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Paris Deadlock
thegat
ot a
complete breakdown of the Council of Forrig-Ministers, Ewenshled in Paris with the declared purpose of preparing peace treaties be tween the principal Allied Pow er on dhe ne hand and Italy, Rumania, Bulgaria. Hungary and Finland on the thes, is real and
there disquieting. That fundamental differences
before Jook was karwen "Peace Confeiture" hegan, but
1000d of
Abat
were
out
compromise should have appeared after nine
st days
close discussion, may coinpel a pustponement which can only have the effect of breeding further distrust and suspicion. The talks are not over yet and a
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 6, IV46.
Marshall's Efforts
Chinese Play In English
An entertainment of excep- tional interest to visitor to the Colony will be produce this week on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday at the French Convent theatre, Cause- way Bay, of a one-act tradition- al Chinese play, in English.
Foreigners And it difficult if understand not impossible tá
with ita Chinese drama the rigid conventions and this is an opportunity which should not he missed by those who would like to visit a Chinese theatre but are deterred from doing so by their ignorance of the Chinese language.
to
Stalemated
NANKING, MAY 5. GENERAL CEORGE MARSHALL CONTINUED HIS NEGO. TIATIONS TO BRING ABOUT A CESSATION OF THE MANCHURIAN HOSTILITIES, BUT HIS EFFORTS HAVE BEEN STALEMATED OVER THE GOVERN- MENT'S INSISTENCE THAT CHANGCHUN MUST BE TURNED OVER BY THE COMMUNISTS BEFORE ANY AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED.
R.W. MAYER
Las Vegas, Nevada, May 6.
„Rudolph W. Mayer of San Francisco พง elected " director of the new $1,000,000 resort hotel that is under Construction here. Ile was formerly a Shanghai manu- facturar and was imprisoned by the Japanese in 1942 and hold until 1943. He is brother of B. Mayer, the ninviz magnate-Associated Preat.
NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE FIRST Netherlands
NANKING CONFERENCE BETWEEN GENERAL MAR- SHALL AND COMMUNIST LEADER GENERAL CHOU EN-LAI, WHO TALKED FOR ONE AND A HALF. HOURS WITHOUT REACHING ANY ACCORD.
Is Okawa
Insane?
on
one
Community
The second meeting is nche Celebrates
a
Readers' Letters
Danger To Health
1b6 accorded until such timg Sir, What in all this anxiety Hongkongites have provci, by about the danger of cholera, with their very deeda. that they fully food against understand the duties and respon- warnings to screen
why
Aics and keep refuse covered, elbilities of a true citizen. At when the Administration permits present moment there is not ong, a stopped drainage sewer to spowo, at one Hongkongite who is human excrement into Des Voeux le enough to forget his own per- Road, between the
Gloucester canal hates and prejudices or who Hotel
and Exchange Building, alg the courage to subordinato Sunday morning from down until his own interesis or the intorests 1 p.m. (when this latter is being of his own class, to the interosta of the people na n whole. This is written).
Aren't the Authorities supposed to see that the Municipal house hold is kept in a sanitary condi- tion? Or is someone pulling our leg?
a sweeping staterpent to make, but I would reiterate it because it is true,
interest is not the reason behind Finally, I would state that golf-
my stand against immediate self- government. to Hongkongites. I hays nothing to gain by a con- tinuance of the present form of government or anything to loa by solf-government. My only in- terest is that which is bound un
A VISITOR.
"Stooges" Sir-1 do not think that the explanation put forward by your The Netherlands Community correspondent “S.T.S." in PYou Yung- in Hong Kong gathered on attempt to explain away the with the interest which I have in
duled for the near future in which General
chang. the Kuomintang mem-
of
restoring
Home
the
SIMPLE SIMON.
