1950-11-14 — Page 12

Brayshaw Furnaces

ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.

H.K. & SHANGHAI BANK BLDG. TEL, 27789,

FROM THE FILES

100 Years Ago

Rates Contested

A special sitting of the

Supreme Court

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to

held yea terday, when a special jury three were empanelled. licar certain appenia against the Police Rates. Mr Pollard appeared for the appellants.

The Arst case was that of Messrs Bush and Co., who com- plained that, although simply tenants, they had been assessed at rate much above the sum they

actually

pald. Having given evidence to this effect, Mr May, one of the Descasors. ULD, stated that this tax was one that by the Ordinance should

paid by the owner, and that the tenant therefore was not

en-

titled to appeal. But His Lord- ship the Chief Justice decided that in this case the fax fell upon the tenant, and it was de- ekted that the properties should be assessed at the rents actually paid, and not at those at which the assessors had valued them.

The other case

on the petition of Messrs Dent and Co.. who complained of excessive taxation on various houses, the property of the firm, and oc- This having cupied by been proved by the evidence of

Olding

and

others, the Court granted the redress

Mr

claimed, amounting to a per- $5,000 per centage on nearly anaum,

round

Without costs, on the that timely objection had not been made by the ap pellants.

We

Necessary Evil"

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CHINA MAIL

Established 1845

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1950.

Second Gun For The Festival

Children

Involved

In Theft

woman,

Chan Lal-chun, a dropped $20 while shopping in Landale Street last Saturday morning. A 12-year-old girl was present at the time, but when the woman searched her she found nothing.

30

A new 3.7 AA gun has arrived at the Festival of Bitain site at Waterloo to replace the one that crashed 150 feet down the shot tower while being hauled up. It is to be used to "Bhoot" radar beams to the moon, Pic- ture shows troops pre- paring the gun for the big haul.

AP Photograph.

Woman Is

Given

Benefit Of

Doubt

women

One *of two alleged to be involved in a

Appeal Against Corporation Profits Tax Decision

Counsel Claims Board Of

Review Wrong

Wrong In Law

An appeal, by way of a case stated, against the decision of a Board of Review which was of the opinion that Corporation Profits Tax assess- ment on $100,590.40 charged on the respondents be reduced and excluded from the latter amount of Inland was brought by the Commissioner Revenue before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Gould in the Supreme Court this morning. Respondents are Messrs Karsten, Larssen and Com- pany (HK) Ltd., of York Building and they are repre- sented by Mr John McNeill, KC, instructed by Mr H. J., Armstrong of Messrs Deacons. Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, appeared for appellant.

COSL

was

For larceny case, was given the business in the Colony the pront

Fish Nothing

Freak Tide Brings Villagers Bounty

benefit of the doubt by Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this morning and was subse quently discharged.

answer.

Were

An

Hearing is continuing.

Wants Toy Pistols Abolished

and

MAGISTRATE'S. COMMENT

men

• Sports Pause

DRUNK

Coca-Cola

Decree Made Mail

Absolute

A decree nial granted Ernest Joseph James Spradbery by Mr Justice Williams in the Divorce Court on May 13 in his peition for the dissolution

of

his marriage 10 Pansy Spradbery, JAW of, Sydney, New

Bouth Wales,

Australia, WHE

made absolute Dy Mir Justice Graid this MOT- petition thad ing. The

been brought 021 this srounds of the respon→ dent's desertion.

Mr. H. J. Armstrong, Deacons,

appeared for Spradbery, who resides at 2 Pratt Bullding, ground flour. Kowloon The * spondent was not repro- sented and did pot test the sali.

Infantry

Marines Plod On

Detective of the

(Continued from Page 1) as the

United Nations', lino swung slowly toward the Man- churian frontier.

Notices

Air mail service' to Kären të resumed, unregistered correspon. dence only, can be accepted at 60 cents per half euncounte

Unless otherwise stated. Re- gistered Articles (by 'ale, or-don)

clown | Due and Parcel Post Hour earlier than the: ordinary. mail. Where mala close on Jun- days, or before ‘10 am, on, kny other days, registered aisa parcul posts close SL 5: Im2 on' the previous day. Malls are slowed at Kowloon Central Post. Oftes she hour earlier thin tha G.P.0, closing times.

