1947-06-12 — Page 2

Today's Events

June 12-King's Birthday Parade,

Happy Valley, 10.30 am.

June 12-Seventh Extra Race

Meeting,

Coming Events

June 10-IK. & Whampoa Docksi

ammal meeting, norm.

June 20---Dairy Phran, Ica & Cold- Storage Co. Ltd, annual, meet- ing, 11 m.

Jurite

26--Sandakan

Light

Power Co. (1922), Ltd., annual

meeting, noon,

Jun 27.

Indo-Chinn S.N.

Co.

Ltd, mud general meeting

noon.

Technical Breach

II

On May 27 last, Chan Shing of 300 Larbikuk Rod, Brat Bout the Centrist Police rejected to Sinilon teal a small girl wika was traveling With

the yehteutar ferry was missing. This was followed up on the following day by a report to the Shamshui. p tee that the giri had been

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1947.

SEQUEL TO EXPLOSION IN Never

THE KO SHING THEATRE

Crucial Period In

History

000,000 cut in the State Depart. ment's $279,000,000 budget en timate for 1948.

are such ww

That altogether 27 persons were wounded, includ- ing a young girl who later died in hospital, as a result of an explosion during a night per- formance on March 1, last, at the Ko Shing Theatre, was disclosed at the resumed com- mittal hearing before Mr. Sainsbury at Central yesterday of a case in which Tse Kwok-wah, 29, travelling trader, is charged with murder, causing two explosions and twice demanding money with menaces.

J

Law

Hotel Manager

Paid Bus Fares

"Punch" Is Bad For Junior's Morals!

London, June 10.

In Middlesex public parks, since at least the time of Dickens, Punch has raised his club and struck Judy a “sadistic” blow. But no longer today the parks were made safe for children's morals.

"Punch and Judy shows are

The plea that the tic- ket inspectors and con- ductors not only allowed on a par with bear-baiting and him to travel free of cock fighting and should be A County Educn- tian Committee member. Mrn.

Summonsed charge but even refused abolished

The

summonseA

Blair-Kerr's

Dani-

Factory Owner Fined

Admitting to falling to accure

the

recommendation by the to accept his fare on the MM. Ashdown, told the Mid- Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown All these were put into en Firat Magistrate in Kowloon on one occasion he tendereddlesex Council. The Council Counsel, assisted by DBI Shaw, velopes and later handed over May 21 Washington, June 10,

that "the manager it

advanced was

by agreed, although not Secretary of State George; conducted the prosecution, Tse to the, Government analysist. Marshall today gave warning was not legally represented antl Ho Chin-yee, 13-year-old girl,hould be talked to seriously and George S. William in Mr. mously, and voted not to spend on May 21 the dangerous parts £200 to stage Punch and Judy of 16 abrasive wheels and three any of said that she accompanied the brought before the Court W. A. Blair-Kerr's Court for the delight and posible driving belts in his cross-examine

factory, that "This is a crucía) period ih did not.

deceased girl, Law Yuk-ling, and in sequel in Mr.

Daniel Wang, of the Silvertone our history" and appealed to the Crown's 'wlinessES.

moral ruin of children! three yesterday. to restore the $65,- Congress

Te la charged with, on Nov. another girl to the theatre, She Cour yesterday when

against Li Kwan- Defendant, a

"Punch sadistic treatment of Worka, KIL 4147 Sheung Heung. 18-year-old 12. causing an explosion at the and the deceased were standing tong were called, and (on the Hong Kong born youth, living Judy is bad for children's Road, was fined $200 by Mr. Luk Hoi Tung Zoarding House, near the pillar in qucation when

of Mr. application

C.

in A. with bin foster-father the moral." Mrs. Aahdown told the Latimer at Kowloon yesterday. and another at the Ko Shing an explosion took place.

