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TENANT'S PROMISE TO QUIT "NOT ENFORCEABLE”

Murder Appeal Dismissed

The appeal by Tae Kwok-wan ngainst sentenen, of death passed on him by Sir Henry Blackall Chief Justice, on Aug. 7, when fond guilty by jury of the mirder of Io Yak-ling, killed in an explosion on Mar. 1, at the Ko Shing Theatre, was illsmiljet ed by the Full Court yesterday. It will be recalled that after being sentenced to death by Sir Henry, Tre raised his right hand and with fist elenched, alioutes); "Long Live Party."

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St. Francis Hotel Hearing. Resumed

It was laid down in law that no promise or under

taking by a tenant to quit or vacate premises was enforceable, except in certain circum- stances, submitted Mr. Charles Loseby yester- day at the resumed hearing of the dispute be tween The Hong Kong Land Investment & Agency Co., Ltd, (applicants) and The St. Francis Hotel Co., (1933) Ltd., (opponents), Special Tonnney, Tribunal, to deal with another The applicant are applying to It was not possible, he said, comprising Mr. Hin-shing Lo property without sama reference persun's (Chairman) and Messrs. . to that other person

ages and Ching Kwan-dry tenant should be penalised in the Members, for a recommenda- matter of possession because of Section 32 of the Landlord and circumstances..

Governor, under promises made, except in certain Tenant Ordinance 1947, that an Exemption Order be granted in respeet of 13 Queen's Road Cen tral, at present verupled by the

the tax

the Communist opponents.

The Full Court before whom the appeal was heard comprised Mr. Justlee Williams (Puse Judge) and Mr. Justies Goold

Aditional Judges,

Mr. A. Lonsdale appared on behalf of the Crown, while The was represented by Mr. C. A. S, Russ.

The applicants are represent. ett by the Hon. Mr. Les d'Almada Castro, lustrneled by Mr. H. J. Armstrong of Messrs. Deacons.

Mr, thurles Louchy, instructed by Mr. C. A. S. Russ, is appear- ing for the opponents.

Resuming his arguments, Mr. Lady d that the whole application was misconceived and had been brought in the wrong cluded that the application was plaen. If the Tribunal con not just and equitable, it should not make any

recommendation'

The appeal was based on two grìunds, namely, that an alleged statement by the serused to Police Offley was wrongly ad for the Exemption Order. matical

in evklere mul that He had nothing but the utmost evidence of abier alleged ex} respent for The Governor-in. pledoms, was wrongly admitted

Cramet anc the Tenancy Dismissly the appeal. Mr. Trihuanls. Erstice Williams and, in resort corned nly the machinery of the to the first ground of appeal, legature and everything which

That the question

His criticisms con-

to the the hud said only went to support,

hallelity of evit tee was une two points. The machinery put for the discretion of the telad the opponents in an application judge.

The 'ours was satisfied at a very great disadvantage.

that the trial judre hnd exer- It should be operated both by eled his discretion correctly andi Tenney

Tribunals

und no

Army Penal System Reform

Following upon the reforms In the Army pinal system which the provisions of a directive were brought into force under

now

an-

Londen, in June of this year, Isaned from the War Office,

nounced that soldiers committed the War Office han

ments to Miltary corrective ešiabilan- amounting to breaches of the for misdemeanors. not civil cod: and who have qualified;

till Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 2.30 pmceive a limited amount of pay for extra privileges by renzon Hearing was then adjourned of their good conduct are to re-1

at a shilling a day, Aux: 1, 1947.

"Scotland" In Quarantine

Liverpool, Oct, 0.

The Canadian Pacifle liner. troopship Empress of Scot. land arrived from the Far East here today with an i fantile paralyzia casa among the 2,800 Army and Air Force personnel on board,

The man, an airman who embarked when the Huer renched Bombay from Hong Kong and Singapore, was immediately transferred to a Liverpool isolation hospital,

More than 30 known con- facts were inable to go home on leave and will be kept in quarantine" for 21 days-Ren ter.

"Behar" War

and Crimes Trial.

it was, therefore, not prepared) Governor-In-Council with caution] tomterfere with the derigins of and reserve. the trial juchte.

