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Cashiers, Clerks Testify In DRC Larceny Case

Cashiers and accounting clerks were called as wit- nesses for the prosecution in the Dockyard Ro- creation Club larcany case, which had a second. hearing before Mr. Thomas Tam at Central yesterday.

Defendant was Robert George Stewart, former trea- surer of the DRC, charged on four counts with larceny as servant of cash in sums amounting to approximately $18,887. He was also charged on two counts of falsification of accounts.

Thi alleged offences were aul to have been committed between April 26 and May 31 List you.

Detective Sub-Inspector' R. H. Wordhend. prosecuting, uniled Mr. Jam Boxer Lawrence, chartered Accountant of Percy Smith and Company Limited, os the first witness yesterday.

Paper On Trend Of Modern Cargo Liners

A paper on the trends in the design of modern cargo liners by Messrs. J. C. L. Wong and 5. 5. Yun, was read at a meet- hg of the Engineering Society of Hong Kong.

Mr. Lawrence said that his dem was given the books of the DRC an July 12, 1948, to nudit, and he was instructed to take charge of the auditing.

After going over the accounts, witness

contacted defendant and together

went aver some dis- crepancies which witness dis- covered in the books. Witness said that he pointed out to de-: fendant some entries in the cush, book which had no corresponding. receipis.

TO

These entries amounted 18,750.97 and were sald to be subs pald aut to three firms- * A.8. Watson and Company Limited, Hong Kong Brewery, and D. H. Buttonjee and Bon— from-whom the DRC have had supplies. About these entries, defendant is said to have told) witness that he had not paid out these amounts of the bills,

Entry recorded

Mr. Lawrence in his evidence also said that according to tie- The authors of the paper said fendant's bank balance book, that in the of war or pence the $7,800 was paid into the bank on enrgo sirijs play a greater part in April 26 whereas in the bank world choo? $250 the general statement, the figure was only public v map to give them credit. $1,800. And on May 16, defen- When Al fire at war, the dant's

bank balance book re-

at tay liter f theat carriers are corded an entry of $9.100.13, but sharade i omler sented orders and no supporting bank pay-in slip

in peace Mass any are eclipsed could be found. by ban gunar of, the passenger)

They said that in order to main am the very couplex form of life-to have coffee, fe in Brazil,

tra from Chino, rubber from Ma-: Inya, etc.-cargo ships consitute; The fetus of transport to equalise the wealth of nations

After giving

evidence, Mr. Lawrence added that defendant

had been very helpful and had assisted him in clearing up all the points which

he,

witness, har encountered during his auditing.

Mr. Chan Hin-cheong, clerkj

and spirits of uerented waters

Watson ancl They added that one factor that accounts in A.S.

that lestifled

rums acrelere led the end of the last, Company. War was the construction of cargo amounting to $1,100.05, owed to ships. At the untbreek of the war his firm, were paid on July 28.

was Mr. Lo $39, there was about 20,000,- The third witness and gross tons of shipping flying Yim, accounting clerk of D. H.

Battered On

Pacific Trip

The Norwegian, mofership Reseville arrived hers yesterday boaring minor traces of a seven-day severe battering by storms in the Pacific en route to Hong Kong. About 300 drums of tar on her deck were swept into the raging sea-("China Mall" Photo).

Motorship Arrives After Stormy Journey

Bearing minor traces of a severe seven-day battering

by storms on route to Hong Kong from the Pacific coast, the ms. Roseville arrived høre yesterday afternoon to unload partly-blackened drums of tar, 300 of which were swopt into the raging Pacific Ocean,

Besides the dented druma. { ****65468269429440644TL. about 800 tons of flour, lumber

Immediate Re-Arrest Of Acquitted Persons Protested In Court

A protest against the contemptible procedure of im.

mediately re-arrosting an acquitted man on do

•portation proceedings was voiced by Mr. P. J. Griffiths at Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr's court at yesterday,

After Detective Sub-Inspector J. Moore had inform- ·

ed the court that he was offering no evidence. against Lam Kam-moon alias Lam Yee on the charge of attempting to obtain US$350 by falsely pretending it was required for the staff of the Canadian Immigration Office, defence counsel asked leave to address the court.

"It has come to my notice,"

Mr. Grifiths said,

some

"that the

defendant is to be arrested immediately after this case on deportation proceedings on the

fact ព

have would appeared before this court bui for the fact that the complain- ant

main the prosecution's witness, has been allowed to leave the Colony.

"I must register in public my protest

thle contemptible

procedure.

at

The charges Nave but no not been withdraws, evidence offered, go that the proceedings are tantamount to

an

im acquittal.

