1950-08-18 — Page 3

Tsinan towed into Shanghai| after hitting mine in Yangtse

Court Brevities

Damaged and listing, the Butterfield and. Swizo steamer Tsinon, which struck a mine . off Woosung on Wednesday morning while enter- ing Shanghai;, was towed into the Whongpoo River and was due to borth alongside the Hongkew Wharf yesterday evening. official of B and 5, when approached by the "China Mail" yesterday, said that two men on board the Tsinan were slightly injured in the incident.

Found guilty of negligently An discharging shotgun, Wall Mohamed, Indian eye specialist of 32 Lalelilitok Road, was (ned $250 by Mɛ. F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday,

Defendant was alleged to have charged his shotgun during a row in front of hla house on

April 24 wounding Lau Kwole

kan.

Detective Sub-Inspector Wan- stail prosecuted while Mr. M. A.

According to latest informa-in late May and June respective- tion received by the Company ly. from Shanghai yesterday, a hole was believed to have been caused in the stern of

as the Number 4 the vessel

da 13 va represented the defen-hold at the stern was full of

water,

dunt.

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Summoned for making a noise While unable to give the extent by playing music calculated to

of the damage until it has been disturb public tranquillity in the early morning of July 18, Hoscertained by divers, the official Chak-chong, manager of the Po Hing Theatre. Nathan Road, was discharged by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday when the Prosecution failed to produce evidence to prove its case.

A constable, the prosecution's

teslified orly witness,

that ti 12.15 . on July 13 he was passing by the theatre and noticed tint performance was going

Mr. d'Almoda found that there was no evidence that a noise had but that defendant beets made

might have been summoned for putting on a performance after the regulation hour.

M M. A. da Silva reprekeist→ ed the defendant.

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For stealing a letter from a letter box in the stairease of 348 Tang Ching, Lalchikok" Roud, anemployed, was sentenced to a munth's imprisonment by Mr. R. W. S. Waiter at Kowloon yes. terday.

Delomiant explainerl that he wanted to deliver the letter minus the envelope himself in the hope of getting a tip fran the al- dressee.

The motive to get an informer's reward from the police prompted Lam Wong Tak-sheung, allar Chuen, undrployer, to commit a public mischief,

said, however, that the stern of the Tsinan was having a draught of 30 feet after the vessel hnd the nine. When the truck Talpan suited

from Hong Kong on Sunday, she is added. lind a draught

nt feet 15 only,

The Tsinan struck a mine in the Yangtse at 10.15 a.m. Shong- hai time (11.15 .m. Hong Kong Summer time) on Wednesday, fi was learned.

The position of the vansel was then about 30 miles from Woo- sung in the Yangtse. Tugs were sent from Shanghai early yester- day morning and started towing damaged ship into the Whanapos River at 11.30 am. Shanghai time yesterday, it was further learned. Proceeding at rix knots up the Yangtse and the Whangpoo the Tainan wvas ex- pected to reach Hongkew Whart at about 6 p.m. yesterday.

at

Sailing concolled Following the latest mining Incident In the Yangtse, least

company one shipping

the sailing here has cancelled of their vessel to Bhanghol, it toarnod yesterday. was

Jardine

Shipping service between Hong Kong and Shanghai was inter- rupted after each incilent but

Was

resumed soon afterwards. The Communist authorities In Shatight, who were reported to mine-sweeping be engaged in

activities in the Yangtze estuary, however, only informed all ships wrecks of the positions of the und dit not officially declare the port closed,

Naval ratings bound over

Ploading guilty to two chargen of drunk and disorderly conduct and malicious damage, William Burko, aged 21. and Leo Kelics, aged 24, stoker mechanle and radio operator, respectively, of the Frigate St. Bricina Bay, were each fined $10 ant bound over in $25 for one year by Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday.

Sub-Inspector K. McLeod lold the Court that on Wednesday afternoon defendants, while under the influener of liquor, jumped on, to the steps of a bus while the vehicle vix still s motion in Nathan Road, near Mody Road. First defendant was alleged to haye yung his 1st toward the gateman breaking a glass on the side of the bus.

