Hitch-hiked 2,000 Miles
LIVERPOO, MART 14.
AN IN-YEAR OLD BRI- WHO STUDENT. TISH STOWED AWAY TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC HITCH. HIKED 2,000 MILES FROM ΤΟ HALIFAX, CANADA, THE AMERICAN BORDER AND WAS CAUGHT STOW. ING AWAY IN A FERRY. BOAT CROSSING THE DE- TROIT, WAS LANDED AT LIVERPOOL TODAY FROM THE STEAMSHIP IN WHICH HE WENT TO AMERICA, AND WAS STILL IN POSSESSION OF HIS ORIGINAL CAPITAL £1.
OF
He is Timothy Edward Mere- dith, who stowcg away in the 19.760-ton Canard Her Sey
MINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1946.
EMPTY BEER BOTTLES TREASON CHARGES
Toka, Mar. 13,
Thousands of empty beer bottlen reas the strange carjo which reached Kure to-day on an Australian supply anip. They arrived to fill a sup cauard by the atomie bank an left the Hiroahoon-which brewery intue, but caused a shortage of ballen.
When the botten wie Pied they wilt meel the demand for beer in the British Zone of Occupation. Rrater,
Record Air
Flight
mand
Accused To Stand
Trial
Week's Hearing "Shoe-Shine"
Concludes
SO LEUNG AND TSUI KA OK - CHING, CHARGED WITH HIGH TREASON, WERE COMMITTED TO TRIAL BY MR. C. Y. KWAN AT THE SUMMARY
· MILITARY COURT YE: TERDAY AFTER A WEEK'S HEARING DURING WHICH OVER 30 WITNESSES, WERE HEARD.
THE PROSECUTION IS CONDUCTED BY MR. "R. S. SMITH ASSISTED BY MR. J. O'DONOFAN WHILE THE ACCUSED ARE REPRESENTED BY MR. E. S. C. BROOKS.
Evidence
Boys' Odd Superstition
a
of
the
"YOIZUKI" CASE Churchill's
Sydney, March 13. Rabant dispatches said that Formosan women, chil- dren and family heads dix. embarked yesterday from the repatriation ship "Yoi- zuki" will be ¡lyced on board the Japancae hospital ship "Hawara Maru," which is expected to sail to Formosu to-night-Asciated Prese,
New Evidence On Spain
the
France
Auded with
Waistline
LONDON, MAR, 13, MR. WINSTON CHUR- CHILL'S
ΤΟ ATTEMPT "REDUCE" HIS WAISTLINE WAS RELATED BY A |DIARİST IN THE "EVEN- ING STANDARD" TO-DAY,
M Churchill, shid the report, sitting for his firat portrait in 31 years, paint- ed in Washington by the British-born artist, Douglas Chandor, suddenly stepped up to the canvas and commented: "I think you might cut me in here at the waist a bit."
Then the fontaur Prime Min- nn enthusiastic amateur
The warm-heartedness Servieron in Hone Kong, he he Jack Tar. Commande. Marine or Aircraftspan is growing into a local legchi with
Colony's
Washington, March 13. the
France is expected to submit archinose number is legion and generally carry a shoe-shortly fresh evidence on Spain inter,
to the United States in a renewed painter, seized a brush and per- shine box.
bid for American Aupport in sonally whittled down his fig All this tox Krow out of the London, March 13.
was given by two Capt. Kyoichi Yantagushi anid
nn A
afterthought he An R.A.F. Transport Com Japanese yesterday. One was that he was a barrister and was large numbers of mascots, "adopt carrying the case against France ure.
Nations security also touched up the lawline.- ed" children who are fed and sent to the United "Laneas rizn" reached Omura, at one time the superior educated in Jauna and was
to school, and Innumerable regular council.
[Reuter. Formal United States rejection bangers-on in the vicinity of Northolt, Mwsex, after make-feer of the accused, and the judge advocate of the Court of ing air history
by completing other Capt. Yamegvehi, a judge the Japanese Almy.