Mr. E. C. Drown, of Ballroom,

"Children Nathan Council,

who nee was injured and later removed Sutherton Rues) adjourned until Imperial Speaking before the Senate Theatre on March 1. He

Road. was charged with failing Punch and Judy learn to delight Labour Office, pointed out that with the to an ambulance; witness her- the afternoon of Jane 26.

on busin violence and fighting.

the fallure could have Berlous Appropriations Committee, Gen-ditionally charged

Issued at the instance of In- to pay his legal thre

Should one of rid Marshall muld: "We have murder of Law Yuk-ling at the self was not wounded.

spector Byron of the S.C.A., 4241 at Custle Penk Road at leads them to take it for grant- repercussions. Nitrate emerged from the war as one Ko Shing Theatre and with de-

el that if you can't get your the wheels explode, tremendous the summons alleged that as the 11.30 p.m. on June 10. with menucer $2.000 Mr. Redman, Government teencce

Ah of the of the world's powerful nations. manding

Chu

Pruseenting,

property 9/1 Waiter own way, the right thing to do damage to life and

would result, Furthermore, Involved in each from As

the Tak Wan Tea analysint, said he examined al Roarding House, 368-370 Nathan Collins stated that when naked is knock somebody on the head. international affairs to a great- House and the Nam Ping Hotel, the articles found at the Ko

"I hate the principle of cruel- added Mr. Drown, the dual ruis- Road, L permitted Lo Hon- by a ticket inspector to pay his er extent than ever before. both on May 12,

Shing Theatre but could find chung (No. 1 Boy of the third fare accused at first nodded hity behind this entertainment. ed by the wheels made the place 1. "Thr State Department TRC alleged to be a member no trace of an explosive on floor) and Lang Chan (No. 1 head. When asked the second There are plenty of other shows very filthy.

Mr. Drown drew These two reports led to the should not be handicapped at of the "Oversena Youth Move them.

the girl (aged Hi this particular and critical time discovery that

ment," whose alm as claimed in traces of a nitrate on the brush.ny of the second floor) to use, time, accused told the Inspector without giving children thin

for an that he had no money. He was

one. When I was a child I never ship's attention to the Ordinance had been brought into years)

Wong Nung, another victim immoral purpose; that he failed taken to the Police Station and cared for Punch and Judy. It provided for a maximum in meeting the responsibilities its threatening letters was to! Chan from

Aue of $250, plus $50 per day made me feel and." Hong Kong by

of the vast import to this coun- disturb pence and urder in the of the Ko Shing Theatre ex- to keep a register on an ap charged,

for anch and every rountry, without the fact being try and to the world for that Colony "with a view to secur plosion, was helped into the proved form; and

day the Councillor George Ayres was registered with the S.C.A:

offence was continued fen days matter."

ing Hong Kong's rendition It Court by two friends owing to absented himself from the

in minority disagreement. When ban was

"1 fail to REC Referring to

He said boarding house one thewas alleged by the Crown that injurica to the legs.

without leave

anything im after notification. Before Mir. W.il. Latiner

He was not pressing for the #t! largest cuta made by Congress this organigation was respons- that he took up the Inst seat on

from the S.C.A., on May 20.

moral in it!" he said, "Young Kowloon yesterday with bringing in reducing the appropriations ble for 14 explosions or at the 9th row, next to the pillar

A raid was conducted by DSI

children love a bit of slapstick, maximum penalty but would like The Colony

which is what Punch and Judy to have the matter brought to occurred. | D. 1. Davies, of the Protection Inspector W. it. Fraser, of the for the State Department's over-tempts to cause explosiona, in where the explosion

harmful the

attention of all factory Storment is Worship seas information and cultural cluding two at two police sta-He sustained injuries to his of Women and Girla Department,

is. If people think it arms and leg and was taken to

on the boarding house at 10,45 that the girl was presented to de programme. General Marghali tions,

the hospital.

F. on May 20. The two ferdigst on payment of $50 to &

"boys" and two females were relative of he

arrested.

i

the

summersed

was

She did the stud hrasebold chores for detendont, and

after. well treated, and looked Thu 291 was perfectly satised with her treatment and expressed a desire to remain with Mr.

