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WATCHMAN FAILS Much Dissatisfaction At

IN WAGE CLAIM

SUMMARY COURT JUDGMENT Holding that on the facts ad- duced before him in evidence and on plaintiff's own admissions -he found that defendant firm was justl- fed in dismissing plaintiff, Mr. Jus- tice P. E. F. Cresvall, at the Summary Court yesterday. awarded judgment to the Sang Kee and Company. of No. 197 general contractors, Lockhart Road from whom Banta

Government's Plans

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cent, and $21 less 10 per cent., per opportunity of carrying on their pleul, respectively,

When Government decided to take over this stock at $17.70 per picul, the importers re- fected the offer and pleaded that it was too low, whereupon, - it

alleged. was

Government sealed the godowns in which the rice was stored.

Some time later, the importers,

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nefarious practice of overcharging and mixing the qualities,

Government's recent order that

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1941,

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, 12th JULY, 1941.

Air Mail Service by British Overseas Airways Cor- poration to East & South Africa, United Kingdom and been resumed. Correspondence for

every dealer in rice should have beyond has

now

the prices and qualities displayed despatch by air via Rangoon must be superscribed by on the premises is of no help to

the public, as the PRICES ARE "C.N.A.C.". NOT DISPLAYED WITH THE

QUALITIES EXPOSED FOR SALE!

To simply have a written, or print-

side of a wall cannot be called an

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal

Singh, of No. 181 Wanchat Road, being In need of 10 bags of rice ed. price 31st posted against the regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend- second floor, claimed the sum of for their own consumption, applied effective curb on the profiteering ed for persons other than the addressee.. $36 as wages for one month, from to Government for the release of being carried on by some retailers. May 15 to June 18, in lieu of notice this quantity. Government agreed

The HONGKONG DAILY PRESS to do so provided the importers suggested, some three for services done to defendant as

were prepared to pay $23 per pleul months ago, that THE PRICES OF a watchman.

QUALITIES SHOULD KE plus 90 cents per bag for coolle ALL

On the owners consenting PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED hire!

Defendant was represented by Mr. F. I. Zimmern, while plaintiff appeared in person.

ner

Chu Chi-leung, managing part

of defendant firm, said that his firm was building the Science: Block for the Hongkong University and. In connexion with this work. employed several watchmen during the day and at night.

NIGHT WATCHMAN Plaintiff was one of the night watchmen and his hours of duty were from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. next morning. Plaintiff had been em- ployed since Dec. 18 last and was paid $36 a month. On May 15 he

plaintiff dismissed

because the disobeyed orders in that he was always late for duty He had warned plaintiff on several occasions.

latter had

Plaintiff had also en- as

The Printed Matter Service to the following places in China is or four temporarily suspended-

ON

Yunnan

Szechuen

Kweichow

to pay the necessary price, the rice THE BAGS OFFERED FOR RE- was duly delivered to the firm, aɛ-TAIL. The prospective buyer would, companied by the covering debit-then be in a position to know what

note,

To argue that a person purchas-

value he or she is getting for his The importers settled the bill or her money. which it was stated, had been handed over to the firm's legal ing a tin of Ovaltine has to take advisers as documentary evidence the label on the container as evi- of the unreasonableness of Gov-dence that the tin contains Oval- ernment's actions.

tine and net an admixture of cocoa and coffee is ridiculous.

BONE OF CONTENTION The bone of contention, Insofar All tinned goods are being sold as the public is concerned. Is the under the manufacturers' guaran- high prices fixed by Government tee that the contents are as des- alid the fact that the present cribed, BUT THIS GUARANTEE IS sttuation is no improvement on the NOT GIVEN BY ANY RICE RE- former. Retallers still have the TAILER IN THE COLONY.

BELLS AGAIN

gaged a Chinese watchman IN ENGLAND

substitute without his consent.

Plaintiff, in evidence, admitted

he had been late 15 or 20 minutes BY ACCIDENT

for work. He had told defendant

that he was in the Police Reserve

R.B.C's

WIFE WAS EVACUATED

Mrs

Gladys

stated to be

mura

Bauty

Maud Beatrice

Hunan

Pukien (except Amoy and Kulangsu). Kwangel

North and East of Kwangtung.

Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.

INWARD AIR MAILS

From

Due

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice"-San Francisco date, 8th July.

Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct Ser-

vice" San Francisco date, 22nd July,

OUTWARD AIR MAILS

MONDAY

TUESDAY

For

15th July

29th July

Date and Time

Mon. 14th July

K.P.O. Reg Ord.

