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CONTROL BANKS

DENIALS IN ALLEN CASE BILL TO Accused Refute Conspiracy Charges Closing Speeches Start To-Day

Organised Gang Of Scallywags

A smart Chinese constable no- ticed three suspicious-looking men loitering in the stairway of High Street. They were 87, carrying two bamboo poles, some rope, and a piece of wire tied to he end of the poles. He took the men to the Pollco for questioning.

the

Station

First necused was sentenced to

Both Man Kath fat and Chui Hong, who are stand- Ing trial with William Elijah Allen, before Mr. Justice Williams (Chief Justice) at the Criminal Sessions on charges of alleged con- spiracy to obtain bribes and accepting and agreeing to accept bribes, yesterday denied that they conspired with Allen to obtain bribes from stallholders or that they collected or re- ceived bribes.

The case for the defence having closed, a start on the delivery of the closing addresses will be made this afternoon.

with this Company for eight years.

After the occupations he left the Colony, returning in Dec. 1945. He did not rejoin the China Light & Power Co, Ltd.. as he wanted to start an elec trical business. He joined the Health Department on Nov. 1. 1946, as a Ment Porter.

SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S DONATIONS

Shanghal, Dec. 16.

In response to Mayor K. Q. Wu's campaign to raise winter tallef funds to ald People in 300,000 needy Shanghai.Sh Victor Bas soon. prominent Briton with considerable interests here, 'made a special donation of the fund CN$25,000,000 to sponsored by the Mayor and film distributors, foreign according to a Muntelpal Batest announceinent." --- Reater.

Sir Victor

Monday donated HK$25,000 to Octony's War Memorial Fund.

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VAPEX

INHALANT

An Ordinance to pro- for COLDS

vide authority for con-

trolling banks in Hong for INFLUENZA Kong will be introduced for CATARRH

to the Legislative Coun- for HAY FEVER til today and read for

the first time.

As reported exclusively in the

been

drufted

in the

Made in England by

Vale of incilefoy Lancashire

The gellon of Vaper is as rapid

"Sunday: Herald" on Dec. 7, the THOS. KERFOOT & CO. LTD. Ordinance has mainly to protect the general public and the Colony's economy.

In recent months there been a large increase number of persons or organisats it is pleasant. Simply inhale tions in Hong Kong doing bust the vapour from your handker- news of the nature of banking. chief. It clears the pelages and Among theлe, according to an relleves hendache and stuffiness. official explanation, are "Bunks" The Vapex treatment la effective, having inadequate capital Cr

which conduct banking business easy and convenient. which is of no value to the Col-

Dispensaries and 'Stores.

ony-they are engaged in sptcula- Obtainable at all local leading ilon or in the infringement of trade or exchange control re- gulations of the Chinese Govern ment and of this Colony.

the

tee to advise him on matters re- lating to banking business.

As a result of information they

Mr. A. Lonsdale, assisted by, been supplied, enquiries werd Institut- ed, and three larcenies at three Mr. F.F.W. Shaftain, Senior mid- Supt. of Police and Det. Insp. duferent addressca in level area, involving over $1,000. J. Johnston, is conducting the were traced home to the trio.

case for the Crown. Chun You, Cheung Sze and

Mr. Porty Chen, instructed Clian Tai-chal, the three men in

admitted before Mr. by Mr. S. Ng Quinn of Messrs. question.

Magistracy Brutton & Co., is appearing for

In these circumstances, it is d'Almada at Centrul

considered to provide legislation, yesterday, that they were the cul- Allen, Man Kam-fat is repre- Mr. Leo grits concerned. They said no-sented by the Hon.

at present lacking, for the re. He remembered a conversa-

of Mr. Neville thing more to say...

The wedding

and licensing of l'Almada e Castro, K.C.. In

gulation Nicholson, merchant, business in the Colony. Fothergill Det. Inspector Shaw, sald actructed by Mr PJ. Griffiths tion with Ip Chal on the roof

The Bill, entitled "An Ordin- of the Mengkok Market when living at the Peninsula Hotel, cused were members of an "or of Messra. Wilkinson & Grist.

was present. Ip Chal and Miss Katic Chu of 5 Niance to provide for the regula Chul Hong is represented by Allen ganised gang of scallywags" pat-

Bonham Road,tten and licensing of the business conversation by Yuen Terrace, ronising the mid-level district; he

Lo, instructed started the

empowers drawing

to took place in the Supreme Court of banking. asked that they be banished from Mr. Hin-shing

Allen's attention by Mr. C.A.S. RUN.

in the pre- the Governor in Council the Colony.

