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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1947.
"SAL ON" ENQUIRY OPENS
Evidence On Grilles And Storage Cabinet
Steps Taken To Prevent Fire
ter emergency landings The first step in the probe into the mystery of the
near Vladivostock" be-l
fore Russia declared war on Japan.
"In al least
(wa instances." the Times said, "Russian fighter] planes opened, fire on obviously friendly American planes and in ene instance Russian anti-gireraf batteries
daylight opened up in on a stricken Superfortress."
The Times said the crews were interned with other Army and Navy airmen at Tashkent
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south-central Rússin in a camp that at one time held 131 Ameri-¦ cans.
fire on the river steamer “Sai On" on the morning of Feb. 4, which gutted the vessel and caused the loss of over 100 lives, was ini- tiated yesterday morning when the Marine Court of Enquiry set up by Government, held its first sitting:-
Public interest in the enquiry was evidenced by
the large attendance of spectators who filled the small Court room long before the sitting commenced at 10 am., but the number fell sharply in the afternoon.
Among those who gave visivi and vigilance exercised evidence yesterday wore the by the ship's officers, guards The Times said the story was written by Sidney Shalet of its master of the ill-fated vessel.and the Revenue officers.. Washington stat, whe said that Captain
Cargo Storage Asked why cargo was stored en- en the 'tween deck where paas-
scnpers were accommodated Cap- |
R. Wherry, chier while the wor lasted, it was at otheer William Anderson, the top-secret matter and eyen now, first, second and third War and State Department au gineers, and the Managing thorities
are extremely reluctant Director of the Tung On Stain Wherry said this was more
Co. Ltd.. Mr. G. L Fenton.
gave
to see it in print.
"Prssession of the 13-20x the Russians an excellent work owners of the "Sai On." ing
or less, a general pencţice. It was for the sake of convenience
The Hon. Mr. M. M. Watsonwing to the shortness of the was in Court for the owners.
V.rage.
EXPORTED TO HONG KONG
Tokyo, Feb. 14. Grempation "officiala dia- cloud that more than 210,000 wards of coollen Japaneкa fabrica stockpile t
the Japanese Government Agency, which is not being liquidat-
will be reported to Hong-
Kond
The shipment is valued at US$500,000.
The proceeds will be car- marked for the purchase for -upon-of raw-wool frown-in- trai, "necesary for the re- habilitation of the Japanese
woo! industry
United Prem
Pamphlet Bombs in Cinema
Discuss
Palestine
Londen. Feb. 14. The Cabinet is expected to reach a new decision on Pales- tient its meeting today,
It will have before them Mr. Ernest Bevin's report on the flat rejection by the Arabs and Jews of the Cabinet's recent plan for Palestine and the Cabinet will decide on the further ecurse of this issue. presumably an appeal to the United Nations.
Frice: 20 Cents.
BRITANNIC IN CIVVY STREET
Liverpool, Feb, 14.
The liner "Britonnie" rruchs" ed Liverpool from Bombay last night nỷ the end of her `last voyapṛ as a trooper efter. Ofer seven pent's militury.
• service.
The vessel will be convert- into Jury Cunard White Star Trans-Atlantic Ber in the Birkenhead skip- gurd of Chinwel Laird, pro- Piding work for more than 1,000 men-Reuter.
G.B.S. Has A Brain
Wave
London, Feb. 14. Geg Bernard Shaw look rotice of Britain's fuel crisis to- Fear and in a letter to the Times offered a Shavin solution har
tides in Kyle of nessing the Tongue at the northern tip of Scotland.
The Palestine conference will meet this afternoon in i3 final reason when Mr. Bevin will inform the Arab delegales | Show said he suggested a tidal ot the Cabinet's derision. project to engineers many years The final meeting between age but they went on grubbing the British Government and the, for power in the coal mines, and Jewish Agency representatives now that the atomic bomb and Shinwell's prayers have Lock place last night when the wakened them up they are dream-
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FOREIGN OFFICE GOES ALL COY
London, Feb. 14.
