1947-12-18 — Page 2

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DIRECT DISTRIBUTION

As from Thursday, 1st January, 1948,

we are able to make home deliverles direct

MONDAY

from our Aerated Water Factory.

HONG KONG Central, Wanchol, West Point, Shoukiwan,

Mid and Upper Levels.

KOWLOON Talm-sha-taul, King's Park.

TUESDAY

..

HONG KONG Central, Wanchai, Happy Valley, Aberdeen,

Pokfulum.

KOWLOON Mongkok, Shum-shut-po, New Territories. WEDNESDAY

:

HONG KONG Central, Wanchai, West Point, Shek 0, Stan-

ley, Repulse Bay.

KOWLOON Hunghom, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City.

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THURSDAY

MOTHER SELLS BABY BOY

and

Au Yeung-ping (34), married.........,,woman, Wong Hong (65), widow, were discharged with a "severe. caution" by, Mt. W. H. Latimer at - Kow- loon yesterday for taking part in the sale of a 4-

THE CHINA MAIL, THURS DAY, DECEMBER 18, 1947.)

Electric Light Rates

To Be Reduced

1.

Further reductions in charges, to come into effect on Janthry 1st, 1948, were announced at the annual general meeting of the Chum Light & Power Co. Lit, yesterday: mes Lighting wil, by reduced from 44 to 40 cents a unit, - power from 19 to 10 cents unit,

**

Reductions will also be allowed on bulk rate contracts, and the rates for lighting and power, now ruling in the

New Territories."

The Chairman (Mr. A. Raymond) announced a credit balance for the seat of $2,442 127,

* A, full statement of the Chairman's report will appear -In tomorrow's issue);

year-old boy, Chan Tsai Kavieng Massacre Trial:

(allas Shek Lam-tsal) at

5 Yunnan Lane, first

HONG KONG Central, Wanchai, North Point, Shaukiwań, floor, on Nov.

Mid and Upper Levels.

KOWLOON Taim-sha-tsul," King's Park.

FRIDAY

HONG KONG Gentral, Wanchai, Hoppy Valley, Stanley,

Repulse Bay.

KOWLOON Mangkok, Shum-shul-po, New Territories,

SATURDAY

HONG KONG Central, Wanchai, West, Point, North Point,

Aberdeen, Pokfulum.

KOWLOON Hunghom, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City.

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Hong Kong Orders 30347

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Kowloon Orders 59001

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G.E.C

ELECTRICAL GIFTS

for

CHRISTMAS

Everyone appreciates "Something Electrical"

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and at the G.E.C. Showrooms there is

"Everything Electrical"

Vacuum

Electric clocks, irons, cookers, kettles, cleaners, table and floor-standards, water heaters,

electric fires, etc, etc.

An early visit is recommended

Inspector H. W.

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Fraser of the (8.C.A. informed the Magistrate that,

on Dec. 8; a Laily Inspector (Mix Kaj was making

house-to-haune

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vict at Yaumati.

At 5

a

5 Yunnan Street, first floor, she

found two girls, age 14, who at that they were adopted daughters of first defendant. She also sow a small

Chan Tsai,

ley, Ch

Questioned, first defendant said that the hay was presented to her on Nov.. by a woman, claiming to be This

another, to whom she gave $250 sminey,** A document of counter was drawn up,

sald Mr.

Fraser.

The second defendant, continued Mr. Fraser, saht that the boy's mother went to her, begging. Knowing the first defendant, Wong brought the mother and boy to Au to see whether she wanted to adopt him.

The mother of the bay, Mr. Fraser *aid, had not been seen since. She was believed to have used the $250 as capital for her hawker's business.

The boy had been very well treated and given the family name. A feast wens to be given in the country to elebrate his being raken inţa the

mily.

Jap Rear Admiral

To Be

Hanged

Rear-Admiral, Tamura Ryukichi, Officer Com- manding the Japanese 14 Naval Base Force & 83 Naval Garrison Unit, at Kavieng, New Ire land, will be hanged for what was described as “a war crime, par excelsis, diabolically plan- ned, effiolently executed and thoroughly and deliberately concealed for almost 18 months

· after the cessation of hostilities."

