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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1916,

OBJECTION TO COUNCIL'S Slap Happy

LOSS OF POWERS

FILM REVIEW

A SLICK MOVIE

"Appointment for Love, the

When the ordinance to amend the Factories and

Wife Sues

Workshops Ordinance (1937) came up for Husband

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As Witness

The case against Laut Kwing- yan on 12 counts under the De fence Regulations, was heard be- for Mr. FX d'Almada at the yesterday Central Magistracy afternoon.

Mr. R. S. Smith, assistant

Evidence was also given" by

Eranch of the Gendarmerie, and

Gendarrarie Headquarters in

The case will be continued this morning.

Paro

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reading the second time at the Legislative Council yesterday the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo said James MacDougal, of the Royal Crown solicitor conducted the that the effect of the amendments proposed by Naval Dockyard, was summoned prosecution. the Bill was that the power of the Urban before Mr. George Sho at the Evidence was given by Inspec

Central Magistracy yesterday for

Replies are awaiting at our Council to make regulations subject to the ap-failing to supply maintenance to for K K Fong.. Sub-Inspectors

117 proval of the Council was to be taken away his wife, Le Po-chun, of No. 187, Chau Kau-chung and Wang Ngal-offices for Box Nos 62, 81, 82, 88,

him, who all statel that they 91 99, 100, 102, 104, 112, from the Urban Council and was to be vested Johnston Road were arrested by Gendarmerie 118, 212, 214, 218, 220-1

Mrs. MacDougall in evidence in the Governor-in-Council over which the stated that she was married on assisted by the hecused during the latest Charles Boyer Margaret

Legislative Council had no control,

Nov, 22, 1941 at the Supreme occupation. Sullavan comedy, now showing. Mr. Lo said: "According to seeing to it that such control Court at the "Queens", is one of the the Objects and Reasons the as it now has over delegated or Prior to the outbreak of war in Inouye Kanao, known as "Slap slickest films which has been object of this Bill is to divest subordinate legislation should 1941, her husband was with the Happy, that accused was em seen in the Colony for some the Chairman of the Urbay not be lightly given up, so that British Army, and paid her. 720 played by Moriyama in the Tokko time. The plot is far from new Council of his functions as as the constitutional legislative every week. -husband and wife, both deter Protector of Labour, to invest body of the Colony it should After the occupation, her has

transferred to Japan. She went to mined to be free to carry on such functions in the. Labour have the right of veto in regard band was interned and was later that he first saw accused in the their own work-but that means officer, and to substitute re- to by-laws or regulations which the Red Cross at Rosary Hil until June, 1944. little, for the approach is com-gulations by the Governor in may gravely affect the powers sent to Macao. She received $55 pletely. original with the Council for by-laws by the and liberty of the subject. every month from the British

by the Accordingly. I propose in

Consulate in Macao.. players obviously enjoying them- Urban Council. selves. Boyer revels in a partThe Factories and Workshops Committee to move the neces-ed of her husband's return and

After the surrender, she learn which takes him away from his Ordinance 1937 is a typical notorious role of the Screenexample of what is called, de..sary amendments for the purcame back. Defendant joined the

pose I have indicated.!!

Royal Naval Dockyard, and Damaged cargo ex the above Lever, but the film was almost legated legislation. After giv- stolen by Gus Schilling as the ing, under section 2, comprehen- In reply the Attorney-General, agreed to pay her $200 a month. vessel will be surveyed in Holt's lift boy. In an amusing ae sive definitions of various terms the Bon. Mr. G. C. Strickland, This stopped from May until Wharf between the hours 10 quence he tries desperately to such as "Factory", "Industrial said that while Government sym- stand by the hotel management's Undertaking, etc and, under pathised with the opinion of mem- rule of "No interference with section S wide powers to Frobers that legislation should not be divested from the Council and the private lives of tenants" tectors and Inspectors of entry Government world consider any but at last says the word which inspection and examination in amendments proposed, he felt at brings the happy ending. The relation to industrial under the same time that it was in the

Defendant said "agreement bad BUTTERFIELD SWIRE. supporting cast is distinguished takings. It proceeds, under best interest that power should be

Agents. and competent and includes section

the Governor-in-been reached to pay his wife $106. 5, to authorise the exercised by

Council.

a month, Rita Johnson playing. her Urban Council to legislate with-

At this stage, Mr. She said that Hongkong, 18th October, 1946. small craft Applicants are inter- familiar part of the other in the framework of the Ordin-

Amendment Carried woman and Eugene Pallette,ance by making by-laws in genial as ever, constantly ad- respect of industrial undertak

When the Municipal Council vocating bringing Margaret ings for the purposes set out was formed, legislation and the Sullavan, the not so cold doctor-in sub-section (1) (a) to (1) making of regulations would have wife, to heel by jealousy.. This power to make by-laws is to be revised and the Municipal- Technically the film shows very wide and includes the Council would be given such considerable care and novelty power to declare what trades powers to exercise.

