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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1940, -
SECOND THOUGHTS World Press Comments On
STRIKE OFF
Washington, Mar. 1. After negotiations which continued through part of the night, officials of the National Federation of Te lephone Workers were an- thoritatively reported early to-day to have accepted the terms averting the United States nation-wide telephone alrike, called for 11 an to-day.
An official of the Faited Stats Lahnur pent
said that the formnt agree. ment is being delayed un- fit the terms have been cepted in poll by members of the Union
Router,
Disturbing
Churchill's Speech
Wide Divergence Of Opinion
LONDON, MARCH
SECOND THOUGHTS ON MR. WINSTON CHUK
to
Japanese Silk Shipment
Tokyo, Atur. 7.
Two shipmento of 1,600 cases and 1,100 bales of raw silk 'will go out from the ports of Yokohama and Kobe this month in the first movement of silk to the United States since before the war,
An announcement said that a wide range of qualities of silk is now available for export in Japan indicates that all types of materiala previously manufactured from rat slik in the United States mapy be available by mid-Summer. Proceeds from entoe are to be made available for the purchase of imports essential for Japoneze aubaistencoAssociated Press.
*** Reuter adds that the silk will be made available to United States manufacturers through the U.S. Commercini Co. (an official Government agency).
LOYAL TO LAST BREATH
(Continued from Page 5)
!
"During the time that this Apart from the sounds of the boy was alternately fainting und
"For
Cairo, Alexandria Out Of Bounds
CAIRO, MAR. 7.
LORD KILLEARN, RETIRING BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO EGYPT, IN AN HOUR LONG INTERVIEW TO- DAY DISCUSSED THE RECENT ANTI- BRITISH RIOTS IN CAIRO AND ALEXANDRIA WITH THE EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER, ISMAIL SIDKY PASHA.
THE PRIME MINISTER, WHO RETURNED LATE LAST NIGHT AFTER INVESTIGATING MON- DAY'S DISTURBANCES IN ALEXANDRIA, RECEIV ED EARLY TO-DAY THE SOVIET MINISTER TO EGYPT.
Lord Killearn, who leaves 1 The police and Egyptian army
Bowker,
to the
British
Hot
of
CHILL'S "FUSION WITH AMERICA" AND "SHA. water torture 1 heard the thud screaming with agony the rat Caire this week-end to tako up troops are slunding by in bath DOW OF RUSSIA" SPEECH IN THE UNITE of heavy blows being admins- accused from time to the his new post as special British Cairo and Alexandria and both
tered as well. Whilst this won piled a lighted cigarette-end to STATES ON TUESDAY PRODUCED THESE PEAD happening Howard Torr walkes, the boy's face. The nostrils and commissioner in south-east Asia, cities are out of bounds to Bri-
to my cell door and spoke to run eyes were burned. Then, half was accompanied by Reginaitish servicemen.
Charge LIGHTS IN THE BRITISH PRESS TO-DAY:
The situation in Egypt took way through that ordeni, 1 sum d'Affaires.
another turn to-day when groups SIX DAYS
Van Bergen being taken out
of Egyptians, apparently studente, The "Daily Mail" New York known to nor influenced by the about the victim.
"That went on for six days. into the corridor and shortly
started visiting Cairo shops, giv correspondent says: "I Unit-Government,
The attitude of the British ed States is determined to inve
International including the first day. Morn afterwards returned to his cell. plies belonging to an enemy Govine shopkeepers one week's notice
the next two days, ernment and to despatching to remove advertising signs a show-down' with Russia. ne-Government
the affairs was defined by Mr. Clementing and afternoon I could, hear from
enemy through written in Arabic. In Alexandria, cording to words White House and the State De- Attite in January. Hu sald that the two accused torturing the morning and afternoon, I con- there
Ontinued hearing the sound of, underground channels.
such groups visited the offices the United Nations Organisation boy in the same manner.
Language newspapers On Tuesday morning, wit-European
not to print partment and a major attenmust become the 'overriding face the seventh day in the norm the water torture and bentang. is being made for a new Big.
ness continued, he saw Marcus and warned tor in the foreign policy of all half-way through the torture Nothing happened on the moru- Washinton, March 7,
fulfilment Mr. Churchill appears heard someone scream, "Don't! ing of the third day hut in the Silva being taken again to the anything calculated to impede the of Egypt's Countries.
