1948-04-27 — Page 5

Forged Notes: Prison For

Two

Men

FOUND GUILTY ON

FOUR CHARGES

Sentence of four years' hard labour was passed by Mr Justice Gould at the Criminal Sessions this morning on two men, Yiu Ming, 28, shop fokl, and Hul Kin-hel, 29, partner of un' im- port und export arm, when they were found guilty by a jury, which included five women, on four, counts of uttering and pos- session of forged Slumese fical notes..

The larges on which they were found guilty were of uttering 800 forged 20-tical notes on December 30, 1947; uttering 859 forged 20- tleal notes on January 13 this year; 20-tical pośrersion of 1,000 forget

notes on January 10; and possession of 1,000 forget 20-tical

noter December 30.

on

On these counts the neeused were sentenced to four years' hard labour un each. tho terms to run con- currently.

On a charge of conspiracy to út- ler 1,000 forged 20-tical notes on or about December 20, they were found not guilty by a majority ver- diet of 6-2. They were discharged au tiks count.

Hul was alditionally charged with infoprislop of a felony by concealing The fact at Ylu had uttered 800 longed 20-fleal notes, but as the Jury returned vordiets of guilty on the counts of ultering ani possession, he was formally discharged on- that count.

FINE FOR MISPRISION

A third man. Wong Pul, 31, travol- Hug trader, who had pleaded gulity at the outsef of the trial to a charge of laprision of a felony through the Counsel, Mr A. J. CUfford (instruc- ted by Mr C. A. S. Russ), was dued $500. Other charges against him had been withdrawn by Mr J. Beynolds, Crown Counsel, who had accepted his plen

All the accused were arrested after Ylu Ming had carriect out some transactions with the Wing Cheung money-changer, 6 Pedder Street, who uld not suspect the Siamese teal notes to be forgeries until some time later.

Two witnesses were called by Mr Clifford to speak to the character of Wong Pul. Ho Wai-long, manager of the Mee Chung confectioner's, 606 Shanghal Street, said he had known Wong for ten years and had always found the man to be reliable and honest. At one time Wong was his partner and he had entrusted large

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H.K. And Whampoa Dock's

Year Of Achievement

PLANS TO MODERNISE COMPANY'S

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

"The results of the year's trading activities are considered very satisfac- tory, particularly after taking into account the difficulties encountered during the earlier part of the year when we were still hampered by war damage and by a shortage of staff," said Mr S. T. Williamson at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd, held this morning. In his report Mr Willamson. I members of our supervisory staff had) Chalinin of Directors, disclosed that arrived, and we now have an ade- it had been decided to modernise the quate and well-qualified staff to dent whole electrical equipment In the with all branches of our activities. Company's preinises.

The increase in staff has necessitated

He said:

At the Ordinary Yearly Meeting held on June 10 of last year, the Chairman gave you a brief pleure of the rehabilitation accompäshed up to that time. I should like to add a brief statement on де!!

further rehabilitation from then up to the present time.

The Time Office, at our main pre- mises, Kowloon Docks, which was completely destroyed, was rebuilt during the year to an improved de- sign. Extensive

re-roofing and structural repairs were carried out that all

sums of money to his care. When-and ever Wong borrowed money, he always repalti, Witness had not known Wong to be involved in any trouble before.

Wong's wife, La Siu-kan, told the Court her husband was a good man and was a good father to their child, nr. le supported the family by his business as travelling trader.

MITIGATION PLEA Pleading in mitigation, Mr Cur ford sald that Wong's only offence that he knew his friends und relatives a committed crime and he did not give

1047.

and

now been

re-

items I live already referred to in the speecti and in the Directors' Report. The current assets of the Company representing its stocks. work in progress, debtors, bank

I'M IN A FILM CALLED’PINK STIZING

AND SEALING WAX.

Death Of Former

H.K. Resident

News has been received in Hong- kong of the death of Mr Albert Edward Clarke, Assoc. I. E. E. formerly of the Electrical Depart- nient, P.W.D., which occurred in Dover, England, on April 25. He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs Kathleen Manu, wife of Mr D. Mann, of the Marine De- partment, and Mrs Marle Dancey, of the Gloucester Hotel.

Born on September. 14, 1800, the late Mr Clarke joined the Public Works Department bs temporary electrician in June 1919 and became Senior Inspector of Works in July 1028. He was later appointed Chief Electrician andi was Interned in Stanley Camp.

