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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

MESSAGE TO BRITONS IN COLONY

The following letter has been received from the Right Hon. Lord

Queenborough, K, B. E., President of the Royal Society of St. George,

34. Victoria Street,

London, S. W. 1.

July 24, 1940.

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GENERAL

Five Killed ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

In Traffic Accidents

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"AT CENTRAL

watch. from Mr. Merrick on the same day of the first theft. The watch was pawned for $5. YOUTHS IN COURT

"Three months' imprisonment on In the Colony of Hongkong in-

Two 17-year-old youths, Chuen each charge was imposed by the cluding the Island, Kowloon and Kuen and La Sung, both unein-Magistrate, the "sentences to run New Territories during the week ployed. were charged before Mr. concurrently.

on Saturday, H. G. Sheldon yesterday with | ending at 8 am September 7, there were altogether lottering at Wongnelchong, near 103 traffic accidents as the result Governmental quarters, at 3.45 of which 5 persons were killed and 31 persons were injured.

a. on Sept. 12

The second defendant was addi-

BLACK-OUT SEQUEL

L. A. Benn, of Dodwell and Co.. and R. W. Mayo, of the Com modore's Office, were each fined Or persons killed, two Chinese tonally charged with possession fore Mr. Sheldon Yesterday for

$25 when they were summoned be males, aged 26 and 7 respectively of an instrument fit for an unfailing to screen the lights of their and a Chinese female, age 60. lawful purpose. In this time of imminent danger were knocked down and killed by

To The Honorary Sécretaries. of 211 Overseas Branches of The Royal Society of St. George,

the

Both defendants pleaded not! to our Empire, greatly accelerated a private car. a lorry and a bus guilty to their respective charges. through the extraordinary and respectively while crossing

First defendant was discharged unexpected failure of our great carriageway and

Chinese but second defendant two

was found Ally, France, I feel compelled to females, aged 24 and 45. died from guilty on the second count and send a message to all members of injuries received while alighting was remanded 24 hours for medi-

from moving trama

cal examination for caning.

Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison. who the Court that had been a considerable

Of 103 accidents, 44 were colli-

our Branches overseas.

The acid test of the Mother Country has yet to come, if and slons between vehicles; 41 were prosecuted, told when our homesteads are attacked collisions between vehicles

and there

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cars properly during the black-out on Aug. 27.

Benn said he had used two thicknesses of blue paper "Instead of the black cloth as laid down in the regulations. This, defendant stated. was only slight'y brighter than the cloth.

Traffic Sgt. W. Sargent said de- fendant only used the paper in

there was no covering on the out- side.

and our countrymen threatened pedestrians: 18 accidents were due number of petty farcenies in that the inside of the car's globes and and endangered by mass air at to other causes.

tacks by the enemy. That test will be met with all the fortitude.

courage and bravery that has in

the past been our heritage.

| area, particularly the hooking of lothes from the amahs' quarters.

AIRPORT NEWS

THEFT OF UTENSILS

DELAYED

"INWARD SERVICE

เ

Imposing the Ane, his Worship remarked that the regulations were Fleading guilty to the theft-of-designed for the safety of every- one brass pot and three brass body and that it could not be too rooking pot lids from the ground much trouble for defendant to floor of No. 162, Lockhart Road on carry them out.

Further to this, however, we have the great and inspiring knowledge that we by no means An inward service by Imperial Sept. 2, Chan Ki, 18, unemployed, Mayo pleaded guilty through a stand alone, United with us is Airways, which was expected "to was sentenced to two months letter." the overwhelming power and en-arrive in Hongkong yesterday, has hard labour by Mr. Sheldon yes- .Summoned for driving a car during support of our Dominions. been delayed and is now due this terday.

without a valid licence in Repulse Colonies and Dependencies, ever afternoon.

Chan was also recommended to Bay Road on Aug. 4. D. Hardivi!- our brethren in spirit and soul. Another inward service ls be banished from the Colony. lters, of No. 10 Ice House Street. in the belief and love of that great scheduled to arrive in Hongkong

Defendant was seen by the com-was fined $10. and abiding freedom for which we on Tuesday next, Sept. 17. are ready-to-sacrifice our lives...

plainant in. Hennessy Road carry- ng a brass pot which the.com- might almost · say—

plainant recognised as one she had lost. She went up to defendant yesterday for falling to take steps who ran

to prevent the breeding of mos- away but was caught

quitoes. A.R.F. Raven, o?. Eastern. near Luard Road.

Det.-Sgt. Morrison prosecuted.

Bungalow, North Point, and Chan ROBBED FELLOW LODGER

Stu-lam, of King's Road, North Point, pleaded not guilty to the offences, the latter through.a. re- presentative.

