1948-01-15 — Page 2

LOKOKONG

STEE) LIMI

will act as

• TRUSTEE •

of

MARRIAGE AND OTHER SETTLEMENTS

The advantages derived therefrom merit investigation by all who would safeguard the future for themselves and their dependants.

• This is just

one of many services offered

with the argurance

of

CONTINUITY

EFFICIENCY

EXPERIENCE.

and

PERSONAL ATTENTION

by the

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANK

HONGKONG (TRUSTEE) LTD the Trustee Company of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

Hongkong.

Mr. NG CHIK PAK

館懒殯信

盔 MORRISON & CO.

UNDERTAKERS Granite & Marble Works & Monumental Masons. Head Office:

4-6. Morrison Hill Rd. Happy Valley-Tel.34362 Branch:

C69-561 Nathan Rood, Kowloon-Tel. 56023

THE CHINA 'MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1948.

BANKING BILL REPORT BEFORE LEG. COUNCIL Amendments For

Chinese Banks

Balance Sheet

Audits Limited

The report of the Select Committee to study the Banking Bill was laid on the table in Legislative Council yesterday. Its publication together with the draft Bill, was approved.

As regards Chinese Native Banks, it is understood

that

The Attorney General (Mr., ut necessity for the formation 1. B. Griffin), seeking Council's of such banks' as companies. approval for publication of the It is represented that to re- these banks have no sharehold- report, sala publication of the quire these banks at this date ers in the ordinary meaning of draft Bill was desirable because to form themselves into com- the berm, partnership or mem- ultimately, if the report is ap- panies would cause difficulty,bership of such banks being proved, it will be possible under entail expense and impose upon confined to relatives and friends. the previsions of the Standing them a method of business or- The Committee does not Orders of Council, to seek per- wanisation to which they are sider it to be imperative for mission of Council to introduesanaccustomed and involve de- the purposes of the legislation

con-

a new draft in phee of the Billparture from the customary or under report that Chinese Na- which is the subiect of the re traditional

manner of doing tive Banks be subject to legal port.

Chinese Native Banking bust-requirement that the balance sheet, required by Clause 9 (1) to be exhibited, shall be 14 audite balance sheet,

The following wire innborsi ness. of the Pommitt.e: The Alterney) General (Chairman); The Financial Secretary; The Hon. M. K. a. C. B. E.: The Hon. R. 1. Gepie..

Report

Their report stated:

Too Abrupt

The Committee sees force in he contention which has also been made that, since legisla-| sion for the control of banking

Alleged

business bus not hitherto existed To Use

in the Colony, a remriction as

visualised by Clause 3 of the File-Dagger

Bill would entall too abrupt a change.

She So (23) marine hawke: Wong Sin-to (29) unemployed. and Leung Mai alias Leury Hung (27) coolte, were, on th application of Sub-Inspector J S. Howarth, remanded for three- days in custody by Mr. W. A Blair Kerr at Kowloon day.

The Committee has had re. gard to criticism of the Hit which have been hummel to ite For this reason the Commit attention and is parteolar haste rerchmends that an excep- considereit representatie s ition be made in the Bill to re- writing by the Bong Kong Gold Love Chinese Native Banks from and Silver Exchange Sneipts, the requirement that all organi- Such criticisms and pre-sations doing banking business selations

diverteduld henceforth be compantes against--

as defined. (A) Clause 3

"We recommend that auch ex- The three which

accused requires that no han ception be effected by ing businees shall be transacte

amend-alleged to have assaulted, wit). | ment of the definition of com intent to rob, Wan Wing-yce at panies as appearing in Clause 25 Un Chat Street on Jan. 10: if the Bill by the addition of to have been found in posseselon the words "ur a Chinese Native, of a file dagger at Fuk Wing Bank." The report said.

wern

of the

75111,

In the Colony except by a Con. pany.

(B) Class 2 of the BI in re- gned to the definition in such clatise of thin term "benking business."

It was urged that Claw : f the Hill would operate harsh. tv as rattust Chinese Native: Banks sinen very few if any) of such 'coneems earry on kuni- Rona Commpany as detinet,

These banks have jong earried on business in the Colung with.

Thousands are changing to

Lillian Coper

NON-ALLERGIC COSMETICS

Are you?

DO SO TO-DAY And see for yourself that

"BEAUTY CAN ALSO BE YOURS",

"THE RITZ”

DINE and WINE

AT THE BEST SPOT IN TOWN,

BEST MUSIC

BEST DANCE FLOOR

BEST ATMOSPHERE

Phone 27680-For reservation. Address: 999 King's Road.

"It's only natural!

The first things to

become scarce are

always the best,

the things that

everybody wants.”

