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THE CHINĂ MAIÙ, FRIDAY, JULY 1, 3040.

Shell Lighter Released; Details Of Piracy In Pearl River Revealed

Piracy Plot Nipped In The Bud

The piracy of the APC lighter Toi Ping Shan and the six-day captivity of her crew at an un- identified spot in the Pearl River was offi- cially revealed by a senior official of the owners, Asiatic Petroleum Company, of an ‚informal pross conference yastorday. The 20-ton craft, flying the British flag and re- gistered in Hong Kong, arrived here yester- She was day morning with eight personnel. released by the pirates on June 28 near Kung Yi.

Two of greaser

Less than 20 hours after un attempted piracy plot in the

overnight. West River of the ss. Kwel

that day und stayed the personnel, a Shan, the owners seni the

scuman, are On the following day clearance river steamer back on her re- Eular Hong Kong-Kongmoon still in the hands of the piraten for Konginoon was obtained and luated with cargo and and are expected to be release Tai Ping Shan proceevied on

fromed within this week. yesterday passengers,

the Colony.

The Ewei Shaury

moun safely.

her trip.

cate

The

towards

she

and

ibat doy as At 1.30 p.m. Renting the incident, senior. was attacked official rald that the Tai Ping Shan, was steaming, puttiver three junko

cruft the which normally served as Jay- on her last top but tebus Navy bour craft feeding the installa-flanked it, firing at the Tat Pink Pardonis drove the protestions and transferring fuel, left Shon ut the same time. Peng.

The Kwel Shon reached Kong Hong Kong on June 22 with 10,000

roxswain, Leung When she was about to ravens of kerosene bound for Kang-seeing the futility of attempting

to escape, stopped his vessel, the West River port for Hong run.

The lighter reached the Tai was not armed, Wedmilay Kong ba

the boarded Forty pirates gendarnes and polee Leting on Shun Customs Station of 7 p.m.

vessel and herded the seamen information comber the vessel

into & hold. The engineers were and arrested two men. Two 38

Instructed to carry on while the evolvers were discovered in

pirates kept vigilance on the stre) container.

bridge.

afternoon,

£

According in the Chinese police, the proposed piracy was planned by 13 men disguised a passen- gers. They had schemed in seize control of the vessel en route to {lon Kong.

Guards have been reinforced in arn and persmirel,

Hear Talk On: "Behind The Headlines"

KAI TAK TOPICS

of pressmen and

to the

CATC's

It

They called the lighter from 2 p.m., to 5 p.m. and unchored ut at isaluted pluče until darkneSS,

Umood Kerosene

The throng guests invited

At night, the pirates began un- first Convuls Alght to Bangkok fooding the kerosene tins intu yesterday were at the airport for their Junks.

nore than three hours before the

After the cargo had been dis- eir-liner eventually look off.

The trouble was, CATC of-charged, the pirates took the crew cia! explained, that the complete ashore and kept them in a rough Jy new plane had to have certain shed. part of its hydraulic system ad justed to perfection.

The plane took off amid a tan- Mr. D. R. Magill, General-fure of cheers, however, at about when 'the aircraft was Secretary

the Y's Men's 2 p.m. of International Convention, gave pronounced okay.

a tulk on "Behind the Hond-

lines" at the weekly luncheon

a1

Mr. Magill mentioned a event in the

impact of the

20th century--the Western

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Two

newspaper-women

beauty the nearest

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calon in

The special correspondent for

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"The pirates did not molest them. The crew were fed regu- larly." the APC official declared.

The Tal Ping Shan was eventual- ly released on June 28 after the the crew were put back on the lighter.

been

coxswain

the The

Lo

The cargo and moveable equip ment were taken, away. The en-

RECOVERED FROM PIRATES

Pictured above on for side of tug is the Shell Ughter Tol Ping Shân which was seized by pirates in the Pearl River while en route to Kongmoon with a cargo of kerosene. "China Mäll" Photo.

