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GENERAL

H.K. VOLUNTEER ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

ORDERS

(CONTINUED FROM SATURDAY)

No. + Company-Sun, Feb. 16. Kowloon B Range. 8.45 4.2.

Those

gramme.

shirt,

Second cap, shirt, cardigan. trousers. boots

A QUANTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

Comprising:

2/L F. G. Nigel.

AT CENTRAL

the code book was found in de-

31.

room

in Hongkong.

First defendant was sentenced to stx months' hard labour and second defendant to two months. FALSE PRETENCES, ALLEGED

AT KOWLOON

WARD ASSAULTED

an unregistered ward and assault-

LIT FIRE AT NAVAL

Mr.

BASE

li

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1941.

Malaya's Defence Must Be Totally Complete

son

Replying to criticisms raised in the Singapore Legislativo Council by the Unofficials, Mr.. H. "Weisberg. the Financial » Secretary, said that their prompt duty was to ensure that the defence of Malaya was made as complete as possible, and that the proceeds of the war taxation were to be devoted to this pur- pose in the first instance. He asked members to consider the purpose of that bill in that light.

He wished to thank the mem- their comments

"Only thus

purpose of the bib

A

reasons

JAPANESE FINED'İ:

Because he lighted a fire in the denied. Rife Tables A and B... Dress fence. Regulations by being in from a 29-year-old married

Charged with breach of the De-

Alleged to have obtained $4.50 Naval Base dockyard, Tay Swee S.D. cap.

wo- Song, 28; were fined $15 or, in de- cardigan." brots, HE Undersigned have received trousers, musketry order.

possession of E code OF cypher THE

Mon, Feb.

weeks Feb. 9 fault, three

AiKurous Am· instructions

without permission of the Gover-man, Wong Yuk-yin, on 17. EQ. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Course as

no on Feb. 7, Kuroshi Yaita: 29. No, 60, Johnston Road, by pre prisonment, by Mr. J. G. Rappe detailed, Remainder, Company train-

described AS an electro-chemical tending that he was an agent of port, the Third Magistrate, Singa- ing as programme. Wed., Feb. 19.

the Immigration Office, Li On, 34. Pore HQ 8.15 m <Haif Day Training engineer attached to the Japan-

When charged with lighting a

This was particularly the Dress-as before but no waterbottles se Military Authorities, appeared tailor, appeared on remand before

cuse or baversacks.. Fr., Feb. 31, HQ, 6.30 on remand before Mr. Lowry on Mr. Lowry on Saturday on a fire in an unauthorised place in bers for

on in a country such as this where the Naval Base, Tay pleaded guilty bill, both favourable and critical people had to take spells of leave when an additional charge of obtaining money by pm. N.C.O'S. course as detailed, Seta Saturday.

saying that he did so to boll some It must be a source of satisfaction for health reasons, false pretences. promotion examination detailed: charge of giving false information

as

water. He used a kerosene oil tinto many and he would like to be Sidney Lam, 34, broker, was

In the case of a one-man firm. Thursday, the 20th February, 1941 remainder, Company training as pro to the Gloucester Hotel was pre-

placed on ferred against him.

six bricks to boll the able to say to all that it was now there was always the danger that charged with aiding and abetting. water. Defendunt

generally No. 5 Company-Siu, Feb. 18. Kow-

recognised that the when he returned froni pleaded guilty to Hearing of the case was fixed Inspector J. A. Embury, prose-maximum contribution this coun- having left his business or his

leave... loon City Range A. 9 at. All those both charges.

by Mr Lowry for today at 2.30 cuting, said that lighting fires in try could make to the successful profession to a locum tenens, he at their Sales Room, No. 2, Con- not yet red Table B. Dris --- SD

Det.-Sgt, Mann or S. B. stated p.m.

unauthorised places in the Naval prosecution of the war could only would find naught Road. Central,

Det. Sub-Inap. J. O'Donovan 1s Base was a dangerous practice and be attained with the aid of direct business impaired.

the goodwill of his and webbing equipment.

Bang rendant's

in Gloucester prosecuting.

