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Coming Events

May 21-Union Waterbunt Co., Ltd. Annual Meeting, Dodwells Ofice, 11 a..

May 21-Sho-British

Club,

Cathedral Itali, 6.15 p.m. Speak. er: C. II. Cheug, MA, un "Chin- ese Education As It Is."

May 24-11.K, & Yaumati Ferries,

annual meeting, 19on.

May 24-20 Whitsun, Ryce meet

Ing.

May 20-H.K. Realty & Trust Co

Kam meeting, noon. May 29 HK, Trnways Ltd annual meeting, Jardine's of Bers, noen. May 31 China Provident annual meetings, extraordinary and

Hotel, Rom, H.K. May 31-Chind Emporium annual

meeting. 3 p.m. June 9 K. & Whampon Decks extraordinary meeting, noon.

Jacoboan noon,

Council Meeting

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HT". THE CHINA: MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21,*1947.

""FORCED BY NECESSITY” Gracie's Statement At Supreme Court Refused Help By

Arguments In Hotel Appeal

Further legal argument was Fult Court heard before the yesterday in the appeal against the judgment of Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Paisne Judge), in the case of The Great China Hotel Co., Ltd., (appellantx) against the Wo Hling Co., Ltd, (respondents).

The Fall Court comprised Sir Justice, Henry Blackall, Chief and Mr. Justice T. J. Gould.

Mr. Elion Patter, K.C., and the Hen, Mr. Leo d'Almada e Gnatro Instructed by Mr. M. M.

Johnson, Watsons of Mesara, Stokes & Master, appeared for the appellants.

A claim by the appellants for an injunction restraining the carrying on respondents from the business of a hotel at Nos. 119-120 Connaught Road Central and at Nos. 237-239 Des Voeux Road Central under the name of Great China refused.

B.R.A.

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FOOD FISURES

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To Be Wed

The forthcoming wedding of Mr. Henrique toldo Pinna, mer- chant, 102 Waterlon Road, to Mina Alicia Maria da Cruz, 4 Ashley Road, has been announced.

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Protest Against Police Conduct

A vigorous protest against what he termed "the outrageous conduct of the Police was lodged with Mr. W. H. Latimer. by Mr. A.S.C. Coom ber when the case in which three Chinese were charged in connection with the larceny of 18 rolls of woollen material from the Kowloon Godowns was called before His Worship yes- terday.

wide open spaces, such as they are, call, and I can no more. The Labour Ofcer announces anyone feels like carrying on the that food and fuel costs for the tale, we may get a symposium week ended May 17, 1947, were: on the subject, What is the matter Rice & Flour... 7.2 cattles $4.0700 with Hong Kong?

.0660

QUO VADIS. Vegetables

2800 1.0870 Sir. Is it not fair, In view of

Mr. Cuember sald that on May material were found. Teo Man, to the Onicer.in. the third defendant, was arrested. 9000 Sir Mark Young's farewell appeal 2 he wrote

700 for War Memorial Funds, for us Charge, Water Police, for a copy

The original charge of larceny .7280 to ask those who bought land, of the statement made by Taong against Lau Tak-wal and of ne .8370 8000 shares and other properties under Shum (the second defendant in Cessory after the fact against 5600 the Mikado, to contribute at the case). Ac he did not receive Tanng Shum were withdrawn and

least half of their wealth for such any reply to this letter, said. Mr. substituted by $11.1420 noble purposes? Many of such Coomber, he again wrote on be godown-breaking

charitable millionaires offered half of his client, Lai Tak-wal, ID rells of woollen cloth from No. 10 Godown at. 8.30 am. on April much for the erection of the War the first defendant, to the Com Memorial of the Japanese just missioner of Police on the follow-10, against both hecused. blasted. Many song the Longing day,

Because the British Residents' Association refused

to assist. his wife, a Japanese, and his child Salt Cabbage and in order to save them from the gutter, he Tea was forced by necessity to work for the Ger- Salt Fish

Fish man Radio Station, but he had no intention of Fork assisting the enemy, was part of the statement Firewood from the dock made by James Kenneth Bean Curd, 14 pieces Gracle at the Supreme Court yesterday,

The cake is being heard by tho

Mr. Lonsdale is for the prosecu. Pulsne Judge, Mr. E.H. Williams: Lion and accused was not fended by a counsel.

enemy.

READERS LETTERS

What Is The

With Hong

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Matter Kong?

