THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1947.
Albania To Face CHIANGLIKELY
World Court
The
July 24. Hague, The Albanian Foreign Office bas nunced that- Albania will appear before the Inter- national Court of Juslier here to answer Britain's complaint. about the mining of the Britishi destroyers Saumares and Votage in the Corfu Channel on October 22 last year.
The announcement disclosed that «Albania, had filed a teller with the Court Registry to this efferi, and said that the Albanian Government com- plained of the fact that British Government had brought the matter before the Court by unilateral action. It was that neliler the Statute of nor Article 25 Cout
of tho Nations Charter—which was ovoked by the British Gov ernment÷nor · general inter national law could justify thị procedure-Repler.
added
GENEVA CONFERENCE
REPORT
TO GET AID
BY ERNEST HOBERECHT.
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
Nanking, July 24.
Lt-Gen Wedemeyer's mission to China marks an end of the United States' hopes of any kind of agreement between Chinese Nationalist and 'Com-
· munist elements. This was pointed out today by a high American' official here in Nanking, who is im a. position to exert influence on Gen Wedemeyer's final recommendations to President Truman,
“IN MANCHURIA:
RUSSIAN-
TRAINED
TROOPS:
: This well-informed sourco gaid Gen Wedemeyer's presence is an Indication that Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has a good chance of getting substantial new American backing. He said.If the United States ever wants to do anything towards straightening out China, action must be taken Immediately. It was his considered opinion, he sald, that things would get New York, July: 24.
worse before they got better. The New York World-Tele-
With the Communists 'reluctant to gram today featured A Scoul trust the National Government of Newton; Nanking and the Nationalists now dispatch by William Scripps-Howard correspondent, determined to wipe out the Com reporting that Russia has munists, there is no nove for me
loading to co-operation at dlation moved a force of up to 60,000 present, from a first hand study Soviet-trained
equipped the situation. He thinks there are Korean troops into Manchuria three courses open to the United to assist the Chinese Com-States. Undoubtedly he will
them to Gen Wedemeyer. Thori The report sold South Africa. had
hands-off complete reached agreements with Czechoslo-munists in the civil war against
A middle-of-the-road and the Chinese Nationalist Govern- valis, China, Cuba, Norway
policy; (2)
and wait" programme; and Chile, Chile and Norway have comment.
and substantial assistance to pleted negotiations, and also Canada
Using Lend-Loaso (: and Czechoslovakia. Results of the
Chlang's government. "The largest unlis of the force are
It will be UD to Cren Wedemeyer agreements are subject to adjust-at Yenchl, where four brigades are
to decide which is the best, ments that may be required in light stationed, at Tunghwa, at Mengang
this official appears confident the of other negotiations.
and Swangcheng, says the dispatch. United States will take the third.
"They were accompanied by So-
course open and substantial aid. vlet Hatson officers and their move-
It is his opinion that the follow-
Geneva, July 24. The Trade and Employment Con- ference issued an offtetoi progress re- South port today, showing that Africa had made five of seven tariff agreements completed by the middle of July.
The report said the total number of negotiations in progress was 102 and the total number of tariff meet
and
3.
1. A
of
but
Ings was 407. All delegates and menta were reported to have been ing step must be taken, in China. if directed by Soviet military comman- Gen Wedemeyer recommends ald ders in North Korea.
atoffs started a three-day rest today, -the first break in the continuous negotiations since the conference opened on April 10.-United Press.
DR SJAHRIR IN NEW DELHI
Wounded
arc до-
"It's no use.
I keep asking meself, 'Am I doing an
essential fob ?**.
Britain's Large-Scale Plan For Emigration
London, July 24. Britain is considering a large-scalo plan for emigration and capital investment in certain Do- minions in an effort to increase food and vital raw materials for, Britain's larder and her industries.
Young Korean
Confesses
Koreans are being returned from and his recommendations To Killing
fighting
fronts to hospitals in the cepted:-the National Army must be reduced in size to decrease the Soviet-occupied zone of Korea. The drain on the national budget. At
Seoul, July 24: Korean troops are equipped with present the fighting forces consume The Korean police announced Russian small aims and Japanese 70 to 80 percent of government today that Han Chi-keun, 19, army must be modernised, had confessed to the assassing- more mobile tion of the Leftist leader. Lyuh
the Woon-houng, last Saturday.
pieces.