#1
JAM SESSION
"
ber of the Sino-American Unity Saturday night in the long failure of so many Hongkongites the well-being of the Empire
Kong Hotel Roof Garden to to take an intelligent interest in which I belong and which might Committee will participate celebrate the
first anniversary the question of self government, suffer irreparable loss of prestige General Hsu arrived here today of the liberation of their home is a reasonable
explanation. from Chungking. The Thrice Promised Bride"
Throughout life we are bound and other damage through
otherwise, und failure, deliberate or Tokyo, May 5.
affairs In one
when In by siung Cheng-chin brings
It la reliably reported that country. The jurisdiction of the In- General Chou raised the ques- Netherlands Vice-Consul, drew res
In his speech Mr. J. J. Ypma,up with our own
Way or another. If we are not of any Hongkongite, to the stage all the colour and
power, to maintain those princi- business, we are ples wh traditional | ternational Tribunal the
is ex- tion in his talk with General attention to the debt owing the starting some business, carrying which have made that Empire pageantry of
of souting a three
Empire the world has greatest Chinese theatre.
some ever known. We who belong to The piece will be preceded by pected to bo challenged by Marshall
man team into Central China Allied Forces which liberated on some business, saving
the Netherlands after five years business from going into ank that Empire, heart and soul, and to call a halt to the fighting a short explanation in English the defence when it resumes
the pleas which has broken out there.
of occupation by the Germans. ruptcy or working in some busl
Well the of the principal conventions tomorrow to hoar
By the end of the war in ness concern, hoping against hope who do not lay claim to a dual
hope nationality, would do Chinese acting. of 28 Japanese, who are being Some quarter home fator prett
Hedland that. 807.0 day we may becoino exercise a little vision and fore-
As which govern and as the dialogue is in Eng-
arraigned
regards, the crimes the outbreak of atrife in this Europe conditions in war
serious, there millionaires..
Bight. the were extremely durmant usually
section lish foreign visitors will be able
i large the Govern- was much destruction.
In summer it is trying to follow this quaint story of a charges.
Meanwhile,
defendant, Central China as
and in winter it may become too bride who was betrothed
cadaverous Shumei Okawa, ment reply to
the Communist part of the country was flood her. it will always be
ed and the population starving. actions in Manchuria.
cold. three suitors.
hnd gleefully slapped
Frankly speaking, I would say The popular comedy by Alan who
Meanwhile, the possibility ap-In the year that lies behind, The
Grand Hideko Tojo un his bald hend,
hard work and with the assis-
A surprise over the announcement that the
on yesterday's Monkhouse, Cham's Diamond" will be pre-is-under the observation of peared slim that the National much had been attained through that the lack of any excitement Constitutional Ausembly could
Allies, but much Home Government has decided to "Jam Session" programme at
the Ensa Star Theatre grant Hongkongites a fuller and last mumule change for the better sented before the Chinese play. parchiatrists to determine his he held soon. Shao Li-tze, secre- tonce of our
being unity and may delay his plea
share Koth productions
of the People's remains still to be done, many
"IT the
drummer Dick It is expected that the defence tary-general
mare responsible
G-year-old believes difficulties to be overcame. develop. It imperative staged by the friends ari past-
With confidence in the future management of their affairs may
the following Flores. who was given a great ovation. It was Dick's first that every effort be strained to puplis of Wah Yan College and will make a determined effort to Consultative Council,
The Paris talks a large attendance of Service-argue that the Tribunal is with- tile Assembly will be called this he expressed the hope that the be attributed to
and beyond achieve this end.
out jurisdiction. It could argue autumn because Nanking's heat men is expected,
That while the majority of stage appearance (a) provide the test whether such co-
that the Tribunal is not duly would make work impossible in Netherlands would soon be able factors:
This would con- to regain their former position operations can be reached between
constituted, that the charges the summer.
zeif government. they are not particularly "hot" moment he not constitute crisies or form to the Communist desires among the nations of the world. Hengkungites would like to have dropping his drum stick nt a
A congratulatory telegram
ta H.M. Queen Wilblind to the fact that the rights.stocd up to his part like a real even that by the very set up of of last November that the. As-
Kiberties and justice which they trouper. the Tribunal, the Allied Na-sembly be held in October to was sent
helmina. are prejudiced give them time for their pro- blema to be solved.-Associated Lions' justices against the defendans.
