1949-01-15 — Page 3

SCA'S COMMENTS ON NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Personalia

Mrs. Fon Cho Senwan, Mrs. Yeo Ma Fang-how, Mesars, Lee

Sex, Cheng Dig and Lee Han- zeng left for Singapore yester- day by C

CPA.

Arrivala from CRA from Modula, Bangkok and Simmpore yesterday icluded Messrs. H.H.

klet.

¡Thoro' has bean a noticeable increase in sexual

crimes against women and children in the past year-almost á case a wook—said Mr. R. R. Todd, Secretary for Chinese Affairs, yesterday.

Indecent articles in Chinese newspapers may hav

been a contributing factor by putting wrong., ideas into the heads of the younger genera- tion, he added:

Another Case

Mr. Todd was speaking at Einen it was their fret aftence; Rankine, Eduardo Sun Tay. Central Magistracy when a charge Mr. d'Almada fined both ttófen- Charlie B. T. Lim, and Fo Eng-of publishing an article of an dans $300 or three months each

indecent nature was brought jɛn both summonĖça.

́n ́Chinese newspaper. ogainst" The forthcoming wedding has

Mr. Toad addressed the court ben amounced of Mr. Cuthbert after permissforf had,

grant- Alfori Tether, assistant acequnted by the Magistrate. Mr. F. X. ant; of Flat D 129 Waterloo Road, 'Almada and Ms Ruth Litvin, of 8 Salia- bury Avonne.

Mr. R.C. Edyvean lett Hong Kong for Singapore by the ss. Hopyang yeaterdny.

Messrs. Antonio Luban, Oscar Achibar, E Hon. Jose Bejo, Ca Hop, and Leong Won-chan arriv- ed in the Colony yesterday from Masila oy CPA.

been

Appearing before M. d'Almada were the publisher and printer of The Hung Luk Mari Po, Yum

Wu-te and Wu Chia-mo,

They were also charged with failing to fix the printer's address. Both pleaded gulity.

Inspector C. T. Byron of the SCA prosecuted.

leniency, said

First defendant, asking for that when the article was publishes he WOB sick. An error had been made, Megers. L Niam, Ng_Bon-ting,

The paper had been published Chan Guan. Ernesta Gines and since 1937. This was the first Maxilio Go left for Manila yes-offence of its kind. ter lay by CPA ·

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Departures from the Penirado Hotel on Thursday oluded Mrs. CF. Cocka, Mr. and Mrs. M. Glan- covich, Mrs. G.D. Cress. Messrs. A.F Housemon, G. Drummond, WC. Tion, HT. Kwong, F.W. Draccarmun, and C.L, Yuan.

Amongg the new arrivals at the Beninsula Hotel on Thursday were "Mr. and Mrs. R.L. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Jas, Howley, Mr. und Mrs. W. Siern, Mrs. M. Fla- tow. Mrs. P. Jenny, Mrs. M. Sche- fold, Mr. and Mrs. Smith-Wrights, Mrs. F.E. Elliot, E.E. Madsen,

Buckley. A. White M1. Taylor G. Parim, P.E. Shoudy, and S.M. Desal.

General Sir Neil Ritchie, Cam- mander-in-Chief, For East Land

Anxious Parents

Before sentence was passed, Mr. Todd said he considered it his duty to do everything possibile to put an end to publication of obscene matters in the Chinese newspapers,

Obreceno articles had often been brought to hla notice by Chinese members of the com munity, who ara naturally anxious that they should not fall into the hands

children.

their

The teal of obscenity Was whether the tendency of the mat ter alleged to be obscene was to deprave and corrupt those whose minds were open to such in moral Influence.

Mr. Todd sald there has been

Forces, will visit Hong Kong beno press censorship since the war. *tween January 26 and 27 on Government does not desire to re

Government a guard-of-honour

present

mutine inspection vitit. He will establish it expect the press to be mot hy formed by 26 Field Regluent, behave in a responsible

nour a right to Royal Artillery, nt Kai Tak on

manner his arrival

Under the

Indecent On January 25 and during the

Exhibitions Ordinance, No. 3 of following two days 1018, the maximum penalty is will visit unite in Hong Kong and fine of $250 or three months. the New Territories. General Ritchle will leave by ale on Jan-

intends to ask 'Government to

legislation uary 28.

pass amending

The importation of soap and sulphate of ammonia, no longer requires a special import licence, It was announced in the Govern- ment Gazette yesterday.

Man

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In another case before Mr. 'Almud Lai Yiu with, Ho Flow ig, Chlu Pok-man and Lai Kwok-yuen, of the Shan Shing charged with were

AEL article of nature. Represented by Mr. M. A. daļa Silva, all pleaded not guilty.