"Through no fault of his own. my client, who, according to my Instructions,

ions, find a complete ans wer to the charge, is deprived of putting his case forward in publi and is deprived of the right of cross-examination and is to har these clandestine proceeding brought against him.

"This, despite the virtual ng- quittal by this court on the same facts. If this is allowed to happen any person despite any acquittal in open court, is liable to have de- portation

tuket proceedings against him although he has al- ready been cleared on the same facts.

Contemptible Action "Surely, co one can contemplate this contemptible action without Is the the gravest misgivings. principle of the liberty of the sub- Jeet to be flouted in this way? 1 an acquittal of a Court of Law, or something, tantamount to an be- quittal, to be lenared, in this man-

the Red Ensign. With submarine Ruttonjce and Son. Mr. Yin and foodstuffs wore discharged Residents Group or

warfare, mines and bombing. the said that the sum of $126 owed here. Ngure was reduced to a dangerous-} to his firm by the

ly low level,

settled on July 23

Franklin Ir.

Before berthing at the DRC was Kowloon Wharf pier, however, the Norwegian vessel had al- ready unloaded about 40 lans of chemicals while moored at Buny No. A8.

Total Loss

Leong-fung, The totul loss of Allied shipping cashier of Sun Miguel Brewery was 4.750 vernels of more than formerly the Hong Kong Bre- that his company 21,000,000 gross tons. When Prewery, sald

ident Fuesevelt said "they need presented three bills to the DRC. guns, they shall have guns; they These bills, witness said, cover- nees food, they shall have food; et goods supplied to the DRC for he did not forget the fact that for sts and food to reach the theatre of war, ships were required and

dennunded in great numbers.

The construction of cargo car-

The aft deck of the vessel was thunderous tarred when the waves dashed on the deck, split- in asunder the wooden planks the period between Murch to Mayensing the five-gation deurns. The last year.

chains and steel wire securing Continuing witness said that the cases and drums gave way, until August 4, the total in full causing about 300 of the 750 was still outstanding. On the drums to roll away into the foam- rygg ships of the United States following day, a payment of Ing seas, an officer related.

rolled was made by the DRC. The drums was one of the memorable achie-1,000

and burst |vements ut munk.nd. In 1 Again

on August 14, a further open, splashing' tar all over the America built 757 ships of 7,908,- sum of $2,000 was paid. There inside bulwari: and the deck. The 286 gross tons: in 1943, the nation followed ether subs.quent pay white constructed 1.04% ships of 18,8. tents.

gross tons.

paht on the deck smeared black and had to be re-

done, despite the concurious be- tween the drums and the deck. Seme chandlery was lost.

313 gross tons; and 1914, a Last witness was Mr. Robert J. painted. No other damage was total of 1,673 ships of 16,443,370 Wiggington. Superintendent of

The figures reveal two interest. the Dockyard Police.

Mr. Wigginglun testifled to one is thre Years ing facts-first, ships built in the United States letter, alleged to have been wril- naunted to more than twice the ten by defendant to Mr. Wickhare, treasurer who succeeded British merchant tonnage of be-the fore the war; secondly, the ships Stewart. This letter was handed built average that for about 10,- to him by Mr. Wickham who in 000 gross tons each.

turn passed it on to the Police. exhibited in The authors described the class The letter of ships most suited for tiner court.

Witness also testifled to having trade and the foundamental re-

of received another letter, written quirements

the design

by defendant, addressed to the. Cargo liners,

of Commodore

the Dockyard, through witness. This letter was read out in court by witness.

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A sketching party by the Hong Kong Art Club will be held on Sunday in the New Territories. Members are to assemble at the Kowloon Star Ferry at 10.30 am.

CAPSTAN

CIGARETTES

Going places

ALSO SOLD IN PACKETS OF 10° & 20°

MEDIUM STRENGTH

CAPSTAN

Navy

CIGARETTES

W. D. & H. D. WILLS

A good

travelling

companion

knots.

To Meet

A general meeting of the and Kowloon Hạng Hạng Hotel Residents Association will be hold next week to diecuse the Hotel Rates Ad. visory Committee's inendations.

recom-

The Association's Committee is due to meet at the be-

AI ginning of next week.

this meeting, a date will be fixed for the general meeting.

Ship Carries Pretty Lady Radio Operator|

That's A

Way Of Showing 'Em

During the last few days a number of Chinese sub. Inspectors shď NCO's attached 10 the Yaumati Polico Division have turned hand- bag shatchers, at the instiga · tion of their DIVISION) Superintendent, Mr. E. C. Lusoombe.

