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Compensation Claims

Persona resident In the Colony of Hong Kong who are the own. ers of the clusses of property

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the Colonial Seere. prasible, tay, nsking for information as to the procedure to be followed

Foki's Mind Not Normal

Sub.Inspector Waldron proke! cuted in the case when Yin Kwait

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1947.

P.M.G. ANSWERS CRITICS Delays In Air Mail From Home

Wal, 21, a shop foki, was charge Misunderstanding

with larceny of. 31.000 from

role of his employes, Vin wit enutiuned by Me, l'Aljanda, at the Central Magist.ncy yesterday.

Relating the case Inspector Wildrun sold that the defendant

pt on the premises and on the night, of June 18 took the keys, opened the safe, stole $1,000 mid absconded.

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Defendant told the magistrate that at the time of the net is

in negotiating claims for nom-mind was unbalanced and did not pensation:

know, what he was doing.

(i) Property matinalsed by the Governmenta of Poland, Czechodovakia,

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prosecuting officer sald The that the defendant when arrested appeared to be not quite himself. h) Property which suffered vially when answering ques

timis, logo or datinge owing to war operations in Poland.

8) Shares in the Rumanian National Bank.

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A medien report from Queen Mary Hospital sold that his mind was not normal.

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A daughter has been born in London to Mr. and Mrs. W. Fitz- Gibbon. Mr. FitzGibbon la a non of Mr. W. G. FitzGibbon, who returned to Hong Kong recently from Australia and has been ut- tached to the Colonial Secretariat, and the muther was formerly Miss Anne Ray, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs., H. W. Kay.

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It is scarcely necessary to emphasize the value of books and magazines to patients in hospitals, especially those who are bed ridden or are pass- | Complaints and criticisms in the Press and from

ing a lung.convalescence, and to

Mr. J.G. Conklin, Magistrate, commercial firms regarding, airmail "delays Hong Kong Tramways Limited

many patients in the mental hos- has arrived in Hong Kong and is Lieut. Olta Yoshijiro pital

now staying at and allegations of postal incificleney were an $50,000.00; Mr. & Mra, W. F. Simmons $600.00; Nedehandsch swered by the Postmaster General,. Mr. E. 1. Indische

An effort is now being maile Hotel. Handelsbank

yesterday found N.V. Was

to provide improved reading! Wynne-Jones, at a Press conference yesterday. 2.000.00; Mr. E. P. Streatfuld guilty by No. 5 Warthes for patients in

by TAL for Deportes Gov- letters appearing in via London, As a result a letter $500.00; Dr. & Mr. Crimes Court of being erament Hospitals, and

two Shanghai:-C.L.. Don, HL, Long $10000;. Wanchal a very was recolved yesterday from the Karanita the Press have revealed grave misunderstanding the United States bearing the date Parochinl

ill-ladies, Mrs. H. Talbot and Mrs. Iu Po, Shun Mun Kec. 25.00; total concerned in the part of the Public of the respon-stamp June 9th, but as already $53,125.00 Hong Kong Govern-treatment of. POWs atl. K. Yee, have kindly volun. sibilities and difficulties Involved stated we have

been.

fortunat

ment Contribution $53,125.00; Formosa between Nov. after Hbraries in

teered their services in looking} Arrivula by P.AL trom KLI In the transport of airmail to and enough

one dispatel from Hong Kong.

Hoa- Manila: J. Collar, S.D. Wilkle, through to the United States in $1,669,087.no. Total:-$1,050,937-14, 1942 and March 1943.pitals.

D.M. Lum. Miss E.S. Lam, G.T. "In the first place it must be 2% days, No doubt very shortly

and sentenced to 13 The amount of reading matter fum, S.T. Lum, B. Waldron, R. recognised that it is the

zamlatil

the United States postal author.

avallable months' imprisonment. ties will also make more suitable

nl present in yery Waldron, H. Chong, K. Lee, M. practice of any Postal Adminis

limited, and an appeal is now Cho, C. Ng. 8.8. Kul, S. tok, tration to use as far as possible arrangements. only

the H.K. Tam, C. Sy. those carrier companies

Lieut. Ashida Tsumoru, avho made to the geheroelly of which work necording to regular

Wax charged together with Oila, Hong Kong public for contribu schedule. The

of casual

Peninsula Hotel arrivals was found not guilty and dis- lots of books, periodtenle and lights may, on rare occasions, but

magazines of all descriptions in Monday included Mr. and Mrs. B. charged. advantageous, but in the long run

English and Chinese.

