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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1947.

Coming Events Palmer Sentence Confirmed COLONY'S

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Unofficial

WAR MEMORIAL Bus Service

FUND

AUMMODA

Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Hughes "You should be ashamed of $6,000, Chinese Estates Ltd. $1.000, yourself," said Mr. d'Almada at The Corporals and Aircraftmen Central yesterday when he was of R.A.F, Station, Kal Tolt $200, hearing traffle

11 Mr. and Mrs. G.S.P. Heywood against Lut Kum, driver of a $100, In memory of E. and G.) lorry, who appeared on a charge Mise R, Bereiten $30. The Texas of carrying 17 passengers in ex- Company (China) Ltd. $5,000, cess of the number allowed. Sinndard. Vacínurs Oll Company Defendant was fined $100, $5,000. Total $16,330,00

tribution $16,300, "

Received

Hong Kong Government Con. The prosecuting Traffte In-

pector aald defendant was rum 15th July, 1947, ning an unofficial bus service $1,730,301.86. Total $1,769,031.80. from Aberdeen to Hong Kong

and charging his passengers 50) Admiting beng the keeper ceni per trip. of an eplum diyan La Foo, 13,| was tuod $500 or four months and another amoker was fined $20 or two days by Mr. F. X. d'Almaca at Central yesterday. An evielios order was mandler,

His Worship and at this sort of thing must he stopped or there would be a very bad ne- eldent due to overloading. fine of $100 was imposed,

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Notice Of Appeal Opium Brought Given By Counsel In

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Cheung Lam-fong, 25, mer.

tral, first floor, was fined $2,000

CRIME FIGURES

Health Inspector Denies Bribe Charge

Further hearing of the case against Kwok Hon Ming, 31, Health, Inspector, charged on fout counts of accepting and demanding a bribe of $50 was adjourned to July 21, when the accus- ed appeared before Mr. Sainsbury at Central yesterday,

Defendant, It the witness

would like to have his share of the inheritance which was to 'nccrue 'at the end öf, thla year and of how some people resent. ed him because he had received recommendations, from Eru pean firms and also from banks, He had been in the Sanitary Department since 1940 and and been prosecutor in cases before the courts.

he

many

Mosquitoes On The Increase

An' official notification Issitetl draws Council by the Urban attention to the Increase in mos- quitoes in the Urban area.

Investigation has shown that

attributable to is mainly failure on the part of house.

Crime figures for the The sentence of one year's hard labour for fraudul- chant, 277 Des Voeux Road Cen months of April, May ent conversion of $7,000 and $614:45, funds of when he plenited guilty before and June were given by CNRRA CWT, passed on Alfred Brian Palmer Mr. W.A. Blair Kerr at Kowloon Police Commissioner box, relatej, kow his relative | by Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon on June yesterday to the possession of 20 Macintosh at a Press 14 was confirmed by His Worship yesterday taels of raw oplum at Kai Tak

Conference yesterday. when he dismissed the defence application for on July 15,

Jun May Apr Prosecuting, RO Carroll said de. á review.

fendant arrived by a CNAC plane Possession of Arms 12 15 10

16 18 Serious Assault After Mr, Blair-Kerr had delivered his decision, from Canten. During a routine

Durglary.

65 63, 01 Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro (instructed by Mr. search the uplum was found con- Breaking into stores F. Zimmern), made a further plea for a reduc- cealed between accused's legs.

and godowns. 54.00 73 tion of sentence, in the course of which he he brought the drug to

Questioned, Cheung said that Theft from dwellings 40 64 33"

Hong Simple Theft & Theft commented: "Any sentence passed on a Europ- Kong to give to a friend, and that from person

718 755 810 ean in the East finishes him so far as his future he was paid CN$30,000 for the Cargo Filferage.... 21 18 34

He contended, In connection holders to clear collections of Robbery prospects are concerned."

