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WAR VISITS EIRE

DUBLIN, MARCH 13.

THỀ CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946.

|B.A.A.G. MAN CHARGED "MIDAS" TO BE

WONG WING-TIM, ALIAS THOMAS TIM WONG, ON THE STAFF OF THE BRITISH ARMY AID GROUP, HONG KONG OFFICE, WAS' CHARGED BEFORE MR. HORACE LO YESTERDAY WITH OBTAINING $9,600 FROM MAJOR-R. C. COOPER, COMMAND. ING OFFICER OF THE BAAG, ON OR ABÓUT NOV. 29, 1945, -BY FALSE PRETENCES. MR. F, X. 'D'ALMADA ASSISTED BY DETECTIVE SUB-INSPECTOR IFITSON, APPEARED FOR-THE GROWN, WHILE MR. M. A. DA SILVA APPEARED FOR THE DEFENCE.

The case, it

was understood,

will be for committal.

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was alleged that on or

SCRATCHED

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London, Mar. 13. The Lincolnshire favourito Midas. who went lame after canter on Monday, will be scratch- ed from the Lincolnshire Handi- cap. Recording to his trafner.

Call-over prices were: 12 to 1 Langton Abbott ken and offered. 100 to 7 Prawneurry offered. 18 to 1 Treasury affered. 22 to 1 Poolfx offered. 25 to 1 Efferaa- cence offered. 28 to 1 Handover taken and offered. 28 to 1 Rustic offered 80 to 1 taken. 30 to 1. Giraud offered. 33 to 1 Anglosay taken and offered. 33 to 1 Timna nov and Erics folly offered, 40 to Cape Race taken and offered. In their return cricket game] 40 to 1. Frosty Moon, Laretto, Re-

HONG KONG off

about Nov. 29. 1945, together CRICKET

with a woman not in custody, accused obtained 39,600 from Major Cooper, pretending that the woman was named Chan between Royal Air Force and linda and Breakindton offered. 50 Yin-king.

Army at the Hong Kong Cricket to 1 Battle Hymn, Tony, Vicinity, Club yesterday Air Force won by Thellat and Castle Blarney offer- 100 Tuns. thanks to the good ed. 06 to I Colorama. Dijon. bowling of Ward and Kenyon who offered, took ve wickets each.

Major Robert Craig Cooper said

the

the

the

The quickly mounted. Giling and Eve fered 40 to 1 Kami taken and!

to

that he

attached Was

to Rites Rajputana

before

The Occupation of

Call-over on the Grand National Colony. He

Gilling and Bailey opened was officer commanding the Bri-

to be run on April 5: # to 11 Lish Aid Group last year in the

batting for R.A.F. and 25 runs Prince Regent taken and offered. were scored In the first 35 minutes, 100 to 6 Chaks offered 18 to Hong Kong office. Accused was a member of the B.A.A.G. staff. He Scoring was slow and Withcombe taken. 100 to 0 Limestone Revard to 1 Laken. 18 to 1 Instructed accused to contact the and Pardon, bowling for the offered 20

to 1 donendents

taken. of

former Army, kept the runs down. With Poorflame offered 20 certain emuloyees of the B.A‚A.G.

a change of bowling the

scores 20 to

Kandal 20 to 1 Redrawer and employees had been known accused; And

30 to 1 Schubert offered; to him.

hitting out freely without giving He not

33 to 1 taken and wanted. 83 wished to know the ages of their any chances.

to 1 Bailov had to retire in the early Symbole and Norman Hackle widows, number and ages of their children.

part of the game owing to

Jock. an offered 40 to 1 taken 22 to batsmen became somewhat Jujury. Just bofore lunch the Knight's Crest. Post Prince and

wild

Cottage altered 40 to 1 And

Gilling was bowled by Whit MacMoffatt offered 45 to 1 taken. combe. Immediately after Eve 40 to 1 Paragon offered 50 to played on a ball from Stewart. taken. 40 to 1 Jalereya and E.P These two batsmen had scored 66 offered. 45 to 1

Suzerein offered after 40 to 3 taken. 50 to 1 Ed-j and G respectively.

OF

1945,

As a result of these instructions arcused gamed Information con- The ease of cerning four cases. Lam Kwok-yue was one. DEPENDENTS INTERVIEWED

Un about Nov. 29. accused was at his office on the third floor, Hong Kong & Shang- hai Bank Building. He had pre- viously asked accused to bring the clopendente concerned in the four cases of which accused hail sub. mitted particulars.

Accused reported to him that the dependents concerned had been brought to the office. Witness then interviewed them individual. is and separately.

