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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

HIGH APPRECIATION OF TWO ROYAL COLONY'S WAR EFFORTS:

B.W.O.F.

THANKED

The efforts of the Hongkonx Branch of the British. War' Oration Find have been most gratefully appreciated in England, as the following letters of thanks Indicate.

The first is a letter received by His Excellency the Gover- nor from. Capt. Sir Ian Fraser, C.B.E. "Chairman of St. Dan- stan's War Hospital for Blind- ed. Soldiers, Sailors and Air- 1112913 of the British Empire. It reads:

service, chant

mine sweepers home defence workers and so on will all bring their eye casualties and their blindness to us, and am particularly anxious to enlist the sympathy of British people overseas to help us to build up a substantial War Fund, and thus

enable us to give these young men the same help which we gave, and are still giving. to the 1914-1918

MAGNIFICENT RESPONSE Dear Sir Géodry Northcote. "I have just received your two letters, dated 16th and 22nd Fe-men bruary, respectively, and I great- ly appreciate the trouble you, have taken to enable your Colony of Hongkong to make such a magni- ficent response to the Appeal I Issued early in October.

Will you be so very kind as to

י.

Yours sincerely,

(84.). IAN FRASER,

Chairman.

HOSPITAL SUPPLIES

The second is a letter received by Mr. Albert Raymond from the cause our most grateful thanks to

Vice-chairman of the Central be conveyed to the Chairman and Hospital Service Supply Commit- Members of the Hongkong British tee of the War Organization of War Organization Fund for their the British Red Cross Society and generosity in voting a sum of One Order of St John of Jerusalem, Thousand Pounds to St. Dun-acknowledging with grateful stan's Immediately this money thanks a

shipment of hospital

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SCOTS CHARGED

COURT MARTIAL

VERDICTS

The Court Martial, at Victoria Barracks, in which two privates õt the Royal Scots were on tria;, was concluded

yesterday afternoon

when both accused were found Not Guilty on the charge of theft of $86.89, the property of the Navy, Army and Air Force In- stitute.

The accused were found Gulity on the second charge of break: ing barracks by leaving the La Salle College Interniment Camp while on active service. Sentence will be promulgated,

The

mer were

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James

GENERAL

Legislative Council To Meet Today

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FIRST READING OF AMENDMENT TO TELEPHONE - ORD.

A meeting of the Legislative Cornell will be held in the Coạn- cil Chamber at 2.30 p.m. to-day.

TWO MOTIONS Only two motions appear on the Order of Business for the meet- ins.

will

move:-That the Report of the

The Colonial Becretary Finance Committee (No. 2), dasd March 14, 1940, be adopted,

The Financial Secre.aty will move the

Firs: Reading of-"A Bill to amend the Telephone Or-

McPhillips and Pte. Valentine, ofdinance, 1925, as amended by the the Royal Scots, and they were 1930, and the Telephone Amend- Telephone Amendment. Ordinance. defended by Capt. H. C. Harland.ment Ordinance, 1933." while Lt. J. A. H. Douglass was the prosecuing officer:

"The Court was presided over by Major H B. 8. Webb assisted by Capt. A G. Atkinson and L. is received I will of course com- supplies sent from Hongkong. It. I. M, Buchanan. municate with the Chairman of reads:

the Fund.

Quite apart from the financial aspect of this very generous gift which you have been good enough

Dear Mr. Raymond,

The accused were alleged to have stolen a cash box from the

I am writing to thank you for canteen, containing $66.80 on the the magnificent collection of hos-night of Mar. 4 and to have left bital supplies which have safely the camp and returned together arrive per as. Sarpedon from the later the same nightr British War Organisation, Hong- kong.

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to use your influence to procuTM for us, your letter and the keen personal interest you have done us the honour of taking in St. -We do, indeed, most deeply ap- Dunstan's is a real pleasure to me.preciate the wonderful generosity I need. hardly, say how much we of your members, and shall be prize all the help and sympathy most grateful if you will convey that is coming in to us from the to them our warmest gratitude Empire in these anxious days and for their kind thought, and Im your letter is just one further mensely valuable help. example of this interest and co- operation.

We have a huge task ahead of us in preparing for the reception and care of the heavy casualties which may so soon come to us and our Hospital at Ovingdean has to be ready night and day to meet all emergencies. Bailors," sol- diers, almen. men of the meri

POSSESSION OF SECRET CODE

Heavy Anes were imposed on two Chinese business men when they appeared before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Court yes- terday and pleaded guilty to charges in connexion with breaches of the Defence Regula

There has been some delay in passing the cases through the Customs, but a permit has now been granted for Hospital Sup plies to come through duty free. and this should obviate any delay in the future."

