1949-08-16 — Page 3

Process For Registration Of Employed Persons

Opposition To Thumb Print

Despite tho explanation given by the Government the Chinese Generat Chamber of Commerce was not Eatlaffed with the requirement of a thumb print in the Replates- tlen of Persons Ordinance which wil! have its final reading on Wednesday.

The thumb print la de. finitely alan of disgrace, they say, and cannot be falerated by the Chinese community.

Representations

will be made to Government today to hayc this requirement deleted from the Q11.

Questions On Food Supplies

Questions on Hong Kong's food supplies in an emergency will be asked at tomorrow's Legislative Council meeting by Mr. T. N. Chau.

Mr. Chalt will state that the

being sked questions are

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view of the large increase in population and In viny of the

world wide polieil and econo- the unrest.

He questions are:

"What steps have been lakess

ar will be taken to ensure that n

Government explained in detail yesterday how employers will be expected to co-operafo in the proposed registration of employed parsons and their familias;

Duplicate forms will be issued to enable employ- ers to retain on their own files details of their employees. This was suggested by the Hong Kong Employers Federation.

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The Second and Third Read the filma will be forwarded to the for processing and ings of the proposed Registri-Laboratory tion of Persons Ordinance will prints will thereafter be trans- be moved at the Legislative mitted to Registration Headquar- ters for attachment t the Identity Council meeting tomorrow.

statement rélkit Cards. Each photograph will bear An official

the number of the corresponding yesterday said that before em-

and this part of ployers are requested to complete identity Card.

not cover G the information in Form I in the the process should Schule to the Rules, it will be enthy period,

When the Identity Cards are neenstory to arrive at in estate

photographs will be of the numbers of lampen Puros issued.

verted, and the employees and 1 which ench employer vill - the members of their families will quira for this purpose.

In the

initiat

Stege it would then be requested to place their วก

left 1

But prints on the cards, place too great a burden upon

which win empinyers to ask fry or statement and on Farn 1(b), of the numbers of the members then be the Commissioner of Re- gistration's eceipt for the Iden- employees. of the families of their

uty Cool Issued It is therefore proposell to Ask simply for a statement of the numbers of the employees only.

teb

From the results of the regi nation of Clover.racht

yees will be publ elite average latter le endile nfair le to Lanvel at of Inks f the total raibers Form I which should be imed each case.

The first step therefore will be that employers will be asked to complete a simple census ra turn showing enparately the numbers of male

.nd. female employees, on a given date, In Chinese. <ntegories three Eurenean, and "Other Races." On the tres of the returns sufrient supply of essentiat fund-settei na tomber, of Couka of 100

Fort

WHI stuff will be available in case of copies

to en in These emergencies?

Winther any reserve of essen-forms will be bend in duplicate tal foodstuff is being muttle in= 0 that employers will hove a nediately available to meet any copy in eniti citse of the informas peasible contingency?

toti ending on employee, in a

CNAC BUS DRIVER FINED

Mr. Binir Kerr at Kowloon yes- terday fined a CNAC inus driver, Chun Yu-ling $100 for driving a bus without due care and atten- tion.

The charge of driving without a valid licence was withdrawn

and un the count of dangerous driving, defendant was discharg-

Defendant

CNAC

the driver of n bux crashed Into and draged a De Soto Limousine. Harbour View parked

outside

Hotel as July 20,

Inspector Orem prosecuted and defendant was represented by Mr. Ng Quinn.

ench f

forwarded

member : 1 an employees family furnished to the Commissioner of

Registration

Identity Cards

After the Forms Have been forwarded to Registration Headquarters the Identity Cards will be prepared therefrom. In due course each employer will be approached for the arrange. ment of A date convenient to

himself for the assembly of hit employees and the members of their familiea Tor the purpose As auch of the photography.

the em photograph is taken ployee for member of the family of an employee) con

Form cerned will be headed 1(b) hearing his identity Card number.

