1947-11-07 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1947.

HỒNG KONGS WARTIME FINANCE Work To Go

Four And A Half Million Sterling Before May 1946

Rent Profiteer Fined

Pleading guilty to four

Hum.

mons of offences under the Land.

lord

Full Statement By The

Personalia

and Tenants Ordinance, John H. Helek and Irene M. Chan Ping-ton of No, 325 Queen's Cassel arrived from

Rand West was fined a tolni of C.P.A. piane, $175 by Mr. Conklin at Central yesterday,

Manila by

Chun was Dned $100 ter over.

The

forthcoming following af o charging $20 for the rent

weddings are announced: eubleld and $25 on each summons.

Mr. Stephen Darlon Fisher. of giving

not the rent receipt,

clerk, Gloucester Hotel, lving at Axing a notice stating the amount of zen: to be paid by sub terunt 1331 Lockhart Road, Isi foor, 16

Rese

and with failing to notify the Aub-tenant of the amount of rent

pat for the premises,

Misa Gothrine

את.

Leung Fat Street, ist floor,

of

Col. Secretary

How and under; what authority the loan of £3,250,- 000 advanced to Hong Kong by the Home Goy- crnment following the outbreak of the Pacific War, and the circumstances under' whilch' it

AMMON MISSION IN

HONG KONG

has been touring.

was incurred, were explained in Legislative The British Parliamentary Mis- Council by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. D. M.sion which MacDougall, yesterday in reply to a question China for 28 days at the invita by Mr. M..K. Lo.

Mr. MacDougali sald:~~

In the

Policeman OnHomicide Charge

tion of the Chläcse Government atrived in Hong Kong "yester- day.

air for

On, Decision

London, Nov. B. Work on Britain's 110-ton experimental airlined Ancion na "Brabazon One" and on a big neiv flyingboat of a....

· similar size, will, not be sto}} | ped

by the Government's de- cision to carry out a big scolo economy in ospital bepondi- Surd,

Lord Nathan, Minister" for Civil Aviation, gave this ar Murando in the flow of Lords today, tra said that there weds to truth in the rời porta that the work, on these big aircraft had been, or might be, suspended.-Renter.

Three Kings For Royal

LADY CHAN CHAK FAILS IN EVICTION

CASE

The immense difficultles in finding accommoda- tion in Hong Kong and the necessity of paying large sums in "key money," were' mentioned by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, KC., In his reply at yesterday's hearing of the ap- peal by Lady Chan Chaks against the decision of a Tenancy Tribunal, which refused her ap plication 'for possession of 11 Hart Avenue, Kowloon, occupied by Mr. Francis Britto. Judgment was reserved an title the Court to infer an the appeal by the Full Court agreement between the parties. comprising Sir Henry Blackall Use Of Premises * "Or the total advance of £3,-

-(Chief Justler), Mr. Justice The Mission, which is headed

Dealing with the suggestion 250,000 made by His Majesty's

E.H. Williams (Pulsne Judge) that there war no evidence to Mr. Leslie Frederick Assig, Ira Government, £2,500,000 was re

by Lord Ammon, will leave the

and Mr. Justice

Chak by Colony toOTOW

T.J. Gouldahow that Lady Chan trader,

Jardineceived up to April 30, 1948, and c/o Messrs. SLLH, Winch so that defen Mathison & Co., Ltd., Talpel, the remaining £750,000 after the

Singapore en route for England,

--(Additions) Judge).

for-her- required the reshience dunt paid $55 a month rent for the Formosa,

Four members of the mission

The appellant, Lady to Miss Jonu Evelyn resumption cf Civil Government.

Chan Boit, Mr. d'Almada referred to Alot Be Rub.let thete rubchisi Wright,

Lord Ammon, Mr. James Har- "Expenditure recorded

Chak (Leung Siu-chi), was re- the evidence on this point, rison, Mr. Martin Lindsay and and four led spaces and blain.

London books for the period Sep.

presented by Mr. Eldon Potter which showed that every time ed $117 in rent. He was only 1.

Mr. Frank McLeavy, necompani. tember, 184," to April, 1940,

K.C., and the Hon. Mr. Leo she ed by Dr. Kiding Wang, Deputy

was in Hong Kong, she lowed to charge $60,

Enmounted to some £4,500,000.

Director of the Chiness Forelan

d'Almada e Castro," K.C., in- cither stayed at the Gloucester Revenue for the same period The 6lm "Inck London", spon- | C.P.A, plane.

