1949-01-21 — Page 3

Bank In Canton Receives Threats From Secret Group

Immigrants Ordinance. Becomes Law

The Immigrants Control Or- dinance 1940, which controla the entry into, exit from, and movement within the Colony, of persons not born in Hong Kong, was passedi into law yesterday,

An underground organisation called the Five Dragon Society sont a threatening note to the Canton branch of the Hong Kong and Shang- hai Banking Corporation demanding HK$500,000, the “China Mail" lcomed yos- torday. representative of the Bank's head office in Hong Kong "declined to confirm or deny the report. Other banking circles in the Colony said that according to information from Can- ton the report is correct.

A

Chinese Press reports from pub- the Kwangtung capital lished the

report, yesterday quoting 'Canton police author-

The Bill which was introduced a week ago, passed its second and with third reading yestertiny, three amendments, without any comment from the unofficial mem-itles. Lers. Clause 2 (1) was amended

According to the vernacular

to clarify the point of physical reports, the Hong Kong and entry into the Colony.

provides the not execeding HK$5,000 on summary convletion on any peryin who illegally enters the Colony, and for his arrest

without a worrant, A

it also provides for a similar fne

m the master, owner or agent of the ship or aircraft bring- In such illegal immigrant un- less he can show that it is no been due to my act or default on hits part,

It also empowers a magistrate to order the return of such Megai Immigrant to the point of Cm- burkation by the carriers at their

Expedire.

Ordinances Added To Statute Book

Three new Ordinances wero added to the Statute Book yes- terday when they passed their second and third rendings in Legislative Council. They fwere

altows

The Companies (Amendment) Ordinance › 1940, which Chim companies to acquire, hold and dispose of inmovable pro- party in Hong Kong.

errors of formi.

i

Shanghai bank received the de-

Time And Place

The note instructed that the manes, wrapped in paper, shoul: be delivered by two employees of the bank to a certain lane behind the Sun Company, on Wednesday at 6 pm.

Inquiry Into Death Of Stoker

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1940.

Correspondence

The Editor takes no respon dibility for „VÍRUS......@EDTRAICH, LI Lellery by correspondania, and, by ño, meqņi necesarily agrees with

All Too Common

Wednesday evening something occurred in Mosque

Sir,--On

Street, where I am living, which Alled me with tich -'indignation. that I can hardly..wait to request

to be good chcident ah you

enoughtio publish my accounti

"

Pirat-1.should skplein that this

- by its.

Mr. Latimer Gets New Post With Tenancy Tribunals

Mr. William Henry Latimer, BA, LL.B., will be feaving the Kowloon Courts, where he has Born First Magistrate' since May 1, 1946, to Take up his how appointment as President of *Tenancy Tribunaļs. *

Tenancy. TAST

cut-de-sac, barred. to matór

He will be succeeded by Mr. cars and seldom frequented excep! Alwyn Denton Scholes, MA,

Kresidents: At rhbou

nhbout 0:15

*** LLB, who accompanied by pm, two men appeared.! with Sa

his wife" and "three”, children........ gong and

and monkey. The

egong was in no way objectionable arrived by the RMS Canton being softer and mellowen than on January 17: KMA the "estry gongs often heard Mr Latimer's appointment is over the radiona Thomonkey, the result of the Chief Justice's wearing a variety of manques in determination to clear the backlog performed some quhlubly (uf cases in the Tenancy Tribunals. amusing feats: Whichenaused the As he stated in his speech at the greatest pleasure to a small group opening of this year's Assizes on

the

in the

ent Anxiety to the *Bource, pr""great"

of

A verdict of "Death by mis- almost at oncgi-mode itto alto Judicial offers, 10: the

The Bank informed the Sha-Wah Dyeing Factory of 24 trailed sorrowfully

followed them at

ween police who made plans to trop the extortionists.

