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To Have Rank

Socially Minded USSR Bankers

Forger Gave Parties, Presents

Described as a socially minded person who throw parties and gave prosents to lady friends, Sheik Charn Abbas was yesterday sentenced. by Mr. Justice Reynolds (Acting Pulang Judge), to three yours' hard labour.

Well-Known Ex-Resident Dies In UK

WBS

Abbas pleaded guilty to charges of forgery of a docu- ment, uttering a forged docu- |ment, obtaining property on a forged document, forging valu. able security, uttering a forged document and obtaining pro- perty on a forged document.

He also asked the Court, when passing sentence, to take into consideration eight other counts with which he hnd not been charged.

Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr, assisted by News of the death of Mr.Det. Inspector R.H. Woodhead, David Locke Newbigging, prosecuted. C.B.E., M.C., last Friday at Mr. Blair-Kerr said that ac- Farnham, Surrey,

recused was only 23 years of age. He was employed until April by ceived in Hong Kong yester-The China Company. He was then day.

discharged, not for reasons de- A well-known resident In the trimental to himself, but owing to Colony before the war, Mr. New- [staff changes. On dischargo he bigging was born at Dumfries, was given 'a good testimonial by Scotland, iri

lle served in the Army in the 1914-18 war and was awarded 11 Military CrOPR. Coming out to Tiong Kong In

1010, he joined Messrs. Jurdine, Matheson and Company, Limited, He served in the company's bronches in Chinn and Hong Kong and was made a partner in the firm in 1938,

In 1041 Mr. Newbigging re- algaed from the flang Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and

ment.

the manager.

baby. pecting

Moscow, July 18

Personal titles and" ruršku have been - Introdused: for. leading and responsible work- ́ers of financial and banking institutions In the Boylet Union.

Decrats Lo the Soviet Journal said those of- falme would wear Kpopiat "forms of clothing" and Ins signia of rank.

Is "General" Blate

Top rank provided in the depress Counselier of Financial Ser vice."

The next named is "State Counsellor of Financial Ber- vice."

Then comen "Étate Coun. sellor of Financial Servic», fret rank" followed, by same of second and third rankin Asscolated Pross.

Alleged Extortionists Remanded

menaces,

were being

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THE CHINA MÁIL, TUESDAY, JULY 20,

American Seamen's Allegations Against Room Boy Dismissed

Halding that there was no direct evidence against accused, Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon, yos- terday acquitted Chung, Wo, room, bay of the Chung, Ah Boarding House, second, floor, on the charge of permitting the premises, to, bo used, as a brothel.

Sub-Inspector Dow stated in evidence that as the result of a telephone message at 1.80 am. on July 17 he went to the Chung Ah Boarding House, 368 Nathan Road, where he saw two American sailors arguing with _the_manager.

As the result of allegations made by the sçamen he had all the room boys paraded on the 'ground. floor. Un the anilors sisting that the man they wanted were not among there present, he becompanied them 69 the second door where he fort defendant In a roors in the rear part of the building

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Gave Him Money

Alleged Pirates

Enter Pleas

At the Criminal Sessions yesterday, Keung Kin-chung alias Lau Pul, Ling Chan kai allas Ling Chung, and Chan Chung-nam alias Chan Chik,' who are charged in connection with the Van- Heutsz piracy, entered pleas of not guilty.

Mr.

When Wong Wong-san, a your old clerk, was brought be

When they saw accused, the fore Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Cen- first spilor allegedly said, "That's Arrested At Ritz trol yesterday on # charge of the guy," and the second added, After dealing with the manner demanding $30 from Wong: Lal- "That's the man. We gave him the

Mr. A.J. Clifford will repre-- with in which accused had obtained chan

Inspector money for the girls. He supplied sent Koung Kip-chung alias Lau week's re- the girls."

Pul while Ling Chan-kal allaş a book of 100 cheques from The Moran asked for a Netherlands Trading Society and mand in custody, as further

Chan Chung Ling Chung and Witness wald that the two obtained the sums at $3,875, $250 charges

proferred Americans told him that they had nam, allas, Chan Chik will be res booked a room for $15 Presented by Mr. D. AL. Wright. and $1,050 by means of forged against accused.

C. A. S. Rusa is the instruct- through accused, who then asked ing solicitor. cheques, Mr. Bleir-Kerr said that accused was arrested at The Ritz The case was remanded ac-them whether they wanted girls.

