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OFFICIAL NOTICE
Proposal to change a Ship's Name
1. Stuart Taylor Williamson of Hong Kong hereby give notice that being, desirous of co-ordinating nomenclature I have applied to the Minister of Transport under Section 47 of the Merchant Ship- ping Act, 1894, in respect of my ship "EMPIRE TYNE" of Hong Kong Omcial Number 145527 of Gross tonnage 2724 tons Itegister tonnage 2300 tons, heretofor owned by mo for permission to change her name to "INCIICRAIG" and to have her registered in the now name at the Port of Hong Kong as owned by me.
Any objection to the proposed chango of name must be sent to
THE HONGKONG/ TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1947.
Truman Speech Seen
As Presaging Collapse
Of Greek Guerillas
London, Mar. 14.
Grook official quarters to-day forecast spoedy collapse of the guerilla movement in northern Greece and termination of the Greek civil war as an ultimato result of President. Truman's "generous offer."
They said Mr Truman's speech would make history in the fullest meaning of the word not only economic and financial history-and would profoundly affect Greek home policy and even foreign politics..
Greek Government quarters 9said they would, however, work for the genuine consolidation of
press the guerillas.
the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Topical, but.. the country and not just to sup.
Kong within seven days-from the appearance of this advertisement.
Dated at Hong Kong this 14th.
day of March 1947.
(Signed) S. T. WILLIAMSON.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
Proposal to change a Ship's Name
I, Stuart Taylor Williamson of Hong Kong hereby give notice that being desirous of co-ordinating Komenclature I have applied to the Minister of Transport under Section 47 of the Merchant 'Ship- ping Act, 1894, in respect of my ship "EMPIRE PLANET" of Hong Kong Official Number 145620 of Gross tonnage 4266 tonn Register tonnage 2587 tulis, heretofore owned by me for permission to change her name to "INCHKEITH" and to have her registered in the
new
Oklahoma City, Mar. 14. "You can't count Junior as an income tax exemption until he's here," Internal Revenue Col- Iector II. C. Jones told an ex pretant
couple who filed a re- turn, claiming an exemption for their unborn child.
To add assurance to the claim. the couple listed the expected dale of the baby's birth, May 19, 1947, and the baby's name-a girl's name.
"If we permitted an 'exemp- don Her this." tax officials said, "we might br cheating Use parent because they might have twins.”—United Press.
ɔNEZARADE«
INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS
ON CHINA
Mo-cow, Mar, 14. American delegates to-day name at the Port of Hong ¦ said Chinese opposition to dis- Kong as owned by me.
cussion of the Chinese situation night alter present plans, es- pecially if the Chinese refuse to have a representative sit with the Big Four.
Any objection to the proposed .change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement.
Dated at Hong Kong this 14th.
day of March 1947.
(Signed) S. T. WILLIAMSON.
OFFICIAL NOTICE
|
;
There is no question of out- lawing any political party; on the contrary, the EAM and Communist Party would given a new chance to show their real strength..
POCKET CARTOON
CHILDREN
IN JAPAN
RUN AMUCK
once
Tokyo, Mar, 14. Japanese children,
As obedient, highly-regarded be
have been ruining amuck in n wave of juvenile delinquency.
The
newspaper Nippon Keizal says that in one school most of the fifth and sixth grade pupils are the inveterate smokers, acquiring habit while gathering cigarette bulls for their elders.
Following a quietening, of the situation in Greece, which is ex- pected a certainty, during the zummer and autumn
new Darlin mentary elections would become possible early in 1910 although the term of the present parliament did not clapse before 1950.
info constitu-
In
In one town near Tokyo, grade school pupils staged a drinken cele- The EAM would obtain a splen-nation and recovered from it by A gang of did opportunity to transform itself sleeping in a shrine.
organised was home, robbers from revolutionary
another school. tional opposition.
Police estimate that crimes com- Communist Opposition
rmitted by juveniles show a 100 per- The position of the coalition gov-
cent increase for the year---Asso- uf Premiler crnment
Dimitrios elated Press. Maximon has been strengthend by American support, not only in the face of Communist opposition
but also against Left Wing Liberals under M. Themistocles Sophoulin.
Quarters close to the present goy- ernment nald M. Sophouils could Join the Cabinet only if he nccepted the terms of the majority instead of asking for fulfilment of "impossible conditions" which Jie put forward in the past, hoping the regime would collapse for lack of funds,
It felt in Greek quarters that guerilla activity would break down not only because the Greek Govern- ment would have in future a well- equipped armed force at its disposal, which will be increased up to 130,- Eneral Improvement of the economic situation, depriving guerilla leaders and the political forces backing them of their most favourite argument against the present coalition govern- |ment.
