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Appeal Against Judgment

Tribunal's Decision Uphold

The refusal of a Tenancy Tri- bunal under the chairmanship of Mr Hin-shing Lo to grant an eviction order to Dear Chin-see, of 795 Nathan Road, top floor, Shamshuipo, against Enrique Leychen, otherwise known Lee Po-loy, of 795 Nathan Road, first floor, formed the subject of an appeal before Mr Justice Gould at the Supreme Court this morning.

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Mr A. J. Cllford, Instructed by Mr A. Y. Hon, appeared for Dear Chin-see, while Mr D. A. L. Wright, instructed by Mr S. Ng Quinn, was for Leychen.

The grounds of the appeal were that the decision of the Tribunal was against the weight of evidence and was wrong in low.

the the

After arguing on the law, Mr Clifford pointed out that in evidence before the Tribunal appellant, who at that time was un- represented by counsel, said she had no suitable accommodation for 17 people, all of whom were membera of her family except for one mairt- Kervant. He further contended that the Tribunal did not hear all the evidence that was available,

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SOLICITOR COMPLAINS HIS CLIENT WAS MISLED BY NEWSPAPER

Mr J. M. d'Almada Remedios complained that the Chinese newspaper Wah Kiu Yat Po was misleading the public when he appeared this morning for Pang Kwan,. of Wing Kec, 91 Queen's Road West, who was monsed before Mr d'Almada for selling a cake of Lux soap for $1, the controlled price being 70 cents.

Mr Remedios said he, did not dis- pute the fact that the defendant sold

the soap at $1, but it was an honest mistake. Mr Remedios then pro- duced coples of the Wali Klu Yat Bir Wright, in his reply, reminded Po of May 3 and May 5, where, in the Court that the chairman of the

giving the controlled prices, the Tribunal was a Chinese barrister who, probably more than any other Paper gave, the price of Lux soap at person, had a vast experience of cents and Lux soap which was such matters as were dealt with be made in China at $1.50. The sonp which defendant sold was made in from the Tribunal's China.

fore the Tribunn). It was also pet- fectly

clear notes, he said, that it was not salle- fed with the appellant's evidence,

and In fact found that it was not satisfied

she did not have sultable accommodation for herself and family.

Dismissing the appeal, Mr Justice Gould said he was not prepared to upset the decision of the Tribunal which was under the chairmanship

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Inspector Pitman of the S. T. & I., who prosecuted, sald since last year, Lux soap had been placed under the one price of 70 cents no matter where it was made. For some time there had been no Importation of Lux soap and he sent his inspectors to warn shopkeepers that they would be summonsed if they sold Lux soap above the controlled price. He also saw the head of one of their

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Himalayas

Calcutta, May 6,~~~A · 90-foot↑ long and 20-foot high specimen of the long extinct dinotherium

apparently an outsized *Raision of the elephant-was re-

A photograph of an alleged | hit-and-run driver was shown In the Kowloon Court this morning by Sub-Inspector Ho- warth who said that the man had absconded.

to

ver.

ported today to be roaming the

huge ancient

Communistsimalayas, "happily plucking

Preparing Offensive

Roady To Move In

Manchuria

The report, in a Calcutta newE- paper from its correspondent at Shiling, Assam, said the monster was sighted on the southern side of the Himalayan range bordering Assam.

A "moving mountain of flesh, wandering majestically," has been recently encountered by tribal people in Ballparn frontier tract. The correspondent added he under- stood "a preliminary account has already been sent to the Royal Zoological Society, London."

of an experienced Chinese barrister. guilds, who promised to warn its Pang-fel, 25, who objected strongly west Honan province was ro- | men has never been found-even

He fixed costs at $250 to the respon-members. dent.

DANGEROUS

DRIVING

Two Lorry Drivers Convicted

but told him that

conviction

Mr d'Almada cautioned defendant, would be registered as the Wah Klu Yat Po was not an offelal organ of the Gazette.

$250 FINE

is mounting that the Com-

Shanghai, May 7-Evidence EXPERTS DUBIOUS

Natural history experts in Bom- munists are planning the first bay were dubious about the possi- Charged before Mr

In a new Manchurian-bility of the monster's existence. Blair-Kerr moves with allowing an unlicensed driver offensive.

