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Europeans Leave Swatow In Panamanian Freighter

Licence Frauds Revealed

Cartin unscrupulous per. raw are obtacting" "Chinese Who require dealers' vimilar licedcen. "for" tobacco

Or

and rpirits, and are gefraud. ing them of various amounts on the pretext of obtaining a Hocf.ca from the Department of Commerce and Industry,

The victim is usualty Gorted to 'Prince's

and told to Vast at ord of the entrances. The contact then roturbe and hande the victim a form of dxport permií þear. Ind few characters and English wording And inflalled HKG

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The Department stated yes terday that the dnly fees pay. ble for licences should be paid in the tidending Once on the 2nd floor of the Fire Brigade Building.

None of the staff of the Do. partment Commered and

Authorized

Industry

coficut any fece other than at the office and in exchange tor'an official receipt

Reminders

Today

The first group of Europeans to leave Swatow since the Communist occupation arrived in the Colony yesterday in the Panamanian freight or Bargloba.

They include Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Stewart and, two doughters and Mr. N. K. Turnér, personne! of the Chinese Maritime Customs, who have récently retired after long service.

The registration of the for- sign community in Swatow wha to have been completed by De- cember 12. It is hoped that they will be able to procure cxit permita by carly' next year." reraarked Mr. Stewart, who was chief surveyer at the CMC Swallow Station, where he was transferred in July this year from Hong Kong.

The CMC properties are intact.

Air Marshal

Fogarty Visits HK

Air Marshal F. J. Fogarty.

The Chinese personnel are carry, CB, DFC, AFC. Commander-

the Commisar.

in un under 3 robin-Chief of the Royal Air Force ·

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Aume foreign

In the Far Bhsl and Mrs. more foreign statt members of Fogarty

arrived here in on CMC

ni Swatow.

from Singapore RAF dreraft Since the Communist entry on October 24, 129

yesterday. foreigners

Upon his arrival at Kai Tak have been left

"They ajaho. seem to be carrying on as usual the L-in-C of the KAF ¡uspected a quard of honoln made up of men of the King's Own Scottish Bor- rers and the 91 Squadron RAF derers (Malay Regimenti.

Lieutenant-General Sir Robert E.C. Mansurgh GO

( đi ho Hòa Kong. Camudore L.N. Brown- deld RN. Als Commutore A.D Davis, Group Captain ♬ Worral in- They Station Commander. Kal Tak elude MMM.. agcist of Butterfield

Swire.

were among those who met Air ahd Mr. Speyer and intant, Mr.

Marshal Fogarty when his specie! Dakota arrived, Superintendent of Tal

And Stewart. GMC for 29 There are buainesiones Óperathig as *usunt. Others are mostly missionaries," he auto

Mr. Stewart mentionedl some names whom he said "are

..

| carrying on a Speyer, Swatow

and

Kowhon Rotary Club luncheon, and Godown Limited |

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screening of atm by courtesy

of British Counen af Peninsula Mr. Moyles of Reks Bradley, and Hotel, 12 30 p.m.

| Mrs. Möyles, Mr. Fox of thỏ Hong

Henderson of furdine. Matheson

Art Club annual exhibition Rong and Spanghai Bank, and Mr. (Achmishiba Freel at St. John's Cathedral hall, 10 am.

HK Chinese Products Seventh An-!

Registration

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When he left the registration of Qual Exhibition on site the foreign community was Pusite Peninsula Hotel, offtrial posed to have been completed, opening by Governor

Mr. Stewart sold.

HK Amateur Radio Transmitting |

society, annual general meet until after the completions of that No entry visa would be given Ing. Cluna Fleet Club thoatra, jot

Mr. Stewart said he would re-

1.30 p.m.

Nine Dragons Services Club, Na.

thar Bond, Kowloon, "Twenty main in the Colony for some time

before leaving for Australia.

Questions programine at p

1.

HK Women's International Club, Whist Drive for Services, 7.30 D.m.

