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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1946.

Committee Being Appointed To

Peak Watchman Killed

A private watchman, Hon Sun, was shot through the abde- men with a 308 rifle, and was found lying in a pool of blood by the gardener at 439, Eaker Roud at 6.30 on Wednesday

Hon was immediately taken to the Queen Mary Hospital, witere he died shortly after 8. a.m. yesterday.

The gardener, who heard ahat, rushed to the scene and found Li Sang. watchman. with a rifle in his hand, and evening.

Advise On Hawker Problem

The whole question of control and licensing of

hawkers is to be reviewed by a committer, to, Deep Concern

support and that only one licence) be appointed by Government. This announce

The problem at how is issued in respect of any one food-hawkingy 13- fantily: płodneni are issued also ment was made by His Excellency the Gover- to deal with

or in Legislative Council at the debate on the censed and otherwise, is still to to pre-war Beensees.

be solved. It is closely bound up) "The present position as con- Hawkers Amendment Ordinance which pass-with the very difficult.problem of trosted with that in 1941 is as fol-; ed its third reading yesterday.

excessive population to which I lows:-

July The Governor's announcement was made after have already alluded and

criticism on the present practice of controlling have to wait for solution until and licensing of hawkers by the three Chinese peace returns to China."

.The remarks of the previous unofficial members of Council.

two speakers were supported by the Hon. Dr. S. N. Chau who said:

After the Hon. Attorney General had moved the second vending of the Bill, the Hon. Mr. T. N. Chau sald:

"In view of the reasons statcit in the Objects and Reasons of this Bill for the suppression of unlicensed hawking and parti-

that hawking of certain kinds of food is a prevalent practien even in the Metropolis.of Eng- land.'

Supply And Demand

左手の

us for

before

ed. I must therefore

30th

Sept. .1941

Hawker (stallholder) *

licences

112 Hawker (itinerant)

licences

,10,000 Hawker (steamship)

176 licences Hawker (notive craft)

200 licerices .....

550

licences...、

Hawker (newspaper)

Sept.

GOG:

CARROLL CASE ADJOURNED

The hearing of the case nguinst W. J. Carroll who is charged under the Defence Regulations, as adjourned yesterday till Thursday Nov.

The court did not sit yea- terday owing to the juners of Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, who is instructing the Hon. My Leo d'Almuda' for the defeneo.

and

.one

B.A.T. Manager's Vivid Story

Testifying at yesterday's war crime trial of Kyoda Shigeru, Master of the "Lisbon Maru,” Mr. A: J. W. Evans, Manager of the British Ameri- can Tobacco Co., gate a vivid description of the appalling conditions under which POWS were accommodated in the holds of the "Lis- bon Maru.”

Witness also said that most of the POWs thought.

that the Japanese rescue boats would take them off the sinking ship.

Taking the stand, Afr. Evans | the R.A. man. The dead bodies described at length the over-sayed fast where they were.

As the night wore on, condi- crowded state of No. 1, hold and the cramped up accommodation tions became more and more foul, in which POWa had to sleep in Men had to relieve pro-

themselves three layers. Apart from the can- and there was only one bucket. In vas wind chute when hatches addition, there were were anen, there were no other men in the hold. ventilation arrangements.

separate

ilerstand to be the property of est care should be taken in the bed-spaces, and in surroundings/Bowers that could easily be abus- food. In July, 1846, the Urban in connection with the contral 01/ was made of it.

H.B. Beer Bottles

date for renewal of

wus

30

also sicke

"In the same Memoranduin of the Hawkers' Union be, invit- such licences; and consequently.] interests and requirements des for POWs, neither was to the quarters of the. Japanese Four shop keepers, of a Chin I been the subject of repented to which I have referred 1 Vened to sit on the proposed commit for a time the total number of directly affected commit-} any food or drink received by crew to, Al it. There, he noticed

NOV

ese wine factory and a factory, were summoned before KIG. Sheldon K. C. at the Central Magistracy yesterday for using Hong Kong Beer bottles for their products for the purpose of trade.

age Hong Kong Beer bottles, prior to the outbreak of hostili ties in 1941.