Defence

FINED FOR SWEATED LABOUR

The Tung Kong Weav- ing Factory, 26-28 Nga Isin Long Road, ground floor, was fined $100 by Mr.. W. H. Latimer on Nov. 19 for employing women workers after the regulation hours....

At 9.05 p.m. that day, the premises. were again visited by Mr. V&C. Bond, Labour Office, who found seven women working.

Appearing before Mr W. A. Blair- Kert yesterday. Chen Koon-sang, the nwner, was fined $300.

For empinying ten women al 9.27 p.m. on Nov. 26, Ngai Woan-chup, mistress of Tat Sing Weaving Fac tory, 27 Long Kong Road, first floor, was feed

$250 Luk. Song of Sam Tai, Wegying; Factory, 4-6 Nga Tsin Long Road, second female workers at 9.40 was fined $200 for cm- ploying seven

on Nov. 19. Lan Sul-wab, proprietrenn of the Wellington Rubber Factory, 13 Yen Chow Street, ground and first floors,

was fined $100 by Mr. Blair-Kerr for employing a female worker and two young persons at 10 pm, on Nov. 19% A fine of $25 was imposed on the

Tai Sing proprietor of the

Weaving clear th:

fire excapes of the factory at K..L.

33, Fuk Wing Street, on Nav, 17

Mr. Drown said that the proprietor

The No.1 Australian War being "accessories before the Crimes Court (Kowloon City) fact" and the other two ០៥ passed its verdict yesterdiny "principals to the crime of muss Factory for failing in keep thus ending a three-wocka' trísl murder or massacre." of six dofendant former Japan- esc Navy members for the "Kavieng Massacre" of 23 Aus- tralian internees by strangula tion and jujitsu and the dump

of their cement-weighted bodies in deep watera Kavieng, in March, 1944,

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Defence Counsel contended that first defendant Tamura was away from the Colony on the. was not criminally responsiblehrer ccasions he visited the factory. MOOD... and that his action was justified by the necessity of the war been cleared.

situation then at Kavieng,

The other five, he asserted.

Commander Yoshino Shozd bad, no option but to obey their was sentenced to 15 years' hard respective superiors' order, al- labour; Lt-Commander Morl though they knew they were do. Kyoji 20 years' hard labour; ing wrong. Lieut-Mochizuki Hichitaro soven

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Defendant only returned about weck Dn. The obstructions have

the St.

Mr. Fraser went on to point out that the registration of adepted som yens not compulsory, but many peuple did it. At present abats 250 boys years' bard labour; Llout-Suzu- No. 1 Australlan. War Crimes

The next trial before have been registered in the S.C.A.

ki Shozo 12 years' hard inhour Court, will be that of the form- Etis Department realised that the payment of "lucky mousy for adop- and Chief P.0. Horiguchi er commander of POW Camp at tion was a common practice, but the Yoshio four years' hard labour. Hainan Island and 16 of his amovare paid were.

The Court, consisting of Lt staff. usually mall Suns and $250 was rather out of the Col...H.G. Quinn, D80, ED

Major Grant McIntyre, Aus- ordinary.

(Prealdent), Lt. Col. JT Brock ralian Div.. SCAP. i was not, however, belleved that (Australian Army Legal Corps) Tokyo) will prosecute.

GHQ defendants were professional traf and Major N. McCleod (Aus-

The Japanese defence coun- tralian Light Horse (Com- seis, at present in the Celony, mando), pponed yesterday morn-have. asked for more time to ing, at 9.80, after being ad- prepare their case and the journed from fast Friday, with trial in expected to be held on the closing addresses of the December 29. Progbaution Officer Major A.D. Mackay, Australian Div., SCAP, GH (Tokyo), and Defense Counsel Mr. Isno, Konishlike..

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four defendants

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WAR MEMORIAL FUND Meysts, Gilman & Co., Ltd, naditional donation $5,000, Messrs Eu Tong Sen, Ltd. $1,000, Messrs. S.J. David & Co., Ltd, $100, Mr.

& Mrs. J.G. Hooper $70, Mr & L.D. Pringle $50, Miss, Allee F. Kwok $50. Equal HK. the first Government Contribution $0,270. Rectived to date:-$3,444,621.10.

