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Must Vote In Person

It was officially stated this morning that has becomo known that certain Unofficial JP intend to record their votes at today's election for an Un- official Member of the Leriala- tive Counell by pro

proxy,

The Returning Offeer stresses that such votes cannot be ac- cepted. It is necessary for all Hose cligible to vote this after- noon do so in person.

Poling will be froth 3 to 5 p.m. today at the Supreme Court. The two candidates for Legislative Council scat vacated by Mr MI, M. Watson, who is on leave, are Mr N... C. Marsh and Mrs Loseby.

PAULA

MISS VAHE?

I JUST SAW HER GO

INTO STAGE TWO,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1948.

BY DENNIS WHEATLEY

SHE SHOULD HAVE. KROWN IT WAS STAGE THREE-FETCH HER,

SOMEBODY.

I'LL GO.

A search is just about to be started for the star" when the figure of a painted Dutch Doll steps. into the glarS

of the are lights):

"OK.PAULA',

HERE SHE IS.

Excessive Man Denies Taking Part

Rentals

Complaint Against

Sistor-in-Law

An unusual SUMMONA for

In Taxi Murder

overcharging rent was heard Evidence that ho was

prc.

two

before Mr Blair-Kerr at Kow-sent at the scene but did not loon this morning, the com-take part in the stabbing was plainant who occupied a room given by

the one of without paying rent, being the accused in the taxi driver sister-in-law of defendant.

murder case before Mr Justice) Williams at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Defendant, The Kwal, alias Ning Kwal, the wife of Detective Wong ling was said to be the principal temal of 30 Tal Nam Street. She paid a floor rent of $26 and inch- sive of profits was allowed to col- leet $31.30. She rented cubicle to Chiu Yeo-kwu for $20 which should have been $8 and another to Lai Mui for $30' instead of A Bird hirt sub-tenant paying $10 was quite satisfied. Tso's sister-in-law made

Auctised are Leung Wing and Leng Ngnu, bolh 24, and they are charged with the murder of Ip Woon-ning, 33-year-old driver of the Dragon Motor Company, al Victoria Road, Kennedy Town, lo- wards midnight on February 10 (Chinese New Year's day).

Are

A.

Mr A. Lonsdale, Crown Counsel, the complaint, ou behalf of the assisted by Inspector G. E. Willar- cther tenants as she herself paid no ton, is for the prosecution. Accused rent.

defended by Mr Brook After the Magistrale had caution-Bernacchi, instructed by Mr J. C. ed Tse and ordered her to refund

Stewart three months overcharge to Lai Dr C. B. Ong, of Queen Mary and Chit, Detective Wong recest-Hospital, said that ip had 12 wounds ed him to order his sister to quil on the left side of the Bead and died the premises as she caused a lot of 10 days later from cerebral hae- This picture show the trouble. Detective Wang was ad- morrhage vised to ask his sister to pay rent and If she refused he could apply to the Tenancy Tribunal for evic- tion.

PEAK TRAM

INCIDENT

"Petrified" Woman On Line

new

fractured skull flying-boat dock at Southamp- ACCUSED'S EVIDENCE ton where BOAC flying-boats Giving evidence in the witness- from Hongkong now moor when box, first accused said he first came they arrive. The photograph to Hongkong in August, 1947. On the night of February 10 he want was taken on the occasion of to the enolle quarters at Central the christening of the dock, Market with the second accused for with the flying-boat Southamp- the purpose of looking up a friend. ton nosing her way to the Shortly after their arrival Wan Kam and Li Fei came in. He and second accused were talking about returning to the country when Wan Interposed and told them not to, saying he would Ret Jobs for them. Wan then left but returned about half በኋ hour Inter and sald

moorings.

Club Coolie

he had got jobs for them, adding Robs Member

that Li would take them to the

Flying-Boat Base

Appeal Against

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Court Judgment By "THE FIGHTING MUSKETEERS”

St Francis Hotel

An appeal against a decision of Mr Justice Williams, made in Chambers on March 24, giving leave to the respondents for a signed judgment for posses- sion of the St Francis Hotel and refusing leave to appellants to defend the action, opened before the Full Justice Court, comprising Mr Justice Gould and Mr Reynolds, this morning.

Considerable excitement was place.

