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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1946.

Marines On Charge Of

Armed Robbery

Car Mecks

bad

Tenancy Tribunals

eviction

The application for brought by La Fook-sing of the Hou Yick Tong against George Oost, of No. 0 Shan Kwong Road, was di missed yesterday, by the

Tribunal with Tenancy George 9e in the chair and sup- ported by Mr. N. C. Dastoor and Mr. Fred Xavier.

Air.

Island Road MAN ACCUSED OF

Closed

The rounul-island road in

the vicinity of the Taikoo Docks will be closed all day to-day 11

connection with arrangonvals for the immunĪ- aation and removal of ail T- exploded homb.

Work is to commence at 8.30 aan, to-day and the road will be closed for about 100 warda on either side sito of the bomb.

Menelaus

Officer's

Vigilance

of the

THREE ROYAL MARINES LEONARD ALBERT MEEKS, IVENS DENIS ORAN AND JAMES EDWIN VIVIAN, FORMERLY OF HM.S. ANSON AND NOW OF II.M.S. TAMAR APPEARED BEFORE A NAVAL COURT MARTIAL ON M.V. AORANGI YESTER DAY ON TWO COUNTS OF ARMED ROBBERY. The charges against accused Yan Shing, Wong Pan and Wong Christum Hing, to the Central Police Sta- were that they, on Day 1946, armed with revolvers }tion. In the presence of Station robbed Yau Shing of $150 actor Cheung Chung-hing, the a wrist watch at No. 75 Bonban Chiese alleged that the thres Strand East, first Beor, and accused and another Marine hud

Gem. The three Chinese The aplicant was represented RUSSIA'S "REALISM" od Wong Hing of $20 and ab

outs out Marine Meeks as the by Mr. E. S. C. Brooks and the pockes watch at the same place one who had searched his pockets, opponent by Mr. F. II. Leachy,

Marine Britain's and America's rein the sanie' date,

iling indicated Wong

The applicunt claimed that he The court WUM composed of

Moeka na the Marine

had bought the house who

use during the Japa- tion with Russia krep coming to Captain V. N. Surtees, 1.5.0., on 320 and a gold walet from

ork in the road at periodic mRN., 11.M.S.

nese occupation, and had not col-

retinatak, Nabeatcher, pre-an Yan Shing painted Maring fected

opponent The tervals. The tendency is alwaysident, Captain A. St.

as the Marine who

was not a recognised tenant, the to say that this is the decisive unc. | Ford, D.5.0., Captain Exent staden $ from him and Marine Applicant further claimed.

was that opponent's case The opi en it never quite proves deci- forces, Commander M. Hodges Oran as the one who had stolen

premises from the be rented the his watch. sive, because there always seeins H.M.S. Duke of York, Cotomia- All

kien:ifle three

Marine rent colleg

to whom Hebertson Aikina, to he another around the next der H, F. bend. So it would be foolish to.M.S. Tamar, and CommanderViv.an ng having mounted a revol

ver at them during the robbery. At the conclusion of the case 1. A.

HEALS. V. Gregory.

at the last hearing judement was All the actual denied the ne- cusations antile against them.

reserved by the Tribunni. The nertised were subsequently Before Tribunal comprising

Ur, taken away by the Naval picket.

N. Thours Tam. before th They were brought

Se Shiu-kwan-and Mr. Luke Major

A Chinese mate. Leung Kami Naval Provost Marshal.

wat an order for eviction Reya Perry

Hung is favour of the

Loung was found guilty of receiv Robert

Deco

10-15

Shen

Comeny, licant. for

in be cigarebles and anntenced Marines, on

stion, of Marine Lot No. 435

ouais months hard labour by Mr. He cautioned theur, und the accus ed then made voluntaiv

state Godown, at West Point,

lis two female W. II. Ladimer. The oppankht masu

was the

Lee Mul and Loung assistants Sze Wo Firm.