Bolling that It was a mere technieni breach of the Ordinance. 11 Worship imposed a nominal Ane of $25,

WAR MEMORIAL.

FUND

of

t

He found, however,

302 rooms 4128 and

that he

sukul "Foreign people should! The first withness called.yes- know the nature and objectives terday, Dr. Duit Dalw-nee, of Before the explosion, he did policy. They should the Queen Mary Hospital, snid not see anybody coming near of our have a true understanding of that at 12.55 a.m. on Nov. 13, him to drop anything, nor he

When the case was called be. life.

persons had seen anything near the pil-fare Mr. Latimer the following We should last he attended six American

morning browleast the truth to the world who received minor injuries as lur when he went in.

none of the Recuged com-a result of the explosion at the

were present, through all metin of

On DSI Davies munication." -Reuter.

Luk Hol Tung Boarding House.

stating that the premises had been previously raided and that no Court acllon

FIRST OF

ITS KIND

Wong Yin-tong, Irences of the Wong Ngar Seamen's Boarding Hotse, 57 Temple Street, second four, was fined $108 on the sun. Pahle sulise riptions for the Hong Kepemons of falling to keep a register, War Memorial Fund erreked va lo yes- {and $50 for having live persons in

CXCORE of that allowed by Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Cor. 1 poration Fakhiod; Hong Kong Kowloon Heence. Wharf & Vieschoven Pa, 1.4. 45.59; He-

turday wete s tall

his

"O.Y.M."

Liu Cheung, manager of the Tak Wan Tea House, paid on March 12 he received a letter, demanding money and threaten- Ching Man, manager of the ing an explosion if he failed to Ko Shing Theatre, sald on Jan. comply with the demand. The 9 he receive a threatening let letter, he said, was signed by ter, signed by Chan Chun and Chan Chuen and bore the same bearing the name of the Over- of the "O.V.M."

Hung Man-fung, a prisoner sens Youth Movement (OYM)," which demanded $5,000. On awaiting sentence after hav

pleaded

nt Kuilty

the Jan. 21, he received two similar ing

demanding letters, each demanding $2.000. Ecasions to

money During a night performance with menaces, aald he attended identification parade At on March 1, an explosion can

He picked curred inside the theatre and a Stanley on May 6. number of people were wound-out the accused as the mi

whom he met at

Lunk.! Kwangtung.

Inspector C.T. Byron, appearing 11431 Wat Onnection flaxxar Paul for

the S.C.A.. informed the Chloe National Aristo Magistrate (Mr. W.H. Latimer)} ed. 11.26674

1.J W on 20. $19. parthat 350,

that withough his deperiment was Mars, Walleri & Va, 94,oren: Messrs. Wai Kee A Co zari, Mosers. 18. Hathore & taking a fairly serious view

the case, a nominal fine would be sutrient as It was the first sum-

of its kind heard

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H.K.V.D.C. ORDERS

Orders

by 14.fol. 15. twens-/kugħ. Acting Commandat B.K.V.D.

Order Na. g6-47 dated 10) Justin, 206T,

Home Kone Servires Rifle Ancelatich.

To Be Wed

Shek

Sub-Inspector Saul, attached of to the No. 7 Police Station, said he went to the theatre and saw 27 persons. They were auf- fering Injuries to the feet and nother limbs; several were ser- ious ensca.

Among the Injured was a "Our organisation 0.Y.M. ——.

In

The following forthcoming weddings ure announced:

----

Practies Shuds are entered for Saturn Road, and Miss Teresa Mathing,

14th and tray 1611. Jure, 1947

Part 2 Undera.

Order No. 20/41,

"

was taken us

only five girls were found in the room, Mr. Latimer recommend ed that the manager should be talked to seriously and brought before the Court.

Around The World

Frankfurt, June 10.