Services cook-houses, One R.A.F. of the original French proposal He produced a bock. It was Soundron adopted this" last Christina.
broadened the split. among the
NEW FINNISH PRESIDENT utward voyage the round trip to New Zealand advocate of the Japanese Ceart
whole During the
occupation, who a flle of the trial and judgments orphanne. Many unita have permanent "big five" members of
council. Russia he mingid win the passengers nad back--25,000 milles -- in 6 during the
sentence of Court Martials of the dapu- their regular foster-children who France while the United States
Helsinki, March 13, spoke of the death al days. La arrival
Juho K, Paasikiv! took the onth cres, ant 201
nese Government in Hong Kongre carefully scrubbej dally and
and Britain apposed the proposal. as Finnish President on
Tuesday Halifax simte valked off the
The plane, which is an adupassed on several people.
At the conclusion of the case occupied territory from 1942 to sent to school.
China has taken no sand. Out of all this has grown A
and pledged the government to ship" at Halifax,
they 1946,
It is an acconted fact
The State Department note to concentrate on the fulfillment of After five des of sight-see. tion for elvillar use of li war
They are the official records legend.
rance on the Spanish issue left the armistice terms in order to among street-urchins that lo Dingh ing in Halifax, he started Ins time "Lancaster bomber, new both accused stated that
this bar-from England to New Zealand desired to say nothing.
One the way open, however, for recon-fay the groundwork for a lasting 2,9 miljoney bo
"The acction for 1944 shows Servicoman brings luck. der, arriving in two weeks at in 62 leurs 3 minutes, making Inspector Constantine Alexa of the trials.
where he the return trip in 61 hours 28 der Krimmall said that he was in
Branel of the Hong the name of 1 ma1 Chan Sing, a to "mit kwan yon" (in the sideration of the American posi peace. He said the way
colloquial to have a successful tian, provided there is new evidnonce treaty with Russia and Bri- the Detroit River.
The outward flight Special
He was sentenced today polishing a score of pairs of suce on which to base the case tain seemed aven "now that armis- He was minutes, boarded Terry-imat.
against Franco
in the security tice conditions have been in the shoes. he arrested So Leung at the Cen- death on Nov. 25, 1944, and on
council. then que fioned by the Ameri-beat the previous record by 22 Kong Police. On Oct. 16, 1945 aged 41.
tral Police Station at 10 am, Dec, 8, 1944, his sentence was
main fulfilled."-Acsociated Press. The usual procedure is to an- authorities, hours.
Diplomatic oficiale familiar sentence, byronch from the back, ninch vigor- He produced a document and commuted to life
My busty and then vell for "cumsha", with the French view gay Paris that France
Paris, March 13. said that it was a certificate of Proclamation 16 f 1944.
usually pald without may seek to show
Jacques Chevalier, 63, former arrest. It bore the signatore of
demur. Some respect is vaid has the largest army ratio and Majer Hall Caine and is in con-
the frontier Minister of Education in the nection with the arrest of Tsui DEATH SENTENCE however, for nios. The practice that he reinforced
been sentenced toms not yet reached the obnoxious military units at about the time Vichy, regime, has Kwok-ching. It also bears the "Another entry refers
France closed the Spanish fronto 20 years in prison for collo. Shoe-shining. however, singe. LA. Poole, Chan Pui, aged 34, of No. 3.
Nazis. Che tier, French argue that these boration with the signature
The bas. He Yan Hing Street, Taipa.
valier was tho mcpace
first Frenchman R.N.V.R.
One Serviceman tells of how he are evidences of a
the High Court of Justice Kokiyoshi Omure said that he was sentenced to death and this
was followed into a ous by about international peace, which is the tried
conviction of Pierr was a warrant officer in the Ja was commuted to lie on Dec. 8. three shoe-shiners, concerned and basis on which the United States since the
October.Associated proposdi.--- Laval Inst I also signeri the records, set apon. While in Hong 1944.
