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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 19 47.
STAR WITNESS ACCUSED OF
LYING
BY WOMAN
Trieste, Sept. 3. The trial of five Trieste civilians in the Allied Military Government "million dollar" publie works scandal was thrown into momentary confusion today when a defendant accused the prosecution's star witness of lying.
The witness was Leo J. Pagnolta of Boston, who described himself as a "special agent of the U.S. Army Counter-Intelligence Corps" but was later referred to by junior officers as "Colonel."
Letter Explodes In
Post Office
London, Sept. 3. A letter exploded in the Treasurers. 141 Flo. Ex- the sorting rack today lange Building, and also at the and injured two postmen Branch Office in Nathan Road, at a southwest London
over 200,000 Tickets:
post-office,
fully
bund-minde Hadiython Rowjon - design. Also made to order, told to date. Winnic Styles, Brannt 105. National Bank Building.
Service Auction Rooms
Auctioneers, Surveyors, ate, Tasement, French Bark Bit
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By Onter.
S. A. SLEAP Actg. Secretary.
NOTICE Hong Kong Services Race Club
The letter was in a batch of mail collected from the British War Offer. Origianity post- markel Eire, it had been re- directed.
Pagnottn'a teslimony, that he had secured confessions from all the defendants, was interrupted when Anges Ricci jumped to his feet and, shaking his fist, hout- ed: "That is a lie. I never wald $1."
The witness testified that be had been in charge of the investi. gation into the public works senndal and and ordered the a reat of the five defendants after securing full statements tran them and from Major. E. tl.
Richardson, former chief of the AMG Public Works Division.
Pagnetta in cross-examination denied the defence lawyer's s zestion that he promised Imme Hate recuse
Miroslava Strankel, one of the defendat, if she volunteered information,
tn
fice all, in 2 statement pre
that
as Court evidence. sented Richardson at Arst reprimanded how for taking bribes, but later "luctantly accepted a cut. Riesi
in Florence and had 7,000,000
HEAT WAVE STIMULANTS
Madrid, Sept. 3.
has wave Spain's heat stimulative qualities, physiolo pists reported.
that Π
They announced checkup, showed that hair, beards, and
finger ralls
Russia Accused
Dairy Farm
DELICIOUS
By USA ICE
Washington, Sept. 3.
The United States has
grow faster when the mer.accused Russia of violat- ing its Yalta obligations cury is in the nineties than during the cooler reasons.—
by refusing to act in the United Pres.
case of the condemned Bulgarian leader, Nikola Petkov.
Gandhi's
Condition
Worsens
his
The United States has cailed for consultations between it- Relf, Britain and Soviet Russia on the genera! political situa tion inlgarin.
These points were made In a Recond note protest regarding Petkov, delivered to the Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Milo'or. by the United States Ambas-
Mr. sador.
Walter Bedell
Smith, Inst Sunday.
The note described the tria' and sentence passed on Petkov
"The Pelkov ense involving the "scandalous" and continued: leader of the principal opposi- tion party, obviously vitally of- fccta the existence of repre-
Bu sentative government in garin."
Calcutta. Sept. 3. Mahatma Gandhi neared the end of the second day of his fast to halt communal troubles in Bengal with a pulse rate of 62 d his condition, definitely lower than yesterday!
personal physielan stated tổnight.
Five persone were killed and 19 were injured as communal the Police who hastened to
listurbances continued in Cal-
Denying the Soviet conten- scene and gathered remnants
unnounced ent today,
the
tlons that the whole matter was of the letter for examination,
ald he owned a villa nai estale
Bengal Government. The police
the internal Concern of Bul- said they did not consider it
and military upened fire pix
garia and that Bulgaria's had been a letter bomb. But
're in cash,
affected times to deal with looters and sovereignty would be it was so badly torn apart by
A curfew was imposed investiga-
Strackel) the explosion that
21 said, in similar riters,
The Soviet added: in some areas there were fewer by any interference, the note exact contents statement, that felt its The Acennn1M Irl
the Soviet incidents. the Hong tors
therefore violates Kong Services Race Club will be would probably not be revealed. layed her in 1914 and that she
Reports from Karachi, Pakis-obligations assumed at Yalta.--- Severa British Cabinet Min followed him to Tricate us his Cringed on 30th September, 1917.!
trans. tan capital, told of renewed dis- Reuter. when he w15 Any usdividuals of firms having isters, including Foreign Secre-secretary
order in the North-West Frontier outstanding claims against the tary Mr. Ernest Bevin, receiv-ferred there.
