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BY CRASH

Naval ships, Sunderlands, The continued search by four

Avengers and Sea-Otters this morning for the Floot Air Arm Corsair which was made a forced landing into the sca on Monday afternoon was rewarded when, at about Sea-Otter, which 6 a.m. yesterday, a Fleet Air Arm

had been patrolling the coast off Mirs Bay for over one and a half hours, has its attention attracted by the Veroy light of the pilot.

The plot, Sub-Livut, (A) A. ¡after he had sent out a message, Jackson, R.N.V.R., who had al solely owing to the bad weather. wak for Kai The bad weather alsa prevent- ready started to

faken in a ed further radio contact and Tentative moves by Sir Oswald Tak, nirfield, was

He was consequently the exact position Monkey to stage à political-come-ampan to the plans

was unknown.. back have diverbed and irritated injured. the British public particularly thene overseas, have been

The Corsair had been out on British troops, exercises in conjunction

with stil serving H.M.S. Euralvu, and the pilot angered at was forced to ditel his plane the idea that the same political fat about 6,30 pin. on Monday, doctrines against which they suc-

-fully fought chord Should

Catoner

IEHUNG

San Francisen, Mar. 20. Bertellexander McKen- zie, a 40-pene old British re- mident of Shangkai, was charged here by the Federal Bureau of Investigations with illegal entry into the United States, he is said to have stored away on board the "Flying Mist" at Shanghai 017 February 25.--Akorialet Prena.

PRE-VJ DAY OFFENCE

At

No.

"Black Marketeers" Fill Courts

Another batch of black market operators were brought bo- Fore Mr. A. el Arculli át the Summary Military Court Yesterday charged with selling dk, butter and other commodities in excess of the official price in the Con- tral district.

Wong Ho was net $200 or eight weeks' hard labour, for selling butter at $1.00 per pound and for failing to as the price at Man Wah Lane.

Lau Kit was fined $100 or 16 weeks hard labour for selling butter at $6.50 per pound and milk at $1.20 per fin, at Pottin-

Man nt

He

on

the

$50 was also imposed second charge of not displaying the price.

NAVAL YARD İSTATEMENT

The following official statement was issued by the Captain Super- intendent of the Naval Dockyard yesterday afternoon.

"The representatives of the Dockyard workmen were recolved by the Cant. Superintendent on Wednesday morning and were in formed as to say concessions and other points raised which had been deelded on by the Capt. Superintendent after consultation with the Labour Advisory Board.

"As the delegates had to power. any decision they have

to For getting a batty of slab sugar at $1,450 per cally, 59 cents into report to the men. excess of the controlled price, four

Chinese, Including the of Cheung Pak Kee, Grocers and Woo Yick Stora, wers fined $100 each. For not display- in the price, a fine of $60 was imposed...

Peanut Oil

Notices Avainting the men are brine managers of the any concessions

Kee nosted in the Dockyard patabilah- menta by the Capt. Euperluten- dont,"

of

Wan Yok-chen, married woman,ger Street.

Workers of the Royal Naval was sentenced to three months' A total fins of $300 cr 12

Dockyard were informed by hard labour by Mr. C. Y. Kayan weeks' was imposed on He went into the sea a few

their representatives at a mas hundred yards.

at the Summary Military Court Wing for similar offences from a brach,

the meeting last night, that his dinghy yesterday for fradulent conversion Bonham Strand Eset,

Yard Authorities had granted puddled ashere in

in a Chinese of $2.000 worth of clothing and

Representatives Ko Kwan was fined $200 or

Hop Ki and took shelter

furniture

their principal demand the household

7. eight weeks for the same of Lung, Kal Keo Grocery Shop, restoration of basic rates of pay flating village.

Graham Street, first floor, between

fence at Jubilee Street. July 10 and August 16, 1046.

Kung Cheong Store, Yu Chan Grocery Store and Nan Chan in operation before December C. 1. Fone Raid that

tho was alleged to have sold con-

Cheong Grocers were found guilty last, and that such rates would furniture and clothing were en- densed milk at $1.80 per tin. trusted to the accused by her.

