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CIVIL SERVANT FINED

(Continued from Page 1)

HOCKEY COUNCIL

MEETING

Vote Of Thanks To Captain Kimm

น

case to Inspector J.C.9. Fender, who was on duty and before anything

It was decided at yesterday further could be said defondant evening's meeting of the Hong Hockey Association Council that again said: "Yes, very drunk", Inspector Fender telephoned Mr the date for the Interport with L. H. C. Calthrop, who was Super- Macao should be either March 19 intendent un Reserve that night or March 28. This is subject" to and during the conversation that confirmation from Macao and ensueu defendant. repeatedly tried letter from there is expected very to snatch the receiver away from shortly. witness. A statement was then The Chairman took the oppor- taken from defendäät in the form tunity to express on behalf of the of questions and answert and when Association ther deep apprecia he was checking it prior to algation of the work done by "Captain ing it, he dipped the pen into the Kimm. He went over the latter's many activities and in proposing a ink-well, wrong end first.

vate of thanks to him, said they Were very sorry indeed to" accept

his resignation, which has been teridéred on account of his im- pending departure from the Colony,

DEFENDANT ANNOYED .. Witness was then instructed by Inspector Fender to take defendant back to Douglas Street to see car No. 1110. On the way back to the station from this, witness driving' defendant's ear. Ellis reedme very annoyed in Des Voeux Road and asked witness not to "race the guts out of the car” at à ʊme when he about ten miles per was doing hour."

After further evidence. Sergeant McInnes was cross-examined by Mr. D'Almada. In reply to ques- tions be sald defendant's conduct in driving the car into Douglas Street by the round-about way he chose was nct, in the circumstances, consistent with the action of „a mian looking for a parking-space, S there were about 50 spaces vacant around there, and that though normally the accident might have been due to an error of judgment this did not apply here as it was not a question of getting into a confined space. He agreed that the damige done to car No. 720 was quite superficial but he did not agree that defendant's and general behaviour subsequent to the accident was due to nervousness.

manner

Captain Kimm breny replied, and remarked, that he thought hockey locally had improved tremendously during the past season but umpiring stillet room for improvement.

OVER 10,000 IN HONGKEW

Population Growing Daily

bringing hundreds of returning With each Shanghai-bound ship

Japanese, Hongkew's rapidly-swel- ling population on December 23 Included about 8,000 Japanese, several thousand Chinese, and 37 foreign residents, the "Shanghai United News" reported on Decem- ber. 28.

Foreigners residing north of the Creek included on that day, twelve Britons, seven Americans, six Fill- pinos, Ave Whitte Russians, four British Sikhs, two Japanese wives of Britons, and one German."

While no exact figures on the number of Chinese allowed, to reside north of the Creek were given, 1,777 Chinese employed by Japanese households and firms Ilved north of Range, Road on December 23. A month earlier, the Agure 'stood' at 410.

The number of Japanese re- sidents north of Range Road was given ás 658. comprising 385 households,"

Ondaunted by continuous Chin ese air raids and incessant shel- Japanese residents remained in the area throughout the hostilities.

BURGLAR'S TRIP TO 1.4.061

NEW YORK

"Lone Wolf' Sentenced

4.

V

How a burglar. known to the Australian police as "Lone Wolf.". made a voyage to America as pan- try steward in the Berengaria, taking with him three heavy suitcases, was described at Mid- dlesex Sessions recently. The suitcases were said to contain shirts and jewellery.

Owain Glyndwr Evans, 28, ship's stoker, was sentenced to two years hard labour for receiving property stolen from a house at Harmonds-

Inspector Fender gave corrobor-worth Uxbridge. Nine previous

rulive evidence.,

NOT EXCITED

rested.

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convictions, one of which was for shooting at policeman, were proved against him. Insp. R Shandon, Divisional Inspector, Central, sald at about

A police officer said that, after midnight he received a phone call serving seven-year sentence, from Inspector Pender as a re- Evans oled the Berengaria as a sult of which be proceeded to the pantry steward and sailed for Central charge-room, getting there New York, where he deserted the at abut 12.30. There he found the ship and stowed away in the defendant in the. Sergeant's room Aquitania, When he reached talking to the sergeant-on-duty.England again he was met by the He waited for a little while till police at Southampton and ar- he thought the man was fit to go home, when he told him he could

Joseph Ansell, dockworker. of the do so, but was on no account to Southampton, who joined drive a car. That was about 12 45.

Berengaria with Evans, said that In reply to questions, Inspector Evans gave him shirts and jewel- Shannon auld defendant was net-lery. from the suitcases. One ther highly excited nor morose, but suitense Evans left in New York appeared to be just quiet. He and and the other came back with the the sergeant on duty were talking Berengaria, on a mathematical problem, to which the former drew witness' at- tention. If witness had not been told, what to expect before seeing defendant, he would still bave formed the opinion that he was not in at condition to drive a CAT.

