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THE BLUE TAXICABS, LIMITED

THE BLUE TAXIS OF KOWLOON

The Blue Taxis which were first put on the road in 1928 are, after 4 years and 8 months, again plying for hire in Kow- loon.

NOTICE

Tonders are invited for the purchase of the following

stores;

(1) Scrap Iron and Steel various descriptions.

(2) Old Packing Cases etc. as Firewood,

and

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1948.

CASE AGAINST C. J. GROVER

Witness Tells Court Accused

Stole Fleet Club's Glasses

of four

Two British merchant seamen, The above stores are lying in The fares of $1.00 for the Ist mile for the 10 IP. Il-various sites in the Hong Kong John McLeod and Jolm McKinnon, mans are high compared with and Kowloon Naval Yards, Taf both of the s.9. "Empire Garden," Sugar Refinery, North were charged before Mr. George the 1937 rate of 30 eente por koo

at the Central Magistracy other

Naval Sho mile or even the 1941 rate of Point, 40 cents per mile, but it is the Establishments and are requir- yesterday, with larceny policy of the Company to keep ed to be removed once a week beer glasses from the China Fleet its rates as low as possible, and for a period of 3 months com- Club on Tuesday.

Acessed pleaded guilty and had hopen

supplien become mencing 1st September 1946.

nothing to say. normal, prices will fall and per-

Inspector Successful tenderers are re- mit an early and effective re-

a Deposit of secuted, said that at about 10 p.m. quired to pay duction.

Contract of on Tuesday, accused were arrested $3,400 for the the Serap and $1,000 for that by Mr. Newby of the China Fleet the entrance at of the Firewood, and niso to Club, outside settle their accounts weekly for Gloucester Road, with the

brr quantities removed, Deposite will glasses.

to the Ruccessful Govern-Tenderer on termination of the

Contract,

Only taxis are available at the moment, ar againat a fleet of 80 plying for hire in 1941.

A number of taxis are still be returned requisitioned by the

ment.

Tender forms can be obtain- A few old taxia have been recently recovered and are ed on application at Section VI

being reconditioned.

of Naval Store Department, H.M. Naval Yard, between 10

and

A fleet of Hilman 10 H.P.a.m. and 12 Noon on 16th, 16th. Cara was ordered early in the and 17th August 1946 year and the orders being ac should be returned in a wealed cepted in April, these will be cover addressed to Supty. Naval placed on the road as soon as Store Officer, H. M. Naval delivery is obtained,

Yard, Hong Kong, on or before Noon Tuesday, 20th August 1946.

We have done all we can to restore our service to the pre- war level, and can assure the Public that we will continue to i do our utmost to satisfy the demand for. It cheap And efficient taxi service OB the mainland.

Dated the August, 1946,

14th day

of

TSAN YUNG, Managing Dircelor.

THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

NOTICE

Plant, consumers

are

Owing to major repairs to the Company's Generating warned that the following districts will be without a supply from 1230 hours to 1630 hours approxi- mately on Sunday, 18th August, 1946.

Tin Hau Wongnelchong Broom Road Ropulse Bay Gough Street Possession Street, Wing Kat Street Chiu Lung Street Wanchui

Sutherland Street West End Park Aberdeen Garden Rond Tokfulam Victoria Peak Victoria Gap Seymour Rond Taikoo

Hongkong Bank

Naval Dockyard

GIEB, LIVINGSTON & CO..

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

NOTICE

Tenders for Laundry Services.

It is hereby notified that tenders for laundry services for all hospitals under this depart- ment are invited.

Full particulars and procedure for tendering were published in the Government Gazette of 9th August, 1946, Notification No. $161, or can be obtained from the Secretary, Medical Depart ment. Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Building, First Floor,

P. S. SELWYN-CLARKE,

D. M. S. 12th August, 1946.

POLICE DEPARTMENT

NOTICE

MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS

| LICENCES ORDINANCE

No. 25 of 1933,

sons may

and

With effect from lat. Sep-| temuer, 1946 no person or per- operate n Massage Establishment other than bon LTD., pitals recognised by the Direc- Agents,

tor of Medical

Sanitary THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC Services unless licensed by the

CO., LTD. Commissioner of Police.

Applications for these licences Hong Kong, 14th August, 1946. should be sent in immediately.

C. H. SANSOM, Acting Commissioner of Police.

NOTICE

H. Sell, who

pro-

Defendants admitted that they took the glasses from the club.