With plainclothes men posted at ker points in the area, twa detectives posing as employees of the Bank, one carrying a paper parcel, went to the lone.

adventure" was returned: by to stop the show, si scomedy

Sir Lentle went on to state that Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kow- enjoy it as much as; we did, but loon yesterday at the conclu when the man prepared to

"the pays crily real way to tackle the into the the hat, round, he suddenly, Je problem effectively is to supple- sion of an Inquiry

Дегер death of Wan Hok-hol; .32-) came::very?

and - ordered ment the effvels of those who pack of the Kamthem off. Moreover, as they ens only serve part time by the year-old stoker

way, he appointment of two or three full-

lime paid office a little.

officers

with legal Street, Castle carefully scanning the neighbour- qualifications.

hope thut these Ing windows as if anxious to see appointments will shortly. be whether he was being observed

made and giving the impression that hu intended catching up with the showmen at a convenient apat Though this is not the end of the story, I want to make a Iow points before continuing. |

Cheung Fat Peak Road.

Observessary that, Mr. Latimer, with his wide legal experience, was the logical choice for the posiiton of President. Two other well-known' barristers have been approached to take up the tap- pointments of chairmen of the Tribunals

ཡམས

Mr. Latimer

Application For Eviction Order Made

Wan, according to Sub-Inspec- tor H. Tyler and witnesses, was tending to the boiler at the face tory, about a u.m. on December There they saw two men lolter-17, when the steam gauge broke ing. As they approached one the and oil was sprayed all over the men asked whether they were are box. The dead man was seen

An application for an evic- 1: In such a quiet spot, what

tion order was made yester- from the Hong Kong and Shang-running out of the factory, with hai Bank. They sald you and his clothing on Bro, shortly after. grappled with the men as one of He was taken to the Kowloon Possible harm could the show

have done to offset the pleasure Born in 1803, Mr. Latimer ook day by the Humphreys Estate them WAS about to take the Hospital where, according to D It gave us?

The onlookers num- his BA degree (Honours) at the and Finance Company, Lirait- parcel.

T.O. Wong, he died at 12.30 p.m.

P.mbered less than thirty, and, as University of Toronto in 1911.d, of second floor, Alexandra In the fight, one of the the following day. On admission, have said, no cars are allowed and was admitted to the Bar Building, before Mr. P. C. Woo

he was found to be suffering from down pur rond; no there was not co years later.

at the Tenancy Tribunal. question of obstruction.

the outbreak of the First The application was againgt |

freed himself and escaped.

men

The

other was taken to the polier sta- Intensive burns all over the body. If the show was contraven- World War he enlisted and saw Mrs. Taim Lal-hing, of 78 Nathan

tion. He gave his name as LI Wen-sen.

Lecture At Rotary Luncheon

yesterday.

&

The dead man, sald Wan Lau, clansinati and fellow worker.

tion, and was left in charge of the boiler at 750 a.m. when witness went across the road to have eup

until it had

and only been employed of the ing any regulation, why did the active service. In 1910, he left Road, first floor, and the occupiers factory for 21 days. He was with policeman not interfere with it the Army with the rank of Majos of 4 Minden Avenue, Kowloon,

Mr. GS. Ford represented the gone on for about and returned to private practice. witness on the morning in ques-haif an hour?

In 1921-1922, he was on the applicants, the opponents weta 3. Why did he neither arrest

Untario Hydro-Electric Power not legally reprensented. the showmen, nor leave. them Commission of Investigations. The grounds of application are alone, but follow them in such a

Major Latimer enlisted that applicants are the owners of secretive

Dragoen manner?

Gunds the premised which was let to the General Arst opponent on a monthly ten- I watched nf this from

an and was attached to upper window and felt indignant Staff. During the next six years ancy, on terms that no, sub-let- enough to wish to remonstrate hu saw service in various warding or assignment of the premises with the pollesman, but happened spheres and

of tea.

On his return to the factory. after having been told of the fire, witness saw that the steam gauge was broken and that oll

had sprayed

Won

247

all over the fire box. he in my dressing-gown. By with a became very friendly or portion thereof would be con-

to

I

the

With the advance of science and closer contuel between The Merchant Shipping people of differenl' nations. Lau said that he turned off the time was it to go out, all military.

of top-ranking sidered valid without the written (Amendment) Ordinaher

consent of the applicants. 1049, diversity of language und eus- the main valve. which revisies the scale of penal- toms and difficulty of com-

The first opponent is now not out of concerned were

sight. A

his arrival at Hong Коль the dead man In his opinion, ties for breaches and otherwise

residhig, at the premises and has 1945, Lieutenant-sub-let the tenancy, 4 Minden brings the principul Ordinace up

munications are no longer ob- was trying to clear the atomiser the top of the road. I found an- on November

other and loosened the main valve with the incident. He agreed that the War

boliceman and. told Him rot Colonel Latimer was seconded to stacles to the institution of a to date.

