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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1946.
Made Love MAJOR BATTLE UNDER WAY Fireworks
NOT FAR FROM HARBIN?
On Way To Funeral
Lansing, Nov. 24.
The allegation that her brother in law made love to her on the way to his wife's funeral was made by a pretty young witness during
woman
the investigation of a first degree murder charge at Lansing, Mi- chigan.
Before the Court, appeared 25-year-old Clayton Smith. He is accused of shooting his wife, Roxanne, aged 22, and attempt- ing to blame the singing on. their two-year-old son
His sister-in-law, auburn-hair- ed Mary-Anthony, aged 21, der. clared: "The day before Roxan- ne's burial I met Clayton in the funeral parlour. I had just had my hair Axed and naked him how he liked it. He said it was pretty.
me if 1
asked
"Later, he would marry him, and I told | him I wouldn't because he had A family."
Miss Anthony declared that Smith made love to her while going to the funeral," and the following day he asked her to go for a ride "so that we could park and raake mad love."
"I told him I didn't feel like it", added Miss Anthony. The next day Smith came to heri home.
"Rain Threat" Excuse
"He asked me if anyone else was at home," she continued. "When I answered 'No, he made a auggestion. I told him that it was threatening to rain and I had to go outside and collect some washing."
(By Harold Milks)
Nanking, Nov. 24.
A Hsin Min Pao Mukden dispatch claimed that cannonfire was heard on both sides of the Sungari River, near Harbin, with increasing indications of a major battle getting under way.
It
Atenai
claimed that the Communist, commanders who are charged with the defence of the Commun- ist capital held à long conference in Shuitch, Shensi province.
MAO TSE-TUNG
(By HAROLD MILKS)
Nanking, Nov. 24, Reliable information sape that Mao Tse-tung has not left Yonan for a conference at Chinmuice where, it was carlier reported, the Com maniata were establishing a temporary scat of Govern-
An Associated Press staf correspondent in Fenan **= ports he and the Chinese Communists there yesterday were without means of den parture
except, overland, which was impossibe' for the elderly Red leader--Associat- ed Press.
One-Line
Act Wanted
London, Nov. 24, Ninety-nine per cent. of the letters submitted to the Army Legal Aid Section by Servicemen starting divorce pro- Miss Anthony stated that a ceedings get mislead be- the Smith home, a month before the cases are heard, fore her sister was killed, she went to a bedroom to get aa barrister said in the mirror, and Clayton, was there. London Divorce Court,
"I sat down beside him," Judge Alchin, Special Come she continued, "and he touched missioner, said he could not my knee.. As I got my feet accept evidence of contents of Roxanne walked in. She said: the letters unless "a "one-line 'Clayton. you act us though Act is passed stating that let- Mary is your wife. I actually ters handed to the Welfare think you would marry her if Office may be deemed to be anything happened to me.
lost." "Clayton turned to me and When counsel, said it was said: You would marry me,
to, wouldn't you? I replied: 'Of course I wouldn't"
customary to accept such evi- denee, the Judge replied:
"You mean it in the practice
The Communist troops, step- ping up their East Shantung counter Effensive. captured Fingtu, 54 miles north of Tsingtao, and Changyi, 25 miles northeast of Weihsien, both on the Tsingtao-Tsinan railroad.
The official Chih Shih Jih Pao reported that 10,000 Reds stormed Pingtu, which the Nationalists had captured in their drive to the North Shan- tung coast..
The Communists also attacked Lantsun station and a village 20 miles north of Chinchsien, but Government reports claimed that the Reds failed to take the two positions.-Associated Press.
“Much Evidence"
Nanking, Nov. 24. Mr. Wang Ping-nan, Chinese Communist spokesman, stated today that there were "many indications and much evidence" that the Chinese Nationalist army had launched an offensive against-l'enan-while-China's. first Constituent Assembly, wris still in session.
He added that a number of Government columns were sys- tematically closing in all round the perimeter of Shensi, Ning- sia and the Kansu border re- gion, and predicted that "big battles" might be fought out in North China and Manchuria. Mr. Wang alleged that the Chinese Government had issued orders to a number of generals in connection with the assault on Yesan..
