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CHINESE CHAMBER | OF COMMERCE HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING

~A-call for a steady head and sincere endeavour in tackling problems as they arise in these unsettled times, was made by Mr. Ko Cheuk- hung, Chairman of the Hong Kong Chinose General Chamber of Commerce, at its annual general meeting" yesterday.

Eviction Order Upheld

The decision uf Mr. Charles

Loreby, KC. Tenancy Magistrate.. against Shing Ken and all the o

who issued an eviction ortler

cuplern of 13A D'Agullar Street. ground door, was upheld by Mr. Justice Scholes, acling Pulen Judge at the Appeal Churt yes- tertiny.

The Tribunal had found that the appellants lill ill lear

Mr. B. Bernacchi Instructed

Rumours of a third world war, and general un- of the premises without the cau

easiness throughout the world, were reflect-eat if the landford, Lai Yuen,

-the-applicant, ed in this Colony, said. Mr. Ko, but we were fortunate to have o competent and enlighten- ed government, and "conditions of stability comparing favourably with other places.

by Mr. G. S. Fird was for the presented by Mr. VJL D'Alton on the instructions of Mr. J. C. Ste- whrt.

ppellants. The landlord was re-

that

The appeal was on the grounds the decision of Mr. Loschy war agalhat lie weight of evid

As merchants, members of wok the Chamber's opinion thr!

• the Chamber should place these alght be more investments business integrity above every- Imade with the ultimate siin of iting else. It was the founaking the Colony less dependante and wrong in law. Appellant dation of any sound business culside sourers for vegetables. structure, Jssel Morg Kotte bring esarntially brad!! centre, the

of

honest trading

Win

I the

thore important.

Buses in long Kong during

the year WAS nomural, sand Mr. Ro

Joe's

On the subject of Government control of vegetables and fishery, Mr. Ko said the principle, was sound but judging by the cam- plaints made of

of alleged malad

ministration, he thought Gov

should seriously ernment

in- vestigate these complaints 10

at 10 remove any genuine hardships which people might be suffering,

NT Expansion Goverment's encouragement of ericulaurat expansion in the New Territories was applauded, and 11

contended that on Ure evidence there was a "waiver" by the land- The Chamber was hear!lly out of his Might against the an- with those urging pellants' under Section 20, of the greement constitullora retorn along de- Landlord and Tenant Ordinance,

tevie Hoes, said Mr. Ko, 50 1047. that its citizens should have a share of the typonsibility of ad- ministering their own affakles.

The present High cost 01

-.-- living

Another subject touched upon by the Chairman, It was gradually getting beyond The reach of the poorer afmeara,

Agirl Mr. Ko. And bring relief to them must be

EN.

Dresha

found A lowering of public utility charges might be con sidered by Government.

The report at accounts for your Were unbulmously

vestre, #nf resolutions were

: parsed for amending the

He argued that the Tribunal had no juristictim to make the eviction under under Section 2) of the Ordintner against the ap- pellants in that evidence discloserl Uut they were protected by the proviso clause of that section.

Europeans Sentenced For Theft

Chamber's arteles, for the erre. Two European sallors of the it the fun for the x. Day beam were charged at

number, aut also for the enn- wassing of more new members.

Appeal In Aberdeen Tenancy Case Allowed

An eviction order issued by a Justices of the Peace Court to the inmates of 1-14 Tung Shing

Street, Aberdeen, on the application by the Urban Council, was quashed at the Appeal Court yesterday.

The Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, in allowing the appeal brought by the tenants against the order, ruled that to bring proceedings under the said Ordinance it must be based on dongers to health and not on physical dangers which might result from structural defects of the premises.

The inmates, about 30 of sin of a decision of a Fall Court whom were present in court jon Critnical Appeal, it was not yesterday. were

represented ¦ possible to carry proceedings

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1949.

Pl Scouts Arrivé

SAN ALME

Philippine representatives arrived in, the Colony yesterday on their way to the Fourth World Scouts Innboree in Norway. They are (left to right): P. Tengon, Dr. Mariana de los Saritos, R. Vergara and I. Ranjo.

Pl Scouts En Route To Norway

A group at Boy Scouts repre- Renting the Philippine Islands at die Frush World Nover Mort came in yesterday from Manila by PAL. They are in transit here. Is Norway Their destination where the meeting is to be heki. The head of the group is Dr. Marinho de los Santos, president of the University of Monila. The Scouts were Ricardo Vergara, Irineo Rahjo, Jr., Plaridel Tengro. They represent different provinces of the P. I.

The mternatton Toy Scoutz" meeting la to last ten tys, from August 2 still August 12.

The discussion of this meeting is be mainly ceffeernist With Senior Scouts.

