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'THE CHIÑA: MAIL, TUESDAY, MARUH 9, 1948.

TRIBUNAL DECISION NOT TO

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..... Singapore, Mar. 8 Twenty one ́gung of the U.S. treraft carrión “Valley Forre" thundered in saihte today, as U.8. Task Force 18 arrived op courtesy vialt,

Later today, the" British Pacifio Fleet also is sche- duled to anchor, here. This will make one of the larg est concentrations of An- glo-American seapower in South-East Asia since the war, Associated Press.

Telephone Cables Damaged

FIX RENT UPHELD Na Fords For No Power To Do So In

The Circumstances

An appeal by Cheung Mun-klu (appellant), against the refusal of a Tenancy Tribunal to fix the rent of 65 Nam Chang Street, Ground Floor, or to call upon Lam Yat-wah (respón- dent) to answer the case, was dismissed yes- terday by Mr. Justice T. J. Gould (Pulste, Judge).

Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, instructed pres attaching to a

particular

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Blockholm, Mar. B.: Henry Ford II _says: "Wo do not want to do business with Russian - dominated countries."*

The Ford Motor Company head, concluding a month's business and goodwith trip to European countries, matá "ho had not planned to o to Finland because he did not want to "get involved with the Russians" -- Assos? clated Prem

by Mr. Peter Sih, appeared for properly; no standard rent was} #t the appellant, while respondent provided under the Articles of WAR represented by Mr. A. of the Proclamation, Arcuilf,

Aa, to the second ground, Mr. On July 10, the appellant ap- Justice Gould, said that even it piled to a Tenancy Tribunal for the respondent had been called inevletion order ugainst reupon. to give evidence and failed that dondent, who was in okcupation to establish an agreement

Huge Business

Shanghai Rice Prices Still Soaring

Shanghai, Mar.

The price of rice continued to dar today despite the warning of dity officials that drästle-pun- Ishment would be meted out to rica merchants caught "reaping huge profits on the black- market."> Irregularities in the rationing of rice as well as the general slump of the Chinese dollar are believed to be responsible for the skyrocket- ing of rice to CNC$4,000,000 per picul of 170 Iba jump of CNC$600,000 over quotations. last Saturday.

An official of the newly érented Rice Ration Committee said the supply, of rationed rico -consisting, of 50 per cont Chinese Governmont stocks- was "adequate for the city's.

Duty Of A Japanese Officer

population" and that additional Centre For The

of 65 Num Chang Street, Ground the rent was $30 a month, the New Territories

wa

A

Floor. It was' alleged that re-appellant would not haya The vigilance of Captain spondent was it.

arrears with succeeded. д sho falled to Hogera and two other officers pagtient of rent for the premises establish what rent war payable. of the Royal Signals, Lyemun from Nov. 1945, at the

rate of The respondent was a common

000,000-square-foot bual Barracks, on March 7 at 4 n.m. #150, In the course of the heating law tenant and not a statutory ness centre to cater for all the led to the appearance of 26- before the Tenancy Tribunal, the tenant. Therefore, the rent was villages in the New Territories year-old unemployed to King later was requested to fix the question of agreement and no is now being constructed at was proved sub Shatin, a short distance from at Central Magistracy yester rent of the premises, but refused agreement.

siquent to the payment of the Shatin railway station. day before Mr. F. X. d'Almada to do so.

that Military Yan at the end of the Mr. Bernach submitted charged with maliciously under Article 4 of the Pro Occupation. The Tribunal damnging telephone enbien, clamation, the Tribunal bad not necessarily driven, on the

Defendant AVIA remanded power to fix the rent under the three days at the

request of application originally made. USI Chek llo-ka.

He daud that the Tribunal was Capt. Rogers arrested He, wrong in refusing to fix the rent when requested by both parties who was seen

the to do so, The Court was there cables with three others not in Frore asked to fix the rent as cusfoxly. A trench was dug up trom Oct, 1, 1945, at $150 per for a considerable distance und innoth, about 150 feet of enblen daninged,

Atripping

"RESIDING ON

BOARD"

Fung Tal-sing (80) residing on bourd boat 205Y, and Chap Ming 432) 01 607 Reclamation Street, fret floor. were remanded for three days when they appeared before Mr. W.H. Latimer at Kow. loun yesterday on the charge of larceny of four drums of petrol and a 4-gation tin of olt from No. 1 Lunding Craft in the Yaumati Typhoon Shelter at 6.55 am, on Murch 7.

Del.-Inspector Hemaley la charge of the case.

FIREMAN ACQUITTED

"Wrong In Law”

Further of 4 in the alternative, [Mr. Befnacchi submitted that the Tribunal was wrong in law in Fnot calling apon the respondent

evidence, to an implied accept ance by respondent at rept $160 and apparently did noi accept that that won the position. The appeal Was therefors dismissed with costs at $150,

The centre will have at least 200 shops and a number of frosh food and meat barkets along 12 streets.

Blue-prints are also be map ed for a hotel and theatre in

the vicinity.

