THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1949.
Shop Foki To Hang For Knife Murder IMPROVING
TRAGIC SEQUEL TO MAHJONG GAME
Ngai Pak-chuen, 26, salesman of the Wah On Stationery and Provisions Store, Pottinger Street, was unanimously found guilty of the murder of Lo Kin, his 26-year- old cousin and co-foki, and sentenced to death by hanging by the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, at the Criminal Sessions this morning.
UNAssembly
To Discuss
Trial Of
Pastors
Lake Success. Apr. G-Elchl of the 14 members of the United Nations Steering Committer to day approved
comprised The Jury, which five men and two women, de
berated for 80 minutes in ar- riving at the verdicl.
The allegation by the Crown was that acetted murdered de- ceased with a meat kalfe after a mahjong game at the shap on September 29.
AVIATION
FACILITIES
Conference Studios Africa's Problems
London, Apr. 6-Recom- mendations for larger air- ports, improved flying con- trol and networks of search- and
for rescue stations Africa and the Indian Ocean region, are expected to be submitted next week to the closing session of the three- week International Civil Aviation Organisation Con- ference here.
aro
Secretariat oficinis working day and night on the Appearing for the Crown way M: A. Hooton, Crown Cansel Committee reports to blueprint assisted by Det. Insp. T. Canh-tandardised practice and pro-
INKU.
Mr Percy Chen was for the accused, instructed by A. S. K.
The
in
the received accused verdict and the sentence with out emotion. A large number of
were the Inclusion of spectators
present the trial of Cardinal Mindszenty Court. and the Bulgarian pasines on the Genami Aramble arends. This ensures a malority, in favour when the Committee the two iternk.
Committee
voles on
The
adjoumed until tomorrow after Belglum. Britain, Canada, France, Pont- ma and the United States had volced their support of the two items. The Polish delegate op- posed them.
Bolivia aske! for the inclu- alon of the Mindszenty trial and Australin for the Bulgarian trial.
·
M. Julius Katz Suchy, for Pa- Innd, declared that the United Nations was not competent to deal with the items, which, he Bald, were entirely within tie domestic Jurisdiction of Hungary und Bulgarta.
M. Sucky described the sug- Kestrel consideration of the trials ag" treat violation of tho Charter." The provisions of the Charter relating to domestiy jurisdiction, he said, applied In the present
ever
more so Собся because Hungary and Bulgaria were not members of the United Nations.
M. Suchy argued that neither Hungary nor Bulgaria was legally bound by Nailons Declaration Rights.
"By admitting
the United
on Human
the cases to
In thanising the Jury for their services, the Chief Justice ex- them from further empied Jury service for two years.
NZ REDS
SACK
CHAIRMAN
Wellington
ccclure in future ntr traffic across the African Continent. Since Its opening session on
ICA
March 22, the Conference.
the
which
completen wh coverage of world regions, has been split into commitices deal- ing with airports and ground aids, air traffic control. con- munications, meteorology, search
and rescue.
One hundred and fifty dele- gotes from a score or more coun- frles, regions and organisations pooled information, ex- have perienos und plans for the Con- ference to establish an organised basis for air development Afrien.
BIGGER AIRPORTS
in
the- The existing airports in African and Indian Ocean re- gion will have to be enlarged to handle the rapidly expanding
Al-
(New Zealand), Apr. 6. The Communist Party air trafe, it is understood.
Brid supplementary today ousted Alexander Dren-rnative nan, Party chairman, because he airports will be required to con- had failed to adhere strictly form to international standards
of flying safely. the Communist line.
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"Still Hope For
Honourable
Peace" In China
US House C'ttee Hears
"Good & Bad News
chief of the Washington, Apr. 6. The American military mission in China today gave the House Foreign Affairs Committee "both good and bad news" about the Chinese situation.
In nir trame control, pTO- The Communist announcement
removed cedures now common in other said: "Drennan WIS because of his fallure to act in regions will be advised, dividing accordance with the haste or the African and Indian Ocean of the region into specific areas. An ganisational principle Communist Party, namely, de-organised communications sys- tem between planes and ground mocratic centralism."
stations will have to be extend- in- ed and improved to pass
to aircraft and formation direct traffic.
Onc Important problemmittee
Friends of Drennan said he was ousted because he had not been tough enough in carrying out policies.
Drennan, a dock worker, said:
US Senate Expected To Pass ECA
Bill Soon
Washington, Apr.
The the
Senale today, accepted Vandenberg amendment to ex-- tension of European recovery, which would continue' Ameri can aid to the Netherlands unless the United Nations Im
the posed sanctions against Dutch.