Yeu wore sentenced to three Applicant, who was represent-

months each, nd by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, was pre- Mr. Dvans testified that he saw

Casca ப war tenant of the lot, which was

four persons loading owned by the Hong Kong Land elzarettes onto

And Inverment Compnay. Since the | challenged them. They rowed away re-occupation applicant had been hurriedly and a Naval launch rave paying rent in the owner. Op chast. One of the four dived ponent had not said rent.

over-board and awam away. In Opponent was given 10 days to

spector Bethel, prosecuted. vachte.

say that the fork just ahead is Tamar. going to be deťisive. The issue is Lieut.-Comdr. (y) Kawies,

puwed to cooperation? The mula of en operation sermaye k easily enough when the cou thets of interest are mild and re-

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almost always the sator. Will the|R.N., was the Deputy-Judg: Art- decision increase in decrease the vorte,

The case for the prosecution tendency to a sharp division of the world inte sphries of influener as as conducted by Capt, Gwinner and the accused were represent- ol by Mr. Peter it. Sin, sed by en Magger, R.XV,R.

Accused pended not gudly toments, denying that they had been

concerned in the robbery. all the charges.

They

were committed to Mill ry Detention Barracks

two days later. Marine Una of Vir 'an, after a caution, voluntari. by amended his original statement the Naval Provest Mar-had in one detail

note.

The problems of the inter ational settlement at Tangier was resolved under the co-opera- | te principle, without much trou

PICOSECHTION'S CASE

The guns for the prosecution was outlined as fo

follows:

At all 8.15 p.a. on December Kix 1915, there were abou! Tangier is a very long way Chinese zuule civilians in a stat at Fron either Russia or America. No, 75, Boaham Strand East, Brst On the other hand, the co-opera-floor, when there was n knuck on tive concept has been ignored en the door. tirely in the far Pacific where the The door was opened and four

Marines, three of

whom were

vent

Mr.

by

wws

Naval launch.

MOTHER'S MURDER

THE FIRST CIVILIAN MURDER CASE IN KOWLOON

SINCE THE RE-OCCUPATION, IN WHICH LAM, TIM-CHEUNG WAS ACCUSED OF MURDERING HIS ADOPTED MOTHER, LI SZE-KIU, AT KAM SHAN VILLAGE, TAIPO, WAS HEARD BY MR. W. H. LATIMER YESTERDAY THE CROWN WAS RE- PRESENTED BY MR. FX. D'ALMADA, ASSISTED BY C.D,I. FRASER.

Captain James Couper,, Lam Hon, that he hid naked hia R.A.M.C., was the rat withress|foster mother for money and then and testified that he examined shot bee, The revolver was hand- deceased when the latter was ed to him by one Yu Shine Ku brought into the hospital. Iler who stayed near by. The same condition on Jan, 12, a few hours part, after the murder, he 20-

turned the revolver to Yu. after she was shot in the abdo- The case was committed for men, was critical. The bullet trini

the General Military and the brass casing were separ- Court on Feb. 21. Accused was ated and inflicted two wounds. transferred to Stanley prison na She died shortly after 2 p.m. on he needed medleni obarvation as

well as attention. Jan. 12.

A

ni

Jock And Ted

In The Wars

Five casca containing 75,000

Captain Cooper said that in his benaki cigarettes were restored on Feb. 7

at Holl's Wharf, rough good opinion the shot was fired at work by Mr. D. C. Evans, Chled distance of ten to 15 feel.

of thes The doctor in charge the S.S. Menelaus. Three Officer of Dursons were arrested an a ann-po-d-mortem, held on Jan. 14, Dr. unn on which the cases were to be R. E. Alvares, stated that he taken away, afte

short chase extracted a bullet and its brass

ensing separately from the body,

Jock & Ted, E.N.S.A's famed Death was Jug of deceased. vrimarily to bullet in the abdomen. Commandos, so named because A 3-year-old boy, Wong Tin of the way in which these two Sang, rave evidence that on the artistes with six instruments and early morning of Jan. 12, he heard: two good voicen get to the most Inaccessible Pincess to entertain two calls for help and then

He went ony, have been in the wars. sound like a firecracker.

