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HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

CONFUSION AS TO THE PROVISIONS OF NEW U.S. NATIONALITY ACT

Interview With American

Consul-General

That he had seen very little evidence of any preparation on the part of Chinese locally, who are American citizens, to leave for the United States, was the statement made by the American Consul- General in Hongkong, MR. ADDISON E SOUTHARD, when inter- viewed yesterday on this question by the Hongkong Dally Press.

As a result of the recent reiteration by the State Department of the advice to evacuate the Far East. about a dozen women and children had made inquiries at the Consulate.

Inquiries hud also been address the satisfaction of the Department ed to the Consulate with regard of State or a diplomatic or con- to the new United States Nation-sular officer of the United States ality Act of 1940, and, there ap- that he is excepted from the fore- peared to exist a good deal of con-going provisions under fusion as to the provisions of the 405 and 406 of the Act. Act.

Li

Sections

EXHIBITION

OF CHINESE

PAINTINGS

An exhibition of Chinese paint-

ings by members of the Reform

GENERAL

SUMMARY COURT

ACTION®

Gem-Cutter Sues For Salary And Passage

Club (recently established) in me- An action claiming "the sum of mory and as a wekome to Mr. $989,50, for salary and passage, Fong Yan-ting on his return from was brought before Mr. Justice E H. the United States, wu be held on Williams, at the Summary Court Saturday, Feb. 22, on the 2nd floor yesterday by a Sinhalese gem-

cutter, of St. Francis Hotel.

Azeez Abdul Wadood, The forthcoming "exhibition will against his former employer, Abdul include works by Mr. Fong and his and Co., of No. 14 Peking Road, colleagues including Messrs. Wong Kowloon, and M. M. Khabee, the Tuk-tung, Lal Kot-man, Li Fu-managing partner.

hung and Eze-to, Kl.

The show will remain open from Feb. 22 to Feb. 24, daily 10 a m. to 8 pm. Admission is free.

COURT CLAIM FOR RENT

Defendants were represented by Mr. J. M: d'Almada Remedios.

Mr. M. A. da Silva, appearing for plainti. said that the claim was for salary due to plaintiff from defendant from April 1, 1993 to Jan. 1 this year at 40 rupees a month. Defendant, however, denied this stating that plaintiff was Chinese in Hongkong and China

employed at $10 a month. An action, claiming rent, was Plaintiff also claimed, went on Mr. who are American citizens come under any different categories brought by Miss Bertha Pears Silva, deck passage back to Ceylon the Act is concerned. against Miss Chang Ful-tak, allas and ordinary travelling expenses

denied by Miss Betty Chang, before Mr. Jus- This again had been tice Williams at the Summary defendant, asserting that plaintifr was not so entitled in that he was Court yesterday.

engaged locally.

COUNTER-CLAIM

defendants brought B counter-claim for the return of a diamond ring valued at $140, and of one $10 damage being loss month's services.

The Consulate here has pre- pared a short summary of, the main provisions of the Act, and where are ready to assist all American Many, after coming out from the who are in doubt as to their exact United States, have built their position with regard to it, Mr.homes here and have stayed on Southard sald The Consulate have not wishing to leave these. Others. the machinery for taking up cases have not the means to return individually and will pass them up to their homes in America. to the State Department on their merits.

NATURALISED STATUS The Act provides that a person having the status of a naturalised citizen of the United States shall lose his American nationality if he resides for two years in the terri- tory of the foreign" State of which he was formerly, a national or which the place of his birth is situated, should be acquire through such residence the nationality of the foreign State by operation of the law thereof.

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Plaintiff claimed the sum of $155 for rent due for two rooms at No. 4. Knight Street, Kowloon Tong, from Nov 15, 1940, to Jan. 14. 1931. also costs.

