1948-06-11 — Page 5

BUS CO. IS SUED

FOR $1.70

PLAINTIFF SEEKS

A RULING

An order for payment of $3.60 representing claim and costs was made by Mr Justico Gould at the Supreme Court this morning, in an action brought by L. J. Channing, plaintiff, against the China Motor Bus Co. Ltd, defendanta.

The amount had been pall into Court by Messrs Johnson Stoles and Masters on behalf of defendants with a denial of liability.

Plaintiff claimed that he had de- suffered damage by reason of fendants' breach of contract in fail- Ing 10 carry

the plaintiff from Vehicular Ferry Wharf to Aberdeen Da May 2, after having

received

from plaintif 70 cents, consideration for the contract.

REASON FOR ACTION

Plaintif claimed: damages of $1 being the amount expended by him of con- in procuring other ineona veyance to

Aberdeen after fendants had failed

de- to carry out their contract, and the return of 70 or such cents paid to defendants part of it as the Court thought ft.

this

ap-

When the case was called morning, defendants did not put in an appearance, but plaintiff, pearing in person, said he hoped to obtala a ruling from the Court as to the rights and obligations of the de- fendant company. The action had for the been brought not merely sake of $1.70, but for the principle involved, and in the interests of

of the publle. Almost every day, bunes of were breaking defendant company

down

parts

in different their fares, engers,

Colony and pass nnid

of the who had were forced to make other arrangements, at their own ex- pense, to reach their destination.

Mr Justice Gould replied that the rights and obligations"

ענןןן

of carriern had been decided in other Courts, but he was unable to make ruling in the present Instance. as defendants were not contesting the

case,

Two Gunners

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1948.

Flying Wing Dwarfs Flying Fortress

Winging swiftly over Southern California desert country, near Muroc, a 100-ton Flying Wing B-35 bomber scoota past a B-17 Flying Fortress, which was a heavy Giant bombers like the Wing have made the bomber of World War II standards.

Fortress a "medium" bomber.-AP Picture.

3.37 Ius of Rain Youth Escapes From

In 12 Hours

Hongkong water shortage has benefited from the rain of the past two days.

From midnight till mid-, day today, the rainfall re-. corded

3.37 inches, WAR

The total in the past 36 hours is 5.33 inches.

Chopper Used In Man & Woman Fight

Cheung Shing, 24, was a maker of feather dusters, but he more than just "dusted" Tam Tal-kam, a 40- year-old female coolie, with a chop- per at 16 Possession Street yester- day.

Defective Handcuffs

BUT FREEDOM WAS SHORTLIVED

While being handcuffed to another young offender and on his way to the Police station on the Black Maria, young Chan Cheung-woo, 18, slipped his wrist through the "bracelets" which were defec- tive, and jumped off the van to escape custody. He was chased and re-arrested by his detective escort.

to

When asked by Mr Latimer enter a

plen on the charge of Chan escaping from legal custody. replied; "Your hundcuff is useless. Who wouldn't run away if he had a cliance?"

Latimer: It's natural enough. The prosecuting officer, Inspector Scragg, told the Court that several other

cases of escaping from legal As a sequel, Cheung was charged custody had occurred before due to

defective handcuffs. with assault, causing bodily harm

Chan and another boy, Chau Tse- before Mr d'Almada at Central this morning. Tam

niso charged yuk. 17, were both arrested for Wats

Inrceny from a dwelling. The two with assaulting Cheung,

admitted the charge. They Inspector Saunders said a call was also

were both additionally charged with received at the Police Station that

breach of the Deportation Order. a serious fight was going on at Pos-

When eventually brought to the session Street. Two detectives were sent to the scene and they arrested station und questioned, they nd- to the Police that defendants.

The Aght apparently milled arose out

of a $2 debt which first they had climbed the drain pipe they stole the Royal defendant had owed second defen- and entered the first floor of 68, Gunsters

Haiphong Road where clothing valued at $58. Artillery appeared on remand before dant for a couple of weeks.

Both youths, according to Inspec- tor Scragg, had a very bad record which went back to their juvenile days.

Admit Shopbreaking

Two

from

Both

Mr Latimer at Kowloon Court today defendants were sent to hospital, for and admitted a charge of shop- treatment. breaking.

HAD A FEW DRINKS were Norman Ed- The solulers

First defendant, with half his face wards, 18, and Dennis Maton, 25.

swollen and bruised, said he had a who was also charged with re-

few drinks and he held a chopper in celving stolen properly. Edwards his hand, When second defendant was given, 18 months hard Inbour

altempted to grab the chopper, her while Maton was sentenced to six hand was cut. months.