The Big Four Foreign Ministers fare exported to meet a representa-00 men, but slo
live of Chinn within the next few day, to dise the Chinese situation, and 12 will take part in discussions to be held outside the Foreign Minis- Ters' Genell.
The
Britain United States.
Tass news akeney said the Suvirt Foreign Minister, Mr Vyacheslav Molotov, had agrend to infornal discussion of China as proposed by Coneral Gorge C. Marshall and Mr Ernest Bevin.
Proposal to change a Ship's Name
1. Stuart Taylor Williamson of Hong Kong hereby give notice that being desirous of co-ordinating nomenclature I have applied to the Minister of Transport under Section 47 of the Merchant Ship- ping Act, 1894, in respect of my ship "EGORLOCK" of Hongresence Kong Oficial Number 135688 of Chiang Kai-sheic's government as Gross tonnage 1998 tons Register, requested by Britain and the United
tons, heretofore State-United States.
tonnage 3023
owned by me for permission to change her name to "INCHONA"
and to have her registered in the name at the Port of Long Kong as owned by me.
New
Any objection to the proposed change of name must be sent to the Registrar of Shipping at Hong Kong within seven days from the appearance of this advertisement.
Dated at Hong Kong this 14th. day of March 1947.
(Signed) S. T. WILLIAMSON.
EXTRA!
because of {
Foreign Policy
SINGAPORE MASSACRE
OF CHINESE
Singapore, Mar, 14. Three Chinese survivors told a war crimes court here to-day of a Japanese massacre after the fall of Singapore that was like "hell on earth."
a
ummank were They said they crowd of Chinese taken from con- centration camps, herded into trucks, tied in pales and turned out near the shore, where they were told to walk towards the sea.
The Japanese then with machine guns.
opened fire
on
his
One of the three giving evidence lo-day said he was hit on the head by a bullet and then fell down.
A Japanese soldier stood thest and bayonetled the man he was led to, who had also been hit and was waiting and groaning.
He managed to keep quiet in spite of the pain he was suffering, and escaped.
Omcial Greek quarters are reticent s to the Implications which Prest- dent Truman's step will have Greek foreign policy. They are con fident, however, that Greece, streng- į In reporting Mr Molotov's letter thened by American moral and in- terial support, will in the long run in General Marshall and Mr Bevin, be in a better position to establish
Tas said Mr Molotov proposed to
normal relations with its northern In the course neighbours than a weak Greece al- a such a meeting of the next few days.
ways at the fringe of financial catas Conference quarters are surprised trophe and econ
economic disaster. There is every reason to bellave by Mr Molotov's agreeing to the
hell on earth." representative of Mr Truman's speech implied an in- of u
direct recommendation" of closer
The three survivors: waited until nightfall and then swam out to sea understanding between Turkey as the only two countries and landed on another part of the belonging to the pre-war. Balkan beach. Reuter. entente remaining outside the new eastern Slavonic bloc.
SOVIET ENVOYS
ON THE MOVE
Greece and
eastern
about like Bodies were Bittered fish in the market," he said. "Those still alive were groaning and scream- It was just like ing and cursin
Mr Pickwick
Gets The Brolly
It is felt that repeated joint mentioning of these two countries by President Truman would create a further link between them. Foreign Minister Constantine Tsaldaris Is Paris, Mar. 14.
known as a champion of Turkish- Alexander Bogomoley and Georghe Greeks believe an
Greek rapprochement.
Bath, England. Mnr. 14. Zarubin, Soviet
Ambassadors to
It rained in Bath to-day, but Mr bloc, Parts and London respectively left Mediterranean
including willlom Pickwick was quite prepar- Greece, Turkey and Italy, would be here by air to-day for Moscow.
not unwelcome
ed for it. He still had his umbrella. Nikolai Novikov, Ambassador
to the Anglo-
The county court of Bath Confrm counterweight who left New Americans the United States. York by air yesterday for the Soviet against the Slavonic bioe, which nhly capital, called unexpectedly in Lon- dou to-day. He left for Moscowolidated by the Czech-Polish treaty. immediately.Router.
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RECEPTION TO MENON
Mr Plekwick as the lawful owner of the said umbrella yesterday and disallowed the claim of Miss Paull
whose ancestors Alberta Mackie,
of Bonnie
were
loyal supporters
Prince Charlie.
The umbrella originally belonged to Miss MacFie's sister, the late Mrs Pickwick told the Eulaine Withers.
Court Mrs Withers gave him the um-
They Draw Attention
In Moscow
By EDDY GILMORE
Moscow, Mar. 14. The British and French de- legations to the Moscow Foreign Minister's Conference arċ cous- ing widespread eyebrow-lifting among the Russian people,
The British version of proper garb for winter wear in the Soviet capl- tal has been the cause of particular amusement.