High officials of the Foreign Office today imposed a news ban on further developments in Anglo- Soviet and Anglo-French treaty negotiations. No reason for the ban was given by the spokes- man who described it as "an onset of caginess." It appeared that the blackout may have been im- posed in view of the delicate state of relations between London and Moscow a tension. which probably had been heightened by news of the Canadian-American military agree- ment.
News of the agreement and, powers, terming them anti- the emphasis which it places Soviet in nature.
on
Jewish leaders reiterated their ing ef nuclear energies, fright-rent."
tendered any advice
and enormously Fully dangerous
reasons for complete rejcution fully of the Cabinet's proposals.
The ban
on news
measures
Sort Of Coyness
Offee
the
Arctic defence cannot fail to be received with suspicion in Moscow. Its timing
Asked to comment on reports may, in the opinion of observers
that the French Ambassador, here. result in a setbuck for Rene Massigil, was scheduled 19 the Anglo-Russian negotiations receive the British draft of
in which Britain expects the proposed Anglo-French treaty to- Soviet Union to ask for an all-day the spokesman said: "I eats cut military alliance.
only .News.o the Canadisa-Ameri.) the Foreign had not called at
this morning Opening the daily press canter- com pael was received in official silence here.
the ence the spokesman said: "I re- Although
certain oct gret to announce a cert Britain
the Foreign spokesman admitted
of cagines within was informed of the negotia Cmce. I am instructed to say it.
the Lion he stressed that "we is unlikely we shall report. neither were naked for. Er progress achieved betwron Lon- .ur.com-don and Morcow on the subject of
Stalin's reservations. This als They do not
of the applies to scem to expensive. know
that our
Lides, model for the long-range
almost Anglo-French negotiations may French treste on the Ang
The Yugoslav News Agency British sources believed that unique in
have been designed to prevent correspondent asked for the the world, cxist and highly effective strategy of the bumber which they, never
Jerusalem, Feb. 11.
"My suggestions usually take Moscow from gaining the im- three possible courses The Court comprised the
finition of "suginsas." developed for themagives during Harbour Master, Mr. J. Jolly, the wharf and from junks, and ploded harmlessly tonight as 1.000
Several pamphlet bombs ex-open to the Government..
alien- 30 300s to attract any
pression that Britain placed. sort of coynesa,or vez the war." Shalett said—Associat| E., RD. (President)
tion. By this time an engineer- more emphasis on this pact-luctance," the spokesman sai ved Press.
and during loading operation all persons left Jerusalem's Edison 1. "An appeal to the United trip to Thurso and Kyle of that on revision of the Anglo- Liest-Comdr. James Thomas
where the Palestine
is a bit overdue. The Soviet treaty. Scviet the cargo parts were thrown, Theatre
Tongue
Parcion Crews, G. M., R.N. and Mr.
Philharmonic had presented its Nations to examine and adjust
Observers expected climate is delightful, ahnast sub- proposals for solution of the tropical Arthur
the Gulf Inks with disfavour on ten-Secretary Ernest Bevin
15872744 Pittendrigh. master
thanks Lo Asked as to the number of weekly concert. mariner. (members).
The bombs discharged the text Palestine problem: produced so i Stream. Not at all Scotushdencies toward closer union take up the possibility of jevišta passengers * board
the Anglo-Soviet iray direct- of European Capt of last night's Irgurist broadcast, far by Britain, the Arab dele- United Press. Wherry said he estimated there
with Premier Stalin during s Tel-Aviv's main thoroughfare, gates and the Jewish Agency: were in all about 300 persons Allenby Street, was placed in
Foreign Ministers' Council meet- we included passengers." pros-bounds to
in Moraw host math British troops in an 2. Immediate withdrawal by :
Stalin, bly Treenit carre nelive
passengers and their unexpeted move.
