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WALLACE & TIERNAN

CHLORINATORS

ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT

HK. & SHANGHAI BANK BLDG.

CO., LTD. TEL. 27780.

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Mail Notices

Regletered articles and parcel mails close one hour earlier than the ordinary mall. When mails close on Sundays or before 10 a.m, on any other day, register- ed articles and parces maile closa at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Malls are closed at Kowloon Post Omee one hour carlier than the ... rising times.

MUNDAY, APRIL 18 By Air

Burma, India, Pakistan,

Esal,

# Елаторе, Africa

1.0.A.C.

Aiddia

D.3.

Japan, Korea, 5 p.m., 3.0.A.C. Okinawa,

p.1 Forinona,

N.W.A.L.

Stam, Malaya, '5 p.m., C.P.A.

TUESDAY, APIUL 17

By Air

Formosa, 10.19, via, C.A.T. Slam, 5 p.m.. P.O.A.

Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylan, 5 p.m., B.C.A.C. ly Burface

Macon, ajo.; 4.30 p.m., Yu MenTak Shing.

China, Peoples Republic, 930 m., train via Canton.

Farmona, h... as Wing Sang. Turn Fruice, 10 Â... Bộ Nagara

Malaya, Indonesia,

Z D.ST

BS

Van HeutDAY, APRIL 15

ly Air

Philippines, Guam, Hawall, U.S.A.. Canada, a.m., via P.A.L.

Australia, Malayn,

indonesia, New Zealand, 9.50 ... C.P.A.

Forinusa. 10 a... C.A.T. Slam.

Burma, India, Pakistan, Europe, $ Middle Fast, Africa, p.m., B.O.A.C.

Indo-China, p.m.. Air France. Furmosi, & p.m. 11.K. Airways. Japan, Roth, 5 p... B,0.A.C.

By Surface

Yu

China, Proses Republic, 0.30 am..

Macao, a.in.; 4.30 p.m., Menyak bu

trani via Canton.

U.S.A..

Central Canada,

and

South Autertra. 1. p.m., as George

Luckenbach,

Jajan,.., Yunan.

Seeks Treaty Revision

Paris, Apr. 15.

Count Carlo Sforzo, e talian

CHINA MAIL

Established 1845

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1951.

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New War Memorial Centre For Kowloon HK's

The foundation stone of the new War Memorial Centre in Kowloon will be laid this afternoon by H.E. the Governor. Here is a photograph of an artist's impression of what the new centre will look like when the building is completed.

New AOC Due On Wednesday

new

The

Air Officer Commanding, Hongkong, Air Commodore D. W. F. Bonham-Carter, DFC, is expected to arrive

afternoon. He has been in Singapore for the past week.

Wednesday

on

own

Air Commodore Bonham- Carter piloted hlu plane out from the United Kingdom, and will fly up from Singapore.

SHELTERED

Foreign Minister, has raised the FROM WINDS

question of a revision of the

Italian peace treaty in letters to

the French

in ter

Hardoon Building Action

Court Decides On Jurisdiction

Sports Pause

DRINK

Coca-Cola

Last HK & WHAMPOA FROM THE FILES DOCK MEETING 100 Years

Days Not Visible

Says Visiting US Journalist

The annual general meeting of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock, Co., Ltd., was held in Queen's Building this morning. It was a purely formal meeting to adopt the report and accounts and to carry out other business, the chairman's speech having previously been printed and circulated to

Mr Alfred Kay, Features shareholders. Editor of the San Francisco

Mr H. Kadoorie, the chair- Chronicle, does not consider

man, pronosing the adoption of the last days of Hongkong the report and accounts said:

the

of the late Mr

Borrows Motor Cycle:

Crashes

Ago

Piracy Sequel

The case denominated Piracy, mentioned in our last issue, to be tried afresh on Wednesday, resulted in a verdict of “Not Guilty." This trial affords a striking commentary

on the difficulties besetting the ad- ministration of justice in this

and

evidences Colony,

the an immediate necessity for change in the law for regu- lating our peity Jurles, by sub- stituting the majority of a jury of nine, for the present mis- chlevous system of requiring unanimous

ix.

have arrived.

