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THE CHUVA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1949.

Calling

S.T. & 1. Commercial Account Turnover--HK$267,917,000 Car Owners

Hotel Owners Satisfied With Rates

Generally, hotel diners are satisfied with the controlled rates for accommodation and services included in the pro-

posed Hotels Ordinance, which had its First Reading at the Legislative Counell meeting on Wednesday.

The managements of the hotels concerned said yesterday that the rates in most cases were the rame as they are now charging.

Certain managements coinment-

meals at HK$6.50 a day was on- economical. However, they enn ceded that this Was u minor poliit,

The 1947-48 cash turnover on commercial account,

of the Department of Supplies, Trade and In dustry amounted to HK$267,917,000, accord- ing to the annual report of the Department. Cost of operating the Department, including non- commercial sections such as Price Control, amounted to about HK$650,000-less than a quarter of one per cent of the turnover. Rice received during the year under review totalled 112,913 tons (from Siam: 57,093; from Burma: 42,920: and from Egypt: 12.000). Total issues of rice Ne- amounted to 74,660 tons. ceipts of flour totalled 25,428 amounted to tons and issues 20,308 tons.

Sugar of all klads received by Hong Kong totalled 19,051 tons. Sugar issues amounted to 15,030 lona. Receipts of coal. (all types Others sald they could not totalled 358,835: and coal issues understand

some newly-amounted to 319.750 tons. established hotels were not in- cluded in the list of hotels to which the new regulations will be applicable.

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Luxury Hotels

Correspondence

The Editor takes no respon espressed In sibility for views letters by correspondents, and by no means necessarily agrees withi

“Shroud Of Secrecy

Fifty-sever car

.

Verdict In PWD Case To Be Given Today

That the case was one of the strangest that had oc- curred in the Colony, in that accused, who had served in Hong Kong for 25 years, garned a good name, and who was on the eve of getting his own pension, would for $500 do the paltry things with which he was charged, was voiced by Mr. V. 3. L. D'Allyn, counsel for Spary, dur ing his closing address to the Jury at the PWD larceny trial yesterday,

owners wil have their car numbers 19 cancelled if they do not re- - now their licences within 48 hours. The

numbers concerned are:-GB, 111, 102. 227, 200, 270, 283, 201, 330, 375, 382, 409, 449, 471; 492, 405, 412, 630, 580, 600, 673, 611, 634, 605, 737, 63

634, 854, 879, 1dat. 1108, 1120, 1185, 1160, 1205, 1222, 1284, 1431, 1455. 1498. 1081, 1664, 1732, 1761, 1870, 1894, 1904, 1912, 1923, 1939, 2349, 2407, 2052, 2014, 2680, 2701, 2707 and 2013.

Documentary Films On Australia

Two documentary films on Australia were shown to a re- cord attendance at the Kowloon was Rotary Club yesterday..

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The verdict will be given today in the afternoon by

the Jury comprising four men and three women after Mr. Justice Reynolds hos finished his

summing-up.

"considerablo amfilount of good when the Jursh

that

Counsel also submitted that word on Spary's behalf, which he the defence had in fact estas rejected," In any case, it was to blished necused'a innocence late, he added. -and-thate when he received Trimman ave ran fan make way

telephone calls a night or two sluded by stating that everyone ago from people who wanted to had gone through the trial with to the Sir With reference

come forward on..Spary's be humour, and verdict, they must Cloverlock case, brought up by Wherry in yesterday's

half, he had rejected them as considered the Mr. R.

being no longer necessary think of the consequences Issue, here are the facts."

The Informants

Accused in the dock are Kwok inced the accused. were identi-

Kwong, During the year the price of fled in the article.

foreman, and Austin 21 rationed rice Increased from 33,5 No mention, however,

Spary, electrical inspector Grada centa to 54 cents a catty. The

of the mada

Cloverlock

I both of the Public Works De མཐ

Mr. HII. Rankine, the Aus-partment, who are standing trial Department's repart commented name, by request.

