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THE CHINA MAILTM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1951.

Entertain At Cocktail Party

Captain J. Moen, master of the ss Tjiwangi, together with Mr and Mrs P. van Wiet and Mr G. H. Stroobach, of the Royal Interocean Lines, who acted as here caught by the hosts and hostess at a cocktail party last night, are seen

her maiden camera. The ss Tjiwangi has arrived in Hongkong on

Harbour Buoy

Missing

Number

buoy Is

Al missing in the harbour!

Ollicers of the Marine Department on arrival at their afflec this morning

the informed that Were buoy had disappeared from its position in

middle the of the Star Ferry laneway. the De- A member of partment said that it was pussibly h!! by

hip during the night and sank. at its moorings.

I

Investigations are going 011. but the Department's main object In to locate the buoy and replace it.

GOLD FOUND

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For

New Bye-Laws Public Bath Houses

Bye-laws for public bath-houses under the Public Health (Sanitation) Ordinance, 1935, were published in the Gazette Supplement this morning, Because of the number of bath-houses in the Colony, it has been found necessary to draw up bye-laws to obtain the maintenance of necessary hygienic standards and to impose other safeguards desirable in the public health.

municable diseases:

VI

False Pretences Charge Against Businessman

OVER $120,000 SAID TO BE INVOLVED

For Hospitality

DRINK

Serve Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola Who

Summer Time On April 1

It was announced in the Gazette, Supplement this morning that by order of the Governor In Council Hong- Time in

Summer kong shall be observed as from 8.30 am. Standard Thue on Bunday, April 1, and shall cease to be ob- served as from 3.30 .. Standard Time on Sunday. -October-28,-1951,

Two Buses

Albert" Loo, managing director of the China Trading Corporation

Limited,, (Hongkong) Gloucester Building, stood trial by private prosecu- tion before Mr Latimer at Central this morning charged with obtaining over $120,000 by falsely

| pretending that he was in a position to obtain im- port licences from the Hongkong Government for the importation of rice. The case involves cheques for United States and Hongkong currency,

.

In Collision

Conductor Injured

Complainants are the Ting the Information laid other than Passenger And Chung Trading Company and what is stated in the charges. were represented by Mr A. J. Mr Clifford; I felt I did not Cufford, instructed by Mr want to duplicate the Court's P. A. L. Vine, of Deacons.

time with a lengthy, detailed Appearing for the defence opening which will only be re- were the Hon Leo d'Almada, KC, Ecated when the witnesses are and Mr D. A. L. Wright, in-called. structed by Mr Peter Mo, of

Worship: I personally ap- Wilkinson and Grist.

preciate the brevity of the The defendant is facing three opening charges.

Mr Clifford: Worship.

Opening the case, Mr Clifford said that the story began in

Splendid, your

about 11.10 a.m. today.

Coca-Cola

November

Surplus- $9,408,109

Colony's Revenue

Maintained

The month of November, 1950 produced a surplus of $9,408,109 and raised the general revenue balance as at November 30 to $217,- 604,111, it is revealed in official antistics published in today's Government Gazette.

For the first eight months of the 1950-51 financial year revenue totalled $185,587,- 976, which represents 80 per cent of the estimated revenue for the full year. Two persons were injured Expenditure for the same when two buses collided in eight months amounted to which was Nathan Rond, Kowloon, $122,136,707,

about 61 per cent of the It appeared that three vehl-¦ estimated total for the year. November's revenue surplus cles were proceeding in a group

than the $3,472,114 less towards Tsimshatsui when the was accident occurred near the Po previous month.

lo Principal contributions His Worship: Mr d'Almada, Hing Theatre. The two leading

in November were commercial lorry revenue January last year and at that feel the story will unfold itself and a motor bus were travelling 56,083,477 from Duties; 5.787.737

rice could have been with the witnesses.

Mr obtained from Sium and cold

d'Almada:

followed by friende My

abrcast.

another from Internal Revenue; $1,850,- hus, when the lorry allegedly 572 from Rates: $1,587,150 from the Colony, considerable hopes so. profit could have been made. Mr Clifford: I don't only hope drew ahead and attempted to Miscellaneous Receipts; $1,520,- turn suddenly Into Pathol 737 from Licences, Fines and This

(Laughter). Street in wil

discovered by the so, I feel sure so,

of the Forfeitures;

trom $1,274,205 First witness

front of one called was and complainants

they loo

Fees of Court or Omce: $1,262- notleed the difference in the Engelhardt Christensen, officer-

The driver of the Food Section of mediately jammed or his brakes

of the bus im- 888 from the Post Office. in-charge prices.

knew nothing They

ales produced another Land Sales pro Branch of the about the importation of Hce the Suppiles

to avoid hitting the lorry, with $488,153 and brought the total Commerce and and. untortunately for them they Department of

the following for the first eight months to He wn3 Rice Con- the result that happened to state what they industry.

rammed into its rear.

