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NOTICE TO MARINERS Gaol Sentence For Counterclaim

NO. 29 OF 1948 HONG KONG WATERS

Western Approaches

Wreck light-buoy replaced by Wreck buoy,, Position-Lot. 22° 20" 24" N., Lou, 113* 50' 00" E. (approx.).

Misleading Police

·

Lai Choi, a private watchman employed by the China Construction Co. at Cha Kwo Ling, went off to sleep between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morning of December 9, and woke up to find that the magazine he was employed to look after had boon broken into.

Details. The wreck marking When he found that four sticks of dynamite and two bags of gun powder had been stolen, he got scored and decided to concoct on ormed robbery story.

lightbuoy has been withdrawn and replaced by green conical | buoy.

3081.

Remarks, Notice to Marin- ers No. 20/45 is hereby can- He told Mr.. Wheeler, the When be repeated this story to celled.

foreman, that while he was Detective-Sergeant Tom Chung Charts affected.-1180.-3026.- patrolling the new building, who was sent to Cha Kwo Ling to which was under construction make inquiries after a report had about 30 yards from,the magu-doubted it and subjected to been received, the police officer Authority.Marine Depart-zine, about 2 n.m. he heard the close questioning. ment, Hong Kong.

noise of someone opening the magazine door.

When he can in sight of the storehouse, he said, he saw about

J. JOLLY, Director of Murine,

Marine Ore, Hong Kong, Dec. 18, 1948.

POLICE NOTICE

10 men, one or more

WENTI

Absolutely Falso

Finally, Lal admitted that his story was fbsolutely false and that what really happened war that he

Hearing Adjourned

The hearing of a counter- claim for HK$21,313.40 before the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, at the Supreme Court yesterday, was adjourned until 10 am. on January 25 next year.

The

counterclaim, made by Dieng Ning-yuen, sole proprietor of the Chung Shing Company.. serap iron dealers, in ngainst the Yuen Dah Iron Works.

lodged a claim against the Chung The Yuen Dah Iron Works had Shing Company

for $0,071,00.

The statement of claim was thi

would supply

y an agreement dated March 26. 1948, the Yuen Dab from Works the Chung Shing Company with 1,480 tons of kerkp Iron, and further that the latter were to pay a contract price to the lean Works within one month team March 20, Defendants took

were anned, taking out explosives. dozed off between 1 and 2 oan. part in the delivery

and, on waking up, found the goods missing, He was straid to port the store brusking and so made up the other tale, he said,

He challenged them and, on re- ceiving! Da reply, courageously epened fire on thein. The robbers, he claimed, returned the fire with

interest.

Luckily, for him, necording to his report, the other watclunan who had been asleen arrived at that precise moment, and to-

Will any person or persons who witnessed an accident or "China Mail" office, Windsor arrived shortly after the ac-gether they scared the armed rob-

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This was related to Mr. W. A Bintr-Kerr when Lat was charged at Kowloon yesterday with giving false information to Det.-Sgt. Tam Chung, and with neglect of duty at the Kun Tong magazine, or December 9.

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the

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his son's good behaviour the next 12 months,

for

The son, Au Kam-mel, an 18- | year-old student, pleaded guilty to obtaining four bottles of brandy from the Welcome Store, purport- Ing them to have been ordered by

his father,

The facts of the cuse, as out- Uned by, Detective, Inspector Slu, was that, on December 4, defen- dant went to the store in question and in his father's name obtained one bottle of brandy.

As nothing happened, riefen- dant went again on December 11. and obtained a further three hot-

of the

goods, which was 483.1 tons of scrap iron and paid $22,000.

Plaintifs claim against defen for balance due fo Was (tants goods sold and delivered.

Defendants, the Chung Shin, Company, at yesterday's heuring admitted the claim, but deal o rounterclaim.

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By Dick Turner

ANTIQUES

COPR. 1948 BY NÉN OSEVICE. IG. T. M. NIA, U. 3. FAT Offi...

