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Hong Kong & Shai Banks Temporary Accommodation

EXTENSIVE RECONSTRUCTION AT THE CITY HALL

posits, and Outward Billa The basement has been given over tively to Treasuries and a lift will installed connecting be Treasuries with the main Banking floor."

the

Residents in Hong Kong will have noticed that the demolition of the western wing of the City Hall is now practically complete. This wing which contained the old Theatre Royal has been removed in order to clear the site for the erec Owing to the limited accomoda tion of the new premises for the tion available in the old City Hall Hong Kong and Shanghai Bankno provision is being made for the Befors, the existing Bank can be Senior Mese, and the mumber of tlemolished it is necessary to pro- Staff Bedrooms will be "cut down vide temporary premises for eupation during the period of cons struction of the new building and turing the past few weeks work has been proceeding on the remain der of the City Hall to convert it for this purpose. The temporary premises will comprise the castern

The Main Entrance,

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Big Reconstruction.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1933

"AN OUT AND OUT LIAR!'

False Statement To Police

YOUNG CHINESE GIRL FINED

"She is an out and out liar.

She lies to the Police, the lies to bor solicitors and, I may say, she lies to the Court, remarked Mr. Wynne-Jones at Central Magis travy yesterday when he fined

Chinese girl, named Foon Kit Wan, 50 for giving false informa- tios to the police to the effect that a man named, Wan Für Kwai bad stolen a bangle from her..

Inspector M. Murphy appeared for the prosecution, and the de- fendant was represented by Mr Horace Lo who entered a ples of

Guilty."

Giving ovidence, the girl said that while she was living at 2. Ngau Lan Loong she made the se quaistance of the complainant who apparently was a friend of the principai tenant. On severs! occasions, the complainant made improper suggestions to her. She refused but he continued to pester her and actually assaulted her in the streets.

Owing to the age of the old City Hall it had been ordenined by the Authorities for use by the public and it has been necessary to recon struct many of the floors, to de- section of the City Hall from the molish and re-build certain walls, Cricket Ground up to and includ and to strengthen the whole struc- ing the old Grand Staircase. Anture to make it suitable for occupa annexe is also being added on the tion by a Banking Institution. It Quera's" Road side to increase the has necessary to divert the main floor area for the Bank, and existing storm-water drain, water also to provide" a temporary home For the Public Library which will gain, telephone, cables, etc., from the upper portion of Wardley be housed on the first floor, ap Street and to relay them in the new proached by a separate staircase street which will be situated be From Queen's Road.

tween the new Bank building and

On the day in question, she was the temporary premises in the City The main entrance to the Bank Hall. These services will be laid king in Sai Street: when she met the complainant and Beveral

The persons.

complamant ap- will be on Queen's Road at that considerable depth below the Auth west corner of the building. ground level and it has been found proached her and struck her This entrance will lead straight that the existing foundations, of the blow. She shouted out Snatch- whereupon the defendant through to the public space which western wing of the temporarying starts at the foot of the old Main premises are not deep enough to ran away, but was arrested by an Staircase and has an extension, to provide the necessary stability for India. constable. The reason why the east into the Banking space. the building and to avoid the pos- she accused the complainant of Just inside the Queen's Road ensibility of damage to the servicesnatching har bangle was to get trance there will be an area with which will be laid in the new road, him arrested so that he would be telephones devoted to the use of arrangements have therefore been detersed from pestering her Brokers with a doorway leading made to increase the depth of the future. In fact, witness admitted, of the temporary the complainant did not take any- to the Manager's

On the foundations room.

thing away from her at all. ground floor, starting from the

The Bank will be moved into the

In reply to his Worship, witness Queen's Road side. will be located!

for Correspon- temporary premises in the first said she was a widow and had the departments fence, Current Accounts, Chief Ac-week in October. In spite of its been in the Colony for several ountant, and Cash. Upstairs, on age the City Hall as reconstructed months." the first floor in the old St. George's, is excellently suited for this pur-. She denied that she was a pros and St. Andrew's Halls, will be the poses and it is anticipated that the departments which at present oc- Bank and the public will not be Annexe of the existing inconvenience during the period rupy the Bank, namely the Savings Bank, of construction of the new Bank Toward Bills Drafts. Fixed Dbuilding.

premises on this side.

NEWCHWANG PIRATE

LAIR

Manchukuo Attempt to Save Three British Captives

PLANES, TROOPS, AND SAILORS

Aeroplanes, troops, and i gumber of coastal defence boats specially equipped with oil for hurning junks co-operated in the recent attempt to release the three British mercantile officers, Messrs. A. D. Blue, C. Johnson, and W. E. Har- grave, who are still being held captive by bandits in the neighbourhood of Newchwang after having been kidnapped in. a sudden raid on their ship, the ss. Nanchang, as she lay in the mouth of the Newchwang River.

The attacking force missed freeing the captives only by the I rest margin. It was reported at the time that they had actually acceeded in securing the freedom of two of them, though this afterwards was proved to be unfounded and it was said that the bandits had managed to get through the cordon which bad been closing in upon them and had joined another and more powerful band further inland.

