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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, - 1948.

SAYS TENANTS WANTED GAMES' FILM

TEA MONEY FOR RETURN OF FLAT

The landlord of certain promises, the subject of

an action heard beforo Mr. Justice Gould (Puisne Judgo) yesterday, alleged that ha was told that if he wished to regain his own promises, he would have to pay $10,000 "tea money." The allegation was made by Wong Wai-chu, plain- tiff in an action against Tong Sum and Lom An, defendants, for possession of the second and third floors of No. 3 Des Voeux Road West.

Wong Wing-tak: son of the| Plaintiff denied that a chop plaintal, allested in April 1946, [shown to nim wes his chop. He he was told that if he did not produced a chop from his pocket leave Hong Kong, he would be and declared that that was the

only chop, he, possessed.

beaten up.

The plaints in represented by Mr. B.A. Bornacer 1. Btructed by Mr. Sitey Ng Quinn, of Mosers, Bruttori & Company,

Mr. M A. da Silva is, rupię, senting the defendanta,

The premises, The subjret of the dispute, were purchased by the plaintif muring the Oerigs- ton. It is dla confention of the plutauff to the defendants' co» Lupled the premises without his consent,

Defendants claim that they had rented the premihta. from Wong Man-cho, un nuplies ved agent of the plaintiff, who had issued- eent 1eceipts hearing the shop of the pinintiff,

After Relcaso

Bearing will be resumed at 10 .. on Monday, October 25.

Lighter Company's Meeting

The annual report and state- inent of accounts of the Shang- ha Tug and Lighter Company, Limited; for the perlod between Wong Wing-tak said that after January 1, 1941 and December his releuse from internent in jai, 1946. were approved at 1948, he went to Canton. He lator yesterday's annual general returned to Hon Kong for the purpose of asking for the returneeting of shareholders."

of No. 3 Des. Vienos Floori West, which had been

Pront for the period between

seized by the January 1. 1042 A December Custodian of neony Properly. He 31, 1916 was CNS700,595,876. was informed by Wong Man-cha that the premises had been let out without payment.

Wong Wing-tak

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fold

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Tpe

ARRIVES

WILD ANIMALS LEAVE FOR US

Savage leopards, gibbering monkays and hissing

king cobras bid Hong Kong good-bye last hight, as the 9,000-ton APL freighter Prost- dent Tyler left Hong Kong to completa' her "wild animals" vdyoga" to the United States. Caught in the jungles of Siam, the miniature float- ing zoo, which arrived here from Bangkok via the Straits and Manila, consists of full-grown leopards and panthers, black: Siamese king cobras, wild cats, masaques (monkeys), lemurs, pythons and 30,000 tropical fish."

They are consigned to the World Jungle Compound, Call- fornia. The tropical fish, kept in 100 wooden pails, wend collected at Singapore and are consigned to the South Sea Tropical Fish Company, Oak- Jand, California.

De Luxe Cabins On

Cargo Ship

*

Four elephants, one of which died during the voyage Irumi Bongkok. were left behind at Singapore to be taken to the United States by another ship.

The 12,500-ton cargo ship.Į Elephants" "Strike” ** America Transport, fitted out China

At Bangkok, the elephants sat with de luxe but limited pas-down on the whari for an hour senger accommodation, arrivand refused to budge. Their ed here last evening from the gut-down" strike delayed the Pacific coast on her maiden departure of the vessel. voyage to the East.

Senior Traffic Officer, Mr. tan Hutchinson of the BOAC.. is shown turning over to Mr. W. Y. Mark, South Manager of Eagle-Lion Distributors, Ltd., the J. Arthur Bank Organization technicolor film of the Olymplo Games The Glory of Sport", which has been brought out by special arrangem ment with BOAC from London, With them is Mr. L. P. Stack, the BOAC Far Eastern Enles Representative of Eagle-Lion

China-Mall Phato.

DISCOMFORTS OF COLONY WEATHER

Mr. L. Starbuck, Acting Director of the Hong Kong Royal Observatory, gave facts and figures about Hong Kong weather in a talk before Kowloon Rotary yesterday.

The talk, which was interspersed with jokes and humorous references, evoked a great deal of laughter.

