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STATEMENT

In the House of Commons, en January 29, Mr. Rees-William usked the Secretary of State for In the Colonies whether. In vity of the great place the University of Hong Kong could luke in th cultural and education) life the Far East, will make, s statement on the rebuilding, re- equipment and enlargement THE the scope and functions of this university.

of

Mr. Creech Jones "A commitive

of the Universities in this coun

I try and of local

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Arguments Over Hardship

the Full Court of Appeal, (Str Henry Blackall, C.J., and Mr. Justice Gould) yesterday, Ip Yick-chi, of 5 Cheong Ming Street, first floor, lodged an appeal against the decision of Mr. Justice Williams reversing an eviction order originally issued by a Tenancy Tribunal against her tenant, Wú Kwan-øl, living in the third floor of the same house..

Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, instruct- Submitting that the

B.C.C.Strike

The Case of Statement

The Stolen Apples

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CORFORATION ORDINARY YEARLY In view of inaccurate GENERAL MEETING reports appearing from

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN day to day in local Chin-that

the Ordinary Yearly ese newspapers, the fol- General Meeting of the Share statement was holders of the Corporation will lowing

British be held at the Head Office of issued by the

the Corporation, 1. Queen's Rout Cigarette Co., Ltd., yes Central, Hongkang, on Frainy ofces for Box Not, 212, 214, 218, Replies are awaiting at our terday:

the 28th day of March, 1947, 220, 221,

228, 220, 291 240,

Ho Ming, 19 years of ages. firmly believed in the saying that an apple a day keeps the dosial away," or so it would eppews from the fact that, he

"The employees of the Brills at 11.30 am., for the purpush 265, 260, hefied himself to one whole Cigarette Company went out on of receiving and considering the hox of this fruit when ho pass strike on February 27th us are reports of the Directors and of ed a stall at Reclamation street jsult of the rejection by the Cup-

$2

POSITION VACANT

nävised me on the future of the for appeliant. Mr. Leo" d'Alma- { ships of the tenant into con- rudely shattered by observant }putation for the treatment accord December, 1946, and for the OJS(). BWJJJUN Seduzko a

by my bansurably Friend are at

consultation with other Depark- mente concerned and 1 hope Lo make »Latement in the Bear future,"

WEDDINGS TO COME

Mr. Bernacchi anid the facts of the case were not disputed. Te house in question was the property of Ip Yick-chi, who Greupled the first floor and let the third floor to the res pondeat. She had two rooms and lived there with her mother, three children and one servant.

Was

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election of Directors and the auo qui se pɔmajadəsi; aq fum

anunayday vajag sang dum appointment of Auditors.

*Juw asau as cir aut รอเมอ sais en o sn ใน tt jus The Register of Shares of any we de pe do đư "The Company lins applied in

generous manner the scales of the Corporation will be closed a p wages agreed upon by those em- from Monday, the 10th March i won põhjaus die SNOLIVOKIDAV

on plovers who pay the Rehublilta to Friday the 28th March, 1947

Allowance bused

| ARCHITECTURAL draughtsmen tho (both days Inclusive) during and tracera required immediately. Food and Fuel figures issued by

perlod no transfer the Labour Offlee, while as re- which

of Write stating age, nationality, ex- vently as July 1st, 1940, adjust shares can be registered, perience, salary required, etc. to

Box No. 273 "China Mall." By Order of the Board..

FOR SALE A. MORSE, Chlef Manager.

menis, wei made to wages, pre- for war employers coming in chief consideration., that a handful of youthful, new- "The Management is convinced

.caployed werkers primarily

at 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.pany of most unreasonable de. the Auditora and the Profit und Jearned

of a niceands for wage increases. The Loss Account and Balance Sheet

'roqquad 'proj His anticipation interesta ed by Mr. Y. K. Kan, appeared Judge did not take the hard feed of apples was, however, British Cigarette Company lian for tho

year entling Kint(suisont lasnoj insjungų zooja 1915 alny's enjoyed an excellent re., Hong Kong University. The re-

oinmendations of this Committee dae Castro, instructed by Mr.sideration when delivering judg-Chan Fu-young who, seeing Hoed its employees, and this is the which take account of the im. M. d'Alamada Remedios, re-ment. Mr. d'Almada sald coming out of Pang Kam's stall first time a strike has been ex- | portant considerations, mentioned resented Wa Kwan-oi.

the work hardship." in any at that still, silent hour of the perienced. event, could not be considered morning, thought there rement under examination la

under the existing Proclama- something fishy going on and tion.

