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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1937.

Ovaltine

holds the

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Blue Riband

Quality

STITUTE OF HYGIEN

1937. Ghis is to Gertify that

'OVALTINE

is the ONLY

Tonic Food Beverage to be awarded the

BLUE SEAL CERTIFICATE of the Institute of Hygiene

SINCE 1998, € vallira las tur de Biel Cenis.

fete of the Institute of Hygine. This is the highest award nadoly the Istitute, and is reened for reducts which hasen zitted the highest star dards of quality and me forget less than 20 years. 'Cvaltine is the only Tonic Fred Reverage to earn this distinction.

World-wide experience has shown that delicious Ovaltine' ha- rocquat fer luilding up and maintain. ing ploticuspe di calth and alen av vitality, Scienti fically prepared from Nature's firest focals, “Ovaltine' is supremely nch in the nutritive elements needed to build up body, brain and nerves, Fggs are liberally used in Cvaltine because of the unrivalled nerve. building properties. No tenis ferd beverage would be complete without eggs.

For quality, health-giving value and economy, Oval tine stands in a class by self. There is definitely nothing just as good.

Ovaltine' is packed in tins containing 44 ozs., 9 ozs., and 18 ozs, Compare these weights with imitations. Ovaltine' gives you more in quantity more in quality and therefore more in value.

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JAPANESE

DESTROY FOREIGN

PROPERTY

(Continued from Pare. 1)

CHAPET RUIN

While these glad tidings were being duly published in the Shang- hal press, news of a less happy na- ture begun to leak' through the strict Japanese censorship. It con- cerned the opposite end of the city. Here were few ane residences, In fact few residences at all. Thou- sands of Chinese Ilved in this dis- trict, but their homes were of the tenement class. and were poor in every respect.

was

This district, which adjoined the northern side of the International Settlement. was very valuable, nevertheless, In this area located the greater part of Shang- hal's Industrial and manufacturing forces. Part of this territory, chiefly Chapel, had been complete- ly gutted by fire; many valuable

factories, however, as well as mil- lions of dollars' worth of mer- chandise had somehow survived destruction from either shell are or fame.

AGED WOMAN VICTIM OF SNATCHING

Theft Of Earring

Is Denied

Chan Yau, appeared before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Police Court on remand charged with the theft of an earring from an aged woman at Shanghai Street on December 3...

Mr. M. A. da Silva represented the defendant and pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Detective-Sergt. J. Headridge, stated that on the day in question complainant was shopping with her relative, and while walking along Shanghai Street near Mongkok Road defendant, it was alleged. came from the rear and snatched the earring from her right ear. An alarm

was raised after com-

plainant had caught hold of de- fendant's hand and an Indian constable arrested defendant, It was also alleged that defendant had banded the article to a con- federate.

Evidence was given by complain- ant's relative, Chan Yuk-gin, who Arst stated that, she saw defendant snatch the earring but under cross- examination she admitted that she only saw her relative catch hold of defendant's hand. She also said that she only realised there had

As the tide drew near when It became necessary to reopen a part of this district to the foreign pub- lle, the Japanese authorities were deluged with applications from property owners for permission to enter the occupied area. Included in this section of Shanghal was part of the International Settle-been a shatching when the com- ment. Bounded by Soochow Creek. it took in all of Hongkew as well as the Yangtzepoo frontage along the Whangpoo River. It was here that the Chinese forces made their first stand in the early days of the

War.

MASS LOOTING Those who managed to obtain Japanese passes to visit the loca- lity returned with amazing stories. The entire contents of a seven storted warehouse had disappeared. Godowns far removed from the zone of fighting had been broken into.

Enormous rolls of newsprint, enough to supply all Shanghai newspapers for six month, had been spared by the flames only later to vanish mysteriously into

thin

been

had air, Factories stripped of machinery. Cargo and raw materials of a hundred differ- ent types had been efficiently spirited away. It began to appear that the endless procession of Japanese ships, which for three months had been landing troops and supplies in Shanghai, were not sent home empty.