Fimited motor
ironsport
of American trucks, and jeeps retrained and made
war. Former Japanese arsenals in arm to boost morale.
consensed to Russia during the land. must be given a shot in
non-
Burmese Round-Up Continues
Rangoon, July 24. Saw Yau Naung, former member of the Burma Defence Army, was arrested in: d press bullding at Dalku, in the Pegu distridt, carrying a diary al- legedly outlining a plot to.as- sassinate members of the Burma Executive Council. He tried to escape and was shot dead, the police announced here today.
Details of the diary were not disclosed as the police cracked down on the Myochit Party in Upper Burma.
were
05-
The names of others arrested be -disclosed · to yesterday H. W. Gray, former personal alatant to U Saw, who is at present. under arrest, U Ba Yin, former Minister of Education. and U Ba Sin, former Secretary of the Myochit PartyUnited Press.
U Saw's Assistant
Rangoon, July 24, The arrest of the leaders of the opposition Myochit Party, which U Saw leads, continues. Upward of 200, hre reported in custody.
Among the leaders gaoled is U Ba Yin, described as USaw's right. hand man, He was with U Saw at the time the British arrested him during the war on charges of colla- borating with the Jailyochit Ex- Aung Tha member of the ecutive, and Pe Sen, former Party secretory, were arrested. In Rangoon. Aung San and his slain colleagues were the de facto government lenders of Burma-Associated Press.
Concealed Arms
London, July 24.
Attlee, The Prime Minister, Mr told the Commons today that large. stores of concealed arms had been found in Burma, but that he could not make a full statement ret United Press
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Unices otherwise stated. Registered Articles and Parcel Posta elone 30 minutes earlier than the Ordinary Mall. It mall close before 20 am.. Registered and Par- cels will close at 5 pm, on previous day. Friday, July 25 Canton (Train) 2 p.m. Shanghal (Ben) 3 p.m. Biraits, Macraser, Sourabaya & Batavia
The scheme envisaged would greatly increase food imports from the Dominions without offending against the discriminatory Article 9 of the agree. 'Anglo-American loan ment which forbids Britain from buying, vital food from abroad, including the colonies and Dominions, when lack of dollars prevents her continued buying from the United States. According to the Dally Express and the Daily Mail, talks already top- taken place between have ranking British and Australian off- cials on possibilities of Britain in- vesting millions of sterling for food In Austraila; South Africa and other In the sterling areas.
Britain would pro- The police said the youth told
bably provide the labour force for confessed
and hutted camps built he smuggled an American army 45 when scheme in areas of Australia
the Americans still exist. belt and concealed
by the pistol tied to Louns from the United States
scheme would
yield "frst ald" The scheme He gave no motive for the slaying food supplies, chiefly meat, buiter, munications. These could be re-
The American authorilles pointed cheese, oil and nuts, while the go- being employed i in Manchuria is re-time it a stable,
paid
within a reasonable period of out there was still no apparent-con-vernm
government were garded as conclusive, by American
from with..
rection between the alleged assassin vernment's extensive plans for de- veloping food growing in the colonies: ensured and railways freed
political party organisa military sources in South Korcu.
((Air) 10 am. gets under way. The first stage of "The
tion. and distur with any here is that if the Joint Sutside. Interference belief
boners. Commission States Soviet
American advisers should
New Delhi, July 24. The former Indonesian Premier, Dr Sjahrir, who flow through the Dutch blockade to seek help for his invaded homeland, arrived here foe, Ching day and went immediately into con- ference with Pandit Jawaharlal Dr Sjahrir was met at New Delhi airport by an Under-Secretary
Nehru.
of
The army should
be used only ties were skeptical and claimed that osslbent scheme
However, the American authori several other suspects sill were not eliminated.
Manchuria have been put back into Army For Defence Only operation to supply these forces and Chinese Communist armies.
us o defensive. arm to clear out Japanese technicians and POWs bandits within Nationalist zones, to are being employed to operate them. maintain order and to ward off any One such arsenal at Talitsugo, Man- ralds by the Communists, who would
them he arrived in Seoul from North churia, manufactures hand grenades be restricted to and repairs small arms.
"Although the Soviets deny that areas they now boximately the Korea 26 days ago. He
aid lo
Chinese
a
the Indian External Affairs Depart they are extending i oviderico that should be used to restore rall com bencoth his coat into South Korea.
ment United Press..
Adventura
that only
the strong
could livef
Love only
the brave.
would daral
JACK LONDON'S
TURES OF
MARTIN
EDEN
with
GLENN FORD
- CLAIRE TREVOR
EVELYN KEYES
STUART ERWIN.
