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LONDON APPROVES HONG KONG'S REVISED CONSTITUTION Municipal Council Of Thirty Members
Six Wards On The Island: Four In Kowloon
Wedemeyer Mission Under Way
Nanking. July 22.
Lt. Gen. Albert C.) Wedemeyer is planning to launch immediately into the task of finding) means to a solution of major problems in Chinaj and Korea.
It
LITERACY AS A VOTING
QUALIFICATION
An announcement of the Secretary of State for the Colonies of the tictalf- ed proposals submitted by Sir Mark Young for the revision of the Constitution of Hong Kong was made in the House of Commons-yes- terday afternoon, and simultaneously the full details were released in Hong Kong
Except for a reduction in the membership of the Municipal Council from 48 to 30, the proposals, embodied in Sir Mark's Despatch of October 22, 1946, are substantially those tentatively advanced in His Excel- lency's August broadcast.
The two main proposals approved are, first, the establishment of a de
mocratically-elected Municipal Council, and secondly, an alteration of the proportion of official to unofficial members in the Legislative Council. The details are explained in correspondence exchanged be-- tween Sir Mark Young and the Secretary of State. ::
He said in a statement that! ho was personally charged by: President Truman "to appraise the situation of the present reality in China and Korea and report on the possibilities with regard to rehabilitation in the foreseeable future."
Gen. Wedemeyer'said that he-) cntise
approaching the In
he
problem with an open mind "I a cannot now or suspect, In the near futureofter any atatement of expectation or in.) tonlion anve one that of curry- ing out to the best of my ability President Truman's directive to me to ascertain all facts per tinent to the political, econemle and milltary situation favou able and unfavourable to relate them each to the other,
ship and at the conclusion of my mission to present the sum of
is proposed to delegate to the Municipal Coun- ell all the functions at present exercised by the existing Urban Council (Le, public health and certain kindred matters) with the addi- tion of responsibility for the Fire Brigade, public parks, gardens and recreation grounds, the licensing and control of places of amuse- ment and the licensing of vehicles. course of time, other responsibilities will be de- legated to the Municipal Council, including education, social welfare, town planning and public works. A Commission (on which the Municipal Council will be represented) will be set up to make recommendations to the Co- lonial Government as to when and how these other functions should be delegated to the Municipal Council. The geographical extent of the Municipal Council's authority will be the whole of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Kowloon.
to appraise them in that relation. The Municipal Council, will consist of thirty members. Of these ten will be elected by the Chinese electorate, which will be divided into tén wards (six in Hong Kong Island and four in Kowloon), each ward returning one mem- ber.
these labour to the President.- United Press.
7
No Glory
Shanghai. Ju'y 23.
The influential "To Kung
Ten members will be elected by the non-Chinese
electorate formed into a single constituency.
Pug" said in an editorial today The remaining ten will consist of representatives
that while it is not a matter of glory that the United States And it necessary to send a fact. finding mission to China which, -after nl, is one of the victor nutions, we, in view of the traditional Sino American friendship and phrious Ameri- can sincerity to aid China, wish to submit the following points: "1. We hope that Gen Wedemeyer will continue in Gen. Marshalls spirit to study Incasares for the unily and de.. mocratization of China;
"2. We hope tint
nominated by, certain public bodies; these bodies and their representation on the Coun- cil will be as follows:-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (one Chinese), the recognised Trade Unions (two Chinese). Hong Kong Uni- versity (one Chinese), the Hong Kong Gen- eral Chamber of Commerce (two non-Chin- ese), the Hong Kong Residents Association (one non-Chinese), the Kowloon' Residents Association (one non-Chinese), and the Un- official Justices of the Peace (one Chinese and one non-Chinese).