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“ANTILOCHUS"

September.

She received a note from them, and 12 noon on 22nd and S.C., and then $100, from her 23rd October 1946 and con- husband. Defendant recently re-signees representatives are ceived £100 from the Military requested to be present during Authorities but did not give her the survey.

any.

he would do nothing if defendant had already agreed to support her. The case was adjourned seni die into the for further enquiries agreement at the S.C.A

over the Urban Council should be taken away,

discussion the

in production, with many good are dangerous, to prohibit the When the Council went into shots, particularly the scene employment of persons or any committee to consider the bill After some where the lights of New York class of persons in dangerous clause by clause. Mr. Lo said. "re. amendment, which was seconded are reflected on rising cigarette trades, etc., etc. The by-laws ferring to Clause 5, that there by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada, smoke in a darkened room already made are pretty com- was no reason at all that during was put to the meeting and car- Added to which the musical prehensive.

Safeguards, from, the period before the Municipal ried.

Council came Into being the The third reading of the bill back-ground makes this de- the point of view of the Legis-powers exercised by the Council was deferred to a later date. finitely a film to see and a wel-lative Council are, however, come change from the gaudy contained in sub-paragraphs musicals of which we have had (2) and (3), which read as so many recently,

REVIEWER.

"ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

Include .. R. Spence. Capt, C.,

Latest arrivals at the Penthaus Hotel Wynn, Cotte, P. P. A. Chidell, S. W. McIntyre, B. Westerlid, W Robertson and F. N. Sweeney,

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Latest departures from the Peninsula include Mr. and Mrs, M. W. Shaver,

L. 1. Merritt, K. Banks, Drunk, 4, Feliciano, W. E. Miller and Mina H, À, I Comary.

the

According to figures released by Postmaster General, 1.000 wireless receiving · licences were taken out during September, and since Ecensing was reintroduced, 7,780 have been taken out.

* FRIDAY, OCT. 18 Swatow and Saigon (Docteur Roux) 10 a 0.

Macso, Tainshan and Shekki {Ewour Sa} }

follows:--

Growing Concern

(2) All by-laws made by the Urban Council shall be sub- mitted to the Governor; and of the Legislative Council. shall be subject to the approval

(3) The by-laws in the Schedule shall be deemed to have been made under this! Ordinance, and shall be in force until rescinded or amended by

mado by-lawa

under Ordinance,

this

Shamshuipo Camp Officials On Trial For

(Continued from Page 4)" Army personnel went away. Ap proximately 80 men were accom-

dated in each hut. Witnesa con sidered that each hurt should ae commedate 50 men..

Report Ignored

As regards the Camp Hospital; this was in a bad state. The roof leaked very badly and a large

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War Crimes At the very beginning them were some flush latrines, but later PO Na had to rely on bucket latrines. There, was not a suf- fielent number of latrines in Camp. The bucketa became rust- ed through and were repaired as wel as they could by POWs They finally could not be repaired any more and were never re placed. This led to a very althy condition In the rooms set aside

The basic diet

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

In the GOODS of John Letablere Litton late of Stanley Lodge, Tytam in the Colony of Hong Kong, Share-broker, deceased,

POSITIONS VACANT ACCOUNTANT required for largo firm of Importers and Exportart to take entire charge of Accounts. Preferably with knowledge of shipping accounts. Salary inclu sive of H.C.LA allowance $800/ 1,000 per month according to qua- lifications and experience. Apply giving full particulars, to Box No. 220 "China Mall"

invited

APPLICATIONS TO from certificated or qualified

navigating or diesel engineer off- cers for employment as Coast Staff Officers on the ships of the Chinese Maritime Customs Ser- vice. Employment is also offered to men experienced in navigating

viewed at the Office of the Chinese, Maritime Customs, 4th foor Marina House, Queen's Boad, Central.

FOR SALE

ATTENTION!.. Attention! Just. Arrive from United Kingdom Men's Leather Shoes, Limited quantity made at special price of $42.00 per pair. Obtainable mat Oriental Shoe: Co. 15-B Wellington Street, Hong Kong.

MEDICAL NOTICE

Post-registration of births and deaths.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Court has by virtue of Section 58 of the Probates Ordinance, 1897, madeThe attention of the public an Order limiting the time for fa Invited to the facilities creditors and others to send in provided for registration of and deaths which their claims against the above Births estate to the 11th day of occurred between the 24th day of November, 1941, and the November 1946.