TRAFFIC MISHAPS

Whilst driving private car No. 4471 along Queen's Road East. near the Naval Dockyard, about 4:45 p.m. yesterday, Miss L. Wuest, residing at the Hong Kong Hotel, knocked down a Chinese who ran from in front of a moving tram- car. The man sustained slight in- juries to his left Ade, and was taken to the Queen Mary Hospital.

Inspector Saunders said that about 9 am. on December 12, the day after the incident, defendant went into the Traffic Office and spoke to him. He asked for his car back and " said he

was very sorry for what had happened the night before and that "McInnes would have been quite right had he given me a good hiding." He added that he had made a round of the Clubs and hotels and had got drunk and that he had meant with private car No. 2132.

to park in Douglas Street with the

idea of Enishing up the evening in

A minor accident occurred about 7 p.m. last night in Connaught Road Central, in front of the Hong Kong Club, when bus No. 498 collided

a dance-hall He repeated several was liable to pick a row with any- times that he deserved a good hid- | body, at any time. Ing at the time-"It. would have served me right."

•

Inspector Saunders then cross- examined, and, in reply to a ques- tion, defendant said he had not adopted a threatening attitude with the crowd of Chinese, He hardly thought he could do much threatening, as he weighed only 120

DEFENDANT'S STORY After a consultation with his client Mr. D'Almada put Ellis into the box There the defendant seld he had gone to a football match | pounds, . (Laughter). Arst on the afternoon of the Fith,

Mr. D'Almada submitted that de thence to the Police Club, where fendant's behaviour had been as he had had a beer, and then to the consistent with that of a man ex- Golf Club where he had had an- cited and irritable at that of a man other beer. He left the latter club under the influence of Hquor, and at about 7, and went the Hong that if there was an equality in the Kong Hotel Buffet, where he had likelihood of either, the benefit of two sherries. About 7.45 he went the doubt must be given to defen- ¡to the Gloucester, where 'he had | dant,

The monthly departure" of be- tween 1.250 and 1,500 residents than offset by the number of ar-

WAS inore

rapidiy-growing rivals. This excess of arrivals over evacuees totalled 40 in September, 881 in October, 1.200 in November. and 1,801 In the Brat 23 days of this month.

JAPANESE ARMY

New Year Greetings From British

Tokyo, Jan. 6. The British Military Attache to- day called on the War Minister; General Sugiyama, whom he re- quested to transmit to the Japan- ese Army, New Year greetings of the British Army and also asked him to convey on the same occa- aton the wishes of the British Officers corps to the Emperor who is one of Great Britain's eleven Field-Marshals. Transocean News Service

ARYSSINIA ANNEXATION

RECOGNISED. Rome. Jan, 6: It is announced here that the Rumanian Govern- ment has decided to recognise the annexation of Abyssinia.- Router

WEATHER REPORT

HONG KONG ROYAL OBSERVATORY:

10 am., Jan. 6., Barometer (at aca level): 30.30

ina.

Temperature, 57 F. Humidity, 75 per cent, Wind Direction, ENE... Wind Force (Beaufort), 4.

FOREIGN MAILS

Air Mail Service to Bhanghai is temporumly suspended.

Ordinary, air mall letters for Imperial Airways Direct Ser- vice to Europe etc., will, until, further notice, be closed at Kow- loon Post Office and General Post Office 2.00 am, on Sundays. Letters for this Servicë may be posted in the ordinary posting boxes at Kowloon Post Office and" "General" Post Office. They should be clearly marked "By Air Mall" and bear suficient poat- age. Insufficiently, prepaid letters may be taxed with double the deficiency or forwarded by Stepmer Service, at the discretion of the Post Oce.

"BROADCAST RECEIVING LICENCES ·

Holders of licences are reminded that if it is desired to continue to retala, possession of the apparatus after the date of expiration of the licence a renewal must be effected" without delay.

As from 3rd January 1938 New Licences will, be available at the Government Radio Ofics, G.P.0. Building, First Floor, on or- dinary business days, and will be issued against the receipt of a remittance of $12.00, between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm. except on Saturdays when ficences will be issued between v aằm. and 1 p.m.

Applications may be made: (a) personally (b) by messenger and (c) by post.

It is essential under (c) and preferable under (a) and (b)) that applications should be accompanied by crossed cheque pay- able to Hong Kong Government. The new licence will then be "sent by post or messenger as soon as it is ready." Where actual

cash is tendered a new licence should be received in exchange. ...before leaving the Licensing Office."

In the case of renewal the old Icence should be returned with the, application.

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FROM

MANILA JAPAN JATAN

Bakarok aŭd SWATOW

SHANGHAI and Axor

AUSTRALIA HII Marella SAIGON

BAPAOR. HAIPHONG... JAPANE

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201

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JAPAN

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STRAITS and Homew

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Jaran and Shanghai ... JATA and, MANILA

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Talthybine

Kusiyang Талок

Tai Ping

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Pris. Coolidye Patroclus

7th Jan,

7th Jan

7th Jan

7th Jan,

8th Jau

8th Jan.

