HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
DANCING HOSTESS SUED BY CABARET PROPRIETOR FOR RETURN OF A LOAN
A taxi-dancer and a cabaret proprietor agüres as the con- tending parties in a case before Mr. Justice R. E Lindsell in the summary Court yesterday.
Denis Victor, proprietor of the Lido Dancing Academy, re- presented by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Jnt., sued Marte de Souza. dancing hostess, represented by Mr. M. A da Silva, for the re- turm of $110, being money lent on three fo.U's,
Plaintiff said defendant was at Subsequently you discovered she ane time in his employ as a was in Macao and you sent defen- dancing hostess. From time to dant to see her? Defendant time, money was advanced to the offered to take a message for me girls, and the amounts were to be as she was going there herself. deducted from thelr ahare of dance tickets earned. Sometimes, the advances were carried over unt the girls were in a position to repay.
REPORTED ILL
But defendant brought Koo back to Hongkong?—Yes.
And Koo is now living with you and selling dance tickets at the Lido? She is now my cashler and housekeeper.
Further questioned, plaintiff ad- The loans in respect of the de-" fendant were made sometime ned to Hongkong, he made a pre- mitted that after Koo had return- March last. On May 9, plaintif sent to defendant of $90 in money continued, defendant did not re- and $30 worth of dance tickets. port for work and two days later He denied making defendant an she sent a message saying she was advance of $50, and of giving her 111. On May 13, 3. Mrs. Rew
a present of $120. brought to him a parcel of dance tickets belonging to defendant and
worth over $90. He took the tic- kets and as defendant was en- titled to half their value he ac- cordingly handed Mrs. Rew $46
.
Mr. Silva: I put it to you, that when you discovered her working in the Majestic, you demanded
her back what was due to me as this $120 back?--No, I only asked mentioned in the I, O. Us
VERY PECULIAR
Ordinarily, he would have deduct- ed from this amount the money owing by defendant, but as Mrs.
I put it to you, you have a way Rew safd defendant was feeling of keeping · books the
at
Lido very and had to pay medical which is very peculiar. You never expenses, he did not do so.. returned the LO.US. to the girls at On May 16, plaintiff said he all?-I kept the books my own heard defendant was working at way and to the best of my ability, the Majestic Cabaret. He tried to when the girls repaid the loans I get in touch with her but the gave them back their LO.US management of the Majestic re- fused to call her to the telephone.
CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Cross-examined, plaintiff agreed; that at one time defendant was very friendly with him.
If I call seven or eight girls to say you never returned them their 1.0.Us, would you say they are lars?--These girls went on strike at one time and they are spiteful towards me.
'His Lordship: Would you say they are liars?—Yes,
Mr. Silva-Is it not a fact that she did you a great favour in res
In reply to a suggestion made pect of a girl called Lola Koo?by Mr. Suva that the agures an She only carried a message for me. pearing in an account book hai Is it not correct that sometime been altered. Mr. D'Almada sald before February last Lola Koo had that sometimes alterations were been your mistress?-No.
made when tickets were finally
Hearing was adjourned to No-
And that she subsequently ran checked. away from you? She left Hong-| kong, because of money due to me. vember 6.
ALLEGED HOTEL Shipping Co.
THIEVES
Working Method
Described
Three returned banishees, Chau Salu-wing. Ng Lol-po, and Lei Skin, were sentenced at Kowloon Court yesterday each to 12 months" Imprisonment with hard labour All three were banished earlier this year for a period of 10 years.
Inspector `Wright. prosecuting,
Fined $25
PASSENGER LIST INCORRECT
The management of the O. 'S. K. steamship company was fined $25 by Mr. E. A. D. Forrest, at the Central Court yesterday, for failing to furnish to the police a correct list of names of non-Chinese passen zers who left Hongkong on one of their ships on September 13. A representative of the firm sald were alleged to be hotel thieves that a passenger came to the and they were arrested by Inspec- office and, stated that he had in- tor A.E. Carey on information re-tended to sail by the particular ceived to this effect at Room No. vessel, but when the ship was due 415 of the Chung Ah Boarding to sall the passenger changed his mind, and did not board the
told the Court that the three men
house,
steamer..
"
Their method of working, it is
The company was not informed alleged, was to rent a room at a hotel, and to enter rooms of other i
of the change, An amended pas- hotel residents while they were senger list was later sent to the
Police on Beptember 21.
out. The prosecution asked that a serious view be taken of the case
TWO WEDDINGS AT REGISTRY
Mr. Forrest said that the cum- pany had had ample time to send In an amended list.
