THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1948.
FACES CHARGE BRITAIN'S TRADE
OF SHOOTING
DETECTIVE
J.
The two-hour gun battle be-) tween police and an armed gang | 13 the Western District on February *4, during which Inspector Dempsey and Detective Wong Fuk were in- jured, was recalled at Central Court yesterday when Pang Hung, 19, was charged before Mr Conklin with attempting to shoot Detective C742' Chan Wing in Yu Lok Lane with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
4100 faced additional Acenned charges of conspiring with Chan Piu (deeenned) and others not in custody to rob the inmates of a house in the strict and with un- lawful possession of 34 revolver and 24 rounds of ammunition.
Upon police request, Pang was remanded for three days for fur- ther inquiries.
FIRECRACKERS
LED TO COURT
BALANCE IN 1947
SHOWS WIDE GAP
London, Feb. 11.-The Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, last night warned the nation in a statement to press correspondents that the gap between its overseas expenditure and its present earnings had reached "menacing propor- tions."
Unless it was closed by the Britain's Imports in 1947 Increased corts of the British people, 14 percent in volume, but 44 percent. supported, he hoped, by Mar-in value because of higher prices. shall plan nid, essential plies of food and raw materials to would be cut off.
"We must face the fact that a sup-greater effort on our part is needed |
obtain the Game Amount of essential mupplies", the Chancellor of the Exchequer commented.
Invisible Receipts
A few minutes earlier, the Gov- rnment had disclosed that it spent £675,000,000 more on imports last year than it earned from experts.
In 1947. Bettain spent £2,105,000,- ond
on imports but earned onty £1,430,000,000 for her exporta.
said: "A Sir
Stafford Cripps supreme effort must be made this year t remedy aur external position,į "Abnormal world conditions ren-| der the task patienurly diffent, fan Date Is no alternative. We Just! titten export and earn enough for Iver forend and row materials, do
Position Worse.
Three shop fokis were fined' without." $10 ench by Me d'Almada ni Central Court yesterday for Chinese niinse and abetting a
Sir Stafford Cripps indcheated bot
deteriurato male to dischuren firecrackers, Sabirday that further
the ye was poister sheta se de to the danger of the public at
"Man position is definitely D'Aguilar Street on Chinese if we as millas New Year's Day.
talernen Last Light's
to be burned on the hands..
WITZE
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dive
Inspector Moran and the throwing it holy $7512,000,000 in old we! of the crackers cuisert enn man tej collars in nadard in Britalics rential' Des Temporarily bildest and another i reserve at the end of 1947. The SIH was clan to be augmented by Mr d'Almada orderød defemants the remaining $75,000 ROA to ony 550 compensation to the com- polluterates.
United States han atul by the South Attican goal tours of 180,000,000 plus
A 17-year-old boy, He Men-den | whatever might be drawn from the was fined $5 for discharging Gre-Camuhan Tean and the Internation crackers to the danger of the guide | Monetary Fund.
at 47 Des Vousix Hond Cutral on) But how far this sunt would carry
Monday.
Beltain was infeated by the dhe pelosane that last year the drain on the reserve soared to £1,023,000,000
Defendant Hirew 中に crackers above the heals of pedestrians in
Bail Estreated
The street.
19-10.
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The war bad ended Britain's ' "invisible receipts" from investments patd and shipping services which for over a quarter of the British Im- ports in 1935, he added.
ndvances UNIHA ant
Far Eastern nudd other devastated emin
fell from £110,000,000 te tries
£12,000,000.
Ahisth
to
Government offlerini en- phasised that until the favourable balance with The Eastern Ifemis. pher phere (only 225,000,000 in 1947) can not only be taught equal to the des Beit with the Western Hemisphere | (CGRO,000,000) but als marte con- veritble in dollars.
