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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Salt Administration Given Judgment On Claim For $221,327.54

.THE SALT ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHINESË NA- TIONAL GOVERNMENT were the plaintiffs in an action, claiming damages amounting to $221,327.54, brought before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor, at the Supreme Court yesterday, against TSANG PAK-WOON, trading as Tak Kee Hong, of No, 55 Bonham Strand East, and Poon Yuek-kwong, trading as Chuen Kee Cheong, of No. 24 Wing Kut Street, for breach of contract.

According to the statement of claim, a contract, with first. defendant as the principal and second as guarantor, was entered into on Nov. 23, 1939, and was for the delivery of 8,000 tons of salt.

GENERAL

TOO BUSY TO ATTEND CAMP DUTY: HONGKONG VOLUNTEER SUMMONED

"I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A KEEN VOLUNTEER, BUT I DO NOT INTEND TO LOSE MY MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD FOR VOLUNTEER DUTIES: I must think of my wife and children. What would hap- pen to them if I lose my job?" said LEE PING-PUI, member of HK. V.D.C., before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when he was suinmoned at the instance of Col. H. B. Rose, Com mandant of HK.V.D.C., for falling to comply with Volunteer orders,

Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant (not asked to do so when he report- Crown Solicitor, who conducted led to his superior.

Hearing of the case was adjourn- the prosecution, said that defen- dant was ordered to attend Volun-ed to Feb. 4 at 11.30 am.

teer Camp for a period of one' week. Defendant informed his

ESCAPE FROM superior officer that he had just IMMIGRATION DEPOT

been transferred to the Asta In- !surance Company and that he was

too busy to attend camp duty.

Another order was conveyed to The first escape from the newly defendant allowing him to be pre- Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.. instruct-established Immigration Depot in sent for a shorter period, from Dec. ed by Mr. C. Y. Kwan, represented Connaught Road West occurred 5 to Dec. 10, during which defen- the plaintiffs. Defendants were yesterday when a man, Lee Ying- ant did not turn up at all. As a not legally represented and were wa, aged 25, detained for having result Capt. E N. Thursby, Adju- falled to produce the necessary tant, sent him an order asking him not present in Court.

documents for entry into the for an explanation for being absent Mr. Potter said that the plain- tiffs were a department of the Colony when he arrived in a river-from camp. But again defendant

or Monday failed to appear. Chinese Government and were en-boat from Mačao titled, under the authorities, to sue managed to elude the guard and or ilable to be sued in Hongkong Défendants had originally filed a

statement of defence which was

ordered to be struck off because of their non-compliance with order for discovery and, since then,

an

Messrs. Hastings & Co., who were acting for them. had received no further instructions.

TERMS OF CONTRACT

make his way out.

WOULD LOSE. POSITION

"

A.R.P. ORDERS

JANUARY, 20, 1911

AR.P. Orders issued by Wing-Com- mander A. F. S. Steele-Perkins, O.BE. Thrector of Air Raid Preca:itions.

A.E.P. HANDBOOKS Owing to the fact that many candi-

dates, who do not attend the full course of lectures, fail to return the ARP. Handbooks issued to them, it

Commencing

has become necessary to institute a new system.

with class C 290. Instructors must collect 50 cts. (fifty cents from each candidate to whem Mr. Murphy said that this was he issues handbooks, and send this money to ARP. Headquarters with NEW HOUSE GUTTED a complete disregard of order from the unissued books.

the Commandant and should not t This sum of Afty cents will he re IN N.T. FIRE be allowed to go on if the Volun-funded to all successful candidates at Froperty to the total value of teers were to be kept under con- the time of their attestation. No re- $4,000 was completely gutted on trol. He asked his Worship to take fund will be made to unsuccessful

а morning when fre a very serious view against this candidates. Tuesday broke out at an unnumbered house offence. at Shataukuk, New Territories.

The conflagration started at a

The terms of cor.tract, sald Mr.new two storey house which served Potter, were that defendants were

as a grocery. Owing to lack of to deliver 8.000 tons of salt at a

communication the fire was not rate of not less than 1.200 tons per month at the price of $40.90 placed under control until the (H.K.). Only 780 tons were de-whole premises had been" burned

livered and though plaintiffs went

down.