A fine of $25 or three weeks' hard labour was imposed.

DON'T MOVE

IN YET!

A warning has been issued that owners of houses in the Kowloon Tong aren should not make any attempt to re-occupy their houses immediately.

The whole aren has, get to be checked, a damage assessment made, and the area will then be handed over to the Civil Govern ment and officially returned to

the owners.

Efforts of householders to regain immediate Possession can only hamper the necessary work now in progress, which is being carried out in the interests of the owners themselves.

"V-J DAY" REUNIONS

To commemorate V-J Day, two volunteer Reunions have been arranged for tonight.

One Reunion, which has been organized by C.Q.M.S. "Teddy" Fincher" is being held at 7 pm. in the K.C.C.

The other will be a Reunion of Portuguese Volunteern and will be held in the Club Lusitano.

Scared Mrs. Rudrof

A witness at yesterday's hearing of the case]

against G. J. Grover stated that he came out|4f to give moral support to Mrs. Rudrof, who was a bit frightened when accused came to see her.'

"Old Ironsides"

Evidence was also given by another witness that To Visit H.K.

he had seen accused supervising the loadingi

Returning the visit made

10

of petrol from a petrol dump which accused Canton recently by His Excel- later claimed to have discovered.

The case is being heard be ed before 1942 as an employee fore Mr. F. X. d'Almada at the, of the Dairy Farm. Central Magistracy.

Petrol Dump

The

SIAM RICE

Singapore, Aug. 14. Siamese Government

has ordered the authorities of 26 provinces to begin the requisitioning of all Tee stocks to prevent a break- down of the delivery pro- pramine-Reuter,

H.K.

CEREALS FAMINE THREAT

Singapore, Aug. 14. Hong Kong, Malaya and British Borneo are faced with the threat of rations

possibly unless

leney the Governor, Sir Mork Young, and Lady Young, Gen-' eral Chang Fa-kwel, Director of the President's Headquarters in Canton, and Madame Chang, are shorter cereal Mr. R. S. Smith is prosecut-

expected to arrive in Hong Kong ing on behalf of the Crown,

and shortly, A. F. May, Electrical Techni- tomorrow.

famine, The distinguished visitors will even while accused is being repre-

ciun employed by the P.W.D., sented by Mr. Alfred Hun,

The accused, G. J. Grover, is testified that in the early part travel from Canton by plane, and Siam is able soon to ex- charged with committing an act of the Japanese occupation here expected to land at Queen's port sufficient rice.

hnd occasion to speak to with intent to assist the enemy

Dr. Per at about 10 am. They will

Regulations 1940.

This information

comes from

contrary to No. 27 of Defence Valentine. Witnesa drove his car be the guests here of His Excel-nuthoritative sources outside the

·

in

many

and also drew his rations from the Queen Mary Hospital. Dr.

Windsor

lency the Governor,

conference of the South East Astu fuod experts being held here by Lord Klearn, Brush Special Commissioner,

K. Johannessan, partner the firm of Wallem & Co,, who Valentine tried to get a pass for

MONEY MART stated that he knew Mrs. Ru-; witness, but was unable to do drof, said that he also knew 40. Rations were drawn from

Gold maintained its position Siamese delegates to the con- necused by sight. Witness was the Japanese Military Investiga yesterday and though at the open-ference were reported to have living at No. 12 Peak Rond dur tion Department at

export. ing the early part of 1942. The House. The rations were issued it was weak at $350 a tael, It said that Siam hopes to

rapidly moved to $300 and then 60,000 tons of rice during August, by Grover. Witness found house belonged to Mr. Nemazce,

to $369, closing again at $300, but they expressed doubt whether and Mrs. Rudrot and

Grover pleasant, Witness also Chinese National

Currency was shipping facilities at Bangkok other people were staying there. remembered seeing accused at stendy, and with very light would be able to handle it. In the beginning of 1942, wit- the Dairy Farm in Pokfulam. fluctuation closed at $1.72 for They added that ofcials of the ness sald accused visited No. 12

Accused had several lorries futures and $1.82 for spot (for Anglo-American - Siamese Rice Peak Road. He came on a few and was collecting petrol from C$1,000). U.6. dollars were Commission still believe that Slam ecensions, usually rather Inte in Petrol Dumps. There was a bought at $4.30/$4.50, and Sterling will be able to meet her export the evening. He came to see Mrs. gang of coolice engaged in load and Australian pounds were inquota of 550,000 tons of rice for Rudrof. Witness spoke to him ing the petrol on the lorries, demand at $15.55 and $12.35 res-the second half of this year. on one or two occasions.

