1940-12-30 — Page 5

Page

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

VOLUNTEER TRAINING

CAMPS

Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps training camps will be held ay follows:-

5th camp-Corps Artillery-15 Battery, 4th Battery, Sth A.A. Bat- tery From Thurs, Feb. 6," pm, to Thurs., Feb, 13, p.m.

8th. camp-From Fri, Feb. 14 Dm to Fri, Feb. 21, p.m.-Corps Artillery: 2nd Battery, 3rd Battery No. 8 Company.

WEDDING AT

REGISTRY

Mr. Mark Park-leung of. No. 2, Tsing Fung Street," was married to Miss Fong Sau-ba, of No. 137, Calne Road, at the Registry on Saturday, Mr. J. Reynolds officiat-

ed.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Forthcoming weddings announ- ced are:

Mr. Yue Chan-fook, of No. 12 East, and Miss Queen's Road *Leung Woon-wah of No. 11.

Dragon Terrace.

GENERAL

ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

on #

AT CENTRAL

GAUL FOR DUEGLAR

AT KOWLOON

YOUTH GAOLED

Defendant

Luk Wan, 21, who describeu A 17-year-old youth, Li Man-fal, nimself as a cameraman. appear was charged before Mr. E. Hms- ed before Mr. Lowry on Saturday worth on Saturday with larceny ou

enarge of

from three Jackets by trick and with stealing Room No. 312. China Buliding, legally pawning them. on Dec. 20 one typewriter, wu was fined $40 or six weeks hard cotton quilts and other clothing, labour, to be followed by expulsion. Dết.-Sgt. C. Dowman prosecuted. the property of Lal Ming-tax.

Sxt. Cochrane, prosecuting, said:" STOLE FROM EXHIBITION that defendant went up the build-

For stealing a roll of silk from ing and into the office on the the' China Products Exhibition, evening of Dec. 20. After taking Wan. Shul, 35, was sentenced to the goods, he came down to the Ave months hard labour by Mr. second floor by lift, but went up Himsworth on Saturday. Defen- Mr. Wong Kim-fa, No. 131, Caine aram by the fire escape, trying to dant was additionally charged with 8th Camp-From Fri., Mar. 7. Road," and Miss Sun Wal-ying.javoid the watchman, which be breach of deportation order.

doing. It was sald by the prosecution: D to FTL, Max. 14. p.m.-No. 1 No. 42. Russell Street.

aubsequently succeeded in Company. No. 4 Company. No. 5

Mr. Ho

Shek-chuen, No. 85, The stolen, articles were later re-that defendant came cut from the Company, No. 1 Company.

of Exhibition about 8 p.m. on Dec. 27 Bonham Strand East, and "Miss-

covered and led to the arrest Army Service Corps Company Shum Yee-wan. No. 140. Tunglo-defendant,

A district watchman on seeing ac¬ (Transport and Supply Sections)wan Road,

hard cused acting suspiciously, searched

him and found the roll of silk: un-` der his long gown. "

7th camp-From Thurs. Feb. 27. Pm, to Thurs., Mar. 6 pm--Field Company Engineers, Corps Signals. Moblie Column, No. 2 Company. No 3,Company.

and Field Ambulance-ode werk as detailed over the whole pertod..

Pay Section-As detailed by O.C

Pay Section, --

Each camp. lasts seven days and officers and volunteers are required to attend for the full period dur- ing which their units are under training unless specia) exemption has been obtained by themselves or their employers.

Fte. J. M. Miller, 2nd Bn. Royal Scots, Mt. Austin Rarracks, and Miss Lai Chun, No. 72, Lockhart Ro1d.

NEW YEAR'S EVE

TIME SIGNAL

The time signal given by means of lights at 9 p.m. from the Royal Observatory will be repeated at midnight on December 31, the termina· tion of the programme signi- fying the end of the year 1940.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR RICE SUPPLIES PROCEEDING

The very active co-operation of employers is requested so that each ofcer and volunteer may do his full time in camp, even if it means other employees doing extra work for that period. In this connexion It is pointed out that telephones are installed in each camp site for the use of volunteers and it is pre- ferable that a man be granted two- It was officially learned that or three hours leave from camp the negotiations between the Go to attend any special business ernments of Hongkong. and Thai- rather than he be exempted for land for regular monthly supplies several full days on the chance of of rice for the Colony are still his being required.

going on, and that the Govern-

Sentence of one month's labour was imposed

BURGLARY · GAŬLED "

UNMANIFESTED

Six months hard labour was im- WOLFRAM ORE posed by Major A. N. Macfadyen

on Saturday on Chau Kit for bar Charged with unlawfully im

glary and larceny on six occasions. porting into the Colony on

Accused broke Into No. 20, Gold Lear 21 bags of wolfram or Shanghai Street and stole there" on Dec, 27, Lo Ng, 30, unemployed,

3.5.

of No. 53 Battery Street, ground in the property of all the oc- floor, and Liu Yim, 20, unemploy-cupants. He also committed bur- ed, of the same address, appeared glary at No. 33, Parke Street on before Mr. O, T, Lowry on Batur- day.