Attorney Shinichi Ohara was Press. talking with Japanese reporters on the queer behaviour of his Cilent Shumei Okna, before the International Military Tribunal. "1 don't know why Doctor slapped ex-Premier ner of Okawa
ABY
in
cannot
the Alius will enable large) meas of Europe to work out their j destines in peace. Delav
ettlement ha been Teaching prolonged "ustit # Tas become al most intolerable. Yet it be said that there the dightest indication of a change in the diverging points of view of the Allied Powers, Rival diplomatic anns have indeed become more
Arc
APPOINTMENTS
The following appointments are gazeliod:---
His Hunuar Mr. Ernest Hillar Williams, to act as Chief Justice: Mr. Thomas Megarry to be Chair man, Urban Council; Mr. Claude Bramall Burgess to be Principal Assistant Colonial Secretary; Mr. Charles Henry Sansom, C.M.G.,
do
apparent and talk of independent) C.B.E., to act us Commissioner. Tojo," the lawyer said, "but he
action in concluding treaties marc
01.11.
net as
Joseph Patrick Fehily. Dr. to act as Director of Medi
servatory;
ая
Statement By Chou En-lai
Ho
Funeral
J.A.E. da Silva
WAB
With Joaquin Viteln, 12-year- receive under te existing form of Government will be denied them old clarinetist, he paired in a
should Hongkongites get
inta
Dower at the present time.
mean a
គវ៉រ and
b
He
Trieste, and the Russian demand stores; Mr. Harold Rupert Hirst Arthur of Ichiro Hatoyama, troops, promising to try to im- and Mra. E. Abraham, Mr. and are best quallied to speak for the number, a Big Band rendering
to
CHEUNG CHAU
IS. SPORTS
23
DRAFT PEACE TREATY FOR AUSTRIA (Continued from Page 17
ט
a:C
on
perc,
rendition of George Gershwin's. That the majority
of "Lady Be Good," "The Sheik of Chh Hongkongites are not so foolish Araby" and "Rose Room." The funeral of the late Mr.s to believe that self-government also paired with trombonist Joc Julio Antonio Eugenio da Silva at the present time will in fari Datiles in "Song of India." took place yesterday at the
chance for one and all to A big reception was accorded Roman Catholic Cemetery, take part in the management of also to swing songstress Bar-
the Happy Valley. Rev. Fr. the affairs of this Colony. It bara James, whose most popular undoubtedly the intention of H.M.number proved to be "I Cared Guarona officiating. Nanking. May 5.
She was also given The principal mourners were Government that one used to refer to Tojo as a "stone
General Chou En-lai, number the widow, Mrs. Olga Jorge da should have songkongites know a big hand for "His Rockin'
share running For You." cal Services; Mr. Harald Stuart head."Associated Press.
but things, two Communist leader of China, Silva. and the sons and rela- Even while the Paris Con-)
louse to act as Director of Public
their own people. They know that Horse Ran Away." STILL NO JAP. said today at the first Nankingtives of the late Mr. da Silva.
