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THE CHINA -MAIL, WEDNESD

WARNS HEAVY PENALTY HEROIN

FOR DEALING IN DIVAN EXPENDED AMMO KEEPERS

Smuggled Watches To Singapore

Complaints that

were

being smuggled

Singapore resulted

watches

into

in Chan Chee-chin, a foki. of the Chun

Nam Co,

No. 90 Ko Shing

street, being

Mr. W. A, Blair-Korr warned unlicensed dealers of】 Three keepers of1oplum' anit]

uncṛushad_empty_shells_and_cartridge cases

heroin divans were brought to

JULY 7, 1948.

RAYON POSED AS

ORDER TO TENANCY

NYLON; SINGAPORE

SENDS COMPLAINTS TRIBUNAL

Kowloon Magistracy yeaterday Border Blacks to a fine of

and sentenced to from 30 months' hard labour.

12 to

that they would be liable HK$1,000 plus, imprisonment for three years

Jim Tin, 30, was fined H3750 with hard labour, when he coutioned six of or four months hard labour for

an divan at them at Kowloon yesterday. The defendants, represented by Mr. Marcus do Shanghal Streetfital floor

charged also for keeping a here Silva, were summoned on 16 counts of pos-diván, possession of herofts plis 10 18 months" hard labour. Ul session of and dealing in expended ammuni- and pipes, Jim Tin was sentenced default of “payment of the fine, charged before ⚫tion. They.all pleaded guilty.

months are to

run They were Kong Pab-of-174,1 tioned by those outhorities as the four Mr. F:X, -d'Almada at Central

Notice to the landlord was Magistracy with making false Reclamation Street, Ma Tik-ammunition deemed to be beyond consecutively. declarations on two parcelsin of 316 Reclamation repair or re-filling Consequently.

counsel assarted, it was under-ordered by Mr. Blair-Kerr. De statiuable about his clients' ignor fendant was recommended for

depirtation,

For keeping an oplum divan .He said that the definition of ammunition as provided by the at an unnumbered hutin Bal Ho Ordinance was so wide that any Tau Village, 44-year-old," part of the shell by itself was Cheung was fined HK$500 or considered to be "ammunition." three months' hard labour,

Chan pleaded guilty Mr. A.S.C. Coomber Iined $500,

through and was

sent through the Post Office Street, Chan Chak of 360 - to Singapore.

clamation Street, Tsang Yuk- tong of 381 Reclamation Street, to Yun of 302 Reclamation Street, and Yuen Chung-man of 211 Kilung Street.

Altogether 450 rucks of empties, Sub-Inspector A. F. Cockrane

contained comprising larger 4.7 cells an Anid that the parcels

wrist small e artridges were selved. wrist watches and n watch bands a declare Mr. M. These, however, were ordered to

Office had

presence

סור.

"

ance.

Reduced As Scrap Mr. da Silva declared that he

He was arrested on.

Vienne, July 5. Yugoslavia is building par. manent iron and concrete road blocks on the Austro-Yugo-

now manned day towers are slow:

new machine- and night, and new

way chordier, frontier watch

gun «posts have thean set (up ibatwaan "the "towars, accord. Ing to reports by British security units in Styria.-

Theimertutés ·have almost completely stopped the flaw of refugees crossing the atyr Manfroniler, it was stated.

Reuter. Assemka na p

RECORD MOTOR PUMPS

Complaints from Singapore that manufacturers in an order was made at the Supreme Court: gosterilns:s by Hong Kong were producing rayon stockings we@justice TL-Gould Puime and exporting them as nylong, resulted in a Judge), that a case which had been heard by a "Tenancy heavy fine at Central yesterday...

Mcsato Tribunal comprising HS. Mok, Li Hin-leung cand LI. Tung, should be re-heard by the Tribunal:

Pleading guilty to two sum- monses of selling 20, dozen pairs of stockings falsely. Labelled as nylons.** and 'for' being in possession of 10 pairs of such stockings, Lai} Yik-wo, manager of Cham-, pion Knitting Company, 10, Fak Wa Street, Shamshuipo wagfined $1,000 on both F. X charges by Mr.. d'Almada.

Not Guilty Plea Inspector J. Moore prosecuted -while-üläfendant-waś-represented

by Mr. Marcus da Silva.

•

China's

B-24 Planes

In Action

Shanghai, July 6.

ment despatchos.

