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RATEABLE VALUE OF Meeting Of COLONY UP 52 POT. Insurance

Committed

For Arms Possession

As a result, of revaluation, the total rateabló value, of the island of Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Torritorios on April 1 last, was HK$79,206,880.....

This was reported in the 1947-48 report of the Com- missioner of the Rating and Valuation Depart- ment,

The report said that the total value on April 1, last year, was HK$52,089,309. This

year's Ogure represents an in-

Chau Lun, alis Chau Chunerense, of HK$27,117,011 or choi and Kong Ngau were com-52.06 per cent. mitted for trial for possession The Commissioner said that the of arms and ammunition at the increase is due partly to the pro- November Criminal Sessinna af visiona at the Landlord and the Supreme Court before Mr. Tenant Ordinanco, and to the W. H. Latimer at Kowloon yeu- large amount of rehabilitation

and new building.

terday.

Ho

Sentences For Armed Robbery Try

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Company

Scheme To Catch Conspirators Depends On

Smith

At the annual general mect- The police scheme to catch the four alleged con- spirators in a $1,000,000 swindle would have failed if R. S. Smith, a former Assistant Crown, Solicitor, had fallon' out, admitted Detectiva Sub-Inspector' J. Moore, Commercial Crimes Squad of the Spécial Branch, ot Kowloon yes- terday.

of the Chinn Under- writers, Limited, yesterday was reported that First Year Premiuins last year, were higher them any previous year in the company's history,

Renewal Premiuma,, however. did not reach the level, akisting before the war, This was attri- buted to the war.

•

The Directors' report said that Premium Income during the xrar was HK$9365 ps.combared with HK$715,088 1940.

vide

1047

Co. of China Building..

leven, if they had wanted to?—I

think so.

Answers To Charges

DSI Moore, in further, cross-examination by Mr. P. J. Griffiths, agreed that the success of the whole scheme depended to a certain extent on the connivance of Mr. Smith, Five men, were charged with possession of arms and am-

The report adedi:~- "Since the war we have pro- Yesterday was the sixth day munition and conspiring to

for payment of about of hearing of the case in which Detective Sub-Inspector W. G.

Not Rovenuo

commit an Armed robbery, 'bc- $2,350,000... Claims unner Life Morrison, the prosecuting officer,

fore Mr. W. H. Latimer at policies and over $200.00 sur-Wong Chiu allas K. K. Wong, stated that acting upon informa- During the year under revlow,

rentier

values. New Business pred 50, interpreter, Cheung tion received, the police arrested the net revenue from rates was Kowloon yesterday.

After Wong Kum-cheops, Yung, aged 34, unemployed, Wan On, Chan Sum, Laung on the books representing pre- Chun Lam on the night pf Septem- | 59,984,059,55, an Hverage uf ber: 29 at Temple Sireet, near) $001,817 month for the 11 and Chan Teai pleaded mļums of about $1,000,000 per and Cheng Yim-san,, 46-year- former interpreter attached to the Public Squara Street on the sus months ended on March 31, 1947.

guilty to both charges, and Wanenhum has only costributed one old druggist, are charged with Hong Kong CID Headquarters. pleion of possession of 111. The refunds of rates in respect a pleaded guilty to the con-r iv. years, premiuins or less tr. conspiring,. between July 15 had testified to, taking the state- Nothing, however, was found on of vacant tentements, values the charge of possession of arma, pears, so that the dean e from the bin Huta Enterprise Kowloon City Police Station, rend piracy charge but not guilty to the fund, less heavy stal ox- and 21. to steal HK$1,105,440ments from the accused, Leung Wah-shing, interpreters of ป่าย him when searched.

also cancelled and tenements denied all knowledge of passes-able nounted to $108,319,52. His plen was accepted by the pro- Furf to be expecti

the defendant's answers to the "Renewal Premiums in slon,

This sum was mainly due to secuilon,

Inspector J. R. Sykes stated that When questioned further after the number of cancellations 011 Information was received by the It was brought to the Yaumati account of tenements under replies that an armed robbery at

Crown DSI Moore conducted Smith has been consulted by Poon Police Station, he said that the construction. Very Ittle of it was 210 Temple Strest, Boor was it will not be until renewal pre-the nose for the prosecution, heard professionally on a sale and pur- Run wan in Hong Kong and that

premises. in respect of unoccupied

agreement. . I acted as Jo- mon by the sine of Char: Yuk Is represents 1.07 per cent of the pined, for Octolar 10. A1 7.30 miunis forth a more balanced part before Mr. J. Wicks. Mr. Grimthe nung had given it to him. The gross revente in rates and coin p.m. that day. Inspector Sykes and of our income that our Fund will represented all three defendants, torpreter. I have nothing to dn gun, he said, was then in the p-pares favourably with the amount a party of detectives ambushed in begin to increase agnin, as con-

There were originally four sewith, the deal at all."