In the case of Lam Kwok-yue, the dependent hein terviewed was a female. the "widow", He made a payment of $9,000 to the woman

This and she signed a receipt.

woman was brought into his pri- vale office from the outer office by his interpreter following in res quest to

to have the widow of Lam Kwok-yur. K-Yur. Sonie

At lunch time the score was 130, gemar, Callaly. Nowarkhll!

for 2 wickets.

and

Sentol offered. The next call-over WARD'S 50

on both races will be Friday next. The news that Midas might not Wand followed after lunch andj

He was drop run in the Lincolnshire Handicap scored 60 not out. ped at 34. Johns mude a quick revolutionised the betting at the 18 but was well caught by Crom-call-over last night. There was in- ble off a ball by Whitcombe.

Royal Air Force declared at 2.45 pm. with the score 24 Lar 4 wickets.

istent demand for Lancton Ab bott who was installed favourite. flo

was backed to win

win £25,000. Prawncurry who NVTH heavily

Furlong, who appeared to have ES1

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settled down fairly comfortably when the former was caught and

Army opened with Crombie and backed during the week-end shor- from 25 to 1 to 100 to 7 as favourite. There was a

howled by Ward. Furlong who

ening of those horses

in the list. Treasury shorten-

was LoD scorer with I was the ed six points since last Monday. only batsman to stay any length;

of time.

The Army were all out for 49 at 4.15 b.nl.

Ward took 5 wickets for 25 runs and Kenyon 5 wickets for 24 runs.

February this, rear, a woman who claimed to be The widow of Lam Kwok-yue came to see him at his office. As 6.re- sule of this interview, accusol was|

LOCAL BASKETBALL arrested and charged with thei

The

U.S.S. offence.

Vestal bent the RECEIVED $2,500

Chinese Y.M.C.A. by 64 points to Witness said that he could not in a basketball game played at say that the woman who came to the Chinese Y.M.C.A.. Bridges The his office in November last year Street, yesterday evening.

contester. first half was closely the Americans ending at the half. way stage by 24 points to 20.

was the same one that came to see him in February,

Chan Yin-king, residine at No. 652, Nathan Road, third floor, said that her deceased husband was Lam Kwok-vue, who was arrested by the Japanese sometime in 1944 and died after his reiense from

prison sometime in January.

The victory for U.S.S. Vesta! avenged an earlier defeut, A third rame between the two teams will be played on Sunday evening.

Accused cuine to her sometim 113 December last year. and asked for the widow of Lam. She was told by accused that she WAA entitled to receive money from the B.A.A.G. for the work her husband had done. She was Hupposed th receive $2,500, but A

had to have B guarantee. Her father acted as guarantor and re- ceived $2,500 from accused, which her father and herself signeil receipt.

After hearing the evidence, the case was adjourned til March 19.1 at 2.30 p.m.

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ENSA SHOWS

Sensational bets of the day' were recorded for Giraud. Backed to take £43,000 out of the books. his price tumbled from 0 to 1 to 20 to 1. Although Cape Race was supported to

to win £8,000 his ab-, sence from exercise to-day reflect- ed in the betting.

There was little change in the Grand National. Prince Regent Grand remained steady. The French can-1 didate Symbolehad good support win £20,000. being backed to Others well supported were Schu- bert MacMoffatt, Paragon and the} Frenchman Kami-Reutor.

Landon, March 13, Reporte compiled in Rome stale; that 22,000,000 people died dur ing the war, the Vatican Radio soki to-day.--Reuter.

TENANT EVICTED BY

SUB-TENANT

PRE-WAR PRINCIPAL TENANT WHO

RETURNED

TO THE COLONY AND FOUND HIMSELF EVICT- ED ON APPLICATION BY HIS FORMER SUB- TENANT APPEARED BEFORE MR. LEO D'ALMADA IN THE COURT OF APPEAL YESTER- DAY, SEEKING A REVERSAL OF THE DECISION BY THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL WHICH ORDER- ED HIS EVICTION,

to Tam Cheung in respect of the at the ENSA promises at No. 141. Main the Tribunal had no power in Star Theatre. The show / Street, ground floor.

its own band, the Chinese

__to

follow

sion. He suggested that the

The action of appeal was filed sisting by reason of the fact. by Cheng Sang against the de- that the appellant's representa- cision of the Tenancy Tribunal tive continued to pay taxes to An All-Star Variety Show. "Chinese Crackers.' is to be thin granting an order for eviction the Japanese.

Mr. Loneby contended that] next attraction

deciding in favour of either pare pators, led by Jimmy Pickard, The appellant was represented ty if both the parties establish- WAR CAME TO NEUTRAL and is one of the most widely by Mr. F. H. Losby while Mr. ed bona fide claims of passen- EIRE FOR THE FIFTH TIME travelled of all ENSA companies. H. L. Kwan was for the reapon- TO-DAY WHEN A TERRIFIC Liking."

