1949-02-10 — Page 3

WAR

DAMAGED SITES RECOMMENDATIONS

The report of the War Damaged Sites Committee, its recommendations and a draft War Damaged Sites Ordinance, 1949, vero among the papers laid on the table at yesterday's Legislativo Council meeting,.

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 10, 1945.

MYSTERY OF THE STOWAWAYS

POSED AS POLICEMAN

How an ex-policeman, posing as a policeman, do- manded HK$50 and obtained a wrist Watch as a briba from an opium divan kèmper was described at Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr's Court át. Kowloon yesterday.

The Ordinance has been drafted to facilitate the clearance of war damaged sites, to provide for the recovery of the cost thereof, and for the sole of sites where required. The object of the Ordinance that while the DPW should be. 1 to provide some standard legislation, be empowered to effect. procedure to carry out site alle elchionce and the cost thereof i elegrance and to shorten the should be a charge on the land, perfed which must clapse be- it is net expedient that this work should all enses burden als De-

In

Fung: Ngole, ex-PC 1025 and fore a power of sale cán be exercised in the case

partment:

Cheuur On were charged with of an

that the work of serving demanding money with menacen owner who is unwilling or

obtaining tenders, and of and larceny. unable himself.in. vifact them jennarare enged-will-aldut-and-abeliau desired improvement.

Justifies the imposition of of Fong mag The Bill provides that a thor-supervision charge dependant ap

in the sante posis | work pórformed in each case by.

was also

* (By Our Harbour Reporter)

[The ropârt, thất -four stowaways), claiming to be Chineso nowspapermen Boliha för Dairent, to open a news agency, there, ward. dlicovered aboard the is. San Antonio wrld landed at Yuren Shan, North Korea, wat met with firm reßultol yesterday.

do not know anything about it," said Mr. J. J. Johnson, the master of the Panamanian steamer, on his arrival here from the North.

An official of the Tung Wei. Development Company, who was one of the 12 passengers travelling with the vessel on her maiden trip to North

Correspondence

Personalia rep-carinot-gibilitu pre niche spierend be

aways aboard the San Antonie them. "Cloverlock"

tagco in possession or other proximately on the amount of

of Wall conducted prosecution. Berada esses Elthough; the Public Workinodparkucrit, mary tho prosteallion stated otworn ini.ns a member of the un

they told no lease, ahbll be deem and that this charge should be ed to be the owners. The de- added to the cost of clearing the finition of war damage in widely alte; drawn to include damage not the direct result of hostilities:

When a site has been declared a "wat damaged site," the Direc- tor of Public Works may require the owner to state on a prescribed form what he intends to do with regard to site clearance.

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If, sija olearance is not car. but within six weeks, and none of the other alternative courses provided for le accepted by the owner, the Director may. under.alauza 4 of the proposed . Ordinance, enter upon the site

and carry out the woric,

Certificate Of Cost

one

month after

Power Of Sale -that 'n power of sale shall be i exerciscable nolice of intention to exercise such power has been priblished in the Gazette unless any cost in curred in clearance is paid and unless sufficient Indication is given by a Crown Lensee of his, Intention to re-develop.

Soon after, Cheng returned.

ob he was in

While the keeper, Chung Ho. day by CPA included Mr. hng Compradore Department said yes- on some rumour which

Korean waters, replied to en- Editor takes no respon

say anything about 15 H0 letters by correspondents, and 39" Detective Sub-Inspector W.J. Mr. B.C.K. Hawkins, Acting dented there were any slow-no, means necessarily agrees with A little after midnight on Jari-Secretary, for Chinese Affairs, was

Shexidative Council-ht yesterday's route to Korea Cheng, the second accused, went Council meeting. Me Hawklan Kong on December 7 last year from one of your reporters who "One day after leaving Home Air, have the visiting card to the opium divan. In the cock takes the place of Mr. R.R. Todd. four Chinese not on the passenger called on board above vessel Joft of B. Hamton Street, ground floor, to have a pipe. He left

list were discovered aboard, durimst, my absence, and, from

vessel's what can nfter a smoke.

Arrivals from Bangkok yester senior member of the

kame

con- diary Mrs. J.H. Watson, Colonel Brad-terday, Colonel H.K.H. Lewis,

The gating from a

Antcnto originally Jatt Jadleated that way Vessel was shaw, Messrs. Sundar Singh, X Wing the Colony on December 5 with seen. In a port located in the and Low Liang-gan.

