Coming Events
·
April 7-0.8.E, Easter Concert,
Star Theatre, В p.m. April 8-Rotary Club; speaker,
Capt, C. Keating, R.N.]
p.m.
April 8-NAAFI Club, Kowloon, Debate: "Capital Punishment Bhould Be Abolished," 8 p.m. April 0--K.KFA. Counell meet-
Ing. 5.30 p.m. Apeli
9-Sino-British club, Speaker: Mr. Weinberger on Mestenes in. Chinese Art," 5.30 p.m.
April Equluse Sports Club,
general meeting, 1.46 p.m. April 31-Watsonian Club dinner
(tentative date).
April 11 and 12-K.C.C. Play: "A
Worm's Eye View," April 12-China Light & Power . Ltd., annual meeting, noon.
April 16-H.K. & Canton Ice Mfg.
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1947.
Ammo-Hungry Reds Killed
U.S. Marines
Japs Save Five U.S.
The U.S.
Taxpayer
Tokyo, Apr. 6.
An ironic plan was re- vealed here today by American Navy officials with the announcement
that six Japanese-man-
Co., Ltd., shareholders meeting, ned 11.40 a.m. April 21-H.K. Land Investment Ships
American liberty are scheduled
to
& Agency Ltd, shareholders' arrive in San Francisco meeting, noon, April 24-Humphreys Est. & Fin.
Co., Ltd., aharcholders meeting, 11:30 A..
April 24-11K. Fire Ins. Co., Ltd., shareholders' meeting, noon.
Lieut-Gen. Ritchie Arriving
today
carrying back
Tientsin, Apr. 6.
It was ammunition hungry Chinese Communists
who killed five United States Marines and U.S. May End
wounded 16 in a shrewdly planned raid on the
Marines principal North China depot at Hsin Up As A
Ho, 22 miles east of here, today.
Most, if not all, the marine deaths occurred when Second-Rate
the raiders blew up part of the dump. The Communists left air of
scene of
their own deal on the nut WATCH RECOVERED The US. Secretary of Agric.
battle and carried away an esti mated 100 wounded.
No prisoners were taken by. elther side.
Four hundred Chinese Gov- from South Pacific is- ernment troops took up the war-pursnlt northward while Mar- lands American
ine observation planes kept the retreating raiders under sur- veillance.
time equipment..
cach Four similar convoys, consisting of six Liberties and
The Marines themselves or one American-manned ship, preganized a heavily armed convoy expected to arrive soon as part under Colonel Julian N. Frisbie, 5th regi- of the Navy's "Operation Roll commandant of the Back."
Vice Admiral Robert M. Grif Commander of U. S. Naval Forces, Far East, said
ment.
No Doubt
A Marine statement sald the
FOOD FOR YOUNG Foreign
#BERLINERS
ADA 00
"Berlin, Apr. 5.
·German school-children in
the British zone where stocks the school
of mont under freding scheme were begin-
ning to run skart, soilt get a fail Easter dinner after all, thanks to a pilt of 2,000 beef rattle from, Eire,
The cattle will provide 583 Fore of meat for woon-time school ments, officiala caffin- Valo "Reuter, “
Two Girls Die Road Deaths
Foreign Ministers Compromise
Moscow, Apr. 5. The Council of Foreign Ministers agreed today that a German. Advisory Council' will be set up three months after the central administra- tive agencies provided for by Potsdam- come into existence.
Nine months later a provisional German Govern- ment will be created. This was the only case in which agreement was reached in considera- tion of the report of the co-ordinating commit- tee on the political structure of Germany.
re- be established only after suf The Ministers decided to turn all other subjects to the ficient practical experience had committee for further discus been gained by the administra- slun/
tive agencies.
A now French proposal The other subjects discussed
al- the nature and function of the were creation of central ministrative agencies on which centrul administrative agencies from new French proposal was represents a move away Two fatal accidents, in both A of which the victims were young largely accepted In principle, the position previously adopted Chinese girls, were reported to and composition of the Advisory by the French delegation, Nuthan
the Police at Kowloon during the week.