Leung Chn was fined $250 or of selling a catty of peanut oil be paid as frum, March 10.

such at $2.10, $2.20 and $2.50. Ip Earlier in the afternoon aix fellow tenant L, whea complain three months' hard labour, and Kiu of Kal Kee Grocery Shop was representatives cf. the men The others were fined wure in conference with the ant left the Colony. When com So Yuen. $200 or eight weeks'. fined $150. plainant returned her house

to

Three others, Tam Ying, Li $100 each. On the charge of not Captain Superintendent of the at No. 7, Graham Street, she Ho-yee and Cheng Yuk-man, showing the prices, all were fined Dockyard, whom they were in- found all her furniture and cloth-had their bail of $20 estreated,$50. ing had been sold by the necused. when thus failed to appear.

Mr. F. X. d'Almada prose-

Readers' Letters

Ignorance Of V.D.

who

and a year later gave her many of our own badly needed sets to defend her West Coast against the threat of Japanese Black,

thi

aware

the Cathulle ใน włekly. Jecture in Centre to lov

at & has it pertinentented in all enges, Interest in view of the creation of new Cardina

At the recent Cunejntury in

The lecturer will be Fr. Joseph Gar-

Colony

prenent from Ireland, and at

clopal Somlonry The title of Fr. Gari

d's talk will be 'ances in Purple Actionfun to thear fectures in free and All Bervicetnen are specially Invited,

Kowloon Sentences Representatives and managers

J A recent arrival in the of 14 grocery stores were eum. Profur of Morel Thrings in the toned before Mr. W. H. Latimer in Kowloon yesterday. All defen- dents, except the manager of the Yat Cheong Store, Pang Chim,

De propagated at home The Communists, on the other hand, are delighted, since it gives them a ten-wed opportunity !u ram and rave against Fascistn

Sir, remember reading ir and, in the process, fa suggest that your paper the addresses of civilian

At the same time our scientists everyone who is not a Communist į male and female V.. clinics to

which any person could go to have conceived and gave to the U.S. the famous Radlo Proximity Fuse, at least a hea Fascist o

and, if necessary described as the most revolution. an examination Sugges free treatment, "Fascist sympathis *,**

I thought then

would lessens advance in anti-aircraft gun- tions have been made that Mosley that these clintes

nery yel considerably the percentage of

Kome Second, Jet Propulsion. Many should be handed. Some people

V.D., unti

some 1 learned that have

recommended that prostitutes are totally gnorant of have heard of America's widely

in pubileized achievements legislations should ir paved under this affliction, and others.

ink field, but how many are which he would be imprisoned: know something about it will that it was Britain who developed it, or that the frat US, plane to The Socialist Government has that a few days treatment

Curt the ailment as easily as if 4t

exceed 500 m... was fitted with Courageously rejected such pro. perth. It has been argued that political rights and liec speeck would reasonably be withheld from these who only with to ne them in order that, when they uhtain of power, they could deny them this Acceptance of To whers. pinciple would, of course, involve widafrawing political sights from Communists as well as from Fas

But what is worse, rists.

were a cveimon cold.

Chungking, Mar. 20. A dispatch from Peiping said that Li Wan ehun, well known Chinese opera stur has been at reated on

a charge of erl laborating with the enemy dur-

It is regrettable to think some British De Havilland Goblin jet. persons have V.D. and don't knowagine? Also the only operational British the of its presoner, and that others Allied Jot nirernft in service in the How Meteor, which later broke have contracted it but don't realise his Inst, war was the serious consequences.

world speed record, at a speed of will long Kong ever have a negli

606

nu.ph gible V.U. rate if such persons aren't told about the sign, symp- Loins and complications of this disease?

not

T

Itrongly assert that we also

produced the finest orthodox fighting the war. Aascelated Press,

The

formed of the Yard's decision.

A fine of $126 was imposed on As regards the pay of No. 1 Ng for selling a calty of lab and No. 2 mechanics the men sugar for $1.50. A fine of $50 was imposed on the second charge, were told that this would be in- *creased, while che, points rais- Cheung Shut and Chan Chauled by the men were still under Weng were aummoned for selling

consideration, butter and Nestle's Malted Milk

at $6.00 and $5.00 respectively. RAW OPIUM

First accused was fined $100 and second accused $50,

pleaded guilly to two charges of Store, Pang Chim, was charged: SEIZED

the

selling foodstuffs over con trolled price and falling to display the price.

