatra

COMPLAINT cellent opportunity to grind what ever axes we possess. But I am to think that "Omnia tempted

Sir,-A very annoying inciden Labor" is either without Vincit

morning n vccurred early this an axe, or he has ground it into about 1.30 or 2 a.m. in Hillwood complete incfectiveness.

Rond, which does not reflect credit "Omnia Vincit Labor" is literary suspect one would do well certain personnel of the arm-

ed forces in Hong Kong. Teheran, Jan. 28,

to watch carefully, lest one beca The Shahinsh yesterday issued led from

seems that two soldiers wearing .the world of coment an Imperial decree confirming thought, into the realms of form-green berets tried to seek entry

Sultanch 39 Primeless doctrine.

bo the first floor of No. 42. Hill Davam As

wood Road, occupied by of of Minister

Iran. Asciated

family recently returned from the Press.

Interior of China, and when ad mittance was denied them, they proceeded to force an breaking down the door, and when

A fine of $15 was imposed on Chevre Mui who was found guilty

possessing 20 packets Waverly without a permit.

for

Heavy Sentences For Illegal Arms

FIVE CASES OF POSSESSION OF ARMS AND AMMUNI

TION, INVOLVING SEVEN CHINESE, WERE HEARD BY MR. W. H. LATIMER YESTERDAY,

PLEADING GUILTY TO POSSESSION OF AN AUTOMAZ TIC PISTOL AND 14 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION. TSANG SAN WAS SENTENCED TO TWO YEARS" HARD LABOUR.

PHILOSOPHIA.

BLIMEY!

*

Sir With Miss Chan's reply, I'm left wondering if it wasn't a log-pull after all. If so, she's

A

ant.

Arms Case Adjourned

was

Young Long-sam. 15, brought before Mr. C. Y. Kwan at the Summary Military Court yesterday, charged with unlawful possession of a 32 Savage auto- matic revolver and five rounds of Road Central near ammunition in Connaught January 16.

Jubileo Street on

Captain Gill, for the prosecu tion, said that Maior Wu, of the Chinese Military Delegation in Hong Kong, had stated that ac cused

member of the entry Chinese

WTH A

Forces Bont here for

bv

bobbysoxere have shown Dhat happened to be

be near at hand:

the

they had gained entry they ter- special duties, and he asked for got a mighty far-fetched senso ofrised. The inmates by throwing an adjournment to consult

things about, and hitting an old British authorities. Otherwise, the

The case was adjourned until humour.

anti-

head, who lady severely, on the

February 1,

Dotective Sub-Inspector R, Mac there a yet hope for sanity.

Having satisfied themselves that Or are Miss Chan and Onunla the destruction wrought was quite kenzie was for the Police. Vincit Labor in league? They sufficient, they lift and hid near- each hold so different views and by. The tenanta

of the unfor Cash perpetrates them with the winnte premises then telephoned same-high-sounding meaningless for the police but none ca nie. phrases D.VL. is now ing After about two hours when the about the values of reality and

Cime! "the common eve of

whole nearby residents were roUS But blimey, what a commotioned from their bid two R.A.F. police arrived, who inspected thr 14 held about nothing! A polf is

premises and took notes of the to find out who is the best-liked.

Mr. M. F. Key, 0.B.E., Secret-

Chamber of Comunerce, is_tx ary of the Hong Kong General the Colony pected to Cromrn to from Australia home time in February.

G.D.I. Fraser told the Court San, the police arrested Liu HonMiss Chan orta horted because incidents described by the ten will continue to 1 sm. and among

admitted he had

unts.

Kong Hotel Grill Room. Dancing the special features will be items her favourite Frankie is left out, "Now, this sort of thing may be who was arrested on Yuon provided the spark, it was fanned Major General Perey W. Clark that accused

nese rogime when the previous and tap dancer, and Roxy Lee, a

crooner. into flames with a mischievous son to-day said the 10th Corps of Jan. 25 by the No. 9 Combined brought the pistol into the Colony. others make it an argument and quite all right during the data by Yung Wah-hing, an acrobat

will be Military and Police Post at Nam Liu said that he was a querilla then we read "It is no longer a of Fo superiority -aver quation

Music will be supplied by Victor tonant lorded it over her nah- and came to Hong Kong because but one of philosophy, racial we look for the United States Army When

with bours, but this is a British regime. Urr and his Orchestra, Cheung Strect. Shamshulpo. purpose.

of the recent troubles in Po prejedice and, international zela and unices the British Empire has Dolores. is

Inactivated on Jan. 31. the corrective, it necessary

recard The automatic was found Pamed for its combat

He said that he had no knowledge Bons." World war Is the next

become supine. such an incident to he outspoken. The situms the 10th now is the occupation tucked in his girdie. The of the regulations regarding arms

gton.

