1949-01-22 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY-22, 1049.

COMMENTS IN COURT ON

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE RED TAPE IN GOVERNMENT

Agents: CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

"SHENGKING" "TRODUCE" **TSINAN" "NINGHAI" "FENGTIEN"

"SHENGRING"

"FUKIEN"

“HANYANG"

SAILINGS TO

Shanghai

Swatow & Bangkok ...

Swatow

Singapore & Penang Nagasaki, Yokohama &

Kobe

Sbonghat

Singapore, Macassar,

Sourabaya & Batavia

Bails from · Custodio WDALE

"TRINAN"

“ANHUI"

"NEWCHWANG" "HUPEN"

"NANCHANG"

"YOCHOW"

"FENGTIEN"

"FUKJEN**

"SHENGKING"

ARRIVALS FROM

Sporf & Hothow... Singapore

Korea & Keelung..... Samarinda & Sandakan Bangkok, Balgon &

Swatow

Java, Spore & Sibu Japan, Shangha! &

Herlung

Shanghai & Keelung

RIVER SERVICE

4 p.m. 22nd Jan. 7

3 p.m. 23rd Jan. noon? 25th Jan. * p.m. 26th Jan.

4 p.m. 1st Feb. 1st Feb.

3rd Feb,

4 p.m. 6th Feb. •

9 a.m. 23rd Ja

25th Jan, 27th Jan. 27th Jan.. 27th Jan.

27/28th Jan. 28th Jan.

30th Jan 30th Jan

"FATSHAN" Salis for Canton 11 p.m. 23rd?, 28th & 27th Jan.

Arrives from Canton 7 a.m, 2th?, 27th & 20th Jan. "WTSUEH" Sails for Canion 11 p.. 24th, 28th & 31st Jan,

Arrives from Canton 7 a.m. 23rd. 26th & 28th Jan.

"WUSUKI" Salls for Macao 239 v.in. 29th Jan,

Arrives from Maeno 5.30 p.m. 30th Jan,

Agents: BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SCHEDULE SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL

"AENEAS"

"ANCHISES" "CYCLOPS"

vía Aden & Port Said.

Via Genoa & Marseilles

via Casablawa

Vh Genoa & Marseilles

also GLASGOW

"TANTALUS "CYCLOPS" "ACHILLES" "MEDON"

Arrivals from

UK. vin Stralis

U.K. vla Straits & Manila

NEW YORK SERVICE

"MEMNON" "AJAX",

Arrivals from

U.S.A, vla Manila

24th Jaiz.

8th Feb.

23rd Feb.

28th Jan.

30th Jan,

10th Feb.

14th Feb.

in port 2nd March

Carriers option to proceed vin at her Ports to load and discharge

cargo.

Agents: Australian-Oriental Line. Ltd.

"CHANGTE" .......Japan.......

"SHANSI"

"CHANGTE" **SHANSI"

Sailings to:

Sydney, Melbourne

Brisbane

&

4th Feb.

10th Feb.

Arrivals from

.........Sydney & Brisbane

Sydney, Brisbane &

Manila

30th Jan

All The Above Subject To Alteration Without Notice.

General Agents for:

Booking Agents for:

Thoresen's New Ship

He

RMS CANTON DEPARTURES

"Why can a Government official styled as the Secro- tary for Chinese Affairs delay the mon's op- plication for bail and refuse his coniant in this arbitrary manner?" asked Mr. P. J. Griffiths before Mr. F. X. D'Almada at Central yester- day.

A number of Hong Kong .re- An addition to the already

<idents left for the United large fleet of vessels of Messrs. represented two men held in gool 'custody for

Kingdom yesterday by the Thoresen and Company is the more than six weeks without charge, panding

RMS Canton. They included 83. Tomar, which is due to ar-

statutory interview by the SCA..

Mr. R. R. Todd, Secretary for rive in the colony on Sunday

"Apparently Rome morning on her maiden voy-

Govern "This statutory Interview, ac-Chinese Affairs and Mrs. Todd, Jolly, Director of age from Europe to the Orient.ment officials have masticated cording to the law, should take Mr. J.

Commanded by Captain H. Ak-red tape for so long that they place so soon as convenient after Marine, and Mrs. Jolly.

the arrest. All that the SCA salern, the Tomar was built in have become insensible to the

had to do was to ask eight statu- Other pannengers who left for Italy and has a gross tonnage of right of liberty of the subject,'

toty questions and know the the United Kingdom included Mr. 6.4:11, Lona

a derd weight displace Mr. Griffiths went on to say. chargen

Alkins, Mrs. J.

Mr.

speed of 17 knols. Sie ship to the as. Tarifa.

Constructed specially for freight service, she has accommodation for 12 passengers and will have that number when she docks at

the Kowloon Wharf on Sunday.

