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Marshall Welcomes FINED FOR

American Defence Pact

Washington, Sept. 4.

The U.S. Secretary of State, Ceneral George Mar- shall, today said the unanimous agreement of the 19 American Republics on the hemispheric defence treaty "is the most encouraging, most stimulating international. action since the close of hostilities."

In a joint radio address with the President of the Senate, Mr. Arthur Vandenberg, on the final result of the hemispheric conference at Rio de Janeiro, General Marshall said:-

The enlls of the coufer- ence detenustrate, think. - Sand

that wher

notions are sincerely desirous

of promoting

the peare

wek-being of the world, it can le without frustrating of the HeJaya, without much confusing. disturbing pagada Beat bus attended entr effe for the past two years." Marshuttld not Geral

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dieet- anne the Soviet Unlim

of the "p19- Pa marre pastila," but muut it plain

that he was referring to that etty.

Generad Marshall saitl the trims n The Ri trenty com- mitted the 1 American na-

Surprise Gift

Rome, Sept. 4.

Um- mechanic. received 2 Aur. way and promptly the police,

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$10 Re

the safe

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He said

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EXCESS

RENT

Fook Yung, of 41 Ship Street, was charged be fore Mr. F. X. d'Almada ' yesterday with receiving excessive rent for his tenant Wong Kamrad- ing as Wong Kam Kec.

the

fle was fined the sum of $200 and ordered to return 10

sum of 53B complainant the heing the excess rent charged.

It was alleged by complainant. that for Jane and July this year defendant collected as rent the sum of $80 per nunth, which is $13 in excess of the amount of the standard rental.

For the complainant, Mr. A el Arvull Make that complainant had occupied the prendes dur- ing the Japanese ccupation and had then poid a monthly rental of Yen 8.

in

After the resccupation. October, 1945, he had paid $48.

Increase

In May this was increased SHO and in July defendant asked for another Increase of $16 which was for the use of water. Complainant refused this de-

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,· 1947. T

Meningitis Case On Signboard Board HMS "Alert" Will Be

Taingian, Sept. 5.

Vice-Admiral Sir Denis Boyd, commanding the British Pacific Fleet, cancelled ʼn trip to Tientsin when a case of meningitis was discovered aboard the destroyer "Alert" while sailing at Twingtao.

The British ship contacted the U.S. Navy and the patient, Misr Jonn Milligan, a member of Siy Denis' party, was trans- ferred to the US Navy hospital ship."Repose".

The "Alert" sailed for Hirng Koog-Associated Press.

LANDLORD AND LODGER BOTH WIN A CLAIM

Shared

an

A compromise, reach- ed during the tiffin ad- journment, resulted in action for damages which was heard before Mr. Justice T. J. Gould (Additional Judge), at the Supreme Court yes-

Revenue Officers Face Charges Of Assault

Hearing was continued before Mr. J. G. Conklin !

at Central yesterday when Kwok Chan, Wah and Chow Ching Lam, both Revenue Officers of the 1 & E. Department, were charged, the former with impersonating à police officer and assault and the latter with assault.

terday morning. being New Strike

withdrawn

when

the

Court sat in the after-

noon.

Talks

Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared

(Continued from Page 13 for the plaintiff, Ho'Yee-mok, sole proprietor of the Tak Shing

"As a result of dimension on Firm of 70 Queen's Road East,this offer it se:med that the en. Ground Floor.

ployce: believed that their oror. The defendants--The Wingal wages (including Rehabilita. Kee Firm and Chan Ileung-tion allowanct) did not cover the wing, proprietor)- were repre-cost living, and on this accomt} sented by Mr. A. S. C. Comber demanded further

This, they said, caused

First defendant' was found not zuilty on the first charge and geifly on the second,

He was fined the sum of $150 while the second defendant was discharged.

Both defendants were alleged to have boarded a team together with a Chinese police constable P.C. 239. at Kennedy Town or July 12

T

An argument arose and both defendants were said to have assaulted the constable.