the Here is the story in Jock's own to the front door and saw

past. accused hurry

HEARD YELL

JOURNALIST RETURNS

PATROL'S STORY Evidence supporting the prose Saing and Wong line, the two cubon's outline was given by Yan settlement is strictly on a sphere-accused, entered. Two of the persona alleged to have been rob. bed, and Wong Fan who was on of influence basis. America takes Marines bad revolvers in

the premises at the thin all the former Japanese-held islands and pointed them at the

larine Mclaren said that he

Lt. A. E. Gee. R.N.V.R., arriy was on patroi In the district that lands in the long archipelago Chiness and said something to not

He saw a crowd running ed in Hong Kone yesterday. on stretching from the south, and them which the Chinese did

understand. One of the Marine night,

denjubitisntion, to rejoin the staff Kussin tukea all those in the stood guard by the door, and and was told by the Chine e con-

with him that a robbery of the "Chine Mail". stable Mecks, searched another. Kuriles reaching down from the

Marine

had been

LA Gee was with the M.T.B. ile joine committed.

hefotila la Hong Kong during the north. America pays lip service all the Chinese present,

in the chase. At the Mecka took from

Yan Shingaked

ware | 1941 "blitz" and finally was with to the co-operative principle in 150 Hong Kong currency and his the accused if they

relberr and the units that escaped from Aber that it will not, nominally, ac-

wrist watch

He took from Wong concerned in the

haddeen. they

He has since served in necused replied that" Russia takes Hing $20 Hong Kong currency quire sovereignty.

not ing to do with search. China, the United Kingdom, India However, and a pocket watch.

d and found and Singapore. outright sovereignty. the difference is academic since! The four Marines then ordered 20 on one and on ungher £10 th the American acquisition is under the Chinese into a cubicle at Aastralian currency and a smal the back of the flat. The Chinese

amount of lang Kóng monry. In the clause evolved at San Fran-1

did wo and the door of the cubicle

Mr. Sin. witness said that reply to chee for non-supervision by the

shut upon them.

the accused did not appear breath- The accused then left the flats. They were calm and argu international authority of "strate-

in with the Chinese. Wien Ameries in and ran downstairs into the read Ky areas."

Was

г

cust.

ed two of the arcu

stens

SEEMED CALM ▸

thr

Witness stated in

in reply to Mr.

of ninese. Ifided by a crowd

to the Police Station and detained. He had no opportunity to com-

making The statement.

musicale with his comrades before

NOT PROMPTED In reply to the prosecution accused said that when let out for

A KANDAN

MME. COSTIDES IN HOSPITAL

Madam Sophle Costides,

words:

"We had two narrow Bscapes last week. Ted and I got in touch The next witness, Lau Kwekwa General Gracey. 20 Div. at Chung, who

knew accused and Saigon and he said he had 100 deceased very well, testified that Brigade, in country in the dunger he heard a yell for help al 6.zone, where other shows could not lle went to the house where deo, and astred us to visit them. ceased stayed and saw the latter Well that kind of job just guits beckoning to him from the door us, so if we went. On the Tues- way. Deceased then showed him do

whilst grenade was thrown her wound and he took her to the we were playing, but fell short Taipe Police Station and then to

up the hill,

u the

News has been received that the hospital, Lay said that he of the tert; then on Thursday at former definitely saw the accused running2m. there was a mass attack Manageresa of "Eunice Dress

en where we were stav- Ing. In the morning we counted Shops on arrival in England in An old farmer, the only relative 37 Anamites dead and 100 wound November, was take 1.6 the of the deceased next to the accused, so that kept them quiet for Harrow and Wealdstone Hosultal. and has hern reently transferred, told the Court that accused the remainder of our tour. Gene Tre was the adopted son of deceased.ral Genety delighted and to the San-Guillo Convalescent Decensed had three houses, a cow Home near Basingstoke. Her and many paddy fields. The gave me a lovely Jap sword."

noThe famed couple, Jock Bla health is slowly improving, and cused was working for his adopted Glyn and Ted McCourt, have had she hopes to be in a position to mother until the Japanese occupa-many experiences, and have oven write letters in the near future. tion when be was chased out of had on occasions to barter their

the house. He then became clothea for food. bergat,

ROTARY LUNCH

ARREST AT TALPO

The speaker at the Rotary Club Lam Tim Cheung was arrested lunch to-day will be Cant, I. on Jan. 15, three days after the Carel. Adjutant of No. I Commnn- | murder. be a resident, of Talpo, do, whows subicct will be "The Ma Fook. He was taken to the Commandos."