Aurface Christess mails for the under-mentioned plados wil be closed at the General Posi Omice as followu po

Canada, letters, and parcele. Nov, 1; Ung Thư Ng I letter, Nov 17; Australia, Darcale, Nov. 14: letters,'' Now. 35; New Zealand, letters and parcels, Nov. 16) : Bouth Africa. letters and parcela, Nov. 18: East #fries, letters and pardela Nov 18 Franco, #pain: Fur tugal, Belgium, Gwlizerland, French North" "Africa, LetterY Nov, 20; France, paróslą, enty Nov. Zoj

The public are reminded the the last collection framX® · SPELE Boxes to connect with : Sunda closing despatches'ka 3 pām, un Baturday

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14,

Clontug Titser: My Atr Philippines, Kawała 30 de (letters.

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coba parcela) Guam, zčlektory and soci Etapa "mall) ***Cinadi;*Elettors migh

pat.

Alam, pm."

Formers & VBA, É p.mus Janan & Koren, B. p.20.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

Closing Time, By Air A Malaya, Indonesia, Australia-Sa

Pakistan

Biam

On their right flanke, where New Zealand, 50 m.

Burma, India. the line arches eastward toward trag. tren. gypt, East & Bout

Indo-Chine, 3 pn.

Formosa, 5 pm.

Closing Times By Tên Stam, 2 pm

rugged north central Korea's Africa, Blauritius, Orent Britai

the Italy & N. W utpe, 5 pm. now. topped mountains, South Korean Second Сутра took control over an area be- tween Kunu and Tokchon. Two Communist regiments: hid at- tacked there on Sunday, push- ing the South Koreans back two-'; miles.

Now the Reds appeared to be digging in on high, ground along the Kunu-Tokchen "road, a 22 miles stretch, Kunu is 13 miles forth-east of Antu.

USA., Cestral & South Amerter Noone

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Closing Time By Al Canada & USA, 11 ■m29,* Okinawa, p.m.) Blam, Malaya. & Bidoneala, Bi jum Japan Korea, § p.tm. Formoss, b. pag. Philippides, 1 p.m.

Burma, India, Pakkatine, Porada Gulf Ports, Bardi. Fast & Sout Africa, Mauriilów," Great,melan Kály, de 1. W: Europe 9 pm. y.

Closing Thuen By Bus Malaya de ladies, Bloom, re Indo-China” KAS Blam- & Djakarfi. 2 p.m. ge Burma, 3-p.. UB.A. Contrak #, South Amzzicles

de 2 p.ca

Philippines ZIR

Radio Hongkong

3. "Honding gramme Bummery: 40,

Pro Como

The Board found that the On the general proposition as profit of $100,590.40 was not to when one could appeal, Mr derived from the Colony and Hooton referred the Court to was therefore not chargeable Hailsham. to Corporations Profits Tax,

Opening the case for the Commissioner of Inland Re- venue, Mr Hooton said that the was by way of cast appeal stated under section 107 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance 1947 against a decision of a Board of Review constituted under sec tion 48 of that Ordinance.

The Board's decision contained in paragraph I of the stated and it held that although respontents carried on on which Corporation Profits had repeatedly have

Tax had been charged was not brought to our notice, both by: ship masters and ship owners,

The next day when

The the

derived from the Colony. the evils which have arisen out woman passed along the same

the Commissioner allegation of of the Ghaut Serangship which street again, a 12-year-old boy

of Inland Revenue, said Mr The freed woman, Kwok Lal-Hooten, was that the determina- has so long obtained in this came up to her and informed

The hope that action will Colony. We would beg to call her that the girl had pleked the

ching, aged 31, married, was tion of the Board of Review was be taken by the authorities the attention of the local Gov-money from the street on the

charged with aiding und abet-wrong in polat of law."