Tais-I

omnipotent support, is such that our enemy is unable to realise its proper value, and yet it is this that will ensure that Anat victory for civilisation for which from the start we are all striving.

with

eventually

An outward service by Imperial Airways is due to leave Kal Tak tomorrow morning, taking mails for the United Kingdom, Indo- China, Malaya, Java and Australia. The next outward service is due to leave Kal Tak on Wednesday morning.

CLIPPER SCHEDULE

The Honolulu Clipper is due to arrive in Hongkong on Oct.1 and

The gratitude of the Mother Pan American Airways China Country can hardly be expressed Clipper is scheduled to arrive-in in words. My unshakeable belief Hongkong on Sept. 21 and will is that in the unity which exists leave on her returned fight the within our great Empire, we shall, following morning.

-united effort. secure a great and glorious victory as well as the liberation and freedom of those Countries which have so grievously suffered and look to us for eventualTM release from their bondage.:

(Sgd.) QUEENBOROUGH,

President...

BLACK-OUT

SUMMONSES

will take off on her return flight

the next morning.

MORE HELP. FOR FREE CHINA

PLAN BY WEALTHY CHINESE

MOSQUITO BREEDING Summoned before Mr. "Sheldon

A 22-year-old sp'nster. Shek shiu, appeared before Mr. Sheldon yesterday on a charge of stealing: $50 and two gold finger rings Bureau. 1s

cases.

BODILY HARM

Mr. M. R. Deb, of the Malaria prosecuting in both from a fellow tenant, Chau Mui, 32, widow, on Sept. 8.

Hearing was adjourned to Sept. Det.-Sgt. Morrison, prosecuting. 19, at noon. sald the two women were fellow lodgers. During complainant's absence, defendant opened com- Li Tai-kang. 27, printer, charged plainant's attache case and stole with assaulting Leung : Shing-kin, the property. The rings, sold for 43, woman, with intent to do her $18, were not recovered as they grievous bodily harm, on Aug. 24 had been melted Money recover at No. 184, Hollywood Road, was ed amounted to $10.

Bent to gaol for two months by Mr. Lowry, yesterday,

Shek was remanded 24 hours in order that the defendant's relatives may be able to raise money to pay compensation to complainant. WOMEN BOUND OVER

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Defendant lived with complain-TALKATIVE WOMAN ant at the same address and de-i fendant's mother was a partner with complainant of a brothel at the above address.

On the night in question de- fendant's mother and the com-

REBUKED BY S'HAI JUDGE

The propenalty of some wit- nesses to give long explanations plainant had a quarrel. Defendant in reply to simply questions was

Iname on a slip of paper, explain- It was revealed that complained that her first name was Greek ant had lost the sight of her right eye..

Sub-Insp. Clarke prosecuted."

FOSSESSION OF WARD"

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, and impossible to pronounce. She

Summoned for breaches of the

Some wealthy overseas Chinese Four women, Wu Ngan, 37, Au lighting "regulations during the merchants are reported by the Kau, 22, Chan Kik-ha, 31, and Au black-out on August 27, five re- Sin War Fao to be planning to Sam, 30, appeared before Mr. G. sidents of Taio, Lantau Island, siart a big industrial enterprise T. Lowry yesterday charged with

tried to separate them.

the subject of comment trom the were cautioned when they ap-in the interior of "tree

China" the unlawful transfer of a 12-

In the ensuing struggle defend shanghai on Sept. 2. The defen- bench in H. M. Supreme Court in peared before the "District Officer, chiefly for the purpose of deve-year-old boy. Lo Yu, South, ME S. F, Balfour. yester-loping the various kinds of mines Tung Street, first floor, on Sept ant who fell and struck her eye, who insisted on writing down her ant accidentally pushed complain-dant in the case, Mrs. W. F. Davis, day. The summons in each case there with a capital of $50.000.000, 2. was for fallure to obscure a light.

against some hard object GOLD, SILVER, IRON

Mr G. W. Moreton, ot Defendants were Chan, Ng, of It is stated that since the start S.C.A. said the first defendant Spek Chal Po village, and

So of the Sino-Japanese hostilities, was the mother of the boy. Wing. Li Ngal-yet Tse Loi and the Chinese government has her was alleged that on Sept. 2 the

was" sued by Mr. N. Clker. Lui Shing-tal of Wing On Street, encouraging civilians to develop first defendant made arrangements

for $80 rent for August before As- Tai O. L/Sgt. J. Rees appeared for gold, stiver, iron and enger mines to sell the boy to third defendant

islatant Judge P. Grant Jones. In the Interior

for $35. Second, defendant acted "Bau at $1,000 each was allowed Defendant gave voluble answera Two overseas Chinese merchants as go-between and received 34 for when a 60-year-old man. Tsul to questions from the bench, Messrs. Chen Chung-kan and her share.

