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THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29,”-1949.

Chinese Gaoled For Correspondence Damaged Chinese Sloop

Possessing Forged Driver's Licence

A young Chinese was convicted and sentenced to serve one year's imprisonment by Mr. F. X. D'Almada at Kowloon yesterday, for possess ing a forged driver's licence."

Au Kam-fon, aged 21, had previously, pleaded guilty to three other charges of driver-licence infringements.

The case began in April DST Brawn, the prosecuting officer stated. when Au was involved in a traffic accident in which a pedestrian was in- jured.

Au was asked for his licence on that occasion as he was driver

of the this

alterations

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kibiy for alguis expressed tetters by correspondents, and by no means necessarily agrees wik [kem

Pen Pals Wanted

if you would publish the following

Sir, should be much obliged particulars with regard to enquiry

for pea- friends from two girls, present enjoying their education

sisters to be exact, who are at

at a school in Java,

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Those who may wish to write please address their letters WM. Hs, 23. Hillwood Road, (het floor) Kowloon to be for

Jaya Fou

Following

"Hide And Seek"la

With Marine Police

Name: Kho Liep Hing, Na- How a man, Tse, Wing tioty: Chinese Sex/Age: Girl, boys or girls 18 correspond with; b

the same age from “any Defendant pro- played a game of "hide and fo of the techs for seek at Fu Tou Mun. Fast school

having been

Heng, Nation with the Marine Police in anyame: Kho Lien

girls belanget to a police constable, it

correspond with: boys or

on the same live from any was revealed:

school Language: Engliski

W. 3. HSU.

rome

made on it. The criginal- licenc attempt to escape, was relat yality; Chinese SENAN Girls 179]

The youthink offender, however, managed to run off before police investigations could be completed

ed at the Marine Court yes terday,

5. I. Nippard, prosequting, said that Tse Wing, aged 95, master

In court yesterday, it was stated of the motor. junk. Sun Yu Tai,! that Au had gone to Canton as was entering the harbour through he had become frightened at the prospecte

of police proceedings Fu Tau Mun on Wednesday whe against him after the accident in S. L. File, in Police Launch No. 2

attempted to intercept him, April.

Meanwhile Au had met Chan Shui-kwan, owner of a lorry who was in possession of a learner's licence.

Defendant steered junk back through the Pass bin the Police launch was unable to follow Ee cause of the shallowness of the

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Personalia

Departures from the Peninsula Hotel co Taursday included Miss Wilson, Miss & Monks, Miss

ni. Fox, his. E R. Miller. Mrs. C. Dillard, Miss E Cory, Messrs.

Still Adrift With

20 Crew Members Aboard

A damaged Chinese sloop is somewhere on the,

high seas: 120 miles East of Hong Kong. with 20 of her 100 crew members still on board.

The sloop, the Kiong Yang, was damaged by ram

ming into the French merchant ship, Docteur Yersin, after the Yersin went to the sloop's assistance, at 4.10 p.m. on Thursday.

Office Boy Sentenced For Larceny

Captain P. A. Moussouris of the Docteur Yersin said after he arrived with his ship in Hong Kong last night that the Chinese sloop broke out of). control after 68 members of the sloop's crew had jumped onto the Yersin during high scas.

With insuficien: crew control- !cose

On a charge of larceny by uing the sloop, she broke servant of two portable type-from connecting ropes to the Yer- writers and an electric clock, sin, and after turning around and Leung Ping-vism aged 20, spproaching the Yersin again, office boy, was sentenced to could not control her engines, and one year's hard. Jabour by rammed the French ship in Num- Mr. A. D. Scholes, al Central per 3 hald.

Defendant was yesterday.

Captain Moussouris said that he also recommended for banish-ordered his crew to plug the 4 by

ment.

drive and offered, at the same Tathong Foint Lam Tear Isinne JA. D. Hicks, W. K. Young, and G. Howlett said that a report was;

time, to arrange for his pupil a driver's Licence for $250, Chat said it evidence yesterday. The learner paid Au $100 in advance When Au eventually product Licence Chit on examine tion, found it to be false

Kyser.

Among the new arrivals at the Heel on Thursday Peninsula were Mis. V. Marchetti, Messrs

In subsequent conversation, Aut water. had offered to teach Chan toi As the Police launch rounded

Tse re-entered the Pass. These back and forth tactics went on for some time before defendant vessel finally pulled alongside the Police launch. Throughout the chase. the Police launch display-I. K. Drinka! T.. D. Kright, P. L. Fay, LTS. Sully, F. Pinto de this was brought 15 thè notice ed the "dag and repeatedly Castro and J. P. Madsen. Au, defendant insisted that the scided the " signal to dop

Charged before Mr. D. G. Chan the licence was genuine.