He says there were at rejected the French
Press. "The next CRANC Kong he was at frst in charge
Chung least ten shoe-shiners on the bus Associated Press. of the general department of Suet-ying, aged 33, female, She quite a crowd for some 30 passen- the Kowloon Sendirmeric and was sentenced to death and her later transferred to Shumshuijm sentenced was refaced to life on sub-station and later to be com- Dec. 8, 1944. mander of the Shartaukok sub-f "An entry in 1943 concerns stalion,
fune Yan Cheul-main. He was
can immigration Who paved him over Canadian immo.gation 10 await deportation.
to the ottivais
"It JIM VAN ann ving to have crossed ho Allantle only to be picked up in a little ferry boat." Meredith sit on his
turn.
Asked
Another renor:) set up in the eal ward journ. was in reach
145 heurs 85 ing Australia minutes
*The
n of the flight, how
not to
establish re- what he did in cords, I was a special train 1ing trip for rows belonging to Canada, he repited "Well,
!! | s "very imptant persons wanted to see the world."
id odd pubs in Canada to cover light, specialising in long-range his expens2Renster.
work. Reuter.
India Faced With Terrible Famine
WASHINGTON, MAR. 13.
THE AMOUNT OF UNLESS INDIA RECEIVED
CEREALS FY DAS ASKED FOR THE COUNTRY IS FACED WITH MILLIONS OF DEATHS FROM STARVATION, SIR NAZIM KHWAJA, A LEADING MEMBER OF THE INDIAN FOOD DELEGATION. SAID YESTERDAY.
L.P.T.B Reveals
Its Wartime
Secrets
(Continued from Puge 1)
not like it and the service drop- pod after six weeks,
ly 1915 passenger miles ruz or B per were 9.301, 0009,300,
panese army.
nj
SO LEUNGPS DUTIES "I have heard of a man So Leung. I first heard of him! when I was appointed to take
ver the, special Investigation of! the Kowloon Gendarmerie in Oe.
I have seen Sa; taber, 1943, Leung. He is the first accused. The duties of So Leung, when 1 kurw him in 1943, were these of a political detgetive.
"He was engaged mainly in The situation is "so grave arresting spies, communists ani! that unless we get the minimum guerillas but he also took charge! quality of cere as we have ask-Jof any case ruered him by his ed for And for which we are pre-superiors,
*hat ever given him ar- pared to pay in full in the im
Aly b-ordinatosi melinte future. India is faced dera direct. pro rtions leading to deaths rave him the orders,
"I have heard of Trai Kwok- four tins the araber of those with a tingedy of unprecedented ching. I first heard of him un- who died in the Bengal famine."der the same cremstances ac So Leung, Tsta was engaged in Indians estinated that 3,000- the same kind of work As Se 000 died in the Bengal famine in Leung,
"I have heard of Tsui Tai-
ed.
signature is on it as Judicial This Oilicer for its correctnere,
is
LEADERSHIP IN THE AIR
Loudon, Mar. 13. The Under-Secretary of State for Air, Mr. John Strachey, told the House of Commons last night that Britain held "Andoubted "revolution in amotion" and tradership" in the current appropriations for vrged research to maintain that lead against "the friendly rivery of American man- facturers and scientists. Associated Press.
The death sentenced to death. sentence was carried out.
1
zera.
AIRCRAFT OF THE FUTURE
London, March 13. Single-seater lighters and air- liners enervine 100 or more pas sengers will in a few years be driven by one form or another of gas turbine engines, said John Strachey. Under-Secretary for Air. in presenting on Air Esti- mates in the House of Commong
D-day.
760
He said that speeds of sound- miles an hour at ground level
Head
to
Porter Gets Back
Job
to a
LONDON, MARCH 13.
