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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 Closing Times By Air
Phtippines. Ilawall
опе
& V.9.A.. (Ieltern second clans mail anal por cols) Guam, telter and pecond claro mall) Canada, (letter only).
5 p.m.
Slam.
5 p.m.
Formos, B p.m.
Japan & Korea, 5 p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
Indo-Clima. 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
Closing Times By Air
Malayu, Indmeala, Australia.
New Zealand. 0.30 a.m.
Okinawa, 2 p.m.
Burma,
Siam,
Iraq, Iran, Egypt,
Arlen, Mauritius,
and
India, Pakistan,
Tant & Soulli
Great Britam,
Italy, N.W. Europe and France. 5
Indo-Chinn. 5 p.m.
Canada & U.S.A.. I p.m.
Formosa, 5 p..
Closing Times By Sen
Farcels only for Canada. 10 a.m. Mnlayn.
Ceyhan,
Mauritius, Eart
Madagascar,
South Atrien,
India & Pakistan, 2 p.m.
THURSDAY. JANUARY 23 Closing Times By Ale
India. Pakistan,
THIS LOOKS EASY
CHINA MAIL
Established 1045
THE CHINA MAIL,
But Frankfurt Zoo keeper Franz Eck cleared the bar- rier just one step ahead of the horns after choosing the softer end for a ride on
one of the zoo's two rhinos. AP Picture.
Vietminh Forces Lose To
Lose
Gulf Persian Porta, Egypt, East & South Africa, Mauritius, Great Britain. Italy. N.W. Europe & France, & p.m.
Slam, Malaya & Indonesin, 5 p.m. Зарал /: Когда, 5 р.м. Philippines, 5 p.m.
Indo-China
Africa, 3 p.m.
&
Formoen, 5 p.m.
Malay. 2 p.m.
Indo-China. 3 p.m.
French
Clusing Times By Sea
Philippinen, 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26
Closing Times By Air
Nortli
Heavily
B.N. Borne, Australia and New losses
Zealand. 5 p.m.
Phoippines, Hawal &
U.S.A..
Belters second clans, mail and par second (letters and cela) Cuam.
mail) Canada, (letters). class p.m.
Malaya, Indonesia. Ceylon, India, Persian Gulf Ports, Egypt, East & South Africn. Mauritius, Great Bri- tam, Italy, N.W. Europe & France.
Formosa. 5 Pies By Gea
Closing
B.N. Borneo. 9 0.m. Slam, 3 p.m.
Philippines & Japan, Ap.m. Malaya & Indonesia. 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27. Closing Timer By Air
Formosa, 3 p.m. Blam, 5 p.m.
POSSESSION OF ARMS CHARGE
Charged with
possession of two revolvers without a licence, Shek Kwal-loung, 32, wem- three ployed, was remanded days by Mr Winter at Kowloon this morning.
Defendant
alleged to have had the arms in his per- session at Ngau Chi Wan yes- terday.
Was
SALE
of
FURS
COATS
GOWNS
Saigon, Jan. 22.
A French unit, aided by aircraft, has inflicted heavy on strong Vietminh forces in the Sontay area about 30 miles north-west com- a French of Hanoi, munique said tonight.
French Union forces attacked Vietminh positions north and east of Phuiand Thuong, 39 mic north-east of Hanol, inflicting losses.
the In a night operation in
of Hue, Cauhal lagoon, south
the French central Vietnam, captured 23 Vietminh prisoners and much material, the com- munique said.
The French Red Cross in reply
Reporting Back To Washington
Manila, Jan. 23.
Last
Mr Donald Heath, United to Vict. States Minister Dam, stopped here night en route to Washing- Lon for consultations with the State Department.
Air Heath told newsmen the milltary situation in Indo-China as improved considerably since General Jean de Latire de Treigny took command of French weeks forces
there
#ZO.
He described the French General as "energetic."- Associated Press.
Raw Materials
Will Win The Next War
to Vietminh proposal, have Biloxi, Mississippi, Jan. 22.
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suggested a meeting place just south of Vietri
to
A cotton expert said to
Late Korean War
Front Despatch
New Red
Force Sighted
Tokyo, Jan. 23.
A Communist force es- timated at 2,500 men was reported today approxi- mately 35 miles from the east coast city of Kang- nung.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1951.
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YIELDS TO This Morning's Review
TEMPTATION:
SENT TO PRISON
Sentence of 15 months' hard labour was passed by the Acting Chief Justice, Mr E. H. Williams, at the Criminal Sessions this morning on Wong Ming, alias Fan Ming, 35, typist, who was un- animously found guilty by an all-male Jury of committing an act of indecency against another Chinese man, Hong Ngok, at Victoria Remand Prison on December 20 last year.
Both accused and the complainant were de- tained in the Prison at the time and the offence was committed when both men were occupants of the same cell.
