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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1948.

DEFENCE PHASE IN EXTRADITION

CASE BEGINS

That the Crown had not made out a “primo facio” case for committal and that "on the Crown's evidence no reasonable jury would convict him," was the submission of the Hon. Mr. Lào d'Almoda, defence counsel, when he began the defonce phase of the extradition pro- coedings against Hsu Chi-chwang at Central. Magistracy yesterday-

1su, allas Chu Kui-chong. [several "curious" points, the former director-general of The averted would

which

"show thal

Whipped

Reminders For Keeping

Today

Women'n Guild meeting, Kowtom Union Church. I am. H.K.

Rotury Club Luncheon, talk on "Some Thoughts on Hong Kong by IT G. W. Woodhead, Roof Garden B.K. Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

f.p.m. Sino-British Chib Orchestra re- hearsal, St. John'a Cathedral Hall,.0 p.m.

Alsatian

une

Correspondence

'True Despotism

marked off for Stewards and Officials of the Jockey Club?

core"

Sir, Mr. Charles Loseby should be congratulated for his Also the area allotted to "log criticism

which that unofficial incm-***

incidentally where I usually park my car, bern of the Legislative Counel are too timid to speak. For any big enough to hold at least a

who just comes from Eng-

dozen cars and to the-best of land and Amibles, Hong Kong my knowledge there are only

four fing cars in the Colony. appears a truo oligarchy and

stand to despatlsin. Whereas

he corrected of this. Labour ont but the fact remains that. Government in Britain haa

in these pimes these iligallies, gradually eliminated paramount

be tolerated by the influence of the rich and settish would not A. 17-year-old student on his row w way home towards the end of United States-was-very--much-

few whose counter-part in the public in England. Aprit was long distance by on Alsalian bitch. measures, vested interests of the followed for quile,curtalled by loosevelt's New Deal He took hold of the chain and Colony are running this place as give her another völlur (with a licence plate on), and kept her..

H WADE

the Chinese Government-con-witness was theortsing" when he Bridge Drive, European YMCA, Į took her home where his brother if it is the private property of á | luulinys together with a few |

was in the wines box.

trolled Pasta) Remittances and Savings Bauk, is facing extradition trial on alleged fugitive. charges of swindling; the Chin-evidence-and a large portion of ese Government.

that of other Crown witnesses-

the Is that regard it was typleat of the case presented against the The whole of Hu's

Mr. Leo d'Almadu, instructed by Mr. Marcus da Silva, repres sents the fugitiye, while Mr. A. Lonxiale is for the Crown, with Mr Peter H. So sitting for the Chinese Government,

"Curious" Evidence

Counsel submitted on the fuels produred by prosecution and in Jaw that the Crumm's evidence Le " of suspiciou”

Coming Events TOMORROW Association Meeting, Luncheon at Jacobean Room, H.K. Hotel, 12.45 p.m.

was to convince The Court that |RA.P. there was "evil" or "mens rea"

in certain alleged Irregularities,

Thit res through much of Toc 11 Club meeting. Taibol Crown's ease.

Had Value

House, 50, Macdonnell Roil,

p.m.

Listall Council meeting, 2.30

p.11.

Gamen

Morning.

European

YMCA, 10 in. Peak Church annual meeting, St. Job's Cathedral Ilull, 6.30 p.m.

Ho contradicted himself Ike the other witnesses, romsel declared. He was not emploved during the period in which the fugitive was alleged to have committed the

bad offence, and therefore

no

THURSDAY direct or indirect connection in y's Men's Club Luncheon, Roof the matter. He was not an ex-

Garden H.K. Hotel, bert in foreign exchange or bank- Ing.

Shortly after 10 nm. on June 12, the Alsatian made her way back to her muster, Mr. A.W. Monney of Chuk Yuen Pork, Kowloon City, who reported to the Police.

The

youth

was

⚫ traced

through the Dog Licences Book.