When

the case cume up before cordingly. ot about 11 pm. one evening.

Mr. Blair-Kerr cald that oc-

Justice Reynolds (Acting two girls were brought to Pulane Judge) yesterday, In another case of demanding the replylag in the afirma-

tive Joined the Food Control Depart. Cused had a wife, who was ex-money with menaces before. Mr.] then they were sitting in the Rusy said that Ling 'Chbuk-wah,

Accused was, Hin-shing Le's Court, a three- After the occupation of Hong said Mr. Blair-Kerr, a cather day remand was granted at the rooms talking with the girls, the therat accused, whom he re- Kong by the Japanese he was in-socinily minded person who, threw request of the Police.

defendant entered spoke a few prepented The terned at Stanley. There he was parties and gave presents to lady

Chau Chi- words in Chinese to them and proceedings, had not yet been In charge of the enrol and dis- friends.

Asked whether he had anything munding, $25 from Chan Siu-sin, Degan to dress. The girls explain-Mr. Russ ask that the plea of ratak, aged 17, charged with de-fmmediately afterwards the girls able to raise suflicient funds th

engage counsel. tribution of the Camp's stores.

to say before sentence was passed, master of the Hop Kee Tailored that the police were raiding

deferred. Former fellow Interneca

Abbas

"I have nothing| Shop, 4 Wanchat Road. replied:

that they had to fist accused be the place prd teave but would

later. Inspector J. Hill prosecuted.

Six days have been set aside remember the skirmishes he had to any."

for the trial, which will come Defendant,

explained witness,

The Van In was the floor boy the second floor and in charge of mence on August 9.

as such was Heuter is expected to return to responsible for the falling out of Hong Kong on August 7. the rooms, collecting the money, and entering the register. Chinese boarding houses, he said, do not have a general register of the quests but Reep separate on each floor.

Internment

will

with the Japanese his attentя

to send more food Into the comp.

In recognition of his servICCA

to the internees, he was warded

the C. B. E.

In 1945, Mr. Newbigging left" Hong Kong on recuperation leave

prevented him

Ill-health

returning.

from

Mr. Newbigging in survived by his widow and two children.

Stag Hotel Dispute Nears End

AL

accused was

Sucker, 1st Class, Kept Opium Divan

Saturday,

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A

ones

the Lower Court

Guilty Of Robbery

TOP PICTURE shows some of the devastated miles in Hung Hom, on which grass has grown on the hillocks of debris and rubbish, accumulated during the past few years. In the bank. ground are Hong Kong 'and Whampoa Dock Company Limited's buildings The ploture at the bottom - shows cluster of equatiors' hovels around the shall of the former St. Mary's Bchool. See story at the right,-China Mail Photos:

"Purity" Cult Was Not Very Pure

Paris, July 18,

Michael Ivanoff, 49-year-old self-styled High Priest of the "Fraternity of Purity", was sen- tenced to four years' imprisonment today becauso a Paris court ruled his actions were not pure in the eyes of the law.

villo

wha

Sub-Inspector J.S. Howarth booked rooms 302 and 300. After ing robbed Jose Maria da Con-forming with him the perfect! Sedina

to the delivery of closing ad. ed before the magistrate on prosecuted in both cases. dresses by Counsel.

Bearing will continue at 9.30 p.in. todny, when Mr. H. G. Sheldon will conclude his address

After evidence of arrest and of the statement made by, sccused at the Police Station had been given,

-on-behalf of the plaintiffs accused was found – gulity -and fined $350 or three months hard labour,

The dispute is over the question whether the original partnership under the name of (Mun Kee), of which the plaintiffs claims to be partners, replaced by a new

Mattor Of Bail

Dependent Mother Plea Fails

Toms

In Kowloon

Ground Lies WasteWhere 13,000 Were Once Housed

A bomb-damaged site: which formerly housed at least 13,000* people is still lying, waste in Kowloon as it has been three years ago. It is the biggest aite of its kind on the main- land and one of the many visit- ed by the. "China Mall" yes- terday.

L

Hung Hom, which before the war was a thriving and densely populated dockyard town, is now a heap of rubble.

The owners of the site on which formerly stood about 200 threg storey buildings have not made any attempt to reconstruct.