700 tons of cargo, including peni- Northern part of Shantung Pro- Trucks, a jeep

spoon cars, three vince

and, two

The home and description of Weapon Near Swalow, her Nor Departures for Mhalla by CPA

Vessel my

is correct, and the In- bellove was' in chict engineer lost his life formant whom yesterday included Messrs. Felli Ngon, Lin The Ty Tiong-bok, when his cabin cought fro. The the company of your reporter.

hip.

returned to port and left many hayo seen "Cloverlock", an- Tong Kao and Lim Pal..

the funeral of Mr chored as He stated. However,

Colonial there is just this difference, I

quite

was preparing the pipe, there wou knock at the door. When asked who it was, the voice on the other side of the door aald that he was looking for a man Chan Plu, who was at that time one of the in- mates of the cockloft.

The keeper opened the door to à man dressed in European clothes., Once Inside the premises,

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ellin,

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again

Boukende. In-Council, whare keeper of the divan and caught P. Jarme, H.W. Miller,

and Vira Cemal the

that in order to avold hard. ship It is necessary to permit an owner to apply at his option to the Supreme Court or the

upon such power of sale shall be avipended until determina Clause 5 of the draft Ordinance tion of such application; and provides for a certificate of the that consequential amendments cost of site clearance and for a are necessary to the Crown Rights supervision charge to be included (Re-entry) Ordinance, 1870, which will. It is hoped, both re- which amendments shall only ap- coup the Pubile Works Depart-ply to sites declared to be war ment for the employment of staff damaged sites within the mean- necessary to exercise supervision,lug of the suggested legislation. and, discourage

nere from Teaving tomatically sibity with the Department.

all

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respon-

is provided that this certia- cate can be registered as a

s a charge against the land, and that a sale for value of the property may be refused registration by the Land Officer unless satisfactory, pro- viston is made for paying off the charge.

It is provided that an owner shall only be table for such a charge up to the value of his land and it is

is not therefore envisaged that recovery of these sures should normally be effected

MR. GRIMWOOD HONOURED

the stranger asked who was the Messrs. DR Halford Watkins, W hold of Chung by his jacket, Sae-law. Arrived, from Singapore threatening him with arrest.

by CPA yesterday.

Cheng, the second accused, said that the man wanted money and the keeper had better fix things up with him. Chung asked the stranger how much he wanted and was told HK$50,

As none of the men present had any money, a wrist watch belong- ing to a man named Yuen Sing was handed over to the stranger as a token, with the promise that the sum would be puld the next

day.

force in

HIG

The following marriages thok place at the Registrar's Ofice yesterday.

Mr. Jeen Joseph Pennavarre, merchant, 38 Mody Road, and Miss Odette Georgette Valladón.

Witnesses

The

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Henkom nfst

likely ho observed

and "Cloverlock" at anchor off "Si

affect business regulations, for we scullary chutter

navigation besides were Mr. Flour we had to go to Yuen Shari, cook is a Chinese, but r

;

Robert Chenu and Mr. Blau. Mr.1 Bryle, Chinese Maritime Cus

República, 00 Avenue ms, Macao, and Mrs. Alla Nicolson 22, The

that Rue Paul Henry, Shanghai. stranger suggested

Mr. and Mrs. Cheng keep the, watch and be re-

Winesses were sponsible for the collection of the forthcoming wedding has HK$50, but Cheng refused. A dinner in honour. of Mr. That same day, the keeper re-been announced of Sub-Inspector E. G. A. Grimwood, London parted the matter to the police.

Basil William David Hitchcock, Agent of the Hong Kong Gov- Fung denied all the charges and and Miss Gloria Elizabeth Rose- ernment was given last night claimed it was a frame-up just marie Grant, stenographer, Police by the Kowloon Chamber of as his dismissal from the polico Headquarters. Commerce at its Chamber Hall,

August Inst. co-defendant, Cheng, i ad- Prince Edward Road, Kowloon mitted that he was present when Mr. U Tat-chee, Vice-chairman Fung made the demand and re- of the Chamber sald.

celved the watch but said that "A few of us have already meet when the watch was pawned that Mr. Grimwood in London and in day, Fung pocketed all the money. Hong Kong since his arrival here. Sentences of ode fyear and six of clear-

wood did for the Hong Kong de-

on the two defendants, the legates in London lut year. He provides that Director may require an owner table services for the promotion of has the past rendered invalu- atote his intentions with regard to Hong Kong industries and trade compliance with his covenants to mabitain and repair, and if no on behalf of the Hong Kong Gov- satisfactory arrangement is reach-

ernment. ed then the Crown will re-enter

by action in the Courts.