This placo 15. in theory,

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Russ is belag recelving, the 18

Teo Man, represented by Mr. of cc.prosperity in East Asia. Not being in receipt of a reply C.A. Sutherton Let us have our co-prosperity on May 12 he addressed another charged with Hong Kong by giving a little to request to the Commissioner of rolla. the orphans and disabled who Pelico and was Informed, by suffered nebly and bravely for letter, on the following day that those fortunate ones who made

he should apply to Mr. Marcus millions.

do

Silva, solicitor Shum, for u copy of the state. ment.

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JACKSON O. KING.

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for Teang

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Serious Charge

of the

Gracie, native of Ardesier, 'In- vernesshire, is charged under the Defence Regulations in that he, with Intent to assist the enemy worked as a commentator with At Thursday's meeting of the

duties of brodcasting anti-Allied in Shanghai (rom propaganda Legistative Comell, the Attorney

Sir-Ring out the old, ring in check on this insane competition?

Thus, he declared, was out- the. First,

May 20, 1943, to May 1, 1945. General will move

Throughout the proceedings

the now is excellent advice, but Nary one. Second and Third rendings of: -

Gracie did not cross-examine any

to remember reading Sir-Well have you captioned rageous conduct on the part of the A tituled "An Ordinance)

extent, being only if the new is on improve- iny Coynell! The respondents were repre- witness to

proposed. State Lottery atplanation should be furnished by: Urban to amend the

A 53-year-old pan repairer, alsa Gibraltar, HK, PLEASE NOTE," a representative from the Poilee Trang Kam-chuen, residing at (Transitional Provisions) Or-sented by Mr. Charica lonely satisfied with a question or two. ment on the old. To one who somewhere that there was to be the mill boxed' Item concerning Police Department and an In-After the case for the Crown had knew the old Hong Kong intia complete prohibition on these a

.horns:

Street, and Mr. B. A. Bernacchi

Commissioner's office when hear- No. 26,, Possession dinance, 1946."

Anished Gracle elected to make mately and has recently retunied quite unnecessary

to the new, the question is bound something about zones of silence. in your issue of the 1st. April.

Living as we are in this post-ing is resumed on June 2. General will structed by Mr. Peter. H. St. Attorney

these Tho

a statement from dock and said:

pleaded not guilty before Mr. promises of Under the judgment of Mr.

to pose itself to any receptive Where are

war rebobilitation perlod with

Sainsbury yesterday to unlaw- also move that the ill intituled

Willams, it was held

or perceptive mind,-But is It? yesterday? cunsolidate Justice

Case Of Necessity

Governments mishandling billions

Another Protest

ful carnal knowledge of a girl "An Origbee

Of promisca of Improvements, One perhaps read the much bo

under 16 years of age between and amend the law relating to that the respondents could re-

renia" as main in posacssion of premisen ( "I understand the charge. the air is full, but of perform lauded Hawkers Report and noted with one hand and searching for

Both solicitors for the detence September, 1946, and May 5, thi restriction of

Is the same time voicing their a long Uime In what published in the Gazette of 9th which had been rented to them admit working for the Broadcast ance,-What? The new Municipal soine excellent recommendations. further income with the other, at

sacred pigeon-hole for by the appellants for a term of station XRGS, but I had no in. arrangements are

sity for an adjournment caused

Mr. H. W. Fraser, de- May. 1947. be substituted

that gambling has a.hatching, and as a remedy for this Report accumulating dust avowed bankruptcy, nobody can also protested against the neces- this year. the Bi as read à Second time five Chinese years from May tention of assisting the

ncreased or that gamblers make through the prosecution bringing the doubtful. Meanwhile

May 6, District Watchman No: and to move the Committee stage 1911, under an agreement in To me it was a case of necessity, present lis, their efficacy is nt and fungus today?

Because I had Japanese wife least

teems with and the Third reading of the wrling.

blatantly British Colony. Why, then, can worse use of their money than in an alternative charge against SC.A.. said that at 6 p.m. on 72 was attracted by a crowd Coomber informed His and child the British Residents Colony Maid BIB.

ho appeared in near the playground in Holly- bare,-Iron ones, domicile-even after a day-trip to run on taxing the dead and the

the living-drink, Worship that Association in Shanghai, who was wealthy collaborators, who ought no Brilon enter his own place of other people, and if the State is the first two defendants,

wood Rond. responsible for the care of British to be behind

The watchman there heard a Canton where they alltles and red-tape, whilst allens smoking, tea, coffee and over. Court prepared to answer the

between nn alderly to shipped to nationals after the outbreak of not the ones they patronlse, or Macao-without all those form- vices