WORK OF COASTAL POLICE FORCE

The topography of the bay has lent itself to the designs of the banditd. Eight small streams run into the bay, which is filled with tall reeds which form an excellent hiding place for the pirates...

Planes Bomb Junks,

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titute but admitted that she had had trouble with several Water Market fokis. The folis used to visit the principal tepuut, and while there each of this made me proper overtures to her...

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MONEY LENDER SUES FOR DAMAGES

SEQUEL

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TO ARREST IN SHANGHAI : JURY EMPANELLED TO

HEAR CASE

PLAINTIFF COUNSEL DESCRIBES FALSE CHARGE AS ALMOST BAD AS BLACKMAIL

The sequal to the arrest and detention of Hazara Singh, a money lender, who was arrested in Shanghai and brought down to Hong Kong, and who was committed for trial, but in whose favour the Attorney General issued a writ of nolle prosequi was a civil claim before the Chief Justice yesterday in which Hasara Singh sought damages of over $30,000 from one Sawan.

A jury was empanelled to try the case, and there was a large attendance of Sikhs in Court to follow the proceedings. During the course of the case reference was frequently made to bizis, a form of the money loan association scheme so well- 'known among the Chinese...

HOW THE ALLEGED DEBT WAS

INCURRED

The claim was as follows:

laintiff was a member of 85,840 dus to the plaintiff on pro-money, loan speistion or bin and missory notes from one Bileiro, a be bad bid 39,180 for the right to resident at Shanghai, which sum draw a pool of 35,000 and so he the plaintiff was prevented from actually resin 182,180. collecting by reason of his arrest, MeNeill next took the jury 3000 due to Mr. J. M. D'Almada) gyez celain points in the evidence Remedios,

given by defendant before the Ma- strate. The Magistrate had made remark at one stage of the cRIE to the effect that his Worship

would not allow his to be used as a lever for civil casca."

$138 expense of passage from Amoy to Shanghai and residence in Shanghai from 18th November, 1939 to 3rd December, 1832.

895,000 damages, and costs. Mr. Duncan MeMeill and Mr. Lec D'Almada Castro, junior, in by Messrs. J. M.

structed

Almada Remedios & Nephew were for the plaintiff and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K. C., instructed by Messrs. Lo & Bo was for the de- fendant

Wan Fuk Kai, the complain ant, stated that he was a fish monger and had never seen the

At the commencement of the pro defendant until the day of the iceedings Mr. McNeill read the cident. He had heard from sever pleadings which stated that on al customers that defendant was November 12, 1938 plaintif left prostitute. On the day in quen Hongkong for Amby add Bhanghai tion when he saw her, he made an for the purpose of collecting debts attempt to nudge ber as a result and the subsequently, the defend of which she blew a police whistle at laid information before a Ma- and alleged that he had snatched gistrate that the plaintiff had ob- her bangle.

tained from the defendant two

Court

At the close of Mr. McNeill' ad- dress Mr. Jenkin asked whether it was suggested that there war-no malice of the part of the defendant at all except in the present case. Mr McNeill agreed that that was

Evidence Oiled:

Sergeant Brand was the first witness called. He gave evidence of arresting plaintiff in Shanghai and bringing him down to Hong kong. When searched in Shanghar the plaintiff had 130 on his person. and promissory notes semounting to over 87,000.

Mr. Tenkin (cross-examining):

Cross-examined by "Mr. Lo, wit- sums of money amounting to $1.350 Did you have any conversation in.

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defendant previous to the day ofwhich information a warrant was the incident, but had never been issued leading to the arrest of the to No. 2 Ngau Lan. Loong where plaintiff in Shanghai.

the defendant formerly lived. He Mr. McNeill then read the state- had never pestered her nor made improper suggestions to her.

In answer to his Worship as to how defendant knew his name if he was not known to her, witness said that the defendant might have heard it in the Police. Station.

to his leaving Hongkong!

Witness: Not that I remember. Do you know anything about the ment of defence to the jury whoans who want to go to India --- passport system with regard to In- were then each provided with copy of the pleadings and statement of defence.

the

I am afraid I don't.

You took up with you a called Abdul Latif Yes, for the What Plaintiz Must Prove. purpose of identifying plaintiff.

