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TUESDAY, MARCH 20 By Air
Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, US A. Ownada. 6 p.m., P.A.L.
Japan, Korea, 5 p.m., B.O.A.C. Biam, B p.m., P.O.A.S.
Tornos p.m., NW.A.Ju.
By Burface
Indonesia, 3 p.m..
Van Heuter.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21
By Alr
Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New
Zealand, 9.30a.m., C.P.A.
Formose, 10 a.m. C.A.T.
Okens, 2 p.m., P.A.A.
Stem,
Burma. Indim,
Pakistan,
Middle East, Africa & Europe, B p.D., 3.0.A.C.
Canada, U.S.A.. 8 p.m., C.PAL. Indo-China, 5 p.m.. Air France. Formosa, p.m., HK. Always.
By Surface
Macao, 5 a.m.; 4.50 p.m., Men and Hongkong.
Chine. People's
Tu
Republic, 8.30
a.m.; 4.30 p.m., tram via Canton. Formosa, 2 p.m., Shengking. Indo-China. 3 p.m.. m Dr. Ye-
Japan, 3 p.m., sa Anking.
Canada, (Parcels only). a p.m..
Canada Mail.
Philippines. Fast & South Africa,
3 p.m. Tilpenas.
THURSDAY, MARCH 22
India,
By Alr
Pakistan. Middle Eas!
Africa & Europe, & p.m., B.O.A.C. Siar, Malaya, Indonesia, & p.m.. C.P.A.
Japan, Korea, 5 p.m., 8.0.A.C. Philippuses, p.m., P.A.L.
& West Africa. 5 p.m., Air France.
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CHINA MAIL
Established 1845
THE · CHINA | MAIL,
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1951.
Hongkong's Magnificent Stand For The BIF
HON
This sketch by an artist gives a good impression of the 1951 Hongkong stand at the British Industries Fair. The Fair opens late next month.
Pakistan Reducing
Income Tax
Karachi, Mar. 19.
Pakistan will reduce income tax generally Indo-China, France, French North during the coming financial year, the Finance Minister, Mr Ghulam Mohammed, told a cheering Constituent Assembly here today.
By Burface
Macao, .m.: 4.30 p.m.. Yu Men and ** Hongkong.
1,30
Chine, People's Republic. a.m.; 4.30 p.m. train via Canton.
B.N. Borneo. 10 ... Wo
smg.
No new taxation would be imposed and-
aire, India, 1 p.m., Eastern with a budget surplus of 207,400,000 rupees-a
Queen.
Glam. 2 p.m., Yunnan,
Philippines, ↑ p.m., Agapenor.
FRIDAY, MARCH. 23
Dy Air
Tormon, 10 am.. CAT.
Malaya, Indonesia, Ceylon, India. Middle East Africa and Europe, 5 p.m.. B.O.A.C.
B.N.
Austraila. BOITO, Zealand. 5 p.m., Q.E.A.
New
EASTER HOLIDAYS
On Friday, March 23, Saturday March 26 and Monday. March 20, the General Post Office and Kow Joon Post Office will be open from
a.m. to Noon. The other Branch Port Office will be open from Da.m. to 10 a.m. on Friday, Satur day and Monday.
There will be one Zeneral de- livery commencing at 11 a.m. aid one collection from pooting boxes on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
strikers.
Unbroken
to
number of duties would be abolished or reduced and special sums set aside for economic and social development as well as defence.
STRIKE
FEVER HITS PARISIANS
Paris, Mar. 19. Paris gas and electricity
tion.
"Pakistan has marched from strength to strength," tho Minister declared "In the fourth year of her existence, she stands stronger than ever before in the financial and economic folds.
The country has every rea- son to face the future with con-
| 80 MPH Blizzard In Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Mar. 10.
Nine people were known to have died and one per- son was missing today an the Canadian prairie pro- vinces began digging themselves out of one of the worst March blizzards on record.
The
storm Iached prairies with 80-mlje ana hour winds in freesing temperatures for two days and piled up deep snow, paralysing
traflin and communications.
the
Some 38 persona on 2 Calgary bound train,
snowbound since Friday Dear Oyen, Alberta, wero rescued late last night,- Reuter.
