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NO INVASION YET OF PALESTINE

(Continued from Pare 1)

An aminuation convoy was, also observed in the frontier oren.

camo

In 1910, when Transorden be-

independent State, agreement was reached between the British Government

King and Abdullah by which Arab Legion units, then serving under British command in Palestine, would be Joaned to Britain for continued ser- vice.

Britain has stated that these unila shall be evacunted under British orders to Transjordan before the termination of the mandate on May 15. They would then come under the orders of King Abdullah, rejoin- ing the main body of the Legion.

Asked if the Arab Legion was now to be regarded us an "enemy", Jewish Agency spokesman Jerusalem said today: "The Arab Legion will be regarded, and has always been regarded, as an Arab fosce. If they attack Jews, Jewish property and Jewish position, they will be resisted.

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The spekemno sald tlet Trous Jordan's threats, wornings bonsts are on the verge of being fulfilled". Commenting on Britain's position, the spokesman said there had bren an unequivocal declara- tion by British Ministers thai British arms were not being used by Arab forces fighting in Pales tine.

ARAB REFUGEES FLEE

If there was netive Intervention by Tran and Transjordan forces in the Agliting, it would mean Inter- vention, not only with British arms and equipment, but "exetusively with such arms and equipment" the spokesman declared.

The British Army in Jerusalem reported today that Arab refugees were fleeing from the Arab scaport of Jaffa, under Jewish attack, n the rate of 20 packed vehicles au hour.

Three explosings, which blasted a Jawish shop extensively, domared the Palestine police district hund- quarters in Jerusalem's post office building.

Captain Richard Butler Leggatt. (R.N. Retired) was shot dead by

Arab

outside Barclays Bank- Jerusalem

today. He

the second Briton to die in Jerusalem in

was

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1948.

PAULA BY DENNIS WHEATLEY

I THINK I'VE GOT A FAIR IDEA

OF THE STUDIO LAYOUT HOW,

WELL I HOPE YOU'LL SOON START DETECTING AND STOP ALL THESE VERY UNPLEASANT *ACCIDENTS:

Bad feeling, mistrust and worry haunt the moking, of 'T

the film “Fale and Warm," The Har 'walks' out.

FOR THE LAST TIME- NO!

I TELL YOU IM

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CARGO PILFERING AT WHARVES

DECREASING

Report To

Wharf &

Godown Meeting

"We have maintained throughout the year the improvement in rate of discharge, and are still able. to turn a ship round in Hongkong quicker than in most other ports," declared the Hon. D. F. Landale at the Annual meeting of the Hongkong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., held-this-morning.............

In his report to shareholders, Mr Landale, Chairman of Directors, also stated that the reduction in cargo thefts and pilferage had been maintained, and it was safe to say that the reputation of the port of Hongkong in this respect today was higher than any other port in the World.

He said:

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that "New Pier Lenses are to be to be congratulated on the results granted without delay

that nehleved. 50

The progress that had Lessees may not be hindered from, been made in the re-establishment rehabilitating-and-proceeding with of the company was extremely plans for the construction of new sullsfactory during a time when Vlers." The question of the terms they had to carry on business under of the new Leases is being pursued | extremely dimcult circumstances. with

The Government.

results reflected enormous Delays, which these days appear credit on the Staff themselves, Inevitable, have occurred in de- Mr Waderon concluded by saying livery of mechanical equipment that the question of the terms of which has been on order for some grant of the new pler lenses and time, but some of it is now agent the question of pre-war overdrafts and we hope to complete the in- were factors outside the Company's stallation of the two additional elec-own control and inevitable delays tric cranes en our wharf praya this must occur.

Mr E R. Hill was invited to join year.

the Board of Directors on Sept. 29, -THE-ACCOUNTS

1947. Subsequently

he left the Turning to the Accounts, In Profit Colony on leave on March 3, 1948, under Charitable Donations is large, Valentine, but this includes several non- Our launch and lighter fleet hos

recurren! donations including those also been well employed during the to the Hongkong War Memorial Following our normal prac Fund, the British Flood Relief Fund state of first class efficiency, several Flood Rellet Fund. The sum of

could lighters which through age dis no longer be maintained up to our $200,000 for Corporations Profit Tax of during is an interim assessment, as we have exercised our option to be assessed on 1047 figures, and this figure is up the strength

rubjcet to adjustment on the basis

Since our last Annual Meeting In the been received the death of Mr A. 11. Colony of Compton, who served on the Floard of Dir:ctors of this Company for