Province, "as a result of atories Tab will abmit then to the letter bombs by mail from
from the East Punjab."
The above tug is for sale as!
110. Treasurer by 20th Sep-italy, at the beginning of June. she lies, and rats be spected tember, 1947. No claims will be Believed to have been rent by [Jewish terrorists, the bombs were determined before they exploded.-Reuter.
P. & O. STEAM TUG “DRAGON"
at Yaumati Typhoon Sheller. acerpted after this date.
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Offers should be made risconti
MACKINSON, MACKENZIE & COMPANY.
C. T. BOKENHAM,
Major
Hong Kong Services Race Club.
Dated: 4th September, 1947.
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JOINTLY ANNOUNCE THE RESUMPTION OF
THE RADIO-TELEPHONE SERVICE
- BETWEEN
HONG KONG AND MANILA
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DAILY BETWEEN 1100 a.m.
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DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS SUPPLIES.
1. Under Instructions from the War Office London the follow-
ing quantities of R.A.S.C. Supplies are offered for sale,
2. Tenders are invited for the purchase of the whole or part lots of each commodliy.
3,
Atta
Dhall (split)
4.
Dried Fruit
Tinned Sardines
Tinned Herrings
Vitamized Chocolate
Milk Gll
Vegetable Ghi
Pickles
Chulney
Spices
Achar Pickles
Conduent Powder
Chines
Turmeric
Curry Powder
31 tons
131 tons.
4 tons.
10 tone.
14 tons. 12 tons.
52 tons. 104 tons.
11.000 lb
1,800 18
on by.
475 lbs.
39 tons. 510 lbs. 1,175 lbs. 57 lbs.
the Command
These commodities may be inspected at Supply Depot, Samsouipo, between the hours of 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. daily until friaay, 5th September, 1947.
and necessMIY 5. Applications to view will be received at passes and tender forms obtained from HQ. RA.S.C., Queen's Road East, Victorin, dally between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 am. up to Thursday, 4th September, 1947.
0. Tenders will be received up to 11 am. Tuesday, 9th Sep- tember, and must be deposited at II.Q. R.A.B.C., Queen's Road Bass, Victoria, in sealed packets, marked "Tender for I.4.8.0. Supplies" before this time and date.
7. The Secretary of State for War dorysnet bind himself to accept the highest or any, tender.
E. G. HAZELTON,
Lieutenaut-Colonel,
Commander. Royal Army Service Corps,
1LQ. Land Forces, Hongkong.
U.S. Military Supplies For Turkey
Washington, Sept. 3,
Richardson em.
Girl's Gifts
The attractive Yugoslav girl admitted receiving several gald watches, jewellery and money from contractors and Ricel and said one firm opened a US$1,200 recount for her in the United States.
Richardson's statement said he Find heurd graft was going on in his section, but subordinate of fleers had always given him grtis. explanations when he factory
attitude
JAYA CONTROL
Batavia, Sept. 2. Fifteen people were killed in
The Indonesina Republican "stray assaults.”
Immediate moves to restore Government has categorically law and order in the Punjab refuted Dutch claims to authority were deelded apon at a con-over parts of Java, Sumatra and ference of Indian and Pakistan Madura, a Repable newspaper Premiera, ministers and provin-statement. quoted here today elal
military stated. governors
and
officers at Lahore, capital of the The Republic regarded the West Panjab-Reuter.
Dutch announcement last week of the boundaries of areas they claimed to have occupied as
More Planes
London, Sept. 3.
Dutch
strangle-hold",
and
of the The departure from London | "consolidation queried them. Later he gave is airport today of three BOAC political
to Rai's insistent plea that he
Genuine military supplies from hare bribes, but added that he Dakotas brought the final total amid the announcement anticl- Dominion of by the United Nations Security the United States would be flow-had never accepted lire directly-f aircraft sent at the urgent paled decisions still to be made
request of the 2
Council, it was added.-Reuter. Pakistan to 21.-Reuter. ing to Turkey in a matter of Ricci always bought dollars weeks. Mr. Robert Lovett, acting Swiss francs before turning Secretary of State, sald here to over to him, day
it
Richardson, who gave his state. in the swank Ile declined to comment on thement to Pagnotta
Excellor reports that planes, torpedo boats Army requisitioned
the Venice Lido, said arms and ammunition would be on Hotel on
"no the way by October.