In all four cases. defendants were "ordered to pay $50 2018 each to complainant, and the

returned

bottles ordered complainant.

Boat Builders' Demands

to

war.

It is, however, difficult to isolate

and consider one aspect of a

problem as a whole,

Grave Problem

"For instance, let us assume that as the result of the new law 50,000 to 60,000 hawkers can be driven "off the streets. flow are they and their depen- Idents to live? In the Objects

satura-

+

"

At about 5 p.m. the masts of a

Д

placed over

no

Later the

There

here was

stil

1946 Urban Council which deals with: questions relating to the licensing 1,015 and control of hawkera; andi

think we may assume without 14,122 any shadow of doubt that any new municipal body which may "In rising to support the ro

175 come into. belax in the near future will also be charged with the marks of my two Senior Chinese 'colleagues on" the amendment to

62 Vision and contral. of hawkers will deal with the matter the Bili before this Council, I

through. of its committces.

"The Government has been ask

The ship suddenly shuddered as... "In March this year I sub-would like to make a few obser- vations of my own. I confess that

Wooden latrines for POW

if it had struck something and- Memorandum to

I feel deep concern in my hon- may add that the figure of ed today to appoint

were on deck. POWs were allowed someone started shouting "sink- the injured person on the flour.cularly because of the gravemitted a

413 licences for view the whole of this difficult one water bottle of drinking ing." Immediately there was a... Police, under Sub-Inspector threat to the public health of Government, and as paragraph

on the subject of squeeze. Such 1941 included

stalls.

During the question and to report to Gavern water each day. Tes was issued mad rush to get out of the hold Weeks, and the Officer in Charge the Colony, I assent to the Bill 20 sets out my views on this roble friend Mr. Lo's statement 1,812 for stallholders licences in committed or commission to re- of Gough Hill, Mr. Fyffe, ar- with great reluctance. In order aspect of the subject I beg leave a state of affairs should no long-cooked food

er be permitted to pass unnotic- Military Administration Ucences ment upon it I neeept "this re-

water were supplied for washing brute force, succeeded in foreing' rived at the house and the man to avoid any recurrence of the to quote it here:

20. It should be remem-

make is clear that in doing so the themselves and eating utensils, open the hatch covers, was placed under arrest. Lunfortunate incident which took

way

When The water usually became new powers to be vested in the stalls as applicants were encour Government is not in any

witness reached the deck, take out licences for amendment now aged to

or diminishing the res dirty after a few articles. Li Sang will be brought be place in Kowloon last week, bered that people who buy ed, in view of the proposed extra were not issued for cooked food commendation, and I wish to with meals. Two buckets of sea and some of the men, by sho

had he noticed that the ship was DIY than cooked forea Magistrate at the Cen- would venture to ask the Hon. articles from hawkers generally Police by the

consideration-contodities other

been washed that no further use der water from bridge to stern... es of the Urban Council |

out The Army personnel were tral Magistracy this morning. the Commissioner of Police to belong to classes of persons who houses, cubicles; No. 4, Barker Road, in un give instructions that the great occupy such

support Counen decided to issue cooked hawlers. Membors of the Urban

-No Panic

before the Naval personnel and.... At about 7 a.m. on Oct. 1, the sun while others were observed.

were already jumping into the recommen-food licences to pre-war licensees Council will to asked to serve on the Standard Oil Company of selection of police officers ami that the hygienic ideal aimed wholeheartedly the New York.

men to deal with the offences at by the Urban Council calidation of my honourable collea and also to a very limited num- this Committee as indeed

not be achieved. What matters que that a Commitice be appoint- ber of deserving poor who could proposed by the honourable mem-Lisbon Maru" was struck by a

Hong bers who made the suggestion. torpedo. There was na panic and swimming towards the Japanese under this. Bil."

enquire into the whole prove long residence in

And there will be associated with the men wre perfectly calaz All rescue boats. Witness did not see" POWs on deck at the time were any Japanese personnel on board.. The Hon. Mr. MK. Lo said: that the food is bought from a co to

as also sugucated

No Rafts

માં "The hawker problem has for clean shop if it is cooked, kept question of the hawkers' problem, Kong. This policy was put into