Public Monace Sir-During the week-end

faw cluns.

lady teachers wo went for our The undemocratic nature bf usual hobby, swimming at 1aL Chinese Government-both the Chi-Kok Broch. To our great Kuomintang and the, Communis-consternation

wo were told by e-whose nationals constituted the rude conductor of the bus t a great majority of this Colony's | Lai-Chi-Kok Prison to get down population, is possibly the only quickly saying "The bus is st reason and Justification for Roing in any further, the road is Hong Kong.

too bad, get down quickly."

We had no alternative but to But this proposition cannot be Colony, not only becausa China walking in a big cur passed us the ground for Hong Kong as a walk our way in while we were annel charged with the larvens

is someday likely to develop.

which without the courtesy or (by Anding).

Before Mr. W. `A.

horn splashed all Blair-Kerr system of government more just sounding the

and representative. Even from mudity water on us turning un yesterday, the youth told the the standpoint

of the White lo sul dolls. The tri-pans in a Court that he either

tried Men's Burden theory you can second! car following the first one find the owner nor report to the

government not have a

undar laughed hysterically ut us pro- Police na he did not think it was

which about three per cent of sumably because they BOW ALL necessary,

our white clothes were covared Sub-Inspector J.S.

[the population are battening on Howarth the remaining ninety seveni, with mud, Will you readers KAB defendant

The absence of construc]ive | give us some hats whether we respectable family and lived with criticism as pointed out by Mr. Fen possibly have any redress lor

brother on a farın, There Loseby would naturally lead to

what we

had suffered ether was no doubt that the bitch had such abnormal state of affairs, from the rich car owners lor strayed from the Chuk

Yuen The public flies are amass-splashing up mud on us or the Ing profits by millions while un party who opened up the public The prosecuting officer odled employment, Kowloon Rotary Club Lunchen might be summoned for permit-tion

Inefficiency in ut road thus causing these pools of that the owner of the animal least one forry running, conges-muddy water. I wonder who Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

and overcrowding in the leave, permission to open up the Classical Music Recital, Europeanting the animal te stray. business

irame and bus are a daily occur public road, Two patches have -YMEA, 8-pin-

Defendant was ordered six ¡rence. No one of influence, ever been opened up since last sun-

protests, although one hears Inner and fett touttenried. The Magistracy R

Will our honourable director poor fellow using another

monthly of P.W.D. take a walk down the ticket sentenced to imprisonment road to the heach after a down- and banishment,

pour of rain then and not until The works of Anti-Corrupilon then he know how much the Squads are to be complimented. under dogs suffered at the hands But what can they accomplish? of these irresponsible people? The sources of evils are beyond

L. W. T. the power of a few police Inspec-

however grave. "does not justify a coin – tristat The Blon. Me. d'Almada referred to severni authorities, including those as the admissibl- lity and rejection of evidenes and the importance of cross-examina- lir.

Reviewing generally the Crown's case, emnarel began by the referving ngreichenlly 14 evidence of one of the Crown's ***--witnesses--lio_Ka-yu,

innaker at the Portal Bunk i" (Shorüthat). Counsel pointed out

Alleged Secret Society Members

Three days' remand-was grunt- ed by Mr. Hi Shung La at the Central Magistracy yesterday when ham Kil, alleged whatemati of the Tong Kre Suciety. Ng Yin Hong alias See Ngan Chat, 22, member of the Society, Tam Sui-hung, 19. LL Kual Choi Dilus Pui,

23 and Pun So, 23 alleged members of the Society, appeared on a large of bein members of unlawful society.

an Further charges were preferred against Li Kwok Chot tempted houselenking and soult, causing grievous body harm on Wong Ping Chan, Ching Cheung and Laing Wing On on May 25 at 2 to G Wing Fung Street, (ground floor).

Mr. d'Almada specifically dealt with the redemption of the Food Conservation Bonds and the Letter of Credit, the subject mal- ts of a tearstion between the Postal Bank Bel Powell & Sons, On the face of the facts, Ho's "vidience, wastremitered-valuaters.

p.m.

12.19

Mahjong Classes, European

YMCA, 5 p.in. Charity Bridge-Mahjong Drive, Eumpean YMCA, 2.30 p.m.

FRIDAY

J

Park.

