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or ontitle the Court to interfere 'in the affairs of the Chamber, and that the plain- tiffs are not entitled to the declaration'or'in- junction asked for."

Mombers Quit

RESIDENTS

Nets of the sudden death at Radyr, Cardiff, on May 30, of Frederick Arthur Perry, for many years connected with the B.A.T. in Hong Kong, came yesterday a deep shock, to his many local friends. He died after, a short "tness.

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Kowloon

INVOICES!

Practice Out Of Favour With Court

The Hong Kong Light. Or. In these words. Mr. Justice.ently this month, when, a formid- chestra is giving its second 4: Gould (Pulsne Judge) able array of lego tulent was, public concert, at the Euro-yesterday dismissed with costs engaged on ench side,

The action brought by Mr. Lul Plaintiffs were represented by Yat 9 pran

p.m. tonight.

Mr. H.G. Yam-suen and 6. other mem-

Sheldon, K.C. Mr. Starting from some Informal

-togethers, this group of musicbers of the Chinese General Bernacchi and Mr. D.AL

Wright, instructed by Mr. P.L. Chamber of Commerce, for un

Lam leby Mr.

to restrain the Hardy, Inspector W. P. Apps, arid injunction

The Chamber had for its chief Mesdames Pakrovsky and B. T. Chamber from electing meme protagonist the Hon. Mr. Leo Yip, is grown until the prescot- | bers of the Commitice and d'Almada, K.C assisted by Mr. day membership has topped the Supervising Committee In A.J. Clifford, (Instructed by the 20 mark.

contravention of article 32 of Chamber's legal adviser, Hon. Sir the Articles of Association: Mali-kam 16 C. B. E.) and to restrain any person or persons so elected as members of such committee and super-

First reaction to the judicial de-

at Amoy, Swalow, Foochow and Jeept them. Public cars cannot vising committee from acting cision on the dispute was the re- in such capacity,"

ecipt by the Chamber yesterday Canton, returning-to-Hong Kong stand -around such places as in 1014. He becnine acting The case arose through the afternoon of a letter from Mè Chumber

holding their annual P. L. Lam, solicitor for the plain-Manager in 1918 and held the post of Mannger until 1029. general meeting -May-19 this tiffs, giving notice of withdrawal

when he WDA transferred 1,000 your to cleet n general committee of some

TIG-W

members North Chinu. and the supervisory commitled,

applications had not vet whose

After his retirement in the any. Bendraster of H. M. Sinstead of on April on the latest | been approved, and asking for early 30's he returned to England. madon and the assistance of | date specified in cinus 31 of the the refund of meinbership and and in recent years was Secre that naval band. The Army, not", Chamber's new Articles of As-entrance fees paid, amounting to tary of the to br qutilene, vostributed muna- alans Trap De 2nd Bolt,, The Huffs and The Devonshire Regi- ments.

The practica of hotel, restaurant, ballroom, and bar, officials giving "written orders" to public car drivers to wait outside their establishments to pick up their patrons was criticised by. Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday.

Fred Perry joined the BAT. In England in 1907 and came to Hong Kong. In 1908.

A ploneer of the early days of "All these places are begin- the Kowloon Hotel and the the tobacco trade in China, hening to give these letters out Red Lion Inn. It is not allow-

at various times and I absolutely refuse to ar-ed," said the Magistrate. was stationed

The Light Oshestra started in sthall

way. When a small band of players had been gathered t was found that they high no. place Pakrovsky, 10 practice. Makane Me... Ochestra's_pignal...come, to the reset by placing her flat at 2013 Robinson Ronel at the dig

usal of the artistes.

The company's earthunion) - Was so mfcetins that they soon ob- Lahsed the advice of

Mr. F.J

After ton weeks of hard prae- time, und despite the very limited reperture at their command, the Dehesten aute its debut at the Popean “y an April 24 when lux the honour of the at- Tendance of H. The Governor aut Party Grunthars and Major. fiteral Erskin

Mrs.

Cociation.

Anomalous Position The barkground of the dispute the refusal of the committee of the Chamber to admit some 3,090 new members sponsored by the plaintifs before the annual sertion.

1 Gd

betont Mr. Justice bad the Cumber it elf in

anornatous Pl position following the adoption of the new Articles, and in connec-'

Personalia

known 09

"Pei

Perry lost

Kowloon Police Changes

J. M.

Mr. Lalliner further FRCOM- mended to Traffle Sub-Inspector

Donald Brown that the Traffic Office should get in touch with the managers of hotels, restaur ants, ballrooms, and bars, and inform them that the practice of giving out written orders" must stop.