The Scouts, were welconfeti al the airport by Mr. Jose P. Bar- roga of Philippine Consuldie,

Japan Eager For Relationship With Reminders Any Chinese Gov't

Today

Diocesan loys School classical concert for Servicemen, 3.15

p.m.

sw gala, Society for the Protection

or

That Japan was eager to re-establish_relations VRC Chinese YMCA, inter-club

with Chins irrespective of her political com- plex, was the opinion expressed by five top ranking Japanese economic officials who ar- rived by PAA at Kai-Tak yesterday in tran- sit to Tokyo.

It

They are the Japanese de-bers of the Asian countries. gution

to the International was at this meeting that Mr. Kato de lk address which was Labour Organihition conven-

assembly.

Kowloon yesterday with horn held at Geneva last month inanifestedly welcomed by the

and which Japan attended as an observer nation.

nt VRC pool, 9.30 p.m.

Children, Flag Day. Swimming Pienie, at Silverstrand bench, European YMCA, 2.30 p.15.

Annual Memorial Service ot

Orthodox Church, Kowloon, for Jule Russian Imperial Family and victims of the Russian Revolution. 8 p.m. Kowloon Tong Christ Church

Tennis Party. 5 p..

Coming Events

ceny of cloth valued at about $1,500 from their ship.

Touching on matters of inter- D. T. Watt, aged 22, and D.

pational relationship. the Inpa- Sanderson, aged 26, were arrestel

The Japanese were: Mr. Elsuo

nese delegates all agree that Japan by the poller in their quarters Kato, Chief of the Japanese Gov-has great prospects of soon re-

ship's after a

aeriment Railway Workers' Union, furnitly to the brotherhood of na-Classical Concert, The . Talbot nothed the police that they had who attended the conference as forced open the padlock on a labour representative; Mr. Bassto

batch.

watchonn

The prosecution said that on Thursday morning, defendants

went into the ship: hald where capacity of managenient raits of cloth meant for Japan and

India were stored.

The watchn tried to stop them but they ignored him anit forced open the padlock on the door.

SIX

prisonment with hard labour.

musiths' im-

Ministry.

tichs.

were sure

TOMORROW

House, 50, Maclonnell Road, 8.45 p.m.

Art Club, sketching class,

members to assemble at the old Shoukiwan Police Station, 2.30 p.m. (for further details contact Mr. Nobbins. Tel:

30700).

European YMCA Swimming Pic- nic at Silverstrand beach, 2.30 p.m.

CRIMINAL SESSIONS

President of the Dalivu "Trade and brotherly relation-IIK Textile Company Limited in the ship with China," fue said, "is repre- something Jupan will strive quick- senstallve;

Mitoru Eguchi,ly to regain, irrespective of whe- Vice Minister

Japanese ther the country remains a re- of the Labour Ministry, and Mr. Taro public or come under Comm- Matsuda, Councillor of the Inter-munism." national Trade and Industry With regard to Japan's being re-instated by the ILO. Mc. Yamamoto said, it all depends on The pair then left the hold via The delegation was accom- the progress of International another exit.

panied by Mr. Ritoshi Yamamoto, events, adding, › "we The captain W3S notilled and political writer of the "Mainichi | however, that the other members when the police arrived, defen-Sun," one of the two big Japit at the ILO conference were very dents were arrested in their quar-nese dailies in Tokyo, who attend-enxiblis to have Japan as a mem ters.

ed the ILO conference as an in- | her."

The July Criminal Sessions, Watt und Sanderson were each terpreter.

The Japanese were very col which will open on Monday. sputenced to,

At the airport Mr. Yamamoto ternell about the turn of events

ope murder case, again served In

in China, particularly Hong Kung's comprise this capnelty

Two cases involving robbery when the delegation held a con-pert in Far Eastern politics.

the assassination of and possession of urms and News of ference with the Press.

Sadanori Shimoyama, Japan's jammunition, and five cases of Railway Chief, was received by breach of a deportation order. the Japanese delegallon while Following are the cases, the they were in London.

pleas in which will be taken on Mr. Kate, who is Chief of the Monday: "We were really surprised' al

Railway Workers' Union was very Chan Knu alias Chan Pak The Hong Kong Government the reception accorded us by all much grieved by this," said Mr. Wong Hung alias Liu Pak-wing yesterday would neither con- delegates attending the cunt Yamamoto, and deplored the in- alius Liu Yin-wun, Kan Kau alins

ence, he said, manitoning that firm or deny the Canton re- Mr. Kato's address brought the cident as an act of Japanese ter-Chan Kau, Law Kung-lung alias Lam Kwong alias Wong Ming. Ng port that Hong Kong has de- Chinese member across the large

The Japanese

that the Kom, alins Ng Ming-Breach of under lamed 1,000 machine-guns be-hall to congratulate him.

future of Japan is in Socialism.deportation, order. Yamamoto, Through Mr. longing to the Chinese Gov-

the adding that observing how Social- Wong Pui alios Lo Shing, Chau other Japanese officials expressed rnment.

