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Drop In Share `Values Caused By Fear Complex

Reminders

Today

Debating and Discussion Group

neeting European YMCA,

8.45 p.m.

Whist

Morning

Weekly

Flag Women's Section) European YMCA, 10 Legislative Council meeting, CSO,

2.30

p.m.

Mahjong Class, European YMCA,

s p..

The drop in share values during the past year, despite satisfactory dividends, has been due to a selling movement initiated by non-resi- dent holders following the Communist suc- cesses in North China,

This view was expressed by Mr. G. E. Marden at

the annual general meeting of the Yangtsze Finance Company Limited held yesterday in Queen's Building. He said in part:

"When I last addressed you

I referred to the fact that local shares stood at prices which yielded unusually satisfactory dividends. Since then the The meeting, 50,

market has continued to fall Road, 8.0 p

despite, the fact that, dividends. YWCA "English-speaking Group, have been well maintained Moon-Cake Tea, Duddell Sand promise, generally speak- 3.30 pr.

ing, so to continue:

Macdonnel

Flag Waunt Morning, women's section, European YMCA, 10

A.m

Portugal National Day, reception at Club Lusitano, G p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

The Barnstormers variety show,

dent

Park Road, & p.m.

W35

"It is, I think, fair to say that a sharp selling movement during last winter non-resident holders of local shares initiated by following the striking Communist sacresses in North China. This seling movement was too strong and sustained for local powers of absorption. and local

weak holders having joined it, the market has drifted steadily downward ever since despite sudden sharp rises

fact

European YMCA, 3 p.m. Cocktail Party by Mr and Mrs. with indicate latent strengt

Fung Ping-fan, in honour of without ever bringing it to full- Rotary International Presima

ment-An unusual feature of the and Mrs. Hocigsoo, i early liquidation was that it pro- ceeded from portfolios- which had been held intact for generations were unaffected by the high prices of 1947/48—it

war in anly precipitated by a fear com- alex born largely of political pro- paranda. It must now be arcepted arcepted that there has occurred a sub

substan- tial disinvestinent in respect of local stocks held abroad and par ticularly in England. These port- folios, great and small, represent- ed estates and bequests by former Hong Kong Rotarians and residents who and whose hene their friends were shown a feiaries had hitherto shown their sample of what they wouldfidence in the Colony by re see on a tour of Europe and the British Isles, at their weekly luncheon yesterday.

Travel Films Shown To Rotarians

The occasion was the showing of a colour film of tours sponsored by the American Express Com pany, world-wide tourist agents.

Some of the best scenic spots and places of historic interest were shown, including the Riviera, Monte Carlo Venice. the Yor- wegian Fjords, and the histori castles of England.

President Fung Ping-fan re minded Rotarians of the official reception on Friday evening at the Hong Kong Hotel Roor Garden in

honour of Rotary International Fresident Perce Hode-on and Mr Hodgson.

I. Í

A special reception party will wait for the arrival of the R. President at the airport.

Ex-Soldier On Menaces Charge

Evidence In Murder

Trial

at

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1949. ►

Typhoon | Convictions Of 37 Seamen Set Aside By Appeal Court

Veers Away From HK

Hong Kong had A DEITOW escape from another severe lashing of a tropical storm yesterday when the typhoon, coming from the Philippines, suddenly veered Northwards when at a spot about 250 miles East of the Colony, towards

Fukien coast.

At 12.25 p.m. yesterday the number one ¡typhoon signal was, lowered.

According to an Official of the, Royal Observatory, the typhoon which first appeared on the night moving of September 29, was towards Hong Kong from the The North East ûf Luzon at a speed

of about 15 h

15 knots.

Further prosecution evidence was given in the murder trial the Criminal yesterday Sessions by Ip Chor, one of the two surviving victims of an attack by members of a notorious secret society in Wanchai.

Ip Chor, who was one of the three ticket scalpers operating at the China Theatre in Landale Street that fatal evening, admitted in cross-examination that he did not actually see any of the ac- cused strike Chan Hoi, deceased. Ip asserted that he only sav Chan being pursued by members of the garig. The only person be saw that struck Chan was "Four Eyes" himself, who did it with a long sword.

On October 2. it was reported to have centred at Luzon, Al

though no report of winds near the centre was then received by ships at sea the Observatory, reported that a probable typhoon intensity was developing in the centre of the tropical storm.

"The attention of the magistrate in this case

should be brought to the proper procedure when dealing with criminal cases. It is im- portant that the proper procedure be shown in the proper order."

