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Hong Kong's Success At British Industrial Fair

Reminders

Today

Toc H Club meeting Talbot House, 50, Macdonnell Road, 0,30 p.m.

Kowloon Indian Tennis

extraordinary

Club meeting of members, King's Park, 7 p.m. Flag Whist, European YMCA, 10

a.n.

Sino-Eritish Club Orchestra re- hearsal, Cosmo Club, 6 p.m.

Coming Evonts

TOMORROW Kowloon Rotary Club, luncheon,

Peninsula Hotel; 12.30 p.m. Y's Men's meeting Ladies Night,

In-

Chinese Bankers' Club, Bank of East Asia Buliding. HIK Union Church Ladies Guild

meeting, Helena May stitute, 3 p.m. Kowloon Rotary Club screening af film. "Plities" by Mr. B. Sweet (by courtesy of British Council), Peninsula

12.30 p.m.

ifotel,

Wrist Watch Snatchers Sentenced

Mr. J. & Kite, Secretary of the Chamber of Com- morco, upon arrival here yesterday hailed the Hong Kong dolagation's visit to the British Industrial Fair as a great success. Mr. Kite who returned to the Colony in a BOAC flying boat was accompanied by Mr. Yin Chi- cheong, Manager of the Dah Chung Indus- trial Limited and member of the delegation.

BAO DAI TAKES OVER IN VIETNAM

Salgon, Juno 14,

Interviewed by the "China Mail" al Kai Tak Mr. Kite said that it is. the firm opinion of the Hong Kong delegation that they have performed a successful mission.

The

eald, Continuing ho quality of the, Hong Kong, pra» ducts is definitely not lower than that of other places. How- always prices are not ever, competitive and in a way they are too high." "Great interest," he added, "WOR shown in the Hong

Kony stores."

stores with

Those on duty at the

flooded literally

Bao Dal, ex-Emperor of An- num. WDE officially invested today as head of the state of Vietnam, comprising Tong-were king, Annam and Cochinchina, visitors, he said. His assumption of office took place when the French High 10 Indochina. Commissioner handed him copy of the Franco-Vietnam agreement of March 8, 1949, in a coremiony at Saigon.

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Mr. Kite also praised the work done

by the Hong Kong Govern- in London mietit Office

adding. that every effort had been made by the Office to make the visit a success.

Me Ying who had been touring

WIE CHUNA MAIZ, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1049.

Colonial Secretary Visits Hospital

Mr. J. F. Nicol, Colonial Secretary, made his first visit to the Tung Woh Hos- pital yesterday. Accompanied by the Board of Directors, Mr. Nicol carried out a 30- minute inspection of the wards. Before he left, he was entertained at tea. "China Mail Photo,

Title To

"Death By Misadventure"

Following Street Fight Two Houses.

Europe and participating in the A stroot fight participated in by three coolics at Paris

und Hanover Industrial Fairs told the "China Mall" that sweel ginger was the most wel-:

Alldressing about 15,000 people from the window of the City Hall, Bao Dat declared: "To have a legal international position come product. must temporarily keep my tille tot

solcunly Emperor): Bul 1 proclaim that the constitution of the future Vietnam will be do cided by the people who fought heroically for the injependence of their country.

He said that the area allocated to the Hong Kong delegation of the Fair was too small. Some of the Hong Kong products could not be fully displayed.

"Grent enthusiasm" he added, "was shown toward the Hong "It is because the international Kong stores. And there was de- situation and political circumst-nitely no discrimination against ances are unfavourable to tie im- the Colony."

Mr. W.P. Montgomery, United mediate holding of general elne-1

Two young men specialising

wrist In snatching

watches from young women were ench sentenced at Kowloon to two and 18 years' hard labour

tions that I have agreed to take Kingdom Trade Commissioner, Is strokes, and one of them will be deported for two years ful-over today the muugement of the expected to arrive in Hong Kong lowing his prison term.

Each of them was identifled to the Court by two victims who had previously pointed them out at identification parades at the Shin Shui Po Police Station.

the

ffairs uf Viatrun Bau Dal tomorrow.

added.

