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GENERAL
White Russian Eye-Witness Account
Account Of A.R.P. INQUIRY Naval Action Off Norway:
Shot Dead
SHANGHAI Sept. 15 (Reuier) -M. N. A. IVANOFF. Chairman of the WHITE RUSSIAN EMI- GRANTS COMMITTEE, was shot dead this afternoon in the Inter- national Settlement by 180 Che nese gunmen who escaped.
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M. Ivanoff, who was former Judge of the Imperial Russian Consular Cour Nucceeded M. Metzler a year ago after the latter was assassinated.
Nazis Taken By Surprise
LONDON, Sept. 15 (Reuter)--Here is an
Davol count of the attack by British light
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North
eye-witness forces off Cape. northernmost point of Norway, last week when a German conroy was scattered and several ships were sunk.
Reuter's spectat correspondent with the British Home Fleet
Admiral's writes: "I was in the ship wearing the
flag within five miles of the Norwegian coast when British forces sanß the 1,500-ton German gunnery training cruiser Bremse, ne destroy – er and an armed trawler and another small escort also scored hits on at least two ulber ships There single casualty in any British warship
The CURRENCY STABILISA- TION FUND COMMITTEE, com prising Chinese. British and Ame-
"The raid was aimed at fermab rican members, will be in charge trade routes between ports in Nor- of fixing the total of foreign ex-way and those in Finland through
change allotments as well as ap- portioning the same. and willi also fix the fareigo exchange rales ways Reuter from ('hoog king.
which Germans Aghting on the Murmansk front are supplied with war material In addition to In-
vessel and was not a
night crews of ships took up ac trn stations. i was on the bridge and had a remarkable view of the battle thai followed Buddenly came the cry 'Alarm Posth
About 150 yards ahead in the
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Lee for tunneilla work in Kow- loon
Chairman You have been sub. ported to produce certain doen. ments Have you brought thear"
Yes. •Documents produced
Inese are Treasury vouchers in respect of the firm of Bin Lee?.. Yes
Are these wil the vouchers you have? The Accountant-General directed me to bring the se
They are in respect of payments for work the Company is perform- ing in respect of A.R.P tunnels?
Yes.
They start from November 1940, 10 August, 1941? - Yes
When the name wong Wing was called. Mr. D. H Blake in formed the Chairman that Kwong Wing had not yet been released
Chairman He has been arrest. He was arrested or
icting insses the raid will have semi-darkness of the Arctic nighted, has he?
the effect of forcing the derinansi
maintain
much a
stronger ROME. Sept. 15 (Reuter
Over force in those waters If they still 200 people have been killed in the wish to use this particular trade earthquake which shook parts Asiatle Turkey according it: an
of route
UNOBSERVED ENTRANCE
a
Wils German destroyer. It was 100 kate to alter the position of the Kuns and Impossible
ram
Ther The destroyer crossed our bows As she did so our macine- guns opened up Flashes from the
Istanbul dispatch to the offctail "We entered Norwegian waters guns it up the tense faces of the Itaban news agency.
completely unobserved and
that crews grouped round them and we 'could see shell after shell tearing
into the bridge and superstructure?
Appeal Against Decision By Mr. Justice Williams In Claim For Possession
A decision by Mr. Justice E. H. Williams, the then Puisne Judge. in giving judgment in favour of the tenant in a claim for posses sion of premises brought by the owner had a sequel at the Supreme Court yesterday when an appeal against bis judgment was brought before the Fult Court of Appeal, comprising the Chief Justlee, Siri Atholl MacGregor. and Mr. Justice P E. F. Cressa II.
Saturday.
And he is not yet on ball? BAIL was opposed but it has been fixed at $20,000 and it is difficult.
He can always be brought here i by the Police the Commission requires him.
