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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1948.

Big Quantity Of Dangerous Goods Illegally Stored

"I have never seen so much dangerous goods stored in unlicensed premises in my life," Divisional- Officer V. C. Seymour of Kowloon Fire Bri-' gada told Mr. J: Wicks," when Cheung Hing- ' yuen of Choon Kee, 4 Gutzlaff Street, was summoned for storing dangerous goods with- out a licenca.

DO Seymour said that when he visited house 116 Kowloon Tong Village on June 24 he found the place being used as a mah-jongg cards factory. There were a number of empty drums which had formerly contained sulphuric acid.

Scheme To Get Free Rice

When Lo Kin, living on board No. 1 boat belonging to the China Vegetable Oil Co. at Taikoktsui, asked Yung Kit whether he want-i ed to purchase some rice, he led himself into the loss of

350 catties, valued at $165, and Yung into six months' hard labour.

The story of Ying's scheme to defrard L of the rice was re- lated Mr. J. Wicks at Kow. loon yesterday by Sub-Inspector J. S. Howarth

On top of these drums were wooden caska containing a total of 15,000 lbs, of formal dehyde- and 440 lbs. of acetic acid, Although both these

Ridiculous

Berlin, July 27,

A British spokesman dea cribed today' as: "rididutous"

report in the Boviet-licena- ed. Yorwaarța that Franch 00: aupation forace, would evacu- ate, Berlin in the near futura and "that the British would take ayar their sector --Rau-

tor.

Witness To Driving Incident

Summoned on three counts of falling to drive on the right side of the road, failing to produce his licence and ob structing the police in the dia- charge of their duties, Chu Sik-chung, driver, was brought buforo Mr. Hin-shing Loat Central yesterday.

chemicals were not so danger- Chu was represented by Mr. ous as sulphuric acid, they Marcus da Silva while the prop were bad enough The for-secution was donducted by Ins- maldehydo gives out a very Pector, Brownrig bad odour and affects the eyes.

The defendant's Arm is a very big concern, said D.O. Seymour, and should know the regulations, The goods were stored in a suit- obic

place, being out in around with plenty of air.

Defendant was fined $400.

Acid Solxed

the

The same flue was imposed on Fol. Wel-man of 19 Shum Chu Street when he pleaded gulity. lirough Mr. Marcus da Silva, to without a licence en June-24. storing 5,000 lb. of sulphurle geld

The prosecution had already close its case at the previou hearing and yesterday was oc- cupled by evidence of the drive and also the evidence of Mr. Y C. Bonner, dispenser of the Mill- tary. Hospital

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Defendant said, that he Was | driving private. car. No, 2280 ́ut-a speed of about 10 miles round a

bend Into Gloucester Road on May 7,

Approaching him was a motor cycle driven by a police Inspector travelling at a high speed. He stopped his car and put out his hand to denote his action and aisp | waved his hand for other cars to AS PRES Pasa

DO Seymour cald that he seized 2,200 lbs. of the acid as previously the maximum fine was $250. this fine had been increased, to $1,000 he was prepared to release the, seized goods, end apply for a fine of $500 to be imposed.

The Inspector in the cycle drew alongside his car and demanded his licence which he produced, but mentioned that she

had committed no offence there

Was The Inspector, he said was

and ordered a police cor poral

YOUNG

WIFE'S SUICIDE AFTER HUSBAND'S SLAP

A 20-year-old bride of under seven months; so

brooded over-the-slap that her husband-gavo ·· her during a quarrel that she jumped over. the verandah to här: death on the night of July 14,

At the conclusion of an inquiry held by Mr. W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yesterday, the Coroner returned a verdict of "Suicide while the balance of her mind was deranged."

Bell Rings, Burglar Caught

attached to the other end lead-

Wong Chim, husband of the following day and again she re- dead woman, said that they tused. They quarrelled over made the objectives of numer As water pumps have been were married in the country and he told her that she should ous burglars, So Wai-lin, 35- in December last year.' and obey his Instructions.

year-old married woman live. me to Hong Kong In Febru ary; last.

