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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

POLICE CONTINUE DRIVE DELIGHTFUL

AGAINST "TSE-FA"

Fines Totalling $1,330 Imposed Yesterday

Fines totalling $1,200 were imposed on 15 persons by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., at the Central Magistracy yester- day, and table money aggregating $75.99 was ordered to be. donated to the Poor Box.

All defendants were charged with keeping common gaming houses for the purpose of "tse fa" at different addresses in Hongkong on Feb. 12.

Novel Case At Summary Court

MISREPRESENTATION ALLEGED

Accused were:-

Tsol Man, 30, Chan Ching, 24. and Lam Wing. 35. all unemploy- ed, No. 14A Bowrington Road, first floor, were fined $100. $50 and $50 respectively.

CONCERT

FINE RENDITIONS BY STRING BAND A delightful musical evening was spent by the large audience who attended the second concert of the Little Flower Clah, King's Park, lust night.

A feature of the programme were the renditions by the Club's string band, "A Lira de Fibrinhas," whose items well deserved the spontaneous applause.

GENERAL

WOMEN PANIC IN KOWLOON CONFLAGRATION

CIGARETTE STUB CAUSE OF FIRE The Chung Hwa Book Factory. Hunghom, was the scene of some excitement about 11.30 yesterday morning when hundreds of women workers, frightened by the fire alarm raised in the factory, rush- ed out to the streets.

The conflagration broke out in Miss Lilian Foster evoked much one of the store-rooms in which laughter with a monologue en papers and cloths were stored.) titled, "What Is A Gentleman?" Two appliances were early on the while the tap dance exhibition by scene and with the assistance of the Personality Ciri (Miss Della fokis of the company had the fire Silva was also well received.

under control within 20 minutes.

The first was first discovered by

The duties of M.C. were.. ably

น

Man Tat, 30, Yip Ming, 47, 14 discharged by Miss N. M. Osmunda watchman who saw thick smoke The total receipts amounted to coming out from the depot. The about $200.

Police and Fire Brigade were im- LF. C String Band L. FC Baker and Sgt. A F. Haynes were mediately summoned. Inspector A.

early on the scene and assisted in the operations,

THE PROGRAMME

Sang. 38. all unemployed, Kan Kwok-wah, 20. boy, and Li Cheung. 25, cook, Na, 35, Queen's Road East, first floor, were all fined $50

March; Anthem;

Chiribiribin with the exception of fourth de-

(Soprano Solo. Miss D Sou- Zendant who was fined $100.

za); Vocal Duet La Séll- Det.-Sgt. V. M. Morrison protita (Irene Osmund and Therese

It is believed that the fire was Alleging that the defendant had induced her to marry him by secuted in both cases.

Rodrigues); Two Songs (Mrs. caused by a cigarette stub care- Tsoi Sze, 30, and Wong Sam, 35.

Carvalho);

lessly discarded by a feki. Dam Monologue - false pretences, Lai-Kwal-chan," of No. 262, Lockhart Road, brought both unemployed, No. 134. Queen's What Is A Gentleman ?" (Missage, however, was small, a claim for $1,000 against Li Man-Road East, first floor, were fined L. Forster): L.F.C. String Band-

chu, of the Man Kwok Garage, No. 439 Hennessy Road, before Mr Justice Williams at the Summary Court yesterday.

Plaintiff was represented by Mr. M. A. da Silva who described the case as a novel orie. Defendant appeared in person.

$100 each.

E.

Love Is All: Gavotte; La E WORLD EARS ON

Yu Tai, 20, unemployed. No. 101,panola. Queen's Road East, first floor, was aned $100.

Lam Yau, 25, unemployed, No: 22, Ship Street. first floor, was fined $100.

Lam Ki 38, unemployed. No. 19. Sampan Street, arst floor, was Chan Ping, 42, No. 1, MacGregor Street, first floor, was fined $100.

Cheung Hung. 42, unemployed, No. 17, Sing Wo Road, ground floor, was fined $100.

Before proceeding with the aned $100. claim, his Lordship pointed out that in her affidavit the plaintif had stated that she was a spinster while in the statement of claim the word "marriage" was men- tioned.

AMENDMENT SUGGESTED Replying Mr. Silva remarked the error was an unfortunate one and suggested that the writ be amend- ed by the substitution of "con- tract" or "resultant ceremony" for the word "marriage."

His Lordship said he was not prepared to allow the amendment at this stage as it was of import- tance that the defendant should know what he was being sued for beforehand.