From

an international view- point, he said, Vietaan had "A the attributes of an independent state-notably the right to hend and receive ambassadors, to sign international treaties, ond to join the United Nations Organisation."

Tios With SE Asia

-

It was urgent, Bro Dal declar- nd, that the future government of Vietnam should appoint con- suls and ambassadors for the

of countries

South East

Asia

REDS DELAYING CANTON DRIVE UNTIL HARVEST

Proved

tho junction of 'Wellington Straet · and D'Aguilar Street on May 12, resulting in the

The title to two houses in doath of one of the coolies, Ng Chân, had

Kowloon, Nos. 184 and 180, a sequel at Central yesterday when an inquest

Nanchang Street, which chang- into the death of the coolic was held.

ed hands during the Japanese occupation, was established in "Death due to misadventure" was the verdict re-

the Supreme Court yesterday turned by Mr. F. X. d'Almada, who sat as before Mr. Justice Scholes,

The purchasor Tam Kwong-man .Coroner, assisted by a jury of three men.

alias Tam Kwong-yan, 6, 34,

Bazaar, 2nd Conducting the inquest, In-Gilman's

foor, clalmed spector Forrest recalled that in plaintiff in the action,

of May 12, title to the property which he said the early hours three street coolles, Ng Chan, he bought in 1943 for $21,000

from

defendant Tam Suc alian Tam Chi and Ng Yuk had a Chu Tak-shun, a returned overneas fight at the locality above- Chinese, of 190 Nanchang Street, mentioned. They were later first floor, brought to the Central station

Danger Of Pillion Loads

Cited

"I should like

on to call members of the Press, parti-

The transaction, he salil, took and were charged with dis-place In Toinhan, in the neighbour- Ing province. The assignment was orderly conduct.

cularly the Chinese Press, over his lips, and was treated at struments of transfer, but it was

co-operate with me in giving as much publicity to this in- quest as possible", suid Mr. F. K. d'Almada at Central yesterday.

Tam Chi, then, had visible cuts in the form of two Chinese in- Complainant Tai King, a young

the station's clinic.

not registered with the Japanere woman, told Mr. Blair-Kerr that

Ng Chan, who collapsed at the House Registration Ofee in Hong while walking on Prince Edward Road near Lai Chi Kok Hload at

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station, was sent to the Queen Kong by reason of the absence of 10 p.m. on May 27, a man came

Mary Hospital, He did not sur-the parties from the Colony.

Tem claimed vive an operation and died.

specifie ,per. These reports had alleged that up from the back and snatched

Dr. G. B, Ong testified that was formance of the agreemnt implied her wrist watch away. The shut-

the Communists had pushed fur-

Land "Normally," he continued. "I

under scelton & (1) of the Kwangsi

sign of external injury found ching bruised her arm, she said. (India, Slam and China) and that ther Southward Into

would hold no enquiry in case the deceused, Death in the opinion Transactions (Enemy Occupation) They were, however, Another

Chiu triendly countries should send province. complainant,

with the of Dr. Ong, was due to ruptured Ordinance 1948, and asked that entirely withoul Yaen-yee, met a similar incident representatives to Vietnam.

foundation, he where I am satisfied

facts of death, but recently ser- on Boundary Road on May 27.

At home, Bao Dal sald, it was suid

eral cases have come up where spleen, which might be caused by defendant be ordered to execute General Ku raid that It was too Both women identified defen-equally urgent to reorganise the

mises to plainti the body. dens Chow Fuk as the culprit. country's social conditions and to carly to assess the Communist in people rode bicycles carrying as a blow or a sudden twisting of a proper assignment o the pre-

much as 40 to 50 pound-loads on Evidence given by PC 1232 who Defendant Absent Another defendant, Chou Lab, develop industry, commerce and tentions in central China.

the pillion, causing not only dan- GY Dropping was identified by Ip Sul-lan, 4 agriculture in such a way as to

Mr. P. J. Griffiths represented ger to themselves but also to the arrested the three coolles said that Ng Yuk alded the decinïed to young woman, as the man who provide "every workman with a

The Control Yurn today cen-pubile." smatched her

wrist watch and house and every farmer with sure the financial authorities for

Outlining the facts of, the ac-git against Tam Chi. During the plaintiff while defendant was ab- Bent and not legally represented. Upon the application of MT. struggled with her for five min- form."

