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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1946,
Board Of Arbitration Awards "THE VOICE
Pulling Out This Year
London, Sept. 2.
The report that all British troops in the Netherlands East Indica are to be withdrawn by Nov. 30 were confirmed by an authoritative source i London today.
This means that the military, has command in Java which
been British on behalf of the
Allied Supreme
Commander since just before the end of the war with Japan will pass into Dutch bandu,
In Ferry Dispute
The Awards of the Board of Arbitration appointed] by Government on Aug. 21 to settle the strike by employees of the Star Ferry and the Yau- mati Ferry were published last evening.
The Awards, which are virtually identical in the case of the two companies, are as follow:- STAR FERRY
COMPANY Wage Scales
Coxswain No. 1
• Coxswain No. 2 Enginects No. 1
of British
* Engineers No. 2
Basic Pay per month
$120 105
120 105
Remarks
We fully accept the Govern ment policy us announced in the Press on May 26, 1948 that where the basic wage rates as set out in C.A.A. Circular No. 67 are applle- able "the present time of fluctuat- ing prices and changing conditions Is inopportune for revising the basic wage rates, and that any rise
SIAM RICE
Bangkok, Sept. 2. The head of the Slam Rico Commission. Mr. Somerect Butler, has been anured by the Siantess premier. Than Kong, that rice deliverica will the be amended up to cover
déficits in July and August exports and also that a full an quota will be dispatched September, it was revealed here today-Reuter.
Rellring
Remuneration
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(See also Conditions of Ser- full in the cost of living is best Death Gratuity:-On leaving the met by adjustment of the re-service for good reason and with habilitation allowance which was, the approval of the management in fact, designed for this very cr in the event of death,
The withdrawni troops has been going on for vice No. 11). several months aral the end of Quartermasters November will go the end ofOilers the British "intervention"
in Firemen the affairs of the Netherlands Sailors East Indies, so strongly resent-Cook ed by the Soviet delegate when the Security Council of the
Hours:
00
48
40
21
seven
Conditions Of Service 1. Working United Nations met in Londonday week and an eight hour day calculated from the time a ferry last winter.
learned in It was reliably Batavia that Lord Killearn will goes into service to the time she return to Batavia from Singa-
pore en Sept. 7 to resume his Sjahrir, the Indonesian mier, on a settlement Indonesian problem-Reuter.
discussions with
of the
Kees off,
Overlime:-Overtime will be
purpose."
As regards employees other than coxswaing and engineers, the re- vised pay is in accordance with the scales of the utility com- panies now in force, the ployees being regarded in such a
way as we consider reasonable.
paid, as from a full eight hours sibilities and duties. Dr. Sutan
at time and a half, Le. 50% over Pre-the ordinary
hourly basic pay plus Ferry Passenger Carry- ing Allowance where payable, if workmen are called upon to work in excess of a nire hour day. Time under half an hour to count as half an hour. Time over half on hour and under one hour to be ance. This is reckoned as one hour.
The Weather Last Month
In a report on the weather of August,
be
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can
As regards the coxswains and that by engineers, we consider
of their special reason
respon- neither the existing grades set
out in C.A.A. Circular No. 67 nor the scales of the utility companies,
be made applicable to them, and we have emphasised their distinctive positions, both by revising their basic pay and alloting to them the Ferry Passenger Carrying Allow not intended to create any precedent for any type of employees other than cox- swains and engineers of passen- ger carrying ferry boats.
YAUMATI FERRY In the dispute between the Yau-
(1) One third of the following sum: With ten years' service on amount equal to twelve times the last month's basic pay with the addition of 10% un this amount
for each year of service over ten
(11) In the event of death after five years, and before ten years, 1/3 of 55% of last year's busic pay multiplied by the number of years' Bervice.