Before I deal with the busi- (The Saturday Evening Postness of this meeting I wish, on article behalf of your Board of Direc- recently published an titled "The Last Days of Hong-lors, to refer with deep

regret kong" in which

author to the death speculated on the probable fate S. T. Williamson which occurred on 5th September, of the Colony in the light of suddenly

1950, while the present

intrnational ten-

he was ΩΠ a re- cuperative holiday overseas. As sion.)

Mr Kay,

Lance Corporal S. L. Wilson, the verdict of an is now in you know, he had been very Who

with the 25, of the King's Own Scottish Queen Mary Hospital being actively concerned

ut Borderers, was fined $130 and

The circumstances bringing the difficult treated for serious injuries sus- Company during tained when he was knocked port-war period, and it is large-ordered to pay $350 compensa about the care under considera-

jy due to out of a rickshaw by a car, says y due

his forcefulness, tion by Mr Winter at Kowloon tion are detailed in our issue ricon of Hongkong business ability and foresight this morning when he pleaded Three Pratical Boats attacked No. 16 of February 22 last. The saw

during his first week to satisfy that the Company is today guilty to charges of driving a himself that the suggestion the restored to its prominent position motor cycle without a leence, on 19, a Passage boat

Island, in the Colony. He had served careless driving and taking the near Colony is "doomed" has 113

as a Director since 1934 and as machine without the consent of and wounded the foundation.

en board. On information the owner,

laid, Short of war, he told the Chairman since 1947.

Commodore Ma gave chase to China Mall, he is quite confident The Report and Accounts have

the pirates and pursued them Our been of the Colony's future.

your hands for the

into the bay of Aberdeen (Shek fence measures he considers prescribed period and I will, with

pal-wan) where, on the 20th, are excellent, and he is im-your permission, take them as

returned broadside for pressed with the general ton-read.

broadside

until to close the tentment of the Chinese living

matter, they, the pirates, ove In Hongkong.

their guns over board, and to the number ΟΙ

of hundred

the shore. board Commodoro

Hongkong is a wonderful place

it reminds him somewhat of San

Of

This

in

proposas.

the

It was stated that the charges were brought as a result of a traffic accident at 3.30 a.m. on Sunday in which Wilson sus- tained injuries.

but

her

Going on

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14

the

Ma

a

much

than

year your Directors

Wilson, who had to return to EASY TEMPTATION

decided to include an explana- his Camp in the New Territories, Mr Kay pointed out that it is far with their Report and took motor cycle 652 parked in made in a body for Decision on the point of law of jurisdiction of much easier to create a sensa- Accounts, which takes the place Nathan Road, and drove it. He

tion about conditions here than

the customary "Chairman's crashed against a traffic island Ma's flag ship (boat) on the Supreme Court was given by the Chief Justice,

Speech". I hope that all is quiet-map 10 report

this new at the junction of Prince Edward day of the engagement, we those method, which is the usual proc Road and Nathan Road and observed Sir Gerard Howe, this morning in the action con-

into which

half a temptation

como

dozen correspondents who write in the in the United Kingdom,

sustained cerning the Hardoon Building in Shanghai.

head and other in-long gowned Celestias seated strains of "The last days" ob- meets with your approval; also jurice. He was taken to hospital } in

that you found it useful during for treatment

chairs the deck, very The question of jurisdiction was raised by viously have fallen.

examination

Was not gravely discussing matters Counsel for the Defence in the course of the hear

detained. He said that American public cour

apparent Importance, and it opinion is misinformed about accounts.

now appears that the

Durport The Police took the machine of that ing, which commenced last Wednesday. His Lord-many areas in the Far East Mr E. Abraham seconded the

discussion was how to the Government Scenically, Mr Kay thinks ship this morning held the Court had jurisdiction.

Land to Transport and it was estimated pirates had thrown overboard, find the guns, which the It was proposed by Mr A. M. that darnage amounted to $350. the The Court then adjourned, and i proved that the land and pre-Francisco, And he has a high | Braga and seconded by Mr Yin The owner had not been iden-e possession of which would the action will be consimted on mises the subject matter of the opinion of our food which, he Kwal-chung that the Hon Sir tifled up to this morning.

give Commodore better chance of obtaining the Pleading that they took shel- April 23, 24 and 25, when the transaction are in Shanghai.

says, is not only excellent in Man-kam Lo and Mr D. c.

button he wanted for the Defendant quality and Counsel case for the Defence will open.

