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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

W.AR. P. U. AUXILIARY ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

CLOSING DOWN

THANKS EXPRESSED,

TO ALL HELPERS,

The following has been received from Mrs. O. M. Evans, Secretary of the WA.R.P.U.:—

NURSING SERVICE

"AT CENTRAL

Important Notice

The Women's Air Raid Precau-

Home Nursing lectures will re: tions Union is now closing down, commence of Monday, July 8, at and all letters and enquiries should 5.30 p.m. at the Queen Mary Hos- be sent to the Women's Section,

pital. A.R.P. Headquarters, 8, Morrison Hill Road, Hongkong.

at

DANISH SUBJECT FINED

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ARMED ROBBERY ALLEGED

Lauritz Lillelund, s ̈ Danish Two unemployed Chinese, Kwong subject, was Яned $25 by Mr. Chut-sang. 17, and Cheng Pang- Sheldon yesterday for failing to fel, 22, were committed to stand report his arrival in the Colony their trial at the next Criminal from Bhanghai on June 2, The Sessions · by' Mr. Q. A, A Mac- defendant did not register until fadyen yesterday on charges of June 11.

armed robbery.

FALSE PRETENCES ALLEGED - Appearing before Mr. H. G.

Defendants are alleged to have robbed a student of La Salle Col- lege, Ching Man-cheuk, 17, of a First Aid lectures will commence Sheldon yesterday on ive counts wrist watch Complainant stated the Royal Naval Hospital, of obtaining "money by false pre- yesterday in evidence that he was The Union was started as a re- Hongkong, at 5.30 pm on Tues-tences, Chan Lê chung 22. approached by two men, who were cruiting centre, and lectures were

married woman, was remanded joined later by two others, with s given at the various Women's In-

There will be no First Aid lec-for 24 hours.

request that he give them some stitutions, for, A.R.P. and first aid

Chan was alleged to have ob-money. to Interest women. and to put be-tures at Kowloon Hospital.

Ave When he refused to comply with It is not proposed to give any tained sum at money from

day, July 9.

fore them the list of services that they could train. for in an hour of more lectures after this series, so persons pretending that she was this request, one of the defen- any members of the ANB. who in position to obtain positions dants, he claimed, pinned his arms emergency.

have not obtained both their for them in the British American to his side and another threatened We have kept the Air Raid

on him with a flie, the point of which Wardens files, and have instructed Home Nursing and First Aid certi-Tobacco

was held against his throat.

Company factory

the District and Divistonal War-Acates, must attend and take the various dates in June

dens of all new Wardens joining necessary examination to complete their "districts.

their training.

We have been working for 24 Applicants must send in their years, and lectures have been given names immediately to the Hon.

ASSAULT. ON INSPECTOR

from 9.30 am to 9 pm. We have Sec., AN.S., Queen Mary Hospital.ho was charged with assault on corrected books and altered print- | ved books to suit Hongkong. Our thanks are due to the ladies who came in, and volunteered to type and do this work for us.

We have accomplished various

Airport News as further

bandages, and have filled 21 tins, 4 PASSENGERS LEAVE

containing two

trays

and four

BY. DARDANUS

drums with bandages gauze and

Imperial Airways outward plane wool. 10,799 roller bandages, 156 many tall bandages, 545, T. ban- Dardanus (Capt. Cash and F/O dages, 3,020 triangular bandages, Samuels) left. Kai Tak yesterday 84 lbs. of cotton wool, and hun-morning carrying 83.141 kilos ot dreds of pleces of gauze of various mail, 6.9 kilos of freight and four passengers-Capt. H. W. Harper

:sizes.

He was rescued in time, Ching Man-cheuk stated, by the arrival of a cyclist who came to his assis- tance, while later two Europeans in a car also came to aid him in catching one of the thieves."

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The case against Ho Wah, 18.

Sanitary Inspector E.. L. Powell, „CAUGHT FIRST ACCUSED was further adjourned to July 15.