Photgraphs having been taken,

Tricked Into Signing Away Property

An allegation that she was tricked into signing documents in Japonese, whereby she anwit- tingly assigned to the dofendant har property comprising 14 houses during the Japanese occupation, was made by Chan Leung-shi, married woman of 725 Nathan Road, first floor, at the Supreme Court yesterday. After the case had been laid out on plaintiff's behalf by Mr. C. Loseby, KC, Sir Leslie Gibson, Chief Justice, granted plaintiff. her claim for a declaration that she is 'the beneficial own- er of the property, situated at Nos. 33 and 34 Aplichau Island Lot.

Cactly, for the maintenance

of the Scheme, It la contem - plated that employers will be requested to complete and for. ward fo

10 Registration Head quarters at the end of eve

every

month return showing parti

THE CHINA MAIE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1948.)

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Above photo shows Lady Grantham and group of ladies nt the reception on the occasion of Indian Independence Day at the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday.-"China Mall" Photo..

Indians Celebrate Independence Day

culars of employees, or of their India's Independence Day was celebrated in Hong

relatives. relatives.

employees.

麻醬 reported by

the

who have died or

have left the Colony or have left their

of all employment. employees already registered

who have reported A change of

of 12.

Kong yesterday with a cocktail party at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Garden yesterday. Heading the list of more than 400 guests were the Governor, Sir Alexander Grontham, and Lady Grantham.

Mr. Vaswani. President of the member of the meeting delivered Hindu Merchants Association, their National Day speeches. suid indians in Hong Kong are proud to count themselves among the citizens cf Hong Kong, with whose destiny they have been

Address

and of new employees who have joined the firm, or of members of employees' families who have attained the Age of Forms for

for this purpose will be provided and in the last two ruses the employer will he requested to linked for the past 100 years. complete the necessary Furma 1. in order that Identity Cards may be issued.

Reduction In Allied Hq. In Japan

Tokyo, August 15, General MacArthur's deputy chief of staff in a radio talk today predicted reduction in the scope and strength of the Allied General Headquarters in Japan though he said no large scale reorganisation was

The toast to the King, was proposed by Mr. J. H. Ruttonjoe, who sold a free and independent India is unable to dissociate her- self from the Crown which, is a symbol of the unity of the Bri- tish Commonwealth, of which In- diu was n component unit.

Sir Alexander Grantham, re- sponding to the toast, said it is most fortunate thing that India is a part of the British Com- monwealth. There were sceptics who said: "Walt until she gets her independence and see how she will got herself entangled" no doubt she

share of has her

Reminders

Today

Bridge Drive (for civilians and Servicemen), European YMCA, 8 pm:

IIK

Urban Council meeting, 4:15 pm. IIK Rotary Club luncheon, Root Garden, HK Hotel, 12.30 p.m. Orchestra rehearsal, 0.43 p.m. Kowloon Union Church, Women's

Guild meeting, 10 am.

HK Football Association, Council meeting Prince's Bldg., 3.30 Memurial Service for Metropolitan'

p.m. Children also played their part In helping to celebrate their country's Independence Day by singing songs and playing ganten to amuse their parents and guests.

The meeting onder with all the members ainging the Indian Na- tional Anthem.

Korean Independence Day

post- Korea, the youngest repub- war troubles, but as an indepon- lie in the world. celebrated dent nation she has cenainly her first anniversary yester- fared not too badly. She has made day. herself a member of the council of

planned for the immediate-nations-and-has-given-to-it-hor

future.

"In keeping with changing aspects of the occupation," solc Major General A. P. Fox, ". local Japanese officials will be permitted to assume more and more responsibility in their re- Fpective fields."

wise counsels in the deliberations aimed at the settlement of world problems.

Antonius at Orthodox Church, Church, Nathan Road, 6 p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Mahjong Lessons (Servicemen free admission), European YMCA, 8 p.m.. Washington Hong Kong Photo-

graphic

Exhibition; 217A,

Prince's Bldg., 5.30 p.m Toe H meeting, 50, Macdonnell

Hund, 8.30 pm.

Sino-British Club Orchestra re- hearsal, Public Hall of HIK & Shanghai Banking Cor- poration, 0 p.m.

The

THURSDAY

Barnstormern,

European

YMCA, for troops, 8' p.m.

-Korean- -nationals Keng, numbering about. 100, ab- Gardon, HK, Hotel, 12.43 p.m. served the occasion with a cock-Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, tail party at the Hong Kong Hotel.

in Hong Y's Men's Club Junchpon, Root.