4.00 PM

4.30 PM

G.PO.

with

the Reg Ord

4,00 FM

4.30 PM

MARRIED MAN'S The

famous chiming

BEHAVIOUR heard again recently and that when there were parades bells were

Condemnation ot On for a few moments.

the he would be late for work.

It was after the nine o'cloer conduct of a married man, whose two occaslong he engaged a Chi-

read that there wife and two chilaren had been ndse watchman because on black-news had been

Then, to the as evacuated, was expressed by Mr. out nights he had to go out for was a cause. duty. He had obtained the permis-tonishment or listeners, the bells Justice Lewis at the Old

when he passed sentence of rulle Air Mall by Air to Rangoon to connect sion of Mr, Chan, who paid his were neara.

Many people telephoned to ask months' hard labour on Frederick salary, for engaging the substitute.

"British Overseas Airways."...... 30, commercial If an explanation could be given. Arthur Briant, STATEMENT NOT ACCEPTED

This is what the B.B.C. had to traveller, who pleaded guilty to Giving Judgment his Lordship sald that plaintiff had admitted say

charges of conspiracy and Per- having engaged % substitute. "There was a gap between the forming au illegal operation, Plaintiff had not called Mr. Chanending of the news and the time

next itein on the pro-Brown, 30, whose husband was Atr Mail for Manlia, Guam, Honujula, U.S.A. ' and to give evidence and he could not for the

war, a prisoner or accept the statement that it was gramme. with the permission of Mr. Chan. "A record was put on, and un-pleaded gulity to providing

Plaintiff had, therefore, failed in fortunately, the chiming bells were instrument with which the opera- his clan, and there will be judg-jincluded in that revvo

tion was performed, and was bound "After

bad ment for defendant with costs.

the record

been over for 12 montas, played the announcer apologised

INTIMATE TERMA and Bald that no significance Mr. 1. A. Byrne, who prosecut should be attached to the facted, explained that Brlant Dan that the chiming bells had been apparently been on intimate terms heard

with a girl, who subsequently found that she was going to have Mrs. Brown, a baby. They met who said they could go to her house, and there, in her absence, the operation was performed,

Det.-insp. H. Catterell told the Court that as a result of the case Briant's wife had returned to SHANGHAI, July 11 (Reuter)-him. Mrs. Brown was a woman

NEW NAZI CONSUL AT SHANGHAI WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuter) The State Department has per- mitted Herr Johannes Borchers, German Consul-General New York, and Captain Fritz Weide- Stan for Japan

at

at Consul-General mann. Francisco.

leave to across the Pacific.

All other German Consul officials

will sail from New York on July 15 to Lisbon.

It is reported that Herr Borchers

Consul-General

will Shanghai.

become

et

Chiming bel's аге to ho

denote a tierman

used Invasion.

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"PIERCE'S" LARGE PASSENGER LIST

Tus. 15th July K.P.O.

Reg

8:00 PM

Lord.

5.30 FM

Q.P.O.

Encope via "Pan-American Airways und Trans-Reg.

5.00 PM

the

Atlantic Services”

Ord.

7.00 PM

TUESDAY

Tar, 29th July

K.P.O.

Reg. 5,00 PM

Ord.

5.30 I'M

and G.P.O.

Ord.

5.00 PM 7.00 PM

Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A.

Europe vla "Pan-American Airways and Trans- Rog. Atlantic Services"

S.O.S.-WHISTLES

Should

All Sailors

Carry Them

"One thing I have learned,

STREET FIGHTING

IN OSLO

Oslo is

LONDON, July 11 (Reuter) Violent street fighting in reported in a Stockholm Press

despatch reaching London,

Origin of the dispute is stated

end of

"s to be the assembly of a large crowd broadcast, a recent that every sailor should carry B to pay homage at Abraham Lin-

coln's statue," whistle and a knife."

Quisling guards tried to disperse

We doubt if the significance of

The President Pierce is leaving, for of good character, and there was said a 17-year-old saltor at the America with one of the largest no suggestion that she had ever passenger list since the evacuation engaged in that type of offence. order some months as as be is Mr. Justice Lewis, sentencing the last American HAINE passing Briant, commented: 'You saw 【I through Shanghai от

regular in the absence of your wife-for-this remark struck one in à hun- the gathering, upon which the dred listeners Most of them, if crowd retallated. Police reinforce- schedule following the comman- getting her and your two children they thought about it at all, prob-ments were called and made many dearing of practically the entire-to carry

on with another wo- 01 the man. Mr. Claude R. W. Beton, a High Pacific. passenger flotilla

But this is not a court of fably imagined that most sailors arrests.

did have whistles and all sailors. of Court Judge Jamaica since President Lines.

morale, and the sentence I am 1935, has been appointed Chief Other American vessels may call going to infhet on you is for the carried knives, says the News of Justice of Nyasaland, it is an-at Shanghai in future but they are offences you have nounced by the Colonial Office, uncertain and irregular,

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF NYASALAND

He was called to the Bar in 1928

and la 63 years of age.