Cairns with failing to stop whet doubted this and would not pay the remaining $150 owing to Au.requested by the Police carry

ing $8 excess

passengers and landing passengers at Tai Mui, place other than a part of the Colony, Tse Wing pleaded guilty to all the charges.

Arrested-In Cabaret

of

The said that his vessel wa

Defendant, therefore, kent pas Sission of the forged license. This was discovered on his per- son when the police arrested returning tron Swable where hir in August after his return the excess passengers, Nationalist, Tom Canton when he was found Government oficiais, hid forcibly ound bearded His vessel and ordered in a dance hall. When question-po

him evacuate them.

10 ed about this licence, Au töld] DE

When he saw the Police launch the police that it belonged to a friend who had asked him to Tse added, he became afraid, as nave it renewed for him as a he knew it was agains regula- tions to carry excess passengers favour,

so he tried to escape. He landed the-passengers at Tai Mui and then came alongside the Police launch

The prosecution in tracing the history of the case stated that when Au first met with the car accident in April, he was in pos- sessión only of a learier's licence and that there was no "L" plate displayed on his vehicle at the time. The vehicle was borrowed by Au

DSI. Brawn that

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Among the passengers who let Ey CPA yesterday for Barikok and Singapore included Mrs. Yeh Kwang Chi-keng, Mr. Kao Ling bai, Mr. F. Finlo de Castro Mr. John Drinkall Mr. W. B. Sakrani, Mr. G. Testart

and Mr. Kob Hong-lay,

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Detective Sub-Inspector J. made" to Central Police Station that the Harmony Trading Com pany at Room 44, Stock Exchange Building was broken into by some unknown persons.

A party of police went to the scene and after careful examina-) tion of the office found marks on the door.

In the office the police found af hacksaw which fitted the marks on the door. The damage to the door was done from inside the office.

s

5 feet hole with pillows, chairs, rugs, and blankets, but that water

was flowing into the hold

Then the Captain ordered his! crew, and the 68 members of the sloop's crew to shovel the Yersin's coal, cargo from. pertį

Slim Visits

Troops In NT

'Field Marshal Sir William · Sila. GBE, KCB, DSO, MC Chief of the Imperial General Staff, who is on a short visit to Hong Kong: visited units of 40 Infantry Division under the command OF Major- General G. C. Evanz yester. day.

Accompanied by Lieutenant General Sir EG. Robert Mansergh, GOC-In C. Hàng Kongs The CTG 5% visited trai Divisional Headquarters and units of 23rd Field Regtą BA, ike an. Leicestershire Regi

2/10 3rd Royal Tank Regt. Gurkha Rifles, and 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regt.

The Field Marshal lunched with General Evans and on returning to Kowloon visited the Nine Dragons Club which was recently opened to the Services by the Forces Civilian Welfare and Entertainment Committee.

OFFICIAL NOTICES,

APPOINTMENTS

The name of Mr. Jacques de to starboard, to counteract the Wolling has been added to the list caused by the rising water List of Authorised Architects.

he but waleri

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in the Number 3 hold: Fifty-five minutes later, started his engines.

Mr. R. A. Merritt has been again was rising in the damaged appointed to be a Surveyor of with effect from bold.

Ships (Ship) After two hour's of piling October 22 cement into the hole, be set out for Hong Kong.

Worked Pumps

His CTEW

worked the water pumps continually for more than 12 bours, until the cement had

Mr. Jim Johnson's appoint- ment as Assistant Superintendent of Police has been confirmed with effect from August 25.

A

Defendant was questioned and said that he stole the articles on the night of October "26

Mr. W. A. Blair-Kem, Magis- The total value of the articles time to set in the hole, and then trate, has been seconded to the was $725.

Unlawful Transfer

Mr. L. Z. Yuan will address the Club 00 Roo Garden, Hong Kong Rotary Hong Kong, Hotel, at 12.30 p.m. Tuesday at the

His subject will be "Chinese Clubs of the Early Days."

