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THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
CHINA LIGHT AND POWER
CO., LTD.
Under Direction of Military Adininistration.
ELECTRICITY CHARCES
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1946,
FAR EAST RELIEF FUND'S REPORT
BAIL OF $250 ESTREATED
Four Chinese were charged Consumers Te informed that, with selling or purchasing Gov- charges for electricity from the ernment rich at a sum in 'excess 18th March 1946 will be based on of 20 cents a calty before Mr.
100
cent W. H. Latimer yesterday. per 1941
rates plus
be Accounts abould
They were arrested by Cpl. surcharge. paid as previously at the follow Musser, No. 5 Commandos, on Ac- ing office-
Jan, 21, at Sheng Shui, Hong Kong
cused were transporting rice on Gloucester Areads, Gloucester
lorry No. 1240. Hui Sik-suen Bulluinus.
transacting Possession Street Substation, was charged with
3,600 eatties, Cheng Chun-ting 64 Lower Lascar Row.
cattles. Pang Pak-yau Wanchal Substation, 74 John 2,3-40
1,800 cntties and Chan Sal-ha 6,740 catlles. All defendants
alon Rond.
Kowloon
Formati Substation-Nathan said that they had bought the
Rond.
Adanbeistrutive
Ryle Street.
Hong Kong's debt of gratitude to the people of the British Isles is strikingly shown in the annual report of the Commitee of the Far Eastern Rollef Fund, which has just been received in the Colony.
1
The Report, signed by Lord Broadbridge, mentions that the Fund was established in September 1942, and says that as the close of the financ al year nearly coincided with the end of hostilities in the Far East, it is a convenient occasion for a review of three years' work,
on
The Fund was establi-hed for Altogether £39,000 has been the benefit of Brijah subjects who remitted to these organisations In fast their homes and/or livelihood India in the period of three years. result of the Japanese The Fund's operations in Ceylon a much more modest invasion, and it was inaugurated were with a grant of £60,000 from the scale, and only £1,000 has been Lord Mayor's Empire Air Raid Distress Fund and of £5,000 from the Colonial Office on behalf of Malaya and Hongkong.
From that date until the end of the year under review, the Lord Mayor's Fund has contributed in all £300,000, and subscriptions from all other sources amount to 417,017,
Shark
While wading in the wator in Clear Water Bay uoster- day, Lau* Wan, aged 27, # native of Tai Wan-tae village,
• Saikung, was bitton' by what he believes to be a shark,
He was admitted to the Kowloon General Hospital yesterday at 7.30 p.m. außer- ing from injuries to his loft log. Hin condition is said to be not serious.
TALK TO
A
Committee Formed To Control Imports
TEMPORARY IMPORT PROGRAMME COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP UNDER THE SUPREME ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CHINA TO REGULATE IMPORTS FROM ABROAD. ITS PRINCIPAL FUNCTION WILL BE TO PREPARE AN ESTIMATE OF THE MAIN ARTICLES WHICH CHINA_NEEDS TO IMPORT IN THE PERIOD OF RE- HABILITATION.
NAVAL ONE OF THE COMMITTEE'S MAIN TASKS WILL BE TO YARD WORKERS
their negotiations. rice at 26, 20 and 20 cents a
Ofees-Ar- catty.
Pang Pak-yau wa s absent Special rates will be given for from Court and his bail of $250 a BULK SUPPLY,
was estreated. The other three
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD. CHINA LICHT AND POWER CO., LTD.
Undor Direction of Military Administration.
REPATRIATION NOTICE
NO. 66
Th. S.S. "STRATHMORE" is
DETERMINE THE BEST SOURCE OR SOURCES OF SUPPLY FOR ARTICLES THAT ARE IMMEDIATELY, NECESSARY TO THE REHABILITATION PRO- GRAMME, AND TO DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY AND EXTENT OF ADVANTAGEOUS PROCUREMENT, OF SUCH ARTICLES AS REPARATION FROM THE ENEMY, THROUGH UNRRA OR FROM SURPLUS WAR PROPERTY.
