DOG Kafferty, police surgeon, finds a iny microfilm in the nur- glass eye of dered men. It showI the plane of a now protonin pita at Atom- ville. Jap l'ontivy, the ace counter-spy. Koen to the factory to investigate. Its proves trut
drawings the have been tampered with, but during thu alicurion Luna Mor
Lax. The manager's secretary, seizes the spportunity to photo- graph
drawings
with a wriet-watch Leic- CAMSTE phones its plumpli to
a confederate at the
Moonbeam Club,
WE'LL CHECK UP ON LUNA MORTEK NEXT. SHE'G (GOING TO THE MOONDEAM CLUD "TO-NIGHT, SO POP 'ALONG WITH RENES AND
LET ME HAVE A REPORT.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1949.
Doc Rafferty.
DON'T LOOK NOW.
BUT HERE COMER
THE LOVELY LUNA. SOME SECRETARY!
by BERNARD NEWMAN-
THE DEAD MAN WITH THE ** di GLASS-EYE WAS ONE OF THE DUBROWSKI GANG,.“
I SO WATCH YOUR STEP, LUNA!
NEW DUTCH STATEMENT ON
INDONESIA
THE
CLEARS
AIR
The Hague, Feb. 16.-The Dutch Government could not possibly fulfil the demands of the Indo- nesian Republicans that all political prisoners be freed and the former Republican authority in Jogjakarta be restored, Dr H. Van Maarseveen, the new Minister for Overseas Territories, said today.
He told the Second Dutch Chamber at The Hague that he regretted that the Security Council had made
Indonesia the United Nations Commission for
COTIL
petent to deal with the Indonesian Federalist States. The Dutch Government con- planned to submit his resignation as sidered this n violation of its Royal sovereignty, he added. Huiland's. Indonesian
Dockyard Man's Trial Continues
Further Evidence
Further evidence was given in the trial of Robert George Stewart. 26, clerk employed in the Cashier's Office of the Royal Naval Dockyard, when proceed. ings were continued before Me Justice Wicks at the Criminal Sessions, this morning. Commissioner In
of Accused, who was treasurer Dutch Indonesia. He could not make " the Royal Naval Dockyard Recrea
unik July, statement on the political silugiton tion Club from 1948
but described ns1048, faces four counts of larceny by policy had not this juncture
of clerk
two counts - of or servant, been largely misunderstood abroad,"very favourable" the decision of the Minister said. "We cannot re- the United Nations Commission for falsification of accounts with intent four alternative peat too often, that both the Dutch Indonesia 10, postpone until March to defraud and Government and the Security Coun- the date for the sending of a report counts of simple larceny, involving eil
have the
same aims in Indo-to the Security Council on Indonesia. approximately $18,000.
Or Beet gald he would have a Mr M. Heenan, Crown Counsel, nesla," he added,
exchange of views" with inssisted by ASP R. H. Woodhead, The Dutch Government was pre-rond
Mr Percy Chen pared to give the Indonesian Re- Mr Merle Cochran, the United States is prosecuting. publicans an opportunity to parti- member of the United Nations Com- appears for accused under a scheme when be returned to of the Bar Association to assist In cipate in the Interim Federal Gov- mission,
the defence of poor prisoners. ernment, but there was no sign of Batavia
The Jury empanelled comprises accept Republican willingness to
five men and two women. this, he said.
the Chamber, The Chairman of M. L. G. Kortenhorst, said that the
nuke to haped Government statement on its Indonesian policy after consulting Dr Louls Beet, the in Indonesia. High Commissioner
this Amsterdam At who arrived afternoon.
M. Maarseveen said Holland did not want a complete becak with the United Nations, "but neither do we want chaos in Indonesia."
DS
13
con- the air
been has press
Political circles regarded today's Government statement on Indonesia
having cleared
CROSS-EXAMINED siderably. The
J. R.
chartered Lawrence,
Percy Smith freely prophesying during the past two days that Dr Beel was re-accountant, of Messrs turning to Holland for a fight with and Company who gave evidence the club's yesterday of auditing the Cabinet or even to resign.
accounts,
further cross- examined by Mr Chen.
Witness said when he brought ac- cused to see Mr Black he explained. Ac- tho reason for the interview.