WIDE MOUNTAINS GAF ernment to a letter in our pre- previous day.. He said the

ing the larceny of a gold brace- In support of his contention to remove toy pistols from

The United Nations Unis had let valued at about $100. Mr Hooton referred to what he sale in Hongkong was ended in the vicinity of Tok- calling pent Issue

attention reason why he told her this was

A freakish early morning thereto. Owing to the erratic because he

She was the second defendant termed the primary facts, facts pressed by Mr Wicks at chon and there was a wide gap was not satisfied and Wayward habits of all sall- with his share of $1 which we tide yesterday gave to sumie in the case the first defendant which were admitted or proved owloon this morning when ever used mountains to

being a 46-year-old woman and which were set out in

the ons, Shipping offieos or

Ghaut given to him as lucky money 40 villagers of the Now Serangships seem to be a neces by the girl

named Ho Territories a free lunch of

paragraph 4 of the case stated he sentenced four men, north-east, where the Marined

and US Seventh Division werő].. ! the Ty ovil As the office is at

charged with conspiracy to advancing on the Changin and Par charged with fresh fish. . Enquiries into the matter re-

larceny of present worked” hare.! It is es-

gold bracelet.

TWO PROPOSITIONS

commit an armed robbery, Pujon reservoir. To seal this The tide flowed into

Both defendiants the to the in-vealed that the pecially pernicious

girl who had

In his submission the Mr by

con to two years' hard labour. the money

gap, the newly arrived US had paddy fields between Unlong and presented tort of share of wages honded $18 to her aunt, Wan Sheung Shui and when it ebbed Arculli who submitted that, as could be appealed against and Det. Sub-Inspector Roberts, the ROK Elith east of Tok- terast ship owners, as tend-picked up

clusion arrived at by the Board

Third Division inked up with for seamen unparalleled in the Kal, a 40-year-old woman, just after 11 am left shoals of there were insufficient facta, the beard by his Lordship under the Def. Sub-Inspector J.H. Evans chon.

different class at to the East-a

12-year-old boy, "Wong Keuk Lap" stranded in second defendant had no case to caso stated. very menmanding and receiving cents to a 11-year-old boy and the mud.

He

If the Court WAS satisfied Branch were highly commended Intelligence officers in Tokyo to the Parlovarná kunde and cour put second defendant on one of later to another 10-year-

from Northern Ireland." With Nan $12 per month a rate of wages 20 cents

Happy villagers armed with

Buty propositions, by the Magistrate for their believed the Chinese were put- shares

McCarroneck Sand higher than able scamen can be old boy.

pans, basins, plates and baskets in the witness box when sho namely (1) that the conclusion work

ting more strength into this Douglas Armstrong, dandila: B revealed to the court that she of the Board was such that it rushed out to catch the ash with had never known first defendant was in no way for out of England. - The had pushing and energetic holder of fore Mr: Thomas Tam at Cen-

hitherto open central sector with and a band, David Curry and gihe The case was brought be their bare hands, shouting to until the time of her arrest.

supported by The men who conspired to the aim of knifing between the rhythm and the perku singer,BBCT)); 499, Cantones the license is in no way to trat this morning when the 12- to help

their relatives and neighbours She further told the court the primary facts set out

In rob the relative of one of the Eighth Artay forces in the north- by Hadio given by Man Log we blame for making the best bar

themselves to this

other words, defendants, were Chan that

Yu-west and Tenth Corps troops in and B., Kip Lea (Estio); girl charged with bounty of the river, gains ho possibly can make larceny by anding was ordered

year-old

Organ: solo - by, Arpáki, Richardw she had not attempted to paragraph 4, in divert

there was no evidence what shing, alias Ah Bun, aged 20, the north-east. However, the inberg):67. brid hoses and the goldsmith's store

·for bis- constituents; but -D

The land owner learned all attention when the gold bracket soever in support of it; and (2) Kowloon Godown Coolies Quar- Chinese capabilities of mount-na Lond

ters, Chan Xu-ung, aged 27, ing such opposition in the trade

Salvation too inte of the treasure in his would to be sent to the

an attack were not, from "Amerinity Knan Army Home for three years, field Furiously

was lost us was alleged by the the conclusion was not

Cooke. (London, Melay 2) Laporte, but unemployed: Wong Nai-ching, apparent. he certainly be for the benefit, not

conclusion of pure fact while her aunt, charged with the fish and waved the tresspaa-

claimed prosecution.