Earlier, the Yenan railio announced, .that Nationalist artillery had already fired the first shots into Eighth Route Army positions in the southern sector of the Yonan-border re- gion, 130 miles acuth of Yenan,
Router.
The police stated that Smith to treat them as lost: I had a CHINA'S DRAFT
vital case of desertion by enr- respondence and letters were
"WORM'S EYE VIEW' AT THE STAR
A short season of plays starts at the Star Theatre today when Blanche Littler's company, which arrived in the Colony last week, opens with a comedy in three acts entitled "Worm's Bye View," under the auspices of Combined Services Enter- tainments. Above is a scene from the play, which enjoyed a KUCccesful two-year run at the Whitehall Theatre, London; three of the members of the company are appearing in the ori- ginal roles they played at Home.
Japs Found Joan A Good, Tough O.C.
London, Nov. 24.
Factory Explodes
The
tranquillity of Macao was rudely shak-
Criticisms Of Lord Killearn's Mission
Singapore, Nov. 24. Discussing, editorially widespread criticisms of the mission headed by Lord Killearn, Special British Commissioner in Southeast Asia, the influential "Straits Times"" commented that "much of the ill will that persists should never have arisen
It would not have arisen if
en just before 10 o'clock: when a loud explosion Lord! Killearn had gone about
SAATIOY
resembling the blowing his job a little mate- unobtru Doubting
up of a powder magasively, if he had been content zine or the detonation of with something less claborate in a bomb, broke window the way of staff and personal stablishment and if the Mission glasses and upset crock bad shown less alacrity in using emergency powers to meet its ery on the table.
needs at the cost of much in The more nervous of the convenience to the local popula residents rushed out into the tion." streets. to find out the cause
The editorial pointed out that
Coppers
Walking unconcernedly into the am Lung Restaurant in Des Voeux Road Central with a parcel under his arm at noon.05. Satur day, a young, Chinese, was imme- diately pounced upon by officers
A pall of black smoke rising "the Mission roused much re- of the law who had been stationsd from the direction of. Tum sentment locally by a very free in the restaurant to watch out for Chai indicated that: another use of emergency powers (chief-suspicious looking characterst mishap had occurred among they authority to requisition When asked to declare what firecracker factories located on houses and office space) which was in the parcel, the young la
insisted that he only had some many people felt should not fireworks and that he had an an have been available to a civilian:
pointment to show these fireworks customer who was waiting in organization." of the criticism on "those res
The newspaper blamed some the restaurant
the islet.
Police officials; the Fire Bri gude, and medical and first aid ucits were immediately, rushed
cr:
To a
Not satisfied with the explana-
that
the
He
the parcel be opened
to the scene, and on arrival ponsible for inconsistent and tion, the officers of the law de- found the explosion had
badly directed
propaganda," manded iginated in the powder and exciting conflicting Government for inspection. When this re- plosives depot of the Yik Loong statements on the size of the quest was complied with, one of Firecracker Manufactory:
detectives still had his doubts. The Killearn staff and the Mission's depot had been reduced to a claiming: credit for certain ac and
and upon struck a match it to a protruding heap of debris, and the bodies complishments for which the wick The detective and his fel- of two dead and one seriously British. Army later said it had low officers, as well as people in injured were strewn on the been responsible.
the restaurant, received a satis- 'ground nearby. The surround- The "Straits Times" said that factory demonstration of the
Ing scene was a shambles, but the mission is primarily a young man's veracity, fortunately-beyond-some minor diplomatic one; appointed by the
injuries- there were no other Foreign Office and maintained Boat Builders.
casualties.
The origin of the explosion was not known and the Police were making enquiries.