Britain from Palestine with a friends who came on board ta
pondence with Mr. Bevin, said he Today, soldiers wearing rubber-simultaneous rephrt of the des see them off. People were em-soled shoes carried out surprise cision to the United Nations:
treat originally barking even after 3 a.m. when raids on Tel-Aviv's 100 | the Police made their routine amusement centres, seizing two Palestine at a given date.
restaurants, cinema and other 3. Notice of withdrawal from inspection. He gave no permis-sustes. sion for people to sleep en
suspected extremists.
Two teen-aged Irgunist pampl
de- The minimum Jewish, board all night
Tassenger tickets were sold
leteers were detained when, caught-mands were for safeguards for
air by the ship's compradore
walls with terrorist further immigration, abolition wh by the Company's, office andremations..
The "cantonization"
of land restriction and prospect security
KOWLOON "EVACUATION" DEMAND
restoration
Sanking, Feb. 14. The Komintang-dominated Nanking Municipal Council ba issued a manifesto calling on *the United States and Russia to withdraw troops from Ching and for the Chinese sovereignty Dairen. "Hong Kong and Port The statement was the first instance of a Government group voicing such demands.
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It called for the evacuation of Kowlton and Macro and re jected "all intervention in Chin- ese internal affairs."
It proposed the formation of a. joint assembly to give ge
pesentation to all "popular organs" and serve as an in- terim National Assembly.
The Council called for
a Groudoned Government “and of the army from separation "politics" and urged the Chin. ese Communists to surrender their forces.United Press. ..
Nagas Have 315 Heads
New Delhi, Feb. 18. Naga tribesmen in Assam, wh helped the 14th Army intelligence service in the Burma war against Japan have "collected" 316 heads in head-hunting operations since end of the Far East war, Mr. Pandit Nehru said here today
Stern warnings were being sent
the
After the President had read the warrant constituting the Court, he called a 30-minute adjournment for the members to pay a visit to the "Sai On" to enable, them to get better Acquainted with the lay-out of The vessel. On their return the Court resumed at 10.35 a.m.
Captain's Evidence The first witness called 'was Captain Robert Wherry. said he had been master of the "Sat On" since Jan. 1. 1046. master on various ships for five Prior to that he had served as six years. The "Sai On" was to his knowledge, built in 1924 by the Taikon Dockyard & En- Hong itering Co., Ltd. of Kong and apart from the war years had been continuously cmployed on the river trade.
On her last voyage
down from Canton the "Sai On" ar- rived about non on Feb. 2. She had passengers and cargo. discharge of which was com- pleted the following aftern. As usual he had conducted a routine inspection of the dia- charge operation.
Loading of cargo on the up- ward trip then commenced, and on being shown a list of the loaded on board Capt Kooda
Wherry verified it to be correct. He also confirmed. disposition of the cargo on the 'tween deck as shown on a chart. Among this cargo were three drums of white mineral oil, but he was not sue whether they all contained this ofl. These three drums
Loading was done both fùm
nien.
The ar
[łem. Julla and”" Haifa.
cates.
Rehavi
were
and he had a knowledge of scheme, designed to catch any ex. fu a viable Jewish state in a passengers on board. Food was; the distribution berthing of tremists, was enforced in Jerusa- part of Palestine.
Discussions on a lower level Meanwhile, another hundred between British officials and made available 1: passengers houses after the ship was under way. Any in Jeruzalem's
were requisitioned by the the Jewish Agency representa- to be ci- Speaking of cooking facilities quarter as the Army prepared to fites are expected Cap. Wherry' told the Court take over the premises of the tinued in the next few days for persible temporary arrange- there were five galleys, que of Jewish National Fund. which
Reports here sald that 710 ments during the interim períod for Europeans legal immigrants from Cyprus hetween now and final solu and one for the comprat:re. left that island for Haifa and 330 tin-United Press, These were at the forward end would come next werk, all to be taken in as "quota immigrants." (Continued or Page 1, Col. 3.) -United Press.