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
Barvon play, les 16, L. Rew + & CAMC BRONSTER PRADUCTION
Prodecai de R. P. 200LIES » Breed. by KOUTY SOLINE
NEXT CHANGE
AT THE
Lies Theatre
NOTICE
Communist forces, this Russian-trained Korean troops
United
ara
places in
Australia,
.
other Dominions
breaks up, the North Korean Army „laced in China by the US Governaress in the case was greatly. He Plan is likely to be tried out in
where
be
The British Government is re-
with police when the Korean refused to permit army, Investigators joining later. to see. Han or read his confession. Government-to ensure The Korean police also rotused to
eventually may, drive south there is no comparable Korean force ment--and responsible only to the capable of opposing It." United American
Press,
Letters To
The Editor
War Criminals
to be ready, firstly, to con- and, cquipment for Industries: secondly, to give
proper and emelent use of materials hand over the death pistol to the money
and
to
money. Technical experts should Americofs, who have one of three new be made available to the Chinese slugs red at Lyuh. Later. In the technical assistance in organising the the police handed work and, thirdly, to authorise big- Government to aid it in the adoption day, however,
the pistol, and ballistics scule emigration to Australia
for more of a modern public administrative over
workers. examination result will be known meet a demond
is understood the scheme does procedure.
The door should be left open for on Friday.
arca, since the It is also learned the police be-not include Canada, which is a Communist participation in the Na- tional Government when they feel latedly promised "full co-operation" "hard currency"
the American authorities, scheme is primarily designed to save the Chiang government merits their with
Britain's rapidly diminishing dollar. pool-United Press. cu-operation and when they become United Press. worthy of representation by virtue
of having abandoned their present
Sir,We are very glad to observe policy of warfare and destruction, notice. being taken of the wave of which is severely hindering China's commutations of war crime sen-recovery-United. Press. tences,
This sickening travesty of justice
la by no means isolated or local.
Last week Lt-Gen Sir John Har- ding, professional, commuted the just sentence on Field Marshal, Albert Kesselring, professional, from death to life imprisonment. At the trial up leapt Lt-Gen Str Oliver, Leese, pro- fessional, to the defence and said,
"He was a gallant soldier who fought well and squarely. If things had gone the other way, the man sen tenced to death might
I have
DEALINGS IN SECURITIES
London, July 24
The Bank of England tonight issued a complete new series of noticos, setting out the new procedure for all transactions in admission obviously implies, but you securities.
We will not dwell on
what
been
this
will note the professional's definition
Independence For Burma
GUNMEN AND TROOPS CLASH
(Sea) à p.m.
p.m.
NEXT : CHANGE
AT THE
KING'S
THRILLING LOVE STORY
Their love denied
so long! The world "couldn't keep them
aparth
M.G My presents GREER GARSON
GREGORY PECK
Valley of Decision
with P
DONALD CRISP LIONEL BARRYMORE PRESTON FOSTER - MARSHA HUNT
THE DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP
- CÓMPANY LIMITED.
"'.
NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS
Notice is hereby given that the fifty-ninthTM Ordinary Yearly Meet- ing of the Company will be held. the Registered Offices of the Company, 5th. Floor &.. Building, Hongkong, on, Saturday. the Second of August, 1947 at 11 am. for the purpose of confirming.
Macao, Tsinshan, Shekk! & Kongmoon the appoinment of members of the Basra, Calro, Johannesburg, Augusta, the Report of the General Mana- Bankok, Hangoon, Calcutta. Karachi, Consulting Committee, to receive
Marsellies and London (Air) 3.30 pm.
Singapore, Colombo, Sourabaya, Sydney, gers, together with the Statements
and Auckland (Air) 350.pm.
of Accounts for the perioda 1st. Saleon only (Air) 3.30 p.m.
Japan (ordinary lotters & cards only) January to 31st. December 1941
-(Air):3.30 p.m.
Amoy, Shanghiat. Nanking, Hankow, and from 1st January 1942 to Tsingtao and Pelping (Air). 3.30 p.m. 31st. December 1940, to re-elect Canten & Hollow (Air) 330 p.m.12
members of the Consulting Com- - Raturday, July.za.
Manila Pal. Honolulu, USA & Canada | mittee and to re-appoint Auditors.
Canton (Train) 7 ́Kom, Macao, Tanahan & Shokki (Bea) ·8 a.m, The Share Register and Trans USA,, Central and South America and for Books will be closed from tho Canada via San Francisco (No Par 28th. July to 2nd. August both rel for Canada) (Sea) Noog. Ordinary letters, and cards only for days inclusive.