Wur, refused

and then found himself Having quarrel order these things better, trem from China are free to come and eating, in the shape of chocolates, charge of larceny of the goods

why not add another? One more the

face the count of godown-woman and a young girl, one all accounts. What were once go when and how they like?

being defendant's, wife and the our Hotels are packed with the We all know the Yes-men on hole in the sieve makes no dif. |

Mr. Bilyn stated that it was other the unfortunate girl.. The lotel was also tule camp run by the Salvation | weirdest assortment, accompanied the Leg: Co: are pretty dumb. ference: nothing can check that breaking and stealing,

which is a necessary antidote to

highly unfair to the defendants giri had been anaaulted by the by cackling amob", shrilling but it does seem strange that no

Calcutta was built with State in all cases where the prosecu-woman. Following upon the judgment

The watchman took both cannot tien decided to bring in either on of

fruits, anomaly has ever been asked for

osk, but this all counted for nothing. of Mr. Justice Williams, the liary, served in the last war, children and the usual assortment, official explanation of this absurd the present dullness of life.

The streets appellants obtained an

are or given. It is, I think, quite Lotteries. Why, I

charges as, he pointed out, legla-girl sakt she came to Hong Kong "Because I had a Japanese wife bundles, etc. Governor-in-Copncil and child, the British Residents jammed the

with shrieking traffic clear that only by a question in Hong Kong be RE-BUILT with alternative charge or to alter the parties to the S.C.A., and the

House of Commons-that such a Lottery?

very about.& month before the libera- from

In the 18th. contury lotteries lation in these days la the premises in Association Committee left them and milling multitudes, devoid of the exempting

of bane ut all Cavi servants--cup | all traffic sense; and, worst

"If this had been a civil action on and stayed with her uncle his in fact been held. In view question from the provisions of to sink or swim. I could not ali if possible, throngs of bawling this puzzle be clucidated. Yes: combined all the advantages of, costly affair.

the Joint Stock Company System, of contemplated changes entai).1 the Landlord and Tenant "Pro- desert them. I would have taken hawkers, blocking foot traffic and on consideration I will try that the Fancy Fair, and the. Public case," declared Mr. Silva, "I am for five months, after which sho While begging in front of the Loan of the present day, and sure that the complainant would became a beggar.

very Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank forcing pedestrians Into the road method. ways at the risk of life and link.

was damaged, mentally, have been muleted in n When the Income Tax con- nobody

heavy sum for costs," In short, Hong Kong is now Chinese city, in the worst sense, troversy

raging-amongst or morally.

Outlining the facts of the case, Building, she was picked up by There is as much Christion

that a woman who took her to No. DSI R. MacKenzie stated

Street, Bocond that phrase, instead of on the reputed 2% of the Chinese English city intended to be the residents here many suggestions Charity in taking a share in a

Water Police at 11:30 am on floor, to become a domestic lighthouse painting the way to were put forward ter raising the Philanthropic Lottery us in buy. Information was received by the 20, Possession "It is easy for well-fed people an orderly Western way of life. needed money, to be entirely ing-n ticket for Lady X's Chart: April 21 from the Godown Co. servant In, the house of defen-

Ignored, of course, in the true Ball with the sole idea of But that's not all.

that the contents of two cases, dant,

Lator, according to Mr. pre-war fashion. One of these evening's amusement.

comprising 18 rolls, blue woollen well struck me as eminently sound "What it on some good number cloth had been stolen from No. Fraser, the girl, became the During comp life, as

cutside.

10 Godown on the early morning adopted daughter of defendant people

droaned a Pull tax, universally applied,

Some lucky ticket that may April 18. Who amongst ue,

and his wife and was given to of

leas dreams

selfish, ot

the chronic shrickere,

On arrival at the godown with sleep in the same bed as defen- Jess self-secking world where except

|Det. Corporal Chan Lap, said dani's wife,

while defendant prospect pleases and would object to paying an annual I Jess vile. Ono poll tax of $10 per head? Apart heard, and not only from the from the fact that twenty million a lot about mutual help dolinrs would go a long way. to. Parsons,

(Tran- The Urban Connell dtional Provisions i Ordinance, 19-16, provided for suspension of heresy to hold elections the for the Urban Council because it was not possible at that date to enmplete the requisite gister of elretors, It provides that such suspension of neces- alty for holding elections should operate only for one year.

