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THE CHÍNA MAIL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1947.

THE

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ONLY FOR

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THE HIGH-CLASS'

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TREVALLY

BUTTERFISH

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$1.85 1.85 1.85

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and

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RED COD

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TERAHIKI

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50 Large-dowered Gladioli, fhdst mixture

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50 Alemones doubled, fowered, finest mixture (HILMBE)

12 Tuberous Begonias, nixed colors, single & double

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·In aid of AMACIMMICK

THE HONGKONG ANTI-T.B. ASSOCIATION,

Seats obialnable at the The

Special $25.310, 255)

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(1933) Ltd., told a Special Tenancy Tribunal yesterday that the St. Francis Hotel was not a hotel for the poor but catered only for high class-guests.

This statement was made Asked Ir when hearing of the application | visit

he had received

from the Incoine Tnx

by The Hong Kong Land Invent Offers, Chau replied that he had nent & Agency Co., Ltd., to anot. Mr. d'Almada said that he Special Tenancy Tribunal for would be surprised if that Ofcer

Mr.

recommendation to the Governor- accepted the figure given.. In-Council for

Exemption Chau auid that he remember. Order Under Stellim 32 of the ed giving, an Interview to ore. Landlord and Tenant Ordinance, porter from the "China-Mall" on 1947. In respeel of 13 Queco's | Del. 2. 1946. Road Central, was resumed.

Report Answering

Laseby! for

A report of the intervluw op. opponents, Chau said that his poared in the "China Mail" of Company took over the St. Oct. 3. Chan claimed that he Franels lintel in 1931.

was misquoted in the report and Under the case of February that the reporter whom he fater; 1940: Odditional space was allot- viewed apparently misunderstood led to the opponents. Most cushim. omers were Chiness merchants He mud it quite clear to the

the higher class, Hotel accommodation was dif. Secretary of the opponents and reporter that he was only the cult to obtain in Hong Kong that whatever' views he express and the St. Francis was usuallyed were purely his own and not full, Occasionally, customers those of the opponents.

sent to the St. Frand Chay agreed that although he rom other hotels, the num-find read the report, he did nit ber was insignificant.

take any steps to rectify the al

were

He knew nothing ubo't preleged errors, rar plans for reconstruction

the premises.

"Damaged"

In February

mises were in condition.

ut

1948, thu pre

very damaged

They were taken over from the Royal Navy. He knew it 1946 thint the Directors were negotiating to obtain

the prc. mises for resuming the hotel business.

The premises were po dnin aged that repairs and furnishings of over $340,000 were necessary.

if the opponents were ejected

they would suffer a total luss as

regards this amount. The turn 20 per cent of the original value.

ture would only

now he worth

Arrangements would have to he made to place it in storage.

It was impossible to obtain alternative accommodation for the hotel.

to

If the applicants had pffered the apponent: aeconiodation the new building, his Board of Directors would have agreed notice to quit. vncate on txpiration of the

Chau said that the roont charges levied by op- ponents were submitted to the Quartering Authy And proved.

Re.examined,

32,000 Dollars Worth Of Tin Plates Seized

More than 100 packages of tia plates, valued at over $32.000, were taken off the sa. Hal Yang og Karenue Officers, Just before the vessel sailed for Swalow. Sunday by The goods were not on the ship's manifest. The same day, about six tons of unmanifested sundry goods were removed from the 8.8. Shengking, about to leave for Shanghai.

Up to yesterday the the plates had not been claimed.

P.M.G.

Explains Mail Delays

A statement on delays in the air mail service from London was made by the Postmaster-General yesterday In response to a letter in the Press. The statement refers to a letter posted on Sept. 23 which the P.M.G. atated, "the follow

"In fairness to the B.O.A.C.,"} reached Hong Kong on Oct. 9ing times of the last four air and to a subsequent suggestion mailas from that the delay was due to the follows:-

London are 8.0.A.C.