Accused was standing by super-, vising the work. Witness did not speak to accused about the mat-

Shanghai Exchange ter. Accused himself mentioned

Closing the subject at Windsor House when witness went to draw Shanghai market

As Mrs. Rudrof was

a

bit

pectively.

follows;

French delegates said that Indo- China hopes to export 35,000 tons of. rice during the third quarter of the year-Associated Press..

Critical

Shanghal, Aug. 14. quotations on the today were og

Singapore, Aug. 13. Deficit countries in South- Buying Selling east Asia are facing a critical CN$ food situation, Lord Killearn .194,400 194,600 informed the liaison conference

2,540 2,850 here today.

frightened when accused came, he, witness, came out to give mural support to Mrs. Rudrof. Being a sort of guardian to Mrs. Rudrof whenever she was rations. bothered, witness usually came out and stood by her, Witness

Under cross-examination, wit- exchanged a few words withness said that he was interned Gold per ounce him. The accused claimed that by the Japanese for 12 months U.S. Dollars* he came on behalf of a Japanese from about Aug. 10, 1944 until, H.K. Dollars officer and wanted to offer Mrs. the re-occupation, Witness was • Unofficial Rudrof employment in secre- not working for the Japanese, tarial capacity. This offer was but for Dr, Selwyn Clarke. Wit- turned down by Mrs. Rudrof. ness was at the Queen Mary Witness could not remember Hospital until all the other peo clearly what was the name of ple from the Hospital had been the Japanese officer, but it interned. After that, witness sounded like Hidako or Hidaki. stayed at his home in Kennedy Cross-examined by Mr. Hon, Rond. The incident of the load- witness said that he knew accusing of petrol took place about two or three weeks after wit- ness met Grover about Jan. 18,

Legislative Council Meeting Today

The Attorney move-

1942.

re- Ness.

There

CNS

market.

560

506

-Associated Press.

"ATOMIC SCIENTISTS

INCORPORATED"

Vocux

The conference may decide to make special representations to the International Emergency Food Committee in Washington for urgent steps to be taken.

A ration cut in Slugapore and the Malayan Union is certain within the next few days, while and flour Hong Kong's rice stocks, Including all shipments en route, will be exhausted after the first week in September.- Reuter.

•

Quarantine restrictions have been imposed by the Government

August, 1948.

of Vac-

STOUT MAN HELD ON

Trenton, NJ. Aug. 14. A group of nationally known scientists, headed by Albert Einstein, have filed papers in the office of the Secretary of State seeking to become incor- parated in New Jersey as an Emergency Committee of Going To Workshop

Atomic Scientists, Incorporated, ARRIVALS AND Witness was going to the They stated that their pur

DEPARTURES Dairy Farm Workshop at Pok- pose is "to advance the use of fulam. He was about 100 yards atomic energy in ways beneficial know. away from Grover and three or to mankind, to diffuse

New arrivals at the Peninsula A plea by Mr. M. K. Lo for the lifting of the Mora-four lorries. One Japanese ledge and information about Hotel Includo W. Brianbridge-

torium, particularly in regard to transactions for were also present. Wit- general understanding of ita Bruaset, T. H. Loucand Mrs.

officer and one subordinate in atomic energy and to promote Hawker, Hsu Sheng-hal, Mrs. in shares and property, and questions about ness knew, before the war, that consequences to society and the Mrs. S. P. Chen, Mr. and Mrs. R. the Piece-Goods Control Order and the regis- there were petrol dumps at the people of the United States in S. Ho. tration of China Companies by Mr. R. D. Gil-spot. Some 15 or 20 coolies order that an informed citizen- ! lespie will feature to-day's meeting of Legisla-were engager dumps in the its policy and shape its action include Mr. D. T. Smith, Mr.

Departures from the Peninsula loading the petrol. ry may intelligently. determine tive Council.