Accused denied the offence, and alleged that ho was first interfered with by the plainant.
com-
The Prosecution was conduct- ed by Mr J. Reynolds (Crown Counsel), assisted by Det-Insp. Frank Roberts.
After the Jury had returned their verdict, following 20 minutes' deliberation, accused, a native of Nanking, asked the Court for leniency. He sald be was working as a typist at the time he was detained, and was a married man with two chil-
dren dren.
Mr Reynolds sald there was nothing known against accused, who had been in the Colony for two years. Accused was 90- fortunate to have been in pri-
Huks Burn
An Island
Village
Manila, Jan. 28. Communist Hukbalahaps burned a Panay Island vil- Nips lage, destroying 42 huts and leaving 427 per- sons homeless, the Philip because pine National Red he was unable to pay a fine of reported. $25 for a minor offence,
son: he was detained
Cross
Dr Carolina Sison, Red Cross
In reply to the Court, Mr Administrator in Iloilo City, Reynolds agreed that the offence said four persons were injured with which tho accused was
defence
Colonel McNally speaks to an MP during his in- spection this morning of the 40th Infantry Division Provost Company. Story below. (Staff Photographer)
Provost Company
Inspected
The white belts and gaiters and red caps of 40 Infantry Division Provost Company made a bright splash of colour on Whitfield Barracks parade ground this morning..
The Company, under the command of Maj. K. A. A.. Wilson, was drawn up for inspection by Col. H. V. McNally, OBE, Provost Marahal, FARELF.
Col McNally arrived by jeep with the APM Hongkong, Maj, W. C. G. Rogers, MC, and took the General Salute.
He then inspected the Com
charged was rare in the Colony,ghting the fire, She said Huks near the town of San and probably would not have set fire to a hut at the edge of occurred but for the large prison
Fanned by strong population which
necessitated the incarceration of winds, the blaze spread rapidly,
she said.
Dr Sison said 'the Red Cross one cell.
In passing sentence, the Acting distributed clothing to 427 vie- Chief Justice remarked that he tims-272 adults and 105 chil was satisfied that there was no drén, Around Ichon United Nations
On Ludon Island, where gov patrols probed to nine miles Justification for the northeast of Ichon but reported raised by the accused that the ernment forces are engaged in
a consenting their "biggest drive thus far complainant was no contact with the enemy.
of party, and he was Armly con-against the Huks, the Army dis- northeast of patrol stabbing that town discovered 15 bundles vinced that complainant's ver- armed 70 Nueva Ecijas Province guards on suspicion of 82 mm
mortar ammunition sion of what had occurred was elvillan
they
were "in league with the and picked up six prisoners-two the correct one.
"There are factors which lend Huks" miles northwest of Ichon-who
me to treat
A field report said goVETB- offence a little said they were from the Second
lighter than
"In the first Laguna North Korean Division.
Justice Two
civilians claimed the
E good Manila. The repert sald two landers (loaned by kind permis- Communists entered
place, you had borne character hitherto, and secondly, soldiers were killed and one slon of Lt. Col. G.L. Neilson,
slow march. DSO,) played forced them to carry the
in the operation.- you found yourself in circum-wounded
Following the Inspection the you into Associated Press, stances which led
Company marched past in which normally temptation
NEW HEADQUARTERS
review order to the Corps tune would not have tempted you into
Manila, Jan. 23.
The such an offence."
The Defence Secretary, Mr
Watch Tower." Ramon Magsaysay, and Brig- Gen.
Duque, acting Armed Forces Chief of Staff, will establish temporary head quanters somewhere in Central Luzon shortly to intensify the all-out drive on the Com- munist-led Huk forcES,
discuss the day that effective control of on and then left them
and pro- there to guard it.
repatriation of seriously wound-a major proportion of the ed prisoners with the Vietminh world's resources
Reinforced patrols stabbing ductive capacity probably toward Seoul in the bide-and- Red Cross.-
The French command are pre- will decide the winner of seek war of the Western front and reached points six miles south- pared to suspend air activity in the next world war
war south of
south-west of Suwon, Ave miles even prevent
Suwon and six miles The region on that day-Reuter."may
southeast of from ever occurring."
One Suwon
prim Mr Read Dunn, Wirector of the soner of five North Koreans Foreign Trade Division of the flushed one mile north of Osan Elghth Cotton Council, told said he was from National
Korean Division and 700 delegates attending the North
annual meeting civilians said Red Chinese were Council's 13th that in the event of a third hiding west of Osan.