The cause of fire was believed to out of their way to help them de- fendants could not fulfil the con-be. carelessness with joss sticks.

tract. As a result, plaintiffs were

Defendant. said that he had newly been transferred to the Asia Life Insurance Company and his absence from the com- pany would mean the loss of his job.

He also said that he had gone to see Capt. Austin with a view to giving an explanation but he was

forced to purchase salt from else- FINANCE COMMITTEE MTG.:

where at prices higher than that

in the contract, suffering a loss to BIG SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE FOR

the amount claimed for.

Mr. Lul Yan-sang, a representa- tive appointed by the Chinese Gov- ernment in connexion with the

proceedings, said that he was the Director of the Hongkong office until Jan. 10. The contract, which was signed on: Nov. 23, 1939, by Mr. Ho Shun-yung. then Assistant Di- rector, provided for the delivery of 9.000 tons but only 780 tons. had

been received:

REPEATED REQUESTS After repeated requests for the

UPKEEP OF COLONY INTERNEES

The Finance Committee of the. Legislative Council will hold a meeting today at the Council Chambers when supplementary votes totalling $599,634 will come up for consideration.

The biggest item comes under the head of Public Debt (Interest os 3 per cent, Dollar Loan, 1940) för, which the sum of $203,325 is

Another big, vote, $95,400, comes under the head of Har requested. bour Dept.,and Air Services while he sum of $10.000 is requested for the maintenance of internces.

Other votes follow:-

Colonial Secretary's Office" (uni-

STRENGTH-DEGREASE

beep

The following Warden has permitted to resign:—

2478 B. Zulauf T land on tearing the Colony.

CHANGES OF ADDRESS The following changes of address are noticed for fiferination:-- .

3047 Cheng In Ay to 5 Garden Terrace, 1st floor (C); 1047 Lee Shiv- tung (W) to 108 Queen's Rond West ground floor (LJ): 2610 Lam Kam- hon (W) to 87 Eastern Street. 1st Boor (UL.).

INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE

A lecture on Wardens' actions in incidents involving HE, and Incen- diary Bombs will be given by Mr. Francis Wong, LARP.S., to Wardens of District "C". Shamshulpo, on Fri day, Jan. 31, at 19.00 hours at Dis- trict Headquarters.. Wardens' Classes in Chinese (Syllabus "A")

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C200 Bathary Girls School. 37 Jor dan Road, Kowloon. Mon and Sat.

Ler at 7 pm, commencing on Feb. 3 turer-Mr. Enoch Cheung, LAR.P.S.: C291 Wah Tan College, Nelson Street.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1941.-PAGE 5

THE LAST FEW DAYS

OF OUR

WINTER SALE-

BARGAINS IN THE

DAY AND EVENING FROCKS

TAILORED SUITS

LADIES SALON

FROM $ 5.00

FROM $35.00

LIGHT WEIGHT QUATS CORSET AND PANTIES"

BRASSIERES...

FROM $27.50

FROM $ 2.50

FROM I 1.54

SILK, AND WOOLLEN SCARVES

FROM $ 1.00

GLOVES

TT

FROM $ 1.50

WOOLLEN JUMPERS SILK STOCKINGS

FROM $ 5.50

FROM $ 1.50

FROM $5.00

FROM $ 1.00

FROM $10.00

WOOLLEN BATHING SUITS

BEACH HATS

WOOLLEN DRESSING GOWNS

SLIPPERS

...FROM $3.00 PER PAIR

...FROM $2.00 PER PAIR

DAY AND EVENING SHOES

ODDMENTS IN KNITTING WOOLS TO CLEAR SOC PER. OZ.

CHILDREN'S CUTTON BOOKS 50¢

CANVAS SHOES $1.50

PER PAIK HATS FROM $1.00. WOOLLEN SETS FROM $5,00 . WOOLLEN DRESSES FROM $6.50. WINTER COATS FROM $10- ODDMENTS TO CLEAR AT PRICES BELOW ACTUAL COST.

LANE CRAWFORD • LTD.

The House of Quality & Service

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URBAN COUNCIL MEETING

delivery of the remaining sonnage forms for office attendents and HOSTESSES FOR Kowloon, Wed. and Sat. at 7pm. TWO APPLICATIONS

had failed the Administration' was forced to purchase 5,874 tons of

messengers) $30.