That point Floor

that this particular fire was seer taxation. The only point which also applied to Officer-2/Lt. J. J. Guterres, Mon... Feb. 17 and Tues., Feb. 18. No parade on Feb. 7. The Police took a serious Hotel when a search was made

the professionat by a European

appeared to be open to argument man and he had seen it on more No. 7 Company-Mon, Feb. 17. view of the case, because the book

GET AUTHORITY

was whether the present bill met than one occasion, and he had H.Q 5.45 p.m. L.G. training, L.A. Nos was a most unusual one and de-

Tyrer of the Naval Base the need.

ino· doubt that members could 1 and 2. Tues. Feb. 18 and Thurs fendant was

Police force said that if, workmen "I would urge everybody to bear easily recall incidents to their own not a commercial Feb. 20, N.C.O's. training Cadre.

wanted to light fires, they had to in mind that this measure is un-minds. Defendant had stated that! Those detalled. Fri, Feb. 21. HQ the code was only used by him in Teak Sideboards, Dining Tables 8.30 a.m.

Appearing before Mr. Himsworth get the authority of the captain like, and dues not

offer compari

FAMILY ALLOWANCES Half day training. Dress

of the dockyard first.. and Chairs, Single and Double Fight order, cardigan, S.D. car. Sun stacao, and so far as the Police woman, residing at No. 3. Temple where the fire was uit was 40 yards permanent feature of the fiscal the Committee gave its

with, legislation in his business between Canton and on Saturday. Ip King. 32, kept

other He also sald that the place countries where

Regarding the question of tamily income tax is allowances, the speaker said that Bedsteads with Box Springs. Feb. 23, Stonecutters. G. Table C. Chests of Drawers, Dressing Tables. Recruit Table D. Dress-Mufti, Equip knew defendant had not used it Street, was charged with keeping from the

gate. Inside the dock- system. Carpets, Rugs, Baby Cots, Elec- ment must be worn. Launch leaves;

for its yard. At that spot, there were

omission. and he might Plex $.15 a.ni, Kowloon Sgt. Mann added that Yalta hading her. ric Heater, Wall Clock. Pictures. Queen's

some attap and a lot of shavings that any anomalies or inequalities limit of $4,800 a

w it be realised repeat that the high exemption Ornaments, Curios, Blackwood Police Pier 8.25 am. Range Officer-taken

Insp. H.W. Fraser, of the S.C.A, and that two pieces of wood, which that the bill may disclose are in lower initial rates on the tax were a Chinese woman to the

Fear and the Pedestal and Tea Pays, etc..

Hotel and had registered her as prosecuting, said that the com-were used to light the fire, bad his wife, whereas

fact, she plainant. Man Sai-kau, an eight- their ends resting on some shav-herent in the nature and not the such that there would be no real also

was not.

year-old girl, went to the

ings "If the wood had burned

hardshi He fully endorsed the In imposing fines of $500 on the Yaumati Police Station about 11 down to its ends," said Mr. Tyrer; "Whatever imperfections the Committee's views on that point. duty as detalled under Company ar- first charge and $20 or 21 days' a.m. on Wednesday last and re-the shavings would nave been bill may disclase, it should not be He would propose that when the rangements. Dress -K.D. facito, S.D. imprisonment

on the second ported that she had been assault-set alight and a big fire cap, trousers; belt, black boots. Duty charge, Mr. Lowry remarked that ed.

would laid at the door of the Committee," bill became operative, a Standing

Mr. Weisberg declared.

Committee with an unofficial Officer - Captain A. H. Potts: Sun defendant had committed a gross

aim. Transport and breach of the regulations.

The

Financial Secretary sain majority could be appointed to see Supplies Sections including Reserves.i

the that one Company Inspection, photograph and INTIMIDATION CASE DISMISSED

of the points raised by and consider the report on Mr. Bisseker was the

working of the bill, and to recom- Camp Pay, etc. Dress-S.D. cap. jac- "Here 1 have the evidence of ket, shorts, hosetops, puttees boots, three parties none of Seit. Greatccar If necessary. Tues., be regarded Feb. 18. HQ 5.30 pm. L.G. instruc- terested and whose evidence is not eve, cheeks and other parts of the my God!" broke of a matter of the scheme proposed for taxing

When piercing shriek of "Oh, partners. This Lian Class. Those detalled. Dress In every respect satisfactory and

body.

fact telephone conversation be-profit, and chanical instructions. Transport Sebie. And that being so, I cannot fendant

is in some respects scarcely credl-

Convicted on both charges de- tween Mr. and Mrs. 'Samuel Segal, as unfair.

He expressed his gratitude to all tion, Q. 5.20 p.m Dregs Mufti.