"A

Second defendant said she asked "it's a most serious offence," re-first defendant for $2 which he owed marked Mr Latimer when he im--

her. 11 refused to pay and chal-' posed the sentence.

Inspector Baker, prosecuting, said lenged her, so she gave him. that Cpl Wilson, of the Corps of couple of pushes". Milllary Pollet, saw the two men walking towards Nathan Road, near Gun Club H. Edwards was carry-

42 | ing a leather sulicase and Maton was following behind. When they saw Cpl

Wilson and his patrol, they threw the suitense in the nearby bushes while they themselves jumped among some undergrowths to hide.

SUITCASE RECOVERED

Defendant's left hand was swathed

blood sodrlen bandage. "From what I can see, the fight must

must have reached quite serious remarked Mr proportions,"

'Aimada.

Inspector Saunders said second defendant's hand had a two-inch cut and it started bleeding as soon as she returned from hospital last back to night, but she refused to

Cpl Wilson and his party went to the hospital for further treatment. the scene and recovered the suitcase

"There's only one way of making and later found the two defendants her necept medien treatment," said and took them to the Police.

when he sentenced Mr d'Almada When questioned, Edwards nd- Cheung to three months and Tam

having broken mitted

Into the to two months. Both of them were Marrie Cheung shop In Gun Club Hill further bound over in $50 for 12 on the night of June 8 by forcing months. open the rear door, The articles of clothing and stockings were stolen from a showenso the lock of which was also broken.

At the station Moton was searched and two pairs of nylon stockings were found in his pockets, while Edwards admitted having stolen the articles himself and asked his con-

Opium

Chau was sentenced to two years while Chan was given 18 months. They were both ordered to be re- banished.

Aid To China

Must

Chinese "Invasion" Of Siam

THOUSANDS ENTER ILLEGALLY

Bangkok, Juno 10.-Thou- sands of Chinese Immigrants have been illegally entering | Sinm in recent mouths, cording to reports in the Sinmeno press.

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to

The papers urged atringent measures by the Government halt "this menacing influx of allens into the country."

According to official statistics, 15,278 Chinese entered Sinm and 13,607 Teft the country during 1947.

Immigration officials, however,

conceded that the actual number of Chinese who came. Into

Siam must be very much larger. They sald

illegal that most of these Immigrants entered Slam through Indo-China, The press campaign

illegal

Immigrants followed against the recent arrival of more than

1,000 Chinese my the:

ship "Thi Posan"

Swnlow.

These passengers had no passports, or permits to enter Siam.

TO BE SENT BACK

It was reported that these

Chinese passengers had intended to and the ship, land in Indo-China

China,

therefore, brought them to Bang- kok. They are held by the authori- fles at the island of Koh Sichang, at the mouth of the Bangkok river. iamese authorities will even- send them back to but, pending the necessary jing arrangements, they are faced with the task of providing one thousand people with living

and food.

ship-

these

quare public health authorilles are also alarmed by the arrival of these immigrants from China. They fear that this "unwashed humanl- ty" might have brought with them which might cause cholera germs an epidemic here.

According to the Siamese press, large numbers of Chinese from Yunnan have been coming into Slam across Burma and the Lao states of northern Indo-China and the Siamese immigration authorities

have not been able to do anything about this "infiltration of unwanted aliens into the country."-Reuter.

Be Supervised PALESTINE

Washington, June 10-A strict' supervision over the spending of the $125 million, proposed mullary ald to China was urred here today by Mr Kenneth Royall, the Army,

told the Secretary. Ho

Senate

CASUALTIES

Amman, June 10-Military Appropriations Committee In-observers today estimated the quiring Into the aid, that, if the

of casualtics avaliable O$ Bum were made

the Jews, and grant, there was a great risk Arabs in their 26-day war at would not be spent for the purpose between Ove and ten thousand. Intended.

This estimate was considered con- servative in contrast to the extrava- gant claims on both sides.

Observers sald daruage amounted to millions of dollars.

"On the other hand" he said, "If we exercise too detailed a supervi sion of the military undertaking in China, there is a danger of us bo- coming quite intimately involved in the civil war-perhaps more than we want to."

They said that although the Arabs, as the attackers, were supposed to of suffer a three-to-one proportion the casualties, the Arabs actually He said the Army supported ahad suffered proportionately fewer

the State Department plan that

losses.

