1947-04-26 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1947.

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Motor

Coming Events H.K. Chamber Of Commerce Prices

April 20-Fifth

Meeting.

Extra Haer

April 24K.CC. Play: "A

Worm's Eye View."

April 28-"Star" Ferry Co., Ltd.,

annual meeting, noon.

April 28- Palice Res, Club meet-

Ink, 6.30 p.m.

May

Toy" 2--GILA, Reunion Dance.

Peninsula Hotel.

May 5-HK. Shogers, first c hearsal f "The Messini," Cathedral Hall, 520 p.. May 7 Green D.

Comet Co. Ltd. annual and extraordinary meetings,

Exinune Bldg.

May Dinner Ta Sir Mark and Endy Young, H.K. Hotel, 8 pay. May 9-Canton lus, Uffee, Lu.

and meeting,

May 17-China

M

Emporium Qaordinary meeting. 3 p.m. May 31-Ching Emporium aukni

meeting,

SEM.

Lingnan Alumni Party

Membres of the Langman Uni

Artis versity Alomment Hong Kong held their fett melal

to

T

Annual Report

Firms To Reimburse Govt. For Passages?

The statement Pays:

When the Colony was 1hern ted at the end of August, 1945,

official the Colonial

of

In

.

Control

Land Transactions To Go During Jap Regime

The Price Controller

that announces

after most careful considera- tion of the present-posį- In an outline of the position in Hong Kong regard- tion in regard to the con-

ing transactions in land during the Japanese Occupation, the annual report of the Chamber trol of Motor Vehicles

of

but of deeda only:

this sales in

Price Controller Asks For Heaviest

Possible Fines

That the Magistrate should impose a maximum. fine of $2,000 on price control offenders.or commit any offender at the request of the pro- secution to the Supreme Court where a maxi- mum fine of $10,000 could be imposed, was suggested to Mr. d'Almada at Central yester- day by Mr. Pittman, of the S. T. & I., when prosecuting 13 shops for a breach of the price control regulations.

Mr. d'Almadn saks that there

Colony, had not been

The reasons

cases in many cffender had been

twice and that he

heavily in future,

Mr. statement, Making the Pittman said:

"I am instructed

to

Inform

is that between the date when a

your Worship that my experience summons is issued and the date

of hearing a period of about three weeks usually elapses. During

dress three weeks the defendant

Police Reserve Club Opens

More than 200 members of the

Hong Kong Police and Hong Kong

only to Government servants," Iment expense" and many peo-| house owner must register with unauthorised dealings with pro- to trucks is most satisfactory | punity to his own financial ad. opening of the new Police Reserve

if Wa

Australia

vantage..

Suggestions that an effort will be made to obtain

reimbursement from local Arms for the costs: of repatriation of employees by the Govern-

of Commerce states: ment, are discussed in the annual report of

The Chamber, on the advice tended to do so. In considering Government has agreed which any the Chamber of Commerce published yester

of the Legal Sub-Committer, this question it is necessary to 10 relax part of their prosecuted

would deal with those offenders day.

exist for what pasanges firms endorsed the views of the In-bear in mind

control by removing the Society Law

(n that the Land Registry be would "normally

respon corporated

Hong Kong na expressed in cor- here is not a reglater of land retail price limitation on sible".

all such vehicles. with the Land The Chamber had before it respondence

The removal of price control (b) that there can be no pos- Com Officer on this subject. Offer, in a statement to inter- evidence that the High

The Land Officer, writing on sible objection to a person who will take effect as from April nees in Stanley and a broad-missioner for the United King-

that internees dom at Canberra took the view January 10, 1946, brought cer- has an estate in the land deal. 26, and a notice to this effect cast, declared

to their that, as far as repatriates to fain problems to the notice of ing with it as he pleases during will appear in this week's Gov- would be reprezent

the occupation period provided ernment Gazette. the Law Society. He mentioned Rumeland and brought

fol. back Australia were concerned, "per-that the Land Office was taken he does so in accordance with for the discontinuance of this "The song formerly resident in long over by the Japanese Authori- the law and the terms, on which forms of control ure as

is able to continue breaking the ice Reserve and their friends met together last night for the again, free of charge. forcing statement the adied) | Kong are eligible for repatriaties who, sometime in the mid- he holds it:

lows:-

Price Contral Regulation with im- and not tion to that country at Govern- dle of 1942, ordered that every (d) that there are cases where (n) The position with regard

Club on the second floor of the applies to everybody

The records of my Depart Cable & Wireless Duilding in elicited by ple were in fact conveyed to and the "House Registration Office." perty took place during the oc. and all requirements will be met

Connaught Road, Latry

ment show that in many cases the thin Association in London ƒ brought back from

The public seemed to have re-cupation period in the absence within the next few weeks.

that the

defendants are sum- name

of Police, The Commissioner had Iven without charge.