The two Europeans were Mr. J. A cross summons for assault against the complainant taken out. Meyer and Mr. W. Hyde. In by Ho was withdrawn on applica- giving his account of what had happened, Mr. Meyer said that tion of Mr. D. McCallum, who ap- about 8.15 am, he was driving along Waterloo Rd. towards Prince Edward Road with Mr. Hyde when. they saw commotion on the traffic roundabout at the Junction with Argyle Street.

peared for the defence.

INDIANS FINED

Two Indians, giving their ad- dress as Gun Club Hil, were each ned $25 by Mr. H. G, Sheldon at the Central Court yesterday.

The defendants were Nur Illahi, We have collected and delivered for Singapore; Mrs. P. K. Abbott who pleaded guilty to the sum 450 bottles for medicines, con- and child, for Sydney: Mr. J. H. mons for falling to register hima- tributed 84 hospital screens all Wilson, for Bangkok; and one sell when being a British subject. curtained, and provided 84 sets of Chinese passenger for Rangoon..and Khush! Mohamed. who ad- splints, 21 sets of which

"Imperial Airways next outward mitted the summons for falling to padded. We have made and pro-plane is scheduled to leave Kai Tak report his arrival in the Colony. vided for practice purposes splints on Sunday morning and the next and bandages.

are

inward plane is due in Hongkong this afternoon.

TWO CLIPPERS

We have given $300 to the Kow- loon and Canton Railway Co. to make Tjomas's splints for the

Two Clipper flying boats are due Colony, and still have sufficient cloth and funds, for the working to arrive in Hongkong next week.

party to carry on. "

WORK COMPLETED

Our Committee which consisted of

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AT KOWLOON ·

WOMEN IN FIGHT

a

to

They allghted, thinking separate number of schoolboya fighting, and only discovered what was really the matter after the robbers had already taken to their heels.

They gave chase to one of the men pointed out by the student in their car and caught him in Waterloo Road. This man was the Arst defendant.

The second defendant was arrested after he had been follow- ed some distance by the cyclist. The latter, Yeung Wai-sam, who lives with his father and younger

a come to his aid

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The House of Quality & Service

Estate Claim Concludes

Two women, Leung Chiu, 40. The China Clipper is expected and Cha Luk-mui, 30, were each brother in the Garrison School on Monday afternoon and will re-bound over on a sum of $10 when garage at No. 4. Soares Avenue, turn to Manila on Tuesday morn- they appeared before Mr. Hims-related how he followed second Our work is now completed. ing. while the Honolulu Clipper is worth yesterday on 1 charge of defendant to Soares Avenue and expected on Tuesday afternoon disorderly conduct by fighting. there called out to his father to the leading ladies of the essential and will return on Wednesday! It was stated in Court that services have other work to do. We morning. owe our thanks to all ladies who

USED SCHOOL BUS. Both flying boats are fully book-few years ago the first defendant 30 nobly helped us voluntarily, ed up for the return night. The gave away her son, to the cus-

Yeung Sing, 11 years old, gave and helped to complete this work,China Clipper will carry away 26 The son was now 17 years of age. scene Pte. "J. Watkins, of the 1st

tody of the secund defendant.

evidence how he had called to the and those working at the Helena passengers, most of them being May Institute, and the European booked

Arst and

defendant went to Battalion, the Middlesex Regiment, for Honolulu and San Y.M.G.A. Kowloon, who helped to Francisco.

second defendant and asked his who followed second defendant and

The Young sing estate dispute provide for the 21 First Aid Posts.

return. This The Honolulu Clipper has ac-

was refused and arrested him in Peace Avenue after claim, hearing of which "occupied Our grateful thanks are also due commodation

4 chase in the school bus.

three full days at the Supreme to the following contributors to and this will doubtless be booked

for 40 passengers a fight ensued,

FILIPINO ÍN TROUBLE, The boy, who was scarcely tall Court and caused a great deal of our voluntary and subscription up by those travelling to Manila.

