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Reinforcements Arrive

In Dilwara; Reporters Barred From Troopship

Could Do It In Shanghai

Tak, gen 36, eld Chung 1ecent arrival from Shanghal, way, fined $400 by Mr. Blair-Ketr At Kowloon yesterday for nttempt- fing to bribe a 'policeman.

The prosecution full the entart that Judy 4 three Chinese men from Shanghai were getting off n taxi with three sultenses. Polier corporul Nec, 516 appeared on the scene, wil usked what was cen

ut its there.

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Local news repartors, armed with bona fide Policò

and Military prass passos, wore refused per- mission to board the troopship Dilword on her arrival horo yesterday from the United Kingdom with the second shipload of re- inforcemonts.

Reasons given by the Army Press Relations

Officer, Mojor E. A. Billett, Surreys, were that the reporters would upset the efficiency of the disembarkation and that the arrival of the Dilwara was not important enough to be covered by the local Press.

Civilian friends at rela- tives of the arrivals were al- The police corporal was about flowed to go on board. to cing up the police station when The newsmen werd inter in- one of

the Chinese, who was formed by the PRO that they very frightened, offered to give could interview the troops on the the palermuan $30. The police whart after their disembarkation, ecrpofal refusent the bribe, and which begam 65 minutes after the

the poliererting of the troopship and co

tinued throughout the aftemen.

bright the station.

1141) to

Suit Against Silk Store Concluded

The case in which the Tajmahal Silk Store of King's Theatre Building was sued by a former employed for HK$16,820.34 as damages re- sulting from his alleged wrongful dismissal, concluded before the Chief Justice, Sir Loslic Gibson, at the Supreme Court yesterday. Plaintiff, Sobhraj Vensimal, former Karachi silk merchant, now of No. ZA D'Aguilar Street, was awarded the sum of HK$558.58, being salary in arrears. On two other grounds of wrongful dismissal and return passage India, plaintiff's claim was dismissed. Vensimal was represented sled. by Mr. V. L. D'AHon, instruct notice to which he would hav ed by Hastings and Company: been entitled and the Tajmahal Silk Store was defended by Mr. Party Chen, instructed by Mr. A. S. Ross of Deacons.

HK$10,020.34 Vensimal claimed was du to him by defendant as salary, board! and lodging, teract

The difondunt waived

to

the

The Dilwern brougla Jicut 1.500 passengers.

1 Lieutenant Geneval F. W. Festlig, General Olcer Commi- der in Chuet, Hoog Kong, acer- Panied by Mujer Gegreal F. R

Matt ws, GCC. Land Forces. Hong Kong, Bagndler B. A. Cand and Belguder D W. Neilson,

hoarded the tropship to greet the reinforcrineta,

The Bund the 1st Bults was! in attendance.

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The arrivals consisted of phl- onnel of the 27th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 11th 1 Light A. A. Searchijgbt Battery, the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, an Artillery Sigarda detachment, a! Royal Army Service Corps prakses at platoon, the Royal Electri and Mechanical Engineers, Royal Amy Pay Corps and the advance party of the 19 Argyl Sufferland Highlfadees.

Among the smaller

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1040.

TROOPS DISEMBARKING

Refreshing

More reinforcements for the Colony's Garilson arrived yesterday from the Unit-

ed Kingdom by the troopship Dilwara. They are seen here disembarking ht Holt's Whnef before they were taken to Lyemun, Stanley and Wisitfeld Barracks. Mall" Photo),

Prompt Action By Marine Office In Harbour Rescue

embarking at Holt's Wharf were Prompt action by personnel of the Marine Office

140 members of the Wennen's it-yal Army Corps, retuding a mamber Vedduntury Aud Dotaelimen, families of milltary amel po

comel. There were alreded

ovidently provonted any loss of life or heavy property loss when a sailing cargo junk cap- sized in the harbour yesterday afternoon. personnel arriving here to repingWithin five minutes ofter the incident was report-

Lihose whose service has expired.

For security reasons, ngures ef the respective unts were not re- Pased.

They expresented the past batch

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ed to the Licensing Office by the Signal Tower, Marine Launch No. 17, with Assist ant Marine Officers Peter Rull and Carlos Rocha, aboard, was already at the scene en- goged in rescuing the six occupants and re- covering the cargo floating around the vicin- ity.