The order! was the outcome of an uppeal against an eviction jorder, made by the Tribunal' in respect of No. 12~Jordan-Road, Brd Noor, Kowloon,

KLI Chung-shata. (1st-appellant)' dml Tom Hou-man (2nd, appell." no {ent)prayere‘represented by "Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, Instructed by Mr. HER. Woo of Mezera. Woo and Woq.

1. Mr, D. B. "Evans of Messrs. Johnson Stokes & Master 'repre- tented the respondent, LI Yin-

F

to lat

With, the Communist resis, The appeal, which, sought to Ho was also dantenced to 12

tance showing novialgns of riverad or bet aside the avietton months hard labour for running

the Nationalistjórdor, of the Tenancy Tribunal, weakening, advised heroin 7

dén and possessing -Householders were

High Command today. threw was based on the grounds that had discussed the matter with heroin pipes. The arms to run by the Police yesterday to keep

*fact. Y. Khan employed nth Posts returned to the defendants at the Commanding meer, Mr. W. consecutively on non-payment of a recurd of motors used for Also summoned in connettion several additional squadrons of the decision of the Tribunal wpis It was also člaimed that the buen mattucted by the suggestion of the prosecution. Thompson, and found that the the fine.

Chan Lun was sentenced to 30 operating water system pumps with the above was G.B. Mahbu- fighters and bombers into wrong in law and

„manager of K. A, Chour-action in the week-old major admission of Mr. A.3.G. Camber. ban, Police would not press the case

the Honan plain the then solicitor for the 1st up- Mr. D. Flehes, his superior to pay un the conditien that they re- perini attention to parcels to suecd them to kerap as permitted but desired the greatest publicity.| months' hard labour for operatho-record:should include.fal, 155 Wyndham Street, who, buttle on

ing a heroin rivan, and possessing makers name and number according to the prosecution, half southeast of Kaifeng, accords pellant appearing in the notes of as a warning.

An official spokesman cald Singapore He was suspicious of by law.

Warning Case

The ammunition was bought heroin pills and pipes, June 28 that such records will help in possession of 20 dozen pairs of ing to the latest pro-Govern the Tribunal, was without two parcels and the defendant.. Was sent fur. The parcels were Det, Sub-Inspector J.R. Sykes, from the "Pak Wo Chèung" firm, upened ก his found to contain watches valued prosecuting, teld the Court that which had already applied, for aat 182 Temple Street, first floor identifying motors found in the 38,190. The declared value of the police ruled defendants' presence in the rest her con but was remanded until yester possession of unauthorised per 450 sacks of signments should arrive herein day, pending analysis of the druga senz. There have been several

Mr. da Silva seized at his premises.

thefts of motors recently.. uncrushed form, the watch bands was less than raises and found

expended ammunition.. This particular

was CAFE

Не recollected that the fron brought us to convey a severe

at the Central warning 10. dealers In this was summoned

and was cautioned, own.Magistracy material to rectify their

The ammunition was returned to position with Police. The oxla-

of a very considerabla the firm to be reduced as scrap, tence

The same step should be taken of dealers Was ' In- dicated by the unravelling of by the Magistrate in this matter;

he suggested. care. this

$1,000.

an

palit that S. I. Cockrane Import permit was required for watches in Singapore. It seemed that there were more watches Iti Singapore that covered by In- port permit,"

Mr. Coomber said defendant had led

the that The forms

number

Dealers are permitted to import on instructions of another foki, expended ammunition in a crush- He was in a hurry and was not exl state, present at the packing.

аго

but the shells Ile did brought in unerushed a licence,

not know the contents. il war rating HK$2,400, & needed.

firm had

genbe erras. The often ent watches to Singapore and had made the proper declara- tion; He said that the offence was a techpits one.

Warrant Discharged

A the Supreme Court yester- ny,

Mr. Justice T.J. Gould (Puisne Judge), discharged, with ests to the defendant, the distress Warrent and by Mrs. Man Hop against Mr. Leung Wing-hong for 300, alleged the six months reat du in respir of the front cubicle of No. 19 tal Wo Street, 3rd floor.

In scharge the Warrant, Mr. Justice Gould also awarded defendunt damages in the sum of $50 and directed that the one month's rent awing by the de- fendant' to the plaintiff should be set off against cests awarded to defendunt.