Ferry Passenger Carrying Al- lowance:
Scale per month
....$50
Coxswains A Special Coxswains B Star Ferry Type 30
20
20
50
30
Coxswains C Coxswains D Engineers A Special Engineers B Star Ferry Type 30 Engineers C Engineers D
20
The Award is signed by Mr. Justice E. H. Wiliams (Chair-
man). The Hon. Dr. J. P. Fehily,
O.B.E., The Hon. Mr. R. D. Gille-
spie, Commander A. S. D. Ryder,
2. Leave: Two days per month the Royal Observatory in lieu of Sundays plus eighteen alates that most of the month's days per annum, at the Company's rain fell in the early mornings, to convenience. The management re- followed usually by humid serve the right to anticipate
the granting of any mati Ferry and its employees the The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, C.B.E., sunny days. Apart from the night postpone
Kimiler Award differs of the 16th and early morning of hellday and to grant a
in two parti-Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie and Mr. a total of 2.55 period at another time.
culars: 17th when
Hon Man Wal. the
in a series of heavy
Note: Holidays when gronted Inches fell showers, no considerable amounts must be taken as holidays. were recorded and the total for 0.45 reached only the month Inches, 4.82 Inches below normal. The mean temperature for the month was 62.3°F., 0.3 F. above normal. The maximum tempera- ture, 91.9 F. occurred on the 1st
and the minimum, 75.8°F. on the 17th and 18th. The mean relative humidity, 88% equalled the high- past. recorded in the est value
was 11 Sunshine at 191 hours hours below normal.
On the evening of the 28th o
developed About typhoon
150
3. Sick Leave: (a) Over twelve months* service and under ten years-basic pay plus all allow- ances for four weeks in each year and thereafter, in
that year, al
the discretion of the management. (b) Over ten years service
base pay plus all allowances for and half such months, three
for 1 further three amount months each year.
Note: Sick leave will be grant- ed only on the production
bra medical certificate issued by a specifled medical practitioner, and miles southeast of Hong Kong and such certificate must be produced moving slowly westwards passed on the first day of illness, and re-
thenewed nз necessary. south of aome 120 miles Colony
at 10 am. on the 29th. Average winds did not reach gule force although several gusta ex- ceeding $5 m.p.h. were registered during the morning.
4. Safe Navigation Bonus: One month's basic pay plus Ferry Passenger Carrying Allowance where payable, per annum, to be paid half-yearly within the first week of January and the week of July respectively.
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Readers' Letters
"Racket"
Sir, On Friday Mr. Home less wrote about the dificulty of
getting living quarters and
of police force to replace those Europeans who do not come back to resume duty after re- patriation and whose present
OF MACAO"
Macho, Set, 1.
One hundred parsons from all walks of life, from barris- fors-at-law to retired potty sergeants, gathered at a dinner last night in honour of Cap- tair. Rosa Duque, veteran founder of "A Voz de Macau." on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the foundation of this paper.
been
he has
Bank Ready To Take Hyndman Back
The Hong Kong and Shanghal Banking Corpora-
tion is ready to take Harry Hyndman back into employment should he be acquitted, Mr. J. J. Fenwick, bank inspector, told the Court yesterday at the resumed hearing of the case in which Hyndman is being tried on four ebarges under the Defence Regulations, 1940. He had contact with Hyndman almost daily from 1930 to 1941. Accused held a very responsible post and Mr. Fenwick still held the high opin- ion he originally had of him, he continued. He knew nothing of accused's private life, but had heard nothing against him.
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China's Victory Celebrated
In reply to Mr. Justice Will- ama-before whom he was testi- fying as to the accused's char- acter Mr. Fenwick reiterated:- "Certainly, we will take him back right away should he be acquitted."
Mr. Leo d'Almada à Castro had earlier naked the Court for permission to call H. Foy, of the same bank, to testify that he had been told personally by the late Ho Wing, compradore
Captain' Rosa Duque retired from the Army 25 years ago to embark upon Journalism Starting with "O Liberal," fol- lowed by others that, were more or less short-lived, he founded "A Voz de Macnu" sixteen years ago. This paper ls the and is undoubtedly the most mouth-piece of the community popular and widely read Por- tugucao daily in Macau.