WELS
Fuel Crisis Takes
Turn For
For Better
London, Feb, 13.
The British fuel crisis took a turn for the better
THE WEATHER
Arrate onliryches en and Mongolin and IN
·wned and entwani, A ets: movier ENE in the spurt
Chiwa
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between Western
Truman Steps In On Budget
relate
Policy
felt certain rese
in the
event German military resurgence, must
Stalin for
seinated. Mr. Bevin sub- Washington, Feb. 14only oncerning the President Truman stepped into Congressional ar- gument over how much Government: should spend with the assertion that the $37,500,000,-- 000 he requested is essential,
He endorsed without qualification the statement
of Secretary of War... Patterson who said the proposed budget cuts would bring starvation to Japan and Korea, and would jeopardise the Army long term missions in Japan and Ger-
many.
Mr. Patterson said: "Our fund, of what can be done and before is taken the and strength of the occupation, any specific. nelion troops
in Europe and the Far military will be heard fully-As- East are at the lowest level con- sociated Press. sistent with the performance of j their missions,'
He said Generals, Eisenhower and MacArthur "have advised me i further cuts will invite disaster." "The reported half billon cut
drepening. Prasaure in alin law over the 1 în non-military funds will result
Sea of Japna und-to-the S of the, Curve
linco.
Today's Forcast:-Winde wa NZ: moderate naturo: french er sårofia E.
rather cul
today and the Government was expected to shore: fale at first becoming choutla decline with thanks President Truman's 'offer of American coal shipments. Cabinet Minis- ters and Mr. Attlee's new Joint Commission on the coal emergency probably will discuss Mr. Truman's offer of American assistance to-
morrow.
Speculation at Britain would
these inctors:
were. however, net touched by He estimated the the fire. quantity to be about 40 gallons. decline the offer was based on
Louding was completed by about midnight of Feb. 3. The operation was under the super-
Oferr
to the offending villages on both vision of the Chief sides of the Aam-Burma bor Possibility der, saying that further head
cf unmanifested
hunting raids would result in cargo or dangerous goods be-
punitive action being taken
ing brought on board by passer-
against the offenders, he added.gers was reduced to a minimum Reuter.
by reason of the strict super-
British Film Quota Draws Protest
Hollywood Feb. 14.
Seamen's Strike Ends
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I. The immediate crisis was due primarily to snow and storm- bound transport The National Wind Dircellun Coal Board estimated that 1,000,- 000 tons of coal.were above ground awaiting shipment.
2. Any coal shipped from the United States would, arrive · loo late
to help in the immediate crisis.
3. Britain would hesitate to rpend more of her dwindling, del. ¡lar reserves.
Black-Out On
Portland, Feb. 14. Twenty-one British
xşamen ended their strike on the freighter Street lights all over England, Hartington "against' taking coal, to Scotland and Wales were switch",
Singapore instead of to Britain, ed off in a return to wartime
British Consol James McDonald blackouts tonight as another con- said the men agreed to terminate servation measure, Only busy the strike when it was explained intersections, and
areas where would public safety might otherwise
the cost crisis in hier could endangered were illuminated
be over before the arrive in the British Inter
The stamen struck on Tuesday.
Even
Mr. McDonald reiterated coal is cush
Wind Foren
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Total wines Jur agalsiet - an average of
Rending of
10 a.m. .1020.3
16.8/m.
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in a corresponding cut in the al- ready dangerously low civil ration in occupied areas. Starvation inevitable. Any successful de- fiance of our authority thy oc-
in cupied areas would quickly mush- to dangerous proportions with multiplied rosis in men and
to
rescue the minev required situation."
Senator Styles
Bridges, Re publican. Chairman of the Senots Appropriations Comunitter, said that the army and navy protesis- indicate lack of understanding' of congressional intent.