CZECH REDS.
fidence, provided the People KEEP
continue to show the same spirit of discipline, Initiative and de- votion to the national cause be they have done in the past."
Revenue for 1952 was estima- and
Mohommed seld,
"PURGE"
Prague, Mar. 10. The State Court, sitting in Karlovy (Carlsbad), has sen
the son
Three
years.
one
#
Women
"Best Ever" Stand At BIF
London, Mar. 13. The Hongkong stand at this year's British Indus-
Sports Pause
PIRINK
Coca-Cola
STUDENTS ATTEND CRIMINAL SESSIONS
One hundred and thirty girl students of Sacred Heart School filled into the Second Court at the Criminal Sessions this morning to observe pro- ceedings in a robbery trial before the Senior Puisne_Judge, Mr Justice Gould, in which three men were charged.
The case necessitated the services of three inter- preters the dialects spoken being Fukten, Mandarin and Chłuchow.
In
the dock were Yeung Shing-you and Chan Ling-po accused of robbery with aggravation, at 6, Yuk Ming They Street, on January 9, Iney were alleged to have robbed Fuklenese married woman, Lau Po-tak, of two wrist watches, three gold finger rings, $180 in Hongkong currency, and a pair of jade bracelets from another woman occupant,
14.
Mr Reynolds told a jury of two men and five women that about 10 o'clock on the morning of January 9 this усат
Man Cheats Hawkers
For obtaining money by falso proteneos, Chan Chol,
48, a farmer,
ienced to four months by Mr Winter at Kowloon this
defendant obtained $405 from two bawkers last June on the pretence thias he could get poultry loenger
for them. He was arrested fow days ago in Tzun Wan,
Inspent Moon said the defendant had promised to make full restitution but falled to do so.
Dangerous Robbery
Storage
At Flat
MAN FINED $400 gained
Two Men Charged Two men who, it is alleged, entry into a flat at 7, A third man, Kan Yung-kwal,
Leighton Hill Road last Novem- Pleading guilty to two charges ber by posing was accused of receiving the
as electricians bracelets on or about January of storing dangerous goods who had come to examine the without a licence from the Fire electric wiring appeared before
of the Mr Brigade, So Hong, 37,
In the Justleo Scholes Mr J. Reynolds, Crown Shui Yuen Hong, 7 Connaught Supreme
Court this morning Counsel, assisted by Del-Sub-Road West, was fined $400 by charged with robbery with Insp. J.H. Rees, conducted the Mr Latimer at Central this oggravation. prosecution.
morning.
The men, Wo Wal, 39, and Defendant was charged that Lo Yeo-kam, 23, botti pleaded he had in his control 938 gal- not guilty to the charge. long of lubricating oil, and 132
Mr M. gallons of brake all and shell
Heenan, being dangerous
us Counsel, prosecuting, said that goods
West,
Lin, the occupiers' alone in the flat ground floor, on March, 19. He amab, was was additionally charged with when there was a ring at the
Looking
the through
man 3,318 pounds of wax, being dan-peep-hole gerous goods, at a place other standing outside with a ladder. than A
the same He told her, he had
come to godown on
Inspect the electric wiring of dato.
the Bat. When she opened the Defendant pleaded that he door to let him in two other did not know how to apply for men entered as well. a licence because he had started in business only recent-. ly.
man
Crown
tries Fair will be the best gained admittance to the second į dry licence, at No at about 10 am, on November
After
shop-window in Britain the floor of 6, Yuk Ming Street, on Colony has ever had.
the pretext that he had This artist's impression of the message from a friend of Lau stand as it will appear when Po-tak's husband.
the complete shows clearly that the man had gained admission in this lessons of previous years at the way a second Chinese male came Fair have been well learned. In and later two more followed. Gone are the "general shop" The man who frst catered appearance, the parallel rows of (who was not now on trial) drew shelves, the narrow gangways a revolver and told the woman between the displays. In their to keep quiet or he would kill place
are up-to-date design, her and he forced her to give comparing favourably with any-him the ring she was wearing. thing ocen at recent exhibitions,
BELONGINGS RANSACKED a general “easy-on-the-eye"
Ep. pearance—and no boring straight Unes!
The men then ransacked
women
was
not
Connaught.
