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European on driving charges Why Ford From the Fi

Questioned on

drinks by police officer

A European driver being questioned by Police about how many drinks he had had, was alleged to have replied: "It might be one. It might be 20,"

Sub-Inspector Peter Jackson said this before Cen-

tral Magistrate, Mr I. T. Morris, this morning.

D. W. G. Hewett, whose address was given as "care of the Chartered Bank”, is facing three sum- monses for:

•

•

dangerous driving.

driving while under the influence of drink, and

• using abusive language to a Police constable,

Found drugs

on woman

and in house

A police corporal told Judge

S.1. Jackson said that in the

carly morning of October 14 he saw Hewett and another Euro- pean in the Peak Police Station charge room.

He was leaning against the door of the room and had

jacket over his left arm.

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A duty officer told him that Hewett had been brought back to the station as he WD6 suspreted of having driven A car while under the Influence of drink

CRUELTY Millionaire's launch

TO MONKEY

A restaurant manager, Leung

Suen, 52, was fined $50 by Mr

P. J. Springall at the Vic: Taking friend home. V. Rhodes at Kowloon Court toria District Court this morning how ho followed S. 1. Jackson said he

a woman in Wostor dis-defendant's name, trict, and lator found a place of employment.

Hewett told him ho was tak-

this moening for keeping took monkey without sufficient food address and and water in a small cage,

causing it unnecessary, pain.

Sub-Inspector I W. Elias, prosecuting, salt that a SPCA inspector visited the Kam Kok Yuch Restaurant, and found the monkey inside a small cage without food and water,

larga quantity of drugs in ing his friend home. a house.

Describing Hewett's condition, Wong Yuu, 55, living in a S. L. Jackson sold his tie was cockloft of 26 Western Street, loosened and his hair very an- second floor, pleaded not guilty tldy. to charges of possession of 1.8

His face wha white grammes and 9.44 ounces of

smelt strongly heroin and five ounces of bar sweating. Ho bltone.

and

Cpl Lam Wol-yuen testifted that at about 1 p.m. on Decem- ber 3 in First Street he noticed the accused looking out of a window.. A moment later the woman went to 20 Western Strees,

"I followed her and walted at a candy stall. Three minutes later, she appeared at the stairs and I stopped her," he said.

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Witness took the defendant to the police station where she was searched. A paeltet "whlie powder" was found her.

At her house witness found two paper bags containing Ave lurge packets of "white powder." and three packets of a granulat substance.

and

In an Iron box 38 packels of white powder, eight packets of a pink granular substance seven more packets of powder, which looked like barbitone were also found, witness said,

Hearing is continuing.

Assaulted concubine

A 30-year-old housewife who admitted, assaulting her hus- band's concubine with a wooden elog and a bowl, was bound over in the sum of $500 for two years by Mr D. Cons at Central

Magistracy this morning.

Young Ho, of 90 First Street, i third Roor, pleaded guilly to twe counts of common assault,

3 assaulted

for

other obscrvation. The 1wo Injured men were dis- charged after treatment,

Pallee enquiries are proceed- ing.

of alcohol.

and

His speech was alurred he kept raising his volce.

S. I. Jackson said her asked Hewett whether he would like to be medically examined in a hospital. He agreed.

But the other European mid to him. "Don't be a bloody fool, Keep your mouth shui," and Hewelt then said he would not go.

Advised to go

then S.1. Jackson said he advised Hewell to go. He said he could refuse to be exarnined when he arrived there.

Hewelt then agreed to go. When he returned, he was asked where he had been the previous evening. Hewelt re- piled that he had been to a Chinese dinner but could not say where the dinner was held. When asked what he had been drinking, Ive replied, "Whisky water."

When asked how many drinks he had had, he said, "It might'] be one. It might be 20,"

S.1. Jackson said he then ask- ed Hewett to write an accouni of his movements.

Left alone

Hewett was then left alone in room for about half an hour. When he come out Hewett handed Itim a statement.

He produced the statement in court as an exhibit. Hearing continues. Defendant is represented by Mr R. E. Moore, of MessrA Deacons.

Mr Simon F, S. Li, Crown Counsel, is prosecuting.

Drug allegation

The SPCA inspector told the magistrate a chain was also tied around, the monkey's neck and the animal had been kept in the. cage for the last six months

Mr Rhodes confiscated the monkey and told the SPCA in- or to find a suitable home

for it.