15th day of December, 1945, inclusive, b

All creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the under signed on or before that date. Dated the 17th day of

October, 1946.

LO. AND LO, Solicitors for the Executors, Alexandra Building, Des Voeux Road,

Hong Kong,tral,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG

PROBATE JURISDICTION

of

No fee is payable for these registrations and any persons having knowledge of or being desirous of registering such births or deaths are requested to send in their applications or enquiries to the Births änd Deaths Registration Office, King's Buliding, Ground Floor, at any time prior to the 31st. of December, 1946.

P. 5. SELWYN-CLARKE, Registrar General of Births

Deaths.

NOTICE

WAR GRAVES REGISTRATION

In recent years the tendency number of patients had to sleep for latrines. et fox POWs con- in England to resort to delegated on the floor, as there were only legislation luas been noted by 12 beds. The number of patients sisted of rice or flour, fish, rege- eminent lawyers with growing was never less than 16 and at tables, some peanut oil, sugar and concern. But in the words of times reached 42 Nobody was salt. At times 2,000 calories were received, but this dropped to 1,900 the learned author of Halsbury's admitted to Hoavital unless

| sick, MN

on certain occasions: A Red Laws of England, Volume 6 By the month of Aug, 1942, Cross fasue of atta, bee, bully page 386, "In view of the com- dickness in the Camp had reached beef, meat and vegetable ration, plexity of modern Government alarming proportions and about sugar" and "cocon was received. POST OFFICE and the congestion of parlis- 300 men attended Sick Parade. This was handed over to the Jap-

NOTICES

mentary business, is probably A report, setting forth reasons anese for custody and issued to necessary that the executive for the increase in the number of the cookhouse. The POW Officer Outward Mails should exercise powers of sub sick and suggesting preventive in charge of rations and the Unless otherwise stated, Regis-ordinate legislation". There is measures in respect of diphtheria Medical Offeer in conference de- tered Articles and Parcels Fosts a note, however, in the same was prepared by witness and cided to issue this foodstuffs in close 30 minutes earlier than the work to the effect that in the transmitted to the Japanese Au- such a way as to bring the calorie time stated below:-

Report of Committee of Minis- thorities. No action was taken value, to 3,000 calories. This was.

at all on the report,

done until September, when it was ters Powers (1992 Cmd. 4060),

On arrival at Shanishuipo realised that a similar issue would the Committee made recom- Camp in September 1942, witness not be received again. The mendations on pages 64 to 70 found the Camp fairly clean, but caloric value was reduced to 2,500 for securing the maintenance of there were some factors which calories. This continued antil

There may still be a number. of War Graves in the Colony the control exercised by both were very bad. Latrine accom- March 1944, when the bulk supply

which have not yet been re- Parliament and the Courts over modation was very limited of foodstuff from the Red Cross

covered by the Graves Service, Haiphong (Masbate) 2 p.m. subordinate legislation.

Stagnant waters in the typhoon became exhausted. In April 1944 Airmail for Singapore, Colom "The same tendency is obser- drains served as breeding grounds a small supply was received from

Anyone having knowledge of bo, Rungoon, Calcutta, Delhi, vable in Hong Kong but I doubt for mosquitoes and this in turn the local Red Cross. Johannesburg, Cairo, London, whether there can be the same brought about malaria. In order It was apparent from the first NOTICE IS HEREBY the whereabouts of any such Sydney and Auckland (By Air) excuse, for I do not think that to clean the drain, permission to that dysentery was going to be a GIVEN that the Court has by graves-Le, of Service personnel Kowloon C.F.O.. (Reg.) 1 pm, it can reasonably be said that the barbed wire covering had very serious problem. Many virtue of Section 68 of the who died in the fighting in 1941 (Ord.) 1.30 pm; G.P.O. (Bcg.) there is any congestion of to be obtained and this permission POWs had contracted dysentery Probates. Ordinance, 1897, made or subsequently, during the 1.30 p.m., (Ord.) 2 p.m.

Avas upt always granted fighting in the hills and the over- Pakhot (Empire Park) 3p.m. legislative,

On one occasion withees was crowded and insanitary condition an Order limiting the time for Japanese occupationis request- accompanying Lieut. Saito on an proved an ideal situation for creditors and others to send ined to communicate with D.A.D. inspection of the Camp and point spreading the disease. No assist their claims against the above GRAVES REGISTRATION. ed out the condition of the drains.1ance was received from the Jap. cstate to the 11th day of Room 18, 3rd floor, Post Office

Building (Tel: 24190) Witness was told not to make sug- anese, to combat the spread of the November, 1946. p.m.