far from nelieving solution of ma balance of payments problema
payment: oft Elie sterling balance were wholly to sterling area countries, India brine by far the biggest beneficiary,
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of the prospects of increased ne come from Investments, Sie. Sinfford warned: "We ennnot esteet any mis provement this year. Reuter,
TRIED TO HIT CONSTABLES
A small crowd in Shantung Street adoptet a
hostile attitude towards tu cunstables who had broken up team playing the Bou" ini Mon- tiny,
The worsening of the balance of t The Poller had dispersed the team Chong Kan, 25, stall foki, and five payments in 1947 was primarily in who left behind a drum, aut as the other, who failed to appear in Court Britain's relations with the Western constables were about to gather the on Wednesday on a charge of din-Hemisphere. She had a current actsteunent, an empty bottle was charging Breworks during prohibited coin! surplus with the sterling area; aimed at them but missed. hours at Wanchad district, had their hof £10,000,000 but a deficit with
Lee Kwok-kee, 18. stepped out of Land of $25 each estreatest
the erase with a long piece of sugar Conklin
and attempted to hit one of the constables.
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Aharged before Mr Latimer at Kowloon Court yesterding with ase waiting the Police. Lee was tined $50 or two weeks.
GAMBLERS IN
COURT
The Poor Hex: benefited to the ex- te o about $474 as the result of Police gambling raids on the main tanel during the Clunese New Year holidays.
Abdu 70 puta neatko were arrested, and one amontting to over $1,420 were imposed by Mr Latimer Beylony Court yesterday.
at
The largest stake money picked up was $255,50. In this name, 34
· persons - wereheken -isto custody.
One of the raids was on board a tsundt innk anchored in the Yau- t: typhoon shelter, where a game of fan-fan was in protress when the Police arrived.
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Advertisers Complain About
Newsprint Cut
London. Feb. 11-The British Advertising Association said today in a memorandum sent to the Royal Commis- sion investigating the press that "in our judgment the real danger to the press at this moment and to the wel- fare of industry and trade is the continued and increas- ing restriction upon advertising space."
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This may be unavoidable in the circumstances." the presen 1 Rest of Holiday Sportmerandtun added, "but we regaral the recent cut in newsprint result- ing in a return to newspapers of the smallest wartime size as a dinas- ter which should be repaired the
earliest possible moment." The
Full memorandum do papers not and never did take advertisements solely to pay for something which cannot be made to
for pay
They took itself --news. them because the publication of ad- vertisements was one of the objects for which newspapers were invent- ed and still exist, The Association Shanghat, Feb, 19,- -In the Inter- | sold the government's use of ad- port rugger match played here to- vertision information, to elreles and day. Shanghat beat Hongkong by 13 to guide their action is "one of the
At half-time Hongkọng led by | striking developments
to 3.
3-0,
Rugby Intorport
Individual
brilliance triumphed evor teamwork when Shanghat un- expectedly defeated Hongkong in the first postwar rugby interport this afternoon by two goals penalty goal to a try.
ATKI
Tor
times,"
of
modern
"Accord- The menorandum said: ing to a recent statement by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, the government advertising is now running at some £3,000,000 a year This makes the government by far the largest advertiser in the coon-
Hongkong were much superior AS | 15%mu press is the principal me-
team, dominating the serums and delighting the large crowd, with many beautiful three-quirter move- mity, but they facked finish.
Both Shanghai tries came in the Just twenty minutes when Hongkong was somewhat disorganised by the loss of Carrell, who was carried of with a broken collar-bane,
Outstanding in the hard-fighting fifteen were Ingham. Hongkong Strachan. Henderson and Oliver, while the Shanghai skipper, Boyd, and Chadwick were responsible for The entire local xcore, the former
1wice going over
and Chadwick making
from good, three kicks Tirutt angles.--Reuter,
CLOSING DAY
AT KBGC
Yesterday was Clestur Day at the Kowloon Dawling Green and
was
dimm and it is well known that under existing conditions the space avali- able is quite loadequate to meet the needs of departments.
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The real danger to the indepen- dence of the press might arise
only if government
advertising become large in proportion of the whole s to provide a major part of news- revenues... This indientes papers" the direction in which erities should look for any real threat to the freedom of the press from advertis- ing
"The danger is remote while the power of the purse is divided, while percent of the industry remains in private hunds and while the press denws its advertising revenue from many hundreds of independent and competing sources.
Commenting on "alleged "fifluence” on newspapers by advertisers, the memorandum said that the Associa tion w
was aware of all major in- stances and all petty attempts by advertisers
influence Klitors
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Closing Times By Air Rangkuk, Singapore. Balavis, Colombo, Sydney and Auckland 3.30 p.