The coxswain, Fook Muk-yu reported that he was rolling with strong South winds when sud- denly gust caught his unawares and capsized the junk.

("Chino

Reminders

Today

European YMCA, Women's Sec-

tion, Club morning, 10 in. Chinese Art Exhibition, ilutel

Cecil, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Kowloon Rotary Dinner-Social in aid et Trachoma Clinic, Peninsula Hotel. League Tennis at USRC.

Coming Evants

20d

TOMORROW League Lawn Bowls, 1st.

and 3rd Divisions, at CCC, PRC, IRC, KCC, Neercio, Taikoo,

HKERC.

Beach plente, Silverstrand beach,

European YMCA, 2,30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Tee H Club, Classical Concert, Talbot House. 50, Macdoimeli Dond, 3,45 1.81.

beach, European YMCA, 2.36 HK Art Club

pum.

There were right offers of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment. "arfio come ebsatzl the Diwara. They are Leing bilisted in the re- ach the plaintiff, cently-husk Station Hotes, ng-

Wharf, wil: other. Jeft forthwith after announcing posite Holt' his restantum, There is some Army officer. offrmation; that when he went to

The personnel of the 338- Marine Office Signal Tower, Con-swimming picnic. Silferstrand see the manager of the defendant of the Leier toes to an epicul craft, which was turn-naught Rord, at 2.5 p.m. yester-

i'm almost imonecimely after his. The main by arrived here by

the the Empire HBadale.

ed over by a sudden gust of day framrated, Paplegament

The arrivals are hecommorated wind about 200 yards North manger there and then said '1

nt Stanley. mun and Whit- of Buoy No. 3. were brought m not prepared to

your

feld Barrackr.

to Hong Kong without injury, Most of the soldiers are seeing ;

There were 10 baskels of recovered engaged the clan for temnges for wrong the Colony fr the first fine. They A major part of the cargo was

The junk was brought to an melons aboard, each basket con- even keel and water was bailedtaining 130 cnttics. Only 300 cat-

Three! nnt. H was towed safely to thees were reported lost.

baskets burst open causing the Pinya.

away with the The first to notice the incidentmelons to drift wns the onleer

on duty

at the current.

Two other cargo boats which were in the vicinity helped the Marine authorities in the rescue work.

setile cent of Pecond class passuge account because you have resign- frem Hong Kong to Bombay.

He claimed he was

Justice word:

The Brit Issue arises as to

Thic

vel." tt fellows therefore

that!

nut

the

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whether the plaintiff was wring! the plan man been dismissed

TEACHER FINED

A teacher of the Kowloon ! English School, located at 144-148 Woosung Street, was summoned before Mr. J. Wicks at Kowloon yesterday on 20

European Musicians Sentenced

The personnel comprised four men and livo wäinen.

Except for a drenching came out none the worse after the Decident.

they

And the weather favourable, urufer a contract dated July 14, ful dismissed fails.

compared to the heal wave pre- 1947, under which defendant

1,2 This mastonce it IN

vailing perpetually in the Straits, whether agreed 10 employ him for two | neressary to say

Besides being informative' on arul half years at a salary of plainti was dismissed

personal matters those approached Rupees

200 a month, plus board grounds which would have justi-were very tarurn when asked

about "hings military." and lodging and other amenities, fed his demissal exrept in or-

In an oral judgment, the Chief

dey that my finding on fet may be complete.

"ium of the opinion that it

fully dismissed he alleges, ur

not have been ade- There

grounds for his dismissio quite prou whether he resigned his employ ment as the manager of the de- either under clause seven of the

I have no fendant Arm alleges.

་་་༣་ agreement or in the ordinary rules bestation in finding that he re- of common law, Syned his employment.

The next item is a claim for "The plaintiff's character userrears of salary amounting revealed by his own evidence $558.50. I am of the opinion that shows clearly that he was dis- the plaintiff is entitled to succeed gruntled In his employment. He on this item. The only real

ioner, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Hunk had been taken in the terms of sene is

is whether there should and collecting an unauthoris- of the immigration regations, were Kong District, follow- the written agreement for hisį have been deducted or

or set off the ed school fee of $2 from the both sentenced to six week's in- mince last alle Katun, July 1

hard labour prisonment with

by employment for general work in

the plaintiff's cast of

pasenge same 10 students.

to July 2, Yauiven piridon. connection with defendant's store from India to Hong Kong. I am