Continuing with his tealthe presence of unlicensed haw-Registry yesterday, mony, Man Kami-lat said that kers in the vicinity of the mar-sence of Mr. C.G, Gray and Mrs. to appoint an advisory commit-

Elsic in February 1942, he refused to ket. Ip Chai also mentioned that

Club will The Sino-British

It also empowers the Governor lend Keung Hing-pun the sum it was difficult for stallholders

business owing to tho meet today at 5.30 p.m. In the in Council, if he considers it to public to order any of M.Y.50 when the latter ap- to do

Tenancy Tribunal room, Supreme be in the proached him for a loan. Man presence of these hawkers. denied

be Court, to discuss the possibilities licensed bank to refrain that he met Ip Chai Ip Chal requested Allen either at the Yat Cheong Cafe good enough to get rid of the of the Cinema Club in Hoog carrylug on banking business and ite licence for cancella- er the Bostan Cafe as alleged. hawkers and the latter suggest Kong. A talk will be given by return

and anyone tion. He further denled

The proposed legislation re- that he ed that a petition be submitted. Col, Brazier-Creazh

conversation was interested Is invited to attend.

quires every licensed bank to ex- collected money from the stall- The whole

Peninsula Hotel arrivals:-Mrhibit and publish its last audited holders in Mongkok Market on carried on by Allen and Ip Chal; behalf of Allen or that he ar- the former speaking in Can- and Mrs. B.W.N. Boustead, Miss Balance Sheet and precludes any been sentenced ranged with Man Kau-chup to tonese. Chul denied that he act-WA. Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. W.A person who has

dishonesty or make the necessary collections ed as interpreter or took part Jones, Mr. and Mrs. E.L. Pears to a term of imprisonment for an

Man maintained that he knew in the conversation. Chul denied Miss M. Dunne, Mr and Mrs. offence involving

Allen JF, Clarkin, NN. Nyborg. Mr. who has been a director or other- nothing about any alleged pay- that he conspired with ment by the stallholders in to obtain bribes from stallhold- and Mrs. N.C. MacGregor. Mr. wise cancerned in the manage- H. Darling, D. Bagie and Mr. ondment of bunk which has been Mongkok Market to Man Kauers or that he collected or re-

wound up by a court, from acting Mrs. E. Bathurst. ceived bribes,

as a director hr being otherwise chun' or Allen.

concerned in the management of alleensed bank.

fur months' hard labour, second nccused (who had previously been expelled to eight months, and third accused to three months, All are to be banished after sery ing their sentence,

Kowloon City

of the 2,000 persona

Case

Continued from Page 1) men ioned in the Press, said Mr. Fowler, only between 700 and So are bona fide residents of the Walled City.

Did Not Speak After the occupation, the re-opened (In January 1942) on the instruc Liena of the Japanese and one Tong Ching-kan was appointed Superintendent of all markets In Kowloon,

Reasonable Time

will give "The Government these people a reasonable time to get out after this case has heen published in the local Press," concluded Mr. Fowler. markets were

aum Finding ut all the monses had been served on the defendants, and that all those summoned had been guilty of an offence under section 9(1) of the Summary Offences Ordin- ange of 1982, Mr. Blair-Kerr made the following order:

Man said he was appointed as representative of the beef, pork, Ash, poultry and vegetable bust

Regarding the ceiling tan,; Chu said that he was naked by Allen to accompany him to the Ming Wah Electrical Shop to inspect fans because he knew something about electrical mat

tera:

Denials

The

from

It also provides powers of en-

Peninsula departures:-Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Hoffman, HJ. McHuan, Mrs. 1, Smith, Mrs. J. Gaxotte, P. Ruston, M. Nuggeridge, ár, & try, search, detention' of, docu- irs. R.E. Christians, E.S. Wilkia merits and arrest, under warrant Waddill A. Maler W.A. Mc- tion of the Ordinancs reasonably Donald, son, AJ. Judge, CMichael, W.B. of "magistrate, where contraven-

J.T. Burdett, Miss B. suspected; and for general pen Farmer, E. Silver, Mr. and Mrs. alties for contravention or at- A. Leng, Mr. and Mrs. H.W. R tempted contravention of the Or burn, Mr. and Mrs. S.R. Davison, dinatice upon summary conviction Mrs. M., Kirby, Miss P.M. Saun on Indletment. ders and Miss T. Sutherland.

Correction

USED ABUSIVE LANGUAGE

Chu said that he inspected a fan and told Allen that it was satisfactory and that the price "I order that all persons oc- neszes. The Japanese had allot of $370' was'' réasonable.

to take a ceiling fan to the cupying Crown Land or main-d three lorries for the use of next day, he was asked by Allen taining or creating an unau- these bussinesses.

Appearing on remand before In February 1942, Ip Shun. latter's home in the mont van.

The "China. Mall' has been in- Mr. FX, d'Almada at Central thorised structure thereon be evicted from these premiace, chai, applied to him for one of Chui said that he did not forcibly if need be, under the these lorries for une by fish know that Li-Ping had pur formed that Loong Yue-ming, yesterday, Ne Man, lorry driver, chased the fan for Allen, He who was fined $150 by Mr. W.A was fined $50 for using abusive supervision of the Commission-mongers.

