Portraits
of Distinction
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"QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!"
Paris, Aug. 16. New Zealand delegate: W. J. Jordan today de- nounced the Soviet dele- delay and gation for long
speeches during the Peace Conference meeting on Rumania.
"Let's do something." shouted Jordan, obviously out of temper.
ret."
"Here we sit listening to quack, quack, quack, hour after hour! We are sick of it." Jor- dan said, so perturbed that he cried "this blasted old after a speech by Soviet delegate | A. Y. Vishinsky, arguing that only those
which countries
with actually Rumania should have a vote on political and territorial the
Wep
compilesion.
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work.
"Let's get on with the blasted conference! Let's do something! Get a president in the chair and let's get on with our That's what the people expert us to do," Jurdan demanded.. "Temperamental" Vishinsky, responding later to the blast, commented that he would ignore the harsh words by the temperamental detrgale from New Zealand," and then added:
CHINA
No. 33439.
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1946.
JEWS EVADE BLOCKADE Shinnad Ashore In Tel Aviv
STERN GANG
Halfa, Aug. 10.
The British military court here today passed death aen- tences on 18 youths, members of the Stern gang, found guilty on charges arising from the the terrorist attack on Haife railway workshops On June 17, this year.
Four Jewish girls found guilty on the same charges were sentenced to life impri- sonment. Reuter.
Gen. Chang Arrives In |Hong Kong
of
First Batch Land
In Cyprus
In opposition to Britain's "Operation Roundup," Haganah, the illegal Jewish organization, yesterday announced that its own "Operation Freedom" had been successful and that 200 illegal Jewish immigrants had landed with- out incident near Tel Aviv. By the time the alarm ashore had been raised, the immigrants had been spirited away to safety. Over in Cyprus, the first two shiploads of illegal Jewish immigrants were being put ashore for internment in special camps. The landing was quiet and orderly, in contrast to the ori-
RICE CUTS
Singapore, Aug. 16. A reduction in the rice rations of the Malayan Union and Singapore was auNDUSE- ed today, following the warn- ing issued at the end of Lord Killearn's conference, pester-
day.
are now
The ratlons
26 ounces for men, 21 for wo- men and 15 for thildren a week, representing a reduc- tion of 40 per cent for men, 30 per cent for toomen. Chil- dren's ration is unchanged. The Malayan Union
similar cuts.—Ren-
nouncca
tor.
ginal boarding of the immigrants' blockade-York's Bee
Mystery
an-
Price: 10 Cents.
We Bay and Bell
TYPEWRITERS
CALCULATING MACHINES also. Anything and Everything for OFFICE MACHINES Excellent Service
HONGKONG TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE
9, D'Agullar St Tal 21458.
Heavy Fines For Over-Charging
Shop Keepers In Court
Several shop keepers were summoned before Mr. F. X. d'Almada at the Central Magistracy yes- terday for selling medicine, oranges and toilet articles above the controlled price.
Cheung Yat-fan, of No. 1, Wing Lok Street, was suminoned for selling 10 tablets of sulfa-dio- sine on July 30 at 40 cents each, the controlled. price being 25 cents each. He was also sum- moned for failing to affix a price on the com- modity.
Mr. R. S. Smith, assiater. by Inspector W. H. Nulloth, con-1 ducted the prosecution.
It was stated that accused had been repeatedly warned to enoperate in cutting down the price before the official con- trolled price on medicine was issued. Accused had refused to cooperate,
bottle 3%
of
Indians Hold
Demonstration In Strand
running ships, when a naval party was
Accused was Aned $1,000 on
London, Aug. 16. ered with bully-beef tins. In Haifa, three
both summonses. more shiploads of immigrants are now on
For selling
Head by a turbaned In- hunger strike in protest against their being
Scott's Cod Liver Oil at $13.00, dian leading a chant of the controlled price being $5.50, "Pakistan, Pakistan," 100 sent to Cyprus.
York, Aug. 15.
Man King-fan of No. 74, Wing Moslems, some in native Bee keepers in the Lak Street, was fined 3750. The Colony yesterday accorded "Operation Freedom"
"Speak To Me"
and Man was also suramoned for attire
others in welcome to China's
Jerusalem, Aug. 10,
Some imanigrants spoke a lit- North of England were
eclling a rousing
bottle of Sloan's European dress, staged a famous "Ironside" Commander, In
called the Greek and one of them call worried today by a my- what Haganah
liniment at 36.00, the con-demonstration General Chang Fa-kuet (Director Operation Freedom," 200 legal ed cut to Home Cyprus work sterious scourge which trolled price being $3.00
through Generalissimo Chiang Kat-immigrants were landed without men: "Speak to me, rapiebary,
and Fleet Street
the An additional fine of $30) Hqs. in shek's
Cantun) and incident on the sandy beaches 1 cau speak Greek. I was at has wiped out millions
wna imposed.