Pelico The Faumati
hra anxious to confact the Chinese lady who had her 16-jewelled, 14-carat gold-filled wristiet watch matched at about 3 p. vesterday Read near Hamilton Street,
The alleged thief wan chan- ed by PCC 1495 along Hamill- ton Street and finally inter- cepted by Chinese constables 1308 and 1380 neur Reclama- tion Street.
ARMY VISITS NAVY
ture, Mr. Clinton P. Anderson, as serted in u speech here today that over half of America's farın landa have been seriously injured, by soll erosión,
1
000,000, he said-Reuter.
which
оп
བྷ་
occurred
Council which
Ot
the Ministers Franco has always formally opposed the formation of con- agreed to refer back.
The text of the new French trai agencies under German today's proposal proposal on the central admin direction, but
all-German member- istrative agencies tabled by M. concedes
Allied Georges Bidault today reads as ship under the overall
supervision of the Control Coun follows:
1. The Control Council shall cH.
German tion of the French proposal
Mr. Bevin, in' moving adop-
to said that the first two parts re- presented a very construclyb
He declared that unless the country goes all out for land con- servation the United States might wind up as a second-rate power.
Declaring that 282,000,000 acres
In the Arst ef crop and grazing land had
Saturday, either been ruined or badly dam at 11.45 pm. aged, Mr. Anderson estimated that motor bus No. 4288 was travel another 775,000,000 acres of crop, ling along Nathan Road in the Forry grazing, forest and other land, direction of the Star show considerable croaken.
when (opposite the Po Hing Each year erosion was estimated | Theatro) a Chinese woman and be directed to institute as soon to cost the country nearly $4.000.- her daughter attempted to cross as possible a central
the road. The girl, Loung administrative department Hing-lat, 12-year-old daughter deal with those matters Singapore, Apr. 6.
of Detective Loung Shan, of the quiring central decision in the effort by France to meet the British soldiers here have been
Ping Shan Police Station, was fields laid down in the Potsdam views of the other powers and par Fourleen of the wounded learning first-hand what the life
knocked down by the bus and agreement as well as for food proposed that in return
agraph 3 should be accepted by Marines required surgery and of their opposite numbers in the
Royal Navy is like.
taken to hospital, where she and agriculture,
2. These departments will be them
a concession to three were critically hurt.
by ♫ Presumably goaded
Sinall groups of Army afflcers
Lt. Jackson of 387. Coy., under supervision and direction France-Reuter.. And and other ranks being taken on flying the Pannimmtan ing, wadied at 4.10 am. yesterday. of shortage of ammunition
other supplies, the Communists cruises along the Malayan cast, attached by court order today as RASC., reported that while by proper quadripartite bedles
of the the German Record Sum "change in alx" from normal Canadian Navy corvette,
valued at 45,000.--United Press. Wan at 8.80 a.m. yesterday R The depot is laid out in surroundings. Associated Press.
Chinese giri, identified later aed new arrangements for con-
trol are invested. triangle with a road northward
Lul Kam-clt, aged 13, crossed the road near the Man Yuen Saar Not Included * to Peltang touching its apex.
werd
the use of Japanese mallors to identification of the dead Chin-!
landingese left no doubt they bring back American craft and wartime equipment Communists. Lt.-General Sir Neil from Marcus, Samar and other Pacific islands is part of a Ritchie, who recently re- lieved Lt.-General Sir plan drawn up here in Tokyo with a view to "saving Ameri- Montagu
Stopford BS can taxpayers millions Commander-in-Chief, daliars dollars which would
have to be spent for South East Asia, is pay-
SHIP ATTACHED
Bombasa, Apr. 5. The steamer Dorothea Paxos,
When
ing his first official visit convoys from the United States dumps are shortly after mid-1 and works and to give them a 1,700. The shilp, formerly Castle Peak Rand toward Taun Government has been establish-
to Hong Kong on Wed- nesday.
to carry the overseas cargoes | night. and dead shipping back to America."
The liberty shipa have been engaged in repatriation service since the end of the war.