Chetin

Yung hour siderable numbers of pre-wur cused, but the first defendant,

Ideclared, "I did session of Keng Ngau in a godown refunded during the previous 11 the heighbourhood, An

conspire to atent," and Cheng on top of Lee Yuen Hil

months which was $200,006.81 or later four men were seen to up-policies will fail due for payment Poori Ping-nam alias Poon Sin-yu, not Jui before midnight that same

61-year-old merchant of 48 Yim-Ban, said, "I introduced

did not steni." When the detectives cane for during the next few years. Morrison per cent of the gross revenue night, Chan look DSI

bis ball of buy goods only. jumped ward, one of the nich, Chan Sum, reholders will be glad to Village Road, and a deteciive to the gulown und Tales.

Entering the wiincas stand for that although we entried $12,500 on August 23. The extreme, shortage of nc-bolled Into a shop, dropping n showid them it hale in the fi commostation continued through- paner bag he had with him. The Kowloon Wharf and Wing On

Re insurances of

At the commencénient of yes his re-examination by the pro- ing. Nothing

concealed

terday's

Mr. Griffiths recution, Mr. I. S. Smith took the Hearing, the comother, three were searched, Wan therein. Attempts to find Kong out the your added

missioner, Practically all vacan- Nyau were alto unsuccessful,

DSI Moore;. Is it.irue that you Yung ni 11.45 0.m, on ial..with five rounds of ammuni- 190

"requiring a degree of Luen enrried a danger.

1:

was

the

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The detective Tsut Tik-wing, submitted him to an hour's nier roxation, after which he admitted presles of the gun.

necommodation. «

***** NOR

Stomp Duty Tax

proach.

represented only ad per cent of In the absence of Mr. W. A. chiro Chiu said, "Mr. I. S.

total premium Income | Blair-Kerr, Assistant (against 82 por cent in 1940) und Solicitor,

our

the

to

Early next morning, Kong Ngau cle notified, werg: duplo lose On had a revolver revolver lood- Godowns in Hong Kong which i submitted that the statement narh: oath in the Scoltich manner.

recetatis AirTurid distrous tres, by Chsäuld must be dimitted, noore in considerable debi?-YCH, cur cons+ivative Tensurance July 22 was de la crime out of ments, being in. dilapidated, con- tion stack in his girdle. Leung illey seduces our nut loss to a pot of that statement contained And that his hus came about by

ditka Bodowa. He was slapped by

that defendwit's opinion.

your rather imprudently living detective lit there on guard and reinstatement or reconstruction Sunr, was subsequently taken tuto comparatively shiell figure which

laken up in the Quoting from the statement, beyond your means? Yes, ont, properties other then dweiling custory. The paper. het he left be will be easily. nothing searched. He had

realise now how easy it is faid, that, in reply th Grimha Mr. C him.

Bind was found to contain a dag current year's figures. Ge new street

the During the year

question whether ger and coils of thin rope. Wan

he thought in Hong Kong today to get into the whole dent a fraud, Cheung debt?--Yes. umbers were allotted, any many fan, the fourth man, was un- Adjustments Of Assets

said, "From what I have heard 1 Are you doing everything in owners were called upon to renew armed.

All four men admitted that they "In addition numbering which had become de-.