Lo Tal, principal tenant, testing at 101 Sul Yee Street ded to having heard the couple (ground floor), They had frequent quarrels as quarrelling, and to seeing Lo Lai- with a basket to which she his wife kept on accusing him of he slapping her right thigh in an thed a string with a small bell covered hers having a concubine outside. the fatal night, he scolded her for

Onugitated manner.

Shortly after, she went to bed, listening to false rumours and for sold witness, she was awakeneding to the living quarters. insisting that he had another by someone. sighing near woman outalde.

bedspace. She then saw Lo run-the belt sang. So got out of bed, Just before dawn on July 26, During the quarel he lost his ning past her towards the veran-put on the lights, looked out into temper and gave her a smack dah, pick up a stool, and stand the yard and saw a man hiding She started to cry and, in splic on it. of his doing everything he could

Realising that the woman was yard.

behind a hole in the wall of the (such as wiping away her tears going to commit suicide, witness with his handkerchief), she would got out of bed and ran to the not desiat,

Sho telephoned to the Mong She, was too late to Kok Police, and Detective con-

call his mother, and when he ar- rived back at the house was told that his wife had jumped over the verandah.

verandah.

the

her

He went to Injchikok Road to prevent the fatal leap, although stable 944 was sent to the house. she actually had obtained a hold There he took Cheung Ping into on

the leg of trousers.

woman's custody, after Cheung had frank- ly admitted that he gained ad- Dr. R.E. Alvares said that in mitinnce to the yard by cilmbing his opinion death was due to mul- up a water pipe, leading from the tiple injuries, haemorrhage and back lane onto the wall of the shock. The appearances were con house. sistent with the woman having jumped from a height as the in- country on July 1 ho asked his ed on her feet and then pitched from the juries pointed to her having land- wife to go with her to visit all his forward. relatives, but she refused. request

Oboy His Instructions

Referring to other quarrels. witness said that when his mother come to Hong Kong

was

This Detective Sub Jaspector D,S repeated on the Roberts appeared for the police.

PUBLIC

WARNED

TO CHECK NEW SERVANTS

Jut before noon defendant, at the

on July 5, invitation of complainant, went on board the rhip at Taleoketsi examing sume rice which Lo had earlier in the morning offered for sale. Accused was accompanied by foki of the Yee Fat Rice Shop, to whom he had, in turn, offered nails. The firm has already appatrol car to arrest him and take kome rice for sale.

plied for a license and he the

Sulphuric acid, sald Do Sey- no reason to ask for his licence. A mour, was used by

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defendant's

Arm for getting the rust of the langry who hinorned to pass in nj

wires used by them for making

The

work unaccom-

a

chicck

yesterday with attempted larceny When Cheung was charged bo fore Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon

of a water pump, he denied that ho wanted to steal the pump but only to steal two pieces of cloth- ing hanging out in the yard.

The complainant. In reply to the magletraio, denied that there- was any clothing either out in the yard or near the windows.

The charge was amended by the Court to one of being found in enclosed premises with infont, and accused was sentenced to three months hard labour, and recommended for banishment,

Sub-Inspector J. S. Howarth tated that defendant had a pro- vlous conviction in 1946 for re- ceiving stolen properly, and one on two counts of housebreaking ib 1947.

Ruse To Beat The Law

request to the public to co-operate with, the police by inquiring as to the age of, and chacking up on, all-girls applying for position as domestic help was made by Detectivo- Later in the afternoon, Yung prosecuting officer, was quite pre-him to the station.

Inspector C. Dowman at Kowloon yesterday. and the foki returned to the ship pared to certify the premises as In the station he was charged with two coulles and four comply a suitable one for u licence to be and told that the ball would be rice sucks. After filling

Det:-Inspector Dowman was the issued.