Road
Lau
having stored in bulk about door. she saw
reen at night across the harbour, then present, had missed her pair that it should be stored said with a detective to the Yaumati
and
Slept On Duty
As the men camo in one of then suddenly grabbed hold of her and producing a knife Mr R. H. J. Brooks, Acting threatened her with it. The Deputy Chief Omeer of the men then bound and gagged ber ae back of the stand consists the complainant's belongings and Fire Brigade, prosecuting, sald and proceeded to look for valu
** | defendant of a panel, stretching from wall before they left they led her
Was arst charged
In the fat. A ables
Iow to wall, showing the name of the men had gone and the gallons of inflammable liquid off
10-year-old daughter up. When
with possession of over 1,000 minutes later the men made the Colony in bold letters, with UP
in cash with release managed to
off taking $80 the words: "Centre of
them. the themselves, Enu discovered that stored in the old tenement type world's largest potential mar- she missed two watches, $180 in of building and
the also in
The amah oventually man- various ket"
underneath.
places Below that cash and three rings and that
of the shop, aged to free herself and went Referring to the is a large picture of the Colony, another person, who
storage to the Police. Later she went wax. Mr Brooks unions tonight ordered an ted at 1,598,500,000 rupees
in Ferry What in the hope flanked by two Neproductions of jade bracelets. immediate strike for salary expenditure 1,391,100,100 rupees.
godowns instead of in premises. spotting the men of the Colony's coat of arms.
After re increases. In Parliamentary
About 7.20 p.m. on January 13 He also pointed out that too maining there for an hour the Reorganisation and consolida
The panels on right and left, the accused Yeung was arrested much of this thing had been saw a man who she identified NZ Dock Strike lobbies, rumours said that ton of the defence forces con- tenced Czechoslovak to nearest the front, will show
2 in a pawnshop at 540, Queen's going on recently and he asked to the Police officer us being the Paris transport strike inued during the past year and death on charges of high trea-picture of the Hongkong and Road West, and the next day for a substantial fine to be im-the man. who
Bank
bad threa Shanghal nationalisation of was on the verge of spread-the
building, with. espionage, sabotage and
ho took detectives to 30, June,
tened her with posed. detalls
a knife. The cd the commercial forces had made other anti-State activities,
tion financial
detective then Road, where, after waiting ing to transport outside the defence
arrested the facilities offered to
for ten minutes, the fourth ac- Magistrate warmed that should nocubed."-
In Imposing the fine, the man. That man was the first Wellington, Mar. 19. New Zealand
were city and possibly to other in-substantial progress, Mr Ghulam police
Czechoslovaks traders in the Far East. other
cused Kau and the EMLELEM who were sentenced to hard labour The floor covering will be of had first entered the flat came. defendant be brought up again Hearing of the case is con- ordered today to enforce the dustries.
In next year's budget 620 for life, two to 25 years im-green and cream sea grass panels. On the latter was found two for the same offence, a
much tinuing. present emergency regulations
offence to The French Prime Minister, million rupees under capital prisonment,
to 22 as in previous years. which make it an
Dr Henri Queuille, called a had been provided for defence, years and an unknown number contribute to or solicit funds for Cabinet meeting tonight to dis- including the expansion of the of
Every facet of Hongkong's pawn tickets and evidence would heavier fine would be imposed.. others to prison sentences Industry and commerce will be be given that these tickets re-
Ho Sik-nam, 43, of the Nom Tai Hong, at No 12 Connaught This followed reports that cuss the critical transport situa-Air Force and the Navy and for ranging from six months to 20 represented. Besides the exhibits lated to one of the watches.
shown in previous years, there ominance factories.
floor, was This man and Kau then took Road West, ground Wellington dockers were asking
will be several new products on the Police to 0 hut at 13,
also fined $300 by Mr Latimer hotel-keepers for funds, under The prospects were that the Of the present surplus, the The defendants were alleged show.