1st October, the ourable members, social welfare returned to the hoist, including the most and eaten in a place in which and suggest that, in addition to effect as from years been one of

After returning to the hold to obert workers and other persons whose the sick After the ship had been

torpedoed, there were no latrine tain a water bottle, witness went difficult, as well as controversial dust, dirt and flies etc. abound?" those mentioned, representatives statutory

namely the questions of the Colony. It has

that in- tee, and that the hawkers them licensed stallholders will be in hawers themselves.

tec, will doubtless give oppartan- them from the time the ship was that hot sice, nerved ready to caf references in this Couneil dur- tured the opinion

had been selves be encouraged to give evi- execss of the 1941 Sgure.

was on the table. This indicated years preceding the sufficient attention ing the

Public Interest ity to the hawkers to appear and struck paid to the economic doctrine dence before it, untrammelled by

Japanese had left in "The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo has give evidence before it.

"There is one other matter on tug-boat appeared alongside and hurry. There were no rafts m "I am aware, Sir that this of supply and demand. I went fear of retaliation.

Police Methods

expressed his

doubts as to the which I wish to touch before puter of the hatch covers were cept those which were made by

T Council is not concerned today on

Urban Council's right to restricting the motion to the meeting. placed into position

FOWS When the hawking

themselves from hatch hatch was entirely closed after with the general question of

"I am not at all happy over the the number of Hcensed hawkers It is what has been described as the wind chute had been cut down covers and other pieces of wool hawkers, but only with one partion point 1 doubt whether Police method

market has reached a

of dealing with but I understand that the Coun- the further lucrative material for

White witness was in the bat ticular aspect of that question:

Rew ap- the hawkers' situation, for oncil is within its rights as By-law squeeze which this Bill will afford. by a Japanese sentry and a bus-toned down hold, he lay

had Although he was stripped to thei MY F. G. Nigel, representlag

the seizure and disposal of there wit be, many

If the many occasions. I have heard No. 9, which was approved by This is an important point and ket for sanitary purposes the Hong Kong Brewery, stated goods of unlicensed hawkera plicants for licences. that his cilents were prosecuting

saturation point has not been complaints of their up-setting this honourable Council at the it will certainly be borne in mind been lowered into the hold. One waist, he perspired freely the... to impress on the public not to

reached I have no doubt that and smashing the stalls and de-same une as the Hawkers Or- and the Commissioner of Police in of condensed milk for the sick whole time. He slept intermits

breathing. Most of the POWs on... sale-goods for.

After of the Urban Council of hawkers

may, in its special care in the selection of ed out to be bad.

tarpaulin had been the deck of the sinking ship will respond to the call as they had been registered / problem without regard to the hawkers, licensed or unlicensed, Į stroying goods laid out by the dinance was passed, states that, as has been suggested, taire was also sent down, but this turn tency, but" found difficulty in

to those who are charged with the refuse

ver the batch cover and theught that the Japanese resend. discretion,

duty of administering and ch- economic demand. Can hawking general merchandise as well as absolute be absolutely and effectively foodstags, for the ostensible sur grant a licence to any person if forcing any by-laws which may the men realised what was hap. boats would come alongside and abolished? I doubt it!

pose of clearing obstruction. It such refusal is, in the opinion of be made under the powers which pening, they became excitel. The tale them off.

Naval Officer addressed expedient in the this Bill proposes to confer.

Senior

Witness had just jumped intë, "Another aspect of the pre- seems to me that such action is the Council,

the men. asking them to lie quiet the water and was

about. ter Connivance.

ly. Smoking and talking was for

the yards away when biem which rises on this Bill unwarranted, and might easily public interest.

**Lisbon * lead to grave consequences. The "Officers of the. Medical, Sani- the question of squeeze..

"But in this connection I think bidden, to conserve any fresh air Maru" went to the bottom. Whilr:: unfortunate incident of a lew

and tary

Police Departments can exclude on 4somewhat that might be in the hold.

