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SECRET DOCUMENTS

REMOVED:

CLERK CONVICTED

Australia,

In the first prosecution of its kind in

George Samuel McHutchison, 42, a temporary clerk in the Htrings Branch, Victoria Barracks, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment In the City Court on three charges of having communicated secret documents to persons 'unauthorised to see them and of having worn a military uniform without authority. During the hearing two were referred to as Mr. X

men of the State Electricity Commis- and ston, sald McHutchison frequently

{ visited his home and one day show, In spite of conditions affecting The documents mentioned in thejed him the second sheet of secret prices of materiais rather adverse-charges were the most important Document 51 produced in court. ly, buliding and development work in the Commonwealth and one, In January McHutchison showed on the Hongkong Engineering and containing matter which should be him the second sheet of Document Construction Cd's Garden Estate scen by very few people, was

53, which was signed by the Chief in Kowloon has proceeded steadily tile concerning the Chief of the or the General Staff. About Feb- in the past twelve months, it was General Staff and the Prime Min-ruary 21 he had produced Docu- revealed yesterday at the annual ister, said

the Commonwealth ment 54 at his place. meeting of the Company held at Prosecutor (Mr., C. B. Brown), Titheridge quid he

Mr. C. H. Auty. who appeared

the offices of Messrs. Sir Elly Ka-

Building.

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

· HONGKONG THURSDAY, 1st MAY, 1941,

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they had had | Air Mall by “Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice" -San Francisco date, 28th April. Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct

vice"-San Francisco date, 2nd May.

particularly doorle and Sous, St. George's for McHutchison, said that al-remembered because of the

though the documents bore secret he was interested in certain move- ments and this document referred The Chairman. Mr. J. P. Brage, stamps it should not be sasumeri

[to certain" places. in his speech, stated that applica that they were extremely secret. tion had been made to the Gov- Apparently messenger boys could On February 28 McHutchison ernment, in terms of the Condi- read these documents as they car-visited his home dressed tions of Sale, for Crown leases in Iried them from room to room and major and wearing ribbons. Op respect of 23 houses on the estate. ; McHutchison

nights was not "the only several Thirty-seven houses were now nigger in the wood-Du^~

Parties completed "and rented under lease It might well be that there was and two blocks of apartment a good deal of disorder in the ]- buildings, to be known as "St. fence Department. and this was a George's Mansions" UT

Argyle

way of washing dirty linen Street were soon to be ready for publie said Mr. Auty. occupation.

"" At one stage Mr. Brown said that Mr. J. P. Braga was in the Chair, Document 56 was still missing and supported by Mesars, J. Scott Hars- Mr. Mohr, P.M., said. "I have Docu- ton, M. La and L. Kadcortement 58 here. It is pinned on the Directors. Mr. H. Braga General back of Document 54." Works Manager, and Mr. B. Alves, Secretary. were

Shareholders present

B.

the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo. Messrs. A. M. Braga and Sahmet

MR. X AND MR. Y

Outlining the evidence,

NO SUBVERSIVE INTENT

McHutchison, from the witness box, said he enlisted during the last war at the age of 17 and was still auffering from injuries he receiver.

Maladministration at the bar-

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racks, he declared, had got on his nerves. The department to which Mr. Y belonged had a lot of busi- ness with his department, and al- Mr.though the two departments were Brown sald McHutchison was only about three-quarters of a civilian clerk in, the office of the mile apart, it took five days for Engineers Bervices Branch, Army communications to go from one to Air Mail by Air to Rangoon to connect with, the Reg. Headquarters, Victoria Barracks, the other.

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT The Chairman said:-

He had been employed there about He had met a senior clerk of Gentlemen, the accounts as sub- 10 months after May 22 last year. Mr. X's department, who had said mitted to you present no new fea-

As a result of something Briga- to him. "Can't we speed things tures. There is a balance of $4,- dier-General Murdoch said to him.lup?" and he bad said that “when 650.81 in the Profit and Loss Ac- Lieut-Col. Davey had sent for we have got anything for you, Jim, count, arrived at after charging McHutchison and a clerk named will ring.” $122,927.38 for Depreciation and Giraud. When it was put to him

"1 have been a fool," he COL- providing for Directors' and Audi McHutchison denied having altered

tinued. "11 I could go to the war tors' Fees, and, Corporation Profits the date on Document 54

tomorrow 1′′would go.. I am sorry. Tax for 1941/1942. The balance Giraud said to MeHutchison, "I has

transferred to been

the have seen you at various times to have brought these men here (to give evidence against me, but I Balance Sheet...

paising documents and papers to

am willing to pay the penalty." The credit aggregate will, there- Mr. X and another person."

Giraud, in evidence, said he had fore, be the sum of $8,798.28. The formal proposal that will be sub-seen McHutchison pass an enve- mitted to you for dealing with this tope in a surreptitiqus manner to a credit balance is that it be carried Mr. Y. Because of several inci- forward to a new account.

dents he was suspicious of MeĦut- chison. Mr. X and Mr. Y..

HIGHER OVERDRAFT.

In the completed programme for

He said he did not know why he showed the documents but he had had no subversive intent,

Mr. Auty said that since Mc-| Hutchison had been buried in

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shell hole in Flanders he had not LONDON STALLS STOP PRESS

developed. He was just a ̈ great SAW SECRET SHEET

big boy with an under-developed Alfred Dudley. Titheridge, Bürsense of responsibility and a des found the explanation for the ex-wood-rd., Hawthorns an engineer hght in showing off.

the period under review will be

penditure on Land and Buildings during the year of over half-a- million dollars, viz., $576,796.38 to be exact; but the whole value since the Inception of the scheme in a total of $1,633,500. According- ly. the Bank Overdraft appears{ rather higher than in the previous year, with a total of $824,973.08.