When they were let into the bus, the second, defendard went toward the driver and while at- tempting in hit the driver. Kelley was allested to have broken an ather pane of glass,

The Matheson Company aid yesterday that the do-

When they got off the bus, de- parture

of the . Mausang, which was to leave Hong Kong-fendants were picked up by Mr.

Larscombe. for Shanghal today according E. C.

Commanding to the original schedule, would Offeer for Kowloon and the New

Territories. bo postponed indefinitely.

Jeep

Before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at Kowloon yesterday, Wong was sent to prison for three weeks and ordered to be expelled from

No decision has been mode by the Colony for the offence.

to Inspector K. N.

the Jobsbun Shipping Company According McLeod, Wong on Wednesday regarding their ship, the went to the Yimati Police Sta-Hee, which was expected to sail for Shanghai today, an officiul of flon and told the police that he was asked by a man to take part the Company said. The Jeep Hee robbery. The machinery of returned here from Shanghai via the law went to work but after Swatow on Wednesday. She bus several hours of investigations more timer 300 tons of cargo Wong admitted that his motive picked up at Swatow to be ship

Shanghai on was to get a reward from the ped detectives.

trip.

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her next

The Talnan was the fourth Remarking that in these trout-victim of mines in the Yongle bled times he must take a serious in recent months and is the only

one to keep afloat after the m view of the case, Mr. J. Reynolds at Central yesterday Kave Ng cident. The three others, the Shek-fel, agert 31, the option of a

Panamanian shipy Valve andi Ane of $500 or three months hard Santos, and the Philippine ship abour when he pleaded guilty San Antonio, sank almost in- through his lawyer, Mr. d'Almadin stantaneously after hifting mines Remedios, to charges of impurt- ing annuntion into the Colony -without-a-permit-from-the-Com- inissioner of Police, and of the possession of ammunition.

The charge against defendant was that on August &, 620 bago of emply shell cases were on

board two motor junks. The shells were valued at HK$35,000.

Mr. temedios sald that his ellent imported the shells in order to melt them into copper. The majority of them were not serviceable,

"THE PATH OF

LEARNING"

The August issue of "The Path of Learning," official journal of

the Hong Kong Teachers' Associa- tian, is off the press.

teacher who

Defendants, whose superlor of-

cer testified to their good conciuet during their 18 months service, were also ordered to pay $50 damage to the bus company.

JUNK CAPSIZES

The motor junk Cheung Ho capsized off Castle Peak in en- ecuntering a strong gale Wednes- day afternoon while she was en route from Canton to Hong Kong. it was learned. The vessel was was later grounded on the beach and no-one was hurt,

Most of the cargo, consisting. of fresh vegetables and native goods from Canton at a value of nearly $10,000, was lost in the sea when the ship capsized, it was reported.

Conspiracy charge against three Chinese dropped.

Three Chinese originally marked to stand trial on

o charge of conspiracy to rob were discharg. ed on that count yesterday at the Criminal Sessións when it was announced the Crown proposed to offer no evidence.

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Li Hung, first accused, who had pleaded guilty to on additional count of possession of arms and ammunition was given five years and 12 strokes by Mr. Justice Gould, Senior Puisne Judge.

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1950,

Reminders

Today

་་

NAAPI Club, dance, # to 11 pm. Union Judit Club, dance, 8 p.m. Nine Dragons Services Club, tom-

bola. 7.30 p.m.

Chinese Paintings Exhibition

Kowloon Rotarians hear talk on "Q" ships

"Q" ships and the part they played in the two world wars against the Gorman. Uḥbpats formed the subject of an interesting talk by Commandar R: S, Barry, 'RN (retired), béfére the Kowloon Rotary Club at the Clubf's weak- ly luncheon at the Peninsula klatel yesterday. Exhibition of photos of Shaker- "Q" ships or decoy ships were first used in World War 1 when the sinking of Allied merchant shipping by German U-boats was getting to be serious.

