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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9. 1948.

H.K. TO CANTON SHUTTLE Midget Magnificence BUDDHIST MONK AND NUN

Odom Plans Flight To China

Altus, Oklahoma, Jan. 8. B01 Odom. round-the- world filer and record hold- er, arrived here on Wednès- day to check the work being done on a cargo transport plane in which he plans to fly to China on a research expedition,

The pluar is being especial. ly equipped ter B over

Chinn's high mimintains, P pectully the Machin Ranges in Western China, which is reported to be appulxlinately 32,000 fret high, or nearly 4,000 feet higher than Mount Everest in the Hunaisyan Range of Tibet,

Odom sald he expects to be ready to leave for China in not more than two weeks, Sponsors of the expedition include Milon Reynalda or the Reynolds Pen Company, "Life" Magazine

the

Boston Museum of Natural History.-Associated Press,

Hainan War Crimes Trial:

SECRET DIARY READ IN COURT

SERVICE TO

BE BEGUN TODAY

An air shuttle service between Hong Kong and Canton, twice a day, will be inaugurated by Hong Kong Airways tomorrow.

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With Capluie R. Ballentine,{" Hong Kong Airways veteran aviator, at the controls. provides in aircraft-to-ground the first alreraft will leave Kai telegram service, Tak at 8.30 a.. and arrive at

Message pads and rates to any Canton'a White Cloud Airport | part of the world

wherever

50 minutes Inter- at 9.20 a.m. there is a radio or cable station At 10 a.m.-10 minutes after arb available on application to rrival-Captain' Ballantine will the air hostess. silot the aircraft back to Hong King, arriving here at 10.50

a.m.

These rates are the same na those charged by the cable and Government wireless serviccs | plus a small additional aircraft

He will also be in command “ the day's veronic return handling charge. flight to the Kwangtung rapituļ,

leaving Kai Tak at a p.m. an American

returning at 6.20 p.m.

Extra Run Later Before The mouth is Hong Kong Airways will in.

nditional troduce

return

Hight, making this return nights to Cana daily.

Labour Split

New York, Jan. 7. This atautile service will The 100,000-strong left wing Labour Party proven bout commercial in-of the American

today immediately 'afici terasts in South China.

And split

11: State Executive had an- Hong Kong, especially in cases nuced its endorsement of the where a hidinessman's personal candidacy of Mr. Henry Wallace presence is required in either for the Presidency. eity within a few hours, and] Repirséntatives of the power- where quick retorn

Self-Denial

big fazl Amalgamated Clothing Gift For

one as is necessAPY,

Cabin Comforts The DC-3 cabins of the H. K. Airway aircraft

gound- proof, so that conversation while in light can be envied on a ordinary voice level,

fure

Tis interiors are enspottiď. and fitted with individual ples arats with adjustalde head rest a The aircraft ar also fitted wich meine vadbo and radar

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The news, who are seconded

BO.A.C, consist from

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Reading from a diary captain, a first oliver, a radio which he had secretly offer, a flight engineer and a hidden from his guards botn,

for three years, Captain C. F. Newnham, Adju: tant of Hainan POW Camp. gave evidence at

LONDON MATRIC.

The

Matriculation

private

re-

Workers and United Automobile Workers announced their signations from the Party".

These unlona had

provided the financlat backbone and much. Labour Party, which was formed f the membership of the

In 1936 to ald President Roose..

presidency, and is a minor party velt's second campaign for the

o New York State only-Reuter

S'hai Professor

Memphis, Tennessee, Jan. 8.

Dr. Baen Lee, President of the Hangehow University In

receive Shanghai, will year's salary as the result of * "self denial campaign" by students of the Southwest- em College here.

The programme was spon- Kored by the Student Chris- than Union-United Fresa.

Personalia

Peninsula

Here is a home as the cinema reconstructs it, This is one of the "Ualiety of British Films" exhibits at Olym pia,

The feature miniature of one of the sets in the British Bim Nicholas Nickleby" which is at present making long fore t cori aruand the world,

Traffic Manager Charged With Forging Licenses

Hearing of the Car-License Forgery case, invol-

INVOLVED IN TENANCY CASE

"The whole Chinese public has been thoroughly shocked by this case, as considerable publicity has been given to the fact that second defend- ant is a' monk and his wife a nun,” said Mr. C. Y. Kwan yesterday, during a case for pos session of the ground floor of 150 Portland Street, Kowloon.

with costs,

Was

defendants.

The case was heard before Mr. | car as to whether or not a ten- Justice TJ Gould (Pusne ancy was created in favour of the Judge).