Ignorance No Excuse

'The stealers might not realise this, e declared, "but ignorance is no excuse."

said.

Woman As Decoy

bo

Charged with keeping a There is a great risk of the commun gaming house aboard expended ammunition Anding Shamsulpo ferry launch, Yu. ifo way into the hands of le. Nul was fined:HK$150 by. Mr. responsible persons, and if re-Latimor at. Kowloon yesterday. filled can cause breach of the The amouni was said to good order of both Hong Kong her-day's pay as a decoy. and China if it gets in there."

Defendant approached a young he said.

woman, who was crossing the

in In

severe future.

penaltica harbour from Kowloon would be requested in addition to third class deck on July 4_and] congisention, DSI. Sykes stated.

enticed her to try ber fuck. Yu -Fine Needed! Affong did so and lost HK$130. cheated Realising she had been she cried aut, whereupon the gamblers dispersed.

can-

This caso involved in siderable loss of revenue, in view of which, DSI Sykes void, a fine should be imposed.

The police would not press the matter, however,and-would-be with a caution. The satisfied empties might be returned to the

the

The defendant was, however; recognised by the complainant and arrested by the police.

defendants on the condition that Concubine Case

they be reduced to scrap.

All crowds lead to...

Adjourned

a week.

Yu, charged with having carn- -

1

12 CHARGED WITH TEAHOUSE BRAWL

stockings of the similar brand.

defendant entered Through his counsel, Mr. F.R. Zimmern. plea of not guilty.

Inspector Moore told the court that the summonses, arose from Information.received, from. Slaga- pore that Hong Kong manufac turers were-sending rayon-stock- ings to that port a nylons.

above parties were summoned,

For the Brst time in the elyll war, several B-24s parilcpated in the bombing and strafing of Red concentrations and positions, the report said.

ly

of

authority and contrary appellant's instructions.

Naver Sub-let Premisesn Li Chung-shau said that the had never sub-let any part of the premises since March 1, 1940, to The Sulhsien sector, 69 miles one Li Ching-man. He sold that

continued southeast of „Kaifeng, to be the scene of the heaviest the sub-letting was by one

| his sub-tenants, Wong Boltrun fighting in which 7,000 Commun As a result of investigation the lists were "liquidated in the and that. It had been made with

lout bla Knowledge or consent. past 24 hours, li won.cemi-Metal- Ll denied that he gave in-

claimed.

structions, at the hearing before Difficult To Distinguish

war the Tribunal, that Mr. Camber Independent despatches ald should admit that he, El, had An argument between a foki and a customer of

that three powerful Government subiet the premises to LI Ching the Koon Hoi Lou Tedhouse led to a free for

Evidence given by Mr. Davis, all fight and the charging of 12 men before government chamut revealed com comprising elite pops max. Ll who said that Choy through analysis that the stock-upped-with-heavy arms are Ping-fang-interprater to Mr. CORTI Mr. Hin-shing. Lo at Central yesterday on the Ings in question vera rayon and closing in on a large Red forceber, had not explained matters plainly to Me Comber, also not nylon, He agreed with de falling back on Suinslan, .counts of wounding and malicious damage.

| denied :that “he · gave ›instructions fence counsel that. It would be Quoting the Nationalist military to his solicitor not to fight the It was alleged that Ho Yim, difficult to distinguish the differ headquarters in Chengchow, the care

cape; - tw dospatches declared that by their After evidence by Choy Ping. (35), Leung Ping (25), Ngence with the anked oye Chau (34), Wong Wing (34),|

Mr. "adventurous" attack-on Kalteng, fan, Mr. Justice Gould sald that, After a submission «by Lau Cheung (34), and Hui Zimmern that his client was the Communist armies in north, he was satisfied - that there was Chau (33) wounded Lam Yeerothing but an innocent party to ern Honan had run into a Gov-a misunderstanding and "that no was given by 11# the deal, Birg d'Amada discharged emment trap and are now com 100l consent

pelled to fight positional warfare, appellant. The case must be re which they had sought to avoid heard by the Tribunal and -esch in all previous compalgak party must pay. ·ita" own feosta

of the appea},

Chaplain's Murder

Suspect

with a chopper.

Nip Nung (38), Lou Ming-ting (24), Mok Ching (39), Wong Hel (37) Chan Taan (37) and Leung Yung (67) were alleged to have wounded Fok Young with chopper: ".

