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GOVERNMENT RATION DISTRIBUTION

SPECIAL NOTICE

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Holders of Ration Cards Nos. 1001 to 4048 Inclusive, Registered' ata

LANE, CRAWFORD, LIMITED,

The March Distribution of

SUGAR and BUTTER

will be effected between the hours of 9.00 a.m. te 12.00 noon and 2.00 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. ae under

Nathan Road Branch, Kowloon.

Prince Edward Road Branch, Kowloon.

Nos. 2001 to 2059

March 7th 1940

8th ** 9th 10th

Nos.

3

++

· 1001 to 1124. 1125 1238 1350

1237.

Monday March 7th 1940 Tuesday

Oth

19

"

1340

"T

1405

Wednesday Thursday

9th

10th

14

Monday

2000.

2118

Tuesday Mar

2118 2178

2177

Wednesday

2230

"

Thursday

Main Store, Hongkong.

Nos. .3091 10 $203

3204

3520

Monday March 7th 1949' Tuesday

8th

N

3526

3785

3760

4048

Wodnesday Thursday

Oth

10th

11

*

Sugar

QUANTITIES allocated are as follows:-

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(White) £ HK$0.45 per 1b. 2 lbs. por person Frash

Butter G HK$2,00 (Anchor Brand

11

14

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1940,

THREE SERVICEMEN

FACE CHIEF JUSTICE ON RAPE CHARGES

Joseph McGuinness, ágod. 24, Vincent Judgo, agod 25, and William James McConway, aged 24, able seamon of HMS Encore, yesterday façad the Chief Justice, Sir Lealio, Gibson, to answer the charge' of 'raping a ̈Chineid woman' and robbing another sailor with violence. The three accused who denied the charge were represented by Mr. V. L. J. D'Alton, instruct- ed by Hasting and Company OLA,

They were charged on three counts of rape and of being aiders and abettors of the same foffence,

On the robbery charge, it was from alleged they took HK$20 Leading

Telegraphist Lesile George Cubitt after assaulting him, and larceny of HK$30, elgarette lighter and a propeiling *pencil.

·

Crown Counsel. Mt. Heenan,

prosecution. who conducted the told the Court that the three ac- cused left the Red Lion Inn about midnight on January 3, with elvillan who is believed to be on American, and took rickshaws to brothel at the function of Woo- sung Street and Austin Road

the

1 lb. for cach person in family as per number re gistered on Ration Card.

Suitable containers must be brought for Sugar. Special Notice: In order to facilitate the smooth running of Ration Distributien arrangements, we would appreciate customers collecting their rations on the specifted days and dates in accordance to the numbers of their own Ration. Cards.

Lane, Crawford Ltd.

FOOD DEPARTMENT.

EXCHANGE BLDG., HONG KONG

NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON

PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON

That's a

TEL. 28151

TEL. 50022

TEL. 58834

WHITBREAD

THE SUPERB LIGHT BEER

Solo, Agent:-

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

When they arrived at brothel twa Chinese women, Lee Wai-king and Lee Yeuk-ngo, en- tereri ahead of them. McGuinness mit the civilian followed them.

civilian handled The notes to Lee Wai-king who handed the inuney to the other

woman.

The threo necused were arrest- ed early next mamlog, and al search, br, thole. Kital:roventoglia pruelling penal for the potans son of McClanes who sqlche hath picked up Cubitto claim

openglast bis, propertyles

No Excuses For Rapa Mararaundd, fine Krypthal in law, though fal woman highs

tituto, there was p CxGUST fmping len

Lece Yenk-ngo, the complain. anlaiveMcGuinness snatched the money Mromirban and rapor how aften knowing her down or ther lette Stop frightened test butshouted to Dog Wals kingdon

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dor help. Matkuinness-struck LeWo-kg on the nose, and held up hinnat ntibor (come plaisant), rentabing her given

Shodenich thatrahe had.

ter McGuinness her consent,

Aludgasand, Mc- had rapedtrher, Alude

Gathe

two USS Conwayres Bas

The money was snatched

from

and

Li Yeuk-ngo by McGuinness who pushed her on to the bed

raped her After he had com mitted the offence he called to the other two saliors, who had been standing outside, to come in Judge and McConway then raped Lec in turn, with McGuinness holding her down. then repeated the offence .solf.

him.

allen on hor holling her nyrs Tees Walking triedlite walle!out: buto win › prey vented thy McGuinness

Which playassault was going

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The ss. Ningpo which was wrecked at Canton on Thursday night by an explosion on board the vessel. Ab Uran 40 people including crew, and cargo owners were killed and wounded.-Photo by Lee King-hot;