PARTNERS
THE FIRM OF KEITH CARDALE AND
ΤΟ
HAVE LOST AN APPEAL AGAINST BRENTFORD.
ORDER REINSTATEMENT COMMITTEE'S ENGAGE WILLIAM JAMES ROWLEY AS HEAD PORTER AT A BLOCK OF FLATS KNOWN, AS KERTON COURT, KENSINGTON, AT £1 A WEEK, WITH A FLAT, LIGHT AND FUEL.
and 660 miles at 30.000 feet- Richard Ludlow, deputy uninire."
were rapidly being
aproached.stated in the decision that Row-
But at the sper of sound there ley, formerly head porter, appear Bishop Charged
was 1 formlable.
wall
of air ed to have accented the offer of registanen which was very dif-
under parter after his demobili- ficult to break through.
until he could live on the mises in •
the head
norter's Ba
According to British tech-
will
on
by
Manila, March 13. flat Cesar Maria Guerrero, the Ap-
which
however, said Mr. Stra- At the time of his application xillary Catholle Bishop of Manila, chey, on the other side of that the post of head porter was held was among hundreds of Filipinos wall there is the possibility of by
who left early last accused of trenson in the People's by a man
Court D8 Special Prosecutors place was anite phenomenal speeda which January and whose
the March 15 were certain in not very dis- taken by a single man not protect rushed to meet
Act. dead-line an indictments the Reinstatement tant future to become a reality.
They open up enormous nos: When Rowley became aware of now total more than 3,400, sibilities for civil aviation and the vacancy, he took the vie Guerrero is charged with plac- Sir Nazim predicted that un-cheang, He lived in the Sheung signed the records
"In every oue of the cases 16
have a profounded reaction that the situation of under soring his "Rls Imprimatured on a In 1945 tess the famine threat is re-Shui district and was arrested mentioned there was n confes- rent, above pre-war.
our
said defence
problems,"
ter was not suitable and applled editious..
Sonsored Japanese the Under-Secretary. apvices were solved, the British mission to
to the Committee for reinstate- country bus
inter-marriage magazine urging member of the B.A.A.G. necord- rying 90 per cent, more pas-India will fail and there will be by us and suspteted of being a sion by each of the accused."
There was a possibility of pilotment head porter,
und with Japanese
of praying MAJOR COOPER'S "complete brickdown in ad- ing to Trui Kwok-ching's inves sengers than piac-war.
less nireraft and cuided missiles
ordered for Japanese victory.-Associated The Deputy Umpire ministrative machinery" in In-tigation. He was later releas
EVIDENCE HIGH SPEED TURES
and there might be many reassure that the
firm
employment, Press. mlable to Row- a staff of From 1939 From
as head porter dia.
Major Robert Craig Cooper, Ing possibilities for the defence of
Dritain.
before April 1 at £4 lev on or 86,000 the LPT.I saw nearly
COUNSEL OBJECTS He said that if the food de-
Some
of the most important weekly with fnt. fuel and light. forces of 23,000 aerve in the
"It is true le say that he was aged 28, said he was working
him £1 fulltime civil defener. In air legation failed the "result could
He had of attuck on Lada, 126 of the only he chaos. The delegation arrested as the direct result of for the War Graves decision could not be taken until and that the firm pay
and the future function of the Roweckiv plus 10 shillings weekly. Tsui Kwok- tion. by
the British Army Air Force could be seen,
Feb. 41 staff were killet am 2,873 in-has asked the Combined Food information
The man was arrested worked for Board for 2,000,000 tons of ching.
Inst until the date of compliance jured.