Root Garden, HK Hotel, 3 p.m. to 7 pan,

peure'n birthplace, British Council brary,

Tanah Marah Estate, Limitert, nonuni meeting. 601-60.1 Marine House, 12 noon,

Coming events

TOMORROW

NAAFI Club, tombola, 7.30-p.m. Choero Scrylcer Club, tombola,

7.30 p.m. Nine Dragons Services Club, tom-

bein, 130 p.m.

SUNDAY

Toc. 4 classical concert, 50, Mac- donnell Road, 830 p.m. NAAFI Club, snooker tournament,

p.m.

Nine Dragons Services Club. film whow: "Step by Step," 8 p.m. gramophone recital, 7

рат.

HK 'Art Club, sketching party No. 1. Park Road, members to meet at Queen's Pler o 10.30 ..

Fisherfolk rescued by British ship

including

ย

Nine people, woman and four children. were rescued from a capsized fishing junk off Shek Ku Chau Island on Wednesday after- noon by the British vessel Kwangeni while latter wax returning Macao, it was learned,

motor-

the fron

The fishing junk encountered a strong head wind and expsized while she

en route from was Aberdeen to Tai O on Lantati island. Clinging to the overturn-

versel

and putting the child- reu on top of the bottom of the Junk, the men lader sighted the British vessel 600 yards away

Hong heading towards

Kong

woman drifting in the sen, crow wering calls from the men and members of the Kwangani lower- ed a lifebout and took them on beard.

The rescued were given some money collected from the meu

bers of the British vessel when they arrived in Hong Kong half an hour later.

U.S. Navy calling

up reserves Washington, August 16. The US Navy said today that it is calling reserve offi- cers and enlisted men to ac- tive duty with or without their consent. 1 declined to say how many had been summon- ed

The Navy, sald the recall orders were consistent with its necaz and have gone to cfficers qualified in critical specialtige such as clectronics, comriuilcations and intelligence.

Medical Corps, Dental Corps and Nurse Corps reserves are also being called involuntarily. Enlist

The U-boat in order te economise on torpedoes rose to the surface, stopped a mer chantman, told her crew 10 abandon ship and then sank her by gunfire or demolition charges,

110 The

Canton bomb throwers to

be shot

It was to stop this German audacity that thè “Q” „ships were

The Conten authorities have Arst evolved by Admiral Gordon Campbell, VC, and others, said officially confirmed previous re

ports that bombs were thrown the speaker.

of the ships were ordinary into the headquarters

disguised and Canton Military Control Commis merchantmen armel with conecaled guns, tor-slon and of the Kwangtung Pro pedo tubes and other weapons of vincial People's Government.

Their disguise had to be war. changed constantly,

Their success during the First World War was recalled when the Second World War broke out in 1930 and six "Q" ships were put in service.

The pro-Communist vernacu ar "Wen Wei Pao" In a report from Canton yesterday, said that throwers, alleged bomb Chan Ching and Ng Torig. have been sentenced to be shot.

Commander Barry went on,

The incidents occurred on May recali some of his own ex-31 and June 2, added the news periences as commander of one

to

the ships. Throughout the last paper. War his "mystery ship" want.

derad around the North Sea,

Sixteen others, alleged accom- plices, were sentenced to impri- along the Norwegian Casonment ranging from six months during the invasion of Norway, to 10 years, said the Canton the English Channel during the

message. avacuation of France, then the, Atlantic and the Indian Oceant. He said that his ship while in: the Atlantic crossed the Equator 442 times which was somewhat of a record.

Toast to Princess

KMT guerilla

leader in South China

China,

Mr. R. Jones, President of the Club, proposed a toast to the health of the new baby Princesa, Mr. Jones also announced that land

the Auerilla for the building of trachema clinic to be financed by the Club has been acquired from the government at a nominat on- nual rent. The land is in Arran Street. Talkokist.