Appeal Against Judgment Given Nine Years Ago

The

The

judgment of Sir A. D. Atboll MacGregor, former Chiot Justice, given nine years ago

Nine Months

at the Supreme Court on an action involving Nine

land mortgages was the subject of an appeal of a Full Court yesterday.

Full Court of Appeal was composed of all the three Justices of the Colony--the Chief Jus- tice, Sir Leslie Gibson, Mr. Justice Williams, senior Pulsne Judge, and Mr. Justice Scholes, Acting Puisnę Judge.

For Theft Of Cheque

LI Hok-chung, aged 2k-a

The appeal, brought by clerk of the Ming Sing En- Fung Kal-sun, of 141 Caine gineering Company, Kowloon, Rupd, the defendant in was charged before with stealing an open bearer cheque.

Reminders action, was against the decl- Mr. Blair-Kerr at Kowloon

Today

sion of Sir Atholl on the en- tire action. The appellant asks thint the judgment in question be reversed and en- Lered for the defendant with costs of the judgment as well as of the present appeal.

Canada Day, Service at Saiwan Milliary Cemetery, 10 n.m.; Reception at Hong Kong Club annexe, 7 to 8.30 p.m. Canadian Club of Hong Kong. Root Garden, dinner dance, HK Hotel, 7.45 p.m. Final, Combined

Unit Hockey Competition, M. Watson, of Johnson Stokes and

Master. Sookunpoo, 3.30 p.m.

Fung is represented by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, KC, and Mr. D. A. L

He pleaded guilty to the charge. and was sentenced to nine months Imprisonment,

Ko

It was stated by the praseen- tion that defendant was employed as a confidential clerk at the Ming

lood. At about 11 a.m. on June 28, Sing Engineering Company, Ke

the

сотраму manager of the

cheque for $5,000 to be paid to a man

Services Inter-Wright, instructed by the Hon. Malged a called Samuel Way.

g

The manager told defendant that should this man Way come to the sou

Immediately after the manager had left, defendant took with him the cheque and left the office.

Cashed Cheque

At a spot which was about an were hour's steam to Kung Yi,

and was released delegation on lighter of the Hong Kong Y's Men's among the press Club yesterday the Roofthe CATC Convair. Killing time, pirates made good their escape,

sailed King The the damasela alternated their ac Gorden, Hong Kong Hotel.

insight of world tivities between the cafeteria and Yi where the vessel was met by A great deal affairs is required to realise the the propelier wash, which didn't a Chinese Navy craft which had

Mr. Eldon Potter, KC, and the Coming Evanta sent from Canton to help

TOMORROW importance of the headlines ap-Improve their beauty very much.

Hen, Leo d'Almada, KC, instruct office, the cheque should be hand- Bangkok travel So when the

dance, King's ed by Mr. D. L. Strellett, of Bruted to him. The manager then left Under escort, the Tai Ping Shan USRC monthly

the office. pearing in the daily Press, the

guide was handed round, the first search for the pirated APC craft.

Park, at clubhouse.

ton, and Company, are represent- speaker said.

grent page they were looking for. W went to Bocca Tigris from where

she returned to Hong Kong.

League Lawn Bowls, 1st, 2nd, & ing the raspondents, Chan Fel- 3rd divisions, CCC, IRC.hing and Chan Sik-tin of 8 Bon- civilisa Bangkok.

KCC, XBGC.

Recrelo, Fillham, Road, second flour, and Chan pino C., HKCC, HKFC, Tal-Kwok-nim of 300, Des Voeux Rond koo RC,

KDC, HKENC. Social Evening, 19

Hars.. Land Mass, Sergeants' Forces, Queen's Road, East, 8.30 p.m. Picnic at Silverstrand beach by

European YMCA, 2,30 p.m.

BUNDAY

'II Club, Classical Concert,

Talbot House, 50, Macdonnell Rond, 8.45 p.m. Plenie at Silverstrand beach by

European YMCA, 2.30 p.m.