She is carrying about 4,000 tons ni uistelinneous cargo, including newsprint, wood pulp, chemicals, hardware, honware. machinery, spirits and wines, general mer- chinery, and a small amount of foodstuff.

To commemorate her first trip to Hong Kong, a cocktail party will be held on board the vessel on Monday.

Another ship to arrive on Sun- day un maiden voyage will be the 8. Stair Belelgueso of the Everett Steamship Line.

some

we shall confifter writ of Habeas Corpus, Reper-days ago, for in a letter sent to cussions may be heart in West- me dated January 18, the SCA minster and

gentleman referred to the seriousness of the may be disposef to ask why a churgen. person could be taken off the streets of Hong Kong and put in prison for six weeks without any charges made against him."

The two men, Teun So and Ho Shing were arrested on Decerni- ber 7 und have since then been In prison. Neither charges nor

have Judicial Inquiry a made in publk.

Received No Reply

been

SCA

"When I wrote to the on January 18 asking for par- leutars of the allegations against the two men, 1 received no re- ply," said Mr. Griffiths.

Court's Remark On Corruption

the

"Public servants must learn that they are

servants of the public, and so far as police of. ficers are concerned they should be the pro- toctors of the rights and liberties of the public. "It is bad enough for a public servant to be corrupt; but when the corruption reaches the stage of I cannot demanding money with menaces, treat the motter lightly."

With these remarks, Mr: W. for an unlicensed hawker to ac- A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yes-cuse a conscientious constable of terday' sentenced PC 1482 Yu demanding money with menaces,

so as to get rid of him. Ting-cheuk to concurrent terms

Giving judgment yesterday. Mr. of one year, eight months' and Blair-Kerr said that he had no eight months hard labour on doubt in his mind that Cheung

Hing demanding $1 and his two fokls were toll- with menaces from Cheung ing the truth, and that there was Hing at

the counts of

on

Opposing Bail

P&O B.I. E&A

COMPANIES

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8th May 1th June

Mrs. J.K, Birt two childen; Captain W.D. Brown and

Mra. Brown, Mrs.

AHR, Butcher, Mins * construe 'so soon con J. Carnaghan, Captain and Mrs. venient' to mean the earliest G. P. Cope.two children, Mr. Cheng possible opportunity and not at Shu-hing, Mrs. Tom May Fong the convenience or whim of Chong, Mr. and Mrs. H.G.I. Cow- Government department.

Ham and two children, Mr. Ying "Everything should be done to Yu-tsen, Mrs. B.S. Dufrasne, Mrs. ensure the most expeditious trial. G.S. Dunkley and two children,

3 The medineval practice that Mrs. D.T. Farr, I

Mlas. D.ll. Falk. exists here must be cut short.” ner, Mr A. Foster-Kemp. Mr. and Mr. H. J. Cruttwell, Chief Mr. F.J. Flashman, the Reverend Assistant to

the SCA, replied | Mr. and Mrs. F.G. Garnett

and two dr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gemmell children interview will take that the

CHI place tomorrow and notification and two children, Mr. and Mrs.

to Mr.P.O. Guild, Mrs. H.

Geldhart and has already been sent Griffiths.

two children, Commander (E) C., Gosling, Mr. and Mrs. J.W. and Miss MJ. Harrop, Mr. and Mrs. W.X.G, Hirst and child, Sam Leo-hong, Mr. J. Hardman, Mr. Yoe Jou, Mr. and Mrs. G.A. Johnston, Dr. and Mrs. Kong Ping- kwan, Mins M.A. Killip, Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Kerr

and two children, Misa, Ada Law, Mr. A.J. Lang Mrs. J.A. and Miss H.. Lang, tion that the question would be

Mea Leak. Misa B.II. Lajva, raised in open court, Mr. Crutt Mr. Li Ping-ful, Mr. Kyee Hpan- well said that arrangements were ly, Mr. Lok Tal-hee, Dr. M.A. made before the receipt of Mr. Lockie, Miss M. Lee, Dr. J. Lan- Grimths letter indicating his cheater, Mias Liv Chip-hua, Mrs. Intentions.

EMI and Miss G.E. McKenzie, Mrs, M. McCarthy, Mr. and Mrs. T. McCarthy and two children, M and Mrs. II. N. Moran and twe children, The Roverend Mr. and hire. W. Mud Mrs, W. Afudd, Mian N. Neenan, Mr. and Mrs. G. Patterson, bilen HM. de L. Prata, Mr. and Mrs. DW. Phillips and two children, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Perry, The Røverend Mrs. and Mrs, B.W. Redhead and two children, MT. Redmond, Mr. J.G. Smith

In view of the seriousness of the charges, he added, he had instructions from the SCA to op pose ball.