Yours very truly.

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(Sgd.) Connie B. Bridgeman

Vice-Chairman.

CHRIST CHURCH

WEDDING

Mr. E. A. Lee And Miss V. A. Shea

Christ Church, Kowloon Tong was the scene yesterday afternoon of a pretty wedding when Miss Violet Allson Shea, a teacher of Mun- sang. College and sister of Mr. John F. Shea, manager of Messrs. Yiu Tung-san, allas James Yiu, Wallace Harper and Co., Ltd..

tions.

DEFENCE ADDRESS

3 CONVICTIONS FOR BLACKOUT OFFENCES

Three local residents were sum- moned before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, at the Central Court yesterday. and fined for failing to carry out

the blackout regulations by CA- tinguishing or screening their

lights during the recent exercises, Lai Shing. residing at No. 109,

Gloucester Road, third floor, was

Defending omcer, in adressing the Court, said tha; although the prosecution had emphasised the fact that McPhillips heel imfined $50. brints were found on the

Insp. A. V. Baker, who prose- broken partition of the canteen cuted, sad he saw the light burn- three, was no evidence as tong in the house and shouted to the length of time these imprints the inmates to extinguish it. He had been there.

then took out a summers against The prosecution had. also the occupant. stressed the fact that accused left

Insp. Baker

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camp that night but had pro-had been defiufte attempts made added that there duced no evidence of the exact by the defendant to screen time of the accuseds' presumed light. There was no deliberate departure.....

ignoring of the regulations,

In reply, the prosecuting officer stressed the improbability of the Chinese boys having committed the theft and spoke of the iden- tical evidence given by the sentry and N. C. O. who saw the two accused leaving the camp and returning. This, coupled with the face that the cash box was found outside the camp. pointed strongly against them and he asked for a verdict of Guilty.

Earlier in the day, L/Cpl. W, H. Wallis, of the Military Police, gave evidence.

Second Lieutenant H. A. Miller said while he was O Cat the La Salle Interment Camp, he did not at any time give the accused permission to leave camp.

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FINED $100 Chan Kam-chuen, of No. 1. Cochrane Street, ground floor, was fined $100 for the same offence.

Insp Smith, who prosecuted. said that a police officer warned the datendant to screen the light, The defendant switched it off, but when the officer returned five minutes later, the light was burn. ing again.

TAILOR'S Snor

A fine of $20 was imposed on Sun Yuk-hon, master of a tallor's shop at No. 43A. Wyndham Street, around floor, who pleaded guilty to the same offence. He said that he had shaded the lamp. hut apparently it was not suffi- clently covered.

45. residing at No. 24, Morrison became the bride of Mr. Edward 83 DEATHS FROM SENTENCE

Hill Road, and Shum Siu-ki, alias Adolphas Lee, of Messrs. Gilman

The bridegroom, who is the son

Li Tse-man, 50 were charged with and Co., Ltd the unlawful possession of secret code or cipher at No. 24, Morrison Hill Road on March 12. A further charge of a similar nature was preferred against Shum.

Yiu was fined $2,000, in default, six months hard labour, while a similar fine was imposed on, Shum on each charge, sentences to be concurrent.

OPERATIONS ON MAINLAND

· China Command

Statement

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WBS

The following statement Issued yesterday by Headquarters. China Command:

With regard to the recent re- ports concerning an alleged Jap- anese landing in Nantau with the Intentior of attacking Shumchun, the military authorities state that only small parties of "puppet troops" and guerilas were con-

cerned.

No serious attack was made or apparently intended, the casual- tles on either side were negligible. and the fighting confined minor skirmishing.

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There is no reliable indication that any large scale operations are impending on the Hongkong frontier. which remains quiet.

BIRTHS & DEATHS REGISTRATION

OFFICE »

TUBERCULOSIS

of Mr. Lee Bik-ling, formerly of A total of 111 deaths occurred in the American Consulate-General, the Colony for the week ending has figured prominently in local Mar. 23. Of this total, tuber- cricket, and a few years ago play- culosis claimed 83 victims (134 ed both for the Hongkong cases were notified during the University and the Craigengower week) and small-pox claimed 8 Cricket Club,

victims (8 cases were notifled).

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Rosenthall

The Rev. H. D. officiated at the ceremony, assist- ed by the Rev. J. C. L. Wong.

Miss Margaret Moraes atended the bride as bridesmaid, while

Master Guy Shea was the page boy. Mr. Walter Sue was best

man.