Chief Detective Inspector Fra ser, Inspector White and Inspector Forster prosecuted.

For selling one b. of Nestle's cocca at $3.50, Cheung Pat, shop A Ane of Cocoa at $3.50, Cheung

Food And Fuel Costs

The following are the official Government figures of Food and

would compromise the effective newspapers. similar to "From tish standaris), used to carry to Fuel costs for the wek ending March 16, with comparisons:-

by Fanny

- free speech. English-! men and Amercans, with their

age-old traditions of fierdom and toleruice, are apt to take their ad-

vantages

Danger To Morale

baye

rave

Commodities

Rice Vegetables

Catties

Week en ing

Week ending

9.3.46

16.3.46

7.2

1.440

1.440

1.9

.912

.950

.110

.118

.7

1.974

1,981

.960

.960

.867

.777

.892

.872

1.383

1.155

10.0

1.500

14 piecea

.700

Total

$ 10.783

1.500 ,700 $10.453

Policeman Appeals Against Decision

The manager of Yat Cheang with selling a lb. of cheese and Th. butter at prices above the Government price and with not the prices. The caso was adjourned till this morning.

The master of the Cheung Fat

No. 168, Cheung Shop, at Voeux Road Central, was charred before Mr. A. el Arculli at the Summary Military Court on four counts of selling batter and milk at the black market price and with failing to affix prices,

With Chief Revenue Officer R. P. Phillips prosecuting, Avo oplum cases were dovided by Mr. W. H, Latimer vesterday. Over 65 taels of raw opium were ordered to be confiscated to the 1. & E. Office.

The biggest haul made by Re-

Officers evenue

nt the KCR Station was opium weighing 60 bae carried by els, found in a

Ng Ng Tik Seng.

was fined $5,000 ar a year in jail.

A fine of $300

or six hard labour

It was stated that accused sold a four-ounce tin of butter for $10, and obtained $2.50 for a tin of condensed milk.

total fine of $700

A imposed.

Funeral

-Alberto J. Osmund

wecks

WAN impased ព Yuen Fong, for possessing three tacle of the drug. Li Hing, wi- was dow, was also arrested with three

Laels and fined $300 or

or a month,

on

Mr. Phillips told the court that Mar. 18. Revenue Omcers ap- proached Sin Kuen at the K.C.R. Station and searched him. Sin struggled and yelled to Chinese to help him. soldiers present Three taels of opium were found The funeral of the late Mr.in Sin's boots. A fine of $300 or Alberto J. Osmund was held in two months hard labour was im- the Catholic Cemetery yesterday. Loi-tal, widow, was found The Ruv. Fathe. D. Page took guilty of the unlawful possession the service. The deceased, who of seven taels of raw anium ant died on Thursday, was 47 fined $100 or three months (m years of age. He is survived prisonment. She was arrested on by his widow, two daughters and a lorry at Castle Peak Road on two brothers,"

Mar. 19.

Lau

The chief mourners were his A fine of $500 or four months daughter, Miss Alice Osmund, hard labour was imposed by Mr. Mr. L. A. Omund and Mr. C. F. CY. Kwan at the Summary Osmund, Messrs. A. F.. Osmund, Military. Court yesterday

42-year-old woman, Lai Tai, for C. Osmund and J. M. Fonseen. 42

од A

ing aircraft in the world. Spitfire, désigned some 12 years suggest that if it

done something, in silll among the fastest in already bring

its class, topping 400 mp.h. The tought to be printed in the Chinese Mosquito, light bomber. (by Bri-

Doctor's Diary," which appears in

bomblond aa Berlin as heavy

a the British ness of the must pawerful weapon many

newspapers and

much ynunted Flying Fortress, poses against periodical; to reveal the facts which free men

did it at twice the speed, with a both Fascist and Communist V.D

crew of instead of 12. and re- BLUE LIGHT.

quiring no fighter escort, Inciden- tally, whereas U.S. bombers have never carried a bomb heavier than

Salt Cabbage 2,000 pounds (about a ton), Royal

Oil Air Force Lancasters, Sir, the past there

produced were dropping Tea thousands. too much for granted., been many complaints from the in We are apt to forget that politi-multitudinous Services in long 22,000 pounders ten tonners) re- Salt Fish

Fish cal freedom is a rarity and that Kung, this latest grumble is com gularly on German targeta,

prehensive and, althaup not voci-

Doubtless it will also surprise Pork most of the word, throughout ferous datyrerous to get many to learn that the Mustang,

is

Firewood atmosphere.

