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Rabies In H.K.

A fortnight ago a 17-year-old, Chinese youth was biten bra dog in Queen's Road and

died tcm rable

The lad had not received anti- rajic treatment after being bitter and the Medical Authorities polit to this case as a vivid Illustration for the iced of the general public talding all precautions against rables.

The public is reminded that. dogs must be muzzled or put on a lead when outdoors and no dog should be allowed to stray, or be moved from the mainland to Hong Kong, or vice versa, with- out written permission from the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon,

Persons bitten by dogs should report at once to the nearest police station or to the nearest Health Officer. They will be given anti-rabic treatment free of charge. A dog that has bitten! anybody should be handed to the Health Department.

The Mails

J. P. ELECTION

As a result of the election by the Unofficial Justices of the Peace which was held on 4th October, Mr. Maurice Murray- Watson, was - nomin- ated by 46 votes to - 21

for appointment to a seat on the Legislative Council, and Vin accordance with the Royal Instructions his name was mubmitted by His Excellency the Governor to the Secretary of State for the Colonies for approval of the appointment.

Instructions have now been received from His Majesty, through the Secretary of State, to appoint Mr. Watson to be an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council and he has been so appointed with

the: effects from -

18th October, 1948,

Portuguese Jap. Spy

THE CHINA MAIL, THUR NDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1946

Legislative

You'll Soon Be Able Council

To 'Phone London

(By Margaret Bradbury)

In a few months' time Hong Kong's public may be

able to pick up any telephone In the Colony and book a call through to Britain, America, Manila, Shanghai or Chungking.

The special equipment necessary for this tele

phone

communication has been ordered by Cable and Wireless in London and is due here at the end of this year. Only a few weeks will be re- quired for the setting up of the machinery by Cable and Wire less technicians in Hong Kong, as plans have been made for some time now and depend only on delivery from the maau- facturers, t

Fest

CINC BPF

morning, the air

Vener fred

to the flag of the in Chief, British- eet Vice

Sir Denis Boydy on behalf of Rear-Admiral Aircraft-car-1. riera (Rear Admiral A R. M.

POLICE PUNCTURE Bildge, CBE), marking the PYTHON

Central Police Station way en livened Festerday morning when Just before the European sized python, which had been it became known that a large war, Hong Kong had phone shot around the Peak area the connections with Manila and evening before, was on view in Lawrence Oswald Senna, 44- Chungking and preparations the D. C.143 office. over year-old Portuguèse, born of a were being made for a link-up The python, which had been Chinese mother in Shanghai, was between Hong Kong and Lon-shot, measured 112 feet in sentenced to life imprisonment by don. But owing to strict length 15 inches in circumference the Szechuen High Court at security measures the service and weighed about 40 cattles, a Chungking on Tuesday for espion had to be postponed. During The Police were informed of the working as A Japanese

first occasion his command. had been in port at the same time as the C-in-C., B.P.F. The salute was returned by (HMS Belfast.

MAJOR-GEN. DEMMING

Meeting

At a Teglamtive Council meeting to be held this after noon, the Attorney General will- present the report of the Select Committee appointed to cons sider the Bill intituled "An Or- dinance to amend the Stamp Ordinarice, 1921, and to move that the Bill as amended by the Select Committee and published in the Gazette Extraordinary of 16th October, 1945, be, sub- stituted for the Bill as read`nTM Second timeESSORIE

The Attorney General will move the First, reading of:- A Bill Intituled “An Ordinance to amend temporarily the Pawn- brokers · Ordinance.“ 1930, and the Second and Third read- lugs of

DRAW BIIL-Intituled .... "An Ordinance to amend the Fac tories and Workshops Or dinance, 1987 WEEKS

A Bill intituled "An Or- dinance to amend the Arms and Ammunition Ordinance, 1933.”

age in China during the war by the occupation the Japanese re- tresence of the python on the General E. S. S." Demming 1921" by the Pawn-

and on their locating the analic

they ended Ita® existence with couple of well directed shots.

agent, says Central News secret moved all the new machinery Peak by a member of the RAF The Postmaster-General yester- Senna was arrested in Kun- which has not yet been traced-Two Chinese policemen were sent day disclosed that, with the ex-ming after the Japanese surrent as well as destroying a great ception of two bags dated Octo- der. He was sent by a Japanese deal of valuable telephone ber 4th, and one bag for October agent in Macao to Kwellin after material. 5th, all Lordon air mail has now beed received in Hong Kong up to October 5th

