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LAMMERTS' AUCTIONS

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received

Instructions

:...

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

on

Tuesday, the 28th May, 1940

commencing "at 11.00 a.m.

at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- naught Road, Central. (Room No. 205, 2nd Floor):

2 Cases Glassware

1 Case Porcelain Ware

1 Bale Cotton "Goods"

361 Tins Sprats

200 Pairs Ladies' Shoes,"

also

A QUANTITY OF NOVELTIES, FURNITURE AND SUNDRIES

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS..

AUCTIONEERS.

PUBLIC AUCTION.

HE Undersigned have received THE

InstructionE

to sell by

PUBLIC AUCTION

如

Thursday, the 38th May. 1940

commencing at 10 am

at the premises of The Hongkong.. & Kowloon Whart & Godown Co., Ltd (outside Godown No. 22), Kowloon,

A LARGE QUANTITY OF MISCELLANEOUS GOODS

comprising:-

Auto

Boiler Rivets, Machines, Cobble Wire. Barbed Wire, "Galvanized Wire, Wire Shorts, Round and Flat Bars, Iron and Steel Plates, Angle Iron, Pig Iron, Joists, Springs, Spiral Packing, Packing. Asbestos Sheets, Roofing, Paints, Oll, Cotton Sheeting: Cotton Plece Goods, Cotton and Rayon Goods, Waterproof Cloth, Woollen Yarn. Hosiery Wool, Pencils," Fasteners, Decarbonator. Spray. Gramo- phones, Medicines, Carbon" Paper, Spirit and Wine, Cigarettes, etc.. etc.

Admission to the Godown will be by Pass only. These passes can be oktained from the Undersigned.

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Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.,

AUCTIONEERS.

GRASS CUTTER

ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGE Alleged Attack On

"

Youth With Chopper

A grass cutter, CHAN TIM-SING, who was arraigned before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Criminal Sessions yesterday on a charge of the murder of a 15-year-old boy NG WAN. was found Not Guilty.

The deceased, it was alleged, was attacked with a chopper and succumbed to his injuries shortly after the assault. ".

MI J. P. Murphy, Assistent= Crown Selleltor, was for the pro- secution while Mr. H. W. Lee. In- structed by Mr. Woo Pak-chuen, appeared for the defence.

The jury comprised Messrs S, F. Chubb (Foreman). R. F. Lederho- fer N. Spence, F Ng. DG, G. Allen, C. T. Abdulhusain and G. V. "Remedios."

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The deceased. Ng Wan, was liv- ing with his mother and sister in an unnumbered hat in Sam Wat. Lantau, Shortly after midnight on December 1 last year, the mother of the deceased, who was sleeping with her children, felt a tug in her blanket. She thought that it had been caused by one of her children

SENTENCE

ON WOMAN REDUCED

ABORTION CASE RECALLED

two

Kwong So-ching, one of women convicted at the Criminal Sessions last week on a charge of legally procuring a miscarriage for a married woman at Shanghai Street, appeared before the Chier Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor. yesterday when her sentence of 21 months' hard labour was duced to 18 months.

Te-

The reason for the reduction is

GENERAL

A Belgian woman, giving flowers to a British soldier.

that, according to prison regula- MR. GANDHI FOREGOES

Later that night, she had occa- sion to get up and as she put her foot on the ground someone, caught her by the leg and forced her to the ground. During the struggle she was struck on the tions prisoners who serve а head. She managed to tree her long term, get a reduction of self, but one of the two robbers three months fer each year followed her and hit her with a chopper. The two men, one of whom was alleged to be the at- cused, seized her and robbed her

of $20.

"SAVE LIFE"

While struggling, she called out to her son, the deceased. to go for help. Ng Wan rushed out of the hut, followed by his sister, calling out save life."

It was alleged that the robbers followed the children out and at- tacked them. The mother was said to have seen the accused de- livering the blow with the chop- per which caused Ng Wan's death,

for good conduct, Kwong WOuit. therefore, serve 18 months, whereas the first accused. who was sen-

tenced to two years, would serve only 18 months.

Kwong So-ching is, therefore, now able to serve a total of 15. menths,

"DAILY REPORTS RECEIVED BY

POLICE

MONEY DEMAND

AND ASSAULT

In the midst of the commation. the two men got away from the scene and shortly afterwards Ng Wan died of the chopper wound.