Immediately ruined the alarm.

The vigorous blows he gave The prime object of the Pro-on his Police, whistle. were clamation' was,, he added, to heard by Police constables protect tenants and any peculiar C1498 and 687 who lost no requirement of any particular time in joining Chan In the individual could not be

con-1 chase after the apple addiet. sidered.

The quarry was cornered in Furthermore, Mr. d'Almada Shanghai Sereet and, brought said, the Tenancy Tribunal was to the Police Station. not set up to see that any land- On his being convicted,

out for their own personal gain Hongkong, 29th Feb., 1947. lord could get any particalar or the charge of larceny of 71 is responsible for the instigation desirable premises, but it was apples, the prosecuting officer, of the strtise and employees were set up to see that a landlord S/I CJ. Askew, informed warned before stopping vork could get his house back if he Magistrate Latimer that Ho that the Company would not be had no suitable accommodation. had three previous convictions, intimidated by threats of a strike.

"The Company takes this op Contending that a space of including the time when he was 420

Aquare feet should be treated as a juvelle.

portunity of advising those of its employees new on strike, that the enough for three adulta three children if it were divid- the Colony of such an incorri-only thom employees the Cum- His Worship decided to rid right is reserved to take back ed into several rooms, Mr.gible character by recommend-pany wishes to take back, while appeal should not be allowed. d'Almada sutanitted that being that Ho should be banished new employees may be engaged

ufter he had served the present jut any fine. The Court, reserved

The publie is informed that Jude-sentence of four months hard there are ample reserves of local

Jabour.

ly made cigarettes while import- eil cigarettes ure continually com- ing in large quantities."

The following forthcoming marriages are announced:

Adam Gray Dalziel, merchant, residing at Gloucester Hotel, ami, Vera Joan Armstrong, en route to Hong Kong from Shanghai,

Alfredo Jorge Vieira Rebeiro, mercantile assistunt, of 26 Aslifer Ronde and Alice Maria da Silva, of 22 Hillwood Road.

Henry Jim Chung. of UNBRA' Hong Kong Ofee, residin At 424, Portland Street, and Graey Jong, of 150 Kuikiong Street.

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One of her children, aged developed tuberculosis and was hospitalised for some time.

Apparently. Rhe could not afford to keep the chid In hospital.

her to

The doctor directed segregate the child. As a result, Mr. Bernacchi went on, she served notice, on the res pondent to quit the third floor. The dispute was heard' by a Tenancy Tribunal which found her present accommodation suitable ang directed the res-; pondent to leave the premises. The respondent appealed and Mr. Justice Williama "reversed the Tribunal's order.

Main Argument

The main argument pui for- ward by Mr. Remedios before Mr. Auntied Wilkums kainal the Tribunal's decision Mr. Bernacchi said. that under

was,

meet.

and

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Colony's Need For A New Library

(By Margaret Bradbury)

the Landlord and Tenancy Pro What would be the cost of establishing a publle

chumation eviction could not

he ordered for a child under

18 years of age.

· The "question, and the only question now involved, Wax whether her present pecom.) modation was suitable or not.

"It is my contention," Mr. Ilernagchi submitted; "that two rooms 30 by 14 feet are not suitable accommodation for so many persons, especially when one of the children has develop. wi tuberculonin and requires separate accommodation."

Mr. Bernacchi submitted that the lenne Judge had, in giv-1 ing his decision, taken the hardships of the tenant intui consideration. This, he declared, {" was not, and should nut. be considered under the provisions. of the Landlord and Tenancy Proclamation.

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library in Hong Kong? I put this question yes- terday to an experienced librarian in the Co- lony who replied: "The total amount which would have to be spent on books alone for a reasonably well stocked library to be set up. here would range above $50,000. The cost of furniture and fixtures would call for several thousand more. This estimate 'does not in clude the renting or setting up of any building for the purpose, or the payment of salaries necessary for staff maintenance."