Not Necessary

There is no real necessity for public hire cars to hang around those places, continued the Magis- trate, as it would not takin minute to get a car should one be required.

Swigged Vermouth In Hurry

Last Wednesday, Inspector J. Orem reminded the Court, was "one of those very hot days" which doubtless ac- counted for 38-year-old coolie Wong Ming's great thirst,

Wang stood in the dock befora ·. "Mr. WMH. Latimer at Kowlcon yesterday. and pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny of a bottle of vermouth.

Club, Radyr Golf 130,000 odd. A neeling of the

near Cardiff. Executive Committee is being cid Hong-Kong_rouidenis...will called to consider the request.

remember him as keen golfer Α meeting of the 20 electlun 20

of the a popular mestber scrutineers is also called for tu-

community. He served on the morrow afternoon when possil Committes of the Hong Konk

Det. Inspector the result of the recent election Club, the Golf Club and also the

Tendering an empty vermouth bottle as an exhibit, Inspector will be announced.

Chamber of Commerce. To his Forrest, former Officer-in- Lam Kat-hing, driver of pub Orem snid that defendant wus many Chinese friends he was Charge of Yaumati C.I.D., has #e eur 4710; and He Sheung seen at 11.15 am. on June 16-by. affectionately

hire car 4475. Tallyman Ching Kal-kwong In been appointed Acting Chief driver of public Suk" (Uncle Perry).

were both discharged with the No. 2 Godown of Inspector,

Holl'A He is survived by his widow Detective

sub-cution on the respective sum-Wharf, holding the bottle to his and daughter, June. During the stituting for Chief Det-In-manses of soliciting passengers Mr. Christian Henry Terence War. Mr. and Mrs.

spector W. W. Williamson at Tsinisatsui, and stopping for on with the present case coun-Van Meurs, mannger, Hong Kong their only ann, Billy, who was who is on leave.

seven minutes outside the Red sel for the defence had pointed Club, anil Miss Jean

Margaret killed in action.

Lion Inn, Det. Sub-Inspectar J, R. Sykes t out that clouses

and 11

First Prendergast, secretary, 8 Austin

defendant produced a has taken over control of were In

the setter from the Kowloon Hotel, conflict. By the former Avenue, Kowloon, were married

Yaumati C.J.D., and his post at the annual general· meeting is before the Registrar of Marriages

and the second from the Red Kok has been filled by Det. ume de-vesterday. directed to be held at

He further claimed Lion Inn. Spector Les!le, (Prior to

to that he was asked by a fare to Kuing Home leave last year. wait for 20 minutes.

n, DSI Leslie was attached, to the

The Kowloon City C.I.D. On his re- Cheung Fat, driver of taxi 4062, Mogistrate whrned turn recently he was posted to

that we expect taxi drivers in the Hong Kong Traffic Depart-this town to. obey all the signals

and, in May, to Wanchai.)

that Trac Constable gives". When DSI H, T. Matches goes when Cheung, was summoral for

The amount reised at this per- enabled the founding of a Band Fund, and the plucing wonders with is, at home for b. From tonight onwards, all raiser by the Ochestra's

public concerts will be donated

to local ebarities,

The fare offered tonight should tatesfy all lovers of light music. Washington Post," a, Marel by Souza, will be the curtain-ruiser, while other items on the pro-

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The

of

elded upon in the preceding gen-

Witnesses

Mrs. were

J.A. meeting and in default | Pretuiergast and Air. Roy B.

Article 32 set the lerton. during July. intest date as Aprit 30. Obviously The two had to be reconelled.

In the present cure, he said, the will include two Waltzes; irregularity complained

was that the election was carriedi requited Love" (P. Linke)

but at the wrong time. This being and **The 131tte Danube"

was trivia! (Struuns), forir Indian Love so, the irregularity Lyrics n March Medley and, as submitted by the counsel

Mr. Jose Hippolipo, principal ranged by A. Winters, as charac-for-lhe defence, did no damage

who would have warder of Victorin Hernand Pri- Prislic plece "The

the plaintiffs Butterfly."

a position and on, and Miss Cheng Slu-yan, (ft. been in no better a three selections "Fively"

not have ould

challenged

the the. Frine), the "Strowboat" (Jerome Kera and "Maid of the Mount-election if it had taken place be

Peninsula Hotel arrivals:- Mr. ore the end of April. tans," and the Overture "Morn- ing, Noon and Night."

face of it, the election having and Mrs. G.R.B, Pattison, Mr. and buen authorised by the requisite Mrs. J.C. Crichton, W.R. Mor- majority, it would soom equitable ris, Mr. and Mrs. R.K. Butler that the Court should refuse to A. McLeod, C.C. Bruce and S. D. interfere,

NEW H.K. QUARANTINE ANCHORAGE

Beginning next month, Hong Kong will have two

quarantine anchorages.