Mrs. Turner left Swalow carller and hos relamed Home,

The Haralaba arrived with about

In dozen Chinese passengers. British Council weekly flen alum

She has been making severnĮ "Building and Town Plans- successful trips to Swatow with- ing Helena May Institute, out encountering belgerent Nu- 4.30 p.nl.

vionutlst craft

Quarry Bay School prize day, 3.16

p.m.

Coming Events

TOMORROW

Ate Marshal Forty who on A routine Aur py Colony's RAF station

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the

المالية

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1949.

A Menace To Public Health

Stray doge such as the che photographed hora—are today the biggers meneer to the health of the Colony, They are the potential spreaderù of rabies' which has thready claimed 20 tvek In addition, éême 38 dogs have died from the disease-all on the Mainland where existesitmiat prezent confined. The Health Authorities have stated that there lê na guarantee that rabine doka net 'exial of the laland as the Incubation period may be upwards to six months or more. Owners of dogs should keep their pets off the atroutsmand on leash and muzzled when allow. ing them out. It was learned yesterday that the brains of two persons are at present under axminination" for rubles infection. If confirmed the human death toll since the outbreak of the discard a few months ago will jump to 22-("China Mail" Photo),

Judgment Reserved In Taxation Appeal

Parters that although yeater The Full Court yesterday raserved judgment on the

day's weather wat very rough

the RAF boys performed very weli.

He further said that the RAF is playing An important Tele in Malaya where the ground forces are doing jobs although they have many difficulties in the jungles.

Air Marshal Fogarty and Mrs. Fogarty are planning to stay here for four or five days. This is their first trip to the Colony.

Yorkshiremen Hold Annual Meeting

The

appeal brought by Jebson and Company, of Pedder Building, against a Supreme Court de- cision which hold that contain sums held by the company were taxable.

opped is biso that the case should be sent back to the Board of Review from whence it orose for amendment, and that the business profits tax assessment of the company for the year 1948-1949 be reduced by $3,899.

The Full Court yesterday terms of American dollars was a comprised Sir Leslie Gibson, capital appreciation and there- Chief Justice, and Mr. Justice fore not taxable. It is a debt or Gould, Pulsne Judge.

a loan, he added. The ap- pellants were represented by Mr. John McNell instructed by Mr. H. J. Armstrong.

The Question

Biological Circle Lecture

dis-

of

Mr. B. E. Sugarn, FZS, cussed the "Breeding Habits Tropical Fish" at a lecture yem terday before

Biological the Circle of Hong Kong.

Mr. Sugars was followed by Mr. J. D. Romer who exhibitor

a frog totally new to the Colony.

The frog, closely allied to the can rickett, whi found last August near the Pokfulam reser- voir. A specimen was sent 10 London, the British Museum in which has not yet been able to

Identify

In his lecture Mr. Sugars ex- different plained in detail the ways in which tropical h breed. He classifon "them, Into three different groups-the- layers, the lye bearers and the nest builders,

According to a Chinese ar At the Annual Meeting of

if it was a trading capital, ho rival, Swatow is stili struggling the Society of Yorkshiremen. The respondent; the Commiscontinued, he would agree with desperately to recover from in Hong Kong, held at the sioner of Inland Revenue, was Crown Counsel's submission that what waa Jost when the Nationalete left the olty.