"Toy Pistol" Bandits At

Baby Stabbing

Cheung Man-wah, 4-year- old son of Cheung King- chung. 40, was stabbed to death by three men, wo armed with toy pistolis and one with a knife, at Canton Rond ap.

nrar Austin Road about 10 p.m. on Sunday, according to information re- ceived from the Police last night.

Hearing wAN then adjourned til Friday, Oct. 17 at 2.30 p.m.

Sir Robert

Ho Tung Will Fly To U.S.

The Police report stated that the child was betog carried on the back of his father, who is the owner of the Ngal Fat Camphorwood trunks shop at 155 Canton Road, at the time he waS murdered.

No arrests have so far bren made.

Personalia

CRIPPLED

SHIP LIMPS IN BEFORE GALE

Tokyo, Oct. 13. The storm-damaged American freighter "Louls Sloss" limped toward Okinawa at five knots to- day, as United States Navy officials reported a new typhoon building up in the Pacific 200 miles south-east of Guam.

The "Louis Sloss," mauled by The

Eens and

"Sloss", an

American

the typhoon "Rosalind" north-west Liberty ship, and reported car of Iwojima, was bring attended 1er that she by the Army transport "General-parsibly crocked open a bug

was twisted and Collins", the Navy said.

Offciats added that the freigh wake of the Iwolimf typhoon

76-nile, winds in the ter should make port aufely un- las It ran into rough sous.

The new typhoon was reported building up In intensity and moving north northeastward at five knots,

Centre winds were

catimuted

at 60 knots, with a knot winds ever a raulus of 76 miles,

Omelals" said they as

could not tell yet what land uren might be hit.

Tize dissipating "Rosalind" cast of Iwajima and was located at 200 mites north- afternoon was heading castward at 12 knots, with winds of 45

"Posted at 8.46 p.m. on Oct. 5.

The Navy here also announced that a freighter, the "Coaster Jin", which rode out the wo typhoon, had been escorted' to the island by the Navy tanker Koskaskia"-Associated Press.

Jap Captain's Story Of “Behar" Case

ald. J

"Posted 9.30 p.m. in Sept. 25 Arrived p.m. on Oct. 3.

"Posted 846 p.m. on Sept. 28. Arrived 6.30 p.m. on Oct. 8.

"Ponted 0.30 pm, on Oct. 2. Arrived 6.80 p.m. on Oct. 9. knate.

Navy headquarters carlier an The whole of yesterday's pro- Arrived 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 12" nounced that

the Norwegian Ceedings in No. 5 War Crimes Without seeing the actual "Louis Sloss" northwest of Iwa.Behar case was resumed, was freighter "Vilja" had reached the Court when hearing of the cover of the letter, the P.M.G.Jima.

taken up by tlib cross-examina- declared, 'he was unable to "The "Vilja" report did not cin.ch of Caplatu Aliyazumi by Mr. guegg how the delay occurred, as botes

Kelani Isku, who fa defending the letter would normally have

Vice-Admiral Schunja, another been included

of the accused tri the case. in the London

Questioned regarding the prisoners on board the "Fone," witness sal that, when he received the order to

despatch of Sept. 25.

It was possible,

ho added,

that I had been mis-sorted into

"RATS" REUNION,

DINNER

4. reunion dinner is to be held dispose of them, he decided to

a closed-air mail for China, and on the anniversary of the Baleak to the Commanding Officer per had to be returned. possibly the of from Shanghai,

Money Market

in

Alamein (23rd October 1947), under the Chairmanship

sunally when they arrived at Bataria. On Mar. 15, while in Batavia, fe

of HE. Major General G.WEJ. W riaiu that he saw the Con- Erskine, C.B., D.S.O., (formerly manding Officer on the spication of G.O.C. 7th Armoured

the prisoners. Division i The Desert Rats"), Tickets $5 He asserted that he was ther (including drinks at Dinner). If

dreisel in a khaki battle dress and Speculation

kola

applications are less than 50 the the Commander' was in white. Sir Robert Ho Tung is leaving

was charge will be slightly higher. fairly netive yesterday,

He remembered this very distinctly. ratea Attendance tomorrow by P.A.A. plane for

Is to be limited At the study conference in Batavia, ranglug from $347.50 to $350 to the United States via Shanghai

pirsona awarded the the results of the operations, were Ia inel. It opened at $382.50 and Afrien Star with If they were elected. | for business trip.

