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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
MEMORIAL SERVICE
LATE MR. SZETO CHUNG
A memorial service for the late Mr. Szeto Chung, Corps Superin tendent of the St, Jahn Ambulance Brigade, took place on Saturday afternoon at the Chinese Y. M. C. A. with a large attendance of about 500 members of the St. John Ambulance Association and Brigade.
The Assembly Hall was solemnly decorated and the late Corps Superintendent's photograph was in the centre of the platform.
Divisional Superintendent Wong Kam-cheung, of the Y. M. C. A. Division. took the chair and Rev. T. S. Young, Assistant Commis aloner 8. M. Raymond, District Officer T. K. Chak and Mr. L. K. Cheung of the "Y" "spoke...
Samuel, the eldest son of the deceased, thanked all present for their attendance.
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ROUND THE POLICE COURTS :
AT CENTRAL
MONEY THEFT ALLEGED
AT KOWLOON
WARD ILL-TREATED
Appearing before Mr. G.T. Lowry Fine of "$50 or three months' on Saturday on a charge of steal-imprisonment was imposed by ing money and articles, to the Major A. N Macfadyen on Satur- totul value of $1,967. Mak Hung. day on a 30-year-old woman, 25, unemployed, was remanded in Weng Pul-chan, of No. 259 Cheung Police custody for 72 hours. Igha Wan Road, for keeping a
Defendant was alleged to have unregistered ward and for stolen from No. 21 Gap Road, frat treating her.
THOSE PRESENT Amount those present were Rev. T. & Young, Assistant Commis-N stoner E. M. Raymond, Dr. J. E Dovey, Supervisor and Training Omeer, District Officer T. K. Chak. Corps Superintendent Y. I. Chan, Corps Officer Allee Kwok and Divisional Superintendents Wong Kam Cheung, S. W. Sit, U Kal cheung, Tsul Yan-hing, Lam Tse- fung, Tee Long-chlu; Fan Shłu-nam, "Allen Lai, Chan Man-kal, Lam Sing-yue, B. A Hyder, 6, K. Kwan, Chan Ping-kwong. Leung Kam- chuen and many other Officers and representatives of the Brigade.
The Assistant Commissioner said, in part
GENERAL
I SUCCESSFUL
TENDERERS NOTIFIED
The following names of success-
ful tenderers are notified.: for general information:
Messrs Lam Woo & Co.--For construction
Sand bins Central Government Store, North Point
Messrs. Foot Lea & Co-ror police hits at Bay View, Stanley and Mongkor.
Messrs. Cheong Hing-For Police Recreation ground, cutting back slopes.
Messrs. Tung shan & Co.-For A.R.P. report centre at Hunghom Palice Station; for the main tenance and repair of and altera- tions and additions to Govern- ment buildings,
Messrs. Sang Hop 2 Co.-For providing and fting boundary posts to quarries etc; and the ax ing of bench marks and picket boxes.
Messrs Lal Kee & Co-For re inforced concrete depots,
Messra. Tak Hing & Co-For additions and alterations to Water Police Station, Tsimshatsui.
Messrs. Kin Lee & Co.-For maintenance and repair to Port Works
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Mesars. Sal Hing & Co., Lta.-- For provision of junk transport to Government Grab Dredgars Nos. 1
2.
for bloog
TENDERS INVITED Tenders are invited and Hair contract, Mataukok; floor, on Dec 3 HK$1,591, $80 Inspector H. W. Fraser, of 8.CA, slaughter house contract, Sal- Chinese currency, a gold watch, said that on information received, wanho: slaughter house contract, two cigarette lighters, a fountain the premises was visited by a Aberdeen: bicod and hair contract, pen and a razor, the property of Lady Inspector and the ward Was Kennedy Town; conservancy, con Ho Hol chan, accountant.
found there alone. The child was tract, Pokfulam, Aberdeen and Mak wag also charged with retaken to S.C.A. and on their way Aplichau: conservancy contract, ceiving $1.562 and articles, know- they met the accused who was Stanley and Taitam; re-number- The late Corps. Superintendent ing the same to be stolen property. also taken to B.C.A
tag of old head-stones, Govern- The ward stated that she had Szeto Chung whose death at the Det.-Sgt. V.M. Morrison, in mak- Queen Mary Hospital on Oct. 29 was ing the application for remand, been sold to the defendant for $18ment cemeteries; for Cupply of such a sad and deeply mourned loss, sald that further charges may be had a long and very distinguished, preferred. career with the Brigade. He was the oldest Chinese member of the Brigade in the Colony,
On Nov. 19 1937, he was invested with the Venerable Order of St. John in the Grade of Associate Serving Brother, an honour which is conferred by His Majesty the King, Sovereign Head of our Order
FUNERAL OF SISTER
GONSALVES
by her mother in the country, and she was beaten by the defendant between Dec 2 and 6 for stealing a few cents.