Man sald that he told Ip at denied that he knew anything Blair-Kerr on Monday was not language towards PC 2707.

which er of Police on a date to be

knocked down a 7-year-old girl fixed by the Commissioner of the time that the allotment of about the table fan. He further the driver of the car Palice in consultation with the lorries, was a matter for deci- denied tant he received the bill at Ful Wing Street at 8 a.m. "on']

sion by Tong. He further told for this table fan from Yuen Saturday, Director of Public Works.

"And I further order that Ip that he would see Tong and Ming so that he could take

delivery. these unauthorised atructures do his best to secure be demolished on a date to be was unsuccessful in his efforts. Axed by the Director of Public When he reported the result to Works.

Ip, the latter appeared to be "And I order the removal very angry. the structures, when demolished, at the discretion and under the supervision of the Director of Public Works."

lorry

Man Hald that before his failure to obtain a lorry for the relations fishmongers, their were friendly. After he failed to obtain a lorry, they did not Prepared To Resist Div-Supt. Charles Blottram, apeak to him when they mer.

Mon claimed that at the Sun in charge of Kowloon City dis-Sub Cate and the Yes Lo Club trict. was in Court.

he was urged by Det. Sergt. Tu Under sub-acction 4 of the ok to be a witness in this Ordinance, the Magistrate cast. He told Det. Sergt. Iu Muk empowered to impose a fine that he knew nothing about the not exceeding $250, in addition matter. Man also said that he to ordering the demolition of all was asked by Det. Insp. Johns- illegal structures on Crown ton to be a witnes Land.

***Person Of Means It was learned by the "China

Man asserted that he was "Mail" that those summonsed have no intention whatsoever of person of means and did not evacuating, and are prepared to find it difficult to make a living. resist, "by force if necessary." He had not received a single any attempt that might be made cent from Allen, directly or in to evict them.

directly. He had ever given They contend that the Honghy money to Allen. He denied Kong Government has no jurl having told. Det Sergt. lu Muk diction over them, and, at the that Allen had borrowed $600 beginning of the dispute, a from him and promised to re- pealed to the Nanking Govern- pay it in three instalments, but ment to take up the issue with had failed to do to why

Answering questions under cross-examination, Chui denied having heen to fish stalls. When he went to Ip Chai's stall, he was naked to do so by Allen." He was never asked by Allen to go to any other fish stall.

He denied, going to the Yat Cheong Cafe with In Chai. He did not know if Ip Chal, Fan Wong Hon, Keung Hing-pun, Kwai, Kong Tok und Tse Fook had any grudge against him. Their allegations of having paid money to him were untrue.

Chul dlso denied that he told

to look to L Kwok Tai-nam

Fing for payment of the calling Tan He had never heard that Yuen Ming paid for table fan. He did not know Yuen Ming.

The Police are still looking for the driver of that car.

Reminders.

Today

General Meeting of Share- Chinn Light & Power, Co., Ltd.,

holders, St. George's 'Blig), 12 | noon. Legislative Council Meeting, 2.30

D.m. "Colonel Blimp" Special Screen- ing in aid of "Parcols for Britain" Fund, China Fleet Club, Theatre,-8- pin, HK. Football Association Month-

ly Meeting 6:15 pm;

Coming Events

St.

TOMORROW DECEMBER 18

Stephen's College Old Boys' Association Annual Meetingi Roof Garden, HK, Hotel, 7

p.m.

lege Old Boys Holak-8 Association, Annual Dance, St. Stephen's Cul

Roof Garden, H.K.

Hearing will be continued at

been requested to return at 2.80 10 am today. The jury have

Will be taken up with legal st. Fm as the morning's session argument as to the right of the Crown to recall certain witness-

for the purposes of rebuttal.

n.m.

Thos. More Association an nual general meeting, Catho- Uc Club, King's Bldg., Con- naught Road, C. 5,80′′pm/v/

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the British Government Cross-examined, Man agreed Mr TW Kwok, Chinese that the presence of unlicensed Special Commissioner (Foreign hawkera in the presence of mar- "kuth affeétadhik bifinest. ''Ag Affairs) for Kwangtung-

Chairman of the: Bhen Dealerk Kwangel, went to Nanking for Guld he did not submit any consultations with the Foreige Ministry, after two informal petition to the Urban Council talks with R.E. The Goverder ontle subject because the on the question of deterring ke majority members were of a tion pending settlement or the goings the, submission

petition. isago by "higher levels" in Nan king and London.

When he approached Alfen regarding the two pigs of Fun

Defendant, mid 191 Wall, en- Accused got up to tha drs). Ping," "He mentioned that the stored the house by the back yard. floor by using almider and on- latter was His four because he and, broke the padlock on the tered the rotm octupled by. Mias | Wanted: "Allam*** (Who was his back-door to enable hint to' måke Harvey;; She courageously Leckled

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A screw-driver was picked up in the ́ë verandah ; outside thra- plainant's room, conclunted tile prosecuting officer.

Asked what he had to say, de- fendant said that he had been im Hen Rong for lake thäii,' n month. lilyou, will be in Hong Kong: för two your now," "Defendant wal sentenced to twa

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