Mr. J. M. Kim who was also long-range bomber has to be with the reinstatement order. The Board's report is more cereals before the end of June, by me. Tsai Kwok-ching and Ald Group. He had heard of would have to be decided whether for light and fuel from
carriage Reuter. The delegation explained that other police. concerned with the future than! spced undergrands must be their ease is now before the "I recall a conversation with known to him as Yan Cheuk-designed primarily for
the plosives or atomic explosives. bigh- bourd and an answer is expect. my superior oficer. Major Hirao ming. There was no doubt that of existing types of chemical ex-
the two names signified
The possibility of protectife the past. It said new
underground must be ed within a few days, and de- Yoshio.' speed
Witness was about to relate same person.
when Mr. "My contact was never with this or any other country from used to relieve the existing con- legates expressed approval of
was of first priority. Reuter. gestion with cany completion of the President's campaign to save this conversation the North-east London scheme food in the United States but Brooks, for accuse-1, objected on him, but with his dependents, I attack by atom-carrying bombers involving railway lines and elec- agree that they were horrified a the grounds that the statements arranged for final settlement of particularly of made were deze re in the ab- money as compensation for his trication. Elsewhere under food waste,
sence of accused and were not death as a result of being exe-
cuted by the Japanese admissable. ground lines are to be extended, bread, - Associated Press. Increased costs have indiated
evidence was admisable in that Aid Group. it was a report of witness to
higher fares are coming.
Among other feate. hasty es- tablishment of floodgates to pre-] vent flooding the underground system if the Germans had
1
BALFOUR ON
kucký bit, protection against U.S. LOAN
gas and the training of staff in
nir raid precautions. With or
while
Dictatorship
Mr. Smith submitted that the working for the British Army in Russia
"I paid such compensation to his superior officer about accus- his widow. I made it person- ed. Mr. Smith said that he ly." would not press the point then
OFFICIAL RECORDS
at a
neonle, however, and hospitable.
Sentences Increased
London, March 15.
RADIO
THURSDAY, MARCH 14th, 1946, STUDIO-HAL' ORENZO AT
HE PIANO.
ZBW HONGKONG broadcasting on frequency of 660 Kilocytes and from 19.80 to 1.30 p.m., 6.80 to 1.80. and 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. also on 9.52 Magacyclow. B.X.T.
maty
+
19.80 p.m-Dalty Programme Bum- The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Goddard, prosiding over a court 19.89 p.m. Don Marino Barreto and
He Cuban rchira. of criminal appeal,, carried into cffect his recent warning to in-, 19.45 pm. Beware & Bbyitm
NOA pose heavier sentences in an effort}
Orchestra
1.80 p.m.-Lht Orchestral Belen
tions.
11.00 p.m-Olinse Down,
6.80 p.m.-Benny Goodman's Or
hestra and Bextet.
7.00p.m. London Helay-Newe 7.15. p.m.-Ivor Pyo' The Bloging
Failer-ENA.
Lorenzo at
7.30
p.mStudip-Hal the Piano.
7.50 pm --Dipal Ebare "
Sydney, Mar. 13. Russia was ruled by a dictator: to end the serious crime wave. 1.00 pm.-News & Announcements, ship more severe than Hitler's and
Three men sentenced to three 1.10 p.m.-Paul Whiteman's Convert The last witness was Foug true Communism or democracy
years penal servitude had theft sentences increased on andest unt recently two to five years and the other to but would do so at the trial and Yue-tong, an interpreter at Cen- did not exist in that country. Mr.
tral Police Station, who took Jongh Maloney.
Minister asked that a note be made,
Moscow.
four. London, March 13. In reply to the last question down the statement of the ac-Australian
declared
(1) Ernest Joseph Jones, 23: reception given hree years for office break-in, Sneaking day rangements completed 400 auto:
Lord Balfour, President of the by Mr. Smith witness replied cused and charges.
alkhanour coaches were tansformed into Federation of Chambers of Com that he did have a conversation
in his our by the New South increased to five voare. (2) Joseph ACCUSED'S STATEMENTS
branch
nch of the Ample Par: Edwards, Wales
23: three years for *équipped ambolances in. five merce of the British Empire, in connection with accused with
to five zald housebreaking, increased hours. Whenever bombs so bat vigorously protested vesterday his commanding officer.
