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AUGUST

NUMBER OF

STANDARD & MAXIMUM

PRICES

FOOD CONTROLLER'S NEW ORDER

An Extraordinary Gorern- ment "Gazette," published yes- terday, Contains 8.12 order issued by Me, W. 3. Came, Controller of Food, defining standard and maxinium prices for retailers in relation to the sale of food in the Colony.

DEFINITIONS" "Food" mcludes every article or substance used for food or drink, other than drugs, and also every Hving thing capable of being con- : sumed as food, "import" means to bring or cause to be brought into the Colony by land, air or water: "sell" means to sell by retail; "standard price" in relation to any

food means the maximum retail: price for the time being fixed by order by the Controller of Food,

No persons shall or offer for sale any food at a price greater than the standard price,

HECEIPTS NECESSARY

At the request any person every retailer shat give a written re- ceipt for the payment for any food sold by him to that person Except as otherwise expressly provided by any order of the Con- trofler of Food:-"

** RETAIL PRICES (a) the m SLNÉMUNA retail price for food prepared for export in any foreign country, other than China or Macao shall, as respects

GENERAL

Barrister Gives Expert Evidence

CATTLE RUSTLING

CASE HEARING

"Hearing of the case in

which Tang Fo and Cheung Wan, cattle dealers, `are suing for the return of if head of cattle, valued $700, from Man. Chi-ling and Ng Wan-sing, continued before Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser in the Supreme Court yesterday.

Mr. M. A da Silva was for the plaintiffs, and Mr. C. A. Sutherton' Russ for the defence.

On

Mr. Hin-shing Lo, barrister-at- law, gave expert evidence Chinese law and said that if com- petent authority seized goods in China, and was entitled to sell, the authority would also be an-

thorised to sell the goods quickly

If they were of a perishable nature. Regard of the circumstances had to be taken' in each case.

In Chinese law, a bona fide purchaser of stolen goods was not obliged to return the goods to the righthił owner without being reimbursed to the amount be paid.

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Owners of seized goods could claim from the police in certain circumstances, for the return of the value of the goods seized I they would to do so.

The October 24.

case

was adjourned to

any retaller, be fifteen per cent. PROPER SIGNAL

above the price at which, on any date not later than 31st August, 1939, he last sold food of that des- cription;

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(b) the maximum" retail price for any food prepared for export in any part of the British Empire except Canada or Hongkong shall, 88 respects any retaller, ba ten per cent, above the price at which, an any date not later than August 31. 1939, be last sold food of that description;

(c) the maximum retail price for food produced in this Co- lony of imported from China" or Macao shail, as respects any retailer, be the pirce at which, on any date not later than Angust, 31, 1939, he last sold food of that description.

The order of the Controller of Food published as Government Notification 771 in the Gazette of September, 8, 1939, is rescinded.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

IN THE COLONY

In the Colony of Hongkong in- cluding the Island. Kowloon and

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NOT GIVEN

Fine Imposed On

Car Driver

A fine of $12 was imposed on Chung Kwong-wai. "driver of private car No. 4929. who was summoned before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday, for failing to gave a proper signal when changing his direction f Castle Peak Road, on September 4, at 3.45 p.m.

Sgt. W Campbell prosecuted while Mr. G. 8. Ford represented the defendant:

Ip Yee, complainant, said that he was driving his car along. Castle Peak Road, Defendant's car was about 25 feet in front of his vehicle, when it suddenly swerved to the right hand side of the road without giving any signál. His car collided with defendant's car which was ahead,

Defendant said that, he did give three signals. He also applied the "stop" light signal.

His Worship disbelleved de- New Territories during the' week | fendant's story, being satisfied Lending at 8m. on Saturday, that no proper signal was given September 3, 1339, there were al- by him. Defendant was convict- together 102 traffic accidents as ed and fined as stated. the result of which 2 persons were killed and 31 persons were in- jured.

Of persons killed, two Chinese males, age 40 and 51, were knock- red down and killed by a private car and a motor lorry respectively. They were both crossing the road, the former running and the latter walking

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01 persons Injured. 23 were pedestrians, who were either walk- ing or runnlag across the road and were struck by vehicles.

FOUR LOCAL

ESTATES

Estate in. Hongkong, valued at $24,360, was left by the late Mr. Charles Buchan Matthews, draughtsman of the Taikoo Bugar Reaning Co., Ltd., who died in Glasgow, Scotland, on November

of 102 accidents, 46 were call1-24 Inst. alons between vehicles: 35 were collisions between vehicles, and pedestrians; 21 accidents were due to other causes.

CONTENTS

THE

CHINA JOURNAL

PRICE

at ad Bookstores

$150

per copy

Moa olia's Supporting Stars Chinese Films

Shang Dynasty Find at Ta-hsin

Chuang Shantung

The History of Minting in China The Caves at Tatung

The Chinese Race and Blood

Groups Changing China

The late Mre, Elia Sophia Ger- trude Tidwell, who died at Les Creux St. Erelade, Jersey Island on May 19 last, left local estate valued at $3,200

Local estate, sworn under $7,500, was left by the late Mrs. Edith Augusta. Crawford, who died at the Palace Hotel Shanghai, on May 10 this year.

The late Miss Marjorie Hesketh Hughes, who died at the Kowloon Hospital on February 1 last, left estate of $1,200.

3 FURTHER CASES OF CHOLERA ON WEDNESDAY

Three further cases of cholera (two from Victoria and une from Kowloon), eight cases of dysentery (two from Victória and six from Kowloon), five cases of enteric rever (one from Viétoris and four- Trom Kowloon), in addition to 20 cases of tuberculosis and two cases or puerperal fever were notined to the Health Department on Oct. 4.

Cheang. Stu-na, 17, student, who failed to appear before Mr. E. Himsworthy at the Kowloon Court yesterday, on a charge of attempt ing to board a moving bus at the Junetion of Boundary Street and Nathan Road on Oct. 4 had his ball in the sum of $10 estreated

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