An October Wedding
Maniac Loose In London
POLICE IN WRONG BORDER BRUSH MEDICINE
An armed man was shot and fatally wounded and nine arrests were made on the border on Tues- day night when a police patrol led by Sub-In- spector C. G. Smith intercepted what was ap- parently a gang of smugglers
road ut
STATEMENT
The following state-
The incident occurred shortly said yesterday that the the man before 11 p.m. on the border who escaped to Chinese terri- ment has been issued by Heung Yuan, about tory, the man who died of his the Acting Director of three-quarters of a mile from Lin wounds and the man who is Medical Services con- Ma Hang, and five miles from charged with with possession of cerning the giving of where Inspector · Nippard was arma aro Auspected to have shot last week.
acted as armed escorts to al. Wrong medicine to some The patrol, consisting of leged smugglers. He added that patients at the Harcourt London, July 22. Sub-Inspector Smith and two all the arrested men were from Health Centre on Tues- A priest, benign of ap heard the approach of the gang,
Chinese detectives, 883 and 694, the vicinity of Shumchun. day morning. and gently concealed themselves and look pressing himself through them by surprise; Nearly the crowds, entered twenty persons, most of them
pearance
Waterloo railway station carrying bundles,
cerned.
today.
were con-
and!
Berlin
Explosion Mystery
Owing to a mistake duo.io shortage of trained staff some out of a total of 16 patients who should have recolved shark's Ilver all were given the wrong medicine..
The addressed of all. 16 patients were known und prompt steps were, taken to recover the modicine on discovery of the mistake..
On being called upon to sub- mit to a search,,.one of the A few minutes later, aquadsi
ang dropped his bund'e of police poured in after him., .eached for his girdic. De The district was cordoned off. lective 883, noticing a gun in Defectives winnowed through the man's hand, pounced upon
Berlin, July 23. thousands of passengers, search him and handcuffed the man. At least eight persons As the dose prescribed was ing for him.
who later gave his name na
were killed and three measured in drops none of the For the clergyman is believed Tang Rwai-kal, aged 23 years. to have been Edward Allen, 34, While on their way to tare missing in an explo- patients ran any serious risk. none murderer who escaped Takuling Police Station with sion in the headquarters As a precautivo, in addition to the 16 patients who were sus- from Broadmoor criminal their prisoners, the Poice of the city traffic police pocted of having received the asylum last night, apparently party noticed two other men on in the Russian sector to-wrong medicine, 56, other LONDON, JULY 23. to slay the mother of the baby the roadside, Challenged, both
patients who had attended the day. THE GOVERNMENT LEThe strangled ten years ago, men dropped their hands to) IT BE KNOWN TODAY All over England, police have their girdles
The blast occurred in the office clinic that morning were also whereupon
return their medi...” THAT PRINCESS ELIZA- been told to look out for PDC694 opened fire, fatally of Heinrich Konig, chief of the warned to BETH AND LIEUTENANT clergyman with strangely, star-wounding one who was found traffic police, and No. 2 Berlin cines,
With one exception, a nish police official, MOUNTBATTEN WILL BE ing eyes.
to be armed. The other ran
Kanig was not in his office at who appears to havý given -- -- MARRIED IN A BIG PURLIC But if it was Allen, he was down the s'ope Into the paddy
·CEREMONY AFTER ALL. not found. Guards have been flelda and, despite barrage from 6.20 this morning when the ex. false address, contac: has beent
A high Government source placed at the
home of his the Sten gun carried by S/Iplosion shattered the north wing made with all these patients and there have been no serious of the yellow brick structure. said it was now definitely known parents and at the home of the Smith, made good. his escape, that the ceremony would be in mother of the baby, he klijed.
Squads of police ringed the consequences, Later, 8/1 Jenner, OIC Taku- Westminster Abbey, and "cer- After- sentence of death, heling, set
off with five con- three-storey building, and kept and, photo. was committed to an ayalum, stables to the scene of the shoot spectators, newsmen
tainly won't be on austerity
lines."
The Royal family and the Government are "more strongly than ever" in favour of October as the wedding time..
The Privy Council will meet on July 31 to give formal assent to the marringe. Associated Presa..
two thirds of its membership by direct election on a moderate- ly wide franchise, and as to the rumaining one third by nomina- tion carried out by cortain un- offlelal bodies; and that certain j.-- of the important functions at present exercised by the Car- ernment of Hong Kong shal be transferred to this body.