Revenue Oncer W. V. Ahern prosecuted and Mr. D. McCallum appeared for both deferidants.

Dee. 18.

ALLEGED ROBBER REMANDED

Alleged to have robbed a spin- ster, Tip Han, of a finger ring, woollen scarf, $5 in money, $4 In

A

It was stated that the boat in sliver coins, four keys and question, having arrived from whistle, "Mak. Chung alias Mak Chinese territory,, docked at the Pak-chung. 28, was charged before Lun Cheong Whart, where its car-Major Macfadyen on Saturday.

were discharged. Among Det.-Sgt. A. Shaw asked for a baskets which remand of three days which was were 20

&$ manifested

dried granted. opened

goes

them

were

When

and two

ore were

19 baga and

vegetables.

BOUND OVER FOR ASSAULT In special cases where exemption ment fixed prices will be lowered examined.

Convicted of assaulting Yuen from a portion of the full period if conditions are favourable in the jackets containing the is sought employers should always near future.

found therein. Second defendant Kam-sau at Shanghai Street, Wong taquast leave for the employees in For the present, when the old said that he was only employed to Ng-tsal, 23, was ordered to sign a writing from the Commandant, crops are fast decreasing and sup- escort the ore from Sha-yu-chung. personal bond of $10 and to pay the $5 compensation to the compialn- Hongkong Volunteer Defence plies from the "new crops are First defendant; who came Carps, Volunteer Headquarters pending, the Government has re- next day, claimed that the mineral ant by Mr. Himsworth on Satur-

leased certain deteriorating rewas his. The ore, weighing about day. Garden Road,

Employers are requested to make served stocks to retailers it was 600 lbs.. was valued at $1,200. early applications for leave and also learned.

not has happened in many cases during the autumn camp, 1940,

apply at the last moment

GOVERNOR

INDISPOSED

RICE MOVEMENT

PROHIBITED

BEATING JAPS. TO IT'

It was stated that complainant was asked by accused if he cared to get an employment. Complain- Mr. McCallum said that the art was led to a lane by defendant merchandise was manifested as who alleged that Tuen flirted with general cargo. because defendant his sister-in-law', and assaulted thought that by doing so, they him.

It is notified in the Government might be able to beat the Japan- Defendant knocked off two teeth Gazette that the movement of rice ese or the pirates to it should one from the complainant; with his, to the New Territories from Hongjor the other happen to intercept fist. Yuen was addmitted to Kow- kong or irgin Kowloon or New the boat while en route.

loon Hospital where he had been Kowloon except by cerice by the Fines of $50 on first defendant detained for 11 days. Owing to a slight indisposition controller of Trade, Mr. E.Wand $20 on second defendant were His Excellency the Acting Gover-Hamuton, or under the hand of imposed. nor. Lieut-Gen. E. F. Norton, was an officer of his department, is compelled to cancel his visit to the prohibited.

Fanling

Golf

Club yesterday. Under the same conditions, the where he was to have seen the

new Captain play himself in and export of diamonds is prohibited.

lunch later with the Committee..

His Excellency was suffering

trom fever but expects to return

NO H.K. CENSUS NEXT YEAR

to Government House today.

RE. Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert It had been learned authorita- Brooke-Pophamn was 照 guest at tively that no bensus of the popu- Fanling Lodge during the week-lation of Hongkong will be taken end.

in 1941,

DECISION REACHED ON CHINESE CEMETERIES

Though this is contrary to cus- tom Hongkong is no exception as

it is intended that no census will be taken in any of the British Colonies next year.

No census will be taken urtil after the war, a modified plan of With the exception of the Chi-ascertaining the population in the dece Permanent Cemetery, Chi Colony having been dropped on nese Christainemetery, and the advice from London. Eo. Tung Cemetery, all Chinese cemeteries or Hongkong Island

will be closed by Government as

from Wednesday, Jan, 1, 1941,

Pending the completion of the Wo Hop Shek Cemetery at Fan-

PETROL MAY BE RATIONED SOON

early

H.K. DEFENCE RESERVE

The following have beeri enrolled

serve:—

D. 10. SOUTH

RETURNED BANISHEE ...When charged before Mr. B. F. Balfour, at the District Omce, Boath, on Saturday, with return- Ing from banishment on Dec. 28, Pun Muk pleaded that after serv-

In the Hongkong Defence Re-ing his term of imprisonment on Dec. 21, he was sent to Sha-yu- Combatant Group-HD: Bruce. chung the following day. On ar- c.w. Whiting.

rival there he was handed over Key-Posta Group-RST. Pigott, to the Chinese army. The army. J.W. Stewart, ET, Warden.

after tying his hands, took him to General Group for Essential Ser- Kwel Chung where, for two days

vices R. Anderson, BE Fielder, he was ted and then banished to HA. Hyndman, CT. Tod, OP. Saf Hang. Vagnone, A.J. Savitsky.

