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Kwangtung Rice Prices
Canton, Sept. 11. Rice prices have been stabilized by the Kwang- tung Provincial Govern- ment at around CN$51,- 000 a standard picul for the best grade.
The harvest in Hunan, the rice bowl of China, is satisfac- fory this summer, and it will. be possible to ship this staple to Canton at the end of Octo- ber by railroad in addition to imports expected from Slam.
Prices of beef and pork have for remained much the same the past three weeks, but fish prices have gone up slightly.
The cost of living in Canton has increased generally by 25 per cent. since Aug. 19 when the Chinese dollar was further
GBS ON NUERNBERG
CHINA MAIL
New York, Sept. 11.
The BBC was heard today quoting a letter by George Dernard Shaw to the "Daily Express, giving it ag hig pinion that the Allies have no right to nok for the death the penalty for Nazis in
According Nuernberg, trials.
the BBC. Shawu said:- "After dropping the atomic bomb ότι helpless civilians without warning, we are hard- ly in a moral position to hang sayona, no matter how lapical have built up war crimin apaiget them as als."-Associated Press.
to
caso
100
RAF LOSING RACE?
London, Sept. 10. Lord Tedder, Chief of the Air serious warn- devalued. The American dollar Stall, today gave
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1946.
Naval Rating Pushed Into Harbour
The suggestion that tragedy was narrowly averted
SPORTS Indians' Draw With Leveson
when a British naval rating was pushed Gower
overboard from the "Northern Star" Star
Scarborough, Sept. 10. ferry launch on the evening of August 31, as
to avert an Needing 111 runs a result of the commotion created by the ae-
sumed here today, cused, was made by the prosecution, when fanings defeat when play was re- Frank Henry Cramp and Robert Harry Ro-ended their last match of the tour berts, both Commandos, were charged before by drawing with Leveson-Gower's Mr. W. H. Latimer at the Kowloon Magistracy 1. The Indians had scored 194 yesterday.
First accused was charged with behaving in a disorderly manner, unlawfully and maliciously as- equiling Chan Fook, engineer, common assault on Leung Ming. and obstructing the engineer in on his duty execution of the board the "Northern Star."
Accused was Second
the with nstructing assault on Leung Ming and be- having in a disorderly manner.
Mr. Bernacchi appeared for the defence, and Sub-Inspector Col- ins for the prosecution.
"One-Power
Control"
Auckland, Sept: 11. charged James Bertram, adviser to the on the engineer, New Zealand delegation
Far Eastern Commission, today
dan declared that there ger of the Allied occupation in Japan becoming "a single power control,"
Інд
total.
when
the Indians
the game wat
PASSPORT PHOTOS D. & P. SERVICE.
ASIA STUDIO
10. ICE HOUSE ST.
H.K.
ECTION
Airborne Wins The St. Leger
out of Quixotic.
Doncaster, Sept. 11.
INTERPORT SOCCER
A committee to make arrange- ments for any Interports this scation was appointed at the
The St. Leger result today was: First, Airborne, second Murren and third, Fast and Fair. Air- borne won by one and a half lengths, with. three lengths between the second and third. Eleven horses ran, The betting was three to one on Airborne, 40 to 1 on Murren and for eight
100 to 9 on Fast and Fair. Special abanged. I
place betting was 5 to 4 on Air- No play was possible after borne and 9 to 4 on Fast and Fair. The winner, who also won the lunch, owing to rain but Lae match
Derby, is a grey colt by Precipita- was not abandoned until 4 p.m.
owned When the stoppage occurred, the tion out of Bouquet and is tourists faced almost certain de- be Mr. Jack Ferguson, while Mar-
who in owned by Squadron-Council meeting of the Hong behind ren, runs fcal, boing 12 Leveson-Gower's XI first innings Leader Stanhope Joel, is by Kong Football Association yes. Misume out of Renate, with Lord terday in the offices of Messrs. It was the tourists' Card match Astor's Fast and Fair by Fairway Lo & Lo and presided over by
Mr. Wong Ka Taun. of the tour, in which only four The final callovers at the Vic- toria Club in London were: matches were lost-n fine record.
The two hours before lunch to Three to ono Airborne, four to aight to one day was notable for a fourth wic- one Gulf Stream,
between
Hazaro and White Jacket, 17 to two Nirgal, ket stand
Mahomed. Overnight they all taken and offered. Ten to one Gul had scored 31 in 45 minutes and Fast and Fair offered. Hundred they remained together another to nine Crounier and Anwar, of- hour to add 50 runs. Gul Mohamed fered, 100 to eight taken. Eightoun offered. Thirty-three to one Mur- scored his 57 out of 87.
as bowled. He hit six fours and to one Highland Laddio taken and After a good start, the Indians ron effered. Fifty to one all others. Only one het of any eie was That was £8,000 to Only slow leftarm spinners of Reg£1,000 on White Jacket. of five wickets for 12 runs in ten small amounts were wagered Howorth, who had a brilliant spell overs. The Indians, after being others.