Very largely, if not entirely, out| of Foreign Office funds. Much mission is done in secret and of the work of a diplomatic End Strike all we know of this aspect of The deadlock in the two- First aid was rendered on Lord Killearn's activities is that nth old strike of boat the spot. The seriously injured he has achieved a notable sue- builders, who are employed in the construction of wooden. was rushed to hospital, whila cess as a mediator in Java." the bodies of the two killed
In regard to food; the editoral junks and sampans, has been were removed to the morgue. went on, "all that the Mission broken with the return to work
can claim is that its activities of men at some of the yards. Second In A Year
may have prevented" a very: bad), The men had asked for, bet- situation becoming worse ter pay and improvement in Associated Press.
working conditions which in- cluded the provision by EN- ployers of three free meals a day. Negotiations were dead- j-locked and the men walked
"
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Wedding Staley-Alves:
out!
It was the second explosion in a year at the factory. The first was in May and was also accompanied by a loss of lives. The Yik Loong Firecracker Company is one of the largest
Attempts by outside parties concerns of its kind in Macao, The wedding was solemnised including felley workmen from employing over 300 workers, at St. Teresa's Church, Kowloon Canter and; Macao, to effect a Only woman ever to command Jap soldiers, Miss mustly women; and its factory Teng, yesterday afternoon, of settlement, proved futile.
premises
Gerald Staley, Though confirmation is Jack- occupy an area of ] Capt. "Anthony"- Joan Bamford Fletcher, 30, did it so well that several cres. Fortunately the I.A.0.0 and Miss Betty in it would appear that some their officer gave her his 300-year-old family powder depot is housed in a Alves, daughter of Chevalier J. of the employers had given WAY sword, highest tribute he could pay. And the segregated. spot, and only some M. Alves: and; the late Mrs. to the men's demand for three troops sent a deputation to tell her she was of the employees had returned Alves. The Rev. Fr. A. Granelli frur meals, which had been, the chief obstacle to a settlement. worthy of command and they were "pleased to work, or the toll of lives officiated. and honoured" to serve under her..
would inevitably have beer! The bride, who was attrac- The yards had at one time gone
Kyrenia, Cyprus, Nov. 23;
"You have earned the respect had got out and bolted.
larger-Our Own Correspon- tively gowned: in a white nylon so far as to promise to vive nonsense. The counsel is sug stitution is based largely on the they said.
dent. of every man in the convoy," Dr. Joseph Thal and three gesting we are half-wits."
Twenty times, she brought
ensemble along: modern lines, two meals a day, but the mon members of the Jewish Agency,
"But we have de convoya across 5,000-ft. high
was attended by her sisters, the insisted on three. Occasionally a small plane had pattern of the democratic sys-cided we would never marry
Misses Margaret and Carriè mountains to the coast, accompanied by a representa been shot down or a ship sunk, tems that have worked for
European woman-white women tive of the Palestine Govern- while carrying correspondence decades in Britain and America. Pare too tough." ment Immigration Departments from one Legal Aid section to
The draft of the constitution are expected here tomorrow to another. select the first 300 immigrants! But, the expert claimed, cer- for Palestine to be released tified true copies had always
been made beforehand,
admitted shooting his wife with Service pistol during an argument, after first claiming that their baby son fired the shot accidentally.
under quota.--Reuter.
said to be in India." CONSTITUTION
A War Office legal expert
said "The statement that the
Nanking, Nov. 24!
bulk of letters go astray is Much of the contents of China's first republican con-
"Look what I've got-
du Maurier again"
"
"Good work, Johnny.
Now for a real smoke at last!”
du Maurier are back The flavour you've miss
smoothness you admired, the cool-
neas you revelled infine, tobacco
Miss Fletcher, whose home is is now in the hands of the in Vancouver, British Columbia, Government after ratification formed the Japs, with twenty- by the Legislative Yuan and five at their, trucks, into a con- on Monday will come before 1,500 odd delegates from every province of China for considera tion and adoption.
The date of its enforcement will also be fixed in the near future.
Under the constitution, elec- ted delegates to the National Assembly will hold office for six years. The Legislative Yuan, the nation's law making body is to be composed of members elected for three year terms.
The President, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Navy and Air Force, is empowered to represent the Republic in, foreign relationa and "make treaties or declare war or make peace with other countries."Reuter.
GCA RADAR TESTS
Said Stalin To Truman...