In the first World War he had A brilliant recur as a young officer fighting with the Black
Among the vessels expected | Watch in Mesopotamia, Pales- tine and France. Between the at San Franeleco today are the 45. "John Hart," 8. "Sammuel wars he went to the Staff
Colt," B. "Josenh Royce," 88. College and commanded "Frederick," as. "William Dean Battalion of the King's Own
Howell" and RS. "William Royal Regiment.
Moody."United Press.
At the beginning of the Inst war he found himself Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke, who was then a General commanding a Corps in France. Later he went to Egypt is the Chief of Staff to General
Covered His
Own
Auckinleck who was Commander Home Fire
In Chief, Middle East,
Akron, Ohio, Apr. 5.
E. L. Batdorf, reporter for the "Cleveland Plain Dealer" in its Akron bureau, called the fire de partment for the nth Ume.
"Any Area?"
At a critical time in the battle to belleve Tobruk, he was placed in command of the 8th Army: his personal drive won the battle, relleved Tobruk and
Rommel back threw
into
"Not much," said the operator on the fire switchboard. "Just a Tripolitania. Very difficult and
fire on Dayton 9t." hard fighting followed when
Not at 1176, 1 trust!" sald re-Batdors. Rommel had been strongly inforced and the 8th Army was "You guesseçİ
Naid it!" still woefully short of modern operator.
Damage to Baldorf's house was equipment at those times he
estimated at $1,000. His 11-year was always to be found in front old dog Heldelburg was killed by rallying his troops and on-smoke suffocation—United Press, .couraging them to further
efforts.
the
One hundred attuckers struck across this road and a recond group of another 100 rushed in from the cast followed by two waves of 100 each.
The first shot from the diver sionary force on the north was heard 20 minutes after mid-
geht.
The others penetrated into the dump and began loading an un- determined number of artillery shells onto pnek mules.
Fleeing with their lands the Communists exploded part of the dump which was defended by a guard company of the fifth regiment.
Ran Into Ambush Alerted by explosions and gunfire another company quick- ly came up by rail from Tang- ku, five miles east, and leaped into weapons carriers to reach the scene of the battle.
|
was
Chance At A Second Factory.
Academy
1946-Ray Milland, in "Lost Weekond," and Joan Crawford, in "Mildred Pierce."
1944-Bing Brosby, "Going My Way," Ingrid Bergman, "Gnalight."
1943-Paul
Award
Hollywood, Apr, 6.
WONA A
1936-Bette Davis, "Danger. ous;" Victor Mclaglen, "The Informer,"
Nine Fires In Shanghai
Paid For Old
3. Each department will be Drinking Glass
Sotherby's suction room here
do for US$5,600 (41,400) for an
4. The above provisions
not apply to the Saar and
do
American dealer, Steuben Glass
re inc., of New York.
Ruhr and
When the motor-cycle was under the management of a committee
London, Apr. 6. about three yards from her the German, executivo
A Verzelini goblet of 1677, Ittle girl suddenly turned back consisting of representatives of and ran towards the pavement. several Laender with a German the earliest known English authority to drinking glass, sold in 1930.for with She collided
the
right holding executive Frederic March, Jimmy Stewart and Jenniler hand side of the motor cycle and implement majority decisions of US$60, has been bought at
Jones have a chance this year of winning a received injuries to which she the committee, second Academy Award and matching records succumbed shortly after being set by Luise Rainer, Bette Davis and Spencer admitted to hospital. Lt. Jack not prejudice the. further
son himself was thrown off the,
gime. of the
The previous record price for Tracy.
a drinking glass was the scaled Rhineland. For amature handicappers, with the Wind;" Robert Donate motor cycle and collided with a
lamp post.
Mr. Bevin was unable to Ravenscroft goblet which Cecil here is a full list of pant per- "Goodbye Mr. Chips."