REASSIGNMENTS

4

The Japanese aeroplanes then bombed the party and killed 37 From Key-Posts Group to Com-persons. The remainder ran away batant Group D. Peoples.

to Sha-yu-chung. Accused then

*** From General Group for Essen-Went to Tsun Wan to look for his brother who gave him a suit of Mal-Services to Combatant Croup clothes and 80 cents. C. Affouye,

From Combatant Group to Gen- eral Group for Essential Services C.O.. Nicholson, CE Rathsam,

URBAN COUNCIL

MEETING

Defendant asked his Worship that he be sent to Macao as he wanted to see his mother and sister.

Sentence of nine months' hard labour, to be followed by expul- sion, was passed on accused

DESTITUTES EXPELLED

Unless the consumption of pETS, Zimmera ling, all interments will take trol-show an appreciable reduc race in the No. 1 Cemetery att tion it will be rationed Ngau-shi-wan, Kowloon City next year, it was learned from an

Funeral barges. will leave the authoritative source. Bhanktwan Farewell Pavillon at If the recent additional 20-

Six destitutes were ordered to 8.15 am, Wanchal Farewell Pascent per valkm« increase in the

A meeting of the Urban Council be expelled by Mr. Balfour on lion at 8:30 am and the West tas taken by motorista as

will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) Saturday on charges of being Print Excaveat 9 am daily, warning, to reduce the use

without visible means of support. repláctisely. Andi cortegia wir bei gasblem then there is every at 4.15 m.

Orders of the uny" include. recested at the different pathons padidėty that rationing will not

Application for an eating House be enforced. between 1 Friend

licence for No. 186, Queen's Road West, ground “Bóor Application

CHINESE AIR

RATES INCREASED

NO AMNESTY

1.

of

for a restaurant licence In Hen

ود دار

POLICE REPORTS

·Mr. H. L. Lockhart, of Belizan u the existing eating house Road,reports that his car No Current rumours to the effect licence for No. 404 Castle Peak 2937, was stolen between 8 am that Government has under con Road, ground noor Application and 2.30 pm on Friday from the Hongkong Office of the emplation the granting of amnesty for a milk shop Hcence for the saliby Road can mark the car Eurials Aviation Corporation Has to certain prisoners on the occasion prettises on Lot No. 2527, Boundary announced the following revised of the centenary of Hongkong were street, ground floor.

of charges op parcels:--- From Hongkong to. Kwellin or Chimpking, HF 3.69 per kilo Kunming, HK$8.00 PET

Chengtu. HH $7.20 per

anchoy, KE$2.79 also announced that the red plane has $30 hly Boreased; from Hopia-

wellin the priče, beina- and to Chungking B.K

$15.00

oficially denied

The reports had it that an mnesty would be granted

cer

Regular Returns

ain-life and long-term prisoners NEXT CLIPPER DUE

who have shown good behaviour. while serving their terms, some of whom were to have the sentences reduced considerably and others cancelled.

The name of Chette: Kwok-you, son of a Singapore millionaire, who was sentenrad fördenih, but whose later commuted to treat for complicity, wia included in the

ON JAN

valued at $1.500,

Mr. W Ohal, residing at Palace Hotel a reported theft of jewellery to the $20 from his 200NY

Pan American, always, Honolulu Jewellery to the value of Chipper, bringing U8. maila dated was reported stolen from No. 182. San Francisco. Dec. 27, 13 now due Prince Edward Road,

Sunday ot, Mr. L D'Almads on Dec. 26.

arrive

next Ján

will lesye on her

th

Leung WAR WOOL

filling://statiOIL, KUDOR thats Jesve in money was stolen:

station on Dec 77

MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1940. —PAGE

SKATE FOR HEALTH

Swing Jaffee

OLYMPIC CHAMPION

ROLLER SKATES

*

'JAFFEE"

WITH NEW-

PATENTED SWIVEL "CLAMPS

"BOYS & GIRLS MODEL

LANE CRAWFORD • LTD.

Sports & Games

Equipment Dept.

The House of Quality & Service

BONUSESTGESTA25252525252

Write for descriptive leaflets of the

Tel. 28151.

THORNYCROFT

3-TON

NIPPY' CHASSIS

燒雞

Aptly named the Nippy, for its quick get-away and high

vailable road performance, this new Thornycroft is

10′ 13 and 12′ 6 wheelbase in both normal and forward control types, has extremely economical 60 bhp, engine, frame. Lockheed-operated Girling brakes, and space for bedies up to 15′ 10 long, amongst its other fine features.

THORNYCROFT

Stands for Satisfaction

FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS

APPLY TO OUR