1939-04-06 — Page 29

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April, 6, 1939.

DONALD DUCK

STOP THAT INFERNAL RACKET

OR I'LL BUST YUH IN TH' EYE!

Wild ich rend

RAI

OH, YEAH?

MAGISTRATE IMPRISONS INDIAN POLICEMAN, MAKES TRENCHANT CRITICISM OF EXTORTION

WALT

Constable Took Four Cent

COMPANY SECRETARIES TOLD-

FILE SHARES OR BE FINED

THE ATTENTION of secretaries of companies to the heavy penalty involved for failing to file the return of an allotment of shares in time was drawn by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor in the Supreme Court this morning, during the hearing of an application by the New Asiatic Chemical Works, Ltd.

The application was for an extension, of time to file an allotment of 2,040 shares,

Appearing for the Company, Mr. H. C. Macnamara, who was. instructed by Mr. H. N. Chau, said that the firm was formed carly last year. The reason why the allotment was not filed was because the directors were ig- norant of the law.

His Lordship remarked that ap- parently secretaries of companies were too busy to acquaint themselves with the law.

Five-Year- Old Girl Bitton

ABUL L terrier which being

taken by Mrs. R. Duncan, of

2 Fortress Hill,

to the Hong-

kong Jockey

Club

stables yesterday, bit

Car,

her daughter, Jennifer, aged 5, 11.3 they were leaving

child Was treated

her The dog is be- ing kept under observation at Jockey

privately for injuries.

the

Club stables.

Bribe:

Gaoled

AN INDIAN CONSTABLE who joined the Hongkong Police Force less than two years ago was sent to prison for three months this morning for accepting bribes.

His plea for the substitution of a fine was refused by the Magistrate, Mr. R. A. D. Forrest, who made trenchant remarks concerning the prevalence of bribery in Hongkong, and the difficulty of bringing dishonest officials to justice.

The constable was Piara Tsui Ping-chuen, a 14-year-

He was charged old unlicensed hawker. Singh. with extorting two cents!

During evidence, yesterday from a licensed hawker, Lo the third Magistrate, Mr. T. J. Kam, at Wanchai, and with Houston, was a witness for the extorting two cents from Crown.

DANCE HOSTESSES IN STREET BRAWL

SCREAMS AND SHOUTS created by women outside the Queen's Dancing Hall on the morning of March 1, disturbed the nearby occupants of flats. When enquiries were made, they re- vealed that three dancing hostesses were having a brawl.

Before Mr. T. J. Houston at the Central Magistracy this morning, Leung Ying and Chan Yuk-tsun, dancing hostesses, were summoned by Cheung Sik- "As I have given no previous warn-ning, also a dancing hostess, for ing about this, I will now point out assault. that in future the authoritica will be perfectly justified in deciding which course to take.

"At the same time they should know of another clause in the Com- panies Ordinance which involves a very heavy penalty indeed,

The Company was allowed seven days to file the shares.

Montana Cowboys

Asked by his Worship to produce her-witnesses; Cheung suid-the- they were all cabaret girls, and could not get up to early to attend Court.

Chung, in evidence, raid when she was leaving the Queen's dance hall, Chan asked her why she told the other girls that she had neked har for a loan of money. Cheung alleged that Chan and Leung then assaulted} her with their Asts.

His Worship ordered the complain- and the defendents to sign bends $25 to be of good behaviour for a

Jeor.

Great Falls, Mont. Montana cowboys have declded' that with the steady decrease in the cowboy profession something must be 10 done to perpetuate the tradition. was the one who was aecnulted." With one Montana Cowboys nacock complained Chtung. "Why should I ⚫tion already in existence, a second

sign a bond?" one is now being organised in the Billings district. Membership will

The alternative is п month in gaol," the Magistrate said. be open only to bona fide cowboys! "I prefer to go to prison. I d'd

and daughters of not commit an offence," and to the sons old-lime range riders.

afterwards.

COLLECTED BUTTS FROM GUTTERS

she sold

"RE-CONDITIONED

CIGARETTES ON SALE

TWO CENTS for a packet of ten cigarettes-in Players cigarette boxes were displayed h Au Cheuk. 39, unemployed. in a Wanchal Street. He was arrested by Sergeant F. Weare and was charged before Mr. T. J. Hasum at he Central Magistracy

this morning with manufacturing.cigarettes without a licence.

It was said that the defendant |

made cigarettes himself by using Rumania cigarette-butts picked up in the. streets.

When these cigarettes were made, defendant would put them in what- ever kind of boxes he managed to obtain.

When arrested he had. four boxes of his self-made cigarettes in Players': puckels.

A fine of $25 or a month's hard Labour was imposed.