On two counts of demanding Both the mother and his sister money with menaces and assault, were taken to hospital for treat-Leung Tal-ngab, 32, unemployed, ment.

was sentenced to 15 months' hard Following investigation, the labour when he appeared before caused was arrested by the police. Mr. H. G, Sheldon at the Central

Magistracy yesterday.

Wanted Easy

Money

BÜT STORY WAS

DISBELIEVED

The complainant, Lal Kam, 21, spinster, alleged that some days ago Leung whom she had never seen before, assaulted her while she was walking along Lockhart Road and demanded $20 from her, being entrance fee to a certain, society. On May 24 she was again approach- ed and handed defendant $4.

Some hours later. defendant 're- turned and accused her of falling Charged with giving false into give him the commission due for formation "to the police, with in-introducing a European' to her. He tent to defeat or delay the ends then assaulted her. A report was of Justice, a Chinese name Chan made to the police and Leung was Hunk, 26, was fined 650, in default arrested the following morning. a month with hard labour, by Mr. Following evidence by Chan Pik QA A. Macfadyen" at Kowloon wan, Det.-Sgt. J. R. Bentley, who Court yesterday.

prosecuted, stated that the police It was alleged that defendant, daily received reports of similar with another man named Wong cases of assault.

HIGH BIDDING Put. 30, who was also charged,

AT SALE OF CROWN LAND

KOWLOON AND STANLEY LOTS There was very high bidding at the Crown Land sale at the P.W.D. office yesterday when one lot, Inland Lot No. 10, at Stan- ley, was sold for $1,650, an increase of nearly 800 per cent.

The land. which contains an area of about 963 square feet, was sold to Miss Cheng Yue, of No 17, Seymour Road. The upset price was $211.

New Kowloon Inland Lat No. 2793, situated at Shamshuipo, was purchased by Mr. Elyat Chan, of the United Works, No. 5, Queen's Road Central, for a STA. of $28,700.

The lot has an area of about 23,100 square feet and the upset price was $23,100

HEALTH RETURNS

Thirty-three cases

to

"had come

the Hung Hom Police Station on Saturday with the story that four men, armed with revolvers and daggers, were plotting to commit a robbery at a house in Hung Hom district.

MAINTENANCE CASE

Hearing wEA resumed at the The house in question was oc- Central Magistracy yesterday of cupled by a man named Man Fu, the case in which S. E Box was a building contractor. The rob- summoned by his wife, 8. Glalmah bery, the defendants stated, would Bux, being persistently cruel and be carried out on Saturday or neglecting to provide reasonable Sunday night. The would be rab-maintenance for her and her chil bera, they further stated, could be dren found at a certain hut in Sher Kip Mei village...

**STORY NOT BELIEVED Defendants were sent

Further evidence was heard and Mr. T. J. Houston adjourned the case sine die when the parties aged to non-judicial separation,

INDEPENDENCE

INDIA'S NATIVE LEADERS PRESENT A SPECTACLE NOT UNLIKE A STEEPLECHASE They are all headed for the same finish line-independence from Great Britain. At the risk of breaking their necks at the various hurdles, fences, hedges and ditches interposed along the course by Britain, they compete for the No. 1 position.

Sometimes this competition

is so bitter that they lose sight of the finish and run off the course. Most remarkable single fact about this strangeˇrace!" when the running gets hot- test, the leading courser is al- most invariably mounted by a tiny, leathery, ascetic man in lain-cloth. white cotton Last week the leaders were. bunched at an important hurdle, and once again the first over was Mohandas K. Gandhi.

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any army ever had. My only wealth is your love. K you don't like me, remove me, but while I am your leader you "must"obey=me.”

AN ATTACK

Punjab Leader Gopal Singh Himh tried to ride the 'Mahatma off by an attack on his behind the-scenes tactics. "Everyone," he charged," ready for action ex- cept Gandhi. I demand that Gandhi become at least a four- annas member of Congress (chea- pest price of membership). If he wishes to lead Congress he should at least be a member."