Bound speedy Anglo-American Don't! I will give you the ad-evening I could see the appar-room and he heard the dosiro ад
national aspirations. Chairman Tom Fonnally of the Three meeting"
The same paper's liplomatic Lo relations con-
British Sennye foreign
"Com- writes:
alliance
Naval which would speedily be
Headquarters at himself and Alexandria to-day denied that mittee commented that "the state- correspondent
Mac- munist sympathisera within the come the overriding factor in all res. A short while interently lifeless body of this boy of flogging. In the afternoon
heard Taui Kwok-ching's votes being dragged along the floor he was taken out Minister
naval nont by Prime
rejaforcements have arriv "Public opinion here has cer- at the telephone in the corridor of the corridor by the two ac-flogged by So Leung. Kenzie King with respect to the British Labour Party are play.proceedings of the U.N.0."
I heard So Leung at On Wednesday morning heed there, A senior officer said atonic bonal investigation is dissing a shov-down with Foreigh
lrytainly been disturbed by the recent le said, "Mr. Tse. Please cused. Linie
Bevin for Minister
first uttering an obscenity and saw Marcus Siva being taken that the movement of ships was Braest
Among recent arrivals turbing. This is
of bitterness
again, but he heard no normal, "About 10 mint tes later I saw then any something in Cantern-out the wan scet tuuwe
espionage by any faunching at all-out defensive, unilateral acts of the Soviet Gov- over. He will talk." or
this time other thun were two destroyers, which were
immediately offensive campaign' against his ernment and
campnirning against the British the head of Howard Torr burry: ese about "dragging a salt fish." sound
almest government of governments,"
the officially
understood that ex-groans. Ho Raw Marcus Silva leaving controlled Russian ing past the outside window of I always The was the reurtian
policy.
The Communist Daily Worker areas and radio. But British the room immediately in front of pression to be Chinese slang 1or being carried back into his cell exercise, ho anid. ficial quart in Washington.
FUNERAL PROCESSION by a guard. declares: "Many Labour members
Another denial-by the British morning Mr. On Thursday rood relations with Russin
SNEERING MANNER
Embassy was issued in Cairo to- A Avo-gear th
"About a minute or two later Sliva was taken out once more, day, stating that there asas Wong Hoag. 1A, Gay Street, the Government should repudiate
Torr came to my cell-door and witness said, but this time all truth in the report attributed to the occasion in
Mr. Silva! the Minister of Social Affairs that was taken to Tung Wah Hospithe speech la view of the almost tal for treatment to injudies
Aid something about the boy he heard no noise. alid not
in a sneering manner. He used was carried back to his cell by the British military authorities -hi left leg yesterday after hay
the past tense from which
two persons. On this day he had given Eevplan officials I drew certain conclusions in con was faken out himself for ques-time limit in which firmation of my observations of tioning and was logged- agam order in Alexandria during Mon-
dav'e rioting. the apparent lifelessness of the by So Leung.
The Prime Minister. DRIPPING WITH WATER body being dragged along the
On Saturday morning, Mr. Sidks l'asha to-night
to presa correspondents: floor.
Silva was taken out again and situation in Alexandria is abso "Mr. Van Bergen was taken he heard the sound of heating lutely normal. Students and out for interrogations about
A socialed Prez
$10
from
by the
Chip Day of Parliament are demanding that inton is far from believing that of my cell. The next mornita dead body.
ing een kicked down by a R.A.F. Joary in
wrote:
are unattainable and that an Anglo-
IA atta American alliance the only
t official nature of
possible insurance for the future."
York which I spoke."
