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BROADCAST MESSAGE BY H.E. GENERAL E. NORTON TO COLONY PEOPLE Tells Of Homely Feeling On Arrival Here

FATHER IN H.K. 80 YEARS AGOTM

HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL EDWARD FELIX NORTON, C.B., D.S.O., M.C., who assumed, the duties of Officer Administering the Government of Hongkong at 11 a.m. yesterday, two hours after his arrival on board a British liner, broadcast a message over ZBW to the people, of the Colony from Mountain Lodge at 9.45 o'clock last night.

The Hon. Mr. Norman Lockhart Smith, C.M.G., who has been officer Administering the Government since May 19, when His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, K.C.M.G., proceeded on sick leave, resumed duty yesterday as Colonial Secretary...

In his broadcast message, His Excellency Lieut.-General Norton said:-

THE ARRIVAL Beutenant-General E. F. Norton I had received arrived at the Colony shortly be

fore 10 a.m. yesterday.

Prior to arriving in Hongkong this morning

nothing in the way of orders or instructions about my appoint-

Governor mellt as acting Hongkong but the briefest of telegraphic warning orders from

His Excellency was accompanied

to shore from his ship by the Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, Harbour Mas- ter

GENERAL

LIEUT.

HIS EXCELLENCY LIEUT.-GEN. E. F. NORTON shaking hands with Major H. C. Harland who was in charge of the Guard of Honour drawn from the Royal Scots. In the picture also are H.E. Maj. Gen. A. E. Grasett, Lieut. R. E. T. St. John, A.D.C. to the G.O.C., and Capt. S. H. Batty-Smith. A.D.C.-(King's Studio).

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

SUICIDE PACT SEQUEL Breaking the bars of a window

BI

to arrange such a meeting and applied for another adjournment. APPLICATION DISCUSSED

Mr. Silva said that Chan Se took the girl as a boarder and did not expect to get any money from her prostitution.

An application by Mr. M. A da and Captain S. H. Batty-and then escaping by means of Silva for review of sentence pass- Inmated on Chan Se 39. widow, was the Commander-in-Chief in India Smith, A.D.C., and was introduced sheets tied together,

'day. She followed by instructions for my to the Government officials, Mem. of the Po Leung Kok escaped on dismissed by Mr. Sheldon yester- Chan Se, together with. Leung Journey, most of which has been bers of the Consular Body and the morning of July 11,

woman, were Members of the Executive and was later arrested on information.

Lin. 43, married by air,

The girl, Lal Siu king, 18, was!

sentenced to three months impri- With auch mited opportuni-Legislative Councils by HE the ties for studying the problems Officer Administrating the Gov-charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon Sonment un July 29 when they with having escaped were found guilty of the unlawful with which shall be confronted jernment, Mr. N. L. Smith, C.M.G. yesterday

The National Anthem was played from the Po Leung Kuk without transfer of possession, custody or here it would be out of place for me to speak to you tonight and Lieut.-Gen. Norton was given the written order of the S: C. A control of a 17-year-old girl, Fu His Excellency Insp. Moreton, prosecuting, said Kan-hung, at Wanchal on June 9. "on political questions-I am going the Royal Salute,

Was sent to the Po to then proceeded to, inspect the that Lai to confine myself therefore the more personal aspect of my Guard of Honour formed by the Leung Kuk gaol ward on June 24, 2nd Bn. The Royal Scots, accom-and on the morning of July 1 appointment.

panted by HE the General Omcer she was found missing. The giri SOLDIER IN INDIA

"Fu and defendant were recalled Commanding. Major-General" A. E. was sent to the Po Leung Kuk Although I have spent nearly Grasett, D.S.O., M.C.

as the result of a suicide pact yesterday and were cross-examin-

ed. a soldier in' half my service as

Following the inspection. Lt. with a 19-year-old boy

In dismissing- the application India and the Middle East I have

Insp. Moreton added that he never before been further East Gen. Norton was again accorded than Calcutta and I have no per-the Royal Salute after which he had been instructed to say that the Magistrate said that he could sonal experience of the Far East.proceeded to Government House. the Po Leung Kuk was not pre-see