(Ord.), 2.30.p.pm.; G.F.O. "Now, Sir, the effect of the gestions to his seniors, and disease The Japanese did, how-SER (Far.) 2.30 p.m., (Beg.) 2.30 amendments proposed by this The troops were accommodated ever, frequently hold inoculation PM (Ord.) 3.

BII 18 that the power of the in huts which had been built in parades and alsa gave anti-dysen Pim. Airmail for Canton, Chungking Urban Council to make regula-peaca time to accommodato 32 tery injections, to FOWS and Kunming (C.N.A.C. Prane) tions subject to the approval of men. As many as 80 men were Hearing was then adjourned 41

this Council is to be taken away placed in these huts, the number 10 am. today, from the Urban Council and is never being less than 50. The Camp population was reduced

Swatow and Bangkok (Oradell)

noon.

Straits, Ceylon, India, East and Colony. South Africa, Egypt and Europe

via London (Glenaffaric) Kowloon

O.P.0., (Par) 2 p.m., (Reg.) 21

(Reg.) 8.p.m. (Ord.) 3.30 p.m.

Canton (Bai On). 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 19

Macpo, Teinshian and Shekki (Kwong Fook Cheung) 10a.m.

business in the

No Reason

to be vested in the Governor in from time to time by drafts to

A

In the GOODS William Minto Gittins late of No 4 Suffolk Road, Kowloon in the Colony of Hong Kong, Engineer deceased.

All creditors and others are accordingly herchy required to send their claims to the ander signed on or before that date,

02 Dated the 17th day.

Council, over which this Council Japan. This would normally lead Money Mart October 1946,

has no control to an improvement of accommodatio

Airmall for Canton and Shang" "Whilst I fully appreciate that tion in Camp, but as the men left Chinese National Currency hai (CNA C Plane) (Beg) 9.30 a.m. (Ord.) 10.m the Labour Officer and not the the confines of the Camp became maintained its position yester Manila, Sandakan, Makassar, Chairman of the Urban Council closer and the empty shots wired day and closed at 98% cents for Sourabaya and Batavia (Tias should now exercise the off. They were then used for stor futures and $1.19 for spat (for dane) 10 a.m.tr

functions of the Protector un age purposes Thin straw mate CNS1,000) after a day of little der the Ordinance, I cannot see placed on platforms formed. the fluctuation, Haiphong (Bust) 10 a.m Almall for Kunming and any reason why the supervisory POW who were only issued with day After opening at 306 $ sleeping accommodation for Gold had a somewart hectic. Chungking (CAT.C. Piane powers of the Legislative Coun- two deth blankets. (Reg.) 11.30.(Ord.) non cil over by-laws or regulations

tael it spurted, and sood touched Shanghai (Ningbai) 2 pm.

$315. It then started to slide Straite, Ceylon, India, East and made there under should be South Africa Egypt and Europe moed. I should have thought Ventilation was very bad, as back non stop and by closing via Liverpool (Prometheus) that the object of the Bill would windese spaces were blocked up, time had fallen to $302,14 (P/P.) 2.80 p., (Reg.) 2.30 be achieved by vesting in the some completely and others half US dollars were unchange p.m., (0:1) 5pm

Protector of Labour, the power way. Ons light per but was at 3146 Sterling was better Manila USA Central and to make regulations which,

allowed until nine o'clock at night at $15.35 and Australian South America and Canada, yader the existing sub-section (2) Sometime in 1844, electricity pounds were un San FranciscoMarine Lynx) of action. 5, would have to be was available in Camp (Par) 280 m (Beg y 2:80 submitted to you, Sirens the night no light was

via Sydney. (Esstari

داده باید به

Filthy Latrines

at $12.55.

Shal Ext

LO AND LO,

a

Alexandra Building, Solicitors for the Administrator Des Voeux Road, Central

Hong Kong,

Service Auction Room

Doers, Surveyors

French Bank Bids A.E.B. de Souss, Auctioneer

81867.

LAMMERT BROS.

The Union Waterboat Company Limited

Notice is hereby given that the Thirty-seventh Ordinary General Meeting of the Com- pans, will be held at the Offices 3rd floor Hongkong Bank of Messrs Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Building, on Monday, the 4th November 1946 at noon, for the purpose of receiving the Report and Statements of Accounts for the year ended 81st December 1941 and for the period 1st January 1942 to 30th November 1945,

DODWELL & CO., LTD. General Managers: hongkong 7th October 1948.

Mani

(Done Mati)

Vim (Reg.) 2.80

approval

this

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