1949-04-26 — Page 11

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Salgon, Singapore. Belawan & Penang

Hwatow

Shanghai

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* Balls from Custodian Wharf

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TSINAN“

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ARRIVALS FROM

noon 20th Apr.

4 p.m. 26th Apr. * 5 μm. 26th Apr.

10 a.m. 27th Apr. *

4 pm, 28th Apr.

5 p.m. 20th Apr.

28th Apr.

8th May.

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29th Apr.

Horneo & Foochow Tientsiu, Pusan &

Shanghai

RIVER SERVICE

Hongkong/Canton ate. MonEKONE

p. 47th April.

FIR/MACAO

DEP. H,K.

1th May

Canton/Hongkong ARR. Hongkong 8.30 am. 27th Apr.

10 a.m. 29th Apr.

МАСЛО/НК

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8th May

vla Genoa Marsellies & Glasgow

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25th May

#

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noon 27th Apr.

4 p.m. 28th Apr. 23rd May

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Branch Ofßee—50 Connaught Rd., W. Tels. 25875, 32144. 21876.

HƯNG KONG -CANTON

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船輪江香

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10 p..

10 p.m.

10 p.m.

27/1/1930

2974/1949

10.11. 3/573949

TUNG ON WHARF

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p.m.

26/4/1949

30/4/1249 2/5/1949 LUEN HING WHARF

9 .m. 28/4/1949

3 p.m. $p.m.

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Passenger Tickets & Freight Particulars Obtainable At:

TAK KEE SHIPPING & TRADING CO., LTD.

AGENTS

136, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL (Office Hours, Tel, 22333, 27001)

OR

TUNG ON WHARF

(Before sailing hours, Tel. 20545)

TAI CHING SHIPPING CORP., LTD.

KOREA STEAMSHIP COMPANY

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REPUBLIC OF KOREA

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1949.

Cowie Claims He Was Framed

In

In the course of further re-

(Continued from Page 3) Plaintiff stated that he was consisting of two breast pockets,

one hip plies to questions, Cowie told the appointed Sub-Inspector on De- two side pockets, and

of right the Court that he had 'a' certain cember 21, 1945, and arrived in pocket, The contents the Colony on March 1, 1910. In trouser pocket, he said, was a key opinion of the particular Branch

With

Anti- keys inside, and a of the Police Force, the April that same year he become caNO

while the

their left Corruption Branch And Officer In Charge of Traile, Kow-handkerchief, loon and New Territories. Some trouser pocket had Ave $10 notes methods. He said they were quite rest of the time later he took on the job also which were folded lightly, and distinct from the

in police

Hong Kong. All of licensing of vehicles. In Sep- a $5 note. tember 1948, he said, the Traile

right breast pocket, this was a deliberate attempt by in bis

Shoftain, he alleged, and the Office was moved to the Kowloon plaintiff continued, there was a Magistracy building

notebook and an envelope con- driver was a police informer on On the return of Inspector lining private correspondence, the instructions of Shaftin. Scrim, his

Els left brenat Inmediate superior, and a pencil.

Further cross-examination will from home leave, plaintiff con-pocket contained a fountain pen, continue this morning.

pocket had a tinued, Scrim was put at the head while his rear of that section. He lumself was measurement steel tape.

Inskic appointed to the rank of Motor the key case in his right trouser Vehicle Inspector, Kowton. This pocket, he said, there was a $100 work increaser with the influx of

bill.. new vehicles Into the Colony, so much so that on Murch 19, 1947, be sent a letter to the authorities asking for more assistants.

"I was dumbfounded when I Brst saw this $50 in my left trouser pocket," he stated,

told the

From May 1. 1947. plaintiff disclosed, a word indexing sys. ten was introduced Into the de- FIRE partment, for which to record the necessary particulars connected with the testing of vehicles.

was

Cowle Questioned, Court that the driver of the lorry hed the heat opportunity I planting the money In question into his pocket, while he ISO ubout to make the U-tum at the He Junction of Jordan Rond. had to turn his head to look out of the windows to the rear, he sud, und in doing this, the driver beside him could have dropped

Method Of Testing Plain then went on to des- crite the method he used in test- ing the vehicles, during which he said that he would sit with the| the money nwner or driver of the ear drive up Gascolique Road towards the function of Jardous Road.