Strand on Friday. Madame Chang, on their arrival near Telaviv.
school in Salonika, I am not of bees over a wide area
The leader carried a Vanner from Canton to return the visit
Sulfa Tablets The police are reported to have criminal. Where are they taxing of the heather clad of His Excellency
British have Li Fuk, of the-Kwong Wah saying: "The the Governor been warned shortly before the me-to a concentration' camp?” and Lady Young.
landing, as flares were fired by A Cypriot assured him that moorlands of Northern Shop, No. 49, Bonhum Strand broken their solemn pledge and the Mostcns! The the last East, was fined $450 for selling betrayed and search he would be well-treated by the Yorkshire in The plane arrived at Kal Tak all coastal stations shortly after 10 am. They were lights went into action.
British and he passed the assur-two days.
five tablets of sulfa-diocine at Moslems trave decided to resort" The
to direct nelion, smash the un- landing was made
30 cents each. met by an official party compris
nuce to the other immigrants. police station Another immigrant said that he
Lo Pui, of No. 100, The effect of Vishinsky's pro-ing the Colonial Secretary, Mr. from the nearest
Des holy Anglo-Ilindu alliance and WAS a traveller and Rumanía R. R. Todd; the Secretory posal regarding
for and when the police arrived none
Voeux Road Central, was sum-achieve their independent state
of Palistun." moned for selling a four-ounco would be to be the French de-Chinese Affairs, Mr. T. Megarry; of the Immigrants could be found., country for 20 years.
Others carried banners de- Chinese Commissioner legale from the commission.the
of Reuter. except for discussion.
being Foreign Affairs, Mr. T. W. Kwok:
"Moslems demand Pakistan," Some shouted "Zindabad (long live) Pakistan." The demonstra-
We ahudi cever sul mit to an kry words,"
on
United States · Baw no
WIN
for
The cruiser "Ajax" lay off-, gather beather honey and it is tin of talcum powder at $1.59claring "Pakistan or we porlah,"
A fine of $50 was imposed. Li Ping, of No, 92, Queen's
Bee owners estimate the loss had no at over 1,000. The bees had been brought to the moors to they had died
the controlled price shore as the lightly clad men, unlikely that Pelted With Tins The American representative and others. The party then cross-
women and children, most of from starvation.
$1.20. An official of the Yorkshire the commission. Benjamined the harbour by special launch.
Famagusta, Aug. 16. then deeply tunned, filed off the V. Cohen. Raid Vishinsky
A solute of 15 guns was fired The first batch of illegal Jew- shilps that had brought them Bee Keepers' Association, whe
toured the stricken aren, today Road Central, was fined $100 tore, kdentified ብጻ Moslem out of order in bringing up the from HM, warships in harbour. ish immigrante now in barbed, from European ports. question of a new composition on arrival at Queen's Pier, wire camps in Cyprus put up al The military authorities re-reported the finding of many for selling a cake of Palmolive League members, intended to of the commission. He said the which was gaily beflogged, the strong opposition and pelted the fused requests for information hives full of dead bees while toilet soap at $1.80, the official senda amani deputation to 10
tell how millions of grubs lay dead out-price being 70 cents.
Downing Street (home of the resnon visitors were greeted by His marines from the cruiser "Ajax"; and would not even
Prime Minister) but this idea why Franemahonid not be Excellency the Governor and with bully-beef tins in a battle many of
the refugees there side.
Expensive Oranges At one site alone, 40 out of
was eventually abandoned. full member.Associated PressLndy Young, and by heads of the to prevent being transferred to were.
A Chinese woman, Ng Wal-
Police who marched with the Services, members of both Coun-transports which brought them
Soldiers of the South Wales 100 hives and piles of dead bees. cils, high Government officials here, a sergeant of Marines Borderers and Shropshire Light in front of them. The colonies ving, of No. 33, Wing Lok procession manoeuvred the In
Street, was summoned, for sell-dians across Trafalgar Sore from "Ajax" said today. and leading members of the com-
Infantry, many carrying tommy- should by now have collecteding an orange ut $1.00, the off-fand back into the Strand. They munity.
The "Ajax," which was stat- guns, supervised the disembark 1% tons of honey.
marched to Kingsway Half Outside the pier a large crowd ed earlier to be returning 10ation and the movemeirs to the Samples of the dead becs are cial price being 40 cents.
Mr. d'Almada remarked that where a protent meeting was of several thousands had gather-aifa to pick up and escort an- detention camp, wher: watch being collected and ed, including representatives other 1.300 immigrants, was towers have been fitted what london-for-examination Reu-black market racketeering in scheduled. Associated Press.
essential food should be stopped- “Great~Success "- frota various organisations who, still at Famagusta at 9 o'clock
soarch lights. Askocinted ter.
