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When H.M.S. "Ame- thyst" with L.C.T. 1151 arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday from Takao, brought Formosa, she back officers and men of the 62 Graves Concen-
and
the tration Unit bodies of 400 prisoners- of-war who had died in various prison camps in
Formosa.
The unit spent over two month: in Formosa and visited all the former prison camps, including the three at Taihoku and those ut Karenko, Shirakowa Insin Helto.
And
All the bodies have been identi fled and will bu buried in A cemetery at Sal Wan. The bodies are those of British, Australian and Dutch prisoners-of-war.
At Karenko, the body of Major General G. Beckwith Smith, enptured in Malaga, was identified. All the casualties of a B-24 which
crashed in Forme way from Manchuria with P.Q.W.
identified. The were Graves Commission
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H.E. The Governor's Report: Detailed Proposals
GRUDGE!
Birmingham, Aug. 27, Samuel Hawkins, 63 years old, last night travelled from Liverpool to Birmingham with
217, 1100
them slung threagh the plate glass TUTU- dow of a clothing store and asked the police to lock im jip.
Hawkins said that 30 years ago, the clothing Arm sold him a pair of trousers which split;
he caught bronchitis and bore ..the firm a graudge ever since,
-Reuter.
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Police Seize 100 Cases Of
Knives
Bombay, Aug. 27. The police have seized
100
cases of nearly
and American knives
daggers attended to which arrived, address- their nationals and the bodies of ed to "self", at several of Bombay's suburban rail- way stations, it was an- nounced today.
the Netherlanders and Australians
Kong.
have now been brought to Hune hich mountain and the first party of
The B-24 crashed
Japanese
which
on R
to
attempted reach it suffered heavily through Barly was exposure. The next more successful and the victims were buried on the scene of the crash.
CHISHOLM TO BE RELEASED
Washington, Aug. 28. The United States Depart- ment of Justice has authorized the Army to release Robert Chisholm. American newspaper- man who has been held in Shanghai since he was arrested in 1945 in connection with an
investigation of his radio brand- the Japanese
casts durinig occupation.
A Department spokesman de- clined to elaborate reasons for his release-Associated Press.
Now To Be Formulated
Tentative Plan Calls For
48 Councillors
"The establishment of a Municipal Council and the transference to it of some of the functions of the Government are generally regarded as constituting the most satisfactory methods of giving effect to the inten- tions of His Majesty's Government," said His Excellency the Gover- nor, Sir Mark Young, in a radio broadcast last night on the subject of the Revision of Hong Kong's Constitution.
Reporting on the result of his request do public associations and bodies, as well as individual members of the public, to send him their views on the subject of the proposed revision, Sir Mark said that, since the majority of comments and proposals dealt with the establishment of a Municipal Council, he will now formulate detailed proposals for bringing such a body into being and defining its functions and pow- Further written suggestions would be welcomed and he hoped to hold oral discussions as well.
ers.
In his radio address, His Excellency acknowledged with great appreciation the amount of trouble that had been taken by all concerned in pre- paring their comments and proposals. He paid a special tribute to the "China Mall" for its "well-designed questionnaire" on the sub- ject of self-government for the Colony.* The most marked difference of opinion was on the method of selecting the Councillors, he said. Ile would put forward a proposal-which he stressed was a "tentative" "one--for a Council of 48, made up of 16 elected by Chinese voters; On Saturday a man called at the Santa Cruz railway station, 16 by voters of other races; and 16 appointed 16 mileg outsido Bombay, and by nomination by professional and other claimed 90 of these cases. The
bodies, half of which would be Chinese. police detained him for ques-
The franchise would tioning. Thereafter the police seized a half dozen more of be extended to all sec- such casea, which were lying tions of the community, unclaimed at two other subur-of both sexes, who were ban railway stations.
25 years of age and over and who were "in other respects qualified." All electors would be regls- tered in more than one division.
Police investigations have sa far established, it was reported, that these consignments were dispatched from Aligahr Wazirabad, in the United pro- vincts of northern India.
and
The police seized 3,000 knives and 2,350 pairs of scissors from who was taking them to the bazaar area from
a passenger
the Victoria terminus, one of the city's main railway stations. The passenger said that he was taking them to a hardware He was refused bail merchant. by the magistrute.-Reuter.
