Mother With Child To Be Gaoled
¡Chan
Chun, 23-year-old married woman with a three- month-old child, charged with causing on obstruction by loitering, was yesterday sen- tenced by Mr. J. Wicks to six weeks hard labour and recom mended to be re-banished.
Defendant, sald Inspector J. Orem, first appeared before Mr. W.I R. Latimer on July 30, a few hours after her arrest by Inspector C. Culling at Nathan Road nent Nanking Street, and WHA re-
manded for three
days as the
cue night be taken for committal. In view of the fact that she has a child three months old; said Inspector
Orem, the
Crown
decided to have the cure heard summarily, tespite the fact that the hud twice returned fran banixtiment.
for 10
Accused was banished years It January this year. She found in the Colony two was
months later and was sentenced to six months' hard labour, and
re-deportert for life,
Bnished
her tbird con- viction for taitering on May 31, Ip Ying, 33-year-old woman, was sentenced to six months' hard labour and recommended for re- banishment by the same magist rale.
She was arrested by In-pector Chiling
outside 117 Woosung Street on Saturday night.
Also angusted by Inspector Collin.. Chan
To 28-yearzold
whłów, was bound
over in the
xum of $50 for six inanths by Mr. Wicks when he pleaded gulity to foltering at Nathan Rond near Chrung Lok Street shprlly after midnight on August 1.
PRESIDENT
I
CUTS VACATION
Independence Missouri,
August 1,
It was Congress, nos Berlin, that the President had in his mino when he cut boot his plan for a short vacation at me.
The White House Press Secre- tary, Mr. Chovica itoss, sulu inat Mr. Truman hud nothing new a
the Berim dispute to necessitate
bis retro 10 Washington.
Red Majesty
THE HIT OF THE YEAR
MERLE OBERON
-ralgning Hollywood
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THE CHINA MAIL, - TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1948,
Surrender Of Nazareth Signed:
Ibrahim Fakum, Mosiem. Mayor of Nazareth (centrs, wearing fex), acated among field officer sa ho algns the surrender terms of the Biblical town on July 17,
Jewish Haganah forces captured Nazareth with only four, killed-AP, Photo..
Permission Needed For Charity Collections
Persons appointed by "kai fongs" (district olders) committee to solicit subscriptions towards the costs of mass celebrations of the "devils holi day" must apply to the Commissioner of Police For permission, before they go out collecting, ruled Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday.
Ignorance Not Bliss
When Cheng Nee Lin-ying, 34-year-old married woman, pleaded that she did not know
the law, Mr. J. Wicks asked her, "Don't they tell you in America that ignorance of the law is no excuse?"
Charged before the magis- trute were Lam. Hing-ho and Or Hon-keung, both of Nan Chang Street, for collecting money for a benevolent pur- poar without the permission of the Police Commissioner.
stable 1623 an Saturday afternoon They were seen by Police con- collecting from various shops at Nan Ching Street. The entries in ...] their red-cover book showed that Defendant, who returned from total of $38.50 nad been collect- America on the as. General Gor-{rd.
don
on July 31, was charged with
Importing 19.75 ounces of gold. Inquiries made by delective- valued at HK$4,808, without a constable 847 revealed that they permit.
were appointed by their district
know
Pleading guilty to possession, "kul fong" con-nilter, and that accused stated that she did not the collections were for the boni
was against the law. de purpose of erecting a bam She added that she read the notice boa nlter, purchase of loss paper on board the ship stating that and joss sticks, and employing Hong Kong, ¡y a free port and monks and nuns on the 14th day that only arms and ammunition of the next morn. need to be declared,
1 knew that gold could nai be brought into the Colony would have proceeded straight lo Shanghai," said Lefondant.
She was remanded for 24 hours on ball of $50.
Cairo Explosions
Cairo, August 1.
DEPRESSING RESULTS OF S. AMERICAN INVESTMENT
Budget May Increase-
the
Canton. August 1.
The depreciation of the National dollar has necessita- ted an increase in the 1948 inst quarter expenditure wor Kwangtung Provingiai Government whood budget for this period had boon originally fixed at CN14,000,-
it
reported
1000,000,000,
is has not as yet been de cided How much the increase will be. When it is fixed, it will have to be approved by the Central Government, and if the latter orders out in the figure than, 18 la bellayed. here, retrenchment or staff might follow-outer
Wrecking Of Dykes Denial
+
London, August 17-
The end of the "ors of active British investment in Latin Americq”, was predicted today by o report in the Important -Chatham, House Review, organ of the Institute of International Affair, +
In a comprehensive survey of British Investments in Latin America, the publication warned against entertaining optimism in respect of still existing investments. The process of utilising accumulated sterling balances for the repatriation of British investments would continue, the report added.