HOTEL LIST
+
The summons against the management of the Chitose Hotel The marriages of Private James of No. 6. Hau Fung Lane, Waf- Robson, of the 1st Battalion, The chat, for falling to submit to the Middlesex Regiment, and Miss police a correct return of names Maria Avila, of No. 37, Pitt Street, of non-Chinese guests staying at and Mr. Tam Tal-taap, medical the hotel on September 11, was student, of No. 148, Queen's Road adjourned for seven days. Central, and Miss Kwan Buet-chi,
GENERAL
Scene of the big fire at a West Paint timber yard on Monday.
RECIPE
FOR MAKING SOYA BEAN CAKE
Several requests have been received by the Nutrition Re- search Committee from readers of the article on the making of soya bean milk which appeared in the Press earlier this month for a recipe for the making of soya bean cake.
To meet this demand, the Committee are glad to provide be- low particulars based upon a recipe extensively used by the Shanghai Refuges Children, Nutritional Ald Committee to which gratefu acknowledgment is due.
It will be noticed that the bean residue is derived from the quan-
tity of beans required to prepare H.K. FISHERMEN
SUFFER BIG LOSSES
six pints of soya bean milk for a family consisting of a bottle fed baby, two older children and a mother and father-namely 20, ounces or 1 lbs. (15 leung) of dried soya bean. It will also be Property losses to the total of noted that this weight of the dry over $1,060,000 have been sustain- bean takes up a considerable vo-ed by the Chinese Fishermen in lume of water, in the course of the Hongkong from August 1 to date. preparation of soya bean milk and as a result of Japanese naval that the wet (but drained) residue atrocities, according to informa- weighs twice
the tion from the Hongkong Fisher- original dry beans.
men's Guild.
।: METHOD OF PREPARATION Altogether.58 fishing junks were The method of preparation of the either pillaged or burned by
the soya bean cake from the residue Japanese during the peripd. left after preparing soya bean Fishermen killed totalled. 56. milk is as follows:-
(Central News)."
S much as
Dry and partly cook the wet bean residue in a pan. Remove this on! to a dish or plate for the time be-
ing. Cook to a syrup the quant!
ties of o, brown sugar and salt given in table. Then stir into this syrup the partly cooked bean re- sidue.
DEATH OF OLD COLONY RESIDENT
Mr. Herbert Hatch, one of the Colony's old residents, died at the Queen Mary Hospital on Sept. 28 after a short illness.
Now mix together the flour. Mr. Hatch, who was 58 years of bicarbonate of soda and calcium age. arrived in Hongkong in" 1920 carbonate and add this to the from Cornwall and joined the syrup and soya bean mixture so Hongkong Electric Company as an that it makes a dough,
engineer.
· Knead up the dough and roll out Indifferent health compelled into cakes about 3rd inches him to retire from the services of (about 2 chuen in Chinese mea- the Arm in 1936... sure) on width and rd inch (about chuen in Chinese measure) in thickeness.
Bake the cakes in a hot oven for three or four minutes.
The quantities given will make about, thirty-five, cakes" weighing nine, to the pound.
The cost including labour and fuel, amounts to about 11 cents per cake.
The deceased, who was a widower, is survived by his only child, Mrs. Wyllie, wife of Mr. R. L Wyllie, with whom he was living.
SOCIAL EVENING AT Y.M.C.A. Under the auspices of the YMC.A. Discussion Group, a
Each cake provides rather over: 100 calories of heat and energy.special social evening is being held
The bicarbonate of soda helps Oct. 1, at 9 pm.
in the West Lounge on Sunday. to make the cakes light
The programme will comprise a musical entertainment arranged by Mr. Rupert Baldwin, and will Include items by Miss Prue Lewis. Voice Quartette, and the St. Andre violinist. the St. Andrew's Male
The calcium carbonate is not absolutely essential and can be left out of the ingredients, but it ls particularly valuable in con- nexton with the growth of the
in children (bones, teeth. Voice body etc.) and should be included, if possible,
Soya bean residue.
Wet but drain- ed (residue from 1 lb. of dry soys bean):-English. weight 22 Iba, (Equivalent) Chinese weight 1 catty, 14 leung: Equivalent) domestic mea- sure, 7 cigarette tins full.