10 the

balancs am now of the opinion that it is your power to liquidald any out- had conspired to rab.

brought forward und interest notd fraud.” That was an opinion standing debts you have? Yes. DSI Morricon was at onen in-furet.

on the issue before the court. formed by telephone, He came

Later that day a man named carried to Depurimental Accounts ever shortly afterwards and in The additional Stamp Duty Tax Leung Chung found on the stair this account contains sinal ad- case of 201 Temple Street a dog. justments of assets and fabilities The presence, Kong opened a rat of 10 per cent on the enhanced

ger wrapped in a piece of news for which the 1946 figures proved to bnsket in the coolies living value in the case of assignments paper. He gave it to the police incorrect as further information quarters of the godown. Inside

Defence counsel's submission on sale of landed properly com-

inlin on the beat, who brought it became available. was a revolver loated with five pared with the previous sale or

was upheld by the court, and the "Certain of the Company's in-statement was withdrawn by the you reported to Mr. Whint on the rounds of live ammunitions and

On the next day, at 11.30 am. wrapped in a red handkerchief, with the value as at January back Youmati Poller Station.

vestments were realised during prosecution. 1939, whichever should be the

Inspector Sykes went to the roof the yearnt prices much over Kong salt al Chat bad felt it hiter rate, continued curing the at 146 Gloucester Road. Wanchal, their book values. After writing the hearing. DSI 'Moore aftertho, meeting. Was that

and there apprehended Chan Tsai dari, from the profit made, all id

he took statemehts from meeting at the cafe the dist tune the fourth accused. He admitted remaining, investments to market the second accused shortly before you mat the accused and Foot under book value) a net profit of Yung at 12.30 am. on July 22, and the scheme you have described in value at 31st December 1947. (I midnight on July 21, from Cheung all together; and the first time you were given a cleuf-oul picture of

there.

Sub-Inspector James MacMil-year. fan, police armourer, festled that the revolver was a 38 port Har- rington Alchnisan model.

STANTON GETS CHINESE AWARD

were made Register of the

Submission Uphold

You have been criticised for not telling your last employer the in- tormation you had obtained from the accused and Poon. You realise It might have been midre courteous

ous to have done 307-Yes. You have said in evidence that

Continuing his evidence from night of July 15, immediately

he became aware of the prince 3 is carried to Prant and Cateng Yim-son at 2,15 the sume evidence?—Yes.

morning.

During the questioning of the outstanding as a result of the third accused, a fascimile of an

stomation of Interest

was 1347 and the Stamp Duty The number of cases dealt with Revenue benefited thereby to the but was walking apart from the he was a member of the gang. extent of $5,120,019.00.

others the evening before. When Eret indhen yeni 35 water the

of the police, he lost himself in had been offeredpreme Court the crowd and threw the dagger]

on the staircase. year's hard labour and the olier Pentod) Ordinance, four to three years' imprisonment writing off of a small aortgage for both pliences.

repayment in Yen to the Yoko hama Specle Bank in Hong Kong during the Japanese occupatioui, hh necessitrited

debit of $30,883. A small sum has been placed to esrive for certain debis which may prove irrecoverable.

Wan Yan was sontanco to one Dichtor and Creditor Occupation agreement in Chinese was pro

1040. The duced

certain property as surety in connection with the administration of estates. Mr. W.T. Stanton, of Jardine,

The department was, therefore, Matheson and Company, Limited; during the period under review, was decorated with the Victory | very directly concerned with Medal by the Chinese Govern work which resulted in the fol.

lowing revenue, sald ment yesterday.

the Com- missioner

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The Metal was presented to Mr. Stanton by Mr. T.W. Kwok,

Rates: $9,084,659.55; Special Commissioner Foreign Stamp Duty: 5,129,019.00; Pro Affairs) for Kwongtung-Kwangsi, perty Tax: 2,312,200.20;

at the Commissioner's office yes- || $17,120,488,35, terday.

The award was made to Mr. The Governor will open Stanton in recognition of services Salvation Anny's new rendered in the Chinese War Pro- | Home at Kwai Chung, New duction Board.

tories, at p.m. today,

Excess

Total:

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Armed Robbers Resumes

The case against Chan Shiu-ping, Tsang Shing and Wan Kou, who were alleged to have raided the Choung Muk-tau Village, Now Territorios, an July 15, masked and armed with revolvers, was resumed before Mr. Justice Gould (Puišno Judge) yosterday.

Mr. M.A. Annett

Mr. F.J. Wakefield

Chu Tak Loong a Co.

Mr. Maluran

Bir. and Mrs. 17,0. Durls

St. J Maj. Gen. F.R.G, Mathews, 11.8.17, Credit Fongier D'Extremisoriunt.. The Ault & Wiborg Co. (Far East)

| Car. R.s, Barry |Âr. Cl. Wilson

Batten & Co., 241.

