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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1949.

Court Sequel To Tragic Wing On Godown Fire

General Ho

In Macao

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verna-

[The disastrous Wing. Om Godown fire on Septem. ber 22, 1948, in which over 100 were burn. ed to death; war recalled at- Centralı yaster. day before Mr. F. X. d'Almada,

ranged, and no ilconce

CORRESPONDENCE

The Editor takes no responsibility for wlewn expressed in letters bu correspondents, and by

·ND MEGRI^Necessarily agrees with them.

und

Quartering. Authority Il-le boyand my understandings of their less worthy critics havo that the Europeans In Hong Kong manoeuvred) they could hayo Sir-The letter signed by "W."

can be so blithi-us to fall to sen parrod "yirogreos, most certainly appearing in, your issue of 24th that they are, bringing Commun- have dahsyed is interminably. Trail, is very threly and 1um of

In Into Hong Kong by their | The, speakora inust have appro- the opinion that a publle state shocking indifference to condi- clated that they were meaking and monte by the Public Relations tions herey, The occasion was the hearing of two summonses

Oficer clarifying the functions of

Communism, when gone Liber voting for the dissolution at on

of the

of parliament early date of the Quartering Authority against Kwok Lam-po" and Wilkie Lùm,

which they ware gled to be mem- letting hotel residents know justin is all that is required. Managing Director and Director, respective-

what service they have a right peeled from a community which they way

However, what else can be ex- bors. Salf Interest did not point

they went. I foturd to expect from this Department is too busy malding money to hard to belies that one or uther it ly, of Wing. On and Co., Ltd.

for would be most appropriate in list in ecmo unit They were alleged to have|

which aight of these would not gewalt on the storage of dangerous film taken for was have to defend that homes and Horso-Laudale nehome as it was committed a public nuisance

'dictatorial natiuers whi

their Tamiiles? by permitting to be stored in

characterised the conduct of this

Why

originally set out. In teet no one should they? Sociallst did to. the Wing On Godown a quan-

Hard To Say Department for the past several Britain has sent its youth to pro-

It agems to mo ungenerous to tity of inflammable material.

feet them over-fed"egolata; The Owing to the large number of months. nitrated Alm, calcium cyana-employees who had died during Hotel residents with a genuine thanks that Government kete endeavour to belitu: thom or any

to

of them at | mid cellulose lacquer, caus- the fire, he said, it was hard Tarlévance, or needing informa- | revenied, in such editorial com- put to a tost which must have time when they were

the Quartering Authority' ofice

In: conclusion would you, in een almost painful and reas tion, hopefully went their way to ments as yours. In the Hong Kong Bank Building your own interest, remember that superior to it. They have surely

of seeking amongst Use

Ahe right to nasort that they play. with the interton

reinforcements re- advice, only to have their attenscently arrived are many plumbers ed big parts entirely to their own credit upon an occasion which, for tlon drawn to a email piece of and coalminers.

In Britain we Hong Kong, will probably prove paper pasted on one of the doors have realised

such people are historie.. which states that "terviews wil capable of other things............: 10:

out.

General Ho Ying-chin, former, Frenler and De- fence Minister of China, arrived in Macno on Mon- day, according to cular reports last night.

He was accompanied by General Tong

Lung - kwong. Pacification Coms- mander for Kwangtung, and Vice-Admiral Yang tic soda, phenol crystals, ani- assess who actually was to blame Yuan-chung, Commander

Jine oil and sodium bichromate for the affair, but it appeared that Mr. Willde Lum, who was in of the Fourth Naval Base. to the danger of the lives and charge of the godown, was rea General Ito declined to property of members of the ponsible for seeing that the g

down public. His only

conformed rules and re- see the Press.

gulations. Mr. Kwok, his im statement was that he is

mediate superior, was also res ponsible for seeing that the off- ceza In charge of the godown were conversant with their jobs and their employees under them.

He asked that the maximum

on a tour to Chungshan District.

Giving a resume of the Incl: dents, the prosecuting: Officer, Mr. Shaw, said that the fire occurred at the Wing On Godown Nos,. and 2 In-Des Voeux Road West on September 22, 1048.