Tokyo, July 0. United States Army Criminal Investigation Division agents! The 'first eight defendants were damaged are holding a suspect in con further stated to have nection with the-murder of a chair, five stools, 31 ten cups Chaplain (Captain) John Ryan, ond 22 tea pots valued at 350. who was shot to death on While the remaining four were additionally charged with piding April 5.

and abetting.

Inspector J. Moore

dermplain Ryan' was shot week with

i knowledge of. 16-year-old death on April 5 a short distance Wang Nul, is represented by Mr. outsida Sugamo Prison in Tokyo. A. J. Caldard; instructed by Mr. He was Catholic, Chaplain at the CAS. Rák The women are prison-United Press. defended by Mr. A. S. K. Lau. They are charged with procuring the girl.

Gold Crates Found

s

Mahbubani.

"Awful Rat"

Discharged

revolver.

{us

1

BRITISH AUSTRALIAN TALKS

Air Power

Diplomatic Weapon

Washington, July 6.

For the first time in history the United States today is us!= ing air power aaya diplomatic" weapon.

Government troops along the Palping-Hankow railway mean-|- while have been alerted, followe ing reports that three Communist armies under General Liu Po chang, in West Hoñan, are pre paring to cross the railway nest Heughang: 60 miles southwest off *Kuifeng, ito join the Honan plain Sentenced to 16 monthsim-battle-Reuter. prisonment at Central yester- Earlier, usually reliable sources

said that day for possession of an, auto- bad old the United Press that Counsel declared, that most of

the suspect was believed, to be on the night of June 29 a group matic revolver and four, rounds of men went into the tea house; of ammunition, Wong Kwok- in American soldier. the dealers had been engaged in

The Eighth Army Headquarters ordered tear and, claiming that po told the court that he had this business for more than 30

An indivi- the wraig variety was brought been paid $30. by Tao Man the years and were reputable bun!-

Hearing of the "Concubine announcement said:

Fok. nessmen. They were not aware

would not be Case" was adjourned sine die, dual was picked up on Saturday, to them started an argument with second defendant, to carry the

July 8.

by Tokyo Criminal Inves that the empties ennsidered as serap until crushed by Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kow-tigation Division agents, on sus- One of the men left the tea Sub Inspector A. F. Cochrane to a much greater degree.

loon yesterday.

picion of the murder of Chaplain house and after about 20 minutes said that second accused came to

Bombers have entered the cold Mr. din Silva sald at such am-

Defendants were remanded for (Captain) John Ryan, and is be returned with 20 others, six of the police to any that he knew An order for payment out, to

ing held for investigation.".

war in Europe. whom were armed with chop- a man who had a revolver. He defendant, of monies paid by himmunition had been sold as scrap

The announcement said the supers, and immediately They are Yiu Po, manager of

Three: squadrons attacked was, given some money. A few

of B-20% are· London, July 0. into Court, was also made by Mr. by the Army and the Navy in the

Dockyard. They had been aUE- the Good Earth Co.,.171 Salygung-pect bad, been identified by two the fokis, seriously wounding the days later. To Man came again Justice. Gould.

to the mur two complainants.

Talks on matters of common milking their influence falt by chal Street, Wang Boe, 40, and Id Japanese, witnesses

and told the police that the per

manoeuvring over Europe and the Ying. 42

The case was adjoured for one son would be in Connaught Road, interest to Britain and Aus- Middle East.

hearing fixed fon Central at a certain time. The tralia will open on the return

ten Aquadron (normally September. 7.

Police were sent out and -Wort of Mr. Phillp Noel Baker, Bri-bombers) will leave for: Britain, Kwok-po was pointed out: When lish Commonwealth Domin-next week, Jet fighters are also arrested he hid the

revolver

lons Secretary, and the Aus on the way, possession.

trafion Prime Minister, Mr. This employment of air power; When charged, Wong fold S.I.

as an estensible arm of foreign Cochrane that the Fecond ac-Joseph Chifley, tomorrow,

may seem prosaic and not polley cused had given him the revolven Mr. Chidoy's Vlati will be brist, oo sensational. But it had never to carry. They met at the Custo but, the talks are expected to been done before and even, 85 Paris, July 6, Three wooden crates, which don wharf and he was, palticover a considerable range of sub: tale.as-the beginning of this year-

.to..do..so.

there were, people, in the Govern Jocts. had contained the gold stolen

› Mr. d'Alimadu, In answer to

and foreign policy commen- ment from the customs shed in Orly accused dented that the volver

Lators who said it could not be Prominence has been given to

Australian Immigra- done..

