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FORGED 10-CENTS NOTES

Allegation Mado By Accused

An allegation that the plant for printing forged ten-cents notes was sent to him on the instructions of Det-Sgt Ho Ping a day before the Police raid, was made by Li King- hung before Mr Justico Willams, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

Li, Hui Chik and Ng Man-shcung are on charges of edaspiracy to de- fraud the Government, and posses- implements of slon of and using forgery. Li and Huf are further charged with possession

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of forged notes. To all the charges except conspiracy, Li has pleaded guilty while the other two accused pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The case, said Mr A.

Lonsdale,

Crown Counsel prosecuting, was the result of several months of enquiry by the Police into the source of forged ten-cents notes taking their way into the Colony.

was

ENGRAVED PLATE

On April 6 a party of Police under Inspector Willerton went to a two- roomed bui in Shek Kip Mel vll- bcd Inge, and found fiul sitting on a in the first room. In the next room Li, pitting on a stool in front of a printing press. As the Police entered, he took up an object from the press and

towards ran window but the Police eaught hold of him and found he was holding on to a plate engraved with a re- presentation of a Hongkong cents Hotc.

The

ten-

A.

PAULA

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

BY DENNIS WHEATLEY

WHERES

"ARTHUR SUITCH?

DOLT MOVE, MEADOW

HE WAS HERE

A MINUTE AGO.

Court Injunction Sought By Chinese Chamber Of Commerce Members

Five leading barristers-at-law, including two King's Counsel figured in an application before Mr Justice T. J. Gould at the Supreme Court this morning by certain members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for an interlocutory Injunction (a) to restrain the Chinese Cham- ber of Commerce from electing members of the Committee and Supervisory Committee in contravention of the provi sions of Article 32 of the Articles of Association and (b) to restrain any persons so elected as members of such Com- mittee and Supervisory Committee from acting in such capacity.

The application was brought by Yam-shuen, Hsu Chi-liang, Lam Hou-ink, Tsol Ching-yan, Chiu Yiu- woli, Yung Sni-fong and Chu Sal cheung, members of the Chamber.

Mr II. G. Sheldon, KC, Mr Brook Bermuccht ond Mr D. A Wright, Instructed by Mr P. L. Lam. appeared for the plaintiffs,

of Com- The Chinese Chamber

defendants, were repre- merce, In the course of a search of the hut, it was noticed that in the press sented by the Hon. Leo d'Almada

KC and Mr A. J. Clifford, Instructed a square piece of paper which two impressions of the plate by the Hon. M. K. La

An application by plaintiffs for an had been made. There was also n

the certnin amount of printing equip-interim injunction to

to restrain annual meeting ment fuund and a large box with Chamber at the false bultom in which were about (which was held on May 10) from of 20 2,000 pieces of square paper on each proceeding to the election of which were two impressions of members of the Supervisory Com- the plate.

A considerable amount of mittee of the Chamber was refused the same type of paper, ready for by the Acting Chief Justice. Mr use, rhowed the scale of the forgery Justice Williams on May 18, which was being conducted.

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BACKGROUND HISTORY

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Mr Bernacchi submitted that there was no valid reason for the Chamber | to refuse the bulk of the applicants. There was no power in the Articles, to postpone consideration of these applications. There had been three meetings and three resolutions had been passed which stated they would not consider the applications but| would leave them to the new Com mittee.

On the face of the amda- vits, Mr Bernacchi contended that there could be no other opinion but that

Committee, rightly or the wrongly, decided it was better that these people should not he members until after the new Commitice had

come in.

The hearing Is proceeding.

Four Opium Divans

Raided

Keepers Ordered To

Be Banished

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1948.

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Schuman's Govt. Crisis At Hand

Paris, June 2. Prémier Schuman's Government hns landed in hot water again to- day despite the overwhelming confidence vote the National Assembly gave it yesterday.

All fbe afternoon newspapers from the Right to the far Left agreed that the Government cristo was at hand.

Premier Schuman yesterday de- manded a vote of confidence on the Issue of how Government should be Ho got vote of 402 to 183.

Today the Government meanire

DARING GOLD allowed to fire civil servants.

SMUGGLERS

FINED $4,000

The

went back to the Assembly's Interlor Commission.