Share over 25 years; I am sure holders will join with me in ex-

to say that the reputation of the port of Hongkong in this respect today is higher than any other For Eastern Port and compares favourably with any port in the World. We are of course continuing to give-strict- attention to this important question and the security measures

which

be relaxed.

less than 24 hours. The other was pressing our very deep regret and have achieved this result, will not And Loss Account the item of S62.400 |and was succeeded by Mr R. K.

the

13. O. Denham, 47-year old Housing and Claims Director Palestine

Government's Public Works Department. He was shot

our sympathy with his family.

The Report and Statement of Ac- counts for the year 1947 have been your hands for the prescribed

in

year.

con-

dead by an unknown gunman in the period, and with your permission I tice of maintaining this ficet ****and The Kwanglung and Kwan and Mr T. B. Wilson, refiring dlree-

Arab German colon

colony of Jerusalem. Captain Leggatt was recently ap pointed Vice-Consul on the staff of Sir Hugh Dow, the British repre. seninlive in Palestine when the mandate ends on May 16, and was formerly in Basra.-Reuter.

GIVEN

WARNING

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passenger

The mistress of saban was cautioned by Mr Cairns at the Marine Court this morning for conveying seven prostitutes in her boat, and warned that if she came up pain on a similar elarge she would be able to one of $200.

Defendant plunded that she had to carn

Ilving and fred h family.

will take them os read.

During the year, we total

hndled r

of 851 vessels, which churged 610,000 tons of Although the total cargo discharged the year, but by

for craft we is slightly less than the total

have

kept up

cargo.standards were new

1940, the number of vessels shows of the fleet at 71 craft, although of the Accounts now presented. an Increase of just over 50%, which has not yet been possible to reach

In the Profit and Loss Appropria- I think is a satisfactory indication our prewar strength of 120 lighters. of post-war re-establishment of Cargo handling gear has been-tion Account provision is made for

transfer of

to $231,450 merchant shipping.

General fitted to many of our cruft and this, together with our modern fleet of

Contingencies Account. The X- motor-launches. has contributed penditure of $131,450 shown in the

Balance Sheet materially to the speed at which

under this account transhipments can be effected.

was incurred in rehabilitation of quarters for Staff. Fruvision is also made for taxation and for a dividend of $12 per share, less tax,

We have maintained throughout the year the improvement in rite of discharge to which I referred at our Inst Meeting, and as far as onu can Judge from general reports, we are still able to turn a ship round In Hongkong quicker than in most other ports

LESS PILFERAGE

Our twin-screw tug "Kowloon" recovered from Canton, was placed in service after extensive recondl tioning and modernisation in Octo- ber, and a new launch has been re-acquired to take the place of our old "Penguin" which was finally located in Canton, but sold as being

I am glad to say also that the duction in cargo thefts and pilferage has been maintained, and it is safe

Alleged Attack On Young

Woman At Shamshuipo

CASE FOR CROWN

Chan

and he

ALLEGED STATEMENT

the

and

the

of making

undit for our service.

LAUNCH FLEET

Our launch fleet how consists of eight up-to-date vessels, which is only one less than our pre-war gire, and with this feet and our lighter capacity of 7,000 tons of cargo, we are in an excellent post- tion to provide efficient and rapid facilities for shipment or tranship- iment under expert supervision; despite heavy expenses in the up- keep of craft, our rates atill com- pare favourably with there of our competitors.

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These appointments were armed at the meeting, on the pro- posal of Mr R. H. Jones, seconded by Mr Wong Sik-yuen,

The re-election of Mr A. H. Penn tors, was proposed by Mr F. Mar- rison seconded by Mr G. B. S. Thomson, and carried unanimously,

On the proposal

of Mr A. N. seconded by Mr W. Mackenzie, Hyde, Messrs Percy Smith & Co.. and Messrs Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. were re-elected auditors to the Company.