Station where he told a detective,

Hankow Faced. By Serious Epidemics

SHANGHAI, FEB. 11.

THE ONCE-THRIVING YANGTSE PORT OF HAN- KOW, WHICH SUFFERED SEVERELY FROM BOMBINGS DURING THE WAR, IS THREATENED WITH SERIOUS EPIDEMICS.

FORTHCOMING WEDDING

The forthcoming wedding of Set. Oswald Carter, of the 19th and turned lott. Three of the Marine Summerscale said that Indian Field Jiveiene Section, sisted on this formula, Russia Chinese, Yan Shine, Wont line he, too was on duly in the area .A.M.C. of Carnarvon Buililing. completed its plans to hold the and Wong Fan. gave chase, Kurites. So the co-operative prin- four Marines ran down Hillier and joined in the chase that night. Kowloon, and Miss Cel Mare He saw three Marines coming out Barros, of Cable and Wireless ciple was ignored by buth Ameritrest, into Is Voeux Road and of the alley. A crowd of Chinesine at No 20 Hillwood Road.

turned

They then turned followed them to the waterfront has been announced. ca and Russia, so for as Pacific inta Rumsey Stret and right into and he followed. When he reach

lands air cotterrned. American alan at the rear of the World ed the

to steps he spoke is a blind alley. Marines. This

He apoke diplomacy, hot having such an in- Theatre.

to accused themselves surrounded mediate stake in Eastern Europe,The three Chinese pursued them has attempted in, apply the the whole of the way at a distance and was told that they had their own money. One of the Chinese DS which is estimated variously

on the stens shouted out and came perative, formula there on Resenty feet" and thirty steps. un with some money. He took all sia's doostep. It has recentl A nearby patrol consisting of made some henilway against the Marine D. McLarer. and Marine to the Police Station.

Summerscales of Nu. 1 Commando Russian tendency to acquire a do-

and some Chinese constables also minant influence comparable to save chao, America's dominant inflúence in

OROWD GATHERS

while after entering the A short its own hemisphere. Now the

alleyway

two of the four marine issue of Russia's claim to a state fugitives anno out and were met die allev. lle agreed that it was in the division of Italy's former by a crowd of Chigese including colonial empire. The Soviet hid Yan Shing. Wong Fun and Wong; were different Marines from those the

the ston At this time, is obviously the counterpart to deling.

Marine saw Summerscales arrived at the en- mands for a co-operative settle

trance of the alley and was joined ment in the Balkans and Eastern shortly after by Marine McLaren, Europe. America is demandeng A crowd gathered around the the open door. There is logic in two Marines who had come out of shouting at

quite both positions. If one area is to the alley, and was

calm and not breathless

The sanitation system. is in a Maring e settled under the co-operative ed the two Marines

critical condition because of ne- what they Marine Vivian caid that he came formula, then the Eastern Medi-were doing. They

caused by bombing. U.N.R.R.A. | Yangtze. terranean should be settled under are just coming out the "We ashore at about & p.m. that day to St. Viton intending to go wieet by the Japanese and damage on the water rises sufficient

engineer an then ran away and a few Marines

assist in dresy- Brcond later, a third Marine

canean.

them.

ed

Summer

zoales ask-

wns 4

certain

Sin that there amount of light near the alloy and exercise at the detention barracks that he had A glance at the they were kept separate. Nobody Marines. n cou

couple of seconds. al prompted him to add to his stale was ment. It was done because of his possible that

Marines tesire to give the whole truth to the three

Court. He agreed

similar 籍 Marine Mecks toid that it would be coincidence. story, and added that he was All were in the Police Stallon searched by a Marine on the

on

Was

New E.N.S.A.