The time of the Ore

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Personalia proximately 8.03 am. It originated permity be imposed.

ой

Defendants

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"CHARLES LOSERY.

not bo diven to hotel residents Hong Kong no cloubt they are wishing to make complaints, tice still merely good cannon fodder. must be in writing and will be It's going to be interesting L

A. Now Forry investigated and a reply sent as War doos break out here isvesitë I wonder if you'll sull' be here to scon na, posu

Sis-Tite thing I am going to As even hotel residents are tax- make: cracks about: ordinary say does not deal with the ad-

contribute towards working people?......and gulity, payers who

their ministration of the Star Ferry Mr. Leo the salary, and emoluments, in ability, to run a country.

Company. It is the suggestion of cluding possibly a -comfortable

The writer of your editorial opening another; line or a num- apertaent, of the Quartering Au ought to be horse-whipped. It is ber of lines fren Hong Kong to thority il.seems to me that the too much to expect. "democratic" Kowloon, outside of the only have every right to consult the Hong Kong to be given the plea- ferry run by the Star Ferry Com- Quartering Authority

personally sure of reading this.

pany: We can see the necessity SERVICEMAN,

af › having a ferry from Causeway Bay to Kowloon Hallway Station or somewhere lover ion that side, The reason is that there are a lot of people ilving in the vicini- ties of Happy Valley, Couseway Sir-As the staff correspon Bay 'bad North Point:

London national The pler for this now- line news would be set up near Causeway

from Des Voeux Road West. The first, second, third, and fourth were represented by 1 from noors of the structure were tene-d'Almada e Castro, K.C., and Passengers who arrived

Mr. L. Wright, Instructed by Mr. the United Kingdom yesterday by ments the HOAC were: Mrs. M. King.

Y.K. Kan Mies E.M. King, Mr. D.O. Tebutt, Captain D.P.D. Oldman, Captain E. W. Ruston, Lleutenant Colonel H.C. Symonds Major 17. C. F Chute and Mr. J.R. Cluba.

arrived here Te passengers yesterday from Bangkok by the American Always. They were: Mr. Milton Hum and Ms. Marion Jamieson,

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The intensity of the Bre," he said, "can be gauged by the fact that a small fire was started in the Gas Company premises some 370 feet away and that glass in a tram car 250 feet away was cracked,

On Investigation, he said, there were found at the scene of the explosion 304 drums of wash Alm scrap, opproximately weighing 30 tons, which had been stored since September 1947.

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An inspection of the scene was mado:later by Mr. Terry; he con-- tinued, and scraps of materials

were upon.

Mr. O.R. Magill, Secretary of

taken and experimented te International YMCA, wild cd-

After experiments. it was dress the Y's Men's Club of Hong tound and given in the Commia- Kong on Thursday at the Ragt slon's Report that it was the film. fiarden, Hong Kong Hotel, subject will be "Behind the Head-scrap which started the conflagra-

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Among the passengers who left for South Africa and South America yesterday by the 53. Tegelberg were Miss Events- rovn, Mrs. A. L. Burch, Miss P. Burch, Mrs. Durup, Mr. and Mrs. HL.G. Frost, Mr. and Mr. A.H. Howard, Mr. N. Karpovich, Mr. and Mrs. G.T. May, Mr. P.A. Mass, Mr. F. Ozorlo, Mr. and Mrs 11.W. Park, Miss C. Sully, Mr. M. de Litz Texeiru. Mr. A. Thalo- banoil, Mr. C. Tuling, Dr. G. Vames. Mrs. Yeh Hua-fen, Mr. f.Y. Gellion und Mr. C. W. Alden,

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Inspector Shaw said that the fire spread to No. 2 Godown, dangerous goods were stored in completely burning. it out., No

that godown.

directed to write. who

for or else

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Admiral Muddon's Conference

In a submission that lasted an

In case of deed and not fobbed hour, Mr. d'Almada began with t brief history of both defendants. As General Manager, he said. Melf, with excunes... by assistants with the godown. Mr. Wilkie. Lum. Kwok had in fact nothing to do that, "The Quartering Authority is too busy to see you! or, ·"1. am instructed to inform you thin he maintained, had no dealings

your room is correct," with goods going in an out of the the rent. of. $108. per week godown. The goods were in