should be stopped otizin force for most

of south-western ty catch was down and besides in the Colony. of comparatively recent

E.S. Honshu and the island of Shikaku. the Ave rounds in the magazine, and some of the responsibility In

High-pointers of the Corns have

FOR THE U.N.O. 1 its development lies at the doin of

ready for use. Accused stated certain sections of the Chine teen transferred to units already one round was in the breach

returned!

discharge. vet eligible will be that the pistol bolonged to one Press. i exercising the privileg Those not

of the Liu Hon Yuen and that he was of a free press, one or two paper moved to other elements

forces. Associated told to bring it to Shaukawan. appear to have overlooked the fact occupation

On information given by Tong Press. that even protests can be resson ably couched, that law and orde

is

a communal blessing, enjoyed by all without discrimination, and the its preservation under all .. cumstances is a direct interest of all responsible institutions. There can be no provocation sufficient to justify the waiving of what amounts to an elementary day. Far, more is at stake them the rights or wrongs of any special case. The psychological disturb. ance is a challenge to the good sense of everybody concerned. for

it serves only harm, and its per-

home for

Judgment In Tenancy Case Appeal

JUDGMENT WAS GIVEN BY MR. LEO D'ALMADA

YESTERDAY, IN FAVOUR OF THE SHUI HING COMPANY AGAINST CHAN KWAI, WONG KING. WAN AND OTHERS, IN THEIR APPEAL AGAINST THE DECISION OF A TENANCY TRIBUNAL.

by

Inspector Fraser said that much

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These dinner dances have always at once, and been well attended and early re- the two soldiers should be severe.servation is strongly adviced. ly punished. They

should

Day for the damage done, and made

to apologise to the people con- watched the corned. As a rule, the soldiers Sir Huving 'Frank-Bing race-including its arc well behaved and extremely

COCKTAIL PARTY

As a result of a raid on Tane and porties-with keen interest, I set Neverthelos a definite stop Joy, Commander of the U.S. South

one oner

the Chinese press and everybody publicity had been given through should know the regulations. Nine nths hard inbour was imposed

Admiral Lord Bruce Fraser. mont

Latimer. NEW TERRITORIES RAID various deviations into literature likeable, and the Incident just de-commander of the British Pacific

Iscribed must be.

an exceptional Fleet, Rear-Admiral C. Turner Ka Won Village.

Sai Kung, by a deprecate the fact that such a party of Commandos under Major common day event had expanded must be put to it, and any future Chira Fleets and U.S. Consul- Smith, 42 R.M. Commandos, Mo to mich dynamic proportions. Be-breaking of the law or taking it General and Mrs. George Hopper

fore anyone therefore suggests for

Into On, a farmer, was arrested

The Ten-tail party given by a group of reverely dealt with. that the matter be taken to the rote their own hands should be were among the guests at a cock-

The Reveng reveiver and five nos:assion

officers at their residence rounds of ammunition.

U.N.O. Council for consideration ancy Tribunal is set up for the nav Inspector Bothell said at ot allow me to venture a few ideas, purpose of adjudging the merit above Deep Water Bay on Sunday

Mr. Hickman's smurta of exu- or demerit of every tenancy dis-evening.

The hosts were La Cmdr. James 4.30

am on Jan. 22, the Common-

putc, and the former tenant hed verbosity has by no means accused's house. The

Bartlett, dos searched

RN.; Lt. Cmdr. Roy the right of annoal should she Fisher, American Naval Liaison revolver was found under his pil- intoxicatel, my well-balanced ap

singer's vocal preciation Low.

The accused was reluctant

pol-officer with the British Pacific to be searched in the beginning by him to love his Racon diers to take revenge on the un- Tony Orchard, R.N.. and achievements. I could premises, Instead of using

Fleet: Lt.Cdr. John Trechman, Advise and a Warning shot had to be fred before he obeyed.

EL

of

巋

to feel reluctant

give up the

and Chaucer at home when enter fortunate landlord who had done

An example should and Lt. Michael Beal, R.N. Accused admitted Dogussion and in the arena of entertainment her na hamn.

be made of these people when said that he had bought the re- and especially the vocal field.

In comment on Miss Chan's they are apprehended to dis- volver. He was sentenced to two

'dabbing and stroking complex I courage others,

in despair

"A HILLWOODIAN. Tool Sze Man, employed by the throw up my hands

of and wonder what the opposite sex (The laws of libel have forced: Naval Yard to carry boxes,

Will us to delete certain pagsages in arms and ammunition to Stone eventually coming to.

man? The

Mr. Marcus da Silva was forjand there would have been no years hard labour.

petuation will do grave dis-the appellants.