On the

Ho

Rudge.

Mrs. McPherson

ment

Defendant's Story

gaw

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News has been, received, in. the Colony of the death of Mrs. Gertrude McPherson, wife of the late Mr. John Livingston McPherson, at Tunbridge Wells, following forthcoming Kent, on Feb. 23 last.

Mrs. McPherson left Hong weddings are unnnonced----

Mr. Walter Ladd Briggs, cor-Kong in 1936 on account of ill- respondent, Gloucester Hotel, und heulih. She was known for her on leave during the latter part failing, to promptly obes in traff

pleasant disposition and of this month, DSI Waldron (at- fie signal given by TPC 3044. Miss Margaret Liang, teacher, of quiet,

gained many friends during her tached to-Ping Shan Police Sto- the same address,

stay in the Colony,

on at the time of the Lau Fau Mr. McPherson, who clad-Shan-pirates hunt) will take over some months back was a found at the Kowloon City CLD. AL

Defendant claimed that when er of the Chinese YMCA, and present, DSI, Waldron is at Sham- for many years its Secretory-shulpo, substituting for DSI D. S. the constable, who was looking the other way prior to giving General. He was also a member Roberts.

motor-cyclo the signal, of the Baard of Directors of Det. Sub-Inspector V. J. Mac- the European Y.M.C.A.

Donald, formerly with Yarmail wanting to turn into Canton Rd, and who has been a patient at denly put out his hand to sup

from Salisbury Road, he "sud the Queen Mary Hospital for the stream of traffic proceeding quite some lime, is now con-

Road up Salisbury

from the valescing at the Hospital,

abreast of Inspector Jock Orem, lawn Star Ferry. He was

the constable when the sig al bowler and Police prosecutor at Kowloon,

was given, said defendantt, Ani has b

discharged been from-the Kowloon Hospital (at decided to drive on.

The constable," in evidence, de- ler over a week's stay suffering

clared that he was facing Canton from a septic foot) and resumed Road and signaller-the-defendant would-be without a committee, Dr. J.H. McElney was among

dulles

at the

to stop when Kowloon Mhreach.

he saw another In this deadlock, which was never the passengers who arrived from

yesterday.

vehicle signalling. its intention BOAC "Speedbird" Crimes contemplated by the framers of England by

Defendant Court, trying Admiral Sub-Inspector W. Apps (a keen e

was not the Chamber tying-boat on Wednesday. Others Tata Suzumu and 18 of his musiciah and conductor of the following any other car, declar- the new articles, was entitled to fail back upon its from Southampton were Lt-Gen. associates charges of - Hong Kong Lichie Orchestra)ed witness.

on

the duties of First treating 500 Allied POWs and discharged

Court. Inspector. causing the death of 150 prisoners on Hainan Island. between 1942

Sub-Inspector S. H."Dowman. Bruce, and 1945, was adjourned to Mon- torother

Det.-Inspector "Chris" Dowman) Is now; at when it wi31 {\f day at 0.30 R.,

Shatin, taking over the post of deliver its verdict

Oficer-In-Charge from SI Gelger Throughout yesterday's session, m Colonel J.T. Bruck,ave his Colony about three months ago the Judge Advocate, Lleut-who has gone en Home leave. summing up address.

Inherent Right

Peninsula departures:-

Mr.

WAR CRIME

and Mrs. F.D. Gray, Mr. and VERDICT ON

Mrs. H. Corra, Mr. and Mrs. S.-

"The ferm ̄of ̄office ̈Of" the "com-}|1L. Lines, S. Wright and Me," and mittee is for two years, and if no Mrs. Wilbur Carlson, election took place the Chamber

A present there is only one anchorage in the quarantine barbour-off Stonecutter's Island. Inherent right to elect a com-Robertson and Mr. R. Nourafshan This has been a source of con-mittee.

