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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

CAMPHORWOOD BOXES Social Items

Charge of Fraudulent Conversion of Money

the

The engagement is announced of Gerhard Kuelps, elder son of Mr. and Mrs, F. Kuelpa of Hongkong. case and Moremi Berg, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Berg of Shanghai.

took

January 11, 1939.

TRAFFIC BREACHES Europeans Fined For

Minor Offences

B. M. Bateman, of Jardine Mathe- Further ovidence in against Wong Tat-nam, alias Wong

son and Company Ltd. was fined $10 by Mr. R. A., D. Forrest at the Central Kwong-hing, alleged to have stolen

Magistracy yesterday on a summons 20 sets of camphorwood boxes, volu

for overtaking a moving vehicle on ed at $700, on September 11, and to

the left-hand side on December 30. to his A most enjoyable function have fraudulently converted

in St. Andrew's He was cautioned on another charge own use the sum of $760 received placé yesterday on account of Central and Company, Church Hall, which was decorated of having no red rear light on his

before Mr. R. A. D. with fings, when the St. Andrew'n motor car. was heard

Traffic Sergeant F. G. Appleton Bald Forrent at the Central Magistracy Women's Guild held their New Year yesterday.

Party. Community pluging,

quiet were the that he followed the car along Queen's games and compétitions

Road Central about 7.30 p.m. on order of the day, and the party was December 30, as the rear light wan voted a great success.

cut At the junction of Garden Rond the car was stopped by a trame signal.

to

for

Mr. M. A, da Silva prosecuted for the complainant, Pun Ngam-shun while Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios: appeared for Wong. Mr. H. A. de B. Botelho was present for Ip on-

After living in the Colony for 30 On moving of, it followed another car which had stopped ahead, but tossed the cur on the near side when ting. the purchaser of the boxes.

years and being attached

Ribre its con- Church Ip Hon-ting, proprietor of the Andrew's Kwong Hing Chan Shop in Tal Nom secration over thirty years ago, Mrs. near the west corner of Garden Road, Street, said he was introduced

Defendant, in evidence, said that he Stoneham left Kowloon E. F. Sto defendant by a friend, who and he one yesterday and will not return, was under the impression that the car had soine camphorwood boxes for she and her husband are going to in front intended to turn round the sale. He was told the goods were live at their house ast Broadstairs, front of the Hongkong Bank Building. from a shop which had closed down. Kent. There can be very few other Fines urmounting to $10 were Im- The transaction was completed on British people in the Colony who posed on P. Barten, of the Gloucester November 11, and the police periv have been here for that length of time. tatel, when he admitted having ex- ed at his shop about ten days later. Representing

of 01 cceded the parking time mit in Mo Kan, 15, apprentice of the Britishers who built up the Colony, Chater Road on December 24 and 20. Central Company, sald he was in Mrs. Stoncham stands for the best in structed by Pun to take the boxes that tradition, and has always been

with Wong. to Gloucester

md Ko

that old school

Road, where they were landed on faithful to her Church, comments the to a sampan. He heard his master"Andrian." ask Wong for the money, and Wong fold his master to go with him to the office for it.

The crew of the sumpan were told but shortly by Pun not to leave, after this the boatmen rowed away. The hearing was adjourned until January 16.

LATE NEWS

"World War In The Spring"-Kennedy

Washington, Jan, 10.

COAL THEFT ALLEGED Four men, Cheng Sai-lo, 42, Lat and Sui-tsin, 36, Lee Yat-san, 38, Hoag Wal-man. 25. appeared before! Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kow- loon Magistracy yesterday in connee- tion with the loss of 15 tons of cont from the coal yard of John Manners & Company on December 15,

Cheng Sal-lo was accused of the Military Affairs Committee theft, and the others were charged Houses to-day, when reporting on the with conspiracy. On the application European situation, according to of the poltee, the case was adjourn-member of the committer. ed for three days.

MUI-TSAI COMPLAINS Alleged Ill-treatment Of Unregistered Girl

Mrs. G. V. Churchill, of May Road, attended In Queen's Roud Central on was fined $5 for leaving her car un-

December 28.

Denial of Charges

F/Lt. R. C. S. Allin, of Kal Tak before Aerodrome, was sommoned Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kaw- loon Magistracy yesterday for not having been in a position to have full control of his car in Nathan Road on December 14, and for having driven without due care and

caution.

Allin denied both

charges and

hearing of the case was fixed for

Friday, January 13, at 2,30 p.m.

Asking Allin if he had time to

"A world war may start in the attend Court on January 13, Mr. spring," Ambassador Joseph Kennedy Macfadyen inquired, smilingly: "You la reported to have to the Joint fare not superstitious, are you?"

of both

Mr. Bullitt, the Ambassador France, is sul to have concurred! with this view,

Mr. Kennedy was quoted with predieting that war might break out!

Allin: "Not very slr. I think I can manage that day."-

The case was adjourned because one of the prosecution's witnesses Is In the New Territories.

as a result of a German invasion of ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY the Ukraine, or if Italy should al- tempt to seize Tunís.

Mr. Kennedy is said to have sub- Annual Meeting Reviews

Year's Activities.

mitted to the committee data with to German Bir strength

Li Tsun-ming, in, unemployed, and regard

by Colonel Lindbergh, The annual meeting of Cymdeithas Yau Yik-hung, 40, married woman, compiled were charged before Mr. R. A. D. which reputedly eredits Germany Dewi Sant (St. David's Society) was Forrest at the Central Magistracy with a first-line strength of 10,000 held yesterday, when the president, yesterday with having employed an planes, and an output of 1,200 planes. E. W. Davies, occupied the chair. unregistered mui-tsal, Li Shun-hop a month, aged 12, at Eastern January 7, Il-treating a mui-tsai, and i-treating a child under 18 years of age.

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Mr. H. W. Frazer, Inspector of Mui-tsal, said that very bad report

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officer who examined the girl, who' had been struck on the legs, head and buck with a feather duster by first) defendant, and with a piece of fre- wood by the woman.

Mr. Duvies was unanimously re- Mr. Kennedy is quoted as saying: elected president and Mr. E: Lloyd The lesson of all this is prepared-Jones efected vice-president.

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The following committee was ap- pointed.-Mrs. J. G. Hooper, Mrs. K. Davies, D. Davies, E. R. Price and E. C. Themas.

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Li claimed the girl as a relative,] communicate her decision to Geneva Party during the Chinese New Year) while You said the girl had struck in the next few days, reliable in- her with the piece of wood and she formation indientes. had snatched it and struck her back.

It is pointed out that Hungary re-the membership, as it was felt that NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF U.S.A, Hearing was fixed for January 10,

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there were many residents of Welsh sently bail of $100 enelt being allowed de-friend the countries adhering to the nationality in the Colony who were fendants.

anti-Cominlern Paci. I concluded a cattural agreement will Japan and eligible for membership.

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HEALTH BULLETINS

four of One case of Diphtheria, Typhoid, six of Mensles, three of Chicken-pox. two of Meningitis, and five of Dysentery, were reported to the Health authorities on Monday.

During the past week, two cases of Cholera with one death, six of 10 of Small-pox with five deaths,

ane Diphtheria with seven deaths,

of Scarlet Fever, seven of Typhoid with two deaths, 22 of Measles with right deaths. two of Chicken-pox, three of Meningitis with one death, 10 of Dysentery with eight deaths, two of Puerperal Fever, and 112 deaths from Tuberculosis, were also reported.

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