MONDAY Drive, European YMCA 8.30 p.m.

are

Mr. Sa susuld that he pirates.

this

tion in the world, which is

and the Daily Mail," Mr. Grahamngines, however, were intact. The powerful that it has upset revolutionised the lives and cus-Standford, arrived in the Colony Tai Ping Shan did not suffer any

yesterday by BQAC from the UK other damage. toms of peoples of other nations.

Asked whether the cargo was China has been considerably Mr. Standford and that he was affected by this impact, Mr. Magill on a tour of the Colonies gather-insured, the official asserted that series of ne believed the agents might have pointed out.

ing materiel for his articles in connection with Co-done so, Two Diseases

Two of the crew are mean- Industrial Jonial Month which was opened The Impact of the

while being deloined by the last week.

But we hope they will Itevolution

two by The tras inflamed world disense-war and clogs,

as his first return here within three or four work's those Hong Kong

stated. the days," he Today which

01 hoir of visit because

"Incidentally, I would like to greatest allments.

taka

to opportunity One or both of their have been Colony's significance in the eyes

of the world today.

press our gratitude to the Gan-Whist responsible in the destruction of

He is making a 30,000 mile trip

ton Pacification Headquarters in clybisations.

extending thele zusistance to In China, Mr. Magi Bald by BOAC to the Colonies, and he

weeks to has ave

ald our craft," the official added. The crew described the pirates as ex-soldiers, farmers

and regu lar robbers, They were dil dressed Ching can even now destroy

in farmers' clothes, mankind."

During the hold up, the crew Mr.

The large scale transfer of the Megill then went on to re- Lote the activities and the need Nationalist Government suppiles

to operate allant documents from Canton to reported, the pirates were civil over the world, He had visited 40 Chunking was the subject being and besides threatening them with cities during his nine

months discussed when we barged in on revolvers, tour of the world's organisation. a paty of Chinese pilots having machine guns, did not attempt to

while wolling for molest them.

make the

"the class disease has reached journey, during which time he a point where it is capable of hopes to covet as many points

War in as possible. disintegrating society.

for the Y.M.C.A.

Mr. Y.O. Lee was in the elmir, their duinks Dr. P.K. Lam thanked the the take-off, rpeaker,

HUGE LOSS IN GODOWN FIRE

CAT.

we learned had been engaged for 10 days now pack. Ing Govenment things out of Canton, CATC, is was reported, begin the job today. The pilois say that the people will mostly The disastrous fire at the run into Hong Kong when the Wing On Godowns last year, Reds thrust deeply down South, of and that there will be a starked resulted in a gross loss HK$1,880,924.84 according to increase in operations to and from the annual report of the Wing Canton very soon. – On Fire and Murine Insurance

Company, Limited.

The Hong Kong Flying Club club-house a week

The company, however, re-opened its

eqvered HK$1,405,377.33 from ago with a fairly large mission other insurance companies by way hut furnished of re-insurances.

with comfortable

tommy

ATA

and

Тос

TUESDAY

Bridge Drive, European YMCA,

0.30 p.m. HK Rotary Club, closed meeting, Roof Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

Counell meeting. Building. 4.15 p.m.

Urban

Central.

First and third respondents, plaintiff's in the original action have since died.

Forgery Of Mortgages

The sald Chief Justice found at the conclusion of the action in December 19, 1940, that two pur- ported mortgages of 300 Des Vooux Road Central were forgorica and that they were null and wold and of no effect. Ile also found that the defendant had no right or title to the property, and ordered a rectification of the Land Office Registry in this connection.

Sir Atholl further made on or

the

Later in the afternoon, manager returned and was in- formed that the man Way had called, but he had not received' the cheque as defendant was not in the office. The manager. then went to the

Cart and Changhai Banking

Branch) (Mongkek poration and found out that the cheque had been cashed by defendant with his

eigned at the

of it.

back of

nema

Hong Kong

Defendant was arrealed that night

at a

boarding house in

was

of his arrest, $4,700

Bond Central, At the found in his possession. When defendant admitted questioned. that he had bought a sult of clothing for $120, and a gold ring

PRAISE

THE

LARD

And Pass The Gold Collation

SHIELD'S

PURE

LARD

$2.10 PER 1 LB. TIN.