Sanford, same area were sabotaged by us to serve its own and mankind's, B. Lawson, Mr. Wm. Following is the agenda:-

interests." the powers of all the note-issu- before the surrender" said wit- best

Associated Mr. L. Merritt, Mr. A. Creighton, The Hon. Mr. R. D. Gillespie ing banks to make, issue,

He did not speak to ac- | Presa,

Capt. D. Cederberg, Mr. Wm. Shaver, Mr. C. Strange, Mr. C. J. will ask the following questions: issue and circulate notes until cased because he, witness, was

1. In view of the Piece-Goods and including the 12th day of in a car on a mission.

A fine of $25 was imposed on Grant, Mr. P. Huet, Mr. W. D. (Control) Order, 1946, publlah- | July, 1947.

was a hole in the roadway caus- Liu Shun, shop keeper, by Mr. Davis, Mr. S. Kemp, Mr. D. 0. ed in the Gazette of July 2nd,

General willed by a bomb, as well as a sen- George She at the Central Magis- Silver. under which all piece-goods are

try post, so his car had to slow tracy yesterday, for assaulting a liable to be requisitioned on ar- That the additional by-law down. The dump was slightly sanitary coolie, Law Yuen, in rival in the Colony, the object I made by the Urban Counell un-above the level of the road on Electric Road, on Tuesday.

of Macao against arrivals from He could ostensibly being to accumulate der Section 5 of the Public the left hand side. a quantity sufficient to make an Health (Food) Ordinance, 1935, not possibly have mistaken any For keeping an opfum divar Hong Kong on account of small- equitable distribution to all rice Ordinance No. 18 of 1935, Un one else for Grover. Witness did at No. 283, Des

Rond pox. Valid certificates ration ticket-holders: will Gov- 30th July, 1946, under the head-not know that Grover had any-Central, Tsang Chi was fined $500 cination against smallpox are re- ernment explain why oxport per- ing "Markets" set forth in the thing to do with the discovery or five months' tmprisonment, quired from passengers to Macao mits are being issued for simi-Schedule to the said Ordinance,f the petrol dump until Grover by Mr. George She at the Central from Hong Kong as from the 16th lar materials, thus reducing the be approved.

himself stated ao at Windsor Magistracy yesterday. quantity available for the Gov- The Attorney General will House in the presence of a nume ernment rationing scheme. move the Second and Third ber of people. Witness never at

(2) (a) Will Government give rendings of--

juny time saw accused taking the reasons for the delay in the A Bill intituled "An Ordin- any foodstuff to the workers at registration, under Proclama anco to amend the Currency, the Dairy Farm, Pokfulam. tion No. 27, of China Corapanics Ordinance No. 64 of 1935." many of whom made applica- A BI intituled "An Ordin- Same Evening tions for such registration Inance to remove doubts concern- April; and is Government aware ing the legal status of certain of the embarrassment which Bank Notes issued during the may be caused to such com Japanese Occupation of the! Was the some evening that he A red flashing light has benn panies, or of the difficulties Colony and to give power to the saw the petrol being loaded. At ALL PERSONS interested in

on the Western which they may encounter, by Finance Secretary

that time, witness was residing isauc car at his house in Kennedy Road. photography are invited to at- re-established

other tend a

meeting to be held at end of Southern Entrance to the failure to provide them with tificates of indebtedness

a proper status Thursday, 22nd Yaumali Typhoon Refuge.

than in accordance with section He did not sign for rations 6.30 p.m. on

Accused complained of a head- had stepped into it. He placed (b) Would Governntent state of the Currency Ordinance, for those taken for himself and ache resultant on un infected eye deceased in a riakshaw and took

drawn by workers, but signed August, 1946, in St. John's

Characteristica 24 second what netion is being, or has 1935." Cathedral Hall.

¡Bght and 3% second eclipse.

Rations were and proceedings were adjourned him to Mongkok Police Station. been taken, to permit the regis-

his dependants.

witnesses, had been Deceased died while still in the tration in Hong Kong of China C.B.E. will move

The Hon. Mr. Lo Man-kam, usually collected between 6 p.m. after two Charts affected: Nos. 3280, | Compuntes who availed themsel-

and 9.30 p.m. Witness agreed taken to this afternoon at 2.30 rickshaw awaiting an ambulance.