This was stated by Mr. Justice Williams, senior

Puisne Judge, yesterday at the Appeal Court when he quashed the convictions of 37 marin-. ers who were given seven days each for al- leged insubordination by Mr. F. W. Skutil, Marine Magistrate.

The men, who are seamen, fitters, engineers, stokers and others of the ss. Hai Lin of the Wah Sheung Shipping Company, were found guilty at the Marine Court on July 21. Fifty others were acquit ted there of a similar charge

and released.

|

the

stated his findings of fact and supplied them to the Appeal Court

required by Magistrates Ordinance. Under the ordinance in which the men were charged the magis

rate was satisfied that each of them was lawfully engaged, that, they had been given a lawful command by the ship's master, Mr. B. A Bernacchi instructed and that they had silfully dis- by AS. K. Laur and Company obeyed that command. represented all the appellantsy tupressions when I rend some of whom were present in the record of the four cases is Court yesterday. Mr. A. Hooton that the magistrate sealing with

Counsel, Crown

the the

case was completely un- Стоит

aware of the most important The four appeals into which point in the treatment of criminal the case was divided, but beard

in our Courts," Mr. Wil- together, there based on thetism remarked. during the time when the typ- hoon was threatening the Colony of the master of the ss. Hai Lin ploned was that it is the duty grounds that по lawful command This important point, he ex- ships

had co-operated ips at sea

move the vessel Was the Royal Ob-to

ever of the prosecution to satisfy the very well with

given, nor were the appellants Court beyond reasonable, doubt servatories on the Pratas and the

ever instructed to do so.

- evilt of each defendant, and Paracel Islands

aliso The appellants

claimed that it not for the defendant' that the convictions were against to show he is innocent. the weight of evidence.

Typhoon Weakens Between Monday night and resterday morning, the typhoon seemed to be weakening and al- though winds increased there was no sign of a gale force.

The Official further said that

Constant radio contact with the two islands and the ships. were maintained by the Observatory's radics

m3de

said

with

The men in the dock, who are accused of having taken part in

When asked whether contacts that armed attack of May 7, are Chan Kam-chuen alias Anwere made with the Observatory

Official aliasat Shanghai, the Thai Chan Kang-chuen Ngai Tsai, Kwan Hung alias that since the middle of July no Lang Hung, Leung Kai and Lintact has been

Shanghal. Wing alias Tai

fifth accused are defended by Mr. V. J. L. D'- Alton, instructed by Mr. A. el Arculis. Mr. A. J. Clifford on the

of Mr. A. M. L Soares, is representing the other

First, secony Shan.

taining its securities. It is unlikely that there will be repurchases by the same interests and an impor- Lant source of strength in the market has thus been lost-possi-instructions

generation.

bly for a frantial use of funds two.

*The

in the general business of the Mr. M. Heenan, Crown Conn- Colony has certainly for the sel, is prosecuting assisted by time being, removed another Detective Sub-Inspector M. J. C. section of support from the Saul, Stock Exchange whilst the After further evidence was greater return offered by the

given by two other witnesses, Speculative bullion and currenty hearing was adjourned until 10 markets has lured away funds his morning.

might otherwise bave

which

been inverted in local shares.

based upon current dividends the "At prices ruling last week and

average return given by a selce- tion of some of the most popular local public utilities and indus

trials would bave well exceeded 12% per annum.

High Return

J

Claim Case Continues

Hearing is proceeding of the

Portuguese Programme

was :for

Capacity Of Crew

Mr. Bernacchi to the Court

One of the points to be proved that the charge against the ap- Pellants was wilful disobedience in the case, the Judge continued, He sub- was whether the men were law- to a lawful command. mitted from the outset that the fully engaged. But there was. Do

the case

as to the appeals should be successful and record in that the convictions of the magis capacity of the people engaged trate could not positively be up in the ship. held on the issue of a lawful The evidence, as he understood

from the command.

record, was that there Turning to the facts on July was a command from the chief 13, the

the day concerned, Mr. Ber-officer to the engineer. The re- nacchi declared that there had cord showed that the chief en- been no lawful command of the gineer passed the order on to ship's master to move the vessel, the crew. To commemorate the Na-hat day, although an order to

evidence should have tional Day of Portugal, Re- prepare the ship for sailing was been read by the prosecution," diffusion has arranged special given the day before

the Judge continued, "but it is On the 12th the crew had now admitted that the evidence programmes for today:

gode up to the master and in- |was given on behalf of the de- At 2 pin. a_special recorded programme of Portuguese music formed him that they were not fence.