Hejaz railway

to be put

back in use

of

Amman, Feb. 10. The famous Hejax railway, sabotaged by LawrCI1OO Arabia in World War I, is to be repaired "for the Arabs and Isle."

named as “work ship"

By A CHINA MAIL REPORTER

The mystery luxury launch mv Danginn, which has been fitting up in Hongkong for several weeks, was described today as a "work ship."

In an amelal release submitted by the owner of the vessel Mr Daniel Ludwig, the luxury craft was referred to "as on answer for providing the necessary vost communication service, with the home office of National Bulk Corriers Inc. in New York."

Mr Ludwig the company,

Is Chairman of

A China Mall reporter travel- led in a walla-walla yesterday to the Danginn, which was moored off Kowloon Docka.

Mr Ludwig appeared at a port hole but refused permission for the newsmen to come aboard.

No chance

Ho sold that all the news of his arrival would be contained

in a release handed out by the

Kowloon Docks.

He ackled that "there was chance of coming

The release states

no

the

owners and guests quarters of the ship were finished and out- fitted by the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co, Ltd.

the vezel's visit.

chose 25 Hongkong for its HQ

CHINA MAIL REPORTER Hongkong boat Tokyo and Manila as a sito for Ford

Motors Headquarters in

the For East.

years AGO-

February, 1935

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Shanghal recently was HE French bund at

Mr David W. Bird, District the setting for most Manager at Ford International emotional Acones when Division, told the Chinu Mall scores of parents and rela- today that Hongkong.

⚫is mora centrally located; ⚫is a free markei and

has a greater access to transport for transhipment,

"Ford is consolidating its aries offices in the Far East," he said "We are closing the Tokyo and Manila offices and relocating the staff1o. Hongkong for better coverage of the Far EaU”

The change will mean the company will employ Hongkong people in their office.

tives anxiously awaited the arrival of childron on the as Tungchow which was pirated on January 29, according to the North China Daily News:

When the vessel drew along- wharf, tho crowd side the. rushed to the ship's side, with mothers and fathers striving to touch thei children's out- stretched hands.

The gangplank was hurried Into place, and, so eager were their those on ahoro to join

Mr Bird sold Hongkong is the Largest individual market in the Far East for the Ford motors, loved ones, that officers on the However, "we still retain a vessel had to force them back service representative in Manila (unul it was Ormly attached but none in Tokyo."

Men and women who could There will be no manufactur. not wait until the ship had been ing done in Hongkong, he added, properly tied up, swarmed over dashed to the The key @gures in Hongkang the sile and are Mr Gilbert A. Hinckley, youngsters on deck. Area Manager for the Far East,

But the youngsters were ariy- Mr Bird and Mr Michael Fonzo, thing but anxious when they Service Assembling Engineer, gushod their story to reporters. Their temporary office la Sald Miss Heal, daughter of situated in the pent-house of Mr and Mrs A. J. Heal: "The Central Building where they girls and boys were segregated will stay until May. Then they and the girls sent to bed with=' will move to the 12th floor of out any supper, ! the building.

"Really, we

were dreadfully hungry. But one of the girls had come sausage mlls and cake for a midnight feast, ́and we got giggles every time

Letters to the editor Anne Baxter

Football pools

Sir.-In

his letter

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Colcalal Secretary, pcruly pub- lished in yesterday's China Mail, Mr S. C. Leurg, Chairman, the

well ask why far more serious and general day-to-day prob- the lems are not given the benent of such searching examination as the Commission carried out at Cape

This Collinson. me,

the through Hongkong Christian Council, prompts protesting against Government courtesy of your columns, to intention to legalise Football propose that an importal com

mission is appointed in- vestigate corruption. The Authorities can never, them- Permit me to make the follow-selves, be successful in such an ing comments

Pools, the question of vice in respect to euch Pools Is suggested.

Fir from being the vice that Mr Leung implied, the operation of Football Pools will, in many ways..contribute to the lessening Meryone knows has of what been done here "under the coun- top for th extensive period of time.

to marry cattleman

Hollywood, Feb. 10. Academy Award winning actress Anne Baxter plans to marry a cattle rancher in Australia.

Her parents announced her

business

to the nine fecal, and pirate went by the dor. We

træaked a midnight musck and giggled orain wheticyer tho paper crinklet. We were really scared that the men would. hear tho paper and come in,

"A breakfast, the pirates were still asleep and we could' 100 the cap on one pirate peeping out of the blankets.

"But while our mistress had trericfast with us, the guard

kept clicking his revolver be hind her back. The food was bezstly because they posted 'a' man to watch the cook."