In a talk with the Dockyard required by the Ceylon Committee. Workers on Saturday, the Cap- Under the constitution of the tain Superintendent of the Fand its activities may be extend- Naval Yard told the man that ed to other parts of the Empire, they must show confidence in and we have thus had the pleasure him if there was to be a suc- The Committee is to deter- | cigare, snuff, chewing tobacco and
prepared to lacco. of contributing substantially to the excellent work of the Channel cessful conclusion reached in mine a co-ordinated import pro- gramme for all branches of the Islands Refugee Committee, and
the light o He repeated his previous 48- Government in of assisting other Empire organi-
to make the sations (such as that for the relief surance that consideration will China's capacity
both in of Mohammedan British subjects be given to any points the men expenditures involved stranded by the war in Mecca) like to raise provided their re-foreign exchange and in Chi-
lan have were warned and the rlee order. dividuals who have given financial to the total extent of over £21,quests are put torword in the nese National Currency; in the kerosene
light of the degree of urgency arrangement with certain Service proper manner.
we make a He reminded the mea that not of the several needs and the Charities by which
every matter could be decided country's ability to use wisely contribution in suitable cases,
be assured them the proposed imperts; and in Leaving out of account these quickly, but special contributions, 60 per cent. that nothing would be neglected, the light of China's balance of of our expenditure has been in
Captain Blake added that the international payments. respect of "Home" commitments 'action taken by the men during Other functions of the and 40 per cent. in respect of
|
Without belittling the generosity of other organisations, and in-
assistance, it is true so Bay that
ed to be confiaented to the Riceth Far Eastern Relief Fund is Control,
Inspector Byrne who prose- cuted feld the Court that acting Jon instructions frem the public
prosecut r, he only confiscation.
asked for
In Memoriam
Miss N. Westaway
A memorial service for the inte Miss N. K. Westaway, Q.A.R.N, NS, Acting Matron of the Royal Naval Branch of the Queen Mary Hospital, was held at St. John's Calbeiral yesterday and wax fol- lowed by the funeral which took place at the Colonial Cemetery, the | Happy Valley,
exparted to lense for the UNITED KINGDOM during the first week
of April.
the child of the Lord Mayor's Empire Air Raid Distress Fund. It has been possible to trime a and continuing policy constant because we have known in advance that full weight would be given to any arguments or representa- tions which we thought It neves. sary to submit.
chliren
Overseas Branches
were
As many of the women and evacuated from Hong kong and during the last hours
Singapore
sent to of
India Ceylon, Australia, South Africa and as, in addition. those who made the long and dreadful
And
march from Burma found refuge in Irain, branches of the Fund were established in
We
overseas.
A
Principal Methods
working
In this country the Committee nothing for the men that could has directed its main activities to not have been obtained by the five principal methods of assist proper request, except a loss of
pay to themselves. ance:~~
..£17,220
Immediate Rellef
the Maintenance {its
form of continuing allowances)
*
1
VENDETTA'
and the
Three Categories
Com-
Articles of import for which a special licence must be obtained from the Customs but which are not liable to a luxury surtax are passenger motor-cars costing leng than U.S.$1,200, tobacco leaf, oil, cinematographle films (developed) and sugar.
Prohibited Exports
As from March 1, the export
also of a number of items is pro- hibited unless permission is grant- ed by the Chinese National Gry- ernment through the Customs.
These include Government-con- trolled mineral products, namely,
of wolfram, antimony, tin and metallic ores and smelted metala
salt, lye animals and birds, in- quicksilver, all coins and bullion,
Kame, antiques, rice, cluding
flour and paddy, wheat, wheat manufactures thereof, cotton yarn and cloth, and all original hin- torical records.