As a result, several hundred workers are now, lying in make- shift huts of planks, tin sheels cardboard,

and

On raga

nearby vacant plots.

In contrast la the desolato scene, the only, sign of, rehabilita- tion in the

neighbourhood is a row of 10 single storey,; shops .and two three-storey tenement houses newly-built in Bulkeley Street:

Many other bombed sites along Chatham Road, in the vicinity of and from the Kowloon. Docks Cooke Street to the foot of, the hills south of Wulu Street, arc, and covered with undergrowth debris heaped high.

“The only búlläera

who bave

taken advantage of some, of the

Bites are dockyard workers. squatter familles,

whe stails.

and

hawkers

have put up shacks

and

Ran Into

Arms Of

The Law

When Au Young-pak,

1

on

man, Au Yeungkwon admitted that he had stolen the watch and, that he sneaked back to the house through the root, to

and see his sister. try

He was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr.-J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday, on the charge of larceny. Sub- Inspector J. S. Howarth pro-

According to evidence in the Ivanoff, a distinguished silky-woman living on the second Correctional Court last night, maned Bulgarian, maintained that floor of 341 Tai Nam. Street, Ivanoff's cult might more ae-it was all a plot fabricated by a was awakened by a man at

jealous of his curately have been termed a rival who

3.50 2.m. on July 18 she success as high priest of the purity promptly concluded that he |·"sorority";

cult. have been a first class sucker. What more

Identity Parade

har Pleading guilty to charges

Beveral "disciples" testified that can I say?" replied Cheung Sum, unemployed,

to police whistle. charges of "inciling minors Chief Inspector

5.G. Smith, of robbery and possession of they had participated with large Tie Court convicted Ivanoff on was a thief and blew

groups of women and girls from debauchery". In addition to his when asked by Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yes

The Intruder ran down the after corroborating SI Dow's arms and ammunition, Wong, 14 to 45 in nude dancing en masse four-year prison sentence, he was stairs and literally into the arms terday what he had to say before sentence

evidence on what the American Sui-kau was yesterday sen-before Ivanoff. The dances, they ned 300,000 francs and his civil of two constables on patrol duty sepmer alleged and, the subsetenced by Mr. Justice Rey-sald; took place on the recluded on the charges of keeping an opium divan quent identification. parade, added

rights taken away for ten years. In the street below. grounds of vahoff's suburban

Disillusioned 'disciples who testi-

When he that when the allegation was in-nolds (Acting Pulsne Judge),

was brought up to the and possession of opium was passed.

to

near Paris. defendunt.

awarded fat it was found that he was the The admit to nine years'. hard labour terpreted

......... [tied, against him were Of the two smokers found on ted that it was correct. Arrested on Friday night by

Witnesses added that the dances damages of one and 10 strokes of the cane.were led by a former ballet artist United Press.

franc. each brother of Au and that he had yesterday's resumed | Sub-Inspector Andrews at an the premises, one had his ball of

disappeared from the house Chung, who entered a complete hearing of the Stag Hotel dia- | unnumbered hut at Sal Yee $50 estreated, and the other was denial on the charge, declared

Wors was charged with having of the Paris Opera. When they

July 15 at the time that another pute before Mr. Justice Gould Street near the Yaumati Rall-fined $36. The 26 pots of opium, that on the night of July 16 two clothing, a bicycle and 16, a frequently undressed and chose robbed Tang Houng of one zult of reached their high point, Ivanoff

woman tenant, Lee Kwan, dis- (Acting Chief Justice), pro-way Station, Cheung ploaded seven pipes and 14 lamps were

covered the loss of her wrist- Chinese, who gave their names confiscated,

May 2: ceedings were mainly confined not guilty when he was charg-

watch. the prettiest among his disciples ** and Lee Man, w us Wong Fong

He was also charged with hav-that "he considered worthy of paying the respective rents of

$9.40 $12.20 and

they left the color one pult of binoculars, couple, the Court was told.

one wrist watch, ona wallet, one

"Perfect Couple": boarding house.

shot gun,

20 rounds of ammunl- About 10 minutes later the twotion, one cartridge belt and $20. An 18-year-old stenographer, men

returned with two foreigners He pleaded not guilty to this who said she had been choser and went into room 302. Wong ekked him whether he could sup-charge. On the Crown offering no for the "perfect couple", said

told

Zla her evidence, he was Torinally dis- Ivanoff had ply any girls.

philosophy was "sexually divine". told him," said accused "that W.A. Blair-Ketr, assitied

charged on that count.