Following are the statements iamentary Association, he lines against the conditions attached to
that censorshin in Russia tere railway and tram
of the accused:
was yeara. (3) Reginad Iferbert Int $4,400,000,00 proposed was impossible the that operation
"In answer to the charges, on oxtremely severe and was operat top Potter: sentence of targe After his evidence had been
8.00 p.m. Varley Programin & the LP.T.B. had buses available American loan to Britai
of Addressing membera the read out witness said that hu Feb. 10, this year, So Lounged to ensure that the only news years for receiving, increased to
leaving Russi was favourable. | four yeaza-Reutor,
8.80 p.m-Musle Time" NBA.. to give an alternative service.
FLUBION Association wanted to add that at one time said: "As regards the names of T Empire Industrios
9.00 p.m-London Relay-Nærern, -Reuter,
London, Mar. 13. which is campaigning against the he was with the arccial political the persons a great number of were likeable
9.05 p.m.-Musle for Dancing. loan clause abolishun perial section of the Kowloon Gendar them I do not know. I did not Reuter,
The three new British Empire p40 pm--Concart Waltzesa Tangon Cardinals, Monseigneurs Bernard 10,00 p.m.-D-tn Promode Ox Washington, March 13. proference, Lord Balfour deciar merie.. Here Mr. Smith Inter- arrest theso pertous neither did If you don't
chestra and Norr an Allin (BMD) Griffin (Archbishop of Westmin- Canadian diplomatic officials .ed that "the Americans feel ready is reported to be ahead of market were waiting to be forced to the witness the court should believe me you can ask the Gen- the Court that I did not do such stort James McGuigan, Arch-10.30 pm Puccini La Boheme Bald yesterday the Dominion al- the golden anles of the Empire posed and said that li faisness. I torture ther
bisheo of Toronto, and Norman The second accused when Glirov. Archbishop of Sydney. 11:00 pm-Glom Down, and 1ts international food commu- apen by the pass key of the warn him not to say anything darmes at present detained. I kind of things"
that might be used against him have nothing to do with Tsuf
Programmet. Bartad - BRASS KIN a cam rol
rolden dollar
Kwok-ching's
personal move charged saldAs regards these were resolved in audicace by the menta, but is launching
"It would be an exaggeration later. for voluntary ascrifice" nalgn
by The Department of Haikyun) Mr, Kwan said that he was ments. If you do not belleve me a majority of them are not true King at Buckingham Palace to georded specially for fervicas Entertain
Queen: further to assist India. Chine and to say that the Delish Socialist
Elizabeth,
Services Enterielomentu p Princess and
nations which are, Government has spid, Into the not bound to worn witness for if nak. Toul Kwoh-ching whether facts. There are many names day
bondage. of Wall Street the so he would have to do so had anything to do with him. which I do not know, I will tell short on
food gesential
"When we met present and future economic unity throughout.
There are 50 policemen in plain the officers abratimy position Elrabeth and Princess Margaret official said: through with this drive Canada of the Empire but it is
Mir: Smith: sald he made the clothes, and several bundred, de- and work for the Japanese Ross were present at the cere will have no wheat on hand except exaggeration to say that we here submission as he felt that wit tectives in the Kowlook areas. After being duly warned, ac-mony, which is believed to be the that Deeded for minimum home offered to put in barn, our future.
nothing to say Accused were midtbhi, Boyesen f. Binos conmuseelandde for the chines of Emmiri, development, a fourth to some pro- These persons do not concern, qused both fail fut they had riigih para Pula atve
lofacers of committed for print paxta crops Our Man will be penaltion of oben frames the Tekne taction. Witness had volunteers ma scraped clean."
other
that
no
ed to riye videnée,»
wish to tall.
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