Ministry's Protocol Department,

structed by Mr. Y.K. Kan of or St. Francis Hotel. totalled only £2,000,000, leaving

Messrs. Lo and Ln, Committal

On the question etirit of

proceedings were took off from Canton at 11 a.m.

of altérni.. €2,500,000 sared by the Students and Young

which

Mr. Francia Britto. Girls Department and the Indus

mode

commenced before Mr. W. H. yesterday and landed at Kol Tak

respon- tive accommodation, the Court Up by

nd. For the larceny of 10% lb. of was

dent, was represented by Mr. could take judicial notice of trial Girl Department of the

Man Han Two other members-Lord Y.W.C.A. which was to have been anti-frletion metal, valued at Vances from His Majesty's Gov-Latimer at Kowloon yesterday seme 30 minutes later.

The £750,000 advanc. against Constable

London, Nov. 5.

B.A. Bernacchi, instructed by the Immense difficulties in find- shown at the Queen's Theatre at $31.50, from the Talkoo Dock-crnment.

Heavy gilded court Mr. H.J. Armstrong of Messrs. ing accommodation in Hong boat yester not yards, Chan Fat was sentenceded after April 30, 1846, was also Fal. of Kowloon Police Station. Amulree and Mr. Willfeld Roberts. 12.16 marrow, ka 2

for the purpose of assisting to. charged with manslaughter, of bearded a river

Mong Wah Sik on Sept 20 in day morning and arrived

Kong and the payment of large deltelts vich Waterloo Road. poned until Saturday, Nov. 16 at by Mr. Conklin yesterday to three wards the large

later coaches, long associated Deacons.

Mr. d'Almada, replying on suma in "key money." In the afternoon. montius imprisonment,

had occurred since the regumy. According to the prosecution

In China: with pageantry in Lon-behalf of the appellant, sald payment of "key money" was During their stor tion of Civil Government in

defendant, in Waterloo Road, the mission covered some 5,000 don, and glittering new that a notice to quit was differ not, however, a matter for con- Hose Icon.

Up to the end of April, 1946, was grabbed by the throat by a air miles while visiting Pelping luxury cars will wind in cnt from a forfeiture because a sideration of the Court,

man who tried to snatch the Tientsin. Hangchow, Shanghal, constable's revolver,

Tsinan, Hankow, procession through `un- Two women with the defen-Chungking. Nanking and Canton. painted streets of the All members of the mission were entertained to a dinner by capital on Nov. 20 when str Alexander Lady Grantham

Grantham and Britain's heir presump Government House.

tive to the Throne, Prin- cess Elizabeth, marries Philip Mountbatten.

12.16 ..

Mr. E. C. Vanhelden arrived in Ele Colony from Bangkuk by

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

TENTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.

SATURDAY, 8TH NOVEMBER, 1947.

The First Bell will be rung at 2:30 pm, and the first race will be run at 3.00 p.m.

Through numbers (7 races-514) may be obtained at the

Buliding Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Exchange

also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the inst race as well as those for the "Hong Kong Derby" to be run at the Annual Isace Meeting in January 1948. The latter may also be pur- chased at the Club Branch Office. No.

Itond 382 Nathan Kowloon.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. Members are reminded that they and their Indies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADge will be ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.

Badges admitting nou-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Hooms at $10 including tar are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all chits etc. Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE

The Treasurers' Compradore. Office will close at 11 am

Both Offices at inf and the Secretary's Office at 12,00 noon. Flaer, Exchange Buliding.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the

No. 1 Boy. (Tel, 27818).

NO CITILDREN WILL DE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING,

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is $3 In, cluding tax for all persons Including ladies, and is payable] at the Gate.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, ele, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Clab during the Race Meeting.

Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant In the Pubila Enclosure.

-SERVANTS' PASSES

Passes for Servants will be Issued to Private Box holders ONLY on application to the Secretary, lat Floor, Exchange Buliding.

Any persons found loltering with Servants' passes in their possession will forfelt the same and will be removed from the onclosure.

BY ORDER,

S. A SLEAP,

Actg. Secretary,

Youth, Vitality and Happiness

is gained by

VIRULES"

A much demanded pre-war line makes welcome re-appearance...

the

10 foil wing

were amounts spent on each of the heads of expenditure mentioned

in the dant fled and had not gone 50 answer

the Honourable Mem-yards when they heard shots. bir's question of Oct. 16, 1047. Dr. Alvares and he per:orioed N part of these amounts was a post mortem examination on charged to suspense account,

deceased. () Pay and allow. ances, pensions and other minor pay. ments to volunteers und their dept.

denta

(b) Repatriation pus. anges for 1101). officials

fel Maintenance and

relief payments (d) Payments to Civil Defence workers and other lemporary Civil Servants Kiving

a

+

Dr. F. Kung of Kowloon Hos- pital sold he examined defen- dant, who had swellings on the face and bruises on the head.

