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NOTICE NO. 40
OF 1949
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1949;
Ex-Soldier On A Grave Charge
Invitations are extended to A young Chinese ex-soldier stood in the dock at salvage contractors to tender for the removal of the wreck of the ss. "Halldor" now lying in the Man-of-War Anchorage to the North of the City of Victoria, 170-7.8 cables from the Kowloon Railway Clock Tower, This vessel is 281.7 feet by 40.1 feet by 15.6 feet in registered dimensions and of 1,515 gross tons
Central yesterday to face committal_proceed-3 ings before Mr. A. D. Scholes on six counts of demanding money with menaces and one count of criminal intimidation.
Tenderers are quote a price:-
invited
to
(i) for the complète re- moval of the wreck with the ship re- maining Government property.
and (i) for the complete re- moval of the wreck with the ship becom ing the contractor's property.
Tenders must be submitted
Dressed in khaki uniform; the ex-soldier, Chu-
Wai-man alias Tang Kun, oged 27, is alleg.. ed to have uttered letters, demanding money from the managements of the King's, Queen's, Princes, Ko Shing and World Theatres, be tween April 14 and May 14 this year.
Theatre When Ma received the letter, he could not understand the contents of it, and Tong likewise, was puzzled. Eventually, Ma and Tong handed the letter to the police,
Traced in Hospital
He is also alleged to have uttered a letter demanding $50,000 from the management of the Wyler Cotton Mills on May 16, and to have threaten ed a Woman: Tong Sui-yee, with injury to her person and
On May 23, Tong received a with intent to alarm: her....
letter from the accused, threaten Accused is alleged to have de-ing her. This letter, was also manded $20,000 from the mand handed to the police by Tons tement of the Princes Theatre:
was eventually The accused · $50,000 from the management curaced in the ward on the sixth the Ko Shing Theatre: $50,000 toor of the wheen Mary Hospital
NOW ON SALE 97 a "no cure no pay" basis, um the Queen's Theatre; $50,-|He had been admitted to
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date of its signing to, the satis- faction of the Director of Marine.
Tenders are to be submitted in duplicate to the Chairman, Tender Board, Colonial Secre- tariat on or before noon on Friday, October 14. under sealed cover, carefully mark- ed Tender for the removal of the S.S. "Halldor". Tenderers are invited to state the bonus
000
from the management of the hospital
King's Theatre: and $50,000 from fro
the World Theatre.
Detective Inspector J. Forrest. prosecuting, stated that in April this year, the managements of the No Shing and Princes Theatres
received * respectively
The contents through the post of the two letters contained the demand for money and threats
the
some time ago, suffering wounds.
At the hospital, the accused's belongings were searched. Writ ing papes, envelopes, stamps, ink, fountain per, and a letter sent to him from his concubine, were The accused admitted that he
letter found the owner of the articles.
It was also mentioned that the money was to be handed over to a man. Tsai Kam-shan, at the Hot Kin Lau Restaurant.
Was
While taking the accused's az- tecedents in the hospital, con tinced Inspector Forrest, the ac
used said. "I wish to make a statemcat about the letters.'
statement The accused made Had No Connection
in which he admitted writing Eventually, said Inspector the letters with the intention of per week required for the Forrest, Tsai was
traced En- getting Ma into trouble,
The complete removal of the vesselquiries revealed that Tsai had no
was discharged accused before the expiry of the six connection with the letters. How from the hospital on June 28. The hand-writing experts reveal- months period, such bonus to over, Tsai was later arrested on be accepted as a penalty and a complaint made by the accused, ed that all the letters in ques- ayting were in the same writing, deducted from the Contractor's saying that Tsai had run away
with his concubine. Later, Tsai stated that prosecuting officer- price for each week in excess was released by the police as After evidence was givez, the of the stipulated period of six was
there was no evidence against case was adjourned to 2.30 p.m. months.
him,
The prosecution went От to An amount of $1.000 must
say that between April 30 and be deposited with the Treasury May 15, letters of the similar na- and a Treasury receipt obtain-ture were received by the mana-
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SUFFERING CHILDREN
Mc. 1; B. Trevar Chairman Kowloon Canton Railway, Kowloon,"
Mr. Li Fook-Wo Hon, Treasurer
at all leading Book Stores and The Bank of East Asia. Lid, - H.K. "China Mal!”. Office.',
fides of each tender made.
Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
N. GARLAND, Actg.
sements of the King's Queen's, World Theatres and the Wyler Cotton Mills.
today.
BANISHEES SENTENCED
Two banishees, who returned In these letters, two persons to the Colony only to commit lar- including a woman, Tour Sui
ceny, were sentenced to mine ree, and a man, Ma Ches, were months' imprisonment by Mr. mentioned to be the collectors of
James Wicks at Kowloon yester-
the money. The woman was the dateng Tak-lat, charged with
wife of the accused.
This time, the money was or breach of a deportation order, Director of Marine.dered to be paid over at 476 faced a charge of stealing
Chatham Road, first floor, Kow-raincoat in Market Street on loon,
Marine Office, Hong Kong, Sept. 26, 1949.
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
VACANT POSTS
Applications from suitably -qualified candidates are invit-
ed for the following appoint-
ments in the Public Works De- partment:
a) Building Surveyors-Ap- plicants must have passed the final examination in the Buildings and Quan- tities Section of Royal In- stitution of Chartered Sur- veyors, and have at least 5 years' experience in a city engineer's office or similar office.
b) Engineers. Applicants must be members or as- sociale members of the Institute
En- of Civil gineers or the equivalent.
Surveyors c) Land
and Crown Lands Officers- Applicants should possess extensive experience in a large estate office, dealing with leasing and develop- ment of land They must be members of the Sur- veyors Institute and pos- sess an A.RL.C.S. (Land Agency) or equivalent qualification. They should be able to carry out sur- veys in the field if requir- ed for demarcation of building lots.
2. Commencing salaries will not be less than $880.00 per month and will be determin- ed according to candidates' experience and qualifications. and may be higher than the minimum shown above.
be
3 Appointments will temporary in the first instance, but suitable officers may later be considered for appointment to the permanent establish- ment. A temporary and- vari- able cost of living allowance is payable at present... Ex- patriation pay is also payable to Expatriate Officers..
4. Applications, on forms which can be obtained from the Secretary, Public Works Department, should be ad- riressed to the Director of Public Works
E. A BOYCE, Director of Public Works,
The prosecuting officer further
Shi-hop. 17, also charged stated that acting under the in- with breach of a deportation or structions of the police, a letter der, was accused of stealing a was written to Tong and Ma by jar of apricots from a shop in 왔다
manager of the Queen's Keelung Street on September 26.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
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Double Tenth Race Meeting Saturday 8th & Monday 10th October, 1949
On the First Day, Saturday, 8th October, the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the First Race will be run at 2.00 pm on the. Second Day, Monday, 10th October, the First Bell will be rung at 11.30 a.m. and the First Race will be run at 12 woon: Tiffin Interval will be after, the Fourth Race (1.30 p.m.).
The
.Through numbers (22 Races - 345,00) may be obtained at the office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap" to be run on 8th October, 1949. Tickets in the special Cash Sweep on the "Kwangtung Handicap" may be purchased also at the Club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon.
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Meeting,
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 each day including tax are obtainable through the 'Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a member, such member to be responsible for all chits, etc.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE.
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 10a.m. the First Day and at 9.30 a.m. on the Second Day. The Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 am. The First Day and at 10 am, on the Second Day. Both Offices at 1st Floor, Telephone House..
A limited number of tiffing will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Teil 27818). NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- MISES DURING THE MEETING.
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The price of admission to the Publie Enclosure is $3 each day including tax for all persons including ladies, and payable, at the Gate.