The defendant's senior offices nfteen prisoners he had

ше Miller be re-elected to the Board said that Wilson had been but is variety, the Causeway Bay M. Robert Schuman,

Plaintiff in the action is Jen | however has also raised the

got Shelter yesterday Dao Chen of 28, Repulse Bay Defence that as the transaction United States in Hongkong in in cordon. H. J. Jebsen and machine because he wanted to

much cheaper than in the of

Directors and that Mess (the Army for ten years and had sure under hatches. According Foreign Minister, usually well-Typhoon

sources stated conight afternoon because

J. R. Mullion, C. D. Slade, a good record. strong Road, who is seeking a declara- relates to informert

to the evidence of witnesses for foreign land, this which were winds, 15 Junk owners were tion from the Court that the de-

the three, prison- the defence, These approaches, private." | fined $15 each by Mr T. B. Low fendant, David George Hardoon, has based this contention on the consequence of being awarded J. H. Hamm be

has no jurisdiction and

elected

ers who were charged with deserunderstood to have dealt at the Marine Court this morn of 4, Repulse Bay Roa, had judgments in the Companhia de This entitles him to choose a other changes in the constitution the penalty, said that he look and

Ogden Reid

Fellowship, members of the Board, and that Bet back to Camp in time.

The Magistrate, in imposing mitted the piracy off Green Is

ing

part of the crew who com- nataly with the military clauses ing for mouring in the sheltered to sell the property to him Mocambique v. British South

without

feld for

journalistle of the Board which had occurred this typhoar signsion when the trenty and those concern-

were engaged HK$65,000.

by one Afriss Co. and other authorities foreign

mitigating circumstance Kwong-lung to Ash was hoisted.

Appearing for the plaintiff are. in effect Counsel urges that research and he selected the during the year be confirmed

up the Ing Trieste.

The Italian Government has,

and their junks the Hon.

Messra Feat Marwick, Mit- Leo d'Arada, KC, and the principe laid down in that Far East. When he has

in- chell

said guns; Kwong-lung sald he Kit, M71F;

& Co., wero re-elected Leung Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, Instruct ease is dear and that while there covered from his present

had known the however, made no official ap- were Chan

prisoners disposition he plans to

visit auditors on the proposition of case law which appears to

for 1 Jong time, and Kwai-ching 433V; Fan Defendant is represented

Mr L, Kadoorie, 325V; Lo Lan, 410V; Lau Mr John McNell, KC, instructed once the title to foreign land is on his way home, 250V; Ho Lainhai, 348V by Messrs Wilkinson and Grist. involved 1 Chung-kwal, 157V; Chari

Mr MaNeill, appearing for the in the Court has no juris-

yet vet these authorities, Tal, 330V: Ho Tal-se, 1807V; Detence, submitted on Thursday whether based

contractual Chol Cheng, F1101C; Fok Luk- that the Hongkong Courts had relationship otherwise,

or shul. 320V; Fok Hai, 2039; and no jurisdiction to deal with the go so far as to suggest jurisdic Ng Pak-hai. 850V.

action which involved immovable tion where the exercise of that

:;

of

Defendants

ان

nored

for

Court has

Mr Kay

rc-

proaches to either Britain, the Choi. 57V: Lai Kwai. 877V; ed by Mr M. A, da Silva. byeneroach upon the principle at Slam, and to take in England Mr J, R. Lawrence, seconded by

United States or France about

a possible revision of the treaty, these sources added-Reuter.

Tito Under Doctor's Orders.

Belgrade, Apr. 15. Marshal Tlio left Belgrade on his doctor's orders for medical treatment today.

Communist Party news- The

and Belgrade Radio, re- paper.

gall bladder illness ported his

contracted in

in a single sentence.