No H.K. Witnesses At Boon Trial
Operation Shamrock
London. Aug. 27. One. hundred. Gorman children, on their way from the British Zone to stay in Eire for periods of up to two or three yearn, were entertained at the London Zoo today.
After
known by tomorrow.
"Sail Or Strike"
Singapore, Aug. 28. Representatives of the crew of the 7,000-ton steamer Sacı Trent," managed by the Union Castle Line for the Ministry of The full text of His Excellency's | Transport. today delivered o broadcast follow-
"suil or strike" ultimatum to The subject cn which I am Major-General G. N. Runcil, addressing you today is the pro- transport adviser to Lord Kil posed revision of the Constitution learn, Special Commissioner in
Southeast Asia.
af Hong Kong.
London
STAND TO
IN BOMBAY
"DANGEROUS”
Calcutta, Aug. 28.
The recent proclamation of the Bengal Government, de- claring chut Calcutta and Heirah to be in o "disturbed and dangerous state,"
han been extended to certain areas adjoining Calentta and How- Tah
The proclamation providea that in the event of future of disturbances, inhabitants the areas concerned may be punitive fines, to
Tenter.
Mufti Still Persona Non Grata
London, Aug. 27.
the
It is unlikely that the Mufti of Jerusalem will be accepted as the Arab representative of Bombay, Aug. 27. September conference British troops in full on Palestine, well-in-! battle array were. moved formed quarters in Lon- into Bombay city today don believe. from a suburban camp It is thought that his accep
tanco would make it very to help the police in any dificult for Britain to oppose emergency which may the selection of Jewish leaders arise from a Moslem re-
now detained in Palestine as ligious festival, which on Thursday will end month's fast.
a
representatives of the Jewish Agency at the conference.
MRS. A.J. MARTIN'S LOSS
London, Aug. 28.
Mrs. Arthur John Mar- tin, back in London from. a Hong Kong prison camp, where her hus- band died, has been rob- bed of her jewellery including her husband's C.B.E.
Mr. Martin was Consul-General in Chungking from 1040 until his Mro. death in 1942. He and Martin had gone to Hong Kong and were captured when it fell. Fle had been in the consular service for 33 years.
"I received his decoration per- konally from the King," Mre. Martin said. "It was with my
we certificate
and
other
belongings in two suit- cases at my home in Kensington. I lost many of my possessions when we
were taken
ken prisoners by the Japanese and now nearly all that was left bas gone."
The raid was made on Monday night while Mrs. Martin was ont at dinner. The value of the lost jewellery in put at more than
1.000.Reuter.
ASTONISHED!
The Hague, Aug. 27. Official circles at The Haguo today expressed Astonishment at the charge made yesterday in the Soviet newspaper Pray- da tlint Dutch authorities had
refused to repatriate six Soviet
citizens.
An official spokesman said to- At the same time it is be-
day that nothing was known lieved that the Mufti would The police combed several refuse the invitation if extend-by the authorities of such re- "private arsenale" and confised to him despite the request faal; or by the Soviet Amban cated large quantities of knives. of the Palestine Arab Higher andor at The Hague, who will Dealers in Lucknow were or Committee that he forms partak Moscow for more informa-
tion-Reuter. dered to surrender their stocks. of its delegation. and in New Delhi, Lahore, Al- lahabad, Bangalore and other. elties, a ban has been imposed on the assembling of more than five persons and on the carry ing of firearms.
.
The festival was expected to take place tomorrow night, but has been delayed till Thursday as the moon was not sighted to night to signal the end of the Ramadan fasting period.
on
The Hindu festival of Genesh (Elephant God), nuan falls Tharaday.
leaders Hindu and Moslem have appealed to hoth commu- nities to be calm.--Reuter,
ANOTHER DAWN RAID
for
There is every reason to fear that when the conference meets
it will plunge straight into crisis in the discussion of its agenda unless conflicting points of view can be brought nearer during the next fortnight.
Jews and Arabs have both often declared that neither will consider the plans for partition or federation, but to the British Government the falleral propo-
sale remain the starting-point of the conference.