THE DAIRY FARM ICE & COLD STORAGE COITO

HONG KONG

'KOWLOON.

HALL'S DISTEMPER

THE OIL BOUND WATER PAINT

USED WITH SISSONS PRIMER GIVES THE FINEST POSSIBLE FINISH IN ALL INTERIOR DECORATING

EVERY

QUCT

ONS

INSIST ON

HALL'S DISTEMPER

IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY

See the Syndicate

GPO der that the defondant moke pn valuril at $48. On his person, $90 THE PEKIN SYNDICATE LTD.

account of all renie and profits re- Jardine's possession of the premises, and Union Church Management Com-coiva by him since entering into

that he be restrained from collect ing rents or acting as mortages or the property..

moethut, mlitee board zoom, 5.30 p.m.

Revenue Officer Is Acquitted By Court

Revenue Officer Ko Chi-hung, aged 28, charged with demanding money with menaces and alternatively with corruption, was yesterday Kowloon acquitted by Mr.. Blair-Kerr at Magistracy, after a successful submission by *defence counsel Mr. V. L, D'Alton.

chairs, a bar, and phonograph The prosecution alleged that Ko, demanded $5

The profit for 1948, totalled among te afmenities. K$415.74 which hos teen dealt with as follows:

The club holds club night coch Friday with members gathering

To Reserve for Corporation Profit for thale, games and dancing. The ITK$ 5,000.00 dea is to bring togethe people

ax

་་

Tu Reserve for Bad & Doubtful connected with flying, whether 25.00000 they be pilots or not. Further

dobta

To furry forward.. 24,413.74 partictalars may be obtained from

Charles Chambers of the HK HK$54,413,74 Flying Club.

' JEWELRY " SÄLE.

All costume. Jawetry now reduced! for this specini sale,

Were

Now Darrottes

$0.00 $8.00 ea. Comba (Pearls

R/6) 38.00 ea. $5.00/0.00

vas found.

Defendant had been with the company for about a year, carn- Ing the

salary of $80 a month ox- eluding board and lodging.

told the The manager

Court Appellant's case le that there that it was the first time he en- was no forgery whatsgevar and trusted defendant with an open that the title to the land was sigh-bearer cheque.

nd with the knowledge of the third plaintiff, Chan Kwok-nim, now de...- ceased.

Numerous legal contentions were submitted by Mr. Sheldon, counsal for appellant, who quoted at length varlbus authorities in sup- port of his contentions.

Haring will continue at 10,05 a.m. on July 6.

SENTENCED ON ARMS CHARGE

#

Three years hard labour and deportation for life was though` taking the evidenes he sentence. meted out to

from a travelling trader Ho Man at the You" mati Railway Station on May 25, as con- sideration not to stop four bales of barbed wire 'from being exported. Mr. D'Allon submitted that there was no case, to answer. The whole ease, was depend». ed on the oviˇence of the com plariant Ho Man and PC380, and that the evidence of these two conflicted in every parti- cular.

report Defence counsel further sub-

a

maiter.

Fantastic Story Nets $50 Fine

A young man who had told the Police fantastic story was yesterday fined $50 or 14 days and ordered to be ex- pelled by Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central.

He was Yiu Cho-yce allai Georie Yiu, ugod 22, charged with effecting a public mischief.

The prosecution revealed that Xiu had reported to the Bay that he was rendered unconscious a whole, one cannot but have Chan Fuk-chik, aged 20, and View Police Station on May 20 doubts on many aspects of the Lut Leeman, aged 27, both by two Chiness in May 27 at Des Even PC420 who did unemployed, on the charge of Yeaux Rond, West and robbed of WING ON CO.

not appear to have direct in-possession of arms, by Mr. 3403, one black suit and a pair tercat in the matter gave the Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yes of shoes,

He said that he regained his ANNUAL REPORT

the "Impression that he know terday

Bub-Inspector

consciousness the next morning, ab Detective

A. The Wing On Company,

much more then he was pre- Limited, made a net profit of

pared to say.