full of but White-haired
Captain Roea Duque spirit,
Hong Kong yesterday cele- has
the champion of brated the first anniversary of justice for the humble, by whom China's victory over Japan in he is held in high respect. grand style, with the whole city During recent years,
gally beflagged and with many suffered two rude shocks. For shops putting up huge signs to publishing a rumour of the commenorate the occasion. abdication of Hirohile, when Highlight of the celebrations of the bank, that he had given the Hyndman away to the Japanese the Jap Co-Prosperity Sphere was was being shattered, his paper King's Theatre at 10 am, at- and that because of this and the was suspended under diploma- tended by several thousand pcc- continuous threat of death he tic pressure. Prior to the au- plo. The meeting was held un- was under Hyndman was com- pension bombs were thrown at der the auspices of the local pelled to act as he did at Stan- his office by unidentified crimi- Kuomintang, the Chinese Cham-ey,
various nals. Fortunately only, one of ber of Commerce and
public and other the bomba exploded.
bodlea, More recently, for criticising Speeches were made from the the introduction of Buch ev!-
platform emphasising the signi, ficance the occasion.
A brief silence was observed in memory of those who had
Before the Crown closed its lost their lives during the eight case yesterday, Major Shiozawa years of struggle for freedom. Kunto, i/e Japanese Police in The meeting unanimously re- Hong Kong In 1943, said that solved that a telegram convey-
the misdemeanours of certain the Expeditionary troops of Forces, he was personally own threatened within hic office.Our Own Correspondent.
CABARET BRAWL SEQUEL
meeting in mass
Mr. Justice Williams said that hia present opinion was against
dence. He would, however, be prepared to listen to argument from counsel later and then to give his ruling
ing the respects of the Chinese as a result of a recommendation from Sgt. Maj. Nakashima, of community of Hong Kong should the Gendarmerie, he forwarded be sent to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and another telegram request to the O. C. Gendar- Six Canadian merchant seamen,
to China's leaders and public merie that Hyndman be given special privileges in Stanley. who were involved in the China and other bodies urging a unitese included freedom to walk Emporium Ballroom incident oned effort to achieve peace and Monday evening. had their ball national unification and recon- about, to receive special food, to smoke, to receive parcels and to of $25 each estreated by Mr.struction.
be brought out occasionally to George She at the Central Magis-
the Hong Kong Hotel to meet tracy yesterday when they failed
to appear in answer to a charge of disorderly conduct.
"The accused were Angus Wil-
Chinese banks. observed the
day as a holiday and there were no quotations on the Gold and Silver Exchange.
his family. Hyndman was al- owed to receive parcels at any time; other prisoners were not.
posts are purely temporary. 1 son, Noel Brusson Frie GmJUNK HAD NO LICENCE Hyndman In The Box put the blame on the exaction of take this opportunity again to Ralph Bisson, Kenneth Kirk- the landlord. This is wrong. remind the proper authorities patrick, Albert Bryant and John The landlord has nothing to do of the unanimous, favourable Smallwood.
It was alleged that the accused with
prevalent support of the community re- the present "racket". It is the actual oc-garding the policy of employing took part in a free-for-all at the cupiers who make the exaction. Chinese sub-inspectors and it is China Emporium Ballroom. The poor landlord looks on with- generally hoped that the govt. about 11 p.m. on Monday.evening,
out even a chance of a cent in the money.
Inspector White prosecuted.
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REPATRIATES ARRIVE
will recruit more in the future to strengthen the force. As Hng Kong is 9 Chincar, the Chinese establishment of higher posts in the force should be One of the biggest contingents enlarged and to a certain ex- of Chinese repatriates from the tent, if not more, be equal to South arrived in Hong Kong on that of the Europeans.
in the K.P.M. Line's Monday mv. "Van Heutz."
Testifying on his own behalf, When Lam Man-on, master Hyndman said he was 65 years of a sailing junk, was charged of age, single and born in Hong with falling to take out allcence Kong & Shanghai Bank in 1908, in the Marine Court yesterday Kong. He joined the Hong
he had entered the harbour for in Queen's College. During for his craft, he said that after completing his education the first time and was unaware World War I, he served with of local regulations.
the HKVC uniți demobilised in The Magistrate, Mr. J. Jolly, 1919. In November 1941 he Bald that in view of this, he joined the Food Controller's of- would discharge him with a cau- fice. tion but advised him to take out a licence forthwith.