POWs were swimming Squeeze

our consider that it is in the public hopeful note. The object of the Referring to conditions in the shouted "Are we downheart days ago is still fresh in "In 1938 a Memorandum was minds, and though I do not wish interest to limit the umber of Government and of the Urban hold, witness exid that gick POWs

resounding "No"; The Japanese and Reasons it is admitted that prepared by one of the social to say anything that may pre hawkers as, otherwise, traffic is Council, in this matter is to ren were groaning, while others were ius all sides. It is difficut to estimate the welfare institutions in the judice the case, must admit impeded, streets cannot be pro-der more difficult and thus to re-

atmosphere effort to save POWs. Witness was number of licensed hawkers: Colony on this subject, based that feet deeply about. The perly cleaned and public health dpe: the illegal practice of unli- was no air, and these. There beats standing nearby made no censed hawkers, and to improve was stifling. It was pitch black picked up by the Chinese, and if it is difficult even to make au for data supplied from various treatment-so often meted out 10 is endangered.

Urban Council, whilst and possibly also to increase the and due to the lack of tonitary taken to a village, where he was estimate us to the number; sources and interviews with the poor hawkers. I would take

hidden. He eventually made his to advise my agreeing with the views of its sphere in which legal practices arrangements, the stench understand do not

ou what | actual hawkers. According to this opportunity.

A message way to Chungking. can be carried out by those who perfectly appalling, facts or basis the further state this Memorandum only some 3 compatriots to say or do nothing technical advisers, must also co comply with the law. Clearly, in was tanned in morse to the na

"Medical" of or 4 per cent. of hawkers paid concerning the present case that sider the rights of market stall so far as we may be successful in hold, occupied by the Array, Taey ment is made that many

the were informed as to conditions in them are

Cross-examined. witness said-: Dewcomers to

An average pay may create further disturbances, holders and shop keepers who this endeavour we shall in the no squeeze.

on average hawker but to leave the whole, matter in are subjected to unfuir competi-!

long Colony. No doubt some of them, ment.. by

ran be reducing and not en- No. 1 hold and the reply, cam that in addition to being supplied..

opportunities for corrup back that, they were in the same with rice, POWs also received a larging Fespecially if they are

per day. The the hands of the authorities whbtion. new-was 10 cents

"The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo has tion on the part of those whose position. 11

little bully beef. This was sur comers, may be able to return lowest figure for the cases in will doubtless judge the case dis

Men Die

prising, as POWs had not aren to their homes, but the position terviewed was 5 cents per day, passionately and fairly, accord-stated that he has never been duty it is to enforce the law. For greatly perturbed about the dam while it is true there are oppor

During the right, one of the any bully beef for months, Wit- as regards those who have to while it went up to 60 or 70 ing to the law of the land.

"Like my Chinese colleagues, Tger to healthy arising from the tunifics for corrupt practices by men in No. 1 hold died and thisness said that when he embarked will become remain

a grave cents per day where hawkery

levying

blackmail an way of but I can as-

was tapped in morse to the Army,en the "Lisbon Maru" he was had fixed stalls in or near mar-feel we must accept the amend-hawking of food

ore within problem.

Ad-those whose actions him that the Health gati- mert now before us, though with sure

sores. His eyesight was not. the law, it is quite certain that who replied that they could do suffering from beri-beri, pellegra "It is perhaps pertinent to ket areas. As # rough

that this observe

vast mate made in that memorandam reluctance, but we have made visers to Government and

there are far greater and far nothing about it. The man who

died belonged to the R.A.. and bows were subjected to what. more numerous opportunities in number of unlicensed hawkers the total squeeze paid by haw-our observations in order to re-Urban Council are seriously con-

| tng called a medical examination lg unlicensed not because they kers was stated to be appraxi-cord our dissatisfaction with the reined with this aspect. The un- the field of connivance with as sulfering from dry beri-beri,

manner in which the hawkers hygienic methods employed by legal practices. And whereas in known as "electric feet." The man before embarkation. It was wish to break the law, but be- mutely $750,000 per annum.