Sought Odd Jobs

Griffiths the case proceeded in the The legitimate interests of for-oiling to pay sustent attention cident, Inspector Eggleston told fight no weapons were fused. utes on Nathan Road in the even-

the court that on May 7, Slu Kem- country's

con- ing of April 21. She said as the cign residents in Vietnam would fuelon and the stendly devaluation rul, aged 27, residing at 116, Main Ng Yuk, brother of the deceas-absence of defendant. The Court. place was dark she was "80 per be protected and respected.

Street West,

ground floor, wased, testised that he brought his found plaintiff's title proved, and cent sure that Chan was

accordingly given In the reception hall decked of the gold yuan,

It quoted the Chunghing market ycling along King's Road near brother to the place where the judgment was with French and Vietnamese flags,

fight took place, in order to optain in his favour. 'man.

A fourth young woman from M. Pignon handed the new head rate two days apo of ( 1,500,- Quarry Bay. from East to West.

The cyclist was carrying about some odd jobs, but was opposed Vietnam state a

000,000 to the silver de llar, and Shanghai, Suen Hong. told the of the magistrate that her watch was signed by the French President stressed the uccussity et on im- 43 pounds of rice on the back of by Tam. A quarrel eventually FUNERAL OF MRS.

the cycle. Making a left hand started and a fight followed. Auriol, recognising mediate currency refúria. anatched by Chon Lau on Jordan

bley-

Tüm Chi said in evidence that turn, he lost control of the

A. M. GUTERRES It aided however that any new Road, near Canton Road, on the Vietnam as an independent state

currency would have to pracss a cle, which ran off the road and he did know the deceased before, within the French Union.

The funeral of the late Mrs. the nullah same evening.

30-40 teel He admitted that there Bao Dal handed him in return penditure must be balanced

full

Revenue and ex- fell into reserve. The two defendants were Dr.

below the road. He died before fight and that he did deliver a Alicia Maria Guterres took place and when they letter signed by himself ac-penditure rested by detectives

admission to hospital.

blow at the deceased before they at the Catholic Cemetery Yester- day with the Reverend Father and another man were observed knowledging the agreement. The all foreign currencies banned.

Talwan would be liberated 'as Autopsy findings and evidence were brought to the station. loitering in

streets, acting two then shool; hands. After the

Further evidence was given by Gallagher oficiating. the

Saunders, Inspector Among the large number of suspiciously. Prosecution stated ceremony, Bao Dai reviewed Viet-soon as the whole of China was that death was caused by intra-

cranial haemorrhage due to frac Inspector that since the arrest of the pair namese troops, and attended a completely freed, Peiping Radio ture of skull, consistent with a Clark, who were on duty at the mourners who attended were, Mr.

ceremony commemorating Viet-heard in Tokyo, said this morninil from

coolies wore and Mrs. C. M, Correa, Mr. Bosco a great height, were station when the

coolles who Correa, Mr. F. H. Castro, Mr. F. namese war victims-Router..

The Radio accused the United given by Dr. H. R. Coombee of charged, and other

were at the scene. A conviction Alarcon, Mrs. E, Alarcon, Mrs. L Stutes of planning to annex the Queen Mary Hospital.

the two Sequeira, Mr. A. H. Parker, Mr. agains gave was registered

L O. D'Aquino, Miss island as a base for a future in

they were bound over in the sum Sequeira, Mr. Marlo Alarcon, Mr. cooltes, Tam Chi and Ng Yuk and and Mrs. L vasion of China. Formosuns would

and Mrs. J. M. O. Séqueiro, Miss rise to help the Chinese Com-

of $250 each for one year.

JUMPS OFF FERRYr. A. F. B. Silva-Neito, Mr. C. Fry da Cruz, Miss E. Shuster, Miss Cyntisia Savard Remedios,

such larceny cases showed a de- crease in that area.