In this report, the Chairma said that considerable lossen were Buffered including the entire said that gliter and leunch fleet at Shang- saw the persons wi

who were ᎪᎨ - hai. Many of the latter were cupying the premises and

ortunately recovered following then that he did not mind their the liberation of Shenithal. They Temperature in Hong Kong. remainlay on the premises, pro-

TO were in a very bad state and the said Mr. Starbuck, has a range they were rel videti

to remove Lord nnet ne hesitation when the of about 23 degrees, 12 in when he resumed business.

changed conditiors under which

summer and 59 in winter, for persons in question agreed to this

tappin operations mus!

take arrangement.

the coldest and hottest months. place in Shanghal became ap He wrat langk to Capton in April 1046. He was told to leave parent, in disposing of the fleet Highest recorded temperature Hong Kong otherwise he would Chinese teren closely as-is 97 degrees. be besten up. Before leaving, belated with told Wong Aan-ch that he is- tended to resume business at No. 3 Des Voeux. Road West.

Informed Of Progress

insagement.

11th vessels--the

the Chinese Some people have oftributed the discomfort they feel not so

very

to feel comfortable at 100 degrees

$2,000 For Possessing Transmitter

She carried 12 passengers, in- cluding Mr. Alan H. Laidlaw, Far Eastern Representativa, of 130 „Pacide Transport Lines, Inc.

owner of the stewner, who will make his headquarters In the colony.

Mr. Laidlaw, accompanied by his family, will be entertained

Before leaving Bangkok, the pardhers, while coged, claimed three victims,

A girl who ventured too close to the enge was mnuted on the face and rant. A polie Wie killed by now, of the panthara, and a dog was pulled into the cage and Kiled,

It is believed that these pan-

thers will bo featured in a Birt which is now being produced in

at a cocktail party today on board the ship by the local agents,

the United States. The stinkes and Jardine, Muthieson & Co., Ltd.

Serving in the war as a trooper, monkeys will be used for seientl- and an invasion enti and then astic research,

In charge of the wild beasts is repairiallon ship after fle surrender, the freighter has Mr. William Carew Redfield, who passenger accommodation equail is accompanying them to Lox ing that of the finest luxury Angeles, liners.

The animals are astured of The ship's lounge, dining salon, adequate meat and vegetables till cabin, and other public rooms are their arrival in the Unlied States. finished with light oak panela One of the three passengers and adonied with murals. The travelling in, the APL freighter cuising pn board is claimed to be is Mr. Joseph Conway, APL

excellent.

The America Transport, de.Passenger agent in Singapore, who is returning to the San Francisco signed and built at Jearny, Nowoffice. Jarney, in 1941 as a mast efficient freighter, operates the PTL tast

dry-cargo add refrigerator service between California, the Philippines, China and Jap

Japan. She is the fifth requisition

of

GAZETTE NOTICES

The company's registered Bri- much to the heat as to the high Pleading guilty to possession Inrger lighters humidity, but this is only partly of radio communication appar- and the tow bouts operated un-true-It is quite possible for you atus at 320 Queen's Road Con-

Bomewhat different regulu He returned in August 1946 and tons. The jaifernative of moving and to be thorutchis miserable tral on August 25, Koon Wal- the FTL, which also own the consulted Messis, Johnson, Stokes the fleet bodily to Hong Kong did at 90. For comfort the body needs hung, aged 21, was fined $2,000 Pacific Transport,, Hong Kong Transport, Philippine Transport

The Shell-O Cemetery will be and Master about getting back not commend itself to the Board a certain amount of loss of heat by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Cen-

and China Transport, which closed from October 1, 1948, the the premises. When he left for owing to the unguilebility of the from it and a certain amount of tral on Wednesday.

due to arrive here on September Government Gazette reported yes. Conton in September, he gave of the craft for the salt water evaporation of moisture.

the24. ordered

terday. The magistrate Instructions to tan interpreter and enimparatively pen harbour Bilii conditions are much more confiscation of all the apparatus Measuring 490 feet long with i Messrs. Johnson Stokes and Mass of Hong Kong end the necessity likely to produce discomfort in round on the premises.

