THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1949.
PWD Larceny Trial Summing-Up Disaffection
Mr Justice Williams in the Criminal Sessions this morning began his summing-up in the PWD larceny trial in which Kwok Kwong, 47, foreman, and Arthur Frederick. May, 41, electrical inspector grade I, are charged with three counts of theft of Govern- ment property and three of falsification of documents with intent to defraud the Govern- ment of money.
Kwok is not legally represented, but May is defended by Mr A. J. Clifford, instructed by Mr J. C. Stewart, while Mr A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, is for the prosecution, assisted by Mr J. Johnston, ASP.
Jury of five Addressing the men and two women. Mr Jus- watild tice Williams kald he Ilke to draw their attention ta an observation made by the defence Counsel that May wan a man of cood character and had done good work and that, therefore, he was a man of all people who had a right to ex- pect that he be given a Bri- fish trial.
"I don't think that Counsel meant to say that he has a
other person right above any because this right to fair triat
that Chameli
i
reunitedbe:
of Heilmeyer and a friend of Dr Thomas.
Lordship ther Kave a detalled review of the evidence in conection with each of the Tlx counts.
The Jury to return a format verdict of Not Chulty on the reventh count, that of conspiracy, which the proscention had withdrawn carly in the proceedinga.
1 rdship referred to the concerning evidence
May duties and asked the jury
would consider whether they
expect a man like May to make. a check.
Spreading In
Burmese Army
London, Mar, 15-Official re- from London parts reaching
the said that today Burma Karen rebel forces had gained control of practically lle entire country, except for the gital of Rangoon,
Disaffection
17 spreading among
ong Burnie Army units, Calcutta evacuees Teaching Suid. Units rirawn from the hill reported to be tribes were showing "on increasly trudeo- су to join forces with, the Karens."
In London, meanwhile, Vis- count Addison told the House of Lords that Britain was with- drawing te military mission to Burma.
of the He said: "In view closing down of the Army Staff ni Maymyo training college where a part of the military mission was established, it was decided to withdraw our per- concel a faeping Vicetint Allur work of the missient work
ridibly ended, and the Britkh sungented to the government har Burmere Government that off-
cers
tel
wat
the
un-
a mes could not hu is one that every person pos-
thr purposes for which they resses, whether he is a British Witnesses had palet high tri-
were postel fo Burma and subjeri or not," and his Landsbute to May's character, which should be released for service shilp.
to be taken chewhere, war also evidence iuto consideration,
British nationals today evara- meant that you should Hive Sprukiog on the Pokfulam fed Maymyo, 40 miles from
Mandalay
Central Burma, rasa | Jabr, his Lardship asked the jury Mana
The Brushy Consul left by pir ;) consider the length of fine 16, which would have been taken with seven other British rab-
Ibus jeets, in the work was to be done by
completing except evacuation,
for a few Kowloon workmen after their
Les civilians who have chosen remain on their own responsi- daily work was over,
bility.-United Press,
"I don't think
greater rowern to May's than to the ease of first accused. This case arises out of the use
materials of Government' private jobs. There is no need nie to tell you that the same rights of property attach to the Government
for
do
they
to private Individuals. That pro- perty must be protected in the same way as the property of an alinary individual and there is no difference," said his Lord ship.
He then went on to explain that he had striven. to have
before the Jury
the evidence ||
of the witnesses who kunu best
British Women
Indulge In
Shopping Spree
about the matter and had tried London. Mar. 15.-British
to shut cut hearsay evilener
He said he would prefer the
women literally
went
to
Jury to use the evidence that town by the thousands ench accused had given as re- celebrate the first day
gards their own case. It was ration-free clothing difleult to separate that evide ence and he would ask the Jury eight years.
to try their best to bear that in mind when ensiderin verdict,
theor
Lordship Ben dealt briefly with the case
For the Crown and the defence and ex plained that a person could be Pulity of larceny though using an innocent agent to the it.
It was no defence in law for a person to say that he stale because he was ordered to do so. May's defence was that he never ismed any orders to take the material nor did he know
In
SCAP Closes
the
Egyptian Armistice. Signed
Delegates from Israel and Egypt sign armis. tice, settling territory disputes and ending hostili- ties between the two nations, on the Island of Rhodes. Top-Col. Mahammed Ibrahim Seit Ed-Din (centre), chief of Egyptian delegation, signs armis. tice as fellow delegates Col Kamel El Kahman Bottom- (left) and Col. Humail Sherrine watch..