Tito Marchal

Auenza about શ

Loung

Sam,

Yee,

PRISON FOR PICKPOCKET Chau Tong, 10, unemployed, arrested for pielpocketing, was sent to prison and recommended for banish- ment by Mr. Winter at Kowloon this morning. He had been here

on a

do not

Film

Premieres Man-kam Lo, Messrs B

For

into consideration.

He took

BIG

BY YWCA

EFFORT

ing the

of

the

50

said the Trpo, and so said one or wo other Chinese gentlemen, whose names we could not catch, but whom we identified as some of the party on board the flag: boat on the day of the engage- ment.

Held By The Tail

до

the

the

* THIS Cry school for parties, who had been robbed.

poor and five night schools

working #OOK-TS Hospital Ship, swore

a Coolie on board the

that one of the proners was the

month ago. Helier only two months and had payment of any money so found in the Comment over Exception and girls, and was effiliated to | Moating of the Hongkong and the same time, appeal to arms a salt ist renien dented Whe

held

exit per

The following were present: Mr H. Kadoorie (Chairman),

Gordon, J.H. Hamin, HJ. Jeb- sen. D.C. Miller, E.B. Moller,

The Hongkong YWCA is busy J.R. Mullion and C.D. Slade Preparing for its annual bazaar which will be held on May 28 property situated in 2 foreign jurisdiction must decide a ques- St James Club Directors), Mr A Storrar Jand. The parties concerned were tion-of-ownership-of-foreign

(Chief Manager), Mr WT and 28 at 38C Bonham Road. The Against this evidence aided by added, land. not British Subjects, he

proceeds from the sales will go an alibi, distinctly sworn to by Grimsdale. (Secretary) and the In his decision on the pointland,

Counsel for the Plaintiff has A gala premiere of the film,

directly to subsidise the associa-Kwong-hung there wore raised by the Defence, his Lord argued that where there is inter"Passport to Pamlico" is to be Nowing Shareholders, Mesarston's welcare projects which depositions of three

L Kadoorie, Wong Chi-po. Include said: In this case the plain-alia ship

contractual relationship held at the King's Theatre on Chan U-fan, Lo Koon-kan, Ip tiff claims a declaration that the between the parties there is Wednesday at 9.30 p.m., and the Kwal-chung, J.N. Anderson, E. for six months sell to him property being Iand uple authority that the Courts Proceeds will be given to the St Abraham, Mak Ying-kie, AM or Wiberate factory girls.

defendant has sold or agreed to

land exercise a jurisdiction in James Club, Wanchal

In order to make the bazaar man who robbed him when the With the help of Too H and Braga, Hudson Chen-wood, AP, and premisas situate in Shang-personain and has cited author the Social Welfare Officer, St Jessen, R. Murray and D, Black a success, the YWCA mobilis- | passage boat was boarded, and hal, and further asks for bc- ties in support.

entire force of Erbe Hentified one of the others. Dicey 6th Edition page 143, James Club was founded in 1949 (representing the Auditors). counts and enquiries and for

membere to contribute things also, as having belonged to the as a refuge for destitute boys

An Exaordinary General created by their own hands, at Piratical Crew, Wang Kang-foo no rvletives, no work and no due.

to Rule 20, puts the

pro- took a short rest but has been

and Girls' Clubs Whampoa The defendant claims that the position as follows: "Yet where the Boys'

Dock Association

Company, and factories for donations of unable to shake off its effects. means of support,

prisoner which Limited,

the prece The defendant, it was stated, transaction was a mortgage and the Court has jurisdiction over

this morning samples and goods for sale. acts before One of his last

The Club started in small

It witness had not, and swore that of a pedes- not a sale or any agreement for e

Derson from his presence in leaving the capital today was picked the pocket

unanimously decided to increase is hoped that the public will give he had been Wild by him, by the Court has

way, securing the use for a few the Directors' fees to $4,000 per it their whole-hearted support, In Shanghal Street on sale and in the alternative, that England......the.