28 28 17

with the present charge,

premises and to that water from Figures, said Mr. Macintosh, the complainant bad insisted cover water storage tanks, "

As a result of the recent heavy fence counsel, does not start in Notice of appeal was given by in Hong Kong to do such things. are not everything. Bad charge that he should accept the money,

hot he Mr. Almada, Palmer was re- My friend told me to carry the ters keen back when cote but each and every time he had rains, many pools have formed ...

for them, and for the Rolice it con. my lega,"

placen, and plum between

grim and sustained struggle. refusesi. cluded accused.

to Previous where progress is gained bil by

this alleged bit...It is not a situation where offence, he had never before spectacular results can be attain-been offered a bribe. He said ed. He is confident the Police are that apart from his monthly pay getting results and that detections he had a fairly good private in. are advised to see that all are improving.

Palmer's sentence, pleaded de-

Stanley, but rather

when comes out in Worship, sub-leased on bail of $5,000 pending mitted Mr. l'Almuda, had been hearing of the Appeal.

in the East sufficiently long to

realise that any punishment Im- posed on a European in the East does not really He in Stanley but in the future.

There was no pecuniary Joan to CNRRÀ ns the result of Pul mer's action as CNRRA Water- ways have recovered $7,000 from MELCO, and the $614.45 still in the possession of Palmer would be returned, said defence counsel.

"I wonder whether, in passing the original sentence, the Court has given sufficient weight to: Palmer's record not only in the Navy but also in Shanghai, and 1s the testimony of Mr. Jones," sald Mr. d'Almads.

job.

"I did not know it is an offence

RAF Officers In Ferry Incident

Three Flying Officers, J.M.T. Hewitt, J. E. Ward

and J. MacDonald, were discharged with "severe caution" when they appeared before Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday ac- cused of evading payment of proper, fare at 12.25 a.m. on July 16 on the "Northern Star," and failing to give their proper names and ad- dresses.

When Inspector Rethwell asked |

them to return and pay again, snid Hewitt, they disagreed and "had a short exchange of can.

Defendants pleaded not guilty to both charges.

anusuni

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operation is nought in discover..... ing and clearing them before they can become a nuisance.

Persons in charge of property

In reply to a question as to the come and had no reason to ae-draints, gutters and gully-traps...

are kept clear and in good res dat teaching of English at the Palle cept bribes."

John George Hopper, acting pair and that all bottles, tins, or Training, School, the Pollee Com-

other receptacles capable of missioner said there was an ad-superintendent of the Sanitary vanced class with a present - Department, in evidence, said the collecting water are elther re

moved, destroyed or carefully, tendance of about 50, and another accused was engaged as a proba-moved, destroyed prevent for those with only a rudimentary tionary Health Inspector before knowledge, which has on its rol the har. He was one of the cumulations of water. about 120. Recruita eligible for moat capable inspectors In the! either class are ordered to attend: junior ranks. As to his charne-

Canton Rail and those qualifying get some al lowance in addition to their payer, it was quite good. Beyond English-speaking pollcemen

this he could say no more, as distinguished by a red tab their shoulder.

on accused hat never remily Work Disaster

Questioned about the hawker problem. Mr. MacIntosh said anti sites were found where hawkers could ply their trade without caus-

traffic, there was no solution.

ed under him.

Rothwell then reing congestion obstruction to the chimney of No.

In evidence, Hewitt stated that Such As To Tempt

they saw the ferry about to come "Conditions In CNRHA Water- in from Kowloon and, thinking versation."

as to ways were such

tempt was the lust ferry from Hong tired, continued Hewitt, but re Bike circum- Kong, ran to catch It.

turned shortly before the gale, was anyone placed in stances," said defence counsel,

On the wharf, he said, F/O opened. Ward then said that ap why went on to state, that as MacDonald paid 30 cents and Darently there was some mistake the object of punishment was to went in by the turnstile while und handed 30 cents to Inspector? uci as a deterrent a lighter een he and Ward entered by the Rothwell,

Just lence than one year would meet "Season ticket" entrance. all the circumstances of the before the ferry tied up to the pler, continued Hewitt, Inspector Mr. A. Lotsdale, Crown Coun. Rothwell went up to them and Hel (who, in the original trial,ld that they had not paid their prosecuted, assisted by DSI w. fare.

case.