Rice-Shop Shooting

Wong Tim was

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Consignees per

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CLARINET, Bochin system. Ex- { cellent danen band instrument. Also Dunbars tutor. "Treatise on the Clarinet". First offer · 1300. Write Box 274. "China Mall." PREMISES WANTED are hereby notified that their TWO ROOMS for Once, Centrally cargo te being discharged into foented. With all Amenities. the Hong Kong Kowloon Write Box 272 “China Malt Wharf & Godowa Co.'s godown, where it will be at Consignees' risk and subject to the Wharf's terms and contiifions, óf storage, and where delivery may be ..... obtained.

committed

S.S. "BENREOCH"

Damaged packages are to be)

G. Sheldon, K.C. at the Cen- natten by Consignces and the for trial yesterday by Mr. I left in the Godowns for exam-

tral

surveyora. Mesure. Magistracy, Un three Company's charges assaulting Lo Kung Carmichael and Clarke, at 10 sul while armed with a revolver am, on 10th March, 1947. of shooting at Lo Kung-sul with intent to do grievous bodily burm; and unlawful pussession

T comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Régulations

of a 38 S&W revolver and Consignees must have a five rounds of ammunition.

Re-

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Auctioneers, Surveyors,

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PUBLIC AUCTION

Instructions to sell by Public The Undersigned have received ·

Auction, un

W

venue Officer in attendance FRIDAY, THE 7th MAR. 1947

drė examined.

Inspector Mischenko prose.jen damaged dutiable goods Commencing at 2.30 PM...

cuted.

at their Sales Rounis No. 36 Lo Kung-Bul. master of the

No claims will be admitted | Haskow Road Kowloon. Wing Yo Cheung Rice Shop, after the goods have left, the 81 Wanchal Road, said that at

and allA NICE SELECTION OF steamer's godowns, about 9 p.m. on Feb. 11, he was in his shop with three of his after the 12th March will be

goods remaining undelivered VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD fokis. He was int the act of

taking the day's takings from subject. to rent.

the

accountant "when a man

All claims against the steamer entered the shop, while another must be presented to the under- remained at the door,

signed on or before the 26th Defendant was the man who March, 1947, or they will not entered the shop. He pointed a be recognised. revolver at Lo and demanded

money.

effected.

that he hand over all the No Fire Insurance will be

revolver, accused opened fire. As Lo attempted to grasp the Before he could fire again, Lo managed to gain possession of the revolver. A feki came to his rescue, but accused managed to escape.".

Whether or not the Hong Kong Government is considering any such expensive project is not known, but in the event of a postwar library being erected it would obviously have to be within the vicinity of the main European busi- ness centre. Said the librarian: "A good site would be the Murray Parade Ground, now commandeered by the military authorities." Once upon a time Hong Kong the Hong Kong Club, the Helena In reply, Mr. d'Almuda said did have a public library which Mag Institute and the French there was only one issue in! was apparently save from com- Consulate where books printed this case, namely, whether theplete decay by the arrival of the only in French are available.

Japanese. the City Hall,

In appellant hud fully discharged books which in the main consistance in the Colony are scattered At the moment, books of refer- her burden to prove that here of cut-dated publications, rand divided up among the various premises were not suitable books printed before the turn of private ibraries, apart from the In England, a landlord could the 20th Century were available Law Library in the Supreme recover possession of premises for loan to a vaguely interested Court. elther by offering the tenant an public.

A concentrated referenco Nearly all the books were in a alternative place or by proving]

brary consisting of, the following that the premises were reason-state of decay and at the resections is very much needed by

occupation it was decided that the public in general-Acest cused as far as Triangle Street Lo and that he pursued, ac- the piles of much-thumbed Technical, Engineering, Medical, volumes that had ronesed on the Aviation, Shipping and Trade: A where he was forced to give In Hong Kong, Mr. d'Almada ¦ shelves of the library for many brary providing this Information up the chane on account of the said, a landlord must go one years had either been destroyed would be of considerable use to a injury he had received in the step further and prove that he or removed by the enemy. business-minded Colony like Hong hip from the shot fired by had no suitable accommodation.