$4,287,435, which exceeded the total for the year by thought to a man, Yam Siu- trolier in January last year.

Hearing is proceeding. ping, a relative of the accused.

This enabled the accused to Counsel.

in

get his head in and push," said

Shangri-La

Ball Record

buses.

bus

a

A passenger, Au Fook, of 157 estimates.

Homuntin Village, who was sit-

the total

them in pared with $18,400 the previous were towed away to their gar-cents which

The

ting in the front of the second Other heads already to have estimates bus was thrown forward against exceeded the glass panelling, smashing were: Duties by $6,570,280; As the situation stood in the

and severely cutting his head. Licences, Fines and Forfeitures

$1,532,258; Colony at that time no import

Miscellaneous The conductor, Chan Ying, was by licences were allowed for ricc

also thrown off his feet and Receipts by $3,726,834; Revenue was to be sold here. which

suffered injuries to his jaw. from Land Ronts, etc., by $565,- certain exceptions There were

Both men were later taken to 862: Kowloon-Canton Railway In respect of rice which was The Shangri-La Ball con hospital.

$14,331. ducted on behalf of the Boys'

Expenditure The rear of the front bus was

for November going to be transhipped. The bye-laws deal the licence licensed

disorderly premises;

Mr Clifford said that the nc-and Girls' Clubs Association damaged, while the radiator and amounted to $12,457,349, necessary to maintain a public conduct: reporting of comeused, through Yam, stated he on December 3, 1950, resulted mudguards of the other bus main item was Miscellaneour -bath-house; payment of anmunicable diseases;

medical

could obtain such licences and in a profit of $26,282 as com- were smashed in. The vehicles Services which absorbed $3. annual fee of $100; the form examination of

employees; that he had obtained

but the only other two of Ilcence application for

persons suffering from com- the past.

required year, according to an official age later. Traffle was held up

more than licence;

closure structural require-

a million dollars Taking the second and third statement istuca today by the for some minutes. outdoor

and licensed sign

premises; vaccination, charges together, Counsel said Association.

were the Police ($1,087,361) ments; licence to be exhibited; clean-ete. of employees: discretionary that there were two instal- In breakdown of figures, the

and Public Works Recurrent liness: whitewashing of pre-

Urban powers of the

ments cf payments. mises; register of employees; and offences (which

"FINAL RABBIT” hours of business (10 am. to for a fine not exceeding $500

Up till now the accused had so served at the Hongkong Hotel; collections from tickets on conviction for a first offence, midnight); restriction of use of

and for a fine aot exceeding produced nothing and then sud- sold prior to the Ball amounted $500 plus

a conjuror, he "pull- to $19,397; donations totalled Doctors denly, like imprisonment for term not exceeding une monted the final rabbit out of the $5.978; advertising in the pro-

hat with three permits for in-grammes vided $8,100; edi The Chinese People's Govern- $702,015; for a second or subsequent fested rice (rice with weavels, icetions made at the Ball mantle quielty recrulling $016,632.... offence). A-railar-on-board-the-junk,

which has to be consumed pret-realised $5,664, making the total doctors and other medical per Chow Fock, 27, was arrested as)

receipts $39,220.

sonnel in Hongkong to help is a result of the seizure and hel

Public Bath-House Bye-laws, to be imported.

Total expenses connected with army medical service, which is was charged at Kowloon this

This was only allowed from the Ball were $12,047.

men to treat short of skilled mening with imparting gold The following Government 1951, under the Public Health

Ordinance,

The report adds 1935, April 5 to October 14 last year

that the tho

wounded avalanche Check Your Knowledge without licence.

appointments were announced (Sanitation)

could be ob- record results are due to the poidlers

from the at the meeting of the Urban and the licences Answers

Chay was absent and his bail in the Gazette this morning: four-wheeled cab. 2. er $59 was ordered

be Miss G. Dunlop to be a Mis- Council on January.20 last, Mr fined by any trader who con support of many patrone and the Korean front.

Education Department P. C. M. Sedgwick, Two-billionths. 3. Manila hemp.estreated by Mr d'Almada. On tress,

since the re-applied,

There are four mure games tu De pinyed Cuebutt wins the match it by wine two of them Bince each; player is equally likely to win cacb gama, we have to cog. sider 16 possible canon!

ta) in one casa. O wine all tour

games:

(b) lo fur cases. U wins, three "gainte-and-loves-une:

ta) in six coace O wins two games and fuses two"

Thus he wins outright in 11 cases out of 10, and thì odds are

11 and 3 in his favour

1. A

The

London Express Service

ON JUNKS

Revenue officeers boarded and searched a motor-fishing Junk here G am, this morning and found 980 taels of gold hidden -in-engine_blacks.