$50, or athe husband, terrified by, the

"ONE-MAN FIRM" Those detall-find that the case against one or month, and two weeks in prison. ensuing silence, called the police.

Unofficial "members for having Squad drill with rides. ed-H.Q. 5.30 p.m.

The Idea underlying the bill and given their valuable time in study.. Dress as before. other of the defendants has been The girl was ordered to be placed

Fifteen police, armed with the scheme was that the tax was ling the details, or the bill, Field Ambulance. Wed, Feb. 19. 2 Proved beyond reasonable doubt." under the care of the S.C.A.

shotguns, sped to the house and imposed on the unit, that was to p.m.-10 p.m.. N.C.O.'s Class. Dress-sald Mr. Lowry in the course of

MAGISTRATE'S WATCH found an unconscious woman be- say, the individual, the company, SD cap. jacket, trousers, boots anna written judgment delivered by

The theft of a watch from Mr. side a dangling telephone,

the partnership, firm or associa- Greatcoat and cardigan him on Saturday in the case in K.M.A. "Barnett, Kowloor: Magis- Revived, Mrs. Segal gasped: tion.

two men were charged trate, from his chambers on Feb "He's still here in the house. He He thought it was fair to state with conspiring to threaten the 10 had a sequel before Mr. Hims-may be under a bed, or maybe in a that,"generaly speaking, when two Pay Section-Fri., Feb. 21 HQ. complainant in a civil action with worth on Saturday when Chan closet. But he's still here. He ran for more persons combined to do inches against an average of 2.13. 230 p.m. Dress-Mufti web belt and personal injury so as to cause him Chu-kan, 21, was charged with re- right up to me.

business and to pool their re- The Royal Observatory report frog to be brought. Overalls and to omit to prosecute his action. ceiving the watch.

"What did he look like?" inter-sources, they were usery to obtain states:- rifies will be drawn. Duty · Officer — The defendants were Wong He-

a proportionately greater return 3/1. R. J. Shrigley,

Mr. M.A. da Siva appeared tor rupted. Sergeant McBride.

A moderate anticyclone covers fong and Cheung Kung-hop who

defendant, while Det.-Sgt. J

Why, he looked like-like any of their capital than the indivi-China, Manchuria, Korea, Japan Fortress Signal Company-Tues.. were represented by Mr.

Hin

Johnston prosecuted.

other mouse, I guess-only more dual carrying on" business single-and the adjacent seas, it is moving Feb. 18, E.Q. 5.30 p.m. L.G. Revision Shing-lo and Mr. C. A. Sutherton

Accused

handed. es detalled. Thurs, Feb. 20, HQ. 5.30 Russ, respectively.

remanded

slowly eastward, until p.m. 1.G. Revision as detalled.

Monday and granted $300 bail.

SILK STORE THEFT Four months' hard labour was

A SELECTION OF CHINESE HAND PAINTINGS

and

Army Service. Corps Company Sun, Feb. 16 Sat. Feb. 22 (incl. Transport and Supplies Sections on

2 Rod Testing Sets in Wooden Feb 18. HQ. 9

Cases

1 Enamel Bath

-1 Axminster Carpet-almost new

4 Radio Sets

1 Fur-lined.Coat

1 Milners' Safe

1. Smal) Combination Safe

On View from Wednesday, the 19th. February, 1941. Catalogues will be issued

Terms: Cash on Delivery.

LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONEERS.

GAMBLERS TO BE BANISHED

as arranged.

Thurs., Feb. 20. Me-

belt. optional. Pencils and note books will which be brought.

· Corps Orders Amendment

*1.2.41-14.2.41." Para, '8. Transfer.

of Spr. W. E.

Described as promoters of gam- Delete the transfer bling going on in a house in Dux-Ramsay.

•

ton Road, when the police ralded

1

whom car disu-

as entirely

Mr. M. A da Silva appeared for the complainant. Tang King-wan, who alleged that on divers dates

Complainant alleged that she had been presented to defendant by her mother at the age of six. On the previous day defendant was alleged to have assaulted her with a piece of firewood on her

was fined

was

Corps Orders No. 7/11 dated 7.2.41. he was approached by the accused imposed by Mr. Himsworth ou Para. Le£ve: Pte. E. A. V. Reme not to dios for period "1241-14.12.41" read the first defendant in the Supreme ing a quantity of clothings from

take any action against Saturday on Wong Kin, for steal-I Court.