(b) It is understood sponded rather well to this of owners or mortgagees and that this promise

ofter time before Mr. D. W. Macintosh, who open. gathering this year at the Bonified to read "the concesitan In a letter to the Hong Kong Order with the result that there in other cases where the owners motor car supplies are satisfacmoned time

nihgistrate which proves ed the Club, anid how very Kong Hedet Rod Harden Tast

or mortgagees were in Hong tory and that most outstanding the

fulfilled, that the imposition of a moderate pleased he was to be present on night, when Mr. Lamleri Kwok, Wanld be confined to individuals Administration, dated March 7, are now in the Land Office one?

contracts have been for whose passages employing 1946, the Chamber quoted the hundred and sixty volumes of Kong under duress.

the cccasion and said the Club Chairman, "appenital to member

containing normally be Colonial official's statements in Japanese register

The members of the Law or will be completed in the near fine la no deterrent.

"I am instructed to emphasize) was like "'o phoenix rising out of firms would not

that future, To walve

thla the previous September, slcelar-particulars (with plans aftach. Society were of opinion

would be the responsalide",

(c) The local motor dealers that a magistrate has power un-the oasis" and the

thaider Defence Regulation 84 to Im- younger brother of the pro-war fanitation. It was added, would ed that the general understand.) ed) of the houses which were the documents used for

'purpose of dealing with land have given an assurance relieving ing was that free return pas. | registerra.

maxmium fine of $2,000 club. les Jatrimonnat Lu

WAK

without

arrived During the Occupation, the during promleed,

the occupation period they will not increase business firms, at the expense sagC

Mr. Macintosh said: "I thank from

Authorities permitted, for the are of such doubtful effect that prices without prior reference and that the time has expen reservation, and asked that

coming to Government and will make when such Anes should be im- the taxpayer.

all the members for their hard they would clarification of the position be most part, only reassignments in the event of their

effort to reduce Much posed. ditore for which

The question

and assignments to be regis unto the title of any property | every

"I am niso to print out for the work in making this club passible nurmally arrept responsibility obtained.

with other taken up offcially

tered. Those were generally re- they would be a source of great prices to a minimum va soon aa

benent of these shopkeepers who and also thank all subscribers of tu and having regard

feel tempted to contravene the the Police Reserve who donated clams upon available funds it Colonial Office, but as late n corded by striking out the name embarrassment to practitioners possible. was not considered that such a February, 1947, no ruling had of the previous owner in the advising clients on their title,

Price Control Regulation that if money." the maximum fine of $2,000 Altogether $30,000 was collect- mours was justifiable. In or-{ been obtained, the matter being Japanese Register and by subs

stituting the name of the pur

deterrent, this Court hased by members and supporters of chaser or, in the ease of a re-

insufflelent the Police Reserve to set up the dey, however, that the return of still under consideration.

nssignment, by striking out the

proves theluala might not be delay-

power at my request to commit club, which is complete with-- there Was

any cases to the Supreme Court, bar, billard and ping pong tablen. The method of allocating re-name of the mortgagee. Coun

where a maximum fine of $10,000 The premises have been loaned indefinitely to the Police Reserve "It is considered that one of by Messrs. Cable and Wireless.

Among those present at yes- causes of the present con- gestion and delays in magistrates terday's function were Mr. L. H. courts is the very fact that the C. Culthrop, Mr. F. W. Shaftain, Kine defendant is summoned time Mr. 13. C. Fay, Mr. H. W. E. This unnecessary Heath, Mr. R. Haig-Brown, Mr. after time. multiplicity of prosecutions G. D. Binstead, Mr. E. C. LUS- which wastes so much time of combe, Mr. N. G. Rolph, Mr. C.

Would busy officials

vanish Mottram. Mr. L. R., Whant. Mr. exemplary Anes were impcsed . Mackenzie Mr. T. O. T's, Dr. "I am to invite the press to. S. W. Tso, Mr. H. O. T'so, Mr. give the widest. publicity to this Lau and Chief Inspector K. B. statement," M. Pittman con- Lec. Among the many guests cluded.

were Sir Shuuson Chow and Sir Robert Kotewall.

to take a keener interea in the Accoriation in order elser triend-hip, and in further the wellars of their fellow unvan- of the NL her and members munity in time of neel,

There were over thousand merab in Hong Kong, muntinued Mr. Kwok, and they were fortune ate in having such a represent tive gathering present, as conta

“

of many members had br ting the war years.