"It is obvious that the bye- situation has been fondled gen-food hawkers in the storage, pre- the former case we may appeal offered intense agony and very ried out by naking POWs to walle cause they cannot obtain licen-

and serving of food with some hope of success to the rarely got any sleep

man died about two hours after could walk was considered fit to by this crally, and our desire to see this fparation

before the doctors. Any man who... ces, owing to a restrictive po- laws

risk of in public to resist extortion and to the Bill would furnish further defect remedied as early as greatly increase the

found help us in our campaign against Hey which I understand

fection, and It has been

go with the draft. Many of the " possible." Urban Council has adopted. lucrative material for squeeze,

men, who were actually sick and that the incidence of gastro-in-corruption, in the latter case we and this is another disquieting

could hardly walk, did their best testinal disease, such as cholera, can clearly net no help from the

Film Review circumstance which must be

to pass the tea as they were, ofeé falls most heavily on the patrons bus principal method then of

the opinion that in Japan they borne in mind

the of the cooked food hawkers. In checking that form of corruption Taken merely as a film "A would receive better treatment.

deed, on more than one occasion, which is based on connivance Song to Remember" tas little to

Hearing was then adjourned "For obvious reasons it is dif-living cholera germs have been with illegal practices is to take commend it the plot, techni- till 10 a.m. today. Outstanding ferier was a wild

steps, as in this case we ate tak calor and a would rights

It unconvincing. spurt in gold which at one point sil to enlighten us in this regard. ‡ assurances given by the Ifan- unlicensed hawkers in the Colony used by food. Hawkers."

ing today, to reduce such procl If, as I gather, the implication the Attorney General at the but I have been assured by the!

tices."

within

of "The province Not Enemies of this policy is that no further last meeting, and I would like Inspector De Hawkera that of op-

Other business of the Council music eritie rather than that of 4 hawker licences of any descrip to add that I hope that reasen-proximately 3,000 applicants, for Winding a the debate, His was the passing of the first read-flm reviewer, for more impor tion are to be issued on the able time will be given to this licences since July I, not less Excellenes the Governor said in of the War Services Assistant than the picture iselt is the ground that the limits of each Council to consider any bye-than 80% have been newcomers

Before I put to the Council tance Fund Ordinance and the men, and mall, duitate.

and

Sof-Ldr. K Miles, of the triumphant. class of hawker set by the laws made, before they are in- to Hong Kong, Le, they were not the motion for the second reading Ordinance to clarify the position Behind the simple beauty of the Royal Air Force, Kai Tak was Urban Council have been reach- troduced for approval in this pre-war residents. I have also of this Bill I wish to add some in regard to requisition and ac-

been informed that about half observations which have already quisition of property umier Emer waltzes, the brilliance of the noc-fined $100 on each of two counts tarnes, and the immortal etudes is of driving without: due - cufe ed, then I feel bound to express Council.

ganey Powers. my grave doubts on the sound Disposal Of Goods the applicants for the renewal been made by the Hon. the

man of the Urban Council and. Moving the first resolution the the insistent and triumphant and caution and failing to stop constitutionality having regard the hope that in

of licences issued during the also to answer the requests and Hon. Attorney General sald

composed under the stress in Waterloo Road at 2 am, on to Section 2 of the Hawkers the new proposed bye-laws the pre-war residents of Hong Kong by the honourable unofficial mem- the abfect of the Fund which in Cages byzany and edit Oct. 12 in which two smople

remember over: -Warsaw Ordinance 1935, and Bye-law Urban Council may think it "My friend the Hon. Mr. M. K bers taking part in this debate. to be created and to provide fagal Ko. 9 of the Bye-laws. right to consider the further La bos suggested that the vast

The Hon. Mr. M.K. Lo has machinery for the administration Radio as the Germans closed in were seriously injures

of that Fund. The origin

Mr. Haig Brown, ASP said in 1933. Wus question of the disposal of number of unlicensed hawkers is described the bawker problem as