The

Some, many of them in Canton, in To:shan and Szeyap, were brought out here when very Defendant was represented by

The Chinese are a senti | M.A. da Silva, mental people where an education Miss Chang. giving evidence. Plaintif sald that during his on native soll is concerned, and said that, on Nov. 13 she went to employment he did not draw a children born in the US. are sent ee plaictia to rent two rooms. regular salary but took advances back when very young to acquire She mentioned about notice to from time to time. He had al- out $350.50. On impressionable age, the quit and suggested two weeks to together taken an rudiments of a Chinese education which plaintiff agreed.

Dec, 17 a diamond ring, valued at NO DIFFICULTY

Hearing was adjourned to Feb. $140, was sold and he asked for this sum to send back to Ceylon. Such American citizens, provid-26, at 9.15 8.m.

Khabeel agreed and instreated ed they can provide proof of their

him to enter the sale into book. American birth, should find no difficulty in returning to American homes, Mr.

at

their Southard

FIREWOOD PRICES

STILL SOARING

The price of firewood continued to soar yesterday when only 18 cattles for a dollar was quoted.

It was learned that Government

As the result of a letter he found in December he terminated his employment. The letter was from Mr. Abdul asking Khabel to close the business and corne back to Ceylon.

PLAINTIFF WARNED

Persons who have resided for three years continuously in the ter-explained. With the Act yet in its Infancy. the interpretation of its ritory of the foreign state of which they were formerly nation- various sections depended yet on als or in which the place of their specific cases. Mr. Southard said. birth is situated, or who have re- and a test case was being awaited

At this stage his Lordship warn- sided continuously for five years before the Consulates abroad could is taking steps to relieve the in any other foreign state, may be sure of the legal worth of vari- situation by importing firewood ed plaintiff not to mention the and that the first shipment is ex-letter further because it might in- also lose their nationality anderous claims.

in

criminal the provisions of Section 404 of the Chinese Americans in Canton. Toi- within the next week.

The volume of inquiries from pected to arrive in the Colony criminate hiro

charge. However, the question of stabilus- Cross examined by Mr. Re- shan and Szeyap is being dealt LOSS OF PRIVILEGE

with by the United States Con- ing the prices by Government is medios. plaintiff denied that he

was brought to the Colony by Mr

· Such loss of nationality carries sulate at Canton, no case being still under consideration. with it the loss of the privilege of taken up in Hongkong without an It is obvious, according to" well Abdul at the request of his father an American passport and such a application being made by the informed circles. that the persis-to learn the trade of a jeweller. passport will not be granted unless party concerned on appearing per- tent rise of prices of Brewood was Plaintiff also denied that in March

due to profiteering. the person concerned can prove to sonally, at the Consulate here."

Act.

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ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

AT CENTRAL

SNATCHER CONVICTED

‘a week's remand. and this was Cheung Kwan-tai, 1. master of

granted.

trading junk No. T3473H, was charged with larceny by bailee.

ROBBED BOARDING OFFICER Sentence of four months' hard

It was alleged that defendant

Pleading guilty to stealing $1 labour was imposed on Shek Wah, stole 1080 bean cakes, 10 bags of 031 Chinese

two

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last he went to defendant's shop and asked for employment and that he was engaged as ari office boy at $10 a month with free board and lodging.

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Mr. Ma Chun-yick, student,

of

The weeding took place at the Registry. Supreme Court, yëster- day of Mr. Harold Julius Alexan- der Rohrbach, merchant, residing! at Repulse Bay Hotel, and Miss Thirty-nine more street guards Jean Ross Finch, residing cases of macel-were sworn in before Mr. H. G. the Hongkong Hotel, Mr. T. S.. from the 25, unemployed electrician, by Mr. fertilizer. currency person of Wong Ho-sze. 44, widow. Lowry yesterday for stealing a laneous goods, 43 cases of cigaret Sheldon, K.C., at

Central Whyte-Smith, Registrar of Mar- on Feb. 17 at Hillier Street, near wallet and a fountain pen, the tes, two cases of native cloths and Magistracy yesterday, after having riages, officiated at the ceremony. Des Voeux Road Central. Fan property of Mr D, G, Cairns, Chief. two wooden masts by means of completed a short course at the

Police Training, School, Ling-fai, 28. unemployed, was Boarding Officer, at the Harbour fraud from a transportation com- sentenced to three months hard office on. Feb. 18.

pany between Jan. 19 and 23.