PWD Larceny Trial Hearing Adjourned

T1C01

Hearing of the PWD larceny trial was adjourned ten until Monday morning after additional tosti. mony for the prosecution by PWD workers was taken yesterday. Accused are Kwok Kwong, foreman, and Arthur Frederick May, electrical inspector, Grade 1, both of the Public Works Department, charg- ed' With three counts of larceny by public ser- vant and three counts of falsification of docu- ments with intent to defraud the Government. The first witness yesterday

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The American was sitting on was: Lau. Chung-wing, PWD abedsopppaltecan we on clerk, attached to the Hung After the men had left, she Hom worktahinp, who was sub- ran away. She did not report to jected to a long cross-examina-

because she thought the incident was too shameful to sel for May, on the question of tion by Mr. A.J. Cifford, coun-

the price

disclose..

Temptation Brought Him Six Months

Cement Firm Reports HK $3,582,995 Profit

A record year of operations, yielding a net profit of HK$3,582,995:80, was reported for the year ended December 1948, pt the annual general meating of the Green Inland Cement Co., Ltd., hold at Exchange Building, yoster- day.

Mr. W. A. Stewart, Chair-in conjunction with a transfer of man. of the Board, who presid- $340,732.78 from General Re- ed, told shareholders that pro serve, to write of War Losses The -duction

$3,760,817.57. throughout the year totalling

at top. had been maintained

method employed in chown clear- ly in the Accounts. The valua- level

A warning of more severe com- tion of $3.00 per square foot is petition from imported cement,lll very much balow the market especially Japanese, was sounded, price for freehold land compara but world demand for cement ble to ours and the Balance Sheet was still high, and lower cost now reflects more accurately the should make amount of real capital employed of raw materials

while being in selling in our business, possible-a reduction. price, to enable the Company to strengthened by the elimination of War Losses, General Referve meet this competition.

Is increased by $500,000.00. to Mr. Stewart said:

$3,750,000.00

with the , which, "At the Inst ordinary yearly

one and meeting held on March 24, 1040, Raw Materials Beserve of $600-

000,00, represents nearly shareholders were informed that in the absence of unforeseen tid- a half times our Issued Capital. sirengthened. by verce developmenia a successful The position of the Company has

been further might be ex- year's operations pected. That this expectation has placing $150,000.00 to. Buserve for Renowals and Replacements to been fulfilled is shown in the Ac-

in ment the heavy insrease counts now under review.

replacement costs over original "The net prot of the year is $3,502,095.80. To this has to be costs on by bringing the Insur- added the credit balance of the ance Reserve up to $100,000.00.

"Depreciation Reserve has been Prost & Loss Appropriation Ac-

in writing down the count at December 31, 1947, of applied

against which it was $103,282.04 which, after deduceredted and we have followed the

representing tion of $1,450,210,00

a. Capital Bonus of $3 per share method of presentation, laid down 12 the United Kingdom Com- and an interim dividend of $2 por share pa

on August 2, 1948, panica: Act of 1947, 80. as to show leaves a balance, fer appropria- Shareholders in detail how the tion of $2,331,017.84, which your Balance Sheet values are arrived Directors recommend to be dealt at You will be pleased to know that rehabilitation, of our build- with as follows:

Ings is completed and they are Pay 4 Final Dividend

sound, state of re- all zow in པར of $2,00 per

pair.

share,.

free of

of tax, on 200,042 shares

20 $580,084.00 | ***.

to. General

to

Beserve

Chineso

"Tho Staff, both at Head Office year to

and at the Factory, have worked hard throughout the 290,042.00 achieve the results now disclosed

and you will bo, askod

to sp-

840,732.78 prove not only a bonus, but a

of

special allocation

the Staff Provident

150,000.00 80

to

allocation

Sto

and

$100,000.00

Superannuation

Chi Intenderi

Fund.. from

33,140.80 to cognise

and valued ser

vice by Chinese employees of the

when they leave us.

*• •,; 100,000.00 Board feel that the exist-

Your

17,834.25 ing provisions for retiring elast have been Inadequate and that 30,275.31

suficient funds should be laid aside for an employee throughout 208,838.70 his years of work to ensaio hlin an adequate and predetermined $2,331,017.84 Sum at the end; ofhia, service, The present proposed allocations ure a rat sion, in this direction.

