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Woman Discharged In Phone Case

Was

A successful submission by Mr., Petor Sin that there

no case to answer resulted in the dis charge of Wong Mei-har, well-dressed woman aged 23, or the closing of the pro- secution's case before Mr. J. Wicks at Kow- loon yesterday.

Wong was charged with the meaning of the Ordinance by having established, worked, the employment of Hertzian uked or maintained a radio waves and secondly, that defen. communication station at 207 dun did establish or Reclamation Street. ground station," wald Mr. Sin.

floor.

No Evidence

use the

Mr. D. D. L. Crew conducted He argued that there was not the pecution and In a previous a sentilla of evidence to show hearing was stated that when that defendant was in any way the Special Branch raided the connected with the telephone,

relsen i was found that she being o visitor. coming calls from the telephone, "Even assuming that the defen- maintain the Radlo stened to by $1 Junes Yuendant did Jeni, contained ruanges in code. Commumleation Station or owned which la not n At the resumed hearing yester- the telephone.

- is still day, when making die nn case to foet, there

no evidence Bnswer submission, Mr. Sin stat- thut the message so received aver the telephone were not in- ed that twu vital factors had to be proved by the prosecution intended to be relayed to Canton order to show o prima facie ease. "I must be provest thut the telephone can be used as a Radin Communication Station within

Personalia

Mr. Jack Howard advertisin manager of the "Chinis Daily Tri- hure died at a heart attack in Shanghai tast month.

My Howard F. survived by hi wife, Isobel,

and a young con Jack

M:

by the defendant taking the messages over to the Cable anc Wirless Omire to despatch them. Suspicion, however

krave, will

bot suffer in sich a ease," said Mr. Slu, completing his submis-

son.

Agreeing with the sulantonio12. Mr. Wicks

pointed out that in gap had been left

this case

wide open in that the prosecution did not being evidence to show that the telephone in question was not registered for long dis Lance ratls.

There was no evidence to con- nect the defendant with the

telephone, said the magistrate.

whit was used to convey mes- sages precival to u Radio Comm inunication Station for the pur- anse or dispatching them. Neither

there evidened, continued

to show that the telephone was not registered for

purpose. "Defendant

Vens

that

I

therefore, discharged."

Departure from the Peninsul Matel

Wolnesday include" Captain and Mrs. J.S. Wehb, Mr and Mr. P. A. Hill, Mrs. Q. Lelda, Mrs. Barlington, Mrs. A. McKin-Mr. Wicks. ney.

Max R Lazur. Mis. A Kistale Mr. Congai. Me and ales B. Extrus henko, Mr. and Mrs. N Clebot. B Van Zanden, AE Hrusunan, #1.1 Evans HS

AF P Stuart. Bugga, K Narum, C.B. Aust. It.S Mailord, GB Perry, J. Curido, 1. Coming N Begalere, L. Salzm. R. Balda, G. Mingue, Budry, R.P. Brist, and Mr Mrs It Heuer

Arrivals at the Peninsula thotel on Wednesday weluded Mr A ver. Mr and Mrs. Chork. Mo

Mes, Res

01.

F

215.

Mr. E Bernoz, Mr. and Mrs. KC Sho, Mets, W.D. Chilton, 8.11 Vares R. Tawil, G. Lister. A. Morand, WD Coolfeller, J. Lindley and J L. Mears.

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Dairy Farm

(Continued from Page 2)

is.

"Our premises In the now Telephone Company Building in Kowloon will be ready about; July or August next and will house an

up-to-date ale.com. ditioned retall shop and Boda fountain Restaurant ali which we hope will ful ургу посевенгу need for our customers on the other alde of

the harbour,

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of

all

THE- CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 4,-1949,

Fashion Show

Modelled at the 1949 8pring Fashion Show of "Old Bind Street ef Shanghal yesterday was the pate

creation green above."Vent Vert",

MANY, PRESENT AT FASHION SHOW

A fashion show was held yesterday evening by "Old Bond Street" of Shanghai at the Hong

Kong Hotel Roof Garden.

Before a large audience of the Colony's fashion-lovers five handsome models display- ed the Spring creations of "Old Bond Street, as the orchestra played a chamber music ac- companiment.

