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THE, CHINA, MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1947.
RICE CARGO JETTISONED
Hsing" On Rocks Near Foochow
Part Of Cargo
Wiseman Cafe Case
A well-dressed woman, Pau- line Souza Lee, 24, was charged Two before Mr. Sainsbury at Cen- tral yesterday with obtaining credit and goods to a total value of $84.20 from the Cafe Wineman on May 15,
Recovered
(By Margaret Bradbury)
BAN, ON RICE MOVEMENT
A Serious Offence
"This is a very-Kerious offence, but I am going to give you the option of paying a line of $250 or the alternative fix weeks' hard Inbour. The liquor and tobacco to be confiscated."
The above was addressed by Mr. W., Latimer to Shun Kocn. lng, Lin Yeung. Liu Pat-chan and Lal Ko who admitted porten. sion of 50 gallons of Chinese liquor and 280 Ibn. Chinese tobacco nt 80 Pei Ho Street, second floor, on May 25,
thousand tons of rice bound for Shanghai have had to be jettisoned from the Chinese owned steamer "Foo Hsing" to enable the vessel to be lifted off rocks after running ashore at Ockseu Island, near Foochow. Plending guilty, defendant The "Foo Haing" was on her j said she had no intention of way from Bangkok to Shung- defrauding the cafe but needed i had with a cargo of 5,000 tons fog the money ngily for lier sick of rlee when she ran into
rocks daughter. She was bound over and went aground on
Canton, May 27. in the sum of $100 for one year, which pierced and penetrated
Det. Sub. Inspector Bentley ten feet into the ship's No. 1 The Kwangtung Provincini Yue On was discharged on his
She is still pinaloned on said Lee went to the Cafe Wine-hold.
Commission of Food and Sup- pled of being merely visitor a rock through her fore-peak ply explained the scope of the being accepted by RO Paulie. man for in on May 15, her
ban on the movement of rice When the premises were raided bill being 36.60. After the meat tank. she ordered some whisky and The remaining 3.000 tons of out of the province today. It by Senior Revenue Omeer Tucker foodstuffs, amounting to $77.G. rice which were salvaged and said complete freedom of move first accused was found weighing tobacco, assisted by the She left the cafe and primised brought to Hong Kong will stayment is given to rice from one cut
unt] re-consigned to area to another within to pay her bills after collecting here
the second defendant. The other two money from a bank, but never]
boundaries of the province, but were standing around at the far turned up again until she was
any movement of rice exceeding end of the Ant.
The dutiable wine woa con. 10 catties, going out of Kwang-lained in four-gallon jars and the arrested.
tung through Swatow, Halhow, Hong Kong's Chief Salvage Kwangchowan and by the Can- tobacco in packets. officer Captain Doust said in anon-Kowloon Railway. interview
Money Market
Principal feature of the money market after the week end recess was rise in gold, following re- perts of buying in Canton, and the price went up 1 $200 a tel after opening at $282. It clased strong at $205.50..
A
Plastres, after opening at $12.30 100, dropped to $1252. anal managed to elim buck unly to $12.10 at the else. The under- the was wenk.
Shanghai.
Badly Exposed
yesterday: "The
without
5,000 ton "Foo Hsing" is now proper permit, will be consider- in a badly exposed position but ed as smuggling out,--KPN. it is hoped that she will soon be brought off the rocks
and
taken into safety where tem- pornry repairs will be made to enable her to steam or be towed to Hong Kong for proper re- pairs."
Capt. Douat anid that salvage and divers have been pumps sent to the ship by the Ta Hing Company which has undertaken :
and the lightening
salvage work.
There was a slight improvement in Chinese National Currency. Futures closed at 13% ets aftern Saturday's record low at 12% ca. "The main part of the cargo
atel 20% Spot opened t
was saved only by skill of the conalera sent closed at 10% ets. (for CN$1,000). Į Masters of the
US dilara strengthened to out" he said. "They were able $4,80 buyers. Sterling also im proved to $14.35, and Australian pounds were quoted at $12.51.