$300, which amount was later re- sacks, Yung told complainant that

dused to $300 by na European Ins- which Wong Leung, 28-year- as a warning to the general pub- the prosecutor in the case in Court that defendant was charged prosecuting officer told the

payment would b made at the

Mr. Silva, in initigation, said pector. Yee Fat Rice shop. The com-

that defendant's arm had been He also mentioned that he was old shop assistant living at lie against employing young girls plainant agreed, and accompanied carrying on business since just pushed into the patrol car in such 243 Apliu Street, second floor, who apply for the party to the shop.

before the war. As Mr. Seymour a manner that. his. llcence and was charged before Mr. J. panted by an adull. In such On the way, accused and the sold, the sulphurleucid was used other papers fell out of his poc- Wicks with harbouring a 15-cases, the applicants should be two coolles, currying three saclts in the course of trade, and an ket. af rice weighing 350 catties and application for a licence had been

year-old girl. between July 18 asked their age, and C. Banner gavit, corro and 25. J.

should be made.. valued at $105, disappeared. made.

borative evidence to that of de Lam Yuk-chl, the girl in ques- fendent and added that he wit-tion, had a quarrel with her mo-age is reported missing the police When a girl under 16 years of nessed the whole affair from ather, Chan Wal-lan, on July 17 are put to a lot of work as they for operating an unregistered Jetty in Gloucester Rind.

To escape being summoned Mr. Lo convicted him on

and ran away, from home. She have to treat such a report as first count and registered a cau-and was introduced to defendant are invariably looked upon

the went to an employment agency a "serious crime" Da all such cases workshop, Tsang Sheung and tion, and dismissed the other two who took her in as an assistant suspected kidnappings, concluded businesses of making electric Tang Kwai claimed that their summons.

to his amah.

Det-Insp Dowman. Det-Insp. Dowman said that

torch bulbs were two distinct. Imposing a fine of 350 on do- concerns. accused was a family man and tendant, the magistrate that everything he did in connec- the mother against further harsh Bond of the Labour Office when Defondant, said Mr. V. C. tion with the employment of the treatment of the girl. girl was above board. There was treat the girl less strictly she will J, Wicks yesterday on the sum-

"It you

Tsang and Tang were before Mr. uo suggestion that any harm had not want to run away again," saldanonses of employing young per been. done to the girl.

Mr. Wicks.~**

When the shop foli and Lo ar- rived at the rice shop with the sugle sack of rice the trick was dl covered, and the foki was ar- rested.

THE fok was charged before the magistrate with larceny by trick but was discharged," said Sub-Inspector Howarth.

On July 20, defendant was een and recognised by the foki at Canton Road. He was arrested, but the rice was not recovered. Accused was sentenced to six _monthis' hard_Inbour,

Burma

COWIE CASE ADJOURNMENT

Owing to the disposition of Mr. B. A. Bernacchi, there was no hearing yesterday of the ac ton brought by inspector W, H. Cowie against the Hong Kong Government for

Wrongful di missal,

Hearing will be resumed at 10 amon. Friday, August 6,

Confident

Of Crushing Reds

London, July 27.

i

The Burmese Foreign Ministar, U Tin Tut, declared here today that the Prime Minister, Thakin Nu, and the Government of Burma, wäre de- tormined to prosorvo Burma's recently won in- dependence by constitutional means, "We regard any threat to our independence and constitutional' processes, such as the present Communist insurrection, as a threat," he de- clared in an interview with Reuter, "and we shall go all out to crush it."

"With the support of the con- stitutional majority in the Gov- ernment and the country, there

cilssention

Mr, U Tin Tut said that the should be

no difficulty in the Burmese Army and Police were Government putting down the doing a grand job. They were insurrection, and restoring order loyal to the Government.

in a short time," he added.

The recent

in Burma's Great

Front- the Anti-Fasciat

Freedom Leaguo-had given the impres- sion overseas that Burma was swinging toward Communism..

"There has been some disunity among the more advanc

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On July 25, the girl was seen by her mother in the market and

· Eight men and thres taken, home. The mother then women, all Shanghai people, reported at the Shamshuipo Police were brought before Me Hin-Station that her daughter, re- shing Lo at Central yesterday ported as missing on July 18, bod charged with attempting to been found. export unmanifested cargo "hy sa. Mau Sang on July 26.