It is claimed that the "in-que tion, such as railways and different treatment" moted out utilities, are physically run down to British capital by the Latin and ownership will entall further American Republics over the capital outlay, but "In the long last 30 years would, in any parently be used for further pur- run, sterling" balances will AP. case, have made. British in-chase of British railways, utili- vestors "chary, save in exceptles, or for redemption of Govern- tional circumstances, of ven-ment and municipal debts." turing further, capital".
the
2TW. 2
Dyes, Indigo Powder Seized.
of
Genton, August 1. About 10,000,000,000,000 Chinese dollars worth dyes and Indigh powder are reported to have been seized by the local Customs author. ities. In a surprise rold on premises in “ áldo fanó” near the Cantor forminus of the Canton-Harików Railway.
The goods wars contained in 60 large cases with a total weight of 1,700 odd pounds.
• Customs records showed that the goods had not been de clared,
fallowed.
and confiscation
It bolteved that An attempt. would have boan made to smuggle the and Indigo powder
dyou
out of
Canton had not the Custome
acted in 'time.Router,
Stray Calf Caused Accident
Total remaining British Invesi- ments are still impre sive, but The survey stressed, however, only nominally, the survey con that despite depressing result the tinued, and the real value could adventuring of hundred of millions be considerably enhanced, given in British capital into Latin- America should not b
greater be regarded of the debtor to meet his contrar
willingness on the part as a regrettable mistake, and itual obligations." added, "There can be no doubt
Other factors also "mitigate the scope for foreign lending for against optimism," much as the purpose of developing back- Shanghat, August 2.
ward nations of the world is still wth of Indigenous Industry and nationalistic aspirations, whch are The 'Central News today part of such nations to avoid or that investments will ever return
Immense, given willingness on
the calculated to
restrain, optimismi quoted a Government Water row nationalishto former prosperity, it added. Conservancy Ministry spokes-
The repatriation of Latin-Ameri-
It said that the borrower, forced can securities did not start of to turn to new. founts of capital, man as emphatically refiting major ecole unit after World War is more concerned in keep the new the Communist claimsiefhat I, the, survey stated,
sources contented than to bother the government dro and
about the treatment accorded to ground forces were wrecking
old 'capital."
A collision between a pri- the Yellow River dykes and
vate motor car and a buffalo Busing itself on various exist- Not A Mistake counter-claimed thate the ing estimates, the report said that
calf. at Castle Peak Road, Nevertheless, Reds 'neglected dyke repairs | by 1914 a total of come
Investments In Tsun Wan, on Sunday after- as well as, murdering and million sterling, had been invested Latin Amerie must not be re-noon, resulted in both the
th Latin-Amerien.
garded as a regrettable mistake, driver of the car persecuting Nationalist flood
and the From, the bor- By 1947. investments amounted the report suld. prevention personnel, are keeping
of the calf being 1 to some 4215 million, Mexico rower's viewpoint it had enabled owner British holidaymakers away, In statements issued in res- £140 million and Chile a little
te development which otherwise charged before Mr. J. Wicks Many small hoarding houses ponse to the Communist charges, under 250 million. Since 1947, would have been impossible, while at Kowloon yesterday. which have anizetained' the the spokesman lilined the Com-the position had been revolu-
evalu- from the lender's viewpoint it had ERITO British familles for years
are this summer, ra- delving letters of regrat-Á■- sociated Press.
Seaside
Slump
VrOstend, August 1.
Belgium's Grasido resorts reports a lump due to the severe International currency restrictions which
Constables On Bribe Charge
brought before Mr. J. Wicks at Three Chinese constables were Kowloon yesterday on the charge of "agreeing to tempting to obtain, a $100 bribe
accept, or a from Mias Veronica Chan at 17 Beltran Rond on July 25, and, on Inspector J. Oren informed the J. H. Eyans, remanded for thre
application of Sub-Inspector Court that the Folice are very days. strict on the question of permis-, "Defendants were PC 7 Denny nion being obtained from the Yen, aged 19, living at 70 Morri- Police Commissioner in order to son Hill Road, ground floor; PC stop unscrupules persons from 1858 Wong Chik-sang, aged 23, conducting a racket in the name residing at 1235 Canton Road, of charity.
ground floor; and PC 1857 Chan Yat-fan, aged 25, living at 170 Woysung Street, ground floor.
Havó Never Applied Defendants said that they have been elected representatives for a number of years and have never applied for permission. The
beauty, says: "I've tried Powerful explosions rocked an dozens of lipstick colors the centre of Cairo this after-money collected was for worship- ...and the one that's best noon. The first occurred beping and not for their own benefit. for me--is Tanges Radhind the Egyptian State Tele- As a matter of fact, they added, Majesty...goes oneaster graph Office, causing damage they had to subscribe towards the stays on longer. Try and some casualties. A second funds themaċivca, Tongee.
explosion occurred
ke Д minutes later on the first floor
Other glamourous shades by
TANCES: Red-Red, Gay-Red, Macium-Rad, Theatrical-Red and Natural.