NEW VIA H.K. AIR SERVICE
Bangkok, May 26. A Pacific Oversens Airlines' Skymaster took off from Bonmuang today for San Fran- cisco via Hong Kong and Guam, Inaugurating a service between Slam and the United States.
ROTARY LUNCH Two health films loaned by the Medical. Department provided twenty minutes entertainment for Rotarians ond their weekly luncheon yesterday:
very
RO Paulie naked a serious view be taken of the case 13 licensed dealers werd complaining of the unfair com- petition offered by these black. marketeers.
More Opium Raids In Kowloon
The Kowloon Poor Box benefitted to the extent of ed by DSI C. Pope on Monday afternoon when the sums of $157 and $12 found in the tills of the divans were ordered by Mr. W. H. Latimer yesterday to be confiscated.
to manneuvre alongside the Law Kong-fal, keeper of the "Foo Haing" and recover the live at 27 Shantung Street, Brst undamaged rice whilst the ships floor, W 19
Aix fined $810, pr were ranging. The crew and the months' hard labour when he ad- a previous conviction on salvage party are still aboard mitted
March 10 when he
ho wan
was fined $600. the ship."
Of the 10 smokers arrested, six forfeited their bail of $25 each, while the other ten were fined $16 head. The five pipes, 12 per lamps and 1.3 mace of prepared oplum were confiscated.
The second raid was carried out
involved at 3.30
Lee Shun nand two. amokers found on
p.m. and the first floor of 40A Shantung Street. The keeper was fined $100 and otte of the smokers $15. The absentee forfelted his bail of $25. The two pipes and four lamps seized were confiscated,
According to SI Walter Collins, both of the premises were pre- viously raided loss than a week ago when they were tenanted by persons other than the present defendants.
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Other opium cases before His Worship were:
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Canton, May 27.
The Kwangtung Provincial
ADVANCE BOOKING OFFICE:
Government has today received ST. FRANCIS HOTEL, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL
from the Ministry of Interior a net of regulations concerning the registration of departures of foreign residents in China,
The regulations are: 1. Every foreign resident in China must mako proper registration - with the police authorities in the place of residence, prior to de- parture.
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2. The police authorities eon- cerned must reglater the de- Parting foreigner's full nationality, family dependents, the number of the certificate of residence and the date ofyle- floor, kept by Leung Wrstparture. If the departure is in-à
and tended for only abort duration; raided by DSI V. J. MacKenzie at the departing resident may be
10.80
and the on May 26. Two pipes 1 permitted to retain the certif
jampe Boized. Keeper
fined $76; one smoker, $10.
cate, otherwise It should be can-
Ho Lun, den at. 182 Reclama-celled by the police authorities Lion
Street, first floor, ralded at after registration. 10.10 p.m. on May 25 by DSI W. G. Morrison when three pipes and four lamps were seized. Ho was fined $100, while the bail of $25′ each of the four, smokers was estreated.
In all the above five cases, In- aportor Orem successfully applied
for notice of the conviction to be served on the respectivo land- lords.
3. A monthly report of such registration must be made by the police authorities to the Municipal, or Provincial Gov- ernment, which in turn trans- fer the report to the Ministry of Interior in Nanking-KPN.
An opium addict, You Hing, found in possession of two mace of prepared oplum and one oplum pipe on board the BE Wa Sing at 10.90 p.m. on May 23, was eau tioned by His Worship on Inspec tor Orem stating that there was Take no suggestion of accused trying to of the
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For attempting to bring in three taels of raw oplum, Wong 37, married woman, was fined or ten weeks' hard labour by Mr. Latimer when she admitted that the narcotic was found on her at the K.C. Station at 12.40 pam. on May 24
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For keeping a divan at 134 Tai Sun Back Stroot, groană "doëti Chan Wo lose the sum of $100 when he failed to appear before excessive pac Mr. Latimer yesterday. His three scaly and simple. customers also forfeited: their ball | headaches. Very pleas of $25 each. Two pipes and two Det, too. Not a fanaitre lamps were solted during, the raki,
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