Medical examination showed that the girl had many bruises on her
FALSE PRETENCES Pleading gulity before Mr. Lowry on Saturday to a charge of obtain ing $100 by false pretences from body. Leung #ze, 42, woman, Cheung
HEARING FIXED Hing-chau, 32, unemployed, Hearing was fixed for Tuesday remanded one week in order to by Mr. Hunsworth on Saturday of give him time to raise money to the case in which Stu Hon-pan, 39, pay back to complainant,
travelling trader, was charged with
WELL
Cheung was charged with ob-kidnapping a child under 14 years taining the money from Leung at of age.
the National City Bank of New The defendant was arrested at York on Nov. 22 by falsely pre-Reclamation Street on Dec. 1. tending that he was an employee
BURGLARS ACTIVE of the Bank.
Convicted of larceny of a quan-
use in the Government cemeteries; for transportation of Government stores; for gates for AR.P. pen shelters; for alterations and ad- ditions to H.K.V.D.C. Headquarters
head-stones old head-stones for
H.E. TO INSPECT A.R.P. WARDENS ON SUNDAY
Ar inspection of the Hongkong Corps of Air Raid Wardens by His Excellency the Acting Gov- ernor, Major-General EF, Norton, will take place on the Hongkong Football Club ground Happy The funeral of Sister Maria das Merces Umbelina Constancia. Gon-
Det-Sgt. W. Summers said that tity of kitchen utensila, Lam Valley, on Sunday, Dec. 22. salves (8ister Mercy), who passed complainant went with her daugh- Chiu-ming, 20, and Ms Hung, 33, Owing to limited accommodation away on Saturday afternoon at ter to the National Bank with were sentenced by Mr. Himsworth admission will be by ticket only the St. Joseph's Building, took the intention or cashing a cheque on Saturday to six months and and members of the public, wish- place yesterday afternoon at the ror $100. While they wore inquir- four months imprisonment, zes-mg to attend, are requested to apply for tickets to the tollow- Catholic Cemetery. H. E. Bishop ing their way in the Back de pectively."
ing:
B. Valtorta officiated at the grave- fendant approached them and It was stated that when the
ARP. Headquarters, No. 88 Mor- side.
asked if they were looking to cash defendants were seen by a com Born in China 74 years ago. a cheque
Istable at Portland Street early rison Hill Road. Happy Valley; Sister Corisalves had rendered
Defendant told them he would Friday morning and questioned, or Chief Air Raid Warden, Hong- long and valuable services in this cash for them but disappeared, they admitted having stolen the kong. Alexandra Building (top and was not seen by complainant property from No. 181, Portland, floor); or, Chief Air Raid Warden,
Colony.
Among those present at the who, on making inquiries, found Street graveside were: Miss I de Jesus, that the cheque had already been Mrs. C. Remedios, Mrs, T. Rosario, cashed
Miss C, Gardnar, Miss L. M. de On Thursday a clerk of the Bank Souza, Miss A..de Bouza, Mrs. R. M. saw defendant wandering round
Both defendants had returned from banishment.
DANGEROUS GOODS
Four junk fakis, Trol Kuk-lim,
de Souza, Mias C. Remedios, Mrs. the bank and had him arrested 33. Lig Wo, 30, Mak Chin-fuk, 23.
Kowloon, c/o Kowloon Godowns.
BANK NOTES IN *CIRCULATION
Returns of the average amount
M. E. 8. Remedios, Miss A. Alves, Defendant stated that he had and Mak Chin-tal, 33, were charg of bank notes in circulation in j Mrs. C. Bilva, Mrs. E. Rousarlo. asked his wife to refund comed before Mr. Hmsworth on, Hongkong, during the manta, Miss C. Barros, Miss Emily Teng. plainant but she could not raise Saturday with possession of dan-ended November 30, 1940, as cer- Miss C. Place Mr. A. Baleros, Blster enough monEY.
gerous goods on board their junks titled by the Managers of the Darla, Sister Anna. Mrs. Leo
which were not licensed for the respective, Banks: CHOPPER ATTACK SEQUEL
Chartered Bank of India, Aus- d'Almada e Castro, Mr. and Mrs. J.
