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PROPERTY IN N.T.

An appeal against the decision of Mr. J. Barrow, Land Officer. Northern District, regarding property at Mak Kal Tan Village, New Territories, was heard by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Appeal Court, yesterday.

Appellant was Wu Tat-shau, who as the direct descendant of the Wu represented by Mr. Percy Nam Tong Tso through 14 gener- was Chen, instructed by Mr. B. C.|ations; and

Hobbs, and respondents were Wu (c) That the Land Officer, was For-wen and Wu Shulip, repre- erroneous in his finding of the sented by Mr. E. C. Macnamara... facta. Instructed by Mr. E S, C: Brooks.

Mr. Macnamara objected to the

EDITORIAL

Mme. En. Tung-sen in conversation with Mr. W. B. Scott, Deputy Commissioner of Police, at the Valley race meeting.

Mr. Chen said that the appeal first ground of the appeal on the 644 was under the New Territories Re- ground that in the Lower Court gulations of 1910, and was an ap-it was agreed between the three peat against the decision of Mr.men that the chuk. po" was to Barrow, delivered on July 11, that drop out of the evidence and was there were three existing branches not to be referred to again. He, of the Wu Nam Tong Tso of which therefore, found it dificult to see the petitioners (the respondents how plaintiff could re-introduce into the case, and in the present action) are repre-chuk po"

Mr. A. Brostedt, of the Canadian sentatives of the first and fourth quoted authorities in support of his

that ..that evidence National Raliway left Hongkone branches, respectively, and that contention

the could not be reintroduced.

on Saturday for. Shangha the plaintif (appellant in

Mr. Chen said that the Land. present case) is the representative

Editorial and Business Office:.

15-19, Queen's Road Central Tel. 30251.

TUESDAY: DECEMBER 10, 1940. JAPANESE COMMANDEER H.K. TRADING BOAT

Licence And All Arms On Board Handed Over

"A fishing junk arriving in Shaukiwan an hour before- midnight... between Sunday and Monday had on board no fewer than 72 men.. women and children, an originä! crew of 48 being reinforsed by 32 persons put on board off a trading boat commandeered by a Jap- anese trawler.

- The Japanese confisented a junk, cargo and money to a total value of $7,450 after" halting, the two Janks some 15 miles wouth, of Ping Hol

The junk taken away in tow by the trawler was a trading vessel, No. T4240H, registered in Hong- kong. She carried a cargo valued

NEWSETTES WORLD PROBLEM at $4.425.

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of the third branch, and that the Officer was wrong to ask plaintiff Sir John Latham, Australia's

three men should be registered as whether he agreed or not to have first Minister to Japan, left for managers of the landed property the word "chuk po" dropped out (Tokyo yesterday morning. of the Wa Nam Tong Tso at Muk of the evidence.

Night Editor (Wanchal Office):

Tel. 24511. London Office: 53. Fleet Street. Kui Tau village.

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HONGKONG, Dacɛмax 10, 1940,

BETRAYAL IN

THE AXIS

WHICHEVER WAY one looks

WHICHE

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PARTIES AGREED.

all lead back to Berlin, where and grand-father of the appellant to abandon the appeal.

prior to June 9, 1898, the date of

evidence begins to accumulate the Greek campaign has CORRESPONDENCE]

that his scheme for acquiring shown the German Fuehrer domination over the world are how inadequate will be the not going according to plan. assistance which Italy will be Which way should he turn to able to render him in the extricate himself from his future

and, therefore, his growing difficulties and how value to the Berlin plotter is should he set about it so that jnil.

DUST MENACE AT NORTH POINT

a

SOLUTION

Ip Wing-on, master of Ashing Junk 1863HW, which returned to Hongkong with the 72 persons aboard, reported to the police that He he left-shauriwan on Dec. 6.

Abolition Of All Artificial Standards was stopped by the trawler about

Of Currenev

STRAINED AXIS RELATIONS IN SHANGHAI?