Maile are also complete from the following places: New York,

Pearl Harbour to spy on AlliedMr. W. J. Knight, manager military movements in Free of Cable and Wireless in Hong China. He relayed information ob- Kong told me yesterday: The from time to time. tained to Macao from Kweilin idea is now to link the Colony with as many places as we can and as soon as we can. When the material arrives from Eng- land we shall arrange straight- away for direct connection with Shanghai and Chungking. Con- nection with England will probably be made vin₫ Ceylon and connection with America through Manila. Experience has shown that it is often bet-

When Kweilin fell to the Jap Oct, 3rd., Montreal, Oct. 3rd, Calanese, Senna went to Kunming cutta, Oct. 10th, Colombo, Oct and engaged in further spring 6th, Cairo, Oct. 5th, Johannesburg, there for the Japanese agent in Oct. 4th, Rangoon, Oct. 11th, Macao.

Surface mails from London dated July 20th. and September 11th, have also been received, but sea malls between those two dates

are

still outstanding, although

The High Court today also or dered confiscation of Senna's pro- perty in China but ordered a cer- thin portion to be set aside for the upkeep of Senne's dependents

He is the first. foreigner to be

age in China.-Central News:

can be expected in the near furied and found guilty of espion-ter to use telephone relays than

ture.

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* Secrecy Gear

Mr. Knight said that a great "deal of experiment had been car=" ried out on overseas telephone communication during the last few years and Hong Kong in- tended to carry out her own trials whenever possible.

Apart from the terminal equip“ ment ordered for the Colony there

Disposal of the carcase has not yet been decided upon, but the akin may be preserved aus kept as a memento, reikalavi

The B. O, A. Ga flying-boat from Singapore, bringing Major K.B.E., C.B.E., Principal Ad- ministrative Officer, South-east Asia Command on a tour of in- spection of military establish ments in Hong Kong arrived yesterday afternoon but owing to the heavy fog did not land and turned back to Haiphong.

Assaults On Police Not Encouraged!

The Attorney General, will move the Committee stage and the Third reading of: A Bill intituled An Ordinance to amend the Stamp Ordinance,

It is brokers Ordinance, 1930, that articles pawned are redeemable within eight months from the date of the loan in the case of goods pawned in the Island of Hong Kong. Kowloon or New Kowloon, and within twelve months in any part of the «New Territories other than New

Kowloon vebeen. Représentations have been. made on behalf of pawnbrokers that they are unable to con tinve in business owing to financial, difficulties, caused by the Japanese occupation. It is

“We do not encourage assaults on the Police," re- considered that this now mea- marked Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, at the Cen-sure which reduces the above- tral Magistracy yesterday, addressing John mentioned periods of eight and twelve months to four and six Pettingrew Ainsbury of the ship "Birchol. respectively and thereby Ainsbury was charged on four counts: (1) malici- releases capital more quickly, ous damage to property at No. 22 Connaught will canble pawnbrokers to Road Central, 2nd floor. (2) Assaulting mem- carry on business. This seems bers of the Police Force in the execution of preferable to permitting the in- their duty; (3) Disorderly and abusive behavi- crease in rates of interest

originally requested.. our at No. 22 Connaught Road Central and (4) Disorderly and abusive behaviour at the Cen- tral Police Station.

the

Inspector Sell conducted the over a lost fountalo pen and a is also secrety gear which, takes | Prosecation. speech unintelligible for picking Li Wai Mus, tenant of No. 22 which he had hunted all over the watch of sentimental value for up by ordinary radio sets and Connaught Road Central, 2nd Colony ensures secrecy to the users of floor, said that she was in the Accused won convicted on the telephone channel, front cubicle conversing at about 1st, 2nd and 3rd charges, but ac- No notification of overseas tele-3 m. when she was startled by quitted on the 4th. On the first phone rates has been made yet thumping on the door and the charge he is fined $30 or 14 but it is likely that the specified matteringe of a person who days and on the 2nd and 8rd all-Empire rates at £1 per minute sounded as though he was drunk charges, $250 or one month for a three-minute call will also The individual continued ham- Accused said he had, no meggy to apply to Hong Kong. These rates mering at the door and eventually pay the fines were standardised last year for broke, the glass panels. She tele- Empire linking. but the Inter-phoned the Police Station, blew a national Telegraph Regulations Police whistle and then went up agreement will probably apply to to the Brd floor for safety by way telephone communication outside of the fire escape on the verandah the Empire.