U.S. fighter, was not only peace-sick

fastest history, has lived in conditions of morale in

the built The disparity between

British

specifications, but, Bean Cord เก political servitude, Taking our

Ofcers and men, though great Is equipped with a British Rolls freedom for granted, we are apt during actual "combal" hostilities Royce Merlin engine, originally to close our eyes to the way in was acceptable to most men with designed for British fighters ten which it is menaced 10-day all an atom of "cominen". Now that yer

that years ago. rohabilitation, demobi

The

obsolete and tradition The mood of this rot of over the world.

lisation ала

heir bound Reyn] Navy "ting men for their

pioneered the Anglo-Saxon world, after its

hold naval etc. has taken a old posta" immense exertions in the war, is on

the U.S. full details one which assumes that our vic- the far too susceptible minds radar long before the war,

of the non-intelligentsia, the sta-of

косте Anti-submarine gear tury has automatically ensured the tus of Officers has grown in direct without which the Battle of the

proportion to

to the need for them. Atlantic, and quite possibly the ideals for which we fought. Vol Clubs are free, transport is plenti- whole war, would have been lot. taire said, "I do not agree with ful, they can escort W.A.A.

Pacille.

cille, our aircraft car On the ground that he was not given the opportunity to once described a word that you say, but I will dressed in elvillan clothes, spirits riers,

by and wines are nearly given to

present his case.fully, Tsang Fook-yu, a member of the Boy, Bilva, G. F. Ya, F.X.Tuesday. columnist as being totally unfitted defend to the death your right to

to the detriment them

te for modern warfare, suffered only Hong Kong Police Force, brought an appeal against the

htt say it. How many people siner Excise & Customs, they can buy superficial damage from suicide decision of a Tenancy Tribunal in the Court of Appeal,

at their hits, due to cur Voltaire's time have paid lip ser nearly all they require

laughed at policy

with Mr. Leo d'Almada presiding, yesterday. vice to this glorious conception' own shop and, very important too of huling armoured decke, while And how few really act on they are permitted to roam, like wooden decked U.S. carriers were

Tsang was appealing, against, would confine himself to the polar wolves, the streets after all good left blazing wrecks. Had our ad- when they find people expre

Mr. Fok Hon Chuen, owner of little camp beds by burly lives would have been saved. ing opinions with which they dis-ther tanks have been tacked in vice been hoeded, many American the decision of the Tribunal in to whether to allow Mr. Hon's granting application for application for re-hearing of the

application.

the Man Fung Sing Fish Pond, And don't forget the Britain eviction against him to Wong agree! Yet it is in the constant)

"Had it not been for a certain

Floral tributes were from Carl, Clasy. Aus Tau, Un Long, was the com- Ofcers earned less than

has. put many well equipped Yuen Shing Firm in respect of

Joyce, Pauline Antiphy, plainant before Mr. W. H. Latimer proclamation of this faith that

Osorio and I would have thought Maria Fonseca

family, the surest defence of ireedom lies. IV.R. then Clubs should be free armies into the field all over the No. 4, Connaught Road West for the reasons of the Bobby and

if they had phy:leal deformities world. With all due apolonies to first floor.

that the indispensable requirement Messrs. Perey Laj. L. Ren, M, Lai and yesterday in a case in which eight W. F. Le W Hong Bling. 1. 8. men were accused of taking fish If, out of dislike of Fascism, we they if the primea! urges of O.RS wealth put, three quarters of appellant while Mr. Peter H. Sin this case, It is to adjudicato and C.A, Gomel Madne, Staff of over 80 men were notting

Alfred Y. Hon appeared for of lastice had not been fulfilled in Young, Carlos Araulphy, R.F. Fidenck from his pont. would be entled to trans- Errol Flynn, the British Common-

in that the Tribunal, E.. Hesser, R.R. Pearson, Bir and Inspector Rothwell told in any way curb the cbsolute right

more uncontrolled than million troops into Burnia, com-

was for the respondent.