GIRL INJURED

ground that in-

appeal."

BUS STOPS

be

told the Court that he stole the bond very lovingly, dob his tem-

deserves made for signs to be placed in

a passenger alights a few yarda before what was a pre-war bus stop, the driver does not stop at the regular bus stop.

MESNE PROFITS. service to the task of reconstruc- The claim for recovery of the

Island was charged with they prove to be the missing link this letter.-Ed.) * tion and reform. Is it asking too premises was refused by the Tri-

cuting a revolver. Set. Han[etween animal and When the judgment had been much to invite influential organs bunal on the

Silvd usked nah, R.N.Y.P., made the arrest on singular action of dashing up to of public opinion to join with creases in rent had been dedelivered, Mr. da

for a ruling on mesne profits. Stonecutter's on Jan. 23. Accused a man and then apologetically

Sir-Could arrangements with parfyme, us in a combined effort to remove manded and paid by the Oppon He asked whether the Tenancy ill-feeling and to re-establish that ents.

Tribunal or the Appellate Court revolver from one of the boxes, ver

Kowloon to show the correct bus- menthe hard labour was worldwide publicity. the Rents

Anyway, Bing! Here's to 1940 stop. At present. sometimea, if harmony in relationships which is On appeal, it was alleged that was entitled, under

Imnoopt,

Another thren Chinese were and best of luck! to the ultimate benefit of everythe First Oppenent, who claim-Proclamation, in granting 'na

CONCILIATION ed to be the tenant, was not the order for eviction, to award charged with having a Mauser interest?

tenant at all, ie. that he wall not mesne profits against the person pistol and 19 rounds of ammuni tho person from whom renta in occupation of the premises.

I feel sure there are others formed

Mr. by In the case just concluded," on. The Orown was represented LET'S HAVE A CHANGE

Smith assisted by were received, which

Mr. da Silva,

Bir-For the best part of last besides myself who would le "the C.D.I. Fraker

could bo the basis for the finding of the gaid

CHINESE PERMIT week we have been following grateful if somethinse Appellants had been depriv

rents collecting

Chan The three men,

Ngai with grong interest a moat in done about this. Also may. I sug- An 11-year-old girl was adinit-tenancy agreement. tod to Queen Mary Hospital after The Appeal Court found, one from.

in respect of the premises. Kong, In Wah Pul and Chan Chan pertant and impressive contro-gest that more stops be made at

no Lun, were arrested by a police very between Bing and Frankie the chief crom ronde, being knocked down by a lorry in the further evidence and the Ope Connaught Road Central near

of Jan.

The

Mauser ed a climax in your Sunday paper, Pottinger Street about 4.30 p.m.ponents' failure to contradict or

She received head in- explain it, that the "Chan Kwai" provision was made in the Pro- patrol in Ki Lung Street on the tons, which seems to have reach-

blatol Juries and her condition was stat-appearing as opponent was notfclamation giving such power to londed with four rounds of with six letters filling: Yesterday.

an occupation In August, 1946, the Tribunal or the Appellate | munition was found on the first batal correspondence space. .

Special attractions have boen accused. The second accused 'ad- Yet it sooms to us that there An order was therefore made

Mr. Leo d'Almada said he un-mitod that the pistol was his may exist topics for controversy arranged for the Chinese New for vacation of the premises byderstood that this matter was The last defendong stated that it which, though. having perhaps Year Dinner Dance at the Hong February 1.

We No order was made as to under consideration at the mo- belonged to the first defondantless bearing on our daily lives are Honolulu, Jan. 28, The Anny newspaper "Stazz costs, Mr. d'Almada stating: ment. At present, nothing could when arrested, the first accus yet of equal emportance.

good and that they were from Ghum for example, just bohler) De done.

Chan and that they had a permit us the most bloody and expensive On war in, man's history whilst and Stripes", to-day prodicted that It seems to me that if the em

from the Chinese Government. The forthcoming, moet parricamen eligible for, die ployees of the Applicants had Charge Areased April 30 would exercised, ordinary Intelligence Merlyn, Souk Haan Lee, of Gamintuar the partly the police now world allians of nationale Sound that did not bear any of bolpe born, to biranes are within the next two weeks" and they would have draw the ab 11.

1:Rowdy The case was adjoprz

ed to be fair:

Court."

WAS

· aware

the shica arrived on schedule tention of their employers of Kwon Jeune Cho mow work beca ronda kome by counsel for the Applicants to the idler at No. 7: Cum KENAL WORK and Aociated Prom position at the Tribunal hearing no

that

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