Isidro Quanico, Fulpino cook, was enough to be able to see out of the public interest on account of men- Aned $30 when he appeared be-witness-box, related how he heard tion of an unusual form of mar 1ore Mr. E. Himsworth yesterday his brother raise the alarm and riage, by proxy, by use of a de- on a charge of possession of a had gone and fetched. Pte. Wat-corated live cock, concluded yes- terday when an arrangement was revolver

knife aboard and

Quoting what he had told Pte. arrived at between the parties. Watkins, witness sald, Come on! Come on! Look see!" in English. He kept up some way with the "bing yan," witness continued, as the latter could not run fast in the boots he was wearing!

list:--

The H.K. Chinese Women's Club) $1,840; The Auxiliary Nursing Ser- vice $281.50; Mrs. Gerondal $50; Lady Noble $20; Mrs. Buckle $20; Kowloon Softball matches $265.10; Helena May Working Party $61;

W. A. T. S. PLAN

ABANDONED

kins.

а

ship in Bailey's Shipyard several} Owing to the sudden evacuation days ago. St. John Ambulance $14; Dona- of all British women of European tions at A.R.P., lectures $35.00; Mr. descent, plans for the formation revolver two years ago in America. Eu Tong-sen $200; Mr. Tang Shi- of a Women's Auxiliary Transport He never took

Tutal: $2,825,60. i.

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have been abandoned.

Quanico sald be bought the

it axhore with

pur-

kin $25; Mrs. Leslie Lewis $13. Service, announced sametime ago, nim but had kept it about his

quarters aboard ship for It is also understood that the poses of self-defence. The Government made us a

Women's Air Raid Precautions grant (monthly) of $275 last August

WOUNDING ALLEGED to pay two Secretaries, English and Union is also being disbanded.

days

·Chinese, rent, stationary, electric

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BUS ORDERED TO FOLLOW.

After several expert witnesses had given testimony on points of Chinese law, the Chief Justice. Bir Atholl MacGregor, announced that on the evidence heard he was en- titled to grant letters of adminis- tration jointly to plaintiffs and Pte. Watkins, giving evidence, defendant. The decision, he said, said that he had understood from would be no decision at all in the A remand of three

was the boy that he was to follow him. absence of any date of death of granted by Mr. QA.A. Macfadyen? The boy led him around Soares Young Sing. light etc. We bought two type- writers which will now belong to FUNERAL OF LATE yesterday in the case which Avenue and pointed to second de-

After an adjournment, His Lord- the Government. Latterly we were MRS, M. E. MYERS with wounding Wong Shiu-wal

Yuen Kit-hang, 38, is charged fendant.

ship gave judgment as follows:- "I couldn't very well arrest him, (1) By Consent, first plaintif building, and we are now able to An impressive and unusual ser-with intent to do him

grievous" not knowing what he had done,” Young Ling Shi, is declared to be return to the DARP. our balance, vice was held at the Chapel of Re-bodily harm.

Pte. Watkins said. "But when he the lawful widow and relict of and a quantity of stationery. surrection, Colonial Cemetery,

turned and looked toward me and Young Bing: (2) second and third started to run, I suspected there plaintifs, Young Man-yee and was something wrong.". *Witness related how he boarded the school awfully adopted sons of Young Young Man-luk, are declared the

granted a room in a Government

་་

*1

TRANSPORT

OFFICERS WANTED

bus and told the driver to follow

this man.

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defendant. He chased and caught Sing: (3) Arst and third plaintiffs are entitled to joint grant of let- ters of administration; (4) defen- dant, Young Hong-ring, receives the sum of $5,500 and abandons

REFUGEES AND all claims to the estate. No order

DESTITUTES

It is gratifying to feel that we yesterday. at the funeral of Mrs. are able to turn over to the Gov-Mattie Edith Myers, who died at ernment so much. accomplished the French · Hospital, on Sunday work, owing to the cheerful and June 30. “ helpful, attitude of all our helpers The Bervice commericed with the and members. It has given the playing on the gramaphone of the 'WARPU, many happy hours. piece Silver Threads Amongst May we again thank all the the Gold," and was followed by

Two Europeans; over mill- ladies who so nobly helped us to prayers conducted by the Rev. tary

age, are required to accomplish our work.

Frank Short.