Pay a Capital Bonus of $1.00 per share on 290,042 shares Transfer she wages sheets and the like. In reply to Mr. D'Alton McGuinness said she had been

Lou disclosed that May had a prostitute

A moment of temptation, re-reserve

Transfer but had stopped practising for told the office staff at Hung Hom should get to know

but that the sulted. in a youth of 21; to be onowals and: Re- The 1

sailors then

two months before the incident, that they

placements od. She had no occupation and was each other's job, taklag with them pieces of wood.

to do prisonment and to be recom-Placement

Transfer to Insurance living on her savings. She had other members of the office staff sentenced, to six months' im-for Renow evlin remained The

behind prelised prostitution

not teach him how for two their

did

Reserve ** work. He had enough mended for banishment. McGuinness came back Inter but and a half months only after word

10 Before Mr. Hin-shing La at Grant left again to rejoin his cum-

work of his own to keep him an arriving from Canton,

Superve pinions

Corroborative evidence

wes guged all day, witness suid, und Central yesterday, Lan Ki Ngun Supermanuation Fund

to be had no time to make any pleaded guilty to the charge of

helonging to his attempt to learn the work the fraudulently embezzling $10,000 Grant to Staff Pro

employer Fun vident Fund.. others dich

Pay, a Bonus to Stuff Heferring to a daily labour dik-Ent Kang.

Sub-Inspector K. Lau, pra Carry forward to As- on March, 3, 'count for the year tribution and labour job, report. with instructions as to the makecating said that ing up of the wages sheets, Mr, this year, defendant was sent out 1949 Cord asked. witness if it was by his employer to the firm of true that the instructions wern Kah Cheung, 66A Des Veox Road

the sheets "W." to collect $10,000, perfectly clear that

As he did not return, a report should be made up for the day

was, mado to the Folice by the before.

At this point, Mr. Justice Wil.complainant that night.

"An analysis Awarrant was issued and, on Counsel Jiums remarked that should have had coples made of information, received, the. Police Loss Account the documents for Crown Counsel, arrested the defendant two days ond also for the Jury and for the later. All the $10.000 was found

in defendant's possession. Court,

He admitted that he had stoler ward the Colony's growth and Counsel replied by saying that They anked this seaman, prosperity over the last 100 he had had the greatest difficulty the money in a moment of temp- Cubill. whether he had any years

was described by the in getting hold of that document. tatlon, as he was drawing a salary moner, und when he replied that Hon. Leo d'Almada e Castro, and that he had already asked of only $40 a month.

to produce overy The money was ordered to be Mr. Johnston he had none, they attacked him, at Club Lusitano vesterday,

that returned to the complainant: striking bum on the forehead withi

The talk was arranged by the document in his possession

pick thom abriek. He managed to escape. Portuguese Institute, and attend- he could bul found that his trouser pockets) ed by a large gross section of the Johnston, ho declared, told..him had been torn and turned inside local community.

that every document concerned

Mr. Heenan saki all attempts to trace the civilinn had foileet given by Lee Wai-king,

Kurther hoarlung was adjourn It is believed he had left an aec to 10 a.m. on Monday, ship the ext day.

Lieutenant Hanns, R.N., re- The rlekshaw coolies had presenting the Commodore, was parently not been paid as they seated at counsel's table through- remained outside. Two of them out the proceedings. : will be called to give evidence.

After leaving the brothel the thren...mou, walked down Austin Road towards the Naval Dock- yard. Near Shanghai Street they met o scuman from another ship, in civilian clothes, All this timql they had been followed by the rickshaw cgulia.

Ask For Money

Portuguese Part In HK's Growth

Portuguese contribution to

out.

out, and the HK$20 was missing The speaker began by giving had been given to his office.

the

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On Proceduro

Mr.

con-

Fined $50 For

Profit Analysis,

of the Prot & reveals that the net profit of $3,582,095.80 is mado up as follows

(1) Erors (beh sale of Cement

$1,630,354.77

(2) From "this" sale of

$TUNK,991,03

from TO

Long Service

"Our devoted Manager and ing us this month after thirty- Secretary, Mr. R. Taylor, is leav- three years with tha: Compung. MeTaylon Joined: our service in Land December, 1915, and has inco then had the unique record of the sale of holding every office in the Com- land derives: from the advan- Rany open to him and it is in large measure due to his untiring tageous disposal during the year efforts that we are today in our

feet of land:no bf 130,363 square longer required for the Com-Pesent strong position. gany's operations, Sales of cement you will all join with, me in have been maintained at the wishing him. many lavet of our maximum production of well eamed retirement. His place at Ilegd Omicos being

I am sure

years

Stealing Books throughout the year, dermand taken by Mr. J.S.C. Neel, while thing, supply, litho, eprlierii Mr.J.J Cameron, who has been

also

Sheet

with us for close on a quarter

saya

and buildings to the colon. However, the world de-

make it

Mr. However,

Cufford Cubit

took a rickshaw for the

a brief account of the first Partu Star Ferry but was overtaken by

Hetinued, when he came to look for of the this particular document, I was the tree men in Navy Street, guese settlement in China.