Further Reservists Called Up

Theft Charge

Stealing clothing from a clothes he was he charge against a man at the Kowloon Magistracy 4. morning. He was remanded for enquiries.

Youth Ordered 18 Strokes Summary Justice

For Snatcher

IN ADDITION to a sentence of one week's hard labour im-

By Walt Disney

· Chickens Are Fascists!

Canaries dre democratie. Chickens are Fascist.

Well, anyway, than what Professor W. C. Allée, of Ch'ca-

go, says, and he has been study- ing the group behaviour of

animals for 30-

years.

The

Pro- h3s

worked out a

fessor

theory

social ten- dencies in animals.

"Chickens appear to have developed the

sort of organisatioa characteris- tic of a military system or Fascist state," he says, "but pigrons and cauaries are more democratic,”

The social helrarchy chickens, canaries, and men may have much in common, fie says.

Wang "Traitor Number One"

Continued From Page: 1

HOT BUNS

Lane, Crawford

PREMIER TO TELL

od From Pa

also present. The conversation had two purposes;

(1) The text of the sintement to be made by the Prime Minister to- day, was agreed upon,

(2) The questions to be broached in a Onal conversation were outlined.

Finance

Although it is stated in English Metal quarters that these questions referred only to some essential details of a more technical nature, Polish quarters state that economie and the financial questions will be in foreground.

Questions of a British loon to Poland and emigration of Jews from Poland

ore not yet completed.- frana-Occun.

Hungary's Interest

Budapest, Apr. 5. The Interest of Hungarian papera Ila concentrate more and more on the Anglo-Polish negotiations In London. The papers expect that in otirse of the question arising of the Inclusion in the system of guarantees 'ot Rumonia, it will beconte apparent that the present Hungarian-Ruman- fan border cannot be maintained. The revelation that the case was

This opinion, at present expressed brought into Court hurriedly

be-negotiate with the Japanese at that jonly in the London reports of the cause the Crown ffared that one of time if they were sincere to end the paper, is reflected, however, in the the principal withesses was about undeclared war on China. to abscond was made by Inspector A. Y. Baker, during this morning's bearing.

Constable's Evidence Defendant went into the witness box to give evidence on his own be- half when the case resumed.

Konoyo's "Poace"

the London

of

says

|headlines, reading for Instance: "Rumania must come to an agree- ment with Hungary", (Government When Prince Konoye moved for organ 'Pesti Usjag'), or "No under- 'peace again in December, 1938, he standing in London without full- continued, his Government hud re-ment of Hungarian demands", (rig

or "The fate peatedly refuted the Chinese Central wing paper), Government and the leadership of Transylvania has become the key Generalissimo

Kai-shek; problem of

talks" "I was on my 'boat' in Wancha: How could the Central overnment('Magyar Orszag').

Government Road when Mr. Houston (the Third put herself in u_position to

negotiate

The "Pester Lloyd", close to the Magistrate who gave evidence yester-with the Japanese Government on an Hungarian Foreign Minister, day) came up and called me," de-equal footing? In what other way to-night, that I had not escaped the fendant said,

could the Central Government treat attention of British circles that after Konoye's declaration other than by the war Rumania incorporated large "I turned and saluted Mr. Houston, blunt rejection? he

Wang Hungarian territories, and that it was asked who ordered me to arrest a man and Ching-wei.

Jevident that Hungarian public 'opin-i take him to the police station.

lion would consider a guarantee of Militarily speaking, China's fight- these territories, acqured by Rumanla

strength during Herr Traut-with disregard of the cliniest prin ann's good offices and intervention ciples to be a handicap to Britain's in Nanking was much weaker than position-Trans-Ocean. a-year later,-when--Prince. Kenoye made his "peace" declaration, accord- ing to the Chinese soldier who had participated in the famous Battle of Talerchwang.

Was

"I did so. At the station 1 asked if I knew the man, and replied that I did not. I was then sent back

o my 'bent."

"Three-hours later 1-was recalled, and was then informed that I would be charged with accepting a bribe,

Generaliasimo

!) Am A New Man” "Why was I not told of this when

Sacrificed Divisions first went back to the station? 1 save not taken any money. I don'!

Chiang Kai-shek know the Chinese who was said to hnd only 30 per cent. of his forces ave been with me at the time. 1ble to continue resistance against the iver asked him to collect money for Japanese when he met Herr Trout- ne, or did I ask the-hawkers to mann in November, 1937, he stated. tive money to him for me.

A great number of his crack divisions

Thanghai, Soochow and Wusih. But,

year later the Generalissimo had at rast hundred re-organised' and re- ruited divisions under his command, "It was broause Nanking and ai reat number of provincial capitals were still in the Chincse hands that the Central authorities did not re- slcki.