Another variety show. "Te Your dent.

position should be reverted to Is likely EXPLOSION ROCKED DALK Chinese Crackers."

Mr. Loseby said that the ap the pre-war status. LEY, A SEA-SIDE TOWN TEN features is the famous

One of its peal was against the decision of Mr. Kwan said that appellant

Dumarte MILES FROM DUBLIN.

a Tenancy Tribunal of which relied on two points in his The explosion was

and Denzar skeleton nct. anured by

Mr. M. W. Lo was chairman, grounds of opposition. A very Another probable ENSA attrac drifting mine. Several houses tion for Hong Kong in the near The premises concerned ware bal agreement between him and were wrecked. roofs were atripped future is the Festival Company occupied by appeliant until May respondent and the claim that of slates, doors wrenched from from London. starring Roger Li- last year. Prior to this, part he was still a tenant. The all

vespy and Ursula Jeans, who may of the shop was let to respon- leged agreement, sald Mr. Kwan, main, do Georgą

was not established nor was it In May last the appellant supported by evidence.. Blightly

possibilities among com- brought his family to the coun- On the point of tenancy Mr. ing attractions aro the Anglo- try because of conditions in the Kwan pointed out that the Tri- Ballet and the Singapore Colony. It was arranged with banal bad found us a fact that Over. W

will depend on transport

sub-tenancy and to pay rent to premises sometime in May last arrangements.

ENSA will also be sending a appellant's brother who was to year and had not made any ar- whow to the British Occupation pay the appropriate taxes to the rangement whatsoover with the Force at Kure in Japan. This Japanese. In November appel- landlord. will be "Stop, Look and Listen." lant came back and occupled a Prime Minister Ismail 9ldky! Chungking, March 19. Pasha, raplying to Chposition starring Anna Rogers of BBC. cubicle.

Mikami Zame. An agreement being negotiated demands for an end to govern between the Chinese Government ment censorship, told the Egy and Turkestan dissidents who an senate the government's res catablished the repubile

trictions on the press aro noces- of Eas- torn Turkestan 14 1944 was do. sary to subpros, calls for revolu

"BEYOND THE

BLUE HORIZON"

SAVAGE NATIVEL

PAGAN LOVE!

The entire picture in ochui for

China And Turkestan

scribed to

grens yesterday

their hinges, walls collapsed and

all shon windows in the street were shattered.

Soveral people were

injured by flying glass:

Neutral Elre had four air raids

during the war, two on Dublin

and the Ard Shaw's "Arms dent to carry on business.

Other

and one on the border of Wex Shopy Orchestra. Much, how the respondent to continue his the appellant had quitted

ford and Kilkenny-Reuber.

CENSORSHIP IN EGYPT

Cairo, March 18.

ARMS ON FERRY

Judgment, was resörved.

Meanwhile, said Mr. Loseby, CREPITS FROM

respondent, sometime in Sep- tamber, came to an agreement BRITAIN

with the landlord and took over

a pre-war

For unlawful BOKSession of the tenancy at a monthly rental) bie Kuomintang con- tion. The goaltion loader de three rounds of rifle ammunition of $80, us against

by Gen. Charfe cared the censorship imposed on at the Cheung Chan whard, Yip rental of $83. This, Mr. Losoby of the Hollanders after the anti-British: Kwok was sentenced to four pointed out, was a breach of the

rlots of February 21 was the National

worst the country ever had known, woke hard labour: by Mr. G. Y proclamation..

Military -Associated Press.

Kwan at the Summary

Pesterday.

Ohl-hung, minister

Ucal department of the Military Council.

|00ective Nuh dan Fond

CONTINUED TAXES

the

London, Mar. 1ð.

·Britain is, not in a pualtion to

give large credits in the world to-day, said the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Hugh Dalton, when discussing

negotiations in

the For!: trade need Commons

the

In

eanerai

General Chane said the agree

which has not yet been ment, approved by the Chinese Govern-

Rome. March 18. ] told the Court that at about 9.4 Mr. Loseby said that the Tel- He said that

Teople mant would provide, for afection, Returns from by the peopje

166 communes a.m. on March 10, accusada bunal by ruling that appellant: must try for what they get from of two vico- reve the governors and enlargement of the Right Wing a slight

Christian Domiocrat golog on board the Chound had left for the country and had fritain with reasonable prompt Provincial

edge over ferry when he was'searched bean would be drawn from people of the March 10 municipal elestions. found

ovachment which the Socialist-Communistise in constable and the ammunition no right to claim possession, He added, in roots to

Inake his underwear was wrong in law. He argued question hat he was not prenar the province-ociated Press..

ed to grant trade credits for Italy that appellant's tenancy was sub-lampauter.

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