Japan (88) Noon.... Canton (Train) p.m. Manila PJ. (Bea). 3. p.mi. Bangkok and Rangoon (Hea):3 pim. Haiphong, Pakhal, and Hollow (Nea)
Kongmoon, Macao, Tainshan & Shekki
(Bea) 4 pm.
Canton (Soa) § pm. Canton, Kwelling Kunming &-Calcutta
(Air) 350 nm.
Chungking only (Air) 3,30 p.m.
Sunday, July 27
Macao, Teinshan & Shekkt (Sea) 8.um. Kongmoon (Sea) 10 m.13. Canton (Train) 10 a.m. Bangkok (Bea) 10 am.*
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,
General Managers. Hongkong 22nd. July, 1947,
HONGKONG FOOTBALL
ASSOCIATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Bwatow, Saigon & Shanghal (Sex) 10 that the Annual General Meeting
д.т.
Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo, of the Hongkong Football Asso Sydney and Auckland (Air) 19.4m ciation will be held at the Gloa Mania PL. (Alr) 10 am. † -
cester Hotel, top floor, Victoria In the Colony of Hongkong, on Monday the 28th day of July, 1947 nt 6.30 o'clock in the afferaldon.
ex-TO-DAY'S
Jerusalem, July 25. Gunmen and British troops changed fire on Thursday at the gate touching off alarm sirens and halting traffic for 45 minutes.
BROADCAST
ZBW Hongkong broadesating: on #
LEGISLATION SOON jota security zone in Jerusalem, frequency of 45 dtocycles from 12.30 toto receive and, consider the AC--
of
London, July 22.
An unofficial report said the at- Lord. Listowel, Secretary State for India and Burma, told tackers arrived in taxis, Gred four times and escaped towards the the House of Lords today that the Jewish quarters as troops returned British Government Intended I are. No casualties were reported.
The attack was the latest in a troducing legislation, this autumn for transferring power to
the
2 pm and 6:30 to 11 p.m... and also en 5.92 megacycles in the 31 inetre bant counts and Balance Sheet and the from 12.30 to 1.15, 7.30 to 80 and 9.15 Report of the Council and Audi- to 1 pm
tors, and to elect Officers for 530, Studio: Children's Half-hour: 1947/48. Relay from the King's Theatre of the
HKIT
Address of Welcome to. 11ts Excellency
Dated this: 18th day of July.
the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham K.C.LLG. and Lady Grantham: 030. The 1947, Gay Nineties" Frank Luther & The
Burniese Government, which coulong series since the British-turned-Century Quartet: 4.50, Studio: "Seo Teo By Order of the Council, decide whether Burma remained / back toward France the 4,500-Jews on Sport; 7, Studio "You Asked for I
Intercepted on the SS. President-Variely Request Programme presented
"H. DE SA, within the British Commonwealdi Garfield, also called Exodus of, 1947. by Bionica facks; London Relay: World News: 8.10, London Relay: Hono of "fighting squarely"—Kesselring At a date to be announced later,
Acting Hon. Secretary, It occurred within a few yards of News from Britain; 0.15, Studio: A talk, 11 Ins been
agreed," Lord was sentenced for the reprisal these will supertéde the existing Listowel said, "that immediate steds the Jewish Agency and the Gold-
"Durma: Commentary," by Cdc. Trevor All Amliated Clubs are entitled murder of 1,413 innocent
BN. (retired); 0.30; "After Lallan British foreign exchange regulations
taken by the exchange of smith Officers' club, which previous Glenny, shall be
BUS to send two representatives to the relating to securities. The death sentence on
Studio: Two Plano Recital by Caroline meeting..... new notices are mission between possible, radialy had been wrecked by a bomber-Morton Couldy Orchestra: Although the
Associated Press,
Broga and Betty Drown 30, B.B.C. Transcription Services The Fellowship །ཡང་་་ད་ལྟ་་ཅིག་པ་ས་མ་ག་ར་མིའི་ཡིན་པ་ General Oresto Bellomo was carried highly intricate, they make only to examine and, if possible; reach a out no commutation here he was few
fusance, nationality, Was ten changes in procedure. As fore-provisional agreement on matters of
defence, sentenced for having killed one will be allowed from
today, switching earlier
any foreign commercial relations arising
the transfer of power."
He sold it had
already been
agreed. relaxation, that the final decision would rest
civilians.
British soldier.