The chief race yesterday declared, is that 151 for three were 194 for eight the Champagne Stakes for two-
year-olds over six furlongs was won by Sir Alfred Butt's Petition by Fair Trall put of Ari Paper, winner of the Gimcrack, Stakes at York last month. Peti.
Reuter. tien started at seven to two on.-
is quoted on the black marketings of a threat of a decline in RAF power due to a shortage of bere at CN$3.160.
As a result of the Chinese volunteers,
He told newspapermen: Speaking at a press conference dollar devaluation, Government
be paid this in London, Lord Tedder said: "We employees will
time to fill up month 540 times their basic phyį havo raced with plus an allowance of CN$90,- with volunteers before the drain 000 as against the former scale out of our wartime personnel
potence. The position in dangerous. results of the recruiting scheme are disappointing and we are in danger of losing the race."
CN$60,000. duced the whole
range
of 300 times and
usually Their salaries
2 to CN$500 from CN$100
The new yeale taken month. effect from August and the difference for that month will
mic he Press.
The
country
Bertram, who is well-known in in just back from Hong Kong, Japan.
"The British establishment there is all that has prevented the from being entirely an American preserve. Therefore, New Zealand must take its force in Japan and the British occupation force much The danger of one-power con- more seriously," trol, Bertram
܂
it was stated that at about 9.45 p.m. on August 31, the two sol-
boarded diers
the "Northern Star." Later they went into the engine room and attempted to in- They were prevented by the terfere with the machines. engineer, Chan Fook, who, it was
once again collapsed against the struck. force to in-
ussaulted alleged, was violently by Cramp, who struck him a blow As Cramp tried to run up to over the left eye, causing a wound. the upper deck after the assault,
Lord Tedder added: "If we go later. Associated on at our present rate by the end | Chan followed and was kicked in Japan might become "a pawn in
of this year we shall have only the chest by Cramp. half re-engagements ments necessary.
Londen, Sept. 11.
A Foreign Office informant sald, on Tuesday, that Britain will sup- Greek Government's port the cinims on Bulgaria and Albania, -Associated Press.
and enlist-
Man Overboard
mujor United States strategie in- terests against a possible Sovict, threat."
at lunch.
Hazaro, after batting soundly was brilliantly for 160 minutes, caught at 102. Hafeez was beaten Ilindlekar followed at 186 and the Indians had lost four men for three runs later, at which point
18 runs.
A British sallor who was near
He said it was therefore im- Asked how soon the RAF would the railing on the side of the
relations rench rock bottom from the point launch was pushed over the side perative that Great Britain work between of view of training men for flying but was rescued when a life belt for better
other duties, maintenance and
Vijay Merchant heads the final the Far East. Lord Tedder replied: "I should was thrown, and the ferry stop-Russia and the United States in
Bertram said that the permis-list of the Indian batting averages the say we are very rocky now."ped.
Chan Fook, engineer of
given to Japan to send with 74.53. Hazare la parter-up Reuter,
that sion
and the skipper, 49.77. launch, in evidence, sald
Antarctic was in with when the ferry left the Hong whalers to the Kong wharf at about 9.45 p.m. on line with General Douglas Mac- Pataud, third with 46.71.
----- Asso- V. Mankad had the beat bowl Hazaro was Augual 31, two Europeans in uni- Arthur's "soft policy."
ing average 20.70. form came into the engine room,ciated Press.
second with an average of 24.75 and Sarwate third with 26.37.-
Man, Shot Held One
Another Dead
dance around. They began to
touch the Cramp attempted to stop valve when witness stopped kim. He was struck on the left
eye with a fist.
He did not notice what Roberts,
second accused, was doing.
Pong Chi-ki, greaser, said that
Roberts chased after him as he room. So he
struck by first accused.
A story of how he exchanged fire with a robber and killed him while he held another with his left hand in a house in Nathan Road on June 1 last was described by Division Inspector Ro-he was present. He was standing bert John White of Yaumati in the Supreme belund Chan Fook, and saw him Court yesterday at the resumed hearing of the trial before Sir Henry Blackall, Chief Justice, of Liu Yu-pui and To Kau for the murder of Sub-Inspector A. S. Farquhar,
back against several his Inspector White said that as a with result of a telophone message he boxes.