1938-Bette Davis, "Jezebel;"
commit himself on what was to Davis, a British antique dealor, formances:
happen in the Ruhr and Rhine-bought. for the American.com- Great Ziegfeld," Paul Muni,
land but Bald if the Ministers pany in 1943 for US$2,604. "Pasteur."-
he..would reached agreement
The goblet, made by Jacob not object to the last paragraph] Verzelini of St. Clave's-at-the of the French proposal.
Cruched-Friars, has a Анер 1934-Claudette Colbert, "It
General Geroge Marshall also atraight-sided bowl of, smoky Shanghai, Apr. 0. Happened One. Night;". Clark,
accepted the French proposal tinted metal with minute, bub Four hundred houses, mostly on the United States behalf on.bles. The original stem and Gable, for the same picture
1989 Katharine Hepburn, Chinese matsheds, were destroyed condition that' agreement was foot are missing mid have been
Glory;"
Charles yesterday in nine separate Ares reached, otherwise reserving replaced with a 17th Century "Morning Laughton, "Henry VIII."
which gutted scattered areas the right to return to the or pearwood fcot with narrow 1932-Helen Hayes, "Sin of the city, killing two children and) iginal Anglo-American-Soviet silver rim, chased with egg-and-
Claudet Frederic injuring three fremen. Madelon
tongue motifs, proposal. One mammoth: blaze in Nantao
M. Molotov accepted the first The bowl is etched in diamond March, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
(the old Chinese city) alone wip two paragraphs of the French point, with designs of a hound 1931-Marle Dressler, "Mined out more than 100 dwellings, proposal, argued the third was pursuing a unicorn; anathor'
Lionel Barrymore, mostly matsheds,
two and reserved pursuing a stag; trees; and Bill;"
too complicated A Free Soul." ..----
chalked up The fire department 19:30-Norma Shearor, "The one of the busiest days on 10cor his position on the fourth until sets of Initials, hidicating the
glass might have been made to.. Divorcee:" George Arliss "Dia-
At lest two fires are known to after further study.
commemorate a wedding; und East-West Split have been caused by the incense; ravit."
date, 1677.- Associated 1929-Mary Pickford, "Co-burning which usually attends the When the Ministers discussed the quette;" Warner Baxter, "In tull moon and was especially fre the powers of the zonal
com-Press. Üld-Arizona."
quent in the past two days in ob manders M. Molotov proposed } :: 1928-Janet Gaynor, "Seventh servance of the Chinese "Ching Heaven" Emil Jannings, "The Ming festival-worshipping at general supervision and to the Way of All Flesh."--Associated the graves of ancestors. — United suppression of directives Press.
Lukas. "Watch on the Rhine;" Jennifer Jones, "Song of Bernadette."
1942-Greer Garson, "Mrs.
Jumes Minniver;"
Cagney, "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
1941-Joan Fontaine, "Sus- picion: Gary Cooper. "Ser-
The leading vehicle was halt- ed by land mines laid by the Communists and while tempor. were ary stalled the vehicles subjected to rifle fire. from am-geant York." bual beside the road.
Eight marines were wound- ed in this engagement.
After rainforcements had ar- Mr.rived the two marine companies and fought off the attackers pursued them five miles north. halting at dawn.
Nanking, Apr. 8. The Normandy invasion found Aeroplanes modelled by him commanding the 12th Leo Yao-sheng and Mr. Ho Kuo- Corps. He Jed thia Corps nun, both of Hong Kong, took brilliantly in the Normandy @rst and third places respective bridgehead, through France and ly, In the All-China Airplane Belgium across the Rhine Into Model Competition held here this the heart of Germany.
After uflerncon. Shanghal's
Chang
the war he was commanding Yu-ying's plane, came second. the Scottish Command until he Central News,
come to Singapore,
Few officers have
much fighting
$8
BO General
Ritchie, both as a Regimental officer and in positions of high He met Lady responsibility. Ritchie
on a short
visit to Canada. General Ritchie 'is' a
no cricketer, one of the best Reet dancers in Scotland, and 'a great sportsman with gun and fishing rod.
SINO-BRITISH CLUB
A
The next meoting of the Sino-
British Club will take place at St.