"As a young nation this is cer- Heading the large number of tainly no small achievement. In-guests present were the Gover- dia is not a homogeneous nation nor, Sir Alexander Grantham like Britain, and the unity that and lady Grantham. she has achieved is no small ac- complishment. We wish her avery success in her task, "said Sir Alexander.

Tennis Club Meeting Indian Independence Day was

The Toast

The toast to the King was pro- Yong-shik, posed by Mr. Kim

screening of "Great Lake

by

of courtesy

Canadina Trade Commissioner, Penin- sula Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

Union Church, Ladies Gulld

May

In-

meeting, Helena stitute, 3 p.m. RAF Association, luncheon, Jaco

bear Room, HK Hotel, 12.45 p.m.

FRIDAY

the Consul for Korea, who ex- pressed his gratitude to the Hong Kong Government for the hos-HK Light Orchestra Singers' re- ed to Korean Nationals, recently

hearsal, St. John's Cathedral Hall, 7 p.m. liberated from Japanese Imperia-

He said that by the end of the year approximately 1,700 ser vicemen hitherto attached to military government teams will be relieved of such duties and trans- ferred to purely mulitary work.

General Fox said a greatly re- duced group ok eight regional "civilian affairs leums" will al observed yesterday afternoon by pitality which had been extend- must exclusively be staffed by large crowd of Local Indians who civilian personnel.

Speaking of the military gov-attended general meeting at the ernment teams hitherto function Kowloon Indian Tennis Club. Ing in endh of Japati's 45 profec- The meeting bogan with the Sir Alexander Grantham, in his turer and assigned by the United singing of Indian National songs reply, said that Karer had the Slates Eighth Army, General which were followed by a flag best wishes of the world in her conducted by aspiration to nationhood. There ox tie their mission bus lur-raising ceremony

Mr. Hiro Advancy.

were, no doubt, many difficulties confronting her, but he was sure thethat she would pull through and

cely been accomplished.

Attached To HQ

The new civil attoirs groups will be attached directly to Gen- eral MacArthur's Headquarters, he said, and this reorganisation. is one of the most important oc cupation functions, will concide with gradual diminution of Allied General Headquarter itself.

"As General MacArthur has stated," General Fox said, "the Japanese will be given more and more responsibilities in the con- Mr. Loseby went on to say that duct of their own affairs and as

Mr. Loseby was instructed which was in the sum of MY1,250 the matter appeared to by Mr. J. C. Stewart, Defen--and dant, Choi Chun-fal, a For-have been ended there. mosan of 732 Nathan Road,

first floor, was not present in about seven days later however, tapety they demonstrate the Court and did not contest the defendant again approached Aly capacity to assume them."

claim.

client in the presence at her gon

also

Plaintif had originally asked for an order rescinding an alleged contract purporting to be May 20, al assignment dated

1948, of the said property made by plaintiff to defendant on the ground of the fraudulent miste- presentation of defendant. part of the claim was however withdraw.

part.

Thie

He said: "Very definite action and explained that he hid to bornlong this line has already been row money from a friend for the taken. As this progresses it will purpose,

"Mortgage Suggested -

involve a gradual reduction in the strength of General Headquarters,

Lixra

JAP TO HANG FOR WAR CRIMES

A speech was given by meetings. President, Mr. P. Vas become a member of the commission today sentenced to death. want. After he had spoken other imunity of nations.

"On

Abuse Of Court Process Alleged

the facts given by the prosecuting officer, 1

think this is one of the worst cases of abused of process of the court", said Mr. F. Zim- mern at Central yesterday.

but no major roorganisation is Mr. Zimmern was defending Mrs. Leung Sai-wah who was arrested on a warrarit on August 14.

under consideration at this mo- ment.

To the

"Our effort is to encourage self. He then suggested to defen-

defence counsel's in was served on Mrs. Leung several 'dant that she should mortgage | reliance in both private and gov

her property to himself In-ernmental agencies. The reaction quity of the charge on which his days before the hearing: She re- of Japanese has been very hears ellent was arrested, SI Hollin-plied by lotter pleading guilty: stoid, This the plainti

Imports, Exports During June

Manlla, August 15. The Philippine Military Cota- by hanging, Kentyuki Kolks, former captain in the Japanens

army, who was found guilty on nine out of 11 war, grimes speci- |fications against him.