L. Chen- Major-General Claire pault of the Civil Air Transport left the Colony yesterday for aircraft. CAT Chungking by 2 General Chennault who had re- turned here from Hoihow and S. L. Nippard said that the Po-Kunming on Thursday, is ex-l

Two women and a man ice questioned the passengers. pected to return here shortly

faced Mr. Hin-shing Lo at They admitted that the had paid

Major-General Wu Teh-chen, Central yesterday on a charge defendant amounts ranging from

Kuomintang

without of unlawful transfer of cus portofolio, left here yesterday tody of child for monetary

consideration. for Taipeh on a CATC Convair

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$5 to $30 for fares.

Closing his case,

"In view of the circumstances told the court defendant I am taking a serious view of the had made things difficult for the case said-Cairns-1-im- police and had not in the least pose the maximum penalty way co-operated in the investi- $300 on each enarge and $25 for -gation.

cach excess passenger."

Mir, d'Almada, in passing sen- tence, said that Au was "a wheel in the machinery of the driver=1 licence racket" and sentenced him to serve one year in prison. On the other three charges, Aul was fined a total of $300 or six weeks, sentence to be cunsecu- tive if the fines were not paid.

FORTHCOMING ·

WEDDING

The forthcoming wedding of Frederico Armando Vieira, bank

clerk, of 34 Granville Road, and Miss Maria Louisa Lopes, of 276 Prince Edward Road. has been announced

Dentrix

LOCAL TRÁIN TIMETABLE

Beginning from tomorrow the local train service will revert to the timetable dated March 25.

This means slight adjustmenis only in the present timetable bat passengers are advised to contact: their local Station Master for details of the alterations.

The through service with Can- ton is still suspended and local trains of Shamchate at low instead

Minister

Mr. Benjamin Tirona, newly

designated Philippines Vice-Consul an in Hong Kong, is leaving for the Colony next Wednesday to assume his post, reports United Press from Manila. Mr. Tirona was formerly with the San Francisco consulate- general

Girl Guides Exhibition

Guides Hong Kong's Girl demonstrated at an exhibition yesterday what useful work they have learned and

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As soon as there is any indica carry ohibition was opened by tion of through services being resimed the public will be advised, Lady Grantham, wife of the Gov- it was officially stated sesterday. ernor. She was given a special welcome on her arrival at Sandi- lands Hut, Flagstaf Road.

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The exhibition Included dolls dressed up in the different ps tional costumes of members of the Girl Guides in the Colony, paintings, photographs, and de monstrations ad cooking and child nursing

Among the guest were Bishop Hall Mrs McDowall, Mr.

Tang Shu-kin, Mr. Front Khối

MBE F. Wilson Mrs. V. G. C. Roberts, Robertson, Mrs. C. Mrs. M. M. Wilson, Mrs. L Brownseld, Mrs. P. K. Leang. Mrs En Tong-sen, and Hawkins

JOINT RECITAL AT CHINESE YMCA

Of Child

Captain Moussouris again coun- teracted the list to starboard by Registar General's Department pumping out the ballast in Num as from Octooer 21. He has been appointed to be a Deputy Regis- ber 2 and 5 holds.

traz-General. Water police took charge of the 68 members of the Kiang Yong's crew, when the ship arrived in Hong Kong last night.

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Resumption of duty by Mr, R. R. Toda, Secretary for Chinese Officials at Taikos Dockyard, Affairs, Mr. B.C.K. Hawkins, where the ship is moored, said Commissioner of Labour, and Mr. last night that they would hav: James July, Director of Murice, to wait for divers reports on the were gazetted yesterday. extent of the damage to the Yer-

a

sin before they decided whether

Dr. Har. Ching-lien has been or not the ship would be put in

appointed to be a Member and dry dock er not

Captain Moucscuris said that Secretary of the Board of E- the greates

difficulty in the aminers with erfect from. Octo operation was that the membert. The defendants were Yuen Sau-

36-year-old widow, of 74 of the sloop's crew had not had food or water for three days. and when

First Street, Lau Chân, married į woman of 96 Queen's Road West, and Li Yat, 50-year-old uniem ployed.

and

Confirmation of Mr. C. W. the Yersin "drew Sargisan, Master, Education De close, the men from the Chinese pariment; and Mr. B. I. Barlaw, ship jumped on the Yersin's Cadet Officer, to the permanent deck.

ind persionable establishment has He added that he did not know been approved 15 they were involved in the what had happened to the Kiang transfer of a boy, Lau Yin-wing. Yung since be had left, but em- for $250.