This sudden "crime wave" was not due to the polica officers' desire to supplament their Incomes but formad part of a campalon ngalat handbag enatching which. with woman's unconscious assistance, has become fairly prevalent.

The victims of the lawful anatchers have, in every gADO, bean women who just tuok their bags under their arms. The snatcher would anask‘up to his prospect, jerk the.bad

fram under her arm, and hand it back to her with the Advice: Please Insert-your hand through the loop is protection against anatoliare.”

SS.

Anhui Is Quarantined At Saigon

The British steamer Anhui

"Let us hope that no British system of government, includ Ing that of Hong Kong. will ever condone tactics which de mocracy, has fought so hard and

to with so much blood del troy." In reply, DSI Moore said that was quarantined on January 4 at Saigon by the French au- deportation proceedings are not

when vaccination Lakken in open court but are thorities nevertheless taken most fair. The papers pf a number of passen- evidence is weighed and de-pers were found to be not in fendant is given ample opportun[-order, Butterfield and Swire ty to clear himself or herself. The stated yesterday.

evidence is shifted very thorough-

DSI Moore

lynd, in many cases, defendants The passengers,, totalling about hive' Dean! hefted

1,500 from Amdy and Swalow, Continuing,

soid are not refugees, as reported by a that the Canadian Immigration news agency in a dispatch from Oficer had told the police that he Saigon yesterday, un official told had no instructions to put any the "China Mail" obstacles in the way of Chung

About:800 are disembarking at Geen-young, the complainant, to

if she füllied French port. The rest-tre Ret Into Canada

en route to the Straits. They are the requiremerits.

Defendant was acquitted and Singapore and the Malay statos ordinary passengers returning yo The Roseville storted the seven-

discharge on the prosecution Early this morning, a slim offering no evidence against him. afler visiting their relatives in day ordeal when she was a few miles out of Tocoma. The North Westeriies forced the top-sured-hos Norwegian girl will step The ground for the Crown drop- their native villages or complet ing ship to lose power, and the ashore from the ms. Roseville ping the cust, according to 091 g their business visits.

cruising at about at Kowloon Wharf to begin a Moore, was that information was The passengers will be permitt- Roseville was itve konts with her engines at futi lirief sight-seeing tour of Hong received from the complainant gned to land when the 14-day period steam, which make normally 13 Kong, which she is seeing for December 28 that she would be passes, he said. Apparently, the

the first time in her 15-monthieving on the ss. General M.C. certificates, found not valld, wer

Meigs on January. .3, 1949.

too young. cafeer at sea.

He (DSI Moore) tried to get the The Anhui left Hong Kong on Tosses Dangerously

blonde The pretty

case beard carlier than the date December 23 for Amoy with 100 Randi Sindre, 23-year-old wire-criginally fixed but it was found. Chinese dock

and passengers For nearly 10 hours, the vessel less operator and purser of the that that was not posible. As eight cabin closs passengers. She tossed dangerously and pitched Norwegian motorship which ar- complainant had already left use 300k along 000 tons of cargo. Al There was no cross examina-heavily.. The 'water brought up by trived here from Cebu yesterday. Colony, the prosecution was offer-' were discharged at the Chinese

the rising forecastle dashed against bearing minor scars of a severé the cabins but caused no damage. seven-day buttering by storms enang no evidence against the ac- port. She has a crew of 128, in-

Most of the passengers became route from Vancouver. sicksick for about 10 duys an Sputking nucnt English, the officer anid.

The crew went lady operitor told the "Chlua through the ordeal without com Mall" board the Roseville yes- plaint, he added, "Our lady terday that she took to sen origin- operator stood the test well. She nlly to see the world and to earn in a regular sator" he remarked, more money. But it got in tny The vessel took 23 days to blood" and Miss Sindro suld that reach the Colony. During the she may be sca-going for another

divert her 10 years. storms, she had to

tion by defendant and the court adjourned. Final kemilug is fixed for Friday at 2:30 p.m.

Reminders

Today Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, falk on "Dots & Dashes" by Capt: R. D. Barrett, Peninsulo Hotel. 12.30 p.m.

H. K. Stage Club presents "Tren- sure Island", at China Fleet Club Theatre, 9 pm.

Y's Men's Club Meeting, Roof Garden, H.K. Hotel, 12.45 p.m; RAE Association lunchcan, Jaco

bean Rooms, H.K. Iotel, 12:45

.....

The

ja Miss

cused..

cluding eight British officers.

New Express Liner To

Be Placed On FE Run

course a little to escape the ceti- She first joined a Norwegian A now express cargo finer is due to leave the United

tre.