This was due to lack of Chinese Government submit Invoices Jewish armaments, they added. The

Princess Anne supporting its request for payment heaviest Jewish armaments were

Forfeits

Church Rights

and render monthly reports showing three-inch moriars, compared with how the money was being spent. the heavier

PROPOSED SOLUTION

Arab

bombs.

and

100

artillery

Arab' casualties were below The Chairman of the Committee, daily, except for a few days during the Old City fighting in Jerusalem. Senator Styles Bridges, had asked

here that Jewish It is believed Mr Royall whether the

United civiliaus suffered

than far more States should supervise the Arab civilians in the war, especial- London. June 10-Princess Anne Chinese military aid in the same ly 100,000 Jerusalem Jews, who of Bourbon-Forma, who married 20- way as Its ald to Greece and Tur- were subjected to day and night

ex-King Michael year-old

of key, or whether the $125 million bombardment and lack of food and Rumania in the Royal Palace of should be handed over as an out- Athens today by Orthodox rites, right grant.

water. Jews in isolated settlements were belleved to have encountered virtually excommunicated herself"

similar conditions Roman Catholic Church,. Referring to the State Depart- from the

Except

restrictions, for mild ment's solution, he said it was that according to Vatican authorities,

The Royal bride, aged

ared 24,

Arab civilians continued "business who the Chinese Government should be

* usual," п Roman Catbolle,

invoices or emerged required to submit is

Observers here believed that the evidence in radiantly happy from the ceremony other documentation

war shattered the Jewish economy. -the culmination of a seven-months support of its request for payments.

United Press. romance which began in London at

be

Archbishop Damaskinos, the Pri- was being spent. "This gives a hOUTWARD MAILS ́

the wedding of Princess Elizabeth--

Divans

a Reuter Athens despatch ale

said.

Monthly reports would also required showing how the

Raided

of

FRIDAY, JUNE 11 Closing Times By Atr Shanghai, Nanking. Ifankow, Taingiao Pelping Amoy Foochow Swatow 3.30 p.m. Japan ford. fetters & cards only) 6 p.m.

Closing Times By Sea & Train Масло (бе) 1 д.т. Canton (Parcels & and class mail) (Sea) * a.m.

mate

Greece, celebrated the degree of supervision without in- wedding with the colourful ritual volving us too intimately with the o! the Orthodox Church to which military operations," he said. Michael belongs.

Mr Royall disclosed that it was An eminent authority on Church Three oplum divans in Kowloon Law at the Vatican Holy Offre de proposed to divide the $125 million federate to dispose of thecording to were raided by Police on Wednesday Clared that Princess Anne had there as follows: for Army ald-387.500,-

Force aid $28,000,000; Straits (Sea) D a.m. Licut Witney, had good military re- and altogether 31 persons, including by broken three

canons, Reuters 000; Air

Navy aid $9,500,000.-Reuter. cords.

While Edwards only had the three keepers, were three months' service, Malon was a They were charged before Mr Lat-reported from the Vatican City.

The penalty of being cut off from veteran, having seen service in Italy mer at Kowloon today.

at 00, the Sacraments enters into during the last war.

The keeper of the den

The

Charged With

Perjury

arrested.

force

at the moment of marriage without

Wusung Street, first floor, wash the necessity of her excommunica-

tented to three months with-

out the option. He had a previous tion being officially announced," he

立 similar offence 12 added. conviction for months ago.

No official pronouncement on the The keeper of a divan next door, wedding was expected in Vatican Tsoi Ping, 59, of 70, Wusung Street, cireles today and it was uncertain irst floor, was fined $510 or four whether any formal excommunica- would eventually be an- months. The third keeper, Chan Po, tion 20, was fined $410 or three months. nounced. Reuter.

Shum Ka-cheung, 30, travelling Of the 28 smokers_arrested, three

trader, formerly chief inspector of were absent from Court and thy PHILIPPINES the Fishery Department, was charg-hat their bail of $50 each estreated.

ed before Mr Hin-Shing Lo at Cen- The remaining addicts were each traf this morning with perjury in connection with the case against the fined $30 or three days,

Four Fishery Inspectors on charges

of

conspiracy with the Ash lanns

IMPOSE A BAN

Vatican Envoy

Sued

Chicago, June 10-Mr Myron C.

Shanghai (Sea) 10 am

Foochow (Sex) 10 am,

Sualow & Amoy (Bes) 10 ash.

Maran (Bea) 1 p.m.