None the less as I steamed past A Motor Cycle Machine Gun de-pared to take the girl back."

tachment of the Hongkong Volun- A remand of 48 hours was Hongkong this morning and tered the Lyemoon Fass, studying!ter Defence Corps provided the granted in crder that inquiries

escort.

might be made as to whether the chart as I did so, I found the

At 11 am.. the new Acting Gov-the Salvation Army would take names on the map and even the look of the country strangely nor took the oaths of office in care of the girl

the Council Chamber administered famillar for my father came out by the same route nearly 80 years by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl

en

ago in the days when the Colony

had barely attained its majority

and he spent 10 years out here.

MacGregor

THOSE PRESENT

4:

JK

ป

: no.

circumstances

the evidence to reduce the sentence.

Inspector Moreton of the S.C.A. appeared for the SCA

FIREMAN CONVICTED"

trate to take into consideration,

at the Taikon that defendant will be dismissed

from the Government service which he had served for five years.

Det 8gt. J Bentley prosecuted.

MARINE COURT

Au Ng. Breman attached to the Central Fire Station. was fined $150 or, in default, two months with PLATER CONVICTED Sentence of six months hard hard labour when he was found labour was imposed on Wong, guilty by Mr. Sheldon yesterday of Hon, 32. unemployed plater, when impersonating as a police officer.

Mr. M. A.'da Silva, who appeared Present at the ceremony were he was convicted by Mr. Sheldon As a resule the names of many His Excellency the Officer Admin-yesterday on a charge of unlaw for defendant, asked the Magls. of the islands and bays (familiar istrating the Government. Mr. N. ful and malicious damage to a to him as

keen small boat L. Smith, the Chief Justice, Sir propeller shaft £ sullor) have been household tholl MacGregor, His Excellency Docks...

Insp Russell told the Court words to me since my childhood the General Officer Commanding view from the British Troops in China, Ma-

that defendant, with two other and the beautiful Mountain Lodge recall his photo-jor-General AE Grasett, Hon.

Rear-Admiral "A. M. Peters, Hon.men not in custody, were seen by a watchman scraping metal from graphs of those early days.

Since then as a soldier I have Mr. R. A. C. North, Hon. Mr. C. G. often

studled academically the Alabaster, Hon. Mr. W. J. Carrie, the shaft. They ran away but Hon. Dr. P. 8. Selwyn-Clarke, Hon, defendant was caught A chisel defence problems of Hongkong Sir Henry Pollock, Hon, Sir Robert and two pieces of metal were and extended my earlier know-

Kotewall. Eco, Mr. J. J. Paterson found on the person of defendant. ledge of the Island to the Leased "Hori

Damage done. to the shaft, Mr. II. R Butters, Territory where the place names on. Comdr. F.

Hole, which was lying on the seawall Mr. (Retd.), Hon: are consequently no less familiar.N.

H. was $2,500. Perhaps it is for these reasons

J. Pearce, Hon. Mr. 8. H, Dodwell, that there are few if any

Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, Hon. Mr. W. N. parts of the British Erupire in T. Tam, Hon. Mr. T H. King. Hon. which I arp se keenly fri-

Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, nr.. terested or in which I could on first arrival have so hone- ly a feeling. When I passed through Sin. gapore they tried to frightened me. with stories of the climate in Hongkong in July and August.

PLEASANTLY SURPRISED

G.

ALLEGED ROBBER

On the application of Det. Sub-Insp. Bajsting a remand of 48 hours was granted by Mr.

DEFENDANTS FINED Three cargo boat mistresses ap peared, before Commdr, T. C. stiff on a charge of having approached within, 30 yards of the 88. Tung On while the "B" dag was flying over the code pennant. The de fendanti pleaded guilty.

Defendants were ordered to pay

..

Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan, Hon. Mr. Agheldon yesterday when an un-$10 each or serve 10 days' hard

L. Shields.

OATHS OF OFFICE

ADMINISTERED

2

The

following. Government Gazette Extraordinary was issued yesterday:-

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

was

labour,

UNLAWFUL BOARDING Altogether 22 spinsters, charged in two batches of 9 and 13, camé

employed, Tse Shing, 24, charged with highway robbery.

Tse was alleged to have robbed Mrs. Begden of her handbag on August 5 and at the same time up before the Marine Magistrate using violence.

DESERTION ALLEGED

A

further adjournment

yesterday morning for having on August 5, unlawfully boarded the to 8: S. Nyco at Yaumati Bay with- August 22 was granted by Mr. Fout the permission of the master!

Commor.

ordered that

I was very pleasantly surprised therefore at the weather which greeted me on my arrival-if-as 7]

It is hereby notified that His Sheldon yesterday, on the ap am told-I have brought this fine; weather with me I hope it will Excellency Lieutenant-General Ed-plication of Mr. M. A. da alva, three of the women with previous prove a good omen for my term ward Felix Norton. Companion of in the case in which Hui Tai- convictions for the same offence of office in the Colony and that the Most Honourable Order of the chuen, of the Sang Sing Printers pay a fine of $50 each otherwise Stanley Street, was summoned by aerve two months hard labour. the barometer may remain at set Bath, Companion of the Dis- fair in-more senses than the tinguished Service Order, Milltary his kit fat wife, Ng Chor-kay, of Other defendants were fined $25

Cross, having arrived in the literal one..

Two of the accused did not cruelty and desertion. A I am very conscious of the Colony, the prescribed ontha of Cochrane Street, for persistent or three weeks each,

It will be recalled Mr. Sheldon appear in Court and had their great honour that has been done office were this day duly adminis -me when at 11 o'clock this mom-tered to Bis Excellency by His ing I assumed the responsiblHonour the Chief Justice in the adjourned the case on July 15 so bail of 50 estreated.

presence of the Executive and as to allow Mr. Bilva, who is

les of Officer Administering Legislative Councils, and that His appearing for the complainant, to

-government of Hongkong.

Excellency thereupon assumed the arrange a meeting for the parties' Many of my duties must administration of the Government fathers with a view to settlement vitably le outside my previous in virtue of His Majesty's Com-löf the trouble.

experience, but after the cordial mission dated

welcome I received this morning June, 1940.

from the Members of the Execu-

live and Legislative Comells I

have a feeling of confidence that

On the

30th day of Mr Silva said that since the

APPOINTMENTS

It is hereby notified that the

last hearing he had not been able

8, 1940.

CHINESE MANHANDLED, ROBBED

Yaumati District was assaulted by some men while in the lavatory

The Chinese foreman of the with their good help and support Honourable Mr. Norman Lockhart of Beint and particularly with that of Smith Companion of the Most Secretary, with effect from August Miteul Bussan Kaisha Coalyard in my predecessor in this once I Distinguished Order shall in due course be able to Michael and Saint George, résum- play my part-mas must be the ed duty as Colonial Secretary, with

effect from August, 6, 1040. ambition of every one of us to do however far from the storm centre we may and ourselves-in maintaining the integrity of the British Empire in the critical times that lie ahead,

His Excellency the Officer AG-of the yard at 8.45 am. yesterday, ministering the Government has The foreman, Chu. Kal, in a been pleased to appoint Captain statement to the police, said he Bydney Harry Batty-Emith, The had lost $310 contained in a belt His Excellency the Officer Ad Loyal Regiment (North Lanca that was forcibly taken from him. ministering the Government has shire), Regular Army Reserve of He was treated at the Kowloon been pleased to appoint Mr. Gar Officers, to be his Alde-de-Camp, Hospital for bruises over both rod Treverton to be his Private with effect from August 6, 1940 eyes later in the day.

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