Italian
A search will disclose, the common security to factor pointed out above.in
the
is no
other currency in
cases. As Montgomery said recently,
samo
prid
out
at
Police Reserve
in order to be a successful soldier un Canadian secuting restrictions with the Burma Constituent Assemb21 of 1947:
under-
in however,
The only other changes are that under Thakin Nu, who succeeded of a cada masterpiece (professional) you have to be “a bit the requisitioning of securities will the deccased U Aung San. It was Duty as detalled by their Company Com
W understood the forthcoming bill statement.
er be formally ended--it
ceased in +and
In would be called the Burma Indepen. there dence Bill. The reason for these commutations practice some time ago
The Prime Minister, Mr Attled les not the Justice, however pervert will be few arrangements for bearer
which will have to securities,
be made.
the similar statement in ed, but in the simple fact that Dog posted up" in accordance with the House of Commons-United Press.
The whole, business so obviously exchange control act.
does not eat Dog.
stinks, to high heaven that oven
write about it makes one retch.
alt
I'new
to
The list of authorised and tein- toporary, depositories is very wide, in- cluding all stockbrokers and sollel- Unfil the poor dupes of this world tors, so that bearer securities will ond demand to know why be able to pass about the markets
to two opposing in the normal way-Reuter.
"Peace"--there
uble Rules' of War"
they are
Othe
Rules in
on
BIG POLICE HAUL
ALL A QUESTION OF “APPEAL,”
London, July 21. The Rev. F. C. Baker, Vicar of the historically renowned St. Mary le Bow, today. pitted his appeal against the glamour of the American Blm stor, Rita Hayworth.
Advertisers are requested to sote of Law B
and. noto that no advertisementa will never be pence this earth (with the exception of urgent Under the Mules of War" the pro- notices) will be accepted be fessionals quite literally can
and do with
VOTEC, murder and, twoon the hours of 12.30 noon Et away
Paris, July 24, can force decent people to
follow
The police announced, today that
"If you want evidence of vaculty Saturdays, and 9 am, on Mon- their ao-excellent example if people they had calded the premises of of mind and a distorted sense of days.
were held responsible for their kill- Cantler, swank Jewellers on the life's values today, you have it by ings do you think that anyone, even famed. Rue de in Pai and had the way thousands Idiotically stood From and including Mondays a professional, wo
would ever go
to seized 20,000,000 trenes worth of 10 Hits Hayworth," he said from the for hours recently, to get a glimpse to Fridays, copy for the following. We hold no brief for pacifism but to
Wor?
belonging church gold and foreign currency
church pulpit and ch days must be submitted not later under the present rules of the present "friends and clients had also standing for three minutes, to get a
Imagine cannot than 4 p.m.||
Althy game the wrong people get The polled Killed, nothing is achieved and no seized papers tending to show that glimpse of mic, though I could body wins except possibly the the firm had failed to declare to the quality for an film star in three people who make a living out of currency control authorities certain months and a film star would not
sums in its possession abroad, qualify for my job under
»Jeam?" he said-Reuter:
S. C. M. POST, H.K. TELEGRAPH.
members
P. B. PUBLIC Ualled Frena.
of personnel
Hongkong Polico, Reservo Orders No. Charge Room Dalles: Members of No. Company will parade for. Charge Room mander. Dress: Bulmer Uniform
Trable Dutiest Members of No. 1 and 2- Campanlex; as detayed by their res- pective Company Commanders; parade for Traffe Dulles en Bunday July 27 in four shitty==from 10 to 11.00 hours: 11,00 10 14.00 hours; 10.00;to 17,00 hours: 1740 do 20.00 hours. Drejat Khaki Shirts and Shorla; Whistio and Lanyard; Cap: Balti Husa Topa; Anklets and Boots. Hand Practicat Mambers of the II.K.P. P(M) -13and will parade for Band Practices under Mr Wednesday and Sunday
(Bandmaster)" na |
drdered; very at.18.00 hours and 11.00 hours respective ly at the HKP. (1) Headquarters. Membor, of the HKP. (It) Band will parade; se detalled by the Bandmaster; the H.K.P. (R) ffeadquarters, oÀ Monday July 28 at 1050 hpurs sharp,
: Kliak Bits and Shorts: Whistic and · Lanyard; Cap: Black Dart · Brown Helin: Hore Tops Anklets and Boot
Search. Party Dály:' Members of No. 1 Company will parade for Bearch Party mand detailed by their Company Com inander. Members detalled will parade at the Blation spocined in their Waming Notices, Afteen minutes before the hour of commencement af duty, to draw re from the officer-in-charge of the plequet. volvers and to receive special instructions Part 1, Training: All members of No, be, ICT (1) feadquarters of 17.30 3. Company and Members, of Nour 1 and thousands Companies as detalled; will parade at
hours every Tuesday, Friday, further notice for Laining in flevatver Bhooting and Trigger Presting Exercises
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