Why
posal
#
The Senate then ended its 11th day of debain on ha measure and the Democratic lender, Mr Scott Lucas; sold he it would pass tomorrow. The Netherlands amendment compromise on a pro- hv
Owers Senator by Brewater to halt all American
Immediately, Earlier, Senator Brewster re- vealed that he would necept
the administration's-com- promise amendment to the ECA bit because, he said, several Senators had given implied as- surances that they would not vote for ratification of the At- lantic Pact until the Indonesian controversy was settled.
aid to the Dutch Imr
agree to
This would mean
that, in- stead of using ECA to Influence the Netherlands to undertake an Indonesian settlement, Senator Brewster would try to rely upon Atlantic Pact ratification to do that.
Senator Brewster's amend- ment would have required the cutting off of ald to any nallon which did not adhere to recom- mendations of the Security Coun- cil. The compromise drawn up by Republican Senator Arthur and others pro- Vandenberg vides for withholding atd frain which any country "against the United Nations is taking preventive or enforcement ac-
ion."
Mr
THREAT TO UN
Brewster said: "Many over who share my concer Indoncela would feel strongly about ratifying the pact while the Dutch actually are in viola- tion of its provision for peace- ful settlement of disputes. Fallure by the Dutch to reach' a solution of the dispute while the Senate is considering the pact is something which would certainly be taken into account when the time came for voting on it,"
Major-General David Barr, who heads the military delegation training Chinese officers, talhed with Committee membera for three hours behind closed doors. ZUR potendLeague of Nations.
He declined to discuss what
he talked about, but the Com
chairman, Represents-
Kee, said:
"We
No In
"I have broken Party rules and tackled by the Conference is the Uve John
of the best fre- got both good and bad news." Other members said the dis- now I have to take the rap."-establishment United Press.
quencies for radio communica-
was "not as discour- tion in tropical zones. A net- cussion work of weather stations Issuing aging as it might have been" Representative Walter perlodical forecasts for all the and
sald he believed there areas of the region hos been Judd
was hope for an honourable
rather than peace,
surrender Involving Communist coali-
on in China,
PHOTOGENIC
the agenda, we would make it ROYAL PRINCE
possible for this Organisation, which was hilft uu for quite different purposes, to be used as an organ of intervention domestic affairs," he said.
into
considered.
The need for planes on mercy missions to be able to cross
London Apr. 6-New pictures frontiers without delay has also of Prince Charles, son of Prin-been stressed,—Reuter. cess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, who is second in line to the Throne after his mother, Dr.Herbert Evatt{Australia), replied that the Assembly had were published-en-the-front undisputed wuthority under pages of tonight's London even- Article 35 of the Charter toing papers. They were taken at
discuss the matters.
25.
criminal publication.-Reuter.
on March!
was 10
Red-Surrender
Ultimatum
looks plump, Not Confirmed
rabbit. were
Shanghai,
Apr.
↑
such a
Change Size Of
US Fleets
Washington. Apr.
6.The
United States Navy today an-
He recalled, that incidents in Ethiopia and Manchuria led to the loss at power of the old "We must recognise the ex-
the tent to which
Indonesian 10 under- .question threatens mine the prestige, and authority of the United Nations," he said.
-United Press.
Radio Hongkong
ILK.T.
Programme Summary: 0.01. children's Story: "Trit-A-Trol" by
Kullman: 7, "Down Beat
Lucia Turnbull (BBCTS): 8.30.
Mr Judd sold that
nounced that under lts budget Light Conoret with Winnie Melville would involve recogni- would keep 409 ships
for the fiscal year of 1950, t/ and Csented by Paul Stuart prace
In the (Studio): 130, La Demi-lleure Fran- tion of two separate
govern Atlantlo and 285 in the Pacific. caise (Studio); B, World News and ments In China-the Com-
Disch
This represents no change in News Analysis (Londen Relay): 8.15, Book Review: Ruth Kirby (Studio); munist government in the area the number of heavy combat B16, ITMA (DUCTS); 9. "From O already taken by them and vessels in, both fleets.
Editorials London Reiny:-0.10, Van- World Thenire-Dame Irene the Nationalist government for areas not yet captured.
But in line with the post-war brugh in She Stoops to Conquer" by Oliver Goldsmith. Adapted for shift in strategy from the Paci-Broadcasting by Tonald Simpson fe to the Atlantic,
additional Part 11: 10.10, Bly Mayer! (Piano)
dauer: 10.30, "Thursday Serenade": along 1, Radio Newsrent (London Relay): 11.15. Weather Report and Clase Down..
in In addillon, the new carrier, Oriskany, will be stationed in the Atlantic.