For the past several months, local Germans, and Italians have met together at the Ger- man School ́in Great Western Road, Shanghai, every Thurs day night. On the night of Nov. 23, however, reports the North China Daily News, only Germans were present. Ap: parently, invitations were not sent to Italians.

It was also learned on Nov. 28 that the Italian fing paint- ed on the side of the'sa. Conte Verde, the large Italian pas- senger boat which sought re- fuge in Shanghai when "Italy declared war on Great Britain and France, was being painted out on Nov. 23.

FAITH IN FUTURE

OF COLONY

BRISK BIDDING

11 am, the following day when the Japanese opened fire at him The abolition of all artincial with machine-guns.. A meeting of the Evacuation Re-standards of currency including

He immediately lowered his fall The Chief Justice said that ac presentative Committee will be gold and silver-and the substitu- land the trawler came alongside, a *CHUK PO "

cording to the records before him held today at the Peninsula Hotel, tion therefore by a new standard dozen Japanese boarding, armed Counsel sought that the decision all parties agreed not to use "chuk at 5.15 p.m.."

tentatively known as "man hour" with rifles, revolvers and short be tested and set aside on the po" as evidence, and he could not grounds:

go beyond that unless Mr. Chen Mr. L. G. Cousins, of the British-removal of all, restrictions on swords. They made signs to bim (a) That the Land Officer was could quote him authorities to per-American Tobacco Co. (China), production-and the payment of and he understood they wanted wrong in not taking full cog-lt his doing so.

Ltd. has gone on a visit to Shanza fixed minimum salary of $100 per his licence and all arms and am-

month to every adult-were among munition on board. nisance of the "chuk po" of the In his opinion, went on his Lord-bal.

the changes advocated by Mr. D. K.

HANDED OVER appellant, showing the family tree ship, it was perfectly clear that all

He gavė this over, having through 18 generations;

parties voluntarily agreed not to Mr. Wallace Harper, Managing Paul during the course of a very (b) That the landed property of use the family tree as evidence. Director. Wallace, Harper & Co.teresting talk entitled "Dimoul three rides, three muskete, a re- tles of the Modern world, and a volver and 350 rounds of “am- at the confusion which the Wu Nam Tong Tso at Muk Kul¦ He would, accordingly, strike out Ltd. left Hongkong on Saturday

solution" given to members of St. munition. The Japanese also took the Axis Powers have created Tau village were under the control the first ground of appeal..

for San Francisco Mr. Chen, then applied for leave

Andrew's Club, at the St. Andrew's $30 from him and $300 they found for themselves, "the threads and administration of the father

in a box in one of the cabins, Rear Admiral A. M. Peters and Church Hail last evening. The Chief Justice dismissed the Mrs. Peters left Hongkong for the

Mr. Paul, who was introduced the trawler then steamed away. the chief plotter sits today-a the lease of the New Territories. appeal with costs.

United Kingdom, via San Fran by Mr. Heary Key, stated that the in the direction of Sam Muh Kwan picture of fury and gloomy

cisco, on Saturday.

cause of war-whether in Europe but after some 20 minutes changed | or in China-was mainly economic..its course, heading in a 8, 8, E. foreboding as more and more

Two appeals against the ruling It was not a question of differences direction, toward the trading junk of the Compulsory Services, in birth, or creed but of economical that hove into sight. After open Tribunal were heard by the Appeal control, Capitalism is doomed, ing fire on this junk, the trawler Board in the Chief Justice's Cham-There must be state socialism or went alongside it and remained else civilisation itself will be doom in this position about " half-an: bera yesterday afternoon..

ed.

hour...

AT LAND SALE To The Editor, H.K. Daily Press.