WIFE CALLED
To Lal-chong, wile of Kwong
of the German destroyer. She was Wing and proprietress of the Wan taken completely by surprise and Tung and Kwong Wing trans her Answering fre n scattered Portalfon firms, who gave evidence bursts from machine guns was on Friday was again called very wide
we could set 25
Tracer bullets passlug some way from us. The enemy then began laying a smokescreen but before she was able to hide herself we had rain- ed our after guns on her and with breathtaking rear a broadside of sheli crashed in her
TERKIBLE HAVOC
She was then only Semme 300 yards away and we cmid plainly
ter H
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Chairman Du Ding?
you Know Ah
Witness No Where do you live? No Jam Road, first floor You don't know lives at No 209 but not Ah Hing
201.
Ah Ding who
I know Ah Ding.
You do know Ah Ding? Yes Do you remember a bailiff tak
subpoena Ah Ding couple + days ago? Yes
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Did you receive that subpoena ou
The appellant, LO YUK-TONG, of No. 153 Des Voeux Road Cen-bee the wrrible have wrought his beball? No tral, was represented by Mr. H. W. Lee instracted by Mr F. I. Zimı
bridge und control Did the bailiff give it to you? mern, while the defendant-respondent. LEE TUNG, tenant of No. 172 towers were completely Słown No Queen's Read West, ground Boer, appeared in person
Mr Lee said that the appeal was tenant to abate the nuisance forth. against the decision at Mr Justice with Will'ams ! 1. which 1110 learned
Respondent paid no heat and Trial de retused make an in February after three nottees bad order Iar pussesshm of Nu 472; been served and the owner had by Queen's Road West, ground Hoor then given tim notice to quit
When did you fist come to know Ah Ding? Although we have been
eighbours for a long time.
talking to each
away and there was terrific ex- | plosion aboard after wireh she de
veloped a heavy list to peopl Then
tuke Later we have rat she was lost in
albe BOTUNA her ball-subtriged
זיינ!ן.
1 ask You when did you first almosteome to know him? Some time at:
The beginning of the year
holl
"The bat le Wits The point sald Mr Lee, upot Mr Jee puthted out that the chaotic with German ships not which the advice of their Lordships | words "usane" and "annoyance", knowing which way to turn to "8 was berg soupit was clearly de I had been omitted from this section ; cape the terrific onslaught of Bri. fined. It turned upon the simple of the Hongkong Ordinance. tish forces which had caught them
so unawares
APPEAL FAILS
and true construction and simple scope of Scetion 3, sub-ser ul Giving judgment, the Chief Jus the Eviction Ordinance of 1939 Lice said that they had been listen
Relating the facts leading up to ing with great interest to Mr. Ler's the case, Mr. Lee sald that defen arguments and they had come to five-ther dant-respondent some time last the conclusion that the appeal had openes re. year converted the kitchen of the falled and therefore, must be dis premises into a bed room and submissed. let it as such.
"Coming cat ol the smoke we saw the Bremse which was firing ut one of our consorts with her
guns
immediately We As the Bremse drew clear there was a tremendous ex plosion in her and it seems pro-
sank almost
"We do Hot. however. agree babie that she was struck by a REMOVED CHIMNEY FLUE with the learned Trial judge on the torpedo. She in order to do this, counsel conground on which he dismissed mediately. tinued, respondent removed the plaintiff's claim. kitchen fire-pluce and the chim
How did you come to know him? As he frequently went in and out of the entrance, 1 come to know him at the entrance.
Do you know that Ah Ding has а sub-contract with your hus- band? Yes.
TUNNEL WORK
What does he do?--I don't know, but I have heard that he does work in connexion with A.R.P tunnels in Kowloon.
Are you in any way connected with Ah Ding's arm?-No.
We turned ur attention to an-¡ We are satisfied. In view of the ther enemy ship and
You have no money in it?-No. WILI ney Пe, which were required expressed omission from the see-third broadside hit her heavily much money you got from Kin Lee Have you found out yet how under the Building Ordinance, and, tion of the local Ordinance of all aft. She further, this action rendered the reference to nuisance, this Court and got between us and another $13,000 and $14.000.
could st1) manoeuvre for transport of muck? -Between owner of the premises liable to mast hold that the legislature did British ship. The latter however,! proceedings under the Ordinance. not intend to enlarge the scope fired
That is for Kwong Wing and Sometime In November last a of the section to include cases of range and literally olasted her out transportation company?—Yes.
point-blank Company and for your other notice was served on the owner nuisance but rather to finit cases of who passed it on to respondent. A to crimes an ingredient of which broadsides left her nothing more for labour.
the water. The shattering month later, the owner, on a letter is immoral or legal to the user than a smoking hulk which slowly get for that?-1 have no sub-con- from his solicitors, called on the lof the premises."