MF. and be the course of his work, he of the opinion that the manager, given to the Education Depart-he two counts of breach of the Infornuation of the offences was. J. Wicks at Kowloon yester has been asked to supervise the of the defendant firm, outside of

regulations cleaning taking of rations to the house of ment, did pay to the plaintiff the ment and to a local English falling to have a valid peamit. Onion; this Wave: Confuciate Divisions

of the godown and the his obligations under the agreement by the parents of one of the

pupils who wrote to the Denart immigration the manager

of the defendunt cost of that passage but it was e language newspaper, firm in which he lived. He has gift and no circumstances show

Iri

and

to

summonses of failing to ac- Two musicians. Victor Houdon ST. JOHN ORDERS

knowledge on

a proper formand Serge Houdan, who of,, receipt the payment of a jointly charged

were

with larceny of sum of $2 paid by 10 pupils $110 and on two counts of breach

of $190 for the

lessons.

were rending stated that

1 Kan-cheung pleaded guilty also been settled for ineffetent which would entitle the defendant and he was andered to pay a line

treat-frm to recover it. work, le regarded the

the 20 summonses, ment he received as equivalent Other Employment ife told the court that he had to being trealød us a slave. netual fact it appears that he was

"The last Item is the claim for 30 students in his class and on very well trenled.

a return parsage to India. It is discovering that their knowledge Passage From India In connection with this Item that English grammar was poor, he 1 yesterday decided to take fur- gave 10 students private coaching.

coaching periots He was not, in the forma ofther time in order to study thelly

intended for agreement, entitled to a pa-evidence and correspondence. sage from india because, as the This claim was founded on par}}

Defendant further agreement to drafted, the pro- graph eight of the agreement, a vision of passage to India would not apply. The plaintif rather long-drawn paragraph in for the benent of his students he

not easy respects

to follow. also instituted a period of gram- whs recruited locally. That However

study. mar to general effect is that a generous gesture on the if the employee desires return

On June 15, Li continued, one part of the manager of the de- to India before the completion of of his students gave him a sealed Tarigantem. На hnd also the period of agreement, then he envelope which contained money bren boarded with the family was to be entitled to a passage from the 10 students. This fee, bade to India. In actual fact two defendant said, was given to him clear that the years had elapsed since the agree-by his students in return for the plaint in this case was diament termulated and during that coaching. gruntled with

his employment time the plaintiff had been in and that he terminated it him-employment in other Indian siik Bolf because he was so disgrunt stores in Hong Kong.

of the defendant firm. "It Is quite

Renommée

resses

SUMMER SALE Large Reduction on all drusses;

458, VICTORY HOUSE

WINDHAM, STEVIE

"It has not been enough to found the plaintiff's claim tha

would

RESISTED POLICE SEARCH

he desires to go back now. It An office boy, Tong Chi-kin, be neopesery under the aged 23, was yesterday brought terms of paragraph sight of the before Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Con- Agreement that he should have tral on the charge of resisting heeded; and proved that he de- police search. sired. to return to*India

•India when his employment terminated. "I am satisfied that it is not established that he had such

Не desire at that tune.

He was fined $25 or seven days' Imprisonment.

furnish particulars to the gistrar of Allens.

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Orders by Mr. A. el Arculil, Commis

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Hong

Ambulance Duties Howtoun: July it July 17, Kowloon Division: July 18

July 24. Timahului Division.

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Bench Valles Hung Kosgi Baturday 5,

Repulse Bay, Waschel "B" Div

10, 9.30 a 1,591 Bepulse jug, Wenchal 1 "A" Division: 1 Wave. Central Divi Both defendants were cautioned ston: "Bheko, Shaukiwan Dislalım. Enturi on the two breaches of the Im-iday 16, p.m. Regule lay. NIKTMICA

Division:

Division: Hlg Wabe, BCAA migration regulations.

According to the prosecution,, heko, KC Dralon, Bunday 17, 9.0 stole $110 from the and 10: Repulse Bay, Chong Bing Divi

slon Hi Wave, Bih Nàm Division: Sheke; defendante Wong Fut Store on June 28, nearers Pleaton. the Public Squaro Street.

Ru- Sheku, Meter Transport Division. Bundes

CONVICTED ON OPIUM CHARGE

A Chinese, Mak Kut, was given the option of the fine of $2,000 or six months imprisonment by Mr. Blair-Kerr Kowloon yes terday for concealing oplum in o false compartment at the back of

his suitcase.