Inspector G. S. Perkins, Police 444,546 Armourer, said the revolver had been fired from five chambers,

Hearing Was adjourned 19,455 this afternoon..

1,048,745

78.970

READER'S LETTER

total of £1,601,716. Income Tax

Salaries Paid

In addition, the following sums were spent and debited to Hong Kong expenditure in the London Accounts up to the end of April,

Servants'

19:10:

(B) Civi

andaries And allot.

ments

Allegation

to

Talpel,

*

Iakt night at

Legislative Council Ruling

Wedding

Three kings, fr quens, two princes and five princesses from European countries will ride in three separate processions.

In today's official announcement of details of the processions. Princess Elizabeth is referred to AS "HAT

Royal Higincas, the bride" and on the journey to In Legislative Council yester- Westminster Abhay for the wed. day His Excellency the Governor ding, she will be accompanied by her father, King George VI, rid. corrected an error in his rulinging in the fish each which her at the previous session of Coumeat-grand-mother, Queen Vic cil, where he said a supplémentorla, purchased during one of her tary question could only be asked visits to Ireland in the last een:

by the member in whose name tury.

Th Royal bride and. her the original question stood.

father will be riding in the sec ond procession.

Sir-Since the introduction of

His Excellency said that the the Tax Ordinance of 1047, many merchants, owing to their in. ruling was incorrect, and any ability to understand, fully the member had the right to ask requirements f the Ordinanco, supplementary questions." have encountered · difficulties St At the previous session the ................ £1,044,749 filing their returns, and there.

Hon. Mr. M. M. Watson had Pensions and gro.

ford it has given opportunities tuities 10 tx.Civil

to those who, by co-operating 763.624 with some Servants

public accountants These items (a) to (f) give end taking tho advantage of a total of a little over £4,000,000 their connection with, officers of out of the £4,500,000 mentioned the Inland Revonur Depart. in paragraph 1 above.

ment, frighten the small firms "The total amtunts so far re-into yletding to their threats. corded as a charge to suspense Shortly after their receipt of accounts over the whole period the tax terms, many small firms since the end of 1041 in respect are often visited by persons Im of categories (a)(d) in personating themselves as offi. paragraph 2 above are approxi-cers employed. or sent by the inately:...

(a)-

£ 244,500 {b}

39,400 (e)

440,000 254.500

£1,007,400

(d)

Answers to the

YOU TOO CAN BE A REPORTER

Payment for all itants need. Phone-through-any-NEWS-story. day or night, Bi

32312

on 24354

forfeiture could

be waived.

The

Evidence by the respondent Whether or not a new tenaney supported the arguments rela- was created by the acceptance tive to the lack of other accom- of, rent after a notice to quit modation. There was sufficient was always a question of fact. evidence to satisfy the Tribunal It had been argued that it that the appellant required the was the local practice not to premises for her own use. accept rent in cases where a It was no answer to nay In notice to quit had been given reply to the appellant's applica- and that as rent had been c-on-that since she was not cepted in the present case, the working in Hong Kong, Paho Court should infer an. agree could go and live in Macho, plentiful ment to create a new tenancy, where houses were

The Orug

and rentals cheap. They were The landlord might give not arguing the question of notice determining his tenant'silardship: holding and thereby make him Legal Rights d statutory tenant. It did not The Proclamation cut alown landlord was the common law rights of a follow that the

normally bound to take the next stop landlord, who was to get the tenant out of occupa-entitled to have premises for tion.

his own use. As to the npply- The landlord could not get log of new remedies, it was the tenant out because of the quite clear from the authotties

Tenant Landlord and

Pro- that new remedies were applied clamation. If the landlord chose If they were expressed or to accept rent until such time found, on interpretation of the as he took, action, this could Ordinance, to be retrospective.

The first will be headed by the bride's mother, Queen Elizabeth, wht with the bride's alster.not be said to be an agreement In conclusion, Mr. d'Almada Princess Margaret, will be in the for a new tenancy. famous gloss conch-made almost culirely of glass and in which the occupants are visible on all Bider.