when self government is accorded. The second part of the pro- ference was in preparation Russia Works: Mr. Walter Morris Thom-
news conference that the Rus Among those who attended all the responsible positions will gramme featured the Jam Ses- CABINET had her discussing peace terrisson to net as Director of Supplies,
combination Trade & Industry and as Super-
sian Government in recognising were Chevalier J. M. Noronha, bo filled by those who, by reason sion Big Band, and Hungary. | 18 with Finland
the futility of operating the Lt.-Eng. Virgilio Correa, Capt. of their wealth or social standing of star performers from four intendent of Imports & Exports;
Archibuld
Tokyo, May 5. Long since Russia has established Commander
Stant
Secretary Changchun railroad under joint Armando Ferraz, Major H. Lwill be able to buy their way into of the Colony's beat jazz bands Telau Katayama, Demo control with China under the Ozorio. Mrs. C. d'Almade power. The lesser appointments Andy Hidalgo and His Or- what is virtually effective control Dudley Ryder, R.N., (Retd.) tu
Master; Mr. Ivan General of the Social Harbour
theCastro, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. de will, as a matter of course, chestra, Art Carneiro's Dixie- of Rumania and Bulgaria. On Bernard Trevor, M.C to act a cratic Party; conferred with Sino-Soviet treaty while
civil war which is raging has V. Saares, Mr. and Mrs. Billed by stooges of the big shots"; land Band, Buzz Truman and the other hand, markel progres
Railway: Mr. Herbert Manager,
Freddie Premier Shidehara today
and Pestonji, Dr. and Mrs, A. P. It is a foregone conclusion
they
His Marineers, and has been made towards peace be Jahn Harris to act as Postmaster political leaders resumed their withdrawn her railroad
P. Yvanovich, however honest and able tween italy and the Anglo-Saxon General; Mr. Leonard Starbuck to
Mr. and Mrs. Stolt, Mrs. C. may be, poor and humble nons of Abraham's Quintet.
One of the best items on the curtain' was the democracies, although points of set as Director of the Royal Ob- attempts to formulate a new diplomatic representatives from Guterres, Mr.
Mr. Ernest Edwin Cabinet following yesterday's Manchuria.
said the Russians left Christensen, F/Lt. K. Shaw, Hong Kong, who come from the difficulty remain. The future of agger to act us Controller of disqualification by General Mac-
with the evacuated occupation Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Reed, Mr. people; belong to the people and programme as Accountant
Genet
Liberal Party President.
to come. shape of things to
part Street Parade." for separations from the Italians,
plement the treaty at another Mrs. P. M. N. da Silva, and Beepic, will have no place in the of Bob Haggart's "South Ram-
many others.
I know that there
many The Jam Session Big Band whose capacity to pay is a minus Mr. Kwan Che Yis to act as
It was learned that the Ca- lime." He added "The situation
who will disagree with the views alsu saluted the boys of Task still itt
Police Magistrate; Mr. William Premier. dispute. Po Latimer to act as Police prior to receiving the may tend to simplify maltera quantity, are
ased and
consider I have expressed
the Force 77, a good number of Moreover, Russia has maintained Magistrates Mr. Gorse Yuk ki bilet Rendartere vimoran sitive the Ea-mintang cannot
that I have misrepresented. the now confuse us with the Rus-
ocal set up.
I maintain, how whom were present, with a ren- her resistance to any suggestion She to act as Police Magistrate;
sian Government, but dipls. the night of of the disarmament of Rumania, Mr. Horace Lo to act as Police dum, had anofficially informed
is deplorable and
ment of "American Patroi." facts and are not the result of ngary and Bulgaria, and has Magistrate; Mr. Francisco Xavier the Emperor on
worsens the relations between tria under the Moscow declara-ver, that my views are based on dition of Glen Millar's arrange- The show owed much to a local more superficial diagnosis of offer the Premiership to Hato- resented non-recognition by her Almada e Gastro to not as Police May 3 that it had decided tomatically, it
the two nationa.
tion to be assured and the Au conditions. I have been a ròsident epirit of jazz camarderie that Magistrate.
Government to be left yama,
"On the matter of foreign trian allies of the existing Bulgarian
Now political leaders Appar
control over its In this Colony for well over 25 was evident in the intermingling
I have years. During this
this timo, I
the various numbers of Government. These are the widej
for ently will start from the begin relations, we are not agreed that completely in
should be turned economic, resources and activi- had unlimited opportunities
members of all four bands and differences of mutlook that Paris
gianing to formulate A new Manchuria
studying Chinese, Eurasians Po is attempting to bring into focus.
government-badly needed in into an anti-Russian base, nor tles.