Eighth Army discussed. they, would inve

.......... clong at $381.50.-

Clasp, or to At the no altemasive

_ex-members of the He, though that the operations had same Ume, he will see a speciallat |

Piastrea but to go into liquidation.

weakened

Desert after

Air Force or. "Tobrukt endent as the air formation and 1 rst heard

about the re-receive dental treatment.

to improve his hearing and also

Run" Royal Navy, who opening at $11.30 a 100 and been awarded the.

have the ulnarive squadron were still at construction scheine on June 12.

were down to $10.75 at the Clasp to the Atrica Star. Trans.

Equivalent their operational bases, 1947. He had seen the Anmal

lle hopes to meet his son, Mr.

tione.

*Hearing was adjourned till 10 Report of the

port will be provided free from today.. applicants und E. S. K. Ho Tung, who is now Heel are Miss J. Green. Miss in Chinese National currency

There was renewed interest central rendezvous. noticed that there was no men-in the United States having his Greene, Miss 1. Shurt, Mr. and Ms. but the trend was

It is tion concerning reconstruction of artificial legs fitted on,

particularly requested the Hotel.

downward. that all old "Rats" will make an J. L. R. Muir, R. C. Titus. I. F. Opening at R conts for futures effort to attend, He had hoped, on receipt of the Mall that it will be his first trip. Aalore, Mrs. S, Rosenberg (N$1,000) the market

Sir Robert told the China Stokes, Mr. and Mrs. D. Burrows, und 8.5 cents for spot

Applications tickets should be made be letter of June 12, that after

(for reconstruction,

fore the 18th October the

In an ueroplane. The last time . M. Morrison.

closed undermentioned,

to the

A special evening course is opponents wojkl be given a portion for he was in the air" was when

at 7.76 cente and! 8.4 cents, Unit and Ponnation,

stating former to be opened in the Technical running a hotel.

he went up in a Zeppelin when

College. Wood Road, Wanchal, Present Members H.M. Forces in wireless U.S. dollars dropped over to Lleutenant Colonel G. Hazal, which priority will be given to telegraphy, in the week-end and closed yeston, R.AS.C., Headquarters Land candidates for, admission who ho had never been in the nir Shingleilecker. Mr. W. J. Hawking recovery, with buyers at $12.75. Major C. F. Miles, Queen Mary Passport. Detalls of the scheme

Me. 1. Spit W. T. Sexton, O. E. on the other hand made a good

extension 70.

Past Members H.M. Forces to on since that time and never been J. Alasquin, Mrs. C. W. Ler

certificate or a British A modern

and Australian pounds wire Aircraft. Sir M A. M. Storstnan

un- Hospital, Hong Kong. Tel, 34141, will be found in au changed at $12.50.

extension 32 or 60.

ment in Page Four.

"Notice To Quit”

If the Hotel was put out of busi.

I was in London,

Ile is, he said. very

much

Along Arrivals the Peninsiún

Peninsula

and VERY uchide Mrs. respectively,

¡R. A. Haines.

Thompson, Mr. Miss E. J. Ram

WIRELESS COURSE

nens, soine 120 persons would be looking forward to the trip sinen sey. Miss D. J. Burger, Me. and terday at $5.40. Sterling notes: Forces, Hong Kong Tel, 34121. ran produce either a British

thrown out of employment. The notle to quit was received June 27, 1947,

Cross-examined

d'Ahnada, for

in

by Mr. Leo Robert will be accompanied by applicants, Chau Ch that the hrst

floor was used as a bar before the war and now, consisted of bed. Toums,

The cheapest room cost $10.50

a day and the deurest $14 a day,

The capital opponents was

twa nurses.