"There is certainly no clear will be broadcast to Rediffusion Boing to move the ship in view |listeners in co-operation with the

Portuguese Corsul Eduardo Brazzo

On Rediffusion

of a

a certain wage dispute between evidence that the chief officer here, Mr.hem and the ship's owners. Un-passed the order he received from til that dispute was settled they the master to the would not move the ship..

recordings to be used this programme have been sup plied by Mr. F. Rebeiro. Some of the leading musical artists in Portugal will be heard this half-hour including Beatriz Costa, Jese Ferreiro, Maria Ciara, the noted Portuguese baritone Ed- gard

No Order Given

defendants. Thare is certainly - now-evidence that the defendants received this separate

order. As result of this, counsel-went

"I am quite convinced that on, the master did not give any the convictions on all four ap orders, to move, but reported the peals cannot possibly stand, and matter to the owners.

allow the appeals in each case Mr. Bernacchi submitted once and set aside the convictions. again that the

the convictions could

magistrate in this case should be was a big difference between a trought to the proper procedure crew expressing their intention when dealing with criminal cases, to the master as to the future It is important that the proper before the order was given, and procedure be shown in the proper 2 deliberate refusal once order was given

Concluding, Mr. Williams re-

$900.000 claim at the Supreme Duarte D'Almeida, and Lina pot stand in view of this. There think the attention of the

Demoel

Aunge

"It is obvious that such a return Court yesterday. Additional on vapital is too high to continue evidence on Chinese law was -indefinitely and it is likely that

The second Rediffusion pro- a more reasonable period of free given by Mr. James Man Lee, gramme in honour of Portugal's dom from unfounded rumours

former Shanghai barrister, on National Day will be given by would bring a volume of invest-behalf of the plaintiff, Mr. A. Betty Britt during the "Child- ment capital into the market. In- V. White.

ren's Comer" programme at 5:15 deed,

surprise

may be felt that a Mr. White, of 3 College Road, with a special story dealing substantial amount of capital has is the plaintif He is claiming with the adventurous "exploits of Mr. A. D. Scholes at Cen- not already been attracted here

the nine lahks from Mr. and explorer, Vasco Da Gama

Cthe famous Portuguese navigator by the opportunities offered." tral yesterday committed

of 95 Robinson Roberts, of

oad, Mr. Marden ther reviewed the by virtue of alleged transactions Chinese ex-soldier to stand account for the year. There had in Yoreign exchange between the trial at the next criminal scs-been a considerable decline in the twa in Shanghai in 1947 and 1948. sions on six counts of uttering profits realised on sale of invest letters demanding money with ments. The exchange proft, too, must be expected to disappear, he said.

menaces.

*

Defendant. Che Wai-man, alias Tang Kan, aged 27 was alleged to have uttered letters, demanding total of $200,000 from the managements et the King's Ko Shing, Princes, Queen's and Worl Theatres between April 14 and May 14 this year.

The motion was then put to the meeting to adopt the report and accounts for the year ending March 31.

which was 1949, Lanimously approved.

The HK$1,646.970 standing to credit of Profit and Loss Appro- priation Account was disposed of by the payment of a six per cent tax free dividend absorbing $309.

31: transfer of $500,000 to In- vestment Reserves and carry for- ward of $237,139 to new account. Messrs. W. J. Hawkings, F. J.

A WARNING TO DOG-OWNERS

DONATIONS ACKNOWLEDGED

The Дос Kong

Anti-Tuberculem is

"Had the master issued posi-ferred to a certain book by Sir tive orders for moving. the Alison Russel, KCMG, wherein circumstances would have been is laid down the proper proce

eus for the crew to re dure in criminal proceedings, and "very serious

fuse to move," he added. remarked that the attention of There was no evidence in this the magistrate should further be case

of any

lawful command brought to it, This is denied by Mr. Roberts,

given to move the ship on the who claims the transactions in Due to the many cases of rabies 13th, but only of an order on the foreign exchange ever existed. reported, Mr. F. X. d'Almada at 12th to prepare the ship for

Mr. Loo

d'Almada, KC, and Mr. Kowloon yesterday called, the at- sailing, counsel submitted. DAL, Wright, instructed by Mr. tention of the press, especially

After Mr

Mr. Berdarchi had quoted M. A. da Silva, is representing the Chinese press, to inform the from authorities to support his Association ratefully acknowledge the Mr. Whit