Lafchiyuen and there they for having in his control 1.008 Two Indias watchinen, A Wal The threat of blacklisting,
strike wave would
spread Minister said, 75 million rupees to have been in the service of
Altogether, the Hongicons found the third accused Chan gallons of mineral (petroleum) kan, 40, and Mindazhat, 26, com- support their month-old strike. rather than subside. Workers would be used to bulid an air-" foreign espionage agency" stand will hold a own against in the hut was a suitcase which oil being dangerous goods
played by the Tung. Hing Servicemen, and members of on all Parisian suburban lines craft factory and to manufacture and to have carried out es- any other in the Commonwealth Kau acknowledged as his and without a licence from the Fire Weaving Factory at Tung Chat the Women's Royal Naval Ser- were sald to be on the verge tanks and heavy guns,
Section, at Eari's
of Brigade on March 19. plonage activities in the western and Empire vice continued to load and un-of an unofficial stoppage
Street, were each fined $30 by Mr PRIM
of the Karlovy Vary re- Court, and do ample justice to on it being opened a pair
judo bracelets were found. load ships, including food ships discontent
According to the prosecution, Winter at Kowloon this morning the
Colony during the Festival the Czech-German пеаг
the oll mentioned was stored in for sleeping on duty. for Britain, in a number of ports, long-distance
of Britain.
When Mr Ghulam Mohammed re. border.
Chan was arrested be¦ a similar type of tenement Design and construction of the was wearing one of the stolen house at the foot of the stair-fendants were found sleeping at Inspector Dewar said the de- -Router.
ported "a welcome change in
Other charges were that they operators our balance of payments posi-formed an organisation which stand te in the hands of Bank-watches.
their posts yesterday morning. closed down electric services tion." Balance of payments in arranged the "mass escape of win Displays, of London, who
have worked in close co-opera- On January 14, Young made Westerntion with Mr. E. G. A. Grim- the two main stations, previous years had been un-reactionaries"
a cautioned statement to the St. Lazare and Montparnasse, favourable, making it necessary Germany,
wood, and his assistants at the Police and later the same day The befendants were describ-Hongkong Government Office in Yeung and Chan were formally the day after bringing to draw on the sterling balances, during passengers into the capital, but larger exports of cotton and ed as belonging to the right- London--Our Own Correspon charged with robbery and each
better prices for Faw com- wing of the former Social dent. Special steam trains began a modities had produced a favour. Democratie and homeward shuttle service for able balance this year without Nationalist Socialist Parties, them with passengers packed any restrictions on imports.
The death sentence wid like sardines, and the
The price level of consumer meled out to Karel Brezina, who Jald on a suburban service with goods had been kept in check was convicted of 300 lorries.
because of Pakistan's non-de-valuable Industrial information valuation decision and the
to foreign spies with whom,
A 19-year-old odd Job Labour Import it was alleged, he was in he added.
er was given four months by Mr; direct contact...
Winter at Kowloon,this morn- ***Those sentenced to life
ing for stealing two bicycles. imprisonment
Jindra
Inspector Moor revealed that Samcova, a woman, Josef Jis the defendant had four pre- and Zdenek Oberland.
vious The trial was held in Karlovy offences.
convictions for admiter He was arrested in Vary from March 12 to 17-Nathan Road near Jordan Road on Sunday while he was push- ing a new bicycle. When ques-Four Japanese crew members tioned, be admitted having of a motor junk, Uchima“ Anzo, stolen the machine Ho al 37, Tamashiro Shotoku, 41, Kan. stealing another shiro:Baburu, 20, and, Miyashiro blcycle in Oak Street the day Saburo, 25, were each fined $50 before.
by Mr. Latimer at Central this morning for illegal entry into the Colony pray
Radio Hongkong
drivers.
and
Was
rife among fremen and
Suburban train
from
Army
Some express drivers alowed
IMPORT POLICY
today and arrived in Ration of
ber
H.K.4
Programme Summary":0.00 "Night At Ballet Symphony Therade by Writer Orchestre Goshr; 0.20, "Cantonese By Radio" Given by Mit Lee Wai Lan Ind 9 K. Lee (Studio); 6.50. Fawx and Landauer On two Planos 7, World News and News Analysis (London Relay) New Concert Orche tra: 7.30, "Down Memory Lane" PTRIented by Alleen Woods, (Stu dio B. From The Editorials" (R down corded London felay); 8.10. "Box
Bert Gillette At The Hatamood Paris hours late. Other traing Crabi, 899. "Social Welfare lo were delayed when pointsmen in his budget proposals for the
"Almoning In Long left the signals at the red bednancial Houkok
year beginning on congdtudio); A Talk by M &
that
million 340 M. Ballantyne, Principal Amager fore the main line junctions April 1 La fongtong Alter by Tna, Reuter,
rupees be spent on social and economic development in ad- Council of Social Service: 8,45,
dition to
of special grants about 80 million rupees to pro- Reuter. vincial government” schemes.