"As a further extension

In addition to the 33

gowns our Soda-Fountain

Restau listed on and

thore the programme, mention from Singapore and raat business I would Arntyals

ware two "surprise" models. A Bangkok yesterday by CPA in that premises will shortly be traditional Western wedding dress cluded Messrs. W.D. Goutfellow, upened in the new Broadway and The China New Look" - 5.G Murgia, d A. Coust, W.D.K. | Theatre Building in Kowlcon. semble, a fitted pink mit, with Tomlin, OP. Norian, J. B. Brown,

"Within recent weeks we have puffered elbow-length sloven and Ong Bun.

jilured on the market A frozen and slit kiri.

and Both Western

Chines confection at the popular price Among the e who left

the programing. of 10 cents. This product will gowns were on Catony yesterday for Shanghai by

inford ection dresses, coals. be followed by others and Hong Kong Airways were Messrs.

adterrison will be of the satne high standard tailored sults, dressy w.d Woun, C.Y. Chun, P.W.

rowns and formal evening gown maintains. F. Bieri, which your Company Y K Chang. Rogers.

were all included in the collection. Y.C. **Throughout Y.T. Tsoma. J.L. Kno,

the year your

The main features of the West- to attend to Tung, K.T Cho, Y. Shito

ompany continued

were faring and Chow Sou-shi.

he distribution of imported meatsern-style dresses

of the mid-calf length skirts with back behalf

fullness and peptuned inckets.

The Chinese-style dresses were, "There has been some relaxa-

ndeed, "New Look" and quite a tion of

controla and, import

the traditional From breakaway mude

The sits in the evening generally, imported food items

oblained are more easily

than skirts were very high, coming 12 months 260 almost in the knee, Several of Mr. 0. K. Yul, former Minis- was the case

business affects our tor of Finance, left by Hong

aver strapless. Airways yesterday for generally the system of quotas ons featured minute re-

bare-topped bodicen. ant price controls continue and movable capelets it is likely to be some time yet before the world food situation.

relaxation permits of any these.

butter

Lieutenant Commander D. Nong Kong Government. Forbes arrived here yesterday by

from the a BOAC flying-bont United Kingdom. He expects to

be posted to HMS London,

Kang

Shanghat.

Weather

Averages

As

it

Recent Events "Recent events

of

ก

Male Onlooker One of the prettiest dresses in the collection, and one well ap plauded by the male onlookers, in this

"Gantine," lang-sleeved part was

in dusky pink of the world have further, 'com-afternoon gown

political plicated the

altuationalin, with an enormous billowing and it in impossible for me at this skirt and a short, light, peplumed April was a typical month in moment to venture to predict the jacket.

with likely effects on our future busi- Spring. Cloudy conditions occasium light rain or drizzle and ness. occasional fog patches prevailed for the first three weeks.

For April

Reminders

JIK

Today

Women's Section Club Morning, European YMCA, 10 am.

and Dance, Swimming Gala

European YMCA, 7 p.m.

Singers and Sino-British Orchestra joint concert, St. Stephen's Cirls' College, 8.30 .គ.. Wah Yan College Society presents The Prince Who Loved Too Much,"

Wah Yen College Theatre, 8.30 p.m. Exhibition nt paintings by Mr. George Chann, St. John's Cathedral hall, 10 a.m. Social Services Exhibition, PRO

Lecture rooms, 12 noon. Engineering Society of Hong Kong, annual dinner, Roof Garden HK Hotel, (cocktails between 7.45 pm. and 8.30 p.m.)

Coming Events

TOMORROW League Soccer matches, First and Sceond Division Friendly Lawn bowls matches, CC, HKFC, KCC, Recreio, KBQC.

SUNDAY

Bank Cashier Fined For Over-Speeding

A Chinese bank cashier was convicted on a charge of dangerous driving by Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kow- loon yesterday, after Mrs. Down Ambrose had made a report to the Traffic Deportment, fol- Towing on incident near Castle Peak on March 6.

Defendant in the case was Lee Shiu-man, defended By Mr. P. L. Lam, with Sub-Inspector Ross con- ducting the case for the Police.

•

The summons was served on | defendant upon a written re- port made by Mrs. Ambrose.

In the with box yesterday

or the prosecution Mrs, Ambrose elated the incident that formed he subject of the case.

On Sunday afternoon, said wit- ess, the car driven, hy' Her hus- und, in which she und Mr. F.11. Wilson were the only passengers, vas travelling along Castle Peak Rond.

Near the Brewery, the car-an Austin 10-approached a blind bend. The car was in third gear 20 ind doing not more than

.p.h., witness said, Ahead' was a bug.

