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THE CHINA MÄIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1949.

Official Explanation To Complaints On Rice

Approved Quotas

The following quota for Immediato Import from Hong Kong Into the United King- dom have been approved, ac. cording to advice from the Board of Trade:

Straw mala

(£40,000 worth); torch paxos ( 10,000); torch batteries (20,000); Bathlight bulka (10,000); toye (£10,000); buttons (180,000); Hurricans tampa (6,000); népary" and iden (£6,000); and' seagrass cord (£24.000).

The quotas for basketware, knitted goods, enamel wars, footwear and ginger will be announced lator.

Sequel To Armed Robbery

two armed How five men, with revolvers and one with a dagger, entered the Wing Tak Firm on April 27, bound the inmates with wire and gagged them with oranges and looted the place, was told by Inspector T. Cashman to Mr. F. X, d'Almuda at Central yes- terday.

Two men are facing committal proceedings on charge of armed mbbery. They are Chan Man allus Chan Ab-kni, aged 19, and Cheung Chi-ming allas Cheung Chi-yuk, aged 22.

Inspector Cashman said that that robbery occurred at No. 33

Road Central Des Vocux

[A furore in the Chinese. Pross over alleged black- marketing by rice merchants of rice released by Government to counteract manipulation, called forth an official explanation from the Government Rico Controller' yesterday.

It had been alleged, that though Government had l

released some 1,000 bags of rice in order to counter-act any attempt-by manipulators to boost the price as a result of the situation in China, consumers had in no way benefited from Government's generosity, because none of the cheap rice released by Government was available to them.

The rice retailers, from a muxtinum fixed by Dovernment, whom consumers were expect ed to obtain supplies of the cheap

Government released supplies, were invariably told that all supplies had already been sold out)

Where, it was usked, had

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"Tho' fred market'rétuil prices are stabilized by auch zalch and by members of the Assnefotions selling, by bog direct to the public which they sell to retillers.

tho Bame prices to that at

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"The free market was successa- fully controlled last year in this rice gone? Since it had not gone way and the result of Govern-

to

consumers, through legimdos nient sales lately has been effee,

channels, suggestions had been

made that instead bf selling the rice to consumer at prescribed prices. those who find got hold or the rice, had it mixed with open market rice and sold at

open market rate to consumers, some above 10 to 15 echta a cally the price prescribed by Govern- ment.

A

tive"

Correspondence

Mr. B, C. TBANG

HK Chinese On Long Business Trip

A young Chinese businessman from Hong Kong, Mr. S. C. Tsong, is making one of the longest business tours ever by air.

He left Hong Kong in April u visit the BIF in Britain.

By the time he returns to Hong

Ex-Admiralty Clerk Appeals Against Larceny Conviction

Contending that there had been no evidence be- for the Court on which a verdict of simple larcony could be found, Robert George Stewart, former Admiralty clerk, agad 28, convicted on four counts of simple larceny involving HK$19,000, appealed against his conviction before a Full Court yesterday. Mr Percy Chen, who represented appellant, sub- mitted that the crux of his whole argument was that there were none of the elements of simple larceny found in the case. He added that Stewart might have been liable to a civil action at the most.

Stewart was sentenced on in law. Mr.. Chen rose and de- February 21 at the Criminal clared that it was his contention Sessions by Mr. Wicks, to 18 that Stewart was a frustee of tho months' hard labour. He was funds, and not a bailee.

Not In„Position acquitted on four other charges

of larceny by clerk or servant. Mr. Hernan herë suid he agreed and two counts of falsification with Mr. Chen on this point. He of documents with intent to submitted, however, that Stewart was not in the position to account defraud.

for, the exact amounts that were Mr. Chen Stewart's counsel at handed to him. He was in the the original hearing of the case position only of the person who

for The who conducted the defence with accounted

equivalent лmount. also out my instructing policitor,

It could be said he was part Counsel, owner of the funds, Crown Coun M. Heenan, Crown is representing the Crown assisted property of the other club mem- by Mr. R.H. Woodhead, Assistant superintendent of Police

The Editor takki’no respon letter for view pressid Kong in October he will havepared yesterday by hiel canvas conducted by the letters by correspondant, and he travelled 10,000 miles, the greater "China Mail! confirmed the no means necessarily, agrees with part by BOAC. general complaint that it was them dona kyn

He is visiting 20 countries in Impossible for anyone to buy

Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Government-released rice from any of the retailers because the answer was invariably already sold out."