With reference to a previous notification that licensed imports into China may be imported only after procurement of a licence from the Licensing Department
the week when they indulged mitter will be to prepare a state- in sit-down strikes hid achievement of the quantities and values already ordered and in course of probabie procurement petitive buying abroad; to super- time of arrival; to prevent com- vise the marketing and distribu- tion in China with due regard to the effects on China's economy; and, in general, to co-ordinate the 116,595
That he acquired two daggers activities of the several agencies 16,551 Education
to punish the men who had concerned and prevent duplication 2,982
saulted his brother recently in and waste. 17,875 Yaumati, was told to the police Medical Insurance Premiums
The last named is a form of by a Chinese, Tang Wing Kon, who was charged before Mr. W. It has been possible to place at assistance which the Committee the disposal of the Australia Com-believest to be extremely valuable, H. Latimer yesterday for unlaw-reatly Chairman of the Temporary of the Customs Administration, for it has prevented men who ful possession of the weapons. Import Committee. Other members the Chinese Maritime Custome mitter a sum of 235,000 and al
have suffered 3 years intern-
Detective-Inspector J. R. Sykes, are to be the Minister of Economic yesterday announced that in ac- that of South Afrien a sum of
ment from finding on release that who was in charge of the prose Affairs, who will act also as Vice-cordance with telegraphic in- 122,000,
cution, Bil their policies have lapsed, or can
that No. 13, Pit Chairman of the Committee, the structions from the Inspector- only be reinstated by payment of Street, second floor, was raided by Minister of Finance, the Minister General of Customs, the Licens-
with heavy interest the poljee on Mar. 15. Two dag of Cammunications, the Minister
were of War, the Minister of Food and ng Department has ruled that found hidden under bricks in the the Director of the National Re applications for licenses may kitchen. The police asked for a lief and Rehabilitation Adminis be made only importers or
their agents in China. serious view to be taken of the tration.
The Rev. B. M. Kennedy, all those places.
R.N.V.R., olliciate 1. Chaplain, There was a large attendance re- presentative of all branches of the Nursing Services, the staff of the Royal Naval Hospital, and the Women's Services. A Guard-of- Honour, drawn from ILM.S. Temar, was present.
It is anticipated that acqummo dation will be available fur "undermentioned personalm
Messrs. W
F. Baker, A. A-1 Bremner, G 1. Gumpertz, S. Harber, . . Km, 1. J. Krogh- Alor, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. K. Haw king, Mes 1. E. Heang, Mrs. A. M. Jones, Dr. 4. 18. Mackie, Mr. and Mrs. J. 6. MueDouall, Mrs. R. Harris, I. Munslow, Rev. Rev. J Met'artby'.
II. Rev. O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. G.
al
Among those who attended the graveside were Commodore D. B. Everett, Major-General F.
Simmonds, Mr. A. P. Tarbuck, W. Festing, Air Commodore B. V.
In India there have been three channels
distribution: The of Governor of Burma's Fund and Messrs. Steel Bros. (through the in kindness of Sir John Tait) respect of Burma, and the Indian
Branch of the Far Eastern Relief
Kong, the Far East,
Mr. F. Tyndall, Mr. H. C. Wat Reynolds, repre enting the Com- Fund in respect of other parts of
sun. Dr. and Mrs. K.
C. Yemander-in-Chief. Time
Miss 1. Yeo, Miss W. Yeo, Mate Capt. J. D. Lucé, R.N., repre-
Medical Royal
R. Yes. Mr. P. Tester, Miss Ksenting the Commander-in-Chiet, Haber, Mr. A. D. Geronjal, Mr. Brish Pacific Fi-et. Surgeon-
Capt. J. P. Waldron, Mr. and Mrs. J. Barrow, Mr. G. Boulton, Mr and Mrs. C. W. Shearer, Messrs. P. 11. Secones, T. J. Byrne, E. S. Brook, W. Brown, S. F. Chubb, Mr. and Mrs. Colledge, Mr: M. M Clark, Mr. D. E. Clark, Mr. A. G. Dalziel, Mr. and Mrs. G. P
Fire-Arms Seized
of
arrears
charges.