Defendant wat boarding a PAA plane for Manila on July 6, when 30 tools of opium were found among his personal effects,

The oplum was ordered to be

confiscated.

EIGHT MONTHS' SENTENCE ON OPIUM CHARGES 'It was stated that at about 10.50 A fine of $30,000 or eight

on Wednesray; defendant months' prison sentence in de WOR walking Along Connaught

West near

Tung Shan fault was imposed by Mr. F.

B.

Beach Butler Kowiosni Saturday 12.39 ... Bunday 10, 12 and 2.39, 311

Xllo Deach, Talmchatkal žid КТАСА Haring Divatose; Batunder 10, 2,10 pan.. 1iday 17, 30 und 2,20, KYMCA Ambus lance and Nursing Divisions: Lafebik của Bothing. Sheds na detalied.

Resignations D/S Mẫu C, fully, Chun Bing Nursing Divalon, wcf. Juon 28.

Promociona und Appelnémentai Him K. tome appointed 1/8 Chung Black Nursing Division, wet. June 281° AFU MUA M. Bleap promoted D/B attached 200 A Equipment Offeur, w.nf. June 21: Mias

than Wing Mul eunointed A/O Teun Wan Division, wd Bay or A/O BÌlm 1, Leung, Man Bhun Nuring Division to ileserve, we f. June 23,

STUDENT FINED. FOR SPEEDING

A Shanghai student was charged at Kowloon yesterday on two counts of dangerous driving.

sketching party, ! members to assemble at old!

Police Shaukkwen

Station, 2.30 p.m. (for further detalls phone Mr. Nebbins, 30700).

MONDAY

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Whist Drive, European YMCA; į

0 p.m.

TUESDAY Britte Drive, European YMCA,

8 p.m. HK Rotary Club luncheon, Root Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

DONATIONS

Union

Latest contributions to The Church Re-building Fond:-

Previously nekouwledged 767,501, Anony

12. Anonymous 1. Dr. and Mr Arthur Wou 3200, Mr. and Mrs, G. Davies 150, Lane Crawford ld. $1,066, R. Muy- Iray $200. Tutal 97.173.

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Defendant was fined $150 gnd

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Harry Chung... aged: 10, was arrested un Nathan Road near Public Square Burdet on July 5. Defendant was riding a motor

per hour.

BUY Road that he went to the manager of the defendant firm within a few Boarding House, He was stopped X. d'Almada at Central yes-cycle at a speed of about 40 miles by three policemen of the Ener- terday on a Chiu Chau woman; days after the end of his em coney Unit, and was requested to Yan Ol-ching, on four counts ployment and demanded passage be searched for arms. Defendant of oplum charges. back to India. The manager refused to do so. denies that, It 13

significant

that in the correspondence when this cinlm was Brat put forward In writing there was no mention

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his driver's licence was ordered!

to be emulsented. He was further Revenue. Inspector Humphreys, ordered to be disqualined obtain- prosecuting, told the Court that at ing, or holding a driver's licence midnight on July 1, Revenue' for. five years, offler rattled 112, Des Voeux During the hearing, defendant's made of the claim for a return Good work by the Police result- Hoad Wei, 2nd floor, which was father was present in court and Page I am of the opinioned in an unemployed youth of 10 suspected to be oli oplum factory.usked Mr. Wicks to be lenient.

There they found special cavi. that this item of the plaintiff's being brought up in the Juvenile

court at Central yesterday for the ties in the floor where opium thoft of a jacket valued at $6. could to concebled,' A quantity of It follows that 1 give judg- ment for $580.50 for the plaintiff.ported to the Police that an un-dress and oplum water and two A gaidener, Weng Tatum, - raw and prepared oplum, optim plaintiff think should have known person

bad stolen his oplum pipes were found on the

claim fails.

The

hers.

the general cost of this action atid Jackot, Enquiries were mad by premises the cost attributable to the issue the Polles, and the bucket was Defendant claimed the goods on-which Iro has micceeded up to reenvered In defendant's until- u the date when the money. was bered but.

The prison sentence was chosen jmld into court. To defendant aller sully Jazonte, was and the spitun was ordered to be thiould linge the col of the lastesculentud, to fear is to confiscated to the Department of on which the plaintiff has failed": "tvimądry, we tangu mner la Commerce and Indurkey,

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