Supplies of White Horse Whisky sóun even amalier, because 30

wacy, many people sak för it first.

Mole Diatributors for Hong Kong & China

LINK. MATHESON & CO. LTD,

"Banking Business"

yester

wer

Street on Jan. 12; and to have: loitered at Fuk Wing Street at 7.30 p.m. that day.

She was further alleged to have Wan Wing-yee on Jan. 10.

maliciously wound d

.

"SPITTER" WAS INDIGNANT

outburst

than 12

+

-

Jew Girl Warrior

Irgun Zval Leumi, the Jewish organisation which has been engaged In hostilitieswith British forces in Pales- tine, is now at grips with the Arabs.

Well armed youths and giria man defensive positions at strategic points as well as carrying out attacks on Arab positions. The most severo fighting goes on in the border aren between the Arab City of Jaffa and the Jewish City of Tel Aviv.

Associated Press photo shows:-An Irgun_girl_unload- ing hund grenades as she stands sentry at the Jaffa-Tel Aviv harder. A U.8, automatic pistol is seen on the ground.

AP Photo.

ODD SPOTS IN

THE NEWS

SAVED HIMSELF

Д

STARS FALL

3

HIGHWAYMEN GO OFF THE ROAD FOR YEARS

The custom of goldsmiths melting immediately any purchased gold articles, instead of keep- ing them for three or four days in order to give rightful owners (if the articles should have been stolen) a chance of tracing them was commented upon by Justice Williams at the Supreme Court yesterday.

The case concerned three men As a result of information who are charged with armed given by him, the other two robbery and possession of arms. were also caught,

Justice Williams' also com- The arms, a revolver with six mended the action of thres per-rounds, a dagger and two hand suns-Liu To, and a woman grenades were found on the Wong Ho (victims of tho rob-roof of 267 Portinng Street, 2nd bory) and Yam Lama 'godown | ficor. keeper.

In statements mado: by all Their prompt action, he said, three accused, they. admitted had resulted in the arrest of the the arms belonged to all of necused. He hoped others would them. follow their example.

'The

third accused' had al- Fang Lim was sentenced to ready pleaded guilty. 14 years hard labour and 24 strokes.

Chased Them

Liu Leung, frst witness, said he was walking along Lime Strees at 5.30 pm, on October 30 with a woman companion, Wong

Yeung Wah, who admitted to a charge of returning from banishment, was given 12 years. and 24 strokes. Wong Lal-chung

Ho, when Young Wah received 10 years hard labour. held him up with. a revolver.

The accused were not repre- sented. Mr. A. J, Clifford, as- sisted by 3.1. Sykes, was for the prosecution.

accused-Fung Lim, Young Wah and Wong Lai- chung-were arraigned on three charges of highway robbery and one of possession of arms on to the Police. various dates in Kowloon,

The three

The prosecution alleged that on October 30, 1947, after rob bing a man and a woman in Lime Street of a geld watch, a gold ring and two fountain pens, they were chased.

Third accused was arrested.

Decorator Nearly Lost His Jacket

Fung Lim pointed a dagger at his chest, and Wong Lai- ' chung robbed him of the watch, ring and fountain peus.

After the robbers left, he and Wong Ho guve chase and eventually caught Wong Lai- chung, who was handed over

Wong Ho, his woman panien,

corroborative evidence.

D.S.I. Sykes leatified to tak ing third accused from Shum- shuipo Police Station to C.I.D. and of the subsequent arrest of

Rave

com-

cong and first accused and of the discovery of the atma.

Fung Lim was taken by sur- prise, said Inspector Sykes.

The two fountain pens were found in his breast pocket,

Reminders

1: wax represented to the Committee that the deйnition of "banking business" appearing

He voluntarily admitted tak in Clause 2 of the Bill is un-

ing part in the robbery, pointed suitable, since It might bring

out the place where the arms within the orbit of the Ordin

were hidden, and told the Police With two previous convictions, that the watch had been pawned any trading organisations An

Tokyo, Jan. 13. Ciudad Trojllo, (Dominican to prove his

Wong Lam, alias Wong Chu, and the ring takon to a gold- which do not in fact do banking "innocence" cost Kung Hoi $15 104 years

A Japanese, who claims he is

Republic) Jan. 13. (22) was lexiness, but which do receive more

yesterday sentenced amith shop to be melted down. old, tributes his other "spittera

Thirty persons, Including to two years hard labour and to Mr. F. X. longevity muney on deposit by way of who appeared before

life-long many Dominican Republic base-recommended for d'Almada

banishment at Central Magistracy bachelorhood. Joung to, or provision of capital

ball stars, were killed today by Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kow- for, such business.

yesterday.