Salim Ali, Curator of the Box- At the same time bay History Society, declared: "1 use his motor-cycle, was Chan the power of the Red drive in just don't believe it. Such a speci

ported to be increasing.

in its fossilised form-anywhere in Pang lent his cycle to his friend According to Inspector Howarth.

the world, and I am prepared to A United Press dispatch from stake my reputation on denying this Tam Chai, alias Tem Kin-man, who Tsinging said that the Communists report." knocked down a five-year-old boy were launching probing thrusts The Royal Zoological Society in on April 27. Tam did not stop after against the villages of Kuchiatzu and London said they had received a the accident but the cycle was traced Tienchialzu. 25 kilometres southeast "vague and insubstantial" account of to Pang. The boy was sent to of Fushun.

from

when he was fined $400,

a "monster," Dr. Geoffrey Vevers. slight in-

Superintendent of the London Zoo, Pang gave the Police

The dispatch said that three Red said: "Elther some one has been. ticulars and a photograph of Tam to regiments were participating in the seeing something or what they have

par- whom he said he had lent the cycle attacks. It added that some Chinese scen

io fossil. Our report from that day, but it was found that Tam Press dispatches from Mukden de- India did not say whether it was had left his residence at 157 Sai Yeeclared that the Menchurlun offensive dead or alive."-Reuter. Street and could not be traced, Pang was already started but there was told the Police that in all probability no confirmation other than presa Tam had gone to the country. reports.

Second offender, Chan Kin-yee. of Jurles, Suffering Wang Hing. 149 Bonham Strand East, was fued $250 for selling a cake

of Lux sonp for $1.50, which was 70

cents in excess of the con- trolled price. If he failed to pay the fine. a closure order for three months would be issued. Two larry drivers Siu Kwong and Cheung Mok were each fined $100 by 21 Pokfulam Road, was fined $20 for Leung Fan-che, of Tai Wo Tong. Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this selling a tin of Nugget shoe polish morning for driving lorries $100 and for 30 cents (25 cents); Yung Sun- 5492 respectively in a manner dan-yiu, of May Heung, 118 Johnston for selling a tin of Cobra boot polish

licence

gerous to the public at Island Road, Road, STP for 25 cents 120 cents); ! had not given this name

Shoukiwan Hill on April 11.

In addition, the Reds were sald to

The Police had no register of any photograph, the Inspector added.

under Tam's name and be moving toward Mukden. from Pang claimed that his friend held both north and south but not in

major strength. lorry driver's Beence under the name of Tam Yeuk-hon, although he to the Mr G. Binstead, Assistant Super- Fung Cheung, of Kwang Kong Co., Police. Intendent of Police (Traffic) said the 391 Hennessy Road, S46, for selling defendants were summonsed as a re-

He was told to give all further ault of a letter from Mr K. M. A. Chau Fat, of Kung Cheong Wa. 67 for a review of the case within seven

($6.50); particulars to the Police and to ask bastion northeast of Mukden. a fluorescent lamp for $7 Barnett, of the Colonial Secretariat.

Road West, $50, for Queen's Mr Barnett was going to Big Wave

a Un of Ovaltine for $3.50 ($3.20) days if he thought fit. Bay at about 1.10 p.m. on April 11

11 Lee Leung, of Tin Nam Lau, 157-163

and

$1 (80 cents); Chat 401 Hennessy

and when near a road towards the Wing Lok Street West, $100, for Cha Wan Cemetery, he saw two selling a tin of Carnation mlik for motor lorrles driving

abreast they appeared to be racing with each Tai Fong Electric other. The lorries continued abreast Road. $45, for for about a quarter of a mile and

then

Tamp

Bridge Explodes

De Beers Sell

Securities

the

Semi-official reports said the Com- munists were continuing to hold tho London, May 6.—The City was bulk of their strength in the area today interested in the fact that the of Changchun, isolated Nationalist | £31,000,000 diamond company,

De Beers Consolidated Mines, has sold in the past year every penny'è worth of British Government stocks which it owned.