A. Pong C,

Arnold Trading Co. EIN. Mr. A. Pinter .... Mr. P.G. Harelaci

Mr. C. Blaker .............

China International Commercial

Cd. Latel

Aselo,Chinees Trading Coengrany

Total

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

Mr. A.. Hooton, Crown Coun- HK$150, le asked them what I tar sel, assisted by Detective was for. but he did not receive any Inspector J. P. Waldron, pro- reply to the question. After he had secuted. Third accused was given it to them, they ransacked represented by Mr. B. A. Ber cuffed and brought to the Police the house. He was then hand- nacchi instructed by Mr. M. A. da Silva. First and second ge cused were not legally repre- sented and conducted their own defence.

Station.

After being, shown a statement Chan continued, he was told by one of the detectives to sign it He was also told atliere was n charge against him and to read the statement.

Struck And Threatened

ORGAN FUND

10

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2

ED

0

100

15

“After taking the transfers to

from

Marine Revenue Accounts which

I have already mentioned, there remains a balance of $8,714 which

W proposed should be curried

forward to 1948..

Some Anxiety

Had you any other./motive in Crown? None. laying this information before the

your temporary by that hecused. Another La view lar statement was taken from Wons ever la present, were you tempted, prior to your ar at 9.20 a.m. that clay.

afternoon porting to the police, to participate AU 0,45 p.m...that

In this alleged fraud?—No. continued witness, searched

ed the

But you appeared to have con- Village

ceived the idea, yourself during residence of Poon at 48

that first meeting of

leading the ad, ground fluor, and found a Carbon copy a pencilled agree- ment. Two hours later, all the accused on to the extent four men were told that they were ting a clear-cut information under arrest, anti, ot 240 pm, the in fore the policulas Notezee- following day, they were charged. Ing them on but

of

of gel-

to

}

Informa-

scheme to police. And from then unwards you

The residence of the second on and ideas of

ground flour, Woosung Street, lay them before the

was searched by

you

news at 3.45 p.m. on July 23, and were acting entirely on instruc- an address book containing the tions from the Crowh7-Yes.

What rank did

hald when telephone number of the fourth defendant www.found. They also you were discharged from the "Political and Economic con-rized

officer, Orst class. army?Warrant a number of visiting cards, ditions in some of our more active mid also a letter

What was your charneler when "The hended notably Mulaya, the #felds

ortar

you were discharged?Milltary United China Exporter 15 | Netherlands Indies and porti

character, exemplary. signed by the second accused, cularly Burma, gave rise to some.

Nothing was found. In the auxtely. The direct effects on us

+1.00

and

At the close of the prosecullen case, Mr. Grimths informed the

Job a result of claims arising from bruges at the third and. Courtiert that he would be making a

16.4

100

30

the disturbed conditions prevall delenkants

when the premises

int have been very small. It is were searched on the same after submissien on behalf of the third hoped that our business will not

noon.

10 bokeriously interfered with. Witness Cross-Examirled

Chiril has remained practically a

50: closed field owing to currency

10 conditions. the

The following is set of donations received us to October 25 which have nek res bean acknowledged in the press

HK 100.00 as, E. de Chanor 1.B., Dowlin

€1.8, Archbuit G. Won Clian then alleged that when Mṛ, and Mrs. Q.F. Menien

9.

26.00

***

15.00

10,000.00

HK$19,290.

12,091.11

Cross-examined by 'Mr. Griffiths,

This is the first, meeting since witness saki,that Mr. Smith was War which it can be claimed instructed by the Director of

the wa

and fourth accused, when hearing

le resutned on November 1.

Reminders

RAF.

Today

is fully regular as, due to the foss Intelligence (Mr. Elision) to keep of our Register of Members, we in with the four persons and to had not previously a full lint of report to the police. He was not our Bhareholders. That has been Instructed to take an active pari remedied by the reconstruction In the conspiracy but to along of our Register. Our new Register as if he was one of them" is now complete and approved by Mr. Griffiths: In other words, law, a

he was Instructed to go alone and Shareholders present at the participate in It as if he was one 12.45 punt...