OUTWARD MAILS
Painco Buckingham
Prince when the
He said the type of settlement and weighed 10 "You will find there," he said, weeks old
would depend, however, on the light, combat ships and des and Orchestra and Rawicz and Lan- continuance of United States old troyers will be placed the pounds two ounces. "on-express statement lo effect that the United Nations Prince Charles
for the Nationalists. He also the eastern seaboard. shall promote universal respect healthy and Intelligent, and is
tok! reporters he had received an observance for
of human playing with a woolly
pictures
7-There several letters from friends rights and fundamental free- Originally, the
110 ofcial confirmation China expressing the view that doms for all, without distinction laken for the Royal Family, but was
by for the first time in three years Princess Elizabeth thought them this morning of the claim as to race, coinur or creed.
Nationalist there was hope for China's fu-
Because of the reduction of "The rent question is whether so good that she permitted their well-informed
sources that the Chinese Com-ture,
the 1950 budget, three curriers these trials belong to
munists in Pelping had pre- Mr Judd sald his correspon- In the Pacifle are placed on the sented a virtual ultimatum to the Nationalist delegates, de-dents revealed that the people inactive list. The compositions manding the capitulation of the great faith in President of the flee's are: Nationalist armies on the pat- Tsung-jen and believed he had
Aircraft carriers—six most
In the eliminated the tern of the Peiping surrender.
elements of the Nationalist gov-Atlantic and two in the Pacife, Light carriers and carrier escorts-eight in the Atlantic Mr Kee said the Committee and three In the Pacific.
the has session was informal and
Committer had further hearings on China in the immediate future.-United Press.
jurisprudence in the ordinary sense, or whether they were not simply pretended trials for an- other purpose.
"Router.
Navy's Prize
Money Soon
New Frontiers
Approved
The developments at the Pel-ernment. Apr. The Hague,
6.The ping conference remain shrouded Dutch Second Chainber Inday.in the deepest secrecy, but the
spokesman approved by 54 votes against 24 Nationalist
อ
TC-
corrupt
Battleships-one,
no plans for in the Atlantic.
Fate Catches Up
"Missouri,"
Cruisers-12 Allantie and, six Pacific.
With effect from April 1, the postage for total letters and postcards will be increased -as follows-Hongkong, Kowloon and the New Territories. 19 cepts for each oz. or part of an exace (letters); 3 cents each (postcards). Coples of the Colony's Annual Kapart for 1948, (price $C) kre on sale at the General Post Office- and Center! Post Ones, Kowloon. Surface mail for Tiestain and Pelping can be accepted for on ward transmission via Shanghai and Chinwangtao.
Unless otherwise stated, 18- Kistered
parcel Articles and posta close 30 minutes earlier then the ordinary mail. If mantle close before 10 am, registered and parcel posts close at p.m. on the previous day. falls aro closed at Kowlean Central Post Once half an hour earlier than the GPG closing times.
denft Bill for frontier rectif-hitherto consistently denied that cations, giving Holland an area the talks have run into snags) of German territory involving despite the spate of press
Destroyers and destroyers poris to the contrary, London, Apr. 6-When asked 9,100 Germans.
escorts-177 Atlantic, 53 Pacifle. Ju the House of Commons this
The Prime Minister, Dr Wil-
the Al- Auxiliarles-100 in Authoritative Nationalist quar- Chamber afternoon about arrangementalem Drees, told the
ontic and 12 in the Pachic. for the distribution of prize that acceptance of the technical ters today, while declaring that no ometal
The Navy sald that 16 des-" not they had received money and the issue of medals froniler corrections did
Bridgend, (Glamorgan), Apr.troyers were being transferred Dutch Information about the reported and
stars for the mean that the campaign
Red surrender ultimatum, 6.—After serving 22 years in from the Pacife to the Atlantic Royal Navy, the Financial Secre- claims submitted to the
doubted the story.
the Royal Navy, during which fleet-United Press. tary to Use Admiralty said that had now been relinquished.
They said the Communisis he survived the Battle of River it was expected the necessary forms would be printed and the tions still existed. The Premier had demanded negotiations on Plate, Batile of Matapan and the off Beng- cases an the basis of the Communist mining of a corvette with said that in certain Admiralty ready to deal cinims in the next two months, exchange of territory had been leader, Mr Mao Tse-tung's eight hazi, David Harris returned to NOT TO VOTE rein, Alexandria (Nairobi, Namba,
Applications from
other
Alles
Other needed frontier correc
some weeks ago. serving suggested, but this The Nether-peace terms, and these did not the mides officers and men would be dealt inds had categorically re-include an outright Nationalist Now he has been killed by u with through normal channels, fused. Reuter.
and the distribution of prize money. medals and campaign stars would begin shortly after
Kor
and
receipt of the first applications.