Y recently made a cross-har-dants of two charge of one Wong Tong

bour journey to the exalted one's dailles and an Amerlenn had served the Company for 80 year, and who was completely

sanctum sarretorum just for theey we attended Vico-Admiral Bay as the Causeway, Bhy, ured relied upon.

privilege of reading a scrup of sudden's Press conference on is at the centre of the three above Sunday. We conalder: your edi- mentioned districts: There is suf- "Some statements I will make,"

Lorial on vir d'Almate salt, will be ex-

paper attached to his door.

the subject today, is Beientespace for the construction wonder whellier the same treat- unsound in fact, Ill. tempered in of a pler there. The schedule of parte, but the bulle will be supment is meted out to the hotel tone, and a disservice to news-this, ferry, may be seturording ported by the Wing On Fire En-

owners when they call?

papermen, and their reodată: to its requirement quiry

and Report of the Commis-

It should be very interested 10

You say "Admiral¦:Madden, to ston:"

residents have the best of our knowledge was not hear how many Constantly referring to the Re-written to the Quartering Au asked by the Press to give a com

thority and have had either their Jerence." The corder hoor was, in

Japanese Journal. complaints investigated by off fact, the direct outcome of in

Sir, We shall be grateful if clals of his Deportment or have number of requests by individual

'newspaperieh) if the China any of your readers con Eindly hsil" attended only because a assist us to obtain: (buy, or, bor- Lasti year I was extremely formal invitation was received it own coples of the Japannas Oc heartened when the new rates cannot have been nocking au- ctation-period Journal Hong for hotel rooms fixed by the :thoritative: comment on the Kong Cozetto" particularly those

Authority at that blockade and the Amethyst situa- Quartering 'time. one. Mr: Eardiny, weretion with the enthusiasm display published, but as anon as the ed by other papers.

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Water Ban May Be Lifted

Water supply restric tlons may shortly be lift- cd.

This was indicated yes- terday In an official an- nouncement that the sub- jeet; is under considera- tlan.

He went on to say that in quiries revealed that no dan- gerous gonda Nicence had been taken out by the Company winda. the To-occupation. No storage facilities had been a port, he submitted that neither af

the defendants know that don gerous goods were stored in the godown. He cited passages from the Report mentioning that the Company had actually, refused to store films on previous occasions, It had been said in court that Cirinese characters

were wrllten on the drums, but these characters could have meant scrap. rubber;

FOOD AND FUEL

COSTS

Rice and Flour, -7.2 -cottien Vegetables, 10 seatin

The fond and fuel-esta, complied the Labour Office, for the week ended Departures from the Peninsula | Jume 20 are in follows Hotel on Monony included Gen- Mrs. eral and Mrs. E.K. May, CS. Erant, Mrs. S. C. Dashiell, Measis. 1. Werran,

A. Seppa Wong K.I. Puri, J

E.R. Morgan,

B. J. H. J.J.G. Hay, Doventry, M.M. Philips, L.R. Mullin, A.J. Adye, F. Redshaw, W.L. Harris, T.H. Chow, P.K. fel, R.J. Head, V.E. Saunders, and W.. Wingield.

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Among the arrivals on Monday" at the Feninsula Hotel were Mrt A.E. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. A.I. Valtickes, Dr. and Mrs F.W. Kroll, Messrs. F. Young. B.K. Nagil. G. Hublyn. J. Scott, A.B. Kamdar, D. Zealand, R.J. Buchonan. B. Sheridan, H.L. Nicholas, J.A. Ulm, F.E. Proust, 5. Osborne, and A.E. Allen.

Tem, 0.2 ratly

$1.870

Salt Calhere, 2 calty

12080

.2280:

Dil, 0.7. rally:

1.6200

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Bali PAN, 0.8 ratty

.9480

1.2030

1,0920

Fisod, 10 `eattien

.pyoa

Hean-Card, 14. niwers

Total

.7000

11.0179

Fah, D. exity

Pork, 0:5 city

The average of the food and fuel figures for the period between Jum 4 to 25 is

14.01.