Committee promptly, tagged on an amendment which would assure jobs to the, dis- charged professional public servants. The Cabinet met and decided that could

hot accept

ept the amendment.

it

The situation has thua reverted to the same position as yesterday. It appeared likely that Schuman might pose another confidence vote to try to defeat the Committee's amend- ment.

SUBSIDIES ISSUE.

There was much: commotion In court this morning, when twenty cold smugglers were each lined 84,000 or five months for lilegally Importing kold Into the colony. Mr in Shing-lo in sentencing

sold that he had them

shawn. leniency because they were obvious- ly stooges, bot" ff. da crime were

Whether Government survives repented he would have no qualms about Imposing the maximum that battle it is still faced with penalty-$10,000 and one year of hotter fight tomorrow on the issu imprisonment. He had not only the of subsidies for families sending! interests of the community at heart their children to Church schools in- but their own as well...

stead of State schools. Within the Government. Itself, Socialists and Catholic popular Republicans were at odds on the question.

Mfg Tani, the leader of the females reiterated her plea for leniency on the grounds that the gold was their only worldly possession and their Intention in hiding It was to escape detection by bandits during the voyage.

"Then why did you answer in the negativo wlien "asked by

Revenue Officer Redman if you had

any gold?" asked the magistrate. "You knew very well that he was a He- venue Official, or did you mistake him for a bandit?"

No answer was mado,

R. O. Redman in pressing for u

Hul had on him 20 old forged ten- cents notes whleh had been printed

Giving a short background history by another die. In a bag under the bed on which ho sut were found 25 of the matter. Mr Sheldon said the ten-cents notes all of which except renesis of the dispute concerned the of new members to the election one were fresh, clean forged notes.

In October, 1947 some of these were from the die Chamber. Some

membership found on the premises while others 3,000 applications for were from another die. A search of were received by the Chamber and in November a Committee was on- nwriting-pad disclosed 31 forged notes made from the dia in pointed to examine their qualifies-

Also in the pad was

Bons. In February, 1948, 2,077 ap the hut, letter written by Hul to a man, Tang, plicants were elected, "and I think it telling of the operation of the press. would de commen ground that The lone of this led the Police to very large number of these 2,077 believe that there were other per-elected to the Chamber became

Two large size divons were among sons concerned and they continued members of the Chamber under the

the four raided by Kowloon Police their investigations.

wing if I might ure the word-of a certain 150 "Cheung-hung." Mr in the Yaumati and Tsimshatsui dis-

tricts on Wednesday night. In all, heavy sentence said that it was a DETECTIVE'S DENIAL

Sheldon maid.

March 1018,

intro- including the four keepers, about 60 very despicable case of smuggling The third accused, Ng was ques-

plaintiffs and their friends

pre-carried out by a ruthless people and the Revenue Dept. tioned by the Police the following duced more persons for membership persons were arrested on the

They were charged before It didn't afford day ui Hollywood Road. He said and admittedly one of the objects of mises,

Court to any chance of detection. Had It that he had previously been forging the introduction of these people was Mr Latiner at Kowloon

not been for information received, notes but was not doing so at the to balance the influence of those per- day,

they would definitely have got sons elected under the wing of Ko, present time.

The four divan keepers, besides away with it, only to be back at it uld presumably support Kö who would

and with renewed gusto, the various Anes imposed on them, again might arise. in any dispute that

were automatically recommended and greater confidence. the Crown tendered Det-Set Ho Ping As for n p them to get any of for. banishment, a penalty enforced

as plaintifts were concerned to these gentlemen elected before the since the beginning of this month. The largest den was the one which him on the instructions at Ho who meeting held on May 19 failed, Mr

And therefore, occupled the first floor of No. 29 had al first asked him to print paper | Sheld

Sheldon continued. "there was the unhappy position of Wusung Street. The keeper, Loung packets. The detective dented all

was fined two opposing Kwong, 31, unemployed, parties, if I might put it in those $550 or five months. The nine oplum

After evidence by several of the Police who took part in the raid,

for

cross-examination. Here,

Aloted that the plant was sent

the allegations, saying that he did the Chamber with not know the Dccused.

The case is proceeding.

Hawker Claims

To Be Washer

Woman

NO SURVEY

words-one party, Lo's party had pipes, 12 lamps geized were ordered CERTIFICATE

the

other

succeeded in getting some 2,077 to be confisented. gentlement elected and party, the plaintiffs, had failed to

by obtain any additions membership to strengthen party."