The Government Trained Tea-1

The Japanese proceeded to tow THEORY, EXPLAINED.:

Faith in the future of the Colons chers' Association will hold their Explaining his theory. Mr. Paul the trading Junk in the direction of was demonstrated at the sale of Bir-Those of your readers who second annual dinner dance at the said that his solution "would, in- the fishing junk and came along" Crown Land which took place at have occasion to go to North Point Roof Garden of the Hongkong volve the computation of cost on side a second time. Thirty-two the Fublic Works Department yés- he might still retain some IF THIS ASSUMPTION is along King's Road must have car- Hotel, on Saturday. Dec. 21, at the basis of working hours. Pre- men were transferred on to bis terday afternoon when, within five vestige of the self-glory with correct, it is necessary that tainly noticed the white misty afr pm

suming that the population is unk, when the trawler again put minutes of the commencement of which he has surrounded Herr Hitler should get other in the vicinity of the Stone Crush-

100–40 men and 40 women with 20 on steam, proceeding toward Sam the sale, the upset price was Dr. Li Ying-lam, Chancellor of children and the total working Mun Kwan with the trading Junk raised: by $1,100 în bids of $109. himself? The further he friends in Europe. The coer-ing and Tarring Plant of the Fub-

lic Works Department. The white Lingnan University, will be the hours are 6,400 per month: To in tow.

eschakelder DAKO SEEK ALLMAN delves into the details of his cion of Hungary, Rumania mist is caused by the great amount speaker at the 's Men's Club fun- and the cost of production, divide ANOTHER REPORT

The land in question was I L present, political, military and (and Slovakia into the Axis of dust thrown out by the stone-cheon meeting at St. Francis Hotel $10,000 (salary for the 100 persons) Hul Ming-cheung, master of 6076, situated at Blue Fool Road.. economic position, the more has really given him little crushera when they are operating. on Thursday. His subject will be by 6.400 (working hours). The trading Junk T42408, who has also having an area of 31,000 square he must realise how his scope advantage, and with the Built in days when there were Trip to the north of Kwang-cost, or price factor, would be 1.5 made a report of the incident to feet and with an upset price of The cost of any article would then the police, stated that he left $12,400 (or: 40 cents per square for securing an advantage in stiffening of Bulgarian, Yugo- few or no people living in its close tang.” -

be arrived at by multiplying the Luk Fong for Hongkong on Dec. foot). either of these helds is daily slavian and Turkish opposi-proximity, no provision was made

Mr. V. E. Ferrier will address the number of working hours neces-6. He had 10 other men in his Two of the conditions of the narrowing down. In his heart tion to taking the same road to absorb the dust created by the

crushers. There are now several Hongkong Rotary Club today 9sary to produce that article by the crew and there were 21 passengers sale were that property valued at he must be longing for peace and no definite signs of any modern apartment houses not 500 Motoring Experiences in South price factor.

aud cargo owners on board.

not less than $30,000 is to be built but the Teutonic obstinacy Russian co-operation, Herr yards away. Those who live in China." At the meeting of the

Referring to the import and ex- The cargo he carried consisted within 24 months after the sale; and ruthlessness which he Hitler has had to turn an these house are compelled to have Club on Tuesday next. Dec. 17. Mr. port trade, the speaker advocated of 62 pigs, valued at $1.400, 80 and that only European style re- their windows closed to shut out. L. Dowson will speak on "Some the establishing of a Central Bank caskets of preserved plums, valued sidences, or a school is to be built- has acquired from a long and appeasing countenance on

The air is simply too Thoughts of an Amateur Econo-of the World where the various at $900, and two crates of geese, thereon. black record of German his-France. He is prepared to

standards of hours--calculated on valued at $1,000.

EXCEEDINGLY BRISK tory still holds sway. Now deal with the men, of Vichy Will the department concerned

the standard of living of each Two Japanese boarded his junk | Bidding was exceedingly brisk, that methods of brute force on a much modified basis. take immediate steps to equip the

A uaughter was born on Novem-

and ordered all on board bato so much that within ten have been

unmistakably His demands will be confined plant with devices for the absorber 17, at the International Hos-country-could be cleared yearly.