Det.-Sgt. J. R. Bentley pro- secuted.

INTERVAL

L.F.C. String Band Waltz; CHINESE MUSIC

When We Are Married (Vocal), Irene Osmund and Therese Rothe ears of the world will turn on The prophecy that some day al drigues); Comical Song-La Pot- tegola (Miss E, Souza): Two Songs Fung Hin-chung in his talk on Chinese music was made by Mr. Mrs. E. Carvalho); Personality some remarks on Musle at the Girl (Tap Danca by Miss D. Silva): LF.C. String Band-Sere-weekly tiffin meeting of the Hong- nade by Schubert (Vocal, Miss D. kong Y's Men's Club in the St. Souza); La Vergine Degir Angel Francis Hotel yesterday. (Soprano Solo, Miss Yuen, and The reasons which led the Chorus); God Save the King.

speak r to draw his conclusion were stated as that the advance- ment of Western music had reach

PLANE STRIKES ed its peak and that the new and

JUNK MAST

younger generation of the Westi were always wanting something; new..

centred

on

· KOWLOON RAIDS Three alleged "tse fa". lottery gaming houses at Kowloon were ralded by the Police on Wednes-

According to a Police report a

Chinese music day and as a result nine persons commercial plane, believed to be melody, while Western music put were arrested and charged with Eurasia machine, whleb keeping gaming house and gam-gliding down towards Kal Tak more weight on harmony, he said. bling respectively.

Airport, struck the mast of a junk speaker. Ma Kwong. 31. charged with when about 300 yards from the keeping No. 1D. Austin Road as seawall on Wednesday.

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a tse fa gaming house, was fined The plane only sustained slight $50 or two months hard labour. damage to its wing but it landed Pointing out that the claim was Defendant WES found writing

safely. The company's officials, not founded upon contract but tickets at the address. He said

however, have expressed ignorance üpon tort, Mr. Gilva said that his that he was only employed by the

of this accident. Lordship was well aware. there factory at $6 per month. was no remedy in this Colony for

The same report stated that It In another rald, at No. 39, Aus was not known whether any dam- unmarried mother to obtain tin Road, Pun Pui, 34, and Pun maintenance for her illegitimate Nam. 56. were arrested. They age was done to the junk but, ap- were each fined $40 or two months'parently, no persons were injured.

an

child..

Ng Wal-lol, 29, charged with

"Another anomaly of the laws hard labour by Mr. Barnett. or this Colony," continued Mr. Silva, "is that, as far as the keeping a gaming house, had his Chinese are concerned bigamy is ball of $75 estreated by Mr. Hims- not a felonious erime, but It, as worth yesterday when he falled to in the present case, there has been appear. Five others, alleged to misrepresentation that the girl have gambled at the address, had is being married as a kit fat wife, their ball of $2 each estreated.

it would constitute a misdemean- Table money of $8.87, picked up our under the Protection of Women in the three ralds, was ordered to and Guls Ordinance of 1938." be placed in the Poor Box,

Asked by his Lordship if criminal proceedings had been taken, Mr. Silva replied, in the negative.

The case was adjourned sine die! for the amendment to be made.

STATEMENT OF CLAIM

DARING ROBBERY

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Chinese Red Cross Society To Meet February 15-16

Mr. L. K. Chu thanked the

H.K. LAND INVESTMENT - PROFIT

The following report will be

presented to shareholders of the Hongkong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., at the annual

meeting to be held at the office of

Messrs. Jardine. Matheson and Co., Ltd., at noon on Monday, Feb.

24.

The net pront for the year, be- fore providing for the amortisation The National Red Cross Society of Crown leases and the replace- of China will hold its annual con- ment of buildings by writing off ference here on Feb. 15 and 16 depreciation, amounts to $1,077,- under the chairmanship of Dr. 574.06

which with $645,958.74 C.T.. Wang, former Chinese Am- brought forward from last year bassador to the United States and has been credited to Profit and President of the Society.