Dayaram's Silk Store at No. 5, The second defendant was also Hankow Road and for possession charged with demanding. with of instruments fit for unlawful menaces, $200 from the complain- purposes. missed by his Worship. ant. This 'charge was also "dis-

Transfers

the place cu Jan. 27, Tin Lee and Kin Chur, alias Tui Choon, were Res., 1.241; Pte. F. Siva, No. 3. Coy Pte. J. Volgin, Mob. Coin. to" Unit convicted by Mr. J. G. Rappoport, to Fd Amb., 1.2.41; Cpl. P. Cullen, the Third Magistrate, Singapore, ASC. Coy, to Fd. Coy. Ens., No. 4 on & charge of having assisted in Section, 14.241. the management of a common gamirig house, and were fined

Leave

Det.-Sgt. A. Bethell, prosecuting. sald that defendant was seen car STOLE FROM CAR

rying a parcel containing Ave Sentence of three weeks' hard trousers, a coat, jacket, 11 towels labour was imposed on Lau Mun, and 74 dozens of pull-overs, He $200, or, in default, 12 weeks' ri-141; Pte. M. F. Alarcon, No. 5 Coy, Saturday for stealing

Pte. Li Luen-fun, No. Coy, 23 141. 38. unemployed, by Mr. Lowry on was questioned and admitted that 2 tin of the things had been stolen. A gorous imprisonment each. They were also recommended for banish No. 1 Coy.; 3.2.41-31.3.41: L/Cpl. C. A. parked in

28.1.41-9.4.41; Pe. T. G. C. Knight, Mac's Cleaner from car No. 1888. lemmy and a saw were also found ment or repatriation.

the Hongkong Bank in his possession. Marques, No. 6 Coy., 42.41-25.2.41; Pte. car park. Sub-Insp. F. W. Fowlle. When the men came up for sen- G.B. 3. Thomson, No. 2 Coy., 8.2414 prosecuted. tence, after, having pleaded guilty, 5341; L/Cpl. A d'Aquine, No. Cay. Inspector Cheah Teng Cheok, who 102.41-9.3.41: Car. B. Herschend. 2nd

conducted the-raid, said that Dux-

Bty, 11.2.41-10.3.41; Pte. D. L. de

ALLEGED STOWAWAY

REMANDED

WOMEN SHOPLIFTERS Four alleged women shoplifters. Chong Lin, 22, Or Yuk, 17, a 14- year-old girl and a 10-year-old ton Road was a habitual gambling Aquino, No. 6 Coy, 122.41-11.3.41;| Bernard Claussen, 29, of Hot girl, who were charged with lar- place and that It was a very diff Pte. F. A. Santos, Pd. Amb., 11.2.4)-| land, was charged before Mr. ceny of various articles from shops cult. place to raid.

24.2.41; Pte. D. L. Pecorini, Mob.: Sheidon on Saturday with being at Nathan Road, were again re- Coln, 14.2.41-26:3.41; AL/Cpl, W. Eu a stowaway.

manded when they appeared be- Pressing for a heavy sentence. Corps Bignals. 15.2.41-252.41; Pte. P. Inspector Cheah said that Tin Lee L, Morphew, A.S.C. Coy. 15.2.42-3.3.41: found on board the steamer Lyee-

He was alleged to have been fore Mr Himsworth on Saturday.

After had been arrested several times Sgt. J. W. Hudson, Stanley P. 1.3.41- mun between Saigon and Hong-Percy Chen, appearing for defen- further evidence, Mr. for gambling, while Kin Chun had 30.6.41: Gar. N. H. "France, 2nd By: kong on Feb. 14.

dants submitted that defendants to-had no case to answer in regard to the theft of a-sable fur and a. pair of shoes. The charge of larceny of the fur was with- drawn

a previous conviction for assisting 8.2.41-212.41; 'L/Bdr. W. G. Long. 2nd,

in-s common gaming house.

The stated.

were sentenced as men

13 HIS LUCKY NUMBER

SEATTLE-- Thirteen unlucky?

.Defendant was remanded to Mitchell, Corps Q 24.41-22.7.41, morrow for further enquiries. The 'following leave is cancelled:—A; Cpl. V. G. Stoft, No. 7 Cay, ́10241- 3.4.41.

Bty, 20.3.41-9.441; Lt-Col. E. J. R.

