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Shanghai, Aug. 17. Police era looking for a Chinese thief cho stałe a woman's handbag white sho dozed in a public park here, then wrote her letter direct- ing her to the spot where ska could find her keye.
The amaz retrieved her kings but still misaing are her cash and bonds to the value of 75,2.060, a wrist watch and offter articles.
In his note the thick-wrata ha had helped himself beenHNO be needed money far tuition. He signal himself "a univer- student."-- Aananiated
Preas.
Reunion
Held In Scotland
Barnhill, Angus,
June 20.
Former Hong Kong residents at present in Scotland held a reunion at the Woodland Hotel, Barnhill, today,
with Supt. Peter" Grant (re- tired) in the chair.
Mr. Grant said it was the first meating of old Hong Kong resi- donts and I would becoing an annual affair. Next year'n mecting probably would har hed
at Aberdeen.
THE CHINA Mail, Monday, August 18, 1947,
FATHER'S PLEA IN "PRANK" KILLING CASE
Nanking, Aug. 17.
Wang Kuo-hua, father of one of the two Chinese allegedly pushed Into the river on the city's edge by two Gİs, today asked the American court martial to provide support för his family because his only son was murdered by the de- fendant, Cpl. Frank W. Aldesch.
The
Called as a prosecution witness, Wang said emo- tionally, "The United States is a powerful Allied friend. You (the court) should provide for my family. I lost my only son on whom the whole family depended for support."
sad-faced father then pushing a Chinese into the river
1 turned, howed low to the opecia- whilp "about, two men" pushed 1 tora and asked for their sym- a second. Chinese over. He said pathy. He warn dismissed as the the American driver of the jeep court ruled, that his aintement | did not get out of it at the time, sho'd not be admitted in re
Drove Jeep eard as formnt evidence,
The two American witnesaÇA,
who testified yesterday, that They s Aldrich push one Chinese into the river, were ra- called today..
Evidence of previous sessions established that the other American defondant, Sgt. Joseph Cervonne, was driving the jeep. "
Slapped Down
Shanghai, Aug. 17.
P. H. Ho, head of CNRRA,, today announced the dismissal of Has Shih-chung as chief of the Gonoral Affairs Depart- ment for allegedly having given two slope and a kick to a woman collénguo during quarrel on Thursday which developed over the allotmen of relief goods to some 400 refugees from the hinterland. The woman in the case w€]# Misa Li Toh-wei, chief of CNRRA' Relief Bureau......... Associated Press,
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Trade
Mission
Shanghai, Aug. 17. The Chinese witness' state- Chinese shipping cir- Under question, they ad-
ment today was the first mitted that conversations be roborating the testimony thus sentation in the forth- cor-cles here, refused repre- tween thur occupants in the far that Corvonne did not partí-: jeep, In which Amerleans cipate in pushing the Chinese coming Chinese trade were riding on the night of the off the bridge,
mission to Japan, have death of the two Chinese, took
The trial will be resumed at decided to dispatch a place between the airfie'd and 8 n.m.
Monday.United the river bridge but could not Preas.
separate investigation recall what wan sait or by
party to that country, it whom.
was learned today,
1
Saw Incident Two other Chinese witnesses, summoned by the prosecution,
HT told the court that they
wo Chinese thrown into the river. The first witness, a water i me on vendor, Wen Yu-yunk, a friend of the victim, Wang Shou-pen, said he saw one man being pushed into the river but did not know who did it.
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SEVEN SISTERS
FESTIVAL
The shipping group will emfine their enquiries to Japan's present commercial condition and hor future shipping programme, cording to one Chinese suurco,
Chinese maidens are bually making preparations to cele brate. "In traditional style, the
They also expect to be allowed to submit suggestions to berh Festival of the Seven Sisters, SCAP and the Far Eastern Com- which falls on Friday this week. mission for a satisfactory settle- Joss paper shops have been ment of the important Japanese working overtime making ela reparations
circles hore borate "Seven Sister Trays" The other witness. Yin. Jui- which will be displayed in most gave
nf sheng, said he saw two
Another speaker was Mr. Robert Walt, who retired 25 VOAIB ago. Mr. Wart some Interesting reminiscence dating na far back as 1897.
The following were pre- sent:—Mr. and Mrs. J. Ögg., Mr. and Mrs. P. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. A. Kinneur, Mr. and Mrs. W. Hendridge, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hendridge Mr. and Mra. S. Logan, Mr. and Mrs. R. Watt, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Watt, Mr. and Mrs. G. Watt, Mr. and Mrs. W. Fowley, Mr. and Mrs. W.
mun
MeeWa'ter, Mr. and Mrs. D. Swan, Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillipa, Mr. and Mrs. W. Dall, Mr. and Mrs. G. Carruthers, Miss Joyce MacWalter, Miss Margaret Swan, Miss Jennie Logan, Mis Mary Grant, Mrs. MacHardy, Mrs. Leslie, Mr. A Nicol and Mr. W. Clark.
Chinese stion.
today
criticism
voiced
action in reject- homes од
the day of the the Government
ing their representation in the Festival.
Fothetal tradé mission.. Haberdashery shops are also Contending that shipping was doing a good business in the salendered an important factor in of face powder, face erean, rib-every nation's foreign trade, they bon and other items commonly painted to the recent Indian and used by members of the fair British trade missions to China. sex. These will be laid out which they uld included me part of the offerings to be made prominent in shipping.. to the Seven Sisters on the night of the Festival.
U. S. TELLS SOVIET MANY
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Bleycles
Meanwhile, Chineze bicycle manufacturers are said to have called a protest meeting over tho reported arrival of 2,000 Japanese ficycles in Shanghai.
Therd vehicles, costing about ono half the price of similar machines produced locally-with- drive the Chinese bicycle industry to bankruptcy if their importation not controlled, one manufar-
Juror said.
Government for measures to pro-
In