On Thursday, Lam Wing, an where they threw stones at him: thon traced the origin

from not there.

"Turning to the Balance ile nianeged to get past then Portuguese in the Colany

Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, apprentice, went to the Chu their forebearers who arrived at.. and then paw two British, soldiers. Macao in the 17th Century. here stated that he had given Yuen Book Store at No. 67B: you will observe that Current of a century, assumes the duties whose pesistance he sought. Ae-.

by approximately Un Works,

("You" will,

ill wish me to Mr. d'Almada then wove his notice of the production of that Des Voeux Road Central, stole Assets are greater than Current of Works Superintendent nt Hok row! stores on nurrent prospects. hight computer by the two soldiers discourse- around an unfinished document yesterday morning and four Chinese books and kept Liabilities

$3,000,000, maintaining the Cubitt, wont up to McGuinness directory started by the late Mr. that he had. produced it by the them, under his shirt.

While he was walising cut of measure of liquidity shown in Imported cements, and particu and attacked him, but seeing that P. Braga, whom Mr: d'Almaca acternoon.

last Annual

Accountallaly Japanese, are now coming the shop, he was stopped, and fol-the Cubitt was getting the worse of described as the. Colony's goal-

nota into the Colonys In Increasing lowing a search the books, were You will, however, the seran the soldiers separated eat. Portuguese. them.

The speaker touched on the Lou was further cross-examin- found hidden under his shirt. A that we have a liability for quantities and, we must expect La. And progressively severer com- In Be course of the fight character and personality of this ed at length on the procedure of constable was summoned and the the purchase, of new Cublit hit one of the soldiers.gram old serilleman, who became recording the reports of workmen;/ defendant taken, to the, Station

While on the way, to the Sta-extent of £100,000 and $500, mand for cement remplis high who hit back, and Cubitt was by die sheer force of his merit, as regards wages and labour dia tion, Lom had three other books 000,00, respectively, or a total and decreases in the cost of our knocked it the ground. He was the first Hurtuguese member in tribution.

materialist now white plece of $21100,000.00. Of this, amount raw taken away in a rickshaw.

Legislative Council. As regards instructions, witness wrapped up in a

represents the possible to consider lowering our Arriving, at the Star Ferry continued the revealed. May wrote it on a cals of paper and on being questioned, $400,000.00

Braga,"

machinery ordered

rdered selling price, which should en- Cubitt. found he had lost FIX$30, speaker, "yan a man of whom I the morning and left, it in a he said he, berrowed the books überation; for the set-uble us to maintain our share of

Paftor and lie made a report to Trim- cannot say too much.. He was, tray in the office. Witness sald from a friend."

Inquiries revealed that Lam thl rehabilitation of the factory the market." shatsu Palico Siation, The above all, a loyal leader and he then took the chit from the stole the books from the Pak, Sul This machinery is now in course Mr. N.V. A. Croucher, second- police found him dezes and he champion of his people against tray and wrote it down in the Hooks Store at No. 39 Queen's of delivery, We have also been ing the adoption of the select had apparently been drinking. the inevitable discrimination that Instructions. Book accordingly.

inced with the necessity of order and accounts,

expressed share- {AROBOT

The book was then passed over Road Central:

"You had, not a single conting a second kils to replace the holders, antisfaction with the te The name of the late Mr. Del to Kwok Kwong, and then signed your pocket when you went into one, removed daring the occupa-sult of the year's work. He re- Ano Norunha, founder of a large by Kwok,

and well-known family in the

who prepared the

stealing," remarked, Mrá local Portuguese!

today, two ter more than the hormal exunder HK$4,000; whone printing businices, Noron- it was the duty of Ho Sung. Ho d'Almada at Central: yesterday tila has now been running war year the Company made just when he imposed a fine of $40 or pectation of its working life and years later the proft, had swollen bre and Company, was appointed did almost everything that con- four week's detention on Lam major breakdown would sus to nearly $4,000,000, which show

pond production for an indo-ed what strides the Company had

the intervali 19 finito, time..

He

the tribute paid. "The cast of this kin and Its ancillary machinery when deli by the chairman to the Com vered and assembled upon sitt punya manager and secretary, (which we expect will be during Taylor

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community, Store Return Notes, witness said or age and had every intention.Ition by the Japanese. Qur, prgfcalled; that during the first-post-

Asked

to the Hong Kong. Government cerned jobs.