BAN “SMUT

Two big bookstall firms. Messra. W. H. Smith and Son and Messrs. Wyman's, have decided to stop dis- playing coples of certain paper-

Profiteering Ramp Continues covered editions of novels.

Despite Government Control

After nearly 13 months of controlled food prices in the Colony, some profiteering still exists. Outside controljed food- stuffs, and, especially in things called "luxuries," profiteering not only exists, but is definitely on the increase......

They have done this following a request from the Bishop of London and his associates on the Public Morality Council.

The Council wants to stop the display and sale of the books,

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It objects mainly to the some- The "St. George's Mansiocu."

what lurid covers on most of the

which will be modern in every

Things have come to such a head in Singapore that Gov- books, which tend to give the im- respect, are in line with the ini- ernment must step in to stop this racket on the part of un-

pression that the stories deal too posing new Administration Build- scrupulous “get-rich-quick" businessmen and merchants,

much with sex,

These hovels are written by ing bullt by this Company for the

Daily complaints are received in necessary. to stop persons pro- China Light and Power Co. They the Malaya Tribune Office that Ateering on so-called

American authors of the "nature in “luxuries." form a striking addition to this would show the heartless methods The latter are not controlled by the raw school of fiction.

CRUDE, BUT particular district of Kowloon, employed by a certain type of the Government and prices of which may well be regarded as businessman, who is determined to popular drinks in the restaurants Morality Council in action.

The one which set the. Public the elite residential area on the make his pile at the expense of and suchlike places have aky called "No Orchids for Miss Blan-

buyers and whose sole excuse is rocketted in recent, weeks.

Prices dish." Its cover showed a beauti- Your Directors have thought it the war.

of drinks, some of which cost as ful woman in the semi-nude. tting that, because of his close To this person the war is a little as 17 cents, have gone up we have had letters from people interest in the affairs of the Com-blessing and he would naturally be more than double. Prices. havel over the country about these pany, Mr. Lawrence Kadoorie the last person to help in bringing been unnecessarily increased:

mainland.

should be invited to a seat in the the war to a successful conclusion. Board in his own right. An in-In fact, he is a fifth columnist, in vitation was extended to Mr. Ka- a way!

Profiteering is not only a crime when the goods, con- cerned are those controlled by the Government. Profiteering In any way, on any goods, at any time, is a crime, and more still during these

days

WAS

"

new paper-backed novels, which sell at a shilling each,” Mr. G Tomlinson, secretary of the, Coun- ell, satd, and we bought coples and read them all.

"I must say that while they were crude, strong stuff, they did not shock me so much as I thought they might do,

doorie to join the Board In ̈De- Since the beginning of this year cember "last. I am glad, to say there have been more than 100 the invitation was accepted. His successful prosecutions against appointment requires your con profiteers in the local courts. firmation today.

They have been men who mostly As usual, the Company received overcharged on, controlled food- loyal and devoted service from the staffs and have been deart with members of your Staff, to whom I quite seriously in that they have must not fall to record the Board's been fined heavily. But has it

The Government should amend cordial thanks.

proved a deterrent? The answer is its laws to be able to check pro-Smith's told a reporter: The Chairman then proposed definitely "NO" Is it, therefore, Ateering in all respects. Anyone

하

of war when the whole Empire - is patting its might against the ruthless leading profiteers, Hitler and Mussolini-

"We wrote to Messrs. W. H. Smith and Méners. - Wyman's, and": these firms agreed to stop display- ing the books."

A representative of Messrs. W. H.

"We don't want to offend the

the adoption of the report and too much to suggest that the au who sells anything at an unrea public, and if some people feel, the statement of accounts as present thorities treat future offenderssonably high cost should be covers of the books are offensive

ed, the motion being seconded by more rigorously??? Mr. J. Scott Harston.

DIRECTORS. RE-ELECTED

brought to book, and if not then we try to meet their wishes. SEVERE PUNISHMENT. ........ punished, at least asked to explain WWE NOT CENSORS" The scheme of controlled prices why,

At the same time we do not set has been long enough in practice The public will only be too will ourselves up as censors of public The appointment of Mr. Law-·| to overshadow any, excuse of ing to co-operate in this matter taste in literature, so we have told rence Kadoorie to, the Board of Directors was confirmed, the Hongnorance. When men pronteer at as they are good-naturedly paying our bookstalls not to show the Mr. M. K. La being the proposer, to assume that they are doing so for...

this stage, it is not unreasonable reasonably extra charges asked books any more, but to take orders and Mr. A. M. Braga seconding the deliberately, and, if so, it is gener motion,

ally agreed that the only purish-

a

Mr. M. H. Lo and Mr. J. Scott ment which would meet the case Harston were re-appointed Directs rigorous imprisonment without tors, Mr. L Kadoorie proposing the option of a fine, this motion and Mr, H. Braga seconding

Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat- thews were re-elected Auditors on a proposal submitted by Mr. JP Braga, seconded by Mr MH. Lo

But when the charge is un- hurts still more that because reasonably high, it hurts, and

of a wrong polley of the Gov- ernment, nothing can be done Should the proper authorities

to catch up with the "crook, adopt this form of punishment in future there le every hope of the The leave it or take it attitude situation improving prod adopted by some of the merchants Perhaps. It may also prove to be adds insult to injury-(Malaya the deterrent that would seem Tribune).

for them 11 they are asked for.”

A representative of Mesars, Rich |and Cowan, who have brought out the latest book, called "He Won't Need It Now," with a red-headed | girl in green on the cover, laughed

when I saw him.

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