WAR DAMAGE CLAIMS

$83,000. Overdrafts were oblain- | War

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Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell, Managing Director of Dodwell and Company, Limited, returned to the Colony an Sunday by BOAC plane from Eng. tand

The United States Philippine British Consul General in Shanghai, 'Mr. A. G. N. Ogden, CMG, OBE, Damage Commission. the new President of the Royal Pre Asiatic Society. private

ed from the Wing On Bank, but created in 1946, in now had since been repaid. The business of the hotel was in fuit, ured to consider wing by June 18, 1946.

claims for war damage occurr- Mr. Jose M. Feirer has arrived in China disagreed with Mr. ing in the Philipplaea after Shanghai en route to Nasking to set d'Almada that on $300,000 bust. Dec. 7, 1941. and before. Oct. up the first Venezuelan Legation in nos for meals and drinks, profit 1, 1945. Such claims must be China. Mr. Ferrer is well-known in of $150,000 was possible.

submitted Chau also disagreed

the Far East Test years March 1.

ago Be $50,000 rentals for the bedrooms,

1948.

served to Shanghai 43 Consul- General for Venezuela.

that on

before

The main office of the Com-

It was possible to make $30,000.mission is Mauila and there is

Net Profit According to the last Annual Report [of the opponents, tho net profit was only $30,000. A return had been Bled with the Income Tax Department.

Kamada Yasushi. Sentenced To Hang Today

St. Major Kamada Yasuhi, fariner Commander of the Shaukiwin Gen- dimmerle, was to have been hanged at Stanley Prison at an today..

Kamada was sentenced to death by

the

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report

also an office in Washington, lending educationalists

Dr. Mu-lin Chiang, one of China's |

and former The address of the Manila Secretary-General of the Executive office is: United States Philip Yuan, left for Cablon yesterday by pine War Damage Commission, the, Fashan. After a short stay Aguinaldo Building, Manila in the Kwangtung capital, Dr. Philippines, and the address of Chiang will fly to Nanking to Washington office 18: President Chiang Kai-shek. Philippine War Damage Com mission, Interior Department North China, the British Parliamch

On the eve of its departure for Building, Washington, DC.

Prospective claimants should Lord: Ammon, was feted

tory Goodfil Mission, headed by write to the Commission's

by the offices either in

Political Council at Nanking People's Washington at a dinner yesterday.

In a short address the mission was welcomed by Mr. Mo Teh-qui, Chair 1000 of the P.P.C. Presidium.

In reply. Lord Ammon warmly thanked the F.P.C. and the Chinese Government for the "almost extrava- gant reception" they have extended

or in Manila for blank forma and any other information desired. Claimants are advised to register all, mail, addressed to either address.

hanging by No. 5 War Crimes Court POLICEMAN KILLED on July 30, 1947, for ill-treatipen resulting in the death of two wiknown Chlocie and bodily suffering others

the "misalan, Central News).*** BY MACAO GANG Wong Sutting, a tta

a talented Mucho, Oct. 18 young Chinese artist who has A Chinese constable, No. benefited so greatly from his last night during a brief run. past nine years where he has 625, was shot dead at midnight, sojourn In America for The ning gun battle between the been a frequent prize-winner police and elx armed robbers. In competitiona is bolding an who had earlier robbed a zam Exhibition of his works at the bling house of more than 3000. St. Francis Hotel on October --Central News

28th, 20th, & 30th,

AUSTRALIAN WAR CRIMES COURT "It"la" learned: "that the Australian War, Conics Court will be held at the end of the month or early in the

next at Kowloon."

A private preview is haing held in the The Jacobean Room." Hongkong Hotel, which Lady

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