Kwok stated that he was a police officer from No. 7 Police Station and attempted to hand-

Plain Clothes

Judgment for the plaintiff for 18 months' rent and for the defendants on a counterclaim, was the decision of Mr. Justice T. J. Gould (Additional Judge) in an action between Lui Keng-chow of 170 Johnston. Road, Ground Floor, (plain- tiff) and The Sun Wah Goldsmiths of the same of Menara. Hastings & Company, stiding scale, devendiri en mms1 61 caft the police constable. address (defendants).

The plaintiff's claim was for living truth bad · emerged | $1,000 damages against defen- Mr. C. A. S. Burs appeared that the

"The employer; then ensikere i

The constable at the time was for the plaintiff, whole defen. | from witnesses on either side, dants for trespass by the defen what they could do to meet th

letters dants upon the plaintiff's pre-rew approach.

(ir plain quibes and produced dants were represented by Mr.but on the whole, the H.L. Kwan, of Meanes. F. d, were mere consistent with the mises by the erection of a sign-

belitve "However they

that his entity in the nature of his Kwan & Company,

defendant's version,

board.

live pesert Réhabilitation allow-number Tadge and a police He therefore made an order

thenee. 29" it stands, is no big a whistle. 11 castern | plaintiff's signboard to be par-proportiod of muces as it is de In spite of these identifications for posseselon of front of the shop, execution to tially obscured.

sirable to have on a sliding reste.] the defendants assaulted and security. Thus

When hearing was resumed in and that a fixed ine eati

and tried to handcuff him. World peace and security in t the greatest possible encourag

he stayed until Sept. 19, costs

the afterno Mr. Russ in. Flexie wage, to assist tomterds the roplane with the United Na-ment, aid and strength to them and defendant cut off the

of counterclaim to defendants. water supply. Complainant

In regard to the claim, Mr formed the Court that the par-¦more stable erste of living, would claimed that the standard cute | Floor, from March 1, 1946, to Justice Gould and that no eyi- ties bad agreed upon a com-be a fairer compensată n.

Eart The next offer of the would be $48.

March 30, 1947, at $68 a month. I denes had been put before him promise,

The defendant's sign was

to Dean Deckyard Employers, whier The plaintiff waived the sumi as to what the standard rent of $88 to bring the case within the premises sab-let might be be removed from the intel and was presented in writing thenunt in his view, it was not ascer in its place, a new signboard the Labour Oficer to the regre

the Chinet H tainable until fixed by Tribunal, was to be erected over, the whole sentatives of

vineers Institute m Septen berto No. 7 There was no proof of

any wait. illegality in respect of the Each party would be entitled was to add a further Cxed 5 rent

than that agreed upon.

mount claimed, which was less to have his characters on that ser haur in the Basie wage of

half of the signboard erected over his half of the premises.

tions to act collectively for New

ties Charter.

"I to no, think it is an over-

to say this demon statemen stalim ut trust and coopera tration of trust and coopera- Bess to adjust the many varied national points of view in or der to make possiko onawinosus Agreement fay the goth of all. is thon must anuraging, meat atisat internation tion siper the close of it. ties,"

-

The il

WAR diicult visamize the tramadoĝis en plication tiny. Ived in retch- ingere in at a confer are

We

Rive

have Uned Naus and we - them example worthy of high enmintion."

Precise Terms General Marstol made it clar the purpose of the treaty was to provide solely for the

and security the Western Hemisphere and noted precise that it laid down in terms the action to be taken

by all in case of aggression from within or without this Hemisphere.

"More than that, it reflects of the the nasty of purpose comtrios represented, the soli-

of voru meira wments redarity of their altitude." warding mustel obligations”.

He said hly brief statement 2d to take defini o "even in muters telf-deading the conference "gives TE ON opportunity to report fother."