Mr. L. D. Searle, Assistant Super-fuse the German good office and in- ntendent of Police, replied that tervention when China's ultimate Piura Singh Joined the force in victory was uncertain,” sald a well- August, 1937.

known Chinese scholar on foreign re-

"I am a new man here, and I can-was sacrificed in the battlefields at not speak or understand Cantonese. don't know how to collect inoney; i 5 not within the sphere of my polle- work. I cannot understand why the charge has been brought agpinst me

The Magistrate, refused to accept

statement. Jefendant's

posed on a 17-year-old youth,h

"What is this man's record?" he

Tam Ping-lam, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest at the Central Magia tracy this morning, he was ordered to undergo a flogging of 18 strokea of the cane.

L

Tam was charged with snatching | a pair of gold car-rings from woman named Ho Sal-tin, 58, at Ship, Street, Wanchal, on Monday.

Detre.ive-Sergeant. T.

Cashman

rald that one of the woman's cars was injured in the course of the matching

Social Items

"He has an extraordinarlly good lations. character," lie said.

"Common Knowledge"

"But why should China abandon her war against Japanese invasion a "Allough defendant may have an year later, when final victory became fact remains that the charge is one

xtraordinarily good character, the more certain?"

at the most serious a police officer can commit," the Magistrate sald,

"I think it is common knowledge that this practice has been going on from very early times, and it is

STOCK MARKET.

REPORT

always extremely dialculi to hd The Hongkong Stock Exchange cy'dence suficient to bring a case official summary issued yesterday before the Court

|-. With London and New York mar-

NEWS IS KNOWLEDGE

QUESTION: In which country

have doctors perfected

test

for deciding whether a motorist

Ls

L under the influence alcohol?

of

ANSWER: Germany. Blood tests of motorists are now taken in all cases. The doctors claim that they can estimate the degree of drunkenness with complete ac- curacy.

Q Aro German motorists com- pelled to undergo these tests? Ai Yes, Suggestion that similar compulsory tests should be in- troduced here have been op-

on all sides. Q: What teals are made in this

posed

similar circum-

country

stances?

A. The police call a doctor, who

examines the

eyes, 'suspect's

He then complexion and galt. makes him close his eyes, pui his feet together and stand erect. Finally he makes him repeat sentences -containing words that. are hard to enunciate.

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The wedding took place yesterday at the Registry before Mr. T. J. Gould, Deputy Registrar of Marriagda, between Mr. Chin Bork-suty, phy- "I myself have seen this sort of says: sical instructor, and Miss HoLai- thing going on in the Colony's

After four years of captivity a hing, of 39. Chizung Sha Wan Rond,

streets, and have been informed by kets both down this market became shark in the Torgonga Pork_ng- Shamshulpo. The witnesses wërë

unimpeachable sources of certain very quiet and buyers were con-uarium here is estimated to have Mesdames

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The following forthcoming wed-| "In view of the case with which dings are announced: Mr. Tong Tak- this offence can be committed, and spite of the defendant's good ho, clerk at the Yee Tsoon Tobacco 'n Bucharest, Apr. 5.

Distributors Ltd.. residing at 7 Wild character, I cannot do less-than pass Rumania has seat another Infantry Dell Building, Wanchal, to Miss Ho sentence of three months hard inbour regiment to the Bulgarian border Chol-kwat, of Au Chuan, Yan Ping on cach charge. Sentences will be His Worship observed that the following reports that Bulgaria had District, Kwangtung, and Mr. Wong concurrent." cigarettes Au picked un from the moved troops towards the Bulgarian Yat-hing, merchant, to Miss Tung streets had been discarded and smok- frontier. It is understood also that Mao-fen, of 54 Bonham Road, Hong-

Rumania has called up a number of kong.

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Burglar Errs On Beer

ed by people with all kinds of reservists recently demobilised. disrases,

The wedding took place lost weelt *It is highly dangerous for others Rulepels Ingistred from Berlin if and of Mr. Nigel Mayn: Wilfred Harris. Unconfirmed rumours declare that at Holy Trinity Cathedral. Shonglini

# to smoke cigarettes made from, these how for, Germany, was willing to goldest son hf Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred butis," be sald,

Oakland, Cal to support Bulgarian claim to the Harris, of Chester. Terrace, Regent's

Aurmet Famalove, restaurant "roprie- Another unemployed, Chan Ping, Bulgaria ceded to Romania, follow-res Little, grond daughter of Mr. bed. A. burglar, carried off a case of outhern part of Dabrula, which Park, London, and Miss Marton Lew tor, got a reel kick out of being reb- 20, was similarly charged, and alzo ng the accond Balkan

and Mrs. 11. Marin Little of Shang-,24 bottles of what was presumably, fined $25 or à month's hard labour,United Press.

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