1949-12-17 — Page 3

KEFORM CLUB PLATFORM APPROVED BY MEMBERS

prika |The 13-point platform of the Reform Club of Hồng

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Kong, subject to the amendments "approved on Wednesday and another amendment op- proved yesterday, was unanimously passed by mombers at thair general' möóting last night at the Hong Kong Hotel Roof Gardön, The amendment passed by the meeting yesterday was the one put forward by Mr. Harold Bruce that there should be consideration of other méthods of direct taxation including in par- ticular a stomp fee on yearly identity cards and/or a graded tax on immigration,

Clubs at Sun Kwong Sehoni. The amendment was to replace a proposal for b

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head tax, which was thought to be disagree- able to the majority of the populace.

A Corunna sees nded the amendment, sal have bren

Mr Marcus da Silva, who: " endorse the sentiments that exproved here and the fee res identity cards would elsewhere that we sincerely hope minds of the the defeat of a motiens wih or must lose en Mr. Charles Losety 30 holders of these curds a sensa

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1940.

excavation work in progress on the alte of the new Bank of China building, next to the

Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. ("China Malf" Photo).

Political Situation Junk-Master Delays Construction Of New Bank Bldg.

Now that we have, in the ex-The

presion already use!

This meeting, nalled au valours to the j There two sources of revenue; mast, I appeal to all Hong Kong! hould i

Icing in more than enough (eitizens who suppost us to fruit

it renee the trimis proposed "this Club B costs but $1ti and art

Ela The Club's platform, with #4, to be sonarwhal i Ver-optimustie, a

state of flux in Chinese politics, has had a deloying effect on the construction of the now Bank of China building on Des Voeux Road, the "China Moil" learned yesterday.

Tsurplus arves and above, with million ten dollars is on million. Decision to construct a new edifice for China's

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leading banking institution was taken two years ago before disaster overlook the No- tionalists.

Fined On Arms Charge

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A $10,000 Ane or 12 mosh' imprisonment was imposed on

Try junk-master, Ng Ying-chin, Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kowkom yesterday after defendant Jud charge been found guilty of possession

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THE JEWELLERS

December 2 was of such a magni-) No. 40, Nathan Itond, Kowloon.

tute that Mr. d'Almada referred to it as 'n snall ursenal" when bren They have

of prord side of Crowh property, and wwwy

bidder was Sir passing seliteace on Ng, who won towards the proceeding in the free of the only other

M. who altendertegally represented by Mr. their not being Robert Ho Tung. every | possitality of

'Aimatia Remedios, Reform Vinti do here to witness the building's las persan,

completion.

the mendownt, be sold by the Chatrooms, a

Club's expenses I ak BA Berner h, that the proposal, member of the

was only for Comaderation and tedige himself herself to on

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Detective Sub-Inspector W H. wie framing at Brast dive mere mente! mught foot te arloented it t

Bul construction is going on the

Summers, prosecuting, said that bern wither

DONL Arom; "China Mall" learned, as both

Wimpey and Company of Lon- en Information, the Police went the architects and the contractnes

the to Yaurati on the night of De- been preparing are believed to be guided by the don have

The Junk' was board- Banks of building's deep foundation, and impression

the that China will still be the Bank of have just finished laying downed and two rifies and 200 rounds chinn despite no overhaul of the the husle floor. Conerete rafting of ammunition found.

is now going on. Chinese regime

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Club's Candidate

it probabile order of time, the asin feature of the coming will be maj cewar Club elec

Tenant gave the debiuter from the at

present, but it will be in the early part of the At there elections you will

fact have to carry the main bur den of the anticipated electi

ment

Construction

Ng was not present. The only

This led to a night-long dredy-

were recovered. ing of the sea bort, and the arts Included They

Plants have now been finalised

been partie¦ people on the Junk were three મ the building after a period of cularly menit because of the Chinese women. When Ng was jor lengthy negotiation

the when

kamense quantity of water flow-nually traced and returned to 311424

architects and the Bank's mA 23 – little likelihood | year A AVEN

ing from the bills which tower the junk, he asked the women of TĀS SLEEPER after the win. The pint Commitive that will s

agrinent could not agree on the

where the us were, and was els And Teen charged with be

size of the edifice. Original plans ever the sile called for an ambitious project

I told that they (the women) hod ang impracticable i sumy mat-

The foundation is more than 32 dumped them overboard before tess, wand he thought the per- They are undoubtedly of import. towering over the Hong Kong and feet deep and will provide two the Police arrivet.

Banking Corporation, basements, one of which will be :hould be ava

cance and we want people on the Shanghai De avonded

and China were COULEU who are

are really to give long the Colony's leading land-used us a car park. Hong Kong and geographically and racially too the time and energy to the Club mark.