One constructive internationai "Varying rosetious of public development in a world andly opinion in several eamtries.

in med

such enrage- bad to be taken into Arcount,

ment.

of

Defendant produced two wit-

nesses, former tenants, who said they had put $55 as rent in 1941.

The magistrate said he was not satisfied with the evidence,

He fined defendant $200 and ordered the sum of $36 excess rent for June and July reimbursed to complainant.

The plaintiff claimed from the defendants the sum of $1.- 088 for 16 months' rent in rears in respect of the western portion of the gent floor of

Johnston Road, 170

summary jurisdiction.

Defence

Ground

In their defener, sall that in Oct. 1945, the rent defendants to be of the front portion was ed by plaintiff at $6H a month. They had paid rent from Oct. 1945 to Feb. 1946. -

Money Market

Bears ngain predominated the market in gold speculation yester. to $380 a tal after it bad started day as they forced the price down

off at $382. At the close it was better at $385,25.

Chinese National

Piastras opened at $13.00 a 100 and steadily it climbed to $14.05. I cased off towards the close to with their high | susceptibi'ity "To me, one of the most

$13.95. for skilfully plotted misrepre-

gratifying features WAY the sentations of those who work atmosphere of good will, good

Currency under vover for heal or larger feeling and mutual trust and opened at 14.5 cents for futures reasons to disrupt auch nego record in fiations to promote peace." deted. We met largely us accents and 14.3 cents respectively.

A Milestone

qanininnces with a common de- U.S. dollars took a sudden about · Senator Vandenberg said there. We' parted as friends in turn yesterday and fell to $5.55. Rie treaty "wil be a milestone a emmon bond of trust and The previous day the price was

incalentable

importuner understanding.

of

which it was con-

14.2 cents and

for spot (for

14.1 CN$1,000) and closed at

$5.75, mpra. the bigkrmud to a happier, “Our deliberations were open Sterling on the other hand, safe world He said he to the word. It will not be took an equally surprising spurt, would present the treaty to the casy to misrepresent the im- I closed at $13.95. Sinate for ratification.

part of the, treaty we agreed Australian pounds were "Nothing. we have done fugaru, for its text is straight-changed ut $12.53. aimed at any olber enemies for word and clear.”—United than Ward Aggression and Press.

Injustice, the three deadly foc

of civilized

mankind," Me| "HART” TO VISIT Vandenberg said.

FORMOSA

"I there

shoudl be those who suspect us

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QUEEN'S

[17 March 1946, plaintiff, without their consent, occupied half of the front portion of the premises.

Defendants claimed that the

fair rent for the western portion

Judgment was given for plain.¦ tiff for the amount of the claim (as amended) and costs there on, except that defendant's costs to July 11, should be paid by plaintiff as agreed.

KILLED BY TRAM

.

And

of the portion now occupied and retained by them is $20.40 per year, was knocked down

A Chinese male, aged about 30 month.

The area of the west-fatally injured in Johnston Road era portion was a quarter of near Ship Street at about 1 p.m. the whole lot.

proceeding from east to west. ¡Sesterday by a tramcar which was

Dofenilunts counterclaimed for the antern partan of the front portion of the premises."

Judgment

17

L

sign-

The cost of the new board would be borne by the parties in equal shares.

Personalia

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham

and Lady Grantham attended the 7.15 performance of "Odd Man Out" at the King's Theatre last night,

Arriving by B.Q.A.C. plane or Sunday, will be His Excellency Henry

a re.

skilled workers no a time baszn

"In this offer it was also statell

him

It was further alleged by the prosecution that when the tram care to a stop 21 Calchick Street hen all the parties alighted the assistance of another police col stable P. C. 1618 was summon-

Both defendants were brought and Police Station

The last witness. for the pro charged

Leung Shu WA

seerzlion wAA

that if a settle.rent was reached (56), married woman and how

ter. this basis. fired increase would be given to * approDET?

She stated that where she had: ber stall she saw the quarrelling the other grades.