Mr. Togeby asked the Tribunal

to consider whether or not it

The whole of yester-

On the scent grand of ap peal, the Court was also sades would be in the pubile interest day's hearing at the War fied that the evidener was right to make the recommendation. Crimes Court in connec- ly admitted. The case of Rev v He submitted that the putting tion with the sinking of Sions, the latest authority on the out of aetion of 64 bedrooms, the 'Behar was taken up admissibility of such form of with the accompanying bot:1 evilener, clearly supported the accommodation, was equivalent by the evidence of Capt. view.

to the putting out of action of Mayazumi, one of the ac- 64 flats. It was the hotela in cused. the main who were saving the housing position in Hong Kong and that this was no time, if it could be avoided, for putting out of action one hotel with 64 bed

The app at thefetore failed on both grounds and was dismissed.

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Addis Ababa, Oct. 6.

Turone Power, the Holly. wood film star, arrived here by private plane today and will be the quest of Taille Selassie, the Emperor of Abisinia

Poteer, who flew "hir own plane from the United States to South Afrien, was accom. panied, hora bj Mr. James Denton, a fim producer, and Mr. William Gallaher, a per- sonal ́ ́friend. Thoy were given an enthusiastic récep Vion by thousands

plene.

of Ethio

Thet had planned to fly next to Cairo, but if thei cholera epidemile in Egypt continues, they will fly direct to Greece within the

nezt few days-Reutor.

Committed

On Seven

Charges

JAPAN NEEDS 3 YEARS TO GET ON HER FEET

:.

Washington, Oct, 7. The Under-Secretary of the Army, William I

Draper, Jr., sald at a press conference today that he believed Japan would need three years' to attain economic self-sufficiency, even under ideal conditions, and expressed a hope for early signing of the Japanese peace treaty which he said would hasten Japanese econo- mic recovery by reopening world; trade chan- nels.

Gen. Draper sald Japanes

IceDvery

was important for Far Eastern economy.

SERIOUS VIEW 10

TAKEN

Ho anid that he thought at lenat two or three years under the best conditions would be frying out his duty, Chan Mo For bbstructing R.O. Paulia In necessary to get Japan back on was fined, $190 by M. d'Almada her feet economieally. He said at Central, yesterday, that would assume settlement of the reparations* question.

Defendant pleaded "Not Guilty" to the charge. General Draper addled that Mr. Paulie raid that in a rou- Japanese producers woult not line search en the *.*. Kwong have to worry about whether Fook Cheung" he discovered, Au plants might be taken away felt hats, four pieces of oil cloth from them and gald allowing and wontė packets #f, camphor. Ho the Japanese to resume Indus-aw defendant trying to conceal try could well make Japan the four of the hats, workshop of the Far East, with that a serious view be taken.

The I. & E. Department askel lasting benefit to China, Koren:

The owner of the hats, cil clothi rend the Philippines.

and camphor, Wong Hung Slaning the of the peace fined $50 and the goods conßirent- treaty with Japan would re-ed to the I. & E. prosent

the most Important slugle step to encourage trade, and commercy throughout the delay on agreement on repara- Pacific area. Undoubtedly the Hone

had been holding up Japanese production somewhat.

This lasts of pay was pro nised in June when the War Office directed that the old "Glasshouse" methods of cor- reetion for recaltritant sollers would be replaced by a system based on the principic of pre- Kreasive moval rehabilitation. The new system provkfen twe types of "Correctivo Establish- Ng Tim alias Ng Yan, 23, ments" which form a single was committed for trial, by Mr. chain of treatment designed to W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon return the soldier to his unit az yesterday on two charges of a good soldier; and a third type larceny, two of impersonating a which is the Military for sen Polleo officer, one of rape and tence soldiers, who,

The une of demanding $30 with opinion of their commanding menaces. officers, are ineupable of being: It was alleged by the pro. but the major factors in the returned as useful soldiers. secution, conducted by Det, Sub. production process were trade,

steel and other In Hong Kong the Army lins | Inspector C. Dowman,

nt the soul, not been able to implement the previous hearing that defandunt materiala and the food short- provisions of the directive fully accosted an 18-year-old girl at "G because of shortage of accom- 12.30 fm. on Aug. 26 and in- modation, All three types of duced her, under the protance of catablishment are

within being a detective, to accompany held The Army Detention Barracks him to a vocant ground off Taip

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He hoped for an early dieision!