We have accordingly naked all overseas Committees to adopt the same policy, though in all other respects we have left pach free to administer its funds in the #nost uitable to local
manner conditions.
Courage And Moralo
of all
gers belonging to accused
case because of recent gang fights In Kowloon.
Three month hard labour was imposed.
For being in possession of n' Maurer
Yuan Diatel at No. 14, Tal
Btract,
Keating, R...
The satisfactory result Other-in-Charge of the
Charged with the unlawful this goodwill and honorary service ground fluor, Man Lo, ndd job coolle, was Naval Hospital, Col. W. G. S. possession two revolvera, has been that the Fund, which has charged before Mr. C. Y. Kwan et the Foster. Col. J. P. Febily and four Chines
appeared before an income for the period under Summary Millary. Court yesterday.
of £320,000 and an ex- with review many other.
Mr. Lalimer yesterday
penditure of £301,000, has only (Continued on Page 6)
For the larceny of a quantityC.DI. Fraser prosecuting.
One of them was acquitted i of leather valued at $400 from
De Martin, Mr. J. L. Farrar, Mr. No. 40. High Street, first floor, and turned King's cvidence, Fu D. Forster, Miss G. Hutchison, two Chinese were sentenced to Hang told the coort
N. B. Fraser, Mr and Mrs. F.
that he
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Juhus, Me. six months' hard labour by Mr. had informed the police about S. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. K. E., W. II. Latimer yesterday. Both the revolvers. Jordan, Mr. J. H. S. Lee, Dr. E. accused pleaded guilty.
W. Kirk, Mrs. A. M. E. Mat- spector Forster prosecuted, thews, Mesary. R. McKenzie, R.
NOTICE
On In-
At the request of the prosecution, the
ease. was remanded 72 hosts for further enquiries, 0,8,1. Fang prosecuted.
Readers' Letters
comments on Mr. recent
The Chairman of the Supreme Economic Council is to be concur
The Chairman may invite re- presentatives of other organiss tions to participate in the work of the Committee when subjects of concern to these organisations are under consideration.
In support of the National Government's new policy to res- trict imports in the first place to the country's immediate needs, Customs the Chinese Maritime
have, from March 1, classified all imports in three categories-un-
Luxury Surtax
Merchants in Hong Kong should arrange to havo such applications made by their of- fices or agents in China.
'TAMAR" GUEST NIGHT·
An enjoyable evening was
restricted. licenced and prohibited. spent at the Chief and Petty Officers' mess at Wellington Articles on the Prohibited List Barracks (II.M.S. Tamar) on includo automobiles whose net Sunday evening when a "Guest A FEW FACTS
the legal right to describe him-fo.b. factory cost to dealers exnight" was held. There was a Feb. 22, raid under
self as Atheist, Agunatic, or any ceeds U.S.$1,200 or its equivalent. large gathering present includ- 8/1. Byrne was made on No.
toys And Sir-Arising out of your re-thing he may choose and to change perfumery, cosmetics, [370, Tai Nani S-reet where the
gantes, manicure sets, powdering a number of senior N.C.O.'s revolvers were found. Fu said port of the "Chicago Tribune's" this description nt day time.