The "Daily Mad" New Correspondent The Daily Herald"
wrote: "The Whit- whi comment on the speech yesterday ed States is determined to have a in дп its editorial today therefore show-down with Russin Qaven's Bout
the the first authoritative represents the
rough-short attempt to halt Central near Cochrane Street at
action and Soviet ex- about 12,10
The horry Labour pres opinio. Theream. Word of this resolve t
The newspaper wre the work reached was being drison in an vaderly
me to-night from three childrenis apremiation all over direction when
about the origin of A. Churchill's White House and State Depart
ile declared sudenly ran out into the rail,
speech at Fulton,
speaking
a private that he was Berne, March 7. Swizerland and Norway hav individunt but clearly there
many who believe that the speech eon-luded a trade agreement un-
composed in
collaboration will advaner was der which the Sw
NOT OFFICIAL "We can say with Authority
a cret of 5.000.000 Tranes for, with the Iritish Government, Norwegian purchases this yours!
antourneef---Assinted SMAS
Piva,
that its contents
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weru neither
HIGHER PAY FOR ALL OFFICERS
IV
by
Lhei
(Continued fram Page 1) There are further increases in higher ranks to take, services. There will be into account of increasiar family temporary scheme of supplemen-
allowance and responsibilities Lary marriage
present tapering basis to ease the position
appreciable godu" will be common to nil three | WaTimes" called for an inde- :
of
11
there was nothing going
1 suw the interrogating rooni.
HOME FLEET-SAILS
Portland Harbour, Mar, 7. Ships of the Home Fleet began moving out of hern to-day for the first spring cruise and exercises sinen the war. Destroyers want first and were followed by the
hailleship "Nelson." flagship of the Commander. in-Chief, and cruisers, ... Renter
Common chair.
and the
the
and then of the water torture...
for
nu
il
to restore
Ismail
announced
The
five times. I knew it was for He had to be carried back and duties Rave all returned to their
these interrogations because of the peculiar aqueak of the door
The Premier nd-led that he had
Several hundred British soldiers
on the cell,
to the cemetery. The cortere did
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me is strongly belleved here Was that Mr. Churchill's speech
result of talks with President the
was dripping with water. Wit Trunan. Secretary of State James elder atatesman Byrnes
way Alexandria police. and
to the interrogating room when ness was, taken out for further made a gift of £1,000 to the
questioning himself and Berard Baruch-though this cas
it was opened or closed, On not be confirmed.
about four occasions I heard flogged by So. Leung, subse- "Anglo-American relations with Russin
rades who were killed by rioters are now considered that it in understood a major the boy being taken along the the sounds of flogging, and on quently being given the water to-day led the funeral procession the two accused the last occasion the sounds of torture. Howard Torr was pre-in Alexandria of their two com-
at their pos
post on the seafront there About the end of the third
Monday,
day, Some armoured cars attempt is being made.. particular corridor by
the Attlee Government, for with Howard Torr in the . the administration of the water sent that day.
wero in
procession for which ola- But They took the boy into the roun torture as well. I saw Van Der week of his stay in President Truman feels that it is immediately in front of the eats. Ken being led back to his cell witness said, a boy of about 13 borate precautions had been taken. a new Big Three meeting.
The cars were kept in wireless more favourable than the maxi-
pre-war as the charge on each necasion except the last or 14 was being tortured. Use under the rates
present Marshal Stalin's turn to travel to used
when he was carried back. heard the sounds of the water touch with the Mustafa harracks DELAY
this time."
room of the station.
During the Japanese occupa torture daily for the first sixthroughout the two mile journey special The
TORTURE WITH PINS "They tied the boy to an arm tlon I provided funds through days, morning and afternoon. nervient foreign policy based on closer bonds with the
His two arms were tied underground channels together Forumistehla of rank as well as
CASUALTY LIST Leeds of professional if ovane arried officers whose not wealth and divendent emaire, along the arms of the chair with with Chester Bennett for the He knew it was the boy because not mass through the busy centres
partly military but mostly scene his fingers pressed forward Stanley internees and I was also when he was taken in he heard of the city.-Renter. geral
incomes would be reduced by this mic and an milltary agreements
-Alexandria, March 7. salaries.
with France and the small coun- During this tune I could not se reducting and planning intel-Howard Torr speak to Marcus While the boy was being tur
Four additional deaths un Wed As in the case of other ranks, new system.
the got into communication with Officers of
of the rank of major orries of Western Europe as well. Howard Torr but I could see gence activities, having trendy Silva about him.