Interfered 1. That this Council being of that in January and February p.m. 1469.ves of the powers given antior

Evidence that the deceased had people

Tso Tung sold he was walking the Defence (China Companies the opinion that the muinton the Japanese stopped

of a ruptured spleen and along Shanghai Street on July 3 Authority: Harbour Master. Temporary Transfer. of Regis-ance of the, Moratorium parti-walking in the streets after 6 aled

p.m. Witness could not rámem that the injuries he had sustained when he saw ode man engaged tored Office) Regulation 1941, cularly in regard to transactions J. JOLLY.

and the Colonial Companies in shares and property is having ber the names of the other peo- were consistent with a blow from in a fight against two: Deceased Harbour Master.

(Transfer) Order in Council grave retarding effect on the ple present when accused men- a fist was given by Dr. R. E had his arm around accused and 1942 and Regulation 6 of the rehabilitation of the Colony de tioned, the discovery of the Alvarez, of the Kowloon Public was pressing him to, the ground.. who had conducted, Accused and the other man were. SEEDLINGS FOR Defence (Companies) Regula- sires to express the hope that Petrol Dump. He was famillar Mortuary,

the Government will make. ur-with the faces of the people, but the autopsy on deceased.

over the face HOME GROWING

Kent representations to the not the names. He could ascer¦ Decensod's physical condition body and docensed was bleeding Seedlings of egg plants and der the specific provisions of Secretary of State with a view tain the nomes. The remark was was such, Dr. Alvarez said, that from none and mouth.

made by accused a few yards the blow that ruptured his spleen Chinese National currency tary to the Diocese and to the chillies are now available for Article 4 of Proclamation No. to its removal-

2. That if the Secretary of away from a desk at which Д was not necessarily a hard one. notes were scattered over the Bishop of Hong Kong, is apply-free distribution. A limited 27.

Stato's decision in regard to Japancao' was sitting.

1. Sub-Insp. Andrews, prosecut-ground. Together with a stout ing to His Excellency the number can be obtained by cach

Motions

Debtor-Creditor Relationships Governor of Hong Kong for applicant from the office of the

a dealer fri medicinal herbs and interfered and the atout man naturalization, and that any Botanical & Forestry Dopart-

The Financial Secretary will involves any logislation which Re-examined by Mr. Smith, Ins, said that the deceased was man whom he did not know ho person who knows any reason mont, Room No. 17, Post Office move the following resolution may affect, the Colony an oppor- witness said that he installed a had come down to Hong Kong.on took hold of accused while the why naturalization should not be Building, 1st Fl.. on Tuesday,

Resolved pursuant to the pro- funity lie given to this Council water supply to the Dairy Farm business. He had just changed other useallant ran away.

und later to the Queen Mary his money into Chinese National. He had since seen the sfaut granted should pond a written August 20th. Applicants should viso to section 3 of the Note- to express Ita ylows before such

Hospital. The reason he was insuing Banks Extension of legislation is enacted. and signed statement of the bring their own containers.

the New Ter-Accused was also 'a stranger to Powers Ordinance, 1980, facts to the Colonial Secretary

board “aj bus for as 8. That the term of this permitted to run loose must ucy, and was on his war to men and did not low him at all, modified by the Law Amend Motion and a record of the Do-have been in appreciation of ritorios when he was attacked by him.

two men.

Deceased had little to say to ment (Transitional Provisions) bate be transmitted to the his servicon.

Hearing was adjourned till A witness would be produced him but accused his akiaflants of Ordinance, 1940, that this Logis- Secretary of State for hia Ing lative Council – hereby, exténda | formation, unuda

280 p.m. on Aug. 16.

who saw the ensuing fight and having picked his pocket.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF HONG KONG

Affiliated to the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.

ROBERT A. BATES,

Honorary Secretary.

NATURALIZATION

NOTICE

NOTICE is hereby given that KARL HANS FRITZ HARTH known 46 CHARLES JOHN FREDERICK HARTH, Secre-

of Hong Kong, Lower Albert „Road, Hong Kong....

NOTICE TO MARINERS

No. 47 of 1946.

Hong Kong Harbour. Yaumati Breakwater.

THOS. F. RYAN,

Superintendent. Botanical & Forestry Dept.

tion 1940 and who therefore aro excluded from registration uns

He could not remember the te of the conversation. but it

TO ACCUSED

Committal proceedings against Lo Kam, a coolte, charged with the murder of a dealer in medi- cinal herbs, Lau Tat-chuen, in Shanghai Street near Nelson Street on the afternoon of July 3, commenced yesterday at Kowloon Court be- fore Mr. W. H. Latimer.

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hitting him

ond