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

On the conclusion of the Ordinary Annual Meeting. An Extraordinary General Meeting was held, at which the lion. D. F. Landale said that the existing Articles of Association the Company were compiled whes In the Balance Sheet, you will

the Company was first incorporated note that a total of 88.652 of the in, 1886 and were now out of date. 90,000 New Shares authorised at the He proposed that the new Articles Extraordinary Meeting on August 7, of Association, which had been 1947 had been taken up at December available for inspection by share 31, 1947; the balance of 1,348 Shares holders since April 5, be adopted in have since been allotted and substitution for the existing Articles. the position with regard to the The

proposal was seconded by Mr paid shares have been taken up and mously. new issue today is that 49.290 fully H. Kadoorie," and carried unanil- 40,710 portly paid, the balance due Precent at both meetings were: on these latter shares being payable Hon. D. F. Landale on June 30 next.

(Chairman); Mr II. D. Benham, Mr L, Kadoorie, LIQUIDATING OVERDRAFTS

Hon. M. K. Lo. Mr N. O. C. Marsh, Part of the proceeds of the New Mr A. C. Offenberg, Mr A. H. Penn, Issue has been applied in liquidation Mr Rt. K. Valentine, Mr T. B. Wilson of our Bank overdrafts, and I would (Directors); Mir c. E. drow your attention to

Terr the not (Manager and Secretary); Messrs under current assets which shows G. B. S. Thomson, J. Moodie, R. A. that our cash balance Includes on Wadesen, M. H. Lo, W. Hyde, J. H. amount deposited with the Bank Seth, H. Kudoorie, R. H. Jones, R.

on pre-war over- Gordon, A. N. Mackenzie, draft. The actual amount cannot be Sik-yuen, P. Morrison, N. J. Jebsen Wong determined until the legislation (Shareholders).

against Interest

Stolen Tobacco

Pouch

Been

The story of an alleged attack by the principal tenant on a young woman sub-tenant of a flat at Yee Kuk Street, Shamshuipo, as a result of which the woman lost the sight of her right eye, was related before Mr Justice Williams at the Criminal Sessions this morning, when the trial of Mak Keng-wu, a 65-year-old broker, opened.

The general rehabilitation of your properties has

progressed Mak is charged with maliciously

was talien back to her entisfactorily, and those of you who wounding Chan Yin-mel, 28-year- cubicle and the husband went to cross the harbour regularly have old married woman, with intent to report to the Police. Shortly after probably noticed that the scars of

governing such transactions is com- do her grievous bodily Harm.

he had arrived at the station, the

war are progressively disappearing,

pleted, but our maximum liability In this direction will probably be about Mr A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, accused arrived too, as he said give The reconstuction programme which assisted by Det. Sub-Insp. C. Dow himself up for entting the woman.

outlined last year is also well in

$500,000.00 and is provided for in our General Contingencies Account. mall,

Is prosecuting and the nc- He was cautioned and asked if he hand. cused is defended by Mr II. G. wished to say anything.

Reconstruction of No. 25-A transit

Capital expendilure during the year was $1,088,000 and rehabilita- Sheldon, KC, Instructed by Mr F. I then said he was first assaulted by shed was completed at the end of

tion expenditure Loseby, Accused pleaded not guilty,|the woman and her husband.

this valuable asset

was $1,374,000.- The Jury empanelled included

total of $3,000,000.- while com- immediately put into operation, mitments in respect of reconstruc- these women,

releasing 7,000 tons of space in our When the accused was. formally storage godowns for its rightful tingent liability of approximately tion replacements constitute a con- charged, he made n statement use. Another prefabricated godown $1,100,000. In addition

Prison For Receiver ita which he sald

he had of 6,000 tons capacity has been commitments, as I

to three Mr Lonsdale said that the woman returned to

Intimated lost floor about 1erected on the site of Chan, lived with her husband at Nol; o'clock

For receiving a tobacco pouch year, further heavy expenditure will woman accused Godown No. 6, which was destroyed 134 Yee Kuk Street, second floot, him

be necessary before our reconstruc-which was stolen from Mr H, A. n noite and und

hostilities, and two further tion programme can be completed. McKay, Land Baillif, outside the occupied a cubicle 03 sub- annoying her. He would not put godowns tenants of the accused. For sonte up with her scolding and she then demolished buildings on our Kow-regard to our claim for War losses

to take the place of Unil this morning the position in about 4.20

Hongkong Hotel in Pedder Street time there had been a dispute became out with n

p.m. yesterday, with a knife and wound-loon Point property

Fon tween the accused and. His sub-ed him on the finger.