The Punjab challenge was quickly checked' when another Punjah member,, Sardar Kar tar Singh, answered. "Gand- hị may not be a four-annas member, but Gandhi and Con- gress are identical"

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Tridium Of

RESERVE Supplication

Orders by the Hon, Mr. T. H. King,

Commissioner of Police CHINESE COMPANY Strength, Constable 278

For Peace

CONGRESS SESSION Most recent barrier was the 53rd sesaton of the All-India Nationalist. Congress," The meet- ing was the most important and potentially the most dangerous to dale "along the long grind to in- dependence. With Britain buay at war, many leaders were set to demand farmediate, violent, deci-

sun still shone violently Wing-hang has been struck on Peace, held at the Rosary Church. sive action.

the strength of the Chinese Com- next day when Activist Bose Mohandas Gandhi has always staged his big challenge. In a pany, as from May 22, 1940, been convinced that India would held across the Demodar River,

Drill. Members of No 3 Platoon eventually get more from Britain within shouting distance of the will parade at Central Police by moderation, discussion, com-Gandhi camp, Subhas Bose haran- station on Thursday, May 30 at promise, delay..

He argues that dominion status after. Europe's War would be better than the re- pression which would surely follow an immediate violent Indian revolt

"The

То

The Tridium of Supplikation for

yesterday evening, was well at tended, The service began, with the saying of the Rosary followed by the singing of the Litany

The Rev. Fr. I de Angells, who

gued 5,000 of his followers. He 17.30 hours sharp under sub In- conducted the service, also preach- ed the sermon. The service was damned Gandhi's dilatory tactica,spector - (R) Chan Chang-tung. pointed out how Mussolint sprang Dress Khak! Uniform, Cap with brought to a" lose with a prayer into action in 1922, demanded Khaki Cover, Belt with Brace, *similar. sudden decisions in the Whistle

Chain and Trun- India of 1940. Then he mounted cheen

and

for F. M. the"King.

A special Mass was said yester- day morning and will be repeated today and tomorrow,

attend ying. R379 Feter Yeung. R380 company Headquarters for Part Chan Wing Fatt and R382 Chu

of Training Course on Tuesday. Chung Leimg.

Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will May 28 at 17.30 hours sharp-

Constable's R12 Lai Chak-bo, be carried out as ordered: R15 Tsui Kwok-Ching, R31 Kwok

EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE

a farmer's cart drawn by two Training Course-Part II The The Congress was split wide white bullocks, and as his follow-undermentioned members of the

Chinese Company will open; the followers of Mahatma ers carried banners (including the Gandhi on the one hand, the ad- hammer-and-sickle), he rode, in vocates of activism-ranging all loud triumph right through the the

from Way

.Communists Gandhi camp. For the moment, through middle-of-the-road Mos- the race was to Bose by a nose.

Gandhi's next manoeuvтe dis- lems to extreme Conservatives— on the other. The situations was posed of both Bose and the op- tense" because: the latter were led position Moslems. Up rose Con- by Subhas Chandra Bose, the only gress President Abul Kalam Azad Indian who has come anywhere He told the delegates that Gand- near successfully opposing Gan hi wanted independence as much as Bose and would get it by dhi

shrewder means. sell a Mos tem, he was a flesh and blood and swer to the Moslem League charge that the Congress leaves Moslem out of its counsels.

ANTI-CLIMAX

RAMGARH VILLAGE

"In a specially constructed city of bomboo hats, roofed with water proofed hubla nettings, equipped with waterworks and baths, deep In the malarious, tiger Infested Hazaribagh jungle of Bihar, over While Azad spoke, the sky grew 100,000 Congress members had dark, and it began to drizzle, then gathered. The site, Ramgarh vil- to rain. "then to pour. Delegates lage, had been chosen because 20 retired to their filmsy huts. As years' meteorological records the night wore on roofs caved in Mr. Tan Kah-kee, Chinese showed it to be among Indian or were blown off, bedding be-

from Mr. Bux to receive $75 a month Hung Hom to Det.-Inap. A and custody of the three younger Carey's office at Yaumati Police children.

Statiofi, were Insp. Carey dis- believed the story, and told the defendants they would have to accompany the police to the hut they mentioned.

Wai-lam, R39 Ip Shit-ming, R95 Leave, Lance sergeant B414 Ip Wing-nin, R101 Lat Li-ying. R14 Ma Wal-fong, R165 Lik MA R. Satsa has been granted George Poon,, R166 Chan Chiu-one months leave of absence as sun, R159 Lau Yun-ning, and R171 from May 28,1940 Ip Wa-kwal.