Jacobean Room of the Bongepresented by Mr A. Hooton, the question is what was the cost "We lost much of our foodstuffs Kong Hotel last night, Mr. J.Crown Counsel, assisted by Mr. of the goods which were bought

sold C. W: Norris of the Inland Resin America and

in Hong H. Shaw was elected President, requist Joning Nine Dragons Services Club, Tuin-through military

venue Department,

Kong7 bola for Forces, & p.m. Na- and looting. But if the Hong and Mr. J. G. Meyer Vice-Pre-

When the malter Kong ships maintain the link resident. ygular, as it is gradually becoming, Mrs. M. Allinson, Mrs. W. Cox, before the Board of Review, it question as to what is a taxable he said.

we hope it will not be very long Mr. L. Sykes, Mr. H. Priestley. ruled that $38,991,87 which the preft depends on the value plac-mon method, the father ferillis- year ed in the company's books upon ing the eggs as they are dropped begla business Mr. A.L. Fisher and all; grast: Proem had realised in the

of goods the ssels in the beginning of by the mother In - this love ugain with bright prospects," the sidents in the Colony, were elect 1948-1949 in the salo

through appreciation of United the year," counsel stated. merchant said.

Staten dollars was not taxable.

than Road, Kowloon,

Court Brevities

Five men faved committal pro- ceedings before Mr. Bin-shing Ly

being

We can

Since the Communist Occupation, several local ships have visited the clty and returning with cargo und passengers.

The British coasters, Sing Hing at Central yesterday on a charge and Wing Hing, hate

of armed robbery & Shaukiwan

They

were alleged to have robbed the occupants of 7 Tal

Ning Street of $8,344.00 (of which

$2,200 was in cash).

chargea

Two other men faced

receiving stulgu property "and] possession of arms without a per- unik.

several successful trips.

mado

WOMEN FOUND

ed members of the Committee.

Mr. w, Stoker, the Hon. Tran surer for the past year, keeps his post,, while the post of Hon. Secretary has been taken up by M. A, R. Brown,

UNCONSCIOUS INciety's Annual Dinner Dance.

MOTEL ROOMS

ACKNOWLEDGED DONATIONS

first camo "10 Casca of this

r

i

"We have the negligent wife Hor who tears around dropping eggs all over the pinch

wirilt kind, the being pursued by her Husband," This is the most com-

chase."

either with the lady in question or with her eggs, and eventually young ih appear!".

Mr. MeNell theri turned to the Mr. Sugars louled the com

that There moody accepted impression The board held that the su question of partnership. had been derived from the ap-have been two changes of part tropical fish breeding te merely a since the gold preciation of US$. balances of the nership

dollars matter of placing a male and n United concerned were bought in 1930. female Osh together in a tanit, neld: in the Company It was. announced, that

$200 States, and was not a profit arist The present sole proprietor of the and, as result the inds Inve would be handed over to the St. ing from the sale of goods in the firm. M. Jebsen, was thus entit- her eggs; while the gentlemen.

Yorit-purchases of which dollars were led to open his trading accounts ins *Gome vague George's Society, by the

connection In 1948 by a proper vėluation at shiremen, February 29; 1950, was applied. chosen as the date for the So

The Commissioner of Inland the assets. |Revenue" then, appeated against

the board's decision before Me. Mr. Hooton in reply told the

In actual fet, hé' declared, the Justice Williams Senior Pulme Court that his whole point was Two young Chinese women,

Judge Mr Williams, overruled that there was a profit made in story of tropical fish breeding is anti his Miss Wong Ying of room

the Board's findings, and declared sale of goode in Hong Kong, and far more complicated, World

profit in currency exchange. lecture was devoted to proving Hotel, Wanchal Sub-Inspector Nicol Good

The undernoted donations, 16, the Usono, money in question iterable. not Road, and Miss Lari Luk.'of room

The whole crux of his argument this point. sad that two of the suspects were 207 Now Asia Hotel, Des Voeux, Chreb bug Hunts have, or Jehsen and Company this have was that the appilants were arrested at Shatkok and the Road Central, were found uncon- acknowlodkodanik. other at Sheungshul, within 24 scious. in their rooms yesterday

Freyakizy acknowledges;$76.50.00 hrought up the present appeal trying to take into consideration Gocon for dr. Williams' decision to be hypothétical `expenditure, and Big, John "andyLady, Myers,, and were sent to Queen Mary, Church of Christ, in China. 3,000.00. reveriesland, tee, the matter, to be not an actual one. Hospital for treatmeal.