Increase

Commissioner, on 11 counts of forcony by pubile vory The chief engineer

the fralian of severe. It added that it is pro- North Star himself was ignorant through whose courtesy the flims servant, oltatning money by false

the however, that the rice of

port but identified were shown, said he hoped the pretraces and conspiracy to de- prices havo now reached their

alms would help to bring back fraud the Government. peak.

Customs memorler to many people here. A good many Hong Kong people evacuated to Australia during the

that the

bable,

Was

The

Mr. Ralph Shaw, Chairman of Kowloon the Hong Kong and Residents Association, speaking Ini→ his personal capacity yesterday. Rail that he found li extraordin- Meat shipments received during nry that two hotels of Europeun the year totalled 3,207 tons. type have been excluded on the report said that refrigerated liner grounds that they are Juxury tonnage was becoming increasing- hotels when they do not possers by available, it was expected that meet the requirements of Hong Kong.

a lift service."

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"In any event," he added, "they cannot be compared to genuine luxury hotels and to say that these are patronised by rich Chinese is sheer nonsense;

"There Is a strong favour of discrimination which I am sure will be resented by other holet managements as well as by rest- Henta in these two establish- ments."

adited that it has

great disappointment

It would in future be adequate to

During the year, a ration of Japanese cloth was issued through

the rice ration shops in July ol prices ranging from HK$1.30 to $1.15 a yard. Only $10,037 of the 1,120,580 yards offered were taken up.

by

it here by obtaining a mop of

the place drawn by a omeinl there, showing the post- tions of the Customs Omce, the soldiers' barracks and the North Star.

war.

'Trade

Mr. W.P. Montgomery, United She was at Shi Tau, some hun-Kingdom Trade Commissioner, | P dred miles North East of Tsing and Mr. K.F. Noble, Canadian too, on the tip of the Shantung Trade Commissioner, were among Peninsula, according to the map those who saw the Alm exhibi- in Chinese characters.

inoney.

The informants gave me two 1,000 bills, the currency used at the port, which they said was called at since the only port leaving Hong Kong.

This was "Pakhal (Shantung)

Furthermore, members of the LST North West, now at Talkco Dock. declining Identification, The report sala that the com-confirmed being with the North Da 'overy ship I found the same shroud of secrecy over the trip among senior officers.

Temporary Functions

tion.

Mr. Justico-Reynolds then ad-] journed the trial until tomorrow morning, when he will begin his summing up to the Jury.

Unusual Type Of Transmitter

An unusual type of illegal was

Commencing his address to the Jury, Mr. V.JL. D'Alton, coun- set for Spory, dald that the Jury had been told to look at the evi- dence as a whole. But by now, he stated, he was sure they knew that that should not be the case. The mere fact that a man charged with many

offences was of his gullt on every can not proof wireless station charge Other guests present included and each and every one auction. Kerr at Kowloon yesterday must be heard before Mr. W. A. Blair- Rotarian R.P. Dunlop from Hong-proved to

he submitted.

When 11 Kwong-chi, aged 28, Kong, Rotarian Dr. T. Pan from

Counsel went on to state that, was charged with maintaining Swatow, Lieutenant Commander

though he might be new to the an illegal télécommunication B.T. Simons, .N., Flight Lidu- tenant J

RAF, ond Luele,

Kong, he was no station at 10 Woosung Street, Bar In

In Hong

to the customs of the second floor, on February 9. Messrs. R. W. Smith. E. offer country of the majority of the C. Crofton, S. Temple,

Mr. D.B.L. Grew of the Tele- prosecution witnesses. He had Yeung, H.F. Shields, RAT

lived in that country for nearly communication Department, Gen- Hockridge, N.W. Lee, H. Hein,

informed the 40 years, said he, and he wild cral Pool Onice,

court that the case was "not quite H.S. Mok, F. Marsh, A.D. Ben-

legation.

the Colony to And that their In-mercial functions of the Depart. Star and Cloverlock at Shi Thu. nett, F. Howarth, W.HI. Tailey i say that it was a country of, de- the usual type of cose," as, in, the

Mr. Shaw been to residents in Chinese hotels in

teresis have been entirely diere- Korded. "After all," shir Mr. Shaw, "we are trying to recruit loyal Chinese for the new Defence Force."