Mr and Mr Court that at 5 a.m. on Mar. 19 of men to express their opinions, wore however wrong-headed they may Officers then the W.A.A.Fe would pared with sonte seven thousand

A.II. Mudar and Mr. Hon said that before the upon matters, must necesarily be far safer m their "pasalon American combat troops. Our be, we would be blunting the stopping" root-sults, if the por Commonwealth units counted Tenancy, Tribunal he had been hear both sides. That requirement the Union Insurance Society of Canton, from

from the Standard Vacuum 011 Company and sharpest weapon in the armory of contage of alcohol poisoned per- for some 42 per cent, of all Jap-stopped before he had completed Was absent in this case for two. Standard Vacuum Oil Company. Biad of police arrived at. 7.80 a.m., there

srom others. in the Ranks aneso casualties in the Far Easts cross-examination of a wit-reasons: (1) no evidence democracy. And we would have sonnel were higher in

case for the opponent

not Food for thought for those critics ness and the chairman, without the opponent was heard; (2) the justified in advance the very re-than in the "Circles"

even hearing, opponent's evid-fully put to applicant because the pression which tyrauts would like Ranks should stay on Australian of our efort in this area..

Beer, the Ranks do not really re- Yos, our men are fine fighters.uce, came to his conclusion, Tribunal stopped his counsel in to use against us. Liberty to-day quire a shop for there is always Those whose memories go track to Appellant, said Mr. Hon, moved the cmurre of his cross-examina- is not indanger from cranks and the Markets, and lastly, every the North African campaign will into the promises on Sept. 10, last tion of a most material withear.

body knows how undesirable it is recall the fine work of the British

year on certain arrangements "In the circumstances the trial adventurers of the Mosley stamp to have coarse men at the con- Guards after the German break with Lai Kit, the landlord's agent, was unsatisfactory and there will

clusion of dancos.

through at the Kabeering Pase, and on the payment of X2,000 Verily is a strange war we

"Don't "Pax Americana".

He shoo money or back rent. have come through, the pride, swallow all that your newspapers monthly rental

It is endangered far more by our

own complacency and muddled thinking. The British people have shown they are prepared to die

pont,

of

F.

then the

In the

U.S.

an

whose duty

WAS

as

be a rohearing."

The I

at

the

Op

agreement by both parties re-hearing was commenced before Mr. d'Almada.

Mr. Hon submitted that Lal

Partner's Evidence

was agreed a dead has been resurrected by will you; they end. Maybe you 100. Lai Kit then handed the

stuf you like to Maybe you key of the premises to the new inventions of frightened.did 90 per cent, the talking

ed

It of freedom. for the cause would not be necessary for recur

rent generations of Englishmen to die in this cause if they valued it more in peacetime.

Common Gaming House

power hungry men, scared of los- but certainly not 00 per cent of was not a reliable man and should ing the authority they wrested the fighting. Twiating the Lion's not have been believed to the from the masses during times of tail is an old stablished sport in extent by the Tribunal. He fur Wong Yue Shing Firm aald he

strees.

all

...

Wong Kam-chlu, partner of the

Among those present were Mesars Lea beln in possession of nine taels d'Algada, M.F. Raptists, .X: d'Alma of raw opium at the Cheung Chow ra, PA, Bapiltia, N.C. Barretto, A.. wharf. Connaught Road West on

Noronha. A M Rodrigues, E. L. C. P. O. Ward who prosecuted

ros, E, L. Cunha, Fred Hill, William Stok- er, A.C, Rotario, O.E. Marques, D.F. Lopes,

A.E. Osmund, L.A. de Coeta. P.X.A. Rersedion, F.E.A Remedios, D. Carvalho, E.H. Rocha, F.C. Rosa

A.F. Noronha, N.U. Botelho, F.A. Pearson, E.L.Hever,

Sequeira, Wong Bhek-kwan and 7. Nos

Pereira, H.A. Noronha, M., Beltrao. Xavier, N

. Pidcock, Wong Pokwong, 3.9.