Alves, who were
...
in flower Film Review
patterned gowns of pink and blue nylon. The best man was
Some eighteen months have Major Trevor Butcher, LAO.C. elapsed since the surrender of A reception was inter Held at Germany..and.some fifteen since the home of the bride's father that of Japan,, yet, war films "Valverde", 303. Prince Edward
assembly of guests that included tainment of the Hong Kong Road, where there was a large made as five years ago are still
being tretted out for the antar much of fashionable Kowloon filmgoer: It is inconceivable Tong, many prominent members that film distributors are un of the Portuguese community aware that people want to for officers, of the three services get the past and look to the and a large contingent from the future. So much has been, said LA.O.C. on the scene to cheer on these lines already, however, the first member of the unit to that this can have little effect but to add one more protest, to
Shool Them! "It shook the Japis a bit, to find themselves under the com- mand of a woman," she said when she returned to her unit "But they couldn't do enough internees to safety in Sumaira, on voy to bring more than 2,000 for me. I never passed a Jap
the road without being sation between. Marshal Stalin and
In Paris this telephone conver in the Dutch East Indies.
saluted.
President Truman is going the And last night it was an- nounced that the M.B.E. had
"I loved every minute of the rounds. been awarded her "for services
job."
M. Molotov was sitting beside Miss Fletcher has left Britain his chief, while Stalin was putting in the Far East."
at his pipe between brief staccato Her aunt, Mrs. Joe Nelson, exclamations of "No....... of Colne, Lance, with whom she yes no...no... Spent all her leaves in Britain, "Don't tell me you agreed one wed locally ribly proud of her Jap sword. rather anxiously, "when you said last night-said: "Joan was ter-one point," Molotov inquired, Capt. "Tony" Staley was on the growing but consistently
"She is a strong, athletic girl; { yes.". and if I were in a tight_corner anywhere she is the one I would" between Truman asked me "Don't Worry," was the reply like to have with me."
These were the services: Miss Fletcher, member of the Women's Transport Service (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry). was sent to take internees-from Angkinang camp, (af Padang.
Javancee
extremists were troublesome. So she walked in- to Jap headquarters and came out with tracks,
Forty armed Japs under her: command guarded the first con Yoy, but as the position worsened. the number was increased to seventy..
Sho Baved two. Dutchmen from death by telling extremists the men were British. A few minutes before she had ordered a Javaneso driving them away to get out of the "car-and hej
Washington, Nov. 24. "Gráane' Controlled Approach". (GCA) radio equipment used in wartime by the. United Stat Army and Navy" to "talk" milf- tary aircraft to safe landing through, zerp, visibility is to be tested with civil aircraft at New
York, Chicago and Washington
CHINESE PROTEST
for her home.
whether the line was: all right"
Ex-RSM On
Operation
Illegal Charge
London, Nov. 24.
of the earliest arrivals here ignored list. "Stand By for with the SEAC forces after the Action has one saving grace, engaged for some time un quite worth seeing and that is liberation and was prominently fortunately, which makes it earthing bomba of various vina sense of humour. And that tage that had failed to explode in turn is largely due to Charles on landing.
Laughton as a quite incredible, The honeymoon is to be spent eccentric old: Admiral: it in cany at the Peninsula Hotel.
Correspondent
to say he is wasted, in such a picture of course he is-but the film would be completely cst without him. Robert Tay- dor is tolerable as the young *Two women, one a nurse and the other a bus con-
Admiral's aide, contented in the cushiest of cushy Timbers,, 110- - ductress, gave evidence when a former R.S.M.
Sir,-May I be granted space til his superior sends him to sea who was once sergeant-instructor at Chelten- in your esteemed paper to on twenty-year old destroyer, ham College and recruiting officer at Chelten- voice my sincere appreciation the U.S., Warren, en, whom ham, appeared at Gloucester Assizes,
of the quality and the reason-Brian Donlevy is the hard-3.
..