Kowloon Rotary Messrs. H. of them? meeling included Dreyer, J. Dick, Leung Nai-yuen, Witness: Yes, là a way. - He' A.A. Botelho, F. G. Barros and was told to keep us posted. Koksang Woor

Wliness agreed with defence

Association luncheon. Jacobean Room, H.K. Hotel,

luncheon, Cluby Hotel, 1230 pam

at Boot, Garden,

HK Hotel, 12.45 pm.

Dr. J.W. Anderson and Mr. counsel that the depended, to a H.K. Art Club Exhibition Helena'

Connance

TASTRújo.

Ladies Committe

evidence of After hearing varidus Crown witnesses, includ- ing a fisherman, So Fat, Mr. Ber- natchl, in third accured's defence he refused sign the statement rubmitted that there was no clear he was struck twice, and threaten-

Leu d'Alminda were re-elected to whole scent, on pandan the Board of Director. The ap certain avidence whatsoever againstated, by, one of the detectives. He Already acknowled

pointment of Dir. E.R. Childe in of Mr. Smith na

that the actually cused proving ithet. he

was then told that it be signed

Huttó, June as a Director was counrised, scheme, as it was designed, would took part in the robbery. All the stalement everything would

failed f

3.30 Mr. Smith Kad Donations may be arnt to the Hon Mr. Chude in Managing Director have and be all right. This he did,

fallen out..

Opening at Kwai Ch Trenure, Med, Fest, Marwick, of the 'company.. by tlu As regards

Mr. Grimus. At the time. Mici As for by So Fat the evidence given shell & Co., Exchange Buildlar.

that So alleged

Smith was lustructed, did why the roake it clear, to him the difference false

a police spy and an ac

the robbers WETC. could not be

villagers, and

So. Fat's evidence regarding had a grudge. agolist him for rusk taking some men in his boat a some. Iime, and gave cross the water and meeting thin evidenca at a result." Bcoused on the other side, Mr. Behinichi said that this was not

During the Japanese occupation Personalia

Chan said, So was employed by, sufficient to warrant the accused him to transport rice and other

port din the crime, or that He was commodilles to and from the NowComissioner in South East Afb, Lord Killean, former High an, accessory before the fact.

Territories. One day So ub

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The Chairman and Board of Solicitor in the Directors of the China Light and Questioned on the conversations

Coming Events

A TOMORROW köuired yesterday. But it in thôig that with the exception of MB1 Europeall, MCA, TAB 6.m. Intention dia! recommahé : al the Smith-fhd., Feridită (in the room Sino-British":"Club 14 dymphony nudi! eneral meeting an onl wife sebuking Indinthetly: * Hp Orchestra Concert Br. dividend at HK11 a share, le had, however and dimenity in „Stephen's GNH “Collège, 4,30

CATURDAY

Mr. Gould stated that the fact scunded wilt god of the cargo arrived in the Colony, yesterday abcused was waiting for the bunt witch he was nsslined to convey, long Kong Airways Ewer Complay,Limited qui in Mr. Almith's hour witness said Quest Night (Rast of the scuson) when it was rowed back by Fo Some time later (Chan met him Shahatlatmosás, Fat was quite sumirlani proge in the presence of one Lam On that accused, was art decessary in accused him of the theft. So before the "fact, even though he became inceßked-af the beetish- was, 20 minutes away from petion and Wanted to put up ̈ ́ some of the robbery. Besides this night. Since then So has had h the 31,000 he received as his the drudge sainst hit

might be, quite sufficient prost di

His gult b

dailed in

Lam On however. Coift that the braceodļlapa shipd. in the withoes box stated that heken-place, at may Fate, in h

breached

Fire Seculeedy Chan Bhlu-pink

tronas tech led Second bccused in the v

and: elber son-Box Who dollied Dres

moditas from, and to Bhum Chup. Ha also eidhmed that

On July, 15-in was about his bus truck), and Ureatened Inesa asustaak, After this hs id='pulni to,atau ir mained at liome for four days until by the of the July 19; whùrf five detectives en- • The case was "daj tered his house, and asked him for 10 a.m. today.

WHAT?

In respect of the year ended hearing the

September 30. Dividends will be by hilm.

*tatenhichtsfecorded

paid pro rata on new, shares, Referring to the per To mast the Company's a defendants were in

Jon; programine, the Board Police Stat

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