Inspector Byron said that the newspaper published an article

November

28 last year. Following complaints to the SCA, a translation wo

was made by Mr. Chung King-pul.

A copy of the translation was submitted to Mr. Todd, who de elded that the article was inde een and a summons was sub- equently taken out against de- fendants.

on

Mr. Silva sald he had translation of the article by # Jupreme Court Interpreter. He had been instructed to socopt It as correct.

Mi

Mr. Silva showed Mr.

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, -1049.

BOAC IN YEAR 1948

Aircraft of the British Overseas Aviation Cor- poration flew a total of 300,500,000 pansenger miles during 1948, it was off- clally stated yesterday.

Passengers carried dur- ing the same period num- bered 119,343—an inervaso of 22.2 per centʻovar. the number in 1947.

Freight . totalled ́ ́3,186 tons-63.8 per cent more than the guro for 1047– and mall amounted to 1,720 tons an increase of 8.6 per cent over the pro- vious year.

During the period under reylow, BOAC opened, the first British civil air ser». *) vice from tho United Kingdom to Japaj;, and the ~. troduced the now Solent "flying-boats on the United Kingdom - South Africa route, and· · Constellation land planes on the servico between the United: King-- dom and; Australia. '.

The BOAC Alles 150.009 routo miles - stretching: from Montreal to Sydney;

REGISTRATION

FEES AMENDED

Land registration fees for the New Territories have been athend- Chung was questioned by ed by Governor-in-Comell by inspector Byron and

cross the New Territories (Land Regis- examined by Mr. Silva regarding tration) Regulations, 1943, which the difference between inducency will come into force on February and obscenity. illustrations from books publish-every $100.or part thereof; $8 for Chung The new fees are 20 cents for the first lot, and 20 cents for each Mr. Silva asked

for an ad-additional lot--no maximum limit: Journment to produce members $5 for the first lot, and 20 cents of the public in court. He would for each additional lot--no-max- ask their candid opinion, he said, imum limit; and, $1 for the first "garding the article

Lot, and 50 cents for every addi- Hearing WEB Axed for the tional lot or part thereof, with the

maximum fee of $10, morning of February 2.

ed in Britain,

Court's Warning To Shopkeepers

['#iying' mest-of, the tímáj arc and Mra, Ewing Hariphu returned to Hong Kong by the President-Wilsdis yesterday: affar year's tour of the United States, the United Kingdoer and tbs. Dantinent. The managing director of LI and Fung Company Limited, 'Mr. Pung left by RAA on January 13, Jud.

("onloa year, on 4 'pleasura and goodwill business mission. Man Photo

Tourists Arrive In APL Flagship

(By Our Harbour, Reporter)

Hong Kong has become a two-day playground for

a distinguished group of tourists who are on a pleasure cruisą, arriving hora yesterday by the ss. President Wilson from San Francisco via Manila..

The tourists, Including several business executives, a prominent Chicago, plastic surgeon, Foreign Office personnel and a lady legal investiga- tor, spent the major part of yesterday sight- seeing.

Today will be to many of the "America, complained of the shopping day before the API, high prices of local exports, t Bagship leaves for Shanghai thee, if variety of sterns, offered fr

them and the tick of scientif evening.

Seeins Hong Kong for the dist knowledge, especially in the tras time are Dr. and Mrs. Fortiment of cassia. The copsia fred. considerably He. Sinith, 10 whom the Colony is has decreased the most beautiful little island cause of frequent high claims p they've

of the other end, when it was found seat In years travelling

Dr. Smith that the spice had not been pru drew, world-wide attention when perly cleaned to pass the Ameri he successfully operated on the con

on ag.iculture regulations.

"The European countries are a Monkey Face Boy" recently. He was an officer in the Royal Army present in the throes of their own.

Corts during World War domestic troubles. It will be com Sindical Larving in The Quran's Hos-Hime before the Continent, can pital, Sidcup.

Its

"An indigntion of their the Far Eat are Mr. and Mrs. Gomba and two daughters. Mr.husiasm for Hong Kong Hood Comba. Is visiting paper mills however, is shown by the beggar with which, ha has counections. prices published in the vernacular papers as

cannot choose' attitude of Euro. There are several Japanese. pean businessmen, who will gra official was issued by Mr. W. H. Latimer and

with American

un papers, bound for at any import Hvence sued Mr. J. H. G. Pitman at Kowloon yasterday. Yokohama.

ordinarily Some are connected which

they with the diplomalio service.