Mrs, Wang Bik-pan, and Mr.

PA

was found

said that the onlum around her waist.

FISH-POND FISHERMEN

the

Ash

When the

Fok's pond.

were still over 30 men thore. defendents were fined $5. BRITISH MILITARY ADMINISTRATION (HONG KONG)

PROCLAMATION NO. 4

All

DELEGATION OF POWERS (AMENDMENT)

ARTICLE 3

REGULATION NO. 1—PRICE CONTROL,

NOTICE

America:

ca; but it has gone too ther mahmitted that the Tribunal coupled the ground floor. The of the above-mentioned Regulation, 1,. ALEXANDER BURGESS,

Again, I stk. "was it worth it far. The people of Britain con- alder that they are entitled to OMNIA VINCIT,LADOR:

BOMO recognition of their colossal war effort, especially as they look What We Did

File getting, vory little other im; mediate reward for six years of also have the

war which has wrocked hundreds Bir-May 1 A 20-year-old worean, Lam Lin. privilege of confronting "Pax of thousands of their homes and

a few more amptied their boliles, was charged before Mr. C. Y. Americana with

D. V. HUNTER. Kwan at the Summary Military facts, this time concerning Bri- Court yesterday with kooping a tain's technical achievements in common gaming house at No. 214, six years of war. Hollywood Road, on Tuesday."

In

could not have been. In a position first flour was occupied by a lap to adjudicate the hosting on the aness. When the Japanese luft fact adduced at that stage betare came to an agreement with the

he was stopped when

his landlord to rent the premises.. On cross-oxaminasjon. :i

Sept 8 appellant moved in some Mr. Hon added that he was en- furniture and said he had rented the dremper. Appellant told him titled to a re-hearing and sug gested that the application should ho was a policeman. be heard again by a new Tribunal

La Kit, rent collector, testified that he rented promises to respon- Re-Hearing Granted.

dent on payment of NC135,000 as Mr. Bin submitted that the back rent. Respondent had paid Two years hard labour waE First, Radar. Contrary to no-imposed by Mr. W. H. Latimer Andings of the Tribunal were rent regularly since August last

from appellant. Four others who were found on pular belief, this weapon, which yesterday on Chan Kam-sang for based on facts. He add that if the year. He denied receiving ¥2,000 the premface wore charged with was radically affected the entire the possorsion of five hand- Transl was satinind that there

grenades · and aratery and tactics. of air and

928; rounds ref was no point in roscading for Thing Fook-yu sald when he Rambling

I. Lau, who prosecuted.. naval warfare, was first lovaloped Mauser and gifle ammunition. thor the runs! was justified in went to the house to search for over ten Accused sald halcollected them to topping the proceedings and deJapanoes he found the lat empty. Add that the premises were used by British soientists

ckling on the kauer sovath been and was told found rant it from Fa" lottery house. years ago, and was in full use for make a little money, A fan of $50 was imposed, the defence of England in 1936. The grenades and ammunition diving decision of Mr. Bon's Lai Kit. He saw La Kit on Sept. while the four others who failed In 1940, when we stood very much were found by police under 8-1 appliancion Ar d'Almada said-be andréame to an agreement with to appear had their bail of $25 alone, yogavallout Radar Byrne and L.A.C. Fagan at Sam would tepaturolly, any moth lisse him, Heselne war adjourned to

about the merits of the case, but Monday afternoon, Zaporeja unconditionally to the U., Tung Uk village, Taun Wan

Teo

antreated. T

In pursuance of the powers yested-in me under-pargzraph (2. Colonel, Civil Affairs, Supplies Transport and Industry... Do. the Schedule to the above- HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that mentioned Regulation contained in a Notice made under the same Regulation on the 3rd day of December, 1645, is horeby' amend- ed by the addition of the following item; viz-

1

Commodity

Evaporated Milk-All brands

Schedule:

Maximum Retail Price

$1.25 per tin of 14% or 10

GIVEN under my hand at HONG KONG this 19th day.

March, 1046.

ALBURGESS

Supplies, Tri

Colonel (CA) mort