Arab both accused insert Into
nesday brought the fatality toll the system of marriage allowance, which gave specific Additions for the equivalent in the Navy or Air as with Greece
the children, is abolished. In future Force, who under current sneaking nations of the Eastern pails of that boy's fingers what the B.A.A.G. at Waichow. The tured, he heard both accused ank Middle looked like longish steel pins, day before my arrest a mess him for the addresses of some
found in the boy's Inz in Alexandria to 24 Erystians had been
and two British soldiers. officers will use a flat rate system scheme, have a marriage allow Mediterranean and the
From their shouts at the boy ger from the B.A.A.G. at Wai- guerillas a list of whose names from Monday's anti-British riot-
pocket..
The wounded in the demonstra- "In all these countries economic it appeared that he had foulet chow had been to see me. of marriage allowance taking only ance of shillings daily or more East.
PARADE INCIDENT
tlons, which continued MUCH DEPRESSED --- into account the rank of the officer will from Anri 1, 1947, receive a
marriage
Tuesday allow-actions as necessary as military, Howard Torr and the two a
"On Feb. 16 this year at Sten-
He was very much depressed
smaller scale through and not the size of
receive ance on a reducing scale begin-action and perhaps more urgent." icused by giving them the wrong foliows that his family. It supplementary
ley Prison I attended an cuts by this daily torture of the boy. numbered 41, of whom 14 were addresses.
fication parade at which was witness said. On the eighth detained in hospitals Associated marriage allowances from ning at 5 shillings daily and going-leuter. fuli
AMERICAN PRESS date #1 marriage and will go on down to 3 shillings and six pence
to pick out Tsui Kwok-ching, day of the boy's detention, het Press, New York, Mar. 7. receiving it throughout married after one year, and two ahillings
toward him and ug 1 By 1950
was subjected to the pin turture. tife in service without regard to after the second year.
Mr. Churchill's speech brought would be to march to the world's walked
"Let Mr. Trus was about to place my hand on le heard he boy shouting, "My the most ghastly war. Qualifying it will be down to the standard
He felt number of children.
man's rejection of the poisonous his shoulder he said, "You don't fingers! My fingers!" United States. for marriage allowance will rate of 12 shillings and vence divergent press comment in
The "New York Times" deciar doctrines deciated by Mr. Chur- have to identify me, Mr. Suvso bad, witness continued, that be requced trom the former pre- daily.
You saw me not so long ago nt he felt in and called for the Promotion to runks of lieuten- war limit of 30 to 25. Age limit
The "Detroit Free Press" as Macao." of 25 will not apply to married ant, captain or major in the Army ed that Churchill came "with a chill be prompt and emphatle".
that when "Churchill
The guard told him that he officers under that age who are will be earlier than before the message of such an interest and
"At a second parade I was guard to let him out. 2. 6 and 13 yeare ser importance to our country, to his serted
hud to get permission from receiving marriage allowances on war-after 2.
vice respectively, instead of 3; 8 and to the world at large that he stresses the U... as the world's
Toul came to the, cell June 30 this year.
and 17 years. INCOME TAX
The paper te is dealing with absolute funda I walked up to him and touched Taul
himself and said, "Oh! You like will he QUALIFICATION PAY
that President menfale..
It either the U.N.O. him on the shoulder." Special arrangements
GEORGE VAN BERGEN to see what is happening?" IT For all his thesis. be
Churchill who may
The ages of retirement in the
or anarchy.
The next witness called was told the guard to lot witness It has already been and introduced him "lords added Anglo-American co-operation is
of the George Van Bergen, 41, of out and he was brought into the Raid".
one thing and re-entry
EBW HONGKONG brondasitor on the British Tung Cheong Building, 2nd corridor at the doorway of the "New York Herald
Witness said room floor, Kowloon.
in which the boy was frequency of 810 Kilocycles and frum the following: Second-Lieutenant for those not promoted to lieuten-
ant-colonel is now 47 the normal hung" said that the address "acema Empire is quite another", Shillings) Lieu- 13 shillings (11
mean,
"Philadelphia Enquirer" had been if it means Hulte
in Hong Kong There he saw the boy tied up 19.00 to 1.80 p... 6.80 to 1.80 .. Tho plainly to "that
is said thoro Tenant on Apointment 15 shillings age will be reduced to 45.