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Li Choi-fat, managar of the Ritz Ballroom, come

before Mr. Hin-shing: Lo at Central: yester day to answer a summons, for, allegedly ob structing police officers in the execution of their duties.

A charge of assaulting police officers was, with-

drawn.

fendent T; E. Clunie.,

Ownor. Responsiblo

Mr. d'Almuda'wint on to say,

that it was the responsibility of

owners of storage goods to at tach, sealed labels to dangerous goods, and this duty was not discharged by them.

He also submitted that the drums were properly sealed, with one mentionect the exception of in the Report,

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In the Report, no exact cause of the fire was given, and Defence Counsel maintained that fim Itself

a stable material, Dealing with the penalty that should

Mr. d'Almada be imposed contended that there was no con- neetion between the damage done and the penalty to be dealt with. He sold that there was no cri- minal: ingredient in this case, rio RICIS

rea or guilty. mind In- The object of the penalty, he salds is to prevent recurrence of

volved.

received antifactory replies

the complaints.

to

hotel owners protested, he will-i Secondly, the general feeling drew the knes aud: then: :aft

'A READER.

issues covering, the speeches of welcome to Gen. Isogat and the Hangoon Victory- paradé,, and her celebrations, and/or photo-

maur motha, a new setrod rhienong reporters attending was graphs of any of those cermonies. that, in the present délicate:aliud- was insued: izringing he beneft at tim and pending a ravestiment ali to residents, uther the policy announcement,, Vice- Ad-

VETEM

miral Madden, was as fruple,and | helpful as he could be.”

Thirdly, the Admiral was much more explicit about the duties off naval vessels off the Yangtse timw your inadequate Quotation indicato

Chaves Case Hearing

Further hearing of the casQ

Why does the present Quarter- Ing. Authority do nothing to in- spect the hotels to make sure that the residents do enjoy the amenities which the hotel owners show.on their plans? For all that

Putting aside your patty faunts against a 60-year-old brukter, this individus appears to care. the plans could be entirely false about plumbers and coolminars C.. H.: Chaves, charged with It should be made clear to this in the Cabinet we agree that obtaining money by false pro exolted gentleman that not all wreater frankness to the Press by tences, was yesterday resum- hotel residents are affluent enough Government and Service departed before Mr. J Wicka at

Kowloon

ments: in general would bo a service to the public

But please do not let your

Chaves In alleged to haya fnisely

to afford the luxury, of taking their case to court, or of being taken there. It should also be made clear to him that tie is anxiety to reas hope this polni pretended to could get contracts gubile servant: paid by money lead you into quite uniustified for the making of uniforms from

rant the pockets of those with personal attacks without futalling the mangements of the Hông" whom he will not condescend to the fent duty of a newspaperman Kong, Peningula and Repuisa Bay

Hotels. meek and that although his die-checking the facts. If the le He is alleged to have trial attitude may convince "China. Mail" docs not want Press obtained $200 from a tallar. him: that he is a superior being conferences It can always stay ..P. J. Griffiths in regoroment= the ratepayers expect: civility away from them whol

ing do

defendant, while Guppetor service.

and other. holet and.

FRANK GOLDSWORTHY | Kavanaak is conducting the case Fraidenis. have put up with

HESSELL TILEMAN far the prosécution: M enough for the past four years

After evidence war, given. by VICTOR KENDRICK. in, hotel rooms and if ordinary

defence witheas" Wu Wing-hau, courtesy cannot be had locally 1

broker, the-cane-was-adjourned to sball, take my complaints to a

July 7. higher court.

DISGUSTED RESIDENT.

Serviceman's, Viows

Bir would be grateful if you would publish a few comments from me, as a National Service» man, after reading your editorial of Tuesday the 26th.

long

Government Reform: Sirt appears that Kong, residents enjoy (?) a pecu Ihr form of representation, when,| ∙as happened at the recent meet- ing, of the Legislative Council wherein the notion presented for the abolition

Mr.