Koike was found guilty, among other things, of atrocities against non-combatant civiliana who were

imprisoned in Fort Santiago in 1943, thố murder of four civilians in lolla In 1944 and the killing of 12 others also in Iloilo' the same year:

Koiky received ite sentenza with an impassivé- countenance.

Kolks was the same Japanese ollicer who ordered the arroff of President. Elpidio. Quiring during the occupation and his detention at Fort Bendingo. This, however,

was not among the specifications of which Kolke wan tried

During the trial Kolka contanil

dd Iminédliftaty, whereupon tening and has given us cause to ahead said that the warrant was she has the statutory right to ed although he was chief of the Ne undertow to prepare all the be most hopeful for the future."court for data stice of Peace plead by letter. Earlier, Mr. Loseby in opening

take...! -United Press. his case told the Court that de necessary papers on the matter. defendant Cendant bad. admitted a fraudu In a few days Ume,

hh told

that everything was ent misrepresentation on

ready, and that she should go to The plaintif, he went on, has a certain trust cochpany on a day She accordingly been the owner of the property in May 1943. in question for 19 years. In the went there on the appointed day middle of August 1942, the plain with her sont uft was approached by the de- fendant, who was a friend of hers whid ail employer of her daughter. He adviced her to mortgage her Property, and offered to pay the merlange for, her Military Yen. Plaint accepted that offer

Austin Rd. Flats Requisitioned

The Government;

Authority reffüilikionad Thor thì Huy N

Council said that defendant and thete. a Japanese öffetal were Plaintiff was they told to sign about 40 documents or so, which and were written in Japanese, which she could not understand. Plaintif apart from entering ict that deal, thought no more bout the matter, until after the

she

Came upon the

more;

war-teatr

Bioarch of the kind ofte

Registry in course-of time,.. Lonely went on, it was denita- ally found that all of the doct- Albany sighed by plainda related to the taking away from her pen- session the house at the Aplichau [Iriand: Lot which the uninten thaally malmind, to defendent S 2. Atina" plaing sajad älvent wvi- bes claim socordings

it besoin brig tuindanow the Chesanies seanced

FORTHCOMING. WEDDINGS

Fort Santiago, intelligence, section défendant's failure to be

"One thing is glaringly clear on he had no control over acts of present in court on August 2 and the SI's own admission, When the torture committed by man dader August.0.

He told the Court that Mrs.toured the case, no steps his command United Press.

liwere taken by Him to florm the Leung had sent in a letter to the defendant 416 applied on August JP court pleading guilty, but the for a warrant for her arrest and Justices of Fence refused to ac- the again, 1. think, is a grờnu cept it and demanded her perso-abuse of the process of the court 'vial hippearance.

Your worship should send the pa={}; He said that there was no actual pers to the Attorney General for physical acrest made on defen-turiber re-examination. It was dant, who was asked to report to the inspector's dirty to sew that

The, fahcoming weddings have the Folion station and sign the defendant was informed;;

been announced of (ths followings

·bill Book; affer' which she was,

"This is an act founded on Norman Stuart Bedford, cor of YMCA allowed to go home on a ball malles and I intend to take the Ground Engineer“... Tha

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Kowloon matter, to proper quarters",

and Cecilia In answer to Mr. Zimmerp'sar Hollinshond: "I strongly widow, bianugeress, of Sy statement that his client was dot take oblection to Mr. Zimmern's Ching notified to attend court, 81 Ho

Importa at merchandise Into the Colony during June amounted to a declared valu of *#208,180,331 as compared with

$173,767,329 'In""" tha month of Sunc, 1948. figure Incluite. Government sponsored carodes.

Exporte of merchandise totalled yudaciaradó valus (of $164.0E9.372 combardd with

an $100.118.22 In June Inet

youtu

Imports during

·half-of÷-1249" "ammunted to)♣: declared value of $1,231,806, 294 as compared with "3989," 072,084 in the first hair of 1948.

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Exporte totalled +$880/1981/

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