In this Utopia' there would be different holds. He was called up minutes the upset price was raised checked, his mind will turn to only to Alsace and Lorraine tion of the dust as is always done pital, Kobe, to Joanne, wife

provision for private companies in on deck to steer and later all on by $6,200 to $23,100 within 15 Wade, Hongkong and trickery and cheating to try nothing

the present sense of the term. board were transferred on to 'nish-minutes; and was finally knocked more and the in other cities?

One work for the Protector of Shanghat Banking

Corporation. There might be private enterprises ing Junk 1883HW.

down at $23,500 (over 75 cents per and make his own position French colonies can just go Labourers of the Colony, who is Shanghai.

but all would be under state super- The junk he lost was valued at square foot) after 18 minutes, safe. That this is the cow-on remaining purely French!taking such keen interest in the

vision.

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The purchaser, was Mr. Chang ard's way out of his difficul-The world heard a similarly safety devices in the local factories. The marriage took place on tles will not stop him from worded promise in 1938 when Those workers, who must stand in November 30, at St. Peter's Church. C. Jeffreys at the conclusion of $6.728. carrying it out, if he becomes Czechoslovakia was mention- the very taxed vicinity of the Avenue Duball, Shanghal, by Revthe general discussion held after convinced that it will save ed as the limit of Nazi aspira-crushers, must find their breathing E, Moulis, of Rose, daughter of Mr the talk.

hard taxed. In my opinion these and Mrs. T. Z, Dao, of Shanghai. his own skin.

tions in Europe! The quali-workers should be provided with to Guy, son of the late Mr. and AND 80.IT. Is today that fication that the French ports dust-filtering masks for the bene Mrs. V. M. Fay, of Cannes, France RICE SHOPS rumours of treachery, betray-must remain under German fit of their health.

The Police are keeping a vigilant helping al and double-crossing within control for

the As good deeds must start at

The engagement is announced the Axis are beginning to Fuehrer in the battle against home, I suggest that the Protector between Colin, son of the late on rice shops to ensure strict of Labourers look into the condi

Norman Maclean and of Mrs. gain ground. The effects of Britain indicates that he has

tions" prevailing in Government-

Maclean, of St. Leonard's. Sussex, the disastrous setback which not given up the idea of get-owned work shops.

the dust. thick for breathing.

mist."

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The speaker was thanked by Mr. arms to a total value in all of Kok Bang, elder brother of Chang

POLICE WATCHING

R.

SCOTS GOING TO KOWLOON The 2nd Batt The Royal Scots will move into Nanking Barracks, Shamshulpo, in the near future. adherence to the prices fixed by The present occupiers, the 1st The Controller of Food,

Batt. The Middlesex Regiment will The retailers are now charging move into Murray Barracks Cat

Kok Yau, of No. 78, Morrison Hill Road, who was represented at the auction by Mr. Chang Chuak Fan. Mr. B. H, C. Hallowes, Asst. Bupt. of Surveys, conducted the sale.

FIRST OF ITS KIND

Italy has received in her ting control of the French Thanking you for the space and and Mr. M. Ballingall, of that the Importers are quoting present occupied by the Royal Speech Competition

Greek campaign and the sud- Fleet. There is a section in your tolerance. den check which has brought Vichy, led by General Hunt- Herr Hitler's own diplomatic, zinger, which is definitely op- drive to a standstill provide posed to this-will they be

Yours, etc..

A RESIDENT.