Avenue as Magistrate, The Inland Revenue (Amend- world government, said Mr. out turning off the oil fuel.

Mr. J.L. Quie, secretary of the but Legal Branch, Civil

446- Mr. E.C. Drown, Inspector of was very regrettable.

Affairs Volt ment)

which W. A. Ankerson at the Kow-Factories and Labour, said that meant no harm and "probably Kong Ah the change-over to premises personally to Tam Lai- Ordinance 1949,

applicants company, gave evid- Military Administration in Hone ence yesterday that he rented the policoman clarifies probiruities and rectifies loon Rotary Club luncheon

when he visited the place, he The Attorney General, Mr. J.B. meeting at the Peninsula Hotel found that the stop cock in the only wanted to ask the player rivir, Administration, he was op hing, frohi whom he received Grials.

feed pipe from the oil reservoir for quite a small sum of musius puinted First Magistrats, Kowloop. rent, and the woman in court, he farmed Connell that

A vote of thanks to the speaker was well within the reach of the this in Chinese which I speak He obtained his release, from the alleged, is not Tam Lai-hing but since the Inland Revenue (Ainend-

First was proposed by Roturian A.Jperson attending the boiler,

fluently.

Army soon after- Bili eme up for

a tresparker. ment)

Well! We He added that regulations are

to the grateful rending last week, discussions had Rarmondi,

Mrs. B. Pears, witness for the Vaiting Rotarians were H.J.being drafted in which the pro- police for the

Conscientious Man protection they been held with the Association of

opponent, was called by opponent to say that she knew the otponant Avision of a safety entch for Fuch give us under trying circum- Chartered Accountants, and as a Murray (USA), F.G. Jones, resuli amendments would be Gordon (Shanghai), H.M. Mon-devices will be one of the require stances, but stories such as this A conscientious and patient as Tam Lei-hing and that she

and John Yuen ments. This safety catch will nu are all too cominan.The owners mun, Mr. Latimer soon (Macho) teire would have the

became wax known to her for a long time cut off the oll fuel of the monkey are effect of removing its retrospec (Hong Kong).

tomatically

Hearing will continue on Jan- live operation from all clauses

Juse with the exception of clauses 11P.W. A. Wood, W. Bastin, S.P. the atomiser is loosened, many other people these days. nim. His genial personality won

80 those who came in contact with uary 20 at 2,30 pm: Simpson, George May. Stuart

All Asked was to

they

was to entertain him a

ima Latimer's new sphere of

number of friends. us in return for whatever! Wa cared to give them towards a activities will be the Kowloon square meal. Whether the police Magistracy and tho

Court buildings.

moved which

and 15.

T

DA

aro

Guests present were Messrs. when the valve connecting with employed' And... hun"bably un-respected by and popular with all

The amendments were approved Temple, C.G. Yung, Tyrell and

by Council.

| N. Hari-Baker,

Annual Meeting At Christ Church

There was a good attendance at the annual gen- eral meeting of parishioners of Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, on Wednesday evening.

J

Death By Misadventure

Supreme

GIANT CRANE FOR HK READY

tran netually asked themt 10 Scholes, who is 38 years at the immense steel structures in-:

a aum of money is purels, o mat ter of surmise, but any

The last sections of a giant crane for Hong Kong were among

An old and infirm woman of excuse he had foR.

sue, has been in the Colonialected last work at the Glasgow Company Limited, by members to taking up his appointment in Peak Road every

evening was nullifed by his allowing the Hong Kong, Mr. Scholes, was of the Siamese Purchasing Mis leaning on a bamboo pale for show to proceed for nearly half District Magistrate on the Gold son touring British industries, support, to meet her daughter an-hour. In other words, be re- Coast,

aald an official the

Messago coming home from works inquired a free show before doint Solicitohere he was