This was a hard won right and puffe, vanity cases, woollen car of the other services and from Churchill's that two of the other defendants
two to allow it to fall into disuse pots, imitation gold or
silver the United States Navy. at Fulton, speech und himself were working for letters have been submitted to through ignorance of its existence, thread, silk goods and mixtures, The president, F. O, Bunney, trimmings, embroidered in a short speech thanked the the police.
you, one denying the "Tribune's" which is very seldom made known lace,
the recruit, or especially goods and all other materials used guests for their presence und They had a discusssion about charges, and the other supporting to using the firearms to commit an them. Both letters made very through lack of insistence on its for decorative or ornamental pur-the artistes for their contribu- armed robbery. Three of them sweeping assertions, with few real application, is a set-back to the pesce, and all decorative or ornations to the impromptu concert materials, curios and which assisted to make the heated thought ̈gen "*-lly:-**
antiques. thought-better of it:Second facts to support these assertions. liberty of the subject and to Free mental
ITI conclusion "Demobbed" to which of the
A luxury surtax of 50 per cent evening so saccentul:
be P. O. Stuart was an excel- accused, Chen Yau also inform-While realising that a
Allies contributed the most to the should not be surpristal at intaler- of the existing tariff will
end contributed ed the police about the firearms argument as
on charged Imported watches, lent, M.C. as they all wanted the $200 re defent of the Axis powers is un: ance from the religious minded
the mark ward. Chan lon-guen. Chan desirable, may I stato a few fucts for that is
of all jewellery and precious and semi-number of well-received turns,
bcors, stones, wines, precious M. Nael, Mr. E. Olt. Mr. and Mrs. admission as a solicitor to the Yau and Cheung Sang were regarding Britain's part in that religion.
ATHEIST, R. Zindel, Miss I. Zindel, Mr. H. Registrar of dhe Supreme Court each sentenced to 25 days" hard defeat, in relation to Thorgersen, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hollands, Mr. C. Hollands. Mr. S. and the Secretary of the Hong labour. The revolvers were or- part? These facts were brought dered to be confiscated to the before United States offelals by Hollands, Rev. A. Rossello, Rev. Kong Law Society,
Arms Office.
H. Murray, F. G. Nigel, D. M. Pockson, A. Popple, R. P. Phil- tips, Mr. and Mr. . . H. Priestley, Mrs. A. Reynolis, Miss A. Reynolds, Messrs. W. E. Roth- well, P. Short, A. J. Stephen, E.
Pursuant to Sec. 16 of the II. Symth, R. A. Wadrson, B. O.
Ordinance Andresen PFX Baldesberger, Legal Practitioners II. Bakkerën, C. J. De Schipper, 1871, the undersigned has giver 0. Guttinger, Mr. and Mrs. Rone month's notice Trean the rat Gundersen, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kar March 1940 of his intention to sten Larssen, Mr. and Mr. W Naef, Miss J. Y. Naef, Mstr. K.apply
J. Guaroni, Messrs. M. I..De Ville,
1.
for examination and
Ping Leung Lam.
REWARD H.K.$1,000
REUTER MAN TO BE MARRIED
America's
Lord Keynes during the recent loan negotiations, as reported in "The Times" of Sept. 24, 1945,
Hero, as briefly as possible are the facts. In defeating the Axis powers, British forces contributed
spirits, table waters, cigarettes Money Mart
TINNED MILK DEAL TURNS SOUR
A
Gold took one of its biggest plunges yesterday when it drop-." ped 34 points.
el,
Opening at $419 pe heavy selling forced the mar ket into a one-way movement until at the close the rato had fallen to $380.
currency
P. Wong E. Roth, F. Su San,
Chong Chung Ngar, John Lim, Kai Tuan, Chak Fuk Yat, Chan Suikay, Mr. G. M. Bird, Mr. and Mra. G. Fish, Mr. Gadol and two
The forthcoming marriage of twice as much in "man years" a The story of how a travelling trader was swindled by one of
British total daughters, Alae. J. T. E. A. Biau.
Mr. Henry Charles Bough. Jour- American forces.
his bost business connections was related before Mr.