The problem in this racket" is not the landlord; but the actual occupiers, Please read the news item of the Wah Kiu Yat Po of the first August, you will find that the man who paid the exaction still felt that it was cheap to "transfer the Paras. 5. New Year Bonus: - A 3000-watt searchlight, which month's basic puy, at Chinese New premises at $19,000. Sec, It is the man who is willing to pay will illuminate the whole of Kai Year, to be paid to every man
year's exactions that encourages this
Office, and was fined $100. completed one Tak aerodrome, will be in nightly who has
Now, since there is so much operation soon as part of a plan service: Any man with less than "racket".
check one year's service to be paid on
loose money to by R.A.F. authorities to suspicious night prowling report. a pro rata basls.
Potted
ed in the orca.
One
The Colony is facing a colossal: budget deficit and the govt. is going to retrench its staff who are either on a temporary or highly-paid basis. So from the financial, economical, and future self-govt. points of view, the ncourage local force of police should take
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Numbering 700, they embarked at Singapore, Penang and Belu- wan Dall, and great excitement prevailed on board as the ship entered harbour-most Passengers were setting eyes for
Wong Fat-hing, ranster of cargo boat No. 604Y, pleaded guilty to leaving the Colony on Sept. 1 without first obtaining clearance from the Harbour
Di the Leung Hei, master of a junk. pleaded Diesel-engined
Bongers on board on Sept. 2 and was fined $100 or one month in default.
After Hong Kong fell to the Japanese be, with many others in the bank, worked in the Japan- until cae Liquidation Office November, 1943, when he was arrested. Before this, he helped Fey get Yer 20,000 to help the bank staff and others.
Refore the Japanese prohibit- 1942, he ed it in November listened in nightly to San king on his shortwave From then until his arrest he istened in on a long-wave Bet to Chungking, New Delhi and Chéngtu; he had no doubt the Allies were going to win.
4. Uniforms and Oilskins: Oil-i "rackets," why cannot the pos- in more Chinese in various high the first ilme in six years on their guilty to having 82 excess pass Francisco, London and Chung-
way?
A number of 500 watt lamps skins have already been provid-sessors will also be erected on tall poles cd. Uniforms will be provided at various spots around the air-when cloth becomes available.
7. Typhoon Bonus: One day's port. At the moment there are only small power searchlights basic Pay pluis Ferry Passenger Corrying Allowance where pay- around the cainp at night.
able, for each day on which the No. D typhoon signal is hoisted.
More than 24,000 people in Hong Kong are still being sup- plied with one meal every day by the Government's rice kitchens, At the principal kitchen in Violet Peel Health Centre 7,500 persons are fed dolly,
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has new directory which Just been compiled by the Hong Kong Telephone Company is now being printed and will soon be issued.
3. Retiring Remuneration and Death Gratuity:-One leaving the service for good reason and with the approval of the management or in the event of death:
(1) With ten years' service, an amount equal to twelve times the last month's basle pay with the addition of 10% on this amount for each year of service over ten;
(i) In the event of death after five years and before ten years 50% of the last year's basic pay the number of multiplied by information from Colony's Missing Persons Bureau years service.
Latest
the
D. Funeral Allowance: $100 shows that it has dealt with an average number of 30 to 40 cases Funeral Allowance will be paid to of any man a day since it took over from the the next-of-skin British Red Cross two months ago. (with over twelve months' ser- Of the cases handled, 60 per cent vice) who dies whilst in the ser- have produce fruitful results.
At Wanchal, the old police sta-
vice of the Company.
Scale
homeland.
Many of them were business nren and so keen were they to get the here that as reported in "China Mall" last week-the lack of sufficient cabin accommodation
but
to Hong get
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
radio.
use it in some better posts in order to replace some I suggest that the European témporary and high-
and big
inspectors
sub- of possessora
money ly-paid
This scheme will should come to relieve the poor Inspectora. the houses, good and demolish- considerable extent and is well did not deter them from making small landlords by buying up cut down the budget deficit to a ed. My conjecture is that this applied to the policy of Hong the passage.