* ་ ་ྟ
Red Majesty,
Latest Creation of
Tangee
Kemal Square..
werd
Taking the explanation as a not
Larceny
Of Cable
at
larceny of a quantity of cable lead Pleading guilty tà a charge of
and copper wire, the property of the Military Authorities at Shek- of a building in the Mustapha guilty plea, Mr. Wicks remanded toneed to one month's imprison- O, Wong Kam, egest 20, was sen- the case for 48 hours, and saldirent by Mr. that if defendants
"Lo obtain the Central yesterday. they would be discharged with a necessary permit in the interim
sentencing Wong to serve one caution.
mouth, the magistrate said that he should consider himself lucky Before the case was adjourned, for offenders of a similar crime the magistrate imposed a flue of had been given as much as two $50 on each accused.
They told years. The Egyptian Premier, the court that if they were penal- D.S.L. Chan KI Yick, who pros Nokrashy Pasha, accompanied by set no one would in future c-secified naked for a serious view high palico officials, attended the cept the appointment as repre- to be taken. Investigations which showed that sentatives. The Gine was reduced
At the time most shops closed and the streets were com- paratively empty, on account of the Sunday holiday and the in- tense heat.
Splinters Intured ก passers-by, but not seriously.
few
in one buliding the explosives to $25, each, but defendants cop- had been planted on the stair- tinued to plead for its tall can- cosa.-Reuter.
cellation on the rame grounds.
THE
SATISFYING PILSNER
Carlsberg
Sole Importers:EAST SIATIC (0.570
Hawkers Fined
**-Increasing Investment
£750
of
Liu Kam, 82-year-old. licensed There were, of course, abuses driver of 629 Nathan Rond, process both by lender and ground floor, was fined $80 when
Construction work sinee V-1 Day Wirinted, or were fo repatriates borrower, but there cannot be the he was convicted on the charge
repnir war-torn enbankments.
The
munists for obstructing dyke re- tionised by agreements under opened markets,
the Argentine and Uruguay when UNRRA engineers tried to
public companies, thus consider-lightest doubt where the balance Reds sines May this year attacked ably reducing Briti h investments. of advantage of both parties lay,"
the report said.
---United Press. ment Water Conservancy
stationed in. Hodan pro-
It complained that py virce, destroying
of 1947, nearly half the capital in- engineering of offices and looting dyke repairing Exchange in Latin Amerles had "ested through the London Slack
cokesman said that the rship of railways and
squipment.
fod
American
Accent In
Cantonese
San Francisco, August 1. A San Francisco born Chin-
of driving private car 0577 with- out due care and attention..
Cheung Yee-mui 53-year-old widow, was aned $25 for allowing
her calf to stray on the main.
roail.
inspector F. Roberts sald that Liu was driving along the 20-milờ controlled area cf Castle Peak Road when his car ran into the chlf, injuring is hind quarters. The calf was grazing by the site.
of the road and strayed on to the main road.
The statement said that during received no interest, and that on 1948
948 and 1947 and the first seven a grand total of 2010 million months" of "1048, 62 Government sterling nominal invested intorast Water Conservancy officials were ments equalled 23 per cent. Killed by the Communists, 47 despite the great prosperity there,
till missing. captured, six wounded and 32 are high commodity prices and "with many of these borrowers batter The spokespian declared that supplied with sterling resourcnese girl says she must concen- the Communiat appeal to the than ever
before." American
Cross Felends Service Unit for ald
and Subtracts Good Returns ་་་ was stund primarily to distort factyland-melbud The publie at home and abroad.- The spokesman an appeal that the
pokesman concluded with Communists show sume, onsideration for the life and property of the inhabi- ants along the Yellow River. evacuate the Yellow River valley in order that the Government Wafer Conservancy personnel may prected with repair works unmolested to pre vent disastrous Boods. United Press.
trate to keep the San Fran- There was a skid mark of 47 cisco, dialect out of the Can-feet which showed that had Llu tonese sho must spook in taken "earlier action he could "If one subtracts good re technicolor films being made easily have pulled the car in a turns on our investments in here for audiences In Hong
stop before it reashed the calf, Venezuela in shipping and
banks, it is clear that this vast Kong and Canton. blog of 'British capital' has earn-
ed an absolutely: 'darisory In Tom 21-year-old
forest rate, ver and
Beatrice
Action was taken against the widow, sald Inspector Roberts, to impress upon the country people that they must not allow their
ari ing stor in San Fran cisco productions of the Grand- view Film Company of Hong cattle to wander ch to the road- average Kong, has never been in China to occur when animals stroll all way," and "that" nccidents are Itable cent on Like most young Chinese here, over the road.