28, was arrived at by the applica- aged

Kowloon of ship owners, „but the

sented by Asioen Godown The cass arose from an inci- tion to the primary facts of Coolles Quarters; and Ma Yuk- In fact, Tokyo intelligence From the Ditor hori The wages of the seamen in Manila. rulesetenced to three months' im treated, but not before avesy - were alleged to have entered about $0 per month; with the prisonment.

formation during the past 48 30. TAKO -3_400 are of them" bad madoa the Tel Shing Gold

in his submission it was a down Coolies Quarters, Smith's

hours on the amount of Chinese gay Nicholas Dickey Bentay catch."

store in Queen's Road East and matter of law.

Prosecuting. Insp. Later went away with a go!

Roberts reinforcements from Manchuria y Edward (BB/15)? Mr Hogton enld that if the told the Court that second de- It was not known, they said, 0 Interlude;

Irene" Xuen. rooit by bragylet.

Chan prifiary facts showed that the fendant,

Yu-ting,

on whether the Chinese still wafo of Ryan 6.3 No

A talk by the Hearing was adjoined to De- contracts wero made abroad November 8 at the Kowloon sending troops and materials cember 20 at 9.30 am, the first but that the conclusion claimed Godown Coolies Quarters in large numbers across the Yalur Laude) Roes NOT defendant being further that respondents trade was Canton Road, conspired with the On the extreme north-east and Weather Report: 1831 The Londo randed, one wock.

Orchestes. 10.30. THE carried on in Hongkong, then others to rub the proprietor of of the line, South Korean Capital Animal Work "The Amorgenen in his submission that conclusion the Hip Tal Rice Shop at Division troops were alded by of Man. could be appealed against as 187 Reclamation Street, a re- Marine Corsairs and US Navy edited,

lative of Chau Yu-ting, USED

who guns into today in an attempt Joe Loss and BROTHER'S ELmatter of law because wrong provided the second defendant to smash à now. Korean Red "Goodnight

principles would have

Report. God” with food and shelter when be bridgehead on the TRAM TICKET applied.

Close down As income tax appeals were came to the Colony in June. river, 90 air' miles south of the For using a monthly

Siberian tram rather new and the laws op The defendants bought a toy ticket belonging to her brother, plied to this Colony, fairly newpistol and a basket of fruit as Zo Nui, 18-year-old girl, was also, and as there had been bait and were about to commit fined $20 or six days by Mr conflicting decisions as to what the robbery when in her cot by a maid servant Reynolds at Central this more questions were fact, Mr Hoston

the police Was Jaw and what from an ambush arrested them. matter at 0.30 yesterday morning. Aing for evading tram fore. gold ring which the woman was Defendant was arrested on said he felt it would not be

The conspiracy, it was wearing and some cash were board tram No. 31 at the Arst

waste of time if he submitted vealed, was overheard by an- reported to have been stolen. class near Smithfield Road on. number of decisions on which other coolle

at the Quarters November 13. The ticket was he based the propositions he had who was asked to join in the ordered to be forfeited to the put forward. Counsel then

robbery but who, Instead, Company.

quated from the authorities.

ported to the police..

ملتان

two

the

・aply of the Colóny, receiving stalen. property; wassere away. They smilingly re- | dent in which the two WOMEN | Wrong principles of law, then ching, aged 32, Kowloon Go-follicers said they had no in-elay)!" 6.10.1.

less expensive country rations The boy who received the $1 in the Straits $5 to $6 and in was ordered six strokes of the India at little more than $3. cane, the 11-year-old boy who We believe that the Ghaut received 30 cents was ordered Serangship is now annually put to sign a cash bond of $20 by up to auction, and given to the highest bidder thus making it his father for one year, while the mother of the 15-year-old

a monopoly. On referring boy, who received 70 cents, had the Ordinance we sce no re striction against any one carry-to sign a cash bond of $20 for

the business of the one year.

ing on the

Chaut

shipping

Serang, Judging su

which datter

The

money recovered

wag

Police Search For Murderer

investigations into the murder Police are continuing their of a 65-year-old widow,

who WOS found strangled at the [servants' ́quariors of the Tu School, Homuniin,

Tanys, natives of ordered to be returned to the Shlu High

serm implies

Monita, or any other

Asta

To except Chinese,

part of complainant.