Came from

us against the fugitive, But it had peeeSTARTS HOUSUT*....See Į strokes of the cans, value *131 It showed the to which witnesses for length the Crown had gone in an al- Terapt 10 establish that

the "légitimate transactions" were in fact criminal.

pel

"Premature".

R

CANTON ENGINEERS VISITING COLONY

in the afternoon. Crown Coun- Hong Kong's large industrial works and shipyards

digw the attention of 10

Court to the Magistrate's Ordin- ance, which he declared provided that immediately on the conclu-

of the Crown's case, $1 statutory caution should be ad- ministered to the ugitive or that

the

en-

to

were invaded yesterday by 146 Chinese on- gineers from Canton, who arrived on-Sunday. by express on a visit to the Colony. The visitors, headed by Mr. purtance of the visit because,

16ld Mr. they sand, Chan Chung-yuen,

many factories haul shifted from

China ascertain chard Lee and fellow

Hone gineers who went to meet Kong, and large industrial and them, that their visit was for

engineering projects, such as the Whompon Harbour project, are a twofold purpose. teket.

on fost in Kwangtung, where first hand knowledge of in-

the fullest scope will be provided developments

and for development of engineering dustrial technique in Hong Kong, and skit and technique. to cultivate greater friendship and understanding with their Hong Kong confreres.

should Court whether the furtive would give evidence, befure defence counsel could make submission

of

case to answer.

Mr. Loosdule explained that he was not aware that the defence submission would make such a which DS-

he described as "pro- mature," at the commencement of yesterday's hearing ***----

of al-

Firsi defendant is represented by Mr. A-ul Arculli.

Inspector

It. MacKenzie in charge of the prosecution, and further charges were likely.

The Court adjourned for a few minutes, during which counsel deliberated.

Got 2 Months To Work At Problem

Personalia

tors to tackle,

man's

Bay View And North Point Squatters

As long as there is Civil War in China, Hong Kong shall re- main as a Paradise of a few Sir,-A large number of squat- families, a few racketeers, a few ters were removed recently fram adventurers and a few collabora-the site of the Old Naval Hos

Far-sighted observers like pital in Wanchal, to make way ,baniterium, and Mr. Loseby cun see clearly what for the

North

tars.

T.).

Drink....

Green Spot ORANGE-ADE

The Colony's Favourite Thirst Quencher!

Per

30 Cts.

Bottle

It's A DAIRY FARM Product !

The SINCERE Co Ltd.

if our status quo is transported to let Bay VHONGKONG'S GRI

towards

And sibility

A BEATEN LOSER.

•

is to coine

reformed. not

But then these powerful inter-memory serves me right it was free Before the Japanese reported in the Press that ests laugh. cate,

persons told transportation were even proviıl- for-sighted

"Youed by

Government. One can these powerful interests: will be sorry when the govern-understand the significance of ment changes hands". When the this intelligent netlon, so well. Japanese came many of these timed, and the magnanimity of Lar-sighted persons either went the authorities for their gesture. to fall or starved to death, while So now, the hills of North Point Visits in different groups were

a great many of the powerful and Bay View districts are doi- made yesterday to. Taikoo Dock

Arrivals trom Bangkok on interests continued at the top, ted with the homes of, shall we and Kowloon Dock, Hong Kong Sunday by CPA plane included and made plenty of money, Some say, In view of the aforemen=" To enable counsel to ascertain Electric and China Light plants, Miss A.A. Ruelgers, Miss GP. of the survived far-sighted portioned, condoned squatters. Thero of the 'average the future course of the proceed-AS. Watson's aerated-water face Stark, Miss R, Bassham, Messrs. sons again warned these power is no antimosity

the ings. Mr. d'Almada adjourned the fury, the Hong Kong Wire Naii Lign Huoy-koon Chong Phi full interests: "When the Allies citizen

average hearing until today at 11.30 a.m. Factory and the National Paint chow and W.C. Jenning. Depar- come back, you will be sorry.”

squatter than repugnance at tho and Lacquer Factory.

tures for Bangkok yesterday by They, the powerful intervals,

als, latter's general lack of education Banished for ten years on Oct. Today's itinerary will take the CFA were

mae "of Messrs. Ho Sang- are not sorry. The farsighted with the resultant ignorange 15 lagt, in Cheung (33) was ur-visitors to the Nanyang Cotton yuan, H.G.S. Lee, F.W, Kendell, people are already sorry.

and

sense of civic rested by PC 102 at 12 Hak Po Mill, the Gas Works, the bus To On-tou, Wang Ji-jen, N.C. their sorrows

find expression

coupled with a Street, Pround floor, on June 12 A Chemical Work, the-Num-Keniani; Ivi Chi-sze,Wang only In your paper's columns for possible view with compunction! Charger before M. W.A. Blair-Jam Torch Factory, and other Ching-buo and Chang Lin-ho. renders' letters.

that these people are generally Kert, Lo war sertenced to nine factories.

the product of unsettled condi- month hard labour and recom-

said The visitors

they were Among those who arrived at

While tions in adjacent China. mended for re-bunishment. SI impressed by what they

hathe Peninsula Hotel during the

the Medical Authorities hava Howarth prosecuted,

seen, and they stressed the in-week-end were Messrs Leonidas Time To Holt

|been assiduous in their tasks of de Leon,—JR.—Coblenz, — PT, Sir-This-morning I attempted keeping disease from breeling Duricu, Cho Solomon, W. Blokey, to park my car on Connaught among the alums of the Calony 5.H. Wright,

Rev. P. Alberdi. Road but a policeman came up efforts even

using valuable water in their Rev. F. Vicente, R. Schnabel, H. and informed me that I had to

Juring the recent Sac, F.P. Spinks, R. Baret, M. move elsewhere. He showed me drought a problem is in being Hakus, Dr. Eric Deutsch, H. a typewritten sheet which an-

for them in the shapes of these Ashford, M. Sweeny and B.H.nounced the arrival of the new homes. haphazardly built and G.O.C. and therein was mention Their proximity might well de without any means of sanitation.

Departures from the Peninsula moved from certain areas by feat the possibility of these dis- Hotel over the week-end were certain time.

remonstrated

stricts developing into prosperous Was it coincidence or providence? The question

Messrs Leonard W. Johnson, mildly as the time was just ten residential areas for soon the which remained unsolved, was settled at Con- B. McCubbin, J. Coblenz, H.W. o'clock and pointed out that. tank farms of "Shell" will have

Witt, Louis Sheff, J.A. Ferguson, zero hour was 12.30 p.m. Well moved and more sites will tral Magistracy by Mr. Hin-shing Lo deciding

E. Vernandge, R.M. Andrews, to cut a long story short, the terraced from the hills bordering. to send. 17-year-old Man Chuen to two and J. Cowen,

policeman politely explained his King's Road. The authorities dimeullies months' hard labour to unravel it himself.

which I appreciated should realise the potential value" Among the Jatect arrivals and so drove aff and in duo of these districts and discourage The boiler cleaner was At the station,, the second

further from Southampton by BOAC course found space elsewhere.

building of squatters, --THE-WIT-OF-THE-YEAR charged with stealing a gold youth informed the police that he "Speedbird nying-boat are Mrs,

With all due respect to the huts ring, valued at $32, from the was asked to sell the ring and C.G.S. Rosa, Miss E. Ross and new G.O.C. might I suggest Quat

Law and order are being cap. MERLE OBERON Kwong Ming Goldsmith Shop.. went to that particular shop by Mr. C. Chi Toon (who are on these expressions of welcome ably enforced by the present

accident. Together with a detec-

to Shanghal), route Miss

Miss M.H. take place

in less congested genial officer in charge although beauly, Lays: "I've tried Queen's Road, East. Appear-tive, ho localed Man Chuon in

ing with him was an 18-year- Spring Garden Lane in about 10 Mr. LN. Bosworth. Mr. and Mrs. is inadequate

F.D. Schompro, areas? As it is, parking space it appears he has a very small

ony's force under him. for the Colony's,

It is noted old, painter, Man Kui-tung minutes.