PROTECTION

and Mrs. R. such prices as would not permit of Scots) and will take over the

hanghai.

their selling at the prices fixed by various stations -occupied by that Government,

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CLIPPER AGAIN DELAYED

Pan American Airways CALI- FORNIA CLIPPER, bringing UA, The following Government Ge-mails, dated San Francisco, Dec. 1

the reasons for this feeling able to hold their position PUBLIC REVENUE in Europe and, in spite of the against M. Laval, Admiral fact that a great deal of Darlan and their clique? If speculation has crept into they do, Herr Hitler might zette Extraordinary was published these reports, there are indis- even resort to force to obtain yesterday:- putable facts which show that the French warships, which recourse to this deplorable are so vital to his future Ordinance No. 9 of 1927. (Public policy is the only alternative naval position. That would, Revenue Protection)

HONGKONG

and 4 has again been delayed and is now expected to arrive in Hong- kong on Thursday, Dec. 12, and will leave the next morning.

The PHILIPPINE CLIPPER bring U8. mails dated San Fran-

left to Herr Hitler if he wishes nevertheless, be an extreme 1 Lieutenant-General Edward cisco, Dec. 12, is expected to arrive to avoid complete humilia alternative, which he will Felix Norton, Companion of the in Hongkong on Tuesday next, Dec. of the 17 and will leave the following tion. The utter failure of take pains to avoid as long as Most Henourable Order

the Dis morning. Signor Mussolini to make possible, The two-million Bath. Companion of

tinguished Service Order, upon good his position as the French prisoners of war sup-whom has been conferred the De-

Mr. I E. Heath, of No 140, Boun Junior Partner of the Axis plies Herr Hitler with a very coration of the Military Cross, dary Street, while driving in Nu- has obviously placed him in useful weapon, to get agree- omcer Administering the Govern-than Road on Sunday night collid- the position of being the first ment from Vichy-but, even ment of the Colony and its deed with the trame "island" near of Herr Hitler's partners to be then, it is still to be seen how pendencies and Vice-Admiral of the Alhambra Theatre. The car callously left to his fate. No far the Fuehrer will keep his the same, In exercise of the powers was damaged, but Mr. Heath es- one realises better than Herr promise to release these men anferred by section 4 of the Pub caped without any injuries. Hitler the terrible risks which it, and when, Vichy agrees to 1927, do by this. Order authorise will be attendant on any his terms. Betrayal has be- the Superintendent of Imports or warehouse on payment of duty plans he might have con- come a characteristic of the and Exports," during the period of in any cases where deliveries are. sidered for helping Signor Berlin plotter as the few four months from the date of this demanded of amounts exceeding Order: Dec 7, 1940), to refuse to the deliveries which appear to the Mussolini. The inefficiency friends he has left will learn nilow the delivery of dutiabla Superintendent to be reasonable which I Duce has shown in to their cost.

quors for local use from ship to deliveries in the circumstances,

lic Revenue Protection Ordinance,

Regiment,

Lieut. Reginald Bertram Wood, of the Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force, with his bride, formerly Miss Isabella Joan Beath, leaving St. John's Cathedral under an archway of "swords after their marriage yesterday afternoon The Very Bev. I. LAWilson oth elated and the bestaan" was Lt. D. G. Wilson, HKN.VF The reception was held at the, Talkoo Recreation Club, (King's Studio).

At University

speech competition, the first of its kind in the University, was held last night in the Tang Chi Ngong-building, under the spon sorship of the Arts' Association.

Mr. Chu Da-chien, who spoke against the subject, "That demo- cracy la not the best form of Gov- ernment, caine Erst among eight contestants. Mr. Leslie Bang who dwelt on the subject, That it is better to live to oneself than to participate in public adairs," was second, while special commenda- tions were given to Mr. Luke Lim and Mr. Yu Shuk-da, who spoke on the same subject. "That rell- gion is necessary for a man,"

Other contestants were Messrs. Luk Mang-key, Oswald V. Cheung, Walter Duffeld and W. I. Chea.

Pro RK Simpson, the Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, S.J. and Mr. George She were the judges, an

Prizes were awarded by Mrs. Simpson.

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The contest was attended by a fairly large gathering. Mr. HMC- Kenzie, Arts Faculty member whŋ President of the Association, was presents des

Refreshments wara:servedőlater,