Chinese 1:ational Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Bateman.
nalist, of No. 1, Julla Avenue, casualties were two and three
C. Y. Kwan at the Summary" Military Court yesterday
was also weak and continued on Mr V. B. Brown, Messrs. Yap
A Reward of HONGKONG Kowloon, and Mias Anne Ko Hing quarters as great as the Amert an
when Tam Hon-tsang, 32, was charged with obtaining Yik Hock, Ho Lang Tat, Shum
Futures its downward trend. Thai Wah, Leong Slow Loon, Tan DOLLARS ONE THOUSAND C of No. 424, Prince Edward total, and the total killed and
to Rond, is announced, -
missing three and a hair times
$871 by false pretences from Fong Yul-sing at the Sun
opened ut H.K.$2.26 Kong Yee, Chon Toon Yen, Chan will be paid to anyone giving
to 38 great. British war expendi-
Kwang Hotel, Connaught Road Central, on March 16.
C.N.$1,090 and dropped Kee, C. T. M. Chen, Leong Chak information , leading to the An application for confiscation ture was half as much again, às LARGE SAFE of two revolvers" was granted to that of the United States, and Wah, Ko Hon Kwang, Mrs. Low
Accused pleaded guilty.
Complainant was induced by $2.17. Spot price dropped from to mutual aid. Po Oro, Miss Low Pei Kin, Mrs. recovery of a
the police by Mr. W. H. Latimer with reference
Chinese Dolective-Sub-Inspector accused to pay $871 for 13 case: $2.86 to $2.26. The undertone
The was very weak, Chang Slowing, Mias Mary containing this Company's Ac
yesterday. The revolvers and ten while, America's aid to Britain Wing Miss C. Wong, Mrs. Tan count Records.
rounds of ammunition were found equalid only one per cent. of her Fong who prosecuted, sald that of condensed milk by Lam. Pok Keng, Miss D. Tan, Mrs;
drop and buyers offered only on the roof of No. 1C, Austin production, Britain's aid to Ameri. complainant and accused together money was paid to the accused U.S. dolinçs arco registered a Chiapoh Tiang and two" BONS,
en totalled 15 per cent. of her with another' named Li Fai, were who in turn gave it to Lam
About two hours after the 4.40. English Sterling and The party friends in Canton. Miss S. Brunner,
production.
In the face of these facts does were tradore travelling between money transaction, scoused ro-
$12.50 respective- "Pax Americana" still agree with the Colony and Canton. Since the turned to the hotel and told com- Australian pounds were steady
complainant had been making a plainant that the 13 cases of milk at $10,80 and the "Chicago Tribune"?
good profit out of his business, had been seised by party of ly... PAX BRITTANICA.
accused together with Li, decided Commandos: to make some money out of the CHURCH PARADES complainant,
When the complainant arrived Sir-For the benefit of "Do here, together with the accused, mobed" and others in the Ser they lodged at room No. 605, Sun vices who may be unaware of the Kwong Hotel. There accused in
troduced a man named Lam, Jegal position of
whom they represented to be a representative of the Dairy Farm man to hand in position to purchase
H.K.V.D.C
Lt. Wm. Stoker, Ptc., and Mrs.
F. F. Duckworth. Matr. F. Duck-
DODWELL & CO, LTD..
worth, Sgt. and Mrs. G. W. KT & Kata
Crawford, Sgt. and Mrs. B. W Simmons, Capt. and Mrs. A. N. Braude, Miss Braude, Mrs. H.-J. Hunt, Pte. Kon Jk Chong, Ple Tan Boon Check, Pte. Lim Thism Tet, Mrs. J. P. Borby, and F. W. Hollandse
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Complainant.. then
went with accused to make on A young Chinese woman, Shum quiries at the Police Station, and Yuk Ying, was found guilty by qventually charged accused. Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday of Accused told the Court that the unlawful possession of 15 actually he had bara outwitted, by tabla, of raw oplum and was fined- Lam, who docamped with the $500 or three-months. money. However he would try to make restitution to complaisand The speaker at The case was chdjourned till Club luncheon March 21, to enable posted 6p. Bosanquet, and
shulpo, Esc raise money for the restitution,
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