The case for the defendant, who "Not only are these stocks a genuine antique, but they Bernacchi la represented by Mr. B.A.

instructed

Mr.

may save you some money on baby-sittors!" by A. S.K. Lau, is that he entered into contract to purchase 4,400

af

iron at $40 a ton. serap An agreement was made to th effect that no further payment un certain period was reached, as not all contraet goods were up

fo to specifications,

iona

was

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shopard Barclay

“The Authority, oni Authorities“

TWO STRINGS TO A BOW were

Taking delivery of 893.95 tons. further payment of $2,000 was made. No other delivery made, despite repeated requests. Up 10 May 20 no scrap iron was delivered and defendants

an instant Irlek in the suit, which therefore forced to purchase In

was eashed as soon as the heart IT IS OFTEN wise to have two laser was taken. the

open market to make up the

strings to your bow instead of deficiency.

That is why t The total cost of purchase from.me, if you can,

The club people were luckter is belt r to

Home play

slam becutive West le anything ex- the open market was $55,386.

hands Defendants

a Trump contract than cept

to his thereby

clamond, due claimed

in a rut. If your site has two guarded K. These declarers' wore they sustained loss of $27,385.

suits that Bt together pretty well. able to take out trumps, give up credit to plaintiffs for $8,071.00

The defence therefore, giving and you select one of those suits the first or second trick in hearts asked this to be set-off against the opponents

for the trump, you may be sunk and then use the remainders of the suin of $27,305 and Bakedule chosen happen to be

cards in the the suit to discard one loser each leave to counterclaim for $21,- evenly divided, whereas if you

- diamonds and spades 314.40

had pleked your other suit, you The No Trumpers were out of ì was spent would have

hul t favourable fuck in only one instance, where split. In # No Trump contruct the declarer was North and. East however, you

may not

have toled

diamond, But where Kuess which suit is belter spl. South was the declarer at No Whichever does may furnish you Trumps, he had a very, comfart- enough tricks Le make your able feeling after West led the contract.

Yesterday's hearing mainly in the examination

of witnesses, cross-examination after which the case was act- Journed,

The Yuen Dah Iron Works represented by Mr. A.J. Clifford instructed by Mr. A.Y. Hon,

POLES TO SERVE PAKISTAN

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London, Deecember 18. More than 30 Polish officers left London by alr tonight specially chartered flight for

They were members of the Tesettlement Corps in England who had volunteered for the Pakistan Air Force-Reuter.

The clerk who served him Karachi. phoned the father, thought the

mutter over and

who dontextPolish that he had mude the orders.

The father

reported the matter to the police and his son was ur- rested and charged.

It was also disclosed by the prosecution that defendant had contracted a debt with one of his fellow students to the amount of $32, which the Inspector said bid been settled by the father.

Mr. d'Almada bound defendant over in the sum of $500 with the father as surely.

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LARGEST BABY IN-EUROPE-

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CJ 10 0

SAK 5

H 8 7 3

DA 8

CK 8 5 4 2

(Denler: North. Neither vulnerable).

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spade 3. He sow, upan counting. that if either clubs or hearts divided evenly he could stand 4-1 breac in the other suit. So,, when hearts failed to divide, he gave up a trick, won the return, und so scored four hearis, Ave clubs, two spedes and dlomond.

Tomorrow's Problem

SAK Q HD 2

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Brussels, December 17. When Madome Hitelet gave There was great variety in the birth to her nineteenth baby, the bidding of this deal at the sey- doctor attending her claimed it eral tables of 11 tournament. was the largest baby over born Most North-South pairs reached: in Europe.

a small slam, some in hearts., vulnerable), The baby, which died shortly some in clubs and some, in No after birth, weighed 15 pounds Trumps. All of the heart de- After South ruffs. the third four ounces.---Associated Press, clarors were unfortunate in that heart in the dummy, how should'

East was the leader and of course he plan to encircle the club Q Tuesday will be Ladles Day at opened a diamond. That set up so vital to hập club game? the weekly luncheon of the Hong Kong Rotary Club. Rotarian George Lin and Family Orchestra will entertain the Rotarians and their guests with Christmas carols,

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