GOVERNMENT REPORTS

Pro-Government reports dealing

The De Beers balance sheet as of with the fighting in west Honan sald December 31, 1945, showed an Item the government was throwing in all "Union, British Government and Yuk-chan, of

available air power to assist Frankfurt, May 6-Part of the ground troops. The reports said the tures" standing at £8,103,023 ster- the local authority securities and deben- a fluorescent former emergency bridge over the Communists were in general move-

balance sheet ling. But the new between for $8 ($6.50): Wong founded a blind corner at a speed Lung Grocery, 110 Main Ludwigshafen exploded yesterday, turing Chengping and Nethslang, 20 31, 1047, phrases this

Wong Hon-son, Rhine

and ment along a 150-mile front, cap- of 32 miles an hour, Mr Barnett Street West. $50. for selling a tin of resulting in two perzors dead and and 40 miles west of Nangyang- authority

item differutitles and debentures! sounded his horn, and lorry condensed milk for $1.10 ($1): Li two wounded, Mannheim Bre and which is preparing for a siege as the aut 6100 driven by first defendant slow-fil, of Stall No. 40, Man Wah Lane, police officials announced today. Reds get closer.

£3,430,740 sterling. about ed down and the other lorry went $45. for selling a jar of Yardley's

It is believed ammunition hidden

The difference between the suns ahend and overtook at the same Lavender Brillantine for $6 ($2.50); under the bridge during the last At the northern end of the line

WDS £4,733,883. Part speed.

Au Kun, of Wah Nam Electric Co., phases of the war might have been city of Sanksien then moved to at represents British gilt-edged securi- the Communists took the railway amount of which was not disclosed- $35. Street, fuorescent lamp for $6.50 ($0.30);

for selling the cause,

The bridge itself has been out!

tack Lingpao,

south of ties which the directors have sold. of Tung Cheong, of use for two years and only the Lan King-ming,

Shanhslen.

The proceeds seem to have been put 150 Lockhart Road, $30, for zelag n plles

still arc

in a bank in the form of fixed de- standing-United cake of Lux soap for $1.20 cents): Lee Yim, of Hang Hing, 3 Canal Road East, $10, for selling a fin of butter concentrate for $1.05 ($1.00); and Wan Kut Shui, of Shul Kec. 253 Queen's Road West, $30, for selling a cake of Protex soap for 00 rents (50 cents).

Mr Binstead pointed out that there had been a total of 208 accidents between Juntory and Murch, (averaging approximately three accidents daily) owing to the care- lessness of negligent drivers, and he asked for a serious view' to be taken in this case.

Mr Lo ordered that the defen- dants' leences be cuspended for three months.

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Police Court Sequel To Garage Explosion

During the final stages, of committal proceedings against Li Yung, Li Ngau, Lo Yan and

a woman, Ho Ying, on charges of demanding arms and money by 'threatening letters, Li Yung at-Kowloon this morning admitted having written a threatening letter to the manager of the Lum Sing Garage, and Lo Yan admitted being a returned banished.

post a threatening letter

Press.

Demanding Money With Menaces

15 miles

of this the

If the pro-Government reports are confirmed it would mean that three posits to meet unpaid dividends duo to shareholders on the Continent toplevel Red commanders are joining and elsewhere abroad who failed to forces in the Honan campaign.·.

claim their dividends during the Chen Keng

was reportedly in war-United Press, command in the Shanhalen oreu while Generals Llu Po-chen And Two unemployed Chinese, Shek Chen Yi were reportedly at the Hong-sau, aged 25, and Wong Kam- head of eight divisions and other fan, 34, were, charged before Mr Red troops were moving from west Hin-shing Lo at Central this mor- Shantung Into North Honan. ning with conspiring with others not force was said at present in custody to demand $50,000 from about 50 miles south of Chenchow,

This

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Lee Hung with mennees pt Con- major Nationallat supply base serving Mukden and other Man-

naught Road West on April 5.

At the request of Det. Sub-Insp. chuzion garrisons. Willerton, the accused were roman- ded three days for further enquiries.