Peanut Oil
Mr. Justice Hibery sentenced, 430 was paid to him in advenable price of the Peanut Oil bitten captain steeped in Navy the man, Alfred William John ce. He carried out an operation rationed by Government today. tradition. Your credulity will Thurston, aged 45, described as at the same boarding house, and Until recently I have been be strained when the occupants a boarding-house keeper, of she had an illness.
entirely dependent on the open of a lifeboat from a torpedoed Dalby road; Margate, to three Giving evidence, Mrs. Sylmarket for my supplics, of ship turn cut to be twenty Paris, Nov. 23,
years penal servitude, on two vester husband declared that Peanut Oil at $220 a catty, the babies, and it will be Even more early next year.
China has made an official charges of performing legal he recognised Thursten an aquality of Government oil then so when the much maligned An Air Force report says protest to the Viet Nam An operations,
mah he knew in the Army some heing so inferior that I had no Warren sinke Japanese equipment valued at $500,000,-namitey Government in French Mr. John Foster, prosecuting, 16 or 12 years before.
other choice, but now that battleship all on her cowILEOING. You've been patient a long time. Here's your-roward }" | United States Civil Aeronautics "cortain Viet Nam elements" Phyllis Gaylord got into com- äiliöd) carrying out" "'llers respect, may I also venture to given as it causes a lot of
000 will be turned over to the Indochine against the action of said that in one ease the nurse, Thurston, in the witness-hox, Uings have Improved in this The former event can be for Administration (CAA) which will during the pitched battle with munication with Thurston and operations on the women or ope that Government will so amusement, but the least, said, provide persermel for operation French troops on Wednesday told him of her condition. He receiving any money for such assist people like myself by about the latter the better, and maintenance at each airfield in Haiphong, said a French restated he could carry out na purpose.
stamping out Black Market Marilyn Maxwell is very decora involvedini in
port reaching here from Hanoi operation and the fee would be Good Army Record
activities more rigidly in other tive in the early sequences of GCA unit's detect aircraft with today. A
25 guineas and 60 clothing When, after the fury's ver of Wool and Blankets, Brennan does well as the directions, notably in the case the picture, while Walter in a 30-mile radius of an airfield The Chinese Government coupons
dictDet-Sergh Price give myd direct them to the ground by which has not recognised Vin By arrangement she went to particulars of some early con-ments from and began with Warren" since her first With grateful acknowledge ancient mariner" who has been means of two-way radio com- Nam as an independent state- Cheltenham boarding house victions against Tidratop, the maneationsAssociated Press. declared that Viet Nam troops on Dec. 18 last. She paid. Thurs judge said he regarded any
TAMMOTHER OF 4 IN A Commissioning. It would be had fired on the Chinese Conten 10 guineas in advance and such convictions as having been
„FAMILY OF IS the greatest possible complie LADY CRIPPS sulate and wounded Chinese a further. 15 guiness and 60 wiped out by his long period
ment to Stand By for Action" members of the staff clothing coupons, Te then car of exemplary Army-service
it it?ould be added that it was Canton, Nov, 24. They had also entered Chinese ried out, the operation.
Thurston, it was stated was Sing-British Club will take shown in the Colonyy
The-next meeting of the the-last- themarks, flma-to-be Lady Cripps, President of the owned houses from which they Discussed Her Condition in the Regular. Army for 21 place at St John's British United And to Chine Fund, fired on the French and had In the other case the bus years and rose to the rank of Wednesday at 5:30,
Hall C on K arrived. Here from Nanking by air prevented the Chinese flag from conductress, Thelma Sylvester, regimental sergeant major. He is hoped that Lady at 3 pan. Jesterday afternoon. belug run up, the protest added saw. Thurston casually in a bus, was married with two children will be present.
Mayor Anyang Chu of Cantan, According to a French official md he told her to look him up The judge, expressing agree on her experiences in China together with Madame Auyang statement issued in Hanoi and if ever she was in troublement with the jury's verdict, In the event of Lady Chip dad the British Consul wrce received in Paris today, 200 Later she got into touch with stated that It was pisin to not being able to be among those present at the str. Viet Nam and 34 French troops him and discussed her condition anyone who listened to Thury Professor Lo will talk d field to welcome her Central were killed in the battleITH
Thuraton said ME Foster, ton to the witness-box that he Historical Event 1 Renter
aked for a fes of 255, and, was lyingä
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