Solicitor General

London yesterday. the weaving factory:

his duty (if it was his

The building of the crane, which On the night pf November 28 or having his "little chaticus the was a member of the Goki | will: lift'150 tons, has been Aniah-i with Coast Volunteer Reserve, and et It Ans now been dismantled. last, her daughter found her lying

of the 101 Home, Guard.g i

Scholes left Southampton

for shipment.,

The making of cranes of up to

used to walk down Castle with this harmless entre Service since 1938. Prior works of Sir William Halcrow and

the "offenders."

space with such a tritling meldent,

also

from

In his report, the Vicar, jonly its perfection, and loving it /er-the side of road with a crushed am sorry to wke up so my December 17, accompaniedį 250 tons capacity it only a sinall

the

Zast

ого

akull.

T

the attention of other members haby daughter. and of the authorities.

*

Iell'over the world.

this

Tax Collections To Reach $40,000,000

Rev. C. Percy Smith, who long to share it with others.

It was evident that a vehicle but I feel very strongly that it by his wife, their seven year-old branch of the-activities of But I cannot close without presided, said:

appreciation of hot run her over; but despite aliis, the duty of members of the daughter, son- two and a half famous Arm which built the Forth this showing some "It is not my intention evening to mark any possible work that has been well and Torts of the police and messages public to bring such matters to years old, and 18-month-old Bridge and has erected bridges

faithfully done for the ready broadcast ever the raulo, no one progress during the past year,

whole response of the Rother I would remind you not respo

congrega- had come forward, neither the

JOHN BULL of any achievements but of im-tion, whenever appeals have been driver of the vehicle involved nor

witnesses of the disaster.. ctions.

We

should not conladies who provide

made to their generosity to the At Kowloon yesterday before "Have The Honour

flowers for ourselves on the fact the church, whose only thanks is

Mr. W. H. Latimer, the Inquest that we now have 111 numes an

Sir-1 shall be grateful if you alectoral roll, 40 more than the assurance that if by chance a bold. Sub-Inspector Richard

Brown represented the polics the flowers

will publish the following not there, but we should think

they year.

It was the opinion of the police are certain to be greatly missed. that

Two

Husband all the people who ought to be worshipping with us but are not should be mentioned by name. the rear wheel of a vehicle with-

And there are Just a few what in all probability, the victim received a letter

was knocked down and foh under missioner of Police is fellowsTax one reason or another-and it

"I have the honour to: Inform may well be that in some lo-

Mr. Hamshaw works incredibly out the driver being aware of it, you that your services will not stances the reason lies in our-hard for the acouts and cuts and Death by misadventure was the be needed after July 31,"

job. I am doing magnificent

duren't think of

finding of the court. A rider was No mason and no explanation time the not flattered by the fact that

added recommending the mattor be was given. It may be in honour have baptised 60 babies during when he may have to leave us referred to the Public Works De- to the Commissioner, but it is the last year, but I am disturbed But one person we are going

spot was dan- certainly not: to us gerous and light of woma sort My husband gave up his pol But so many parents and god- mias fairly soon is Mrs. Goddard, Partment as the

seem to lako baptismal and it is hard to know how, she should be placed to avoid a retion at home to come heres parenis vows so lightly. And I would set 16 going to be replaced. She has polition of such necidonia,

What little money we had wa of made the Blind Girls' Picnic, number

put into our new home, and ngyr communicants at Christmas time Kong. However, no one is really MAURICIO COLLEGE

me, of the perennial charities of Hong because there does seem soma- thing strangely inadequate about replacuble.

ели

mny

selves and in our church.

that

Ittlo store to the

just

to

one

·

we have to go, without, assay.

collections during the current financial year by the Inland Revenue Department are ex- pected to exceed the previous year's figure by more than" HK$25,000,000, 1951 More than HK$27,000,000 has been collected

since April 1 last year, it was officially learn ed yesterday. The official estimate for the 1948-49 financial year is HK$40,000,000. any good reason being advans 1047-40 financial year amount- Total collections during the 1.thought we should

jed. Where are we to go to? a friendship that is remembered never find anyone to take Mrs.