on the reparatione question. He tions which was now in Japan also said the misalon on repara should have a report in about two

here, but the soldiers are isolated | Road. from each other and their train-- After gagging her and tying months, which should set the Ing and privileges arranged ac- her hands behind her back, the stage for netting the question cording to the type of sentence, Crown alleged, accused criminin "three or four months," they are serving,

ally assaulted the girl. He was Osaka machine tools were be Gen. Draper added that at arrested two days later as thej result of an alleged attempt to ing made ready for shipment defraud Sham Yan of some cloth.as preliminary reparations and In evidence, Detective Chi 200,000 tools would be Kont Hong stated that he

on the way to reparations ro- arrested defentiant at Lai Chi Kok Road

eiplents.--United Press. after the latter had broken away from a constable. At the Pollector's matshed at the Junction

A fire broke, cut in a contrac- Station, accused was told that Pertland Street he was, also suspected of being Read at 5.15 am. yesterday. There Wntarios concerned in a rape CANC at were n EaKur des

Australian Charged As Vagrant

Mayazumi told of his appoint- hin evidence · Capt.

Inspector Russel ment to the Tore as Captain, before Mr. F

prosecuted Talpe Road. Although caution- and of the circumstances leading Westaway, charged with being amitted it.

X. d'Almada' Central yesterday to the sinking of the Behar, the vagrant

when Ved, sail witness, censed al-

and without visable messages

When searched, a note-book The was not the kind and flag-ship with regard to the sinks to be sent to the House of Doket. Inside the nut-book were exchanged with the means of support, was ordered was found inside a jacket poc type of case in which a Tenancying and the survivors on board tention pending repatriation Tribunal should act under the his ship."

Australia. Exemption Orrier machinery

ropmx.

When the Behar was

unk

The Tribunal was a precedent- there were no Japanese ships, in the colony in March this year. making Court, said Mr. Logeby, the vicinity.

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of re.

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Personalia

a photo of the girl, a deposit The prosecuting officer told receipt and two pawn-tickets the court that defendant arrived in relating to rolls of cloth.

Defendant was also committed and he asked that it establish He was asked about the sink owing to illness

He had obtained employment but by His Worship, in separate pro- (L precedent on

very ing by the Tone and he had He was not seen again until he turning-from-banishment.----

hud resigned. ceedings, on the count Important-point, namely, that it signalled that the Bohar had surrendered to the police. should lay down and say to every falled to halt when challenged, it defendant to applicant: "Before you ask us, had sent out

He asked His Worship to com- to put into

the House of Betion machinery told not to

mesanges when Detention

until calculated to displace the law, attempted to escape from the Australia.

arrangynienta | and har enr. be made for als return you must satisfy us that there Tone. are no normal means open to She was also in

Mr. A. Mons. Director of Air you."

the area The Superintendent of Importa Services, has returned to the No Exemption Order

where orders were that any and Exports announces that his Colony from a short official visit wax enemy ship should be sunk. department, will be closed justified unless the applicant had

on to Saigon. He has re-assumed trical out the Igal machinery at message sald that in accordance, except for entry and clearance who deputised during his absence. Regarding the prisoners, the Friday, Oct. 10, for all purposes his duties from Mr. M. Oxford, his disposal and failed. He auld with fleet orders the prisoners of ships' manifeste that the only Justification for an must be disposed of. He sent 9.00 am, and

between Feninsvin Hotel departures in applicant coming to the Tenancy a message back, to the effect) is; also

jclude Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Szita, Tribunal to ask for abnormal that the prisoners were atin Goverment Pollco Relations and Mrs. B.I. Bickford Miss K. announeed that the Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Martin, Mr. methods was that there was no being Interrogated. legal machinery available to him,

Office and the Public Reading Moriarty, Mrs. L. G. Bush, C.A. Hearing, was adjourned til Room, Gloucester Arcade, will Platt, Bir. and Mrs. JW. Bennett this morning.

be closed on that day.

"Pathetic Spectacle" Applicants had apparently come to the Tribunal because it was tuleker. He reminded the Tribunal of the old saying: "Justice in a hurry is a pathetlej spectacle" and add that the mere fact that the applicant was in a hurry was not sufficient, ground to make a recommendu-l tion for an Exempilon Order.

Applicants were quite awarej that opponents had taken over The premises to run a hotel. At the time they were taken over,

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Among departures from the

| Peninsula Hotel gre Judge R. Pal. Fred Scobey, CA. Hurwick, J.H. John Lohman, Miss. J.