BOYS THRILL TO TARZAN More than 600 boys from the Boys and Girls' Club in Hong Kong were entertained yesterday morning at a cluema show at the Oriental Theatre.

ment are obviously of a temporary nature but while polley is to re turn trade back to commercial channels as soon as this can be done without prejudicing supplies of the commodity Iii question, 31 sppears likely that these func

jong will in some instance have to be continued much longer than originally anticipated. Their exact duration. however connot be forecast,

"OUR HARBOUR

REPORTER"

and D.A. Mathos,

Seems Strange

PAA Traffic Reminders do it, and that man in turn would not know where the station was

Record

Today

Pan-American Airways' com-

cargo and European YMCA Members' Coun bined passenger,

cil inaugural meeting, first mail traffle reached a record In

floor 0

The Adventures company's

of

Tarzan, and this delighted the

young audience

present instance, no wireless set was

found

on the premises. Defendant, said Mr. Grow, wat One man, he continued, would engaged in receiving and trans- bo told to do a job, and he would mitting messages by telephone to Immediately find someone else to 1 certain wireless station. He did find somebody else. From the, he claimed, he only received evidence

Mr. D'Allon submitted irregular telephone calls from the

testation every day. it appeared that the arrangements

On being called, he would take for the job at the Yacht Club town all the messages for various were between the steward of Club and the workmen.

turn, would Yet persons, and, in was strange that the steward har fraternit the messages he received not been called to give evidence for sending out of Hong Kong.

the

Decem operations, according to Women's Bestion meeting, Euro-Wila regard to the three calling

Anal Agures announced yester- day.

Some of the Department's other functions are also temporary and will disappear with the return of pears to be a continuing need In The entertainment was organ- the post-war world of ever mul ised by the Director of the Wah tiplying economic control and

During the month under re- Yan College, Poor Boys' Club planning.

view the total revenue ton miles Father Howatson, and was made

figure was 3,071,473-an increase possible through courtesy of the

in spe

discotlong work is of four per cent over November management of the Oriental Increasing. For example in con- theatre.

nection with the European Re-1948, and 18 per cent over De- All the Clubs

cember, 1947. on the island covery Programme and Inter- Over the Pacific, a total of were represented with the excep-national economic agencies such tion of the Club at Stanley. as the Economie Commission for Asia and the Far East, concluded the report.

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Charge Against Policeman To Be Heard

On the application of Mr. C.

A. Sutherton Russ, Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yester.

D

pean YMCA, 10a.m. Entries close for Colony Open Championships, Badminton and HK Cricket Club annual Tennis Championships, pm-

Coming Events

TOMORROW.

7,723 revenue passengers were carried during December, an in- Police Recreation Club, Social crease of five per cent over the

Evening, Happy Valley, 8 November Aure and two per p.in.

Bank of East Asia, annual general cent over the previous year.

Cargo flown.was 60 per centi

mdeling, bank premises, 2.30 over December of 1947 and four p.m. per cent over the previous Jumble month. A total of 300,803 pounds was carried

Salc by Women's Auxiliary of Society for the Protection of Children, St. Jonn's Cathedral Holi, 12 noon to 0 p.m.

during the month. American mail carried Increased 86 per cent above the November figure for a new re- cord of 348,088 pounds. On the company's

. Alaskan fights, passenger figures in De-Classical cember increased eight per cent ever November, United States cargo dropped 18 per cent, after abnormal demands caused by the recent shipping strike decreased.

SUNDAY

Concert, Toe Club, Talbot House, 80, MacDonnell Road, 8.30 p.m.

Football Club, Counsel submited that there was no question of any payment

nor ding or profit, secrecy about the matter. Spary, he said, had told his men to take the fans and to install them a the Club.

He believed he was Beting within the scope of hir D'Alton Brew the attention of the Jury to Spary's statement that had the fame not been in-

Very Busy Station

(The station must have been a very busy one as defendant, who vas only paid a commission, stated hat he received $20 or so every lay. In his room was found a

· ឆ number of messages,' said' Mr. Grew.