Dr Waller Eylon (right), of Israel foreign office, hands copy, of armistice to Col. Yigael Yadin, chief of operations of Israeli army, — AP Picture.
Moscow-Tokyo Portugal May
Join North Atlantic Pact
Cable Link
Tokyo, Mar, 15.--Allied Head-
Loday ordered quarters
The
to Japanese government to suspend of the operation of the Tokyo- for Moscow mdio-telegraph cireult. that
?
The order snid merely
administrative d "owing to their culties, no messages of any clas
will be received
Ungerie sieted"
House-
own
the
alents
Soviet
the
or
circuit?
Washington, Mar. 15.-The Portuguese and United States Governments are discussing the possibility of Portugal joining the North Atlan- tic Security Alliance, Reuter learned authori tatively here today.
in
Lisbon
that
The main itemus on
were shopping lists
over and household nen.
#tocked wives
indo all big after 1 am, on March 19,
A Headquarters spokesman London stores. Shops reported
"difficulties" were
between the rush for underclothes, sheets,
ht the government ablecloths and towels,
[11 accounting! The biggest
was for Headquarters rush
methods for the payment o
of tolls (cotton utility sheets and some
stores started up their
The order emphasised
The mast important point rationing system,
restricting messages between Japan and
under discussion in Lisbon, ac- Tight continue customers to three pairs each. The USSR The mall customer was too circulate by other radio-tele- cording to usually well-inform:
graph or cable routes authorised sources here, is whether Porlu-i after first. Big orders from
pal would be required to make hotels and boarding houses will by the Allied Headquarters.
Colonel M. P. Echols, General bases, in either Portugal or the MacArthur's Information officer, Azores, available to the olber
no question of signatories of the pact in peace-t said there was censorship or the culling of con-time, and particularly-to-the- munications between, Japan and United States, Russia United Press.
The talks are being conducted between the Portuguese authorities and the American Ambassador, Mr Lincoln McVeagh,
have to wait
that it had been taken. He had signed the daily distribution and “labui reports as ̄ ̄Matta-ar! Fuster brides--also went routine and had to knowles Shopping today, now that they that there was anything false in 1900 have white weddings with the returns.
out spending the whole family's coupon allowance.
ilis Lordship then renewed
Despite the belief that women the evidence and said that the Jury would have no difficulty a previously had deprived their
Hit menfolk
their clothing coupon, men's shops reported 1 rush. the ranson-130)
deciding that the
wiru amo Dr Thomas's house Altulum was Government pro- nety but there was a onliet money,”
at
(15
of evidence regarding the lamps put into Heitmeyer's other in Prince's Building.
Kwak Kwong bad stated that only park of it Was Government
pro- perly.
Regarding the relationship of various persons connected with
of
When Coupons were short.
Travel To Continent
women spent their own coupons Sterling Allowance
and their husbannis' ou outer wear. They were reluctant to use coupons on clothing word only for howwork and on iter- derwear.
411-
To Be Raised London, Mar. 15-Au
that the sterling nouncement | allowance
to hoilday-makers Today they were buying jus wishing to travel to Europe is to many as three and four sele of be raised this year from £35 to the lone,, £50 is expensive logerie at a
expreted willin
ments.
European Council
Deserters From Foreign Legion Tell Their Story
Canton, Mar.
15. Joseph Ryolitera, n 23-year-old Czech,
i languishing in a Canton ganf charged with illegally entering Chius from French Indo-China. complaining. But he is not
He says -a Chinese Knol is
next "good
to the foreign legion." from whleh he deseried In October while on duty in Indo-China.
.
Rychtera, James P. Ryan, "an American sailor, and iwo Germons reached Canton on March 1 after four months in Southwest China.
Thucy are all charged with
Hegn entry, but ps Ryan is
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The French caught him pass-, U.S. Naval aviation int through their zone on the way to the British zone of Ger- many,
They told him he coul either Join the French Foreign Legion or return to Carcho- slovakia.
"If I had known what it was Koing
to be ke I would have Rychtera back home,"
Kine sal. He added:
"There are many people fee- the iron curtain who get caught in the legion. They find life there even worse than in Communist countries. The Cies! tape and Soviels have a lot to: learn from the foreign legion when it comes to brutality.'