John's Hall on Wednesday at 6.30
Four hundred Chinese Gov- ernment troops arrived aboard an armoured train from Tion- tsin at 8.00 n.m. and took up the pursuit.-Associated Press.
Vandenberg Amendment Criticised
Moscow, Apr. 6.
1940-Ginger Rogers, "Kitty Foyle;" James Stewart, "The Philadelphia Story."
1939-Vivien Leigh..
Japanese Elections
"Gone
Tokyo, April 6. Unofficial returns to: day assured the election of Conservative Seti- chiro Yasui again as of Mayor
Greater Tokyo, while virtually complete tabulation from 42 of Japan's 46
gave gov ernorships widely to
Soviet historian Eugene Tarle described Senator prefectures:
Arthur Vandenberg's amendment to the bill
-
In the United States Congress for ald to Middle-of-the-Road Greece and Turkey as an attempt to line up Right candidates. the United Nations behind a new American foreign policy constituting a "provocation" against Russia.
Ho declared in a public lecture,
to
Preis.
Calamities Of
Teachings
False
London, Apr. 6. German prisoners at a special service at Chester Cathedral today were warned by the Bishop Dr. Bell, of the "calamities" of false teaching."
"You could not have more tor- So far, only two Socialists appear assurd of election, torible evidence of the calamities In these local to which the false teaching of the Hovernorships He said the countries of castern areas.
world leade," he said, "than the while Conservative,
Don't Think The KCR
that such provocations come and Europe are "closely following Liberal and Democratic Party conditions of Germany, of Russla go but the "great American pes. the policy of the Kremlin". but candidates have polled five and the world today
says that ple will always be mur friends." diccinred they were doing this of office and the raat has been bonchristia ut noel redemption," Would Play!
7
18gist, and has devoted much, time Council or a majority vote In the
tb the study of this subjecting Generat Assembly of the United
Nations."
taken, by independents,
The
New York Apr. 6
they should have the right to Bodies Of 725
trary to the policy of All Children In
control. Mr. Bovin could not
accept because it would lead to S'hai Streets
of
too
direct intervention
Shanghal, Apr. 6. drastic a nature.
General Marshall, supporting The bodies of 725 children, him, proposed that any fresh mostly abandoned by parents to instructions should tempor ayold the expense of burial, rather than affirm the au- wore picked up from the streets thority of the tone commanders. of Shanghai. in the first thres The matter--was referred back days, of April, officials running to the Co-ordinating Committee. the pubile benevolent cemetery When the composition of the hare, disclosed today... WA Advisory Council was consider. Most of the bodies were those, ed M, Bidault. proposed that of children one to three yeRİN three representatives from the old who, had died of smallpos, Laender (states) should be ap measles, diphtheria and other pointed after consultation with diseases.
trade unions and political par: Some were victims of stor ties and democratic publle vation or coldi...... opinion
Of the: 725 corpaes, 480 were
Mr. Bovin accepted this. In picked up on April 2-a record principle but M. Molotov ex- number In" a single daysines pressed grave doubts about "a the publle benevolent, camotery
Associated Press.
The speaker on this occasion will be Mr. Weinberger, wliost The Vandenberg amendment their own free will, and that this
"Milestones in would direct subject will be
the Bishop said. "The world saya Two Social Democrats appear. the President to to a certain-degree made Rusala
New York Herald Tri-Vary complicated proposal," He was established 40 years ago.~~ Ofiposo Art" story of withdraw old to drocco, and vulnerable from the west to have secured, mayoralties in that sin is an illusion-what la
ress In the artistle achievements Turkey "if requested by a pro- Associated Press
useful for the race is good, and of the Chinese people. Mr. Walt
the major cities of Osaka and what is bad for the race evil bupe carried dry recently wanted the Council composed Yokohama.! Burgor is an enthusiastic arch-redural vote in the Security
"Unless statesmen and police of 20 the inventiveness of an of equal numbers of representa JAPANESE
from the democratic parties and On a basis of the total votes
ENGINEERING REPARATIONS cast, election officials announced the socalled civilized globo rejoci Americans war veteran in his lives from the Laender and
the false beliefs and talsci prac Yearch for a place to live.