Knowing Farquhar was serious- led a party of policemen to 381
took Leung Lam Nathan Road by car. He put they injured, be policemen at various strategic into the street and handed him fending counsel, the case was ad-
over to the other policemen while Journed to September 23. points to cover the house.
he himself wen to telephone for an ambulance.
He and the late Sub-Inap. Far- Farquhar went upstairs in drawn revolvers. The door of the second floor was slightly ajar. He kick ed at the door but it was obstruct ed from inside.
To Mr. Lo. witness said that the man who struggled with Farquhar was not the dead robber as sug- gested by Mr. Lo, but was the first accused.
"Not Certain"
U.S. SHIPPING STRIKE
New York, Sept. 11. Deepwater ports on all the Unit- the ed States coasts are locked in the country's history. biggest maritime strike ir.
Benter.
The
MCC v. Sussex
Hastings, Sept. 10. M.C.O. beat Sussex by
anded here today, eight wiekote in the festival game
Golf
on
was
It
Land Captain L. G. Walker, Forces H.Q, was present and he (as representative of the Army Arca Sports Board) was appointed on the Emergency Committee and the Interport
As all the trophies Sub-Committee.
of the
during the occupation it was decided 寇 committee composed Association were loat that
Lt Lester, R.N., Mr. Au Ho, and an Army representative be formed to consider the question of offers from several firms and individuals for presenta- tions of trophies.
At the meeting, it was also the recommended that after obligations of the Football As- sociation as far as the erections of the stands at Club and Navy grounds and the maintenance of these grounds have been met the balance of all gate receipts be divided among the competing teams in such manner us the Council decide. This matter was referred to the Ground Com- mittee.
that
London, Sept. 10. J.R. Kean, (Royal Calcutta). had a first round of 78 in the
It was also decided qualifying test for the compotí tion proper of the "Nows of the negotiations ba_started for the World" £2,000 golf tournament, return of the Telegraph Inter- beginning at Hoylake on Sepport Cup, which has been found tember 25.
in Shanghai.
CHESS
The leaders at the end of the first round were: Norman ven Nida 70; A.D. Locke, C.A.
The remaining four rounds of Whitcombe, A.J. Lacey, H.A.
ning Tournament are to be played Young 71; T.H. Cotten, W.D. the Kowloon Chess Club's Light- Smithers, S.L. King 72; Eff this evening at the Peninsula Whitcombe, M. Faulkener, A.H.
Hotel.
Standinge at the end The scores were: Suasex 172 Padgham, A. Comiton 73. WJ.
C.M. Sequeiro and F.X. Sequeira, and 160 (Singleton five for 18): Cox, B. Hodson 74; DJ. Rece, first soven rounds are:
6 points each; R.C. Danenberg, E. King 75-Reuter. M.C.C. 200 and 57 for two-Res-J. Knipe, A.G. Matthews, R.A.
Tausz and J.P. Carvalho, 4; Karal Weiss and R.C. Gardner 91% each.
The Maritime Commission sald that about 1,028 ships are tied up. left the engine
the Gulf const and 200 on the sought refuge among the passen- 728 on the Atlantic const, 100 on ter. gers on the third class deck.
Later he heard a signal to stop, Pacific Coast. and he went back to the engine
room.
After cross-examination by de-
ALL QUIET IN BOMBAY
PALESTINE CONFERENCE
of the
London, Sept. 10. Chester today defeated South- part by four goals to two in he Third Division (North).
In the second round of the Irish Gold Cup Belfast Celtic beat Glentorran by nine goals to nil-Reuter.
Unprecedented pressure was op- plied to the Wage Stabilization
At the end of Faris Bey's Board to raise its maritime wage all-coast shipping
(Continued from Fage 1.)
conference went "Palestine alone has been re-addrese, the
the strike--already the greatest tie-up
Clement ceilings as the in the nation's history-threaten- quired to be the instrument in into private session and
the dreams Prime Minister, Mr. the realisation of ed to become greater still.
of political Attlee, left the conference..
was Warnings
Today's that firemen, cooks and ambitions
Arab roply Thus a and stewards may join the strik- Zionists", he said.
In a fast and cleanly contested ing scamen were served on the heavy burden has been laid on drafted by a meeting of all Arab
game at King's. Park yesterday her shoulders and a policy im- delegates, Reuters Diplomatic Board.
Assistant Secretary of Labour posed upon her, which seems to Correspondent wrote today.