Brown sugar, Chinese, crushed: English weight Ib.; Equivalent) Equivalent) domestic measure i cl- 8 leung, 1 tain;
Chinese Weight
girette tin: ferli.
Balt: English weight 0.05 lb.; (Equivalent) Chinese weight: 6 tain; (Equivalent) domestic mesaure 1 level tablespoonful (Chi-kang).
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of No. 24 Agullar Street, took TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS; (Equivalent) Chinese weight
place yesterday at the Registry, Supreme Court. Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, officiated.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following forthcoming mar- riages are announceil:----
English weight
1 catty, 2 laung: (Equivalent) domes
Quartette. and the St.
Andrew's Choir.
The evening is open to ladies and gentlemen and all members and friends are invited to attend.
AIRPORT NEWS Imperial Airways:
NORTHROUND Sunday, Bangkok, Hanol, Hong-
kong.
Delia 4-pin
SOUTHBOUND Wednesday: Hanoi, Bangkok. Dorado a..
Air France:
NORTHBOUND
France,
Wednesday:
Hongkong." Service-5 p.m.
* SOUTHBOUND Thursday: Hanol, France. Service am
Pan American Airways: EASTBOUND Thursday:
Hano
US. A Mazifla,
Philippine Clipper-2 pm.
Oil, peanut:-English weight 0.10 IN COLONY
leung, 2 tsin. 3 fan; Equivalent) do- mestic measure 3 tablespoonfuls (Chi- In the Colony of Hongkong, in- kang). (
cluding the Island, Kowloon and Sodium blcarbonate - English New Territories during the week weight 1/40 16: (Equivalent) Chinese ending at 8 am on Saturday, weight a tain; Equivalent) domestic Sept. 23, 1939, there were al- measure 2 tablespoonful (Chi-katig),
Calcium carbonate: together 104 traffic accidents as 3/40 lb (Equivalent) Chinese weight Englan weight Mr. Ernest Leonard Strange, the result of which 3 persons were 9 tsin (Equivalent) domestic measure civil servant, residing at No. 6, killed and 33 persons were injured. 2 heaped tablespoonfuls (Chi-kang)!** Ventris Road, and Miss Nance of persons injured, 27 were 114 lbs; Equivalent) Chinese weight Hongkong.
Wheaten Four: Lille Eardley, of No. 102, Waterloo pedestrians," who were either Road;
walking or running across the road and were struck by vehicles. Readers requiring further de-
* WESTBOUND Of 104 accidents,, 49 were col- tails are invited to send enquiries
Friday: Manila, USA isions between vehicles; 41 were accompanied by a stamped and
Philippine Clipper-8.30 am. collisions between vehicles and addressed envelope to the Nutri-ways Philippine Clipper due in Note The Pan American Air Mr. Chan Shut-tsang, shipping pedestrians; 14 accidents were tion Research Committee. Med Hongkong, yesterday afternoon was clerk, of No. 248, Chatham Road, due to other causes,
Headquarters, third floor, GPO delayed because of bad weather first floor, and Miss Wan Suet-
Building. Hongkong. mu, ot, No. 250, Chatham Road,
between here and Manila, The Mr. Joe Han-ting, merchant, of
this afternoon with mail and pas- Cupper is reported to be arriving No, 143, Lalchikok Road, and Miss Liis Wal-Joan of No. 120, Nathan
sengers, Road:
Mr. Chan "Kai-so, merchant, of No. 299. Yu Chan Street, first floor. and Miss Li Mo-yia,. of No. 52. Graham Street, second floor;
10. Leung Wing-yan, draughts- man, of No. 16, Fleming Road third door, and Miss Au Lat-yung, midwife of No Bhaukiwan
Road first, floor
Type of Vehicles Involved Private motor car
Number
58
・
12
Public motor car Motor cycle
10.
+3
Tramcar
Motor lorry Motor bus
Tricycle
Bleyele
Ricksha
tic measure a cigarette ting full,/****
A charge of possession of a pistol and 10 rounds of ammunition at No. 172, Nathan Road, top floor, without a licence from the Hon Commissioner of Police, was pre-
FIRING PRACTICE ferred at Kowloon Court yesterday Firing practice will be against To Ching-ting, 30 Defen-out from the FO MOUNT, DAVIS dant was remanded 48 hours in area between the hours of 10 s... custody.
and 2 pm, to-day. ·
carided
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