Hid Gold To Keep It From Pickpockets

to answer the case or to hear the "It

ease do novo.

Finally, the appellant asked that the decision of the Tribunal) in refusing to make an eviction order, should be reversed, that auch order "be made

and, that

respondent be further ordered to pay rent or mesne profita from Oct. 1, 1945, at the rate of $150 per month

Replying, Mr. Arcu?li submitted That under Article 4 of the Pro inclamation, the Tribunal could not fix the rent. It was the case of respondent that there was standard rent as

regarde the

is natural for people carrying gold and money to hide it in the inside pockets of their jackets as a protection against pickpockets," declared Li Tan, 48-year-old professor of a university at Kunming, when charged before Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday with importing 10 tolas (approximately 3.75 ounces) of gold. valued at $1,150, without a permit.

Revenue Officer Knor onid

He came to Hong Kong,, he that the two gold bars were said, as he had been stranded found in the laner pockets of in Canton for about two weeks defendant's shirt when he ar- waiting for a passage back to premises, which had been let bo from Canton, at 9.30 p.m. on be easier to go back to Kunming at the K.C.R. Station. Kunming. He thought it would

Tribunal had no power to fix March 3.

fore the war. Therefore, the

rived

Fireman 266, Fung King-tak, the rent, even if it wanted to do

Defendant atated that he was of the Central Fire Brigade, so. Mr. Arculll submitted that a professor of an univeralty was acquitted by Mr. W, N. the Tribimal was quite correct at Kunming and that the gold Thomas Tám at Central Magis int refusing to fx the rent tracy yesterday when a serious although asked to do so by both represented his savings over a charge against him was ro- parties, becatise i had no power, long period. viewed on the application of Mr. C. A. S. Russ,

no

Furthermore, there WAS question of amendment Apart from the law on the subject, the

Farg, who had been fined $75 Tribunal could not amend, na it "The Police

by Mr. Conklin, had his fine re- was a question of fresh proceed- funded. He was not representings altogether, requiring different tried lant forms of appllention and different

ed Legally month.

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evidence.

Second Point

As to the second point raised

by Mr. Bernacchi, Mr. Archi submitted that the Tribunal was quite right in its find, be Cause appellant had brought no evidence at all as to the arbount frequency_of_48_cl_from_17.16 | of_rent__which was payable in of the premises. From the

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shipments due to arrive here within the next 10 days would include 220,000 bags of rice.

The "non-cooperative" atti:

tude on the part of rice retailers “It was, the duty of, a Japan). in reported to have obledo officer to learn the person- blackmarket dealers

|kilty of his subordinates and to to reap know also whether they were large profits.

Designated rice capable of beating prisoners shops are said to have rofused secretly Captain Aoyama SGI- tu sell rice at the ratlon price bo told the No. 1 Australian (CNC82,400,000),

War Celmes Court yesterday. explaining that they had sold out their supplies.

The third of the 16 alleged Japanese, war criminals ndw, ou Investigations trial before the four-man tri- Buyers, however, are. told butial for mistreating sömā 500 that "free" rice is still avail- Allied prisoners of war and ablo at quotations between causing the death of 150 Aus-,

tralian and Dutch POWs on CNC$3,600,000 and CN$4,000,- 000, or more than CNC$1,000,- Hainan Island between 1942. 000 over the ration price.

dul 1945, Shigoo entered the Investigations by city gov Witness box yesterday. after

defendant ernment authorities and police, second-

Captain which started today,

Kawamura Shinichi finished his pected to bring about a gradual

four-day testimony. lowering of the "free" rice price.-Reuter

ard Ex

Ruhr Coal

If there were any beatings of ririsoners, the former Japanese Navy officer said, it was his tificers' responsibility and his. If the prisoners worked too huch they were given a day's rest, adding that they did not work

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Berlin, Mar. 8.

Hearing was adjourned to to- day at 9.80 a.m. when Shigno is expected to finish his testi- mony.

The American Military Gov-

The tribunal consists of Lt- ernment reported today there Col. II.G.

Quinn,, DSO, ED. trend la coal production in the Borck (Judge Advocate), with has been an encouraging up (President),

Lt-Col. T.J. Ruhr, vital factor in Western Major N. McCleod and Lt. R. Accused went on to say that Europe's economic recovery. he was neither a merchant nor

Hard coal production has 16 defendants are represented Carter sitting as members. The a smuggler. He did not know averaged 270,000 metric tons by Mr. Inoue Isno and Okuhara Last Hisaburo, with Lt. Soster as the laws of Hong Kong and daily for three weeks thought that, as they wore al month and is still rising, the Advisory Officer. Major Grant lowed to carry five tacle of gold monthly summary on occupation McIntyre,

Australian Div, In China and as he was only in affairs reported. The dally SCAP, GHQ (Tokyo), "Is pro Hong Kong en route to Kun-average

January .WAR

secuting, with Major. A. Mad ming, it would be quite in order 202.000 tons.