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investigation for reasons which аге 100 obvious to require plating. It requires completely engagement to Randolph Galt, impartial Investigators of great an American. with personal integrity. and moral courage.

persistence interesis in Australia.

The first actual air flight The wedding will be held made in Hongkong Those who

next week in Hawail.

March accept bribes,

18, 1911, reported; either directly or take a share

They plan to live on the Colonial, in his well-known' indircuity. are confident they ranch, In New South Wales, 180 column called Old Hongkong. will not be brought to book and, miles from Sydney, where Mr it is to be feared, acquire more Galt also has a home.

The airman was a Belgian conndence every day, for every failure to convict and, for that continue her career.

Miss Baxter said she plans to named Van den Born. Thore

nothing really specta conviction Lo

She was previously married to cular about his fights. On believing the late John Hodiak. Mr Galt several occasions he took is justified in that certain cases would not has not previously wed.—AP.

the air over Shatin and gave Teach tho courts If those involved had been prepared to

local residents the satisfaction, "ay-weakens the body

of seeing a plane soaring high politie in ita, resistance to its

above the ground. disease,

It is not my place to enumerate Apart from the release no the many instances of outright thing is known of the purpose of immorti gambling in Hongkong but I do feel that the public, in view of Mr Leung's cuburst,

onc benefit of

should to the situation in t proper perspective.

King Hussein of Jordan and King Saud of Saudi Arabia, announced this in a joint com- munique today.

The line works os for as Ma'an, but from there to Medinu 327 miles of the single- line track have luin derelict as Lawrence left them, the sand. buried rails corroding, the embankments crumbling and the bridges ruined.--Reuter.

Jet causes avalanche

...Bolzano, Feb. 10. A jet fighter flew low aver here snow-capped mountains today and caused an avalanche which burled a workman.

released when

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An official of the HK & Whompoo Dock Co. sald he had been instructed only to submit the release to the press and "nothing else."""

Departure date of the vessel La not known and neither Is the destination.

Social functions

A full crew, uniformed seg- men, have been working con- tinually aboard the vessel since its arrival.

The vessel, a long sleek eraft, has attracted the attention of many other civilian vessels.

cession. The

matter,

overy

Kassem turns

was

10

Thers are. Sir, here in Hondown Communists late arrival of His Excellency

channelled to the stomp corruption out.

welfare and

be

Foolbell Pools, by their con trolled disciplings and legalised operation obviates the scaly practice of indiscriminate vice, By the essence of its botting

The plane was a biplans, regulations which permits only

The SCM Post told how the ADULTS of placing a minimum kong coganisations and indivi- plake for a maximum reward:duals who foresee that the on a rystem that requiries all struggle againet Communion can

the Governor almost spotted vis-a-vis the knowledge of

Cairo, Feb. 10. the day for the big crowd who' only be won if something better Bazhdad radio announced well-known sport, this then be and what can be seen to

togathered to see the flight. night that Premier Harzem ** censes a parlour or family con- better is offered as an alterna-

harmfuluve.

has rejected the petition of By the time the Governor test, a Quiz no more

The Communist regimes a word-puzzlo than

with an eppear to have been successful

the Iraqi Communist Party of arrived a gale of 30 mph was Abdulla Bustaini to bo blowing and the aviatore de- entrance fee.

in eliminating corruption, and Moreover, the bencilts derived jone wonders whether the West-

Ilcensed as an official political eided it toould be folly to at- A stream of curious spectators-

razly. has

the from is revenue (assisted andern Democratic way of life is been cruising around

tempt a take off. The Tadio Government) malding its task the harder by Kessen granted a licence to the mid Premier by Danginn in a never-ending pro-controlled

estimated at neveral millions & its inability or unwillingness to fraqi Communist Party of Dacud for the crowd and the Rajputs. They rovved up the engines 1.200-ton ship is air-year and

Sayegh, a small splinter group band put on an ezhibition of: conditioned and, according to needs of local

May I conclude by quoting denounced by Bustani's Party marching, but dejected people, the releass, "finished in much in charities alone justies Govern- what I bellove WAS Bald by and international

Communium tired of waiting, began the to be able to handle ment's wise decision on the sit-Charles Mallk of the Lebanon, 3 a "srupting gang." way as

ject of consideration in respect one time president of the United social functions a gracious of the existing Ordinance. manner."