Ignore." of the 10 shopkeepers summoned for selling evaporated milk at an overcharge of 10 cents.. claimed that the price they quoted (90 cents) Was 30 cents Below that listed, in a verno- cular paper on December 1, 1948,

He Another warning to shopkeepers not to accept

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creasing the penalties.

Since friendly warnings had been ignored, assurances given in court had not been kept and Two

fines were no doterrent, he asked Mr. d'Almada fined both defen- ider the severest penalty, name ly, imprisonment, on any of tho The Hong Kong Rotary Club present defendants with

prom will not meet on Tuesday for its vlaus conviction.for. such weekly luncheon.

offence.

Explosives Theft From Magazine

The theft of 1,445 sticks of dynamite and two sacks of gunpowder from a dynamita maga- zine of Kun Tong Village, Cha Kwo Ling, in the early hours of December 8 last, was re- called before Mr. W. A. Blair-Korr at Kow- loon

yesterday when four mon were charged with receiving and possession. Wong Chun-ying, Liu Chung, Lam Choi and Lam

Kee, pleading guilty to the counts of receiv- ing the dynamite and gunpowder at Yu Chau Street on December 12, and to being in pos- session of these dangerous goods without a permit, were each sentenced to two years' hard labour: "

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Mr. Latimer further warned' -black-marketeers that all sum- monses for not having a price tag on controlled goods will carry with them a penalty of $60 each, instead of $25 as before.

Fook King-yuk of the Ming Tak store at the side door of 214

Reminders

Today

Also making their first trip to Hong Kong. forer trade will

Dutch Mission

would

Mr. Fung said that when, b Was in Holland, plans had beer

trade missio

The arrival"ofija prominent business maile by the Presiden Wilson barked the completion o a complete gear goodwill businest teur of America, Canada. the United Kingdom und Europe. Ac- companied by his charming wife drawn up to send Mr. Funk Hon-chu, managing

to China to arrange Harter trad- for a wide variety of goods. Tha director of Li and Fung Company, wits two months ago. Hong Kon Limited, left the Colony na will benefit, because it has a bet January 13 last year for a planter market in produce, such a site and business trip by Pan spices, vegetable and essentia Aineriest clippery

B Trade With HK

Yu Chau Street, and Wong Fung HK Staga Club presents "fa, Canada, Britain, må in the

of the Yuen Cheung Loong" store of 133 Shanghai Street, were fined Pitman

$160 each after Mr. (Prles Control Office Inspector

had informed the court that de- fendants · bad been warned in December.

The Tai Sang store of 104: Contan. Road was fined the same amount for overcharging 25 cents on a tin evapomted - milk. Finds

Club, 3_pm.

olls.

the

In London, Mr. Fung met th In an exclusive interview. Mr. Colony's London Office represen Funs who has visited practically tative, Mr. E.G: Grimwood,

"Hong Kong'a- businessmer all the principal cities in America should be very grateful

to M sitre Island", China Fleet European

countries throughout Grimwood for his energetic eftori

to promote trade between his one-year travelling *most of

Colony and Britain," the busines plane, sold: Demonstration by RAF Vampire which was dong by ma

"Bualnesemen abroad are stil: magnate declared. Jet-propelled plane, Kal Tak, 12 noon.

Mr. Grimwood.he contribut very keen on trading with Hong KH Kennel Club, Entries fat Keng despite the prevalling ad-

*ed a great deal to the successfu! Dog Show closes.

varag elraumatança

·`revival' of Hong Kong's com Moeting. Baco Annual Raco

"British merchants are optimis merce with the United King-

Government will dom, he added. Course, Happy Valley, fost tie that day) 12 noon.

The Japanese are rapidly, pan. and permit a regular flow agressing in reviving their con- Dances, Fo Hing Theatre, local manufactured goods into the nections with the American mar- Nathan Road, Kowloon, 2.30 United Kingdom. At present it is kela. More stable conditions in possible to carry on the rubber their country have aided them te p.m.

Canvas shoes trado which

with Americ creasing rapidly.

of $125 each were imposed in the Performance of Chinese Native on remove trade restric

Shing Cheong Leg of 82 Haiphong Road, the Luen Hop store, of 41 Pilkein Street, and the Man Kee store of 1010 Canton Road, for profiteering in the same commod- ity,

The Wing Kes store of 188 Nan Chang Street was muleted in the sum of $100 for selling a small

tin of evaporated milk for 60

conts, instead of 55 cents.

axcess

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TOMORROW Classical Concert, Tot & Chub. Talbot House, 30 MacDonnell Rond, 8.30

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John's Ambulaher Brigade.

nun inspection, 10 a.. Havelling of tablet by Col.