..act as transport officers, There were many friends, both one for Kowloon and one for foreign and Chinese, present. The Hongkong. It is desirable, but not deceased was the wife of Mr. D. F. essential, that they should have Myers, American Adviser to the bad some experience in organising The Great Northern Telegraph Chinese Ministry of Finance, transport.

Refugees and destitutes accom- *Company (Ltd.) advises that the

Informed of the hews of his Names should be forwarded as following unclaimed telegrams are wife's dangerous condition, Mn spon as possible to the Director modated in Government camps, Myers rushed to Hongkong by of Air Raid Precautions, ARP, etc., in urban and rural areas for M. Tan, 18 Queen's Road, plane to see her, but arrived at Headquarters, 88 Morrison Hill the week ending June 29 totalled Chang Wing Chl, 51 Queen's Road Hongkong 24 hours too late,

UNCLAIMED

TELEGRAMS

lying at their offices:—-

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Road, Happy Valley.

RELAXES RESTRICTIONS

IN HK.

was made as to costs.

MOTOR MISHAPS

• Three traffic accidents were re- ported to the police on Tuesday.

A lorry driver, Wong Cheung, said that a young girl was knock-

11,953 as compared with 10,602 on

ed down and sustained injuries to June 22,

Details follow

her foot and was taken to the Urban areas: Civilians: King's Queen Mary Hospital for treat Park 1,271, Ma Tau Chung 1,489, ment."

• C., Ng-Bhung Chi c/o Hing-Wah The deceased is survived by her College, Shamshuipo, Wu Chung husband a son who is in the GODOWN COMPANY Nam c/o Kwong Tai Lay Boarding United States and a 12-year-old House, Chow Chun Churie, 5 Wood daughter now in Hongkong.

North Point 1,318, Morrison H Lai Kwan, another lorry driver, Road, from, Shanghai: Rowell Co. After the service the remains

529: Soldiers: In hospital 17, Argyle reported that while driving in Ma- from Kobe.

were taken to Soolimpse for];

Btreet 709 Tai Hang Squatters, tauwel" Road a young girl-ran In connexion with the ban camp 2,272, Ngau Tau Kok Squat across the road and was knocked cremation.

Wreaths were sent by the fol- against persons, without permitters Camp 588 Rural areas: Kam down, sustaining injuries to her lowing: To Mother, from Daddy, from entering the wharves of the Tin, 8,501, Man Hum To 1269.

head, Mary, Rogers, Clarence, Peggy and Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and

COLONY HEALTH

RETURNS

The following number of not- Stewart; Officers and Brethren of Godown Co. Ltd.. we were inform- fable diseases were reported to the Peral River Lodge, 109 F and ed by Major C. M. Manners, man- the Health authorities on Tues- A. M. Bevett Family, Mr. and Mrs, ager of the Godown Company, that wharves but under no circumstar day Thirty-four cases of tuber R. 8. Leonard," Mr. and Mrs. D these bans will be utted on these enlocis, seven of dysentery and Chiao Mr and Mrs. T. Lui Mr special occasions of evacuation, one each of cerebrospinal fever and Mrs. T. O. Lee and Mrs. Tin-

No persons were injured in the third accident, which involved an- other lorry driver Au Woon told

ces will they be allowed on the the Police that while driving along ships,

Tin Hau Temple Road, his lorry Husbands and relatives of eva No servants or amabs will be skidded and overturned on to a

piece of vacant, ground. cuees will be permitted on the allowed on the wha

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Kindly rest on your cert, Timothy That contraption is getting you nowhere. And it aqueaks. And the Emon Boating Song is not in the key of D."

"What's up, Pab? Get a

•head ?"

Like a gasometer. Very pain- ful. And that noise you're making

through it like a t

go

Wam's I on the warpath by your side? And look at

mora kangorer than an innocent

Well, it's not natural. It jus

proves that the Devil looks after This čem,”

"I look after myself, old son. Last night I took a sizeable swig of Rose's Lime Juice before hitting the hay. That's how to kill off the aftermath of alcohol

You wouldn't lead me top the garden, Timothy 2

good

Peter, you wrong me. I've seen light and I'm passing on, the

wen will kindly step

It's time: «fell into