Strength-Decrease

BURGLAR-GAOLED Charged with breaking into

No. 23, Peel Street, ground floor, on

Feb. 14 and stealing five pieces Further hearing was adjourned Gur.. A. M. Abbas, 4th Btf, 611:40; of cotton clothing, a pair of to Feb. 18 at 10am. First two de Pte. E. J. Todd, Mob. Com 1.12.40; spectacles, a cigarette holder and fendants were on $100, hall, while Pte. Williams, EA, Training Cadre. $1.01, Yuen Shing, 24, unemploy the two juveniles were on $75 ball 111:40; Pte. E L Lysaught. Stanier ed, appeared before Mr. Sheldon each. Let CW. Johnson: tell you about FL, 341 Pte. G. H. Brett. Mob. on Saturday.

Coin, Res. 42.41; Pte. J. R. Carr, Mob. Coin, 4241; Pte. R. C. Stewart, charged No. 2-Coy, 02.41; Ft. G. R. Hor- ridge, No. 2. Coy. 1241: Pte. Soofd property,

it

*

Four years _ "ago on Cetober 13. with 13 shells in his pockets, and carrying a hunting licence begin ning with '13, Johnson gtarted out On his 18th 'hunting season. His

Mohamed. A.A.C. Coy. 31.141.

· Strength-Increase

LARCENY OF TRICYCLES "Kwong Li, 31, unemployed, was Three persons of a well-organis: with receiving atole ed gang who had been carrying out systematic larceny of tricycles Prosecuting. Det. Sgt. 7. Rint Kowloon were arrested ani Sykes said that arst defendant | charged 'before 'Mr. 'Himsworth ori entered the house by breaking | Saturday.

automobile bore "licence 'A-1313, Pte. C. J. Norman, Special Ga Co.open a window. After the bar- Accused were Lo Chung, 26; He got his buck and, yes there 7.241; -Pte. Inung, Yiu-fal, No. 4.Coy glary, the two were stopped by ari Chan Hong, 25, and Wong Wan

were 13 points on the horTIA.

That was four years ago.

First defendant'swas sentenced

38 7.2.41; Pte. Wong Hok, No. 4 Cos. European policeman and admitted 3241; Pt. 8. Ampalasanar, Fd. Amb stealing the articles, of which 2.2.41'; -te.. Chan Chok-po,. FdAmb. they were in "possession.

On October 18, 1940, Johnson 7.2.41 Ple. Chan Sullum, Fd. Amb., again went hunting. His hunting 72.41; Fte. Chow Cham-leung, F. 1cence ended with.. 13-A-1213 Amb., 1241; Pte, Fang Sin-yang, Fd. Els car still had the same licence amb, 7241: Pte. Benjamin Lee Pd. Kwong, R.O.D. Cadre, 12.241; Gar

A-1813. And he got his buck Amb. 72.41; Pte. Lee Chinam, PG. Harrop, and..Bty., 17.241 aguin-not with 13 points, how- Amb., 7241; Pte. Zo Shut-wing. Pd.

Appolatraents ever, but it was still ample proof Amb., 72.41; Pta, Ngan Pood-lap Rd. CoLJ. T. Lacey. No. 1 Coy, to be the supposedly unlucky number Amb 7.211;"Pte, "Tam Kwong-lam QQMS. 142.41; Pte. A. Bower, No. boldano Jinx over him.

to rine months' hard labour; second accused was given four months while last accused was gaoled: eight months

Det. Set, A.Shaw: prosecuted

TRAINING CADRE

N

Ed Amb, 7241; Pte.. Tsaung Ying-1 Coy.to.be/Opl.,/24241; (Gnr. 24.

There will be no parade of the hung. Fd Amb, 724); 8pr. Ip-King, Cours, 2nd Bty, to be L/Bdr. 14241; HKVDC Training Cadre and Still not convinced? Hell, his ROD. Gadze: 12.241; 8pt. Li Tour Gar. OE-C. Marion, 2nd Bty.to.bg Company on Monday and Tuesday, hunting dog's licence is No. 13.

17 and 18 February, 1941,"

ROD. Cadre, 12241; 8pr. Wang L/Bar, 14.2.41.

have resulted "

THE ETERNAL FEMININE

50.

assessment

of partnership profits at the source mend in due course what form of with no rebate for

legislation should be brought next year. Wis

It seemed

individual inherent in

1t

to him that It was too much to state that the bill was provided for one year only.

he did not regard

:

THE WEATHER Maximum temperature yesterday

was 62,and the minimum 50,

Total rainfall since Jan. 1 is 6.97

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