Benham, Mr. and Mrs. K. N{ the regular carrier must provide

Olta

John S. Aunest, › R. MAN Contributions in the form of Wank, a belter service,

Bob Plerce, either collections of Hterature or Carey, S. G. Bull,, "For this reason, since the re-

single copies will be gratefully Morris M. Asin, Mr. and Mrs. occupation

Hong of

Kung. H.0.4.C. have made every effort

Richard C. Scott. received at Medical Headquar lers, Hongkong lo establish regular direct services

marked. This will enable

& Shanghal Bank Building, 1st floor. between the United Kingdom and

to be given special treatment by The Colony, Until June 26 they

the Customs authorities, and whi were only able to provide one ser undoubtedly speed up the delivery vice each way per week by

of such parcels in the future. Hythe Flying Boat. A5.

The Public are warned, how- however, the I.A.F. until the be-

ever, that this particular system ginning of the year were running will only apply to parcels con-

Food Parcels

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GOLD'S SPURT

"There have also been many

Gold maide n big spurt to complaints regarding the delay a deliveries of parcels from Hong $924.50 我 toel yesterday after Kong to the United Kingdom, and opening at $320, but towards the the matter has been taken

(-90 | close it fell back to $310,50. with the G.P.O. London

Who

hnvi

Plastres went down' to $10.55 a parcele now agreed that "Gift"

100 after opening at $10.95, but containing food only may railed to $16.97 at the close. In: separately bagged and specially

Chinese National Currency was again quiet, and artes closed. at 10 cents let futures and 14.2 vents for apot (for CN$1,000) after fractional fluctuations.

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a frequent and regular transporttaining bona fide gifts of food. service vis Calcutta every opporThe inclusion of any other article tunity was taken to villise This will cause the parcel to be ex

cluded and subjected to delny.”

service.

Serious Delays

Mr. Wynne-Jones went on to "R.A.F., as, is well known, has say that he had received a letter gradually to reduce the services | from the Hong Kong General awing to reduction in man power Chamber of Commerce asking and the situation became rather why uirmail closing time could serious until the B.O.A.C. Intro- not be extended to 5 pm, us ber durred. their Plymouth Flying for the war, instead of 9.

and 2010 Bont Service on June 26, it is a

p.. for registered and fart that according to the dates ordinary mails respectively as at of London dispatches aomewhat present, when the plane would not serious delays in mails from the leave till next morning. His un- United Kingdom have accurred wer was that the carriers wanted within the last month. The fol- the mail to be handed in by 5 pm. lowing are the dates on record :-

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Staff Shortage

An allegation that the sorting staff worked only up ta fi p,m, on

werk-days and 2 p.m. on Satur-| days and that no sorting was done ...on Sundays, was not correct, suit the Pastmaster General, and he

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"It is probable that the delay in ¡the, R.A.P. dispatches is due. ta their being off-loaded at Calcutta, and although frequent presenta tions and telegrams have been

aunt to Calcutta a satisfactory

explanation has still to be obtain ed. This Administration, however, has no control over what happens to the mails en route.

U.S. dollars were unchanged at $7.86, but Sterling notes weaken. ed considerably to $12.80. Aus- tralion pound notes were changed at $12.50.

CORRECTION

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was apparently satisfied with the sentence which he received. He was all smiles an he left the dock and ap proached his own Counsel, and Major Ormsby,

Poninsula Hotel departures on Prosecuting Officer, both of whom he salated

Monday included Mr and Mrs K. L. Yu, Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. repeatedly and thanked most

ASSAULT CHARGE D. de Wit, Dr. and Mrs. W profusely. Ая he left the forewell to those present.