Government

report discipses that 736 dinners Reds Recruit

Moving the adoption of the qulekly) which was allowed Appointments

Allies und Austria all the application of Revenue In- (She arrived in the Colony and man said that the Chair-formed with the regulations and hard work of the Ladies' Com-

on

mittee.

Charged With

of

Here

($1,087,500)

Medient Department ab- ·- sorbed $800,842: Public Works Non-recurrent $835,378; Sanit-

and Urban Council $818,005; Pensions

Stores

ary Department

Department

CASTLE PEAK ROBBERY

returning

of qua}fflod Despite the glut Chinese medical men in the Three Chinese broke into an The accused, sald Counsel, The sincere thanks of the Colony, however, response to unnumbered hut at Castle Peak the close of World War I, signed, spector Fowler, the 93 bars of assumed ditty on February 13); occupation, a number of private produced these licences to go: Boys' and Girls' Club Associa- Peking offers is lacking. Doc-Road at about 1 o'clock this

operated .September 10, 1919. 5. hold weighing 10 taels each and Mr J. Cater to be Registrar of ly the official

tors who formerly practised in morning and robbed the occu- rate of

Co-s

Societies; Mr 1. been opened to the public and the anal payment. It was Im-tion and its 64 Clubs are Cx- Sacramento. 6. Talc, a lustrous, valued at

$294,050 were confiscated.

to, be

mediately noticed that the rice tended to all who participated China but came to Hongkong pants by forre, according to a Special were well patronised,

Unless silvery mineral.

was not the right grade,

in the function.

in the past year or two are.de-report made to the Police. Magistrate, and empowered to adequate powers of control were

Mr Clifford said that

Binitely not keen to

One of the men was arrested go back, hold a Small Debts Court in vested in the Health Staff, these

cheque every

the appeared

soon after the alarm was raised Estimates the establishments might caully be

place the New Territories at

sts killed

women who Communists

or one of two com-characters of Yam Siu-ping on Office Talpo, and the come foci for spread of com which the prosecution placed

in Korea at 600,000. Wounded were the only occupants in the Omec, Pingshan; Mr. T.B. municable discare. The to obtain great relance. He was an in- Possessing Gun

have been sent far back for hut. The woman called for Low 10

act as Assistant bye-laws were designed

treatment and

help overflowing are

and put up stiff resistance Director of Marine (Port Con- maintenanes of necessary hy-dependent witness' and was on trol); and Mr. Fung Ping-fan gienic standards and to noose sub-poema.

Pleading not guilty to posses- into civilian hospitals in Central when being relleved of her They have ornaments. The other two men to be a Member of the Urban other safeguards desirable in Mr d'Almada: Owing to the rion of a 0. mm. Luger pistol and South China, Council until May 24, vice the the interests of public health. sketchiness of my friend's open-without a licence at the New arrived as far south as Canton, escaped.

The women reported that one Hon. M.W. Lo, resigned.

Approval was given these bye-ng I may have to make appli-York Cafe, 8 Fleming Road, on according to travellers. Heaviest

my cross- February 21, Leung Hung, casualties laws at the meeting of the cation to reserve

were said to have wrist watch was missing. 23,

Police are still investigating. Legislative Courell Inst Wednes examination.

been caused by napalm bombs. the circum- unemployed, Tommy Chow, 30, slances we know nothing about mechanic, and George Ng, 31, day.

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Snatched Ring.

In Shop

20-year-old unemployed, Kan So, went into a goldsmith shop at 305 Shanghai Street yester day and asked to buy a gold ring. When he was shown one, he snatched it

it and ran away.

He was intercepted by Police. of lessons in Cantonese to be

Kan who appeared before Mr

and

F

In

General Expressions:

43. Dalk(1) huk(1)Immediately, At once.

Conversation (1)

were formally remanded three days in gaol custody,

нак

for

SIDE

GLANCES

The date of hearing was Oxed for April 20 and 30 and May 2, at 2.30 p.m. First defendant is not legally represented. The second and third are repre- by Mr respectively sented

K. Mok, instructed by Mr P. L. Lam, and Mr A. el Arculll

Y.

Det.-Sub Inspector James Martin is in charge of the case,

Humphreys Estate Dividend

The thirty-third in the series broadcast over Radio Hongkong d'Almada at Kowloon this mornby Mr S. K. Lee will be given 1. 8. Been(1)-shaang(1), (8)yau- ing accused of snatching was this evening at 0.80.