Equal commercial and trad-
Jimmy Semain. Austria on 4 and Indians from every to the personality of the 'com. They do not lend themselves to
Alling rights with
of life. I have always mix- A three-day sports meeting, in view of the shortness of time should there be discrimination superficial adjustments or diplo which 46 Commandos took part, before the scheduled. Diet ses- against the United States. co-reciprocal basis to be guaraned with these Hongkongites freely teed by tresty (Including the and they have come to regard 2 matic formulae. To the last mo has just been concluded on Cheung sion which is expected before we want is international
operation," he declared.
of Austrian as one of themselves, so much so May 17.
General Chou admitted that commercial use ment there must be hope of agree- Chau Island in commemoration of
meanwhile. in- Hatoyama, ment that will relieve the strain the 27th anniversary of the Chi- of Pel-
frankly and openly about topiza student movement nese
dicated he hopes to continue as the question of withdrawing of roadways, waterways and air that they always speak to
roticent between Russia and the Western
ping.
the
the the United States marines from "lanes"). dominant figure in Soccer, basketball and a wound-
brought up These guarantees, the mem- which they are always
Six weeks work on a sunken Powers, and enable the Peace!
Liberal Party. He told inter- North China wae
so-called community Conference to assemble in an at-the-island race featured the meer-
viewers he was not sure whether in the conferences with General orandum suggests, could be when in the presence of English-
but did not limited to three years pending leaders. I know the people of Hong oil tanker was completed by the
for a new mosphere of understanding being, in which the Commandos ron
com- Kong, their ones, their fears and Naval Salvage Department yes- tween the Allies. The conclu- both their soccer matches, beating the disqualification barred him George Marshall,
terday, when the vessel mercial agreement based on the | their ambitions. of separate peace, treaties Teachers 6-0 and Combined Ch from his party position and comment further. Associnted negotiation
principles of the peace treaty. As a white man, not dependant successfully refloated after two participation in it. However, the Press. The round-the-inland race was Government sometime ago un-
War Criminals
upon the favours of Hongkongites, days pumping operations,
Japanese dividing Europe into two blocs
The tanker is a full you. Mir. Editor, are not in n (7) Austria to enjoy
know what is really veagel of 9.000 tons which was diplomatic relations with
all position buth their would be expected to "with-
coinz on, nor can you for an sunk off Stonecutters Island by Ton draw" from party activities.
nations nad to be freed of any
ship, it has moment visualize the extent of the bombing. A new bankethall matches, to the
foreign rights or controls ex-
corruption, discrimination, inju
Buffered comparatively little cept where speclically provid-1960 and strife that these Chinese by 28-34,
London, May 5. Commandos also gave a
ed otherwise Nearly seven years ago, the Foreign Ministers have not of the spring bayonet charge.
in the treaty e event of Hongkongites behy damage, and will later be turn- Austria is to agree to regard accorded self-government at the ed over to the Chinese authori-- been left in any doubt, since re-
George Fredrick Oates, now
as null and void and as an in- present time. If you but knew ties. SPORTS MEET
Gordon fringement of its sovereignty half of the story, you would not, ". 31, lorry driver of presentatives, of all the States
Peiping. May 5.
A notice in the Gazette calls for am aure, champion the cause of concerned are in Paris to present A very successful sports moet-
Authoritative Chinese Com-Road, Pockham, was arrested all agreements on treaties con-
self-government for Hongkongites tenders for repairs to the Kwong their cases. Control of the ing was held by 907 Post Opening
(8) Treaty to produce ap- to the extent that you have. Self- Wah Hespital, Kowloon, and to Railway Danube, the conflicting claims of Company Royal Engineers, at muntat sources here said today on a 'charge of stealing a mo- cluded after March 13, 1936.
that the stage has been set for
propriate, dispositions.in regard Rovernment is certainly desirable the Kowloon-Canton
er and necessary, but it should not workshops. the Balkan States, the future of Chatham Road yesterday.