Canton (2nd class mail only (Train) z p.m

Japan (ord. lettere & carda only) (Sex)

2 p.in.

Manila (Bea) 3 p.m.

Macao (REA) 4 T

Canton l'arcels & 2nd class mail) (Sex)

p.m.

SATURDAY JUNE 11 Closing Times By Alt Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Taylor, presidential envoy to the Pelping. Swatow, Amoy, Chungking. Tal- Vatican, and a friend, were sued nan 320 p.m.

Dangkok, Tangoon, Calcutta, Karachi. today for $2,000,000 by a Chicago woman

who alleges that she is Bahrein, Calro (Nairobi, Johannesburg Je Marselites via Cairo) Augusta and Taylor's illegitimate daughter.

London Kowloon C.P.Ó. & UK, OP.O.) Reg. p.m.; Ord. 19 a.m, to-morrow. Named as defendant with Taylor

Saigon & Parte 3 pm. chairman who is former

of the

. Closing Times By Sea & Train Macao (Bea) 8 a.m. Steel Corporation,

USA, Canada, Shanghai Honolulu, Manila, June 11-The Govern-United States

The Federal Central & Bouth America vla San ment has prohibited shipments or is Joseph A. Bennett. iron ore to Japan until a definite Court suit described him as a Francisco (No Parcels for Canada) (Bea)

"friend and counsellor" of Taylor,

2 p.m. policy has been adopted

Tho tult brought was by Mrs question of restoration of Philippine-Eunice Wolterman, 35, wife of a Ιπ a Judicial proceedings against Gold bars to the value of $9,823.94 Japanese trade.

The Secretary of Commerce and factory worker. Chan Kun-kau, Kwok Mok-hoi, Tso were ordered to be confiscated by Mr

She said she sued "for the sake Wal-huen and Lee Kol-man, did in-shing Lo at Central this morning Industry (Mr Placido Mapa)

nounced that any application for boys. Mrs Wallerman charges that of my children," 13 year-old twin falsely declare that he had not been when a 20-year-old woman Ng Wat nounced

shipTaylor and

Bennett connived to instructed by Mr Jack Cater, Officer chun failed to appear in answer to a an export licence covering

ment of ore to Japan would not be Depart-

conceal that she was Taylor's charge of the Fishery

charge of importing gold without a

efforts to cstablish her the Import and

Revenue Omcer

parentage.

some time in April.

It was alleged that on April 14, defendant being sworn as a witness

mest, to pay special attention to the incoming

CONFISCATION OF GOLD

BARS

the

nn-

ofcations

received by the illegitimate daughter and hindered

cerco from the sport Department.

Redman

Bald

fron

org

hác

An

Manilla, L. Marques & South Africa via Durban (Res) 3pm

Saigon, Ceylon, East & South Africa and Marseilles (Sex) 3 pm,

Straits, Egypt and Europe via Londen

(Hea) 5 p.m. (Par.. Reg., Ord.)

Macao (Bea) 1 pm,

Canton (2nd class mail only) (Train) pm,

Mação (Bea) 4 p.m. Kongmoon (Bra) 5. PM.

Canton (Parcels & 2nd class mall) (Sex) 6 p.m.,

CHANGE OF TIMES

The mall, for Iwakuni. (Japan) which cloned at 6 pm, on Wednesday, June

regarding shipment of Cheung Chau.

to Japan bave been re-

Mrs Walterman said sho dis- Chlet Detective Inspector John-the gold bars, weighing 20.88 tools, ston of the Anti-Corruption Branch were found on defendant's person ferred to the Committee on Philip covered her parentage through has been delayed owing to bad weather conducted the prosecution, while Mr during a routine search at the Yuen pine-Japanese trade relations, which investigation started after she ap and supplementary mail will now close

on pealed to the late Mayor Fiorello at 1 pm on Friday, June 17, Alfred Y. Hon appeared for the de-On Whart, Connaught Red Central, will soon hold publle hearings

propouts to restore Philippine-LaGuardia of New York. She said. when the ss Kwong Sai arrived yes-

The UK. mail by D.0.A.C, advertised fence.

allowed. terday. Ballot $10,000

Japanese

Its she found she was born in a Now to close at 3 p.in. on Saturday, June 12 and roport

will now. clown at 10 am, on,, Sunday, the Cabinet-United York hospital on June 22, 1012 Jun 13 (Registered at 8 pm. de Salure Hearing of the case was fixed for Defendant who was on ball of $350 andings

Presa,

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