(1)yun (1)al gren(3) (1)nay aN(3)— six months sentenced to

For the guidance of listeners Someone has come to see you, Sir.

2. Geeco(3) (2)kul (3)jup-{1}lal, recommended for banishment,

we publish below Summary | Höh(8) mah(3)7-áhali I tell him to The Police revealed that he of the lesson. Summaries for come in? had one previous conviction in subsequent icssons will be

M. (J)Kui jerk(3) meef1)- October 1948.

published in the China. Mall clothes is he wearing? Beh{!}-Whit Estate and Finance Co., Ltd., every Tuesday and Friday for

·Lesson 23 Clothing. (Reter No

Ordinance Comos Into Effect

(2)ych

abeam(1)

*4 9. (3KM: Jerk(3)

The director of Humphreys

the duration of this radio teature, poen Filaan duen (2)-shaam(1): at credit of the proat and Jose (yut(1) announce that from the balance jerk(3) | (yut{1}}-{1}tevod (3)gau pige

"Cantonese Simplified"): «

Vocabulary:

as, duen(2)-foo(5), Jerk(3){{yst({ account at December 31, 1950, dui(3) (3)lan (3)mit, Jerk(d) (rule they will recommend at the (1)) dul(5) (311am (1)ay forthcoming ordinary yearly

100. dul(3)—^ pair. Opposite. To

faco.

10), (1)hanys-Shoes,

102. (mut-Socks Stockings. 103, (1)charng--Long. Length.

The Gazette Supplement, an- nounced this, morning that by Proclamation of HE the Gov- ernor the Co-operatives Socie 104, duen(2)("ue rather like ties Ordinance, 1947, came into "rench "tu")-Short. operation on February 15, 1951. Mr Jack Cater has been ap-

if we are no worn out ook of aborts and wom-out

and shots.

“B. M. ((3)AWE" ((2)Nay. (5)weh {2}kul-Jon(1) (3}ngaw (1)m) Žal{2} "g"tries(1))-shusta) (1)

105, (3)iaan, Broken, Rotten. Warn-out Over-ripe.

108, (3)Beautiful.

pointed Registrar of Co-opera-wome. Preity..

Combinations:

tives Societies, it was also not!- flod,

Union Waterboat

To Pay $2.50

The

Consulting Committee of

| the“Unión Waterbosty, Go, Ltd. „will recommend, a ƒdividend of [32.50 për share froo of, tám st the forthcoming Annual meeting

E of South China Morning. Fort Limited at LAB: 21,shareholders "on-March-2 25.

Victories, in the Colour of Honor 7291 ge

Hand-

1. *Dul(3)*(3) meen-Opposite: The opposite side.

đêm thật In not in, Convenation (2):

meeting of shareholders to bo held on March 15 next, the payment of a dividend of $1.20 per abare (less tax).

On Auditors List

1. B. Seenfi)-khaang(1), (3)yau (1)yun '(2)lei wun(2) (3)uay sh(3),-

·Someone has come to visit you, sir. The names of Mr. A. Mac-

1. Tæhng(2). ()kut (Sirup-(1)38),

Bulling hoh(21 mal(5)1-Shai I invite him lean and Mr A, E.

have been added to Part 1 of

int

**()N«aw dul(S) (3)kul (3)wah~[{alysh, shaam(3) noh(1) What under the Companies Ordinance, M. (2)Kul førkts) meat) the list of Authorised Auditors

I say (maid) to him.

3. Dul(2) (3)jueTo be facing, clothes is be wearing?

• Dulisi im

(5)jue--Borry,

Excuse me, Pardon me

of shoda, & O

announced

tbli

4.8. (Kui*Fork(9)= [rut(1))- the Garsite (algaen lehng(3) (1lcherng-shaam(1), Yut(i) du(5) (1)hanyo pale feratu}({})}}-(1)lebodu (1) morning.

200(3):STRIS). *(Cut{1}}-cat(3) || Mons M. Tebelon has been 6. Yaith) - dai(3), (1)muta-A pair 1970 ((a), (bmutefarite) (yuni)j- of socks or stockings.

dul). Johng(3) (1)hasyamie - in recognised by. HE the Governor, day(1) P(1)¢berngt-low, long? | wooring has gown, a new pale of provisionally, and pending, the

Chama. Umul Blockinger: trouezzi and nice socks and shops. 141 Chirag shaam(1) A gown, y 371) Awl Dea(3)-(3) [ssue of Fils Majesty's Excqua- ({3}m/drüc{1}=huki bometal tur, ne Consul-General for Tur ketom bi hay in London with jurisdiction

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By Galbraith

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was the day the banks all olösuð