Nations General Assembly: Mr Ludwig who has been Even on the moral issue, on which Mr Loung's letter

"You of the West have In described as a multi-millionaire,

your traditions certain invalu able bellefs about man and Eociety and history and human destiny and the nature of God -beliefs that you should feel free to export and to teach to others. But many of you have taken life too much for grant- "South Pacific," the Todd-AO od. Therefore, the creat de film which has been running for sence of mind (for he was past of beller and convletion over two years in London, and travelling at considerable Gand Interpretation of life has grossed well over £1 mil-speed) swerved his machine which has come down to you, lion, opens up in the Colony clear, you dimply don't honour this afternoon.

Three Chinese were assaulted and injured by two other men on the

A huge mass of snow was waterfront in Ook

the jet dived Street, Mong Kok, at 0.25 pan.

Io Hal, Marine Department yesterday.

engineer, pleaded not guilty to ever a valley at Canazei in the arrived on Tuesday. from Japan. apparently appears to be based,

avalanche Dolomites. The

His wife and several family fais protest is unwarranted. It One of the victims is being possession of heroin, if Central therdered towards, five work-friends arrived here last week. is not for me at this moment to detained in Kowloon Hospital Magistracy this morning.

Mr A. Storror, Chief Manager justify cur intentions in regard Ho in alleged to have had men bulking a ski lift, Four

to Football Pools, but we do fcel that public conscience la oble to three cigarettes contalding herain clambered to safety on a pylon, of the Hongkong and. Whampoa on board a Government launch but the fifth was drogged 30 Dock Co., Ltd., who was at on February 9,

yards in the now, he was dug Kal Tak to meet Mr Ludwig, real at ente insofar as Football aro concerned. Very Hearing was Axed on February out unhurt by his companions said the yacht was ready for Pools

certainly there is nothing in- calling. -Reuter. 125,

meral in something that does not oppress, deprive or caused the least hardship but in fact makes dennile

the contribution to general welfare of the com- munity. In other words, there figer wandered out of reruby neither vicloutness nor Im- onto the road.

prudence in Government's In- "If I had had a rifle I would tention to modify the Ordinance

In the manner ‚IE sees 'ft. have shot it on the spot but I evuldn't do a thing except sit PRE-GOTTSCHALK, thero. But everything went

the ofiight - beeRUSE-

tiger didn't even take any notice of

The hunter seeks

¡Although not professional

A 27-year-old Welsh girl who has hunted wild animals all over Africa and Indio, shyly. admitted on her departure today that she was starting a for a husband. new hunt- She is Miss June. Davies of Cardlif, Wales, who flew out of the Colony this morning for Tokyo. Miss Davies has been on a" seven-wook vacation touring the Orient.

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n

husband

have met dozens of cligible hunter she has shot wild game 'men but so far I haven't found throughout India and Africa the right one," she added. and was once the only girl on June who lives in Bombay, with n Himalayan éxpoditión Ted by famous

her parents is a secretary, Yet hunter

"But I've had a great deal of Byane. "But I'm goiting a Utile tired of

experiencs hunting during halldays in India and Africa,” running around the world,"

she said. she told a Chima Mall reporter this morning.

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now fool that after all the excitement I've had 1 should Lottle down and got inarried,

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She recalled. hot wort

porience thuring one of these Jaunts and told how while seated its an opest Jeep a húgo' }

Secretary,

Observers here

long trip book to Hongkong, bellave this mave may start an open war Then the wind died down and between the fràgi Communists the few who remained 8a10 and Prender Kaiser—AP. Mr Van den Born take to the

air.

South Pacific' begins today

enough. You are a bit did. At the Broadway theatre, dent.

It was not without incident. Trying to avoid" a large on the gathering of children improvised runway, Mr Van den Born "with

great pre-

"This left him too little die- technicians worked all Tuesday tance in which to make. for night to prepare for a trial run the shed, and the resuit soon a "The Communist world will through of the aim which was collision in which the forepart force you to articu'nto your shown yesterday morning. of the muchino • was / con- SCVC

Asia and Africa are Hongkong now has doing to ask What do you cinemas equipped with Todd-

three siderably crumpled.

ballove? My deepest fear, and before the year is out No injury resulted, to the Asian Football Pools Ltd. if you want 14 put bluntly to you. | the new Queen's will make it motor and. Mr. Van den Dorn *-* la that you don't know the four, thus equailing · London | Aimself escaped - with / buk -a infinite vaker that you have at and New York...

few alight bruince,"1 the tora of your own ciylika- Aktion, and you don't believe. In sir-In your Comment of them enough to put them trong ("1'11" Just keeping hunting until the Day in Tuesday's inue you by to the rest of the world.”.

the right man comes along” | suggest that the public mey

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Miss Davies hopes to spend 10 days in Japan, before return- ing home. Meanwhlie?

Corruption

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