1t was

new their

OTHER DISPUTES

not the drat difference, Mr Sheldon Enid. There had been disputes before and he recalled the formation of the Association of the Poon Yuk, 40, married woman, is 24 Gullds. now defunct, and the n washer woman. At least, that is Chinese Manufacturers Union, which what she claims. After she's been was still in existence. through with it, your old shirt will look like new, so she said when she

was charged with hawking without

a ilcence before Mr d'Almada Central this morning.

at

Mr Sheldon suggested that on the evidence, at any rate, plaintiffs, as regards the proposed election for which had failed, their nominees

by

· WOMEN SMOKERS There were altogether 30 smokers arrested, including two women. One of them. Chan Lin, who explained that she went to the den to look for her husband, was released by Mr Latimer when the Police accepted her explanation. Four smokers who were absent from Court had their ball of $50 each estreated while the remaining 25 were each fined $30,

The Assembly met. this afternoon to discuss routine matters, but lo- night was due to take up again the civil servants Issue.

The Cabinet has decided to sub- mit to the Assembly, the decisions alten at the London Six Power conference on Germany,

The late for the crucial French Parliamentary debate on the London. conference decisions will be set at an extraordinary Cabinet meeting next Thursday,

The Cabinet heard a survey of the international situation by Foreign Minister, M. Bidault, particularly regarding Palestine,

spokesman sald after the meeting that the Cabinet welcomed the four-week truce

it und that would result in permanent peace.-- United Press.

A

H.K. Criticism

Resented

(Continued from Page 1) "The British policy. towards China A 25-year-old Filipino, Filipe in this respect since the end has Ferrer, First Officer of the LCT been marked by concillation", the 1309, was fined $200 or one month Times' special correspondent con- by Mr Cairns at the Marine Court | tinued. this morning for using a motor boat before obtaining a certificate nf survey.

A further charge of failing to take out a licence for the boat was withdrawn at Police request.

"Kuomintang-agencies and news- have been allowed to func- papers tlon in the Colony without Inter- ference. More recently, to help the Chinese Government control the flow of Hlicit goeds, the two Govern- ments signed an agreement рега mitting Chinese customs ofefuls to operate in the colony.

"These, and many other expres- sions of goodwill, have not been ap-

and ment.

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"On the contrary, their attitude stoj has been marked by a thinly veiled hostility, by attempts to infiltrate party control Into the their own Colony, and by any measures that could embarrass the local adminis-

Sub-Inspector McCarthy reported that en April 22 the LCT arrived Another large divan was at 31, from Manila. It had on board a 13 Wurung Street, first floor at which horsepower motor boat, of, anout 19 smokers, including three women, 26 ft in length and 0 ft wide. This were arrested by Police. This den motor boat, he said, had been used preciated by the Chinese Govern-

the Harbour, occasionally in had three double bunks and one bed occ and five pipes and nine lamps. The yesterday afternoon it was Evidence by the prosecution show. had been somewhat hardly treated keeper, Ting Cheung, was fined $274 towing an LCT from Bailey's Ship-

or two months and the three absen- the Chamber.

ach Yard to Shamshuipo. When ed that on June 2, defendant was

Affidavits fled by Lul Yam-shuen, lees had their bail of $50

Ded by

by Police, accused was on board trying to sell a shirt to a man in Hsu Chi-hang, Tung Chung-wel and estreated. The remaining 16 were acting as coxswain. He was unable Chater Road.

to produce the certificate of survey

en A box of "old" shirts were pro- Kwok Chan were read to the Court. each fined $30.

by Mr Sheldon submitted that

A sentence of six months, without on demand, and subsequent duced as exhibits. The shirts were complete with stiffeners and pins, reason of Article 32 of the Che the option of a fine was imposed on quiries disclosed that the boat had tration.

Association Arlitics of

The To the ordinary eye, the shirts lookedler's new, but Poon claimed they were election of the Committee and the Fok Hin, the keeper of a divan at not been surveyed.

Supervisory Committee could not, 115, Portland Street, ground floor.