At the

present time, residents Kong. With the omission of the who do not altogether belong to

with bent G

for literature and

word "reasonable" . in the the "buying public" alternate be Colony's Proclamation; It was tween the club libraries at the quite different to the law United Services Recreation Bulld at Home.

ing, the Peak Club, the Y.M.C.A..

ably required.

Different Law

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A WHOLE HEATH OF 17" WOULD HARDLY CONSTITUTE AN INTRODUCTION, SIR!- COME ALONG, FRITZ....

Illegal Radio Sets

W. R. LOXLEY & CO. (CHINA), LTD.,

.... Agents, Ben Line Steamers Ltd.

Hong Kong, 7th March, 1947.

HARBOUR DEPT.

NOTICE

ates to the public in the last few

Meanwhile, a round-up of book accused. weeks shows that there has been

For the information a rush on cookery books and vo-

öf Ship Charterers lumes dealing with bruschąją

and Operators management. furnishing and home decoration. This is

A fine of $1,000 was imposed ably due to the return of mucus by Mr. E. H. Balnébury the

MONDAY, 3RD. MARCH; wives to the Colony who are an- Central Magistracy yesterday on 1947 IS HEREBY DECLARED

Robinson their own Chan Shak Tung, of 1. rious to deal with domestle rehabilitation as speedi-Road, 1st floor, who was charged TO HAVE BEEN A WEA with being in possession of ap- THER NON-WORKING DAY..

without o

llcence, and also for

UNJ. JOLLY,

Harbour Master.

y as possining men) recipog paratus for radio communication |

Books

of French, English, Scandinavia" using a radio communication, set Russian, Auth American Dad without

Chinese origin have been sold in Defendant, who was represent Harbour Department, considerable quantity recently.

ed by Mr. Alfred Hon, dented Hong Kong, 8th March, 1947. Must popular of all has been operating the set and pleaded that "Boston Cooking School Cook Book by Fannia Merritt Farmer.

D.B.S. Old · Boys Meet

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had been left in the room by a friend, who, had - since gone Canton.

*** Defendant was convicted on the first: charge and cautioned on the second. Mr. Sainsbury said that

he had considered the possibility of imposing a prison sentence,

URBAN COUNCIL

NOTICE

but la view of what Mr. Ho

Hon had Notice is hereby given of the

An extraordinary general meet-sald, he would impose a fine. Au intention of the Urban' Council ing was: held by the Diocesan order: was also" made for conflaca- to oxhume, the remains of the School Old Boya, Association at tion of the apparatus seized, deceased persons burled on the the Jacobean Rooms Hong Kong being in, porteation of apparat

Pleading gu

vacant ground at the junction Hotel, on s Wednesday

New

By EDGAR MARTIN rated by the Working Com-licence and for using radio Road, Hong Konk, and to re articles of association, recently re- for radio coniunication without of Tin Chiu Street and King's mitten, were read:

by Mr. B. cozumunication last ja without a bury them in authorised ont

and cence at:&- Funk Fat Terrano cemeteries out the expiry of 18.

Feb. 4, Chan Man, of 82, Lockhart days from the date of publica Pre-Road 2nd Book was fined $2,000 ton of this notice.

8. Randall, the President passed by armbézs present,

Mr Randall was run

aldent. Other offer for the you

1947 are di A. Goodh PAY... Cheung vice

Aarong In Tun

on both charges by?: Mr. His C. Sheldon, K.D., at the Central Magistracy · yoéterday," "An (order £" „for confiscation of the apparatus | produced In Court was alaq-made.

DR. WE MAYNARD,

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Teak-wond wardrobes, Low-, boys, Chest of Drawers, Dressing Tables, Double Single Bedsteads, Office Writ ing Tables Typewriter Tables, Book Cuse, Extension Dining Tables Sideboards, Dining Chairs, Chesterfield Couch and Armchairs, Wall Clock, E.P.N.9. & Silver Ware, Gláss Ware, Dinner Crockery, Cut- lery, Curios, Vases, Cabinet Gramophone,Tennis Rackets, Carpets, Rugs, and Black. wood Furniture etc., etc.

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Also

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Woodstock Typewriter,

On View from THURSDAY, 8th March 1947.

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As Customary.

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