A fine of $250 was imposed. Nagpur, Aug 16.
Press and Reuter.
Chan Koon-pak, of No. 183,
London, Aug., 15. India will have a "Na- ad came to pay their respects to this morning.
The sergeant said that the
Accompanied by a strong Johnston Road, was fined $360 boarded fairly tional Government! After inspecting the Guard of first ship was
for selling two oranges at $1.20 police escort and led by Moham- med Abbas Ali, President of the within
the next five Honour. drawn from No. 3 Com- easily after a struggle without
rath.
London branch of the League, days," Dr. Pattabbi mandos, the oclal party repair-shooting but the second resisted
they shouted slogans con- ed to Government House where strongly.
tinuously and were watched by Sitaramayya, former the visitors stoyed as the guests of member of the Congress sir Mark and Lady Young.
well shoot," he said. "We fired The "Ironside" Commander
into the air to give them a bit Working Committee, had a busy round of calls and said here today.
functions crowded into the rest of a fright but they lined the sides and rained down tins of day. At 11 am. ho' re-
Indian Govt. In Five Days
the General
"The Moslem Lengte may of the come or not--that will make no difference," he declared.
"She was loaded with a lot of kids and you could not very
cetved visitors on the root garden bully and we had to pull off. of Gloucester, and at 1 p.m. he In Bombay, Congress circles lunched at Government House, expect thai Pandit
Nehru's At 2 p.m. he went on board H.M.S.
to
"Another boat was sent speak with the immigrants but! they refused to allow anyone on board. The ship'a bulwarks
sent to
sen-
Singapore, Aug. 16. Hunger Strike
Three British servicemen with
cach two Filipinos were London, Aug. 16. More than 1,400 illegal Jewish immigrants in the ships "Kat- riel, Jaffe" and "No. 23," (Continued on Page 8, Col. 6.)
government will be in office next "Belfast," and from 0 to 8 pm were high and girls and men, week. According to present in he was the guest of honour of armed with anything they could dications, the Muslim League Mr. T. W. Kwok at a cocktall and, crowned our thou In will not be represented in it. It party. At 0 p.m. he was again as they showed their heads. The is possible, however, that Pandit the guest of honour at a dinner girls were worse than the men." Nchi will leave the door open at Government House.
Finally a lghter or landing for further negotiations, and This morning at 10 o'clock he craft was brought out and a the eventual inclusion of League will ettend a reception which the boarding was made. Several representatives reserving Chinese cominunity is giving in were injured on both sides. --- five seats for Muslim tendere in his honour on the first floor of, Reuter. his projective Cabinet of 14,--Hong Kong Hotel, and at 3 p.m. Reuter.
by
now
tion of countries in Aalo." -- Router.
he will return to. Canton by plane.
Forger Ring Uncovered
In Cyprus
Famagusta, Aug. 15.
The illegal Jewish immigrants who were brought here from Haifa in two transports began landing at 0700 hours today
от Latch
can $50 bills and Engligh £5 by British soldiers. The opera notes. Denlings in diamonds, tiona wore quiet and orderly
tenced to eight years' vigorous im- prisonment at Singapore today for robbing a Chinese household- er at pistol point-Reuter.
Biscuits Flour And
To Cost More
the Government Gazette being issued today new and increased prices for local supplies of flour, biscuits and noodles are being published. These increased prices have been agreed upon by Government after most careful considéra- tion and have been made with great reluc- It was hoped at first that Australian prices might remain stable but latest information from the tance..
Australian Government indicates price in- creases there as well as in other flour produc- ing countries.
With a fluctuating market of, revision as and when necessary
United
thousand of shoppers and
Australian Cafe The muster of the Australian Cafe, No. 7, Luard Road, Lai Yin-kit, was summoned before workers, who threw open office Mr. d'Almada for selling a 5-lb. windows as the procession went tin of IXL peach jam at $8,50,
past. the controlled price being $4.50. | Traffic had to be held up-as Accused said that the inspec- demonstrators entered White- tor came to his shop and gold hall. They made a point of that he needed a tin of jam in a shouting at the top of their hurry for a picnic. As the jam voices as they passed Downing was old stock, he sold it to the Street "Down with a united man at that price. He had
India," "Down with the Cabinet never previously sold such com Mission." modities as the premises were a cafe.
Accused was fined $550,
Turkey Says "Never"
Commenting on the fact that only about 50 of his supporters took part in the demonstration, Abbas All said the procession consisted mainly of business- who had and atudents,
univer- come from provincial alties. Large numbers of wor- kera had been unable to leave their joba to take part.
men
this protest demonstration has been and how let a great success deputies London see our spirit," he said.