"Suddenly a big blue blue car Avertook the bus at the bend arid lashed between, it and our car. My Husband jammed on the rakes and we came to a full top" continued Mrs. Ambrose,

The bus also stopped after the bis

blue car" had flashed by. added witness.

She turned round and took town the number of the passing vehicle.

Witness said everything- hap-. pened so suddenly that she could not remember how near the car was "but it just managed 10 squeeze in between our car and he bus," she added.

by Mr. Lam. witness

that she had driven year and did not for more than agree, that she was all- inex- perienced driver.

Crossted.

Asked why she had not stopped the bus and called its occupants or driver as witness, Mrs. Ambrose replied that she did not think of

it.

40 M:P.H:

Sir Robert's Gardens For

RN Wounded

Sir Robert Ho Tung, at pre- sent on his way to the Unit- ed Kingdom, has placed his gardens, adjoining the Royal Naval Hospital, at the disposal of Surgeon-Captain J. Maguire, Medical Officer-in- Charge of the Hospital, for the 1 beneft of the wounded from the warships involved in the Yangise River Incident.

C.

in a statement yesterday, Cop- tain Maguire thanked all who of all kinds for the casualties have generously contributed gifta

He also expressed

FRUIT

is good for you DAIRY FARM FRUIT

Is Better SЄill!

PICNIC BOUND?

REFRESH AT A Dairy Form Road Houre

THE DAIRY FARMICE & COLD STORAGE COLIT,

HONG KONG

TO-NIGHT gratitude

hospitality for patients it to leave for the many offers of private the

Hospital

The statement #files;

"There has also been a large number of visitors and while their visits are very welcome, it would be a great help it they would call only during Hospital visiting hours, which are: General Wards, 4 p.m. to 6 pan, on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays: Private Wards, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

The overwhelming kindness of the people of Hong Kong has been greatly appreciated by the patients and letters will be sent when time permits."

Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Naval Aid Fund, organised to rala donations in aid of the dependente of the British naval casualties suffered in the Com- munist attack on British war:

ships, stood at HK$170,020 yesterday.

Mr. F.H. Wilson stated that the car must have been travelling at when passing about 40 m.p.h them, adding that, the bus was moving slowly when the blue car overtook it. It came to a pop al- Previously acknowledged 141,100 | most at the same time as the Austr. K. B. Nelson ... 60

cur braked. Mr. Robert Ambrose, driver of the Austin; stated that hè saw the bus first, moving slowly, then the blue; car overtaking it. "At this moment, I put on my brakes arid noticed that the bus was Dixo stopping." Had, the bus been run. ning at that moment in accident would have occurred, withess Bald.

Latest contributions follow:

HKS

Directors and Staff of

Gibb

and Livingston Company, Ltd. HK Stock Exchange Lid. Mr. and Mrs. A

Horace Kadoorle

Mr.

Hoyal inter-Ocean Lines

(Hong Kong) Mr. and Mrs. D. Walker Miss C. Lear Anonymous Ladles Section, Officers, Club

THE

PRINCE

KOWLOON

at 8.30

经

LOVED TOO MUCH

CHINESE OPERA IN ENCLISH

WAH YAN COLLEGE THEATRE

ROBINSON RØND

MAY Sa to MAY 85

Each Night at 8:30

W.

10,000 500

2,500 1,000

10,000

50

50

20

Prison

100

100

Tickets:-$10.00 & $5.00

200

你

50

50

170,020

Booking: Ring Wah Yan 23373 and 28540 or at King's

Theatre, Proceeds in aid of Holy Souls Church, Wanchal.......

makaka MKOA

Mr. and Mrs. W. Shilling

ford

Total up to yesterday ..

Witness was asked by Mr. Lam why he had not called the bus driver as witness and replied that after the car had passed; he con- tinued on his way as there was a line of traffic behind. It did not Mr. and Mrs. G. Travers occur to him; then to make any- Mr. E. A. R. Newton ... thing of the matter.

Mr. and Mrs, HW, Brown In the box, defendant atated Mr. & Mrs. G. A. Stewart that he remembered, nothing of the incident. He wite travelling at less than 30 m.p.h.

He had reason to be careful anti mother was a passenger in the car. Defendant's wito and

and two wit- esses for the defence also denied any knowledge of the incident, giving the speed at which, the car

20 was traveling at about

m.ph Mr Blair Kerr, summing up,

helleyed, sald that ho

the cvidence of the proaccution withesses and found Shiu-man putity of the offence.