Giving evidence on his own behalf, William said that he was known to all the conductors and inspectors, excepting the complainant, who was a new lie employee of the Bus Co. usually travelled on busca with out having to pay the fare.

Replying to S/1 Collins, ne- used declared that he was liv- Jug in the Imperial Ballroom because the manager, Mr. Sim- monds, was his foster-father, He admitted that he is out of employment.

In reply to His Worship. W Jihm said that "on previous oc- ensions the inspecture let me travel free of charge because they all know me. On one ocen sion 1 offered a pay but they refused my money."

und bad for morals, they are reading something into it which isn't there."--United Press.

Money Market

Gold continued its climb yester- day and touched $284 inel, after opening at $277.40. It closed at $28.

Piastres opened at $11.65 a 100 and closed at $11.40. Fluctuations

owners.

His Wor-

OPIUM DEN RAIDED

шля

A large ophum divan, occupy- ing the whole of 121 Reclama- ilun Street, second floor, ratded by S/1 Cameron and a Police party at 8.45 p.m. on June 19, and the keeper and 27 | smokers arrested.

mace

ranged from $11.37 to $11.80

On the appearance of Chan Pui before Mr. Blair-Kerr yes- the course of the day.

terday on the charge of keeping Chinese National Currency con-

the divan and possession of 4.2 On many geensiona, ko went tinued stendy with slight "gaina on he boarded busen without over the previous

prepared oplum, S/I day's rutes, any money in his pocket and, closing at 12 cents for futures Collins informed His Worship

for on informing the

that meeused was convicted of a spot (for conductors, and 17 centa

similar offence on Any 7 inst. would be permitted to travel CN$1,000),

U.S. dollars recovered from the Chan was fuert 8750

on the free.

previous day's drop and closed | firat William said he wished

count and..$50 on The at $4.61. yesterday add that he had just been re- however, suffered a further de-bour in default. The 27 smokers Sterling, second, or six months' hard la-

$13.80. Australian

to

to Police today commended for a job in the cline The Military

Naval Yard by a Lieut. Tempounds were unchanged at $12.50 Enid Private James H. Lynch, 18, of Center City, Texas, had ple

On conviction, accused was Aned $20. States Germana.

been remanded to n mental in-

The "Chief" Witness said he was

intro-stitute In the United duced to accused by a woman. after killing three who told him that necused was Lynch was captured while the "chief." At that meeting. boarding a train, Hung said, accused lold him

+

HACKED TO DEATH

HEALTH RETURN

Tuberculosis claimed 23 victims

In Hong Kong during the week ended Inst Saturday, diectases the Colony's Health Return

nine pipes, 18 amps and 42 were fined $15 'ench, while the

small pots of opium were order er to be confiscated to the I. & B. Hepartment.

MADE OPIUM, NO LICENCE

which records total of 30 deaths, Believed to be the Arst case of

85

Casco, also

without license at the Tin

registered

Tal

Young girl named Law Yuk-in very great, having men every- Frankfurt-Brig-Gen William A three-year-old male child the additional seven being five its kind yet brought to Court, ing (who subsequently died in where, such as in Shum Chun, Evens Hall, chief of the Ameri-was hacked to death with a chop: deaths from Malaria, and one each Pun Hon-ching, 31, fokl, was Macao, Hong Kong and Indo-can Ale Misslon returning from per at 23 Chilan Terrace, 2nd from meningitis and relapsing charged with manufacturing opiusa Queen Mary Hospital),

On Investigation, S Saul China. Our aim is to disturban Eastern Turkish defence floor, shortly after noon 'yesterday. fever.