Positions are scarce, and houses ca to HK$14,134,951.00. The only on birthdays. But we who Booker's place, but Miss Mansfield

The Mauricia College of Physical, euch giers so. Has the Commis year's climate was HK$10,- do go do Church more regularly stopped into the gap, and now lowell to remind ourselves, that some of the children would rather nation will hold it's Teath "Allied, slit, to so such a Sunday next, when thing? leto potjustice going to Church is not the sume miss their breakfast than Sunday Home" on thing as leading a Christian life. School But when Mr. Randall part in Weight Lifting and Foung from a little at javel

fren, var money and our I liavo also worried a great deal job of pianist, it took threppeopip.

resign from the

uns

husbands are no longer young the fact.

act that there are

opening ceremony will be boys. It will be hard for them who do not worship at to replace him-Mr. Kemp. Mrs. performed by Mure. H. Jehangirl to start all over aminzstori

Guest Christ Church, because it's 'con-

and, Mrs. Smith; And there gregation is largely Chinese and 15

Edward

and I have

should

AT HOME

100,000.

By last Monday, the Inland Revenue Department's not collec Honor the current year total- led Hics47513,832,02 (from April

to mafy/171

to the can never, cope with the Shen! Patroness of the College, who, wilt je Tije. Palestino men are young! Collected By: March31 -

treasurer, our.

On conclusion of the

. Conclusion gymnastica hocessary to this distribute prizea, e

to unders

that such people stay stand a balance sheet, but Mr. Surely the Church Is a Shes seems to product one that antisfies

us, but the Jasting protest against all the silly real indication of all die hard senbalera divisions of class and race, and especially when we work that has gone into 12

The following were; elected to sapre.co app to receive the Sacrament,

the*, Church OröndisMIL - ALEP. wp.mulat see how wrong are, the Comt 1. Jones, EP. 5, AL Fall barriera that men put up amongst A Goodban, B... Toard Cell themselves

'+ | Zawelton, Rev., BBC, Low, Mrs. M. 'Naughi I do ask you therefore this on C, Batch, Wham M. Mansheid evening not to go away feeling Ps. FK CTEKST r

Reparatiives on the end of Tree As soon as we grow content, our Hazelton, ON worship and our fellowship will glassentatives to the plà arrow tale on is. If we love our uncare Be Law, ?KEYS. Church, we should also tiefire Mr. A. Goodban, Man, M. Naughton,

eontented with Christ + Church.

T

and

Foll

It

and have og families to support was omdially stated yester

every discharged man has toffs, camics and dance Hidrop. Chiay have

upcripy have been in the day that a mind-Revenue Des

per kel Prizes fon successful, con- festants in those wil be distributed

country and their

mijo during (the by Mrs. G. S. Scully.

POSTAGE REVISED

Postage on air Parcels from Hold Koor to the Unlike Sister were revised by thọ Generaliterday,

government, and

The

The new rates, effective "rront | will]; Fobruary 2, are... HKS

and 1.00 for avar

the Kowloon Star Forry

four aces

foura.m. Lunch wil

Mr. Hadoorie

first pound; or part, àf: ¡pound; | are tokaremblo for

Belit year. cafimated for the Lebled by

of the

the end

PORK

Fo Pleasure!

(DAIRY FARM FOR FORK)

Pago

THE DAIRY FARM ICE&COLD STORAGE CO.LTD.

HONG KONG

KOWLOON

It's not soda

but a natural sparkling water!

This Table

"Champagne of

Waters come# from Franco in all it's natural purity. It contains No Artificial Gás,

Derrier

is stocked in all -leading Hotels & Restaurants

ASK FOR IT.

RONDON & CO., (H.K.) LID,

How he thrives

1

on "KEPLER,

Keep him full of energy-healthy and -sixedy---by giving* Kepler' regularly, It's an catablished family favourite rich in the nourishing, strengthening elements that growing children need, including Vitamins A and D. For «dulta, too, it's a auto strengthener la

MORE DODNESS. TO THE SPRANFUL

APBIJ.

KEPLER?

COD.LIYER OIL

WITH HALT EXSRACT

WELLCOME & CO... PRODUCT

JOHN D. HUTCHISON & CO-STOC

Gilman & Company Ltd.

132

Friday,

to visit

Matar Show Shor

Kowloon