Charitable Services (Pc Leung

foreign salt at an average price of Kuk) $6,500; (Taipo Rural Or $52.575, the total amount paid be-phanage annual grant) $1,200.

ing $308.860.09. The same amount of salt to be bought under the contract price would have been $87,537,55.

FRIDAY'S WAR

7.

FUND BALL

Defence, Volunteer Defence Corps Personal Ericluments) $29,200;

Under the patronage of His Ex- Hongkong Naval Volunteer Forceellency the Acting Governor, the British War Organisation Fund

Uniforms) $2,500.

Air Raid Precautions Hire of Executive Committee has organised When the contract was made the Administration made a deposit halls and lecture fees) $4,000.

of $10,000 but this sum had not been refunded; by defendants.

Judgment for plaintiffs with costs for $221.327.54, plus $10,000 deposited with defendants, given by his Lordship.

B. W. O. F.

was

$3,000.

hent Gazette: $4.000.

Prisons Department (Fuel) $14.-

STRENGTH-INCREASE

REFUSED

commencing on Feb. 8 Lecturer.- Mr. Ma Kain-kong, LAR.P.S.; C292 A.R.P. School. Happy Valley. Tues, and An application for an eating Fri. at 7:30 p.m. commencing on Feb. house Licence for No. 49, Main St., Lecturer. Mr. Kwong Heung-Stanley, ground floor, was refused wing, L.A.R.P.S

by the Urban Council at its fort- nightly meeting yesterday on the The following have qualified as Ar grounds that the promises were Raid Wardens and are posted to totally unfit for such a trade, Divisions as hereunder!--

faults being lack of drainage, well 3 Ball to be held in the Rose Room

Shamshuipo.-3115 Chan Yust. 3413 water, and overcrowding. Legal Departments (legal ex-of the Peninsula Hotel, on Friday. Chun Zab-lam, 3414 Kung Sun, 3415

Another application for a food penses, $2.975.

The following list of ladles have Kung Yick, 3418 Miss Lam Punk Medical Department (Rellel of

Lee Yim-bing, 3419 Mis Lee Yuen-Road, ground floor, was also re- overcrowding of Chinese Hospitals, volunteered as Dance Hostesses: Kwan, 3417 Lam Wing-on, 3418 Miss shop licence for No. 801, Canton $17,000; (anti-Malarial field work) Miss J. Finlay, Miss E. Bliss, Missbing. 3420 The Chok-ping. 3421 Mrs. fused. It was pointed out by the 3. Fair. Miss S. Baskett, Miss A.Wong Cheu-ying, 3171 Miss Wong Chairman that the applicant was Miscellaneous Services (Govern Fisher, Mrs. Gillard, Miss V. Black-Nap-ying. 3423 Miss Wong Lee-yar, the owner also of a vegetable lawn burn, Miss D.. Dodwell, Miss S. 3424 Miss Yam Shuk-ching, 3425 Yu in Waterloo Road and it was Haynes, Miss Frances Kileen, Miss Kwok-au, 3208 Cheung Tim-fat, 3412. against the policy of the Council Mongkok 3420 Leung Yau-kam to grant an extension on the other da Greaves, Mrs. G. Goddard, Mrs. Freda

Mary 1792 Pang Mood-chee (on returning to side of the premises. The Food Gayer, Mrs. and Sterling, Miss Kiki Chaffoy, Miss the Colony), 3427 Wong Man-kam, Council had supported the recom- mendation for refusal of a licence. Water Works, Public Works (Gen-Cora Gaggino, Mrs. Tebutt, Miss 2428 Wong Wat-hung.

Yaumal-3401 Chan Hing, 3402

A list of licences granted by the Shfu- cral) (Maintenance and Improve- Podmore, Miss S. Christensen, Miss Previously acknowledged. £100 ments of roads and bridges) $30,- May Ung, Miss Irene Arteuh, Miss Chui Kim-hung, 3403 Huen

wing. 3404 Kwong Kwa-leung, 3405 Council, tabulated for the meet- and $627.363.31.

000: Footpath and drain

Lam Chung-nan. 3504 Leimg Shek-ing, totalled five. These were Food Mr. and Mrs. R. Johannessen hexions) $32,000.