J. Wall),

stated that if the

Court did take all the facts into account in the previous sentence, It would have recorded Palmer's war services to his country, good character, and CNRRA's laxity of control

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Personalia

K.C.C. PARTY

Members of the Kowloon Crie ket Club are reminded cocktail party and social evening arranged for next Saturday even.

Tso Hok Yue. Secretary of the

Canton, July 16, Chinese Chamber of Commerce, While railway authorities. related how the accused went to claimed only 21 were killed and see him relative to alterations to 66 hurt in the trainwreck north 68 Con- of Yingtch on July 10, it is fear- raught "Road Central, and ofed the casualty list is greater. how he had instructed Lau, Mel!

It develops now that the au- thorities are unable to tell how Tin regarding this..

many passengers were ahoard the train bound from Kukong te Canton, of which the engine and 10 cars plunged Into the river from a weakened bridge. It is estimated at least 200 passen. „ gers were in the 10 courhes and it is believed many were drown. ed.--Associated Press.

He spoke highly of accused's attitude and behaviour when he called at the Chamber of Com-

of the merce

On the boat, Inspector Rothwell asked them for their names and addresses. Under the impression that there was an RA.F. regula- ing.

A varied programme of enter tion forbidding them to divulge. their names and addresses to any- tainment has been drawn up, in- one excepting Military and. Civil cluding light music, dancing and Police, and officers, they refused games. Everything will be in. to do so. At the Police Station,; formal and It is hoped members they furnished full detalls about will give the function their fullest themselves, concluded Hewlit. support.

In reply to Inspector J. Orem, Hewitt said that MacDonald paid;

At this stage further hearing was adjourned to July 21.

ILLICIT STILL

TRAM ACCIDENT Sentence of one month's hard Inhour was imposed on

Shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday Haw afternoon a tram conductor, in Wing, who pleaded guilty at jumping of a moving tramcar Central yesterday, to being near Bowrington Canal, fell and," Charged at P.A.I departures for Shang- the 30 cents the second time in Ferry Inspector Hurlow,

the instance

of in possession of an licht at it is betleved, a wheel of the On the other hand,

a 20. | apparatus and fermenting tramcar went over his foot. He' Huid hal yesterday included: Mr. J.order to save trouble. Crown Counsel, it would have B. E. R. Egal. Mr. P. H. Liss

year-old spinster, To Slm, 87

material for making Chinese was taken to the His Worship told defendants Peking Roati. second floor, was spirits at Koen Long Ling.

Queen Mary noted that accused was in a posi-ner, Mr. and Mra. L. Pirola and that it would have saved them a fined $10 by Mr. Latimer at Kow

Hospital and late last night hig tion of trust and was relatively four children, Mr. V. O. Re- lot of trouble if they had gone loon yesterday for using, a month. Ing, said that this type of case serious.

R. O. Humphreys, prosecut- condition was reported to be well paid. Palmer, sold Mr. medios, Mr. R. D. Barrell, Mr. back to the turnstile and paid ty ticket belonging to her father, was very hard to detect as lelt Lonsdale, held Д position of D. Drake, Mr. W. T. Li, Mr. K. their fare. trust in an organisation which H. Wong, Mr. and Mrs. K.

wag virtually

ganisation,

a

charitable or Shewakram, Mr. D. S. Panday,

Mr. A. N. Krishna, Mr. and facts had been Mrs. M. T. Assomull, Misa S.) consideration, sub- M. Topandas, Mrs. Ah Pat, Mr.

If all these taken into

mitted Crown Counsel, the K. R. Sakhrani. Court had no reason to alter ther original sentence in way.

Court Decision

The following left by P.A.L, any yesterday for Oakland:-Mr. T.

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In giving his decision, Hin Worship said:

"I have reviewed the evidence of this case in the light of the submissions of Counsel, and the additional evidence.

"I find I am unable to alter the Arlings in any way, and this application, so far as finding is -concerned, must therefore be

Cismlaser.

"In coming to this conclusion

I have carefully borne in mind

G. Shew, Mr. L. Spoel, Mr. D. Crispino,

Mr. J. G. Conklin, magistrate, who arrived in the Colony re- cently took his seat for the first time yesterday at the Central Magistracy.