The one year expires on tho 26th May, 1947, and no election

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order

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assist.

"I was given a ticket to a desti.

Army. 1 served in the war os a gunner in the Royal Fleet Auxi

pracent to embark on the hold- ing of elections for two membera

any job to get them bread. - So ing the subutitution Urban Counell by a Municipal Hearing of the appeal will when Mr. Nelison contacted Mr. Flick, Steiger who offered me to Connell, it is not now considered continue today.

work in the German radio station, I took the job.

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EXECUTIONS AT STANLEY

BRA. Letter-

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to the Urban Council.

4. The object of this Bis therefore, to amend the principal - Ordinance by (n) repeal ofi section limiting legal constitution of the Urban Council in the additional absence of the two elected members.

The

WAR CRIMES

TRIAL

turned.

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of

afternoon

holding down good jobs and who

station is

wrong

the British Residents Association

is only 255,

of crates, barkels

even man

course.

was

allow..

you may fix

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to

make you rich? Would smiling fortune to her

The heaviest prize that labours DSI MacKenzie, he examined the stayed in another bed in the

whole shipment of 11 cases and

vctory deal

in the wheel,

but alone

been

Mine the rich ticket, and the

lag my own:

Defendant's wife had occasion.

the to leave Hong Kong for country in September last leay- ing the girl and defendant be hind.

emptied of their contents.

New Charge

Being informed by the

The very night after her de the spark that godown-keeper that Lad Tuk-wel parture, Mr. Fraser said, "the and Tsang Shum, were waiting girl alleged defendant succeed. In the Godown offices for the ared in having carnal, knowledge. rival of the Police, continued. DSI

teous dama Should wako

slumbers in my frame;

should the fabric of 1 fortune risc, And Home, and England swim

'bofora: my eyes. And I think you and your readers will agree with me that

Yours for action, "Hem's our sentiments!"

“MACUMAZAHN", Foochow, May 10.

The remaining three prisoner never served the armed forces Yau, Mak Kam alias Makor the British Crown to criticize Kam-sing, and Chan Yul-shu allas my actions. If a man gees outs Ho Lam-chung-of a group to battle for a living to save his. six who were sentenced to death

wife and child from the gutter for the murder of a man named Hui Chi at Deep Bay on October while working at a German overy 10 last year, were executed at broadcasting Stanley Prison yesterday morning then I have nothing to say," War Crimes Trint of (Tuesday) between

Here accused read a letter from and assistance in the world to be wards supplying milk to a much No shabby eighth, or sixteenth. I found that two of the cases had some cubleje, three Japanese, Col. Sakaw o'clock.

ideo, Lieut. Hioki Shiro ani Central Court in the

A Coroner's Inquest was held at to the Salvation Army, to provide rehabilitated, and greater friend-larger number of unnecessary for him, for which the Associalness in life in general. Do wo tables, it would help towards Corporal Matsumara Yoshio when a formal vordiet of "death tion would

be responsible, for! And that idyllic state? In Hong❘ getting going some of the albei The mogle present of the boun-

On the beneficent schemes which are re- will open today, at 10 o'clock by judiciul hanging”

Kong, definitely not. re-s80 a month. WAS at No. 7 Military Court.

Continuing accused said: "This contrary, following the lead pt ported to be on the stocks, such

pay and Jetter WOE given

in Government departments and the as raising the to me December 1941, I would like to big firms, we find a woeful spiritances of the Wil Service. Aport stress to you, Members of the of I'm all right; to hell with you from the cash consideration, it Then

Jack,the crude law of the would enable the Special Branch Jury, that $80 Chinese Currency jungle hardly disguised.

to keep a check on a number of Inertia in high places, and not actual and potential undesirables; "Starvation Diet" only in Government, has always it would eliminate guessing as to I been a. characteristic of Hong actual population figures, and "When Hic Japanese interned! Kong, but what is so appalling would help to introduco a certain me they required a guarantee today is the open recognition and amount of order into the chaos which the German Embassy pro.acceptance of the fact that graft, that Is Hong Kong.

squeeze, call it what you like, is "The Japancae promised me and a commonplace. At least, before the war, it was recognised that my family accommodation but I

thle conturles-old Chinese custom never got it.