Shows

The Alexandra

(Birmingham) Repertory Company arrived, here by air from Singapore via Sai- gon on Saturday evening and are to put on two plays at, the E.N.S.A. Theatre in Kowloon,

The first of these will be "The Late Christopher

tation from the can," an adap

bv Emlyn Willions. It will run for a week from Monday, Fob 18.

In the following week, the Company will stage John Drink- water's "Bird In Hand."

The Company Are

on a abort tour for E.N.S.A. ant are to resume the repertory BCBSOA at Birmingham in April.

Members of the Company here-

are

Kiorgaret Ward, Rosamund

THE PLIGHT OF THIS RAFUGEE-PACKED CITY IS CONVEYED IN A U.N.KR.A. REPORT, WHICH STATES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE SANITATION NEEDS OF THIS CHICAGO OF

Sheila Currie, Eileen CHINA IS EVEN MORE DESPERATE THAN FOOD.

Dray. Pamela Plant, Mariana Val "When spring comes Hunkow's, transportation for their

Harvey William Sentor, health authorities fear that dis-home.

Vaux, Hugh Kelly, Trevor Denis, case will become rampant in the

Campbell, Hankow, a picturesque city at Larry Noble, Ronald

Kobin Owell.

Hoult Norman (manager and producer), and John Stobart

roturn

the waterfront, Ile had two watches refugee camps and for over half an hour. and three Chinese witnesses could have on him and £20 Australian money the city, because of the starmant lining most of the streets in front throughout night with oil lamps and candles All the accused eemed to be and Rome local money. He had pools and shell ruins." the report of shops, is expected to become

had a good look at the accused.

when he saw them at the steps.

the principal transportation cen-) tre for relief supplies ns: 500! as to the

TO-

will be

锂 lle was searched by Marine

The and went to the China Fleet Club not know of the name of the pince has provement of facilities. Honan,

Marice Oran stated that he met been kept in a separate cell. the others in Wanchai and all took

tram

nduct.

where he stayed for about threr then but learnt it later.

the same formula. But if Russia Mar i tu doninate in Eastern Europe, blue came out of the alley/quarters of an hour. He had

meal and then went to .4-

4. cafe on

on McLare He had on him £34 then the Western world will want and ran to catch up with them the seafront. It was then about Australian money and $50 II.K. tu dominate in the Mediter-Notiing was seen of the fourth

In roly to Lie prosecution, Marino The Western claim to

with Meeks was concerned in the robbery Marine say there an hour. after this point.

In exceed and chat se did not know Later he met Marine Oran equal influence in Eastern Europe

where they got off the The crowd

chase and Hennessy Itoad and i was decided trum. He had been stationed a justifies a Russian claim to equal Marine Summerscales and Marine to go to a canteen on the seafront y Valoy, Luk Kwok Hote influence in the former Italian McLaren and their patrol followed.

It sva and West Point and did not know the Central District. in colonial sphere, and vice versa. So The three Marines ahead, who bout 8 p.m. They took a tram much of the Central District.

The case was adjourned till this the two settlements are tied in were the accused, man towards the and came to town. They went to sea and on arrival at Connaught evitably together. Obviously Road Ceatral, turned to the right, the Praya and suddenly found

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Russia-would prefer having East They crossed the road and went ern Europe to itself and a share round the side of a garnee in the Mediterranean. And, opposite the harbour

down some stono steps by

equally obviously, the Western water.

office

and

azen

morning.

Readers' Letters

NO UNDERWEAR?.

*

many

to

Blackley was in charge of the caso which was remanded to Feb, 12.

Attempting export 1,840 so entties of rice, on the Junk Luen

whs Wo on Feb. 8. Fung Kan enught off Green Island at mid- Goods

night and charged before Mr. W. to shipped from there to points in H. Latimer yesterday. Inspector

Hunch. Kwangsi and in an attempt to check the anticl- Hunan provinces... pated opidemics."