Under the proviso to clause 5 amounts received from the sale

had to whil for three days Bezbre Tao" village in the Ping Yang Korban doctor, an Army oficial alt Her, Chichi Po N. Korto, and civilian representatives at the, and not in the port of Norfa Korean Government Pur-Tha? Northern Shantung chasing Agency boarded our ship. Personally, I cannot be sure. "The presence of the extra whether some other vessels may passengers apparent scored to have a Filipino cook, who at

did not discharge any cargo there, his,

My con hardly He is so cockeyed hk to think He where the four passengers" and

know me difference describ- two of the oficials were betmit- totne. Of course, this 18 ted to land.

"After prolonged delay, there, purely assumption as I have not the Koreans took the two weapon yet, tested my tool's ability in penicillin, giving in return carriers, the'fcep, à car and; the order to satisfy, the ultra vistons, including meat, ribe and Vogtables.

curious, I sincerely trust you will be able to afford this space in your esteemed journal.

K. WHERRY,'

Money Market

Gold dropped nine, points.yes-

of, usable material removed from the site will be allowed as a "I need not say what Mr. Grim- months, respectively, were passed Drake, Mrs. E Fedoroff, Min. A. who landed there on the first when J; Some panicky selling

duction from the

ane),

Clause 6

cost

in accordance with the provision notification can be published in

in the lease after which event a

the Gazette of the to sell by public nuction..

It is provided that on the ex-

"Not only his he given is s alstance in official.matters, but is als ready to give a helping and to serieral commercial aqui-

INQUEST ON FARMER

We had to swil-for Hungnam again, where after more delay we discharged our cargh, except the remaining two cors, which were who brought back here. Among the passengers arrived here from Shanghai and They gave us 200 tons of an Keelung by the ss. Shongking wire ules, 50 tons of dimmenta chloride Messry, R. Zindel, P. R. E. Arn-and a quantity of salt fish hold, C. D. Komaroft, Mrs. From that port, the San An- Kamaron, G. Hutchison, Paul De todo returned, fa Yuen, Shan today as it closed at Hice301.60 up the endapany's, offelblad, after opening: at $910.30. Schubert, Mr. S. Drake, and Mrs. vicle

Pressure from bears was at visit.

Helgat. At bals ports, home of the US dollars were dowhitö ship's personnel was allowed to HK3.00 on their continued land, the senfor omcial stated gowngrade "We could not talk too much. Cold Yuan was unchanged from with the labourers who came the trevious 'dhy, aboard to work. A A Jabourer Plortzes were

quoted at would first assure himself that HK$8.20 atrange, ayer hofors he would HK$25 à 100. he would not Et observed by bod cents

Nicolson, Mr. F. Bertschinger, Mr. R M. Gordon, Capt. K. J. Krís- tansen, Mr. F. D. Scholthels, Mrs. D. Barten and Mr. H. N. Pedur- ROTI.

Departures from the Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday included Mrs. R. venture was returned by Mr. W. Aime, W. Gamby, L. Bush, M. A verdict of death by misad-Redfield, Mrs. T. K. Then Mesars, 4. Eitt er at 150 vloon vequiry Bristown, Lahtis, P. PRE

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Guilders dropped to) day at the conclusion of an T. J. C. Hyen, am proud to tell Mr. Grim into the death of Chan Sai-kin, and L, Staljos,

The enterprise was estimated $20.30 a 100 after opening af

$30.10. wood that the six delegates who 30-year-old farmer of Taing I "I went to the BIF. last year are Island, whose mutilated body was

amount to about HK$1,000,000 Sterling at HR15.20 and Aus- piration of a month from the members of this Association, and found on the railway tracks on the Peninsula Hotel on

Among the new arrivals at the inclusive of all expenses. "What trallait pounds at HK312.53. were publication of such Gazette our Chairman, Mr. Robert Der afternoon of October 3 last.

Wednesday We have brought down; however, unchanged from the previous Notice a sale of the property by and

were Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kwok, would not at current conditions, dây. two Vice-Chairman, Mr.

The corte added the finding Mrs. M Ford, Mr. and Mrs. H A. totch more than HK$100,000 Ching and myself,

son, we should have taken down were among the delegates repre-

public auction may take place. Wong Hon

Appeal Providad

that

Upon such cale the purchaser scnting our associatión, as welliage and shock following räultiple Mrs. B. A. Cobb, Mrs. HF which are in great demand hero,"

"death was due to haemorr- Hynds, Mr. and Mrs. J. Moya. beans, bristles and verynlei)i| Injuries. In all probability de-. A Joype, B. J. Morne concluded,,

V. Finley covenant to develop the property..Union, The Chamber has a mem-/ceased fell oft, the KCR afternoon gan, A. Datteys M. MacKay The San Amonio, according tot

noon Inskeep. Ar

could be required to enter into a

"

as the Chinese Manufacturers'

express train.