"When I got back from Camp could not be eradicated, amongst the Japanese Informed me that Chinese, by a stroke of the pen my wife and child. had been seat or even by an iomelal probe. It to Nogasaki, but if I would con. was folt, with fair justification tinue working for the

German one believes, that squeeze was not radio station they would bring widely prevalent amongst non- them back and we would all be Chinese. Today, what

ference! Whilst stalking naked ro-united:

the end of the and unashamed in the Chinese "Shortly after war, in April, 1940, I was arrested community-understandable.

tho case of the uneducated:

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SHERWIN- WILLIAMS

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The Burma Campaign: Major Way's Talk

An interesting talk on the "First Burma Cam- paign" was given by Major C. WL. Way at yesterday's meeting of the Hong Kong Rotary Club

Introducing the speaker, gained during, the first Burma

10 months and kept on a starva.asses who in previous days Rotarian D. S. Hill said that Campaign not only proved in- earned enough to fill the family Major Way was an old, Burma valuable as a guide to future tion diot.";

rice-bowl, with something over campaigner and well qualified to operations, but also proved be. for a weekly show, and, as a re-speak on the fighting which took yond. all doubt that the Allied

soldier was equal to, the best. place in that area.

Avote of thanks was accorded Major Way for his very illuminating talk by Rotarian George Lon

In the course. of his talk Major Woy gave a brief des scription of Burma, its people and changed position, referred to the splativa strengilis of Hip

The/menting was presided

While in jail, he was sick and sult of the Jap occupation, blos was told by the Chinese governor som out today with aylarge house. to write to the British Ambas. and a couple of meter cars, eador informing him that if he, amongst the non-Chinese it walks, accused; did not get proper atslightly clad in semi-diaphanous tention he would not survive an. garments, blown aside by any ether month. A reply was re passing gust, and disclosing opposing forces at the outbreak ever, by Rotarian Ngan Shing calved from the Embassy stating the cynic's gazo its leprous fort of hostilities and gave a graphite kwan (Vice President), who that the matter would be locked Not a pleasant feature of postwar description of the falling, which welcomed Rotarian. Mare Croset Into

:. Hong Kong.

Tum now to a more obvious took place on the diffeight: (hanghai), and the following Accused: then modo other, state-

fronts:

Major, Way further runter Mower L. G. Young, G. ments in connection with his do commonplace of today in Hon made rocation of, the unsin Parks, P. K. Pattinson, R. B. tention In Hong Kong but was Kong, the Traffle question,- told, by the Judge that he was which comprises far more than action of Generalissimo Chiang Norris, JB Barrow, Young . to conane himmelf to things traffic. It is twenty one months Kai-shek In sending «.aquadron and L, B., Kilbo. material to his 'defence

Accused nuded no more,

Hearing

morning, w

An appeal for contributionis since the Japs were chucked out of the American Volunteer

Paul Harrin urdy, time. enough to have Group to support, the vary, amail) towards the will continue this ported out some kind of order number of British fighters, then Memorial Fund was made by Rotarian Ngan and this was from the prevailing chaos available in Burmer, Hong Kong, must bow to Shang. Major Way plan, paid high, strongly supported by. Rotarian an, who, da been hat in many things and it may be tribute to the heppiam, of the that to the matter of hole they Units which went have the edge on us. Barring against "ille: "Japa

ARRIVALS, AND

* DEPARTURES

The following worms acted from Shanghai,, I doubt whether there Burma front and Shanghal Fullerde byPhilippine Air 1 uny city in the world which General - Bup of f the LOWE WWE OMEN MYCUM and CRO produce such a hasty 88th Divietot pain multi DF!! Baur, Ordi Castors Bé Binkel amount of totally unnecessary the work during: Liet

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as Hong Kong, kies. All wollen by the have any nolemaking Chinese forosa, on, i Gun | paratius--from those horrible

and Silang frontu, limerica: aloëtria home fo%

over-steveloped, vocal chordes the 0.1E21 VAT

féle demandas

the District!

The girl was sent to hospital for examination and 'a, medical certificate wouki testify that sho was only 14.

MacKenzie, he proceeded to the Thereafter, the girl alleged, the office and asked them to accom- had been in bed with, defendant pany him to the Police Station, very often. The two men, explained the pro- secuting officer, were under sus piclon by the Godown, officials.

On information supplied by the Arst two accused, Det, Chan Lap As the doctor who made the and himself proceeded to 24. Sal certificate. wan. not available Yuen. Lane, second floor, West yesterday to testify, the соле Point, where

17. rolls of the was adjourned,

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