White. Mr. H, G. Sheldon,

don, public that in future all persons contentions, Mr. Hooton replied following donations KC. and Mr. A. J. Clifford, is summoned before him for owning to counsel. the course of Previously acknowledged ....$1.147 509 FE defending Mr. Roberts, on the dogs without fences or without which he submitted that a law- Er. Bauan Tong instructions of Sir Man-kam Lo. muzzles and who then produced ful command had been passed on fur. Kat Fan Fat Mr. Clifford junior counsel for licences in Court would be fined by the master to the persons con- Mr. Ko Yin Yue the defence was absent from pra- regardless.

cerned bry ceedings as he had to attend as More than 40 persons were sum-i cer. They of the chief - Mr. and M, Pee Kook Hui men however did not Mr. and Mr. P.C. Kwok .. defence counsel in a murder trial moned before him yesterday on obey that command, he added. Mr. MS. Chan at an adjoining courtroom.

Crown Coussel commented that Mr. and Mrs. Li Yim Biù..

Nanyang Tobacco Co, this was a rather unfortunate To Hack Back case, in that it was one which, Mr. and Mrs. Tung Chung Wal on its merits, had positively noth-Hear, Wah Kiu Ya: Po

Defendant was also alleged to have demanded $50,000 from Wyler Cotton Mills on May 16.

The case for the prosecution was conducted by Detective InHorman-Fisher and W.R. McBain, "Spector ForrES

the retiring Directors, were re elected and Messrs, Lowe Bingham and Matthews were re-appointed | *- auditors.

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Supporting Mr. Marden in the chair were Messrs, F. J. Horman- Fisher, W. G. E. Lannaman and J. A. Turner (Directors) and shareholders representing 434473 *bares.

FOOD AND

· FUEL COSTS

The food and fuel costs for the week ended October 1, issued by the Labour Office, are as follows: Rice & Flour 72 catties $4.7400 Vegetables Salt Cabbare 2 catty

Oil 7

catty

1.9 catties

Tea 2 catty

Salt Fish 3 catty

Fish 4 catty

Park 5 catty.

Firewood 100 cattles Bean Card, 14 pieces

Total

2780

1.9780

1.4420

9600

1.0440

these offences.

Chinese Publication

On Administration Of Justice In HK

".

'One must know the complete facts before one criticises," remarked Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yesterday when a manager of a print- ing company and two managers of publish, ing companies were summoned before him for printing or selling copies of a book en titled: "Kai Fong Shan Ko” which contains an article the publication of which is an offence.

1.3880 1.1620 8500 .7000

The managers, were Yip $14.5120 Ping-lam, of Shing Tai Print

ers Company. Yeung Ming, of San Leung Publishing Com- pany and Ng Chung, of Sam Man Publishing Company..

They were each bound over in the Bum of $1,000 for the years on good behaviour.

FISH PRICES

Fresh Bah average prices realized at be Hook Kour Fab Wholezzie „Market. | Kennedy Town, yesterday were int

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Typa od Fish

Disco Flik

Scapper

Golden Thaend

Conger Pike

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Lee Pun, and a hawker, Sum, held respectively at the Kowloon and Hong Kong Magistracies. The verdicts of "suicide white balance was dit- turbed" and "death-by misad venture" were respectively re- turned by the magistrates. Inspector Thomas further stated that on August 8 DSI-Van bought Inspector W. Thomas said that a copy of the book from second

.

The article in the book in question defendant and later on the same

considered to be а seditious day, he bought another copy

price

city

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10.13

$135

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Y'S MEN'S CLUB

The regular luncheon-meeting- of the Y's Men's Club of Hong Kong, will not take place tomor- wow. The next meeting will be held on October 18..

from

publication concerning the ad- the third defend the conti

ministration of justice in this

Colony, and the words in the

It was stated inside

of the book, continued the pro

article are understood to mean sec that certain magistrates of the fa

er that it was print officer, y the Shing Tal Printer's

Colony were activated by motives Company. First defendant admit-

of racial prejudice In arriving at ted that he was the

the manager. Judicial decision

Inspector Thomas told the The prosecuting officer stated Court that information has been that the book contained an made for a warrant of arrest ta Article referring to enquieles be issued in respect of Into the deaths of woman, publisher of the book.

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Mr. Hooton then-dealt briefly Mr. Kwan Tuk củ with the procedure taken at the Me, Kwin Mui Marine Court of the matter. He ears. Dao Kee and Co. disclosed that there had been

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