Judgment, given in favour of the plaintiff, Kwan Chew-tar, married woman, represented by Mr. C.Y. Kwan, and an order made for posses sion of the premists within 14 days,

Mr. Peter Sin, of Messro, P.H. Sin & Co., appeared for the de- fendants, Sal Heung Yuen, den. lers ih Buddhist utensils, and Wan Ching, allas Loung Chi- hang, Buddhist Monk,

After evidence in support of the plaintif's case by Sik Wel-, raing, the defence catied Wun Ching alfas Leung Chi-liang, fol-

owed by Leung Him.

Delivering judgment in favour of the plaintiff, Mr. Justice Gould sald that he considered that the arrangement between the parties was that of a family operating as such-2.social relationship differ. ing from that of landlord and tenant.

defendant's

He rejected

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The plaintiff, ny the registered owner of the premises, claimed | count of what happened between that the defendants were not hiri and his wife on the tenancy bona fide tenants and were and did not believe that my wrongfully remaining in posses- many ever passed between them sion.

The second defendat said that he was the sole proprietor of the first defendant's firm.

He admitted that plaintiff was the registered owner of the pre-

on account of rent,

Kai Tak May

mises, but denied that she was Revert To

entitled to possession.

He claimed to be a bona fide tenant and as such entitled to res main in possession under the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance 1947.

Bought House

Mr. Kwan said that plainti bought the house frum a nun, Sik Wai-ming alias Wong Wai-ming, in July 1947.

Factory Area

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Kai Tak, airfield is destined to become a factory area once new airfield site is decided up- on, according to the Far Eastern Economie Review.

The Review ndda that the other areas on the mainland which have been carmarked for At the time it was agreed that factories are Shek Kip Mi Sik would give up vacant pos-Village (where Government re- session of the premises occupied |cently banned water-cross cul- by her. ying William Maher, Portuguese manager of

tivation), the Laichikok water- She did, in fact, give up pos-front, and Hung Hom Bay. the Hip Shing Transportation Company (21

sion, but her husband. Wun Ching, aling. Leung Chi-hang, re- The journal disclosed that a Soy Street) was continued at Kowloon yes-

fused to do so.

number of industrialists from terday before Mr. Blair-Kerr.

The case turned on the cred. Shanghai have inquired into Juliament Was reserved to 'dorse his license to drive a lorry. bility of the seller of the house the possibilities of acquiring January 12,

Cheung said he would get a and Wun Ching. William Maher, appearing Portuguese to get the endorse-

The whole Chinese public had lease rights of some parts of with Cheung Sang, who is not ment and was given $10 by Yip. been thoroughly shocked by the case as considerable publicity legally represented, is charged | Two weeks later he was taken had been given regarding the with Cheung with:

to Maher's house at No. 268, fact that Wun Ching was a monk Prince Edward Road, where he and his wife, Shc Wal-ming alias was told by Maher to go to Wong Wal-ming, a nun. Central and wait for him.

There Maher talked to Cheung)

Objection

a distance away from Yip.

Meeting again at Maher's Mr. Sin interposed to say that house, Cheung tol Yip to get this had no reference to the case under discussion, but Mr. Justice Gould said that he could not say On the following day Yip whether it was relevant or not at

THREE TIMES BITTEN: BUT NOT SHY YET Apparently 28-year-old Lau Tone did not believe the pro.

Hotel arrivals:- verbial once bitten twice shy. Mr. Helen Svensen, Mr. and With three previous convic- Mrs. E. F. Gee, Mrs. B. M. tiona against him, the unem- Cooper, Lean S. Weinstein, John EXAMINATIONS ployed appeared again before Carr and W. A, Pearson,

Mr. Blair Kerr yesterday al No. 1 Australian War Examination will be held of two thermos flasks, two ting Kowloon on charges of larceny London

(1) Oblaining $180 from Yip Crimes Court yesterday.Hong Kong on June 1.

Peninsula departures:- Mr. Shing by falsely pretending that The four-man tribunal trying Entry forms for

of fish. two bars of soap and and Mrs. R.H. Levy. A.W. Tops they were in a position to ob- Camp Commandant Rear-Ad- stardents may be obtained from pine apples, and breach of an A.A. Cox, S.S. Gatton, Mrs. Dain endorsement on a motorcar mira! Tahara Susumu and 16 the Eduentien lice, 3rd Floor, expulsion order.

McAfee, W.H. McCall and GW. incense to drive a lorry, Convicted on both 'counts, Lau Scott Jr. associatex fur ill-treating 263| Windsor House, and should be

Obtaining $109 (2)

from Australian and 237 Dutch POWs returned on or before Feb. 7. Was sentenced to 18 months hard

Wong Shing for the same faise and causing the death of 81 Suaders attending chols as the labour and recommended for re-

pretences. Australian R 70

Ignishment. Dutchmen olony should forward their en-

(3) and (4) Forging driving It was alleged that Lou took left for Manila by P.A.A. CHP licenses and giving them to Yip went to Cheung's house, where that stage. in'tween 1912 and 1945, ad- tries through the heads of their journed preecedings on Wed-seloofs.

a cloth hag containing

the Der.

and Wong.