Tt s intended to send 22 The food supply in Hankow 199 said to have

Sentence of four months' hard been depleted by variety of foodstuffs, seeds, forti- the arrival of 3,000 refugees from user and agricultural equipment labour avas imposed on Chan Fat to Hankow in large quantities and Chen Yun by Mr. G. Y. Kwan West China and the expected arrival of an additional 5,000 re- as soon as possible, to be follow, at the Summary Court yesterday. ubilee later by dredging equipment for larceny of $11 n turning Chinesenting to n the numerous pols that Street near Wal Sun

rollof city of some 90,000 Japanese from work will be routing through the breed diaman-Router.

Changsha, capital of the neigh bouring province of Hunan,

Further

MALE 2 CAMPA

spheres of influence... It is much some banknotes lying on the tank dance floor, or am I old-fashionod7 lowout rank in the RAF Bekir homes in Egát China. Com

Hankow has, so far, receivej 2,600 Lins of flour.. 200 tons of the

used clothing and 200 tons of cor- runted hoots of roofing from supplies, stored in world would prefer having the The crowd found them as they

ed, I have nover, despite my Mediterranean to itself and were olending on the stens. The

of listening to the

shipments have .bean sitare in Eastern Europe. But patrol had by this time understood

Sir.-Is there a shortage of B.B.O. and fucnay na imposible because of the LIT What accusations the crowd word the old rule of not being able to making against the accused, and underwear among the feminine reared, badly produced and badly usually, low level of the river members of the Forces? The compered poprimme, I am quite during the past few weeks, which eat your cake and keep it applies Marino Melaron searched them

They guastion is prompted by the spec- aware that we are compelled to permits only small river kraft bo indivi- for arms, but found none. to nations as well as to

རྒྱུུ་་ duals. So both sides must either had no watches on them which the tacle. at a certain hostelry. of listen to purely amateur produc- reach the eat their respective sphere of Chinese could identify as theirs, several English girls clad in thin tions from the Studio, but surely

and wearing neither brass that is no exouse dresses

However, considerable autolies of money influence cakes around the table and onlrail amount chanen sipre ner: slip. The effect adven frequently incurato corrects are being amassed here for th of co-operation or they must both then asked them if they were con was one of nudity from the answers rendered by the compere, ment as soon as the river rises

One aupecats there (b) the amazingly inappropriate in April or May put their precious cakes on their corned in the robbery and all three waist un.

The U.N.R.RA and C.N.R.R.A. respective shelves and lock the denied it. At this time one of the are more appropriate places for allocation of questions (who, but

aro" at "present" running a large 2.B.W., would think of asking a Chinese constables flashed a light this extremely revealing display Z.B.W their respective | M

**** of fomitrine acupboards of

charms than the Wine-Commander what was the camp in Hankow for refugees. on the water and Yan Shing saw

who continug 1 to bear - into the A MERE MALE. ・・ the

city on river boats on reate to complete Jacke too late to save the principle of stems just above sen level.

coherence and, continuity through- co-operation in the Pacific, al- picked up the notes, which consist

ANNOYED Sa

will be started od af eir $10 Hong Kong rates

Kitchens muply 1.- sonlaud, though it is being observed as far which ware wet and handed thom

the Ides of holding towards China. If the Europeano. Marine Mlplares.

their ride on Linyolarcoal There was Sir-My intenso annoyance has feel that unless they can be ou settlement is on the co-operative no one else besides the socused on promoted me to as my views in effectively executed, the Usbenors twee which are rewarded as n basis, then it might become the the stone eleos this time with this rather bistant and pubile could we be soared the rather are mense endangering the lives

fashiond: The cause of my annoys embarrám né efforts to eriulata TAKEN TO, STA TUON

the refuresas U.N.R.R. A rives, dominant rather than the reces-pontrol than took the three Ance la: the Exuding Quis Competia the B.B.O.: techniqu

ach refugee way for their sive, tendency,

de unde Ehizi catre Chinese Hon, to which I have Just Kotone

aut-the-programmės mag." but to replace each farieb, cooking.

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