Bulgaria's
Activities
Directed Against Russia
ANKARA, Sept.
15 (Reuter)-President Roosevelt's broadcast. which is regarded as a a further step towards war, has been over- shadowed here by M. Malotoy's warning to Bulgaria which is held here to justify the belief that Bulgaria's activities are directed against Russia rather than Turkey.
The Turks feel that the talk about Bulgarian threats against Turkey is mainly due to the fact that many Anglo-American cor- respondents who were formerly in the Balkans associate the visht 01 Dr. Clodius, Germany's chief economic negotiator, with force.
Though this may be true in the political questions case of certain countries, the
at her
from
heeled over and sank.
BROADSIDE HIT
What about your sub-contract How much did you
tract for labour from Kin Lee.
You said the last time that you did not know anything about the Oriental Transportation Company?
Yes, I said that.
"Fire was then opened on the trawler and we at once scored direct htt with 路 broadside,
You have never heard of such a Nothing more was seen, of the company in your life? I have trawler and although she was not heard of such a name, but I do actually seen to sink, the effect of not know this company. our broadside of a vessel of about 600 tons must have been fearful and her loss *an be taken for granted
You yourself bad nothing to do with it? Nothing at all.
Do you know Mr. Stokes Marsman's?-No.
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Do you know Ha Shu-lam?-Yes. Man or woman?-Man.
HA SHU-LAM
"The *weather пош suddenly cleared a tile and we had a good view of another destroyer about 6.000 yards off. She immediately opened Mre ut us, British ships What do you know about him?- replied and a running fight en He was formerly with the Tung sued. Patches of mist constantly Lee Company. obscured the target but British How did you come to know him? gunnery again proved Its superior---Sometime ago he had a sub-
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1941. -PAGE 5
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SAY, SUNFLOWER - GIVE ME A BOOT OR SOMETHING TO BITE-I'VE GOT A TOOTH: THAT REFUSES TO COME THROUGH AND IF IT'S MUCH LONGER COMING THERE'LI. BE C
ANOTHER REVOLUTION
IN THIS MOUSE
DELIGHTFULLY
! DAREN'T
YOU WERE NEARLY
POISONED LAST WEEK
crisp and crunchy, OVALTINE'
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RUSKS give just the natural biting exercise to
ensure
easy teething and correct formation of the mouth. Prepared from the purest unbleached whesten flour
and delicious 'OVALTINE', they are rich in the nourishment needed to keep baby nealthy and sturdy.
On Sale At All Stores, Distributors: Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd.
OVALTINE
Rusks
PRESSING FOR REPAIR Turks are al pains to point out He is pressing for the repair of that Turkey is well-armed and the damaged bridges on the Istan- ty and we could see spurts of red contract from the Kin Lee. That able to resist aggression.
bul-Svelingrad Hoe and also offer flame as
removal of muck for Kin Lee, our shells crashed into was how I came to know him. Where is the Tung Lee Com-
What was the sub-contract?pany's office, do seven direct hits had been scored For the removal of rhuck.
you know?--I don't know. Did he form another firm after that?- know this man. He is O'Brien Road.
Where is your othee?—No. 2
the Tung Lee firm.
What office is that, which Com- And they transport muck trompany?--Those premises are for the tunnels?--Yes.
both firms. the Wan Tung and the Kwong Wing,
Consequently, they contend that ing to sell goods acquired from the German ship. After at least it is impossible to compare the ac- Greece, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, tivities of Dr. Clodius in Turker Thus, by selling Greek tobacco. there was violent explosion aboard with the pressure' brought to bear olive oil, etc., to Turkey-which her and a great column of smoke on Rumania and others.
are urgently needed by the Tinted rose into the air. The Turks belleve that German States and other countries. Dr. activities in Bulgaria are not large Clodius hopes
"This fortunate break in the enough to constitute a threat to currency as a result of the United |bility begun to close in again. Be- to obtain foreign weather was short-lived and vist Turkey.