On Uberation, he left for the United Kingdom In the Empress of Australia on recupera- to leave prior to retirement on pension.

further capital expenditure upon our balance, etc. increased by $10.338.RAPE CHARGE staff quarters, and your. Board de-390.-, as the result of the continued cided to convert two blocks of 18 expansion of the Company's busi- houses into 38 self-contained flats, ness.

allowing for

war

1 now formally propose the adop- tion of the Reports and Accounts as presented together with the recom- mendations of the Directors ns em- hodied therein; after these have been seconded. I shall be glad to answer to the best of my ability any questions which shareholders may wish to ask.

Leonard Walter Hempel, a res- Tourant manaker of 30, Nathan Road. made his second appearance before Mr Latimer, at Kowloon Court this morning on a charge of

rape.

Revolver. Found in Abandoned Coat

which work 1s How almost com- I am sorry to say that little pro- pleted.

gress was achieved during 1947 in Turning to the Report and Ac-connection with claims for counts, as these have been in your losses, and the only item which was hands for the prescribed period, I disposed of was that in connection will, with your permitlon, take with diverted cargoes to Australia, them as read.

Hempel, a 24-year-old Briton, was Indio, etc. during the war; the claims alleged to have had earnal know- 70 CENT DIVIDEND

outstanding for this were paid sub-ledge of Chan Wai-fong, 23, a mar- The profit, after

jeet to a residue of stocka still in ried woman residing at 51, Haiphong

to the west vard, platers shed. buller Board have recommended that the tenosed of subject to certain costs said to have been committed on the Depreciation, is $3,384,974, Your Australia which were shipped to us Road. third floor. without her con-

Hongkong

This claim is now sent on April 21. The offence was shop the foundry, so

Profit should be appropriated in the these buildings have

following manner--(1) Provision hieurred by our Agents during the stairense of D house In Pilkem stored to their pre-war state. The re-075,000: (2) Reserve for Extensions main clam

for Contingencies and Taxation war and which will be added to our Street. pincement and overhaul of machines $675,000; (2) Res

for war damages, but

Upon application by the Police and equipment has been extensive and Improvements $950,000; (3) The there is nothing further to report

creation of an Insurance-

Hempel was further remanded for Réserve regarding this, our main Reparation throughout progressive

therea

a week. Ball was fixed at $50. Fund $500,000; (4) Payment of a Claim. period and many of the machines dividend of 70 per share less Tax. ordered in 1945 arrived from the U.K. during H7 with the conse- $830,000; Leaving an amount un- quent Improvement to our machine appropriated $820,074. and other shops.

This amount to be carried forward A number of overhead travelling cranes which together with the amount from 1940.

for Extensions had been put out of action during The Reserve

and the war were repaired and the new Improvements is considered by the 50 ton Babcock & Wilcox overhead Board to be most essentiel in view of travelling crane was installed in the additional modernisation which must

A brand-new revolver and 200 Machine Shop during the summer of inke pince progressively. The

rounds of ammunition, found yester- Board have also considered it desir-

SHAREHOLDERS' PATIENCE

day hidden in a pocket of an army We have recently nequired four able to establish an Insurance Re-

Seconding the adoption of the Re-

great coat among the stacks of tyres Gantry heavy lift dockside cranes serve: typhoon damage risk was

stored in the No. 1 godown of the of the most modern construction, formerly covered with an Insurance and Accounts, Mr J. H. Seth

Kowloon Wharf and Godown Com- which arrived in ther. Colony to- Company, but the Board have since

We have listened with great in-

pany, was ordered to be confisented away to the Police, There wuS wards the end of February and the decided that it would be an economy

by Mr Latimer terest to your outline of the future morning.

at Kowloon this no possible suggestion of uttering,

fauinations and other work con- for the Company to carry this risk. conspiracy or even misprision of the

Mr Latimer also ordered nected with their erection is well and the reserve is made as a guard

policy of our Company, particularly that the great cont be given to the ultering. but purely of the posses-

in hand.

as te mechanisation. It must be ob-home for the aged. against the possibility of typhoon Wong's reason slon,

for

In addition to these

dockside and

even similar dimage which and

layman,

that forming he

Polier

inechanisation is essential if we are cranes we have had delivery of four might prise. was that he ckl hot want to let them down.

mobile stiam cranes und three

Although our Balance Sheet shows 16-maintain our position as one of the Counsel drew the Court's atten

mobile diesel cranes.

a balance at Bank of over $5,000,000, leading Dockyards in the Far East, vive. I am sure shareholders will be tion that the Crown had dropped carried out extensive rehabilitation pre-war