Wun-man, and Yu Yuok-mul, 43, which prompted His Lordship to Leung Man-chal, described as a Wang Tseng-hsiang who have tra-

Mr. Moreton added that first de- married woman, appeared before enquire if she had read an article salt smuggler, was sent to prison veiled extensively in the interior fendant was in very poor circum- Mr. K. M. A. Barnett yesterday for in the "North-China Daily News" for two months when he appeared are supporting such a policy and stances and that he was not asking failing to notify the possession of about talking too much. When she before Mr. S. F. Balfour, District already they have raised part of the Court to take a serious view of a ward, Cheung Blu-po, 20, on Jan. replied in the negative. His Lord Officer, South; yesterday, on a the capital of $50,000,000 for est- the case.

18 at No.. charge of returning from deporta-ablishing a big company.

176, Des Voeux Road ship observed: "Well then, read All four women were bound over West, third floor.

it, read it.” in the sum of $50 each for one Insp. H. W. Fraser, of the 8.C.A

asked for a remand of one week 3 MONTHS FOR THIEF

for some documents to be trans- Charged on two counts of lar-lated adding that further charges

the prosecution.

DEPORTEE IMPRISONED

tion. He was arrested on informa- tion on board a boat at Tai 0,

TENTATIVE PLAN

The tentative plan calls for year

payment. The foki arrived at thej store found that the medicine had been taken away,

Lantau Island on Sept. 10, : $10,000,000 to be raised by Chinese Defendant pleaded that he was merchants in Hongkong and the unable to find anything to do in remainder of the capital will be ceny Fang Yuk-yul, 38, unemploy might be preferred against defend-the Tien Sing store and to collect Chungshan under Japanese occupa contributed by overseas Chinese ed, who admitted the offences, ants. tion and had no recourse but to in the South Seas Islands. and was sentenced to three months' sall for Tai O to buy salt as he those in America.. A share will be imprisonment wy Mr. Lowry yes- wished to trade in that commodity. $500. When they have completed terday. He had intended to remain only raising, 100,000 shares they will The charges against Pang were of petrol and 29 drums and two guilty, saying he was asked to five or six hours at Tai O, when return to their mother country to that (1) he did steal on Sept. 9, tins of kerosene, some in the carry the medicine for a friend, he would have salled away

start the gigantic mining pro-from Room 314, China Building house and others on the verandah, was remanded for 24 hours. L/Sgt. J. Rees prosecuted. fects.

The Duchess of Gloucester leaving the W.A.A.F. Recruiting De-

pot at Victory House after her Inspection.

The application was granted.

STORED PETROL Stated to have stored 28 drums

The defendant who pleaded not

a handbag containing $13, a foun- a garage manager, The Chiu, 39, FORGED BANKNOTES tain pen and pencil, the property was charged before Mr. Lowry yes- of-L-Ohlu-man-spinster, am (2)terday with possession of danger

Charged with ukering three forged $10 banknotes ".of the Chartered Bank, a married "wo- Defendant pleaded gunty and before Mr. Himsworth yesterday.

'man, Ho Wal-chan, 24, appeared was fined $50,PER

Sgt. Morrison, prosecuting, sald Bub-Insp. R. R. McEwen said de- that the defendant had, on three Det-Sgt. J. R. Bykes said defendant's house was in a residen- occasions, uttered forged bank- fendant went to Miss Life office tial area. trying to sell some articles: After [defendant» had left Miss Li found

he did steal a gold wrist watch ous goods at No. 158, Hennessy Rd., belonging to Mr. H. W. Merrick, second floor. manager of the Confederation Life Association of Canada, at the Bank of East Asia Buliding on

Sept. 9.

the articles mentioned missing.

AT KOWLOON

The case was not reported to the Police:

On the early morning of Sept

notes at the Wing Sang Tong drug shop, No. 1020, Canton Road,

Mr. Ho Ming-siu, shroff of the Chartered Bank for the past 18 years in evidence, declared the notes were forgeries. He said that RECEIVING ALLEGED / a forged Chartered Bank note was Appearing before Mr. E Hims- thicker and the paper rough.

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11 at O'Brien Road, Wanchai, de- fendant was stopped by a Chinese worth yesterday Fung Man, 28, genuine $18. Chartered Bank note constable and when searched the was charged with receiving stolen had a bluish colour in the centre handbag was found. Later at the property, namely $80.35 worth of instead of purple. station defendant admitted steal-Chinese medicine.

T/G

The three forged notes bore the ing the bag from China Building. It was stated that a person numbers of T/G 472448, The pen and pencil were in the went to a drpg shop at No. 346 250777 and T/G 250417 and the bag but the $13 was missing... Shanghai Street to buy a quant!-"date of issue was July 2, 1934,

At - the "station, defendant also ty of Chinese medicine. He asked The hearing was adjourned un- admitted stealing a gold wrist the foki to take the medicine to tif Tuesday morning,

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