70-foot beam, the 12,500-tog vessel

The Bank of Chungking (Hong ter to keep Lam Shrk-fu and Fu of entering into competition in a

the summer than when there is a Mr. Charles Loseby, instructed

WAS originally named the Ho Kong) Limited, has been granted Wal-shing Informed regarding flek which was already

breeze.

by Mr. C.A.S. Huss, appeared for [waiian Shipper and was con a licence to operate in Hong the progress being made in confully covered.

the defendant.

structed for the Matson Naviga. Kong under the Banking Ordin- nection with negotiations for the

Mr. 6.A.E. Fraser, Wireless Intion Company. She was

once of 1948. trans- return of the premises by Got-

spector, said that as the result of ferred to Britain during the war ernment,

telephone message from Sub- and renamed the Empire Fulmar Irspeelor Gordon he visited the She served

19 first " troop ship, making 20 voyages in the North Atlantic until the surrender [at Germany, The Empire Fulmor was one of the invasion ships In the Fouth Pacific war theatre. After the Japanese surronder she carried troops home,

Wong Wai-chu, the plaintiff. sold that he was the proprietor of the Wing Sang Hong during the Occtipation, Since 1928; his son. Wont Wing-trik, had looked after the affairs of the business. He purchased No. 3 Des Voeux Rond West in 1941.

Plaintiff said that he returned

from the Government.

Lead In False Bottom

Summer is the wet season in Hong Kong, and 84 per cent of the total rainfall occurs in the summer half of the year.

The highest fall ever recorded was 21 Inches in one day, four premises. inches In one hour. This is about

Possibility Of Typhoons

There was a receiving set for two-thirds of the yearly average which a licence had been obtain for most of Englund.

ed but a transmitter was found in a bote the wall and all the lead wires were embedded in the wall and covered with plaster.

When he arrived, accused was The America Transport will cren trying to get rid of two sets leave for Manila today,

throwing them Over the verandah. One set referred to messages received and the other The to mosseges; transmitted.

were found, two of of which were connected.. Loseby

Your

by

any authority to any person to from the Kowloon Dockyard from the normal,

on ons telephones

BAN ON EXPORT OF

* MILK POWDER

Milk power is vero added to

-Pago 8

Quality & Value!

FRESH MEATS

COOKED MEATS

BUTTER & EGGS

CHEESE

FRESH VEGETABLES

• PROVISIONS &

GROCERIES

AT

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD Storage Co., Ltd.

PURE FOOD SPECIALISTS

CLEARANCE SALE

AMERICAN DRESSES

IN "COTTON, HAVONE SILK From $40 upwords.

AMERICAN SHOES & SANDALS

From $20

o upwards.

PAQUERETTE

18 GLOUCESTER BLOG.

奧藥種子

has

The Governor-In-Council made Friday, December 31, 148,

general holiday.

Mr. Arthur Evelyn Liaseman has been appointed to act as Deputy Director of Public Works with effect from

1948,

September 7,

Mr. Alexander Provan Weir, (has been appointed an Assistant ¡Director of Public Works with

effect from August 31, 1948, He

arrived here on September 7.

..

ceased to be the Canadian Governa

Mr. Starbuck continued: The outstanding feature of the to Hong Kong from Coulon in Wong Hung, aged 40, un-summer months in Hong Kong is 1946 for the purpose of negutial-employed, was charged before the increased possibility of typ ing for the return of his house Me, Wicks at Kowloon yester- hoons. Average winds for the lay with attempted larceny of various months fall to a minimum No Authority

nce so often Fin August hence 20 lbs. of lead valued at $9 discomfort-but tho Hond never at udly time given.

greatest then. rovelve rent in respect of the land going into a restricted area typhoons are

The typhipoll Rust Recorded in Mr. Louchy said that defendant promisce, as he wanted the pre-under false pretences on Wed-i

the major blow of September 2nd down from Canton for a vacation the ist of Prohibited Exports italoner at Hong Kong as from Sep mises for his own business.

to 1937 of about 150 m.p.h. may be and to learn English. The pre was officially announced yestar-tember 1, 1949. He has realmed Wong Wai-chu said that he Defendont pleaded guilly was introduced to un interpreter both charges. He was

official de-mies belonged to his friend and do was added that imports of from world's record for

from the Canadian Government terminationa ол of Messts, Johnson Stokes and to six weeks' imprisonmentments. That is exceptional, na-in the absence of the friend he sugar from. Macao. and

cfandard Instru- he was permitted to stay there.

China, Master and was told by the latter the first count and cautioned turally but during the summer, was asked to look after the sats, including Talwan (Former) now that he would have to pay $18,000 the second,

The "King's birthday will be require a special, licence from theatretells celebrated on "ica money" if he wished to re- According to Inspector Evans, gale winds are always a possibil

Imports and Exports Department. 1969. gain possession of No. 3 Des Wong got past the watchman byty and the fact should be taken Voeux Road West.

Personalia.

Ching: Cing, and Tan Tang.

Departures from the. Peninsula Hotel on Wednesday included Misa F. Beyer-Halistad, Mrs. P. V. Tram, Mrs. E. Bouchery, Princess Mult of Burma, Mra, L. H. Troung, Mr. and Mrs. T. E, Nor- Meng. Messrs. E. P. Watts, D.F.

nesday.

sentenced

presenting his tools as a work-seriously.

man. Having got in he picked up Damage and loss of life due to the scrap lead, suiclied it, and typhoons in the China Sea area concealed it in a small iron bucket for the past century must amount

false bottom. T

to almost astronomical Ogures and In trying to get out of the this very real danger should at dacks he was necosted by com- all Umos be borne in mind. plainant Mr. Blentinsop of the Typhoons are, not a merd matter

with n

Furious At Diligence

Workers' Children Education Has

It

Mr. William Ernest has

nent's Assistant Trad. Commelt.

June 9,

Greatly Grown ANNUAL SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Arrivals by СРА yesterday Dockyard Police, was on weighing of possible sunpension of trans- There is marked development from Bangkok

the bucket, found it was too port services they are for many in the work of providing educa- and Singapore

On further a real threat to their very exis-tion for workers children in the were Yes Kim-chee. Le Yeung, heavy for its size, Keng Nin-seng and Gordan Cexamination, ho discovered the tence,

tence, particularly

the floating Colony Schools opened two Go; from Manila: Sco Lin, Ro false boltom and its contents, and populations.

Thunderstorms

years ago have grown and do- gelio 6y, Yap Gul-sun, Co Slong, arrested defendant.

occur fairly veloped, and eight have now been frequently during the summer sat up. They laclude the Wan- but the occasions on which there

chai wa

Workers Children School, have been prolonged periods of the Mongkok Wacker Children thunder and lightning are raro School, the Shimshulpo Workers' The summer showers, which Children School, the 'Shaukiwan ofich appear in the summer for Workers Children Schoo

School the casts, are usually of short dura HunghomWorkers, Children tion but they should not be taken School, which can accommodate too casually, especially if you are 1,300 children. 30-year-old out sailing small craft. Wind 190 Landale, : E: Fossum, C. Paulsen, When Lo Kwan,

There are, however, more than Husher, N. H. Duckworth, stop taki, learned of the devotions in these sudden squalls ca 50,000 chidren of workers who Colonel H.G. Pailin, Colonel JR. to work of a fellow foki ho was and the equally sudden change ince. The workers themselves

be often quite high and sudden, have been unable, to gain admit Luper. and Commander W.D. furlous. Classman.

3o | have formed an organisation to Picking up a hammer heat of wind direction which 15 Pick up facturing his collar characteristic of many of these deal with this problem, and en- Among the arrivals at the Pen. bone and several ribs. The toki short periods of deteriorating thusiasts like the Rt Rev Bishop fasula Hotel on Wednesday were was taken to the hospital for conditions can put a severe test R. O. Hall; Rev George She, upon the management of small Hon. Sir Man-kam Le Hon. T Mrs. R. Araneta, Mrs. J.F. treatment

with This led to Le being charged sailing croft, even Thompson, Mrs. W.R. Boyer,

Dr. the Hona BN, perlanced saliore. ~A_ good, many

Chauvin, Prot.

have? paid special attention thies wprilly causo. They are the sponsors of these schools.