259 and the between PC.

She also saw the first defen- ant produce the handcuffs.

She also stated that she saw' P.C.IG18 come up and arrest the

Jefendants,

| defendants.

"At no tim: had the employers i lever vaid or suggested that either Tüfer could be regarded as a cen. enlage increase in base wages, "I in fact the employees ever believed that each offer герпе sented an allemand increase of 95%%, making 40% together, this was purely the rest of misinter.its care

preling the statements.

Meeling

The prosecution then closed

*

Kwok went into the wilders' Lox where he made a completa Genial of all the allegations made Valtorta. D.D., Catholic {

by the prosecution, I was raining at the time of Bhop of Hong Kong,

*As a result of the sroad Ife went on further to say the Recident and the victim, who

Bishop Valtorta left was carrying an umbrella over his Kong in June, 1946, for

Hond offer of the European Dockyard; when asked by the prosecution Employers, direct negotiatinest he. | officer that if he was telling the This spre across the road fr.nt of the oncoming trun

cuperative tour after the war tween employees and representa. | truth then all the witnesses were Delivering judiment, Mr. Just the gene and the man, convey.

An miralance was

year. In the past year he has

of the CEJ, were tice Goold said that on the gained to Hospital, where he died hand Italy, and is returning

en telling lies. viete America, England, France,enced in the Urban Council The second witness also madé terciaim, he was not

in amber at a meeting at 200 purm. a complete denial of the allega“ sutisfiel hour after abmission,

excellent health.

(on Thursday, September 4.

tions against him. On Tuesday afternoon, Seplem-

"At this meeting-and as a Grat A witnes for the defence, ber 9th at 5:30 p.m., a Reception encersion the European Dock Motorman Tac Sing, of tho to welcome His Exetl'end will yard Employers agreed to cancel Tramway Company, stated that be held at the Catholic Centre. both their offers and to salatitude be did not notice any of the

9 Countries Will With YWCA In

stmusone.j

Meet China

Barot

| King's Building. All Catholics an allround increase of 40% to parties getting into the tram

and friends are cordially invite). [all tradesmen on a time baris, re. He definitely heard a quarrel.

The following passengers left ance of 20%

Presenting (a) a regrading allow. between the first defendant and

on pr:sent Basic by CPA aircraft for

ja man in civilian clothing. Bangkok

trages (b) a further 20% on pine. yesterday:-. Yoo Kiat Ming sent Basic wages in bea of any one mentioning he was from No. Ife also heard that, there was Cheung, Bing Lok. Mrs. increase to the R-habitation Police Station and the other, Kong Lai Hing, Mr. Liang Towanes or the establishment of saying he was from the Revenue Yer, Mr. Hon Ling Fong, 1r. dititional sliding scale.

Mr.

Pon Eng Bau, Mr. Lim, Tong Hee, Mr. Low Pang Fee, Mr. Les logg Hin, Mr. Wong Kam Ching, Mr. Eng. Mr. Chen Yuan. Lee Chuen Nam, Mr. Lee Chu

Reply

•he CEL representatives

then said that although the new cifer was a further coNCIKÚRA, ÎN

Department,

On reaching Kennedy Town, [one stop from the end--he any first defendant get off the tran bat did not see the other 'man, Eefore he proceeded on his

San Francisco, Sept. 5.. Representing nine different nationalities, a group of delegates to the world's YWCA Council meeting the first held since before the war- will sail from San Francisco for China on Fri- day on the American. President Lines' Trans- pacific liner, "General M. C. Meigs." The world council meeting queline Van Stoetwegen (Hol- will be held in Hangehow from land; Ming Madeleine October 15 to Oct. 27.

(France): Miss Karlo Lind The chief medical officer of would not be recognised as such, return trip to town, he saw the It will bring together YWCA (Denmark); Miao Hulda Zar- UNRIA, Dr. Stanley J. Loland, since their members would be man in civilian clothes and an. representatives from al! parts nuck (Germany); Miss Emma and his wife, left Shanghai yester-Įliere (wrongly) Str. Subscription number 513 of the world,

Kaufmann, and Mrs.

that it merely other constable come running up Jean B. day for Hong Kong on their way represented what Having its headquarters in Weyman (Canada); and Mrs, home to New York,

bad already to where his tram wens but could on list number 76 should have

via South been offered. been acknowledged by an Geneva, Switzerland, the World Chu Shi-ming (Chino).

US

say nothing more after that be having been

Africa and South America. Dr. received from Council the policy making

"The representatives felt that cause his tram had to proceed. "Mqus. David Sussoon& Co. body of the World YWCA,

The YWCA group will de Leland arrived in China Bfteen their members would be most dis bark from the "General Melgs months ago and was engaged in appointed with the result of the Ltd.," instead of from the "Aaron

According to Miss Elizabeth at Shanghai. D.

general administrative direction negotiations Trust." Sassoon Charitable

Pa'mer, staff member of the

if they cooki The vessel also will call at of UNRRA's_medical_programme, persuade them that they had ob. LOWE, BINGHAM & World's Council from the Unit- Tokchama,

MATTHEWS.

Hong Kong and including liaison work, allocation fained soune advance. cd States, the Octaber meeting Manila.

and distribution of medical sup; } in Hangchow will

"The Dockyard Employers then be the first

Also among the passengers plies and

of UNRRA { explained that the offer as of any world or- on the "General Meigs" are personnel.

now stool was the risult of very to be held in the two businessmen going 10

serious comiferation of all corno- Far East since before the war. Japan.

The Delegates

CATHEDRAL FUND

The following is a list of the Donations received up to 4th September 1947 which have not yet beennelmowledged in Press:

Mr. & Mrs. G.S. Wilby $ Mins D. Wise.

the

20.00

AJW, Evans'

Miss E.M.R, Buckiand

E. Atkins. ***** Brook Bernacchi

Mr. & Mrs., F.J. Wolce.

Geld in memory of Mr. G.V. Tarik Marshall

Restoration Box

Total...

gathering

ganisation

Mias Palmer heads he group sailing on the Gener Meigs.

They are Ralph Kil'am of the

care

•

ANGLO-SWISS TRAVEL PACT LIKELY

London, Sept. 4. Angle Series trade

In. talks, dading discussion on a travel

as this wom.remtiatries for next winter, will start

Peninsula Hotel arrivals in me factors, and that, in the in terests of the workery, it would British Columbia Pulp and clude fr. and Mrs. Wood-be very wrong to go to high agreement betweru the two coun Paper Company of Vancouver ward: Miguel Teus, Chai Prati- KG Other YWCA delegates are: and J.G. Thompson, assistant Passen, W. Vibu, A. II. Tasfor higher charges for work done. soon in London.

"This in then would matan to the president of the Interna. Ferriere, f. Pigott, Rev. W

M. Paul Ruegger, Swits Min- McGoldrick and CHT. Van1255 of work and reduce the Ister to London, has just returned Meurs.

numbers find crald be employed from Berne, where he consulted in the Dækyank, penitas itu anemonient about the effect Peninsula Hotel departurez megy workmen Yang Guthuryte of the new British fereign travel include R. W. Sleault, C. L. and great hardship teing homazhi mapension, which renders vold Haich, F.H.W. McCance, W. - jepen them.

**: £1,000,000 credit set aside by the Treasury for tourist travel in'

Miss Silvia Višapna (Fin- 19.00 land); Mrs. Bozena Klaskova, Gioual B.F. Goodrich Company, 10.00 (Czechʊsivakla); Bliss Jac- -Associated Press, 10,00

5.00

220,00

20.00

12.00

107:00

HUGE SMUGGLING RING IN GUAM

Honolulu, Sept. 3.

Already acknowledged 122,727.02 A gigantic smuggling operation involving a num- ber of Naval Air Transport officers and men on Guam and civilians in China has been un- covered by Navy intelligence authorities, a high Navy source disclosed today.

·Grand Tolal:

$122,834.03

INSPECTIONS

| Hanf, Mr. and Mrs. S II. De Kantzow, I. M. Tornovsky, Mrs.

New Concession

Szilærland. "However, since the Entropiesa

the two

con

countries.

E. A. D. Green. Dr. F. M. Yu. Dockyard Employers apreciated it was recently reported from Miss E. C. Cele, J. B. Alexan the sincerity of the Representa Zurich that the British ban on der, Miss E. Barwick, Co. and lives of the CEJ, in their ex Pear travel changed Mrs. R. D. Soriven and Cap-messed disire to end the strike, iderably future trade relations tain William S. Ilinizon.

and vince they accepted, their between opinion that some advance would Sulland may reduce or cancel Mr. IuPan Wan, B. A. of reatly assist them in, obireing one order, of British cars and Ilugnah. has been appointed as this, they were perpared to make tratives the General Secretary of the one further concession.

On the other hand, British Chinese Y.M.C.A.

The European Dockyard Eversandacturers of all types of ex- Mr. Wan was formerly head-ployes then agreed to increar port goods should be prepared for master of Fool-To Girls" Middle the offer refered in, Para 7° (b) Toonetary cancellation of orders The spokesman said the nu-School in Canton.

to 2% which is equivalent to sia for which (reporta state) Swit thorities were also investigat-

all round increme of 67% on the zeiland emot pay without ing a report that the ring sug

present Basic Pay of Tradusen me from British tourists. It red done into Chios from mill- tary stores on Guam but em

DRAMA LECTUREwing co Time Book. The is estimated that sodie 500,000 Itchabilitation allowavi zmysle toerisia visited Switzerland from und the departments in Wind- Tho Navy spokesman for plinsized that there was no evi-

leg on the prisent sode.

Brain in the last twelve months. nor House, Education, Inland Fleet Hindquarters said three deuce to fubstantiate this

Under the auspices of the| 21. was pointed oil to the-Blender. Revenue, Custodian, öf Proper-officers and seven enlisted men The Navy source said the Dramatle Section of the

the this was the finiɛ beyond which

The smuggling ring was sald Transport, runs between China Since arriving in the Colony to be engaged in transporting and the Mariarms. the Governor, han inspected the thousands of dellars worth of following departments: - Medi- contraband allk, jewellery, ny- cal Department, Sanitary Delou stockings, trinkets and partment, Harbour Department, other smal, valuable goods bo- Judicial & Legal Departments,tween the const. of China, and E.W.D. Olgus and Workshops; Guam.

ty, Audit, Assessment'iya, Anka wéke in, custody El Guam. The Chlteső government, had pl|British Club, a reture | Representatives of the CEL that

FOR

Yesterday .... His „Expellorey apakosinan said evidence had yet hoen oontacted for Bakit» French Drama wij be. giyen by the Employers could let go, and workers on a thine baste who are- toured the Urban Gouwell departs, bear-found in the past few nice ini catching other memburu, Mdile.“ Piérzy.» Morant. At -5.39) should this offer be NOT accrpted | Expresented by the CEL, not that. ments with Dr. Febily, the Chain welke Indicating : that Navar involved, but fald China's help pm, ou, Tunday, Sept. §; in St. 16, soudé, inevitably lead to brent, stuen, the strike." is sellest. the mani ......In the course of the next personnel masigned to... Guam might be asked if further dó-| Nicholas Chil. King's Building, ing off pagettistiek, 55 page Dockyard Employers do intend to, Ter, wooky, other departments were helping to transport con- velopmenta - warranted - It-- Top Flobe. The lecture trill, be

maker · „nome" incrests · to other will be visited,

traband-goods on regular - "Air United Press......

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