The decision not to define the basis of the talke has so far avoided a crisis over their scope, but as soon as the delegates aré in London, observera fear grave difficulties will develop about what the conference is to dis- cuss-Router.
"U.S. Task Force"
- Off Greece
Washington, Aug. 28.
The United States has assigned a virtual naval task force headed by the mighty new alreraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, to visit Greece-target of the new Russian diplomatic offensive.
Seizure Of Plants In Austria
I
It is, as you know, the declared intention of His Majesty's Gov-
The men are protesting again- ernment to carry out such a re- at the holdup of their ship in vision for the purpose of giving the Singapore Roads for nearly the citizens of Hong Kong a full-six weeks while the Ministry of er und more responsible share in Transport officials in the manager of their own affairs, decide what is to be done with and it was concerning this inten- the ship's unwanted cargo of tion and this purpose that I was esa dust. The men said that authorised to make a pubile an- the ahip could be better used to nouncement when I returned to carry foodstuffs than to wait London, Aug, 27. Hong Kong In May last. I am for the dieposal of the "useless" They emphasised that it was The court-martial here today, at which 49-year-going to quote to you one para-coal.
Jerusalem, Aug. 28. "Before a decision is taken on not a strike, as they were will old Major Cecil Boon of the Royal Army Ser-ph from that announcement:
Red-bereted troops of the Sixth vice Corps pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of the methods of giving effect to the ing to sail the ship anywhere.
General Russell told the de- Airborne Division were put into assisting the Japanese while he was a prisoner latentions of His Majesty's Gov-
ernment, it is considered essential Putation that he had no power the Jewish villages of Dorot and in Hong Kong, was adjourned until tomorrow, that the important issues involved to give the ship salling orders Ruhams in the Gaza district at
The display of naval strength while the convening authority considers the should be thoroughly examined in and that he was still awaiting down and began a search
is billed officially na a "visit submissions made by the defence.
Hong Kong itself, the fullest ac- a decision from the Ministry of arms.
The first official announcement of courtesy" but diplomats note count being taken of the views Transport In London-Reuter.
Reuter adds that the Union of the surprise raids did not dis-that it will place American war- дл adjournment, the and wishes of the inhabitante.”
London today close the number of troops in ships in the Aegean Sea across Judge Advocate, Wing-Comman-The examination of these issues Castle Line in der Oliver Barnett, announced and the ascertalument of the stated that while they managed volved or whether they encoun- from Turkey, and not far from the entrance to the Dardanolles
Paris, Aug. 27. that the directions of the conven-views and wishes of the inhabit the ships for the Ministry of terrd any opposition.
which Moscow seeks n Dr. Karl Gruber. Minister in The two villages are situated over ing authority would be made ants have by now reached a stage Transport, the present position
measure of control.
charge of the Austrian Foreign which enables me to make to the regarding the "Sam Trent" was in southwest Palestine. Both are communal
It also follows the action of Onice, declared today that Rus- comparatively new A Ministry of Transport offi- settlements on the edge of the de-
the Ukrainian. Soviet Republic sia's seizure of fornier German- One of the objections of Mr. G. public something in the nature of "In no way their responsibility. a progress report, and it is for
will O. Slade for the defence was that that purpose that I am speaking "We hope that the matter will
in filing a demand with the owned plants in Austria ciál stated in London today: Bert.
Council for strip the country of almost all the trial should have been held in
to you today.
While the raids were underway, United Nations Hong Kong.
be settled before the strike other British forces conducted an action against Greece as a dis- her industry.
the The Germans gained control Įtakes place.”
Intensive search of the Bukharian turber of the peace in
Balkans.
of nearly all Austrin's heavy quarters in Jerusalem, largely oc-
At the same time, Acting industry, Dr. Gruber said. cupled by Jews. Associated
Secretary of State Dean Acheson "Moro than 160 key plants in Press.
emphasized that the Unlted the Russian Zono of Austria 'Detained
States expects Marshal Tito to are now being operated by and for the Russians in violation put into writing, his assurances
given orally last week-that: of the Nationalisation Act."