"In the event of min," he said,

Cowie

Mercantile Bank Announces Profit

A profit of £180,238

was

made during last year by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, it was arounced re- cently at the annual general meeting of the bank in Lon- dun

Referring to the Far East Sir Chairman of Charles A. Innes,

Are

the Board of Directors, said that

of the Com the implications

in Chira Cowle's pocket. munist victories into and This was demonstrated in Court, serious for China herself and for

the whole of South East Asia. House Searched

He added that it is only a ques- Com- that tion of time before the further revealed "when the vehicle had previously after he was accosted by John-munists enter Shanghai and that bren examined, I would mukesten, Mr. Shaftain, of the Anti-o

whether emains to be seen for Igh banks will be closed or Branch produced "

allowed to play their part in dancing the import and export trarte of China.

"The only thing that can

he added,

note at the stunber of the vehirfe

Λ

Reminders

Today

HK Rotary Club luncheon, talk on "St. George and Merrie England" by Mr. H. G. W. Woodhead, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Urban Council meeting, GPO

building, 4.15 p.m. Bridge. Drive European YMCA, 8 Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., an

HK

p.m.

nual meeting, Dodwell's office, 1 Bank Bldg., 11 am.

Lawn Bowls Association Committee meeting. David Sassoon's office, Prince'a Bldg., Chater Rond, 5.45 p.m. HK Football Association meeting

and Interpart Committee. meeting. 5.15 p.m. und 6.15

HK Light Orchesten rehearsal, St. John's Cathedral Half, 6.45 Old Belfording

p.m.

p.m.

Club dinner, at Hong Kong Club, 8 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW Legislative Council meeting, 2.30

D.m.

Hong Kong Art Club, monthly exhibition, St. John's Cathe- dent hall, 10 ajo. Annual Dinner of Literary anal Debating Group, European YMCA, 3 p.m.

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P&O B.I. E&A

COMPANIES

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SN. CÔ.

PASSENGER/FREIGHT GERVICE

OUTWARDS

24 "САНТПАС"

“COEF

"CANTONTM

A "CANTUAR“

"CORPU*

* "CANTON"

LEAVES LONDON DUB BONGKONG

Halled

Brd May

2nd Jone

20th June

28th July

25th Aogurt

Vin Southampton, Port Bald. Aden, Bombay,

HOMEWARD'S

AL "CARTHAGE

#4. "CORFU

24 "CANTON"

"CARTHAGE"

"CORFU”

Bingspora

LEAVES BONGKONG

11th Ma

9th June

8th July

6th August

2nd September

30th Beptember

4th May

Ith Jane

4th July

Jat Aurtut

19th Augart

Edi Beptember

Dolombo, Praze &

DUI LONDON

13th June

113) July

8th Asurmet

Eth September

3rd October

Sist October

"CANTON" Via Singapore, Pasang: Colombo, lombas. Aden & Fort-Bam.

FREIGHT BERVICE

"BOCOTRA"

fron

London

•

Coo

Unent

Doo

fox Landon · tinent via

trails, Colo

bo, Gants à Marseille

from Landon

Brd May due

sal 10th May

"BRILLONG"

due 19th May

Cos-

Tor

H Club meeting. Talbot House, 50, Macdonnell Road, 8.30 p.m.

linent,

for Bhenghai & Japan,

be

"TRESILLIAN"

"ABIL.2ONG"

Con-

tpent,

and mid June

for tinent in Stralia, Colum-

lenom,

&

Con

Corruption to be recorded later in my dup-warrant to search his house. licale card."

number of things, including eight FRAWIN

$500 noies, some bank books, and a receipt far H motor cor, the sum of which was for $500, said with confidence,"

token from his home, by "is that China cannot dourish or be prosperous without foreign Some gambling debts the police, bills paket to bimm were also trade.

Going into the events of the day mine 5. 1847, Cowin told the Court that at about 2,40) that aeg- nkig, be found the best of a nume ber of vehicles waiting being an ld Chevralet, which was found

12 ma bad condition. The spring and tyren were examined by him, accompanied by the Chitrar driver.

were

taken which involved sume $3,400.

with Plaintiff then dealt

the various other documents takes

from his house,

Caught Trying To Duplicate Keys

Further questioned by Coun Bel Cowle disclosed that the his hous WIS $4000 found in driver,

money used by him for gam

Two Chinese brothers, both He admitted bling.

that he

school teachers, got had played at a very early age, middle and that he WAB д habitual; Into trouble on Saturday when gambler of

kind of they tried to duplicate the keys to a post box without au- thorisation from the Post Mas- ter General.