purpose. The alleged chopper attack in Noronha, Mr. A. Souza, Dr. C. Roza, which twa
Bub-Inspector Johnson said that tralla and China $28,070,896, Hong- men were killed on Rev. Fr. G. M. Spada, Father Rosello, Thursday last at No. 3 Gilman's in the junks in a routine search poration $200,257,228, Mercantile quantity of kerosene was found'rong and Shanghai Banking Cor- Father Fung, Messrs. J. M. Vieira. Bazaar had a sequel at the Cen- of the Harbour by the Folice. Bank of India, Limited $4,389,895. Jr. P. N. "Xavier. J. Baptista. A tral Magistracy on Saturday when The last defendant was fined Total $230,717,992. Demee, A. Baptista. J. B. Xavier. Bo Sung-hei, 22, was charged be- $200, while each of the other ac- J, Sousa. J. R. Castilho A. Gtore Mr. G. T. Lowry with the eased was fined $100.
Botelho, and E. Portario,
FUN-FAIR AT
ST. ANDREW'S
The church lawns were turned
into a sunny, playground and the
murder of Woo Tang-chlu. 28, accountant of the Chung Hwa Book Company.
A formal remand of one week was granted.
Inspector 1 R. Whant 18 charge of the caso
POLICE REPORTS The theft of boot eyelets, worth $148, belonging to Arcoll Brothers, in between Nov. 15 and Dec. 4 has been reported to the Police by Mr. A. H. Madar.
THEFT OF COAL Charged before Mr. Lowry on
pastor's residence into a popular Saturday for stealing 14 cattles of
Wong Lau, of No. 102, Austin nandezvous on Saturday when a coal, valued at 40 cents, from the Road reports that someone entered Fun Fair was held at Christ Tee Lee Coalyard. Gloucester his house between 11 pm on Church, Kowloon Tong N
Road, on Friday, Yam Kam-wing, Thursday and 6 am on Friday
The fade was held under the 39, unemployed, was sentenced to and stole jewellery and clothing
to the value of $234. sald
distinguished patronage. of the three months hard labour. Acting Governor, Lent. Gen. E Det Sgt. V.M. Morrison *k. Norton, and was formally open- that the watchman of the coslyard Sgt. Manning, of No. 28, Hankow ed by Miss Rosamund Kung, saw defendant extracting pieces of Road, has reported the theft from daughter of Dr. H. H. Kung, Minis-coal from the yard through the his residence of jewellery to the
value of $44 on Thursday. ter of Finance of China.
wooden fence with an iron rod.
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SECURITIES, LODGED
The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited against their notes in circulation, is published for general general information under Bection 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, (Or dinance No. 65 of 1913);~~
3 per cent. Conversion Loan re- payable, 1948/1953, £240,000, Latest market price, 99-100,
BAZAAR HELD AT ST. PAUL'S GIRLS' COLLEGE
Another bazaar, which was or- ganised by the St. Paul's alis College in aid of the Ministering In addition to many favourite Bgt. Morrison added that there
Chickens, worth $9240, have Children League, siso proved to be atde-shows, suchi' as coconut shies. "had been a lot of these larcentes in! "Aunt Bally," "depth charge and the Wanchal district and the Po- been reported stolen on Friday by a great success, the net profit golf putting there were many ice had received many complaints Mr. Begs, of No. 48, Grampian being over s2000. useful articles Knitted goods and from coalyards in that vicinity. home products on sale:-
| Road:
The bazaar was opened by Miss Tsang Po-shan, MA, a graduate Mr. WRK Collings, of the of Westfield College, London, and The tea party. which was held HEALTH RETURNS Harbour Department, has report Principal of the Yee Fong College at the Rev. J. CL. Wong's house
Forty-one cases of tuberculosis, ed that while driving car No in Changsha⠀⠀⠀
in the late afternoon. attracted a
large social gathering and proved a great success.
The funds raised, which amount ed to about $400 went to finance the Church in the coming year.
Ave of dysentery, three of enteric 5380 in Connaught Road West at In her opening remarks she ex- fever, two of chicken-pox and one about midnight on Friday, he was pressed her appreciation to the each of diphtheria and measles momentarily blinded by a light, students for having the spirit of were notified to the local Health and collided with a stationary helping the unfortunate, walinded authorities on Friday.
lorry Western Street. Both and the refugees.
vehicles were slightly damaged
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