Money Market

Kingdom soon to join the Peninsula and Oriental UK-Europe-Far East sorvico, the com- pany announced yesterday.

tem of ventilation to provide com-

tanker of the Klaveness Line at Mr. K. Ask-Terkisen is in con- ter graduating from a school in men of Oslo as a wireless operator eurly mand of a crew of 40

nationalities, Including in 1947. During her nine months varied Norwegians, Chinese and Swedes, af travelling, she saw South Ame besides the lady operator and the rice, the West Indies, Egypt.Per- is the sid nizd South Africa. Mirs

She is the 0,000-ton motor- The original Somali, bulit in two stewardesses. This 19th vialt of the Roseville to the Sindre returned, to Norway An Colony since her entry on this June, 1948, to join her parents, ship. Somall, the third of four 1901, was sunk by an enemy plane two sisters and a brother, for a vessels of her class specially in the North Sen in March; 1991. In coinmund of the vessel will run an officer hald.

Among her cargo

constructed for this run of these Mr. E.R: Bodley, D50, who were 3,504 three-month holiday,

hi Beptember last year, the P. and O.

Joined the Somáll in November sacks of mail from the United States and the Philippines was flown to Vancouver to- juln

The Roseville remaining in the Roseville, in which she han Built on the Clyde, the Somali at year it "Glasgow.. Birthday anniversary of Guni

Hong Kong for 'a' few days. served since then..This is the Arct measures 525 feet with a beam of Govind Singh Jee, celebration

She is fitted with two Her local agents are Bank Line time she is seeing the Far East, toet

NATIVITY PLAY at Sikh Temple.

(China) Ltd., King's Bldg.

beginning with Monlia.

complots lower decks and is sub- divided into Ave Fife and Drums of 1st Bn.

cargo holds, Efficient And Friendly

A Nativity play, arrungot by Bulls beat the Retreat at

Praised by her fellow offers uipped with the "Dehold" Miss Kite Zangford, will be given Stanley, 5.30 p.m. Universal Week of Prayer, sermon

for her effelency and friendlinicas,lete control of huntidity of the by the Chinese children of Talpo Nations

Miss Sindre says, however, "Mar air in the cargo "spaces, This Orphanage at St. Andrew's Church "The United Organisation" by Rov. Mr. Gold opened and closed atriage is not for me. It is too systém prevent deterioration of Hall at 7.45 pm, on January. G. N. Stevenson, St. John's HK$200.50 that yesterday: It troublesome."

Curgo through sweating and con- Besides Miss Sindre, there are densation. Cathedral, 5.30p.m.

fluctuated between $200.12%, ant!]

two stewardesses, one of whom Hoception to Pust Students of $297.

Six speelally designed tanks Sacred Heart School Associa US dollars recovered to HK$5.62.is the wife of the ship's electri-

with a total capacity of-GDA. Janj Gold Yuali, for Hong Kong declan.. Euro-livery: opened at 4.75 cents and An officer of the Norwegian have been fitted for carrying cargo

closed at 4 cents. For Canton remotdrship said that since the war, ofs. miliandes. It was 3 certis and 3.85 the Norwegian shipping companie

Accommodation for 12 passen are employing women because of cunts; and for Shanghai remit the shortage of manpoweringers in spacious saloans' hits been tances a cents and 3.18 cenis Norway. There are about tren special attention. There are Platres opched at HK$7.87 on lo various capacities in private balls for certain cabins: Ticals were unchanged at the Klaveness Line, lib estimated. The purkah-louvre system of HK$25.10 a/300.ed

NEI Guilders 11K34.70 100

on

tion, 3.15 p.m.

Younger Set Club Night,

podh YMCA, 8 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Stage Club presents "Treasure Island", China Fleet Club, 7 p.m.

St. George's Ball, Peninsula Hotel, Governor to be present," SATURDAY

Stage Club presents "Treasure "Talant", China Fleet Club, at

3 p.m. and 0.pm..

a 10b and closed at $7.00,

dropped in

....

For returning to the Centilation has been installed. htter having been expelled, You The Somali will have a service 100 after opening at Yim, aged-25, and Ns Sum, axed speed of 17.8 knots. Her parts of 20, were sentenced to six weeks dull on her maiden voyage include at and ordered to be expelled again London, Cenon, Part Sall, Penang, ILK$18,20 but Australian pounds by Mr. W.A. Dish Kur at Kow-Singmpore, Hong Kong, Shangha Were unchanged at "$#F2/53, -

For hit "bs.

$36.00.

Sterling was

hightT

"Toon yesterday.'"

not lend yobis.

All those Jaturested are cordial. ly invited to attend. Retreab ocols will be served during tho evening.

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