Plaintiff sand he then got into the car with the driver and drove away in the direction of Jordan konel. The Chinese speaking in English, folf him that the brake was not much good.)

8 hitn," the driver as al· I have requested, After testing the brakes and the engine, which was found to be very mury, Duwie slated. He als

into a the logry

"Eeturn at the gunetion of Jordan flood and pro- To the Magistracy ceeded buck bulding.

every game: dite, cards, etc. Donning his overalls at the re- quest of his counsel, Cowle then demons rated for the Court. All the items found on his overalls

at the time were put into pocket, the left breast

Of1€,

The box was leased to the elder brother, Chiu Sai-ming. However, one the lease Expired on Saturday. Not Road Worthy

Un

noon a Saturday around told the according to the allegations of postman and a Chinese clerk of the Cowie said

On the instructions Post Office saw Chiu Sal-ining's driver that he had falled him, and the police. that the Torry was no rondworths. of Mr. Bernacchi, plaintiff at brother, Chiu Sal-kwong and a 1 did not inwever issue him any temped to pull them out all at locksmith trying to break the lock without scoop card," plaints declared.

apparently of the box." Further

questionsal, plaintiff much surce talet the

Court that it was not Cross-examined by Mr. Lons- he was doing, Chiu sald that with raming at the time. On arriving! dale, Cowle revealed that he was the permission of his brother he he found a taxicub awaiting a P.C. at Durham County Police examination. driver, Cowic stated, he asked to

extinguisher, the cab

она

success,

As the driver of week. He was

not without children.

When asked by the clerk what

the box,

Going up to the for 10 years before coming over was trying to duplicate the keys in

Hons

Kong. His salary at A letter addressed to Mr Lok Im to produce the Are.. the time tvas about £4 5s, a Kaj-wai was found in Chiu's poc

a married man ket

locksmith Both Chiu and the Plaintiff admitted that

were

brought to Mr. Fitches, Con- got his income in Hong Kong troller of Post, up to June 1947 from the frults: of his gambling and from his salary.

દાંડી apparently understand English, Cowie

had his assistant, Mak Yuen, interpret the mutter

the taxi-man. After this, plaintiff added, he got into the taxi with the man und drove to the taxi's дагаде.

"It was when we was pos- ing the Alhambra Theatre what It started to rain heavily,"

Cowie told the Court. "I then

ho

Between the period of his ar- rival and the time of his arrest, Cowin disclosed, he might have won about $15,000 to $20,000.

THURSDAY -

Skal Club luncheon on board sa, Tjalengka, 12.30 p.m.; BI. launch leaves Queen's Pler,

12.15 p.m.

Roof

Y's Men's Club luncheon,

Garden, HK Hotel, 1245 p.m. Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon.

Peninsula Hotel, 12.30 p.m. HK Art Club, monthly exhibition, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 10

Church, Ladles Guld meeting, Nethersole Hospital, 3.30 p.m.

(1.577

Union

FRIDAY Special Services Dance, European YMCA. West Lounge, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Women's Section, European YMCA, Around the Maga- zines meeting 10 am.

Lawn

Tennis Association, annual general meeting, Lo & Lo's office, Alexandria Bldg., 5.15 pin.

Combined Concert

During June

A combined concert by the Sino-British Orchestra and members of the Nanking. Sym- Brought before Mr. d'Almada at Central yesterday, first defendant,

phony Orchestra will be given Chiu Sal-mning, was fined HK$200 In June, according to plans of and second defendant, Chiu Sal- the Sino-British Orchestra. kwong HK$100.

The combined concert will-be the baton of Mr. Lin under of the Nanking Symphony Or Sheng-shih, permanent conductor

chestra

The Sino-British Orchestra is $700 at present composed of 34 mem- bers. It is still in need of ex- perienced

including players several violinists, an oboist and a The issue of learners' licences bassoonist-a bassoon is avullablo, to thrive motor vehicles, hus been Weekly rehearsals are held at suspended until further notice the Cosmos Club on Wednesdays with effect from today, it was from 8 pm to 8 pm.

Particulars offelelty stated yesterday.

may be obtained from Dr. S. M. Renewals of existing licences Bard (Telephone: No. 26545) the only will be dealt with.

Secretary. Mr. A. II. Bentley.

