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NEWSPAPERS CAUSE ALARM
Tokyo, Aug. 11.
A huge cargo of monise and Forty-eight "gorotsuki" or "gangster Illegal newspapers are definitely in operation in Japan to menace Japan's democratization efforts and must be wiped out "now-not tó- morrow."
precious jewels was lost when the R.A.F. bombed and put out of commission the 20,000-ion German battleship "Gneisnnu" In Gydnin Harbour during the war, says the newspaper "Wieczor Warszawy,"
of
The Journal sald the Nazis ba stripped 15,000 Jews in nearoy Stutthof concentration camp in their valuables, promising, to convey them to a bank in Berlin, Instead they were loaded aboard
the battleship which was battered by homba la an terial attack.
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Circulation
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Major Daniel C. Imboden. } article the merchant did not chief of the Press Publication | even stock. unit of SCAP's Civil Informa- tion and Education Section, made this statement at a press conference today,
Forced Labour In Soviet
Berlin, Aug. 10. The official American German-language news- paper, Neue Zeitung, re- ported today that labour offices throughout the
Soviet occupation zone had been ordered to men for He said the largest elreuia-draft 20,000 tion of gangster newspapera work in uranium mines was 5,000 weekly. He said he in Saxony. The gangster newspapers are heard no gangster, newspapers
The newspaper said the direc operating in Kyushu and Hok-were as yet operating in labour kaido, Major Imboden said, ac- circles. He added that it was order to labour offices. It cells tive was issued.. in a secret The ship, badly wrecked, still cording to reports given him by "gratifying" to learn that the for men between. is afloat, blocking, one of the en. the Japan Newspaper Publish- alert ellorin, of newspapers (a) 16 and 45, the workers allegedly the ages of trances to Gydnia Harbour-Asso-era and Editors Association. He Osaka prevented blackmail ex-
added that from a recent survey, tortion on, the part of gangster he sent to mines in the Erz The Publisher Association CX newspapers in that cityUnit-mountains in Eastern Germany
bear the Czech border. pressed the opinion that there ed Press, were 15 to 20 gangster ROWS-
for papers
endi prefecture Jarn.
cluted Press.
COAL THEFT CASE
On the application of Mr. ¦ A. e Areull), who is appearing
for the defence, Mr. W.A. Blair-Kerr fixed Aug. 22 for the hearing of the case in which four, tablemen and five lighter men are being charged in con- nection with the larceny of 15 tome of con from the Kowloon Godowns at Lai Chi Kok on July 16.
Two Methods
in
He said the newspapers opera- led on two methods: firstly, in
aidating smal! merchants to buy advertisements; secondly, blackmailing Japanese to pre- ven publication of libellous
articles about them.
"The newspaper in too valu-| Acensed are Ng Sou, 33, head tallymun, charged with the lar-able a commodity to be used by
in Chonggangsters
blackmailing," runy; and Chi Hong.
Major Imboden
anid.
HEADMASTER ON THEFT CHARGE In applying for another week's formal remand In the case in which Leung Ngal-chi, 36, headmaster of the Yeung Tak Middle School, 48-49 Sha Po Road;. Kowloon City, is he ing charged with larceny, DSI MacDonald ir formed Mr. W.A
air Kerr yesterday that Crow
The Neue Zeitung quoted in. formed quarters, as predicting a now wave of illegal lights from the Eastern Zone to the West by Germans who did not want to work in the mines.
· Germans - returning from the area have described it as under guard. They heavy Russian
there WBA "feverish aaid activity" in the pits, United Press.
Money Market Counsel wculit be prosecutine.
Leung, who is being repre- Goes Wild sented by Mr. Marcus da Silva, has been bucked on two charges Sha, Lerng Nuen (tal'ymen).