"No statement" was the reply greatest of satisfaction over them worked in England, was on King-sin(1) Robbery by itwo or more; (2) possession of arms; inspiration to them. given to the "China Mail's" ques-outcome of the trip.

The party will be returning to} (3) conspiracy to rob; (4) posses- tions:

The delegation

was escorted

Japan today as the Pan Americanston of arms and ammunition, 1. Is it true that the Hong Kong out of Japan in late May on Mr. plane by which they are travel- Li Ming-Robbery by two of

detained 1,00b Chester Hepler, representative of Ing, stopped overnight in the more. Government weapons belonging to the Chinese General Douglas MacArthur, who, Colony.

Cheung Woon-Munder, Government?

at Genevi, reta dut 38-infnute 2. Why. have the weapons report of Labour in Japan, bren detained?

Touched By Applause

by M. John McNeill instruel- į indeg That Ordinance to their ed by Mr. F. G. Nigel. Mr. Rogical conclusion.

A. Hooton was for the Crown. "Accordingly, the tenant

Crown Counsel pesteriny tokd the court that when the Urban Counsel Issued the notice to the Innates of the premtas in ques- tion, the Counell was under the impression that a structure that would cause danger for reason other than for health would go unser that provision,

Mr. Hooton went on to say that he had consulted 1 Allorney

Wa

a result of misinterpreta- on of the law, to being proceed- The Public Health s tanier (Simitation) Ordinance.

"Mr. Heaton has rightly con- Geded that proceedings that Ordinance must be based on some dangers to health and not on physical dangere which night result from structural de.

the premiace. General on the matter and huch

agree that the "I accordingly como

to an agreement that the idler in this case cannot stand, not necessary 10 Ordinance had been in fact nis-pud that it is

that

health.

ecle of the

hear Mr. McNeil,

Detention Of Weapons

hus

conceived.

The Urban Counell, he cun-

" accordingly quash the order, tinued, inspected the premises, make no order as to costs."

3. What kind of weapons are Sir Leslie then added that the and it was found that the build-

they! ing was dangerous in the screerision of the Full Court in

To the question whether the Appert No. 19, of 1848. the structure was defective Criminal

rvaled the diniculty created by Chinese Government hus, started and not in the sense that it was the law as it stood, because it negotiations for the release of the the official reply was angerous in heals, Sir Leslie meant that, where premises were that it would be more appropriate stated in part:

Structurally affected, there Wato inquite at the Chinese Govern

no. way with "This is an appeal against the with the nexcept by an dealing ment's representative here or at closure order mude by the Urbach | W

upp the ton.

the source of the report at Can- Sien under Section Council under Section 26 of the

Landlord ant

Ordinance. Pubile Health (Sanitation) Ordin-

Interviewed later in the day, We think it unfortunate that Mr. T. W. Kwok, Chinu's Speelul ance, 1935.

The Legislature has not refnoved | Commissioner (Foreign Affairs) "We had to decide whether the that defect, and it was the failure for Kwangtung-Kwangsl, told the tenants had the right to appeal to do so which embarrassed the "Ching Mail" that he hus no und that brought up the issue on

parties in

In the case before whether the tenants had the right Chief Justice conclude us," the knowledge of the matter.

to be heard before the Justice

Tenupt

ал

The Full Court comprised Sir

when the closure order was up for Lestin and the sil Pulsnd

consideration.

Entitled To Challenge

"We disposed of that point by

our judgment of June 11, which

was to the effect that the tenants

Judge, Mr. Justice Willams.

DRIVER FINED

A fine of $250 was imposed by Mr. F. X, d'Almada on Chan

did not have the right of attend Cluen-cheung yesterday for driv- once before the Justice, but were ing a car, while under the in- revortheless the persons agfluence or drink of July 7. De- grieved, and were therefore en- feridant's licence was ordered to titled to challenge the crider. be suspendea for 12 töitha.

"The proceedings, in the first Defendant was found driving place, were brought under the a car on July 7 in Pedder Strack Building Ordinance. But by ren, Jon, the wrafialne vi, thì road,

"

"The sheeting, at Geneva was nost successful," said Mr. Yarna- mola In English with alight American accent.

#At the point in which Mr. Hepler said that there was 7,000,- 000 organised men in Japan's free trade unions, the whole re- presentative assembly applauded for a long time. This touched our party very much, declared the "Mainichi man, who has been busy in Europe studying condi tions there and ropating by cable to Japan,

The Japanese delegates, were also observers at the new WFTU conference, and the Labour In- augural Conference held by mem-

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