"He told me we were genera- Nine Peeping Toms were secuted... He stated that he had been

we are not permitted to introduce by Det- Inspector D.H. Taylor, tions of beneficial wives for the taken into custody by a was dissolved and asked by someone to admit the

the partnership charges at the pulice station and

girls to our guests, and that

on behalf of the world and that we were working (Hop Kee), formed during the was given to understand that it

'manager is very strict on this."

Sub- for the good of France," she said. Police party, under The four men then left the pre-. Japanese Occupation, in which

Inspector McLeod, in the was only a matter of bail. "I see the defendants claim more than

I have been a No.

A plea that he had an do miser but came back about 30 now that

1

minules 40 per cent of the shares.

inter with two girls year old mother depending on sucker,"

sald defendant with д

him 'brought no mitigation of a short

dressed in European clothes. After laugh.

talk in room 802, the Liu Yiu, arrested by Sub-In-sentence from the Court when #dark man" went into room 306 spector Fung Hol for keeping an Chan Yee was fined $750 or with one of the guts, Wong and oplum divan at 54 Pelho Street, four months hard labour by Lee left, taken Arst floor, on Saturday night, was] Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Central {*****

Register Produced fined $550 (or four months hard yesterday for keeping an ophum Just before the police visit, Lee, labour) by Mr. Wicks yesterday. divan at 197, Queen's Road returned to the floor, knocked at

West.

the doors of two rooms," whisper- Inspector Moran, prosecuting, ed to the girls in a "foreign sald two cubicles were used for language. The girls and the men

the nine men, aged between deportation order.

Loung had four the divan.

19-and 20 years, loitering there, victions. left Five smokers were each fined wards.

the building shortly after- He was taken to the Kow-jcharged before Mr. J. Wicks at Delendants gained admittance Another returned banisher, Lou $25, and two, who did not answer In reply to C. Smith, defendant loon Hospital, and detained Kowloon yerbelay with poses the root by climbing over the Kan-allas Lo Pang alias Lay Luk to their names, had Bytir ball said that the register barn and there until July 18 when he sion of an Instrument At for un barbed wire fence from the ad-allas Led Kan, who had tharto Brus taels hidden in the false, bottom As the defence course). Mr. of $30 each estranted.

Jointry houso

"There is no doubt

Wevious convictions, and pleaded of a Chinese sulteuse when he ar- Marcus da Silva, was engaged in

Two months hard labour, to be names of the two Chinese men, was discharged, still a cripple.

In the small hours of January whatever that they were there guilty to breach of a deportation written in Chinese by them. How Li: came by his injury was |AA| rived from Canton on Saturday the Supreme Court yesterday, the followed by expulsion, was the (This was substantiated when the described by Det Sub-Inspector |*9% Ll. was seen by Det-Sergeant toore for the purpose of preping order; was niso 'seníanced 15:Your Evening. The drug was discovered case of Wat Tal-fu, of 64 De punishment meted

Chau-sing fast another dates into the rooms of the boarding years hard labour, raud out by Mr.

'D.S.' Roberts when LA by Chinese Revanue Ocer 204. Voeux Road Central, first flour. Hin-shing Lo at Content yester-gister was produced in Court.

Wative aut 128 Fuk Wing Street house than to commit a felony. Mr. W. A. Binir-Kerr prosecut- Chow Tai-lee, described as a a charged with practising medi- day to Hul

halding a bamboò palm, with a

· Accused 'were all bound 'over travelling trader, had 82 tacks cine without a licence, was yester-eries, for attempting to stall hearing yesterday afternoon were,

to steal a

hook at one end; and looking up in the sum of 480 to be of good ed on, behalf of the Crown in approximately 110 ozs.)

of the day adjourned until today when radio sot from the first floor of the application of the defende

at the fit fode.

behaviour for a year. contained in two packets a date will be Azed for its hear- 141, Wongneichung Road,

solleitore

Later adjbitnéd ́ ́ to inside a shoe box. The drug was Ing.

with: both defendants al- He was detected by the owner, wed ball of $1,000, each: found by Chinese Revenue Officer The case will be heard before Yeung Kin-hang, and was arreste charge 39 when searching defendant's Mr. F. X. d'Almada, and Divisioned by two Chinese delectives as Jordan Road, ground fibor, to be populated luggage on his arrival by the al Inspector D. D. Davis will pro- he attempted to escape, morning train on Sunday.