The money market went wild "The of larceny of 38,500 Can Tai-lup, Ho Hing. Fan
between yostorday afternoon, when it was Shun, Fuk Ming and Fan Lin wastage of newsprint, however, March 28 and April 3, the pro- rumoured that sterling would be (No. 1 High:crmen of lightersia amull compared to the treperty of himself and his part-devalued. 41, 72, 48, 49 at 82. respectivemendous damage they are doing ner, Man Mak-ph.
to democratization in Japan. Bail in the sum $10,000, half a tael nod was of $347 after the charged with aiding and No citizen should be subjected in cash and half in aurety, was abetting.
to intimidation and blackmail granted by His Worship. and the people who are doing it should be stopped."
em-
All defendants were ployees of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd.
BROUGHT DOG ASHORE-FINED Edvardo Brown Santaremani,
He revealed that in one crise in Hokkaido a gangster newa- paper operator beat up a smal!
who refused to a merchant verline and forced him to ad- vertise, In Nagasaki, another Hangater newspaper operator
LIFE SAVED
Gold, which had onened at $344
uncheon TOOCES, immediately
spurted.
.
By closing time it had touched $306. There was a wild scramble by buyers.
tre which fluctuated vio lently in the morning, betweezi Father Smith of the St. Laulk $13,326 and $12.85 100 (the Industrial School W6
being the opening rate) inátru mental in saving the life of a
former also took a big spurt da the after- 16-year-old student of the School, Wu Kwa-hol, who suddenly do veloped a cramp while swimming
The
The peak into was $14.55, but at the close it was conier at $14.40 The buying fover niso affected
25, mesamun of 1/8 "Twin Fall but preasure on a merchant. to a! Telegraph Bay at about 6 p.m. 'Chinese National Currency.
Victory," was fined a total of $100 when he pleaded guilty to the charge of bringing a dog across the harbour on Sunday,
Prascenting. Inspector J. Orem to'd Mr. W.H. Latimer that accused was told at the Hong Kong wharf of the Star Ferry that he was not permitted to bring the dog across the harbovi.
pay 3,000 yen to advertise an ysterday.
ile ignored this and boarded
won An the "Meridian Star" but ntercepted at the wharf and brought to the Police!
Kowloon
Station,
Accused was charged with the removing the dog across harbour without the permission | of the Colonial Veterinary Sur- Keon and with breach of Stor Ferry Bye-law 8.
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Rates climbod from 144 centa Lor for futures and 13.8 conts spola in the morning, to 14.2 cents and 14.8 centa respectively at the cloro of tho market (for | UN$1,000).
U.S. Hollars word naturally affected, and buyer's raised the price to. 34.96.
Sterling notes remained steady at $13.13; while Australian pounds wero unchanged at $12,53.
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Vienna, Aug. 10. authoritative Austrian Government official said today that the Soyiet management of the Zistersdorf oil fields discovered recently a new and "very important and promising field.”
ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting The source related that. the
on frequency of 845 kilopycięs output of the new feld was esti. Ironi 12.30 to 2.00 p.m., and 6.80 mated to increase presunt pro. to 11.00 p.m., and also on 0.5% duction at the rate of 85,000 tons merncycles in the 31 motre band of crude oil monthly "conalder-from 12.30 to 1.15. 7.80 to 8.30
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The source stated this amount H.KT. would fully cover the Austrian chpital's gas needs but the Soviet
to ac | management had refused
copt this Austrian suggestion on undisclosed grounds,
Meanwhile, this source report. ed that the Soviets were "recruit. ing by duress" Austrian workers for industries in Eastern Austria.
He said labour officers received orders from the Soviets to refuse permission to work in their Zone for anybody previously not will. Ing. to work for a Soviet enter. prise. The source additionally dis. closed that for about two, works all Soviet officers, and enlisted We sincerely
regret the In-men "apparently" had been per. convenience caused to our patrons mitted to wear civilian clothes oft during the weekend screening of duty in the Russian Zoné of Aus..
tria-United Press, 'Bambi' as: the distributors gave us faulty film without our knowledge.
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31 Howarth Informed the Court that the three accused were scon by Mr. Mugford en- taring the theatro at 9.10 p.m. on Sunday without purchasing.
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