"It is reliably understood that evening. 3 Commando Bde. H.Q, Bombay, Sept. 11. Through the door's peep-hole,
Bombay was today returning Philip Hannah reported that his indicate that her people should
con-be forcibly uprooted from their they were unanimous in reject- winners of the Inter-Commando he could see a Chinese standing
This strong Kwong Wah team by four the Palestine problem. just inside. Farquhar shouted in
Mr. Lo: I suggest to you that to normal after ten days of personal negotiations had Chinese and the door was opened.
the Union people may take their place. complete reversal"
"In this connection, the con- makes a complete cleavage be- goals to nil.
RADIO Upon entering, witness immediate the first accused was wearing the riots which originated with the vinced him that "unless there is own land in order that another ing partition as a solution for Competition Shields, defeated a
of an ly grabbed hold of the robber's same clothing that day as ho is Mosiem "black flug" protests won't send the men back to work. today? (accused was against the formation
On the other hand, at the White fusion between the world Jewish tween the Arab stand-point and
THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1946. his left band. Wearing right wrist with
results, outlined yesterday by Dr. Gold-
STUDIO: HAL LORENZO AT THE PIANO. forcing him to discard his dugger.
ket and a pair of Khaki shorts in headed by Pandit Nehru. Con-land, told newsmen after he had the most unfortunate
gress President. vas the dock)I'm not certain.
"The Jewish problem as such is mon, leading member of the called on President Truman:
ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting disturban- Calualtics in the
"The possibility that during
on a frequency of 845 kilocycles ces totalled 224 dead and 726 think the Navy ought to operate of world concern and requires Agency's Executive.
the ships if necessary. I would world wide solution. Palestine! persons not stop at anything to operate has nothing to do with this pro- the conference the British and and from 12.30 to 1.30 p.m., and come 7.30 to 8.30 p.m., and 0.10 to 11.00- injured, while 2,709
blem nor can any solution be Arab delegates might
round to partition, so making p.m., also on 9.52 megacycles. found in Palestine.
attendance of H.K.T. "We should welcome every possible the
hus 12,83 b.m.-Daily Programme Rummaty, representatives, form of economic co-operation Jewish
ENSA. with Britain that would be in plainly receded with today's 12,32 p.m.-"Romence and Rhythm the interests of both parties but statement of the Arab policy.
"The Arabs do not seem to we are of the firm conviction that no such En-operation, however extensive, would give
WAS
wearing a blue-stripe Chinese Jac-all-India interim government, House, Senator Radcliffe, Mary-problem and Palestine has had that of the Jewish Agency as
ed.
Bame
to Farquhar went further in arrest the other rehber who
I also suggest to you that ac- seen standing just outside the rear bedroom.
This robber, who was cused was on the vorandah while wearing khaki shirt and shorts, the struggle and shooting wore
were arrested. was the first accused. Farquhar going en Inside the flat? That I quito cer-
More shops reopened today, caught hold accused's right wrist don't know. But I'm
most of the mills were working with his left hand and covered the tain that accused was the man
who struggled with Farquhar. robber with his revolver.
Sub-Inspector Fung Loi testified and more omnibus and tram-
cars. running. Inspector White said that while
situation he had the other robber (Leung as to the arrest of the first accus-
Summing up the He arrested him without any
the Bombay Government in a Lam who together with Lo Ching
trouble and the two accused will be later
To Mr. Lo, witness said that press note said that apart from arraigned on a charge of armed
one case of looting, resulting in robbery) under his control, he saw accused was wearing the the first accused
struzzie Farquhar into the bedroom.
He heard the fring of a shot, thom after which he could see
the room. Short- inside struggling ly afterwards, he heard several rare shots in rapid succcasion.
After a luilof
few seconds, another robber appeared in the rear sitting room about two fest from the bedroom entrance, ap- parently having coms out of it. This robber immediately shot at witness who returned the fire. The robber then ran across the hall into the sitting room.
night-Reuter.
them."Associated Press.
BOON DEFENCE OPENS
London, Sept. 11, Opening the case for the de-
LZ, 47 D.m. The Dixieland Jast Group of NBC's Chamber Music Society at Lower Ain Street,
be in the mood to make con- cessions and there is still no sign 1.00 p.m.-Newer Weather Forecast and
Announcement,
1.10 p.m.-Louis Levy and British Gay-
mont Symphony Orchestra.. 1,30 v.m.--Negro Spirituals. American committee of EX-1.40 .m.-lymphony Orchestra,
2,00 -Close Down Mr. G.O. Slade, K.C. submitted status were accorded to the Jews last spring, by the Anglo-
Mr.perts." that the prosecution had misun-in Palestine."