It was claimed the air force is Purther evidence was, given by airfield on Sunday, were found was his but admitted that he targe-seine Hut Kit. Cheng at Central yester floating in the Seine River yea" knew of the revolver, as he had tion plans, which Mr. Chiney L

taken part in discursions about it.

lethal for reported to be, bringing with him,

diplomatie day when Cheng "Kwok-king was terday.

In discharging him because of and it has been surested that manoeuvres. Its purpose “le-des- Three street gangbling schools charged with the murder of A The empty cases were found were:raided in Western district 20-year-old-amah, Cheung Chat, by a worker at the Suresnes dam. lack of evidence, the Magistrate the Cabinet has already decided truction. Let the army and

"os"in the past call the bluffs....... against thění. -*\ Yesterday by Inspector PS. Tang, and attempting to murod They were addressed

to Leon described him ra nn "awful.rat."

The State Dapartment,vatoed at 800 Bonbum Road Sardar, Hank This resulted in five men being Kit

Indo-China,

Authoritative quarters, however, an air force "plan" to diangicha Bned $20 or 10 daya and four (rst floor), on, March 15.

Saigon, from the American RADIO PLAY.

are un fleet of Super Fortressor" "ground" say that these reports by others having their bail of $25 Hul said he was sent Chis

Smelting Company, New_Yazic,

founded, for the Cabinet has not the world." But the "Plans and CASTING Andre Fining and Company.

discussed the matter."

||'Operations "División. of the urn upat.court.

was..read

dy. He reme

rememberedde

continued

„force-quietly made ärrängements The gambling schools were fendant coming past him, the next invézilgation ör

There will be the usual, forty the

'burglary.

The

Government, win, is what to dimply the big bombers and nBonhom, Strand, Connaught shing he remembered. was re-the biggest ever committed in rightly casting meeting for the Good and Euthern Sheet and wining consciousness; in the amrance, whics, vodd nat the next radio play on Wednesday. Britain, short of manpower in her as deter and watch for effect. july - 7, at 0.80p.ms, in sklag struggle for economic recovery. Their lana, matured about; tha james of SuppÑg, Wu asid Sam bulance. on: his way to Quem criminals approximately £8300,000 Kung, were in progress when the Mary Hospital. -having- been hit on

hit on at the legal rata for gold. The George's Hall in the Missions to cammat immediately pare large time the Russians slammed the

sections of the population, but if gute nut in, Bezla polico interupted.

poile continued to question Seamen.

The play, to be cast is Nigel is sympathette to long-term cong Twenty of the 30 B-29s now in Inspector J. Hill prosecuted.

Forraak evidence was then woskars at the airport Valled Lynton Derby sand-Joan, and alderation, when Britain's ecops Europe and home :artow weeks Riven

by police who arrested de-stress. -

met vi hareparts, for 1eg-men canti -two mic, position has been röst Lago butšiast week they were fendants:

called to Europe, spo The case was adjourned unt HOHANGE WITHDRAWM

pabout fluo kitos catione. It was announced that 773 450 ot Inspector, Thomas J. Cashmadi

fighters will be transferred per- is in that fe of the case.

manently from the Canal Zone, to Cermany. And 10 Shooting Star Fare metto

THE

KAMALA CIRCUS

CORNER OF NATHAN-ROAD SALISBURY ROAD,

.KOWLOON.

GRAND CHANGE OF PROGRAMME TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY AT 5.30 PM. Z‍8.30 P.M. Matinee on Saturday at 2.30 P.M.

Up

Mr. A._C, 'Tribble, Acting As- Officer. sirtant Social Welfare prosecuted.

GAMBLING

SCHOOLS RAIDED

MURDER EVIDENCE

ngtreated because they failed to mistress to tell defendant visiten La French police

GERMANS

SIGNED UP

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-öld vegetable gardener worth at Philippine products, for

Kowloon yes-Japan and other occupied coun

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tries from June, 1047 to Jane German «formie prisoners of war, An examination In Pitman's terday.

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tomorrow at had been Metairied at the Mentai O'Hare, BCAP local trade? Karl Krause,nailsback UIN THE BLUBER OF

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