The free

General Cheng Chich-min. Vice-Minister for National De- fence, has been assigned by the Nationalist Government to direct

ja operations

South

This was reported in pester- doy's vernacular "Wah Klu Yat Po" in a mesmage from Talpeby The report added that General the building Cheng had already reached a clinic, ccst of which is estimated at secret bose to contact guerilla $00,000, I expected to be com-

leaders. picted

in two or three months. Guests at yesterday's luncheon The message said that included Messrs. C. W. H. Long, Nationalist Government in Tal A. Eastman, R.S. Barry Nwan will be responsible for sup MacKenzie, James R. Wilkinson,

and porting

tho supplying W. Parsons, H.A.C. Hill, P. Me guerilla forces on the China Craig, N.F. Tucker and W.R.mainland. Guerilla Oghtern,... It added, will be paid." HK$00 n month each.

Crichton.

Visiting Rotarians were GW Miller, George Fryer, Kwok Chan and Fred Hones..

MEMORIAL SERVICE

service will be A memorial held at Christ Church, Kowloon, on Sunday, at 11 am. for Dr. F. K. Cher, who died on July 8.

The service will be conducted by the Reverend Mr. James C. L. Wong and the speaker will be Dr. C. T. Wang, veteran diplomat and Chinese, cider statesman.

Dr. Chen was formerly Protez sor of Dermatology of the Peking Union Medical College. Honorary Lecturer at the School of Medi- eine of the Hong Kong Univer- sity, and adviser and medical consultant of the Tung Hwn Hos. pitals in Hong Kong.

He is survived by Mrs. Gor- ed personnel are being recalled | trude : Chen, Franklin, Rosalind

for general assignment by dia trict commanders.

The Navy Arst called on its re-

and Edward Chen.

serves to volunteer for active duty GOLD FOR MAÇÃO

on July 7, less than two weeks after the Korean war Bégan. It strassed the need for, enlisted technicans and line and aviation officers-United Press.

The sentence was ordered to Street near Kilung Street in Ków- The editorini illustrates tho

be served concurrently with [loon, maintained the gun did not * need of a Civic Centre in Hong the term of four and a half bolong to him. Kong. The article concludes: "The Years which is serving for wages a ceaseless breach of a departation order. war against ignorance, mediocrity Accused also admitted pre- and the deadening of the young | vious convictions of larceny soul, wanders when will the pub- and attempted felony. lle authoriiler or local millionaires realise that money and time ard jetually

Because

have an Pupila. will nevor: opportunity of using the Talents they have developed or the tastes they have acquired."

The Journal also includes an Interesting article on "Chinese, Medical Science" by the fov. Bro. Cossion, FSC.

Guriner John Jrelmark; agod 20, adaman and Olaf Andresen,, aged 30, Oller, were committed to the House of Detention by Mr.

Raynolds at Central yester day when they pleaded guilty to charges of entering the Colony without a permit and with being. absent from the ship on August 13.

Defendants woré ordered to be detained until repatriation pasa- age can be arranged.

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At the outsel of hearing, Mr. A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, told

Accused claimed that he was the trouble by n dragged Into friend, who had asked him to carry the gun for him that day to certain address in Choungahu- wan Road,

LI told the Court he had, first, resisted his friend's suggestions,"

Curry

the gun to the place men-. iloned as a favour.

the Court that, considering the but was finally persuaded to case against all the accused, as regards the conspiracy charge, the Crown was proposing to offer no evidence, subject to the view of the Court.

Mr. Justice Gould, after perus- ing the evidence in question, said he agreed with Mr. Lonsdale.

Mitigation plea

had been sentenced to six years Chan Hung, second accused,

and 10 strokes by Mr. Justice Scholes in July for robbery. Ha

will thus continue Filk term.

The third prisoner, Fung So, das So Ha, "was released "from" the dock.

order-

In a plea of mtligation, LJ, who admitted keeping a revolver and The gun and bullets were o six rounds on, May 21 at Maple ed confiscated...

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