Selfire Hayashi, of Kawagoye when Kung insisted he did not spitelly, near Toyku, also included passenger plane crash.d.

Dominican Airlines loon yesterday on the charge of The Committee therefore have and said he was arrested for na "secrets" of his long life u

burglary. considered the replacement of somebody else,

Press reports anid the crash Inspector J. Orem said that Other defendants,

belief in Buddha and intensive occurred between Barahona and at 5.45 am. on Jan. 13 Kwan such existing definition by a

including definition of "banking business" were each fined $15, A fourteenth mountain recesses.

training in the three females, pleaded guilty and physical

deep Santiago, about 15 miles from Hing, an. interior decorator of which would suffice to describe defendant had $50 bail estreated

Cluded Trujil

72 Woosung Street (ground He said he entered a Buddhist the type of business to which on failling to appear. Kun Hoi

tocal baseball stars, who were to taking away his Chinese jack tнK. Victims included almost all floor), awoke to find accused Y's it is intended that the proposed | was fined $30.

have competed in a national legislation should apply.

Kwan blew his police whistle, series

кате ол Sunday and Det. 1025 and Pe 1252 who Barahona, United Press.

were on duty nearby responded. Accused was arrested on the premises with the jacket in his possession,

As a result, the Committen recommends the following dc. finition:

means

"Banking business" the business of a bank engaged in the receipt of money on cur rent or deposit account or In payment and collection of che ques drawn by, or paid by, a customer or in the making or receipt of remittances or in the purchase and sale of gold

railver coin or bullion,

Audit

The Committee recommends that it be made clear that re- quirements of audit applicable to banks incorporated under the Companies Ordinance, 1982, or other law shall continue to apply to banks licensed under the B when enacted.

CATHEDRAL FUND

The following is a list of the ary, 1948 which have not yet been Donations received up to 12th Janu acknowledged in the press Brook Bernacchi Proceeds

al Sale surplus heulap Min E. 3. Atkins Min E.M.R. Buckland A. J. W. Evanı

G. E. Willy

D. Wise

Dr. A. Sydenham

O. Skinner

temple when 18 years old to undergo na tic training. I moved to Kawagoye when 90.

Born in 1844 in Tokyo Hayashi said he is still hate and hearty.-United Press.

HAMMER MURDERS

"KAREN"

Tokyo, Jan, 14.

In the pockets of the jacket. The typhoon "Karen," center. concluded Inspector Orm, were cash and a propelling ed ot approximately 300 miles $9.40 west north-west of Ulth at 3 pencil. The total value of the Tokyo, Jan. 14.

p.m. Wednesday (Japan time),(property was $23.90. Stratmen Armistead, who is

was reported be moving Accused gained admittance by four

westward at 14 m.p.., theifting the front door off its bating Haneds

weather centre an hinges. nounced today.

The

with killing

20.-

of ........ $

24,-

5.-

10.-

charged

10.-

Japanese civilians by

20.-

them to death with a hammeri

10,-

15.-

last October near the village of

50,-

20.-

before an Eighth Army

$.05

Miss Sybil D. Spencer + Restoration Box

$

189.03

Already acknowledged 112,499.26 Total, $152,688.31 Donations may he sent to the Hon. Treasurers, Meurs. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.

to

typhoon's maximum

Zama, is expected to go on trial winds were 80 mp.h. but are

court expected to increase to mat-rial within a "short time," m.p.h. within the next 12 hours. the Judge Advocate section In.. dicated today.

The 43rd

STANDING LAW

90 COMMITTEE

The fallowing members of the weather wing has Standing Law Committee for 1918 Bent warnings to Ulithi, Yup were announced by the Colonial and Palau-United Press. Secretary in Legislative Council' yea-

ferday

Armistead was AWOL at the time of the alleged killings and Was catpured after a four-day manhunt by CID agents DERAILED when he tripped while fleeing from a posse of First Cavalry Division troopers-United Press,

Game Of Cricket Saved DRY DOCK:

Australian P.O.W.

were

Paria, Jan. 14. Seven persons were killed and 10 Injured near Saids, Algeria. yesterday wh n two cars of the Columb Bechard-Oran expres train broke loose and derailed. the Agence Franc A 6,000 ton floating drydock, Press reported today from Oran. purchased by the Netherlands -Unted Prese sh, has arrived at Batavia KILLEARN Indiog Government from

Batavia, Jan, 14.

the

·

The dock was built before the

Tokyo, Jan. 14. Palernio, towed, to Lord Killem, special Com- Alexandria when the war brokej mlasioner in South ast Asia. transferred to will visit Japan from about When Alexandria

WAB

The Attorney-General (Mr. J. B. Griffin) Chaleman; Mr. T. N. Chau; Mr. M. K. Lo: Mr. Lea d'Almada e Castro: Mr. M. M. Wauion,

Today

Screening of "Wimbledon. 1947,"

at HK, Cricket Club (Mem- bere and Lady Guest only), 6.30 p.m.