IN CHINA the rate of abatentions reached ROTARY CLUB In Loader the Conservative
Now York, Apr. 8. Nanking; Apr. 638.4 per cont somewhat tees of the world, and accept the The United States as most that trade unions as the bigg weekly Spectator" sald the "A" - reparations"
H. K. Ferguson & Co, in- Surgeon Captain C. Keating, Vandenberg proposal was "a
commission higher than abstentions during teachings of Christ, there will be other countries muffetlig gest democratie organisation in no future except annihilation for from a serious foreing. Short Germany, ahould participate in today: that. China] the last general elections on
age. On Long Island, in New the Advisory Council source said
dustrial engineers, announced R.N., will be the speaker at to realization that America is not will get more than 1,300,000 April 10, 1946. The officials add-the Empire and Institutions of York State, there are num- General Marshall was pre- the appointment of Dr. Kwoll merrow's Rotary Club of Hong
mad twentieth century, Dr. Bell
ber of abandoned railroad pared to accent the French lang fee as its representative Kong meeting at the Glouocafor Hotep In tap thor work tho task tons in the treated of a pay to be invalidated because of declared, he was a full agree branch lines. Our bright, veteran proposal while trying to in China with headquartara in
at 12.90 p.m. Burgeon: Cap-accept fair share of ese reparations by
Ho.
survoyed, the svallablo," "plotny, conella, the divergent views by Hankow tain Koating will speak on "The of ruling,"
the new "complicated. voting ment with the recent palition of and found himsel, a.cony rail: an amendment on the Frenchto president of the firm, Reception of Casualties During
Invulnerable?
The sourco aid, the repara-system.
Protestant churchmen to Ger
A Kingsley Ferguson, muld "Wo The Normandy Invasion."
Tarla menupned the possibility flons will be removed to Obina At least 10 of these invalidat-mans anking, for the release of todd Fation, Built of red brickal draft. of war against Russia" but said in two batches, estimating that able, votes in the Tokyo area Gerinan prisoners ··held by the trays Boyshort, times the CPA
ning, and engineering, can, be home, fior fer the matundertaken advantageously -General, Group Officer Richdale, he found in the American press the transpörtalion cost' will be bore the name of Gen.Douglas | AllÉL-Associated · PreAMERA Kformied (GRANT Strains It was; finally, agreed to ro- feel that much advanced.. plk
Chiila and other countries"6f the Far East in spite of un», Paltind political – conditions??-
..
Inspector-
SCAP.
-
The WAAFS
MacArthur," and another,” Gen the realisation, that such, a war CN8800,000,000,000. and two Squadron. Officers are begun by, the United States could
SCAP already has announced Robert L. Eichelberger and Keriving at Kai Tak this morn- not have decisivo, result indian that 65. Japanesa machios.tool many more were aspected to Ang on a tour of Inspection of Tacie aniq tur was becaus ir factories and 12 power plants show up-United Press, HAF Units throughout Malays; reply to the first atomic bomb, will be distributed th China,
and Britain, Holland and the Philip
pines.--United' added,ELEN
Hong Kong and Japan where the Ruslans would move in, an WAAF personnel are established occupy All Europe.
salvably basestablish & The Amor
at the RAT
For will
he
Ròmg, Apr. 5.
TURKISH WHEAT FOR BRITAIN
The former Premier."Ferruccio (9) Fívé
destroy all The NE, SERIALS LION by," plane ɛtoday.
| Parri; will leave før Washington, arri
way the Mission has just come › back panic": bý able to from Japan and will depart for Carlski Li
EOD Squadron of confer Jeep Sunderlanu, today
Blate
and the
Su The house bedroom, ibul, Apr. 8. kitchen and Alexandretta,
Sport/öl
building for A Compromise.
VESAME UMA Bidault's proposal; for conalète of a time-table for setting, lip ving room and Advisory Council sabelated | alonal "GovorumIZOTA! compromise betwee
nd
Apt.
TABL