A further remand of one week Eggleton, Mrs. L. Blakeemers, Courtroom, Olta waved a cheer.

WBS granted by Mr. FX. Frank E. McPherson. No.5 War Crimes Court, be-d'Almodo fore which the case was tried. when PA. and H.A. do Silva Parsons, Major and comprised Lisut. Col. R.C. Pedrtico were charged with im- Unger.

R. A. Hoey, Norman Central yesterday Duncan. Mr. and

R. D.

Mrs.

R. G.

Mrs. J. P.

Laming (Dept. of the JAG In personating a police officer, as.

Departures for Singepote by dia), Barrister-at-Law, Presi-saulting Deni, Victor, manager dent, Major R.S. Butterfield of the Lido Dance Hall and mali- the m.s. "Tjitjalengka" yesterday Indian Grenadiers) and Major clously damnging the premises of included Mr. G.M. Hall, Mr. K.H. Moorjani and Mrs. E.M. Ribeiro. J. T. Loranger. (JAG Canadian the dance hall. Branch), Members.

An Associated

Press error that slipped by the subeditors in yesterday's paper reported that"

Mujor M.I. Ormsby of The British troops In Japan West Yorkshire Regiment wan were receiving mail by Sunder- Prosecuting Officer. The ac- lands from Hong Kong, served cused were represented by Mr. by the RAF's new "Dragon | Kawanami-Shegikichi Asiater Bost" service from Poole. This should, of course, have been the B.O.A.C. "Dragon Beat" ser- twice a operatea

ylee, which

week from Poule to Hong Kong.

by Lieut. D.C. Banfield us Ad visory Officer.

In a plea for mitigation on behalf of Oita, after the Court hud announced its Andings, 'de- fence counsel said that he was conylaced that Oita was a vie tit of circumstances. pointed out that Olts had been It was detained in prison

As a War valid certificates of Crime suspect for almost one

It is nutised that passengers leaving Hong Kong for Shang ha ore no longer required to

gave an instance of mail being possCSK sorted on Whit Mondas (u holi-vaccination against smallpox. day from 8 n.in. to 4 pm.

THE

That the Post Office is hundi- eapped by insuficient stat WAN admitted uy Mr. Wynne-Jones, but coupled w

un with this question the insufficiency was

of space. place was. AO working hours that even if there cramped during were more men available there was no place to put them. Services Mail

Another question asked by the "With the inauguration of the Chamber was the closing time of bi-weekly B.O.A.C. services, malls post office boxes. The Postmaster for the United Klagdam have General said he would not keep been despatched by B.O.A.C, only, these boxes open after and from the dates of the recent mainly for security reasons. U.K. dispatches received here it said he could not see why com seems likely that the same policy mureinl firms could not und for is being adopted by the G.P.6,] their mail in the boxes before that London.

hour. "It is important that it should! A question was asked whether bemade quite clear that no, im- new post boxes would be installed, putation is being made against in view of the large number of the R.A.F. Service in this state- unsatisfied demands, The Post ment, because there is no through master General replied that he R.A.F. service between the United had placed orders with England Kingdom and Hong Kong.

The for the necessary steel and keys delay occurs when the mall has toļa year ago, and until these nr- be transhipped, It, then has to rived, nothing could be done. wait its turn for a vacancy on through plane or subsidiary ser-

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Stamp Sales

A suggestion that the sale of stamps should be extended to "One correspondent, apparently p.m. was turned down by Mr. R.A.F. man, suggests that Wynne-Jones who said it was on Service mails are kept off B.U.A.C. and retained for trans- p.m. did not amount to more than the record that the sale from 5.30-7 port by the B.A.F.; this is not no. $20 daily... Since February this your both Service and Civilian mail been forwarded.

"Congestion at

year.

Readers' Letters

Tokunaga And Salto

This will be # boon to

the

operative Store are to be includ that these twa criminals, have of members.

Sir-It has just leaked out ed in the scheme for the free use been reprieved and, as you have always been a champion in the interest of justice, I trust you will give this matter your at tention.