8th Jan

8th Jan

8th Jan

8th Jan.

9th Jan.

3th Jan.

Andre Lebon

Bakuyo Maru

G.G. Paul Doumori Canton Hakodate Haru.... Pan-AmericaG

Airways Plane Conti BiancaNaNO Mamertag --* * Achtiles

Durban Maru

9th Jan,

9th Jan,

10th Jan,

10th Jan.

10th Jan.

Airways Planc

Imperial

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Van Heutas D'Artagnan Tjinegara

11th Jan...

11th Jan.

11th Jan.

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19th Jan.

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(Bottle, dato 18th Documber 1837 CANAVA, 0.8 A., HONOLULU and Jaran

(Vancouver B.C., 25th, Dec. 1937)

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OUTWARD MAILS

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nį parnal maila sro closeď ná i p.m. on the previous day.

FÖR

FRIDAY

Bamahni and Wachow słow

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*Straite and Calcutta Yokohama Mantle

Straite, Ceylon, India, East & South Africa, Aden Egypt & EUROPE via Marseilles due Marseilles, 4th. February-1934

SATURDAY

Komgmoon

"

Temperature; maximum yester-Air Mail for "K.L.M. Airways day, 66 F.

minimum

Temperature;

tast Service" due Amsterdam, night, 53 F.

18 th January, 1938. Rainfall for 24 hours, ending 16th Formosa to-day/ nll.

Shanghai and Jupa"

Total rainfall since January 1. Amoy 0.23 ina. -

Against an average of 0.13 ins. Sunset to-night, 5.54 p.m. Sunrise to-morrow, 7.05 a.m.

4 p.m., Jan. 6. Barometer (at sea level), 80.21. Humidity, 64. Temperature, 59, Wind Direction, NNE. Wind Forme Beaufort), á. Maximum tempera- ture, 63. Minimum temperature, 52. Rainfall, all

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HONG KONG TIDE TABLE

From January 7 to 13. 1926

POR

8.15 AM 8.30 AM

DATE and TIM

Friday, 7th,

¡G.P.O. &

K.P.O

Plane

Bag. Ord.

9.00 AN

0.30 AN

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Eurasia

•On La

Ohitral

Exten... Potadam... Gaaster kork

Rowalpindi

10.00 AM

10.80 AX Paroel 11.00 AM

Noon

4.30 rat 5.00

{| Q.P.0.& K.P.O.

¡Par. 7th 5.00 PM

Ord: 8th 9.45 AM Heg. 8th 10.30 AN

Saturday, 8th,

9.00 AK

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9.30 AM

w

Pook Ön

Kawalpindi Reg.

Bongkong Maru...

10.00 AM

Andre Labon Taiguan...

Japan, Fonclufa, S.A., Caonds, Central South America and EUROPE via San Francisco-dan fan Frap- ?| Frot. Coolidgs

cinco, 27th Jan.-and. "EUROPE via Siberia Amor and (Foochow ris Amor) Saigon Madang, Balsas, Rabaul.

*Sydney and Melbourne Ale Mail for **Imperiat Airways-) Direct Service”—due · London, 17th January, 1938.

Air Mail for “Australia by Im«. perial · Always Service! dup Darwin, 18th January, 1938.

BUNDAY

Bwatow, Shanghai and Tiantain Hoihor, Pakhoist "Haiphong

HIGH WATER: LOW WATER

"BWEKW

Hong

Hong

Koog Standard

Kong

Standard

Time::

Time

Wook.

Month.

another two," or maybe three His Worship decided to convict sherries. There was no particular the defendant whose explanation reason why he should have got into of the remark "Yes, very drink" Douglas Street by such a round he had made both to Bergeant Mc- about way, but he was in no hurry. Inner and Insp. Fender in the After the accident he was very charge room, by saying he meant annoyed, as he thought he would drunk with anger, was very weak. Eri.. have to spend about $30 for the The phrase was not used usually, other chap. He was annoyed also His Worship held, and it was a Bat with the crowd gathering, round | dangerous admission.

him, and told them to go away. Inspector Saunders asked for a

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MONDAY

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10.30 AM

1:30 FK

3.30 PM

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4.15 PM 5.00: PM

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Beg ath 5.00 Px.

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8.00 AM ́0,00 AM-

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| Vtr. Mall for Manila, Gaaon,”

Honolulu and U.S.A., 'by the | Pan American “Pan-American Airways Direct › Airways Plane]]

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16

18 20

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15 th January, 1938.

Ord. 10th 6,00 ÀM

8.

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19

Japan and EUROPE via Siberia

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8watow, Foochow and Tisatsin „

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11.00 AM

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