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pressed the hope that members would send in their new address

to the Assortation in order that The next gathering would be even antree secusful,

ed in cases where

some doubt as to the liability of

Complaint

чудя

the

About 10tudents of The Lint the employing firm which could turn passages for business men terparts of the reassignment orj

pan Senior College at pressefit an

a tour of in-pertion in Thing Kong

were na prOZORI,

WIL-

Imprmento entertainment Provided by members Tel their guests, the Brangements bring the capably supervised by Mr. W. Y. Mok.

Mr. &

Mr..

Alsint 200 persona attended the function, including Lambert Kwok, Mosers. Y. Tsar C.L. Young. Peter Sin, Y.M. Lam. K.C. Ken, Y.Y. Chan, Y.C. Luke, Lampu Kwok, Li Shui Pul. S.K. Chen, K.W. Hung. K. Hong,

It

the

property connection with the assignment and other papers in

not really be resolved in the and their families was the cause

and its sale, were placed In a United Kingdom, or where the, of widespread complaint.

brown envelope (which also employing firm was not at the was found that although time in a position to provide Colony, had been thrown open contained the original apollen. These necessary funds, a pro- to normal private trading dur- tion for registration).

the total envelopes were, and still are. cedure had been adapted under ing November 1945

being allocation of passages from the kept in the Land Offee. The which pasanges

Lond Office in the United Kingdom was only fifty old

Registers, granted on application first instance at the expense of each month and of these but a (ie., those which were kept up

emull proportion was tu 1941) were not used Hong Kong Government funds, į very

any, Occupation subject to an undertaking to allotted to business staffs dur-registering refund the cost in due course ing the vital first few months. transaction or for any purpose- discussed in except to check applications for if the Colonial Government The subject was

were

for

SUBSCRIPTION INCREASE

A proposal to increase the of subscription

individual ribers from $100 to $150 a year and of firms from $200 to $300 a year, is to be yut forward at an Extraordin ury General Meeting of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce on April 28.

It will also be proposed that subscriptions in future be paid in half-rearly instead of quarterly tulalments.

current pase

con-

(d) Government will tinue, for the present, to main. tain other controls over sales, registrations and exports but, in due course will remove auch bana if everyono co-operates in full.

the

n

to be ปก

(e) A. prospective purchaser can still, at any stage, seek ad- can be imposed. vice from Government in con- nection with any possible cessive charge and if necessary Government can always reim- pose price controls.

Reception For Portugal's New

Lam, S.S. Leane, V.K. Lal, should decide that it could not the early summer of 1946 with house registration, a cross re- and therefore they and all other Consul In H.K.

W.T.

Leung, C. Lam. T. Lau. Mak, S.T. Sg. GF. Sheh, Woo S.T. Yur, CV, b, c.C. Hob, Vit, Leung, Chu Sam Tsang, S.S. Wai, Leunig Foon, 11.S. Lai and Miss Lily L

yesterday

James Ayu, seaman, was sen- teneed to four months hard in hour by Mr. Sainsbury at Central a charge of causing imality hurn to Lui Wan, triegels goolie, by cutting complainant on both hands with a knife. De. fondant, pleading guilty. said complainant had tried to pick his ocket as he was bourding a tram

An ESSENTIAL

be negupted as a charge against pulpiic "funds.

re-

reasona

the

-

ex-

Fines

"Adamant'

Due Today

H.MLS.

used. in Japanese

"The Portuguese Community of a senior officer of the Military ference being entered in the documents Administration who had lately Land Omee Registera. Such conveyances should be kept of arrived from London and the cross reference would lead a the title and all record of them Hong Kong turned out en masno

Each with a prevlcus convic. Reasons Why whole position was put before person searching to the Japan in due course expunged from at the Club Lusitano last even- The China Association ad the Colonial Secretary as soon ese Reglator. In the interest of the register of deeds in Honging, when a Reception was heli tion, the Tin Wah Cafe, 49 Des

it was commerce,

in selling considered Kong and that the titles to pro-in honour of Dr. Eduardo Brazac, Vceux Road, was fined $1,000 for eight-cunces of heated as Civil Government wAB vanced the following reasons

fresh milk at 70 cents (55 cents); Hong Kong. Representations desirable to lift the moratorium perties which have been dealt the new Portuguese Consul

Dr. Brazao, who has had the Lee Hing Stall, 149 Des Voeux why H.M. Government should established.

distinguished career, has bren Road, was fined $200 for selling be responsible for return pas- which had been made in London on dealings in land unaffected with during the Japanese oc-

a bottle of coca-cola at 00 cents sages: (a) Responsible Officers had, however, in the meantime during the Occupation. To this cupation should be put right by