Did he act as interpreter be Mr. McNeill said that he felt to tween you and plaintiff No. lay a false charge of crime against. Hazara Singh, the plaintiff, then, After evidence had been given by any person was one of the wicked went into the witness box. In an the interpreter of the Police Station to the effect that the deest thing a man can commit and swer to Mr. Leo D'Almada he said that it was nearly as serious as that he had been in Hongkong for fendant did not know the com- blackmail and that it should be ten years and had been & money- plainant's name when asked at the visited by the Jury, if the factslender for over eight years he was time, His Worship decided to con- vitt and made the remarkes men penalty.

were praved, with a very severe a member of the Moneylenders Ar

sociation and was a member of tioned above.

several bisis,”

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In order to establish the case, the plaintiff must prove, the follow. ing matters, said Mr. McNeill. He must prove in the first place that the defendant prosecuted him. In the second place he must prove that the prosecution terminated in his favour. In the third place he must prove that the charges were Miss L Belting, Mr. M. David, falss. In the fourth place he must Mrs. G. Hart, Mrs. J. Hugenholte, prove that the charges were laid Mr. W. A, Jones, Mr. F. G. Jones, by the defendant without reason. Mr. HC. Lamond, Mr. 8.able cause, and, lastly, he has got Lubaraky, Mr. W. H. Pinchard, to prove that the defendant acted Mr. P. Bandaw, Mr. J. F. Rich maliciously. mond, Mr. L. C. Solomon, Mr. G." Th. Simon, Lt. D. Wyburd, Mr. H. Watson.

There was one "bist of 8100 which was drawn regularly on the 10th of each month. He had two shares in that there being fifty shares in all. One of his shares had previously heen drawn and on November 10, he drew his second share. There were at that time, 38 instalments due on the second

share.

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Plaintiff then related the irtam strates under which he came to ed the drawing and took part in the draw the second share. He attend. udding, but he was not the highest bidder. The next morning, after the draw he heard that owing to a hitch the highest bidder was not allowed by the committee to draw

nccept the pool as he was the second highest bidder. At first he refused explaining that he bad only taken part in the bidding to raise the Ultimately he Premium and had no intention of drawing his share. Was paid $2820, and signed a pro was persuaded into accepting He missory note for 83,800.

Shanghai-Anxiety not to em barrass the authorities in their efforts to secure the release of the three Britons has been largely responsible for, the lack of details concerning negotiations with the bandits and attempts to round them up. The North-Ching Daily

A determined "attempt to clean News learnt, however, some of the out this nest of pirates was maile made for it. The pirates as a rule lay two information before the the pool and plaintiff was asked to dificulties which have been en- countered and was given a brief during the recent drive against preferred to escape into the roode sketch of the steps which have bandits in the Newchwang area. A rather than put up a fight, and been taken to surmount them. detachment of the Kwantung Army this made boarding ears The was sent by land to cut off the lines drums of oil were then poured over The Manchukuo and Japanese of retreat away from the bay, the junks and set alight, and with

in a few hours the columns of authorities have established a coas Meanwhile the coastal police an tal police force for the express pur-chored at the mouth of the bay, smoke and flames shooting up from pose of breaking up the gangs of while five Japanese aeroplanes few different sections of the bay an pirates and bandits which operate over the bay and bombed all the nounced the success of these new manoeuvres Eighteen large junks along the southern shore of the new junks they saw.

were destroyed in this manner, and state. The commander of this force! The thick reed-beda, however, 16 a Captain Miyabe, a retired proved excellent camouflage for the many smaller boats during the

course of a week. Japanese naval officer Under him pirates and the aeroplanes had

Though the raiders searched caro he has about 280 men, most of grent difficulty in picking out the whom have served in the Japanese junks Nevertheless, though the fully for the three British captives they had reason to believe were hid navy. He also has fourteen ships, damage done was not up to expretades somewhere in the bay, they met the largest of which is 800 tons re tions, the bombing undoubtedly gister, the remainder being small shock the pirates morale and made with no success. It is pointed out that it would have been comparn- coustal defence boats varying from it easier for the coastal police, to tively easy for the pirates to take 200 tons to fifteen toas.

begin their very dangerous work their captives ashore into the reed of seeking out the junks by waterbeds where the searchers, could not

Vessels Sarned.

follow. The lessons learnt during The constal police feet was this burning out of the pirates la, equipped with drums of oil for just should, Boxeviy, prove of the ut, such an emergency As soon as most importance in the next at ated, the ships tempt which, it is understood, will irits Junk

be carried out very shortly,

An Old Profession. Piracy has been rampant in the Newchwang area for many years the robbers favourite headquarters being in a small bay or inlet known

Wanahan-wan

column).

Counsel said he did not think the Jary would have very much all culty with the first two matters be caise the records would be produc ed to show that the defendant did Magistrate and did appear and pro- secute the plaintif on two charges, With regard to the tammation of the proceedings that would be proved by the production of the notice from the Attorney General proceedings on these charges. Mr. refusing to consent to any further McNeill said that the refusal of the Attorney General to prosecute was equivalent to the throwing out

Mr. McNeill during his opening of a case by a grand jury, address rend the two informations

Mr. Jenkin (cross-examining); laid by the defendant and pointed. out that such information must your departure from the Colony on have been known to the defendant November 13, may be capable

planation, but on the The item of $3,800 mentioned in going to put to you it is as false..... the information, said Mr. McNeill curious. The lath was abunda was a perfectly norm transaction the plaintiff having That is the day you en

a promissory note which insistance: of gred made him liable for that which he was to TRY month

fact the plaintis" "did $8,800

cash or

Witness then gave evidence of his departure for Amoy and Shanghai and his subsequent arrest...

Cross-examination.

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