He, second accused and Li left the of the Hongkong Club on Tuesday, For stealing $75 from a resident caused on the Peak Tram short- ly before 8 o'clock last night, lane,

quarters about 10 p.m. Near a side

Wai Suf-hung, 10, coolle employed when shouts from the passen-explaining that he had to go some months by Me d'Almada at Central Hotel, occupying

Li suggested taking a taxi,

at the Club, was fined $250 or three

Appellants were the St Francis Counsel agreed that under Section premises at 13 32 of the Ordinance, the Governor- gers on the descending car, on where after taking them to their

Queen's Road Central, and the res-in-Counsel could decline to hear a the loop just above May Road, Jobs. Li took the front seat beside this morning. indicated that something was behind the driver and, he himself Reid, discovering

the driver, second accused directly

DSI Shaw said the resident, Mr pondents were the Hongkong Land party, but where was the authority Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. under the Ordinance refusing a party amiss.

the loss of the In November last year, a Tenancy the right to see the findings of the on the right side of second The

his jacket which he Tribunal, specially convened to hear Tribunal? he asked, reason was quickly discused. covered when a woman was observed

On reaching Kennedy Town and kept in the room, reported to the an application by the Hongkong on the track about 100 yards in as the tnxi

Numerous authorities were quoted Land Investment and Agency Co. and referred to in support of Coun- was still moving, LI front of the on-coming tram.

suddenly caught hold of the driver's Detectives discovered that defen-Ltd, for a recommendation The brakesman frantically

-time neck by his left arm and stabbed dant was seen in the corridor with- Governor for exemption, under See-sel's arguments,

and Tenant the alarm bell, at the of the premises waving for the

e-money from

Police.

32 of the

to the

the track to the hillside me to cross As soon as the stabbing was com- that morning, Later, a sum of $40 was by the Si Francis Hotel, unanimously that by reason of a written judgment!

Wan

The woman milled, the car stopped. obviously experiencing the

"VERY. SURPRISED**

greatest difficulty in negotiating the

recovered from a pillowcase in de- fendant's quarters and the balance He was very much surprised by of the money from other Club boys He immediately settlement of debts.

recommended

that the should be excluded from further ap-

Ordinance,

ralia and moving cable, but managed | this attack, said accused, and became į to whom defendant had given it in plication of the Landlord and Tenant/he had given the fullest considera-

to cross the track Just as the trum very frightened.

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a stop within a few feet got out of the car and ran, at the

hame

POLICE RAID

delivered by the Chief Justice when premises the maller first appeared before him, tlon to the case. Counsel sold he In the course of the hearing, it assumed that by reason of the technicalities in the non-furnishing was stated on behalf of the appil- of reasons in writing and the failure. cants that it was their intention to of the Tribunal to order discovery, pull down the present out-noded and out-dated premises and to erect, he appellants claimed to have shown a plausible defence and should have

to defend con- been given leave

the Instead, a larger and more venient building.

action. It was his submission that Mr H. G. Sheldon, KC, und Mr there could be no

possible Maids carried out by the Police Charles E. Loseby, instructed by Mr

in' argument that

the present I saw the cables moving and the them to go with won) had asked early today in the Wanchal districte. A. S. Russ, appeared for appel-ense any of the canons of natural resulted in four women appearing lants in this morning's proceedings, justice had been offended, let alone before Mr d'Almada at Central this and the Hon. Leo d'Almada, KC, and broken. i morning, charged with keeping Mr D. A. L. Wright, instructed by

Mr H Capstick, were for the res Each defendant was sentenced to pondents. and two months and fined $250 or an

it. signing

additional month. while at

enme of her.

time calling out to second The woman, an American, was accused to do the Enme. nssisted into the car by passengers, The next day, he saw Wan at the and explained that na, the car had enolle quarters and scolded him for not stopped at Barker Road, she asking him and

BROTHELS second accused to go thought it would be safe to walk with L. Wan repiled by threaten- back along the track.

Ing to have him killed if he told "I was petrified" she said, "when anybody that he

car approaching.”

DGS ANNUAL

SERVICE

LI,

Accused denied having told the

brothels.

Police to release Wan because he hind nothing to do with the crime. +He alleged that

wrote αμε beat him Into

occasion onc

detective .л statement

On

and

APPELLANTS' CASE

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had been strictly

FAIR HEARING CLAIMED

a from

Despite what Mr Sheldon had said Mr Sheldon said that for the res- about there not having been a folr Today being Ascension Day, the the coolle quarters he overheard The defendants were Chan Fong, pandents ultimately to succeed they inquiry, an examination of the re- cord before the Tenancy Tribunni anual service of the Diocesan Girls' Wan, saying that it was fortunate married woman, of 17 Swatow must show that the provisions

and the letters that were referred School was held

of 18, the Ordinance at St John's that he did not agree to take part Street: Li Fung widow, Cathedral this morning. The Bcr- in a robbery at Un Long as two Swataw Street; Wong Sam, widow, complied with, and for the Court to to at the hearing would make it vice was conducted by the Rev. men had' been arrested.

unnumbered hut in Amoy Street: decide whether they had been a fair abundantly clear that, so far

He sub- the appellants having been George She, who also preached the Cross-examined, Accused said he and Chan Ying, widow, unnumbered inquiry into the matter.

mitted that the provisions of the natural never thought it a little odd that hut in Amoy Street,

justice, they were given the sermon.