(for Iwakuni), Messrs M.H: siderable inconvenience to ships Upon the second submission on Curtis, R.H. Joluson, A. McLeod corning in through the Lycunun behalf of plainoffs, that the W.R. Penkallgon, C.C. entrance of the harbour,

Executive Committee and the S.D. Rudge and A. Shalicross. The new anchorage will be in Committee were not enfilled to Kowloon Bay,

Refer consideration, of the new applications for membership until after the election, the Court ruled it was untenablo, as there was no evidence of mala fide.

BIRTH RATE Births for the week ended on June 5 totalled 984 against 228 deaths in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories, it is officially stated.

Majority of the births 097- were registered on the island. Kowloon claimed 207 and tho New Territories, 50.

Hong Kong's deaths during the perlod under review numbered

100, Kowloon, 117, and the New Territorios, 11,

Reminders

Today

The application was dismissed with costs to defendants.

The agent for the British Em

bassy in China dilnounces A

letters for, the following may be claimed at Room 103, Peninsula Hotel: Mrs. R.J. Crockam, Arthur* James Evans, F.E Format, The case aroused considerable Kenneth L. Kerks, Lin Seng Pek interest at its two-day hearing and George A Shaheen.

JAPAN SHAKEN BY QUAKES

Peninsula Hotel, 12.00 p.m.

At Kimoto town, and Classical Music Recital, European

UdenoPress. village, on Tokyo bay chagrined YMCA, 8. p.m. Concert of Popular Music, by police discovered that what they Sino-British Club Orchestra, though was, a' fidal wave was the West shining sea on a bright night. European YMCA. Lounge, 9 pm,

Tokyo, Juno 17.

ART CLUB'S CLASS

MONDAY

The No.

I

Australian

Wor

During his

St-Dowman-returned-to-th

Cheung was discharged with a caution,

Patience Rewarded

The accused, Including licu- with his bride, and was, until the latter part of last month, station- tenant commanders, captains.. lieutenants, CPOs and a civilian cd at Lok Ma Chau, New Terri-Police proved to his own

guard, are represented, by two Barristers-nt-inw, who came here from Japan specially for the trial.

tories.

+

Prosecuting in Major Grant, Theft Of A

Intyre, Australien Div, SCAR (GHQ) Tokyo.

ART. EXHIBIT

20 and 21.

Jack

Luk Ták, (39), unemploy

Detective 601 of the Water

satisfaction that "everything comes to him who waite" a after a patient wait of nearly two and a half hours, Sia Fuk (42), coolie, went back tp the spot where the detec tive first saw him,

H.

The story, as told to Mr. W. Latimer by Det. Sub-In-

ed, saw a motor-car- Jack spector Nieol at Kowloon yester

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at,

woulḥ. On

de- Being the tollyman, fendant "polished off the con- i tents of the bottle and put the container down. He was arrested by Ching and inken to the Water Police Station.

Defendant, who was discharged with a cnution en Aug. 6 last ori. the count of mendicancy, was or- tive county of Ching Yuen. dered to be sent bück to his na-

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BISMAG

MAGNESIA

Works of several well-known lying outside 62 Sal Yeung day, was that at 3.20, a.m. on

detective was A sharp earthquake, shook two of Japan's home Chinese artists will be displayed Choi Street, ground floor, June 10 the

islands last night and sent some persons in the Proceeds of nice not far from where Yu Man boat putrol at the Yaumatt: Typ-BISURATED

He (called, fendant's sumpan pass by.

"BISMAG" the coastal areas fleeing to the hills as police will go to the South China Col. chung (26) was doing some icon shelter when he saw, do-

for shors) lego Fund.

work.

called to

accused to stop, but spread a false warning of a tidal waya,

Among the

exhibitions are! He hoped himself to the jack instead of heeding the

If you're a victim of after-meal order The tremors extended from jumped outside and the power Hong Kong landscapes!

misery-drowsiness, uncom Prices but was seen, and chased, by Xu-defendant-continued on his way the island of Shikoku to station was shut off,

range from $100 to $1,000. "Fish" Detective 605, passing by joined and, weaving in and out of the

fortable, fullness, or acute At Matsuyams, clocks stopped one of the works of Kou Tak-in, the chaop, and arrested Luk.

stomach pain-your one sure Make A Bud Cup on Rotary Club Luncheon, Northern Honshu.

as they did at Kyoto,--Associated

seng, solls at $1,000,

Appearing before Mr. W.A. boats rored; there, cluded the

Police officer.

standby is BISMAG:("Bisurated The artists include Wang Cht, Blain.Kerr: at Kowloon yesterday Detective 001. walled

Magnesia). Immediately it reaches Kou. Tak-seng, Fang Chin. Seng on the charge of larceny, Luk 6.45 a.m., namin saw accused's

the stomach, Bidrated' Mag- Tzi-chen, Chun Yu-ún, Wu Ab was fined $100, or two months' boat. This time he managed to

nesla neutrallie the excess the craft with tong, Wong Hsin-po- and-Lok hard, labour, SI Howarth prose- draw alongside Wu-YBI,

the intention of questioning, Slu add that causes digestivo palni it is recognised the world over Accused, jumped into the walor but was hauled out.

as 'standard antacid treatment. On board; the sampan Slu.

BRisfactory could not give a reply as to what he was, doing there at that "early hour, opraš to how he jedms Into posegaylon of the sampou: Neither could” he explain away, the two-bambou poles, each with a nail in the end, found on board.

Ho was brought to the Police station. Next day, Chall Sel

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Residents played on high ground A sketching class, spon- Lecture on "Parallels in Chineso for several hours..

sored by the Art Club, will

and British Social History"

fcuted."!

The quake shook buildings in be held on Sunday (weather SATELLITES

by Capt AJE. Luff, at P.R.O. Building, Statua Tokyo, as I started at 1147 GMT. 15avpre. 5,45 pm

No one was, reparted injured in permitting) off. Sassoon Road Yangise Finance Co, Ltd., annual any are but two. FICKELY houses near the Queen Mary Hospi

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Coming Events

SUNDAY

Club members-will-assembla The Central Metenfioical Ob-¡nt-2-p.m. at Queen's Pier Where sarvatory, here shid the quake conveyance will be available. | was reeprdedi oni itx Inštruments||

for 15 minutes. However, the

Osaka Metepmologica! Observatory put the duration at 40% minutes.

Classical, Concert, Tor H-Club, but not fall after the first tremor.

Talbot House, 50, Mac

Takk on

The epicentre was all. Tomila donnell Rd., 8.30 pm.

River, south of Tanabes in Wakay Radar" by R. Goudle, ama Prefecture, where the shocks European YMCA (Armchair were moderate, The Central. Op. Group) West Lounge, 8.30 servatory enld it was one of the #follow: qunkon" of, they disapirojis Art Club skolching class, moms, December 1810 Wakayama, nugke,

bars assamble, at Queen's Plex, 26pm. ONU

MONDAY

p.m

t

A:Wakenyoma, objecta: foll, sI. ohiolycasand realdenta, rushed out of doors. Na damped, was reported. King Georgo" •. V. Eschool Parents | Osaka, I was, no badly Thakan "Association meeting, talk on they thoughts, the quakes, was

"Interka Decoration, at worse than that of 1940. European YMCA, 9.16 p.m. At Okawama, townspeople!

BĘ, A REPORT

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DODGING

EXPORT CONTROLS

Washington,—Junë, IZ-

The United States, Commerce, Department suspects,

that some Russian satellite countries ard ovod ing United States" export controls hy, dealing through brijer nations.

king (42) widow and owner: The disclosure was made to most of which were consumer boat 2981, reported to the Police

the loss of a sampan and Ident od the one Blu was in as her day before the House Approx products.

Keylo: Becretary of Commerce, phations Commitjoq@Eby:Law: charles Sawyer, opposed an emperty babe

Floading guilty to the rendu Kegan of the Commates berid on exports, in Burgla bo of lameny of the sampan, lalter Department,, who "salt, "thuf cause the move might drive the ing witha intontag, and posepasion steps. may soon be taken.

outting ort

"THE" Savion10@imbi crilicni et instruments: fit for on unlawwi

SATRO, Ander

gful purpose, Siu was sentenced mansracao, to a teal of nine, motika'! hörd At the same time. Thomas Blaisdell, noting/ canistant Beerg He said thee'sadestival seat labour to be followed by two fary:01 Comanbron, 'waii,that skyart controls: der than beste way Joure Police/supervision

to to meet thatṛNissin -Goba÷hol: gut. He had thres previous convie immerits for United? Sunted Patron de Curtain countringeatada potentials wäre inaterials United-tion for larceng dollering, wilds.| March 1 totalled . $18,000,000, i Prdss.

Jintent, und, unlawful/pokacssion.,

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