"

Lo

in the

As regards inventories, Lau Wing on two counts of larceny. carly days, is stilk, res.

Defendant was also bound over membered; today.)

sold, he himself was the one who Mr: d'Almada, delved into the made them out for the various in the sum of 9100 to be of good

behaviour for 12 months. various roles. taken By Portu- Jobs At the completion of an Kuese people in Hong Kong Installation an inventory of the Their parts in the two wars material used was made In Chin- their loyalty to the Colony in its cse by the chargehand in charge depressing days and their enjost of the job, and he himself, would. tment with it in its prosperity. translate that into English and re-

MI.: d'Almada then touched cord-it.

At the end of the meeting, Dr.

went on,

Decision Awaited

tin lattor part of 1030) will be The report and accounts were in the region of $1,200,000.00 then adopted unanimously, by In addition, to replace our old the meeting Block of offices, and Quarters

Mr. destroyed

Mr. WA, Stewart and

by bombing during the Lawrence' Kadvorle, the twe, re- slightly on what be intimated as The next witness, Kwok Sze,

Decision is being awalled in occupation we haya: biegun the Heing Directers, were re-clooted; a characteristic. Portuguese foil- PWD electrician, and a clansman ing its weakness in sustaining of Kwok Kwong, said in evidence the Bluestein rent case with Mr consituation, at our Hok Up and Messes. Reat Marwick, Mit- Its nationalistic character that he had done some work at Blair-Kerr adjourning the case Works of, new works affices and chelly & Co. and Messrs. Cowo the Castle Peak Pler for a period to March 12, after Mr. Percy laboratory, over which will be Bingham & Matthews, were, re-

Mr. Stewart was supported,

supported in A.M, Rodrigues, who presided of 20 days. Two coolics were Chen has made his submission.lk fate to house the Members of appointed. auditora ;- thanked Mr. d'Auhadn on behalf alto present during the work, ho Mr. Chen, Instructed by Mr.our staff. The balance payable of the Portuguese Institute,

G.S.. Ford,: la appearing for Mrs to complate this building is: es- the chair by Sir Robert Ho Tung, and Messrs. F.C. BAY NG timated at $300,000.00 The work, witness went on. Hala Bluestein, principal tenant The Dividend recommended Davis, Ll (Directors), and

Horace, Kadootle and consisted In digging a trench 70 of 102.

Waterloo. Road, ground taken together with the recoin man, foot deep.

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mended Capital Bonus le small Mr. summonses against her in relation to the lot net pro Secretary)** The two coolies, Pang Chung and: Leung Wah, corroborated in respect of the Landlord and nt, but is governed by the future Share.VAA

• ·Wong Yee-cheung, aged 27, Kwok'ʼn evidence, alter, which Tenancy Ordinance have been

Mo|Messrs.AT I charged with possession of further testimony was given by preferred by three former sub-cammitments, of Ule Company to arms, and with demanding other PWD workmen, who testle tenants through Mr. A.S.C, Cun- which I have, just referred The Wong Tape, Lo Yuk-tong, C.W.L money with menaces, was fled that they never worked at beror Hastings and Company, fact that the proposed Final Divil War Til Sequbica B.W. ordered to stand trial in the Castle Peak

ORDERED TO

STAND TRIAL

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(Manuger

resent wero Croucher, B.

The summonses alleged that dend, together with the interim Bradbury, Fung Ri-cheuk, ALG criminal sessions by Mr. A. D. After Yuen Kes. PWD clark Mrs. Bluestein had overalarged Dividend already, pald totalling Wella Lau Shiu-chuen, Ho Kal Scholts after committal pro- employed at Wanchal, gave add14 in rentals and had falled to as 3,160,108.09% 1 woll within the lani, C. C., Blake and Leo Shlu- ceedings against him ended at tional evidence hearing was ad notice stating the rents payable diet profitum ales of content chung EK VE

*Journéð- until Mondayk- Kowloon yesterday

by har, to the lord; and also alone of $1,030/8572« Le worthy The foso was conducted by In-

nalice at the amount payable by of notes on sale Ma

**"After:・・ careful coraldatution spector it. Mackenzione

"Quarantino 7 restrictions have tenants Defendant was alleged to be aheen imposed upon arrival in the Mr Chen's long submission your Board has decided to re of a gang of bight, whe Colony, from Indmpen against stated that, there was no come for Valley thefteehold induit Ho were openible for pending augus, and ran Poulade runst was chat be Up, at a gure of 85.00 per square throatching latters and demanding smallpox, 15 was, afidhiiy minted claimed, there was no question, of footland. To to the

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