Tuberculosis, A middle-aged married woman Antonio Demetrio Rels, 1 Hanoff continued, he found an explosion | pence and order by threats zone four, auid today that the was rushed to Queen Mary Hospi- ranked high among the cases of Lung Import and Export Firm,

had occurred nt the base and explosions with a view to mission would make suggestal after an overdose of iodine. infectious dlienses

Hong Kong for tona to render the Turkish air it is alleged she hacked to death during the same period; followed floor, on Tuesday, 2 Hanoi Road; Charles Raymond of a pillar on the west alde of get back

row of seats on the China."

force more effective and would the infant son of her husband's Tiernan, 26 Braga Circuit and the 9th

of malaria, six 吐 theatre. Strebath Deervan. 38ol Set. Je Mias Elleen May Brown, 10 ground floor of the

Witness said on another oc-supply equipment, He refused to concubine. She was reported toy 10 cases

tever, four of relapsing Next to the pllar was a hole enalun when he met recused at comment on the Mission's find- be out of danger last night. The} about four inches in diameter Shek Lang, Tae 'produced af Inge.

body of the child was removed to fever, and three of meningitis.

During the Victoria Mortuary.

period under Fo diary (which was found on ac-. on the floor,

Witness said he used a brush cused when he was arrested in

The father of the child was not view, 209 deaths were registered

as against 634 births. Chinese pen) to gather some Canton and is now in the pos- Belghre The Rumanian pre- at home at the time. samples of powder from the session of the Crown as one of mier, Petru Grosza, told a press hole and the pillar. Ile also the exhibits) and asked witness conference today that his talks took possession of some blue to write something in it. Wit- with Marshal Josef Tilo rage and a cord of metal wireness identified his writing in mainly on economy and an "ex- found near the chair.

the diary.

change of goods was agreed."

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(94) J. Weston, "Captals,

K.C.R. SERVICE

If is announced by the Railway Authorities that the through train service between Kowloon and Canton was resumed yesterday:

Dorset Crescent.

In a campaign to clear desti. tutes from the streets the police rounded up about 30 from various districts on the laland on Tues. day. All were brought before the Magistrate at Central yesterday and ordered expelled from the Colony.

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At this stage, the case was adjourned for further hearing. to 2.30 p.m. on Friday, June 13.

CHINESE MISSION

TO JAPAN

Shanghai, June 11.

A report from Nanking today

•

were

NEWS IN BRIEF

enteric

JUNK FOLK FINED

27 Bonham Strand, West, second

Lau Sou-sun, 48, sub-manager

with was charged of the firm. permitting Pun to commit the offence, with keeping an oplum divan and with the possession of one pipe.

Both defendants -falled to answer to their charges and had their baila of $500 each estreated.

RADIO

At the Registry yesterday, Sgt. George Arthur Smith,

In the absence of Mr. Nell R.A.F. Kai Tak, was married Garland through Indisposition, to Miss Beatrice Eather dos Mr. J. Jelly, Harbour Master, pre.

ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting Paris-The High Court. of Passos, of 238 Nathan Justive death sentence

Roadsided over the Marine Court on a frequency of 845 kilocycles against Mr. G. L. Hardman, deputy yesterday.

from 12.30 to 2.00 p.m., and 6.30 Admiral Eugene de Laborde, Registrar of Marriages, officiati

to 11.00 p.m., and also on 0.52 who ordered the neutling

A junkmaster and three junk-megacycles in the 31 metre band and the witnesses were mistresses were the French-fleet at Toulon in Megara, H. Rozario and F. C. lying inshore during prohibited and 9.16 to 11.00 p.m.

charged with from 12.30 to 1.15, 7.30 to 8.30 1943, was commuted to life-im- Grummett. prisonment by President Vincent Auriql' today.

•

"

of ed

•

For evading the payment of fare while travelling First Class London-Radio Moscow sald in a tram in Des Voeux Road at: aald the Chinese Government is that Ivan Malkey, world cham-13.20 p.m. on Tuesday, Chan Tak- organizing a trade mission

hours and were each fined '$50 | H,KTĄ, or fourteen days.

Inspector Hill prosecuted for trs. the Police.

12.30 pár-D»Up Programme Summary. 12.12 Artle Bhaw and His Orches

12.47 p.m.-The Hills Brothers.