Proc. and Mrs, J. Mèsfat, i

8.W. Pierce, L. Vickery, Miss E, Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. JJ, fchta, Vanderhalst, LJ. Ralli,

accompanied

When Department of Supplies, Trade and Industr. aut Mr. Cardiff, A.P. Rey- try Inspectors Fung Kam-lin and W. II. Lam naud and Chas. R. Kitchlor. went to the Tai Sai Kai shop, 214 Shanghai Passengers by C.P.A planes in- Street, to purchase a bottle of "Straight Eight" eluded James Saludo (for Singe hair oil on Sept. 8 they were charged $1.80 pare) and C. Kitchler and, "3. Instead of the controlled price of 75 cents, Buchanan Brown (to Manila). the premises were valueless and $350 for overcharging nearly 150 evaporated milk at: 85 cants in First Magistrate,

Manager Chan Marn was anod For selling a tin of "Crusadera y

Mr. W. H. Luller, Kowloon, essential that heavy per cent and another $20 for stead of 60 conts, Lang-Tek- by Mrs. Latimer, expenditure be meurred without having no price

is leaving tag: when · bo delay, The applicants must appeared before Mr. W. A young of Hop Hlag Loong, 30 on the `z/4 "Wing" Song" during have known that there were Blair-Kerr at Kowloon

Pilding Road, was fined $200. the wook.end for yester

a fortnight's words in the lease which were day.

Described by Mr Pitman as

holiday in Formos

During You will remember this one new shop," Golden Star &

his not worth the paper they were

absence, Mr. wrillen on nati were of no bind-to: Wa. On of Wal On: Frillt ed. by Ho Kam-hung was Bried

--fined $200," sald His Worship Cu.. 512 Natlian Road, represent. Singall will dit in one of the

Kowloon Courts. Ing effect.

The Inw had laid down, under who stated that he forgot, whefur 15 cents instead of 30 cents boine indisposed, Mr. F. X. Store, 120. Lal Chi Kok Road, $25 for selling a packet of Aspro Owing to Mr. J. Q. Conklin Proclamation 16 and under the ther or not he was fined in Do. For selling a bottle of un-iced d'Almada sat in the Second Curt Landlord and Tenant Ordinance cember, Inst for profiteering, aerated water for 50 cents at Central yesterday as well as in 1947, that certain promises and

stated, by Mr. H. cents), Laun Wingin of Koin the First Court. Wu was undertaking, in particular an G. Pitman of the STI Price Sing. 16 Canton Road, was fined undertaking to quit or vacate so cents for two lemons instead

Control Omice, to have charged $100. would not be enforced. When |

Chów Kwong ming of 154) the fease was catered into, the Other, profiteering cases doalt der was fined $150 for selling a

of 60 cents.gplant

[Shanghai Street, a second offen. The Director of Medical Ser applicants must have been with by fils Worship were: claice of "febuoy soap for 10 vices announces that passengers cognizant of the fact that 'onco Lal Yu-het. Man Chung cents (85 cents), loo posacaulon had been given to the Lung. 170 Pel· Ho... Street, for

toaving Hong Kong for, Ceylon Wang Chun of Ching Bun, 34 and Barawak are no longer re- opponents they came under the selling a fin of "Eagie" condens. Nga Tein Land Road, was mulct quired to possess valid certif protection of Proclamation 15.

ef milk for $1,10 ($1.00). Fineded in the sum of $100 when he cates of vaccination against $200.

ang admitted that his "fak)", had "The Key"

Lo Chiu-wan of Yuen Hing sold a tablet of "Lux Boup for

smallpox. The key to the whole matter.ag.lb un margarine for $3.20 Lot Chishing of Chi Shing

Chrung, 648, Nathan Road, sold! $1.20), instead of 70 cents, sald Bir. Loseby, was a letter (83,00). Lost fined in March, Electric Shop 19 Lung Kons dated Jun. 7, 1947, in which the 1047, Fined $325,00 ENTH Road, sõuked »STI...”, inpectors applicants stated that an applied. Another second offender Che Chan Wal and Soares, out of tion by the opponents for accoms Shul-pong of Chung Ching No 1200 when modation in the new building ned. $200 for telling at bottle of lamp. He was ordered to cou

dicine Co., 852-Nathan Road, was $0.00 for a 40-watt Fluo would be placed before the wyilmol for $620, Instand at up: 60 times that ammint, by, Board of Directors. (

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