Inspector Kinloch said he went

Great Boon:

to No. 22: Comaught Road Con- tral with members of the Emer gency Squad: On arrival, he pro-] The introduction of overseas cosded up the stairway with two telephone communications will be men. The atekway was dark and a great boon to many trading he flashed on his torch when about. firms here who are often hamper half way up. They saw accused, ed by not being in direct contact who was not wearing any jacket, with either their head offices or shirt or shoes, but only a pair of sub-offices Trading firms partien- trousers and socks. As the larly will be interested in this new aproached, defendant took off tita development

belt and began, leshing out

it was with great difficulty that

Turkey Drafts New Note

Istanbul, Oct. 16. Turkey's reply to the second Soviet note de- manding a common de-

It is intended, that the mea sure should be a temporary one ccasing to have effect from the end of October, 1947, unless continued by the Governor in

Council

Money Mart

Chinese National Currency continued its slow upward climb a few points on the previous to recovery yesterday, gaining

day, and closing at 97 cents for futures and $1.18 for spot (for CN$1,000), (g

Gold opened at $302 a tael, fell to $299 but Immediately re- covered, and closed at $8047-

U.S. dollars were unchanged at $446, Sterling suffered a rather heavy drop to $15.20, but Australian pounds were un changed at $12.55.

S'hai Exchange

Shanghai, Oct. 16.

Buying CNS

Closing quotations

Associated Press

Officials here hazard that when the overseas service is started the they managed to get him up to the fence of the Dardanelles old per ounce 210,000 220,000 biggest demands will be between landing. His shoes, Jacket and Straits will probably be Hong Kong Dollar 900 920 Hong Kong and Manila on one shirt were found in litter of dispatched side and. Hong Kong, and London bruken glasa. Defendant used ex-

filmy tremely abusive language and Thursday 1while in the Police Van on the day.

on the other.

2

CORRESPONDENCE

either night or Fri-

on

CNRRA RICE CASE

way to the Station, struck a mem --- The final draft of the nota ís The number of defendants in ber of the Emergency Unit with to be reviewed at a full meeting the CNRRA Bice Case (originally his fists. At the Station, defendant of the Turkish Cabinet tomorrow. 33 on bail running into tens of continued to use abusive language Observer predict that it would thousands of dollars) dwindled Fee of $5

and refused to give his name. bo identical in "depth and spirit down yesterday to just three Sir Aliens desirous of prd The people living on the 2nd floor with the first Turkish reply, which when the Magistrate, M. WH lenging their stay in Hong Kong of No. 22 Connaught Road Cen-atly rejected the Russia de Latimer discharged five of the have to pay a fee of $5. Could teal were highly respectable, commands on the Straits and the pro- remaining eight defendants, hold- yon please tell me the reason why? cluded" Inspector › Kinloch, pres

I know of a pre-war resident of R. Mullock, EFG da Silva and Dosal that the waterway should ine that the case against them on Hong Kong who came to Hong D. Barzains, of the Emergency be averned solely by Black Sen charges of receiving stolen

Powers

GNREA rice had not been proved. Kong from Macao recently on a Unit testified regarding the In The United States Ambassador Three of the five rice shop visit with a Visa from the Bri- cidents R

Edwin CoWilson, had been owners, discharged were defended tish Consul there. Not being able Firing Squlbs de contact with the Turkish Foreign by MES IDAS di Silva, and the to leave the Colony within, the

Accused made a statement from Office since his return on Sater, other two, by Mr. 34M 2 d'Almada stipulated time period, allowed for the Dock in which he said he ran day from his, European vacation Remedios and Mr Y K. Kan. The stay here, the said party applied up the staircase because someone The Impression is growing that to the Immigration Office for was Aring squibe. He could not Turkey will reject any suggestion extension which granted but remember having strucle at the mist she should hold direct con not before the beneficiary had Police. He concluded by saying veranti to" pay into the Government

that the whole trouble started ary to Treasury a fee of $6

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