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WOMAN HURT. IN

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Reminders

Today Stephen's College Old Boys' Association Annual Meeting, Root Garden, H.K. Hotel 7 p.. Annual Dance, St. Stephen's Col- Boys' Association, lego Old Roof Garden, H.K, Hotel, a

p.m.

St. Thos. More Association, an-

nual general meeting,, Catho ife Club, King's Bldg., Con- naught Read, C., 5.30 p.m. Y's Men's Club Luncheon,

Jacobean Room, H.K. Hotel, 12.45 p.m.

Xmas Carols Concert by H.K..

Sangsters, YWCA, Duddell St., 5.15 p.m.

Tea

& Fashion

Show, Helena May Institute, Garden Road, 4 p.m. Special

Xmas

Dinner Dance, Europian YMCA, 8 p.m.

Green

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Coming Events

TOMORROW.

Co.

Islend Cement annual meeting, Exchange Bldg. 11. a.m." Central British. Association Cabaret Dance, Roof Garden, H.K. Hotel, 8.30 p.m-2 a.m.

DECEMBER 20

Open Day Kowloon Junior

School, 2.30-4.80 pań. Grand Xmas Dance, United Ser- viets Recreation Club, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

The Hongkong Songsters, organising on overturned near the swcoping the roof of ed under Y.WIC.A, Home Woman's Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank at 172 Cheung Sha Wan Road at group and, their friends will give a 8.30 p.m. 5.45 p.m. yesterday, Shum Shup-X'mas Entertainment at the Y.W.C.A. The driver has been detained wal, 75, lost his balance and Rutton Building Duddell Street to by the Police and will be charged fell into the street below. He died night at 5.30 p.m. for members and this morning with driving

the Kowloonamical

their friend. A

A programme of light tricycle without a licence and Hospital,

classical dags will be presented driving without due care and together with the singing of Xmas

me caution, carols in which the audience Sydney, Dec. 17.

Chap. |will take, part. · Miss Judy Department of Agriculture experts,

Chan, Al, amendment by the Urban Golden Gloves Boxing Tourna opratio

And Mr. Carl

melli, estimate 20,000,000 bushels of New Baritons, the well known soloists will Coungil on Nov. 26 to the

Victoria Recreation South Wales wheat have been des appear..

Public Health (Sanitation) Or- Club, 8.30 p.m. trayed by rain-Associated Press.

The same programme will be re- dinango 1935, Introducing a per- peated at the St. John's Catheral mit fee for removal of axhunied All ofees of the Harbour De- Social Hell on tomorrow. at 8.30 remaine, was approved by partment will be closed on pm. Admission will be free, and all Legislative Council yesterday. Christmas Day, those..wko are interested will welcomed.

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DECEMBER 21

Cinema Club For H.K. Suggested

The following passengers ar rived from Singapore and Bang- kok by BOAC flying-boat, on Tuesday Messrs. J.T. Lab. War· Hing-lal,.... JUT., Marsh, Young-Yee-ming - Fairfax, ....-R. Richardson, R. Moor, E. Soon Howe, M.A. Annett, M.L. The Bevan, Keo Ping-shing) Tay Chee-nam, Lt/Col. Scarisbrick.. Major Hague, Mrs. Richard- son, Mrs. Foster Kemp and Master Foster, Kemp.

formation of a Cinema Club was advocated by Lieut-Colonel W. B. Brasler Creagh at yester- day's meeting on the Tribunal Room of the Supreme Court.

The iden, he said, was based 5.30 p.m. at the Queen's College, strictly on Club principles and Kennedy Road. It is open to under no circumstances would members, their friends and all New arrivals at the Peninsula the body be treated nan com- interested... Hope include Meurs, L., Smith, J.mercial enterprise, D.K. Hague, F.W}, \Hamilton, G. Jack, and 8, Haddon,.

He mentioned attempts to recure accommodation to house

Mr.NF.Nicholson, Min Wat between, 250, and 500 persons Pearson, Mr. and Mrs Clarkin, and to exhibic pictured at the mini- Miss KK Orr, have left the Pediabula Hotel,

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