"BURNED ALIVE"
Rychtern and his Germati tricads say they fear more than anything else being forced to go back to Indo-China,
"We have seen enplured de- from the legion burned
Ehrhardt
seriers
alive,
claimed.
Guenther
They are shot in the legs to Кего- make them fall down.
ene is poured on them and a match applied."
Ehrhardt, who comes from the Soviet zane of Germany, says he fled to the French zone when the Russians threatened to put him
to work in the uranium mines ot
at Auer-Ober-Schlemmar in Saxony
"Conditions in the mines are "The terrible," o declared.
by barbed town is surrounded wire to keep out spies. It is just like a huge concentration camp." The youngest of the trio of escapees is Frederick Goretzki. 18. He crossed from the British zona one night to the French early in 1048 to steal potatoes for his widowed mother and small brother.
Ile said he was picked up by the French and his mother had not heard from him since.-5- sociated Press.
Session Ends Radio Hongkong
London, Mar. 15.-The Euro-
North
the Alliance by the Security Alliance...
an-
con-
H.K.T.
Johm Sterens and Matille Andrews.
Relays;
Portugal is understood here to have made it clear that she does
6, Programme Summary; .01, Ivor Rot wish to have to make bases pean Western Union Consulta Novella and Itle Music, with Sylvia available in peace-time, except ¡two-day session here, during | (BBCTS); 6.30, Alfredo Campolland tive Counell tonight ended a Ceell, Olive Gilbert Trefer Jones, as outlined in existing age which It considered what further its Orchestra: 6.40, Terry News and measures member States should Piano. (Studio); 7. World News and
News Analysis, Londia It is rewarded in Washington take to Increase production of 15, Short Variety Programme willi Portugal military suppiles and equipment; Maxine Sullivan Vacaij and Tummer improbable that will be able to reach a decision in view of the forthcoming-con-ayton Vacal, at the Pinnot: 7.30, Allantiendon Studio Melodies-A Pro- In time to join in the negotin- elusion of
gramine of Continuous Music by the tions of
Melachring Strings and Frederiek An official communique, United of the
Philips (Guri (BCH: B. "Fram representatives
nouncing this, added
the Editorials London Relay): 0.10. that the States, Canada, Britain. France, noune
Interlude: #15, it's in the Air also deelded to start Norway, Belgium. Luxenbour Council
Variety Request Programine, Pre- and Holland.
discussions to set up the prosented by Susan Howard, Sustel: 9.13. Book Review: Ruth Kirby, used Council of Europe on an These negotiators are
(Studio): 9.30. "Anthology-Prese ex Ambassadorial level in London ted by Chitford Davies. (Studio); 19. Radio Newsreel. London Belays: the case, his Lordship said that
pected to lick their last meet on March 28. ing here today and the text of A Foreign Ministers'
10, 15, "Maste of the Fuotiights" he would only state that Kwok
to the the pact is die to be published ference on this date was impos present day, with Marie Lubbock
From Glibert and Sullivan Kwong was a clansinam of He and colton pinafore dresses ant next 48 hours,
next
Friday Sung who
It is still boped, 'gible because all Western Union and His Orchestra. London Relay); missing, and overalls-Reuter. that May was a brother-in-law mic crisis was bright,
least 11 countries-France, Bel- however, that Portugal will be Foreign Ministers would then be 11.35, Weather Report and Close gim. Holland, Switzerland, able to reach a decision in line travelling to Washington to sign Spain, Portugal, Norway, Den-io be a founder signatory of the the Atlantic Pact. mark, Austria, Italy and Luxem-pact in April,
It was therefore decided that? Portugal made an agreement the London Ambassadors of Outward maILS Travel To Switzerland and with the United States In Jan- the powers concerned should Belgium, both of which are hard uary, 1947, by which facilities meet on March 28 and that the
will Ae currency countries,
were granted to the Americans Foreign Ministers should confer limited by quota, Belgium is for air transport between the in Londen in April.
countries believed to be the only country wo
diwing
The communique, Issued by This agreement has several the Secetary General of the Treaty Permanent run,
but it is Brussels
Commission, ald: "The fifth It is Hkely that this year's stressed in official Washington meeting at the Consultative arrangements wil include circles that, there is no connec Council. considered
П Isinal) supplementary allowance tion between this agreement and latest developments in connce-
for those wishing to travel to the proposed North Atlantic
tion with the North Ailantic the continent by fur. This al-Union, and Portugal would not lowance would be to cover in-secept any such connection.—— cloentul expenditure on petrol, Rester.