He said that the sub-committer- bas merely expressed its views
Antarctic World's Food Frig.?
Little America, Feb. 14.
Admiral Byrd envisions the eternally tee-capped wastes of the Antarctic as a great refrigerator in which the world could store bumper crops against lean years, possibly saving future gen- erations from famine.
CETTYrst reports from areas witor: When countries have crops | of how to conquer polar elements
needed by Singapore to food to Britain. Associated
·Press.
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OTHER PAGES
Two
-
in connection with the proposel South Pole base, Admiral Byrd said the temperature would dip to 100 degrees below 0 degre Farenheit, but it could be done.
on "busy
such Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture As- sociation of America, said that further British
as Oxford Street. The head of the United States listed the United States should Street, Charing Cross Navy's South Polar. expedition establish at least eight permanent restrictions against American pictures would
and Whitehall were halved said: "Nations of the world may baecs in Antarctica for scientif injure the British industry as well as Holly-
some day use this great refrigera-experiments, including the study which electricity restrictions were tor wood producers. "
extended, today for: the first time in abundants: they could pui zur- and constant weather observalinus Johnston, reporting to 500 "Further restrictions of any
indicated comparatively little sav, plus supplies here to be used in for both local and longrange fore-
... casts. top studio executives on his kind would constitute
ing effected. Both in South Wales nel's supply of food pkcket
and in Scotland,
***The recent trip to England, pointed fences Across the path. cf ex-
consumers were confused over out that the United States har panding world.
instructions, In thus would be evened out." trade. The f
Fouth, wh
Wales,
saving was only
Admiral Byrd pointed out food- no turiff on other barriers motion picture industry, fo, be
Pane against Importation of foreigt profitable, needs a world mar-
stuffs he purchased 20. years ago
films. [
London Power Company em before his first. Antarctic capedi- krt. This
Trading Suspended in Sheng-eials, however, reported response tion, were found perfectly Pr shelters under the snow and stay "We could hury ourselves in is as true of the British industry as the Ameri Page Three
in Londen today was better served in snow tunnels in his ori- An Increased quota in Engcan Industry
Noma Trial
United Presa,
out the winter there. I would Little America base. ginal land would breed quotas in Johnston deplored the action Page'.
He said evidence indicated the pay-off in meteorological, geologi- Four other countries,"" hemid of the British Film Producers H.K* Ex-Gunners Gel To- l
Antarctic continent once was incal and goodile observations, tropical climes and odleted: which would be taken," "Every country with a strug Association in proposing legia-
gether.
The time will come when we He believed that thousands of gling alm Industry would fol- Intion that would decrease the Page Five-
persons would volunteer to star --low the British examplo,and | playing time of American-made
Attlee Reports to Commene,
Lansford, Pennsylvania, stopped Use For At-Bomb would be particularly interested. the bases and University scientists Instead of England finding in pictures on British screens and Page Stra
Anglo-Saxon Scheme for World work today in sympathy He suggested the slomle bomb He added it would be a mistake expanding trend overseas for require British exhiblters to
·Defence
with 18 miners who were on could be put to excellent use blow not to do this "for
the sake of her, film, she would meet with increase bookings of English Page Eight
a sit-down strike 800 feet ing off the top of the ice cap. future generations." Associated increased resistance.
Alma-Associated Press 1: M.C.Ch In Dimbul
Kagerground Reuter,
Admiral, Byrd naserted he be Press.
hai.
MINERS STRIKE
New York, Feb 14
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- Six thousand miners; at will find fossile remains here.*
Call for
changes desired by Russia. No further reply has been reported. --United Press.
CHINA FLIGHTS
OFF
New York, Feb-10- The Trans-Pacific Air Line at San Francisco announced that the Company his abandoned its plan Looperate flights between Oak- land, California and China "b
obtain the cause of failure to
landing rights” 箱 necessary China-Central News.
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