Cheung gave him the endorsed | "An occupation Wax Klways maglay until yesterday moreling. Students wishing to enter for "not" while complainant Choi

(5) Conspiring to obtain en-ircense and asking him to in- given and noted by the Court," Captain Newnham, of Mel-Londen Univerzity External Yag was buying something in

Boats for guests to the Eighth dorsement of Hong

Kong troduce any friends who would added Mr. Justice Gould. ixurne, detailing the works per- Degrer Examinations are Shantung Street.

Mr. Kwan then dealt with the Destroyer Flotilla Cocktail party licenses by unlawful means to be interested in getting endorse-rent receipts of the premises and formed by the prisoners during | minded that t

Arrested with Lua was Li at the Is necessary to

Yacht Club, Kellet defraud such persons as should unent.

said he would call the seller of the four years, auid that he had register as an external student Shing, discovered to be a mem- Island, tonight will run from thereafter be induced to part Several days Inter, Yip the house, Sik Wai-ming and if contacts with 14 of the de of the University a considerable ber of the Wo Shing Yeung 6.20 p.m, onwards from Queen's with money.

brought his friend Wong Shing, the Court did not accept her evi who included

being Pler and Tonnachy Jetty, at the cap time before the actual date of Society. Convicted

who was this time asked $200. dence, that was the end of the member of an unlawful

end of Tonnachy Road, which lety, travelling trader Li was is the second turning off Hen- sentenced to six months and re-nessy Road past Gilman's

THE WHISKERS CLUB commended for banishment, Garage. Cars may be left on

the waterfront under super-{ Criticism was directed by vision until 9 p.m. From Star defence counsel toward Ferry, Kowloon, one boat only Traffic Department for at 6.30 p.m.

coperation.

fendants,

re

the examination, Further in be fined from the Education Office,

tains. Beutenants, and CPOs.

The building of anti-aircraft Tovation gun emplacements, jetties and piers and the stering of am- munition were specially men- tioned by withear

Witness will be examined by defener

Cross- eninsel,

Mr. inuoe, this afternoon. Major J. Foster in sitting as Advisory Officer 1 defence counsel.

An unserviceable revolver found in a hut in Moon Street) un Dec. 27 was ordered to he confiscated by Mr. F.X. d'Almx- }

at Central Magistracy yes) terday.

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The Prospects of Peace" will be the subject of a discussion to be led by Mr. Richard Sut ton at the micoling of Toe. H this evening at 830. The H meet at Talbot House, 60, Macdonne Road, luk Kong and the members will be pleased to wel come any men interested.

H.H. Filler and J.H. Helck

(G) and (7) Uttering forged document to Yip and Wong.

Mr. J.M. d'Almada Remedios, representing first accused, pleaded not guilty.

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"I'm amazed-amazed, to say the least-nt the action of the For failing to turn up on Truffle Department in refusing Wednesday at the Central to give assistance to my mana- Police nation to help complete ging clerk, Mr. R. Smith," Mr. enquiries In a case of stolen Remedios declared. The usual concert of recorded property, Pun Tak, marine store music will be presented at Tal dealer of No. 29 Queen's Road bot House on Sunday evening East, had his Police bail of $1, at 8.30. The programme tela 000 estreated by Mr. F. X. weck will consist of works byj d'Almada at Central Magistrocy Brahms. Bach and Haydn. yesterday.

Yip Shing of No. 159, Yeoj Kuk Street said that in May, 1947, he obtained a driving license after passing a test,

In November he asked second defendant weather he could en-

ready $170,

about VARADO WELLSK was worrying

Toddles. Glim the Glowworm Auddenly

and appeared

told Whisk to cheer up. "Toddles will soon be safely, back," he said."

Kai Tak airfield.

Reminders

Today

Recital of Classical Music (Re.

cords),

YMCA European West Lounge, 8.15 p.m. Coming Events

TOMORROW

Queen's College Speech Day, 26,

Kennedy Road, 10 am

Cocktail Zelland Hall Trustees

Party, King's Bldg., top fr G-B p.m.

SUNDAY

Presentation of Prizes, "Sunday Herald" "Song of the South" Competition, Queen's Theatre, 11 am.

"I hope you are tight,” said Whisk, trying to sound happy. Then he

· › jumped up as Gilm, pointing over Whisk's head, cried out; "Look!"

HONGKONG

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INAUGURAL FLIGHT

SATURDAY 10th JANUARY 1948 Twice Daily Service Both Ways

SINGLE FARE $40

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FROM HONG KONG

IRWAYS DEBT-

Dop: Kaf Tak Airport

Poninqula Hotel, Kowloon,

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