LEARNERS' LICENCES

They were also ordered to pay HK$10 compensation for the dam Gambling A Diversion age done to the lock. spoke To the manager of the Mr. Lonsdale then asked Plain- taxi company, and returned to tiff whether he did think it the office in the same vehicle."

would be more profitable if he Cowie,

discloser continuing,

HENG went in for gambling the whole after his

return time than to be an employee of Inspector Johnston walked in and the police, to which Cowie re- asked him to accompany him to piled that the Police WHY his the CID office, He did not give career and that rambling was any reason for it. On arriving really

a sort of diversion. Cowle was then subjected to

that shortly

at the CID office, plaintiff went

on, Johnston told him In the further intensive questioning on presence of Mr. Mottram, "I have his reason to believe You have income,

accepted a bribe of $50. I would like to exumine the contents in your pocket."

Five $10. Notes

and cost of general household upkeep.

Plaintiff was then asked as to recall a man whether he did called

Chan Kui, who at the be- ginning of 1947, Mr. Lonsdale

"1 chiptled my pockets," Cowle said, gave plaintiff $50 when he disclosed. He was wearing at brought his car up for inspection the time, white singla.plece over- to put it on the road. Plaintift alls, which had Ave pockets, denied all knowledge of this.

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HONGKONG

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due 20th Apr, from

dis

Julle

dur

all 12th May 6th May walls 10th May due 22nd Nay wile 251 May

due 23rd May

TIA

from Calella via Healt for Straits & Calculia. from Calcutta vin Straits. For Japans via Amoy, from Japan & Amoy. for Calcutta & Rangoon vin Ateults.

from Calcutta via Straite, for Japan.

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mil 25th May These ships have Refrigerated Cargo.rpmon.

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MA. "THEWILLARD" due 11th May 13th May

E

"KAUNA" *

shin 29th May 4th Jano

7th June

"RICJEMOND HILL" dan

from Japan.

for Biralt, Bombay & Karachi.

from Calculta via Atralia. for traite, Dubay Karachi,

from India.

• Accept cargo on through bills of lading for Femalan Gull Porta.

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Loads 28th Apr. Walk 30th Apr.

* "NELLORE".

due 29th Apr.

sails and May

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from Australia,

for Manila Rabent & Australian Porta

Accepts cargo on through bila of lading' for NEW ZEALAND & FIJI ISLANDS PORTE.

For full particulars apply to:- MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.

Telephone Nos. 27721-4.

The SWEDISH EAST ASIA Co., Ltd.

ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE

M.V. TAMARA M.V. OLUF MAERSK

M.V. HALLAND M.V. TAMARA

17

SAILINGS TO EUROPE

..Loading

For

'18th May 27th May

..12th May

......Early June

́ADEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, MARSEILLES,. CASABLANCA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM (AMSTERDAM), HAMBURG, COPENILAGEN, OSLO & GOTHENBURG.

For further particulars apply:-

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Agents.

Tel. 31140.

DIRECT LINER SERVICE BETWEEN HONGKONG AND KOREA

S.S.

t

KUMCHON”

LOADING APRIL 25

for

PUSAN 3 NGHỒN

For freight and further particulars,

Apply to:

A. P. PATTISON

COMPANY

Of Bhanghal, Hongkong, Beaul Puren, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kabm,

Oaks, Nagaya," Taipeh and Keelung.

GENERAL AGENTS—

12-14 QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL, TEL. 25346 CHINESE AGENTS:-LAW KEE, SHIPPING OFFICE- 20, Connaught Road C.,, Tel: 24638.

C.N.A.C weekly Hongkong-Tokyo service by DC-4 la completed in one day. Hotel accommodation at Tokyo will be reserved upon request.

One way fare Excursion fare

1

HK$ 894.00 HK$1,303.25.

CNAC

Gloucester Building, Hongkong,

„Tale.. 21166-31141.

ISTHMIAN LINE

(Isthmian Steamship Co. of N.X.J

5.S. “ALLEGHENY VICTORY

LOADING 26th APRIL. for

LOS ANGELES, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE and BOSTON.

For further particulars applyTM

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·Agenti ·

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ARRIVALS FROM U.S. ATLANTIC COAST

8.8. "STEEL MAKER"

Discharging 10th May. Balls for Balkon, Bangkok flatavia & Gemarang 10th. May.

SAILINGS TO U.S.A. via PANAMA

8.8, “ALLEGHENY VICTORY” 8.5, "LONGVIEW VICTORY”

for

Loading 26th Apr. Loading 16th May

LOS ANGELES, HOUSTON, NEW ORLEANS, NEW YORK, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA

and BOSTON.

For furtade particulars, GILMAN

& O., LTD.

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