Leslie, prosecuting, and that on a beach at North Point and found Mr Think if were sliting with

June 20, a police patrol was in large rocks weighted on his arms HK$1,841,004.24 Jast year, ach

Talpo Hond. and inga Jury

ry. I would be just antibed, routine search, in

Defendant later admitted at the cording to the annual

isited that in his evidence. Ho and no more, to let the case go Defendants were stop by the of the company, ba

the 6-mile-stone, Station that, hơ had his money At the Company's annual meet-Man sald that the trala Hed to the jury. But I have asked police near tug yesterday, it was decided to arrive and then he sold the myself here and now attingae 1 First defendant was carrying la picked on board a tram. rient with the amount as follows, train had not arrived. If the am judge and jury, if the lo-basket. A search was carried out, To pay -Dividend on the paid Court disbelieved the constable,

in reason persons. y that I were not un Capital at 0% (Bred from then there was grave doubt ch fence did nothing about it, could but nothing was found on their

ow that

Defendants told the police that 400,000.00 the complainant, sa he said that able doubt. I can say now Tax) To pay Bonus to Disctors Man the constable crossed the line at I could not convlet anyone in the basket contained their cloth-

an Auch serious charge

the ing. A search revealed, that four

· N/A) $24.00.. $1200/18.00 gera. & Employees 220,067.25 a disinile point.

Tà nay Profit Tax for: 1948/1948 | ***

131600.42 The charge was based upon evidence as it stands. It there loaded, revalers arere concealed in

defendant admitted that $4.00 pm. $2.00 To write off Wing On Godin Joint testimony of two witnesses fore seems to me nd, be a waste the clothing When makedond

and 18.00 on 4.00 Building (destroyed by: free) who contradicted each other what of the Court's lime calling upon sentent de me themselves to

defendant is in themselves, con- the defance,

Lowiron from Calness Tetritpry D'Altor.

upheld defence

"I would only say I am much for 150. They took the police is Lud n'tan to whom they Wore almirablo.WBY In which the Jood dugula da faler, In his décision, Mr. "atair facis have been pliciledy parti Ràrr auld, "s think PC560 wet culriy Daleative Sub-7 tying and Ho Man, the -come, Y. Tredie, who hasfjall the pred such OVER Y plainant, was panerally: trying mention care fairly und -lm

(BA)" 10,00°. $0.00/5.00

Gomba (Paaria

Gold and Bliver Ahod Comba

BAO DE. 7.00

Other items about $1.00 each,

therefore acquitted

BOY CANED FOR

STEALING TOOTHPASTE

1B, Chater Rond

Telephone 32460.

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONG KONG & CHINA

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PEPSODENT Semile!

MAKES TEETH

WHITER!

TAI HANG JEWELLERY Wholesalers of CUT DIAMONDS

A thirteen-year-old year old boy

was

charged of Kowloon juvenile

out

outerday, with alanling, two

tabas

lite At 304, Buangbal Street a

al loans toothpaste from a

Yubaire strokes of cane. thencourt also sentenged him to be bound over in a sum

#1001

Wante 62 Een 'Aafu Ulda.

Ta transfer of Exchange Reserve counsel and let that there indebted to both sides; for the to hand he revaluate at the Kows Dended guilty and was on Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd,

To transfer in Brebloyees. Penaloncluded

And

Tho

THE EVERGREEN

$400,000.00 was

To Enlaries to be carried forward

to Next Sacoount,148, (19,387:37 $1,341,004:24

100 Mattian Rand. Kowloon

Phone: 39042

case to answer, pferk

Idtifftrafburg, Bouth Africa.

Telephone B1888.

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