The announcement by M. Manr- Government ac- seveen that the cepted the general
lines of the
"Beel Plan" and were prepared to give the Republican leaders virtual
A total rejection of the Security freedom to take part in discussions Council's
would mean resolution
for a settlement was felt to make a complete break with the Unitete prospects today brighter than
any time since January Nations, and that would cause chaos at
28,
in Indonesia. To overcome the when the Security Council's · reso- deadlock on the establishment of an Jution was passed-Reuter. Interim Federal Government, Minister said, proposal had been
submitted by Dr Beek
"BEEL PLAN”
the
Broadly speaking, this "Beel Plan"
covered three points:
1-The United States of Indonesia
to be named "the Republic of the
United States of Indonesia."
2Sovereignty to be transferred
Hongkong Hotels To Appeal
Was
cused told Mr Black he was unable to produce the deficiencies amount- ing to about $19,000 shown in the book. Accused, however, sald cash he had reason to bellove he could produce the money. He would like Mr Black's advies because he would
the money not 'ke to produce proceedings were taken out against him. Mr Black told accused that he was not quailfled to give advice in the matter but that he would ap- proach Capt. Salter, who was th chairman of the club, and ask what Mr Black also his reactions were. told accused he was prepared to hold Mr Hin-shing Lo at Central this any money which accused could pro- as roon as possible. The Netherlands morning granted the defendants induce, in trust, to be used only as
accused directed. 'to the Hongkong Hotel case leave to Government W15 prepared
Chang
Hin-cheong, of A. S. Wat co-operate once representative appeal on an application made by
Air H. G. Sheldon, KC, instructed on and Company, clerk in charge Federal Government was formed.
The Netherlands by Mr R. A. Wadeson, of Deacons of the nerated water and spirit ac- statute for
The Hongkong and Shanghal counts identified five billa in respect achieved before such transfer of Hotels Ltd. Mr F. C. Barry (Manag-of perated waters and wines de sovereignty. Separate treaties would ing Director) and Mr J. II. Ehrlich livered to the Dockyard Recreation totaling $1,160.03. of the Hongkong Hotel),
Club in Moy, also have to be made, after which Manger of
were conv Indonesin could constitutionally convicted last week on a sum- The account was paid on July 23,
mons for making a false return to 1948, witness sald. organise itself.
3-A round-table-
at the Competent Authority. The Hotel conference
tined $1,000 The Hague to arrange for the speedy and Barry were each transfer of sovereignty after the und Ehrlich $500.
formation of an Interim Government. IF SH
agreed in Government had The principle to this plan, M. Maurseveen declared.
Indonesian Union would have to be
The question restoring the Republican Government would au- tomatically be solved when an agree- ment was reached with the Repub- lican leaders, he mid.
Dr Beel emphatically denied af Amsterdam rumours that he had
SIDE GLANCES
A
*
Mr Sheldon said that the applica- tion for leave to appeal was on the Magistrate was grounds that the erroneous in point of fact and that there was no evidence on which the properly conviet Magistrate could
the defendants or inake the order which he made.
Defendans were allowed to enter
ing the hearing of the appeal.
+Li
ACCOUNT UNPAID He Identifed n letter written by his firm in reply to an inquiry by as to Percy, Smith and Company whether the accourt had been patit on July 14. 1948. The reply con- firmed that the necount had not been
aid by that date-
witness sak it Cron-examined.
to
the club's usual practice settle accounts by sending the money
FURS AND JEWELS,EM?
THAT SETILES ITÁ LIVING ABOVE INCOME
IS THE FIRST INDICATION
OF ESPIONAGE.
WE'LL HAVE HER
PLACE - SURROUNDED
Mindszenty On Trial
This is how Josef Car- dinal Mindszenty, Roman Catholic Primate of Hun- gary, appeared да he listened to testimony in his trial for treason, espionage and black market dealings before a peoples" court in
Car-. Budapest, Hungary. dinal Mindszenty was sen. tenced to life imprisonment. -AP Picture.
Feb. Assizes Calendar
Pleas in the February Assizez will be heard before Mr Justice Williams at the Supreme Court tomorrow
There morning at 10 o'clock.
are fourteen cases including one of rape in which three Europeans are dieted. The PWD Larceny case in which Kwok Kwong and Arthur Frederick May are charged, is also
on the Ilst.
The calendar is as follows: Ng Yiu-breach of a Deportation
Order.
Li Kwok-on-robbery by two or more.
Man Kam allas Man Tang- robbery by two or more.