After the wedding, Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Lt Mountbatten, will return to Buck- ingham Palace in this glass coach. -Reutar.

REMEMBRANCE

DAY FUND

it

Raked the effect of two things, The landlord might have a namely, the repeal of an Or. dozen rossons for not filling an dinance and the passing of 'a application for possession im new law. The Court should mediately on expiry of the examine the new law and ask notice to quit. The landlord itself whether 108 retro. might have prospects of getting spective. Unless there were clear alternativo Accommodation, in words to show that, then it was which event he would be en- not retrospective. titled to permit the tenant to There was not a singlo sug stay on as a statutory tenant gestion in Section 19, the re and to invoke the Proclamation levant section of the Ordinance, when he could not obtain al- that it was retrospective in the ternative accommodation.

sense of affecting accrued rights It was up to the tenant to and Section 27," which specially prove an agreement for a now incorporated Section 12 of the More acceptance of Interpretation Ordinance, put rent was not evidence to on the matter beyond all doubt.

Previously acknowledged..$32,802 Miss Iris Hart-Baker, ・・・ Miss Nancy Hart-Baker

20

20

ténancy.

U. Spalinger & Co., Ltd.

50

100

Steel Bros. & Co., Ltd. Bin Hua Trust and Savings

Barik - Ltd.

&Shanghat

Inland Revenue Dept. They would first "ask" to see the man ager and enquire, whether the forms have already been, recely. ed or returns have been' fled. In the ecurse of their conversa.· tton, they, appearing to be well versed and connected with the These amounts include fur affairs of the. Inland Revenue asked, in connection with a ther charges through the Crown Dept. would insist on the neces-question put by Mr. R. D: Hong Kong * Agents' accounts since the sity of submitting the returns

Banking Corp. v. previous ques-through a public accountant, and Gulosple about compchantion for tion's on October 14 and it they would ree:mmend one who, seized cars, whether Government Mr. & Mrs. Wakefield is pointed out that there suspense they say, would charge less than would emphaglee when making Li Koon Chur totals are incomplete since there othergi They would also, men representations to the Secretary Victoria Trading Co. is inevitably a Ume-lag in retion at the end of the conversa. of State, that they had already T.F. Tonga ceipt and pasting of the accounts tion that fallure to follow their promised rightly or wrongly to Tung Keong Rubber Manu-

Chver Flower Shop from London... These items in advice would couse inconvenience pay where definite evidence of suspense, together with the £1.- regarding tax purposes

factory Ltd. on the loss had been given. 501,710 Incurred in London up to part of the proprietor. April 30, 1940, account for # My firm has been visited by His Excellency ruled the

Total total of over £2,500,000 Cut of such a person. Ta my astonishi question out of order, and that the 3.250.000 advanced by His ment, he showed me the P. & L. as a supplementary question t Majesty's Government,

statement" of my arm submitted call only be asked by the a few days ago. He pointed out member who put the original that some items should not be question.. charged to the P. & L. faedcunt be deducted "As regards the authority, ex.While some could

therefrom. He Anally advised pendilure debited in the London accounts before the inception of that revised statement, which the Civil Government and dur could be prepared by him or by period was the accountant recommended by of the him, should be sent in order to

The Authority

ing the occupation

I made on the authority

to

op-

Reminders

p.m.

Today

Secretary of State largely in ne- boy les tax. I refused owing Catholic Press Exhibition, Catholic |cordance with commitments

his heavy demand, and ng n Centro, King's Ballding, 5.30

summoned proved in previous years, by the result, I have been Hong Kong legislature. since, twice to the Dept. to answer Austerity Supper by International, during that period, no properly questions arising from my state Committee for Chinese Indus constituted Civil Government mont.

trial Co-operatives (Talk by Welthy Fisher), Ying n Restaurant. 8 p.

A

VIRULES

Powerful Physiologia

was functioning in the Colony,

"Such-commitments

naturallying and·

By such a variety of canvam- threats, shop owners

continued after 'the

Tonio

for

Run-down Cor.ditions

In the Male Sex

An extra pawerful and stretĺvi „preparation far use in the'mato meka |- Campsied at afarik extracts, vitamins and' activated "minskar "eitsporn da, “'ti', whil reifire maximum offefèzer la alubborn and long landing eshditions ``it. phreat":

hcitury.