Sharethal Nanking Hankow, Tringlan
Reining H30 p..
Canton, Swatow & Amay 3.30 p.m. Kwellin 330 pan.
Closing Thies By Sea & Train Canton (Tratny 7 ani
Macan, Talishinn A Shekki (šca) 8 am, Formosa via Keetung 10 m.
Japan (Ord. letters & carda only) 10
Manila 1 am.
Straits 10 ans.
Swalow 1 p.n.
Macan, Tanehan & Shekki (Sea) 2 pm. Canton (Train) 2 p.m.
Formosa via Keeling 3 ban.
whenits, Frypt & Marselles 4.10. Macao, Tsinshan & Shekkt (Hea) 4p.in. Canton (Real 3 m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Closing Times By Air
Shanchal 9.30 ..
Amov 30 m. "
The following teains have been for the Kowloon
Hangkok. anggun,· Caleuita. Karachi, selected to 'play
Tahrein, Chiro (Nakróbl, Johanesborg de Cricket Club on Saturday..
Zursellow Vin Chirol Augusta and London First eleven v IRC at Sookumpon: Cowluan dr.03 3. 11.10.
R. E. Lee (capt), P. Smith, N. Bart-
Baker, W. M. Colledge, A. Zimmern,
F. I. Zimmern, J. Barrow, S, A. F.
Salvon & Paris 340 pan
Holbow 3M 19 in.
Amoy, Shangal, Nanking Hankow.
White, G. E. Taylor, D. Langston Tingian and Pelping 3.30 nm.
Jones and K.
Lo. Umpire,
Leigh; 'scorer, J. P. Robinson.
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Tibble.
F. A. Cup Draw
London, Feb. 11. The draw for The sixth round of the Football As sociation Cup resulted as follows:
Fulham or Everton versus Black- pool; Queen's Park Rangers versus Derby County; Ma
Manchester United versus Preston North End; South- ampton versus Tottenham Hotspurs.
The matches are to be played on February 28 with extra time it necessary.-Reuter.
Canlon & Chungking 330 v.m.
Closing Times By Sea & Train Canton Train) 7 n.m.
Magan. Tsinahan & Shokki (Hea) | a.m. Italiane & Pakhol 13. a.m.
Amay
Swalow & Salgon 1 man.
Moran, Talnahing & Shokki (8en) 2 pm. Caning (Train) 2 .m. HRA, Papsule, Central
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p.m.
Japan (Ord. letters
Canton (ra) 5 p.m.
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Navy Intercepts More. Jews Off Palestine
Jerusalem, Feb. 11.-Nearly 700 Jews, including 61 children, intercepted by the Royal Navy' as their ship approached the Palestine const today in an attempt to land them illegally, were tonight on their way to the camps of Cyprus.
the.
Their ship, named the Yeru-, The Palestine Commission would shulnim Habezura, was boarded welcome a rapid adoption of by a naval party without incl-mitted to the United Nations, which draft statute for Jerusalem, sub- dent and taken to Haifa har- would provide for a United Nations. bour by a naval tug, it was guarantee of Jerusalem's boundaries olicially stated.
International demilitarized eily and for the Security Council to be informed of any threat la its in- terity, he said.
Fifteen stretcher cases were amont Um ship's 879 would-be immigrants,
They were transferred at Haifa to the Hellish transport, Ocean Vigour, and sailed for Cyprus later.
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The spokesman added that more than 1,000 Araba, wounded in inter- communal strife, were at present in Palestine Government hospitals A Palestine Government spokes- throughout the country-Reuter mun declared today that negotiations|
Christian, between
Jewish
and Moslem religious, leaders to declare Jerusalem's walled Old City an "open
elty" are now nearing completion. 1. The air route via Labrador, There would be full co-operation Balin Land, Iceland and Cireenland, between the British administration 2. The Austrian
composer Joset in Palestine and the United Nations Haydn, 200 years ago, 4, 125 years. Palestine Commission so far as the 4. it kicks it to deatli, 3. A character in Dickens' "David Copperfield." 6. future status of Jerusalem was con-
Bull fighting cerned, the spokesman said,
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