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Sir James Sleeman, at 11:30a.m.

Literary Evening, European

YMCA, 1.83. Đ

The fest accused, claiming At 3 p.m. on. December $; -In-

Excess Chargo Hong Kong birth, was recom-spector S.G. Smith led a party of Summoned only for mended for banishment; and police to Cha Kwe Ling where, on charge, the Kut Fung Ho store of the second, third and fourth searching the huts, they found 1061 Canton Road, the Sang Hing defendants were ordered to be four empty cases which Mr. store of 043 Shanghai Street, and E.J. Brown, manager of the the Man Koe stora of 141 Tung deported for life,

China Construction Co., identified Choi Street, were fitted $25 each. Detective-Insperiof D.L. Davies, aa belonging to his firm.

They sold evaporated milk. proseculing, said, that the original

For charging 40 cents too much WANTED BEDPOST report of the theft was one of Disguised As Fisherman armed robbery, This was,made by the watchman employed by the thre

Construction Co. who said that he pens held up between I ́a.m.and

Ching

10

an a tin of milk powder, this Mei Ah store at the side door of 577 Nathur Road, was fined $75900

The plóa that his storu started business only the day before it

FOR HIMSELF:

days later, ndiá Dot.Inspec to Davies, a than called Tam Sut contacted first accused, though was visited by Price Control In Mr. W. &. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon

n.m. in December an informer, and, under the guise spectors being eetpted by Mr.

after questioning, he admitted that the report wasɛfalse,"

Asleep In Hur

clothes.

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Pitman, Li Wan of the Chi Shing

He wanted it for his own u said : Leung Ming, 10-year-old blacksmith when charged before youtetidy will ung- get Iran bedpost from 8 Cumberland Road. Thursday at the junction of Essex Crescent and Staffard Book with the bedpost in his post Soth, aid Sub-inspector J. H. Evans. He was fined $25 or 10 days.

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Mr. A.JE/Luft. Win div

or mord men one or more of of a sherman from Cheung Chau, whom were armed with rides.

His, story, not, being belloved by supply any dynamite. Tom was discharged with a caution when

asked Wong whether he could store of 214 Tel Nam Street as He was arrested and Fio SAT, D the policaj. Lau Choi,, the watch mnt, was taken baclt to the Row accompanied by FC 593, in plaid he was summoned for selling a small tin of trou polish at 10 loon City Police Station where,

pavice, fold Taim that he coula Fined $40 in April Inst year, cents more than the controlled Wong, said Dot-Inspector price supply between 1,000 and 4,000 Cam Kuan of the Law Kunn Kot sticks at 70 cents a stick. This was of 152 Shanghai Street was fined Tau went on to say that what agreed to and the three men then 8100 yesterday for selling a tube actually happened, was that be left the teahouse, where the dis of toothpaste at five cents moro tween 1 am and 2 am on De cussions took place; and entered than he should talk on "Musical Moods" ata éember, & he was, asleep in the the car driven by PC 1019, watchinan's hud, and that when plain, clothes, Linnt ein in Instead, ot, charging, $2,80 for §. vodilni by the Granddadtie Group

bottle of a coriáin, emulsion, Lam. he woke up at: 2 am he found Qutaldo 303 Xu Chau Street; inwok-wall ordin musa Lat, of the Sino-Brith Club Bart that Magazine No. 43, had been the car stopped and Wong got out Drug, and Wing Store of.68 Nan broken, Intoy and four boxes at and sigristled with his band to Chang Styret sold it for 33.10. or

talks to be Unstrated by dynamite, and two backs of gun-emma-one above. The other three an excess of 30-cents, Yesterday, gramophone record will take

accused then came down ate he lost $100 to the court,

place at 845 pm, at the Belona MAYIS RAILTO: To sayo, his Joh,

carrying, a melt or

TSE FA TICKETS questioned by the polios

pollon,

Wong Koo) of Hai Wan. Ho, was Procond third and rourla a chanzed before M. Tunahing Lau was chargott haters in cused claimed that they were only at Central yesterday with the Bisle Kerr on Docther 17 with goolics malosed by the first de possession of Tea Letteryy faking a false refert and neglect TendontBus the jouge, could uckett. He was one sine or two ut duty and was antonood to prove that by have braid deep frseymonths hard. Intours hd wing on the roof lines te miiüt of K Cam, Num of Shaundwat, was fine, att . $500 or inculer thise Line store breaking * uid file pro- Simtiarly Bansthood or tie porsi

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