NAVY OILER

IN PORTI

A slip-up in formalities of the Municipal over the arrival of the "Chin- Council Ordinance was adopted, ese Navy, oller, D. Mel' which one Unofficial Member, the Hom entered port from Keelung on

1 fail to see why. Admiral Mad, Dr. S. N. Ghali, ostensibly, Eriday, has been overcome, It

of the Chinese ped

presenta nginst the motion was officially stated last' oven-

the nuisance and not punishment den should give the Prees or any

civilian organisation, in Hong in the name of those, he repre- ingan to the defendants. A heavy Kong, any information what-50-sents and yet vote in support of „Jömcial calls were exchanged penally would only make delen- danis

Degoats.

with the question of licences Counsel, contended that the court--had no jurisdiction to take these inio, consideration: under the Magistrates' Ordinance. Remarking that he was in full agreement with counsel on the question of penalty, the Magis frate said that in the present case [defendants were--technically res-

ponsible.

"We all know Wing On Co. Ltd..

Li was represented by Mr. The bailrocen, maitager replied A. J. Clifford, instructed by that he could' not go, as: he was C.. A. S. Russ and Stewart very busy. On his refusal, he al- to be a respectable. firm of long foged, the Chinese in plain clotlus standing who. by reason of this 'and Company.

produced a of handcuffs andi have The proseCUTOF was Superin- Polar Fiber hurt red publicity which might have been

to draw a revolver but summe of adverse to them. In examination-in-chief, Li To Li's fokis managed to stop them register a conviction against. vealed that he had written | a

dafondants." letter to

Superintendent A. H Later his tokis went to the Elston. Police Headquarters, give Shizukiwan¦ Blatlonnut made in Ing an account of on incident on raport; and Superintendent› Elstor

Last July. 14

year during tho came to the Ritz: After" enquiries," Beauty Contest at the Ritz,

the police offers left with the Superintendent.

The account, according to

WIS true one.

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ever about the Military or Navalj hollow out here. They have for felted every right to be told any thing.

the-motion:,

¡between: Commordore P. C. Tsao Who was the Hon. Dr. S. N and Vice-destral: A

Command,

G. G.

Choi representing when he voted Madders Second in

Hunself, in which case his Far East Station, and Commodore During my ehort time in Hong views are of no more value. than L, H. Browndeld, Commodore of Cong it; has become, abundantly clear to me that the Britisk yours or mine, or the Chinese Hong Kong..

they disagine with him? No wongest. oller in the: Chinese Nation- population of Hong Kong is con- people who have plainly said that The G. Not, which, is the big- geniet only with the amount of der His Excellency the Governos allst. Navy, is expected to take fi hard casti it makes and the pro said that he was mystiled. Whe7,000 tons of fuel before leaving fits of the various companion fir would not be Yatishts Legista" for Keelunga which they are interesteds. The tive Council scheme submitted at interest the actual-defence of that time will presumably, be Hong Kangs in stopped shruplly forwarded to London," as the when one suggente n.T. A..batta plan of the Hong Kong People." Pardon me it say that this on likely to do-combatant duties

and their...interest in like, what the wellate at the Caninese, popul-smells very much all so hold that lation, their, employees is just all, the people of Hong Kong did not 2. repeat, their only Interesti

**want reparations for war damage money thinking?-?

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Unofficial Mombors Can you foll me why, there is mo. A battalion, full of en Sind it. Hard to abe: any thusiastle Hong Kong, elvillanet Justification for the attacks in the Adding to its programme Britain's wartline Home Guard Press upon the Unoffels members entertainment for the troops, Ten til timer you raised one of The Loginiature rising out of the European YMCA as

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dahmied and personally. Wa stopped by. Li shouting to him to

'shirt and saying that he was from Li claimed that one of the the Shaukiwan: Station,:

police optechs scored to be much Meanwhile a Chinese - in grey. Iflatened when he saw Superin clothes allempted to go up to the] tendent Piston appear

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The man replied with bad vesilgate in petty that would be will be mainly for troops although freidence of T. D. and other sich- language, ha said...

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