Loophole Left

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A Man's Loyalty, Str-Will you please insert the the Indian Contrient and the Far

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Chen replied

Full Court of Appeal is corpse of ur Lelio Oluson Counsel, in the culler to Crown Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice he submitted that only if a halles was charged 'with larceny, must following in your correspondence expand trade contacts with, Hons Williams, Pulsne Judge. column:

Kong.

the Brst Instance yesterday, he be the owner of n aperitie rare I would like to draw the at- Mr. Toang is the manager of a tention of your readers

Sunday's "Herald." nesistant manager of a weaving bring up an appeal without the missions, Mr. Chen said that to the big rubber products factory and Mr. Chen was asked by the Court com which he should have re-

under what authority could he turned. editorial in

In the course of further sub- that it was one of the broadest and and dyeing factory, both in Hong instructions of solicitor. The Chief rice best balanced I have had the Kong. When Interviewed recent-

embezzlement, 'but not

rke pleasure of reading in same longly in London, he saw a bright Justice requested counsel to pro Stewart had been convicted of

the period. On the same

While there is no doubt release of Government-held at cheap price prevented manipulators from boosting first price during the recent crisis, luck oc of Government control over sales by the Wing Tak Bts and to consumers by the retailers un- cupied by a dispensary. Both do on exten-doubtedly left a loophole for un- sive business In druge.

ficor. The premises were

A 5.30 p.m. five men entered rolls merchants to reop

at the expense of the Ciov- and sat down around the "tang." ernment and the consumers, was After a few minutes three of the general consensus among most

men, one armed with a dog-people. the

The robbers then herded the Inmates into the Гевг of the cubicle and bound them with wire and gagged them with oranges

effort

of thing. "There connot be a fraudulent

ference. ever, was a most me and future for Hong Kong, despite the duce to the Court any such re Chen stated that under the Mr written by a Mr. Woodhead and troubles: in. China. Hana Kong, solutely safe," he said. "I do had a right to docide whether or Chrsion of money," he de-

Criminal Law of Appeal, the Court this article is not rendered ahy

more harmless by the "fact that

the author has now embarked for Amerlea.

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not think ovarsons tradere noad

from appeal

court).

counsel

(friend of the case had

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been considered, but that they would like to hear more concerning tho

After further submissions, the healtate to maintain and expand not to hear such a case.

Sir Leslie at length agree that Court adjourned until the after- their contacts there." It is to be regretted that when

neven though counsel had not pro- noon when the Full Court pro- In Britain, as well as pulting duced any authority to supportHowever, in the afternoon the

to Bye its declalon. a men has lived in China for a Big products before the British his contention, he would hear the chief Justice annouticed that the considerable part of his life, he public and trade, Mr. Tsang has has to draw comparisons between

beer studying British factoriesAmicus curiac" America. Any Hong Kong and

and inspecting equipment short sludy of internal American polltics will show an intolerance hopes to purchase and racial discrimination by the Hong Kong factories. towards the majority of whites

the unfair- coloured minorities, news of which would not be to lerated by “Americans if it hap- pened elsewhere. Con~

It is my arm. opinion as I stated

ger and two with revolvers, sta- It would appear that Govern tioned themselves st various ment released the rice in good faith to members of the Hong points.

Kong Rice Importers Gulid at low-price, with a prescribed sale price to consumars, but there was no checkt whatever on such tesale to consupers).

is the official Following nouncement by the Rice

roller issued yesterday.

und cloth.

Bound, Gagged

The robbers opened the safe and also searched the occupants.

MA-

"It is annout by the Rice

at the Reform Club's Tast publie

for his own

Personalia

Departures. from the Peninsula

Question Of Law Mr. Chen opching his case, went into the counts in the in- detment involving turceny, after which he turned to the queation of law in that connection.

The Judge, he sold, in ht

drdw attention of the jury.

facts, when the money in

manner in question was received by appel- lant. The facts, Sir Leslie added would be analysed.

...

They stole watches and various Controller that It appears theref meeting, thuit given the opportuTotal: on Tuanday. Included Mr. summing-up, failed the fact until 10 a.m. on June: 7.7%

articles, including cash, to total value of $2,425.

the

The robbers remained on the Premises for 20 minutes and then escaped.

The next developinent was on the morning of April 20 when a witness becompanied a detective to the Railway terminus.

hhis been a misunderstanding of regards the distribution of rice. Stiff Rationed

"Rica is still being atloned through G vernment appointed retail shops and any persons holding ration carda can draw their rations from the

nity several thousands of Chinese

Certain obligations will haye.to be adhered to, and it will be ne shop

cessary to screen many would-be

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the

Crown Counsel then proceeded to summarise briefly the relevant facts of the case, after which Mr. Chen supplemented them with a .few other points.

Hearing was then adjourned

FOOD AND FUEL COSTS

7.8 alien B5.0700'

1.5300

7180

1.5120

2

,9400

would be willing to accept full and MTH, S. Jones, Mrs. Silby, responsibility to the Colony if the Mr. and Mrs. F. Fordes, Mr. and that they did not have the right Colony will accept the responsi Mrs. M. Zelikovsky, Messrs. D. to find a verdict of simple larceny.

"There was no evidence before! bility of giving them, a vote, Hong Berrigan, A. P. Liu, F. G. Har- Kor citizenship is not going to Tison, T. R. Puckett, G. E. Shing the Court on which a verdict of

ledecker, C. A. V

V. Chew, and simple torcený could be found," be lightly dispensed."

Schmidit.