OTHER CAUSES

POSTPONED

POLICE RESERVIST

CONVICTED

Ho So, Police Reservist.. appear. ing at the Criminal Sessions on charges of threatening to accuse Bik-tim of the crime of murder a saltfish dealer named Chan

with intent to extort money, and

Other returns include 10 deaths. from dysentery (19 cases notifed), deaths from cerebro-spinal fever (11 cases notified), 3 deaths from demanding money with menaces.

imported) and 3 deaths from en- diphtheria (12 cases notified-one

teric fever (11 cases notified). After the Church ceremony, a twelve cases of dysentery, five cases Fifty-three cases of tuberculosis. recepton was given at the How-of enteric fever. four loon Tong Club when the happy enteric fever, four cases of cere- cases of couple received the good wishes of bro-spinal fever, two a large gathering of relatives and diphtheria and one case of small- friends. They later left for their pox were notified to the Health De- honeymoon at Fanling.

partment on Mar. 26.

REGISTRY WEDDINGS. Five weddings took place yes- terday at the Registry, Supreme Cour: The parties were:-

Sapper Wilfred Thomas Bacon, of the Royal Engineers. Welling- ton Barracks, and Betty Muf, of No. 111, Hennessy Road;

Mr. Wong Tak-sum, broker, of No. 17, Hing Wan Street, and Misa Kan Lai-sang;

cases

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of

EASTERN PORTS The following is the Health Bulletin of Eastern Ports for the

week ending Mar. 16:

Plague: Bassein 1 death, Ran- goon 1 case

Cholera: Allahabad 1 case, Akyat 2, Calcutta 59, Rangoon 1.

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Small-Pox: Allahabad Cawnpore 23, Delhi 4, Jodhpur 9 deaths, Portandar 24 cases, Sabang Mr. Ho.. Pak-hung. radio-me- 4, Bombay 47, Calcutta 71, Cochin chanie, of No. 8. Tung Choi Street, 7. Karachi 1. Madras 1, Rangoon and Miss Can Sheung-ping, of 39, Macao 17, Hongkong 12, Shang- No. 19, Connaught Road West:

Mr. Kwok E Wan, assistant

purser of the 5.3. Bai On, and

Miss Wong Yee-leng

Mr. . Season, building con tractor, of No. 6. Fort Street, and Miss Yuong Wai-ying, of No. 258, Lockhart Road,

hai đi

WOMAN EMPLOYER

ROBBED

Pleading guilty to the theft of

was found guilty yesterday.

The jury. after a short retira-. ment, returned a 6-1 verdict of Guilty on the second charge. Ho being found Not Culty on the Arst charge.

Saying that he would like to have more information regarding the accused's record as a Reser vist, the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, postponed sentence until this morning.

The case against Ho was that, with two others not in custody, he sought to obtain a sum of $1,000 from Chan at a room in the Emprese Hotel on January 29 by posing as a police officer and accusing Chan of having killed a man"in the country.

Mr. E. E. Williams, Crown Coun sel, presecuted, assisted by Det.- Insp. L. A. Hopkins. The Hon. Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro"Jnr. instructed by the Hon. M. M. K Lo, appeared for the defence.

FAILED TO REPORT DEPARTURE

a quantity of jewellery and

Alexander Louts Caplan, de- sum of $22 in Chinese currency, scribed as a former Russian sub Llu Man, 19, unemployed, was Ject, was summoned before Mr. sentenced to three months hard H. G. Sheldon at the Central labour by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, at court yesterday for falling to the Central Court yesterday. Liu report to the Registration Office was ordered to pay $100 compen- his departure from the Colony on A Dr. Taal Yuan-pel Memorialisation, failing which he was to November 4, last Fund is being raised by the late serve 2 further term of Chinese leader's funeral committee months.

DR. TSAI YUAN-PEI MEMORIAL FUND

two

it is notified for general in- formation that the' general office for the registration of births and deaths is not being moved to the National City Bank of New York when the Hongkong Building Government. Medical Headquarters and the Pelta Alumni Association. Liu was employed by a woman

It is planned that $70,000 will to look after her shop. He open All enquiries concerning birth first be raised. Together with ed her bag with a duplicate key should, $30,000 granted by the National and stole the contents. He then at the Government, it will be used as an absconded to Macao, and was Office educational sinking fund for Dr. arrested on a steamer on his way

Taal's sons and daughters

back to Colony on March 21,

moves on March 28....

Or death registration thereture. still be made general registry. Post Building, aa, usual, ⠀

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Pleading guy, Caplan said. that he had always complied with requirements during hig travels to and from. the Colony, but ΟΙ this occasion tie had overlooked the mater

Pointing out that it was serious matter, Mr. Sheldon im posed a fine of sin

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