Was
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The allowance will cover
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the list not included in last | settled European conditions.
year's arrangements.
Sweden
is expected to be excluded.
oil and other requirements.
Travellers by rail mny buy their tickets in Britain, which means that they do not need to cut their allocation of sterling for their fares-Reuter.
Explosive Radios Sold
more years to
US CONFERENCE Washington,
to
of
the
Dawn.
With effect from March 3, 1945. all correspondence intended to be forwarded by Air to London only and then by surface mail to destination, intrat be supetartibed
* "By Alt to kondur only." future I will not be sufficient to merely superscribe Koch car- respondence yts London."
Air Mail Service to Tientsin and Pelping is temporally - pended until furifier malfer, Unless otherwise stated,
artirios und gistered
parcel porta close 30, minutes earlier than the ordinary mali. 18 matin close before 10 am...egistered and parcel posts close at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Mais are closed at Kowloon Central Part Omer talf an hour earlier an. the GPO cloiing times.
The Council examined various aspects of the problems of the Joint defence of the ve powers. It considered .what further measures should be taken particularly in regard to the production and financing of military supplies and equipe tow ment.".
1.30 fol- Tonight's communique towed a four-hour session - of the Council-Reuler.
Mor 15.-The State Department has summon
In conference ed a "national American foreign policy" meet
here this week for dis-; cussions which will include the North Atlantle Security Pact.
Mr Francis Bussell, Director of the department's Office Public Affairs, told the United Press today that the policy con- Delrolt, Mar. 15-Owing to a ference will be similar to the slip by an undisclosed govern-three or four held in the past ment agency, radio sets con-two years.
been taining explosives have
public Fold to the surplus."
Improvement In Malaya
cr-proving.
persons Approximately 200
London, Mor. 13.-Colonial as "war will attend, representing bus.
farm, labour, religious, Office omcials said today that ness, The number was anld to be elvie, foreign polley, scientifle, the altuation in Malaya was im above 1.500, but not all con educational and veterans
An official spokesman said: lained both explosives and do
ganisations, tonators, which were designed Besides the general conference "eports from Malays today said to destroy the rets. If their business planned, there will bo that there had been steady and of President considerable improvement in the capture
imminent special discussion Appeared 'during the war,
Truman's plan to furnish Ameri- situation during the last three Nobody regards the The authorities have warned can technical and scientiste as- months. persons who bought the sets, at Įsistanco for the economie im situation with complacency, but a mere fraction of their cost, provement of under-developed from all accounts it is quite claur of the danger they face areas of the world United that things have improved re- United "PreCAR
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Closing Times By Sea Shanghai, p.m.
Amoy and Japan, 3.p.m.
Monilla, 3 p.m.
giaiphone. dpi.
Tamkong via Canton. 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 27 Closing Times By Alr Swatow and Amoy, 8.30 am, frog); 9.m. (ord).
Shanghai, a.m. (reg): 0.30 a.m. tardi.
Kunming, Lluchow, Amoy, Shang inl. Nouklag, Taingtao. Kwellin
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Janar, p.m.
Saleon and Faris, 4 p.m. Singapore, 6 pim.
Closing Times By Hea Saigon. 10 m.
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U.S. AID TO CHINA TO CONTINUE?
Washington, Mar. 16.---Mr John Kee, Chair- man of the United States House of Reprezen tatives Foreign Affairs Committee, today in- troduced a bill providing authority to continue the present Chinese relief programme until the end of the year.
No additional funds would be supplied and military aid is not Syd-contemplated.
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Congress would still have to pass a separate bill appropria- ting more money for Chinese relief operations.
Mr Kee's bill would let the The present £04,500,000 prn- grammo expires on April 3. President give aid to recipients The new bill would make any other than the Chinese Na- Thus It unspent balance available from tionalist governmesit. then until December 31, Com-might be handled through an milice officials said the present | organization like the balanco is about £14,000,000, ---- | Cross-Associated Press,
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