Adamant (Captain B. of the Government made a pro- persuaded the Ministry of War end, it was decided that all deal a proper Assignment of the pro-ecnnected with the Portuguero

inge during the Occupation pertica to the persons who now

Diplomatic Service from the time (95 cents); and the Hop Hing. mise to this effect without any Transport to arrange for the as

should be entered into the old claim to be entitled to them.

when he took his degree as Bar-93 Connaught Rood, was fined Bryant D.3.0.**, D.S.C., R.N.). J3 clvijian to varry

For the foregoing It Is not "Otranto" (b) reservation;

and rister-at-law at Lisbon Univer-$200 for selling a "Pr:phylactic due at Hong Kong today with the Hong Kong Registers in green

Submarines Astute, Affray practicable to

Auriga and the destroyer Penn, decide in the passengers to Hong Kong and,

tumblers of After leaving Hong Kong carly.in, special circumstances which now although the ship was allowed ink in the proper place where the Law Society was of opinion sity in 1929. He has served in tooth brush at $1.50 ($1.20).

For selling two to sail with quite a number of such entries would have been that it should be provided by the Secretariat of the Portuguese

made had they occurred in nor. legislation

Legation at the Vatican, Madrid eight-ouncos cach of cold fresh March, Adamant visited Sings. vacant berths, her first voyage mal times. Use of the green

Brazac and France. Dr.

for the past month also milk at $1.40 (50 cents each), the rare and tha of the

Provided That......

Patriach of King Fu cleared a large part

accompanied

Restaurant, 03 Des been cruising with the Submarine ink (never before used in the

Hie Eminence urrcars and a further voyage Registers) enable the

Dom Voeux Road, Central, was fined; Flotilla in North Borneo Waters, person (1) That the entries in green Lisbon,

visit to $750.

During this time she has taken by the same ship together with searching to see at once that ink in the Land Register relating Manual Corafeira, on a one by the

Fines ranging from $75 to $200 H.E. the Governor, of British Es "Empresa of the reassignment or sale was to transactions in land during the Portugues Colonies.

After proposing a toast to Dr. were imposed on nine other shops North Borneo from Jesselton to Australia" and by several air- one which occurred during the the Japanese occupation shall

visit other ports including Sanda Hon. Mr. Loo for selling various articles above

kan, Kudat and Labuan," craft carriera put European Occupation, and its absence that have no validity in law except Brazao,

an d'Almada e Castro in an address controlled prices.

This is the first appearance of staffs back to a. reasonable the property was not dealt in as notice of a claim by

The shops were the Ying Fung. the submarine Affray in Hong strength by the end of the year, during the Occupation.

alleged purchaser or reassignee of welcome,' said that, on behalf In a letter to the Government There were about five thou- and that they shall operate as of the Portuguese community of of 174 Des Voeux Road, West;

-the United Kingdom. She Jeft dated May 14 the Chamber sand transactions in land dursuch notice for two years, at Hong Kong, he had very much the Chun Chun Grocery Shop, of Kong after a long panago from suggested that in case of doubting the Japanese Occupation. the expiration of which period pleasure in welcoming Dr. Brazao 66, Electric Road; the La Lung U.K. In October 1940 and procced- as the new Portuguese Consul to of 120 Electric Rend; the Winged to South Africa in arder to as to the priority of applicants Of these, it is anticipated that they shall be expunged from the Hong Kong, because for many Loong, of 84 Electric Road; the give anti-submarine training for poseages reference should be less than one tenth will be chal- register except in cases where years past the Portuguese fom Yung Put Sing, of 181. Shaukiwan the South African Naval Forces felt an action is pending when they munity of Hong Kong had been Rand, the Charm Ying & Co., of and then went to India for the made at Home to the Colonial lenged. It is nevertheless Government which should con- that the Administration cannot shall be operative as notice without a representative of the 16 Fat Hing Street, the Man San samo purpose finally arriving at

which until determination of the ac- Portuguese Government. sult the Chamber. The' Govern- be expected to decide

Co. cf 107 Queen's Road, Cen. Singapore on March 7. Mr. d'Almada referred to the tral; the Wing Shing, of 12B this sug- transactions will be challenged, tion. ment agreed with

(2) Any purchaser_or re-grení debt of gratitude which Morrison Hill Street; and the learing Borneo and is on the way gestion and thereafter referred and cannot therefore lift the

Japaneso the Portuguese community of Lun Tal, of 344 'Queen's Road to Australia for training with the to the Chamber for opinion in present restriction until the es. assignee during the

tablishment of the Civil Courta, occupation shall have the right Hong Kong owed to the Gavern. Central.