Lall, whitt to send a telegram to the Bri- trian

the others one of Mr Cle-

Sunday night but was seen by if the transaction were a sale jurisdiction to compel him to hours each day of a room in the annum art! an extra $2,000 to be, dish Prime Minister,

Taoist Pak Tai Temple in Stone paid to the Chairman of

rified him. Amoo a Trader also of or otherwise deal Attlee,

identified two out of the three who raised or an aggreement for sale, I was dispose expressing his another pedestrian

Jea. Nullah Lane. Here the boys are Board, ment

interest in foreign "sincere condolences" in

(At the Police Court when the the alam, Whie being chased unfair and should not be en- with his

Land 90 as to give effect to taught building and electrical death of Mr Ernest Bevin- the culprit threw the $90 to the forced,

repairing, while the girls learn]

eyes were bad trom the recent ground and it was recovered. The documents of which con-obligations which has in-

and decorating There H. Kadoorie and seconded by Mr

burning by the stinic pot thrown Chau Was intercepted by struction is sought have been put curred with regard to the land"

a bundred mem-R. Murray.

on booad, he admitted that he Police and arrested,

evidence and it has been and cites in support of this

bers, with

long

identified all three of the prison ong waiting list. proposition.

of the дц- many

The Executive Committee

ers. Hep Wo the master of the thorities which have been cited have recently Launched

Yamada Kazuo, 27, mandarin-boat, also recovering the sight! Fund with a view to

speaking Japanese,

his eyes could not ¿dentify the pelled by Mr Latimer at Cen-prisoners he at dry awere to a as part of a Social

trad this morning for illegal knowledge of.) Police Constable

He was ordered to be Ranger deposed to having taken. One hundred and eighty-two commited to the house of Des one of the prisonere Httle y Bunlicensed hawkers who were tention for two weeks, pending from the Valags of Aberdeen, a second on board a boat near to in Kowloon were each fined $5 which has been given by

According to the prosecution, Darding place, and the other in is hoped to F

to Kowloon this morning.

10 days by Mr Wicks at defendant surrendered himself another boat, apparently hid

beneath the hatch-way. to the balance of the mo

the Immigration Office His Honour the Chief Justice in In the Juvenile Court, 118 stating that he came from Can-charging the Jury said that it re- for this stage through

Reuter.

Radio Hongkong

I.K.T.

8.00. Programme Summary: 6.02. Quiz: Conducted By Children's

Yvonne Charter and Anthony

(Studio);

Cutcher, 15tudio); La Salle College Diocesan Gil's School: 8.30, Portugues Hall Hour.

7.15. 7.00. Polkas and Minuets; "The Price Of Peace" A Special Presented By Series Qt Talks Jailed Nat

Radko. No. 21 General Carlos P. Romulo, Secre- 1ary for Foreign Affolev, štępublic Of The Philippises: 7.30, London Studio Melodies. (BBCTS); Peter Yorka

with Orchestra and Hi Dorees Lundy and Alan Dean. (ECTS): 6.00, World News and News Analyan. (London Relay); B.18, Vislons Of The Future. The Quiet Life A Taik By Stephen Polter, (ECTS): 8.30,

"I Like What I Like" Presented By Valerio Waters. (Studio): 0.00, "From The Editoriala (Recorded London Re Jay): 9.10, Weather Report: 2.11. " Of The Bounty A Beris By itex Rhenits. In Light Parts

DDCTS); Episode 1: "Bound For Tahiti 9,45, "Concerto"; 10.1. Marek Chanson Francaise 30.30, Weber and His Orchestre; 20,45 Dance To Gstaldo and His Orcties- T 11,00, Rio News feed. (Lon don Relay); 11.10,

Goodnight

alo: 11.29, Weather Report: Gpd Save The King: 11.30, Clown Down

Thanks Expressed

The Chairman and Executive: Comites of the Boys" and Gietat Clubs' Association' wish to express their grateful thanks to Mr A. S. Watson & Co for The Vary generous

gift of 2,700

The

so wish to express themed grafiliado, to all who:Refped/in connect with Flower Day 1934 2001 Basterday,

SIDE GLANCES

220

're both telling the little

In

By Galbraith

in this case.

he

are now over a

am of opinion that, having linea permanent home for

regard to these authorities, the the Club, proposition is not too widely Settlement for Wanchai. The put and I adopt it.