"deplores" (1)-Yugoslavia
The seizures whether they favoured the pro-
fand steady posal that certain administrative Lord Killearn, British Special arrived from Palestine in the the forcing down of an unarmed Soviet
the opposition to functions should be transferred Commissienor to Southeast Aala, troop-transport "Empire Hey American transport by armed Nationalisation Bill had severe- from the Central Government to held separate conferences on wood" without any untoward in fighter planes, with the resulting ly stralued Russo-Austrian re-
loan of American lives. a representative Municipal Coun Tuesday with Indonesian, Re-
lations, he added--Renter. cil. They were asked, if they did' publican officials, the Dutch
(2) He has given his, qrmed forces orders that henceforth no favour this proposal, to give their Lieutenant Governor General, Tokyo, Aug. 27.
foreign planes are to be shot at detail on various Hubertus. Van Meck, and the res views in some
THE WEATHER Government efforts to secure questions such as the manner in United States Consul, General
over Yugoslavia soil, the Council should be Walter Afoote. Japan's participation in the Unit-- which
These developmonte wero General Bituation: PressBULO by diplomats remains high over north-west. ed Nations were urged by mem-formed, the qualifications of both The conferences concerned the A diving, suit and 300 pass underscored
because of their China and the Dutch East Indies. bars of the Japanese House of Councillors and aloctors, the func- British effort to arrange a ports of various nationalities primarily
discovered by British possible effect on this country's A ridge of moderately high pros- Peas here today, when the draft tions which might appropriately renewal of negotiations between were constitution, passed earlier by this be transferred by the Govern- the Dutch and, the Indonesians. troops during the two-day search relations with Russia which sure extends from the Tiyakyus House of Representatives, was ment to the Council, and other Lord Killearn met the Vice of the Jewish settlement of has sided with Yugoslavia and Pressure is low over mouth, and placed on the agenda of the plen- important points.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sedot Yam near Cacoarea, it been hostile toward the present east Chiis, and trough extends
Greek Government.
from French Indo-China to the gression of the Upper House. Before I proceed to analyse or Hadj Agoen Balm, and the was officially stated tonight.
Of the 68, male metilors, de The carrier USS Roosevelt, Pacino eastwarde to the Marianas. Pafé Four
The Premier, Shigeru Yoshida, comment upon the replies which Information Minister; Natsir..
Today's forecast: --- Koderato agreed but pointed out that Japan have been recelyed in response to The thunder of British 25- tained yesterday, 50 were re-accompanied by the light cruiser HK Really & Trust Co's War was at present bound by the term, this lavitation, I wish to oknows poundgun furnished.com-lossed today, leaving 23 still USS Littlerock and the des- winds, easterly showers con- of the Potsdam declaration and ledge. with great appreciation the paniment to the moraling nee, under detention at Rafa camp, troyers USB-Cone New and tinuing unsettled with bright in- wase, therefore, not in a position amount of trouble this has been gotiations as three companies of More than 800 Jews detain USB Corry, will visit Piraquin,
He declared, however, that the Which Zas been devoted, both by force of 100. Indonesian who Aunger strike tonight in prom Government would seek permis public bodies and by fadielakk, hid penetrated to within three tat, ainst the slowness offre
accordinglaga mostaza Jewish Agency Falls to Bakealots to take part in the Uälsa, Wythe Demokration of them ashline, miles of Batavia.
|Nations at a futura dajanjaanne (Confilives on Para Colaja
"There will be 44 witnesses for Une prosecution, many from Hong Kong," Mr. Slade declared.
First Step The first step that I took was to invite. public bodies and asso- as well as individual
"But the defence has not been clations, able to get one, apart from Major members of the publie, to express Under the scheme, known na Boon himself, partly owing to the their views on the general ques- "Operations Shamrock," nearly thousands of miles separating this tion of the revision of the con- 200 orphans and members of court from Hong Kong Reuter. stitution and in particular to say
large families, selected by Gor man welfare organisations from bly German towns, are being taken to Eire by the Irish Red Cross, which hopes-to provide temporary accommodation for about 500-Reuter.
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Paris Conference Clash.
Loss of $70,033. Page›Five:
JAPAN AND U.N.O.
Mediation In N.E.I.
Batavia, Aug. 28.
Famagusta, Aug. 28. Another 000 Jewish refugees, mostly young and in good health,
cidents..
They were taken to the Karaola detention camp. Associated
Raid Results
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