will be com-

remained unchanged, but you will Hong, 33, carpenter, was sentenced tenanis with regard to the rent

no doubt have rend in the Frass the to nine months' hard labour by Mr pleted in about a month's time. snatched her knife away and In Our specially constructed dangerous which they were paying, and as a

latest developments, the effect of d'Almada ni Central this morning. result the accused did not collect know to what extent I had cut her,"alled to capnelty during the year, return cut her al random. I don't goods godowns at Yaumati have been

which on your Company will now Inspector H. Moran said the comα- rent

have to be considered by the Board. plainant who was standing outside for number of months. the statement read. Chun's husband, in the meantime,

and construction

I do not think there is anything the Hotel discovered that his to- The Poller, after

of further had inserted a notice in a Chinese report from Chan's

receiving the commodation for this type of cargo

further in the Accounts calling for bacco pouch was missing and im- newspaper calling on the accusedceeded to the scene and searched

husband, pro- is under consideration.

comment. The year 1947, like, its mediately saw a Chinese hand it to collect the rent.

predecessor, was a dificult one in defendant. When defendant noticed the flat thoroughly.

RECONSTRUCTED WHARVES On the early morning of March

which continued rehabilitation had that he had been seen, he threw the found They 12, the woman and her husband two choppers and a knife, but none As far as the Wharves are con-

to be carried on concurrently with pouch on the ground and started to were asleep in their cubicle when of the Instruments bore blood-cerned, reconstruction of our West day-to-day operations, and this has run, but

has been completed, put a heavy strain on our staff. It is Mr McKay who handed him over to was eventually arrested by they were awakened by noises and statis. No knife was found on the Point wharf heard the accused outside. They

premises with blood en

with the exception of part, of the

dimcult for a Chairman to find the Police... put on their clothes and the hus- The submission of the Crown is shed facility for the coastal trade is band went to the cubicle door and that if this woman

object to being convictions was recommended for attacked the spoke to the accused. At that time accused

singled out individually, with the knife, and the once again in operation.

so I can banishment. he noticed the necused

knife had got into the hands of the pleted inst October, and this wharf grateful to them as are your Board. Repalis to No. 3 Whart were com-

only tell you that you have good to be, as I am sure you are, as chopper in his hand, but this was accused and want to focu the same

down:

that knife would haves again in first class condition and

full operation.

I now propose Accused then rushed into Chan's been handed by him to the Police cubicle, and struck her with a stool or left on the premises so that the been completed, and the bulk of the seconded. I shall be

that the Report Demolition of No. 4 Wharf has adopted, and when this has been and Accounts Rs presented be The husband and wife spoke of Police would find It" sald the Pro-

pleased to reporting the matter to the police, sccutor. The knife could not be materials-for its reconstruction have answer and the wife, made towards the exit found. You may find it significant been obtained; work on the actual any questions which Shareholders to the beal of my ability of the premises. As she was leaving that in the evidence it will be men-

construction is expected to com- may wish to ask. the floor, accused again nesaultedtioned that the accused was known mencu

ence shortly. her and this time cut her with in the past to be in possession of n Maintenance repairs have been.

SOUND MANAGEMENT some form of sharp instrument razor and the Police,

Seconding the adoption of the their search, carried out on all other wharves fo which the woman would say was were unable to find such a razor. I keep them in safe, and proper con- Report and Statement of Accounts, not big enough to be a chopper, but is the submission of the Crown thatdition until the completion of No, 4 Mr R A. Wadeson said he felt ho she was unable to say what it was. the accused had unple opportunity, Whart permits, their major recon- general tiody of shareholders pro- was expressing the feeling of the

Mr Wright will be instructed by The instrument cut her very he so desired, to dispose of what struction to bo undertaken.

Merars

Wilkinson and Grist, severely about the face, Mr ever instrument he used to, do the We are still without

sent, in saying that the Information

report and Lonsdale declared, and as a result cutting between the time of leaving as to the terms and conditions under accents onervative andund lending from Lion Rock to Shaun Three Chinese are accused of the murder of

of LB Wood at a path she had to bnya, an eye removed the house and arriving at the Pollee which our, new. Pier Leases will be direction, ond, management of the on February 11, and robbing G. R

very conservative and sound- and the wound quite disgured her station."

Issued, but on August 22 last company. face.

year it was ometally announced and The whole of the Staff were the time.""

He felt that the Board Ross, who was hiking with

Wood at

marpudhalde beljen, ndaj The cose-is procceiling.

every year; they superstructure, and this old estab-something now to say about them Defendant who had three previous

WOOD MURDER

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