Training Course-Part I The members will Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will undermentioned.

parade at No. 2 Police Station on be carried out as ordered.

Wednesday, May 29, 1940 at 17.15 INDIAN COMPANY Patrol Duty, Patrol duties will hours for revolver instructions be carried out as ordered.

FLYING SQUAD

Constables R458. B.A. Young. R453 LA Martin, R471 4. F. de Instructional Patrol The next Elva, R473 9.8L de Faris, R455 instructional patrol of the Hong-J. M. D'Almada e Castro, R466 M. kong Section will take place on L Rocha, Rey A. F. Baptista, Wednesday, May 29, 1940 at Cen-R484 W. A. Fox, RATO F. C. Botel-

Police Station at 17.15 hours ho, R.156 A. M. Sousa and R463 G... sharp. All members will Lee

Dress -Kinks Uniforms, Cap with Inspection Parade. The under Khaki Cover, Belt with Brace, mentioned members will parade industrial magnate of Singapore. tial rains of March.

bogged down, the main avenue whistle and Chain, and Trun- at No. 2 Police Station on Friday, arrived in Stan from Lanchow by

May 33-1940 at 17.15 hours for The Weather was clear and the flooded. Defendants were permitted to motor on Sunday. He was greeted Congress track was fast on the

Next morning the bedraggled cheon to be carried. “

Training Course-Part II, There general inspection: leave, and they returned some in the suburbs by more than 1,000 afternoon when Gandhi's first members stood in water half way

Course on Wednesday, May 29 for Affanasieff, Constables R438 N. time later, admitting that their people, who later beld a welcome spring put his out in front. He up their shins, hastily and over-will be no Part II of Training Lance Sergeant 8492 M M

the Hongkong Section,

Stradmoor, HASS A.-M.-Souisa, R462 whole story was a fabrication. At meeting in his honour. Members

urged the Congress guiding com-whelmingly voted confidence in Kowloon Court, yesterday, first of the first group of the Chinese

mittee to approve a resolution in Mohandas Gandhi, and hurried

The following memberg of the C. Fisher, R464 G. Ford, R467. A. F. Once defendant - pleaded guilty to a comfort-Migion from the Bouth

home.

again, Mahatma favour, of delaying civil disobe-

Flying Squad will attend Police Baptista, R472 L. J. Castilho, R479 charge of giving false informa- seas, who arrived here last week,

dience, while pressing for inde- Chundhi had proved that, wet go-

Jockey of all.

tian,, but second defendant plead- were also present in the meeting.pendence by negotiation, The Ing or dry, he is the best political Training School, Kowloon on F71-C. A. R. Remedios, H438 W.A

of tuber-ed he was ignorant of nrst defen- After about a week's stay here, committee obeyed." culosis, four of measles, seven of dant's Intentions, and had been Mr. Tan will proceed to the front. dysentery. three of small-pox, two led to beljeve by him that the to visit the soldiers. each of diphtheria and enteric robbets did exist in reality.

fover and one exch

of chicken-

Second defendant's plea was ac-

pox and puerperal fever were recepted and he was discharged. It ported to the Health Authorities

was stated in Court that first de- tion were to receive payment from mteritidos with re-the police, and he had been paid ́gard to lodging false inform- $1 by a Chinese detective.

for the 48 hours ended at mid-tendant's night on May 28, -

Saint Gandhi thanked them in a speech bristling with humility: "I am called Mahat- has, but I am an ordinary man. I have blundered and committed mistakes... I am perhaps the poorest general

MALTA, May 27 (Reuter)-The American Consul yesterday advised all. Aptericans to leave Malta for the United States at the earliest possible moment,

day, May 31 at 17.30 hours for Jorge, R482 M. A. de Carvalho, RASS J. M. D'Almada e Castro, Part II of Training Course:-

Constables R388 Chan Wah R473 B. L. de Faria, R433 LA kuen R366 Yau Chi Ching Martin, and R433 B. Agahæoft.-

Chip Patrol Duty, Patrol duties will R370 Chan Chun, R372 Kwok-wab, F374 Tai Wing-tak be "carried out as ordered,

O. EAGER. R375 Shum, Koon Ting. R376 Lam

*D.-6. P. "(R). Wys-kee, R381 Chan Hung-put,

Hongkong. May 27, 1940. Ng Yen Chou,R378 Ng Chak-