Inspector R. Hill prosecuted.

Traffickers Sentenced

Sentence

of Bix months' hard labour was passed on two opium smugglers by Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday.

Omeer

According to Revenue D.H. Knox. Len Leung hud 30

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FRACTURED HIS LEG TRYING TO ESCAPE Trying to escape from the police on January 25 Fast, 36 year old unemployed Li You jumped from the roof of 100 Fuk Wing Streak on to the second floor verandah, and; fractured his løft leg and left arms

Plea Of permitting Insanity In

Murder Trial

unlawful purpost,' :.

* Eliam Found -

|- · On_seeing the defectives ap-

· prouch, accused ran off and up the stairs of 100, Fuk Wing Street. On arrival at the roof he jumped down to the second- floor, veran- leg and king, who is charged with pillers was found in his possession

A request that Chena Kwok-dab, and factured his left

When searched,`n : mair, of

small hours of Sunday and

DEPORTATION

charged: before Mr. J. Wicks ORDER BREACH

at Kowloon yesterday with being found in onclosed pre- I'm:sea.

Sub-Inspector," J.8..

At the Criminal Sessions, yes- terday, Mr Justice Reynolds Howarth (Acting, Puisne Judge), passed

that the Police went up to sentence of four years hard the roof of the Tal Kwan: Board- labour on Leung. WIE who ing House at 24, Sal Young Choi pleaded guilty to breach of a Street at 1.15 a.m. on July 18 and

con-

found

|

EXTORTIONIST SENTENCED

uised as a brother on July 17 preferred against Lau Kong was, on the Application of Mb. V.K. Kan, remanded to the afternoon of July 24

A sentence of six years' hard Kau,

olá coolle murder, be remanded to a Defendant, dried DST Roberts, labour was passed at the Forosan 9 Dacapo strede Lunatle Asylum, was made at was ill cripple and would not Criminal Sessions yesterday-by second floor.

Was remanded to the Criminal Sessions yesterye able to work for somatime: Mr. Justice Reynolde (Acting fmy 20sa ma the appiellon of day by Mr. G., A. 8. Hubs, bo mink he has been cumciently Pyirne Judge), on To Tak M CHAT Bathertonshus, on the MaJustice Reynolds (Acting busighed as He has been in hosing who pleaded guilty to a

Charges of Ekerblijf brothel at Fulsne, Judge told the A plial for about six

B4 Wooking Sureet, first door, on My Russ,"

told the Court | Chill' 's Cripple Tora moritha Babuscharge of demanding"" money_{

méñacos, MyS

both

cases.

previo

KOWLOON ROTARY

A talks entitled, "The Ground Organisation at an Airport will jbe given oti-Thursday at the Kow- Hoon Rotary Club by Mr O'F.

Hamilton."

Reminders

Today

July 17%, and, with, living on the that Mr. A. J. Clifford, would be Accused was bound over in the late for the Crown was K. Rotary Club Incheon, Roof

at prostijuter,

representing the accused, said sum of 150 for six months.

Forgery

Charges

that the request was being mado booouse a plea of insanity, would be put forward, at the trial He Also said that Government monopolised medical axports and |it: Was

dumcult to of shy private

Charged, on, two, coninct of forg- obtain the

„document, Blidson ||-|

47,6 Iniport, and he did not think the Court

004 any jurisdiction-to

quest

Unlicensed Driver

conducted by Mr. WA, Bleir. * Garden, HK. Hotel, 12.30 Kart," akuisted by Dat. Inspector, W.Q. Morrison, artisan Bing Urban Council meeting G.PO. 0.2.0. Two was alleged to have

** Bldg., 4.15. p.m. edfelter demanding the sum of St. Paul's College Speech Day, $600 from Theung Ying with C Lea Hysan Hall, Bar Macdon- menated and without any The panell Foad, 16 p.marta) Lau mầu, 22-year-old, amonable or probable cause, Bridge Drive, European YMCA, mechanic › 'employed at ” Kal Airfield," Was)fied"

he pleaded guil

Welt" Lounge," & him. But Coming-kevents

MAMTOMORROW.

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8.30

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