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC MEN ETC, WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PRECINCTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RACE MEETING, -MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN. THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
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By Shepard Barclay
“The Authority on Authorities","
NOT FOR ALL PURPOSES free missing aces with 5-Spades,"
then bid 7-Spades, EASLEY BLACKWOOD, who he would devised the convention that bears feeling sure he could make the South showed his name, is beset by all sorts of contract. When questions by players who do not only two with his 5-Hearts res- North had no way of contraption First, let it be em- never called it phasised that he
realise the purpose of the clevering which two they were.
the
reund
possibility that one of an aid to bidding makeable slams South's two aces was in the heart
Its Tues., Thurs., Sat., Sun. You require no aids to do that suitor that he held a second anyway-North stopper you can merely bid them. objective is to keep you out of took a chance on the small slam. unmakeable slams, which can be It was beaten by two tricks by the heart J which besten
because the opponents the lead of have too many suit-controls. gave the defenders three tricks Furthermore, it not an all- that suit
HAIKOW
purpose tool even for that ser-
At Table 2, North realised that
Wednesday and Friday will tell you, as all of his hand was not one on which
KUNMING
all
Sun., Tues. & Thurs. void suit.
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the best players know, that the, he should use 4-No Trumps as convention should not be used in an ace asking bid First he cue
sigmy situations. Some-bid his blank clubs, which South times you should try eue-bidding could read as what it was since South instead, especially if you have a be himself had, the A
therefore showed his diamond A in response. When Norththen
in signed off at 4-Spades," he effect told South to bid the slam if he had singleton or other second-round stopper in South did not, so left it at mere game, which was made right oa the head.
SJA 7 HAK 5 D 9 6 5
C 8342
SAK Q6 2. E 8 4 2 DK Q3 84
S8
C None
N
H J 1096 WED 10 7 3
3 CQ10783
S 10-5 4 3
HQ 73
DA 2.
CAK J 9
(Dealer North. Both sides vul- nerable).
East'
·
•
Tomorrow's Problem
D Q.9 86
SAQ 3 HAK 9-5
D 10 4 CKQ9 3
N
hearts.
S. K109 8.5-4
W EH Q8763
S 2
North
South
i. 1 S
Pass
3 S
West Pass
10 4
4 NT
Pass
5 H
Pass 32.
S
6 S
CAJ 102
2. I'S
Pass
3 S
Pass
ཋ་
376
Pass
4 D.
Pass
H 7.2
4 S
There you have the bidding by
two tournament pairs that used
D None
C4.
DAKJ75
C 8 7 6 5
(Dealer: East East-West vul
the Blackwood convention. At nerable).
the first North. used the Black- How would you play at 3-No od 4-No Trumps with the idea Trumps in the North after East Uat, if his partner showed all leads the spade J?
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
10
12
16
17
18-
19
20
21.
22:
24
126
1 Team.
4 Bad-tein-
pered:
Across
17 Observes 19 Criminal
20 Inferred.
7 Solemn pro- 21 Register.
23 Tjquid
24 Blue.
mise.
8 Loals.
10 Bellow
12 Leaves,
stands,
25 Under
15 Doctrine. 26 Lower.
16- Wood.
Down
'1 Sentabroad. .2 Exalted.. “.
3. Erink.
-5 Fart of a
MAY
6 Nap.
again, a 12 Putoll 13 Renew, 14 Bone.
structure,
18 Cowardly.
Fntertained 22 Kernel 11 Starting
Yesterday's Crossword DOWN1 Acted, 2 Snaps, Z ACROSS 3 Fatrange, & Cinema Emanate. Same, 5. Rent, 6 Nib 9 Amenable, 11 Exponent, 12 ble, 7 Emerge, 10 Enstie, 14 Flag 13 Stout, 18 Evert, 19 Loud Ovate; 15 Treated, 18 Glades 17 22 Attained: 24 Discreet, 25 Pursue. 20 Sneak, 21 Adder, 22
Arch. 23 Tear Aerate, 28 Shepherd
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