."

B. R. Wicks at Kow.com

P

Chau and

hanna. Subrah, V.B. 200 yesterday with common suault, people have confcased to me tha: Kyok-long and Mr. Ma Man-14 J Hale, W. H. Tashuman, It. E. He pleaded guilty. Baskerville, “E. Tarchi, J.P. Lan- Complainant, Shiu Har, rated ter in a summer shower,^{

Beptember 25,

can be

Schools are

nan, JH. Harshaw, A. B. Bow in Court that on Wednesday, bia Jur, C. M. Hall, A. Damsgaard, Kaster had given him a halfsday CLUB LUNCHEON · The schools for workers' chili- Lamd, A. 7. Palmer, E. Holley, and leave in the afternoon, but instead

A tree discussion was hell at dienas holding at Flower: Day of taking that leave he remained the weekly luncheon of the Inter on Dr. J. C. Yen.

bohind to work.A

kamaganda natiohat X's Men's Club at the is, hpped? Dlang Press of . "Annamoë, Bhaki was married; to Dr. plainant was doing is this to yesterdayətkard Antony Warren - Dawson Grove,

· Mr. Robert. Bruce ! Query',favons from tha, jhalaty

of the how well-known local medical practi«, became angry, and beach Him; British Council was a guest.) tioner, at the Supreme Court Lo was ordered to: pay com- was presented by Dr. Fii, Tomune. * Marriage Registry d yesterday in niainent 128 na compepaction and p. The lucky Z number fớc mẹ làà

die presence of Man. Mary Linde" was bound over, Ari tia sunt of so0 not raffine) Berg: menberg) was rural falstekotz eras.uam croung

Dr. John Harold Me for a montila

picked out by Mr. Bruce The Chay, Bir Eben And, siber plasse Inspector Byons prosecuted." winrlóri Number: 40.***

In the New Territory,

"Offsident, GIGREDE Som Hong Kong, Hótel -Roof

Garden Various

OF THE COLONY

to be held at the V.R.C, on

Saturday, 25th September at 9.30 p.m. Tuesday, 28th-September at 6.15 p.m.

30th September at 6.15 p.m. hursd

2nd October at 9.30 a.m.

.*

Reserved Seats: $4.70 for the First & Final Days

-$3.50 for the Second & Third Days Booking opens at the V.B.C. on Saturday,

18th September at 10.am, max 2

No reservation; $3.50 for the First & Final Days

-$2.40 for the Second & Third Days

Tickets obtainable at the gate on each day."

and it

Héo

-be-held-

23rd September

Admitta

$1.20 (no reservati

preparatio

bus malding Marlowing twill: be told not-only

Koog

Kowloon has Bon tho

公司

FIELD SEED Co.

Sound Field

PEDDER BLDG., 3rd FL., TEL. 21948

JUST

VARRIVED @

FRESH VEGETABLE

&. FLOWER, BEEDS FOR

1948

AUTUMN & WINKED SOWING;n Virgen THIS IS THE GOOD

CHANCE FOR FARMER & GARDENER TO BEAUTIFY. "THEIR GARDENSTEENELINE ZASTOCK A PAVAILABLE AT MODERATE) - PRICES.

LAICHIKOK AMUSEMENT PARK MOON CAKE FESTIVAL CELEBRATION On SEPT. 17, 18 & 19, from 8-11 pm

FIRE-WORKS DISPLAY, DRAGON: DIS- PLAY, SHOWS, AQUATIC EXHIBITION, ETC... ETC.

THE WATER OF ALL SWIMMING POOLS

TO BE CLEARED EVERY(NIGHT, LE,

IN ADDITION, TO CONTINUAL FLOWING IN OP FILTERED, CHLORINATED SPARKLING WATER:

OPEN-AIR DANCE

EVERY NIGHT from 8-11 p.m.

VANU (NO EXTRA' CHANDE}" DRINKS AT CONTROLLED PRICES

CATERED BY DAIRY FARM.

Admission: 50 Cents, Children 30 Ctr.-

NEW ROAD NOW OPEN TO TRAFFIC.