Dressed in uniforms of brown cloth-gimilar to those usually worri by chinuffeurs In Russin--and wear- white hats resembling Ing furry those of the Caucasian shepherds, the British look to the Russians like something that just stepped off the stage of an opera house.
Mony Russians are coming to the centre of the city just to get a look at them. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Devin fortunately did not came dressed like most of his dele- Ration. He appeared in a dark, cut conservatively
overcoat
the Homburg hat-conforming to general Russian idea of what the British diplomat looks like.
and
HEARTY APPETITES Many in the Brilish delegation- accustomed to rigid rationing nt home also have attracted the nt- tention of Russian walters by their hearty appetites with which they attack the
offered generous fare by the Moscow hotels, Said one waiter t Moskva: The food situation fri Britain must be worse than any- where in the world, judging from the way these people cat."
the Hotel
The sensations of the French de- legation are the girl clerks and stenographers, who cash about the winter streets wearing wide slacks, fur Jackets and no hats.
"Put those girls together with the British delegation, and you would have a perfectly costumed chorus for the theatre” said one Russlan,→ Associated Press.
CHINA NUMBERS
455,900,648
(Continued from Page 1) Hsinghan on the border of Outer Mongolia, trailing the list with population of 331,956.
П
The census includes Tibet, oflielai- ly regarded as a province, allsenting 3,772,081 Inhabitants to the Hima- layan Land of Mystics.
area on
Of the leading cities, each com, prising on administrative its own, Greater Shanghat is far ind away the one with the largest population, having 3,766,111 persons, according to the census. The local municipality, however, has indicated. this figure may not be completely accurate since It was based on a checking off of the lust official cen- sus in 1932.
Many observers place the tot population of the country at 500,- 900,000 ur even higher-some sug- Wouldi gesting 600,000,000-and this
Interior to tally with. the Ministry's Agures when taking into account the Red-controlled areas.-- United Press.
seem
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Miss MucFie swore that in 1943 London, Mar. 14.
Mrs Withers promised the umbrella Hundreds of Indian students, to a friend, Miss Blanche. Bedford. accompanied by their friends, After Mrs Withers' death, Misa Mac- British and Colonial, attended a manding that he surrender the lim
Fie said, she wrote Pickwick de- reception last night given by the brella to Miss Bedford. London Majlis in honour of Mr V. K. Krishna Menon, the per- sonal representative in Europe of Pandit Nehru,
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don.
letter
received an astounding from a relative of Mr Pickwick, say- ng 'I am sending Miss Bedford 30 shillings to buy a new unbrelin.'
"I took it to be bribery und cor- ruption. I returned the 30 shillings and said, that in 1745 the MacFles could not be bribed to betray Bon- ale Prince Charlie. We are not to
Mr Zanarja, president of the be bought for 30 shillings." Majlis. said the Indian students felt it a proud privilege to meet their comrades of ather countries who
The Judge ruled that the umbrella was Mr Pickwick's.
Miss MarFie shouted, "Grasping,
shared the game Ideologies with mean, despicable people!"
them,
She was removed by the ballit. Their presence at a meeting where Mr Pickwick walked out quietly— they paid homage to an Indian with his umbrella-United Press. leader, indicated that the student community throughout the world felt the same way as they did about in dependence.
Replying, Mr Menon sald: "Be fore. I leave for India next week 1. want to know what the student has to say at this celtleaf moment of India's destiny.
"This meeting has enabled me to knaw their minds. Time is chang ing fast and my only advice to you all is to unite and co-operate in all your betions in every sphere of life." Mr Menon in leaving for India by plane next Monday, Reuter.
SHEEP DOGS AS SENTRIES
Bremen, Mar. 18. One hundred shepherd dogs stort- ed lo-day on the first leg of the 14%- |000 mile, trip to Korea as members of the American army, mostly to do sentry duties, including that of hoimen of American dependents/ Associated Press.
NO PRINTED ESTIMATES YET
It is learned that the printed de-
the talled estimates for
current financial year will not be available until next week owing to the fact that some government departments have not yet submitted their state- ments to the printers.
Lord Tyrrell Dies
London, Mar: 15. The death has occurred from bron- chial pneumonia of William George, Lord Tyrrell, 80, President of the British Board of Censors and former British Ambassador In Parla... United Press.
Unlucky Ending
Sydney, Mar. 14. Four hours· · ntier Innding hero after belog 102 days at 'sen, two members of Admiral Byrd's Antore- tle expedition, both Americans, were killed in a car accident.-Reuter,
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