The only exception to his Mr. Lovelt said that something direct gifts rule" was an account
worth of les than $3,000,000
that an American engineering road-building,tem opened for him at the Com.
hantling freight equipment-bad been delivered 27munity National Bank in Knox-
ville, Iowa, under the name of the Fifty pur cent
total Edward Harvey-his first names. $100,000.000 programme had al-He said this "gift" was a "uken ready been procured.--Reuter.
supplies matly harbour
and
was en route.
LAMMERT BROS
Auctioneers, Surveyors and Appraisers.
Pedder Bullding.
Telephone No. 20224.
PUBLIC AUCTION The Undersigned have received Instructions to Bell by Public Auction on
Friday, the 5th September 1947 commencing at 2.30 P.M.
at their Sales Rooms No. 35 Hankow Road Kowloon.
A FINE COLLECTION OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
comprising:-
Teakwood Wardrobes, Dress- Ing Tables, Low Boys, Chest of Drawers, Bedstends, Dining Tables, Sideboards, Glase Cabinets, Chairs, Deaks, Odd Tables, Chesterfield Suites, Cup- beards, Writing Tables, Electric Record Players, Pictures, In- verted Lamp Shades, Ice Chest, Beauty Reat Mattress-Double, Long Looking Mirror, Kattan: Furniture, Cutlery, Electric Cookers, Camphorwood Chesta. Folding Ironing Boards, and Carpeta Etc., Elc.
.
Also
1 Lamba-wool Carpet-New
1 Imperial Typewriter
1 Upright Plano
of
of gratitude for advice offered by him and in view of his personal
with company friendship sident."United Press.
London Comment
Pre-
London, Sept. 3.
The Hungarian general elec
QUAYS CORDONED OFF
BY ARMED
TROOPS
Hamburg, Sept. 3.
Sentries armed with rifles were today stationed on Hamburg quays where 4,350 Jews whom the British turned back from Palestine are to disembark.
aong
Aboard the Runnymede Park, No loading or unloading off skips is being allowed within children anng and fo k-danced
Ger- on deck while bursts of the prescribed area, the
arcue from the crowded holds the as the ship steamed into harbour.
man Press Service in the Bri- tish zone sald, as the refugee fleet was reported steaming up the Eng'ish Channel.
For two days past rough seas rain in the Bay of and cold
and
A harbed-wire enclosure was set up and only persons on duty Biscay caused depression and about 100 German and Irritability but the spirits of Foreign Press correspondenta immigrants and soldiers rose will be allowed inside, the Bri- markedly today, the sixth day tions held last Sunday appear tish military government an-out from Gibraltar-Reuter. to have been "fairer than we nounced. fented, but not as far as we Along the quayside another hoped," a Forelyn Office spokes-barbed-wige enclosure left min aald today.
strip of about 100 metres wide He added that so far only alongside where the ships will preliminary reports had reach-berth.
♫
ed the Foreign Office and it was All barbed-wire fences wer still impossible to say whether covered with tarpaulins to ob- Britain would recognise the struct the view from both sides. government, which resulted from The staff now working at the aheds believed that the disem- the palling.
He added that first reports burkment of the Jews would certainly indicated multiple vot- take three days as the ships Ing had been a widespread form will be handled one after the
other. of abuse-Reuter..
More Attacks On Administration
Lee
Rome, Sept. 3.
Two more American soldiers supported today Scripps-Howard columnist Robert Ruark in his charges of maladministration of the Medi- terranean Theatre command under Lt.-Gen. John C. H. Lee, and submitted evidence of the "harsh and humiliating treatment" to which GIs were subjected.
.
In letters to the English lan One of the two is supporting guage newspaper in Rome, two Ruark's charges said abuses were tho Leghorn-based soldiers referred to comparatively recent since
a "barbed wire enclosure" in redeployment of older Gis in the months of 1940. He which VD infected soldiers were last three
"It seems since then confined and mado to alcop In added: up tents during their slay there prop
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