1

Toe H Club classical Concert, Talbot House, 50, Macdonnell

At this stage Inspector Ross told Rbad, 8.30 p.m.

the court that defendant had pre- Art Club, Sketching Party, vlously been finell $50 for speed- mernbers to assemble at ing

·Jordan Rozd Ferry, 10.30 am. Lee was fined $400 and le Music, by Armchair. Licence 'ordered to a suspended for Group, European YMCA, 9.45 three months: p.m.

MONDAY

HK

Record

More sophisticated was "Es. prit"-the conversation piece of "Our trading for the current the show-a black taffeta cocktail year to date has been satisfactory, dress with a short front pepkim The first sign of summer wen. It should be borne in mind, how. which rippled into a long fishtal! which persisted until the inst day reduced prices will be felt this is, in covered with black Whist Drive, European YMCA, 8 CATHOLIC RELIEF ther appeared with fair conditions ever, that the full effect of the at the back. Splashed with gold of the month when thunderstorms year whereas they applied only developed.

Bare

in part to 1948."

to their normal reconding the adoption of then was "Mai-kwei-wo", a strap-

midriff nylon net.

Tho

mont

dramatic Chinese

Menu values for the month were,

and accounts, therefore, close

Mr. A. gown

"less, sheath of flame-coloured wvalues for April, but each of the McKellar,

on behalf of share- elements covered a fairly wide holders, endorsed the policy of satin with

prices and the trimmed in let, reducing selling

range.

Temperatures, for

example, provisions made us

ranged front a minimum of 58.0°F

on April 7 to maximum of 87.4°F

on April 27. Cloudiness, with a

Retirement and Fund.

then put to

p.m.

TUESDAY HK Rotary Club, luncheon, at Roof Garden, K Hotel, 12.30 p.im.' black chiffon espelet

Urban Counellmeeting GPO

Bldg 4:15 p.m. HK Football Association: Council meeting, Prince Bldg., 6.30

The models were: Ming C. Yvanovich, Mrs. Marlon O'Dwyer, Mrs. Shirley Snyder, Mrs. Nan Cowie and Miss Mabel Dunn,

maximum of 100 per cent on sever. /the vote and carried..unanimously. Mrs B. Tam, has its offices in I

all as low as 22 per cent

ON

24.

The mation was The two retiring Directors, Dr. S.N. Chan and Mr.R. Gordon,

Smith

Heavy showers which securred were re-elected to the Board;

or April 12, 18, and 30 accounted and Percy

and Company

kin

for, 108.5 mm. of the total rainfall | were uniékátkäusers

of the month.

were:

revised

Mean values for the month Supporting Mr. R. Hill in the chair were Mars, J.D. above nine 133.4 hours (8.1 hours Alexander R

normal).

Rainfall 182.2 mm. (0.2 mm: Mike (Direct Gordon and J.D. |

above normal).

cent below normal),

and Mr. G.

wero

Cloudiness 77 per cent (3.per Keller, D.LA Strollet F. L'odreiro, er Messrs. My.A. Crélicher, A. Me- Relative Humidity 85 per cent Fung anber, CL, Grogues. 3. Walther, Woo Chee-ding,, Major SM. Churn

Mike M. and Figueredo.

Mean

(normal).

(0.1°F abovo normal).

The

Temperature

Smile

70.6°F

That Wins is the PEPSODENT

Suite

UNGRATEFUL:

NEPHEW

How tie had taken care of Chlic Chi-hung, his nephew, for more than; three years, but, who, tor more than 180-1knos, előle things from his house, wht the story, told, by, Chik Síuskwong to Mr. Hinahing Lo at Central yester day. PP: Chik „Chəbudgeingad 719, was charqwd with larceny in develling. As Deferidanbazduh i sentarzed' | to

ordered to be banished-fort 10 YOUT.

"Old Bond Street" managed by

the Miramar Hotel.

Arranged By

1.m.

Bridge Drive, European YMCA,

8.45 p.m.

CHINA

FOR

Father Frederick. The Reverend to A. McGuire, head of the Catholic Roller for China, has transferted his headquarters from Shanghal to Hong Kong.

father McGuire, whose home is in Brooklyn N1, "his "Beën in China for earn."

He arrived hère recently, and pilns" to set up' an', office at the Catholic Centre, Kina! Folldin”.

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