At Cosmopolitan Dock we

a position also I must direct your attention to the

we attained before the prepared to exercise a little patience. war by means of a plentiful supply ente of larger dividends for share- As you know, Sir, I am an advo- other charges against the accused

overdraft of $1,720,000 and that was tantamount

work, but are still held up for final which will fall for payment in the

of cheap skilled labour. Those days holders where, in my opinion, they acquittal, and once he was acquittedtinued nan-arrival of roofing mate- tors

completion there due to the con- future, as will other pre-war credi-

are past, and to maintain that post-are justified, but realise it is not 'claims of those charges, they could not be rials, the supply position of which Moratorium is lifted. There

tion, we must try to keep in advance possible to pay away a large portion when the existing taken into consideration.

will of the times; this can only be ace of our profis until such Ume as our is most acute in all Countries. Misprision, he went

also be the payment of blils for complished by modernising our plant was on offence which had practically gone

went on,

EQUAL TO PRE-WAR capital expenditure in respect of and creating an up-to-date Dockyards are completely modernised. out in England and did not exist in

Our tugs and lighters suffered items actually on order at the close yard. I gather from your remarks, A study of the Balance Sheet at any other code. Through loyalty to

extremely heavy war damage, and ered since the date of the Balance goal.

we are rapidly approaching this 31st December. of the year together with items or Sir, v

-1947 revenis

the their friends, or perhaps negligence Colony we were only able to recover Sheet, and in particular the insinila-

financial strength Unfortunately, this requires a large and it is gratifying to see that the of the Company, In not reporting, it did not appear a few Launches. to the pubile conscience to be some-

During the year tion costs of plant and equipment capital outlay and it is necessary for Liquid Assets are more then sun- thing

we purchased and Atted out three after its arrival in Hongkong.

shareholders to forego what may be clent to discharge Current Liabilities really punishable, cvent though it was

additional Tow-Boats: the "H.W.D.

considered their fair participation in hind Provisions. a specific offence. Paulin H.W.D. Gertrude" Counsel submitted that what offence

the profit earned. Bearing in mind, "HLW.D. Dorothy"

With these remarks, Sir, I have Wong and committed was really a

however, that this Capital expendi-pleasure in seconding the resolution lowage facilities in the harbour are trading stocks have been building ture is necessary if we are to sur-proposed by you. technical one.

therefore equal to what they were up as the result of shipments rc- pre-war.

celved from overseas (in many

I 4 MONTHS IN CAOL

then

nt in-

An

upon the

·

Te-occupation

so that

of the

and our

BUILDING UP STOCKS Throughout the year our ordinary

I trust the foregoing will give cases upon orders placed in 1945), you an indication that further con- but we still have a considerable siderable progress has been achieved quantity to arrive

will fall which

be

in.

necessary to

the

said:

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to

1

"

No War Claims Compensation

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He drew attention to the fact that Wong had already served four months in prison since his arrest in restoring the Company's amenidue for payment during the present and had lost a considerable propor-

ties during the year. There tion, if not all, of his business, is wife and child were at present de-

however, a vast amount still to year; the most serious position re- done which will require extensive shrinkage of our nice! stocks due to garding stocks is the continued pendent on the help of friends. To capital expenditure in the immediate the impose any further punishment on and near future. It will be recalled usage being very much in excess the accused would, in Counsel's sub

of replacement, in fact since the that the Company did not change date of re-occupation of neon for re-sale, which has resulted in mission,

£10,000,000 as a free grant to the le

its electric current frequency, from until the end of 1947 we have re Government; (c) cruelty. Counsel

cash receipts by the asked the Court to confine its mind

00 to 50 cycles due to the incidence ceived less than we really require.Government will give a further free arising from war damage and war Hongkong Singapore and Malayan Federation. His Majesty's governments to the charge to which Wong had

towards of the European War and our need During the present year, we have

expenditure pleaded guilty

guilty and nothing more.

for maintaining output of new ships received two small shipments, and

grant

£1,000,000 Mr Reynolds agreed that misprision

to ussist risic claims, the House of Commons for the war effort; the time is al- have recently concluded negotiations the Colony in resolving problems was told today. was a crime which was not often ready overdue for this important for further supplies during the pre- arising out of expenditure connected charged against anyone these days,

change-over to take place, and ar-sent year, which upon delivery will with the war.