Cornel Wilde, Aladdin or that one of the two injured Over-Emphasised perishable goods of lined unlicensed owing to the restric- one of great difficulty. He also an approach made to the der Thousand and one Nights," does "Much has been said-und { hawkers who have been arrested live policy of the Urban Council spoke of it as a highly controver- tant of the Hong Kong Volunteers best as the composer, a' part | still in hospital as a result of said yesterday that negotiations it is one of the grounds stressed for breach of regulations. There regarding licences but it is calledly is: and it is also true that public who said that they were which does not really suit him the injuries he had received for United States military bases in the Objects and Reasons have no doubt been many cases mated that more than two thirds certain

of the question desirous of contributing bath in but into which he infuses con and was likely to be yet hospi in the Philippines have reached about the danger to health of where an arrested, hawke, was of the persons now engaged in are controversial. But when one money, and in the way of services siderable, feeling. Merle Oberon, talised for further six weeks.

hawking never applied ··· for · un frupasse until Washington hawked food. I confess I have fined a small sum or let off on

looks

Bawker

to dependents problem

of Volunteers. It as Georges

the makes known its views. never been greatly perturbed a caution, only to find that his licences.

whole think that one is struck was then considered that there novelist who ruled Chopin ton long Ft Lt. Booking was in a rick The negotiators are deadlock by this aspect.

whole stock had become aliso

"Taring the period of the Mili- more by the unanimity which pre- were other forces and units; who and who, when he left her, shaw that was smashed up, the ed over the United States re I of course agree that the futely unsaleable.

tary Administration it was do Vaily in regard to fts more

fused to come to his death bed, other injured party being the is as cold and masculine as the puller, Chan Do-chi, al quest for both aides of the Urban Council should take such Since the Urban Council cided to adopt a lenient policy Lures than by my fundamental mouth of the Pasig River, em- special measures as might he (as the authority charged by towards hawkers owing to the difference of opinion. It is for

part demands. Hardly recognis bracing Port Santiago and necessary in respect of the the Hawkers Ordinance 1985 fit that many industrial under example, cortion around that the

able 1s Paul Monf, hidden behind

Engineer Jsland and Earnshaw food during perioda of epidemica trailing and regulating hawkers) in spite of the reduced population Government here is to prove member of the Connell. piers and property including hawking of special classes of with the responsibility of con- fakings had not resumed business.bite whose welfare and Anterest yesterday sworn in as a new music teacher, davoted

-

Latest dispute to be referred to the Labour Oficer for media tion is a demand by the Colony's 500 od boat builders who are asking for a minimum pay of $10 a day plus three free meals. and employers to furnish them with tools.

The men ure at present paid $250 a day, and they

ring their own tools.

Thie men are employed in amall yards baililing. satopans and junks, and are not to be confined with workers at the shipyards.

Some of the men did not return to work yesterday but there was no announcement of any strike.

Money Mart

feature of yester

jumped to $320 a tad. The opt ing quotation was $287. At the close it eased off to $315.

Chinese National Currency was stationary and at the close stood at 15 cents for futures and $1.13 for spot (for CN$1,000).

U.S. dollars were unchanged

at $4.55 buyers. Sterling appre-

ciated to $15.70, and Australian pounds had buyers at $12.50...

P.L. Bases Talks

Manila, Oct. 81. The Philippine Express"

rily suspended, Add-Associated Press.

LICENCE DELAY

"I feet aura this Council will be interested to know what the therefore venture to invite policy actuaily adopted is, and Honourable friend the my

I

ness of that policy, and on its

foreshadowed

"I am sure all the Unofficial Members of this Council must

New Residents Dr. Febily, Chairman of Urban Council, replying for Government, said:

the

"The

-

the

water

Adi

Another

}

RAF Officer Fined

"I should also like to express Military Administration were not enquiries which have been made The object of this Bill is to deling hay of the celebrated Pola- or make a report of an accident

considering

Bial question. Didealt it undoubt-Defence Corps by members of the

at the

ماركة

inboured during Lostilities where dependents would also require as sistance and whom no doubt members of the publie would be

The Hon, Mr. C. C. Roberts an

and the general willing to assist.""