In reply to questions, Sub-Inspec- of four heroin old shiris which she had cleaned. as a matter of law, be held unless for the possession

Going into the box, defendant re-

that Article was amended or alter pipes. For operating the divan betor McCarthy stated that the motor

boat was not the LCT's lifeboat. fined $160 or a fused to take the oath and passed

ed, and this could be done by was additionally remarks while the Court Interpreter was teaching her how to say the special resolution. Until that Article month. The five smokers were each

was amended he submitted that the fined $30. words of the oath,

Court had no option in the matter Convicting

Lai Shing, the keeper of the divan the woman, Mr but that the infunction must be d'Almada fined her. $40 or

at 37, Wunung Street, first floor, was one Issued. hawking month for

HIL Is my submission that this fined $150. The only smoker arres- licence and $100 or two months for Injunction should be granted for a ted was fined $30. contempt

further reason than breach of the Article, but on the principle, that it

without a

of Court and refusing to

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ULTIMATUM TO HAWKERS

OTHER RAIDS

take the onth..

After being convicted, defendant is unjust to take steps, even if

With produced a photograph showing two legally correct, to preclude a body So, 42, was sentenced to four months a previous conviction, Leung children and asked what would of expectant members from the

Bernacchi hoppen to them while she was in elections," Mr

aald, and recommended for banishment by would Mr d'Almada at Central this mor fool,

"simply because their vote affect the result therent, and as aning for keeping an opium divan in corallary thereto it is doubly unjust an un-numbered hut on the hillside

taken are when the steps

not at the back of Tai Shek Street, Sal Was He. Two smokers were fined legally correct.'

He contended there was no power $25 each. - of the Committee to postpone the

For keeping a divan on the third hearing of these applications on three separate occasions. Even if what they floor of 10 Fat 11ing Street, Cheung Was Ying-kong, 20, was fined $700 or five Mr F. X. d'Almada issued on ulti-did was legally correct, one matum to hawkers at Central Magis driven to the inevitable conclusion months. Of five smokers arrested, tracy this morning. He told hawk that they did it with the purpose of four were fined $20 each while the

from other had his ball-estreated. precluding ers in Court to go back and tell their

Yoling. hawker friends that the Central Dis- As from trict must be cleared. Monday, "very heavy" lines would be Imposed on hawkers arrested in the Central Distrlet for hawking without licences and causing obstruction.

members now

COUNSEL'S OBJECTION Hero Mr d'Almada objected to an implication of bad faith on the part of defendants and asked for proof.

"If the Kuomintang recovers its position and becomes a strong and this compaign against Hongkong will be intensified. stable Government,

Mr W. Woodward, Marine Sur- "There has been no declaration of vryor, was of the opinion that if polley and Intentions towards Hong- there had been a strong wind blow-kong since the end of the war. ing, the motor boat would not have been able to tow the LCT safety.

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Xuan Accused Of High Treason Paris, June 2---A Safgon despatch False Pretences to Agence France Presse tonight

Shanghai, Juno 3. William quoted the Viet-Minh (Annamite Nationalist) Radio announcing that Thomas Dobson, 20-year-old Aus the Nationalist Goverment of Dr tralian who gave his occupation as would be "of far more use in Chi- Ho Chi Minh had decided to bring "reporter" was given a six-month nese waters than

on the scrap-leaps tuspended for two of Britain's," General Nguyen Van: Xuan, head of prison term

Mr T, Scollan (Labour) suggested the Provisional Central Vietnam years by the District Court yester-

of merchandise from Government in Indo-China, before day for obtaining CN$150,000,000 the impression had been created that

the the ships were being presented to

Mr Dug- Viet Minh court martial on a worth

On Department Store, on faire reactionary government, charge of high treason.

Wing

dale answered: "Nothing. pretencer. Five smokers were also arrested in The

added: Viet-Minh. Radio

At the hearing. Mro. C. w.kind. There is no reason why we the divan kept by Lau Hoi-chuen, "General Xuan's treason was pro-Fubrmion, the Australian Consul-should not let a friendly country buy 21, in an un-numbered but at the vided by his agreeing to form a General, told the Presiding Judge he ships from us, as China has done, back of Kam: Walt Street. Lau was Central Govemment, thus knowing-would underinko to provide the and I make no apclogy and I am fined $800 or four months while the ly playing the game of the imperi-ocused upon his release. with glad wo have been able to do it”— amokers were fined $25 each...,ne alista Reuter.

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