Matthews and Master A. Mat-noeda

View Police Station and as Hong Kong is that Bay who was acquitted on a charge At Central yesterday, first dethews.

partly requisi- plagued by visits from all man still occupies of receiving.

fendant admitted the theft. The On the Kamo aircraft were ner of personnal, I do think the loned building while the shell At 8.20 on Sunday stays on longer. Try Chinese entered the Kwong Ming that It was taken from the very Col. H. Venis, Mr. D. Hindmarsh,

Old Bay that he did not Mrs. G.A. Hazan and Mr. S.K. long sultering public should not of the young second

View Police know the ring was stolen nor Nathani (from

Calcutta); Lt be further inconvenienced. Sure- Station with its surrounding Tongue,

Goldsmith Shop and asked for, #

ly if these

how-de-dos land still remains un-rehabillat- official Other glamourour shades by gold ring. When it was produced shop he tried to sell it to,

Mr. Pelt Cheng-lien and Mr. must take place, let them takeed and un-developed, under TANGEE: Red-Red,Gay Red, from

the counter, the

Hemsworth (from Singapore); place at Kai Tak or anywhere so

BONGSU, Medium-Rad, Theatrical Red youth suatched it and ran. Taken

Mr. and Mrs, F.A. Bröndbridge, long as the everyday course of and Naluro!,

aback by the suddenness of the

Messra Sin Peng-khoon, George events are not disrupted,

Charged with using a motor theft, the fokis-- falled-to-caich

Haynos, .E.C. Cooke, ¡C, Meyer and Whilst on the subject of park- boat,without a certificato of sür-, up with the culprit.

V. Osathananda

(from Bang- ing may I draw attention to "the" vey, Lui Ho, who pleaded guilty.}

Junhappy state of affairs during before Marine Magistrate D.G.

Race Meetings? How is it that Cairns was Aned 100 and ordered.

Red Majesty

-reigning_Hollywood

dozens of lipstick colors

and the one that's best for mo-is Tangee Red

Majesty'...goes on easier

Red Majesty,

Latest Creation of

Fangee

RIP KIRBY

#

sald

HAD NO "L"

-PLATES

Wilson,

For driving private car 639 without "L" plates.. and un-kok).

accompanied by a licensed driver, Mok Chun, 20-year-old married.

during the

led that all caru had to be re-

Those who left woman and a learner-driver, of week-end for Iwakuni by BOAC section of the public road is to have the boat licenced.

of flying-boot

were Messrp, .C.A.

Brought Back Shortly before 9.p.m., another Chinese youth entered and pro- duced a gold ring which he sald 33 Bute Street, ground floor, was pticher, AG. Hargreave, C.L.C. he wanted to sell cheap. The rig fined $125 by Mr. Blair-Kerr at Blott, L.C. McKane, J.J. Budding, was immediately recognised a Kowloon yesterday.

H.J. Houthuys, Green Davis, being that ́which was stolen half The offences, said SI Howarth, WF. Carthright, Commander an hour earlier.,

were committed in Bute Street C.R. Willams just after 2.30 p.m. on June 13. JA.A.F. Talbot. The youth was detained.

HERE'S YOUR REPORT, MR. KIRBY, THE YACHT LORELE, OWNED BY DEREK GTÁRLOCK, GAILED TEN DAYS AGO FROM ITS "EXERTH IN THE: EAST.RINTER...WHO

KAWAS ABOARD, OR WHERE SHE’G I SUPPOSE IF

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'EM WITH GREENBACKS.

THAT'S ALL. WE CAN DO FOR THE PRESENTA KIRITY. "IP THE (LORELET (8-SIGHTED AT: SZA.

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YOU AT ONCE,

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN

OʻGRADY.

and -Commander-

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Many foreign women—in jahich was the grandstand, to Shameen anxiously enquired the vessels, Drizzles developed from their servants and friends into heavy rains that poured down: where they could send their on the spectators and crew. Tho children to have a good look Dragon Boat men paddled hard at the queen Dragon Bouts, incoming tide and had to hu

eastward in the lace jof a strong but the youngsters ran out to close to the south bank of the the Waterfront attracted by the river. drums and cymbals on board The heavy which heralded the arrival of pointinent to those who hired

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Big crowds struggled through caused by the rain, Houses in BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE

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