Loss "Appropriation Account. Members of its Executive and

INTERIM DIVIDEND

A daring robbery was carried out Supervisory Committees, who, are An interim dividend of $1 per early yesterday morning at No. expected to attend include Messra. share, absorbing $300,000, has al- 27c Nathan Road, the residence of Wang Hsiao-lai, K.H. Ling. YM ready been paid and after writing Defendant, according to the Messrs P. J. Pine and Okenfull, of Chien, and Hsu Shih-ying and of $27,704,48 from land and $225,- statement of clalm, offered to the Hongkong Navaj Dockyard, Drs. J. Heng Liu, C. Pan and 590.57 from buildings, there re- marry plaintiff in February, 1940. The thief stole $114 in cash Robert Lim, representing himself as an unmar- from wallets,

mains a balance of $1,170,237.75 During the conference, the work which it is proposed to deal with rled and a bachelor, In reliance It is learned from the Police of the Society last year will be re-as follows: of that presentation, plaintiff en- that robberies in this area are ported and plans for relief work tered into 3

To pay a final dividend of $1.50

marriage contract becoming prevalent despite the during the current year will be per share on 300.000 shares, $450,- with defendant on March 2. A precautions taken by residents), discussed.

child was subsequently born, and

It was discovered later that defend- ant was in fact a married man

at all" material times. Because of the "marriage" plaintif had ex- pended "$405.30 on furniture and -clothing, and this amount con-

stituted part of her claim.

IN THE COLONY

False Affirmation · On

Probate Alleged

Committal proceedings of the case in which LUI FOOK-WING,

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS| alias Kong Keung, 45, broker, and LI WAH-SING, alias Li Pang, 37, unemployed, are charged with uttering a forged document on June 18, 1940, purporting to be the will of the late Lan 'Mau, ob- In the Colony of Hongkong in-taining a loan of $3,000 on mortgage of the property mentioned in cluding the Island, Kowloon and the will, and causing rent on the property to be collected, knowing New Territories during the week that the will to have been forged, was begun before Mr. Lowry ending at -8 a.m, on Saturday, yesterday......

February 8, 1941, there were al- Filst defendant was additional- [ no effort to obtain probate in the together 82 traffic accidents as they charged with making a false Supreme Court after his death. result of which 1 person was ill-affirmation at the Supreme Court

ed and 21 persons were injured.

ALLEGED ROBBERY

000; to add to special repairs and renewals account, $5,754.80; to pay a bonus to staf, $10,000; to trans- fer to General Reserve account. $40,000: to carry forward unap- propriated, "$884,482,95.

CHINA PROVIDENT TO PAY DIVIDEND

The Board Meeting of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Company, Limited, was held yes- terday and it was decided, subject to audit, to make the following re- commendations to share-holders at the forthcoming Annual Gen- eral Meeting:-

To Pay a Dividend of 50 cents per share, $221,106.50; To Pay a in a petition for probate and con- Some time in May, 1940, title Bonus of 25 cents per share, 110,- The person killed. a Chinese spiring with others to forge the deeds of the property, which were 553.25; To Pay a Bonus to Staff, male, agé 54, was knocked down document.

entrusted to a Lau Hi-kal by the 25,000; To Transfer to General

$467,149.94.

and killed by a private car while Mr. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by deceased tour or five years ago, Reserve, 50,000; To Carry Forward crossing the carriageway.

Mr. B. Ng Quinn, conducted the were last as a result of an alleged to 1941 Account, 60,490.19, Total, Of persons injured, 13 were prosecution, and was assisted by robbery at the former's house. pedestrians who were struck by Sub-Insp. C. H. Goodwin, while On June 18, 1940, first defendant vehicles while crossing the car-both defendants were represented filed an application for probate, -rlageway.

bý Mr. M. &, da Silva,

which was granted on July 27.

-VALENTINE DAY Of 82 accidents. 24 were colll- Lau Mau die intestate in Tung: On Aug. 28 of the same year,

Today, Feb. 14, Valentine Day. Blons between vehicles; 34 were Shing Village, of Tol Shan, on after raising a mortgage of $3,000 was, up to the beginning of this -collisions between vehicles and Mar. 27, 1939, leaving behind a on the property, first defendant century, celebrated as a lover's pedestrians; 24 accidents were due widow, an adopted son, a daugh- proceeded to provide a power of festival-a day on which it was the ter-in-law, Lau Lam-shi, who is attorney in favour of second de- custom to send anonymous love. the complainant, a grandson and fendant to collect rent, '

tokens, or "valentines", to one's The theft of a water pump, two great-grandsons. He also left First defendant was stated to girl friends, valued at $40, from No. 118, Aus- an estate consisting of three have no relationship whatsoever This custom has, however, lost tin Road on Wednesday has been houses in the country and one at with the famfly.

Its significance and, where it still reported to the police by Mr. No. 14, Bung Hing Lane. Out of Further hearing was fixed for survives, Has become generally George, Young,

aheer ignorance, the family made Feb, 20, at 2.30 p.m.

vulgarised.

to other causes.

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