"I don't care how I travel big money must be eazy money; Kong self-govt., in which the
I must some local residents should have more it must be used to do
and positions in the Kong" a typical passenger board E. Shuster, Mr. G., Ross, Mr, and good, instead of encouraging | share
Ing the ship in Singapore is quot-Mrs. C.Y. Yang, Col. EL, Robbins, ed by Reuter as saying,
| N, Nicolson, Lt.-Cdr. and Mrs. Ď ̧w. bad "rackets."
Duncan, Major-Gen. and Mrs. K.K. Cheung, Mrs, and Miss Tuck, M. A. 'Annett, Mr. and Mrs, 3t, Ho, Mr., L He was slapped and punched McDowall, Mrs. E. Michail, Mr. D.E." because he said he knew nothing Wilby, Miss M.F.D. Gemmell, is about a British espionage 'net- Wickelt, Miss M, Henson and Miss S,M, Swift.
work.
I solicit the sympathy of the public to relieve the poor small landlords by not putting blames already in on them who are a bad fix,
CHAN KAM TIN.
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Ticks Sir, My dog has got a lot of ticks inside his. ears and around his body.
Will any dog lover kindly help me with advice how to eradicate thesu parasiten?
57.
own
of their management affairs.
FRANCIS ROBERT WONG.
Beaver
Str. Yesterday I had a letter from my horse, Hector.
course,
on
(Hector, my sporting readers will remember, originally gained fame as the first horse to score double century in first-class cricket. There is of
family controversy some the subject, as Gra-Fap Hiriam stoutly maintains that he was the first to achieve such fame in the epic match between Mt. Cameron
Little Ding and Lesser Doing, Sir-Can you tell me whether late in the season of '87, when he partnered Lord Threbothle Mt. Cameron is the correct name of the mountain on which in a great stand of three hun- dred runs and thirteen bottles. the Japanese inonument has. heen built? I understand that But the claim is generally con- per month Mt. Cameron is the name of ceded by the rest of the stud the next mountain on the loft to be merely infantile second- (looking from Kowloon); itary stage-vanity.)
10. Ferry Passenger Carrying tion has now been turned into a Allowance:~~ Shelter giving accommodation to over two hundred street sleepers
every night. Total accommodation Coxswains No. 1 space allows for four hundred and Coxswaing No. 2
fifty.
Engineers No. 1 Engineers No. 2
Scalo
.$30
25 30
25.
Note: This Ferry Passen- Now being used by the Canton- Hankow railway are six Mikado-ger Cocrying Allowance. is pay- typo locomotives and 900 railway table in connection with payments. wagons which are part of the made under Overtime, Safe Navi- UNRRA gooda.contributor to this gation Benue, and Typhoon Bontis, region.
this is so, what is the correct name of the mountain with the monument?
INTERESTED.
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The Police Sir, With reference to the but not in the case of New Year China Mail" interview with the Bonus, and Retiring Remunera Police, the Chinese community Sentence of three months on and Death Gratuity.
(1) To remove any possibility is of the opinion that the Govt hard labour, a fine of $2.000 and an additional fine of $2,000 of doubt Rehabilitation Allowance is trying to give local well- (in default 18 months hard is not payable in connection with educated people more share and labour) was imposed by Mr. payments made under Overtime, responsibility in the manage W.H. Latimor in Kowloon Court Safe Navigation Bonus and Tyment of their affairs by appoint SADALMAL İng them as Chinesa sub yesterday, on Chen Chuen, 86, phoon Bonus,
of New Inspectors. I remember distinct
across
"It appears from his letter that Hector recently came several copies of "The China Mail" in his favourite fish and chip shop in East Wapping and in the unfortunate gana twixt fish and vinegar hap pened on sundry of "Nostal gin'a' diatribes in the "Readera" Latters" column.