It

week

THIEF

may have been Thomson, Y. H. Fang, L. P. Chen, her Iccal agents, is due to leave that he was traveling in omvent A. R. Duncan, and W. R. M. Wat for the Straits some time this -muthorised way; but in any it is practically certain that he so did fall down in the region of the whole of the train, wan dragged some distance, and finally WAS practically cut in half by the

the lower part of his body." wheel of the train pussing over.

Crown will be responsible to Bership of more than 2000 and

that ho the price we have as our members about nat public auction less 20

to the owner

important Industrial guild charges and expenses, properly associtations under us. incurred.

Mr. Grimwood's reply follows "This evening has been of great value to mo since I have heard much of the Kowloon Chamber of activities. The list of umliated Commerce and its most soful

bodies is undoubtedly an impres- sive oricind I would urge you to this even more in order

entre. Crown Rights (Re-1

for rellet against re-entry may be presented by a lessee either to 116 Court or the Governor- Council,

considered desirable that

Mr. S. Y. Lin, Superintendent of Research of the Hong Kong

Mr. R R Thiry arrived th Hong Kong from Salgon, by Alf France yesterday.

Dr. Masquin left for Hanol by Air France yesterday.

HABITUAL TH IMPRISONED hibitual thier is Mt. A.D. Scholes described miar, was Bers - fended to, the maximum“ léim of two years hard laBotte: Brið 10/6" Bangkok, February §.

„years polido athporulatón át Köw-¿ Tanky Hal Gayusch, leader of loon yesterday for the theft of

exurces power; should be given: 10 that your Association may speak Fisheries Department, will give the Muslim Irredentist movement, rice, PA VRST

pro

order sale by auction. In such for the Chinese Manufacturers event.1

the realised price less and Merchants with one voice. charges and exponads, will be re-

"A group of merchants operat funtied to the fowner,

ing individually can seldom obtain for appeal to the

cover veins the best muhrkets for their pro-

ducts or attain the mantle of Council available for any person tegrity, which accompanies.a who considers his is a case of perly organised Chamber of Com hardship or that discretion merce. You have taken this first under the Ordinance has been step towards an international te unfairly or unwisely exercised, putation for integrity. Continue and follow precedents to be to build upon this and ako suro *in; The ;BoLäimgs Ordin- | that the goods and services whicht ance, 1935, and other standard yout offer are alwàys of thà fìngst'

forths,

'n'

Clause: 12 provides 'n moderate pently for interference with or obstruction.... of to... Director's agents effecting site klearded und- claise 14jis a saving claufe wide- -¡y-drawn to obviate the Ordin- ance ruling out contractual br other, rights or remedies already aymiable to the Crown or private Recommendations Of

quality

No Opium Smoker

man who among 14 persons ar A well-dressed: Chinese -wo-

Tested Inan raid on an opium. divan'atda unnimbered hut 'In Committed VA, Tal Yuch Street by the Närch

"The proposed "Ordinence .com. | Lic Squad of Eastern Division on

giles with and to in Cortharande Tuesday night Mr. -- * af, the recommendations, of, the Brought

War Ramaged Bites Committee, d'Almidda

In consultatiort, with which the pleaded guilterday," ut. Kooper

Ordinance was drafted...* Further recommendations of the Committee; tra

mmcro Lessees should now be called on to carry out their covenants to maintain and repade

The Reoper was Shung Sun, and his 12, patrons given alx months find the rest a The womun, pleaded, that she

of $125 or 10 daya,

no amoker";} She was on the premis, she wild, to

to meet hur In ylew of the fact that accept husband,

one of: 13 anco al cent where there is to the for dinner kinds and

de the Crown asub Accepting the pláa,

be

agus breach of covenant ray MacKay said it was awaal

sławztó walve such Pup" | Ond;kuch w ́respectable woman là-

LWto to the sad at the period for which alyans According the magis rent datacacoted, the lostructions, trato Ciacharized fibr.ja

The Accountant,

General da refuse to accesiterant cluded, nine ampla,%87% pote: DE In such cusca be tonarm

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Fisherman to, the Sino-British the, SAYA Buthorities, it a lecture on the life of a Chinese in South Siam, has surrendered to By name

was 40-year-old man had four, pres

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