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It was recalled that an explosion and the woman denied all know- Queen Mary's 81st birthday on May

while second 26. occurred at the Lun Sing Garage on | ledge of the affair, March 3 and as a result two accused accused, Li Ngàu, said he was col- were committed for trial to the lecting money from Li Cheung-won coming to Britain for a folkloro fes- Swiss mountaineers who аго Sessions.

on behalf of Li Yung who was the tival will give a command perfor Pang Tung-hol, manager of the representative of Hung

Chi whose

Washington, May The United Lun Sing Garage, 188, Taipo Road,

manco.-Associated Press,

States efforts to persuade Britain to tion of President Chlang Kai-shek stated that at the beginning of

LI Yung on the letter.

The mistress of a Class I boat was extend the Palestine mandate in-will be held before the middle of answer was that at Arst March there was an explosion at his he tried to ask for work or money

fined $10 or two days by Mr Cairns clude an offer by President Truman May, a fortnight after the conclusion garage. On May 31 he received by | from Lf Cheung-wen, his rich clons- The woman, Ho Ying also chore for falling to exhibit regulation na-

at the Marino

Court this morning to supply a special plane to send of the National Assembly. it is demanding man, but when both were refused to give evidence. She said she was

the truce negotiators to the Holy learned today. 12 automatic pistols and $30,000. he wrote Li Cheung-wan a threaten-

officials revealed Lo's concubine and on his Instruc- the Youmall Typhoon Shelter. Sho here today.

vigation lights whilst under way in Land, diplomatie The letter also mentioned the pre- lng letter so that he could obtain tlong brought his belongings from pleaded ignorance of the regulations,

Preparations for the inaugural vious explosion, saying that he had money to start business. As for the the country to Hongkong where he

A four-point proposal was pre-ceremony are being rushed by the been responsible for one of their letter to the Lun Sing Garage, ho said he was to stay. As she arrived

sented to Jewish and Arab repre- Protocol section of the National

Nations Government. was asked by Hung Man-chi to post in the Colony Arat, she booked gong being arrested by reporting the

The matter of a cargo boat was sentatives, at the United matter to the Police. The threaten-it.

room at the New Asia Hotel but as

Mr Oned $50 for being alongside the headquarters in New York on Mon-

・Wu ing letter was handed to the Police. The case for the Crown having went back to the country after a Godo

her husband did not turn up she praya wall at the China Navigation day. President Truman offered to After Pang's evidence, Brst ne-

Godowns, West Point, during pro-

supply the plane for Jewish, Arab membeng been completed, Lo Yan elected to night in the room. admitted that he give evidence. He revealed that he she returned to Kowloon and found thore permit. cused, Li Yung,

A few days later hibited hours without a lying in- wrote the letter having learned of was a banishee and only returned her husband in another room at the

Defendant pleaded the explosion through the news- papers. After Li Cheung-wan had inform his mother of the death Hongkong from Shumchua

that he was discharging cargo for to hotel. He asked her to spend several

& S, who had a permit. He add- promised him $3,000, however, he his

of days with him but soon afterwards ed that when the Water Police came, son. He expressed did not repeat his demnin

a hope they were arrested that the Magistrate would deal with She neither know

by the Polica. he saw the godown people show Fang.

him summarily and not send him to the matter.

anything about them somo papers. Mr Cairns the Sessions,

nor did sho know Li pointed out that the regulations "I will not deal with you now." Yung and Li Ngau who were her clearly state that such permits must decided Mr Blair-Kerr.

husband's friends,

be kept on board the vessel The case is proceeding.

corned.

on

The answers mado by the necured to the charges were read by Inter- proter lu Kau-yu, Both Lo Yan

to

con-

Ching-heng, veteran official and oldest of the National Assembly and any other delegates to go to Presidlum, has been -chosen to negotiate an end of the fighting.numinister the oath when President-

down Chinng Kai-shek and Vice-President The Jewish leaders turned the proposal on Tuesday night and Li Tsung-jen assumie offices, Arab leaders rejected. the proposal within the last 24 hours.

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