As the days went by, it became fncreasingly difficult to keep these facts secret. Entire printing presses (Continued on Page 1)

A WOMAN AS DISTILLER

Heavy Fine Imposed At Kowloon Court

Appearing on remand before Mr. K. Keen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday on charges 01 possession at distilling apparatus. fermenting materials and dutiable Liquor at No. 134, Yee Kuk Street. Pun Yung, a married woman, was fined $300 or three months' impri- sonment when she pleaded guilty to the offences,

plainant raised an alarm.

The case was then adjourned till December 30.

POSSESSION OF HEROIN

CHINESE STANDS

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TRIAL AT SESSIONS

Charged with alleged possession of seven and one-tenth ounces of heroin and one cunce of cocaine hydrochloride, and with attempt- ing to offer a bribe of $85 to Senior Revenue Officer A W. Grimmitt. Chau Tak-fong, northern Chinese, stood trial before, the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Cri- minal Sessions yesterday,

Accused was represented by the Hon. Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro, Jnr., instructed by Mr. C. Y. Kwan whilst Mr. John Whyatt, Assistant Attorney General conducted the case for the Crown,

The jury empanelled for the case were Messrs. A. Murdoch (fore- man), R. Kulp, J.,0. King, A. R. F. Raven, B. R. Tranee, L. G. Morales and Chin Kin-cha

:

Outlining the case for the Crown, Mr. Whyatt said the Crown alleged that accused was in possession of dangerous drugs and that he tried to bribe 5. R. O. Grimmitt. The suggestion of the Crown was that accused, being caught, and knowing he was caught, offered a bribe to the officer to tempt him to release him from what he knew to be serious consequences of the offence.

DEMONSTRATION IN COURT

SR. O. Grimmitt, in the course of his evidence, demonstrated in Revenue Officer Stephens said Court with the assistance of Mr. that it was quite unusual for

Ng. Court interpreter, what exact- woman to enter this line of bust-ly happened when he opened the ness. The stili, he said, was excep- tionally large and capable of turn- ing out 10 or 12 gallons a day.

A street coolle. Luk Man, who was jointly charged, pleaded not guilty and was discharged, the police offering no evidence against

him.

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door of the house and saw accused. After accused had been arrested, he went with him and Mr. Kwan to the Bank of East Asia, where defendant kept a safe deposit box, which on being opened, contained a considerable amount of money.

Chung Lam, 22, said he was en- gaged by accused on September 30, to look after the floor, cook and wash clothes. Defendant lived there by himself. When witness entered his employ the furniture was already there. Witness heard accused speaking in English to B.

Given a chance by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magistracy only ten, days ago when he 'was charged on a slitlar count, HoR. O Grimmitt after he had been Tak-kal, 35, unemployed appeared pulled into the flat, and also saw before His Worship, again yester-hi hand some banknotes to the day charged with the unlawful European officer. He added that he had been in the care of the Dessession of a leather, purse con- taining $7.90 (HK) and 20 cents Revenue officers since accused was (Chinese), and was sentenced to arrested, and was watched every-

time he ventured out. four months' hard labour and re- commended for banishment.

His Worship commended Ho Ban, a Sanitary coolie, who, hearing shouts of snatching" gave, chase and was instrumental in defen- dant's arrest. Before being caught, defendant threw the purse in to the ground.

After further evidence, was given, Inspector, W. Mair, prosecuting, the jury returned a verdict of asked His Worship to take a seri-gufity and accused was sentenced one, view of the case. Defendant to six, years hard labour for the had previous convictions for steal first indictment, and one and a ing from the person and had also half years for the second, the sen been banished.

tences to run, consecutively.

Cross-examined by Mr. D'Almada, witness said that accused only had one friend who visited him deca- slonally, but that person never stayed long. That was the person who had gone to the floor about 10.30 am. on October 30.

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