When completed, the Bank of However, the Bank's manage China will move from its present and avok closely linked

linked to make such a And we want to try

stsbrequently changed salt on Queen's Roal. Some floors scheme possIDES. said Mr. Ma. Phuvlisg any mere apperaingos,

drastically that the lot the new The third and funk principal mind

building have been And there was also the Buidity

that foresee in the architects were told to proceed on allotted to the Government for of the population who came in nolavity

the basis of a three-storey bulla-office space. and went out from day to day elections. It will be necessary on architeris refused to accept, aru!

coming year. is the Bghting to the

This alternative ing only. During the last 18 months as

Comaitution 15 known buy people entered the Colony

negotiations were undertaken. Thei sair Mr. Mai. nominate our those who Jeft,

candidate, and

Bank then consented to five- it is my intention at the annual poned

storey building, which the archi- General Meeting when wa chertects atse refuse to consider. the new Committee to prince bei foru you a motion authorising the fore you

Colony's Highest new Committee to decide upun and make these nominations

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at would create undue hard- ship the large number who pret DAY This entrepot for thet lande and Uvelihood

There was also the question of family the between those here and in China, which made it also au desirable for the propored tax an fl be rused.

catelaker as authored gent of the plattila

My firebl paled that time exi- Be t sholt spement deůnitely preacomode i

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I want to organise branches in every district and sub-district of The Calmy and in this I do not exclude any part of the New Ter- upon Mr. Ma's ¦ pitories. I call upon the more acr APART? Tte amendment being 12111 to the five members of this Chub to coma Tenancy of the detetudazk Whe meeting there was no seconder forward with offers of organising proderteck By the Falloud and and it was desented.

ssisting in these broncites and Tenant Dialupane, la addol, and

sub-branches. be accordingly desasses the ar

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The platforın, on ancades, wat then put to the meeting by Mr. ilernacchi, and was unanimously carried

This ender the business of the meeting, and Mr. Bornacchi, dressing those present, said:

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"By this time next year I want

ON

the

Sentence Reviewed

live rifles, two 30/30 curbines, a Bren light machine-gun, a Bren

un barrel, Mauser

pistol, two Smith and Werson revolvers, Cult revolver, a hand grenade, and more than 2,500 rounds

fle and revolver ammunition.

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mitigation. Mr. Remedios submitted that Ng had been forced to

*778. bring the from Toishan The junk, counsel Finally, after longthy dlo.

In a review of sentence pass-rontinued, wan carrying ties when cussion; an agreement Was

ed on Ma Sing-kuen, junk the Magistrate and soldiers reached that the now building master. who WUN cautioned Cuinese territory commandeered would be 24 foot higher than and whose junk and her cargo the Junk. The soldier played the Hong Kong and Shanghai

was ordered confiscated on De- the price atioård and urdered the Banking Corporation. which cember 5. Mr. James Wicks at esse into Hong Kong. would make it the

Colony's Kowloon yesterday

fined de- Icading skyscraper.

Arriving at Cheung Chau Is- fendant $1,900 and ordered the land, the roldiers, it was claim- The "Chino Mail" learned yes- return of the junk and part of ed, loft and returned ve day terday that the building will be the carge to the owner. later, placed the orms on board

Defendant on to see the Reform Club holding ready for occupation in the mid-

December 5 and ordered the junk to sall into meetings not only before a small die of 1992. It will be the most pleaded guilty to five counts of Kowloots, audience

in the violution of Marine In the somewhat ex- modern office building

Regulations

Mr. Remedios anded his pler fast word and one count of breach of Pos by saying that his client had al- t-clusive Roof Garden of the Hong Far East, and the

Kung Hotel bat In every district symmetrical construction taking taf Regulations.

lawed fear to over-ride his duty Ho made and county town of the Colony, into account the smallness of the

the application for of reporting the matter to the If this meeting poorly attend-

lend-space involved.

review through his counsel, Mr. patice. the fault

The Bank paid over $3,000,000 J, C. Blewart, who asked for the "You have by your votes to-ed. It is our fault. It is the night and previously endorsed the both of u very large majority of for the land, in the Colony's re- return of the Wan Sat, 44-ton Jinutor junk No. SIT, and her

FISH PRICES of this Club why essential features of this plat- the members

cargó consisting of 450 bags of Fresh Mah average prices realied; it' cement, 400 cattlek, of rusin, 300 the Hing Kong Fish Whatiskle Marke. gallons of Kerosene, two packages Kennedy Town, yesterday were:- upon the Reform Club,, its meme of cloth, 100 pounds of wool and "Whilst, as chairman of this and it is the fault of

Pirmosity Kvirika when the mibstuntive reke tunight who have come along bers, present and future, not only 22 Bagy, or fertiliser. There were meeting,

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achtly' motion aghinst this platform was but have not scon to it that our to talk about: politient reform but 318 letters on board the junk before you, I did not feet; it my friends attend. I endorse, whole- to see that this platform we have which formed the subject of the Yellow Cronker

$1,00 $1.00 I

White Pomfret (large) 3,02 now certainly heartedly the view, that we cannot adopted tonight becomes the plat last count. duty to comment,

2.70 feel at liberty to say that I vlow expect to get anywhere unless we form of the Government of Hong The cement (prohibited goods), Bate (a) el with horror the delay and unr, overcome the apathy that sits over. Kong."

tho kerosene and the letters were The attendance last night was orderet confsented while the end runt certainty that would have beep the whole Colony, like the mist will be given at the Little Flow-caust had this platform been ro- Inden clouds on the Peak even smaller than at the two pre-rust together with the junk were Conger Pike, ....

vious meetings with less than 20 ordered to be returned, to defen- | White Herring" people present.

} dant,

Court Brevities

Three Phases

Wong Wing, unemployed, by Mr. For that our Committee pre- have cappt only off these evenings in this Colony's history. I call

A ɑno of 325 was imposed un

Jannten Wicks at Kowloon vrster- thy on a charge of trespiming on the platform of the Canton Railway Station.

Kowloon-

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