Arst

stage

of

the

the

The proposal was made by Mr Jap Here

From Canton

182 Hawkers In Court Today:

In this case the transaction; gramme is the sandy arrested during the week-end | repatriation.

wds entered into in Hongkong Nissen Hut, on a slie in

and both plaintif and defen"

dant are before the Court, there

Ls

a contractual relationship

between them and I hold that

talent. It

this Court has jurisdiction.

170

Wag

the Gala Premiere. The build-uveniles were each fined $2 by ton and had no friends in Hong-mained for them simpir to determine ang programme will be carried Mr Oswald Choung for similar Kong. He asked to be sent which evidence they, attached fie- forward as further funds are offence. Pounds Of

Tainted Pork-

For possession of 170 pounda

raised, until a fully established community centre is realised.

to Japan.

The tetal-cast-is-estimated at New Mechanised Fishing Boat

$107,000.

Tickets for the Gala Pre-

of tainted pork, Chan On, 54, and } milere are on sale in the foyer

| Lnur - Nut-on, 42, - botà

were each Aned $250 or two | 11.30 a.m. and 1.30. p.m. and montha by Mc Latiner, at Cen- at the Peninsula Hotel between tral this morning.

4.30, and 6.p.m. They may also

To Be cooltes, of the Hongkong Hotel between

Insp. W. Gillies, prosecuting, be obtained on application to told the Court that at about 6.29 Mrs O. Skinner, c/o St. John's p.m. yesterday, a call "090" was Cathedral Office, Garden Road, made by an unknown Chinese

emale tirat fighting' was taking

place at No. 9 Hau Wo Street,

zent were arrested,"

Action Requested

Designed For HK

most credence to. the evidence on one side was, apparently squally an strong as that on the other.

Buch' being the esso the Verdict of "Not Gulli-Telted as ca“ matter of

course

We left the court before the case: was brought on the previous day, but it appests that so litla sredit- was given by (the first Juzy to th*)* witnesses for the defence, that they were unaniments for convicting two! A special committee of Chinese

out of the three; and as regarded! . fishermen and the firet, for whom the obstinate technicians la now being formed to advise on the for stood out it washingular best type of vessel for the Colony's proposed fishing fleet.

at that the

circumstance, that the very alibi.

belleved was retracted on, the following day!· the witnós, firstd having 'sworn to his (the Prisoner's) having been on board his boat, a

Ab official informed the Chic, mechanisation plan by the end the day on the 19th inst. at Stanle

new committee of June.

whereas on Wednesday he admitted Grst floor. On arrival, the Police The Hongkong British Indus-w meet in the near future, to

that he had on that day, sent him.. The China Mail was informed over to Aberdeen to collect debts found no Aghting but instead the trias Fair Committee. wishes to design u mechanisert, boat best that there has been a stearly We would recommend the Police carcase of a pig weighing 170 issue an unvent reminder touted to local fishing conditions, mechanisations of Long Liners authoritied to look well plter Me pounds, in tainted state. The those passengers who

have

2.3lbs; talo that two defendants who were pre-booked souls on the two special The existing fishing Stichas Most of them are motor-pro-tone was in a hoto of dalk plance carrying viskore to the been little altered in design poiled anti gether with trawlers of the evening of February 19 looked Brilsh, Industries Fair, and alco first constructed centuries are operated by private enter very much He made up, one sist Paar is not necomaty to tell all our who have not yet paid their and fe not considered as origo.jpg fares or collected their travel to power-driven vosad face consists of 27 vessels, 15 of ave, commit piastyor FR

At the moment the trawler readers that piratical boate might leave thek pal-wan at half past A petrol-commstuming documents, "that: they must do jana

outboard motor ka the only form of them being formée Japanese Island within wight of our men of WORK STANLAR ME, and (bo bace for their metllanica propulsion which within the 43 hours.

can be adapted to Junks and bo

The whole mechanised fleet at homes, on store, before sight. That the... prisoners are brothers no INTELLICENCI TEST- cause of tre humorda. this bán proedat smounts to 110 veascis, physiognomist will ballero. NARY SOLUTION EQUA

FREDAJ, Antries.

CHECK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

ANSWERS

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