In

Mr. answer to Griffiths suggestion that the notineation was sent only after his intima-

As consent of the SCA was necessary to the grant of bail, Mr. Grimths application was re- fused by the Court

Mr. Griffiths declared that he will appear on Monday to make another application for bail after the statutory interview, when the consent of the SCA will no longer be necessary.

OFFICIAL NOTICES

APPOINTMENTS

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and two children, Mrs. E. Smith, and Mrs. H. Standring and Mr. and Mrs. Su

two children, Mr., Sun Kiu-liang, cheag, Mrs. M.E. Suther- The name of Mr. Eric John land and two children. Mr. and

Mr. E.

Thompson,

Cheungshawan Road ample evidence to support all three Villette Hunt has been added to MTA.. A. Steven and three children, |

Mrs.

Auditor the official list of Authorised Mr. F.C. Street,

Mr. E.A Thompson,

Tsenk Mr. N. Garland has been apv, Thompson, Str. E. Vahl-Bruck, Ching-yun, Mr. F.S. Turner, Miss of act & Director pointed to

November 27, conspiring charges. with another to obtain daily payments from fish hawkers on that road, and corruption in

tonkTM-hearings, it was It would require a lot of courage Marine with effect from January Aliss F. Mt Watson, Mr, and Mrs. +

Bed Feb.alleged by the prosecution, con ducted by Detective-Inspector C. Dowman, and witnesses that a man known as Ma Lau Sam (Monkey Samy had been in the habit of col- fecting daily payments from un- licensed hawkers at Cheungehawan

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Kicked Over Stall On November 27, Cheung Hing told the collector that he was un- able to pay 1 and offered 70 conts. This was refused by Mon- key Sant and, in the ensuing bar. rain, defendant went up to the stall and kicked it over when com- plainant said that he could pay 30 cenia at the most.

・whole

21.

Mr. Ruse said that defendant had in a strong plea for leniency, been jockeyed into a system which involved not only himself but many others, including senior officers. for anyone who found himself in such a system to protest. Not only

counsel, that, said

risk to his career,

Defendant, sald Mr. Russ, is a young man and deserves all conveys) with effect from January R. Yule. sideration consistent with the duty. 21. to the couri,

Detective-Inspector Dowman said that defendant had been in the Fórce for wo" yeara, He has a wife and a child.

G. and Master M. Wilcox, Mr. and Mrs. J.M, Wilson and two children, Mr. E. L. Jones, has

Mr. Wong Gee, Mc. B.D. Webster, been

Miss Yu Mee-feng, Mr. and Mrs. as Assistant. Yule, Miss 5.K. Yule, and Mr. appointed to act Director of Murine (Ship Sur-

Mr. Henry Torrance has been A Surveyor of appointed to ba Ships (Ship Surveyor) with effect from January 17

Dr. G." 1. Shaw has been ap

act

Deputy Director of Health Services with effect. from January 14,

ESTATE DUTY pointed to

RETURNS

TB Clinic Staff Here

Eight new members of the Anti- staff of the Ruttonjec Tuberculosis Clinic, to be open- jed next month, have arrived Messrs. J. Barrow, E. B. Tees in the Colony. Estates filed with the authori-dale, J. T. Wakefeld and I.M.G...

.

graduates of the National Univer- sity of Ireland.

Defendant, In evidence, denied the charges and alleged that the des concerned during the 1947-Williams have been appointed "to They include Sister M. Aquinos, ole case, was a frame-up by the 48 near totalled 1,304 as against bo Assistant. Colledtora of Stamp resident medical officer-in-charge, complainant and his two fokis. 1,613 in the previous year. Revenue with affect from and Dr. Mary Clifford, both He gave

un the reason for the

The annual reports of the February 1. frame-up his unwillingness to ac- Estate Duty Commissioner said cept bribes and the consequent fear that the total amounted collected

be Cheung Hing that he would

during the year under review was Arrested for hawking without a HK$2,437,732.16 as compared with icence,

C. A. Sutherton Russ, de- HK$2,772,773.93 in the 1940-47 Mr

year. fending, submitted that there was

Estate Duty remitted amounted no evidence against his client who, i

to HK$188,514.76.

Of

ant's stall was.

would be dangerous for the court included 186 estates in which duty

nurses.

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11th July

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Sister Martin and Sister do 8.6. "STEEL ADMIRAL" Chantal have done post-graduate tuberculosis work at the Brompton Hospital, London,

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as Governor of Hong Kong | already arrived at the clinic is

Mr. D. M. MacDougall will act to convjet. It was easy, he said, I was romitted.

during Sir Alexander, Gran-Sister M. Basil, She came from tham's absence at Singapore. Sir Shanghai, where she worked in or further particulars, apply:---- Alexander left for Singapore the radiography section of several yesterday.

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