Two of the men who had the least cargo were, fined $75, while the others were each fined $100. R. O. Redman fold, the magis trate that on the moming of

July

25 Chinese detective saw. a

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Diamond Ring Conspiracy Case

Charges with conspiracy to de

large quantity of baggage being traud Sennet Freres of a diamond loaded on to a lorry, and, sus on Jan 19, Tong Wing-on, agad pecting that something was amiss 36, La Wing-wal, followed the lorry which, stopped Fang Man-wai,

aged 30 and at Blake Pler

aged 53 were The luggage wan then loaded at Central yesterday."

brought before Mr. EX. d'Almada on to a sampan which rowed out

Inspector T: Cashman prosecut 19 the harbour. The detective ed while followed in another sampan and Remedios represented

Mr. J. M. d'Almyıda found that the defendants

Arst 'de. boarding the sa Mau: Sang

fendant, Mr. Charles Loseby, the board and a search made of it.

The luggage was hauled on the third. Large quantities of cloth, wool, lipsticks etc. were found in the

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ed political leaders in Burgis," he Food and fuel costs for declared, His, and the Premier's week ended on July object has been, to build up the Teague as a progressive constitu tional front.

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Friendships

Rice & Flour Vegetables "It is Burma's policy to main-Salt Cabbage. Main friendship that we have

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Amerion To and the Western democracies," he

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TOOK LYSOL

warned

sons and women after legal hours, occupied the same premises at 157 Tung Chol Street, ground floor.

Tsang had three young persons and four women working when the place was visited at 0.30 p.m. Following a quarrel with her made as the result of a complaint on June 21 The check-up was husbandt over domestic affairs, made by three Suen Yung, aged 31, of 80 Lock-workers that their wages had not

of his hart Road, swallowed a quantity heen paid, and that they worked of lysol.

A Fire Brigade ambulance was

until midnight. ramediately summoned and she cockloft, had one young person Tong, who operated on the removed to Queen Mary and threp women workers, hospital where her condition was

reported an air,

women

First defendant was fined otal of $125, and second SIDO,

Truman's Demands To Congress

Washington, July 27.

second and, Mr. Marcus da Silva, President Harry Truman, in his address opening the

Yesterday's hearing was taken up by third defendant giving his evidence,

He said he was approached by second defendant to get a cheque that he may, show-off to his girl friend and promised to return the cheque later

special session of Congress today, asked for, action on questions dealing with social security. benefits, raising the present "pitifully inado quata minimum wage, and amendment of the displaced persons act. i shya Male Male s He, secured a cheque from and

The President ticked oft the 6-Ratification of the Inter Tsang Ping of 144. Queen's Road nine questions he wants acted national Wheat Agreementi Central The cheque was the dn in rapid order: handed to second defendant In 1-Help for the States to pay

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More money for a steam plantat. New Johnsonville, Ten his house who promised to return mounting school costs. The exsco, and other projects

Was Senate has passed a bill provid meet en acuto shortage of it in water he met Loing this. The President end, the tric power? V

Moto equitable and rei Water the Federal pay legislation."

Cattle

Some days *7.3 ~IL.K:54.7900 and Tong in ■ten house and House should do likewise: In view 7790 when he requested, the return of of the present, crisis in educa, 2000 the cheque he was given $50 and o

"We therefore Intent to seek Cure 16, plecen,

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1.5990 pld that long, had used that 2-Raising the present "pitiful-ment of the elvi.

ly inadequate minimum wage of cheque to purchase a dlamand." 0010 After crops-oxamination by Mr.increasing by at least 50 ed the Sauthern Democratie,

hour to 75 cents, rights programme which prompt- 7036 Silva and Inspector Cashman per cent the

7800 further tearing was adjourned to benefits under the old age, and

social- - security | at Philadelphia, $7000 11.45 am. on July 31 when de survivors insurance system.

Mr. Truman did not detail the 7000 co counsels will address the also hope tho President said, exact civil rights measure, ba

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Foren Minister The Rahabilitation Allowan salde the bad boys abfection to for the month of August wil Communism of a destring, and fi was once to Siharuga Com munlats to preach the doctrine

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