Money Market

at 5 p.m. on July 15.

Sanitary Department Men Gaoled

his

to the charge,

Fault Finding

The way they worked the thing, said DSI Johnston, appeared to be to find fault with the garbage,

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DSI J. Johnston revealed, dur., officer, Lau Tung produced ing, the hearing of a case in jacket and the $10 note was found which a driver and four coolies in one of the pockets.

the Sanitary De- employed by

All defendants, said DSI. John. partment were charged with con. siot, in answer spiring to obtain $10 monthly adinitted having received $10 from Tsang Wal, that the driver every month for the past four was paid $80 per month plus months. rehabilitation and HCL allow- ances, while the coolies cmolu- ments were $12 per month with $103 allowances, Gold fluctuated yesterday be Ming, 20, Fung Tak, 25, Tsz Ho, excuse, and leave it behind un- Lau Tung, 32, driver, Leung either, too much or some other tween $331.50 and $337 a tacl. 22, and Kwu Sing, 30, coolles, lese money was paid to them. all the defence counsel has said Opening at $334. It climbed relating to the evidence and the $337. From there

to were sentenced to four months": Mr. Macey of the Health it started to hard labour each on conviction by partment declared: "We know it weight, in his submission, to be drop

touched $331.50 when Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr attached to it, and also what Iit rallied and closed at $332,50.

on the is always going on but it has might be permitted to call his

charge of conspiring to obtain be. been very difficult to catch them. There was a further rise in rather unusual statement from Plastres.. Opening at $11.50

tween March 15 and July 15 a My Department feels very strong. the Bar-that he, personally,100 it went up to $11.75. It then Wal for the removal of garbage garbage unless they are paid for monthly fee of $10 from Tsang, ly about our men refusing to take had a passionate hollef in his fell to $11.47; but recovered and from 14 Shantung Street, ground doing it. We are very keen to client's innocence,

closed at $11.50. "I do not propose to com-

put a stop to it, and would like Chinese National Currency An additional charge of accept Your Worship, to make an exam. ment on this statement except opened at 11.775 cents for futures to say that, made, as it was, by and. 14 cents for spot for ing a bribe of $10 from Tangple of these, men." counsel of such eminence and

CN$1,000), and closed at 11 Wai against the first two defens ability, it undoubtedly made me cenia and 14.4 cents respectively. even more careful in roviowing! US dollars cased: off to $4.29. the спас.

I am sorry that my Sterling also dropped to $13.15. conscience does not allow me to ¡Australian poundi were LLT2- share his view.

at $12.50. changed

floor.

dant was withdrawn.

Following complaints, by Tsang

Wai, owner of a small cafe at 14 Shantung Street, Bald DSI John

ston, he was given a marked: $10 nole. The Police, waited, nearby wille garbage was being collected

In reply to His Worship, Mr. Macey stated that the first ac. cused was drawing 800 per month. with allowances which, in June, made his income $153. He was a postwar employee.

First" accused pleaded, that, the $10 was given, to Kim by eccond defendant as repayment of a loan

"I also do not think it fair third female passenger, to the applicant that I should about 40, jumped on the ery at about 11.16 am, on July 16; start 'polleblog up my original "Man That about, 2 pm. yester the money froin Tsang, go up to money was paid to him. volun and saw second accused receiving of $20. Leung stated, that, the judment in the light of any day, but was rescued by a pane subsequent criticisms of it. And, senger who

In the ovent of the case going after het.umped into the water i

the Arst defendant, who was in tarily by the complainant and the .cab of the lorry, and hand; that he had never asked for it.^^: before a higher tribunal, 1965, T

him the money.

All the accused," said DSI prefer to leave It: as it is, Passchgers leaving Hong Sgt. Major, fu Muk and he him. Johnston, had a clear, record in written, as it was, Immediately Kong for Trangjordan are no self, continued DS1, Johnston, fol- the Sanitary Department. Firth after seeing and hearing the longer required to possess lowed the lorry to the“ rubbish defendant was a prewar employee, witnesses some four and a half cerificates of vaccination against dump about half a mile away. At having joined the service in weeks ago."

smallpox.

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