Miss N. Boyd, Miss Mitzi Glover: kin 3406 Pang Moon-chun, 3407 Wong Preserving Establishments 2, Bake $1,000, Anonymous 100, Anonymous Sanitary Department (Motor Miss Lena Glover, Mrs. R. Mace, Ho-yin, 3408 Wong Lung. 3409 Wong Houses 1, Eating Houses 1, Neon 70. M.G. Carruthers (monthly) 15.

vans, running expenses) Miss Challinor. Miss J., Oram, Mrs. Wu. 3430 Yu Kam-key. 3411 Yen Signs 1.

D. Lonborg, Mme, S. Costides. Miss Kwok-ching. D.W. Hunie (monthly) 10. QAIM. $5000.

Eastern-3381 Hut Kwok-lam. NS. Mess (monthly) 15 Anday- Public Works Extraordinary (Im-Nina Quinn, Miss Joan Sanh, Mrs.

EXAMINATION RESULTS mous 5. DC. Edmondston (month-migration office at Talpo) $3,800: Deacon, Miss F. Cartwright, Miss 1y) 250. Royal HK. Golf Club-be- (Alternations to four godowns for French, Mrs. Kershaw, Mrs. Priest- The following have qualined as Air were also present:-Dr. N. C. Mac- ing sale of Golf Clubs on behalf of use as an immigration depot) $24.-wood, Miss O. Archangelsky, Miss Haid Wardens but are not available (Leod, Kon. Mr. A. B. Purves, Mr. F. C. Hall, Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy. a lady associate 35, Rev. and Mrs. 000; (Manure bins of Kennedy Beatrice Hutchinson, Miss Dora for duty with the Corps:- TA. Broadfoot (monthly) 5, B-Town, cattle depot) $7,800: (Re-Chow, Miss Glorio Yee, Miss Leung Wal-kit Lau Wal-hung, Mar¡Mr. A. et Arculli, Dr. 8. N. Chau, llards Committee H.K. Area Sports sumption of Inland Lot No. 1135) Doreen Weir, Miss Frances Li, Mrs, garet Lee. Board 135.80. Total: $629,004.11.

The following is the latest list or subscriptions received to date for credit of the British War Or-

ganisation Fund:-

000.

PUBLIC WORKS

Public

Works Recurrent

.meat

$55,000.

"1

con-Bateman.

Lobe.

Herbert Tong appearing with Gloria Tee and Dora Chow at the British War Fund Ball at the Peninsula Hotel on Filday, January 31. Tickets are available at the Hongkong Hotel and Peninsula Hotel.

....

PRESENT

Hon. Mr. W. J. Caine was in the Chair and the following members

Mr. B. Wong Tape, Mr. Tang Shiu- AUXILIARY FIKE SERVICE jkin, Hon. Dr. Li Tse-fong, Mr. C. The Superintendent, Auxiliary Fire J. Ree (Becretary) and Mr. Im Service, publishes the following for Ping-tseung (Asst. Secretary); the information of all concerned:-

Special Parades-Special purades

will be held in Hongkong Division' at STAR FERRY

No. 2 Police Station Compound at 5.30 pm, on Thursday, Feb 8. and in Kowloon Division at Divisional Head- quarters at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, Feb, 3.

It is of very great importance that all members of the Auxiliary Fire Service attend, bringing with them al uniform and equipment."

CO. REPORT

The "Star. Fetry Company Limited report" that, subject to audit, the amount at credit of Profit and Loss Account for the year ended Dec. 31, 1940, 18:

Dress for parade will be rough serge $337,271.92,

Less amount of Interim. Divi uniform, top boots and full equipment. Dungaree uniformis will be worn by dend paid at $200 per share on those men not yet issued with rough 16/8/40, 160,000.00 $177,271.92.

of serge. Certain announcements,

Amount brought forward from interest, to all members, will be made the year, 1939, 45,842.80 Total now and every member is enjoined to do javailable for distribution, $222,- his utmost to attend the parades. 914.72.

(Bgd.) "B. H. PUCKLE, At the fortficomng Annual Deputy Director of ARP Meeting of Shareholders, the Directors will recommend an ap-

A National Government manpropriation as follows:-

date appointed Mr. Li Yi-an member of the standing commit tee of the National Relief Com- mission,

To pay a Final Dividend of $2.50 per share, $200,000.00,

To carry forward, 22,914.72 Total

Ì $222.914.72,

Tel. 28151.

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