5. I also propose that certain modifications be made in the constitution of the Legislative Council for the purpose of gly- Provision is make to ensure number, of unofficials remaining a more specifically represen Gen that of the ten non-Chiese ing unchanged, but four are to tative character of the unofficial
Wedemeyer's aid to China wil members at least one will be a be elected members.
nin at the alleviation of the Portuguese and one an Indian,
In prescribing the qualifica-
Chinese people's sufferings, la- ending efforts to force down tions for electors and members commodity prices, inflation and of the Municipal Council no dis currency reformis:
tinction of race or nationality 3. We hope that Gen has been made, but those who Wedemeyer's mission will result
are not British subjects
must In American assistance in build-have resided in the Colony for s ing up China, such as railways, certain minimum length of time, Water hydro-electric plants and a now
conservancy, including Women are equally eligible with harbour at Tangku near Tien-man. tsin."-United Press.
Qualifications for an elec-j ior are as follows:.. (a) Age at lease 25 years.
THE WEATHER
Prevure, is high to the 8E of Jasmi and 9 of the 'hilippines. A law prender system coresh thont of China with higi premitra le th, W over Tibet.
Today's Forecast:-leht to moderate r. winde; mainly cloudy with peek- Wonal shower me bright peritda dur-
Ing the day,
Yesterday's Wentları-
Naulmum: 84. de. Fah,
Minimum: 79.0 deg. Fal.
Maoshine: 3 hours.
Rainfall: 28.5 mm. 1.12 inches, Tolal
ince Jan. 1-1371.1mm. na ngainat' Dito, an average of 1:42.1 mm.
Headings at
Baro. 2 ... 1005.4. 100.4 mb.
Nel Humidity
Dew Point
20.42 29.60 inches
Equals
227 226 den. Ti E-@ by W.
y knots.
Wind Direction. Wind Force
(b) Ability to speak and write
English or Chinese,
The Letters
element in that Counell'and of increasing the actual proportion
Chinese Taking
to be detained at the King's Ing. He was later joined by Mr.raphers away while firemen and
ensure
UA-Searle, ASP in an leads dug through the
dehrl
for Budies. night search of the area.
Russian officers Joined German Alarm The Police party suffered no detectivos in investigating the casualties.
mysterious blast.
Bhanghai, July 23. Anung "the dead were Herr The Chinese Manufacturers Emmrich, chief of the Personnel Association today "inserted?. Burenu. The names of the others | front-page advertisements in were not kucwn-United Press.
In Broadmone, he developed a taste for theatricals. He pro duced a play with inmates in the cast and by thorough study
Armed Escots made himself an accomplished One of those arrested is held actor and mimic. His favourite on a charge of 'possession of that of a clergyman arms and the other eight others, and in his bag when hó escaped suspected of being smugglers, was a clergyman's costume, are silll detained. United PresX
A Government
role was
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spokesman
Air
Anglo-Chinese Agreement Signed
Nanking, July 23. Plenipotentiarles of Britain and China today sign- ed a bilateral air transport agreement, which will open eight ports in the United Kingdom to Chinese traffic and four principal landing areas and water bases in China to British al- eraft.
of unofficial as compared with The British Ambassador, Sir Ralph Stevenson, and the Chinese Foreign Minister, Mr. Wang oßleini membera,
Shih-chieh, signed the pact in a noon-day cure- mony held at the Foreign Office.
The
tele-
Sir Mark Young's Despatch
6. As reported in my and the reply of the Secretary. of State for the Colonies, Mr. gram No. 12 of the 3rd May,
The signing marked the and will enter Shanghai from Creech-Jones, are appended: 1940, the statement which you Sir-in accordance with the authorleed me to make concors of six months of negotiations Hongkong wil be allowed to instructions conveyed to me in ing the revision of the constitu- and preparations of the draft, uso for non-traffle purposes of your predecessor's despatch No. tton was duly announced on the fest undertaken by Sir John water bases at Kwanchowwan, G of the 4th May, 1940, I have 1st May at the ceremony of the Ba'dwin at the head of a Swalew. Quemoj (ont of during the last five months re-establishment of Civil Gov Ministry of Civil Aviation mis-Amey) and Wenchow.. cxamined in consultation with ernment.
announcement fon.