"Lester from America" By Alistair
Cooke Lou
Kalny)} 9, Violin Georg Kulen- And Plaso kampit (Violin). Georg Bühl (Piano); 250, Song And Dance in Briten" A Programane From Northumber
(BBC75): 10 Radio News
Reel (Londen Relay): 10,10, Hoport: 10.10, The Half
"The Nineteen Hussdreche" by Combi, Goodht Music: FLER Wendyer Raports God Save The King: Clon Down
CABINET CALLED
Paris, Mar. 19.
The French Cabinet called an emergenty meeting tonight to
Prine
com-
Minister
recommended
A special contribution of B0
into
woro
former
Prison For supplying Bicycle Thief
milion rupees.. was proposed BOAC Sets Record admitted
provisions made
London, Mar, 19. - A British: Oversons Airways Stratocruiser set up a new West trans-Atlantic on East to technical commercial:speed: record early
today, Blying from London Air port to New York in 12 hrs 36 mlas Reuters
tor,
shipping
Rising Cost Of Newsprint
Cairo, Mar. 10.
made a statement in answer to the charge. Kau was charged with receiving and he also made a statement in answer.
The complainant, Lau Po- iak,
Tukienese speaking in
dialect, then gave evidence and the hearing la "proceeding.
Illegal Entry
Into Hongkong
Baki Hara Nagano, tho Japanese junk master, was not 8200 10r permitting persons pros hibited landing in the Colony to
All daftics published in Egypto ashura... will be limited to six pages et-
top. Parla mushrooming strikes for refugee rehabilitation and
The surprise strike call by the substantial gas and electrical unions came for building, education and in- as the strike of bus and subway dustrial, agricultural and bank- workers entered its fourth day ing programmes
Emphasis why placed and many workers, on muter railway lines went out to education, medical,
and housing needs. GIBBONS APPEALS. 159.
Mr Ghillam Mohammed pro TO-MACARTHUR The new Radical Socialist
Henried abolishing all duty on Minister, M.
and cond, coke, pitch Queuille, who had already con Tokyo, Mar. 20, Kenneth Gibbons," 25-year-old
ferred with leaders of non-Comt plumbago and graphite, munist-unions on wages and ris ron, non alloys and chrome INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION fective from April 1 due to the the Immigration Department, Australian ex-Serviceman con- victed by a Japanese court for ing prices, immediately schel compounds, aloo on Allegal entry, today appealest le 2100 GMT, M, queuille already a
Cabinet meeting for required for inland water trane
...and.... on some ndustrial General MacArthur's headquar had met once with thuthbers of
minerals. ters to reverse its refusal to his government.
HA recommended duties for him to stay in Japan. Gibbons, who is still in a It appeared today that, the aluminium bars and blocks, and Japanese E201
walling depor Communists would use growing various metals, mineral and kation, is expected to spend and labour discontent to try to us chemical ingredient needed in other 10 days in prison before the scores Tarid values for hides and
the Industry, k ship. can be found to
allis emphasised that deadne on which export duty appeal to the Occupation, Riribmand Yor
boost would now burnt would Grilley Laila: Hella-Uvfør ta do bot
rould: be United changed on
to Australia fun
Auled
could.
artificial ́alik yarn,
rubter.
JONSTERED ON OOM.... Les down (3) on other rubbers, for pe „inished all sopar,
Alllwor'un joss three rubbies and
Sub-Insp. D. Chapman, of] fulgii, cost of newsprint, 27. prosecuting, told the Court that The price of the daily nowe- defendants were crew members beybes will be to simul- of the trotor funk Tar in 900 taneously by 80 percent Unit which arrived on March 13. It ed Prese
The the CHECK: YOUR KNOWLEDGE Was Hod alongside the Ping.
Wharf Police
noteg
wak of Cin-
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