abolish the evil complained

of, we think all that is necessary

would

be to grant

annual

licenses to such parties as ap Excess Number

the

always

plied for them, at one-fourth of sum mentioned in the Ordinance, say $50, མཡ providing thai a reasonable pmount of security be placed in

the hands of Government by the

applicants. Or, destroying total-

Of

Passengers

For carrying an excess num- ber of ly the present system,

let the

passengers, Chu ́ 6iu- man, Heensee of motor-junk No. Harbour-Master Issue Registra M417, was fined $100 by Mr

tion tickets, causing all scumen T. B. Low at the Marine Court

to be shipped through his Office; this

the Prosecu

junk wat

and in order to provide for the Acourving to

morning. l'expense of an extra clerk, let ation, defendant's

charge be made on the vest stopped off Westem Limits at shipping seamen through his 8,20 am on October 21 and 38 office, of $1 or $2 per man-

who couldoard

members.

was

30

sum which, besides paying the board, while the loence

passingers vere found on salary of Batteries and day valid for 27; Including devote hii, sule time to this, would leave a re- venue to Government exceeding The junk was en route to Kan

Kwangtung port, that now obtained from the

miles om Canton, when Inter-

from present, Ghaut Serangcepted by the Marine Police that morning. She had just returned to the Colony. VEZAN

Defendant, pleading guilty; sald that the excess passengers werd transferred to his junk from another craft which had onglee, trouble, off Stonecutter Island J

$292. INTELLIGENCE TEST -

SOLUTION

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900,200

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The latter in 0-3 of the format.

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CHECK YOUR" KNOWLEDGK

Wells. 2. Herbert George Eiropo, Africa and Auto, The land lying: and soutle cludes Mexico, the Caribbean countries, Central America, and The continent of South. Amerl-

the Indian Ocea

t

of the

yesterday,

The body

woman, Chow Mul, who ran a shop in side the school, was found lying

No arrest in connection with the 'murder has as yet been reported.

re-

BAO DAT ARRIVES AT DALAT

1

been

CREDIT FOR POLICE

PrOES,

Orangchon

frontier-Associated

Girl Missing

1.80

LECTURE BY

FR.

RYAN

it

A feature entitled “George A 16-year-old Chinese girl, To Bernard Shaw and bis con Yuen-feng, of 66 Tal Sun Street, temporaries", will be given by Cheung Chau Island, was: Rev. Fr. Ti F. Ryan SJ, at 8: reported missing yesterday.

Teresa's Parish Hail, Kowloot on Thursday ance on Sunday, the 'girl was of this week./ reported to be wearing

Anyone Interested gold bracelet and a gold ring. subject will be welcome

In passing sentence of two years,

Mr wicks hald: "The second accused was the lender of the gang, but I can see little difference among them. They conspired to rob a mahin als house and, in furtherance of that they socured a toy pistol and painted it and had reached an advanced stage of putting their plan into operation:

"They were actually mounting

At the time of her disappear» | Tong, at, 0.30NER DA

todd

the staircase of the intended Vocabulary:- viotti'd house when the polico spring from their ambush. Great credit is due to the police officers and the detective Branch who, were responsible for cup turing this gang of very dan- gerosis, mel

LESSON 4

Vocabular

10. Shai The verb to be, any tense or number?" respe 2017anpa Bepple Human beings, -21. #gaw3.4A plage, the dhundiser far; peragun, Frymai stings

and many other things. Combinationi: 333002540

Yuti

gaw3 lyun--four potions.. 3. 39hup-20g (awa) iyun, 4. Brată-shupā (gaws) 1y90 B. GAWS-FEWS

6. Iyun yun. Everybo

"This is not, the first time that I have seen a toy platpl identical to the one now ja court-produced as an exhibit in such cases pa this and "nho in | Examples: " cases wherD. robberies had n boon" committed.

diaplayed my self

seen them

"In view of the uno to which they have been put, I hope that motion be taken to remove such

Shalt

1. 1. SHali

Im abat hay

2.

Halangaw-It is 10M Shal Anga

9, 2N AW Shala yun?

cople picople