Royal Australian Navy.. a number of cases, In May,

when aggrieved persons will, by to call upon the vendor or re-ment of Matao and requested

Captain Bryant is to be relieved also, members were notified that

registration of lites pendentes, nasignor to execute such deed that when Dr. Brazao 'again visit- Quarantine restrictions have shortly in command of the Fourth the China Association in Lon be able to protect their in as may be necessary to perfected Macao, he would once more been imposed against arrivals Submarine Flotilla by Captain D. don undertook to make repre- terests. The Land Oficer pro- his title to the property and on convey to the people of Macao, from Amoy on account of plagun. C. Ingram, 'C.B.E., D.5.0.. sentations to the Ministry of ceeded to discuss the legal posi. the registration of such a deed the thanks of the Portuguese Transport on behalf of those tion and, made suggestions for the entry in green ink relating community of Hong Keng for the without representation in the remedial legislation..

to that property shall be struck help and assistance of the past. advan- United Kingdom, and

The Law Society replied that, out.

Dr. Brazzo made a suitable

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tage was taken of this by with regard to the transactions (3) In cases where a property reply. soveral firma.

Money Market

In land which took place during has been assigned more than the occupation of Hong Kong ance, the, purchaser shall have

The forthcoming wedding of by the Japanese, so far as they the right to call upon the ori are unchallenged transactions ginal vendor as well as all sub- Denis Erto Salter, Follco Dfficer, there should be little or no diffi- sequent assignors to execute the Sheung Shui, to Miss Gertrute Emme Simcock, Nursing Sister, execu- necessary deed, the original Kowloon Hospital, is announced. culty in obtaining the tion of such a deed as will invenor shall execute the deed an have the effect of onsignor and all subsequent each case

a good assignora shall execute the dood giving the purchaser title and that so far as they are as confirmors... os from $276 a tack, the peak challenged thon the onus of ea

Announcement of Govern- ment's ban on the importation of gold into the Colony caused a 10-point drop in the market

to $265 shortly after the re-

to

The submarine Achens wað

Flotilla. on detached from the

"Too Much Thievery

Going On"

"What you have done is thievery and I am going

to punish you. I am going to sentence you to six months' hard labour. There is too much thievery going on and the next person is going to get a more severe sentence than this." execute such Assignment, Re-

The foregoing was addreased Pitt Street, wero pequitted on Thote shall be no further assignment or Confirmatory by Mr. W. Latimor to 20- the receiving charge by the rate of the previous day, it foll tablishing a good. title should ad valorem stamp duty other Deod

(0). Upon the registration of year-old Chan Kok-kong, driver Magistrate after evidenes had be on the person setting up a than a $20.00 doed stamp. opening yesterday. The sot title to the property acquired (5) In the event of the von any such Assignment, Reassign employed by CNRIA, who been given by Ko Chin-chau, back was, however, short-lived, during the Japanese occupation, dor not being able to be found; ment or Confirmatory Deed pleaded guilty to the charge of broker. Ilis Worship held that for by 4 o'clock the rate had

or being unwilling to execute executed by an Officer of the larceny of 4,250 lbs. steel haw-the defendants (represented by Present Position : the Assignment, Robealgament Court or of any such Venting sora from the open yard of No. Mr. F. H. Loseby) acted in again gone up to $274.

In the long run the ban is The present position appears or Confirmatory. Deed at the Order, the entries in green ink Godown at Chatham Road, the good faith when they purchased bound to be a bullish factor on to be that the documents used request of the purchaser, the in the Land Register relating property of his employers.

Defendant pleaded that he the market, as there is always for the purpose of these tran- purchaser shall be at liberty to to the property in question to

demand for gold," a foreign sactions are for all practical apply to the Supreme Court or be struck out source told the “China Mail."; purposes ineffective and even if an Order appointing an Officer In supporting these views the Was given to understand by According to a Chine registered with * propné of the Court to execute the A Chamber wrote, on April 12, somebody that the colla. werd banker, the ban will be mean, memorial, could not do more signment, Hamisignment or that it was most desirae that surplus stock. Being an em- Japaneseť convey, ployee," he did not think it was ingidan is unlean....... Güvernmeni than give notice to an intending Confiringtory, Deed or in pros

Hot rid of MM:3oon | rong : to move { the Inwsers. forces people to turn over sold purchaser""""or" mortgague, that per cases to apply for a You

Velaway, and “avil tiem doller, notes and U.. Far? some transaction had taken Ording the Court

Frato' pisoi

to the Hanks

the goods and were in no position to know that the baw sors were stolen property.

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