Ordinance had not been Won should have offered him juba

strictly

fairest hearing by Tribunal, Mr

the at 10 p.m. on Chinese New Year's DSI Davies sald the raids were complied with and that there could d'Almada contended. He submitted come before Day. He denied he was a destitute carried out between 3.10 a.m. and not have been a fair Inquiry If dia- that appellants had but admitted he had no money with 3.45 p.m. today and males and fe-covery of documents and reasons in their Lordships with a technical de- him when arrested,

males were found on each floor. writing were refused by the Tribunal. fence only, and that defence was no defenen in fact when they came to examine Section 32 and other sec- tions of the Landlord and Tenant

The Very Rev A. P. Rose, Dean of the Cathedral, was present, as were also Mrs R. Symons, Acting Headmistress, and members of the Staff.

The Lesson, taken from the Acts of the Apostles, was road by one of the puplis, Alice Oci.

Boxer Indemnity

Trustee Due Here

Robert Calder Marshall, KBE.

Sir

The case is proceeding.

Water Restrictions

Report Denied

Today In The Marine Court Ordinance

After referring to the proceed-

For allowing floating logs to be The acting master of anotherings before the Tennney Tribunal, carried a report that the Authorities of the Yaumati Typhoon Sheiter and days for bright light fishing, produce

A Chinese newspaper this morning moored inside the northern entrance sonipan was also Aned $15 or three Mr d'Almada sald that it was per- intended this month to impose fur-extending into the fairway, thereby additional $15 for failing to produce feely evident in the course of the

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that

hearing before the Tribunal He stated there was no suggestion or blut kept on that the respondents were deli- berately concealing anything which an order for discovery would have revealed.

The masters of two. Class IV

ther water restrictions, but the re-causing an obstruction and forcing his licence on demand. pori was officially denied when the the ferries to detour, a boat coollo that the licence was Arriving on the Shearking from Telegraph made enquiries. Shanghai on Monday next is

The Telegraph was informed that was fined $150 or six weeks by Mr larger boat.

Calmns at the Marine Court this Sir Robert who is a Trustee of the there was no intention for the time morning. Boxer Indemnity Fund is also

being of introducing further water

boats were each fined $20 for falling á stop restrictions. Whether such Director

The master of a Class of The Erlush

IV boat to exhibit regulation anchor lights. General would eventually become necessary Electric Co. Ltd.

sary was cautioned for failing to renew Each pleaded that they had lights, depended on the amount After a brief slay In Hongkong he during, May, but the present

of rain his llcence, when he explained that but they were placed on deck. proceed to the United Kingdom hours supply would be maintained fur 10 years.

ten he had been away from Hongkong by air.

until at least the end of the month.

will

Indecent Assault

Four Offences

was fired

Д that,

for

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Counsel submitted that the rules of procedure set out in the Schedule to the Landlord and Tenant Ordin- anco did not apply to Section 32 of the Ordinance which govo the The coxswain of a motor Junk Governor power to excludo eltlier, The mistress of a Class IV boat was cautioned for being under way classes of premises or speciale pre- of the four fire ex-mises from the operation of the Or- $10 or two days

with two failing to exhibit regulation tingutshers on board empty. Hedinance. In the present case the A 30-year-old man, Leung Ping, A well-dressed Chinese Channavigation lights. Sho admitted fuld that on the trip out to Shacoinmon law rights of tenants were was this morning sentenced to six Cheung-chow, 25, described as

LADIES/GENTLEMEN che had a small Mel he met rough weather, and the not involved, but the statutory pro- although months by Mr Blair-Kerr at Kow-clerk, residing at 77 Wangnelchung light burning, it was placed on deck extinguishers were knocked down tection of certain tenants, althougir Bring your hair and beauty loon for indecent assault on a girl Roal, was fined $200 by Mr. Hin- instead of being hoisted to the and two of them empiled. Ho, added Section 32 provided machinery problems to BETENS, the Coolest, of ten, Wong Kit-mul between shing Lo at Central this morning most head.

that he was returning to Hongkong whereby the landlord and tenant April 13 and May 4.

most hygienic and up-to-date for three breaches of the Learner's

to have them refilled. Sub-Torpectos might be relegated to their common According to Sub-Inspector Ha- Driver Regulations, by failing to be

beauty salons in town. Remarking that bright lights in McCarthy confirmed that defendant thw rights. warth, the girl was a neighbour of accompanied by a licensed driver the Harbour were a nuisance to ha

had made this statement at the time Loung who lived at 177 Wuhu when driving car 1500 at Catchick |navigation, Mr Cairns Imposed a of his arrest and that the vessel Was

Mr d'Almada submitted that re-shop: Exchange Bldgs, Hong- Branch: Street. He assaulted her on several Street near North Street yesterday, fine of $15 or three days on the returning to Cairns pointed with the requireinents of Section Peninsula

au-spondents had complied strictly kong. Tol. 33161. In

Arcada, Kowloon, occasions and gave her money to without displaying the "L" plate, master of a small campan for toning defendant, buy sweets so that she would not and carrying four passengers at the bright light fishing in the prohibited out the importance of keeping fire 32.

Tel. 58081. tell her mother.

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extinguishers in good order,

time.

The case is proceeding.

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