"Nevertheless, I think Ankara, Aug. 16,
Shouts of "never, never" from
announce-
off
Centre Of Asia
Bombay, Aug, 15, Pandit Nehru, who is freely named in Congress circles as Premier and Foreign Minis- tor in India's first provisional
The march ended at Kings- government, naid tonight: "It is
when a ship carrying 20 armed this nature, Government must and that the prics for apples greeted the
the Turkish way Hall, where there will bo inevitably for Indla to be the
Frankfurt, Aug. 16. soldiers brought the first party of necessity vary local prices has been fixed in accordance ment in
a masa meeting, at which a re- centre of affairs of Asia, and in United States Army criminal ashore from the "Empire Hey accordingly but the community with present day market prices Assembly of the Soviet solution warning the British that term I would include Aus-investigation agents reveal that, wood."
may rest assured Government in, Australia and the
a direct, Government and Congress "to have they
Moslem tralia, New Zealand and even
arrested threo
Several cases, including a will do all that is possible to re- States of America. These prices request for American civilians and 22 Ger woman with a newly-born child, duce prices as soon as overseas fluctuate considerably and share in the defence of keep their hands.
India will be proposed. Eastern Africa:
The first thing India should muns as suspected ringlenders were first, lowered from the prices fall.
changes will affect the local the Dardanelles.
(Continued on Page 8, Col. 6.) of a Europe-wide countorfelt "Empire Heywoo/!" do when she is free is to estab-
The terms of the Russlan The prices being gazottod, market prices. When more ship- Hsh diplomatic relations with currency-ring-
covers by derrick-About-and-which-come-into-effect-aping becomes available, and note, requesting a revision of
THE WEATHER Asian countries. India is bound- The agents said that the ring 100 women and children follow from Aug. 15, are as follows: especially shipping with cold the 1980 Montreux Convention to be the centre of a big federa-produced and trafficked Ameri-ed, helped down the gangway
Wholesale Max. storage facilities, prices will-which governs the defence of
General situation:---The high Retail tend to decrease and Govern- the Straits were rend by the per lb. per lb. ment will amend local controlled, Turkish Prime Minister in the Pressure system over Japan is re-
prices accordingly.
couran of a general declaration Seding Pressure is low over China $0.80 $1.00 At present supplies on the of the Government policy yes and in the trough connecting the typhoon which was centred 360 J2 50 market are very limited but torday.
30 large supplies are expected, with- Both Government and oppoel miles west of the Riukciu Islands (catty) 40 in the next two weeks, the diation benches cheered when the at 1000 hours local time.
Today's forerasti-Light to mo- found on one of the American Rival," which landed about 700, Noodles
1.40 and $2,500 were found comosted at 3 pm.
45 tribution of which will be super Speaker safd that the Turkish serate sast winds. Weather fair. Apples
vised by Government. The com- foreign policy would continue to in the wall of a German homo. Page Threa
1. Yesterday's temperature: pleto control of these supplies be mainly based on the 1980 dzimumi-1-88,6 deg. Clear the Decks for Peace. The $50 bille had been careful-
BC- A maximum retail price for may take a fow days, na Govern mutual assistance pact with Minimum:77. dog. Page Four
ly hidden behind now wallpaper, cording to order and movement
-** Rainfall:-0.225 inches, Judge Sum Up in Richards'i "We had to tear down ths between the ships and the camp apples in also being gazetted ment must arrange for supplies Britain.
The Government, he added, sunshine:0.4 hours. Caso this morning.
walls of the house to find tha, won coordinated by an army this week. In fixing this price. 1oaching retailers not connected Grover Committed to Trial. manay," an agent said.
radio operator with a portable similar allowances for spoilage with black market activities, were giving No. 1 priority to Max. Rel. Humidity: 97 per cent. Page Five
Tho cars was solved with the instrument on the quay. Plans and reasonable profit, have had and it is hapod that in the mean- the development of the army;|| Jap. Bergeant Denies Allegaald of detectives from Scotland for landing the immigrants on to be made as in the chee of time the community will hear navy and air force, ready"" "to
of friendship with the United ilona.
Yard and the French Sarete. the benches near the camp were oranges. The price fixed may be with Government in Ita prosent safeguard the inviolability Page Siz
The watermark on the pound abandoned Impracticable, considered high but it must be efforts to enforce a drastic con- our territory and the dignity States. France and Greece and sur les with the states of the New Hope of Solution in notes was described as "alment and they wdle brought to Fama understood that all prices fixed i trol over distribution and prices and rights of our state."
India?
They hoped for strengthened Aro League Reuter perfect.”—Associated · Press, gusta barbour.
by Government are subject to generally,
On Other
Government
jowels, gold and platinum were and there was no sign of dis- Biscuits, also, discovered, i was stated.. turbance.
Ono agent Baid that only a The "Empire Heywood," after Bread fraction of the counterfolt bills landing Home .500 Immigrants, Flour, imported
had been recovered. £1,500 were galled at noon, and the "Empire Pages
The whole landing was
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