There are about 500 being re- Mr. M. A da Silva will prose-cruited, who will be under the labour by Mr. G. T. Lowry yester- Sub-Insp. T. K Whelan, prose- day.

lcuted, said that defendant entered cute, while Mr. A. el Arculli will direct control of the Commissioner of Police. They will wear grey Prosecuting, Set. H. Brown sald Mr. Cairns office during the lat- appear for defendant.

CONVICTION REGISTERED ..

uniforms with red braid trim- 'that complainant Was walking ter's absence. He was seen taking

For loitering on. the verandah mings. along the road with the money the articles out of a "pocket of

of No. 984, Canton Road, and wrapped up in a newspaper at complamant's coat by an office

order, breach of

expulsion 4.15 p.m. on that day, when

Chan Yiu, 20, coolie, was sentenc- ed to six months' hard labour by Mr. Anderson yesterday.

"In the Colony of Hongkong in: Frosecuting, Sgt. 4. L Gordon Chan" Kam-shut *33, overseer, Ho Kit-chi, 20, driver,

that defendant

seen cluding the Island, Kowloon and was

Cheung Kwun-of, baker, "charged with on Feb. 17 on board charged with stealing $39 from Dr. climbing from No. 982 to the New Territories during the week realding at Castle Peak Road, and trading junk No. T4285H in Shau Lee Hotin, Room No. 208, China verandah of No. 98 by two foxis ending at 8 am. on Saturday, Feb. Miss Chan Yuen-wah, of 23 H - kiwan barbour moving.67 bags of Building, on Feb. 18, before Mr. about 4.30 am, on Monday. De-15, there were altogether 82 traffic wood Road;

Ca boy.

fendant came up from behind and Defendant had four previous snatched it away.

OVERSEER REMANDED

convictions.

BOUND OVER

was said

an

22 Nanking. Street. and Mias Weng May-ying. of 13 Kilang Street:

Mr. Yee

Lun-cheuk, building TRAFFIC ACCIDENT contractor, of 29 Amoy Street, and

WEEKLY RETURNS

Miss Mak Ying-ting, of 90 Lock- hart Road:

Mr.

rice without first having obtain-Lowry. yesterday, when he was fendant tried to escape by climb-accidents as the result of which ed a licence from the Controller bound over to be of good behaviour, ing to the roof but was arrested. 23 persons were injured. ..

of Trade, was remanded for 24 for six months. hours by Major A.N. Macfadyen yesterday for making enquiries.

Defendant was allowed & $500

ball

Sgt. Kinloch is in charge the case.

WOMAN DISCHARGED

GIRL VICTIMISED

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:

Mr. Lee Wing-wór, merchant, of

Of the 82 accidents, 36 were 2 Maple Street, and Miss Cheng Bub.-Insp. Whelan prosecuted. Appearing on remand, Ko Shin-collisions between vehicles; 24 were Po-kau, of 11 Tung Cheong Build-

DISTRIBUTED HANDBILLS hing, 19, was sentenced to six collisions between vehicles and ing; Alleged to have distributed hand-months hard labour and ordered pedestrians; 22 accidents were due bills at Main Street East, Shauki-to pay $1 amends to complainant to other causes.

of wan, on Monday without a permit for snatching a purse containing from the S.C.A. Wong Yin-hing, four cents from a 10-year-old girl, 21. unlicensed hawker, appeared | Lau Chi-shing.