at Soviet Russia
"substance practical during the occupation. anything. The system of "qualification
hands tied to the arms of the Megacyoles. (13 shillings); Captain 23 shil-
On May 13, 1943, witness said, in an arm-chair with his twand 9.00 to 11.00 pm alto or 9.62 Titonace
world compar Botting up
American- lings (169. Ed.): Major 35 shillings pay" will be started in place of to-day
he was arrested by Tsui Kwok chair with only the fingers pro- 12.00 p.m.-Daily Programma Bum- military alliance. (289. Gd.);
Lieutenant-Colonel corpus pay, staff pay and other over the Western and a shadow ly in Churchill's suscreation for
forms, which are to be abolished. able with the merace of Naziem British
to. Mongkok Polico on ing taken
There he saw something rc-19.89 pm Dance Music, with more than 10 years #ervice. Qualification Day will be given to a decade ago; that it can be met clearing up of Britain's more ching and So. Leung. While be truding
1.00 pm.-News à Alpouncemenis, only by such show of strength as clamorous Empire difficulties 47 shillings and 6 pence (439);cors who obtain special military Church!!! onço called for in the other hand might set the stage Station he saw Mr. Silva about 1sembling steel pins protruding
1.10 p.m. Schumann -- Ürzonymi ——— for and technical proficiency. Daily Mir
vicerous American-Eriti 40 or 50 yards ahead in the cus-beneath the nails of the boy's
Ballet Music; Papi'lon (uutter- 10.3.
2 vain against Germany". lieutenant
tody of two other men.
fingers. The sight was too much
flos) Op 2, Rank's up to Lieutenant-Colonel rates
The "Boston Globe" said that
At Mongkok Station, he was for him and he turned his head. will also receive qualification pay. shillings and 6 pence; captain 4
United train for world Churchili
Washington Port "invite the It has already been announced chillines; maior & shillings.
to become a hair to evils of ed that Churchill's "notion for ne questioned that same afernoon Taul then told the guard in ob- strikes Ly. Ozawa. The following scene language to take him back that marringe allowance of other Command nay will be abolished lapsing colonialigh and in- international police force ranks will in future be subject to and provision made for allowance evitably their defender all the way us as an Illogical appendix to the morning he saw Mareus Silva to his cell.
Africa to the China United Nations which is simply being taken to the extreme loft official antertainment.
AKO
made for officer.
married before 25.'
I
converted hise at
Fulton greatest long term hope for peace asked to Identify So Leung and
into a historic
that the
accompanied various ranks Ral comont added th
Now daily basic ratea for army roview.
officers on appointment include, decided that where relirement age sixalâcance to what he Tri- United States into
Colonel on appointment 663, (40. officers whe
apply to officers marriage allow
be:
for
from
*
strong
assort
he
income tax and this will also for officers "in It is ex sea. out those regions an association of national state. back-room which was generally
ance and
also
required
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little way.
London, March 7. The 25th secret list of war in London by criminale issued the United Nations War Crimes the names Commission contains of 1,488 German war criminals.
Reuter.
RADIO
FRIDAY, MARCH 8th 1946," FURES REQU‘BT HOUR.
H.K.T
mary.
1.80 p.m. Light Orchestral Salee-
tions. abo pm-Clom Down. 6.80 p.m.-Tho Hill Billice "DRAGGING SALT FISH" 6.45pm alten and Tangos. For the next two days the boy 1.00 p.m. London Helay-News.
7.10 p...oranads to the Stars"... to composits lodging plained in the White Paper that this nation's riputs to-day rests. This is to overdo emphasis on for interrogation. He was put through the water tor-
EN A. allowance now to be introduced further consideration is
On the third day nothing
7.30 p.m.-Joo & Pis Orebeelza special categories, on other more affirmative founda- force. More sensible is his counsel used for certain for all ranks.