M. Vincont

Metropolitan Land General Meeting

iciter

The 'Metropolitan Land Company, Limited, whose head office has boon transferred from Shang- hai' and is 'now fully established hora, hald its first: general: mooting in Hong Kong ›yos- turday,

A net profit of HK$611,506/03 was reported: for

the year under review.

Referring to the accounts, totire by relation: and being Mr. C. H. Duff, Chairman of eligible, were re-cleated. the Board of Directors, said that after absorbing the deficit of $208,878,15 brought forward from the year 1947, a balance

munists to regain the island, the

Radio claimed.

There other witnesses evidence of the accident and idun- uncation of the body.

A. verdict of death by misadven

ture was rettified by the magis *trate. Mysterious: Envoy

· SENTENCED

was a

Floral tributes were presented

by Mra. E, Shuter and family, Mr. and Mrs. F. Noodt, Caldbeck, Mac- gregor and Company, Limited, and many others.

This is

the Gin

M. Alves, Mrs. F. Ribeiro, Mrs. A usually reliable source told

Shortly after 4.30p.m. yester-|H. S. Remedios, Mrs. L. G. Lima Reuter,, tonight that General · Lui

day, a Chinese man jumped over and Miss C. Place. Fel, one of the five-mon Na- FOR ASSAULT board from the Hong Kong-bound tlonalist delegation, heated by

Three shipyard apprenticos, Star Ferry Night Star, but was General Chang Chi-chung, in the

He was sent to Queen Mary abortive peace negotiations, had were sentenced to prison terms resetled by sailors. secretly arrived at Canton from by Mr. Blair-Kerr. at the Kow- Hospital. Hongkong on Saturday night, but Toon Court yesterday, Karas- that General rotinned to Hong bodily harm to a cools.

Lub, had murriedly sauthig and causing grievous on Sunday

Lam Kring, the coolie, had General Lul held the position been suffering from a contusion of of Vice-Minister of Nationalist the back and

was kept In the hoe Proposed by the chairman and Defence and was in charge of the pital from May 20 to June 11. seconded by Mr. V. Starr, the peace talks about the military Prosecution stated that

on May report and the statement, of ac reprganisation.

20 first, defendant, Lai Ngah, told counts were unanimously adopted. General Lui and all other mem-Lam to more some oxyten; tubes. The proposal of Mr. K.X. Tuebers of the delegation were re-Lam did not understand Lai's of HK$402,627.88 remains seconded by Mr. O. Sadick, that ported to have been offered high

dialect and Lat bi HK$402,027.88 stand positions in a coalition govern-

a pleca or Grow Uck him with profit and losaccount.

andment by the Communists.

and Man Kan, Pak chung восол and third defendants, However, he pointed out that loss account be carried forward,

was passed.

Kwangsi clique and

respectively, assisted the first de this surplus figure does not re-

fondant in the beating. All the Proposed by Mr. G.M. Hughes soclate of prosent a profit frota

normal, and s secunded by Mr. K.K., Tao, Thing-jen. " operations but arises from the the retiring directors were ro-Reuters informant sold that four involved are employees of the Peak the pro or the one had been slected and Mr. B. Foster Hall General Lul had a scerut meet a Wo Shipyard al Castle

Road. *Ing-lit-Canton and is belleved to have conferred with Acting-Pre-Another worker from the hip- yard noted a witness and confrim- sident X Teung-jen,

Lai was sentenced to the of This source declined to give ed the complainant's story. nway details about Lul'a misain but he said that, there is very $150.or one month's Imprisonment, important relation concerning the Wal and Man were each sentenced the battle front in Huhon, to a: 150. One or two week in

prisonment. Reuter-AAP.

standing to the credit of the refedit of “the Droit une General: Lul belon ta to

properties, which was elected a director. purchased some years 'before the

Lowe, Bingham and Mathews wer.

on the proposal of Mr. B. Foster Hall second by Mr. C.V. Start, were ro-upplied auditors,

^ "The book pront resulting from the sale of these properties is clearly of a non-recurring nn- fure, the Chairman stated.

He went on to state that after non-recurring

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operutinit prenu of and banished at Central yes- HK$34,699.32

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