A dispatch passed through will pro world war, "victory
sold group which Eighth Army censorshi bably go to the
only:
Communist force of A can mobilise and process into
about 2,500 has been reported 16 the greatest miles southwest of Andong." useful equipment
This would place the strong volume of raw materials,"
coal and enemy group somewhere near iron, for instance, we have the highway route into the old about half the world's supply, Pusan perimeter and some 60 the Allied front but with Western Europe and miles behind
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HEAVY TRAFFIC
its dependencies we have about near Yangwol-United Press. four-fifths. In aluminium, we have only 18 precent whereas
Tokyo, Jan. 22. Heavy Communist road and
light bomber
Wie "89," said Mrment forces killed 19 Huks in pany while the band of the
New Uses For
Lignite
Washington, Jan. 22. New uses for lignite, a fuel that for centuries has been known as one of the of the poorer members
have been coal family, discovered in America,
United States The Bureau of Mines is com verting raw ignite Into mulil - purpose industrial gas which can be used for petrol, making synthetic alcohol, ammonia dyes-Renter.
and
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Western Europe alone controls ralf talle was reported by Excess Number sted
70 percent of the world's sup- United States
Province, South
Calixto
New Zealand.
of Argyll and Sutherland HPM To Visit
Washington
Washington, Jan. 22.
Motor transport drivers and
An authoritative diplo- cyclists were then ordered to stand by their vehicles parked matic source said today that at the rear of the Parade for the Prime Minister of New inspection while the remainder of the Company marched off.
Warrant For Arrest Issued
When Ll's name.
Zealand, Mr Sidney Holland, would pay an official visit here from February 6 to February 9 for thorough Close co-ordination between
discussions on Far Eastern the high command and combat units is expected to
to be achieved
affairs. He said Mr Holland by the establishment of the A warrant for the arrest of a would
come from Ottawa 55-year-old woman, Li Tai, who after spending four days in new headquarters.
Meanwhile, the Army's falled to appear in Court to "Operation Sabre," launched in answer a charge of gambling, New York. Northern and Central Luzon five was issued by Mr Winter atj days ago, has taken a toll of Kowloon this morning. Defend According to the source, Mr Holland expects to sos Pro- 33 Huks killed and captured 44 ant's $50 bail was estreated.
was called, sident Truman, the Secretary Huk barracks of varying iszes and 20 huts.
another woman answered and of State, Mr Dear Acheson, and Ninasteen Huks were reported informed the Court that she was Far Eastern experts of the
detective who made slate Department.................. killed in encounters in the past Li Tal but two days in Southern Luzon, the arrest pointed out that she
The source added that, the the defendant. After with the Army losing two en- was not
men killed und one 10 minūtes of questioning, the situation In Southeast Asia and
woman admitted wounded.
that she was the Japanese peace treaty were An official report mid 70 tem- not Ll Tai and said she was expected to be the chief' Far of lead and Western Europe this morning from over 50 night
because do-Eastern subjects discussed and policemen were disarmed appearing for her
he pointed out that Australia controls 40 percent, We have Intruder flights deep into North Wong Muk 25, master of by the Army in Nueva Ecija in fendant was lil.
The Magistrate then estreated and New Zealand bad virtually only one-third of zinc and cop-Korea.
Central Luzon on suspicion that passenger boat No. A417V was per whereas Europe and its
In league with the the bail and a warrant for the the same views." This traffic was seen along two fined $65 by Mr T. B. Low at they were
arrest of Li Tal was issued, dependencies have 36 to 40 main highways funneling into the Marine Court this morning Huks. United Press. percent."-United Press.
Seoul from two important North for carrying excess passengern. Korean centres: Sinanju, on the The prosecuting officer, Sub-
Nippard, said
that IMPORTATION OF west coast, and Hamhung, near Inspector
defendant's boat was intercepted the cast coast. SILVER ALLEGED The reports failed to indicate in mid-stream after leaving a
into Alleged to have imported 915 vehicular traffic was heading
which direction the heavy ship anchored at buoy A10 with three persons in excess of the tacks of silver bullion on board the ss Tal Kam Shan without a this morning
An Eighth Army communique total number allowed by his
revealed that licence. licence last Saturday, Lau Mina, United Nations patrols failed to 40, quartermaster, was remanded contact any Communist troops in two days in Police custody by
most of their aggressive probing Mr Wicks at Kowloon this attempts along the front running morning for further inquiries.
In asking for a remand the generally east-west through on-
tral Koren. prosecuting omeer disclosed thas more serious charges might be
ply. We have only 25 percent crews returning to their bases
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th Army communique that no Communist 'contact was reported by United Nations units which advanced to post- tions Ava miles south, and six miles
and south-east south-west of Suwon on Monday afternoon. Communist contatt was reported by United Nations ele- menta in areas five miles cast of Osen and south and cast of Kumyangjangal,
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The twenty-fourth in the series of lessons in Cantonese to be broadcast over Radio Hong- hong by Mr S. K. Len will be given this evening at 6.30.
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Consequently, he said Mr Holland would be able to la- form the New Zealanti and Aus- tralian governments on the re- Bults of his talks here. He said also that Mr Holland was' ex- pected to urge sumcient safe- guards in the Japanese peaco treaty so that Japan did not
and again threaten Australia New Zealand--United Press.
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lessons will
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GEIptto at the Hammond Mr Winter at Kowloon
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