Over 150 competitors took part a large scale battle for Chung-tor cycle. Released on bail,
the problem of war the Rulir and the Rhineland are and the outstanding athlete was yuan on the central plain of the he ran away from home.
What happened since then minale. all ot
the agenda. The out Cpl. Townsley, who won the Hupoh-Honna border.
(9) Austria's armed forces to Others These sources alleged that was told at Greenwich yester- standing issue for Paris remains 440, 880, and one milo. whether there is to be unity of prominent were Harris, Rennie the Government has assembled day when Catca appeared in be limited to (a) requirements The Inter section relay 11 Kuomintang armies and court and pleaded guilty to tak for maintaining internal order. purpose or an unending conflict
was won by "D" noction 'of ideas,
largely due to a fine sprint, by more than 300,000 troops for "Aing and driving away a motor (b) Local frontier defonce.
(10) Austria to be guaran battle of annihilation" against cycle. Rernic.
Oates joined the army, think-teed equal rights with all other" The following wore the results: Communist General Li Helen
ing he said: "I might wipe out nations in regard to the River 100 Yards-1 Harris: 3, Rennie; »ning's 70,000 soldiers.
Neither side has denied that the diagrace in death." But he Danube shipping which would 119 Tardar-1. Rennie: 2. Casininor clashen, have Already survived and during his five be organised under internation Sydney, May 6.
416 Yardsi-i, Townley: THL: 3. occurred in the Chungyuan area, years service overseas rose to al control.
burt. Government General Chen the rank of company quartern, the United Kingdom (11) France, the Soviet Sub Lisutenant Shigeo Bintih Somura was executed yesterday 8K Yerdar-1, Townsley; 2. TI; Kai-min declared that there is master sergeant.
he and the United States are to demobilisation, no such thing as a great battle. at Rabaul, the sixth Japanese bowllow. war criminal to be roxbeuted Oneill, Towsley; 1. Hargreaves; since March 20, dispatches to Boman Montey, Metups, Beeston, the Sydney "Moralsg, Sun" re- Lang Jakupimi, Harrien B. Gowper; d,
tal Posterday, pak Moun Semura was charged: willilah Sambil Moule. E, Harria
There-legged Reces-1: Osther sot murdering four, Australian alt-- iurela; 2. Waulkner had thlili, non-Associalist Press.
sion
would afford to permanent guar.
antee of stability. It would leave open a whole range of questions
neso
8.0.
Marine J. L. Marshall second.nounced that purged individuals Tried To
Commandes
Jon
in which lie the seeds of future chers by 30-38 and the Combined Associated Press misunderstanding. About
EXECUTED
race
Cat
McLoughlin.
display
BIG BATTLE EXPECTED··
Redeem Himself
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OIL TANKER REFLOATED
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NEW YORK FREIGHT BUREAU TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU
WAS
Consignees of cargo tendered for shipment from U.3.A. and Canada on or after 27th April, 1946, are hereby notified that all landing, recolving, sorting and delivery charges from ship's tackle on such cargo will be for account of the Consignee, and payable before delivery.:
F. F. BOOTH Secretary: TRANS-PACIFIC FREIGHT BUREAU
Ife said the engagements be salved his conscience by sur form a treaty commission to tween Jan. 10 and April 18 rendering to the police. He carry out any tasks entrusted's brought only 1300 camusition was ordered to pay 5 for not to it by treaty with Austria altogether and it is presumod turning up to take his trial on and to be given the necessary that he spoke only for the Na Jung 13, 3089. The charge, re- powers to aid the Austrian Gov HONG KONG, 4th May, 1946. tionalist losses. Associated lating to the motor cycle was ernment in reconstructing the
dismissed. Heuter,
country-Router.
Prenk
LOWE, BINGHAM & MATTHEWS Secretaries
NEW YORK-FREIGHT.
BUREAU