Another noto exchanged con- representatives of all sections had a favourable reception in The Sino-British air trans-firmed the understanding of of the community In Hong both the English and the vorna port agreement which is valid both governments that China for four, years, accords de agrees to grant airlines of the Kong the best methods of giv- cular press. ing effect to the declared inten-. 7. I then detdited a senior gh-tec
British lines the United Kingdoth on scheduled (c) Either a property qualification of His Majesty's Govern-officer of the Government for right of traffic in passengers, international services-between tion (ownership or tenancy mant to give to the inhabitants the special duty of assisting in freight and mail at the leading Hongkong and Macao the right of at least $200 per annum of Hong Kong a fuller and more the collection and collation of China ports of Shanghai, Can- to fly across and make emer of property on which rates;
gency landings in Chinese torri- are paid; there are also cer- responsib'e share in the manage the views of the community and ton, Kunming and Tientsin.
property ment of their own affairs. in the necessary planning and Using flying-boats, the BOAC tory between these two ports- tain alternative
2. I now have the honour to formulation of my recommenda is expected to be the major air: Reuter, qualifications) or liability to jury servicD
or statutory forward certain recommendations. The officer whom I fine representative of the Unit- exemption from Jury ser- tions which are based on those selected for this task was Mr. et Kingdom. China-likely to (d) Residential qualification; consultations, and which, al- Tlf. Hazlerigg, C.B.E., M.C., he reprezented by the CNAG fer British subjects, one though they cannot be said to and I shall have occasion more and CATC will have similar
A Court of Enquiry to investi- year; for non-British, six represent the unanimous wishes than once in the source of this rights at London, Prestwick, years out of the
preceding of the community or even the dies whitoneal Tender Singapore, Penang, Kuching, gate, the stranding of the Sa "Hong Kheng" : "will" open 'ou of vices his as Jesse ton, and Labuan. strongly ten years.
expressed desiro Qualifications for à member of any large section of it, may be my helper, and adviser in this Informed sources stated that Monday, at 10 am at the Haz- bour Office, the "China. Mall" the Municipal Council are the regarded as carrying the assent matter
although it is not included in was reliably Informed yesterday. same as those for an elector of the majority of those who
the pact: the BOAC and the The composition of the with two additions viz, a mem- have displayed an interestin
CNAC have concluded a gentle Court is understoods to be the ber must be able to speak, read the subject.
8. As a preliminary step in men's agreement which wil Harbour Master?” Mr. J. Jolly, ve an account the consultations which I was limit the number of passengers Felix Edward Neville & Towl OB.E (President) and Lieut. and write English and his real-3. Before I give an dential qualification, if not of the consultations that have now. to hold addressed letters leaving Hodgkong for China D.B.C. RN and Captain. Red- British subject must be ten taken place or discuss in any on the 20th May 1946, toa Aboard British planes to 100 vers, Endicott Smith (mem years out of the preceding Af detail the various points which number of representative weekly. In this way, the sources bers),
vice.
Indifference
ON OTHER PAGES teen years, ac covered by my recommende bodies, both Chinese and non-expalued, adverse competition
Panes Two Threa
Municipal Council Despatches. Page Four
Bribery: Trini: Adjourned.
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Members of the Municipal tions, it will perhaps the con- Chinese Inviting them to give will be avoided. The British Council will be elected for a venient it in the two following an outline of their views on airline will not attract too large term of three years. paragrapha I summarise these some of the questions involved a number of potential passen. 4 The second of the constitution: recommendations very briefly, in the proposed revision of gera of the smaler Chinese
the constitution.
organisation cil changes is a' reduction in the Equal Proportions 53 ban number of official members of my principal recommenda (Continued on Legislative Council Hitherto, tion, ie that a Muniðiðauty, shall
the Counell has "conslated, 91 Eo established for ton J, Köng
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CHINA'S NEEDS
Washington, July 22, Government quartera hinted that among
maltors in which members of the Wedemeyer mis sion would be interested during the Investigation in China were: firstly, what could be done o provide now or stabilized currency, in China; secondly, how a larg army of unproductive men might be reduced to help the economy of the country-United. Pron.
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insisted The advertisement China must resist the Japanese attempt to dominate the Chinges market while the blood ghed by the Chinese soldiers and people" has not yet dried on the battlefields.
The advertisement asked the Government not to send a trade mission to Japan. -- United Press.
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