NEW GOVERNORS

Three new Colonial Governors,

dine

SMALL BALL SOCCER

SLANGUAGE

the eyes of the law."

committed

the World

In

VICHY INTERESTS

IN RUSSIA

Yet Admiralty advisers on lite- saving have twice turned down in ANKARA, July 11 (Reuter)The committee the suggestion that Turkish Government have agreed whistles should be part of a sal- to represent Interests of the Vichy For's issue

Government in Moscow, it was Their view is that the money stated here yesterday. LONDON, July 11 (Reuter)-Dr. could be better spent in more

PROMINENT JEW PASSES

The boys of Britain's R.A.F. have David Jochelman, chairman and effective life-saving methods and LONDON, July 11 (Reuter)The

Sir Allen Burns, Bir Douglas Jar-developed a language all their own. rounder of the Federation

and Sir Hubert Stevenson A fighter pilot is told to "scramble," Jewish

of that the occasions when a whistle death of Carl Friedrich von die- Reller were received in audience by the instead of take off; then he "arigels Great Britain.

organisations in would be handy are very remote,,mens, Chief of the Blemens works, and the Polish King at Buckingham Palace yea- upward:”.

The war has provided cases of at the age of 68 is announced by Jewish Refugee Fund, died here men hanging on to spars and the official German news agency, terday.

When ne identifies a specific on Wednesday at the age of 73.raft in a sea of wreckage unable He was the youngest son of the landmark on the "ground" he is A close associate of Israel Zang- "picking a pinpoint he "links will, he frequently visited England to attract the attention of pass-founder of the firm of Werner von when he turns suddenly, perhaps from Russia intil he settled in the ships because they could not slemens. to avoid the "ack-acks" (anti England permanently, in 1913. shout loud enough. A shrill aireraft,guns), or to attack a

policeman's whistle would have STOCKHOLM, July 11 (Reuter) been heard.

Three Gelman merchant vessels St. Joseph's Football Club will "Darget" (enemy plane). Bomber play a friendly small-ball game crews don't escape by parachute FOOCHOW REFUGEES The News or the World" takes have been mined and sunk outside against the Kowloon Miniature they jump out the windows."

SHIUKOW, July 11 (Central) the view that if the provision of Swedish territorial waters, near Tootball Association tomorrow at "chatterbox" is a machine gun. An appeal has bocti made by whistles to all the Fleet and the Oeland. 6.30 p.m. at the Peninsula Hotel "hip flask": a revolver: "con various circles in. Fukien for funds Merchant Navy saved one life a

fetts ammunition; - ground.

"roller to relieve 100,000 Chinese who year, it would be worth while Fake your old dad's advice and skates are tanks, and mouse have fled Foochow ainee the Jap- OLD SALT'S WISDOM never forget your whistle. The following will represent the trape submarines. A pilot “goes to

Old salts of the merchant sor- One of the cons in the Fleet Saints: G. Maher, P. Castro, the movlear (into action) wearing anese occupation of the city. Demec, A. J. Hussain, C. M. Bantos a Mas Westa life lacket which

Those refugees who constituted rice have always carried whistles Air Arm, is missing When the D. 'Leonard and B. Cruz,

bulges in the right places in cass about half of the Foochow popu-their own. One who has been father beard the news, his first he lands in the water, Allan Alation are now stranded in varions at sea for 50 years told the "News words were: "I hope he had als: Michie and Isabel Waitt.

places along both banks of the of the World" he was never with whistle."

The Admiralty should Min River and are in piteous out one. It twice saved his life.

once when he fell in a dock and examing the question of the lisuel once when he was torpedoed, or whistles to all hands in the To fight of the Intensified U-boat LONDON, July 11 (Router)-A Ho had two sons at 80. further, drop of $7,000 is shown in both his parting words were and air attacks on shipping. the unemployment return, losied

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Router Within another year wheat sur- pluses totalling over 1,500,000 bushel will hang over the inter- national market, unless the world's wheat-growing nations take con- structive measures to solve the problems resulting from the war warned Mr. Sumner Welles speak ing at the International Whest ¡Conference,

EXPLOSION AT COLLIERY

LONDON, Jay 11 (Reuter)

Fiftoon men are believed to have yesterday, The total of unemploy poen killed in an explosion lasted on June 30 was 310,000 com- night at the British Rhondda col-pared with the 888,000 of May 12 llary at Olyn near Glamorgan And 760,000 on Jung: 17 last year.

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