Mr. Chen submitted. He pointed

Food and fuel costs compiled by the out however that not having had Labour, Department, for the week ended Among the new arrivals at the shorthand writer in the court. May as follows Shortly after 7.30 a.m. the pro- mentioned in the card at concllizean, by responsible British and Peninsula Hotel on Tuesday Mr. there had been no taking of the lee and Flour

trolled prices,

Belzer, Min. K. ກາ secution claimed, first defendant

Yeretables Judge'a to the rationing Chinese bodies. I pe certain that and Mrs. "In addition entered the platform and was fol-

Ball Cabbar ta refer Counseling-up.

proceeded to WOOK lowed by the detective and the scheme, Government sells rice to see fight on forests Krasnogorsky, Mr. and Mrs. C. C

candidates of British nationality

R. Sanchez, Mesara, his own notes during the trial, J.. witness. On seeing witness, de- the free market through members into the legislatlye council, we B. L. Cork, C. L. Coltman, K and Rubmitted that Stewart could Bait Fish fendim jumped out of the car- of the ilong Kohe Rice Importersall and a united colony existing Ainslie, N. R. Stewart, J. Huie, have done whatever he liked with Fish rlage but was arrested.

General Association, 20 Bonham Defendant was brought back to Strand West, and the Rice Mer here in 10 years tine, which will R. 8. Bennett, and Fleming. the inquey entrusted to him ar Pork

treasurer of the club as long as Firewood

Bean Curd, 14 places I'm afraid the short-sleted Mrs. E. M. Silby, Miss J. Silby he could pay it back later on. Central. There he gave certala in chants Association of Hong Kong, be unaffected by inimiantion. formation and as a result the po-212 Wing Lok Street Weat

schemes of Mr. Woodhead and Messes. V. A. Brindle, F. G.

"Stewart was the treasurer of

Tuta! ice went to an unnumbered hut enable persons not holding ration followers (if any) would be Boom Harrison, C. Hartwell, and R. W the club,"

counsel went on. Sheung Lei Un

to look cards to obtain rice at a reasoned in less chan five years and Redhead were omong the pas- received therapney perfectly

He able prlee.

these precarious years, depend sengers who boarded the BOACfully. What went wronk AWAR for the second du

was not to be found and the po- "Government sells to the mem

that -་། Hee went to Castle Peak Road;bers of the Associations at prices/pon the generosity of a United plane yesterday for the United At the end he was unnist

Kingdom Government supplying Kingdom. where second defendant, it was which vary according to the large defence forces: staled, was arrested.

grades which can be made avail Let me my now, that the loyal

Mr. and Mrs. Fordes left for After several witnesses had able. The Association members tits of a person are not controlled Agusta yesterday by BOAC.

bat by ille given evidence the case was ad-in turn bell to non-Government by his nationality journed to Friday.

retailers at a price not exceeding sense of justice and desire for security. Give the Chinese busi- ness men, industrialists,, and their employees the chance to vota through Citizenship.

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under certain cl'cumstances to repay the money." Mr. Chen de- clared, tha Stewart could only be charged with larceny by ballee in this connection, but not with imply larceny.

Counsel went on to say that Stewart might, have been lapić to a civil action. He could not be "convicted of simple farceny be

CAUSE none of the diements of simple larceny could be found, 'In the "dase; "he submitted. Ma added that this was the crux of Kis: whole argument.

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"There was no embezzlement," McDoual 30; (in memory of the Mr. Chen maintained, "only a

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HK NEWSMEN

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port his contentions

“LACES, 3⁄4” to 7′′ wide for blouses

For skirta

800, Nathan Rond, Kowloon Pie per Khêné (59042)

In reply to Mr. Chen, Heemas told the Court that appelight wis the treasurer, and it was duty!te receive the funds at the cluby WHICH Lame from two macOMING TO THE sources, membership subscription

VISIT COVENTRY and fro, partentarly

of the club,

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duty at Connbught food Central

the bar. Finear

The club members, he can Lane saw deThe press delegates from Hong Was fog, fil, and the Mauritius, last In a

tinued, paid their entrance fees stopped The conatuste

Week saw how the war-damaged and the treasurer received the ricks

kabarthed defendant

eilles and lowns of Britain are profite of the bar. He only "tu" shout the task of bringing ceived possession of the money basket of falcheering about who

the

with him. The letters were s totrip they visited Coventry City Hall, but not the ownership;; he addedi under the lalcheese to see the pinne Very Hd He held it as part owner with told by a friend to carry the basing of one of the worst damaged crown Counsel submitted. So Torg ket, His trend followed him and files in England.

Defendant. "Bald

That Dhe,

when He saw the constable slop the rickshaw, he turned MW/DJ}} 4] He hâtt1àloke Jeft the colorsy::

FINED FOR BEING DRUNK

ROAD FOR. LEARNERS

the

other members of the club'

as he applied those funds within

the bounds 'of his duties, NO HONEY

He was acting properly.

Continuing, Mr. Hernan stoląd that it was on the point when Stewart converted any part of Clearwater Bay Road from the funds to his own use that he Feiner Edward food to Now committed this offence of threeny,

·Cemetary · ÂN a good on which He further: (submitted that there learner motor drivers may drive was adequate evidence opport

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