Men's Club Luncheon, HK. Hotel, 12.45 pm.

Women's International Club "At Home" to Lady Grantham, Gloucester Bldg., 4.30-5 p.m.

Public Meeting

to discuss

establishment of Society for

-Prevention

of "Crunity

Animals, Jaccbean HK. Hotel, 5.30 pm.

re-

to

Room,

Official Opening of Rotary Club's

Anti-Trachoma Clinic, Shau kiman, Talkoo Medical, Cen- tre.

Younger Set Guest Night, West Lounge, p.m.

European, YMCA,

Coming Events

TOMORROWLA

H.K. Engineering Society meet

Ing, talk on “Air Condition- Ing" by Mr. S. E. Faber, Jacobean Room, H.K.

HK Hotel,

6 pm

Talk on "What Are Wo Here For?? by Rev. George She, at Toc H Clab, 50, MacDonnell Road, 8.30 pr.

SUNDAY

Concert of Recorded Mude, Toc H Club, Talbot House, 50, MacDonnell Road, 8.30 p..

US Navy Men Charged As Fur And Drug Smugglers

Pelping, Jan. 14.

Australian POWs at Hainan were saved from American machinegun bullets by a game of cricket Lieut. C. McCutcheon told the harbour.

The first of two United States naval courts martial No. 1 Australian War Crimes Court yesterday, warnt

of marine officers charged with using official He was continuing his evi-near at hand. dence against 17 alleged war

postal privilege to ship drug to China and furs Witness, who gave detailed out, and

to the United States has begun here, criminals on trial for crimes evidence of the various atroci Ades involving 203 Australian and ties by defendants and identified threatened by the Germans. oath, the British Embassy on-figures

Ho la allege to have had fur 237 Dutch POWs between 1942 photographs of the camp and It was towed from Aden tonounced, today,

THO case was shid to have and 1945,

environments, continued that the Batavia in one month by the The Commissioner will be rant Officer Burton E. Graham, Bureau Investigation a year Das of the accused is War- been broken up by Federal Japanese did not tell the 20We tug Swarte Zee." Associated accompanied by Lady Killearn. formerly with the Firth Marine ago, when a large fleet of Post of the surrender untli August Press,

On Sunday in February, 1944,

as the Australiane were playing cricket,

camp:

**

Cf that day a party of Japanese were sent to renovate the badly-kept cemotorica of the dead prischers, which the others. could not attend to because of their slarved conditions,

an American/bembar 25, 1045. suddenly appeared over the The machineguns were clear- ly seen to be trained on the group, the former POW säld.

The Americang must have ro- cognised their slouch hats and the game, which is unknown to the Japanese, witness told the four-man tribupat

The bombay swooped away without firing a sho

Lou McCutcheon, who will be cross-examined by Defense Counsel Isqo Inoue this after noon, also said that Dr. Altken; Prison medical officer, would not permit the POWs, other than pallbearers and the pedre attend Sugarala of thei The Japanese were taken by countrymen. surprise and no fito was re- Basson giyou

Bayonet Point

tarhed. The POWs were huddled, would euteil Into their huta at bayonet noting would

From hou ons Amaican

planes wera, tergudu

evor Mainan akies,

cheda sizdi

The prisonari, kojel the Allied GHG me wliereabouts and,

The un

involved transac- Was January 21 until the end of the tions reported to be in six dealings.

-United Press.

THE WHISKERS CLUB

| Diétalbik til "Tientsin." RETEN Office Thipment of drugs from Ho is officially charged with the United States addressed using officiali facilities for com- Narum was discovered in dams mercial, purposes, and

aged cargo on a Pacific Island, Among Polping witnesses are Bythe alleged. operation was sold officials of the American Con- to have a two-way-hakis, with sulate.

shipments of American, druka penicillin and salinewith hừa to prices in China Being Whijana ka

expensive

At the conclusion of this trial, the court will move

Tientain to hear pro Tientsin, "and"

there,

China Items, such as furs, being The second court martial will shipped from – North Chinato try** Colonel ́· Lonilë Narum, the United States –Asadiätes furmer Marine Quartermaster th| Pres.-

Tientsin and popularly known

as Alver Fox" tran his shock

white hald.

ART EXHIBITION.

An Exhibition of Chinese by Prof. PAUSHIQ- DeLonaned "uhide" the -et-Me-Hour Hong Assists' Guild on Erl-

Inoinder at Importan

DONT

1