Sweden's
Expanding QUEENS & ALHAMBRA
Air Force
Stockholm, Feb. 16-Aboul 1,000 planes, many of them jet- engined, have been added to the Swedish Air Force since the end of the war, Mr Allan Vougt, Swedish Minister of Defence, disclosed today.
spent
on new
He said that Sweden had about 1,000,000,000 crowns war materials since the war.
Mr Vought also disclosed
that Swedish aircraft factories are now buliding a Swedish jet fighter with an estimated top speed of more than 020 mph.
Ho made his statements at a con- ference in Stockholm arranged by the national voluntary defence or- galbation "People and Defence."
Speaking at the same conference, Premter Tage Erlonger sald:
Tho
"It is easy to say that we cannot keep out of a future war. Swedish Covernment, however, does not share this view,
This is not the.
time to throw
up your hands and wait for foreign ald only."-Associated Press,
No Change In U.S. Policy
(Continued from Pago 1)
Warner said the conference began with the Army Secretary asking American correspondents questions about the situation in Japan. But
thes gradually 4th THIS PROCCER
and began
Mr
Royall about matters relating to "American world strategy
the
The AAP correspondent said that frankness Mr Royall "spoke with that would be unpólitic in any sald international conference." He that Royall referred to the Austra lions and the Filipinos as "surprising people" who would "scream" if the Americans left Japan.
CHIEF IMPRESSION
he
He said, "The impression left with the majority of listeners was that Mr Royall had made it clear that Japan is now relegated to the most minor position In the U.S. strategie setup and the withdrawal of the U. S. forces from Japan is now being considered by the War De- partment. For reasons presumably known only to himself, he now denies all responsibility for stories
which, when in Tokyo, upon Imposed restrictions only of anony mlly and sultable Uming."
The dispatch, datelined Tokyo, said that statements regarding the U. S. might possibility that the withdraw from Japan in the event of war were made at a secret press conference in the American Em- bassy there. It said this conference was attended by the Tokyo managei s of three American press clations--United Press, Associated Press
and International News Service and correspondents of the New York Times, Newsweek. Chicago Daily News and Christian Selence Monitor.
Warner said, "Although their pre- fessional standing may have been by Mr Royall's denial,
Jeopondents indicated that |
the
prepared to stand on the they are stories they wrote. They feel that all the degree of similarity between their stories is sumcient to guarantee Li Fat, Lau Fong alias Lau Yee that they had the same origin, mu-Two counts of robbery by two though the American correspondents or more and one of receiving stolen in Tokyo declined to reveal their property.
we cannot help but nollee You Kam alias Lui Sheung and that they, have not issued a joint Lui
robbery dental that the Wah-klu armed wounding with intent.
Si Ting and Lab Tin-robbery by Royall."-United Press. two or more and larceny from the person.
Cheung San-sang and Tsoi Su- shink-robbery with violence.
Wan Fu ond Ng Hin-robbery with violence,
ALLEGED CHILD STEALING
Mak Kau-Fraudulent taking with intent to procure a ransom; Child stealing; Uliering a letter demanding to the firm. They seldom sent a money with menaces: Conspiracy to
by the 15th
source,
source
was
Mr
Radio Hongkong
7.30. "Down tient
the
Str
4.00, Programme Summary: 6.01. Chil Iren's Story: "The River Bandit" by Ellerton Trevor.
Bulsode (ECTS), "Victory": 6.20, La Demi-leure Francaise Studio); 7.00, World News and Relay): 7.5, News Analysis (Lundan Maurten Gilmour at the Piano, (Studio): Disc Presented by Past Stuart. (Studio); 0.00, "From
of "Lisbon hentailan to the Rescheri Maru" Survivors, Including a speech by
the Governor, Excelleney If is Alexander Grantham, K.C.M.G. (Studio): Joseph McGuinness, Vincent Judge 8.30, Vocal and Plano Recital by Mies Schumann Chou (Soprano) Richard Lin and William James McConway (Tenor) and Patrick Lim (Piano), Three counts of rape and being
rumpaniment for the Vocal by Mis same to the
Belty Drown. aiders and abettors
(Studio); 9.00. Bach: with offence: robbery
violence; Erandenburg Concerto No. 2 in Major. Rusch Chamber Players; 0.15. Book assault 'occasioning bodily harm and
Review by Tom Houston. (Studio); 930. larceny.