The fact that two such sequn- drels as Tokunaga and Salto have heen reprieved must cause much bitterness amongst those who are left behind to mourn the low of their dear ones, who were virtually murdered at the bands of these two awine.

Not only were these beast'y creatures responsible for the in- numerable deaths and suffering in Shamshuipo, but they deli berately sent, very alck men to Japan to work in mines, etc. Some of these men never did a as they were too ill and just day's work when they got there hung on until they died.

GREEN HORROR.

white collar class, and it is hoped that the Government will furnish some really cheap landas, with out which this scheme materialize."

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Sir, I am grateful to the Director of Education for pis enlightenment, and I am sure that all the residents in Wa chai will rejoice at hearing, the Simple headache present decision he has made whereby the Government Verna- cular, Primary School is to re- main where it is, though it will tions each of which will have suffer splitting up into two sec

circumstances, there a separate session. However. apparently, under the present no other

the 1.K.V.D.C. were victima As a great many members of stamp of this brutality, could not the way out. the have counters will be further relieved focal Volunteer Association in- As far as poss-soon, probably next week,

The natural question that ble, by B.O.A.C. irrespective

when terest itself in this-travesty of arises from the revelation of of the Money Order Department justice, and endeavour to find the Director of Education now origin, but of course until Jung would be shifted to the first flour, out on what grounds these two is what then after July, 1948? 20 certain amount, both of Civilian and of Service mail, had and counter-space would be friends have escaped their just Perhaps it is a far cry at the

avaliable on the main hall," said to be sent by R.A.F. owing to the Mr. Wynne-Jones,

reward.

present moment; but I still inadoquacy of the lift of the single weekly B.O.A.C. machine,

think that the best way to U.S. Mall

tackle the question of school ac- commodation is for the Govern- ment to explore the feasibility wooden structures just to tide of planning building temporary

ovor the present period of housing shortage. The alter- native is for public spirited property, owners, who may have more built-up properties than they require to meet the needs of their own. families, tɑ make some offers to the Government. This is really a way to help the Government help our own chil dren.

As regards the question of transport for school children, the words of both the Director of Education and Mr. Law, the Headmaster of the Northcote Training.

College Attached School, as representing the pre- sent situation.

on a frin,

Another Improvement In this direction, went on the Postmaster General, would be the sale of bulk Housing Scheme "One correspondent asks me la quantity stamps to commercial Sir-In view of the over. explain why the G.P.O, London rms on the first floor, so as to charge 1/- for a letter taking 25 Jessen again the pressure on the the resultant heavy T.B. mortali- crowdedness of this colony and days by air. The anawer is that stamp counters on the ground this is the standard rate for air-floor, where only a limited supply ty, the new building scheme sug. mail from the United Kingdom to is kopt.

gested by a public spirited gentle Hong Kong, and, no Postal Ad- "I am not for a moment saying man-Mr. U Tat Cheo and an- ministration can possibly gunran- that I am satisfed with things as pouneed by The Sunday Herald tec a minimum transit time; even they are present, for I admit is most timely. steamers have been known to take there are considerable roomns for The advantages of the scheme as much as three months or more Improvement, and we are

doing pre

that every house is ove all wo can in this direction.

WJ With reference to the queries, however, handicapped not come in addition to servants regarding airmail to and from the only by the question of finance, quarters and is surrounded by a United States, one correspondent but also that of space.

strip of vacant land, and an inter- bas already provided the almost "I cannot employ a full star view with Mr. U elicited the fa- perfect answer, In fact almall unless I have sufficient space; and formation that a Childrens Play. from Hong Kong to the United If you want to have & modern ground, a Tennis Court, a School, Staten is now carried under con-emetent post once you must give a First Ald Station and Co- tract by P.A.L, but so far as it me a building where my mon can fa known the United States postal work with oviciency without the authorities have not yet made any handicaps under which WO are conference and in reply to such, arrangement. “

now being, boset, concluded the question he said that the present "United States' mail for Hong Postmaster General.

bi-weekly service was quite cap- Hong, therefore, tili travels A representative of B.O.A.C.able of banding all the mail en- across the Atlantic to Hong Kong was alio in attendance at the trusted to them.

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