Defendant, held the prosecuting feer, was as much operating nod maintaining a wireless station as f he were engaged in operating stalled in the Club. he would he transmitting and/or receiving

up

sets." ~He received --messages,- bý have smashed them

Counsel, went on to say it had telephone, from and for various been

suggested by the prosecu-ellents.

The court had previously con- lon that Spary was passing the

Therevicted messengers employed in buck to Kwok Kwong. was nothing... i

hing in Spary's statement carrying messages by hand. Ab-

added.

sages by telephone.

in the he contended, to sug-cused could be considered in the gest that he was either shield-same bategory as he carried mes- Jng or attacking

Counsel further

that When the premises were raided Sphry

was telling the truth, and last March by himself and Inspec- had shown he indication that he tor Matches, there was a wireles was attempting to save his own plationi in operation. skin at the expense of another

day fixed February 16 and 24,1 mall increased 19 per cent, but HK Art Club, Sketching Party, mal Alton told the Jury that!! posed on cases of this type, was

for hearing of the charge of unlawful detention against PC 1821. Leung Kowk-lal

The some dates were fixed for, bearing of the charge of interfer- ing with a potential witness' on January 16, preferred against Fu Mal, wife of the first accused.

Leung, who was brought before the magistrate on remand yester-

toy, was allowed bail in the sum

of $150, either half cash and half aurety or wholly casli. His wife was admitted to ball in the sum of $1,000, either half cash and ¡half surety) or wholly cash.

At previous heatings, Leung was charge on two counts, that of demanding $50 with menaces

members

to assemble at Kowloon Star Ferry,:, -10,30

a.m..

Convicted On Charge

Of Public Mischief

Convistod at Central yostorday on a charge of of. fecting a public mischief by falsely pretending that he was an Inspector of Schools, 17-year- old Wong Fuk-chuen, was released on a pers sonal bond of $50 and to come up for sentence this morning.

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from Sun Yuen, on January 13. It and assaulting and unlawfully detaining Sun.

Yesterday, Detective Sub-Ins pector D. Taylor, CID Head- quarters (Kowloon), informed the court that DSI Lesile, officer-in-

was alleged that defendant on the morning of *February 7, phoned to the Sai Nam School at Oakland Path and said the Education Depart- ment was making the call. A

Defendant, who admitted that he knew of the heavy penalty im- when one considered a case of lined $1,500. The court directed this kind, which he declared, was that 25 per cent of the fine should not only one of the longest, bulbe paid to the informer. one of the strangest that had occurred in the Colony,

there

was always a duty on the part of all to look at it from THE common sense point of view and see whether there was not u reasonable explanation.

was t

A

Spary, He continued, man who bad worked in Hong Kong for 26 years, and who had earned a good name and belonged. to the crowd from the day the WILE born his father being a soldier. He himself served in the Army.

Is It Logical?

Counsel then enquired whether It was reasonable or logical that a man of that sort who had the highest consideration from every body and who was on the avelot getting his own pension, world.

The message went on to say The following day, defendant I do filet-a

charge of the case, was engaged that one of the Department's "gain. went to the school and the for $500 Pustry. thing like that,

nirmall

While the headmaster went out 20% of the office to contact the Educa- [tion, Départient, defendant fan-

Turning back to the counts In the Supreme Court and that Inspectors would be visiting the headmaster Immediately **, naked he (DSI Taylor) has been instrite school that morning.

him to return the list he had been the indictment, Mr. D'Alton te- ted to withdraw" the frsti?pount

ferred to the seventh coutat At 10 a.. defendant arrived al ziven the day before.

which bad slice been dropped by against Leung.

the school and' was shown round the various classes by the

the hand-

the Crown. He stated the reason Additional outward

why it was dropped was tiecause master services were announced by the

the Crown could not prove 16 When the inspection finished he Postmaster Geneta! yesterday returned to the headmaster's office WRY

Mr. D'Alton then declaved that Airmail letters are now being and there requested, that certain

that for. Wake and Midway or atom. Sphry bad abo

Nothing more was heard or seen bis contention all along was

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