Charged with on Jan. 22, being before Major A. N. Macfadyen yes- Lau Tak, who was responsible a passenger on board ss. Shiro-terday and was ordered to be re- for the arrest of defendant, was gane Maru, concealing her pre-manded for 24 hours to obtain congratulated by Mr. Anderson for sence thereby committing the permission from the proper ad- his good service. offence of attempting to land, thorities. Shun Ho, 18, married woman, was discharged by Mr. H. G. Sheldon yesterday, when the Police offered no evidence against her.

Defendant, earlier pleaded not guilty.

Charged

AT KOWLOON

possession

con-

PIRATES KILL SIX MEN

M:. Lee Kam-wing, Chinese Agent, OBK., and residing at 43 Des Voeux Road West, and Miss Wong Po-chu, of No. 1 Knutsford Terrace.

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In an armed robbery carried out POLICE REPORTS FORGED CERTIFICATES by 10 pirate funks on trading junk Charged with

of No. T5308H in. Chinese territorial Mr. Alfonso Gales, of No. #15, forged certificates, purporting to waters near Kwong Hot, eix of the Cameron Road, was treated at the Queen Mary Hospital for injuries be certificates. for admission into junk's occupants were killed,

This was revealed in a report to his foot as a result or a stone HOUSE-BREAKERS GAOLED the Federated Malay States and a Convicted of breaking into a forged seal, Fan Lin. 40, was re-to the Police by one of the sur-falling on it, while he was on duty on inside No. 10 ARP. Tunnel, op- dwelling house and larceny. To manded for another week yester-vivors, Wong Chun-lin, 23, MALICIOUS WOUNDING

arrival in Hongkong.

posite the Royal Naval Hospital. Pak, 23, and Kwan Yuen, 29, were day by Mr. H. C. Macnamara. with unlawfully and sentenced by Mr. D. J. N. Ander- Inspector Moreton, who

According to Wong, his father. maliciously wounding Lay Yatson to 12 months' and seven ducted the prosecution, "said that four brothers and a foki were shot Dr A. Gourdia, of No. 271, sing with a chopper, Leung Tak, months hard labour respectively. an Immigration officer was pro-down in cold blood.. 45. unemployed, appeared before A pawn ticket for an overcoat ceeding from Singapore to the Mr. Sheldon yesterday.

and two hats was found in secondColony to take charge of the case.

MARINE COURT It was alleged that the two had defendant's possession.

The following unclaimed tele- an argument at No. 474, Queen's

A fine of $20, in default 21 days,

Mr. W. D. Joyce, of No. 269, First accused was additionally Road West, ground floor, in Feb. charged with breach of a de-was imposed by the Marine Magis grams from Shanghat are awalt- Prince Edward Road, reports that 15. At the top of his rage, defen-portation order while second ac-trate, Leut-Cmdr. J. Jolly, R.NR., ing claimants at the office of the $10 worth of clothing was stolen

was additionally charged yesterday on the master of Great Northern Telegraph Com-from his house. dant was alleged to have picked a cused etopper and cut complainant on with breach of an expulsior order. fishing junk that had anchored in pany (Limited) YI-kien, 515, the Tat Hong Channel Minefield. Kolwoon Hotel; Tai Haugo, s/8 the face and other parts of the Sgt. A. L Gordon prosecuted.

Body.

HEARING FIXED

Prince Edward Road, second floor, has reported the there of a`quia»

UNCLAIMED CABLES tity of clothing from his residence.

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Lam Kau, 24 of Beltram Road, The master of a cargo boat who Tat Bang, c/o Yuen Wo Rice Firm, was rushed to. Kowloon Hospital Since complainant is still in hos- Hearing was fixed for March 5 had made fast to a ship flying West Point; Madam Wong, 5. suffering from old wounds sustain- Anderson the 8 Flag- over code pennant was Carnarvon Road, Kowloon: Pau, tained during a Japanese air raid pital. Det-Sgt. R. Mcvey, who is at 2.30 pm by Mr.

509, Luk Kwok Hotel

In Shayuchung last month; in charge of the case, asked for yesterday of the case, in which aned $10 or 14 days.

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