Hector has, himself, only re- cently returned from Australia, where he has bean engaged on important war-work providing horse-hair for over stuffed shirts, to his training stables at Epsom Salt-flate, and he wlahen me to state that
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who was convicted of keeping 11. Commencerpent an opium/divan st 020 Shang Conditions of Bervics: The new that the governor in coun hai Street, 2nd floor, and with conditions of service are to be ef all in the first meeting pointed unlawful possession of 40.5 fective from 12t August, 1945, (10) out that the govt.'s final alina). At no time did he meet a shels of pay and prepared accordance with the usual practice is to employ a greater number single Imported filly capable of Sinu sulke parɛto be paid), gear of Chinese In the higher posta standing up to the immense
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The "Van Heuiz" salled yester- day with through passengers for Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
strain of having her tail brush- ed for periods greater than five minutes, and
oft
Atrival at tho · Perineals Hole! | Monday included Col, Tan Ese Chỉu, Mri,
Departures Included 0,L, Thøller, P.E. Milbourn, W.D. Daris, Mr. and Mrs;
1. Merriti, I. Murry, Capt. R. Krupe. Capt. C., Branen, & M. Tons. Capt,
Beborde and Ne Shu Kai,
v. Leflaire, W,15 Branch,
Antiher batch of old residents returned
to the Colony yesterday from Australia
He was arrested on Novem- ber 9, 1943. He was taken to the Supreme Court building and through an interpreter. He was there questioned by Nakashima sinpped,
punched and caned whenever his answers were not in their favour.
The case was adjourned to this morning.
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b) Knowing Nostalgia's re-.. Blarer, Capt, D.W, Cederberg, putation, which stretches aven farther than Billingegate and
This evening at eight o'clock here Hector points out that un- til Nostalgia was stabled near an American Army camp late in
Messrs. B. Knott and B. Gillesple will present Variety on Records by the .. "Eastern" among them being at the Toc H Services Club, St. the First World War, the terms
and "anaffle-bit" Mr, Harry Chine, aliter of the "Bonth
Andrews, Nathan Road. Kowloon, quite. unknown to the China Morning Fost", Mr. and Mrs. G. The programme will include re. "loose-box"
Benny Goodman, were
has Mr. E.W. Perry, H. and Mrs. K,C.
Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Loss, Glenn equine world he can not pos-mieson and three children, Mr. and cordings by
Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Ling-and aibly imagine how she
Miller, Harry Roy. Duke Elling- tom. Artle Shaw, Paul Whitema festored herself into a position three children. Mira, N.A. Marlin, Mer
and Bing Crorby. on a committed in a residential .. Meetz and twen children, Mr. Mr. P. A, Winterton and two children. victions as "The Valley".. area of such deep-rated con- Bory, Krt, M.B. Danser and child, Mr. O, Patriaky, Mrs. R. Maynard What Hector will say when and child. Mr. £, L. Cunningham, Mrs. he reads this latest garbled at-w.v.x. stawert. Mrs. A. Tang Chur concealed Miss J... Hamilton and Master C.K, tack-this crudely
1.3.0. Blewart, M. Spary, J. Turbyne. libel-on the frontispiece of the Hamilton; the Kiss FE.A. Bewart, Empire's tradition-the flowing and B.K. Boon: and, . A. Bpoor banner of our hispid history N. Broov, H. Hall, P. Hamiler, JR,N. I can only conjecture, and quote Lindeman, 0, Yardley and V, Custard, his own words: *.
What else can voir expect? Nostalgia is, after all, only HECTOR'S TRAINER horse of a different colour1"
Coleman, Mrs. H. Worley, Mr. B.G. -Mór, und, Mre, B.; Arend.. Mrs, 1,0,
& Jordon and Mr.:0.V, Curtle, wire through matar on the supe, soul, for Bhangħadj,
(The Japanese monument actually isnot on Mount Cameron, which is south of the monument. The site on which the monument stande le name -leng dur ia usunity" referred to ga being just above Magazine
A fine of $10 was imposed by Mr. Horace Lo in Kowloon Court yesterday, on Au. Man hin, of 298, Sal Young Chol Street: 1ht floor, who was aum moned for the posresalon of l'apparatus for radiocommunien-
tion without a licence:
On Thurado
o'clock there at the Club.
evening at eight Whist Drive Service personnel and civilians. are cordially invited to all activi ties arranged by Toe H.
MURDER
The body of an
unknown Chinese with both hands tied with, thin rope and injuries on the head, was found in a plece of vacant ground in Shaukiwan Road by Police patrol at about 8.45 am yesterday.
The body was decomposed and the man appeared to have been dead for over a week. It is believed that he was ■ jubk foki, The Police are making enquiries,
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