with clothing that day as he was in three arrests, the city has beca fence today in the court-martial concrete results if any recogni- that Britain will move far from the dock yesterday. Whon ho ar- quiet since 11 o'clock Tuesday of Major Cecil Boon, R.A.S.C. tion of an independent political the federal proposals, drafted rested him he did not notice any blood stains on his face, hands or jacket.
deratodl Before Inspector White's testi mony, Li Kwal-fun, the who saw Farquhar and a rebber struggle in her room, was recalled. She told Mr. Lo that the robber
Inspector White then lost sight
of the robber, but kept an eye on
woman
+
H
"
the nature of the who struggled with the deceased Police officer was wearing charges and the burden.
proof which lay in ft. Hawaiian shirt. The case was
adjourned to this
said, that the acta were done morning.
British Note To Denmark
London, Sept. 11.
the sitting room whilo with his The British Government has
issued the text of its note in reply to a communication from the Danish Government on the South Schleswig Issue.
Schleswig,which ia in the British zone of Germany.
.Program.
at
Minister, The Prime
A member of the Jewish.20 p.m.-Danny Malone in a Ilah Minister,
that any 7.00 p.m.-"Picked of Attlee, the Foreign
Variety, Mr. Ernest Bovin, and the Agency sald today Secretary for the Colonies, Mr: suggestion that their attitude he
George Hall, were present at the towards taking part in the con- of opening scasion of the second, ference had changed was. "w18[=] 7.50 p.m.--David Rowe and His Orches voluntarily; no evidence. day of the conference this morn-ful thinking"-Router.
There was no evidence,
that intent, and no evidence the act complained of constitut- ed aiding the enemy.
ing.
7.80 p.m.tudio; Tal Lorento at the
Piano.
8,00p.m.-London Rainy Mew.
The Botine Balor NBA, 8,30 p.m.-Woody Warman and His; Or-
8.15 pm-Ivory
chesire and Fat Kirkwood (Vocal) 9:09 pm-Organ Interludet Ai Bolling-
The facts had not been proved by the prosecution to support the charges. This appiled in soma cares only. It was fantas- of a Jewlah stato in Palostino. of immigrants belonging to 15 The 'Musta of George Gersh-li
Con
“Immigrants”. Associated Press adds that No Jewish State Forls Boy made it abundant- Faris Boy said: "No part of ly clear that the Arab states Palestine should be cut off to were opposed to the setting up make a home or state for a body
win. $.40 p.."In An Old World Garden" He agreed a solution was not
Montes! Balactionat The note observes that the tic to suggest that a man under The Arabs agreed that a solu- different nationaillies," te
tton, as Mr. Attlee had said, was left hand he held onto Leung Lam.
The natural solution dictated 10,00 mondo, Halay i' News," A few seconds later, the robber
Danish Government apparently the orders of a detaining power not impossible. But the salu- impossible and said:
was presumed to do what he tion would not be found by the came toward the sitting room,
wishes to see the Danish re- firod
two
sidents of South Schleswig In- did voluntarily, and Mr Blade. admission of more Jews into by common sense is that the 10.00
from Love's
whereupon the Inspector
cluded in the Danish frontiers. The prosecution had given no Palestine or the setting up of rights of the people of Palestine 14,80 ps Thathaway--Conserto No. shots. The robber, went in again for
* few seconde, after which he
The noto suggests that the and urges that whichever evidence whatever that the cis Jewish state but by what he de- should be recognised to live daabed out of the room and fired. Danish Government might con course population exchange or were done voluntarily.
It would have been easy, he scribed me the natural simple securely in their own country
sams-way so all other poople, Printed and published for the Inspector White fired back; three sider either an exchange of frontler fecification, should be
Arab Country.
and that the application of the
roprietors; Thesty Now shots: in qužok - atroosaston hit the population or a frontier Tecti- | carried through in the "hear added, to call sóine of the Jebanie mathod fof" regarding it as an/ And to determine their fate the $1.00 Cloer, Dawa,"
@principles | Jam uszal demourado p Bcation, with or without a ple- future in the interest of the use camp officials to say that
should not be denied the people biscité, as a means of safes Schlei Association the they did not give their orders, no such
of Palestine"
How Lon Saw guarding Daalin interests and Danila minority organisation but the prosecution had not give Beuter.
BorHer reports on "Paga: 1. Cround a the Danish minority in Bouth, in the area Associated Frese dong so because they knew thất
cobber on his cheat Ho walled
few papes Collapsed sad died.sty AR KORUNAN UNİKİNa, towards the bedroom, Inkyscior Walle Farquhar sitting on:'t
would
*** Fåglince!"",
and Oy 44; - Molnewitech and Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra,