1947-09-25 — Page 3

MOTOR-CAR RIDE ENDED IN ASSAULT

A motor-car ride, which ended in an assault, re- sulted in the appearance of Arthur Edward Bashaw, 20-year-old seaman of s/s "President

Jefferson," before Mr. W. 8. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday charged with causing

grievous bodily harm to Ngal Lang.

Sub-Inspector" 1. Twas paying the driver kept po Matcher said accused and an Ing in the direction pointed out other man hired a car at the by one of the two men.

When they arrived at cul-de. Star Ferry wharf and went for

sue the car was stopped on the a ride,

Au neither the driver nor his order of the passengers, one of the river's neck while the other knorked him over the head with #heer bottle.

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What Happened

In The Courts

They Almost Engineer's

Revolver Took Went Into

Him To Court The Water

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ST. FRANCIS HOTEL IN TENANCY CASE

Mr. Field also revealed

There was no direct evidence as to the age of the buildings, but off was believed they were Or-ween 80 tó 70 years old,

be-

de.

Mr. Field said that the appil. thatcants were so keen on the

at velopment of this aren that they achad refused to entertain an offer

Central alone.

The Hong Kong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd., were so keen to develop the St. Francis Hotel area that they refused to entertain an offer of $2,000,000 for 11 Queen's Road Central. Mr. Field said that one of the This was disclosed by Mr. B.C. Field, Secretary of the Company reasons for pulling down two

small The Chief Engineer of the at yesterday's resumed hearing comparatively

buildings Charged with driving without 8.8. "Chung Hung" of the Ta of an application to a Special war that they would be replaced due care and caution, So Ping Hung Co.. (Mr. William Lowe) Tenancy Tribunat for a recom-with a much larger bullding. Heeneest driver, was fined $160 was charged at Central yester-mendation to the Governor for Mr. F.X. d'Almala at Central day with possession of a 88 re- the exemption of 13 Queen's Rout

volver and not having a licence Central, from the provisions yesterday.

and Tenant A. 8. P. Binateral, superinten-from the Commissioner of Police the Landlord

dinance. dent in charge of Traile, pro to carry to weapon.

Mr Hugh-Toney re- sccuted. presented the defendant,

Mr. instead said that at The driver, in spite of a one.

about 12.40 am, on August 22, inh cut on his head, detained he and a party comprising his

reased about 200 yards from wife, Dr. Thompson and Mis fair on the part of the prosecut

prises Mr. Hinshing Lo (Chair.offices in the Colony at present, the scene. Defendant

Harrop were walking from the ing offleer to arrest him." thur struggle, it accompanied

Star Ferry wharf towards Blake) D.S.I. Coles. In charge of the man) Mr. E. Hospes and Mr. had already hooked accommoda tion in the proposed new built. Police St Pier.

caine Chung Kwan.hing (Members). lease said that defendant

The Hong Kong Land Invest. Ing. When these bankes They were walking two to the station a complain about DS1 Matches and the affair deep along Connaught Rond noises outside his house. In the ment & Agency Co., Ltd. (appll-moved into the new building, e- represented by the zommodation elsewhere would be he ants) are might have been more sers Central and were about three course of the conversation, than it actually turned out to be feet from the edge of the Prayn told insp. Coles that he had a Hon! Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro. released for the benefit of other

instructed by Mr. HJ, Armstrong tenonts. Defendant was fined $205, and wall.

Floor Area ordered to pay 850 compentationes,

of Messra. Deacons,

Mr. Field said that the present Ngul

Queen's floor area of 11 and 13 Road Central was 47,000 square feel. The floor area of the new building would be 120,000 square sald that fert.

Defendant was indignant when ite appeared beford Mr. Confils Company had a waiting klin he said that, na he had nf 200 applicants for office given up the weapon voluntarily, commodation, this figure includ-of $2,000,000 for 11 Queen's Road he thought that it was "most uning more than 60 pre-war firms.

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ARMED ROBBERY

An armed robbery occureși mi ront No. 94 dervols Street, floor, at 9.45 am. yesterday.

Theer afên armed with tv i revolvers entered the flat which! was ovempied by the Chan Yek

pitee pods merchants.

the party would have been push The inmates were hurriell into the water. the rent, while the cobbers ran encked the place, and got away with over 200 taels of gold.

On leaving, the robbers Back ed the iron grill, took away the] key and disappeared,

Two armed guards, stulbued outside the ground floor of the building, knew nothing of the robbery until the police under) A.S., Luscombe and Inspector Cashman arrived.

cretion, it felt that this was a case for exemption.

And

38 revolver but did not have n Defendant's ear No. 101 was licence. Lowe and Insp. Coles

Mr, Charles Loseby, instructed i Leyning in the opposite direction went immediately for the

and Travelling at a high speed and defendant was subsequent by Mr. C.A.S. Busa, is appearing for the St. Francis Hote] (1933) towards the Star Ferry wharf.†ly charged,

| Ltd., (opponents). D.S. Coles asked his wor. When nearing the party, de.

When hearing commenced yes, Awerved to-ship to take into consideration|erday, Mr. d'Almada fendant suddenly wards them in an

the applicants were asking for a attempt to defendant's statement,

Mr. Field said that the app'l- bull at the Star Ferry whorf. Mr. J. G. Conklin. cautioned recommendation to the Governor conts had a waiting 11st of 200 Had it not been for their defendant ahil ordered the con- for exemption of certain premises, applicants for office recommanda. The sole concern of the Tribunnition and that more than 260,010 jumping aside quickly, must of fiscation of the revolver.

was whether, in its absolute dis.

square feet would be required. WITNESS WANTED

He was definitely certain that Evidences was also given by

of these 200 applicants on the For it witness to be called for Miss

Go, of "Eyes Open" Harrop the defèher,

waiting list, more than of 21 Dr. Thompson,

a remand and Mex. Binstead for the pro-hours was ordered by Mr. F. X.

Mr. d'Almado said that the op them were prewar firms.

entered into the Mr. Fick яld that it would be Kernltors,

d'Almada at Central yesterday ponents had

was lease of the premises with their fair to say that the city area waɛ when Fung Cheung, 29,

comewhat restricted and that fe. charged with demanding money eyes open.

There was no question of dures.velopment must be upward. with menaces and assault,

Leung Chung, grocer, of 16 or that they did not know what kind of agreement they were Wanchal Road,

that on naid September 20, the Inmates of an entering into. There was also n upper floor were allowing waste suggestion that applicants

diving a hard bargain. down water to run

into the awning of his shop.

Next day, defendant and two others, met him at the corner of Cross Street and Wanchal Road, grabbed hold of him,

and B. salulted him.

CUSTOMS COTTONED ON TO HIM

Arrested by Revenue Officer Inox when about to board

Wong Chi allas Tat Ngau TH. 28, was sentenced to nine pintie at Kal Tak at 7.40 am. months" hand labour and recom- on Sept. 23, Chan Yat-kwan, 45, mended for banishment by Mr. merebant, was fined $50 by Mr. W. i. Latimer yesterday for W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon demanding money with menaces yesterday for attempting to ex- port 48 dozens reels of cutton thread without a permit.

Det. Sub Inspector, W. G. Morrison, said aceused, a mem- ber of the Wo Shing Woo. Triasi Society, demanded $108 from Li Shlox at Sept. 14.

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Defendant demanded to know why he had aarauited his sister, He was struck some blows and then, with threats, demanded to pay $500 or be killed.

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The two buildings, 11 and 13 Queen's Rond Central, were the most dilapidated, oldest and un wereconomic buildings owned by the

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mind that the Ordinance, which was giving the opponents pro Field. lection, would remain in until 1948.

force

Reconstruction

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The next witness, Mr. Stebbutt, of Messrs. Leigh & Orange, referred to plans which had been prepared for the recon. struction of 11 and 13 Queen's Road Central.

Unless conditions improved ap. preciably in the next 15 month; or change considerably, he could foresee an extension of the Or. dinance for a much longer period. Mr. d'Almada sold that, unti

After referring to the building 1948, the opponents were in which it was proposed to erect Arrangements were made toposition to block the development and to the fort int A canopy meet at a ten-house in Wanchal of the city area and to put an

would run raund the Ice House that night, but witness reported obstacle in the way of the very Street and Queen's Road Centra to the police, and defendant was development which was the only sides of the building, Mr. Stebbutt arrested at the tea house. means whereby temporary legialusaid that the first step of the

of the A women, in the witness, box tion of the naturé

Or development scheme must be the stated that she was defendant's dinance might be repealed.

and related almost the nicee,

Mr. B.C. Field said that he had clearing of the site. Defendant, asked been Secretary of the Hong Kong same story. If he had other winesses, here. Land Investment & Agency Co plied that he had a neighbour. Ltd., since 1932.

but was not certain whether sho The applicants bought the pre. would come Hearing was mises of the St. Francis Hotel in then adjourned to this morning. Jon, 1939.

up,

The adjoining premises, No. 11 Queen's Road Central, were

Excavation and pile driving work was a necesalty and it was impossible to start pile driving on one part of the site only. -

Mr. Stebbuli said that from an

engineering point of view, fallure

to

recover pоxatssion of 13 Queen's Road Central would in. volve considerable incrense in ex- penditure.

There were only two pile.

CHILD FLOGGED bought a few months later. Both Mr. H. W. Fraser of the buildings were bought with a S.CA, appeared as prosecutor view to pulling them down and driving companies in Hong Kong. before Mr. F. X. d'Almada atre.building.

The follure to recover porses.

Central yesterday, when Tang The idea of the scheme was tosion of 13. Queen's Rond Central Yang, 31, married woman of 9 make it at in with Winsdor House. would make it impossible to errei Aberdeen Street, ground floor, Actually, the proposed new bulld-the necessary pile-driving ma- was charged with unlawfully asing was to be regarded as an ex-chinery."

Yee terrsion of Winsdor House, It salting 11-year-old L Kung, was found guilty Aned $100.

Mr. Stebbutt said that plece. and was the plan, even in 1939, to meal excavation would prove cx-

put up an office building.

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tremely difficult and almost im Outlining the case Mr. Fraser

possible owing to an underground Before

of the stream, running the outbreak

from south said the child was looked after

was Pacific War, architect's plans north. by the police when she

Any work carried out would found wandering and crying. were completed and opponents

serve to undermine the founda Investigations revealed that she given notice to quit. had been beaten by defendant, All plans and other records, tions of the St. Francis Hotel and

the Defendant said

had except a few sketchy letters, were thereby endanger the premises. beaten the girl because she was lost during the Japanese occupa. very chstitinate and refused tion. to change her ways and man.

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On completion of the plle. driving work, the preparation of steel frames would be the next task.

Mr. Field sald that in May 1040, the applicants instructed Messrs. Leigh & Orange to start Mr. Stebbutt estimated that the again with plans. In substance, whole the scheme was more or less the two years. same as the pre-war plan.

The

work would take about

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Admitting having employed 48

necessary materials for women at 8.45 p.m. on Sept. 4, In May 1940 It was estimated building had already been order.

12 ed and a portion had arrived. the proprietor of the Shan Shing that it would require about

Mr. Stebbutt also sold that before material would Weaving and Dyeing Factory, months 60-56 Kowloon City Road. arrive. Furthermore, there was arrangements had been completed ground and first floors, was the question of the time which with the P.W.D, for surrendering

-the - widening

of Ice fired $200 by Mr. W. A. Blair-would be required in reconstruct land for

House Street in return for a con. Kerr at Kowloon yesterday. ing the plan of the building

building regards Strin

On the Liberation, the premises cossion The proprietor of the Choong Weaving, and Dyeing were requisitioned by the Royal height.

It was estimated that the new Factory, 48 Kowloon City Road, Navy. They were de.requisition.

building would cost six and ground and first floors, wased at the end of Jan, 1946,

The opponents appiled for a half million dollars, fined $150 for employing eight

new tenancy agreement, which women at the same hour.

Mr. E C Brown, Labour, Was granted. It was originally Office, said-both factories were intended to give them a lease for warned at 10.20 p.m. un March one year, but eventually they 1. after he had seen women were granted three years.

Mr. Field said that applicants coming out of the premises. had entered into a contract for Lam Put-chi, who was charg the carrying out of the building scheme." It was, the intention of ed with (1) Demanding money the applicants to proceed with the with menaces on April 5; (2) work as soon as possible.

letter denundet Ufering A

New Notices money with menacée on April 8; (3) siding a letter on Apri 8 threatening to kill and (dy Demanding 520 on

Notices to quit had been served of the opponents as well as the April 18, the tenants of 18 Qusten's Ilond Central: In addition, the tenants was found not guilty by Jay of 11 Quech's Road Centrul had thia hud, fourth is been served with notices to The Jury were amabile quit.ENTRALO

Mr. Fleið seld that the appli canta were the largest land, owners, to the centre, at the diy, In the considered opinion of the and: 18 Quzén's WHEN CONVÉntent

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Dir. Stebbutt said that apart from the Hong Kong and Shang- hai Bank building, the proposed binding war the largest building schome in Hong Kong to date.

There was no other scheme o5- propching the size of the contum plated building in the city area. Fearing was then adjourned till 2.80 pin, on Sept. 80.

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