**Temporary

härmlann rational and unfa treatment, which is not stimulant bet which producen permanually becolletal remusta,

Hetail price:$14.00 perbottle of 100 Tableta, "Oblainskij- from 4th Chemisti, or directly, frum - Bole Diatzaturi

CHANNEL TRADING CO.,

And at Maca

AGENCIA CON

Toc

180- 25

50

$93,377

WEDDING GIFT FUND

Subscriptione received on Nov. 6:-Mr. & Mrs, R.A. da Silva $25, Mr. Li Koon Chun $25, Mr. Stan ley II. Dedwell '$25, Received to Nov. 5 $1,999. Total $2,074.

HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND

Subscription recojved on Nov. 6-Staff and Pupils of Ling Ying College 3500, In Foud, Memory of

Government: PM School $47.00) arrives at Kai Tak, 1.80 p.m. Hong, Kook, Government: Centri

If Club. talk by Mins Scott on bation 767.00, Received to Nov. "Some Aspects of Social Wel-$2,007,201,20. Total $2,098,786.40. fore":"Talhot House," 50 Macs | ROKEN DAY dennell Road, 8.80 p.m.

of Civil Government and certain so as to avoid the troubles with 21 For East Land Forces: Bilva $200, The Pupils: Wantsal decisions already taken by the revard in their returns. Secretary of State. had neces- Mr. Editor. I ahniúd be vladin sarily to be endered by the knew if it is provided in the Or. local administration Had "It dinaned that returns should: pt. not been decided to put charges ways be filed through a public to suspensé provision would accountant. What inconvenience have been made in the Estimates would be caused to a busy mer. and the necesary appropriation chant who is to answer sun- measures taken, --

mons of this

FOOD PARCEL FUND

Coming Events nature seyorat Nov. St. Andrew's'; Chúrep | “Noftrenée" is invited to the times?

Feta

· Donations to this Food Parosta Pundrais that any Brime Accountant,General's explanatory I am sure

Remembrance Day Dance, D.0, Macpherson 110, Bir O. Giann memorandum published with fin have xerienced such call!!

Kowloon Cricket Club, NM 110, Mr.-R.E. Farrel, 180° Mr. Léa 150, ancial statements in the Gazetta d "invilatice" and the above.

Police Dance in aid of. Popbýr IL Robertson $100, Anon, $1, of Oct. 31, 1847, Detailed farts may be interesting to Mr.

Fund, Police Canteen, Col 15: Anon: 37, Mrs. F. Hart-faker 15, Asdl2015-Men. JE2 Cara ̈ $10,- DEN/WISC analysis and reconstruction. of E.W. Pudney.

tral Police Gymnaslum, Photographie Bocitly outin Miss T. Hart-Daker $1. Mre, Munro - £1. at Taun Wan, Kowloon, Star 1. Anon, $10, M. Le On B. Anon. Ferry, panigos Nude44 Mr. Emary 11. Anon. #1, Mri,, Hooking Nov. Unveiling of War Modul 19. Simpsch #1, Adon, 19, "China morlats, K.B.0.00.212 Mum and "gúnday Bérald”: sid., Tolai noon," Kawlton Ducks Re. 61,046, pcreation Club Kinet

TAXPAYER.

the acequnts, from 1041' is near. jut etmpletion and actreport thereon "will be incorporated, in

Answer To Corrosiondent the financial repart, for the year

W. DEARDEN. The Reina 1040/47, which will be available del Pacifico" is owned by the before long. It will readily be Pacific Steam Navigation Cr understood that the long etre (The Pacific Ling) of Liverpool."); edrds and the intervention of a There is no such company, at period of military #dministration the Pacific and Orfant have added considerably" to the dificulties in this connexion."

Along Ble Men, Strange #12 Miro: Plekford

set of Prison Officers, Choo AN OVERLOAD

11.88 am yale ma ||Tod H-Club, Concert of Recordeil - Shanghali 4 Music, Tálata Hymen CU The municipal conference, th ---Six-men--found. Inalde the morrow tentatively, plans to ell/ Gram Theatre and five Inside minate dancing tearooms Imma The Northcols TAIKINA CATO the Kau U. Fong Theatre o austerity ban on risbl

| diately as the beginning thewill hold 316

darialny. Wednesday night without tickets, This will be follow

147956.00. p.m.oni were cath fined $20 or four days the cabarets and valkioms which Grantham, who

by Mr d'Alfade at Gorite wil barna dually

ave on board. 200 "mologsjunked)

GIVE MORE FOR YOUR POPPY

This one day appeal to your remembrance and generosity has now to finance the British Legion for all ex-Service men and women of TWO WARS. It helps their families too, and the blinded men of St. Dunstans.

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