The gain was recorded des sisting.

kay, of the same division, as for him to bring his savinga along.

pite the fact thore has been little improvement in the general food situation in the Ruhr, where the winter months were marked by hunger strikes in many factories.

It was natural, he continued, for people carrying gold and "The Police ara coming. money, to hide it in the Inner Run." This was allegedly the pockets of their inside jackets warning shouted by Chow Hung, as a protection against plek 42-year-old shop fokl, to haw-pockets. kera at Canton Road near Nelson Street when ho saw n Police party, under

Confiscated

for

With production going up, the report said, special efforts are being made to increase Stating that be had no al chal-exports-to-Germany's to 2.09 s.m., and from 6.00 is 11.00 i evidence, it appeared that the inspector Themas, on March 6, scation of the gold, Mr. Lati- quotas which are in arrears.

Subternative bat to order the con-western neighbours to make no and leo on 9.52 megacycles in the at metra band from 12.16 to 1.80, 6.30 respondent was paying MY150. The hawkers took his warn-i mer made an order for its con-

The evidence of the appellant, in ing and disappeared, and the fiscation. examination-in-chief, was that in only person which 81 Thomas Nov. 1945,

found she

the respondent In

and could get hold of was possession

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"We watch unhappily, said, "the action of a policy which is only a race for power and hegemony."

An Improved transport situá- tion, alded by an unusually. Chan Shing-fu, 22, described mild winter in Germany, has

Vatican City, Mar. 8. Pope Plus says the nations Chow as a merchant, had his ball of peeded the movement of coal rivalry for power prevents the 11.10 p.m.-Daily 'rogramme Bummary. 11.32 mHere We Are Again" with went with her relative,

$25 estreated and Ave taels of from the mined to Industries, wdrid's return to economie or- Rile Williams, Mae Bacon, Harry Yuet-wan, and approached reb- Charged before Mr. W. A. gold (valued at $1,800) con- the report continued Hudson, Joseph McNally, Fam pondent for rent. She told Blair-Kerr, at Kowloon yeater- ducated when he failed to ap stockpile of merchantable coal

The der. Clubmen and Anton 4 ́Orch. respondent that the pre-war rent day with obstructing 81 Thomas pear before Mr. W.A. Blair- at the pitheads thus had a new conference on 1.02 p.m.-Memories of Hale Da Conta was $150. Chan Yuet-wan,

foreign trade 1.16 3.Nawn, Westher Report and her evidence, said that appellant in the execution of his duty. Kerr at Kowloon yesterday.

five-month flow of 1,500,200 yesterday, "have Announcement.

become Revenue Officer Knox said thn. demanded $150 and that re Chow was found guilty and 1.20 y.merratral Interluddstream pondent offered to pay $80. There remanded for 24 hours for him that the gold was found on ac- Industrial production in the so has the man himself, lower- object of political speculation," Guarda with Deenis Noble, (Bar was no evidence that the parties record to be produced.

cused as he was about to board US. ocupation zone improved ed in so many cases arrived at

to the Sub-Inspector J. S. Howartha Hong Kong Airways plane slightly during January to a status of an article [as] prosecuted.

for Canton on the morning of rate 51 percent of the Lenant, not trespasser. The

1986 ploitation." March 6, at Kai Tak Airport. legal rent of the premises not

leval. Best records were made having been established, it was

Ih vehicle, manufacturing and not possible for the Tribunal

textile production Associated make an eviction order. ¿

Press. Me Arculli submitted that appellant made a sfatal error. filch could ot be remediach, In not.

An application for a re-hear- laving, given; proper and Bereen legal notice as to what amounting of the "heroin pills case," presented by Alleen should have bees paid by way Involving Cheung Lun, who was Had 19-year-old Tam Ying of rent, He asked that the appeal sentenced to two years hard known about it, he would have

"Hangoon, Mar, 7. be dismissed on both ground..

Communists labour for possessing the pills kept his hands out of the Burma town of Pyjamana

In the Central Judgment pa Delivering

last wook, was granted by Mr. other's pocket.

publicly beheaded a Judgment. Mr. F.X. d'Almada to defence Justle Gould said that as to the

Tam picked the pocket of a who refused to pay taxes to the first ground. he hard that the counsel, Mr. M. da Silva,

fellow, passenger aboard a tram Commumi-established: "Indeper 9.11 p.8-ftudiar A Talk by the Bay Tribunal diik not excite the Mr. da Silva sald that dein Des Voeux Road, Central, dent Government" in the duirlet.

Father T.F. Bras. S.J. Great Com discretion wrongly in refusing to fendant was not represented and found that his bag amount Rangoon,

was: authoritatively stated in ax the rent, particularly, in the legally when tried and that the ed CN$500,000. view of the Court, because it case was not presented in full.

Despile Communist denials, Charged with stealing from Communists are conducting had no power to do so in the added that there would be the person Tam was, sentenced Hinterland terror carpalas Vick circumstance. There was frish evidence. standard rent, provable

to nine months hard labour and 11: breaking down April 6 at 12 p.m. at Central by Mr. "X. d'Almada at Cen-Fassociated

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