10418.32 sent back to the Board of Rep

Crown Counsel further sub- view. They also › axked?" thứt the 3944iness, Praits Tax Assessment mitted that the proper rate of 1947 in of this company for the year of exchange in Jarfuary Assessment (1948-1942: bo, reduced US$ to HK$ was four to one. This by: $3,339, and costs.

Detective

hours of the robbery.

THE

caso continues wilar.

Mr. Hin-shing Lo at Central yesterday said, that

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It was statedd that both wo-, me were stiftering from

he would over-dose of sleeping pills.

ivo'n writton judgment if the case of Diten Sau-loof, Lau Chan, zed, 32, buried wohan, and Li Yotated charged with the unlawful trupster of a 13-year-ol hoy for a consideration:

M Fraker: for the prosecution

Hald that it might of might not

bu the custom to buy children förf

J

Total

Nethersole Hospital's Busiest Year

Adoption in Chidh but It was cerIn, the Nethersplo, Hospital's 62-year history, 1948

against the law of Hong

where children cannot be

bought or cold and payment of

mondy cannot conter any rights My whatsoever of proper possesaloh of thy children

Mok Yu, aged 20, Private, of the Royal Army Service Corps, Lyc miun Barracks."-Cheng Bai, aged 27 4 Shamshujpo Bartacks, and

of Victoria, Barrack, were rie Chan Kwok-sang, Royal Signals

Hrishing

was the busiast year in that there were 4,149)

in patients, and more than 63,000 out-patients. Chou told this to the members of this

General Committee of the Alice. Memorial: and Affiliated Hospitals at the Annual Meet- Ing yesterday

Mr. Chau also said that the Statement of Accounts for the Quartely andyNursing Training contract for the new Staff year 1940 Wireshand passed.

a The Commitde.

three days by M School, was signed. In March The following wore then elect

Central

FAA Igre,) and in April the laying of the led 16, the Committe

Deputy Chairman : Mr. J. Fin-

“Chairman:” Mr. T. Na Chati, &

Members of the - Executive

Detective Sub-inspector: D foundation begangenerous aylor*

the Prosecution. I w through the alleged that defendants, between repofise or the pubile to the host nie, December 10 December 17, vital's appeal for funds that work. dimanded $20 from Wong King Was able to be begin so quickly Committee Mr Ngan Shlag

In with inenaces,

The site of the new building wan, Reverend George: Ele vir. was donated by the London, MisTang Shlu-kin. O.B.E, Dr. Arthur. sionury. Society, and in belling Woo and "Colonel":"A Bit Dow-

XMAS GIFTS

The question

ubparm

most miniatoday lay what

{the proĄčat, Nethersold. Hospital Biggin socha vecou-

the

in Bonhamn Rond. Two'old houses, Four members: No.. 4 un 6. Bonham Road, have tive Cointroducated by bdob pulled down and Work on London, Missionary Society, werd. the new building commerfeed. Dr. R Ashton, Med

galha to get this Xring, för dấy Total.com including architect's Superintendent, Dr. R. M./ family and friends.

[Teck, Willibs HK$1,840,000 and ot|ton, “Secretary; | Mis", MA

this, sum HK$243,000 has stready Superintendent, of Nursos, | been received almakat

MEDIA Eropa Marwick; CAM fropre, probleme could-tally-tre solved. Esigo auris de mesing were alső | denting: Messrs.

raised, during the year through Naiteholland & Cool: Hồi Trak,

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,000 of thanked to NEKIDA?, Proshok Másón? and?) Mr: 4 Wanyola, Messrs. Pest,

and to-nil (whoss félnénik, en- Marwick., Mitchell & che tal

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belo proprietor's predecessor of the company in 1030, as well as the oficial rate.

By through the facts and make up off the company, went on to Submit, that the cum concerned wens rerels a capital investment Any appreciation, of) that sum id judgment:

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