Sand.

woman

a veritable forest of face-fungis, an Chopin's eccentric but:

Chopin, with a not too unpinne ing background of scene and plot, is the essence of "A Song to te member"--a picture for music lovers. It is showing at the Leg this week.

persons, Ft.-Lt. Booking, was

Defendant was additionally ordered to pay $150 compensa- tion to the puller.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES

Latest arrivals at the Palasula Hotel include G. C. Blank, W.-T. Le R D 1 R, Tuner

A

Latest departure from the Penlzania Imelusto*7, 11. Walzon, A. J. Blephen. E E7Hacker,****” B. Watmin," Mr. and Mrs. WM Shower, Wind D. DaVAC”, “MHG D Kraffi, Mirama Nabbina CIL Matchown; Tyson, Miss Any Chen, C. V. Mächsten and W.. A. Dawson,

ducks in downtown. Manila, or threatened epidemics, as It considers that the new powers it was decided not only to issue are not the enemies of the "Evident lack of authority has done in the past. For the proposed by this: Bill are neces- the same number of licences de hawker. And there is in our of the American negotiators to rest I do consider that thin sary today I feel that, however were issued in 1841 but even to Colony a place which can be usa- SUMMER TIME make decisions" has reduced paint has been over-emphasised reluctantly, we should sent to increase the number of Hcences fully filled, it is by the hawker.

ENDING the conversations to merely an May 1, Sir, quote from Hansard, this Bill. But before conclud-in safe categories. At the end of And it is also common ground exploratory nature and for that 1888. at page 159, what I then ing I should like to express the sof of the licences avaliable had ils requires in the interest of the Summer Time will end as from the Military Administration only that this place which the hawker It is officially announced that reason they have trolled. I niced not enlarge

the paper I unhesitatingly simit that consider that the time is oppor the hawkers realised that neither necessity for control and limits. Dec. 1 in accordance with Soc

YAUMATI the doctrine that food-hawking tung for the appointment by the Police nor Medical Branches ion It is conditioned, as hon. tion 2 (2) of Ordinance No. in itself constitutek a source of Government of a strong com of Civil Affairs had the necessary ourable members

RIOT FINES danger to public health ist mittee consistian not, only oti

know. in 14 of 1940.

by the theoretically sound, but. I sug-representatives of the Urban sa to take action against un-terest of public healthy and of

-convenience, and also by For larceny from the person Four of the score of persons Granville Alatmaler same: the the

In the Indo Chius Biran Navigatling- un whether or not there is any workers and others, to Zeview Position Compared practical risk to health depends and report to Government on since the re-establishment of of other traders. Exercise of this naught Read, Central near the ly conduct in connection with Bir

kind of food Hawked, the whole question of hawkers, Civil Government the Urban Council

content is vested in the Lan Star Ferry wharf, Lau Tak the Yaumat riota of Saturday. Ercumstances under and that an opportunity will be Council has reverted to its pre- and on the regiminondation of three months hard labour by Kowloot Court yesterday

is at the requoit unemployed, was sentenced to Oct. 25, were fined 360 each al keThested given to the hawkers themselves was palley, Le, to grant licences the Team Connell that this KG Shelden &C. at the Evidence of theft actual per contact with bank to give evidence before that only to persons who have resided which we, drg - nowe, considorizir The does. I suppose, committers in the Colony for many years and has been froduced into this Central Magistracy artery ticipation in the rints was given bran

In cation, I fed if the more justilled in are considered deserving for Commer

Accured was caught by Dr. by members of the RAF. Po Whi "not exprsning, this hope, because at a special, con

Groves who saw him taking the ice, why had arrested them Broad Honourable phambers are, I chay from complainant's poc All the other accused were be relit

aware of the fact that ket, Lispector H Sell prosecu remanded for further in at 7:26 pan.

quiz

Delay in the issue of an export Hicence by the Imported

Comdr Lyder in Court

gest fant thé, question as to Council, bit of social : wild licensed hawkers, AMATterests and legal activities of MrsAW, Ingram at Con- Krrested on charges of disorder.ure: leaving HongKook for Borde

Cos.nocount

of this Council liéld on, of age, infiralty or disability. An

October: 1938 HJL. Sir] attem

ensures tha

that

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