It was alleged that on October

phasised that after the sloop had Mr. Harry Leroy Smith has Li Yat pleaded guilty to the rammed the Yersin, he had no been provisonally recognised as charge, while the women pleaded choice but to salvage his own Consul for the United States jor not guilty.

ship, and could not have render- America at Hong Kong

On the request of Social Wei- ed further assistance to the sloop. fare Inspector H. W. Fraser hear. The Captain said: "It is certain ing was adjourned until Novem- that that ship needs immediate

assistance." ber 14.

Eviction Order Issued

In Tenancy Case

Mr. Jaches W. Gould has been provisionally recognised as Vice- Consult for the United States of America at Hong Kong.

Mr. Marco Aurelio. Almazan has been recognised as Vice- Consul for Mexico in London with jurisdiction including Hong Kong.

British Naturalisation has been conferred on Mr. · Karl · Adob

Isalevich Mariepolsky, commonly

An eviction order has been issued against the ac- August Kastmann and Mr. Victer

cupiers of 15 Dragon Terrace, first floor, by known as Victor Marr. Mr. W. H. Latimer, Tenancy Magistrate. It was found that the concubine of the second The Licensing Board will meet opponent in the dispute had transferred the st the Council Chamber on No-

vember-25 to consider applica premises

to him without the landlord's con- tions for Fublicans, Hotel Keep- Adjunct Licences and He- sent.

staurant Adjunct Licences.

The concubine, who is the first opponent, to whom

The names of the International

the tenancy of the premises had been let sub- sequently took in her husband, Owing to Investment, Limited, and the unfortunate differences between the two, Tan Peng Choon Banking Caż- pany, Limited, have been struck however, the concubine left the matrimonial eat the Companies Register

home.,

trustee for the second opponent, It was claimed.

The opposition clairied in the alternative that both opponents tents. In the further alternative were at all material times folut

The new Union Church hull has been licensed by the Goy-

bration of marriages. -

nor to be a place for the cele-

Mr. D.-A E Wright, in- Today's programme for the structed by Mr. F. D. Ham- jolat recital in which 300 singers, mond, appeared on behalf of including eight local church choirs the applicant, Wong Yau-king, da number of well known widow, of 7 Dragon Terrace, and

Rabbit skins, iron and steel vocalists In the Colony, are par- first floor.

the second opponent was at all scrap have been removed from the ticipating at 8 pm.

at the Chinese YMCA," Kowloon Branch al The first opponents were Woog material times a sub-tenant of his List of Prohibited Exp

as fol- Suk-chum of 8 Bay View Road, concubine

second door, and 1 Nai-lam.

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Sole-Agents:

Bernacchi had argued that

****Seek ye the Lord" will be the Lau was represented by Mr. B.A. since money for payment of rent FOOD JARS sacred song contributed by the Bernacchi, on the instalations of was advanced by Lau, there was

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SE Law: Hus concubine a trustee resulting Mr. Wright These attractive new "food Jars

Church Chaif;**

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was

not

present at the proceed had submitted that since Wong

had left the household, leaving #pest efficient for carrying cooked vegetabici,: sewa, "KREDI Mission

Choir, Holy

"Holy The grounds for application Lau in sole possession, there had cock cream for picnick, outings, Kowloon

Chinese City" by

il the been a parting with possession of motoring trips.. were that the first opponent, Choir Ave Maria" by Chinese

homes concubine, had the tenancy of the house on her part.. YMCA. Kowinos Branch Chorus; premises in discule but was ne

Mr.

vacuum-insulated They are in the Lord" by HoDE LAS with it,

Tound that from the keep hat things HOT or cold in por about March, 1948. swers

to letters, written by things COLD. Their wide mouths which the latter. had refused to served ease

Konu Arty Church Choir: "Re- joice in the Lord" by Hong Kong Baptist Church Choir, and "Liv

Jesus" by Kowloon City Baptist Church

Schuman

ing in

the

fit, having grmer in the course of his

Conserto de solicitors to the landlord, in permit food to be. packed and

of the

Chori sesion licens claimed back poc conge the name on the rent re-ed with can

of the premises, as

as well as cefpts to Laif's name, it was 20- They are completely non-rusting, soprano) will sing 1 Bacio meste profits from Lau from parent that Lau knew he was no and come in popular pintand

Kiss Helen Ca

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The opposition admitted that

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The Tribunal found that as the

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and Uved. there to subelent to and USA She has gether with his copcabine-led with possession of the pre-

"Owing to some unfortunate mises

An order that the po differences the concubide had

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