1.40 p.m.-News, Weather Ileport and

Announcements, 1.10 pm-Orchestral Interlude.

1.16 p.m.ivor Mursten and Dave Hare

on Two Piano

The First Reading of two Bills which will leave for Japan be- plon weight lifter, not a

new hung, 19, unemployed, was sen is scheduled for the Legulative fore the end of this month for mark in the middleweight left tenced to five daya hard labour Counch Meeting tomorrow. Fol-1.30 9.1. Keith Falkner Daritone) and a one-month survey in Japan in hand push, lifting 103 kilograms by Mr. d'Almada Central lowing immediately after the preparation for the resumption and 250 grams. of private trade on August 15.

Meanwhile, the

be

influential

yesterday.

Divorce (Validity) (Dalziel) Bill, 1047, the Attorney.General is to the first reading of an

move

Landon A new world record At the Supreme Court yeater Ordinance to make provision for morning paper, Shun Pao, in an non-stop flight from Bermuda day, a decree absolute was the cessation, of the emergency cditorial entitled "Shall Japan to London has been act by

agranted by the Chief Justice in status attaching to certain com- Further Encouraged?". Lancaster, which refuelled over the divorce case of Curtis Eva puntes registered under the Com. strongly condemned Gon., Mac- the Azores. The plane made the Front v. George Frost,

Incar- panies Ordinance, 1932, Arthur's policy of leniency to 3,355 nauticat mie filght In 19 ward Japan and elnimed that hours and 36 minutes for

porated under any other Ordin. ance of Hong Kong. early resumption of private average ground speed of 280 trade would tend to encourage miles per hour. the restoration of Japan's econo-

mle dominance in the Far East and

encourage a revival militarism and aggregaton.— United Press.

Marek Weber and His Orch. 200 y.m.-Clone Down. 6.30pme-fone Popular Dance Tunes. 7.00 p.m.-BBC Transcription, Bervices

"ITMAZ With Tommy Handley, 7.10 p.m.-8tudio! 1 - Demi-Heung

Francaise.

8.00 p.m.-London Relay: World. News. 8.10 p.m.-London Relay: Home News

From Britain.

8.16 pette"Services Moale fox." 8.30 pm Studio: Itecard Revue, A Rerum of the Intest Records re- ceived by znw. Presented by Nick Lorraine.

Berries:

9.40 p.m.--110 Transcription

The Wellen Word"

9.30 p.Gclegi Peer Gynt Bulie No.

2-Hymphony Orchestra.

Prague, June 10. * Eleven thousand Slovaks, Pleading guilty to stealing $7.30 driving 2,300 ·kend of cattle; from the pocket of Second Parta-The Foreign Office to. 750 horses and other farm ani- Officer RF. Malcomson in Queen's of day announced “small changes" | mals, have so far arrived in Road, Centrál near Lee Yuen

in the boundaries of the Jaar Czechoslovakia under a mutual Street, East, on Tuesday, Kok 2.4 p.m." Choirs of Fruit and the Qual D'Orany announc- agrement concluded last month | Kwoks.pul, 18, was sentenced to 10.00-London Relax: ed plans for new Bhar currency for the exchange of minority four weeks hard labour and 10.10 p.m., H. Bautre Celeste Octet. ότι parity with the German populations, it was disclosed to- | ordered to be, expelled by Mr. mark-United Press.

d'Almada at Central yesterday.

Tokyo, June 10. For the first time in history. guns" of the British Royal | Artiliory will fire a salute to a British monarch from the grounde of Tokyo's Imperial Palace, Plaza, on King Goorge VI's quicial birthday, Thurs day-Hauter.

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Saigon, June 10. The French High Commissioner in Indo' China, M. Emilo Bollaert, will leave Saigon by bir tomorrow. for Paris. Accompanied hv several members of his staff.-M. Bolliert is expected to arrive: In Paris on Saturday and to return to Balgon during the first week "of July,--Raises

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You

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$1.00

'The Kentucky Binger.

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