"The Odd story of Simon Oda" A Mystery Episode 6: by Lester Powell. (BUCTS) "Concerto for Cella": 10.00, Radio News
into a cognisance of $500 each pende shroff to the club to collect accounts. utter a letter demanding money with Editorials"(London Relay): 8.10, Pre- The club usually settled the pre menaces and Conspiracy to demand
money with mensees. vious month's bills of the following month.
Witness denied that anyone had been sent by his firm with a receipted statement to the club for collection of counts.
By Galbraith
11.6
COPA. THE BY HEA SERVICE, INC. T, MG, REG, U, 1. PÁT, OFF,
"So your father told you you can't afford to get married
wall, he thought we couldn't cithor!"
The trial is proceeding.
Radio H.K.
To Rebroadcast Ceremony
Ac-
Lai Fux alles Ko Lo Fuk. Shek Yau alias Lo See Ling and Ng Kau-Reel (London Relays: 10.13. Weather mul-Robbery by two or more.
with Lo Chun-fook-Wounding Intent (adjourned from Jast Seu- sions).
derick MayLarceny
Report: 10,10,1 Thursday Serenade": 10.48. Dance to Harry Hoy and lis Orchestra and the Tiger fugamumine; 11.15, Weather Report and Close Down,
Kwok Kwong and Arthur Fre- OUTWARD MAILS stated, registered by publice Unless otherwise
documenta articles and parcel posts close 30 minutes
atid con-
earlier than the ordinary mal. It malis - registered and before 10 Floss parcel posts cles at 5 pm on the previous day. Malls are closed at Kow- loos, Central Post Omen, half an hour earlier than the GPO cloding times.
THURSDAY, FERNUARY 17
At 8.10 tonight, Radio Hongkong servant; falsifcution of this afternoon's with intent to defraud will rebroadcast ceremony at Queen's Pier when HE spiracy to defraud (adjourned from the Governor. Sir Alexander fast Sessions), Grantham., will present a shing
Luk, anonetary gifts and certificates
Kwok Kwong-inrceny by
la villagers of Ping Sang Island who public servant (adjourned from last
Lisbon Sessions). rercued survivors of the
Maru, torpedoed in 1912 in the China.
Sca.
In the same programme,
listeners
Lisbon Maru survivors at present in w.c. Johnstone, Hontong Mỹ who managed to reach freedom and made his way to Chungking, and Messrs Geoffrey Hamilton and Tony Garton, who were subsequently Interned in Japan.
will hear the voices of three of the "Good Time Girls”
Questioned ...
Closing Times By Alr Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bahrain, Alexandria (Natrobi, Johannesburg and Marseilles via Alexandria), Home and London, ICPO) 4.30 p.m.: (GPO) 9 pm, Dangkok, Singapore. Batavia, Colomn- bo, Sydney and Auckland, 0 p.m.
Japan, pum.
Saigon and Paris, 5 p.m.
Warrington, Feb. 16. The "Good Time Girls," who have been visit- Ing this town in force since the American servicemen moved. Intop.in.
Burtonwood
nearby
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Closing Times Dy Air Swalow and Amoy, 830 a.m, (reg); D an, ford).
Shanghai, Nanking, Teinginn, Pelping. watow, Amoy and Taipeh, 3.30 pm.
Manila. Honolulu, USA & Canada. & CAMP Jant Air Parcel Pole for Manila, Honolulu LEGATION ALARM September, are being questioned by and USA, (CPO) 430 p.m.; (GPO) B Ordinary Alemal! (Printed Matters. local and American military police,
Maniin, Guam, Honolulu and USA, (CPO) 4.30 pm 1010) 8 pm,
Closing Times My Hea Formosa via Keelung and Shanghai, 10 Hangkok, 10_a.m. Manila
Honolulu, USA, Canada, Cen clsca. (No Parcels for Canada) = p.m.
London, Feb. 16-Iernell Legation and pubiicana are refusing to serve Famples and Small Packet Portal for was temporarily evacuated today after an anonymous telephone caller them, it is learned today.
raid to building would be boinberi this aftertiooni.
Chief Constable Summer sald there has been a detinet linproven lami
A Scotland Yard bomb squad ment in the town's atmosphere since Strafts and Rangoon. Noett. searched the building without find-the police had begun to question
ing any trace of a bomb. The staff girls on the streets and make sur-tral and South America via San Fran
went back to work-United|prise visita to dance halls, clubs and
"pubs."-Itcutor.
then
Press.
Foochow and Amoy, 3 p.m. Tramkong via Canton, "pan.
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