States and other countries pur- fore In his talks with the Turks. D. chasing these goods.
we lost contact with the enemy however, we managed to Coldius acems to have realised that Buch action on his part is re-engage more targets. It is impos- the Anglo-Turkish Alliance is the garded in some quarters as a tacit (alble to estimate the damage or basis of Turkish foreign polley and 'admission that Germany is unable even see what types of vessels we be therefore refrained from raising to make speedy deliveries,
COMMUNAL KITCHEN
Hongkong's Arst commupal kitchen was opened yesterday after- noon in the basement of Wanchal Market,
Cooked rico will be sold to the poor at three cents a bowl and an extra cont will be charged for "sung" to so with the rice. Rates will be between 7.30. to- 21,89. x.m. and 4.30 to 7 pm
The kitchen is the forerunner of a chain of such establishments which is hoped to set up in an emergency to feed the pubile.
On behalf of Kin Lee?--Yes, Do you know a Miss Tam Yuen Kwan?-No.
Is it a big office?-No; What does 12 consist?-One
Do you know a man named Ho room, To?-No.
Never heard of him?-Never.
wore firing at but direct hits were This gentleman, Mr. Ha Shu- stored on at least two more ships, lam. Is he still transporting muck The whole action Instod less than for Kin Leo?- half an hour. The fact that we When did he stop?-1. cannot sailed right into the middle of the German force and blasted
remember.
Was he transporting muck when them from all olies without a you were doing It?-I don't re- single casualty to curselves shows member. the skill and resource with which the whole action was carried out. "So without mission completed
wo returned to harbour."
Do you know whether he is still doing it, or whether ho
has stopped?--Not now as I am the only person doing the
What kind of a staff have you in the office?—At present there is no one in the oflen but I do go there now and again in the evening.
WHAT - YOU DAREN'T!!
HAVE
I MUST/
SCRUMP
No3
MUM PUT YOU IN THERE FOR SAFETY WHILE SHE WENT NEXT DOOR FOR
ADVICE ABOUT
YOUR TEETH
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SOMETHING
TO BITE ON!
MY HAT! YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT DON'T YOU! MRS WALKER NEXT DOOR SAYS'OVALTİNE” RUSKS ARE THE WORLD'S GREATEST TEETH BUILDERS. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THEM FOR MAKING TEETHING EASY AND
the Kwong Wing Company has received $26,876 for transport workSo far as I can remem- ber, the amount ever received by the Kwong Wing Co. from Kin Lee was a little over $10,000.
PLEASANT
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the July and August figures yet You do not know what became of the other '$16,0007-The money is still owing, to me by Kin Lee,
How much do they owe you?-- Over $10,000.
What month would this be?- Well, according to the books, it The details of this account I have is $26.376-80 far as I can re-
not yet worked out. It is an member, the amount was between aggregate amount from time to
time.
| $13,000 and $14,000,
Your memory must be at fault.
You know for what month?-
It is $20,370. Perhaps you have The position is this: After I have never received the money, is that done some work I went there for
t?-I. cannot remember.
CANNOT REMEMBER
payment. I did not receive the full amount, but only a portion of
You cannot remember whether it.
you have received this money or How come your receipt on this not?-Bo far as I can remember, Ile here for the sum of $26,3767...... think it was over $10,000 'but not
In that case, I don't remember as much.
very clearly." You do not know what happen-
You would not give a receipt for
NO ENTRIES MADI who keeps your books?--I have no books.
You don't keep books?—No. You make no entries of theed to the other $10,0007-I am not money which you did not receive? money you received from your yet fully paid, some money is still-Certainly not. husband's Arm?—I make no notes owing to me. whatsoever.
According to Kin Lee's booka,
Bo if you gave receipts for $20,370 But these Agures only go up to it is reasonable to assume that, you
so up the end of June, I have not taken Gandia
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