Application forms Farvice officers and men next of kin of those who died would be made avaliable at
Offices. Prizu Post
money
would not be subject to Income tax-Reuter.
Boxor Deported From Australia
surrender-Reuter.
runaway tram-Reuter.
Editor Refuses To
Pay
Valetta, Apr. 6.--The English-language daily newspaper, the Bulletin, suspended publication indefinitely today when its editor, Mr James Scorey, said he was "not disposed" to deposit £200 at the Trea- sury in compliance with Malta's press laws.
THURSDAY, APRIL 7 Cloring Times By Alr Kunming, luchow, Amoy, Nan- king, Taingtoo, Kwellin, Swatow and Tainan, 3.30 p.m.
Rangoon, Calcutta, Karachi, Bah- Dar-es-Salaam, Mauritius, nesburg and Marsellies via Alexan- London, (CPO) dria) Ronie and 4.30 p.m.; (CPO) p.m.
Bangkok, Batavia, Colombo, Syd- ney and Auckland, p.m.
Shanghai and Japan, p.m. Bingapore, p.m.
Johan
Clostor Times By Sen Teamkong (via Conton), 5 p.m..
Lake Success. Apr.. G-Bri- taln la expected to abstain in the final vote on the admission of Israel to membership in the United Nations when this issue enmes up before the General spokesman Asumbly. A British
FRIDAY, APRIL 1 Indicated today that Britain still
Clay Times By Alr holds the view that until Israel
Swatow and Amny, 8.30 a.m. fred); has clarified its position on two main
future.m, ford). questions--the
re
Holow, 3.30 p.m. Blatus of Jerusalem and the
Nanking, Tingiso, Swatow, Amoy and Talpeh, 3.30 *nim. fate of the Arab refugees from Palestine the United Nationa Bangkex, Rangoon, Calcutia. Kara- chi, Bahrein, Alexandria (Nairobi, would do well to reserve its
Mombasa. Dar-es-Salaam. Mauritius. Judgment. United Nations ex-
Johannesburg and Marseilles via
The
paper
suspended reader of "non-publication from] Mr Storey was convicted on prts do not expect this view to Alexandria), from and London, during the first four days of this tomorrow."
charges arising out of a report prevent the General Assembly (CPO) 30 pan; (OPO) 8 pm. month and Mr Scorey was fined
of a University Council meeting, from giving the necessary (w 5. p.m. It said Mr Scorcy was not which was BA former £12 on charges of "reviling and
thirds majority for Israel's ad. Apr.
alleged to bavo
of the mission-Router. boxer, Tiger negro
and invited the public to de- Governor. "Into hatred and con- Parkes, who has lived in Aus-ling Malta's Governor, Sir disposed to deposit the £200 brought the person
Francis Douglas. tralia with hip Australian, wito
monstrate is support by sub- | tempt.”.... [ and child for 15 years, was do- When the Bulletin resumed | scribing this num, the announce.
The Malta Appeal c
Court up ported today.
publication yesterday, the polico ment added.
held the conviction but quashed Parkes had refused to obey advised Mr Scorey that this in-
eight days' im- It also said that the Bulletin's a sentence of an order directing him to leave fringed the island's press law,
country and he was Kaoled which requires £200 deposit commercial and other respon-prisonment imposed on on March 17,
for the publication of a pre-sibilities would be assumed from Scorey and reduced the dng of mittes today voted. US$42,000,
tomorrow by IL Poplu, a pre- £40, Today, the police put him on viously suspended newspaper.
The suspension of the Bulletin a Pan-American Airways Clips
war daily to be revived and per for San Francisco United Today's issue of the paper edited by Me Scorey's son, was from two months to four Press
catried a notice` advising its Harold.
Sydney, American
tho
Whe
days--Reuter.
Airlift Vote
Apr. Washington,
Mr House Appropriations
The
Com-
000 in emergency funds to keep the Berlin alelift running at full capacity through June 30- United Press.
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Air Parcel Post for Manila, Hono- Iulu and USA, (CPO) 4,30 p.m.; |(Gro) 8 p.m.
Ordinary Airmail (Printed Matters, Samples and Small Packet Post) (or Manita, Guam, Ronolulu_and UBA, (CPC) 4.30 p.m.: (GPO). 3 p.m.
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