Minisube a "materiál contribution, to this San Francisco accent unless sho
Word Led
To Traffic
Hold-Up
R
yield of some ve
It suggested that
per nominal amounts invested would 'nha soeaks Cantonese but with a
country's grave balance of pay remembers to speak in the mente problem."
countys yle. According to the survey, Latin- In films che fa known as Im! American countries had accumu-Chuey Lat.Associated Press. lated upwards of £150 millioni
Ev
sterling balance as a result, at ***** ******* our war and post-war circumstan cas, to which li is due that dis- investment has now taken the place of investment in Latin- America
The largest single operation. 1,1 utilising storling balances has been the Argentine's repurcha ́e cf
Passengers scrambling" fran- railways, which reduced "Prilish, tically out of a bus through other reduction of Argentine I
capital, But there have also been its windows and exits caused debtedness to Britain, as well, a a momentary traffic jam and uruguayan, the report said. Eathered sizeable crowd around, them near the Victoria
No Sign Of Stopping
Recreation Club yesterday evening.
The arvey warned that these Only one word led to the hasty was no sign of stopping the pro exit, and that was someone's cors of utilising accumulated ster- warning of "Fire," when flames of Brush capital. There have. ling balances for the repatriation were seen emanating from the been signs that tho, local authori boimet. A
The bus,
which
tids are losing enthusiasm for this left the Vent: cular
procesă«because the properties; in Ferry Terminus" at 7.30 |Lilia pm, was turning into Murray memb Road, opposite the Victoria Re creation Club, When the burst into
Two hawkers arung Fun, aged The Uriver
mmediately, glop-
34 and Wong Lan, aged 38 both ped the vehicle and the passen pleaded guilty before Mr. F.Xfers, including women and d'Almada at Central yesterday for hawking food, for
children Scurfled out th every possible, avenu
In the case
Inspector Moran daked for the charge to be jobs Sa amended to ong of offering dog's meat for sale, this, defendant, also pleaded guilty and was given the option of 'n fine of $350 or two
month
Wong, who said he was mordly
Soviet Railway Day
Moscow, Auguit 1.
No More Hiroshimas'
Tokyo; August 2. Atõhilè "" destructionTM and rohabilitation of the city of Hivahima will be recorded fperles "of documentary film entitled, "No “ more
Hiroshimas."
The project has bean worked out by the Hiroshima Chamber of Commerce and the Municipality,
The film will be released' in ovafsean countries to promota. 'tho: "No more Hiroshima-drive,”......alrondy Inaugurated. Rester.
old
MORE THAN DIPLOMATIC MORE COURTESY
Landon, August
Ju
Sir Raibeart MacDougall, Counsellor to the Gover
selling a small quantity of cat fah The Soviet railways are not the outside, the Centrali,market was perfect. This was admitted to also given the opiiim of a "line": $350 or two months ng of day". "Ballway",
FISHING JUNK EXPLODES
worker,
Not The Biggest Aircraft
Washington, August 1.
The French flying-boat 631 | which is missing over the At- lantic with 152 persons aboard is the largest commerelät-air- Hiner in use, but far from being the largest air 'transport.."""
The French plane according to the World Aviation Annual, han a maximum "take off weight" of about.
1-188 tond.** Fowered by: slx 2,000-H.p. Wright mines, the 631 has a speed of 233 miles per hour. provides luxury cablir and birth accommodations on two "difatent decks for about 40-long-distanco | passengers,«^^
By comparison, the Lockheed Constellation, widely used by United States airlines, bas" four angings ~ take-off weight of - Si tons, bulsing speed of about 300 mph and can accommodate up to sleeper berth, according to the 64 passenger insets or 22 in Aviation Annual, zaman
Nging from 1941 to 1947, criticised the
Government, In an article prominent The Douglas DC-6 also has four updytorin today's Sunday Observera, mngines, take-off weight of about
bicin ich-
con ament,
"It must be fated clilto, plalyfwill enlist the co-operation br 35 tons and can entry, up to .58) ly that the gistinel tias madio i foreign business executives, stated passengers on 20 in Berths. and thatUnpromising Outlock All those commercial airliners DIE RAIBbart considerad there are dwarfod, however, by the was "an unpromising outlook";| buge" C-99, bullt for the US, Air In the political and economic Force by Consolidated Vuiteb. It statda, adding ik the more is powered by as, enginet, has unfortunate,, therefore, that at maximum take-off weigh of about thin particular, junétura, yapıp- 13 tong vid ls the world's larg- sentatives of
A great power, co) lapil-based 16 Valled ngt hitherto interested in Bouin PreEL.) ELA AUL,
and
Mboltip.
sold. #dopt "
ly expected In Rhroon
cobalslent country
arruese should exchange diplomin Brod „foi prosenfütivasi with mil Hintrsta: powerby But, this reported
ako-naw: Russian mission sunething more the
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