8.00 p.m.-Forces Bequest Hour, The effective date will be April such as medical and dental sex tions:-The hope and trust built at men of freedom all over the knew that because the door of ture, 6, 1047 when it has been decided vices, chaplains, officers on legal by a century and half of adher world should develop closer ties of that particular room had a per happened in the morning-but
other goals and other fraternal association, not only the liar squeak on opening and in the afternoon he heard the 9.00 ..-London dis-News. of
to ence
but closing.
Bound of shuffling feet anti English-speaking
9.05 p.m.--Variety with Gracie Fields, idonls": to introduce a normal basis of and educational duties, officers
Ronald Fraukau, Mary Martin, Peoples Royal Marinen warrant
дя The Atlanta, Georgia. "Conall others well"-Associated On the Monday morning after something being dragged along
"uch" and her assessment on the current year's the
his arrest, Marcus Silva was the corridor. He heard at the
.9.46
is (Plano) all pm-Viviana earnings--for all members of the officers in the Navy and men com
CHUNGKING COMMENT virtual military sergioca. Seonrato lodging, fuel missioned from the ranks at re-tution" asserted that Churchill Press
arty Croudson (Organ): taken out again for questioning: same time the voice of So, Leung for limited called for
Chungking, Mar. T. and belt allowances now issuable latively late
Witness sald he heard the sound that he was "dragging a salt 10,00
¡Gipa, Orchestra. Unofficial reaction to Mr. of flogging. Later the same day ish." In Chinese siang this.--Magyari Imre and Hle... [ to single officers and to married duties. This means that quarter-alliance between this country and ones when they cannot live with masters in the army and British Britain against Russia's desires
fores, and added "the answer to that Churchill's speech on foreign he was taken out himself and mert a dead body. Shortly 10.18 pm A Lighs Orchestral don and. str
definite 'No'." their family will be consolidated service
core with Gwen Catley (Bnpiano).. policy is one of warm support in was questioned by Ozawa after this Incident he overheard." Connecticut Chungking, The
Hartford Into this composite lodging allow officers on Indian rates of pay, must be
and Webstor Booth (Tenor). The Howard Torr talking to Marcus. to the officers of the nursing and women's
Chinese Minister of Information through an interpreter. ance, which is similar
He Silva. It was in reference to, 11.00 p.m.-Close Down Naval lodde allowance. Com-services and of all services recruit Courat said the proposal for a
* K. G. Wu Anld the speech reflected two. accused were present. Dosite lodging
allowance wild overseas are outside the pre- virtual military alliance"{%
elan that wartime coalition with Churchill's Flold sont changes-Router.
Russla bas come close to . break- perience domnd this was soing on, was the guerilla boy and was in the Programodally Balsar absorb servant allowance,
this was going on, Taul Kaouted past tense. That conversation carded specially los Services Staterisin- together with other evidence meal by the Departme« of National
Bervices Entertainment. allowance will be abolished. Pro
the point" vision and ration allowances will
a firm and concerted poller by the COFESSION SOUGHT drew him to the conclusion that for be on the same scales all
The St. Louie Giabe "Domncrat The appens! view here fa that at him to confers. declared fraternal association United States and Britain toward They wanted him to confess, the boy was dead. He never saw for which Mr. Churchill pleads 4 Russia would have a healthful in witness nid, to being on the boy again. Rervices,
RETIREMENT. PAY
as common onto E3 is nocessary. Auence International; adairs enemy subject holding falto Por On Feb. 10, witness sald, He Proprietors.
"BLINDED ARISTOCRATI
holier resorts of dread tuguese paper and to, being an attended an identiäcation parade Enterprise, Limited,
cines, drugs and surgical supplcked out the two accuseds ? reactions to Mr Churchus enemy, agant in charge of mediat Stanley Prison, where the JAMES KEATES Windsor Har
found on page Diy
army
obt about 6.80, p.m. yesterday three robbers, two armed with revol vors and one with a dagger, Belloxialations will be gained admittance to 27, Canal Road West, second floor, tied up brought in to see from tame the inmates, and stolo: a wrist tion nation allowance and watch, soine clothing and about
bstantially) $4,000 in cash.
related allowances. Retirement pEY"
The "Chicano Bun peld hat to follow the standard raised by thin great but; blinded-aristocra}}|
Prégi,
Printed and published for the
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WAR
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