The British government will also rangements have recently been con- also mean considerable cush but the charge was not that accused -refused

cluded to give away his friends.

with the China Light

pay- As a further expression of their provide an additional £35,000,000 as & ments. Power Co. for this to be effected. In The offence was that he did know

willingness to assist Hongkong, His an interest free loan if the two the other accused had possession of

vlow of the circumstances, it has also figures in any way to depress you

I have not given the foregoing Majesty's Government are prepared Malayan governments are unable to forged notes and he did nothing been decided to modernise the whole but merely to indicate and point out

(a) to

to make interest-free loans to raise that amount from their own electrical equipment. In our premises nbout it.

the Colony up to a a maximum

resources. Passing sentence, Mr Justice

at the same Ume.

that, although our Proft for the year £3,000,000 and to make such funds Gould sold to Yu and Hui: "You

amounted to $3,304,074, it was, and avaliable in Hong Kong for the con- Britain, the Federation of

The statement, mado jointly by TRADING ACTIVITIES

Malaya were undoubtedly in this transaction Turning to

conserve funds struction of a modern the Company's trading within the Company structure and International standard; (b) to make through the Colonial

airport of and the government of Singapore with

the object of disposing of banknotes together and you have, in pleased to report on behalf of the available for normal dividend pur-Hong Kong University.

activities during the year 1947, I am that they are, in consequence, not a free grant of £250,000 for

Omee, sald the that expenditures by the Malayan my opinion, been rightly convicted Board that the results are, considered poses' at this stage. Your Directors

governments must be restricted to by the jury,"

To Wong Pul, he said: "Your caso taking into account the difficulties response in May of last year lo, the very satisfactory, particularly after are appreciative of the ready

"A GREAT EFFORT"

the sum "necessary to meet essential is one of some difficulty.

Further discussion will take place needs of an austerity basis.” I have encountered during the carlier part offer taken into consideration the period of the

they made and to the between. His Majesty's Government

According to a notineation issued of nearly four months that you have a year when we were still ham-share

Total Malayan expenditures con- sesterday by the Commissioner of and Hongkong on the apportionment already spent in prison and I have shortage of staff brought about by felt that in spite of the future

pered by war damage and by a Under

templated on all classes of claims Customs for Kowloon and District, the elrcumstances, they of expenditure on goods supplied by decided that it is sufficient if I many of the members being

His Majesty's Government to Hong for war damage aggregato £55,000,- each Cush

person entering Chino Impost a fine which I fix in the sum recuperative leave after internment. post w

on commitments of the Ca

Arst

kong after Civil Government had 000,

allowed to carry a maximum of of $500.

post-war dividend

be paid,

been resumed,

10 Haikwan tacle of gold. Wong was ordered to be detained on to coal to of fuck were com- decided i

In addition to the £10,000,000 to A number of large-scale conver and, taking all matters Into account,

Having regard to

the Anancial be granted by the British and the

The notice also refers to the entry until the money, was paid.

siona

jo recommend a dividend of difficulties with which the United

of foreign Currency possible £35,000,000 as an interest China, the limit allowed to be car

notes into On the application of the Crown P

pleted and also a

per share which, less tax, Kingdom in itself faced as a result free loun, £10,000,000 is expected ried by any person entering the a number of major 70e. the Court made an order for the refitment and repair jobs were car amounts to a cash payment of

of of losses incurred during the war, from Japan as war reparations her confiscation and destruction of the ried out expeditiously, I

$630,000.-, which should indicate and

being the heavy British government,

US$100 am

regard to naturally forged notes. An order was further tails of all these but would add that Umes after suck a serious war up-

and having unable to go into the de- that we

further country are. pn our way to better.

burden which the United Kingdom evidence of Boom the Malayas allowed is to be declared and re- Jagainst: her for a similar offence.

equivalent. made that n sum of $300 in the

taxpayer is called upon to bear, the

will not acck goodwill,"

Any amount in excess of the filmit possession of the Police be paid to the putput of work achieved reflects heaval and with all the resultant above proposals represent

a. great

contribution Ho Kit, the money-changer, who great credit to the management and damage to our organisation.

effort and very real proof of governments in respect to the costs gistered with the Customs and ex- Wong - Kam,, 40, a widow, way staff who were still working under

of the milltary administration im changed into Chinese Nallonat eur-charged before Mr Lailmer at Kow- Looking at the Balance Sheet in sympathy and goodwil difficult conditions.

more detall, you will see that the SINGAPORE AND MALAYA

mediately following the war, the rency at the market rate of ex-toon Court this morning with keep- By the end of the year, a large Fixed Asset had been increased by London, Apr. 26The British more

statement said. Those costs totalled change at the local office of number of our old and also new $2,300,893.-, mainly built up by the

than £7,000,000Associated Central Bank of China

the ing a brothel at 324, Battery Street, or.ita nu second floor, Sho was Aned $500 or government has agreed to contribute, Press.

thorised oxchange agents.,

{ale months":

was the only person who had suffer- od a loss as he had reimbursed Miss Gardner for the forged notes she had purchased from him.

issue at a 100% premium.

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